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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1905.
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MEN TO MEET
Snheme IS On POOt tO KaiSe
Market Values.
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THEY MAY FORM A
POOL
Conference to Be Held in This City
Next Tuesday to Discuss Con
ditions Review of Cali
fornia Bean Trade.
The aopgrowers of this section are prepar
ing to take steps to lift prices. A meeting
has been called, to be held at the Hotel
Tortland In this city Tuesday, April 25. at1
2 P. M. Just what will be done- is not an
nounced, but it Is known that the meeting is
for the purpose of discussing conditions and
submitting a proposition, which In effect will
he a notice to the- brewers of the world that
li.e hopgrower of the Pacific Coast will hold
teir hops until they get what the statistical
position warrants,
. .
The fact that such a meeting will be held I
has already stiffened th views of holders,
and it is practically impossible to buy hops
now except at higher figures than have lately
prevailed. Several lots that were on the
market last, week have since been withdrawn.
The following circular letter to hopgrowers
has been Issued by Isaac Pincus & Son., of
Tacoma:
We present for your consideration extracts
from two letters received from New York un
der date of April 10:
From the New York Hop Reporting Com-
tany: "The New York Journal of Commerce
eays. -We shall have a surplus oi 55,000
bales of hops at the end of the year. These
figures are reached "by assuming that our
consumption will be 200,01)0 bales and our
net exports 53,000 bales. Without any ln
lentlon of being alarmists, it strikes us that
there totals are not to be depended upon. Our
ber -output is increasing, as internal reve
nue .statistics will show. The country Is
everywhere prosperous, and England must im
port large quantities of hops before the
Summer ends. Our domestic consumption Is
likely to be nearer 250.000 than 200,000 bales.
Internal revenue barrel tax on ber. Septem
ber 1, 1808. to March 1. 11)04. $20,627,588-41.
Internal revenue barrel tax on beer. Scp-
-Tnber 1. 1804. to March 1, 1905, $21,070.-
7S7.S4. Increase in six coldest months $443,
3D0.53. .or about 450.000 barrels. This gain
n. ill be augmented when coW weather gives
uay to warm weather. The -gravest danger
tn the market under prevailing conditions is
that If short-stacked brewers In England and
here begin to buy In large quantities a panic
rush may ensue and prices go up like rockets.'
The above letter was sent to the brewers I
,-f ihf iTnl.ftd RtntM.
Th filwinr u, frm , r th ,w ami
mrt Tnll n l.Io Wl-.n In X'n- -Vtr CH- i
a i
....w.v -"j. i
whose name we are not at liberty to stiver I
'If there is not a change fr a decidedly
better market I miss mv curss. I npvw ox.
rcrieM ,cl, wiltlnK tn all mr UK v,rV
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experience. Brewers, in my Idea, have every I
bale bMght on paper that 16 left unsold In
growers' hands. If they (the growers) hold
.... . ... .
1' Jw" i ara ngm. m ?oon as
the weather improves, brewer will demand
all hops on contracts. What is 40,000 bains 1
in go arouMi? l may dc wrong, dui me anove i
is my aplnlvn. Just ' think, you cannot find
choice bale of hops here of any kind un
fold. No surplus of olds, not anything, and
right months to use 1904 heps yet.'
W'c believe the above twe letters express
we have written reputedly, the situation "is
cnureiy in ywr anfl,
imitdiidvii nu-v- mriii-
Coast .Market Quiet, but Eastern Situation
Bullish
In their bean review for April, Webster &
Dunbar, of San Francisco. ay In part:
The jtumfeer of .acks of beans ef all kinds
reported Jn California in April, is estimated as
follows:
Sacks.
San Franc seo i 145,725
Northern Counties 130.090
Southern Counties 140.000
Total
415.725
Or this amount, 100,000 sacks are pinks,
70.000 sacks Llmas. 05.000 large whites and
Lady Washingtons, 48,000 small whltos, -40,000
bayos and the remainder other varieties.
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The bean trade at the moment Is quiet.
Heavy shipments In March, about 92.500
sacks.' temporarily filled up Eastern mar
kets. The Eastern situation is quite bullish
Michigan markets report shortage and poor
quality and New York high prices, light
jnocKS, expon movement. 10 Europe instead or
Imports to America. Present California
. , , . . ,
stocks are large, except as to Limas and
uiacKeye-s, ana in absence oi aemana equal
to the March trade between now and Oc-
tober. tfaere whi be a large carry over.
There is a scarcity or choice, sound clean
v. . . ,
w. mil renciro, irut. . vcrj mrge
amount of rain damaged stock, which must
be- moved before hot weather sets In. Weather
conuuiens irour now on wih nave nracn xo
do in shaping demand and values.
HOOD RIVER BERRY CROP.
"arm uams .re uenenciai rirst &nip-
menu .iduui .uar jv.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. April 15.-(Special.)-
The warm ,ralns that have been falling aro
very beneficial to strawberries and growing
crops. - Strawberries are in full bloom, and
jn some places berries have et- The first
ripe berries are expected about May 1 from
White Salmon, and shipments wiH likely
be made from Hood River about May 10. The
berries have been untouchedVby frosts. The
crop promises to be of fine quality.
Peaches and cherries are setting thick. It
:s likely that peaches will have to be
thinned. Cherries are becoming an important
crop from this section, and shipments will
he heavier than ever this year. From all
parts of the Valley come reports of a large
cherry crop.
Heavy Sale of Montana Wool.
" BUTTE; 'Mont., April 17. A Miner special
from Helena eays that Thomas Cruse, the mll
iionalre banker, has sold This wool clip, about
41-0.000 pounds, at 20 cents a pound, to Jere
miah Williams & Co., of Boston. The amoupt
involved is $80,000. The Crusejlp is one of
the iarcost In the West.
There is much activity among woolbuyens
even At title early stage of the season, many
contracts for future deliver already having
been made at prices In advance over last
year's figures.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain. Flour. Feed, Etc.
WHEAT Club. 85ee66c per buehel; bluestem,
91fa8c; .Valley. SSc.
FLOUR Patents. $S.90$4.75 per bushel;
straights. ?3.75-4.40; clears. $8.604; Val
ley. $3.90?M.25; Dakota hard wheat. 5G.50
$7.50; Graham. $3.50r?4: whole wheat. ?4
4.25; rye flour, local, $5; Eastern, $590.10;
cornmeal, per case, $1.90.
jBARLEY Feed. 523.50 per ton; rolled, 524
OATS No. 1. white, 52Sff29 per ton; gray,
52725 per ton.
