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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1906)
1 THE :.IORXI'G OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1906. 17 fTlli BUYERS WAIT . Consumers Deterred From I Business by High Prices. f MARKET AGAIN SOARING Total Production of tlic World Is 'ot Kcrpiug Pare With Consump tion Decrease In tlie Visible Supply. , TIN Buyers hold bark because of high prices. ( FRUIT Exhibition apples on eale. POTATOES-Market bus upward tendency. HOPS Oregon jiowers firmer. POULTRY Market in better shape. KOOS Receipts ure larger. BUTTER More active movement t .J no tel. Buyers of tin, who usually place their orders at this time of the year for Bprmg delivery, are in a quandry. The market has for several weeks been on the up-grade and shows no Im mediate Indication of going back to a lower level. Oregon and Washington consumers, e j'pdully the cannery trade, are holding back r their puichaocs, hoping that there will be a break in the London market, but It must be confessed that there is nothing in the pros pect that fiends thorn much encouragement. Statistically the market seems good for a feUll further advance. The consumption of tin In the world is growing fas tor than the production, aa le hon by a decrease In the visible supply to l,2ud tuns at the end of September, against 14,503 tons a year previous. Manipulation, also, no doubt, is playing some part in the aenea- tkmol movement that hus taktn place recently In the London market. When the English rj market got above -00 In the Spring, the long abandoned Cornwall mines were reopervd at rrent ex nr. use. but with tho sains :auent re lapse In prices, operations there ceased. Prices In the Singapore market continue to harden though the output varies but little. Exports of tin from the Straits Settlements (in tons of 2-40 pounds) compare aa follows: January 1 to July 31 Um;. 190"). 1904. lo,5:i2 lu.su 17,1'NO 17,1'" To United States 7,M0 To Great lir ituln 20.7' 'A To European Continent... 4,515 Total to Europe, and United Stales China India .33,117 . 611 32.434 32,076 20 Stl Vb5 l.o:i Tntnl tnns M 33,874 33.3K0 34,810 comparative table chows the JJ total visible supply of tin at the end of each -nsk month (in tons of 2240 pounds): llW'rt. inns. January . . 14. Ml 15,045 19o4. 17.115 10,450 13.062 i:i.tt5 14.0"0 1003. UM 17.079 18,351 16.204 17.043 ! CUI UCLljf 1.1,111 11, II 1 1 -K1,, ..1. 1 1 Wis. 1 J -.(. 19.497 IH.1,11 At.ril 31, liH 13. oo: May 12.i;i'7 12.1ti7 . June 11.056 11. July 12,1m 12.27D August . . 12. M0 12,57'J September 12.2ul 14.5'S fVtober 12.S12 November 13.174 lecenibor 13, 4M 15,978 lt.4itf 15,107 10.507 lit, 5 14 17.249 IS. 515 15.195 14.274 15,5l6 17.01M 15.S97 10, Suti lti.293 IS. i '23 10,053 lh.34tl 10,701) Hi, 13.S18 12.4SO 12.114 14.412 14. 70.S bUOW AITLESON FKOXT STREET. Tart of the Hood River Exhibit Placed on ISulc. Potatoes 1 Irui. Front street looked like a fruit fair yester day. Several shipments of apples from the Hood River exhibit were placed on sale and S attracted much attention. The largest lot was the Mosler exhibit of 71 boxei. which was j bought by a local creamery. The demand for tho ordinary run of appha was good. Grapes also told well. i The Pad tic Cranberry Company has ad vanced its price of cranberries 50 cents a bar rel to S0.50. Eastern cranberries are steady at the former price. The potato market is firmer on a good shlp- , ping demand and prices have an upward ten dency. 1 HOPGKOWLKS AUK l'IKM. Opening; of Export Dvumnd lias htrengtU f rtted Their Ideas. Conditions in the hop trade arc gradu ally getting in shape for a boom, in tho g opinion of local dealers. The opening up 1 of the export demand, aw was expected, has l-een followt-d by the awakening of the East ern trade to the situation and orders from that quarter are now beginning to come in. Buying for both foreign and Eastern account Is under way in this state and is expected ti iripren.si stcudllv. The views of growers have, been very much strengthened by this week's develop ments and buyers ure looking for snaps lind them few and far between. Growers of choice crops are well uwaro of the im portance of their holdings and are asking the full limit, whtu they will sell at all. p rrline nopa are uiso neiu more nrniiy tnan V was the ciwc a few days ago. 1 Good progress has been made in taking fc in contracts and now most of the Portland and Salem dealers aro ready to handlo new business. The transportation question is giving more than the usual amount of trouble. KJaber. Wolf & Netter iiindo a. number of purchases yesterday in tho Airlic and Xrullas sections. Among the lota bought by this firm WiLs 135 bales from Arnold Bros., i'f Alrlio. John Carmichael. of Salem, the agent of Wlguu, Kiehardson & Co., of Lou doll, is reported to hae secured, among other lots, that of Pan Geiser, of Silver ton. The same English firm, according to New York advices. Is reported to bo buying export hop In that state at 23 and 24 cents. . San l':anesii:o telegrams yesterday said there was some small buying of California hops at 12 and 14 rents. POl l-TICV fc.Kl.MXi HKTTKK. Keeeipt of Ores tn Kgsra Larger. lucreatd Demand for ISutter. The poultry market is niiln In good con dition. Receipts of chi kens w ere fairly large ye.-terduy and moved out well at bteady prices. The irospects are for good business the remainder of the week, but prices are not likely to change. Eggs hold steady at former quotations. 