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CTSTSIDTftSrKG-' "THUJkSIrA.Y, AUGUST 3, 1903.' 15, WHEftT HOLDS UP Buying on California Account Keeps Market Steady." RECEIPTS YET ARE LIGHT Shippers Believe Values Will Soon Descend to an Export Basis. Reports of New York Ifop ' Crop Shortage True. "WHEAT San Francesco demand r.lds pricos steady.' FLOUR Few Oriental orders re cc5ed. ' , BR AX Martiot Arm with upward tendency. HOPS Reports of 2Jew York short age cnrtriiwd. rn I IT Front sweet ftrttr supplied. EiETABLISS Tomatoes are flrmer. EOOS-r Market weakened by large Eastern stocks. F or LTRY Large roofltpts In past fiw days. BETTER Decroaatag supply causes f.rn:Tiie8. MEATS Mutton in lemurf at sttght 1; better prices. Sa 1 quantities' of new wheat are reaching tidewater, but It "will be mm time before .beta1 arrivals can be reported. The setting -,er.t In the country s light, as few of -Timers are under any pressing necessity posing of their crop now and Met of arc waiting to see what course the ar- w! . take. Local dealer yesterday quoted wide range of price, hut some of them o&n- fepJ that the- had not bought any wheat at tri figures. On an export haute dub wheat is c,r worth to exceed 72 or 73! eejts, but furchapcg have been mode on Califocttta ac c.Jnt at 73 'cents track Portland. Mtttetv alee snr. unce that they are offering the same ir.c There ha heed a good demand of late from California for prompt sbtfwnent and there lr no doubt that tba State wtit continue to uraw wen on the Northwest throughout the teas en. No one expects now that there will be any movement ot wheat Bastward, beyond the Email quantities that may be required by ce real manufacture;, which wttt leave the bulk cf the crop rateed in thte territory to be dis posed of by export. Up to the proacnt time. rri es here have been so far above the foreign basin that export trading has been out of the qursl -n and there are no signs of yielding r-w that would make such business possible. o.-.i;per5. nowever. believe that the market roust ome down, and speedily, to a parity with Europe. When that happens, steps wilt be taken toward providing transportation fa-il'?;cs. Kus;ia is looked up as the factor that will Ftirv.-Iate the European demand tor Pacific Cc2st wheat, ae crop prospects there are cer tain ly not favorable for much of an export atie surplus, tliough tbe Bngttoh markets have been affected thereby The .latest irccTTw uy jroorJNeii is to tuts crtect R uter's St. Pet tin1 burp correspondent cables that famine threatens the greater portion of European Russia. 'Crops reported good to me dium only from Poland. Ural Provinces, Can cat la, The Steppee and Siberia. There ie com rle e vr partial failure. Crops In Central, Southern. Northern' and Northwestern pro- air, ics worse. Reports coming from Middle a.v.1 L'-wer Volga district on Winter Wheat; lias failed in Riazan. Viatka, Novgorod. Penza. Samara. Saratoff. Samboff, Tulga and Vladimir. Tver peasants being without food. A number cr the other provinces are seriously affected. J personally consider tWs report unreliable. as practically no Winter whost ia grown in rr.lnces named. Odosea shippers anticipate a large export business during the last half of August." NEW YORK HOP CROP SHORT. Despatches , Received Confirming .Previous Bad Report London Market Firmer. Telegrams were received by local hop dealers yesterday which fully confirm the re rorvs printed in this paper yesterday morn-' Ing as to the unfavorable condition of the New Ydrk crop. The dispatches were from the New York Hop Reporting Company, and said Crop prospects are not so premising. Mold is appearing. Form' or eetlma. ef New York itate crop are reauoed. . One hundred and Jrty shillings wae paid for choice Paetfles In ndon yesterday. T latter part of the 'telegram indicates that the Bnglteh brewers are again in the rca-k't at good figures, as the prices paid Is equivalent to 27.84 cents there or almost 24 certs Portland. Traders -for some time past have expected that there would be a good expert demand yet that would absorb much, of the remaining stock of 1904 hope. Further reports of conditions in the East are found in the New York papers Just ar rived. The Journal of Commerce of July 2S sad of market conditions there: A steady market continued to be reported end a moderate amount of business was trans acted at unchanged prices: wiles were made in the local market of about 100 bales Pacific Coast, and advices from the Coast reported sales of about 300 bales. There was a steady demand from, brewers at ,ruHng prices, and as dealers generally were sparingly, supplied V were kept In the market as buyers to cover their sales to brewers. Telegraphic re ports from Oregon stated the weather was mere favorable, and that vermin was de creasing The California crop Is new estl rcatel at 3.000 bales short of last year, but Oregon and Washington are expected to yield ah-ut 17.000 bales jnore. Th New York Ste -rop Is estimated at 5,000 te 15.000 bales less than last season. Tre Waterville Times says of the New York State erop: In Interviewing different growers and dealers lrj this vicinity, we And that there exists a dlvrsit of opinion as to the probable yield. Same put it at three-fourths of last year, and chc- drop down to two-thirds. For Instance, the yield last year is generally put at SO.OOO baies in this -State, an? when a dealer was asked this morn Ing what the State would pick his year he said 00.000 bales; another put it at 75,000. .Undoubtedly there wiM .be many yards that will nearly cemo up to the large ykl of 1904. but it is believed the yards in jured by the worms and the: very poor for , o'hpr reaeons will bring the yield down to about three-fourths. It seems te us-' to bo a safe estimate to put the yield at GQjOOO bales at, the outside. In n hop article In this paper yesterday. refc-enee to the unsold quantity of 'hops re- ma nlng In this State should have read "about tJ.fOO balee," instead of "about 800 bales." The only transaction reportea yosteraay was te eale by Judge Pewor, of La Conner. "U ash , tt 220 .bales of heps. They were pur chased by Harry Hart, but the price was not roaie public. One IB cent contract was writ ten yesterday for 1905 hops. The change In the weather has caused some alarm among growers, as & few moist days will make the lice as plentiful as they have been anv time Ifcls reason, a heavy rata storm was reported yesterday raernmg tVom Yamhill County. . CHEAP APPLES OFFERED. California Shipper Has Newlons at a Dollar a Box Cants and Banana tt Arrive. A