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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1906)
TITE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1906. 13 '5 Latest Estimate Is 270,000 to 280,000 Hundredweight. EATEN UP BY THE VERMIN Constant Spraying Falls to Hold the Pest In Check Detailed Reports to Kentish Observer Fruit From Hawaii. HOTS Low estimate of English crop. FRUIT Hawaiian product! Intro duced here. Delayed melons arrive. POULTRY Chicken prlcea are lower. EMS Steady and unchanged. BUTTER No change in local sit uation. GRAIN BAGS Market Is uncertain. CANNED GOOD3 California gallon fruits advance. The English hop crop la deteriorating, ac cording to two cables received by Klaber, Wolf A Setter, which place an estimate on the crop below anything heretofore received. This firm's cables follow: "Conditions still critical. Difficult to esti mate crop. Market firm and advancing." "Prospects for crop very disheartening. Crop greatly damaged by vermin. Estimate of crop, 270.000 to 380,000 hundredweight. Mar. ket advancing." The Kentish Observer of July 26 in its de tailed plantatlbn reports repeats the story of previous weeks. A few axe given as typical of the general report: Benenden. While the bin has been well cultivated and thoroughly washed from the beginning of the aphis attack the prospect points to an average crop, and perhaps some thing more, but the neglected grounds are well-nigh past recovery, the severity of the blight having proved too much for the weak and backward plants. Blddenden. The blight etlll goes on and washing is general. Where beet washed the bine looks a good color and la making fresh work. The crop must be very small now, whatever happens In the way of weather. Canterbury. Under the Influence of the sweltering heat and brilliant sunshine, the healthy bine is doing well, the laterals de veloping vigorously and the burr on the for ward sorts making a good show. The weak and neglected grounds, however, do not make much progress, and the crop from these will be very small. Chilham. As fas as one lot of lice are destroyed by washing there comes another lot of fly which makes the hops Infested with lice as -bad as ever, and makes no end to washing this season. It is doubtful whether we shall get rid of them this time. There are gardens In this parish that will not pro duce more than one hundredweight per acre If picked at all. Godmersham. Fresh attacks of fly are in cessant: no sooner than one washing Is fin ished, it is absolutely necessary to commence again. Mould is far too plentiful. The ex penses necessary to check these two evils alone have run up an enormous bill. The crop must be a very light one, and the proceeds from the sale of hops this year are looked forward to with great anxiety. Petham South and Waltham. I hoped last week that the vermin were weakening, but they seem to have taken a new lease of lite, and washing has had to be done all over again. Unwashd gardens will hardly be worth pick ing. Bine is short everywhere, and as the Bramllngs are coming into burr there Is no time to ail up, and the crop must be the shortest we have had for some years. If the average is only going to be 5 hundredweight per acre they will cost us 8 to produce. "With the large stock on hand and the proba bility of a large Import, the lookout is decid edly b'.ack. Petham and District. Some of the bops in this district have gone from bad to worse. Others, where washing began early, have Im proved, but It is a rare thing to And a ground free from vermin. I do not think we shall grow more hops than we did in 1004 unless things change for the better ln a few days' time. Not much mould. Cultivation neglected on account of washing. Sheldwlch (Faversham). There Is sufficient bine in this district to grow eight to ten hundredweight per acre, but there are lice enough to reduce It to one pocket of sound hops per acre. I only know one clean ground: all the rest are dirty, although they have been washed well. A small crop Is cer tain, and no one can say how small' It may be. Worcester (South). Hops have made no progress this last week, the nights being so cold. The unwashed yards have gone Into a black blight and the leaves are falling off. Taking the washed and unwashed yards gen erally they have not looked so bad since 1882. HAWAIIAN FRUIT IN PORTLAND. Sample Lot of Papains, Avocadoes and Man goes Brought Here. Portland has an opportunity now to sample the fruit rroducta of the Hawaiian Isles. J. Edgar Hlggins, horticulturist of the Hawaiian agricultural experiment station, which is con nected with the Department of Agriculture, is here with a shipment of Island fruit for the purpose of Introducing It in this section. The lot was opened up yesterday In the store of the W. B. Glance Company and attracted much attention. It consisted of papaias, mangoes, avocadoes. or alligator pears, pineapples and bananas. ... Mr. Hlggins Is not only anxious to Introduce the fruit to Americans, and thus find & wider market for It, but another purpose in bringing It here was to see how it would stand ship ment. There was an idea at Honolulu that the fruit would not stand up under the long trip. The experiment proved to be an entire success, for not 5 per cent of the lot was spoiled In transit. Most of It was gathered between July 28 and 30. The shipment was brought to San Francisco under Ice, but there was no refrigeration on the railroad trip up through the hot Sacramento Valley, yet the tender papaias were as sound when unpacked) as when they left Honolulu. Some specimens of the fruit were served at the Commercial Club yesterday, and today they will be In all the leading hotels and fruit CHICKENS ARE LOWER, feprings and Old Ones Now Selling at About Same Price. Spring chickens and old hens are selling now at about the same price. For Springs, 14 cents was the top quotation made yesterday. The demand was very slow, and. although re ceipts were not as large as recently, some stock was carried over. The egg market was steady, with receipts and demand about equal. ' No change was. reported In the creamery butter situation. Store butter was a shade firnser. GraJn Bag Market Uncertain. The market for grain bags has a somewhat eaeler tone, but quotations have not been changed pending the arrival of the Numantia. It Is understood she has a quantity of bags aboard, but no one knows how many. The steamer Is due the middle of next week. Delayed Melon Arrive. Railroad communication with California was fully established yesterday