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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1910)
TIFE MORNING OREGONIAN, TIITJRSD AT, JANUARY 20, 1910. 17 HOLD PRICES HIGH Farmers Not Willing to Sell Potatoes Now. GOOD SOUTHWEST DEMAND lint California Shippers Are Able to Capture the Business, Owong to the High Prices Prevailing in This Section. Totato shipments from Oregon at the present time are on m email scale. There la a rood demand from Arizona and Texas, but the prices offered are below what the farmers here will accept, and the . dealers .re unable to fill the order. California htppers, however, are retting the business and the Southwest la being supplied now with River potatoes. In view of the large surplus In Oregon, this state of affairs is not likely to work out satisfactorily at tlve end. The firmness of the Oregon growers may be due largely to the reports of heavy dam age to the crop by the recent cold weather. It Is not known yet what the damage actually amounted to, but one of the best posted authorities In the business declares that not over 15 per cent of the crop was lost. About 30 per cent of the crop was In the ground at the beginning of the cold weather, and he does not believe over half of It was Injured. Oregon will still have more potatoes to ship than last year, and with California and other producing sections still well sup plied It does not look as If much Improve ment could be oipocted. There are said to be over 1000 cars of potatoes in Idaho, the marketing of which will begin. At the same time, prices are on a fairly food basis, being strenrtlned by the strong local demand and the light offerings.. When ths weather settles, however, there will- be mora potatoes available on the market. There, has been a fair demand for seed stock for shipment South, but that Is mostly supplied now. Shippers are offer ing for table potatoes 80 cents for choice and 70 to 75 cents for Valley stock. GOOD SEATTLE DEMAND FOB EGS. Condition of the California Market Cheese Working rpivnril. There was a good Seattle demand for ecKS yesterday, but SI cents seemed about as high as the buyers would go. Local trade was of fair proportions. ITont-street dealers quoting 32 82 14 cents. A San Francisco letter said of the egg and butter situation in this city: "Cold-storage eggs are Jobbing at 25 cents. However, there are only a few thousand cases left and we believe our mar ket will clean up alright. The market on ranch eggs declined to 31 cents the middle of last week. However, the market la en tirely cleaned up and has reached to S4 cents. Our production of butler will not be as early as we anticipated, owing to the cold weather and heavy rains we have been having. Tho stocks on cold storage butter are very light and butter is selling at 81 cents in large lots." The local butter market continues firm on only creamery product. Roma of the cheese dealers have advanced prices to 19 cents on flats. The poultry market was Inclined to be slow and weak. , WHEAT IHICES CONTTSTE TO DECLINE. Local Dealers' Quotations Are One Cent Lower. Wheat prices were quoted a cent lower In the local market yesterday. The best onVrs reported on blustem were at $1.17 and club was quoted at $1.07. Business has fallen to very small proportions. There was another decline In barley at Ban Francisco which added to the weak ness of the local market. Oats were also rather weak. Local receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants JBxchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 72 Tuesday 2S Wednesday .... 9 Year ago 1 Reason to date. 7481 Year ago 4 42 4 12 ' . . 9 4 2 1 6 8 1 24 . . 8 111 119S 94S 170s 1324 656 683 1762 'VEGETABLE MARKET WELL STOCKED. Improved Demand for Better Grades of Apples. The vegetable market was amply stocked with all seasonable lines yesterday. Prices were firm all around. Among the receipts was a car each of cabbage and celery. A mixed car of grapefruit, oranges and tangerines also came in. The demand for oranges was rather slow, but much Interest was shown in applos, particularly the fancy aorta, which were, scarce. Plenty of the . cheaper grades of apples were on hand. Lull In the Hop Market. There is a pause in trading In the hop market, owing to the inability of buyers and sellers to get together on prices. Grow ers' views are elevated and speculators are not disposed to part with their holdings now, xoept the lower grades. The little business done yesterday was In the latter quality. It Is said there are orders in the market for considerably over 1000 bales for Immediate shipment east, but as the Eastern arms will not raise their limits, the orders cannot be filled. Bank Clearings, Bank clearings of the Northwest cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,731,070 $136. 