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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1902)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2B, lUUis. 15 CORN WILL ADVANCE Increased Strength Shown by Canned-Goods" Market. TOMATOES ARE ALSO FIRM &lcc High on Prospect of Short Crop Damage to Guatemala Collee Prune Shipments Are Nearly Oven There Is something of a llurry In the canned goods market. Com Is unusually strong at the moment, and all Indications point to an -advance In tho "near, future. The local quotation yesterday was $1 10. Private advices from San Francisco were that some ot the Jobbers there refused to make quotations. Canned tomatoes are also in a healthy condition, but the price -will probably rule steady for the time being. The rice market Is firm at ruling prices. China crades are quoted sllgtftly higher, and Japans are strong under tho expectation of a very short crop. Advices from Manila state that the Government Is buying freely in the Asiatic markets, to prevent a famine, and that these purchases will keep dealers from raising prices beyond a Just limit. Advices from Guatemala confirm the earlier reports of damage to the coffee crop by vol canic eruptions, and it is estimated that not over 150,000 to 200,000 bags will be received. The usual crop of the country 13 from 000,000 to 750.000 bags. All the districts In the vicin ity of the eruption' hav been covered with dust, which will prevent the growth of the present crop and further planting. Tho local market Is active, with prices showing an ad vancing tendency. The primary tea markets are active, and the local market is strong under a good demand for both prompt and January delivery. The greater part of the prune crop has .been shipped, and very little remains In first bands. Xocal Jobbers report the market strong. Of the prune situation in the East the New York Journal of Commerce of tho 22d- said: The stronser Interest and feeling noted In prunes continues, notwithstanding the improve ment shown in receipts. A factor of no small importance in this connection Is the continued Inquiry and buying of spot for export to Euro pean markets. Sales within the last two days for the English and German markets are said to cover 15 carloads, chiefly of sizes 40s to 70s, Inclusive. A portion of these sales, it Is stated, were trade of goods knownXo be rolling toward this market, but a large portion were from stocks recently arrived on the spot. The busi ness done is said to have been consummated at prices close to those ruling on the spot' for prompt shipment. One sale covering three car loads of sizes 40s, 50s and COs. in 25-pound boxes, it Is stated, was sold on a basis of Cc for the three sizes, this figure belns equivalent to spot on the several sizes. There Is an active demand from Jobbing quarters for 40-50s In 25-pound boxes, with 7"c paid, and nothing offering under this figure so far asu could be learned. 50-B0s most holders today quote at yCiJc, with goods scarce and wanted. It was stated today that cable inquiries from the Hamburg market to Coast packers for largo rlzes have brought replies in effect that no stock Is available for prompt shipment, the packers having more orders on hand than can be filled in the next month. Complaint is made from tho English markets :h-t goods bought from the Coast early In the season are held up In transit. Regarding delays In shipments from the Coast,a prominent broker said today: "It has been almost impossible to explain the situation to buyers. The railroad interests are handicapped by the heaviest shlpments'bf goods on record at this season from the Coast. There Is nothing coming forward on time, and some carlots of prunes are some 10 days to two weeks p-erdue in transit. Considerable delay is ex perienced al this end on axrix-al. -it being diffi cult to get goods from the docks." CORKER. ON OREGON PRUNES. Combination of Commission Men ' Secure Control of H0-40h. NEW YORK. No-. 2S.-(Speclal.)-Coast wires, indicating no disposition on the part of packers to sell large prunes for shipment prior to December 15, have stimulated holders views. Tho demand Is active from Jobbers, and 7c on 40-50s is the .lowest. Freer arrivals of 50-00s have caused a little easiness, and bids of Cc are quickly- taken. The four sizes are steady and more freely offered. Cables from Hamburg show Intending pur chasers' ideas still a shade under those of 6ellers here. Negotiations are. however, pend ing for tho sale of a good-sized parcel of 4O-60s. Inclusive. .at 0c, three sizes. Chicago wires that a combination of commission men has secured practical control of Oregon 30-40s. A large Jobber here Is said to be Interested In the deal. Spot 30-40s are offered at 7Hc and 7c is bid and refused on a car lot close by. A few 40-50a arc sold here at OVlc. and sales to arrive are made at c. Lima, beans are easier on the last sale, at ?3 05 per bushel. The Coast wires $4 30 per hundredweight f. o. b. Holders here show no pressure to sell, and some are out of the mar ket at $3 10 pec bushel. " There Is a fair Jobbing movement In Ealmon, -with more firmness of red Alaska talis at $1 10. Flat sockeyes are scarce, and tails are mmt at $1 374 inside. Pink is steadier, the Imm- Sjsion being that cheap grades of fish will find a better outlet after the turn of the year. THE HOP DEFICIT. "New Yorlc Authority Places It at 05,000 Bales. NEW YORK. Nov. 28. (Speclal.)-Hops are Arm but quiet, dealers reporting a light demand from Bremen. Prices are firmly maintained. A local bull authority, figuring on the avail able supplies in the couritrv for tho ..-, eeason. states that the probable increase in Imports, put at 20,000 bales, are fully offset by the decrease in reserves. The crop ls,estlmated about 50.000 bales less than last year's, the. consumption 15.000 bales greater, and the ex ports tho same, showing an apparent deficit of 33,000 bales. Foreign cables report a steady and unchanged market. Portland Hop Market Quiet. Tho hop market is dull, and prices are large ly nominal. No particular activity is expected until after the first ofthe month, and some dealers believe that little will be done until after the first of the year. R Is estimated that 40 per cent of the Washington crop Is still In the hands of the growers. The number of bales exported Is variously placed at from G000 to 8000 bales, all from Tacoma to London. Considerable quantities are being hcla in stor age by the exporters. In California there Is rather more disposition on the part of growers to sell, but they are still believers In full' prices. Salem Hop Market Is Quiet. SALEM. Nov. 2S. (Special.) Salem hopdeal ers have reported the market very quiet for several days past, and see nothing In the "pres ence situation to cduse any great activity be fore the first of January. The number of or ders out for December shipment will have some effect upon the market, but no one can tell until December has come and gone how large the demand for hops In that month will be. December is generally a quiet month, but ac tivity is looked for in January. While dealers see no reason to expect a material advance in December, neither do they see anything In the situation that could bring about a decline. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flonr, Feed. Etc. "Wheat was quiet in the Northwestern mar kets yesterday shippers quoting 72c' for club and 70c for bluestem as the proper export ba sis. : . FLfttjB Valley, $3 45iff3 53 per barrel; hard wheat straights. $33033 55; hard wheat pat ents, $3 C03 73: graham, $3 20fJ3 60. WHEAT Walla Walla, 72c; bluestem, 7te; Valley. 75c. "BARLEY Feed, 323 DO per ton; tore wins, 24; rolled. $250. MILLSTUFFS Bran, JlSglO. per ton; mid dlings, $23J23 50; shorts. $19gl9 30; chop. $18. OATS No. 1 white, $1 15?1 17; gray. ?1 12J4 1 15 per cental. HAT Timothy. $10311; clover, ?9; wheat, 58SO per ton. Butter, E-rsrs, Poultry, Etc. The poultry market was very dull, and no business of jconsequence Is looked .for before Monday. Butter was quoted weak and eggs Bteady to Arm. POULTRY Chickens, mixed. $3 5004 25; per pound. 10c; hens. $44 30 per dbze'n; per pound, 2.0c; Springs. $33 50 per dozen; fryers, $2 50 3; broilers, $22 50; ducks, $530 per dozen; turkeys, live, 13c; dressed 15c; geese, ?0SC50 per dozen. CHEESE Full cream, twins. 15416-4c; Young America, lG1517Vic; factory prices 1 114c less. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 3332V5c per pound; dairy. 205?224c; store, 1518c. EGGS 25J?30c per dozen. Vepretahles, Frnlt. Etc. Tlfe feature of this market was the enormous quantity of apples received, for which there was very slow demand. Commission men hope' the bad weather will check receipts and give them a chance to work oft the accumulation. VEGETABLES Turnips. 750 SOc per sack; carrots, 75S0c; beet?, $1 per sack; 'parsnips, $1 per sack: cauliflower, Ldfe Anzeles, S3c per dozen; cabbage, llc per pound; celery. Los Angeles 5000c; Denver, $1 per dozen; let tuce, head, per dozen. 25c; hothouse. $1 75JJ2 per box; green onions, per dozen. 1214c; cu cumbers. 75cQ'?l per box; green, peppers, 45c per pound; dry Chile peppers, 20c per pound; Brussels sprouts, Cc per pound; squash, $1 1 50 icr hundredweight. GREEN FRUIT Apples, tables. S3c3$l 25 per box; cooking, 5375c; pears, 73c$l 23 per box; rrranes. Niagara. 00c xer crate; Concord, 2030c per basket, 15c per half basket; Cali fornia Tokay, $1 40 per crate; Muscat, 151 25 per crate; Cornlchon, $1 25; quinces, Oregon, SScQl per box; cranberries, Tillamook, $7 per barrel: Jersey, ?11; Wisconsin. Bell & Cherry, $115?11 50; persimmons. SI 25 per box. TROPICAL FRUIT Lemons. $3 504 per boxbox; oransres, new crop navels,. 53 504 76; grape fruit, $3 50 per box; bananas, $2 25Q) J 5 per bunch; pineapples, $5 50 per dozen; pomegranates, $1 50 per box. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 714c per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 5Cc; apri cots. 7"4Ss; peaches. 749c; pears. 7"4S81j:c: prunes, Italian. 414'JCc; figs, California blacks, 3c; do white. 5b&Hc; Smyrna, 20c; plums, pitted. 44'Q'5i4c. RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4-crown, 7c; 3 crown, 714c; 2-crown. 6c; unbleached seedless Muscatel raisins.. 7"4c; unbleached seedleR3 Sul tans. 6c; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1 75; 2-crown, $1 C5. ' POTATOES Best Burbanks, COQSOc per sack; ordinary, 50055c- per cental, growers' prices; Merced sweets, $2 per cental. ONIONS Oregon and Washington. 75c$l per cental: shippers' price in carload lots. SOc pep centals. Groceries, Nuts. Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 232Sc: Java, fancy, 26 32c; . Java, good. 20'24c: Java, ordinary, 18 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; Costa Rica, good. 16Q18c; Costa Rica, ordinary. 1012c per pound; Columbia roast, $10 50; Arbuckle's, $11 13 list; Lion. $10 C3; Cordova, $11 03 list. RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, 5c; No. 2 4iic: Carolina head. 77Tc. SALMON Columbia River, i-pound tails, SI 85 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2 75; fancy 1-pound flats, $1 00; -pound flats, , $1 23; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 00c; red, 1-pound tails, $1 30; sockeye. 1-pound tails, $1 45; 1 pound flats, $1 60. BEANS Small white. 414c; large white, 4c; pinks, 3&c; Bayou, 3c; Lima, 5c per pound. SUGAR Sack basis, net cash, per 100 pounds: Cube, $4 70; powdered, 14 55; dry gran ulated. $4 45; extra C, $3 03; golden C. $3 85. Advances oversack basis aB follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes. 60c per 100 pounds. Maple, J516c per pound. Beet sugar, granulated, $4 35 per 100 pounds. HONEY 13c per No. 1 frame. NUTS Peanuts, 6c per pound for raw. 8 814c for roasted: coccanuts, 8590c per dozen; walnuts, 13Q14c per round; pine nuts, 109 1214c; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts, 10c; fil berts. 1516c; fancy pecans, 17c; almonds, 14 "15c: chestnuts, lCo. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, $6 2560,50 per. 100 for EOOt. SALT Liverpool, 50s, $20 80 per ton; 100s, $20 40; 200s. $19 50; half ground, per ton. 50s. $10; 100s, $15 50; "Worcester Ealt, bulk, 320s, $5 per barrel; linen sacks, 50s, 80c per sack. OILS Coal oil. cases, 22c per gallon; bar rels, 17c; tanks, 15c; boiled linseed, cases, 62c; barrels, 57c; raw Unseed, cases, 60c; barrels, 50c: turoentlne. cases. 72c; wood barrels, 63c; iron barrels. C6c; lota of 10 cases or more. 71c: gasoline, cases, 26c; barrels, 19c. Collier and Atlantic white and red lead, in lots of 500 -pounds or more, Cc; less than .500 pounds, C&c. Hop, "Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS Choice, 25c2G'ic per pound; prime to choice, 2425c; prime. 24c; medium. 2257) 23c HIDES Dry hldps, No. 1, 10 pounds and up. lSgflSltc per pound: dry kip. No. 1, C to '15 pounds. 