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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1906)
THE MORJTCVG OEEGOXIAN, SATURDAY, MAT 19, 1906. 17 IS Demand Exceedingly Heavy at the Low Price. TRADE THINKS IT BOTTOM Any Advance In East Now Would Be Reflected Here, According to Opinion In the Trade. Trust Branching Out. FI.'GAR St rone local consumptive 6eman1. FIXUR Japanese buyer show mora interest. . WHEAT Improvement in California demand. FRUIT Lemon not ao Arm. VEGETABLES Florida tonmtow received. POTATOES New California plenti ful and 'cheaper.' BUTTER Good storing end ship pin demand. CHHEE3E Local market unsettled. 15G06 Supply la moderate. POULTRY More plentiful and , weaker. MEATS Veal too plentiful. Local grocery Jobbers report that sugar la fast going Into consumption, the low price made at the open in r of the week having stimulated the demand here and at pointa that draw on thla city for their auppliea. As pointed out by one of the barge distributors, It la reasonable to believe that the bottom of the market has been reached, and this be lief, together with the naturally Increased demand at thla time of year la responsible for the rapidity with which stocka are. being; transferred from Jobbers hands to those of retailers. It la also vuserted by some that the decline in Ne-w York Thursday was brought about by the . heavy reductlom In prices on the coast. The market seems to be In such a position now that aViy adavnee in the East would be immediately reflected here. The condition of the raw sugar market, which dominates that for refined augw, Indicates that an advance la not far off. It la not believed there la any trouble be tween the Eastern refineries at the present time. According to opinions In the Eastern sugar trade, the relations between the Amer ican Sugar Reflnlna- Company and the Ar buckle sugar lnteresta have reached the point where the latter Is about to be absorbed by the former. It Is the understanding that about f20.000.000 wilt be Involved In the deal which, when completed, will remove a leading competitor from the field practically dominated by the Bugar Refining Company. The capitalization of the American Sugar Re fining Company now Is $00,000,000, divided equally Into T per cent cumulative preferred and common stock, while the acquisition of the Arbuckle Interests will raise this total to about $110,000,000. Of the relations existing between the West ern Sugar Refining Company and the California-Hawaiian Reflnln$ Company, nothing positively Is known and any assertion that ts made must .bs purely .guesswork. Every thing seems to be harmonious now, but how long this condition wilt last Is a question. 'The ultimate outcome of the matter,'' said ft leading jobber yesterday, "must be the taXlng In of the new company by the West ern, but before that Is done the Hawaiian la certain to sink a lot of money." Three cargoes of raw Java sugar have been bought for direct shipment to San Francisco by the 'Western Refinery to replace the Ha waiian sugars now going to the Crockett plant. There is no Interruption to the pro duction of the two California refineries. It is reported that 9000 short tons of refined sugars vere destroyed by the fire, which were jprosnntly replaced by shipments from the in terior. t EXPORT FLOUR MARKET. slapsumese Bidding Up Better, bat "ot Yet In line With LoceU Prices. The Japanese are Bidding up better for flour, tut they are not In line with the higher prices Tnorw prevailing on the coast and trading Is accordingly nominal. Although late advices from Japan say stocks In that country are still heavy. It 1 evident that there Is more disposition to take on supplies than baa been the case for several months past. There ia; some curiosity to know what ef fect the new Japanese duty on flour will have on buying. The uty will go Into effect October 1 of thle year. It will amount to ft.OT gold a barrel, an Increase of 18 cents over the present duty. It la a pretty steep rise, and shows clearly enough the disposi tion of the Japanese government to protect Its millers. Prior to all former duty advmnoes In Japan, purchases of American flour have been exceedingly heavy, and as Japanese stocks will be greatly reduced tjy the end of 'Sum mer, unless much buying is done In the in an time. It la presumed the merchants there will want a large Quantity when there will iot be much of a supply to dmw from, as it will be too early for new crop flour. The trade would prere-r that the buying would go y evr to the new crop, but thla will hardly be the case. The Hongkong flour market Is demoralised, and local exporters can do nothing with it. Offers from that city. Instead of showing aa advanoe to correspond with the higher wheat prices on this coast, ara somewhat lower than formerly. I VMfiVS X'rtT fif El PI rawberrie. Sell According to Quilt; New Potato. Cheap.' A car of fancy lemon, renewed the railroad Sard, last .venlng and will be on tale thla morning at $4.50. Tfca firmness recently noted in thla lln could not be maintained In view of tba slow demand her., eauaed by the bad weather, and th. fact that offer ing, la California ar. exceedingly heavy. A car of, Med4i.rr.nMn sweets akeo arrived and wa. quoted at $3. The sale of strawberries depended on the quality of th. fruit offered. Oregon berries wer. la good supply and the best Rosrburg. brought 104T12H centa a pound. Of th. 100 crates received, however, many were a polled toy th. rain and some sold as low n 2 i crate. Hood Rivera were quoted at 15 centa. Iollar berries1 from Florin wer. steady at $1.50 a crate, and Jessies, of which there wer. only a few, moved at $1.23. Orders for California berries have been placed aa lat. as Sunday delivery, and If th. weather con tinue, wet shipments may be later, as there nr. plenty of berries In the Florin district yet. and this ts their only market. A day or two SUGAR STRONG .... ......... .......... V of warm weather would bring in the Oregon fruit in sufficient supply to check shipments entirely from the South. New potato, are plentiful and cheap, be ing quoted at 3 centa in sack lots, and It Is surprising that they do not move better, as the quality of most of the old potatoes on ea'" IS inferior. One