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4 THE 3I0RNIXG OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1905. 1? LIGHT FIT CHOPS Leading Orchard Varieties Will Be Short This Year. FALLING OFF IN APPLES Market Almost Bare of California Products Strong Demand for Vegetables Dairy Pastures Drying Up Hops Slow. FRUIT Oregon crop of apples, prunes and pears will be light; market almost hare of California products, except watermelons. VEGETABLES Flirt new Oregon pep pers and cauliflower arrive. POTATOES Farmers distributing new Orern crop. BUTTER Pastures are drying and cream mpi'y 'will decrease. J3GGS Market is firm, but no higher. POULTRY "Receipts clean up prompt ly at steady rate. HOPS Ieal market again dull. While Oregon will produeo this year bumper crops of grain, hay and heps and ban harvested an Immense crop ot bcrrios. the prospects of a large yield of tree fruits Is not so .good. Prunes wtll produce better than last year, but ot up to the average and there will be a good output from the peach orchards, but Jeer and appiffl will come down tight. It is estimated by sem that the apple crop of the -state will be 00 per cent short of that of last year.. This on the face of it would appear to Indicate higher price?, but dealers declare that values will be kept down by the big crop being turned out in California. Reports received by the "Weather Bureau yesterday are summarized in the weekly crop bulletin as follows: "Apples, poars, poaches and prune?, although below average in quantity, are doing nicely. The berry tcacofl in the western section Is 'drawing to a dose, but in the higher elevation in Eastern Oregon li is now at lu 'height." Reports by counties on fruit conditions arc here given: Clackamas County The fruit crop in this county is a Invest a failure. Columbia County The apple crop will be good and plums will be jilontifui. but there will be very "few pears. ' Tillamook County Apple tree In H)me orchards promise a fair crop. In others me dium and in others none. Plums ard prunes vary the fame as applos. Coos County Strawberrioe. I vegan toerrlcs and wild blackberries are about gone. (Josephine County Fruit wlH be rather scarce in this valley. S Jaeknan County Fruit is doing fine and the crop will be very rood. "Wasco County Early apples are In the raarkot. Baker County Strawhorries are being picked. Lake Cownty Strawberries are a light crop here, but there are 'plenty of other berries. WHY FRUIT IS SCARCE. Dealers Unable to Get " Orders Filled In California. Notwithstanding the Mrenueus efforts Job bers are making to secure supplies, not enough fruit can be obtained to meet local require ment. The recent hot spell In California cut down the supply from there, as apricots and other sort fruits were almost oeokVd on the trees. In this state It is too early for most orchard varieties and too late for ber ries, and therein Ilea the trouble. There will be a fair assortment when the Sun Fran cisco fteamer gets in Thursday and until then the trade will have to get along with melons and such lines as are brought from local points. Three cars of Fresno watermelons arrived yesterday and were quoted at 1 .to 2 cento a pound. Cantaloupes were again scarce. A car is due from Coachcila Thursday. Early Alexander ' peaches were received from The Dalles, Ashland, Medford and other joints and brought anywhere from 80 cents to $1 u box. A lot of new Oregon cooking apples came in from The Dalles and offered at $1.50. New California apple brought $1.50 &1.75. Oregon apricots sold woil at $1.25. Very few cherries were seen and they were not good and hardly quotable. Berries were also scarce. The market is bare of lemons and practical ly bare of oranges. A mixed car of the two wiil arrive Saturday and there will also be tome lemons on the steamer tomorrow night. Three care of bananas will come up later in the week. Only green bananas were of ' ferlng yesterday. PASTURES ARE DRYING UP. But No Change Is Noticeable Yet in the Butter Market. k The butter market continues steady with no change in the local demand and ample clocks on hand. Receipts on Front street aro as large as ever and the -ame dif ficulty Is shown in moving the surplus. The city creameries are getting plenty of cream, but the eupply is beginning to show signs of decreasing as pastures are drying up in the country. The crop bulletin of the "Weath er Bureau Issued yesterday contains the fol lowing information on this subject from Its correspondents: Columbia County Cows arc falling off In milk as the range is drying up and pastures aro getting short. Tillamook County Pastures arc drying up and the milk tupply is decreasing. Washington County Pastures aro good. Yamhill Oounty Pas tures are beginning to get short and so is the milk eupply. Marlon County Pastures drying up and How of milk decreasing. Coos County The milk supply Is still good. There was no change in the eggs or poultry markets yesterday. Eggs were in strong de mand and considered firm, as Oregon re ceipts were light, but the presence of East ern eggp In large supply pre-ented any ad lance. Most dealers, however, look for a rise. There was a strong inquiry for poultry that held prices steady. VEGETABLES IN STRONG DEMAND. New Local Peppers und Cauliflower Are the. Latest Arrivals. The vegetable market was almost as well cleanod up yesterday as the fruit market, and excopt for beans, cucumbers ana lettuce, lit tle was on hand at the close of business. A feature of the trade was the arrival of the first Oregon peppers of the feason, which came In two weeks earlier than usual. They were chipped in by John Klindt. of The Dalles, who is making a record for his early produc tions. They were quoted at 2r cents, iew Oregon cauliflower was also received and brought 75S00 cents a dozen. There was a fair lot of California corn on hand, but it was not choice. Oregon cucumbers moved well at $1 a box. Summer squash was slow sale at 5 cents a pound. Tomatoes were in strong demand, those from The Dalles in 20 pound boxes bringing $3 against $2.25 for the California grown. Hothouse tomatoes from Camas were ousted at $3.6034 per crate. The potato market was quiet, but In fairly good order. Very few old Oregons were on hand. New Oregon potatoes were not nu merous on the street, as farmers are dis tributing them among the retailers. A good many new California are coming up. There are not many Eastern potatoes left on the market. Alaska Salmon Opening Prices. Opening prices ha-e been announced on 1005-pack Alaska salmon. It had been general ly understood that the Alaska packers would wait for the Puget Sound canners to make public their prices on cockeyes, and as it Iffcs been said on good authority that this would not be done until about the middle of next month the trade was unprepared for announcement by the packers of Alaska fish. The Alaska Packers Association's f. . b. Coast quotation on 1005 pack are tl for red Alaska. 