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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1910)
THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1910. 19 K ( GOOD 0HANGE5 SELL Growing Demand for the Best Grade of Fruit. LARGE SHIPMENT IS DUE I'robable Effect on the Market of Heavy Offerings of Frosted. Stock. Better Feeling in the Grain Trade. Two-cars of oranges were received yester day and nix car are due to arrive today. The six cars axe a part of the tratnload of oranges -which one of the California, ax rhans;ea is shipping North for distribution In Oregon and Washington. There la a very good demand for oranges, especially when the right quality Is offered. Tvnd prices of such are firm in sympathy with the position of the California market. lln discussing the probable effect on the demand of the offering of frosted fruit, K. ' ia- Wright, of Los Angelas, says In his lat est -weekly letter: A subscriber writes me that it won Id be Ave 11 tor California fruit men. in trying to figure out the future, to remember that one-third of the consumptive demand has t.een killed by the sale of the inferior trash that has been placed on the markets, and that when strawberries and green stuff enme in next Spring it will hurt the demand for oranges and that we will not see the high prices we are expecting. The following iltter was received today from a packer, and being along the lines Just discussed, is given f"r your consideration and to show jou how they feel regarding the future of the orange markeu: "Analyzing present conditions. It is Inter esting to observe the fact that the high class, high-priced f.mit Is being handled en tirely by a certain class and number of job H.ers, retailers and wholesalers, while the poorer grade. susplcJous frutt is being han dled to a groat extent by another class en tirely. The discriminating trade Insists 'upon having only the bent, yet with the, class of fruit being so limited the demand must liiecessarlly be very strong and prices higher accordingly. To a great extent it Is going to be found true this year that the low prices on poor, off-grade fruit, has no more bearing upon the value of fruit that is above suspicion and la excellent in Quality., than a low market on lemons has upon the orange xnnrket. The two products, lemons and or anges, and the auspicious fruit on one hand nod the Immune fruit on the other, are, from the standpoint of supply and demand, two different products." While there may be something in this, yet 1 believe that many jobbers who thought that they were buying good fruit have been stung and they" are naturally disgusted. However.' I know that other Jobbers were interested to the extent that they have had men in the field getting prices for future fruit. MKTTKlt FKELING IN GRAIN MARKJET Cargo of Wheat May Be Sent From Portland to Mexico. There was a rather better feeling in the wheat market yesterday because of some improvement Jn the demand 'here and on the Sound. There was considerable talk of Mexican business, and it is probable that .steps will soon be taken, if they are not already under way, to send a cargo out from ths port. The weekly grain statistics of the Mer chants Exchange follow: American Visible Supply Bushels. Decrease. FVbruary 14, 1010 25,819,000 February 15, ISOO 41.4ft3.0O0 1.R40.OO0 .February 17. 11S 4,-.l.1D,OO0 fi.ST.OOO bmary J8, H"7 4:..d83.00A !ui3,lHH) (February H, 11" hi 47.2o2.0H G4-S.OO0 February 2i, 1IM'3 ..7,543.0iX 4140,000 February 1ft. VMM rts.218.0OO- OS2.000 fFebruarv 11. 4K.70,0X B41.O00 February 17. 11K1 M.Oft-.Ooo 1,138.000 February IS, lyul o7.6S2.0OO S12.O00 Increase, Quantities on- Passage Week Week Week ending ending ending Feb. 12 Feb. 5 Feb. 13. "01 For Bushels Bushels Bushels 1. K. . . ,f .2..SO",0i 24.KO0.0OO 28.000,000 IContinent ..11,040.000 8.1G0.0OO 18.880,000 Totals .;S7.S40,0O0 32,0,OOO 44S.880.000 World's Shipments. Flour Included- Week ending Week Week ending ending Feb. 12 From Bu-sheis ft. 6., Can., li.4os.ooo Urgentlna 2.Si0.ono Australia ... 2.040,000 Tan. ports.. 2-O.Otto "Kunsla 3.0.".0.OO() Dndla 240.000 Feb. 3 Feb. 13. '09 Bushels Bushels 2,40,000 2.0SS.0OO 1.MS0.0OO 1W2.XM 4.0T2,0O 64.000 2.071.OO0 6.9S4.0IM1 240.004) Totals ll.4iW.00O ll.3fc2.0OO 12,511,000 Local receipts. !n cars, were reported by Merchants' Kxchange: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 2S 4 IS 5 15 Sear ago TO lo 15 4 24 Reason to date.703o I'll" 1W3 1210 3PrS 1'ear ago ;;: 1 824 624 lS3 CITY CR1SA3EE BY BUTTER IS IfTRM. Xocal Supply Is Hardly I'p to the Deraiiud. The steady condition of the butter market f last week has given way to a firmer feel ing, isocal production Is still light and some creameries are unable to fill all of their crders. Good outside butter is none too plentiful. The Seattle market Is firm and fr"an Francisco la about steady, with sellers at 3ft cents, hut there Is not much Califor nia butter available for Northern shipment. Vnder the circumstances it is not probable there will be any change in local prices soon, at least any decline. Rggs were quoted yesterday at 2S 5f 2i cents, the same as Saturday, but the market was firmer than any day last week. Ke ceipts were moderate and cleaned up. . Very little poultry came in and the de mand was small. Former prices are ex pected to prevail this week on chickens. 