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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1912)
LOSS OF TEH GENTS ste, idy Selling Carries Prices Downward. Hep DEALS MADE AT 35 AND 33C Many OrI-rs Come In but Are Can-rr!Ir-l Hcfore Thry Are Filled Ilrranve of the lnliiior rojitrd "Decline. A rarioa'l of hop wm m". at s:em yes terday raomine t 30 cents anj In the aJt mooa fiirt was a sale In this cltr at casta. Thii latter firara represents a fa'.I of 19 e.nt from the l9 point of the season. The sharp decline In the market this week ha. bmaxht a r.br of erdsra from tho E ast. but rooet of thorn were cancelled eefore they could bo filled, and were fol lowed by lowor orders. The fact tuat tho Kaot shows 'merest, however, would Indi cate that buataess mlzht bo yjaoed now IX tbo lbl'!tr of tha raarkot woro dainoo atratod. Tho aacctat; at tho mark.t la not duo to snasipoJatloa aa the pan of brewers or short aailora. If tha browora bad been disposed maslpu:ata the market they would hava done aa before th-r did their hoary baylcs. not now whoa only a fraa-roent of tho crop remains. A treat deal of bearish t!k Is heard, bat thio la only a reflection of tho sentiment of tho market. Prices ara coma doWB rather because of their own ltiL For neariy two months there ae no de mand on tho market, either dom-!c or firela-a. b1 speculative hoilnri. who had bouxht at hla prleea. were finally forred to let o- A few growers rot. owed their evarap'.e ajid thla atartej prices downward. a tha nnloadlnc could only bo ejected by maktnjl concessions. Tho wsakassa evidently baa extended to California, aa aa offer wa made yester day to Mil x bales of Tolos at Si rents a.t t buyer hero with request for a coun ter offer. Tha market at tae present tlma abso lutely lacke support, etcept such aa Is of fered by a few stirf-back holders, but aa Jon aa tha aelllnc continues prices must de cline. .ot a few of the rrewtrt and dealers be lieve tb.ro will anon be a reaction that will put prlc-a back where they w-re. Ons of these la M. H. Cllb.rteon. Tbera was a re port yter.!y that he had sold, but be d. n.e.1 It. hops will not to eeld." he ss I J. unl!I 1 s"t el rents for them. Tr-a forelca marb.ta are ail quiet. Ae roftlm to a Cable received yre'erdiv from Herman K:eber. at l-endon. the tnill.h rowrra are very tl.m. but the lei"S roar-k-t h.s area erfeeted by tha weakness In I'r-tno. The followln is from the Kentish Oh server of January II. a date, before prices In Knclend b'jia to decline: Th market r"rtns very quiet, but s the stocks are er;reeedentedly small mad tnre Is a steady demand from consumers, prices remain firm at top quotation Con tinent! and American supplies are on a very moderate e.'aie and full prices are askl and easily obtained." IXia.lal tha past year's trade. Manser eV llTley. of UnJot. s.y In their annual T'- : "Tho year Utl will ba a memorable one In the an.-ia.la of the hop lnduitry. In tha prln tho bine started vigorously. To wards the end of May a tons; epe:i of ab normally hot weather set In. and practic ally lasted until plck'.na time, causlns much anxiety, la conscience of tha drouuht and a-reat heat aa Attack of red spider followed which waa only avorooma by constant wash ing of tha bine: thus avartlcs serious dam ans to ths arop: which nitlmateiy proved ta bo ana of exceptional quality, tha best srrowa for years past. viaj a;s.o;s hun dredwelshts. or 992 hundredwelshts fr acre ao a3.oed arrea The net al market opened qul't'.y: prices raat tnc from IT to It per cwt. Then a stronc demand sot In for tho Continent, and prleea Improved. Tnts was followed by frieavy buying on the part of boma oonsumers which further advanced valaea steadily, un til they reached 112 l:s to III per cw L fir tha eholca trades; ths crop being prac tically absorbed. It is many years since stocks of all kinds reached such a low sbb. and tha outlook for tha consumers la any thing but aa enviable one." rXQCIKlES FROM SIEXICO I'OR OATS Strong Demand AUe Imro