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17 THE MORMXG OREGOXIAN, TIIUKSDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 190t. EASIER IN -SOUTH Potatoes Lower in California but Firm Here. SITUATION IS COMPLICATED Bullish Tactics of San Francisco Buyers In tlie Face of Declines in That Market tittle Trading In AYhcat. Ths Mtuatlon In tho potato markt la com tlleate1 hy th bullish opratlon of m of tho dealera In thta section In tho fnco of n a!er market In the South. While on the tu!a of the Baa Franc loco market potato are not worth vr about $1.25 here, yet tila-her prlcea have been paid and are atlll belrr offered In tie country. Whether the buyera are bulling thl market for aome ae eret purpoae. or hare faith la the future, or re acting on bad rudiment remain to be een. The nlrteat price reported paid for Oregon rottee la $1.46. It la aajd that eome of the buymr at thla flmire ha been done by the arent of a Pen Franclaco firm, which la Ions on river potatoes and la trying to tie np the market bere. while It onloads In the South. Whether or not thla la the case, the fact re marne that the fancy prlcea offered have In fluenced many irowera to keep their potatoea ft the market. There la very little dolnir now In onion The association price Is steady at 2 eenta. but a the San Pranclreo market yesterday dropped to thla flnira, no buslnew on South ern account is now possible. The weakness In both potatoea and on I one at Pan Francisco S doe to the nnurually lame receipts of the part few days Amor r the nnmerous San TTanclseo potato and onion men now In thla city la George L. Burtt. of Smith Burtt. Mr. Burtt declared yesterday that bis present trip bad nothing to do wtth potatoes or onions, and he poeltlYely declined to discuss the market. LOOK FOR REVIVAL IN HOP TRADE. Local Tealrrs F.xpect Bnelnesa to Reopen In a Few Iays- The hop market Is still quiet, but the local trade looks for a rerlval of activity In the neit two or three daya. . Trie pause of the past 10 days has had no effect on th few growers who still have hops, and when buying Is resumed It will not be at lower prices than prevailed last week. Advlree from California reported aome small lots of Saeramontos sold at 637 cents, and S cents was refused for Sonoma. The Xcw Tork papers note continued activity In states at IB to 12 centa to the grower. A circular from Wild. Neame A Co.. Lon don, dated January IS. said that market was depressed and a gloomy view was taken by the English trade. The disturbing factor seemed to be the threat of Paul Horst to unload his big block of olds. Hop men In Oregon, however, are not entirely satis fied that Horst meant what he said In hla circular to the English brewers. It is thought by some that he la trying to stir up an agitation again for an Import duty In England, which would add considerably to the value of hla bopa there. The Plncus letter, which has also alarmed some of the London traders, la thought hera not to have been written for the purpose of bearing the foreign market, but for the effect It might have In inducing the Eng lish hopgrowera to reduce their acreage. The following dispatch la from Ban Fran cleco: About 25.000 bales of hops ana left In the state out of the total crop In 1908 of less than 65,000 bales. Prlcea have ruled so low that even with the availability of the Hawaiian-American ateamar line competi tion in rates, dealera have been unable to dispose of mora than a small percentage of (he free hops, meaning by thla the hops not under contract. Application haa been made co the ratlroade by several of the leading hop merchants for a reduotlon to $1. mini mum weight. 