4oo Receipts of Vegetables. A mixed car of celery and cauliflower Bind a car of sweet potatoes arrived yester day morning and a car of cabbage last night. A car of celery is due this morning. The demand for vegetables of all kinds was active and prices were generally firm. Sweet potatoes have advanced half a cent a pound at Merced. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings for the Northwestern c It ties yesterday were as follows; Clearings. Balances. I4 ort land 1"! . . $ 1 .!HiO,4 42 $11 0.3s7 Seattle 2.7t7.:ttU 302, 37 'I'actmia 1,10.".242 00,472 j?pokttne 7.2-2.!ti2 106.1U4 PORTLAND MAKKETS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluesteru, $116; club. 1.07; rvii Russian, $1.041.00; Vallev, Sl.r.u; 40-fold. $1.10. BAH LEV Feed and brewing. $2A.'2S50 per ton. FI-OL'R ratents. $0.13 per barrel; stri. iKtit?, $.Y 73; export. $4.50; Valley, S.Y80; graham. $5.70; whole wheat. Quarters, $3. 90. OOKN Whole. $;t5: cracked. 3 per ton Mi' LLSTl" FFS Bran, $ J4 ii 1 per ton; mivldllns. $34; shorts, 28; rolled bar- l- . $3. u 33. oats No. 1 white, $31 & 31. no per ton. H-.Y Track prices: Timothy: Willam ette Valley. $1S fit'2 per ton ; Eastern Ore gon. Jlw:2: alfalfa. $17tolS; California al l.iifa. $10 -i 17; clover. $10; grain hay. $17 1 S. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH' FRUITS Apples. $1.253 box; j.car $1 .5oi 1.7ft per box ; snisih Malaga, ta.uqj b per barrel; cranberries, $89 ptr barrel. POTATOES Carload buying prices: Ore gon, ;oi soc per sack; iwe-t potatoes. 24 2 i" per piMinii. VEGETARLK5 Artichoke. $191.3$ par dosen; t-abhaiee. $2to per hundred; caul! fWwer. $1. To per dosen ; celery. $4.00 per rate; ecc plant. 25. pound; hothouse lettuce, 1.202 l.oO bux; gbX.K. 12 ic il.; bxuaeradlaU, U?r!Vj per pound; green onions. 35c pr dosen, radishes. 25c per dozen; rhubarb. 15c pound; rprouts. 9c per lb.; squama, 2c; tomatoes, $3.23 -3.90 per crate. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2 2,75; lemooi, fancy. $5.25 ; choice. $4.50; grape fruit - SS-634r4 per box: bananas. 5 per pound: Japanese oranges, J 1 50 1.75 per bundle : tangerines. $1 .75 per box. ONIONS Oregon. $1.60 per sack. SACK VEGETABLES? Turnips. $1.25 per sack: rutabagas. $141.25; carrots, $1; beets, $1.25; parsnips, $1. Iairy and Country- Fr&dnca BUTTER City creamery extras. 37 3 9c; fancy outside creamery, 35 :37c per lb.; store, 2022Uc. (Butter fat prices average le per pound under regular butter prices EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, 2S2c per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins. 1920c pe pound; young Americas. 20'?2lc. POP.K- Fancy, lli 12c ner pound. POL'LTRY Bens. 17 18c; Springs, 172 e iSc; ducks, 20 q 'Z:c : geese. 13?i 14c; tur keys, live. 23 24c; dressed. 27 30c; squabs, (3 per dosen. Groceries, Tbrled Fruits. Etc DRIED FRUIT Apptes. 10c per pound; peaches, 7c; prunes, Italians, 4&c; prunes, French. 4 ac; currants. 10c: apri cots. 12c; dates. 7c per pound; fige, 100 half poundx. $3.25 per b-?x; &0 six-ounce, $1.75 per box; 12 12-ounce, 75c per box. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tals. $2 tier dozen; 2-pound talis, $ 2 i." ; 1-pound flats. $2-loVc ; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, &0c; red 1-pound tails. $1.45; sockeyes, 1 pound talis. $2- COFFEE Mocha. 242Sc; Java, ordinary, 17 iQ 20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 13 20c: good 1018c; ordinary. 12 18c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, loo per pound; Brazil nuts, 12 y & lbo; filberts, 15c; almonds, IS 17c; pecans, 13ltc; oocoanuts. $0o&$l per dosen. BEANS Small white, 5.60c; large white. 4VsC; Lima, 5 ; pink. 5.20c; red Mexican, c. SUGAR Dry granulated, fruit and berry, $6.05; beet, $5.85; extra C, $5.55; golden C, $5.45; cubes (barrel), $6.45; powdered (barrel), $6.30. Terms on remittances DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 15c; smoked. lOVsc; short clear back, heavy dry salted. 16c; smoked. 17c; Oregon exports, dry salted, 10c; smoked, 17c. within 15 days, deduct Me per pound. If later than 15 days and within SO days, de duct Ho per pound. Maple sugar, Ifi&lao "per pound. iSALT Oranulated, $14.50 per ton; half ground, loos, $10.50 per ton: o. xit per ton. i kj? n. x noice, .zait .ov per trained. To per pound. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 25c per pound ; standard, 21c; choice. 20feo; Engliwh. 1920c. HAMS lO to 13 pounds, 17c;' 14 to -1 pounds, 17c; 13 to 20 pounds, 17c; bams, skinned. 17c: picnics. 12c; cottage roll. 13'ic- boiled hams, 23f24c; boiled picnics, 20c LARD Kettle rendered. 