Callfernla. Wheat (juotew llraa. Tha o. t J market has becoma firmer axaln. The demand from California Is good and thera wars also Inquiries for oats, as well aa wheat, from Mexico. This Is tha first tlma. In tha recollection tt local deal era that Mexico haa asked for oat prices ta this market. Wheat was firm with a good demand from rnlllera Bluestem was quoted at If centa and club and forty-fc-ld at fCfrt cents Na change was announced la flour quo tations. Weekly foreign wheat shipments wera as follows: Thlvwk. LulvL U rr. Argentina . . . . l.tJvO.OOO 49.vs 2.192.0)l Australia l.jot.eita l.i.0"v s,72viK' India J'.J.JU 4H.rt4 o4.l)'JS Lo-al receipts In cars were reported by tl;e Merchanta Kxchacgs as follows: Wheat liarley Flour Oata XTay Von 'I it n't ... t 11 14 Tunlir " ... 1 .in.1ay ....! ... S 6 T1urUj H ... 4 1J Friday : ... ... e t ear ago 11 ... 1 Feaaoa to ate.T 21 Its: fn-j Tear ago :l u lij t; it; lkfXi.n Tl KKKT H Sri.T I.KOE lJva Femltry Move. Mow lv Increm.a la Re reiiMa af tlgr Poultry of moil k.ads was hard to seU ytsrdar. I'er.s w.ra In d.mand at the :d prira. but firnnre, ducks and geesa wera slow. There were more dressed tur keys on band than at any time slnca the holldsv. and deaW-rs would have ben glad to take ;e cents for them. Ejus arrive-i mora freely and la soma quarters there ass a disposition to shads the pne. The California market, tow ever, advanced and thla should steady prices here. Thera were no chances In tha butter or cheeaa markets. rnauta Train I aiex A mlxr.S car of celery and lettuce was the cr.iy arrival reported from the South yes terday. Cauliflower ss s.-arre. but othsr vrxet.bles were fairly p.entlfuL Tha da mand waa slack. Ths banana train that was duo Gunday haa cot been reported at los Angeles yet, and la alreadyxtao tlays late. flank Clearings, flank clearlnrs of the Northwestern cities y.sleroay vers aa to. lows: t'lea-lnca. Pilanrea. Portland ! li'.li r-e:t e l..Mr"d 1 Vs." 1.1 T-i-o:ia I'l.'.T'! 1.7 t.'o hpoa.ee 04 e. I 'Jli OJ.a rOKTLA.ND St A hVK FT f . C, re '. n. Floor. Frew, tit a WHKAT -Track rnre,; Tllje.tem. tx.-: rl in. ';! 7. r. l itji:ii. .tc, V.:.-. J S'.e: 4'-f.-i,l. Mt-ihl.. Ml'-L.-Vi PFs -irv. till per ton; . ahorta IV m;- ire. f'0; rolled barley. 2Sw3gk At:l.V K"l. nominal ILulK ra'.ects. 4..K pr karre.. ttrslchts. I4.05; sxporta. ti 0; Valley. 4.i; grar..ro. .4.1;-. w.lole w'.c.t. S4 Si. UAX No 1 Flaalern tjreg.'O tlmtthy. f 17 CIS. No. 1 Va.ley. 14ii; a.I..Ia, f.-i. ci.-vr ..1; craln. 1- J 111 COIiN New. wLola. Ii4: craoked. U per ion uii; No. I white. f3:tfi:.S0 par ton. TeweYaSlM anal Fruit a T'.O'li'AL FRMTS 0-nt BS '. i:.;; 3 JM, Florl. a I.:; u Cail- l.rni it.-.rfru.l. u..VMi4; r.orioa grae- frult. to i l: bananas. 4 u, j So per pound; lewvf. -4.-'l - -'O ier Lox. UlliSlI FRClTs Almeria grapea. ta per t.r.-J. crsauerrlea. eiuOli-i'' lo bf POTATOK." Puylrg prices: ' Jturbankv 0"ctj :.!' per hundretl; seet potatoea, t vr crate. VllUF.TH IT Artichoke. 1 tS Tier dos en: b- mi, Ij.MlSc; cahotca. l&lyjO per pvon.l. ru.. Lower. era:., cel ery. I ." T S .Vj per crate; curambera, ILTS p.- a.i.n. estalant. mc pea- pound; sarllc. Salnc lr f'Jr.d. Irtture. X2.T4 per crate: hoth-i:. lelluce. r-Ocll par l": VI-: er-. 1 ; e per ro inil; pump kins. 1'i'jlt per potinJ: rs.lihes Jo per dosen ; s ......h i I :" I sprout anusah. 1 j o per pound; tomatoes. I - -3 Pr.' ONK'NS Assoclstlon prlc. 12.25 par "sack vr.nrTAn.rp Turnips. ii?tli per en.k: rutahs.aa. I ; r 1 . 1 ' : carrots. II till", pna n flul I", heela, 12V ArPLl. t'.i.cy I: 'me Fleauiy. t.iO pr box: rholce Home rauty. : fancy Ye'low Newtown. $J SO. fancy pit xentergs. H TJ; Delaware Red. (1 7S; Wl-ie.ap. 1: Northern Fry. i : iisicwin. n.vJ; tn j.vi 11.23; P.ed Cbse pippins, extra lancy, 12 59. Dairy and Country Proa ore. PLTTE.1 Oregon creamery tjtte-. etl pack. mo; rrinta extra: butter fat. aver age buy. ax price. Ul'aC portlan.1 :r.'l r'r-t.1 ore. on rkocn. Xne le 4nen andled. CIlflLl!