THE MORNING OREGONIAN, -FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1905.
15
ITS QiRT
Samples of 1905 Wool Clip
Are Coming In.
EASTERN OREGON SHEARING
Many Growers Still Selling the Prod
uct on - the- Sheep's- Back.
(
Prices Aro Strong Here
' and in the East.
Sheep shearing Se genoral now In Eastern
Oregon. The few samples that have been re
ceived here .show very good quality, as cons
pared with former clips. It Hill be a full
month before all the sheep arc sheared east
rr the mountains, and two weeks before
bearing begins in the "Willamette Valley.
There la still muoh contracting in alt the
Eastern counties, except around Shanlko,
where most of the growers are bpkllng their
wool for the shedulod sale, days. Prices are
jh a very Arm basis; and It Is the general
.Pinion In the trade that If there Is a
hange in values it will be In an upward di
rection. Dealers here arc quoting Kaetern
Oregon wools at 152 IS cents and Valley at
20624c.
The sales days as fixed-Tor Eastern Oregon
arc as follows:
rendloton May 22, June 13 and June 20.
Heppner May 25, June 9. June 20 and
June 29.
Shanlko June C, June 28 and July 5.
In addition to the sales in various parts of
th' state recently reported by wire, the Lake-
M'w Herald, of April 13. says:
Bailey & Maaslngill during the past week
made the largest wool purchase made In Lake
Ceunty this year, when they bought the 100.-
O00 pouBd clup. belonging to Soott & Adams,
They are among the largest wooJgrowers in
tills section, arid while they reside in Modoc
I'ounty their alieep afe grazed In Lake and
Malheur Counties, principally in Lake. There
still Tcmains (n Lake County perhaps 100,
000 pounde of, wool that has not been sold,
belonging principally to William Harvey and
Philip Lynch.
The firm tone of the Eastern markets is
hown by the following from the Boston
Commercial Bulletin of April 15:
The situation has become stronger here.
with a lively Interest In foreign wools shown.
Australian wools, and to a lesser extent South
American, have been the feature of the week.
with a movement of 8000 to 10.000 bales, moo;-
y Australian, reported. A feeling in sym
pathy with the strenuous activity In the
"West Is apparent to ail. Operations continue
In the Western sheep states with unabated
!gor; competition is keen, nd the buyers
are scrambling for wool and offering all
kinds of prices. In Idaho, Utah, Wyoming
and California prices are hardening. Several
hundred thousand pounds have been con
tracted in Idaho at 16 to 20 cents, and at
ast 600.000 pounds in Utah at 16 to 18
cents. In Wyoming the Crosgllff clip, amount
ing to between 00,000 and 700,000 pounds.
has been contracted at 17 cents, which last
sear cost about 13 cents, to a Philadelphia
Cm. Wyoming clips which sold for 14 to
16 cents last year have brought as high as
22- this season. The farmers of Montana
want 25 cents for their wool, but as buyers
at the present consider 19620c a fair price.
tttie contracting has been done there lately.
Texas eight -months wool Is now being shorn,
wjth bids of IS to 19c from buyers and hold
ers asking 20622c. One lot of Utah wool
amounting to 250.000 pounds brought 1661c,
which last year was sold at 9c; about 1,500.
000 pounds in "Western.. Idaho sold this yoar
for 17620c. and last -year the price was
enly 1213c. Some shorn wool has been
eojd in the West at prices higher than the
contract prioee. At Red Bluff. Cat. 1.000,000
pounds were sold at 2425e. Arizona Is about
ceaed tip, with some arrivals which have
been sold on a basis of C25?53c. and the rest
cf the clip is now on the way here. There
is mere doing in Oregon, but contracting
In that state and Montana Is not as general
as m the other wool states. California Is
rractlcallv all contracted, with the bulk
of the clip sold around 2624c.
There Is nothing doing In spot Oregon wools
in the Boston market, as stocks are well
leaned up. Prices will remain nominal un
til the arrival of the new clip. California
wool is well disposed of. except on me
pmall lots of scoured which are held i
basis of 5065SC
Montana Wool Sold In Advance.
Bt'TTE, Mont.. April 20. A. Lewiston
Mont.) dispatch says wool men there say that
almost the entire clip will have been deposed
of before the market opens. Contractors hav
iured the state, and. while the clin will be
urusually large. It is thought Ics than 10 per
rent will be left when the regular time for
I'Ublic rales arrives. The average price being
paid is in the neighborhood of 28 cents.
Washington Crop Report.
The Washington weokly crop bulletin says
.n tart:
The weather -was very favorable for Spring
woik, such as plowing, harrowing, seeding
and planting. If was not unfavorable for
the growth' of grain and grass, although the
iool nights have made growth somewhat
slow. "Winter wheat Improves slewly. and its
rresent condition is very satisfactory. Con
uderable early vn Spring wheat has com
up. and only needs some warm and moist
weather to make It grow rapidly. Spring
wheat sowing is nearly completed. In all cx
-er-t late localities. Barloy and oat sowing
are .- also well along, except oat ow
ng In the lowlands of Skagit
County, where it is not half done yet. Farm
rra arc not very far along with potato plant
Ing. Some early potatoes are up. but are
rot crowing1 rapidly. Karly gardens arc In
a satisfactory stage of progress. -
PORTLAND MARKETS.
' Grain. Hour. Teed. Etc
Wheat Club. SO-STc per buthel; bluestem,
82-694c: vaney. tec.
FLOUR Patents. $4.6025.10 per barrel
straight. S44M.25: clears. 53.75(3-4: Val
ley, $3.903-4;2&; Dakota hard wheat, $B.5i43
$7.50; Graham. $3.&UB-i; wnoie wneat. 4
4.25; rye flour, local, W; Las tern. $5.803o.90
cornmeal. per naie. 5.wa"iu.
BARLEY Feed. ?23.5U per ton; rolled, 42
4i25.
UATS No. 1, white, $2S29 per ton; gray,
27S28 rcr ton.
M1LLSTUFFS Brin. $19.50 per ton; mid
rflingc. $25: shorts, $22; chop, U. S. Mill
"T19; linseed dairy food. $18.
t EREAL FOODS Rolled oat, cream, 90
pound sack. $0.75; lower grade. $560.2;
o&.nual. steel cut, 50-pound sacks, S per
barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.23 per bale; oat
meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per bar
rel, JO-pounc sacw $ por oaic; epni peas,
54 ner 100-ooUnd sack: 25-DOund boxes. $1.15:
pearl barley, $4 per 1O0 pounds; 25-pound
ocxes, $1.23 per box; pa&try flour, 10-pound
-e?a as. tz.ao per Dale.
ILVT Timothy, $14610 per ton: clover. $11
train. iii; cneai, ingii.
Vegetables. Fruit, Etc.
The steamer produce received yesterday was
.n good condition, and cleaned up well
Among the day's receipts was a lot "of Aus
ralian grapes packed by the Department
Agriculture at Adelaide. They wore of
' oioe quality and were quoted at $3.50 per
-2 pound box. Strawberries were more plentl
'ui and were lower. They will be decidedly
Reaper Saturday. Cabbage Is higher, being"
tu ted at lc for Sap Francisco and liCT2c
r Los Angeles, which is coming up under
cf. A car of new early York cabbage and
rcw cauliflower arrived last night, and will
ne offered today, the former at lc, the
stter at 225 per crate.