MILLSTL'FFS Bran. 519.50 per ton; mid
dlings. $25; shorts. 522: chop, U. 5. Mills.
W: linseed dairy food. 518.
TJEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks. $6.75; lower grade, 53tr6.25;
eatmea, steel cut, 50-pound saoks. $8 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks. 54.25 jwr bale; oat.
meal f ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per bar
ic! : 10-pound sacka 54 per bale: split peas,
$4 per 100-pound sack; 25spound boxes $1.15;
pearl carles', $4 per. 100 pounds; 23-pound
boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound
sacks. $2.50 per bale.
HAT Timothy. $14016 per ton: clover. Sll
12; grain. Sll12; cheat. $11012.
Butler, Eggs, Poultry, Etc.
The butter market Is on the point of tak
ing another drop. The city creameries con
template a decline to 22H cents, and may
take that step today. Front street la prac
tically on a 20-cent basis, though sales have
been made there as low as IS cents. Cer
tain grades of California butter are still
quoted up to 224 cents, owing to the firmer
tone of the San Francisco market. Eggs were
quoted firm yesterday at 18 cents-, with pros
pects good for a slight advance In the near
future.
EGGS Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery. 25c per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery, lS22hc; store butter. 150
lie; California fancy creamery. 2022,ic
CHEESE Full cream twins, new. Ugloc;
Young Americas, 1510c
POULTRY Fancy hens, 14loe; old nenn.
13315c; mixed chickens, 13(g'18c; old
Springs. HQ like; young roosters, lg'isc;
Springs. I&r2 pounds, 2025c; broilers, 1
to W pounds. "SfiSSc: dressed chickens. JtW
IGc; turkeys, live. 1718c; turkeys, dressed
poor. 17A4plSc; turkeys choice. 20&22Vfec:
geese, live, per pound, 3j8c; geeEC, dressed.
per pound, loaiic; oucks. om, b.ov-j;
ducks, young as to size, $93.&0; pigeons,
?l.Mi$i2; squabs, J2.50SS.
Vegetables. Emit, Etc.
There were plenty of vegetables on Front
street yesterday, but really fancy goods were
scarce. The banana market 1ft In good shape
as all the cheap stock has been cleaned out.
Oranges are firm and small sites are scarce.
The trade Is buying Mediterranean sweets
more liberally. Strawberries aie lower, but
still more slowiy.
VEGETABLES Turnip. $1 per ack; car
rots. $1.25; beets. $1.25; parsnips. $1.23; cab-
Dage. oia, J4c per pouna; new. 0.13c per
Dound: lettuce, hothouse. $1.25frl.5 per box;
narstev. 25c dozen: tomatoes. $2.25 per crate;
cauliflower, $2 per crate; celery, $44.25 per
crate; peas. S&Oc per pound; peppers, joc
per pound; asparagus, bgvc per iouna;
rhubarb. 4c per pound; cucumber. $1.50 per
dozen; artichokes, 75c per dozen; radishes.
15c per dozen.
OMONS Oregon fancy, $3.504; j0. L'. SI. Ml
2.50. buying prices; Australian. 5c per
pound.
POTATOES Oregon fancy. sii.io; common.
SOgDOc buyers' price; new potatoes. 33VsC
per pound; .Mercea sweets, jy-f?l?ic per pouna.
RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4 -crown, 7ic;
5-layer Muscatel raisins. 7c: unbleached
peedlcs Sultanas, 69c; London lay ens, 3-
crown, wnoie boxes of 20 pounds, $l.S5;
crown, il.75.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated, BtiGfec
per pound; sundried, sacks or boxes; none;
apricots. lOllc; peaches, aSflUfcc; pears.
none; prunes, Italians, 4c; French, -Wtp
c; ugs, California blacks. 574c; do white.
none; Smyrna. 20c: Fard dates. 6c: mums.
pitted, 0c.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Annies, fancv. $1 750
2.50 per box; choice, $11.25; common, 505g)
toe, ngs. tc'(tz.bo per box; strawberries,
J2.6502.S5 per crate.
TKUJ'ICAL. FRUITS Lemons, fanov. V75
ft-S.25; choice, $2.75 per box; oranges, navels,
fancy, $2.25552.50 ner box: chniae. S2eiL25:
sianaara, si.;ojii.il.; Mediterranean sweets.
grape rruit. 5.508 per box; ba
Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS Choice. 1904. 23J&25e tier nound
WOOL -Valle-v. 0e22e ner nound? FLsLern
jregon. iiguc per pound.
muhaik uno-ce. xiqgzc per pound.
HIDES Drv hldrK. No. 1. If! nound ana tin.
ieal0c per pound: dry kin. No. 1. 5 to 15
pounos. iirjc per pound; dry calf. No. 1.
under 5 pounds. I718c; dry salted, bulls and
stagf. one-third less than drv flint: (culls.
moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair
slipped, weather-beaten or crubhv. 24?Se iwr
pound less); salted hides, steers, sound, 00
jwunuo ana over, yacioc per pound: SO to GO
i Pr pouna; unaer oo pounas
uiui cows, rotic nor nniinif iiui ta ta
V...H. Lj ' . ' . P "
, wrenn, w per pouna; sauea Kip, ouna,
15 to 80 pounds. c ner round: vaitort vni
und. 10 to 14 pounds, 9c per pound; salted
uJcr iu pounc. jUC per peuna;
STS "PfS? lC. ..??r .??un t8-. CUllS..lC
Vv nn-ep swns: SMiearlingg, O,
1 butehers stock. 259!a0e each: hor vn
1 butchers' stock. 40flX)c each; medium wool,
r- 1 butchensf stock. C0S0c: tong wool. No.
11 bUtChcrS Stock. S11..V) ah Xtumln rulj
from 10 to 20 per CWJt lou W 'ttUc Mr
jwund; horse hide?, salted, each, according to
sire. $1.502; dry, each, according to size SIB
muvs. m-qwc eacn; goat sKtns.
ri f Jlfc eacn. Angora, with wool on
TALLOW Primp, ner nnnn1 nM.su- -v-
and grease. 2jjf5c. ' '
near klns. as to size. No. 1, J2.50
v eaen; com. baOtrer. 17. it7.no : wild
un peaa penect. 5 Si 60c; House cat.
tJ?iJM
fishers. 5V6: lot n.r,n- mini,
No. 1. according to size, ?12.50;' marten,
l uhxk i-.ori.nern. acrordinc- tn sirs snH nin.