85c for King and 05c for Cohow, medium red talis basis. The Northwestern Fisheries Company, virtual successors of the Pacific Packing & Navigation Company, put out the same prices, except on red Alaska, which they quote 9.1c f. o. b. Coast. They also name a price f 75c f. o. b. Coast on 1103 pinks. The quotations represent the lowest open ing prices that have been made on red Al aska salmon since 1002, the year following the record pack. They are 10c lower than last season's Initial figures. Local Hop Market Quiet. Nothing was done in the local hop market yeotcrday. but some trading was reported to have taken place up the country. The "deal era who have orders at present prices find difficulty in filling them and are lying back now waiting to see If the growers wiM Ac cept their offers. If they do. later bids will probably be at a lowor level. A private cable received yesterday by a leading dealer said the English crop was detag fine. Hop- men Just In from the valley say most of the lice wore killed by the hot wave last week. bt there are still plentiful signs of vermin Hi the bottom lands. "Where spray ing is Hill being done the pest will be en tirely checked. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yceterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $S31.342 $48,066 Seattle 1.104.426 170.511 Taeonrn .. 81.342 48.066 Spokane .. 472.361 51.923 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed Etc FLOUR Patents. $4.50 fg3.10 per barrel; straights. $4g'4.23; clears. $.",.7." j 4 : Valley. $3.0014.25; Dakota hard wheat. $0.506 7.50; Graham. $3.50 4; whole wheat, $4j4.25; rye Hour, local, $5; Eastern. J5.S0SJ5.O0; corn meal, per bale, $1.0082.20. WHEAT Club. .Si jf.S2c per bushel; blue- stem. S7tTSe; Valley. SOc. barley Feed. $21.50 22 per ton; rolled. 523 24. OATS No. 1 white, feed, $23 per ton; gray. $29. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $10 per ton: mid dlings, $24.50; shorts. $21; chop, U. S.. Aims. i:i; unseed aairy iced, $18; Acalfa meal. $1S per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00- pound sacks. $0.73; lower grades. $3 C 0.25; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks. $S per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-Tound sacks $7.50 per barrel: 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; spilt peas. $5 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. $4.25 -per 100 pounds; 23 pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pattry flour. 10 pound tacks. $2.50 per bale. iAi-jiniQiny. jh per ton; clover, $11 12; grain. $1112; cheat. $11 ft 12. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream- cry. 202n.tc per pound; state creameries: tancy. creamery. 17,s2lHc; store butter. EGGS Oregon ranch. 204f21e ner riazn- Eastern. 10320c. ciithSE Oregon full cream twins. llfj" HM-p; Young America. 12(ft 12-a POULTRY Fancy hens. lSiSlair: iira hens. 12U 13c: mixed chickens 1201SHc; old roosters. Op 10c; young roosters, ll$i2c; Springs, to 2 pounds. 15f16c; 1 to 1 pounds. 15H lHc; dressed chickens, 13 " vurnt-js. jive, lovj iuc; iuri:ys. dressed, poor. 18fr20c; turkeys, choice. 2022Vc; hew. me. per pouna. 7ifrc: geese, dreshed. per pound. 010e; ducks, old. $4 5; ducks, young, as to sire. $2g5; pigeons. $11.25; squabs. f2U 2.50. Vegetables Fruit, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, table. $1,503 2.50 per box; new. $1.3061.75 per box: apri cots, O0c9$l.S5 per crate; peaches-. fe0ctg$l per crate; plums. 75c?$l per crate; Logan berries. $1.15 1.23 per crate; blackberries. fci0c per pound: cherries, 5fj0c per pound; cantaloupes. $2.75 3 crate; pears $2.50 per box; currants. Se per pound; prunes. SOgOOc; raspberries. c per Kund; watermelons, IK 2c per pound; grapes. $2 per box. TROPICAL. FRUITS Lemons, choice, nom inal; oranges. navel. fancy. $2 5062 75 per box: choice. $232.30; standard. $1.30 1.75; Mediterranean sweets. $2.506 2.75 Va lanrlnF S3E.25 C? t 7r. rrn.riii cocn&v box; bananas. 3c per pound; pineapples $2.30 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 50c dozen: beans, lfMe per pound: cabbage 1 1mc per jiound; cauliflower. 75f00c per dozen; celery, 0th. per dozen; corn, 2B25c per dozen; cucumbers. 40600c per dozen; egg plant. 17c; lettuce, hothouse. 25e per dozen: lettuce, head 10c per dozen; parsley. 25c per dozen; pea, 2 Sc per pound; peppers. 23c per pound; rad ibhes, 10fcl2c per dozen; rhubarb, 1H0V-C per pound; tomatoes. $1.7564 per crate; squash. 3c per pound. ROOT VEG ETABLES Turnips, $1 23 1.40 per hack: carrots. $1.25l.S0 per sack: pound ,1'":;' pcr wc-; earllc, 12.ic per ONIONS-Callfornia red. $1.25 per hun dred: yellow. $1.75 POTATOES-Oregon. old. $1.15 fj 1.25; Ore gon, new. OOcfc'1,10; Eastern. $11.I0: Cal ifornia, new. $1.10ri.23. RAISINS Loose Muscatel. 4-crown. 7ic: 3-layer Mubcatel raisins. "He; unbleached, heedless Sultanas, Cc; London layers. 3 crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds $1.S5- 2 crown. $1.75. . DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated 6 C'ic per pound; sundried. sacks or boxes, none; apricots. lO&llc: peaches. OSlOHc pears, none: prunes. Italian. 45 5c; French." 243?iC; figs, California blacks. R;c; do white, none: Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates. 6c; plums, pitted. Cc. Groceries, Nuts. Etc. - COFFEE-Mocha. 2CS?2Sc; Java ordlnarv. lS22c; Costa Rica, fancy. IS 020c:' good. 1G 18c; ordinary. 10012c per pound: Co lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $13.73; 30c. $13.73: Arbuckle. $14.75; Lion, $14.75. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $5.37U; South ern Japan. $3.50: Carolina. Sfdijc;' broken head. 2?ic. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1-75 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $l.S5: fancy. 