13
THE MOENING THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1902.
FEW PRICE CHANGE
Steady Volume of Trade
the Local "Markets.
in
WHEAT OUT OF FARMERS' HANDS
Advance in"" Quotation on Valley
Flour Hops Strong at Recent '
Admnce-WcakiicH of
Salt Market.
Cereals Wheat, steady, dull; flour,
active, and Valley higher; oats and bar
ley. Arm and unchanged.
Hops Strong at 20c for choice, and
moderately active.
Wool Famous Baldwin clip sold in
the East.
Country Produce Poultry, weak;
eggs, steady; butter, not so firm.
Green Produce New navel oranges
arrive; potato shipments to California;
onions, dull.
Groceries Package coffees, lower;
ccarseralt declines twice.
Heats and Provisions Livestock and
dressed meats, firm; smoked ana salted
meats, expected to decline; lard, steady.
dark Northern, ?6tfl2: marten, pale. pine, ac
cording to size and color, $1 502; muakrata,
large, each, &10c; skunk, each. 40050c: civet
or polecat, each, 510c: otter, for large prime
skins, each, 30S50c; wolf, mountain, with head
perfect; each, $3 505; wolf, prairie (coyote),
without head. each. 30335c; wolverine, each,
?47; beaver, per sklu. large. ?536; do me
dium, $34; do small. CO; do kits, C075c
SHEEPSKINS Shearings, 1520c; short
wool, 2333c; medium wool. 30$0c; long wool
ICOcSSl each.
tallow Prime, per pound, ijroc: No. 2 and
grease. 2H3c
The movement in all the markets has been
good In the week Just ended, with no especial
activity In any one line. Receipts of country
p-oduce and gTeen fruits and vegetables have
been of sufficient volume to keep prices steady.
The trade in cereals, has not been especially
adtlve. and price changes have been in sym
pathy with conditions elsewhere. Hops have
moved well at an advance In quotations. The
few changes In the grocery list have been up
ward, except Fait and coffee, which declined.
Provisions are steady now, but may not be later
on. Prices of livestock and dressed meats are
firm.
WHEAT The Northwestern wheat markets
have had a quiet week, and values today are
about as last quoted. Exporters give C8C0c
as the proper shipping value of club wheat..
iloldtrs are not anxious to sell at what ex
porters are willing to raj. The crop is pretty
generally out of farmers hands. Foreign mar
kets yesterday showed an advance, but the
East was nearly steady. Freights are dull.
with no one anxious to invest in ships. There
is no more than enough grain in warehouses
here to load the vessels In port, and other sup
plies in shippers' hands are provided for with
tonnage to arrive later. The fleet now in port
numbers 27 ships, of which two or three arc
disengaged. The total tonnage in the river is
49,541. There are 35 ships on the en route list.
aggregating 05,252 tons.
TSe European wheat situation is reviewed
as follows by F. Lenders & Co., of London, un
der date of October 23:
Since our last a fair amount of rain has fallen
over the greater part of the United Kingdom
anu ranee, and in both countries "dry condi
tions are now required for the satisfactory com
pletion or Autumn sowings.
Wheat shipments last week were again on a
very jarge scale, the total approximating 1,500,
000 quarters; the quantities on passage were
decreased by 27.000 quarters, and the American
visible supply increased by 1.500.000 bushels.
Trading in cargoes since our last has been on
a very small scale, and although values in
sympathy with American term markets were
maintained in the early part of the week, they
nave since eased somewhat, and are now nom
Inally unchanged. Fluctuations In the Amer
ican markets arc somewhat difficult to follow.
ani must be attributed to more or less local
miiuences. fehlpments have been on a liberal
scale, but primary receipts have also been ex
ceedingly large, and no doubt these two conflict
lng influenced have produced the stalemate.
White wheat at the moment Is la a very pe
culiar position. The California crop is esti
mated at 75 per cent of last year, the quality
being about equal. The bulk of the crop seems
to have got Into very few hands? and this has
enabled prices to be maintained at a level
which puts It practically out of consumption,
so far as Europe is concerned. A fair trade,
however, continues -to be done to South Afri
ca, and we understand that several vessel?
have been fixed for Australia, and these com
bined orders will. In the aggregate, no doubt
reach a considerable figure, but we can hardly
think that even If the demand for these two
destinations should be maintained, it will
be sufficient to enable holders to realize the
prises ruling at the moment, unless, of course,
there should be a general increase in values,
which, so far as. present appearances go, doss
noi seem aiiogemer likely, it should be noted.
moreover, that the slack demand for tonnage
for Europe ifcas caused rates to decline to the
neighborhood of 1S3, which Is very nearly the
lowest on record.
Shipments from Russia and the Danube con
tinue very large, the bulk of which finds a
home on the Continent, especially In the Med
iterranean where Italy hae proved a very good
customer, and. in fact, the manner in which
the Continent has been able to absorb lmport
rl wheat seems to us one of the strongest fea
tures In the situation, and unless the position.
lis already been overdone may prove of con
siderable advantage to the market later on,
when foreign wheat Is no longer obtainable in
rjch abundant quantities. As we have men
tioned before, we think the real reason of this
tig demand for foreign wheat is not so much
actual shortage, but the bad condition of largo
quantities of native grain in Western Europe.
There Is no fresh news from India, where
everything reems to be going on satisfactorily
Argentina seems to have had variable weather,
but favorable on the whole. No reliable esti
mates have yet been received respecting the
total crop, but as shippers are still willing to
go on selling Rosario-Santa Fe. guaranteeed CI
pounds, natural weight, at last prices paid,
them seem to be very confident as to the ulti
mate result.
' Business In wheat at the moment Is very dim
cult, and there seems little prospect or any
Improvement until shipments are reduced to a
much more moderate scale.
Advices from Argentina estimate a possible
wheat output of CC.000.000 bushels. Advices
from Sydney state that the wheat crop of New
South Wales will be 11.000,000 burhels short,
as a result of the drouth. Reports received
from Siberia say that the wheat harvest there
Is very poor. It Is said that Italian Imports
of wheat so far this season have been at the
rate of SO.OCO.OOO bushels per year. European
consumption during August and September In
dicates distribution of S.4O0.C00 bushels of
wheat per week, compared with 9,300.000 bush
els pT week last year.
FLOUR. FEED. ETC. The only feature In
flour during the week has been the strong tone
of tho Valley maikets. Grades -of Valley flour
advanced 10c a barrel yesterday. The demand
fr.m the Orient shows no sign of diminishing,
and tho cargo capacity of outward-bound
steamers is taxed to the utmost. The inquiry
from South Africa also continues good. The
Modern ililler, of St. Louis, says of new flour
abroad:
The outlook for the export flour trade Is re
markably good. The mills of the Middle West
are ojijoylng a -most satisfactory business
abroad; and the steady volume of sales is
quite encouraging. The millers may congratu
late themselves that this Is the case, and that
uie icars tnat trouble over quality would de
velop have been dissipated. Since the first ar
rivals of new-crop flour abroad, the situation
has steadily improved, and the volume of trade
increased. Buyers naturally bought Ughtlv of
fljur. following an unusually wet wheat har
vest. T-hathe new-wheat flour Is proving not
only satisfactory In quality, but Is considered
better than the product of last year is evi
denced" by the numerous reports from buyers to
this effect, backed up by free purchases. Tht
September exportation of flour shows an in--rcare
of -approximately 220,000. barrels over
September of last year, and the October record
will show equally as well. If the returns from
this section and the Northwest are evidence.