12c; dry .calf No. 1. under 5 pounds, 10c; dry-salted bujls and stags, one-third 'less than dry flint: salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over. 8f 9c; 50 to 60 pounds, 78c; under CO pounds and cows. 7c; stags and bulls", sound, Sgo'iic; kip, sound, 15 to 20 pounds, 7c; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, 7c; calf, sound, under 10 pounds. Sc: green (unsalted). lc per pound less: culls. lc per pound less: horse hides. saltel. each. SI C0S2: dry. each, $1 150; colts', hides, each, 25050c; coat skins, common, each. 10gl5c; Angora, with wool on, each, 25c?l. WOOL Valley, 12V415c; Eastern Oregon. 8 14c: mohair. 2G2Sa PELTS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. each, $50 20; cubs. 25: badger, each. 1040c; wildcat, 2550c: house cat. 510c; fox, com mon gray, each. 30S50c; do red, each $1 50Zf2; do cross, each. $50; do sliver and' black, each $100?200; flsher, each. $5g0; lynx, each, $23; mink, strictly No. 1, each, SOclffJl 50; marten, dark Northern. SO012: marten, pale pine, i cordlng to sire and color. $1 30(2j2; muskrats. large, each, SSlOc; skunk, each, 4050c; civet or polecat, each. 5$?10c; otter, for large prime skins, each. 30(550c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each. $3 5065; wolf, prnlrie (coyote), without head. each. 30Q'35c: wolverine, each, $4g7; beaver, per skin, large. ?36; do me dium. $34; do small. $11 50; do kits, 3075c. SHEEPSKINS - Shearing. 15?20c; short wool. 25f.T5c; medium wool. 300Cc; long wool. C0cCj$l each. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4g3c; No. 2 and grease, 23c. Meats and Provisions. BEEF Gross, cows, $3$3 00; steers. $44 25; dressed. 7V5c per pound. VEAL 7S0S&C per pound. MUTTON Gross, $3; dressed. Cc LAMBS Gross, $3 50; dressed, G&c. HOGS Gross, SGffO 2!5; dressed. 77c LARD-Portland. tierces. 134c per "pound; tubs. lSVic; 50c. 13V5c; 20s. 133Jc; 10s. 13c; Cs. 14c. Compound, tierces, 0c per pound; tubs, Hc; .flne. 10s, 15t&c; seconds. 5s. Uc; 10s. 1414c BACON Portland. 16Xl0c.per pound; East ern, fancy, 1754c; standard, heavy, 15c; bacon bellies, 154c HAMS Portland, 15c per pound: picnic, lOUc per pound; Eastern fancy, 15Ui6c DRY-SALTED MEATS-Portland clears. 13 14c; backs, 12tt13i4c; bellies, 15lCc; plates 10c: butts. QSlOc SAUSAGE Portland, ham. 12c per pound; minced ham, lQc; Summer, choice dry. l'hic; Bologna, long. 8c; welnerwursts. 9c: liver, 7c: pork. 9c: blood. 7c; head cheese. '7c; bologna sausage link, ic PICKLED GOOD-Portland. pigs feet. barrels. $4 50; -barrels. $2 50; 15-pound kit, $1. Tripe, -barrels, $5 50; H-barreln. $2 75; lo-pound kit. $1; pigs tongues. H-barreln, $0; U-barels. $3; 45-pound kits, $1 25. Coffee and Snjrar. NEW YORK. Nov. 28. The coffee market opened steady, 5010 points hlcher, and closed steady, net 55?15. points higher, on sales of 40, 500 bags. December sold at $4 50g4 CO; Jan uary. 65"1 7i: February, $4 804 85; March. $4 905; May, $5 10; July, $3 25; Sep tember. $3 35. Spot Rio quiet: No. 7 Invoice, 5Uc; mild quiet; Cordova. 712c. Sugar Raw firm: refining. 3c; centrifugal, 93 tst, 3c: molasses sugar. 3Jic; reflned Arm. Wool Markets. LONDON, Nov. 28. The offerings at wool auction sales today numbered 12,859 bales. The demand was brisk. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 2S. Wool Unchanged. Dnlry Prodnce at Chicago. CHICAGO.- Nov. 2S. On the Produce Ex change today the bulter market -was firm; creameries, 1827Kc; dairies,-18"23c ' Cheese Steady, 110.12c. Eggs Firm, 24c, CAMPAIGN AGAINSr BEARS PRICES CLOSE HIGHER ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Most Notable Demonstration Louis ville & Nashville, Which Closes Nearly Seven Points -Higher. NEW YORK. Nov. 2S. Prices of stocks closed today considerably higher than on Wednesday, in spite of some rather unfavpr-' able developments, and the continuance of some apprehension over monetary conditions. The advances are attributed to somo extent to the time granted fpr the short interest to cover. Inducements toldo this were offered by the bid ding up of prices by an element amongst the traders which set out to make a campaign against the bears. The short Interest .was known to have' been accumulating contracts tor actual time, and their commitments were' ex tended on Wednesday on the eve of the holiday. Today's trading, nevertheless, was dull, as shown by the total transactions, which did not exceed 5C0.000 shares. The attendance at the board was small, many brokers having left' -the city on "Wednesday evening, to stay over the end of the week. It was regarded as a favorable incident that the day passed without any additional pro nouncement of hostility on the part of either side to tho controversy for control qf Colorado Fuel. The most notable demonstration of the day was In Louisville & Nashville, which was lifted nearly 7 points, earning with It South ern Railway and Illinois Central In sympathy. The movement was expected. The movement In Sugar contained all the earmarks of a cam paign agajnst the shorts, and the urgent de mand near the close carried the price up over 5 points. Vague rumors of a deal accompanied the rise In Hocking Valley. Another center of activity was in the local tractions. . Brooklyn Transit this time led the advance. Manhattan was very active, but fluctuated narrowly and showed the effects of realizing. Rumors were again circulated of a combination of all the local transit facilities and a share In their con trol In the Interest of Pennsylvania and New York Central. The strength of St. Paul was due to the expectation that the directors would act on the authority to Issue new stock at to day's meeting. The stock ran off on the ad journment of the meeting without action. These various centers of strength helped the ganeral advance In the market, which reached a point or more In a long list of stocks. The market receded when the call money rate ad vanced to 0 per cent in the late dealings, but rallied again and closed steady under the In fluence of a spurt in Sugar. The "preliminary estimates foreshadowed a poor bankreturn to morrow. Up to Wednesday evening, the banks had lost to the Subtreasury $3,433,000, Includ ing deposits for transfer to the Interior. Today there was deposited, in addition, $300,000 for transfer to San Francisco, and. $100,000' to' Chicago. Sterling exchange continued firm, but the re tention of the 4 per cent discount rate by the Bank of England had a favorable effect. Bonds were dull and Irregular. Total sales, par value. $1,415,000. United States 3s, reg istered, declined ii per cent on the last call. CloBlnjr Stock Quotations. Atchison do pfd .s... Baltimore & Ohio... do pfd Canadian Pacific ... Canada Southern ... Chesapeake & Ohio., Chicago & Alton do pfd 81il 3.100 98ft 90S 1 16,500 200 7,000 04 1ZD 40V5 127 128 10 1.500 45 100 "1,206 33 -4 S3 33 Chicago Great Western. 