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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1905)
'i 'fc SraQt HOBNDTff OEBQdmAirr r SATUKDY r$t&Y'2r, 1906. 15 FLOODEOlflflTH EfiG! Attempt Is Macje to Lift Mar ket, but Fails.' ADVANCE IN POULTRY LIST Irfght strawberry Receipts Arc QuIcklyv'Absorbcd at'FHlIjKates. Biitter is'Again Ac- j ' cumulatins. . -v - ' '?. EGGS Heavy local receipts prev and advance. POULTRY-Strong demand causes prices to advance. BUTTER Stocks not moving well at higher prices. FRUIT Strawberry- receipts below re- uircmente. Oregon cherries due today. VEGETABLES Market fully supplied with all varieties. MEATS Large receipts of veal in an "nation of new ordinance. Califor nia cattle shipped to Portland. A., effort was made yesterday by some r timbers of tho trade to advance the ' price cf fggs over 18 cents. .Several- Front-street frms that do not deal extensively in this art; H quoted 18 cents, and did some busl nte at this figure In a small way. As a natter el fact, however, the market did not justify any raise, but, taking the street as as a whole, could be considered in no other light than weak. The aggregate receipts tiifns the day of four of the leading egg dealers wore 32C cases, and 12 other com mission houses received all told ISO cases. Nearly 200 cases more wero on hand from previous arrivals, bringing the total eupply to about 650 case.-. This with- the retail rade moderately well supplied and prospects good for another heavy lnpouring of receipts today. Under the circumstances there could fje n.i Justification in quoting the market s rong yesterday. These fact6 are presented merely to show why the egg market did not advance. On the other 'hand, It must be borne in mind that the present conditions are only temporary. The laying season .is drawing to a close and shipments from the Interior should very Ssoon slacken. The demand Is gradually Increasing and will grow rapidly as Fair visitors begin to arrive. Then the rea' adx'ance will begin, an advance, how ex er. that fwill be -conlrollcd throughout tV season by the immense supply of eggs put away for the occasion in cold storage. SCARCITY OF STRAWBERRIES. Twice as Many as Received Could Hare Been gold. A good many strawberries came In ycater but not half enough to Hi! Jobbers' or !" Growers apparently were holding sujt- - es back for better prices. The result ihe scarcity was that the full prices of preceding day were realired. but buyers v uid pay no more than that. Hood Rivers - re quoted, generally at $2.75 and local stj Salem berries at $2.252.50. . .Receipts . im Southern Oregoii were light. The warm v r a.her Is bound to cauee heavy arrivals to--ay and lower prices may be looked for. A fw stray crates of California berries- were tj be .seen, but the season for that fruit practically closed with the cleaning up of the last car. Samples of Oregou oherries have been re ceived from The .Dalles and regular ship ments will begin from that point and from ocldendale today. California cherries have been out of tho market for several days. A lot of apricots were brought up yesterday and they moved Mmowhat better. A few crates of peaches and -several boxes of new apples were also received, and were held at the former 'prices. STRONG TGULTR.Y DEMAND. Gradual Adnnce in Quotations on Chickens and Ducks. ith two exceptions, the poultry dealers bad hut little to offer their customers yes trrua, end these that -were betten supplied laT no fears of tho consequonces. The mar kc 1 woe a strong and eager one and buyers t i not haggle about the price. The "result as a general mat king up of -quotatlgns. but Ip such a reasonable way aa to .leave the market In a healthy condition. It was practically a 14-cent market for chickens, though very fancy stock brought a. half cent over this and somo hens not so desirable sold as low a 13. Choice springs. If not oo small, brought from 20 to 22fe cents. M bat were mostly wanted were chicks run r ng from IS to 20 pounds to the dozen. A few more turkeys' came in and wre taken up at 17S18 cents. Young ducks were quoted at $3 to $5 a dozen, according to size. VEAL RUSHED IN. Parmers Trying lo Get Ahead of Much Eearrd Ordinance. The defeat cf tho meat Inspection ordi nance was received' with Joy byohe'numoroua coromisslon-house that makcia. specialty of handling dressed meats. The unwtedom of the measure was apparent to all. but thcro was. a. fear that It might have been carried through, which would 'have meant extremely low prices to the farmer and high prices to the consumer. This apprehension was prob ably responsible for he large "quantity--of veal that was rushed" In yesterday. The supply was beyond all requirements, . and t- favo hauling It to the ice house.-, prices were -slashed without regard to the previous quotatloas. Very little pork or mutton came in .yes terday, out it seemed to be enough for the demand. - -J V ' - CATTLE PROM CALIFORNIA. Tourteca Carload of Fat Steers Coming Prom Gritlk-y. 0 , . H F' Putnam, 'an Oregoncattle buyer bo hts been , scouring Jho Grjdley countrj' Tin Northern California, has shipped from there 14 carloads of fat steers to this -city. The animals , went out In good shape, and will be unloaded, at Eugene for feed and water. A shipment of cattle from .California to Port land has not happened for ten years past. 1' has been the usual rule to ship cattle in .trom Oregon. The .situation shows the scar- t.tv of c-M fewf nttlP In this section. . ..- ... Batter None Too Finn. The Front-street butter market is none too firm at tho recently elevated price. StockA have begun to accumulate in several quarters, giving -a heavier tone to the market. The surplus, however. Is being 'kept down by storing and no' 'occasion has arisen yet for making any change in prices. About the same conditions are noticed In the city cream ery trade." -. , . - . , . - r"-- Ttemtr ef VeffetaWes. The- vtcetable market was sufflcieeUy eup- plied With' local and California tnck,-TDIl peas were abundant and lower at 7 ccnts and California "beans were also sJentlf U and weaker at 5 cents' for green -and 6 cent ,for .wax. Hot house lettuce, and Ore gon-and California cucumbers were In heavy supply and. casy. . New California potatoes of the Early Rose .arlety were offered at 3 cents. Baalc Clearings. . Bank clearings flf the Northw'estern. cities were.ai follows: Clearing. "Bsiancee. -Portland . . .-. . ...$353.33S $38, CO Seattle ....... TTacoma Spokane ...... ...... 532,003 335,429 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. GraLa. Hoar. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Club. SoSSGc per bushel; blue etem, 90882c; Valley. 