1 !omo Increase in receipts of ranch stock Is noTiced. Butter is moving fairly well on Front Mreet, but the supply is still rather too large. The city creameries report a good movement in their product. Country store butter 1 coming forward more freely and limla a good market. HHk Demand for Hops. SALEM. Or., Oct. IS. ( Special. This s as a busy day among Salem hopdealers and yet few sales were made, owing o the fact t.iat growers, ciicouraged by the up- ik. ward trend of tho market, are firm hold ers. Lachmund & Vlm-us ofTemd as high lis 16 4 ec.r.ts for cl'.oUe hops, but did not make u puichae. Carmichael. for Wlgau, Richardson & Co.. bought hs Kaiser crop At 15 o and a crop at Alrlle at a pi ice not known. Carmichael has a number of buyers in the field hunting hops for his firm. Farmers Peddle Wormy Apples. County Fruit Inspector Delcn condemned IS boxes of wormy apples yesterday which he caught farmers in the act of peddling: In North Portland. In every case they were from Washing-ton County. One rancher be came indignant when the Inspector "kero eentd" his fruit, and demanded that the of ficial reimburse him for his loss. The oth ers, however, acknowledged their error and promised to mend their ways. Most retail grocers refuse to handle Infected fruit, and even the street peddlers will not buy such stuff these days. y Bunk Clearings. Bank clearances Of the Reading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Cjeo rin cs. Balances. Portland ... $l.i -J2.J-..':i 5 90.318 Seattle 1.7.J.223 45S.374 Taeoma M 773, 39 K5.357 Spokane 050. 742 03,214 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor. Feed. Etc. FLOUR Patents, ?3.904.10 per barrel; straights, $3.1O3.60; clears. $3.103.23; Val ley, $3.403.60; Dakota and hard wheat, pat ents, $55.60; clears, $4.1034.25; graham, $3. 50; whole wheat. 13.75; rye flour, local, Eastern, f55.5; cornmeah per bale. $l.do S2.20. WHEAT Club, 04565c; bluestem. 6S09c; Valley, 67c; red, 0162c. OATS No. 1 white, $23.50524; gray. 122 22.50. ' BARLEY Feed. $20.60 per torn; brewing. $21.50; rolled, $23. RYE $1.33(51.40 per cwt. CORN Whole? $2627; cracked. $28 pr ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. city. $14.50; country, $1550 per ton; middlings, $24; shorta, city, $16; country, $17 per ton; chop. U. S. Mills, $15.50; linseed dairy food, $18; acalza meal, $18 ier ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolle ats. cream, 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades. $5.5,,g6.75: oatmeal, stefl cut. 50-pound sack. $3 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground). 5t- pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel : 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale ; wpilt eas, $3 per 100-nound sacks; 25-pound boxes, $1.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes, $1 .25 per box; pastry Hour, 10 pound sacks. $2.00 per bale. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $10311 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. S14iilrt; clo- ver, $0.50 7: cheat. $7W'7.50: era in hay. $7; alfalfa. $11.50: vetch hay. $707.50. Vegetables. Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FKU1T3 Apples, common to choice, 2575c per box; choice to fancy, 75tj 4jil.25; grapes, 60ci$1.50 per box; Concords, Oregon, 2"!-jc half basket, Kastern. 30335c per basket; peaches. 75cfi$l: pears. 75cT$1.25; era bap plea, $l'u-1.25 per dox; prune Zoooc box; cranberries, 58-50i&U.30 per barrel; quinces. $1(1.23 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. S57 per box; Oranges. Valencia, $5Xi5.50; grapefruit, $4jj.3. pineapples, $34 per dozen; bananas, 5c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. fl??7sc: cab hage, 1 J4;gi lic pound ; cauliflower. $1.25 per dozen ; celery, 75'i S"c per dozen ; corn. i2c per dozen; cucumbers. 33c per dozen; ep,g plant, $l.n0 per box; lettuce, head, 20c per dozen; onions. 10-12U.e per dozen; peas. 4ife5c; bell peppers 5c; pumpkins, IVic Pr pound ; spinach, 4'u5c per pound ; tomatoes. E0it5oc per box; parsley, U'&15c; sprouts, 7Mtc per pound; syuash, 1 c per pound; hothouse lettuce, 25c per dozen. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 90cfi$l per sack: carrots. $lil.25 per sack; beets. $1.25 C 1-50 per sack; par lie. 7 VjlOc per pound; horseradish, 10c per pound. ONIONS Oregon. $li&1.13 per hundred. POTATOES Huyir.g prices: Oregon Bur banks, fancy, 75 $1.05 ; sweet potatoes, 2ty 2'jc per pound. DRIED FR I ITS Apples. 14c per pound; apricot. lSlOUc; peaches. 12y('313c; pears, liv,i?14c; Italian prunes, 2H'ti5c; California figs, white. In sacks. 57 r,Uu per pound; black. 4'!'5c; bri -ks. 75ciiS2.25 per box; Smyrna, aoo pound, dntes. Persian. ('Qtlthc per pound. RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounc"e packagft, 8V.e ; 10-ounce. S-jfi? 10c ; loose muscatels. 2 frown, eiffTc; 3-crown. ",i'f7c; 4-crotrn. 7fff7Hc; unbleached, seedless Suitunas, 670; Thompson's fancy bleached. lCalle; London layers. 3-erown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter. Ecirs. Poultry. Etc. BUTTLk City crs-amerles; Extra cream ery, 30y 321x-c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 25ifi30c; store butter, 17c. ,w EGGS Pre (?-(! mnch. S1321-'.e doz-n : best Ea.oTern. 'Itj'o 27c; ordinary Eastern. 2 l&25e. CH E IIP 10 t're--nn Tuil cream twine. 143 14';c; Voung America, 155i loK'C. POULTRY Average old hens. IS'trlSVe; mixed chickens. 1 1 f 1 2c : Spring. l25T121c: old ro-istf-rs. 9rfil0c: dressed chickens. 14jJ15Hc; turkeys, live, lfV721c; turkeys, tlre.'sed. chnice. 20-YJ2c; ppese, live, per pound, 9&"10c; ducks, 14615c; pigeons. $141.50; eniuabs, 233. Dreaaed Meats. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 potfnds. 79 Sc; 12," t.- 150 pounds, "c ; 150 to 2UU pounds, 0c; 200 pound aud up, 5 M W 0c. BEEF Dressed bulls, 2i2c per pound; cows, 4 ST' 5c; country steera, b(& 5 Vc. MUTTON Dressed, fancy, 7c per pound; ordinary, 5 'a lie; lambs, fancy. Sc. PORK Dressed. 100 to 130 pounds. 8c: 150 to 2o0 pounds, ahuc: 200 pounds and up, 0 Groceries. Nuts. Etc. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5jc; South ern Japan. 5.40c; lieaa. 0.75c. COFFEE Mocha. 2'JVji&c; Java, ordinary. 18 22c; Cota Rica, fancy , lsii20c; gooa. 10 lie; ordinary, lSJ2-c per pound; Columbia roast cahi;, liXs, 15; 50s, v 15.25: Arbuckle. $17.25; Lion. $15.75. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound fiats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis, i)oc; red. 1 -pound talis, $1.25; oockcye, 1-pound talis. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basle, 100 pounds: Cube. $r.:-;0; powdered. $r..5rt; dry granulated, $r.45; extra C, $4.iX): goid;n C, $4.b5; fruit sugar. $5.45; P. C.. $5.o5; C. C $5.;t5. Advance sals over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; halt barrels. 