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THE JJORNLXG QBE.GOSIAN, THUBSDAY, MAY 4, 1905. 15 NEWHEAT MARKET Prices Held Up: by Steady Cali fornia Demand. LARGE SHIPMENTS SOUTH .Vo Oriental Inquiry for Flour Ef fort to Regulate Berry Market. "Wool Is Xot Affected by London Advance. WHEAT California, demand holds up prices; club, 84S6c; blucstem, S901c FLOUR No Oriental Inquiry; Weal prices weaker- I OATS Firm; No. 1 -white feed. $28; tray. $27. BARLEY Slow; feed, $22.50. WOOL Active buying In Eastern Oregon at 13 20c; Valley, quiet at 20 25c. HOPS Eastern orders light at 23 H 23&c: holders out of market. POTATOES San Francisco buyers withdraw. BERRIES California supply shut off to raise prices. BUTTER Weak at 20c for city and 17H19 for country creamery. EGGS Accumulating and weak at 17J17Hc. A Fteady Inquiry from California for good milling wheat keeps the local market In tood tone. Added to this demand there Is good buying by some of the larger mills here. Stocks of grain In this section are not large, ' ana the free movement at this lime of year therefor eervj to hold prices up to a. good level notwithstanding the fluctuations of the Easter markets. Dealers yesterday quoted club wheat t S4S6 cents Portland and blue stem at 6&3fil cents. Some holders are asking even more, but. on the other hend, Mies at still lower figures have been made, one trans action in choice club being reported at about ! cents. The movement of wheat to California last month Was unupually heavy and represented practically all the shipments from this city. In the month 227.866 bushels were shipped south, as compared with 60,216 bushels in Aprll last year. Since ths grain season opened, - California has drawn on this city for 1,612, "W fewhcls of wheat out of a total of 3,057,672 Wghels shipped from Portland by water. Puget yiowni ports shipped to California In the same. time 1,027,445 bushels. The April shipment WKfeward from the Sound were only 34,300 Crep pr-.-rect. continue to attract much a-Uestion in the .trade. Fall and Spring jfrattt in this state are growing satisfactorily, to Washington both varieties look prom Mg. A report from the Eureka Flat wheat sutfi sayn the outlook is better by 20 per cent than It was at this time last year, and that the section will produce ,& half million Aurtiels more than it did last season. What TtH wheat was sown Is looking fine, and the "early Eprlng.-own grain la up five and -lx Inches and already stoollng put. There is an absence of any great quantity of weeds, farmers from the foothill district take an op timistic view of the crop situation, although in many exposed sections It wac necessary to rt-ed this Spring. The warm temperature and frequent rains have resulted In the Spring grain making rapid growth and here In every indication of the crop maturing early this year. NO EXPORT FLOUR DEMAND. Japanese Will Not Buy Here at Any 1 Trice. The export flour market is very dull. Some of the millers having ptocka larger than they want to carry are, offering flour at consider able lower prices than were current last month, but the concessions do not appeal to the Orientals. The Japanese seem to have bought all the flour they want and prices cannot be made low enough. In the face of the prevailing war raten, to tempt them Into taking speculative chances. There Is some movement In flour to South America, hut none to San Francisco or the East, and the market has therefore become almost entirely a local proposition. The gradual easing In values will probably continue until prices have reached the new crop basis. DEALERS CANNOT FILL THEM. Few Eastern Hop Orders Are on Hand 7o Change in Conditions. Nothing has occurred this week to change conditions in the local hop market. The deadlock caused, by the formation of the Ore gon pool is making life burdensome for the dealers, but they see no relief in sight- There have been no transaction since tho sale of the Tualatin lot or Kee Kee, reported In this paper about a week ago. A few small or ders were on the market yesterday at 234 and 23?i cent, but dealers could not fill them. So far as could be learned, no hops were of. ferlng on the market, though some holders who are not in tb combine are- talking of selling. .Latest mall advices from New York report more steadiness there as a result of the pool. It was stated that negotiations ware under way In that market for holce' Oregons and that sales were expected to bo made at 27 cents. State growers showed a disposition to hold for higher prices. There were also reports current that brewens were complain ing of the slowness with which some dealers were maklngd-llverles on contracts. V REGULATING BERRY TRICES. No Shipments Will Be Received From Cali fornia Today. Strawberries were very scarce on Front U3tt yesterday. Only seven crates of Ore gons cam In, which brought 25 cent a pound. Half the usual supply of California berrlea were received and none at all are due to arrive today. This is partly the re mit of ram in the southern state and partly ' due to an effort to regulate the market, i hlle Callfornias here arc worth only SLMttf 1.75 per crate, they are bringing 52472.25 at Seattle and the light northern shipments now on the way are consequently diverted to that market. Cherries are moving moderately well and are firm on higher San Francisco advice. Or- ' anges are -rtrong for the same reason. Medium t.is oranges are very carce here. POTATO BUYERS QUIT. Receive Orders From Sub FraBcLco to i Withdraw From Market. Potato nuyers for San Fracnlsco houses yes terday received orders to withdraw from the market. The trouble was due to the heavy arrivals of Minnesota, potatoes on the Call- Xernla market. About 60 f .rn more are ald t b In tramlt lo that elty. This. naturally-; tvs checked the demand for Oregon Burbanks. and Jt is believed the small supply now on' tho way South will answer present require meats. This news had a naturally weaken ing effect cn the local situation. Front street was practically bare of any kind of old onions yesterday, and Australians were consequently quoted . nominally higher. A car of Bermudas that was expected -was diverted. LONDON ADVANCE DISCOUNTED. Wool Trices Here No Higher Since Opening of "EagllKb Sales. The sharp advance In wool at the opening of the third scriea of auction nates In Lon