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19 TIIE jrORNIXO OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, FEBBUAItY 22, 1911. ONLY OLOS LEFT No More 1910 Hops Available in Europe. BREWERS HAVEN'T ENOUGH Kola l Write That Consumer Muft Torn Their Attention to Former Cirowtlm, Which Can lie Bought at Good Prices. Kola Nel wrllr is Th Oregonlan' from Lnnitua uodr dat of F.bruary T of nop market condition is follow: Th hop ourk.1 for th lt 10 day Ba boon very Arm. but quiet. Brwr ar holding bock la order to check tho lat ad vanr la prleea There la atlll a jrr to f on boforo English brwr can a th 1I1 crop and stocks of 1010 crop ara ry low aad la tho hand of only two firm. Prices f.r lll crop rag from t to 100 hilling. Outald of a largo quantity of lao nop. th.ro aro not many lB"Ta and 1IA left and Tory faw of th l0O crop. -Thor la no doubt that browora will boy a good many hop T't daring th noit tew month and tho altuatloa look r.ry atrong. It I g.nerally believed that th market will go higbr a aooa aa browro atart buy ing again. -Tho prleoa for 190 hopa rang from TB to oo and for 1WX aad 1SOT crop from S3 to Ma -Th English crop I entirely sold cut and la tho hand of th brow.ra and th Continental markets hav adaacd consid erably. -Browora hr will hav to depend main ly oa th ld Pacllle Cot hopa. which ar all In tha hand of Brrn holder hot. Th awaora ot tho old hop ara mor Inclined to hold now until mor la known about r tar crop prcopocta. a In tha first plac th ItoaUon romalna .irons, owing to th roadmen abov staled, and bld.s .hould any poor report como la regarding tha growing crop It will undoubtedly cau. price to go ry. high." WHEAT ACTIVE AT WALLA WALLA. Heavy Boyi-g of riah MdU Ht. Be IM by rwrUand r .poet firm. It wa reported yest.rdar that a eonsid .rabl. amount of club wheat bad been bought In th. Wstla Walla country by a Portland export firm at full price. Other wts. the demand waa .lack, both In th. local and Pug.t Sound mark.ta and ther wa Itttlo Inquiry from California. Barley eontlnuea moderately firm In tha ab.-nc of material offering. Th. nnd.r ,on of th. oat market la r. th d m.nd. I al.ck nd plenty of oat. ar. Mid to be avaliabl. Lral receipt. In car. wr reported by th Merchants' Exchang a follow: Wheat. Barly. Flour, uata nay. W.'n-lar J Tuelv ........ Jl Y-ar J Season to data. -'MS v . . . . . .101 I 4 1 441 11 21 I f 1 41 T 11 1 t 40 101 11 14 i: Hi! Consul Stuart K- Luptoa write mat porta at what from Karachi tor tha cal endar year ltlt ar stated at J.K.4T bushel, as eompuel with 8i.T:.ti la 1. Th first forecast ot tha wbsat crop In tha Punjab for th season ltl-ll show a de crease of t per cent as compared with 1 1. dua to somewhat unfavorable weather at sowing. Th standing crop promise well. In th Northwest Frontier Prorlne It la reported that the acreage la about JO per cant I than last season. Porla crop conditions ar summarised by the Liverpool Cora Trad Nw aa follow: United Kingdom. tat sowing 1 progr 1b under favorable weather condition. France. Th outlook for th growing crop snows Improvement with th climatic conditions favorable. Offering of native wheat are on a larger seal. Germany. Tha crop outlook la fa vers Me. "applies of aauv wheat ar smeller. Ther I a much better foreign demand and tha technical position look firmer. Hungary. Tha weather 1 eery much cold r. but th erope are protected by a suffi cient snow cover. Supplies ar very scanty, and as a conssqaenco price ar Bearing aa Import level. Roumanla and Russia Th crop ontlook 1 favorabla Arrival ar small. with stocks decreasing. Th weather as Tory cold, with heavy snow. Italy and Turkey. Th crop outlook Is favorabla. with th weather aeasonahla. North Africa. Th acraag sown t wheat this year la a small one aa a result of pro longed drouth earlier la tha season. Australia. Present Indication point to continued liberal ex ports. India. Tha crop outlook la generally satis factory, with th scpt1oa of report of light damage by hall. Cutting will shortly commence. OREGON EGOS AT tl CENTS. Tare) Can eT Eaatrra Arrive aad Will Show (sail Pro fit. The genera quotation on egga yesterday was II centa A few dealers asked a cent mor for single cases, hut ther wre nu merous sal at th price named. Receipts wer larg and cam from all parts of tha valley. A Z0-cnt market la expected la th latter half of the week. Thro car of Katrn gss wr received yesterday. One car waa unloaded and th others remained oa th track. Although tha local market ha declined sharply sine these Eastern III war ordered, they