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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1905)
THE 3I0RXIXG" "OITEGOSTA'X, SATHRDlT, JUNE 24, 1905. MAY ENLARGEPLflNT Result of Sale of -East-Side Cracker Factory. WOW OWNED BY NATIONAL Finest Cherries of Season Arrive From The Dalles Car of East ern Eggs Due on Local Market Wheat Firmer. "WHEAT Market firmer In sympathy with San Fra&elsoe and Chicago. BARLEY Prices weakened by ler values at San Francisco. ' EGGS Car of Eastern due on local market today. POULTRY Receipts lighter and de mand flew. FRUIT Fancy sMftmont received from The Dalles. Watermelons selling well. Lemons firmer. HOPS Sale of Jars lot at Dallas. II EATS Slump ta bult beef. CEREALS Sharp advance in Hlt feas. CRACKERS Sale of Kaet SWe Com pany to National. The sale of tho plant of the Western Bak ing Company, of this cUy. to the National Biscuit Company. wMeh war consummated re- n:Jy. will. it" fas understood in cracker trade -irries. result In the enlargement of the a-orks on an -extensive scale. The transaction was carried en quietly and all the particu lars have not yet been divulged. "While the purcharer of the etoek of the company was F. C Parker, of Chleago, It is generally be lieved that he acted for the National Com 1 any. The price was not made public, but Is Raid to have been in the neighborhood of 560.000. The National Biscuit Company Is gradually extending lis operations in the "West, having xecently bought out Independent ptanta at Salt Lake and Helena. It probably han Its eye on other sections of the Pacific Coast than Portland, but as its xollcy is to iroeecd in its expansion without making any noise about it. It Is not likely that any other deals will be known untti they have been concluded. The Western Baking Company, whoso plant Is on East Davis street, was organized in the Spring of 11KM and began putting its output on the market about a year ago. The quality of the goods was first-class, and a large trade was quiokly built up. The In corporators were nearly all Portland men, and as the company' business prospects were bright, much suprise was occasioned by their selling out to the Eastern concern. Mr. Walworth, who was formerly with Bishop it Co., is the new manager of the company. Affairs genoralty in the cracker business seem to be going atong satisfactorily to all concerned. No roporta are heard of any friction, which frequently at this time of year are in circulation. On the Sound and in Eastern Washington harmony prevails, and. so far as can be learned, the regular sched ules are maintained. FINE CHERRIES FROM TI1E DALLES. Shipment of I.nmbcrtt. Bring Top Price of Market. One of the finest shipments of cherries seen on Front street was received yesterday from A. Y. Marsh, of The Dalles". They wore of the Lambert variety, somewhat similar to the Blng sherry, but larger. The shipment brought $1.26 per 10-pound crate, which was the top of the day's market. lMng cherries were more numerous and were quoted at 10 rents a pcund. Royal Annes wore in large supply and declined to &tt0 cents. Common varieties oouUl be had for 2tJ cents. The warmer weather lmiroved the demand far watermelons, and anothor lot was brought up from the car. The usual cnlfintent of cantaloupes was received and they sold well. Strawberries were in fair supply. the best brought ?2. Loganberries were held at $1.25 and raspberries 'at $1.76 a box. Cur rants offered at 0 cenUs a pound. Lemons were vejy '' with an advance of $1 a box reported in California Mnee the first of the week, owing to the hot weather and strong demand in the East. The ear of deciduous California fruits that is on the way will reach this market Monday. KASTKRN HGOS DUE. Will Be Flncod on the Market Today or Monday. Eastern eggs will he selling on tMs mar ket today or Monday. & a straight ear of Minnesota wa due, test night. It i under rfod that those Kattfem -RPf will be offered at 20 cents, the same a Oregon. The Hem handling them states that thetr quality 1 better than that of most of the local eggs coming in at thta time. One or two more cars are said to be on the way. Th move ment was brought about by the Mjarcity of Oregon eggs, reoeipts of which have stead. ly declining for a month. -Arrivals yes terday were very light, and but for the near approach of toe Hastern ear. there- might have Ik en a 21-cent market. Receipts of ohiekens. were not very heavy yesterday, but the demand 'was also Hght and quotation wore Moatflty heM. Average hens brought IS eonts. and a half cent bet ter was reported on a few fancy eras. Springs were quoted from 16 to IS eonts. with a slow movement. Other kind of poukry were unchanged. WHEAT IS FLUME It. Shippers Complain of Lark of Space on Cali fornia Steamer. . The wheat market showed a. Hmwr tone yesterday In view of the advances In San Franclfco and Chicago. Dealers quoted dub at S3fS5 cents and btuesuetn at VUSNl eents. There was a modate inquiry trom CaMforsta. but fhlppers &at oamnlalned of the. lack of cargo space on the steam eeaeterc, as the latter And It more profitable to handle lum ber. Barley was quoted oaey at the old price, owing to ' th low- Jlgtaros at which new-crop barley if offered at . San Franeisoo. Spot stocks are not heavy, and values would be higher If Caltforata barley eoutd ot be landed here at the current quotations. Dallas Hops Sold. More activity U toported in the hop mar ket, but at unchanged prices. TMs was a cause of some congratulation in the trade, growers fearing another deeMne and dealer striving to prevent any advance. Twe trans actons wore reported, both belngba hops held by Ralph William, of Datla. Tiarry Hart, of this city, bought ISO bales of them and William Brown & Co.. of Salem. M bales. The ir!-c was said to be about 20 eonts. Slump In Balls, The only feature in the dre.fd meat mar ket yesterday vas the stump in butt beef, which Is practically -unsalable. Some sides were moved at 1 cent a pound, an almost unheard-of price. Beef of all kinds -was In large supply locally and with butchers car rying plenty of - rough cuts of' cows and rteers. there was absolutely no demand for bulls. Veal receipts were again heavy. and the market continued weak and -unchanged. Not many hogs came in and not many were called for. Split Peas Advance. An advance was made yesterday in split peas. Fifty-pound sacks were marked up to $5 per. hundred, an advance of $1. and 25 pound boxes were quoted at $1.40. a rise of 25 eents from the former quotation. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of' the Northwestern cities yestotday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $71-2.4 17 $U5.3W Seattle Dih.487 281.392 Taeonta 422.714 1G.8CS Spokane 44G.4M 106.171 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc FLOUR Patents. S4.50Q3.16 per barrel; straights. 