85c FLOTTR-Patents. S4.50S3.10 rr barrel , straights. ?iS4-25: clear $3.70&4; ViJIt-, flour, local, $3; Eastern. $5.bOS5.90; corn meal, per bale. $1,9052.20. m BARLEY Feed. $22.50 per ton; rolled. $23 23-50. OATS No. 1 white, feed, $2929.50 per ton: choice milling. $29(?29.50: graj'. 42929.50. MILLSTUFFS Bran. -$10 per ton; middlings, 24.50; shorts. $21; chop, U. S. Mills, $13; Unseed dairy food. $18. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound Kick:. $0.75; lower grades. $336.25; oat meal, steel cut, 60-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 10:pound racks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound tacks. $4 per bale: split peas. $4 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, 51.15; pearl barley, S4.V5 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes, $L25-per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. HAT Timothy. $141G per ton; clover, $11 C 12; grain. $11612.- cheat. $11812. Butter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc. EGGS Oregon ranch. 18c per dozen candled; 17e uncandled. - BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery. 20ir21l-c ner round: ttate creameries: Fancy creamery, 1721c; store butter. 15316c. -uiiEEfiii uregon iuji cream iwins. , 103c; loung America, 1414c. POULTRY Fancy bens, 1401414c; old hens, 13614c, mixed thickens, 12fel3c: oW roost ore, 910i . youjig roosters, 11013c; Springs. lVx to 2 pounds. 20tf2lc; broilers. 1 to 1 pound. 2122Vc: dressed chickens. ..H?15c; turkeys, live. 17Qlc; turkeys, dressed rioiT, 1718c; turkeys, choice, iOijHc; geete, live, per pound, 7'i4814c; geese, dressed, per iound. OJrllc; ducks, -old. $7S; ducks, young as to size. $35;, pigeons. $1&L25; squabs, $22.50. Vegetables. lrrult. Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS-Applcsi table. $1,503 2.50 icr box; common. 5Uoyl; new California. $1.50 box; strawberries. Oregon. 9911c; gooseberrlfs, 5feCc per pound; apri cots, $1.15L25 per crate; Logan berrle. $1.25 per crate; peacbes, $L50 per crate; plums. $1.& per crate. TROP1C.VL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $2.50 2.75; choice. $2.75 pr box; oranges, nav els, fancy, $2.252.50 per box; choice. $20 2.itf; standard, $L50Si'l-75; Mediterranean sweets. 52.25Q2.7u; Valcnclas, $3; grapefruit, $2.50g per box; bananas, 4&tf5c per pound; pineapples. $7.50 per dozen. I'RKSH VKGUTAULES Artiehokec. 50c tr dozen; afjiaragu. G0fi75c per box; beans, 5tte per pound; cabbage. l&JHc per pound: c&uliilower, $1.752 per vratc; celery. USc per dozen; cucumbers, oc$r$i per dozen; let tuce, hotbous. 25c oer doccn; lettuce. bead. 12H615c per dozen; parsley, 25 cents rer dozen: peas. 54?7c !tr pound; jwppew, 2Re per pound; radishes. 1012c per dozen; rhu barb. 23c per pound; tomatoes, $3. 25 g 4.50 iwr in- cn it & m. 1 ? tur Kay ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, JL2531.10 per sack; carrote, $1.25flri.50 per sack; beets. 5L25Q1.40 pr sack; parsnljii. 50c per dozen; trarlic 15&17 per pound. - OXIONS California red. 2c; Bermuda &c cer uoundL POTATOES Oregon fancy. $1.0591.15; com mon. 25CCJ1.0S; Colorado. 51.15; new potatoes. 22Vc per pound; Merced camij, lic per povnd. RAISINS Loose MaRcatels. 4-crown, 7$ie. 5-Iayer iluatatei raisins, 7c; unbleached seedless Sultanas. 0c; London layers. 3- crown, whole boxea of 20 pounds. $l.b5; crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 0Cc per pound; sundncd, sacks or boxes, none; apricots, lOJjllc; peaches, 0310Hic; peatv, none; prunes. Italians. 495c; French, 2Mb aic; figs. California blacks. " 35ic"; ' do white, none: Smyrna. Sac; Fard dates. Cc; plums; ritted. 6c . Groceries. Nuts. Etc 1832c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18ff20c; good, IBSloc; ordinary. 10 12c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. loOs, $13.75; 5&s, $13.75; Arouckle. $14 75: Lion, $11.75. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, $5.37Vi: Southern Japan. $J.5U, Carolinas. ifiolic; uroken-nead. 4c. f 1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.40; J.-iound flats, $l.b5; fancy. iai-pound Hats, $l.bO; pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink 1-pound tails b5c; red. 1-pound tails, $L30; eockeyes, I pound talis, $l.o5. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 nounds; Cube. $0.20; powdered, $5.U5; dry granulated, $5.!5; 'extra C. $5.35; golden C, $5.25; fruit sugar, S5.S5: advance over sack baeis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half -barrels, 25c: boxes, 5tc per 300 iKiunds. (Terms: On remittance withia U days, deduct 'tc per pound; If later than 15 cays and within so days, deduct jc per puunu. no discount after M days.) wet tmgar, granu lated. $5.75 per 100 pounds; maple esgar, 15at8c per pound. SALT California. $11 pbr ton, $1.00 per utile, Liverpool, wu, i: iuus. $iu.bu; uais, $16; haU-ground 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS "Walnuts. 135iC per pound by sack. Ic extra for less man sack; Brazil nuts, 15c; filbert. lc; pecans, jumbos, ne: extra large. 15c; almonds. I. X. L.. 16ic; chestnuts. ItaU lans. 15c: Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum: pea nuts, raw, Vic per pound ; roasted, uc; pine- nuts, loaiiic; nickory nuts. c; cocoanuts, 7c: cocoanuts, S5690c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3tff4Wc: large white. 2$c; pinx, owe, uayou. jc; i-ima, irTiC Mcatfc and Provisions. BEEF Dressed, bulls, 4ff5c per pound; cows, 4&5t : country steres. 5S0c MUTTON Drtted. iancj CV4S7J.ic per pound; ordinary. 44sc; Spring lambs. 77&c. 1, VEAL Drtsed , loo to 125 pounds, 5QCc; 125 to aw pousas. iBiftc; -ta pounas and up. zstic. PORK Dressed, 100 to 150. TQTVic; 150 ana np. 0c per pouno. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 125i xer wand 14 to 16junds. 12c; 18 to 20 pounds, 12ic; shoulders. Sc; boiled ham. 10c; boiled picnic nam. oonejesc?. ic ' BACON Fancy breakfast. ISc per round standard breakfast. 15ac: oholce. 14c; Kngllsh breakfast. 11 to 1 pounds. 13c; peach bacon. CA II'C: A fZV TnrHnni! tiam l.lr- nfy nnVn minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17$4c; bologna, long. lVrc: welnerwurst. Scr liver. c: pork. &c; blood, 5c; headcheese. Cc; bologna sausage, urac. ic DRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears. PHc salt. lOVc smoked: clear becks. 9lic salt. 10Mc smoked: clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none salt, none emoked: Oregon ex ports. 20 to 23 oounds average, lOJic salt, HHo smoked; Union butts. 10 to IS pounds aver age, ne eait. ve emouea. , PICKLTSJ GOODS Pickled pigs feet. U-bar- reis, $0; H-oarrcis, s..o; iu-pouna kit, 5i. pickled tripe, -barrels, $5; .