J3GETABLES Turnips, $1 per eack; car
rots. $1.25; beets. $L26; parsnips, $1.25; cab
bage, old. lc per pound: new, l62q per
ljound; lettuce, hothouse. $1,256'! .75 per box:
rsley. 25c dozen; tomatoes, $2.25 per cw
Sunflower, $2.25 per crate; celery. ?4g4.25 a
..rate; peas, 6flc pr pound; pepper, roc
per pound; asparagus, S9c per pound;
rhubarb. 4c per pound; cucumbers, $1.50 per
dozen; artichokes, 75c per dozen; radishes;
15c per dozen.
OXIOKS Oregon fancy, $3.50jf4; No. 2, $1.50
2.50. buying prices: Australian, 6c per
pound.
potatoes Oregon xancy. ii.io: common.
SOSfiOc buyers' Dries: new potatoes. 3S3Uc
per pound; Merced sweets, l'tflc per pound.
raisins loose Muscateis, -i-crown, -ftc;
layer ilnscatel raisins, 7 'Ac: - unbleached
eeeoieea suitanas, 11-40; lxinaon layer, a- I
crown, whole boxes ot 20 pounds. $L85; 2-
crown, si. to.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. GSGc
per pound; sundricd. sacks or boxes; none;
apricots. lOQllc; peaches, OQ'lOVic; pears,
none; prunes, Italians, 45c; French, 2
3ci figs, California blacks. 5c; do white.
none; fcmyrna. xuc; iaro dates, 6e; plums,
pitted. Cc
domestic FRUITS Apples, fancy. $1,750
50 per box; choice, $1&L25; common. 50
5c: ACS. t5cQS2-50 ner box-. strawhrrie
292.50 per crate: trranes. Aunimilan.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $2.73
v. . i''"l-v- p tier uuaj orviECS, navcis,
fancy, $2.2u$2.50 per box; choice. $225;
Standard. Jl.SOaLTS: XTdltmtnoxn 5twl
$L50ffL75: grane fruit. CLsnsa nr y-r- ,
Batter, Ergs. Poultry, Etc.
Liberal quantities of butter are now being
tored and this Is hplnlnc the market ome-
wnat. but the tone of values is still weak.
Eggs are strong under a good Easter de
mand, which will not last beyond today.
Poultry receipts were fairly good yesterday.
but cleaned up at top prices.
EGGS Ortfgon ranch. lSVi19c per dozen.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery. 22 c per pound; fancy creamery. 21c;
State creameries: Fancy creamery. 18022 Vc:
store cutter, lasruc; California xancy cream-
en-. 17lfe5iC.
CHEESE Full cream twins, new. 14l6c:
Toung Americas, 1516c
POULTRY Fancy hens, 14215c; old bens.
13U15c; mixed chickens. 13Qrl3&c: -oid
h prints. lieilViC: young roosters. 12lSc;
Springs, 1V?32 pounds, 20S25c: broilers. 1
to XVc pounds. 25f2Sc; dressed chickens. 150
lbc; turkeys. live. J7lbc; turkeys, dressed
poor, 174lSc; turkeys, choice. 20S22Jic;
geese, lire, per pound. 60c; geese, dressed.
per pound. loffrllc: ducks. old. $899:
ducKti. young as to size, $Sfti.5U; piseoua.
$l.5Uz; squabs, $2.50S.
Groceries. Xuts, Etc.
COFFEE Mocha. 26628c: Java, ordinary.
10920c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; good.
lG&18c; ordinal--. 1012c per pound;' Co
lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $1;.3S; 50s, $13.33;
Arbuckle, $14.38; Lion. $14.38.
RICE Imperial Japan, Ko. 1, $5.S7i:
Southern Japan, $3.50; Carolina, 4fe6c;
broken-head. 231c.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$1.75 per dozen: 2-pound talis, 52.40; 1-
pouna nats, si.tso; xancy. ltri'A-POund flats.
l.bu; -pouna nam, x.iu; Alaska pink. I-
pound talis, 85c; red. 1-pound tails. $1.30;
socKeyes. x-pouna tans,
SUGAR sack Basis. 100 pounds: Cube.
$0.30: powdered. $0.05: dry sranulated.
$5.90; extra C. $5.45; golden C. $5.35; fruit
sugar, $5.95. advance over sack basis as fol
lows: Barrels, " 10c; half-barrels. 25c: boxes.
50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance
witiun xa days, ueauet c per pound; if later
than 15 days and within so days, deduct Mc
per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Best
jugar sranulated, $5.85 per 100 pounds; mapls
sugar, ltiQibc per pound.
salt cauiornia. six per ton. .60 ner
Daie, x.iverpooi. ots. xoos. $ib.oo; 200s,
$1C; hair-ground. 100s. $7; 60s. $7.50.
NUTS Walnuts, 13ic per pound by sack,
lc extra for less than sack. Brazil nuts.
15c; Alberts. 14c: pecans, jumbos, 14c; extra
large. ioc; aimonos, x. -v. Xj ioc; chestnuts,
Italians. 16e; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum;
peanuts, raw. 7Hc per pound; roasted, 9c;
pinenuts, loci-fee; mcKory nuts, 7c; cocoa-
nuts. 35090c per dozen.
BEANS Small white. 4c; large white. 3Vc:
pinK. sc; uayou, tc; Lima, tc
Hops. Vool. Hides. Etc.
HOPE Choice. 1904. 2325c per pouad.
WOOL Vallei". 2037 24c per pound: Eastern
Oregon. Ui&isc per pound.
mohair cnoice. aierB-J'Ac per xound.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 10 pounds and up.
16&16c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 15
pounds, lltfl&c per pound; dry calf. No. 1.
under 5 pounds. 17918c; dry salted, bulls and
stags, one-third less than dry Hint; (culls,
moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair-
slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 23c per
pound ies;j; sailed nioes, steers, sound, oo
puunds and over, 9g10c per pound; 50 to 60
pounds. &'Airuc per pouno: unaer oo pounas
and cows. 81i9c per pound: salted stars and
bulls, sound, to per pound; salted kip, eouud.
15 to au tiounos. uc per pound: sailed veai.
sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 9c per pound; salted
calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound;
(green unsalted. lc per pound less: culls, lc
per pound lessj. sneep sKins: snearungs, jso.
1 butchers' stock. 260Oc each: short wool. No,
1 butchers' stock. 40650c each: medium wool.
No. 1 butchers stock OOSOc; long wool. No.
l Dutcners- stocx. xirai.oo eacn. Murrain peitr.
virom 10 to 20 per cent less or 1214c per
pound; uorse Hides, salted, each, according to
size, $l.r.0;2; dry, each, according to size. $19
71.00; ooits Aides, Z5SM)c eaon; goat skins,
common, 10gl5c each; Angora, with wool on.
jcatj,oo eacn.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 3WH4c: No. -
and grease. 23c.
i'ELTS Bear aklns. as to sue. No. 1. $2.50
6 10 each; cubs..$l2: badger. 2550c: wild
cat. with, head perfect. 25 50c: house: cat.
