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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1901)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1901. 11 COMMERCIAL AND There was considerable Spring "weath- I er during tHe past -week, and -while it failed to awaken very much Spring trade, it caused an increase of produce receipts, and an attendant weakening In some lines. The wheat market Is still hovering around the lowest 'point of the season, and prices are so satisfactory to grow ers that there Is very little selling. The wool market remains in abdut the same condition, and there is not enough chang ing hands toenable an accurate quotation to be made. In hops there is-very little doing, although some new crop contracts are reported at prices materially above the range for new crop business a year ago, 'The 'California demand ipr pota toes has ehrunk to small proportions, and most of the local buyers are tempora rily Out of the market. There may be a rally after the California stocks are worked off; bu"t for the near future, the outlook Is. not very bright. Eggs are weakening and butter is not very firm. Pork and veal are steady, and poultry is firm and lusher. "WHEAT With but three ships in the harbor to finish, and over 3,500,000 bushels of wheat on spot, the demands of the exporters are far from pressing, and bus iness is at present largely in the hands of the millers. The foreign market has reached a stage where it is a difficult matter to work cargoes at anything in ex cess of 28s 3d, and as shipowners refuse to make concessions on freights, there Is not much opportunity to do business at a profit if the views of growers are met. Testerday the ruling quotation was 64 to 54 cents for "Walla "Walla wheat, "but 55 cents was paid for at least one small lot, and could probably be secured lor most any good wheat that was offer ing. The- country has been pretty well cleaned top in some sections, and were it not for the enormous stocks at tide water, the business would be of the usual Spring proportions. The San Francisco market continues to feel the effect of a big crop carried over, and a large crop "coming- on. There is plenty of time for the latter to meet with all kinds of dls aste., but enough of the old crop re mains on hand to make the tonnage sltua ation a verystrong one In the Bay City, and this Is undoubtedly a factor in the weakness. In this port freights are still holding their own with very little new business reported. For sailers, nothing near by is offering at less than 41s 3d, and some owners are demanding 42s Cd. The "Win ter wheat in exposed places In the North west was hurt during the recent cold weather." Several days of freezing and thawing were experienced, and while the damage was not great In any particular locality. It was sufficient to necessitate some re-seeding. BUTTER Fancy selects are still selling at 55 cents, and the handlers of this grade of butter state that they are unable to secure enough to supply the demand. At the same time, there Is plenty of butter equally as good but without an estab lished trade for which it is Impossible to secure over 50 cents, and much of it is sold for 45 cents. Store butter Is more plentiful at 22& and 25 cents, and best dairy about 40 cents. California butter is still coming in, and sells readily at 40 and 45 cents. EGGS Fresh ranch eggs are daily be coming more plentiful, and with stocks accumulating, dealers find It difficult" to lower prices as fast as the market falls away. They were selling in a small way yesterday morning at 20 cents in single case lots, but as the day wore on, they were offering at 19 cents and for round lots it would have been possible to buy at 17 cents per dozen. Fuget Sound is still partly supplied by the East, and this fact keeps Oregon dealers out of that market except in a small way. POULTRY The chicken market is In better shape this week than it has been at any time since the turn of the year, and unless the receipts today are very heavy, prices will be maintained. Best coops sold yesterday at $5 per dozen and hardly anything that would grade "fair" sold at less than ?S 50 per dozen. Dressed move at 10 and 12 cents. Ducks and geese are not sharing in the strength in chickens, and are quiet at quotations. Turkeys have been coming In quite free ly, and dressed are in only moderate de mand at 12V4 and 14 cents. Live turkeys, 11 cents per pound. Bnnk Clcnrlngs. Exchanges. Balances. Portland $12.4!a $40,165 Spokane 223.012 20,101 towytW 44tJ.U 87.311 Tacoma 23B.552 OS, 271 IORTLAXD MARKETS. Grnln. Flonr, Etc. "Wheat Walla "Walla, S455c: Valley, nominal; Muestem, 56Vsc per bushel. Flour Beet grades, J2 S0JF3 40 per bar rel, graham. $2 60. Oats White, 44C45c per bushel; gray, 42to43c Barley Feed. $115 50; brewing, J1C au om per ion. Mlltetuffs Bran, $1S per ton; middlings, $21 SO: shorts. SIS SB! rhnrv SIC. Hay Timothy, $13fl2 50; clover. S7 au. uregon wiw nay. jCi per ton. Butter. Ejck. Poultry, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery, Oregon, 50lg55c: do California, 4045c; store, 20S27&C per roll. Eggs Oregon ranch, 17420c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, S3 50; hens, $4 50f 00. dressed, lltflSc per pound; ducks. S6; geese, SJ7 per dozen; tur keys, Mve, lOgllc; dressed, 12C13c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 1313c; Young America, 13hCHc per pound. Veiretnblea, Frnits, Etc. Vegetables. Parsnips. S5c; turnips. 