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c THE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRED AT, JULY 7, 1905. 15 ETOO CUES Big California Grower Says Prices Should Be Higher. FARMERS EASILY SCARED Middlemen's rrofits Also Too Larrre for the Good of the Industry. Small Crop Expected in the Southern State. HOPS California grower estimates crop of that slate at 45.000 bales. FRUIT Strong local demand for all varieties. VEGETABLES Bean, cucumbers and corn lower. POUX-THY Strong lnlry far all varletler EGGS Oregon and ' Eastern soHlng well. BUTTER Creamery brands low and store weaker. MEATS Stoady movement In mall veal. FLOUR No export orders coming. O A. I.ovdal. of California, oae of the largert hopgrowers ip the world, was In Ihe city yesterday. He came up to ee the state and also the " Exposition, where he has an ex hibit from his Hop yards. Mr. Lovdal's prop erties are In Sacramento and Yolo counties, and they turn out an average of SOW) bales of hops annually. He estimates that the crop of California th year will be one quarter under the normal. y!eHMngi about 41.000 bales. "Our FPH5jn has been fhort In California this year." said Ir. Lovdal .at the Belvedere yesterday. 've had a oold spell in the early part of April and then It turned off hot. which affected- -the root.- The-plants- pot a setback and consequently wilt have only three months -In which to crow, whereas they should have four. We have no Ho In Callforna. . but there seems jo be plenty of( differently in our mate. "The hop market Is in a peculiar condi tion now. but It ie all wing to the fright of growers. There Is no reason why prices thould have gone down 10 cents or 'more, as they have done. The market would etlll be around 30 cents If the growers had net listened to the boarlsh talk of dealers. Hops arc fully worth 30 dents now, bt the brew f and dealers have worked their game with suoceas. Had the growers stood tirmly together, they would have obtained their rrlce. The brewer must have the goods, no matter What the price. To be sure, they du not use so many hops when prices are very high, but the brewer doos not consider -30 cents an exorbitant figure. "One groat trouble with the hop market is the ovemipnly of dealers. These men have all got to make their Jlvlngs. and they make it oft the grower. 1 saw an Instance of t this morning. -A dealer !ought a but of hops from a farmer. laying him 37 cents for thorn. In about an Iwiir he had sold the lot to another dealer,'' for IB cents. That dealer either had an order whore he could place the hope, or will sell them to another dealer for a still higher price. "Why ehould not -the grower get the price that the brewflr Is willing to pay? "Why should two or three commissions, or even more, be taken out of it? The grower In certainly en titled to. the full value of his product. The brewer makos 200 or 300 per cent profit on what he sells, and why should not th grower be allowed to accumulate wealth as well? As a matter of fact, the dealers have grown rich in the past rather than the growers. I am a dealer myself, but I will say that it would be better for the hop Industry If this element were reduced. "I have heard, a. .great deal , of talk about Oregon and 'Washington pools that were formed In the Spring. There worn no jvoolf". end the talk 'only hurt the market, for when imc of the growers began to well, the news was. sent broadcast that the "pools weie broken and the brewers began to lwar the harder. "I hove the greatest faith In the market for 10i hops. Thy will le needed for futly four month yet, as brewers always require a certain percentage of old hops to mix with the newly.grown wop. The 12,000 or 15.000 bales stilt held on the Coast are an insignificant amount compared with actual requirements. Every pound of those hops will be needed in this eounlry and in Eng land. Of course, if the ciw.ers lbnn to the boar talk of dealers and unload their hops on th market, they mwt expect to get low price', for them. If they UFe more dlw cietion and hold back, the consumers will have to come to their terms." ORIENTALS DO NOT WANT FLOUR. lower Trice Fall to Tempt Hongkong Buyers. . The Orientals do not want Pacific Coast fiour. . They arc cither stocked up or are drawing their supplies from other quarters. At any rate, cables sent by Portland ship pers In the past few dayp have been unan swered, even when they have quoted lower pricos. In order to meet Australian competition, the North Pacific lines have granted ship pers the privilege of quoting a $4 rate on flour to Hongkong as against the $3 rate heretofore in force. A tariff of 15 shillings Is quoted by the lines running from Aus tralia io. Hongkong. Based on the lower rate, together with the lower price of flour, local shippers have offered supplies to Hong kong fmerchants 12te cextfn a barrel below the prices XormaCly quoted, but without re sult. Il is possible that the buyers of that city have secured Australian flour under those prices, as wheat Is cheaper In the Antipodes than in this country. The re duced stoamor rate w-as made only on vessels sailing this month. Some .exporters declare they are satisfied with the Inactivity of the Asiatics, as a heavy shipping demand now in the face of the light available stocks would cause very high prices and might seriously unsettlv the market just as the new crop is coming on. . POULTRY' SELLS READILY. The Egg Market I Active, but 'Butter Con tinues to Drag. There was a good healthy tone to the poultry market yesterday, especially on large Springs, on whloh 16 cents was quoted. Hens ranged from 12 to 13 cents. Ducks were weaker and small ones were practically unsalable. Geese were steady and turkeys very firm, fancy prices being quoted on choice young jibes of good size. The egg market was active at 20 cents. This seemed to bo the ruling price, though some houses quoted a fujl cent on either side of this figure. Little discrimination was made by buyers between Oregon and East. era egge. The market for creamery butter was slow and unchanged. In spite of the enormous demand for ice cream, the output of the butter factories has not been decreased. Store butter Is very weak and is quoted lower. FRUITS MOVE rROMTTLT. More