510c; fox. common gray, 5070c; red. $3
nsners. sacru: lynx. 54.50 (3B: mink, strletlv
No. 1. according to size. $12.50; marten,
dark Northern, according to size and color.
iogi.: marten, pale, pine, according to
size and color. $2.50 4; rouskrat, large, 10
me: SKunic uaooc: civet or noiecat. sea
10c; otter, large, prime skin, $010; pan-
xneir. witn head and claws perfect. $2
raccoon, prime. 3050c; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, $3.505; coyote, 60c$l;
wolverine. $C8; beaver, per skin, large,
$5gC: medium, $34; small, $161-50; klu.
i)U (OC.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 206.2:
per pound.
CASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark)
oood. 43'4ic per pound.
OREGON GRAPE ROOT Per 100 pounds.
$34.
FEATHERS Geese, white, 3540c; geese.
gray or mixed. ut;iuc; duck, white. 15Q'
uc; auca, mixed. Jlic
Meats and Provisions
'BEEF Dres&ed, bulls, 34c por pound; cows.
country steers, -iqoc
MUTTON Dieted, fancy. 6j7c per pound;
ordlnarj". 45e; Spring lambs. 768c
VEAL Dressed, fancy, 7c per pound; large
ana oruinury, OIJ.OC per pound.
PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 77c; 150 and
.up, 7c per pound.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds.- 12c per pound;
it. io iu pounas, ic; its to xo pounds, 12o;
California (picnic), be: cottace hams. :i?:
shoulders. 8c; boiled ham. 19c; boiled picnic
BACON Fancy breaktasL 17c ner pound;
standard breakfast. 15c; choice, 13c; English
ureaKiiLSL, xx io x pounos. iiic; peacn bacon.
SAUSAGE Portland ham, 13c per pound;
mlnoed ham, loc; Summer, choice dry. J7c:
bologna. Ions:. 5c: Wienerwurst. Sc: liver. ict
pork. 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese, 6c; bologna
unx JsAUi-tUKKU-iteguiar snort clears.
9c salt. 10c smoked; clear backs. 9c alt.
10c smoked: clear bellies. 14 to 17 bounds
average, none salt, none smoked: Oregon cx-
ports. 20 to 25 pounds averace. louc nait iiiZ,
OC Nil, i'C 3IIIUCU
PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs' feet. iA-bar-
rels, $o; -barrels, $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.25;
pickled tripe, -barrels. $5; -barrels, $2.75;
iD-pouno Kit, viij; picxiea pigs tonguea, H
barrele, $C; -barrels. $3; 15-pound kit. $1.50;
picKieo jaroois tongue, '.t-oarreis, sa; -barrel.
$5.50: 15-pound kits. $2.75.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle-rendered: Tierces,
u-ftc; iuds, v,c. ous. y,sc; juc; JOS, XOfC;
5s. 10HC Standard pore: Tierces. STic: tubs.
9c; 60s. 9c; 20s. 9c; 10s. 9c; 5s. c
Compound: Tierces, Oc; tubs, 6c; 50s, 6c;
Oils.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 23c; Iron
barrels, 17c; 86 deg. gasoline, cases, 32c; iron
barrels or drums. 26c
COAL OIL Cases, 20c; Iron barrels, 14c;
wood barrels, 17c; 63 deg., canes, 22c; Iron
barrels, I5c
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 01c; caees. 66c
Boiled: Barrels. 63c; cases. CSc; lc less In
5-barrel lots.
TURPENTINES Cases. 84c per gallon.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 500-pound
lots, isc: icss man ow-pound lots. &c
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, April 20. Tin was easier In
London, dosing at 140 2s M for snot and at
135 for future. Tne local market con
tinued quiet, but was rather easier In sym
pathy with the decline abroad. Spot closed
at 30.-3fi0.r0c.
Copper wa . higher abroad, wlih London
closing at 166 18s 9d for spot and 67 2s 6d
for futures. Locally the market Is without
further change. Lake 15.25ffJ5.50c; electro
lytic J5.12615.37, and casting 14.8715c
Lead was unchanged at 12 12s Gi In Lon
don and at 4.5064.C0c locally.
Speller closed at 24 for spot la London
and was. dull at 6c locally.
Iron closed at 54s 8d In Glasgow and 50s
9d In Mlddicsooro. xocany iron was un
changed.
NEW YORK. April 20. The London metal
market will bo closed until Tuesday morning.
whllo -tho local exchange will reopen Monday.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. April 20. Coee futures closed
firm, unchanged to an advance of 5 point.
Salen. 155.000 bags, including May, at 6.106
6.20c; July, G.3066.35c: September. 0.50; De
cember. 6.766C.S5C, and March 6.9567c Spot
Rio. quiet; No. 7 Invoice, 7c; mild, quiet;
Cordova,' 10613c
Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining, 4c; cew-
trlfugsl, 96 test. 45ic; Molasses .sugar. ."ICc
Refined, quiet; crashed,. $6.S5; powdered, $6.25;
granulated. $6.15.
STOCKS SLIDE OQWNWAHD
,
3IAXY FACTORS WEAKEN N'EW
YORK 3IARKET.
Northern Securities Situation Lead
ing One Effect of Internation
al Politics on Speculation.
NEW YORK. April 20. The cloud of sus
picion and distrust which has been gather
ing over the stock market during the whole
of the "week, broke today with some vio
lence. The decline was contested In the
early stages, but gathered force as It was
extended. The quick exhaustion of the buy
ing demand on the occasional rallies was a
sufficient evidence to the professional traders
that the speculative position was still vul
nerable. They returned to the attack ac
cordingly again and again and on each suc
cessive slump the weight of the offerings dis
lodged was greater. The market proved to
be honey-combed with stop-lo.s orders, which
have bone jtreatly Increased as the confidence
In the stability of the market was Impaired.
The amount of the decline was sufficient to
wipe out some of the margins of tho more
substantial classes, and In all classes of
speculative holdings to Impair the margin
to such an extent as to lead to a very gen
eral call for additional collateral.
The principal Influence In the trading prob
ably was the Northern Securities-situation
and the great skepticism which has been
aroused by the swarm of rumor centering
about the dissolution of the company and
the plans which were expected to grow out
of it. The announcement made during me
session that the $155,000,000 of Northern Pa
cific stock would be admitted to be traded in
on the stock exchange- In the unlisted depart
ment on Monday next was regarded aa a
danger to the 'speculative position in that
stock and In Nortbcrp. Securities, owing to
the free market that will be afforded for
the stock. Northern Securities on the curb
fell to the low level of Tuesday's break, and
It will be observed that the transcontinental
stocks and those connected with thorn In the
deal rumors were the principal sufferers in
the stock exchange.
The determination of operators to get out of
their holdings was accentuated by the three
day holiday to bo faced, practically all the
Important exchanges ot tne worio dihs
doted until next week with the possibility ox
Important events greater than under ordinary
circumstances. The diplomatic exchange in
progress between Japan and Franco on the
question of neutrality and between Germany
and Franec- over conditions In Morocco and the
Increasing chance of a naval encounter in tne
Par Pia.it were warnlntr influences m mis
field.