I 10lrf; marten. Dale, nine- arrnrriine tn
I oi-ro nml nli. t)-.iia. . . .
j 5c; TkuSk i OMOci'clvr V AS
iuc: ouer. large, nrlme skin, sr.e in- an
their, with bead and claws perfect. S2ti?5
raccoon, prime. uuft.r,oc: mountain wolf.
with head perfect. $3.5035: oovoto. ftOfi
?'"'crinp- 5,8: beaver, per skin, large.
06: medium, 34; small, 11.50; kits.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20f322
per pound.
UASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark)
jou. -t-tViC per pound.
OREGON GRAPE ROOT Per 100 pounds.
FEATHERS Geese, white. 35(zM0o; geese,
l.sray or mixed. 25 (if 30c: duck, white, 15
"0c: duck' m,xed- 213c.
Groceries, Nuts Etc.
COFFEE Mocha. 2C2Sc; Java, ordinary,
1020c; Costa Rica, fancy 18?20c; good
lCB18c; ordinary. 10G 12c ner nrnmH -
lumbla roast, casss. 100s. $13.36; 50s. 513.38
jJb imperial Japan, No. 1, $5.3714
bouuieen Japan. $3.50; Carolina. 4-Cc
broken-head. 2ic
SALMON Columbia River. 1-Dounri talu
I i.ti per aosen: 2-Dound taiiB in
F?1,J1a ,flat8 ?1:85,; 'aT. rl-pourd flats,
i -ou. n-pwuna naiB. i.iu; v.iasKa pink 1
pound tails. S3c; red. 1-pound tails. $L45
I x-pouna tans, i.so.
r to- vwld Das'-10 P0"- Cube.
I .0. powdered. SC.Oo: dry irranulated.
$j.93; extra C. 55.45; golden C, $5.35; fruit
?"" avA"ce over sacK basis as fol-
lows: Barrels. 10c; half-barrels. 25c: boxes.
oVC per 100 DOUnds. (Terms- r .l,..-
I within 15 days, deduct ic per pound; If later
r"pound7no discount aflerdaysj "bS?
i D"b' buiiuimeo, .eo per 1W pounds; map
sugar. 1518c er nound
oAi,i auiornia. 11 per ton. 51.60 per
5?if' vHi"1"1001!, 50' 17i J00s- ilC.50; 200s.
-m. imii-siuuira, iwa. 4; OUS, $7 ZrJ
NUTS Walnuts. 13c per pound by sack.
inC: fliberti: ic- nM.an,
I .i " , v' in-, exir
i iut, hwhu, i. xj., lttic: chestnuts,
w. 7'Cc &unVJTUE
I plnenuts. 1012"4c; hlckorj' nuts. 7c; cocoa
nui. titve per aozen.
JVU, OTJW, LtllUO..
3Ieai6 and Provisions
BEEF Dressed, bulls, 3S?4c peround: cow
4Q5HrC. country steers. 4t35c.
Dressed, fancy, 7c per pouud
ordinary. 45c; Spring lambs, 8Q9c
v tiALr Dressed, fancy, c per pound; large
uiumwj, ijseuc pet pouna.
PORK Dressed. 100 to 150, 77V5c; 150 and
ujj, u iti pouna.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 12c per pound
- iuuna, a-c; 10 10 u pounds. 12i
California (Uicnic). Re; rnttsi- V,..r,. .1.
shoulders, 8c; boiled ham. 19c; boiled picnic
BACON Fancy breakfast. iTn r n,,A
standard breakfast. 15c; choice. ISHc; English
w i'uunuc, j.-itc: j?eacn bacon.
SAUSAGE Portland ham. 13c per pound
minced bam. 10c; Summer, choice drv. JTtic
bolosna. lomr. SV-c: wicnern-itrct Ry- ilv..
pork, 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese, 6c; bologna
DRY SALT.f!nRT?r-T!nnilnr W-
9"4c salt. 104c smoked; clear backs, 9c salL
10c smoked: clear bellies. 14 to 17 Dounds
average, none salt, none smoked: Oregon ex
ports, 20 to 23 pounds average, 10V4c salt, llc
smoked; Union butts. 10 to IS pounds average,
8c salt. 9o smoked.
PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs feet, ',4-bar-rels,
$5; "-barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kit, 51.25;
pickled tripe, '-barrels, $5; "-barrels, $2.75;
15-pound kit, $1.25: pickled pigs tongues V
barrels. $6; -barrels. $3; 15-pound kits. $1.50;
pickled lambs tongue, barrels, $9: ii-barrels
$5.50: 15-pound kits. $2.75. .
LARD Leaf lard, kettle-rendered; Tlerce
.7751., a. li-i wo. oav; UB, IVCl IOS. JOiC:
5s. lOWc. Standard sure: TierrM rt-. Uv.
ftc; tuns. ujc: 00s. shc; 20s. 10c; 10s. lOftc:
s, lOftc. Standard pure: Tiercee. 8Tc: tubs.
He; 50s. 9ftc; 20s. 9ftc; 10s, 9ftc; 5s. 9ic.
'ompound: Tierces, 6c; tubs, 6ftc; 50s. 6ftc;
nT'. rT' . flA : '
9Kc
Compound
10s. 6c; 5s. OTic
Oils.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 23ftc; iron
barrels. 17c; 86 dcg. gasoline, cases, 32c; Iron
barrels or drums, 2Cc.
COAL OIL Cases. 21ftc; Iron barrels. 15c;
wood barrels, none; 63 dcg., cases, 22c; Iron
barrels. 15ftc.
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 61c; cases. 6Bc
Boiled: Barrels. 63c; cases. CSc; 1c less in
5-barrel lots.
TURPENTINES Cases, S7c; barrels. S4c
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7ftc; 500-pound
lots. 7ftc; less than 500-pound lots, 8c.
New York Cotton 3Iarket.
NEW YORK. April 17. Cotton futures
clored steady at a net decline of 70110 points.
April, -7.22c; May, 7.30c; June, 7.2So; July.
7.32c; August," 7.33c: September, 7.39c; Oc
tober, 7.45c
STOCK MARKET UNSETTLED
SEIZING TO TAKE PROFITS DIS
COURAGES OPERATORS.