-: urtiotL nominal; Wisconsin datis, -Oc. PuHK Kancy. TH per pound. v i xi t.n in., i.i-c n.r couml. ! LLTKV Hena. Ui.iHcl Fprluta.lSH 4Yl..c: lioui, young. 20 -'-2c: gr-ae, H1 Ur; tur4e. lle. lsc; uri-asou. -uc. fttanls GrwrarteSL r tLXON Columbia River. 1-ponnd talla, IS.IS per dosen: g-pound tails. I2.0B1 1- pound fists. i0: Aiaaaa pink. l-pon . - . i- i a COFrKJ. ftoaatsd. la drums. ) prr pcuad. .-.-..... tavflui. err touna : RrsaM l.uta Kill'l fimerta. HCIlSc; al-i-iona. ;:2le. mini lac: cocoauuia. 'e VII per dxeo: rr.e.tauta 12So per pound HONilV-Choica J.Ji j.er case; strained hcr.ey. loc per pound. tALT :r.r.ula:d. 1S per ton: halt ground. 1uvf, i per ton; COa 13 par ton. HtlA.N 1-ma.l WUIte. 4c; iaxs w... Hr: Ljms, ;iil plu. Sc; Mexicans. o, bajou. oo. . 1'. I No. t Japan. Hie: cheaper grade . L .'.... ....... . - .1 ' - " t iiAH Dry granu.aie.l. ..uJ: fruit ana herrv. licno'ulj p .ntatlon. ; beet. ."'.'."; ex.ra '. tai..; powdered. barreA etl-.J. cubra. tarruia. UKIf.L P.l : Is-Appl.-i. 14o per poond; apricots to,jliftc; peaenra 1214o; prunea Italian, lv Vj 4 10 V c-i11or. 10; 0t. white and biack. tnoc: currants. luO lie: re. una, looee. Kuacatel. tl'l bieachcO Ibompain. 11 mc; uableaclied ul t. ta. 1st: aeedeu. Tu.tVic; aatss. Par a aa. we par ID.; Fard. Pw aa, rraTlslooa. HAMS lo to II pouL.1.. I.-.Ol-ic; 12 to 14 pounds. llJIUc. It to 10 pounJa 1.1iac; 1 to 1 pountla. lttill'-.cl s:unei, lo; plciilca. lie. coicage lut. l.fl. L.Ai;li Keltic rei'ilertd. tierces, tut-s. 12 hc. s:and..rd tierces, llc; tuua llc; s.-ioTleuir..-, ticrcea. kit; tus. bo. LACUN r..uc-. 2c; a'.anUaru. 2uc; Choice. lSc; I.: si. ah. ILyltio. L'flT SALT CL l.r.U IlifJ it short clears, dry aa.t. 11 , c : au..ea, 1-c: s.-ort cie.r. t.cka ii to . los.. dry salt. IJc; smoaed 14c. ahrt c.e.r l.acalt."lo to .0 Iba.. dry sa.t. 11 c: e.r.ok.u. i ic: Oregon a, or La. Wj sa.L, lac; soio-cd. 1-40. Furs. ' Ffns Portland prices for prima, weil han i e.l skins, acor.llna; to sue: M'.nk. Hioi': rictjKa. uowjjl.iu: skunk mar r.i. alr.pe. t i tl 2 . skunk. Ibroed strips. ;.'... u i.:.'. m.i.. At. :.'v .'"'c; Kt-y 1t. kiil..'.o. n l I jt, $i .-o. marten. tl.; le.er. Itl .l i.i. t r ... M-J-J. bsJs-r. 4C1: li.i cat. t.l u v.l;.l.L, o: oner. til';.. It. . ii. 2.".i..lo. rlnatall cats. 2wOtK.. c.et C it. I'1 - c. house cat. id -u. ruouut.ln lion. $-'.: bear, tTwlli. Linaeew U1 and Turfe-aliaa. l.iai.tu Ulle-I im -. m " -1 ' ' " boned, lu barrj.a 43; taw. la oases. Ioi ivl-vii. 'U c.pea, 1 L c'.l'ciN i IN u Caifx "Oo; wood barrels. kAXfEEQ pit, 11KAL Far tea, fee, vg.pa. Wool as4 llldea. Mnr! ion croD. ftr.flS6e: olds, nominal; 1P12 contracts, tiomlnai. MO 11 A IK Cr.olre. j31io per jound. V. UvjL. I altera ureiou. w lao per pouxd accor1lng to eirli.kae; ail.y. l"e r-.-r pound. I'lXTS trry. llet lambs, sa'trd. 7tCc; short-wool pelts. tSuSir; butcher pclta Jan. take-oS. SoCtitlVo; tcu. taks-oft. l.lur II 15- HIDES Salted hirt's. lOViOlOSe per pound; salted calf, loo 1; sailed ktp. 11 12c- green Lldea. ftUji;; dry celt. 21; dry bides. lSulWc. salted S'.a.a. 77Vsc: greea Slaca. 6 ti 0 w c LAjCAIU Per pound. SQSo. TOP GATTLE AT PREMIUM TWO IXADS OF 1IIGII-GHADE STOCK KROM MONTANA. Steers Are Moved at $6 and Cows nt $5.50 JIoS9 SteaUj at Former Price. AmoDt th rciptJi at th Btockn-rd y trdy wcr two can of hish-cr&d cattl from Mo.ntnna. whtrh wer dUpoil f at a utatant.aU mdu.me oar tha currant mar-k-at prica. ' Tlia tra averse I l! run(3a In wlC it aai I'rnuKht Tha a, whten aTj-av?ed t3 iuuuJa. mr:& at Ti--a ra o..l on tr.n Uaaia of their quality, but tha cat. market In al honed a atra.'r tor.. A fw l"t nf hng;a ra dlspoaed of. tha bpt trtr.ic:i ( jv;;.. Tha tiny run w.-ia siiui.l ani thw aaa war a.: conrlul-tl Ljr noi.n. Hrr!pta it era) Ca ca't.a. l..- hoi; an 1 M ahrp. !?I:,picr wrre J O. I -v.v Shtsvltla, 1 car f hoc: Hugh CnnirnlaKs. lU.it-y, 1 car of ihttip and ho.t, anl I'r. T. ft. C.aTk, fca aat grtp. Monu. 2 car of catt.e. Tiia saica wera aa 1o4.oit: WelKht. Trie.. ?2 a'at-ra $VuO 14 cowi y i.;.J 1 cow -...lu: tl ht.tra 1 hta ' -.'