THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 2o, 1905.
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UTTER IS UP AGAIN
City Creameries Advance
the 25-Cent Mark.
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FRONT STREET IS FIRMER
Half-Cent Rise Reported in Cheese.
Bad Outlook for ITops In Xcw
York State Lemon MaY
ket Is Strong.
BUTTER City creameries advance ci
trus to 23 cents. No chance on Front
etrcet.
EGGS Much complaint of poor qual
ity of Oregon receipts.
POULTRY GooA week expected In
chicken -market.
FRUIT-rLemon have advancing ten
dency. VEGETABLE!? Oregon tomatoes plen
tiful and weaker.
HOPSPLarge sale by..jtjgs . at 18
cent. Poor advices from New York and
Germany.
COFFEE All low grades firm.
An adonce. not altogether unexpected, oc
curred In the butter market yesterday. The
city creamery quotation was raised 2 coat
to 25 cents. No open chance wa reported
on Front street.
The local establishment that led In the pre
vious advance to 22 cents started the new
price yesterday, making deliveries at that
figure. Other city creameries have or will
follow the advance.
The shortened supply of cream, due to the
drying up of pastures, the inreeasing demand
Ice cream and tile better movement In
the butter trade were the reasons of the
upward movement In price. Afl nothing Is
likely to occur to check any of these cautes,
the market may be considered strong at the
advance with a probability of a further rise
when the suply of cream become still less.
Front street, while no higher. Is in better
shape than laet week. Dealers report little
or no fal'lr.g off In receipts, but the "surplus
cleans up better. Most of the business In
that quarter yesterday wat at 29 cents, but
several leading state brands were quoted at
22 cents.
An advance of cent was -also made In
the cheese market, bringing twins to 12
cents and Young Americas to 13 cents. As
with the butter advance, the decreased tup
ply of milk was the cause.
NEW YORK HOP CBOr SUFFERS.
"Letter From Grower of That State Contains
Discouraging Advices.
A letter received yesterday by a local hop
dealer from a New York dealer and grower
contained the following Information en crop
conditions In that state:
"We are having very hot. scorching weather
here now. The hop crop in New York will
not be over twothlrds of last year, oome
say one-half. From my own yards under
moflt favorable conditions from now on I
will not have over 75 bales on the same
ground that last year I had 154 bales. My
yards have had the best of care, and I
have used plenty of phosphate, but fertilizers
don't 'get -thfTlV .Ufe'Ve "Oils" 'year. .'OZ "oatorie;
there are eome fine yards, but where you see
one good yard you will see-20 poor" ones.
Lice are getting quite plentiful. Dealers are
offering 20c for 1&C5 contracts, but no reller
at these figures -that I have heard of. as grow.
-era are expecting 25c"
A cabfegranT'was received yertcrday from
Germany saying that country would be IS
to 25 per cent "short otlast year, wheih an
il rmp a German cable received & few days
ago, making the' same estimate. '
A private .wjre received by a dealer from
California 'estimated trie - crop of that Mate
ot 45,000 bales.
Among the transactions reported yesterday
was the purchase by Jc?cup of 160 bales
from Rlggs, of Dallas, at IS eents. Riggs
still has about 175 bales of hie holding left.
FIRM COFFEE MARKET.
All the Lower Grades Have Stiffened and
May Go Still Higher.
The coffee market is firm. All the lower
grades have stiffened cent and -are new
firmer than they have been for a long' time.
Thene low grades arc stilt in great demand
and the supply is short. The visible stocks
of the wond are showing quite a decline
and if t'hej-nevijrcrop in Brazil Is no larger
than last year.' values certainly will tend
upward.
The question of the proposed duty on cof
fee caused niorc or less dlscutsioR in the
trade 'when It ivas first raised, but not much
is heard about it at :preent. It to probable
.that the matter will cause quite a little ex
citement when Congress convenes, and if
there Is any likelihood of the duty be4ng
put on It will lead to a bull movement.
light surrtY ON steamer.
Lemons Are Strong and About to Advance
Day's Receipts of Fruit.
The steamer arriving Sunday, night did
not bring up much fruit, yet Front street
had a sufficient supply ot nearly all varieties.
The most noticeable scarcity was in bananas,
no car of which vill .arrive. It is raid, be
fore Friday. ,
Among the day's receipts were a car of
lemons, a car of oranges, a mixed car of
peaches and plums and half a car of Fresno
cantaloupes. Not many - apricots were on
hand. Lemons were quoted strong at $5,
though some grades were offered at $4.50.
Advances' are looked for In this line.
There was "a fair, .supply of Oregon toma
toes on the market, and' they weakened to $1
a crate. Oregon cucumbers were a drug at
40&50 cents. a box. The" hothouse variety was
held at 60 .cents a dozen.
Many Bad Eggs Coming.
Oregon egs .came In- freely yesterday, but
dealers complained that a large proportion of
them were tad. Quotations, Tanged" Irem
21lj to 22 cents, with occasional .alos re
ported at 22H cents.
No poultry was received. The outlook Is
for a good market this week.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings "of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as .follows; .
' V Clearing. Balance.
"Portland -S 747.523 $ 72.609
Seattle 1.174.ti 4P9.H52
Tacoma 61S.1&4 4S.443
Spokane 4G3.011 72,700
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grata, Flour. Feed. Etc
FLOUR Fatents. $4.50 5. 10 per barrel;
straights. $4 4.25; dears, $3.75 4: Valley.
$3.0 ? 4.25 r Dakota hard wheat. $0.5087.50;
Iran am. ss.ouiy-i; wnoie wneat. S4Q4.2S: rve
flour. locaL. $5t Eastern. J 3. SO C 3.80. corn-
jaeaL per 'bale, $1.90(12.20.
"WHEAT New club. 7m72c ner bushel?
new blueetem. 75976c per bushel; new Valley,
Toe.
BARLEY Feed. $21.50022 per ton; rolled.
$234124.
OATS Xo. 1 white feed. $2430 per ten:
gray. $se.
MILLaTUFFS-Braa. $19 yer ton; rald-
flings, $24.50; shorts. $21: chop. V. S,
Mills, $.!; Unseed dairy leed. $1S; Aealf
meal. $18 per ten.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90
pound tacks. $0.75; lower grades, $536-25:
oatmeal, steel cut. 59-pound sacks. SS per
barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.23 per bale: oat
meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per
barrel: 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split
peas, fZ per 100-pouzd sack; 25-pound boxes.
$1.40; pearl barley. $1.25 per 100 pounds; 25
pound boxes, $1.23 per box; pastry flour. 10
pound sacks. $?.S0 per bale.
HAY Timothy, old. $13315 per ten; new.
$11812; clover. $8; grain. $S; cheat, $6..
