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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1901)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1901. 11 r COMMERCIAL AND The weather for the past week has been sufficiently Springlike to admit of consid erable plowing and other work on the farm, and this has checked trading at Interior points, but has- not apparently hampered the movement of staples to the Interior merchants. As usual at this sea son of the year, there Is a weakening in dairy products, and eggs are down almost to the lowest figure reached last season. There has also been a pronounced weak ness In onions and potatoes during the week. In the case of onions, this was due to forcing the price up too high on short notice, thereby curtailing the de mand and bringing out large offerings. Potatoes are weak under heavy receipts. "Wheat, after a protracted spell of .dull ness, yesterday showed signs of return ing life, and the prices Improved In near ly all markets. The wool situation re mains unchanged, holders refusing to do business at prices now obtainable. Some business is reported in new-crop hop con tracting. ' but an easier feeling in the Eastern markets has had the effect of checking this business, growers declin ing to accept rates offered and dealers not Inclined to advance the figures. Veal Is weaker and pork is holding very steady. Poultry is firm and chickens are selling up around the best prices of the season. A decline Of 20c on sugar was the most interesting feature in the grocery market during the week. "WHEAT Seven ships, carrying over S00. 000 bushels of wheat, have finished load ing this month, and there are 10 more in the river, all of them under charter to load wheat. Ordinarily this would indi cate a free movement of wheat, but un fortunately all of the business is on old account, the cargoes having been bought and sold long ago. There is very little wheat coming out at present prices, and "what little there Is commands more than export values for milling purposes. Quo tations are.nominal at 56c for "Walla "Walla and 58c for bluestem, but from c to lc more is paid for choice stock for mill ing. Freights are easier, but are being hammered down with difficulty, and every owner who is dissatisfied with the offers made for wheat loading seems to have no difficulty in securing lumber charters at full rates. Statements of the amount of wheat on hand in the interior and at tide water on March 1 confirm pre vious estimates of about 36,000.000 bushels for the crop of 1200 in Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho. These figures are mak ing it somewhat difficult for certain au thorities to dispose of several million bushels which they accumulated "when the frost was on the pumpkin and the fodder In the shock." One of these au thorities, with a shocking display of grammatical construction, discredits the crop figures presented by The Oregonian, and ''sees no reason" why he should re duce his figures to the limits warranted by the facts in the case. There is no rea son why those figures should be changed. By the farmer's "combination clock," when the hands stood at C and 4, and the beU struck 8. he knew it was 20 minutes past 9. So with this expert's figures. "When they were placed at 41,000,000 .bush els, the trade understands the crop to be about 35.000,000 to 36,000,000 bushels. This, of course, leaves a surplus of 5,000,000 to 6.000,000 bushels to get out of the way be fore another crop comes around. Some years this Is fed to the hogs. Last year the chickens ate the most of it with out distending their craws. This year the people will sit up nights and eat some of it, and what is left will be blown away as chaff by a liberal supply of wind that Is always on tap. Enough wheat remains on hand to fill all tonnage engagements, and still leave a carry-over of fair pro portions, but the foreign shipowners, who hold up freights on the statement that the three states produced 41,000,000 bush els of wheat last year, will in time discov er that they have made a serious mistake. OATS AND BARLEY Receipts of oats are of very moderate proportions, and prices are firming up again. Best white are In demand at 44c, and gray and mixed at 42643c per bushel. Barley, which is tak ing the place of oats to a ctrtain extent for feed, is firm and higher, feed selling up to $17 per ton, with any good stock com manding ?1C 50 per ton. Brewing is in poor demand, and is not commanding any differential over feed at the present time. WOOL AND MOHAIR The outlook for mohair Is anything but bright, and from present appearances the 1901 clip will sell at much lower prices than were realized last year. In wool conditions remain practically unchanged In the local market, and but little of the big carry-over stock will be moved until the new clip and new season prices are available. The East is not showing much activity, but there seems to be more of a belief that the bot tom has been readied. The New York Journal of Commerce, under date or March 9, has the following: The market for wool Is somewhat easier, and yet ' quotations cannot be said to be any lower. Raports of sales at reduced prioes are current, but It is believed that wherever those are made there Is som special reason for It. There have been sales, during the week which have been rendered necessary by a desire for ready money. These forced or distress