161-pound flats. $1.S0: H-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink 1-pound talis. 85c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.30; eockeyes. 1-pound talis, $1.S3. wc. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.85; powdered, $5.60; dry granulated. $ij...0; extra C. $5; golden C. $4.00; irult sugar. $5.50; advance over sack basis, as fol lows: Barrels.' 10c: half-barrels. 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct lie per pound; it later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct He per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar, granulated. $5.40 per 1H.20J?nls: TOaP'e ugar. 1316c per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 per ie;v IdverpK?' .SOs' ?17: 100e- C30; 200s. $16: half-round, 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50. N UTS Walnuts. 13?ic per pound by pack. 1c JSk1 for. ,ws ,nan Rack- Rn"ll nuts. 15c; filberts. 14c; pecans. Jumbos. 14e; extra large. 15c; aln-onds I X. L.. 16;c: chestnuts. Ital lans. loc: Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts. raw. ; 4c per pound; roasted. 9c; pine nuts. 10Q12-xC; hickory nuts. 7c; cocuts .c; cocoanuts. 35g00c per dozen. 3ic: pink. 3KST3HC; bayou. 4Hc; Lima. CHc Hops, Wool. Hides. Utc JfStSS Oice 1004. 16310c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 103 23c; lower grades, down to 15c. according to shrinkage: alley, 26027c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 315f32Hc per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up, 1681620 per jound: dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 10 pounds. ll15c per pound; dry calf. No. 1 under 5 pounds. 17616c: dry salted, bulls and -tugs, one-third less than dry flint: (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, halr cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby. 2T3c per pound less); salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, OJflOe per pound: 50 to CO pounds. guec per pound; under 50 pounds and cows, SQOc per pound; salted kip. sound, 15 to 30 pounds. 0c per pound; salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. Be per pound; salted calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green unsalted, lc per pound less; cullf. lc 1 butcher stock. 23030c each, short wool! No." 1 hilt fhrcv cfrulr nk I .. I Tfo. 1 butchers stock. G0S0c.' long wool. No. i uuicucra noc. nai.ou cacn. Murrain pelt from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12EHc per pound; horse hides, salted, each, according to size. fi.yjf3. dry. each, according to size, Ji fi-1.50: colts hide. 25050c each; goat tklns. common, 10615: each; Anscra. with wool on. 2561.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per ponnd. 3H4c; No. 2 ana rrease. 2Sf3c FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. I. $2.M tjio eicn; cubs. $I2; badger. 25ffH?c: wim cat. with head perfect. 23250c: bouse cat. 5gi0c; fox. common gray. 5OJ370; red. t33 5; crots. 15015: liver and black. 51WHT2W: fishers. $56; lynx. $4.5036: mink, strictly o. i. according to ize. iqz.3o; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $1015; marten, pale. pine, according to size and color. $2.504; siuskrat. large. 10915c: tkunk. 40050c: civet or polecat, 5fjflrtc; otter, large, prime sfcln. $610; panther, with head and claws perfect. 2ua: raccoon, prime, son 50c; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $3.50 5: oovote. a$l; wolverine. $OfiS; beaver, per skin, large. $5f?6; medium. $3f-; small. $iei.W; kits. &0H75C- BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20322c per nour.d. CASCARA SEGRADA (Chittam bark)- Cood. iivjc per pouna. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. TQTjc ProvUlons and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 13ic t pound; 14 to 16 pounds, j.lVjc: IS to 2A pounds, loKc: California (picnic). Or; cottage hams. 0c; shoulders. Oc: boiled ham, 21c; boiled pic nic nam. boneless, joc. BACON Fancy breakfast, 15c per pound; standard breakfast. lGc; choice. 15c; Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 14c; peach bacon. 13c. SAUSAGE Portland ham. 15c per pound; minced ham, Hc; Summer. choice dry. lc. bologna, long. lc: weinerwurst, Sc; liver. 6c; pork. 0c; Mood. 5c; headcheese, 6c; bologna sausage, link. 4c. DRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears. 0?;c salt. 10?; c .cnoked; clear backs, OVjc salt. ItoMc smoked; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none salt, none smoked; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average. 10ic salt. Ilc eraoked. LARD Leaf lard, kettle-rendered: Tierces. 0nic: tub oic; 50s. 0c; 20s. 10c: 10s. 10?e: 5s. 10-. Standard pure: Tierces. STtc; tuns. flie: 5s. 04,e; 20?. OUc; 1. 0'S.c; Ss. iTic. Compound: Tierces, 6c; tub. 614c: 59s. hc: 10s. rtc; 5s. Cic PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrefc-. $IS; half barrels. $8.50; btef. barrels. $1; half barrels, $6.50. CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.23; two pounds. $2.35: six pounds. $S. Roast beef flat, pounds. $1.25; two pounds, none: six pounds, none. Roast beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.35; six pounds, none- Lunch tongue, pounds. none, two pounds, none; six pounds. $S.50. Dressed Meats. BEEF Dresfed bulls. l2c per pound; cows. 3Vi4c: country steers. 4S5c MUTTON Dressed fancy. 6c" per pound; ordinary. c VEAL Dreaeed. 75 to 125 pounds. 6g6Hc: 125 to 200 pounds. 45c; 200 pounds and up. 364c PORK Dreed. 100 to 15. 77Hc; 150 and up. G7c per pound. OIK TURPENTINE Cases. SOc per gallon; bar rels. fcSc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7Uc; K0-pound lots. 7ic: less than 500-pound lots. Sc. GASOLINE Sto-e gasoline, cases. 23Uc: iron barrels. 17c: S6 dec. gasoline, cases. 32c; iron barrels or drum. 26c COAl. OIL-Cars. 20-ic: iron barrels. 14c; wood barrels. 17c; C3 drg.. cases, 22c; Iron barrels. 13VtC. LINSEED OIL Raw. .'.-barrel lots. C2c: 1 barrel lots. 63c; caes. ftSc Boiled: 5-barrel lots. 64c; 1 -barrel lots. 65c; cases. 