54 4.25; clears. SS.75&4; Valley. JtH)fc4.2S; Dakota hard wheat. IU.50S7.50; Graham. $3J084; whole wheat. 4 U 4.25. rye flour, local. $5; Eaxtcrn. $5.SO6'5.V0; corn meal, per bale. $1.S02.20. WHEAT Club, SKSc per bushel; bluestem. DOgSlc; Valley. 65c BARLEY Feed. $22322.50 per ton; rolled. 528.50. OATS No 1 white, feed. $30 per ton; gray. $90. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $13 per ten; mid dlings. $24.50: shorts. $21; chop. U. S.. Mill;. $19; linseed dairy feed. $18; Acalfa meal. $ls per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks. $0.75: lower grades. $566.25; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $S per bairel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-peunj, sacks. $7.50 per barrel: 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas, $5 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. 91.40; pearl barley. $4.26 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10 pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy. $14 010 per ton; clever, $11 612: grain. $11&12; cheat, $11012. Butter. Eggs. Poultry. Etc. EGGS Oregon ranch. 20c Jr dozen. BUTTER City creameries; Extra cream ery. -OJrl'l c per pound; state creameries. Fancy, creamer)'. 17H&21U-; stcrs butter. 15 10c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 11 12c; Young America. 12gi3c POULTRY Fancy hens, 12gl2c; average hesne. 12c; mixed chickens, HC'12c; old roost ers. Sftbc; young roosters. 10b 11c; s-pnsg. IVi to 2 jounds. 15c; 1 to IS pounds. 16HfMGc; drotsed chicken, 13V14c; tur keys, live. 1811; turkeys, dressed, poor, 17H20c: turkeys, choice. 2&22Vc; geese, live, per pound. 7t4fSc: ge-ose. dressed, per pound. &10c; ducks, old. $70S: ducks. eung as to rfze. $37.50; pigeons, $11.25; equabs, $2f S. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Strawberries. $I.503i 2 per crate; apples, table, 51.50&2.50 per box: gooseberries, 59csj$l; nen California. $1.75 per box; apricots. S5c0$l per crate; peaches. 85cJrfl per crate; p'Hmj". $1(71.15 xer crate; Logan berrlee, $1.25 per crate; blackberries. 75c per crate; cherries, 2gl2Vic per lb.; cantaloupes. $4 per crate; pears. $1 per box; black flgs. $1 per craui; currants, tic per pound; prunes. $1.25: Raspberries, $1.75 per crate: watermelons, 2i$3c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $3.50; choice. $3 per box: oranges, na fancy. $2.50f2.75 per box; choice. $292.59; standard. $1.5091.75; Mediterranean sweeu. $2.50 2.75; Valenclas. $3; grapefruit, $2.5093 per box; bananas, 5c per pound, pineapples. $2.50 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 50c per dozen; asparagus, 20c per box: beaas, 59 ic per pound; cabbage. 191Uc per pound, cauliflower. $1.7592 per crate; cel ery. 00c per dozen; corn. 3S&40e per dozer.; cucumbers. 4Oc0$l per dozen; egg plant. 17Hc; lettuce, hothouse. 25c per dozen; lettuce, head. 10c per dozen; parsley. 25c per dozen; peas, 2 If 5c per pound, pepper. 25c per pounu; radishes. 10912c per dozen; rhubarb. iViO 2Hc per pound: tomatoes. $1.7594 per crate; squash. $191.25 per box. ROOT VEG ETAB LES Turnips, $f.25W 1.40 per sack; carrots. $1.26 &L50 per sack: beets. $191.23 per sack; garlic 12 He per pound. ONIONS California red. $1.2591.50 per hun dred; yellow. $1.75. POTATOES Oregon fancy, old. $191.20; Oregon, new. $1.50: Eastern. $191.20: Cali fornia, new, $1.2591.50. RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4 -crown, 7c; S-layer Muscatel raisins. 7c; tinbleaehed. seedless Sultanas. 6"Uc; London layers. X crewn, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.33; 2 crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated. GO 04c por pound; sundrled. sacks or boxes, none; apricots. 10911c: peaches, it 010 Vic: pears, none: prunes, Italian. 4 95c; French. 2H9!c; figs. California blacks, SKc: do white, none; Smyrna. 20c: Fard dates. Cc: plums, pitted. Oe. Groceries, Nuts. Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 20ftf2Sc; Java, ordinary, 18l 22c. Costa Rica, fancy. lS920c: good. 100 lbc; ordinary, lofi 12c per pound; Columbia roast, cases. 100s. $13.75; 50s, $18.73; Ar buekle. $14.75: Lion, $14.75. HICtt Imperial Jxpan No. 1. $5.37; South ern Japan. $8.50; Carollnaa. 5t30Vrc; broken head, 2C SALMON Columbia River. 1-paund talis. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flau. $l.b5; fancy, l&l'tt-pound ats. $l.b; Vr jHHind flats 51. lo; Alaska pink 1-pound talis. 85c; red. l-iound talis, $1.34; sockeyes, 1 pound talis, $l.b5. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $C06; powdered. $S.M); dry granulated, $5.70: extra C. $5.20; golden C. $.10; fruit sugar. $5.70; advance over rack baslr. an follows: Barrels. 10c; half-barreU, 25c; boxer. 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Vc per pound; If later than 13 i days and within 30 days, deduct c per pound; i no dfooounl after 30 days.) Beet cugar. granu- ! lated. $6.00 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. I 15j lbc per pound. I SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.00 per i bale; Liverpool, dos, ii; lees, sig.50; 200s, $16; half-ground. iMta, $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 1c per pound by sack, le extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, 15e; Alberts. 14c; pecanr, Jumfeev 14c; extra large. 15c: almonds. I. X. L.. lfifetc; chestnuts, Ital lanfl, 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 2t-peund drum; pea nuts, raw. 7tc per pound; roasted, 'jc; pine nuts, l912Hc; hickory nuts. 7c; cocoanuts. 7c; cocoanuts, 33&tH)c per uezen. IIBANS SmaM white. G4StC; large white. 3: pink. 8U9He; bayou. 44c; Lima. 0-ic DreMed Meats. V1CBF Dresoed bulls. Ii2c per pound; com. 3H4Vrc. eountr' steers, 496c MCTTON Dreosed taney. 5c per pound: ordinary. 4c XAL DreMod. 100 to 125 pounds. 097c: 125 to 20 pounds. 4H95c: 20(i pounds and up. Stf4c PORK Dressed. 100 to 150, 77Hc: 130 and up. 097c per pound. Provisions and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. I3c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 13ttc; IS to SO pounds, 1SS: California (picnlel. tie; cottage haras. Pc; shoulders, 0c; boiled ham, 21c; boiled pic nic ham. boneievs. 15c. BACON Fancy breakfast. 15e per pound; Ptandard breakfast, ICV2C; cholee, 15c: Bng ltsh breaktast, 11 to 14 pounds. 14c. peach bacon. 13c. SAUSAGE Portland, ham. ISc per pound; miaeed ham. 10c: Summer, choice dry, 17Hc; boiogna. long. 4 He wolnerwurst, Sc; livor. c; pork. 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese. 0c; bologna sausage, link. 4c- DRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears ti a!t. lOtie smoked; dear backs. f,c salt. lOVsc smoked; clear bolHes. 