70 25 83 37 264 25 ao a pfd do B pfd Chicago & N. W Chicago Term. & Tran do pfd C, C. C. & St. Louis. Colorado Southern ... do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Delaware & Hudson... 400 200 22314; 17 32 95 28 67 42U 100 32V4 82 "29" 68 43 159 200 IP 69 .43 900 200 100 150 159 Del.. Lack. & Western. 1,000 400 245 244H 244 Jjenver Ac Rio Grande.. do pfd ". Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Great Northern pfd.... -Hocking Valley do pfd Illinois Central Iowa Central do pfd Lake Erie & Western.. do pfd Louisville & Nashville. Manhattan Elevated ... Metropolitan Street Ry. Mexican Central Mexican National . .... Minn. & St. Louis Missouri Pacific M K. & T do pfd New Jersey Central New York Central Norfolk & Western.... do pfd Ontario & Western.... Pennsylvania Reading -. do 1st pfd do 2d pfd sow sou 34 04 4G-V, 33 at 64 44t4 30 38 800 8.500 500 1.000 400 5.000 2,000 4.700 183& 182 183 1)0 93U 04 06 0291 145 144 144 200 39?i 39tt 39 60 51Yi 115 36.700 53,000 130H 150 124 155 120 156 140 2,000;i40)130 100 22 22-y, 100 10.000 107 100 106 1.400L20 25 50 400 57y, ' 9.100 4.700 "i.'ooo 14.100 27,100 200 300 100 165 154 154 71 "29 137$ 60V4 86 75 73V4 00 29" 70 00 29 V, 150 157 G9! 00 8 SGV4 75 73 St. Louis "& San Fran.. 72 SO 27 633i do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Louis S. W do pfd St. Paul do pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway do pfd Texas & 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 OH.. do pfd Amer. Smelt, & Refln.. do pfd Anaconda Mining Co... 1.100 32,700 C3H' 62 178 "C4" 33V, 03 175? i; 177 ...100 29.7001 01 63 32 4I 28 43 34.800 3.300 23 45 03 01 29 43 3.900 2 300 29 700 45V6 30.800tlOOVi 4,7001 91 400 29 H. 4001 43V4 1,000' 24 2001 34 100 25 100 01 29 43 24 33 25 49 Via 23! 33 23 49 500! 50&: 1220 123 210 1,050 57 C3 56 1.400) 34' 34 34 I OrtU ZUOl 10M JuV, 15 .1 "... 41 7.400! 39 3. COO 01. 36 87 39 90 86 03 86 I I... 21,900' 03 01 1001 80 L 80 800I213I212 60oli79'i79 ' OOOj 21j 21 'yvy.'.'.'.'.c.: Brooklyn Rapid Transltl Colorado Fuel & Iron.. I Consolidated Gas Cont. Tobacco pfd j General Electric I Hocking Coal j Inte.-national Paper ....I do pfd - I International Power ...I National Biscuit National Lead 1.. I North American I Pacific Coast I Pacific Mall People's Gas I Pnrsed Steel Car do pfd I Pullman Palace Car. ...I Republic Steel I do pfd 1 Sugar .- I Tennesspo Coal & Iron.j Union Bag & Paper Co.! do pfct j United States Leather..! do pfl United States Rubber..' do pfd '. I United States Steel I do pfd I WcstPrn Union I American Locomotive ..I do pfd 1 Kansas City Southern.. do pM 7 1 Rock Jsland I do pfd j 1213 1110 1178 2m 17 71 55 413' 3001 27 I 20 27 I HIS I I I 68 ......1 1 ! 38 2ooiioouoou;iioov. 2O0I 00 I 59 I 50 1001 ooi 00! ni 1 1 1225 ! I I 19 8001 76l.70 76 34.-00!l21llir.V.Jl21lJ 500 57 I 30l 57H ---j I j 12H " 9001 12T 12! 12 I I 88' 1 16 ....... I I . . I 5U 12.RO01 aiuj 3r, nr, 0,9001 Rtail pSw 1.500' StJ 87l 80 8001 20 I 2741 28 3001 92 l 01 91 l.OOOl 31l 31l 3914 5 200' 56 I 55 t 53 12.7001 45 44 44 14.0001 84 I 83 I &2 Total sales for the day. 541,100 shares. BONDS. U. S. 2s, ref. reg.l0S Atchison adj. 4s. . do coupon 108C. & N.W. con. 7s do 3s. reg 107'D. & R. G. 4s do coupon 108 N. Y. Cent. lsts... do new 4s,- reg..l33;Northern Pac. 3s.. docoupon 133 do 4s do old 4s. reg.,.109 Southern Pac. 4s.! do coupon .,....100UnIon Pacific 4s. do 5s. reg 103'West Shore 4s...." do coupon ..i...l03WlB. Central 4s..., Oltt 134 100 102 73 103 93 104 112 93 StockK ntLondon. LONDON. Nor. 2S. Closing quotations: Anaconda 4'N. Y. Central 157 Atchison 84 Norfolk & West... 72 do Pfd 101 do nfd M Bait. & Ohio 101 Ontario & Western 29 Can. Pacific 131!Pennsylvanla ..... 60 Chea. & Ohio 40Rands 10 Chi. Gr. Western. 26 Reading 30 Chi. M. & St. P.1S0 do 1st pfd 44 Denver & Rio Gr. 40l do 2d pfd 38 do pfd ......... 91Southern Ry 32 De Beers 22 do pfd 94 Erlo 34)Southrn Pacific 64 do 1st pfd G5Un!on Pacific 102 d6 2d pfd 46 do pfd 03 8 I ? S STOCKS. 2 I S m ... I 16.0001 MSA 36 85 43 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Nov. 2S. Money on call steady, at 46 per cent; closing offered at 6 per cent. Time money dull; 60 dayj. 6 per cent; 00 days, 6 per cent: six months, 5 'per cent bid. Prime mercantile paper. 56 per cent Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at 54 87.23 for demand; , and at $4 83.625 for 60 days; posted rates. $4 S44 88; commercial bills, $4 824 83. Bar silver, 46a Mexican dollars, 30c. Government bonds easier; railroad bonds ir regular; state bonds Inactive. LONDON, Nov. 28. Bar silver quiet, 21 11-lCd per ounce. t Money, 3l3 per cent. Rate of discount for short bills, Z per cent; for three months, 4 per ent.. Consols for money, 92; for account, 03 3-10. - SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23. Silver bars, 46c per ounce. -r . -Mexican dollaraNomlnal. Drarts Sight, par; telegraph, 2c. Sterling on London Sixty days, fi 84; sight, M 87. 7 Bank Clearings. Clearings. Balances. Portland $809,940 $103,179 Seattle '. G90.G9S 100.917 Tacoma 429,473 42.081 Spokane 350,873 5S.182 EASTERN LIVESTOCK. . Prices Current at Chlcaftp, Omaha and Kanaan City. CHICAGO. Nov. 28. Cattle Receipts, 11.500. Including 300 Texans. Market steady, to 13c lower. Good to prime steers, ?657 40; poor to medium, -36: stockers and feeders, $25M 73; cows, $1 405; ljclfers, ?25; canners, ?1 40 2 50; bulls, ?24 50; calvesvt;3 50S6 75; Texas fed steers, ?34 25; Western steers, $3 50? 4 75. Hogs Receipts, 28,000; tomorrow. 1S.O00; left over, 3500, Market active to 5c higher. Mixed and butchers. ?5 85 6 25; good to choice heavy, $0 20C 42; rough .heavy. $5 70SC 10; light. ?5 630 10; bulk of sales, $5 050 10. Sheep Receipts, 18,000. Market for sheep and lambs steady, 10il5c higher. Good to choice wethers. $3 7C4 25; fair to choice, ?2 50g5 75; Western sheep; ?2x753 83; native lambs, $3 75o 70; Western lambs.' S3 735. KANSAS' CITY, Nov. 28. Cattle Receipts,, 7000, Including 1300 Texans. Market steady to strong. Native steers, J?36 40; Texas and Indian steers, $304; Texas cows, $23; native cows and heifers, $1 6034 35; stockers and feeders, S2 104 35 r bulls, $23 50; calves, $30; Western steers, S3 155 50; Western cows, S23.25. Hogs Receipts, SCOO: .Market steady; bulk of sales, S63G 10. Heavy, $6 036 15; pack ers, $638 10; medium. ffOjjo 10; light. ?5 83 6 10; Yorkers, 50 .0Di0 10; pigs,. S5 405 85. Sheep Receipts, 4000. Market firm. Mut tons, $34 35; lambs, $3 1003 50; range weth ers, if33 90; ewes, $33 S5. OMAHA, Nov. 28. Cattle Receipts, 3000. Market active and stronger. Native steers, ?4Ij0 50; cows and heifers, $34; Western ateere, $3 60g5 10; Texas steers, S3 23(3'4 40; cows and heifers, range, ?2 G03 75; canners, ?1 502 50; stockers and feeders, S2 504 40; calves, S3 G05 75; bulls, stags, etc., SI 75 3 75. Hogs Receipts, 5300. Market shade stronger. Heavy, S5 030 05; mixed. $66 05: light, SO 05 (86 10; pigs, $5$?6: bulk of sales, SGQC 05. Sheep-Recetpts. 