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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1905)
THE MORyiXG OREGOyLSy, TRESSY, AUG-UST 11, 1905. 10 ADVICE III Stt Coast Markets Rise Up 10 Cents, Following New York. CITY BUTTER IS HIGHER Hop Bears' Attempts to Lower the Prices 3rcet With Failure De pression -in Poultry Trade. Big Fruit Receipts. SUGAR All grades advance 10 cents. WHEAT Market descending: to ex port basis. HOPS Bears rail to break prices. FRUIT First car or Oregon water melons due today. "VEGETABLES Tomatoes scarcer and higher. BUTTER City creameries advance to 30 cents. EGGS Market well supplied and steady. POULTRY Large receipts and slow demand 'cause weakness. All grades of refined eugar advancod 10 cents a hundred yesterday. This followed a similar advance In New York earlier In the day, where several refiners put prices up 10 cents, others holding very Arm at the former quotations. The stiffness or the raw sugar market was the cause of the advance In re fined. The market Is very strong at the ad vance, and still higher prices are leaked for. The position of the sugar market Is clearly I -expressed In the following report by a leading Eastern firm1: The sugar market is strong. Cuba asks 4.16 cents for shipment sugars, and does not chaw any anxiety to sell. The reeent hcax-y pur chases of Cubas made by our refiners consid erably lessened the unsold stocks In the hands of the planters, and those planters who did not cell two weeks ago are content to carry their supplies well along toward the end of the reason. We believe -they will get higher j prices. Our refiners arc melting e-ery pound of raw sugar they can get hold or. and they are from ten days to two weeks oversold on refined. They have many sugars coming, but not enough. From the viewpoint xt the plant er. It Is to be regretted that the present beem In refined eugar In this country did not hap pen a month earlier. The markets of Cuba exert their greatest influence upon our prices only up to September-October, when Java su gars arrive In volume. Thus the period dur ing which the Cuban planters may expect to almost wholly govern prices by their own ef fort of tenacity In holding for higher quota tions while they remain free from serious competition la limited; but then the planters I never had made the moet of their advantage In this respect. During the last three months of the year the granulated used In this coun try wlii be manufactured principally from Java sugars. These cargoes are now Afloat destined to thia country and the United King dom,, XEAJtrXG AX EXPORT BASIS. Values In the Wheat Market Are Tending Ixwer. Grain dealers say that lower .prices are In evitable In the wheat market. It Is cortaln that a, reduotlon In values will be necessary to Induce activity on a large scale. The Cali fornia demand, eo far ae can be learned. la nearly satisfied for the time being. The roll ing Inquiry can take care of but a small part I of the offerings, and for the remainder the only outlet la the markets of Europe. Foreign and heme prices have not yet been brought Into a relation that will permit of buying here and selling abroad, but the local market j Is. to all appearances, steadily approaching an export Daeis. until Portland and Liverpool I prices come together, trading will be on a email ecale. The farmers know this as well as the shippers, but are backward about ac cepting the lower prices offered by dealers. while millers have been paying higher rates, though for but small quantities. A number of sales were made in Eastern ! Oregon and Eastern Washington In the past few days, dealers quoting on the basis of 72S3 73 cents, delivered at Portland. The export value of club wheat Is placed at 71 cents. Millers are not now paying the premium they were, as their Immediate wants have been filled. CANNOT BREAK nOP MARKET. Bearr Unable to Buy at Ixwer Prices First Sacramcntos Shipped East. Ml efforts by bear hopdealers to shake th fafth of Oregon growers and break prices have o far proved futile. Hops of choice grade cannot be bought at prices below those re cently paid, and that Is all there Is to It. This Is proved by a sale of an 5-bale lot made yeslerday at 18 cents. The hons were secured from Romeo Goelet. renter of the P. P Goelet yard, at Brooke. They were bought by Durban & Schucklng. or Salem. There were rumors of another transaction at a still better price, but .the particulars were -wlth- I held A lot of 150 bales of Washtrurtcma w.r also bought during the day. The first bale of new hops nicked In th world this year was shipped from Bacra- mento August 5 by F. V. Flint & Co n,. bale went to E. Goldman & Co.. of Chicago, and as It wae so far ahead of the rest of the California crop, it was chipped by freight In stead of exprees, as Is usual In eendln-r out the first bale of the eeason. WEAK POULTRY MARKET. Supply Is la Excess of the Demand Turkeys Alone Show Firmness. A weak tone still pervades the poultry mar ket. Receipts, on the whole, are larger than j required, but a better demand Is looked for I today A local price current says or the I market. Market weaker for all but turkers. Re ceipts of hens and Springs havo been large. We think that matters will pick up econ. and that there will be a better demand. If n0 Improvement in price. .Today receipts with us have not been excessive, and we are quite sure that all will clean up well. Hens are worth from 124 to IS cents, and Springs 14 15 cents. Ducks are very dull at 13M4c aiiv land geese are still weaker at 8S9 cents -wr I pound alive. Turkeys are firm at 16g19 cento I alive for old. and -2O025 cents for good young. The egg market was about steady. Recelnts I showed eome falling off. but the demand did not Improve. CITY BUTTER ADVANCES. pome Local Creameries Go to 30 Cents- Eastern Batter Is Coming. Some of the city creameries advanced their I butter quotation yesterday to 30 cent for the boat grade, but others continued to quote 27 cents, and were reluctant to make any change On Front street former prices ruled." Stocks Irbere are very light, only oao dealer being well supplied, and he Is asking 27i cenU for his butter, and Is also opposed to making any advance. Butter men generally fear that high prices