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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1905. 16 HOPS AT L Q W IRK Efforts to Depress Market Further Meet With Failure. GROWERS LINE UP STRONG Unfavorable Reports Continue lo Come In From New York State. Latest Sales In Local Mar ket Produce Prices. HOPS Bottom of market reached. Discouraging crop news from other points. FRUIT Market ell eupplled, but demand slower. BUTTER Various opinions as to state of market. CHEESE Strong at recent advance. EGGS Higher prices arc looked for. POULTRY Moderate receipts quick ly clean up. COFFEE Lower grades tending up i ward. CANNED GOODS Advance In fu ture tomatoes. It Is the opinion of all conservative men in the hop trade that the bottom of the mar ket has been reached. Despite the long con tinued efforts of the bears to hammer down prices by frightening holders Into a etampede, values have not receded a fraction of a cent elnce the present level of prices was reached early In the Summer. Never before In the history of the market has such a persistent campaign been waged by dealers bearlshly Inclined, but It has been without effect, ex cept upon growers of Washington. The ma jority of these have parted with tholr holdings, but the Oregon and California growers have ftood firm and only sold when they could get their own prices. The future of such a market Is easy to foresee, unless history nhould fall to repeat Itself. It Is plain that buyers must ralee their bids or do without hops. The stiffness of the Oregon growers is due to the discouraging condition of the crops In most parts of the United States, with which they are entirely familiar. Instead of im proving, conditions are becoming less favor able, particularly In New York State. The New York Hop Reporting Company, under date of August 23. wired, the following report on the crop of that state: "The warm, eultry rains of last week has caused an Increase of vermin, and former estimates of the crop will have to be re duced." The same company reported the following from North Yakima, Wash.: "After careful Investigation we would say that an estimate of 45.000 bales for Wash ington this year Is too large by 5000 bale. We have had a vory long hot spell and such weather always reduces the yield." A letter received yesterday by a Portland dealer from Charles S. May & Co., of Al bany. N. Y., said that Mr. May, on his ar rival home, reduced his estimate of New York State 10,000 bales. Mr. May left Port land for the East about two weeks ago. Seth Parson;, a large dealer of Sharon Springs, N. Y., writes to a hopman here: Lice are here in large numbers again. Weather Is sour and wet. Blighted burrs In evidence everywhere. Think New York cannot get out now with over 40.000 bales." Another letter received from a Waterville dealer eays: "We have a new phase aside from the increasing vermin to contend with now. It Is a fire rust which has made Us appearance in the past week, and is running rapidly and doing serious damage. Three days after It strikes a burr the hop Is eaten up and drops off Roy Lamb, who Is a large grower at Madison, has notified his pickers and .dryers that he will not need their cervices this year, as he does not expect to set a box In hi? yards. There are many other reports of this nature coming In from other sections." A communication from Oneida, N. 1., was as follows: "Rust and lice are general throughout the state. Leyland & Tanney are trying to contract at 1820c with no success. Tanner thinks prices are going higher. Do not see bow New York can get out with over 40,000" to 45,000 bales this year." It Is believed by men in the hop trade that Ironmonger, of London, is now on the short side of the 1005 crop, by which they ac count for the continued bearish reports that he is sending out of the market and crop conditions In England. If this is the case, hopgrowers will make due allowance In read ing his cables, which certain dealers have been spreading broadcast on this coast. Iron monger was formerly the manager of the English Hopgrowers Association and Is said to be now In league with English brewers In trying to break the pool In that country. A number of small transactions were re ported in this market yesterday. Egan & Mathena, of Wapato, sold 71 bales to McKln ley Mitchell at something better than 17 cents. Mitchell also bought another carload at the same price. Maurice Relnsteln bought 23 bales of C. D. Wilson, of Aurora, at 17Vi cents and the Carsten lot of S3 bales at Forest Grove was sold at the same figure. BUTTER MARKET UNCERTAIN. City Creameries Quote It Firm, Front Street Bays It Is Weak. There is another of those periods in the butter market when conditions ' on Front street do not agree with the feeling in the city creamery trade. While the local manu facturers generally report a scarcity and a strong market. Front street commission men quote the market easy and less active. In the latter district, the trouble Is due to full stocks of Eastern and California but ter, which make the sale of Oregon butter at top prices a difficult matter. While the best state creamery brands are held at 30 cents, good butter from Idaho and other points Us selling for 27?4. California Butter for 25274 and Eastern butter for 25026 cents. Many buyers are not particular as to the name of ,the brand and are more con cerned about the price and consequently are using the Imported article. The shortage of the city creameries' sup piles is due largely to the Increased use of Ice cream at a time when the supply of fresh cream Is at a minimum. Some of the factories therefore have difficulty in filling their butter order. The cheese market is reported very strong at the recent advance and Jobbers look for still higher prices. EGGS ACTIVE AND FIRM. 3fo Uniformity In Prices Quotcd--Good In quiry for Poultry. An active movement and a firm market was reported by egg dealers. The price gen erally quoted was 23 cents, but some dealers asked 21. This latter price was an awk ward one for retailers, who would probably complain less if the quotation was raised to 25 cent. It looks as if that figure will be reached before long. The poultry receipts were moderate and cleaned tip well. The demand was principally for old hens, and as not enough of them came in, buyers had to resort to Springs. Fruit Plentiful but Quiet. The