THE MORNING OREGOttlAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1901 It COMMERCIAL AMD ' -FINANCIAL NEWS A more active movement and higher prices for -wheat, and;nrm'to higher .prices for nearly all lines of farm produce, are the most pleasing features of the trade situation this -week. -The worst feature of the situation Is the continued dullness In wool, buyers and sellers apparently drifting farther apart in their Ideas each each day. Mohair is now -arriving, send. while the price is materially lower than it was laEt year, there, seems to be more of a' disposition to sell than there was a year ago. "Veal, pork, poultry and eggs are all Arm at full prices. There is an ex cellent demand for staple groceries from all parts of the Interior, but there Is no change in prices. Early In the week there was a slight disturbance In the local coffee market, the Issue apparently being whether or not package coffee should be handled at a profit. Aside from this, prices were unchanged. "WHEAT The wheat market has stif fened up materially during the week, and prices yesterday were over 4 cents , per bushel higher than they were on a corresponding date a year ago. Freights have been forced down to a point where all the profits no longer go to the ship owner. The exact value of the spot ship was determined Tuesday by the charter of the Algburth. at 37s Gd. "While this rate is high, compared with that which pre vailed toward the end of the season In -some years, yet It Is so far under the highest rates reached a short time ago that the figure seems quite reasonable, and materially Increases the value of a bushel of wheat. Fifty-seven cents was the ruling quotation on "Walla Walla wheat yesterday, and at that figure a a number of sales have been made dur ing the week. For a round lot of choice stock, -this -figure could probably be beaten, but In the absence of pressing tonnage engagements, there Is not much Inclina tion to lake on much wheat at a higher figure. "The California market Is display ing considerable energy, and as each'slight bulge in. other markets sends the May option up at a much Jlyeller gait than Is shown by December, it fs apparent that there is quite a large short interest in the May option. The California crop, as usual at this season of the year, is "the best on rec ord," and accordingly it cannot be lm proyed on, and if there Is any change, "It will be for the worse, j The crop In the Pacific Northwest is also showing ex cellent promise all through the territory east of the mountains, and is much far ther advanced than it was at a corres ponding date last year. In the Willam ette Valley there Is some talk of the re appearance of the Insects which played such . havoc with the cereal last year. It is, of course., still too early to deter mine whether or not the ravages of this pests are serious enough to cause an other failure In the Valley, but with the experlnece of last year fresh in their minds, the wheat growers In the affected districts are. somewhat alarmed. Reports of the crop In foreign countries are, on the whole', quite favorable. In Russia, snow is still protecting the fields, and most of the danger from frost in the Spring Is past. India is looking well, and promises a good yield. There was some freezing out in Germany, necessi tating reseedlng. In France the Winter crop Is in good shape, and weather fav orable for Spring plowing. Spain is com plaining some, but thef damage is not regarded as serious. Other foreign countries' report the crop in normal con dition. WOOL AND MOHAIR The mohair clip is moving more freely than was expected, several lots having been sold already at 30 and 21 cents. Following ihe usual prac tice, some of the growers in the Willam- L ette Valley are. pooling the clip, and will invite bids for their lots In the aggregate. The clip for this year is estimated at 300,000 pounds, an increase of about 20 per cent over last year. A few lots of wool from mutton sheep have already reached the market, but there has been but little shearing done. The weather has been rather severe on sheep which have been sheared, and some of the kids that lost their covering of mohair have perished from exposure. None of the Eastern wool buyers are In the field and the market remains stagnant. OATS AND BARLEY Receipts of oats are very light, and with a steady demand prices are quite Arm at $1 25 per cental, with gray In demand whl te.osa ftsb eLa for best white, with gray in demand at 51 201 22i per cental. Barley for feed is also firm and local stocks are pretty well cleaned up. Best feed is selling at ?17 per ton, and brewing is nominal at the same figure. ONIONS AND POTATOES Onions are only fairly