Oats and barley are both strong In the local
market, under a good demand and light re
ceipts. Mill feed is as last quoted.
HOPS Hopssellers have had a good week of
it, with the market touching 2Sc for the first
time this season. This price has been paid for
several lots of strictly choice hops. The tone of
the market yesterday was reported strong and
moderately active. Two or three sales were
reported from Independence at 2Cc. and Oppen
heimer paid the same figure for the Grimm lot
of 26 bales at Aurora. The outlook ror tne
market holding Its own or doing better is
good.
WOOL The American Wool and cotton im
porter of November 6 says:
An Increased business has been transacted in
Oregon -wools. The famous Baldwin clip is re
ported to have been sold at high prices. This
is an exceptionally line, ciip, anu us -price is
not a criterion or tne market. A fair price
for fine Oregon staple Is 54 55c, clean, but the
clip referred to Is reported to have sold for
more money. In the grease Eastern staple
has sold at prices ranging from 17c to 19a for
average wools. Valleys have fold at 19920c.
There Is more demand for No. 2 than there is
for No. 3.
California wools have been more active, with
some cnolce high-priced stock taken. rlce,
long, fine Northern wools have sold within the
range of 2023c. costing 5255c, clean, but
most of the wool sold has been moved at or
around 48c, clean. The demand for California
is better than it has been for some time, and
middle county wools have sold at 4Cc, clean.
with some business still doing In defective
stock at about a thjrd of a dollar. The Fall
Mendocino wools at Uklah sold at? an average
price of 14VJc for free wools, equivalent to a
clean cost of 42;i45c, landed in Boston.
The Reporter quotes Oregon wools at Atlantic
seaboard markets as follows: Eastern staple,
175'19c per pound; Eastern Oregon choice cloth
ing, 1415c; do average, 33gi4c;- do heavy. 11
12c; Valley Oregon, No. 1, 1920c; do No. 2,
1920c; do No. 3. 1819c; do lambs, lC17c.
COUNTRY PRODUCE In some lines these
markets have not been satisfactory. Poultry
has had a bad week of It, and until the middle
of next week not much Improvement can be
looked for. Receipts have been out of all pro
portion to the demand, and It has only been
with the greatest difficulty and with mere or
less shading that commission houses have kept
their stocks from overflowing. Not only has
the supply of chickens and turkeys been exces
sive, but game has also been abundant. Many
tales of chickens have been reported at 9c per
pound.
Eggs are plentiful, but fresh ranch still sell
at 30c, as there Is always a demand for them.
Eastern are in full supply, and movo well at
28Q2S&C There are also plenty of storage
eggs on the market.
Butter has been more plentiful during tho
week, but so far tho price of creamery brands
has been maintained. Eastern butter Is coming
in regularly, so no advance In the Oregon
product can be expected. On the other hand,
there is some talk of lowering quotations in
the near future.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES These markets
move along as well as can be expected at this
time of year. New-crop navel oranges are
coming In by rail from Northern California.
Apples arc plentiful, and are not moving so
well. Potatoes are doing a little better than
heretofore, with shipments being made to San
Francisco. The market for onions is dull, with
only a local demand. Squash arc In plentiful
supply for the flrst time this Fall.
GROCERIES, MEATS, ETC. Two declines In
coarso salt have been reported since Monday,
making a drop of $4 per ton In four days. This
Is no doubt largely due to the San Francisco
decision adverse to tho salt trust, though local
conditions In the California market may have
something to do with it. Another Important
change was the decline of" 50c yesterday morn
ing In Lion coffee. Columbia also dropped to
the same extent. Up to the close of business,
no word had come from the Arbu'ckle's. Ar
rivals of raisins continue. "New Persian dates
are due to arrive in a few days.
Mall advices from Stockton, Cal., ' say of
beans:
There has been a sharp advance In the prices
of all kinds of beans the past few days, and
the indications are that the farmers will re
ceive still better figures before many dayshave
passed, as the increase In price was due to the
demand, for at this time no particular heavy
call Is being made on stocks. There is what
might be termed fair trading, and some Inquiry
for some two or three kinds of" beans at pres
ent, but later-large shipments will be made all
over the West arid to Southern States. Har
vesting Is about half completed, and the yield
Is most satisfactory all over San Joaquin Coun
ty. It will require two or three weeks yet toJ
cpnipieic ' jiurvrsuiJK. j.iie iuuui ucmers are
paying the following prices: Pinks, ?2 502 75;
Black Eye3. $3 90fiJ4; small whiles. S3OT3 50:
Lady Washington, $2 9Q3 05; Llmas, f4 50
.4 75.
All prices of live and dressed, meats are
quoted firm and' practically unchanged. Pro
visions look good at the present -time, but it Is
believed that a decline later on Is unavoidable.
Lard Is as last quoted.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.
COFFEE Mocha, 232Sc; Java, fancy, 203
32c; Java, good, 20024c; Java, ordinary, Ag
20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; Costa Rica,
eood, lOQJISc: Costa Rica, ordinary, 10012c per
pound; Columbia roast. $10 50; Arbuckle's,
?11 63 list; Lion, ?10 63; Cordova, $11 G3 list.
RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, No. 2.
4c; Carolina head, 77ic
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$1 85 - per dozen: 2-pound talis, ?2 73; fancj
1-pound flats, 51 90; -pound flats, 4 25:
Alaska pink,. 1-pound tails. 90c; red, 1-pound
tails, $1 30; sockeye, 1-pound talis. $1 45; 1
pound flats, f 1 60.
BEANS Small white, 4Uc: large white, 4c;
pinks, 3ic;xBayou, 35ic; Lima, 5c per pound.
SUGAR Sack basis, net cash, per 100
pounds: Cube, $4 50; powdered, ?4 35; dry gran
ulated, ?4 25; extra C. ?3 75; golden C, $3 05.
Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels,
10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes, COc per 100 pounds.
Maple, lG10c per pound. Beet sugar, granu
lated, $4 15 per 100 pounds.
HONET 13c per No. 1 frame.
NUTS Peanuts, 6&C per pound for raw, 89
8V4c for roasted; cocoanuts, 85S90c per dozen;
walnuts, 1314c per pound: pine nuts, 109
124c; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts, 16c; fil
berts, 15l(Jc; fancy pecans, 17c; almonds,
1415c; chestnuts, 10c.
GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, $0 2530 50 per 100
for spot.
SALT Liverpool, 50s, $20 SO per ton; 100s,
120 40; 200s. S19 50; half ground, per ton, 50s,
$10; 100s, $15 50; AVorcester salt, bulk, 320s,
?5 per barrel; linen sacks. 50s, 86c per Sack.
OILS Coal oil, cases. 21c per gallon; bar
rels, 17c; tanks, 15c; boiled linseed, cases, 62c;
barrels, 57c; raw linseed, cases, 60c; barrels,
50c; turpentine, cases, 72c; wood barrels. 6Sc;
iron barrels, 60c; lots of 10 cases or more, 71c:
gasoline, cases. 26c; barrels, 10V4c. Collier and
Atlantic white and red lead, In lots of 500
pounds or more, 6c; less than 500 pounds, C,iC
Meats and Provision.