-barrels, $2.75 15-pound kit. $1.25: pickled pigs tongues. Vi barrels. $3: U-barrels. $3: 15-pouna tuts. SlO pickled lambs' tongue, -barrcla; $9; Vi-barreH $5.50; 15-pound kits, $2.75. LARD Leaf lard, kettle-rendered: Tierces, oc: tubs. Hike; dos. u;c; 20s, 10c; 10s, loc; 6s. 10i4e. Standard pure: Tierces. STie: tubs, Sc; 50. K.c: 20s, OVic; lOa, OJje; 5s, BHc. Coanonnd: Ti frees. Ce: tubs. 6Ue: EOs. 6U: 10s, 0?ic; 5s, CXc Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 23!c; Iron barrels, 17c; SO deg. gasoline, cases, 32c; Iron D&rreis or drums, "asc. COAL OIL Casee. 20"c; Iron barrels. 14c wood barrels. 17c; 63 deg cases, 22c; Iron uarreis. l&tc LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barrel lots. 62o: l-b&rrcl lots, C3c; cases,. CSc Boiled: 5 -bar rel jou, uc; i-Dtirrei jois, iuc; cases, tuc TURPENTINE Cases. 97c; wood barrels. 4t "WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 714c; 500-pound lots, t.c; less tnan bOM-pouna lots, be Hops, W00L Hides. Etc HOPS Choice. 1301. 3!G25c ner poucd. WOOL Eastern Ofigon. averase best. 183 -2234c; lower grades, down to 15c, according' to shrinkage: Valley, -'it-? per pound. "MOHAntr-Cholce. 3132t4c per pound. HIDBS Dry ildes. No. 1, 16 pounds and tip, lfiffiiott-c oer pound: dry kip. No. 1 5 10 11 pounds, 11615c per pound: dry calf. No. L under 5 pounds. 1701Sc; dry "salted, bulls ana etsr-K. cne-thlrd lees than dry flint: (cullx moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain. halr liDaed. weather-beaten or grubby. 2C3c per pound less); salted nides. steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, Ug 10c per pound; 00 to eo ' pounds, S"S3i per pound; under 50 pounds I ami COWS. VC per pouoo; biago una built, sound. 6c ner nouna: tauea hp. souna 1 35 to "80 pounds. 0c per pound; salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; salted rstr aousd under 10 sounds. 20c per pound: (green unsalttd. 1c per pound less; caUs, 1c per pound less), bceep scins: aacarungs. jvo. 1 butchers stock. UStfSOc each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stocX 40t?30c each; medium "wool, Ko. 1 butchers' stock: 60SOc: long "wocL. No. 1 butchero stock, $1?1.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent Jiya or I2?l4c per pound: borse hides, salted, each, according to size. $L5CS?2; dry. each, according to else. 51U 1.S0; colts' tides. 25Q50c eaca; goat sils. common, ittouc cacn; Angora, witn woci on, TALLOX Prime, per-.pound, 3H4c; Na jind rrease. 23c PELTS Bear skins. e to jslzc. No. 1. 12.50 10 each; cubs. $192; sadgtr, 250c; wild with iMti jMrfe 3iflc: Jmm cat, 9Wc: for. mmmv gray, 90Te; rtd. S3 "5; eroMs. M1S: iirr and Mack. $Moes; krz, $; Ira. ,$4J0: mink, strictly Kp. J. according to siae, $12.S0; marten, dark: Xortserzu aecordlasr to siaa asd oer, $10I5; marten, -pale, pine, accordlxr to size a&i color. IS.S04; Kwkrat. targe, 10 15c; ekMBk. I06c; eivet or polecat, t 10c; otter, larce, prime skis. S10; -pn ther. wltb bead and claxs perfect. $295; raccoon, prime. 30$50c: aeeatala wolf. wltU he& perfect. $S.505; ooyote. 60c41; wolverine. $M8; Deavw. per sfclit. large. $56; medium.' $34; S91L $11.50; klU, So 75c . BHCS WAX Good, clean and van. tWKSo per pound. CASCARA EAGRADA (Chittaa bark Good, 4ff4Se per pound. GRAXK SAGS Calcutta, 6&c . . ANOTHER SLUMP I COBX. Break of Over Sevea CU te CUcag -PH. CHICAGO. Maj' 26. At the start the -wheat market was Influenced by Improved weather and a,llbtral increase 'la receipts at Minne apolis. July opened unchanged to ic lower, at OOHc to SOTtc. and. In the flref hour de clined to S3Hc Upon receipts of additional damage reports, chiefly from Kansas City and St. iouls. the sentiment became -bullish. Later the upward trend of prices wa greatly accelerated by a St. Louis trade paper re porting further tleterlcration In the condi tion of "Winter wheat, the alleged cause being too much rain. During the last half Jiour. of trading several prominent operators were, active buyers. The market closed at tho highest point of the day, with July at Slt, Corn for May deliver' today sold at 55c, break of 7c from yesterday's closing- quota-. tlons. The dron In the value of the. May option was mainly tlfe result of large In crease In receipt of com. The market was weak at the start, the May option bejng off 3c. at 60c. In 15 minutes the price dropped to 58c and then slumped to 65 Uc An esti mate of nearly 700 cars for tomorrow was &. vital factor late In the day. Buying by shorts caused a fair recovery, but the close was weak, at 3Sc July opened, x shade .to iSUc lower, at 49lc to 4Xc. sold off to 48?iff4S!ic and closed at 49Jc. Oats were steady -on an . Improved cash demand. July opened unchanged at' 30(c. sold off to 30ic and closed' at 30H& rrovlslpns were easier. At the doe July pork was off 5c. at $12.47.4. ' Lard was down 2 Vic at $7.25. and ribs were a shade lower at $7.2027.22. The leading futures ranged as follows; - WHEAT. Open. High. .$L05 $1.05 . .90Ti . .S3 .8314 - CORN. . .fiO .CO . .4Sj . .40r .50 . .4S?J . A$h as OATS. .31 .31U . .34S .30H . -2S5i .2SA MESS PORK.- Low. Close. $1.03 $1.03i,i 0Z .Dili -.S2J, -S3Ti May ......... Julyi. tept; May .-. .58 .43i,i .4ttv 4S July (new)... July told.... Sept. (old) Sept. (new)... .4914 4SH 47! May .3114 .30 2S .31 .SOI, July May 12.1'. 12.40 125 12.40 July 32.47 J2.47t4 12.42H 12.47 Sept. 12.72',; 12.72 12.07 12.72 May r.ir. July . 7.42; 7.4215 7.12Vi SHORT RIBS! . 7.07ii 7.07 7.05 . 7.20 7.22' 7.2U . 7.45 7.15 7.42t; May .. July .. .03 tepL . Carfi quotations were as fot'ows: Flodr Finn. Wheat-No. 2 Spring. $1.1091.13; No. 3, &1.10; No. 2 red. $1.M&61.0S& Corn No. 2, 5Sc: No. 2 yellow, 5Sc Oats No. 2. -SlSc; No. 2 white. 32i.S3c: No.,0 white. 31UC2VrC- Rye No. 2. 767Sc. Barley Good feeding, 10912c; -fair te ehoice malting, 4ft349e. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.28; No. 1 Northwestern, $1-45. Timothy seed Prime, $2.85. Mtas pork Per barrel, $12.40912.45. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.15Qr7.17K. iibort ribs sides Ioose. $7.05P7.13. Short clear sides Boxed, $7.12JQ7.23. Clover Contract grade, $11.7512.25. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels.... .. 15.000 1S.O00 Wheat, bushels .. 14.000 385.300 181,300 CJs.400 Corn, bushels ... Oats, bushels ... 212.700 206.500 2.300 8.200 Rye. bushels .... Barley, bushels . Grain and Produce at Nfcw.York. NEW YORK.. .May 20. Flour Receipts, 16,- 000. Exports. 16,500. Quiet, but Arm. Wheat Receipts, 2000; spot, market -irregu lar; No. 2 red. $1.09'.t. 