70c LICE HOT ALL WOODBURX MJSS SAY YARDS ARE ALIVE WITH THEM. Honcydcw Xot Entirely Dried Up in Spile of the Intense Heat. . Condition Alarming. "Woodburn. Or.. July 11. (Special.) An ex amination ot hopyards in this section discloses the face that at no time in the history of hopralsing in Marlon County hs the out look for the partial or entire destruction of the growing crop by lice and honeydew been so alarming. CharlM Kuenstlng. who owns one of the besc yards In this section cays: "The past few days of hot weather has not killed the lice or dried up the honeydew on the vines. On the contrary, lice and honeydew are rapid ly Increasing and the present prospect for a crop Is very groomy." John Kennedy, owner of one of the largest yards in this end of the county, has this to say: "Never have I seen fuch terrible ravages in the hopflelds of Marion County by lice and honeydew. All the epraylng possi ble cannot save growers from large losses In the output at harvest. I have examined many yards and they are all the same alive with vermin and covered with honeydew." Growers are having difficulty in securing quassia chips and whale oil soap for spray ing purposes, the demand being so great as to curtail .he supply. Dealers have advanced the pr!c of quassia chips 1H cent per pound and higher prices arc threatened. Not one third of the growers are spraying the present crop not blng provided with the necessary materials and equipments. Iondon mall advicut received here aay that If nothing unforseen occurs there Is n good prospect there for a large crop. There Is some vermin, but it is not Increasing. 1004 hops arc dull and easy. Advices from Nuremberg, dated June 20, are that 1004 hops are very Arm and prices show an upward tendency. Tho growing crop is In good condition. Mining Slocks. SAN FRANCISCO, July 11. The official closing quotations tor mining slocks today were aj follows: Andes $ .21Mexican $1.33 Belcher 20Oocidental Con.. .80 Best & Belcher.. 1.20Ophlr 7 12i Bullion 12Ovorraan is Caledonia 50Peiosl 13 Challenge Con . .24Savage Chollar 1 b Scorpion 12 Confidence t0 Seg Belcher 04 Con Cat & Va.. 1.40jSIerra Nevada... 3t Crown Point ... -lS.Silver Hill 80 Exchequer 50iUnion Con .... 44 Gould & Currie.. .ISiUtah Con OS Hale & Norcross. 1.50) Yellow Jacket .. 2i Justice 0G NEW YORK. July ll.-Closing quotations: Aaams con $ .20;LJttle Chief . Alice 53;Ontarlo 4. Breece 23Ophlr 0. Brunswick Con . .OSjPhoenlx Comstock Tun.. .051 Pot oM Con Cal & Va... 1.40Savage Horn Silver 1.75 Sierra Nevada... . Iron Silver 3.00,SmalI Hopes Lcadvllle Con... .0G!Standard ....... 1. BOSTON. July 11. Closing quotations: Adventure ... -$ 4.75!Mohawk Allouez ....... 26.73'Mont C & C .. Amalgamated . S2.30jOld Dominion American Zinc. S.50jOsceola Atlantic 14.00Parrot Bingham 2S.37iQulncy Cal & Hecla....645.00iShannon Centennial .... 10.75!Tamarack .... Copper Range.. Cft.23'Trlnlty .$40.00 . 2.00 . 24.25 . 00.00 . 22.30 .10LO0 7.25 .116.00 . fi.00 . 25.00 . 32.23 Dalv West li.2..:inlted Copper Sl.OO'U S Mining . 0.00 U S Oil 0.00'Utah 10.87'Vlctoria 7.37:WInona. Domln Coal . Franklin Granby ..... Isle Royale . Mass Mining Michigan .... .... 10.(K) 42.73 3.00 .... 10.25 110.00 13.25Wolverlne Eastern Weather Favorable. WASHINGTON. July 11. The Weather Bureau's weekly crop bulletin .says; In the districts East of the Rocky Moun tains, temperatures were generally favorabU. There was no rain in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast regions. In Central and Northern California and portions of Oregon and Washington, intense heat prevailed dur ing the Utter part of the wrk. Spring wheat continues promising on the North Pacific Coast, though exposed to trying heat condi tions during the latter part of the week. "With but few exceptions a light apple crop is Indicated. On the Pacific Coast the weather has been very favorable for baying. Hales on Coffee Exchange. NEW YORK. July 11. The annual statisti cal report of the New York Coffee Exchange, covering the coffee year ended June 30, ac cording to the Journal of Commerce, shows that the tatol sales during the year amounted to 21.836.750 bags, against 24,265.500 bags during 1003-04. and 10.036.250 bags during 1002-03. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. July 1L Cotton futures closed steady at a net decline of 21Q26 points. July. 10.80?. August. lO.S2c; September, 10S7c. Oc tober. 10.06c. November. 11.00c? December MayrTi.-0901 11JSC; RUSH TD SELL STOCK Profit-Taking on Large Scale at New York. ALL SUPPORT WITHDRAWN Leaders in Recent Advance Clean Out Their Holdings and With draw, Ieavlng the Market to Its Fate. NEW YORK. July 11. There was a rush to sell stocks today, and the strong underlying demand and the vigorous support which have been In evidence for some time past were no loncer manifest. The selling which had the most effect oa speculative sentiment was rather ostentatious ly done by brokers credited with representing the organized parties supposed to have con ducted the leadership of the recent signal rise In the market. Some ot the unofficial explanations of this selling pointed to vari ous causes, some of them with a. deep-lying suggestion of a dry humor. Profits had be come so attractive as a result of the advance. It was explained, that the successful holders were desirous of reducing their holdings and getting away from the Intense heat. The frankness and condor of these explanations and the open manner of the realizlnz of their profits were taken to argue a lack of astute ness In the methods of operators of such skill and experience, and led to suspicions that the real process of profit-taking had been already largely completed. , New doubts were heard of the reliability of many of the recent rumors of intended divi dend Increases, and It was pointed out that many stocks had been advanced already to a level fully commensurate with the expected dividend Increases. The relaxation of confi dnce In the future on the part of recent spec ulative leaders and their spirit of resignation to the falling course of prices had a marked ly depressing effect on the miscellaneous oper ators and they showed a willingness to make sacrifice to get out of their holdings and limit their losses. There was really no news ot effect In the market, unlera It might be the revived agi tation of the Equitable Life affair and the uusplcions aroused by the cotton report scan dal toward the grain condition report, due af ter the close ot the market. Rates for time money worked firmer in spite of the stock market liquidation in con nection with the Japanese loan subscription, and the London market was affected by the rame cause. The weekly crop bulletin was re garded as promising for the various crops. The compilation of listings at the Stock Ex change for the first six months of the year shows the largest aggregate of bonds for any six months, and of stocks, nine times the amount listed in the first half of 1004. Tte great volume of capital thus offered for flota tion makes a clear Incentive for tht attempt to stimulate interest In the stock market, which has been evident for the past few weeks. Lost prices were above the lowwit. owing to the demand from shorts to cover and take profits on the day. but the closing tone was heavy. Bonds were easy. Total sales, par value. $2,740.0u0. United States bonds .were un changed on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express 2(3 Amalgamated Copper 5S.O0O 84 S2j 824 Am. i.ar & Foundry .soo 3tii :uvi do preferred 200 OS OS 07U American Cotton Oil 31 do preferred 100 SOU SOU merican ExpreM ..... 