here will bring In outride butter, and cause the market to fall back. California butter of good quality can be laid down here for about 234 cents, and Eastern butter at 22 cents. In fact, a carload of Minnesota butter Is now on the way to Portland. Seattle Is heavily stocked with Eastern butter at the same prices, and some or the dealers there are try ing to place their goods here. While there Is a prejudice In Portland against Eastern but ter. It Is to a certain extent overcome when the price difference Is eo great. On the other hand, purely local conditions justified the advance made by the city cream eries, as the supply of cream had become very short, and receipts from outside creameries of the best grade were decreasing dally. The out come will probably be an unsettled market In a. shert time. FRUIT PLENTIFUL, DEHAXD SLOIVER- Flrst Car of Oregon Watermelons Will Ar rive Today Caaabae From LodL. Frent street was liberally supplied with most kinds of fruit yesterday, but the de mand. for some reason, was not as good ae It should have been. Watermelons were about the only thing scarce, but will he more plen tiful today, as three cars are due from the South. There were none on the track yes terday. t'Thc first car of Oregon watermelons will reach us tomorrow," said Tim Tearson. "They will be shipped from The Dalles to night. 25.000 pounds of them. My advices are that melons are scarce in that district and It will be a week before another car Is shipped." A great many people have been holding off for Oregon melons, but It Is feared that the season will be short. Cantaloupes were plen tiful yesterday. Oregons celling at $1,509 2.56 and Rocky Fords at J2.30tr2.7E. A fin car of the latter variety was received. A carload of CasabaB also came in, making three so far this season. "We expect eight or ten cars of Car abas all told." said Charles Davenport. "The melons are good now. but will be much better la:T on. They all come from Lodl and are grown by Orakallan Bros., who make a specialty of them. The demand for Casabas Is Increasing right along as the people get accustomed to them. One merit of the fruit Is lts keeping quality. They wilt be In market until Oc tober 1." Peaches were abundant yesterday, coming from all ' sections. The best offerings brought OOgSO cents, but small sizes sold much cheaper. A car of peaches from Cali fornia Is due -Saturday. Bananas are scarco and will be so for a week or ten days. Tomatoes are not so plentiful as they were and. command higher prices, 66 cents to (1 being asked yesterday. Green oern was a drug on the market. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were, as follows t ' Clearings. Balacce. Portland 1711.102 87.16ft Seattle 727.84S 1S,1S0 Tacoma 442.1SS 12.452 Spokane 3C7.72U 50.172 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. FLOUR Patent. S4.50341 per barrel: straights. ;i$4-25; clears, f8.74H; Valley. 3.90tff4.1G; Dakota hard wheat. 6.50S7.23: Graham, $3.5064; whole wheat. $494.25; rye flour, local. $5; Eastern. fJ.IOf.C0; oorameal, per bale. Sl.906i2.24. WHEAT Xcw club, 7273c per bushel; new blucstem, 7880c per bufrhel; now Valley, 7 Sc. BARLEY Old feed. 421.5022 per ton; new feed. $20821; rolled. $2324. OATS No. 1 white feed. $29800 per ten; gray. $29. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19 per ton: mJd dtings, $24.50; shorts. $21; chop. V. S. MtHs. $19; linseed dairy feed, $18; alfalfa meal, $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound tacks. $0.75; lower grades. $56.25; oatmeal, ateel cut, 50-pound racks. $t per barrel; 10-peund sack. $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pouna sacks. J7.&0 per barrel; 10-pound tack. $4 per bale; split peat:,' $5 per 100-pound eack; 25-pound boxes. $L40: pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pas-try Hour. 10 peund sackt. $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy, old, $13415 per ton; new, $llti'12.50; clover. tf8; grain. $SgD; cheat, $7.5(Kj!i. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Arties 90o$2 per box; peaches, 40ff80c per crate; plums. 7io1.00 per crate; blackberries, 5j0e per pound; can taloupes, $1,500)8 per crate; pears. $2.25 per box; watermelons. l1.2Sc per pound; crab apples. 60c per box; nectarines. 76c per box; grapes. $lfl.25; Casabas. $22.50 per dozen. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, obolce, $4.50 95.50; oranges. Valencia, choice $S; fancy. $4 per box; grapefruit, $2.50 per box; ba- per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichoke. 50c dozen; beans, ltfHc per pound; cabbage, 1Q lUc per pound; cauliflower. 754r90c per dozen; eel try. 75fjrSTc per dozen; corn. 50975c per bag; egg plant, 9S10c; peas, 26c per pound; peppers, 15c per pound; tomatoes, U5o&$l per crate; squash, 5c pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25ff1.40 per sack; carrots, $1.2561-50 per eack; beets. $11.25 per sack; garlic l"Vic per pound. $i2sIONS Red lv25 pcr hUB4rcd; yiow, POTATOES Oregon, new. 65T5c; Merced sweets. 4tjc per sound. RAISINS Loose muecatels, 4 -crown, 7?ie; 5-layer muscatel ralsias. 7Hc; unbleached, seedless Sultanas. G3ic; London layers. 3-crewn, whelo boxes of 20 pounds, $L5; 2-crOwn. $1.75. DRIED FRUrrs Apples, evaporated, OfiOVic per pound; aundried. sacks or boxee. nose; apricots. 8"09e; peaches. PglOttc; pears, none; prunes. Italian. 4f5e; French. ZMffihic: figs. California blacks. Sc; do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, 0c; plums, pitted. Be Butter. Egg. Poultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream cry. 27HCf30c per pound; state creameries: Fancy creamery, Vi27Vic; store butter. 14 18&c. BGGS Oregon ranch. 22c per dozen; East ern, 2021c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 13c; Toung America, 14c. POULTRY Average old hens. 12HCTl3c: mixed chickens, 1212Uc; old roosters, lOfli 30Jc; young roosters. ll12"Ac;- Springs. 1H to 2 pounds. HQ 15c; 1 to 1V4 pounds, 15c; dressed, chickens, 1314c; turkeys. Mve, 189 19c; turkeys. dressed, choice. 20J22Hc: geese, live, per pound, C&7c; geete. dressed, per pound. 910c: ducks, old, 13c; ducks, gray. 12c; white, 13c; pigeons, $lgL25; aquaba. $2 (32.50. Groceries, Nut, Etc. COFFEE-Mocha, 2fl2Sc; Java, ordinary. 