THE MOB-OXG OREGOXJAI SATURDAY OCTOBER 7, 1905. 15 LIGHT FLOUR IDE Orientals Are Buying Spar ingly at Present. JAPS WANT LOW PRICES Wheat Holds Steady at Former Rates Barley and Oats Firm. Crop Conditions in For 'eign Grain Countries. FLOUR Oriental demand light at present WHEAT Market steady at former prices. - BARLEY Firm and 'unchanged. OATS Strong and slightly higher. FRUIT Wet weather checks trad ing; POULTRY Prices probably at low est point. HOPS Picking not finished at Che halls. Flour buying for the Orient at the moment le rather quiet. The Japanese are making some offers, but do not respond readily to the late advance In prices here. Not much trading U looked for for the next two weeks at least, but If the market holds steady It is believed the Orientals will hen take hold more freely. Just now they have .apparently all the flour they want to take care of. owing to the heavy purchases in July and August. There Is. no buslners passing with Hongkong, as the boy cott there Is still effective. The local -flour market continues moderately active, with prices steady In accordance with the un changed wheat values. The wheat market yesterday had a quiet ap pearance, and prices were quoted as form erly, club at 71c and bluestem at 74c Oats -were firm and slightly higher, some dealers quoting S24..50. The barley market was etrong at the' old price. Crop conditions in foreign countries arc thus reported by Broomhall'a Corn Trade news of September 18: - United Kingdom A week of fine weather ljas enabled growers In the United Kingdom to finish harvest work In all. except the very latest, districts; and. moreover, owing to the prevailing low temperatures, the crops appear to have taken little serious harm from the recent rains. Reports generally speak well of threshing results for .wheat, although -naturally there are some complaint both as regards quality and yield. Deliveries of English farm ers continue on a liberal scale, but last -week's average price; viz.. 26s lid per 480 lb.. was 2d lower than the previous week's. Germany Autumn field work Is progressing under favorable conditions, and with more fa vorable weather people are feeling more hope-w iul about the potato and root crops. There are continued complaints of the scarcity of native rye.. Wheat, rye and coarse grains meet a good demand, partly owing to the in different harvest and partly because of the prospective increase of Import duties. The dearnees of meat la also a factor and there. can(be no doubt that raisers of cattle and pigs will feed on a large scale. In order to take advantage of the present high prices. Russia The preliminary crop estimates we mentioned last week have been since with drawn, and Xhe semi-official Journal of Indus try and Commerce has Issued estimates mak ing the supposed crop of Winter and Spring "wheat In 64 governments 440.00a.0OD bushele. against 610,000.000 bushels In 1004. In spite of this, however, and notwithstanding contin ued talk of scarcity of railway wagons the ex jort movement Is on an Immense scale. Ship pers still say they expect to see the move ment fall off sharply later in the .season, but at present there are no signs of any reduc tion, and It is fairly certain that if the Ger mans want the wheat and keep prices high enough they will be able to fill their require ments. Very bot weather now prevails In South Russia. A report Just received says that not a drop of rain has fallen for about three weeks, while the thermometer has dally registered 00 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It is "suite impossible to commence plowing or seed ing for the crops of 1906. India Wheat crop prospects have been great ly improved by the recent heavy rains. Ship pers are now more disposed to offer, and it Is expected that shipments will increase at no distant date. Argentina The wheat crop -continues to trow well and the latest sown, In the South, now shows an excellent plant.- Shipments of wheat and corn are very .fair for the time of year, but a strike is. reported from Rosarlo, ind If It develops the movement may be re duced. POULTRY TRICES AT BOTTOM. Low Quotations Are Expected to Shut Off Shipments. The poultry market showed no improvement yesterday, notwithstanding the liberal buying. Retailers were out In force, attracted by the low prices, but probably would not have oper ated so heavily had quotations been advanced. Receipts were no so heavy as on the pre ceding day, and stocks were cleaned up long before nightfall. Prices on chickens ran all the way from 11 to 12 cents. Turkeys were a drug on the market and were hard to dispose of at any price. Geeso and ducks were In good demand. It is be lieved that the low prices that have prevailed on chickens and turkeys will result in much smaller receipts in the coming week. There were no changes in other lines yes terday. Strictly fresh Oregon eggs were firm at the top price and other kinds were eteady. Butter quotations remained Unchanged. RAIN CHECKS FRUIT TRADE. Orders for Produce Lost on the Wrecked St, raul Will Be Duplicated. The rainy weather put a damper on the fruit business, but still, there was a fair de mand yesterday for grapes and peaches. Of the latter, a few only came. In from The Dalles, and they' were rather small. The beet brought 75 85 cents a box. A car of delayed bananas arrived in 'very fair condiUon, and two cars of sweet potatoes also came In. To matoes were a drug on the market and were Hot quotable above or 40 for the best 'Ashland stock. In the cargo of the wrecked steamer St. Paul was a lot of grapes, lemons, navel or anges and cocoanuts. The fruit orders will be duplicated for shipment North by the Columbia. THIRTEEN CENTOS. FOR HOPS. Harris, of Salem, Bays ihe Yeargea Crop at That Price. Thirteen cents Is the market quotation for choice Oregon hope, another eale having been made at that price yesterday. Joseph Harris, of Salem, bought the Yeargen crop of 105- bales .at l?c. making the purchase for Schwartz & Sone. of New York, for Export. The Oregonian Tuesday last reprinted an ar ticle from the Watenille, N. Y.. Times, credited tof the Kentish Observer of September 14. forecasting the "English crop at "some thing over 800.000 cwt." The figures, in the Kentish paper were "GOO. 000 cwt," and the mUrtake made by the WaterviUe -Times was therefore inadvertantly continued in this pa per. The