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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1905)
THE HORNING OXEGONIAN. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1905. 13 SLUMP IN POULTRY Large Receipts and Poor De mand Cause Break. RETAILERS STOCKED UP Hop-Picking Shows Poor .Results. Black Grapes a Drug on 3Iar kct Oregon Potatoes tor Alaska. POULTRT Slump in local market. EGGS Firm tor strictly fresh stock. BUTTER Local stocks Increasing;. POTATOES Alaska demand for Oregon Burbanks. FRUIT Peach receipts light. Grape stow sale. VEGETABLES Tomatoes still a drug n market. "WHEAT Farmers selling more freely. FLOUR Export demand dull. HOPS Early returns from picking not satisfactory. The poultry market went all to pieces yes terday. With receipts the heaviest for a long time past, the demand almost entirely ceased. AM the big buyers had their wants supplied and would not tako hold at any price. The produce district was lined from one end to the other with coops, which con tinued to oorao in on every train and boat. The market for Spring chickens has been weak far several days, but heretofore buyers have taken old hens readily at the estab lished quotations. Yesterday, however, they did net want anything and a demoralized market was the result. Some of the leading dealers were willing to shade IS cents on Springs to slean up, but this was no Induce ment tft retailers, who did not want the goods. Most of the poultry receipts lately have been from the hep-growing sections, which leads ta the belief that the supplies are from farmers who Intend to go hop-picking with their families and are disposing of their poultry before they leave, if this is the case, the overeupply is only temporary. Tlie weekly price current of a Front-street dealer says: Market weaker. Old hens sold very well, but so many Spring chickens coming in this week that they are selling lower than old Thickens. In fact there is no market for Spring chickens. Turkeys coming in more freely and market lower. Ducks steady. The circular of another dealer says: The market for the past two days has been a. great disappointment. Until then it held firm, and all receipts were quickly taken, but since then receipts have gone to pieces, and not alone that, but It is hard to place Springs at all. Hens are still In good de mand, and the market bids fair to present the strange situation of Springs, selling for lewi than old birds. Spring prices are at this tin- lc. and hens sell at 13H14c Ducks are in fair demand at 13Hf14c, and geese at 8 & 10c are In poor demand. Tur keys cold) are firm at 18lc but Spring turkeys have lately oome into the market In large lots, and prices have been broken. They were .selling at 26'25c."but will not brlitp mueh more than 20(21c from now on, and we would not be surprised wore they to be quite a little lower soon. Do not ship any of less than five to six pounds. YARDS COME DOWN LIGHT. Earliest Returns From llop-Flcklng Arc Not Very Satisfactory. The earliest returns received from picking operations in the hop yards are not very satisfactory. Picking has been under way for three days In the McCormlok yard, be tween Woodburn and Champoeg. and the crop so far. It Is said, has come down about 700 pounds to the acre. Dispatches received at Salem yesterday from ooperstown, N. Y., say that the hop yield in that vicinity will not exceed two thirds of last year's yield. Picking Is In progress, but the weather le bad and the heps are being damaged. A telegram received In this city yesterday from Oneida. N. T.. said: "Picking com menced. Below half last year. All former estimates lowered." Another telegram from Schoharie County, Jew York, said; "Forty thousand bales; 75.000 last year." The announcement made yesterday morn ing of the sale of a.'500-bale lot of 1005s at 16 cents was a bittei pill for some of the hop bears to swallow, but nearly all the dealers In this city were disposed to regard the news as authentic. The hops were said to have been taken by one of the largest "New York City exporters. ALASKANS WANT OREGON POTATOES. Big Order for Burbanks Is Being 1111 pd Seattle Dealer's Views. Jerry Cousins, of Mlgnerey & Cousins, wholesale commission dealers of Seattle, was In the city yetserday looking for Oregon potatoes to ship to Alaska. Mr. Cousins, who was formerly in business on Front street here, says the prospects are not good for high potato prices this year. "Good crops generally seem to be the rule," he said, "and unless a shortage ap pears somewhere in the East or Southwest prices are bound to be low. The crop in Washington Is coming out fine, the yields in Yakima. White River Valley and "Whldby Island being fine. I am filling a big order or the Tanana Country and as the people there Insist on having Oregon Burbanks, I "bad to oome over here to get them." rEACIl RECEIPTS NOT HEAVY. Black Grapes Are Drag on Market Probably No More Toppcnish Cants. Rfieelpts of peaches were not heavy yes terday and the fact was welcomed by most dealers. a they will have a chance to clean tip for the Labor dny lull. Grapes, espe cially blacks, were a drug on the market, as they are not selling as well as in former years. Prices on blacks ranged from 30 cents to 1 and muscats were held at 1 1.30. A car of Toppenlih melons was put on sale and cleaned up. It Is thought this may be the last car cf the season, as advices have been received that a heavy sand storm there covered up the yards. Tomatoes were again In oversupply and celling at buyers' prices. Wheat Trading Active. Arrangements will be made by which the Albina Are will not be allowed to Interfere with the early praln and flour movement from this port and by the time the shipping season is well under way the docks will probably be rebuilt. Trading in the wheat market was quite active yesterday, but no largo deals were reported. The market still has a generally easy tone In view of the poor export de matid. Quotations are practically- un changed. The export flour market is still dull with very little Inquiry rrom the Japanese and no business doing with Hongkong. Butter aad Bggs. City ereamerymen report some increase In their stocks, as the demand is not as active as it has been. On Front street there Is a steady movement in the best "grades and dealers handling Eastern butter also report an active inquiry. The egg market Is very firm for strictly fresh .stock and dealers look for an ad vancing movement. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Hour, Feed, JEtc FLOUR Patents. 4,504.05 per barrel; straights. $4Q4.25; clears, f 3.75 4; Valley. a.&04.10t .Dakota hard wheat, S 6Ji04"r7.25: Grafcaa. $3.504; whole wheat, Z4.25; rye flour, local, S3; Eastern. $5.50 3:80; cornmeal. per bale. SL90 $2.20. OATS No. 1 white feed.. S23Q24; gray. $22 per ton. WHEAT Club, 65c per bushel; blueitea. 71c; Valley, 71c. BARLEY Feed. $20 -per ton; brewing. $21; rolled. $22023. RYE $ 1.30 per cental. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $10 per ton; ..-middlings, $24.50; shorts. $21; chop. U. a Mills, $10; linseed dairy .feed. $1S; alfalfa meal. $18 per too. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 80 pound sacks. $3.73: lower grades. $5(36.25; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $S per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.30 per barrel: 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas, $5 per 100-pound sack; 23-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10 pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAY Eastern Oregon, timothy. $14 915 pec ton; Valley timothy. $11012: clover, $869; cheat, $7.5099. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, 90cS$L75 per box; peaches, 50 Q 90c per crate; plums. 50975c per crate; blackberries. $L25(31.50 per box; cantaloupes. 75c C$1.30 per crate; peara. $91.25 per box; watermelons, 9 le per pound; crabapples, $1 per box; grapes, 50c 9 $1.50; casabas. $2 fir 2. 23 per dozen; prunes, 70 9 80c; huckleberries, Sc per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice, $5.50 96.50; oranges, Valendas, choice, $3.50: fancy, $4.50 per box; grapefruit, $2.50.93 pec box; bananas, 5 He per pound; pine apples, $2.50 93.50 per doten. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans, 194c per pound; cabbage, 191U per pound; cauli flower, 75990c per dozen; celtry. 759S5c per dozen; corn. 899c per dozen; cucumbers, 10915c per dozen; egg plant. per crate: peppers. 79Sc per pound; pumpkins, 714 0 7ac; tomatoer, 20940c per crate; quash, 6c per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $L259L40 per sack; carrots. $1.25 G 1.50 per saok; beets, $191.25 per sack; garlic, 12 Vic per pound. ONIONS Oregon, $1 per sack; Globe, 75c per sack. POTATOES Oregon. 50975c per sack; Merced eweets, 2"4c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 790c per pound; apricots. 12012Hc; peaches. 10Vi12Vic: pears, none; Italian prunes, none; California figs, white. 4 96c per pound; black. 49'Sc; bricks. 12-14-ounce packages. 75985c per box; 36-ounce. $292.40; Smyrna, 26c per pound; dates. Fard, Cc RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages. 79 6c; 16-ounce, Sfe99c; loose muscatels. 54 9 7 Vic; unbleaohed seedless Sultanas, 8 He; London layers, 8-crown whole boxes of 20 pounds. $LS5; 2-crown. $1.75. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ers. 27 H 830c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery. 27Vr g 30c; store butter, 14 916c: Eastern creamery, 26 927 4c EGGS Oregon ranch. 24 9 24 Vac per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 139 13"Ac; Young America, 14 914c. POULTRY Average old hens, 13913Vic; mixed chickens. HVi!ffl2c. old roosters. S 10c; young roosters. llHVic.- Springs. IVi 2 pounds, 12913c; llVj pounds. 129 13Vjc; dressed chickens, 13914c; turkeys, live. 18922c: turkeys, dressed', choice. 190 23c; geese, live, per pound. S9Ssc; geese, dressed, per pound, 9910c; ducks. 13914c; pigeons. $19L25; squabs, $292.56. Groceries, Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 26 92Sc; Java, ordinary, 18922c; Costa Rico, fancy, 18920c: good, 1691Sc; ordinary, 10912c per pound; Colum bia roast, cases, 100s. $14.26; 20s, $14.25; Ar buckle. $15.75; Lion. $15.75. RICE Imperial Japan Ne. 1, ? 5.374; Southern Japan, $3.50; Carolina. 590V4c; brokenhead. 2c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1.73 per dozen; 2-pound talie. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.85; fancy. 191-pound flats. $1.80: -pound .flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 85c; red, 1-pound tails. $1.30; sockjyei, 1-pound talis, SLS5. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube, $5.S0; powdered. $S.3S; dry granulated, $5-45; extra C $4.95; golden C. $4.85; fruit sugar. $5.45; advances over sack basis, as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct lie per pound; If later than IS1 days and within 30 days, de duct He per pound; no discount after SO days.) Beet sugar, granulated, $5.3,1 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15918c per pound. SALT California. $11 per on. $1.60 per bale; Liverpool, 50s. $17; 100s. $16.50; 200s. $16; half-pound 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 13ic per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. 15c: filberts, 14c; pecans. Jumbos, He; extra large, 15c; almonds, L X. L., 16&c; chest nuts, Italians, 15c; Ohio, $150 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw. 7Vc per pound; roaHed, 9c; ptnenuta, 10912c; hickory nuts. 7c: cocoaauts, 7c; cocoanuts, 35990c per dozen. BEANS Small white, 3HS4Uc; large white. 3Vic; pink, 3U93Hc; bayou, 45i35e; Lima, 6$ic Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc HOPS 1905. choice, 16c; prime, H$4c; 1904 choice. 16917c WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 109 21c; lower grades down .10 15c according to shrinkage: Valley. 23 927c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1, 16 pounds and up. 16H917c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 10 pounds. 14915c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 17918c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, lialr-cllpped, weather-beaten or grubby, 293c per pound less). Salted hides: Steers, sound. GO pounds and over. 9910c per pound; 50 to 00 pounds. SH99c por pound: under 50 pounds and cows, S99c per pound; salted kip. sound, 16 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, lc per pound lees; culls, lc per pound less). Sheep skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. 