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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1911)
F Dealers Now Offering 1 8 Cents for Contracts. TO SOME LARGE GROWERS Kol U Srurrs 1000 Bale of 101 Is for Shipment to England, riwpect for Good Price Were er Hotter. t-..u i kif mb boo at IT era!. deal-re are mow offering 11 ene to the lami growers. Dot are seeing wim -m It la aot UkaJr that aar beslnese of eolarae tn the 1)11 crop coeld dooe e'er mu At tha latter figure, whlea la J'kely t he reached soon. It U believed a (ov nur growers would alU Kola Nete baa beee aa extensive buyer f le recently, and la nnderstood to bara nlled u export erder for ! bala of that crop, mom or aia pucaun ....... tnKn and speculators. Only ona amaU $o of lMta la ow lift la speculative hand There ara loft oa tbo Paclfla Coaat only tou ha'x of hono of all growths, and I' tha boldora would nil at prevaMng prtoee these coeld ao mum ep e, ..-. n.- -w. r excellent aad It would occasion Utile serprtse It a S-ent market wtra on band im ui - to roady for delivery. Crop condition, ap to data, ara good everywhere, bat tbo world s acreage la amaUor tbaa for a qoar tor of a century, tha eoesernption to greater tbaa ever before, aad tbra will bo at tha opening of tha oow practically aa surplus ot old bopa oa tbo market. A cable received from London yootordar reported that markot arm bat ao htchor. OlLlcn AB AnVAXCIJSO "HIRrXr. Urmomm Will Cad TWa War. be Hlgn. Tho oranao markot e decidedly Una. prlree baro advanced 85 conta In rallfornla thta week and TJ rente In two week Local quotations ara unchanged, but will bo ralaod tn a few days, whoa proa.nl etocka ara worked off. Tha shipping eessoe. It gavel will wind up la California thla week. Tho Uibob market la alao strong aaJ ad--ranrtng. Fancy lomona wora quoted at 13 on tha street. A amall shipment of Florin berrle ar rived and aold early at ti per crate. A tra'ght car of berrtee left Loo Angeles yee frday anJ will arrive hero Monday. Aa ether car will bo la Wednesday aad a third car FrMX- .. . ... Asparagus la cleaning ap wll. except tha Walla Walla shipments, which do not aell as well aa tho Hood River grase. Among yesterday-e recelpta waa aa express shipment from Texas of green and wax been perpers and cucumbera. all oot-door grown. The beana were quoted at 2 conta a pound, tho pPP at liSO per tour baelcrt erata and tha cucumbere at $1.13 per doaea. IJTTIJi TKtDE rAMINO IX CB.1I-. Onrlge ara Uzht aad WW Moderate Demand rrWe ara Firm. Quiet condition prevailed In all braoctaea of tha grain trade yesterday. In tho wheat market tha offerlnge wore decidedly small, ao with tha cuatomary demand, light though It waa. price, wera on a firm baela. Tbo nmt eoodlttona praTalled In tba aata and barley tradee. Weekly forolita wheat ahlpmenta wera ro portad by tba itercbanta Kxchaaae aa fol- irmt ThI. wk. I-t wk. lJt rr. Puheia. Huhl Bu'hela. lrt.0 H.W..Krf 4T1.IKl- ir. 'ntina -I ..2.livo. tKiaO i M..0 Local rocwlpta. m cara. were reT"rted Dr 'tbo Jtercbaata- Exchanae aa foilowa: U b.il liarley Flour Oata Kay 5f1ay " a "t ' W.dn..day ... 2 J J J Thuredar " S Frirt.y ....... tj F..atodala 1 !-- a-T S3 ll 2sl Year aao Ml l.'-H 1J ltT 2'130 ron.TRT rmriiia woMiTwi Dowjr. Haaa SeO a tba lawed Qootattaai of the) Tear Ecaa tlraa. Tba chicken market contlnuea to weaken. Hena wora aold aa low aa 1S eaata yea terday. and tho bc boyera would aot take bold, area at that prtca. Other klnda ef ponlrry were eteaily. Tba cc market wao Ira and unchanged, with a ateady demand aad eery Usht ra colpta I'. j tier and cboeaa wore ateady at tha e.d prlcea. rata riearlaca. Hank elearla ot tha Nortbweetora ettloa yaof.rday were aa follower 4'lertnra. Balanca. Portland 3.v.jn -il..tlJ reattle ..1-.T.I11 Irli.uTT Taroma J..H.0.1 tfl.l epokano auo.