steady at ?3 per cental- for select stock. The extreme prices reached a few weeks ago seem to have curtailed the demand, so that prices are main tained with difficulty. There is some stock offering as low as $2 23 per cental. Potatoes, are steadier on light receipts, but there has been no advance In prices. Shipments to San Francisco are smaller than they were at this time last year. BUTTER There has been enough Spring grass available for stock to ma terlally Increase the quantity of butter from, the near-by creameries, and this In creased output, together with liberal re ceipts -from Sah Tranclsco, has had the effect of weakening prices a little. No open reduction has been made, but the 'largest handlers of the product are con sidering the advisability of dropping the price before the California butter gets too strong a foothold In the local market. Dairy is easier at 17& cents. Store, 10 3?ft oents, and best creamery 4550 cents per poll. EGGS The Easter demand, and large shipments to Alaska, have advanced eggs to 14 cents, and they were quite firm at that figure yesterday, with some dealers predicting a further advance. The Alaska demand Is so much greater than It was at this time last year, that it Is a dif ficult matter to force prices down, as all of the stock that is not taken up by the local ,market is shipped North where It nets shippers slightly higher figures than they can secure locally. The cold storage men hava; not yet had an opportunity to get In at a figure which would admit of profitable business. Eggs are cheap in the East, and large quantities are going Into storage there, which might make trouble for Paclflc Coast dealers next Winter If eggs were put away at high figures now. POULTRY Poultry continues firm, es pecially f6'r chickens which sell up as high as JC for fancy stock, with what Is usually classed as good stock at J5 per dozen. There Is an excellent demand for Springs, and fair sized stock. In good con dition, readily demands $5 per -dozen. "Peepers" are not so badly wanted, and are selling at much lower prices. Ducks and geese are steady at quotations. Old turkeys sell at 10li cents, but dressed are in nominal demand only at 12&14 cents per pound. Flour Best grades, $2703f3 40 per bar rel: graham, $2 CO. Oats "White, JL25 per cental; gray. Q 201 22 per cental. Barley Feed, 516 50$jl7; orewing, J16"50 17 per ton. Mlllstuffs Bran, JIG per ton; middlings, $21 50; shorts, $17 60; chop, $16. Hay Timothy. $1212 SO; clover, $709 50; Oregon wild hay, $57 per ton. Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc. Hops 12&14c per pound; 1S99 crop. &7a Wool Valley. ll15c; Eastern Oregon, 912c; mohair, 0Q21c per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings. IS'&SOc: short wool, 25S35c; medium-wool, 3050c; long wool, G0c$r$l each. Tallow 3c; No. 1 and irrease, 22&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. L sound steers, GO pounds and over. 7Sc; co, 50 to 60 pounds, 77V4c; do, under 50 pounds, 6&7c; kip, lu to 30 pounds, 6A 7c; do veal. 10 to 14 pounds. 7c; do calf, under 10 pounds, 7Sc; green (unsalted). lc per pound less; culls (bulls stags, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, hatr sllpped, weather-beaten or gruDby). one third less. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, $5 20; cubs, each, $2(&5; badger, each. 1040c: wildcat. 2575c; house cat, 520c: fox. common gray. 30g50c; do red, $1 502; do cross. $515; lynx. $23; mink. 50$1 25; marten, dark Northern, $612; do pale pine, $1 50Jj2; muskrat, 510c; skunk, 2S ,35c; otter (land), $57; panther, with head md claws perfect. $25; raccoon, 30&35c, wolf, mountain, with head perfect. $3 50 5; prairie wolf or coyote, G075c; wolver ine, 547; beaver, per skin, large, $5$f; do medium, per skin. $37; do small, per skin, $1(52; do kits, per skin, 5075c. STOCKS. Butter. EgTK.t. Poultry, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery. 2225c; dairy, 17H;S20c; store, 1012Vc per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 13Vi14c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3 5o5; hens. ;$o6; dressed, ll12c per pound? .Springs, $4(g5 per dozen; ducks, 45&6; geeBe, wq per dozen; turKeys, jive, luy lie; dressed, 1314c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins. 13S13&C; iYoung America, 13Vs6'Hc per pound. X .. Vegetable, Fruit. Etc. Vegetables Carrots, io3Soc per sack; .onions, $2 253; cabbage, $1 40gl 50 per , cental; potatoes, 4555c per sack; sweet potatoes, fi o per iw pounds; new po tatoes. 3c per pound, celery, S000c per dozen; California, tomatoes, $1 50JJ2 per box. Fruit Lemons, choice, $2 00; fancy. $2 50(2 75: oranges. $1 752 50 for navel: $1 501 75 for seedlings, per box; pineap ples, $44 50 r per dozen; bananas. 