75c: carrots, 75c sack; onions, $3fJ2 25; cab bage, si C5l 75 per cental: potatoes. 40 50c per sack; sweet potatoes, 31 65 per 100 pounds: celery, so&wc per dozen; Call fornla tomatoes. $2 50 per box. Fruit Lemons, choice. $2; fancy, $2 50 2 75; oranges, Jl TSS 50 for navel; $1 50 1 75 for seedlings, per box; pineapples, $4 l 50 per dozen; bananas. S3 503 per bunch; Persian dates. 6g6Hc per pound; apples. 7Scf$l 25 per box. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 5Cc per pound: sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 34c; pears, S&9e; prunes, Italian. 5&?c; silver, extra choice, $?c, figs, California blacks, 5c; figs. California white, &87c; plums, pitiless, white, ?$Sc per pound. Hops, "Wools, Hides, Etc. Hops lS14c per pound: 1S99 crop, GgTc. "Wool Valley, IStfllc; Eastern Oregon, Sllc; mohair, 23c per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings, 15$?20c: short wool, 253Sc; medium-wool, 3050c; lang wool, C0cJ. each. Tallow 4c; Jo. 2 and grease, 23c per pound. Hldes-JDry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and upward, 14$lSc; dry kip, No. 1, 5 to 16' pounds, 15c per pound: dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds, 1415c; dry-salted, one third less than dry flint; salted hides, sound steers. 60 pounds and over, 7Sc; do. 50 to 60 pounds. 7c. do. under 50 pounds and cows, 6c; kip, 10 to 30 pounds, 647c; do veal, 10 to 14 pounds. 7c. do calf. Under 10 pounds, 7Sc. green (unsalted). lc per pound iess, culls (.bulls, stags, moth-eaten. FINANCIAL NEWS badly cut, scored, hair-slipped, weather beaten or grubby), one-third less. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, S515; cubs, each, Sl3; badger, ,ach 25c; wild cat, 2575c; housecat. 525c; fox, common gray, 40cSl; do, red. SI 753 50; do, cross, J2S3: lvnT S2J5? Rft? mlnlr iOdfl 75' mni-- ten, dark Northern. $5610: do. pale pine. $33; muskrat, 8&12c skunk. 2560c; otter (land). S48; panther, with bead and claws perfect, $13; raccoon. 2530c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3 505; prairie wolf or coyote, 60ffi75c; wolverine. $2 50C; beaver, per skin, large. $67; do, medium, per skin. $45: do, small, per skin, Slg2; do kits, per skin. $13. Meat and Provisions. Mutton Gross, best sheep. wethers, 14 75; ewes, S4Q4 50; dressed, 67c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5S;5 25; light, $4 755; dressed, 67c per pound, Veal Large. 7TJc per pound; small, S49c per pound. Provisions Portland -pack (Shield brand), hams, smoked, are quoted at 12c per pound; picnic hams, 96 per pound; breakfast bacon, 14&15c; bacon, 10ft ll&c; backs, 10JC; dry salted sides, 9Vi 10c; dried beef, 15c; lard, five-pound palls, lie; 10-pound palls, 10&c; 50s, lOic; tierces. 10c per pound; Eastern pack (Hammond's). Hams, large, 12&c; me dium, 12Vic; small, 13c; picnic hams, 9c; shoulders, 9c; breakfast bacon. 13ft 15?Je; dry salted sides, 9&10ic; bacon sides, 10H115i; backs, llftc; butts. lOftc; lard, pur eleaf, kettle-rendered. 5s. ll&c; 10s. lie; dry-salted, bellies, 10ViU5ic; bacon bellies. lli129ic; dried beef. 1514c. Beef Gross, top Bteers, S4 504 75; cows, $44 50; dressed beef, 78c per pound. Groceries, Nats, Etc. Coffee Mocha. 232Sc; Java, fancy, 26 82c; Java, good, 2024c; Java, ordinary, lS20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; Costa Rica, good, 16lSc; Costa Rica, ordinary. 10gl2c per pound; Columbia, roast, $12 75; Arbuckle's, $11 75; Lion. $11 25 per case. Rice Island. 6c; Japan. 5c; New Or leans, 4V4Q5c; fancy head, $77 50 per sack. Sugar Cube, $6 45; crushed, $6 70; pow dered, $6 05; dry granulated, 15 85; extra C. $5 35; golden C. So 25 net, half barrels c more than barrels; maple, 15016c per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails. Si 50g2; two-pound tails. S2 252 50; fancy one-pound flats, $22 25; ifc-pound fancy flats. si 101 30; Alaska tails, SI 401 60; two-pound tails, $1 90 2 25. Nuts Peanuts. 647c per pound for raw, 9c for roasted; cocoanuts. 90c per dozen; walnuts. 10llc per pound: pine nuts. 15c; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts, 15c; Brazil, lie; filberts, 15c; fancy pecans, 12 14c; almonds. 1517c per pound. Beans Small white, 6Vic; large white, 5c; bayou, 3c; Lima. 6c per pound. Grain bags Calcutta, J6(g6 12 per 100 for -spot. Coal oil Cases. 19&c per gallon; bar rels. 15Vsc: tanks, 13c. Stock salt 50s. $11 50 per 100; 100s, S1L A'EW YORK STOCK MARKET. "The Good Nevrs Was AU Out" and Liquidation Followed. NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Speculative liquidation was the order of the day on the stock market, and towards the close of the day the selling became urgent in some of the stocks which have been high ly manipulated In the programme of the extended advance. The depletion of mar gins and the uncovering of stop loss or ders were evidently responsible for some of the heavy offerings of stock which were tumbled upon the market in grow ing volume as the decline in prices pro ceeded. Generally speaking, there was a feeling in speculative circles that "the good news was all out," to use a favorite "Wall street phrase. The fact that the rday's -mews 'did not bring any announce ment of a gigantic combination in pros pect or in course of achievement prob ably had much to do with this feeling. The highly seasoned fare to wWch the "Wall street palate has been accustomed leaves .the speculation rather flat without its accustomed "bracer" of a financial con solidation running up into the millions. , The disinclination