THE MORNING OBEGONIAtf, SA.TTJRBAY, OCTOBER 28, 1905.
i?
FLOUR FOB EXPORT
Demand Slightly Improved, but
Might Be Better.
JAPANESE BALK AT PRICES
Will Buy More Freely "When They
Find No Concessions Will Bo
Made ' Good Forward.
Movement Under Way.
FLOUR Export trade shows Im
provement. WHEAT Market Is strong and
higher.
HOPS More Eastern orders are In.
BUTTER City creameries apart on
prices.
POULTRY Urgent demand for
turkeys.
POTATOES Movement to Cali
fornia, under way.
VEGETABLES New California
truck offering.
FRUIT Steamer brings supply of
grapes, oranges and lemons.
There Is more business passing In the ex
port flour market than last week, but the
trading has not reached the proportions that
the shippers would like. There is little doubt
that the movement will be stimulated In the
near future by buying In anticipation of the
advance In freight rate. The Japanese at
present are holding back, hoping to get con
ceptions. The recent advance of 10 cents in export
quotations served to check the demand, but
that the Japanese want flour is shown by
their willingness to take on good lous at pre
vious prices. These terms exporters are not
disposed to accept. In view of the strong posi
tion of the wheat market, particularly those
whose output Is sold for several months ahead.
It Is believed the Japanese will come Into
the market more freely when they find that
prl"f arc not receding.
Orders coming from Hongkong are small, an
Importers there are still Influenced by the
boycott Late advices say that In North
China there are signs of a relaxation of the
nti American agitation. and considerable
Quantities of flour have been shipped In from
Hongkong, which have considerably depleted
stacks at the latter port.
The forward movement on old orders con
tinues very heavy. The Algoa. which sailed
yesterday, carried out 6S.821 barrels, and the
Aragonla will begin loading almost a full
"argo the coming week. The Croyden will be
due early next month, and will take out a
big cargo, nearly all flour. The advance In
freight rates In January, amounting to 5
"er.ts a barrel. Is expected to cause enough
new business prior to that time to make it
necessary to put on another extra steamer.
The local flour market Is In good shape, with
i healthy city and country demand. Prices
ire firm, with an upward tendency.
WHEAT ADVANCES AGAIN.
Club Is Quotable at 75 Cents In the Local
Market Farmers Hold Buck.
The wheat market Is very firm, but the vol
ume of business reported is small. Dealers
yesterday quoted club at 75 cent?, blueatem
at 776'8 cents. Valley at 72675 cents, and
Ted at 71 cents. The advance has further
stiffened the views of many of the growers
who have been firm holders ever since the
season opened, and consequently offerings on
the market are limited.
The labor disturbance." In Russia are reepon-
filble for the strength of all wheat markets.
as they prevent the shipment of grain from
Russian ports, but this does not alter the fact
that the wheat Is etlll there unconsumed, and
must eventually be marketed. This leads the
trade to believe there will be a pronounced
slump as soon as the difficulty In settled.
Eastern speculators are already taking ad
vantage of the high prices to unload their
holdings. "While In all quarters a decline Is
predicted on the pacification of the Russian
strikers, it is not believed that prices will go
below those current before the upward move
ment began. The strong San Francisco de
mand can be counted on to absorb much of
the wheat offered for sale.
MORE ORDERS KOU HOI'S.
Horn Reported to Be Buying Freely In This
Stat Late Transactions.
Hopdealers yesterday reported an increase
In Eastern- orders, but not much new buelnera
was the result. Only two sales of large-size
lets came to light. One was the sale by M. L.
Harcmott. of Eugene, of 78 bales at 10 cents.
Seatey & Metzler also bought 200 bales, grad
ing prime to choice, at 11 cents. It Is stated
that Clem Horst has been doing some good
buying of late, but all the particulars are
net available. One of his recent purchases
was the Champoeg lot of ISO bales, belonging
to Mrs. Knapp. The price was not given out.