6S4 Seattle 1.725.523 239.923 Tacoma 745,459 128, 694 Spokane 6S9.5S8 108,708 rORTLAXP MARKETS. Grain, Floor. Feed. Ete. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem, $1.17; club, $l.t7; red Russian, $1.05; Valley, $1.06; 40-fold, $1.10(i?1.12. BARLEY Feed and brewing, $29 29.50 per ton. FLOUR Patents, $6.35 per barrel; straights, B.7u; export, $4.60; Valley, J5.SO; greham, $5.70; whole wheat, quarters, $5 SO. CORN Whole. $35; Tracked. $36 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $26 per ton; middlings. $34; shorts. $2892: rolled barley. $32(63. OATS N'o. 1 white, $32 per ton. H...Y Track prices: Timothv: Willam ette Valley, $18ff20 per ton; Eastern Ore gon. $2iy23; alfalfa. $17 13; clover, $16: grain hay, $1718. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery extras. 89o; fancy outside creamery, 34S89o per lb. J store, 2ti((r25c. (Butter fat prices average llc per pound under regular butter prices. POULTRY Hens. 15Ms16c; Springs, 16 17c; duoks. 20&23c: geese, 13c; turkeys, live. 19&'20c: dressed. 22&23c. EGGS Fresh Oregon extras, 3232HO per dozen; Eastern, 25tf27o rxir dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins, lSVi19c per pound; young Americans, 191420c. PORK Fancy, lleilc per pound. VEAL, Extras, 12ib)12Hc per pound. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apples, $1S box; pears. $1ISI1.50 per box: Spanish Malaga, $7 7.60 per barrel; cranberries, $9 per bar rel: persimmons, $1.50 per box. POTATOES Carload buying prices: Ore gon, 70fij80o per sack; sweet potatoes, per pound, TROPICAL FRT'lTS Oranges. $2Sf2.75; ' lemons, fancy, $5.60; choice, f.4.50; grape fruit $8.50 0 4 per box; bananas, 6GVto per pound) pomegranates, f Leu par- bo Japanese oranges, $1.65 per bundle; tanger ines. $1.75 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. $1191-25 per dozen; beans, 10c per pound; cabbage, $2 42.25 per houndred; cauliflower, $1.75 per dos. ; celery, $3.50(3.75 per crate: eggplant, $1.75: hothouse lettuce. $1.25faU.60 box; peas. 10c lb..; garlic, 10c lb.; horseradish, 1240 per pound; pumpkins. lHlc: radishes, 23c per doz.; sprouts. 6 7c per lb.; squash, ll4c; tomatoes, '.$1.50 & 2.25 per box. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.50 per sack; carrots, $1; beets, $1.50; parsnips. $1.50. ONION'S Oregon, Sl.Sfl per sack. Groceries, Dried Fruits, Etc, DRIED FRUIT Applos. 10c per pound; peaches, 8tac; prunes, Italians, 4&ot prunes, French, 45c; currants, 10c; apri cots, 12?; dates, 7 Vic per pound. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. 12 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.Uo; 1-pound flats, t2.1iMs; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 0c: red. 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyes, 1 pound tails, $2. COFFEE Mocha, 24 0 28c; Java, ordinary. 17fe-20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18g20c: good, 16418c; ordinary, 12(U'loc per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 15c per pound; Brazil nuts. 12Vs&15c; filberts. lt17c; almonds. 16fe17c: chestnuts, Ohio. 20c; cocoanuts, &0ciu$ per dozen. BEANS Small whits. 6c: large white. 4 Ho; Lima, 5 14c; bayou, c; pink, 4c; rea Mexican, 7c. SUGAR Dry granulated, fruit and berry, $H.l'5; beet, $o.83; extra C, $5.53; golden C, .5.45; cubes (barrel), $i.45; iowderea (barrel), $ti.30. Terms on remittances within 15 days, deduct hi c per pound, if later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct Vsc per pound- Maple sugar, 15(&lSo per pound. SALT Granulated, $14. CO per ton, $1.90 per bale: half ground, 100s, $10 per ton; 6U, $10.50 per ton. HONEY Choice, $3.2598.00 per case. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 27o per pound; standard, 82c; choice, 21c; English, 2020 Vic DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 15c; smoked. 16c; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, 15 c; smoked, 16 o; Oregon exports, dry salted, 16o; smoked. 17c. HAMS 10 to 13 pounds. 1714c; 14 to IS pounds, 17 He; 18 to 20 pounds. lTAo; hams, skinned, 18c; picnics. 