to look for further important development in the immediate future was emphasized by the current re ports of contemplated Winter vacation trips by several of the capitalists who have been foremost figures In the great financial projects which have recently dazzled the speculative world. There has been daily and even hourly expectation that the details of the financial plan for effecting a merger of the steel combina tions would be officially given to the public The delay in giving out this in formation has heen trying to the nerves of some of the speculators long of the steel stocks, and they sought relief to day more than on previous occasions since the projected merger deal became known, by unloading their holdings. The repeated rebuffs which the bears have received have made them very timid, and there was not much evidence of a demand to cover short accounts even at considerable declines. There was un doubtedly large short selling, however, today in the belief that an extended period of reaction has been fairly inaugurated, a belief which has been Indulged in many times before in the course of the recent extraordinary market. The course of af fairs in the money market gave substan tial ground for apprehension on the part of the speculators dependent on loans for carrying their holdings. It Is evident that the recent enormous extension of credits for financing railroad combinations has much curtailed the future resources of the money market. The reflux of funds from circulation is distinctly less with the growing activity of business requirements Incident to the Spring trade. The absence of American subscriptions of any important volume to the new Brit ish loan excites comment. It is due in part to the easier conditions ot the foreign money market, which resulted in the pres ent unattractive loan to American inves tors, but there can be no doubt that the narrowed surplus resources of the New York market also had to do with pre venting American bids for the loan. ,Lon don was a large speculative buyer of stocks here this morning, especially of Atchison and Norfolk & Western, but the heavy profit taking overcame the London buying and swept nearly everything in the market below Monday's level. West ern Union and St. Louls & Sa"n Fran cisco second preferred were conspicuous ly strong, and retained Email gains. The CULLISON&CO. Board of Trade and Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS STOCKS and COTTON DOUGHT AND SOLD FOR CASH OR CARRIED ON MARGINS 214-213 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oreaca most acute weakness was shown by Sugar, Missouri Pacific, the steel stocks, Tobac co and the grangers and Pacifies gener ally. The market closed under pressure and near the lowest. Bonds were weak In sympathy with stocks. Total sales, par value, $5,355,000. BONDS. U. S. 2s, ret reg.l05N. Y. Cent. Ists..l07& do coupon 10! 5 Northern Fac 3s.. 71 do 3s, reg 110& do coupon 1104 do new 4s, reg..l37$fc do coupon 137i do old 4s, reg... 1133 do coupon H3a do 5s. reg UOV. do 4b 105ft Oregon Nav. Ists..l07 do 4s 103i Oregon S. L. Os.,.128 do con. 5s llBj Rio Gr. W. lsts.100 St. Paul consols. ..185 St. P. C. & P. IstsllSU do 5s 120Vt Union Pacific 4s. ..106V Wis. Cent. lsts. 89i West Shore 4s 114k Southern Pac. 4s.. 90 & do coupon HOlfe 01st. Col. 3-G33...125 Atchison adj. 4s.. 021 C. & N.W. con. 7S130H oo a. tr. aeD. 03.124 D. & R. G. 4s. ...10314 Gen. Electric Ss...lGl& STOCKS. The total sales of stocks today were 1,120,700 shares. The closing Quotations were: Atchison 55 do pref 83 Bait. & Ohio 01 do pref 86 Can. Pacific 00 Can. Southern ... 07 Ches. & Ohio 41 Chi. Gr. Western. 19 C, B. & Q 13b Chi.. Ind. & L.... 31 do pref 68 Chi. & East. I11...107 Chicago & N. W..171 C, R. I. & Pac. ..123 C. C, C. & St. L. 75 Colo. Southern ... 10 do 1st pref 45 do 2d pref 10 Del. & Hud3on....l53 Del.. Lack. & W. 104 Denver & Rio Gr. 42 do pref 88 Erie 28 do 1st pref 63 Gr. North, pref. ..101 Hocking Coal .... 10 Hocking Valley .. 40 Illinois Central ..128 Ion a Central 25 do pref 53 Lake Erie & West 43 do pref 112 Lake Shore 220 Louis. & Nash.... 01 Manhattan El ...1174 Met. St. Ry 101 Mex. Central 17 Minn. & St. Louis 71 do pret 100 Missouri Pacific .. 8S Mobile A Ohio.... 73V, M.. K. &. T 20 do pref 55 New Jersey Cent.. 152 New York Cent. ..143 Norfolk & West... 40 do pref 81 Northern Pacific. 83U do pref 87 Ontario & West.. 33 O. R. & N 42 do pref 76 Pennsylvania .... 14 8 Reading 32 do 1st pref 74 do 2d pref 73 Rio Gr. Western.. 75 do prof 03 St Louis & S. F.. 32 do 1st pref 81 do 2d pref 60 St. Louis S. W.... 26 do pref 56 St. Paul 140 do pref 190 St. Paul & 0 125 Southern Pacific 40 Southern Ry 22 do pref 75 Texas & Pacific... 29 Union Pacific .... 94 do pref 87 Wabash 17 do pref 31 Wheel. & L. E.... 14H do 2d pret 31 Wis. Central 18 P. G. C. & St. L... B9ft Third Avenue ....121 National Tube ... BO do pref 103 EXPRESS CO.'S. Adams 105 American 185 United States 07 Wells-Fargo 140 MISCELLANEOUS. Amer. Cotton Oil.. 30 do pref 87 Amer. Halting .... 4&s do pret 21V Amer. Smelt. & R. 56 do pref 88 Amer. Spirits 2 do pret lr Amer. Steel Hoop. 2994 do pre! 7a Amer. Steel & W. 50 do pref 03 Amer. Tin Plate... 644s do pref 01 Amer. Tobacco ....115 do pref 140 Anaconda M. Co... 45 Brooklyn R. T... Colo. Fuel & Iron Cont. Tobacco ... do pref Federal Steel .... do nref 70 45 45 06 50 80 Gen. Electric lOSTi Glucose Sugar .... 47 do pref 04 Int. Paper 23 do pref 73 La Clede Gas 70 National Biscuit .. 