(Ha kd.iaa rosTLAD mum Crabm, Floar. Feod, Eta. WHTAT Track prlcea: Bluetm. ofla; clnb. UC': red Hrmllll, M.Soc; Valley. oJe; e-v-rnM. PAKLtl hol.-e feed. ?t per too. MILLdrCFrd Bran. :!. fit per ton; mld.l!inca 111; aborta, roilod barley. ta. 'L.l'R Patenta. 4.J per barrl: atr ht. ; eaparta. tl.lt; valley. !.: gnhsm. $4 whole wheat. 14 Tlk. COKN" Whole. u: cracaed. i per tan. OATa No. 1 wLue. t.i.M par ton. HAT Timothy, baatern irreaon. No. L tZl.iOittM. lifbt mixed. 1W: beaey mixed. 1TV1"L: airalfa. itfl; clo ver. l.JoiiiO; cram bay. ,10-50 14-JO. Votretabkea aad rmUe. SACK TEOETABLE3 Carrota. $1-239 j.&o per aack: panaipe. SL2&U1.3U; turnlpa. l:jl, beet. tl.M. TKOPIOAL FKLITS Oranaea fl;ot;JJi per box; failfornla raptrulu .iirA; baaanaa. yitc per pound, pine appie fic per JieuDd; lemooa. 40.3ua;3: tancerlnea. $!." per box. rKfc.rU KLIT oirawbelTlca. Florin. II.: per crate; Lo Anaelee. LJ5 prt rrale; ipp.tt, fency. t-v.': choica, Hl-Wl conmcn. Tlcufl per bdx. UvJCTAJiLKJ ApoJ-arua. $H1.T3 per crate; ibb. new. ti yr huadredaeiiiit; rauUBowrr. l.iol.Tl per doaea; celery. California. per Uoxen:. cueumbera, per doaia: esaplaat. 15o per "; rarllc. luai.'c per pound; lettuce. OOe par dozen; hothoUM lettuce. !.3Vi per box: pcoa. ft ri 11c per pound; peppra, 9v 0c per pound, ra'llenee. 1 per daen; rhuoerb. per pouad; sprouta. be; tornatoea. 99 VoTATOEd Oreuon. jobblnc price. 9 & par hundred; new potaroea, i9c per pound, O.Ni.si Juootna prices: oreaoa. x.ea I-r luv; Australian. per 1UO; Ttxaa. eX3 per crale. IMlxy aad Coenttry Fieda.a. POULTRT llene. IdSOlTe; brotlara. 0c; turkey. -Oc; ducka. l 12c; (eoao. Uc; drfcd turkey, cbolro. .3c bviuj orun rencn. caodlod. SO 9210 por don; cae coaac lo per dse.i. CHI-tat FuU cream, twin. lj por la. ; Tuui America, 14a. BCTTtK City creamery extra. 1 and t pouad prints, la boxee, -4C per pound; leaa Laan box lota, cartona aad deileory extra. rOHk rancy. luf la par pound. TSAL Fancy. 33 to 123 pound. 10 9 10 we par pouad. fPKl.Nii LAMBS Pelted. 12913a per pova Greeertea. Dote Fruits, Kte. PltrEO FRTJ1TS Applee, 119 12 Via per pouad; currant. 11 He; apricot. I,lic eaceav packace. lfoo por pouad: na. bulk, whita or black, by sack, law; -s. ILi)e 1.14: ll-lia. 3c; 34-ia, 31.1J; l-la (ic; wrrau txa. , nA-LMO Columbia tUrar. 1-nound tails. BID MORE OR HOPS $1.1 por doaea: 1-ponnd taUa. 2-S: 1 pouad flat. 41.40; Alaska piaf. 1-pound tail. tl-e Curias Roasted, la drama. 1191o par pouad. M.T8 Walnuts. lTH9la par pound; Braall aata. 14eKe: Alberta, ltc; almanda. llc; poacaaa. Isc; ooooaaut. 5o!l per doaea; ckeatnuta, 11 per poaadi toxkovy ant. Utrloo per pound. HON ft Choice. LTJ par case; strained. W Pr pound. . ,. oALT Granulated. Ill per toa; balf- round. !. I M per ton; 30a. por ton. BEANS email white. 4 He; lars while, 4 So; Lima. aSc; plan. e; rod Mexlcaas. Sc; bayou, ao. RICK No. 1 Japan. a; cheaper grade. tl.e4tft.3i: Southern bead. 3V9Tc; Im ported Impartai, tfco; tmpoxtad extra ha 1. If ISC BL'OAR Dry franulatod. fruit and berry. IS 44; yellow I. t4.7: powdered. 4-4i. Terma oa remlttaacea within 13 day, dc duct "c por pound; If later tbaa 13 da aad wlthla 3 day, deduct Ho par pound, blapla ausar. 13a14o per pound. RAMS 13 to 2 pouad. lltllfc: It ta It pounds. lVl.e: 14 to 1 pounds. 13fcc91.c; skinned. 13o; plcnlca. Iliac; cotisco roll. IS So. HMoKKl) J4KATS Baof tonvuaa. 3o dried beef eels, none; outside, none; sn ddoa. i:c; kouck es, SOc BACo.v Fancy. l)c; atandard. 24c; choice, lis: English, lie. CRT BALT CI HfcD Regular hort clear, dry aalu 11c; araoked. 14 c; backa light, alt. II a: amoked. 13c: back, beaey. salt, lie; smokod. 14 Vic; ex porta, salt. 14c; smoked. !. 1.ABD Kettle roadorod. tlereea. ltlio: tuba. 11 Sc; atandard. pur, tierce. Uc; tub. HSc; choice, tierce, like; tuba, like; ahortenlng. tlorcaa. Ie: tuoa, tc Oils. LINSEED OIL Pura ra. la barrala. Il.oi; boiled. In barrel. 