subsequent .issue of the Kentish Ob server, that of September 21. quotes the East KentWh Chamber of Agriculture as authority for the statement that the crop of 1905 will equal that of 1001. which was 049.000 cwt. Ernest, Wells, the local representative of the E. Clemens Ho rat Company, who returned yes terday from a trip to Chehalla. reports that hopplcklag la .still under way there. "Some of the yards," he said, "will not fin ish picking until the middle of next week, but there Is little, if any. sign of mold as a reeult of the rain. 7be. quality of the crop in that section, as a rule. Is very fine. 1 found the growers to be very firm In their views." Press telegrams continue to report the New York hop market as firm. The Boston Com mercial Bulletin of latest date says of that market: "The stock of old hops Is practically cleaned up, and dealers are cn the cve of opening up their. supplies of the 2005 crop. Actual busi ness during the past week has been small. There is a good Inquiry, however, from brew ers, many of whom are now much shorter stocked than for yeans past, and much ex changing of letters and telegrams between the buyers here and the sellers on the Coast. Al though the quality of the new crop Is, on the whole, -ery fine. It Is apparent that the crop will be somewhat shorter than last year. The New Tork state output will fall very far be hind that of 1004, and the -Coast output slight ly behind that of last' year. Local dealers are opening sample bales Just arriving and ex press satisfaction at the general good qual ity. yThe following quotations contain prices for the 1903 and 3904 crops, and are repre eentatlve of the quotations at whtch all pres ent actual business Is bring accomplished: Pa cific Coast, 1004. 2023c; do, 1905. 2324c: New York atate. 1904, 20Sr3c; do. 1905. 2331 24c" Veal Market Lower. The veal market Is very weak, owing to heavy receipts In the past few days, and prices generally show a half-cent decline. Pork, Is in good condition, sells', readily 'at the oldw quotations. There 1s no change In beef or mutton, both 'of which are vt-ry .dull. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. 521L2S0 201.964 29.8S5 41.887 Portland ... Seattle ... Tacoma ... Spokane .. el.210.GW5 .... 1.019. 679 .... 015.309 .... 506.85$ PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc. WHEAT Club. 71c per bushel; bluestem. 74c: Valley, 71072c. FLOUR Patents, $4.200' 4. SO per barrel; straights. $3.006' 4.15: dears, $3,630" 3.00; Valley, $3.6004.10; Dakota hard wheat. $0.50 7.25: Graham, $3.2503.75; whole wheat, $3.75(24; rye flour, local. $5; East ern. 15.5O05.UO; cornmcaL per bale. $ LOOS' 2.20. OATS-No. 1 white feed. $24624.50; gray. $24 21.50 per ton. MlLLSTCFFS Bran. $18 per ton; mid dlings, $24.50; shorts. $10; chop. U. S. Mills. $16; linseed dairy feed, $18; alfalfa meal. $18 per ton. BARLEY Feed. $20.50J21 per ton; brewing. $21.50622; rolled, $21.60022. RYE $L403 1.43. per cental. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00 pound sacks, $8.73; lower grades. $500.25; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $S per barrel; 1.0-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.30 per barrel: JO-pound sacks. $4 per bale; spilt peas, $5- per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxex, $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. $14 015 per ton; Valley timothy. $11012; clover, $800; cheat. $7.506 8; grain hay, $868. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $10L5O per box; peaches. 75gS5c per crate; plum. 50 75c pet crate; cantaloupes, 75ctf$L25 per crate; pears. $1.2501.50 per box; watermel ons, ;6 Ic per pound; crabapples, $1 per box; grapes, muscat, $L25 a box; Tokay, $1 01.50; biack $1; Concord. 15025c: casabas. $262.50 per dozen; cranberries. $0.50010 per barrel; quinces, $1 per box. TROPICAL FRUIXS-Lemons. choice. $1 per box; fancy. $3; oranges. Valencia, fancy, $505.C3 per box; grapefruit, $303.50; pine apples. $2.50 dozen; pomegranates. $L&3 per box; - FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. l4c per pound; cabbage, l&lhic per pound; coull .flower. 7Co per dozen; cejery, 73c per dozen; corn, 05c per sack; cucumDers, 10 & 15c per dozen; egg plan. $1.75 per crate; peppers. 3c per pouna; pumpkins. lU01Hc: tomatoes, 35040c per crate; squash, -&c per pound. ItOOT VEGETABLES Turnips, OOc0$l per cack; carrot. 658i75c per sack; beets. S5c0 $1 per cack; garlic. 12 He per pound. ONIONS Oregon Yellow Danvcre. $L25 per cack. POTATOES Oregon fancy. 60075c per" sack; common, nominal; Merced sweets, 2 3 2 He per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 70c per pound? apricots. J2012&C; peaches. 10H 12 -; pears, none: Italian prunes, none; California figs, white, 40Oo per pound; black, 405c; tricks, 12-14-ounce packages, 75 0 85c per box; 5S-ounce,- $202.40; Smyrna, 20c per pound: dates, Fard,"$L40 per 15-pound case. RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages. 7 Sc; 16-ouncc. 840c; loose, muscatels. 5 0 7c; unbleached seedless Sultanas, 6c: London layers. 3-crown whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.S5; 2-crown. $L73. Butter. Eggs, reultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 30 & 32 He per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 25630c; store butter, 150 10c; Eastern creamery. 26 27 Vic EGGS Oregon ranch. 27fi27ic; Eastern. 243 25c; -"storage. 22624c V CHEESL Oregon full cream twins. 131a 0 14e; Young America. 14H015Hc POULTRY Average old hens, HH12c; mixed chickens, llSllfcc; old roosters. 9S9Vic; young roosters, 10011c; Springs, llH613c; dressed chickens. 14015c; turkeys, live. 160 17c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 22023c; geese, live, per pound, 8g0c; geese, dressed; pound, 10011c; ducks. 13014c; pigeons, $101.25; squabs. $202.50. Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc HOPS Oregon. 1003. choice, 12013c; olds. 10 12c WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 190 21c lower grades down to 13c. according to chlnkage; Valley, 25027c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. -30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. L 16 pounds and tip, 16 017c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 3 to 10 pounds, 14015c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, 17018c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur rain, halr-cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby. 203c per pound less). Salted hides: Steers, sound, CO pounds and over, 0010c per pound; 50 to CO pounds, SU 00c per pound; under CO pounds and cows, 800c per pound; salted kip, sound. 