14 to 17 pounds average, none salt, none smoked: Oregon exports. SO to 25 pounds average. 10ic sch. llc emokt-d. 1-ARI Iaf lard, kettle-rendered: TIerees lic; tubs. Ojic; 30s. BKc: 20s. 10c; los! iejc; s. l)Sc. Standard, pure: Tierce. , S5c; tubs. V,t; 50s. 8tc; 20s. OUc; lOs. J 7c; fs. vuc jempouna: Tierces. Cc; tubs, ilc; 50s. 6,f; 10s, i&c: -a. ITtC PICKLBD GOODS Pork, barrels. $1S; half barrelr, $8.50; beef, barrel. $12; half barrels. $0.50. CANNED MEATS Corned - beef, pounds; pec dozen. $1.26; two pounds. 32.25; six pounds. J 8. Roast beef flat, pound. 51.25; two pounds none; six pounds, none. Roast beef. tan. pounds, none: two pounds. $2.35; six pounds, none. Lunch tonguo. pounds, none; two pounds, none. Fix pounds, 5S.50. Hops. IVool. nides. Etc, HOTS Chofc-e. - im. li'21c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average beau 130 23c; lower grades, down to 15c, according to shrinkage; Valley. 20927c per pound. MOIIAIR-Cholce. 3194Sic per pound. HIDES Dry hide. No. 1. 16 pounds and up l91fcc per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to lu pounds 11915c per pound; dry calf. No 1. under 5 pounds. 17lc: dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third .lest than dry flint; (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, hair slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 293c jer pound lcs): salted bides, steers, sound, CO pounds and over, 10 10c per pound: SO to G0 pounds. 6V:90c per pound; under 50 poudds and cows. fe5c per pound; salted stags and bulls, sound. 6c per pound; salted kip, sound. 13 to 30 pound. Pc per pound; salted real, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; salted calf, .sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; green uncalled, lc per pound less, culls, 2c per pound less). Sheep skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' vtoek. 26?Jc each; abort wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 409C0c each; medium wioL No. 1 butcberrf stock, fiogtwc: long wool. .NaT 1 butchers' stock. $191-50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12914c per pound: horse hides, calted. each, aeeordlnr tn size. $1,503; dry. each, according to size. $1 91.30; colts' hides, 25950c each, goal skins, common 10915c eath; Angora, with wool on. 25cS J1.50 each. TALLOW Prirae. per pound. 3H54c: No. 2 and grras. 2ic FURS Bear skins, as to slxe. No. 1. $2.50 010 each; cubs, ft C2. badger. 25050c; wild, cat. with bead perfect. 25ft 50c; hotwe cat. 510c: fox. temmott gray. 5o970c; red. $31 fi; vrms. $5913: silver and bUek. $1009200; Stbtrs. $50; lynx. $4-50g5; mink. stricUr No. 1. according to size. $192.59: marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10915: marten, pale. pine, according to etz and color. J2-50tT4; rnurkrat. large. 10915c; skunk. 40s?50c: civet or polecat. 5310c: otter, large, prime skin. $8310; panther, with head and rlaws ixrfrct. $2t;S: raccoon, prirae. 30 50s; xatrantain wolf, with head perfect. $3.50 &5; coyote. 00cu$l; wolverine. $$gS; beaver, per skin. large. J5SC; medium, $964; small. $161.50: kits. 60075c BEES WAX Good, clean and pore. 20922c per -pound. CASCARA SAG RAD A iChlttam bark Cpo4. S&S4c per pound. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. 7c Oils. TURPENTINE Ca sea. Ss per gaBon; bir relr, J-Cc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. TUc; EOO-poand lots, 7e; kn than 500-pottnd lots. Sc GASOLINE Stove gaiollne. cases. 23e: iron barreis, 17c: 80 de-g. gasoline, cases. 32c; iron barrels or drums. 24c COnL OIL Cases. 2frc: Iron barrels, lie; wood barrel. 17c; C3 dcg. cases. 22c: Iron baneV. 15Vic. LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barrel lots. G2c; I barrtl lota. C3c: cases. CSr. Boiled: 5-bxrrel lots, 04c; 1 -barrel lots. C5c: cases. 70c RETAIL TRADE IMPROVES SEASOXABLE WEATHER STI3IU IiATES 3IOrE3IEXT. Good Progress Mndc by the Growin- Crops Adds Brightness to the Entire Business Situation. NEW TORK. June 23. R. C. Dun's weekly review tomorrow will says: Seasonable weather In raor-. sections of the country has done much to etlmwlaie tagging retail trade In light wearing apparel, and has gn-auy Improved the entire business sit uation by accelerating the maturity of agri cultural products. Labor controversies are not disturbing, several more agreements hav ing been signed, and lets than the usual num ber of struggles are threatened for July 1. Building operations are sore numerous and Involve a greater amount of capital than at this time in recent preceding years. Railway earnings for June thus, far exceed last year's by 8.1 per cent. Foreign commerce at this port for last week was fairly well main tained, exports gaining 5235,270 in compari son with last year, while Imports decreased $1,172,707. Irregularity Is still noted In the hide mar ket. Foreign dry hides continue dull at the recent decline although less active than last week, leather still moving freely. Failures this week number 115 in the United States, against 227 last year, and 20 m Can ada, compared with 32 a year aro. REORDER BUSINESS BETTER, Larger Sales for Fait Account at Many Markets. NEW y6rK. June 23. Bradstreets tomor row wirl say: Improvement, mirrored forth some weeks age In the phrase 'btter feeling." has broadened and assumed more tangible form this week, stimulated as it has been by seasonable weather, resulting crop Improve ment, better retail trade. Improved reorder business and larger sales for Fall account at many markets. Advices are best from the great surplus producing regions et the West. Bank clearings are. comparatively speak ing, heavy, railway earnings are large, de pusiU in banks show large Increases, com modities are apparently going Into consump tion more readily and building, as hereto fore. Is active, with resulting strength of prices. Money is easy and the lone of the tecurltles market la more cheerful. Fail ures are few and unimportant. Indications, in fact, are that a corner has been turned and that the future Is viewed more optimistic ally than for three months past. Business failures for the week ending June 22 number 157, against 175 last week. 215 In the tike week In 1MM. and 171 In IBM. In Canada failures for the week number 23, as against 24 last week and 23 In this week a year ago. Wheat. Including flour, exports for the week ending June 22 are 975, 882 bushels, against CS017 last week, and 1.271.487 this week last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. June 21 The following ta ble, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank cUarings at the principal cities for the week ended June 22, with the percentage ef In crease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year; P.C. P.C. Inc Dec New York Chleago .... $1.4e7.HS.513 34.5 lR9.2ftv.lM 23.0 132.30S.27S 18 S Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg San Francisco ... Cincinnati Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Minneapolis Cleveland Louisville Detroit Milwaukee Omaha Providence Los Angeles Buffalo Indianapolis St. Faul Memphis St. Joseph Richmond Denver Columbus ......... Seattle Washington Savannah ........ Albany Portland. Or Fort Worth....... Toledo. O 1.. Atlanta Salt Lake City Rochester Peoria Hartford Nashville Spokane, Wash .. Des Moines Tacoma ...... New Haven Grand Rapids Norfolk Dayton Portland. Me Springfield, Mass. . Augusta. Ga Evansvllle Sioux City Birmingham Syracuse "Worcester ........ Knoxvltle Wilmington. Del... Wichita Wllkesbarre Davenport ........ Little Rock Topeka Chattanooga Jacksonville. Fla. . Kalamazoo, Mich.. Springfield, 1H Fall River WheoHng. W. Va.. Macon ........... Helena Lexington ........ Akron Canton. O Fargo. N. D New Bedford..'.... Reckford. Ill Lowell Chester. Pa- Blnghamton Bieomlngten. III... Springfield. O Greensburg. Pa.... Houston A Galveston 1X1.S11.1S7 Sl.2O0.72tf 9 9.3 4728.71S 18. S 3S.4S0.200 28. S 25,473,900 .... 21.7S&.325 1.2 21.477.875 13.0 19.776.S1 4 33.0 12.S51.5S3 7.S 14.9fW.428 IS. 4 16.790.So4 11.574 11.3 ... 7.7 OS. 121 19.8 ... 8.854.971 6.722,300 2S.4 8.7 b,S55JW2 37.3 G.HX1.M7 &94.32S 271.213 4.2XX.SOS 1.4 1 .9 4.424.819 S.2 5.940.409 40.1 8.353.100 3$. 7 3.94S.S00 5.82 4 .232 33.7 S.115.K73 34. 8 c.i 3.SSS.N2W 7.3 .... 4.34S.1A2 11.6 3.0I3.94S 23.7 4.819.464 4.931.271 SqdsaooCW i 4.24.002 .6 1S.S as. 4 si.s 3.4 85.5 S2 3S.9 2.1008 47.7 2.6S3.542 17.9 916.929 32 IT 2.74 1.577 26.3 3.133.287 03.0 1.977.351 10.3 2.929.51 S 1.721.S0I r.i 16.0 1.C56.6S7 12.4 1.627.947 12.0 1.5M.05S 17 Jl 1.893.861 0.4 1.304.7: 32.0 1.718.820 44.2 L331.669 60.4 1.55S.792 22.8 1.53L209 10.0 1.393.429 947.S72 1.125.700 1.619.128 683.486 1.2 3.2 1.2 7.1 834.140 16. Cla.217 399.901 1,678.971 721.400 7S7.SS6 !1.5 1S.0 27 la 9.3 .2 744.253 35. 3 777.474 14.7 416.710 38.7 794.246 65.0 541.517 14.3 405100 .... 423.000 S08.823 14.5 4V66.206 8S.0 580.339 IS. 3 13.0 21.6 30S.9A9 510.361 457.000 4.2 12.8 1.1 353.637 467.000 14.7 468.949 10.6 12.61.178 23.9 9.135.000 3S.4 Total. V. S J2.305.0C7.0I5 Outside New Tork. ft01.81S.102 CANADA. 27.C IS. 3 Montreal ........ Toronto ......... Winnipeg Ottawa Halifax Vancouver. B. C Quebec Hamilton St. John. N. B... London. Ont Victoria. B. C... 22.644.502 i7.rxrr.2ie 6.04(1552 2UT7S.3S2 1.549,951 1.S77.30S 1.679.147 1.239,358 1.114,739 951.117 354,144 20.0 14.3 17.9 6.1 .7 S.S 15.1 13.8 17.7 2.1 11.2 15.0 Total. Canada $ 39,003,630 i B. Balances paid In cast LIGHT 1EST CROP Figures of an Expert Show De crease From Estimates. RETURNS FROM THRESHING Quality and Yield in Southwest Said to Be Below Average Advices Have Bullish Effect on Chi cago "Wheat Jlnrlieu CHICAGO, Jnne 23. The nrheat market was strong the esUre session. Influenced by rains in Kansas, where harvesting Is In progress, opening quotations showed considerable gains, with the July option up H8Kc to 1461c. at 99H691c Shorts and cotunUrton-housrsi were active buyers. With only scant offerings In sight prices quickly made farther advances.' Seen after the opening bulls received fresh encouragement from a report by a Minneap olis crop expert. According to the report, the total yield of Fall-sown wheat would be from 350.000.000 to 370,000.000. I.-jtead of 430.000.0CO bushels, as Indicated by offlclat statistics Jane 1. Additional bullish senti ment was aroused by a report from at St. Louis trade Journal claiming that through out the Southern section of the wheat belt the crop, both In quality and yield, would bo below an average one While a. number of bearish advices were received, eentlment was apparently little affected by the market, which gained constantly In strength. For July the highest point of the day was reached at Ol&r. During the last half hour several prominent holders were liberal sellers. In consequence the market failed to hold at the highest level. The close, however, was strong, with July up 1HC at SSHc Early In the section corn was steady in sympathy with wheat. Later a weak tone was developed on heavy selling by a leading trader. July closed He lower, at 53 Vic Shorts were active bidders for oats, and the market had a strong undertone July closed U9Hc up. at 32Uc Provision! were strong as a result of higher prices for live hogs. At the dose Septem ber pork was up. 15c lard was up 7iC and ribo were 12 He higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. ir $ .06 $ .91H $1 $ .91U September 83 .SSti .84?i .854 December 84i .SSVi .844 .S5y CORN. July (new) J1K .54H .33H .534 July (old) .534 .S5U .53H .331. Sept. (old) 53Vi .534 .52S -32; Sept. (new).... .53 .334 -324 .32 Iec (new) id .4SU .48, OATS. Jlr 32U .324 -32 .32U September 30, .50?i JOH -304 December 314 .31 .31 .311 MESS PORK. July 12.50 12.60 12.50-.' 12. GO September 12.824 12.074 12. SO 12.83 LARD. July 7.224 7.50 7.224 7.30 September 7.424 7.524 7.424 7.50 SHORT RIBS. July 7.374 7.674 7.374 7.674 September 7.80 7.t 7.774 7.00 October 7.83 7.924 7.83 7.924 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.1091.13; No. 3, $1 91.08; No. 2 red. $1.03. Com No. 2. 514c: No. 2 yellow, 544c Oats-No. 2. 32Sc: No. 2 white. 339334c; No. 3 white. 329C3c Rye No. 2. 78c Barley Good feeding. 40042c; fair to choice snaltlnr. 40940c. Flaxseed No. 1. $1.25; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.43. Timothy seed Prime, $3. Mess pork Per barrel. $12.55912.00. Lard rer 100 pounds. $7.22497.23. Short ribs sides Loose, $7.6387.73. Short elear sides Boxed. $7.S097.G2U. Clover Contract grade. $11.75912.23. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 14.000 9.200 Wheat, bushels 2,tx 47.200 Corn, bethels i.2iA) 213.400 Oats, bushels 157.000 71.200 Rye. bushels 1.000 Barley, burtieU 37.400 4.300 Grain and Produce at New York NEW YORK. June 23. Flour Receipts. 10. 300 barrels; experts, 15.200 barrels; firm with trade culet. Wheat Receipt, 7S0O bushels. Spot Arm: No. 2 red. $1.03 In store; No. 2 red. ll.M. nominal f. o. h. afloat; No. 1 Northern Du luta. $1.20; f.-o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Man itoba. $1.12 f. o. b. afloat. The wheat mar ket was strong and active all day on a scare of snort? resulting from heavy rains In the Southwest, butllvh Spring wheat news, poor threshing returns, strong bull support. It Anally yielded slightly to realizing, and closed Irregular at lfHUc net advance. July closed 95tc; September closed 6Hc; December. E94c 'Heps and hides Steady. Wool Firm. Grain nt San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. June 23. Wheat and barley, flrmrr. Spot quotation: Wheat-Shipping. $1.41491.55; milling. $1.53 91.C0U- Barley Feed. B2'.iWUc CaH board rales: Wheat December. JI.3S;. .Barley December. SSc. Corn Large yellow. $1.374 91.43. Wheat at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, June 23. July. $1.C9; Sep: tember. WHc: December. 