223 Am. Hd. & Lth. pfd. 700 35j 31U 35 American Ice 400 26 American Linseed Oil do preferred ... 30H American Locomotive 11.0CO 50H -7; 4&H do preferred 400 U2; 110S 110-i Am. Smelt. &. Refin. 13.000 116V, 115 115H do preferred 000 120 110 HOVi Am. Sugar Refining." 2,500 1"V 13S 13SU Am. Tooacco pra... 100 oi oihi Anaconda Mining Co. 700 1(6H IW-3 10SH Atchison 6.000 85V KJS S3K do preferred 200 101V, 101a 1014 Atlantic Coast Line 1.400 150i 157H 157; Baltimore & Ohio... 37.4'.0 114 1125 113 do preferred 07 Brook. Rod. Transit. 31.000 71 60U GOU Canadian Pacific 10.200 152V 150H 130 Central of N. Jercey 109 Central Leather .... l.OfO 47 47i do preferred 1.500 105U KMU 1041. Chesapeake & Ohio. S.200 KIT, 524 32H Chicago &. Alton 100 36H 3H 36S do preferred 200 " 7S, 7SVJ 70 Chicago Gt. Western 2,60 19 10H 104 Chi. A Northwestern. 400 207! 20 20. l Chi.. Mil. & St. Paul 17.200 179 177U 1774 Chi. Term. & Transit IS do preferred 3u C. C. C & St. Louis iHj. Colorado Fuel & Iron 1.100 47i 46 46 Colorado & Southern. 300 274 274 27i do 1st preferred.... 300 50 5SH 5SU do 2d preferred 70O 3S 37 U .it: Consolidated Gas.... ICO 1SS ISS" 1SS Corn Products 100 10& 104 10H uu (ircicrrci ...... ...... ..... ..... 43k Delaware & Hudson. 000 1004 1SSU l&DV. Del.. Lack. Jfc West. 200 300 sua .too Denver & Rio Grande 200 32 31i 31 do preferred 100 &6U MU m Distillers' Securities. 500 41 41 41 Erie 41.S0O 47i 45; 4 do 1st preferred.... 3.400 S3 SI?. 82 do 2d nreferred 1.600 72i 71 U till General Electric .... 200 177 177 176 Hocking Valley so Illinois Central 400 167; 160 lftd International Paper .". lot: do preferred 75 International Pump 27 do preferred ..... ..... si Iowa Central g do preferred 51 Louisville & Nashv.. 4.100 140 147 utl Manhattan L ICyi Aiet. -securities 3.7CO S3; SH, S1I Metrosollt&n St. Itv. 2l.fiuO insu irrx Mexican Central 1,400 22 21 21 Minn. & St. Louis jh M.. St. P. z S. & M. 400 12351 1224 122 do preferred 130, Missouri Pacific 6,500 B04 874 0S4 Mo.. Kan. & Texas. 100 2S' 2S 275 do preferred eiil ....Uinta U IIAJ 5a 45 Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. 38u New York Central.. 4.400 147 1454 145! N. Y.. Ont. & West. 1.700 B2 52 5li Norfolk & Western.. 4.600 $54 S4i S4 do preferred 1 ml, Jnrjco .... IA USH PSK Northern Pacific ... 2,100 1004 100 100 Pacific Mall 100 424 42U 424 Pennsyh-anta 5S.700 1424 141 " 1414 People's Gas 1,000 106i 104 1044 p.. c. a & st- Louis :: Va Pressed Steel Cor.... S0O 40 "tot: 3i; do preferred 400 044 941 04 Pullman Palace Car 100 240 240 240 Reading 06,300 1007i 104 104-i do 1st preferred.... 300 94 03 92 do 2d preferred.... j2 Republic Steel 3.S00 204 lou low do preferred 2.S0O 604 794 T&tT Rock Island Co 6.700 314 30U 50?? do preferred 40O 76 76 75V Rubber Goods 300 34- 34 34 do preferred 100 104 104 104 SUU&S. F. 2d pfd. 400 US 67 67 St. Louis Southwest. 200 234 234 23 do preferred 100 624 624 62 Southern Pacific ... 1.000 644 ns' 63 do preferred 6O0 1174 H7r. 1174 Southern Railway ... 7.000 3S4 XI XI do preferred 2300 0S4 054 9SU Tenn. Coal & Iron.. 27.oro SOU. S7 S74 Texas & Pacific 12,000 34 33; 334 Tol.. St. L. & WesL s do preferred 200 67; 574 51 Union Pacific 145.100 120 126i 126- do preferred 400 OS" 97Ti 97 IT. S. Express ...... 122 U. S. Realty m U. S. Rubber. 3.300 42i 4Ii 42 do preferred 1,100 1004 10S4 10S4 U. S. Steel 111.500 34? 32ti 33U do preferred 4.S00 102V4 loot; 1014 Vlrg.-Coro. Chemical 1.000 36 30' 35tc do preferred 100' Wabash 13 do preferred 400 304 39?i 39 Wells-Fargo Express. 235 Westinghouse Elect.. 200 164 162U 162 Western Union 100 034 034 93 Wheeling & L. Erie. 100 15H 15i 154 Wisconsin Central ... 400 24 234 23U do preferred 30; Total sales tor the day. SS4.S00 share. BONDS. NEW YORK. July 11. Closing quotations: U S ref 2s. reg.l03"4D & R G 4s 100 do. coupon ...103 N Y C gen 34s. 03 U S 3s. reg.... 1034 Nor Pac 3s 70 do. coupon ...104 i do 4s - lOSi V S new 4t. ree.l32K South Pac 4s... 034 do. coupon ...1824 Union Pac 4s. ...1054 U S old 4s. reff.104 WU 'Cent 4s.... 94 00 H 91 ii Stocks at London. LONDON. July 11. Consols for money, 004; consols for account. OOU. Anaconda SfeiNor & West S74 do prefd '. 1044 -Ontario & West 534 Ttalr r. imv!n.. i n Canadian Pac ..153iIRand Mines 9 Ches & Ohio ... 344 Reading 54 4 cnicago G W... 204 do 1st prefd... 4S C. M & St P 1S3H do 2d prefd 4S DeBeers 16i Southern R- 34 in jp- t r- 10 I j A ... inAtf do prefd SO Southern PaciticI 63 Erie JU!TTnlnn talfl irtrtJC uo lit preta.. ts 1 ao preid iiaj do '2d prefd ..74 IU S Steel 351 Illinois Central.. 171i' do prefd 104 4 L & N 153 (Wabash 10i it. K & T 23 do nrefd 47 N Y Cent 153 Spanish 4s 01 U Moner Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK. Julr 11. Moner on call. steady. 24624: closing bid. 24: offered. 24. iime loons nrmer. sixty ana ninety days, 34; six months. 4 per cent. Prime mercan tile paper. 4tM4 per cent. Sterllnr exchange wea'le with arttmt Tnn'. ness In bankers' bills at 4.S6SOff4.S6S5c for demand and at 4.&510$4.S515c for GO days Din; posted rates. 4.S6g-4.SSc; commercial OII19. 4.M;if44.l;5c. Bar silver. SSTic. Mexican dollar. 45Uc Government bonds steady; railroads, steady. SAN FRANCISCO. July 11. Silver bars, 5ST4c; drafts, sight. 74: frgraph. 10c; Mexi can collars none: sterling on London today. I.S; sight. $4.tj7H. LONDON. July II. Bar sliver, steady. 