TTTfi 3I0JEXiyG0REG(mAXt TUJSSE AX, OCTOBER . 3, 1905.
15
MARGIN TOO GREAT
Hops in East and West Not
.on; Proper Basis. -
DIFFERENTIAL TWO CENTS
Instead of That, Present Range Is
Six Cents Between Oregon and
New York Growers Are
Iiive Sellers.
HOPS Unnecessarily trifle . range
between prices In East and "West.
WHEAT Market steady and ralrly
active.
FRUIT Last car of California
apples arrives.
VEGETABLES Local tomatoes are
scarce.
BUTTER Market weakened by in
creased receipts.
EGGS Eastern stock offered at low
prices.
POULTRY "Weak opening with a
light demand.
"What la the matter with the hop market?
is the question that dealers and growers are
asking now. Hops are telling In New York
at 17 and 18 cents, buyers An this state are
paying around 12 cents, and up In "Wash
ington prices run from 10 cents down to any
old price. Hops are hops and have an In
trinsic value. There should not be more than
2 cents differential- between 'New York and
this Coast, yet a margin of G cents Is now
quoted between valuta in Oregon and the
East. It Is evident that the market Is being
manipulated - to a greater extent than most
people imagine. That it will ultimately find
Its own Jevel Is certain, but In the meantime
Coast growers are not getting their Just dues.
If the New York prices represent actual values.
One thing that is causing the "Western grow
ers to refrain from selling now la the knowl
edge that prices here are relatively too low.
They believe that when the demand becomes
stronger later In the month there will be keen
competition between the shorts and the ex
porters that will force prices upward. The
only transaction reported yesterday was the
purchase by Seavey & Metzler of C4 bales of
Lane County hops at 11 cents. Saturday af
ternoon Joseph Harris, of Salem, agent for
Benjamin Schwartz & Sons, of New York,
bought 200 bales at 12; cents. The fact has
not escaped observation that Schwartz, who
has been buying heavily of late, has been re
markably lucky In the hop market In the past
few years, always buying Just before a rise.
Reports were received yesterday of several
low-priced deals in "Western "Washington, run
ning around 9and 10 cents, and one letter said
come hops had been bought at 5Vj cents, but of
course did not specify the quality. A letter
from Chehalls said the growers there are
now holding for 15 cents, the same as In
Oregon.
The Kentish Observer, of September. 14, In
forecasting the English crop, said;
Although it Is a certainty now that many
acres will be left unpicked on account of red
mold and deterioration" of quality through the
adverse "weather. the crop, nevertheless, wjll be
a very large one. probably something over-500,-000
cwt. The last huge crop was grown In
1901. when the official estimate was C49.387
cwts.
The Allgemeine Hopeeln and Brauer Zeltung
of September 2 gives the following estimate of
the world's"hop crop.
-Cwts
Alsace-Lorraine . S6.000 100.000
Result of Estimate of
crop 1001. crop 1905.
Bavaria 232,000 300,000
1 urtemburg 72,000 75,000
Baden 30,000 40.000
Alsace Lorraine.. 86.000 100,000
Prussia and all
German states. 19,000 35,000
German Empire 445,000 550,000
Bohemia 130.000 290.000
Moravia 7,500 10.000
Austria 10.000 10.000
Steler'k &' Karn-
ten 13,500 30.000
Ga'izlen 18,000 20.000
Hungarla & Sla-
vonla. etc. 11.000" 20.000
Austrla-Hungarla . . . 190.000
Belgium and Holland. '90,000
France ... 50.000
Russia 40.000
England 280,000
380,000
100.000
70.000
100.000
500.000
Europe .- 1,095.000
America 420,000
Australia 15,000
1,700,000
500.000
15.000
Total hop crop of the
world
..1.5S0.O00
2,215.000
CALIFORNIA BELLFLOWER AITLES.
Good Car Is Received From WataonvlIIe
New Navel Oranges Coming.
Among yesterday's fruit receipts was a car
of good Bellflower apples from "Watsonvllle.
C&h, probably the last apples to come from
that state tr a long time. They were put
on sale at $1.40gl.5O.
Two cars of bananas are due today. The
first car of navel oranges of the aeason
reached San Francisco Saturday, and & part
of the lot Is on the way to this city.
Local tomatoes are again scarce, but a
quantity came up from Southern Oregon and
offered at 40S50 cents.
Trading In fruits and vegetables was exceed
ingly heavy yesterday, as retailers stocks were
about exhausted after the two holidays.
BUTTER MORE PLENTIFUL.
Bains Have Caused a Marked Increase ia
Supply of Cream.
The past week of rainy weather has caused
a decided increase In the supply of cream and
butter, and the market, consequently, is con
siderably weaker. The lessened demand for
ice cream has also had Its -effect. Prices were
generally maintained all along the line yes
terday, though some good Minnesota, butter
was offered at 25 cents.
Eggs were In good demand and prices
ranged from 27 cents for strictly fresh Ore
gon to 23H cents for Eastern storage.
Not much poultry came In, but It proved
to be enough more than to fill orders. Dealers
6ay it is too early yet to forecast the week's
market.
Wheat Market Steady.
The wheat market opened for the week with
a steady tone. A good deal of Saturday's
slump was recovered In the East, but cables
came through lower yesterday. The usual
amount of trading was reported In the coun
try. Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of" the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
. - Clearings. Balances.
Portland , $1,451,553 11G,S64
Seattle 1,522.740 627.058
Tacoma 658.542 135,382
Spokane ... 022.868 114,593
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. .
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
"WHEAT Club. 71c per bushel; blues tern.
74c. Valley. 7172c.
FLOUR patents. $4.204.80 per barrel;
straights. $3.04.15; clears, $3.6503.90;
Valley. $3.6004.10; Dakota, hard wheat.
$0.50fir7.25l Graham, $3.233.75: whole
wheat, $3.754; rye flour, local, $5; East
ern, $5.505.60; cornmeal, per bale. $1,900
OATS No. 1 white feed. $24; gray. $21 per
ton.
MILLSTUFFS Bran7 $18 per ton; mid
dlings. $21.50; shorts. .$19; chop, U. S. Mills.
$18; linseed dairy feed. $1S; alfalfa meal.
$18 per ton.
BARLEY Feed, $20 per ton; brewing, $20;
rolled. $2223.
RYE-$l.30 per centaL
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats; cream, 90
pound sacks, $0.75; lower grades. $5 G 6-25;
oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $8 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat
meal (ground, 50-pound sacks, $7.50 pur
barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; spilt
peas, $3 per 100-pound, sack; 25-pound boxer,
$1.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds; 23
Pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-'
pound sacks, $2.50 per bale.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $14 615 per
ton; Valley timothy. $11012; clover, $&Q9;
cheat. ?7.509; grain hay, $S,9.