BEEF Gross, cows, S3Vc per pound; steers,
4c; dressed. C7c
VEAL 7Vi6Uc per pound.
MUTTON Gross, 3c per pound; dressed, 6c.
LAMBS Gross, 3tc pr pound: dressed, GVic.
HOGS Gross, 66Hc per pound; dressed, 70
7fc?.
LARD Portland, tierces, 13ic pt- pound:
tubs, 13Uc; 50s. 1314c; 20s. 13c; 16s, 13c; 5s,
14c. Compound, tierces. Dc per pound: tubs,
OVic; fine, 10s, 15V$c; seconds, 5s, 14c; 10s.
14 lie
BACON Portland. 17 19c per pound; East
ern, fancy. 174c; standard, heavy. 15VSc; bacon
bellies. 15!4c
HAMS Portland. 15 c ,per pound: picnic,'
Hc per pound; Eastern, fancy, 15V416c.
DRY-SALTED MEATS Portland clears. 135
14c; backs,' 1213i4c; bellies, .15S10c; plates,
10c; butts, 010c.
SAUSAGE Portland, ham, 12c per pound:
minced ham. 10Vc: Summer, choice dry, 17e;
Bologna, long. Sc; welncrwursts, 9c; liver, 7c;
pork 9c; blood, 7c; head cheese, 7c; bologna
sausage link, 7Ve.
PICKLED pOODS Portland, pigs' feet. V5
barrels, ?4 CO; -barrels. f2 50; 15-pound kit.
$1. Tripe, -barrels, $5 50; K-barrels. $2 75:
15-pound kit. $1: pigs' tongue? -barrels, ?6;
Vi-barrels, $3; 15-pound kits, ?1 25.
MARKET IS FEVERISH
ANOTHER DAY OF HEAVY SELLING
v OP STOCKS AT SEW YORK.
POHTLAXD MARKETS.
Grain. Flonr, Feed. Etc.
WHEAT Walla Walla, OSSJOOc; bluestem,
7374c; A'alley, 70c per bushel.
BARLEY Feed. ?23 per ton; brewing, $23 50;
rolled. $23 50.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $19 per ton; middlings,
$23 50; shorts. $19 50.
FLOUR Valley. $3 305J3 40 per barrel; hard
wheat straights, $3 255j3 50; hard wheat pat
ents, $3 503 70; graham. $33 50.
OATS No. 1 white. $1 12Viffl 15; gray, $1 10
1 12it per cental.
HAY Timothy, $1CH: clover, $S; wheat.
$SQ9 per ton.
Vegetables, Frnlt, Etc.
VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per sack; car
rots, $101 10; beets, $f per sack; cauliflower.
$11 25 per dozen; cabbage, llc per pound; cel
ery. Denver, $1 per dozen; peas, $34c per
pound; beans, 40c per pound; lettuce, head,
per dozen, 25c; hothouse, $1 75Q2 per box;
green onions, per dozen. 1215c; corn. 155T20C
per dozen; cucumbers, 75i$l per box; green
peppers, C4c per pound; dry Chile peppers,
17&C per pound'; Brussels sprouts, 0c per
pound; squash, $11 50 per hundre weight.
GREEN FRUIT Apples, table. S5cJf I 25 per
box; cooking, 50Q7oc; peaches, 75c per box;
pears, 75c$l 25 per box; cantaloupes, $1 25
per crate; huckleberries, 0c per pound; grapes,
Niagara, 50c per crate; Concord. 20fiJ30c per
basket, 15c per half basket; California Tokay,,
$1 40 per crate; Muscat. $1-25 per crate;
Cornlchon, $1 25; quinces, Oregon, S5c$l per
box: cranberries, Tillamook, $7 per barrel;
Uwaco, '$8; persimmons, $1 25 per box..
TROPICAL FRUIT Lemons, $3 504 per
box; oranges, new crop navels. $5 50; grape
fruit, $3 50 per box; bananas. $2 23fi2 75 per
bunph; pineapples, $5 50 per dozen; pomegran
ates, 85c per box.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 7&c per
.pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 5iJ6c; apri
cots, 7ViQ8c; peaches, 7&9c; pears, 7!45J8ic;
prunes, Italian, 4Vi74c; figs, California
blacks, 5c; do white. 5',i6c; Smyrna, 20c;
plums, pitted, 4,,55,yc.
RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4-crown, 7c; 3
crown, 7Jc: 2-crown, 6?ic; unbleached seedless
Muscatel raisins, 74c; unbleached seedless Sul
tans, 6?ic; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes
uf 20 pounds, $1 75; 2-crown, $1 C5.
POTATOES Best Burbanks, OOffSOc er tack;
ordinary, 5uj55c per ctntal. growers' prices;
Merced sweets, $2 per cental.
ONIONS Oregon and Washington, 75c$l per
cental.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current af Chicago, Omaha
and ICannan City.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12. Cattle Receipts. 22,000,
including 4C00 Westerns. Market slow and
lower. Good to prime steers, $0 507; poor to
medium, $3 50Q'3 75; stockers and feeders,
$2pl; cows, $1 404 50; heifers, $205; can
ners, $1 4032 CO: bulls. $W4 50; calves, $3 50
4 50: Texas fed steers, $34; Western steers,
$3 755?6.
Hogs Receipts today. 40,000; tomorrow, 30,
000; left over, 6000. Market 1015c lower and
closed active. Mixed and butchers. $5 956 10;
gJod to choice heavy, $G6 30; rough heavy,
$5 600; light. $5 906 10; bulk of sales, $5 95
6 10.
.SheepReceipts, 30.000. Market slow. Good
to choice wethers, $3 50tf?4; fair to choice mixed,
$2 503 50; Western sheep. $2 753 SO; . na-
tlvo lambs, $3 50Sf5 25; Western lambs, $3 70
4 90.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 12. Cattle Receipts.
16,000, including 3000 Texans. Market steady
to 10c lower. Native steers. $3 506 75; Texas
and Indian steers, 2 505f4; Texas cows, $3 50
6; native cows and heifers, $1 752 65; stock
ers and feeders, $2 754 15; bulls, $23 30;
calves, ?2Q6.
Hogs Receipts, 17,000. Market 1015c low
er; bulk of sales, $6J?6 10. Heavy, $66 17;
packers, $66 10: medium, $0 050 1VA; light,
$5 906 07&; Yorkers, $0 05C 07&; pigs,
C5 C56.
Sheep Receipts, C0O0. Market steady. Mut.
tons, $334 15; Iambs, $45 25; range wethers,
$3ff3 85; ewes, $3JT3 SO.
OMAHA. Nov. 12. Cattle Receipts, 3000.
Market dull and 15c lower. Native 3teers, $40
6 50; cows and heifers, $34 25; Western
steers, $3 oOgjo; Texas steers." $3 2ol(i 23; cows
and heifers, $2 253 73; canners, $1 5032 50;
stockers and feeders,1 $2 504 40; calves, $4(0;
bulls, stags, etc, $23 50.
Hogs Receipts, 8000. Market lOfflS lower.
Heavy, $C6 10; mixed, $6 050 10; light, $6 10
CTG 20; pigs, $5 50g6; bulk of sales, $0 050
0 10.