'nominal elevator; No. 2 red. $1.10& nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Dulutli. $1.14U f- o. b. afloat; No. hard Manitoba. ?1.01'i f. o. b. afloat. Wheat dropped a cent In the forenoon under liquidation and improving weather, but gained 2s aftetr midday oh a scare of ehorts in the Northwest. May eloped- a cent- lower. and other months c higher. May, $L09U; closed $1.09. July. 91U08 5-16c: clofed OGHc. September. S60SSc: closed STJJc. December. S6'.ig7Uc; cloeed S7Uc Hops-DulL Hides Steady. Wool Firm. .Grain at Saa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. May 26. Wheat and bar ley. easier. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.50$1.53; milling, $L55 01.oei. Barley Feed, $1.3501.80; brewing, $1,309 $L35. Oats Red, $l.C2H: white, $1.60; black -$1.50, Call-board sales Wheat, . May, $4-50; Decem ber, $1.35 Barley May. $1.27"; -December, S9r. Corn Large yellow, $1.27l301.45i , , Wheat at Liverpool. w LIVERPOOL.' ilay 201 Wheat-May, nom lnal; July, Gs, lOJvi; September. Cs. Slid. Wheat at Tacoma'.' TACOMA. May 2G. Wheat, -unchanged Bluestem. Ulc; club. Sc. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. May 2G- Evaporated apples seem a little flrmer pn spot, with supplies email and a moderate demarid. Common to good arc quoted at 4464ic; prime at $5,403' 5.50. choice. CcGVic. and fancy at Te: Prunes are quiet o far as futures are concerned, while a moderate Jobbing demand for spot .supplies keeps the market firm Quotations range from ?;c to Cc, according 10 grade. . Apricots for future shipment are said to be easier, but the spot situation Is unchanged. Chotpc, JOSlOVic;. extra choice, lie. and fancy, 12?15c Peaches are quoted at lOfflOVje for- choice. lOltOlOSic for extra choice, and llt&13c for fancy. . Raisins , remain unchanged. Loose musca tels aro - 4Uc6U.c; seeded raisins. 5 QGic. and London layers. $191-15. Dairy Produce la the East. CHICAGO. May ' . 36. On the Produce Ex change today the nutter market was steady; creameries. 10Q21c; dairies. 1619c. Eggs were weak. 15c;. firsts, 15'c; prime. 16c extras, ITiic. Cheese, weak, 101? 12c. NEW YORK. May 26. Butter, weak. Street price, extra cream en. 22c; official prices. common to extra20?22c; renovated, common to extra, 15319c . Cheese weak. New state, full cream.- small white, fine, lOiic: do. fair to choice. -9c do. large white, fine, Olc; 'da colored, fine. 0U9Kc; old date full cream, colored and white fancy. 14Jc; do. fine, I3Kc 1 vEggs. weak. Western fancy selected, 17H? ISc; da firsts, 17c. June Dividends Increase. NEW "YORK. May 26. June industrial dlv dend payments will show a heavy tncreasa over those In the same month lat year, -according to figures compiled by the Journal of Com merce. Declarations thus far announced rep resent a money value of over $IS,100,000 as compared with $15,600,000 In 1904. increases by three or four large companies largely ac count for the gain. v Wool at St. raetf. ST. LOUIS. May .26. Wool Steady. M dlum grades combing and clothing; 2S$31c light fine. 24'.sfjc27ic: heavy fine. 20ff22Hc tub washed. 32$ 42c ; i Daily Tramwy State., ' YASHH GTON. "May-34. Today's"Treai-ary Available cash balaaces. $218,315,543. Gold. $70,109.8K. Ml TIE-'IPIIOIIES COXETDEXCK" IX THE FUTURE OF v BUStNESS IS GEXEKALi: Hallway Earnings Show an Increase 'Over "Last Year Strength or "V6bl Continues. f ' - NEW YORK. May 26. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review will say tomorrow: Improvement la reported te retail trade. although weatker coacltlona, are still far from Ideal and exceaetre rain retards agricultural progress sufficiently tp cause conservatism among .dealers; yet confideac In the future Is the prevail lnc sentiment. Building ooera- tions make favorable comparisons with re cent years, and there is little controversy . regarding wages or hours of labor. Foreign commerce at this port for the last week shows little chango in comparison with the s&ae period' .a year ago, exports de creasing $221,775. while Imports gained $500.- 956. Railway earnings thas far reported for May exceed those of a year ago by S per cent, and after- falling to the lowest point of the year, prices of securities recovered materially. Money Is abundant and easy and commercial payments - are more prompt in most, sections of the country. No diminution of" strength ls'rrated In 'raw wool, and., the mills arc also correspondingly firm In their views. Tanners hate exhibited sa Interest in the Chicago hide market during tho past week and as a natural re sult quotations' show a downward tendency. The depression extends to imported dry hides. Western country hides are, .relatively firmer than other divisions of the market: Failures this week number 211 in the United States, against 22ft last year, and 10 In Canada, compared with. 17 a year ago. WHOLESALE TRADE QUIET. Buyer Awaiting a Clearer Ylcvr of Crop Outlook. -NEW YORK. May, 28. BradaUeet's tomor row will sayr Wholesale trade Is seasonably quiet, pend ing a clearer vjew of crop out. turn, which. owing to Irregular or unsettled weather in wide areas, still lacks definite form. Cool weather Is etlll a bar to fullest activity at retail. Manufacturing activity Is still In large volume on orders previously booked. Speculative "markets for wheat reflect the technical conditions and short supplies In primary markets more clearly than they do the alight deterioration In. asantltr and qual ity Indicated as resulting from recent back ward weather. Collections reflect little more seasonable slowjfrc&s. "and money Is' easy and In abundant supply. Rather more friction In labor matters Is noted at Chicago. Some few points of labor friction arc noted In other cities. Despite efforts to accentuate less favorable happenings for stock speculative purposes. there Is still abundant evidence that the country's consumptive requirements are on a largo scale, heavily exceeding a year ago at this time, and the movement-' can be materially quickened by more seasonable weather, allowing of belated retail buying materializing, and ordinary crop developments occurring. Railway earnings for the first half of May exceed a year ago by 6.5 per cent. Failures In the United Statra for the week ending May 25 number 179, against 191 last week and 194 In -the like week in 1901. In Canada failures for the week number 14, as against 17 last week and 14 in- this week a year aro. Wheat, Including flour, expoa for the week ending May 23 are 1.221,200 bushels. against 1,125;330' last weeki 1.132.157 this week last year. From July 1 to date the exports are 57.22i;207 ." buehels. against 120, 009.221 last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. May 2$.-The followinr table. compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank "clearings at the principal cities for, the week cuucu d j mm t-uv iiLvutatkc ui in crease "and decrease as compared with the corresponding weeK -last year: T. C. -P. C, Inc. Dec New York' Chicago . . -,-$1.773,245.99 65.4 , ... 