13o; cottage rolls, 15c; boiled hams, 2425c; boiled picnics, 21a LARD Kettle rendered. 10s. lTtto; stan dard pure, 10s, 16 Ho; choloe. lUs, 1514 c Compound, 10s. 1114 c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each, 0o; dried beef sets, 19c; dried beef outsldes. 17o; dried beet insldes. 21c; dried beet knuckles. 20c. ' PICKLfiD GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $13.50; regular tr'.pe, $10; honeycomb tripe. $12; lunch tongues. $19.50; mess beef, .ex tra, $12; mess pork, $25. Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS 180tt crop, prime and choice, 20S 22c; 19(3. 17V.1C; ltx7s, ll',2 per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 16 23c pound; olds, nominal. MOHAIR Choice. 25c pound. CASCARA BARK JVic per pound. HIDES Dry hides. 18l&'ic per pound; dry kip. 1 8 f 1 8 '-fe c pound; dry calfskin, 19 21c pound : salted hides, lollMsc; salted calfskin, 15c pound; green, lc less, t FURS No. 1 skins: Goatskins, lficffj $1.25; badger, 2550c: bear. t6TH20; beaver, $6.50(9 8.50; cat. wild. "oc1.3Q; cougar, perfect head and claws. $3(S10; fisher, dark. $7.5011; pale. $4.907; fox, cross. $335: fox, gray, 6080c; fox. red. $35; fox. silver. $350100; lynx, $815; marten, dark, $8(12: mink, $3.505-5O; muukrat. sea otter, $1004250. as to size and color; 1525c; otter, $2.5034: raccoon. 60 75c; skunks, r5(S80c; civet cat. 10J15e; wolf. $303.50: coyote, Tric1.25: wolverine, dark. $35; wolverine, pale. $2g250 TRYING HARD TO UNLOAD SEATLE WHEAT SPECULATORS WANT TO SELL. Ii'i ue-item Drops Two Cents to $1.4 6. Kgga in Light Supply and Firm. , SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 10. (Special.) Bluestem wheat dropped .to $1.16 here to day, a 2-cent decline for the day. Holders of two large blocks of wheat here are en deavoring to unload and the more the mar ket declines, the harder they are trying to sell and the more difficulty they have in doing bo. Prices are said to "be higher proportionately In the country than at tide water, although even in Eastern Washing ton little buying is in progress. CUub dropped to S1.0S. Sweet potatoes declined 25 cents per crate this morning, making the price $2.50. The decline was due to an oversupply of Inferior stocks and also to a moderate demand. "White potatoes were dull, with stocks in creasing somewhat. The egg market waa 'erratic today, with a wide range of prices. Fresh ranch sold all the way from 32 to 39 cents. Most Job bers, however, sold good stock at 85 and 30 cents, the regular exchange quotations. Fresh egg stocks are light, with jobbers at times during the day entirely sold out. The supply of hens was so small that good stock sold at 20 cents, with ease. The demand for hens has not been as brisk and the supply Is limited for some time. QUOTATIONS AT BAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. The following were the quotations in the market today: vegetaoies cucumbers, fl ftSl.yO: string "coiib. iiuiiiiiiai, iiiiiiniiivs, tiic; garlic. 4 (jy 5c; green peas, 10 5? 20c; eggplant. 10 20c. MUlstufTs Bran. $2729; middlings. $34Jj 86. - Butter Fancy creamery, 36c seconds, 33c: fancy dairy. 2!e. creamery Kkrs Store. 32c; fancy, 33c. Cheese New, 17 18c; Young Americas. lSfiL'Oc. . Hay Wheat, $14?f J9.50; wheat and oats, $13-g17: alfalfa. $!fq 12; stock, $710; straw, per bale, 500' 7.T.C. Fruits Apples, choice. 75cg$l; common, 50(65c: bananas. 50c(Tt8.2."Sr limM. 4f 4.50; lemons, choice, $33.50; common, $1.50 tj-ou; oranges, naveis, xi.oactf 2.00; pine apples, $2"ai2.50. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin, 8 10c; Spring Humboldt and Mendocino, 13 15c. Hops 19J25c per pound. ' Potatoes Oresron Burbank S1 Vftra-t m- Sallnas Burbanks, $1.25(31. 45;' sweets, $1.50 Receipts Flour, 920 sacks: wheat. 30 cen tals; barley. 