25 3 per bunch; Persfan dales. Gc per pound; apples, $12. Dried truit Apples, evaporated. 5SGc per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 34c; pears, 9c; prunes. Italian. 57c; silver, extra choice. 57c; figs, California blacks, 5c; figs, California white. SStfc plums, pltless, white, 7gSc per pound. bear raid against It. Tills gave rise to the suspicion that some large operators, long of stocks, were using well known bear brokers to sell out and realize profits. In order to give the impression that the selling was for the short account. The market opened with the Influence of last night's upward rush still manifest, but the selling to take profits caused a decline to set In almost Immediately, which forced prices very generally be low last night's leveL In Burlington and Northern Paclflc the profit taking was especially heavy, owing to the meager detalrs which accompanied the allegations that an agreement had been reached for the absorption of Burlington by the Hill Morgan Interests In the Northwest. The announcement of an export of gold to France also had a depressing Influence. The announcement gave ground for the usual wrangle amoug exchange experts as to whether the movement was a special one or a regular exchange opera tion. The'" general feeling Is that It Is the prelude to a regular outward move ment of gold. Bankers professed to have no fear that such a movement will affect thd money market unfavorably. The feeling of depression was practi cally overcome during the first hour, and during the day there was- a succession of advances in different stocks, each De velopment of new strength causing but a slight response In the general- market and being Invariably succeeded by a re alizing movement which carried prices back all the way from a fraction to 2 points. Practically each hour during the day had Its pulsation of this sort. Bur lington and Northern Paclflc were con spicuous In the recovery and both made new record prices. The extreme rice In Northern Paclflc was 4 points and in Bur lington 2. The coalers were strong on the belief that a strike would be averted. The movement In Burlington affected the oiner grangers ay syrapuuij. Mg,. . TnHfl rose to a new hlch level, on the ii? ,..3 UVi very favorable statement of January net earnings, and the Southwesterns were generally strong on the belief In the ap proaching merger, the Colorado members of the group being conspicuous. The At chisons were also affected on the reports of an early dividend on the common. The resulting gains exceeded 2 points in many cases and reached as many as 4 points. Among the specialties. Sugar, General Electric, Colorado, fuel, and the Rubber stocks were conspicuous. Rubber preferred rising 7&. Union Pacific was heavy throughout, although It recovered sharp ly from the lowest. The decrease In the February net earnings held the stock down. Only afew stocks closed at the top-and the profit taking, which was a feature throughout, was going on at the cjose, which was Irregular. The bond market was strong nnd con tinued active. Total sales, $5,035,000. United States 3s advanced Y and old 4s reg. per cent on the last call. BONDS. "17. S. 2s. ref. reg-lOB J3en. Electric 5s..lS0 do coupon lOGH.N. T. Cent. lsts...l07H do 3?, rejr 111? Northern Pac. 3s.. 72' do coupon 111' do 4s 100 do new 4e, reg.. 138V Oregon Nav. lsts. 110 do coupon KHvi! ao -s i"n change has decided to suspend business on April 5 and 6. Friday and Saturday. Ketr Yorlc Stocks. These quotations are furnished, by R. W.. McKlnnon & Co.. members of the Chicago Board of Trade: 3 pr 101 61 128& 141 42i 107 Anaconda Mining Co.. Amal. Copper Co Atchison com Atchison pfd Am. Tobacco com...... Am. Sugar com Am. Steel & Wire com. Am. Steel & Wire pfd. Am. Smelter com I 57M Am. Smelter pfd f 95& Am. Steel Hoop com..j 41& Am. steel hoop pid..l sz Am. Tin-Plate com....i 70 Am. Tin-Plate pfd....114fc iialtlmore & Ohio com.i 91 Baltimore & Ohio pfd. J 90 Brook. Rapid Transit.. r SOJi Canadian Pacific Chicago & Alton com..i 42 46 I 46& 46 101 62 954 12S$i 142: 43i 4254 lffiilO Chicago & Alton pfd. Chicago &; G. W. com. Chi., Ind. & L. com Chi., Ind. &. L. pfd.... Chi., Burl. & Quincy.. Chi.. Mil. & SL Paul.. Chicago & N. W. com.. Chi., R. L & Pacific. New Jersey Central.... Chesapeake & Ohio Canada Southern Colo. Fuel & Iron com. ConL Tobacco com Cont. Tobacco pfd Delaware &. Hudson.... Del.. Lack & Wcstcrji. D. & R. G. com D. & R. G. pfd line com M 23 37 73 16S 148i 99 60 Hi 1252 139 5S 424 115 92 90 SO 43 77 23' 37 73 1694 143! 