Melon nnd Cants Arrive Sumner Fruit Agency. All lines of fresh produce were In strong demattO" yesterday and Front street had a good supply of most varieties. Plums, prunes and apricots moved off better and in fact none of the seasonable lines dragged. Another car of Coachella watermelon ar rived, which, with the Texas melons received on the preceding day. made an ample sup ply. A car of Coachella cantaloupes also came In. A lot of Indlo cantaloupes were on sale, but they wcrj In poor condition and the host only brought ?2.73. Lemons moved oft readily at the recent advance, owing to the hot weather. Ripe bananas have become scarce, as the strong demand has practically cleaned them up. but there are plenty of green bananas still In the'market. Logan berries wer'qsoted lower at 1.15f $1.25. Raspberries were more numerous and were held at $1.27. The representative of the Sumner Fruit growers' Association, of Washington, was In the city yesterday and appointed a local agent to handle its raspberries and red cur rants, which are now ready for shipment. Only Small Veal Wanted. Receipts of veal were not so heavy yes terday and the market was steadier. "The size that l preferred." said a dealer, "is veal running from 75 to 100 pounds and fat. We have Had a lot that were a little too heavy. The trade wants them lighter if they are to pay the top price for them." The demand for other kinds of meat was slow. Owing to the hot wcater there was less Imjulry for pork and only small and very fine Mock koR could be moved. Declines In Vegetables. Tho most plentiful article In the vegetable line offering yesterday was beans, which camt- In from all quarters and declined 1 4 C9atK. .Oregon outdoor cucumbers wore also more numerous and were offered at f 1 More tomatoes were received from The Dalies and sold at $1.7 with a good de mand. Groen corn wa quoted a shade low er at -2 t 5j -"" cents. A car of California Garnet Chile potatoes arrivod In the morn ing. Hank Clearings. ' Rank clearings of the- Northwestern dtl's yesterday were as fellows: Clearing. Balanees. fl.4HKl.MS JISW.NIfl 1.102.013 XlilffiM) ."KJI.427 47.SU2 .125,06 46.361 Portland Seattle Taeoma ...... Spokane TORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT Club, S20S3c ier bushel: blue stom, tsTflSt; Valley. Sftc FLOUR-Patents. $4.50(5.10 per barrel; rtraishls. $lr4.25; clears. S3.75S4; Valley, $3 0O&4.25; Dakota hard wheat. 6.3007.50; Graham, $3.3004; whole wheat. J 1 04.25; rye flour, local. $3; Eastern, $5. 05.10; corn meal, per bale. $1.!02.20. BARLEY Feed. 121.30622 per ton; rolled. ?23.0. OATS- No. 1 white, feed. $20 per ton; gray. $2t. MILLSTUFFS B-an. $19 per ton; mid dlings. $24.30; shorts. $21; chop. U. S.. Mill:. $13; linseed dairy feed. $1$. Acalfa meal. $la per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00 pound sacks. $6.75; lower grades. $5 06.25 ; oatmeal, steel cut. 30-pound sacks, $s per bairel; 20-pound sacks, $(.23 per bale; oat meal (ground). 30-pound sacks. $7.30 per baircl: 10-pound sacks. $i per bale; spilt peas. $3 per 100-oound sack: 23-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. $4.23 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes. 51-5 pr box; pastry flour. 10 pound sacks. $2.30 per bale. HAY Timothy. $14 (JIG per ton; clover. $11 12; grain. $114f l2; cheat. 511(312. Butter. "fcggf. Poultry. Etc. BUTTER- City creamerie: Extra cream ery. 20Cr21se per pound; state creameries. Fancy, creamery. 17H3214r: store butter. isgisv-. COGS Oregon ranch. 2021c per dozn: Eastern. 19620c. CHEESE Oregon fdll cream twins. llHHc; Young America. 125?12bC- POULTRY Fancy hens. I2fc$!3c: average hen. lUirlSVrC. mixed chickens. 11 ft 12c; old roosters, Sffloc; young roosters. ll12c; Springs. lVfc to 2 pounds. 13c; 1 to 1 pounds. lfiSlCc: dressed chicken.", 1314c; turkeys, live. 18gle; turkeys, dressed, poor. lSg20c; turkeye. choice. 20322 Vic; geese, live. per pound, 7,.$jSc: geee. droned, per pound. HirlOc; ducks, old. $07; ducks, young as to i2e, $lf5; pigeons, $11.23; wjuab. $20 2.30. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS -S;rawlerriA. $262.3 per crate; apples, table. S1.50&2.5H per nox; new California, $1.5061.65 per box; apricots, SO0UOC prt- crate; peaches. 73t;t3c per crate; plums. 50iff75e per crate; Logan berries. $1.15fil.23 per crate; blackberries, be per pound, cherries, 5fl0e per pound; canta loupes. $2.75fi3 crate; pears. $2.50 per box; currants. He per pound; prunes, 5u75c; rasp berries, $1.25 per crate; watermelons. 24c per pound; grapes. $2 per box. TROPICAL FR UITS Lemons, fancy, $4.39: cholee. $4 per box; oranges, navel, fan cy. $2.502.75 por box; choice, $262.50; standard. $1.50 1.75; Mediterranean sweets, $2.3043 2.7.1. Valenclas $3.233.75; grape fruit. $2.50 i 3 per box; bananas. 5c per pound: pineapples. $2.50 per dozen FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes 50c dosen; asparagus. 2c per bos; taas. l4r per pound; cabbage. Ktle per cauliflower. $1 per dozen; celery 90c per dozn; com. 22M25c per dozen, vurumt r-. 40eC$l per dozen; egg plant. 17Hc; lettuce, hothouse. 25c per dosen; lettuce, head. 10c per dozen; parsley. 25c per dozen; pons. 2p 3c per pound; peppers. 25c per pound; rad ishes. 10j 12c per dozen: rhubarb. l-2ac per "pound; tomatoes. $1.73 3 per crate; tquath. $1 S? 1.25 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 & 140 per sack: carrots. $1.23 5;' 1.30 per sack; beets. S1S1.25 per ack; garlic I2.e per pound. ONIONS California red. $1 25 per hun dred: yellow. $1.75. POTATOES Oregon, old. $1.15)1.25; Oregon, new. 90c6$1.10; Eastern. $101.10; California, new. $1.1061.25. RAISINS Loose Muscatels, -4-crown. 74c: 0-layer Muscatel raisins. 7l.ac: unbleached, seedless Sultanas. C?ic; London layers. 3 crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.S5; 2 crown. $1.73. DRIED FRUITS-Apples. evaporated. G& G6c per pound; sundrled. sacks or boxes, none; apricots. 10llc peaches, 910Hc: pears, none: prunes. Italian. 4 03c; Frenen. 2"eS";ic; figs. California blacks, 3;c; do white, none; Smyrna. 20c; Fard dates. 6c: plums, pitted. 