Vegetables. Fruit, Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. $1L30 per
box; peaches, 05c$l per crate; plums. 50
75c per crate; cantaloupes, 75c $1.25 per
crate; pears, $1.25 1.50 per box; watermel
ons, ic per pound; crabapples, $1 per
box; grapes, muscat, $L25 a box; Tokay. $1
ft 1.50; black. $1; Concord. 15 23c; casabas,
$2 & 2.50 per dozen; cranberries, $10 per bar
rel; quinces. $1 per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice, $1
per box; fancy, $5; oranges, Valencia, fancy,
$55.C5 per box; grapefruit. $33.50; pine
apples. $2.50 dozen; pomegranates, $1.85 per
box.
FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. I Q 4c per
pound; cabbage, ll4c per pound; cauli
flower. 75c per dozen; celery. 75c per dozen;
corn. 05c per sack; cucumbers, 10015c per
dozen; egg plant, $1.75 per crate; peppers, 3c
per pound; pumpkins, 1U filHc; tomatoet-,
4050c per crate: squash. 5c per pound.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 00c$l per
tack; carrots, 05 (g 75c per sack; beets, S3cf
$1 per cack; garlic. 12 He per pound.
ONIONS Oregon, $1 per sack; Globe, 75c
per sack.
POTATOES Oregon fancy. C065c per
sack; common, nominal; Merced sweets, 29
2Uc per pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 79c per pound;
apricots. I212c; peaches, 10H12J;
pears, none; Italian prunes, none; California
figs, white, 4QCc per pound; black, 4(j5c;
bricks, 12-14-ounce packages, 75085c per
box; 5S-ounce. $22.40; Smyrna, 20c per
pound; dates, Fard. $1.40 per 15-pound case.
RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounco packages, 7 Q
Sc; IC-ouncc. 6 6 9c; loose muscatels, 5&
7 lie; unbleached seedless Sultanas, 04 c;
London layers, 3-crown whole boxes of 20
pounds. $1.S5; 2-crown, $1-75.
Butter. Eggs, roultry. Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
er. 3032c per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery. 25630c; store butter, 15
lCc; Eastern creamery. 20 S 27 He
EGGS Oregon ranch. 20H27Bf Eajt-
ern. zuzuc; ittorage 24 oZ5c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, l;
14 He; Young America, 14 HIS' 15 He
POULTRY Average old hens. 13 H
mixed chickens, 12H13Hc; old roostere.To
(tfiOHc. young roosters, ll12Hc; Springs,
14 13c: dressed chickens, 11 15c; turkeys,
live, 18620c: turkeys, dressed, choice, 22
23c; geese, live, per pound. 869c; geese,
dressed, pound. 10611c; ducks, 13614c;
pigeons. $161.25; squabs, $262.50.
Hops, Wool, Hide. Etc
HQPS Oregon 1905, choice, nominal at
12c; olds, 10611c.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 196
21c: lower grades down to 15c. according to
shlnkage; Valley, 25 627c per pound.
MOHAIR Choice, 80c. per pound.
HIDES Dry hides: No. 1, 1C pounds and
up. 10H617c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to
10 pounds. 14615c per pound; dry calf. No.
1, under 3 pounds. 17618c; dry salted, bulls
and stags. onethlrd less than dry flint;
(culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur
rain, halr-cllpped, weather-beaten or grubby,
263c per pound less). Salted hides: Steers,
sound, CO pounds and over. 9 6 10c per pound;
50 to CO pounds, SH69c per pound; under ZO
pounds and cows, 869c per pound; salted
kip, sound, 15 to 30 pounds, Uc per pound;
salted veal, sound, 10 lo 14 pounds, 9c per
pound; salted calf, sound, under 10 pounds.
10c per pound; (green unsalted, lc per
pound less; cuUs, lc per pound less). Sheep
skins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers' stock, 256
30c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock,
40650c each: medium, wool. No. 1 butchers
stock, C0 6 80c; long wool. No. 1- butchers'
stock. $161-50 each. Murrain pelts from I'j
to 20 per cent leis or 12614c per pound;
horse hldes,Tsalted, each, according to size.
$1.5063; dry. each, according to rlze, $16
1.50; colts' hides. 25 6 50c each; goat skins,
common. 10615c each; Angora with wool on.
25c6$l-50 each.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 363Hc; .No.
2 and grease. 23c
FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2,506
10 each; cubs, $Jj2; badger. 25650c; wild
cat. with head perfect, 25650c; bouse cat.
5610c; fox, common gtay, 50 6 70c; red, $36
3; cross. $5015; sliver and black. $100 6200;
flshers, $56C; lynx. $4.5060: mink, strictly
No. 1. according to size. $162.50; marten,
dark Northern, according to size and color,
$10615: marten, pale, pine, according to
size and color. $2.5064; xcuskrat. large. 106
15c; skunk, 40650c; civet or polecat. 3610c;
otter, large, prime skin. $0610; panther,
with head and claws perfect. $265; raccoon,
prime, 30650c; mountain wolf, with head
perfect, $3.50 6 5; coyote, 60c6$l; wolverine,
$068; beaver, per skin, large. $560; me
dium. $364; small. $161-5Q: kits. 50675c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20622c
per pound.
CA&ARA SAGRADA (Chit tarn bark)
Good, 3c per pound.
Dressed Meats.
BEEF Dressed bulls, 162c per pound;
cows. 364c; country steers. 4 644c
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 7H6'Sc;
125 to 200 pounds, 46Cc; 200 pounds and
up. 3 64HC.
MUTTON Dressed, fancy. 6H67c per
pound; ordinnry. 465c;t lambs. 76-7HC
PORK Dressed, 100 'to 130 pounds, 76
7Hc; 130 and up, C66Hc per pound.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc
COFFEE Mocha. 26628c; Java, ordinary.
186'22c, Costa Rica, fancy. 186'20c; good.
16618c; ordinary. 10612c per pound; Colum
bia roast, cases, 100s, $14.25; -50s, $14.25; Ar
buckle. $15.75; Lion, $15.75.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5Hc; South
ern Japan. 464Hc; Carolina. 066Hc
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; Impound
flats. $1.85; fancy. 161H-pouhd flats. $1.S0;
H-pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound
talis. 90c; red. 1-pound tails, $L23; sockeyes,
1-pound tails. $L70.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube.
$5.00; powdered, $5.35; dry granulated, $S.2o;
extra C, .$4.75; golden C, $4.65: fruit sugar.
$5.25; advances over sack basis as follows:
Barrels. 10c; half-barrels. 25c; boxes. 50c
per 100 pounds. (Terms; On remittance
within 15 days, deduct hie per pound; .t
later than 15 days and within 30 days, de
duct He per pound; no discount after 30
days.) Beet sugar, granulated, $5.15 per 100
pounds; maple sugar. 15616c per pound.