The sliraimr of the stock transfer tax at
Albany was offered as a professed reason by
manv of the traders for their selling ot siocks
on the exound that their operations nuiu
be greatly hampered and restricted Dy inio
law. which does not go Into enect, noweter.
until June. The embittered controversy in
the Equitable Life Assurance Society was
feared for Its disturbing effect on confidence
in financial conditions at large. Tne nurn
in call money and the Vlump in the wheat
market aggravate the weakness of stwcks ana
opposed an attempted late rally. ;ine mar
vt drd weak at about the lowest.
Bonds were weak In sympathy. Total saiea,
par value. $4.y2o,000.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS
v Closing
KaIak. HIeh. Low. bid,
AIKIIISUU - iu-.iT 1, xi.
..-i.t. liki Mi now c-j
Atlantic Coast uine. i.
Baltimore fc Ohio..-, ii.ow ww
IDS
do preferred
.loo 7 i ytitt
Canadian Pacific ....
Central of N. J....
Chesapeake Ohio..
12,000 152 13 151-j
21)0 100 199 IV l
10.000 5H
100 39,5
JSH SO
8,500 23fi
l.SOO 26i
9,200 JSSitj
02
54
Chlc&go & Alton....
39 Va
80
22fc
229
17SJi
18
S2V5
2S
58
5',a
lt!bl8
3U
8-1
do preferred
Chi. Ureat Western..
ChL & Northwestern.
C. M. & St. Paul
Chi. Term. &. -Transit
230
17SU
17ii
100 lo
do preferred
200
1.000
1,500
100
300
1,100
83
.a
C. C. C. Si St. L..
Colorado & Southern
102ft
27i
5S&
3;
loo
2S
Ut 1st preiurreo....
do 2d preferred....
l
Delaware &. Hudson.
TJrl. Lack, ft: West.
168
382
Denver & Rki Grande
J
do prefe.-red
1.000
3S.000
3,1U)
l.bOO
89
46
Wis
09
8SU
44r
79!
tN3
Erie
44
79n
67
do 1st prof erred....
do 2d preierroo....
I Hocking Valley
93
98
Illinois Central .
9.200 104 101
101
29
54
Iowa Central
do Dieferrcd
Kansas City Southern 3,200 30
20
02
H&
82
119
22.g
2
62
147
164 Vs
do preferred 00
Louisville &. Nashv. 143,400 14
Manhattan' fc 2,000
MeU Securities 4.000
ltMJVi
g
2
8
120
58
116
Sletropolltan St. Ry.
Mexican Central 6.700
Minn. & SL xouis-.
M.. St. P & S. S. M.
200
700
13.1Q0
300
800
llfiti 116
do preferred .......
161 160ft
160
Missouri Pacific ....
100
31
66
iio"
50
85
142 "i
So
104
104
Mo., Kansas & Texas
do preferred
Mm. Nat. R. R. lfd.
30
65
161
57X
S2Vi
ui"
80
94
30
S8
New York Central.. K4.O0O
i2i:
N. Y., Ont- & West. 3.800
Norfolk & Western... 13,200
5741
83
do prefened
tc:
Pennsylvania 64.600
P.. C. C. & St. L.. 200
141
7
xteaainK
70,900
96
94
do 1st preferred - 92
dn 2d preferred 88
Rock Island Co...... 21.100 33 32 33
do preferred 4,100 78ft lovs
St L. & S. F. 2d Bfd. 1.2W) 69V. 67 Olli
St. Louis Southwest. 200 -aig iii
do preferred 1.000 64 64 64-
Southern Pacific 22.100 60 61 64!
do preferred 1,100
J1SM. lllji
34 M 33H
Southern Railway ... 1,100
do preferred iXJO
98 97 9Ji
36 34 35
40 S 39
60 5SW 58
Texas & Pacific 5.100
Tol.. St, L. & West, 300
do n referred im
l-nlon Pacific 305.400 12Yi li
do preferred
100 IB! 90 98
Wabash
do preferred
2,100 .46 45 46
300 18 IS 17
Wheellne & L. Erie.
"Wisconsin Central ..
1.500 -JJfi ZZK ZSli
dp preferred
Express companies
1.200 51 50- 40
AdamA
American
245
225
127
240
200 12
100 120
2n
129
United States
Wells-Fargo
I Amal Conner . . 23 300
.IT?'" ArPrr Mili
so
S2
40U
82
41
40
do preferred 500 101
100 100
Amer. Cotton Oil 600 85.
34 31
do preferred 100 95
95
95
American Ice - 100 5
5
20
45
do preferred
Amer. Ltnsed OH 300 20
ro
do preferred 100 45
45
American Locomotive 29.800 59
w
do preferred 2.000 120W 119U 119
Amer. Smelt, & Ref. 80,000 119 115 116
ao preierrea j.jw iH
121
122
Amer. Sugar Refining 10,600 142
130
0
iw
52
199
133-i
Amer. Tobacco pfd.. 1.300 97
96
Anaconda Mining Co. l.SOO 121
Brook. Rapid Transit 17.200 6S
117
66
Colorado Fuel & Iron 30,700 55
53
199
Consolidated Gas
1.100 201
Corn Products
400 u;
300
1.900 43h
11
11
69
do preferred
69
Distillers' Securities.
42
42
General Electric ....
2,400 182 160
180
-
International Paper..
2.000 23 22
200 81 80
do preferred
801$
International Pump. .
3U
86
47
do preferred ......
National Lead
10.500 40 47
North American
Pacific Mall
People's Gas
9.100 106 103 103
1.700
41V.
41
16.20Q
1.800
300
100
s inn
1C9
42
97
241
20
78
31
"97"
Pressed .Steel Car
44
9S
241
21
80
32
do preferred
97
Pullman Palace Car.
241
Republic Sterl ....
do preferred ....
V 4,V0O
. 1.S00
2r
78
Rubber Goods
SI
107
do preferred ....
Tenn. Coal & Iron.
lllCOO 100
97
U. S. Leather
i. mo V2
12
11
do preferred ....
100 "103 10S 107
U. S. Realty
.. 1.1O0 . 92 90 90
U. S. Rubber
.. 1.7W) 42 41 41
do preferred ....
.. 1.000 117 110: 1164
U. S. Steel
..iai,iw Ji-v, .KrTi .hiT,
do preferred
.,11.700 103 101 101
Virg. Carolina Cfcem. 2.2D0 37
do preferred 100 108
Weotlnghouse Electric 700 174
WcBtcrn Union 300 93:
36 36
105 107
174 174
M 93
Total sales for the day. 1.6S5.100 shares,
BONDS.
NEW YORK.. April 20. Closing quotation
U. a ref. 2s rep. 104
do coupon 104
TJ. S. 3a retr 104
Atchison AdJ is. 96
D. & R. G 4s. .. .101
.N. Y. Cent, lsts.100
do coupon 10
Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77
Nor. Pacific 4s. .105
TJ. S. hew 4s reg.132 .
do coopon. 13S
U. S. old 4s reg.101
do - coupon !dl
so. Pacific 4s -B
Union Pacific -Is. 106
Wis. Cent. 4s... 94
Stocks at London.
