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Kir- : -1 E-MORNINgX QKEG.QM.Wk gA3DAj5 -MAS- 20;r 1S05. -15. . ENGLISH CROP POOR HopProspects Are Said to Be 'Worse Than Last Year. LONDON MARKET STRONGER Active tTrading-in .Wool in Eastern Oregon - Weather Is Against " FrultTrade Egg Receipts : - Arc tiiglitcr. HOPS English crop prospects worse than last year's. WOOL-Acttve trading irf John Day and Shanlko districts. FRUIT Weather Is against berry trade. VEGETABLES Fresh eupply of truck received from California. BUTTER Steady movement- at- re cent advance. EGGS Local receipts are Heftier. POULTRT Slow sale of all varieties. A 'cablegram received yesterday from a centcrvathe correspondent "slated that' the English hop crop prospects were considerably wor.-ethan last year. This is ..the most Im portant news received yet as bearing on the uturo-.of the hop market. If the cariy. fore cast ,1s .fconflrmca by later developments In the English yards.Jt will mean another year r two of extremely high prices for hops. In 1804. England produced only 262,330 cwL fcf heps. as. Against -421,068 cwt. In 1903. The production last year was the smallest In 17 zycars, and high prices the world over was the result. Except for the hoi held by grow era on the Pacific Coast, the. world's sup lity has been practically exhausted. exclud ing, of course the ..purchases made" by "brew ers from last year's product and not yet con Mimed. Should the English crop again prove a failure this year, a shortage the - most erlous in the history of the brewing trade JH have to be faced. The London report states that in view of the condition of the Eqgllsh yards, the market there has strength ened. As there is more inquiry. It Is be lieved that prices will shortly advance. The fact has been known for come time that fee crop conditions In Oregon and Warii logtan are very uneven, and estimates even nw are being made of an Oregon crop under 1100.000 bales. Some discouraging reports arc alo coming from the New Ybrk hop growing districts. Taken all together, things seem to -Vie lining up In favor of the people who have hcld on to their hops. WOOL BUYERS ACTIVE. . Heavy Trading in John Day and Shaniko Districts. Huyore are. very active after wool in all ihc sections of Eastern Oregon, and the keen fliedUm results in the- maintenance of arm prices. Fully 1,500.00 pounds of Shan Iks .and Prinevtlle wools have been sold at prices ranging from 17 to 20& cents. There has alge been much activity in John Day wosls In-the last few day. The following JJlips' In that section were MJld: E. Stewart, pounds; A. C. Trent. 3o;td0 pounds; J. C. Meore. 20000 pounds; George Trosper. 40,--10 pounds: Bale Bros., 40.000 pounds, also about 150 smaller sized lots. Those lips were purchased by J. Kohsland & Co.. of ItftMon, at from lSte to 19Ji cents. The same firm bought In the Shanlko dis trict 75.000 pounds from Wagner &. Boyer. Uie -SaoyO-pound Kiser clip and a number f ether smaller lots at 20 to 20U cents. Four hundred thousand pounds will be Hered at the first sealed bid sale r the atn. iv.hjcb . will be held at Pendleton Mon ster.. On Thursday next a sale Js scheduled to nmo off at Hcppner. but wools have been cls;y cleaned out In that territory that the t-ale will he abandoned. Shanlko will hoW lis first sale un June C, The general" condition of the trade Is sum marized by the Boston Commercial Bulletin a feitewe: ' "Among all dealers here the reeling is op timistic, and some who up to this time were bearish have tacitly admitted that they mls fuHgod the situation, and have consequently jjalned the great majority who have been con-t-lsustt bull6 right along. A great deal of tnder and talk has .been- created by the pur Shate oC the Crossgrlff clip of "Wyoming, amounting to more than tiOO.OOO pounds, at 22fic r 24?ic In the grease, landed here by 6ne of the most conservative wool houses In the city. v "This jirlcc was the highest ever paid In Warning, and for the same dip only about UC&c was paid last year. Although esti mated on a shrinkage basis that would mean ;from "S Sic seourcd. It Is the opinion that a sufficient examination of the wool has been made by the buyers to warrant the Itrjee paid. The shrinkage may be 65 per cent, r. it may be 70 per cent, and estimates by those who are not personally and financlally Intexested In the transaction are but mere guesses. "Wyoming is now out of the running, while Utah. Nevada and Idaho wools have all changed." hands with shearing going on. The Wyoming clip Is 5 to 6 per cent lighter than last year.' Montana and Oregon arc the only state's fnwhlch Interest it still retained, and U is thought that In the former . there are today not more than 1,000,000 pounds thai ih&ve not been contracted for. In Oregon, buy ing on the sheep's back has not been so ex tensive, and many growers arc holding their jdlps' for the sales days. The wools which Jiavc. been sold In the vicinity of Tcndleton haw brought from 15 to ISHc. and in other sections as high -as 20c. They are of light shrinkage, and of superior staple. With favor able neather. It Is expected, that all the sheep In that- section will have been shorn by 3Jay20.;;The first sales day Is scheduled Xor jiy 22. Between 60 and 70 per cent of the Clip Js now contracted. ' EGG RECEIPTS LIGHTER, iButjJLocsd Trade Has to Take All That Come In. .'Eggs were firm at ltj to IS cents. Receipts "have ''fallen .off. as the hens have partly ceased 1 lying. -"At the -same time, dealers have quit storing, v and--as "there Is no outside demand, ail Ihe cgrs that are . received, have, to be worked olt on the city trade. So far receipts have been well taken care or. and the de mand - "will soon become much more urgent as the date for the opening of the Fair ap proaches. When' receipts become .Inadequate, storage stocks -will be -drawn upon, and as from -12,000 to 15,000 cases have been put awayj 'there will probably be enough to go around. 'J .- ftV: ' 'TWO.. CARS OF VEGETABLES. -' ' ' Frost Street Again Well Stocked With Green Track. Toe produce houses had their supply of vegetables" " replenished yestertar "ky the- ar-IviLl'-ortwo cars from ihlgwtk.'"0 was new' red onions and the -other, from San' Fsanclsco, had cabbage, cauliflower.