Sheep Receipts. 10,000. Market weaker. Fed
muttons, $3 40?3 90; wethers, $3 1503 50;
ewes. $2 50??3 15; common and stockers, $1 50
(J 3 25; lambs, $3 754 75.
Fo-rrerful Financial Interests Give
Their Support Wide Range of
Prices in the Active List.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Transactions In stocks
ran well over l.COO.OOO shares again today In a
remarkably feverish and Irregular market. Tho
action of the market gave warrant for the pre
sumption that powerful financial Interests had
set themselves to tho task of supporting the
market and establishing a condition of equilib
rium. It was assumed in Wall street that the
selling of stocks had taken on an indiscriminate
character that threatened serious results to
substantial Interests. There was a further
threatening break this morning, which was not
unnatural, in view of the rapid decline In prog
ress at the close of yesterday's market. The
Impairment thus caused in margins and the
anxiety aroused among outside holders of stock
who were not within Immediate reach of their
brokers yesterday afternoon brought In heavy
selling orders to commission houses this morn
ing as a result of which opening prices were
from 1 to 3 points lower for practically all the
leading active stocks. Thesa prices were the
lowest of the day, although tho level was ap
proached again on one or two subsequent dips.
It became quickly manifest that buyers of un
limited resources were In the market, and the
heaviest offerings were quickly absorbed, and
prices were vigorously bid up through floods
of selling orders.
The supporters of the market had a stormy
time during the flrst hour, and prices kept
running up and down a considerable scale In a
lively and confusing manner, but by the end of
the flrst hour the selling had been brought al
most to a standstill, and substantial recoveries
were established all through the list. The sup
port centered In St. Paul, Amalgamated Cop
per and the United States Steel stocks. The
buvlnp of these stocks had a notable effect In
reassuring speculative sentiment, Just as their
unsupported condition on earlier days or the
week was a notable Influence In the depression.
There were several special Influences which
helped to encourage sentiment. Chicago &
Northwestern, after a drop of 3 points, recov
ered to 6 points over last flight on the action of,
the directors In favor of Issuing-new stocks,
with the right to stockholders to subscribe at
par. The Issue of a circular to the Colorado
Fuel stockholders asking for proxies on behalf
of the lnterestin controlling the principal Colo
rado railroad systems disclosed a new contest
for control of that property, which resulted in a
sharp advance In Its price.
Aside from these developments in regard to
Individual properties, there was very little news
to account for trie movements of prices. Upon
the- first recovery, after a temporary pause, at
tempts were made to renew the advance, but
the selling Increased at the higher level, and
prices fell back again. Throughout the day.
whenever prices declined .effective support was
forthcoming, and. on the other hariil, any con
siderable advance Invited renewed selling. The
close vas firm, however, and at about the top
level. Missouri Pacific offered effective resist
ance to reaction throughout the day.
Money showed a rather easier tone, owing to
the extensive liquidation, and New York ex
change at Chicago rose again to par, but ster
ling exchange was firmly held again, and It
was considered possible up to late In the day
that g-old might go out on tomorrow's steamer
for France. The market closed without any
announcement being made of a gold engage
ment. Bonds were not as well supported as stocks,
and were rather vcak throughout. Total sales,
$4,480,000. United Slates bonds were all un-
' changed on the last call.
Atchison 86Nor. &W. pfd... 93 .
do pfd 100HOntarlo & Western 30
Bait. & Ohio 102Mt Pennsylvania. 81
Can. Pacific 133 Rands llj
Ches. & Ohio 47V1 Reading 29
Chi. Gr. Western 27V4 do 1st pfd 435
Chi.. M. & St. P. 18041
De Beers 22
Denver & Rio Gr. 41
do pfd
Erie
do 1st pfd....
do 2d pfd
Illinois Central
Louis. & Nash.
M., Ki & T
N. Y. Central..
91
.. 35
.. 66HI
49
..145
..130
,. 26U
.155
do 2d pfd.-. 36Vi
Southern Ry 33
do prd 03
Southern Pacific .. 65Vt
Union Pacific ...U03Vi
do .pfd 93
U. S. Steel 3054
do pfd 85
Wabash 31
do nfd 45
jSpanlsh 4s 85
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Money on call firm, at
47 per cent; closed offered at 4 per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 56 per cent.
' Sterling exchange, steady at the advance at
$4 87.125 for demand, and at $4 84 for 60 days;
posted rates. $4 85 and $4 88; commercial bills,
$4 S3ii4 83.
Bar silver. 49c.
Mexican dollars, 39Uc
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
weak.
LONDON, Nov. 12. Bar . . sliver steady,
22 13-16d per ounce.
Money. 2(52 per cent.
Rate of discount for short bills, 3 per cent;
three months' bills, 3 7-16 per cent.
Consols for money, 03 3-16; for account,
03 5-1 C.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. Silver bars,
Mexican dollars Nominal.
Drafts Sight, par; telegraph.
Sterling on London Sixty
sight, $4 S7.
2c.
days.
$4 84;
Portland
Seattle .
Tacoma
Spokane
Bnnlc Clenrintrs.
Clearing.
$ 759,!)71
1.112,090
318.0S5
: 440,610
Balances,
$ 80.73S
27 7..VJ4
.10.270
04,312
HALFTHE CROP MARKETED
LARGE SALES OF ENGLISH HOPS 1JP
TO DATE. .
65cg$l 50; onions, 25Q60c; ess plant, 65
Baily Treasury Staterrfent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. Today's Treasury
statement shows:
Available cash balance $204,565,221
Gold 115,402,459
Closing; Stock Quotations.
STOCKS.
Mining Sioclcn.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. Official closln
quotations for mining stocks:
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher.
Caledonia
:hallenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence
-on. Cal. & -Va...
Crown Point
3ould & Curry...
Hale Si Norcross.
Justice
$0 Oil Mexican
15 Occidental Con
JTlOphlr
, 1 15J Overman
14 Pofcsl
O'.Savage
70, Sierra Nevada
. 93SIlver Hill
S.Unlon Con ....
8 Utah Con
21 1 'ellow Jacket .
4)
..$0
1
NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Butter, EggN, Poultry, Etc. '
POULTRY Chickens, mixed, $3 504 25; per
pound, 10c: hens, $4&4 50 per dozen; per pound.
lie; Springs, $3&3 60 per dozen; fryers, $2 5(1
Adams Ccn
Alice
lireeco
Brunswick Con ..
Comstock Tunnel,
Con. Cal. & Va..
Horn Silver
Iron Silver
Leadvllle Con ...
$0 lOjMttle Chief ...
25:Ontarlo
401Ophlr
4 Phoenix
5 Potopi
Sti Savage
. 1 25S!erra Nevada
70 Small Hopes .,
3Standard
.$0 10
. 7 50
. 1 05
5
. 15
3
. 25
,. 30
. 3 00
BOSTON, Nov.
Adventure ....
Allourz
Amalgamated .
Daly West
Bingham ....
Cal. & Hecla.
Centennial . . .