don will have "no effect on values here, ac cording to local dealers, as the advance has been discounted. In this respect they are satisfied to know that their view of the market were correct. Active buying is re ported ln the various sections of Eastern Oregon at tho prices that have ruled for the past few days, 1SQ19 cents, according to shrinkage. It was reported yesterday that some buying had been done at 20 cents and this Is very probable, as there are fancy clips cast of the mountains that are worth even over this figure at the present stage of the market. There Is some buying In a small way up the Valley at from 20 to 23 cents. Down In Lake County, according to the Lakevlew Herald of April 27. the highest figure this, year was paid by Bailey & Masslngill when they bought the Hanklns & Phelps clip at 17 cents per pound. This Is one cent a pound more than was paid In the early Spring when most of the wool was con tracted at 16 H cents, the buyers advancing one-third of the price without receiving any Interest on the money thus advanced. A dispatch received from Boise yesterday said that the largest sale of wool ever re corded In Idaho was made there when Else mann Bros., of Boston, sold to Cecil Caver ley, also of Boston, their entire purchase of Idaho .wool, amounting to 1,800.000 pounds. The price is said to be IS cents. Elsemann contracted a large portion of wool last Fall at 10H&16 cents. Turtle Market Breaks It may surprise aome people to know that a regular business Is transacted in the pro duce district in mud turtles. Several men in the country have adopted the profession of catching the reptiles for this market, but are probably not making fortunes out of it. The demand Is limited and the market Is easily broken by an oversupply. Such was the case yesterday, when one dealer received seven dozen from Wheatland. The principal Inquiry for turtles comes from the high-class restaurants and Chinese. The latter will only buy white-bellied one, for which they pay 1.75 per dozen. Most of the lot re ceived yesterday were red underneath and were held at fl.50. The general market value runs from $1.SO2.50. according to alze. One of the leading retailers of the city has about COO turtles corralled In a room over his mar ket, awaiting purchasers. Hothouse Lettuce a' Drug. Active buying continued yesterday In mot lines of green produce. Plenty of bean, peas and rhubarb were available and brought former prices. Hothouse lettuce was a drug on the market, and was quoted lower at $lf? 1.50 per box. New head lettuce at 124ffl5c per dozen Is taking lis place. New potatoes are firmer on the San Francisco advance. A car of sweets la due today. Cabbage and cauliflower are scared. Veal Market Overloaded. Over 100 calves were dumped on Front street yesterday,' which caused 'a 'break' of igl cent In prices, as lower quotations were necessary to move tbem. Dealers- tried to get 66613 cents for fancy, but .the demand was limited. The bulk of the lot will have to go Into cold storage. 'In ether llns there was no" cha"hge In prices. "The receipts of lambs and pork were not quite so heavy as of late. Chickens Not Wanted. - Receipts -of chickens were large yesterday and rata were slow, even at the Teduced quotations. The large buyers were only In the market at cut rates. . . . Egg receipts were also far beyond re quirements and a considerable quantity of the arrivals went into storage. The egg marked wan quoted very weak at lTQITij cents. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern ettles yesterday were as follows: Clearing. Balances. Portland ?G33.834 $123,038 Seattle ., 8S1.A30 152.956 Tacoma 410.220 34, SI 7 Spokane 573.734 76,635 - PORTLAND QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc WHEAT-Club. S4ff86e per bushel; blue stem, 8S91c; Valley. 88c FLOUR Patents. $4.5065.10 per barrel: straights. $4 04.25; clears. $.756-4: Val ley. $3.004.25; Dakota hard wheat. J 0.500 7.50; Graham, $3.50 4; whole wheat. f4 4.25; rye flour, local. $5; Eastern, $5.80 5.90; cornmeaL per bale, $ LOO 02.20. BARLEr Feed. $22.50 per ton; rolled. $23$ 23.50. OATS No: 1. white, feed. $28 per ton; choice milling, $30; gray, $27 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19.30 vcr ton; middlings. $25; shorts, $22; chop, U. S. Mtlls. $19; linseed dairy food, $18. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, $6.75: lower grade. S3.r6.25; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound saefca, $7.50 per barrel: 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale: split peas. $4 per 100-pound sack: 25-pound osxes. $1.15; pearl barley, $4.25 per IW pundis; 25 pound boxes. $1.25 per box: pastry flour, 10 pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy. $14 010 per ton: clover, $1112. grain. $1112; cheat. $11312. Butter. Eggs. Toultry. Etc. EGGS Oregon ranch, 17G17&C per dozen. BCTTEll City creameries; Extra cream ery. 20c per pound; fancy creamery. 19c State creameries: Fancy creamery. I7xii lPc; store butter. 1415c CHEESE Full cream twins. lJU2Tl5c; Toung America. 16c POULTRY Fancy liens. 14615c; old hens. 14c; mixed chickens, 14c; old roostera, llwglS&c; young roosters. l.tgMc: Springs, m to 2 pounds, 22'igr23c: broilers. 1 to lit pounds. 2S03Oc; dressed chickens. 168 16lic; turkeys, live. 17618c: turkeys, dressed poor, 174eigc; turkeys, choice, 20i?22iic; gfese. live, per pound, 7Hffc: geee. dressed, per pound. tQ10rc; ducks, old. $5g; duck, young as to size. $70t; pigeons. $1$1.50; squabs. Vegetable, Fruit, Etc. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25$ 1.50 per sack; carrou. $L2551.5o; beets, $1.2W5L40; paitnlps. new. 30t- per dozen; cabbag-V lUc pound; lettuce, hotheuce. $l(ti.5t; head, J2 rf 15c i-er dozen: parsley, 25c dozen; toma toes. Mexican. $3.r5tf3.5J: Florida, $4.7565; cauliflower, $2 per -ratc; celery. $464.25 per crate, peas. 6tr7l-c per pound; iwp pvr. 25c Pr pound; asparagus. Cali fornia, Jl.7f.tj2 per crate; Walla Walla, 50ctJ$l per box: rhubarb. 2'-c per pound; cu cumbers, Oregon. $2; Calitomla. fl.ZZi per dozen: artichoke1; 75e per dozen: radishes, 15; per dozen; garlic, 17HJf20c: beans. 11914c ONIONS Orrgon fancy. $3.5064; No. 2. $1.5062.50, buying prices; Australian, 5'-(itc per pound. POTATOES Oregon fancy. $101.05: com mon. N6S5c buyers prices: Colorado, H0ctj$l; new potatoes. 