sales, however, should not be taken as a cri terion of current conditions. Buyers have been educated to believe that each week a lower level of prices would be estab lished, and this week lower offers were made tljan It was. possible to obtain last week, but where the wool was absolutely needed It is probable that the prices paid were equal to those current for the last two weeks. There is one factor, however, which leads dealers to believe that the bottom has been touched, or that there will be little downward movement from now on This is that outsiders-those who are not members of the trade are beginning to take an active interest In the market. "When the wool market begins to be re garded as a good field for speculators. It must be because wools are as cheap as conditions will warrant, and that there Is little likelihood of radical reductipn. Then, again, a good deal of wool that has been sold during the last two or three weeks has been by dealers who are be coming convinced that the raw material is good property. BUTTER The market is holding fairly steady, in spite of the presence of con siderable California stock, which is sell ing at much lpwer prices than can be secured for Oregon creamery. The lat ter is In demand at 22&25c per pound, with dairy selling around 17200, more of It going at .the former than at the higher figure. Store butter Is weak on account of- a plentiful supply, and only moderate demand, the California article taking the place of the Oregon product to a certain extent. EGGS There is a little more flnrness in the egg market, and yesterday but few were offering at Jess than 12c. Monday and Tuesday some round lots were sold as low as llgllc, but a brisk demand from the north put up the price a frac tion, and it will probably hang steady around that figure for a few days. Re ceipts are heavy, and the San Francisco FINANCIAL NEWS market is unusually low, with no out' let for the surplus. POULTRY ChickenB of jrood size and In good condition are selling at the best prices of the season, as high as ?0 being paid yesterday for some choice stock. Springs are also in good demand, and even the "peepers" command ?5 per dozen. Live -turkeys are mostly in poor condition, and accordingly do pot sell welL Some well-conditioned dressed tur keys sold yesterday at 14614&c, and poor stock at 12c per pound. Geese and ducks are steady at quotations. Bunlc Clearing:"' Exchange. Balances. Portland $147,155 $102,070 Tacoma 183.275 40,109 Spokane 172.0S2 23.424 Seattle ,.... 30S.03D 117,251 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Etc. Wheat "Walla "Walla, 55tf?6!4: Valley, nominal; bluestem, 5Sc per bushel. Flour Best grades. $2 S0S3 40 per bar rel: graham, 52 60. Oats White, 44c per bushel; gray, 42 43c Barley Feed, $16 50gl7; brewing, 516 50 (17 per ton. MIHstuffs Bran, $16 per ton; middlings, $21 50; shorts, $17 50; chop. $16. Hay Timothy. $1212 50; clover. $79 50; Oregon wild hay, $C7 per ton. Butter, EpBK, Poultry, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery. 22&j25c; dairy. l20c; store, ll(gl3c per pound. Egge Oregon ranch, 12c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3 50g5; hens, $55 50; dressed, ll12c per pound: Springs, $4(g5 per dozen; ducks, $5$; geese, W38 per dozen; turkeys, live, 9Jp 10c; dressed, 1314c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13Q13&c; Young America, 13&gi4c per pound. Vegetable, Fruit, Etc. Vegetables Parsnips, S5c; turnips, 5c; carrots S5c sack; onions, $2 253; cab bage. $1 651 75 per cental; potatoes, 4& 55c per sack; sweet potatoes, $1 65 por 100 pounds; celery, S0S90c per dozen; Cali fornia tomatoes, $2 50 per box. Fruit Lemons, choice, $2 00; fancy, $2 502 75; oranges. $1 752 50 for navel; $1 501 75 for seedlings, per box; pineap ples, $44 50 per dozen; bananas, $2 50 3 per bunch; Persian dates, 6c per pounds; apples, $11 50. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 5Cc per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes. 3Zf4c; pears, SQ9c; prunes, Italian, 67c; silver, extra choice, 5fT7c; figs, California blacks, 5c; figs, California white. 57c; plums, pltless, white, 7c per pound. Meat and Provlnlons. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers, $4 75; ewes, $44 50; dressed, 6&&7c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5 OOfffi 25; light. $4 755; dressed, 67c per pound. Veal Large, 77c per pound; small, 89c per pound. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand) hams, smoked, are quoted at 12&c per pound; picnic hams. 9&c per pound; breakfast bacon, 14&Ql5c; bacon, llc; backs, lie; dry salted sides, 10 c; dried beef, 15c; lard, five-pound pails, lie; 10-pound palls, 10c; 50s, lO&c; tierces, 10c per pound; Eastern pack (Hammond's) hams, large, 12&c: me dium, 12&c; small. 13c; picnic hams, 9&c; shoulders, 9&c; breakfast bacon, 13& 15c; dry salted sides, 9V10Uc; bacon sides, 10&113ic; backs, lltfc; butts, lOtfc; lard, pure leaf, kettle-rendered. 