Growers are still offering hops freely in
some sections, but. taking the Valley as a
whole, the pressure to sell Is not so urgent as
It was a few days ago.
STEAMER GOODS UNLOADED.
Mixed Assortment of Fruit and Vegetables
Received From San Francisco.
A good assortment of steamer stuff was un
loaded yesterday, and trading on Front street
was somewhat more active. A supplv of new
navel oranges was among the shipments. To
kay grapes were offered at S1.256L50. and
Cornlchons, muscats and mixed crates at $1.25
61 35. A car of lemons also arrived.
Among the vegetables received by steamer
were tomatoes, which were on sale at fl per
crate, wax beans at 10612 cents per pound,
peas at 9 cents,, sprouts at 7 cents, radishes
at 25 cents per dozen, and head lettuce at 30
cents.
The potato market was steady, with cood
offerings from the country- Several cars are
being made up for shipment to San Francisco.
and a number are now on the way. Buyers
are offering 70 cents for extra fancy stock.
and from 55 to CO cents for ordinary grades.
CONFLICTING BUTTER PRICES.
City Creamery Men Cannot Get Together on
Quotations.
The tone of the local "butter marVet s m
confused by conflicting prices quoted. Several
of the city creameries are holding to the 32
cent price, while others are niTerimr rnxu-
30 cents. All attempts made to line them up
to a single prlco agreement have proved un
successful. Outside brands on Front street
range from 30 to 25 cents.
The egg market holds eteady. with no new
features, increasing recclms nf rirse-nn -
preventing any advance.
The Doultrv market cleaned nn vmuMki.
unchanged prices. Turkeys were in strong de-
xnano. mere was aiso more inquiry for geese
and fat ducks were badly wanted.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc
FLOUR Patents. S4.2064.80 Der harr1?
ptralghts, $3.8034.15; clears. $3.6563.80: Val
ley. 3.04.10: Dakota hard "wheat. 0-50
7.25; graham, $3.2533.75; whole wheat, S3.73
4; rye Eour, local, $5; Eastern, S5.5O6S.0O;
cornmeaL per bala. SL9062.20.
WHEAT Club. 76c per bushel; bluestem, 77
078c: Valley. 73675c; red. 71c.
OATS No. 1 white feed. S25625.50: gray.
$24.50025 per ton.
BARLEY Feed. 521 per ton; brewing,
$21.50: rolled. S2I.50622.
RTE $1.4001.45 per cental.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $18 per ton; middlings,
$24.50: shorts, $10; chop. U. S. Mills, $1S;
linseed dairy feed. $18; alfalfa meal, $18 per
ton.
CEREAL. FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00
pound sacks, $6.75; lower grades, $536.25; oat
meal, steel cut, 50-pound tacks, $b per bar
rel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oatmeal
(ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10
pound sacks. $4 per bale; spilt peaa. $5 per
100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl
barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes,
$1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks,
$2.50 per bale.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $14015 per
ton: Valley timothy. $11012: clover, $8B9;
cheat. $7.50(39; grain hay, $830.
Vegetables, Fruit, Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS-Apple. $1L75 per
box; persimmons, $1.25 per box? huckleberries.
7c per pound; pears, $1.2501.50 per box-,
crabapples, $1 per box; grapes, 60c$1.50 per
box: Concord. 15c per basket; cranberries,
$0.50010 per barrel; quinces, $1 per box.
TROPICAL. FRUITS Lemony choice, $4 per
box; fancy, $5; oranges, Valencia, fancy,
$505.25 per box; grapefruit, $303.50; pine
apples. $2.50 per dozen: pomegranates. $2.25
cr box.
FRESH VEGETABLES Beans, wax. 10g12c
pound; cabbage, llVic per pound; cauli
flower, 75c per dozen; celery. 73c per dozen;
corn, 65c xor sack; cucumbers. 10015c per
dozen: eggplant, $1.50 per crate; head lettuce,
30c per dozen; peppers. 3c per pound; pump
kins, ?i01c; radishes, 25c per dozen; tomatoes,
30040c per crate; sprouts, 7c per pound;
squash. 51e per pound.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, OOc0$l per
sack; carrots, (55275c per sack; beets, S5c&
$1 per sack; garlic, 12 Vic per pound.