hundred' crates of Florida toniatet resched the market yesterday, and were quoted at $5.50. Not much California truck was brought up on the steamer. BITTER MOVKS RKADIf.T. Storage and Snipping Demand Kern Down Accumulation. A good movement in butter is reported by the city creameries, and prices axe quoted steady. Whatever surplus there is goes into cold ' storage. On Front street considerable outside butter is being bought for storage purposes, and this with a fair shipping de mand prevents any accumulation. No change in prices is looked for soon. Cheese is in good supply, and prices are somewhat unsettled- by the cutting lnd-ulged in by rival coast concerns. Eggs rule Arm, though quotations furnished by different dealers vary by a full cent. Th. supply is moderate and the demand stead)'. Receipts of poultry are increasing daily, and prices have a downward tendency. Small Springs and very large hens are particularly weak. Dressed Veal Too Plentiful. The dressed meat market was flooded with veal yeeterday. It came in from all quar ters by every train snd boat. Dealer? experi enced rreat difficulty In moving the receipts, in spite of the excellent quality. The price dropped to 6 cents for the best offerings, but this proved no inducement, as it wss not a question of price with the butchers, but their Inability to take care of so much stock. Sev eral shipper, sent word that they would make further large shipments today, and if they do they will further break the. market. -Arrivals of pork Vere also heavier and weakened the market. Mutton and lambs continued easy because of the abundant supply. Better Demand for Wheat. Some improvement in the outside demand for wheat is reported and th. market has a firmer tone. Xealers yesterday quoted club at 73 cents, and blueetem at 743-75 centa. These prices are about 2 cents above ex port values. The California orders are not heavy yet. but may lead to something better. Farmers are slow sellers. Bank Clearings, Bank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearing. Balances. Portland I 672.6S7 $103,167 Smttle 1.294.315 211,762 . 603.416 48.10 Spokane 786.300 145,247 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. r - Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. FLOUR Patents. $3.764.30 per barrel; straight $3.403.75; clears. $3.354y3.50; Val l.y, ga.40Qi3.65; Dakota hard wheat, patents, $5.50(86; clears, 15: graham, S3.25S3.75; whole wheat, $3.764: rye flour, local, 15; East ern, $565.25; cornmeal, per bale, S1.89S2.29. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $17: country, 118 ton; middlings. $26.50(828: shorts, city, $17.50; country, $1920 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills, $17.60; linseed dairy food, SIS; Acalfa meal. SIS per ton. WHEAT Club. 73c; bluestem, 74f75c; red, 71c; Valley, 7071c. OATS No. 1 whit, feed, $29; gray. $28.60 per ton. BARLEY Feed. $23.6024 per ton; brew ing. $24 24.50; rolled. $24.5025 60. CEREAlrf FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, 7; lower grades. S5.508.7S; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per bar rel; 19-pound sacks, 14.25 per bale: oatmeal (ground), 60-pound sacks. 7.60 per barrel; 10 pound sacks, $-4 per bale; split peas. $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes. SI. 40; pearl barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $12313 per ton: clover, $7.508; cheat, $67; grain hay. $788; alfalfa. $13. Vegetables, Fruits. Etc, DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples( $2.60413.80 per box; cherries, $1.251.60 per box: straw berries, California. $1.2&gl.50; Oregon. 10 16c per pound; gooseberries, 8c per pound TROPICAL, FRUITS Lemons. $4g4.50 per box; oranges, navels. $3.50 per box; Mediter ranean sweets, $2.5003; tangerines $1.85 per half box; grapefruit, $2.50ji3.25: wineappies, $.'4.50 per dozen; bananas, 5c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. T5e per dozen; asparagus, 75c$1.25 per box; beans. 10ft-16c; cabbage. $1.75n-2 per 100; cu cumbers. 50c doz. ; lettuce, hothouse, t1& 1.50: onions, 104; 15c per dozen; peas, 3H5c; peppers, 25.Jf40c; radishes, 15c per aozen, rhubarb, 3c pound; spinach, 90c per box: to matoes, $22.50 per crate; Florida. $5.50; parsley, 25c: squash. $2 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $11.5 per sack; carrots, 60 If 76c per sack; Deets. 85c $1 per sack; garlic, 10&12lfeo per pound. ONIONS Bermuda. 4c per pound. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded Burbanks. 6005c per hundred; ordinary, nom inal: new California. 2c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound; apricots, 1315c: peaches, lSU'glSc: pears, HV.14c: Italian prunes. 5Hiff8c: California figs, white, in sacks, 66Hc per pound; black. 45c: bricks. 12-14-ounce packages. 75jj85c per box; Smyrna, 20c per pound; datea, Per sian, S-fBVic per pound. RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages, 89 8Hc: 16-ounce. 9H10c; loose muscatels, 2 crown, 67c: 3-crown, 6474c; 4-crown. 7740: unbleached, seedless Sultanas, 67c; Thompson's fancy bleached, 10llc; London layers, 8-crown, wbol. boxes of 20 pounds, $2; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter. Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery, 20c per pound. Btat. creameries: Fancy creamery, 17mT20c; store butter. 12l2tc. EGOS Oregon ranch. 1920c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 12 13c: Young America. 13gl4c. POULTRY Average old hens. !4(?i14i4c; mixed chickens, lSVJlfmc: broilers. 20!ff22He: young roosters, 1213c; old roosters, Ji9 12Hc; dressed chickens, 16c: turkeys, live, 15T18c: turkevs, dressed, choice. 20 28c; geese, live, pound, 10fllc; geese, dressed, per pound, old loo, young 12c; ducks, old 17c, young 20c; pigeons. $162; squabs, $2 S3. Hops, Woo), Hides. Etc. HOPS Oregon. 1906. ll(S12MiC. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 16(9 Sic; Valley, coarse, 22023c; line. 2425a per pound. MOHAIR Choice, 284i:i0c per pound. HIDES Dry: No. 1, 16 pounds and up, per pound. 18S'20c; dry kip. No. 1. 6 to 15 pounds. 182U3 per pound; dry salted, bull and stags, on.-thtrd less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur rain, halr-sllpped, weatherbeaten or grubby. 