18 fP: t" Rlca- fancy. 18ff20c; good. 10 lbc; ordinary, log 12c per pound; Golumbla roast cases. 100s. $13.75; 50s. $13.75; Arbuekle. $15.25; Lion, $15.25. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $5.37; South ern Japan, $3.50; Carolinas. Cg6Hc; broken head. 2Kc SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails $1.75 pcr dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40; 1-pound flate. $1,83: fancy. 1Q1V4-pound flats. $1.80: -pound flats. $L10; Alaska pink 1-pound tails. 5r; red. l-iound tails. $1.30; sockeyec 1-pound tails. $1.85. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.85: powdered. $5.00; dry granulated. $5.50; extra C. $5; golden C $4.90; fruit sugar. $5.50; ad vance over eack basis, as follows: Barrels. 10c; half -barrel f, 25c; bsxes. 50c per 100 pounds, t Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct 4e per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct c per pound; no discount arter 30 days.) Beet tugar. granulated. $5.40 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 1 5SP1 8c per pound. SALT Call roml a, $11 per ton. $1.60 per bale; Liverpool. 50s. $17; lOOe, $10.50; 200s. $16: half-pound. 100?. $7: 60s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 13?c per pound by sack, lc extra, for less than aaok; Brazil nuu, 15c Alberta. 14c; pecans. Jumbos. 14e: extra large, 15c. almonds, L X- L... 16?ic; chestnuts, Ital ians, 15c: Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw, 7Vic per pound; roasted. 9c; pine nuts. 10ei2Hc: hickory nuts. 7c; coceanutJi. 7c cocoanuts. 35990c per dozen. BEANS Small white, 3K04Uc; lare white. 3Hc; pink. 3H3c; bayou. 4Hc; Lima, Gc Hops. Wool. Hide. Etc, HOrs Choice 1904. 17019c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 19Q 21c; lower grades, down to 15c according to shrinkage; Valley. 2327c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 31c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1 16 pounds and up, 1610Vfc per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 10 pounds, 11Q-15C per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, 1718c; dry salted, bulls and stage, one-third less than dry flint; (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored. murrain, hair-clipped weather-beaten or rrubby. -23c per pound less); salted hides, steers, sound. 00 pounds and over. 9 6 10c per pound; 50 to GO pounds SH9c per pound; under 50 pounds and cows. 8G(9c per pound; sailed kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9e per pound: salted veaL sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound: salted calf sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green unsalted. lc per pound less: culls, lc per pound lets). Sheep skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. 25 30c each; short wool. No. I butchers stock. 40650c each; medium, wool. No. 1 butchers stock. 60 f? 50c; long wool. No 1 hntrhrn .tiu-v xi si 50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12 v 14e pcr pound; horse hides, saltea. oacn. ac cording to size. $1.5083; dry. each, accord ing to size. $11.50; colta hides. 25650c each; goat skins, common. 10s?15c each: Angora, with wool on. 25c 6 $1-50 each. . TALLOW Prime per pound. 314c; No. 2 and greue. 263c. FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1, $20 10 each: cubs. $162; badger. 25650c; wild cat, with head perfect, 25650c; house cat, 5610c; fox. common gray." 56 70c; red. $36 5;crofs, $5615: silver and black. $1006 200; fishers $560; lynx, $4.5066; mink, rtrlctly No. 1. according to size. $1 62.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10615; marten, pale. pine, ac cording to size and color. $2.5064; muskrat, large. 10615c; skunk, 40650c; civet or pole cat. 5010c: otter, large prime skin. $0610: panther, with head and claws perfect. $26$; raccoon, prime. 80650c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, $8.5068; coyote, 00e6$l: wolverine. $C68: beaver, per skin, large. $5 66; medium, $364; small. $16L50: kits. S067SC. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20622c per pound. CAECA RA SAGRADA (Chlttara bark) Good. 363ic per pound. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. 767Vic. ProrUIons and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. lHc per pound; 14 to 10 pounds. 13Hc; IS to 20 pounds. 134c: California (picnic). 0c; cottage hams. 9c; shoulder. 9r; boiled ham, 21c; boiled picnic ham. boneless, 15c BACON Fancy breakfast, 19c per pound; standard breakfast, 17c; choice, 15c; Eng lleh breakfast, 11 to 14 pouede. 14&e; peacto bacon. 13 W- DRY SALT CURED Regular short dears. 10c dry salt, llfec smoked; clear backs. 10c dry ralt, 11c smoked; dear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon exports. 20 to 23 pounds average, llc dry salt, 1244c smoked: Union butts, 10 to 18 pounds aver age, none. PICKLED GOODS Pot k. barrels. $18; half barrels. $0.50; beef, barrels. $12; half-barrels, $8.50. SAUSAGE Ham. 16c per pound; minced ham. lAc; Summer, choice dry. 17Hc: bologaa, long. 5He; weinerwurst. Sc; liver, flc: pork, 9c; blood. Gc; headcheese. Cc; bologna, sau sage, link. 4Vj CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds, $2.35; six pounds. $8. Roaet beef flat, pounds. $1.25; two pouads. $2.25; six pounds, none. RoaM. beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.35; six pounds, nose. Lunch .tongue, pounds. $3.15: LARD Kettle rendered, tierces 10c. tuba lOUc; 50 10V4c. 20s lOSc. 10s 10ic & l:l Standard pure: Tierces fic, tubs 4c 50s 94V 20s c, 10s Sjc, 5s flTic. Compound: Tierces Oc, tubs CVkc. 50s CHc 10s 64c, 5s Stic. DreaRCd Meat. BEEF Dressed bulls, 162e per pound; oowa, 3464 V$oc country steers, 46c MUTTON Dressed fane)-. Sc per pound; ordinary, 46c. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. C7c; 125 to 209 TMMlnd 4SRe- 'V& tmhibJU nnri urv 364ijc. PORK Dresned. ICO to 150, 767e: 150 and up. 067c per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases, Sc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lot. TUe: 500-pound lets. 7fic: leas than 500-pousd lots; Sc GASOLINE Stove gamHn. eases. 23 Vic: Iros barrels. 17c; S deg. gaeoHne. cases, 32c; Iron barrels or drums. -20c. COAL OIL Caees. 