iyatsenvfile. Cel., frultshipper is offering four-tier Newton apples to the local trade 'at $1 a box. The output of that district wMl be about JKK) carload for" export. Oregon New- tons are much superior to the California fruit. but the figure named by the Watsonvltle man would indicate that he dees not look for high prices this year in the apple market. Front Street was better supplied with nit varieties of fruit yesterday than for eme time pace-' and while the supply lasted a thriving business was done. Good peaches cleaned up qulekly at 90 cents, but there was too much smalt Oregon stock on hand. which was not worth, over 50 or CO cent. A ear of choice Sxeter Cauteleupes was re ceived and offered at 866.25. A car of bananas also arrived. The market was In better shape for tomn- toos, as merehsntA had hut off their orders In order to clean up. Not as many local tomatoes came in as expected and prices were somewhat firmer. EGGS ARE ACCUMULATING. Eastern Stock Interfercs-Wlth Sale of Oregon Ranch Poultry Receipts Large. The egg market is becoming 'top heavy again. Stocks of Oregon in seme quarters are piling up. probably because of the abund ance of Eastern eggs on. the market. Chicken recelpta were heavy yesterday, but the offerings were taken at former prices. Some dealers look for a weaker market later In the week, owing to the heavy arrivals In the past few days. It was noticed that many farmers were on Front Street .yesterday try ing to dispose of poultry, and as these sellers always try the retailers first, this would indi cate that the marketmen are filled up. There was no change In the butter situation. Receipts on the street were light, and the market had a firm trend. Few Oriental Hour Orders. Very few orders are being received from the Japanese for flour. Seme new business is passing, but the Oriental?, as a rule. Me hold ing or .lor lowor prices. They are keeping a dee watoh en the Coast markets and evi dently believe that lower values will soon prevail The local flour movement neMs Its own. Mill feed of ail kinds is in good demand. Bran Is scarce and an advance in price is amtejated. Mutton Is Firmer. The market for dressed meats continues rather quiet. Mutton Is somewhat flrmer, and on fane? eeeck C cents is quoted. The only demand for veal Is for the best grade and medium sizes. There Is ne call at alt for poor veal or extra heavy. Perk receipts . have been light for feeveral days. There Is no demand for beef. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Portland .....'... $ 728.074 Balances. $ 9,047 6S7.171 X4.8SC 2S.0S9 Seattle . 1.061.001 Tacoma 328.205 Spokane 472,008 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc FLOUR Patents. $1.503.10 per barrel: straights. $4 6 4.22; clears, $3.75 4; Valley. $3.0064.23; Dakota hard wheat, $6.5007.50; Graham. $3 5064: whole wheat, $4 g 4.25; rje flour, local, $5: Eastern. $5.b065.90; corn meal, per bale. $1,006-2.20. WHEAT New club, 7S675c per bushel; new bluestem, 7o6$0c per bushel; new Valley. 7&c BARLEY Old feed. $21.50622 per ton; new feed. $2021; rolled. $23621. OATS No. 1 white leed. $20630 per ton: gray, $20. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $10 per ton: mid dling $24.50: shorts. $21: chop, U. S, Mtll. 513. linseed dairy feed. $18; Acalfa meal. $1S per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oata. cream, 90 pound Sacks. $6.75; lower grades, $560.25: oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 10-pound sacke, $1.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bate; split peas, $3 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. 51.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes $1.23 per box; pastry flour. 10. pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy, old, $13615 per ttm; new. 511612-50; clover, $860; grain. $669; cheat, $7.50f. . o Vegetables, Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, table. $L503 2.50, per box; new. 0o6$1.75 per box; apri- cuw. uuc per crate; peacnes, ooODC per trait:. jMums, toc per crate; oiaexbcrries, 6 Cc per pound; cherrlea 50600c per box: cantaloupes. $2.7&8.25 crate; pears, $2.25 per box: currants, be per pound: prunes, &5ol: raspberries, $1.26 per crate; watermelons, 1, V4C jhm jKunu. craoapptes, ijc per nox; sec tannee. $1 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice. $4.50 sro.oe; oranges, navel, fancj, $2.5062.75 box; choice. $22.50; standard. $1.5o6L7ii; Mediter ranean sweets. S2.50fr2.75: Valencia. S35ra 3.75; grapefruit, $2.5063 ner box: bananas. 5Wc per pound; pineapples. $2.506 $4 oer dozen. rntbH VJSUJCTAMLEiS ArtlehoKes. SUo dozen. bpns. 164c per pound; cabbage, iq. IVie per pound; cauliflower. 75w90c nei .nzn: celery. 76S5c per dozen; corn, 75o6$l Pr iag; cucumbers, l&trz&c box: egg plant, J2ac; lettuce, hothouse, 25c per dozen; peas, -Sc r iwira . peppers, ioc rer nouna: tomatoes. 50075c per crate; squash. 5c per pound. JIOOT ViSliET.VBLES Turnips. $1.25(7 1.40 per sack: carrots. $1.25 01.50 per sack: tieil V nr nit-- rayilr- TlLr- r. pound. OMONS Red, $1.25 per hundred: yellow, $1 25 POTATOES Oregon, new, 50c6$l: Califor nia, new, &cr;i. RAISlNa Loose Muscatels. 4-crown. 7?ic: S-layer Muscatel raisins. 7V4c: unbleached. seeaicss ujianas, oc; Lonaon layers, 3- crown. ivhole boxes nt 20 TionnAi 1 RS- crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUITS Annies, evaoorated C0 Cc per pound; sundrled, sacks or boxes. none; apnoois, oyzwvc, peacnes, vjfiou; pears, none; prunes. Italian, 45c: French. 2K6)3c; figs, California blacks. S&c: do wniie, none; tmyrna, zuc; i- ara dates, ccj ptums, pieo. dc Butter, Eggs, roultrx. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 2ZiQ25c per pouna: state crfamerles Fancy creamery, zui&z&c; store butter. 140 16VMJ. EGGS Oregon ranch. ".y Vc per dozen; Eastern. 2002 lc. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. I2fll2e: Young America. lSgflSfcc JiOULTK x Avorage old bens, 13614c: mixed chickens, 126120; old roasters, 109 10c; young roosters, lienkc; Springs, 1 to dressed chickens. 13614c; turkeys, live, 18619c; turaeys. uressea, cnoice i.-uoiic; geese, live, per sound. 6d7c: geese, dressed, ner nound. 9610c; ducks, old, 13c; ducks, young. 10314c; pigeons. iuji--i; squaos, isx-.ou. Groceries, uts. Eta. COFFEE Mocha, 23&2Sc; Java, ordinary. lS&22c: Costa Rica, fancy. IS a 20c: rood. lOgflSc: ordinary. I0612o per pound: - Co lumbia roast, cates. 100s. $14.25; 50s, $14.25; AroucKie, sia.2&; L.ion. $ia.o. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $5.374 ; South' tin Japan, $3.50: Carol In as. S0Hc; broken head. 2?c. . SALMON Columbia Hlver. 