20.000 pounda.' from the pres ent rate of II 60, minimum weight 16,000 pounda. In addition to this a representative of tlajs hopgrowera is now befone the ways and means committee of Congress endeav oring to have the Import duty on foreign bops raised. - WHEAT BCTER9 AND SELLERS APART fc'elther 6lde Disposed to Make Concessions, and Business Is Light. Buyers and sellers in the wheat market avra so far apart that business Is practically at a standstill. There is a good demand from California for bluestem. but holders here are asking $1.12. and aome of them mono, while the San Francisco quotation now does not Justify over $1.08. There Is less difference of opinion In other grades, but enough to make the transacting of busi ness difficult. Oats are quiet. Terr little Is being of fered hero, receipts so far thla week being 14 cars, with only 4 cara In last week. The demand m the country is better than in the local market. Thirty-five dollars Is the top quotation here, while better prices have been realized In the interior. The Found market la also higher than Port land. Estimates as to local stocks vary an the way from 1500 to 4000 tona. and thla grain la In strong hands. Many of the small dealers have not yet provided for their wants, and this la one of the strong factors in the market. Barley is gulet here, with plenty on hand and buyers not Interested. A better demand la reported In Spokane. The hay market is well supplied with both valley and Eastern Oregon timothy, but othor kinds are firm. Bid and asked prices were quoted at the Board of Trade aa follows: WHEAT. Bid. Asked. February $ .94 $ .99 March 1.00 1.02 OATS. February 1.67H 1.70 liarch 1.70 1.71 '4 BARLEY. February 1.4114 SIar-h 1.40 1.42 Kecelpta, In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange aa follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay February -T ... 37 3 20 4 February g )1 1 2 1 5 February 15 4 4 4 8 Total last week. US IS 50 4 72 EGGS ARE DECLINING STEADILY. Poultry In Good Demand and Firm Butter la Active. The egg market is now well on Its annual downward movement, and the decline can be expected to continue steadily until the height of the season Is reached. The apeed with which the market will get to the bot tom dependa on the ability or inability of the local traders to dispose of the stocks on their hands. If there is enough outside demand to take care of what the local trade cannot absorb the decline will be slow. That la the case at present. Outside orders ape not heavy, but atlll are large enough to keep the market from sagging badly with the present receipts. Yesterday's qiotatlons on the street ranges from 35 to 57 H cents. The poultry market was lightly supplied and the demand was good, especially for chickens. Prices alt through the list were firm. The butter market is active and cleans up fairly well each day at steady price. Cheese la firm and unchanged. WLXXIXGSTADT CABBAGE CROP. Present Acreage Is Only Half That of Last Year's. The California Vegetable Union has Issued a circular on Wlnnlngstadt cabbage, stating that the crop as a whole passed through the cold spell 'without injury. The following particulars as to the supply are given: Coachella and Imperial Valleys have 500 acrea planted. It will be the middle of March before regular shipments move. In the meantime only an occasional car will be available. Whlttier has 300 acres, all In the Association, and first cars will move about March 15. La Habra haa 150 acres In the Association and 60 acres on the outside; first cars will move about March 1. Pla centla has 1000 acres: first cars ready about February 15. Rowland has 100 acres and crop is late. Smellier has 200 acres. This is the earliest cabbage in Southern Califor nia; first cars ready In about 10 days. Cud ahy Ranch at Ardmore has 50 acres; this crop Is late. Arcadia and Irwindale have 100 acres; will begin to move about March 1. The total present crop figures about 2500 acres, less than half of last year's. Good Supply of Fruits and Vegetables. The street was well supplied with fruits and vegetables yesterday. Among the fresh receipts were two cara of orangea and one car of aweet potatoes. The demand waa fairly good and prlcea held steady. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balances. Portland 9L'l.:ti $104,073 Seattle 1.. 1:19.34 4 1M.S.4 Tacoma 6s,48 39.27 Spokane 961,443 124.960 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc BARLEY Producers' prices: Feed, $27.50 -ft per ton WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. $1.10 1.12; club. ICo$l; red Kuw'an, Wo-'"! turkey red, 9Scrl: Valley. $1. FLOUR Patents. 5.25 per barrel; straight. $4.20; exxrt, $4; Valley $5; u-sack graham, $4.60; whole wheat. $4. 