20c; Iron barrels, 14c; wood barrels, 17c; C3 deg., cases, 22c; Iron barrels. lSc LINSBEL OIL Raw. 5-barrel lots. 62c; 1 bkrrot lots. C3c; caeA Sc; boiled. 5-barrel lota, 64c; 1-barrel lots. OSe; caeeo. 7c SOI REFUSE TO JOIN' "REORGAXIZIXG SAX FRAXCISCO DAIRY EXCHANGE. Thirty Firms of the City Are In on the Movement Bearish Feel ing in Wheat. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. (Special.) Sev eral prominent firms refes to join In the reorganization of the eM dairy exchange. Thirty other firms are proceeding with the work and have elected the following direc tors: W. H. Roustel. Frank Harrllle, James Harroid, Frank Norton. H. P. Nye. Frank Brlgham and J. H. Newbauer. Quarters are being selected and from present Indications the exchange will be In operation by Septem ber J, The butter market was firmer. The bulk of fancy creamery now comes from Humboldt County to four firms, who exact full price. Cheese was firm for the upper grades. Eggs were firm. Receipts, 52,800 pounds butter, 08,600 pounds' cheese, 29,870 dozen eggs. A oearish feeling prevailed in the local wheat market. The drop la Eastorn prices caused by the Government report Induced sales of December down to $I.3S. Cash prices were earn, except for very choice old milling. Barley was. strong throughout at $1 for De cember and $1 to $1.05 for eafc feed. Oats were firm at the recent advance. The leading feed 5 tuffs are Improving. Fresh fruits were generally firmer, owing to diminishing receipts. Causers have re sumed purchases of Bartlett pears and peaches. Cheap potatoes are well cleaned up and firm. but choice stock la plentiful and barely steady. Salinas Bur banks are now more abun dant. Onions are generally easy. The to mato market Is booming oa account of & marked decrease in receipts and a brisk de. mand. Hops are quiet. Local prices are easy. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 26635c; garlic 3&4c; green .peaa. 364c; lertag beane, 264c: tomatoes, 75c6$l-25: egg plant. Secfll.CO. POULTRT Turkey gobblers. 18620c; roost er?, oM. $4.0064.50; roosters, young. $4,506 5.50; broilers, small. $2.0062.50; broilers, large. $2.00629; fryers. $3lCOg.W; fryers., young. $3.0064.00. BGGS Store, 18323c; fancy ranch. 32c; East ern. 17624c BUTTER Fancy cream err. 24c: creamers seconds. 22c; fancy dairy, "22c: dairy second. 20c WOOL Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino. 23 6S0; Nevada, 15619c MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.50621.50: mid dlings. $2e.0062S.OO. HAY Wheat, $7.00613.50; wheat and oats. $0.00612.50; barley, $0.0069.009' alfalfa, $3,003 9.00; clover. $7.00610.00: stock. $5.0060.00; draw. 30650c per bale POTATO Es-Early Rose, nominal; Salinas Burbanke. 9cfi1.00. CHEESE Young America, lOHSllc: East ern. 14tj6l5"4e. FRUITS Apples, choice, $1.25; common, 40c; bananas, 75c6$3.00: Mexican limes, $0,506 7.00; California lemons, choice, $4.50; common, $2.00; oranges. nveb nominal; pineapples. $1.5068.00. HOPS 15618c per pound. RECEIPTS Flour. 12.350 quarter sacks; wheat, 1200 centals; barley, 0916 centals; eata, 231 centals; beans. (791 sacks; potatoes, 3530 sacks: bran, 370 saeks; middlings. 950 mcks; hay, 59S tons; wool. 233 bales; hides. 1116. Mining Stocks. J NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Closing quotatl-rv: Adams . Con $ .20iLlttle Chief .$ .03 Alice 55Ontarlo - .20 Breec . .4 Onhii- . . a n Brunswick. Con.. .14)PheenIx .02 Comstook Tun... .07;Potesl 115 Con. Cat & Vs.. 1.20iSavage 50 Hera Silver 1.75Slerra Nevada... .32 Iron Silver t .(VKttii c Leadvllle Con... .06IStandard ..iiCII l.30 BOSTON, . Aug. 10. Closing quotations: 5.25Uohawk $ 54.25 Adventure Allntirr S1.25"Mont. C. & C.. 2.13 S4.00lOld Dominion. 27.50 90.00Osceola 99.50 17.75 Parrot 23.00 SO.SOIQulncy 108.00 075.00'Shannon 7.30 23.25Tamarack 125.00 70.50.Trlnlty g.50 14.00UnIted Copper. 32-50 77.00.U. S. Mining. . . 33.25 ll-50;u. S. Oil . 10.33 7.25jUtah 45.50 20.GO Victoria 3.SS O.OO.Wlnona lijvo 14.50Wolvetine .... 119.00 Amalgamated. Am. zinc Atlantic Bingham ..... CaL & Hecla. . Centennial . . - rntwr Ttinrf . Daly West.... Dominion Coal Franklin fl ra nlv Isle Royale... Mass. Mining. . Michigan Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 10. Wool Stead v: terri tory and Western mediums. 2SQ30c- n dluar. 25620c; fine, 10616c CROPS AND PEACE Stock Operators Have to Deal With Important News. STRONG EFFECT ON MARKET Influence of Grain Report Partly Offset by Proceedings at Ports mouth Flight In Price of Gilt-Edge Issues. NEW YORK. Aug. 19. Operators In stocks had to deal today with news of far-reaching and radical oonsquence to values. The report of the Agricultural Department of the Au gust condition ot the grain crop and the presentation or term ot peace by the Japan ese to the Russians might either one be thtu deslgnated. The oscillation of prices of stocks was slightly wider than had been the dally range In the Immediate past, but there wao ecarcely any change in the hesitation and uncertainty ot the movement. Early In the day, after an opening resist ance to the celling which was In evidence late yesterday, there was pronounced pressure upon the market. Prices gave way quite generally to below last night's level. This was vari ously Interpreted aa a movement to take speculative profits In anticipation of a fa vorable crop report and aa a raid upon the market for the purpose of securing stocks at lower price. Whatever the purpose of the movement, it was commonly accepted as com ing from professional speculative sourc. Tne character of the support encountered on the downward course of prices proved more im pressive to sentiment than -the selling itself, and a brisk recovery followed. Then there developed an amazing flight of prices In many of the high-grade railroad stocks to dizzy heights, which made & new record at every frwih bound. This became the feature of the market and was so extravagant In Its demand as to awaken uneasiness and thus develop a heavy tone for the general list. The figures of the Government report, while proving fully an good as anticipated, proved to have been ao well discounted aa to have little effect on stocks. The Importance of the conditions indicated & note of underesti mation. A corn report well in exee&s of the greatest previous crop In the