LONDON. April 20. Consols for money
uo iu-10; xor account,
Anaconda 6 (Norfolk & West. 87
Atchison 90 I do preferred... 94
do preferred. ..105Ont, & Western. 61
Baltimore & O. .lJ2!Pennfylvan!a .. 7R
can, i'aciiic. . ..-louiitana Mines .... io
Chea & Ohio.... 58 Reading 49i
Chi. Gt- West... Z4ii do 1st pref 47
M. & St, P.. 190 I do 2d pref.... 46
DeBeers lTHlSouthcrn Ry. ... 35i
& R. G 24ii do preferred... 9S
do preferred .. 01lSouthern Pacific GSH
Erie 47 H Union Pacific. ..154
do 1st pref... S31S do preferred 102
do 2d prefd... 71 Vi U. S. Steel"N 38 U
Illllnols Ccntral.170 I do preferred... 10t
Louis. & Nash.. 132 Wabash 22 &
Mo.. Kas. & T... 31 i do preferred... 47
Y. Central. .ICIU Spanish Fours.. iai
Money Exchange, Ketc.
NEW YORK. April 20. Money on call.
strong and higher. 2664 per cent: closing
bid. 5 per cent; offered at 5 per cent.
Time loans still easier; po and 90 days, 3U
64 "i per cent; six months, 3H per cent
Prime mercantile paper. 4i64 per cent.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi
ness in bankers bills at $4.S620(M.S625 for
demand -and at $4.S445&4.8450 for 60-day
bills. Posted rates. $4.&3$-4.S7. Commercial
bills. $4.S4HS-.S4U.
Bar silver, 57a
Mexican dollars, 44U&
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
cak.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-Sllvcr bars.
ic. -
Drafts, sight. 24c; telegraph, 5c
Sterling- on London. GO" days, $t.$5r sight.
$4.87. v .
LONDON. April 20. Bar
silver steady,
26 5-16d per ounce.
Money. li per cent.
The rate cf discount In the open market for
short bills Is 1T62 per cent; for three months
bills. 2 per cent.
Bank Clearings.
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $562,646
Seattle . 790.CS9
$ 70.591
65.299
27,583
34.3S3
Tacoma ... .J 465.432
Spokane ,...;... 351.924
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, April 20. Today's state
ment of the Treasury' balances shows:
Available 'cain balance $136,405,153
Gold 65.775.750
Dividend of Amalgamated.
NEW YORK. April 20. The directors ot
the Amalgamated Copper Company today de
clared a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards
Yesterday.
Receipts at the- Portland Union Stockyards
estcrday were 125 sheep and 120 goats. The
following prices were quoted at the .yards:
CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers,
$4.25; cows and heifers, $363.50; medium.
$1.5062.
HOGS-rBest large, fat hogs. $6: black7 and
China fat, $5.2565.50; stockers, $0.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley.
$4,5065; medium, $46 4.50.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK
Price Current at Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago.
SOUTH OMAHA, April 20. Cattle Receipts,
2500; market elow to 10c lower. Native steers.
$1,5961.50; cows and heifers. $3.50&i.l0;
Western steers, $3.6063.30; canners, $2,006
3.50; rtockers and feeders, $2.7565.00; calves
$2.7566.25; bulls, stags, etc.. $2,506-1.25.
Hogs Receipts, 7500; market shade to 5c
lower. Heavy. $5.0063.32; mixed, $5,200
5.25; light. $5.2065.30; pigs. $4.7565.25; bulk
ot rales, $5.2065.25.
Sheep Receipts, 1200; market steady to
easier. Western yearling, ?0.00g6.70; t. ethers.
$5.8065.80; ewes, $5.0063.30; lambs, $6,809.
7.40.
CHICAGO. April 20. Cattle Receipts. 7500;
market slow. Good to prime steers, SS.00
6.67; poor to medium. $4.5065.70; stock-
and feeders. $2,506-4.90; cows, $2.5065.75:
heifers, $3.0065.90: canners, $1.603CiO: bulls,
$2.5065.00; calves, $3.0066.50.
Hogvs Receipts today. 23.000; tomorrow, IS,
000; market easier. Mixed and butchers, $5.35
6-(5; pool to choice heavy. $5.4565.50;
rough heavy, $5,308-3.40: light, $3.3063.40
bulk of sales. $5.356 5.45.
Sheep Receipts, 5000; sheep and lambs
steady to weak. Good to choice wethers, $5.25
65.50; fair to choice mixed. $4.0064.75; West
ern sheep. $4.5065.50; native Jambs, $4.5U
6.70: Wostera lambs. $4.5067.75.
KANSAS CITY, April 20. Cattle Receipts,
4000; market elow. Native steers. $4.7566.60
native cows and heifers. $2.5065.85; stockers
and feeders, $3.0025.23; bulls. $2.75fi-4.75
calves, $3.0066.00; Western fed steers, $3,006'
6.40; Western fed cows, $3.5065.40.
Hogs Receipts, 7000; .market' 5c lower. Bulk
of sales, $5.2065.35; heavy. $5.3065.37
packers ' $3.256 5.37; pigs and light, $1,406
5.30.
Sheep Receipts. 4000; market steady. Mut
tons, si.wxiyj.w, tamos, $6.0O5C7.;0: range
wethers, J5.0ogc.C5; fed cw?. $4.5063.73.
BIG HAY CROP.
Yield In aWornla This Year Will Be
Record-Breaker.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20.-(Sptcial.)-A
prominent bay dealer Just returned from an
extended tour ot the state says the prospects
for the biggest h.ay crop on record seem as
stired. but It Is too early lo determine what
portion will be really choice hay. The crop
will be several weeks earlier than' last year.
Cheap hay Is over abundant at present, and
prices for general offerings rule low. Offer
Ings of strictly fancy grain hay are scanty
and such hay commands full prices. Leading
fecdstuffs are in light supply and firm, but
the demand Is small on account of the abund
ance of grass feed.
The local grain board will be closed to
morrow and open Saturday. Trade was dull
today, the features being the easiness of
wheat and the stronger tone to barley. Oats
were quiet and steady. .
Receipts of cherries are rapidly Increasing,
Prices arc weakening and shipments to the
north by steamer will soon commence. Th
early crop will be Isrge and of good qual
Ity. provided the showers are not too heavy
The open market for oranges was lightly sup
plied and closely cleaned up on all grade
with prices slightly higher. About five cars are
scheduled for tomorrow's auction.
In the dried fruit market prunes are much
firmer on reliable reports that the next crop
will fall short of early estimates.
New potatoes are more plentiful and eas
ier. Old potatoes are quieter. Onions are
firm. Asparagus Is higher. Peas are lower.
Butter is firmer. Cheese Is steady. Eggs
are firm. Receipts, 75,800 pounds butter, CO,
00 pounds cheese. 50.4Q0 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Garlic. 10615c; green peas,
465c; string beans, 8610c; asparagus, 47c
tomatoes. $2.5060; ess plant, 15620c.
POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 20622c; roost
ers. old, $46-4.50; do young. $767.50; broil
ers. small, $363.50; do large. $464.50; fryers
$066-50: hens, $5.5067: ducks, old, $667; do
young, $768. .;
CHEESE Young America, 12fl3c; East
ern. 10617c.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. ISc; - creamery
seconds, lie; fancy dairy, lc; dairy ieoonds
16c.