10s. 17c; standard pure, 10s, 1014c; choice, 10s, l5ic; compound, SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each. 60c; dried beef sets, lUc; dried beef outside. 17c; dried beef in sides. 21c; dried beef knuckles, 20c. PICKLED GOODS B a rrel s : Pigs feet. $13.00: regular tripe, $10: honeyxomo tripe, $12; lunch tongues. $U.50: mess beef, ex tra $12; mess pork. $25. Furs. The following- prices, based on the London January sales, are for large, full-furred skins well handled: FURS Mink. Northwest Canada and Alas ka, $j.50'a;9; Colorado, Wyoming. Montana, Idaho and Utah, $5.50(5; 7 ; Oregon. Wash ington anl California. $4 5.50: British Co lumbia and Alaska Coast, $4 5. Red fox. Canada and Alaska. $8fiyl0; Oregon. Wash ington, Idaho and Montana. $7. Lynx. Alaska and British Columbia. $28; Pacific Coast, $22. Raccoon, 75c 1. Skunk. Canada, $2.50; Pacific Coast. 75c $1.50. Wolf and coyote, Canada. $4$ 5; Idaho, Montana. Wyoming, $2. 75 3.25 ; Orsgon. Washington. Utah. Ne vada, $1.50&3. Beaver. Oregon, Washing ton, Canada. Alaska, $5.507: Idaho, Mon tana, Utah. Wyoming, $6.50 7; cubs, $2& 2.50. Otter. Canada. Alaska. $12.50)14; Oregon, Washington. Idaho. Montana. $10 &13. Wildcat, Alaska, Canada, British Columbia, $34.50: Pacific Coast. $1.75 tJ 2. SO. Gray fox. Pacific Coast. $1.75 2.50; Bear, black and brown, Alaska. Canada. $16 &:;0; cubs. $12 15: Pacific Coast, $10-S?15; cubs, $5 2 7 ; grizzly, perfect. $25 c& 35. Badger, $2. Muskrat. Canada. - Alaska, 40c; Pacific Coast. 30c Marten. C.nada, Alasaa, $12 'a: IS; Pacific Coast. $10 12. Fisher. British Columbia. Alaska, $150 20; Pacific Coast. $9(915. Wolverine. $68. Silver fox, $300 & 5O0. Cross fox. $ 10 15. Sea otter, $200 450. Blue fox. S 10. TVhlte fox, $3 2(20. Swift fox. 40c. Ermine, 40c. Moun tain Hon. $510. Ringtail cat. 33 75c Civet cat. 10(a'30c. House cat, G& 25c Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 1900 crop, prime and choice. 20 21 He; 1908s. l7Hc; 1907s, HSc per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 16 23c pound; olds, nominal. . MOHAIR Choice, 25c pound. CASCAKA BARK Hc per pound. HIDES Dry hides, 18318c per pound; dry kip, lSftylSLyc pound; dry calfskin. 10 2-lc pound; salted hides. 1010c; salted calfskin. 15c pound: green, lc less. BUTTER HOT PLENTIFUL SEATTLE JOBBERS GET LITTLE FROM CALIFORNIA. Sliort Deliveries on Contracts Placed Last W'eet Egg Orders From Alaska. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb, 14. with. Se attle Jobbers unable to secure full deliv eries on contracts placed In California last week and with little butter coming through from the Fast and local brands Increasing very slowly, no Immediate decline In prices Is k)okd for here. California sellers today canceled about 60 per cent of the contracts made last week. Eggs were weak at 30 to S3 cents, While receipts were light today, tomorrow's ar rivals are expected to be the heaviest of the season. Orders from Southeastern Alaska, aggregating 100 cases, were placed today. Wheat was weak. e lot of blnestem was offered at $1.14 but found no takers. Oats are barely steady at $31. Barley fell back to $27.50. The market is overstocked with hay. but farmers are not hauling as extensively as they have bean for som-o time, owing to bad roads. The tendency was downward in the green .produce markets. Both orangtes and apples were weak but in brisk demand. Today the Produce Exchange passed a resolution asking the Washington delega tion In Congress not to vote to ainend the present law covering the sale of butterlne, as a bill recently introduced will do. QUOTATIONS AT RAX FRAN CISCO. Prices Paid for Produce tn the Bay City Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. The follow ing were the quotations In the market today: M1Uatuff Bran, $25.50 27.50; middlings. $33a 36. Vegetables Cucarnbers. $1.30ff 1.75; gar lic. 4( 5c; green peas, 7lGc; string beans, nominal. Butter Fancy creamers, 32c; creamery seconds. Sis; fancy dairy, 29c. Eifgs Store. 22c: fancy, 23c Cheese New, 18 19c ; Young Americas. 18tr30c. Hay Wheat, $14&1; wheat and oats, $12 16: alfalfa. $9$ 12; stock.- $79; straw, pvr bale. 5it 75c. .Frults Apples, choice. 75et?$l; common, &0 tf 75c ; bananas. 75c $3 ; limes. $4 g 4.50 ; lemons, choice. $3 & 2.50; common. 1150; oranges, navels, $1.25 1.75 ; pineapples, $2- 2.50. Hops 1S&22C per pound. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin. 8($j lOc. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. ' $1.25 S 1.30; Salinas Burbanks." $1.40 1.55; sweets, $1.90 2 lO. Poultry Roosters, old, $5 5.50; young, $7 &9; broilers, small. $3qg4; large. $4.50 6; frv?rs. $6&7; hens.. $510; ducks, old, $5.50 6.50; young. $7 $j 9. Receipts Flour. 2376 sacks: wheat, 15 centals; barley, 11.370 centals: oats. 2160 centals: beans, 187 sacks; corn, 2610 cen tals: potatoes. 5180 sacks; bran, 150 sacks; middlings. 435 sacks; hay, 1433 tons; wool. 31 bales; hides, SIO. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Coffee closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales were reported of 21.T50 bags, includ ing March. .0c: May, 7o. and July. Sep tember and December. 7.0,Tc. Spot steady ; No. 7 Rio, S I l-ltr ll,c No. 4 Santos, 9' 9c. Mild, quiet; Cordova. 9"12c. Sugar Raw fism; Muscovado, S9 test. S.I e::.4c; centrifugal. M test. 4-11 f? 4.14c: mo lasses, sugar. S test. 3.S." S 3. 40c. Refined steady. trushed, ti.&5; graauJued. 5.15: JiattdiuefL $-2o. SELLERS ARE FEW Scanty Offerings of Stocks Sustain Prices. RAILROAD TRAFFIC LARGE Professional Element Disappointed Over tlio Contents of President Tart's Speech Trading . Is Light. ' . NEW YORK, Feb. 14. The principal fact Imparted by th action of the stock market today -waa tta lapse, in large part, into the bands of the professional element. The element had been Impressed on Fri day wHh assertions put In circulation re garding; the contents of President Taft'a speech, then In prospect for Saturday night. The perusal of the speech disclosed no sign of the retractions ' which had been broadly Insinuated In some of Friday's re ports and the professional operators in stocks promptly retraced the steps they had taken on Friday before the two-day holiday interval in the market. This was the cause of the marking' hack of prices from one to over two points In the opening tran sactions in stocks. The sustaining effect on prices of the scanty offerings of stocks caused fresh In timidation to the bear party. ' , Western railroad traffic officials reported a large tonnage moving. Northern Pacific's December earnings statement bore testimony to the severe effects of . storm blockades, in addition to the switchmen's strike In that territory. The decreased activity of the market Is ascribed to the purpose to await more ex plicit Information on sundry subjects. The large deliveries of copper into consump tion during January are regarded as being prompted by the belief in an argument among producers to restrict output and there is apprehension that this laying in of stocks will curtail the later demanri for that metal. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value. 12.770.000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING- STOCK QUOTATIONS. '' Cloering Low. Bid Allls-Chalmer, pf Amal Copper .... 60,100 76 Am Agricultural 40 7H 42 3fl'i 7i oi 0i snii 2-i 14 4'..t4 "2 107 124 04 34 Am Beet Sugar . . . 2.30O Am Can pf soo Am Car A Foun.. 1.00O 39 u, 70 61 o4 87 24 14 4!Vi 364 7M, Ml"! Am Cotton Oil... 7jo Am Hd &. Lt pf 70O 600 10 -1.000 Am ice becurl Am Linseed Oil , Am Locomotive Am fimelt & Kef do preferred -, Am Sugar Hef . Am Tel & Tel .. Am Tobacco pf 2: 14 47S m 100 122 4 137 34 U 28. 200 70O Kit u 4,800 125 400 137!, Am Woolen 30O Anaconda Mln Oo. . S.80O 35 50 V 4y so Atchieon do preferred 17,300 11(H 113 113 AUU J'MJS J'WHi 1"3S Atl Coast Line ... 400 12SU 128. 12S BaK & Ohio 1,800 111! llOV, 111 do preferred ......... . . 9t Bethlehem Steel 27 Brook Ran Tren . T.200 7314 71 Canadian Pacific .. Central Leather . . do preferred . . . Central of N J.. . 6.80O lS3i IS014 183 2.0O0 38 38 30 10T 300 1.40O 84 81 1 84 Chlcajto & Alton Chicago Ot West. 500 30 31T4 k.aicaK c in v.... J,t. JEW la.1! Ins C. M &. St Paul 1.300 14; 143 144 C. C. C 4 St L. .. Colo Fuel Iron.. Colo & Southern do 1st preferred. do 12d preferred. Consolidated Gas . . Corn Products . . . Del & Hudson .... D & R Grande . . . do preferred . . . Distillers' Securl . . Erie do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. General Bieotrio . . Gt Xorthern pf . Gt Northern Ore . . Illinois Central .. Interborough Met. . do preferred . . . Inter Harvester . . Inter Marine pf.. lnt Paper Int Pump Iowa Central .... K. C Southern ... do preferred 1)0 7 40O 10O 37 3 37 .17 67 57 81 79 144 1K 172 40 7 30 2S 45 33 10O 80 80 6.40O 144 . 142 700 18 18 DW 1. 4 "4 17 3.300 40 79 31 28 46 3S 200 500 2.3O0 6U0 78 30 27 46 . . . , 15T i.nuf aat, ii-Tk l.&X) 70 fiS 70 4.OI.0 142 141 140 e,oo z 19 4 81 19 12 4G 22 36 12,400 200 t)0O 100 200 1.200 1.800 62 52 85 19 13 46 23 36 68 144 89 li' 12 46 23 37 Ixiulsvllle & Nash 1.9O0 140 147 43 Minn & St Louls. M, P & S S.JVI. Missouri Pacifio . . Mo, Kan & Texas. do preferred . . . National Biscuit . . National Lead . . . Mex Nat By let pf X T Central X y, Ont & West. Norfolk & West. North American .. Northern Pacific . . Pacific Mail Pennsylvania . People's Gas .... P, C C & St L... Pressed Steel Car. Pullman Pal Car. liv Steel Spring.. Reading Republic Rteel do preferred 500 43 1.1 4.800 141 138 140 oe oT 5.000 41 10 41 71 110 SO 60 100 110 110 1.0OO 81 78 BOO 119 118 119 3.200 45 46 e.200 101 loi 101 79 V, 136 29 1,800 79 78 3,200 136 134 4O0 SO 28 l.lo l.i. 1.300 HO 1B3 132 18 11tl 700 "io 39 40 1 10 1W 18 5O0 41 .70O lf.i; 2.4 38 l.fito 100 40 40 16" 163 36 38 " loo Rock Island CO.. S1.5oO do preferred ... 6O0 St L S F 2 pf . . 600 St L Southwestern ftoo do preferred ... 