. 4 hoi i hota J' 75 Th racga of prlcra at tha jraxda waa aa fo'.owa: Choice !era r.TrJ$ 90 f h ica t-era $ v :oj j.vy'i ;-M-t ta cli"!f arra S i" 'f 6-T t uuJ tu flivit Ct. 4 ... tj A 1 t i.iit nuyH h-iT-T 5 -0 CoU't to rr.nC facire8 t 'x'a 5.1 i nott-e iu 4.-.. . 4.ra t. oj to h-'ica fcvt.ia J a"-- t'h 'ica c.'.i 1 ,,( 0 U to cto;ca caivaa ....... t'-. 7.va )wK m m Choice iiht hora an e .3 (ii)tx:u i. &.. 0o' Huirfli heavy 0 iVJi CV7oa yir::nra 4.73 .'h'ia ki.t'iitf awea i Ci.u;ca Umi-a 4 tZtM Z-2 llx.ci ta chu'.co lamba 4.0Otf 4. .3 Cu. a 3 . Omaha) IJTcala-rk Market. C t All A. r"f. ('altff Hec!pa. f-AO; mirkii, ;ron. N"atia "'-eera. V J a T.; e una heil-ra. M'.'.yfJ. Wesfrn a:e-r, j.; ..iisu) r.tt; -: and hc.f r 13 $ 4 w rar.p-T. U i'lli; i-rkora and f-ad-F-a. $ .V- ' -'. c.c. $ iJ -; bui.i, ataaca, a iv 4-7 .lo, ii-rt . H wirk-t, P-- high er n-iv. ?t. ik ' o s. nix .'.i. $i i vii: I. Jht. .;..;, p.a, H;.--0; buiH oX a.: 1. .. : :-lfrv K ip . !.): market. ateadr. Tr.;n.. 4.7.. j 3.. werh.ra. .17;, i , tJ 4 S lm a, Swit tVlwtlt. , Clilcac Llreatock MarkH. CHICAGO. Feb. 0. Catt: Iteceirrn. 0(V; rrtarkrt. du.l to wrak. Uecv-a, $1&0T Texaa atra. Ii.im i..; 'cat-rn ittwri, II. iK j 7.1'. e.'w-kira and f ifJ-'i, XS7, J 8P: roi aii h'rvra, Mu ( j.tK; calvej. K-ri.pta. tr.'V: m -k , a? rone t a phid htaer. Lirhi. f .ViHvrV 2; mixed. ..V !:. n 6'-: haa-T. 6rr5S:.: rouli. $3'Ui'i p-fca, J. ba;k of aalaa, i.liii RETURNS SHOWGAIN Railway Earnings Larger Last Week in January. REPORTS BY 25 F.OADG Slock Market Undertone Is Flnntrr and Bcri Ceasa Their Attacks. Southern Issues Prominent In tbo Trading. SEW YORK. Feb. . Stock. ?mall Ign.ted as leaders, which are ths d1 tar ths bulk of speculation, wer. r.i4 w th. background tday. Ths Hill "ocks and St. I .ui wer. ths only leading Issue, which broke away. ' Th. bear faction ssemed 1. bav. becom. cmvlnced that Uttl. sion couid b. mads on the list, aa tha tm dcrtocs waa ptrcspUbly Brmer. Aslua from the Hill Issues and Bt. Faul. ths strongest railroad stocks wer. In ' ths Fouthern list. i or several days Southern Hallway preferred haa been stronr on th. expectaUon that th. dividend would ba In creased to a 4 per cent rate. AUanti. OuAat Wne and L.'ulrvlll. S .Ml"'"" """" strong. CanaJ'an Parlflo sold oil two points. Ths heavy decrease la the supply of sur--i... -neva -.norted In yesterday monthly stataoient. Imparted a decidedly firmer ton. to th. copper nai , both her. and abroad, but tha copper atocka maxle no reapons. to this tendency, being Influenced by profit-taking salss, following yceterday's sdvanca An ttnrirovement In railroad samlng. was In. i., ate J by tha latest figures of gross re turn The reports of Z3 raiiroecs lor u. fourth week of January showed an Increase of 13 per cant, compared with a decrease of 4 per cant th. preceding week. Marling eichsntte advanr.d and no mora go!l was sngaged for Purls. A small ship ment was arrangod for Porto Itlco and In- Hirnilnn, nnlnlad ta lue.er withdrawals for Fontn Amerlesn ports. Tha esportatlon of gold waa partially olt-eat by gains from th. Interior, known movement, of currency for the week surajertlng a loss I between . UOOOUO and I3.G00.000. Trading In trie bond market was llgttter. riuetuailo&a In Drlces wera small. Total sales, par value. J2.oi9.000. Vnltecl Etatea 8s registered advanced ana tna coupon i on call. CLOSrXO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Ealea, High. Ieow. tiuv AlMs Chl pf T Amil loprer .. 6..100 US M 3 Am Asrlcult ... l.HQ tS Arn Itevt .susar. l'"l .' S C3's aiv1. Amen.n Cn .. 2. I IV lltt 11. Am f.ir Kdy. :"0 6t M CI Am "'ton Oil .. 6o0 V 4 4h4 Am HJ & l.t pf ..... 2'4j Am l:e Heculi.. ...... ..... ..... IVK Am Linseed ... ...... ..... ..... te Am l.ocoiuotl. ..... ..... 83 Am Sin. I 4 Kef 7.K 0 Tt H T 70S do prvf. rred.. ll0 104 104 i 1 S Am Fteel Kily ' 2ls Am Suar Kef.. l' lrff 11SH H Am Ti-I Tel.. l.ouO lt 140 340H Am Tobacco pf. ..... ..... 1 Am W oolen 25 "a Aimcoiiua M Co 2. "O S3Ti 3 .".' Atcliism M lts 1" I'M". da preferred.. 