17S4ft7S4 125 155 47 61 5541 lo 1044 16S 193 4S4 1W Groceries, Nuts, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 232Sc; Java, fancy, 26 32c; Java, good, 20g24c; Java, ordinary, 1820c; Costa Rica, fancy, lSS20c; Costa Rica, good, 1616c; Costa Rica, ordinary. 1012c per pound: Columbia roast, $12 75; Arbuckle's, $12 25; Lion, $12 25 per case. Rice Island, Gc; Japan, 5c; New Orle ans, 4ff5c: fancy head, $77 50 per sack. Sugar Cube, $6 25; crushed, $6 50; pow dered, $5 5; dry granulated, $5 65; extra C, $5 25; golden C. $5 15 net. half barrels y4c more than barrels; sacks, 10c per 100 less than barrels; maple, 1516c per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails, $1 50(g2; two-pound tails, $2 252 50; fancy one-pound flats. $22 25; 4-pouno. fancy flats, $1 101 30; Alaska tails, $1 1 25; two-pound tails, $1 902 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, He; filberts, 15c; fancy pecans, 12 14c; almonds, 15174c per pound. Beans Small white, 554c; large white. Ec; bayou, 34c; Lima, 64c per pound. Grain bags Calcutta, $6 506 75 per 100 for spot. Coal oil Cases, 194c per gallon; bar rels, 154c; tanks, 134c Stock salt 50s. $14 25 per 100; 100s, $13 75. Meat and Provisions. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers, $4 75; ewes, $44 CO; dressed, C47c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy. $5 0055 25; light. $4 7S; dressed, 67c per pound. Veal Large. 774c per pound; small, S9c per pound. Previsions Portland pack (Shield brand) hams, smoked, are quoted at 124c per pound; picnic hams, 94c per pound; breakfast bacon, 144154c; bacon, 114c; backs, lie; dry salted sides, 10Uc; dried beef, 15c; lard, five-pound palls, lie; 10-pound palls, 10c; 50s, 104c; tierces, 10c per pound: Eastern pack (Hammond's) hams, large, 124c; me dium, 124c; small, 13c; picnic hams. 94c; shoulders. 94c; breakfast bacon. 135 1554c; dry salted sides, 94QJ10Uc; bacon sides. 104ll?4c; backs, lltfc; butts. lO&c; lard, pure teaf. kehle-rendered, 5s, 114c; 10s. lie; do salted bellies. 104Q11?4C: bacon bellies. 11401254c; dried beef, 154c Beef Gross, top steers, $4 504 75; cows, $4 i 50; dressed beef, 7(gSc per pound. do old 4s. reg... .113s Oregon S. L. Gs...l2Sifc do coupon 114Vj do con. Jis 110 do 5s, reg HlMsiRIo Gr. W. Isu...l01,-i do coupon 1114 St. Paul consols...lS44 Dlst. Col. 3-C5s.. l' - St. P. C. & P. Irtsll8 Atchison adj. 4s... 05 1 do ."is 12114 C. & X.W. con. 7fll414'Vi. Cent. Ws.... 904 do S. F. deb. 5s.l24 Itt'cst Shore 4s 1154 D. & R. O. 4s. ..102 (Southern Pac 4s.. 03 Bid. STOCKS. The total sales of stocks today were 1,407,200 shares. The closing quotations were: Atchison do pfd Bait. & Ohio.. do pfd Can. Pacific.. Can. Southern Ches. & Ohio.. Chi. Gr. Western. 23 GlfVabash . 05 I do pfd . 02 Wheel. & L. E... .01 I do 2d pfd . !WJW!s. Central . C3WJP. C. C. & St. L. Itii intra Avenue . 214 41K, 18 344 20 07 EXPRESS CO.'S. Erie lets pfd Federal Steel com..... Federal Steel pfd Illinois Central Louisville & Nashville. Met. Manhattan Mexican Central Ry....j 2454: Jvi 12Sfc 155 46 64 51 43 104 164 197 47 964 354 59 69?$! "W 484i 4S5 101 1014 1364' 137 3E5s 100-S 57 9a 41 92 704 114 91 S9V4 79 42 77 22 37 724' 157 I474; O.2. ; 3 46 1004 61 95 1264 "1 43 1074 34 96 424 92 704 114 92 91 79 93 424 77 23 374 724 16S4 1434 Downing, Hopkins & Co. ESTABLISHED 18D3. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce R. W. McKINNON & CO. BANKERS :AND 17717S 12612S4 153 464 163 51 414 104 164 196 464 964 344 534 634 4S4 101 1364 994 Traction Co.'....!!lG2il64iiil614 attan Elevated... 12354 1245sil23 C, B. & Q iuW2lAdams 160 Chi., Ind. i L... 37U!Amerlcan 204 do pfd 724 United States .... 78 Chi. iz East. IH...117V-lWellB-FarK 144 Chicago & X. W..178 MISCELLANEOUS. C, R. I. & Pac...l28Amer. Cotton Oil.. 2(J a. a. a & st. l. si do pfd ss Colo. Southern ... l2M.Amer. Malting ... 5 uu 1SI JllU...... -irl uu "u --- do 2d pfd .. 22Vi Amer. Smelt. & B. 5S4 Del. & Hudson.... ltfHIi do pfd OC Del.. Lack. & W..107 Amer. Spirits 1 Denver & Rio Gr. 48 do pfd 17 do pfd nsuiAmer. Steel Hoop 424 Erie 3Gs do Pfd 92 do 1st pfd WW. Am. Steer & W... 43 Gr. North, pfd... .2023.1 do pfd 107 Hocking Coal .... 174 Amer. Tin Plat6. 704 Hocking Valley .. 544 do Pfd H5 Illinois Central ...13CViAmer. Tobacco ....12U4 Iowa Central 32V4 do pfd 144 do pfd 614Anaconda M. Co... 40 Lake Erie 5. W... 5S i Brooklyn R. T.... 70 do pfd 122 Colo. Fuel & Iron. 554 Lake Shore 21tHSCoat. Tobacco .... 44 Louis. & Nash.... 00l do pfd 104, Manhattan El ...123iFederal Steel .... 4& Met. St. Ry l(M do pfd 1014 Alex, central 24V. general tiectnc ..217 Minn. & St. Louis 87lG,ucose Sugar uo pia 110 1 uu rua Missouri Paclflci..102Int. Paper Mobile & Ohio... SI I do nfd M.. K. & T 25VijLa Clede Gas..., do pfd ri7KP(Uior.al Biscuit New Jersey Cnt.lKi! do pfd New York Cent...l4".ia'Ional Lead :. Norfolk & West... 51 do pfd do pfd 85 National Steel Northern Pacific., 034l do pfd .. 