1-pound talis. $1.73 per dozen. 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound flats. S1.S5; fancy. lSl'i -Pound fists, si. 80: -pound flats. $ L10; Alaska pink 1-pound tans, bic; Tea. i-pouna talis, $1.30; sockeyea, 1 -pound talis, $1.85. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.75; powdered, $5.50; dry granulated. $5.40; extra c. si.vu; goicen u, t.bo; Iruli sugar. $5.40; advance over sack basis, as fol lows: Barrels. 10c; half-barrels. 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct ic per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct He per pouna; no discount alter 30 days.) Beet emgar. granuiaieo, per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 23 vise per pound. SALT California, n per ion. per bale; Liverpool, ous, i; iui. Jits.00; oo, $10: half-nound. 100. $7; 50s. $7.50. NU.TS Walnuts. 13Uc per pound by sack, lc extra tor lees man uck; Brazil nuts, l&c Alberts. 14c: pecans, gumbos. 14c; extra large, 15c: almonns, I. X. L.. ICHc: chestnuts. Ital lans. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pouna drum; pea nuts. raw. 7V4c per pqund; roasted. 9c; pine, nuts. lOnvtc; hickory nuts. 7c; ceccanuu, ic: coooanuts. 35nooc per dozen. BEANS Small white. 364Uc: large white. 3W. pmK. isaiJ'e; nayou. tvic; Lima. Ciic Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS Choice 1904. 17619c per pound. WOO L Xar l f rn Ortgoa average best. 19I 21c; lower grades, down to 15c. aocording to shrmuage; vauey. iiB.ic per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 31c bct round. HIDES Dry hides. No. L 10 psunds and up. 1C61C&C per pound, dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 10 poundf. llSuti J?. gJinit dry c&lL & under S pounds, 1701Sc; dry salted, balls and tugs, one-third less than dry dint; (culls, motif-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair clipped, weather-beaten or t rubor. 2fr3c P pound lessi. salted hides, steers, sound. 6a pounds and over. 9319c per pound: So 60 pounds. St09c per pound; under 56 pounds and cows..5tj9e per pound: salted kip, sound. 15 to SO ppunds, 9c per pound; ealted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 0: per pound; saltej calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green unslted, lc per pound less; ecus. 1c per pound jest). Sheep skins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers" stork. 25030c each; shot wool. No. 1 butchers' etock. 40S0c each; medium, wool, Ne. 1 butchers' stock, 608S0ci or-? wool. No. I butchers stock. flel.&U eacn. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent lers or 12614c per pound; hnrse hides, salted, each., according 'o tire. $1.K3; dry. each, according to size. $1 Cl.oO; coin' hides. 23eC0c each; goat skins, common. 10315c each: Angora, with wool on. 2561.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound. SHfflc: No. 2 and crease. 263c. FURS Bear skins as to sire. No. 1. $2.50 610 each; cubs, sie?: nscger. 25950c: wild cat. with head perfect, 25Q50c: house car, 5610c: fox. common gray. 50670; 'red. 5; cross, 5Q15; sliver and black. sioo6200; fishers, $566: lynx. $4.503): mink, strictly No. 1. according to else. $102.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10615; marten, pals. pine, according to size and color. S2.5064; muskrat. large. 20615c; tkunk. 40"-50c: civet or poleeat, 5610?: oiler, large, prime skin. $6610; panther, with head and claws perfect. $265; raccoon, prime. 309 50e; mountain wolf, with head perfect, $3.50 65; coyote. G0$$1: wolverine. $6SS: beaver, per kln, large. $560; medium. $36-4; small. $161.50; kiU. 60?"5c BEESWAX-C3M, clean ana pore. c per nouna. CASCAKA (UUUIB wnu- Good. 363Hc per iHJund. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. 77c.. rrorlslons nnd Canned Meats. UAMS 10 to 14 pound, 13 c per pouaJ; 14 to 1C pounds. I3c; ig to 20 pounds. 13 lie: Caliiornia vpieaici, c; collage saisa. 0c. shoulders, ne. boiled ban 21c; boiled pic nic bam. boneless, 15c BACON Fancy breakras'. l&c per pound; standard breakfast. 17c: choice. lSVfcc: Eng lish breaniast, li to pounoi. .!); peaean bacon. 1.V. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. 10Kc dry salt, HUc smoked; clear backs, 10s cry .salt, Jic smoicre; ciror ociiio. n ui ii pounds average, none; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds, average, HUc dry salt, 12c smoked; chmhi duils. iu ie 10 peunos aver- J'iCKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $IS: half barrels. $9.50: beef, barrels. $12; half barrels. tS.50. SAUSAGE Portland ham. ISc per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer. choice dry. lVnc; bologna, long. IVic; welnerwurst. Se; liver, 6e; pork, 0c; blood. 5c: headcheese, 6c; bologna sausage, link. -iViC- CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $2.35: sir pounds. JS. Roatt beef flat, pounds. $1.25: two'poanda. $2.25: six pounds, rone. Roast beef. talL pounds, nose; two pounds. $2.35: six poends, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $3.15. LARD Kettle rendered. Uerees irC tuba 9-Ac. 50s 0'tC 20w 10C 10s lOHc, 5s 10J4C Standard Pure: Tierce SC. tubs OHc. 50s fiVsc, 20s 9c 10s 8(c. 5s 9XC compouna: Tterees 6c tubs OHc 50s 6XC, 10s GHC OliC Drewod Meats. I oews. 35-lVic; country sjeers, 495c MUTTurv iressea tancy, uc per pourw; ordinary 45c VEAL Dreseea. 75 to iZb pounds. GK6c; 125 to 200 pounds. 466c: 200 pounds and up. 36-Hic POP tr YtrraA ICO fa IV) TTUi I.Vk aad up. 66"e per pouhd. CU. TURPENTINE Cases. S6c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. TVc; 500-pound Jet. 7c: less than 500-peupd lots. Sc. GASOLINE stove gasoline, cases. Z3Hc: Iron barrels, 17c; SA deg. gasoline, cases. 32c; Iron barrels or drums. 20c. COAL OIL Cases. 2014c: Iron barrels. 14c: wood barrels. 17c; C3 org., cases, 22c; Iron barrels. 15'c. LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barrel lots. 2c: l- barrel lots. C3c: cases. Cfia: boiled. 5-barrel lots. 64c; l-barrel lots. 65c case. "0c GIUFQll WOOL FIRM NEW SAN" JOAQUIN CLIP ARRIV ING AT SAN FRANCIS CO . Definite Prices Will Be Named Next Week Hop-Picking About to Begin. SAN THa;C1JCO. 'Au$. 