2U?2Wc per pound: Mer ed sweets. lc per pound. RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4-crown. 7ic; 5-layer Muscatel raisins. 7 lie; unbleached seedleks Sultanas, U3c; London layers. 3 crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1.&5; 2 crown. SI. 75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 6 Cite per pound; sundried, sacks or boxes, none: apricots, 10$? 11c; peaches. 9&10Hc; pears, none; prunes. Italians, 4SJ?5c; French, Q3lic. flgi. California blacks. 5i;c; do white, none; Smyrna. 20c; Fard dates, 6c; plums, pitted, 6c. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, fancy. $L75 62.50 per box; choice. $lfc?1.25; common. 50 75c; fig. S5c6$2.50 per box; strawber ries. Oregon. 25c; California. $1.50ftl.75 per box; grapes, Australian. $3.50 per box; cherries. S 1.50b 1.75 ner box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $2.75 3.25; choice. $2.75 per box; oranges, nav- box: bananas. 4H95c per pound; pineap ples. $7.50 per dozes. Groceries. Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 26(?28c: Java, ordinary. 1020c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; good. 16ISc; ordinary.. 1012c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $13-3S; 50s. $13.38: Arbuckle. 511.25; Lion, $14.38. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, $5.37 i; Southern Japan, $3.50; Carolina. 4lt0Cc; broken-head, 2c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40: 1 pound flats, SLS5. fancy llli -pound Cats, $1.80; -pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink 1 pound tails. S5c; red. 1-pound tails, $L30; sockeyes, 1-pound tails, $1.85. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds; Cube. $0.30: powdered. $6.03; dry granulated, $5.93; extra C $5.45; 'golden C, $5.33; fruit sugar. $5.95. advance over sack basis as fol lows; Barrels, 10c; half-barrels. 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct lUc per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct He per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Best, sugar granulated, $5.83 per 100 pounds: maple sugar, 15618c per pound. 8ALT California, $11 per ton. $1.60 per bale, Liverpool. 50s. $17: 100s. $16.50; 200s. $16; half-ground 100s. $7; 30s, $7.50. NUTS Walnutx. 13Sc per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack. Brazil note. 15c; filberts. 14o: pecans. Jumbos. 14c; extra large. 15c: almonds. L X. L., 16&c: chest nuts. Italians, 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 23-pound drum; peanuts, raw, Hc per pound: roasted. 9c; pinehuts. 10gfl2Hc; hickory 'nuts, 7c: cocoanuts. 33 90c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 4c: large white, 3Hc; pink. 3 He; bayou, 3 lie; Lima. 6c Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS Choice. 1904. 2314 025c per pound. WOOL Valley. 23tf25ltc. according to nne ntm; Eastern Oregon, average best, 17 W a 18c; lower grades, down to lc. according to quality. MOHAIR Choice. 31?32ltc Per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. lo pounds and up. 1616Kc per pound: dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 15 pounds, ll&lbc per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 1718c: dry aalted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; iculla, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, halr sllpped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2g3c per pound less); salted hide, steers, sound, CO pounds and over, bfirlOc per pound; 50 to 60 pounds. ShSc per pound; under 60 pounds and cows aaoo per pound; salted stags and bulls, sound. 6c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9c per pound: salted veaL sound, lu to 14 pounds, 0c per pound; salted calf, sound under 10 pounds, 10c per pound; (green unsalted, lc per pound less; culls lo per pound lens J. Sheep skins: Shearlings. 'No. 1 butchers stock. 25030c each; short wool. No. 1 .butchers' stock. 40fc50c each; medium ooL No. 1 butchers" stock. 60660c; long wool. .No. 1 butchers stock. $ IS 1.50 each. Murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12014c per pound: horse hides, salted, each, according in size, $1.5002; dry, each, according to size. 11 common. 10316c each; Angora, with wool- ok. 25cg$1.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 3-.-lc; ?o. 2 and grease. 2 3c PELTS Bear aklns, as to size. No. 1, $2.50 610 each; cubs. $102: badger, 25650c; wild cat. with head perfect. 25950c: house cat. 5610c; fox. common gray, 50970c; red. $35? 5; cross, $5615: silver and black. $100320u; flshera, $560: lynx. $4.6036: mink, strictly No. 1. according to elze, $152.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color $10616; marten, pale, pine, according to alze and color, $2.604; muekrat, large. 109 15c; skunk, 40650c; civet or polecat, 5 10c; otter, large, prime skin, $8310; pan. ther. with head and claws perfect, $265; raccoon-, prime, 30630c; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $3.5065; coyote. 60c6$l; wolverine. $668; beaver, per skin, large SS66; medium, $364; small. $161.50; kits. Uib 76c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20622c per pound. CASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttara bark) Good. 46 4 Vic per pound. Meats and Provisions. BEEF Dressed, bulls, 264c per pound; cotr. 4Q5Hc: country ateert, 466H& MUTTON Dressed, fancy. 6Q7c per pound: ordinary. 464lxc; Spring lambs. 7(?7Hc. VEAL Dressed. 100 to 125 pounds.' 66640 125 to 200 pounds, 464tc; 200 pounds and ud. 3?l3lc. PORK Dressed, 100 to 150, 767is: 150 and up 6467c per pound. HAMS 10 to 14 Dounds. 124c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 12'.ic; 18 to 20 pounds. 12lzC; California (picnic). 6c; cottage hams. 8Hc; shoulders, 8c; boiled ham, 19c; boiled picnic ham. bonelens. 13c BACON Fancy breakfast. 17c per pound; standard breakfast, 15c: choice. 13 lie; English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 12 lie; ptach bacon. llHc. SAUSAGE Portland, ham, 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17lic; bologna, long, lljc; welnerwurst. So; liver, c; pork. 9c; blood. Us; headcheese. 6c; bologna gausage, link. 4c. DRY SALT-CURED Regular -.hort cars. 9i;c salt, 10Hc smoked: clear backs. 9c salt. 10c smoked: clear bell. 14 to- 17 pounds average, none rait, none smoked; Oregon ex ports, 20 to 25 pounds average. 