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