Vegetable. Fruit, Etc
DOiTESTIC FRCITS-Apples. table. J l.03
2.&U per box; new. $L59&Lb5 per box; apri
cots. VOcttfl per crate; peacTies. SOjSOc per
crate; plums. 25ffWe per crate; Logan ber
ries. $1.25 per crate; blackberries, -iQic per
pound; cherries. 7fjl2 ptr pound: canta
loupe. $2.75$3.50 crate; peara. $2.25 per
box; currants. 8e per pound; prunes. ticQJt;
rapberrien, $L25 pr crate; watermelons, lc
Per pound; crab apples, JXtc per box; nec
tarines. $1 per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice. $5:
oranges, navel, fancy, $2.592.75 per box;
eboiee. $262.50; ruadard. $1.5ugi.75; Mediter
ranean sweets. $2.502.75; Valcncf. $1259
3.75; grapefruit. per box; bananas, 5c
per pound; pineapples. S2.508S4 per dozes;
FRESH VEGE f AULES Artlchuxes, 50c
dezen; bean, lf-ic per pound, cabbage. 10
1 per pound; ullaewer, 75B&Oa per dnxea:
celery. Jl per dozen: com. 15025c per dazes;
cucumber. 40gsec box; egg plant. 176 20c;
lettuce, hotloue. 25c per duxes: lettuce, aead.
10c 3 xt cozen; jursley, 25c per dozen; peas. 22;
6c per pound; peppers. 15c per pound; rad
ishes. lo&12c pr dozes; rhubarb. ltf:c
per pound: tomatoes, $1 per crate; squash,
5c per pound.
KOOT VEGETABLES Turnips. S 1.23 O
1.40 per sack; carrots. SL2581.50 ner sack:
beets $1Jj'L25 per sack; garlic. 12 Vic per
pound.
ONIONS Red. SI.25 er hundred: rellow.
$1.23
IOTATOES Oregon, sew. 75cQSl: Califor
nia, jiew. S5eg$L
xtAlSirta Loose Muscatels. 4-crown. 7ic:
5-layer Muscatel raisins, "He; unbleached.
seeaios buitasas. ctic: London inyera. 3-
crown. whole- boxes of 20 iwiunds. $1.65: -2-
trrown. $L75.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated. CQ
CVic per pound; euadrled, sacks or boxes,
none; aprioous. SVrfrOe: peaehe. DSlOVrc;
pears, none; prunes. Italian. 4 QL:; French.
24fic; fig?. California blacks, Sc: do
white, nana; Smyrna. 20c; Fard dates. 6c s
plums, pitted. Cc
Butter, Eggs, roultry. Etc
BUTTER City creameries! Extra cream
er". 22Vfr26c per pound: state creameries:
.Fancy creamery. ZtHfzZMc; store butter. 14
15c
EGGS Oregon ranch. 2l22c rr dozen:
Eastern. 20$21c
uiittbii Oregon lull cream twins. 11 ST
11 c; Yeung America. 12 9 12 He
POULTRY Average old hens. 13814c:
mixed chickens. 1212c; old roosters. 10
10c: youBg roosters. Ilgrl2c; Springs'. 1 to
2 rotunds. 1 T- 1 to 1W nnnnA irf?17c-
slrerse4 chlckene. isfl4c; turkeys, live, l&6l9e;
turicoys. arrowed. cnoKe. sugHc; geese, live,
pr. pound. 6tj7c; geeee, dressed, per pound.
ilOc; ducks, old. 13c; ducks, young, 10314c;
pigeons, $191.25;' squabs. $292.50.
Groceries. Nuts, Etc
COFFEE Mocha, 26&2c; Java, ordinary,
16622c; Costa Itica. fancy. lSty20c; good.
lOfrlSc; ordinary, 16 la 12c per pound; Co
lumbia roast, cases. 100s, $13.75; uOc, $13.75;
Arbuckle. $14.75. Lion. $14.75.
RICE Imperial Jatan No. 1. $57; South
era Japan. JS.M. Carollnaa, 58tVic; brpkes
head. 2?ic
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-peund tails. $2.40; 1-pound
flats. $Lb$; fancy. l&lU-pousd fiats. $1.S0;
H-Pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink 1-ppund
talis. S5c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.30; cockeyes,
1-pound talis, $1.S5.
SUGAR Sack basK 100 pounds: Cube.
$S.G5. powdered. . $5.40: dry grasulated,
$5.30; extra C $4.S0; golden C. $4.70; fruit
sugar, $5.30; advance ever sack basis, as fol
lows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels, 25c: boxes,
50c per 100 pounds (Terms: Os remittance
within. IS days, deduct Ue per pound; ' If
later than 15 days aad within 30 days, de
duct He per pound; so discount after 30
daysu Beet sugar, granulated, $5.20 per
luu peunas; roapie sugar, i:uiitc per ppunu.
SALT California, fii per ton. per
bale; Liverpool, jw. sit; kxxs. f6.50: 200s.
S16: half-pound, luos. $7: 50f. $7.&J.
NUTS Walnut. 13c per ound by sack, lc
extra for ls than sack; Brazil nuts. 15c;
nibertc I4e: peoana. ;nmuw.nc; extra large.
l&e; almonds. L X. L.. 16c; cht-etsuts. Ital
ians. M; tK3. per o-pound arum: pea
nuts. raw. TVtc per pound: roasted. Oe; pine.
nutc. 10frl2Hc; BK-kory nuts. ,c; coceasuts.
7c: cocoasuts. XtBvoc per oezen.
BEANS Small while. 34c; large while.
3tc: ptnK. 3HefHc: Bayou. c; Lima. CVic
Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc
HOPS Choice 1004. 17b lDc Mr pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 103
21c: lower grades, down to 15c. according to
shrinkage; valley. sarc per peunc
MOHAIR Choice. 31c per pound.
HIDES Dry hides. No. L 1C pounds and up.
160l6VkC per pou&d; dry kip. No. I. 5 to 10
'pound. 11&15C per- poundrMry calf.- No. 1;
under & pounds. liyiK, ary saitea. tmns ana
ttags. onc-tnira less uui 013- Hint: (cells,
moth-eatta. badly 'cut. scored, rourrala. hxir-
cllpied. w eather-batn or grubby. 2tj3c per
pound len); salted hides, steers, sound. CO
pounds and ever, l&c per pound; Ul to t3
pounds. SWlc Per pound; under 50 pounds
ana cows, efjuc per pousa; sanea Kip. sound.
15 to 30 pounds. 9c per pound; alted veaL
bound. 10 to 14 Dounds. 9c per pound: alted
calC sound, under Itf pounds. 30c per pound;
Igrces unkalted. lc per pound less; cull, lc
per pound lees), fbeep skins: Shearlings. No.
1 butcherb atock. 254jaec each; short wool. Ne.
1 butchers btoelc 44fi50c eeh; medium, wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock. 00 68c; long wool. No.
1 butchers' vtoek. $lf 1.50 each. Murrain pelts
from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12914c per
pound: horse a!des, salted, each, according to
1ze. $1.5&98; Ary. each, according to size. $1
l.M; colls' hides. 25jruOc each; goat cklns.
common. 30t?15c each; Angora, with wool on.
25ffl.50 each.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. Seie; No. 2
and create, 23c
FURS Bear skins as to size. No. 1. $2.60
G10 each; cubs. $l(jr2: badger, 25950c; wild
cat. with head perfect. 250c: houte cat,
r.?l0c; fox. common gray, 5O4J70; red. $39
S; cross. $5f 15; silver and black. $1000200:
flsbcrs. $56: ljnr. $4.5066; mink, strictly
No: 1. according to lze. $102.50; marten,
dark Northern, according to etze and color.