300 Sloes-Sheffield 2fO 48 85 48 28 73 JIT 8 28 72 48 28 72 77 125 28 64 32 29 Southern Pacific .. 25.ROO 12f. 123 Southern Railway. 4.800 28 27 63 321 29 43 do preferred Tenn Copper .... Texas & Pacific. Tol. St L West. 5o0 2"X 1,20 2"w 70 33 29 43 l.i 64 do preferred 65 Union Pacific 93. 800 1S4 li 184 do preferred ... loo 101 lol 101 73ti 73 V 9 Rubber 42 V S Steel 14R.4O0 fci 39i 41 77 79 119 do preferred 5.2iO 119 118T1 49 60 Utah Coorer 2.2'0 5o 00 61 21 Va-Caro Chemical. 2,S'0 61 Wabash 1.700 - 21 SO f.,i nreferrd 6."m 47'.. 44 Western Md l.Soo 48 4 48 Weetlnghfiuse Elee 3oO 67 67 68 Western Union ... 6? 72 71 71 Wheel & L Erie.. loo 5 5 6 Wisconsin Central- 2t0 46 46 461, Pittsbunr Coal .... l.OOO 21 2" 21 Am Steel FJv ... 400 67 67 58 United Dry Goods 118 Laclede 2.000 101 100 101 Am Ag Chemical 1O0 43 12 Total sales for the day. 754,200 shares'. " BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 14. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.lo!N. T. C. gn s. 90 do coupon ...100 No. Pacific 3s... 73 U- S. 3s reg 10'i!No. Pacific 4s... 100 do coupon ...102 Union Pacific 48.101 U. S. new 4s reg.lll'Wis. Central 4s. 94 do coupon . . . 114 WjJapanese 4a .... 97 D. 4 R. Q. 4s. . 96 i Dtfcily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of busi ness today was as follows: Trust funds - Gold coin $83.662.R69 Silver dollars S5.447.000 Silver dollars of 1890 3.S69.OO0 Silver certificates outstanding. . . 4S0, 447,000- General funds Standard silver dollars in gen eral fund $ 6.903.269 Current liabilities 101.454.3V5 Working balance In Treasury of fices 20.979,896 In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 36. 061. 284 Subsidiary silver coin 20.716.082 Minor coin 1.314 719 Total balance in general fund 81,782,363 Money. Kxchamffe. Etc. LONDON. Feb. 14. Bar stiver Steady, 23 13-16d per ounce. . Money 1614 per cent. The rate of discount in the open mar ket for short bills ls24 per cent; three months' bills. H Pr cent. Consols For money, 2 ; for account, S2 11-ltt. PAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14 days. $4.84,; sight. $4.S6'i. terllns;. 60 Silver bars 51 He. Mexican dollars 4 5c. r rafts Slffht. 7c: telegraph, 10c YORK. Feb. 14. Prims mercan tile .yatMsfe izlta ir .cent. Sterling x- change steady, with actual business in bank ers' bills at $4.-6395 4.84 for 60-da.r bills, Svnd at $4.8610 for demand. Commercial bills $4.bS & 4.88 Bar silver CI He Mexican dollars 4 4c Oovernment bonds, steady; railroad. Ir regular. Money on call, J per cent; ruling rate, 2; closing bid, 23; offered at 8 per cent. Time loans dull and steady; 60 days. H per cent; 90 days, Si six months, 4 per cent. Eastern Mining Storks. BOSTON. Feb. 1. Closing quotations: Allouez 43 'Mohawk 4 Amalg. Copper.. 76 Nevada Con. ... 22 A. Z. L. & Sm.. 31;Nipissing Mines. 9 Arizona Com. .. 41 i North Butte ... 35 B c C 4 C rts. . . 19;North Lake .... 19 14 B C C & S M. 18 'Old Dominion .. 43 Butte Coalition . 24!Osceola 131 Cal. & .Arizona,. 73 iparrott (S 6c C) . 20 Cal. & Hecla. . .635 IQuincy Sit Centennial ..... 3 Shannon ........ 15 Cop. Ran. C. C 77Superlor 57 E. Butte C M.. i-Sup tc Bos Mln.. 14 Franklin . ...... 20 ;Sup & Pitts Con. 13 Giroux Con. .... 10 ITamarack . . . . . 7S t Oranby Con. , . . 90 jl". S. Coal & OH. 39 Greene Cananea. 91U. -S. S. R. 4 M. . 45 1. Royalle tcop) 22 ' do prefererd 48 Kerr Lake S;Utah Con 37 lke Copper ... 81 Winona lo l,a Salle Copper. 15 t Wolverine ....138 Miami Copper .. 23) STOCK TONE IS HEAVY GOOD STEERS BRING $5.50 AT THE YARDS. Hogs Sell at Former Top Xrlce. Day's Arrivals Are Priu- ' cipally Cattle. The livestock market continues to show a steady tone. Three lots of good steers were sold yesterday at 45.oX while fancy hogs as;aln brought Other offerings sold well according to quality. The arrivals over Sunday -were 677 cattle, 8 calves, and 60 horses. The shippers were: R. E. Wtllard, of Baker City, eight cars of cattle; H. H. Trowbridge, of Baker City, four cars of cattle; Thlrxnan A Harris, of Haines and North Powder, seven cars of -cattle; II. P. Young, of Baker City, two cars of horses: J. L. Baker, of Caldwell, two cars of cattle; C. O. Baker, of Caldwell, one oar of cattle and calves; D. J. Mott, of Caldwell, one car of horse! C. P. Walker, of Ontario, one car of cattle; John Hill, of Payette, two cars of cattle, and B. B. M-eCul ly, of Ec ho, t wo cars of cattle. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Pries. 16 steers, good.... ; 12S1 $5.54 - 17 steers, good. ............... .1-71 5.710 17 steers, good 1247 5.50 3 steers, common 7S 4.0 u steers, common 9oH 4.V0 327 hogs, good 124 S.75 2a hfiKB, " Btockers 81 8.50 85 h.ogs, best 24 fe.25 Prices quoted on the various classes of stock at the yards yesterday were as fol lows: CATTLE Best steers, 5.50; fair to good steers. 4. 50&) 5 : strictly good cows, $4- 50 ; fair to Rood cows. $;t.75 4.00 ; light calves, W5.00; heavy calves. 