6a Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocoa, 2CJi2ae; Java, ordinary. lS4T22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1832oc; good, loy ISq ordinary. I0ifj2c per pound; Columbia roast, case. 100s, $15.75; 30s, $18.75; Ar buckle. $14.75: Lion, $14.75. ' R1CD Imperial Japan No. 1. $3.37i-; South ern Japan. $3.50; Carolina. 56Jc; broken head. 2?tc SALMON Columbia River. . l-Tound tall?. $1.75 ;-er dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.S5; fancy, ll-pound flats, Sl.io; Im pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink 1-pound tails, 83c; red. 1-pound talis. $1.30, sock eyes. 1. pound tails, $l.b5. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube, $5.S3; powdered. $5.00; dry granulated. $5.50; extra C. $5; golden C, $4.90; fruit sugar. $5.50: advance over sack bals. as follows: Barrels. 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes. 5Hc per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct 4c per pound; If later than 15 dais and within 30 days, deduct Ho per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar, granu lated, $3.40 .per 100 pounds; maple bugar. Ib'tfl&e per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.C0 per bale? Liverpool, 30s. $17: 100s. $10.50; 200. $10; half-ground. 100s, $7; 60s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 13ftc per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuti. 15c; filberts, 14c; pecan, jumbo, 14c; extra large, 15c; almonds, I. X. X I6?c; chestnuts. Ital ians, 15c: Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw, 7l.c per pound; roasted, 9c; pine nuts. 10S12;ac: hickory nuts. 7c; cocoanuts 7c; cocoanuts, 3590c per cozen. BEANS Small white. ZftQ-tUc; large white, SH: Pink. 3l403Hc; bayou. 4Vic: Lima, Gftc Hop. Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS- Choice. 1J04. lSGSOe -per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average beau 190 23c; lower grades, down to 15c. according to shrinkage; Valley. 26$ 27c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. SI Jf 52 Vic per pound. HTDES Dry hide. No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 16jT16'ic per pourtd; dry kip. No. 1, 5 -to 10 pounds, Higl5c per pound, dry calf. No. L trader 5 pounds. 17fflSe: cry salted, bulla and eta gs. one-third leas than dry Clnt; iculla. moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, hair slipped, weather-beaten or -grubby, 2j3c per pound less); salted hides, steers, aousd, ,00 pounds and ever. tS?10c per pound; 30 to CO pound. SQOc per pound: under 30 pound and co w.i, fcgvc per pound, salted flags and bullc. sound. Gc per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9c per pound; salted reaL sound, 10 to 14 pounds, Uc per pound; salted calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green jnsalted. 1c per pound lets; culls, lc per pound lees). Sheep skins; Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. 23Ooc each, short wool. No. 1 butchers stock. 4030c each; medium wool. No. 1 butch era" stock. COQSOe; long wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. $161.60 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent leas or 12914c per pound: horse bides, salted, each, according to rise. $1.3033; dry. each, according to size. $1 01.30; colts hides. 25&50c each; goat skins, common 10915c earn; Angora, with wool on, 23c&$1.30 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 2HJc; No. 2 and great;. 23C. FURS Bear skins, as to tlze. No. 1. $2.50 010 each; cubs, Si02; badger. 23930c; wild cat. with head perfect. '25ff30c; houe cat, 3310c; fox. common gray. 30970c; red. jZit 0; cross. $5?13; silver and black. $10Off2O0; fishers. $5Sdi lynx. $4.5056: mink, strictly No. 1. according to size. $122.30; marten, dark Northern, according to sire and .color. $10915: marten, pale. ploe. according to etie and color. S2.504; muskrat, large. 10913c. skunk, 40350c; civet or polecat. 53 10c: otter, large, prime skin. $6910; panther, with bead and claws perfect. $205; raccoon, prime. 309 50c: mountain wolf, with brad perfect, $3.50 Q5; coyote. G0cJl: wolverine. $6SS; beaver, per skin, large. $396; medium, $3Q4; small. $101.30: kits. 50375c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20223s per pound. CASCARA SEGRADA (Cblttam bark) Good, SH-ie per pound. GRAIN BAGS-Calcutta. 7ff7ic Provisions and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pound. 13J-C per pound, 14 to 16 pound. 134c; 16 to 2W pounds. 13Hc; California (picnic). 9c; cottage hams. be: shoulders. 9c; boiled ham. 21c; boiled pic nic ham. bonelees. 15c. BACON Fancy breakfast. 15c per pound; standard breakfast. ICHc. choice. 13c; Eng lish breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. 14c: peach bacon. 13c. SAUSAGE Portland, ham. ISc per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17"4c; bologna, long. lHc. weinerwurst, be; liver, 41c; pork. 9c: blood. 5c; headcheese, tic; bologna sausage, link. 4&C DRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears, ?ic aalt. 10;c smoked; clear backs. 9Vc nalt. lO'.ic smoked; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pound average, none salt, none smoked,: Oregon exports. 20 to 23 pounds average, 10ic salt. ll-5;c moked. LARD Leaf lard, keltle-renderea: Tierces, 9Sc: tubs. 9:4c; 50s. 9"ic; 20, lOc; 10s. lOc; -5s. lOVjc. Standard- pure: Tierces, S'Ac; tubs. yvic; 50s. JHc; 20s. Olid 10s. 3iic: 5s. SKc Compound: Tierces. Cc: tubs, 6Uc: 30s, CUc; 10s. C&c: -a. 6:4c. PICKLED GOODSPork. barrels. $1S; half barrels. $9.50; beef, barrels. $12; half barrels. $6.30. CANNED MEATS Corned teef. pounds, per dozen. $1.23; two pound" $2.33; six pounds. $8. Roast beef fiat, pounds. $1.25; two pounds, none: six pounds, none. Roast beef, tall, pounds, none: two pounds. $2.35; tlx pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds, none; two pounds, none; six pounds. $$.30. Dressed Meats. BEEF Dressed bull. 132c per pound; cows. 3Vs4irc; country steers, 4&6c MUTTON Dreesod fancy. 6c per pound; ordinary. -Ic. VEAL Dreed. 75c to 125 pounds. 656V"-c: 125 to 200 pounds. 405c; 2(X pounds and up. PORK DrecTed, 100 to 130, 7e7Hc: 150 and up. 0 97c per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. bO: per gallon: bar rels. &6c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton Jots. 7ie: 500-pound lots. 7'ic; leas than 5v0-pound lots, Sc. GASOLINE Stove gaAllne. casee. 