31.04: raw, la cases. 31.07; boiled. In cues, L0. TURPENTINE Case, aac: wood barrala. 3Sc; Iron barrel. c; 10 -case lot. ic QASOLlNk Motor gasoline. Iron barrel. 16c: caeea, S2o; M g aao Una, lroa bar rel. 2c: caoa. 15 So. COAL OIL Ordinary teat, cases. l91o, bulk, la tank. Sc; high teat. 26 So. Hop. Wool. J 11 dee. Etc HOPS 1910 crop. 20c; I0 crop. 1J 9 14; 111 eontraot. lc: fuagla contracts, lac MOHAIR Chotco. S9c per potmd. - WOOL Eastern Oregon, nominal 129 14c per pound, according: to shrinkage; Valley. 129 lie per pound. lEkTM Dry. X: anlted. country pelt. C3C9II per pound; lamb pelt. 2io. tIll,.S Sa.ted hide. 7Sc per pound: Bailed cair. 13c; salted kip. T"jc; salted tag. Sc: green hide, la !; dry hides. 11.-; dry calf. lltfISc: dry atags. 11912c CAaCABA BARK Per pound. Sc SHOUTS ARE CAUTIOUS COVER QCICKXY IX FACE OP STRONGER 5I.UIKET. Opening I rlrm on Peerase In Ar gentine Shipment Last Price Bet of Iar. CHICAGO, April 28. Short In whfat acted with much caution today. covertn quickly and causing; a number or sharp, but not extended swell. At the outvet the market received an upward Impetua from the fact thst Argentine shipment were about 1.0OU.000 bushel ! than a yar ago. On tho whole, however, the trade eemed to have drifted Into a waiting posi tion, fearing to get away from con.rvatlv operation In the new crop month until n.methlng more dednlto wa known tn re gard to tho climax of tho May deal. Tha tone of tho close waa ateady. with prlcea about tha bet of the day. July varied from 7o to 8Ti9S7Tse and In tbo end wa Nte not higher at 87 Sc In corn the advance wa Inrrelr du to wet weather and to a prediction of mora moisture for tomorrow. July Auctuated be tween 6-lSo and 6-Sc. closing easy S9So up at 32 Sc. Cash grsdes were ateady. No. 2 yellow finished at &!St53Sc. The oata trad wa chiefly In tho direction of cbanglnc from May to distant futures. Hleh and low levels for July war SISo aad (ISC with last salea 31 Sc. a net gain of c ProTtatona responded ta freo buying- on the part of packer and short. Tho day business Isft pork to SJTiiC higher, lard uachangad to 2S93c up and rib ISO Im proved ta 89 7 So decline. Tha leading future ranged aa follow: Open. HKH. lw. viose. . t .)' .;t, . .TS .37 .7S .33 .314 . CORN". .81 .54 .81 .84 .57 -MS .52" .MS ,83S -8S -e3S OATS. US -Sli .tlH .IIS .1S 1S -US IS -tlS MESS PORK. 15 50 15.49 15 SO 15 55 lt.ee 18.1 13. 18.03 LARD. 10$ 8.1 IIH 8.83 1 .::S 8.11S 8.:o .! 8.1 . 8.23 8.174 SHORT RIB3. 8.13 8I5S 8-im 811V4 1.1 I.1TS 8.07S It 4.01 S 8.07 S UO 8.03 Mar July Sept. Mar July BepU May July fept Ma-..!.. July Mar July Sept Mar Juiy. Bert. ash quotations wore aa follows: Flour Steady. Rye No. X. 87a. Barloy Peed or mixing. 3( 9 830; fair to choice malting. 31il Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern. tl.4 No. 1 Northwestern. 4 - 9- Tlmothy eed 81. clovor tl ork Mesa, per barrel, tl S.c; S 9 li. 3. lrd Her 100 pounds, fe.03. hhort rlbe Hides tlooael. 379.I2S. Side nhort. clear t boxed , l :4U.17S. lire la statistic: Total clearance of wheat and flour wera equal to 148.003 bushels. Export for tho week, as shown by Bradstreet s. were equal to 1.44.oa bushels. Primary recelpta wera 3.11.000 bushele. compared wltb StO.eoO buh .ta the oorreapood ing day a year aao. Ea tunated receipt for tomorrow: Wheat. 18 car: com. 3:7 cars; oata, 117 car; bog. 1 1.38 bead. Receipt. Shlpmenta Flour, barrel 14.1' 17.100 Wheat, bushels J4.400 T4.JOO Com. bushels 14.10 470 0 Oata. bushel 2.o 32.400 Bye, bushels 7.50 ....... alarley. ousneia .....,. i.vi .vv Grain at Ran Froax-laco. AN" FRANCISCO, April II. Wheat Steady. Barley Weak, ftpot quotationa Wheal r-hlpplnr. I147H9LS0 por cental. Barter Feed. 31.4ittl.47S per cental;' brewing. 