10V-C alt, 11 lie smoked Union butts, 10 tc IS pounds average Sc salt. 9c smoked. ' PICKLED GOODS-PIckled pigs feet, -bar. relA $5; U-barrels. $2.75: 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled tripe. Vs-barrels. $5: 14-barrels. $2.73 15-pound kit. SI .25; pickled pigs tongues. '-I barrels. $; ij-barrels. $3: 15-pound kit. $l.5o; pickled lambs tongue. It-barrels, $9; Ubarrels $5.60: 15-jiound kits, $2.75. LARD Leaf lard, kettte-randered: Tierces, 9"c: tubs. 9Tie; 50s. OTic; 20s. 10c; 10s. lOvic; 5s. lOlic Standard pure: Tierces. 8"ic; tobflL 9Kc; 50. 9Hc: 20a. lic: 10. 94c: 5s. 9:c Compound: 'fierce, tic; Uibs. CUc; Bus O'ic: 10s. 6?ic; 5s. Cjjc Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 23lc; Iron carrels. 17c- SC dcg. gaaollne, cases. 32c; Iron barrels or drums, 2Cc COAL OIL Cases. 20-ic: Iron barrels. 14c; wood barrels. 17c; 63 deg.. cases; 22c: Iron barrels. 13lic LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 61c: cases. 66c, Boiled: Barrels. 63c; cases. 68c: lc less In 5-barrel lots. TURPEXTINES-Cases. S4s per gallon. V.HITE LEAD Ton "lot. TUc: 500-poand lots. ric; les than 500-pound lots. Sc. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards Yesterday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 3S0 sheep. 655 cattle. 233 hogs and 21 horses. The following prices were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $4.23; cows and heifers. $363.60: medium. $1.3d62. HOGS Best large, fat hogs. $6; 'block and China fat, $3.2566.50: stockers. $5. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $4.505; medium. $4 64.50. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Trice. Current at Kansas City. Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITY. May 3.-Cattle-Rece!pts. 3000; market 10c higher. Native steers. $4.25 6.50; native cows and heifers, $2.2583-50; stackers and feeders. $3.2565.00; bulls, X2.736 4.73. calvee, $3.j060.60; Western fed steers, f 4.5066.25; Weetrrn fed cows, '$3.5065.25. Hogs-Receipts, C500; market 10c higher. Bulk of sales. $5.21)63.32!; heavy. $5.3065.33; packers. $5.20.g5.32li; pigs and lights, $4,258 5.30. Sheep Receipt. 3000; market steady. Mut tons. $4.2566.00; lambs, $5.5067.00; range wethers. $4.5065.00; fed yearlings. $4.2563.00. SOUTH OMAHA. May 3. -Cattle Recrlnt 2500; market 10-; higher. Nam fleers, $4.23 .; cowa and heifers, $3.6063.00; Western steers. $3.3065.10; canners, $1.7533.25; stock ers and feeders, $3.o364.90: calves. $3,006 6.00; bulls, stags, etc., $2.5064.50. Hogs Receipts. 8500; market 5610c higher. Heavy, $3.2005.25: mixed. SS.l5fl3.0? irht $5.1063.25; ptge. $4.0065.00; bulk of sales. Sheep Receipts, 2700: market steady and slow. Western yearlings. $4.7365.23; wethers, shorn. $4.4064.75; ewes, shorn. $4.2064.63: lambs, $5.0066.90. CHICAGO. May 3. -Cattle-Receipts. 11.500: 10rl5c higher. Good to prime steer. $5,756 6.60: poor to medium. $4-5065.50; stockers and feoOers. $2.5063.10: cows. $3.6065.60; heifers. $365.50; earners. $1.5062.40; bull!'. $2.5064.75; calves. $365.73. Hogs Receipts. 16.000: tomorrow. 15.000; 36 10c higher. Mixed and butchers. $3.2063.45; good to choice heavy. $5.2563,45: rough heavy. $4.rvtf520; light. $5.1565.40; bulk $5.3065.40. Sheep Receipts. 16,000; sheep, steady to weak: lambs, 10c lower. Good to choice weth ers, shorn. $4.5065; fair to choice mixed, shorn. $3.3064.25; Western sheep, shorn. $405; native lambs, shorn. $4(56.25; Western lamb' $4 70Q7.15. Idaho Crop Report. The Idaho tw-ekly crop report my in part: Frost caused tome damage to .apples, and In a few instances to other fruits, and reports from Cassria County Indicate that Winter killing- of peaches and apricots waa more serious than waa ct first believed, but in mot or chards trees still promise fair to good yields. Growth of grain has not been rapid, but in ow. of the crop Is In good condition; very little grain land remains to be seeded. Grass Is making flow growth, but is mill in ad vance of 'the meal season; range grass fur. nlthea sample subsistence for Mock. SEEKING NORMAL LEVEL STOCK SPECULATION' AGAIN BE COSIES SLUGGISH. Pressure Upon UnJon Pacific anil Steel of Sentimental Effect on the "Whole Market. NEW YORK. May 3. The stock market settled back today Into dull 'trading and slug gish price movement, such as approached at times to stagnation. Transactions fell to a smaller -aggregate tban for any full day's trading since the last week In March. Any such violent disturbances as the fall In prices which culminated on Monday Is almost cer tain to be followed by a series of diminish Ing fluctuations as prices seek their normal level. With the speculative factors out of the market the range of prices became nar row and the market inert, offering little at traction ror operations by professionals who seek their advantage entirely In the changes In the price level. It was demonstrated today that the upward movement of prices of yesterday was but one of the oscillations Incident to the sub sidence of the speculation. Stocks came upon the market with some freedom today, and the detain, downward tendency established scat tered the hopes of such speculators as had seen Indications of a revival of speculation In yesterday movement. The market calls for little comment, and the news of the day bearing on Its movements waa unimportant. Most of the day's business was done In the first hour, and an unusually large part of that was for foreign account. The special pressure upon Union Pacific and upon the United States Steel stocks was of large sentimental influence on the whole market. Much has been hoped from the United States Steel shares to lead the mar ket In an expected revival of strength, and their weakness was disappointing. There were scattered polnu of strength, but their sympathetic effect oh the general market was very slight. Northern PacWc was rushed up some seven points to well above the nominal quotation prevalent for the stock before the Northern Securities dissolution brought It back to the Stock Exchange list. Rumors were circulated that an increase In the dividend was intended. The violent ad vance seemed to Intimidate rather than to help sentiment, the market tradition respect ing this stock fostering a ne-vous view of Its intluence. The price subsequently fell back to a point below last night. The market had a weak closing. In which Union Pacific and New Tork Central were the chief sufferers. Bonds were heavy. Total sales? par value. $2,265,000. United States bonds were all un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. 