23H; iron barrels, 17c: SO deg. gasMine, cases. 32c; iron barrels or drums. 26c. COrtL OIL Cases, 20Vjc: iron barrels, lie; wood barrels. 17c; C3 deg., cases. 22c: Iron LINSEED OIL Raw, 5-barrel lots, G2c: 1 barrel loUs, C3c; cases. CSc. Boiled: 5-barrel lota, 64c; l-barrel lots. CVr; rases. 70c SAX F1LANCISCO SHIPPERS IX XO I HURRY TO CHARTER BOATS. Asfclnp Prices of Wheat and Barley Arc Too Hiph at the Present Time. SAN FRANCISCO. July . 6. (Special.) Wheat and barley prices are toe high to warrant paying asking rales for Manage, and shippers are In no hurry to eh&rtcr vesiels until they are sure of their grain. The grain freight market. In consequence, is stagnant and nominal. After early weakness, speculation In wheat and barley again became active and future rose sharply. The cash market for alt lead ing cereals was stronger, with receipts light and harvest returns loss favorable, especially for wheat. Flour wa. firm. Feeostuffs were steady. Deciduous fruits of good quality were In better demand and firmer. Receipts from rivr districts were extremely light and the wharf was bare of desirable stock. .Choice peaches were scarce and higher. Apricot are now arriving more freely from Bay coun ties and bring better prices. Good snipping plums, prunes, apples and Bartlett pears aro In demand for outgoing steamers. Cltrua fruits are in limited supply and strong, but high prices check, business. Upper gradts of inttatoes are is more de mand and .steadier. The first Salinas Bur- banks oT the reason arrived. Being very small. $1 was the average price. Onion were in larger supply and easitr. Garden truck was weaker. Fancy hard creamery butter Is firmer, but plenty of soft stock Is offered at concessions. Cheese Is steady. Ranch eggs are firmer. Receipts. 76.500 pounds butter, 17.' pounds cueee. 40.710 pounds eggs. Reorganization plans are being vigorously discussed by dairy exohange members. VEGETABLES Cucumber. 264? 4e; garlls. 304c: green pes'", 75e$I.B); string beans. -'f2Sc. asparagus. 467c; tomatoes. $1.25f 1.75; egg plant. 06 10?. POULTRY Turkey gobblers. icg21c; roast er, old. $4.50.1: do young. $0.5B7.3fl; broil ers, -mall. $1.5052.50; do large. $2.5093.30; fryers. $5.3066.30; hens. $4.3006.50; ducks, old, $365.50; do young. $591.50. EGCJS-Store. 1544ri6ic: fancy ranch, 2.V. BUTTER Fancy creamery. nc; creamery seconds. 36c; fancy dairy. 174c; dairy sec onds. 17e. WOOL-Sprlng. Humboldt and Mendocino, 2SJ30c: Nevada. lCf20c HOPS -IMSSOf. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $21Q21.30; middlings. $25625. HAY-Wheat. $10014.50: wheat and oats. $&U 18.50; barley. $7010; alfalfa. $7friA.5; clover. $7ffl0; stock. $5.5097.50; straw, 30ff5)c per bale. FRUITS-ApHes, choice. $1.35; common. 40c; bananas. 75e6$3: Mexican limes. $104.50; California lemons, choice. $3.50; common. $1; oranges, navels. $1.3003.50; pineapples. $2fl8 POTATOES Early Rose. f.VUJl. CHEESE Young America. lOHffllc; East ern. liSlSHe. RECEIPTS-Flour. 20.W. quarter sacks; wheat. S4 centals; barley, lion centals; beans. 500 racks: corn. 1212 centals; potatoes, aackt; bran. 43S saeks; mlddilcgs. 225 sacks; hay. 3S1 tons; wool. 349 bales; hides. 19SI. Mining Stock. NEW YORK. July C.CIoxIng quotations Adama Con $ .30'Llule Chief $ Alice 3S'Ontarle 4. Breece aoiOphlr o. Brunswick Coh.. .3Phoenlx Comstook Tun... .0SPotesi Con. Cal. &. Va.. IJPt Savage Horn. Silver 1.73lSlerr Nevada... Iron SJlver 3.15SmalI Hopes... . ladvllle Con... .OGjStandard .... l BOSTON. July Adenture $ AUouez Amalgamated.. Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham C Closing quotations: ; 4.00!Mehawk $ 4P 27-SSiMont, C. & C. . 1 K.S0IOM Dominion. 24 S.00.OsceolA 90 13.50-pArrAf -v- 28.00(Qulncy . .'. . 045.oo)Shannon ... V9 Cal. & Heela. . Centennial ... Copper Range. Daly West Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Isle Royale... Mass. Mining.. Michigan 18.00;Tamarack .... 112 69.00tTrtnlty g 13.25Unlted Copper. 22. S1.00U. S. Mining.. 2S. fl-35 U. S. Oil 10. fl.OOiUtah 43 20.00 Victoria 3 7.73Wlnona 10 13.231Woiverlne io! Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. July a.-Wool -Steady; medium grades combing and clothing 2&g-30Hr. light 23-i2c oeavy nne. jbBc, tub wassed. SELL FOR PROFITS Manipulation of Stocks in New York Market. TONE IS MUCH UNSETTLED Congestion of Activity In Reading and Union Pacific Restraining EfTect of Money Market Out look Irregular Close. NEW YORK. July 6. The coincidence cf the free selling of stocks to take profits yes terday and the publication of n Interview with a prominent speculative leader, who spoke with great confidence of the prospect for much higher prices, had the effect of leaving sentiment a good deal unsettled today. There was further selling of stocks at avail able opportunities and under coer of th". rustalnlng effect of the spectacular movements In special stocks. Several Incidents of the day were in favor of the market, and it had no important obstacle to contend with. But the volume of dealings Tell below the total of yesterday and there was a violent conges tion of activity In Reading and Union Pa cific. The buying of Reading came from many quarters, under the encouragement of the bold leadership In the morement and the seem ingly Irresistible character of the advance. The only news en the stock was the general assertion of Its high earning power, and the bold predictions circulated of the extent to which It was Intended yet to carry the movement. Erie was affected In sympathy. The speculation In Union Pacific was festered by rumors or an Intended extra dividend on the stock. Southern Pacific and St. Paul showed sympathy. Tennessee Coal fluctuated violently on comparatively small dealings. This about defines the limits of the important movements of the day. Time leans were firmer In tone, and It Is probable that consideration of the money out look had a restraining effect on the market. Paris renewed Its takings, of gold in the linden market and the sterling rate declined In Paris. The possibility of further export of gold from New York Is thus kept open. Receipts on account of Klondike gold are constantly replenishing the New York supply now. It is expected also that the Govern ment bonds to be released