8000. Market steady. Fod muttons, yearlings, S3 SOS; wethers, S3 20 3 60; ewes, 12 003 30; common and stockers, sheep, SI C03 25; lambs, S3 75g3i SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. Prices Current for Prodnce at the Bay City. sn FRANCISCO. Nov. 2S. Apples were easier. Fancy potatoes and onions were firm. Vegetables Cucumbers, 75c$l per box; gar lic, 22c per pound: green peas, 5fJ6c per pound; string beans, 810c per pound; toma toes, 40cSl 23; onions, 25f?63c: egg plant, 60c 51. Apples Choice, $1 75; common. 30c Bananas $12 50. Limes Mexican, $44 50. California lemons Choice, S3; common, $1. Oranges Navels, $2 253 50. Pineapples $1 50ff3. Potatoes River Burbanks.255.0o: river reds, 4050c; Salinas Burbanks, 00cl 17; sweets, $1 25; Oregon Burbanks. 85c$l 05. Poultry Turkey gobblers, 1718c; do hens. 17g'18c; old roosters, 4 50S5; do young, $5 5 50; small broilers, $34; do large, S44 30 fryers, $4 50 5; hens, ?34; old ducks, S34; do young, $4 506 50. Butter Fancy creamery. 33c; do seconds, 30c fancy dairy. 30c; do seconds, 27c. Eggs Fancy ranch. 42c; Eastern, 2329c Cheese Young America, 1415c; Eastern 1617c ' Wool Fall Humboldt -and Mendocino 13a 14c; mountains, 810c. ' Hay Wheat. $1215; wheat and oats. $11 GO 14; barley, ?8 5010 50; alfalfa. ?811 50 clover. S7 50 0 50; straw, 40 00c per bale Hops 232C;. Mlllstuffs-Bran, S2021 50;, middlings, ?21 eCfnLt8Fl0Ur' B1'725 1ua-tcr sacks; do Ore gon. 4684 quarter sacks; wheat. 129,279 centals do Oregon. 7200 centals; barley. 22.275 centa s: do Oregon. 300 centals?, oats. 3050 centals- do Oregon. 4100 centals; beans. 7869 sacks; corJ? 1380 centals: nntntnna ia ivr .' 5520 sacks; do Oregon. 4800 sacks; middlings hides, ISM hQy' 005 t0nS; W001' 110 bS. Mining; Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 28.-OfllcIal closing quotatlona for mining stocks: , -'os"ir A" ?0 04Justice jo (vi Challenge Con ... 11 Savage foliar lo seg. Belffier . I 5 Confidence ...... 66 Sierra Nevada 18 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 03 Silver Hill .... 5? Crown Point .... SUnlon Con ...... " 23 Gould & Curry. . . 13 Utah Con . . .. .. Hale & Norcrosa. lOjYellow Jacket 1" NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-MInlng stocks closed as follows: today Adams Con . Alice .?0 15ILlttlo Chief .... 23 Ontario . 45!Onhlr ;.. -SO 10 . 7 00 . 8S 0 . 12 4 . 15 .. 30 . 3 00 Breece Brunswick Con .. Comstock Tunnel. Con. Cal. & Va... Horn Silver Iron Silver Leadville Con ... 4PhoenIx OjPotosl 1 OOJ Savage 1 25 Sierra Nevada . 70Small Hopes ... 3Standard BOSTON, Nov. 28. Closing quotations: 50Osceola s Adventure . . . Allouez Amalgamated Daly West .. Bingham Cal. & Hecla.. Centennial . . . Copper Range Dominion Coal Franklin Isle Royale ... Mohawk Old Dominion 5 14 no 00 21 00 100 00 1 50 142 00 8 75 20 25 59 87 23 20 5 00 3 00 57. 50 uoirarrott 62 Qulncy OOfSanta Fe Cop... 50 35 2C 450 16 58 127 0 11 38 15 Tamarack Trinity United States , United Copper Utah Victoria 25 Winona 37 Wolverines ... OOl Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Tin experienced a sharp recovery In London, prices there showing an advance of 1 10s, today's closing being at f 112 Cs for spot and xlll 63 for futures. The local market also Improved, gaining 35 points, und closing at 24.604.S0c. Copper was 3s Od lower at London, where It clored at 49 14s, for spot and 50 for futures. The New York market for copper was dull and unchanged. Standard closed at 10.50c nominal: Lake, 11.2511.50; casting and electrolytic, 11.2511.30. Lead declined Is 3d to 10 Is 6d In London, but continued dull and unchanged here at 4c. Spelter was unchanged In London at 19 17a 6d, but was weak and lower hero, closing at 5.15c. Iron In Glasgow closed at 54s Id, and In Mld dlesboro at. 51s 6d. The local market remains quiet "but steady. Warrants continue nominal. No. 1 foundry Northern Is quoted at $2323; No. 2 foundry Northern. No. 1 foundry South ern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, S2223. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGT6N, N6v. 23. Today's Treasury' Btatement shows: Available cash balances S202.C20.613 Gold .. 113,186,034 New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Nov. 28. The cotton market opened steady at 19 points advance, and closed unchanged. Portland-St. Lonis-Memphls. I you are thinking of ffolng to tit. Louis. Memphis and other Southeastern points, call up O. R. & N.. Third and Washington, and learn about the new tourist car service. Route takes you via Denver and Kansas City. Illinois Central ..147 jU. S. Steel., Louis. & Nash....l2 do pfd .... M.. K. & T 26941 Wabafih pfd LARGE HOLIDAY TRADE CONFIDENTLY PREDICTED IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. Wholesale Business .Jn Excess of a Year Ajro Improvement-Noted In Transportation Congestion. I NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Bradstreet's tomor row will say: . Warm weather has been, and In some sec tions is. the only asparent drawback .to dis tributive trade, but lower temperatures and early holiday buying have tended to minimize the deficiency. A large, unprecented holiday trade is confidently predicted, all sections of the country sending this report. While weath er dulled retail trade and has affected orders from Western Jobbers, wholesale trade, as a whole, -is In excess of a year ago, and consid erable Increases are expected to be finally shown In nearly every department of trade. General Industry Is active the country over,, manufacturers and producers being still urgent ly rushed to deliver on orders booked some time aso. Some Improvement is noted in the transporta tion congestion, largely because of special ef forts to break the blockade at Pittsburg and further West, but the car shortage Is still a matter of worrlment to the railroad men and to merchants -and dealers whoso goods are de layed thereby. The Influence of last year's crop shortages Is gradually disappearing. Lower prices for ce reals, provisions and finished Iron and steel give hope of better export trade, and the 'possi bility of cutting down some of the unfavor able balances shown