10.200 S3?i 63; 63S 600 102 lOlrt lt-2 1,400 137li 154" 154 5.5VU 1054 105i 06 5.400 149 14SU 14SK Atchison do preferred Atlantic Coast Line. Baltimore & Ohio... do preferred Canadian Pacific... Central of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio. 300 51 49?i 49- Chicago & Alton do preferred Chi. Great Western.. 2.600 21 Chi. Si Northwestern. 500 220 Chi.. Mil. fc St. Paul 23.600 173l 33 to 20H 226 171H . ITU 3U 97 27H 67 3414 166 370 .11 sen 42T 7615 ft 90 92 159 27 31 2S 2oU 226 17114 32" 97 26i 'ait 164 Chi. Term. & -rans. do preferred C. C C. & SL L.. Colorado &. Southern. do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred.... Delaware & Hudson. 2u0 500 4.500 98 27Ti 1.000 34 600 167 Del.. Lack. St West Denv. & Rio Grande do preferred 200 Erie 58.500 do 1st preferred.... 4,600 do 2d preferred.... 7,800 66U 42 771, 65U 791 67U Hocking vaiiey do preferred Illinois Central 3.600 1004 13V Iowa Central do preferred ...... Kansas City Southern 1.7O0 i.eoo 2SH do preferred 1 Vi 61 Loulsv. S Naflhville 12.400 147U" 1451 J43H Manhattan L SOO l3i ira it Met. Securitt- 4.800 79i 78H .6U Metropolitan tit. Rl'., 12.200 1194 118 118 Mexican Centra! .... 1.100 21 -i 2 IS 21?, Minn. &. St. Louis - y M.. St. P. & S. S. M. 2.200 1154 UZi 113;, do preferred Missouri Pacific .... 14,000 9SH Mo., Kons. & Texas. 900 27i Jo preferred 138 96i 27H 9e; 27U 59 34H 142S Bl'.i 77li 91 Mex. NaL R. R. pfd. 5.600 35 New York Central.. 18.000 144U 1: N. T.. Ont- &. Wear. 5,900 32 31U T7 Norfolk . Western., l.eco 7SVi do preferred .... Pennsylvania 44.400 146i 139H 1334 73 p c. c. & sr, u Reading 193,600 do 1st preferred do 2d preferred.... Rock Island Co 13.200 do preferred ...... 400 St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 1,100 St. Louis Southwest do preferred ...... 100 Southern Pacific 20.500 do preferred Southern Railway .. 5,900 do preferred loo Texas & Pacific 1.300 Tol.. St. 'Li. tz West. 300 do preferred 500 Union Pacific 151.300 H. 02H 9314 914 65 29 7314 66 57 594 117U : 9rJ 37 57 116T4 97; 1914 4114 16 201$ 404 1794 246 232 123 240 S0i 3414 97 324 96 5 3714 1S14 43 47; 114 V, 1124 120; 964 136. 110 mi 4i 193 13 61 4114 1744 20- 7o?4 30 0 45Ai 101 'i 29; 7h 5S" 60H "siii 9611 33 375; 5S14 12114 23 74 66 57U 60 'ioii 96U 32 3714 575i 1161, "26" 41. 20?i 47 178 do preferred Wabash do preferred Wheeling & L. .10S.SO0 20i 42li "21" .. 1.30O Erie. Wisconsin Central 600 do preferred ..... Northern Pacific .. Express Companies Adams American United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amal. Copper Amcr. Car & Found do preferred Amer. Cotton OH... 300 47U 7.600 1S6 4.900 2.100 1.300 SOO 91i 3314 33U SOU 35 9714 33i do preferred American Ice do preferred Amer. Linseed OH do preferred American Locomotive S.100 49 47; do preferred Amer. Smelt. & Ref. 11.900 .I4i 11214 do preferred 200 121 121 Am. Tob. pfd. cert.. 4.400 971, 96Ti Amer. Sugar Refln.-. 4.400 1371, 13614 Anaconda Mining Co. sw 111 HOli Brook Rapid Transit IS. 00 62 6014 44 193 13H ii 175 20U 7914 Colorado Fuel A Iron 7.600 45U 197 1314 Consolidated Gas ... Corn Products 19.300 3S0 do preferred Distillers' Securities. General Electric .... International Paper.'. do preferred International Pump. do preferred ...... National Lead North American Pacific Mall People's Gax Pressed Steel Car.... do preferred ...... Pullman Palace Car. Republic Steel do preferred Rubber Goods do preferred Tenn. Coal & Iren. U. S. Leather do preferred U. S. Realty U. S. Rubber 900 42 200 176 3P0 21 300 7914 7.200 4RV1 400 102 400 3S-J -4.S00 105 300 39 45 101 3S 10314 103U Ct" 90 M 35 164 1.30O 1.300 I, O10 4.500 1SU 744 31 4 S54 1S4 734 314 S214 ..... S74 39 10S 31 KT. S2 114 68 89 lof4 200 114 iro 5Ir 900 do preferred V. S. Steel . 2.5O0 1094 4ff.(X)0 324 314 ..iti do preferred 52,300 Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical 600 1014 loou 35H 35 do preferred ...... Westlnchottfe Electric 103 600 1724 1714 17114 w tntl tit at Wetsern Union 200 93H 93 Total sales of the day. 332,300 shares. BONDS. NEW TORK. May 3. Closing quotations: U. S-. ref. 2s rg. 104 Hj Atchison Adj. 4s 94 do coupon 104 HID. Sz R. O. 4s. ..101 V. S. 3s re'g....I04 !N. T. Cent. Ists.100?; do coupon J04!ijNor. Pacific 3.. 7'i V. S. new 4s rg.132 (Nor. Pacific 48..105H do coupon 132 ISo. Pacific 4s... ft. U. S. old 4s rg.l044IUn!on Pacific 4s. 103i do coupon 1044iWis. Central 4s. 9414 Stocks at London. LONDON. May 3. Consols for money, 90 5-16: consols for account. 9014. Anaconda 3i Norfolk Sz West. fO'l Atchison S0l4j do preferred... 94 do preferred.. .lOSliiOntarlo & -West. 33H Baltimore Sz O. -1 OS Hi Pennsylvania ... 714 Can. Pacific 153 '4 Rand Mines 10S Ches. Ohio... 32UlReadlng 47 C. tt Western. 21 14 J do 1st rref . . . . 47 C. M. Sz SL P..17S I do 2d prtf.... 44H DeBeers 174 -So. Railway 31 D. -t R. Grande. 32U do preferred... 9Si do preferred... 89"ilSo. Pacific 6214 Erie 43 H do 1st pre'.... SO do 2d pref..,, 6714 Illinois Central. 166 Louis. Nash.. 151 X Kas. Jt T.. 2S4 N. T. Central. .IIS Union PadBc....l24 do pref erred... 100 4 V. S. Steel .134 do pref erred... 103 i Wabash - 26 do preferred... 44 Spanish Fours... $94 MoHy, Kxehasge, Etc, NEW TORK,' 54iy 3. Maey sb call &rm. 2;T3 per cent; closing bid, 2i per cent; of. fertd at 2 per cent. Time- money, easier; 60 and 90 days, 3K83& Pr cent: six month, 34 per cent Prime mercantile paper, 2Xff44 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi ness, in bankers' bills at $4.6635(4.S(0 for de mand and at $4.SI404.S445 for 60-day bills. Tosted rates. $4.S3ff4.S54 and $4,874. Coca merclal bll $4.84!i. Bar Mirer. 53Ta. Mexican dollars, 444c. Government bonda, steady: railroad bonds, heavy. . LONDON. May 3. Bar stiver, steady. 26H1. Money. 142 per cent. The rate, of discount In the open market for short bills is 2H per cent. The rate Of discount In the open markst for three months bills Is 24 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. May 3. Silver bars, 56-ic Mexican dollars, nominal. Brans, sight. 5c: telegraph. 74c Sterling on London. 60 da;s, $4.65; sight, $4.67. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. May 3. Wheat Unchanged Blue stem. 92c; club. 85c. BEARISH OHIO CROP REPORT. Depresses July Wheat Market at Chicago PtotUIobs Up. CHICAGO. May 3. Infiuenced by the bear ish tenor of the Ohio crop report, wheat closed easy here today. Final quotations on Julj- were off He Corn was unchanged. Oats were down USSc Provisions were up 24 074c. Because of continued excellent weather, the wheat market opened weak, notwithstanding higher prices at LlverpooL July was oft 4 GHc to 83?,c to S34S83HC. Heavy rains were reported In the Northwest and good weather waa still In evidence in the Southwest- These conditions caused considerable selling of July during the first halt hour. Commission-houses were the principal buy era. Offerings' gradcalry lessened in volume and the market became strong. A few reports were received telling of damage -by rust to tho wheat crop In Texas and Oklahoma. The upturn In wheat was aided by a strong corn market. The highest -point for July was S44c During the last hour sentiment became bear ish, the depressing lnCuence being the Ohio crop repar which mado the condition of AVln ter wheat 90c, compared with S5c last month. In addition to selling by pit-traders, the mar ket was subjected to considerable liquidation by prominent holders. Nearly all of the ear lier grain was lost before the close. An easy tone prevailed at the close, with July selling at 3Hc Sentiment in the com market was bullish, caused to a large extent by the congested condition of the .May delivery. The cloao was steady. July opened He lower to He higher at 46H47c sold up to 475ic and closed at 40:4c Oats showed considerable firmness early In the session In sympathy with the strength of corn. July opened unchanged at 294?29v. sold between 26c and 29ic and closed at 2S:c May provisions were firm on a good demand from packers, who took all offerings. At the close. July Pork was up "4c lard waa up 24c and ribs were 2Ug5c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: 4 WHEAT. '.Open. High. Low. Clcwe- M' 15 -81! 93? '91-- ? -K July -83S .844 .82?, .634 S'Pt- 7.9i .804 .79H .79 CORN. My .46H .18?; .4S .484 July 4614 .47ts .46?; .46 Pl- 48!i .47U .tH .46-54 OATS. aiay -.294 .2314 .29i .294 July 0U -29H .294 .26" SfPt. 284 -2S-H .27?; .27T4 MESS PORK. May H.S3 11.00 J1.S3 11.50 July 12.20 12.35 12.20 12.20 SfPL 12.374 12.324 12.374 12.40 LARD. V" "5 7.074 7.07U July 7.23 7.30 7.23 7.274 Sept. 7.424 7.424 7.424 7.424 SHORT RIBS. Ma' tf-95 6.95 B.90 6.92U July 7,20 . 7.274 7.20 7.224 SeP- 7.424 . 7.474 . .T.42H. 7.424. Cash quotations were as' follows: Flour Easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 92Jj96c; No. 3, 85 BCc: No. 2 red. OI'ttJWHc Corn No. 2. 494c; No. 2 yellow. 5054c Oats No. 2. 29-Jic; No. 2 white. 32-c; No. 3 white. 30r;324c. Rye No. 2. 73c Barley Good feeding, 36940c; fair to choice malting. 44S?47c Flaxseed, No. 1. $1.25; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.39. Timothy seed-Prime. $2.90. Mess pork Per barret. $11.60811.90. Lard Per 100 pounds, $7,004. Short ribs sides Loose, $6.S74f?7. Short clear aides Boxed. $7Q7.12U. Clovtr Contract grade, $13. . . Receipt--. Shipments. Flour barrels 31.200 14.000 Vtheat. bushels 124.000 34 600 Corn, bushels 31.000 403.300 Oats, bushels 1S2.70O 101.300 Rye. bushels 500 Barley, bushels 33.700 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW TORK. May X Flour Receipts, 15,300 barrels: exports', 19.2C0 barrels; steady and more active. Winter straights. $4.604.O. Wheat Receipts, 1000 bushels; spot, barely eady; No. 2 red. 9ltjc nominal elevator; No. 2 red. 93lc nominal f. o. b. afloat; No- 1 Northern Duluth. 99?4c f .0. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba. 9S;c f. o. b. afloat. Options opened easier becauv- of bearish weather news, but recovered and were firm up to the last half hour. Influenced by southwJt buying, less favorable crop reports, strength In tho .Northwest and covering. A later break on the bearish Ohio State report left the market finally rather weak and partly 4c lower. May closed 93-ic; July closed SSTsC and Septetmber closed S3ic Hops Unsettled. Wool and hides Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. May 3. Wheat and barley, easier. Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping. $1,459 1.5114: milling. $1.531.66U. Barley: Feed. $1,206-1.224: brewing. $1.23)4 01.25. Oats: Red. $1.40rl.60: white. $1,424 1.60: black. $1.32491.45. Call-board sales Wheat: Mav $1,454 bid; December. $1.29U. Barley: 'December. S7c bid. Corn: Large yellow, $1,274 - Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. May 3. Wheat May wheat, nominal; July, 6s 7d; September, 6s 54d. Metal Markets. NEW TORK. May 3. The London tin mar-k-t was without special changr, following the big fluctuations of yesterday. Spot closed at I3S 6. while future? were a little lower at 134 10s. Locally the market was quiet, with spot at 306:30.30c Copper was unchanged at 65 10a for spot and 65 12s Cd for futures. Locally the market shows no change and la more or less nominal. Lake and electrolytic are quoted at 15316.25c and casting at 14.7515c. Lead was unchanged at 4.50g-1.60c locally and at 12 lis 3d In London. Spelter was slightly easier in the local market, quoted 3.7393.Oc. and London a little steadier at 23 12s 6d for spot. The Glasgow Iron market had a sharp break, for which no special cause could be learned. The price there closed at 52 6d or a decline of 2s. while Mlddlesboro was- a little higher at 32s 104d. The domestic sit uation shows no material change. No 1 foundry Northern. $17.23619: No. 2 foundry Northern. $16.75917.50: No. 1 foundry Southern, and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, $17.23517.75. and No. 2 foundry Southern, $16,75117.25. Washington Crop Report. The Washington weekly crop bulletin says In part: There were no unfavorable reports In regard to wheat, oats and barley. Winter wheat looks very promising, and early Spring wheat also looks fine Oats and late-sown wheat are coming up nicely. More than two-thtrde. of the Spring-sown wheat Is now up. Potato planting Is quite well advanced, and corn Is being planted In the southern counties. Early potatoes are growing slowly, but steadily, ex cept where cut back by frost. Some early gardens and fruits, like cherries and straw berries, were injured In localities) where the frosts were heavy. The cool weather has re tarded the growth of .early gardetwi. Hops are feeing trained to poles and look fair, bat &C4 so good aa eeual. RESULT OF OREGON POOL CALIFORNIA HOPS ARE NOT ON THE MARKET. Wool Firm and Moving Briskly. Spasmodic Trade In Grain Op tionsPotatoes Sell Well. SAN FRANCISCO. May 3. (Speclal.)