$10915; marten, pale. pine, according to size
and color. $20fir4: muskrar, large. 10915c;
kunk. 4HN0c- civet of polecat, 5310c: otter,
large, prime fOcic JOftlO; panther, with head
and dans perfect. $2S; raccoon, prime. 209
SOe; mountain wolf, with head perfect, $3.50
5: caj-ote. G0f$l: wolverine. $6ffS; beaver,
per skin, large. $&f; medium, $3S-4; small.
J161.S0: klt. 5W?75c
BEESWAX cood, cleas and pure, 2022c
per tound.
CASCARA SEGRADA (Chlttam bark)
Good. 3H per pound.
GRAIN BAGS-CaKutta. 7C74c
rrovlftons and Canned Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 13c per pound;
14 to 10 pound. 13&c; is to 2U pounds,
18V; Calltomta uvloaic), ttc; cottage bias,
Vc. tAouMerr. W: boiled ham. 21c; boiled pic
nic nam. boaelexe. 15c '
RAOON Faaey fetukfast. 19e per sound:
rtandard breakfast. 17c; choice, 15.c; Eng
lish hreakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 14Vjc; peach
baron. 12Vc.
DRY ' SALT CURED Regular short clears,
lMc dry salt. llic smoked; clear backs. 10c
dry' mK. lie nmeked; clesr bellies, 14 to 17
pounds average, none: Oregon export. 20 to
25 pound, average. HUc dry salt. 12 Vic
smoked: Union butts. 10 to 18 pounds aver
age, none.
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. 51S: hair
barrels. $50: beef, barrets. $12; half barrelE.
$0.50.
SAUSAGE Portland ham. ISc per pound;
minced ham. 10c: Summer, choice dry.
17Vtc; bologna, long, lc: weisem-urst, &s:
liter, Cc; pork. Pc: blood. 5c; headcheese, 6c;
bologna wausage, link. 4Hc
CANNED MEATS Corned beef. . pounds, per
dozen. $1.25: two pounds. $2.35; six' pounds.
$S. Roatt beef flat, pounds. $1.25; two pounds.
2.25: ttx pounds, none. Roast beef. tall,
pounds, none; two pound. $233: six pounds,
aose. Lwn"k tongue, pound. $3.15.
LARD Kettle rendered, tierce $Hc tubs
il'ir, ta e. 2s 10c. IDs 10e. ff WHc
Standard Pn-e: Tierce fie. tabs tic 50 Pc.
2s ft;e, lfhs fs-. 5 S;c. Compound. Tierces
6c tubs tifec. 50 6H. I'V CUc 5s Cc.
Drrssed Meats.
BEEF Dressed bulli. I 2c per
co-. JWiKc: coumrj- steers. 4b&c
MUTTON Dreted fancy. 5c per
ordinary. -Jc.
pound;
pound;
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pound. TCTHc:
125 1a 29 pounds. 59C:; 200 pounds asd up.
3H-.c fku
. PORK-Drjd. lOOJtollW).- 7ff7Hc; 150
nd up. OS 7c psr rouMT. '
Oilx.
TURPENTINE Case. Soc per gaHcn.
WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 7Jc: f-00-pound
lots. 7liC; less than 500-pound lots. Sc.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline,' cases. 23tjc;
iron barrels. 17c; 6 deg. gaeollne. cases; 22c:
Iron barrel tr drum. 20c
COAL OIL Case. 20 Vic: Iron barrels. 14c;
wood barrel. 17c: G3 dtg.. case. S2c; Iron
Barrels. 15Hc
LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-harrel lot. 62c: 1
harrel lot. GSr; casez; fc" Belled: 5-barrtl
lota. C4c; 1-barrel lot. 65c: caces. 70c
' Coffee and Sugar.
NEW TORK. July. 24. The market for cof
fee futures .Hosed steady at a net advance
of ft'JTlO points... Total sales were reported
of C2.750" bags, including August 6.65: Sep
tember. 6.POjr7e: October. 7c: December, 7.20
7.25c: March, 7.257.450. and May. 7.1387.30c
Spot Rio. eteady; No. 7 lsvolce, SHc; mild,
quiet.
Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 5c; cen
trifugal. $8 test. 4e: molasses surar, 2Vc
Refined, quiet: crushed, $5-90; powdered. $6.30:
grasulated. $5.20.
A '- Butter Firm at Elgin.
ELGIN. El- July Sl.-Butter. Ira at 9c:
sal ot the week. $8,000 psuw.
SMITH ftNSWEfiSFQX
Dissects Statements of New
York -Hop Dealer.
SIZE OF GROWING CROPS
Xo Falling Off In Consamptlon of
Beer, Says the AVrltcr Money
on Hand to Back -H is
Assertions.
PORTLAND. July 24. To the Editor.)-In
answer to a Foxy statement on the hop sit
uation which appeared In your paper of the
23d, I desire to ay that this party for the
past reveral years ha made himself con
spicuous throughout the East, and dismal
failure as a pregnostlcator of large crops
and low prices for haps.
However, when one has sales of the 1905
crop to deliver to the brewer at 13c, the
method for overmadness becomes dlstlsgulth
atile. The distinguished gentleman from New
Tork ha been known by dealers and brew
ers throughout the East In late years
hy a circular report os hop, which he Issse
periodically, much to the amusemest cf deal
ers and the annoyance of brewers, for the
facts which it does not contain.
This gentleman has been known Is the
trade for the past few years as a radical
bear and short seller, regardless of any and
all existing conditions, asd his advice in
the past has kept many a brewer from buy
ing his stock, only causing the brewer to
pay more for hi hops liter In the season.
much to the detriment of the brewers' bank
account. Brewers have been Impoied upon by
this party advice for so long that It ha
become a standing Joke throughout the East
that when a brewer sew receives this party's
circular It I Immediately relegated to the
watte-paper basket, dying a natural death
without dissection.
This party is also well known a an ex
tremist on the hep situation, and of course
you have all heard of the fable of the ex
tremist. There was an old hen who had
a stst with a golden egg In It, She had
steadily set on this nest for several years
without adding to the number of the eggs
One day the old hen got hungry and went
forth on a foraging expedition. Os her return
she found a cyclase had paied by in her
absence, whisking away the nest, golden egg
asd all.
When one steps to consider the figures
given In Mr. Fox's statement of the 23d
he will Immediately see the absurdity of them.
Allowing California &s masy hops as last
year (which everyone knows she will not
have by a good many thoutand baits), and
Washington 40.000 and Ore cop 100.000 bales,
then we only have about 200.000.
New York State, so say Eastern dealer.
and this statement Is also confirmed by Her
man Klaber it Co.. In their circular state
ments, .grew C3.0CO bales in 1&04. Reliable
reports are new coming In from all sections
of New York State that the crop there will
be one-third short of last year, and some
say one -hi If short, A wire received here to
day says that dealers are freely offering 20c
tor 1005 contracts In New Tork State, and
that growers will not accept the figure.
As far as the conditions In England are
concerned, one cancot refer to as instance
in English papers or bop report from there
where they are reporting any bumper crop.
asd all conservative reports from Esglasd
which emanate from disinterested dealer, who
are neither long or short os the 1SOS crop
say the English crop. Judging from presrst
conditions, will probably be around 375.000
to 400.000 cwts.. which Is a very light crop
for England, generally speaking.