eaa atlll be sold at a small profit. Another fall la Portland price, however, will wip out tha profit. The Castara market 1 now firmer and no mor ggs will com from that quarter. Pealtry receipts were small and th mar ket was strong. Cholc hens sold up to :0 cant and other kind ot poultry wr also la demand. Liberal receipts ot veal took aom of th strvngth out of tills line. Pork was stady. TWO-CENT IHfllXt IN BITTER. Laval Market Brought Dewa by Lower Price i-lew bee. Butter will be 3 ceass a pound lower In tae local market this morning. Th city creameries announce a rt-clln of that amount, which will make the baa price of butter 31 cents Th customary premium will be charged for carton, delivery, etc. Th oc lln I seasonable. I .oca I stocks hsi r leaned up well. In fact, aom of th creameries hav bee a running ahort on fresh make, but th drop la th East aad th weakness on th sound aad la California hav mad It necessary ta put th local market en a lower level. APTLK tKOr OF AtSTRALASIA. Kdwc Ha Been Seeured For Experts ef l.o.e Boss. Commenting oa the Australasian apple, crop. W. X. White, of New York, ear la aa Eastern trade paper: Oar attention haa been called to an Eng. lish circular which as rs th South Aus-t-alia crop of apple la only S per cent f normal crop. Th ctrcoIr doe not mentssa anything about Tasmania. North Australia or Nw Zealand. but pretend becus South Australia baa a poor crop ther I a likelihood of America apples aeirvg much wanted In April and slay. South Australia only produces Ji per cent ef rhs Anstralaalaa aree. wtoa laar Iruaa eso.0 to tee.tOO bosea W wr eon ultoa about th coming crop lat October, and oor lateot cablo laet week from tho teamahlp axent give th rpc ecnrd for th coming crop aa l.oeo.eo boxes, or re per cent greater than any prevlnu year. Th flret eteamer from South Australia I now on the wy and her cargo will be old neat month. Chance la Provision. A new provision list Issued yesterday show a number of change. Lard I reduced 4 tt I cent per pound. Choice lamb ar a fraction higher and other grade down th same amount. Similar change ar mad In bacon and dry salt cured. Barrel pork Is tl to II lower. Vegetable Ara Celling Well. A car of celery cam In yesterday, th J first larga shipment to arrive In about a week. Two cars of cabbag and a car ot lemor.a wer also received. Ther wa an actlv demand In nearly all line. ' Bank ( leering. Bank clearings of th Northwestern cities yesterday wer as follows: Clearings. Batancea. Portland , fl.rnl.s.'O .,J.5t Seattle l.il2.1 l.').i Taroma 711.711 J0.11S Spokane 70T.lv 17.U41 POKTLAXO MAKKETS. Vegetable and Fruit. APPLES Fancy. I1.S002.SO; cholc. fit) common. sctytl per box. SACK VcXSKTAUI.Ea Tarrota. wOcffti hundred: parsnips, II; turnip. OOctifl; beet. 1 21. CHKEN FJlflTS Pears, fl.S09l.TS pr box: Malacas. fof7..V per barrel; craabnr ries. $13.50 per barrel. TROPICAL FKt.'nS Orange. navels. fZUZ-eO per box; Florida grapefruit. $3.fi0; California grapefruit, f 3 03.30: bananas, 54 per pound, pineapples, 00 per pound: lemona, 13 U 4 . tanserlnea. $1.7.1 per box. VtiltTAHLtJi Cahlage. $1. 3(11.80 per 100. cauliflower, t -O - So per crate: celery. California. I3. per crsie; cucumber $t per box; eggplant. 15c . per pound; garlic. 104112c per pound: srcn onions, 20o per dox.: head lettue. 501 0c per doa.; peppers. 2 e per lb.: pumpkins, zc per lu.; radishes. lOtUe per dosen; sprouts, be; tomato, fl."StiX.9 per box. POTATOES Oregon, buying price. $1.3 $1.4t per hundred; sweet potato, ft pr humlred. ONIONS Buying prtc. $130 per hun dred. Grain, Hear. Feew. Etc Wheat Trck prices: Pluestem, 8?r; club, T'ijTIK:; red Hussian, 0 77o; Valley, bve; 40-fold. 7Ra7c. UAKI.Kl-Feed. IMflXVRO per ton: brew ing, nominal. MILLSTl KF8 Bran. $21022 per ton: middlings. .'Tfi.H. shorts. J.M IJ 24 ; rolled barley. l3.WJtH.50. FLOUR Patent. f.M per harrl; strslxhts. I3.S3: exports. $3.80; Valley. $3; graham. $4 Oa; whole wheat, quarters. $4.S0. 4TOKN Whol. $?t; cracked. IJ9 per ton. OATS No. I while. Kilc'l.SO per ton. HAY Track prices: Timothy. Eastern Oregon. No. 1. $iifj-.': mixed. $18011: al falfa. $l.'t12Sv; grain bay, $13i13.uU; clever, $114112. Dairy and Country Piwdncw. POULTRY Live: Hint lPfTIOo; Spring. J0e: turkey. ;uc: ducks, 3 ia:3c: g-eeee, IJ 41 l::c; dressed turkeys, choice. 23wl.'-"c. EGbt Oregon ranch, candled, 21c Pr dosen. hOTTKR City creamery extra. I aad X pound prlrets. In boxes, 31o per pound; lesa than boxes, carton nd delivery extra. CHfcK.Sk; Full cream, twins. USOlte per pound; young America, lttttjHc PORK Fancy, llu US per pound. VEAL Fancy. 