Copper Range
12. Closing quotations:
16 25Oficeola $ 4S 00
2 OOlParrott
53 501Qulncy
44 OO'Santa Fe Cop.
24 OOlTamarack ...
405 OOlTrimountaln .
15 25!Trlnlty
54 23 United States
Dominion Coal. 123 001 Utah 20 00
Franklin SI 00 Victoria 5 25
Isle Royale .... 12 25Vlnona .: 3 00
Mohawk 38 30 Wolverines 53 00
Old Dominion . 15 OOj
21 00
120 00
1 00
148 CO
94 00
9 50
10 50
Per
Metal Marker.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Tin suffered a sharp
break In the London market today, declining
,-1 r.a nf In fllfi fnr snnt nnrt flli 10a fn-
Qi; broilers. $22 50; ducks, $4 506 per dozen: , futures. Owing to the strongly held available
turkeys, young. 12S.13c; geese, $6flU 00 per suppiy, spot tin was firm locally at 26.200
O.roc, out ruutres uecnnea in sympatny with
the foreign weakness, November closing about
25 points lower, at 25.5025.65c.
Copper shared In the tin weakness at London,
closing 2s 6d lower, at 51 5s for spot, and 51
10s for futures. The local market was rather
easier, but without material loss In prices.
Standard closed at 10.75c; Lake. 11.5011.70c;
electrolytic, ll.30ll.50c, and casting, 11.30
11.50c.
Lead quiet and unchanged here at 4c, and
in London at 10 12s 9d.
Spelter also was dull and unchanged lnv Lon
don at 19 10s, but was easy locally, closing at
5.30$T5.4Oc
Iron was lower again In the English mar
kets. Glasgow closing at 56s 5d and Mlddles
boro at 50s 9d. In the New York market there
was no change. Warants continue nominal.
No. 1 foundry Northern, $2325 ; No. 2 foun
dry Northern, No. 1 foundry Southern and No.
1 foundry Southern soft, $2223.
dozth.
CHEESE Full cream. twins, 1516c;
Young America. 15fJ16c; factory prices 1
lUc less.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 3032'Jc
pound; dairy, 2022c; store. lSCJlSc,
EGGS 25f30c per dozen.
Hops, "Wool. .Hides, Etc.
HOPS Choice, 2526c per pound; prime to
choice, 24625c; prime, 23c; medium, 22c.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up,
15g'15c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 13
pounds. 12c; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds,
10c; dry-salted, bulls and stags, one-third less
than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound, 60
pounds and o-er, Sff9c; 50 to 00 pounds, 70
8c; under 50 pounds and cows, 7c; stags and
bulls, sound. 5CT5c: kip. sound, 15 to 20
pounds, 7c; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 7c;
calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 8c; green (un-
I salted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound
ltss; horse niaes, suucu, cam, x ury,
each, $lfl 50; colts' hides, each, i550c; soat
skins, common, each, 10Q13c; Angora, with
wool on. each. 25c$2$l.
WOOD Valley. 1215c; Eastern Oregon.. 8
14c; mohair. 2628c
PELTS Bear Fkins, as to size. No. 1, each,
?3tf6 20; cubs. J2JJ5; badger, each. 10540c:
wildcat. 25Q50c; house cat. 5lCc; fox, common,
gray, each, 30J50c: do red. each, $1 5032; do
cross, each, $5$6; do silver and black, each,
(10OQ20O: fisher, each, $560; lynx. each. ?23;
mink, strictly No. 1, each, 50cgjl 50; marten,
Atchison
do pfd
Baltimore & Ohio..
do pfd
Canadian Pacific ..
Canada Southern ..
Chesapeake & Ohio
unicago & Alton
do pfd
Chicago, Ind. & Louis.
do pfd
Chicago & Eastern-111..
Chicago Great Western.
do B pfd
Chicago & N. W.?....
Chicago. R. I. & Pac.
Chicago Term. & Tran.
do pfd
C, C, C. & St. Louis..
Colorado Southern ....
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd.
Delaware & Hudson...
Del., Lack. & AVestern.
Denver & Rio Grande..
do pfd
Erie
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd
Great Northern pfd....
Hocking Valley
do pfd
Illinois Central
Iowa Central
do pfd
Lake Erie f Western..
do pfd
Louis. & Nash
Manhattan Elevated ...
Metropolitan Street Ry.
Mexican Central
Mexican National
Minn. & St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
M.. K. & T
do pfd
New Jersey Central....
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
do pfd
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd
St. Loiils & San Fran..
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd
St. Louis S. W
do pfd
St. Paul
do pfd
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
do pfd
Texas A Pacific
Toledo. St. L. .& W
do pfd
Union Pacific
do pfd :
Wabash
do pfd
Wheeling & Lake Erie.
do 2d pfd
Wisconsin Central ....
do pfd '.
Express Companies
Adams
American
United States
Wells-Fargo
Miscellaneous
Amalgamated Copper .
Amer. Car & Foundry.
do pfd
American Linseed Oil.,
do pfd
Amer. Smelt. & Rcfln.
do pfd v
Anaconda Mining Co. ..
L Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Colorado Fuel & iron..
Consolidated Gas
Cont. Tobacco pfd
General Electric
Hocking Coal
International Paper ...
do pfd ..
International Power ...
Laclede Gas
National Biscuit
National Lead
North American
Pacific Coast
Pacific Mall
People's Gas
Pressed Steel Car......
do pfd
Pullman Palace Car...
Republic Steel
do pfd-
Sugar
Tennesfee Coal & Iron.
Unlori Bag & Paper Co.
do pfu
United States Leather,
do nfd
United States Rubber..
do pfd
United States Steel....
do pfd
Western Union
American Locomotive .
do pfd
Kansas City Southern
do pfd
P .
. F
04,2001 83
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2S.100I101
1
22.9001
8.200
3,000
4W)
c
80?i 83ii
90 USii
9l)ii ilOOK.
1 93 ia
I I 80
45 44A 45'i
69 07
1
3!
60i
74
90
203
13.8001 26 25 20
1.400 40 30
1.900j224 1215
100 181 181
1.4001 18 17
3,900 33. 32
00 96 . 93
2.4001 29U 28
40O 71 70
1.400
2,900
100
1.500
ooo:
29.500
3.1001
44 I 43
157 154
240. 240
40 39
88!. SS
34 33
64 k. I 64
1,0001 43',!l 4i
185 1182
80 1 87
SS?,( 88
142141
400
900
900
8,500
10,000
200
200
11,200127!125
32.000 134 H32
7UO.i:i7?ill.i3v'i
1.400
300
'ii.'ioo
2,300
3,000
23
17 H
107
20'4
37
30
222
17
3354
96
28
70',i
44
157
240
40i
34
641
485-j
184
88
i
142
3S
tHi
50
118
120
130-A
2351 23
16 17-A
l
1107
105
25
1170
14S
69
0.600:130
1 7,200 j 70
7.0001 30141 29
577,
S4
7l4
73
82
49,100
1.500
2,300
2.800
200
l.tMlOj 71
2,500. 27
5,500 02
94.700!177
400192Vi
12!5.10y 64
11700 33
500 "02',i
5.S00 42
1,200 20
Coffee and Sagnr.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. CofTee Futures closed
5JJ10 points lower. "Total sales, 63,750 bags.
Including: November.' $4 75; December, $4 SOj
January. $4 80; February, $ 95; March, $5;
April, $5 lor May. $5 155 23; June. $3 23.
Spot steady; Rio steady; No. 7 Invoice. 5c;
mild dull: Cordova, 7l2c
Sugar Raw Arm; fair refining, 3 3-16c: cen
trifugal, 90 test, 3 11-1 6c; molasecs sugar,
2 15-16c. Refined Irregular.