- peat, bean?, artichokes and on torn. Red oplons ' were quoted lower at -2 cents. "The otherre celpts 'were unchanged - In price? The ertreet Is still liberally stocked with Florida toma toes, which are slow sale and weak at 4 per crate. Oregon hothouse cucumber are more plentt'ul-and sell fairly well at $11.23 per doren. California cucumbers are quoted at 75cgfl. Gooseberries are abundant and lower at 4?3 cents. That the potato reason Is hoi yet ended la evident from the fact that two care of Bur banks were shipped to San Franefsco yester day. Very few came In yesterday, but shlp- pers would not pay to exceed $1 for the beat offerings. "WEATHER AGAIXST'FBCrr TRADE. Buyers Waiting for Oregon Berries to Be come Cheaper. The weather was against the strawberry trade yesterday. Receipts from California were not large and the quality of the fruit was good, which .enabled the trade tp hold, the ."price near the dollar .mark with $1.2. quoted on the best. "Buyers' generally ' are ' holding off until Oregons become more plenti ful. The last California, berries will reach this market today. A considerable quantity of Oregon berries were received from Hood River and points up the Valley, but the demand would have been stronger had the weather been warmer. Prices ranged from 10 to 15 cents a pound. A few Los an berries In 16-pound crates came up from Florin and were put on the mar ket at $1.25 pr crate. The street to fairly well .supplied with citrus and tropical fruit. Cherries are not now coming up In the best condition and are slow. sale. Butter and Cheese Unchanged. There is no change apparent In the butter or cheese markets. City creamery butter Is moving fairly well to the local trade at 214 cents. There Is some outside Inquiry, and the creameries . are satisfied to put away the surplus for future use. Front street is kept cleaned up with 20 cents as the top quota tion for .state brands. " Cheese 'Is weak under Increasing arrivals. Oregon full cream is quoted at 13H cents and California Is offered In large quantity 1 cent below this figure. Some Washington cheese Is held at 14 cents. Poultry Slow Sale. Receipts of poultry were somewhat lighter yesterday; but enough came in for the de mand even at. the low point to which prices have fallen. Fancy hens "were generally quot ed at 13 eentEt though In some Instances Vz cejit more was asked. There did not ap pear to be any inquiry for small fowls. Spring chickens ranged from 18 to 20 cents and young ducks from $3 to $5, according to size. Other lines were unchanged. Bask Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $BS2.73 S7.523 Seattle ... 876.87R 210, 7S Tacoma . 537.7CU S1.120 Spokane 445,261 72,442 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT Club. S4QS6c per bushel; blue stem. OOJjflSc: Valley, 8500c. FLOUR Patents. $4.50g5.10 per barrel; straights, $44.25; clears. $3.75S4; Valley, 1.25; Dakota hard wheat, $G.507.5o; Graham. 3.5u54; whole wheat, $44.25; rye Hour, local, $a; Eastern, $5.BUa5.yy; corn meal, per bale, si.fcutf2.20. BARLEY Feed. $2z.5o per ton; rolled, $23 23.50. OATS No. 1 white, feed, $2SQ23 per ton; choice milling. 2b(?2U; gray. $28. MILLSTL'1?FS B:an, $19 per ton; middlings. $24.50; shorts. $21; chop, U. S. Mills, ill); linseed dairy food. $18. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 00 pOund sacks, $0.75; lower grade-, $5QU.25; oat meal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $8 per barrel ; lu-pound acks. -4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 5u-pound racks. $7.50 per barrel; lu-pound tacks, $4 per bale; spilt peas. $4 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. $1.15; pearl barley, $4.25 per lou pounas; 25-pouna buxe, $1.25 per box; pastry llour, lu-pound aclu. $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy, $1410 per ton; clover, $11 12; grain, $11012; cheat, $11812. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc EGGS Oregon ranch, 17k(ilSc per dozen. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery. 205) 21 tec per pound; Mate creamerie: Fancy creamery. 17'-:p2oe; store butter, 14'.i-16c. CHEESE Full cream twins, 13'tc; Young America. 14c. POULTRY Fancy hens. 159134c; old hens. 1213c: mixed chickens. ll12'.ic; old roost er. bfe'Sc; young roosters, ll12c; Springs, 14 to 2 pounds, 185:20c; broilers, 1 to lz pounds. 20c; dressed chickens. 13fil4c; turkeys, live, 17918c; turkeys, dressed iwor, 17?i4jlSc; turkeys, choice, 20224c; geese, live, per pound. "ViJStec; geete. arcssed, per pound, 9 11c; ducks, old, $&&7.50; ducKS. young as to size, $35; pigeons, $141.25; quab $2Q2.50. Vegetables. IruH, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, table. $1.50 2.50 per box; common. 5ucsi; strawberries. Oregon, 10iil5c per pound; Callrornla, 75cJr $1.25 per box; cherries. 7 Sc fa J 1.25 per box; gooseberries. 45c per pound; apricots. $L50 P?r crate; Logan berries. 1.S5 per crate. TROPICAL FRUITS-Lerooni. laney. $2.73 03.25; choice. $2.75 per box; oranges, nav. cU-. fancy. $2.252.50 per box: choice, V-B1 2.25; standard, $1.501.75; Mediterranean sweets. $2.25t?2.75; Valencia. $3; grapefruit, $2.503 per box; bananas, 4ViS5c per pound; pineapples. 97.50 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 75c per dozen; asparagus, 50ci?$l per box; beans. i-Sf 12Vic per pound; cabbage. 11402c per pound: cauliflower. $22.25 per crate; cucumbers. 75cjj 1.25 per dozen; lettuce, hothouse, 405oc per box; lettuce, head. 12415c per dozen; parrley. 25 cents per dozen; peas, 5Q6c per pound; peppers. 25c per pound; ratllshes. 10J 12c per aozen; rhubarb. 2&3c per pound; to matoes. $3,2544 per crate, squash, $1.25 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $I.231.40 per ack; carrot?. $1.2381.50 per sack; b"eeu. $1.25gl.40 per sack; parsnips, 50c per dozen; garllr. 17,fi'20c per pound. ONIONS California red, 2c; Bermuda 5c per pound. POTATOES Oregon fancy, 4L05B1.15; com mon. 95cJ$1.05; Colorado, $1X581. 10; new potatoet. 2f2'ic per pound; Merced sweets, lic per pornd. RA ISINS Loose Muscatels. 4-crown, Trie 5-layer Muscatel raUins, 7e; unbleached seedless Sultanas. OJic; London layei. 3 crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, Jl.Si; 2 crown, $1.75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated, tigCVtC per pound: sundried, sacks or boxes, none; apricots, lOSllc; peaches. 910Vc; pears, none; prunes. Italians, 403c; French, 21jtr 3?4c; Acs, California blacks. 5ic; do white, none: Smyrna. 20c; Fard dates. 6c; plums, pitted, Cc Groceries, Nuts. Etc. COFFEE Mocha. 2CS'2Se; Java, ordinary, lSS22c: Costa Rica, fancy, lSS20c; good, lOSflSc; ordinary. 10&12c ier pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. luOs. $13.75; 60s, $13.75: Arbuckle. $14.75; Lion. $14.75. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, $5.37",; Southern Japan, $3.50; Carolina, 4fctfic; broken-head, 2c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.85; fancy. HflH-pound flau, $1.80; im pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pl&k 1-pound tails, 5c; red. 1-pound tails. $1.30; cockeyes, 1 pound tails. $1.S5. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube," $0.20; powdered. $5.95; dry granulated. $5.85; extra. C, $5.35; golden C. $5.25; fruit togar. $5.85; advance over sack ba&ls as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels. 25c: boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct lVc per pound; if later thau 15 days and within SO days, deduct Uc per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Bcc.t sugar, stimu lated. $5.75 per 100 pounds; maple fuar. 15gl8c-per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 per telle, Liverpool. 50a. $17; 100s, $16.50; 2ws, $W: half.ground 100s. $7; 50s. ?7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 13&c per pound by sack, lc extra tor less than sack; Brazil nuts, 15c; filberts, 14c; pecans, jumbos. 14c: extra large. 15c; almonds. 1. X. L-, l&Uci chestnuts, Ital ians, 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw, 7Vic per pound; roasted, 9c; pice nuts, 10 if 12 Vic. hickory xiuts, 7c; cocoanuts, 7c; cocoanuts, 35Q90c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3i4Se: large white. 3Uc: pink. 3Vc; bayou. 3Hc; Lima, Cc Hops, Weal, Hides. Etc HOPS Choice, 1904, 23UT3rc per pouad. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average ttest, 194 21c: lower grades, down to 15c, according to shrinkage: Valley. 27Hc per pound. MOHAIR Choice. - 3132Hc per pound, HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. IK pounds and a p. l618Vic per pound; do kls. No. X. 5 10 10 pounds. IIS 15c 5er pouad; slry calf. Nix. 1. under 5 pound. 17lc: dry sMef.KalM ana 'cir. ee-tsJra lee -tteui ty aiht; moth-eaten. bafly cut, scored, murrain, halr--llpped, weather-beaten or grubby. 2g3c per "pound le); salted hides, steers, sound. 60 poucCa and over, 9310c Ir pound; 50 to 0 pousda, S4jti per pound, under 50 pounds and' cows,fe9c per pound; eaJted vaj and bull. sounS, 6c per pound; salted kip, sound, 15 to 30 pounds. Oc per pound; salted veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; sailed cait, sound uncer iu pounas. tec per pound; (green unsalted. lc per pound less; culls, lc per pouad less). Sheep. skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. .21-noc each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 401750c each;, medium -ool. Xo. 1 butchers' stock. GOS&Oc; long wool, JJo. 1 butchers stock. $191.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per" cent less or 12He per pound; horse hides, salted, each, according to slse, $1.2032; dry. each, according to size. Ho 1.6CU colts' hides. 2S50c each; goat skins, comrncn. J0(?15c each; Aiirora, with wool fin. 25c g ft. 50 each. TALLQW Prime, per pound, 3s4c; Xo. -and create, 2Q3c PELTS Bear skins, as tc-slxe, "No. 1. $2.50 S 10 each; cubs. $ltj2. badger. 25ff30e; wild cat. with head perfect. 25950c: house cat. 56 10c; fox. common gray, 5u$70c: red. 5; cros. $5?15: silver and black. $1000200; fishers. $5(rG; lynx, $4.5066; mink, strictly No. 1. according to. siie, $120; marten, dark Northern, according to also' and color, $10613; marten, pale, pine, according to size and color. $2..iOS4 ; muskrat. large, 100 15c; ekunk. 40850c; civet or polecat, 59 10c; otter, large, prime skin. 6810; pan ther. with htad and claws perfect, $265; raccoon, prime. COS 50c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, $3.5035; coyote. 60cfx$l; wolverine. $638: beaver, per skin, large. S5Q6; medium. $394; small, $ltfl.50; kits. 5uj 75c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 2off22c per pound. CA6CARA 5AGRADA (Chlttam bark)-Good. 464Hc per pound. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. 6V;c. Meatfc and Provisions. BEEF-JJreesed. bulls. 4Q5c per pound; cows, 4 5c; country s-terest 5g6c. ' 5ttTTON Dresed, fancy. 6He7'.ic Per pound; ordinary, 464?c; Spring lambs. 77c. VEAL Drwsed, '100 to 125 pounds. 6Gc; 125 to 200 pounds. 4S4c; 200 pounds and up. 304c. PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 76755c; 150 and up. C67c per pound. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 12;c per pound; 14 to 1C pounds. 12c: 18 to 20 pounds, l'Jc; California (picnic). 5c; cottage hams, ⁣ shoulders, fee; boiled ham. l&c; boiled picnic ham. boneless. 13c. BACON Fancy breakfast, 16c per pound: standard breakfast. 15hc: choice, 14c: English breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 13c; peach bacon, 12e. SAUSAGE Portland, ham. 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Sum'nier. choice Cry. 17',c; bologna, long. lJic: wclncrwurst, Sc; liver, tfc; pork, 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese. 6c; bologna sausage, link. 4 Vic DRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears. S'.4c salt, lO'.-c smoked: clear back?, OVic salt. lOVic smoked; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none salt, none smoked: Oregon ex ports. 20 to 25 pounds average. 10 Vic salt, HVic tmoKeo; Lmon nuns, hi to lb pounas aver age. So ealt, 9c smoked. PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs' feet. 14-bar-rela. $3; U-harrels. $2,75; 13-pound kit. $1.25; pickled tripe. U-barreli. $3; '-barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled pigs' tongues. T barrols. $S; Vi-barrels, $3: 15-pouna Kits. $1.50; pickled lambs' tongue, barrels. $9; i.-oarrels. $5.50: 15-pouud kits. $2.75. LARD Leaf lard, kettle-rendered : Tlervcs. 9ftc; tubs, flTic; 50s. 9Uc; 20. 10c; 10s. lOftc; 5s. IOVjC Standard pure: Tierces. ;ic; tubs, 9V4c; '50s. 94c; 20s, 9Uc: 10s. 9Sc; 5s. 9?ic. Compound: Tierces. 6c; tubs. C!4c; 50s. CJlc: lOsCic; 5s, 0-ic Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 23c:- Iron barrels. 17c: 86 deg. gasoline, cases, 32c; Iron barrels or drums. 26c COAL OIL Case, 20H iron barrels. 14; wooa oirreis. jc; aeg cases. u; iron barrels. 15VJc. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 61c: cases. 66c. Boiled: Barrels. C3c; cases. 6Sc; lc less In e-oarrei lots. TURPENTINE Caw. S7c ner gallon. "WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7Je: 500-pound lots, 7;c; less than 500-pound lots. Sc LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards Yesterday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 225 cattle. 750 sheep and 100 hegs. The following prices were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $4.25: cows and heifers. $353.50; medium. $1.5032. HOGS Ben large, fat hogs. $6; block and China fat. $5.2583.50; stockers. S3. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $4.503; medium. $44.50. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha &gd - Chicago. CHICAGO. May 19.-Cattle-Recelps. 2500; market steady. Oooa to prime steers. J5.C0O C.75; poor to medium. $1.4065.50; stockers and feeders. $2.7365.2;; cows. $2.50Q5; heif ers. $2.505.23; canners. $1.5032.40; bulls, J2.G05T1.T5. calves. $306.23. . Hogs Receipts. 25.000; tomorrow. 