38 do pref National Lead .. do pref National Steel .. do pref N. Y. Air Brake North American .. 00 .. 17 .. 87 .. 40 .. 95 ..153 21 Pacific Coast 02 do 1st pref 87 do 2d pref 62 Pacific Mall 43 People's Gas 101 Pressed Steel Car.. 38 do pref 30Vi Pullman Pal. Car.lOS Stand. Rope & T.. 5 Sugar 130 do pref 110 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 63 U. S. Leather 13 do pref 74 U. S. Rubber 20 do pref 60 Western Union ... 89 Amal. Copper .... 02 Republic Iron & S. 16Vi do pref 62 New York Stocks. These quotations are furnished by R. W. McKinnon & Co.: STOCK. Anaconda Cop. M. Co.. Amal. Copper Co Atchison common Atchison pfd Am. Tobacco com Am. Sugar com Am. Steel & Wire com. Am. Steel & Wire pfd.. Am. Steel Hoop com.. Am. Steel Hoop pfd Am. Tin-Plate com.... Am. Tln-Plate pfd Bait. & Ohio com Bait. & Ohio pfd Brook. Rapid Transit.. Chi., Ind & L. com.... Chi., Ind. & L. pfd .... C. B. & Q Chicago & N. W. com.. Chi., M. & St. P. com.. Chi.. R. I. & Pacific... N. J. Central Chesapeake & Ohio.... Canada Southern Colo. Fuel & Iron com. 46 92 5S 90 46 45 90 55 88 115 136 50 45 90 5o 88 U2 58 SO 118 142 117 142 1 115 13b 'g 50 33 29-li 75 C4 91 91 53 93 31 76 6C 53 94 31 77 66 93 30 76 C4 92 87 78 33 92. 90 87 87 S6 7btfj 31 7S 76l 33 31 ca 69 68 I 68 13bH3S 171 i,l 149 1149 141141 171 1171 152 152 125125123!123 152 1 152 1 152 1152 41 42 41 57 45 45 41 57 48 57 48 57 45 45 irau. Cont. Tobacco com.. 47 47, Delaware & Hudson. ...H55 155 1153 Del. Lack & West 194 195194 194 42 I 41 1 42 SS 87 88 29-1 28 28 D. & R. G. com D. & R. G. pfd Erie com.. Erie lsts pfd Federal Steel com Federal Steel pfd Illinois Central Louisville & Nashville. Met. Traction Co Manhattan Elevated... Mexican Central Missouri Pacific Mobile & Ohio Mo., Kan. & Tex. com. Mo., Kan. & Tex. pfd.. New York Central Norfolk & Wjest. com.. Norfolk & West. pfd... Northern Pacific com.. Northern Pacific pfd... National Steel com.... National Steel pfd North American Ontario & Western.... O. R. & N. com O. R. & N. pfd Pennsylvania Railway. People's G., C. & L. Co. Pressed S. ar com.... Pressed S. Car pfd Pullman Company .... Pac. Mall S. Co Reading com Reading 2ds pfd Reading lsts pfd 41 88 29 66 53 82 66) C5 65 53 50 SO 50 80 82 129 129 129 12& 93' 93 91 91 161 117 17 88 73 20 55 163 119 163 161 119 117 19 91 19 91 17 87 22 57 22 20 55 57' 144 144 143 113 46 47 81 46 46 81 83 87 46 95 20 32 42 76 148 81 '81 85 85 83 87 46 94 20 33 87 48 96 88 4S 96 21 20 33 33 149 14914S 104 101 104 101 38 76 38 I 37 38 76 1982 43 32 43 74 22 75 46 29 63 94 87 13 74 20 60 89 17 31 6 76 198 198 43 33 46 75 24 76 47 30 64 95 89 14 76 21 19b 43 43 33 32 43 74 45 75 Southern Railway com. Southern Railway pfd. 24 76 Southern Pacinc Texas & Pacific Tenn Coal & Iron... 47 30 46 29 62 93 87 13 64 96 89 14 70 21 Union Pacific com Union Pacinc pfd TJ. S. Leather com TJ. S. Leather pfd U. S. Rubber com TJ. S. Rubber pfd Western Union Tel... Wabash com Wabash pfd 10 20 89 91 83 19 34 19 17 31 34 Money, Exclianse, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 13. Sterling on london. 60 days, ?4 85; sight, $4 89. Mexican dollars. 50olc. Drafts, sight, 15c; telegraph, 27c. NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Money on call, 22 per cent. PrimeTtnercantile paper, 34-per cent. Sterling exchange, easier, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 S74 88 for demand, and at $4 S44 84 for 60 days. Posted rates, $4 S5(54 89. Commercial bills, J4 S34 84. Silver certificates, 62g63c. Mexican dollars, 47c. Bonds Government, steady; state. In active; railroad, weak. LONDON, Feb. 13. Money; 3g4 per cent Foreign Financial Xctts. NEW YORK. Feb. 13. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: The stock market here showed brisk trading today, with a very cheerful tone. With this went the expression or rather vague anticipations of some sort of favor able announcement in the King'3 speech tomorrow, but so far as I could learn, it apparently was only a case of the wish fathering the thought. The American de partment was much-busier again. In the early hours prices were strong on the de mand for Atchison and Reading issues, but a lot of selling orders from New York fell like a wet blanket on the market, causing a" dull close. There is a very sharp demand for money, the bank hav ing complete control of the market. Call money ranged from4 to 7 per cent; time loans 4 per cent, while the bank lent largely at 5 per cent. Stocks In London. LONDON, Feb. lS.-Atchison, 59; Can- adlan Pacific, 94U: Union Pacific preferred 90; Northern Pacific preferred, 90; Grand Trunk, 7; Anaconda, 9. THE GRAIN MARKETS. Prices for Cereals In European and American Ports. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 13. Wheat steady on call and easy in spot market. Barley futures, inactive; spot barley, weak. Oats, strong. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping No. 1, 96c; choice, 96c; milling, $11 03c. Barley Feed, 7173c; brewing, 80 82c. Oats Black for seed, $1 221 32; red, fl 251 45. Call board sales: Wheat, steady; May, Jl 01; cash, 96c. Barley, inactive: May,-69c. Corn, large yellow, $1 121 15. Chicago Grain and Produce. CHICAGO, Feb. 13. Following the open ing depression which seemed in perfe&t consonance with the hews and statistics of the day, the wheat market behaved in an extremely bullish manner. Specula tion students paid off the Continental strength against the Liverpool failure to respond to advances on this side, and laid the rest to a covering movement. May wheat opened c to c lower, at 7575c. Commission-houses bought on a fairly liberal scale, meanwhile selling July, which sold at a discount of lc under May. On the advance local shorts came into the market and in bidding for tight ly held wheat sent the price up to 75 75c. In the rally sympathy with the corn market was influential. The world's visible showed an Increase of 1,700,000 bushels, and occasioned selling from both bulls and bears under which the market reacted to 7575c. Again inquiry was renewed to find that little was for sale. May was forced sharply to 76c, and the close was strong c over Monday at 75 76c. Corn paid some deference to the opening wheat easiness. May closed c jdown, at 39c. The market eased off on long sales. Oats were featureless, with the trade nearly all local. May closed unchanged at 25c. Provisions ruled dull but steady, trade being confined to local Interests. The opening was a shade easier, because of heavy hog receipts and lower prices at the yards, but the market steadied later in sympathy with the grain markets. May pork closed unchanged; lard 2c higher; ribs, unchanged. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Close. February $0 73 $0 73 $0 73 $0 73 March 73 74 73 74 May 75 70 75 70 CORN. February 88 JMarch 3S 38 38 3S May 30 30 39 V 39 OATS. February 24 24 24 24 May 25- J5 25 25 MESS PORK. February 13 02 May 14 10 14 15 14 05 14 12 LARD. February 7 42 7 47 7 42 7 47 March 7 47 May 7 52 7 55 7 50 7 65 BHORT RIBS. February 705 May 707 7 10 7 05 7 10 September ...7 17 7 22 7 17 7 22 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, dull. Wheat, No. 3 Spring, 6S72; No. 2 red, 7476c. No. 2 corn. 38c; No. 2 yellow, 2Sc. No. 2 oats. 525; No. 2 white, 27 2Sc; No. 2 white, 2728c. No. 2 rye, 57c. Barley, fair to choice malting. 4960c. No. 1 flaxseed, Jl 64; No. 1 Northwest ern, $1 65. Prime timothy seed, $4 50. Mes3 pork, per bbl.. $13 9514. Lard, per 100 lbs, $7 427 45. Short ribs sides, loose, $77 20. Dry salted shoulders, boxed. $6 256 50. Short clear sides, boxed, $7 237 40. On the produce exchange today the but. ter maiket was active. Creamery, 1421c; dairy, iiraisc. Cheese, active, 10fTllc. Eggs, dull, fresh, 18c. Receipt. Shlpm'ts. Flour, barrels 100 000 84,000 "Wheat, buphels 1.12.000 140000 Corn, bushels 670,000 266 000 Oats, bushels .....85S.000 355.000 Rye. bushels 12,000 3,000 Barley, bushels 127.000 33,000 Nerv York Grain nnd Produce. NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Flour-Receipts. 30,494 bbls; exports, lfc9S5 bbls. Market, firmer. Wheat Receipts, 90,900 bu.; exports, 198, 495 bu. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, Sic, f. o. b. afloat; 79c elevator. Options opened steady and at once ex panded into positive strength, which last ed with few exceptions all day. closed strong at c net advance. March closed 79c; May, 80c; July, SOc. Wool-Dull. Hops Steady. Chicago Grain Gossip. The firm of F, G. Logan's Chicago grain letter to R. W. McKinnon & Co., eays: Liverpool Is unchanged. Bradstrest makes the world's visible increase 1.788, 000. The local tone is strong. Market at the moment seems to be wholly without selling pressure. Receipts In the North weGt Bhow a decreasing tendency and primary movement as compared with last year, it is benerally thought by the trade, will gradually work bullish. This, with more or less talk about the wheat being In strong hands and fears of manipula tion, not only encourages holders but dis courages short selling. Cash demand Is slow and prices at the moment are large ly out of line with export business. Liverpool Markets. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 13. Wheat Dull; No. 1 California, 6s 2d; No. 2 red Western Winter, 5s lld; No. 1 Northern Spring, 6s 3d. Futures firm; March, 5s Ud; May, 5s lld. Corn Spot, firm; Amer ican mixed, new, 3s 10d; American mixed, old, 3s Ud. Futures Quiet; Feb ruary, 3s 10d; March, 3s lOd; May. 3s 9d. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, Feb. 13. Cattle Receipts, 21,000. Choice steers, steady; others 5 to 10c lower. Butchers' stock, same. Good to prime steers, $5 006 00; poor to me dium, $3 404 90; stockers and feeders slow, $2 754 50; cows, $2 504 15; heifers, $2 604 50; canners weak, $1 902 50; bulla, weak, $2 504 30 calves steady, $4 006 25; Texas fed steers, $4 004 75; Texas grass steers, $3 304 00; Texas bulls, $2 503 60. Hogs Receipts today, 45,000; tomorrow, 30,000; left over, 3000. Mixed and butchers, $5 205 42; good to choice heavy, $5 35 5 45; rough heavy, $5 205 30; light, $5 20 5 37: bulk of sales, $5 825 37. Sheep Receipts, 17,000. Sheep steady and active; lambs weak to 10c lower for heavy. Good to choice wethers, $3 90 4 50; fair to choice mixed. $3 604 00; Western sheep, $3 904 45; Texas sheep, $2 503 60; native lambs, $4 255 30; West ern lambs, $5 (Xg5 30. OMAHA, Feb. 13. Cattle Receipts, 2700; market, slow to 10c lower; native beef steers, $45 33; Western steers, $3 754 50; Texas steers. $23 85; cows and heifers. $3 054; canners, $1 75(52 E5; stockers and feeders, $3 254 40; calves, $4 507 25; bulla and stags, $50(34 15. Hogs Receipts, 10,000 head; market, 5c lower: heavy. $5 25Q5 25; mixed. $5 225 25; light, $5 1535 25; bulk of sales, $5 226 27. Sheep Receipts, 2500; market, slow, -weak; yearlings, $4 404 SO; wethers. $4 4 50: common and choice sheep, $3 603 S5? lambs, $4 50g5 10. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 13. Cattle Re ceipts, S000. Market steady to 10c lower. Texas steers, $3 754 40; Texas cows, $2 65 3 50; native steers, $4 5005-50; native Downing, Hopkins & Co, WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor BOTH TELBPHOXES cows and heifers, $2 504 75; stockers and feeders, $3 504 80; bulls, S3 004 50. Hogs Receipts, 15.000. Market 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $5 305 35; heavy, $5 305 35; packers, $5 255 35; mixed, $5 205 35; lights, $5 155 30; Yorkers, $5 10g5 23; pigs, $4 505 00. Sheep Receipts, 1500. Market steady. Lambs, $4 805 15; muttons, $3 7504 40. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 13. Wool Spring Nevada. ll13c; Eastern Oregon, 1013c; "Valley Oregon, 1415c. Fall Moun tain lambs, 910c; San Joaquin Plains, 6 7c; Humboldt and Mendocino, lOtgllc. Hops Crop of 1900, 1520c. Bran $1516 per ton; middlings, $17 50 20 50. Hay Wheat, $913 50; wheat and oats, $912 50; best barley. $79 50; alfalfa, $7 10; compressed wheat. $913 per ton; straw. 3547c per bale. Potatoes River Burbanks, 3560c; Sa linas Burbanks. 75$1 05; Oregon Bur banks, 65$I; Early Rose, 60S95C; sweets, 60c(g$l. Onions $1 70g2 10 per cental. Vegetables Green peas, 557c; ' string beans, 1015c per pound; asparagus, 25 35c Citrus fruit Mexican limes, $55 50; common California lemons. 50c; choice, $2; navel oranges. 75c$2 per box; pine apples, $2 503 per dozen. Bananas 60c$l 75 Der bunch. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers. 10llc; do hens. il12o per pound; old roosters. $3 50 4 per dozen; young roosters, $4 505; fry ers, $45; hens, $3 504 50 per dozen; small broilers. $33 50; large do. $14 50; old ducks. $45: geese, $1 752 per pair. Green fruit Apples, choice, $1 25 per box; common. 30c per box. Butter Fancy creamery, 20c; seconds, 17c; fan,cy dairy, 19c; do seconds, 14c. Cheese California, full cream. llc; Young America. 12c; Eastern. 1516c. Eggs Selected, 17c; ranch, 18c. Receipts Flour, 13,000 quarter sacks; wheat, 310 centals; barley, 4400 cental.; corn, 500 centals; potatoes, 1600 sacks; bran, 2000 sacks; middlings, 341 sacks; hay, 400 tons; hides, 200. The Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Weakness in the English metal market to some extent checked business in local and Western circles but failed to appreciably affect prices. From opening to closing business was slow, with buyers and sellers In near ly all department waiting further develop ments abrond before taking radical steps In either direction. In London tin de clined 12s 6d, closing at 122 2s 6d for spot and 117 12s 6d for futures. Copper in London declined 10s, spot clos ing at 71 5s and futures at 71 16s 3d. Iron abroad also eased a trifle. The quo tation In Glasgow was cabled as 54s 7d and in Middlesboro 46s 7d. In the local market pig iron warrants were quoted $9 E0gl0 50, easy in tone, this being un changed from the close of Monday. Northern foundry was rated $15 0016 50 and Southern foundry $15 50S15 75, with Southern soft quoted $13 C015 75. Lake copper ruled dull and unchanged at $17 00. Tin was firm and 10 points higher at $23 45. Lead dull and unchanged at $4 37 and spelter dull at former quota tions of $3 9003 95. Bar silver, 60c. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13. Bar silver, Clc. LONDON, Feb. 13. Bar silver, 2Sd. Boston Wooi Market. BOSTON, Feb. 13. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say of the wool trade tomorrow: The market has shown considerable activity, and there has been a good-sized outward movement of the staple, which Is reflected In the record of shipments, which aggregate over 4,000,000 pounds, and the sales, so far as can be learned, which we estimate at 4,500,000 pounds. The bus iness of the past week has been largely in territories, of which some good-sized lines have been moved by several houses, the estimated sales of these wools being about 2,000,000 pounds. A good demand is also noted for fine unwashed and medium fleeces. The tone of the market, as far as prices are concerned, has been Irregu lar and unsettled, the tendency of the whole In favor of the buyer, although profits are now lower as a whole than they were the first week. There Is re ported to have been some weakening in the West in certain quarters, but holders as a rule are still firm and are talking much hlgner prices than those which rule at the seaboard. The sales for the week In Boston amounted to 4,2Sl,SO0 pounds do. mestic and 355,000 pounds foreign, mak ing a total of 4,636,800 pounds, against a total of 3,139,400 pounds for the previous week. The Spice Company's Reply. TOLEDO, O., Feb. 13. The Woolson Spice Comoany has filed its reply to the motion In the Circuit Court here by the Arbuckles, the New York and Pittsburg coffee makers, on which motion the Ar buckles seek to have the Woolson Spice Company punished for alleged contempt of court In refusing to allow them to in spect the Woolson books.. The spice company sets forth that none of the books, papers or documents men tioned in the motion for Inspection Is relevant to any Issue In the case, and that as the defendant company does not know what books or papers the plaintiffs desire to see, the defendant cannot de termine until some demand for specific books or papers has been made whether It will refuse or comply with the court's order. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Coffee Closed barely steady with prices net unchanged to 5 points higher. Sales, 5500 bags, in cluding February and March, $5 60; May and June, $5 70; September, $5 80; spot Rio, quiet; No. 7 invoice,. 