25 9 30c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 40 9 50c each; medium, wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, 60980c; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock. $191.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent lets or 12914c per pound; horse hides, raited, each, accord ing to size. $1.5.093; dry. each, according to size. $191.50; colts hides. 25950c each; goat skins, common. 10915c each; Angora with wool on, 25c 9$ 1.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 393Hc; No. 2 and grease, 293c. FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2,509 10 each; cubs. $192; badger. 25950c; wild cat. with head perfect. 25950c; house cat, 510c; fox. common gray. 50 970c; red. $39 5; cross, $3915: silver and black. $1009200: fishers, $596; lynx, $4.50 96; mink, strictly No. 1, according to size. $192.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. otter, large, prime skin. $6910: panther, with head and claws perfect. $295; raccoon, prime. 30950c: mountain wolf, with head perfect. $3.50 95; coyote. C0c9$l: wolverine, $698; beaver, per skin, large. $596; me dium. $394: email, $191.50; kits. 30975c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20922a per pound. CASCARA SAGRADA (ChitUm bark) Good, 393c per pound. Provision and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 13 "He per pound: 14 to 16 pounds, 135; c; 18 to 20 pounds. 13"kic; California (picnic), 9Hc; cottage hams. Sc; shoulders. 9c; boiled ham, 21c; boiled picnic ham, boneless, 15c BACON Fancy breakfast, 19 He per pound; standard breakfast, 17Hc; choice 15Hc English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 15c; peach bacon. 14c DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. 11c; dry salt, 12c smoked; clear backs. He: dry salt. 12c smoked; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds, average, llfcc; dry salt, 12 Sic smoked; Union butts, 10 to IS pounds aver age, none. PICKLED -GOODS Pork, barrels. $18; half-barrels. $9.50; beef, barrels, $12; half barrels, $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17Hc; bo logna, long, 5Mc; welnerwurst, 8c; liver.. 6c; pork. 9910c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bo logna, sausage, link. 4 He CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $25; six pounds. $S- Roast beef, flat, pounds, SL25; 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, $8.50. LARD Leaf lard, kettle tendered, tierces. He; tubs. HHc; 50s. HHc; 20s. llJ4c: 10s. llUc: 5s, 11 Tic. Standard pure: Tierces. 10c; tubs. 10c; 30a. lOc; 20s. 10Hc; 10s, lOlic; 5s. 10T4c Compound: Tierces. 6c: tubs. 6Hc; 50s, 6c; 10s. 6c; 5s. 65ic Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. S6c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7Kc; 500-pound lots. 7-Uc: less than 500-pound lota. 8c GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 23Hc; iron barrels, 17c. SO deg. gasoline, cases, S2c; 1-on barrels or drums.-2Cc COAL.OIL Cases. 20Hc; Iron barrels. 14c; wood barrels. 17c; 63 deg, cases 22c; Iron barrels. 15 He LINSEED OIL Raw, 5-barrel lots, '50c; 1-barrel lots. 60c; cases. 65c; boiled. 6-barreI lots, 01c; 1-barrel lota. C2c; cases, 67c Dreeeed Meats. BEEF Dressed bulls, 3 92o per pound: cows. 3H9.4Hc; country steers, 495c VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 7H 9 Sc; 125 to 200 pounds, 490c; 200 pounds and up. 394Hc MUTTON Dressed fancy. 6H97o per pound: ordinary. 49?e; lambs. 797Hc PORK Dressed,- 100 to.150. 7H 98c; 150 aad up, 6t7e per -pound. Oil ST GQPPEH Early Breakin the New York Stock Market. MUCH FORCED LIQUIDATION Advance in-Call 3r6ncy Rate Another Factor for Lower Prices Heavy 3Iovcment of Money to the Interior. NEW TORK, Sept. 1. Very strong presiure waa directed agalntt the stock market at the opening today, with heavy sales at marked declines. In fact, the first hour was by far the busiest for ' some time, trading in that brief period being about twice an large as In the corresponding hour of the previous day. The early break bore unmistakable evidence of further forced liquidation, with a strong mixture of short selling. The energies of the bear side converged largely around Amalga mated Copper and allied dock, though rati. Issues as Canadian Pacific as well an Reading and the Grangers, were not e-pared. The de cline In Amalgamated Copper was soon ex plained to a degree by the announcement of a break of e in the metal. This scarcely offtet the tone, but In view of the danger signal seat out from Boston, It was sufficient with other things to subject Copper to a serious pounding. Another factor for lower prices waa an ad vance of 3 per cent In caH money. This rate wan apparently fictitious, however. Inas much as many renewals were made wtll next Tuesday at 2H and 24 per cent. Pricvs recovered some of the early declines, but ral lies were half-hearted and the market became narrow and very dull. Many traders were disposed to avail themselves of the earning holiday to dose out their committments, and the attendance on the exchange tomorrow promlres to be very small, thus creating what will practically be a triple holiday. No argument for higher price- was found In the forecast of the week's money movement from thin center. The banks show a loss to the sub-Treae-ury on the interior movement of over $7,000,000. the greater part of which waa sent West and South. Although nothing has been said on this point, it Is more than prob able that local financial Institutions have been making direct t-hlpmenu t the Interior, of which there is as yet no public record. At all events, tomorrow's bank statement Is awaited with more than the usual degree of Interest. The strength of the Morgan stocks, as dis tinguished from the so-called Standard Oil group, occasioned much talk. There waa good nupport to the United States Steel Issues, Atchison and ths Bries. The heavy f-eUtng f American Smelting, whleh came chiefly from one of the most prominent brokerage houses, was believed to represent the pool muldatfcm in part. ,Tbls issue was naturally adversely affected by the attaok upon Copper. It was not until the late session that the market took on Its firmest tone with Increas ing dullness. Prices recovered to yesterday's closing level, hut another drive In the last hour caused fresh weaknes. Flaa! quota tions were about the lowest, the weakest Is sue being Union Pacific Erie and Smelting. Parte seemed to have recovered from Its re cent local troubles, and the war lsse were slightly higher. London's operations here amounted to about 30.000 shares, of which 20,000 represented purchases, chiefly Atchi son. Erie and the Steel stock. The Mexican line? Issued report- of earalngs for the first seven months of the year. Mexican International show a decrease In set of $41, 000, while Mexican National reported an in crease of $177,000. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $8495.000. United States bands were all unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. 1 Closing Sales. High. Low. fea. Adams Express .' 26 Amalgamated Copper 57.000 SH 2H k-Vi Am. Car & Foundry. 1.700 . 86 95 K do preferred 200 100H 1& lwVt American Cotton Oil 29 do preferred ...... 92 American Express 1 Am. Hd. & Lth. pfd 36H American Securities. 100 2?H 27 Vi 27 Amer. Linseed Oil... 100 lbH 18H IS do .preferred - 4 American Locomotive. 7.2XO SH 49tt TOM. do preferred 100 112H 112: 112 Am. Smelt. & Refln. 79.310 125H 12tti 123H do preferred 2,600 12V 1 H 122 Am, Sugar Refining. S.fWO 140 1384 19 Amer. Tobacco pfd... 1.600 1WH 1W4 10oi Anaconda Mining Co. 1.7O0 114 112 112H Atchison 15.6U0 905i iVi hy do preferred ...... 2.600 165 1 lots AtlanUc Coast Line. 500 16H 166 IftSVr Baltimore & Ohio... 13,400 112, 112H Ulfe do preferred 96 Brook. Rapid Transit 17.600 OOH 6S 3 Canadian Pacific ... 15.000 160U 15H 15iH Central of . Jersey 210 Central Leather... 00 424 42 42 do preferred . 1.400 164H 164H It" Chesapeake & Ohio.. 2.500 bii 54 51 37 78 Chicago & Alton.. do preferred Chicago GU Western 2.200 21H IS 26-i 215 17S 2H 214 Chicago & North went, J. 200 Chi.. 5111. & EC Paul Chi. Term. & Transit SCO 17S 17SJ4 1 do preferred C. C, C. ft eX Louis 1.200 1004 100H 106 Colorado Fuel A Iron 5.000 44 43 48 Colorado & Southern do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred.... Consolidated Gas .... Com Products do preferred Delaware & Hudson. Del., Lack. & West Denver & Rio Grande do preferred Distillers' Securities. Erie do 1st 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 27; 27H 6H 42 ISt 16H 47H 211 454 35 SSH 4& S24 73H 1734 Ul HI 406 424 42 109 1S5 1U5 1.500 21 OH 211 S00 ao 800 70.000 3.400 2.400 3ST SSH 42 S3i 34H SSH 4IH 49i 82H 5 ISO 100 ISO 3.200 176K 175H 175H 100 20& 20H 20H 80' ?IH 82 27H 53 26 400 2S.K 28 do preferred 400 mi: 56 Louisville & Nahv.. 5,700 14&H 148H 14S Aiuuuuufl ij. ...... iuu ltg IGi I a3 Met. Securities .... 2.500 82K 82 2 Metropolitan St, Ry. 12,400 129 12SH 12SH Mexican Central .... 5,000 . 23; 22H 28 Minn. & St, Loute ' ..." qqu M.. SU P. & S. S. M. iS2 do preferred 200 164 164 16SH Missouri Pacific .... 14.500 105H 164"i ltU Mo., Kans. & Texas. 2,900 33 33H SS'i do preferred 3,000 71 H 761 71 National Lead 5,700 464 45H 48H Mex. Nat. R R pfd. 400 .18 3S 38 New York Central..". .9.200 14BH 14SH 140 N. T.. Ont. & West.. 17.1 to 64 5 si7 do preferred 92 300 98H 9S 93 . 3.700 210 274 209 . 1.400 44?, 44 44 . 72,100 143H 142U 142U . 1.600 103; 103 33 North American Northern Pacific Pacific Mall Pennsylvania . . . People's Gas ... P.. C. C. & St. Louts 1.000 MVt SI. SO 44 43 4X4 Pressed Steel Car.... 1.400 do preferred 300 ft 96 95U Pullman Palace Car. 100 24S 248 ii Readlnr . 87.000 116H 114H 11SH do 1st preferred.... 100 92 92 vlH 93 20 GSK 32U 34 104' K 67H 61H C5i 00 za preferred.... 300 93 Republic Steel 1.200 20H do preferred 16.800 904 Rock Island Co. 1,300 32$, do preferred 600 79 Rubber Goods 300 34 H do preferred ...... .... Ecbloss-Sherfleld .... 600 89 Vi St. L. & S. F. 2d prd. 100" 68 St. Louis Southwest, .100 25, do preferred 400- 62' 93 20 SSH 31:, 79 34 89 68 254 Southern Pacific .... 15,100- MH 65U do preferred 500 120 1194 1194 34: 34)' do preferred Tenn. Coal & Iron... Texaa ft Pacific Tol.. St. L. ft West, do preferred ...... 7.500 ST 86 SOU 2,200 35H 35H 35$ 37 Union Pacific , do preferred U. S. Express U. S. Realty... U. S. Rubber, do preferred 134,700 I31H I30i 130H 800 96 93 .90 122 90 1,400 50H 50 60H IPO JOSH ,10SH 10SH U. S. Steel 13.200 do preferred 57.700 J03H I02?i 103 1KV 305i 105$; 105H 400 21, 21 20H 1,800 42?i 41H 41i I.. 230 200 IGCH'lftSH 1W 1,100 94 83K 03; Vlrg.-Carc Chemical do preferred ...... Wabash ............ do preferred Wells-Fargo Express TVestlngheuse Elect. Western Union ..... "Wheeling ft L. "Brie. 17H Wisconsin Central .. 2.60O 31U 29H . 30V do preferred 1,600 H 57H 5S4 Total sales for the day, 930.500 shares. BONDS. NEW TORK. Sept. i. Closing quotations: V. 8. ref. 2s reg.l04U:D. ft R. G. 4s...l01H do counon 104. N. T. C O. 3Hs. 90H Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77 N'er. Pirlfle 4" 10B U U. & 3s reg..,.103K do coupon 104H U. S, new 4s re jr. 133 do coupon 133 U. S. old 4s reg. 1034 do coupon 1044 Atchison Adj. 4 s 99 ! So. Pacific 4s... 93 H union racinc 4s.iuh TV I. f.nlnl J Otll Jn fis. 2d ser.lOOU I Jap. -IHs, cer.... 91 S Stocks at Lob do a. LONDON, Sept. 1. Consols for money, 01 1-16; consols for account, 91 3-16. Anaconda SXlNorfolk ft. "West. ST Atchison S2H do preferred... 94 H do preferred.. .108 Ontario' ft West. 55H Baltimore ft O. .114 H -Pennsylvania ... 73 H jCan. Pacific... 164 Hi Rand Mines 9U Chea. ft Ohio... 56 "4 (Reading 044 C Gt, Western. 22 1 do 1st pref.... 47H C M. ft St. P. .1834' do 2d pref 47H DeBeers 17H!Sc Railway 36 D. ft R Grande. 354 j do pref erred... 102H do preferred... OlHtSo. Pacific 67H Erie 51 H Union Pacific... 134 H do 1st pref-... S5H1 do preferred... 99 do 2d pref 7SH U. S. Steel 37; Illinois Central. 1S2 ! do pref erred... 106 Louis, ft Nash.. 1524 1 Wabash 22 Mo Kas. ft T. . 31 H) do preferred.. j 43 N. T. Central. ..154 (Spanish Fours... 02 U Money, Exchange, Etc NEW TORK. Sept. 1. Money on call firm and higher. 23 per cent; clojjng bid. 14 pet cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loona rteady; 60 and 90 days. 3K34 per cent; six months. J44 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 464H per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual bus! nesa in bankers bills at $4.S630 for demand and at $4.643084.8435 for eo days. Posted rates. $4.S5H414.o7H. Commercial bills, $4.S44. Bar silver. 