early this year. There is a rather more cheerful tone In the iron trade, partly the result of Improvement In fuel supplies at the West, and partly the result of larger buying at the East. .Copper Is weaker In tone, and tends downward on Increased- offerings and weak foreign markets. Tin Is also lower. The, strength of raw wool Is unabated, the latest sales showing a higher range. Foreign wools sold here are now at a lower price than new woolens can possibly be exported for. The wool clip for 1902 shows a slight gain, the fifth annual Increase frOnr the depression of 1807, and the production Is now not far from the record figures of 1893. Wheat, Including 'flour, exports for the week ending November 27. aggregate 4,179,685 bush els, against 5,277,672 bushels last week, and 5,117,478 bushels In this week last year. Wheat exports since July 1 aggregate 111,042,009 bush els, against 127.818,720 bushels last season, and 77,790.010 bushehvJn 1900. Business failures In" the United States for the week ending Thursday, November 27, number 180. as against 201 last' week, and 189 In this week last year. Canadian failures' number 19, as against 19 last week, and 20 In this week a year aso. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TRADE. Influences That Have Stimulated Re tail Dealings. NEW YORK. Nov. 28. R. G.' Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade will say tomorrow: Weather conditions have proved the Important movement In the last week In the business world. Excessive rains In soma sections, nota bly the Southwest, facilitated distribution of heavy food products, ot shoes and kindred lines, while seasonably low temperature at other points Increased the movement of Winter wear ing apparel. These Influences, together with a large Thanksgiving trade In food products, stimulated retail dealings very materially. Jobbing and wholesale trade Is fully maintained, and manufacturing plants have orders far ahead, but In many cases the coke shortage retards operations. Railway odlclals are making every effort to relieve the freight congestion, especially In the vicinity of Pittsburg, but thus far there Is lit tle evidence of Improvement. Gross earnings are fully maintained, for November thus far exceeds last year's by 6.3 per cent, and those of 1900 by 16.4 per cent, while It Is anticipated that higher- freights will offset the advances In wages, sustaining net earnings. Inquiries for pig Iron become moro urgent as the scarcity grows more acute. Furnaces are added to the Idle list, when there Is full occupation for every plant In the country, but the fuel shortage Is not perceptibly Improved. Minor metals are generally weaker, tin being especially depressed. Silver bullion has fallen to much the lowest price on record, the intrin sic value of a silver dollar now being about 88c. Failures for the week .numbered 213 In tho United States, against 182 last year, and 16 In Canada, against 25 a year ago. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Nov. 28. The following mble, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended November 26, with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the correspond ing week last year: Clearings. Inc. Dec New York $1,326,587,000 2.5 Chicago 139.617.000 2.0 .... Bo3ton 108.850,000 5.2 ... Philadelphia 102.(141,000 10.3 .. . St. Louis 39.520,000 .... 5.0 Pittsburg 38.1S4.000 3.3 Baltimore 18,60:,000 10.0 .... San Francisco 24.284,747 . . 0 ' Cincinnati 18.O01.o0O 9.4 Kansas City 17.288,000 8.2 .... Cleveland 12,157.000 4.4 i... Minneapolis ......... 10.427.000 13.8 New Orleans 15.320.000 20.7 Detroit 9,432,000 .... 20 4 Louisville 8,570,000 25.7 Indianapolis 10,431,000 , 37.5 .... Providence 6.321.000 7.2 .. . Omaha 0.0S9.00O 11.3 .... Milwaukee 6.9S4.000 23.9 Buffalo 5.S23.000 13.5 St. Paul 0. 152,000 20.6 St. Joseph 3,150.000 2373 Denver 3.627,000 3.a Richmond 4,272,000 Savannah 4,423.000 15.7 .... Salt Lake 2,915,000 .... 20 1 Albany 3,391.000 .... 27.3 Los Angeles 4,353,000 3S.3 .... Memnhls 4,995,000 25.7 Fort Worth 2.508,000 Seattle 3.634,931 1.1 Washington 3,191,000 24.0 .... Hartford 2 8S6.000 .... 12 2 Peoria 2.478.000 1.2 Toledo 2.419,000 19.9 Portland, Or 2.S91.420 33.0 .... Rochester 1.894,000 I Atlanta 2.703.000 20.9 Des Moines 807.000 .... 43c New Haven 1.353,000 2.3 .... Worcester 1.310.000 .... 10 0 Nashville 2,070,000 '.. Springfield. Masa ... 1,146.000 .... 2 7 Norfolk- 1.425.000 23.0 Grand Rapids 1,465.000 23.8 ... Scranton 1.604.000 ' Portland. Me 1.120.000 49 Sioux City 1.3SS.O0O 4.5 .... Augusta 1.5S9.000 30.7 .... Syracuse 091.000 Dayton. O 1,279,000 20.0 ..." Tacoma 1,587,318 40.8 Spokane 1.70S.394 56.9 Topeka 1,361.000 27.5 ... Davenport 637.000 18 1 Wilmington, Del 1.110,000 37.2 Evansvllle 1.011,000 .... 13 4 Birmingham 1.146.000 Fnll River 872.000 23.6 .... Macon 734,000 20.1 .... Little Rock 1,219.000 30.8 ... Helena 702,000 4.1 Knoxvllle 780.000 37.8 .... Lowell i 463.000 7.1 ... Akron 643.000 35.2 .... Wichita 875.000 58.2 ... Springfield. Ill 478.000 10.9 .... Lexington 400.000 New Bedford 375,000 .... 11.7 Fargo 5C4.O00 22.6 .... Blnghamton 310,000 21.7 .... Rockford 403.000 2.8 .... Canton 343.000 10.7 .... Jacksonville, Fla 351.000 12.1 .... Springfield, O 304.000 23.0 .... Chester 350.0CO 7.8 Qulncy 275.000 iiloomlngton SIojx Falls Jacksonville, 111 .. Fremont Houston Galveston Columbus, O Wheeling Wllkesbarre Mansfield, O Decatur. Ill Utlca. N. Y Greensburg, Pa ... 270.000 45.0 . . .. 234.000" 117.000 .... 2.4 188.000 .... 40.2 13.125.000 37.C 7.523,000 1.8 9.0S4.000 27.7 ... 5SS.000 f6.9 575.000 .... 13.4 166.000 170,000 2.311.000 .... .... 334.C00 .... x Totals U. S Outside N. Y.... Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Halifax Vancouver. B. C Hamilton St. John. N. B... Victoria. B. C... Quebec Ottawa London, Ont .... Totals, Canada S2. 032.301,273 ? 705.713.300 CANADA. S 19.990.720 31.5 14.402.706 38.9 0.035,532 33.4 .... 1.769 665 23.6 1.063.992 41.3 802.1,38 23.7 927,125 G2.3 607.702 7.4 1.461.156 30.1 1.733.501 26.5 833.013 .... ....5 48,975.147 34.1 MERGER OF STEEL COMPANIES. New Organization One of the Lead ing Factors In the Trade. NEW YORK, Nov. 28. The event of the week has been the merger of the Union Steel Company and the Sharon Steel Company, says tho Iron Age. The consolidation thus accom- COE Buys and sells GRAIN, PROVISIONS, STOCKS, BONDS and COTTON FOR CASH .OR FUTURE DELIVERY. Deals In Government. Municipal and Miscellaneous Securities. Owning and operat ing the most extensive Private Wire System in the world, wo can execute large or small orders more promptly and satisfactorily than -any other concern." we guarantee to -execute orders when limits are reached. We do not hold you responsible for moro than the margin you place on a trade. We charge no Inter est for carrying long stocks. MARGINS- REQUIRED t Grain, lc per "bushel; Stocks, t?2 per shore. Com mission, prrain, 1-Se per bushel; stocks. 