15 to 30 pounds, Oc pep pound: salted veal sound. 10 to 14 pounds, 0c 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, S5& 30c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers stock, 40 050c each: medium, wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, 00080c; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock, $101.50 each. Murrain pelts from Vj to 20 per cent less or 12014c per pound; horse hides salted, each, according to size. $1.5003;, dry. each, according to size, $10 1.50 ; colts hides. 25050c each; goat skis, common. 10015c each; Angora with rol on. 25c 0 $1.50 each. ' TALLOW Prime, per pound, 303c; No. 2 and grease. 20 3c FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2,500' 10 each; cubs. $102; badger. 25 0 50c; wild eat, with head perfect, 25056c: house cat. 510cJ fox. common gray, 50670c; red. $30' 3; crosi. $5015; tllvcr and black. $1000200; Ushers, $5C; lynx, $1.5000; mink, strictly No. 1. according to size, $102.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10015; marten, pale, pine, .according to size and color. $2.30 04; -z&uakrar, large. 100 15c: skunk. 40050c; civet or polecat. 3010c otter. large, prime skin. $6010: panther, with bead and claws perfect. $203; raccoon, prime, 30050c: mountain wolf, with head perfect, $3.5005: coyote, 00c6$l; wolverine $608; beaver, per akin, large. $3 6; me dium. $304: small. $101.50; kits, 30 0 75c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20022c per pound. CASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark) Good, 3c per pound. , Grocer leu. Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha, 20028c; Java, ordinary, 18022c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 020c; good, 1601Se; ordinary. 1012c per pound; Colum bia roast, cases. 100s. $14.25: 50. xn .. buckle. $15.75; Lion, $15.75. RICE imperial Japan No. i, 3 He: South ern Japan. 44c Carollnaa. CQOHc, SALMON Columbia "River. 1-pound tails. $1.75 per doen; 2-pound tails-$2.40; 1-pouna flats. $1.85; fancy. J0l-pound flats. $LS0: Hipound Cars. $L10; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 00c; red. 1-pound jails. $1.23; cockeye, 1-pound tails. $L70. j SUGAR Sack " basis. ,100 pounds: Cube.1 $5.00; powdered, -$3.35; dry granulated. $5.7j: extra C. $4.75; golden C $4.C5; fruit sugar. : $5.25; advances over sack basis as follow: j Barrels. J0c; halt-barre's, 25c; boxes. 50c ! J.er -100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Kc per pound: -.f later than 13 days and within 30 days, de duct 4ic per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar, granulated. $5.13 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15018c per pound. - SALT California. $11 per ton. $1-50 per bale; Uverpool. 50s. $17; 100s. $10.50; 200-. $16: half-pound 100?. $7; 50. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 15 Uc perpouad by sack, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. 10c; Albert-, 16c; pecans. Jumbos. 16c; extra large. 17c; almonds. L X. L., 10c; chest nuts. Italians. 13c; Ohio. $4.50 per 23-pound drum; peanuts, raw. 7 Vic per pound: roasted. 0c; ptnenuts, 10012c; hickory nuts. 7c; cocoanuts. 7c: locoanuts. 35000c per dozen. BEANS Small white 404e: large white 3.15c:plnc 3c; bayou, 4c; Lima. 6c .Prorlsies- xsd Canned Heat. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 14c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds, 13Xc: 18 to 20 pounds, 135ic; California (picnic). BVic; cottage hams. c; shoulders, 0c; boiled, bam. 21c; boiled picnic ham. boneless. 15c DRY SALT CCRED-Regular short clears. 11c; dry lt, 12c smoked; clear backs, 11c: dry rait. 12c smoked; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none: Oregon exports. 20 to 23 pounds average II Sic; dry salt, 12 Jic smoked; Union butts. 10 to 18 pounds aver age, none BACON Fancv breakfast, 10c per pound; standard breakfast, 17 Vic; choice 16c; Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds. 15c; peach bacon. 14c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $18;. Vt barrels. $9.50; beef, barrels, $12; halt-barrels. $6.30. SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound: minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17Hc; bo logna, long. 5Ucj welnerwurst, Sc; liver. 5c; pork. 3010c; headcheese 6c; blood. 6c; bo logna sausage link. 4Hc CANNED MEATS Corned beef." pounds, per dozen. $1.23; two pounds. $2.33: six pounds. $8. Roast beef, flat, pounds, $1,25: two pounds. $2.25; six pcunds. none Roast beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.33; slxr pounds, none Lunch tongue, pounds, $3J15. Roast mutton, six pounds. $8.30. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces, lie; tubs. llMc; 50s. llUc; 20s. ll?ic: 10. 11 c: 5s. UTic Standard pure: Tierces. 10c; tube lOVic; 30s. 104c; 20s. 10ic; 10s. 10c; 5s. 10T4c Compounds Tlerceat 6c; tube 6!4c; 30s. eSjc 10s. Cjc; 5s, 6-ic: Dressed Meats. " BEEF Dressed bull. 102c per pound: cows. 5(J 4c; country steers. 4 04 He VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds, 7071JC; 125 to 260 pounds, 405ic; 200 pounds and up, 304c MUTTON Dressed, fancy. 6H07C per pound: ordinary. 4S3c; lambs. 7?7c PORK Dressed, 100 to 150 pounds, 7 7Vic; 150 and up, CQdVtC per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases, SSc per gallon. ' WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7Uc; 500-pound lots. 7iic: les than 500-pound lot. Sc GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 23Hc; iron barrels. 17c; SO deg. gasoline cases, 32c; iron barrels or drum. 26c. COAL OIL Cases. $2.03 per case; Iron bar rel. 13c per gallon; wood barrels. ISc LINSEED OIL Raw, 5-barrel lota, 40c; 1-barre! Iota. 50c; cases, 33c; "boiled. 