27 3-16d per ounce; money. I!4ffl4 per cent; the rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 1 13-16 per cent; the rate of dlcount In the open market for three months bills Is V.i per cent. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. July 11. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balance $137,002,493 Gold 71.24S.125 WDDL'SSTREfiGTHASSURED BOSTON" MARKET STILTj QUIET, OWING TO SCARCITY. Position of Quarter-Bloods Improved by Higher Prices Obtained Abroad for Crossbreds. BOSTON. July 11. Traders agree that the strength ot the wool market during the mar keting of the present clip Is assured. Trad' Ing has been quiet, chiefly because of the comparative scarcity of new wool. Although the available offerings of Territory wools are slowly Increasing, they are still small and some time will elapse before dealers are able to show any but the rr. oU moderate amount of wool for selection. In this market. Territory wools are la fair movement but there Is a strong market for quarter-blood. whose position has been Improved by the higher prices obtained abroad for cross-breda. Pulled wools are scarce. Foreign wools' are stron;. Territory quotations: Idaho fine. 234f24c; heavy fine. 10ff21c; fine medium. 234j2tc; medium. 2f27c; low me dium. 26027c. Wloming. 22 23c: heavy fine. 10g20c: fine medium. 22f?23c; medium. 2t327e; low me dium. 2223c; medium. 26427c; low medium. 264J 27c. Montana flao choice. 25fl26c: fine, average. 23ft24c; fine medium. 25fl28c; average. 21cg22c; staple. 2$S30c: medium choice. 2SgJ0c. 1x3 n don Wool Sales. LONDON. July ll.-The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 1522 bales. The attendance was large and com petition was gooL ChoKe Tasmania and New South Wales greasy merinos were in demand, and American buyers paid In 54d for suitable parcel. The New South Wales offerings Included miscellaneous lots re shlpped from Boston, which sold as high as Is 5d. Some of (hi wool was re-bought for America. A few lots of fine cross-breds were taken for America. Wool at St. LouJj- ST. YOU1S. July U. Wool Steady, me dium grades combing and clothing. 26931c: light fine. 2If27c; heavy fine. l&32c; tub- washed. 3242c. OREGON CROPCONDITIONS. Fat Week Very Favorable for nayinj Op eratloni. The weekly crop bulletin of the Weather Bureau. Oregon station, was In part as fol low: The past week was dry and the hottest ot the season. These conditions were very favor able for haying, and this work has been pushed along rapidly. The hay crop prom ises to be heavier than last year, although in some few localities It Is not so good as expected. Pasturage Is getting short, and consequently the milk eupply la the dairy districts Is decreasing. The harveit of barley and Fall rye has begun, and Fall wheat cutting will become general next week. Fall wheat la matur ing nicely, but It has been a little too warm for Spring wheat, especially the late sown. Oats show considerable improvement. Corn and gardens have made good advancement. Hop lice are still plentiful in many yards. and considerable spraying has been done during the week. The grain aphis is dis appearing, and reports as to the amount ot damage caused by this pest are conflicting. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. July 11. The reports of a renewal of the speculative corner In tin in the London market were backed up by x further advance in today's cables which re ported spot at 142 15s and futures at 141. Locally the market was steady at 31.259 31.50c. Copper was a little higher in London, clos ing for 66 for spot and 63 10 for future. Locally there are unconfirmed, rumors of large tales for future delivery at an advance In price, but these reports lack confirmation. Lake and electrolytic are still quoted at 15.00c and casting at 14.75c Lead was steady but unchanged at 4.60 4.60c locally and at 13 10a in London. Spelter was a shade lower at 24 in London but remained steady at 3.35fr5.40c In the local market Iron closed at 40s 4d in Gla&gow and at 45s 44d In Mlddlesboro. Locally Iron la un changed. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. July 11. The market for eva porated apples continues firm with 64c bid for October and November delivery of prime. Spot quotations appear to be hardening. Com mon to rood are quoted at iHU54c: prime. 6i; choice. 6467c and fancy. 74c, Prunes rule firm on strong Coast advices but the remand there is limited with no quotable change in prices which range from 3 to 6c. Apricots also are firm on reports of small crep. but ths spot situation is unchanged owing to the light demand. Choice are quot ed at 108104c; extra ' choice. 11c. and fancy, 12315c Peaches are unchanged with choice quoted at 10J 1014c: extra choice. 105104c; fancy, 11HS12C Raisins are quiet with loose muscatels quoted at 44t?6!4c: seeded raletns. 5fr86ic; London layers. l.OOSI.lSc. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. July 11. The market for cof fee futures closed steady at 10 and 15 polnta lower. Total sales 23.750 bags. Including: September. 6. SO 0.65c; December. 7.03437.10c; March. 7.20c; May. 7.30c Spot Rio. quiet; No. 7 Invoice. TTic; mild, steady. Sugar Raw, nominal; fair refining. 34c; centrlful. 06 test. 44c; molasses sugar. 34c reflned. steady; crushed. 6.10c; powdered" 5.50c; granulated. 5.40c. Dairy Produce la the East. CHICAGO. July 11. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market waa steady creameries, 1681934c: dairies, ISfJJSc. Eggs! steady at mark, cases Included. 13c; firsts It Vic: prime firsts. 16c; extras, 18c Cheese, eteady. 0;J104c NEW YORK. July 11. Butter, eggs and cheese, unchanred. do. coupon ...104 Jap 6s 2d ser... Atchison adj 4s. 97 do 4 4. ctts... WHEAT WORKING UP Bullish Influences in the Chi cago Grain Market. STRENGTH AFTER OPENING Prediction of Rain in Dakotas and Damage Advices From Minne sota leading Factors De mand in Cash Markets. CHICAGO. July 11. Strength In the wheat market developed soon after the opening. At the start, sentiment was Inclined to bearish ness. owing to generally clear weather west of the Mississippi River. Initial quotations on September were off 4tlUc to c at SV-l STc Pit traders and commission-houses were moderate sellers. buU the volume of trading was restricted by uncertainty over th Government report due late today. The mar ket soon became firm on buying resulting from prediction of rain tomorrow In the Dakotas. Another bullish Influence was a report from Minneapolis that fresh damage advices had been received today from different points In the Spring wheat country. During the last half ot the session an Improved demand for cash wheat at all large grain centers gave additional support to prices here.