4&5; bulls, $3.50 3.7H; stags. S3?p4. HOGS Top, 09.25; fair to good hogs, $S.f0(& 8.75. SHEEP Best wethers, $5 50; fair to good wethers. J4. fWS.OO; good ewes, 94.755; lambs, 60.50. Eastern. Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 14. Cattle Estimated re ceipts. 2.r Oi H. Mark et. si ead y t o 1 0c lo wer. Beeves. $4.40'$ 7. SO; Texas steers, 4.0Ot9 5.10; Western steers. $4.206.00; stockers and feeders, $3.15 5.50; cows and heifers, 2.G5(5fG.0O: calves. $7.009.25. Hogs Kstimated receipts. 40.000. Mar ket, shade higher. Light, $S. 60(9.00; mixed. 8.65 9.05; heavy. 8.7o(g'9.0T ; rough, 5 8. 70 ff 8. 80 ; good to choice heavy. $ 8.80 .07 H ; pigs. 47.7uS SO; bulk of sales. $8.90 9.O0. Sheep Estimated receipt::, 17,000. Market, strong. Native, $4.500.85; Western, $4.50 6.H5; yearlings. $7. 2ZfdS 4f: lambs, native, 6.7500; Western, $6.75g'9.00. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 14. Cattle Re ceipts, 12.0O0. Market, steady to 10 lower. Native steers, $0.OO'a7.25; cows and heifers, $3.0041 6-Oil; stockers and feeders, $3.75 6.75; bulls. $4.0 Or, j 5.25; calves. $ 4. 00 (jr 9. 00 ; Western steers, $4. 76 d. 50; Western cows, $3.005.25. Hog s R ecel p ts. nno. M ark e t, Rc h 1 ch er. Bulk of sales. $8.55fr8.80; heavy, $8.75(& 8 90; packers and butchers. $8.60'a?S.85; light, $8.35 8.70; pigs, $7.50 8.00- Sheep Receipts. 12,000. Market, steadlv. Muttons. dT006.50: lambs, $7.508.75; fed Western- wethers and yearlings, $5.25& 8.10; fed Western ewes, $4.75 6.10. OMAHA. Feb. 14. Cattle Receipts. SGOO. Market, steady. Native steers, $4.507.O0; cows and heifers, $3.50:9 5.50; Western steers, $3.004.00; cows and heifers. $2.80 4.40; can n era, $2.25 3.25; stockers and feeders. $3.00 5.60; calves, $4.0u6.25; bulls, stags, etc.. $3.00?5.00. Hogs Receipts. 7600. Market, nc higher. fffliivv. ti.7.ii4R OH- mlTnH Q 7tff & KO- Ught. $8.60(&,8.8O; pigs, $6.75 7.75; bulk of" Sheep Receipts., 9600, Market, lflkc to 15c higher. Yearlings. 7.008.10; wethers, $6.00 6 G.bO; wea, 5.0O&6.4O; lambs. $7.759.0O. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Feto. 14. The market for standard copper on New York Metal Ex change was weak today with spot and Feb ruary closing at 13013.15c; March. 13 13.12c and April. 12.JM 13.15c. London market shade lower, with spot quoted at 9 19s vid and futures at 59 17s 3d. Local dealers quote lake copper at 13.62. 13.87c; electrolytic. 13.37H 13.2Vic; casting. IS. 12 a.37 4c. Total arrivals this month, i,oi5 tons. Tin quiet, tout firm, spot quoted at 32.90 33.15c ; February, 13.26 13.29c ; March, market had a strong opening and closed 82,6032JOe; April. 32.75 fi 32.90c. London market had a strong opening and closed weak at 150, for spot and .151 12s 6d for futurea Lead weak and Tower in the local market; spot quoted at 4-50(4.70c New York and 4.306'4.37e East St. Louis. London mar ket shade lower at 13 7s 6d. Spelter weak, spot quoted at 5.55(ir5.5c New York and c.8&&3.4f East . St. Louis. London unchanged at 23 5s. Locally Iron was unchanged. Brted Fruit at New York. :NBW YORK, Feb. 14. Evaporated apples quiet; spot fancy, 10H 11c; choice, 9 8Hc; prime. iQJc; common to fair, fl-c Prunes. steady ; California up to CO -40s, ft9c; Oregon s, 6,9c. Apricots, steady r- choice, 114.ll4c; ex tra choice, lllSc; fancy. IZhk &13c. Peaches, steady; choice. 67c; extra choice, 78c; fancy. 7 (Jr Sc. Raisins, dull; loose Muscatels, 47?-oe; choice- to fancy seeded, 6Sc; seedless, 3 4c; Lqndon layers, $1.11.25. lairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Feb. 14. Butter Steady. Creameries. 25 28c; dairies. 232flc. Egg's Receipts. 7056 cases: asy at mark, cases included. 179 23c; firsts. 24c; prime firsts, z&c Cheese Steady. Daisies. 1617c: twins. 16 16c; Young- Americas. 16 16 c ; long horns, 16 ft 16 c Xw York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 14. Spot cotton closed quiet. Mid-uplands, 13.15c: mld-gult, IVKk; sales SOO bales. . Futures closed steady. Closing bids: Feb ruary. 14.7&C.; March. 14.71c: April, 14.77c: May. 14.S7c: June, 14.71c; Julr. 14.60c; Au gust, 14.11c; September, 1Z.'2c: October. l-82c: Xovember, 12.67c; December, 12.o6c. - Hup. at LosdoD. LIVERFOOL, Feb. 14. Hops in London. Pacific Coast, liji6 15a. Cunningham Stirs Soutli Send. SOUTH BEND, Wah, Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) J. H. Cunningham, of Portland. waa In this city recently looking; over the field with a view to either installing new light and water system or purchasing the South Bend and Raymond systems already in operation. As the present service in this city will bear consider able improvement, the outcome of these negotiations? will be awaited with In terest by the people of this city. Catherine Monssegne Seeks Divorce. Catherine Moussegne filed a divorce suit in the- Circuit Court yesterday against Francois Moussegne. whom she married in France, July 23. 