fruit market was liberally supplied yesterday, but the demand was not quite as strong as usual. There was a large ship ment of black California grapes which were quoted at $101.25. Cantaloupes were a drug on the market and moved at buyers prices. Peaches were fairly plentiful and sUll ruled high for the beat offeringi, 70 cents being the average price, but there was much in terior stock that cold as low as 50 cents. Coffee Market Strong. r The coffee market is vory strong. It s ctated In the trade that this Is the first time in years that the consumption has been larger than the production. The decrease in the visible supply Is about 1.000,000 bags. If the scarcity continues, it Is probable that there will be no coffees left to retail at less than 25 cents. The shortage is principally In low grades and in Brazils. The New York market shows dally advances and a further .rise in packages Is looked for at any time. Future Tomatoes Advance. A five-cent advance was quoted yesterday in future tomatoes, owing to the blight in Colorado. . The market on futures Is very strong, both on the Pacific Coast and in the East- Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $511.S49 $ 46.119 Seattle S80.120 214,452 Taoema 608.729 28,870 Spokane .x 409.190 32,494 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. FLOUR Patents, S4.5034.95 per barrel: itralghts. $464.25; clears. $3.7504: Valley, $3.9004.10; Dakota hard wheat. $8.5037.25; Graham. $3.5004; whole wheat, $404.25; rye flour, local. SS; Eastern. $5.5005.00: cornmeaL per bale. $1.9002.20. WHEAT Club. t5907Oc per bushel; blue stem. 7273c; Valley. 75c BARLEY Feed. $20.50 per ton; brewing. $21; rolled. $22023. OATS No. 1 white feed. old. $2S per ton; gray, old, $27; white, new, $23 023.50; gray, new. $22 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $10 per ton; mid dlings. $24.60: shorts. $21: chop. U. S. Mill. $19; Unseed dairy feed, $18; alfalfa meal. $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks. $6.75: lower grades. $504.25; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound tacks. IS per barrel; . 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground). 50-pound eacKS. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; spilt peas. $5 per 100-pound eack; 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10 pound sackk. $2.50 per bale. HAY" Eastern Oregon, timothy, $14015 per ton; Valley timothy. $11012; clover. $8Q9: cheat. $7.5009. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. 9Oo0?1.5O per box. peaches, 5080c per crate; plum. 75o0$l per crate; blackberries. 56c per pound: can taloupes, 75c0$1.5O per crate; pears. $1,250 1.50 per box; -watermelons, 101Uc per pound; crabapples, $1 per box; nectarines. 75c per box; grapes. 90e$1.75; Casabas. $202.50 per dozen; prunes. 70080c TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice. $4.50 03.50; oranges, Valenclas. choice. $3.50: fancy. $4.50 per boxj grapefruit, (2.50 0 3 per box; bananas, 54c per pound; pineap ples. $2.5003.50 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Aftlchokes. 60c dozen; beans. 104c per nouna; cabbage. 10 lUc per pound: cauliflower. 75290c per dares: celery, 75065c per dozen: corn, 609c per dozen; cucumbers, 10015c per dozen; egg plant, $1.66 per crate; peppers, 708c per pound; tomatoes. 60075c per crate; squash, 6c pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.2501.40 per sack; carrots, $1.2501.60 per sack; beetv $101.25 per tack; garlic 12c per pound. ONIONS Red. $1.25 per hundred: yellow, $1.25. POTATOES Oregon, new. 75080c per eack; Merced sweets, 3c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 79c per pound; apricots, 120121.4c; peaches, lOH012Vic; pears, none; Italian prunes, none; California flgs. white. 4 0'Uc per pound; black. 4 05c; bricks, 12-14-ounce packages. 75083c per box; 5S-ounce. $202.40; Smyrna, 20c pen. pound; dates. Fard, 6c. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 708c; 16-ounce. 6i0Oc; loose muscatels. 5U8 "He; unbleached, seedless 'Sultanas. G?ic: London layers, 3-crown whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1.85; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter. Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 27&0Oc per pound; state creameries: Fancy creamer". 27 V4 0 30c; store butter. 14 taloupea, 75C01.6O per crate; pears, $1.25g 16c; Eastern creamery. 2502Cic; California creamery, 25027c EGGS Oregon ranch. 23c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 130. lSc: Young America. 14 014&C POULTRY Average old hens, 13014c; mixed chickens. 12Vi013c; old roosters, 10c; young roosters, ll'40l2c: Springs, 14 to 2 pounds. 14014Vc; 1 to 1& pounds, 14H016c: dressed, chickens. 13014c; turkeys, live. 180) 22c; turkeys, dressed, choice. 19023c; geese, live, per pound. 809c; geese, drecsed. per pound, 9010c; ducks, old, 13c; ducks, gray. 12c; white, 14c; pigeons. $101.25: SQuabs. $2 02.50. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 26028c; Java, ordinary. 18 22; Costa Rica, fancy. 18020c: good 1G5J 18c; ordinary. 10012c per pound: Columbia roast, 'cases. 100s, $14.25; 50s. $14.25: Ar buckle. $15.75; Lion. $15.75. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $5.374; South ern Japan. $3.60: Carolina. 52314c; broken head, 2Kc SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.85; fancy. 101-pound flats, $1 80--pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink l-pund tails. 85c; red. 1-pound tails. $1.30; tockeves 1-pound tails. $1.85. ' SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube $5 S5 powdered, $5.60: dry granulated, $5.50: extra C. $5; golden C. $4.90; fruit sugar. $5.50; ad- vuicc wver huk uaBi. as iouows: Barrels. 10c; half-barrels, 25c; es. 60c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 lays, deduct lie per pound; If later than 15 uays and within 30 days,, deduct ic per pound ; no discount after SO days.) Beet sugar, granulated, $5.40 per 100 pouncs; maple sugar 15018c per pound. SALT California, $11 per ton. J 1.60 per bale; Liverpool. 60s, $17: 100s. $16.60; SuOs. $16: half-pound. 100s. $7; 60s. $7.60. NUTS Walnuts. 135Jc per pound by sack, lo extra for lets than sack: Brazil nut. 15c; Alberts. 14c; pecans. Jumbos. 14c; extra large. 15c. almonds. L X. L.. 10e; chestnuts, Ital ians. 15c; Ohio. $4.60 per 26-pcund drum; pea nuts, raw. 7Hc per pound; roasted. c; pine nuts. 1001214c; hickory nuts. 7c: cocoanuta. 