ONIONS Oregon yellow Danvers, $101.25
per eack.
POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy. 70c per
sack; ordinary. 55060c; Merced sweets, eacks.
$1.00: crates. $2.15.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 700c per pound;
apricots. 12012&C; peaches, lOfc,012c: pears,
none; Italian prunes, none; California figs,
white, 4Q0c per pound; black, 405c; bricks,
12-14 ounce packages, 75085c per box; 58
ounce, $202.40: Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates,
Fard, $1.40 per 15-pound case.
RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages. S0S4c;
10-ounce. 010ci loose muscatels. C -crown,
77fcc 3-crown 7&7;c. 4-crown SS8Hc; un
bleached seedless Sultanas, 607c; Thompson's
seedless unbleached, 80SV4c: Thompson's fancy
unbleached. 12012te: London layers, 3-crown
whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.75: 2 -crown, $2.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc
BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery.
3O032&C per pound. State creameries: Fancy
creamery. 25030c; store butter. 1G01GV&C
EGGS Oregon ranch, 29030c: Eastern, 240
25c; Oregon Htorage, 22023c
CHEESE-Oregon full cream, twins. 1346
14c; Young America. 14Vi015Vic
POULTRY Average old hens, 11H612&C;
yeung roosters, 10011c: Springs. ll012Vic:
dressed chickens. 1214c; turkeys, live. 17
10c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20023c; geese,
live, per pound. 869c; geeie. dressed, per
pound. 10011c; ducks. 14014Vic; pigeons, $1
01.25; equabs. $202.50.
Groceries. Nuts. Etc
COFFEE Mocha. 26026c: Java, ordinary.
18022c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18020c; good, 16
618c; ordinary. 10012c per pound; Columbia
roast, cases. 100s, $14.25; 50s, $14.25; Ar
buckle. $15.75; Lion, $15.75.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 5c; South
ern Japan. 4.8505.10c; Carolina, 7c
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound
flats, $1.S5; fancy. 11H -pound flats. $1.80;
-pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound
talis, 00c; red. 1-pound talis, $L25; aockeye,
1-pound tails. $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube.
$5.00; powdered, $5.05; dry granulated. $5.55;
extra C, $5.10: golden C. $4.05; fruit sugar,
$5.55; advances over sack basis as follows:
Barrels. 10c: half-barrels. 25c; boxes, 50c
per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance with
in 15 days, deduct c per pound; if later
than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct Uc
per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet
sugar, granulated. $3.35 per 100 pounds; ma
ple sugar, 15018c per pound.
SALT California, $11 per ton. $LG0 per
bale: Liverpool, 50s, $17; 100s. $10.50; 200s,
$10: half-pound 100s. $7; 50s, $7.50.
NUTS Walnuts. 15 per pound by sack,
lc extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts, 10c;
Alberts. 10c: pecans. Jumbos. 10c; extra large.
17c; almonds. L X. L., 10c; chestnuts, Ital
ians. 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum;
peanuts, raw. 7iSc per pound; roasted, 9c;
plnenuts, 10012c; hickory nuts. 7c; cocoa
nuts. 7c; cocoanuts. 35 0 00c per dozen.
BEANS Small white. 3c; large white. 3c;
pink. 3c; bayou, 4Uc; Lima, 4Hc; red Mex
ican. 5c
Provisions and Canned Meats.
HAMS-IO to' 14 pounds, 14c per pound; 14
to 16 pounds, 13.c; 18 to 20 pounds, 13 ic,
California (picnic). 9c; cottage hams, Vc;
shoulders, 9c; boiled ham. 21c; boiled picnic
ham, boneless, 15c
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears.
11c; dry salt. 12c smoked; clear backs, lie;
clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none;
Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average,
llic; dry salt. 12ic smoked; Union butts.