87c: No. 1 bard, $1.14; No. 1 Northern. $1.12; No. 2 North cm. $1.08. Wool at St. Louis, ST. LOUIS. June 23. Wool, steady: medium grades combing and clothing. 2&fj31c; light fine. 24492Sc: heavy Ane, 2og224c; tub washed. 316424c. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. June 23. Wheat. July, Ci 10Ud; September, tls Slid; December. 6s 81. Wheat nt Tacoma. TACOMA, June 23. Wheat, unchanged; blue stem. lOc; club. fCe. TAKE PROFITS ON RISE GAINS IX STOCK IiIST ARE LESS MARKED. But .Organized Movement for Ad vance Continues in Force Strong Bank Return Expected. NEW YORK. June 23. The organized move ment rer the advance In prices of stocks con tinued today. The movement, however, showed less consistency than yesterday or the day before. This was owing to the dlsooslttoa to tak- profits In stocks which have led the previous advance. The day's gains are less widely distributed and the &!g prices of the day were less evenly maintained. The conductors of the "movement showed considerable confidence In taking over the rtocks made necefary In order to bold the advanced level of prices, and were evidently disposed to proceed with the movement. It was , said that there was withdrawing owing to the better feeling Inspired by the upward movement. The same spirit which dtsssades rrrsent holders from selling their stocks Is expected to lead new buyers to ome into the market. New buyers thus far hare cot made their presence conspicuous. The senior for London account was a is- clal burden today, the foreign markets be-' Izs cncetUed by renewed anxiety over the Moroccan situation. .Operators) In stocks, how ever, showed the same disposition to Ignore nnfarcrable factors as for several days past. Both the wheat and corn markets were de cidedly unsettled by reports of conditions against the crops. Nevertheless th granger ito:ks were prominent In the day's advance and were resorted to la the shirt from Penn rylranla. In which 'there was selling to realize on yesterday's advance. Tha market showed nose of Its former senslUvcness to the re iteration of the President's view on teru'a tlon of corporations contained In his speeches 3 csterday. The demand fr th Paelfle3 was accompanied by renewed rumors of a. r-rr.zg dividend on Southern Pacific ttm prncpal buyir of the stocks proclaimed his willingness to wager large soma as to the early declaration of a dividend. bt!t no official information on the subject was to be had. The week's current movement has resulted in a largo a cumulation here, estimates run ning as high as $7,000,000. including routine excaan-T. with the interior, transfers through the sub-Treasury from San Francisco, pay rcents en account of receipts of 'Klondike gold and on account of the regular fiscal opera tion et the Government. A strong bank return Is. therefore, expected. . The buying subsided considerably during the afternoon, and the closing was distinctly easy with th gains reduced to a fraction and a straggling array of small losses: Bonds were Irregular. - Total sales, par value. $3:100.000. United States bonds were all unehanzed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Sales. Adama Express Amalgamated Copper 57.800 Am. Car & Foundry 400 do preferred 200 American Cotton Oil. 10O High. Low.jjta. S2U "si ol4 344 34 34U IK4 V54 324 524 314 do preferred ...... 10O vz uz 01 American Express 220 Am. Hd. .& Lth. pfd. 23;300 37 344 35 Vi American Ice ...... 25 Am. Unseed Oil...." 100 IS 18 18 do preferred 41 American Loeomettve 3,600 484 4T& 4SS do preferred 600 113 112 H24 Am. Smelt. & Refln. 27.000 118 111 117-i do preferred . 200 1204 1204 120 Am. Sugar Refining. 2.300 1374 I3ffJi 137V Ant. Tobacco pfd... 800 W Ot) Hi! Anaconda Mining Co. 5.400 IOS 103U !0tJ4 Atchison 13.200 83H S2 82 do preferred 200 104 104 1044 Atlantic Coast Line 1.000 101 100 100 Baltimore & Ohio... 15.400 11 14 lloH 110 do preferred . Otjil Brook. Rapid Transit 24.&0O 68 C6 6r Canadian Paclfie .... 9.900 1314 131 131i Central of N. Jersey 200" Chesapeake & Ohio. 2,000 52 ' 51V 01S Chicago & Alton 7. ..... 33 do preferred 200 7S 7S4 75 Chicago Gt. Western. 6.000 184 UU 1! ChL & Northwestern l.U0 10S4 1W4 133 xri-' Cl- nm o.too tTi l3 1U4 -i. i crra. e lTansil ...... ..... ..... do preferred 1 31 07(, 434 27 58 37 C C C. & SU L. .400 Colorado Fuel & Iron 9,300 Colorado & Southern. 2C0 07H a 274 534 07 4 do 1st preferred.. 100 22 .374 go xa prerened... Consolidated Gas... Corn Products do preferred Delaware fc Hudson 200 1.200 100. ico 04 200 474 1.S00 187 1&34 I'M "4 404 47 187i 370 20 88 42 42 73Ti 1S7 "204 DeL. Lack. &. West.. Denver &. Rio Grande do preferred ...... . DUtlllera- Securities. Erie ...v 2 100 23 400 2.000 5.500 5,200 43 43H 42 41S 804 73 CS G7 do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred.... General Electric .... Hocking Valley .... Illinois Central 100 174 1744 174I TM" ltt WW 165i ICS, International Paper.. 1.300 do preferred 100 International Pump.. ...... do preferred Iowa Central do nreferr 784 7S4 20 81 23 43 23 Kansas City Southern do preferred Louisville & Nashw. Manhattan L. 200 25 25 200 54 53 3.100 147 147 147 i.iw lbii 1044 104 1.700 SI; 81 81 iieu Securities MelrocoUtan St. n sVri tts? i Mexican Central v'ztm "nil 11 Mexican C nfml o'-.ia 125 21 54 110 ISO 1014 28 02 44, 31 144 31 62 Aimn. et at. iouls M.. St. P. & S. S. M do nreferrH Missouri Pacific .... Mo.. Kans. k Texas do preferred National Lead Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. New York Central... N. V.. Ont. & WesL Norfolk & Western.. do preferred ...... North American .... Northern Pacific ... 7.000 101 500 2S4 200 03 COO 44 3.S00 144 2.000 52 4,200 83 100 2S 02 44 144 31 82 05 2,600 100 100 100 700 1S74 187 187 j-acinc Mali Pennsylvania 57.000 140 130 133U People'a Gas 1 .700 102U 102 102 1. at. L... 100 77 77 Preeaed Sleet Car.. 100 33 38 do preferred 3eo 02 02 Pullman Palace Car ICO 238 238 RHng 138.100 08 do 1st preferred.... 1,200 01 01 do 2d preferred.... 20O S3v. so-. 70 38 233 b. 01 80 18 Republic Steel COO 1 8 18 ftnc-IfCU 1AM Reck Island Co 34.100 do preferred 3.000 Rubber Goods ICO do preferred ,. St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. BOO Su Louis Southwest. 500 do nrefrri yw 75H 75H 304, 75 33 30 73 33 73 33 101 67 23 C0 63 120 31 0 814 W 18 57 12 0Tl 87 23i4 014 00 23- 01 03 Southern Pacific ... 50.40O do preferred .... Southern Railway . 