Dug to Kecesslly of Protective Pleas
ures in Connection "With
Wicat Speculation.
NEW YORK. April 17. There was consid
erable uniettJement manlfeste'd in the stock
market today, partly due to the carrying over
bad impression from Saturday on ac
count of tbc rather urgent pressure to take
profits on the week's rise. This Impression
as partly dissipated by the buoyant opening
this morning, but the high prices made then
invited renewed selling and served to discour
age the confidence of operators for hlffher
prices. The market for the rest of the day
was spotty and irregular.
Selling on the opening rise was of such
dlume and character as was not to be Ig
nored. It was generally supposed to be duo
in part to the necessity of protective meas
ures in connection with the wheat specula
tion. Various publications pointing to the
hazardous position of those committed to the
wheat deal made opinion sensitive on this
point. In the wheat market itself the
weather news helped to sustain prices and to
that extent relieved apprehension over the im
mediate situation of the yitld. But on
the other hand, the possibility of damage
to tbo crop by the unseasonable weather is a
disadvantage to values of stocks and had
Its part in cooling the demand. The Wintry
weather carried Jts threat of damage to
other crops a well, and was one of the
ppreciable factors In today's stock market.
Another was the assemblage of the sen
ate committee to Investigate the problem of
railroad rate legislation. This topic had
fallen into the background during the recent
enthusiasm in stock speculation. The re
ports of the committee's Intention served to
bring it Into consideration again with Its ul
timate possibilities when. Congress assembles.
Railroad officials continue to talk in conn-
dent tone regarding traffic, but their usual
weekly interviews were of a more restrained
tone than for some time past.
While these minor considerations played
their part, the market continued to give the
principal attention to the question of tho
Northern Securities distribution and the re
adiustment irrowlng out of it. While the
mandate of the Supreme Court was Issued.
as was expected, there was still absolute lack
of official announcement or confirmation for
any of the many stories of deals supposed to
be awaiting this event The situation proved
a strain to speculative confidence, especially
in view of the highly concentrated charac
ter of much of the selling of Lnlon Pacific
and the fears aroused as to what It might
Imply. This stock and Northern Securities
on the curb reacted with some violence after
the opening and carried depression into the
other stocks which have moved in sympathy
with them. The exceptional strength shown
by SL Paul did not serve altogether to off
set this influence; neither did the sustained
advance Jn Atlantic Coast Line, which was
only moderate in Its effect, even In Its own.
group.
The renewed strength In the united states
Steel stocks was of much influence, and
seemd to be due to satisfaction with the pro
ceedings at the annual meeting of the cor
poration. The preferred rose easily to 1
new record level.
Money here was distinctly easier, but ster
ling exchange was eteady. The closing tone
of the market was heavy ana uncertain, aa
it had been for most of the day.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value.
$2,940,000. United States 3s and regis
tered declined H and the -a coupon ,b per
cent on call.
iijnTfi STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Kales. Hlsh. Low. bid.
Mchtson
9,500 SWt a&Sa ewu
"000 103 103 103V1.
do Drcferrcd
Atlantic Coast Line.
18,500 150 155H 15SV,
5,600 U0?i 10 HO
IWVi
Baltimore & Ohio...
do preferred
Canadian Pacific .. .
9.600 154ft 153X, 153
f!ntral of N. J. .
. 202
Chesapeake & Ohio... 3,600
Chicago & Alton
do nrcf erred
57i
5Ci 50ft
4011
fed
Chi. Great Western.. 4L900
Chicago & N. W 1.000
As
23i 14ft
40
40 230?
Chi.. Mil. & St. Paul. 83,200 1S7W 18ffS 180JJ
Chi. Term. & Transit 100 18Vi 1SK 18U
do preferred :".::; ."f?3
C C. C. & St. L.. 1.400 105
105U
105b
Colorado Sc. Southern 700 23
2S1,
GO
Mi
50ft
do 1st preferred... -00 w
do 2d nroierrea..
37
Delaware &. Hudson,
1.200 194 193
382fe
32A
Sl'Vi
46ft
Del., Lack. & West
Denver & R. G....,
do preferred x
&9?i
46ft
SI,
70H
19V4
46
SI
69
"9i
166ft
30
62 H
30ft
Eric 45.5?0
do 1st preferred..,. 1.1 00
do 2d preferred.... 6.000-
80ft
00s
Hocklng valley
as
94
do preferred .
1.000
94 1,
Illinois Central
9.800 16SV
Iowa Central ...
200 00VJ
1,700 63
400 30;
29ft
do preferred .
54ft
K. C. Southern.
3014
do preferred
1,700 03
621
63
Louisville & Naahv. 14,600 144 143
1431
Manhattan L.
.. J66ft
Met, Securities
Metropolitan St. Ry.
Mexican Central ....
Minn. & St. Louis...
1.100 87 ft S6H 86ft
2.100 123ft 122ft 122ft
3.400 :4 i',s
60
M.. St. P. & S. St. M.
liSOO 118ft 118 HSU
do preferred
Missouri Pacific ....
Mo.. Kansas-i Texas
do preferred
151ft
30.000 107ft 106?: lOCft
SCO 32 81ft 31ft
1.500 08 7Vi 67ft
ilex. Nat, R. R. pfd
33
Vaw Ynrk Central.. 17.200 159",i 157ft 16S
N. Y.. Ont. & West, 1.900 06ft 60ft 60ft
Norfolk & Western.. 2.000 S6ft 85ft 85ft
do preferred
Pennsylvania 2.800 143ft 142ft 143
P.. C, C. & St, L,
Reading 47.200 9S 90ft
do 1st preferred
do 2d preferred 200 91ft 91ft
Rock Island Co e.400 35 34ft
do preferred 14,000 79ft 79.