68,865 centals; beans, 890. - sacks; bran, 150 sacks; middlings, 447 sacks: hay. "lft nn' hM Atn ' ' Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Jan. 19. The market for atanaara .copper on the wew York Metal Ex change was firm today, with spot and all fu ture deliveries up to the end of April closing at 13.2513.50c. The English market was higher, with spot quoted at 60 12s 6d and futures) at 61 lis 3d. Local dealers quote lake copper at 13.76314a, electrolytic at 13.509 13.75c, casting at lS.2r4ri3.62o. Exports of copper from the port of New York today were 80 tons, making 14.9S2 so far for the month. Tin was firm, in sympathy with the London advance. Spot and January closed at 32.60 32.75c, February, March and April at 32.00 32.75c. The London tnarket closed steady, with spot at 147 15s and futures at 149 5s. Lead was quiet, with spot quoted at 4.67 H 4.72c New York and 4.60(5-1.60c East St. Louis. The London market was higher at 13 13s 9d. Spelter dull, with spot quoted at 6-15Sf6.35c New York and at 6.956.07M!C East St. Louis. The London market was unchanged' at 23 5si The English iron market was higher at 62s for Cleveland warrants. LocaUy iron was un changed. ' Dried Fruit In New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Evaporated apples barely steady. Spot.- fancy, 10llc; choice, l9ac; prime, 7IR67c; common to fair, 68 6:C. Prunes, steady. California, up to 30-40s, 2 g9Hc: Oregons, 6&9c. Apricots, firm. Choice. lH4llc; extra choice, 114g,12tc; fancy,' 1241344c. Peaches, nrm. Choice, 6c; extra chpice. 7VjC: fancy, JkSjSc. Rals-lns.. firm. Loose 'Muscatel, 44J5o: choice to fancy seeded. D'iHlc; seedless, SJ45y4c; London layers, $l.lCtyl.25. New York Cotton' Market. NEW YO'RK, Jan. 19. Ootton Spot closed quiet, 55 points higher. Middling up lands, 14.40c; middling Gulf. 14.65c Sales, none. Futures closed steady 14 to 48 points higher. January. 14.11c; February, 14.07c; March, ,14.12c; April. 14.18c; May, 14.21c; June, 14.20c: July, 14.34c; August, 13.98c; September, 13.17c; October, 12.64c; Decem ber, 12.50c. Wool at St. ImuU. ST. LOUIS. Jan. Iff Wool Unchanged, territory .and Wesbern mediums. 2528c; :-Aa tmtfliumi, iiQiivj -fifth US 21?. BEAR RAID SUCCESS Sudden Collapse in Hocking Coal & Iron Stock. DROPS OVER SIXTY POINTS Slump Has a. Bad Effect on Oilier Securities LateRalIy Wipes Out Part of the - Loss. NEW YORK, i Jan. 19. Those concerned in the stock market had their attention- di verted today from genera! causes affect ing values to those having to do with ourely speculative processes. The collapse In Columbus & Hocking Coal' A Iron affected the market in much the same way as the Rock Island episode in the market of December 27, and gave- rise to the question whether investigation and discipline by the Stock Exchange authori ties were to follow, as In the Rock Island casa. Activity of a market pool in Hocking stock has been notorious for months, in the course of which venture some bear traders attempted to profit by the evidence of in flation in price by short sales. How little genuine demand existed for the stock was the striking demonstration of its action to day when bankers called loans from the holders. The collapse to 25, compared with ot lor tne last price yesterday, .and last week, represents a suddenness of de flation rare In the history of the New York Stock Exchange. The sympathetic effect was particularly severe on stocks open to any suspicion of having been treated In similar way in the course of rapid advances in their market quotations. There were some of the stocks with a wider market that did not. escape the un favorable inference to be drawn from the day's principal episode. There was noticeable tendency. In fact, to point to the incident as sympathetic of methods pursued in a wide field of speculative en deavor through the campaign which was waged last year In the stock market. The violence of the fall In prices gave rise to many rumors. The announcement of two stock exchange failures, directly due to the collapse In Hocking Coal, naturally stimulated the spread of such rumors. An other crop of rumors had to do with the supposed revenges of powerful capitalists being wreaked upon one another by foster ing the fall In values of stocks. The (course of events encouraged the bear party to extend Its operations. The final selling movement in the last hour gave special evidence of powerful actlvitv of bear origin. The vigor of the closing rally was convincing of that fact. The opening market gave good promise of advancing, helped by foreign buying of Btocks induced by the better feeling created in English financial circles by the day's news from the elections in progress. Prices closed considerably above the lowest and with an active rally In progress. The total sales, over 1.600,000. made the largest day's business since the panic of 1907. Bonds were weak. Total sales, par value, $4,785,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ' Closing Low. Bid. Sales. High. Aliis Chalmers cf. 1.100 60 49 4 Amal Copper .. 