THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 1905. 13 ENGTH DF SUGAR Demand for Refined Is Looked For. LD'S STOCKS LIGHT bn Peaches ScarceOwing to llfornia Demand Light Ori- ?ntal Business in' Flour. Eggs Are Firmer. pGAR Strong position of world's lrkes. ILOITR Oriental buyers waiting lor rer prices 'HEAT Movement for uniform iV.dards cn Coast. I GTS English growers discouraged outfrsik. IKI'IT Scarcity of peaches in local rket Prune statistics. t iOS -Firmer ad slightly higher. rLTRY Demand gonerally good. UTTER Supplies small, but In- ry light. etrcrg position of tne sugar market of r.J s ett forth In the following circular lr:rs:nent New York house: sugars bought this week. In addition la'-ge purchases of Cuba made a fort- ag have placed the refiners In a position as regards clocks, and, al- at present thoy are still seeking further es the fart is apparent that should lactations advance beyond their Ideas, the tbe refiners have on purchases to ar- hl'l be sufficient to enabte them to pur- waltng policy long' enough to bring ba-k. It must also be remembered Ifrom now on sales will be constantly from the stocks hold In warehouse for it cf Importers. On the first of the .. the quantity of euch sugars held was I'e over 80,000 tons. We believe that t:e first 15.O0O- tons have been sold I there stocks, e time ago, when raw sugars rold at rr.uch higher than today's quotation. t impression that values would receive a ir'Ial setback when Jaas and new-crop cams In was based upon reasonable 3 T"-.e Item was disseminated through lis chanr.cls, and dealers were advised ;o cverj;hlng closed out before the end imrr.tr, The Idea of a sharp decline en Int cf g-cater raw stocks available this Ir.n etiil Ingers In some quarters, but, as arc cow 14c below the top point lei, we believe that the Impression at the it ir.-ment rests upon only a slight basis ?t. CM and new-crop beet prices havo gett'r.g c'oeer together, and the Octeber- Inber quotation today equals 3.97 New expe-t to see new-crop prices improve. :u".d n t be a cent of profit to the fab- It were lie to h41 today his new-crop rgs The European crop this year will fggcr than the last, but there has been ta.k cf damage, occasioned by hot weath :1 the surplus may not be as large as seen thcught. The world will need the S'ocks carried by dealers supplying Icxsum.rtg trade have been bn a minimum IPr'.-ca are new on a level that permits a' rn rf the extreme caution that has necessary during the last three months. pxpert a big demand for refined sugar In "r..ted States for the next 60 days. Other tries Also look forward to a large business. rcrlds' stocks left over at the end of this aign will be small, and we will be ready Ive right Into the new crops for our sup- I EXPORT FLOUR TRADE QUIET. itals Believe That Blar Crop Will Bring Lower Prices Soon. ?re is again a lull In the export flour bess. Japanese and Chinese Importers have ted that there will be a big wheat crop :e Vrltcd States and naturally they ex- lDWcr prices to prevail soon. Conee- It'y they are holding off at present. Prt advi'es from Japan datod July 28 said: market Is heavily stocked and there Is nu h business to report." Since that dale Irapar.ese did a fair amount of buying, but f ries are again quiet. Shippers aro get- acme offers 10 to 15 cents lower than a ago, and these seem to be the only terms 'h::h the Asiatics will do business. The Is, hew ever, are not acceptable on this The Hongkong market is also quiet with prect Inquiry. le Ch'na liner sailing hence September 0 cany out a full flour cargo, but not y reservations have been made for the Iner ts follow her. A fair amount of flour been offered for the Numantia, catling on 1 15th, and it la probable that by the time lis ready to leave she will be well pro- Id with freight. i'OR LNIFOKM GRAIN STANDARDS. lortdnt Meeting to Be Held by Wheat Men In ThU City Today. crder t: bring about. If possible, a sys- cf uniform grain standards In 'all the Ifio Coast States, the grain standard com lee cf the Portland Chamber of Commerce fced the Grain Commissioners of "Washing and the officials of the Son Francisco tn Exchange to a conference In thla city Portland committee met yesterday at the Imber cf Commerce with F. C. Frledlan- cf the San Francisco exchange; TV. H, 1, State Grain Commissioner of Washing and S. S. King, his chlof deputy. Owing ithe absence of Chairman Kerr,- of the LanJ. committee, the meeting adjourned 11 this morning. The subject ef a uniform .lard was discussed for about two hours Ithe grain men and It Is probable that dell action will be taken today. PEACHES GO TO CALIFORNIA. son for the Scarcity of the Fruit on the Local Market ha:v,es continued ecarce on Front street fcray and, under a strong demand, read- brought 75 to 5 cents. Heavy shipments I San Fran'Isco are reported to have been le fr-m Medtord, Roseburg, Dilard and pctr.ts A shipment of excellent Yakima Ita. capes was received and held around $2, Ig-ra rantaloupcs were plentiful; and off s ttli as low as 75 cents. Yakima Grav r.e!n apples are on sale at (1.2561.50 a box. y Bartlett pears offered at $1.50. A lot iHcr-'u'u bananas are expected early next Iss r-ar.t Is more plentiful and is easier at frOGl 75 a crate. There Is an overstock of Latoejr. which are offering at 50S60 cents. ENGLISH HOP PROSPECTS. Kit Growers Disturbed by the Poor Outlook for the Industry. ent Is the principal hopraleing county of Eland, and a report from Consul Fuller, of 'er, printed In the Daily Consular and Ide Reports of August 12, Issued by the fcartment of Commerce"and Labor, says the people of that count' are greatly disturbed by the poor prospects for this crop; and as this is the time for agricultural meetings and shows, the question is constantly discussed at meetings and in papers. Agricultural returns of 1901. Issued last week, show that the Import f hops, duty free, amounted to 313,667 hun dredweight, of which 147.568 hundredweight came from the United States. The acreage given to hope In England has dwindled from 71.769 acres In 1678 to -17.779 acres In 1901. a drop iof 34 per cent. Among the hop growers and factors there la a rumor that English brewers have contracted with a Pacific Coast syndicate for a supply of hops for a number of years at a uniform price of 4 10s ($21.90) per hundredweight. The fixing of an import duty by the English government la freely discussed, but the amount proposed by Mr. Chamberlain In his speeches. 