20,000. Market, 5fil3c lower; mixed and butchers, $5.1005.40; good to choice heavy. S5.30g3.37Vi: rough heavy. 55S5.45; light. $5.1505.42': bulk of sales, $5.3035.374- Sbcep Receipts. 7000; market steady, 10c lower. Lambs, steady; Good to choice weth ers, shorn. $4.755.25; fair to choice mixed, shorn, S3.50Q4.50: Western sheep, shorn, $4 5.23; native lambf. shorn. $I.50Q6.50; West ern lambs. $5.30fl7.60. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 19. Cattle-Receipts, 2000. Market, t-teudy. Native steers. $4.5026.25; stockers and feeders. $3.23g5.C0; bulls, $2.S04.bv: calves. $3.00i5.60; WeKcrn fed steers, '$4.50Cf6.00; do qpws. $3.505.C0. Hogs Receipts, 9000. Mtrket. 3c to 7'.sc lower. Bulk of sales, $5.2535.35; heavy, $5.23 63.35; packers. $5.2585.33; " pigs - and light, $4.C0$j3.27Vi. Sheep Receipts. 8000. Market, strong and 'active. Muttons. $4.00:25; lambs. $0,009 7.40' range wethers, $4.7585.50; fed ewes. $4.23 64.75. v SOUTH OMAHA. Neb., May IP. Caul Re ceipts. 2300. Market, steady. Native steers. $4.25545.10; cows and heifers, $3.40t?5.00; "West ern steers. $3.5033.10; canners. $2. 00 Cj 3.40; stockers and feeders, $2. SOS 4. 90; calves, $3.00 (20.00; bulls, stags, etc, $2.754.75. Hogs Receipts,' 700. Market, 5c lower. Heavy. $5.2365.2714: mixed. $5.17HSo-22V4; light. $3.155.23; pigs. $4.0085.00; bulk of 1 sales. $5.17ue3.22'5. I Sheep Receipts, 200. Market, steady. West ern yearlings (shorn). $4.7595.40: wethers (shorn). $4.2534.90; ewes (ehorn). $4.O04.?5; common and stockers; lambs (wooled). '$6,739 7.50; shorn, $5. 75 g 6.50. .Mialag Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. May 19. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows; Andes : $ .21Mexlcan ....... Belcher 22iOccldental Con .$1.33 . .81 Best & Belcher . 1.23'Ophlr Bullion .SilOverman ...... .,52lPotosl MiSavage ., .20iScorolon Caledonia Challenge Con... Chollar Confidence Con. Cal. & Va.. Crown Point.... .70jSe5. Belcher. 1.7.MSIerra Nevada. ,16Stlver Hill .17lUnlon Con Gould & Curry Hate & Norcross l.0Utab Con Justice 03Tellow Jacket. NEW YORK. May 19. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ ."20LltUe Chier. $ .03 Alice .43 Ontario 4.00 6.50 .02 .07 .60 ".42 .25 ISO Breece- Brunswick Con. . Comstoek Tun.. .25Ophlr. .OlsPhoenlx .OSIPotorl . .' Con. Cal. & Va. 1.708avage Horn Sliver l.S0Slerra Ne-ada. Iron bluer 3.2r.iSmall Hopes... Leadvllle Con. .fl.TStandrf BOSTON, May 19. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 3.501 Mohawk $ 49.00 Allouez 20.00Mont. C. &. C. . 3.00 Amalgamated. 79.301 Old Dominion. 24.50 Am. zinc l.w:osceola , Atlantic . . . . v 13.25' Parrot Bingham . ... 30.50lQulncy Cal. & Hecla. . C50.00iShannon Centennial .... 19.00Tamarack ... 81. 0 23.50 93 00 7.25 113.00 8.25 23.23 30.30 10.25 42.50 , 2-23 .10.00 109.00 Copper Range. TOiSITrlnlty Daly West.. 13.09iUnlted Copper 76.00IU. S. Mining S.00 U. S. Oil 5.C3iUtah 19.75ilctoria ' 7.75JWlnona ILSOIWolverlne ... Dominion Coal Franklin C ran by Isle Royale. Mass,'. Mining.. . "Michigan . Metal Markets. NEW YORK. May 19. The London tin market was again higher on' the Influence of, speculative operations, spot " 137 10s and futures 136. The local market was firm. Spot Is quoted 30.403C50c Copper was lower In London with futures still selling at 64 6d. Locally the situation was unchanged. Lake. 15$ 15.25c; electrolytic 15GJS.12itc; casting. 14.75815c Lead, unchanged at 4. 5034.60c locally and 12 Ifis 9d In London. Spelter unchanged In both markets, dull here at fi.50S5.60c nd at 23 Is 6d abroad. Iron closed 51s in Glasgow and at 47s In Middlesboro. Locally the situation remains more or less unsettled. No 1 foundry North env$17f 27.50; No. 2 foundry Northern. $18.50 017; No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry - Fothem -!eft -r $lrI7r-C. -2 - LIQUIDATION OF STOCKS : '. ' EFFECTIVE KESISTANCJE SHOWN TO DEGLIXE IX PRICES. Selling rIs -Largcjy on . Foreign Ac count Poor Bank. Statement . Is Expected Today. NEW TORK. May 19. The slock market was subjected to considerable further liquida tion today, but It showed evidence of relief from the pressure and offered some effective resistance to the depression. In the course of the declines, the low prices reached In many cases were below tnose touched on the vio lent decline In ihe latter part o'f April. In no case was there a great extension "of loss be yond that point and a large "proportion of stocks were held above U, Professional operators In stocks are accus tomed to pay great attention to such an evi dence of renewed power of resistance In the neighborhood ot ' the " same' level at which a decline was checked not long before. The arrest of the liquidation during the course of the day for hls reason proved very encour aging to the. professional element. The early liuqldatlon was large and quite urgent and that for foreign account made up an Im portant element in the market's weakness". It Is supposed that the extension of sensa tional advertising methods followed in a re cent campaign against stock prices In this country to the columns of foreign advertising mediums helps to explain the foreign sell ing and some special pressure upon the mar ket attributed to a Boston origin goes to the same source of explanation. Yesterday's, violent declines had the natural effect of In cluding calls, for additional margins and col lateral and the resulting effect of consider able orders to sell out. The first hour proved the most active of the day. The sharp break In the wheat mar ket gave rise to the surmise that some of yesterday's alarm over the crops may have been unfounded or premature. This was a fac tor In steadying the market for stocks. There was a- disposition to revise yesterday's esti mates on the significance of the withdrawal of the Harrlman representatives from the board of directors irf the Northern Pacific 'More Impression was caused by the fact that It was already known yesterday -that the Harrlroac stockholdings had "been - voted for the new. directors. An effect was produced by the report circulated during the session thii a kcttlement had been reached of 'the "" cago teamsters' grievances and the strlXc ended. There were evidences of renewed weakness from time to time; but good support was en countered A marked feature of the movement towards recovery, however, was the almost total dying out of the demand before the general level of prices had quite recovered the losses. This was notably truo of the United States Steel stocks, which continued a conspicuous center of depression and showed poor resiliency. There was some disposition late In' the day to discount a poor bank statement for to morrow. The taking up of Government de posits has involved a loss to the sub-Treasury by the banks of upwards of $8,000,000. white the offsetting gain on the Interior movement is estimated at only about $2,000,000. Some large changes In the loan and deposit Items are probable, owing to the large financial transactions that have occurred during the week. The extreme case 01 the money market- today, ho-vever, precluded any serious uneasl&ets over the showing by the banks. The irslstent weakness of the United States Steel stocks impaired the Influence of the support ' In the rest of- the market and their, decline to the lowest of the aay made the closing weak. Bonds were weak. Total sales, par value. $2,370,000. United States bonds were all un changed on call. , CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bla. Atchison ,.. do preferred Atlantic Coast Line. Unltlroore & Ohio.... do preferred Canadian Pacific Central of N. Jera-y" 17. 