83 to 12i pound. Iff 13 Wo per pound. Pr vie lea. nAhlS 10 te IX pound. 1TH: IS to 14 pounds, 17 He: 14 to 10 pounda ITHe; skinned, llsjc; picnics, like; cettag roil. 134c. SMOKED SIEATS-rBeet tongue. 3o drlef beef seta -2c; eutaidea, nom.; Inside. Uc; knuckles. 22c. BACON Fancy. Ste: standard. 24Hc; Choice. 2iHr; Kngltsn, IBHc. UUY SALT CLIIKU H.gular short cle.r. dry salt. llr: smoked, le'ac; backs, light, salt, ue; smoked, ltc; backs, hsavy. alt, 14ac: smoked. 13c; xporta, salt. lc: sm.kel. l"ic. LARD Kettle rendered, tierces, 13c; tub. 11V.C; standard pure, tlorcca, lc; tubs, 12V,c; choice. tlerres. 11c; tub. llo; tlor I en Lug. tierces. 10c; tuba, 10 c. Bap, Wsel. Hide. Etc. HOPS laio crop. HSOIK.; 1DO0 crop. 11 0 14o: contracts, 15e)l. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 1S4J lo per lb., according to alirlnkac; Valley, 17 O iso per pound. MOHAIR fholc. SOo per pound. 1IIUU Salted bides. 1 Ha par pound; salted calf. 13c; aalted kip. TVc: salted stags. Ac ; greea hides, lo less; dry hides, lc: dry calf. Utfllc: dry stags, HCrllo. PELTS lry. lUajo; altd, butcher" take-off. (etttse. cascara BARK So per pound, OKA IN sACKs Car lots. ac ONION MARKET IS FIRM SOME SEATTLE HOCSES ARK ASKING TTIUEE CENTS. Batter and Eggs Decline TwoeOpnts. First Shipment of Oregon Eggs This Sason. BEATTLE. Wash.. Fb. XI (Special. V Buttr was quoted 2 cents lower thl morn tag at tl cent for local creameries. Fresh ranch eggs were from 1 to 2 cents lower all around, th general price being ta cents. A feature of the days business wa th rcelpt of several larg shipment f Oregon eggs, about the first that have been received thla season. Vancouver. B. C., taking two carloads of fresh Esstern esss oft th local market- Poultry waa In light demand. Wheat declined a cent all around today. Offers wer heavier and thore waa little de mand. Millers appear to be delaying pur chases until after the reciprocity Issue la settled. Hluestem dropped to bl cents. Under light receipts th hay market haa steadied considerably during tha past few days. The onion market was very nrm. with ssveral houses asking 2 cents for the fan ciest slock. ' Others held their Oregon onions at 5 cents. A liberal supply of green produc arrived from California to day and met a brisk demand. Price sxer eenerailr Unchanged. The demand (or potato I not aa brisk. Jobber declare many grower hav sold direct to retailers In order to dispose of their holdinrs before the jobbing price dropped. Thlrty-thr dollar per ton was the very outside price oblalntabla oa pota toee today. . PRODUCE AT SAN FRANCISCO. Qoolalloua Current la th Bar CUr Mar kets. SAS FRANCISCO. Feb. 51. The follow ing produc price wer current today: Vegetables Cucumbers. $10 I SO: garlic, 404c .green peas. tvlOc: string beans, nominal; touaatoea. 74c$1.15; egg plant, 10 Duller Fancr creamery. c. f , is Store. 10c: fancy ranch, tin. (hnn Young America. lStfl7c. Mlllstuff Bran $25 it 27; middlings $32.3 4$ 33 yrult Applea choice. $1: common, T$e; Mexican limes. $3.30 ?: California lemona, choice $1: commons. fl.SO: orange, navel, $l5ou 2---'. pineapples. $2w2.50. potatoes 2-allnaa. Kurbanas. $2.1002-3: sweet. lJj:i; Oregon Burbanka, $l.$04f 2.10. Onions It::, J.4. Hr Wheal. 3itfUS per ton; wheat and oata ay 1 $-$; aifalfs. wl3. Receipts Flour. J3..2 quarter sacks; wheat. 2150 centals; barler. ; centale; oats, 12k rentals: poiatoe. Xiao sack; bran. 14 frachs: middlings, 11 sacks; bay. 32ti ton. t hirea Produew Market. CHlOAno. Feb. II. Butteo Creamerlea 17tl2,4: dairies, lrt2-e, sicca Firm: re.ipls. TMS rs: at mark. ca-s Included. 12014c; firsts. ITHc; prime firsts. lSc I heess Steady: daisies. I3HS14C; twiaa X(12SC, young Americas. 1413c; longhorns. 14H415c W wal at at. ItOa. T. LOUIS. Feb. 21. Wool Unchanged. T-rrltory and W-etern mediums lwiJJc; on mcdiuma lOUlSc. fln. 12B13. TRAD Nb GOULDS Active Speculation in the New York Market. OTHER STOCKS NEGLECTED Iloncl or the rompnnj Are Also In Demand Interest and ' IMtI- dend Disbursements for March Are Ileari. NEW, TOR k". Fb. 21 Most 9f th fa Torlt Issues on the stock exchange wer heavy today, although there wer no evi dences of extensive bear pressure or liqui dation. Traders were rgsgel so busily with securities of th Gould roads that thy gav mile attention to the remainder oi the list. . , . Indications of recent accumulation of l Gould aecurlties by strong Interests ttrarta a larg sj.eculatlve following. nd when tne market opened th buying of the stocK and bonds, which sent them up liarply to