country's his tory Is indicated, while the combined Winter and Spring wheat crop gives promise of a yield only a few million bushels below the bumper crop of 1901. in which year, however, .there was & notable ehortage In the com crop. The news from Portsmouth was less reas suring. The presentaUon of definite proposals from the Japanese was regarded as offering a crisis In the negotiation-, but Ignorance of the terms and the uncertainty of their recep tion threw something of a chill over the speculation on account or the vast Importance or the Issue Involved. As 'for the astounding movement In gilt edged railroad stocks. It It were as It ia purported to be. It would clearly Indicate ouch a congestion of capital seeking invest ment as might be expected to be followed by a prompt overflow into other channels, as the prices of the highly-prized stocks rise beyond Its reach. But the suapldon was plainly felt that while the meveraeat was In tended to convey an Impression ef this cendt tlet. It might be due to machinations In the market of those hoping to profit from the im pression thus created. The upward course ot Delaware, Lackawanna & Western for none time past bad the effect of tightening the grain of holderx on other high-priced railroad stocks and thus facilitated today's outbreak. A further advance In the price of copper and reports ot damage to rorslga grain crops were Items of Interest In the' news, but were not much regarded. The movement or the latter market conveyed an Impression or some bewilderment oa the part of the operators, but the brisk upward movement at the hut, led by St, Paul, made the closing strong and decided the predominance of gains ever losses In the llzt of active stocks. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. $3,275,000. United States new 4a ad vanced ii per cent oa call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. dosing Bales. High. Low? bio. Adams Express 295 M'.i 37 99H 2fc 94 225 s 41 4S 111 iH 97 116 Amalgamaied Copper 10,100 S4 S7tf, ss 95 Am. ijar a. r c-unary. wo do preerred 100 American Cotton Oil. 2W do preferred ...... 100 American Exprees .. ...... Am. Hd. & Lth. pfd. 200 American Ice ....... ...... American Linseed Oil do preferred American Locomotive 3.700 do preferred Am. Smelt, & Re fin. 4C.300 37U 29b 95 4SI 47-4 120U 122H do preferred 1.600 11 Am. Sugar Refining. 3.809 144Vs 142ft Am. Tobacco pfd.... Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison do preferred Atlantic Coast Line. Baltimore & Ohio. . do preferred Brook. Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific ... Central of N. Jersey. Central Leather .... do preferred 2.500 117 116 Sd.900 &0K 88 im iittu. inftt' lusti' l.tt 1074 1854 1874 10,200 11SS 115 1554 200 100 10O 100 5.100 70 6S; 6PK 3.000 15i 155H 1W U 1.3O0 42 42H 421 400 11 VS lOUVs 16H 3.900 4Tk 54 -1. Chesapeake & Ohio. Chicago Sc. Alton 40 00 preferred 300 S1H SI 7M Chicago Gt. Western. 12.500 21 26S 20n Chicago & Northwest. 2.000 221 218H 220 ChL. MIL & St, P.ihI 39.600 168H 160n Chi. Term. & Transit . m do preferred C. C. C. & St, Louis 2.100 1084 103 Colorado Fuel & Iron 1.500 45( 45 Colorado & Southern. 400 2SVi 2SU do 1st preferred 200" CI? 614 do 2d preferred.... 400 4A 40 Consolidated Gas 600 191 190 Corn Products SCO 9 0 do preferred 200 40 40 Delaware & Hudson. 27,500 224 205 DcL. Lack. & West. S0O 4SSV 450 3S4 193Vi iVtl 2S 61 40 190 -WH 219H 46ssH 31H Sdfe 424 474 64H llog Denver &. Rio Grande 100 32 32 do preferred 100 Distillers Securities. 100 Erie 19.700 & 42 4H 84 74 1S24 S6T 42H 47V. S4i 745 ISO do 1st preferred... do 2d preferred... General Electric .. 4.200 2.800 1.500 100 Hocking Valley Illinois Central .... 17.000 180 174 1S0U International Paper.. 8.500 21H 20 21 go preierrea ...... International Pump do preferred 100 Iowa Central 400 do preferred 180 SO SO S2 28 SO 23 S2 . 20 82 255 65 Kansas City Southern .. do preferred 200 5S 68 5r Louisville & Nashr.. Manhattan L. Met. Securities .... Metropolitan St. Ry. Mexican Central ... Minn. & St, Louis.. M.. St, P. & S. S. M. do preferred Mltsouri Pacific .... Mo.. Kans. St Texas. 400 148 148 145 S0O S3 8 127 22 S2K 3,200 12S4 5.200 23 127 22 64 134 164 100 29 65 4S 3&4 131 IS 94 1004 209 40 130 6.3oo ioi 138 io6" "63 47 384 147 524 S5 P9 20S do preferred 300 National Lead 9.10O Mex. Nat, R. R. nfd. 200 New York Central... 35.800 N. Y.. Ont. & .West, 17.100 Norfolk &. Weetem.. 1.300 do preferred - 634 49 3S4 1524 54 S5 North American..... 1.000 1004 Northern Padflc .... 5.400 210 racinc Man 42- Pennsylvania ....... 69.000 144 142 143 People Gas 1.500 1C0 160 100 P.. C C. & St. L 46 95 242 W4 92 21 86 32 7 34 104 68 234 CO 05 11S 35 99 SS 34 39 57 131 93 Pressed Steel Car.. 1,200 46 40 do preferred 100 95 95 Pullman Palace Car. 200 212 242 Reading C5.800 1CS4 100 do 1st preferred.... 1.200 95 94 00 a preferred Republic Steel 200 21 87 32 2i" 'O74 00 preferred Rock Island Co do preferred Rubber Goods' do preferred St. L. &. S. F. 2d pfd. St. Louis Southwest, do preferred Southern Padflc .... do preferred 1.800 7,900 200 500 500 23 00 23 00 300 118 11S 4.400 35.; 34 000 994 09 3.000 90 83 1.000 34 34 200 3S 37 10O 57 57 Southern Railway ... do preferred Tenn. Coal & Iron.. Texas & Pacific Tel.. St. L. A West- Co preierrea Union Pacific do preferred ...... U. S. Express U. S. Realty U S. Rubber....... do preferred . i.AJO 1324 131 1 rvk ocii oca" 123 200 034 03H ia 1 w aift oij, 01 i i23ii 1 U. S. Steel 47.600 33i 35i do preferred S0.70O 1034 103H I03H irg.-w-.ro. unemicai 400 34 34 S3 do preferred 106fe wzdaxr .mo ini: laii i do preferred 200 404 40 40?, eiis-rg Exprees. 2375 Westlnghouse Electr. 300 170 170 163 Western Union 93 neeiing & u. Erie 11 Wisconsin Central... 10,100 26.; 25 25T4 00 preierrea 10.600 rw; 54 55i Total sales fer the day, 750.100 shares. .BONDS. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.104 D. & R. G. 4s... 1014 do coupon 101 N. Y. C G. 34s. 99 U. S. 3s reg 103H;Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77 do coupon loahtjfor. Pacific 4s. .1054 U. & new 4s reg.l324So. Pacific 4s... 95 do coupon 1324;UnIon Pacific 4s. 1054 V S. old 4s reg.104 Iwis. Central 4s. 94 do coupon 104 iJap. Cs. 2d series 994 Atehlsoa Adj. 4s 93 IJap. 44s. cer... 02 'A Stocks at London. LONDON, Aug. 10. Consols for money. 