5s, llic; 10s, lie; dry salted bellies, 10H?ic; bacon bellies, ll12c; dried beef, 15tfc. Beef Grosst top steers, $4 C04 75; cows, $44 50; dressed beef, 7Sc per pound. Groceries, Nutn, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 232Sc; Java, fancy, 26 S2c; Java. good. 20524c; Java, ordinary, lS5f20c; Costa Rica, fancy, lS20c; Costa Rica, good, 16lSc; Costa Rica, ordinary, 1012c per pound; Columbia roast, $12 75; Arbuckle's, $12 25; Lion, $12 25 per case. Rice Island, 6c; Japan, 5c; New Orle ans, 45c; fancy head, $77 50 per sack. Sugar Cube. $S 25; crushed, $6 50; pow dered, $5 E5; dry granulated, $5 Co; extra C, $5 25; golden C. $5 15 net. half barrels Kc more than barrels; sacks, 10c per 100 less than barrels; maple, 15lCc per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails, $1 50Jf2; two-pound tails, $2 252 50; fancy one-pound flats, $2(f2 25; -pound fancy flats, $1 lOgl SO; Alaska tails $1 1 25; two-pound talis, $1 &G2 23. Nuts Peanuts, 6&7c per pound for raw, 9o for roasted; cocoanuts, 90c per dozen; walnuts, 10llc per pound; pine nuts, 15c; hickory nuts, 7c: chestnuts, 15c; Brazil, lie; Alberts, 15c; fancy pecans, 12 g14c; almonds, lJj'gTTVic per pound. Beans Small white, 5&c; large white, 5c; bayou, S&c; Lima, 6c per pound. Grain bags Calcutta, $66 12& per 100 for spot. Coal oil Cases. 19c per gallon; bar rels, 15&c; tanks, 13tc. Stock salt 50s, $14 25 per 100; 100s, $13 75. Hops, Wool, Hlden, Etc. Hops 12gl4c per pound; 199 crop, G7c Wool Valley. H15c; Eastern Oregon, 912c; mohair, 2123c per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings. 15&20c; short wool, 25g33c; medium-wool, 30Q'5Qc; long wool, 60c$l each. Tallow 3c; No. 2 and grease, 2g2&c per pound. Hides Dry hides, No. 1, 16 pounds and upward, 1415c; dry kip, No. 1, 5 to 16 pounds, 1415c per pound; dry calf, No. 1, sound steers, CO pounds and over, 7jSc; do, 50 to 60 pounds, 77&c; do, under 50 pounds, C7c; kip, 10 to 30 pounds, 6& 7c; do veal, 10 to 14 pounds, 7c; do calf. under 10 pounds, 78c; green (unsalted). lc per pound leas; culls (bulls, stags, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, hair slipped, weather-beaten or grubby), one third less. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, $5 20; cubs, each, $2J5; badger, each, 103'40c; wildcat, 2575c; house cat, 5020c; fox. common gray. 3050c; do red, $1 502; do cross, $515; lynx. $23; mink, 50Jj$l 25; marten, dark Northern, $612; do pale pine, $1 50J?2; muskrat, 510c; skunk, 25 S5c; otter (land), $57; panther, with head nd claws perfect, $25; raccoon. 3033c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3 50 5; prairie wolf or coyote, C075c: wolver lne. $47; beaver, per skin, large. $56; do CUWSON&CO. Board of Trade and 4 Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS STOCKS and COTTON BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR. CASH OR CARRIED ON MARGINS 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, OregsH medium, per skin. $37; do small, per skin, $12; do kits, per skin. 503S5c. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Denlln?rs Covered a Wide Rnncc of Secnrltle. NEW YORK, March 13. The dealings in today's stock market covered an ex traordinary range of securities. Quota tions were made for some stocks which have lain dormant for many days, and a number ot usually very quiet etocks were made active. Stocks of some small rail roads, which are usually obscure by roa son of the small amount of their capital stock, were made comparatively conspic uous In today's market. Operations were constantly shifting from one stock to an other, or -from one group to another, no one stock maintaining Its prominence during the whole day. It was a notice able fact also that many of the stand ard stocks which are usually looked to for the bulk of the trading were compar atively quiescent, and moved very nar rowly. Some of this class were moved late In the day, apparently through ma nipulation, aa though the professional op erators were prompted to correct the appearance of singularity in the market, due to the special character of the trad ing. Nevertheless, the day's operations made quite an important aggregate,, and the general appearance of the market, not withstanding Its peculiar features and the difficulty of analyzing It, was one of activity and strength. There was a ten dency to yield the highest prices, as In terest was shifted to new points. Exten sive realizing was going on In the gen eral list under cover of the strength In spots, and in the laet hour an active sell ing movement to take profits caused a general reaction, reaching a point or more in some of the active stocks. The closing Itself was rather easy and much below the best, all around. Among the day's special movements, the Southwestern stocks were prominent, led by St. Louis Southwestern, the com mon rising 4 and the preferred 4V4. The Lake Erie & Western stocks were very 'strong, the common rising 4; and the pre ferred 4. It Is believed that the move ment Indicates new conditions for that system. Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg preferred, and Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern rose 4 points each. The ex press stocks were strong, American Ex press rising 4, Wells-Fargo 2?i and United States 3, with a reaction of 1. Tho smelting stocks were weak throughout, the common falling 3 and the preferred l. Many of these move ments were without any explanation, and others were based on vague rumors for which no official sanction could be had. The movement In the Southwestern group was the most consistent of the day. and was based on the evidence of substantial prosperity among the railroads In that region, and the general belief that plans for extensive consolidation are working out. The money market continued unruf fled In spite of the absorption by the Subtreasury thus far this week of $2,167, 000. and the knowledge that $20,000,000 must be provided for the disbursement of the Standard Oil dividend on Friday. Business In railroad bonds continued large, and many substantial advances were scored. Total sales, $7,3S0,000. United States 3s advanced . BONDS. U. S.