- Notwith standing increased primary receipts, the mar ket held firm throughout the remainder of the day. There was some profit-taking during the final hour. The close was firm, with Sep tember at SSc Com wan firm on indications ol a sharp falling oft In receipts. September opened un changed to 4c lower at 54;455c. sold oft to 544c. rallied to 36c and closed at 55Hc Sentiment In the oats pit was bullish. Sep tember opened 4SUc higher at 31s8314c and closed at 314331Hc Provisions showed some weakness early in sympathy with a 10-cent decline in the price of live hogs. Covering by shorts caused a steadier tone later In the session. At the close. September pork was unchanged and ribs and lard were each off 24c The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. July .904 $ .01 ? .804 $ .01 September 875A .884 .874 .88 December S7i .884 -S74 -8S4 CORN. July fold) 36 .57U 59i .56"$ July (new! 55"4 .56? .554 .56 Sept. told) 534 .56?i .544 .5t5 SepU (new) 55 .56 .544 .55?s OATS. July 33 J33i .33 .334 September 314 .31J4 .31s .31 December 324 .324 -32 .32 May 33 .34 .33 .34 MESS PORK. October 12.S0 12.00 12. SO 12.00 July 12.624 September 12.75 12.85 12.724 12.85 LARD. July '. 7.024 .7.05 7.0r 7.CO September 7.174 7.20 7.15 7.20 October 7.25 7.30 7.224 7.30 SHORT RIBS. July 7.55 7.C0 7.55 7.60 September 7.S0 7.S5 7.724 7.824 October 7.824 7.00 7.774 7.874 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.101.14; No. 3. $1.03 01.10: No. 2 -ed. 024S93c. Corn No. 2. 54U544c: No. 2 yellow. 574c Oats No. 2. 33c; No. 2 white. 34H33c; No. 3 white. 334834c. Rye No. 2. 7737Sc Barley Good feeding. 421M4c; fair to choice maltlnr. 47649c. Flaxseed No. I. $1.26; No. 1 Northwestern, 51.44. Mess pork Per barrel. 512.4512.70. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.0247.C3. Short rlba sides Loose. $7.607.70. Short clear sides Boxed. $7.758. Clover Contract grade. $12.23013. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 16,000 0.000 Wheat, bushels "40.000 16.000 Corn, bushels OJJl.OCO ii.uuo Oats, bushels 326.000 226.000 live hushels 4.000 Barley, bushels 1S.C00 7.000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. July JI- Flour Receipts. 24.700 barrels: exports. 1200 barrels. Market steady but fair lnaulry. Wheat Receipts. 20.000: spot. Irregular; No. 2 red. ICgl.02 elevator and $1.01s f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.10 f. o. b. afloat. Except at the opening, when the market reflected good Northwest weather. wheat was strong and higher. Last prices were 'KOHc net higher. May closed 034c: July closed. 06c; September closed 02Hc. and December at 02Hc. Hops Steady; state, common to choice. 1004 crop. 22Q26c: 1003 crop. !Og21c; Pacific Coast. 1004. 22J?25c; do 1003. 18 20c. Hides Steady. Wool Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. July 11. Wheat and barley, easier. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.50$ 1.55; milling. $1,574 $lrg?1.024. Oats Red. $I.1&?1.30. Call board sales: Wheat December. SI.47". Barley December. Oec. Corn I.arge yellow. $1.374'J1.42H. Minneapolis Wheat Market. VlVVT-lPflt.lS. JuK- It. WhMtTi.lv $1,064: September. 034c: December. 004c: No. 1 Northern. $1,004: No. 2 do. $1,064; No. 1 hard. $1,114. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. July 11. Wheat-July, 6.-. lOTid: September, 6s lOUd; December, 6s 10H1. Wheat at Taconuu TACOMA. July 11. Wheat, unchanged: bluestem. SSc: club. 82c Change In Available Supplies. NEW YORK. July II. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Brad streets show the following changes In avail able supplies, as compared with last account: Decrease. Wheat. United States and Canada, east Rockies, bushels 1.357.000 Afloat for and in Europe 1.100,000 Total nupply. 2.437,000 Corn. United States and Canada, east Rockies 1.147.000 Oats. United States and Canada, east Kockies 306.000 Increase. Monthly Crop Percentages. WASHINGTON. Jul- 11. The monfhlv -mt reports of the Denarlment of AittIm1,. shows the following percentages: Corn. 87.3; Winter wheat. S2.7: Sorlmr wheat. ni.O: rt 02.1: barley. 01.5. The acreage of corn' la given at ih.uu.uw, an increase or 2,0 0,000. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally for Leading- Lines Yesterday. The following prices on livestock were quoted In the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $3.50: cows and heifers. $2.5092.75; medium. $1.50 2: calves, best 125 to 200 pounds. S3. HOPS Best large, fat hogs. S6.25r hlnv and China fat. $5.253.50: stcckers, $5. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley sheared. $3; medium. $2.75; lambs, $4.25. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. CHICAGO. July 11. Cattle Reeelnts. TOnn- market alow and dull. Good to prime steers! $5.5026.05; poor to medium. S3.7535.35r stock- ers and feeders, $2.504.35; cows. J2.0334.S5; heifers. $2.25Q5.00; canners. $1.5032.60, bulls! $2,009-4.00; calves, $3.0036.50; Texas fed steers. $4.2535.00. Hots Receipts today, 21,000; tomorrow, 27,- 000; market. 5310c lower. Mixed and butch ers. $3.4535.70; good to choice heavy. $5,603 5.724; rough heavy. $5.1533.45; light. $3l40 5.75; bulk of sales. $5.553.70. Sheep Receipts. 18,000; sheep and Iambs steady. Good to choice wethers. $5.3535.73; fair to choice mixed, $4.2534.50; Western sheep. $4.755.75: native lambs. $3.003S.15; Western Iamb?. $6.0038.15. SOUTH OMAHA. July ll.-CattleRecelptf. 6500; market steady. Native steere. $3.75f? 5.60; cows and heifers. $3.1034-30; Western steers. $3.2533.00; Blockers and feeders, $3.65 34.40; calves. $3.0033.00; bulls, stojrs, etc., $3.2534.40. Hogs Receipts. 10,500: market stronger. Heavy. $5.27435.33; mixed. $5.3033.35; light, $5.3533.40; pigs, .$4,00300; bulk of sale's. $3.3035.35. Sheep Receipts. 3200: market, 10c higher. Western yearlings, $5.7536.40; wethers. $5,003 5.75; ewes, $4.0035.00; lambs, $6.5037.50. KANSAS CITY. July 11. Cattle Receipts. 10,000. Including 3000 Southerns; market weak. Natives, $4.2533.70; stockers and feeders, $2.7534.50: calves, $3.0033.25; "Western fed steers. .