67,600 8414 45 44 78 8114 45 V-v 64 62 42 23 & 154 52 91Vi 109 814 45 41 i.7 64 4 61 A l H 23 H 15fc 53 92 109 Am Agricultural 300 Am ouet Sugar .. Am Can pf Am Car & Pouu, Am Cotton Oil Am Hd & Lt pf. Am Ice Securl .. Am Linseed Oil . . Am Locomotive , . . 2, 11)0 1,500 4.2O0 K6 2,100 . . 64 l.OOO 43 1,400 4J0 4,000 24 15T4- 56 95 Am Smelt St Ref.. 34.9O0 do preferred ... 1,000 310 A.m. Sugar Ref .. 6.000- 12.3U Am Tel & Tel .... 1.7O0 13iHs Am Tobacco pf.. 2,000 93 Am Woolen 2t0 33Vi Anaconda Mm Co. 10,100 50 Atchison 40,000 11914 120 121 IK514 136& 33 3214 4914 49 liav in uo preierrea ... CH K3-?s Atl Coast Llns .. 1.8O0 131 X 103 l"8i4 103 12U 12 114 115 Bait & Ohio 11,100 II614 do preferred ... 100 93 93 93 Bethlehem Steel ,. 100 30 14 Brook Rap Tran. 15:7X 75 804 304 "2 721-5 Canadian Pacific 2.700 1801 1787- 179 Central Leather 6.60O 43 'i 41 41 ao prercrrea ... zoo 10 1 Central of N J.... 300 306 Ohes & Ohio .... 61,200 874 Chicago & Alton .. 400 64 Chicago Gt Wt. 4,7)0 82 Chicago & N W. 1,900 1584 106 800 83 106 310 844 60 0 54 80 3i 1664 1564 1564 246 t-.'. At & tit Paul.. 40. TOO 148 14.- fj, 78 424 r.6 81 C, C, C & St L. . . 6(10 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 6,900 Colo & Southern... 5 do 1st preferred. 700 do 2d preferred. 900 79 78 42 80 454 68 814 804 so consolidated Gas Corn Products . 21. BOO 163 1434 1454 4,300 20T4 1S V. Del & Hudson 1,100 178 D & R Grande ... do preferred ... Difnillers Securl Erie do 1st preferred". do 2d preferred. General Fllectric . . Gt Northern pf . . 1t Northern Ore .. UUnols Central ... 4.700 1,100 4H B.4jl 1.9"0 1,000 Interborough Met.. 47,100 do preferred ... 900 Inter Harvester . . Inter Marine pf . . Int Paper ....... Int Puuip Iowa Central ...... K C Southern . . . do referred Tyoutsvtlle & Nash 4,0"0 149 48 131 684 Minn &. St Louis M, St P & S S M Mieeouri Paciflo . 1.100 1334 19,400 70 Mo, Kan & Texas.. 21,300 43 ii 7S 110 83 iff 444 96 "4 764 131 33 131 A12 064 44 45 159 384 100 40 83 524 29 72 14 794 128 do preferred ... National Biscuit National Lead ... 4.300 Mex Nat Rv 1st Pf 86 834 N Y Central 22.800 118, 116 43 961-i 764 13214 N Y, Ont st west. 0,400 Norfolk West..' 4.00 North American .. 2.100 45 97 4 794 Northern Pacitto .. 23.9O0 134 Paciflo Mail 1.100 35 3314 Pennsylvania 80,100 1334 1 314 People's Gas .... 3,8o n4 lis P, C C Ac St L...- 000 Pressed Steel Car. 1,500 TLv steel SDrlng.. "1.000 98 97 46T) 44 46 45 Reading 203.50O 1024 15S Republic Steel ... 8,400 40V4 .184 do preferred ... 1.400 101 100 Ttock Island Co.. 32.600 44H 40 do preferred ... j2tn St L & S F 2 pf. 1.000 St L Southwestern 2,100 do preferred ... 6"0 Sloss-Sheffield 300 84 558 31 74 84 28 72 80 12S 804 Southern Pacific 61. 8O0 132 Southern Railway. 7,100 31 30 de preferred ... 4. 400 694 66 66 Tenn Copper 1.200 37 Texas & Pacific. 3. 900 33 Tol. St L & West. 1.400 50 -IT, JO 30 3014 4S4 654 48 6514 190 99 T4 7714 44i 81 122 51 62 48 494 71 -724 Co preferred ... l.mni os TTnion Pacific ...178.O00 19314 IKK 74 do preferred . 4.""o i'im U S Realty 6O0 SOt4 U S Rubber 1.600 46'4 U S Steel 361.40 844 994 78 44 81 1214 51 62 21 474 49 71 72, 64 47. 194 62 do preferred ... -iz.i TTtah Coniwr 6..K10 534 55 224 504 52 74 7314 514 4714 22 Va-Caro Chemical. Wabash do preferred . . 8,. 'too 4.5O0 11.1 no Western Ml 10.9OO WeMlnghouaa Elexa. 4,100 WAStflrn Union 2,000 500 200 9.3O0 1,300 Wheel L Erie . . Wisconsin Central. Pittsburg Coal Am Steel Fdy United Dry Goods.. T.aelede Gas o 19 vt 119tJ 4.200 107 104 1044 It 454 42 424 80w 79 78a 34 334 33 314-- 30 294 49 47 47 38 1.4 38 374 l.OOO M 153 ir 27,800 13214 130 1314 5.100 73 714 724 500 1424 141 142 23 20 2t 60 5,1 564 1.600 12H4 lift 1184 2,400 214 19 19 6"0 144 l.lijj, 134 5HO 50 48 484 500 2(5 25 24 1,800 44 384 3S 41 10 684 674" 67 Mi 153 140 48 48 f 130I4 671 46 434 Total sales for the day. 1.643.4O0 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.lO0-N. Y. C. gen 34s 914 do coupon ...100!xor. Pacific 3s.. 73H TT. S. Ss reg. ...101'Nor. Pacific 4s..l02 U S. nw 4s reg.H44 Union Pacific 4s. 1014 do coupon ...114 Wis. Central 4s. 944 T. & R. Q. 4s. . . 964jJapanese 4s 88 Money, Exchange, Etc LONDON, Jan. 19. Bar silver Steady, 24 3-16d per ounce. Money 2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2 15-16 3 per cent; three months" bills, 2 15-16(3 per cent. Consols For morfey, $24; for account, 82 9-16. India consols were allotted today at Is 4 ir-S2d. , ' ' NEW YORK. Jan. 19. Money on call steady.. 