S. L. & S. F. 2d pfd
St, Louis Southwest
do preferred 2,900 CCft 65ft
Smithern Pacific 10.600 07ft 67
SO
97
92ft
"JO
34ft
78ft
26
6ft
67ft
do preferred 200 118ft 118ft 118ft
Southern Railway .. 3,900 34ft 34ft 34ft
do preferred 800 97ft. 97 97ft
Texas & Pacific .... 2,000 37ft Sift 3ift
ToL. St, L. i- West. 100 42 41ft
41
do preferred sou tuv iKVii
K2ft
Union Padfio 157.900 135ft
do preferred 1.000 99ft
Wabash 2.000 22ft
do preferred 2.000 461i
133ft 134ft
2Vi
22ft
45ft
18ft
24
52ft
45ft
18ft
24
52ft
Wheeling & U Erie. 100 IS
Wisconsin Central
1.000
1.100
24ft
53i
do preferred
Dxpre?s companies
Adams American
United States
240
237ft 235
128ft 127ft
240
87ft 87ft
42ft 42ft
102ft 102ft
S5ft S5ft
3O0 233
200 129
ells-Fargo ,
Miscellaneous
AmaL Copper 97,100 88"i
Amer. Car & Found. 7.400 43ft
do preferred 500 103
Amer. Cotton OH.... 200 36
do preferred
American Ice 100
do preferred 200
Amer. Linseed Oil... 7M
do preferred POO
9S
0
40ft
22
4Sft
5ft
39ft
22ft
48ft
48ft
Amer. Locomotive ..1SS.000
60ft
S3
59ft
do preferred ..
referred 1,400 122ft 121ft 121ft
Smelt. & Ref. 50.400 121ft 118ft 120ft
.referred 2.900 124ft 124ft 124ft
Amer: smelt.
do preicrreo .vw i-v rrt J-a
Amer. Sugar Refining 2.400 143ft 142ft 142ft
Amer. Tobacco, pfa. 1,000 ps 9, ft Pi ft
Anaconda Mining Co. WV) 127ft 125 125ft
Brook. Rapid Transit. 9.800 70ft C9ft tft
Colorado Fuel & Iron 19.700 55ft 54ft 55ft
Consolidated Gas ... 4.900 203ft 201 202
Corn Products 200 12 12 lift
do preferred 700 f0 59ft 59ft
Distillers Securities. 1.300 45ft 44ft 44ft
General Electric 2,000 1 84ft 182ft 183
International Paper.. 1.700 24ft 23ft 23ft
do preferred 700 8tft Sift 81ft
International Pump 30ft
ao preierreo m
Natlonel Lead
4.400 471
47 4
North American .
Pacific Mail
People's Gas
Pressed SleeJ Car.
do preferred ...
Bepubllc Steel .,
do preferred ...
Rubber Goods ...
do preferred ...
18.300 107
300 44
2.400 110
3,900 45ft
400 PR",
3.400 23
2.C0 82
3.S00 33U
105ft 106
44 44
109?; lopft
44ft 44ft
s waft
2214 22ft
Si SOft
100107ft" 107ft 107ft
Tenn. Coal &r Iron.. 11.700 104ft 102ft 102ft
T7. S. Leather
11
do preferred
U. S. Realty
U. S. Rubber
do preferred
U. S. Steel .
do preferred
107ft
3ft
1.500 44 43ft
43ft
1.500 117ft 115ft 116ft
82.900 3Sft 36ft S7ft
IW.400 joft low lOtft
Vlrg. Carolina Chem.
.-mhj ai, 30-5:
300 107ft 107ft 100ft
400 94 93ft 93ft
do preferred . . .
Western Union ...
Total sales for the day. 170,800 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. April 17. Closing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s rg.04ftAtchison Adj. 4s 96ft
do coupon 104ftD. & R. G. 4s... 101ft
TJ. S. 3s reg 10ft IN. Y. Cent. lsts.IOOft
do coupon 105 (Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77
U. S. new 4s rg.132 INor. Paciflo-4s. .105ft
do coupon 133 ISo. Pacific 4s... 93ft
U. S. old 4s reg.l04ftjUnlon Pacific 4s. 106ft
do aoupon 104 ft j Wis. 'Cent, 4s... 94 ft
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK, April 17. Money on
call
teady, 2'.j -3 per cent: closlnjr bid. 2 per
cent; offered at 3 per cent. Time loans
easier: CO and 90 days and six months, SM
per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4 4
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at $4.8620 4.8625 for
demand and at $4.844564.8450 for 60-day
bills. Posted rates. .85ff 4.87. Commsrcial
bills. $4.84 H.
Bar sliver, 57 c
Mexican dollars. 4 4 He.
Government bonds, weak: rallroid. bonds.
irregular.
LONDON. April 17. Bar sliver steady.
6Hd per ounce. Money, llli per cent.-
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bills is 2 per cent; the rate of discount
in tht open market for three-months bills Is
22 1-16 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. Sliver bars,
r&c Mexican dollars, nominal. Sight
drafts. 2lc; telegraph drafts, 5c. Sterling
on -London, 60 days. $4.85; sight, $4.87.
Stocks at London.
LONDON. April 17. Consols for -.money.
90 13-10; consols for account, 90.
Anaconaa 0HNorfolk &. W
Atchison Gnu 1 do nrfrT
SSH
.. 9
do preferred... 95
do preferred... 106 ft
Ontario & West. 62ft
Pennsylvania ... 73ft
Baltimore & O.. 113ft
Can. Pacific... 158 ft
Rand Mines 10ft
Ches. & Ohio.. 59 ft
Reading 50
C Gt. Western. 24 ft
do 1st pref... 47ft
do 2d pref.... 46ft
So. Railway 35 ft
do preferred ... 100 ft
So. Pacific 69 ft
Union Pacific... .139ft
do preferred. . -102ft
U. S. Steel. 38 ft
do pref trred.. 10ft
Wabash 23ft
do preferred... 47
Spanish Fours... 89 74
C. M. & St, P.. 191
DeBeers 17ft
D. & R. Grande 35ft
do preefrred... 92 V
Erie 47 ft
do 1st pref... 83ft
ao -0. nrer... 72
Illinois Central. 172
Louis. &. Nash.. 147 ft
Mo.. Kas. & T. . 32 ft
N. Y. Central.. 163
Bank Clearings.
Clearings. Balances.
$ 968.921 $162,603
1.088.754 120,819
561,174 26,001
- 593.264 89,154
Portland
Seattle .
Tacoma ,
Spokane
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. April 17. Today's state
ment of the Treasury shows:
Available ch balance 513881.798
Gold 66.89.?f)S
OPENS FIRM. CLOSES EASY.
Chicago Wheat Market Fluctuates Witt
Weather News.
CHICAGO. April 17. After a little firm
ness at the start, sentiment In the wheat
pit became quite bearish, lower prices pre
vailing throughout the greater part of the
day. At tho opening July was ftgftc lower.
at 8Sft88Hc May was fte lowr to ftfc
higher, at $1.14ft1.15. Buyer here had the
help of firmness at Liverpool, due chiefly to
a decrease In shipments from Russia. In ad
dition. vthe situation throughout the Winter
wheat belt of the United States showed many
signs of conditions favoring bullishness. From
many Western and Southwestern points com
ments on the reported cojd dry weather were
anything but optimistic -as to the growing
crop. An impression that conditions In tho
Southwest were generally favorable to the
crop gradually gained ascendency In the pit.