7c: cocoanuts, 35090c per dDzen. BEANS Small white. SaiMe: large white. Sc; pink. 3Vi34c; bayou, 405c: Lima, 6ic Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS Choice 1904, 17019c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon averags best, 199 21c; lower grades, down to 15c, according to shrinkage; Valley. 25027c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1 16 pounds and up. 16V4017C per pound: dry kip. No. 1, 6 to 10 pounds, 14016c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under S pounds. 17015c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, halr-cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby. 203c per pound less); salted hides, steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, 9010c per pound; 50 to 60 pounds. 8Vi09c per pound; under 50 pounds and cows, S09c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9c per pound; salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 0c per pound: salted calf sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green unsalted. le per pound less; culls, lc per pound lets). Sheep skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. 25 0 30c each; short wool. No. I butchers stock. 40 0 50c each: medium, wool. Np. 1 butchers "stock. 60080c; 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; colts hides. 25050c each; goat skins, common, 10015c each; Angora, "with wool on. 25c $1.50 each, TALLOW Prime, per pound. S03Hc; No. 2 and grease. 203c FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2,509 10 each; cubs $102; badger. 25050c; wild cat, with bead perfect, 25050c: house cat, 5010c; fox. common gray, 50 070c; red. $30 5; cross, $5015; silver and blaek, S1OO0 200; flshers $506; lynx. $4.50 0 6: 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. $2.5004; 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 050c; mountain wolf, with bead perfect, $3.50 0 5; coyote, 60c 0$1; wolverine. $08: beaver, per skin, large, $5 06; medium, $304; small. $101.50; kits. 50 0 75c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20022c per pound. CASCARA . SAGRADA (Chlttaa bark) Good. 303Uc per pound. v Provisions sad Caaacd Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 13ic per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 13ic: 18 to 20 oounda. iavr- y California (picnic), 9Vic; cottage hams. c; shoulders, 0c; boiled ham. 21c: boiled picnic bam. bonelMs. 15c BACON Fancy breakfast. 19Hc per pound: standard breakfast, 17Hc; choice. 15Hc; Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds. 16c; peach bacon. 14 c DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, 11c; dry salt, 12c smoked: clear backs, 11c: dry salt. 12c smoked: clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, nose; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds, average. llic; dry salt. 12c smoked; Union butts. 10 to 18 pounds aver age, none. PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels. $18; half barrel. $9.50; beef, barrels, $12; halt-barrels, $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham, ISc per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 174c: bologna, long. 54c; welnerwuret. So; liver, 6c; pork. 9010c; blood. 6c: headcheese. 6c; bologna sau sage link. 4 Vic. CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pouncs. per dozen. $1.25; two pounds, $2.35; six pounds. $8. Roast beef flat, pounds, $1.25; two pounds, $2.25: six pounds, none. Roast beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.35: six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $3.15. Roast mutton, six pounds. $8.60. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces lie tubs llXc; 60s 11UC 20s HHc 10s lHiC 5s HUc Standard pure: Tierces, 10c tubs lOc 50s lOUc 20s 104c 10 10c 6 10. Compound; Tierces 6c, tubs OUc 60s 6KC 10s O&c 6s 6T4c Oils, TURPENTINE Cares, SOc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7tfc; 600-poan8 lots. 7)ic: less than 600-pound lots. Sc. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 234c; iron barrels, 17c; 86 dec. gasoline, caws. S2c; iron barrels or drums. 23c COAL OIL Cases, 20Ac; Iron barrels, 14c; -wood barrels. 17c; 03 deg.. cases. 22c: Iron barrels. 15c LINSEED OIL Raw. 6-barrel lots. 69c: 1-barrel lots. 00c: cases. 65c: boiled, 5 -barrel lots. 61c; 1-barrel lots. 62c; cases, 67c Dressed Meats. BEEF Dressed bulls. 102a per pound; cows. 3&0Vie; country steers, 405c VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. C0??&c: 125 to 200 pounds, 40Cc; 200 pounds and up, 334fcc . MUTTON Dressed fancy, 04 C7c per pound; ordinary. 4 05c; lambs. 707HC PORK-Drwed. 100 to 150. 7H0Sc; 150 and up, G07c per pound. WHEAT BJISAT KO I-ARGE ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS WEAKEN 3IARKET. Prices Show Evidence of Strength Until Xews Is Received From South America. CHICAGO. Aug. 24. Wheat opened easy with eeemlngly nothing In the news to Jus tify the sentiment except a modification of the previous bullish undertone In Northwestern markets. On the contrary, there were ele ments of strength in the situation which be gan almost Immediately to have effect. There was an apparent reluctance on the part of farmer to accept prevailing prices as evi denced by small receipts. September which was freely offered at the outset by leading pit traders at SOHc to 8054c found ready pur chasers In local shorts who were becoming un cus over the outlook. Weakness was suc ceeded almost Immediately by strength and buying orders from the outside began to come In. September quickly made up the Initial loss and continued to advance until It reached 8114c At thus point reports of Argentine shipments aggregating 3,000.000 bushels, against half that quantity a year age, caused a revulsion o feeling and a quick reaction in prices. The market soon became over sold. September broke to SOc and doted weak at SO&c ' ( Corn was firm. September started with a gain of He at 63 Vic, advanced to 64 Vic and closed firm at 54 Vie. The cats market showed a steady under tone. September closed at 26c after having sold up from 23Kc at the start. Pro visions were given good support by packers. September pork is up 7H: lard gained 2Uc, and ribs closed 2 Vic higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. sept, $ .son $ .sm $ .80 $ .S0V4 Dec 82i .82. ,81i .81 May 83 Vi .85H .64 S -SI K CORN, Sept. (old). .54 H .54ft .63Ti -51 H Sept, (new) .53 Vi .54 Vi .33 Vi .54 Vi Dec (old). .43 K .46 H .454;' .46 Dec (new) .44H .44 .43 .4fi May 43T4 .44 Vi .43;i .44 OATS. Sept. .25i .20H .25 i .2$ Dec 2(iS .27 .20 H .28 Ti May 28; .29 .28 H -25 Ti MESS PORK. Sept. 14.53 14.72V4 14.53 14.57H Oct. 14.5714 H."5 14.57 14.60 LARD. Sept, 7.95 8.00 7.95 7.67 Oct 8.02 8.10 8.00 8.02 SHORT RIBS. Sept, S.97 9.03 S.97 8.97 Oct. 9.42 9.12 9.02 9.05 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 3 Spring, 90c 0$ 1.03; No. 2 red. 79!iSlc Corn No. 2, 55 Uc: No. 2 yellow.