8a. OATS Producers prlcea: No. 1 white, $34 00935 per ton. MILLSTIFKS Bran. JIGe'B.RO per ton: middlings. $33: shorts. ttH'uM; chop. $20625: rolled barley. $29g30. HAT Timothy, Willamette Valley, $13Wlo per ton; Eastern Oregon.' ?!Vf18; clover. f2 fl.1: alfalfa. $14fjir: grain hay, $1314; cheat, $13.50B'14.5O; vetch. $13.504114.50. Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8Hb per lb.; peaches, 74&8c; prunes, Italians, 5 4 if :; .runes, French. 46c; currants, unwashed, cases, 9c; currant, washed, cases, 10c; figs, whlto fancy, SO-lb. boxes, 'c; dates, 'iCOFt!EE Mocha. 241328c; Java, ordinary. 17f20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c; good, 10018c; ordinary, 12f4loc per pound. SALMON Columbia R.ver, 1-pound talis, $2 per dozen: 2-pound tails. $2-93: 1-pound Bats. $2.10: Alaska pink. 1-pound tall. 5o; red. 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyes. 1-pound tails, $2. RICE Southern Japan. c; head, 8?4c0 Tc NUTS Walnuts, 1213c per pound by eack; Brazil nuts. 16c; filberts, 15c; pecans, 7c; almonds. 13ffl 14c: chestnuts. Italian. 11c; peanuts, raw, 54 6c; pinenuts, 10o 12c; hickory not. 10c; cocoanuu, 80o per dosen. SUGAR Granulated. $5.95; extra C $5 45; golden C. $3.35; fruit and berry sugar, $3.9."i; plain bag. $3.75; beet granulated, $575; cubes tbarrels), $8.35; powdered, (barrel). $0.20. Terms: On remittances within 15 days, deduct c per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He psr pound. Maple sugar. 15lSc pec pound. SALT Granulated. $13 per ton. $1.90 ner bale; half ground, 100s. $7.50 per ton; 80s, $8 per ton. ... BEANS Small white. 6c; large white. 6c; Lima, 5J4c; pink, 34c; bayou, 4c; Mex ican red. iiio. Vegetables and Jrrult. FRESH FRUITS Apples. 75c52.75 box: Spanish malaga grapes, $8 per barrel; per simmons, VI to 1.2a. POTATOES Buying price, $1.10 1.35 per hundred; sweet potatoes. 2ftc per pound. TROPICAL Frit' ITS Oninges. navels, $3 6 2.75 per box; lemons, $344; grape fruit, 14. 254.75 per box; bananas. bttpQiuC per pound; pineapples, $2.753.25 per dozen; tangerines, $1.75 per dox. ONIONS Oregon, buying price, $2 per hundred. SACK 'VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per sack; carrots. $1; parsnips, - (1.50; beets, $1.."0; horseradish, 10c per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 11.25 doz.; cabbage, 2"4fc3c lb.; cauliilower, $2 per crate; celery, $4.50 per crate; cucumbers. 91.752.25 dozen; lettuce, $1.501.73 per box; parsley, 30c dozen; peas, lac lb.; radishes. 30o per dozen; spinach, 20 per lb.; sprouts, 10c per lb.; squash, Jja per lb.; tomatoes, ll.752.25. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras, 84c; fancy outside creamery, 3234c per lb.; store, 1SS20C. (Butter fat prices average 14 cents per pound under regular butler prices.) EGGS Oregon ranch, S5937UO per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 1415c lb.; broilers, 20c; mixed, 13613iic; ducks. 204i2Jc; geese, lt)c; turkeys, 18CI20C. CHEESE Fancy cream twins, 15HQ160 per lb.; full cream triplets, 15V4 618C; full cream. Young America, 16H17c. VEAL Extra. 1010"4c per pound; ordi nary, 78c; heavy, 6c. PORK Fancy, ofciiWo per lb.; large, 8 eiic. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 21c per pound; standard, ISc; choice, 17c; English, iSfe.016c; strips, 13c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 12c; smoked. 13c; short clear backs, heavy, dry salted. 12c; smoked. 13c; Oregon exports, dry sa4t, 13c; smoked, 14c HAMS 10 to 13 lbs., 14 Vic; 11 to 16 lbs.. 14c; Is to 20 lbs.. 14c; nam, skinned, 14c; picnics, 9 He; cottage roil, 11c; shoul ders. 11c: boiled hanus, lu'u-u'.jc; boiled picnics, 17c. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 13 He; tubs. 13c; 50s. 13tc; zos. 13v4c; 10s, 14c; 6s. 14fcc; 3s. 14 He. St-idard pure: Tierces. ltMc; tubs. lc: 60s, 12c; 20s, 12Tc: 10s. lSc; 6s. 13c; 3s. 13Hc Com pound: Tleroes. 8c; tubs, c; 60s. 8Hc; 80s. 8c; 6s, 8 Tie. SMOKED REEF Beef tongues. each, TOc; dried beef seta. 10c; dried beef out sides, 15c; dried beef Inside. 18c; dried beef knuckles. 18c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $13; regular tripe. $10: honeycomb tripe. $12; pigs' tongues, $19.50. MESS MEATS pieef. specials, $1t per barrel; plate. $14 per barrel; family. $14 per barrel; pork, $21 per barrel; brisket, $25 per barrel; 8. P. beef tongues, $20; pig snout. $12 50; pig ears. $12.60. Oils. COAL OIL Pearl and astral oil, cases. 