by the return of Government deposits on July "13 will go prompt ly Into use for new Issues of bank notes. This would add to the available supply of currency and facilitate an outward move ment of gold. The effect of the subscription to the Japanese loan seems to be viewed with more uncertainty, even where the proceeds of the former loan were left on deposit here. The shift In the loan account cauied some temporary disturbance In the money market. Satisfaction Is felt over the authoritative Intimation that no withdrawal of the loan proceeds Is Intended before the last of Octo ber. A large proportion of the last Japanese loan remain on deposit In New York and is placed In call loan here, ro that the Jap ane.e government's handling or Its balances might have, an Important effect on the New York money market. The digestion of profits was persistent, and as a rule the day Important "gains are re stricted to a few picked stocks. The closing tone was Irregular. Bonds were steady. Total sales par v!ue. $4,330,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Law. Bid. Adams Exprens - 243 Aroal. Copper... 1P.JKX) S2;i S2 S2H A. Car & F 1.100 357i 33H 35H do preferred fS Am. Cotton OH 11 Am. Express 230 A. II. & L. pfd. 700 37T 37i 37i American Ice 25 Am. Linseed Oil 17 U do preferred 30 ?i Am. Locomotive 2.100 AS 4Si 4SU do preferred.. 300 112j 112U. 112 A.' Smlt. & R.. ll.tlOO llSH I17H 117H do preferred.. 200 llf 110U 110H A. Sugar Ref... 3.300 1404 130 1304 A. Tob. pfd. cer. 30O 7 07 i7l Ana. Mln. Co... 1.300 107 U 106 UhJH Atchison 11.200 S3 S JJ1 do preferred.. i00 102H 102 102 Atlantic C. L. . 20. IMK 163 163 Baltimore & O. 13.400 114 113, 1134 do preferred.. 300 1I7H 7H i7i Brk. Rap. Tran. 35.700 72 70T 71 Can. Pacific 14,300 1324 151 132 Central of N. J 204 Ches. & 0 5.400 54 i 334 53 Chicago Alton :00 37 H 3lVj .15 do preferred.. 200 70 H 7UU 7ti C. Gt. Western. 11,400 20; 20 20 C. & Northwest. 1.20O 210H 200 208'i C. M. & St. P . 13.000 150 17K.i 17i C. Ter. Jt T 100 lSj 1814 lS'.i C. C-. C. & S L. 100 it'J STi 9Si Colo. F. & I... 16.300 47'i 4 40?m Colo. & So 300 27 i 27 i 274 do 1st pref... 7Kl 3SH 58 58 do 2d pref 500 SSH 374 33 U Con. Gas 1SS Com Product.. 200 104 104 10 K do preferred . . - 4S"Vi Del & Hudson. 500 1Wi ISOVi ISUVj D. . 1-ack. & W. 200 3K0 3S0 300 D. & R. Grande 300 31 31 30Vi do preferred.. loO S! M SG Distillers Secur. 1.100 44 43 4.14 Erie 4H.500 47i 4ri 47".. do 1st pref... 4.300 S3 824 fCrs do 2d pref S.rtOO 73 72 'j 72 H Gen. Electric... 200 170H 1704 177 Hocking Valley il Illinois Central. 5.200 10 lrt7-i ICS Internal. Paper. 400 20 U 20H 20 do prererred.. 700 70 S 7!"4 70 Internal. Pump. 2uO 20U -04 2 do preferred.. 100 SO SO SO Iowa Central... 200 27 27 25 do preferred ..... Ml Kas. City So 20 do preferred.. 100 3 ft 31 .VT.U Louis. & Nash. 3.MUI 140U 14SH USVt Manhattan L 3.600 1MH 105i 1B54 Metro. Securities 3,400 83 i $24 S3 Metro. St- Ry.. S.700 12JU 12S 12Si Mexican Central 1.300 22 Vi 22 22 Minn. & St. I. 34 1I.SP4-SS M. 100 1234 123H 123 do prererred IR04 Missouri Pacific 4.300 10014 09i 0ii Mo.. Kas. fc. T.. S00 20 20 20 do preferred.. 700 fil4 CI c.l National Lead.. I.0OO 47H 47 40 N. R. R. M. pfd. 200 3tt 3rt 3K N. A Central... 12.100 14R 147 147 vi N. Y.. O. & W. 2.400 33 U 52 H 32 i Norfolk A Wet. 4.100 Srt4 83H S3T4 do preferred J I1 H N. Amerl'-an... 400 ioo ni 90Ti Nor. Pacific l.on ll0 1S 1SRH T'aclflc Mall 300 IS 434 43 Pennsylvania .. 32.300 I42H 141-4 1I2H People's Gas.... 4,sno lOdH 10. irw P.. C. C Sc S. L. 100 7rt 7l 7fi Tress. S. Car... no 40 a4 30 H do preferred 94 PuIL Pal. Car. 100 240 240 23 Reading 1S2.BO0 1074 104S lOtl do 1st pref... 200 3 03 024 do 2d pref.. . 3.100 P34 314 924 Republic Steel.. 1.000 20U 104 20 do prererred.. 2.00 81 80 80i Rock Island Co. P.OOA 314 -tit; 314 do prererred.. 20O 704 81 7$'4 Rubber Goods.. fiOO 34 4 34 4 34 do preferred.. 200 104 104 104 S L & S F 2d pf. 2.400 rt8; 74 074 S. U Southwest. fiOO 2.T-4 224 234 do prererred.. 300 f.24 2 024 So. Pacific 13.000 rt34 04 U 4 do preferred.. 400 1174 117H 1174 So. Railway 1.300 S3 324 32H do preferred.. 300 ns 08 077; Tonn. C. & I... -12.200 014 W) 004 Texas & Pacific. ..... 34 T.. St. L. & W. 700 3ti . 3R, 384 do preferred.. 200 374 57 4 374 Union Pacific . 11 1.400 1304 12S4 1304 do preferred 974 V. K. Express. 1224 U. S. Leather.. 3O0 134 124 124 do preferred.. 400 109 100 109 V. S. Realty S3 V. S. Rubber. . 10.000 44 41 i 43 v4 do preferred.. 4.300 110U 1084 1094 U. S. Steel . 54.000 334 324 33 do preferred.. 33.200 100 994 1004 Vir.-Car. Chem. 2.200 37 33, 334 do preferred.. 200 107S 1074 101 Wabash 200 1P4 194 104 do preferred.. 200 404 404 404 Wells-Fargo Ex 240 Westlnghouse E. 100 16R 108 lfi4 Western Union. 1.000 034 f.4 034 Wheel. & L. E.. 100 l i 1314 Wis. Central... 200 24 S 24 4 24 4 do preferred.. 100 32 32 51, Total sales for the day. $27,100 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. July O.Closlng quotations: U S rf 2s rer 1034!D. A R G. 4s . loflti i do coupon ...1034 N. Y, C, G. 34s. 34 C. S. 3s-reg....l034iNor. Pacific 3s.. T7 do coupon 104 (Nor. Pacific 4i.. 1054 U. S. new 4s rtg.132 1S0. Pacific 4s. .. 83 do coupon 1334IUnion Pacific 4s. 105 U. S. old 4s reg.104 iWls. Central 4s. 94 4 do coupon 104 'Jap. 6s. 2d set.. 9ST Atchison .Adj. 4s 07 Map. 44s. ccr... 914 Stocks at London. LONDON. July ft Consols for money. 904; consols for account. 004. Anaconda ...... 34Norfolk & West. SS Atchison S7 1 do preferred... 93 do pref erred. .. 105 (Ontario & Wast. 544 Baltimore & O. .117 Pennsylvania ...73 Can. Pacific. . ..156 I Rand Mines 94 Ches. & Ohio... S5!Read!ng 54 C. Gt. Western. 21 do 1st pref.... 474 C M. k. St. P..1S34J do 2d pref. .. 44 DeBeers 104 ISo Railway 33 4 1 D. fe R. Grande. 314 do pref erred... 1004 do prererred... S9 jSo. Pacific ftftl Erie 4S lUnlon Pacific... .1334 do 1st pref.... S44. do prererred.. . 1004 do 2d pref 74 4 U. S. Steel 334 Illinois Central. 1714; do prererred... 1024 Louis. & Nash.. 1324 IWabash 20 h 3lo Kas. &. T.. 294' do prererred... 414 N. Y. Central.. . 152-4 Spanlsh Fours... 91 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW TORK. July . Money on call steady. 