- 35 Vic Oats No. 2. 25c; No. 2 white, 27c: No. 3 white. 26 Vi 027c Rye No. 2. 5Sc ' Barley Good feeding. 37037c; fair to oholce malting, 42047c Flax seed No. 1, $1.05; No. 1 Northwest ern. $L16. Timothy seed Prime, $3.60. Mess pork Per barrel. $14.55014.60. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.07. Short ribs sides Loose. $8.90 0 0. Short clear sides Boxed, $3.87 09.12. Shipments. Receipts, Flour, barrels 36,200 14,000 Wheat, bushels 51.000 103.200 Corn, bushels 316.000 427.800 Oats, bushels 350,700 303.600 T3 k...l.t, J AAA Barley, bushels..... 6,500 29,600 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Flour Receipts. 10.336; exports, 17.200; steady but quiet. Wheat Receipts. 27.000: spot, easy; No. 2 red, S6c elevator and S7c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 2 Vic to arrive f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Manitoba, SO Vic to arrive f. o. b. afloat. Early firmness in wheat today, influenced by frost talk in the Northwest and the strength of corn, was re placed later by a cent break under big Ar gentine shipments and liquidation. The close was Tic to IVic lower. May closed at S9c; September closed at &6c; December cloned at S7V4C Hops, hides, wool and petroleum Steady. Grain at Sax Fraaclsoo. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. Wheat and barley steady. Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping. $L460 1.55; milling, $L5701.67. Barley: Feed. $101.O3X; brewing. $LO70L1O. Oats: Red, $1.1501.40; black, $1.40. Call board sales Wheat: December,. $1.33. Barley: December, 99lc bid. Corn: Large yellow, $1.4O0L42. MiaoeapoUs Wheat Market, MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 24. Wheat Septem ber, 8Sic; December, SlHc; May, S4Vic: No. 1 hard. $1.C9; No. 1 Northern, $1.07; No. 2 Northern. J 1.04. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 24. Wheat September, 6s 6d: December, 6s 7d. Weather in England, fair but cloudy. Wheat at Tacoma. TAOOMA, Aug. 24. Wheat one cent lower. Bluestem. 72c: club, 60c; red. 65c Dried Fruits at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. The market for eva TKiraled annlea la oulft but hnM.ru hv- n .signs of weakening. Common to choice are and fancy. Sc. Prunes are said to be firmer on spot owing to light susslr but Quotations still rasr from 4V4c to 6c according to grade. Apricots are pernaps a snade easier In tone, but show no quotable change. Choice are held at S0SVic; extra choice, 60S$e, and fancy. 901Oc Peaches continue quiet with fancy quoted at llc Raisins are firm with supplies small and a moderate demand. Loose tnuaate!s are quoted at 4ti6Ue: seeded raislnc KU.f'n i- and London layers."$10L15. - STOCKS Aflf STRONG Wall Street Ignores Rumor of Hitch in Peace Negotiations. NEW HIGH RECORDS MADE Sensational Advances In Union Pa cific, Steel Preferred and Read ing Fear of Corner Later Unsettles Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The faith of a large part of the financial world In a happy solu tion of the proceedings at Portsmouth seems to be so strong that It ignored all rumors of another serious hitch In the negotiations to day and continued to establish new high rec ords In the stock market. The issues which came in for this distinction Included three of the market leaders. Union Pacific United States steel preferred and Reading. In Its auttude the local market had the encourage ment of London and other European financial centers where American securities with but few exceptions were generally strong. Aside from the situation at Portsmouth, other considerations such as favorable weekly retumc by the Bank of England and the Bank of France were Impelling factors. Lon don bought liberally here and German bank ing Interests took a large amount of Penn sylvania, which it is authoritatively stated is to be listed on the Berlin Exchange Penn sylvania was the roost conspicuous feature at the opening, which was broad. The stock advanced easily on heavy trading, gaining not quite a full point. Amalgamated Copper shared honor with Pennsylvania and greater gains on smaller transactions were scored at the outset by Louisville tc Nashville. Colorado Fuel, Metropolitan Street Railway and some less prominent lesues. Prices yielded tome on heavy profit-taking shortly after the first outburst. Union Pacific Missouri Pacific St. Paul, Reading and Atchi son falling below the previous day's closing prices and the tone of the market became relatively quiet. The movement in Pennsyl vania found many followers, however, and commission houses and traders bought this stock, also Southern Railway and the United States Steel Issues. Union Pacific soon re corded more than Its loss. The strength of this issue is partly explained by the near approach or the closing of the transfer books which may cause the calling of a lot of stock now out on loans. It was not until after midday that Reading once more assumed the leadership, advancing rapidly on heavy buying of the character here tofore noted from J 1.15. Its low price In the memlng, to $1.22. a new high record. For a time at least, the rest of the list showed little sympathy with the renewed strength of Reading and the market again developed an Irrlgular tendency, until Union Pacific established Its new high record, from which attention was again diverted by a fresh ri in Reading to $12U This sensational move ment created fears of a corner" and un settled the general list to the extent of wip ing out practically all of the day's sub stantial gains, and In some instances send ing prices below the previous day's close. Reading mads a net gain of SVi points. ' Amal gamated Copper made a one point response to a further rise In the price of the metal, the third reported this week, but its gain was lost In the final decline. Close observers reported considerable realization throughout the day under cover of advances In Reading and Union Paclfl. but under the scare created by the final movement in Reading offerings were freely absorbed. The volume of business was again very large, making the third day that transactions have been In excess of n 1.000,000 shares. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value. $3,160,000. United States bonds were all unohanced on call, CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express Arnsl Copper.. 71,900 88i 88 Am. Car & F. 900 38 37 do preferred.. 100 101 1014 Am. Cotton Oil. 100 29 20 do preferred Am. Express 3.200 900 200 400 9,300 900 5.000 4.400 3,000 300 2,500 35 114 131 127 143 102 11S 91 103 168 114 ..... 161 "43 103 U 38 40 22 184 103 47i 29 63K 43 2.300 189 200 11 Vi 600 600 3,300 100 V.200 200 48 224 K 455 35 89 32 85 78 183 160" 21 900 100 200 300 A. H, & L. Bfd American Ice 000 2S Am. Linseed Oil do preferred.. Am. Locomotive do preferred. Am. Smlt, & R. 30.900 do preferred. . 300 Am. Sugar Ref. C.900 A. Tob.. pf. cer. 1.000 Anaconda M. Co. 1.000 Atchison 13.200 do preferred . . 500 Atlantic C. L. 1.100 Baltimore & O. 15.600 do preferred Brk. Rap. Tran. 25.600 Can. Pacific... 6.100 Central of N. J. Central Leather do preferred.. Ches. &. Ohio.. Chicago & Alton do preferred C Gu Western 8,000 C. & Northwest. 300 C M. & St P. . 13.300 C Ter. & Trans. do preferred.. C C. C & S. L. Colo. F. -& I... Colo. & So do 1st pref... do 2d pref.. j. Con. Gas Corn Products. do preferred... DeL & Hudson 2.300 D.. Lack. & W. 300 D. ti R. Grande. 400 do preferred.. 1.200 Dls, B.-ecurltles Erie 63.600 do 1st pref... do 2d pref... Gen. Electric, Hocking Valley Illinois Central Internl. Paper. do preferred Internl. Pump. ... do preferred.. Iowa Central.. do preferred. . K. C Southern do preferred.. Louie. & Nash. 12.700 Manhattan L Metro. Securities 13.200 Metro. St. Ry.. 39.100 Mexican Central 3.000 Minn, at St. L. 600 M. S P & S S M. 700 do referred Missouri Pacific 12.100 Mo.. Ka. & T. 4.SOO do preferred.. 2.600 National Lead.. 2.300 N. R. R. M. pfd. 100 N. T. Central.. 6.400 N. Y.. O. & W. 9.200 Norfolk & West- 14.100 do preferred. . 700 N. American... . 400 Nor. Pacific... Pacific Mall Pennsylvania ..124.100 People's Gas..-. 9.500 P.. C C & St, L- Press. Steel Car "500 do preferred.. 100 Pull. PaL Car Reading .216.800 do 1st pref.... ...... do 2d pref.... 400 Republic Steel.. 1.100 do preferred.. I.300 Rock Island Co. 8.800 do preferred.. 900 Rubber Goods.. ...... do preferred S L & 8 F 2d pf. 200 S. Sheffield S. L. Southwest, 600 27 da preferred.. 1.100 64 So. Pacific 23.900 68 do preferred.. 300 119 So. Railway.... 23.300 36 do preferred.. 900 100 Tenn. C. & Iron 7.900 91 Texas & Pacific. 1,300 37 T.. St, L. & W. 200 37 do preferred.. 200 58 Union Pacific... 14.900 138 oo preferred. . 200 OB U. 8. Express.. . U. U do preferred.. 200 110 U. S. Steel..... 72.300 37 do preferred.. 3S.700 103 Vlr.-Car. Chera. 400 32 do preferred.. 100 106 29 58 iH 132 83i 132 24 70 136 109 34 72 U 44 33 133 67 87 92 100 2.SO0 214 400 45 148 106 46 97 53 114 130 126 145 101 116 39 105 163 114 69 100 "43 105 37 39 22 222 182' 102 46 29 63 42 18S 11 47 433 33 S3 3i" 84 77 183 178 21 29 57 28 65 150 S3H 130 24 70 135 103 33 Tl 44 33 153 56 86 92 100 212 44 146 103 4fl 97 125 11S 95 21 S8 34 S0 69 93 21 S3 34 80 69 26 04 67 119 36 100 90 33 37 240 87 37 101 29 92 230 3S 2S 17 46 33 113 130 120 145 101 116 90 104 100 114 90 69 100 218 43 105 37 39 80 22 222 182 17 3S 101 46 2S 63 42 18S 10 46 430 33 89 42 51 84 77 182 92 177 21 0 27 82 29 57 27 68 151 100 S3 130 ?4 70 134 166 10S 33 71 44 38 154 60 86 92 100 210 44 140 105 0 46 96 243 122 92 95 21 83 34 80 34 105 69 90 26 03 67 119 30 100 90 36 37 3S- 5S 130 137 93 03 123 Realty 90 S. Rubber.. 1.200 53 52 52 110 36 103 32 106 110 35 104 32 103 Wabash 3,000 22 22 23 do preferred.. 400 44 43 43 Wells-Fargo Ex 240 Westlnghouse E. 100 170 170 170 Western Union. 300 94 91 93 Wheel. & L. E.. 300 18 18 19 Wis. Central.... 1.200 31 29 29 do preferred.. 300 60 59 39 Total sales for the day. 1.229.300 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.104 D. fc R. G. 4s do coupon 104 V. S. 3s reg....l03 do coupon 103 U. S. New 4s reg.133 do coupon 133 102 N. Y. C. O. 3s. 99 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77 Nor. Pacific 4s.. 103 So. Pacific 4s.. 93 Union Pacific 4s. 105 U. S. old 4s reg.104H.Wls. Central 4s.. 93 do coupon 104 'Jap. 0s. 2d series 90 Atchison Adj. 4s 09 'Jap. 4s. cer... 90 Stocks at Londoa. LONDON, Aug. 24. Consols for money, 90; consols for account, 90 13-16. Anaconda. 6 'Norfolk &. West. 88 Atchison 93 do preferred. ..107 Baltimore & O..IIS Can. Pacific 102 Ches. & Ohio.. 50 C. Gt, Western. 23 C M. & 8t, P.. 192 do preferred... 0415 Ontario i West. 58 Pennsylvania ... 73 Rand Mines 8 Reading y 01 do 1st pref.... 49 do 2d pref.... 48 DeBeers 17 So. Railway 37 D. & R. Grande. 37i do preferred. ..102 jkj. ... -i flou'e. t . .1,. ar -- Erie 33 do 1st pref.... S7 do 2d pref.... 80 Illinois Central. 182 Louis. & Nash.. 155 Mo.. Kaa. & T.. 34 N. Y. Central... 139 Union Pac!fle....l40js do preferred... 100 U. S. Steel 38 do preferred. ..103 Wabash 23 Hi do preferred... 45 (Spanish Fours... U2J1 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. Money on call easy. Hi2 per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 1 per cent. Time loans easy and dull; CO and 90 days. 3fJ3 per cent; six months. 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4tJ4 per cent. Sterling exchange easy, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.803094.6065 for demand and at $4.S473 for CO days. Posted rates, $4.S534.87. Commercial bills. $4.84 4.84. Bar silver. 01c Mexican dollars. 40c Government bonds steady; railroad bonds Ir regular. LONDON. Aug. 24. Bar silver, steady. 25 7-164 per ounce. Money, 1 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills, 1(?1 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market tor three months bill, l?t81 cer cent, SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24 Sliver bars. 61c; Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight, 3c; telegraph, 6c Sterling on London. 