31.391-38 per cootaL Oata Red. !l.listji.4 nr cental; wmia, nominal; black, fl.23trl.13 per cental. Call board sales neat .o irmuing. Barley December. 3 LIS per caatal. Earopeaa Crala Mark. Sd: July. 4s Sd; October. tL Weather, cloudy. Enirllah country market, firm; French country mark!, steady. LONDON. April 23. Cargoe. firmer. Wal la Walla, for ahipmant, at 34a td. Grain Market af tho Northweat. Tii'nut Wash.. April 28. Wheat Rlueetem. Sc: tort) fold. bTc; club, Stic; red Busslan. 4c. Keuolpta Wheat, is car; nay. a cars. oEATTLK. Wash-. April 2. Milling quo tation: Blueatem. CTc; rortyio.u. eoc; club. 83c: fife. 8--c: rod Russian. Mc Ex port wheat: Ulu stem. 84c; f.-rtyfold, 63c; club. 2c: fife, kjc; red Russian. 8uc Yesterday a car receipt Wheat. 12 ear; oata, 1 car; barley. 4 cars; hay. 13 car. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. April 28. Wheat May. 4So: July. TSc; September, use. Cash: No. 1 hard. Sc: No. 1 Northern. 9Sc; No. 2 Northern. 839 73,c; No. 3 wheau 839331, Drteel Frail at Mow York. NEW TORE. Aorll 1. Evaporated ap- plea arm. wltb a quiet Jobbing trade. On tha spot. fancy ara quoted at 14 9 lee; choice. 12Se: prime, lie. Prunes on let. firm, with dealer await ing development on the crop condition. Quotation from Se to lie for California up to je-40 and II9HS0 for Oregon from lee ta 80s. Peocbe firm with a fair Jobbing demand; choica. 79hc; extra choice. TV9!c; fancy. Ixflo. ALL CLASSES TAKEN Demand Is General at the Stockyards. TONE OF MARKET STEADY Extreme Price. Are Xot Paid but, Quality Considered, the Market Is In Good 6hape lte cclpta Are Fair. Tha livestock market abowad mora activ ity yesterday than any day thla wk. Thr waa a good run of itock at tba yards and quit a c-ineral demand. Buyer wera la t.reatrd In all classes of stock- Tba ton of tho market, as a whole, waa steady. Extreme prlcea -wera not paid tn any case. In tho steer market tha beat figure real ized waa 19.73 oa two load that averaged 1120 pound In' weight. Ther wera other teer aalea at 3.80 to 10.30. Cow ranged from 84 for common to 33.60 for choice and good light calve brought 38- Tboro waa leaa doing tn tbo sheep pan tbaa for several daya Only a amaU lot ot yearling war moved and they brought 84.70. Two small loada of hogs found buyer at 17.23 and 87.SO. Itecelpt for tho day wera 3a cattle. 13 ealvwa. 881 cheep. 843 hoga and 2 mule. Shipper of tha atock wera Lonorgaa aV Sharfer. Blackfoot. Idaho, T cara of cattle; llenllne a Oh linger. Nebraska. 8 ear ot bogs; Ben Howell, by boat, 931 sheep; A. R. Ford. Carlton. 1 car of sheep; F. B. Walt. Oakland. 1 car ot cattle, sheep and mule: E. B" llanen. Wilbur, S car of sheep; L. V. 8t. Clair, Rldgefleld. Wash., 1 car of cattle. and J. E. Reynolds, Roosevelt. Wash., S cars of cattl and hogx. The day's salea were aa follow: Weight. Price. II eoa .... 34 hoxa .... 2 strr ,,, 6 Starrs ... t calves ... 4 calve ... 14 cowa .... 1 bull ..... 005 3.vM 214 .7.23 10"0 550 i! it.no r.a 8.00 I7 8.00 U41 4.00 ....1150 4.00 1 bull ........11:10 s.oo 4 bull I" t bulls ...lt'-'A 4 75 1 bull I) 4.25 I bull f'O 4.23 18 cow S13 4.O0 S7 yearling sheep 32 4.70 83 steers 1 120 .T3 27 steers 120 30 A steers 12U.1 .O0 17 steer ll!0 6.B0 "1 steer 114 O.M J cow 1300 R.2S t cow 12I4 .. eowa - 770 3.23 2 cow 3 30 4 cow 83 4 2S heifer 4M 4.7.1 1 bull 30 hog 134 7.30 Prices current on tha various classes of stock at tha Portland Union Stockyard were aa folloarS: Prims grain-fed steers ,..$8. 73 9 $7.00 Prima hay-fed steers t8 6.80 Choice steers JfS tiood to cbolce steers 0.100 0.00 Fair to good eteere k!1 Common steer 4-76 9 6 0 Prim. cow. JVSOg 6.00 Good to choice cows ............ B.00W 6.3 Fair to good oows. .. d.73t &.U0 Poor cows 4.309 4.i3 Choice beifera 6.00'w 3-7; Choice bull f S9 Good to choice bulls 4.509 73 Choice light calve 7.734 8.00 Oood to cholc light calve 7.50r 7.73 Fair to medium light calve 7.0U'd 7.30 Cholc heavy calve 8 509 8.00 Uood to cholc heavy calves.... 