-Kops while largely nominal In the local market are apparently la strong hands and firmly hold throughout the Coast, with the Oregon pool as a nucleus. At present growers everywhere -Jro generally holding for 30 cents, and hope to get this figure before Summer. Wool Is firm at unchanged prices and mov ing briskly. Grain options were generally firmer, but trade was of lighter volume and spasmodic The outstanding shorts on May wheat and barley are showing uneasiness, as prices will probably be forced up before the end of tha month. Cash prices for all cereals were steady. Ten carloads of oranges were auctioned at generally higher pricea, under active compe tition. Navels sold as rollows: Fancy. $1.40 2.35: choice. $I:.95: standard. fcOcQ$1.60; a carload of fancy budded 'seedlings. 80c&$1.50. Receipts of cherries were moderate, but cool weather and the poor condition of the larger portion caused easier prices. New potatoes In sacks from bay points are in lighter supply and higher. A shipment of 149 boxes of new potatoes from the river sold at $1.75. Prime old potatoes are firm. Fancy Oregon Burbanks sold from the car at $1.60- but $1.40 Is regarded aa top figures for steamer -stock. New red onions are essy at $2.75$3.25 under Increasing arrivals. To matoes are lower. Other early vegetables are and eggs are steady. Cheese is lower. Receipts, 163.400 pounds-butter; W.300 pounds cheese: 41.400 doren eggs. VEGETABLES Garlic. 10124c: green peas, 4$3c: string beans, Sgllc: asparagus, 4f7c; tomatoes. $294: egg plant. 15c. POULTRT Turkey gobblers. 18620c; roost ers, old. $4g4.50: do younp. $6.507.50; broil ers, small $22.66; .do large. $3 ft 3. 50: fryers. $5.6056: ' hens." $36. 3d: ducks, old. 56-87; do young. $7ff3. CHEESE Toung America, lOgllc: East ern, 1731Sc 1 BUTTER Fancy creamery, lS4c; creamery seconds. 18c: . fancy dairy, 174c; dairy sec onds, 17c "EGGS Store. 16817c; fancy ranch. 18c. HAT Wheat. $10813; wheat and oats. $9-$ 12; barley. $S10; alfalfa. $710; clover, $7$ 9; stock. $3.307; straw. 25650c. MILLFEED Bran, $20.50021; middlings, f23.502S, WOOL Nevada. lefllOe. FRUIT Apples, choice. $2; do common. $1: bananas. 75c$2,50: Mexican limes, $4.50jr5; California lemons, choice. $2.50: do common. 73c: oranges., navels. S5c$2.23; pineapples, $2.5034. HOPS-24ft2t5c per pound. POTATOES River Burbanks, 90cS$1.23; Salinas Burbanks. nominal: sweet, nominal: Oregon Burbanks. $1.13$1.50. ' RECEIPTS Flour. 13,573 quarter sscka; wheat, 21,120 centals; barley. 1358 centals: oats, 504 centals; beans. 22S5 sacks; corn. 1125 centals: potatoes. 1035 sacks; bran, 200 sacks; middlings.- 600 sacks: hay, 316 tons; wool. 67S bales ; hides, 676. Mining; Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Andes $ .31 Justice Belcher 27 Mexican Best & Belcher. . 2.00 Occidental Con Bullion 30 Ophlr Caledonia .... . .65 Overman .$ .09 . 2.43 . .89 .11.13 . .20 . .IT . .52 . .28 . .08 . .46 . 1.13 . .74 . .09 . .31 Challenge Con.. .26Potlsl .Chollar II Savage Confidence .... Con. Cal. & Va Con. Imperial.. Crown Point ... Exchequer .... .89 1.90 .Oil .14 .60 Scorpion Beg. Belcher..., Sierra Nevada.. Silver Hill Union Con..... Gould Sz Curry 4 1 Utah Con. HaIe "& Norcross 2.15Yellow Jacket. Julia osi U STL T O n K, May 3. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ .20Llttle Chief. .'..$ .03 Alice 48 Ontario 4.00 Breece .'.;. 231 Ophlr 1.00 Brunswick Con.. .071 Phoenix 03 Comstock Tun.. .08 Potost 13 Con. Cal. Sz Va. l.SOlSavagc 48 Horn Silver 1.831 Sierra Nevada... .40 Iron Silver 3.10 Small Hopes 23 Leadvllle Con... .06Standard 1.90 BOSTON. May 3. Closln? quotations: Adventure ...$ 3.50Mohawlc $ 49.50 Allouez .. 20.50Mont. C. & C. 3.75 S0.23Old Dominion. 24.50 9.00 Osceola 93.00 13.00 Parrot , 24.00 31.50 Qulncy k 95.00 650.00 Shannon 8.13 17.50 Tamarack .... 118.00 71.00 Trinity 8.00 3.75 United Copper. 23.50 78.00 U. S. Mining... 31.63 8.13 U. S. OH 10.38 5.63 Utah 43.25 22.25 Victoria 3.50 S.73 Winona 11.00 11.50 Wolverine 107.00 Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham CaL & Hecla.. Centennial ... Copper Range. Daly West.... Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Isle Royal.. . Mass. Mining.. Michigan Dried Fruit at New York. NEW TORK. May 3. Evaporated apples are easier, with offerings liberal. Common to good. 44?;c; prime, 3.2595.30c; choice, 6g04c. and fancy. 7c. Prunes are not moving any faster, but it Is taied that some sized are gradually clean ing, up. and the tone of the market Is steadier. Quotations range from 2ft65Tc, according to grade. Apricots show no feature at the moment; choice. 109104c; extra choice, lie, and fancy, 12.915c Peaches are In light demand at lOioc for common: extra choice. 10410c. and fancy, ll12c. Raisins show no material change, but are rather steady In tone for fancy seeded. Loose muscatels are quoted at 4l4S6l4c: seeded, 514 Otitic and London layers at 1.03 (31.20c Loudon Voo Market Strong. LONDON. May 3. The. offerings at the wool sales today amounted to 11,271 bales. There waa Increased competition for liner me rinos, but the market for suitable grades of greasy Is slightly higher. Crossbreds were In large supply and were eagerly taken by home buyers.' while American bought medium and fine grades freely, occasionally paying 124 per cent advance. The withdrawals are small. ST. LOUIS, May 3. Wool Strong: medium grades combing and clothing. 2629c; light fine. 21623c; heavy fine, 1719c; tub washed, 32340c. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. May 3. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was easy. Creameries. 20924c; dairies. lS22e. Eggs Steady at mark. 134c; firsts, 1614 16lc: prime. 17c; extras. 184c Cheese Steady. 13 tt 1314 c. NEW TORK. May 3. Butter and cheese, unchanged. Eggs Firm. Western storage selected. 18c; do firsts. ISc. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK. May 3. Coffee futures closed steady, with prices net unchanged to 10 points higher. Sales. 