1S3.024.1S2. 33.1 . ... 129.430.407 14.7 - ... 139.61S.8C9 3S.0 . 59.e4S.23S 14.4 . Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg 53,570.3o3. 33.7 29.893,323 ' 19.3 3.':.333.05 30.3 33,977.033 33.3 31J329.361 2S.3 16.309.474 IS. 7 14.008.73S 30.S . 12.135.010 1.3 11711.73! " .S.S 11.413.002 V33.5 7.2O9.90S .... 7.507.047 3.1 7.050.300 IS. 8 S.793.091 4S.3 C.377.141 13.3 5.607.S3U (5.0 5.017.54S .... 4.238.373 32. S 4.603,389 14.0 4.602.900 7.5 5.S03.C3i 47. B 4.3C2.7O0 9.S 1 5.036.019 41.3 . 4.997.310 31.8 3.7S5.S4C .tl.O 4.345.530 5.6 4.100,178 33.3 4.503,726 90.4 3.3S9;245 3S.5 3,S$rt,S73 33.1 '3.313,023 57.0 3.G81.SS4 53.1 3,31S.r.00 4.S 2.629.0S7 3.C27.203 13.6 . 3.146,823 . 32.0 3.341.3S3 13.3 3.3S6.963 S9.6 2473.449 17.7 1.9S3.038 4.3 1.S17.631 14.4 - 1.599.083 7.8 ' 1.3S3.22S 1.729.810 33.4 ,J.53P.S43 97. S 1.501.503 37.4 1.430.133 12.3 1.414.301 19.7 1.317.549 12.9 1.374.666 20.9 1.02S.803 ' 1.061.S44 ...". 9SS.440 3.4 1,090.877 S.O 948.615 11.0 622.771 833.433 10.7 1.056.342 .9.1 805.217 1.233.541 43.8 7S8.3I6 26.6 712.357 il.7 638,320 27.3 H65.34K .". . . ' 373.320 27.1 . . -S3S.734. 107,3 010.972 604.000 4,3-' 394.-000 ... 444.809 IS. 8 771.413 30.8 488,789 24.8 53S.133 11. '8 440.809 .... 454.980 11.8 536.100 "3.6 338.367 . a 263.167 30.3 390.473 .... 301.393 .... 392.428 13.3 103.863 18.4 339.281 '34.2 307.103 101,9 San Francisco .... Cincinnati Baltimore"' Kansas City" New Orleans Minneapolis" ...... Cleveland Louisville Detroit .. ..." Milwaukee ........ Omaha Providence ....... Los Angeles ...... Buffalo Indianapolis St. Paul Memphis St. Joseph" .......... Richmond Denver Columbus Seattle Washington .." Savannah Albany Portland. Ur Fort Worth Toledo. O Atlanta Salt Lake City. ... Rochester Peoria Hartford Nashville Spokane. Wash Dca Moines Tncoma New .Haven..-,.... Grand Rapids Norfolk Dayton Portland, Me... 3.2" Springfield. Mass..-. Augusta. Ga Evansvllle Sioux City Birmingham" ..... Syracuse Worcester Knoxville . ... . 34.3 2.9 Charleston. S. C. .. Wilmington. Del... Wichita WUkeebarre Davenport Little Rock Topeka""--. 'Chattanooga Jacksonville. Fla... Kalamazoo.- Mich.. Springfield. Ill Fall River Wheeling. W. Va.. 6.9 Macon Hetena ... Lexington ........ Akron ............ Canton. O ...... 1.-... 18.5- Fargo. ?f. D Youngstown ....... New Bedford Rockford. Ill Lowell 1.7 Chester, pa........ Blnghamton ... Bloomlngton. III... 3:9 Springfield. O Greensburg. Pa.... Qulncy, Hi 33.4 Decatur, in Sloax Falls. .S. D... Jacksonville. 111.... Mansflold, O Fremont en... ll.-i Cedar Rapids . 396.44S 7.9.,... Houston :.. 11.543.t73'l 1P.5 Galveston 9,640,000 73.3 .... Total, U. S $2,074,173,199 46.9 Outside New York. 900.927,293 ' 22.4 CANADA. " Montreal f Tororito -...." - Winnipeg t 'Ottawa --. - Halifax ..i Vancouver. B. C. - . Quebec Hamilton ......... St. John, N. B. .-, London. Ont nctorIa. B. C 21.927.7J2 - 30.3 16.154.159 20.7 4,729.776 8.7 3.176.316 33;4 1.219.411 28.3 I.377.2S3 S.9 1,378.898 S.3 LI 19,476 13.6 S84.679 14.tJ 746.393 10.3. 610.27 4 83.7 Total. Canada $ 32.115.7S4 37.7 .. "Balances paid in cash. STOCKS NEARLY STAGNANT.' Trmtiteg Almost Wholly is TrefeMieBal "Hands. NEV YORK. May 34.-A fcrlsk half hour's bus-lncss after he.opelac today was all that &ved the stock- market from the lowest rec- 4 of sks n jiearlr a. yr. ZThe irxxx- actions coecentrated Into that time were - rsost wholly profefional and were deafened to test the Market. Th -irtcmr. tkea p- TtfedrMght;, scn amall re alts is tlie; way C Mssiatglng stock cr Inducing any fllw ag' cJMut t)M dlsgasted trrs claA , m taelr accounts. Han? brokers left wRa -ta. lateetios of not returning oa Mosday sr the one day's business preceding the Decora tion Day holiday. The prospect of a period ot practical .idle ness to extend Into Weteesday.eC- next wefc had much to do with the somnolent condi tions which- developed. Transactions were of no cigaMcaBee, both by reasen of their small volume and the trifling effect on prices. The selling at the openln was eased Imme diately on professed doubts as tp the extent of 'tha settlement effected, in the Northwest ers railroad dispute. The drop of 5 -points la Great Northern- preferred and of 3Vs la Northern Pacific were pointed" to as evidence cf the continued unaettlement of the situa tion. United States Steel stocks were- alio a weight upon the market, -and the disruption of the steel rail pool was the subject ot much discussion as bearing on the trade situation. It was believed, that the- dissolu tion of this agreement would open the way to added competitive effort which would be likely to Jcadto yielding prices and to with holding of orders. It was urced also that Sthe abandonment of some' agreement In otbec branches of the trade was likely to follow. The United States Steel stocks were less, re sponsive to the later Improvement In prices than the majority of stocks. The announcement ot additional small bank failures from" the West have a bad Impres sion, owing to the recent conjunction of a number of such cases. It Is felt to be "prob able that recent disclosures of banking opera tions resulting In the. acquisition of unfortu nate holdings has had the' effect ot stimulat ing a closer scrutiny of security and col lateral oa the part of the financial Institu tions all over the country. AVcather reports from the region of the grain crops were mote "favorable, but eome anxiety was reported regarding cotton crop conditions. - - . .. . - Currency movements Indicate a slight gain In cash by the banks, but the week's loan changes arc likely to prove large. The ex treme ease of ' the money market, however. precludes any great attention to tho bank statement. Conditions wero -stagnant and the market wad idle during the afternoon, but the tone at the closing was strong. Bond j were firm. Total - sales, par -value, $2,ttS0.000. United States bonds were all un changed on call. ' CLOSING STOCK' QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison 3,400 7UH 78H, 7Si 1UO 101a 1011s lOlh . 900 147? 147 Hoi, 3.WJ lOTit 10o?i 1U7 do preferred ...... Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore &. Ohio... do preferred JO Canadian Pacific .... 2.80O UiVt 143- 144X i!C Central of .. Jersey. Cnesapcake & Ohio.. 1,000" 47".3 -47 Chicago & Alton.... 3W a2V5 32 474 sl5 ao preierrect Chicago Gt. Western. 4.300 ltsli iS'a lbii Chi. & Northwestern- IKW 211T 21i 2lo Chi., Mil. & St. Paul 30,600 172VS 170 172'i ChL Term. & Transit 17H do preferred ...... 300 31vs 31-i 31? 93 26H 53 31 C. C. c Si St. L.. Colorado &. Southern. 