2c to 30 per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound. 1047 11c; steers, sound. 50 to 60 pounds, 10 11c per pound; steers, sound, under 60 pounds, and cows, 9 10c per pound; stsgs and bulls, sound, 7e per pound: kip. sound. 15 to SO pounds. 10c per pound; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11312c per pound: green (unsalted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers stock, each. 2530c; short wool. No. 1 butclier.' stock, each. 6060d; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.252; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, Dr 15i16o per pound. Horse hides: Saltad, each, according to size, $1 502.50; dry, each, according to size, $11.50; colts' hides, each, 25$50o. Ooatsklns: Common, each. 152i25c; Angora, with wool on, each, 80c S ! (.. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to sis., each. $520; cubs. each. 13: badger, prime, each. 25Qo0c: cat, wild, with head perfect, S0r0c: house cat, 5$20c: fox. common gray, large prime, each. 5070o; red, each, $35; cross, each, $5 515: silver and black, each. $100:i00: fishers, each! S$S; lynx, each, $4.6096; mink, strictly No. 1. each, according to size. $1)3: mar ten, dark Northern, according to sis. and color, each. $10i16: pal, pine, according to sis. and color, each. $2.504; muskrat, larga, each, 12 915c: skunk, each. 40-3 aOc; civet, or pol. cat, ach. i& 15c; otter, for large, prim. skin. each. $ 10; panther, with bead and clawa perfect, each, S25; raccoon, for prime large. each, 5075c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.5035: prairie (coyote), 60c(p$l; wolver ine, each. $S: beaver, per skin, large. ..: medium. $S7; small. $14)1.60; kits, B075c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 234) 85c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4ff4He; No. S and greaae. 2 4? 3c. CASCARA SAOR ADA (chlttsm bark) Hew. 3 3 2 tie; old, 2 H iff 3c per pound. Dr. ed Meats, VBAL--Dressed. 75 to 12T pounds, 6c: 12S to loo pound. 6H.c; 1M to 2iK) pounds. 5c; 200 pound and up, 34r4Hr. BEBF Dressed bulls, 8c per pound; cows, staHc; country steers, 64760. MUTTON Ireel fancy, 76tc per pound: ordinary. 5V": lambs, mlth pelt on. Sc. PORK Dressed. 1"0 to 150 pounds. 8(Sc: ISO to 200 pounds. 7⪼ 2C0 pounds and up. 77c. Groceries. Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 2628c; Java, ordinary. 18$ 22c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18 20c; good, 164$ 18c; ordinary. 19fl22c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. 100. 814.75; -50s, $14.75; Arbuckle. S16.38: Lion. $16.38. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. Hc; South ern Japan, 3-fiSc: had, 7c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. 1 75 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2 40; 1-pound tlata, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-cound talis, 90c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.25: sockeye, 1-pound tails. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cubs. $5.4f: powdered, 85.16: dry granulated. .$505; extra C. $4.60; golden C. $4.46: fruit sugar, $5.n6. Advances over sack basis aa follows: Barrels. 10c; H-barrels, 25c; boxes. 60c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittance within 15 days deduct He per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He; sugar, granulated. $4.86 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 1518c per pound. ALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 per bale; Liverpool. 50s. 817; 100s. $16.50; 200s. $16: H -pounds. 100s, $7; 50s, $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 15 He per pound by saek; 44 e extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, le; filberts. lc: peeana. Jumbos, 16c; extra large. 17c: almonds. 14(i15c: chestnuts, Italian. 12ttT16o; Ohio.. 20c; peanuts, raw. THc per pound: roasted. 9c; pinenuta, 104) 12c; hickory nuts, 714 8c: cocoanuts. 35 90c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 444c: large whits, 4c: pink, 8e; bayou. Be: Lima. 6c: Mexican red. Sc. Provlsiaas and Canned Meata. BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound: standard breakfast, ISfcc; oho les, 17Hc: Eng lish breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, lc; peach, 16 He. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 1414c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 14lic; 18 to 20 pounds, 14Wo; California (picnic), lojc; cottage, lOHc; shoulders. lOVic; boiled. 22c; boiled picnic boneless, 15c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels; tl; 5 - barrels. $9.50; beef, barrels. $12; tt-bar-rels, $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham. 18c per pound: minced ham. 10c: 8ummer. choice drv. 17Hc: bo logna, long. 7c: weinerwurst. 10c: liver, 6c; pork. 9 10c: hesdeheeea, 6c; blood. 6c; bologna, sausage, link, 6c DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 1114c: smoked. 12Hc; clear backs, dry salt, llc: smoked. 12c: clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt. Iliic; smoked. 1314 c; Oregon exports. 20 to 2S pounds average, dry salt. 12c; smoked, 13c: Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds average. Bona LARD Leaf. kettle rendered: Tierce.. 121ic; tubs. 1214c; 80s. 12Sc: 20s, UHci 10s, 13c; 5s. 13c Standard pure: Tierces, 1114c; tubs. UUt; 50s. 1114e; 30s, llc; 10s. 12c; 6s, 1214c Compound: Ti.rcs, f lie; tubs. 74c; 60s. TUc: 10s. 81c: 6s. 814o Otis. TURPENTINE Cases. le per gallon. COAL Cases, 19o per gallon: tanks, 1214 par gallon. t GASOLINE Stov., cases. 2514c; 72 tut, 27c: 86 test. 85c; Iron tanks. 19c. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c: 500-pound lots, 8c: less than 500-pound lots, 8Hc. In 35-pound tin pails, lc above keg prtc; 1 to 6- pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin cans. 100 pounds, psr case, 214a per pound above keg price.) LINSEED Raw, in barrels. 48c: In cases. 53c: boiled. In barrels. 50c; In cases. 65c; 25-gallon lota, la less. SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. . Prices Quoted on Produce in Bay City Markets. 8AN FRANCISCO, May 18. FLOUR Net cash, family extra, $4.7036 per barrel; bak ers extra, $4.404.75. WHEAT No. 1 Spring. $1.27?4S'1.30; per cental; inferior grades, $1. 