afternoon, when eight cars of watermelons and two cars of BRITAIN HOPCRQP cantaloupes arrived. No other delayed fruit was received up to the close of busine hours. It Is needless to say there was a fine mar ket for the melons and cantaloupes. Liberal shipments of local orchard fruit came in and found ready sale. California Gallon Fruits Advance. Gallon canned fruits In California have stiff ened up materially in the last few days. The strongest advance was in apricots, which are now quoted 60 to 75 cents higher. Peaches, blackberries and other fruits have alio ad vanced In sympathy. Bank Clearings. Bank clearances of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ 7.B !'2,23l Seattle 1,429.968 3S3.914 Tacoma 677.9n9 45.431 Spokane 508.494 26,018 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. FLOUR Patents, $4.10 per barrel: straights, 13.43; clears, 13.2583.40; Valley, S3.0oiU3.6S: Dakota and hard wheat, patents, $5.4o'e5.00; clears, 4.25; graham, $3.50: whole wheat, 13.75; rye flour, local, $5: Eastern, $5.40; cornmeal, per bale, $1.90(9 2.2D. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. $16: country, $17 per ton; middlings. $23.50(8 20: shorts, city, $17: country. $18 per ton, chop. U. S. Mills, $15.50; Unseed dairy food, $1S; Acalfa meal. $18 per ton. WHEAT Club, 69c; bluestem. Tic; Val ley. 71 72c; red, 66 07c. OATS No. 1 white feed. $27; gray. $26 per ton. BARLEY Feed. $23.50 per ton; brewing, $23.5o: rolled. $24S24.5o. RYE $1.50 per cwt. CEKBAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.500.7.1; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 60-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes. $1.40; 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. $11(812.50 per ton; clover. $77.50; cheat. $6.50; grain bay, $7. alfalra. $10. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common, 50? 75c per box; fancy, $1.2542: apricots. $1,258' 1.35; grapes, $1.75jj2 per crate; peaches. i5Cg) $1; pears, $2; plums, fancy, 60fo75c per box; common. 5073c; blackberries, 56c per pound; crab apples, 73c per box. MELONS Cantaloupes. $2fi2.50 per Crate; watermelons, l114c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $56.S0 per box; oranges, Valencias. $4.5U(s5; grapefruit, $4-64-50; pineapples', $3j4 per dozen; bananas, 6c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans, 6g7c; cab bage, lff2c per pound: celery, 85c$l per dozen; corn, 15'o20c per dosen; cucumbers, hothouse, 25c per dozen: field, 4o6i60c -per box; egg plant, 10c per pound; lettuce, head, 23c per dozen; onions, lota-12 14 c per dozen; peas, 4S?5c: bell peppers. 12V3'(?15e; radishes. 10'l!c per dozen: rhubarb, 2210 per pound; spinach, 2!3c per pound; tomatoes, 00900 per box; hothouse, $2; parsley, 25c; squash, $11.25 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 90c$l per sack; carrots, $151.25 per sack; beets, $1.25 1.50 per sack; garlic, 1012Vjc per pound. ONIONS New, lV4rlVjc per pound. POTATOES Old Burbanks, nominal; new potatoes, Oregbn. 75k00c: California, $1.25. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound: apricots, lSSjlOc; peaches, 1213c; pears, HM14c; Italian prunes. 5:&8c; California figs" white, in sacks. 5!i614c per pound; biack. 45c; bricks, 1214-ounce packages, 75'ij.$5c per box; Smyrna, 20c pound; dates, Persian, 6ft6VjC per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, HI) 814c; 16-ounce, 9141?loc; loose muscatels, 2 crown, 6M-7c; 3-crown. 6g7Vic; 4-crown. 77i4c; unbleached, seedless Sultanas, 6iu7c: Thompson's fancy bleached, 10'jillc; Lc-ndon layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. $2; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 2214tfj24a per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, zoigv&c; store butter, 15 15".c. EGGS Oregon ranch, 2121V4c per dozen; Eastern. 2021c. CHEESH Oregon full cream twins. 13(3 13VJc; Young America, 145M414C. rUULIK I Average om nens. ligiic; mixed chickens. 12ti1fl3c: Springs. 14c: old rooster. 910c: dressed chickens. 14215c; tur kevs. live, 16022c; turkeys. dreed, choice, 2ii2214c; geese, live, per pound, 8frl0c; ducks, 11 13c; pigeons, $l(gl.50; squabs, $23. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS Oregon, 1905. nominal. 13c; olds. nominal, 10c 1806 contracts, 1010V4c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 10!320c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 20(?22c, according to fineness. MOHAIR cnoice. wfloi'c per pouaa. hides Dry. No. 1. 16 pounds and uu. per pound, lSS20c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 35 pounds, 182rc per pound; dry salted bull and stags, one-third lees than dry flint; culls moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair-slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to 8 c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound, lufgllc; steers, sound, ou to tu pounas, iuijiic per pound; steers, sound, under 60 pounds, and cows 9 10c per pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound; kip, sound, 15 to 30 pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11$ 12c per pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less; veals, 1c per pound less. Sheepskins:' Shearlings, No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 25-iJ30c; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 50etioc; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.2.Vji2: murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15 16c per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size, $161.50; colts, hides, each, 25650c. Goatskins: Common, each. 15g25c; Angora, with wool on, each, 30cli$1.50. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to else, each,. $5'fi'20;-cubs, each. $ltj3; badger, prime, each, 23(550c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3"fi50c; house cat, b'TiSiHi; fox, common gray, large prime, each. 6C"G70c; red. each, $35i5; cross, each. $5'!'15; silver and black, each, $100300; fishers, each, $5S; lynx, each, $4.60a6; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size, $1(&3: marten, dark Northern, accord ing to size and color, each. $lo&15; pale pine, according to size and color, each, $2.506i4; mufikrat. large, each, 12&15c; skunk, each, 40(a60c; civet or polecat, each, 5I&15C; otter, large, prime skin, each, $C(H0; ranther with head and claws perfect, each, $2tfj5; raccoon, prime large, each, 60tf?75c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.505; prairie (coyote), 60e7$l; wolverine, each, $0'8; beaver, per skin, large, $5rg6; medium, J3&7; small, $1T1.50; kits, 5075c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 2225o per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 44V4c; No. 2 and grease, 2fr73c, CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttam bark) Now, 2i2toc per pound; 1904 and 1805, 3c in small lots. SV.fl'tc In car lots. GRAIN BAGS 9e9e each. Groceries, Nuts, Etc RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5V4c: South ern Japan, 5.40c; head, 6.75c, COFFEE Mocha. 