1883. They have no children. The wife says the husband deserted her in .Alameda, Cal. CROP DAMAGE TALK Causes Strong Buying De . mand for Wheat. ADVANCES AT CHICAGO Vnfavorable Reports Received. From the Southwest Send Prloea Vp ward and the Close Is Xear the Top. CHICAOa Feb. 14. A strong buying de mand In wheat today. Induced by many re ports at crop daxnag. In the southwest wheat country, caused prlcM for the grain to .advance. May opened at about Friday's closing figures and forged rapidly to the front, progressing from tl JO to 1.12s. July and September keeping step in the ad vance. The close was strong, with the more distant months at the high point and May a trifle oft from the crest at Jl 124. In corn, reneroua buying failed to pro duce the effect seen In wheat. May moved between 66fc and 67 c. The close waa steady, with May 66 & 67c, a shade higher. The bullish tendency to a speculative de mand in oats was counterbalanced toy Iloeral offerings and large receipts. The, close was strong, with May 47 He. , In provisions, pork showed a net advance of 75c for May and 77 4e for July. Lard closed 7ttc to 30c up and rtbe 25c to 27 sc higher. The leading futures ranged as iollows: WHEAT. Open. High. 1.11"4, 1.12 1.02V 1.03H .97V .98 CORN. Low. 1.11 1.02 H .97VS Close. 11.12 1.03H -8 May July Sept.... May. .67 .(16 -66 V .67Vi -3i .67 .671. -66T, .67 .67 -.66, .67 July. Sept. OATS. May -T -4714 .41 .44 . .41 .41 ' MESS PORK. .46 'i .43 .4JT. -47 .44 .48 23.66 23.42 13.76 12.62 Vi 12-35 12.30 July Sept. . . . May 25 62 V. 23 65 23.60 21.10 July 23.45 23.45 LARD. May . 12.66 12.7IV4 12.55 12.45 July 13.62H 12.62 V SHORT RIBS. May T2.35 12.35 12.35 July 12.30 12.32 12-16 Flour Steady. Bja N"o. 3. S0aSlc Barley Feed or mixing. 62 4f6Sio; (air f laxseed ino. I boutn western, xz.og; ro Northwestem, $2.17. , Timothy seed .4.05. Clover S13.S5. Pork Mess, per barrel, $23.62 Vi & 23.75. I.ard Pvr 10O pounds. 12.60Q'i2.62H. Short ribs Sides (loose). .11.75012.25. Sides Short, clear (boxed), $12.50 12.75. Grain slattstios: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 16.000 (two dan) bushels. Pri mary receipts were 1,218.000 (two days) bushels, compared with 706.000 bushels the corresponding day a year aao. The visible supply of wheat In the United States in creased 195.000 bushels for the week. The amount of breadstuff on ocean passage in creased z.yie.uuu Duaneia. lv.tlmaled re ceipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 40 cars; corn. 491 cars; oats, 252 cars; hogs. 24,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 39.700 34.30 0 Wheat, bushels 63.600 64,400 Corn, bushels 917,500 337,800 Oats, bushels 615.600 626,300 Rye. bushelB 6.000 - 43.0OO Barley, bushels 163.000 323.000 Orain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Flour Firmer. with a moderate Inquiry; winter patents. aa.auta.b; spring clears. 64.9O04.85: Kansas straights. 55.10. Recelnts. 2A.B6A bbla.: shipments, 16.2T& bbls. w.neat Spot, firm; No. 2 red. $1.29 bid. elevator, domestic, and $1.2d nominal f. n ft. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth and No. 2 hard Winter. $1.27 H nominal f. o. i. afloat In the option- market, apprehension over wheat conditions in the Southwest led to over a cent advance In wheat todav. The damage to the winter crop was accom panied Dy liDerai buying orders In Julv. May closed at $1.20H: July, $1.1114; receipts, 12.000 bu. : shipments, 23,964 to. Hops, hides Quiet, Petroleum, wool Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN" FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. Wheat and barley firm. "1 Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, $1.90:2. Barley Feed, $Ultl.llj brewing.. I1.87H 140. 1 Oats Red, $1.50 1.60; white,' l.a 1.70; black. $1.50 2.30. Call board sales Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.S8 bid l.S asked; De cember, $L28. Corn Large yellow, $L751.80. - Minneapolis Grain Marketa. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 14. Wheat May. $1.12-5,; July. $1.12. Cash: No. 1 hard, H.14H &1-16 ; No. 1 Northern, $1,131, 1.14; No. 2. $1.11 1.12; No. 3. $1.06 1.11. Flax Closed $2.19. Com No. 3 yellow, 58 e-S9ic Oats No. 8 white. 45 "4 45 c. Rye No. 3, 74 76 14 c. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Feb. 14. Cargoes quiet. Walla Walla for shipment, at 40s 3d. English country markets, d cheaper; French coun try markets, quiet, LIVERPOOL, Feb, 14. Wheat March. Ss lHd; May, 7a lld; July, 7 10d. Weather damn. Grain Market, of the Northwest. "L.ETW-ISTON, Idaho, Feb. 14. (Special.) Grain quotations unchanged; bluestem, 94c: 40-fold. S6c; club and Turkey red, 84o; red Russian. 2c. Oats 1.20. Barley Feed. $1.10. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 14. Wheat Blue Mem. $1.141.15: club, $1.021.05; red Rus sian. $1.04. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 14. Milling quota tions: Bluestem. $1.12; club. $1.09; fife. $1.08; red Russian, $1.07. Export wheat: Bluestem, $1.08; club, $1.06; fifa, $1.06: red Russian. $1.04. Car receipts up to noon, wheat, eight cars. Visible Supply of Grain. NEW YORK. Feb 14. Following is the New York Produce Exchange statement of the visible supply of grain in the United States Saturday, February 12: Bushels. Increase. Corn . 