200 120-. 120Ti r.aoo 32i 31 do preferred 200 Tenn. Coal & Iron.. 4.800 Texas & Pacific .... 3.400 Tot. St. L. & West. 07 82 34 0T 81 34 oo preferred 300 37 57 125 08 Union Pacific 1S4.30O 127 do nreferred 100 03 V. S. Express V. S. Leather do preferred V. S. Realtr 12 ico 1074 107 ioa 38 103 30 P 100 10 40 230 ICS 83 104 23 52 V. S. Rubber 200 37 34 do rrefrrd don iai&l im l. a. eieei ft. coo 30 do preferred 40.500 08 Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical 30O 33 30V 334 100 10 30 ics" 04 00 preterrea "Wabash do preferred "WelW-Fargo Exprere. AVestlnghouse Elect.. Western Union Wheeling & L. Erie. Wlseonkln Central... 100 ICO 300 10 400 407 '"coo iea" 300 01 300 500 234 31 23 do preferred 31 Total sales for the day. S75.7C0 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. June 23. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.104 ID..& R. G. 4s.. .102 do coupon 104!N Y. C. G. 3s.l004 U. S. 3a reg. ...104 !Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77 do coupon 104 'Nor. Pacific 4s.. 100 V. S. new 4s reg. 132 !f. Pacific 4s... 03 do coupon -. 132 4 il'nlon -Pacific 4s. 107 V. S. old 4s reg.104 iWIs. Central 4s. 03 do coupon 103 'Jap. 0s. 2d set.. 0O Atchison Adj. 4s 00 (Jap. 4s. cer.. 82 Stocks nt London. LONDON. June 23. Consols for money. 00 1-1 B; consols for account, 00 3-10. Anaconda 3 'Norfolk & West. 81 Atchison 83 I do preferred... 04 oe preterrea. . . luis luntano &. TVeat. 52 Baltimore & O. .113 Can. Pacific 155 Ches. & Ohio. .. 53 Pennsylvania ... 711 Rand Mines 0 Rending 50 do 1st pref 46 do 2d nref C Gt. Western. 10 C M. & St. P. .1S04 DeBeers 10 D. & R. Grande. 30 So. Railway 33 no preferred... 00 do preferred... OlulSo. Pacific fUK Erie 42 Union Pacific 128 do 1st pref.... Sl! do preferred... 034 do 2d pref fi8 IU. 8. Steel 31 Illinois Central. 170i do preferred. ..100 " -Louis. & Nash. 151 Wabash 20 Mo.. Kas. & T.. 28l do preferred... 41 N. Y. Central... 147 :Spanlsh Fours... 01 Money. Xxchange. Etc NEW YORK. June 23. Money on call, high est. 2 per cent; lowest. 2 per cent: ruling rate. 2 per cent; closing bid. 2 pr cert. Time leans, steady; CO days. 3 ;wr cent; W days, 3 per cent; six months. 34 rer cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3S4 per cent. Sterling -exchange, firmer, with- actual tcsl nes In banker bills at $4.S705fi4.S710 for demand, and at $4.831384.8320 far CO-day bills. Posted rates. $4.8094.88. Commercial bills. $4.85. Bar silver. 58c Mexican dollars. 43c Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular. LONDON. June 23. Bar silver. steady 27 1-lCd oer ounce. . . Money. 1 per cent. ' DLrcount rate.1 short and three' months bills. 1 15-1C92 per cent- SAN FRANCISCO. June 23. Silver bar?, 38c Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts., sight, 7c; telegraph. 10c Sterling en London. CO days, $4.85; slgnt, $4.87. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. June 23. Today's state ment or the Treasury Balance in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold In the reserve oivuion. snows: Available cash balance $137,662,105 Gold 66.676,608 Bar Iron rrices KeafSrmed. NEW YORK. June 23. Prominent bar iron manufacturers, who compose what Is popular ly Known as me fcjuiern par iron pool, nave at a meeting In this city -decided .to reaHSrnj the schedule of prices bow in estect. GIVING HOPS AWAY Is What Consigning on Twenty- Cent Basis Means. DURST MAKES PROPOSITION Urges Oregon Growers to Send Rep resentatives to Xew York and Iiondon With Samples Only. Plan of Selling Pool. ALAMEDA, Cal.. June 20. (To the Edi tor.) I see by The Oregonlan that there Is a movement on toot In Oregon to Induce the holders of 1004 hons to consUn them for sale to London. It Is proposed to advance the owners 20 tcents per pound, presumably without re course. 1 wish to warn owners of 1004 hops against consigning them to London under any consideration. I believe r am Justified in saying mat nave consigned ana nanuiea 1 more consigned bops in London during the "i "a years man any otner man on tne Pacific Coast. And I think my experience and connections warrant me In saying that If any one could make a success of consign ments I could. I am saUsfied that it would be a serious mistake at this time to consign any Pacific Coast hops to London. Even with an ad vance of 20 cents per pound, the grower would lose on the proposition. The ve.T fact that any dealer would advance 20 cents per pound should prove that the hops are worth at least 23 to 23 cents. Or, If not. how can a dealer advance within, say, 1 or 2 cents per pound of the value of the hops, and still Intend to give the grower the bene fit of any Increased price he may get? I have no hesitation In saying that any hops "consigned" to London on, a 20-cent advance are practically sold, and the consignor need expect no- further returns. It looks like simply a device for getting hold of the hops at 20 cents. . The great objection to consigning hops to uuuuuu ai ium umc 13 iua.1 in mat case tue owner of the hops loses all chance of sell ing on the Oregon or New York market. Every one who knows conditions believes hops will bring more later on In the United I States than- In London. It a man has his hops In Oregon he can sell to the local dealer for shipment to New York or London. He is In a position to get offers direct from Lon don as well as from New York; whereas, it the hops are in factors' hands Irt London, the English merchant can simply, sit down and bide his time until prices get to the lowest notch, and then he will go to the factor and tell him It Is about time he lets the hops go and go they will. Even if chances for sale In London were better than In New York. I would call It bad policy to consign, because by keeping his hops at home the owner gets the benefit of the world's markets. If they are in Lon don he Is entirely at the mercy of the Eng lish demand. With my experience of the English mar ket does anyone suppose I would keep our hops here instead of consigning unless I knew pretty certainly that they are better off here? If some reliable dealer would take S000 or 10.000 bales to London on consignment and would advance 25 cents per pound without recourse, and If he would also take over a representative of the owners to guar antee fair treatment. I would say to ship, but not on a 20-cent basis; that would be giving your hops away. The best thing to do would be for Ore gon growers and holders with hops in the pool to draw a complete line of samples, one from each fifth bale. and send a couple of the best business men among the' own ers over to New York and from there to London with these samples. They would have no trouble In getting bids on the