2462 per cer I; closing bid. 2 per cent; of fered at 24 per cent. Time loans firmer; 60 days. 3S34 per cent; W days. 3434 per cent; six months. 34 per cent. Prime mercan tile paper. 34f?44 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi ness la bankers" bill at $I.S6P54.S7 for de mand and at $4.832394.8330 for 60-day bills. Posted rates. $4.Sff4.S8. Commercial bills. $4.5584.854. Bar silver. 3S4c: Mexican dollars. 434c: Government bonds and railroad bonds steady. LONDON. July 6. Bar silver steady. 27d per ounce, money. I14 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market ror short bills Is 1 1-16 per cent. The rats of discount In the open market for three months bills Is 14 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. July B. Sliver bars. 5S4c Mexican dollars, nominal: drafts, sight. 7jc: drafts, telegraph. 10c; sterling on Lon don. 60 daye. $4.834: sight. $4.S74. TIE START BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS DEPRESS CHICAGO "WHEAT. Increased Movement or Xew Grain In the Southwest Liberal Selling by a leading Long. CHICAGO. July . The wheat market was weak from the start. At the opening Sep tember was down 4 V 4c to 4 4c at S74tfS74c The ractor mainly responsible for the Initial weakness was the Improved weather conditions, both Northwest and Southwest. A contributory Influence was a decline in the price of wheat at Liverpool. Sellers were given additional encourage ment by the Increased movement of new wheat in the Southwest. This led to heavy selling of the July option and there was a sharp decline In the price of that delivery. Other months were decidedly affected by the profit-taking In July. Before the end of the flrst hour September had declined to Sd4c. On the break commission houses purchased freely. The buying resulted In a quick upturn. September advancing to S74? S34c. The rally was helped by a dual re port made by two well-known crop experts estimated the total yield or Winter wheat at 333.000.000 to 3C3.000.000 bushel, whereas Inferences from Government figures make the yield about 435.000.000 bushels. The market, however, lacked any fresh damage reports to give confidence to the bulls, and on that account a reaction soon occurred, following renewed liquidation. A promi nent long was credited with liberal sales during the last hour of trading. The market cloed weak with. September 4c down at SfiH$6ic. Sentiment la the corn pit Inclined to bull ishness. A firm tone prevailed at the close fcepiemocr ciosea at Jovc. Weakness of wheat caused moderate profit taking In oats, resulting In an easy market. September closed Uc off at 3I4c. Provisions were firm at the start as a re sult of decreased receipts of hogs. The slump In wheat, however, caused some profit-taking, resulting In a slight loss. At tho close September pork and lard were each down 74c and ribs were a shade lower. The leading futures ranged as follows. WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. July $ .i04 $ -904 $ .8 $ .894 Sept S74 .S74 .Srt4 .SB4 Dec S74 .874 -S4 .SO-i CORN. July (old). .5 .3GT J34 .54 July tnew) .334 -3t54 .334 .384 Sept.. told). .3 .3d .354 .354 Sept. (now) .554 .334 -33 .334 Dee. tNew). AVU -404 .49 .494 OATS. July .. Sept. . . Dec. .. I .824 .324 -324 ' .324 .314 .314 -31 .314 .3517, .32 .314 .31 MESS PORK. July 12-15 . 12.55 12.30 12.50 Sept 12.83 12.83 12.724 12.75 Oct. 12.83 12.65- 12.774 12.SU " LARD. July Sept. Oct. .. 7.13 7.15 .. 7.33 7.33 .. 7.37 4 7.37 4 7.05 7.05 .324 SHORT RIBS. July 7.CO 7.1524 7.374 7.574 Sept. 7.83 7.S3 7.774 7.S0 Oct. 7.S3 7.S5 7.S0 7.824 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. SI. IOC 1.15; No. 3. $1.03 V 1.10; No. 2 red. 014i?024c Corn No. 2. 37c; No. 2 yellow. 574c "Oats No. 2. 324c; No. 2 white, 334 34 4; NO. 3 -white. 324e33iC. Barley Good feeding. 42fH4c; fair to choice malting. 47240c. Flax reed No. 1, $1.25; No. 1 Northwest ern. $1.43. Timothy seed Prime. $3.253.30. Mess pork Per barrel. $12.5512.60, Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.05. Short rlb.o sides Iose, $7.3567.65. Short clear sides Boxed. $7.73tf7.S74. Clover Contract grade. $12,230-13. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 22.700 17.400 Wheat, bushels 33.000 0.200 Corn, bushels 041.000 107.300 Oats, bushels 401.700 161.700 Rye. bushels 1.000 Barley, bushels 100.200 9.300 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. July (J. Flour Receipt. 22. 400: exports, 32tO. Quiet and- barely steady. Wheat Receipts. 1000. Spot barely steady. I No. 2 red. $1.07 elevator, and $1.08 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern nuluth. $1,194 f. o. b afloat. The futures market closed heavy, at 461?ic net decline: July closed 044c: Septem ber cloted Wc: December closed OO'ic. Hops Irregular. Hides Dull. Wool Steady. I Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. July C. Wheat and bar ley easier. j Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.4743 i.., liuiu.i. i..o-a j.-. oaney r eed. P24flP74c. Oats Red. $1,1241-23. Call-board sale: Wheat December. $1.42-4. Barley December. 014c Corn Large yellow, $1.3361.424- Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. July 6. Wheat No. 1 hard. $1.13; No. 1 Northern. $1.11: No. 2 Northrsu $1.07: July. $1.03; September. 924gP2Hc: De cember. S&Sc Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. July 6. Wheat-July. 6s lid; September. 6s 104d; December. 6s lOHd. Wheat at Taeoma, TACOMA. July Wheat unchanged: mill ing, blue-tern. $Sc: club. 82c. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cuttlas Teeth. Se gare ane m that cla and well-txied remedy, Vra. WlsaloWa Soothlnr Syrup, far cbllirea teething. It soothe th child, softens th guau. allays all nls. cures wind cUo and dlarrhooa. Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 1393 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce FEELING IS HOPEFUL Better Conditions Prevail in the Iron Trade. BIG ORDERS FOR BRIDGES Adjustment of Sheet and Tin-Plate Scales the Event of the Week. Deadlock Still Continues In Pig Iron Market. NEW TORK. July 6. The Iron Age in Its issue of today says: The feeling in the Iron trade generally Is distinctly hopeful and yet there Is little that Is tangible to Justify Increased optimism. The branches which saved the situation after the check of the tate Spring are still the backbone ot tho good times. These are th structural and the plate trades, which are flourishing through the railroad building of cars and engines and the heavy requirement cf buildings. The fact may be mentioned that the American Bridge Company alone booked orders for bridges, buildings and structures aggregating 81.000 tons during' June. Tho New York Central order for buildings. Involv ing 157,000 tons at structural material, were placed durlt the week. Chicago did a good business and has some large work in eight. In the plate trade, mills In the Central West have been forced, through sheer Inabil ity to make deliveries, to transfer work to Eastern mills. Some good mall orders have been placed lately, including 15.000 tons with one mill In the Central West and 30.000 tons with an Eastern olant. The event of the week In the lighter lines has been the adjustment between the. Amer ican Sheet A Tin Plate Company and the Amalgamated Association, of both the sheet and the tin plate scales. The men receded .completely from their demands for an ad vance In wages and accepted substantially tho existing scales. Oae very Important point was made and that Li that the clauses relating to restricting of output were elim inated. This has been a sore point with those manufacturing whose mills were under union rule. The rebate of 4 per cent In tin plates. In tended to supplant foreign plates Imported under the drawback clauses, continues, to August 1. After that date It may be re stored by the company to the original 3 per cent rebate. If conditions require It. The settlement of the wage questions in these two Important branches removes practically the only cloud on the horizon. From a mar. ket point oNvlew only a prolonged struggle could have affected values. There are Indication that at least cn large consuming Interest In the foundry trade has begun to feel the market for nig Iron seriously, but that Is the exception. The deadlock Is really unbroken and the drift ot events aeems to favor the buyers since Southern iron has weakened further and some smaller Interests have accepted the basis of $11 for No. 2 roundry at Birmingham. The leading Interests In all the principal pro ducing sections, however, are abstaining from any attempt to force pig Iron upon unwilling buyer. It will take some striking event to start the buying movement, some mer chants believing that we may dray along In this manner for the whole of this month. Bids .are being opened today In this city ror a round lot of cast Iron pipe. Kansas City has Just awarded 6C00 tons. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. July G.-The London tin mar ket added slightly to the advance of yester day, closing at 140 5s for spot and 133 5s for futures. The local market was firm In sympathy, with spot quoted at 30.70f?31c. Spot copper was unchanged at 66 In Lon don, but rutures were a rhade lower at 66 la 3d. Locally the situation n-a unchanged. Some dealers are still said to be holding for 15.23c for lake, but the demand Is moderate and generally speaking both lake and electro lytic are quoted at 13c and casting at 14.33c. Lead was firm, but unchanged, at 4.30ft4.BOc in the local market and higher at 13 12s 6d In London. Spelter was unchanged In both markets, closing at 5.30c locally and at 23 17s 6d In London. Iron closed at 40s 4d In Glaszow and at 45s 6d In Mlddlesboro. Locally Iron was un changed: No. I foundry Northern Is quoted at $18.25316.50; No. 2 do. $13.50ffl6; No. I do Southern. $15.2315.75; No. 1 do soft $15.25518; No. 2 do soft. $14.75ffl5.25. livestock: markets. Trices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards Yesterday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 240 sheep. 50 hog. 30 hones and 17 mules. The following prices were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $3.50; cowi and heifers. $2.502.75: medium. $1.502; calves, best. 125 to 2U0 vounds. $3. HOGS Best large, fat hogs. $6; block and China fat, $5.2535.50; stocker. $3. SHEEP Beat Eastern Oregon and Valley, sheared. $3; medium. $2.75; lambs. $44.25. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITY. July tl. Cattle Receipts. 7000; market steady to shade lower. Na tive steers, $4.73fr5.70; stockers and feeders. $2.754.50; bulls. $2.254.00; Western fed steers. fl.005.25: Western fed cows, $3.00 4.50. Hogs Receipts, 0000; market weak to 5c lower. Bulk or sales. $3.3503.40: heavy, $5.3095.35: packers. $3.35 3.40; pigs and lights. $3.30 IT 5.40. Sheep Receipts. 4000; market strong and active. Muttons. $4.40(g5.73; Iambs. $3.75 7.40; range wethers, $4.755.75; fed ewes. $425 3.75. SOUTH OMAHA. July 6. Cattle Receipts. 3500; market steady. Native steers, $3,759 5.65; cows and heifers. $3.0094.80; Western steers. $3.25 4.73; canners, $3.005.30; bulls, stags, etc.. $2.233' 4.40. Hogs Receipts, 10.000: market steady. Heavy. $3.20?5.274 ; mixed. $3,224 5.23; light. $3.235.30; pigs, $4.0035.00; bulk ot sales. $5,224 5.274. Sheep Receipts. 6000; market active and strong. Western yearlings. $4.50(96.50; ewes. $4.003.00; lambs. $0.3007.50. CHICAGO. July 6. Cattle Receipts. S300; market slow and steady. Good to prime steers. $5.500:25; poor to medium, $3.80 5.30; stockers and feeders. $2.503 4.30; cows. $3.0004.50; heifers. $2.3003.10; canners. $ 1.30 3.00; bulls. $2.00 4.00; calves, $3.00 S 6.23. Hogs Receipts today. 20.000; tomorrow, 22.000; market. 5c higher.. Mixed and butch ers. $5.555.60; good to choice heavy. $3.50 &S.65: rough heavy. $5.0005.35; light. $5.40 (75.60; bulk of sales. $5.474 95.574. Sheep Receipts. 12.000: sheep and Iambs steady. Good to choice wethers, $4.75'8I5.00: fair to choice mixed. $3.3095.10: Western sheep. $3.755.60; native Iambs (Including Spring). $3.3095.25: Western lambs. $4.30 7.50. Dried Fruit at Xew York. NEW YORK. June 6. The market for evaporated apples continues very firm, 640 being asked In soma. Instances for futura shtpments of prime frulr. Common to good are quoted at 44c; prime. 6c; choice. She. and fancy. 7c. Prunes remain quiet on spot, but the tone of the market is firm and a better demand Is reported for future shipments from tha Coast. Spot quotations range from 24c to 6c. according to grade. Apricots remain as recently reported, with choice quoted at 105104c. extra choice. 