SALT California. $11 per ton, $1.60 per
bale; Liverpool. 50s. $17; 100s. $16.50; 200s.
$10: half-pound 100s, $7; 50s, $7.50.
NUTS "Walnuts. 15 Uc per pound by sack,
lc extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts, 16c;
filberts. 16c; pecans. Jumbos, 16c; extra
large, 17c; almonds. I. X. L., 16c; chest
nuts. Italians. 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound
drum: peanuts, raw. 7c per pound; roasted.
9c; plncnuts. 10 12c; hickory nuts. 7c;
cocoanuts. 7c: cocoanuts, 35690c per dozen.
BEANS Small white. 3644c; large
white, 3Hc; pink, 33Hc; bayou, 44c:
Lima, CHc.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 14c per pound;
14 to 16 pounds, 13;c: 18 to 20 pounds,
13-jic; California (picnic). 9Hc; cottage
hams. 8c; shoulders, 0c; boiled ham, 21c;
boiled picnic ham. boneless. 13c.
BACON Fancv breakfast, 19Hc per pound;
standard breakfast, 17Hc; choice. 16c; Eng
lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 15c; peach
bacon. 14c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears.
11c; dry salt,. 12c smoked; clear backs, lie;
dry salt, 12c smoked; clear bellies, 14 to 17
pounds average, none; Oregon exports. 20 to
25 pounds average. Uc; dry salt. 12$e
smoked; Union butts, 10 to 18 pounds aver
age, none.
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $18; H
barrelsr $9.50; beef. " barrels, $12; half -barrels.
$6.50.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound: minced
ham, 10c; Summer," choice dry. 17Hc; bo
logna, long. Slid welnerwurst, 8c; liver. Oc;1
pork. 9610c; headcheese. 6c; blood, 6c; bo
logna sausage, link. 4 He,
CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds,
per dozen. $1.25; two pounds, $2.33: lx
pounds. $8. Roast beer. flat, pounds, $L25;
two pounds, $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast
beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.33;
six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds.
$3.15. Roast tautton. six pounds. $8.50.
LARD Leaf lard kettle rendered, tierces,
11c; tubs. llc; 50s. llic; 20s. ll;c; 10s.
11 c; 5s. 11 c. Standard pure: Tierces.
10c; tubs. lOUc; 50s. 10Uc; 20s. 10Hc; 10s,
10 c; 3s, 10T4e. Compound; Tierces, 6c;
tubs, CUc; 50s, Cc; 10s. 6?ic; 5s, Cic
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases, 86c per gallon.
"WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 500-pound
lots. 7?ic; less than 500-pound lots. 8c
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 23 He;
Iron barrels, 17c; 80 deg. gasoline, cases, 32c;
iron barrels or drums. 26c
COAL OIL Cases, $2.05 per case; iron bar
rels. -15c per gallon; wood barrels, 18c,-
LTKSEED OIL Raw, 5-barrel lots. 49c;
1-barrel lots,' 30c; cases. 55c: boiled. 3-barrel
(lots, 51c; 1-barrel lots, 52c; cases, 57c
CONSIGN HOPS EAST
Plan for Dealing Between Pro
ducer and Consumer.
SAVE MIDDLEMEN'S PROFIT
Proposal. Made to Growers1 of Ore-
gon, Washington and California
by E. J. Smith That Will
Rcvolutlonlre Trade.
A circular letter to the hopgrowers of the
Pacific Coast has been Issued by E. J. Smith,
a dealer of this city, outlining a plan for
consigning their hops to New York, where
they will be disposed of direct to brewers,
thus saving the farmers the commissions and
profits usually paid to middlemen here and
in the East. The letter says;
The month of October is now at hand and
little has been done in the way of buying,
owing largely to the fact that Eastern deal
ers are aally instructed by come of the
bears to hold off as long as possible from
buying, thereby expecting the grower to
weaken. Today the growers have the situa
tion in their own hands. However, it they
weaken now It will cause values to further
decline.
It has been surprising that the bears -could
have forced values to where they are. How
ever, if It had not been for The Oregonlan
and a few of us bull individuals, the market
today might have been where the bears say
they -will eventually puuit 7 cents. How
ever, I don't think their prophesy is pos
sible, unless the growers force the situation
upon themselves.
I have a legitimate business proposition
which I desire, to place before the growers of
the Coast for their mutual protection and
approval. At present you are entirely de
pendent upon the dealers of the Coast for
the disposal of your hops. You are obliged
to accept whatever the dealer offers you.
Now I am going to place before you a propo
sition whereby you can compete with the
dealer by selling your goods direct to the
brewer, thereby saving not only the dealefs
profit of teveral cents a pound, but also some
commissions which are Incurred before the
hops reach the brewer.
Ihave a very extended acquaintance
amM the brewers of the East and have
dedlH-lth them for many years past and
have" lately decided to suggest to you the
advisability of shipping your hops to New
York to me. where we have ample storage
and facilities for handling them. 1 shall
take the matter up with you purely on a
legitimate commission basis, giving the
grower the full benefit of all sales less tho
actual expense Involved. I feel-positive that
I can get the grower more money for his
hops by some cents a pound than he could
realize at home. By having the goods on
the Vpot in New York, I feel that I could
turn them to the mutual benefit and satis
faction of every grower concerned.
Yesterday's quotations for Pacific Coast
hops in New York were 15 to IS cents, which
prices the brewers are paying, and dealer
here talking 10 cents. My principal idea' In
taking this matter up with the grower would
be to establish a trade in this line with him.
That would lead to a larger business with
him next year and for years to come. And
I would try and perform my duties in such a
satisfactory manner as regards the grow
er's Interests that he would no longer feel
that he was under the lash of the short
seller and compelled to accept whatever the
short seller saw fit to offer him.
Under this proposition the grower would
stand on equal footing with the dealer,
thereby obtaining the consumer's price and
saving several commissions and dealers'
profits. There is one thing the grower can
depend upon; he will gel all there Is In the
hops. I shall do my utmost to make the
most advantageous sales possible and give
the grower prompt returns less the actual
expense incurred. It will be my one great
desire to get every grower who ships me his
bops the highest figure obtainable. I am
looking for a strong demand In the East for
spot goods In November and December.
Therefore I trust you will realize the ex
pediency of forwarding your goods as rap
idly as possible., so as to have them there
for the opening markets. If you don't care
to ship your entire crop, ship me half of it,
and I will do the best I can for you.
I know many growers oppose consigning
their hops and they have apparent reasons
for so doing, and I regret to acknowledge
that we have some dealers in the trade who
ever stand ready to take advantage of the
grower until the grower has naturally be
come suspicious of all dealers.