As a result the market soon lost the Initial
firmness. Several prominent traders became
moderate sellers of May and caused a slump
of $1.13ft In the price of that delivery. Trad
ing was, as a whole, email in volume through
out the day. Late In the session weakness of
corn and oats brought out considerable sell
ing of wheat by pit traders. July fell off to
87ftc Large prlrnary receipts tended to de
preaa the market. At the close Julyi was
easy at STftc. Final quotations on May were
ftc down at $1.14ft.
Liberal liquidation wan again a feature of
trading in the corn market. July opened un
changed to ftc higher at 4S48'3c and closed
at -llftc.
Weakness of corn caused considerable sell
ing of oats by pit traders. July closed at 29ftc.
A decline of 10c In the price of hogs cre
ated weakness In provisions. At the close
July pork was off 15c. lard was down 5c
and ribs were 2ftc lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
.?1J5 $1.15
. .8Sft. ' .8814
..' 83 .83ft
Low. Cltxe
May
$Ll.rji $1.14ft
.871? JSlti
July
CORN.
Sft .4S;
48ft .4Sft
.48ft .46ft
OATS.
29!i .29ft
29ft .29ft
29ft .29ft
May
July
Sept,
.47
47ft
47ft
.47ft
May
July
Sept.
.29ft
.29ft
.2STi
29ft
2H
MESS PORK.
May 12.70 12.70
July 12.95 12.95
LARD.
May 7.22ft 7.22ft
July 7.42ft 7.42ft
Sept 7.57ft 7.57ft
SHORT RIBS.
May .97ft 7.00
July 7.25 7.27ft
Sept, 7.42ft 7.42ft
12.50 12.TO
12.77ft 12.85
7.15
7.35
7.50
22ft
o
.50
6.90 .97ft
7.17ft 7.27ft
7.37ft 7.421$
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour Easy.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.0801.14; No. 3. 9Sc
$1.14; No. 2 red. $1.13ft1.15.
Corn No. 2, 47ftc; No. 2 yellow, 4Sftc.
Oats No. 2. 30ftc; No. 2 white. 32ft052ftc.
Rye No. 3, 78c.
Barley Good feeding. 37039c; fair to choice
malting. 41047ftc.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1,26; No. 1 Northwestern
$1.39ft.
Mess pork Per barrel. $12.55012.60.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $7.12ftT.l5.
Short ribs sides Loose, $O.S7ft07.OO.
Short cleer sides Boxed, $77.12ft.
Clover Contract grade, $14.
Receipts. Shi omenta
Flour, barrels 19.300 13.000
Wheat, bujhela 87,000 15,800
torn, bushels 277.3O0 291.000
Oats, bushels 174.000 108.'300
Rye. bushels 9.C00 11.000
Barley, bushels 65,200 2,300
'Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK, April 17. Flour Receipts. 16,
400 barrels: exports, 2i00 barrels. Market,
dull and unchanged.
Wheat Exports. 60.630; spot, steady: No.
2 red, $1.07ft; nominal elevator: No. 2 red
$1.09ft, nominal f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 North
ern Duluth. $1.10 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard
Manitoba, $1.02ft f. o. b. afloat. After
firm opening. Influenced by higher cables,
small world's shipments and bull weather
news, the wheat market tsttled down below
Saturday's prices and was heavy until the
last hour, when strength In the Northwest
markets promoted a rally. Lsat prices wre
J,0Uc net higher. May closed Sl.oR; July
closed 92ftc and September closed E6ftc
Hops and hides Quiet.
Wool Firm.
Grain at 8aa Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 17. Wheat,
stronger; barley, weaker.
-Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping, $1,450
1.52ft; milling. $1.55 01.66ft. Barley: Feed,
$1.20 01.22 ft; brewing. $1.250 1.27ft. Oats
Red, $1.4001.60: white. $1.4201.60; black,
$1.32ft 01.40.
Call-board sales Wheat: May, $1.44 ft
December. $1.29. Barley: May. $1.15ft; De
cember. 87ftc Corn: Large yellow, $1.27 ft
1.30.
Visible Supply of Grain.
NEW YORK, April 17. The visible supply
of grain April 15, as compiled by the New
York Produce Exchange, is as follows
Bushels. Decrease.
Wheat
Corn .
Oats .
Rye .
Barley
3.872,000
10.389.000-
15.015.000
1.227.000
2,238,000
754.000
1,399.000
599.000
36,000
428.000
Increase.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. April 17. Wheat Unchanged.
Bluestem. 93ftc; club. S6c.
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. April 17. Wheat May,
7ftd; July 6 7ftd; September 6s 6ftd.
6s
Wool nt St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. April 17. Wool. dull. Me
dlum grades, combing and clothing, 23025c
light fine, 1820ftc; heavy fine, 14015c
tub-washed. 30 f? 37 ft c.
Elgla Butter Market,
ELGIN. 111.. April 17. Butter advanced" 2ftc
a pound today, selling at 31ftc. Sales In the
district for the week were 470.000 pounds
Downing, Hopkins & Co.
Established 1893
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4, Ground Floor
SUMMER FRUIT SEASON
CHERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES
NEYv FEATURES OF MARKET.
Leading: Dealers Look for Higher
Prices on Oregon Potatoe:
Onion Values Nominal.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 17.-(Speclal.)
Early cherries were more In evidence today
and will soon be a leading feature of the
rult market. The receipts Included a fair
sprinkling of purple gulgnes of good size
and excellent shipping condition, which sold
readily at $2.503 per 10-pound box. Most of
the others were whites, small and unripe
and alow of sale at $1.2501.50. Plentiful re
ceipts of strawberries, which were offered at
cheaper prices, also gavo the market a
Summer-like appearance. Oranges are in
larger supply, but the market for prime
navels Is In good shape. Seven carloads were
auctioned es follows: Fancy, $1.70: special
choice, $1.65; choice. $L15ffl.55; standard. $1
(31.35. Warm weather helped the sale of
other citrus fruits at steady prices. Trop
ical varieties are In ample supply, but mov
ing well.