104 1" l".?1 Atl Cuaat Line. l.'- 137 4 137H 13 T'alt Ohio ... 7" li'IS l2Va fiii:nni steal .1"" n't 81 SI Hrook It Tran.. -) 77", 77 77H rana.llan Pao .. 2.3' V21 g'- 2;7 Central Leather S.5' 1S l do preferred.. 1.0U0 a tl el Central of N J 8-0 Ches Ohio . .. 1.30O Tli TOH 714 Chlcsita A Alton 24 Chi Ot West 17H do preferred.. STi Chl-sro A N W 143 141 141 i C. M A Kl PauL J.C'.-O 104 lv4 w l-'-la Co! r'uel A Iron Col Sourhern .. Confol t.as .... Turn Pro-lucts Ie St HiLlnon H 1 R :ran.le .. do preferred. . T".' Illers" rcur trie do lat rf do -1 pf .... Cn Klertrlc . .. t:t North pf .... Gt North Or. l ilnois (.""rural. Inlerbor Met .. do p-eferrerj.. Jr.t-r Harvester Inter M.irln. pf I:it Taper Irtt 1'ump Iowa Central .. K C Southern .. do preferred.. Icler.a Gas .. I.ouls e Nash .. Minn A St 1. 2 4:i 2v lantt U9H i.t.'S loo 10 10-. ioa 17a 20 2"0 41H 41S 41 R O I'l-i 2-H. 2.:v" S'-4 io Bi"- 7" ro-j s"h eA" ;. 4i- 4-i s 4o; 2i'U l.7 15"a 1ST 7.SOO 1J0H 121 liH , -f" H 13rt Wt ITS 17H 1TH lOcJ MS us'. lHt- 10ft V ifi ai 21 2Ts 10 :::: ::::: ::::: ?? COO 28 H S5 2.-.H I 10tfi 6. 600 loSTi 151 H K3 V. 8 V A 8 8 M 290 153 111! IS 2 llo. Ken Tex. 2 do preferred.. Mo TacHlo S0 40 80 Nit li:scu!t .... 147i 14S- 14flVi Nt!onl LesH .. 2'" 4 S M H 54 N l:y !! 2 pf. K .1.1 i IlfS NT Y Central ... 1.80 111'. ll'. N T. Ont )t Waa 4"0 Srt lj 8.IH Norfolk A Wea 10 1" 1"0 10ili North Am THVi 78 71 Northern Pao.. T.O0 117a 11H 11T Parlflo Mall ... ?" flVi 8'Jli 8:i pennavlvanla .. S.f.'0 l'-'l l'il' People's Ons .. '"" 1"H 1"H lor. r. c c st u. 6"0 iooh lwi i'"H Tt,-K-e Pnd 17 "'jio isi' Preascrt S r.ir ' 32 f Pull Pal Car l.'.l l(v Stel Spring 27H R-i1lnit 42.cnn 1MH 17H lr.7 Keouhlln Steel 1.4V el 214 81 "1 do preferred.. l.OO 77 "!9 7H Rock I. land Co 2o 2SH 2.1 S 2Si do preferred.. DM 4!l 4 4'.l Ft I. 8 F t pf 800 40 . 8Vj R: St t, Soutnweet. 80 do preferred.. ....... ..... ..... 114 Floae Sheffield "! Sou-hern I'-xo .. 1.5" in4 117 l' Southern Rv ... 4 n 2 ;' do preferred.. !'" 7314 "! H 7?T5 T-nn Copper .. 100 88 I 8.14 Trill A P-.C 21 Tol. St I. Wea 13 do preferred.. 1V 824 8?. 81H Union Pnclfle .. 84.4O0 1C4. 1C.H4 1B-4 do preferred.. T S Rrs'ty 87 t S Kuhber ... 2"0 41 41 4'. US Steel 45.1'" 411 V'4 (f4 do pr.'erred.. lOT'i 1"7S 17H Utah Copper .. 4.0V fav, r..14 MS Tt Caro Chsra. 100 64 hi T.4 ft H Wabaah 7H do preferrsil.. 1.2v 19 1! li We.trn Md ... li"" f-'", T.7H ,17'4 Wearing no .. lftO 7i 70- 7-"4 We.tern Union . gr.4 :iH (4i Wheel A I. K.. K"rt II It 4S I.ehigh Vallev ;.2iv ifn ir.eti l.ixv rhino Corner .. I.l 2t 2-i'4 Ky Consols ... l.?o 174j IfiH 1"4 Am Tobacco . .. l.tXl 2(11 Mi) Total sales for the rlsv. X47.SOO sharea BONDS. FimLahehd by Overbeck Cook. Co., of Portland. P.ld. Asked. Amer Tel and T.l cony 4 1HH. Ill American Tubncco s !3 11514 American Tobacco tie 121 PJU Atchlaon general 4s t74 !" Atchlaon conv 4s K'O'-i 17 Atchlaon adj 4s stamped PL'ls "'-"I Atchison conv 6s Hf Jn ie. At.a:itic Coaet I.ln. Cons 4s.... DOS 17 At coast Lino "L 46 N" coll- 4S. fcl I'.IVi lMltlmor. A Ohio 4 V... -' ,,:t L.titmior. At Ohio 4s t V'ri Jlruoklyn Itapld Transit 4s r5"4 Rrt t an Southern first 6s I'JIV, 102 ( h-aaj.eake A Ohio 4SS K! 102 C II g joint 4a t'7. C II Q Ills 4s IOO 0 II Q Uenv.r 4S PD. I'T Central Paclrlc first 4. ........ VtS -s T rhlrago A East Ills 4s :,, f" Chl'-ago K I P ret 4s V0' V' fhlcatf.i K I P Col truat 4S... t'H "a Colorado A Southern first 4S... I'dVi 7 1 envtr IUo ursnde 4s H l l'-l A Hudson conv 4s SH Krl. first cons i le 4s r a lnt Met 4Se f;". 24 J.psnee. 4s .............. 07. 4 a Japanra. first 4 Vis M Jai'sneite second 4Hs P'.kS 1;) Iouiivllia 4k N'ashvllia unl 4s... P' l"4 Mo Kan A Tn 4V.-S ""! Missouri paciflo 4a 7:t'4 74 New York Central 3TS ('- l3 New Tor Central L. 8 8Hs.... (:.' , t Sa New York Clly 4s k.1 W ! la New York City 4',s of 1187 KI7 1 10S Norfo'k A Western 4s f!a P Norfolk A West conv 4S li" 1"D N Y Ont A W 4s K.14 PS Northern psclfio P L, 4s 1 i 1"014 Northern Pacific 3s 70 Oregon Short I.lna 4s U-1 I'Vj Oreron lly A Nsv 4s V.14 K- penna Ry 4 of 14S lraw K'3T4 Phllippln. Railway 4s MS "54 I:a!lng general 4s e R-i.u'.ilc of C'tlha .'w ll'2a 10.1 Southern Pa lfl.