8HUN. 1. Air Brake Ontario & West. 35 North American do pfd 49 .. 04 .. 20 .. 78 .. 81 .. 40 .. 354 ::2S i.v.14 5a 01 64 35 Missouri Pacific Mobile & Ohio Mo., Kan. & Tex. com. Mo. Kan. & Tex. pfd. New York Central Norfolk & VScst. com.. Norfqlk & "West. pfd.. Northern Pacific com.. Northern Paclflc pfd.. National Steel com National Steel pfd North American, new.. N. Y., Ont. & Western. O. R. & N. com O. R. & ?. pfd Paclflc Coast Paclflc Coast 2ds Paclflc Coast Ists Pennsylvania By People's G., L. & C. Co. Pressed S. Car com.... Pressed S. Car. pfd.... Pullman Palace Co.... Paclflc Mall S. Co Reading: com Reading 2ds pfd Reading- lsts pfd Southern Ry. com Southern Ry. pfd Southern Paclflc St. L. &. S. F. com.... St. L. & S. F. 2ds pfd.. St. L. & S. F. lsts pfd.. Texas & I'acmc Tenn. Coal &. Iron.. Union Pacific com.... Union Pacific pfd.... U. S. Leather com U. S. Leather pfd.... U. S. Rubber com.... U. 5. Rubber pfd.... U. 8. Steel Co. com.. U. S. Steel Co. pfd.. Wheel. & L. E. com.. Wheel. & L. E. 2ds.. Wheel. & L. E. lsts.. Wis. Central com Wis. Central pfd Western Union Tel.... Wabash com Wabash pfd 254 24 102!1014 244 ob;fc 147 51 S3 914 90 524 114 S9 344 254 21 584 55 147411464 514 S54 934 915 524 U4 894 35 1544 105 374 0 203 35 3441 4S 734 z 794 4654 434 6554 844 3a 564 91 S5 13 754 19 6054 18 50 85 S94 S9 52 114 83 34 154 1054! 374 SflU: 201 354 36 514 754 464 44 69 85 35 574 91 85 13 754 124 674 194 1 344) 35 21' 464 SS 204 153V 46 634 55 44 1044 166Ts 197 4S 9S4 36 59 69 S 1014 136 99 16-1 1234 Z44 102 St 254 57 146 51 85 934 914 524 114 88 35 42 76 06 64 BROKERS MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE 8 and 9 Chamber of Commerce, Portland 1534 104 37 794 203 35 344 4S 724 284 784 46 43 6S4 844 34 56 904' 4 13 754 19 60 184 134 5S4f 574 21A ZOVi 46 464! 90 SS?i 214 20 41 1 41tf ! 40 154 105 37 794 ',201 35 35 50 74 2S 794 46 43 6S4 844 34 57 91 84 134 754 224 66 42 92 18 344 53 21 464 89 214 414 We transfer money over our own wires, to all the important cities in the United States. We buy and sell cotton, grain and provisions, for cash or on margin, for future delivery. We buy and sell all railroad stocks listed on the New York or Chicago Stock Exchanges. We buy and sell all copper stocks listed on the Boston Stock Exchange. Correspondence solicited. THE PALATIAL (16(11 BUILDING pDI Short clear sides Boxed, $3 15S 30. ' Sugar Cut loaf.. 6.04c; granulated, 5.47c. Clover Contract grade, 510 7510 85. Butter Market quiet; creamery, 15521c; dairy. lllSc. Cheeee-Actlve. lligllc. Eggs Quiet; fresh, 124c. Receipts. Shipm'tat Flour, barrels C9.000 Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels . Oats, bushel . . Rye. bushels .. Barley, bushels .183.000 .278.000 ..487,000 .. 14.000 . 31.000 48.000 41.000 17S.00O 300.000 3.00,) 24.000 Total sales, 1,454,000 shares. THE GRAIX MARKETS. Prices tor Cereil la European and Americas Porta. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. Wheat and barley futures, quiet; spot yrheat, firmer; spot barley, easier; oats, quiet and steady. Spot quotations were: Wheat No. 1 shipping, tt 01; choice, $102; milling. J1024105. Barley Feed, 7576c; brewing, 80c. Oats Black, for seed, $1 151 25; red, Jl 251 45. Call board sales: Wheat Quiet; May, $1 034 bid; Decem ber, 51 05: cash, U 01. Barley No sales. Corn Large yellow, $1 1531 17. O. It. & N' 42 Paclflc Coat do pfd 70 j do 1st pfd.. Pennsylvania ....154V4I do 2d pfd... Reading 35;iPac!flc Mail . do 1st prd 74?4 u'eopies uas ioa, do 2d pfd...:... 50-y4Pressed Steel Car.. 374 Rio Gr. Western.. 83 do pfd 79 do pfd .104 tfuuman l'ai. car.204 St. Louis & S. F.. 43' Stand. Rope & T.. do 1st .pra do Zd pfd St Louis S. W. do pfd St. Paul do pfd St. Paul & O.. IV. S4Sugar , 141 .. GV,4 ao iia izi .. 3Ti4,Tcnn. Coal & Iron. 57 .. 044 U. S. Leather 13 ..1494 do pfd 754 ..1844iU. S. Rubber 224 .lZo XEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Dealing Were Montly Professional, With. Violent Fluctuations. NEW YORK, March 27. The movement of today's stock market was confusing and irregular to the last degree. The dealings were highly professional, and the result seemed to be a contest waging between a bull following and a bear folloVing, each side commanding the services of some of the oldest and most skillful operators in the street While such was the current belief among room traders and outside speculative contin gent, whether the bulls, were all really bulls or the bears desired to see lower prices, It would be very difficult to say. A market of such a character is distin guished by the wariness and the skillful ruses employed by the operators. For Instance, experience shows that nothing will cause such eager support by large buying orders for the account of the friends of a stock as the knowledge of a (MISON&CO. Portland Tacoma Seattle Spokane Banlc Clearances. Clearings. Balances. $309.rO $30,492 1722S5 53.743 270.743 51.735 145.C45 . 