EGGS Store. 17617c: fancy ranch. 20c
HAY Wheat, $10613; wheat and oats, $36
12; barley. $8310; alfalfa, $7610; clover, $7
9: stock. $5.5067: straw, 25630c
MILLFEED Bran, $2162MS0; middlings
$26626.50.
WOOL Nevada. 16620c
FRUIT Apples, choice, $2.25; do common.
$1; bananas. 75cg$2.50; Mexican limes. $4.50
; California lemons, choice. $2.50; do com
mon. 75c; oranges, navels. $162.50; pineap
ples. $2.5064.
HOPS 24626c per pound.
POTATOES Early Rose, nominal; Riv
Burbanks. 90c6$1.15; River reds. 90e6.1.15: Sa
Unas 3urbanks. 90c6$1.10; sweets, nomina'.
Oregon Burbanks. $1.1061-50.
RECEIPTS Flour. 1250 quarter sacks
wheat, 22.954 centals; barley. 4215 centals
beans. 216 sacks; potatoes, 610 sacks: bran
546 sacks;" middlings, 10 sacks; hay, 404
tons; wool, S77 bales; hides. 1273.
Import and Exports.
NEW TORK, April 20. Total exports of
specie from the port of New York for four
day ending today were $4S6.032 gold and
$208,351 illvcr. Imports of merchandise, $11.
870.020. Import dry goods for five days,
$2.84S,2S7.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. April 20. Cotton futures closed
steady at a net decline or 366 points. April,
7.2So. (Majv 7.35c; June. 7.22c,; -July. -7.28c;.
August,. 731c; September, 7.55c;. October.
7.40c
Downing, Hopkins & Co.
Established 1S93
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS .
Room 4, Ground Floor
JOHN AV. GATES SAID TO HAVE
ABANDONED THE DEAL.
Price Tumbles Fire Cents in Chicago
Pit Sales Estimated at Between
Two and Five Million Bushels.
CHICAGO. April 20. The price of wheat for
May delivery broke an even 5 cents a bushel
here today. The slump was generally be
lieved to be evidence of abandonment of the
deal In May wheat by John W. Gates. Heavy
liquidation ot May was in evidence In the
early part of the session. Buylnc by shorts
caused a partial recovery, but the market
closed weak, with May down 3c July wheat
closed. 6c down. Corn was up 6c
oats were practically unchanged and provi
sions were off 265c.
Weakness in the wheat market was mani
fest at the start Initial quotations on May
were off 6C at $1.1361.13. July was a
shade to c' lower, at 87c to S7S87c
Conditions generally were favorable to the
bears. One of the main influences was rain
throughout Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas,
the Ohio Valley and parts of Missouri. Appre
hension concerning drouth damage to the
growing wheat was thus relieved. Soon af
ter the opening May suffered perceptibly on
what seemed to be moderate profit-taking.
the price declining to $1.12. Active buying
of July by Armour, however, gave support
to tne entire market, as a result Jiay quicKiy
rallied to $1.13. Later, the selling ot May
became extremely heavy and prices rapidly
declined.
A story that started a flood of offerings In
the pit was that John W. Gates had effected
a private settlement with the Armour forces
whereby Gates would turn over 10,000.000
bushels. at or very near the dollar mark.
Offers to sell May wheat came apparently
from almost every trader In the pit. The re
sult was that bedlam marked tho sensational
decline which followed. The May price did
not Stop until it reached $1.08. Sales ot
May wheat on the break were estimated at
between 2,000.000 and 3,000.000 bushels. The
story of the alleged settlement of the May
deal was not believed on all sides. There
was considerable gossip to the effect that
Gates and his followers had shitted the
May deal to Armour and others and were get
ting Into July against the sale of May. Dur
ing the sharp break In May. distant deliver
ies also sold off. July declining to 86c. The
market made a partial recovery late In the
seesion on buying by short?, but the cioee
was weak with MaJ at $1.10. July closed
at 8787c.
Notwithstanding the slump in wheat, the
corn market was steady. July opened un
changed to a shade lowr at 47:6-17c to
47c. and closed at 47647e.
Sentiment In the oats pit waa rather bear
ish, owing to heavy rains throughout the
country. July opened Vc lower, at 29143!
29c. sold between 29c and 29c. and
closed at 29629c.
Provisions were oasier. influenced, by lower
prlees for live hogs. At the close July pork
was off 2e; lard and ribs were each down
65c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEATi
Open. HIeh. Low. Close.
May ...
.$1.18 $1.13 $1.08 $1.10
July ...
.86
87
sept. ...
. -S2 .S2
CORN.
. .47 .47
. .47 .17
. .47 .47
OATS.
. .i0 .30
. .29 .29
. .2S .29
MESS PORK.
.12.50 12.50
.12.75 12.75
LARD.
.81
May
.47
.47
.47
.47
.47
47
July
cpt. ......
May
.29
.291i
-28
29
.29
July
sept.
..-9
Mai-
12.40 12.45
12.07 12.75
July
May
7.17
7.37
7.50 "
7.17
7.37
7.50
7.13
7.32
7.47
July
Sept.
7.3d
7.30
May
6.92 6.92 0.87 6.90
July
7.20 7.20 7.15 1.
sept.
7.37 7.37 7.32 7.37
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Easy.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.0561.12; No.
$16,1.12; No. 2 red. $1.0$6'1.1S.
Corn No. 2. 47c; No. 2 yellow, 49c.
Oats No. 2. 30e; No. 3 white, 296Clc.
Rye No. 2, 78c.
Barley Good feeding, 3789c; fair to choice
malting. 41647c.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.27; No. 1 Northwestern
$1.40.
Mess pork Per barrel, $12.40812.45.
Ird Per 100 lbs.. $7.077.10.
Short ribs sides Loose. $6.7567.
Short clear sides Boxed. $0.S767.
Clover Contract grade. $14.
Receipts. Shipments
Flour, barrels 23,200 12.400
Wheat, bushels 11.000 13.100
Com. bushels 168.300 520.600
Oats, bushels 152.200 252.100
Rye. burtiels 1.bH)
Barley, bushels :. 60.100 12,400
Grain and Produce at 'New York.
NEW YORK. April 20. Flour Receipts, 15.
500 barrels: exports, 35,400 barrels; sales,
5000 packages. Quiet and steady. Winter pat
ents. $5.1065.50: Western straits, $1.9065
Minnesota baKcrs, $0.1 5 6. 15.
Wheat Receipts. 6000 bushels; sales, 5000
bushols futures. Spot weak: No. 2 red
$1.03; nominal elevator; No. 2 red. $1.05.
nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Du
luth, $L06 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Man
ltoba. $1.02 f. o. b. afloat. The early
wheat market was strong today on war talk
and on bullish support In Chicago. A col
lapse In May after midday, however, broke
th whole list sharply, followed by a late
rally. May closed c down and, July
lower. There was talk of a collapse of tho
May deal. May closed at $1.04; July closed
92e; September closed S6?Jc.
Hops Dull, old?, 11613e.
Wool and hides Steady.
Grain nt San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Ajlril 20. Wheat and
barley, steady.
Spot quotations:
Wheat-Shipping. $1.4561.52; milling. $1.55
Barley Feed. $1.2061.22; brewing. $1.25
$1.27.
Oats Red. $1.4061.60; white. $I.4261.60;
black. $1.2261.45.