- fimt ref 4S.... PI l'.1"4 Southern pacific Col 4s 12 2 4 Southern J'.allwsy 4s 7P14 7!V St L. A 8 F ref 4. H V, "l',s 1 nlon Psclfio first 4s 1"0 l"t Union Paoltlo conv 4a 1014 102 Union Paciflo ref 4s B7 97 H United Slates S'.oel 8 F 8a 1"3 10)' United States 2s rexlaterea ivO lO'l1 I'nlled tutvs 2s coupun lol ltrt)a United status 3s registered. . .. . lo? 4 ... United S'ates s coupon. ...... .lu Vs .... United States 4s re.lstered 111.- 1134 United States 4s coupon 113 ll:l United Railway 8 F 4s 14 United Railway St L 4s 75 Wabaah first 4s 6 6814 Vet-rn Union 4Si '.'HH Weatfnrrhoue conv 6s. ......... t3 inj f3 Western pacific 6s 4 00 Wisconsin Central 4s H-'v Dl Wtil Snore 4s 1S 1004 Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. Feb. 9. Closing quotatlona: Alloueg 40 IMIaml Copper... 234 Am Cup i-dlv. fl'-'HlMuhawk .'-3 A 7. I. A Sun... SH,;Xcviia Con 184 Arizona Com . 4 , Nlpaing Mines. 7H It A C C A 8 M. . North Hutte 26 H Putte Coalition. 22, North Lake 14 Cnl A Arizona., fill's :lrt Iiommlon... 44 C'al at Hecla 410 Osceola H'S Centennial lWUijlulncy 73 4'op Ran Con Co 61 "w'siiannon tfH K Bui:. Cop M. 12a.Superlor ".'14 Kranklin 13 Sup & Bos Mln.. 3', Glroux Con .... 4 S'Tumnrack I" Oranby Con . . . 8S U S 8 R 8.1'i Or Can ex-dlv. . 8 do preferred... 47 V4 I Royallo tCop) 23 S Utah Con 134 Kerr Lake. ilTa,'".ah Copper Co. 65a Lake Copper.... 84 1 Winona H La Sails Copper 4 Vil Wolverine 9 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW TORK. Feb. 0. Money on call steady, 24 V2S per cent; ruiing rate, 214; closing bid. 214; offered at 2S. Tlm loans steady; BO-day bills, SH" 24; 90 days. 21kt3 per cent; six months. atiS Per cenu prim, mercantile paper, 14(14 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at 84.84110 for 60-day bill, and at J4.8720 for demand. Commercial bills. 84.8314. Har silver, (". Mexican dollars. 47a Government bonds steady; rallreaa bonds irregular. LONDON. Feb. . Bar allver, steady. 27 11-lod per ounce. Money, 814 381 per cent- The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 8 '4 per ont; lor three months' bills, 34 tfta par cent. eJAI FRANCISCO. Feb. . Sterling on London. CO days, S4.8414; do. sight. 14.8714. DrafU, sight, par; telegraph, l!o, Condition of tha Treasury. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. At the begin ning of business today the condition of the United States Treasury waa: Working balance In Treasury of fices 81.240.477 In banks and Philippine treasury 6-..383I Total balance In general fund... 12o. "-. -''9 Ordinary receipts yesterday 2.1nV.2ti2 Ordinary disbursements 2.S02,61ta The deficit to date this fiscal years Is 82. 278.0ol. as against 83.0C8.lb8 at thla time last year. These figures exclude Panama Canal and public, debt transactions. EARLY ARELOST PROFIT TAKIXG FOLIjOWS AD VAXCE IN" WlfEAT PRICES. Market Firm at Opening on Report That Argentine Strike Ilad Not I'ren Settled. CHICAGO. Feb. 8. For a while today the wheat market showed decided strength be cause of reports that th. Argentine strike had not bean settled. proflt-tsklng. how ever, gradxially wore off the effect and left prices not over a shade either way from last night's figures, corn finished let? 140 low.r, oats unchanged to HtyWo down, and hog producta at 2So to 7HO decline. lay wheat ranged from 1.034 to 81.0414, with the close steady- to a shade net higher at 81.03 Is 1.03i. May corn fluctuated from 84 jt1s4o to niauito and finished "c net higher at 'c Cash grades were firm. No. 2 yel low waa quoted at 66v64o for car lota. In the oats crowd, corn strength and the buying of leading bulla sent the market up ward, but the movement of prleea wag. re versed when longs' turned aeilors on the bulge. Outside limits touched for May oats were 62 14 a and 621ac. with the close at the first-named