90H: consols for account. 90U- Anaeonda 0 Norfolk & West. SS Atchison 9ft do preferred... 98 do preferred... 10 Ontario & West. 34 4 Baltimore & O..IIS iPennsylvanla ... 734 Can. Pacific 1804!Rand Mines 94 Ches. & Ohio... SSU'Readlng 35H C. Gt. Western. 21 1 do 1st pref 4SU C M. & St. P.. 187 do 2d pref 474 DeBeers 107 So. Railway 46H D. A R. Grande. 33 do pref erred... 102 do preferred.,. 80 4 (So. Pacific 074 Erie 40 Union Pacific... 134 do 1st pref.... 85j do pref erred... 100 do 2d pref 77 .U. S. Steel 364 Illinois Central. 120 ! do preferred. . .108 Louis. & Nash.. 151 4! Wabash ........ 20 Mo.. Kas. & T.. 304! do preferred... 42 N. Y. Central.. .1324. Spanish Fours.. 92 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Money on calL steady; highest. 2 per cent: lowest. 1 per cent; ruling rate and last loan. 2 per cent: closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans easy and dull; CO days. 3f 3H per cent: 00 days, 3 934 per cent: six months, 3 Q4 per cent. Prime mer cantile paper. 444 per cent. , Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness In bankers bills al J4.S335tW.S860 for demand and at $4.8405(14.8470 for 60 day Posted rates. $4,854 4.S74. Commercial bills. $4.S144.S44. Bar sliver, 59 c. Mexican dollars. 454c. Government bonds strong; railroad bonds Irregular. LONDON. Aug. 10. Bar sliver, steady. 27S-16d per ounce. Money. 14 02 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 1 13-161 per; cent: the rat of discount In the open market for three- months bills is !?! 15-16 per cent. BUT THE PRODUCTION OF TjAST MONTH SHOWS A DECREASE. Steel Trust nnd Bessemer Associa tion to Confer About Prices for September Delivery. CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 10. The Iron Trade Review this week saya: Our blast furnace statistics fer July show a production of 1.710.72S tone, against 1.822.4S5 tens In June. a decrease of 5.6 per cent. As the Intense heat of July and the humidity of the atmos phere Interfered to a considerable extent with the operation of many furnaces, this decrease In producttoa is not large. While there has been an Increaese In stock held by merchant furnaces, the reports Indicate large sales have been made for future delivery. On the whole. the statistics reveal a more favorable condi tion than was expected. A sale ot 15.000 tons of basic pig Iron has .been made by a Ten nessee company on the basis of $13 Btrmlng ham. The United States Steel Corporation has signified Its tslre to confer with the Bes semer Association late this month In regard to the purchase of pig Iron for September delivery. The faet that this conference Is to be held will undoubtedly strengthen the market for Bessemer. The Tennessee Coal. Iron & Railroad Company has made a con tract for 50,00 tons of open-hearth rails for delivery in 1006 delivery to begin April and to be made at 5000 tons per month. There are now pending inquiries for 150.000 tons or raits fer export and for domestic use. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. A strong rally In thi tin naarket la London where spot closed at 149 14b-, and futures at 14S 2s 6d. caused a firmer tone locally and spot closed at 32.50 Copper was! Irregular In London, closing at 90 Is 3d for spot and 63 ISs 3d for fu tures. The local market was firmer and quotations were raised to 15.504; 15.75c for Lake and electrolytic, with casting at 15.124 15.274c. I Lead wan unchanged at 13 17s (VI in Lon don and at 4.004N.70c In the local market. Spelter was firm at 5.70fi.73a locally and unchanged la London, closing: at 24 7s 6d. Iron closed at 49s 4d for Glasgow and at 47s for Middles bo ro. The local market was unchanged; No 1 foundry Northern, $16.25 17: No. 2 do., $15.7516.50; No. 1 foundry Southern, $15.754210.75; No. 2 do.. $15,501 16.25. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW TORK. Aug. 10. The market foe evaporated apples Is higher on spot, as sup plies have been well cleaned up. but figures are hardly so Una. Common to good are quoted at S4hJUc. prime. 6437c; fancy. Sc. Prunes are firm with quotations ranging from 464c according to grade. Apricots are said to be In Jarge demand and firm with choice quoted at SSc; extra choice, S4$c; fancy. 310c. Peaches are firm, with choice quoted at 10310e: extra choice. 10flu?4c: fancy. He. Raisins are also showing flrmne-s, with avail, able euppties very light and fresh offerings limited. Loose muscatels are quoted at 4& 6c; seeded raisins, 5tJ74c; London layers l1.15c Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. The market for cor fee futures closed teady. net unchanged to 10 points lower. Sales, 178250 bags. Including September. 7.50c; October. 7.15c; December, 7.25c; January, 7.45c; Jlarcb, 7.60c; May. 7.70 67.75c; July. 7.75c. Spdr Rio. steddy; 'mild, steady. Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining, 3tT3.17-32c; centrifugal 93 test, 4f4 5-32c; molasses su gar. 3fr3 9-32c; refined, firm. Idaho Crop Report. The Idaho weekly crop report says In part: Bxeeesive heat has caused rapid ripening of grain, and harvest Is becoming more general In eastern counttea; a considerable amount of grain has been threshed, with results generally satisfactory; there is some complaint of rust and smut; corn has made rapid ad vane. Third-crop alfalfa Is starting well la western valleys where water for Irrigation Is avnllabto; some hay In eastern localities was damaged by rain; range grass Is falling, but in the higher mountains there is still ample feed for the stock remaining on the range. Garden vegetables are falling In- some locali ties owing to ycenslve heat and lack of moisture; potato?, and beets promise well; a large acreage of beets has been laid by. Some good melons are being shipped. Brokers Pleaed by Innovation. t CHICAGO. Aug. 10. The change In time of Issuing crop reports by the Department of Agriculture at Washington formed aa Inter esting topic of discussion among Board of Trade operators here today. The earlier pub lication of the reports was hailed with de HghVby many brokers, who saw In the Inno vation an effort to accommodate traders on American exchanges. The old method of Is suing the reports after exchanges In America were closed gave foreigners an Immense ad vantage over American operators, It was al leged. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Aug. 10. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was eary; creameries. 17620c: dairies. 10018c Esrrst. easy at mark cases Included, 15"4c; firsts. i,e; prime- urns, nvto: firm. lljCULlie. Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 1893 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce AD BREAK IN WHEAT Chicago Market Slumps on Crop Report. LOSS OF .A FULL CENT Government Statistics Indicate a To tal Yield of 674,400,000 Bushels Active Selling "Is the Result. CHICAGO. Aug 10. Weakness in the wheat market followed the issuanee ot the monthly report by the Department ef Agriculture at Washington. Preceding the publication of the official statistics, the market was quite steady. The opening for the September option was a shade higher to H4c lower at S2c to b3Hc. On moderate demand from commission houses, the price advanced to S3yr. The , relative firmness was ue partly to the decreased movement of wheat In the Southeast. Re ceipts today at St. Louts and Kaww City were 227. CCO bushels, against -124. 00 bushels a year ago. Another influence sustaining the market was hot, damp weather In the North west, a condition conducive to the develop ment or black rust. The volume or bueineas. however, was not large, the fact that the Government report would be made public about the middle of the session seeming to act aa a check on early trading. When the condition of Spring-sown wheat was announced, the figures were found to be several points higher than had been generally expected. The per centage was 0.2. as against 91 on July I. I's lng 16 bushels as the yield, and figurine the acreage at 17.013.000. the total yield of Spring wheat would be In the neighborhood of 230. 00O.00O bushels. For Winter wheat. Govern ment statistics indicated a yield of 424.400.000 bushels, making the total wheat crop of the United States 074.00O.00O bushete. The bearish tone of the report started active selling by pit traders and commission houses. As a result, prices broke severely. September declining to Sl-SlSl-;c. Subsequently the market regained a portion of the toes on covering by shorts, but the close was weak, with September down IS Use at 82c. Notwithstanding the break in wheat, the earn market held steady the entire seesloa. The Government report had little effect, Septem ber closed about unchanged at 53Sc The oats market was firm early. Later sen- Vtiment became somewhat bearish as a result of the Government report. The market closed easy and unchanged at 2bc Provisions lacked support from packers, and In consequence the market was a trifle easier. At the close. September pork was off 7Vic; lard was unchanged, and ribs were off 2Hc. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Clone. September .Jtj, $ .tcrH $ .81 $ .82 December May .84U .84K .8?H .8tk .Sife CORN. -54 85H Sept, (old) Sept. (new)..... Dec (eld) Dec (new) ilay .8Si -48H .441, .15 .MS .474; .48?, .45 .43 :!1 .IBR .4&?s OATS. September .261, 2tH 27U .20 December ...... .273$ .27 May 29 .204 MESS PORK. -s September October .. 14.224 14.25 14.25 14.25 14.10 14.12H 4.12H 14.12H LARD. September 7.724 7.74) 7.80 7.70 7.65 October ...... .SO 7.S5 SHORT RIBS. September 8.424 8.424 October S.S0 8.50 8.374 8.42 8.374 8.42b Cash quotations were aa foitowa: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 red. SI 82 14c. Corn No. 2. 55c; No. 2 yellow. 56c. Oats No. 2. 2ie: No. 2 white. 274 CSc: No. 3 white. 2;e28c Rye No. 2. 58c. Barley Fair to choice malting. 404Sc Flaxseed No. 1, 1.07; No. 1 Northwestern, CI. 17. Timothy ied Prime. $8.30. Mees pork-Per barrel, ?14. 1014.15. Lard Per 100 pounds. 17.96. Short ribs slde Loose. IS.30fi8.4Q. Short clear sides Boxed. $8.824&"5. Clover Contract grade. 1 12.503 12.75. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barreta 28.7CO 2S.2CO Wheat, bushels 182.100 83.500 Corn, bu-hels 128.000 442.160 Oats. tHMfcete 410.500 341.300 Rye. bushels' : 7.00 Barley, bushels 12.10O 1.700 Grain and "Produco at New Tork. NEW TORK. Aug. 10. rtour Receipts. 11,740 barrels: exports. 1607 barrels ; market, quiet and barely steady. Winter straights, ?1.1&84.40. Wheat Receipts, 9000 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red. S6?ic elevator and SSe f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $l.lt4 f. o. b. afloat. The wheat market opened lower, but rallied on bullish French crop news, the corn strength, room covering and light offering. Later It broke oh heavy selling Inspired by the Government report and ctoeed weak at -S ic net toss. May closed 00c. September closed. S7c. December closed SSc. Hops, hides and wool Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. Wheat, weak; barley, steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. 'M.45S1.53; milling. $1.574 $1.074. Barley Feed. flj51.03.: brewing. $1.05 1.10. Oats Red. $1.151.40; black, $1.40. Call-board sales: Wheat December. $L3S. s Barley December. $1. Corn Large yellow, $1.374S1.42- MJnneapoIIa Wheat Market, MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 10. Wheat Septem ber. 85seS5ic: December, fac: No. 1 North ern. $1.09; No. 2 Northern. $1,07. t Wheat at Tacoma, TACOMA. Aug. 10. Wheat Unchanged; blueatem, 74c; club. 71c; red, 6Sc 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. $3.00g) 3.25; good cows, $2.0032.50: common cows. $1.CO0L75; calves. 125 to 150 pounds; $5.00; 200 to 250 pounds. $3.50g4.00. SHEEP Beat Eastern Oregon and Valley, $3.25; medium. $3.00; lambs. $4.50. HOGS Beat large fat hogs. $8.2588.30; block and China fat, $6.0036.23; good feeders. $2.00. Eastern Oregon Stock Sales. William Matlock, of Heppner. purchased about 100 head of beef steers of L, D. Swick and others around the Junction, which are to be delivered at Heppner. says the Monument Enterprise. Although we were unable to as certain the exact price paid. It Is conceded to be $2.75 per hundredweight, delivered at Heppner. Frank Elder, of Heppner, has closed a deal with Emmet Cochran for 3100 head of Iambs. The general conce-elon is that the price paid was a little above the $2.124 mark. John Shaw, a cattle-buyer from Heppner, was in town Wednesday in quest ot beet cat tle, offering $2.75 per hundredweight, but aw ing to prevailing hot weather, the cattteMM do not wish to gather their stock at preaesM. J. R. Nunameker. of Rhea Creek, purport 3T30O head ef lambs 23CO head of Newt Rb. ton and 1100 head of J. J. - Stsaae Kfag $2.124 per head for October 1 delivery at. Monument. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kanias City. Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Aug. 10. Cattle Receipts 8000; market steady. Native steeas. $3.7395.50; native cows and heifers. Sl.Ti'Q 4.S5; stockers and feeders. $2.754f4.3; fcuOs. $23.25; calves. $33.5. Western seers. $3.23 4.00; Western cows. $23-73. Hogs Receipts 3000; market weak to ) lower. Bulk of sales. $5.U: heavy. $. 5.05; packers. $5.tJ.l; pit 3 and Mgtrrt. $3.W.03. Sheep Receipts 3MO; market strong. Muttons. $4 5.23; )amb. 35.?3.73; ratsge wethers. $4.25 5.23; fed ewe. $3.7S4.W. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 1C Cattle Re ceipts 2200; market steady. Native seeees. $3.75(93.50; cows and heifers. $2.7S'!f4.Mc Western steers. $33.40; eanners. $1.3 2.50; stockers and feeders. $2.2S4t4.2: calves, $3tf3.30; bulls, stags, etc.. $2.2 3.73. Hogs Receipt: 7000. Market S4ad$. Heavy. $5.75 f 3.00; mixed. $3.83.-; Hgtet, $3.S5fe3.l5; pigs. $4.755.3: brtk mt sale $5.S05.S7"4. Sheep Receipts 180; market steady. West erns. $4.433.23; wethers. $4.44.7S; ewes. $S.S34.50; Iambs. $d.23&73. CHICAGO. Aug. lti Cattle Reeetpes 8500; market steady to -teak. Good to nelWM steers. $5.23 3.95; poor to medium. $S.739 5; stockers and feeders. $2.254.30; cows. $2.304.40; heifers. $2.251. caauors. $i.2 2.40; bulls. $2.733.S0; calves. $87; Tex as fed steers. $3.604 75; Western steees. $3.00 4-70. Hogs Receipts today. 13.fl6: toMrr-t. 12.000; market steady. Mixed and bMelMrs. $5.508.20: good to choice heavy. $t.94fcri C.13; rough heavy. $3.30t3.: light, $.73 6.23.; bulk of sales. $3.S5'.lt. Sheep Receipts 12.000; sheep. 11,1 higher; lambs, steady. Good to choice weth ers. $l.30&5; fair to choice mixed. $i4Mt Western sheep. $4 1.S3; native lamst, ti& 7.10; Western lambs, $7 ,W ESTIMATE GOVERNMENT ILACES IT AT ABOUT 424,100,000 BUSHELS. Condition of Spring Grain Shows a Decrease From One Mouth Ago Corn Docs Weil. WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. The Department of Agriculture today issued the fettowteg otwp report: "The crop estimated by the Beard of tfce Bureau of Statistics of the DeparunotM of Agriculture finds from the repotte 'of the eor respondents and agenta of the bureau as fal lows: "The condition ot corn on Awguot 1 toas 50.0 as compared wh S7.3 last hmmuz jK on August 1. 1004; 7S.7 at the eorresfMMMttg date In 1006. and a ten-year average of 8vt. "Preliminary returns indicate a WJptaer wheat crop of about 421.400.000 bushels ("'. 640.000 centals), or an average of 14.3 buh ela (8.6 centals) per acre, a? compared w4Mt 12.1 budhek (7.4 centals), per acre last yet aa finally estimated. "The average condition of Spring wheat on August 1 was 80.2, as compared with Dt.e last month. S7.5 on August 1. 1S04; 77.1 at the responding date In 1008. and a ten-year Au gust average of 88.3. The average condition of the eat crop Au gust 1 was 0O.S. as compared wteh 92.1 lat month: 86.6 on August 1. 1004; 71) .i at the corresponding date of 1008. and a tea-year averare of 83.7. "The average condition of barley on Augt 1- wao S0.5. The average condition of Spc.tais rye on August 1 .1003. wan 03.8." w York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Cotton fuusrrs closed -steady, with the active me-ths wteMa a point or two of rhe lowest. HAS EATEN UP CAPITAL Aged New York Broker, Once Rich, Goes to Poorhouse. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Wearing pa tan t leather show, a slightly frayed frock tut and a high hat which was a bit nasty. J. T. Rapelee. a retired broker. S2 years age. applied yesterday to .he Commis sioner of Charities in New Rochetta tmc commitment to the alms-house, Struek by the unu-rual air of dignity ami retla ment. the commissioner asked the asd applicant to tell his story. "You really don't mean that you want to go to the poorhouae?" the commlwlen er queried. "Yes. sir. I most emphatically do. I don't want to he a burden on my rela tives. As I have paid taxes all my life. I think that now when I have no mre money it is the duty of the community to care for me." Asked how he came to lose his money. Rapelee said that he formerly had been at the head of a brokerage company in thte city, made a comfortable fortune and re tired. For a time, he lived at the bast hotels, but gradually encroached on his capital and slowly receded to cheaper quarters. The Income from his funds was insufficient even then, ana curing the past 15 years his capital slowly dwindled until yesterday" only 7 cents remained. Whan he figured years ago on always being in good circumstances. Rapele said he never dreamed of living to pass the four-scre mark, so that his calculations went far amlas. For two months he had bean living in a boarding-house In Xew Rochelle. but that yeateraay he was teW he would havo to move, as he was a week behind In his rent. Commissioner Sharp said he would cem mlt the man to the almshouse tempo rarily, at least. "May I get my trunk?" Rapelee asked. He was given permission, and fos the first time in the history of the Westches ter almshouse, it received an Inmate who came with a trunk. Clackamas Fish in the Rogue. ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 10. (Special.) John Fursey, who arrived in the city yosterday from Rogue River, where he has been packing salmon, reports that about 12 days ago a run of chlnook salmon came into that stream, and among those caught "Mr. Fursey noticed two fish, weighing about 30 pounds each, that Had been marked by having the. adipose fln re moved. This is the mark placed on a number of fish turned out from the Clack amas hatchery, anil indicates that these flsh were from that plant. Suit by Sugar Company. LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.) The Amalgamated Sugar Company has filed a complaint against -X. F, Newell, and attachment has been Is sued. The amount claimed is 521S3.55. v