10 to 18 pounds average, none.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 19c per
pound; standard breakfast. 17Uc; choice,
10c: English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. 15c;
peach bacon, 14 c
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $18;
barrels. $0.50; beef, barrels, $12; -barrels,
$0.50.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound: minced
ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17c; bo
logna, long. 5Uc; welnerwurst. 8c; liver. 0c;
pork. 9010c; headcheese. 0c; blood, 0c; bo
logna sausage, link. 4c
CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per
dozen. $L25; two pounds. $2.35; six pounds,
$8. Roast beef. flat, pounds, $1.23; two
pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast beef,
tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.35: six
pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds, $3.15.
Roast mutton, six pounds. $8.50.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces,
11c; tubs. llUc; 50s. llic: 20s. llic; 10s.
llc; 5s, llvic Standard pure: Tierces. 10c:
tubs. lO&c: 50s. lOUc; 20s. 10ic; 10s, 10io;
5a. 1054a Compound: Tierces, 0c; tubs, eke:
50s. CUc; 10s. 0c; 5s, 6TC
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc
HOPS-Oregon. T905. choice. 11012isc: olds. 8
10c
"WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 19
21c; lower grades down to 15c according to
shrinkage: Valley. 25027c per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound.
HFbP0' hWe8: No- Pounds and
UP. 16V01.c per pound; dry klp. No. 1. 6 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. bndly cut. scored, murrain, halr
cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby, 203c per
pound less). Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60
pounds and over. 9010c per pound; 50 to 09
pounds and over. 9010c per pound; 50 to 60
pounds, 809c per pound; under 50 and cows.
S09c per pound: salted klp, sound, 15
to 30. pounds. 9c per pound; salted veal,
sound, 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; salted
calf, sound, under 10 pound. 10c per pound;
(green unbaked, lc per pound lees: culls, lc
wool. No. 1 butchers stock. 00680c; long
wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. $101.50 each. Mur
rain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 120
14c per pound: horse hides, salted, each, ac
cording to size, $101.50; colts' hides, 25 50c
each; goatskins, common. 10015c each; An
gora with weel on. 25C01.5O each.
BEESWAX Good, -clean and pure. 20022c
per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 303Hc; No. 2
and grease, 203c.
FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2,500
10 each; cubs. $102: badger, 25050c; wild cat.
with head perfect. 25050c; house cats. 5010c;
fox. common gray. 500 70c; red. $305; cross,
$5015: stiver and black. $1000200; flub
ers, $500; lynx, $4.5000; mink, strictly No.
1. according to size, $102.50; marten, dark
Northern, according to size and color. $100
15: marten, "pale, pine, according to size and
color. $2.5004: muskrat, large 10015c;
skunk. 40 050c; civet or polecat. 5010c;
otter, large, prime skin. $6010: panther,
with head and claws perfect. $203; raccoon,
prime. 30 050c: mountain wolf, with head
perfect, $3.5005: coyote. GOc0$l; -wolverine.
$608; beaver, per skin, large. $500: mo-'
dium. $304; small. 5101.50; kits. 50 & 75c
CASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark)
2 3c according to quality.
Oils.
TURPENTINE: Cases, file per gallon.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7Uc; 500-pound
lots. 71ic; less than 500-pound lots, Sc
COAL OIL Cases, $2.03 per case; iron bar
rels. 15c per gallon; wood barrels, ISc
GASOLINE Stove gmollne. cases, 25$c;
72 test, 27c: 86 test, 33c; Iron tanks. 19c
LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barrel lots, 49c;
1-barrel lots. 50c; oues, 55c; boiled. 5-barrel
lots, 5lc: 1-barrel lots, 52c; cases, 57c
Dressed Meats.
BEEF Dressed bulls. 102c per pound
cows. 304c; country steers, 4 4 He.
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 123 pounds. 707c
123 to 200 pounds. 3H05c; 200 pounds and
up, $303hc
MUTTON Dressed, fancy. OH 07c per
pound: ordinary. 45c: lambs. 77c
PORK Dressed. 100 to 150 pounds. 70
c; 150 and up, G&GVtc per pound.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
r, . Cli-arlnrs. Balances.