2-CSeeiaL) The general tone of the California wool market continues firm. A few lets of San Joaquin new clip are arriving, but rt sufficient to establish quotations. Deflnlte prices are likely to be named next week. San Joaquin lambs' wool Is 2 cents lower, not because of weakness In the market, but owing to the quality not turning out as well as expected at the be ginning of the season. The hop situation Is practically unchanged. Local quotations are nominally lCi to lSVi cents for 1904 crop, and 15 cents for 1905 contracts. Picking is about te begin In sev eral of the early districts. Local speculative markets for grain were quiet, Qeeember wheat and barley had small decline. Cash prices for these and other cereals were Keady and .unchanged. Mlirers report an easier feeling In bran and middlings. The bay market is overstocked and weak- Peaches and pears are in heavy supply and lower. Over 11.000 boxes of hard green Bartlett pears arrived from the river, about one-half under contract to local cannera. Applet, plums and grapes were easy. Lem ons were weaker under larger offerings. Other citrus fruits were steady. Bananas were pten tlfuL Potatoes continued depressed. The top price on the wharf for Iver whites was G3 cents. Onions were lower at SO to 90 cents. Butter was steady with more movement. Cheese ns steady and eggs firm. Receipts, 43.900 pounds butter; 11,900 pounds cheese; 33,750 dozen egg. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 20&50c; garlic 24c; green peas, 2H-8tc; string beans, 49 6c; tomatoes, 25640c; egg plant. 75c6$L POULTRY Turkey gobblers. l&20c; roost ers, old. $404.50; do young. S4.5ft63.S0; broil ers. small. $262.50: do large. $282-59; fryers. $362.50; do young. $364. BUTTER Fancy creamery. "Jac; creamery seconds, 22c; fancy dairy. 22c; dairy seconds. 20c ECGS Store, 23625c; fancy ranch. 30c WOOL Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino. 2$60c: Nevada, 16620c M I LLSTUFFS B ran. $21621.50: middlings. $26628. HAY Wheat, $9613.50; wheat and pats. $8.506120; barley. $6.5069: alfalfa. $6C: clover. $7610; etock, $506; straw. 30650c. per bale. POTATOES--Early Rose. 406T5c; Salinas Burbanks. &5c6$L CHEESE Young America, 10V?611c; East em. ir6Je. FRUITS Apples, choice, $1.13. common, 40c; bananas. 75c6$3; Mexican limes, $565.50 California 1 era ens, choice. $3.50; common, $L50: oranges, navels, nominal; pineapples. $1.5063. HOPS 10H61SHe per ponnd. RECEIPTS "Flour. 27.314 quarter-sacks wheat, C0.542 centals; barley, 4135 centals oats, 2127 centals: beans. 2S3 sacks; pota toes. 5835 sacljs; bran. 2015 sacks; middlings, 160 sacks; hay, 312 tons; hides. 350. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. The market tor evaporated apples continues firm with sup plies for future shipment advancing. Spot quotations remain about unchanged with common to gotfd ar-iiC5ic; prime, 6U6 6Hc; choice. 7c; fancy. 714c. Prunes are firm. The upward movement In futures has found some reflection In the spot'sltuatlon. Quotations new range from 4U6'ric according to grade. Apricots are quiet. Some export business has been reported, but generally speaking buyers are holding off for better terms, which sellers .show no disposition to grant. Choice ere quoted at 8SUe; extra, choice. SH SKc; fancy, OH 6 10c Peaches are unchanged, with choice quoted at lOglOUc; extra choice. lUU&lOHc fancy. 11c X Raisins are dull. Loose muscatels. 4U0 6V;c; seeded raisins. 5VS66Hc; London lay ers. $11.15. . Coffee aad Sugar. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. The market for cof fee futures closed net unchanged to 10 points higher. Total sales were reported of S2.500 bags. Including: September. 0.95 7c; Octo ber. 7.056710c; December. 7.25c: Maroh, 7.1567.50c; May, 7.556.00e. Spot "Rio. steady: '). 7 invoice. SHf; mild, quiet; Cor doi-s, 10613c Sugar Raw. Arm; lair refining. 3Ts6c centrifugal. 90 test, 4 He: molasses sugar. a2.163ic. Refined, steady: crushed. 6 pan-dtred $5.10: granulated. il.ZPr I FOLLY-TO CONTRACT Hop-Growers Warned 'Against Sacrificing Their Profits. BY GRANT'S PASS FARMER Scheme of Horst and Armour Shown Up Producers' Dependence on Buyers An Opinion of Hugh F. Fox. GRANTS PASS. Or4 Aug. 1. (To the Edi tor.) I wish to warn the hopgrowera of the Coast against contracting their growing crop and call their attention to a gigantic scheme formed by buyers-and their agents, which unless vetoed at once will terminate finally to the ruination of the f-ower. It Is time the growers awake to the reali zation of existing affairs, by getting down to facts, and by placing less credence In the "rot" the papers contain, which la only de- vired by the bear element to frighten the grower Into contracting or selling and depress the market so that those that have sold hort can fill ud their orders. And It ap pears there Is nothing these human vultures would stop short of to accomplish their purpose. Consequently a little diplomacy, a dip of misrepresentation and considerable ly ing, handed to the first newspaper reporter, usually has the desired effect. The grower gets In a flutter, tumbles all over himself to sell and succeeds to the satisfaction of the bears. There Is no class of fanners that are more cleverly swindled out of their honest dues than the hopgrowers. but worse and roost fatal misfortune, no class In existence where such variance of opinion and distrust pre vail, where the advantage of co-operation and unity Is unknown. I say it is time such a deplorable state of affairs ceased. Tt is time a little forethought and strategem was resorted to. Why this Is an absolute necessity the following will show: A San Francisco firm, E. Clemons Horst Company, apparently Intends to relieve the grower of the responsibility of disposing of his growing crop. This firm announces to the public that they have associated with them as stockholders Armour & Co., of Chi cs go, to enable them to be In a position. 31; Horst "says, "to continue making low-priced contracts- with our brewer friends." It Is reported from the most reliable au the lit 5- that this Arm has sold over 50.000 bales of the 1905 crop already, and possibly mom With what consternation and alarm the English growers are regarding this movement. and for those that have been unfortunate by sot obtaining a copy on this important sub ject from Mr. Durst. I therefore have It re published, originally taken from the Kentish Observer of June 22nd, which is as follows: "The Secretary said the first letter he would read was one from the Isle of Thanet bop- planter, who hci been staying with his son. who was .in a brewery. The letter which had been handeJ In to him contained the follow ing: The traveler of Messrs. E. Clemons, Horst & Co. came in here the other day. and he says a syndicate is being formed on the Pacific Coast with a capital of 5,000.000, and that they are now making contracts with all English brewers to eupply them with heps for ten years for 4-10s per cwt.. and'l am enclosing