26?28c: Java, ordinary, lS(Vi22c: Costa Rica, rancy, 18?i20c; good. lHfalSc; ordinary, 191122c per pound; Columbia roast, cases, loos. $14.70; 60s, $14.75; Arbuckle, $17.25; Lion. $18.25. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 90c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound talis. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $5.30; powdered, $5.05; dry granulated, $4.1)5; extra C, $4.60; golden C, $4.35; fruit sugar. $4.95; XX. $4.83; XXX. $4.85. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes, 5(o per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct 14c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He. Beet sugar, $4.75 per 100 pounds: maple sugar, 15f.l8o per pound. NUTS Walnuts. lolic per pound by attek; ic extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts, 10c; filberts, 16c; pecans. Jumbos, 16c; extra large, 17c; almonds, 141415c; chestnuts, Italian. 121416c; Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw, 714c per pound: roasted, 9c: plnenuts. lo 12c; hickory nuts, 7Vt(&8c; cocoanuts, 3590c per dozen. SALT California dairy, $11 per ton: Imita tion Liverpool. $12 per ton: half-ground. 100s. $9; 50s, $9.50; lump Liverpool, $17.50. BEANS Small white, 4Hc: large white, 4Mjc; pink, 2c; bayou. 4;c; Lima, 5c; Mexicans, red, 41c. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 7H!JRc; 125 to 60 pounds. 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 6c; 2o0 pounds and up, 6Vj6c. tJKbir Jjressea duiis, oc per pouna; cows, 4ft3lJc; country steers. 6(3 6c. MKTTON Dressed fancy. 7Rc per pound: ordinary. 56c: lambs, fancy, Sf8i,4c FORK uressea. iw to jeu pounas, e?oc; 150 to 2H pounds, TAUSc; 2o0 pounds and up, 7Q7&C Provisions and Canned Meats. TtAfOV Fancv breakfast. 21c per pound: standard breakfast, lc; choice, 18c; English, 11 to 14 pounds, 17c: peacn, 10c. HAMS IO to 14 pounds, 17c per pound: 14 to 16 oounds. 17c: 18 to 20 pounds. 16c; California (picnic). 13o; cottage, non, shoulders, lijac; DOliea, zoc; oouea picuic, boneless, 20c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $21: half barrels, $11; beef. barrels, $11; half barrels, $6. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pownd; minced ham.' 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17t.c; bologna, ling, 7c; welnerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c; pork, Bffloc: headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologna sausage, link, 4f5C DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 12c: smoked. 13c: clear back?, dry salt, 12c smoked, 13c; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt. 14c; smoked. 15c; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds average." dry salt. 12iic; smoked. lSttc; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces lUtc; tubs, 12c; 50s, 12c: 20, l2vic: 10s. 12-c; 5s. 12o. standard Pure: Tierces. lOlic: tubs. 11c: KOs, 11c: 20s. ll4e; 10s, HV-c; 5s, llc. Compound: Tierces. 7iic; tubs. 7c; 50s. 7c: 10s. SVic: 5s, 8(4C a Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. 81c per gallon. COAL Cases, 19c per gallon: tanks. 1214c per gallon. GASOLINE Stove, canes. 24Hc; 72 test, 27'Ac; 88 test. 35c; iron tanks. 10c. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7c; 600-pound lota. 8c; less than 500-pound lots, Sc (In 25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5- pound tin palls, lc above keg price; I to 6- pound tin cans. 100 pounds per case, :.c per pound above keg price.) LINSEED Raw, In barrels, 47c: in cases, 53c; boiled, in barrels, 60c; in cases, 6ic: 25-gallon lots, lc less. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and 1 Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted in the local markets yesterday: CATTLE Best steers. $383.65: medium. $3 (B3.25; eows, $2.25.172.50; second-grade cows, $1.50(32: bulls, $1.502; calves, $44.50. SHEEP Best sheared. $4-25: lambs. $5. HOGS Best, $7.257.50; light. $.75(g7. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City. Chicago and Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. 10. Cattle Re ceipts 200; market steady. Native steers, $10; cows and heifers, $34.23; Western steers, $35; Texas steers, $1.502.50; stoekers and feeders, $2.754.23; calves. $3(63.75; bulls, stags, etc., $23.S5. Hogs Receipts 90000; market 10 15c lower. Heavy. $3.856: mixed. $5.906; light, $5.S56.15; pigs. $56; bulk of sales. $5.90 6.05. Sheep Receipts 500; market steady. Yearlings. $53.73; wethers, $1.505.10; ewes, $44.85; lambs, $6. 25 7.40. CHICAGO, Aug. 10. Cattle .Receipts 1500: market strong. Beeves. $3. 50 0.50; stoekers and feeders. $2.504.25; cows and heifers. $1.155.30: calves, $3.605.25; Texas fed steers, $3 2 4.75. Hogs Receipts today, 24.000; tomorrow, estimated, 12,000; market 10c lower. Mixed and butchers, $5.83 6.30; good to choice heavy. $3.96.23; rough heavy. $3.50 5.75; light. $5.036.23: pigs. $5.156.15; bulk of sales, $5.90(8 6.15. Sheep Receipts 8000; market steady. Sheep, $3.23 5.40; lambs, $4.75 7.75. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Aug. 10. Receipts 3000; market steady to strong. Native steers, $46.15; native cows and heifers, $2.404.50; Western cows, $24.23; West ern steers, $3.30 6 6; bulls, $2 6 3.30; calves, $2.503.75. Hogs Receipts 7000; market 10c lower. Bulk of sales,- $6.100.17tt ; heavy, $6.05 6.10; packers, $6.106.17Vi ; light, $6.15 6.20; pigs, $3 5.50. Sheep Receipts 3000; market strong. Muttons, '$4.255.60; lambs, $687.60; range wethers. $4.506; fed ewes. $4.605.25. SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Prices Paid for Products in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, -Aug. 10. The following prices were quoted in the produce market to day: FRUIT Apples, choice, $1; common, 50c; bananas, 75c$1.50; Mexican limes. $66.50; California lemons, choice, $4; common, $2.60; oranges, navel, $1.754; pineapples, $1.50 2.50. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 8E50c; garlic, 23c; green peas, 75cg$l; string beans, 2 4c; tomatoes, 3050c; egg plant, 5075c; okra. 8075c. EGGS Store, 18g25c; fancy ranch, 30c. POTATOES Early Rose. 705S0c; River Burbanks, 50?fSSc; Salinas Burbanks, $1.25; Oregon Burbanks, 75S5c. POULTRY Roosters, old $66.50; young roosters, $57; orollers, small. $22.50; broil ers, large, $2(ft3; fryers, $34; hens, $4.50. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 26c; creamery seconds, 21c; fancy dairy, 23c; dairy seconds, l9:f; pickled. 17!418c. CHEESE)- Young America, li12Hc; Eastern, 16tAc: Western. 15c. WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino, 16 18c: mountain, 9llc; South Plains and Sana Joaquin, 9'Sllc. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.5022; middlings, $26(R30. HAY Wheat, $1217.50; wheat and oats, $1216; barley, nominal: alfalfa, $78; stock, $78; straw, 3050c per bale. RECEIPTS Flour, 5068 quarter sacks; barley, 1630 centals; oats. 360 centals; beans, 732 sacks; potatoes, 2705 sacks; bran, 170 sacks; middlings, 400 sacks; hay, -643 tons. Mining; Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. Official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alpha Con. ..$0.06 (Justice $0.04 Andes 06 iKentuck Con... .02 Belcher 21 Mexican 65 Best & Belcher .70 Occidental Con. .74 Bullion 20 Ophlr 3.45 Caledonia 24 Overman 08 Challenge Con. .12 savage 80 Chollar 11 Scorpion 06 Confidence . . . .56 Seg. Belcher. . . .03 Con. Cal. V. .85 Sierra Nevada. .18 Con. Imperial. .01 Silver Hill SI Crown Point.. .09 Union Con it Exchequer . .. .42 Utah Con 03 Gould 6t Currle .07 Yellow Jacket. .14 Hale & Norcr. .93 St. Louis 05 Julia 05 NEW YORK. Aug. Adams Con. . .$0.20 Alice 2.25 Breece 20 Brunswick Cn. .27 Comstock Tun. .13 Con. Cal. & V. .85 Horn Silver... 1.60 Iron Sliver 50 Leadvllle Con. .03 10. Closing quotations: Little Chief ..$0.05 Ontario 2.65 Ophlr 3.40 iPhoenlx 02 Potosl 10 Savage 78 Sierra Nevada. .18 Small Hopes. .. .30 Standard 2.50 BOSTON, Aug. 10. dosing quotations: Adventure . .$ 5. Allouez 34 Amalg'mated 101. Atlantic .... 15 Bingham . .. 31 Cal. & Hecla 605 Centennial .. 22 Cop. Range. 73. Mont C. C.$ 2.25 O. Dominion. 40.00 Osceola 103.00 Parrot 23.50 (iulncy el.OO Shannon .... 9.50 !Tamarack . 97.50 Trinltv 8.75 Dalv West. . Franklin ... Granby .... Greene Con.. Isle Royale. . Mass. Mining Michigan ... Mohawk . . . unitea copp.. 62.75 u. s. Mining. U. S. Oil Utah ' Victoria Winona Wolverine . . 65.00 10.00 ' 86 SO 6 23 7.25 150.00 Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. There was an ad vance of 12 10s to 181 10s for spot tin In the London market, and futures were 2 6s higher at 181 15s. Locally the market was firm and higher In consequence, with bids at 40.60c and holders asking 40.65c. Copper was also higher in 'the English mar ket, with spot closing at 83 2s 6d, and futures at 82 15s. The local market was un changed, with lake quoted .at 1S.62H1S.75c; electrolytic at 18.37M18.50c; casting at 18 18.25c. Lead was unchanged at 5.75c in the local market, and advanced s 6d to 16 18s 6d in London. Spelter was 2s 6d higher at 2 17s 6d In London. The local market was dull at 6 6. 10c. Iron was 3d higher In the English market, with standard foundry 61s 9d; Cleveland war rants. 62s lVjd. Locally the market was un changed. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. The market for evaporated apples Is unchanged on spot, and futures are attracting very little attention for the time being. Prime are quoted at 11 lH4c; choice at UWgllc; choice and fancy, 10c. Prunes are firm, and Coast holders are ask ing higher prices. The local spot market la unchanged. California 70s to 40s are quoted at 7Wi!68c, and Oregon 40s to 20s at 7 BMc. Apricots are unchanged, with fancy quoted at 16e. Peaches are firm in tone, but business re mains quiet. Choice are quoted at loaicffllc; extra choice at lHAtffllHc; fancy, ll412c, and extra fancy, 1212Vjc Ralelns are unchanged. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Cotton futures closed steady at a net decline of 412 points. August. 9.34c; September. 9.46c; October, 9.61c; November. 9.67c; December. 9.72c; Janu ary, 9.82c; February. 9.79c; March. 9.9tc; April, 9.98c; May, 10.03c CALL IV1DNEY HIGHER Advance Has Weakening Ef fect on Stocks. ONLY FEW LEADERS STEADY Financial Situation Offsets Effect of Government's Enormous Fig ' ures in Crop Report Talk of Gold Imports. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Today's stock mar ket was held suspended between the Influences of the rising rates for call money and the ex traordinary figures of the Government's re port on the condition of the great cereal crop. There was a orlef and slight hardening of prices of stocks following the publication of the Government crop report, which served only to about restore the level of prices to where they left oft last night. But the market fell back again Into a torpid state after this brief sign of animation. The prom-se of the crops, according to the estimates of the crop based on present condi tions, fixes a figure In excess of last year's bumper crop, and' also Is well above the esti mate fixed at this date last year. The mod erate effect of the report either in the grain markets or In the stock market was due partly to the confident expectation of its favorable character previously held. But the money sit uation undoubtedly had an Important part in the restraint on the stock market. Call loan rates and rates for time loans were higher. Estimates of the week's currency ' movement indicate a slight movement on balance against New York to be added to the $2,000,000 lent to the Subtreasury. But no doubt Is enter tained that the course of the movement, thus slightly Indicated, has turned definitely against New York for the eviujon. Weejtly withdrawals from the cash reserves of the New York banks are to be expected therefore for an indefinite period. Relief from other sources depends on New York's ability to draw gold from abroad. , Conditions are moving quite strongly to wards the point of profit on gold Imports. A further wide decline In foreign exchange rates today brought that point nearer. It Is be lieved that new arrivals of gold In the London market will be available for New York under present conditions, although they do not al low withdrawals from the Bank of England for4 shipment. The official figures of the Rand production of gold in July were of Interest In this connection, showing the increasing ten dency of the output still in progress, the monthly production rising to 491,713 fine ounces, the greatest in the history of the Transvaal. The desultory showing of strength In a few stocks during the day, principally the Harrl man Pacifies and "the Pennsylvania group, was attributed to hopes of early dividend Increase. The general market was sluggish and narrow throughout. The freedom of the call loan market from a final flurry, which was some what feared, prompted a stiffening of prices at the last which established the day's gain for the few strong stocks. Net changes, as a rule, however, were trivial. The closing tone was steady. Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value, $1,720,000. United States bonds were all un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express Amalg. Copper .... 40.800- 102, 101 lul Am. Car & Fdy... 1.700 3 3,J4 37 do. preferred 200 loo loo 100 la Am. Cotton Oil do. preferred Am. Express 240 Am. Hd. & Lr.,pfd oJS Am. Ice Securities. 2.200 72 ll'A Am. Linseed Oil... 1 do. preferred Am. Locomotive .. 2,800 69H BStt do. preferred - ... Am. Smelt. & Ret. 8.7"0 162 151 do. preferred 200 116 116 116 A Am Sugar Ref 1,700 135 134 13;;s Am. Tobacco, pfd. 4o0 loO 90 v 9U; Anaconda Mng. Co. 7.4iK 254 V, 252 2a4Vi Atchison 4.300 93i 82 t2 do. preferred 100 100 lWn 10 Atlantic Coast Line ..... H Baltimore & Ohio.. 17,500 121 120?, 12(ls do. preferred 0L Brook. Rapid Tran. 8,700 78i 77 77 Canadian Pacific .. 2,000 167 167 l7Vs Central of N. J 2'-g Central Leather ... 100 38 38 3S do. preferred .... 400 101 V, 101 Vi lol Chespk. & Ohio 1.900 60 60Vj 60i Chicago Grt. West. 1.000 18Vi I8V4 M'i Chicago & N. W.. 1.4O0 205 202Vj 204 Chi., Mil. & St. P. 10,500 1S6VI 185& lbS4 Chi. Term. & Tran 4 ,- 13 do. preferred 2i C. C, C. & St. L 93 Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 6,500 63'4 K 924 Colo. & Southern.. 500 37 S7 37 do. 1st preferred. 600 71 71 70 do. 2d preferred 62 Consolidated Gas .. 8,800 139 13H 138 Corn Products 100 19 19 10?4 do. preferred 77 Dei. & Hudson 600 220 220 220 Del.. Lack. & West 600 Denver & Rio G... 2.500 44 42 43 do. preferred 85 Dlst. Securities ... 200 60 60 60 Erie 17,300 43 42 43 do. 1st preferred 76 do. 2d preferred.. 200 70 69 69 General Blectrlo ... 100 167 167 165 Grt. Northern, pfd. 900 297 205 2(15 Hocking Valley 123 Illinois Central 100 175H 175 175 International Paper 1,000 19 19 19 do. preferred. 85 International Pump 44 do. preferred 84 Int. Met. 9,400 35 84 34 do. preferred 1,800 75 75 75 Iowa Central 26 do. preferred 61 K. C. Southern 100 26 26 26 do. preferred BOO SK 56 55 Louis. & Null WW 144 143 143 Mexican Central-.. Sort 21 21 21 Minn. 6c St. Louis. 100 64 64 64 M., St. P. & S.S.M 151 do. prererrea ..... iw lerren ..... ..... ini Pacific .. l.OOO 94 93 94 n. & Tex. 200 SS 33 a:i ferred .... 100 6S 68 67 Missouri Paclnc Mo.. Kan do. preferred National Lead 200 80 79 79 N.R.R. of Mex.,pfd. 4K) 39 311 3!1 N. Y. Central 7.400 140 l.",S 130a; N. Y., Ont. & W-. SOO 47 47 47 Norf. & Western.. 12,300 92 91 92 do. preferred 89 " Northern Paclfio .. 4,800 20(1 205 205 North American .. 200 94 94 94 Pacific Mall 35 Pennsylvania 4.30O 136 135 135 People's Gas fll P., C. C. & St. L '.. 81 Pressed Steel Car.. 400 61 61 61 do. preferred 97 Reading 60,900 131 130 131 do. 1st preferred ..... 92 do. 2d preferred - &:; Republic Steel 2S do. preferred .... 1O0 99 9!) o Rock Island Co.... 100 25 25 25s, do. preferred 62 Schloss Sheffield .. 600 76' 75 7H-T4 Pt.L. & S.F.2d pfd 44 St. Louis S. W 300 24 24 24 do. preferred F4U. fcoutnern racuio .. wo,i" 77 77 do. preferred . . . . Southern Ry do. preferred Tenn. Coal A Iron. 100 118 118 118 BOO 37 36 36 99 IOO 154 154 154 Texas & Pacific 100 32 32 1 14 ; Tol., St. L. & W 274 do. preferred 200 4S 48 47 Union Pacific 85,800 157 - 155 156 do. preferred 94 XT. S. Express 125 U. S. Realty IOO 77 77 76 V. S. Rubber 200 44 44 44 do. preferred 107 TJ. S. Steel 27.7O0 40 40 40U do. preferred 4.4O0 106 105 10.MK Va. Car. Chemical. 30O 37 37 37i? do. preferred 108 W'abash 20 do. preferred .... 2V 46 46 46 Well Fargo Ex... 100 300 ' 800 295 Westlnghouse Elec 351 Western Union .... 3O0 91 91 ni Wheeling Sc L. E.. IOO 17 17 17 Wis. Central 800 25 25 25 do. preferred .... 500 40 49 4g Total sales for the day. 492,000 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Ane in. Cln!nc oiiotati"n' TJ. S. ref. 2s, reg,104ln. R. G. 4s... 99 do coupon 1041N. Y. C. gen. 4s. 93 TJ. S. 3s. reg 103 North. Pac. 3s.. 75 do coupon .... 103 I do 4s 103 U.S. new 4s, rg.129 Soth. Pac. 4s.. 92 do coupon. ... 129 .Union Pac. 4s... 103 TJ. S. old 4s. reg. 103 (Wis. Central 4s. 90 do coupon. ... 103 IJap. 6s, 2d series P! Atch. adj. 4s... 05Uap. 4s 8414 Stocks at Lornlos). LONDON. Aug. 10. Consols for money. 88; for account. SS: Anaconda ....... 13 IN. Y. Central. . .143 u Norf. sc Western do preferred. . . Ont. & Western. Pennsylania . .. Rand Mines Reading Southern Ry do preferred. .. 94 95 49 70 67 102 southern f ac. . . . Union Pac do preferred... U. S. Steel do preferred... 79 10O 98 41 110 21 47 w abash do preferred... Spanish 4s 92 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Money on call firm, 394: ruling rate, 4; closing bid, S; of fered. 3; last loan, 3. Time loans steady; 60 days, 4tM : 90 days, 4i5; six months, 5 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5 6c. Sterling exchange weak. $4.8485(f4.8590 for demand, and $4.8000 for 60-day bills: posted rates, $4.S34.86; commercial bills, $4.81. Bar silver, 65c. Mexican dollars, 50c. ' Government bonds steady; railroad bonds heavy. LONDON. Aug. 10. Bar silver firm, 80 6-16d per ounce. Money. 2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills Is 2 15-16S3 per cent. The rate of discount in tbe open market for three months bills kt 3&3 1-16 per cent, SAN FRANCISCCs. Aug. 10. Silver bare, 65i,4c. Mexican dollars, 62c. Drafts Sight, 2c; telegraph, 6c. Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.82; do sight, $4.85. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Today's state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balances , . $183,645, 6S4 Gold Coin 106.5.:7.530 Gold certificates 43,068,700 PREPARE FOB FALL TRADE INCREASED ACTIVITY IX JOB BIXG AXD WHOLESALE LINES. Crop Reports All That Could Be Desired Railway Earnings Still Growing. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. R. G. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: In some sections the Intense heat facili tated retail trade lnSummer goods and im proved the attendance at seaside resorts, but the most important development In the busi ness world was the increased activity of Job bing and wholesale departments in preparing for Autumn and Winter requirements. Crop reports are all that could be desired, harvest and threshing returns surpassing all but the most sanguine expectations. Railway earnings in July were 12 per cent larger than last year, and foreign commerce at this port alone for the last week shows gains of $1,323,204 in exports, and $1,098,874 In imports over the same week in 1905. Failures this week numbered 174 in the United States against 222 last year, and 13 In Canada, compared with 19 a year ago. SCARCITY OF LABOR. Complaint Is Country-Wide, Despite Enor mous Immigration. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Bradstreets tomor row will say: Fall trade has opened- actively, the first rush of country buyers being noted at all large centers East and West. Other develop ments have been mainly favorable. Industry is active as seldom If ever before, and the only subject of complaint herein Is the scarcity of labor available. This complaint, however, is practically country-wide, despite the enor mous past and present Immigration. Railway earnings continue very heavy, a gain of 12 per cent being indicated for July over a year ago. Business failures In the United States for the week ending August number 137 against 170 last week. 166 in the like week of 1905. 167 in 1904, 160 in 1903 and 181 in 1902. In Canada, failures for the week number 19, as against 19 last week and 32 In this week a year ago. Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the' week end ing August 9 are 2,262,960 bushels, against 1,895,020 last week, and 865.002 this week last year. For the past six weeks of the fiscal year, the exports are 12.100,000 bushels, against 5,238,645 In 1905. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. The following ta ble, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended August 9, with the percentages of Increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: Inc. Dec. New York $1,762,846,448 27.4 Chicago 197.233.785 9.1 Boston 134,196,567 3.8 Philadelphia 124.930.840 13.1 St. Louis 47.383.441 1.8 Pittsburg 45.740.072 4.7 San Francisco ... 36,649,876 19.0 .... Baltimore 26,221,030 22.4 Cincinnati ' 22,931,800 4.8 .... Kansas City 26.715,012 12.9 New Orleans 13.836,393 3.0 Minneapolis 17.122,788 27.7 Cleveland 14.271,021 13.6 .... Louisville 11.176,657 7 Detroit 12.424.014 1.3 Los Angeles .... 10,544.214 1.6 .... Omaha 9.218.072 10. 0 .... Milwaukee 8.236.269 2.6 .... Providence 6,137. 60O 3.9 .... Buffalo 8.399,560 13.8 Indianapolis 7,751.423 27.7 .... St. Paul ' 7.354.092 21.9 .... Denver . . . ; 6,843.209 7.5 Seattle 9.046.222 72.8 Memphis 8.324.315 7.0 Fort Worth. 5.486.236 27.4 Richmond 5.622.725 30.2 .... Columbus 6,258.100 19.5 Washington 5,300.278 17.2 .... St. Joseph 4.420,356 6.T .... Savannah 8.271.368 5.7 Portland, Or. .... 6.203.993 29.7 Albany 5,942,844 60.5 .... Salt Lake City 4.001,171 S.7 Toledo. O. 3.720.879 . . . 3.3 Rochester 3.711.187 Atlanta 3,343.088 23.0 .... Tacoma 3.755.150 32.0 .... Spokane. Wash. .. S. 702. 218 40.3 .... Hartford .. .... 3.620.O4T 37.6 .... Nashville 3.c,',.0.l.-.l 23.7 Peoria 2.488,189 1.3 Des Moines 2.475,162 1.0 New Haven 2.254.333 4.1 .... Grand Rapids 2.190.13.1. 1.9 Norfolk 2,130.152 37.0 .... Augusta, Ga 993.668 .... 26.3 Springfield, Mass... 1,575.040 5.9 Portland. Me 1.890.S73 15.2 Dayton 1.670.437 16.7 Sioux City 1.062.688 12.7 .... Evansvllle 1,549,906 36.2 . .... Birmingham 1,661,459 21.1 .... Worcester 1,409,670 10.4 .... Syracuse 1,507.677 13.6 .... Charleston, S. C... 938,003 16.9 Erie, Pa .-..'.3.884 Lincoln, Neb 1,323.940 Mobile 1.584. 726 65.0 .... Knoxvtlle 1.402,291 16.1 .... Jacksonville, Fla... 1,246,314 15.3 Wilmington, Del... 1.065,385 10.2 .... W'lchlta 1,364,687 40.7 .... Wllkesbarre 1.042.208 20.1 .... Chattanooga 1.146.527 21.1 .... Davenport 1,029.820 26.1 .... Little Rock 1.0O.-..353 18 6 .... Wheeling. W. Va.. 1,101,2.16 57.2 .... Akron 5.84,105 39.0 .... Rockford. Ill 552,407 10. 1 .... -edar Rapids. Ia.. 442.577 2.2 .... Greeneburg. Pa. .. .101,451 17.0 .... Bloomington. 111... 326.217 2.3 .... Springfield. 0 872,231 24.4 .... Quincy. Ill 435.622 10.5 .... Mansfield, 0 299.561 Decatur, 111 SO.1,520 11.5 Sioux Falls. S. D... 423.030 49.4 Jacksonville. Ill 356.712 84.8 .... Fremont. Neb 312.903 40.5 .... South Bend. Ind. .. 404.262 Houston 16.415.0.J4 41.8 Galvjston 9.724.000 10. S Fort Wayne. Ind.. 801.962 11.3 Totals. TJ. S $2,694,946,079 20.5 Outside N. Y 932,099,631 9.8 .... CANADA. Montreal $ 28.593.03T 21.8 .... Toronto 1S.SS8.602 12.7 .... Winnipeg 8.865.953 39.3 .... Ottawa 2.60.1,734 36.8 .... Halifax 2.014.351 13.6 .... Vancouver, B. C... 2.812.247 C9.0 .... Quebec 1.826.140 5.1 .... Hamilton 1.332,065 30.7 .... St. John. N. B 1.28R..173 1S.O .... London, Ont 1,119.468 17.9 .... Victoria, B. C 798,234 31.2 Calgary, Alberta. . 991,678 Totals. Canada. .$ 70.142.204 22.2 Balances paid In cash. Atchison 98 do preferred. . 104 B. & 0 124 Can. Pacific 173 C. & Q. 2 Ch. Gt. Western 19 St. Paul 19! De Beers 17 D. & R. G 44t, do preferred.. 78 Erie 44 do 1st pfd 81 do 2d pfd 72 Illinois Central. 1M L. & N 14S M.. K. & T 33 GREAT WHEAT. YIELD Crop Is . Now Estimated at - 759,000,000 Bushels. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT Corn and Oats Also Produce Unusu ally Heavy Cereal Prices Ad versely Affected in the Chicago Market. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. The crop report ing board of the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Agriculture finds, from the re ports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau, as follows: The conCition of corn on August 1 was 8S.1 as compared with 87.5 last month, 80 on Au gust 1, 19)5, 87.3 at the corresponding date in 1904, and a ten-year average of 84. Preliminary returns Indicate a Winter wheat crop of about 493.434,000 bushels, or an aver age of 16.7 bushels per acre, as compared with 14.3 bushels per acre last year as finally estimated. The following table shows the esti mated average yield In bushels per acre in each of the three principal Winter wheat states in 1906 and 19o5, the figures for 19u5 being the final estimate Issued December 20: 1906. 19"5. Kansas 15.3 13.9 Oklahoma 14.0 82 California 17.1 9.3 The average condition of Spring wheat on August 1 was 86.9, as compared with 91.4 last month. 89.2 on August 1. 1905, 87.5 at the corresponding day in 1904, and a ten-year average of 82.6. The average condition of the oats crop on August 1 was 82.8, as compared with 84 last month. 90.8 on August 1, 1905 . 