Portland $ 772.340 $102,907
Seattle 1,211.600 269399
Tacoma 593.05O 30.048
Spokane , 7C9.249 204 365
SELL FOR PROFITS
Break in Wheat Prices in the
Chicago Pit.
MARKET A NERVOUS ONE
Opens Finn on Advance at Liverpool,
Which Leads to General Selling.
Later Advance Xot Held,
and Close Is Weak.
CHICAGO. Oct. 27. Extreme fluctuations
marked trading In the wheal pit. The volume
of business was of large proportions. As a
result of an advance of lc to l!c in the
price of wheat at Liverpool, the market here
opened strong, with May up a shade to SKe
at 91?c to S&Hc December opened un
changed to He higher at 894c to 0c The
demand was extremely active. Commission
houses had come Into possession of an almost
unlimited number oftbuylng orders over night.
The orders had apparently been placed In
large part by foreigners, and by that part of
the American public which Is quick to enur
the market when an occasion Ilka the prssemt
developr. The sharp advance, however,
brought out realising sales of a. wholesale
kind. Toward the end of the first half hour
the market yielded to continuous proat-taklng
and some reaction occurred.
Offerings then seemed to cease suddenly,
and prices again started upward. A cable
gram from a prominent banker in London,
claiming that all business In Russia had been
suspended owing to strike disorders, caused
a fresh outburst of buying. The price of the
May deliver Jumped to 92Sc, while Decem
ber went up to. DO He Throughout the re
mainder of the session, the market was decid
edly nervous, fluctuations in prices being Vic
to He between sales. During the. last half
hour the market became notably depressed la
consequence of general profit-taking. Prices
sank lower and lower, until May had touched
POHc, and December 8&c The market
closed weak with May at 9O091c a net loss
of He December closed He lower at 8c
General liquidation caused weakness In the
corn market. December closed off at 45Hc
The situation In oats was similar to that In
the com market. December closed He lower
at 30Hc
Provisions were a trifle easier on selling
credited to local packers. At the close Janu
ary pork was off 607HC lard was "down 2ViC
and ribs were 5c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
December $ .90 $ .WH $ -SS?i $ .89
May 02H .92S .90H -91
CORN.
October .......... 52
Dec (old) 47H .47t4 .4Gi .46,
Dec (new) 46 .40H .45H .45H
May 46H .40h -S
JOAT8.
October .". 30H
December 30 .30H .304 .30 Vi
May 33H -S3H .32H
MESS PORK.
October 16.00 10.10 10.00 16.05
January .. 12.45 12.45 12.32H 125
LARD.
October 7.05
November 7.00. 7.02H 6.97H .02H
January 0.80 6.60 6.72H 6.77 H
SHORT RIBS.
Oetober '.25
January 6.60 a 50 6.42H 0.45
May 6.C7H 0.C7H C.C2H 6.65
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Firm.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 87089c; No. 3, 77
88c: No. 2 red. S2H039C
Corn No. 2. 53c; No". 2 yellow. 54Hc
Oats No. 2. SOHc: No. 2 white, 31i032c:
No. 3 white. 3OU03OHC
i Rye No. 2. 72072HC
Barley Good feeding, 39c; fair to choice
malting, 42047c
Flaxseed Nc 1. 92c; No. 1 Northwestern,
DSc
Timothy seed Prime. $3.20.
Mess pork Per barrel, $16.
Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.05.
Short ribs sides Loose, $7.37H0".3O.
Short clear sides Boxed. $7.5O07.G2H
Clover Contract grade, $13.25.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels. 30,400 19.100
Wheat, bushels 106,000 19.900
Corn, bufthels 119.000 128.800
Oats, bushels 362.900 274.000
Rye. bushels 14.000 2,000
Barley, bushels 24,200 . 44,500
Grain aad Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Flour Receipts, 41.