84 4 per cent; ruling rate, 3 per cent; closing bid, 3 per cent; offered at 3 per cent. Time loans easier; 60 days and 90 days. 4 per cent; six months. 44 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 445 per cent. - - . LeiU,? 26b.ia&-&'Jllb- actual bual- ness in bankers' bills at $8390 for 30-day bills, and at $4.8620 fov demand. Commercial hUB, $4.834.83. Bar silver 52 c ' Mexican dollars 44c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds weak. SA-N FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. Sterling, days. $4.84ii; sight. $1.87. ' Silver bars 53 c. 1 Mexican dollars 46c. - Drafts Sight. 7c; telegraph, 10c. ... Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON", Jan. 19. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business to day was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin ...$73,123,869 Silver dollars' 484,S29,0O0 Silver dollars of 1890., 3,915,000 Sliver certificates outstanding. . . 484.S29.O00 General fund ' Standard silver dollars in general fund . $ 15.469,309 Current liabilities 99,998,254 Working balance in Treasury of fices 21,175,695 In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 36,274,968 Subsidiary silver coin 18.283,457 Minor coin 1.0S2.305 Total balance in general fund:.... 80,255,841 PRICES NOT ADVANCED BtJT LIVESTOCK MARKET IS IN HEALTHY SHAPE. Nothing of Top Quality Offered. Yes terday Receipts for Day Are Light. ' Trade was on a moderate scale at the stockyards yesterday. The, quality of the offerings was not such as to cause any ad vance over the previous quotations, yet the market on the whota was in very good shape. All the dealings were in cattle. Tho receipts were light, consisting of only 77 cattle. The shippers were Moulton & Turner, from Welser, Idaho, and Durkee, Or. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Price. S3 calves 35H $4.25 7 cows 945 3.00 7cows - '. . . 79:! 2.50 2 cows 1150 4.25 2 bulls 1S15 3.75 23 steors 1050 4.50 25 steers 1196 5.00 6 bulls 15(1 3.60 3 cows A1083 3.50 20 cows J. 1040 4.15 3 7 steers 1078 5.00 1 bull 1550 3.60 16 cows 990 4.25 Prices quoted on th-e various classes of stock at the yards yesterday were as fol lows: CATTLE Best steers, $5lff5.35; fair to good stcors. 4. 504. 75; strictly good cows, 4.254.75; fair to good cows, $3.504: light calves, $5(S5.50; heavy calv.es, $4 4.50; bulls. S2.50(gl3.75; stags. f3'tt4. HOGS Top, $9.10 41 9.25; fair to good hogs, $8.60rg!9. SHEEP Best wethers. $5.506; fair to good wethers, $4.50ir5; good ewes, $5fg5.50; lambs, $56.50. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO. Jan. 19. Cattle Receipts, es timated at 20,000; market steadv; beeves! $4.15'67.65; Texas steers. $3.85(8)4.80; West ern steers, $46; stockers and feeders, $2.90 (Sf'6.10; cows and heifers, $24.50; calves, $7.50 7.95. Hogs Receipts, estimated at 35.000: mar ket, 6c to 10c lower; light, 8.30?!8.65; mixed. $8.358.80; heavy. $S.408.80; rough, $8.40 8.55; good to choice heavy. $8.55fr 8. SO; pigs, $7.208.25; bulk of sales, $S.60 8.70. ' Sheep Receipts estimated at 20,000; mar ket, weak: native, $46 ; Western. $416.10; yearlings. $.75!38: lambs, native, $6,150 ft.70; Western, $6.25' 8.60. KANSAS CITY, Mo Jan. 19. Cattle Re ceipts, 8000; market steady; native steers, $4.8097.28; cows and heifers, 2.o0rn6: stockers and feeders. $3. 50415. 25; bulls. $3.60 fo:5.15: calves, $4&8.75: Western steers. $4 no 6.50; western cows, 3&4.7r. Hogs Receipts, 12,000; market 10c lower; bulk. $8.208.55; heavy, $8.55 8.66 4 ; pack ers and butchers, $8.40(8.60; light, $8 8.45; pigs. $6.75 7.75. . Sheep Receipts, 6000; market steady; muttons. $4.756.00; lambs,- $7.00 8.00; fed Western wethers and yearlings, $5.257.75; fed Western ewes, $4.75 5.75. SOUTH OMAS.C" Jan. 19. Cattle Re ceipts, 8200; steady to stronger; native steers. $67.25; cows and heifers, $35; Western steers. $3.506.2."i; cows and heif ers, $2.754.40; canners, 2.253.25: stock ers and feeders, $2.755.30; calves, $37.50; bulls, stags, etc., $2.754.90. Hogs Receipts, 9000; 10c lower; heavy, $S.358.50; mixed, $S.308.85; light, $8.20 b.35; pigs, $77.75; bulk, SS.308.35. ' Sheep Receipts, 6500; steady; yearlings, $6.607.40; wethers, $56; ewes, $4.75 5.50; lambs. $r658.63. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO." Jp. 19. Butter Steady. Creameries, 263c; dairies, 25 & 30c. Eggs Receipts, 2626 cases; steady at mark, cases Included, 244(g30c; firsts, 35c; prime firsts, 38c. . ' Cheese Strong. Daisies, 17174c; twins, 1617c; Young Americas, 164'l6c; long horns, 164 16 c. NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Butter Steady at the decline; creamery specials, 35c; extras, 84c: third to firsts. 2983c. . Cheese Firm, unchanged. " Eggs Steady, unchanged. Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, Jan. iff. Closingquotatiohs: Adventure 74lMohawk . 69 - . 234 . 47 .. t:o . S7 . 1T.H . . 64 .. 94 . 49 . 384 . 40 . 44 ,. 11 .143 .. 444 Allouez ...... Amalgamated Arizona Com. Atlantic 52ANevada 81 434 Old Dominion Osceola Parrot Quincy Shannon ..... Tamarack .... 1 1 Butte Coalition. 254 Valumet & Ariz. 864 Cal. & Hecla...60 Centennial ". . . . 23 Copper Range.. 804 Daly West ...... 84 Franklin ...... 18 r Granby 105 A Greene Cananea 9. Is"le Royale . 25 14 Mass. Mining .. 6 Michigan 7 Trinity U. SrMlning.. IT. S. Oil Utah Victoria Winona ...... Wolverine .... North Butte . . ' 1 Coffee and Sugar. NEW .YORK, Jan. 19. Coffee closed steady at a net decline of 5 10 -points. Sales were reported of 13.250 bags. Includ ing January at 6.75c; March, ' 6.70 6.75c ; May. 6.806.86c; July, 6.85o; September, 6.856.90c; December, 6.90c. Spot quiet. No. 7 Rio. 8 ll-16(&'8c; No. 4 SantoB, 99c. Mild quiet. Cordova, 9llfcc. Sugar Raw, easier. Muscovado 89 1 test. 3.64c; centrifugal 96 test, 4.14c; molassea sugar 89 test, 3.39c. Refined, steady. Crushed, 5.85c; granulated, 5.15c; powdered, 5.25c. - . GRAIN MARKETS OF THE NORTUAVEST. Wheat Declines 3 to 5 Cents nt Lewttton. LEWISTON. Idaho. Jan. 19. (Special. ) Wheat experienced a decline of from 3 to 5 cents today, while barley and oats dropped 5 cents, due to Inactivity at exporting points. The offerings are: Bluestem, $1; 40-fold, 92c; club and Turkey red, lOc; red Russian, 8Sc. ' Oats $1.30, -.Barley Feed, $1.15. TACOMA. Jan. 19. Wheat Bluestem, $1.18 1.19; club. $1.09; Red Russian, $1.07. SEATTLE. Jan. 19. Milling quotations: Bluestem, $1.14; club. $1.10; Fife, $1.10; Red Russian. $1.08. Export wheat. Bluestem. $1.11; club. $1.08: Fife. $1.08; Red Russian, $1.05. No car receipts up to noon. Yester day's receipts: Wheat, 59 cars; oats'. 2 cars; barley, 18 cars. YOUTH SAVES SICK UNCLE Lad Puts Out Threatening Fire Caused When Oil Lamp Upset. BLOOMFIELD, N. J., Jan. 19. The presence of mind of John Bradley, 11 years old, who lives in a tenement house In Bloomfleld avenue, prevented a -serious conflagration. .. A lamp on a table had been upset and the burning- oil was beginning to spread rapidly, when the boy seized two blankets and inrew them over the lamp and burning oil. Then he carried the lamp to a window and threw it out into the yard. On a room adjoining the one in which the accident happened was the boy's uncle, who was ill with pneumonia. GABLES ARE WEAKER Liquidation Is Heavy in Chi cago Wheat Pit. INCREASE IN THE ARRIVALS Prices Slump Severely, but Kally at the Close and Last Prices' Only a Shade Lower. CHICAGO, Jan. 19. Liquidation, based on increased arrivals' of grain, together with weak foreign cables, caused a slump in wheat to day, the 'decline at the lowest point ranging from 4 to lc. May traveled. from $1.00 down to Jl.07 and rallied to a close at fl.08 1.09. a shade lower than yesterday's iinai figures. The other futures showed similar fluctuation, July closing VdV4c lower than yesterday at 1.00H 100 and September closing a shade higher than yesterday, at 9696c. Almost normal transportation conditions pre cipitated a rush of selling In corn. Liquida tion forced the prices down over a range of from o to Hie, May declining-from 67 to 66H- At the close May stood unchanged at 67ffC7c. The other futures olosed a shade to Ho higher. In oats prices dropped thrmiglr part of the session, but rallied toward the close. The range for the day . was from to 5. At the finish May was Vic lower than yester day's final" at 47447c. July closed Ho lower than yesterday at 43o and September He higher than the previous flnal figures at ic. - r in provisions the closing prices for May producta were as follows: Pork, $21.80; lard, $12.10. and ribs. $11.60g11.62H. The leading futures. ranged as lollows: WHEAT. ODen. Hlsrh. Low. Close. May $1.08 $1.0 (1.07 1.0 July 1.00H 1.0094 .99 1.00 Sept .sa .o .o fi CORN. May. 67H .6H ,7H .6614 .87 .66 .67 July 67 -67H E-apt 6 .67 OATS. . May 47H .47 .46"S4 .47 .43H .43 .40 - .41H July .43, .4374 Sept .41 -il MESS PORK. Jan 21.42H 21-55 May 2t.75 . 