I will refer you back to one year ago.
when reliable reports, coming from Esglasd.
placed the crop there at 200.000 cwts.. which
they did not eventually prove to have. Mr.
Fox w sending his advices broaocast to
brewers, persistently adrltlsg them that Eng
land would have 35A.O00 to 450.000 cwts.
Germany Is now creditably reported IS to
20 per cent short of her last year's crop, and
old stock of every age and description are
used up.
The low prices that are being predicted by
sonir of the bears is liable to leve a serious
ecar on their finances, unless they get in
the corral quick and put the bars up.
As for answering Mr. Fox's statement a to
the output of beer. It needs no comment.
Look up statistics of the beer output and
note the large increase of that product from
year to year, especially for the past seven
yearn, which speaks for Itself.
The orders from the East art ccmlcg in so
rapidly for 1904 hops that the values have
hardesed quite noticeably in the past two
dsya. Mr Rlggs, who ha practically sold
out h! stock of 1101s at ISc, had several
telegrams from Eastern dealers today and
yesterday wanting to buy from hlro, one
New York City dealer wanting COO bales.
1 am tuny satusea tnat toe ik4 crop
will alt be used up before October, as brewers
both here asd In England will have to have
them to mix with the new ones until Novem
ber Is over. The 1M4 crop will be worth at
any time as much a the new crop It not
mere. I consider them first-class property
at present value.
The situation never looked better for 20323c
prices than now for 1905s, I can quote you
any number of brewers who use from 1 Vi to
3 pounds of sops to the barrel. The Green
way Brewery, of Syracuse, N. Y-. ha ued
three pound of bops to the barrel for year.
Now If Mr. Fox Is honest In the figure
he give, we will begin with New York State.
Mr. Fox say New York will have 0.000
baits this year. There Is $1000 or $5000 here
that says they don't hare 0.000 bales, asd
furthei. I will give him the best of It asd
lower this amount several thousand baits. If
this statement Is taken up I will make tome
most liberal propositions cn some of. his
other statements, which I am satisfied he
doesn't believe himself.
I furthermore believe that the grower are
all thoroughly conversant with the exUtiog sit
nation, and that any advices to the con
trary are tuclet.
In my humble opinion the smallnes of the
1115 Oregon crop will surprise a lot ot those
who arc now predicting a large crop. nd
am mere confident how than T was when
made the statessent two weeks ago that
the Coast will sot have to exceed 1P0.000
bale this- year, which will leave us away
short of our own consumption, a Esglasd
will take her usual 50.000 hale, regardless
of any condition she may have at home. Very
truly yours. E. Ix SMITH.
HALF A HOP CROP.
Views of a Marlon County Grower Who Ex
axalned Maay Yards.
SALEM. Or, July 24, (Special.! "Af
ter examining my own and other hop yards.
am satisfied that sot over half a crop of
hops will be gathered this .year." said J,
Pooler, a well-known grower ot this -vicin
ity, today. "There are a great masy grow
er who don't believe (hat the condition are
so bad. but' they will find out. The yard
examined look well to the casual observer,
but anyone who will look at the buds will
see that they are blighted. The rises are
badly affected with heneydew. and the bud.
when touched lightly, will drop off. I do
not know wnat is xne cause o: the pocr
condition of the hop, but I have as opinion
biased ,on observation. I have noticed that
well-cultlraled yard are most affected, while
neglected yard how almost no henry dew.
I believe that theregsb cultivation fills the
in too full of sap, and they bleed, thus
cutting off the supply of p that should go
to the bud. The honeydew that forms on the
vise and leaves taste exactly tike the sap
in the vise. Perhaps the bop lice start
the bleeding. I had not taken much atock
Is' the stories about ' the poor condition
the hops until I examined the viaes. hat
believe now the report have net keen t
aggerated."
Mr. Pooler is known as a cowerratlve msn.
and 1 not a holder of IKi hop that
waats to sell.
John ColenMA. another well-knewa grower.
make a similar report, though he doec aot
etlavate the daaaage as great u Vr.
Fooler.
Ca Kre ,mtfeja.tBr.tV tfce-.dte-
trlct north ot Salem to St Pact and arousd
Gem Is. and cut cf 37 yards Xotmd only
four that wer la good condition. He says
that the better cultivated yards are affected
xaost by hoseydew. Kreba says he has quit
asking numii not to sell 1304 hops, and
doe sot care how soon tby i"U- Ke will
not sell until September.
Frank H- Span, a dealer at North Taktea.
was here today locking for hops, asd ex
presses the opinion that most of the, grow
ers sow holding will sell their 1S04 asd 1303
hops at the same time.
Call f oral Hep Men Net-ross.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 24. SpecUL The
California hop market Is unsettled by rumors
that Krtb! Bros, have withdrawn from the
Oregon hop pool. Private wire to that ef
fect caused much excitement In Santa Kosa
today, for. If true, the disruption of the pool
111 affect the remainder of the JH crop
held in Sonoma County, which approximates
W0 bales. Dealers asd growers are serreua
and eagerly awaiting; further particulars.
Heps at London.
LIVERPOOL. July 24. Hops In London,
Pacific Coast, quiet, i3Q6 10s.
Weather la England.
LIVERPOOL. July 24. The weather In Eng
land today was fine and warm.
HIM MARKETS ARE OFF
WHEAT DECLINES AT SAN FRAN
CISCO, FOLLOWING EAST.
Barley Weakens Under Large Re
ceipts Butter Firmly Held, but
Tone Is "Unstable.
SAX FRANCISCO. July 2i. (Special.)
The local speculative market for grain was
ranch weaker, wheat dropping the most,
owing to the heavy break in Eastern prices.
Receipt of barley, were large and holder
more disposed to sell. Oat were In light
supply and steady.
The regular steamer for Puget Sound took
fairly targe shipment of California Summer
fruit. Price for peaches, apricots, plum
and pear were Arm. owing to moderate re
ceipt, but no advance occurred In anything.
Lemon were better sustained asd more In
quiry was shown. Choice oranges were
scarce.
Potatoes were oulel and easy, -with liberal
offering. Onions were lower, owing to large
arrivals, but the demand was more active,
a buyer for Australian shipment are again
in the market. Tomatoes declined sharply
under heavy arrivals.
Butter I firmly held, but the recent ad
vance 1 regarded a unneauoy. .areae il
ls large supply and weak. Egg re wen
maintained, but trade is slower. Some cold-
storage butter and eggs are coming on the
market. Receipts. 83.600 pound sutler.
00 pounds cheeee. M.750 dezen eggs.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. B0Oc; garlic.
2hfJ3c; green pean 36 ic: string beans. 3Q
Sc; tomatoes. K675c; okra. J1C1.25; egg
plant, JIG 125-
UCLTRY Turkey gobblers, isgzic: roost
er, old. J1.50Q5; do young. Jd.50Q7.50; broil-
em. small. 11.3082.59: do large. 2.wgivo;
fryer. &Si.50: do young. 4506.50.
BCTTER Fncr cremry. c: creamery
second. 22c: fancy dairy. 22c; dairy seconds.
20c.
EGGS Store. 17821c; fancy ranch. 25c.
WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 2S
30c: Nevada. 16220c'
MILLSTUFFS Bran; 921822; middling. J-G
62S.
HAT wheat, J&8 13.30: wheat, ana a.
IS.50&12J0; barley. J7C0; alfalfa. $603.50;
clover. ITQ 10; stock. 4567; straw. 20350c per
bale.
POTATOES Early Rose. 40cl; Sallna
Burbank. fcOcfiil.
CHEESE Toung America. lOHSHc: East-
em. liOlbc.
FRUITS AsPles. choice. J1.23; common. 40c;
banana. TSctjSS: Mexican lime. W.WgZ,-. Cal
ifornia lemon, choice. $3; common. SI: or
ange, navel. S363-50: pineapples. S1.5083.
RECEIPTS Flour. 10.333 quarter sack:
wheat, 10,571 centals; barley. IS. 035 centals;
at. 1CS2 centals: bean. 2335 sack: pota
toes. 510 sackr; bran. 39CO tacks; middlings.
1153 cks; hay. 1379 ten: wool 81 bale:
hides. SS3.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Price Quoted Locally for Leading Line
Yesterday.
The following price on livestock were quot
ed yesterday In the locl mrket:
CATTLE Best Eetern Oregon steers.
S3.25: good town. J 28 CM; common cow.
J 1. 503 1.75: calves. 125 to 150 pounds. S5; 2CO
to 250 pound. $3.5034.
SHEEP Bet Eastern Oregon and Valley.
S3.25;- medium. S3: lambs. S4.50.
HOGS Best large fat bog. $4.2538.50:
block and China fat, S5. 5065.75; good feed
er. 15.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Correct at Kaaa City. Omaha aad
Chicago.
CHICAGO. July 24. Cattle Receipt. 15.-
000; market steady. Good to prime steers.
$5.2535.75; poor to medium. S3.6065.13; Mock
er and feeder. S2.20g4.40; cowa. 12.4084.40;
heifers, S2.25C4.75; cannera, J 1-4O0 2.40; bulls.
S2.25Q 3.75: calve. $3.0088.40; Texas fed
steer. (3.0084.50.
Hogs Receipt today. 35.000: tomorrow, 35.-
000; market eteady. 10c lower. Mixed and
butchers. $5.3505.85; good to choice heavy.
S3.75e5.92H; rough heavy, $5.COiJ5.G0: light.
$5.5006.00; bulk of ralte, $5.0063.90.
Sheep Receipt. 22,000; aheep and lamsa.
10615c lower. Good to choice wether. $4,753
5.40; fair to choice mixed. S3.5O64.60; west
ern sheep. 14.0095-23; native lamos. 4-C
7.25; "Western lamb. $5.006 d. 50.
SOUTH OMAHA. July 24. Cattle-Receipt.
3300; market steady to strong. Native teers,
$3.555.50: cowa and heifer. S2.8064.40:
Western steer. $3.2554.50: Texas steer. $2.75
e3.75: cow and heifer. S2.00f?3.65; canner.
$1,508-75. stocker and feeaer. $2-2583.73;
bull, stags, etc, $2.0063.50.
Hogs Receipt. 4200: market weak to 5c
lower. Heavy, S5.4065.45; mixed. 15.4248
5.45; light. S5.4565.50; pig. S4.508i; bulk
of sale. S3.42!465.47H.
Sheep-Receipts. 13.000; market slow and
lower. Western yeartlnse. $4.7535-50; weth
er. $.0O 5J; ewe. $1.004.50; lamb. $4-00
e&so.
KANSAS CITY. July 24. Cattle-Receipt.
1300; market steady. Native steers. $4,256
5.25: stock era and feeder. $2.7564-40; bulls.
$3.7505.75; Western fed liters. S3.5063.00;
Western fed cow. $2.7534.23.
Hopv Receipt. 50C0: market steady. Bulk
of le. S&.S565.C0; heavy, $5.5063.00: pack
er. $5X565.624: Pl XTii "Shi. $3X065.3:
Sheep Receipt. 50C-0: market steady. Mut
ton. $4.5065.73; lamb. $5.0067.23: rang
wether. $3.00 6 5J0; fed ewe. $t-25Q4.75.
BULGE IN COTTON.
Advance of A bTi Forty Cent
Bale la
the New York Market.
NEW YORK. July 24. There wa an ad
Tasce or about 40 cents a hale In the cot
ton market today, accompanied by consider
able activity and excitement, a leading bull
interest supported the market nd shorts
covered, owlag to such apprehension that
heavy rains reported In the Central and West
ers belt would cause further damage to the
crop. At the best October sold at 11.15c. and
January t lL2c "
The cleee wa a Utile off from the top un
firr" realizing, but eteady at an advance of
S3 39 point. Sales were 500,(0) hale. Close.
July. lO.rTc; August, 10.87c: September.
10.7c: October. 11.06c; November. 11.10c;
December. 11.13c: January. 11.10c: February.
ILISc: March. lL2c; April. lLSSc: May.
lLSOe.
Bad Crop Kepert
NEW ORLEAfS. July 24. Cotton advanced
mere thaa 3e peMs today, a a result of the
worse crop retorts so far thl seen. May
f the private rarorta said (fee .field were
fteded aad all hope wa vow t of ra-1-
teg ere a haft srep. see ot the tsalaad
farsaers say their eottsa ha keen washed m
Tsr -ifc root. K4 $H eajr prKly wK aM
uShd lrllC f
RUST STORY DENIED
Severe Slump in Wheat Prices
at Chicago.
JULY BREAKS FIVE CENTS
Heavy Profit-Taking; Results From
Encouraging Crop Advices From
Northwestern States Lib
eral Bun of Grain.
CHICAGO. July 24. A break of oSJc a
bushel In the price of wheat for July deliv
ery occurred here today. At the tame time,
the September option sold off 3i63Vic. Denial
ot sensational reports ot black rust damage
to the Sprisg-Mwn crop caused the heavy
profit-taking that resulted in the sharp de
cline. The market closed weak with Sep
tember down 30 3 Vic as compared with final
quotation of Saturday. July wheat shows a
loss ot precisely 4 cent. Corn Is off i6Uc
Oat are down He. and provision are up
3615c
The wheat market was weak throughout
the entire session. The (greatest weakness
was manifested during opening transactions,
initial quouUon for July being off 3K85Sc.
at S76e8Hc September wa down, 1H81HC
to 3H63KC. at 87 Q 60c. The primary caujt
of the sharp reaction wa optimistic advice
concerning the condition of the wheat crop
throughout the Dakota asd Minnesota. In-
addition, the weather In the Northwest was
favorable to the progress of the growing
crop, and unfavorable for the ?read ot black
rust. Another reason for the slump In price
here was the demoralised condition of the
wheat market at Minneapolis, the September
option there showing at one time a loss of
about S cent. A. rpeort hy a Chicago ex
pert who la personally investigating the wheat
field of North Dakota was one of the Im
portant influences affecting the situation. He
claimed that durlnc drive of 40 milt he
had failed to discover any signs ot black
rust. Fresh report of rust were received.
but they lacked deflnitesess. Bears were
given additional encouragement by the con
tinued liberal- movement of new wheat In
the Southwest, After the first rsh to sell
wa over, the market held comparatively
steady, the price for September during the
remainder of the st!os being confined within
a central range. The close wa weak, with
September down 3G3Hc. at STfic; July closed
4 cent lower, at SSHc
Bearish sentiment was manifested In the
corn pit all day. Large receipts and excel
lent crop weather were the principal factor.