86.8 at the corresponding date in 1904, and a ten-year average of 84.3 The proportion of the oats crop of last year still In the hands of farmers la estimated at 7.1 per cent, as compared with 6.2 per cent of the crop of 1904 in farmers' hands one year ago, 5.4 per cent of the crop of 1903 In farmers' hands two years ago, and a ten-year average of 7.2 per cent. The average condition of barley on August 1 was 90.3, against 92.5 one month ago. 89.5 on August 1, 1905, 89.1 at the corresponding date in 1904. and a ten-year average of 85.3. The average condition of rye on August 1 was 90.8, as compared with 91.3 one month ago, 02.6 on August 1, 1905, 91.8 at the eor- rcjpondlng date In 19U4, and a ten-year averJ age of 88.2. WHEAT WEAKENS AT CHICAGO. ProHt-Taking; on Publication of Government Report. CHICAGO, Aug. 10. The publication of the Government report came late In the day and Injected some animation into a previously inert session. According to the Government experts, the total yield of wheat In the United States this year will amount to 759,000.000 bushels, as compared with an actual yield last year of 092.000,000 buehels. The official sta tistics Indicated a decline of 4.5 points in the condition of Spring wheat, but this was more than offset by the enormous total yield of Winter and Spring wheat. The Government report caused considerable profit-taking and re sulted in moderate declines. Early In the day the market held quite firm as a result of a fair advance In the price of wheat at Liverpool, The close was weak. September opened a lower to 14c higher at 72c to 7214c, sold up to 72c, and then declined to 717Sc. The close was o off at 72c. The total yield of corn this year of 2.651,- 000.000 bushels, as Indicated by the Govern- ment crop report, had a weakening effect on the corn market In general. The September delivery, however, was upheld by small local receipts and light stocks. September closed practically unchanged at 49Vic. Notwithstanding a bullish report for oats. tbe market closed barely steady. Official ng ures Indicated a total yield of 801,000.000 bush els, which is 17 per cent less than the amount of last year's crop. September closed prac tically unchanged at 31c. Provisions were Inclined to weakness - be cause of a continuance of liberal receipts of live hogs. At the close September pork was off 6a at $16.90. Lard was a shade higher at $8.7088.72. Ribs were down 5&7Vic at $. WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. September ...$ .7214 $ .72 $ .72 $ .72 December 751i .75 .745, .7414 May 79 .79 Vi .78 .784 CORN. September ... .49 Vi .50 .49 .49Vi December 44 .4514 .44t4 .44 May 40T-S .4614 .45V, .5? OATS. September December . May .31- .31 H .31 .31 .3214 -32-V .32 .32'4 .Si .34 .3 Vs MESS PORK. September ...16.8714 16.9214 16.87 16.90 January 13.87Vi 13.00 13.8714 13.87V4 LARD. September ... 8.65 8.8714 8.65 8.7215 October 8.7214 8.7714 8.7214 8.7714 November 8.57V4 8.6714 8.57Vi 8.62V4 SHORT RIBS. September ... 9.0214 9.0214 8.90 9.00 October 8.7714 8.77 8.72V4 8.77 V4 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour' Steady. Wheat No. 3. 70g74c; No. 2 red, 71 14 '5720. Corn No. 2, 50c; No. 2 yellow, 6iyiG52!ic Oatas No. 2, 30c; No. 2 white, 35c: No. S white, 81ft32o. Rye No. 2. 56c , Barley Good feeding, 38S39c; fair to choice malting. 42048c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.07: No. 1 Northwestern, $1.10. Short ribs, sided Loose. $S.9flrI9. Mess pork Per barrel. $16.87Va6'16.00. Lard Per 100 pounds, $8.65. Short clear sldes Boxed, $9.37i9.50. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.23. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 20,7(0 30,900 Wheat, bushels 365.100 2n2,3oo Corn, bushels IOO.80O 130,900 Oats, bushels 333.5O0 124,000 Rye. bushels 7.00O Barley, bushels 16,600 3,200 Grain and Produce at New Tork. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Flour Receipts, 1500 barrels; exports, 13,900 barrels. Quiet and barely steady. Wheat Receipts, 115.900 bushels; exports, 23.988. Spot barely steady: No. 2 red, 7814c elevator and 79c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth. 84c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, 80c f. o. b. afloat. The market was steady early, but broke later on the bearish crop report, closing K e to c net lower. May. 8414c; September. 70cs December, 81 c. Hops and wool Steady. . Hides Firm. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 10. Wheat September. 6s 4d: December. 6s 614d; March, nominal. Weather in England, overcast. LONDON. Aug. 10. Wheat Pacific Coast, prompt shipment, 30s 9d. Cargoes, easier and very dull. English country markets, quiet; French, aulet. Grain at Ban Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. Wheat, quiet; barley, strong. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, f 1.3091.324; milling. $1.3214in.45. Barley Feed. $11.0614: brewing, $1.074 1.12V4. Oats Red, $1.151.40. Call Board sales: Wheat December, $1.28. Barley December, 9914c. Corn Large yellow, $1.4u 1.424- Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 10. Wheat Septem ber. 7114c; December. 721472c; May. 76143 76iJ4c;.r.o. 1 naro. 71 c; iso. 1 Northern, 7414c; No. 2 Northern. 7214c. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Aug. 10. Wheat Unchanged; ex port, bluestem, 71c; club, 69c: red, 660. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Coffee futures closed barely steady at a net decline of HKf 1.1 points. Sales for the day were reported of 38.500 bags. Including September, 6.907c; October, 7c; December 7.0537.10; January, 7.20c; March, J 7.25c; May. 7.407.450: July, 7.45f7.55c. Spot Rio, nominal; No. 7. 84c; mild, steady. Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. 3c; centri fugal, 96 test, 3j4c; molasses sugar, 3 1-169 314C. Refined, firm: crushed, $5.60; powdered, $0; granulated, $4.90. Cowlltx Valley Hop Crop. OLEQVA. Wash.; Aug. 10. (Special.) Hops In the Cowlltx Valley are looking well. Those that have sprayed expect a larger crop than last year. The acreage In Cowlltx County Is 300 acres, estimated at 1600 pounds per acre. The quality la above the average. wing to the scarcity of pickers, growers are offering $1.25 per box. In the Chehalls and Puyallup valleys, the ruling prices are $1. ' f Wool at St. LodIb. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 10. Wool Unchanged. Medium grades combing and clothing, 23(i!ac; light fine, 18if;22c; heavy fine, 1417c; tub washed, 323810. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Aug. 10. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm; creameries, 17!?21c; dairies, 15141619c. Eggs Firm; at mark cases included, 14lyl6c; first. 161ic; prime firsts, 18c; extras. 2014c. Cheese Firm; ll(&1214c Hop at London. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 10. Hops at London, Pacific Coast, steady, 3 Set? 4 15s. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. RATTT-WOOLDRIDGE Harry Alvin Ratty. 20. West Portland; Elsie May Wooldridge, 1. JONES-POTWIN Harry I Jones, 21. Vj Third street; Minnie A. Potwlu, 18. Deaths. LONG At St. Vincent's Hospital, August 8. Clifford Long, aged 17 years. PAXTON At St. Vincent s Hospital, Augusi 8. C. F. Paxton. aged 48 years. BTL'RCHLKR At 31 East Flfty-secona street, August 10, Annie Sturchler, aged 53 years. FOREMAN At Florence Crlttenton tiome. August 9, infant son of Harry L. foreman. GALBARINO At 1701 East r-lneleentn street, July S, Infant son of Pohl Galbaiino. Births. DAVIS To the wife of Robert H. Davis, August 2, at 282 Benton street, a daughter. BENEFIELD To the wife of Wlllard M. Beneneld, August 9, at 1825 Druid street, a daughter. MEIER To the wife of Augustus Joseph Meier, August 6, at 228 Columbia street, a son. WILLE To the wife of Charles H. Wllle, August 9, at 694 Corbctt street, a daughter. LIND To the wife of C. F. Llnd, August 8, at 254 Montgomery street, a son. JENKINS To the wife of William P. Jen kins, August 7, at 50 Tillamook street, a son. RIPLEY To the wife of Thomas J. Ripley, August 8, at Portland Maternity Hospital, a daughter. Building Permits. AUGUST SIEWERT Two-story frame dwell ing on Pippin street, between Wabash and Cleveland; $1200. ERNEST KARL Two-story frame dwelling on East Second street, between East Clay and East Market: $1000. M. A. L. FOX Two-story, frame dwelling on East First street between Clackamas and Halsey: $2400. SAME $2400. SAME $2400. SAME $2400. B. W. GRAHAM One and a half-story frame dwelling on East Seventeenth between Elizabeth and Hawthorne Terrace; $2000. G. W. 8HERK One and a half-story frame dwelling on Seventeenth street, between Elizabeth and Hawthorne Terrace; $3700. C. E. CURRY Two-story frame dwelling on Kearney Btreet between North Twenty fourth and North Twenty-fifth; $4000. . BLNATHAN SWEET Three-story frame apartment house on Columbia street between Eleventh and Twelfth; $15,000. T. O. SANDS One-story frame dwelling on Orange street between Myrtle and Oak; $1500. T. O. SANDS One-story frame dwelling on Maple street between Palm and Cherry, $1500. Real Estate Transfers. J. A. Lofquist and wife to J. W. Crow, lot 2 of subdivision of block 12, . North St. . Johns Addition to St. Johns $ 350 Philip Gevurts et al., committee of Oregon Lodge, No. 65, Independent Order B'nal B'rith, to the Congre gation Chebra Ahavi Sholom, 1 acre in D. L. C. of John Ties, now used as a cemetery 1 Albert L. Brezee and wife to Selden L. Simpson, E. 60 feet of lots 8 and 9, block 7, Paradise Springs Tract. 1,325 Portland Trust Company of Oregon to Julius Kraemer, part of lot 2, block 2, Portland Homestead I Same to same, part of lot 3, block 2, Portland Homestead 1 Arleta Land Company to J. J. Btay- lock, lot 5. block 4, Lester Park 130 Arleta Land Company to E. 8. Jack son, lot 9, block 8, Arleta Park, No. 2 1 John C. Roberts and wife to Addie Schwartz, lots 16 to 21. Inclusive, block 11. Willamette Addition to City of East Portland 800 Pauline Fischer to Robert Kllland, lots 1 and 2, block 58. Soil wood.... 2,050 Crescent Land Company to Charles C. Erlckson, lot 6. block 2, Keystone Addition to Portland 950 George Snlel and wife to Mrs. M. E. Struble, lot 1, block 4. Myrtle ISO A. O. Hall co Frank Batter, trustee, lots 1 and 2, in block 46. Llnnton.. 1 Martha L. Leasy and husband to H. E. Noble, lots 26 and 27. block 1, Roselawn Annex to Portland 400 Arleta Land Company to E. M. Jef frey, lots 14 and 15. block 4. Arleta Park. No. 2 200 August Silverman and wife to Ira J. SUes, E. 10 feet of lot 16, block 22, A. L. Miner's Addition to Portland. 75 H. C. Prudhomme to B. H. Arm strong, lots 5 and 6, block A, subdi vision lots 2, 6, 7 and 0, Tract D, Smith's Addition to City of Portland 1 Coast Investment Company to Anna Gaines, lots 1 and 2, block 3, Bar ton's Addition to St. Johns 600 Portland Trust Company of Oregon to Jane Allison, lots 17, 18 and 19, block 35. Tremont Place 240 Walter Speed to M. A. and W. D. Weeks, lot 2, block 2, Adams' Ad dition to St. Johns 1,800 W. H. Taft and wife to A. P. Sechler, lots 5 and 6. block 8, Laurelwood.. 1 O. M. Crouch and wife to W. C. Ayls worth, lot 2, block 2, Howitt'a Ad dition to Montavllla I John J. Harris and wife to C. B. Law rence, lots 7, 8, 9 and 10, block 4, Gay's Addition to Alblna 1.000 George W. McCoy to Mrs. Mary J. Dupont, lots 9 and 10, block 4. Mon tlcello Addition to East Portland... 150 W. H. Taft and wife to John G. Pe ters, lot 20, block 7; lot 12, block 0. and lot 7. block 18, Flrland; also lot 7. block 3, Laurelwood Annex... I T. S. McDanlel and wife to L- A. Sul livan, lots 5 and 6. block 1, Han son's Addition to East Portland.... 1,200 Emma V. Sellwood to Mollle Christy and Mary A. Curran. lot 7, block 09, Sellwood 200 Land Company of Oregon to Sarah Josephine Henderson, lot 5, block 7. City View Park 400 Henry Dress to Alfred Muttl, lots 5 and 6. block 42. West Portland 250 E. L. Hubbard and husband to David J. Brennan, lots 7 and 8, block 4, Taborslde 1.150 Total $12,858 Boross Shabbily Treated. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Eugene Boross, Special Commissioner of the Royal Hun garian Minifrtry of Agriculture to United States, has received notification from the new Kossuth Ministry that his services are no longer needed. He will appeal to the Hungarian courts for reinstatement, and ha engaged Arthur von Brissen as counsel. M. von Brissen says the re tirement of Mr. Boross will not hold, as he has a ten years' contract with the government. When Mr. Boross was ap pointed. Hungary had no market for 4t products. He came here to create a mar ket, the government paying his expense?. He has received no compensation, he says, and has spent nearly $55,000 out of his own pocket in furthering the project. On May 22. 1902, he married Mias Jo sephine Holman, of Indianapolis, Ind.. who had been the fiancee of William Mar. coni, inventor of a system of wireless telegraphy. Omaha Lumber Yards Burn. OMAHA, Aug. 10. The lumber yards of C. N. Deitz & Co., at Fourth and Leaven worth streets, were destroyed by flre early today. Lobs, $160,000. Samuel Faulkner, an engineer of the fire department, was seriously injured. 1