3-barrel lot. 51c; 1-barrel lots. 52c; catex, 37c s PRODUCE OS ST. PAUL INSURED BY STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Large Orders Expected lo Be Placed at San 'Frfinclsco" for Shipment on tlie Columbia. , SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. C (SpeclaLJ Port land and San Francisco firms who shipped large qu'antltlea of grapes, lemons and o.her products on the wrecked steamer St. Paul are fully protected against lors, as the freight charges of the steamship company Included the insurance. It is expected that unusually large shipments will be made on the Colum bia, to leave here October 9 la anticipation of a big demand during the closing days of the Fair. A report Is current that the Mel yllle Dollar has been chartered to take care of frelrht burlness on the Portland, .run, re linquished by the St," Paul, and will be rushed North in ballast at once. The fruit market was without special fea ture today, drapes suitable for shipping were quite steady. Apples were weak. Lemons were, easy. Oranges were firm. California new-crop navela are expected 'In the market between October 15 and '20. 1 Hirer potatoes arrived freely and continued' quiet and easy. Fancy Salinas were firm. Onions were steady under Australian shipping demand. Garden vegetables were generally firmer. The grain congestion on the seawall is slow ly being relieved and the market for leading cereals showed more steadiness. December barley had a oharp upheaval and touched $1.10. December wheat rose to $1.3;. Spot barleywas strongly held, but cash wheat waa culet and easy. Dairy products were generally unchanged, though -"eggs are weakening. Receipts, 24.000 pounds butter. 45,100 pounds cheese. 2S.10O dozen eggs. , Hops are rather mofe active and steadier. -VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 50075c; garlic, 50Oc; green peas. 304c; string bean. 10 3c; tomatoes, 2550c; okra, 40063c; eggplant, 40060c POULTRY Turkey gobblers. -21025c; room ers, old, $4.5005; roosters, "young, $4.5005.50; broilers, email, $2.5063; broilers, large $30 3.50; fryers. $3.5004; hens. $4Qfl.30; ducks, cjd, $4.503; young. $406. EGGS Fancy ranch, 40c; Eastern. 20926c BUTTER Fancy creamery. 27c; creamery seconds, 23c; fancy dairy, nominal; dairy ec onds. nominal, WOOL San Joaquin, 10013c;- lambs'. 8016c MILLSTUFFS Bran, $22022.50; middlings. $26023. HAY Wheal, $10015.50; wheat and oats. $10 014; barley. '$8011; alfalfa, $6.56Q0; clover. $7010; stock. $506; straw, per bale 30650c POTATOES Salinas Burbanks. 73c0$1.15; sweets. $1.2501.50. CHEESE Young America. 1201Sa; Eastern. 15016c FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.23; common, 30c; banana, $103; Mexican limes, $404.50; Call. fornta lemon, choice. $3.50; common, $1.50; pineapples. $203. HOPS-1904. 12014c; 1805. 12014c RECEIPTS Flour, 2363 quarter aeks; wlWt, 200S centals; barley. 5531 centals; oats. 3510 centals; beans, 0018 sacks; potatoes, 6800 sacks;' bran. CfO sacks middlings. 230 sacks; hay. 3S3 tons; wool. 328 bales; 3ldes, 5(3.200. LATE HOP-riCKING. Season Practically rVooad Up la the lade pea deuce -District. i INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Oct. 6. (SpeciaL) It la not often that hopplcklng runs into Oc tober, but such is the case thl year. Today, October 6. practically winds up the hopplck lng season. The scarcity of pickers, the In dependence of those who did pick and rainy weather the pan 10 day have combined to prolong the season. Most of the white pack ers have quit and tone home A few, how ever, remain to see the wind-up of picking; arid all the Indians are still here. The local printing office turned out the last batch of hop ticket today. . They are being used In the Perclval jard run by J. F. Groves, and are a change from the weight to the box sys tem. The Rote yard has more unpicked hop than any yard in this district. If the weather a-hould clear up and the same force be now has would remain, there is about two days' picking yet, and tbey are fine hope C. A. McLaughlin finished the Hlrschberg yard today in the rain. T. A. Rlgg has quit In the George Wells yard. Kreb' pick era all Pulled out this week. Hops nave been lost on account of the early rains in this dittrict. Ceffee aad Sugar. NEW YORK, Oct, 0. The market for coffee futures clcttd firm at a net advance of 50 15 point. Sales were reported of 37,500 bag, including November, 7.10c; December, 7.150 7.25c; March. 7.4Oe07.5Oc: April. 7.50c: May, 7.5007.00c; July. .C5Q7.70c and September, 7.750.7.85c ' Spot RIO. quiet; No. 7 invoice 8 11-lCc; mild, firm. Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining. 3c: cen trifugal. 86 test, 3Sc; Vnolawifs sugar. 2e Re fined is quiet; crushed. $5.50; powdered, $4.0o; granulated. $1.60. New York Cat ton Market, NEW YORK. Oct. 6. Cotton futures closed barely t leady at a net decline of 23030 points. October, 8.03c: December, 8.01c; January, .0c; February, 10.v5c; May. 10.17c WHEAT FOR EXPORT German Buying Indicates Poor - : Crops There. FOREIGNERS TAKING FLOUR Chicago Market Shows a Strong TJn dcrtonc at the Start Due to Sup- - port Given It by ICd- Iris Bull . Operator. CHICAGO. Oct. 6. For the first time In sev eral weeks the wheat market today showed a strong undertone, due to support from a bull leader who has of late been a conspicuous buyer. Throughout the whole cession values had an upward tendency. At the opening De cember was up HGvic to He at S4ic td 44.9 3c Commission-houses and shorts were per sistent buyers. While there waa heavy realiz ing at times, tales were easily aborbed. Ex port newa.was apparently the roost powerful factor in the situation. The fact that the German have been buying American wheat seemed the. principal point around whlch re volved influences. Considerable attention was given a report by an eminent English statis tician regarding the world's supply of bread stuffs. According to this authority. Germany I buying unexpectedly large quantities of for eign .tvbeat. supposedly for Immediate con sumption. This may be taken as a "sign." cays the statistician that the German crops of wheat and rye are even worse than had been thought and that more demand for for eign wheat exists. Further confirmation of the Improved demand for wheat for export waa received in dispatches from Duluth and Win nipeg. Numerous sales. alo, of flour for export, are said to have been madeTby coun try mills In the Northwest. The highest point for December was S3c The market closed strong. December S54JS5Hc 'Notwithstanding ideal weather for the rop, the com pit was bullish. The market closed Arm. 