25o; boxes. 50c per loo pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct c per pound; if later than 15 days and v. lthin 30 day.-, deduct He. Beet siipir, $5. "5 pr 100 pounvl; maple sugar, 15,u if-: per pound. Nl'TS WALNUTS. 17 l-c per pound by sack ; Brazil nuts, Uic; filberts, 16c; pecans, jumbos. 10c, extra large. 17c; almonds, 20c; chestnuts, Italian. J 2 's Ji 10c; O!; io, 20c; peanuts, raw, 7VaC per pound; roasted, 9c; plnemits. 1'f: 12c; hickory nuts, 7 Sc ; co coan uv. 35 "j oc per dozen. SALT California dairy. $13 ton; imita tion Liverpool. $13 per -ton; halC-ground, 100s, $0; 50s, $0.50. lumb Liverpool, $10 50. HEANS Mini 11 white. 4c; largo white, oUe; pink. 2T(tc; bayou. 3Tc, Lima, 40. Mexican, red. 4 '-..c. HONEY Fancy. $".25173.30 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 2ic per pound; standard breakfast, hic; choice, lttc; English, 11 to 14 pouuus, 15 c; peach. 14 c. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, lGc per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 15lLc; IS to 20 pounds, to'-c; California (picnic). l,l-jc; cottage, none; shoul ders, none; boiled. 24c; boiled picnic, bouelet. 2oc. PICKLED GOODS Pork. barrels. $21; half-barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $11; haif barrels. $0. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound: minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17 c ; bo logna, long. 7c ; weinerwurst 10c: liver, flc; pork. P & 10c, headcneeie. Cc; blood, tfc; bologna, link, 4 c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short ciears, dry" salt ! 1 ic. smoked 12 4c; clear backs, dry salt 11 He. smoked 12 c; Vear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt none, smoked none; Oregon exports, 20 to 23 pounds average, dry salt l.i c. smoked 14Vc; Union bellies, 10 to IS pounds aver age, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces 12c; tubs. 12Wc; 5"s. 12'ic: 20s. 12i.c; ins I2c: 5s. 12"tc. Standard pure: Tierces, lie-tu1.-.--. l'uc: NV. HUc; 2"fi. lii-c: lrw. n-c; 5.-, 11 "yc. Comnound: T'vices, T1-; tubs, J-Vc 3.e. Tfcc; 10s. 8lio: 5s. SK-c. Hops, Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS lflofl, l'x loo Pt?f pound; 1905, nominal, iyo4. nom.n.il. WOOL Eastern Oregon average bet, 13?ISo per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley. 2.'iT'21c, according to fiiieneas. MOHAIR Choice, 261 2c. HIDBt Dry: No. 1. lil pounds and up, per pound, l:i20c; dry kip, No. 1, 5 to . s pounds. li'21c per pound; dry ealted buiLs and stags, one-thud Itss than dry flint; cuia, moth-taten. badly cut. scored, murrain, hair ciii'ped, weather-beaten or grubby, to oC per pound leB. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 00 pounds and over, per pound, 1 italic; steers sound, 50 to tH pounds, 10 $ 11c per pounJ; stere, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, SlOc per pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7o per pound; kip, sound. 16 to iid -pounosi, IOq per pound; Veal, sound. 10 . 14 pounds, lie per pound; cair, sound, under 10 pounds, ll't? 12c per pound; green t'unsalted), 1c per pound lfds; veals, lc per pound less. Sheepkins: Phtarlir.gs. No. 1. butchers' ttock.- each, 2oi 30c; fiiort wool. No. I. butchers' stock, each, &oiGoc: melium woil. No. I butciiers' stock, eac h. $ 1 . 25 u 3 ; m u rra in pelts, 1 r o m 10 to 20 per cent less, or 151 10c per pound. Horse hidea: Salted, each, according to size, $! 1 5o; coithides. tach. 2.ti."ic. Goatskins. Com mon, each. 15 25c; Angara, with wool on, earn, ,.11.30. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size, each, $.'! 20: cubs, each, $lii:i: badger, prima, each. 25i 50c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3i ;j 50c , house cat. 2i' ": fox. Comnon gray, large prime. aih, 5i';(7c; re3. each. $;iii.t croKS, each. $5u i5: silver ana black, each, each. $4 5oji0. mir.k, strictly No. 1. each, ac cording to sise. $liti3; marten, uark. Northern, according to uiza and color, each, 41315; rale pine, according to sire and color, each, $2.504; muskrat. large, each, 12315c; ekunk, each, 4u-(! 00c ; civet or polecat, each, 5 & 1 5c ; otter, large, prime skin. each. SIO; pantner. with head nd claws periect. each, 2'e5; raccoon, prime, large, each, 501775c: mounia.n wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.505; prairi (coyote). C0C& $1; wolverine, each. $0i ; beaver, per skin, large. $5-&0; medium, $7; small. $11.50: kits. 50 75c. w BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22323c per nound. TALLOW. Prime, per pound. 'S'1Ai'. o 2 and greaae, 2f53c. CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttara hark) yew, 4c per pound; 1004 and 1903, carlots; 6c; less than carlots. 5 'a " c. GRAIN BAGS SHuSo each. Oils. TURPENTINE: Cases, Sic per gallon. COAL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, per eaiion. GASOLINE: Stove, cases, 24c; 88 test. 32c; iron tanks, 26c. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 74,c; POO-pound lots. Sc. less than 500-pound lots, 8Hc. (In 25-pound , tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case. 20 per pound above keg price.) LINSEED Raw. in barrels, 47c: In cases, 53c; boiled, in barrels. 50c; In cases, 55c; 230-gallon lots, lc less. BENZINE Cases. 19c per gallon; tanks, 12Hc per gallon. Dried Fruits at New ork. NEW YORK, Oct. IS. The market for evaporated apples continues to show a firm er tone, with prime to fancy quoted at 7c and common to good 45Hc. Prunes remain firm In tone, with quota tions running from 3 to 8 4c for Cali fornia fruit and from OH to 10c, for Ore gon. Apricots, dull and prices more or less nominal; choice, 16c; extra choice, 17o, fancy, IS 20c. Peaches In light supply; demand light; prices shade higher; choice, 11c; extra choice, 12$I2tsO, fancy. 