60c Mexican dollars. 46c. Government bends, steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. LONDON. Sept. 1. Bar silver, steady. 28 ll-16d per ounce. Money. 1H91H per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is ITit?!, 15-16 per cent; do for three months bllle, 1T4J2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 1 Sliver bars. C04c Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight, Sc; do telegraph. 5c Sterling .on London, 60 days, $I.S5U: do sight, $47U. ' 1 Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON." Sept, 1. Today's statement of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balance $127,537,345 Gold coin and bullion 54.537.796 Gold certificates 30,867,730 SALE OF ALASKA SALMON A. P. A. PACK OP 1D05 AGAIN OX .THE MARKET. Stocks of Grain In Exchange Ware houses Wheat Under Selling Pressure Potatoes. Steady. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 1. (Speclal.)-An important announcement . waa made late this afternoon that the sale of the Alaska Pack era" Asioclatlen's 1905 pack of Alaska salmon, which wu suspended a short time ago, has bee resumed at the old price of $1 per doztn. S toe lea of grain In Tegular wareheuns of the Merchants Exchange September 1 are officially reported as follows: Wheat, 21.290 tons; barley. 33.993: oats, 1306; corn. 742; bran. 95. and beans. 66.514 sack. Compared with a month ago. wheat and barley show a large increase, but millers hold most of the stocks of the former and exporters and millers the bulk of the latter. Oat show a mod erate Increase, and other cereals and Kran a rood deerease. December wheat opened higher, but de dined rteadlly for the remainder of the day under selling pressure: Cash wheat was quiet and steady. Barley was firm all day for spot and futures. Other certain were steady. Grapes were again In heavy supply, with prices 5 to 10 cent lower. There was fair Inquiry for good Muscats, black and Tokay, for ehlpment on tomorrow's steamer for Puget Sound. Peache.5 were generally easier. A carload from Southern Oregon Is offering at 75 to 85 cents. Good Gravenstelns. King and Bellflower apples- are efteady. with a mod erate shipping demand. Citrus and tropical fruits are firm. Receipts of potatoes were larger, but the market was In good shape Merced, sweeta were easier at $1.65. Onlon. were weak. Dairy products were Inactive, but unchanged. Receipt-. 51.400 pounds butter. 59.000 pounds cheese. 24.360 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumber. 30fz50c: garHc. 5Hc: green peas. 354c; string, beans, 14J.V; tomatoes. 80c9$l; okru, 50875c; egg plant, SOITTSc POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 10822c; roost ers. old, $4g4.50; roosters, young. $1.5085.30; broilers, rmalt. $282.59; broilers. large. $2J. 2.50; fryers, $34J8.50: fryers, young, $5?4. EGGS Store, 18823c; fancy ranch, 31e; Eastern, lS25e. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 26c; creamery (eceads. 23c: fancy dairy, nominal; dairy eec-n-d nominal. WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 2S4i30c: San Joaquin. 12815c; Nevada, 15819c; lambs. 12819c. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $20.50821.50: mid dlings. $22.50827.50. HAY Wheat, $7813.50; wheat and oats, $7 frl2.50; barley. $789; straw. $Og9; clover. $7 810; stock. $5$6; straw. 25840c per bale. POTATOES River Burbanks. 56875c; Sail, nas Burbanks. 85c8$1.10; sweet". $1.2581.65. CHEESE Young America, l!H812Hc; East ern. 15816c FRUITS Apples, choice, $1.25; common, 40c; bananas. $102; Mexican limes. $686.50: Cali fornia lemons, choice, $5; common, $2.50; or anges, navel. $284; plneanplea. $283.50. RECEIPTS Flour. 8231 quarter sacks; wheat, 15.113 centals: barley, 765 centals; beane. 2395 sacks; corn. 12 centals; potatoes. 9217 sacks; bran, 5476 sacks; middlings. 1231 sacks; hay, 1705 towi; wool, 20S bales; hides. 618. 1 Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1. Th closing quotations for mining stocks were as follows: Alpna Con $ .111 Justice ....... Andes 21 1 Mexican ...... Belcher 12OccIdental Con. Best & Belcher. . 1.13tOphlr Bullion 31,Overman Caledonia ...... .25,Potosl ........ official today ..$ .03 .. 1.10 .87 .. 5.SS .. .It . . .05 .. .46 .. .14 .. .03 .. .34 .. .85 .. .52 Challenge Con.. .15 Savage Chollar .12scorplon Confidence . . .75'Seg. Belcher. Con. CaL ft. Vs.. 1.10 Sierra Nevada. Crown Point 07 Silver Hill Exchequer 44'Unlon Con Gould ft Curry.. .10Utah Con Hale ft Norcrois 1.10, Yellow Jacket.. .05 .13 NEW TORK, Sept. 1. Closing quotations: Adams Con ...$ J23 Little Chief. ,....$ .05 Alice Sreece Brunswick Con.. Comstock Tun... Can. CaL ft Va.. Horn Sliver Iron Silver Leadvllle Con... .55! Ontario v;.:r 2.00 5.75 .01 .05 .40 .30 .30 L43 .401 .24! Ophlr .. Phoenix 07lPotosl LOO! 1.731 3.00 Savage Sierra Nevada.. Small Hopes. ... .06tStandard BOSTON. Sept. 1. Closing quotations: Adventure ....$ 5.00'Mohawlc $ 36.50 Alloues 2n.00jMonL C. ft C. . 3.3S Amalgamated. Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham CaL ft Hecla. . Centennial . . . Copper Range. Daly West Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Isle Royale.... Mass. Mining.. Michigan S2.13 Old Dominion. 25.50 20.73 Osceola 95.30 20,75 Parrot 25.30 30.50 Qu'.ncy 101.00 670.00'Shannon 7.23 23.00'Tamsrack .... IIS. 00 6S.50 Trinity 8,00 14.1.i;rnlted Copper. 37.00 78.00' U. S. Mining.. 33. IS 12.50! U. S. Oil 10.13 7.00Utah 44.73 19-.25lVlctorl 3.75 &00jwinona 10.50 13.00 Wolverine .... 124.00 Baak Clearing. , Bank clearing of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. $ 84.934 144.622 . '63.026 . S2.547 Portland , . Seattle . Tacoma Spokane. .........- ....$700,400 .... 721.485 .... 613-7W RESPOND TO PEACE Mercantile Markets Show Ef fect of Cessation of War. GOOD OUTLOOK FOR TRADE Ignited States Will Secure a Stronger Hold on the Markets of the Orient Domestic Reports Are Encouraging. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Dun's Review of Trade tomorrow will say: Peace and prosperity succinctly express the results- of an eventful week. International mercantile marksts responded to the cessation of hostilities and a period of commercial de velopment may be expected to follow the re turn of confidence. Capital that has been di verted Into bellicose channels will be used for construction Instead of destruction, and the United States will secure a stronger hold on the markets of the Orient. Domestic reports were scarcely les encour aging. Railway earnings thus far available for August show an Increase of 4.S per cent over last year, and foreign commerce at this port for the last week exhibits gains of 41.562.032 In exports and $1,052,622 In Im ports, as compared with 1904. Liabilities of failures In August were $4,350,000 less than last year, and the latest crop news indorses earlier estimated of record-breaking cereal pro duction, most of the harvesting and threshing being completed, but cotton returns are less satisfactory, many experts reducing their es timates to 10,500.000 bales or ler. Hides are maintained at full quotations, al though receipt-- of range cattle continue to expand and the market shows !gns of arti ficiality. Imports of foreign dry hides are also very firm. Commercial failures this week In the Uni ted States are 217. against 190 last week. 21S the preceding week and 222 the corre epondlng week last year. Failures! In Canada were 19, against 27 last week. FALL BUYING HEAVY. Marked Activity In All Line of Industry Pacific Coast Reports Good. NE(W YORK, Sept. 1. Bradstreefs tomor row will say: September opens with Fall buying apparent ly at a maximum, marked activity In all lines of Industry, liberal buying by railroads of rails and supplies, currency shipments to the country to move crops Increasing, and with confidence In the outlook for trade previously noted, strengthened by the euccewful Ipeue of the Rum tan-Japanese peace negotiations. These latter. Jointly with the Increased pres sure of supplies of agricultural products at leading markels. have had a distinct effect upon man commodity values, the tendency being toward a lower level In cotton, live animal, potatoes and butter. It Is to be noted, how ever, that home preducta are strong and higher on the week. From the Pacific Coast, it is learned that Alaska has shipped $9,000,000 gold to this country this season; that crops as a whole promise well, and that Improvement In the lumber trade continues. Wool has shown sus tained strength on good demand from manu facture m. Business failures In the United States for the week ending August 31 number 161. against 176 last week. 169 In the like week of 1904. In Canada failures were 25. as against 14 last week. Wheat, Including flour, exports for the week ending August 31. are 1.429.350 bushels, against 1.170.340 last week and 1.830,311 this week last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Sept. 1. The following table, compiled by Bradsjreet, nhows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended Auguet 31, with the percentage of In crease and decrease as compared with the correspoadlng week last year: P.C. P.C. Inc. dec New York $1,574.507.40S 44.6 Chicago 160,826.260 0.5 .... Boston 111.045.264 13.6 Philadelphia 121,075.301 29.0 St. Louis 44.457,677 .... 3.2 Pittsburg 44,713.880 26.3 .... San Francisco 35,676.467 25.6 .... Cincinnati 18.139.300 .... 21.1 Baltimore 21.904.308 .... .0 Kansas City 22.76S.19tf .... 1.8 New Orleans 11.294.731 .... 13.7 Minneapolis 13,042,344 8.6 Cleveland 14,702.745 2.2 Detroit 10.277.999 18.3 Louisville 9.221.044 6.7 Milwaukee 6.534.847 2.5 Omaha 7,593.872 .... 10.0 Providence 5.1S0.000 .... 11. d Los Angeles 8.061.627 .... 56.1 Buffalo 6,192.181 Indianapolis 6.085.218 18.3 St Paul 5.563,208 .6 Memphis 3,371.674 33.0 St. Joseph 3.661.965 .... 16.9 Richmond 3.808.714 1.6 Denver 5.097.719 30.6 .... Columbus 3.007.700 29.9 .... SeatUe 5,15S.2ti3 21.9 Washington 3.432.C61 10.2 .... Savannah 4.775.140 30.4 .... Albany 3.970.180 20.0 .... Portland. Or. 3.593.246 3.7 .... Fort Worth 3.701.898 4.4 .... Toledo. O. 4.024.340 20.4 Atlanta 2,444.346 31.5 .... Salt Lake City 3.764.066 72.5 Rochester 2.305.24S 3.0 Peoria 2.59I.4S3 .... 3.0 Hartford 2.127.757 9.6 Nashville 2.417.893 15.3 .... Spokane. Wash. 2.497.296 38.4 .... Dea Moines 1,700.399 Tacoma 2.939.175 60.8 .... New Haven 2.060.152 18.3 Grand Raplda 1.873.002 24.3 Dayton 1.496.764 44.3 .... Portland. Me 1.446.656 13.8 .... Springfield. Mass. 1.250.268 9.1 .... Augusta. Ga. - 1.603.8S3 8.3 .... Evansvllle 1.132.440 13.2 .... Sioux City 1.227.810 12.2 .... Birmingham 1,234.992 0:3 .... Syracuse 1.092.848 23.2 .... "Worcester 1.142.120 16.6 Knoxvllle 1.270.567 22.3 .... Wichita W1' 3'T Jacksonville Fla. ... 1.020.3S2 64.5 .... Charleston. S. C 729.887 27.6 .... Wilmington. DeL .... 917.909 7.7 .... Wllkesbarre S00.065 .... 1.4 Davenport 563.339 .... 10il Little Rock 616.285 5.1 .... Topeka. 466.043 44.9 Chattanooga. 753,188 17.6 .... Kalamazoo, Mich, ... S53.546 .... 9.5 Springfield, III. .. . 613,763 16.9 Fall River 487.113 8.6 .... Wheeling. V. Va..... 610.237 .... 23.2 Macen 390.154 3.0 .... Helena S95.664 .4 .... Lexington 423.701 .... 4.0 Akron 3S6.10O .... 23.6 Canton. 0 332.000 .... 33.2 Fargo. N. D 453.357 3213 .... Youngstown 3S4.74S .... 16.1 New Bedford 393.562 55.8 .... Rockford, 111 367.870 5.6 Lowell 374.400 2 Chester. Pa. 3S0.4I5 28.3 .... Btnghamton 368.800 8.4 .... Bloomlngton. 111. .... 353.278 .... 1.6 Springfield. O. 359,098 ..u. S.l Greensburg. Pa. 3S9.965 50.4 .... Qulncy. Ill 236,506 .... 16.9 Decatur. Ill 274.618 .... 24.7 Sioux Falls. S. D 247.086 4.6 .... Jacksonville. Bl 248.75S 8.4 Mansfield. O. 29S.372 61.0 Fremont. Neb. 230.171 8.1 .... Cedar Rapids 3S8.565 .... 38.3 Houston 17.538.5S0 .... 15.1 Galveston 10.626.0CO 16.4 .... Norfolk 1.355.700 1.1 .... Total United States. $2.3S4.811.301 Outside New York.... 600,303,833 31.6 11.7 CANADA Montreal Toronto WlnnlDer ........ j.. 22.305.S07 17.530.464 6.381.406 2.003.500 1.467.330 1.763.233 1.518.425 1.093.237 916.70T. "783.176 757318 10.1 36.0 13.3 23.1 ii'.h 7.6 1 Ottawa I Halifax I Vancouver, B. C...... Quebec Hamilton 2Q.9 13.0 St. John. N. B London. Ont. Victoria. B. C .13.2 .1 19.8 Total Canada $ 55,531.112 20.4 .... Balances paid in cash. , Heavy Boylsjc of Steel Ralls. CHICAGO, Sept- L The Iron and Machin ery World tomorrow will say: More tha 300.00O? tnna of ateel rails for 1906 delivery has been sold by the Illinois Steel . Company within the past week. This represents the production of.elx months and fills the mills to about July 1 next year. Five Weotern railroad systems have bought In lots rang ing front 5000 to 75.000 tons each. This haste of the Western roads to buy Is In striking contrast with last year. The deduc tion seema obvious that the railroad man agers are anticipating for 1906 splendid busi ness for the steel mills 'and for the rail roads. Accompanying the large trading there Is good buying of track material. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally for Leading: Lines Yesterday. The following prices were quoted la the local livestock market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steera. $38 3.25; good cowct, $282.50; common cows. $1.50 81.75; calves. 125 to 150 pounds, $5; 200 to 250 pounds. $3.5084. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, $3.2583.50; medium. $3; lambs. $4.5084.75. HOGS Best large fat hogs. $6.2586.50; block and China fat, $686.25; good feeders, $5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITT. Sept. 1. Cattle Receipts. 3000; market steady. Native steers, $4,250 6.10; stockers and feeders. $2.7584.25: Western steers. $3.23 4.75: Western eows. $1.75 8 3.25. Hogs Receipts, 3000: market 510e low er. Bulk of sales. $5,808-5.00; heavy. $5.70 93.85: packers. $5.8086.00; pigs and lights, $5.8586.00. Sheep Receipts, 1000; market strong. Muttons. $4.35 8 5.50; lambs. $5.7587.40; range wethers. $4.5085.50; fed ewes. $5.50 4.85. SOUTH OMAHA. Sept. 1. Cattle Re ceipts. 1200; market steady. Native steers. $3.7585.23; native cows and heifers, $3,758 4.75: Western steers. $3.0085.00; canners. $1.5082.50; stockers and feeders. $2,230 4.25; calves. $3.0003.30. Hogs Receipts. 4600; market 10c lower. Heavy, $5.60 8 5.73; mixed. $5.6585.70; light. $5.7585.85; pigs, $5.00 85.65; bulk of sales, $5.60 8 5.73. Sheep Receipts. 1500; market steady: Western yearlings. $3.1585.30; wethers. $4.9085.50; ewes, $4.5085.00; lambs, $6.75 87.35. CHICAGO. Sept. 1. Cattle Receipts. 2500; market steady. Good to prime steers. $5.5086.50;- poor to medium. $4.0083.20; stockers and feeders. $2.2584.73; cows. $2.25 4.70; heifers. $2.25 8 5.00; canners. $1,508 2.40; bulls. $2.2584.00: calves. $3.5087.73., Hogs Receipts today. 14,000; market 10c lower. Mixed and butchers. $5.6586.20; good to choice heavy. $5.8586.15; rough heavy. $5.60 8 5.80; light. $5.758.20: bulk of sales. $5.7086.10. Sheep Receipts. 6000; sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers. $5.0083.40; fair to choice mixed. $4.2384-73; Western sheep. $5.00 8 5.40; native lambs, $3,508 8.00; Western lambs. $6.0087.S5. MARKET ILL SUPPORTED SENTIMENT IX CHICAGO PIT IN CLINED TO BULLISHNESS. Additional Rains Reported in the Northwest Moderate Advance at Liverpool. CHICAGO. Sept. 1. Sentiment In the wheat pit was Inclined to bullishness today. Decem ber opened He P t 8tftc Additional rain in the Northwest was the eouree of encour agement to bulls. A moderate advanen at Liverpool also helped a little here. Clear weather predictions for tomorrow gave prices a little setback during the first hour. The market received good support from a promi nent trader and the loss was quickly regained. One report to a prominent commUsIon-house here stated that 17 stations In Minnesota and South Dakota made the average yield 104 bushels an acre. The market closed Ann, with December at 8lttQSl4c Corn was In good demand by commlrslon houses throughout the day. The market closed at practically the highest of the day, with, December at 43c. a gain of V8?c Oats were steady, prices ranging within a very small limit, December closed at 26HO 28Sc a loss of lie. Large deliveries of September lard had a weakening Influence on the provisions mar ket. A decline of 5c In the price of live hogs was an additional depressing factor. October pork closed 12"4c down; lard and ribs, 10a loWer. The leading futures ranged an follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. September $ .78Ti $ -7U4 $ .7S-Ji I .7054 December 81H .814 .60-H .S1H May S4VI -84H .84 .84 CORN. Sept. (old) 53H .53 .53 .5.?H Sept. (new) 53i .634 .52?i .53 Dec. (old) 45 Vi .45Vt .45 .45K Dec (new) 43H .48 .43 .43 May 435 .43V -43H .43K OATS. September 25"$ .25S -25t .2 December 26i .2ffii .26, .2S May 2S .287. .289, .2S& MESS PORK. October 15.20 15.20 15.17& 15.17H September ........... - 15.40 September ....s 8.10 8.10 7.07ti 7.97U October 8.13 8.15 8.05 8.05 November 7.724 7.72 7.62H 7.65 SHORT RIBS. September 8.75 8.75 8.67"a &67 October 8.87H 8.87H 8.75. 8.80 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring, 92c; No. 3. 88c; No. 2 red, 7SS8799ic Corn No. 2. 53Ic; No. 2 yellow. 54 '-jc Oats No. 2 white, 27"tic; No. 3 white. 258 27c Rye No. 2. 61c Barley Good feeding. 37833c; fair to choice malting. 40848c Flaxseed No. 1, $1.06; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.12. Mess pork Per barrel, $13.35815.40. Lard Psr 100 pounds, $7.074. Short ribs sides Loose. $8.1588.25. Short clear sldee-Boxed. $3.87"&9.12n. Clover Contract grade, $11. Reeelpta. Shipments. Flour, barrels 24.000 13.000 Wheat, bushels 03.000 321.100 Cora, bushels 43,500 345,000 Oats, bushels ., 34.200 87.000 Rye, bushels 7,000 3.0UU Barley, bushels 26,000 4,000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 1. Flour Receipts. 20, 2S0 barrels; exports. 10,900 barrels. Market, quiet and about steady. Wheat Receipt. 92.500 bushels; spot, firm; No. 2 red. S54c elevator; No. 2 red. 864c f. o. b. afloat; Nc 1 Northern Dulutb, 92Hc f. o. b. afloat. The early wheat market was firmer on light Argentine shipments and higher cables and rains In the West. It later be came Irregular. May closed 89c; September, S6Hc: December, STtJc Hops Quiet. Wool Firm. Hides Steady. Grata at San Francisco. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. Wheat and bar ley, easier. Spot quotations: Wheat-Shipping, $1.451.55; mUllnr, S1.57K 81.67H. Barley Feed, $181,035?: brewing, $1.07 91.10. Oats Red. $1.151.42. .Call -board rales: Wheat Decemtfer, $1.31i. Barley December, fit) Tic - Corn Large yellow, -$1.4081.42. . Wheat at UrerpooL LIVERPOOL. Sept. 1. Wheat September, 6s Sid; December. 6s 7d. The weather In England today was overcast. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Sept. 1. Wheat, unchanged; blue stem, 71c; elub. 68c; red. 64c MLaaeagelis TCteai Market. k MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1. Wheat SepUmber, 82"Sc; December. SOTiSSlc:" May, 848S4Uc; Xo. I hard. S&l,c: No. I jsortnern, -h,c; no. 2 Northern. Sic Metal Markets. .' NEW YORK, Sept. 1. The London tin mar ket showed continued weakness with opecuta.- ttve liquidation evidently In progress. - Spot closed at 147 2s 6d and futures at 146 I2s 6d. Locally, tin Was weak. Spot. 32.25S32.50c Copper showed continued weakness abroad. closing at 170 2s 6d for spot and 69 17s 6d for futures In London. Locally, quotations are little better than nominal. Lake and elec trolytic. 16.25817c. and casting. 15.87 16.37c Lead was dull locally at 4.8584.90c, and un changed In London at 14 Ss 9d. Spelter was 5c higher at 126 in London. but continued quiet at 5.7CS5.S0c In New York. Iron waa Irregular In the marketa abroad. with. Glasgow closing at 52s 6d. and Mlddles boro at 47a 10d. Locally, the market Is reported firm. No. 1 foundry Northern. 16.50 817.25c; No. 2 do, 1616.75c: No. 1 do South ern. ld.2516.75c: No. 2 bp. 15.7516.25c; No. 1 ao sort. ie.23i6.75c. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 1. The market for evap orated apples Is unchanged. Common to good, 486c; prime. 77Hc; choice. 7c; fancy, Sc. Prunes firm at 4H87c, according to grade; Apricots show no fresh features; choice. 88 Sfcc; extra choice. SH88-J4C; fancy, 9"410c Peaches continue in very light supply on spot; fancy. llc Raisins are very firm, with loose muscatels quoted at 5H87c: seeded ralstns. 5H874c; London layers, 1.1081.15c. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Sept. 1. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady: creameries, 17820c; dairies. 16818c. Eggs, steady at mark; cases included. 16c: firsts, 17c; prime firsts, 194c; extras. 21c Cheese, firm. llflllJic NEW YORK. Sept, 1. Butter, firm: official prices state dairy, common to extra, 17jI20Hc; Western factory, common to extra, 1317c Eggs and eheete, unchanged. . Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Sept. 1. Coffee Futures closed steady. Sales. 13,250 bags; September. 7.20c; December. 7.50c; January. 7.60c; May. 7.S5c: July. 7.05c Spot Rio. quiet; No. 7 Invoice, 8!4c; mild quiet: Cordova, 10813c. Sugar Raw, nolmlnal; fair refining, 35ic; centrifugal, 96 test, 3 15-I6S4c; molasses su gar, 3Hc Refined, unsettled. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Sept. 1. Cotton Futures closed 6 points lower to 1 point higher. October. 10.63c; November. 10.69c; December. 10.72c; January. 10.81c; February. 10.88c; March, 10.93c; April, 10.94c; May, 10.05c "Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 1. Wool, steady: medium grades combing and clothing. 2954831c; light fine. 21827c; heavy fine. 18822c; tub washed, 3441Hc PERSONALJVIENTION. Rev. E. Nelson Allen and family re turned Wednesday evening from a month's outing at Clatsop Beach. J. H. Zane, editor of the A. O. TJ. W. Reporter, has started on a trip East to visit his old home. He will be absent for about a month. Justice Waldemar Seton, of the East Side Court, has just returned from his vacation spent In the wilds of the Ne halem country. E. G. Clark, assistant general passenger agent .of the "Wisconsin Central, with headquarters at Milwaukee, Is spending a few days in the city. C. E. S. Wood has returned from a two weeks' trip to New York City, and reports satisfactory progress In connection with Irrigation conditions in Malheur Counts. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Boswell. formerly of Estacada, have moved to British Col umbia, where Mr. Boswell Is engaged in putting In a large power plant. They are now right In the heart of the British Columbia Mountains. Rev. E. Nelson Allen, .pastor of tha Cumberland Presbyterian Church, East Taylor and Twelfth street, and wife re turned last evening from the beach, where they spent August. Mr. Allen resumes his work at once. Rev. S. A. Slewert, pastor of the First English Evangelical Church, and wife have also returned from their vacation. Rev. William Young Chapman, pastor of the Rosevllle-Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. Chapman, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Justin, left for home Tuesday morning. Dr. Chap man and Mrs. Justin are cousins; and 30 years had elapsed since they parted In Nova Scotia. The doctor was most fa vorably Impressed with Portland and the Exposition. Dr. J. T. Hammond, of Nashville. Tenn., secretary of the Board of Education of the M. E. Church, South, and one of the leading educators in tho Southern States, will reach the city this afternoon by the Northern Pacific Railroad. He will spend a few days at the Fair. The doctor will preach at the M. E. Church. South. Sun day, both morning and evening. James M. King. D. D., corresponding secretary of the Board of" Church Exten sion of the Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the distinguished officials of his church. Is in the city, attending the Norwegian-Danish Conference. Dr. King is at the Perkins Hotel, and will preach for Dr. T. B. Ford In the Sunnyslde Metho dist Episcopal Church next Sunday eve nlng t NEW YORK, Sept. 1. (Special.) C. J. Edmondson. of Seattle, was registered at the Algonquin today. CHICAGO, SepL 1. (Special.) Orego nlan guests at Chicago hotels: Wellington, Lillian Halett, Portland; Morrison, Georgo Flnley. Portland; Bismarck. R. A. Crano and wife. SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES. Yery Low Ninety-Day Tickets East Offered by O. R. A N. September 15, 17. the O R- & N. sells && day special excursion tickets to Eastern, points; stopovers granted going and re turning. Particulars of C w. Stinger, city ticket agent o: R. & N, Co., Third and Washington streets. Portland. DAMIANA lala California Oaailana Bitter, is a great alive, emgorater and nerrinc The raostwcndecfal aphrodisiac aad special tonic for the sexaal organs of both sexes. The Mexican re-nedy for di-wasea of the kidneys and bladder. Sells on its awn merits. NABER. ALFS & BRUNE, Agents 823 Market St., San Francisco. Sand for circular. For sale by all druggists or liquor dealers. BITTERS CHICHCST-C-VV CN8UBH In KE9 i GU mtwUta boxec m&M. -jIUi Mm rili-Ma. Take ao athr. Kara SJTrVi fare. TesWwsnlsla iiiwwim. aim. 0 9r. TsTiatwm Itun, MUI... iU