'December He up. at 44Uc- Oats were firm. December doted ifflJc up, at 24c . ' .Trading la provisions waa of extremely small volume. - The market was Arm and closed 15c higher for January pork.' TtjlOc for lard and ribs were 3c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. $ .S5 $ .S3H .6H -BH CORN. .50 .50U .45 45H .44H .44K .434 .43T4 OATS. Low. Clo. $ .S3H December . May ....... October DecT (old).... Dec (new)... May .50 434 .44 .43H 5o; .45 .444 .4 October -Tr.. ' December ., 2Si .254 May 30i .30H .2Si .304 .2Si ..so; MESS PORKT October 14.&7K 13.20 14.S7H 15.10 January 12.30 12.424 12.30 12.424 LARD. October e.. 7.1214 T.lTVi 7. .10 .1214 November .. T.lTVi 7.224 January .... 6.S0 6.S3 0.S0 6.63 SHORT RIBS. S.35 S.60 6.45- B.30 October January S.35 6.45 S.V 6.474 Cash- quotations were as follows: Flour steadier. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 84c; No. 3. 704ff S44c; No. 2 red. S3&S4c Corn-No. 2, 31U31;c; No. 2 yellow, 34He 54 Uc Oatft-No. 2, 20c; No. 2 white, -2Si u20c; No. 3 white. 27&029C Rye-No. 2, 6S4c Barley Good fUar,3yQ36c: fair to choice maltlnr. 45f?4Sc Flaxseed No 1, 46c; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.02. Mess pork Per barrel. $15315.10. .Lard Per 100 pounds, $7.20. Short ribs sides Loose. $S.53gS.n0. Short clear sides Boxed. $7.S7U4JS. Clover Contract grade, $12.75, Receipt. Shipments. 49.100 12.SO0 SS.3O0 203.300 0S.40O 25.500 Flour, barrels .... Wheat, burhels .... Corn, bushels Oats, bushels ..... Rye bushels ..... Barley, bushels .... 30.700 ..110.000 ..158.000 ..4S2.S0O .. 1.500 ..123,600 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW TORK. Oct. 0. Flour Receipts. 23,000 barrels; exports, 16.600 barrel. Market, dull, but steady. Wheat Receipts. 7000 bushels; exports. 36.200 byehels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red. 8S?c elevator; No. 2 red. S8c f . o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. OOTic f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Manitoba. OlHc f. o. b. afloat. With Utile exception, wheat was firm all day. closing 'iGlic net higher. May closed SOTic Decern--ber. eSHCSOXc. c)aed KSc " . Wool and hides Steady. Hops Firm. t ' "Grain at San Fraackco.. , , SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. . Wheat and bar ley, rtrady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $l-37HaI.42Vi: milling; $1.5091-60. Barley Fred. $1.0G4?1.10: brewing. $1.10ff 1.1214. ' Oats-Red. $1.15.1.30: white. $1,3501.45; black. $1.6091.73. Call board sales: Wheat December, $1.36?. Barley December. $1.10H bid. " Corn Large yellow. $1.4CJ1.42U. HlsaeftpeU Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS; Oct. 6. Wheat-Deeerober. SlelHc: May. Mc; No. 1 hardT S34c; No. 1 Northern. S2c: No. 2 Northern. SOc Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Oct. C Wheat December. 6s O'id; March. 64 SHd. The weather in England today was cold. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Oct. 6. Wheat, unchanged; blue stem, 73c; club. 70c; red. 66c AWAITING THE OUTCOME CESSATION OP SPECUIiATITE. IN TEREST IN. STOCKS. Operators "Watching Developments in the Money. Market Harrl nian; JUllway Earnings. NEW YORK. Oct. 6. Speculative interest' pretty well died out of. the market today and thn determination Jmed to be reached to await more definite' outcome of the money uatlpn The rate for call loans did not rls to the high level of yesterday. But the ave rage rate at which call money was placed was above that of 'ynltrAarS intimation from Washington that plans wera taUnc form for an issue of Panama Canal bonds took their place with other subjects bearing on future requirements oa the money market, Newa of the day otherwise was not of much Inter, and waa of scarcely any ef fect. - Re porfsgf railway earnings for August. In cluding those- of the Harrlrcan Pacific- and St. Paul, were notable for the large portion of .the Increase in grots earnings which was absorbed by increased operating experue, which. In the caoe of St, Paul, waa aufflclenc to leavs only a nominal Increase in the net earnings. The rate for sterling exchange went lower here In' response to'the stiff money marxet. Exports of wheat for the week showed a de cline, of 092.290 bUahels from those -of last ..week, explaining "the scarcity of grain bill In the exchange market. The early don award KOveneat of .stocks waa generally recovered-before the- end of the day on a. dull buying movement. The closing tone was irregular. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value. $2,050,000. United States bonds were alf .un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ., . ' Clolnc Sale. Hlsh. Low. bid. A cams Express .... Amalgamated Copper 30.600 54 Amer. Cas & Foundry 1.600 38 40 S4i 374 32 S3H 37 9a 31 co preferred 4Ui luo . American Cotton Oil do preferred American Express... Am. Hd. & Lth. pfd. American Ice American Linseed Oil do preferred SO0 32 .... w "7 227' 3314 33Vi !T 5- , 41 600 227 100 334 COO 27H American Locomotive 21,700 564 54 56?s do Preferred 200 113Vi '113 113 Am. Smelt. & Refln. 1S.300 130 1204 130J do preferred 40O 121H 121 121: Am. Sugar Refining. Amer. Tobacco fd.. Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison do preferred Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore &. Ohio.. do preferred 4'JU 142 14Ui 14ZN 5.000 102), 101. 102 1.S0O 119 117H 118 3.500 SO sW 804 .TOO 1044 104H 104H 600 163 164 1634 3.300 1131 113 1134 Brook. Raold Transit 21.200 72 Canadian Pacific .... 17.100 172 Central- of N. Jersey 000 211 71 171S 210 71U 172 210 Central Leather 000 43U nrr.n trj 1A1K 45 434 10O 104A 104U 104i ,500 57fc 37 574 Chesapeake Ohio. Chicago & Alton.... do preferred Chicago Gt. Western Chicago & NorthwesL Chi.. MIL & St. Paul -Chi. Term. & Transit 33 200 794 1.400 21S 7B4 21H SO 21S 3.400 220 21S 21S4 0.900 181K 1&0X 1S1U ID 38 90 474 2Si 62 do preferred C C. C. & St, Louis Colorado Fuel &. Iron 21.700 Colorado & Southern 1.000 4& 2S!i 63 46T 2S4 C3 434 do 1st preferred.... do 2d pref erred.. . Consolidated Gas... Corn Products ..... do preferred ...... Delaware & Hudson DeL. Lack. Jfc Wear, Denver & Rio Grande do preferred Distillers' Securities. 200 600 44 4i 300 1S6 1S5U 183 600 13 121 12?1 SCO 544 SOU 215 53i 54 2U 2154 461 33 SO 44Ji 81 73 ISO 90 100 400 400 344 444 401 814 34; 884 4fS 494 80 73i Erie 24.800 do Jst preferred.... 2,400 do 2d preferred.... 1,500 73 Genera Electric. 