800 barrels; exports, 8800 barrels. Market,
firm and a ahade higher for top grades.
Wheat Receipts. 91,000 bushels; exports,
261,300 bushels. Spot, eteady; No. 2 red, 95Hc
elevator and 9Cc f. c b. afloat. Some heavy
profit-taking made wheat very irregular to
day. It had an early advance on strong cables
and bullish Russian news, but lost all of it
In the last hour. Last prices -were H0c net
lower. May closed 94Tc, December closed 96c
Hops Easy.
Hides Quiet.
Wool and petroleum Steady.
GrsJn at Saa Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27. Wheat and bar
ley, easier.
Sppt quotations:
Wheat Shipping. $1.37H01.42H: milling.
$1.5001.00.
Barley Feed. $1.150I.17H: brewing, $1.17H
1.20.
Oats Red. $1.1501.50; white. $1.3501.45;
black. $1.2501.75.
Call board sales:
Wheat December. $1.4201.43; May. $1.47H.
Barley December. $1.18: May. $L21H
Corn Large yellow. $1.42H0I.43.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 27. Wheat-December,
85Tic: May. S9089Hc: No. 1 hard. SOHc; No.
1 Northern, SSc; No. 2 Northern, 86Hc
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL Oct. 27. Wheat December.
7s 2V4d: March. 7s 2Hd. "Weather in Eng
land, cloudy.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Oct. 27. Wheat, unchanged; biue
etem, 77Hc; clue. 74Hc: red. 70Hc
FOREIGN STOCK SELLING
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS DISTURB FI
NANCIAL 3IARKETS.
Trading at New York Starts Off Ac
tive, but Almost Ceases After
the First Hour.
NEW TORK. Oct. 27. The market started
off at an active pace today, but the first hour
of trading absorbed the bulk of the day'fr
business and thereafter there was a notable
shrinkage In the volume of transactions until
just before the closing, which was weak.
The activity of the first hour was doeed
by a contest between conflicting forces. There
was large selling for foreign account and
the market was plainly under the continued
Influence of the depression manifest at the
close yesterday. Support was forthcoming,
but It required quite large buying to sustain
values against the nelllng pressure. When the
decline was arrested, prices crept up again and
for a long time hung practically suspended
about last night's closing level.
Movements in special stocks continued a
feature without much effort on the general
surface of the market. The Northern Securi
ties group came Into prominence In the as
sumption that the return to New Tork of
the head of the Union Pacific Company would
bo followed by developments in the Northern
Securities scheme. There was oothlnr au
thoritative on this point and the operations
seemed confined to the trading element.
The foreign selling was attributed largely
to the unsettling effects of the disturbed state
of affairs in Russia. Continental centers were
reported sellers of securities in London and
apprehension was eald to be felt that the
Issue of the proposed Russian loan would
be delayed and the tie-up of money In prepa
ration for It extended for this reason.
Foreign exchange continued strong In this
market, but no exports of gold were an
nounced. There were reports that a gold
outgo to South America from here in payment
of London obligations there was also in pros
meet. The estimates of the week's currency move
ment with the Interior Indicated a nominal
gain by the banks and the gain in sub-treasury
operations was also reduced to nominal pro
portions by the subsistence of pension pay
ments. Money on call was in brisk demand
in London in connection with the payday for
the stock exchange settlement.
Among the news developments applying to
special properties. United Slates Reduction and
American Smelting were affected by the re-"
ports of the sale by the former to Interests
largely represented In the latter company of
holdings In the Utah Copper Company. The
recent weakness of Rock Island found an ex
planation in the statement that, net earnings
for September rfaoweO the gain in gross earn
ings almost all absorbed by the increase in
operating cost, while for the affiliated St.
Louis & San Francisco system, the heavy In
crease In operating expenst served to cut
down considerably the net returns.
Exports of wheat for the week rose 1,435,627
bushels over thos for last week, and there
were reports of very urgent demand for ves
sels for further shipments in prospect. The
stock market held its recovered level poorly
and during the last half hour of the trading
fell back to the lowest and cloeed weak and
active.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value,
$3,180,000. United States -bonds were all un
changed on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Clcelns
Sales. High. Low. bid.