60 days. 4.5lc: sight, 4.87c Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. Today's statement of the Treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive of the $160,000,000 gold reserve shows: Available cash balance . Gold coin and bullion Gold certificates $124,627,090 54.375.291 .... 24,372.360 HAY MARKET OVERSTOCKED SAX FRANCISCO WAREHOUSES FUIiIi TO OVERFLOWING. Dealers Take an Unfavorable View of the Future Wheat Weak ened by Northern Offerings. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24.-(Speclal.)-Whlle the local market for leading feedstuff! Is very firm, with bran quoted at $22.50-323.50, middlings $26?29. nd rolled barley $21023. the bay market is overstocked with ordinary grades and Wry weak. Leading hay dealers take an unfavorable view of the future, and say there Is enough hay still out of doors to keep this market overcrowded for the next two months. All the local hay warehouses are full to overflowing. The option market here for wheat Is still being weakened by large offerings of Northern grain far future delivery. December fell to $1.32. with very little rally. Qash wheat' was ea-iy, following futures. Barley continued to strengthen. Available receipts were light. Grain freights at this port are Inactive and nominal. f Grapes attracted Increased atentlon In the fruit market. Arrivals were light, and choice muscat, black and tokay. brought full prices. Seedless were scarce, owing to light rains In the principal growing districts. The first Isabella grapes of the season arrived, and sold for $1 per crate Choice peaches, plums, pears and apples and all citrus varieties were firm. Receipts of potatoes were much smaller, and the market remained steady. Sweets were lower, with liberal offerings. The onion mar ket was -steady. Butter was firm. Cheese was quiet. Eggs were easy; Receipts, 78.300 pounds butter. 62.400 pounds cheese. 30.210 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 20230c: garlic, 66&c; green peas.2G0c; string beans. 1 7c; tomatoes. 7 Set? 1.25; okra, 60-8 75c; egg plant. 50Q75C POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 19S21c; roost ers, old. $434.50; rooster, young. $4.6005.30; broilers, small. $2?2.50: broilers, large. $2$ 2.60; fryers. $333.50; fryers, young, $3-4. , EGGS Store, 16323c; fancy ranch, 30c; Eastern. 17621c BUTTER Fancy creamery, 20c; creamery seconds. 23c; fancy dairy. 22c; dairy seconds, 20c WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 23 630c; San Joaquin. 12gl5c; Nevada. 13819c MILLSTUFFS Bran. $22.50623.50; mid dlings, $20629. HAY Wheat. $7813.50; wheat and oats. $0 12.60; barley. $039: straw. $09; clover. $79 10; stock. $4.500; straw. 30050c per bale. ' POTATOES Salinas Burbanks. 90cfJ$1.15; sweets. 101e. CHEESE Young America. ll12c; East ern. 15316c FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.23: common. 40c; bananas, $ig2; Mexican limes. $3.50UO; Cali fornia lemons, choice. $4.60; common. $2; oranges, navels. $284; pineapples. $1.753. HOPS 1 0 1 9c per pound. RECEIPTS Flour, 8360 quarter sacks; wheat, 500 centals; barley. 4274 centals; oats. 1000 centals, beans. 10 sacks: potatoes, 32SS cacks; middlings. 60 sacks; hay. 1212 tons; wool. 31 bales; hides. 722. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24 The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta $ .03iJustlce $ .04 Alha Con....... ,05Kentuck Con 01 Andes 22Mexican 1.13 Belcher lS.OccIdental Con.. .87 Bst &. Belcher.. l.I3Ophlr Bullion 3: Caledonia 331 Challenge Con.. .17 Chollar 12j Confidence 07 Con. CaL & Vs.. 1.15 Crown Point 07! Exchequer 43 Gould & Curry.. -Ill Hate Sc. Norcroas 1.231 Julia 07 Overman ..... Potosl Savage Scorpion ...... Seg. Belcher... Sierra Nevada. Silver Hill Union Con.. 44 Utah Con 04 Yellow Jacket... .13 3.73 .11 JOS .43 .13 .05, .30-' .65 NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-ClosIng quotations: Adams Con $ .23 Alice 35 Breece Brunswick Con.. Comstock Turn.. Con. CaL & Vs. Horn Silver Iron Silver Leadvllle Con... .12 .18 .07 1.05 1.S0 3.20 .05 Little Chief $ .03 Ontario "00 Ophlr 5.75 Phoenix 02 Potosl , 03 Savage .05 Sierra Nevada. . . .29 Small Hopes 30 standard 1.45 BOSTON. Aug. 24 Closing quotations: Adventure ....$ 0.25Mont, C tc C..$ 3.30 33.73'Old Dominion. 20.50 uocroia ....... jii.au Allouex Amalgamated. Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham . ... CaL &. Hecla.. Centennial ... Daly West.... Dominion Coal Franklin ..... Granby Isle K ovale.... MasSL Mining. . Michigan .... Mohawk 67.50 10.00 21.00 33.00 070.00 27.00 14.30 78.00 14.00 7.3S 23.00 92.00 14.88 00.75' Parrot Qulncy Shannon ...... Tamarack .... Trinity united Copper. u. h. awning. 27.73 103.00 7.75 123.00 9.50 37.00 34.75 U. S. Oil 10.33 Utah 47.00 Victoria ' 4.73 Winona. 12.00 Wolverine .... 123.00 Wool at St, Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug.-24. Wool Steady: medi um grades, combing and clothing. 29f31c; light fine. 2120c; heavy fine. 13822c; tub washed. 23342c. Downing, Hopkins & Col Established 1893 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce OREGON HOP CROP M. H. Durst Estimates It at 80,000 to 85,000 Bales. CAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE Almost Entirely a Top Crop Without Hops Under the Foliage Un even Development of Yards. Looks for High Prices. ALAMEDA. Cal.. Aug. 24. (To the Editor.) I have Just returned from my annual trip over the hop districts of the Willamette Val ley. I spent four full days driving over the country with Mr. H. L. Beuts. We took in the following places and district: Wood burn. Mount Angel. Silverton. Howell Prairie. Brooks. Salem, East Salem. Independence. RIckreall. Dallas. Bolston. Whlteson, McMmn vllle. LaFayette. Dayton. North Yamhill. Carlton. Newberr. Chamfoeg, Buttevllle. Hub bard and back to Woodburn. The territory covered grows nearly seven-eights of the crop of Oregon. We talked with growers, dealers and disinterested parties; we Saw some of the best and many of the poor yards. My opinion us that If ,Oregon harvests an many hops as last year it will be all she can do, under the most favorable conditions. I think the crop will be from 80.000 to 85.000 bales If the weather does not turn more unfavorable. There Is the best growth of vines, taken ae a whole. I have ever been and before the bloom came out and the liee ravaged the yards It must have promised a "big yield." Estimated of 110.000-120.000 bale a month ago might have been