33,030 :i PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Etc. Wheal--5Valla WalJa. S7c; Valley nomi nal; bluestem, 59c per busheL 7 Board of Trade and Suck Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS . STOCKS aB4 COTTON BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR CASH OH CARRIED OS XARGLNS do pfd 00 Southern Pacific. 40W Western Union .... SOifc Southern Ry 3S Amal. Copper ....100 do pfd 79ViNatlonal Tube COVi Texas & Paclflc... 34' do prd 114 Union Paclflc.... OiaylRepublic Iron & S. 104 do pfd S4HI ao pfd COVi Trust receipts, Money. Exchange, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4 854; sterling on London, sight, $4 89. Mexican dollars, 5014 g51c. Drafts Sight, 12c; telegraph, 15c. NEW YORK, March 27. Money on call, 23 per cent: last loans, 2 per cent: prime mercantile paper, 34044 per cent cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness In bankers bills at J4 S44 SS4 for demand, and at $4 S5 for CO days; posted rates, 54 S544 89; commercial bills, ?4 84 4 844. Silver certificates, 61 63c. Mexican dollars, 49c Bonds Government strong; state weak; railroad strong. LONDON, March 27. Consols, Money, 44 per Sent, 97 7-16. 214-213 'Chamber of Commerce Fertlsnrf, Orcia Foreign Financial Xe-nj. NEW YORK. March 27. The Commer cial Advertiser's London financial cable gram says: "Business went on Improving on the stock exchange here today, despite the Imminence of the Easter holidays, when the exchange will be closed from Friday to Monday Inclusive. The tone was cheer ful. The shorts covered their contracts In consols. "American shares were bought steadily all day. The feature was the Northern Pacific issues, which were very strong. New York frightened the market here somewhat by sending' over selling orders In Northern Paclflc, but these sales led the sudden rally that followed the first hesitating depllne. Erics were also In fluentlally bought. Anacondas were not affected by the dividend declared, al though Paris was buying TIntos. "Money rates remained unchanged to day. Silver was fiat on New York sales and the absolute cessation of Indian support. Stocks in London. LONDON, March 27. Atchison, 62; Canadian Pacific, 954; Union Paclflc pre ferred, 87; Northern Pacific preferred, 92; Grand Trunk, 8; Anaconda, 9. Exchanges "Will Close. NEW YORK. March 27. The board of 1 governors of the "New York Stock Ex- Chicago Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, March 27. Twide in corn was active the greater part of the session, but the volume of business was smaller than has been the average recently. The market, however, showed a resumption of the advancing tendency, which received something of a check yesterday. Profit taking was still against the price, but the pressure was reduced. Higher cables, light country offerings, almost Impassable roads and unsettled weather were the bull factors. May opened a shade to "46c higher, at 42i42c, advanced to 42"i 424c, reacted to 42i42c, closing firm 3ic higher, at 42c. Activity of short duration al the begin ning of the session, and again near the end. Is the best that can be said of the day's wheat trade. But despite this dull ness, which at times became stagnation, the market exhibited a firm undertone. Selling May and replacing It with July, formed a considerable part of the day's operations. The firmness early was a re sult of steady cables, moderate receipts and unsettled weather, together with the corn strength. May opened unchanged to (5'ic higher, at 75'g75'Js754c, and de clined early on selling through brokers lo 75i75c. The corn strength, renewed alarm oyer strained relations between Japan and Russia, and somewhat alarming South western reports of damage from Hessian fly caused a rally near the end. Shorts covered liberally, and May rallied sharply to 76c, and closed firm ic -over yesterday, at 754g76c. The market for oats was dull. May closed a shade higher at 2525c Provisions were dull and Irregular. The close was rather easy. May pork 2c higher, and lard and ribs each a shade down. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT . Opening. Hlrhut, Low-t. Close. .$0 744 0 75l$ $0 744 $0 75ft Kerr York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, March 27. Flour Re ceipts, 14.16S barrels; exports, 18,330 bar rels. Market steady. Wheat Receipts. 