Of course dealers generally will not ap
prove of this proposition. Why? Because
they will not get -a chance to handle the
hops. It will cut in on their trade, also their
customers' trade in the East. Then again
there are a good many dealers here on the
Coast who are not friendly to me, for the
simple reason that I have stood with the
grower here for the past two years in try
ing to hold prices up and I am going to
continue to stand with you ' on these same
lines regardless of the opinions of any of
them. And when they come to yo uand tell
you to let them consign your goods or that
they will advance you what money you need,
beware. 1 am placing myself in a position
where I. acting as seller for the grower, am
under the laws of America for a strict ac
counting to each and every grower. Again
I wish to impress upon you the necessity of
forwarding any goods you might wish to
ship me as quickly as possible, as it will
take them from three to four weeks in
transit.
Any farther enlightenment upon this sub
ject I will gladly give you upon application
for same. My Portland address until I re
turn East, which will be about November 1.
win be care of Belvedere HoteL Any grower
desiring to ahlp mo any goods wire or write
me here at once and I or my representa
tive will come and see you, either In Cali
fornia. Oregon or Washington.
MONEY TONE IS EASIER
WITH REQUIRE3IEXTS MET, NEW
YORK MARKET RELAXES.
Speculation Is Not Active and the
Prices Sag More Gold to
Be Imported.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. The course of today's
money market justified fast week's specu
lative confidence that the tone would relax
after the special requirements 'A the close
of last week had been met. These require
ments included those tor the turn of the
month and for the quarter and also for the
very large syndicate transactions which were
put through. Syndicate payments on the
large railroad bond issues were, evidently re
deposited Immediately and became available
In today's money market. Therefore. In
stead of Friday's sales for call loans above 6
per cent and up to 7 per cent, there was only
a momentary demand today at 0 per cent
and the free offerings carried the rate down
to 5 per cent. In response to this, prices of
securities were Inclined to advance.
Efforts to awaken any animation In the
speculation, however, proved mostly abortive.
Movements of any extent were confined to
Industrial stocks of little prominence and
to a few railroad stocks which have been the
subject of pool operations for a long time
past. While the action of the money mar
ket lessened anxiety regarding any Immedi
ate stringency and all of the news was cal
culated to uphold confidence in the solid
foundation of values, it was felt that actual
ease in the money market is not to be hoped
for at present. The early reports of addi
tional gold engagements in London were re
garded as exaggerated, but authoritative ad
missions Justified the conclusion that gold
had been secured there. This was enough to
prove that the advance In the Bank of
England discount rate was not to make an
effective barrier to the securing of further
gold for New York. The price of gold in
London was marked up again as a further
measure of protection for the supply In that
market.
The subtreaaury statement showed that
the Government fiscal operations were still
taking money from New York banks, the
loss to that institution reaching $1,570,000 as
against the loss of the previous week of
$1,940,000. The subtreasurys credit balance
at the Clearlng-House paved the way for
expecting a further large withdrawal to be
shown by tomorrow's statement. Last
week's total loss to that Institution of $7,
000,000, therefore, may be duplicated. Skep
ticism over the showing of the cash gain
in the Saturday bank statement continued
unallayed and the ability of the Clearing-
House Institution to effect another such
showing in face of the tide of the currency
movement was doubted.
An advance in the price of copper here
and in London Induced only a narrow xnove-f
ment in Amalgamated Copper. At the end
of the day some fractional losses were
mjjeed with the. gains as a result of the
potty speculations of the day. Tho prin
cipal activity was' confined to the forenoon
teuton and prices sagged In the prevail
ing dullness of the afternoon.
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value.
$3,075,000. United States bonds were all
unchanged on calL
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High. Low. bid.
Adams Express 2(0
Amalgamated Copper 3S.600 83Ji 84H WTi
Am. Car & Foundry. 1.400 37H 3 37
do preferred 100 100 100 Vj
American Cotton Oil. 4.400 32; 31 31i
do D referred ..... ..... 90
American Express 225
Am. Hd. & Lth. pfd. 700
33
ran
American ice aw
American Linseed Oil l.bOO
do preferred 15,400
American Locomotive 4,300
2TJi
l'JTX
43H
54 Ik
27
ltH
42H
53H
19;s
42
52
112U
do preferred
Am. Smelt. &. Refln.
9.500 126Ti
126
do preferred 121S
Am, Sugar Refining. 4,300 141 140 140
Am. Tobacco pfd... TOO 102H 102
1U2-S
Anaconda Mining Co. l.sou 125
124 H 124
AtcbLson v. 4, MX)
90H
00H
IK)
oo preferred
Atlantic Coast Line.
100 103
105
104J1
165h
112
OH
700
16tP lGtf
113S 1124
Baltimore &. Ohio... 7.100
do preferred
Brook. Rapid Transit, 19.000
IS
Canadian Pacific
7.0UO 170
175Vj 175
Central of N. Jersey
Central Leather ....
do preferred
213
1,600 44
44U
104U
5SH
44?i
000 l(HVj
104b
Si
70
2154
21
1S2H
18
39
SO?!
4i
Chesapeake & Ohio. 1.300 59?
Chicago & Alton
do preferred ......
Chicago Gt. Western
Chlcaro Northwest.
2.200
1.000
:iH
21S
Chi.. MIL & St. Paul 7.000 lS2i 1S2
Chi. Term. & Transit
do preferred ... .
C. C C Louis
Colorado Fuel & Iron 14.S00
Colorado & Southern. 7.000
47H
2Si
I2H
""
46U
2S
61U
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred....
Consolidated Gaa ...
Corn Products
do preferred
700
02li
44H
S.400
ooo look
187? ISO
2.000 12i
II
i:
200
31
51
Delawa.ie & Hudson.
400
!1S
218
218
Del.. Lack. & West. 450
Denver & Rio Grande
35J
8a u
do preferred ...... .....
Distillers' Securities. 7.100 44Vs
Erie 13.700. 50H
43
NS
S2H
73
43T,
50U
82
73X
lMi
do 1st preferred.... eOO S2H
do 2d preferred.... 1.100 73-i
General Electric
Hocking Valley
Illinois Central .
200 1S2H 182
CO
1.600 1S3
1S2V5 1S2U
International Paper.. 10.200
do preferred 100
22V
7i
79
7tt
2Cfc
International Pump..
do preferred ......
Iowa Central
do preferred ......
Kansas City Southern
co preferred
Louisville & Nash v..
Manhattan L.
Met. Securities
100 83 S3 83
2sj;
50
27i 27 27
56 50 55 Vi
155ri 154T 154-
7,200
700
6.600
300 ICS, 105H 165Va
1.100 Si
fcUis ev?
Metropolitan St. Ry.
3,100 12U
1255
24Vi
125i
2lS
Mexican Central
... 5,200 24H
Minn. & St. Louis
M.. SU P. &. S. S. M.