6.00 1 8.60 Choica tag 8.20 9 8.73 Good to choice ataga 4.300 8.00 Hon Oioic. hogs 7.009 7.23 Good to choica light hogs 8.759 7.00 Choice heavy .30 7.00 uood to choice heavy B.Xy 6 30 Common 3-0o3 J.00 atock hogs 7.309 7.75 Hheep . .. - Oraln-Ied wethers, heavy 4-509 5 00 Choice yearliugs wethers, grain fed 8.009 3.30 Old wethera 4.00'tr 4.30 Good to choice shorn wethers... 4.239 4.30 Cboic awe, grain-tod. ........ . 4.509 4.73 Fair to medium ewe 8.759 4-00 Oood to cholc ahorn ewea...... 8.759 4.00 Choice wool lambs, grain-dad.... 8.909 8.73 Good to choica wool lamb, grain fed 5.259 380 Cbolce shorn laraha grain-fed... 6259 8-40 tiood to chotco shorn lambs, grain fd S.OO 9 8.25 Fair to good lamb, grain fed.... 4.75 9 3 21 Culls 2.504? 8.50 Tba following quotations represent prlaea an this market for tha different clarses of bones: Drafters, extra heavy. 13009(00; drafter. 1400 to 1700 Iba. 3150 9 350; draft ers, loo to 1400 lb. 31u0920; chunk. IwOlM: plug. I1O940; driving horse. 878 and up: saddle hone. 860 and tip. Chlcaxe Uveatorsi Market. CHlCAtiO. April 2S. Cattle Receipts es timated at lwov: market steady. Beeves. 85 413.45; Texas steers. 84.8O9 8.30: Western steers. $4 Hull 3.75: stockera and feeder. 14 fi5 0o; cow and heifers. 3X405-5; calves, 4.259a. Hogs P.ecelpts estimated at 18.000: mar ket steady to shade ofr. Llxht. . -1.1139 A27S; mtxed, t3iH)ia 8.22S: hxavy. j.Hr 8.20; rough. 35.M1U 5.W5; gocirl to choice heavy. 8.VM59H 20: pigs. 35.S598-20; bulk ufa'e. d.lo4a.20. Pheeep Kecetpta estimated at 700O; mar ket steady. Native. t3-4.0: Western I t 2Cij 4-": yearllnxs. 14.293.13: lambs, native. 84.26t8.1: Weatarn, 34 73 80-15. ( hlcaae rrndnre Market. CHICAGO. April 28. Butter Steady: creameries, 13t21c: dairies. 13918c. Kin bteady: receipts, 25.234 cajeee: at mark, caau Included, 14914SC; firsts. 18 Ho; prima Trsts. lie. Cheese Steady; daisies, 12012Se: twins. 12al2Sc: Young Americas. 12'u'13c; long horaa, 12 9 12 Sc. BEST PRICES OF WEEK IMPORTED STOCKS ADVANCE, HIT Tn.IE IS LIGHTER. Demand Increases With Fewer Sell ers on tlie Market Canadian Pacific's High Record. NEW TORK. April 28. Although trading ma less active on tho stock exchange today than yesterday, the ton was firmer and the largest advances of prices of tha week wera f The slowing down of business extended to the bond department, hut tnore waa still a good demand for first-class Issues. Sales by tba underwriter of $10,000,000 two-rear Bote of the National Railway of Mexico and t.500.ooO general mortgage bonds of the Northwestern Railroad ware announced. Seasoned dividend-paying stocks wera chiefly tn demand. The inquiry for this clan of oecurltlea Increased aa the day pro. a-reaed and In th last hour resulted In a harp upturn .which carried prlcea to th hign level of th week. Reading. Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Louiavlll A Nashville and St. Paul ara rep resentative af th grade of railroad stock which advanced a point or more, while among the Industrials similar advances acre scored by American Smelting. Consoli dated Gaa, General Electric. International Harvester and United State Steel. Cana dian Paclflo moved up three points to 230. the highest figure at which tha atock ever aold. i Bank exchange for tha week make a mora satisfactory comparison than a week aao. Totnl at all leadng cltiea of the coun- laet year, but the loea I considerably small er than in the preceding week. Th amount of gold dispatched to Canada thla week wa Increased today to fl.900.000 by a 'hlpment of 87.V1.00O. Readlnr March report, showing a net Increase for all companies of 8150.000. rep- resented a eallafactory contrast with other recent atatement. Great Western and fct. Louis a Southwestern also reported net In creases. ' Bonds were firm. Total sales, par valua, 3.o;i0.0O0. United State bond wera un changed on call. CLOPINQ STOCK QUOTATIONS C Closing Sales. 