- 2s. ref. res.l05!N. T. Cent. Isla...l07 do coupon 10jt, Northern Pac. 38.71N do 3s. re& 110ft) do 4s lOuI do coupon HOjOOregon Nav. lsts..HO do new 4s, reg..l37j do 4s 1044 do coupon 137jfcOregon S. L. 0s,...12C- do old 4b. res..113 do con. 5s 110 do coupon ......114 ,ItIo Gr. "Vv. Ists....l00 do Cs, ret; lllHlSt. Paul consols. ..1B4 do coupon lllfejSt. P. C. & P. lstBllSh, Dlst. Cel. 3-05S...123 do 5s 121 Atchison adj. 4s.. tKifti Union Paclne 4s...lOfl a & K.W. can. TbMOK Wis. Ccirt. lsta.... 80 do S. F. deb. &S.11S14 West Shore 4s 115U D. & It. G. 4s 102 Southern Pac. 4s.. 02U 3en. Electric 5s. ..170 ) New York Stoclcn. These quotations are furnished by R. W. McKlnnon & Co., members of the Chicago Board of Trade: n So STOCKS. Anaconda Cop. M. Co. Amal. Copper Co Atchison com 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. TIn-Plate pfd ... Baltimore & Ohio com. Baltimore & Ohio pfd. Brook. Rapid Transit. Chi., Ind. & L. com... Chi., Ind. & L. pfd... Chi., Burl. & Qulncy. Chi.. M. & St. P. com. Chi., R. I. & Pacific... New Jersey Central... Chesapeake & Ohio ... Canada Southern Colo. Fuel & Iron com. Cont. Tobacco com... Delaware & Hudson... Del., Lack & Western. D. & R. u. 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 NorfOiK & West. com. Norfolk & West. pfd. Northern Pacific com. Northern Pacific pfd. National Steel com ... National Steel pfd.... North American Ontario & Western ... Pennsylvania Ry People's G.. C. & L. Co Pressed S. Car com... Pressed S. Car pfd... Pullman Company .... Pacific Mall S. Co Reading com Reading 2ds pfd Reading lsts pfd Southern Ry. com Southern Ry. pfd Southern Pacific Texas & Pacific Tenn. Coal & Iron Union Pacific com Union Pacific pfd U. S. Leather com U. S. Leather pfd U. S. Rubber com U. S. Rubber pfd Western Union Tol Wabash com Wabash pfd 46y 46 46 100 57 91ft 122-Ji 139 3Svs 95 ! 36 81 Cl 101 46 100 10i 5S 92?i 100 7'. 91?i 5S 92Vi 123 , 139 123Vi 122 139Vi 140 39Vi 96; 36 S19i 61?; 39U; 95 Sl: 61 1034; 92H I 92 ! 39 974 36U Sl 61 103 101 92 92 34i 72 92 92 91 91 V9V4 79H 33 34 71 72 151(151 1491498 1251253t 72 i 151?4 152. 1 JQ7 I1CA1 i 12C 126 155 '155 I 155 155 46i 475 57 44U 465; 4C 57 44 461 166 196 J 39 P$ AW. 47 57 44 46 165 195 38 89 2S C6 43 57 46' 167 196 167 1197 39 40541 ?9 H 25 2S 66 C6T4 43'8! 43 S9U! S9 -7, S3 83 132 132 95 ! 95 165,165 1324132 So 1 95 166 lb 1 12074 1S4? 121 1205;, 121 15 19 92 $2 21 93 82 21 57 92 S2 i 21 55 144 50; 85 84 87 44 101 75 I 32 ! 151 9 82 21 56 144 50 85 S4 8S 45 102 75 32 151 55i 144 145 51 85 S5 SS 45 S5 84?i 41s; 102 102 75 32 32 152 153 103T4.105 l?v lib 36 37 Sl S2 36 t 36 S11 51 203 205 205 205 31 35 34 34 32 42 72 24 78 4 31 53 91 3 W- 5S 8S 18 33 32! 32 32 42 71 24 78 44 30 53 J 90 S4 12 75 1S 58 87 18 33 4 42 72 73 79 45 31 54 92 S55g 13 76 19 58 89 1S 34 24 79 44 31 53 90 85 13 76 18 5S 88 18 33 Money, Exchnnpc, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13. Sterling on London, GO days, $4 85; sterling on London, sight, $4 8S. Mexican dollars. 5051c. Drafts Sight, 15c; telegraph, 17c NEW YORK. March 13. Money on call, steady; last loans, 2$?2 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 34 per cent. . Sterling exchange steady, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4 87 for de mand, and at $4 84 for CO days; posted rates, $4 S54 85 and $4 SS; commercial bills, $4 S34 83. - - ' Silver certificates, 61C3c. Mexican dollars, 49c Government bonds, steady; state bonds, Inactive; railroad bonds, strong. LONDON, March 13. Money, 33 per cent. Foreign FInnncinI Nctvh. NEW YORK, March 13. The Commer cial Advertiser's London financial cable gram says: "The stock market here was stagnant and dull today, though prices hardened a little at the close. This was on a pri vate announcement received by a big African house that several Transvaal mines have been allowed to resume op erations. American stocks were quiet and easy, and except for a spurt In Missouri Pacific and Kansas Pacific were feature less. This spurt was In the street after hours. The bank bought 10,000 gold bare. Money was easy. Stockn in London. LONDON, March 13. Atchison, 5S; Caandlan Pacific, 94; Union Pacific pre ferred, 87; Northern Pacific preferred, SO; Grand Trunk, 7; Anaconda, 9. THE GIIAIX aiARKETS. Prices for Cereals In European -and American Porta. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-Wheat-Strong; barley, quiet; oats, steady. Spot quotations were; Wheat No. 1 shipping, 95o: choice, 96c; milling, 9Scft$l 02. Barley Feed, 7072c; brewing, 77 SOc Oats Black, for seed, $1 221 32; red, $1 25gl 45. Call-board sales: Wheat May, $1; December, $1 03; cash, 96c. Barley No sales. Corn Large yellow, $1 1231 15. Chlcapro Grain and Prodnce. CHICAGO, March 11 The provisions market assumed the leadership of the markets at the start, displaying marked activity at the tap of the gong. By its bulge today May pork shows a rise of $1 50 since 10 days ago. The opening ad vance was based o'n light hog receipts and higher prices In the market at the yards. A heavy general demand existed throughout the day. Straggling shorts who had hoped against hope for a reac tion covered at a loss, with the result that, the market having made its ad vance during the forenoon, held at Its best during the remainder of the session. Tho market was at times extremely ner vous under a scarcity of offerings, and such sales as were made came from profit-taking longs. Hog receipts have beon on a diminishing scale for 10 days, and prices at the yards are above the parity of the manufactured product, mak ing it more profitable to buy in the pit for future delivery than to buy and kill and pack the hogs. May pork opened at $14 9715 02. and advanced to $15 52, closing at that figure, 62c over yester day. May lard closed 12c up and ribs 15Tl7c Improved. Wheat was dull but firm. May. opened c higher to unchanged, at 75Q'75c. Un der the Influence of firm late cables, mod crate receipts, unsettled weather, heavy seaboard clearances and In sympathy with the provisions strength, an advance to 75c followed. The demand was most ly local, and not large, but offerings were scarce. For half an hour the market re mained at a standstill on this advance, there not being a single quotation. The close was firm, May c up at 75 75c. Corn was quiet but Arm under the in fluence of unfavorable weather and In sympathy with the provisions strength. May closed c higher at 41041c. ' Oats were dull but firm In sympathy with corn. May closed c higher at 25 25c The leading futures ranged as follows: "WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Low-st. Close. March $0 73 $0 74 $0 73 $0 74 April 745s 74 74 74 May 75 75 75 75 CORN. March 30 May 41 41 41 41 OATS. March 24 24 24 24 May ...-. 24 25 24 25 . MESS POKK. May 14 07 15 62 14 07 15 52 July , 14 SO 14 00 14 60 14 00 LARD. May 7C2 7 72 7 02 7 72 July 7 75 7 77 7 72 7 77 September ... 7 77 782 7 77 7 82 SHOUT RIBS. May 737 7 50 7 37 7 50 September ...7 42 7 47 7 42 7 47 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Dull. Wheat No. 3 Spring, 69S"73c; No. 2 red, 7476c. Corn No. 2, 40c; No. 2 yellow, 39c. Oats No. 2, 2525c; No. 2 white, 29c. Flaxseed No. 1. $1 52; No. 1 North western, $1 53. Timothy seed Prime, $4 40. Mess pork Per barrel, $15 35015 40. Lard Per 100 pounds, $7 70t?7 72. Short rlbes Sides (loose), $7 3507 55; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $6 37S6 62; short clear sides (boxed), $7 707 90. C'lover-Contract grade, $10 75. Receipts. Shlpm'ts. Flour, barrels 43,000 30.000 Wheat, bushels 00,000 C5.000 Corn, bushels 431,000 103,000 Oats, bushels 430.000 278.000 Rye. bushels 8,000 8.000 Barley, bushel 15.000 10, OX) On the Produce Exchange today the butter market was dull; creameries, 150 21c; dairies, ll19c. Cheese Steady. 10ffllc. Eggs Weak; fresh, ll(?12c. Xevr York Grnln and Prodnce. ' NEW YORK, March 13. Flour Re ceipts, 16.494 barrels; exports, 2645 bar rels; market, active and steady. Wheat Receipts, 110.700 bushels; ex ports, 51,991 bushels. Spot Firm; No. 2 red, 80c f. o. b. afloat. 79c elevator. Options opened steady and had a sub sequent slight advance on firmer English cables, heavy seaboard clearances, strength of corn and provisions, and light speculative offerings, with a fair demand from shorts; closed strong, c net higher. March closed 79c; May, 79'8 79c, closed 79c; July closed 79c. Wool Quiet. Hops Quiet. ChJcnRo Grain Gossip. F. G. Logan, Chicago, wires as follows to R. W. McKlnnon & Co.: "The market has averaged stronger, partly on account of a gradual Improve ment In conditions, and also buying back of wheat that waB sold by local parties. No cash business has been worked here so far" as we have been able to learn, but private cables report a better tone to market abroad. The market here 1 in the nature of 'a tempest in a teapot," business being almost entirely local. Pri mary receipts, 597,000 bushels, against 704,000 busnels last year. Shipments, 260. 000 bushels, against 173,000 last year. To tal clearances wheat and flour, 733,000 bushels. Clearances keep up phenomenal ly, considering the apparent lack of de mand that has been In evidence for the past few w-eks. Northwestern receipts, 227 cars, against 652 last year.'' SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO. March 13. Wool Spring Nevada, ll13c; Eastern Oregon, 1013c; Valley Oregon, 1415c. Fall Mountain lambs, 910c; San Joaquin plains, 67c; Humboldt and Mendocino, lOffllc. Hops Crop of 1S00, 1520c Mlllstuffs Middlings, $1719 50; bran $1515 50. Hay Wheat, $S?13: wheat and oats. $9 12; best barley. $S 50; alfalfa, $79 50; compressed wheat, JS013 per ton; straw 4047c per bale. Potatoes River Burbanks, S05Qc; Sali nas Burbanks. 75ctf?$l 15; Oregon Bur banks, 609oc; Early Rose, 6075c. Onions $23 per cental. Vegetables Green peas, 34c; string beans, 6Sc per pound; asparagus. 710c; Citrus fruit Mexican limes. $7 6058 00; comon California lemons, 75c; choice, $2 50; navel oranges, 50c$2 per box, Bananas 50c$l 50 per bunqh. Green fruits Apples, choice, $1 25 per box; common. 30c per box. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, 10S?llc; do hens, 1213c per pound; old roosters, $4 4 50 per dozen; young roosters, $66 50; fryers, $5g5 50; hens, $15 50 per dozen; Downing, Hopkins & Co. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce BOTH TKI.EPHOSES small broilers, $C4; large do, $4 505; old ducks. $4g5; geese, $1 50Jfl 75 per pair. Butter Fancy creamery, 17c; seconds, 14c; fancy dary, 15c; do seconds, 12c Cheese California, full cream. 