1,400
91.300
2,500
1.7O0
4,300
1.100
200
2.100
1,700
57.200
2.300
400
"lOO
13,000
000
800
19.801)
27.000
3.500
2.700
2.400
1,200'
200
200
"i.ooo
4.000
1,000
1,100 i
500
3,200
1,800
200
300
4.400
2.100
36.500
12,5)0
200
600
7.000
1.000
700
300
45
155
56
84
70
81
70
150
70
ou
3UV
lollli
57
84
71V,
72b
79
il
25 27
UO us
175'ill70
101191
32ai 331,
01!
4054 41:t
27 2s)
44 1 45
102 j 100
9;
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23
34
25
40
30
34
SO
.....
93
SO
59,
83
214
117
178
19
18
"6f"
"44
25
120
70
38
101
30
91
19
73
115VI
57
12J
76
12
1(1
rc
72,lK)0l 30
31.200
3.400
3.500
1 500
3,100:
2,300
84
SIJ
2"
01
31
53
89
30
43
24
34
24
47
128
54
33
SS
41
ui
84
50
78
212U
116
175
1S
its
65
40
21
117
09
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1005?,
58"
91
223
18
75
113
54
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,
12
S81
15
51
35
S2
88
26
SOW
80
WHEAT DULL AT CHICAGO.
Fluctuations Narrow and the Close
at a Decline. ,
CHICAGO. Nov. 12. Wheat, though active
at times, was generally dull, and there was" a
disposition on the part of local traders to
await the action Of a prominent long who has
been buying- heavily of late, but for whose ac
count vory little was taken today. Small re
ceipts' and unsettled weather created some
strength early In the day, but there were free
offerings on the" advance, and prices reacted.
The" market on the whole was narrow and sus
ceptible to the least Influence. The close was
easy. 'December opened unchanged to, a shade
higher, at 72072c to 72c; after selling at
ic, there was a decline to i2V,c, and after
slight advance another reaction followed.
the market dropping to 71e. The close was
lower, at 72c.
Weakness In May and a firm tone to the
near-by futures were the features to corn. Tho
closo was "steady, with December a shade high
er, at 51c.
Oats ruled dull, with no special features to
tho trade. December closed c lower.
There was early selling of provisions, due to
lower prices at the yards and heavy receipts
of hogs, and opening figures were lower. Bro
kers bought freely on the decline, causing a
firmer feeling. The close was eaBy, with Jan
uary pork 254c lower, lard 10c lower and ribs
5c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
December ....$0 72 $9 72 $0 71 ?0 725$
May 74 74 74 74
CORN.
Snpply ot Cnolce in Xew York State
Is Low Oregon Prunes Selling
Freely In the East.
NEW . YORK, Nov. 12. (Special.) Hopa
closed unchanged and Arm for states. The sup
ply of choice up-state Is low, and the bulk ot I
offerings held by growers consist of lower
grades. German cables report quiet and slight
ly easier markets. Advices state that half of
tho-English crop has been marketed. Sales of
spot, 1902. Pacific choice are reported at 29c,
and state choice 35c Liverpool cables Pacifies
firm at 6 12s?7 5s.
Walnuts are less active, with some pressure
to sell at llc for California hard, and 12c
for soft shell. Sales of Naples were made at
12c. The quality of late arrivals are now re
ported a3 showing poorly. Old Grenobles are
easy. The supply of California No. 1 soft Is
light. Almonds show slight neglect, and sales
are noted at some shading on California I X L
and Tarrajonas. Cables report an advance on
the latter In Spain. .
Pf-une offerings of 40-BOa Callfornlas are
quickly taken at 7c In 25-pound boxes. Ore-,
gon 30-40s are selling freely to arrive at lllc
closo by, and 7c due later. Callfornlas In
.four sizes are steady. 6ut supplies are ample,
as the demand Is chiefly for large fruit. Coast
wires report sales ot 30-40s Oregons forward
shipment at the equivalent of 7cs laid down.
Raisins arc active and very firm -on Coast
pack fancy at 8c. but Eastern seeded are
more freely offered at 8?4c. London layers are
firmer on a sale of a round lot to arrive, at
$1 65 for two-crown. California unbleached
Sultanas are easy at 6c. Smyrna cables a
higher market on Sultanas. Layer figs are
strong. Bags are easy on low grades. Califor
nia in bulk Is held at Gc.
Alaska salmon tails sell at $1 lOl 12 on
best brands. An outside lot. ofTers at $1 07.
Trading Is quiet.
Tomatoes are steady, with Improvement In
trade.
Oranges are In good demand and strong on
fancy Valenclas, -and Jamalcas. choice sorts,
are a shade lower. Lemons arc In better supply,
and tho tendency Is easier, under a moderate
demand.
toes
85c.
Apples Choice, 90c; common, 25c
Banaras 75c$2 50..
Limes Mexican, $44 50.
California lemons Choice, $3 50; common,
75c
Oranges Navels $333 75.
Pineapples $34.
Potatoes River Burbanks, 25g50c; river reds,.
4050c; Salinas Burbanks, 75c$l 17; -sweets,
$1 25; Oregon Burbanks, 75c$l 10. 1
Poultry Turkey gobblers, 1416c; do hens.
1416c; old roosters. $4 505; do young, $5
5 50; small broilers, $33 50; do large. ?44 50;
fryers. $45; hens. $4 505 50; old ducks, $3
4; do young, $35 50.
Butter Fancy creamery, 32c; do seconds,
27c; fancy dairy, 20c; do seconds. 21c.
Eggs Fancy ranch. 55c; Eastern, 24023c;
Cheese California cream Cheddar, 2425c;
Young America, 1415c; Eastern, 1416c.
00I Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 139
14c; mountain, S10c.
Hay Wheat. $12 15; wheat and oats, $11 50
014; barley. $S50S10 50; alfalfa. $SS11: .clo
ver. $7 50?9 50; straw, 40g60c per bale.
Hops 2226c
MMlstuffs Bran, $20 5021 50; middlings.
$2425. ' " .c '
Receipts Flour, 6550 quarter sacks; do Ore
gon, S16 quarter sacks; wheat. 47,430" centals;
barley, 2.T.310 centals; oats.. 309p. centals; do
Oregon. 320 centals; beans. 13.022" sacks: corn.
702 centals; potatoes, 3964 sacks; bran, 35
sacks; middlings, 20 sacks; hay, 423 tons;
wool, 360 bales; 'hides. 435.
Cnnse of the Faj't'in Silver.
LONDON, Nov. 12. Tho recent depreciation
in the price of silver Is attributed somewhat
to the appointment by Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain, November 5, of a committee to
report on the expediency of establishing a gold
standard In the Straits, Settlements and neigh
boring Malay states. The success attending
the action of the Indian Council In fixing the
value of the rupee.ln India caused a movement
In the Eastern trading countries In favor of
currency based on gold.
Dairy, Produce at Chlcaco.
CHICAGO, Nov.. 12. On the Produce Ex
change today the- butter market was firm;
creameries, 1702554c-: dairies, I522c
Cheese Steady. ll17c
Eggs-Firm 225ig23c. .
MIL COFFEE GOES UP.
Short Crop In Centra America
Causes a Jump of a Cent a Pound.
HOPS MAY HHACH HO CENTS.
to
November .