12Vi 12c; extra fancy, 1313c. Raisins Firm in tone; loose Muscatels, 22 to 24c; crown, 6 ? (570; seeded. C5 Sic and London layers nominal. BETTER SALEM PACKERS MAKING DAILY SIIIPMEXTS TO EAST. Growers WTio Did Xot Contract Are Getting Two-Cent Basis or Fraction More. SALEM, Or., Oct. '18. (Special.) The prune market in Salem has been quite active ever since the harvesting of the crop disclosed the shortage In the yield. Though prices have not reached the high figures that were named in contracts made in early summer, the grow ers are able to get a price that will leave them some profit unless they were very un fortunate In harvesting. Those who did not contract have been able to get a two-cent baeis or a fraction better. The early contracts made by packers with the growers covered. It is estimated, about half the entire Oregon crop as the crop waa expected to turn out. The packers In turn sold to Eastern houses and made many con tracts for early delivery. The contracts usual ly called for the normal proportion of large sizes. Soon after the harvest began it' be came evident that the yield would be only half what was anticipated and that packers would not get from the growers more than half the quantity named In contracts. This left the packers unexpectedly short of prunes to liil their Eastern contracts, especially on large sizes, and they began hunting prunes. This has made the market active, whereas it would have been dull had the crop been 25 per cent greater.- Because there waa a great shortage of large sizes the packers found It necessary to buy many crops of average sizes In order to get fruit from which they could grade out the large prunes to till the requirement. This situation has created a demand, especially for early shipment, and growers have found ready sales for their fruit, unless it ran to extremely small sizes. The two packing houses here, the Willamette Val ley Prune Association and Tillson & Co., are running with large forces and daily shipments are being made to the East and to England. SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Trices Paid for Products in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. I.S. The following prices were quoted in the produce market yesterday: FRUIT -Apples, choice S5c. common 35c; bananas, 75c fa $3; Mexican limes, $3.7557 4.50; California lemons, choice $6.50, common. $5; oranges, navels, $1.75 S' 4; pineapples, $1.75 & 4.0ft. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 75c5j$l; gar lic, 2& 3c; green peas, 2$y4c; string beans. 2 U 4c; tomatoes, 25 (y 50C ; egg plant, 35c ; okra. 50$( i5c. EGGS - Store. 25 i jj 32 c ; fancy ranch, 43c; Eastern, 20 li 25c. POTATOES River Burbanks. 85c "r$1 1-: River Reds, 75c; Salinas Burbanks. $l.u.7T 1.75; sweets, lc BUTTER Fancy creamery, 32c; creamery seconds. 23c; fancy dairy, 2Sc; dairy sec ond s, 20 z e ; pickled, 2o ra 21c. WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino, 101jl4c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 7 t&.Sc; lambs, 84 13c. HOPS 12 If 15c. HAY Wheat, $1S0 20; wheat and oats. ?10 15.50; barley, nominal; alfalfa, SOU $10.50; stock, $$(8; straw. SOf G5c per bale. CHEESE Young America, 13Vic; Eastern, 17c; Western, 15c. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $1S.3020; mid dlings, $20a' 20. FLOUR California family extras, $4.65 5.10; bakers' extras, $4. SO (g. 4. GO; Oregon and Washington. $3. 75 4.25. RECEIPTS Flour; 29,519 quarter sacks; wheat, 15.W2 centals; barley, 10,385 centals; oats. 15, S37 centals; beans, 2217 sacks; po tatoes, 1070 sacks; bran, 5560 sacks; mid dlings, 200 sacks; hay, 979 tons; wool, 43 bales. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 18. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Aipha Con... .$ .00 (Kentuck. Con.. .03 Andes 20 Mexican faj Belcher 21 Occidental Con. ,7'i Best & Belch. .00 Ophir 2 Bullion 31 (Overman '. .10 Ca-iedoiiia .38 Potol 12 Chal'ge Con... .12 jSavage 4rt Chollar 13 Scorpion o; Confidence ... .51 Sag Belcher... .u5 Con.Cal .t Vo. .70 Sierra Nevada. .50 Crown Point. . .12 'Silver Hill 75 Eureka Con... S.50 'Standard 3.00 Exchequer .. . ..45 Union Con 40 Gould & Cur. .19 Utah Con (14 Hale & Nor.. 1.00 Yellow Jacket. .34 Julia 07 (St. Louis 03 Justice 04 I BOSTON, Oct. Adventure . .$ 7. Allouez 40 Closing quotations: iQuincy y)3.50 .Shannon .... 13.00 Amalgam'td Atlantic Bingham Cal. & Hoc Centennial 110. . 16. Tamarack .. . Hy.50 , Trinity 10 S7& United Copper 67.25 U. S. M Inine. 61.00 . , 2V T'. S. Oil 10 73 67.75 Cop. Range. Daiv West. . Franklin ... Oranbr Isle Royale. . Utah (Victoria Winona .... 19. . 6.50 . 12.75 . 15'.i.oo .113.00 . ,"s r . 22.00 . 6.50 .139.75 14. Wolverine . . fNorth Butte. 'Butte Coal'n 'Nevada . . . . 'MitdhelL ... 'Cal. & Ariz. 'Tecuinseh 24.'; Mass. Mining .Michigan ... 17, Mohawk 67. Mt. C. A Co. 2 Old Dominion 60. Osceoia 11? S. Ptu-rott 2S. 18.30 Arizona Com. 3S.5 I Green Con... 23.67H NEW YORK. Oct. IS. Closing quotations: Adams Con... 9 .20 -Little Chief . .S .05 Ereece 35 'Ontario 3.25 lir-jns. Con... .53 iOphlr 3.05 Com. Tun 10 ' PntosI 10 Con. Cal. &Vs- .76 'Savage 1.10 Horn Silver.. 1.80 'Sierra Nevada. .53 Iron Silver... 5.00 'Small Hopes.. .30 " Leadvllle Con. .03 (Standard 3 05 Alice 4.90 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Oct. IS. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales for the day were reported as 17,250 bags. Including December at ;.45G.30: March. $6.60; May. $6.25; July, $6.20 and September, $6-907. Spot Rio, steady; No. 7 invoice. 8'ic; mild, steady. Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining. 