18Hc per gallon; water white. Iron barrel. 11c; eocene and extra star, cases 21 H; head light oil. cage. 2oc; iron barrels. 18c: elalna, cases, 28c. GASOLINE Union and Red Crown, bar rels. laHc; cases, 22 He; motor, barrels, 16 He; cases. 23 Hc; 86 degrees, barrels, 30c; cases, 37Hc; euglne distillate, barrels. 8c: cases. 16c. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrel lots, 65c: In cases. 71c; boiled, barrel lota, (7c; In cases, 73c. GIL MEAL Ton lot. $37. Hon. Wool. Hides, Eta. HOPS 1(08, tfSO per pound; 1807, 20 $c: 1906, llHc. WOOL--Eajrtei n Oregon, contracts, 16c per pound: Valley, 1515 16HC- MOHAIR Choice. 2;f21c per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 1617c pound; dry kip. No. 1, 14ifl5c pound; dry calf skin, 17H&18o pound; salted hides, heavy, o 10c: light and cows, Il4c; salted calf skin, 1415o pound; green, lc less. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat. $1 t $1.25; badger, 253? 50c; bear, $520; beaver, $8.508.50; cat, wild, 80ctf$l; cougar, per fect head and claws. $33$ 10; fisher, dark. $7.5011; pale. $4,9047; fox. crorj, $3 to S3; fox, gray. 60c to 80c; fox. red. $2. Si to $4: fox. silver. $35 to $100; iynx. $10s 15; marten, dark. $8912; mink. 75c $4 50; cnuskrat. 104rl5c; otter, $7; raccoon. 45c$ aoc; sea otter. $12.50. as to slso; skunks, 6075c; civet cat. luaiic: wolf, $203; coyote. 70c$1.10; wolverine, oar. $35; wolverine, pale, $23 2.50. CASCARA BAR K Small lata. 4HS5Hc; eld In caxlot. selling at HfcitfSc. Dalry Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Butter, steady. Creameries. 2330c; dairies. 21 2.1c; eggs, firm at mark, cases Included, 3(Ka 33c firsts, 33c: prime firsts. 34c; cheese, strong. Daisies l-c; twins, 143fcM5c; Young Americas, 16 He NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Butter, steady at top grades; others dull and easy; prlcea un changed. , Cheese, firm, unchanged. Kegs, easier. Western firsts, 34Hc; do, seconds, 33Ht) 34c. ILL STREET DULL' Speculators Lose Interest in Stock Market. BOND LIST IS IRREGULAR Relief From Pressure of liquida tion of Foreign Holdings Comes As Result of Political Agreements In Europe. NEW TORK. Feb. 10. The speculative spirit aeems to be in a torpor and no oper ations of any far-reaching significance are undertaken In the stock market Toaa" market waa almost barren of Incident. An immediate factor Increasing the dull tend ency was the approaching double holiday. Relief waa felt over the action of Bul garia In the Issuance of demobilization or ders, confirming the appearance of restored concord growing out of the settlement with Turkey. The agreement between France and Germany over the Moroccan affair was another source of satisfaction. Finally, the further rise in market quotations of Japa nese bonds settled any apprehension that might have been caused by mono bellicose signs In the Japanese relations with this country. The direction in which these de velopments have most interest in the New York market is in the relief afforded from the insistent liquidation of foreign holdings of American securities, which has been going on for many months. The appearance of E. H. Harrlman at a New York Central directors' meeting gave encouragement to hopes of his good physical condition. Bonds were Irregular.- Total sales, par values, $5,080,000. United States 2s regis tered declined H per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. I Closing Sale. High. Low. Rid. Amal Copper .... 23.6"0 77 "4 Jo 77 H Am Car & Fdy... 1.4U0 60 H 60 60 do preferred l' Am Cotton Oil.... 500 51 Am Hide & Lthr. M"0 42 41 H 41T4 Am Ice Securities 700 21H 21H 21 -u Am Linseed HW 14H If. "'a Am Loco 6H) 65 H 65'., 55-a do preferred .... 10 112 112 llj Am Smelting & R 19.2.-0 8754 8G4 .H do preferred.... 4.2O0 104 H M J"' Am Sugar Ret.... 200 130 ISO 1.10 Am Tob pref '. Am Woolen zZia Anaconda 2,6"0 464 45 4bJ4 AteSkson ...... -.400 !'. Ado Referred 3O0 101 101H Ml Atlantic C Line.. 8.1"0 111 110 Hal & Ohio :. 1.B00 H'814 10814 Wf'ia do preferred.... M i3 W 3 Brklyn Rap Trans 8.900 7114 .04 .1 Can-Pac 00 l.Jr. l.-Vs 1.J Central Leather... K 81 30 304 do. preferred.... 2,100 10214 101 10214 en". & omo::::: 27,366 ii s Chi Gt Western 1-fl AriP." V.T. i45ji 144. 