3U 3BVi iW'.i SCO 55v 53 5) 34'. S3--: do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred.... Delaware & Hudson Del.. Lack. & West. 5W lbU 1W.- 179 37U Denver & Rio -Grande 37 do preferred ...... SO Erie 13.500 40 39 40t; do 1st preferred .... do 2d preferred.... 3.300 TPS. 7674 Vlli iXX) 63)i 65 65 31,'y 83 b7 83 91?; Hocking Valley go preferred Illinois Central .... Iowa Central do preferred 900 139?i 138 200 35 35 34 .- 4 I 24 Kansas City Southern co preferred Loulsv. & Nashville. 700 56 56 2,100 142U 141 142 161 Manhattan L.. Met. Securitled 1.500 76 73It 75 Metropdlltan St. Ry. 1.O0O 115 114 114-i Mexican Central 1,800 19 19?, 195s Minn. & St. Louis... M.. St. P. & S. S. M. do preferred Missouri Pacific .... M.. ICan. & Texas. do preferred Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. 04 114 153 2.100 96 . 85 G too S ' 40O 58'i 58 53 100 34 34 34 1.300 13ffli 138 139 cw York central. N. Y., Ont. & W'tsl. 63,600 52 4U 52 Norfolk & Western.. ' ..600 7S .78 77i .Nortnern I'acinc ... jan- jtoh im do preferred ...... 100 32 92 93 PcrinsylvsnU lS.&W 183 132?i 133 S9H V., . V. cc i)L L. Reading o-V-tri) S9 do "let preferred.... 3w 90', 88 90 tsa; c5; 26 do 21 preferred.... Rock Island Co 3.200 do preferred St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 700 St. Louis Southwest. 500 do preferred 200 Southern Pacific .... 14,500 36 25 71 1 63 23 39 61 21 SS 211i 5SW 61j 61 do preferred . . . Southern Railway 200 HOW 119 119 1.400 29 28 23i do preferred 1G0 951 OflU 93- Texas &. Pacific... 100 33 ToL. St. L. & West. 500' 31i do preferred 400 5414 Union Pacific 91.400,120 do preferred ..... 32 31i 367i 37 W 54 118 1194 a. Wabash 300 do preferred Wheeling & L. Erie Wisconsin Central.. 100, do preferred . . . 300 Express companies ' Adama .' American United States Wells-Fargo ; , Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper 58.400 Amer. Car & Found. 1.7i0 do nrcelrred .. 500 .American Cotton Oil ...... do preferred American lee do preferred American Lln?ctl OH do preferred American Locomollre 9.900 1SV, le IS 37 13 31 46 46 .. 312 122 79?i 334 5)7 1 'i 33 Till' 33 97 30 V, 1 35 17 40 . 46 45 do preferred 500 100 108 19 Amer. Smelt. & Rcf. 18,900 110 108 109 do preferred' - 117 .rtmcr. ugar itenn. i..ak jx: i.ii 1 Amer. Tobacco pfd.. 2W 90 03 955 Anaconda Mining Co. 600" 104 103 102 jirooK. lutpia "iranott i.ww ay 7; Colorado Fuel & Iron. 3.200 40 -JO Cbnsolidated Gas .... TS3 4,000 11 9 10 900 53 50 50 300 42 41 41" 170 200 19 19 19 200 79 78 7S?i 29 70 900 44 43 44 200 99 08 99 I 33tJ S.OCfi 100 09i 100 Com Products ...... da preferred Distillers' Securities. General Electric .... International Paper.. do preterreu ...... International Pump.. co nrferrca ...... National Xead North American .... Pacific Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car... 200 3Gi do preferred ...... .... 91 16 Idji 70 "71U Republic Steel 300 400 . -SOO 'i.300 do preferred Rubber' Goods , 3itt 34 34 do preferred ...... 100 Tenn: Coal & Iron.. U. S. Leather do preferred 107 S3; 38 105 LT. S. Realty. 20O 1.100 85 38 84 38 106 23 U. S. Rubber do preferred .....a 100 106 U. S. Steel I. 51.800 26I 44.800 " 93 1V0, 32 "500 iflr." SCO 93 do ornferrcd Ir'V. VIrg.-Caro. Chemical 3 32 105 164 163 02 93 do preferred Westlnghouse Electric western Union- Total sales for .the day. 478.600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. May 26. Closing quotations: V. S. ref. 2s rg.l01Atch!son Adj. 4s 96 do coupon. ..104JD. & R. G. 4a...l0l& D. S. 3s reg 103'N. Y. C. G. 3s.l00i do coupon 104 :Nor, Pacific 3s.. 75 C. S. new 4s rg.132 !Nor. Pacific 4s.. 103 do coupon 132 JSo. Pacific 4s... 93 U. S, old 4s rg. 1 04 KiUn ion .pacific 4s. 106 s'do, coupon.'... j?04?ftWIs. Central 4s.. 34 Stocks at London. LONDON, May 28- Consols for money; 90; consols for account, 903-16. Anaconda 3INorfoJk & West. 791 do rreefrred.. .104 I do preferred... 93 Baltimore. & O..110 Pennsylvanla ... 6SVi (.an. -acine.,..m iKaco attnes..... fl hes fc Ohio. . - 48 Reading ....... 43 C. Gt, Western. 19 do 1st pref. ... 40 do 3d nref:...;- 43 V, M..& St. P"..17tf TeBetrs .--.. 17 So. -TRaJlway:. 29 D. & xi. Grande. 3S do preferred... S7 oo preierrca... as So. PacIIJe 62i Union Pacific. ...133 ' do nreferred M Erie 40 do 1st pre!.... 79 do 3d pref T, tU. S. Steel 26 lUInols Central. 1G3 do preferred 93 Eculs.- & Nash.. 146 rwabash 19 Mo.. Kas; & T.. 38i do preferred... 39 "N. Y. Central... 143iScanish Fours.. " 9l; .Ontario & West. 33 Metal Markets. NEW YORK. May" 28. The London tin market was again lower, closing at 138 13s for pot ana tlZG 2a 6d for futures. Lb- .cally tha market was easier. Spot closed Copper" closed at 64 5s and 61 7s 4d for spot and futures abroad, which- represented a flight decline. The local market was un- chaaged. Lake and electrolytic, $13 and casting "$14.75. "Lead was a shade, higher In London at 13 17a a..but remained unchanged at $4.3094.99 locally.' Spelter was unchanged in London, and ril tiSHckt .H9S. 'locally; - J" I roe closed at 44a JOd In Glasgow ad'' at 45s Id la Middles bora. Locally Iroa wm wacbaBsed. SHQBTS "MDLt SQUEEZED THUMBSCREWS AGAIN TURNED vON AT SAN FKANCISCO. May Wheat and Barley- Forced Up to the Top Jotch-UA.rrIvas of New Grain. SAN FRANCISCO. May 26. (Special.) It was an eventful day In the local grain pit. The thumbscrews again twisted on. the shorts. sending May wheat up to $1.55 and May bar- ley to $1.31. After Important settlements on the basis of those prices, both options relaxed. closing at $1.50 bid1 for wheat and $1.37 asked for barley. Spot values wero tem porarily Quoted fully up to option prices and the cash market, for all cejcals ruled strong. Small lota of new, wheat, greatly pinched, arrived, the first of the season. against July 6 last year. Another parcel of new feed barley, rather light, sold to millers at $L30." Feedstuffs and flour were firm. Fruit market conditions showed little change. Wet.' cold weather was against local trade and the rclty of good stock restricted the New apples are arriving in more ,-variety. Red Astrachan In large boxes arc q.uot&u at SL and red June at $1.33. Cherries, peaches. apricots and plums are easier under liberal arrivals and generally poor condition. At auction six carloads of .navel oranges sold slowly at lower prices, as follows: tancy. $1.00 to $1.50: choice, 85c: to $1.30; standard. owe ,iu ........--. vw,, fancy grape- fruit, are slow ana..weas. New potatoes are lower. , under- heavy re- ceipis. ,Kr reu. oaraiu u.wr. AH dairy producte are In large supply and easy. Receipts, 95.200 pounds butter. 35.900 pounds cheese. 53,740 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50c$1.75; gar- fliufr nsnannu 4u?i6'Ae:" to'matoc-B. $1.35 , ,' pnirrTRYTurkev cobblers. 