11c. and fancy. 12215c. Peaches are strong in tone, owing to the advancing tendency of the market for fu tures, but spot quotations are unchanged, with a light demand. Choice are quoted at 10Si04c: extra choice. 1044?104c. and fancy. 114,S12c Raisins are In moderate demand and rule ateady to firm. Loose muscatel are quoted oU'SSUc; seeded raisins. SHe-Tic; London layers. $l.O01.13. Washington Crop Report. The Washington weekly crop bulletin saya In part: Heavy rains during the fore part of .the week, and the weather was cool ror the time of year. The closing days of the week were warm and sunshiny. Jhc ralna were said to be the heaviest ever known at this tlmt of year In some localities of the eastern coun ties. While. In general, the rains were benefi cial to crops, considerable hay. Winter wheat, and barley were beaten down and lodged by raln and wind, and quite a large amount of hay that was cut down was damaged or completely spoiled. ThLi was particularly true of alfalfa In the eastern counties. On the tvhn'p th nvm- rn. ' Spring wheat and oats were greatly bene I fltcd by the rain, and favored by cool I weather. The wheat outlook in general con j tlnues very favorable. J The ample moisture, followed by warmer earner, nan a good effect on potatoes and garden. Potatoes look very thrifty and many are in bloom. Hops are greatly im proved and are arming out. Spraying is general. The rains had a bad effect on cher ries, cracking them open, and those still on the trees were nearly all epolled. Minimum ot Contracts Reduced; NEW YORK. July 6. At a meeting of tha New l'ork Grain Trade at the Produce Ex change It has leen decided to authorize trad lng In grain future contracts of 1000 bushels. The present minimum la 3000 bushels. This will. It Is argued, have the effect of divert ing direct to New York a large amount of grain now shipped by the farmer In Interior markets. The plan proporcd Is to have two rings for wheat trading, the larger on being for 5000-bushel lots, as at present, and the smaller one for 1000-buahel lots. Dairy Produce In tho East. CHICAGO. July d.-On the Produce Ex change today toe butter market was steady, creameries, M'u'jUc: dairies. 13l$c; eggs, steady at mark; case. Included. 13c: firsts, 14c; prime firsts. 154c; extras, 174c: cheese, easy, ilOhc. NEW YORK. July 6 Butter steady; un changed. Cheese quiet and unchanged. Eggs firm. Western extras. 173174c " Changer la Available Supplies. NEW YORK. July 6. Special cables and telegraphic communications received bv Brad street's show the following changes in avail able supplies as compared with last report: Wheat United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease. 1.D05.000 bushels. Afloat for and In Europe. Increase. 1.800.000 busheij. Total eupply. decrease. 105,000 bushels. Corn United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, lnen-aie. 1.104.0W) bushels. Oats United States and Canada, east of th Rockies, decrease. 113.000 bushels. Coffee nnd Sugar. NEW YORK. July 6. Coffee Futures cloasd steady, unchanged to five points lower. Sales. 33,300 bags. Including September, 6.S0g.83c; October. 6.83flU.3c; November. 7.05c; .De cember. 7.05'!?7.10c; March. 7.25'37.30c; spot RIo quiet; No. 7 invoice, 74c; mild, steady: Cordova. 101?13c. Sugar Raw dull: fair refining. 3?4c: centri fugal. 06 test. 4 3.16c; molasses sugar. 3 3-16S 3ic; refined steady; crushed. 6.10: powdered. $5.50; granulated. $5.40. Cotton Markets. NEW YORK. July 6. Cotton futures closed very steady, at an advance of 23 points. July. 10.60c; August. 10.63c; September. 10.7uc; October. 10.00c; November. 10.88c; January. 10.01c: February. 10,I4c; March. 10.00c; April. 11.01c; ilay. 11.03c. NEW ORLEANS. La.. July 6. Prices rosa steadily on the cotton market todav until ad- vancrs averaging 30 points on the active fh- mre positions was recoruea. London Wool Sale. LONDON. July . The offerings at the wool sale stoday amounted to 1X273 bales. Com petition was spirited throughout the session. Gross bred were In large pupply and bidding for them was keen at hardening prices. Wool suitable for America realized, extreme rates. Good, heavy half-breds. heavily skirted, were also taken by Americans. FLOOD QUICKLY SUBSIDES Panic Caused Among Farmers in Vicinity of Baltimore. BALTIMORE. July 6. The Hood last night, which was caused by the overflow I ot Jones Falls, a stream which runs through the central part of Baltimore and which resulted from a cloudburst at Tl monlum. In Baltimore County, has com pletely subsided, the water In the falls having; fallen almost as quickly as It rose. In the city no Hve3 were lost, and trier damage Is conlincd to the streets in tha vicinity of the falls. The total loss Is roughly estimated at $30,000. In the country north of Baltimore tha storm was terrific, and the fall of rain extraordinary, the people being- panic stricken for several hours and many flee ing for their lives. The suburban towns of Mount Washington, Lutherville. Cock eyvllle. Mulvale and other points, were hemmed In until an early hour this morn ing, but ao far no report of loss of life has been received. The Intervening farm lands were inundated, fences everywhere were swept away and small buildings along the falls from Mount Washington to the Pennsylvania railroad bridge were wrecked. Scores of small farmers were compelled to abandon their houses and flee for their lives; In some instances their homes, furniture, cattle and wagons being carried away In the flood. No ac curate estimate of the losses in the t county can now be made, but the ag gregate will be large. Every Woman is interested, ana snoaia Know about the wonderfnl MARVEL Whirling Spray 8 new Ttftatf Bjrtott. JTJtC- tioncmd Suction, liest Saf. est Most Conrenlest. ' htTwlnnbirwH. I If be cannot supply tho ' "MARVKI,. accent no i other, but send its aro for SUnstrated boot M. Its full DarUcnlar and 'tlrretiona In. Tiluabls to Udle3. .It.tRVKI, CO., 44 C. SSd ST., .EV YORK. Woodaxd. Clarke & Co.. Portland. Oregoa ML-M1D These tiny Capsules are superfod to oaisarn or uopaiua, f CURE IN 48 HOURVJ tha same diseases without! inconvenience. Said by all drugisis tires Vfe. 3