Adams Express 230
Amalgamated Copper 19,000 S3; 82T4 82H
Am. Car & Foundry. 4.000 40H 39H 39fc
do preferred 200 102 101 -oi
American Cotton Oil 300 33
do preferred
32H 32H
..... 94
22S
S0H 317
27H 27U
18 1TH
.... 40Vi
American Express...
Am. Hd. & Lth. pfd. 1.S00
American Ice ....... 100
American Linseed Oil 100
do preferred ...... ......
American Locomotive 44.300
31 Vt
27H
18
63 U
67i 67
do preferred 400 116H 116 115H
Am. Smelt. &. Refln. 5,900 133H 130H 132S
do preferred
1.000 122 121 12l:
2.800 14214 141H 141
8.600 102i 101$I I0ll
Am. Sugar Refining.
Amer. Tobacco pfd.
Anaconda Mining Co. 1.700 118 117U 117.
Atchison 8,400 S&H 8TH 87H
do preferred 700 103S 103i 1034
Atlantic Coast Line. 500 162 162 162
Baltimore & Ohio... 7.500 112H 112 111
do preferred 07H
Brook. Rapid Transit 37.700 761 75i 75H
Canadian Pacific .... 14.700 170H 169 1C9H
central or r. Jersey. 1.500 Z32H 229H 22S
Chesapeake Ohio.
Chicago & Alton....
do preferred ......
Chicago Gt. Western
4.800 B6H 55H 35ft
33
100 77 77 76
500 21H 21H 21H
1.800 2221 2201 220Vi
Chicago &. Northwest.
Chi., MIL & SL Paul 15,400 I80H 17BH l9i
uni. Term. & Transit 17
do preferred 33
C. C.. C. & St. Louis Wti
toioraao laiei & iron 1.500 N -"H
Colorado & Southern 200 era 27: 27
do 1st preferred.
61H
42;
182H
13H
53
do 2d preferred....
Consolidated Gas ....
Com Products
100 4.1 43
COO 1S3H 182
604 137. 134
do preferred
1.1UO 54H 54
Delaware & Hudson. 3.200 233H 23J
235
Del.. Lack. &. Weet 471
Denver &. Rio Grande 300 33; 33 33
go preierrea 100
Distillers' Securities. 24.600
Erie 22.600
do 1st preferred.... 1.S00
S7U
47H
48
S1U
87U
47H
81
8"
46I
47
SO
71H
00 so preferred...
General Electric
Hocking Valley
Illinois Central
International Paper..
do preferred ......
International Pump..
do preferred
Iowa Central"
do preferred
Kansas City Southern
1,400 18T; 183U ISO
90S
1,700 178H 17SH 17SH
1.500 22U 21 2l4;
1.500 8U; SO
SOi
28
81
23
37H
26
1.400 27
26
ao preferred
2.200 6"
55U
56
Louisville & Nashv.. 12.200 154V; 1506 150U
Manhattan L.
300 165V4 165; 163"
Met. Securities
2.BO0 78H T7H
Metropolitan St- Ry. 15,100 122V 121H
iuiHn i.enirai ... -ttl 244 24
Minn. & St. Louis.. 200 82 82
M., St. P. & S. S. M. 200 136H 130
do preferred
24
78
135
161
Missouri Pacific .... 1.400 103 102; 103
Mo., Hans. 4 Texas 1.S00 32 31H 31H
"u pictcnra . . . . . .....
National Lead 11.000 45H 4ff
Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. 200 301 86;
New Tork Central.. 12.300 13m 150'
N. Y.. Ont. West- 2.50O ru
67H
47U
36H
150
54
as?;
91
9h;
.-sonoiK & western.. 6.400 80
do preferred
North American .... 1.100 9S
Pacific Mall 1,800 48U
Pennsylvania iB.noo nx
sax
97
49
4hi
144U 14414
i-eopie s uas .....