hops, and they wonld sell the hops practically as readily as If they had them In London. At same time. If our home market was the better, the hops could be sold on thU market. Twelve hundred dollars would cover the cost of drawing samples and send ing two men to London and New York with them. This would be an expense of 10 cents per bale on 12.000 bales a mere bagatelle, and the loss would be small even if no hops were sold. There are several men In Oregon who have already had experience In selling, hops In London, and I am sure any of them will Indorse thia proposition. I would also like to suggest another propo sition. Many growers would consign to Lon don If they could do so without putting the hops out of their control. This is Impossible. The man who puts up 20 cents per pound must have absolute popsesnton of the hops. A much safer proposition would be for all of the hopii In Oregon, and In Washington, too, to be placed In a co-operative selling pool. The hop holders already have an asaocla Uon which might easily manage a selling pool. It would be necessary for every bale to bo - turned over absolutely to the management of the 20o!. It seems to me that It would be well for each owner putting hops In the pool to be advanced 20 cents per pound on all the hops he turns ever. This would be at a low rate of Interest, ray 3 or 0 per cent. When the pool had control of the hops they could send a representative with samples to London and New York, and also be making sales in Ore gon. It could be agreed that the hop9 were not to be shipped from Oregon until they were sold. Each lot of hops to be sold on iU merits, and the owner to have all of the proceeds In excess of 20 cents per potfnd (ad vance), with Interest and the regular com mission which would go to the credit of the pool. Of course It would be necessary to pay the managers . liberally for their work, particu larly If they recured good prices. It might be arranged that they would get a commis sion only after the owners had realized say 23 cents per pound. With all of the Oregon and Washington hops under one management. Is there any doubt about their bringing at least 25 cents f. o. b. cars Oregon points? I think not. But I suppose you will ask where the 20 cents per pound advance la coming from. The hops could all be placed In the railroad ware houses. The warehouse receipts could be de posited as security with rxtme bank from which the money could be borrowed. Of course the bank wants some more security than merely the hops. Banks only loan GO per cent on real estate. You can't ask them to loan OO- per cent on hops. But If each member of the co-operative pool would sign a Joint agreement guaranteeing to make up any deficiency which posstBly might accrue against hb Individual hopn only after the hops were sold, there would be no trouble In raising the 20 cents per pound. This simply amounts to the grower becom ing responsible for the advance he has per sonally received. This is no more than he has to do any time when he borrows money. It r-hould alio be provided that the owner of any particular lot of hops could elect when they were to be sold, and also that when they were sold he should be released troftt nny further obligation under the Joint agreement given the bank as security. The advantages of this proposition would be: First The hops would be taken off the mar ket and put under the control of a selling committee elected by the owners of the hops, while the hops would nqt leave Oregon until they were eold and paid for. Second Owners would at once secure an ad vance of 20 cents per pound, which would enable them to go about the business of harvesting the growing crop and free them from any financial worry. Third Much better prices would be realized by reason of having the hops under one central control. Fourth Sales could be made to anybody who had the money to pay. for the hops. . Fifth Individual owners could sell their hops early or hold them as late as they pleased at their own option. Sixth Aa fast an the hops were sold each Individual owner would be paid the balance of the proceed.-" of his Individual bops, less the Interest and commission decided on. The bank would be repaid tne advance, and the owner of the hops woifld be freed from any further obtlration. Seventh Any profits arising from the pool would be divided among the members In pro portion to the numbers of bales of hops they put la the pool. Eighth By co-operating the members of the pool would be inaugurating a method of sell tn; that would eventually supersede the pres ent most unsatisfactory way of doing the business. Ninth Such a procedure would practically guarantee a square deal for every member of the pool, whether he owned ten bales or 1000 bales. Of course thin is only a rough sketch of what might be done. Personally. 5 would be glad to see 5000 or 10.000 bales of hops con signed to London, because then It would be absolutely sure of selling the balance of our Durst hops at a big price. But I am Just as sure that If Oregon holders consign to Lon don they will regret It. This proposition of a co-operative selling pcot Is workable, I think. It will absolutely prevent any farther slump In prices, and eventually- lead to every owner realizing- from 25 to 35 cents per pound for hla hops, at not half the risk he will be taking If he holds bio hops Individually. M. H. DURST. Dried Fruit at New York NEW YORK. June 23. There are continued reports of a short apple crop In several sec tions, and the evaporated apple market shows a firmer' tone both aa to spot and future, and common to good aro quoted at 44c; prime. 5c; choice. &$6c. and fancy. 7c. Prunes are said to be strongly held 03. the coast, but the local spot situation shows' little change, although buyers seem moro confident of values and are taking a little more freely. Quotations range from. 2 to 6c according to grade. ' Apricots are also firmly held, with cholc quoted at 109104c; extra choice. 11c and fancy. 12915c Peaches are said to show an advancing ten dency In primary markets and are firm on spot with choice quoted at 10810c:- extra, cholee. I0gi0c and. fancy. 114012c Raisins are unchanged; loose muscatels. 4 6c; seeded raisings, 595c and London layers. $191.13. UVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyard Yesterday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 7S cattle. 80 sheep. "45 hogs and S3 horses. The following prices were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. 53.50; cows and heifers. $2.502.73: medium, $1.5052; calves, best, 123 to 200 pounds. $5. HOGS Best large fat hogs. $6; block and China fat. $3.2383.30; stockers. $3. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, sheared. $3; medium. $2.73; lambs. $4114.23. EASTERN UVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansnn City. Omaha and Chicago. CHICAGO. June 23. Cattle Receipts 2000; market steady. Good to prime steers. $3.23 0; poor to medium. $4p5; stockers and feeders. $2.C04.50;' cows. $2.304.t50; heifers. $2.505; canners. $1.10 2.30; bulls, $2.25 (r 4; calves. $3 0.50. Hogs Receipts today. 13,000; tomorrow, 10.000; market 5c higher. Mixed and butch ers. $3.23 S 3.42 4: good to choice heavy. $3.30ig5.424: rough heavy. $4.633.23; light. $5.2065.33; bulk of sales. $5.30 if 5.35. Sheep Receipts S000; sheep and lambs, strong and steady. Good to choice wethers. $1.5063; fair to choice mixed. $3.304.40; Western sheep. $3.734.&0; native lambs, $4.3006.50; Western lambs. $4.756.30. SOUTH OMAHA. June 23. Cattle Re ceipts 1000; market 10c higher. Natlvn steers, $3.73 3.30; cowa and heifers. $3Q 4.40; Western steers. $3.2304.75; canners, $1.73 0 2.85; stockers and fcedsrs, $2,759 4.Q0; calves. $3tfU; bulls, stags, etc.. $3.25 04.23. Hogs Receipts 13.000; market strong to 3c higher. Heavy. $5.10$? 5.15; mixed, $3.13 fr 5.20; light. $3.20 & 5.25; pigs, $43; bulk of sales. $3.13 3.20. Sheep Receipts 2G0O; market steady. Fed muttons. $4.75(75.50; wethers. $4.30 3.20; ewes, $44.C5: lambs, 53.30 0.23. KANSAS CITY. Mo., June 23. Cattle Receipts 1000; market steady. Native steers. $I.25&5.70; native cows and heifers. $2,250 4.75; stockers and feeders. $2.75 4.30; bulls, $2.2564; calves. $363.25; West ern fed steers. $4.2565.25; Western fed cows. $3 4.33. Hogs Receipts 5000; mKricv strong to 3c higher. Bulk of sales. $5.23 5.30; heavy. $5.2595.27; packers, $3.23 (&' 5.32; pigs and 'light. $5.20 5.35. Sheep Receipts 1000; market strong. Mut tons, $4.23-33.30; lambs, $3.73 7; range wethers. $4.303.25; fed ewes, $4.234.00. MERCILNTS EXCHANGE OFFICERS. Grain Department Nominates the Entire Ticket at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. June 23. (Special.) At a special meeting of the members of tha Merchants' Exchange this afternoon to nomi nate directors to be voted for at the an nual election July 18, members of the grain department carried the day and nominated the entire ticket. There will probably be op position. Grain speculation showed more life. Decem ber wheat and barley both advanced sharp ly, the former cereal being helped by higher markets In the East and less favorable har vest returns In California. Spot prices were firm, but no higher. Oats were distinctly weaker, with $1.30 the top price for new red. The fruit market was quiet, with easy prices for most lines of orchard varieties. Receipts of apricots from river sections are lessening as growers are dissatisfied with the low prices paid by local canners and are com mencing to dry the fruit on spot. Good ship ping fruits are expected to bring stiffer prlees for tomorrow's regular steamer for Puget Sound ports. Choice oranges were scarce and higher. Valenclas eold up to $3.50. Five carloads of Central American bananas are on the market. Receipts of potatoes were heavier and the market quieter and easier. Onlona were In better demand for shipping" and slightly firmer. Garden vegetables were In ample sup- piy- Dalry products were quiet at unchanged prices, with supplies liberal and an easy tono prevailing. Plans for the reorganization of the dairy exchange are being formulated by a committee. Receipts. 03,300 pounds butter. 33.000 pounds cheese. 42.450 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 50f?63c: garlic. 3-4c; green peas. 75c0'$l-25; string beans. 2S3c; asparagus. 3'S6c: tomatoes. $11.25; egg plant. 3.Q3c POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 18320c; roost ers, old. $i.5035; do young. $0.5037.50; broil ers! small. $1:3002.50; do large. $2.5O3.50; fryers. $3.5OC.50; hens. $4.5036.50; ducks, old. $5S5.50; do young. $3J.30. EGGS Store. 1617c; fancy ranch. 20c BUTTER Fancy creamery, 19c; creamery second?. 18c; fancy datry. 17c; dairy sec onds. 17c. WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, 2S30c: Nevada. l&20c. HOPS 2022c MILLSTUFFS Bran. $2122: mldllngs, $25 (Q2S. HAY Wheat. $10014.30; wheat and oats. $OR13.50; barley. $710; alfalfa. $710.50; clover. $7D; stocks. $57.50; straw, 3030o per bale. FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.23; common, 40c: bananas. 73cf?$3; Mexican limes. $44.50; Cali fornia lemons, choice. $2.50; common. 75c; or anges, navels. $1.25; pineapples, $233. . POTATOES Early Rose. 65cS$1.23. CHEEES Ypung America. 10llc; East ern. 15S18c. RECEIPTS Flour. 18.014 quarter sacks; wheat. 14,100 centala; barley. 6450 centals; oats. 2S51 centals; beans. 70 sacks; corn. 600 centals: potatoes. 2333 sacks: middlings. 450 sacks; hay. 43J tons; wool, 437 bales; hides. 1182. Coffee nnd Sugar. NEW TORK. 'June 23. The market for cof fee futures closed firm at a net advance of 6413 polntsv Total . sales. 33,250 bags, in cluding July. 6.3(VQC.40c; September. 6.50 6.C0c; December. 6.SOj6.05c; JIarch. 7c. and May 7.10c Spot Rio steady: No. 7. 7 ll-16c; mild, quiet. Sugar Raw, firm; fair rflnlng. 3 -3 11-lCc; centrifugal. 00 test. 4 5-16c; mo lasses sugar. . 3 3 7-lCc. Refined, easy; crushed, $0.13; .powdered. $5.35; granulated, $3.43. NEW YORK. June 23. All grades of re fined sugar were reduced 10c a 100 pounds today. Sugar declined as a result of? the attempt to force raws on the market. The difference between prices on refined sugars here and on the Pacific Coast Is only 15c per 100 pounds now, being that much algher here. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. June 23. The London tin market was somewhat easier, closing at 133 7s 6d for spot and 137 17s 6d for futures. .Locally the market was steady, however, and closed a shade higher at 30.401J30.C3c. Copper also was lower In London, closing' at 65 17s Gd for both spot and futures. Locally the market remains unchanged. Some dealers are still reported to be holding lake at 13.25c: but both lake and electrolytic are quiet at 13c. and casting 14.75c. Lead was unchanged at 13 In London and at 4.5084.00c locally. Spelter also was unchanged in both mar kets, closing at 5.30c In New York and at 24s In London. Iron closed at 40s 4d In Glasgow, and at 45s 6d in Mlddlrsboro, The local Iron mar ket Is easier. No. 1 foundry Northern la quoted at $16.2316.75; No. 2 foundry North ern. $13.7516.25; No. I foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, at $13.73 New York Cotton 3Iarket. NEW YORK. June 23. Cotton futures closed steady at a net decline of 285 points. June, 8.62c: July. 8.60c; August, 8.73c; September, 8.83c; October. 8.89c; Npvember. 8.04c: De cember. S.0c; January. 0.03c; February, 8.04c; March, 0.07c; April, O.OSc; May, 9.11c