New potatoes had a weak tone. Old Bur-
banks were as firm as ever, and leading deal
ers look for higher prices for fancy table
stock. Oregon onions are nominal, as the mar
ket Is bare. Australian are strongly held at
$535.50. Asparagus Is In larger supply and
181ft cents lower. Rhubarb Is very weak.
Other early vegetables are firm.
December barley was the only firm and
active feature of the grain speculative market.
Spot price for all cereals were largely nom
inal with trade quiet.
Butter Is quieter but steady. Cheese Is
firm. Eggs are steady. Receipts. 75,700 lbs.
butter, 7000 lbs. cheese. 35.730 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Garlic. 810c; green peas.
4ft6ftc; string beans. 812ftc; asparagus. 4f
Sc; tomatoes. $2.2532.50; egg plant, 15917ftc
POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 1821c; roost
ers, old. $4354.50; do young, $707.50; broil
ers, small, $3S3.50; do large, 4ff4.au; iry-
ers. $606.50; hens. $5t5O07; ducks, old, $0
07; do young. $708.
CHEESE Young America, 12ft013c; East
ern, 16017c
BUTTER Fancy creamery, ISc: creamery
seconds, 17c; fancy dairy, 17c: dairy seconds.
16c.
EGGS Store. 17017ftcr fancy ranch, 20c.
HAY Wheat. $1013; wheat and oats, $90
12; barley. $8010; alfalfa. $7010; clover, $70
9; stock, $5.5007; straw, 25050c.
MILLFEBD Bran. $21021.50; middlings.
$26.50029.
WOOL Nevada. 16020c.
FRUIT Apples, choice. $2.25; do common,
$1; bananas. 75c0$2.5O; Mexican limes. $t;
California lemons, choice, $2.50; do common.
5c; oranges, navels, 83c0$2.25; pineapples.
$2.5004.
HOPS 24026c per pound.
POTATOES Early Rose, nominal; River
Burbanks, 85c0$l.lO: sweets, nominal; Ore
gon Burbanks, $1.1001.60. ,
RECEIPTS Flour, 19.227 quarter packs;
wheat. 1S62 centals; barley, 3715 centals;
beans. 1000 sacks; corn, 4000ccntals; pota
toes. 4362 sacks: bran. 4630 sacks; middlings.
95 sacks; hay, 793 tons; wool, 935 bales; hides.
7535.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Price Current at Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago.
Ttecelpls at the Portland Union Stockyards
yesterday were 390 cattle, 300 sheep and 25
horses. Cattle and sheep continue firm, but
hogs are easy. The following prices were
quoted at the yards: .
CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers.
$4.23: cows and heifers, $303.50; medium,
$1.5002.
HOGS Best large, fat hogs, $6; black and
China fat. $5.2505.50; stockers, $5.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley,
$4.5005; medium. $404.50.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards
Yesterday.
CHICAGO. April 17. Cattle Receipts. 26.-
000; steady to 10c lower; good to prime
steers. $606.90; poor to medium. $4.4005.75;
stockers and feeders. $2.5565; cows. $2.6005.75;
heifers. $306; canners, $1.6000; bulls, $2,500
5.25; calves, $306.75.
Hogs Receipts, 53.000; tomorrow. 30,000; 10c
lower. Mixed and butchers, $5.3505.52ft;
good to choice heavy, $5.4505.55: rough
heavy. $5.3005.40; light, $5.3005.45; bulk.
$5.4005.45;
Sheep Receipts. 28,000; sheep steady,
lambs strong: good to choice wethers, shorn.
$5.2565.50; fair to choice sheepf $404.75:
Western sheep, shorn. $4.5005.50; native
lambs, shorn. $4.50gC70; Western lambs,
shorn. $4.5006.70; Western lambs' wool.
$6.7507.25.
SOUTH OMAHA, April 17. Cattle Receipts,
3000; market steady for best, others lower.
Native steers, $4.2006.00; cows and heifers.
$3.5000.40; western steers, $3.7dix&.30; can
ners. $2.0003.40; stockers and feeders. $2,800
5.00; calves. $2.7506.00; bulls, stags, etc.,
$2.5004.25.
Hogs Receipts, 3000; market 5010c lower.
Heavy. $5.2505.30; mixed. $5.2005.25; light,
$5.2005.30; pigs. $4.7505.25; bulk of sales.
$5.2005.25.
Sheep Receipts, 8000; market steady. West
ern yearlings. $6.0006.75; wether. $4.05?5.90;
ewes. $5.0005.00; lambs. $6.8007.50.
KANSAS CITY, April 17. Cattle Receipts.
6000; market steady and active. Native steers.
$4.5006.60; native cows and heifers, $2,500
5.65; stockers and feeders. $3.2505.25; bulls.
$2.7504.75; calves, $3.2506.25; Western fed
ateers, $5.0006.40: Western fed cows, $3,500
5.25.
Hogs Receipts, 6000; market 5010c 'lower.
Bulk of sales, $5.2505.37ft; heavy, $5,300
5.37ft: packers. $5.2505.40; pigs and lights.
$4.2505.35.
Sheep Receipt, 4000; market ateady. Mut
tons. $4.5006.00; lambs, $5.7506.40; range
wethers, $6.0006.00; fed ewes, $4.5005.65.
Dairy Produce In the East.
NEW YORK. April 17. Butter strong.
Street prices extra creamery, 320C2ftc; oftl
clal price, creamers, common to extra. 250
32c; state dairy, common to extra. 22031c;
renovated, common to extra. 16025c; West
ern factor", common to extra. 18025c; West
ern imitation creamery, common to extra,
23026c
Cheese firm. State full cream, small col
ored and w.hlte fancy, llftc; do fine, ISftc;
do late made colored and white, poor to
choice, lOft013ftc;.do large colored and white
fancy, I4c: .do fine, 13ft013ftc; do late made
colored and white, poor to choice. 10ft&13c.
Eggs, steady; Western storage packed, 160
ISftc: do firsts. 17ftc.
CHICAGO. April 17. On the produce ex
cbango today the butter market was steady.
Creamery. 25031c; dairy, 23028c
Eggs, 'easy, 16c. extras 18c.
Cheese, firm. 13ft014c
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. April 17. Coffee futures
closed barely steady at a net decline of 5010
points. Sales. 72.250 bags, including May
at 6.2506.30c; September, 6.6506.70c; Octo
ber. 8.7506.80c; December. 6.9007c, and
March. 7.0507.10c Spot Rio quiet; No. 7
invoice, 7ftc; mild, quiet, Cordova. 10013c.
Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining. 4 3-16c
centrifugal. 96 test. 4 13-1 6c; molasses sugar.
3 15-lCc Refined steady, crushed. $6.83; pow
dered, $6.25; granulated, $6.15.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. April !. There was a de
cllne of about 5s In the London tin market
but local' prices arc under a parity with
foreign quotations and with spot supplies
email, the market, while quiet, showed firm-
Chamber of Commerce
ness with holders asking somewhat higher
prices. Spot. 139 15s Id, futures. 134 15s.
Copper was easier abroad, closing at 67 5s
for spot and 67 10s for futures In the London
market. Locally the situation is unchanged.
There are still rumors of odd lots of lake
changing hands between 15.25015.37ftc, but
generally speaking quotations range from the
latter figure to 15.50c; electrolytic, 15.250
15.37ftc. and casting 14.87ft015.25.
Lead was easier at 12, 16s 3d in London, but
remained unchanged at 4.5004.60c locally.
Spelter was the exception to the generally
declining tendency abroad, and closed a lit
tle higher at 23 15s in the London market.
Locally the metal market la dull at 6c
Iron closed at 54s 3d in Olasgow, and at
60s 9d in Mlddlesboro. Locally Iron is un
changed. Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 17. The official
closing quotations tor mining stocks today
were as follows:
Andes $ ..IQiJustlce
Belcher 27iMexlcan
Best &. Belcher. 1.60Occldental Con
Bullion 35iOphlr
Caledonia .68tOcrman .....
Challenge Con... .I7Potosi :
Chollar ISISavage
.$ .OS
. :v
. .83
.io.i
'. AS
. .40
. .30
. .13
. .10
. 1.00
. .74
. .12
Confidence 75Scorpion . . .
Con. Cal. fc Va. L73
See. Belcher.
Con. Imperial..
Sierra rsevaaa. . .
Silver Hill
Union Con
Crown Point....
Exchequer .....
Gould & Curry. .
Hale & Norcross
Utah Con
83lYellow Jacket...
.30
NEW YORK. April 17. Closing quotations:
Adams Con $ .25lLlttle Chief $ .05
Alice 33 Ontario 4.00
Breec 23 Ophlr 10.50
Brunswick Con.. .05 Phoenix it
Comstock Tun.. .6S Potosl 14
Con. Cal. & Va. 1.70iSavage 11
Horn Silver 1.80Slerra -Nevada... .43
Iron Silver 3.00iSmaiI Hopes
Lcadvllle Con... .OSIStandard 1.85
BOSTON, April 17. Closing quotations:
Adventure . . .$ 5.001
Mohawk $ 52.2
Mlouez 19.50 Mont, C. & C. .
;.3S
malgamatcd. S7.tt3t01d Dominion.
26.00
97.30
26..V)
100.00
7.23
123.00
9.50
C7.0O
-31.8S
9.8S
42.73
4.00
13.00
10S.0O
Am. Zinc 12.00 Osceola
Atlantic
13.30jParrot
Bingham
55.00
Qulncy
Shannon
Cal. &. Hecla..
Centennial ...
Copper Range.
670.00
18.00
75.30
Tamarack
Trinity
Daly West....
Dominion Coal
14.00
United Copper
U. S. Mining..
9.00
Franklin
9.00IU. S
OH
Granby
fi.0OUtah
23.00.Vlctorla .
9.50Wlnona .
13.50Wolverlne
Isle Royale...
Mass. Mining..
Michigan
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, April 17. Evaporated applea
continue quiet. Holders aro asking 5.35e
for prime, but some sales are reported around
5.30c; common, 403c; prime, 5.230o.35c;
choice. 00 6ft c; fancy. 7c.
Prunes are unchanged at from 2ft5ftc.
according to size for California fruit, while
Oregon range as high as 7c
Apricots are a little easier for futures, but
show little change on spot. Choice. 10 9
lOftc: extra choice. 11c; fancy. 12015c.
Peaches aro scarce and firm with choice at
1001014c; extra. 10ft10ftc; fancy, lift
12c.
Raisins continue dull. Loose muscatel are
quoted at iUfCUc; London layers, $1.056
1.20; seeded raisins. 5ft0Uftc.
fionton Xxcbange Will Cloie.
BOSTON. April 17. There will be no ses
sion of the Boston Exchange on Friday.
EQUAL TO FRENCH SCHOOL
Academy of Fine Arts to Be Estab
lished in America.
NEW YORK, April 17. Plans for a
school of flno arts equal to the Ecolc des
Beaux Arts, of Paris, have been made
public by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia University. They
are based upon the consolidation of the
National Academy of Design and tho
present art Interests of Columbia Uni
versity, to be aided by the co-operation
of the Metropolitan Museum. A fund of
$500,000 tvIII be necessary to finance the
enterprise. One-nfth of that sum has
already been promised by a citizen whose
name has not been made public. It Is
expected that the site which the Academy
of Design acquired at Amsterdam avenue
and Eleventh street, where the tempo
rary school now stands, wll be sold and
the proceeds applied to maintenance of
the proposed institution. The academy
will then. If present negotiations are ap
proved, build on a site opposite Colum
bia University, a structure In which will
be housed schools of painting-, sculpture.
desgn and archaeology, all under the di
rection of the university.
The plan rests largely upon suggestions
made by Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, the
JJ VMJJJIH A. Ut UWtJ Vote fVG. UiC
newly elected director Of the Metropolitan
museum oi Arts, wno came irom J-onoon
a few weeks ago, urging that the mu
seum must be a living institution, and
that the genius of American artists
should be fostered.
Under the name of the Academy of De
sign of Columbia University the new col- j
lege will teach esthetics and the philoso
phy of art, while the Academy of Design
will teach tha technique and Instruct pu
pils how to create works. The Metropol
itan Museum of Art will so arrange its
collections as to make them object les
sons to the students. It Is believed by
tho promoters that this plan will not only
greatly encourage American artists, but
will improve and develop crafts and
manufactures throughout the country.
Tho trustees of the academy may act
on the matter In a few days or possibly
not until the annual meeting. May 10.
Two Years for a Horse.
OREGON CITY, Or., April 17. (Spe
cial.) Pleading guilty to larceny of a
horse. Niei Olsen was this morning
sentenced by Judge McBrlde to two
years in the State Penitentiary.
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