Justified: but today it Is different. Like last year this will be a season for bottom land yards. These are perhaps one-sixth of the total acreage. Owing to the dry weather the conditions have been very favorable to bottom land yarda, and this largely accounts for the exceptional con ditions In the Independence district. Mr. Rose has the best yard I saw In all the trip, and Mr. Ottenhelmer' yard comes next. They are yards that will do credit to the owners and L congratulate them on their good pros pect?. There are. of course, other good yards many of them but the majority of the yards we saw were blighted, come ruined, some to the extent' of half the crop, but all to some extent. I should say that the best yards we w would not grow an excessive crop, probably 1600 to 1700 pounds per acre as against 20 per cent more grown formerly. The upland yards many of them looked very poor. The lice and the continued heat and dry weather have sapped the vitality of the vine, and the continued dry weather will not help them. An Inch or so of rainfall fol lowed by 'warm and dry weather would help the hops to All out. but continued wet weath er would be disastrous. If the weather clerk should try to moke up In September the de ficit of 12.3 Inches, he would be doing the hopgrowera a great Injury. The crop Is almost entirely a "top crop." Few arms are well fruited. No hopa are un der the tollage. When picking begins we will most probably hear a universal) cry of "short crop." Another bad feature Is that In many of the best yards are blooms, burrs and hops In all etages of development. How many of these will reach maturity Is a question only time can -tell. It seems to me that the hops will not begin to be as good as hoped for. Some eay the small vines blossomed too early, and that many hops were unfertilized. This would mean few seeds and light fluffy hops. The prune crop, the fruit crops and the farm crops have been almost a failure In the Will amette Valley this ason. It Is not reasonable to suppose that the climatic conditions, pests, etc.. which caused these crop shortages will also effect the hop crop. I can see no need for the long-drawn out exclamations some of the dealers are Indulg ing In about big crops and low prlcea. Why are most dealers so anxious to predict "big crops" and low pricea? It does not alter the ultimate yield one bale, nor does It effect the ultimate prices. There is not a dealer In Oregon who does not pretend to be the "hopgrowers friend" and yet there la hardly a dealer, with one or two exceptions, who Is not ranged on the "bear side" of the market and le glibly pre dicting "bumper crops' and low prices. As I heard it stated several times "the dealers are all against the market." Why should they be,- and why should they be so wolflshly glad when they think growers "can be forced to accept low prices? It seems to me that the genuine hopdealer. as distinguished from the gambling speculator, would rather see high prices than low prices. Of course we all know why many dealers bear the market. It 1 merely so they can load up on low prices. When they get all they can "carry." then they are ready for prices to go up. and things look different to them then. Some of. them grow horns and we call them "bulls." When their stocks are sold, or1 their bankers call for cover and force them to realise, then they eell out and "pocket their losses." and their horns begin to grow out again from In front of their ears. I have heard It said by some growers that they believed some of these fellows (devils, they said) have perhaps rudimentary tails and cloven hoofs. Anyway this changing from bull to ba.r. and bear back to bull Is & trying business for growers to keep track of. Personally. I am friendly to all honest legiti mate hopdealers. I have never sold a bale of hops to a brewer In my life. I am will ing to have dealers make a good fair com mission off our hops. I do not think, growers should cultivate an antipathy to dealers. But we certainly do not want to be enslaved by a class of dealers who are not straight com mlssion men. but who many times make their money by "doing up" the grower. I believe the dealers who will stand up for straight above-board business with the hop grower is the hopffrowers" friend. While the other fellow who Is always trying to "work the grower" into selling cheap by peddling out to him false reports about crop outlook and what other growers are doing, should be shunned by all self-rtepectlng growers. The Oregonlan's late advice to hopgrowers on one of this last class of dealers promises to be useful and t trust the Oregon and Washington growers will bear It In mind for their own good. It will be Interesting for hopgrowers tonote that estimates are being reduced on the New Tork crop. Weather conditions are bad there. Last year's crop -was almost a phenomenal one. There Is every reason to expect a much lighter crop this season than last. It seems to me that at this etage of the crop the outlook Is that we will not grow within 30.000 to .35,000 as many bales In the United States as we had last season, and unless the weather remains grand In September In Waohlngton. Oregon and New Tork. we may even grow 60,000 to 70,000 bales less. We are not "out of the wooda" by any means yet. Why should any one get nervous and anxious to sell even ;1904's now? Is It not almost the universal experience that hops are lower in July and August than at any other time? The exceptions are so rare as to prove the rule. Is it not true that in 1902. 1903 and In 1904 hopa were lower In July-August by five to' ten cents per pound than they were In September-October? The advance Is not o apparent this season because the change In the crop conditions from good to bad came 30 to 45 days later this season then last: but the chanre is coming as fast as It can and within the next 30 days we will have ocular demonstration that the 19C5 crop is even small er than either of the last two crops. The talk of 15 to 16 cents for 1005 crop un der present conditions Is ridiculous. The grower who sells at such a price will regret It later on. If It was not that nearly every dealer In the trade Is hammering prices down as hard as he can. which means that many have eold short and wish to cover as cheap ly as possible. 