ycu the form -of the contract. All the large brewers in Liverpool. Manchester. Burton. Winchester. London, etc. are taking It up, and they showed us about sixty who had done so. Bass takes 20.000 pockets year and their traveler has now gone to the Pacific Coast. The hop ground exceeds three hundred miles, all maiden, soil, never known to blight and grown In all sunshine and every 1.600 pockets they tell they Immediately plant one hundred acres more hops. Now. how can it be possible for the English grower to com pete with this? Under such circumstances it is impossible to obtain fair prices and even should you grow even a quarter of crop, prices much be proportionately low and the industry must be ruined. I should like to know what the factors have to say about this, and I should like to have the matter brought before the Canterbury's Farmers' Club, as what I am telling you is true and must be faced and the syndicate !s formed by our best known wealthy financiers. I am sending you a sample of some of the heps bought and I think you will say they are really good, first-class hops. 1 should like to know what the growers think about this, for the Pacific Coast can grow bops enough to supply the whole world Messrs. ..Horst sent me this sample to show you. They have warehouses In London. Bris tol and Liverpool. "The above was read at the Canterbury's Farmers' Club and at East Kent Chamber of Agriculture held on Saturday. June 17th. at Canterbury. Kent," Mr. Durst, one of the largest growers in California, who understands the situation thoroughly, rays It Is a case -of magnificent "bluff." and adds: "It makes our one hun dred and five hundred acre hopgrowers look like 'small potatoes.' We must keep a sharp outlook- and not get swallowed up by this sew twenty-five million syndicate." But no matter with what contempt or ridi cule we regard It, the tact remains neverthe less that unless definite action Is resorted to. to stop such wholesale contracting, we will look smaller than "small potatoes' for a fact. It Is up to the grower to decide. Could we not snow these people. In spite of the races en our backs and the webs on our toes we are credited with possessing, that we are not so slow as we might be and demand what U reghtfnlly ours, or ehall we submit to be swallowed without an effort Now Is the time for we growers to main tain our rights, while Indications point to another twenty-five cent year. There will be many two cent years shortly when you can give Messrs. Horst and Armour your hops and cheat them at their own game. The Horst Company claims this season's hop crop of their company will approximate 24.000 bales. Considering this to be true, where will the remaining 26.000 and thousands of more bales, sold by dealers, be coming from? For the grower to contract is the height of absurdity.. Wherein Is the advantage to be gained? The banks "will willingly tide the grower ever his difficulties, and who ever heard of the grower profiting by contracUng? When the market advance you get the price of contract, and no more. When the market declines it is the old. old story. There is something wrong with .your bops, they are too dry or too slack, too smoky or burnt, too green or too dirty, too mouldy or always too something, always that little something the buyer's safeguard, the law demands which affords the little loophole or escape. One hears frequently the foolish expression from growers: ".V big buyer friend of mine told me so end so. and advised me to do so and so." That Is silly in the extreme. There Is no friendship between a. -grower and buyer when It comes to business. They are as far apart from sentiment or feeling as the North Pole and the South. It Is "self." the "Al mighty dollar." and nothing more. Experi ence should have, enlightened the grower en that .point. Since I have had the pleasure of showing up the Messrs. Plncus. of Tacoma, to the public another bear. H. F. Fcx. of New York, has given cs the benefit ot bis opinion. It is too bad Mr. Smith picked his arguments to pieces, for It Is rare one gets such a treat of combined eloquence, oratory and falsehoods. And I know the ether members of our pool will Join me In thanking Mr. Fox for show ing cs how we failed. He said: "The chief reason for their failure was that their entire convictions were based on Insufficient data and a dangerous half-knowledge of the situation." In the first place, we have yet to fall; In the second, with, the exception of one of our or ganizers, the founders of our pool are old. reliable growers and dealers that hve been In the business longer and understand the sltuaUon better than Mr. Fox ever could or eer will, so we put him down as a "wind jammer" and pass hlrn on. We don't envy the National Conference of Charities its offi cer, and we ask New York to take him away. He is too swift for we Oregonlans. In conclusion. I wlih the growers would think the matter over thoroughly. Do not be deceived by false reports circulated over the caaaxr- EPSfcd Ji rounrlves this veer any rate, for if this wholesale robbing "Is al lowed to continue. Just as sure as the sun sets tonight. Just so sure will the,, year lOOa see vt per cent, ot the growers out 01 ine buetness. MRS. JOHN RANZAN. LIVESTOCK MARKETS; Prices Quoted Locally for Leading Lines Yesterday. The following prices on livestock were quoted In the local market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $3ff 3.25; good cows. $26 2.50; common cows. $ 1.50 e 1-75; calves. 125.6150 pounds, $5; 200 6259 pounds. $3.3034. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $3.25; medium. $3; lambs, $4.30. HOGS Best large fat hogs, $6.25 Q 6.30: block and China fat, $666.23; good feed ers. $5. J. H. Phlrman. represenUng the Union Jleat Company, of Portland, was in this city this week buying beef cattle, says the Hepper Gazette. Mr. Phlrman purchased 160 head ot beef cattle, consisting of steers and cows. from Percy Hughes, ot the John Day. The price paid was 2 cents for cows and 3 cents per pound for steers. The cattle were in fine ec-ndittoo. The shipment was made Tuesday. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha- and Chicago. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 2. Cattle Receipts, 10.000; market steady. Native steers. $1.00 3.60; lockers and feeders, $2.7364.35; West ern steers. $3.5d3.00; eows. $2.0064.00. Hogs Receipts. 5000; market 5c higher. Bulk or sales. $5.S3S.95; heavy. $5.S5&5.&0; packers, J5.35S5.87Vi. Sheep Receipts, 5000; market strong. Mut tons, $4,006.25; lambs, 35.0066.50; range wethers. Jl.25g5.25. fed ewes. $3.7584.35. CHICAGO. Aug. 2. Cattle Receipts. 