10.200 bushels. Spot Firm; No. 2 red, 80c f. o. b. afloat, 79"ic elevator. Options opened at a steady undertone, in spite of dullness, being influenced by strength of corn and higher English ca bles; closed firm at Hc net advance; May closed SOSc; July, S04c; September, S0c Wool Quiet. Hops Steady. European Grain Markets. LONDON. March 27. Wheat Cargoes on passage, firm but not active; cargoes Walla Walla, 2Ss 9d; English country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL, March 27. Wheat Steady; No. 1 standard California, 6s 4d; wheat and flour in Paris, steady; French country markets, quiet; weather In Eng land, fine but cold. Wheat Spot, firm; No. 2 red Western Winter, 6s d; No. 1 northern Spring, 6s 3d; No. 1 California, 6s 3d. Futures, steady; May, 6s d; July, 6s 4d. Corn Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 3s lid; do old, 4s d. Futures-Steady; May, 3s 10d; July, 3s lO&d; September, 3s lOTid. heavy, $656 15: rough, heavy, J5 83Jr5 55; light. 5 S06 05; bulk of sales, 55 95 6 02. Sheep Receipts, 11C.000; sheep and lambs about steady. Good to choice wethers, 54 S0g5 05; fair to choice, mixed, 54 505 05; native lambs, 54 755 40; West ern lambs, 55 1&S5 40. OMAHA, March 27. Cattle Receipts. 3200 head. Market steady to easy. Na tive beef steers. 54 2035 40; Westerij steers, 53 704 60; Texas steers, 53 004 CO; cows and heifers. 53 304 40; canners, 51 753 25; stockers and feeders, 53 25 4 SO; calves, 53 507 00; bulls and stags, 52 754 25. Hogs Receipts, 6100 head. Market a suaae lower, neavy, oiWBa 92ft; mixed, 55 855 87; light, 55 80 5 S5; bulk of sales, 55 85(55 90. Sheep Receipts, 7500. Market steady. Fair to choice native yearlings, 54 70 5 00; fair to choice Western wethers, 54 30 4 65; common and choice sheep, 53 75 3 90; lambs, 54 50Q5 30. KANSAS CITY, March 27. Cattle Re ceipts, 7000; market, slow to higher; Tex as steers. 54f 4 90; Texas cows, 52 603 75; native steers, 54 605 40; native cows and heifers, 52 754 75; stockers and feeders. 54o 25; bulls, 53 254 50. Hogs Receipts, 15,000; market, weak to 5c lower; bulk of sales, 55 8585 95; heavy, 55 905 97; packers, 55 Sf JT5 95; mixed, 55 S0S5 90; lights. 55 75oSa; yai ers,.. 55 705 85; pigs. 555 60. Sheep Receipts, 7000; market, steady; lambs, 55 105 30; muttons, 54 255. Not a dark office in the building) absolutely fireproof) electric llsbts and nrteatnn vrnter; perfect sanita tion and tliorauEh ventilation. Ele rntori run day and nlcht. ( Hessian Fly at Work. ST. LOUIS, March 27. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Austin, Tex., says: Colonel Joseph Gunter, of Sherman, .says the entire wheat and oat crop of Northern Texas is threatened with de struction by the fly pest. April May May July 75 70 CORN. 42 4 42 4 T5 70 42 42 May July May July $ May July ....a September May July September 24 15 57 15 05 ?8Si 800 705 TS2 780 25i; 244 15 72 15 15 8 07 800 8 02H 8 00 7 87 75 OATS. 25 25 24i 24T4 MESS PORK. 15 75 15 75 15 05 15 15 LARD. . 8 05 8 07 800 800 8 02 8 02 SHORT 3HBS. 800 800 7 87 7 87 . 785 785 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 3 Spring, 6675c; No. Z red, 7S7Sc. Corn No. 2, 41sj414c; No. 2 yellow, 414c Oats No. 2, 26c; No. 2 whlte,5c; No. 3 white, 27S2Sc. Rye No. 2, 6354c Barley Good feeding. 40g4Sc; fair to choice malting, 4S5Sc. Flaxseed No. 1, 51 55; No. 1 Northwest ern, 51 5C. Timothy seed Prime, 544 10. Mess pork Per barrel, 515 "Oflo 65. Lard Per 100 pounds, 53 12S 15. Short ribs sides Loose, XI -SOgS 10. Dry-altcd shoulders Boxed, Hff6Tic BOSTON WOOL MARKET. Increased Activity, but Tio Advance in Prices. BOSTON, March 27. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to morrow: The wool market has increased In ac tivity the past week and a large volume of business has been transacted, notably In territories. Australian and English and Irish wools and a large line of both domestic and foreign wools are under ne gotiation. One house Is reported to have cleaned out practically all of its terri tories, amounting to 1,500,000 pounds, and these wools sold at prices ranging all the way from 38 to 45 cents clean. We figures the sales of the week at CI030 to 7,000,000 pounds.. There have been pur chases of wool not only by consumers but also by dealers on speculation. Among the consumers who have been buying wools the dress goods mills have been conspicuous. They have purchased ter ritories freely. The market is no strong er than It was and any attempt to ad vance actual prices on the part of the holders beyond the level quoted last week results In checking business. The sales for the week In Boston amounted to 6,022,000 pounds domestic and 975,000 pounds foreign, making a total of 6,997,000 pounds against a total