7c; mild, quiet; Cordova. 812c. Sugar Raw, steady; refined, quiet. Cotton Wm "Weak. NEW YORK, Feb. 13. The cotton mar ket developed positive weakness today in the absence of any public interest to overcome more oc less .general adverse conditions. The local market opened at a decline of 37 points and gave way to 420 points further. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. Fred A. Metzner, 44; -Julia A. Kirk, 37. R. M. Collier, 29; E. T. Neagle, 22. O. IC Gilbert, 27; Lottie P. Heflebower. 25. Daniel P. Simons, Jr., 21; Dora John son. 21. Philip Puymbroeck, 29, of Pendleton; Hclma Spiesschaart, 27. Building: Permits. H. C. Schroeder, barn; East Seventh, between Thompson and Tillamook; $30. A. K. Bentley, factory; Front, between Fourteenth "and Fifteenth; $5000. Birth Returns. February 8, a girl, to the wife of Frank Scheeland, 435 Twelfth street February 9, a girl, to the wife of Louis Cole. 652 Hood street. February 7, a boy, to the wife of Thomas Smith. 46 North Fifth street. Dentk Returns. February 10, at 502 Division street, Leonora Ross, 42 years; pneumonia. February 6, at Los Angeles, Gal., Alice Chamber of Commerce Prltchard Turney, 17 years; cardiac thrombosis; brought here for burial. February 10, at 5S2 East Tenth street, Oscar Petterson, one month; pneumonia. February 8, at Walla Walla, Wash., Mary Tlbbetts, 65 years; old age; brought here for burial. February S, at Oakland, Cal,, Mary M. Seely, 25 years; gunshot wound; brought here for burial. February 12, at 3S3 West Park street, Rhoda C. Henderson, 85 years; senile de bility; burial at McMinnville. February 13, at 5S0 Fifth street. Susan B. Goodall, 72 years; old age and the grip; burial at Marshall, Wash. February 13, at 266 Twentieth street, North, Dora Gloden, 41 years; tubercu losis and exhaustion. February 12, at 567 Overton street, James Welsh, 77 years; Brlght's disease and the grip. Contagious Diseases. Howard C. Berrian, 527 Montgomery street; measles. W. Beck, 204 Fourth street; measles. Real Estate Transfers. John Anderson to Patrick Berry, 2 acres, section 12, T. 1 S., R. 2 E. February 13 $ 55 A. W. Graff to John Ross, lot 5, block 12, Albina, January 30 240 Otto E. Warnecke to Henrietta War neckc, one-half Interest In NW. , of NW. of section 11, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., February 13 500 W. H. Patterson to Agnes Pattersonj lot 14, block 23, King's Second Ad dition, city, September 1, 1900 1 W. B. Trafton to Agnes Kennedy, lot 4, block 13. Ainsworth Tract, Decem ber 15, 1900 1 C. H. Ferry to Agnes Kennedy, lot 4, block 13, Ainsworth Tract, November 28, 1900 375 Anna H. and L. H. Maxwell to Agnes Kennedy, lot 3, block 13, Ainsworth Tract. February 13 850 C. J. Culver to Mary E. Oleson, lot 4, block 11, Cloverdale, February 12.... 140 ' ' Headless Body Found. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 13. The headless body of a man was found in a vault in the rear of Charles Henson's saloon early today. The body had been badly hacked by a knife, the head having been clean ly severed. There is no clew to the Iden tity of the dead man. $- t'l0t' c 8c Co. MEMBERS OF CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE i 8 and 9 Chamber of Commerce Wc are connected, throuch the I . mm ot r. u. Logan, Chicago, with ' the following New York houses, who ' ' are members of the New York'Stock Exchange: Ladenbtirg, Thalm'an & Co. Walker Brothel's Dick Brothers J. S. Bache ct Co. "Write for our daily market let- I ters." --' MONTHLY DIVIDEND No. 43 For December we paid $2.1.25 ON EVERY ?100 On all Investments from $5 up. Write for particulars. II. GARVO BRUNNER Si CO., T 477-478 Parrott bldg.. Sxn Francisco. Cal. I 4tMMMtMMMl TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Our general passenger agent at Omaha advises us that thousands will take advantage of the cheap rates to the Northwest In effect every Tuesday in February, March and April. Enough business is already In sight to make It necessary to run special cars on the low-rate days. If 'you have any friends In tbe East who are talking of coming West, give us their names we'll look them up and see that they- get special attention. T1CKETOFHCE: Cor. Third and Stark Sts., R. W. Foster, Tiokot Agent Pacific Coast Steamship Co, FOR ALASKA. The Company's steamships COTTAGE CITI. SENATOR and AL-KI leave TACOMA 11 A. M., SEATTLE 0 P. M.. Feb. 4, 0, 14. 10, 24, March 1. 6, 11. la. 21. 26. 31. Apr. 5. Steamers leave every fifth day vi.raf ter- Bnr further in formation obtain Company's folder. The Company reserves the right to change steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON. 240 Washington St.. Portland. Or. F. W CARLETON. N. P. R. R. Dock. Tacoma. Ticket Office. 618 First ave.. Seattle. M. TALBOT. Comm'l Act.. C W. MIL LER. Asst. Gen'l Agt. Ocean Dock. Seattle; OOOHALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen'l Agent. San Francisco. WASHINGTON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. The fast mall steamship "VICTORIAN," sailing from Seattle every 10 days for Skag way, calling at Port Townsend, Ketchikan and Juneau. Steamer "RUTH" will sail on Feb. 26 at 8 P. M. from Seattle, for Valdes, Alaska, via Intermediate points between Ketchikan, Juneau and Cross Sound. For further particulars apply to DODWELL & CO . Ltd. 252 Oak St. Telephone Main 00. ssklssM ali TRAVELERS GUIDE. OREGON1 gSi!TliINE immn FACirii;' AND Union Depot, Sixth, and J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECLVL." Leaves for tbe East, via Huntington, at 8.00 A. U.; arrives at 4.30 P. M. SPOKANE FLYER. For Spokane. Eastern Washlnston, and Great Northern points, leaved slI V F. L; arrive at 7- A. il. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 0:0Q P. M.; arnvea at, S. 10 A. iC THROUGH PUUJlAX AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. . OCEAN AND UWHU SCHEDULE. Water lines scacdulo subject to change with out notice. oCi-Aft DIVISION" Som Portland. leav Ainsworth Dock at 8 P. il.; sail every 5 days: Columbia. Sun,, Jan. 21, Wed., .Feb. ; Sac, Feb. 10. Tues.. Feb. 2b, Frl., March H. Geo. W. .Elder, Frl Feb. 1; Alon.. Feb. II; Tnurs.. Feb. -21. Sun., Mar. 3, Wed., March 13. From San Francisco aall every 9 days. Leave Spear-street Pier 2 at 11 A. M.i Co lumbia, Sat., Feb. 2, Tues., Feb. 1-; Frl., Fen. 22; Mon.. Mar. 4; Thurs.. Mar. 14. Geo. W Elder. Thurs., Feb. 7: Sun.. Feb. II; "VYeU ueo. zt; sat.. Mar. a; Tueu., Mar. 19. COLUMBIA RIVElt DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland dally, ex cept Sunday, at tS:OU P. M.; on Saturday at lo.po P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7.00 A. M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND SALEM, OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Independenco and way points, leaves from Ash-street Dock at a A. M. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Returning, leaves Independence at 5 A- M.. and. Salem at 0 A. M., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. CORVALLIS AND ALBANY. Steamer Modoc leaves Portland at 0 A. M. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Re turning, leaves Corvalils at II A. M. on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays. ! YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON, OR. Steamer Elmore, tor Oregon City. Buttoville, Champoeg, Daytoa and way landings, leave Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesdays andr Fridays .at 0 A. M. SNAKE RIVER KOUTE. RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON, IDAHO Steamers leave Rlparla at 3:4t A. M. dally, arriving at Lewlston about 3 P. M. Returning; leave Lewlston at 8.80 Ai M., arriving at Rl parla same evening. A. L. CRAIG. General Passenger Agent. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking- freight via connecting steamers for Manila, -Port Ar thur and Vladivostock. For rates and full information call on or dress- officials or agents of O. R. & N. Co. EAST m SOUTH Depot Fifth nnd I.Streots. Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS. for Salem, Koaa ourg. Anhland. Sao r a m e p to, Ogden, San Francisco, Mo Jave, Los Angela. El P&bo. New Or leans and tha East. At Wood barn (dally except Sua csyj, morning train connects with train for Mt. Angel, SU v e r t o n, i3rowns vllle. Sprlngtt eld. and Natron, and evening train for Mt. Angel and fall verton. Albany passenger Corvalils passenger Sheridan pass'gr .. S:30 P. M. 8.30 A. M. 7:45 A. M. 7:20 P. M. 4:0O P. M 7:30 A M U4:BOP.M- 10:10 A. H 113:60 P. M. 8:2$ A, It Daily. IPaily except Sunday. Rebate tickets on alo betWeea Portland, Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 first class and $11 heconu lIahs, including sleeper. Hates and ticket to Eastern points and Eu rope. AIsu JAPAN, CHINA HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. R, KIIUCLAND. Ticket Agent. HO Third atraet. TAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street. Leave for Oswego dahy at 7:20. 9:40 A. M.I 120. ISO. 3:2&, 4-4U, u.26, 8.d0. 11.3W P, M.J and "J .00 A M. on riamuyi only. ' Arrive as Portland dally at :&, J.J50, 'loso a. M.; f SS ,3.10. 4.30, 0:15. 7.40. It.OO P. M..' 13AJ A. M. dally, except Monday. 8.30 and 10(05 A4 M on Suudays only". Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at B05 P. M. Arrive -it Portland at 0:30 A M, Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon days. Wednesday nd Fiidays at 2.45 P. M Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdayi. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. .. Manager. C. H. MARKHAM. Gen. FrL St Pass. Agt. Ticket Office 263 KorriianSt. 'Phone 680 The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul, Minne apolis, Duluth. Chicago and all points East. ARRIVE- No. 3 7:00 A. M , t. t.i. dnil Tourist Steelier. DInl&Jt and BUftet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN. LIN1S STEAMSHIP TOSA MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points trill leave Seattle About February 4th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Maygers, Rainier, Clatskanle. Westport, ARRIVES UNION DEPOT. Clifton. Astoria, Waf- tenton. Flavel. Ham mond, Fort Stevens, Qearhart Pk.. Seaside. Astoria and Seashore Express, Daily. Astoria Express. Dally. 8:00 A.M. 7:00 P. M 11:10 A. U. 0:40 P. M. Ticket office 255 Morrison st. and Unloa Depot. J. C MAYO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria Or. WHITE COLLAR LINE STR. HERCULES takes the place of BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street Dock, Leave Portland daily every morning at 7 o'clock, except ounday. Returning-, leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon phone Main S51. Columbia phone 35L. Steamers Aliona and Pomona Dally (ex. Sunday) for Independence, Salem and all way landings. Leae Portland 1.45 A. M.. leave Salem 8 A.M., Independence, A M. Oflct and dock, foot Taylor U if SUNSET -n O 0GDEN&SHAS1A) M UnV TOUTE3 IqJ HBEA?$QRTHEBN LEAVE. No. 4 CtOO P.M.