1S.O0O; market steady to weak. Good to prime steers, $5.2065.90; poor to medium. J3.75S5.00; stock ers aad Xeedersv $2.24y4.00: cows. $2.5064.50; heifers. $2.254.75; caniters, $1.2562.40; bulls. $2.4064.00: calves. $3.5067.00; Texas fed steers, $3.7564.75; Western steers. $3.7364.00. Hogs Receipts, 20.000; market 10c higher. Mixed and butchers. $5.605020: good to choice heavy. $5.0066.15; rough heavy. $5.45 5.7S; Hght, $5.7566.25; bulk of sales, 35.S5 6.10. Sheep Receipts, 20.000; sheep. 10c higher; lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, ' $4.50 65.S5; fair to choke mixed. $4.0064.40; West- era sheep. $4.006Lt-75; native lambs, $1,756 7.75; Western lambs, $5.757.C0. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 2. Cattle Recelepts, 2000: market strong to 10c higher. Native steers. 52-755.40; native cows aad heifers. $2.&064.40; Western steers, $3564.50; Texas steers, J 2. 7563. S5; Texas eows and heifers. $2.0063.60; canners. $1.5062.50; stockers and feeders. J2.254H 25; calves, $5.0005.50; bulls. stags, etc. $2.0063.75. Hogs Receipts. 1300; raarkit 5c higher. Heavy, $5.7065.75; mixed. JS.72Mr3.75; light, $5.7565.80; pig J. $4.735.50: bulk ot sate. S5.72U5.77U. Sheep Receipts. TWO: market slow and steady. Western yearlings. $4.7585.00; weth ers. J4.25S-l.50; ewes. $3.S3(.10: lambs, $6.00 66.55. Idaho Crop Report. The Idaho Weekly" Crop Report says in part Oats and Spring Wheat appear to have been seriously damaged in some Northern locall ties by the excessive heat of the close of the previous week; elsewhere the condition grain has been satisfactory: harvest Is near- ing completion in Southwest valleys and Is being extended to Eastern counties with re sults highly satisfactory in most Instances; "dry farm" grain In Southeastern districts Is yielding better than was expected. The warm weather has been especially beneficial to corn, where grown, and much of the crop is earing well. Local showers caused some little damage to hay In the fields and in open stacks in East ern districts, but as a rule conditions were favorable for saving the hay in excellent con dltlon. The gras en the lower ranges Is be coming very dry and short, but In most parts of the State stock Is finding ample subsistence in the higher mountains: some stock is be tr fed in Southern eocntles. Potatoes, gardes vegetables and sugar beets have made good progress generally; a very few beet fields have been abandoned owing to scarcity of labor. Melons are coming into market, and the crop will be better than was expected, though somewhat late. Stock of all kinds Is generally reported in good condition; shipping of lambs Is progres sing as rapidly as cars can be obtained, and most of the lambs are In such condition as to command the highest market price. Washington Crop Report. The Washington Weekly Crop Report says In part: The. week was a very favorable one for hay ing and harvesting. Late hay and the second crop of. alfalfa were cut during the week. Timothy Is a good average crop In the East ern counties. Pastures, potatoes, and fruits, especially apples, are greatly In need of rain, but heavy rain occurring at this time would be very bad for harvesting, and probably In jure much grain. Winter Wheat harvesting Is progressing rapidly. Threshing In some section has begun, and very good yields are reported. Winter Wheat and ealy Spring Wheat were too well advanced to be Injured by the hot winds of the preceding week, but late Spring Wheat and oats In the Eastern counties were materially Injured. The extent of the Injury 1 variously estimated at from one-sixth to one-fourth of the total crop, the damage being greatest In Whitman County, where the grain Is latest. In the irrigated valleys corn and melons have grown well, but fruit pad bops were Injured by the hot winds. The hap crop will be lessened by aphis in Western districts. Root crops are growing well. Cut-worms are destructive in the North west Counties. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2. The official doting quotations for mining stocks today were as fellows: Alpha Con $ .041 Hale & Norcross.$l.0 Andes ' 16!JustIce 03 Belcher 17 Mexican 1.30 Best & Belcher.. 1.30 Occidental Con... .S7 Bullion 40OphIr 7.00 Caledonia 46Overman 16 Challenge Con... .23'Potosl 12 Chollar '.I7Savage .63 Confidence 03 Seg. Belcher 04 Con. CaL & Vs.. 1.30SIerra Nevada.... .37 Crown Point 12SIlvgr Hill 93 Exchequer 53Unlon Con .42 Gould. k. Curry.. .lSUtah Con .07 NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ .20 Little Chief $ .03 Alice 5JOntarIo 2.00 Breece 40lOphlr . . Brunswick Con.. .15;Phoenlx 7.00 .02 .10 .36 .34 Comstock Tun. .07! Pot osl Con. Cal. & Vs.. Horn Silver Iron Silver Leadvllle Con... 1.25 Savage 1.75 Sierra Nevada.. 3.40ISmall Hopes 23 .OO'.Standard 1.35 BOSTON", Aug. 2. Closing quotations: Adventure ....$ 6.00! Mohawk $ 53,00 Allouez 30.30; Mont, C & C. 2.75 Amalgamated. St. 00, Old Dominion. 28.75 Am. Zinc 10.00 Osceola 99.33 Atlantic 17-3JMParrot 25.30 Bingham 3L23'Qulncy 104.00 CaL &. Heela.. 670. 63! Shannon Centennial 23.30 Tamarack .. 123.00 Copper Range. Daly West.... Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Isle Royale Mass. Mining. . Michigan . ... 71-23Trln!ty 14.00Unltcd Copper 77.00IU. S. Mining.. 12.50 U. S. Oil 7.251Utah 22.50jVlctorIa 0.23; Winona 14.25 Wolverine .... 9.75 33.13 23.75 10.3S 45.50 4.00 12.00 118.00 Dairy-Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Aug. 2. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm. Creameries. 17C20ttc; dairies. 166lSttc Eggs Steady at mark, 16c; firsts, 17ttc; prime firsts. 19c; extras. 21c Cheese Firm. 10tt6Hc New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Cotton futures closed steady at a net advance of 10613 points. Grain Ripens Very Early. LA GRANDE. Or.. Augr. 2. (Special.) Several threshing crews have begun work In the valley. The excessively hot weather that this section has lately experienced caused the grain to ripen sooner than usual. ' It is out of the ordinary to begin threshing here In Grand Ttprjfjf before the middle of AUfiUit, TURNS FIRM LATE Wheat Market Develops Its Strength in Last Hour. ON NEWS FROM SOUTHWEST Sentiment 3fost of the'Day in the Chicago Pit- Is Inclined to Bearlshncss Liverpool Cables Arc Weaker. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. The firm undertone In the wheat market developed late In the ses sion. At the opening, sentiment was In clined to bearishness. With the exception of a. spasmodic advance In the first few min utes, the market was under considerable sell ing pressure until noon. Initial quotations on September were a shade to H6Hc lower, at S44c to SlHc A brisk yfiemand from com mission houses caused a sudden spurt to S4T4QS5c. Prices, however, slumped off again as quickly as they had risen. The cause of the brisk upturn was a prediction of rain to night In Minnesota. Fit traders, however, were In general Influenced by a decline in the price of wheat at Liverpool. The weak ness of foreign markets was due to a more hopeful tone in the reports from Russia, An other Influence that had a, depressing effect on the market was the Improved tone ot dispatches from the Northwest, telling of the condition of Spring sown crops, although damage reports were received with a large number of advices which claimed that the crop was In. good condition. For September, the lowest point of the day was rer-.hed at SZc. During the fine.! hour ot trade, sentl ment became quite bullish .yid the market raiuea to neany me top prices 01 me aay, News from the Southwest was more favorable to the bulls. The market closed firm, with September at &4!SS4Ke. Small receipts, notwithstanding the com par atlvely high prices bid for the grain in the country, was the source of a remarkable de gree ot strength displayed in the corn mar ket. The close was-strong with prices at the highest point of the day. September closed at 5351c. Reports of an excellent expert demand had a strengthening effect on the oats market. The market closed at almost' the highest point of the day. with September at .28c. Provisions were firm, largely In sympathy with a 5610c advance In the price of live hogs, September pork closed 2c up at $13.50. lard was up SSTtJc at $7.42H and ribs were a shade higher. The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT. Open. $ .&!, SOtt High. Low. Close. Sept. Dec May $ .85 $ .S3j $ .34 H .88 H .S53 .35 H SSS .SOU .83 H .30 H CORN. Sept. Sept. Dec Dec May (old)., (new), (old) . . (new). .53 .52 i -4SU 45H .44 -i .5274 .52 i .45 -45H -43 H .34 H .3?; -48i .43 U .46 .33; .48tt -46U .46- OATS. Sept. Dec May ..2SH .27 i 2SH .30 .23 .23 j .. .2SH .25 i .. .30 H -30 i .30 MESS PORK. Sept, Oct, ...13.50 13.53 ..13.40 13.45 LARD. ... 7 37tt 7.43 .. 7.43 7.32 tt 13.12 H 13.37H 13.50 13.37 Sept. Oct. 7.37 tt 7.45 7.42 tt 7.32 tt SHORT RIBS. ... S.13 S.20 8.10 ... 3.22 i 8.25 8717 tt Sept. Oct. 8.t7tt S.22tt V- Cah quotattofts were as-followss Flour Steady. Wcu No. 2 Spring. $1.051.10; No. 930!TT:05;'N. 2 red. S3ttS3ttc Corn No. 2. 56c: No. 2 yellow. 36 Uc. Oats No. 2. 27 Vic; No. 2 white, 29 tt 30ic; No. 3 white. 2S,A31Uc Rye No. 2. 5Sttc Barley Good feeding. 36640c; fair to choice malting. 41 44c Flax seed No. I, $L3l; No. 1 Northwest era. $1.35. Timothy seed Prime. $3.10. Mess pork Per barrel, $13,45613.50. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.27 tt jf7.30. Short ribs sides Loose. $S.03&S.15. Short clear sides Boxed, $3.37tt3.50. Clover Contract grade. $12.5012.73. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 27.200 1S.600 Wheat, bushels 674.100 81.200 Corn, bushels -..217.000 646.200 Oats, bushels 290.500 220.100 Rye. bushels S.000 2.000 Barley, bushels 34,800 3.300 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Flour Receipts. 15. 000 barrels: exports. 11,059 barrels. Market steady with quiet trade. Wheat Receipts. 12.000 bushels; exports, 24,- COO bushels. Spot steady; No. 2 red. 8S',jc elevator and 0'4c f. o. b. afloat; No. Northern Duluth. $1.15 t. o. b. afloat. Op tions opened lower on account ot foreign selling, weak cables and lower Northwestern markets The market finally . recovered In sympathy with. the corn strength and closed tt'Sttc higher. May closed 93c; September closed 8014c: December closed 914c Hops, hides and wool, steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2. Wheat, steady barley, easier. Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping. $1,434? 1.35; mllllnr. $1.57tt91-67tt- Barley: Feed 7ttc6$l.02tt: brewing. $1.0561.15. Oats Red. $1.1.101.35; white. $1.1361.35. Call-board sales Wheat. December, $1.434 Barley. December, 09c Corn, large yellow. $l-37ttl-42tt. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 2. Wheat Septem ber. S7ttc; No. 1 Northern. $1.07: No, Northern. $1.0461.05; No. 1 hard. $1.09. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Aug. 2. Wheat Unchanged New club. 74 73c; bluestem, 78c FLUCTUATIONS IN STOCKS DUE TO CONFLICT BETWEEN SPECULATIVE PARTIES. Lackawanna Advances to a New High Level Break in Pittsburg Coal Securities. 'NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Stocks showed a con stantly fluctuating tendency today, which was due apparently to a conflict of speculative parties more than to conflicting forces in the developments of the day. Groups of stocks which might be subject to a common influence front one cause were affected from time to time, but the possible causes for the move ments were obscure This was notably true of stocks of companies dealing with the treat ment of metals and ores. Smelting, National Lead. Federal Mining & Smelting and United States ReducUon showed a notable concord In movement. The coalers as a group made up another in stance ot such a movement, Delaware. Lack awanna. A Western extended Its brilliant rec ord of new high levels up to 438. A feel Ing of safety in the labor outlook In the coal mining industry has been induced by the bar monr of sentiment cn the subject shewn In recently published news coming from the head ot the Mlneworkers and from one of the chief executives of the anthracite companies. Occa slonal strong points in the day's market serrad ClxUfi, but not entirely, to overcome weakness which was quite general at one peri od of the day and which maintained a spotty showing In the later market. A harder tone nd a plight advance In the call loan mar ket. Spring wheat damage reports and the yellow fever quarantines were the professed grounds for the selling. The- Pittsburg coal stocks broke violently as result of the financial statement published today showing resultp of six months of opera tion. The rebound was even more violent and indicated an urgent requirement from an over sold short interest. Great Northern preferred and Northern Pacific sold off on small trans actions, supposedly by reason of the tele graphers strike The price of copper under went a sharp reaction In London. The easing of the London money market with the month's turn was cheeked by with drawals by the Japanese Government. The heavy tone recurred in the later market and the closing was eajy. Bonds were firm. Total sales per value $2.