3 Vic; centrifugal. V6 test. 4c; molasses sugar, 34C. Refined, quiet; crushed, $5.60; pow dered. $5; granulated, $4.9& FLURRY IS BRIEF Amalgamated Dividend ' for Moment Helps Stocks. THEN REACTION COMES Speculative Spirit at a Low Ebb Xo Improvement Expected TTntil After the Election Call Loans Higher. NEW YORK, Oct 18. Speculative spirit was at a low ebb In the stock market to day. Board room traders had increased difficulty in scalping a fractional profit out of the movement of prices, as their own limited operations were about all there waa In the market. The increasing sluggish ness of prices deterred even this class of operators from acting and the market sank at one time nearest to actual stagnation that has been witnessed in the stock ex change for many months." Had it not been for the stirring of Interest in Amalgamated Copper, the business would have been more Inconspicuous. The placing of Amalgamated Copper on an 8 per cent dividend basis by a distribu tion of $1.50 regular dividend, 50 cents ex tra per share for the quarter, has been so confidently acclaimed tnat thai action should seem to lea-e little occasion for sur prise. The way in which the stock jumped on tha announcement, however, indicated a surprise on the part of some of the spec ulating olement. The resistance encoun tered by the stock on every upward move ment for somo time past was the basis for some fears that the dividend was not to be increased, in spite of the demand for copper and the extraordinary profitable prices at which the metal is selling. The backwardness of Amalgamated Cop per, In face of the profitable condition of the trade, and the general belief that the dividend was to be Increased has formed the principal groundo for a belief now prevailing that the leading finan cial powers of the country are doing what they can to discourage active specu lation In Etocks, while protecting prices from any serious inroads by supporting measures In the market. Speculative com ment generally assigns the election as the probable period for the termination of this constraint upon the stock market. This attitude is believed to have been due largely to tho fact that the stock market is made subject to survey and comment in political discussions in a way that might make its activities an iniluence on the campaign. There has been a total subsidence of dis cussion of a number of financial projects which were subjects of rumors and which are looked "to as a stimulating influence on the speculation. It Is supposed that these also may be held up with the desire to await the passing of the present contest. This prospect of lack of ammunition may have its part in the discouragement of spec ulation. - It U also evident that the money market Is playing itt part in restraining stock mar ket activity. Call loans went to 5 per cent early today and held well above 4 per cent, thus precluding the Idea that yesterday's flurry was due only to temporary stock mar ket exigencies. The time money market gave a still more decisive demonstration of the narrowing of resources, the amount of funds offered on time loans being mark edly less. A downward plunge in .foreign exenange to near the gold import point was an incident of this development, although rates for exchange subsequently rallied strongly. The weekly statement of. the Bank of England shows but a meager recu peration of the bullion supply, the im provement in condition bc.ng principally due to the sealing- dovn of outstanding credits. But this is raiding the open mar ket discounts and thus establishing the bank's rate in the open market. DiscounLs here hardened somewhat. The eftect oE the 2 point rise In Amal gamated Capper when the dividend was an nounced soon passed and the market closed eaty at the reaction. Bonds were steady. Total ' sales, par value, $1,021,000. United States twos and new fours advanced per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express Amal. Copper. .200.000 117 H- 11SI Amer. Car F. 300 15 Is 4 s io do pre I erred . 400 lo2 101V 1"1 ' Am. Cotton Oil ilj preferred Amer. Express Am. H. L. pf. 100 American Ice... 4u0 Am. Linseed Oil i'3 'a 244 26 t0 1SU 30 76 112 10 v; 00 do pref erveu . Amer. Loeomot. 300 70 preic-rred . Am. Smelt. & R. I.00O 160 L'. l-i?s do preferred. tuo 11 Ota llss Ha Am. Sugar Kef. 2o0 136 136 135 Am. Tobacco pf. S0O 100 '. '-'O1 Anaconda iltii.. 24.600 2;i,3 2MV4 -2S134 Atchison 7.6O0 303 78 lo2 102 do preferred . 000 101 ! lol 1JH At.' Coast Line 130 - Ealt. & Ohio... 4,000 122 122 12L do preferred. 100 02 :i 02 , 02 Brook. R. Trail. 24,70 SO 7W:V 70 Can. Pacific 2,400 ISO lO lo-; Central of N. J 223 Central Leather. 20o 374 37 :;7 do preferred.. loO I03 103 lOo- Chop. & Ohio.. 500 61 61 61 Chi. Gi, West . 300 20S 20S 20S C, Mil. & St. P.. 6.200 176 175 17- Chi. Term, tfc T 11 do preferred 26 C. C. C. Ac St. L. 100" 95 05 H4. Col. Fuel & Iron 5,200 55 55 55 Col. & Southern. 5o0 o 38 Sts do 1st pfd. . . 20O 00 0: 6; do 2d pfd". . . 1.200 54, 54 54 Consolidat. Gas 7oo 140 l"'.t 140 Corn FrodtKts.. OoO 20 20 20 do preferred . OoO 75 75 75 Del. &. Hudson 221 Del., L. & West 050 Denver i: R. G. 500 42 41 42 do preferred S4 Distillers' Sec. 1 , " 1 1 0 7 1 7 0 70 Erie 4.7U0 46 46 46 do 1st pi'd 76 do 2d pfd Oh General Electric 600 ' 175 177 177 G. Northern pf. 0OO 332 332 532 Hocking Valley 115 Illinois Central. 200 173 173 172 Int. Met 1,200 ;iS 37 37 do preferred . . 9 0 7 7 76 70 Internal. Paper loo 18 lis 17 do preferred M Internat. Pump 7on 45 45 45 do preferred . . 2U0 e4 i3 83 Iowa Central 27 do preefrred 52 K. C . Southern. 0 0 rt 2 ! t 2 S 1 S do preferred.. l.TOO 61 C.l 01 Louisv. & N1u.l1. 2.200 147 146 147 Mexican Central 700 22 22 21 Minn. Ac St.. L. 2o0 67 67 67 M. S. P.& S.S.M. 140 do prefom -d 1 07 Missouri Pac i fi c 4, 000 02 U 5 06 M.. Kan. & Tex 36 do preferred 71 National Lead.. 1,000 7? 78 7S lies. Nat. pfd.. 700 52 52 52 X. Y. Central . . 2,fn0 132 131 131 N. Y.. O. & W. 500 41 473 47 Norfolk & Wes. loo i'5 05 04 do preferred.. 2o Oaf 00 00 North American 4oo 01 01 01 North. Pacific. . 4,7oO 216 215 215 Pacific Mail .. loo 36 36 35 Pennsvlvania . 24.000 144 143 143i People's Gas . . 500 00 (0 00 P, C. C- & t. L. 100 85 5 85 Press. Steel Car 2.500 BS 57 57 do preferred .. 2o0 0 i'O 9ft Pullman P. Cor 300 263 263 262 Reading 60,000 152 151 151 do 1st pfd. . . 400 SI ifl 01 too 2d pfd US Republic Ste'd.. lf0 S7 37 37 do preferred h") Bf OSX U Rock Island Co.. 5.WJ 2s . 2S 2'5i do preferred .. 1O0 66 06 66 Schloss-Shefl'ield. 60O 73 73 73 St.L. eic S.F. 2pf. 47 St. Louis South. 400 23 23'?' do preferred.. 100 fS 5rj 57 Southern Pacific 9,600 84 i3 !;! " do preferred.. IIB Southern Raiiw. 1,600 35 35 35 do preferred 16 Tenn. Cl & Iron.-- ir.o Texas & Pacific 2,00 3S . 37 , ;774j T.. St. L. & W. 2't.i ;7 32 3tP-. do preferred.. 300 .57 56 56 Union P-tcific .. 04.7UO 1S7 1&6 17 do preferred U2 U. S. Express U. S. Realtv. . . 