4W . TtMi 78.i 7b"!t 700 loin loiu lot- 3,WU 131b 150 150 10. KV I05h 10 U5!4 8,500 14;'.i i0 194 1 154 193 467s I4tf. 193 40ii 33 "hi lb! 1 210 l3fi 17 314 f&Vi 2BU W'j 18? 37'J 27!, fcl 59 77 Chesapeake & Ohio... . 4,300 300 4tt?t 33 Chicago & Alton.... do preferred ChL Great Western.. Chi. & Northwestern. Chi.. MIL & St. P.. Chi. Term. & Trans. Co preferred C.. C. C. & St. L-. Colorado & Southern. do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred.... Delaware Zi' Hbdsbti.".' Del., Lack. & West.. Denver & Rio Grande do preferred Erie do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred.... -Hocking Valley .... ao -preferred Illinois Central Iowa Central ... .r.. do preferred Kansas City Southern 2.G0O 1.800 700 500 1,700 600 500 100 19 215 174 32 07U 26i 55 1H 211 172T. 17U 31j W 2tt 53 1.200 ISt 1S2 300 2W 23,440 3.10U 11H 200 2 S3 U 40 77Vi Ct ss 28 83 39 77U 87 H3H SS V2 156t, 2.100 158 200 241 244, 500- 27 do preferred .. 1.500 OuVj Loulsv. & Nashville. 11,400 143i i42H 142' Manhattan L lou 163 163 16t' 3lt.. Securities 4,bc0 77!4 75i 7tJ4 iciiupuiiian cu ny . u.ow llUj 1I0U 116 Mexican Central.. . 2.100 20i . 19 20!i Minn. & St. Louis.-. 50 M.. St. P. &. S. S. M. 300 114Vi 112 114 doweferred ' i -i; Missouri 'Pacldc " 4,300 96 95',4 .5S 95'.4 34H 139 ia 46U 7Vs 93 133 U. "5sS tsvs 27 , 72Vi 65 5a 594 "iis 95i 31 mo . nans. t xexas. 3,4 wj 2Z) do preferred 400 59 Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. 400 34!i N. Y. Central....... 10.2U0 140; N, Y., Ont. &. West, 3.300 46- Norfolk & Western.. 2,800 77 do preferred 100 93. Northern Pacific .... 2.900 187 Pennsylvania. 39,309 134 P., C. C & St. L Reading 62,100 91 , do let preferred.... 200 91 do 2d preferred.... 700 83 Rock Island Co....... 13,700 27?i do preferred 2,700 72U " Si. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 100 65 St. Louis Southwest. do preferred ..;.. " 300 39 Southern Pacific .... 27,200 C0J do preferred .. . .. Southern Railway ... S.5C0 2ST- do preferred ...... 2(w S3 Texas & Pacific 1,300 3T Tol 51. T. TVest Utn . -its- .34 Vi 139 Vi 46Vi bVa 92 184 V 1334 70 90 83Vi ?7H 64 21, 38 Vj 60 llbVi 2SH 95 Vi. 32 34 Vi 5 USt, 96 17i 38 V, 15Vi 22U 34 Vi do preferred 500 53U 34k Union Pacific .. ..184,200 HBtj X18 1o . preferred . .. 9.OO0 aru. - att: vaoasn iu,tw 18V1 .do preferred 800 39 "heeling & L. Erie. 100 1514 Wisconsin Central... 200 22i do preferred ,. IS 38V J" I5V 22 U 4 243. 236 123 244 Kxpress companies Adams ..,..; . . - American J 00 240 210 United State ,, Wells-Fhrgo j. , Miscellaneous ' . : Amalgamated Copper. 95,S00--'S0i - 79U .731" Amer. Car tz Found. 4.300 33H 3241 3a U do preferred 500 DflU 96U 96 Amer. Cotton OH 300 32 do preferred - American Ice ..... do preferred Amer. Unseed Oil... 100 184 do preferred Amer. Locomotive... 24.500 4S',J do nref erred . . : sftn 1 1' 32 31V5 94 5 37VS 18U IS 44 .11 IS Amer. Smelt & Rcfi. 42.900 1144 ll2t; 11231' do preferred 1.100 120' lis na Amer. fcugar Refln.. 2.300 1354 134 134 Acr jooacco pia... WJ 9&i Anaconda Mining Co. 600 10' 105 Brook. Rapid Transit, 17,300 ai 59 Colorado Fuel z Iron. 7.500 43 42 93U 105 BOX 42U IS7 12Vi 5S; TP 29 79 44 99 Vi 361 i Ji 3i 92 Consolidated Gas 1.100 187S 1S7 500 12V, 12; Corn Products ...... do preferred Distillers' Securities. General JT.ec trie ..... International Paper.. do preferred ...... International Pump.. do preferred National Lead North American. .... Pacific Mall " People' Gas ....... Prsed Steel Car... do preferred ...... Pullman Palace Car. Republic Steel" do preferred ...... Rubber Goods do preferred ...... Tesn. Coal & Iron... XT. S. Leather do preferred ...... U. S. Realty V. S. Rubber ...... do preferred ...... 2.200 2,400 400 400 12-i 173 19 79 4: 171 418 3.00O 45 2,100 100i4 900 38'; 3.200 99-, 1.400 37V 43-i 99 Vi 33 98 V 36, 100:233 .235 234 i am 17 SOO 72 2,700 37V, 300 104Ti 7.100 79 it. ii 71tf' 71, 34S 34i 104 104 11 10714 S3 3814 10S 2 a 104 159 93- I.S00 M asu 93K U. S.Steel..i...,...150.W0 do preferred ......134,500 Tlrg.-Csro. Chemical $00 34' co preferred ...... .... "Westlaghoust Electric 4.409 167 Western TJaioa 369 9C Total sale for the .day. 1.119,400 shares. BONDS. NJCW TORK, May "19. Ctesiag quotations: U.'S. ref3 rg.l4jAtcWs ;Vij. 4 Ao cowM HHV41D. & R- G. 4s..wlS V: i Tg?. .MNCTrC rHs'.TS U. B. new At rt.132 jNor. Pacific -s..ieH do cSutron vi 0. pacific -4,...'9Hr V. S. old 4s rg.lOlHlUnlon Pacific: 4s.'ltoU o coupon 104 HI Wis. Central 4s. 34 i ' Stacks sU Lesaea. fc . . LONDON. " May ID.-obsoIs -"for money, 90H; consols for account, 90 3-1. Anaconda 5i (Norfolk & West. 731. Atchison SOHi do preferred... l " do preferred.. .101 VjiOntarto &. West. 47 Baltimore & O.10iiPeasylvania .... 8H Can. radfle. ..il49t,jRand Mlaes.-.. -9H Ches. Ohio... 47mRea'dlnr ..j 4Si vjl. nmcrn. iu 1 flfr 1st pret. 46H 43 20 U 07.i t. M. &. St, P. .ITS f do 2d pref . Deaeers ... 17Vi So. Railway D. & R, Grande. 29 do preferred... do preferred... S7 1S0. Pacific 62 Erie 40ilUnIon Pacific... 121 Vi do 1st pref... 79 U I do preferred... 99 do 2d pref... 65iU. S. Steel 2S Illinois Central. 1G1VJ I do preferred... 97 Louis. &. Nash. .140 JWabash 1SS Mo. Kas. & T.. 23i ,j0 preferred... S9.i N. Y. Central. ,.143Vi:Spanlsh Fours... SOU. Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. May 19. Money on call. easy. 2U82H per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered 2U per cent. Time loans, very easy; 60 days. 3 per cent; 90 days. 3i per cent; six months. 3Vff3VS per cent. Prime mercan tile paper, 3;f?lVfc per cent. Sterling exchange strong, with actual busl ntss In bankers' hills at $4.87f4."870S for de mand, and at $4.S4$5$4.S390 for 60-day bill. Posted rates. $4.S3ViM.S7V. Commercial bills, 54.S4H. Bar silver 5SUc Mexican dollars. 44Vjc. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, weak. LONDON. May 10. Bar silver; 2J4d iper ounce. ;- 4 - Money, 2 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 2 3-132'; per cent; for three months' bills. 2 3-164J2U per. cent, SAN FRANCISCO. May 19. Sliver bars. 5SUc Mexican dollars, nominal., ' Drafts, sight, 5c; telegraph. 7ic Sterling on London, 60 days, $.S5Vi: sight, $4.S7U. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. May 19. Today's state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance ..r.I...... $129,362,400 .Gold e9.316.425 WEAK FROM.- THE START. Denial of Crop Damage Reports Break In Wheat. Causes CHICAGO. May 19. The wheat . market was weak from the start. Notwithstanding .an ad vance of over a penny .at Liverpool. Initial quotations-, -here were sharply lower, July being off VijHc to TiGlc, at SShSSTlc The cause of such radical reaction from yester day's extreme bullishness was a lack of con flrmatory advices regarding alleged serious damage to wheat In the Southwest. Reports today, moreover, not only did not confirm the numerous stories of damage by rust and Hessian flics, but some of yesterday's ad vices were absolutely denied. The tone of telegrams In many cases was completely changed. One report today claimed that the crop of Oklahoma this year would exceed that of last ear by 5,000,000 bushels; that the total yield of Kansas would exceed last year's crop by. 20.000.000. In addition, news from the Northwest was decidedly in favor of the bears. Receipts at Minneapolis showed marked Increase, while weather In the .Spring wheat country" was much Improved. From the beginning, selling was general and with only a. moderate demand from shorts, prices continued to decline. At S6V4c July reached the lowest point of the day. The market closed weak with July at 7eS7Vic Mainly In sympathy with wheat, the corn market was weak the entire session. Trading In the May option was comparatively quiet, July, opened ?!Sc to iS?4c lower, at 4SUfr 4SVic sold off to 47-ic and closed at 4Sc "Weakness of wheat and corn was the prin cipal reason fcr a weak undertone In the oats market. July opened U8U9sc lower, at 29Kf?29!ic. to 30c:" sold "down to 2&Hc. and closed at 29Vic A decline of 5 to 10c In ' the price of live hogs had a "weakening Influence on the pro visions market. At the close July pork was off 12stjl5c." at ?12.ft912.62'i: lard and ribs were each down 2VsSc. at $7.32?if 7.35 and $7.25. respectively. ,r ' l.. - .' The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAL Onen.' High. Low. ? -?5U 8CA -SOjs Close $ .95?! S7s -SOU May July Sept. .9Gi $ .97 .SS" .8Sti 82h -S2?i CORN. 54 .5411 4Si .. .4Si .... :4svt vs!i .... .4S'i '- MS!,. 4SJi..lSJi OATS. May July (old) . July (new) SepL (old) Sept, (new) -33!1 -Sr. -33K .4SV -48(i 47H .47!5 May . July . SepL May July . Eept. May July . Sept. ,.,.3U;- '.31i ,. 30- .30 ,.r SI, .2S-H MESS PORK. .7ii70 i76 .12.S7'; 12.87H ..-w; .30; .297). 1 .29i .2S',s .29', 12.42!i 12.60 12.IEU 12.S2V5- 12.85 . LARD. ."."V'sf. "7.35 .. 7.52H 7.52Vj SHORT RIBS. 7.32V, 7,32 7.52 Vi 7.07 7123 7.50 May July Sept. 7.50- .7 jar 7.47Vi 7.32 Cash quotations Tfere-aa follows: , Flour Firm. . ,' ,".. Wheat No. 2 Spring. S1.02&L04: No. 3, 95c g$1.02; No. 2 red. $11.03. Corn No. 2, 53ic: o. 2 yellow, ,34c. Oats No. 2. 3V&c; No. 2 white. . 32g33c; No. 3 white, 3132c. Rye No. 2. 77f7Sc. Barley Good feeding. 3Sft40c; fair to choI$e malting, 4&S,19c . " . , 1 . Flaxseed No. 1, $1.25; Nor 1 Northwestern, $1.42l Timothy seed Prime. $2.93. - Mes pork Per barrel. $12.45gl2.50. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.20&7.22. Short ribs sides $7.037.15. Shorts clear sldce-?-Boxed. $7.12f!7.23. Clover Contract grade. $11.73312.25. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels ... Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels .... Oats, bushels ... Rye. bushels .... -Barley, bushels . ia.600 12.600 . ;fl,000" . 53.200 .168.700 . 5.009 . 41.400 8,000 27.300 81.900 8,000 Grain and Prodnce at New York. NEW YOR.K. May 19. - Flourr-Reeeipts, 7400 barrels; exports. 27,518 barrels. Quiet and. unsettled. Wheat Spot Irregular; "No. 2 red. "99Hc; nominal ei&ratpr; No. 2 red. Jl.OO?, nom inal f. 0. b. afloat;. No. 1 Northern Duluth. 1.09tj f. o. b.' afloat TN'o. 1 hard Manitoba, 9SUc f. o. b ' afloat. Practically the entire aay in wneat circles was occupied in un loading stuff bought on yesterday's bulge. ar.d the market closed' weak e,t "4t?2c net" decline. Denials qf damage reports, good weather In the wheat belt ar.d bear ag gressiveness were factors In the decline. May closed COVjc; July closed 92c;$ September, S5jc J , -Hops Dull, Hides and wool Firm. , Grain at Saa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. May 19. Wheat and barley, steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.4531.51U; milling, $1.53 Barley Feed. Jl.IS!i3I,21i;. brewlngf $1.22 431.25. . Oats-White. Sl.52ffl.60; 'black. $1.401.45. Call board sales: "Wheat December. $1.31. Barley-May. $1.17L1S. . " Corn Large yellow, $1.3561:40. ' Wheat itt Liverpool. ..LIVERPOOL. Ma-19.-fWhet'r--.jjay, 6s Slid; July. 6s ua: septeraDer. 6s so. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. May 19. "Wheat Unchanged; bltiesem. 91c; club, 2c New Verk CettB Market. NEW YORK. May 19. Cotton futures closed steady at a net low' of 44JS "points. May. 7.70c; June; 7.6lc,July and August. 7.69?; September. 7.73c; October. 7.7Pc; No vember, 7.90c; December. 7.84c: January. V.S6: February. 7.90c; March, 7f98c. - Weei at t:l2aW. " ST. LOUIS. May 19. feeet. s4rcac;iaedlum cntdM cosBblog and clothtnc. 2731Hc: light swyraagMsr heavy sW-l4r3t .Ws' wse4,- "jt -. ;tn V ""S " GOMPLRIN OFTHE WEATHER CHECKS DISTRIBUTION OP 3IER . CIIANDISE AND CROPS. Manufacturing: Activity Is- . Fully Maintained Railway Earnings Show- Good Gains. NEW YORK, May l&.-Ri G. Dun Co.'s "Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: . Unseasonable- weather Is the chief cause- of complaint, b6U as to distribution of mer chandise and agricultural development. Many leading cities' retail trade In Spring and Summer, wearing apparel is falling behind ex pectations and there is less than the cus tomary order of business In wholesale and jobbing departments. Although no actual re duction In the cropa Is yet assured, suf ficient uncertainty has appeared to render dealers In the farming districts somewhat cautious regarding the accumulation of sup plies beyond current requirements. Otherwise the trade situation Is satisfactory. Manufacturing activity Is fully maintained, the percentage of Idle machinery being smaller than at any recent date and the textile In dustries make notable progress under the stimulus of advancing raw materials. The few strikes now, in progress, cause little in terruption and some of the June 1 wage scales have been adjusted, but others are still under discussion. Railway earnings thus far available for May show an average gain of S per cent over last year's, and foreign commerce at this port for the last week Increased $3,937,199 In value of exports, while Imports declined $592,312 in comparison with the same week In 1901. . - Failures thto week numbered 234 In ths United States, against 236 last year, and 11 In Canada, compared with 12 -a year ago. Bank Clearings. NEW YOR: Mav 19. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended May IS. with the" percentage of In crease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year P. C Inc 41.8 15.5 10.2 25.1 S.l 2U.9 13.0 3.3 11.4 31. S 14.9 52.7 21.1 9.4 14.7 1.7 20 1 4 40.4 P. C Dec New York .. $1,743,49200 1S4.5S5.59S 140,049.850 134.173,814 5S,0tfS;S73 19.249.9U4 34,128.902 24.0dl.tiQ0 22.898.0C0 '22,777.433 15,393,695 lt5,505,753 14,874,910 11.707.31S - ' 12,231.211 7.897.081 7.CS7.949 . 7.7S2.S0O 9,911.345 7.449.482 7.244.24S 6.337.333 4.167.200. 3.932.S35 4.763.83S 5.325,429 4.007.100 5.731,275 5.011.842 3.113,720 5,275.723 4.027.978 4.42970 3.844.001 3.043.800 4.214.907 3,519,105 2.840,390 2.9SS.276 3,120,325 3,401,101 2,021.999 - 3.303.401 2.018.229 2,047,793 1.872.021 1.C85.434 1.090,702 1.5S0.33S 1.584.013 . . 1.3S3.8S5 1.597,449 1.437.871 1.702.020 : - L009.973 .- ..1.071,866 1,255.037 1.021.134 1.079.117 1.001.0IC 722.243 890.971 1.178.637 883,036 1.295,330 Chicago Boston Philadelphia St: Louis' Pittsburg ......... San Francisco Cincinnati . Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans .... Minneapolis Cleveland ....i.. Louisville Detroit Milwaukee- ....... Omaha Providence Los Angeles ..... Buffalo Indianapolis St. Paul . Memphis St. Joseph ....... .Richmond ........ Denver Columbus Seattle Washington ...... Savannah ........ S.O 19. S 2.4 11.6 7.0 24.0 9.3 44.1 22.0 S.5 21.6 43.0 65.3 24.7 12.9 Albany Portland, Or ..... Fort' Worth Toledo. O Atlanta Salt Lake City Rochester Peoria 20.2 35.0 18.0 47.7 10.5 69.1 "2.i 18.4. .5 13.7 cb'A 31.5 29.7 18.1 196 Hartford Nashville Spokane. Wash . . Des Moines Tacoma ...! New Haven....... Grand Rapids Norfolk Dayton Portland. Me Springfield. Mass.. Augusta. Ga Evans villa ........ Sioux City Birmingham .... Syracuse Worcester . , -. Knoxvllle Charleston. S. C. . Wilmington. Del... Wichita Wllkesbarre . Davenport Little Rock .. Topeka Chattanooga Jacksonville. Fla, . Kalamaxoo. Mich.. Springfield. Ill Fall River -. Wheeling. W. Va.. Macon Helena ........... Lexington Akron Canton, O Fargo. N. D Youngstown New Bedford Rockford, 111. -.. Lowell Chester. Pa Blnghamton ...... Bloomlngton. III... Springfield. O Grecnsburg. Pa.... Qulncy. Ill Decatur. 111.. Sioux Falls. S. -D.. Jacksonville. 111... Mansfield. O Fremont, Neb Cedar Rapids....:. Houston Galveston 4.9 7.4 13.S .S'.'i 29.0 C.5 50.9 14.9 11.0 S.7 853,204 692.194 793.203 731,609 42.J.02S G73.977 597.072 567,000 529.000 '4S3.737 474,547 301.451 300,086. 549,135 .324.045 559,800 331.873 317.909 390.573 320.979 251.631 240.600 226,991 352.948 -131.451 504.550 11.530,309 9.007.000 36.9 rr'i ia.o 21 ".4 15.7 c:o S.7 13.0 s.s 9.1 7.4 's.s 395 9.2 3&9 10.0 45.2 Total." U. S $2,671,778,254 Outside New York. 928.225.95S 31.9 16. S CANADA. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg ....... Ottawa ......... 25,803,055 20,:(3S,913 0,080.221 2,'277.111 1.013.8S1 1.4S3.708 1.319,342 1.181.073 946.905 900.041 729,700 25.0 13.2 20.0 19.2 7.4 2.4 'VL. "is'i 12.2 r Halifax , Vancouver.. B. . C. Quebec Hamilton St. John, N. B. , London. Ont.... Victoria, B. C-- .3 "i!6 Total. Canada...? 62.S96.618 17.0 .... Balances paid lit cash. CLEAR SKIES IMPROVE TRADE. Bradstreet's Reports Improved Lumber Trade and Railroad Earnings. NEW YORK. 5Iay 19. Bradstreet's tomor row will say: Adverse weather conditions are a leading source of complaint thla week, but clearing skies, now. reported throughout a large area of the countrr, bid fair to reinforce existing optimistic views as to the late Summer and Fall trade Exports are close to the record mark for the season and some gain Is noted in corn-, which may presage a turn In the tide of the grain trade Railway earnings continue exceptionally good. - despite the smaller cereal movement, ths first end of 1903 showln? a gain of 7 per cent In net on a gross gain of 5 per cent. In nine months of the fiscal year the returns have Increased T per cent on a gross gain of 3 per cent. New business In lumber Is reported rather quieter at New York, but shipments on or ders already booked are very heavy. The Pacific Coast lumber trade reports continued Improvement. Business failures in the United States for the week ending May IS number 191 against 158 last week. 215 In the like week In 1901. 133 in 1903. 152 In 1902. and 192 In 1901. In Canada failures number 17 as against 18 last week and 11 In this week a year ago. "Wheat. Including flour, exports for the week ending May IS, are 1.512.550 bushels against 899.355 last week. 1.225,703 this week last year. 5.293.273 In 1903 and 5.1S4.S39.1n 1902. From July 1 to date the exports are 55.999,999 bushels against 124.877.004 last year. 149.CS3.031 In 1902 and 224,999,109 la 1902. . - .NEW CROP BARLEY. First Samples to Reach Saa . Francisco Are of Good . Qsality. SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-(Special.) The local speculation In leading cereals was much quieter. Wheat pptlon prices opened lower, following Chicago, but afterwards partly re covered. Cash prices for wheat and bar ley remained firm. A feature of the market was the arrival 'of samples of new crop barley from Banta. San Joaquin County, and the first carload of the season; will be shipped thence to tidewater tojnorrow. The grain was of seed weight and quality. Oatsr are closely held at strong prices. Spat stocks are ex tremely H(fh- Fees tuffs and bay are steady, LeadlBg millers re-port more, desnasxi for flour. The- oraagc market was Jess active ad -bad-'." w-eser -tpwdassy; K4sirt.earisads of sTe were ",sctVd s,-filwB-r Or4iMry fancy. SL25S2.60; Choice.. $181. S3: s4aa4. $5cl.30. Other cltrus.fraits were, dull. TlMty of pineapples are offrlg. Several- heae f early peaches arrived. The first cherry pi " of the season appeared. Cherries werti tn; light surply. but the demand was less ac tive, owing to high prices asktd. Apricots ar Improving In quality, but prices are easier. . ' Receipts of new potatoes were larger awl the market weaker at $lgl.75. Old potatoes were quiet. Oregons were steady at S1.26 1.50. The- hulk of the Columbia's MPea were MInnesotas and are not yet landed. New -" red onions arrived heavily and weakened tot. $1 to $1.15 per sack on the wharf. Dairy products were rather easier, with ; prices unchanged. Receipts. 