1005 hops contracts would be quoted at 20 to 23 cents per pound and 1004 hopa at 25 cents and upward. It seems to be generally conceded that few er hops are contracted this season than usuat by growers to dealers, also that dealers have more hops sold short than usual. If these conditions are true we will necessarily have an active early market. If crops turn out as it now seems probable, the new crop will start at 20 cents or mare, but It will not stop there long and 25 cents will be only a moderate price again this season. m. H. DURST. 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, ZQ 3.25; good cows. J2S2.50; common cow. 1.501.75: calves. 125 to 150 pounds, ?3; 200 to 250 pounds. $3.504. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, 33.254J0.30: medium. S3; lambs. S4.604H.73. HOGS Best large fat hogs, S6.50Q8.73: block and China fat S00.25; good feed ers. S3. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City. Omaha and Chicago. CHldAGO. Aug. 24. Cattle Receipts 9000, Including 2000 Westerns. Market steady to strong. Good to prime steers. $5.30 0; poor to medium. $4 5.30; stoqk ers and feeders, $ 2.25 g 4.33; cows. S2.30 4.00; heifers. $2.233; canners, S1.502.40: bulls. 32.234; calves, J37; Texas fed steers. 33.404.30; Western steers. $3.30 S3. Hogs Receipts today, 15,000; tomorrow. 20,000; market 20c lower. Mixed and butch ers. $3.75G.3o; good to choice heavy. $3.10 0.30; rough heavy. $3.73 0; light. $5.00 G0.40; bulk of sales. $5.0500.30. Sheep Receipts 13.000; sheep and lambs, steady to strong. Good to choice wethers, $5.253.50; fair to choice mixed. $4.50j 5; Western sheep. $4.503.40; native lambs. $3.507.30; Western lambs. $07.60. SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. 24. Cattle Re ceipts 2000; market steady. Native steers. $4.S55.75; cows and heifers, $2.7504.40; Western steers, $364.50; Texas steers, $2.73 3.83; cows and heifers. $34.43; canners. $1.50 2.50; stockers and feeders, $2 Q 3.50; calves, $2.7505.30; bulls, stags, etc.. $24. Hogs Receipts 8500; market steady. Heavy. $3.S05.05; mixed. $5.8505.90; light. $3.000.10; pigs, $3 $5.75; bulk of sales, $5.8530. Sheep Receipts 3000; market 10c higher. Westerns, $5.3005.00; wethers. $3(3' 5.23; ewes. $4.505.S0; lambs. $6.30 7.23. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Aug. 24. Cattle Receipts 10.000; market steady. Native steers, $4 3.75; native cows and heifers, $ 1.73 5. 23; stockers and feeders, $2.13 3.75; bulls. $2.233.30;. calves, $2.50 3.75; Western steers. $3.40 4.50; Western cows. $2 3.25. Hogs Receipts 0000; market steady tc strong. Bulk of sales. $8.030.20; heavy, $e 0.10; packers. $0.Q50.23; pigs and light, $0.05 S 6.27 Sheep Receipts 5000; market strong. Muttons, $i.405.65: . lambs. $3.75 3.05: range wethers. $4.505.S5; fed ewes, $4.3 4.73. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. Tin added to Its recent gains In the London market, closing at 152 7s Od for spot and 151 17s for futures. Locally, buyers did not seem to .be following the advance to any considerable ex tent, but holders were firm and spot was quoted at 33.3533.55c Copper continues strong. A gain was re ported from the London market which closed at 72 5s for spot and 72 for futures. Local ly lake and electrolytic are quoted at 10.00 10.50c; casting at 15.024O16.12VaC- Lead shared in the general advance aboard, closing at 14 Is 3d and locally spot Is now quoted at 4.554.00c Spelter continued quiet In the local market, with spot quoted at 3.6305.75c, but was high er at 125 In London. Iron was firm to higher abroad, closing ' at 50s Od tor Glasgow and 47s 9d for Middles boro. Locally the market is firm In tone and some dealers are holding Southern grades tor 3. little higher prices. No. 1 Northern foundry. $16.2517; No. 2 do. $15.7510.50: No. 1 rdo Southern, S10.2510.75; No. 2 do do. S15.50 10.23. Yakima Sheepmen Make Big Purchase.'; Coffin Brothers, the big sheep breeders and dealers, of North Yakima, recently bought 14,000 head of sheep of John McCreedy and 4000 head of Dan Goodman, at $2.50 per head all round for ewes, wethers and Iambi, says The Dalles Chronicle. These sheep will ,be delivered about September 1. when they will be driven to their big ranch in Chelan Coun ty, bought last Summer. This will make a total of 25.000 sheep on this farm, where they will be fed this Winter, and next Sum mer they will be put out on the range. They use Cotswold rams almost exclusively In their extensive breeding flocks. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The market for cof fee futures closed steady, net unchanged to 10 points higher. Total sales were reported of ICS, 250 bags. Including September. $7.20 7.25; December, $7.557.60; January, 7.03; May, $7.80; May. $7.907.95, and July, $3.03. Spot Rio steady. No. 7. THc; mild, steady. Sugar Raw. ffeady; ifalr refining, 3"-ic; centrifugal 90 test. 3 3-323c: molasses su gar, 34,c; refined, steady; crushed, $0; pow dered, $5.40; granulated. $6.30. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Aug. 24. On the Produce Ex change today, the butter market was steady; creameries, 1721c; dairies, 1018VsC. Eggs steady at mark, cases Included, ZiQ 3fl4c: Cheese Strong, 104llic. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Butter, eggs and cheese, unchanged. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The cotton market opened firm, unchanged to seven points higher and closed at the lowest of the session. Au gust, 10.71c: September. 10.72c; December, 11.00c; February, 11.19c; May. 11.05c Sues Over 3fap Infringement. T. J. Geisler, attorney for Colin "H. Mclsaac in the suit brought by him against A. Humllsch and the J. K. Gill Company for alleged Infringement of copyright, states that the J. K. Gill Company Is Involved In the case only Indirectly. Humllsch published a map of the streets of Portland -which the complainant claims is modeled on one Issued and copyrighted by him. The firm of stationers had the Humllsch maps on sale and so are necessarily a party In the case, but Mr. Gill states that he had no knowledge otvthe maps made by Mclsaac, and he has volun tarily withdrawn the maps from sale since being informed of the alleged In fringement. Mclsaac claims that Humllsch Is not the only offender and-yesterday filed a complaint against Alvln S. Hawk on the same charge. In this case the J- K. Gill Company Is also Involved, but only Incidentally, according to Mr. Geisler.