ward the close of ye.terdayU eslon, waa resumed. The ecuiitlcs mad substan tial cams today. Belief la gaining' ground that th move ment la In connection with a broad P1" which probably will not be consummated for some tuna It was recalled that when Ueorge J. ilould's approaching retirement as actlv head of tha Missouri Pacific was an nounced, th Intimation wa conveyed that change in control of th other Oould prop ertles would probably follow. In spite of the largest gross etmlngs in tha history of tha Dulawar. lackawanna Western Railroad, as shown In th report of the fiscal year eaded December 31. net revenues decreased $7J.00.. owing largely to higher wagea Lackawanna ahars d vanced 13 points today. Latest trad advices Indicate greater ac tivity In the copper market, although price rhangea are unimportant- February aalea are of moderate volume. Copper shares were iu1t today, end th price of th metal In London was lower. The only change In th money market was the placing of one year loans at four per cent. Total Interest and divided Ulrb jrscment tor March ar estimated at $ll8.0o0.ooo. which compares with $S,c)0O.i00 for Febru ary and $107.(XM.noo for March last year. The bond market was strong In sympathy with th movement In the Oould Insuea Total sales, par value. $3.23S.COv. United Stales bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Bales. High. Low. Bid. Allla Chal pf .. SWI 52 am li Amai Copper .. l.tM 1.3 IHH 114 Am Agncult .. 3oO 61V M V 61 Am Hvet Sugar B.lou 47 n4 4H American Can.. low l Am Car A Fdy. imki r.7 6l Vs Si's Am cotton on. loo oo oo r.as Am Hd a Lt pf 2 Am Ice Hecurl.. 200 21V, SIS 2IH Am Linseed H1 Am Locomotive , 41 Am Smel a Kef 1.TO0 7H TO ?U do preferred 305 Am Kteel Fdy 4Mj Am Sugar n-f. 5'fl 11 110 llhs Am Tel A Tel.. 'iO 14l 143H 140 Am Tobacco pf. -" l7Wj l7 V fiVi Am Woolen . . . UK) S3 33 83 Anaconda II Co 2H S'JS 3D 30 Atchison 1.3O0 107 Vs 1011 do preferred. l2,a Atl Coast Line. 100 122 122 V, 22 Bait A Ohio ... XOO 10iS lOSVt 10-1 Bethlehem Steel 32 H Brook R Tran.. l.ooO 78S 78 7a 1 Canadian Pac. 7m 212 i 212 212 Central Leather l.Nixl gll 30 1 3l7 do preferred.. 4' HUi HMs 10 Central of N J. 2' 2x2i X-') 2s Che a Ohio ... 1.400 bi bSI sT Uj Chicago A Alton Chi Ot West .. IOO 23 23 22 do preferred.. 1MI 4fii 4rl4 411 Chicago A N W 40 14Uj 1414 147 C. M a Bt Paul 1.0VO 121 Vs 12tl 12S C. C. C a St L. 4d Col Fuel a Iron SOO 34 v, 84 4 34 H Col a Hm.thsrn.. li0 S7 t7 67 Consol Cu 0011 142 J42 142 Corn Products 100 144 144 Ivl a Hudson 1W4 D a K Orande.. 2.700 33 34 i 34 do preferred.. 1.2O0 7 ' 74 7.V rvistlliers' Becur. M Erie 8.200 2 31 H 81V do 1st Pf .... 1.3" Mw M Bl do 2d pf .... 3"0 40 S4 39 On EloctHc .. e0 Jr.S l.'.4 JS4 Ot North pf ... 2k 12i 12 120 1:1 North Ore .. 100 62 2fe Illinois Central. 13S Interbor Met ... a0 lVi 11H l"1 do preferred.. loo 4 53 Si S3H Inter Harvester. H0 lis I1H 117 Inter Marin pf 2o 17 Si 16 1 Int Paper 1.3"0 11 10 10 lnt Pump 100 43 Vi 43 43 Iowa Central I1 KC Southern.. 1.1O0 8.". 84tt - S. do prefererd.. 0"O 6T1 7 06 Laclede Uil ... 2"0 112V 112 112 Ixiula a Nash.. 1O0 lr. 143 143 Minn A St L .. 400 211 2 2H, M. a P A 8 t M Sl 143 V 143 143 Mo. Kan a Tex Boo 3o S3 84 do preferred.. 100 7 T 7 Mo Paclfle .... X0.PO0 o 69 60 Nat Biscuit 20 123 123 123 i Nat Ld IWO Ml 60 B.-. Mez N lly X pt Boo 8T 87 87 N T Central ... lvtOO 112 111 111 N T, Ont a We 42 Norfolk A We. TOO 100 106 lot! North Am 70 North Pacific .. 1.0O0 127 H 12" ljW Pacthc Mall ... IOO 26 --6 26 Pennsylvania ... 1.100 1 127 127 People' Gas 1" P. C C A Ht L ' fttt.burg Co.l . 200 20 20 20 Pressed 8 Car- 40 83 86 36 Pull Pal Car .. 80O T 38 3 lly Steel Spring 1"0 Meaillng ....... 48.S0O 1B0 150 1M Republic Steel... 200 84 S4 34 do preferred.. 20 t"9 Knia Rock Island CO 1.TOOO 82 82 32 do pr.terred.. 100 62 02 62 t L A S F 2 Pf 1.6O0 43 42 42 St L Southwest. 2"0 S3 82 82 do preferred.. "OO 4 Sloss Sheffield .. l'0 6S 66 64 Southern Pac .. l.s"0 110 110 11j Southern Ry ... 1.4"0 SJ 27 2Sf, do preferred.. 1.4O0 ed 6rt Tenn Copper .. X.eOO 8 80 S1 Texas A Pac .. .00 SOSi 20 20 Tol. St L A We 3O0 24 23 2.1 do pref.rrd.. 300 63 63 62 Union Pac .... 1T.SO0 17 178 17 do preferred. PH V d Realty ... 2O0 lis OS i;8 U 8 Rubber ... 2.40 43 43 43 U S Steel H.O"0 SI ' fi0 do preferred.. 1.0OO 1111 119 11 rtah Copper ... l'-O 4.-.i 46 45 Va-Caro Chem- 1.700 fl 80 !! Wabash 8"0 IS 17 17 do preferred.. 11.2O0 30 Se 80 Wet.fn Md ... 600 61 60 60 Westing Kleo .. . ..... 70 Western Union. 30O T4 74 74 Wheel A L E.. S'Xl 6 r 6 Lehigh Valley.. 