89.700 pound butter. 13,600 pounds cheese. 43,350 doMK. eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumber. 50c J 1.73; gar- lie. 84?12Vjc: green peas. $1$1.50: string beans, -2 It 5c; asparagus, 497c; tomatoes. $l3.5d. POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 1820c Toest- ere, old. $4$4.50; do young. $6.507.59; broil ers, small. 52.252.73: do large. $393.59: fry ers. $56; hens. $4.30g60; ducks, old. $ 6; dp young. $67. BUTTER Fancy creamery 20c; creamery seconds, 19c; fancy dairy. ISc; dairy secsads. 17e. EGGS Store. 16ViSl7Vic: fancy ranch. 26c WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Medociao, 420c: Nevada. 16tJ20c HOPS NomlnaL MILLSTUFFS ' Bran. $20.5021.50; mid dlings. $2527. HAY Wheat. $11.5014.50: wheat and oats. 510S13.50: barley. $7.5010.50; alfalfa. $S4 10.50; clover. $7810; stock. $5.5087.50; straws 23g50c per bale. FRUIT Apples, choice. $2; common. $1; ba nanas. 73ci8$2.50; Mexican limes. $4.563; California lemons; choice. $2.50; common. 75c; oranges, navels. $192.75; pineapples. $24f3. POTATOES River Burbanks, nominal; Ore gon Burbanks. $1.251.50. CHEESE Young America. 10llc: Eastern. 1718c. RECEIPTS Flour. 8304 . quarter sacks? wheat, 6160 centals; barley. 5347 cantals; corn. 1200 centals; potatoes. 46S5 sacks; bran. 667 sacks; hay. 664 tons; wool. 2S15 bales; hides; 42. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. May 19. The market for evaporated apples continues quieter. There. is little demand for futures with prime for1 October and November delivery quoted at 55Vc: common to good. 4'ic; prime, 3!4f 5c; choice. 628e. and fancy, 7c Prunes are firmly held. Quotations from 2ig5Tc. according to grade. Apricots arc quiet, with buyers holding off. Choice. 10310c: extra choice. 11c, and fancy. 1215c. Peaches, unchanged. Choice. 10I0!4c; extra, choice. 10gl0?ic; fancy. ll12c RaUlna are firmly held. Loose muscatels. 4!i6Uc; seeded, 5!i$J6?ic and Boston lay ers. $11.05. Dairy Produce la the East. CHICAGO. May 19. On the produce ex change today the butter market was steady; creamery, 16321c; dairy, 16gl9c Eggs, steady. 15c; firsts. 16c; prime firsts, 17c; extras. 18c. Cheese, weak, llllc NEW YORK. 5Iay 19. Butter, firm: street, extra creamery. 2222c; official creamery, common to extra, l&22c Cheese and eggs, unchanged. Xocdon Sheepskins Sale. LONDON. 3Iay 19. A sale of Cape of Good Hope and Natal sheepskins was held today. The supply was limited, amounting to but S3.837 skins. The offerings were in good condition, and all were sold after active com petition. Long wooled advanced d, and other descriptions ld. Coarse grades gained HHd. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK, May 19l Coffee Spot Rio, quiet; No. 7 Rio. Sc; mild, quiet; Cordova, 10 13c. Sugar Raw unsettled; fair refining. 3 ll-16c centlfugal, 96 test, 4Jc; molasses sugar, 3 7-1 6c. Refined, unsettled: crushed, $6.55; pow dered. $5.95; granulated. $5.85. Coffee "Exchange Will Close. , NEW YORK. May 19. The coffee exchange here will be closed Monday. May 29, the day before Decoration day. GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT Preparations Are Also Made G.-A. Ri Day at the Fair. Preparations are beins made for the an nual state encampments of the Oregon, "Washington and Alaska Grand Army of the Republic at Oregon City and Vancou ver June 20, 21 and 22. as well as Grand Army day. June 23. at the Lewis and , Clark Exposition. Captain J. P. Shaw haa Issued the following; circular leJLterei scribing the arrangements: Dear Sir and Comrade: The annual state encampments of Oregon. Washington and Alaska's Grand Army of the Republic meets at Oregon City and Vancouver, respectively. on June 20, 21 and 22. Following the close of each encampment, L e., June 23, will be Grand Army Day at the Lewis, and Clark Exposition. This day has been set apart and designated as "Grand Army Day" by the Fair management, In honor of the surviv ing members of that grand army that marched from "Atlanta to the Sea," and which culminated at Appomatox. In view of making this day a memorable one In the history of the Grand Army of the Pacific Coast, an Interstate committee has "been appointed by the department comman ders of Oregon and Washington to prepare a suitable programme for the entertainment of our comrades who may attend, not only their respective encampments, but to visit the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The committee very much desires that June 23 may take the place of a National encampment, both In point of Interest and numbers, and to this end It urges the at tendance of all comrades who can make It convenient to do so. The comrades of the Department of Wash ington will embark on commodious steam ers at Vancouver on the morning of the 23d for Portland. Arriving at the latter city, they will be met by the comrades of the Department of Oregon aifd escorted to the Exposltlon grounds, and there appropriate) exercises will be carried out. The trip from Vancouver to Portland by steamer will be one qf pleasure and scer.lc beauty that "ho comrade should allow himself to miss. The first session of the department at Ore gon City will convene on the 20th- In tha evening; of that day there will be a reception to the comrades and en the afternoon of the 21st a parade will take place. Oa Thursday evenln"? there will be an enter tainment, at wh'lch time the Governor will address the comrades. Comrades, let this he made a memorable meeting of those of us who' are still able to attend these encampments; remembering that there will be a great many of our comrades here from the Eastern States dur ing the encampment to visit the Exposition, and this will give .us an opportunity to meet them. For reservation of rooms or tents, or for any Information pertaining to the encamp ment, address chairman general committee, Oregon City. Address all communications to box 396. Respectfully. JAMES P. SHAW, Chairman. JAMES R. NELSON, Secretary- THE DAY'S DEATH REGORD . 3Irs. Louis Southworth. ClevelanxT, ' CLEVELAND. O.. May 13. Mrs. Louis Southworth. well known in the Woman's Suffrage movement, is dead here, aged 74 years. 3Iarcliioncss of Waterford. LONDON. May 13. Christiana. Mar chioness of "Waterford. mother of Vlce Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, died to-" day. She was a daughter of th late Colonel Charles Powell Leslie. M. P. Oiricers ol JT. P. Ile-EIected. NEW TORK, May 19. The sew' board of directors of the Northern1 Ba--ciflc hallway Cojapany organise "to- , day -by re-electing- the retiring; oSrs. The new executive" committee J..canr posed of Robert BaeoH, George F. Ba ker, Willla H, Clough. J. N. Hill, John S. Keasedy and President JClllotV ex-cf. for