14514 goSifro.: S 2 Colo & Southern.. 1.800 ?, 4J fH do 2d oref. 2.5(H) 8214 7 4 8114 6.800 121 H 118 1J014 Cons Gas Corn Products Del & Hud ... Den & R G 7,800 '? 300 17514 1754 1.5H 6.100 47 44 a son so 8S 88 14 Distiller' Seo .... 100 8714 374 ?J do preferred. Erie 8.000 3114 , Gen" ElUJc'V.-.V: .100 156, 15? 156 Vlt .XIUICUI ,.. -A Gt Nor Ore Ctfa.. 70 7014 70V ,,1 ... 2 100 142-&. 141 J-iLTl Interborough-Met.. 2.000 WM l do preferred.... 2.600 44 4.1 41s International paper ..... 1 do preferred.... 100 6 6 64 international Pump M0' 38 38 Vs Iowa Central .300 31 30 SI Kan City So .... l.OUO 42U 4 42 do preferred.... rOO ,- 7 .4 Loula & Nash 2.400 12414 1 A -l- Mlnneap & St L. . 5"0 60 65 65 MStP&SStM. 3O0 142V4 141 "14 Mo Pacific ; 2 500 72 "2-4 M K & T 2.500 43 42 42 raclflc Mall 400 31 30J4 31 :::::S ?? ? PresfeePcar. ft TuH Pal Car 300 1.0 1.0 1.0 &dr,..B.-.: 1 b & Republic Steel ... 7u0 24 -3 24 RoJk SSnT!:::: iiejo g do preferred.... 6O0 b5 4 J4i4 StLPSP2dpref 300 40 40 40 S'do preferred:": 1. 64 64 63 dopreferred:::. SOO M 2Z 68 Vred-::::81 Va-Caro Chem ... 00 4b o o w2Snferrel " ". "466 'ii 18 ir SeferVew:::: w Z 4 Westlngh Elec.... 800 . 83 82 8- West Union 9 wicnSai 2: -isji Am Tel & Tel.... 2,800 12" 1-B- Totai sale for the day. 347.600 ahare. BONDS. KEW YORK. Feb. 10. Closing Quotations: racinc ll.ltik TT new 4S rig 11914 ISouth Pacific 4s. 1 Udo "coVon. 12bS Union Pacific 4s.l03 Atchison adj 4s. M5IWlcon Cent 4s. . 84 Stocks at London. LONDON, Feb. 10. Consola tot money, ft4: do for account. 84. anaeonda. ... D.:tT44N. Y. central, ido.aa Norfl'k & Wei flsiso Atchison 102 25 do prcf 104.tw Bait & Ohio. 111. 7 fan Pacific. .177.25 t he & Ohio. 67.50 Chi Grt West 7.75 C. M. S. P. 149.00 pe Beers 11.62 D St R G 48.50 do pref nt.no Erie , 31.50 do 1st pf.. 48.00 do 2d pf . . 37.50 Grand Trunk 19.50 111 Central. ..-145.O0 1, A N.". 12l.nO Mo. K. & T. . 44.00 do pref iHMiu Ont A; West.. 49.00 Pennsylvania. 67.50 Rand Mine.. 8.12 Heading 67.0 Southern Ry.. 26.1214 do pref 65.00 South Pacific. 120.62 Union Paclflo.J81.75 do pref 98.50 U. S. Steel... 63.50 do pref 117.75 ;Wabak ...... 19.25 do pref 60.50 Spanish 4s. . . 93.00 lAmal Copper. 78.00 Money Exchange, Etc. NF.W YORK, Feb. 10. Money on call, steady. 24 per cent: ruling rate and closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent Time loans, dull and easy: 60 days, 2149 2 per cent: 80 days. 28 per cent; six months, 813 Pr cent. Prime mercantile paper closed at 8P PesterUng exchange firm, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.8;054.8ol6 for 60- day bills and at $4.8710 for demand. Commercial bills. $4.84 4.84. Bar silver, 514c Mexican dollars. 44c. Government bonds, easy; railroad bonds. Irregular. LONDON. Feb. 10. Bar silver, steady, 23 15-lCd per ounce. Money. 1 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 2 (9 per cent; three months' bills is 2 1-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. Silver bars, 61 - c; - Mexican dollars. 45c. Drafts, sight. 12c: telegraph. 15c. Sterling on London, 60 days, 4-$574c; sight. 4.87 c Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. JO. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $15O,0O0,0UO gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance $143,976,602 Gold Gold coin and bullion, certificates 3S.8S7.423 26. 637.700 Bullion Taken by Bank of England. LONDON. Feb. 10. Bullion amounting to f2o.,000 was taken into the Bank of Eng land -on balance today. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. The London tin market waa higher, with spot quoted at 123 12a 6d and futures at 180 10a. The local market was firm and higher also, with spot quoted at J8.2528.72c. Copper advanced to 59 Is $d for spot and 59 18s 9d for futures in the London market. The local market was dull and unchanged, with Lake quoted at 13.62 U.75c; electrolytic. 1J.12 a 13.87 ; cast ing. 13.00 13.25c. Lead was 2s 6d higher at 13 Is 3d in London. The local market was dull and a shade lower on the average at 4.02 4.05c. Spelter advanced to 21 6s In the London market, but. llko lead, was easy and a lit tle lower locally at 4.90 4.95c. There waa no change reported in the local iron market. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Feb. 10.- Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to f ive Points lower. Sales were reported of 20,000 bags, including February. March and April at 6.404)6.45c; July. 6.25c: September 8.80c. December, 6.75c; spot steady; Rio No. 7. 7 , 8c; Santos No. , oc; mild steady; Cor dova, 913c ..... Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. $3.11; centrifugal. .96 test, $3.61; molasses sugar. $2 86. Refined, steady; crushed. $5.85; pow dered, $4.75; granulated. $4.66 EGG BUSINESS IMPROVES FURTHER ORDERS FROM ALAS KA RECEIVED AT SEATTLE. 3onsumptlon Increases Rapidly. Arrival of Delayed California Produce In Sound City. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 10. Another or der for 100 cases of fresh eggs for shipment to the Interior of Alaska, placed to day, had the effect of bolstering up the market, al though receipts were heavy. Dealers hero look for further Alaska orders before the end of the week. Three hundred cases of California eggs reached hero today. The range on fresh and fancy California from 40 to 46 cents. The consumption of egga has Increased greatly during the last few days. Delayed California produce reached here today. Three carloads of banana arrived for Seattle dealers and seven cars will be forwarded to Vancouver and Spokane. Nine carloads of oranges were In the train. Cab bage moved up to 8314 cents today. Jap anese orangea have almost disappeared from the market. Poultry is firm and active at from 13 to 17 centa QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices raid for Produce In the Bay Cit Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 8. The follow ing prices wera quoted In the produce mar ket today: Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, $1.60 1.75; sweets, $1.50(591.75. Onions $2. Mlllstuffs Bran, $28.50 930; middlings. $33.500 35.60. Vegetables Garlic 89c; green peas, 801Oc; string beans, 15&20c; asparagus, 12&20c; tomatoes, $1(91.75. Butter Fancy creamery, 37c: creamery seconds, 83c; fancy dairy, 2Sc; pickled, nominal. Cheese New, 1214c; Young Amer ica. 10lc; F.astern, 17c. Eggs Store, 86c; fancy ranch, RSo'; Eastern, nominal. Poultry Roosters, old. $45; young, $7(f? B; broilers small. $4 5; broilers, large, $536; fryers, $tj7; hens, $5(3 9; ducks, old. $45; young. $6'3S. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino. 16f 19c; Mountain, 5&8c; Nevada, 914c. Hay Wheat, $1923; wheat and oats, $18&22; alfalfa, $ir.fil!; stock, $13 16; straw, per bale, 60 85c. Fruits Apples, choice, $1.50; common 60c; bananas, 75c$3; limes. $d.50(3'7; lemons, choice, $3; common, $1; oranges, $1.5003; pineapples, J 1 .60 2. 50. - Receipts Flour. 2902 quarter sacks; barley, 5260 centals; oats. 1320 centals; beans, 1110 sacks: potatoes, 6926 sacks; bran. 185 sacks; middlings. 20 sacks; bay, 270 tons; wool, 42 bales; hides, 420; wheat, 160 centala PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prlcea Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. ? All kind of livestock were In active de mand and firm yesterday. Hogs were the strongest feature of the market. None came in during the day and the previous arrivals were early taken up. Good hogs, had they been available, would probably have com manded a premium over the regular quota tions. It Is reported that packers' stocks in most lines are low, and if receipts con tinue light prices may be raised aerain. The arrivals yesterday consisted of 490 cattle and 250 sheep. Late representative sale reported were: 2 bulls, 1380 lbs., $3.00; 4 calves, 350 lbs., $4.75; 24 cows. 1050 lbs., $3.65; 23 steers. 1040 lbs., $4.75; 3 cows. 1040 lbs., $4.10; 1 1625 lbs., $2.60 26 steers, 1150 lbs., $5.00; 27 steers, 1070 lbs., $4.85; 25 steers, 1210 lbs., $5.10; 1 cow, 1285 lbs., $4.10. The current range of prlt.es was aa fol lows: CATTLE Best steers. S5$?5.35; medium, $4 254.50; common, $3.504; cows, best, $4Jf4.25: medium, $3.253.75; calves, 4.j0. SHEEP Best wethers, $5.506; mixed sheep, $3.60(5.25; ewes, $5&'5.50; lambs, $6f 6.50. HOGS Best, $6.7506.85; medium, $0,250 8.50. Eastern Livestock Prices. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 10. Cattle Re ceipts. 100. Market, 10c higher. Western steers, $3.505.50: Texas steers, $3.00'8 6.00; range cows and 'heifers. $2,7514.75; canners. $2.002.85; stockers and feeders. $2.755.25: calves, $3.006.75; bulla and atags. $2.75475. Hogs Receipts. 