181.25: white mill ing, good to choice. $1.32)1.35; fancy, up to $1.40. BARLEY No. 1 feed. $1.2061.23. with fancy up to $1.25; common to fair, $1.16 1.18: brewing, $1.23ifi1.26'4. OATS White. $1.5O3itf.70; red, $1.5214(8 1.60; black, $1.301.4O; rye, $1.47S1.56. HAY Per ton, choice wheat, $12317.60; wheat and oats. $1115: oat. $1014; bar ley. $8.5012: alfalfa. $1112.50; stock, $7 7.60; straw, 304965c per bale. BRAN $17.5021 per ton; middlings, $25 28; ground barley, $254j27. BEANS Per cental, lage white, $2.50 2.66: small, $3.403.65; peas, nominal: Lima, 4.6084.75; red, $3.754; pink. $1.95412.10; bayo, $3.6&ff3.75: black eyes. $4.765. SEEDS There are scarcely any supplies on hand and- prices are nominal. DAIRY PRODUCE Lombard-street wharf The ruling prices of the San Francisco Whole sale Dairy Produce Exchange were as fol lows: Butter, fresh California extras, 17"4c; steady; firsts, 15 17c; seconds, 15c; packing stock. No. 2, lofiloc. EGGS Fresh California selected, 1814c; flnsts, 1714ig18c; seconds. 1617c. CHEESE New California fancy, 11c; firsts, 1014c; Young America, fancy 12c. POULTRY Old roosters, per dozen, $3 8.50; young do, $57.60: fryers, $5; broil ers, $2tJ3; hens, small, $4.505; large, $.Vq"7; live turkey., nominal; goslings, nominal; pig eons, $1;- young, $1.60. FRESH FRUIT Greenwich-street wharf The leading fruits now In market sold at the following prices: - Strawberries, per chest,' $3 i; for large varieties and $6 for Long worths; apples, $1. 5092.25 per box; cherries, black. 60S6c per drawer; white. 57c per pound; gooseberries. 2535c per drawer; or anges, navels. $2.25S3 per box with a few eecond-grade $2 per box; lemons, $1.502.25; Mexican limes. $3.508; bananas, $1$?2 per bunch; pineapples, $23'3 per dozen. Dealers sold vegetables at the following prices at Greenwich-street wharf: Asparagus. $1.252 per box; green peas, 604365c per sack: rhubarb. 4070c per box for small and 75cS?$l for large: string beans, 57c per pound; tomatoes, 75c1.25 per box; new po tatoes. 11VC per pound: old rivers, 80c $1.10 per sack: Oregon. $11.15: Coos Bay. $1.201.35 per sack: onions, new, 85ci$1.15 per sack: boxes. 25S50c; Oregon, $2.761. 75 per cental, as to quality; Australian, $3.50&5; cucumbers, 4075c. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally en Cattle. Sheep and Ilogs. The following livestock prices were quoted in the local msrket: CATTLE Good steers. $4.504.76: second clan, $33.5o; cows, good, $3.25e3.50: fair to medium, $2.503; calves, good, $4.50415. SHEEP Good sheared sheep, $4 4. 50; lambs. $4.50455. HOGS Good, $77.26; light and. - feeders, $6. 50 6. 75. EASTERN "LIVESTOCK. price. Current at Kansas City, Chicago and Omaha. CHICAGO. May 18. Cattle Receipts, 1500: market, strong; beeves, $4.156.10; stockers and feeders. $2.BO4.80; cows and heifers. $1.85 4.35;- calves', $46.40; Texas fed steers, $4 4.60. Hogfe Receipts today, 15.000: tomorrow, es timated, 9000; market, slow, steady; mixed and butchers. $.356.56; good to choice heavy, $6.508.57!4; pigs, $5.856.20: rough heavy. 6.30.35: light, $6.3OgO.50; bulk of sales, $6.47146.55. Sheep Receipts, 6000; market, strong; sheep, $4.85.25; lambs, $57.75. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 18. Cattle Re ceipts. 1000; market, steady; native sters. $4.255.90; native cows and heifers, $2.50 5.20; stockers and feeders, $334.60; Western cows, $2.50(84.50; Western steers, $3.75g'5.35. Hogs Receipts, 7000; market, steady; bulk of sales. $6.256.3714: heavy, .$6.306.421i, ; packers, 6.8Ott.40; pigs and lights, $5.50 0.32V4- Sheep Receipts, 2000; market, steady; mut tons, $4.506.25; lambs. $Rff7.70: range wethers, $5.256.50; fed ewes, $4.756. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. May 18- Cattle Receipts. 2800: market, steady: native steers, $4.255.75; We Stern steers, $3.50t.O; stock ers and feeders, $34.75; bulls, stsgs, etc., $2.75 4. Hogs Receipts. 6000: market. 5c higher; heavy. $.35.45: mixed. $6.3586.40; light, $6.3o$6.40; pigs, $5S6; bulk of sales, $6.35 6.40. Sheep Receipts. 1500: market, steady; year lings, 5.50f.25; wethers. $5.406; ewes, $4.7.475.65; lambs. $68.75. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, May 18. There is but llttl. business In evaporated apples, but remain ing stocks are firmly held. Prime are quoted at 11c; choice at llSUSc; fancy, 11 12c Prunes are firm with quotations ranging from 714 for 50-60s to 8c Apricots are very quiet, the demand being checked by the high price, and the scarcity of available supplies. Choice are quoted at 124c; extra choice, at 13134c; fancy, 14 14c. Peaches are unchanged, with choice quoted at 11c: extra choice, ll1114c; fancy, 11 12c: extra fancy, 121214c Kalstns are in limited Jobbing demand. Loose muscatels. Hah0; seeded raisins, 544. 7 Sc. London layers. $1.60 1.60. ' Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, May 18. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was easy: creameries. 134S19c: dairies, 1 as 14c. Eggs, steady at mark. case. Included. 15SC; firsts. J5Sc: prim, flrsts. 16l,c; extras, lSc. Cheese, steady. '13r. NEVT YORK. May 18. Suiter. rak: West em factory common to first. Ilf5-15c. Cheese, strong. " Eggs, steady, unchanged. LOSS OF HALF CENT Chicago Wheat Market Weak Nearly All Day. PIT TRADERS ARE SELLERS Liverpool D4?clin?s, Notwithstanding Sharp Advance on This Side Thursday Weather Condi tions Favor Bears. CHICAGO. May 18. With tJi exception of two or three bulges which were of short dura tion, the .tone of the wheat market was in clined to weakness all day. Pit traders were disposed to take the selling side of the mar ket and there was also at times liberal sell ing by local longs. Comparative weakness In the market at Liverpool, where prices showed a small loss notwithstanding the advance of more than 1 cent here yesterday, had a de pressing effect on the local market at the opening. The decline at Liverpool was at tributed to heavy shipments from Argentina. Weather conditions in the "United States fur nished an additional Incentive to the bears. While rains were reported In only a few localities in the Southwest, the hot wave had glx-en place ' to lower temperatures over the Winter wheat belt. About th. middle