300 130 139
139
1C3
do preferred ......
Mifcourl Pacific .... 3,000 lOtJt;
1054 105
Mo., Kans. & Texas 3.500 34)
34H 34i
do preferred CHv
National Lead SOO 47U 4Cft 401s
Northern Pacific 1,300 212,2 212 211Vi
Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. ...1 31
New York Central... 2.200 1505 150 150
N. Y.. Ont & West. 3.100 5CH 55U 55i
Norfolk & Western. 5.700 86U 85T 85i
oo preierrea va
North American
100
09
46
09
43
OSS
Pacific Mall ...
Pennsylvania .
People's Gas . .
1.100
45H
144H
104.
81
45;
96U
256
121
U4fc
99
24;
93V4
344
son
37
104U
70
17,400
1412) 144
1,300 104H 104
P.. C. C. & St. Louis
Pressed Steel Car. .. 1.000
46
45,
90
do preferred ooo
Pullman Palace Car GOO 257U
255i
Reading C5.500 124i 123U
ao isi.prrerrea.... -iou :o. ik
do 2d Preferred
1.400
5.900
2.500
25.900
8,400
200
99;
24t
92i
33
0
3Sji
"eon
Republic Steel . .
do d referred ...
Rock Iriand Co.
do preferred ...
24sJ
93:
34
SIM
3SH
R-ibber Goods
do preferred ......
Schlow-Sheffleld ....
St. L. & S. F. 2J pfd.
St. Louis Southwest.
do preferred
4.700
6.700
71 4
24
C2i
70Vi
ro5
700
300
24H 23
tJU
Southern Pacific
do preferred
Southern Railway ...
do preferred ......
Tenn. Coal & Iron.
Texas & Pacific ....
Tol., St. L. A West,
do preferred
Union Pacific
6S.300
G9-
OK
300 122U 120
119
375
100
C.700 37 Vs ZSii
6.200
700
894
35;i
S7S
353
35i
3SV
100 58
57.900 Lilt;
5SU 57
1384 133-,
do preferred 100
951
95
V. S. Exprcee 100
V. S. Realty
I S. Rubber 700
123
123
123
SOX,
5Wi
56
do preferred
U. S. Steel...
100 111, 1114 111
. CS.100 rS 38 3S5
do preferred
14.100 1033 ia.vt lOS,
Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical
1.S00 34
S3i
33"
do preferred
100 1061
ion;
221i
235
167
9U
17
30:
55
Wabash 1.900
do preferred 1.500
Wells-Fargo Express.
3,
42;
23
42,
Wwttnghouse Elect.. 300 19, 169;
ivesiern union i.soo
Wheeling & L. -Erie
Wlfcoivsln Central
do preferred
934 933
Total sales for the day. C34.800 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Oct. ' Closing quotations:
U. S. ret. 2s reg. 1034
do coupon 1033
U. S. 3s reg 103H
do coupon..... 104 H
U S. new 4s reg.134
do coupon 134
U. S. old 4s reg.101;
do coupon 104;
Atchison Adj. 4s 99
D. & R. G. 4s. ..1013
N. Y. C. G. 3V3. 00
Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77
Nor. Pacific 43.104;
So. Pacific 4s... 06
Union Pacific 4s.l053
Wis. Central 4s.. 954
Jap. 6s. 2d ser,.101H
JP. 4i. cer... 01 i
Stocks at XosdoB.
LONDON, Oct. 2. Consols for money.
S9U
consols for account, 89 H.
Anaconda 63
Atchison . . 93
do preferred. ..10S
Baltimore &. O..H6U
Can. Pacific 161m
Ches. & Ohio... 60 H
C. Gt. Western. 22
C M. & St. P..1SS
Norfolk & West. SSi
do preferred... 05
Ontario & West. 37
Pennsylvania ... 74 U
Rand Mines...... 3!i
Reading 64
do 1st pref.... 49
do 2d pref 51U
DeBeers .
So. Railway. 3Si
D. &. R. Grande
do pre7erred..
Erie
do 1st pref...
.do 2d pref...
do preferred. ..103
93 '.So. Pacific.
.. 7H4
..137S
.. 90
.. 39
..lOS-i
.. 21
. 44
915
32Unlon Pacific.
Sl3 do preferred.
75SIU. S. Steel....
Illinois Central. 185
1 do preferred.
Louis. & Nash.. 160
'.Wabash
Mo.. Kas. & T. . 33UI do preferred
N. Y. Central. ..lS53Spanlsh Fours
Money, Exchange, Etc
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Money on call firm.
506 per cent; closing bid. 5U per cent; of
fered at 55 per cent; time leans firm. 60 and
90 cay,44Hi Pr cent: six months, 4if?
44 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4HG3
per cent.
Sterling exchange easy, with actual buslne
In bankers bills at $4.85204.8525 for demand
and at $422504.8230 for 60 days. Pouted
rates, $4.833 and $4.86-. Commercial bills,
$4.62.
Bar silver. 61Sc
MexU-iu dollars, 47c.
Government' bones steady; railroad bonds
firm. j
LONDON, Oct. 2i Bar silver, firm, 2S5d per
ounce.
Money. -2J3 per cent.
The rate of dlscoupt in the open market for
short bills i 34 per cent: do for three months
bills, 343H per cent,
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2. Silver bars. 61ic
Draftrt Sight. 3c; telegraph. 5c.
Sterling on London, CO days, $1.S3; do sight,
$4.86.
Dally Treacury Statement. ' '
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2. Today's statement
of the Treasury balances shows:
Available cash balances $136,823,693
Gold coin- and bullion 64.879,824
Gold, certificates 4S.45I.990
Soft Cos! Advance.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2. Because .of the
scarcity of cars, soft coal has advanced to
$1.25 a ton at the mines.. Prominent.-operators
lay that unless relief comes within the next
few days, the wholesale price will reach $2 a
ton. Not In months has there been such a
demand for bituminous coal as at this time.
Notwithstanding the unusual demand the larg
er operating companies say there is more coal
above ground at this time than three years
ago. when the last strike was pending. They
attribute the conditions to a scare, which hax
taken possesion of consumers.
Coffee aad Sugar.
NEW YORK. Oct, 2. The market for cof
fee futures closed steady, net unchanged to
10 points higher.- Sales wre reported of
34,250 bags. Including November, 7c; Decem
ber, 7.10J7.15c: March, 7.307.40c; May, 7.40
67.45c; July, 7.5007.65c; August. 7.55c and
September, 7.63ff7.70c Spot Rio. quiet; mild,
dull. '
Sugar Raw. nominal; fair refining, 3c; cen
trifugal. 96 tect, 3ic: molasses sugar, 2ic;
refined, unsettled; crushed. $3.50; powdered,
$1.00: granulated, 4.S0; cube, $5.05.