of 5.6S5.000 for the previous week, and a total of 3,012,000 for the corresponding week last year. The sales since January 1 amount to 53,611,900 pounds against 41,050,000 pounds for the corresponding time last year. SUGAR AM) COFFEE. Each Faction of the Trust Will Con tlnue Handling Both Lines. TOLEDO. O., March 27. The Blade to day says: Though the suit in the Supreme Court of Ohio, In the war between the Arbuckles and the American Sugar Refining Com pany, has not yet been withdrawn, that action will be taken, and the bitter fight between the two companies Is at an end. The exact terms of the agreement are not made public, but this much Is known, both will continue to handle- sugar and coffee and the price will be governed entirely by the price of the raw material. While there has been' considerable talk that the two lines would be split up, the Arbuckles taking the coffee business and the American the sugar end of It. there is no truth in it. Neither Is desirous of withdrawing any part of their trade and both feel more secure to handle the two articles. The .Woolson Spice Company plant n this city will jiot be .close. as has been rumored. EASTEN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. March 27. Cattle Receipts. 19,000, Including 200 Texans. Choice steers steady; others active at slight decline. Good to prime steers, at 54 95g6; poor to dlum. 53-704 85; stookers and feeders, 53 1004 75; cows, 52 654 40; heifers, 52 75 4 60; canners, 52g2 60; bulls, 52 754 50; calves, 54 255 75; Texas fed steers. 54 5; grassers, 53 4004; bulls, 52 753 75. Hogs Receipts today, 27,000; tomorrow, 20,000? estimated left over, 2500. Opened steady for choice; good clearances. Mixed and butchers, ?5 S56 15; good to choice. SAX FRAXCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO March 27. Wool Spring Nevada. ll13c; Eastfern Orogon. 1013c; Valley Oregon, lg!15c. Fall Moun tain lambs. 910c; San Joaquin Plains, 6 7c; Humboldt and Mendocino, lOgllc. Hops, crop of 1900, 1520c. Mlllstuffs Middlings. 51719 50; bran, 51515 50. Hay Wheat. 5913: wheat and oats. 590 12; best barley, 58 50; alfalfa. 57Q9 50; compressed wheat, 5SQ13 per ton; straw, 4047c per bale. Potatoes River Burbanks. 3050c; Ore gon Burbanks, 6085c; Early Rose, S5c 51; sweet, 50gS5c. Onions 51 502 75 per cental. Vegetables Green peas, 23c; string beans, 48c per pound; asparagus, 51 75 2 25 per box. Citrus fruit Common California lemons, 75c; choice, 52 25; navel oranges, 50c2 per box. Bananas 51 50g2 50 per bunch. Green fruits Apples, choice, 51 50 per box; common, 50c per box. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, 10011c; do hens, 1213c per pound; old roosters. 54 50tf? 5 per dozen: young roosters, 57S; fryers, 5&S6 50; hens, 556 per dozen; small broilers, 53.''4: large do. 55;5 50; old ducks, 55 50(86 50; geese, 51 50gi 75 per pair. Butter Fancy creamery, 16c; seconds, 14c; fancy dairy, 14c; do seconds, 12c. Cheese California, full cream, 9c; Young America. 9c; Eastern.-1516c. ggs Selected. 12c: ranch. 13c. Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, s18,4O0; wheat, centals. 1695; barley, centals, 6200; oats, centals, 3500, Eastern; beans, sacks, 400; potatoes, sacks, 3700; onions, sacks, 200; bran, sacks. 4300; middlings, sacks, 600; hay, tons, 645. The Metal Markets. NEW YORK, March 27. Cable advices from London Indicated a firm and some what higher market for tin. on light spec ulation. Prices at the close were about one shilling above the previous day's fig ures. The local market was without spe cial significance, closing quiet but Arm at 526 15326 45. Copper was quiet, but steady, at 517 for Lake, and 516 62 for casting. Spelter, weak and Unchanged, at 53 85 3 90. Lead was dull and unchanged at 54 37. Pig Iron warrants, unchanged. Bar silver, 594c. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. Bar sil ver, 59c. LONDON, March 27. Bar sliver, 27d. London Wool Auctions. LONDON, March 27. The second series of the wool auction closed today. The sales from the opening to the close were active and competition brisk, especially during the last week, when the Conti nent bought freely. At the close the tone was very strong, notwithstanding the nearness of the next sales, which are scheduled to open on April 30, with a limit of 250,000 bales. Co flee and Sugar. NEW YORK. March 27. Coffee options closed steady, 5 points higher to 5 points lower. Sales, 25,500, Including April, 55 50; May 55 60; July $5-70; spot. Rio, dull; No. 7 Invoice, 6f?7c; mild quiet; Cordova, 8 12c. Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining, 3 17-32c; centrifugal, 96-test, 4 l-32c;. refined, firm. 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