100. Market, lOo to 20e higher. Heavy. $.30J6.50; mixed. $6 20 6.30; light. $6.00 0.35; pigs, $4.504f5.75; bulk of sales. $6.156.35. Sheep Receipts. 100. Market. steady. Yearlings, $6.0O6.60; wethers. $4.754j5--5; awes. $4.0004.73; lambs. $6.507.50. Dried Fruit at New York. NET7 YORK, Feb. 10. The market for evaporated apples continues quiet, with fancy quoted at 894c; choice. ' 7 14 7c; prime, $7c; common to fair, 6 6c Prunes are a little more active, but con tinue rather easy and unsettled, w.lth quo tations ranging from 4 14 7 14 c for new crop California fruit ranging up to 40-50e and from 6ft9o for Oregon prunes ranging from 40-6OS to 20-SOs. Apricots are firm, with choice quoted at tc; extra choice, 910c; fancy, 111. 13c. Some- business is being done in seeded raisins on spot, but the market shows no quotable improvement. Quotations range from 4 d 5c for loose muscatels, from 6 (& 60 for choice to fancy seeded and 33i&5c for seedless and $1.60 1.60 for London layers. Peaches are unchanged. wtth choice quoted at 6 it 6 14c; extra, choice, 7 14 & 7 c; fancy, 8 la 10c. , New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Cotton Spot closed quiet. 15 points lower. Middling up lands, 9.85c: April, B.48c; May. U.47c; June and July. 9.44c; August, 0.35c; September and October, 9.39c; November and Decem ber,, .25c; January, 9 23c. Wool at St. Loula. ST. LOUTS. Feb 10 Wool, unchanged. Territory and Western mediums. 1721c; fine mediums, 15 if 17c; fine, 124!' 14c. Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 10. Flax closed at 81 MS. SUMMIT COAL MINING CO. t Robert J. Linden. President and Manager shxpplrf Bituminous Coal mS Mines located near Roslyn and Cle Elum. Washington Carload orders solicited from manufacturers and others Portland Offipe: 1016 Board of Trade Bldg. TELEPHONES: Main 3726; A 3726 II. RECORD PRICE Wheat Advances Over a Cent at Chicago. TRADING IS MOT GENERAL Rise Follows the Buying of a Mil lion and Half Bushels by One Operator Shorts In a Hnrry to Cover. CHICAGO, Feb. 10. Although a new high level in wheat prices was reached, the vol ume of business was not extremely large and trade was not of a general character, but was mainly confined to what are termed "professional" traders. The establishing of the new high mark was chiefly the result of purchases by the leading bull, who, it was claimed, bought approximately 1.50O, 000 bushels during the last half day. This buying brought out active demand by shorts who had apparently oversold earlier in the session. During the day the May delivery ranged between $1.10 and $1.11 and closed at $1.11. July closed at $1.00 1.0O. Cold weather In the corn belt had a de pressing effect on the corn market. The closing prices were a shade lower to to 'c higher with May at 04 Ho and July at 64(if64c. The oats market closed firm at a net gain of c with May at 63 63c and July at 47c The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $1.10 $1.11 $1.10 $1.11 July 99 1.00 .99 1.00 Sept...'... .95 .96 .95 .96 CORN. May 64 .64 .64 .64 July 64 .66 .63 .64 Sept C4 ' .64 .64 .64 OATS. May 53 .53 .62 .6J May 47 .48 .47 . .47 Sept .39 .39 .39 .39 PORK. May 16.97 16.97 16.90 16 95 July 17.02 17.07 17.00 17.02 LARD. May 9.67 9.67 $.63 65 July 9.80 9.80 9.75 9.80 SHORT RIBS. May 8.90 8.90 8.85 8.87 July 9.07 9.07 9.02 9.05 Totai clearances of wheat and flour weta equal to 477,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 254,000 bushels. Kstimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 6 cara; corn, 81 cars; oats, 68 cars; hogs, 27,000 head. Articles. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 52.100 38.600 Wheat, bushels 45.SO0 28.100 Corn, bushels 867,300 822.800 Oats, bushels 295.400 322,000 live, bushels 4,000 9,000 Barley, bushels 15,600 - 62,700 European Grain Markets. LONDON, Feb. 10. Cargoes, steady. Wal la Walla, prompt shipment, 38s; do Cali fornia, 30. English country markets, firm; French country . markets. Blow. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 10. Wheat, March. 7s 10d; May, 7s lod; July, 7s 10d. Weath er, unsettled. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 Wheat, strong; barlev, firm. spot quotations Wheat Shipping 172 176 ; milling .177 (Ti;l82: barley Feed. 138'142: brew ing. 143140; oats, red, 1721S0; white. 182 S 102; black, nominal. Call board sales Barley. May. 141 149; corn, large yellow, 165 170. Grain and Produce at New Tork. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Flour Receipts 14.923; exports, 6480 barrela The market waa quiet but firmly held. Vh ent Receipt. 81 .'.W0 bushels Ppot Bonds Stocks Securities For Sale by T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OB. HART3IAN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OP COMMERCK invite attention of new residents to their efficient and conservative methods of a gen eral, up-to-date banking business. VhHmtttd Personal lAaMlitf Statement of Condition, s- OF Lumbermens National Bank AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS RESOURCES Loais and discounts $1,003,630.47 Overdrafts 144.46 U. S. bonds to secure circulation 3 85,000.00 Other bonds and premiums 52,695.31 .Furniture and fixtures .' 3,706.90 Due from U. S. Treasurer $ 9,250.00 Due from banks 340,075.08 Cash 254,692.43 604,017.51 Total $1,849,200.63 LIABILITIES Capital $ 250,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 22,024.18 Circulation 178,350.00 Reserve for taxes 3,000.00 Dividends unpaid 13.00 Deposits 1,395,813.47 Total $1,849,200.65 etronff. No. 2 red. $1.16t elevator: N'o. 3 red. fl.17 net f.o.b. afloat: No. 1 North ern Dulutb, $1.21 f.o.b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.18 f.o.b. afloat. A remarkable advance In May wheat at New Tork was the feature today, reflecting a strong cash situation and active demand from shorts. STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF Ladd Tilton Bank February 5, 1909 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts Overdrafts Bonds and Stocks Bank Premises Cash on Hand and Due from Banks.. Total. LIABILITIES Capital Stock Fully Paid Surplus and Undivided Profits. Demand Deposits Time and Savings Deposits.... Total. OFFICERS W. M. LADD. President EDWARD COOKINGHAM, Vlce-Pres. W. H. DUXCKLEY, Cashier CONDENSED UteUnited StatesNational Bank OF PORTLAND. OREGON SUBMITTED TO THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS FEBRUARY 5, 1909. ASSETS. Loans and diseounts.$3,708,475.50 Umted States bonds at par 704.000.00 Municipal and rail way bonds 727,501.32 Bank building 125.000.00 Due from banks $1,594,783.57 ' Cash . . 2,118,317.39 3,713,100.96 $8,978,077.78 Attest, Correct: WE OWX AND OFFER $47,000 City of Grants Pass, Oregon, Rogue River Water Company Gold Bonds This company lias for the past 15 years furnished the entire public and private water supply for the City of Grants Pass, which has a population of 5000 at the present time. The water system,' including reservoirs, distributing mains, etc., is in excellent physical condition, having been installed and virtually renewed throughout during the past two years. The water revenues have been steadily increasing and show a good annual surplus over operating expenses, interest charges, etc. We recommend these bonds to the careful attention of in vestors AT PRICE TO YIELD 6 PER CENT. Further information furnished upon request. MORRIS BROTHERS Chamber of Commerce. HIGH-GRADE MUNICIPAL AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS We have several good Issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor and save broker's commission. WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO. 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1909. The price sold m to -within a cent of the season s high point and closed very firm at li..c net advance on May and Vic on July. May dosed $1.15H: July at J1.17H. Hops, firm. vndes. onlet. "Wool, steady. .S ."20.(!1S.17 12.7H4.8I. . 4,992.881.2. 75 onn.on . 2,93(,99S.98 .$12,739,261.19 .$ 1,000.000.00 01 i.Ubs.aa .$5.808. 856.95 . 5.412,835.69 11,221,692.64 .$12,739,261.19 R. S. HOWARD, Jr., Asst. Cashier. J. W. LADD. Asst. Cashier WALTER M. COOK, Asst. Cashier. REPORT OF LIABILITIES. Capital $ 500,000.00 Surplus 500,000.00 Undivided profits 61,393.87 Circulation 485,400.00 Dividends unpaid . . . 659.62 Due to banks . .$1,743,641.04 Individual deposits 5,686,983.25 7,430,624.29 $S,978,077.78 J. C. AINSWORTH, President