level, a gain of 14c net. Provisions eased off on a little local sell ing. Shipment of hogs, 13.714. were the largest for any dny alnce June. 190U. When the pit a as cleared pork was 5 to 7140 less expensive and other producta down 2io to 6a. The leading futures rangad as fellows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May 81.oS4 81.044 l.084 l-!4 J111, 7 1a '.17 la .t4 . .OT oept S .51 .K4 COB.V. May .o'J" ,,9 6'" July Sa .o4 . Sept. Oils -M .b la .68 H OATS. May 82 14 .5-"4 o214 .6214 July 4S1. .4141, .481, .4814 Sept. 42 .424, .411, .41 ' M-ESS PORK. May .. July .. SfPt- May .. July .. bept- . May .. July .. Sept. . Cash Flout .1..5 16.35 16.2214 JH.25 1 414 10.52 Is 9.S214 8.45 8.00 8 80 8.8.1 8.V7V4 . .ld.4714 10.0J 16.fi! LARO. . ... ft.lUS O.XTi ..8.6214 8.52U 8.1)71, 8.67 Vs 16.52 Vi .0 8.45 8.to SHORT RIBS. . ... 8.S5 8.8714 8-89 . ... 8.90 a.024 a. to 8.U0 8.0O 8.87 H quotatlona were as follows: Firm. Kva No. 1. II Ua Barley Feed or mixing, 7ScC$l; fair to choice malting. IL16fl..O. Timothy seed 124jl6. Clover seed 123. Pork Mess. new. 81S.87V4 ; old. 18.14 Phort ribs Loose,. 81-66. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 3o.000 bushels. Export, for the week, as shown by Bradstreefs. were equal to 8.ls. 000 bushels. Primary receipts were 108,000 bushels, compared with 833.000 bush sis the corresponding day a year ago. Esti mated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 19 cars; corn, 337 cars; oata, 100 cars; hogs, 18.000 head. Grain at East Fraoctsee. 8AV FHAXC16CO. Feb. t. Wheat Steady. Har ley Steady. Spot quotations. Wheat Shipping. 8L6214 L8714 per cen tal. Barley Feed. 81.6214 61 80 par cental; brewing, nominal. Oats P.ed. 81.601il.S5 per rental; white, f 1.70 1.7714 ; black, 81 don? 1-80. Call board sales : Wheat No trading. Hurley December, 11.4514 P ntal bid, $1.40, asked; May, tl ka per cental. KtxropewJl Grain Marketa. LONDON. Feb. 9. Cargoes steady. Walla Walla for shipment at 87a to 37s 8d. English country marktta. steady. French country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL, Feb. . Wheat Varch. 7s ll.d: May, 7s 7Vid; July, 7a 6:d. Weathor, rain. Pnget ftound Oraln Market. TACOMA. Feb. 8. Wheat Biueetem, 86 4"e8c; fortyfold. 8Cc; club, 8ic; red Kusslan. Mc Car recsipts, wheat 4U, oats 10, hay 14. BEATTLE. Feb. . Wheat niuastem. 89o; fortyfold. b14e: eluh. 0c; Fife. 80c: red Russinn. 84c. Yesterday's car receipts, wheat 25. oats 2. hay 8, f.our 3. " - , Minn rapo lie WhMt Market. MTKNE APOL1S. Feb. . Wheat May. l.0H; July. 1074 4J1-07,. Cash: No. 1 hard. 81. OS "4: No- 1 Northern. $1.07 4 1.07 "-4: No. 2 Northsm. $1.054 Q 1-0 4 I'N". 8 wheat, 31.03 S 4j l-04. sax riiAJiCiseo rKODctrB hakiit. Frieaa Quoted at the Bay City for Vege table,. I'ruita. F.tc, BASf FRANCISCO. Feb. . The follow ing produce prices were current here to day: Vegetables Cucumbers. $1.00111.60: garlic. 8 4 0 4c; green peas, 7 C 17 4 c; string beans, nominal; eggplant. 10i1714c; tomatoes. $1.2.-. -i 1.85. Butter Fancy creamery, 86c Ekks Store. 26c; fancy ranch, 27c. Cheese 1617o. Onions l Sr. S 2.in. Fruit e Apples, choice, $1; common, 85e; Mexican limes, $506: California lemons, choice. 14. JO: common. $2: naval oranges. 2?4 60; pineapples. gl'ffS 50. Mlllatults iirao. f:t,MWe9.io; miaounga, $31 t34 Potatoes Oregoa Burbanks, $1.4M9L80; When a horse falls it is not on a bitnlithio pavement. It saves yonr pockettjook as well as your horses. J. C. WILSON & CO. CTOCKS. BONDS. CRAM -N'I COTTON MEM11KBJ1 VEW TORK 6T04.14. EXCHA.VOI, N-T YOBK COTTON bACHA.NO. CHICAOO BOAJiU OF XrLADE THE fclOCK AM) HON l Li.CliANGE. SAN r'KANClSCO. Main Office MlUa Bld7., Seat Fraoclaeo. Branch Of floes axtcpuver, Oca-tie, Portland, Los Angeles. bu Diego. Co. enudo Beach. POKTLAND OFFICE I fv-a moor Lumbermen. Bank Bolldlag. 6th and btark. pbeaes MaraliaU 4lau. A -4187. THS BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Constructs Asphalt and Other Bitu minous Pavements. 