700 177 177 17T- Total sal for th day. 24(1.300 shares. BONDS. jncwj- TORK. Feb. XI. Closing quotations: TJ 8. ref. 2 r.ll IN. T. C. in Sa SH do coupon ...IOI No. Pacific 3... 70 v. 0 eee 102 No. Pacific 4 . . . 1 00 do' coupon ...102,Unton Paciflo 4alOO r. s.new 4 rg-ll Wla Central 4s 3 do coupon ...IN Japanese 4a .. 88 B D. A R. O. s. 02 Bt Blocks at Boston. BOSTON. Feb. 21. Closing- quotations: Alloaes 83;Mlaral Copper... 20 Amalc Copper.. 114 Mohawk 44 1 1 L t Ho.. 24 Nevada Con. ... 10 Arlsona Com. .. 13 Nlplsslng Mlnea. 11 Atlantic 87 North Hytle 20 B a C C A Ml ixi North like Butts Coalition. 18!oid Dominion... 30 4-.i a arlsona. 62 lOsceola K'S cal a Hecla...Sol ll'arrott (3 A C) 12B Centennial 12'i'Qulnry 87 cop. Ran. C. Co. 07 !.hannon 11 K. Butte Cp. M. 13 Superior .... ... 86 rranklln 10 ISup A Bos Mln.. 5 hlroux Con n'Sop a Pitts Cop. 14 nranhy Con. ... 33 . .Tamarack . .. ... 44 Greene cananea. 0 IU. K. S. R- at. I Royale (Cop.) M do prfrrd .. 4rt Verr Iike 67'Wlnona ! Lak Copper 37 VlWolverln 120 Conditio ef the Treaeory. WASHINOTON. Feb. 21. At th begin ning of business today the condition of the United Stales Treasury waa: Working balance In Treasury office. $23.- 24lnSoanks and Phlllppln Treasury, $31.- "SThe','totat balance In general fund was $SI ..4.il. ..... ordinary receipt yesterday $120. .jOS. Ordinary ellsbursements. $l.i3S.oyo. The deficit to date this fiscal year. $3. 317.342. aa against $74.602.2-M at thla tlm UTbe4Mflnre esrlnd Panama Canal and puLIM debl transactlona . Money. Exchange. Etc. S4N FRAVOSCO. Feb. XI Rlerllng on Londoni 60 days. $4.S3"s: do si I til, $4.83. Drafta sight. To; telegraph. l"c. Kauar TOaUf. Fee, tl r on call. steady. 11if:Vi per cent; ruling rate. 2: closing bid. 2: offered at 2. Time loans, easy: 60 days. 2 63 per cent; 90 davs. Str 3: six months. 34. rrlme mercsntlla paper. 44 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi ness In bankers- bills at II.Ki...Vu.W,5 for 0-dv bills, and at $440 for demand. Commercial hills $4.S3t 4.t3. Bar silver S2c Mexi'-nn di'llars l ie. Bonds Government. steady; railroad, strong. LONDON. Feb. XL Bar silver Steady: 24 3-1im1 per ounce. . Money 2 6 -"14 percent. The rate of discount in th open market for short bills Is 3 por cent. The rate of discount In the open market tor three months bills la 3 3-10 per cent. CHICAGO. Feb. XI. Exchange on New Tork, no market. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Coffee futures eloed firmer. Near months were firm and higher, with the general range net S points lower to 6 points sbove the closing flRuc of yesterday. March. 10.70c: April. lo.7c; May and June. 10.7c; July, 10.7(c; August. lO.Ovc; September, lO.SSc; October. 10.4ic; November. 10.41c; December and January, 10.34c Spot coffe quiet; Cordova, 1391Sc, nominal. , Raw euear firm: Muscovado, 3.17c; eentrl fugar, 3.67c; molasses sugar. 2.02c. Refined sugar steady. CATTLE filMET IS F PRICKS MAINTAINED ON QUAL ITY OFFERINGS. Large Bunch Arrives From Central Oregon Sales of Feeder Sheep. The exile market showed a fairly firm front yesterday. Two loads of prime grade steers wer old at $rt.7J and a load of good cowa brought $3.33. Nothing but cattl wer received atthe yards during the day. light i...i. ,nmin. in from Central Oregon. Th mutton stock offered was largely e.4. A ennd-slzed bunch Of fair to good lambs brought $3 and a lot of feeder luml.s went at $1.00. Feeder ahcep sold at $2.60 nNo'hog have beeen on the market this Vhe receipts yesterday were 229 cattle and calves. . ... n Shippers of the stock were H. S. Neil, Condon, one car of cattle and calves; T. A. Gli.nlbn one car of cattle: J. E. Reynolds. Shanlko. one car of cattle; Ben Jones. Shnnlko. two cars oi came, H. Coford. Slianlko, three cara of cattle. The day's sales wer as follows: Weight Trice. 60 steers 436 lambs 640 feeder lambs 2V cows 1 cow 4 steers 2 steers 17 mixed castle 1 bull 87 feeder sheep 204 feeder sheea Prices current on the stock at the Portland wer aa follows: prims steers 12S6 $6.73 74 02 10.-.7 lo.lO 3.00 4.50 S.33 4.60 litis 1330 11M17 1230 011 1)3 6.13 0.73 3.30 4.H.1 3.00 2.00 varloua classes of Union Stockyards ..16 OOrjH 85 . . 5.7SW $.00 Good to cholc steers Fair to good steers Common steers Cholc to prim cows Oood to cholc beef cows Common to fair beef cows Choice spsyed heifers Good to choice heifers Cholc to good fat bulls Fsir to good fat bulls Common bulls Good to cholc light calves.... Fair to good light calves Good to cholre heavy calves.... Common calves Good to choice stags Fair to good stags 14 ogs Choice hogs Good lo cholc hogs ............ Poor hog .. &.25r . . 4.00 kt .. s.oow .. 4.;; v .. 2.001' .. t.26U 5.7S i 00 t.:s S.00 4.00 . . 6.00 5.1' 5 .. 4.2utr 4.50 .. l.75 4.00 . . 7.75 .. 7.00 W 8.00 7.t0 $.50 4 75 $.25 4.60 8 75 a. as 7.S0 8.2BM 3.76 W e.00 :i 4.00 a $.25 9 $.00 'of 7. I0jf Sheep Choice vearllng wether, grain fed 4.25 4. SO Old wether 4.U0sy 4 25 Cholc wes. grain fed l.B0(ir 4 50 Fair to medium ewes, grnln fed 2.75 '& 3.25 Cholc lambs, grain fed S.7&W 00 Good to choice, grain fed...... K.tO'rr 6.73 Fair to good . . . .- 4.5vq 6.60 Toor lambs 2.50 'it 3.50 Hay-fed ahep and laruba SOo lower than grain-fed. Current prices In the horse market fol low: Kxtra heavy drafters. $t60176; 1400 to 1600 pounds. 15o:3o0: 1200 to 1400 pounds. $1004250; chunks. $S0160; drivers. $100 up; waddlera $t0 up; Plugs, $10440. frj Chlcewjro Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 21. Cattle Recetpta es timated at 4500; market steady. Heaves, $.1t)6.7S: Texas steers, ti.HOQS.M; Western steers, $4.30V3.63; Blockers and feeders, $3,764(3.73: oowa and heifers, $2-Ov4j5.70; Calves. $7f. Hon Hecelpts estimated at 20.000; mar ket slow at yesterday's average. Light. (7.2047. 66: mixed. $7.flS trT.S; heavy. $6.03 07.35; roueh. $6.3'7.10: good to choice heavy. $7 lo-ir' Si; pigs. $7.407.70; bulk of sales, $7.2" u 7.35. Sheep llecelpt stlmated at 16.000; mar ket 6c to 10c higher. Native. $3.13 ft 4. SO; Western. S3.1S04.N3: yearlings. $4. SO a5.73; lambs, native. $S.OOT6.43; Western, $o.25ty .3. SMALL LOIS SELLING FAIR MOVEMENT IN OLD WOOLS AT BOSTON. Holders Show Lesa Disposition to Make ' Concessions New Clip Arizona Brings 53 Cents. BOSTON. Feb. 21. While buyers ar act ing cautiously, holders ot wool ara anxious to clean up th 1010 clip and report a fair movement and wall distributed business. Valuea held greeny and there was less dis position to unload at sacrifice prices. Belli transactlona are confined to email lots, with medium and coarse wools having the call over finer grades. Horn new Arlsona wool has appeared and emsll sales are reparted at 65c The ciip from that state la said to be light. Medium fleeces are steady, but three eighths blood Ohio sell at gaff Hoc Soma original territory wool was recently trans ferred at 21 to 22 c. There Is vary llulo demand for California wool, while Texas products show light transfers. Scoured basis: Texas fine. IJ month. 67c; fin. 0J 8 month, 02 a 61c; line. Fall. 4S 'tf &UC California, northern, S30S5e; mlldl coun ty. 604 32c; southern, 46ni4Sc; all, free, 4 A 43c Oregon, eastern No. 1 staple. 6062c; eastern clothing. fiSij'Ovc; valley No. X, o4 Territory "fine staple. 60c; fin medium staple 6b75;c; fine clothing. 62S5c; fine medium clothing. 5O j02c; half blood comb ing, 66c: three-eighths blood comrdug, 63V 65c- quarter blood combing, 40(tf6Oc. Pulled extra. 02 j 63c; fine A. 68c; A supers, 03c. Dried Fruit at New York. NF"W YORK. Feb. 21. Evaporated apples quiet: offerings small and prices firm, es pecially for prime. Spot fancy, 12tfl3c; choice. llllc; prime. 10llc; cold storage. SUtllOc. Prunes active, firmly held- K-10c tor California, op to 3WU40. 11 12c for Oro gons from 5os-is. Peaches quiet: choice, 7tt"Vc; extra choice. iVstiVc; fancy. 84tfc. ew York Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Feb. 21. Cotton Spot closed steiuly. 10 points lower. Mid-uplands, 14c; do gulf. 14.25c ale 600 bales. Cot ton futures closed easy. Hit 1U points lower. February. 13.6HC; March. 13.72c; April. 1:1. 7Hc; Mav. l:l.sc; June. 13.SSc: July, lS.S"c: Aunust. 13.35c; October, 12. 36c; De cember, 12:46c. Karopean Cirala Market. LONDON. Feb. 21. Cargo ensler. Walla Walla for shipment at 34 ld lo 35s. more or lee nominal. Kngllah and French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 21. Wheat March, 6s lld; May. 6a lod. Weather unsettled. Dulutu Flax Market. Dl'Lt'TH. Feb. 2L Flax on track and to arrive. $2,69; May. $2.68. Hop at w York. NEW TORK. Feb. 2L Hope SUady. . WHEAT. GIVEN LIFT General Covering by Short Sellers in Chicago Market. LAST SALES 5-8 CENT UP Preparations Made for Passage of the Reciprocity Bill, Which Is Discounted by the Traders. CHICAGO. Feb. 21 General covering by short sellers, anxloua to escape having open trades tomorrow while the exchange would be shut, gave a lift today to the wheat market here. Besides there was a big 1 de crease shown In the world's available stocks. Lightness of primary receipts counted some what as a help to the bulls In wheat. biRns multiplied, also, that the enactment of rec iprocity would