5c; Young America. 10c; Eastern, 1516c. Eggs Selected, llc; ranch. 12c Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, 4000; wheat, centals. 1700; barley, centals, 60-3; oats, centals, 2250; beans, saoks, 900; com, centals, 400; potatoes, sacks, 2200; bran, sacks, 1175; middlings, sacks, 500; hay, tons, 300; hides, 700. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, March 13. Cattle Receipts, 18.000. including 7C0 Texans. Choice steers, steady; other weak to 10c lower. Good to prime steers, $4 90g7; poor to medium, $3 60ft 4 SO; stockers and feeders, $2 SOtf 4 CO; cows and heifers, $2 C0g4 70; canners. $1 90S2 CO; bulls. $2 604 25; calves, $4S6; Texas fed steers, $lfi'4 05: grassers, $3 35 4; bulls, $2 50-53 75. Hogs Receipts today. 30,000; tomorrow, 22,000; estimated left over, E000. Opened shade higher; closed weak; top, $5 75. Mixed and butchers. $5 42i5 70; good to choice heavy, 15 GOjJG 75; rough heavy, $3 45ffo 67. Sheep Receipts, 18.000. Slow to 10c low er. Good to choice wethers, $4 404 50; fair to choice mixed, $41 50; Western sheep, $4 40g"4 80; yearlings, $4 75-Jt5; na tive lambs, $4 50g5 35; Western lambs, $5 5 35. OMAHA, March 13. Cattle Receipts, 3700; market, active and strong; native beef steers, $4 OOftS 40; Western steers, $3 70fH 60; Texas steers. $3 0OS3 90; cows and heifers, $3 104 25; canners, $2 00g3 W; stockers and feeders, $3 23g4 75; calves, $3 5037 00; bulls and stags, $2 754 10. Hogs Receipts, 9000; market, active and 5c higher; heavy, $5 45f5 50; mixed, $5 42 G 45; light. $5 40g5 45; bulk of sales, $5 425 47. Sheen Receipts, 10,000; market, active and steady; fair to choice yearlings, $4 CO 4 90; fair to choice wethers, $4 25 I 60; common and choice sheep, $3 653 95; lambs, $4 K5 10. KANSAS CITY, March 13. Cattle Re ceipts. 6000; market, steady to easy. Tex as steers, $3 954 85; Texas cows. $2 65 3 75; native steers, $4 60g5 65; native cows and heifers, $2 254 S5; stockers and feed ers. $4 OO55 00; bulls, $3 2504 75. Hogs Receipts, 11,000; market, strong. Bulk of sales. $5 45$ 55; heavy. 55 50 5 60; packers. $5 45?5 55; mixed, $5 40g5 55; lights, $5 35 50; yorkers, $5 25g5 50; pigs, $4 755 20. Sheep Receipts, 2000; mnrket, strong. Lambs, $5 0035 15; muttons, $4 754 SO. Boston Wool Mnrket. BOSTON, March 13. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to morrow: There Is a steadier tone to the wool market and on the whole a more careful feeling Is apparent than has been mani fested for some time. A large volume of business has been transacted and It has been without making any further con cessions In prices. The pressure to sell wool Is decidedly less marked than It was, and some holders have refused to let wools go on a difference of only one-half cent between their views and those of the intending buyers. Reports from manufac turers as to the business which they are doing indicate that orders on large weights have been surprisingly large. The sales since January 1 amounted to 40,859.830 pounds against 34.4SO.000 pounds for the corresponding time last year. The Metal Markets. NEW YORK, March 13. Prices at the start in the metal market were considera bly higher and remained so all day, the chief factor being the advance In tin or about 20 to 40 points. Total transac tions were of moderate proportions, but the market was not active at any time. Copper was dull at $17 for Lake and $16 62 for casting. The shipments of copper during thlB month are only 3000 tons against March shipments of last year of 18,650 tons. Lead was dull and un changed. Spelter was unchanged at $3 90 03 95. Pig Iron warrants, unchanged. Bar sliver, 61c. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13. Bar sil ver 61c. LONDON, March 13. Bar sliver, 2Sd. ' London Wool Auction. LONDON. March 13. The offerings at the wool auction sales today numbered 13,567 bales. A much better feeling pre vailed and competition was spirited. Best scoured realized full rates and greasy was firm and sold freely at unchanged prices. There was an Important demand for the Continent and buyers secured good lines of scoured merinos. Cross breds were taken freely, flne grades, selling at full rates. Inferior cross breds were Irreg ular. A smaller supply of Cape of Good Hope and Natal was offered and It sold fairly well, but there were withdrawals, as bids were &! below sellers' views. Coffee and Snjrnr. NEW YORK. March 13. Coffee options closed steady. 20 to 25 points net lower. Sales, 36.250, Including March and April, $5 75; May and June. $5 85: July. 5 90: No. 4MMMMMMMM R. W. McKinnon t & Co. MEMBERS OF CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE t 8 and 9 Chamber of Commerce t Wc arc connected, through the ffrm of F. G. Logan, Chicago, with the following New York houses, who ore members of the New York Stock Exchange: Ladenburg, Thalman & Co. Walker Brothers Dick Brothers J. S. Bache & Co. "Write for our dally market let tcrs.,, IT IS A CRIME TO BE WEAK. Every Weak mn or woman can be re stored to perfect health and vitality by oroDeraoDllcatlon of Electricity. Dr.' Bennett, the great Electrical authority, has written a book, which he sends free, postpaid, for the asking. His Electric Belt and Electrical Suspen sory are the only ones which do not burn and blister and which can be re newed when burned out. Guaranteed to cure Varicocele. LostVlfcor and VT talllv. Kldnev. Liver and Stomach Disorders. Constipation, etc. Write for book today DR. BENNETT Electric Belt Co. 8 to 11 Union Block, Denver, Colo. vU,- 7 Invoice, 7&o; nominal; mild, quiet; Cor- uova. ji'giSitc Sugar Raw. dull, but steady: fair re fining, 3&c; centrifugal. 