17fi30c: Toost- ers. old. $44.50; do young. $6.507.50: broil- ers small. S335S3.75: da Urge. S3S3.50: fry- ers. 3386: hens. $4.5006.50: ducks, old. $5$6; do, young. $637. EGGS Store. I6s?isc; fancy rancn, -ic BUTTER Fancy creamery. 3-c; creamery seconds. ISc; fancy dairy, 17c; dairy sec- onds. 17c. WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, 28830c; Nevada. 1030c.' hops Nominal. ,nann ,A. JUiitoitTfo-aiau, c-j.uvu uu, dllngs. iHF-t. HAY-Wheat. $11.50314.50; wheat and oat. $10313.50; barley. $711.50; alfalfa, $S8ia50: clover. $7S10; stocks. $3.5037.50; straw. 30 50c per bale. FRUIT-Annles. choice. $2: common. SI: Hnanu. 7-fi2.U: Ifexlean lime. i4S4.30: California lemons, choice. $2.50: common. 75c; orances. navels. 73ca2.50: olneaoDles. $2ff3. POTATOES River Burbanks. nominal: Ore- gon Burbanks. $l.25gl.5d: CHEESE Younc America. lOSrllc: Eastern, I7ei8c. RECEIPTS Flour. 20.131 quarter sacks: bran. 10.S25 sacks; hides. 311; wheat. 11,282 centals: beans. CGI sacks: middlings. 423 sacks; barley. 6S05 centals' com. 213S cen tals: hay. 291 tons: oats. 1294 centals; pota toes. 4153 sacks: wool. 404 bales." livestock: markets. Prices Quoted at Tortland Union Stockyards Tteeints at the Portland Union Stockvards yesterdav were 25 cattle. 472 sheep and 44 bogs. The following prices were quoted at ,s. ... ine yaru-. CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $4.33; C0-2c r, . , "'SV k, $1:5C2: . - . vA . . ; China fatf--3j.3oSo.50; stockers. $u. SHEEP-Bcst Eastern Oregon and Valley, sneareo. i;tmeaium, j.wrffa.iD; lamos. si.mi EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Trices Current at Kansas City. Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITY. May 33. Cattle Receipt. 3000; market, weak. rtatlvo steers, xj.259 R.15-. native cows and heifers. S2.233.25: o?-v. fr n?5,i9ft- "n.vt tA steers. $4.505.90; Western fed cows. $3,253 im ' . ... ...,. aui,", $5.3dg5.S3; packers. $0.3035.37; pigs and lights. ?l.SOti5.33. Sheep Receipts. 5000; market steady and acUvc. Muttons. $4.0033.75; lambs. $5,751 7.35: range wethers. $4.50gu.00; fed ewes. $1.1540. , souiii uuaua. iiay ib. cattle tteccipts, 1400; market steady, native stecra, $4.25;? 6.oo; cows and neiters, .loju.bo; v,estern steers. ?3U)a.J0; cannere, .oo&uo; siock- ers ana icecers. .uuys.tu: caives, .wtry 6.00; bulb, stags, etc.. $2.5034.50. Hogs Receipts. 11.000; market active, shade higher. Heavy. $3.17iSi5.23: mixed, $3.17 5.20; light, $5,1543.32; pigs, $4.0OJ5.0O; bulk of sales. $5.1725.20. Sheep Receipts, 2500; market steady. West- era yearlings, shorn. $3.0033.50;. wethers. shorn, $4.503.00; lambs, wooled, $6.7337.: lambs, shorn, $5.35&35. CHICAGO. May 3C-Cattle Receipts, 1500; market steady. Good to prime steers. $3,609 C.30; poor to medium. $4.0033.50; stockers and feeders. $3.735.13; cows. . $2.0034.75; heifers, $3.6035-20; canners.. $1.603.40; bulls. $3.504.73: calves, $3.00fi6.50. Hogs Receipts today. 33.000; tomorrow. 23,- 000; market 5c lower. Mixed and butchers, $5.2C&5.40; good to choice heavy. $3.3CS3.40: rough heavy. $3.1CJ3.S3; light, $5.253.47; bulk ot sales. $5.S53.45. Sheep Receipts, 6000; sheep and lambs eady. Good to. choice wethers, shorn. $4,503 steady. Good to. choice wethers, shorn, $4,509 5j7v50; fair to choice mixed, shorn, $3.50 4.40; Western shfep, shorn. $4.0035.00; native Iambi, shorn. $4.7536.50; Western lambs, $5.50 7.75. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Slay 26. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta ...$ .05 Hale &. Norcro33.$1.70 Alpha Con. 10 Justice 03 Andes 21 Belcher .23 Mexican 1.40 Occidental- Con. Best & Belcher.. 1.35 Ophlr Bullion .33 Overman Caledonia 59 Pofosl - Savage Scorpion . . Seg. BttlCher..... Challenge Con. . .10 Choljar .20j Confidence ...... .76; con. cai. va.. i.o Sierra Nevada. . Con. Imperial... .01 Silver Hill.. Exchequer ."V.T Isolrtah Con ."."I Gould & Curry. , Il4iYellow Jacket NEW YORK, May 26. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ .20! Alice 45 Little Chief Ontario Ophlr Phoenix PotosI Savago Sierra Nevada.. Small Hopes...'-. Standard $ Breece Brunswick Con.. .031 Comstock Tun... .OS Con. Cal. & Va.. I.C0 Horn Silver..... 1.S0 Iron Silver...... 3.00! Leadvllle Con... .051 L55 BOSTON, May 36. Closing quotations: ..wijiuiiawjv ...... Allouez lO.SOIMont. C & C. Amalgamated. 78.3SOId Dominion Am. Zinc. 9.00Osceola ....... AtlanUc ...... 1-1.00 Parrot Bingham ..... 25.00Quincy . - Cal. & Kecla. . 63O.C0:Shannon Centennial .... - iS.OOiTamarack 89 03!oO 100.00 Ccpper Range. C8.30;lrinity Daly west..-. unuea copper. 4.50 Dominion Coal 74.00JE. S. Mining... 39.30 Franklin S.00 3.501 TJ. ju.w .Granby . . Isle Royale... Mass. Mining. Michigan .... Utah .. . 42.50 1S.50! Victoria C23 Winona ILSOIWolverine 107 (.esree ana fcagar. . NEW YORK. May 3C Coffee futures closed UMiIr rw-t 5 and 10 nolstfi hlcher. S1m. 55,750 bags. Including June. $B.30S5: July, a. Seelye. Centralia; J. M. Hamey. vvooa tK45r Aueuet. S6.53: Sentembcr. i6.60S6.63: I land. Wash.: M. R. Gotran; H. M. Edgar, October. $.053.70; December; 46.85g6.9o; January, $6.93; March. $7. Spot Rio, steady; No, inVoIce. 8c; alld. dull: cordova 10SI3c r..w flrrr,- fi nn!n .t rpn. trifagai, "98 teat. 44 13-S2c; molasses. sugar, 3c: reflaed. steady; crushed. $6.35; powdered, $fi-93; gransUted, $5.85. New York" Cettea Market. ''HEW. YOltK. May Cotton futies closed steady at a. net' advance of 3' and. 9 point;. May, 8.11c; je, ..96c; July, 8.03c; Augurt, veecber. 8.13c: Deeeat)r. 8.15c: Jawxy.. 8.23c Meaey, Exchange. ISc. NEW YORK. May 2J- Moaey oa- call easy. hiSVA per cent: closing bid. 2i bw cent: offered at 31$ -per ceaL Time money, easy aad aU; 69 and 9d .days, 3 percent; six raoatha, 33 perceafcT Prime mercaatlla paper..' 304- per csat. Sterling excaaage. eavy. wlta actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.870&$4.S714 for demand and at $4.S315$-1.SG20 for 60 day. Posted rates. $4.S; commercial bills, $4.81. Bar sliver; 5S5ic Mexican dollars, 43c. GovernmeBt bancs, steady? railroad bond?. steady. LONDON. May " 38. Bar silver Firm. 7 l-16d per ounce. Money, 11 per cent. The rate of discount in the'.openasarket for " ' , w "v . b. . 7 Vl ' . iiv ivr,Cm v . , 5S?ic Mexican dollars Nominal. Drafts Sight. 3c; telegraph. 