1-4 of 1 per cent. We will send you our Book of Statistics arid Dally Market free. Write for it. REFERENCES, 75 National and State Banks. Main Exchange, Bank of Commerce Building. Minneapolis. MIna. Exchanges in 75 of the principal towns and cities of tho Northwest, including- Spokane Colfax, Pullman. Rltzvllle. Dayton. Walla Walla. Moscow, Pendleton. Wires under con struction to Portland. Tacoma. Seattle. Everett and Vancouver. B. C. , Nn IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN TRADE OR ACCOUNT WITH US YOU CAN Di OPERATE IT IN ANY OF OUR 75 OFFICES. pllshed will make the new organization one of the leading factors In the steel trade, particu larly In tho production of wire rods and wire products. It Is intimated that the consolida tion plan proposes tho taking over of several' other propertlts, presumably In the wire trade. The new company will not only be In posses sion of the most modern appliances for produc tion, but at the same time will control an adequate supply of raw material. The drift seems to be toward the concentra tion of business in the hands of the large com panies, especially In steel products. The scarcity and high prices of raw materials, to gether .with the reduction in the finished prod uct, havo diminished tho output of the smaller producers, who do not control their raw ma terials, and the larger companies are securing a much greater share of current business than a short time since. Manufacturers are finding great difficulty In supplying their customers with material In reasonable time, owing ta the freight blockades. The coka famine continues as serious as In previous weeks. It Is now stated that the pro duction Is not equal to the demMid. High prices are being paid by furnaces and foun dries short of fuel. In this connection, it Is stated that f oundrymen , will be obliged mate rially to advance the prices of casting next year. It Is riot expected that pig Iron will be an lower for several months. Spot pig Iron Is much easier In the Central "West. The heavy premiums recently paid no longer can be ob tained. Cables from abroad state that the steel mar ket Is active for prompt delivery, the demand being better from European consumers. Prices for importation have been advanced from SOc to 75c per ton for December shipment, but for future delivery as low a3 $20, New York cargo lots. Is said to be made. The demand from American consumers has recently been rather light, although some transactions were put through during tho week. Including 8000 tons for the Chicago district. A matter ot somo interest Is the appearance of Belgian structural manufacturers as bidders on work now coming up In the Gulf States. They show willingness to take contracts for early delivery involving penalties. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. Gabriel Berg, 34, Cowlitz County: Ida C. Mattson, 23. William E. Harward. 24; Mattle Schroeder, 19. L. E. Plerson, 32: Florence M. Galeg, 19. Robert F. Gwln. 29; Anna M. Galeg, 21. Contagious Diseases. Llllle Banfield, Patton road; diphtheria. Ruth Abdlll, 652 East Main street; scarlet fever. Laura Cumralngs, 631 Hood street; diphthe ria. Ernest Kerns, 510 Borthwlck street; diphthe ria. Blanche Crawford, 289 Grant street; typhoid fever. Births. November 23. boy to the wife of E. H. War dell, 361 East Market street. November 23, boy to the wife of Albert Bernl, 154 East Seventeenth street. November 14, boy to the wife of A. C. Cook, 310 East Eighth street. Death. November 25. Wesley O. Porth, 21 years 5 months 17 days, 328 Russell street; tubercular enteritis. Building? Permits. United States Bakery, alterations, Fifth and Burnstde; ?350. William MacMaster. two-story stable, Front, between Madison and Main; $3000. M. T. Bronson, two-story dwelling, Wood stock avenue and King street; 18C0. J. T. Whalley, two-story cottage, Flint, be tween Page and Tillamook; S2O0O. J. T. Whalley, two-story cottage, Flint, be tween Paco and Tillamook; ?150(. C. H. Raffety, two-story dwelling, East Washington, between East Ninth and East Tenth; S1330. Sidewalk Permits. ; J. B. Tanner, Second and Taylor; 62 feet cement. P. B. SInnott, Third and Couch; 62 feet ce ment. P. B. SInnott, Third and Ankeny; 94 feet ce ment. Rosa HIrsch, Fifteenth and Gllsan; 224 feet cement. D. F. Harrington. Sixth and Everett; 330 feet cement. Wells, Fargo & Co., Eleventh and Lovejoy; 224 feet cement. F. Hawkins, Tenth and Johnson: 100 feet ce ment. Oscar Strelblg, Twenty-second and Hoyt; CO feet cement. Contractor, Third and Flanders; C2 feet ce ment. , Contractor, Tenth and Burnslde; 50 feet ce ment. J. T. Nicholson. East Twentieth and Ankeny: 112 feet cement. Contractor, "Williams avenue and Beech;. 232 feet cement. P. R. Raffety, East Twelfth and Washington: 47 feet cement. G. E. Smith, East Twentieth and Tillamook; 62 feet 'cement. Contractor, Alnsworth and Williams; 120 feet cement. 0. W. Nelson, East Eighth and Davl3; 212 feet cement. P. C. Wlndle, East Fifteenth and Ash; 100 feet cement. M. B. Godfrey, Union avenue and Sellwood; 02 feet cement. . W. G. Holman, Williams avenue and Morris; 62 feet cement. ' Total. 2283 feet cement. Real Estate Transfers. Jennie M. Lewis to Anna Busklrk. lot 8, block E, Portsmouth Villa Extension..? 900 Charles W. Gay and wife to J. P. Welbes and wife. 10 acres, section 34, T. 1 N.. R. 2 E 1.M0 Ellse Lelck to Oregon Water Power & Railway Company, 4 acres, William Cason D. L. C 40 Caroline D. Holman and husband to Fred S. Morris. 75x100 feet, Washing ton and King streets v 12,000 John P. Mattlngly and wife to Oregon Investment Company, lot 6, block 1, Sunnyslde 500 J. E. Adklns et al. to Frank Stewart, lots 14, 15, block 77. West Portland Park 1 John P. Mattlnzly and wife to Oregon Investment Company, lot 6, xbIock 1, Sunnyslde .' 500 J. E. Adklns et al. to Frank Stewart, lots 14, 15. block 77. West Portland Park.. 1 SIg. Frank and wife to Samuel Silver field, E. Vt of lots 7, 8, block 265, city. 3.500 N. A. Baker and wife to Wm. M. Hurs sell, lot 4, Troutdale Park 100 J. W. Roots et al. to Wm. M. Hurs3ell, 5 acres, John Douglas D. L. C 450 Jacob A. Bradford and wife to Moses Bradford, lot 19. block 5, Latourelle Falls 1 O. M. Smith and wife to Gustaf E. Johnson. lots 11. 