not find msrkets In tne I-iilted States wholly unprepared. Casn Manitoba wheat, equal to Minneapolis No. 1 Northern, has been bought by Chicago dealers in the last 24 hours at figures equal to 2c over July delivery. The grain Is to he brought here In the event of reciprocity, but otherwise under the terms of pur chase will go to Buffalo for export. In the same connection, announcement was made that the Northwestern railroads had agreeQ on uniform freight rates o Fort William. Minneapolis and Duluth if reciprocity be came effective. Closing prices were steady at nearly the to-p point of tho seas on. May ranged from 90c to 91c. with last aales c up at 01c , Export sales put up the price of corn. Mny varied from 4c to 4c and closed rtrm He up at 40c Cash corn In good demand. No. 2 yellow closed at 47".4y4bc. Oals advanced In consequence of the rise In corn. May fluctuated b.-tween 31c and 81 32c, with final transactions at 31 Ac a net gain of &c. ... . - Because of th small offerings th end of the day left pork 6c dearer, lard unchanged to Se up and ribs at a net advance of 2c to 3e. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. ' Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .90 $ .91 -ljs Julv $1 .9 .88 "' Sept 87 .88 .87 $. CORN. May 48 .4S .4S .49 July .49 .60 ..49 .60 Sept 60- .51 .60 .61 OATS. May 31 .32 .$1 -JJT. July 31 .31, .11 Sept 31'. .31 .31 -1 MESS PORK. May J7 77 17.77 17.70 17.76 LARD. May $.S7 $.40 $.17 $.37 July .3!, 9.32 $.32 .J7 Sept $.32 $.$7 8.32 8.37 SHORT RIBS. May $.62 9:67 $.62 1-66 July 37 .S .2T $.30 Sept 8.27 9.33 8.27 8.30 Cash quotations were aa follows: Floui- Weak Rye No. 2. 83c. Barley Feed or mixing, 575c; fair to choice malting. $8 4jt6c Flaxseed No. 1 southwestern, $2.58; No. 1 Northwestern, $2.71. Timothy seed $11.76. Clover $14.76. Pork Mess, per barrel, $20011. Lard Per 100 pounds. $9.27 & 9.30. fhort ribs Sides (.loose). $9.2619.62. Sides eiliort. clear (.boxed. $9.7S 9.7 . drain statistics: Total clearance of wheat and flour wer equal to 4u,000 bushels. Primary receipt wer 246.000 bushels, compared with holiday the corresponding day a year ago. The world's vlslbl supply, as shown by eBrad street's decreased t. 307.000 bushels. Esti mated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 13 cars: corn, 124 cars; oats, 128 cars; hogs, 33.000 head. Rscelpt. Shipments. Flour, barrels 12,900 ' 8,400 Wheat, bushels 26.200 16,100 Corn, bushels 127,600 812.300 Oats, buaheis 343.100 240,200 Rye. bushels 6.U00 6.700 Barley, bushels 17.000 16,304 Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Wheat Easy. Barley Kasy. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.82 $rl.o7 per cental. Barley Feed, $1.12 in 1.13 per -cental; brewing, $1.201.2. Oats KeJ. $l.lv'1.27 per cental; white. $1.6u; black, $1.12&L17. Ciill board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley December, $1.13 bid, $1.13 asked per cental; May. $1.18 bid. $1.20 asked. Grain Markets of the Northwest. TACOMA. Fso. 21. Wheat Blueatera. 61c; forty fold, 80c; club. 7Bc: red Russian, 78c. Receipts, wheat 16 cars, hay S cara BEATTLE, Feb. 21. Milling quotations: Blue-stem, 8uc; fortyfold, 84c; club, b3c; Fife, hoc; red Russian, 80c Export wheat: Bluestem 83c: fortyfold. 81c; club. 80c; Fife, 8oc; red Hussian, 78c Yesterday's car re ceipts, wheat 17 cara corn 6 cars, oats cars, barley 2 cara hay 19 cara Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 21. Wheat May, 7o; July. 06aac; September. 91 c: rash. No. 1 hard, 99e: No. 1 North ern. v74iUSc; No. 2 Northern, 949 UIJe; No. 8 wheat. 9294c Change in Available SoppUe. NEW TORK, Feb. 21. Special cable and telegraphic communication received by Bradstreet's show th following changea In available supplies, as compared with pre vious account: Bush la Wheat, United Staes, east of th liockles. decreased LM0.0O0 Canada. Increased 73,000 Total United States and Cansda de creased 1,467,000 Afloat, for and In Europe, de creased 900.000 Total American and European sup ply, decreased 2,867,000 Corn, United States snd Canada ln- Increased 732,000 Oats, United Statea and Canada, decreased 888.000 Metal Markets. NEW TORK. Feb. 21. Standard copper qufft; epo.. February. March and April. 12.204J12.3wc. lndon dull; spot. 55 3s 9d; futures. 166 17s 6d; arrivals reported at New York today, 0 tone. Customs-House returns show exports of 13.035 tons so far this month. Lake copper. 12-a W 12.87 c; electrolvtlc. 12.37 12.62c and casting, 12 -tf 12.25c. Tin unsettled; spot, 43 -944.2.1c; February, 4.14oc; March,. 