of th. session the market was strong for a brief period because of active covering by shorts, who were forced to action by the statement of a trade Journal which claimed that rains were needed in Kansas to avert damage. This was quickly followed by a reactl4. however, longs being free sellers. The market closed easy. July opened 1414o lower, at 824 82c, sold between 82cand 83HS34c, and closed 14c lower, at 82e2.c. Indications of an Increased movement of corn from the 'country had a weakening effect on the corn market, sentiment being bearish all day. Cash houses and local longs were free sellers during the greater part of the day, and offerings were taken chiefly by commission-houses. The market closed easy. July opened $c lower, at 471ic to 4714c and sold up to 47c, and closed c down, at 47c. Weakness of wheat and corn caused profit taking In the oats pit and resulted In a weak market. There was a slight Increase In local receipts, and thla assisted In the creation of bearish sentiment. July opened 4o to c lower, at 3283!4c, and closed .!4c lower, at 32T433c. Provisions were rather .weak because of moderate profit-taking. Trading was in very light volume. At the close July pork was down 101214c; lard was off 57V4c, and ribs were 5c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. - Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .84'i $ .84'i $ .M. $ .84 July .82 .83i .821g .82 September .80 .80!. .80 -80 CORN. May 49H. ' ' -s'i 4S14 July 47 '4 .47d .47 .47 September ... .4714 -47 .4714 4'Vi OATS. May 33 .33 .33 .53 July . .3Vs .83 Mi -32 .33 September ... .3114 .31 .30 .3oT MESS PORK. May 15.60 15.70 15.67j 16.5714 Julv 15.7214 16.75 15.60 15.65 September ...16.5214 15.52', 15.40 lii.42V4 LARD. May 8.65 8.R5 8.5914 8.5714 July 8.7214 8.75 8.65 8.6714 September ... 8.87 8.90 8.80 8.80 SHORT RIBS. May - 9.00 July 8.0214 9.0714 8-95 -00 September ... 9.05 9.10 8.9714 9.0214 Cash quotations were aa follows: Flour Firm. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 83085140; No. 3, 78 84c: No. 2 red. 901490;4c. Corn No. 2. 49c; .No. 2 yellow, 504c. Oats No. 2, 33c: No. 2 white, 34l436c; No. 3 white. S3V434c. Rye NO. 2. 62c. Barley Fair to choice malting, 341436c. Flaxseed No. 1. $1.09 No. 1 Northwestern, $1.1414. Timothy seed Prime. $3.8053.40. Mess pork Per barrel, $15.5515.60. Lard Per" 100 pounds. $8.60. Short ribs sides Loose, $8. 8368.95. Short clear sides Boxed, $9.2Oiff0.3O. Whisky Basis of high wines. $1.23. Clover Contract grade. $11.25. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 21.1XH) 17.000 Wheat, bushels 8.000 6.400 Corn, bushels 94. 200 63.600 Oats, bushels 175.5O0 263.200 Rye, bushels 2.OO0 l.Snn Barley, bushels 27.200 8,200 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. May 18. Flour Receipts, 16, 300 barrels; exports, 6800 barrels. Firm and higher for top grades; Minnesota patents, $4.304.60: Minnesota bakers, $3.453.85c; Winter straights, $3.904. Wheat Receipts, 52,000 bushels; exports, 8000 bushels. Spot, irregular; No. 2 red, 93c, nominal elevator and 94c. nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 9314c; nom inal f. o. b. afloat. Reports of rain in the Southwest and poor cables made the wheat opening lower today. It had a sharp rally on further bull support and outside buying, and In the afternoon wae nervous, closing easy at J4c net decline. May closed at 9014c: July, 8814ec. closed 8814c; September, 8514&86C, Closed S5c; December, 8ft864c, closed 88c. Hops, hides and wool Steady. Petroleum Firm. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 18. Wheat. Mav. 82c: July, S2c: September. 791i79e; No 1 hard. 84Te; No. 1 Northern, 83T4c; No' 2 Northern, 82c. Wheat at Taconra. T A COM A. May 18.- Whest. unchanged; ex port, bluestem, 73c: club. 72c; red, 69c. " Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, May la Wheat, Mav. 6a 8d; July, 6s T'4d. STOCK MARKET IN A RUT PRICES IRREGUtAK AXD TRAD ING OF SMALL VOLUME. Pennsjlrania Depressed and Read ing Barely Steady Estimates of Today's Bank Statement. NEW YORK. May 18. The inconstancy of the tendency of prices in the dull rut of pro fessionalism Into which the stock market is relapsing was again well illustrated today. The early market showed an extension of the decline which became pronounced late yester day. Afterwards there was a slow and Ir regular recovery with Increasing dullneM amounting practically to idleness late In the day. The day's movements were almost en tirely accounted for by the shifting opera tions of the room traders and their inability to move prices far In either direction. News was unimportant and without much Influence. Pennsylvania continued to be conspicuously depressed under the Joint Influence of the reve lations bafors the Interstate Commerce Com mission and of th. heavy borrowings of the company. The latter Influence was aggravat ed by the circulation of reports of additional loans in immediate prospect by the com pany, for which no authority was obtain able. The money and exchange markets were without notable Incident. Call money and loans on time up to six months continued easy In tone and rates vere even shaded to some extent, but for perloiis over the end of the year. 5 per cnt 1. strongly bid and the asking rate is 51 per cent. Estimate, of the complexion of the coming bank statement, based on th. known move ments of currency, pointed to only a small ucrease in th. cash Kem. although the sub Treasury account shows an absorption from the banks of over $15,000,000. This is due in large part to the return . of Government funds placed on deposit with the banks when they were engaging gold in Europe on condition that they should be returned on receipt of the gold. There have been very large re ceipts of Imported gold this week, and these receipts go Into bank vaults to make good the return of Government deposits In the cash showing. The movement of cash with ths interior by express has been in favor of New York on balance to the extent of several mil lion dollars. The loan Item Is subject to the usual uncertainty and the Pennsylvania loan operation will enter Into the week's changes. Transfers of currency to San Francisco through th. sub-Treasury were light again today. The puzzle of this renewed demand is Increased to the banking mind by reports that Chicago backs have received large re turn shipments from the Paciflc Coast within the last few day.. Foreign exchange rates were easy again today, but the decline was not sufficiently decisive to answer the question of a resump tion of gold Imports. The decline in the wheat market and re ports of better weather conditions In the wheat belt were coincident with an Improving tone of the stock market late In the day. Profcwlonal Initiative on the recovery was languid and the trading showed an Increas ing degree of lack of leadership and a decline In the efforts to effect a movement of prices. Reading showed a firm tone at times, but Its movement was unimportant. Reports of a dispute among trunk lines over passenger rate differentials received some attention, but were of small effect oa prices. The clorlng tone was heavy at the recovery. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value, $2,070,000. United States 4s declined 4 P cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express ;AI i..asi. Amalgam. Copper. 73.9O0 110 10914 lo Am. Car ft Found. 1,300 41 4o 40 do preferred i" 'l 10 Amer. Cotton Oil. 200 32 82 S do preferred - !C, Amer. Express Tt. Am. Hd. A Lt. pf. 800 . 34 3-Hs American Ice .... 1.100 63' 62 6.11 Amer. Linseed Oil . , f' do preferred ' '' T-i Amer. Locomotive. 15,100 69 68 h7 do preferred 100 115 11 Am. Smelt. Ref. 26.8O0 156 1..514 lo do preferred loo 119 11 118 Am. Sugar Refln.. 4.5O0 136 136 1.1,. Amer. Tobacco pfd. 100 M3 1 Anaconda Mln. Co. 31.6i0 271 2h8 Atchison 3.200 89 88 88 do preferred 2uO 102 102 12, Atlantic Coast IJne loo 144 144 144 Baltimore & Ohio 1,700 lo7 10b lo6 do preferred 400 93 93 93 Brook. Rap. Tram. 20,lo0 84 8J 8- Canadian Pacific. 6o0 160 150 l.- Cent, of N. Jersey 100 228 228 -J8 Central Leather .. 6U0 42 42 42 do preferred -- Chesapeake & Ohio 800 68 08 68 Chicago & Alton ;3,, do preferred 100 76 70 ii'i Chi. Gt. Western. 3,400 19 19 10 Chi. 4 Northwest 2" Chi., Mil. & St. P. 15,500 198 167 lh Chi. Term. 4 Tran. 300 11 11 11 do preferred..... ..... ..... -8 C.C, C. & St. L. 97 Cmo. Fuel & Iron 4,6n0 60 49 50 Colo. & Southern.. 600 33 33 33 do 1st preferred , . 70 do 2d preferred.. 47 Consolidated Gas.. 1.400 139 138 138 Corn Products ... 8.300 24 23 23 do preferred 1.3oO 81 79 8o Delaw. & Hudson. 1,100 211 210 210 Del., Lack. 4 W 802 Den. 4 Rio Grande 400 43 42 42 do preferred 100 87 87 87 Dl-tiilers' Securlt.. 2,700 - 63 61 62 Erie 11,000 44 43 43 do 1st preferred.. 500 78 7S 7H,j do 2d preferred.. 400 68 08 Gt. Northern pfd.. 1,700 303 032 3(12 Hocking Valley 128 Illinois Central ... 100 171 171 171 International Paper 5O0 19 19 19 do preferred 86 International Pump 700 52 62 5214 do preferred..... 88 Iowa Central .... 100 27 27 27 do preferred loo 52 5214 61 Kansas City South. 900 25 24 24 do preferred ' 62 Louis, ft Nashville 2,000 144 144 144 Manhattan L 152 Metropol. St. Ry 113 Mexican Central .. 300 23 22 22 Minn. 4 St. Louis 200 71 71 71 M.. St. P. & S.S.M 156 do preferred 200 174 173 174 Missouri Pacific .. 2.2(H) 93 93 94 Mo., Kan. 4 Texas 4.3O0 34 34 33 do preferred 100 6R 68 68 National Lead 4,000 77 75 7 Mex. Nt. R. R. pf 38 New York Central 2.100 140 139 140 N. Y.. Ont. & Wes. 1,400 60 50 6014 Norfolk 4 Western 1,300 89 89 8 do preferred..... 90 North American .. 1O0 96 96 90 Northern Paciflc 1.900 207 205 205 Pacific Mall 700 40 40 39 Pennsylvania 47.600 133 132 132 People's Gas lno 92 92 93 P., C C. 4 St. L. HO SO SO SO Pressed Steel Car. S"0 61 50 51 do preferred 200 97 97 97 Pullman Pal. Car 224 Reading 81,100 132 131 131 do 1st preferred 90 do 2d preferred 92 Republic Steel ... 6O0 28 28 28 do preferred l.ooo loi lol loi 14 Rock Islsnd Co... 400 26 25 25 do preferred 63 Schloee-Sheffleld 77 St. L. 4 S. F. 2 Pf. 300 45 45 43 St. Louis Southw. 100 22 22 22 do preferred 55 Southern Paciflc .. 12.80O 65 64 64 do preferred 700 119 119 118 Southern Railway. 2,400 37 37 37 do preferred 100 Tenn. Coal & Iron SOO 147 146 147 Texas 4 Pacific... Ron 32 32 82' Tol., St. L. & W. 200 31 31 31 do preferred 100 6O14 5014 50 Union Paciflc ..... 66,600 140 14S 148 do preferred 100 95 95 91 U. S. Express..... 108 U. S. Realty .... 200 89 89 89 U. S. Rubber 2.000 5014 4a 50 do preferred 300 109 10!) 109 U. S. Steel 28. SOO 41 $014 40 do preferred 5,700 105 105 114 Virg.-l'aro. Chem.. 300 41 41 41 do preferred 109 Wabash B 20 do preferred 600 46 46 45 Wells-Fargo Exp.. ...... .. 250 Westlnghouse Elec j.-o Western Union 200 92 92 92 Wheel. 4 L. Erie 1T Wisconsin Central. 100 25 25 25 do preferred .'. 50 Total sales for the day. 582,000 share's. BONDS. NEW YORK. May 18, Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.!03:D. 4 R. G. 4a..lOO do coupon 10XIN.Y.C. Gen. 3S 98 L. S. 3s reg 102 iN. P. 3. 7.-,4 do coupon ...102 IN. P. 4e 103 U.S. new 4s reg.129's. P. 4s 03 do coupon ...129'4jT'. P. 4s 104 U.S. old 4s reg. 10314,18. Central 4s.. 92 do coupon ...103 I Jap. 6s ss 14 Atch. adj. 4s... 95 Ijap. 4s cer. .. 83 Stock, at London, LONDON. May 18. Consols for money, 89; consols for account, Sfl 11-16. Anaconda I3Norolk 4 W. . . 92 Atchison . ..91, do ofd 94 do pfd 100 Ontario 4 West. 52 B. 4 0 110tPennsy1vanla ... 6814 Can. Pacific 164 A Rand Mines ... Bii t l BO,Reading .... 67 44 Chi. Gt. West... 2044 Reading 1st pfd. 46 do 2d nfd .... 47 C M. 4 St. P. .173 ie tieers D. & R. G. . . do pfd ... Erie do 1st pfd. do 2d pfd. 18 South. Railway.. 38 44 do Dfd .103 -. 6714 . 1 S3 u 89l.outh. Pacific ofc:union Pacific 81 I do pfd . . . 71'u. S. Fteel 177! do pfd ... . 98 . . 42 . .lo . . 21 .. 47 .. 93 Illinois Central Louis. 4 Nash.. 149 Wabash M., K. 4 T 35) do pfd .. N. T. Central. .145 ISpanlsh 4s Money, Exchange'. Etc. NEW TORK, May 18. Money on call, easy. 33 per cent; ruling rate. 3 per cent: closing bid. 3 per cent; offered, 8 per cent. Time loans, steady; 60 days. 4 per cent, 90 days. 4 per cent: six months. 4S4 Per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5 5 per cent. Sterling exchange, easy at 4.R5 for de mand, and at $4.85 for 60-day bills. Posted ratss. $4.84 and $4.W. Commercial bills, $4.81. Bar silver. 67 c. Mexican dollars, 52c. Government bonds, weak; railroad bonds, steady. I.ONOO.V. May 18. Bar silver, firmer, 81 1-16.1 per ounce. Money. 