December .
May
Dec. (new)
VMay
50 51
41 41
OATS.
29
31
ponic.
5C
41',
29
31
295$
30
January
May ...
November
December
January
15 15
11 33
MESS
.-...15 05
...'.14 20
LARD.
10 30 10 30
9 40 9 41
9 05 f05
SHORT RIBS.
7 05 7 95 7
.... 7 55 7 65 7
were as follows
15 00
14 20
10 !24
9 35 "
8 95
7 85
53
51
41
20
31
15 10
14 3256
10 17
.9 40
9 03
January 7 05 7 95 7 85 7 93
May 7 55 7 65 7 52i 7 00
Cash quotation.
Flour Steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 7273c; No. 3. 64
70c; No. 2 red. 71M72c.
Corn No. 2. 53c; No. 2 yellow. 515c"
Oats No. 2, 28c; No. 3 white, 28S'31c.
Rye No. 2, 40c.
Barley Good feeding, S538c; fair to choice
malting, 443Sc.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1 17; No. 1 Northwestern.
$1 23.
Timothy seed Prime, $3 00.
Mcs pork $10 S71?17 per bbl.
Lard $10 3710 40 per cwt.
Short r:bs sides Loose. $10 lOftlO 30.
Dry salted shoulders Boxed. $9 30JI0 0755-
Short clear aides Boxed. $10-510 25.
Clover Contract grade. $10 75.
Receipts. Shipments
Flour, barrels .
Wheat, bushels
Corn, buyhels ..
Oats, bushels ..
Rye. bushels ..
Barley, bushels
47.000
. .368.000
..193 ono
..119,000
.. 31.500
..202.500
19.C00
315.000
39.000
162.000
1.700
28,200
Situation in East Leads Growers
Expect This Price.
SALEM. Nov. 12. (Special.) The advance In
the price of hops from 25c to 26c shows that
growers have not been letting their hops go at
23c fast enough to suit the' dealers, and the
latter have found It necessary to bid up In
order to get the hops. .This advance has borne
out the belief that the arrival of English or-
stlmulate activity In a market
Growers are
now strengthening In the opinion that 27c. or
possibly 30c, will be reached before the No
vember shipments have been completed. Man
ager WInstanley. of the Hopgrowers Associa
tion, has advices from hls correspondents In
New York saylns that the situation there war
rants Oregon growers In expecting 30c, pro
vided that they hold for that figure.
One of tho amiyjlng thlng3 In the efforts of
ders would
that threatened to hang at 23c.
102
8!)
31
44
24
34
24
4B
teoo
220
125
210
56
33?
88
17
40
42
92
85
57
S3
214
117
178
1S
17
71
63
44
24
117
70
38
101
59
91
"l8
755
4
Grain and Produce at Xew Yorlc.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Flour Rpcelpts, 25,
500 barrels: exports. 4300 barrels. Market dull
on Western flour, buyers being 10fI15c under
tho market. Winter straights, $3 43g3 55;
Minnesota patents, $3 90g4'10; do bakers, $3 20
3 33.
Wheat Receipts. 52,650 bushels; exports, 4000
bushels. Spot market easier. No. 2 red. 76c
elcvalor, 76c f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern
Duluth. Slc f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard Mani
toba. 82c f. o. b. afloat'. Lighter receipts In
the West, with steadier cables, covering and
higher outside markets, advanced wheat early
In the day, but a sharp break In December
started late selling, which destroyed all the
previous advance. The cloe was easy at U
c net decline. May. 78 7-167S 13-16c, closed
78c; December. 78 5-107Sc, closed 78c.
Butter Receipts. 5CO0 packages. Mark?t firm;
State dairy. lS"f?24c; creamery, extra, 20c;
do common to choice, 195725c.
Errs Receipts, 4300 .packages. Market
strong. State and Pennyivanla, 252Jc;
Western uncandled, 20ig26c.
Hop? Firm
Wool Firm.
Hides Dull.
12li
75
12Vi
88
16
51
36
84
8S
27
90
3154
53
do 3s. reg.
do coupon
do new 4s,
do coupon
do old 4?.
do coupon
do 5s, reg.
do coupon
Total sales for the day, 1.256,000 shares.
BONDS.
U. S. 2s. ref. reg.lOOU' Atchison adj. 4s... 80
do couoon 10954IC. & N.W. con. 7s.l33l4
tuatt'D. & n. u. 4s. ...1004
10SN. Y. Cent, lsts.,102
reg.. 130 Northern Pac 3s.. 72
133 do 4s 103
reg...ll054!Southern Pac. 4s.. 93
110 Union Pacific 4s.. .105
10454(West Shore 4s 113
104lWls. Central 4s.... 91
London Shocks.
LONDON, Nov. 12. Closing quotations:
Anaconda 4jNoriolk & West.. 72
Grain at San Francisco.
RAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. Wheat easier.
Barley easier. Oats firm.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1 325il 35; milling.
$1 301 485.
Barley Feed, $1 17i3l 1S?4: brewing, $1 225$
l 25.
Oats Red, $1 15i?l 325S: white, $1 20S'l 30;
black, $1 301 35.
Call board sales:
Wheat Easier: December, $1 31',i; May,
$1 34; cash. $1 33.
Barley Easier; December, $1 1954.
Corn Large yellow. $1 371 42.
dealers to Influence tho hop market Is the let
ter of an Oregon buyer which Is reported re
ceived by London brewers. It was written by
a man who advised Oregon growers to sell at
2021c. On the same date, October 2, he was
advising English brewers to stay out of the
market, for growers would soon throw their
hops on tho market, and prices would tumble.
Tho way the .prices have "tumbled" In the last
30 days puts the growers In a position to laugh
at the man who gave this advice. The letter
to the London brewers referred to tells them
that the crop has been harvested so that the
total yield can be correctly Stated. He places
the yield In Oregon at 100.000 bales. an Is
about an accurate In his estimate of the yield
In other states, so that he has a total Amer
ican crop of 242.0C0 bales, against 221.000 bales
last year. He says the Imports will amount to
40,000 bales, and that the consumption at home
will be but 160.000 bales, leaving 120,000 bales
for export
With this large quantity for export, the Ore
gon buyer could see no reason for brewers to
beeome alarmed over the market, and Fald that
If they played a waiting game It would surely
win out. Thl3 free ndvlee to the English
brewers doubtless explains why they played a
waiting game for a while, but the fact that
they ultimately got Into the market proves that
It did not win out.
The. market has been governed by the supply
and demand, and though the advice of dealers
may have kpt English buyers out of the Amer
ican market for a short time, it had no perma
nent effect.
Tho activity In the hop market just about
the time the price reached 23c Is shown by
the way one lot of hops changed hands here
n that time. The man who tells the story Is
a disinterested party, and withholds the names
of the men who were Interested. A Salem
dealer bought a lot of SOS bales of hops from
a grower at 245c. The hops were hauled to
Salem and unloaded on the platform at the
Southern Pacific warehouse. Before they could
be disposed of another dealer bought them from
the first at 23c. so that the flrst dealer cleared
$308 on the transaction. On the same day a
third dealer offered 235ic for the hops and a
deal was made. The second dealer made an
other $3GS on the lot befor they were taken
off the platform of the warehouse.
time the price has gone up 5ic, eo that tho
third dealer has made his $308, or $1 a bale.