42.62 (&43.35c: April and May 41.734? 42.25c London atrong; spot, flf4'l3s; futures. 191 6a. Lead quiet; apot. 4.4O94.60O New Tork, 4.2."'4..10o East St. Louis. London. 13. Spelter quiet. S.555.Oc New York, 5.40 4?S. 45 East Bt. Louis. London, 123 6s. Iron. Cleveland warrants, 49 in London. Locally Iron was steady; No. 1 foundry Northern. $lj.50 4f 16.25; No. 2, $15.2o010: No. 1 foundry Southern and do soft, $15,259 Bonds Investments TimberLands McGRATH & NEUHAUSEN CO. 701-2-3-4-5 La wis Bid. Portland Oregon THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus md Profits, $800,000.00 OFFICERS: 3 ?. AIXSWORTH. President. R. TV. CHMEER, Cashier. R. LEA BARJfEJ, Tlce-Presldeat. A. M. WRIGHT, AasUtant Cashier. W. A. BOLT, Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHER 2 DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES Lumber mens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of tlw Rocky Mountains Bank Notice Security Savings and Trust Compaa Ccrbctt Building, Fifth and Morrison Striali Capital and Surplus $953,003 Invites Accounts o: Merchants, Individuals and Savin. CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE INCORPORATED 1867. Head Office Toronto, Canada. New York 1 6 Exchange Place. London 2 Lombard Street. - And over 200 other branches In Canada and the United States. Forelan exchange bought and Bold and a general banking business trans- acted. Interest allowed on time deposits. SAMXCS DEPARTMENT PORTLAND BRANCH, SECOND AND STARK STREETS. F. C. Maipaa, Manager. That there may be no mistakes in building "Greater Portland," help boost for bitulithic streets. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. rsta EUROPE Moderate Cost. Best Management Mediterranean North Cape Coronation Man j other. BOOKLETS READY. Th PllaTtm Tours, Boston, Mass. RAYMOND WHIICOMB CO.. Agents. Ner Tork. Los Angeles. Boston. San Francisco. O.-W. R. & N. Astoria Route. STEAMER HARVEST QUEEN. Leares Portland dally except Saturday at 3 00 P M. Makes all any, landings. Arrives at Astoria at 6:00 A- M. Leaves Astoria daliyT xcpt 8unday. at 7:00 A. M. Arrives Portland at 6:00 P. M. Makes rtlrect con nection with steamer Nahcotta for Meeler. Ilwaeo. Long" Beach and all points on tne llwaco Division. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER sails from Alaska dock. Portland. 8 P. M. every Toes day. Freight received at Alaska Dock until 5 F. M. daily. Passenger far nrst-class. 10; second-class. 7. including meals and berth. Tickets on sal at AIM worth dock. Phona Mala 2SS. A. 123. OREGON $500,000 THE TRAVELER'S GCIDK. All Modern Safety Devices (Wireless, c.) LONDON PARIS HAMBURG America Ms.r.2 10a.m.tKars. Aug.Vlc.Mar. 1 Preij. Grant-March II Pennsylvania Mar.-8 tltltz-Carlton a la Carte Restaurant. Calls at Plymouth and Cherbourg. JSecond Cabin only. Hamburg direct. ' GIBRALTAR, ALGIERS, NAPLES, GENOA IBy new 17.000 ton steamers, equipped with all modern safety appliances. Electric Baths, Gymnasium, Elevator, etc. T.S. 8. CINCINNATI March 28, 10 A. M. S. 8. 'HAMBURG April IS Hambarg-Americnn Line. 180 Powel! St.. San 'rancluo, Cal., or local R. H. agents in Portland HONOLULU AND THE YOLCANO THE TRIP MOST COMPELLING, 'and worth while, excelling all otners for novelty and pleasure. The Volcano of Kllauea, the largest In the world, is tremendously actlv now It is possible to make this desirable trip with SPEED and comfort and the price Is low. 1110. nrst-class. San Francisco to Honolulu and back, and $40.30 for side trip from Honolulu to volcano. Including rail and auto to Kllauea: hotel at Hllo. also Volcano House. No other trip compares wilh this. Be sure to visit the islands and DO IT NOW while the volcano is active. S. S. SIERRA (10,000 tons displacement) sails Feb. 25, March 18. April 8. Write or wire OCEANIC 8. 8. CO., 673 Market Street, San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND 88. CO. New service to Lcs Angeles via Son Fran cisco every five days. From Alnsworth lock. Portland. 4 P. M. S.S. Beaver, Feb. 26, Bear, Mar. 3. Rose Frora"8n Francisco, Northbound, -12 M. as. Bear, Feb. 23, Rose City, Mar. i. Reaver 7. From San Pedro. Northbound. 10:80 A. M. S.S. Kom City, Feb. 28. Beaver, Mar. 5, "ll! O. Smith. C. T. A, 142 Third St. J. W. Ransom, Agent, Ainsworth Dock. Phones: Main 402. 26ti A 14. San Francisco, Los Aajshs aai San Diego Direct Worth Pacific 8- a. Oa. a. B, Xsaa-nr est A Eldar sail ry Wednesday aiternataly at P. at. Tssaat Uia Ul X D Ira u. near Aldr. st o HI IN . UlULEX. Pssssagsr Aca W. BL. SLUSSKK, Freight Agaaa, -etassM M. U14, A laltf- . 1