100 U. a lubber 2.000 130 S Sft4 iosh it" 107 107, 30 insfc 204 20 45 4514 2V0 ;.. 154 86i So 17 17 244 24 U 51V 51 S6 50 H do preferred.. 200 losu, U. S Steel 63.600 4iH do preferred.. 2,300 107 Vir.-Car. Chem. do preferred Wabash do preferred .. Wells-Forgo Ex. Westing. Elect. Western Union. Wheel. A L. E. Wisconsin Cent. 200 4u0 2014 200 600 S6S 17S 24 V 52 100 200 do preferred.. TotaL sales for the day, 622,700 shares. BONDS. U. S. Ref. 2s rg!04 ?I. & R. G. 4s.. 00 'i do couj-on. . . 104 N.Y.C. gen. V. S. Sa rg 102 H North. Pac 3s. 1034 do coupon. . .103 1-' North. Pac. 4s. U. S. new 4s rgl2! South. Pacific 4s 91 do coupon. .. 13u-4 Union Pacific 4s.l03i U. S. Old 4s, rglO 'Wis. Central 4s. 94 do coupon.'. . . .102 Jap. 6s,2i series 07 3 Atch. Adj. 4s.. 97 'Jap. 4s, 2d cert. SlTa Stocks at London. LONDON, Oct. 18. Consols for money, 86 3-16d; do for account, 86 5-16d- Anaconda 14'N. Y. Central. . 143 Mi Atchison 106 Norfolk & West. OS do preferred. 105 ; do preferred.. 04 Bait. & Ohio. .126 V Ontario & West. 4S" Can. Pacific, .. .ISOH 'Pennsylvania .. 74 Ches. &. Ohio... 62 Rand Mines.... D?i Chi. Gt. West.. 10 .Reading - 70 C, M. & St. P.181SijSouthern Ry... 36H De Beers 20 do preferred. . 101 U. & R. Grande 43 Southern Pacific. 96", do preferred. 8S Union Pacific. . .102 E)rle . 43 do preferred. . 07 do 1st pfd... 70 .U. S. Steel 50 do 2d pfd 71H' do preferred. .111 Illinois Cent. . .179 ! Wabash 21 Louis. & Nash.. 151 do preferred.. 47 M., Kan. & Tex. 37 Spanish Fours.. 95 PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. bales and Prices Bid and Asked on the Lo cal Board. Sales on the stock exchange yesterday were SOOO shares Taeoma Steel and 20 shares Onomea Sugar. Official prices follow: Bank Stocks Bid. Atkd. Bank of California ... 362 375 Merchants' National 137 .... Oregon Trust & Savings 150 Portland Trust o 120 Bankers' &, Lumbermen's - ... Ib5 United States National 200 Miscellaneous Stacks Cam obeli's Gas Burner 5 Union Oil - 1I6 2o2 I A.-soclated Oil 37 3S ! Alat-ka Packer 52 53 i Pacific States Tel Iu2 I04 1 Home Tel. -C ruget Sound Tel w Oregon L!:e Ins I,0o0 Cen.ent t'roducts 50 J. C. Lee Co 130 O. R. N. Ry. 4s 100 lol Yaouina Bay Tel. Co.... 10 Mining Stocks Nicola Coal 4 5 British Columbia Amal 4 S International Coal 60 61 Pacific Metal Extraction 25 Alaska PtfroIeum - 17 Standard Con 9 12 Oregon Securities 5 5 Snowstorm 2o2 Snowshoe 63 Lfe's Crook Gold 1 205 66 2 Taeoma Steel 11 1- Oalice Con GuHaher 5 flolden Rule Con - 1 Bullfrog Terrible .-. 4 North Falrview 6 Le Roy : 2 Hiawatha 1 Ca.scad:a -4 31 Luckv Boy Htcla Rambler Cariboo Dixie Meadows Creat Northern Mniint'i n View 16 326 3::o 32 4 ft 13 Rhie RLver Gold 9 10 Ga-vin Cyanide - .-- 1 Alameda Con Huth Con lj sugar stocKs Hawaiian Com Tionokea Hntcbln.m M:(kawell Or oniea I'aiuhau 4 12 14 85i,A 13 15 87 30 17 17 Union s"1 Sales 3'0 Taeoma Steel at 11; 20 Onomea Sugar at 38. Mioney, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORKK. Oct. 18. Money on call, firm, 4''T5 per cent; ruling rate. 4 per cent; closing bid, 4 per cent; offered at 4 per cent. Time Toans, stronger: 00 days, rH cent; 00 days. 6 per cent; six months. 5 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6& 01" per cent. Sterling exchange, irregular, with actual business In bankers bills at $4.S420f4.S425 for demand and at ?4.7W54.S0 for CO-day bills. Posted rates. 4.S1 4.85. Com mercial bills, $4.70. Bar silver. 70c. Mexican dollars, 53c. Bonds Government, strong; railroad, heavy. hONDOX, Oct IS. Bar silver, quiet, 323d per ounce. Money. 3ry 3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 4 per cent; do for thrce .months bills, 4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCOv Oct. 18. Silver bars, 70e. Mexican dollars. 54c. Drafts Sight. 5c; telegraph, 7c. . Sterling on London Sixty days, $4.S0; stsht, $4.84. Copper Dividends Declared. NEW YORK, Oct. IS. The directors of the Amalgamated Copper Company -today de clared a quarterly dividend of 1 and an extra dividend of of 1 per cent. The last extra dividend was of 1 per cent. The directors of the Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper Company today de clared a quarterly dividend of $2 per share and an extra dividend of $10 per share. The par value of Boston 6c Montana stock is $25 per share TILE LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted in the local market yesterday: Cattle Best steers, $3.50 13. 3.63; medium, $3 3.25; cows, $2,50 5 2.65; second-grade cows, $20- 2.25. bulls, $1,506 2; calves, $4 (g4.50. ' ' .Sheep Best, $4.50(5 4.75; lambs, $4.755. Hogs Best, $6.50; llghtwelghst, $6 6.25. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City. CHICAGO, Oct. IS. Cattle Receipts, 13, 000; slow to 10c lower; beeves, $4,107.30; Block ers, feeders. $2.50 4.50; cows and heifers, $1.65'& 5-25: calves, $6$i7.50; Texas fed steers, $.'i.75Qi4.35; Western steers, $3.901i5.S0. Hogs Iteceipts today, 21,000; 5c higher; mixed and butchers, $0.1O!&.0.0O; good to choice heavy, $6.3oi( 6.60; rough heavy, $5.S0ry 0.15; light; $6.20; 6.53; pigs, $5.8o&0.25; bulk of sales, $6.25'?' 6.55. Sheep Receipts. 22.000; steady; sheep, $3.60 'fc5.45; lam be, $4.6PQ7 65. SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. 18. Cattle Receipts, 5300; market, steady; native steers, $4.25i6.40; cows and heifere. $2.50'd4.25: Western steers, $3.25 H 4.50; canners, $ 1.50 (-72.40 ; .stockers, feeders, $2.75'&4.50; calves, $3(a0; bulla and stags, $2fi3.75. Hogs Receipts, 500; market, steady to stronger; heavy. $0.10$i0.25; mixed, $ti.2o 6.25; light. $6.25'yU.35; pigs, $5.5o&6; bulk of sales $0.15T'6.25. Sheep Receipts. 9000: market, steady to strong; yearlings, $5.5u'5-90; wethers, $5,259 5.50; ewes, $4.505; lamb, $"0. 75&7.S5. KANSAS CITY, Oct, 18. Cattle Receipts, 9000; market, steady; native steers, $46.75; native cows and heifers, $24.85; stockers and feeders, $2.75g4.75: Western cows. $2.253.65; Western steers, $3.505.25; bullae $2y 3.50; calves. $36.50. Hog Receipts. 