40s ($9.73) per hundredweight. Is not high enough to satisfy the more radical farmers, considering that the United States duty is 50s ($13.63) per hundredweight. SOME PRUNE STATISTICS. Comparison of the World's Supply This Year and a Year Ago. In connection with tbe strong and advancing market for Pacific Coast prunes, a prominent commbrelon house has lesued the following comparative statement and comment on the world's supply of prunes, given In pounds: 1904. 1906. France C0.000.000 60,000,000 Bosnia and Servla 70.000.000 50.009.000 California 150.000.000 7S.000.000 Oregon 15.000.000 15,008.000 Carry-over. U. S 40.000.000 10.009.000 Totals 335.000.000 210,000,000 With carry-over. In 1904. SO, 000 pounds to the carload netted 11.163 carloads; 1905, 40,000 do netted 5250 carloads. 1904 1905. Production of U. S 203,000.000 100,000.000 In 1904. 38,000 pounds to the carload netted 6833 carloads; 1005, 40,000 do netted 2500 car loads. Consider that there are 3600 wholesale gro cers in the United States besides all the buyers of Europe. Assume that at a high price one third of three will let prunes alone. Assume that many will buy more than a carload. How can we make the eupply go around? Consider that there are no old prunes to weaken the market. Eggs Are Firmer. . A firm tone Is noted in tbe egg market. Several dealers who have been quoting 22 cents yesterday advanced the prlee 4-eent. Butter Is unchanged in price. There is considerable California batter en the market, but supplies are not very liberal. At the same time, the demand Is quiet. Old hens are In strong demand at full prices. Springs are steady. Turkeys are moving off well and geese are reported to be In better demand. Ducks are not called for. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balance. Portland $ 645.752 $77,554 Seattle 1,060.219 2M.761 Tacoma 504.985 23.06 Spokane 389.044 48,371 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. FLOUR Patents. $4,503-4.95 oer barrel: straights. $464.25; clears. $3.75g4: Valley. $3.90474.10; Dakota hard wheat. $6.5087.25; Graham. $3.5004; whole wheat. $44.25; rye flour, local. $3: Eastern. $6.5005.60; commeal. per bale. $1.9062.20. WHEAT Club, 7071c per bushel; blue stem, 74t75c; Valley. 75c. BARLEY Feed, $20.50 per ton; brewing. $2L OATS No. 1 white feed.old, $2S per ton; gray, old, $27; white, new. $23&23.50; gray, new, $22 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $10 per ton: mid dlings, $24.50: shorts. $21; oh op. U. S. Mills. $19; linseed dairy feed. $18; alfalfa meal. $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pcund sacks. $6.75; lower grades, $56.25; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks. $5 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacK. .$7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per . bale; split peas. . $5 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, $1.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 1U0 pounds; 25 pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10 pouhd saoki. $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy, old, $1315 per ton; new, $11212.50; clover. $S8; grain. $S8S; cheat, $7.5059. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples 90c(J$I.75 per box; peaches, 65ff85c crate; plums, 75eff$l per crate; blackberries, 56c per pound; can taloupe. $12.50 per crate; pears, $1.50 per box; watermelons, llUc per pound; crab apples, 50c per box; nectarines, 75c per box; grapes, $1(31.50; Casabas, $252.50 per doxen. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice. $4.50 5.50; oranges, Valencia, choice $3: fancy, $4 per box; grapefruit, $2.50QS per box; ba nanas, SVfec per pound; pineapples, $2.503.50 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 50c doren; beans. lJJ4c per pound; cabbage, 1 lVlc per pound; cauliflower, 759ic per dozes: celery, 7585c per dozen; com, 6flOc per dozen; cucumbers. lo15c per dozen; egg plant. $1.59 1.75 per crate; peppers. 78c per pound; to matoes. SOSCOc per crate; squash. 5c pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.2561.40 per sack; carrots, $1.252"1.50 per rack; beets, $11.25 per tsack; garlic, 12',4c per pound. CJNIONS Red. $1.25 per hundred; yellow. POTATOES Oregon, new, 75080c per saak; Merced oweets, 3c per pound. RAISINS Loose muscatels. 4-crown. 7iic; 5-layer muscatel raisins, 7Hc: unbleached, seedless Sultanas. 6c; London layers, s-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1.55: 2 -crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated. 7J?9e per pound; aprfoots. 8fcjjfl2c; peaches, lOflP llc; pears, none; prunes, Italian, none; French. 2fc3?ic; flE8 California blacks. 5c; do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates. Cc. Butter. Eggs, 'Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 274Q30c per pound; slate creameries: Fancy creamery, 25630c; store butter. na 15c; Eastern creamery. 26UG27"c; California creamery. 25Q27Vic " EGGS Oregon ranch. 22T22Hc per dozen Eastern. 20g21c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 13c; Young America, 14c. POULTRY Average old hens. 1301314c: mixed chickens, 1213c; old roosters, lOc young roosters, llglllic; Springs, lu to 2 pounds. 14&14Vic; 1 to 1H pounds, 14HB15c; dressed, chickens, 13g14c: turkeys, live 1S 22c; turkeys, dressed, choice. 19S23c; geeset live, per pound, Sc: geese, dreesed, per pound, OjjlOc; ducks, old, 13c; ducks, gray. 12c: white, 14c; pigeons. $1(31.25; squabs, $2 &2.50. Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc. S&PTColce 1KH "019c per pound. W OOL Eastern Oregon average best. 190 21c; lower grades, down to 15c. according to hKTeti V,SJ,e.'- 2527c per pound. MOHAIR Choice, 31c per pound, HIDES Dry hides: No. 1 lc pounds and up, IOSIGc per pound; dry kip. No. 1 5 to 10 pounde. 11315c per pound: dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 17lSc; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; (culls. moth,-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, halr-cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby. 2 3c per pound less); salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over. 10c per pound; 50 to 00 pounds. 