Call board sales:
Wheat May, $1.42 bid; December. $I.2S
asked.
Barley December. 87c.
Corn Large yellow, $L276L30.
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. April 20. Wheat, May 6s 7d;
July. 6a Sd; September. 63 Gd.
Wheat nt Tacoma.
TACOMA. April 20.Wheat, unchanged; blue
stem. 93c: club, 85c
METAL TRADE REVIEW.
Strong reeling in Tig Iron Market, but No
Increase in ales.
CLEVELAND, O.. April 20. The Iron Trade
Review this week says:
The effect of the April pig iron statistics,
showing an apparent consumption In March
of approximately 2.000.000 tons, has been to
strengthen sentiment, but without Increasing
rale?. Foundry iron consumers have Iron
bought that will carry them to midsummer.
In some cases further. No serious Intention
of importing foundry pig iron exists. Tho
market for all descriptions of pig Iron has
been quiet. In - the past week. In foundry
opcrtaions cast Iron pipe is still a conspicu
ous feature.
The steel trade continues buoyant, and ex
pansive., and tho scarcity of steel billets is
the feature of the. market. Already there are
numerous Inquiries for foreign steel. A sale
Chamber of Commerce
of small billets at $2S Pittsburg, represents
the highest premium yet paid. Import billets
are now quoted at $29 at seaboard, or $31.25
Pittsburg. In the West axle billets have been
In demand.
Structural work leads In Interest for the
rolling mills. The American Bridge" Com
pany booked 30.000 tons in the first half of
the "month, as compared with 40,000 as the
average month's business. The past week
put 6000 tons of railroad work on this com
pany's books with 5000 tons for new factory-
work practically closed. A constant source of
solicitude Is the possibility ot trouble In
building trades in the Eafit, From two to
three months ahead on light shapes and con
siderably less on heavy materials Is the pres
ent state of-"mill schedules. The plate mills
can make promise within a month on Bes
semer material. An open heart 60 days is
the usual limit. Without very much atten
tion rail-buying goes on steadily. One East
ern contract this week was for 33,000 tons
for Panama.
It Is known that the production of Russian
Manganese ores will be much curtailed owing
to the labor uprising; and estimates put the
reduction In output of fcrro-manganese by
foretgn furnace at 125,000 tons. There !&a
been considerable buying for American ac
count lately at advancing- prices. As one of
the first fruits of the Eastern war, some im
portant business In Iron and steel works con
structed in Japan, and In China as well, is
being figured on In this country.
The southern Iron consolidation is now
treated as a thine- reasonably certain to come
but not imminent.
Mlninsr Stocks,
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. -The official
doing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows;
Alpha Con..
..$ .11
Justice 0
Andes 3i
Mexlean 2.30
Belcher 2S
Ocoldental Con.. .b.
Best & Belcher. 1.65
Ophlr 11.2
Overman 2:
Bullion
.31
Caledonia
Challenge Con..
Chollar
Confidence .....
.61
PotosI
Savage
.16
.35
.29
.18
.1
Scorpion
5Seg Belcher..
.1
Con. Cal. & Ta. .
Con. Imperial...
I.S5
Sierra Nevada . .
.47
.01
Silver Hill 1.0ft
Crown Point
.16
Union Con 7S
Exchequer ......
60iUtah Con 13
34lYellow Jacket... .29
Gould fc Currle.
Halo & Norcross.S 1.45
NEW YORK. April 20. Closing quotations
Vdams Con $ .25lLlttle Chief $ .05
Alice 4SOntario 4.00
Breecc 25 Ophlr 10.30
Brunswick Con. .OSlPhoenlx 04
Comstcck Tun.. .OSIPotosi 11
Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.70Savage 44
Horn Sliver I.SOFSIerra Nevada . . .40
Iron Silver 3.10SmalI Hopes "o
Lcadvllle Con... .05fStandard 1.90
BOSTON, April 20. Closing quotations:
Adventure
...$ ::.50MonL C. & C.
.... ' lO.OOIOld Dominion
3.25
24.00
Alloues ...
Am. Zinc.
, ... 12.00Osceola ..
. . . 15.00!Parrot . .
... 32.75.QuIncy -.
, 95.65
Atlantic
Bingham
25.00
100.00
6.30
120.00
9.00
Cal. c Hecla..
Centennial . . .
Copper Range.
Daly West
Dominion Coal
Franklin
Granby
Isle Royale...
Mass. Mining.
Michigan ....
Mohawk
C05.00tShannon .
17.50iTamarack
L30
Trinity
14.001
79.00
8.00
United Copper. 125.00
U. S. Mlninc.. 35.50
U. S. Oil.
9.30
1.87!
Utah
. . 42.50
8.7."
. . 12.00
.. ios.eo
20.501 Victoria .
9.00 Winona .
12.73! Wolverine
40.001
Dried Frnlt at New York.
NEW YORK. April 20. Evaporated apple
?how a little steadier tone, owing to a bet
ter demand for export and the sentimental
Influence of the recent cold snap, which te
expected lo give the coming crop a setback.
Common. 4fi5c; prime. 5:3065.40; choiee. 66
6o. and fancy 7c
Prunea Larger sizes are in moderate de
mand. Notwithstanding the low prices ruliag.
the market shows little Improvement In toae.
with prices ranging from 2 to 3",c, accord
ing to grade.
Apricots are unchanged. Choice 10e; ex
tra choice 11. and. ,faricy 12615c.
Raisins are also unchanged: loose musea
tels ar quoted 456c. London layers, $1.W
61-25. Seeded raisins 5g5c
Dairy Frodnce in the East.
CHICAGO. April 20. On the produce ex
change today the butter market was steady;
dairy. 23Q 28c; creamery, 25631c.
Eggs, steady, at mark, cases included. 15c
Chcefle, firm, 14c.
NEW YORK. April 20. Butter, firm; reno
vated, common to extra, I719c; Western
imitation creamery, common to choice, 25
29c Cheese and eggs, unchanged.
Hops Sell at 24 Cents.
. SALEM. Or.. April 20. (Special.)--Catlin &
Linn toddy bought the Smith crop of 100 balea
at Tualatin, at 24 cents. Muecke. of Aurora,
today sold the last of his crop. ICO bale, to
Mctzlor, at a price not made public. Krebs
Bros, report a refusal of 23 centa for SOU
bales of their choice hope.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. April 20. Wool, dull; medium
' grades combing and clothing. 20625c; light
fine. 18620c; heavy fine, 14615c; tub washed,
30637c.
Crete Asks to Join Greece.
CANE A. Island of Crete, April 20.
The Cretan Chamber of Deputies was
opened today by Prince George, the
High Commissioner of the powers,
who in his speech blamed the revolu
tionists and declared his readiness to
grant e.ery reasonable reform prop
erly proposed. On the withdrawal of
the Prince the Chamber unanimously
declared In favor of union of Crete
with Greece, and the Deputies pro
ceeded to the palace so to Inform the
Prince.
Two Insurance Compunles Fail.
ST. PAUL. April 20. The Equitable
Mutual Fire insurance company and the
Mercantile Mutual Fire Insurance Com-
?an both of St. Paul, were declared
nsolvent by Insurance Commissioner
O'Brien today. Pending- a settlement by
the courts, the policy-holders will lose
nothing, other companies having agreed
to take over the business. The compa
nies are carrying about $1,000,000 worth
of business each.