500 1804 ISO Hocking Valley .... Illinois Central .... International Paper., do preferred International Pump.. do preferred Iowa Central ...... do preferred ...... Kansas City Southern 1.200 1S0& 1314 isi GOO 23 22h 22 70 264 82 284 564 264 54 100 824 S24 100 57 100 26'i 57 N 26U ao preterrea 100 544 Louisville & Nashv.. 2.700 154H, J53V4 154 Manhattan L. 200 1654 -ltJ5U 165-4 Met, Securities 3.600 SOT 80i S0H 5.600 12H 123H 123-T4 1,100 234 24S 254 S3 800 1424 1404- 140 1624 Metropolitan St, Ry. Mexican Central ... Minn. & St. Louis.. M.. St, P. & g. S. M. do preferred . . t. . . Missouri Pacific 3.400 1054 1014 1034 Mo.. Kans. & Texas 900 334 do preferred 200 68T4 National Lead 4.100 4S 32 33 634 474 37r 130; 544 85 91 47H 149" 34 85 ilex. Nat, R. R. pfd. New Tork Central.. N. Y.. Onf, & West, Norfolk & Western, do preferred ...... North American ... Northern Pacific .... Pacific Mall 300 131 1.400 514 2,300 83H 1,300 2.100 97; 97; 110 434 20S4 209U 43 43 300 Pennsylvania People's Gas . 41.3D0 1444 143J4 1444 1W lUlli JIWT llMft P.. CC&SU Louis 81 Pressed Steel Car.. 2,000 45i 434 45?i do preferred 200 07 97 964 Pullman Palaca Car. 600 252 . 230U 250 Reading . 20.500 1234 II 123 do 1st preferred,. J A 900 02 92 911 40O 994 994 09 25U 23H Republic Steel ...... do preferred Rock Island Co do preferred Rubber Goods do preferred St. I. & S. F. 2d pfd. St. Louis Southwest, do preferred Schlofs-Shedeld .... Southern Pacific ... do preferred ...... Southern Railway. . . do preferred Tenn. Coal Sc. Iron. Texas Sz Pacific .... To!.. St, L. & West, do preferred Union Pacific da preferred V. S. Express 13. 40O V4 4.400 8.000 1,200 200 200 100. 30O 1.000 344 33 33 SO 704 794 374 374 37 103 69U 694 & 24 24 24 ' 61 -4 l4 61 7214 71 4 TC4 69-H 69 694 28,100. 40O 119 113 119. 4.900 36T4 364 2G?4 60i 3.000 2,000 200 834 37ij 87U S74 33 354 374 374 574 49.IOO 133tf 1324 1324 , 96 120 U. S. Realty '. 200 U. S. Rubber... 11.000 S6 8)1 86 544 521; 33Vi do preferred 100 111 111H 111 U. S. Steel... do preferred 32.400 354 3Si 11,200 105,t 1044 103 Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical do preferred . . v Wabash 7... da preferred . . . . Wells-Fargo Express. Westlnghouie Elect,. Weetern Union Wheeling L. Erie Wisconsin Central ... 100 33 33 324 106 22T4 43 233 167 93 174 29 5SV1 1.300 2.400 23 43 2214 43 200 93 931 . 3 no 1,000 soy. do preferred 504 i 7, 2944 50 Total sales for the day, 551,600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Oct, Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l034D. & R. O. 4s. ..1014 do coupon 1034N. Y. C. G. 34s. 994 L. S. 3s. reg 1034! Nor. Pacific 3s. 77i do coupon 104U'NQr. Pacific 4s. .105 V. S. new- 4 reK.134'So. F-clflc 4s... 934 do coupon. .. .1344: Union Pacific 4s. 103 U. S. old 4 reg. 104 1 Wis Central 4.. 95 i do coupon ... .1044! Jap. Cs. 2d ser. . OS 14 Atchison Adj. 4s 99 Jap. 44. cer. ... 91 Stocks at London. LONDON. Oct. 6. Consols for ESU; consols for account.SS 11-16.. money. Anaconda OVi'Norfolk & West Atchljon 91 "4 do preferred.. do pref erred... 1 OS 'Ontario & West Baltimore & O. .1164 'Pennsylvania .. Can. Pacific 177 Pand Mines.... Che. & Ohio... 30 i (Reading .C Gt, Western. 22 ! do 1st pref... C . M. & St, P.. 186 f do 2d pref DeBeers 174 iSo. Railway.... D. &. R. Grande. 33! do preferred.. S7T4 93 53 74 U 84 63 49 51 1 IS 102 71 do preferred... 92 So. Pacific Erie 51 do 1st pcef 84 do 2d pref. ... 73 Illinois Central. 166 lUnlon Pacific. v.'13U I do preferred... 99 V. S. Steel 39 I do preferred... 107 IWabssh ...3... 24 Louts. & Nash.. 135 Mo. Kas. & T.. 34 I do orff erred... 44 N. Y. Central... 135 (Spanish Four.., 934 Honey, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Oct, 6. Money on call, strong, 2C74c per cent: lowest 2. ruling rate. 7. cIoed offered at 3. Time money, firm. 6Q and 90 days. 5(75; six 'months. 4. Prime mercantile paper. 405 per cent. Sterling exchange easy, with actual business in banker? bills at $4.83209.8323 for de mand and at $4.8180(14183 for CO days. Post ed rates. $4.834.83. and $4.86. Commer cial bills. $4.S1. Bar silver. 6I4c Mexican -dollars. 47c Bonds Government, steady; railroad, irreg ular. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 6. Silver bars, 61 He Draft, sight. 3c: telegraph. 5c Sterling. 60 days. $4.83; sight. $4.86. LONDON, Oct, C-Bar sliver, steady. 2S716d per ounce. Money. 2&3 per cent. The rate of discount for -short bills. 3$3 per cent; for three, months Bills. 31494 per cent. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. Today's statement of the Treasury how: Available rash balances $l3.tt2.102 Gold and bullion 68.172.471 Gold certificates - , 4S.976.700 V Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Oct, 6. The London tin mar ket waa higher, closing at 148 ISs for spot and 147 15 for future. Locally the market was firm, closing at 32.45932.73c Copper was higher In London, closing at 71 155 Tor spot and 70 13a for future. Locally there was no change. Lake Is qudled 16.374 GlG73c; electrolytlc.vl6.37S16.62C and cast tag. Icl2CIc37c Lead was firm at 4.6394.90c locally. Lon don was easier, closing at 110 10s. "Spelter was unchanged In London and at 686.10c lij. the local market. Iron was higher, 'closing at 50s 7d for stand ard foundry nd at 52 9J for Cleveland war rant. Locally no change. No. 1 foundry Northern. $17.7S91S; No. 2 foundry Northern. $17.25017.50; No. I foundry Southern. $16.75$ 17.75: No. 2 foundry Southern. $16.73917. m j Dairy Product) In the East. CHICAGO. Oct, 6. On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm;, creamery. 17g20c; dairy. 16ViClPc. Eggs steady at mark. 1317c: firsts. 18c; prime first. 20; extras. 22 Vic. NEW YORK. Oct, 6.-Buttr. cheee and egg, unchanged. Wool at St. L3Hi. ST. I.OUIS. Oct, Wool.-.. steady.; medium' grades combing and clothing-. 26t?30c':. light flnf, 2IgiCc: havy fine. !SfJ22c; tub washed. 32842c - ' ; BEST IN 1VIAHY YEARS Failure Statistics Not More Favorable Since 1875. TRADE GOOD EVERYWHERE No Anxiety Regarding the Future. Collections for the Country as ' a Whole Good Agricul- tural Products Lower. .NEW YORK, Oct. 6. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: Favorable trade re porta still predominate and there Is no anxiety regarding the future. Superlatives are needed in commenting on real estate transactlone, building permits, bank exchanges and railway earnings, and statis tics for the third quarter show a very low commercial death rate. Quarterly records back to 1S75 disclose no three months period when the ratio of liabilities to solvent pay ments through the clearing-house was lower than Just recorded, while the average loss to each firm In business was less In any year except 1S61. Latest reports of railway earnings In Sep tember ehow a small gain of .7 per cent over last year's figures, and forelegn commerce at this port provided an Increase of $2,178,260 in Imports and a gain of $222,891 In exports, as, compared, with the same week of 1904. Strength prevails In the hide market, dettpite 'increased receipts of cattle and some deterior ation owing to the longer hair that is a seas onable factor at Northern points. Commercial failures Utls week In the United States are 195, against 240 last week. 206 .the preceding week and 222 the corresponding week last year. Failures In Canada number 22. against 21 la week. 34 the preceding week and 23 last year. COLLECTIONS ARE GOOD. Mosey Still Moving to the Country Agri cultural Products Lower. NEW YORK. Oct, 6. Bradstreet'a temor row will say: Collections for the country as a whole are good. Money Is still moving to the country, and while in (liberal supply for ordinary trade purposes, higher quotations at home and abroad seema certain. Something like a downward swing in prices of agricultural products bt In evidence this week "as a result of the pressure of new targe crops of fine quality, which augurs' for lower prices of feedstuffs. Meat products are becom ing cheaper. Business failures for the week ending Oc tober 3 number 189, against 183 last week and 105 in the like week of 1904. In Canada, failures for the week number 25, as against 28 last week and 19 In this week a year ago. Wheat, including Cour. exports for the week ending October 5 are 1,072.642 bushels, against 2.064.932 last week. 1.003,123 last year. 2.378. 722 in 1903. From July to date the exports are 17,099.373 bushels, against 13,478.711 last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Oct. 6. The following table compiled by Bradstreeta shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended October 5. with the percentage of in creuc and decrease as compared with, the corresponding week last year: P.C. P.C Inc Inc. $1,970,190,372 18.6 211.124,562 1.9 16O.40Sj.326 21.4 162.634.306 32.7 54.063.248 .... 50,533.170 22.2 43.347.U46 33.8 ,24,560,500 .... 30,7U$,Wnr 36.6 26.1S3.5U4 21.0 I4.4S0.638 17.3 New York . Chicago ... Boston v Philadelphia St, Louis Pittsburg San Francisco Cincinnati Baltimore Kansas City ....... New Or I e ana ........ Minneapolis Cleveland m Louisville Detroit Milwaukee . Omaha Providence Los Angeles Buffalo Indianapolis .......... St, Paul Memphis .'. St. Joseph Richmond Denver Columbus Seattle Washington Savannah Albany Portland. Or. ........ Fort Worth, Toledo. Atlanta Salt Lake City Rochester Peoria Hartford . Nashville Spokane; Wash.'...,. Des Molnea Tacoma .... New Haven Grand Rapids Norfolk Dayton Portland. Me Springfield, Mass. ... Augusta. G . Evanavllle Sioux City Birmingham Syracuse Worcester Knoxvllle Charleston, S. C....... Wilmington, Del Wichita Wllkesbarrt Davenport Little Rock Topeka Chattanooga Jacksonville. FUu..... Kalamazoo. Mich..... Springfield. Ill Fall River Wheeling. W. Va Macon ............... Helena Lexington Akron Canton O. Fergo. N. D Tdungstown NeM," Bedford Rockford. Ill Lowell Gheaten, Pa, ......... Blnahamton 5i6 26.708,044 16.637,215 16,677,780 12,800,938 9,069.221 P.3S3.109 5.5 10.2 12.5 .7 6.6 7.983.200 11.2 9.002.561- 30.2 7.802,953 7.3U7.403 7.321, 15U 4.630,897 . 4.223.051 " 4,634.734 7.325.871 4.087.200 7.7 'h'.i 144 3.3 CO. 6 4.5 iY.i 6.4 8,373,310 52.5 ft.755.750 24.8 7.996.677 4.1 3.631.174 3.133.625 10.9 5.659,819 45.4 3.934,120 13.3 4.431.32S 13.6 3,941.010 36.2 -f.3U3.443 16.4 3,637.122 4,839.747 3.571.267 0 49.5 14.3 3.629.999 15.2 2.797.742 3,137.168 14.1 2.643.31U 2.367.5S6 2,607.855 7.4 16.7 13.8 1.940.125 12.5 2.532.011 17.7 1.0S3.238 17.9 3.523.109 44.6 1.394.919 .4 1.960.181 19.0 1.728.779 30.4 1.715,630 20.2 1.638.325 10.0 1.303.572 1. SI 1.796 1.426.013 17.5 6.7 1.9 1.166,762 23.1 I.03I.G01 .... 1.420.372 1.7 1,038.561- 28.1 1.602.162- 1.203.121 S5.0 1.037.062 35.0 44.0 811.840 82S.279 943,423 900,571 S42.586 4.8 76.5 16.5 1.0 896.026 63.5 534.509 10.1 512.100 538.000 17.9 4 .. 782.890 18.1 616,040 ' 654.118 446,207 442.218 8.0 17.4 14.6 9.8 4.0 403:033 533.000 19.0 540.082 52.1 -438.77S .... .Bloomlngton, III. .... Greenaourg, pa. Qulncy, III. Decatur. Ill Sioux Falls, S. D Jacksonville. Ill Mansfield, O. Fremont. Neb Cedar Rapids , Houston .......... Galveston 304.620 330.516 491,033 224.841 333.307 327.427 392.603 3.1 14.1 10.7 21.4 7.8 30.2 23.631.717 34.1 13.282.000 9.2 .. Total United SUtes.$3.030.70t.011 Outside New York.... 1.060.571,339 17.0 14.2 CANADA. Montreal $ 30.I30.53O 24.6 Toronto 24.337,236 22.0 Winnipeg 8. 50.6(54 55.2 Ottawa 2-.S27.430 7.6 Halifax 1.820.312 6.0 Vancouver, B. C 2.120.744 25.S Quebec 1.362.416 Hamilton 1.384.739 Sf, John. N. B 1,073,947 London. Ont - 1.150.944 Victoria. B. C....... 660.380 Total "Canada .....!$ 75.919,353 23. S !6 29.0 134 23.3 Balance paid In cash. Not .Included In total because containing other Items than clearings. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep sad " Hogs. The following livestock price? were quoted yesterday In the local market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $3 3.25 r good cows, 12.252,50; common cows, $1.3061.75; calves. .123 to 130 pounds. $5; 200 to 230pounds. $3.5094. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $$.233.50: inedlum. $3; lambs. $44.23. HOGS Best large fat hog. $6Q6.23. , EASTERN LIVESTOCK., Prices Current at Kaasas City, Omaha and ' Ckieage. KANSAS CITY. Oct. 6. Catile Receipts'. 3000, market steady. Natjjve steers. $4,009 3.90; stackers and feeders, 32.50 5S 4.23; hulls, $2.00 S 4.00; Western steers. $2.7394.30; Western cows. $2.00 3.23. Hogs Receipts. 4000; market steady. Bulk of sales. $3.13 33.22 Vi; heavy. $3.13 3.23: packers. $3. 10 3.22 14: pigs and lights. $3.0065.20. Sheep Receipts! 10.000; market strong. Muttons. $4,0033.23: lambs. $5.3036.10: range wethers. $4.30 3.23; ted ewes. $t.0O 64.30. SOUTH OMAHA. Oct. 6. Cattle Re ceipts. 1100; market steady to strons. Na tive staer3. $3.S05.S0: native ww and heifers $2.73 4.23; Western steers. $3,009 4.80; Texas steers. $2.73 4.10; Texas caws and heifers, $2.00 ft 3.00; canners. $1,309 2.30; stackers and feeders. $2.404.t5; calves, $3.0QS5.30; bulls, stags, etc.. $200 3.30. ' Hogs Receipts. 