8 09c per pound; under 50 poundg and cows, 809c per pound salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9c per pound; salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; salted calf sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green unsalted. le per pound less; culls, lo per pound less). Sheep skins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers stock, 25030c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers stock. -40050c each: medium, wool. No. 1 butchers stock. 60 0 60c; long wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. $101.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 120 14c per pound; horse hides salted, each ac cording to size. $1.5003; dry. each, accord ing to size. $101.50; celts hides. 25050c each; goat skins, common, 10015c each; Angora, with wool on. 25c 0$ 1.30 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 34 04c; No. 2 and grease, 203c FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2,500 10 each; cubs $102; badger. 25 050c; wild cat. with head perfect. 23050c; house cat. 5010c; fox. common gray. 50 0 70c; red. $30 5; cross. $5015; silver and black. $100(3 200; fishers $506; lynx. $4.50 06; mink, strictly No. 1, according to size. $102.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10015; marten, pale. pine, ac cording to size and color. $2.50 04; xnuskrat, large. 10015c; skunk, 40 0 50c; civet or pole cat. 5010c; otter, large, prime skin. $6010; panther, with head and claws perfect, $205; raccoon, prime. 30 0 60c; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $3.5005; coyote, 6Oc0$l: wolverine. $608: beaver, per skin, large. $2 06: medium. $304; small. $101-50; kits. 50075c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20 0 22c per pound. CASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark) Good. S 03 Vic -per pound. GRAIN BAGS-Calcutta, Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha. 26026c; Java, ordinary. 18 022; Costa Rica, fancy. 16620c; good. 163 18c; ordinary. 10012c per ound; Columbia roast, cases. 100s, $13.75; 50s. $13.75; Arbuckle. $15.23; Lion. $15.25. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $5.374: South em Japan. $3.59; Carolmas. 656Hc; broken head. 2ic SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flats, $L65; fancy, lglts-pound flats. $1.60: H-Pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink 1-pound tails. 85c; red. l-pouad talis. $1.30; sockeyes, 1-pound tails. $1.65. SUGAR Sack ba-ls. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.85; powdered. $5.60; 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-barrels. 25e; cxes. 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms; On remittance within 15 days, deduct c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He per pound; no discount after 90 days.) Beet sugar, granulated, $5.40 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, lf.eiSc pec- pound. SALT California. $11 per ton, $1.60 per bale; Liverpool. 50. $17. 100s. $16.50; 200s. $16; half-pound. 100s, $7; 50s, $7.50. . NUTS Walnuts. 185ic per pound by sack, lc extra, for less than rack; Brazil nuts. 15c: Alberts. 14c; pecans. Jumbos. 14c; extra large. 15c. almonds. L X. L.. lGic; chestnuts. Ital ians. 15e; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw. 7Vic per pound; roasted. 9c; pine nuts. 1012Uc: hickory nuts. 7c; cocoanuts. 7c; cocoanuu, 35390c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3044c: large white, 3Hc: pink. 3UQ34c; bayou. 4 Vic; Lima. 0c Dreesed Meats. BEEF Dressed bulls. 102c per pound; cows, 304V4c; country steers. 405c VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds.. 6H074c; 125 to 200 pounds. 406c; 200 pounds and up, 384'ic MUTTON Drwwtd fancy, 6c per .pound, ordinary, 4(?Sc . PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 7074c; 15fl and up. 607c jxr pound. Provisions and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. ,13Vic per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. IS Vic; IS to 20 pounds. 12 Vic; California (picnic). 9c; cottage hams. 9c; shoulder, 9c: belled ham. 21c; boiled picnic ham. boneless. 15c BACON Fancy breakfast, 19c per pound: standard breakfast, 17c; choice, 15J4e; Eng lish breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. 14c; peach bacon. 13 Vic DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. lGKc dry salt, 119; c smoked; clear backs. 10;c dry salt, llic snked; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon experts, 20 to 25 pounds average, llc dry salt, 12Kc smoked: Union butu, 10 to IS pounds aver age, none. PICKLED GOODS Perk, barrels. $18; half harrels, $9.50; beef, barrels. $12; half-barrels, $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham. 16c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice do. "c: bologna, loss. -'"He; welnerwurst. 8c; llrer, 6c; pork, 9c; blood, 6c; headcheese. Cc; bologna sau sage, link. 4VsC CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $2.35;' sue pounds, fS. Roast beef flat, pounds, $1.25; two poundr. $2.25; six pounds, none. P.oaet, beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.35; six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $3.15. ' LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces lOVic, tubs 10?ie; 50s 10ic 20s 10TC 10s 11 Vic. 5s 11V Standard pure: Tierces 6VSc tubs 0c; 50s 0,c. 20s 9-i.c 10s lUc. 5s 10V;c. Compound: Tierces 6c tubs 6Uc; Vis 6ViC 10s G?;c 5s 6Tic. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. Sflc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton Ion, 7V4c; 500-pound lots. 7c; less than 500-pound lots. Sc GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 23VSc. iron barrels, 17c: SO deg. gasoline, cases. 32c; Iron barrels or drums. 26c COAL OIL-Cases. 20 Vic; Iron barrels, 14c; wood barrels. 17c; 63 deg., cases. 22c: Iron barrels. 15Vic LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barrel lots. 64c; 1 barrel lots, ti&c; cases, 70c; boiled, 5-barrei lots. CCc; 1-barrel lots, 67e; cases. 72c LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally for Leadln- Lines Yesterday, The following prices on livestock were quoted In the local market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers, $0 3.26; good cows. $202.50: common cows, $1.5 01.75; calves. 125 to 150 pounde. $5; 200 to 259 pounds. $3.5004. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, $S.2i; medium, $8; lambs. $4.50. HOGSBest large fat hogs. $6.25f.50: block and China fat, $606.26; good feeders, $5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. CHICAGO. Aug. IS. Cattle Receipts 2509; market strong. Good to prime steers. $5,500 6.10: poor to medium, $406.25; otockers and feeders. $2.2504.25; cows. 284.50; heifers. $2.1004.75; canners, f 1-25 2.25; bulls. $2,200 4; calves, $303.10; Texas fed steers. 73 50& 4.50; Western steers, f3.50g4.75. Hogs Receipts today, 14,000; tomorrow. 10.000; market, 5010c higher. Mixed and butchers. $5.5005.65; good to choice heavy. $3 66.30; rough heavy, $5.0506; light, $5.9506.40; bulk of sales. J5.W06.r8. , Sheep Receipts. 7000; sheep and lambs. 100 15c higher. Good to choice wethers, $4,900 O-CO; fair to choice mixed, $4.2504.95; West ern sheep, $l.65f5.40; native lambs, $5,500 8; Western lambs, $607.50. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 18. Cattle Receipts. 5500; market 10c higher. Native steers. $1.75 05.55; cows and heifers. $2.7504.25; Western steers, $410-4.50; Texas steers. $2.7302.75; cows and heifers. $203.50; canners. $1.5002.50; calves. $3 5.23; bulls, stags, etc., $203.75. Hogs Receipts, 3500; market 5c higher. Heavy, $5.S506; mixed. $5.9005.95; light, $5.90 0.O5; pigs, $307.05; bulk of tale. $5,900 6.95. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market strong. Western yearlings, $55.50; wethers, .$4,550 S.1S; ewes, $4.2504.65. KANSAS CITY. Me.. Aug. IS. Cattle Re ceipts 2000; market strong". Native steers, $3.7505.50; stock ers and feeders. $2.5004.16: Western steers. $3,250:4.50; do cows, $1.75 03.23. Hogs Receipts. 4008; market 5010c higher. Bulk of sales. $6.0504.15; heavy. $5.956,1.05; packers. $6.0504.15; pigs and light, $6,050 6.24. Sheep Receipt. 4000; market 5010c higher. Muttons, $4.4005.75; lambs. $3.7507-23; range wethers, $1.5007.50; fed ewes, $304.75. ' Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. "Aug. 19. The offlc al closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta .8 .03tJustice $ .01 Alpha Con... 05 Kentuok Con. .02 .02 1.30 .67 6.SS .13 .07 -5S .13 .06 .35 .60 .52 .04 .14 Andes .161 Lady Wash. Con. .13IMexlcan Belcher 13lMexlcan Best & Belcher. L20iOccldentaI Con... Bullion 34 Ophlr Caledonia 30, Challenge Con.. .16 Overman Potosl Chollar 13 Confidence 62 Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.20 Savage iSoorpion ?cb. uciwirt..... Con. New York. .01 bierra Nevada... Silver Hill Union Con Utah Con Yellow Jacket... Crown Point OS Exohequer 49 Gould & Curry.. .1: Hale & Norcross 1.50 Julia 05 1 NEW YORK. Aug. 19. Closing quotations: Adams Con.. . Alice Breece Brunswick Con .$ -25 Little Chief.... Ontario .$ .05 .. 2.00 . C25 . .02 . .06 ,. .23 .. .30 . -2S . 1.45 i43Ophlr Phoenix Potosl Savarr . Corns to ck Tun.. -0 Con. Cat & Va.. 1.05 Horn Sliver... L7SlSierra Nevada.. Iron Silver 3.40)Small Hopes... Leadvllle Con... .OSlStandard ... BOSTON. Aug. 19. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 5.25tMohawk $ 54.50 Alloues 38.50!Mont. C & C.. 3.13 Amalgamated. 85.00'Old Dominion. 27.59 Am. Zlnb 10.00iOsceoI& 98.50 Atlantic 17.23lParrot 25.00 Bingham 30.50Qulncy 101.00 Cat & Hecla. . 655.00Shannon 7.25 Centennial .... 24.25fTamarack 125.00 Copper Range. GT.SOjTrinlty S.25 Daly West.... 15.50'Copper Range. 35.30 Dominion Coal 78-OOiU. S. Mining. . 3.00 Franklin 12.75IU. S. Oil 10.25 Oranbv 7.I3Utah 144.75 Isle-Royal o... Sl.OOjVIotorla , 3.50 Mass. Mining.. aoOlWlnona 12.50 Michigan 130,501 Wolverine 120.00 Boston Wool Market. BOSTON. Aug. IS. The wool market Is generally quiet, but "same dealers report Ufalr business in a smaller way. The trade's principal activity Is the receiving and dis tributing of the new wools. Australian and South American wools have not had an active oalt while fine pulled wools have sold wherever shown. A little 1906 contracting is reported in Idaho. Wyoming and Nevada, but the attitude of growers does not at the present promise any general ' contracting. The foreign markets are extremely strong and stocks are light. i ' SELL FOR PROFITS Advance in Stock Market Gets Sudden Set-Back. BUYING DEMAND SMALLER Uncertainty as to Outcome of Ports month Conference and Inroads on Cash Hcservcs Re duce Commitments. NEW YORK. Aug. IS. Precautionary meas ures to preeerre profits In the shape of selling to realize overbore the new buying demand today and gave the stock market of the day a reactionary tone as a whole. Some ques tion as to the possible effect of the outcome ef the peace conference at Portsmouth and the large Inroads of the week on the cash reserves of the banks emphasized the dispo sition to reduce commitments. The market continued to show a firm undertone, which was manifested by the progressive dullness of the trading as prices declined. The selling. In fact, was not pursued aggressively, and the market had frequent periods of recovery. It had its points of positive strength as well, although these were few In number and with qut the prevailing effect that has been seen on previous cays of the week. The pushing up cf a few stocks was rather obviously for the purpose of sustaining the rest of the mar ket during the process of profit-taking. The perception of this fact diminished the effect ef the advances. St, Paul was the conspicuous instance of early strength, and It was made to open at a wide advance over last night, while active selling began almost Immediately at all other points In the list. Late In the day an enor aous accumulation of Pennsylvania set in. and this served to hold the level of prices for a time at other points. Reading also went to a new high level during the day. This about exhausted the list of strong stocks among the active leaders. Otherwise, the pressure to oell was quite general, but was most marked in the latest speculative favorites. The Pa cifies were especially affected, so much su as to give rise to a rumor of an intention to Issue additional Southern Pacific bonds to ac count for the weakness. This rumor was without official sanction. The renewal of the dispute over freight rates between the Coast and Gulf lines was a disturbing factor upon sentiment, and the outbreak of yellow fever at new points in the South also was disliked. The sustained firmness of Japanese and Rus. elan government securities kept up the be lief In financial circles in an ultimate agree ment on a peace treaty at Portsmouth. With the enormous crops In prospect and the great business activity of the Interior, the require ment for teony may be expected to expand from this' time forward. While the market chewed resistance from time to time, prices were tending downwards at the close, which was at about -the lowest of the day. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $8,859,000. United States 3s advanced rf. the 04 4, and the new 4j 4 per cent ea call, CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express 246 Amalgamated Copper 40.660 S6i 65 t&U An. Car & Foundry. S.50U 33i 37 SIti do preferred 600 102 101i 181 American Cotton Oil. 600 ! 30ii 3i do preferred JJ American Etxprteo 225 Am. Hd. & Lib. pfd 30V American Ice 2SVj American Linseed Oil IS do preferred - 4o?i American Locomotive 27.600 56H 53H 54 Vs so preferred 1.700 119i 117 116 Am. Smelt. & Refin.. 13.S00 129U 128H. 12aH do preferred 1.000 122 121U 122 Am. Sugar Refining.. 3.300 UlM 144 144 Am. Tobacco p:a urn iir.j, iik- Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison do preferred Atlantic Coast Line. Baltimore & Ohio... i.itw iii" nor ji 15.000 DOT Sl S9! 300 104U lOSVj loCVi 2.600 167V4 165Vj 1W 7.700 113: 113 113 - 91 do preferred Brook. Rapid Transit 5.600 70 69 60i Canadian Pacific 4,700 159 159H 159 Central Leather l.OOB 44 3i do preferred ...... Central of N. Jersey. Chesapeake & Ohio.. Chicago & Alton do ore f erred 200 105V4 105 MS 100 214 :i3 50H 3J 7S 4.700 57-i 56i 40 SIM 300 40 2.200 SIH 22 Chlcsco Gt. Western 10.000 Chics ro & Northwest, 3.000 224 222H 220 1S4S 1S4U Chi.. Mil. & St. Paul 2,200 187 ChL Term. &. Transit do preferred C. C. C. &. St. Louis 300 40 40 . 39 600 103H 101 46fc 2S 62 40H 163 10Ti 43 460 54 to; 42 45K 754 1S4 01 176-ii 21V sovl 26 28i MH 2Tl Colorado Fuel &. Iron 4. COO 46 Colorado & Southern 400 26V4 28U 62H 40 do Irt preferred,... do 2d preferred.... Consolidated Gas.... Corn Products do preferred Det, Lack. &. West, Denver & Rio Grande do d referred 100 6ZH 500 40-i. 100 ISSVi 157 sop 11U 11 500 2w0 33 Vi 80H 43H 40 35 83 H 43H 4SU 83H 74i 183 Distillers' Securities Erie -de 1 preferred.... do 2d preferred.... General Electric .... Hocking Valley Illinois Central International Paper.. do preferred International Pump.. do preferred Iowa Central do preferred Kansas City Southern do preferred ...... Louisville &"Nashv.. Manhattan L. Met. Securities Metropolitan St. Ry.. Mexican Central .... Minn. & St. Louis.... M.. St. P. & S. S. M. 100 1S.4M 15.300 3.500 900 164 700 1.200 I0f) 17TS Solt 21H 60H 200 600 100 300 2Si 56i 271 2S 53 27Vi 53 Vi Juvj 6.900 151 140U 1404J 16;. 1G6K 200 167 1.SO0 S3VJ 2S EKi 4.600 129fi 126H 12Si 6.800 24Vi 23U 23 1,000 70 70 69 ow 14- I'll JW do preferred 400 166U 1651 1C6 Missouri Pacific 13.400 107, 10W4 1064 Mo.. Kant. & Texas. 1.100 33 Vi 32VJ 32 do preterrea National Lead Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. New York Central .... N. T.. OnU & West. Norfolk & Western.. do preferred Northern Pacific .. North American 1.300 71 70H 704 7.400 44H 43Vi 48i 3j"ji 10.103 1564 154 154U 5.000 56 341 55 4.700 66H S53 S5 90- 4.700 215 212V 213 600 101 lWVs 100 Pacific Mall .... 500 454 -5 4li Pennsylvania 131,300 1464 145U 145U People's Gas L3O0 1054 14 l4?i P.. C..CA St. Louis 600 82 81 SO Pressed Steel Car... 16.600 47 4HI 4GH do preferred 2.000 97V, 96 97 Pullman Palace Car. 100 250 250 250 Reading S1.400 1134 3114 "24 do int. nreierreo:.... axr ua vo iu do 2d preferred 04V Oil! 94i 21 871 33i 79 344 1044 so; Gi 25 Vi 63 Republic Steel do preferred Rock Island Co do preferred ...... Rubber Goods do preferred ...... Schloss-Sherfletd St, L. S. F. 2d pfd, St. Louis Southwest.. do preferred ...... Southern Pacific .... do preferred Southern Railway ... do preferred Tenn. Coal & Iron... Texas & Paclfio To!.. St. L. & West. 2.700 1.40O 13.500 ,2.600 224 2m ss4 87; 34 3Si SOU 79 . 300 1.20O 500 500 2S.700 024 W 704 6S5i 264 21 63 63 RS4 cp; 67 500 1194 119U lllHi 4.200 334 35 35 100 do; tw; 994 ni; po cos 7.100 500 364 36 35. 1 "-- 59 57 SStt, do preferred Union Pacific . do preferred 900 121.700 137 1354 135H 98 t. 123 U. S. Express. ...... U. S. Realty , U. S. Rubber. do preferred Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical do preferred Wabash do preferred 914 53 2.200 54 300 111 400 24U 521 1101 110 34 XX 104 lftj. 43 600 21 433 21 434 100 Wells-Fargo Exoress. .. Westlngbouse Elect.. Western Union Wheettnr & L. Erie. .. 240 20 1714 171 170 200 944 9IU 944 IS Wisconsin Central... r..Soo SOU 23U do preferred 4.400 5S4 57 30 5SU Total foles for the day. 90S.200 shares. BONDS. NEW TORK. Aug. 10. Closing quctatlons: V. S. ref. 2s reg.lWHID. & R. G. 4s. ..102 do coupon 104 SIN- T. C, G. 34s. 994 U. S. 3s reg.... 1034'Nor. Pacific Za.. 77 do coupon 1034'Nor. Pacific 4S..106U U. S. new 4s reg.133 jSo. Pacific 4s... 934 do coupon 133 'Union Pacific 4s. 1057 U. S. old 4s reg. 104 i! Wit. Central 4s.. 994 do coupon 101 4 1 Jap. Cs. 2d series 094 Atchison Adj. 4s 98 (jap. 44s. cer... 904 Stocks at London. LONDON, Aug. 19. Consols forlrooney, 904: consols for account, 90 0-16. Anaconda ...... 0 I Norfolk A West. 39 AtcbUon 0341 do. preferred... 944 do preferred... 107 (Ontario fc West. '37H 1164 Pennsylvania . 1644 Rand Mines 59 Reading 23 do 1st pref. . 192 do 2d pref.. 17 So. Railway. ... 364 do preferred. 924'So. Pacific 50 U Union Pacific. SS I do preferred. 774jU. S. Steel 1S3 do preferred. 155 U Wabash 3341 do preferred. 160 4 (Spanish Fours. . 73 . SH . 571 . 184 . 474 . 364 .1024 . 70 .140; .100 . 374 .1034 . 22i . 45 . 92H Money, Exchange. Etc NEW TORK. Aug. IS. Money on call, easy, 154624 per cent; closing bid, 11 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, steady; tS0 days. 3 per cent; GO daysi 3U834 per cent; six months. 4 per cent Prime mercantile paper. 4244 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual bust, nets In bankers' bills, at $4.S665Q4.S670 for de mand, and at $4.S465f?4.S470 for 60-day bills. Posted rates. $4,854 and $4,874. Commercial bills. $(.$54. Bar silver. 61c. Mexican dollars. 4 6 Vic Government bonds, strong; railroad bonds. Irregular. LONDON. Aug. 18. Bar silver, firm, 2S4d per ounce. Money 114 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 14 per cent; do for three-months btl!a Is 1 15-16S2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18,-Sllver bars, 61c. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight. 3c; do telegraph. Be. Sterling. CO days. "$4.654; sight. $1.824. . Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. Today's state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balances $127,850,326 Gold coin and bullion 54.826.954 Gold certificates 22.34S.050 BEARISH SENTIMENT PREDCOUT NATES IN CHICAGO WHEAT. Cessation of JRain In Spring Grain Belt and Prospects of Heavy Receipts Depress Prices. CHICAGO. Aug. 18. An early Indication of weakness in Northwestern markets was re flected here by an Initial decline in Septem ber wheat of 4 4c to. 4 4c at 824 624c A period of selling at the outset forced the near option still further down the scale. Rains in the Spring wheat districts having seemingly been responsible for. the recent advance, its cessation was the signal for a return of bearish sentiment. Traders who had been led into buying by former conditions proceeded to liquidate their hold ings. The prospect of heavier receipts In the Southwest likewise exerted an Influence toward lower prices. September declined to 814c and although some short lines were covered at that figure, the market acquired no buoyancy. The close was easy with September a shade above the low point at SlUc, a loss of 14c. In corn. Initial prices were easier. The taking en of a large line of old -crop Sep tember delivery brought about a mild re versal of sentiment and advanced all de liveries. September new. which was down 4 6 4c at the opening, at 524 ? 524c. gained an even cent over the opening, but reacted and closed steady, 4 c higher at 534c. Soattered selling by commission houses caused a shade of a loss in oats. Septem ber closed steady, unchanged at 26c. Provisions were steady, although prices suffered to some extent from realizing sales by local holders. September pork closed c oown,-lard 5c down and ribs 24c net loss. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. September $ .624 $ .824 -814 $ S14 December 811 .83; .S24 .$n May S14 -SOS .86, .854 CORN. Sept. (old) 534 .544 .524 .534 Sept, (new) 32 .53!i .B2i liu rv fnldl itflZ. j.J -T Dec (6ewrT 44i -44-- .44 443? .nay . . . v. . . . ? .444 .444 OATS September ..... .23 .264 -23 .26 December 27 .274 .264 .26T4 May 284 .294 -2SH .2ST MESS PORK. September I4.32H 14.35 14.15 14.15 October 14.45 14.45 14.25 14.25 LARD. September 7.80 7.SO 7.724 7.724 October 7.90 7.90 7. SO 7.80' SHORT RIBS. September 8.774 S.S0 S.724 8.724 October S.S5 S.674 8.SO S.60 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 3 Spring. S5801c; No. 2 red, 804661 4c. Corn No. 2, 54H$54lc: No. 2 yellow, 554 5551c OatsNo. 2. 234c; No.2 white-. 272Sc; No. 3 white. 2S2S4c. Rye No. 2. 5731c Barley Good feeding. 3Sc; fair to choice maltlnr. 3SQ00c. Flaxseed No. 1. $1.06; No. 1 Northwestern. LJ1.16. Timothy seed Prime. $3.45. Mess pork Per barrel. $14.20814.25. Lard Per ICO pounds, $7,724. Short ribs sides Loose. $S.65ffS.75. Short clear sides Boxed. $S.674695. Clover Contract grade. $12.25. . . . Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 29.900 12,200 Wheat, bushels ;.. 175,000 24,500 Corn. bushelS 275,000 5tiir Oats, bushels 263.500 231,400 Rye. bushels 9,100 .... Barley, bushels 18.700 5.HO0 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW TORK. Aug. .18. Flour Receipts 11. 000 barrels; exports. 2900 barrels; market dull and about steady. Wheat Receipts, 31.400 bushels; spot,- easier. Nc 2 red, 664c elevator and 87Hc f. o. b. afloat; No. .1 Northern Duluth. $1,104 f- o. b. afloat. A weak opening in wheat reflecting weakness at Minneapolis and Improved North west weather wsa followed by midday rallied on strength of corn, higher cables and cover ing. Still later, & second decline occurred under stop loss, and the market closed 4Q 4c net higher. September closed SSHc; De cember, SSc; May, 894c Hops and hides Quiet. Wool Finn. Grain at San Francisco. . SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. Wheat and barley, weak. Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping. $1,459 L55; milling. $1,5741674. Barley: Feed. $1 1.024; brewing. $1.05 1.10. Oats: Red. S1.1S91.-10. Call-board sales Wheat, December. $1.35; barley, December, 97Hcr corn, large yellow, $1.40 L42 4. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. IS. Wheat Septem ber closed 834c; December, 82Uj824c; No. 1 hard. $1.00; No. 1 Northern, $1.07; No. 2 Northern. S1.O4S1.05. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 18. Wheat-September, ea SUd; December. 6s 74d. Weather In Eng land, fair.. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Aug. 15. Wheat Steady, un changed; bluestem. 74c; club, 71c; red, 6Sc Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Aug. IS. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm; creameries.' 17?20c; dairies, 16lSc Egg, firm at mark. . 1348154c Cheese, easy, 11 114c NEW TORK. Aug. 18. Butter, firm, un changed Cheese, quiet, unchanged; eggs, Arm. Cause of Advance in Sliver. NEW TORK, Aug. IS. The sharp advance in sliver today In the New York City market of 4c from 004c to 61o is attributed -to the heavy buying by both Russia and China." Baltimore & O. . Can. Pacific. . . , Ches. & Ohio... C. Gt. Western. C, II. 4 Et. P. , DeBeers -.. D. & R. Grande, do preferred... Erie do 1st pref. ... do 2d pref.... Illlno s Central. Louis. & Nash.. Mo.. Kas. & T. . N. T. Central... Thelpofgood crops Trade and Industry Are Mak ing Favorable Progress. BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRIGHT Encouraging Reports From Leading Centers of Commerce Clearing-House Returns Show Large Business. NEW TORK. Aug. 18. Dispatches to Dun's Review indicate that trade and Industry have made favorable progress under tbe beneficent Influences of brighter crop prospects. Boston reports a growing confidence that makes the general business outlook' most encouraging. Manufacturers at Philadelphia are well em ployed as a. rule, and collection are fairly prompt. Trade Improves at Pittsburg. Out side buyers are In large attendance at Balti more, placing Fall orders freely. Payments are prompt. There Is activity in all manu facturing lines at Atlanta and collections are much better than usual. Condltiond are fa vorable at Nashville. Cincinnati reports pros pects bright for Fall and Winter trade. The attendance of outside buyers is steadily in creasing In the St. Louts market. AVbolesale business In leading lines at Kansas City Is active. Retail trade Is fair and collections Improved. Manufacturing at IndlanapolU shows increased activity and a general Im provement Is noted In the volume of busi ness. Trade Increases at Chicago. Wholesale merchandise Is In unusual request for Fall and Winter consumption and mercantile col lections continue prompt. Reports from clearing-houses at the prin cipal cities tor the last week Indicate a larger volume of business than In the week pre ceding and far exceed the corresponding week in any previous year. Total bank exchanges at the 14 leading cities were $2,217,233,313. an Increase of 2S.8 per cent over the same week In 1904, and a gain of 26.1 per cent, compared with the clearings two years ago. Commercial failures this week In the United States are 21S. against 222 ladt week. 232 the preceding week and 226 the corresponding week last year. Failures in Canada number 28. against 19 last week. 26 the preceding week and 24 last year. Bank Clearings. NEW TORK. Aug. IS. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet. shewn the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended August 17. with the percentage of In crease and. decrease, as compared with the corresponding week last year: P.C. P.C. lnc dec. New York $1,520.S53.977 3B.2 .... Chicago 180.301.691 7.3 Boston 135,968.434 23.3 .... Philadelphia 128.52J.832 37.4 .... St. Louis . 47.597.11 10.1 Pittsburg 4,0rJ9.S63 23.S San Francisco 40.140,963 30.2 .... Cincinnati 10.913.450 2U.1 Baltimore 22.042.444 16.8 .... Kansas City 22.3S2.2JJ3 .... 8.3 New Orleans 13.BOO.803 23.0 .... Minneapolis 13.234.047 .... 5.2 Cleveland 14.9S1.414 20.3 .... Louisville 11.019.76S 12.6 Detroit 13.604.423 31.7 .... Milwaukee 8.282,659 3.7 .... Omaha S.201.1U5 22.4 Providence ..v 7,360.100 27.S .... Los Angeles .? 9.527.410 Buffalo 7.007.703 2.2 Indianapolis 6.743.530 6.3 .... St. Paul 5.5S2.745 4 Memphis 3.604.870 15.1 St. Joseph 4.10O.413 .... 7.4 Richmond 4.795.504. 18.6 Denver 5.804,574 46.9 .... Columbus 4.236.10O 1.2 .... Seattle 5.791.349 30. S Washington 4,362.724 Savannah 2.7SS.76S 6 Albany 3.945.235 Portland. Or. 4.021.701 22.0 Fort Worth 4.402.536 50.8 Toledo. O. 4.1S1.8G3 31.1 Atlanta 2.741.430 19.9 Salt Lake City 6,006,600 84.3 Rochester 2,946,504 30.3 Peoria 3.171.411 20.1 Hartford 2.460.660 20.6 Nashville -" 2.749.309 17.4 .... Spokane. Wash. 2,849.632 30.9 Des Moines 2.1S2.906 4.9 .... Tacoma 3.008.9S5 68.2 .... New Haven 2.161.710 16.8 Grand Rapids 2.119.069 .... 6.2 Norfolk 1.643.609 9.0 .... Dayton , 1.491.372 Portland. Me. 1.60S.929 7.3 .... Springfield. Mass 1.605.142 24.6 Augusta. Ga. 1.204.505 32.1 Evansvtlle 1.37S.307 10.6 .... Sioux City 1.496.6S2 41.2 Birmingham 1.216.337 12.9 .1.. Syracuse 1.234,605 12.2 .... Worcester 1.468.023 23.6 .... Knoxvllle 1.006.711 12.1 .... Charleston. S. C. 913.963 26.3 Wilmington, Del 1.0052 .... 1.4 Wichita 1.013.184 2.5 Jacksonville. Fla 1.307.424 01 .S Wtlkesbarre 923.811 6.3 Davenport 636.540 6.3 Little Rock 791.003 2S.G Topeka 440.GI6 .... 45.0 Chattanooga 944.371 3.3 Kalamazoo. Mlah 02S.472 15.3 Springfield. Ill 737.412 15.3 Fall River 675.077 15.7 Wheeling. W. Va 703.347 16.9 Macon 346.725 9.5 Helena 717,677 21.7 .... Lexington 4S2.2S0 .... 8.5 Akron 534,600 4.5 Canton. O- 411.000 .... 14.3 Fargo. N. D 509.328 26.S .... Youngstown 3T3.S0J 12.2 .... New Bedford 315.920 42.6 .... Rockford, 111 502.370 20.1 Lowell 423.354 10.3 .... Chester. Pa 300.080 27.4 Blnghamton 433.200 5.6 .... Bloomlngton. Ill 420.223 4.S Springfield. 0 36S.2SS 12.1 Greensburg. Pa 455.251 49. d Qulncy. Ill 302.917 15.9 Decatur. Ill 343.260 Sioux Falls. S. D 269.635 15.0 Jacksonville.. Ill 253.712 10.2 .... Mansfield. 0 270.367 42.3 Fremont. Neb 232.477 22.1 Cedar Rapids 449.577 42.0 .... Houston 11.S00.850 13.7 Galveston 9.873.000 34. 5 Total United States-.. $2,403,571,604 2S.2 .... Outside New York S32.717.627 16.3 .... CANADA. Montreal $ 23.167.961 16.5 Toronto 17.8S2.542 17.8 Winnipeg 6,578,148 2.l .... Ottawa 2.424.082 6.6 .... Halifax 1.533,682 .... 5.0 Vancouver, B. C 1.747.161 23.4 .... Quebec 1.59I.9S2 2.7 .... Hamilton 1.461.S6S 38.0 .... St. John. N. B 1.130.280 6.9 .... London. Ont 1.050.221 17.0 Victoria, B. C. 653.186 4.3 .... Total Canada $ 57.172.073 16.5 .... Balances paid in cash. Not Included In totals, because containing other Items than clearings. FALL TRADE EXPANDING. Currency Shipments to tbe Interior Are In creasingRailway Traffic Large. NEW YORK. Aug. IS. Bradsrreets tomorrow will say: Fall trade, while not yet under full head way. Is steadily gathering force. Good weather for harvesting and threshing, except In por tions of the Northwest, continues to reveal very favorable results In both Spring and Winter grains. Combined cereal yields will probably exceed all past years in both quan tity and quality. Collections on the whole have Improved slightly. Buyers are more nu merous. Currency shipments to the country are Increasing, hut no particular effect on money Is noted as yet. Features this week at Western Markets have been numerous, excursions of buyers arriving at Kansas City. St. Louis and Chicago. On the Pacific Coast business is fairly active at all points. Railway operations swelled by large crops and Industrial movements are of very good volume. Iron and steel trade advices are. If anything, rather more encouraging. Business .failures In the United States for the week ending August 17 number 147. against 166 last week and 203 last year. In Canada, failures number 29, as against 32 last week and IS this week a year ago. Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending August 17 are 1.06S.319 bushels, against 665,002 last ueek and 1,073.047 last year. From July 1 to date, the exnorts are 6,307.164 bushels, against 9.549.S1S last .year. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 18 A further slight reaction occurred In the London tin market with spot closing at 149 7s 6d and futures at 148 17s 6d. Locally the market was quiet with spot quoted at 32.30 032.75c Copper was unchanged at 69 10s for spot and 69 6s 3d for futures In the London mar ket. Locally the market continued firm with lake and electrolytic quoted at 13.624 15. ST Vie and casting at 15.23 13.50c Lead was unchanged at 4.604.70c In the looal market and at 13 18s Od In London. Spefter also was unchanged In both mar kets, closing at 24 15s in London and at 3.75.S0e locally. Iron closed at 50s 6d for Glasgow and 47s 3d for Mlddlesboro in the foreign mar kets. Locally the situation shows firmness without any change In prices. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. IS. The market for evaporated apples was a little easier for fu tures. The spot market holds steady. Com mon to good are quoted at 56Uc; prime. 74 74c; choice, 7c; fancy. Sc Prunes are firm, with quotations ranging from 4H64c according to grade. Apricots are quiet, but firm, with choice at S84c: extra choice. 84g8:Jic; faney, 94 SlOc. Peaches are offered sparingly from the Coast and spot supplies show no Increase. Fancy are quoted at 114c Raisins show no fresh feature. Loose mus catels are quoted at 41S64; seeded raisins. 5Vit74c; London layers. $1$1.15. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aug. IS. The cotton market closed at a gain of 912 points. August. l-42c; September. 10.46c; October. 10.62c: November. 10.66c: December. 10.73c; Janu ary. 10-SIc: February. 10.S3C; March. 10.72c: April. 10.89c; May. 10.91c. ILL MAKE BUTTEH PRICES SAX FRAXCISCO D-TTR.r EX CHANGE TO OPEN SEPT. 1. Wheat Traders Timid on Account of Liberal Offerings of Northern Grain Fruits Are Firm. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IS. (Special.) Ar rangements for the formal opening of the re organized dairy exchange are nearly com pleted, and the first regular session will prob ably be held by September 1. Many Interests are to be represented on 'change, and meet ings are to be open to newspaper men at alt times. Quotations are to be baaed as nearly as peeslble on actual sales of dairy products, on bid and offers when no eales are made, the same as govern the Elgin market, and will represent the wholesale market and first-hand transactions only. Butter now has an easier tone, receipts being liberal and the demand slow. Cbeeee Is quieter, the recent advance having checked outside demand. Eggs are easy. Receipt. 79,500 pounds butter. 16,000 pounds cheese. 23,650 dozen eggs. The local speculative market for leading cereals had a further decline, followed by s lead In ess around the close. Wheat traders wore timid, on 'account of liberal offerings of Northern grain. Cash prices for wheat and barley were easier, except for very choice lots. Oats were steady. Bran and middlings tvere firm, and 50 eents higher. Choice Summer fruits suitable for shipping were, searee and firm. Peaches, peara and faney apples are selling well In the leeal trade. Citrus and tropical fruits are well maintained. Receipts of potatoes were moderate, and the market steady under good local and outside demand. Ordinary onions were weak, but choice were held steady against prospective demand for the next steamer to Australia. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 20330c; garlic, 554e; green peas. 34c; string beans. l5c: tomatoes. 40975c: okra. 7585c; egg plant. 50 75c POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 19321c: roost ers, eld. $44.30; roosters, young. $t.505.50; broilers, small. $2$2.50; broilers, large. i-Q 2.50; fryers. $3jj3.50; fryers, young. $334. EGGS Store. 18-3 23c: fancy ranch, 30c: Eastern. 17ig24c. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 25c; creamery eeeoeds. 22c; fancy dairy. 22c; dairy seconds'. 20c WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. -tS S0e: Nevada. 15919c MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.50g21.50: mid dlings. $25.50627.50. HAY Wheat. $713.50; wheat and oats. $6 12.50; barley, $69: straw. $89: clover. $7 10; stock. $4.50g6; straw. 3O60c per bale. POTATOES Salinas Burbanks. 85$1. CHEESE Young America. 114S'124c: East ern. 1446154c FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.15; common, 40c; bananas. $11.75; Mexican limes, nominal; California lemons, choice. $1.50: common. $2; oranges, navels, nominal; pineapples. $1.7536. HOPS ISf 20c per pound. RECEIPTS Flour, 4926 quarter sacks: wheat. 2152 centals; barley. S22S centals; oats. 44M centals; bean. 1450 sacks; potatoes, 4554 sacks: bran. 270 sacks; middlings, 200 sacks; hay. 1002 tons; wool. 202 bales; hides. 865. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Aug. IS. The market for cof fee futures closed steady. Total sales were 67.5CO bays. Including September. 7.2537.30c ; Doeember. 7.557.60c; January, 7.657.70c; Mareh. 7.80c; Hay, 7.93c; July, 8.05c. Spot Rio steady: No. 7 invoice, S4c mild, steady; Cordova. 10 13c. Sgar Raw. fair refined. 3 1-1634: cen trifugal. 96 test, 4 l-1644c; molasses sugar, 3 3-108Vic Refined, steady; crushed. $6; powdered, $5.40; granulated, $5.30. Estimates the Hop Crop. WOODBURN. Or.. Aug. 18. (Special.! M. H. Durst, of California, who returned to Woodburn tonight with Henry L. Bents, of Buttevllle. from an Inspection of the hop yards of this whole section, including those west of the Willamette, states that the hop crop of Oregon this year will be about the same as la3t year. Mr. Durst left tonight for California. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18. Wool Steady. Me dium grades combing and clothing. 26381c; light -fine. 21827c; heavy fine, 18322c; tub washed. 32342c. VICTIM OF THE SLUGGERS Chicago Contractor Incurs Ill-Will of Unions and Disappears. CHICAGO. Aug. 18. R. H. Davidson, a building- contractor, is missing from his home, and friends and relatives think he has met with foul play at the hands of union labor slugging gangs. He had dis charged a number of bricklayers. David son, who was superintendent of construc tion of a new building at Rockwell and Thirty-seventh street, received a call from, a man who Is supposed to have been a union business agent. That was several days ago. The Interview between the con tractor and the stranger ended in a vio lent quarrel, in which Davidson knocked his caller down. Two days later Davidson left his work as usual at 5 o'clock, but did not reach his residence. The next day an unknown person called up Frank Adams on the tel ephone and said: "You will And your man Davidson in the river." Since that telephonic communication no word has been heard from Davidson or about him. ' Six Months for Blowing- Up Joints. IOLA, Kan.. Aug. 18. C. L,. Melvin, the joint dynamiter, was today found guilty on the charge of malicious destruction of property, and sentenced to six months in Jail and to pay the costs of the case. His attorney gave notice of an appeal. Two other charges still remain against him. (Melvin wrecked three saloons with dy namite, and other adjoining property was damaged.)