THE JJORNLXG QBE.GOSIAN, THUBSDAY, MAY 4, 1905.
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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. Pittsburg
B 77 Glfford, T Dalles
L Coleman, Boise
G W Thomas, L Grnd
D M R Reeves. Ohio
C D Hammond. Chgo
THE IMPERIAL.
L A Porter. City
Dr W H Dooby. Salm
Dr C S Collin. City
C H Marsh. City
A Oppenhelmer. S F
G A Darvean. Pndltn
E Goodwin. Seattle
Reba Hobson. Astoria
Bertha Hobson. do
M Sullivan. Carlton
Aaron Linden Chicago
P Autzen, Hoqulam
L Kusters. Olympia
O K Peterson and
wife. Olympia
C Langer. Chicago
G E Johnson. Dallas
A M Crawford. Salm
L Obermeyer and
wife. St Louis
Mrs K J Stauffacher,
Dr C S White. Gerva!
O J King. Skamokwa.
San Francisco
T II Mead. San FraniB W Richards. Scrota
W K Morley. Aberdn
C A Stearns. Boston
Mrs C A Stearns, do
J C Scott and fam
ily. Walla Walla
W H Hollls. Forest G
J J Maney. Seattle
J Larkln and wife.
Newberg
J E Evans. Astoria
T C Cronan. Grange
Mrs M Hoffman. Ho
culam C B Oliver. Chicago
W K Mandenhall.
Los Angeles
Mrs Mendenhall. do
W C Mendenhall. do
Miss Alice Burke, do
R S Shaw and wife,
Mill City
Mrs A Hann. Salem
M M Miller and wifs,.
Genesee
C J Stevens and wife,
Alnsley
THE ST.
John Wllke, Stella
Mrs John Wllke. do
J E Glazier
C T Kreleger, Mlchl
gan City. Ind
W E Hornlbrook.
Goldendale
CHARLES.
j A 8 Lackard. San D
G Li Hitsman. Dalles
Mrs Hitsman. do
J L Montgomery, city
Val Workman
C E Keatley. Seattle
C Shortley. Spokan
C C Schlnand, Wlntck
E Strom
Wm WIest. Stella
Mrs Wm WIest. do
Cyrus WIest. do
Mrs Cyrus Wlesl. do
Floyd Martin. Stella
J Near. Warrenton
Mrs Near, do
Miss Near, do .
N H McKay
L L Matney. T Dalles
H S Dano. Hd River
Mrs H S Dano, do
Miss J Dano. do
F Jensen
C W WoodelL Steven
son. Or
F L McTlmmonds,
Hosklns, Or
A J Chambers, do
C J Perrett. Ostrandr
Mrs A J Perrett. do
A Murray
Mat Sawyer, city
R H Howell. Toledo
T B MeJunkln, do
S E Evans, Latourell
Falls
Mrs T Bennett, City
C C LaughlUi, North
-Yamhill
W T Grimes
Clyde M Dick. Caby
E A Miller, Canby
"W H Booth. Lebanon
G Swan. W Salmon
J King, Los Angeles
Mrs M -E King, do j
G Brashlon, San F
Mrs G Brashlon. do
TV S MeLeod. Iowa
Nellie Thomas, do
W A McClure. do
Mrs McClure. do
C Ahlers. Prossfr
strm C Ahlers- do
L G Ross. USA
E C Bottemlllan
A C Allen. Rldgefleld
J N Mclrvin. Fellda
F Hollenbeck
J McConnell, E Crcelc
G M WIest. Kelso
L Clem
M P- Garrison. 8pokn
T? T Coulter, a vaiiy
W A Wright. Aums-
vllle
IS Johnson
T, c zaowrey. iiocca
F J Gruber. Koqulam
E C Moss. Detroit
F E Berry. USA
W C Fattei-son. Catln
A C Schurer, Aurora
W T Bauer; Aurora.
J R Smith. Newberg !
J c Brooks, F Grovel
It A Lamb. Woodlnd;
Eva Williamson
A Williamson
R Hughes, Ridgefleld
R L Bush, Lodi
G Rockey. Ralnlef
D Carrow, Rainier
R V Parrott. Buttevll
R F Woolworth. do
Jas Ryan, do
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