The close was quite steady, September dos
ing at 54Sc
The slump In wheat caused considerable
profit-taking In oat early In the day. Sep
tember opened rc lower, and closed at 20c.
Notwithstanding the weakness of grain.
provision were firm. Short were active buy
er. Cemmlsslon-house also bought freely.
At the cloie September pork wa up 15c.
at S13.02H: lard was up 58 Trie at $7.10. and
ribs were 7ts610c higher, at $7.S3-S7.S7-The
leading future ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Opes. High.
..-...$ 94 $ .884
83 .9
S3 .83
CORN.
Low. Close.
$ .87 $ .8S"4
.S7 .87H
.874 .87
.554 .5014
.554 .S6h
.544 .55
.54S .544
..474 .474
31U :31:
.24
.30 .30 Vi
12.80 13.024
12.83 13.03
7.15 7.20
7.174 7.274
7.75 T.S74
7.624 7.324
July
September
December .
July (old)
July (new)
Sept. (old)
Sept, (new).....
Dec. (new)
.57 .37
.57 .57
.554 .354
54r .54T4
.47!, .47T
OATS.
.314 .31S
.. .29y .2&
.. .304 -304
MESS PORK,
..12.M 13.05
..13.00 13.074
LARD.
7.15 7.20
.. 7.2U 7.274
SHORT RIBS.
.. 7.75 7.S7'4
July .
September
December
September
October ...
September
October ..
September
October
524 7.S2H
Cash quotations were ax follows:
Flour Steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.0161.10; No, 3. 33c
6S1.05: No. 2 red. 30801c
Corn No. 2, 56i657c; No. 2 yellow, 57U
fiSTHc-
Oats No. 2. 31ft6324c; No. 2 white, 34
34Hc: No. 3 white. 374c
Barley Good feeding. 40843c; fair to chetce.
malting. 45847c.
Flaxseed No. 1, 51.244: No. 1 Northwestern
$1.40.
Timothy seed Prime. $3.20.
Mess Pork-Per barrel. $12.33613.
Lard Per 100 pound. $7.0367.074
Short rib sides Loose. $7.737.S5.
Short clear side Boxed. $7.87468.
Clever Contract grade. $12.73813.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrel 13.000 1S.BC0
Wheat, bushel 12tJ00O 21.100
Corn, bushels 221.000 342.000
Oat bushels 24.5CO 21S.0UO
Rvr bushels 9.000 2.000
Barley. Dusneis
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. July 24. Flour Receipt,
7400 barrels; exports. 1100 barrel. Market,
about steady and quiet.
Wheat Receipts. 8000 bushels. Spot, easy
No. 2 red. nominal elevator, and S5c t.
b. aficat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.18 f.
b. h. afloat; No. 1 Northern Manitoba. 31. 10
f. o. b. afloat. On account of weather re
ports, poor cable and less rust news, wheat
price broke 3 cent a bushel today under
Saturday clearing. There wa active un
loading and considerable pressure from
ebon, the cloae being 2K92!e net lower.
May closed 92c: July doped Jc: Septem
ber closed 9 ISc; December close 92V c.
Hop and hide Quiet,
Wool Steady.
Grata at Saa Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 24. Wheat and bar
ley easier. Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping. $1.47ViS1.53: milling,
$1.S741.74.
Barley-Feed. 3161.024.
Oats Red. $1.1561.33.
Call beard sale:
Wheat December. $1.4...
Barley December, 971 e.
Corn Largo yellow. S1.3744gl.424.
MtaBeaeotl Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 34.-September wheat
closed P4!ifi4Tic: December. . 314c; No.
hard. Sl.irc: No. 1 Northers; $1.11!; No.
2 Northern. $1.0S!l61.C8?i.
Wheat at ZJrerpooL
LIVERPOOL. July 24. Wheat, July, soml
sal: .September. 60 OHdt Deceaher. 6s SUd
Wheat at Taceraa,
TACOMA. July 24. Wheat, unchanged; blue
stem. 86c; club. 80c
-
Visible Supply ot Grafau
NEW YORK. July 24. The visible supply ot
grain Saturday. uJty 22. as compiled by the
New York Produce Exchaage wa a fol
low:
BusheW Decrease.
Wheat Il.875.0e0 464.000
Corn . .tei:eed i.ioa.ooa
Oats .3,008
Rye 767.C0O
Barley , 740.0CO
Increase.
1.04.060
8.000
ss.oe
Dairy Frodace la fco East,
CHICAGO. July 24. On the Produce Sx
change today the hotter market waa Arm
creamery. I44f36c: dfclry. ltt5e.
Eire, firm ax Mark, cases laeluded. 14c
flrst. ISc; prime firsts, ITHc; extras, lfre.
Cheese, steady. llH.'
1
NEW YORK. Jtey 24. Butter, fins. Cream
err. 1729V4c: Wetter factory; earn win to
extra. 14fU4c: 4 hftkaUoft, 17H4K19&
Cheese. Ana. 'Cfcotee Ml creass. eetereC awl
white teey. frS4pMc.
Egg. WeMtn extra, ana, hf4tt;
second. MWfrWia.
Downing, Hopkins & Co.
EstaVteheti 1893
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4, Ground Floor
UY STOCKS TO
SHARP DEMAND' GIVES NEW
I'ORK'MARKET STRONG TONE.
Saturday's Selling Was From Pro
fessional Bear So'urces and Not
Successful Good Traffic.
NEW YORK. July 24. The action of to
day's stock market was otrongly suggestive
of the Inference that the considerable' eelllng
which broke price on Saturday was from
professional bear sources, and that it was.
not successful In dialodlng much stock for the
purpose of covering short contrats.
The demand for covering during the nrt
hour of today's session was sharp and
sent prices upwards with quite a strong Im
petus. This movement wa largely prompted
no doubt by a revision of view over the wheat
damage and over the danger of an anthracite
miners' strike, which were prevalent on Sat
urday. The large amount of wheat that ap
peared for sale, the special weakness of the
market for that commodity in the jnortn
west and the reports of fine weather over the
Spring wheat belt were the material of evi
dence against Saturday's crop ware.
An additional element wa the very confi
dent tone of railroad officials In their regular
rweeklr talks over the traffic outlook. Re
ports of large buying of rails asd structural
steel products were a favorable Influence on
the list generally and on the Lnlted States
Steel stocks especially. In the case of the
latter there was also a disposition to antici
pate a good effect from the favorable show
ing of earnings for the July quarter, which
It 1 quite commonly expected wilt be re-
Ttated by the quarterly statement of earn
ings to be given out by the corporation to
morrow. The money market continued very easy In
spite ot the lessened strength of the bank
ing position disclosed by the weekly bank
statement. The very large Influence exerted
by the Japan funds on deposit here on the
current ease of money la regarded with some
solicitude, owing to the large effect that
might be produced on our money market by
unannounced financial movements on the part
of the Japanese Government, The reported
quarantines on Southern railroad line seemed
to be Ignored and the developments In for-
Ign politics were without apparent interfer
ence. There was a comparative lapse in in
terest aft;r the first hour of the trading, but
the advances were well held up to the cloie.
which was firm.
Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value.
$1,616,000. United States bond were un
changed on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sale. High. Low. bid.
Adams Exnres .....
235
Amalgamated- Copper 13.200 834 82H
83
334
US
2S?4
92
220
33
284
17
40
47
Am. car Sc. Founary juo jo "ti
do uref erred ..
American Cotton Olt
4 CO 29
"YoO 225
900 394
200- 18"
700 42
2.000 47
2SVi
225
33
is"
40
46V4
do preferred ......
American Express...
Am. Hd. & Lth pfd.
American Ice
American Linseed Oil
do Dref erred
American Locomotive
do preferred ......
100 111
111
110
Am. Smelt, Sc. Renn.
3.000 116 1154 HO
300 120 119V3 im;
700 138 137V, 133Vi
5W
107
7.400 83 84 85
102
300 1554 155 157
12.800 113V4 I12S 113'i
do c referred ......
Am. Sugar Refining..
Am. Tobacco pia....
Anaconda Mining Co.
Atchison
do preferred
Atlantic Coast Line.
Baltimore & Ohio.,
da uref erred ......
...... ..... ..... U3
Brook. Rapid Transit 18.100
ttS!4
87 63 Vi
149Ti 131
199 198
43
Canadian Pacific
8.500 131
Central of N. Jersey
100 199
Central Leather ....
do preferred
500 103 103'4 1U34
Chesapeake & Ohio.
1.10O 52Vs
oir -
34
79 73
Chicago & Alton...
do d referred
200
79
Chicago Gt Western.
1.400
19
194 19tf
r-hi-.Tn x-nT-th-x-.. 1.40O 208ti 207Vi 207
Chi.. MIL. & St. raui ju.ouu ic io
Chi- Term. t Transit ...
.18
do preferred iw
37
45"
37 37
...I. 96
43U '.!
..... 23i
5S
37., 37
188 189
C C C &. St. L
Colorado Fuel & Iron 4,300
Colorado iz Southern
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred....
ICO 37
200 189
Consolidated Gas ....
Corn Product
10
do ore f erred
100 47 47
400 190 190
46
Delaware & Hudson.
190
384
30
85
41
5
t
70
1T4
.W
lo8
18
78
27
SO
25
60
25
36
Del.. Lack. &. West.
Denver & Rio Grande
do preferred
rfiMHra' Securities.
Erie 23.800
45
44
S2Vi
70
174
iis"
18
78
do. 1st preferred.
do 2d preferred....
2.500 83
2,300 71
General Electric ...
Hocking Valley
ICO 174
i.800 169
500 18
100 78
nllnols Central
International Paper-
do preferred
International Pump..
do n referred ......
Iowa Central
do ore "erred ......
Kansas City Southern
700 25 25
do preferred ......
Louisville & Naahv.
4.300 144 143 144
104
7.400 83 81 81
7.000 126 123 125a
20
54
"300 122 121 122
'3400 98 97 97
300 28 27 23
200 62 62 62
Manhattan L,
Met, Securities
Metropolitan. St. Ry.
Mexican central ....
Minn, tc St- Louis..
M.. St. P. & 8. S- M.
do preferred ......
Missouri Pacific
Ma. Kanis. & Texas
do preferrea
National Lead
Tt Vnt R T? TttS.
'.11'.'. 36
New York Central... 3.200 mv "tif
N. Y.. Ont- &. Wet. 1.100 51 50 50
Norfolk & Western.. 600 85H 84s JH
do oreferred - -----
North American ...
Northern Pacific ....
Pacific Mall
4.400 201 193 201
41
Pennsylvania
38.C0O 141 140V4 140H
People's Gas
P.. C C. St, L..
Pressed Steel Car...
do preferred ......
Pullman Palace Car.
300 104 104 104
100 78 78 78
100 SO 33 3S
93
SO.'SOO 102 le?7 102
Reading
do 1st preferred....
1.4CO IHVj l -
200 93 93 92
do Zd prererrea....
Ttnnhlle Kteet 1.100 20U 19 20
An nreferred 2.400 82 81 81
Rock Island Co 2.700 30 29 30
do preferred 400 75 74 .4
TtnTnhrr Roods ...... ...... ..... ..... .34
do preferred ..... iojvj
SlosS'ScheCfleld ..
300 81
80
80
66
St, L. Sc S. F. 2d pfd.
St, Louis Southwest.
do preferred
Southern Pacific ....
do preferred ......
Southern Railway ...
do preferred ......
Tens. Coal & Iron...
Texas & Pacific ....
Tol.. St. L. & West.
23
53
64
118
5.000
"700
64
32
63
32S
32
9b
83
33
2.700
600
85
32
3T
do preferred ....
Union Pacific .....
do preferred ....
U. S. Express .....
100
41.000
55
55
as
126 12h
96
V. S. Realty..
U. S. Rubber..
do preferred .
L. S. Steel
do preferred .
.... 1.400 48
.... 600 112
.... 33.500 33
47 48
111 111
23.40O 101Ti 1001 101
Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical
-m - n: till
700 33 33
do preferred
Wabash .............
do preferred ......
Wello-Fargo . Express
Westlnghouse Elect..
Western Union ......
Wheeling & L. Erie.
Wisconsin Central ...
do preferred ......
700 103 105
'160 3S 3S
105
1S
3
228
165
93
15
500 93
300 16
100 22
92
1
22
23
60
Total sales for the day, 420.900 share
BONDS.
m K rf 2 re r. 103 TIID. R. G 4
.180
do coupon.... 103 tN. Y. C. G. 3. 83
TJ. s. 3 reg. iuJVi.or. pacinc a . t Tt
do coupon.... 104 IXer. Pacific 4 106
TI ft. sw 4a rr 131il8o Paeiflc 4a. 94
do coupon 132 (Union Pacific 4s 103
II. S. old 4 re. 104 iwi. central -s . 4 -
do coupon.. . .104 (Jap. 6 2d. series 90
AtchUan AdJ 4 (rTlIJap. 4 cer ... 91
Stock at LosdoH.
LONDON, July 2$.Cosul tor money. 94)
cel tor accounts go.
Aaaeeada ........3
Ateh4n 841
4 preferred 1M
BaK4(Mre ft O 113
Can. Paeia ....1S4
ChM. liOMo
C St. WeaC - M
a x p. .ist
DtSeer - M
Norfolk W. .. ST
da prfd. ..... 96
Oat, fc West. ...53
reTnrirajua , .
Rm.hA Mine 9
ReadHu: X
m 1st prM. ..47
- o 3d prM. ..47
sou. JUtlway- ....tt
Chamber of Commerce
D. & R. G 31 V; .Sou. Pac. 65H
do preferred. 834 U. Pacific 131V
Erie 48HJ do prfd 100
do 1st prfd. ..S3 U. S. Steel 344
do 2d prfd. 7341 do prfd 104
HL Central 72 'Wabash 20
Louis. & Nash ..1304 do prfd 41
M.. K. & Texas . 2SU,Spautsh Four ....9lVi
N. Y. "Central ..1484
Money Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK. July 24. Money on call, easy
at 2 per cent: clostsg bid. li per cent: of
fered at 2 per cent. Time loan?, easy; 60
day. 3 per cent; 00 days. 34 per cent: six
month. 3HS per cent. Prime mercantile
paper. 4S4U per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi
ness In bankers bills at $4.8404.8645 for
demand and at $4.S47024.S475 for 00 days.