263 per cent. Discount rite, short bills, 3 per cent; three months' bills, SS-lOSiHH per cent. Sally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. May 18. Today's state ment of the Treasury, balances, In the general fund shows: Available cash balance $159,276,.VS7 Oold coin and bullion ., 74.4i2.59 Gold certificates 38.636.490 New York Cotton Market. NEW TORK. May 18. Cotton futures closed steady at a net low of 37 points. May. 11.4c: June. 51. 24c: July. 11.23c; Aurtin. 10.98c: Srpf-mber, 10.72c: OctohT, 10.66r; November. 10.6-V; December. lo.67c: January, 10.72c; February. 10.73c: March. 10.60c. EARNINGS ARE BIG Railway Profits 10 Per Cent Better Than Last Year: IN SPITE OF COAL STRIKE Foreign Commerce in April Surpasses Same Month in Any- Preceding Year Retail Trade Ex pands With Weather. NEW YORK. May 18. R. G. Pun 4 Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow mill ssy: Despite the coal strike and interruption to freight handling at lower lake ports, railway earnings for the flrswweek of May were 10.2 per cent larger than in the corresponding week last year. Foreign commerce in April sur passed the same month in any preceding year, both as to exports and imports, snd it is especially gratifying to note th. gain In shipments of manufactured products. At this port for the last week. Imports gained $2,421, 929. and exports lost $1,280,609 In comparison whh last year's figures. Strength still prevails in the hide market, although large tanners are not operating freely, but numerous small orders make a good showing in the aggregate, and there la no evidence of trading below full rates. Failures this week numbered 211 in the United States, against 234 last year, and 16 in Canada, compared with 11a year ago. RETAIL TRADE EXPANDS. San Francisco Demand is Feature of Jobbing Business. NEW YORK, May 18. Bradstreefs tomor row will say: Retail trade has expanded with warmer weather and the settlement of labor troubles. Jobbing reorder business Is In full seasonable c Va.wl a. AomanA. im n feature. Fall orders are equal to and In many line, in excess or last year at in. pcnuu. except In some sections of the soft coal Held. Is as active as ever before, and the return tide of currency from the country is evidenced by increasing Western bank deposits and per-, ceptibly easier money. Wool Is quiet at the East, but more active at Western points. Business failures in the United States for the week ending May 17 number 161, against 162 last week and 191 In the like week of 1K05 In Canada, failures for the week number 15. as against 2S last week, and 1J In this week a year ago. Wheat. Including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week end ing May 17 are 2,716.783 bushels, against 2 142 062 last week and 1.512.550 this week last year. From July 1 to date the exports are 118.464,894 bushels, against 56,004,973 last year, and 124,877.064 In 1904. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. May IS. The following tabic, .. . .... r, t. Q. .hAa-a the bank clear- compliea Dy diu.ii. " - - - Ings at the principal cltle. for the week ended May 17, wttn tne peicvnu.se . -- decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: P.C. P.C. Inc. dec. 12.6 15.2 .... 5.6 .... 7.4 .6 6.8 2o. 8.1 .... 3.0 .... 6.7 2.2 .... 17.8 .... 8.1 16.8 22.9 .... 30.2 .... 22.2 20.0 .... 22.5 .... 65.6 .... 16.1 .... 20.9 .... 17.2 .... 17.5 .... 21) . 1 . . 21. O .... 47.6 .... 23.7 .... 20.3 .... 66.5 .... 3.7 .... 2.8 64.5 .... 19.9 .... 30.7 .... 56!i 7.'.'. 13.6 13.9 .... 17.2 .... 19.7 .. 41.2 .... 19.6 . 21). 4 .... 12.7 .... 9.3 9.8 .... 37.2 .... 51.5 7.9 19.6 .... 21.2 .... ii'.i 10.8 .... 26.2 .... 3.1 G.S 46.7 .... 8.4 . 44.0 16.8 27.7 29.1 .... 33.1 9.6 .... 46.1 .... 42.3 8.0 II. 1 22.1 .... 32.7 2. 2 21.0 .... 23.0 I .... 6.7 .... 1.5 20.2 16.4 4.5 ii'.s 1.7 .... 8.3 33.3 .... 11.9 16.8 .... 44.6 14.5 .... 11.4 .... 10.5 .... 6.5 New York $ Chicago Boston Philadelphia St. Louts Pittsburg Da 1, Imnf... .......... 154.324.770 144.154.508 68.435.246 45.888.251 27,t2.84 26.01 1,300 23.464.955 l.4,2itO 16.878.2NO 17.631.757 12,724.289 14.293.833 12. 184, 535 1O.0O5.7O4 9.654,072 7.713.000 9.069,563 6,784.229 7.6O9.0B4 6.525.421 Cincinnati Kansas t-'iiy- ........ New Orleans UlnnMiraill!.' Cleveland Louisville" Detroit Los Angeles Omaha Milwaukee Providence TtnfTfllo 'Indians polls St. faui- Denver - Heattle Memphis ............ Fort Worth Richmond ....... - Columbus Washington - St. Joseph Savannah Portland. Or. Albany Salt Lake City Toledo. O. Rochester Atlanta ....... 5.585,317 6,769.000 6.471.515 4.758.872 4.598.148 5,728.434 . 987,440 3.621.842 Tacoma Spokane, Wash. .... Hartford Nashville Peoria Des Moines New Haven .......... Grand Rapids - Norfolk : Augusta. Ga Springfield. Mass. .... Portland, Me. Dayton Sioux City Evansvllle Birmingham Worcester ........... Syracuse Charleston, S. C.... Lincoln Knoxvllle Jacksonville, Fla. ... Wilmington, Del. .-. Wichita Wllkesbarre ......... Chattanooga Davenport ... Little Rock Kalamazoo, Mich. ... Topeka Wheeling, W. Va Macon Springfield, III Fall River Helena Lexington Fargo. N. D New Bedford Youngstown A kron Rockford. III. . ...... Cedar Rapids, la Canton. O Blnghamton Chester, Pa. Lowell . Oreeneburg. Pa. Bloomington. 111. .... Springfield. O Quincy. Ill Mansfield. O Decatur. Ill, Sioux Falls. S. D. ... Jacksonville. III. .... Fmnont. Neb South Bpnd, Ind...... Houston Galveston Fort Wayne 2.988.291 4.8111. 48 2.453. 5H5 1.843.725 1.754.388 1.898.121 2.178.252 1. 481.010 2.037.700 1.622.521 1.081.732 949.546 1.287.100 783,305 1.201.241 91)7.Hrt 875.906 948. 60O 6HH.739 759.053 649.922 429.596 537.490 507.800 629.572 446.432 454.541 316.142 348.521 373.642 358.1(17 272.830 28j.44 Total. V. 8 2.954.492,oi2 Outside N. Y. Oity... 990.880,394 CANADA. Montreal $ 28.29.474 9.5 Toronto 26.427.869 29.8 .... Winnipeg 9.343. UK) 63.6 .. Ottawa 2.521.147 10.7 .... Halifax !.7,708 4.6 Vancouver. B. C 2.295.47 54.