80S-60S Electric Bids;., Portlaad, Or. Oaknr Ilnber, manager. Early Rose, nominal; Salinas Burbanka, $1.852.00: river Burbanka, $1.85 31.00; aweeis, $1.75412. Hay Wheat. 1520: wheat and oata, 18.50; alfalfa. $11 15.50. Receipts Flour, 6484 quarter sacks; wheat. 2115 centals; barley. 6006 centals; oata, 476 centals; potatoes, 6220 sacks; hay, 830 tons: wool. 838 balsa CONTRACT MOTEMXXT SPREADING Vfooi Buyers Are Trying- to Operate la Montana. BOSTON, Feb. 8. The Commercial Bulle tin tomorrow will say of tha cotton market: A fair volume of business was transacted In the Boston wool market this week, not withstanding apparently adverse conditions. Prices on certain grades which have been In strongest demand. are apparently only bounded by the holders' asking prloe, subject of course to th. value of competing foreign wools. Generally the market is slightly firmer. Chief Interest at the moment centers In the west, where contracting haa been In evldenoe and haa been spreading mora or less, buyers now being In Utah. Nevada and the Triangle, and It Is said attempts have been mad te buy In Monotana and Idaho. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Standard copper, quiet, but firm. Spot. 14ffl4.25o; February. March and April, 14 0 14.11 lac; May and June. 14allio- London, steady, spot, 611 18s 8d; futures. 63 12s 6d. Arrivsla reported at New York today, 710 tons. Custom-house returns show exports so far thla month of 8217 tons. Lake copper. 14Vj(i 14-kc; electrolytic. 144 1414a; casting, 13T4 if 141a. Tin. firm. Spot, 4S.9045c; February, 43'48.50c; March. 42.62 14 4S.50o; April, 42.37 14 43.25c London, firm. Spot, 185 10s: futures, 182. Lead, quiet, 8.8584.050 New York; 80 4J 3.80c East St. Louis. London, 15 13s 8d. Spelter, quiet, 6.4uii8.ti0c New York; 6.25 06.450 East St. Louis. London, 27. Antimony, dull. Cookson's, 7.25c Iron. Cleveland warrants, 481-s 1014d In London. Locally Iron was Irregular. No. 1 foundry Northern. $15.o015.50; No. 2. $14.60'? 15; No. 1 Southern and No. 1 South ern sott, $16.000 15.5a Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Coffee futures closed steady, to 10 points higher. Sales 80.7G0 bags. February. 13.07c; March, April, Msy and June. 13.11c; July. 13.16c: Au gust, 13.18a; September, 13.23c; October, 13.1Sc; November, 18.15a; December and Janary, 13.12c Spot steady. No. 7 Rio, 1414c; No. 4 Santos. lTi'e.c. Mild, dull. Cordova, 15H 4jil714o nominal. Raw sugar strong. Centrifugal. $8 test, 4.61c; Muscovado, 4.11c Molasses sugar, X.4SC Naval Stores. SAVANNA. Gs, Feb. 8. Turpentine firm. 46ty4614a Kales. 646 barrels; receipts, 167 barrels; shipments. 461 barrels; stocks, 27, 800 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales. 1027 pounds; receipts, 6-4 pounds; shipments, 4411 pounds; stocks, V0.955 pounds. Quote: B, $6.66; D .E. $6.60; F, $.674; G. H. I. $5.6.1; K, $7.10; M. $7.25; N, $7.30; WG, $7.36; WW, $7.40. Chicago' Produce Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 9. Butter Firm; cream eries.' IH'erS'.'e: dairies. 253uc, Eggs Weak; receipts, 134il cases; at maik, cases Included, 243.26c; ordinary firsts, SOZ'c; firsts, 23l3'2'Jc Cheeso Steady: daisies. 1714 81714o: twins, 1614S164c; i'ounif Americas, 1714 0 1714c; loug horns. 17 14 4? 17 Vsc Dried Fruit at NcwYork. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Evaporated apples easier. Spot fancy, 10 104 o; choice, Q 81c: prime, 8i8"c Prunes steady. Quotations range from 414 (S 13c for . California, up to 80-40s and from 54 $120 fr Oregons. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Cotton futures closed: January, 10.88c; March, 10.18c; May, 10.32c; July, 10.42c; August, 10.34c; Septem ber. 10.20c; October, 10.33c; pecember, 10.41c Dulnth Flax Market. DtTLTJTH. Feb. 8. Linseed in store, on track, to arrive. $2.1014; February, $2.0514; nominal; May, $2.10. -" "-" Hong at London. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 9. Hops In London: Pacific r-nnat. CIO lfif fll Ifis. TRAVELERS GUIDE. 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