3500; market steady. Heavy. $4.S33.20; mixed. $3.003.63; light. $3.1595.33; pigs. $4.30 5. 10; bulk of sales. $4.03 5.20. Sheep Receipts. 3200; market steady. Westerns. $4.90 3. 13: wethers. $4.20 4.73; ewes. $4.154.30; lambs. $6.40 6.33. CHICApO. Oct, 6. Cattle Receipts. 30. 000; market steady. Beeves. $3.636-35: stockers and feeders. $2.75 4.20; eews ami heifers. $1.40 4.30; Texas fed steers. $3.03 4.30; Western steers. $3.23 4.83. Hogs Receipts today. 13.000. Market, steady; mixed and butchers. SS.lOflO.T?'-. good to choice heavy. $5.353.75; rough heavy, $4.955.20; light. $3.0533.75: bulk of sale. $5.205.63; pigs, $4.755.30. Sheep Receipts. 10.000. Market, steady, sheep. $3.903.00; lambs. $4.507.60. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct, 6. The fltficlal closing quotations for mining stocks teday were as follows: Alpha Con $ .lO'Justice $ .02 Andea 21Mexlcan LOO Ee'cher 2l;Occldental Csn.. ."SI Best & Belcher.. l.I0Ophlr 3.-3 Bullion 37Overman 10 Caledonia .42Potosl .......... .12 Challenge Con... .14Sarage Ki Chollar 12ScorpIon .11 Confidence 70 Seg. Belcher - Con. Cal. & "Va.. 1.23 Sierra Nevada... i: Crown Point 07lSHver Hill Exchequer 47!tnlon Con Gould & Curry.. .lOlUtah Con Hale Sc Norcross l.OOi Yellow Jacket.... NEW YORK. Oct, Adams Con....$ .23 Alice 33 Breece 45 Brunswlak C. . .37 Cemstock Tun. .07 Con. C & V.. 1.23 6. Closing quotations: Little Chief. ...$ .OtI (Ontario 60 fOphir 3.00 (Phoenix 02 tiPotost II iSavage IS Slerra Nevada. .-3 (Small Hopes... .31 (Standard 1.73 Horn Silver... 1.70 Iron Sliver 3.00 Leadvllle Con.. .00 BOSTON. Oct. 6. Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ OTT'.-i'Mchawk $ 3S!3 Allouez 40.00 Amalgamated 83.25 iMont, C. & C- 3.S7- Old Dominion jOsccola 1 Parrot IQulncy ..... Shannon .... j Tamarack 'Trinity iUnlted Cop.. JLY S. Mining U. S. 01 r 26.30 Am.- Zinc. 0.00 105.50 26.00 108.00 7.62 1 12S.00 iU2Vi 34.00 37.00 10.00 46.73 6..7 4 10.30 119.00 Atlantic ... Bingham .. 2S.00 31.23 Cal. & Hecla 675.00 Centennial .. 28.00 Ccp. ' Range. Daly West.. Dominion C. Franklin ... Granby .... Isle Royale. Mass. Mining Michigan ... 2.73 1 4W 7S.30 19.30 7.87 Utah 23.12 Hi Victoria 10.00 Winona 14.62 Hi Wolverine .. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Oct. 6. The market fer evap orated apples Is unchanged. Common to good. 510c and prime. 7ic Prunes, unchanged, 4t$7Hc. -ecardlng to grade. Apricots, quiet. Choice. SH0e; extra choice. 9HS9Jic: fancy. 10lIHc. Peaches, nominal and firm. California raisins were higher. Spot market is firm. Loose muscatels. SViS'TViC: seeded raisins. 3ViQS"ic. and London layers. $1.13 1.20. BANKER SCHIFFER IS LOST Partner in "Wrecked Alamosa Bank Disappears Suddenly. NEW YORK. Oct. 6. Through police headquarters a country-wide alarm has been sent out for Abraham Schlfter. a. part owner of the Alamosa Bank, of Ala mosa, Colo., which closed Its doors a few days ago, after '230.000 of Its funds were reported missing. Mr. Schiller left New York last Thurs day, ostensibly for Alamosa, and has not been heard from since. He did not" reach his destination, and telegraph messages to various mparts of the country having failed to reach him, his brother, Herman, fearing that ho had met with violence, yesterday csked the police to aid in find ing him. Isaac Schiffer. another brother, was Abraham's partner in the "Western bank. Accordirfg to a statement made at their office yesterday, they were interested to the extent of $33,000 each. Their first knowledge of trouble in the bank's affairs came to them last week, when it was re ported that $70,000 had been lost in some unknown manner. They at once prepared to go to Alamosa, Isaac starting first.' He is there now. Abraham was unable to go until last Thursday. About a year ago Mr. Schiffer was shot while in charge of the bank at Alamosa, and his brother thinks he may have been again assaulted. In speaking of the management of the Alamosa Bank. Herman Schiffer said yes terday he knew nothing of any specula tion in mining stock or mines, which is re ported to have caused the collapse of the bank. He said that, so far as he knew, his brothers were not Interested In any such deals. He said he was unable to ex press any opinion on the cause of the fall lire because he was without news, except the public printing. TRAFFIC AGENTS TO MEET Portland. Railway Men Leave for Spokane. A party" of Portland railway men left last nlsht for Spokane to atiedd the regu lar quarterly meeting of the first district of the Pacific Coast Association of Traffic Agents. There will be a session this aft ernoonat o'clock, and In the evenlngr at 8 o'clock "W. W. Cotton, of Portland, will deliver an address upon the subject. "Pro posed National Legislation Affecting Railroad Rates." The evening programme will be followed by a banqeut at the Spo kane Hotel. Large delegations are going from Seattle and Tacoma and the attend ance will probably be about 130. In the Portland party are V. W. Cotton, B. H. Trumbull. V. C. McBride, F. Baiimgartner and wife, W. A. Cox and wife. C. J. Gray and wife, Paul Shoup, J. H. O'Neill, J. Alexander, Alexander Gavin, W. E. Coman and wife. William Murray, if. J. Roche. H. H. Hallock. "W. A. McDonald. E. F..BaIrd. Lo Roy Tucker and wife and C. H. Glelm. Xo Clow to Black Hand Gang:. NEW TORK. Oct. The abandonment of Tony Marendlno by the persons who had kidnaped and held him for ransom and the return of the little Italian boy to his parents, which occurred last night, has given tho police no clew to the kid napers. So Impressed with fear pt the persons who had stolen him was the lit tle fellow that he either could or would give no other description of his captors than a mass of contusing contradictions, out of which the police could extract nothing that would point, to the identity of his captors. He had even bfcn "so schooled by them that he called them 'papa" and "mamma," but said, upon closer questioning that they .were not his real parents. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teejk Be sure- and use that old and wu. tried rem edy. Mrs. WlnsloWs Soothing Syrup, for chil dren teething. It soothes me child, soCteaa lha gums, allays all pals, cures wind calia and diarrhoea. S'J 44 .da .10 v I