7e. Sterling on London 0 days. $4.851; sight. $4.87. SEATTLE - PORTLAND .RUN Xorthem Pacific Will Have New I TJmi Srhpdulft. I It Is announced by A. D. Charlton, as- 6Istant general n&ssensrer agent or the Northern Pacific, that a new schedule 1 wjh j,e put Into effect on Juno 4 on the xorthenv Pacific trains running between Portland and the Fuget sound cointry. Qn that date thft -vnrth Canst Limited TSnHia-rt t 5 nvioclc tn th. .,-. Inatpofl of at 3 a nt nrPMnt. ft ' . . T ,m,tai, Tit tv, The Puget Sound Limited will leave Portland at 4:30 In the afternoon, will arrive at Tacoma at 3:40 and at Seattle I Seattle at 4:30 In the afternoon, will arrive I at Tacoma. at 5:50 and at Portland at w.oa. on June 4 an extra train win oe put inr. service, leaving apoKane at m ine afternoon, arriving at Tacoma at 8:10 In I the morning and reaching Portland at i :ju in tne aiternoon. Some minor changes will be made In I the local time cards along" the main line I In order to meet with tho alterations made in the time of the throueh trains. The South Bend branch will, after the datc o change, be run daily, instead o 1 flAilv PICPTif Snnrfat- an at nrA.vn Th Puot. SnimiT T.fTn'tPrt -will mn- n(, .-..jZ,- nf n ,nhmmf uf ' .v , "1,r Tt"r. n C"T. " Z 'l'ZJ, ll t..V'" 3 LjVtT " ClTi, 1 -il" " . " l-14? uinxxum ov yCiaui. i.o uuw axiiutru piusn upnoisierca passenger coaches, new dining cars and new parlor cars, containing 40 easy chairs and two sinuKins-rooma in eacn. .ine train win oe made up and will stand at the Union -ucpot Saturday evening. June 3. wnere I at 8 o clock it will be opened for the ln- spectlon of the public. AT THE HOTELS. The Port .and a. a. Clavburch. Chlcar.o: J. M. Donoghue. Seattle: H. A. Sieel fcnd wire, riew Tork; A. C. Randall. Minneapolis; E. J. Rothschild. Chicago: M. H. Kelly. Du- lutn; . d. H. Vroom and wife. New York: J. R- Greenfield. Vancouver. B. C: G. S. Long. Tacoma: J. H. Byrd. St. Lpuis; J. H. I reiup. can i-rancisco; iu A. uctrs. H. Blcn- ?aB' w"e cna m. XOTK-r airs, .B'!asS.'.SaJ?. Francisco; N. J. Newman, i ueirou; i.-. t. ooa. u. a. ..; j. t. xnorne, 1 -v- -ri,. t -d".i. -i.i . t, T Y,' X '"...f6 4,. Hadenfeldt. Pasadena; T. C. Arnold. San Francisco: u. ti. stoweu, Alton, in.: t. w. Chuston. New York: A. L. Klngsberry, H. h. Scovel. San Francisco; H. B. Harper. lU and child. Detroit: Mrs. T. C. Elliott, J. B. Catron, W. W. Baker and wife. Miss M. Baker. Walla Walla; A. L. Porter, L. E. Hayden, Spokane; C. Kelly, F. T. Winn. San Francisco; J. O. Sherman, New York; A. Berges. New York; Mrs. E. A. Root. Ft. Lawton: T. M. Mechler. Nea Perc. Idaho; I. J. Decorey, St. Louis: R. H. Hittwell. Chicago: A. Morton. Seattle; B. N. Flskiii wiie. .nicago: u. v. Martin. Ban Taacwce; E. L. Carr, Honulam; S. Cohen. San TraB- Cisco; A. Hill. L. M. Stark, Saginaw: : w: Blodgett. Grand Rapids; M. C. Ortan. Cleveland; G. H. Peaks, Chicago; J. K. I Danaher and wife. Detroit: W. A. Caldwell and family. Boreman; G. H. L. Sharp. B5s- I per G. W. Sharpe. B. SImson.'Al Slmson. Denver: F. A. Mabee. St. Louis: W. A. Will- I lams. Chicago; E. M. Gallen. Rochester; A. P. Flaherty, San Francisco; J. L. Stone and I wife. Battle Creek; B. A. Rosenthal. I. J. I Feilerman. New York: M. Marcus. Chicago; G. C Holden and family, N. Joseph. Albany. ind.; T. Howie, Minneapolis; W. R. Hume, e. B. .Hasen. C. H. Callender, Astoria, Or. The Perklns-Henrj Blackman, Heppner; "William Douglass and wife. Chicago; Peter connacher, Yacolt; H. L. Oold. New York; S. F. Hamilton. Astoria; H. L. Vorse. Hood River; R. E. Hulbert. Albany; Dan D. Stlltz. Grant's Pass; J. B. Clark, Phoenix, Ariz.: William C. Harrison, New Orleans; G. A. l Rogers. A. L. Cross. Chicago; V. E. Fowler. Seattle: S. F. Loughborough, San Francisco; Mrs. M. A. Snyder. E. M. Woodln. Ana conda; Ernest Lister, Tacoma: Mrs. John Lamont. Mrs. A. Lamont, Skaraokawa: M. W. Wallace. LIbby. Mont.; G. E. Black. San Francisco; H. M. Jack?, Los Angeles; E. A. Snodgrass. Eugene Vivian C. Englehart. Marlon M. Miller. North Yakima. Wash.; H, O. Wilson. Elgin. Or.; Charles H. Vlehl. St. Louis; George C. Wiles. Ashbay. N. D.: Mrs. J. D. Hlnkle, Charles Ferguson, Spokane: B. F. Laughlin. The Dalles: John G. Thomp son. Lizzie Holder. Blackduck; R. W. Fenn. Roseburg; J. J. Boyer and wife. Minneapolis; T. T. Geer, Salem: W. N. Douglass and wife. Chicago; C. A. Taylor, Kelso, Wash.; E. Kane, Chicago; P. A. McPherson, Port- I land; C. v. Holllster, Chicago; .Mrs. a, i. Englehart, North Yakima; W. F. Wilkin and wife, Bozeman. Mont.; W. A. Ruff, Tacoma; Mrs. L. F. Williamson. Cornelius; W. H. H. Dufur and wife, C. G. Ballard. Dufur, Or.; J. W. Lundy and wife, Master Lundy, Grant's Pass: H. J. Reed and wife. Cecil; W. J." Mulligan. Spokane: W. T. Whltlock. Ashland. Or.: Mrx Lizzie HaKer, Miss Ida Baker. Colfax; J. W. Tynan. Roseburg: W. C Brooks. Lincoln; u. J. jaeiorura, city: j. G. Silvester and wife. P. Simon and wlfa. San Francisco; Frank Cole, Jr., Albion, Hl.r L. K. Walker, Aberdeen. The Imperial C. H. Marsh, city; Joe E. .78 Dlller and wife. North Yakima; William B. C.SS Doolittle, Chicago: C W. Fulton, Astoria; 13 ira. Erb. Salem: HollI Rice. The Dalles: J. .07 p. "Wentz. Smith River; E. R. Lake. A. B. .57 cordley. O. A. C.; George Coote, JCorvallls; .13 j H ahjveter Olympian D. McDennls. Olym- .0l T -p rSnorlnn nnrf mlfA TAlun Bra Lltah L00 D- F- Van Gfne Centralia; William Schulde, .04 Johnson. X J. Wiseman, Dallas; George H. 23 Kelly. Eugene; F. G. Young. Joseph J. money, t-ugenc;: iaroi wan, xtauwvia; v, Hayden, Cosmopolls; Roxle Freeman, Mrs. .05 I r reeman. oireaior, Jiicnaei v;raig, oos- 4.00 1 ton; ti. a. oaiaauij. -duviw nmu 6.50 I Ankerwetter. Nat Goodwin: T. F. Peterson. 02 Tacoma: P. J. Clinton. J. Clinton. Mrs. Juavts 13 Wright. Spokane; Mrs. J. F. Glllis. Seattle: 33 c. Van Patten. Salem: J. S. Cooper. In 33 dlanaDOlIs: George B. Simpson. M. Ford and j wife. Mrs. W. C Logan, A. E. Barr,( Salem; H. H. Hewitt, Albany. The St. Charles F. Chrlstenson, Seattle; F. Jt Fllppen. Clatskanle; D. C. Bryden. city; North Yamhill; J. F. Sweeney, Ida Sweeney. 00 I otevenson J. i,narcnui, ti juayuca, trie.. in I J. jiicOTinacK ana wut. iiouuuuru; uim Warren, Lafayette, Ind.; G. R. Rathburn ana 9.00 wife. San Francisco; William Smith, Austin. 1 Minn.: John- Hudson. Joe Wilson, city; J. f. 7.03 I McPhee. C. X. Blakesly. Lor Angeles: Henry- Tllley. Llthon. Wash.; Edna L. Hicks, D. "vVhalen, Forest Grove; J. Barnum and wife. l icnttn wa,h hctttv Aiirvs. wooaiana. -TOjh ' V. T Blrnnr Srannonsp; G. Glaza Tli I and wife," Douglass, Wyo.; Mary Glasener. 00 I c,ly rs. nooert otaui, sam .uumuiui T W Thnma, rnlnlln- C. TL Hilton: Mlss i Ncme Dayton, city; L. Buckner: J. F. Gra- ham. Astoria; J. McMurren. Oak. Point; P. N. I LathroD. Salem: Fred Waters Oregon City? Independence; L. Andrews, Carson, Was.; n w "trrT H V. nnr. L. Wl JtfcN'Htt. " aonV ii w KPilr f HlTnT I tain, city; J. W. Jawck. W. Kelly, St. Helsna. Tacoma. Hotel. Tacoraa. American plan. Rates. $3 and up. Hotel Desaetty, Tjtiwma, Tlrst-clasB restaurant 1b aaeBectios. ' The Orefi. Portland's. new aad.nasdecn hotel. 1 recftlvlar anieets. corner Seventh 4