Tho grower was abundantly satisfied with the
price he got, and all are pleased with the pro
ceeds of that lot of hops.
"The only evil consequences that arc likely to
follow the success of this year's hop crop,"
said a well-known grower today, "is that the
growers will put out such a large acreage of
hops that In a year or two there will be an
other surplus, and prices will be down again
where they were a few years ago. People who
think of going Into hops must remember that
an nbundant crop means low prices without
fall, and they must expect the low prices to
come If the .acreage Is Increased."
Sales are now being made at 26c. and every
body Is watching for a further advance. There
la a strong demand for some particularly choice
lots, and 26c has been offered for one ot
them, but this does not indicate the market
price.
Prices ot "mild" coffees have advanced lo
per pound In the past week on this coast, and:
the trade Is wondering what turn the market
Is going to take next. The cause of tne rlso
Is the short crop In Central America, particu
larly In Guatemala, where the best "mild"'
coffees In the world are produced. Reports
from Guatemala Indicate that probably halt
tho crop there has been lost on account of vol
canic disturbances. This country produces
perhaps, one-sixth of the world's "rollds" un"
der normal conditions. The output of "milds" .
In Venezuela and Colombia Is lessened perhaps
a third, according to the estimate of local
dealers, by political disturbances. Inasmuch
ns the Central American countries. Including"
Venezuela and Colombia, usually yield about,
one-half of the world's supply of "milds," tha
present shortage Is felt perceptibly by stock
centers. The full supply of Rlos 'and Santos
has the eflect of keeping "mild" prices down.
According to a trade authority, the stock ot
"milds" in the United States, compared with
the supply on hand a year ago. Is: October 17, .
1902. 231.493 bags; last year. 317.S9S bags.
The same authority gives the following com
parative statement ot world's supply of all
coffees:
Bags.
November 1. 1902 i 13,233,325
October 1. 1902..-. 13.005.325
November 1, 1901 10.776,196
C. E. Blckford. a coffee broker of San Fran
cisco, has prepared the following report on the
Guatemala situation:
Regarding the recent eruption of the volcano
of Santa Maria, in Guatemala, I quote from a
letter written today by one of the largest Im
porting firms here to some friends of theirs:
"We are sorry to state that the actual facts
learned up to this writing only confirm in every
respect the sensational reports published dur
ing the, end of October in regard to damage
done in the Guatemala coffee-growing districts.
We received on the 3d of this month from one
of our correppolidents the following cable: 'The
mfTeo itistrirts of Palmar and Xolhultz. Costa.
Cuca and Chuva are positively ruined. Re
ports have come here that Cucho and Tumba
dor are also lost. The eruption still continues.
Another corespondent. In answer to pur In
quiry to name the coffee districts destroyed,
cables us as follows: 'Nothlnit remains but
Pamax.m and Pochuta.' (Referring, ot course,,,
to the Pacific side.)"
Another large firm here fixes the loss at pos
sibly not over half the crop.
Nothing more definite has been learned since,
and we do not look for any Information until
the first mall arrives, which will be about No
vember 13.
it is a fact, no doubt, that Santa Maria 13
In eruption, and another fact, unquestionably,
that great damage has been done, but we are
Inclined to bcli-ve. and have Information to
that effect, that the Indian."? deserted their
plantations as soon as the trouble commenced
and fled to the larger cities and villages. We,
furthermore, bellovp that they will not venture
outside of their houses until the eruption has
ceased, consequently no actual surveys have
been made, and the cable reports regarding
damage can come only as surml?es.
We do not believe, furthermore, that all
Fincas arc destroyed. If cold ashes have been
thrr.wn on the distant Flncas In Jlmlted quan
tities, tnls circumstance may not have de
stroyed the trees. In fact, a small amount may
be serviceable as a fertilizer.
We do fear, however, that, under all circum
stances, two-thirds of the prcer.t crop Is lost
entirely, for the following reasons:
First Part of the coffee has nlready been
picked, anil was In the proze.-s of washing and
drying. In either case, the fruit needed care
ful attention, and. In the absence of laborers,
and during the prevailing excitement that part
of the crop is certainly no longer suitable for
commercial purpo?es.
Second The fruit remaining on the trees and
not havinc been picked will be over-ripe and
lont also, and only an earlj- cessation of tha
eruption will preserve part of thtf crop In tha
dnmaged districts.
We have positive Information that plantations
in Chuva ad Tumbador. 73 miles distant from
the volcano, hnv suffered, and from recent
Since that j )ororts from Mexico It seems not unlikely that
tl'e .Mexican cone- disirici nas aiso suuereu.
although no reliable Information has reached
Enropcan Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 12. Wheat Firm; No. 1
standard California, 6s 6d. Wheat and flou?
in Paris steady. French country markets
steady. Weather In England fine.
LONDON, Nov. 12. Wheat Cargoes on .pas
sage quiet and steady. English country mar
kets quiet and steady.
California Ornnse Trust Formed.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 12. C. C. Eppers,
of Chicago, who Is In this city. Is authority for
the statement that a corporation known as tho
Southern California Trust Company. wlth a
ready capital of $4,500,000, mostly Eastern cap
ital, has secured an option on 7000 acres of
orange groves In this and adjoining counties,
and proposes to absorb under trust manage
ment a heavy portion of the Southern Califor
nia citrus belt Interests.
"The object of this syndicate Investment,"
said Mr. Eppers, "Is systematically to Improve
the orange Industry of Southern California and
bring the citrus belt Into the highest possible
state of cultivation by scientific planting, grow
ing and shipping. The syndicate will largely
obliterate the middleman, who eats up the
profits, by being Itself both grower and ship
per. All or tne oranges proaucea ay ine trust
will be shipped East under one brand. We ob-
tain tne lana .ouirignL oy aireci purcnase irom
the rancher. With the money he thus receives
It is expected that he will buy more land,
plant fresh orange groves, bring them to bear
ing and then dispose of them to tho rust for 1
spot cash." I
SAX FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Prices Current for Produce at the
Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. Potatoes, onions
and apples are unchanged.
Vegetables Cucumbers, 5075c per box; gar
lic,, 225c per pound; green peas, 3f5c per
pound; string beans, 2544c per pound; toma-
Regardlnn the remarks made by a railroad
man concerning the fact that volcanic ashes
make a good fertilizer, we would say that a
few Inches of volcanic ashes make a good fer
tilizer, but a few feet Is another matter.
A prominent grower here (San Francisco)
has a rable from his foreman that the ashes
are one foot deep on his Flnca. 50 miles away
from the volcano, and the papers have report
ed the' "experience of the steamer Luxor whlla
over 100 miles distant.
From these facts, you can draw your conclu
sions as to the condition of the country nearer
the volcano. The very flower of all the plan
tations, and the largest ones, are Inside this
zone, and we can get no cable communication
from them, neither In nor out.
The local agent of the Kosmo3 line of steam
ers In San Francisco received a cable from
their agnt at Guatemala City that the whola
"Occldente" (west coast north of that place)
was ruined.
As a natural consequence, holders of Guate
mala coffees have advanced their prices very
materially, and. In all probability, as the ex
tent of the damage becomes better known,
there will be still further advances, for, un
questionably. Guatemala produces the finest
mild coffees of the world, and Is probably the
largest single producing country of mild coffees.
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