-7 .... Quebec 1.647.523 8.4 .... Hamilton 1.449.978 22.6 .... St. John, V. B 1.100.214 16.2 .... t-ondon. Ont. 1.109.547 23.2 .... Victoria. B. C 723.635 8 Total. Canada $ 76,595,744 21.1 .... Balances paid In cash. Not included in totals because containing other items than clearings; $ 28.209.474 METAL MARKETS. Farther Decline in th. Price at Tia at London. NEW YORK, May IS. There was a further decline in the London tin market with pot closing 10 lower at 194 and future. 2 lower at 187 10s. Ixca!ly the market was dull with spot quoted at 43.504.60c. Copper also was lower In London with spot quoted at fS5 5s and futures at 84 los. Ieally the market waa firm and unchanged with lake quoted at 18.7.Vfcl9c; electrolytic at 18-37'i41.75c; easting at 18 2." 18 .7c. Lead was 6s 4d lower, at 1(1 7s d In London, but ruled steady locally with quota tions still ranging from SSfattc. Spelter was 5s lower in the English mar: ket at 26 17 6d. Locally the market waa unchanged with spot quoted at 5.9w&4c. Iron closed at 509 5d for standard founder and SOs 7d for Cleveland warrants in the F.nglisb market. Locally no change was reported. , Mining Mocks. NEW YORK. May 1. Closing quotation: Adams Con. .::.$ .20Llttle Chief .....$ .06 a ii 4 0U .02 .16 .70 :I5 3 0(1 Breece ,30 ODhlr Brunswick Con.. Comstock Tunnel Con. Csl. 4 Va.. Horn Silver Iron Silver ..... Leadvllle Con... .5.V Phoenix ...... .ir Potosi .!.' savage 2.00 Sierra Nevada 5 58 Small Hipes .. .04 Standard BOSTON. May !. ' Closing quotations: Mohawk $ 63 Mont. C. 4 C. . 3. Old Dominion. 41 Osceola no Parrot 37 Qulnrr 99 Shannon ...... $ Tamarack .... 103. Trinity United , Copper, 64. V. S. Mining.. 57 t". S. Oil 12 Utah 6 Victoria ...... 7. Winona ....... 6. Wolverine .... 176 Adventure . . .$ 6 on Alloues ...... 38.00 Amalgamated. 109.75 Am. Zinc .2 Atlantic 12.50 Bingham 34 Cal. 4 H . . . . "no.rto Centennial 2 5 Copper Range. T.alv Wfsr 67. 73 17.00 17.7." 12 75 2.H.50 20.25 8.23 18.00 Franklin Gran by , Green Con . Isle Royal. . . Mas. Mining. Michigan .... London Wool Sale.. LONDON. May IS. The' offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 15.429 bales, including a large selection of fine and medium greasles. There was a good demaad and prices advanced to the highest point of the series. Scoured, ant) merinos were in request on th. Continent. Medium and. coarse cross-brerts were taken mainly by home buer at full prices. A few lots of greasy I.lm-olns snd good eroee-bred comb ings were taken by Americans. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. May IS Coffee futures closed dull at a nH decline or 51T10 points. Ssles were reported of 14.000 bags. Including June, 6.40c: July. 6.50c; September. 6.70c; Decem ber, 6.95: March. 7.2r. and April. 7.30c; Spot Rio. quiet: No. ,7. 7c: mild, steady. Sugar Raw. steady; fair and refining. 2 2S-32fi2 15-16e: centrifugal, 96 test, S I3-,-.a 8 7-16c; molasses sugar. 2 21-32c. Refined, steady; crushed, $5.20; powdered. $4.60; gran ulated. $4.60. Wool at St. Ltmls. ST. LOUIS, May 18. Wool, steady: me dium grades combing and clothing. 2o2ftc:. light fine. 22ir25c; heavy line. 18300;. tub washed, 8239r. AT THE HOTELS. V. The Portland. B. C. Gardner. Chicago; t, L. Rosenthal, Chicago: P. A. Relaxing. Chi cago; W. 1.. Maaon. New York: C. H. TV" bcr New York: H. Bogart. New York: K. D Marshall. San Francisco: J. Schwarz. Chi cago; F. W. Vincent. Pendleton- E. II. Mo-. Clurg and wife. New York; A. C. Hengle, Grant's Pass: C. R, Aldrlch. Chicago; H. L. Keyes. Sacramento; A. Seld. New York; J. C. Bunce. New York: L. I.yell, England; W. Buchanan. Cincinnati: L. Ely. Cincinnati; Mrs. A. Eon", Boise. Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. MurVhv. San Francisco: E. I. Hicks, Francisco; M. Mayfield. Boise. Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Woolverton, New York; Miss Woolverton. New York; C. R. Heap. Mus k;gon. Mich.: O. A. Moncur, New York: J. H. flchoenlnger, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs, C. M. Havdcn. Santa Barbara: Miss .lordar., H,,i,,n- M fi Kidd. San Francisco; Mrs- H. C. Ashbeck. St. Louis; E. Anderson. St. Louis: C. H. Berryman. St. Ixu!: J. Ja cobs. U. S. R. S.; H. T. Dunbar. San Frsn-cl-co: A. H. Bride and wife. Duluth: jpt Gunzburg. Rochester, N. Y. ; I. N. AnrtT son Spokane; L. J. Morris. Philadelphia; S. D Scnkler. Philadelphia: G. E. Johnson. . . ,i,l.unM b'all. CltV. Or.: S T. Langley. Goldfleld, Nev. ; W. W. Kelss, Seattle: W. Sconcroft. Ogden; C. E. P't'". San Francisco: J. N. Fox. Skamakawa; O. W. Fox. Skamakawa: G. Ebsteln. New York. E B Lyon. Minneapolis: A. Nathan, New York- C. S. Seeley. Shanghai. China: C. c; . Pulter, Chicago; M. Hubbard. Los Angeles, R W Jones. Minneapolis: Vv . stone. Min neapolis: A. Schoenfeld. Chicago: L. R. Ap pel. Chicago: F. Jo.elyn, city; H. "arlan. city: C. L. Eroding. San Francisco;-F. Sill linger San Francisco: Mrs. L. W. Rennle. North Bend; O. W. Temple North Bend; C B Rhodes, Seaside: S. M. Seeligsohn, San Francisco- J I. Forrest. New York: M. Gil bert San Francisco: E. I. William. Boston; C C. Case. Boston: H. R. Drake. New York. F. W. Shoemaker. Philadelphia; E. H. Brad lev New York; F. D. Newbero. Philadelphia- T R. Scott. New York: F. W. Wol germuth. Seattle:- A. B. Marshal K New York: L. Kent and wife, Chicago; B. Lln denberger. Astoria. . . u r.- Bi.ri. fiin Francism! phla- at D Fort,' Poramann: Walter R. Hall." San Francisco; B. H. Cooper Chicago; C H Wlllard. Denver: E. M. Voclne. Hll". V-.-.". " Ai o D.tt Cincinnati: C. H. Hoover, Salt Lake; W. S. Harshaw. St. , P. R fcnfrlnk. Chicago: E. P. r erguson Cin cinnati; E, L. Hutchins. Minneapolis: H. M. Crooks Albanv; G. McCloud. Lewlston; K. 6 Kern. Sat. Francisco; P. McNaughtor., Bu-luth- T. H. McLafferty. Tennis: J. -Schuter. Stn Francisco: W. A. Curtis. Seattle- H A. Orandy. Chicago; R. S. Ertger ton, Seattle: Mrs. J. A. Burns. Washington in L W. Wade, Tacoma; W. Meredith, Sbix Franctsco: c. r.iuuB. .j--- Gsylord. Tacoma; L Hunter and wife. New: G. Hahaw. Seattle; S.. W. Rothschild, city; W. Vincent, cun'-aav, ... . ' , , dleton: E. G. Judd. Hartford: J. M. Hall), "J - ... n wtr Can Fran. Cisco: J. Hood and wife. Boston; E. L.Oaud ette Bclllngham; M. C. Miles, Globe, Wash.; F E Benedict. St. Paul; G. Talllandin, Cor-vallls- H. J. Armstrong, city; C. C. Crltcher, Spokane T. C. A vary and wife. Stevenson; W Wing. Calgary; C. C. Coleman. 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