100 9.4i0 200 400 10,8110 100 3u0 Hlsh. 27 mis 42 t 10 r.; 63 28s' 86S 74 S 104 S 4:;s JIM 145H 8K 35 S 38 10s s Low. Bia. Alii Chal Pf .. Aml Copper ,. Am Agrlcult .. Ara Hoet Buxar. Amer'.can Can.. Am Car A Fdy.. Am Cotton Oil. Ara Hd a I.t pt Am Ic Securl.. Am Llneed . . Ara Locomotive. S 2 62 5iUj BflT, 10 62 53 V 22 23 10V 42 r.2 63 S "ii'vi "oAs' 74 s 104 S 431. IIS 145 S 1)7 S S4S 3 107 108 122 104 H S2NS 27 S 800 "io6 1.1O0 lot) loo 100 tP 2. 000 8 74 104 Ara Binel a rtci. do preferred.. Am Pteel Fdy.. Am Hugar Bef.. Am Tel a Tel. . Am Tobacco pf Am Wooicn . . .. . nn A . r 43 11S 146 8 84 300 88 Ifrhknn - 1.410 10S do oreferred.. 2'10 103 123 lo4 s 82 S 7S 2Soi 2H 10214 Atl Coast Lin.. Bolt a Ohio ... Bethlehem 8teel Brook Ft Tran.. Canadian Pao .. Central Leather do preferred.. Central of N J. Che a Ohio ... Chicago A Alton Chi Gt Wet . do preferred.. Chicago N W. C. M St Paul. C, C. CtitU. Col Fuel a Iron. Col a Southern. Conaol Gaa . . .. Corn Products Del a Hudson.. DAB Grande.. do preferred. . Distillers' Seourl Erie d3 1st pf .... An V,l of . 4i0 100 20 2.3'MI 13.31 10 loO 1 104 230'. 20 OS 271 793 600 78 S 80 20 42 100 100 1.600 "701) 100 8.100 42 144 4 42 liiL s 144 120 S "io" 62 V 62 S 11S 120 4 BO 2fl s 52 S 62S 2 62H 62 S 13 S 1A7S 2S 6SS J4S 30S 48 S 37 156 f 12rtS 60S ;oo 400 . i)0 2.4'K) 21 K) 80 60 34 80S 43 ir.'A 12- 211 S 6S S4i 11 4 Gen Electrlo B.400 LIOO 600 1O0 B'0 1.100 1.000 Gt North pf ... 1: r . v..tk Ore Ol 00 Illinois Central 137 18 1371 Interbor Met .. do preferred.. Inter Hareester. Intar Marin pf lnt Paper ...... Int Pump Iowa Central ., tr r s.iith,m 19 18 18 a 62 14 110S SOS ins 33 ion 4 141 82 S 51 H 11SS 81 11SS 16S s S IS S3 B'tS KI3S 145 S 13H 32 67 48S 133 S 01 34 lot, 41 S lo 71 123 S 24 124 "4 10.-1 14 93 20 32 1.-.9 31 S 153 81 93 H 20 S8U 30 80 65 V 4!4 114S 300 100 400 os so s 1 33 inis 145 s 138 'i 32 S 100 do preferred.. .. Laclede iiaa -.. Iuls a Naxh Minn a St L . . M. 8 P a B 8 M Mo. Kn a Tex. do preferred.. Mo Pacific Nat Biscuit .... National Lead .. Mex N Ry 2 pf. N T Central . . . N T, Ont We Norfolk a West North Am .... Northern Pac .. paclttc Mali Pennsylvania .. People' Gas . .. P. C C .St L. Pittsburg Coal. Pressed S Car.. D..I I i'.l I'er 400 4O0 ' V.aVio 100 8.400 40 S 47 li "766 'm's (VM) IOO 1.700 ' i.ioo 21 H 2. 000 '300 400 106 S 40 S 106 S 123 W 106U 40 10H i22" 124 124 R3S 20 H MS 20 By Steel Spring. 39.2O0 153S 152 S Keaama do prefen-ed. . Rock Island Co 100 2.700 98 ' 2WS 98 S 28 S do prelerrea. . Pt L 8 F 2 pf . St L Hnuthwect. . do iref erred.. . Slos sjherflela Southern Pao .. Southern Ry .. do r-ref errad. . Tenn Copper .. Trui a Pao... Tol. 8t L VTes 2.100 700 IOO 1X 300 4 00 1144 26", 63 .16 2S 19 ' 47 S 178S 4S "iiiii 75 120 11 44 S 60 'ortii 61 60 S 74 4 114S !il1i 3S 26 H 19 47 175 94 "89 73 119 44 vi 60S '36 51 67 73 4 26 18 47S 176 94 71 40 74 120 44 60 16 86 50 88 73 sv4 171 do prelerrea. Union Pacific . do preferred. IT 8 Hralty .. I' 8 Rubber .. TT C Ut.nl 24. BOO 100 V.rioo , 44.900 do prererreo,. Utah Copper Va-Caro Cbem j -J ...... ------ 4.100 600 S.700 Wabash .11 do preferred.. 2.400 Western Md ... 800 Westing Kleo .. 1.100 Western Union 800 Wheel ALE.. 100 170H I ,h trh valley .. ..uuv a . m - - . Le"1" . . - ' . v.' 9iT onn aharea. 171 Total aaie lor .o - BONDS. NEW TORK, April 2. Closing- quota U.n8."!ref. 2 reg.iniJilN:. T. C 8. 89 do coupon ; - v; ",nn u-do- : : : Ki vnion'pa . .10. B V. 8. new 4 res.nia v - - - " 1 72 m ns fjacaneae 4s .. 88s B D. A R. O. 4a.. 82 B Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. April 98 Closing quotations: Alfoue, ........ SI BIMlaml Copper .. 19 Am. Cop. ex-dlv. r.3 Mohawjc J8S V ta Rm.. 24 Ne-ala Con. ... 1SS . . ' 12 vimssin Mlnea. 10S Atlantic - 5 North Butte.. .. 2S B ft C C B SC. 12 V4 North Lake S ,...!;. c,ihi. 17 Odl Dominion... 38S CaL A Arizona. 49 Oscaola ...... ...101 Centennial . ... 11 Qulncy 4 r. Co. 61V Shannon 10S E. Butte' CP. M. ll";suPer.lor--V,-- ? Franklin ....... Suo & Bp" Mln 4 --.. It Sun & Pitta Cop. 14 Glroux Con. .... Granby Con. ... 83 Greene Cananea. 6 I. Royale (Cop.) 13 Kerr Lake Lake Copper.... 30 La Salle Copper 4 ITaniarack 38 B U. 8. 8. R. . do preferred . . 46 I'tnh Cnn. ...... 14 Winona W'olrerlno 107 Honey, Exchange. Etc. .--.,-,ev inrii oji Money on call. steady. 2S2S per cent; ruling rate 2 per cent; closing oia. pr .-.... t.?'-r . null and .oft: 60 days. uivt uer cent: 90 day. 2 2 per cent- ix months. 2 S per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 8 94 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual bus ln In bankers- bill at 4.S440 for 00-day bill and at 84.8645 for demand. Commercial bill. $4.83. Bar sliver. 83c Mexican dollars. 45c- Government bond, steady; railroad bonds, firm. LONPOX. April 25. Bar allver Qulot. 14 ll-ld per ounce Money 1S Pr cent- ... Tho rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is IS -l Pr cent; threa months' bills, IS tM -! P etmt, SW FRANCISCO. April 28. Sterllns; on London. 60 day. 14.84; .ight, $4.84. Draft Biut. par; telaraph. 3c TACOMA. April nArrlved Stearaar Charle Nelson, from San Francisco. Da parted Steamer Hyadea, for Honolulu. CHICAGO. April 2. Exchanga on New York. 35o premium. Condltioa of tha Treasury. WASHINGTON". April 25. At the beginning- of buslnesa today tho condition of the United States Treasury was: Wn0cn! .T"". . .'814.174.07. In banks and Phlilpplne Treasury JO.871.648 r.-i Kntane In eeneral fund.... 81.41i.2d8 Ordinary-receipt yesterday 1.8S7.118 Ordinary disbursements 1.828.481 Tha dsllclt to date mm nscai i tl. 601. 486. as against (It. 881.574 at thla time last year. These flsurea exclude Panama Canal and publlo debt transactions. Bank Clearing. NEW YORK. April 28. Bradslreefs bank clearing- report for th week ending April 27 .how. an aggregate of 42.730.330.OOo. aa agalmt t2,70S.Jl.oou last week aud .UJ. 81B.OOU In th corresponding week last year. Pet. Pet. lncr. deor. New York I1.54S.860.00O .... I Chicago 2i2.o71.UOO .... 6.7 Boston 152.O52.0llO 3.S .... Philadelphia 144,;.rt.i.oio l.o St. LOUl I."'.'""' Kansas City .. 47.MO.OOO 3-5 Pittsburg Bj.r.oi.miu .... i. a San Francisco .... 43.1HN.tM( 11.5 .... BalUraore 32.240.0oo 19.1 .... Cincinnati 24.544.ooo j.o .... Minneapolis Id.WHO.OOO . Cleveland 1. 04.lli" 11.8 .... New Orleans 17.226.ooo 0.7 .... Detroit iB.H0H.wsj J.. .... Omaha 13.303.0o0 .... Los Angeles iu.atiu.uw .... Louisville 13.233.0O0 7.3 Milwaukee':-. 12.4S4.000 12.7 .... Portland. Or. .... 9.233.000 .... 4.4 Seattle 10.o32.(M)O .... 20. i St- Paul 9.344.00O .... 8.3 Atlanta 8.423.000 T.2 .... Buffalo 9.439. 00 .... , 3.1 Denver 8.130.O0O .... 6 J Indianapolis 7.107.O0O .... 11.8 Providence 6.961.000 8.7 Richmond 8.3S7.0KO 19.8 .... Washington. D. C. 7.372.0O0 17.7 .... St. Joseph 6.573.00O 1 Fort Worth 6..WI.000 .... 22.9 Munphi 5.3-2.0MI 5.4 .... Salt Lak City ... B.271.0OO 9.3 Columbus S.198.OO0 12.0 Albany . .- R.18S.0HO 17.7 Tacoma 4.1SO.OOO 13.2 Savannah 4.1K-nnn 43.8 Spokane. Wash.... 4.1SS.OOO 16.2 Ivultith - 2.8'nl.OOO 17.7 Oakland. CaL .... 2.0.ooo 15.7 Sacramento. Cal... 1.475.0HO 2.7 Helena 002.O'"" . 12.8 Houston 19.6ot.ooo .... 