3TRQNG AND HIGHER
Wheat Makes a Good Advance
at Chicago.
STEADINESS IN EUROPE
Xotwlthstandlng: Some Bearish In
fluences, the Market Continues
Firm Throughout Session.
Bull leader Buys.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2. Notwithstanding a num
ber of bearish influences, the wheat market
wa etrong throughout the entire session. At
the start the market was affected to some
extent by the steadiness manifested In the
wheat market at Liverpool. Owing to the
sharp decline in Chicago Saturday, a major
ity of traders here expected a considerable
reaction In prices at foreign grain markets.
Cables, however, failed to confirm the expec
tation, values at Liverpool being a trifle
lower. For December, opening quotations
here were unchanged to He higher at 83y&
S3ic From the etart, a leading bull waa
an active bidder for wheat. To this tact
seemed due almost entirely the strength man
ifested throughout the entire day. Spurred
on by the demand of the bull leader, sit
traders started to cover, causing still greater
show of strength notwithstanding that newa
of the day otherwise was favorable to. the
bears. Weather in the Northwest was gen
erally clear. World's shipments were large
and the visible supply showed an Increase of
1.645,000 bushel. Neverthele?. the market
continued to gain in firmness. During the
last few moments of trading. December
touched the highest point of the day, sales
being made at S4"SS4;c The close was
strong with December lHc higher at S4ic.
Sentiment In the corn pit was a trlfie bear
ish and prices showed a moderate decline.
The market closed steady with December Uc
off at 435C
Liberal receipts had a depressing effect on
the oats market, December closed 6c
lower at 275s274c
Provisions were steady as a result of the
Improved demand for lard. At the close.
January pork wan unchanged, lard was up 2j
5c and ribs were a shade higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
'Open. High. Low. Close.
December $ .S35i $ .84; $ .833 $ .84$
May S5, .S6, .854 .86
f CORN.
October .50 .50 AVSi .491
Dec (Old) 41H .44H .44 .44g
Dec (new) 43 .43i .43s .43S
May 434 .43, .42i .42f
OATS.
October ' 275
December UT7H .27T .27?s -274
May 29ft .30 .29 .204
MESS PORK.
October :14.75 14.80 14.75" 14.80
January 12.40 '12.40 12.31- 12.373-
LARD.
October 7.30 7.30 7.20 7.275
November 7.30 7.30 7.25 7.30
January 6.80 6.82H 6.bO 6.823
- SHORT ' RIBS.
October &50 S.57i 8.50 8.55U
January 6.523 6.523 6.473 6:30
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 84jc; No. 3, 78gS4ic;
No. 2 red. 88;e.
Corn No. 2. 5Og50Uc; No. 2 yellow, 52-
52ic
Oate No. 2. 27-c; No. 2 white, 2SKQ23C; No.
3 white. 2tJ2SViC
Rye-No. 2, 67c
Barley Good .feeding. 36337c; fair to choice
maltlnr. 404Sc'.
Flaxseed No. 1, .95c; No. 1 Northwestern,
$1.01.
Timothy seed Prime, $3.20.
Mess pork Per barrel. $14.73814.80.
Lard Per 100. pounds. $7.275.
Short ribs sides Loose, $8.45gS.55.
Short clear rides Boxed. $7.S75tS.
Clover Contract grade $12.75.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 34.600 50,400
Wheat, bushels 41O;0CO 9.700
Corn, bushels 223,000 327. OX)
Oats, bushels 588.000 407,100
Rye. bushels 160.000
Barley, bushels 206,600 14,300
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Flour Receipts, 26.
700 barrels; exports. 4000 barrels; market
quiet, but steady.
Wheat Receipts, 63.000 bushels: exports,
8100 bushels. Spot. Irregular; No. 2 red. STTic
elevator and 89Hc f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North
ern Dulcth. 90jc f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 North
em Manitoba. 91Hc f. o. b. afloat. Options
firm en steady cable. May closed 89?c; De.
cember. SO 3-1 60.
Hops and petroleum Steady.
Hides and wool Firm.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2. Wheat and bar
ley, stronger.
Spot quotations:
Wheat-Shipping. $1.4031.45; milling. $1.50
61.60.
Barley Feed, $1.05t?l,0S; brewing, $1.10
1.125.
Oats-Red. $1.1581-50; white, $1.35U1.45;
black. $1.3581.75.
Call-board sales:
Wheat December. $1.36.
Barley December, $1.095.
Corn Large yellow. $l.375S1.425.
"Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 2. Wheat December. 6s
S4d; March. 6s Sd. Weather In England, fair.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Oct. 2. Wheat Unchanged; blue-
stem. 73c: club. iOc; red. 66c
Vl!bl Supply of Grain.
NEW TORK, Oct, 2. The visible supply of
grain Saturday. September 30, as compiled by
the New York Produce Exchange, Is as fol
lows: Bushels. Increase.
Wheat 17,305.000 1,654.000
Corn 3.774.000 418.000
Oats 18.976,000 1.49S.OOO
Rye 1.301,900 236.000
Barley 3,942.000 1,223.000
LIVESTOCK MARKETS. "
Prices Quoted Locally os Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
The following livestock prices were quoted
yesterday In the local market:
CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $38"
3.25; good cows. $2.2582.50; common cows.
$1.5081.75; calves. 125 to 150 pounds. $3; 200
to 250 pounds. $3,508-1.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley,
$3.2383.50: medium. $3; lambs, $484.23.
HOGS Best large fat hogs. $630-25.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago.
KANSAS CITY. Oct- 2. Cattle Receipts.
25,000. including 3000 Southerns; market,
steady.- Native steers. $1.0015.00; native cows
and heifers. $1.7385.25; stockera and feeders.
$2.3084.25; bulls. $233; calves. $2.5086; West
ern steers, $2.7584.75: Western cows, $1.7;
3.00.
Hogs Receipt, 5000: market, steady to 5c
lower. Bulk of sales. $5.2085.35; heavy. $5.25
65.33; packers. $5.2065.30.
Sheep Receipts. 6000; market, steady. Mut
tons. $183; lambs. $5.2386.75; range wethers,
$4.2535; ted ewesi $3.7584.50.
SOUTH OMAHA. Oct. 2. Cattle Receipts.
S000; market steady. Native steers, $3.73
5.75; cows and heifers, $3.4084.25: Western
steers, $384-73; Texas steers, $2.7583.75; cows
and heifers. $283.65; cannent, fl.50g2.25:
atockers and feeders. $2.5034.25: calves. $3
5.50; bulls, atags, etc. $2 3.50.
Hogs Receipts, 13,000; market.- steady.
Heavy, $4.8385.20; mixed. $5.1085.20; light.
$5.2083.39; pigs. $4.5085.10; bulk of sales,
$5.1585.25.