- 14.000. United States bonds were unchanged on call, STOCKS. Sales. Hlzh. Low. Close. Adams Express ..... 73 Amaig copper -i.-tx Sift 37 . 00ft $4 20T4 'M 225 3Vi 26 American C & F-... 2.000 38U 09-: do prefd 600 American Cotton Oil do prefd American Express .. Amer H & L prefd.. American Ice 700. 3tt SOVi Amer Linseed Oil .. do prefd 40 43li 111 12 Amer Locomotive .. 2,300 49H 43tt 100 112 112 do prefd American S & R 54.3W) 126 124 do nrefd 1.000 1-5 123 lrs Amer Sugar Refining 3.500 143H 142tt 12 Amer tod prd certif 200 9, 97 Anaconda Mln Co.. 5(1) 116 H5- 113ft Afchlson 6,700 87tt 84V do prefd 2(H) 10 luSS, l2Mi Atlantic Coast Lin. 2.60O 12"S 180 ItK Baltimore & Ohio... 11.600 115 113 HUi do prefd 300 00i S.300 QOtt 2.000 155 1.20U 207 200 54i "-ioo si 90 9Sti dStt 154 l$ttt 2w2tt 25 54S 54H M 'SI 76 Brook Rap Tran .... Canadian Pacific .... Central of N J Ches & Ohio Chicago & Alton ... do prefd Chicago Gt Western. aeo 2ev, 20 lWi Chicago & N W 5.000 215tt 213 2I1H C. M & St P 13.100 ISOtt 179T4 170H Caleago T & T IS do prefd C C. C & St L Colo Fuel St Iron.... 4o0 l.UH) 2.200 200 400 90-S 46 28?, 62 30; 90 45t& 2SH 62 30- 10 43V4 3Sfc 3K 101 t; 45tt 194 42B Colorado & Southern. do 1st prefd do 2d prefd Consolidated Gas .. Corn Products 1.000 10 do prefd Del & Hudson 3.100 183tt 10 2,000 4 as 423 Del. Laek & West. Denver & R G do prefd 10O 260 2$.S0 3.40O SStt 42V 46?4 84 S6tt 42H 45?, mi 73i 179 Distillers' Securities. 42 4615 S3. 74 Erie do 1st prefd do 2d prefd ,300 74tt General Electric ... Hocking Valley .... Illinois Central Inter Paper IOO 170 179 ITS 38 1.400 1715 17?i ITCH Wfc 7S ::::: :: :: 600 2SH 27 H 2S 100 5ti 53 3tt 26. do prefd Inter Pump do nrefd Iowa Central do prefd K C Southern do prefd 200 5Stt 5Stt 37 Louisville & Nash.. 5.300 14K 145tt !45tt Manhattan L 200 166 166 166 Met Securities Met St Ry 300 Sli Sltt 3.800 127Ts 127U 3.00 22 22t 30 6SS 63 1.000 130tt 120 127fc 63H 120 ft Mexican Central . . 51 Inn & St L M. St P & St Ste M do prefd lltt 4,800 lOOtt Mtt 10 100 2Stt 2Stt 23 2tt Missouri Pacific ... M. K & T do prefd National Lead 8.100 4Ss 47tt 46 N R R of Mex pfd.. N Y Central N Y O & W MOO 147U lien S.OCO 5tt 52 52i Norfolk & Western. 1.100 Srt S5l 83K 92 99tt WVi 42tt 42i 142tt lirHo do nrefd North American .... V.ioo loon 200 42tt Pacific Mall Pennsylvania . .. 19.20O 143 People's Gas . i.Tto iett utt iws 3.20O 43tt 42.; 42?; 1.000 96 95 Mn 23S 33.500 iosv; tostt leitt P. C C & St L Pressed Steel Car. . do prefd Pull Pal Car Reading do 1st prefd do 2d prefd 100 1.600 2.700 3.100 200 Oltt 21 8im 31 76H 91tt 20 S3 30?; 76 91 Republic Steel 2flS $3i 3H 76H 34 104 do prefd Rock Island Co... do prefd Rubber Goods do prefd St L & S F 2d pfd. St L S W S0O 700 ISO 60 24 60 8tt 2S 80 do prefd 63 Southern Pacific ... 2.900 64H 64 v; do prefd 2VO 118H,. HCla U?U Southern Ry 35.S0O 34 33tt 414 do prefd 100 OStt OStt Tennessee C & I... 4.600 300 100 S9i SSi S 33tt 33 3tt 38 38 37.4 57K 57 57 Texas & Pacific ... T. St L & W do prefd 30 Union Pacific . .. 76.600 130s 129tt 12lK do prefd ..... OS 122 90 . 3,300 52tt 31 st: 300 109tt 160? lftOUt . 19.900 35H 34?; 31; . 14.800 ion?; iostt icy, U S Express ... U S Realty ... U S Rubber .. do prefd ..... U S Steel do prefd VIr Caro Chem SOO 34 34 SSi do prefd 200 166 IOO 19?; 106 10tt 166 Wabash 10 23W 163 16 2r do prefd Wells Fargo Express Westing Electric ... Western Union 100 IOO 93t; 28tt 9a; 234 W & L E .... Wis Central do prefd Central Leather .... do prefd Northern Pac - rt 200 44 43?i 4tH 400 104; 104?s Wfe 900 264-t CO! 2f Total number ot shares sold. 460.100. Stocks at London. LONDON. Aug. 2. Consols far money. 90;; consols for account, 90i. Anaconda .... 6 (Norfolk & West. 886 Atchison SOU! do preferred... 96 do preefrred..,103tt Ontario West. 34 Baltimore & O..H7H Pennsylvania 7S?5 Can. Pacific 130 Rand Mines 9?4 Ches, & Ohio... 56tt 'Reading 53 C. Gt. Western. 204! do 1st pref. ... 4S C. M. & St, P..183ttl do 2d pref 48 DeBeers 17U!So. Railway 341 D. & R. Grande. 32ii do preferred. . .101 do preferred... 89tt!So. Pacific....... 664 Erie 47HUnIon Pacific. ..130 ; do 1st pref.... 86! do preferred... 100 do 2d pref 76 U. S. Steel 38.; Illinois Central. 176 - do preferred. . .102 tt Louis. & Nash .150 .Wabash 20 Mo.. Kas. & T. . 29H do preferred... 42 N. Y. Central. ..151 Spanish Fours... 91T Money. Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Money on call easy. 2 per cent: closing bid, t; per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, steady; 60 and 60 days. SUStt per cent; six months. 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 404 4 per cent. Sterling exchange easy, with business In bankers bills at $4.8630 4.8655 for demand and at $4.84754.8480 for 60 days. Posted rates. S4.S5tt 4.374. Commercial bills. $4.84 S- Bar silver. 594 c. Mexican dollars, 454c Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, firm. LONDON. Aug. 2. Bar silver, steady. 27ltd per ounce. Money. lttf?la per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills and three-months bills is 1 13-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2. Silver bars. 59 He Mexican dollars, nominal. Sight drafts. 5c; telegraph drafts. 7ttc Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.83 1 ; sight. $!.S7tt. Dolly Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Today's statement of the Treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve, shows: Available cash balances Gold coin and bullion.. $131.27l.97a 49.460.983 - Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. A further advance was reported In the London tin market with spot olostng at 151 10s Id and futures at 130. The local market was also firm and somewhat higher at 32.SO033.13c but the demand was slow, as buyers are none too confident of the stability of prices, owing to the speculative nature of the advance abroad and the possibility that liquidation may cause a readjustment. Copper lost part of Its recent gain abroad, closing at 68 6 3d for spot and 68 10s for futures. Locally the market was unchanged with lake and electrolytic quoted at 13.3740 15.30c and casting at 14.874 015.12ttc Lead was firm at 4.6004.70c in the local market and somewhat higher at 14 in Lon don. Iron closed at 49s 3d In Glasgow and at 46s 4ttd In Mlddlesbor.o. Locally Iron was unchanged. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2. Wool Steady, Medium grades, combing and- clothing. 260 31c; light fine. 21027c; heavy Ace. IS 022c; tub washed. 3242