29.4 liajveeton ib,i,wv 19.U ., , , . yT I'sjssJ ivlll ill ! I I I La-alX w rf aixTH street ' v?V 14 -. ft I A I r-lLLWEKOOl j- tj fM "A w w national S coMMwciAi. X'Y&Jr iiti IlLJafflCtW2 11 Z rlFTH STREET S F0URT H STREET Corner 5th and Stark EXPORTTRADEGOOD Commercial Activity Abroad Is Noticeable. PROMISE OF GAIN HERE Dornestlo Buslivess Is Slow, but There la an Abundance of Money and Stocks Are Xot Idtrge In Any Quarter. vyrw TORK, Aprtl iS. Dun Com p.yVwleltly review of trade tomorrow "whl!.1 domestic trade move. J"--xoort trade conUnues to expand, and the fncreaae In th amount of manufactured article, .old abroad 1. gratifying. Com mercial activity abroad la most notlceab a and 1 a promise of Improvement on th lido of tha AtlanUc Another contrast Is ? bo soen In tho fundamental conditions. uch aa an abundance of money and com paratlva barenesa of stock, on the shelve on the ona hand, and the curtailment of "oductlor,. tho inactivity in distribution and the virtual stagnation In speculation on tno "'interest In Iron and teol continues largely on tho recent reduction in the price of ore. gales of copper this week hava been tbo heaviest of the year. Cotton good, have not responded much to tho .harp advance In the .tapis, yet th markets are generally "exceptionally low prices on wool and yarna make for th possibility of most tempting; offers. . Conditions In footwear are Improved and business shows a fair volume. Continued dullness rules In tho hide markets. EXPANSION lit TUB RETAIL TRADE Business Is Helped by Better Weather In Most Sections. NEW YORK, April 28. Bradstreets to morrow will say: The feature of the week have oeen a slight stimulation of retail trade by warm, bright weather north, west and east, sood progress in the planting and growth of leading cereals and developments as re gards tho outlook for leading fruits. The greater activity In retail trade In turn Is reflected In a HtUe better business by Jobber, but on tho other band, unsea sonably wet and cool weather has checked farming operation In the South and alio made for quiet In trade. Tho net result, the country over, ha probably been a to tal of trade little different from that of the preceding week, and bank clearings are not materially different from those of last week. Tha building trade Is Inactive and ma terial markets feel the effects. Business failures in the United States for the week ending April 27 were 240. against 233 last week. 189 In tho like week of 1810. 288 In 1S0S. 21 In 108 and 1S3 la 1907. Business failures in Canada for the week number 26. which compares with 24 for last week and 21 In the Ilka week of 1910. ' Wheat (Including flour) export from tha United Btatoa and Canada for the week ending April 27 aggregated 1.685.60s bush els, against 1.769.878 last week and 2.059. 23 this week last year. ...... Corn exports for the week are 73S.687 bushels against 838.482 last week and 618. 114 in 1910. lletal Markets. XEW TORK. April 28. Standard copper quiet. Spot and April. 11.6OSflt.70c: May. Julia and July, ll.65jfll.75. London nrm. Bpot 123 18 d; futures. 54 lis 8d. At rivals reported at New York today. 40 tons. Custom-house returns show exports of 2". 037 tons so far thla month. Lake copper, 12 25912.87HC; electrolytic, 12.12 fcc and casting. 11.87 H lc. Tin steady. Spot and April, 41.85 41.15c; May, 41.O042.25a; June. 41.4! HO 41.80c: July. 41.26 41.75c. Sales were re ported In the local market of live tons spot at 43c; five tons spot at 42.06c; Ave tons May at 42.16c and 25 tons June (port of New York) at 41.76c. London steady. Spot, 193 los: futures. 190 6a Lead dull. 4.404.60c Xew York; 4.269 4.80c Eat St. Louis. London, 11 17 6d. Antimony dull. Cookson', .50c Iron Cleveland warrant. 46 4 led In London. Locally Iron waa quiet. No. 1 foundry Northern, No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, 816.60 1; No. 2 foundry Northern. 816.25i315.7S. Spelter dull. 5.40i$6.45o New York; (.20 47 5.30c Cast at- Louia Lonaon, is 2s oa. . D-ututh Flax Market. PULTJTH, Minn., April 29. 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