10.528.OtlO 1.O28.0O0 Oats 8,577,000 47.0OO Rye 82. OOO 23.000 Barley 9,610,000 8,000 The visible supply of wheat In Canada last Saturday was 11.WS4.1KK) bushels, a decrease of 606.OOO bushels. Wool at St., Louis. ST.' LOriS, Mo.. Feb. 14. Wool Un changed. Territory and Western mediums. 25028c; fine mediums, 2U24c; fine. 129 21c. - PORTLAND, SEATTLE, SPOKAKE, TACOMA. Downing-Hopldns Co. BROKERS Established 1883. Stocks, Private Grata. Wlrea 3 1-3-3-4 Coach Bid. LUMBl-ftfVTENS National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK-STS. Capital OFFICEnSl G. K. "VVklNTWOItTII . JOHN A. RKATIMt . GEO L. McPHERSO.V . H. D. PTOHY .... K. A. FREEMAN ... OnAHAX DVKEHABT DIRECTORS t O. K, Weatwortk Chaa. S. Raaaell George G. BisKbam Lloyd J. Wrstwortk Jaaa A. Keating; Robert Application to convert into a Na tional Bank having been approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, The Bank of California, San Francisco, is now, together with its branches at Portland, Seattle and Tacoma; doing business as a National Bank under the title of "The Bank of California National Association." PORTLAND BRANCH: Chamber of Commeroa Bunding, Third and Stark Streets. WIXJLXAM A. MACRAE, Manager. JAMES T. BURTCHAELU Asst. Mgr BITULITHIC PAVEMENT Bitulithic practically consists in a foundation of crushed stone 'cemented with a bituminous cement. Its wearing surface is a very dense mixture of graded, comminuted, crushed stone, mixed with a bilniminous cement. This is a successful form of pavement which is durable, dense, elastic, and not slippery. It is suited to many streets and will sustain business traffic, while at the same time it permits pleasure car riages and automobiles to travel at. fast speeds without slipping. nsBamasSasvBa iconaia Largest For Fall Particulars and ft W V THE CUNAKD STEAMSHIP CtX. Lid. 1 Kw Tort:. Botm, Ctolemca. MtaneapotU. PtiilAdAlphttf.. R. Jjomla 8aa Frucuco Toronto antl MoaireA.. or Ixxa.! Atyrabt. Bonds Investments Timber Lands MeGrath & Neuhausen Co. 701-2-3-4-5 Lewis Bldg. ' PORTLAND, - OREGON . TKAVE1EBS' UCliJL WPW7FATATT- Jfew Seme t1 TabltL ni-Tf ieUehtuI Soutb taea Tour. AUSTRALIA for Rest. Health and P lee sure, Mew Zealand. the World Wonderland. Geysers, Hot Lakes, etc The favorite 8. S. Mariposa sail from San Francisco March lO, April 13, etc., connecting at Tahiti with Cnion Line for Welling-ton, N. Z. The only paseenjrer line from U. 8. to New Zealand. Wei ling-ton and back. $260; Tahiti and back. $125. let class. SOUTH bA ISLANDS (all of tbein), three months' tour, f 400. Book now for sailings of iec 28 and Feb. X Line to Hawaii. (110 round trip. Sailings every 21 day a OCKAMC & S. CO 674 Market street, San i'raucifaco. $250,000 . . . president . Vlc-Preldent . Vlce-Preaident .... Cannier Assistant Ca.hler Aulstast Cashier P. S. R nimby Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie J. 13. Wheeler (ieorice L. McPherson 11. D. Story Treat Piatt Offer the unsurpassed in Lnxnnous and Comfortable Ocean Travel By the great 20,000 toa steamers "CARONIA February 19 tripU - screw tnrbine in the World Cilrc' Twia-Screw. 14,300 ions Jtsrvatins apply ( OV7 4 4r TRAVELERS' OVtDK. Canadian Pacific Less Than Four Days at Sea - Weekly Sailing Between Montreal,'. Quebec and Liverpool. Two days on the beautiful fit. Lsimne Kiver and the shortest oc.an roul. to lu ron. Xothine better on the Atlantic than our. Empresses. Wireless on all steamers. s Tlrst-doftss S90, second $51.25, one clMS cabin S47.60. Ask any ticket agent, or write for sail ings, rates and booklet. F. R. Johnson. Gen eral Agent. 142 Third St., Portland. Or. NORTH 'ACinC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. S. S. Santa Clara sails for eureka and iSan Francisco Jan. 1. 15, Feo. 12. 26. at 4 P. M. S. S. Eider sails for Eureka, ban Francisco and Los Angeles. Jan. 4, 18; Feb. 1. 10. at 8 P. M. S. S. Roanoke sails for Fan Francisco and I.os Anpeles Jan. 11. 25: Feb. 8. 22. at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 3d St. Phones Main 1314. A 1314. H. Youngs. Agt. SAN FRANCISCO It) RT I.AM) 8. . CO. Only direct itamera and daylight seullugs Prom Ainsworth Dock. Portland. 4 P. M. 8.S. "aiansas City," Feb. 18. Mar. 4. B.S. "Kase City," Feb. 25. Mar. 11. 4 From pier 40. San Francisco, 11 A. M. S.S. Hose :ity. Feb. 19, Mar. 5. S.S. Kansas City. Feb. 2I, Mar. 12. M. J. KlX'HE, C T. A.. 142 Third St. Main 402. JL 1402. J. W. RANSOM. Dock Agent. Ainsworth Dock. Main 26. A 1234. COOS BAY LINE The steamer RAMON A leaves Portland, everr Wednesday, 8 P. f. from Ainsworth dork for North Bead, Marsbfleld and Cooa Bay points. Fre1ht received until i P. M. on day of sailing. rjfen(fer fare, first oJaM. 0cond-class. $t. Inctudina; bertht and meals. Inquire city ticket offic. Thiri and Wanhinton streets, or Ainswortu dock. 1'hono Main 26. i