95 test. 4c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Mnrrlapje License. Peter G. Bufflngton. 22. Pearl Stayton, 19. Building Permit. John Elsenblatter, cottage on Lake street. In the White Addition; J5Q0. Birth Uetnrnn. March 12, girl to wife of George O. Schwart. Occidental Hotel. DentH Return. March 6. J. L. Kirk. 2S vears. Good Sa maritan Hospital; pneumonia. March 11, Lorn S. Rosenblatt. 61 years; 141 Tonth street; angina pectoris. March 11, Gladys E. Montgomery, 17 days, 434 Lovejoy street; pneumonia. March 11. Charles W. Hodes. 52 years, Columbia Sanitarium; heart disease. March 12, Ruth M. Robinson, 2 years; tuberculosis. Contagions Dlscnacn. Six cases of measles. ncnl Entnte Transfers. Eugenia Hutchinson and W. A. Hutchinson to Grace Booth Baldwin, west half of lots 5 and 6, block 213, Holladny's Addition. August 16 $1000 Frederick Rau to Co-operative- Invest ment Co., west half of lots 5 and 6, block 8, subdivision of Proebetel'B Addition, February 2 10 Guaranty Land Co. to same, parcel of land. Arthur and Water streets, February 7 .. 10 The Hawthorne estate to Claude B. Stevens, lot 17, block 5. York, March 12 250 George F. SUngerland to W. J. Hawk Ins, west 33 feet of lot 1. block 60, Couch's Addition, February 19 900 James Brown et ux. to Bridal Veil Lumbering Co.. SW. Y of section 20. T. 1 N R. 6 E., December 4. 1900.... 2500 John W. Whltsen and wife to same, E. of SE. Yt of section 22. and E. H of NE. Vi of section 27, T. 1 N.. R. 5 E., March 2 400 Sterling Land Co. to the Investors Mortgago Security Co., lots 7 and 8, block 2, Doscher's Second Addition, March 12 ' 1 John Bays and E. J. Jeffery and wives to Sterling Land Co.. lots 3. 6, 7 and S, block 2. Doscher's Sec ond Addition, March 9 .-. 1 Frank Finger to H. E. Noble, lot 18, block 9, Portsmouth. March 11 1 Emma A. Tomlinson et ul., to Ben jamin F. Caton, lots 5, 6 and 7, block 1. Tomllnson's Addition. March 12.. 500 Lena Schulze guardian, to Ida Nel son, north 23 feet lot 7, block 31. Caruthers Addition to Caruthers' Addition, March 11 1500 Daniel H. Harnett to C. Sandstedt. west 30 feet of lot 19, block 28, Al blna. March 16 1000 Phoenix Land Co. to E. A. Leighton and F. S. West, lots 30 to 32. inclus ive, block 8, First Electric Addition, March 12 DO G. F. Bell et ux. to John Eteenblatter, lot 10, block 2, White Tract. Feb ruary 18 400 R; Schmld and M. A. Schmid to Ul rlch Splanalp, lot 16. block 23, Mult nomah. April 25, 1899 400 Many persons keep Carter's Little Liver Pills on hand to prevent bilious attacks, sick headache, dizziness, and And them Just what they need. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Nig! In a Chair Car You can sleep like a top In a Bur lington chnlr car. The air Is good; the car is not TOO warm, and your seat, when ad Justed at the right angle. Is nearly as comfortable as a couch. Cover yourself with an overcoat or shawl; get a pillow from the porter and there you are, reaay for a comfort able night. At 10:30 the lights are lowered, and from that time antll morning the car Is almost as quiet as your own room at home. Omaha, Chicago. Kansas City, St. Louis and EVERYWHERE be yond. TICKET OFFICE: Cor. Third and Stark Sts. R. W. Foster. Ticket Agent PACIFIC CLIPPER LINE For CAPE NOME DIRECT Sailing From SEATTLE APRIL 2T, 1001. S. S. "N03II2 CITY," Finest wooden uteamahlp on the Paclne, steam heat and electric lights In every room, will be sheathed with Iron baric to work her way through the Ice. FOIt CAPE NOME, TELLER CITY, PORT CLAliE.VCE and GOLOVIX RAY. Balling from SEATTLE. June 1, 1301. The Pacific Mall Steamship Company's S. S. "CITY OF SYDNEY." Accommodations for U50 passengers, reen tered tonnase 3517 tons. This Is without ex ception the nnefit and fastest steamer In the Nome trade. For further Information apply to F. V. UAUatGAKTXER. Aent. Couch-street Dock. Portland. Or. Pacific Coast Steamship Co, FOR ALASKA. The Company's steamships COTTAGE CITY. SENATOK. STATE OF CAL. AND AL Kl leave TACOMA 11 A. M.. SEATTLE 0 P. M.. March 1. 6. 11. IB. 21. 28. 31, Apr. 6. 10, 15, 20. 23. 30. May 5. Steamers leave every fifth dav uiereH.ii.er. ror mruier in formation obtain Company's folder. The Company reserves the right to chang eteamers, sallins dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice. AUENVS N. POSTON. 249 Washington st.. Portland. Or. F. W CAULETON. N. P. R. H. Dock. Tacoma: Ticket OHlce. CIS First ave.. Seattle. M. TALBOT. Comm'l Agt.. C.W. MIL LER. Asst. Gen'l Act. Ocean Dock. Seattle; r.QODALL. PEIIKINS & CO.. Oen'l Agents. San Francisco. WASHINGTON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO Fast mall, express and passenger service for SKAGWAY. calling at Port Townend, Van couver, Ketchikan and Juneau, connecting with White Pass & Yukon Koute for Dawson Atlln and all Yukon River points. Throush bills of lading Issued. SS. CITY OF SEATTLE on March 0. 10 and 20. ' SS. VICTORIAN on March 3. 13 and 23. From Seattle at 8 P. M; DODWELL & COMPANY. Ltd.. General Agents. 232 Oak st. Telephone Main 00. TRAVELERS GUIDE. rfjjtlnTijTr mmm Skoft Line and union Pacific Union Depot, Sixth nnd J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICAGO-rORTLAND SPECIAL." Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 9:00 A. M.; arrives at 4:30 P. M. SPOKANE FLYER. For Spokana, Eastern Washington, and Great Northern polnu, leuves at tf P. M.; arrives at 1 A. M. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 9:00 P. M.; arrives at S:40 A. M. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. Water lines schedule subject to change with out notice). OCEAis DIVISION From Portland, leave Alnsv.'orth Dock at a P. M.; sail every 5 days; Geo. W. Elder, Sun.. Mar. 3; Wed.. March'14; Sat.. March 2.J; Tues.. April 2; Frl.. April 12. Columbia. Frl., March ; lion., March 13: Thurs., March 23, bun.. April 7. From San Francisco Sail every 3 days Leave Sj .ar-5trcet Pier 24 at 11 A. M.; Co lumbia. Mon.. March 4; Thurs.. March. 14-; Sun.. Marsh 24; Wed.. April 3, Sat., April 13. Geo. W. Elder. Sat.. March 0; Tues., March 10; Frl.. March 2u; Mon.. April tt; Thurs.. March IS. COLU.MRIA niVElt DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer HafsaJo leaves Portland dally, ex cept Sunday at 8:0 P. M. : on Saturday at 10.00 P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7:UO A. M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISIQN. PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem, Independence and way points, leaves from A.sh-street Dock at 0 A. M. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Returning, leaves Independence at 5 A. 31.. and Salem at 0 A. M., on Tuebdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. CORVALLIS AND ALBANY. Steamer Modoc leaves Portland at C A. M. on Tuesday?, Thursdaya and Saturdays. Re turning, leaves Corvallts at 0 A. M. on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays. YAMKILL UIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Oregon City. Ruttevllle, Champoog. Dayton and way landings, leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdaya at 7 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays at 0 A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAHO Steamers leave Rlparia at 3:40 A. M. dally, arriving at Lewlaton about 3 P. M. Returning, leave I.ewlston at S:30 A. M... arriving at Rl paria same evening. A. L. CRAIG. General Passenger Agent. CITY TICKET OFFICE 234 "Wnnlilngrton St., Corner Third. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO. For Yokohama nnd Hong Kong, calling at Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connectinc steamers tor Manila, Port Ar thur ami Vladlvostock. For rates and full Information cnll on or address offlclals or agents ot O. R. & S. Co. EAST V1A SOUTH Del7VtrefetV.Ul,M Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem. Rose burs. Ashland, Sac ra m e n to. Ogden. 8:30 P. M. 8:30 A. M. 7:45 A. M. Sao Francisco. Mo- JRve, Los Angelas, 7:20 P. M. El Paso. New Or leans and the East. At Wooilb urn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with train for Mt. Angel. SlI v e r t o n. Krowna vllle. Sprlngfl eld. and Natron, and evening train for Mt. Angel and SH verton. ' Albany passenger.... Corvallls passenger. Sheridan passenger.. 4:00 P. M. 7:30 A. M. 4:50P. M. 10:10 A. M. 5:50 P. M. 118:25 A. M. Dally. Datly except Sunday. Rebate tickets on saU between Portland, Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net ratea $17 first clas and $11 second clais. Including sleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern polnta and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND, Ticket Agent. 140 Third street. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street. Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20, 0:40 A. M.; 12:30. 1:05. 3:23, 4:40. 11:23. 8:30. 11:30 P. M.: and 9:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at :35 b:3il. 10:50 A. M.; 1:35. 3:10. 4:30, (5:13. 7:40. 10:00 P. M.; 12:40 A. M. daily, except Monday, 8:30 and 10:03 A. M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 0:r P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon days. Wednesdays nnd Fridays at 3:50 P. M. Returns Tuerdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. Manager. C H. MARKHAM. Gen. Fit. & Pass. Agt. Ticfcat Office. 122 Third 5t Phone 680 LEAVE No. 4 0:00 P. M. The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul, Minne apolis. Duluth. Chicago and all points East. ARRIVE No. 3 7:00 A. II Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP KIN3HIU MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points will leave Seattle About April 1st Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES J DCPJtsI",and lABRIVES For MayBers, Rainier, Clatskanla. Westport, Clifton, Astoria, War renton, Flavel, Ham mond. Fort Steven, Gearhart Fk., Seaside. Astoria and Seashore Express. Dally. Astoria Express, Dally. 8:00 A. M. 11:10 A. M. 7:00 P. M. 0:40 P. M. Ticket ottlce 233 Morrison st. and Union Depot. J. C. MAYO, Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria, Or. WHITE COLLAR LINE STR. HERCULES tak-s the place of BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street Dock), Leaves Portland dally every morning at T o'clock, except Sunday. Returning-. leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. .Orerjon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 351. Steamers Aftooa and Pomona Dally (ex. Sunday) for Independence. Salem and all way landings. Leave Portland 0:45 A M.: lea"ve Salem S A. M.: Independence, 7 A. M. Office and dock, foot Taylor st. f?J( SUN-SET -r O 0GKN4SHASTA II vnV jJBs ynj