$4.0035.25: Western cows. $3.0034.30. Hogs Receipts, 10,000; market, weak to 5j lower. Bulk of sales. $5.37433.45: heavy. $5.3535.424: packers. $5.405.45; pigs and Hshts. $3.3335.474. Sheep Receipts. 5000; market strong to 10c higher. Muttons, $4.4035.75; lambs. $6,003 7.50: range wethers, $4.75fi5.75; fed ewes. $4.3534.75. LEMON" Fill IS OVER SAX FRAXCISCO MARKET TAKES A SUDDEN DROP. Other Cltms Fruits Also More Plen tiful There Fluctuations in Grain Options, SAN FRANCISCO, July 11. (Special.) Cool weather and the arrival of 3000 boxes of lemons have somewhat relieved the tension In the local market for citrus fruits, which was bare ot stocks and booming a few days ago. Prices for lemons have setled down to $334 against $5 during the hot spell. A carload of choice and fancy Valencia or anges Is due tomorrow and now selling to arrive at $334. Mexican limes are still scarce and strong at $73S. All tropical fruits are dragging, owing to the competition of California Summer varieties. The latter were easier today owing to liberal arrivals, especially peaches and apricots. Good ship ping apples were firm. Choice white potatoes were in sharp re quest and firmer, the supply being light Plenty of poor stock was offered. Early rose and garnets were very weak. Onions were steady and unchanged. River tomatoes were In large supply and easier. In the grain market, spot and future bar ley were given another boost but looked shaky at the end. December wheat was topheavy throughout and closed with a sharp decline. The strength of cash prices for cereals Is largely due to farmers' Ideas being raised by estimates of short crops and holding- back supplies. Fancy butter and eggs were firmer. Cheese was easy. Receipts. 66,700 lbs. butter; 6400 lbs. cheese. 32.670 dozen eggs. At a harmonious meeting this afternoon the report of the re-organization committee of the Dairy Exchange was adopted with a few minor changes and It was unanimously decided to put the exchange In operation- - within a few weeks. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 25340c: garlic, 2433c; green peas, 75c3$1.25; string beans, 1024c; asparagus, nominal; tomatoes. 75c $1.25: egg plant. 65c3$1.50. POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 10321c; roast ers, old. $4.3035; do young. $8.5037.50: broil ers, small, $1.3032.50; do large. $2.3033.50; fryers. $5.5036.50: hens, $4.5036.50; ducks, old. $535.50; do young, $536.50. EGGS Store. 16317c; fancy ranch, 21c. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 20c r creamery seconds, 19c; fancy dairy. ISc; dairy seconds, 18c. WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, 2S 330c; Nevada. 16320c. HOP3-1S320C. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $21321.50; middlings, $2632S. HAY Wheat.- $10314; wheat and oats, $03) 13; barley. $710: alfalfa. $7310V clover. $7 10; stock. $5.3037.50: straw. 30350c per bale. FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.35; common, 40c; bananas. 75c3$3; Mexican limes. S73S; Call fornla lemons, choice. $4; common. $3; or anges, naveis. $33.50; pineapples, $233. POTATOES Early Rose. 50c$l. CHEESE Young American. 10Hllc; East ern. 153184c RECEIPTS Flour. 822S quarter-sacks; barley. 5646 centals; oata. 416 centals; beana. i.O sacks; potatoes. 1230 wicks; hay, 400 tons; wool, 60 bales; hides. 515. Mrs. Eddy's Income. PORTLAND. July ll.-(To the Edlor.) Will you kindly give space to the follow ing: letter from Mr. Alfred Farlow, publication committee of the First Churcn of Christ. Scientist, Boston, which refers briefly to an article appearing- In The Oregonian of recent date. DAVID B. OGDEN. "In Tho Sunday Oregonian of June 25 appeared a story entitled "Six Most Famous Women In the World." In it most gracious reference Is made to the Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy's most excallent labor for mankind, and in cidentally It is stated that "some newspapers have figured that ner gross receipts must have been $1,2D0, .000." 1 only wish this were true, sinco no benefactor in the history of the world has given more valuable labor than Mrs. Eddy for the compensation received. Since this subject has been introduced. It seems to us proper that it should be supplemented with a fuller expression of the facts In connection therewith. "A large number of the students which Mrs. Eddy taught had nothing to pay and were accepted free of charge. Another large percentage were In limited circumstances and re ceived liberal discounts, while another large percentage came In pairs, hus band and wife, paying: only one tuition. "While some newspapers have spe ulated concerning her fortune, it is well known to those who are nearest her that she has already given away a very large portion of it to her church and to charities. Her book keeper informs me that these have sometimes reached more than $80,000 per year. Mrs. Eddy seems not to care for money except for the good which sho can do with It. She seems to regard herself as a sort of treasur er for the public good. Moreover, her loyal students who have paid tuition fees for her Inestimable service r- gard themselves as having received more than they could ever pay in money. "Since Mrs. Eddy is so well pre served, the question of successorshln seems a very remote subject, but since you nave introduced It, it seems prop er to state that Mrs. Eddy will never be succeeded by a man or a woman. but by the Science which she teache??." Playspaccs for Children. PORTLAND. Or.. Julv 10. (Tn th TH- Itor.) I wrote The Oretronlan latelv a. lamentation on the "passing" of the play ground close to the Hawthorne School. Vigorous, athletic play Is as necessary to the physical zood of our bovs aa tho brain irymnastlcs for the intellectual cul ture of the schoolroom. In fact, one helps tne other. Ag the city Increases these playspots decrease. I am delighted to find that, though the building of the East Side High School is a settled fact, a little foresisht In arrancrement will leave an open central court IntacL If the new ounaings are nusft with the streets, cor ner of Stark and Fourteenth, the whole center of the three blocks will be left available. Besides which the basement windows, entirely above ground, will be open to -perfect ventilation. I am not th only one who hopes that you will use your strong Influence to preserve one of the few playspaccs left to the children. LOUISA A HMUTY NASH.