21.90 July 21 75 21.90 21.20 21.55 21.55 21. 9H 21.57H 21.ft0 LARD. . " Jan 12.4714 12.47H 12.37H 12.45 May 12.00 12.12 H 11.87 12.10 July 11.92 fe 12.02V4 11.77 12.00 SHORT RIBS. May...... 11.47H 11.B2H 11.40 11.62H July 11.47H HBO ll.0 11.60 Jan 11.75 11.85 11,75 11.82H Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Weak. Rye Mo. 2. 7914 c. Barley Feed or mixing. 6o67c; fair to choice" malting. 68 73c. Flax seed N'o. 1 Southwestern, $1.92; No. 1 Northwestern, $2.02. -Timothy seed $4&'4.05. Clover $14.70. Pork Mess, per barrel. $21.75321.87H. Lard Per 100 pounds, $12.45 12.47 14.. Short ribs Sides (loose . $11.37 H 11.87H. Sides ihort, clear (boj&sd). $12.12H 12.2 5. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 135,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 729,000 bushels, compared with 287. 00 0 bushels tha corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: W heat, 13 cars; corn, 246 . cars; oats, 94 i cars; hogs, 3000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels.......... 19.800 10,900 : Wheat, bushels 45.600 46.600 ' Corn, bushels 2S1.200 158,500 Oats, busneis. . . . L'.uou 136,300 Rye, bushels. ......... . 2,000 Barley, bushels.... 67.500 10,000 Grain and Produce at JTew York. NEW YORK. Jan. '19. Flour Steady, with a slow trade. Receipts. 23,153 barrels; shipments, 19.355 barrels. Wheat Spot. Irregular. No. 2 red, tl.28 I elevator,, domestic and ?L2S f. o. b. atloat nominal; No. 1 Northern Duluth, (1.22 artd No. 3 hard Winter, $1.23 nominal f. o. b. affoat. Option market .was nervous and after declining over a cent on account of weak cables and larger receipts, regained most of the loss on covering by shorts, clos ing ?i net lower. May closed at 1.15"; July, 1.08"4. Receipts. 27,000 bushels; shipments. 11.002 bushels. . , Hon Dull. Hides Steady. Petroleum Steady. Wool Steady. - . Sugar Raw, nominal; muscovado, S9 testV 8.58c; centrifugal. 00 test. -4.08c; molasses sugar, 89 test, 3.82c; refined, steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. Wheat and barley Weak. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, $1.9SH 2.02 ; milling, 1.97H- Barley Feed. 1.38?i 1.41 ; brewing, $1.421.48. Oats Red, 1.5o1.67H.; white, 1.65 1.72; black, $1.502.30. Call board sales Wheat No trading. Barley May, Jl. 401.44; December, 1.23. Corn Large yellow, 1.TS1.80. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Jan. 19. Cargoes easier, with a poor demand. Walla Walla for shipment, 3d lower, at 40s 9d; nominal. English country markets qutet;, French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 19. Wheat March, 8s Hid; May, 7s ll?4d; July, 7s. lod. Weather unsettled. Minneapolis Grain Market. MLXNSAPpIJS, Jan. !. Wht May. lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS The Capital Stock of the Lum bermens National Bank Will Be Increased Trom $250,000 to $500,000 April 1, 1910 OLDEST BANK ON THEv PACIFIC COAST CAPITAL $1,000,000 SURPLUS , and PROFITS $600,000 OFFICERS. W. M. LADD, President. EDW, COOKINSHAM, Vice-President W. H. DCNCKLET, Cashier. R. B. HOWARD. JR., Ass't Cashier. L. w. LADD, Assistant Cashier. WALTER M. COOK. Ass't Cashier. 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A larger and finer selection, amounting; to 13.3H0 bales, was of fered at the wool sales today. All grades were in good demand at the openlnjr rates. Merinos, including a good assortment of jrreasy, sold at hardening rates. Americans bought mrrlnos as -well hs crcs-bred. PORTLAND, SEATTLE, SPOKANE, TACOMA. Downing-Hopkins Co. BROKERS ' Established 1803. Stocks, Private Grain, Wires 201-2-3-4 Conch Bids. TRAVELERS' GLIDE. FOR TILLAMOOK STEAMER "SUE H. ELMORE", STEAMER "OSHKOSH" SCHOONER "EVIE" SCHOONER "GERALD C" ' Freight received daily at Couch street Dock. Sailings every Tuesday and Friday evening. Passenger rates from Portland $7.50, from Astoria $5.00. Telephone Main 861. CCfrOS BAY LINE Tbs steamer BREAKWATER leSTSe Port, land every Wednesday. 8 P. M., from Alns worth dock, for North Rand. Manthfleldj and Coos Bay points. Freight received until 4 P. M. on day of sailing. Passenger tars, first class.' $10; second-class. $7, Including berth and meals. Inqulrs city ticket ofnes. 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