12. block 14. Mount Tabor Villa 23 William M. Ladd and wife to Francis Groce, W. Id of lots 1. 4. block 10, Blacklstone qqq Kate Baker to Frank C. Baker, lots 1 to 0, block 19. Alblna; lot 31, block 17. ' Mount Tabor Villa; S. of lot 5, block M. Tabor Hclrhts; lot 15, block 32, Fulton Park; undivided of E. 63 feet of lot 8. block 16. cltv: lots 21 22. block 3, Columbia Heights; lot 2. block ' 16. city; lots 2. 3. block 44. Couch; also parcel land In B. F. Starr D. L. C... 14,000 Phoenix Land Comranv to George P. Availing, lots 65, 70, 73, 86. 79 and 82. Arleta Park 690 Elizabeth J. Hill et al. to William J. Hill, lot 4. block 2. Oak Knoll Annex Addition x 1 M. E. Thompson and wife to L. A. Grimm, lot 6. block 40. Central Alblna 300 Elizabeth tEckerson and husband to S. Frank. E. of lots 7. 8. block 265, city 3,500 Saul Sllverfleld and wife to S. Frank. S. 20 feet of lot 7. block 265. Portland. 2,573 C. and J. Greberhaus to N. Spady. lot 13, block 17. Lincoln Park 410 Peter Yost to George Spady, lot 8. block 1. Lincoln Park 330 , For- Guaranteed Titles See Pacific Coast Abstract. Guaranty & Trust Co., 201-5-6-7 Failing building. Commission Co. Capital and Surplus, $300,000.00 HEAVY BUYING OF MAY LATE REALIZING BY SAME INTER EST FEATURE CHICAGO MARKET. Wheat, After a Day of Fluctuations, Closes Near the Bottom-Realizing Causes a Drop-. CHICAGO, Nov. 23. Heavy buying ot May wheat during the first part of the session by the leading longs, and later realizing on ear lier purchases by the same Interest, were tha features In the wheat pit. Good weather In the Northwest, with heavy receipts, together with lower cables, induced free selllns during the first hour, but offerings were all taken, a. prominent long adding considerable to his al ready heavy line. Others traders followed the lead", causing an advance Xn price, but later on realizing there was a sudden drop, and tha close was near the bottom. December opened a shffde to Vic lower, at 7474c, ad vanced to 73'ic, dropped back again to 74c, closing 'B1,4c lower, at 74.$c. May closed Hc lower, at 7Go, after ranging between 7CU and 77H'577c. Corn ruled strong tho first part of the ses sion', influenced by higher cables, smaller re ceipts and small Argentine shipments, but tho weakness in wheat affected this market later, causlnp a considerable decline. December closed His h'cher, at 55c, after ranging between 54c and 56c. May closed a shade higher, at 42c. after ranging between 42c and 43c Oats were quiet and featureless, with prices steady, the close on both ucCember and May being unchanged. Provisions were strong, the small receipts of hogs at the yards being the bull factor. Shorts were uneasy over the outlook, and covered freely. At the same time there wa3 Increased buying for the long account. The demand for lard was especially good, with tho near-by futures advancing sharply. January pork closed 124c higher, at $15 83: January lard Uwas 10c higher, and ribs, 55I7.4c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. December ....$0 74 SO 75VI 50 74 $0 74?$ MttV i.. 76t$ 77 76'A 76 CORN. November 5C"-i 5CV1 December .... 54 56 OATS. May 42 43 Dec. (new) ... 814 31 May .12 32 544 54 54 53 42 42 31 314 32 32 MESS PORK. January May ... .15 72& I50O 15 70 15 85 .14 85 13 00 14 82 15 00 LARD. Novernber ...10 75 11 25 December ....10 CG 10 03 January 9 43 0 53 May 8 80 8 90 10 75 11 25 ' 10 00 10 03 9 43 9 55 8 80 8 874. SHORT RIBS. January . . 8 174 8 224 8 15 8 20 .. 7 95 SC2',4 7 924 8 024 May ... Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring, 7274C; No. 3, 72 74c; No. 2 red, 74Vi75ViC. Corn No. 2, 54ifcc: No. 2 yellow, 55c. Oats No. 2. 29rr.c; No. 2 White, 3C30c; No. 3 white. .'52434c. Rye No. 2. 49450c. Barley Good feeding. 353Sc; fair to choice malting, 44C50c. Flaxseed No. 1. $1 15; No. 1 Northwestern, SI 20. ' Timothy seed Prlm. S3 60. Mess pork $16 874. per bbl. Lard $11011 23 Dcr cwt. Short rlh3 sides Loose. S3 S7"4fl0 124. Dry salted shoulders Boxed. $9 379 50. Short clear sides Boxed, S8 73g9. Clover Contract grade, .$1 25. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels ." rHJt?, Wheat, bushels 230.400 .&'.2 Corn, bushels .199.800 30J.gj n.its. htwhels 212 900 206.300 Rv. husketa '. 2.70O 30.10O Barley, bunhels 30.900 2.300 Grain and Produce at New Yorlc. NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Flour Receipts, 23, 052 barrels; exports, 24.156 barrels. Market fairly active and steady. Wheat Receipts. 239.875 bushels; exports, 15.9SO bushels. No. 2 red. 76V.C elevator, 7714c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1. Northern Duluth. 83c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba. 84ic f. o. b. afloat. Options opened steady and advanced on support by the Chicago bull leader, coupled with reports of rain In Argentina and light "speculative offerings. This continued until tho . last hour, when Indications of elevator selling West broke the whole.market severely and tho close was weak at ,,yic net loss; May. 79 15-16ifi80c. closed' 80c; December, 804 W.lc closed SOUc Hops Firm. Petroleum Firm. ' Hides Sternly. Wool Steady. Butter Receipts. 6100 packages. Market firm. State dairy. 20(ff26c;' creamery, extra. 28c; do choice. 20i27Vi:C. . . EEgs Reccipts, S600 packages. Market steady- State and Pennsylvania, 28'4c; West ern uncandled, 21$?27c. Grain at. Sun Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2S. Wheat strong. Barley firm. Oats firm. Srot quotations:; Wheat Shipping. $1 401 4214: milling. $1 46401 50. ; Barley Feed." $1 22481 23; brewing. $123 1 2714. Oats Red, S'l'13l 32U: white, $1224 1374; black. $1 . '1241 35. Call board sales: Wheat Strong; December. $1 3514; May, $1 39. ' Barley Firm; May. $1 25. Corn Largo yellow, $1 50. Enropenn Grain Markets. LONDON, Nov. 2S. Wheat Cargoes on pas sage steadier; cargoes No. 1 standard Califor nia, 30s 7ld,.: English country markets quiet and 3teady. LIVERPOOL. Nov. 28. Wheat Quiet; No. 1 atandard California, Cs 3d. Wheat and flour In Paris quiet. Weather In England, rainy. Receipts of wheat during the past three days' are 245.000 centals. Including 27.000 Amer ican. There were no receipts of American corn. Inheritance Tax Invalid. ST. PAUL, Nov. 28. The Supreme .Court today, by Upholding: a decision of the Ramsey County Probate Court, declared the Inheritance tax law to be unconsti tutional. It Is what Hood's. Sarsaparllla does that tells the story of Its merit. Hood's cures. P0GS0N. PELOUBET & CO. Public Accountants liennessy Building, Butte New York Office 20 Broad Street