Sheep Receipts, 3300; market, steady.
Downing, Hopkins &Co.
Established 1893
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce
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The Onlv Means Wherebv a Merchant Can
be Reimbursed for Losses
Credit Insurance
removes the possibilities of a calam
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( asses through bad accounts.
Guarantees that neither dividend
nor capital can be impaired by heavy
tosses from bad debts.
Gives to a credit business the
same safety as a cash business.
Establishes and maintains con
fidence and prevents panics.
Payments to PoUcyholders Past Three Years $2,127,930.00, which
means that amount of profits destroyed by insolvency of customers was
restored in spot cash through our Indemnity.
Full expiration and particulars In oar Booklet. "Collateral on iTerchandlsa Accounts."
Seat free to anj Credit 3Iaa, Wholesaler, or Manufacturer who will ast for It. .
The American Credit-Indemnity Co .of New York
Capital, Foil Paid, 5 1,000,000 S. M. PEELAN, Presidcr
302 Broadway, New York City Broadway and Locust St, St. L00I3, Mo.
E. N. WHEELER, State Agent,
Dekum Bldg.,
Westerns. $4.75i3; wethers. 1.304.00; ewes,
Jl.15g4.50: lambs. 6.50-gtf.7.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2. Cattle Receipts. 23,000:
market, steady- to 10c higher. Beeves.
6; stockers and feeders. $2.304.25; cowa and
heifers. $1.40S4-50: Texas fed steers, $3.35f
4.50; Western steers. $34$4.70.
Hogs Receipts today. 2S.O00: market,
steady. Mixed and butchers, $5.10ff5.73; good
to choice heavy, S5.35S3.72V3; rough heavy.
$5-03.25; light. 15.1035.65; bulk or sales. 5.25
G3.G5.
Sheep Receipts. 36.CO0; market, strong.
Sheep. ?3.7S5.10; lambs. $4.407.55.
RETURN OF STRENGTH
WHEAT AND BARLEY FIRMER
. AT SAX FRANCISCO.
Formal Opening of Dairy Exchange
Postponed UntllToday Potato
3Iarket Is Depressed.
SAK FRANCISCO. Oct. 2. (Special.)
Stocks of grain In regular warehou:s of
Merchants Exchange ate officially reported
aa follower Wheat. 36.507 torn; barley. 35.148;
oats. 1852; corn. 450; bran, 125, and beans.
71.613 sacks. All items except corn show a
good Increase over a month ago. but. ex
cept corn, are greatly short of the stocks a
year ago. The feature of today's grain mar
ket waa the rapid return of strength In specu
lative values for wheat and barley, with con
siderable activity among regular traders. De
cember wheat closed at 51.30U. and the same
delivery of barley at JLOflVi. with a propor
tionate firmness In cash prices. "Wheat was
Influenced by the Chicago advance, while bar
ley rose on good local and shipping demand.
A special meeting of the grain trade Is called
for tomorrow to adopt a standard of weights
for No. 1 white wheat and class "B" screened
brewing barley.
The formal opening of the new dairy ex
change was postponed until tomorrow. Fresh
butter Is steady on light receipts, but quiet,
as buyers give preference to cold-etorage stock.
Cheese Is firm. Fancy eggs are easy oh ac
count of high prices, and medium grades are
firm. Receipts. 24.000 pounds butter. 2300
pounds cheese. 34,380 dozen eggs.
The fruit market waa without special change
from previously stated conditions and priees.
Ordinary apples are dragging under faeavy
stocks.
Potatoes were depressed by heavy arrivals
from the river. Sweets declining under large
receipts. Onions were fairly Arm at 60S80
cents.
VEGETABC.es Cucumbers. 30?65c; gar
lic. 5QCc; green peas. 3t?4e; string beans.
ltMc; tomatoes. 25j50c: okra. 3550e: egg
plant. 35Q50C.
POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 21S25c; roost
ers, old. $4.5025: roosters, young. $4.50g5.50;
broilers, small. $2.5033: broilers, large. $3Q
3.50; fryers. ZS.SOQi: hens, $4(16.50; ducks. oW.
f4.50S5; young. 4fl6.
EGGS Fancy ranch. 40c; Eastern. 2 OS I Sc.
BUTTER Fancy -creamery. 27c; creamery
seconds, 23c; fancy dairy, nominal; dairy sec
onds, nominal. v
WOOL San Joaquin, ll14c: lamba, 11
18c.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $21.5022.50; mid
dlings. $2632S.
HAY Wheat. $1015.50; wheat and oats.
$1014: harley. $8311: alfalfa. $6.S0;
clover. J'SjO; etock, $596; straw, per bale.
30350c.
POTATOES Salinas Burbanks.- 75c$1.15;
sweets. $1.2591.50.
CHEESE Young America. 12tS13c; East
ern. 13 16c
FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.35; common. 50c;
bananas. $133; Mexican limes. $44.50; Cali
fornia lemons, choice, $3.50; common, $1.50;
pineapples, $23.
HOPS 1004. ll14c: 1B05. 11014c.
RECEIPTS Flour. 14.802 sacks; wheat.
18.3S4 centals: barley, 77&1 centals; oats. 312S
centals; oats, Oregon 400 centals; beans, 5963
sacks; potatoes. 6S70 sacks; bran, 7045 sacks;
middlings. 070 sacks; hay, 1391 tons; wool. 190
bales; hides. 457.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANGISCO. Oct. 2. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as followac
Alta $ .03Justlce $ ,0"5
Alpha Con 09Kentucky Con... .01
Andes 20Mexican .... 1.00
Belcher .22Occldental Con... J7
Best & Belcher.. LlOIOi-hlr 5.25
Bullion
.3dlOverman
.43iPotosl
.11
.13
.50
.13
.05
.26
.86
.45
3.00
.13
Caledonia ......
Challenge Con..
Chollar
Confidence .....
Con. Cal. & Va.
Crown Point...
Exchequer
14 Savage
.12
Scorpion
.75
l.5
Seg. Belcher....
Sierra Nevada...
.08
Silver Hill
47iUnlon Con......
Gould Curry- -20
Hale &. Norcross 1.00
Julia 07
Utah Con
Yellow Jacket...
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Closing quotations:
Adams Con....? .S3 (Little Chief... $ .87
Alice 33
Breece 45
'Ontario
.30
Ophlr
5.12
.02
.14
.39
!5o
1.23
Brunswick C. .39
Comstock T... .07!
Con. C & Va.. 1.25
Horn Silver... 1.70
Iron Silver.... 3.00
Leadville Con.. .06
Phoenix
Potols
Savage .......
Sierra Nevada.
Small Hones...