8000: market, steady to strong; bulk of sales. $6.25'gti.30; heavy, $6.20 6.50; packers, $6.25g6.3o; pigs, light, $5.753p 6.30. Sheej) Receipts, 6O0C; market, steady; mut tons. $4.5057 5.50: lambs, $5.75-5z7.75; range wethers, $4.25'&5.75; fed ewes, $45. Xevr York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 18. Cotton futures closed steady at an advance of 1 point to a decline of 3 points. October, 11.02c; Novem ber, 11.03c; December, 10.96c; January, 11.03c; February, 11.10c; March, 11.19c; April, 1120c; Mayf 11.24c; June, 11.25c; July, 11.32c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 18. Wool, steady; terri tory and Western mediums, 23 27c ; fine medium, 182ic; tine, 14 15c. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED 189 BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bought and sold for cash and on margin. Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER CF COMMERCE Phona Main 37 EUROPE IS BUYING Good Export Demand for Wheat in Eastern Markets. UNDERTONE IS STRONGER December Option Closes a Quarter Cent Higher at Chicago. Prices Also Advance at Liverpool. CHICAGO, Oct. 18. Trading in the wheat pit was active during the first hour and the market had a strong undertone. Shorts and commmlssion houses were active bidders, but offerings were light. The demand was based upon the strength of wheat In Liverpool, which was due, It was said, to continued light receipts at Winnipeg. Receipts at that point today were 322 cars-, against 430 a year ago. The market was also bulllshly affected by a dispatch from Duluth, which claimed an active demand there for export. The report of sales to a considerable amount at Kansas City and Topeka, also for export, gave further encouragement to the bulls. During the last hour a number of longs sold moderately and prices declined some what. The close was steady. December opened to $i c higher at 74 to 74 c, sold up to 74 c and -then declined to 74c, closing o higher at 74G)74c Corn was firm In the early trading, with commission-houses fairly active bidders, chiefly for the May delivery Offerings, however, were light. Profit-taking late In the session resulted In moderate decline. The close was steady. December opened o higher at 43 c, sold between 4242c and 42 c and closed c up at 42 c. Trading In oats was Talrly active and the market was firm. Commission houses and shorts were the principal buyers. December opened c higher at 33c, sold be tween 33 c and 33 c and closed up c at 33 $33c. Provisions were quiet and steady. At the close, January pork was up 2c to $13.70, lard was up 2c to $S.15, ribs" were 2g 5c higher at $7.43. The leading futures ranged as follows; WHEAT. Open. ...$ .74 ... .79 High. Low. Close. $ .74 $ .74 $ .74 .79 .78 .79 Dec. May Oct. Dec. May CORN. .45 .42 -45 .45 .44 .44 .42 .42 .42 .43 . .43 .43 OATS. Dec. May July 33 .33 .83 .35 .33 .33 .35 .S3 . . .:'..) ! .5 .33 .33 MESS PORK. . .13.65 13.72 ..13.87 13.90 Jan. May 13.65 13.87 13.70 13.90 LARD. . '. 9.40 6.40 " . . 8.S2 8.. S3 .. 8.15 8.17 SHORT RIBS. May Oct. Nov. Jan. S.27 9 37 8.S5 8.15 9 37 8.80 8.12 Oct. Jan. May 8.15 7.45 7.65 7.42 7.45 7.40 7.22 7.65 7.60 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 76 80c; No. 3, 72 79c; No. 2 red, 7272c. Corn No. 2, 45 c ; No. 2 yellow, 45 c. Oats No. 2, 3.:c; No. 2 white, 3434c; No. 3 white, 32 34c. Rye No. 2, 62c. Barley Good feeding, 39 c; fair to choice malting, 46'jj 52c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.05; No. 1 Northwest ern. $1.11. Timothy seed Prime. $4.10. Clover Contract grades. $13. Short ribs sides Loose, $8.37 (3 S. 75. Mess pork Per barrel, $1 6.50. Lard Per 100 pounds, $9.37. Short clear sides Boxed, 8.628.75. Whisky Basis .of high wines, $1.29. Receipts. Shipment n. Flour, barrels . . Win'at, bushels Corn, bushels . . Oats, bushels . . Rye, bushels . . Barley, bushels . . 4Vt,.0O 1 73.000 13.500 170.(100 335,300 90t 92,100 . .l.VLertrt 12,000 72.000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Oct. IS. Flour Receipts. 20,600 barrel-; exports, 11,800 barrels; sales, 10,000 packages. Market steady, with a better inquiry. Wheat Receipts, 100,000 bu. ; exports, 71,700 bu; sales, 1,000,000 bu. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, 79c, elevator; No. 2 red, 80o f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern. Duluth, 87 c f. o. b. afloat j No. 2 hard Winter, S2o f. o. b. afloat. . Sharp advances occurred early in wheat on strong cables, bullish Argentine news afl -commission house buy ing. On later denials of the Argentine damage reports, longs unloaded and the af ternoon market waa easier, closing only c net higher. Sales included. No. 2 red. May closed 84 c ; December closed 82 c. Hops Quiet. Wool, petroleum and hides Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 18. Wheat, steady; barley, strong. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.2001.25; milling, $1.25 di 1.32. Barley Feed, $1.02 U 1.07 ; brewing, $1.07 S 1.12. Oats Red, $1.17 ir; 1.42 ; white, $1.32 1.45; black, $1.602.10. Call-board sales: . Wheat December, $1.26. Barley December. $1.08. Corn Large yellow, $1.35 1.40. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 18. Wheat December, Gs 5d; March, 6s 6d. English country markets, firm. Weather in England today is cloudy. LONDON. Oct. 18. Cargoes on passage, steadier; Pacific Coast, unchanged, 29s 9d. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. IS. Wheat De cember, 74 74c; May, 78 &78c, July. 79c; No. 1 hard, 77 c; No. l North ern, 77c; No. 2 Northern, 73c; No. 3 North ern, 732 74c. Wheat at Taeoma. TACOMA. Oct. 18. Wheat, e higher; bluestem, 69c ; club, 67c ; red, 65c. Metal arkets. NEW YORK. Oct. 18. The London tin market was 1 5s lower, at 198 for spot and 197 for futures; locally quiet; spot. $4344.30. Copper lower in the English market, de clining 3, 2s, 6d to 99, 10s for spot and 99, 5s for futures; locally strong; lake, S2L7622.50; electrolytic, $21.5022; cast-' ing. $2r2521.73. Lead Quiet, $5.75 3? 5.95 locally and 2s, 6d higher at 19, 17s, Cd in London. bpelter Unchanged, $0.20 u 6.23 locally; unchanged, 28. 5s In London. Iron Unchanged in the English market, standard foundry 57a, 2d and Cleveland warrants 57s 7d; locally firm at recent prices; No. 1 foundry. Northern, $2223; No. 2 foundry. Northern. $21.50 S? 22.50; No. 1 foundry. Southern. $21.50 !j 22; No. 2 foun dry, Southern, $21 43' 21.50. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Oct. IS. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries, 17a;25c; dairies. lSjj22c. Egs Strong; at mark, cases included, It 1 2lc ; firsts, 22c ; prime firsts, 23 c ; ex tras. 20c. Cheese Strong, 12 4jl3c. NEW YORK. Oct. IS. Butter rxa street price extra creamery. 27c; official Trice creamery, common to extra, 1926o; held seconds to . extras, 21 w 26c; state dairy, common to fancy, lOi 25c; renovat ed common to fancy, 10jj 25c; renovated common to extra, 16(f22c; Western factory, common to firsts, 10tjf20c; Western imita tion creamery. fi.ets, 20 V? 21c. Cheeso Steady; Western firsts, 25c; of ficial prices, 24lf25c. GRAIN TRAFFIC BLOCKED Shippers May Appeal to Interstate Board Against Railroads. NBW YORK, Oct. 13. There has for somo time been active complaint by the New York grain trade at the railroad delay In bringing wheat and corn to this port. The complaints have become so gen eral, says the Journal of Commerce, to day, that uiq railroads have tinally decided that until they can secure pos session of equipment they will not re ceive any more grain. This refusal is absolute and applies to new as well as old business. The trrain trade is greatly excited over the decision, and a Joint meeting of the Produce Exchange grain com mittee with tho committee on trade and transportation was held today with the steamship interests to devise ways and means, take legal advice, and if necessary make formal appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission against the action of the roads. SILVEIRA IS IN CARACAS Cuban, Steamer Carmellna Lands Ab bconder's Party. WILLEMSTAD, island of Curacao, Oct. 18. The Cuban steamer Carmellna, which left Havana October 2, ostensibly for New York, having on board Manuel Silveira, of Silveira & Co., brokers of Havana and the representatives in Cuba of J. M. Ceballos & Co., of New York, who recently as signed with large liabilities, touched at this port October 8, and subsequently left here for Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, whence It Is reported the party proceeded to Caracas. The Carmelina called here again October 16 and remained outside the harbor. Her captain communicated with, the shore and the steamer later proceed ed, supposedly for Havana. A man named Pino, whose Identity was n'ot escabUshed, formed one of Silveira' a party. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. GRIMES At 875 Front street. October 15, to the wife of John D. Grimes, twins; a son and daughter. GRIFFIN At 1097 Cleveland avenue, Oc tober 14. to the wife of Frank L. Griffin, daughter. Marriage Licenses. PEASE-POND Guy A. Pease, Portland 5; Luia A. Pond, 18. AMU ER-ROBINSON A. G. Ammer, Port land, 26; Olive A. Koblneon. 18. Deaths. DRIGGS At 375 Twelfth etreet, October 19, Leroy C. Driggs, a native of New York, age 63 yeara, 7 months and 14 days; remain cre mated. JONES At 657 Flanders street, October 18. Henry Dixon Jones, age 60 years, 6 months and 29 days, a native of Maryland; remain chirped to Pendleton. Or., for burial. GIBSON At Hi. Vincent's Hospital. October 17, Purnell J. Glbaon, a native of Oregon, age 48 yearfi, 10 months and 7 days. Interment made in Riverview Cemetery. GOEY At 40 North Seventh street, October 15. Hoey Goey, a native of China, ago 43 yeans. Buried in Lone Fir Cemetery. TITTLE At County Farm, August 9, a na tive of Missouri; burled in Lone Fir Cemetery, October IS. WHITE At North Pacific Sanitarium, Oc tober 17, William Rv White, a native of New York, age 75 years, 3 months and I'd days. Remains shipped to Junction City, Or. Building Permits. GEORGE F. RACE One-story frame dwell ing. East Fifteenth street, between Going and Wygant streets; $1200. CARL S AMMAN One and one-half story frame dwelling on Weidler ctreot, between Eajet Twenty-eighth and East Twenty-ninth; $400. H. A. WALKER One-story frame dwelling on East Hoyt, between Eaat Fiftieth and East FIfty-rtrsrt streets; $900. " WILLIAM H. D A U GHTRET Two-atoiT frame dwelling on Vancouver street, betweea Parl and Jarrett streets; $5500. MRS. J. SNYDER One-story frame dwell ing on East Fifteenth, between Sherrett and Ciackamaa street ; $025. MRS. J. SNYDER One-story frame dwelling, on East Fifteenth, between fiherrett and Clackamas streets; $025. McCOWAX One and one-half story frame dwelling on Earn Ninth, between Linn street and golf links; $870. JOHN WEISS Two-story frame dwelling on East Tenth, between East Clay and Eaat Mar ket (streets; $1700. WILLIAM HELAS One and one-half story frame dwelling on Clackamas etreet, betwees. East Seventeenth and East Nineteenth streets; $750. "MR. COLLINSON Two-story frame dwell ing on Thompson, between East Twenty-third and East Twenty-fourth streets; $2800. M. W. SMITH Two-story frame dwelling on corner of Twenty-first and Jackoon streets; $600. J. TURNBtLL One-story frame building on Twentieth street and west extension of Mor rison street, to be used as shop; $200. C. E. PRICE One-story frame building, on Depauw street, between Hodge and Stanton, for woodshed: $25. E. G. ANDERSON One-story frame build ing on corner Benton and Hancock, for wood shed; $35. I. WEINSTEIN One-tory frame dwelling on Whi taker stroet, between First and Sec ond; $1:50. CEOKGE C. PACE One-story frame dwell ing on Ejt Eleventh, between Rhine .and Rhone streets; $500. MAX Hl'EBK.VBECKER Two-story frame dwelling on Strong street, near Portsmouth! $1000. GEORGE C. KING Two-story frame dwell ing on East Thirty-third, between Eaat Clay and East Market; $2000. Total value, $20,580. Guilty of Breaking Eight-Hour Law BOSTON, Oct. IS. A verdict ot guilty was returned In a test case brought against William K. Ellis, a local contractor, who was charged with violating the Federal eight-hour law on work at the Charlestown Navy yard. The trial was held in the United States District Court. The penalty In the case is imprisonment for Bix months or a fine of $1000. or both. Judge George granted counsel 20 days to lile exceptions.