Posted rate. $4.S5He4.07Vi- Commercial bill.
$4.84464.44-
Bar silver. 53c.
Mexican dollars, 43Vjc.
Government and rail read bonds, steady. .
SAN FRANCISCO. July 24. Silver" bars. 53c.
Mexican dollars, nominal.
Draft, sight. 7Vic; telegraph. 10c.
Sterling. 60 day. $4.834; sight, $4.S7V.
LONDON. July 24. Bar silver, quiet, 27d
per ounce.
Money. ligl per cent.
Discount rate, short bills. 1481 1-1S per
cent; three months' bill. 1 1814 per cent.
Dally Treasury Statement,
WASHINGTON. July 24. Today's statement
of the Treasury balances shows:
Available cash balances $123,037,500
Gold coin and bullion 47.643, S70
Minin; Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alpha Con,
...$ .07Justlce
$ .05
1.23
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher
Bullion ,
Caledonia .....
Challenge Con.
... .17 Mexican
... .14Occldentat Con. .
.8
6.73
.13
.12
.04
.10.
.03
.26
I.20Ophlr
.40iOverman
.42Potosl
.20 Savage
ISIScorpion
Choiiar
Confidence SO.Seg. Belcher ...
Con. CaL & Va.. 1.23SIerra Nevada
Crown Point ... .13 Silver Hill 90
Exchequer 54UnIon Con. .41
Gould & Currie. .17Utah Con. - -07
Hale & Norcros 1.80; Yellow Jacket -20
BOSTON, July 23 Closing, quotations:
Adventure $ 5.00'.Mohawk $33.00
Allouez 28.30 Mont. C & Ccke. 2.70
AmaL 83.00 Old Dominion . .26.73
Am, Zinc 10.00 Osceola 99.00
Atlantic 18.00 Parrot 23.00
Bingham 30.73 Quincy 107.00
Cat. & Hecla ..680.00;Shannon 3.20
Centennial 22.73Tamarack , 123.00
Copper Range . .72.S8;Trlnlty 81.30
Daly West ....13.75 United Copper ..31.30
Dominion Coal.. 78.00-U. S. Mining ...32.30
Franklin 10.50IU. S. Oil 10.13
Granby 6.SSUtah 44.30
Isle Royale 22J5 Victoria 3.25.
Mass. Mining .. Winona 12.00
Michigan 14.00jWolverlne 117.00
NEW YORK. July 23. Closing quotations:
Adams Con $ .16jLrtt!e Chief
..$ .03
Alice SSjOntarto
Breece 33;Ophlr .......
Brunswick Con.. .OOjPhoenlx ....
Comstock Tunnel .OSiPotost
.. 2.00
.. 6.30
.. .02
.. .11
.. .6
.. .25
.. .30
.. 1.00
Con. Cat. & Va.. 1.73. Savage.
Horn Silver
1.75'SIerra Nevac
evada
Iron Silver ...
Leadvllle Con.
. .23SmalI Hopes ..
00 Standard .....
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. July 24. A continuation of
the speculative excitement was reported from
the London tin market, and prices there
gained over a pound, closing at 146 10s for
spot and 146 for futures. The local market
was Influenced by the strength abroad and
closed firm at 30.90g32.20c
Copper also was firm abroad, dosing at 67
Is 3d for spot asd at 67 6s 3d for futures.
The local market shows no change from the
conditions recently reported; lake and electro
lytic closed at 15.25c. and casting at 14.75c
Lead wo unchanged In the local market.
but wa higher at 17 6a 4d In London, and
the outside price here I perhaps a shade
lower for prompt shipment.
Spelter was unchanged at 24 In London.
but showed Increasing firmness In the New
York market.
Iron closed 49 4d In Glasgow, and at 43s
7d In MIddlesboro. Locally the market was
steady, with a fair demand reported. No. 1
foundry Northern Is quoted at $16.25917: No.
2 foundry Northern. SlS-TSiaSO; No. 1
foundry Southern. S15.7516.25. and No. 2
foundry Southern soft, S12.55S12.60.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. July 24. The market for
evaporated apples continues firm, with a mod
erate demand for all grades. Common to
good are quoted at 45c; prime. 68Jc;
choice. 667c. and fancy. 7c
Prune are firm: California fruit range
from 3 to 6c. according to grade, while Ore
gon sell a high as 7c for top grade.
Apricots remain unchanged, with choice
quoted at 1010c; extra choice. 11c, and
fancy. 1215c
Peaches are quiet, but firm in tone. Choice .
are quoted at 1010c; extra choice. 10
10c and fancy. 1112c
Raisins show no change. Loose muscatels
are quoted at 4U6c; seeded raisin. 5
6c. and London layers. $101.15. V
Wool at St- Louis.
ST. LOUIS. July 24. Wool, steady: medium
grades combing and clothing. 2fr31c: light
fine. 21027c; heavy fine. lS22c; tub washed;
32342c.
WAITER FOSTER ARRESTED
Assailant of Fred Hess Is in the
Jail.
William Foster, a waiter at the Bis
marck Cafe on The Trail, who struck
Fred Hess, a patron of the place, wltli
a beer mug on Saturday night, was ar
rested by Sheriff Word at 1 o'clock yes
terday morning at a farm in "Wash
ington county, three miles south of
Reedville. Sheriff Word was accom
panied by C. B. Peyton, assistant chief
of detectives at the exposition. The
officer made two trips, starting the
first time early in the evening to find
Hansen's farm near Hillsboro, where
Foster was said to be hiding. They
found rtveral Hansen farms, but at
none of them' could the fugitive bo
found. The Sheriff rgturned to Port
land, and. receiving a second tip, once
more started out, and met with suc
cess. Foster waa locked up irt .the
County Jail, and an Information was
filed against him In Justice Reld's
court charging him with assault with,
a dangerous weapon. Hess complained
that Foster did not give- him proper
change, and a quarrel ensued. Hesa,
was struck with the beer mug on the
lower side of the head and neck, and
was severely cut. but will recover.
Is Devoted to the Exposition.
Joseph Mitchell Chappie, editor of the
National Magazine, Boston. In a letter
to the Portland Commercial Club, states
that the August nujnber of that publica
tion will be devoted to the Lewis and
Clark Exposition and Pacific Northwest.
The National Magazine has attracted con
siderable attention for the liberality with
which it has dealt with Western topics of
development and advancement.
Sanday-Scbool Picnic-
Next Saturday, July 29, Centenary -SC.
E. Saaday School will hold a basket
picnic at Hawthorne Park. The scaeel
will "meet at the church. Hast Ninth
aad Pine streets, at 11 a. m. aad raareh
te the park. After partaking of dla
aer there will 'fee games fer yaaag and
eM.. and at 4:39 P. X. tee cream wll fee
.earved free to all memfeers et th
.aefeeel.