Standard
BOSTON, Oct. 2. Closing quotations:
Adventure ..$ 8.00
AUouez 39.73
Amalgamated 83.00
Am. Zinc... 9.50
Atlantic .... 26.50
Bingham ... 31-23
Cal. & Hecla 670.00
Centennial .. 28.75
Copper R.... 71.23
Mohawk $ 59.00
JMont. C. & C 3.874
uia iommion 27.30
Osceola 108.50
(Parrot 28.73
iQuIncy 107.00
Shannon .... 8.125
Tamarack ... 134.00
Trinity 0.25
United 'Cop . . 3X23
U. S. Mlnlnar 3T7X
Daly West.. 14.00
Dominion C.
Franklin ...
Granny . . ...
79.00
15.HZI U. S. Oil 0.S7
7.73- Utah 47.80
23.00 iVlctorla 3.S7U
Isle Royale
Mass. Mining 10.25
! Winona 11.23
Michigan
14.:
iwoiverlne ... 117.00
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Oct- 2. Evaporated-apple con
tinue firm, wlth most of the business In fu
tures for December delivery and prime quot
ed around 7Lc The spot market Is without
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Portland, Ore.
change, choice and fancy being practically
out of supply for the time being. Common
to good ar quoted at 54j7c; prime, 7c.
Prunes are going quite steady into consump
tion In Jobbing lota from the local etock. aad
quotations are firmly held from 4J:7Vc ac
cording to crade.
Apricots are without change. Ctvoiee are
quoted at Sfe-gOe; extra choice. OHfOfte;
fancy. 10fllic.
Peaches are In very light supply on spat
and in the absence of business the market
Is quoted nominal.
Raisins are unchanged. Lowe musateU.
5lS'7c; eeeded ralelns. 7Vi'8STic: London
layers. $1.151.20.
Dairy Produce In the East.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2. On the Produce Exchange
today the butter market was steady; cream
ery. 19g20Hc; dairy. 16Hl!lic.
Eggs at mark. 17Hc; extras. 22Hc
Cheese, steady, HllHc
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Butter, firm: street
price, extra creamery. 21c; official prides,
creamery common extra. 17021c; state dairy
eommen to extra. 16H02OHc; renovated eom
2en to extra. 15319Vic; Western factory eem
raen to extra. 1517;c; Western imitation
creamery extras. 19c; do. firsts. ITViSlSc
Cheese, weak; state full cream, small and
large colored and white fancy. H&e; do. fair
choice. 10$10Kc
Eggs, firm; state. Pennsylvania and near-by
fancy selected white. 30c: do. choice. 2682$c;
do. mixed extra. 24025c; Western extra Units,
2223e; do firsts. 21c.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. The London tin mar
ket was rtronc and higher, spot closing 147
15s and futures at 146 17s tfd. Locally, the
market was steady with spot quoted at 32.25
f32.50e.
Copper was also hlsher abroad, closing at
71 12a 6d for spot and 70 12a 6d ff r fu
tures. Locally the market Is firm; lake and
electrolytic are quoted at 16.231t 16.50; east
ing at 1616.25c.
Lead waa firm at 4.S5?N.00c locally. At Lon
don It was a shade hlgherat 14 2s 64.
' Spelter was unchanged at 27 ls In the
London market. Locally, the market was
firm, with spot closing at 5.936.05c.
Iron was higher abroad, closing at 50s 9d
for standard foundry and at 51s 9d tor Mld
dlesboro. Locally, the market was firm with
Southern grades a shade higher.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Cotton futures ksd
steady at a decline of 210 paints. Oetor.
10.25c; December. 10.53c; January, 10.50c;
February. 10.00c; May. 10.83e.
Gold Taken for Import.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. The National City
Bank announced today that It had encaged
for Import about 53.300.000 of sold In Lon
don. Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2. Wool steady; territory
and Western mediums. 28830c; nne mediums,
22826c; fine. 185 20c.
Decline in Refined Sugar.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Alt grades of refined
sugar were reduced 10 cents a hundred
pounds today.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Oct. 2. Maximum tempera
ture. 6S deg.; minimum, 58. River reading
at S A. M.. 2.7 feet: change In past ,24
hours, fall. 1.2 of a foot. Total precipita
tion. 5 P. M. to 3 P. M.. 0.06 of nn inch;
total since September 1. 1905. 2.83 Inches;
normal. 1.03 inches; excess. 0.90 of an Inch.
Total sunshine October 1. 1905. 2 hours and
11 minutes: possible, 11 hours and 43 min
utes. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
i22
Wind.
3 2.
STATIONS.
MP
Baker City
Bismarck
Boise
Eureka
Helena
Kamloops. B. C
North Head...
....!70!0.00 4,SW
... 7610.001 4W
Cloudy
Clear
Pt. Cldy.
Clear
Cloudy
IRaln
IRaln
Clear
ICloudy
iClear
Pt. Cldy.
IClear
'Clear
Clear
'Rain
IRaln
fRaln
ICloudy
110.04152
O.0OH2
Portland. ..
T 85
Red Bluff
Roseburg
Sacramento...
Salt Lake City,
San Francisco-.
Spokane
Seattle
Tatoosh Island
Walla Walla...
I 0.001 4'S
I 0.001 S!SW
SSlO.OOi 4INE
!t n nn! iivw
..!7Si0.00l22IW
..!54 10.02 4ISE
..16010.12! SiSE
.. 58ll.flS30iSW
. 6SI T ! 4E
T trace.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
During the last 12 hours the barometr
has fallen rapidly off the Washington coast
and storm warnings were ordered at 3:30
?; 31. along the Strait of Fuca from Port
ownsend west to the Cape, the mouth of
the Columbia River, Tillamook and Marsh
field. At. 3 P. M. the wind at the mouth of
the Columbia River had Increased to 56
miles an hour from the south and at Tatoosh
Island a maximum wind velocity of 43 miles
from the south had occurred.
Moderately heavy rain has fallen in West
ern Washington and lighter amounts are re
ported In Eastern Washington.
It Is warmer in the Sound Country, the
Willamette Valley. Eastern Oregon. Southern
Idaho, Northern Nevada and Northern Utah.
The Indications are . for rain Tuesday and
lower temperatures In Oregon, Washington
and Northern Idaho.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 23
hours ending at midnight. October 3:
Portland and vicinity Rain. Cooler. South
erly winds.
Western Oregon Rain. Cooler Interior.
Southerly winds, high along the coast.
Western Washington -Rain. Cooler Inter
ior. Southerly winds, high along the coast,
and fresh breeze In interior.
Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
Rain. Increasing southerly winds.
Eastern Oregon, Rain and cooler.
Southern Idaho Partly cloudy and cooler.
EDWARD A. BEALS.
District Forecaster.
. 7610.00 4 E
466(0.00 4'NW
.(6410.00 14 W
. J52JO.00
3S 10.04 132 S
. TO O.0OH2 SE
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