52,500 bags. Including May. 6.70c: July. 6.85c; September. 77.03c; December. 7.307.35c. and March 7.45c Spot Rio. steady: No. 7, 74c; mild, steady. Sngar Raw. steady: fair refining. 4c; cen trifugal. 96 test, 44c; molasses sugar, 3?ic; refined, quiet New York Cotton Market. " NEW TORK. May 3. Cotton future-' closed steady at a net decline of 7gl0 polnu. May. 7.46: June. 7.37c; July. 7.43c; August. 7.47c; September. 7.53c; October, 7.61c; November. 7.65c; December, 7.71c. j Dally Treasery Statement. WASHINGTON, May 3. Today'a statement of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance $132,'S43,lfi2 Gold 60.611.33 Horses Bring- Good Prices. The third annual horse sale of J. L. McCarthy & Son closed yesterday after noon. The entire Larrabee consignment, consisting; of 51 head, was sold and aver aged CSS per head, and the various other consignments, averaged $5S. The class of horses and the prices paid were much better than last year. There -was a much larger crowd, of bid ders on rtaad ye-sterdcer and the Mddiaj Usroustwut the day vms aa imarovement over the first day. Yukon. 2:14. by Bay bird out of Heather Belle, -was bid in "for R. B. Caswell, ef Walla Walla, for $760. KnickknAck. one of the best horses of tha sale, -waa "bought by Robert Brady, of Portland, for 1500. TVr. 3L Ladd bought Red CroTV and Orator, a handsome pair of drivers, for 10. The 00, 2-32. bv Zombro. was sold to G. A. Wcstgate. of Aibany. for $500- As a two-year-old Tbe Zoo showed considerable form at Salem and great things are expected of him. Byron L. waa sold to T. J. Fleming, of Ccntralla. Wash., for 5340. Alto Lace was sold to E. J. Lyons, of HUlsboro, for 5233. METROPOLITAN ENTRIES. Great Ttace Will Mark Opening of Belmont Park Track. - NEW TORK. May 3. With such twin: events as the fourteenth running of tho rich Metropolitan handicap, with JW.OOO added, and the opening of what is claimed to be the finest race course in America, tomorrow promises to be a memorable day in the annals of American racing. Fully 50.CCO people are expected to throng the course when the handicap candidates are called to the post and the initial meeting of the Westchester Racing Association in its new ;3.000.000 home, Belmont Park, is fairly under way. The Metropolitan Handicap at a mile on the main dirt track has a field which- is giving the students of racing a difficult task of selection. It is believed tonight, however, that the James R. Keene pair. Delhi and Sysonby. will be post favorites. Delhi has worked faster than any of the candidates, it Is said, and is smartly fan cied. For Sysonby Mr. Kcenc Is said to have refused an offer of $100,000 when a two-year-old last year. August Belmont's Beldame, the champion filly of last season, le also named to go and will unquestion ably be one of the choices. The starters, Joakeys and probable odds for the Metropolitan as indicated tonight are as follows: Starters, weight, probable jockey and probable betting: Delhi. 124 Shaw 2 to 1 Sysonby. 107 (McDaniel) 2 to .1 Ormondes Right. 10S (W. Davis) 10 to 1 Beldame. 122 (O'Nell) 4 to 1 Wotan. 08 ( ) 10 to 1 Jacquln. 100 (Burns) 13 to L Dolly Spanker. 114 fRedfern) 40 to 1 Roseben. Ill (Odom) 20 to 1 LeonldaF. 105 ( ) 30 to I Pasadena. 104 (Crlmmlns) 20 to 1 Oxford. 100 f Kelly) ..20 to 1 Kehall. 93 (Kent) 30 to 1 First Mason, 117 (Lyne) 15 to I Colonial Girl. Ill (A. W. Booker). 13 to 1 SIgllght. 03 (Smith) 10 to 1 Tanya. 09 (Hildebrand) to 1 Santa Catallna. CS (Miller) 10 to 1 Race King. 94. (L. Smith)... 20 to 1 Keene entry. McLaughlin cntry Rowe .entry- AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. F Wlekerlj-and wife. St Davids Miss Wicker!, do G Ereck. Yellowstone G W Tackleburg. Cin cinnati. O L Mayer, San Fran L W Martin, San F J H Martin. Wolfs- boro. N H J M Hopp. do Mrs H G Hamlin. Boston. Mass Miss J Hamlin, do T C Auspland. Boston l P Fitzgerald. Lewis ton F Glenn. Lewlston B H Cooper. Chicago A Christiansen, do H M Schiller. N York H Schranz. New York A L Stevenson. New Y P Clarlc. Salt Lake. J S Danner, San Fran H R Haefler. Astoria H N Johnson. Seattle F W Gaston. Tacoraal C J Fallon. Seattle J Siege!. New Tork W A Williams. City C J Blddle and wife. Philadelphia W 3 Sherwood. St P Mrs Q W L Thomas, Hamilton. Mass N Kuhlman. Iowa A Dunbar, Astoria C S Pierce, St Paul C A Black. Detroit J W Chadwlck. Boston c c Hull. Monmouth A W Burrell. Oakland M E Urner. Isew York E W Way, Seattle Miss Boyd. Seattle, Miss Barrlngton. do E C Hanna. St Louis TJ S rersoneus. Seattle T B Maclean. Tacoma T Keoghn. San Fran A Roper. San Fran C S McEntee and wife. Chicago E H Stoothoff. New Y J J Lynch. San Josn W H Talbot. San Fran C Thompson. Bellevlll J M Stlfes. Champaign F C Sharp. Newton. Ill O Stelver. New York G Fury. New York E L Fanning. Frisco J F Moore. New Tork A Loesel, Chicago Mrs R B Bowler. Cin cinnati, O Misses Bowler, do R P Bowler, ao THE PERKINS B L Kemper, Omaha'W Strong. San Fran Mrs B L Kemper, do Mrs K D Cullen. St Paul. Minn Miss A A Cullen. do Mrs O B Spencer, Glenwood. Minn Miss May Scovem. M F Davenport, Jlood Jt Miss Davenport, do Geo Newman, do M Enternere. Hood Rj M Enternere, do j J T Stoddard. Westpt C JC Bland. Kallspell 8 D Crowe, L Grande T Wll-on. SAlem F Scantz. Wash, D C; J B Munro, Winnipeg J P Yates. Wasco T Cogwell. Seattle Mrs T Cogwell, do Frank Burns, do Mrs E Potts. Tualatin G F Wilder, Tacoma F W Ackerman. Toldo E C Ward. GeJndale F B Walker, do E Cudlhee. Seattle R L McKInney, San F R F Beecher. suetx C A Devens, Clem Mrs C A Devens, do j B F Pike, do Mrs B F Pike, do O Greene. The Dalles Mrs O Greene, do J H Wright. Pcndltn R Munro. Winnipeg Mrs C Bagley. St PauliG B Richmond. SeattI Mrs H Merrill. S Lake A L Richardson, Gol- dendale H A Miller. Plum City Peter Anderson, do Mrs Anderson, da Mrs J Owens. Hunter Island Lydla D Smith. Long Beach J C MacDonald, S F W E Piper. Los AngU M R Wilson. Bozeman Mrs Wilson, do A W Fredson. do W Crlpper. St Johns Mrs W Crlpper. do J C Dukes, do Mrs J C Dukes, do A Gardner, Grant F1H Mrs A Gardner, do Selma Peterson. Dnvr Mrs Z X Straight, Walla Walla J H Robblns. Amity C S Rhodes. Amity H D Schmelzer, Hills boro. Or D H Welch. Astoria P Welch. Spokane Fred Conn. Seattle Mrs Fred Conn, do A K Russ. Ashland II T Lang-maid. Mo Mrs Langmald. do D Lamb. 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