TRAVELERS'. GUIDE.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
PORTLAND to THE DALIES
Regulator
Line Steamers
Steamers leave Portland
dally, except Sunday. 7 A,
M.; arrive Dally at 6 P.
M- Connecting at Lyle. Wash., with Colum
bia River & Nprthern Ry. Co. for Goldendale
and Klickitat Valley points. Landing foot of
Alder st. Phone Main 914.
S, M'DONALD. Agent.
City Ticket Office. 122 Third St., Phono 680.
20VEEIiA2TD TRAINS DAILY O
The Flyer and tb Fast Mall. m
SPLENDID SERVICE
UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT
COURTEOUS EMPLOYES
For tickets, rates, folders and full Infor
mation, call on or address
K. DICKSON. City Passenger and Ticket
Agt-. 122 Third street. Portland. Or
JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE
S. S. IY0 HARTJ.
For Japan. China and all Asiatic Porta, will
Xeave Seattle About May 16.
s
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
Shorf Lung
A Union Pacific
3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Through Pullman standards and tourist
sleping.cars dally to Omaha. Cbicaxo. Spo
kane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas
city; tnrougtx Pullman tourist sUeplng-car
(personally conducted) weekly to Chicago.
Reclining chair-cars (seats free) to the East
Dally,
UNION DEPOT. I Leaves Arrives.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:15 A.M. 5:25 P. M.
SPECIAL for tha East Dally. Dally. -via
Huntington. (
SPOKANE FLYER j8
For Eastern Washington. Walla Walla,
Lewlston, Coeur d'Alene and Great Northers
points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS ..,, 7.13 . j,
for die East via Hunt- S'fc Daily.
BIVElt SCHEPULeT
FOR ASTORIA and 8:00 P. M, 5:00 P.M.
way points, connecting Daily, Dally,
with steamer for llwa- excepC except
Co and North Beach Sunday. Sunday,
steamer Uassalo. Ash- Saturday,
St. dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M.
FOR DAYTON. Ore- 7:00 A. M. 5:30 P. M.
gon city and 1'amhlll Dally Dally. .
River points. AsU-at, except except -j
dock (water per.) Sunday. Sunday.
4:00 A.M. About ,
FOR LEWISTON. Monday. 5:00 P. it
Idaho, and way points. Wednesday Tuesday,
from Rlparla, Wash, Friday. Thursday,
TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington.
Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger. City Tlck
tt Agt,; A. L. Craig. General passenger Ant.
SAN FRANCISC0&P0RTLAN1)
S. S. CO.
Operating the Only Paseenner Steamers foj
San Francisco Direct,
"Columbia" April 26; May 0. 16. 24.
Oreson"-Aprll 21, May 1. 11. 21. 31 and
alternately every five daya thereafter, from
AINSWORTH DOCK AT S P. M.
Through tickets via San FrancUce tp all
points In United States. Mexico. Central and
South America, Panama. Honolulu. China, Ja
pan, the Philippines. Australia. New Zealand
and xtound-ine-t oria xours.
JAS. II. DEWSON. Asent,
Phone Main 268. 248 Washington er.
EAST vu
cm itu
Leaves.
UNION DEPOT. ; Arrives.
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
for Salem, Ros
burK. Ashland.
Sacramento. Ot
den, San Francio
co, Mojave, Los
Angeles. El Paso.
New Orleans and
the East,
Morning train
connects at Wood
burn dally except
Sunday with train
for Mount Angel.
Sllverton. Browns
ville, Springfield.
Wndlln,- ana Na
trn. 8:30 P.M.
7:25 A. M.
S:30 A. M.
3:00 P. M.
Albany passenger
cornecta ax -Wood -burn
with Mt. An
4:00 P. M.
10:10 A. Mi
gel and Sllverton
local.
Corvallis passenger
Sheridan passenger
7:30 A.M.
,J5:50 P.M.
,lS:25 A. M.
IH :50 P. M.
"Dally. HDally. except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVT.C3
AND
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Leave Portland daUy for Oswego at 7:30
A. M., 12:50. 2:03, 3:55. 3:20. 6:25. 7:43. 10:10
P. M. Dally, except Sunday. 5:30. 6:30. 8:30,
10:25 A. M.. 4:10. 11:30 P. M. Sunday only.
9 A. M.
Returning from Oswego arrives Portland
daily 8:30 A. M.. 1:53. 3:03. 4:33. 6:13. 7:33,
9:53. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday, 6:23,
7:23. 0:30. 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except Mon
day. 12:25 A, M. Sunday only. 10 A. M.
Leave from same depot for Dallas and in
termediate points dally except Sunday. 4:10
P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:10 .A. M.
The Independence-Monmouth motor Una
operates daily to Monmouth and Alrlle. con
necting wlth.S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and
Independence.
First-class fare from Fdrtland to Sacra
mento and San Francisco. $20; berth, $3.
Second-class fare. $15; second-class berth
$2.30.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Alia
Japan. China, Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and
Washington streets. Phono Main 712.
TIME CARD
OFTRAINS
PORTLAND
Depart, Arrive
Puget Sound Limited for
Tacoma. Seattle. Olym
pla. South Bend, and
Gray's Harbor points... S:30 am 4:43 pra
North Coast Limited for
Tacoma. Seattle. Spo
kane. Butte, St- Paul.
New York, Boston and
all points East and
Southeast 3:00 pmi 7:00 ara
Twin City Express for '
Tacoma, Seattle, Spo
kane, Helena. St, Paul.
Minneapolis. Chicago.
New York. Boston and
all points East and
Southeast 11:45 pm 7:0a;p3s
Puget Sound-Kansas City- 4
st, Loula Special, for
Tacoma, Seattle. Spo
kane. Butte, Billings.
Denver. Omaha. Kansas
City. St, Louis and all
points East and South
east 8:30 am 7:00 aax
All trains dally, except or. South, Bead
branch.
A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, 255 Morrison sr. corner Third,
Portland. Or.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co,
Leaves.
UNION DEPOT.
Arrives.
Dally. 'For Majaers, Rainier,
IClataKanle. Westport,
j Clifton. Astoria. War
8:00 A. M irentoii. Flavet. Ham
Imond, Fort Stevens.
iGearhart Park, Sea
side, Astoria and Sea
shore. Express Dally.
7:00 P. M Astoria Express.
DaBy
Dail-
11:10 A.M.
9:40 P. M.
C. A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO.
Comra'l Agt.. 248 Alder st, G. F. & P. A
Phone Mala 90G.
For South -Eastern Alaska
Steamers leave Seattle.
S. S. Humboldt, S. S.
City of Seattle. S. S. Cot
tage City. April 11. 17. 13.
23. 25, 28. Excursion S. S.
Spokane leaves June 8-22.
July C-20. August 3-17.
Belllngbam Bay Route:
Dally except Saturday at
10 A. M.
11 stiwarr
WA "S3 7
Vancouver. B. C. Route: Monday. Wednes
day and Friday. 10 P. M.
Portland office. 249 Washington st,
C. D. DUNANN. G. P. A..
San Francisco.
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