13,200 104M 103; 103;
P.. C C & St. Louis ,
60
Pressed Steel Car.... 500 50Ti 49H
50i
do preferred 1.100 101U 10OV 101U
Pullman Palace Car. 200 230 250 24K
Reading 80.100 1201 125 125
00 1st preferred ,
02i
96 VJ
ao 2d preferred.... 200 97;
Republic Steel 1.300 26
do preferred 1.300 954
Rock Island Co. 12,400 304
do preferred 1,200 74'
Rubber Goods 500 SSU
do preferred
St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 200 67
St. Louis Southwest. 100 23 V;
do preferred 2oO 39U
Southern Pacific .... 34,900 70;
97;
25N
95
29;
03
20;
724
37
104
R64
23
53
aw;
1104
35;
9St4
33
67"
234
504
07
00 preierrea
Southern Railway ..
do preferred ......
Tenn. Coal & Iron..
Texas & Pacific
Tol.. St. L. & West.
7.400
3&M
os;
874
&4H
35?;
100
2.100
2,200
84 86;
33; 33;
ao preierrea 371
Union Pacific 60.100 1334 132 1314
do preferred 05:
U. S. Express -j
U. S. Realty ,7
U. S. Rubber 1.4O0 534 524 524
do preferred 800 1104 lMi 1104
U. S. Steel 97.000 374 374 374
do preferred 11,800 104; 1044 1044
Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical. 200 S3 324 33
do preferred 1.100 10R 107; 107;
W abash 1,200 22 214 214
do preferred 500 414 4l'
Wells-Fargo Express. 230
Westlngbous Elect.. 100 168 ICS IRS
Western Union 200 924 024 024
Wheeling & L. Erie 17
Wisconsin Central ... 300 304 304 304
do preferred 614
Northern Pacific .... 7.400 2074 203U 2054
Central Leather 800 45; 454 454
do preferred 100 1044 IO44 1044
Schloss-Sheffleld .... 300 71 71 71
Total sales for the day, 783.600 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Closing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.103 ID. &. R. G. 4s... 102
do coupon 103 N. T. C G. 34s. 994
U. S. 3s reg..-.103 4'Nor. Pacific 3s.. 784
do coupon 104 4 'Nor. Pacific 4s.. 104 4
U. S. new 4s reg.l04 4lSo. Pacific 4s... 05
do coupon 104 41 Union Pacific 4s. 1054
U. S. old 4s reg.l334tWls. Central 4s.. 904
do coupon. ....134 4 J Jap. 6s. 2d ser.. OS
Atchison Adj. 4s 99 I J p. 4 4s, cer. .! 904
Stocks at London.
LONDON, Oct. 27. Consots for money.
SS: consols for account. 8S.
Anaconda 6 I Norfolk & West. R8;
Atchison 9041 do preferred... 95
4o preferred... 107 tOntarlo & West. 554
Baltimore & O.. 104 4 'Pennsylvania ... 744
Con. Pacific 1744IRand Mines 74
Ches. & Ohio... 374iRead!ng 64 4
C. Gt. Western. 22 I do 1st pref.... 48
C M. & St. P. .1844' do 2d pref 48
DeBeers , 17 4 (So. Railway 364
D. & R. Grande. 34 I do pref erred... 101
do preferred... 894 So. Pacific 724
trie 40 iun:on l'acmc... 1.104
do 1st pref.... S24! do preferred..
034
384
do 2d pref.... 734
U. S. Steel
Illinois Central. 183
Louis. & Nash.. 155 4
do preferred..
Wabash
.1064
Mo Kas. & T.. 324
do preferred..
424
N. T. Central. ..135 Spanish Fours... 93
Money, Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Money on call steady.
3404 per cent: closing bid. 34 per cent; of
fered at 34 per cent. Time loans firm; 60
and 90 days, 44044 Pr cent; six month. 44
per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 306 per
cent.
Sterling exchange strong, ctoalng Arm. with
actual bustaem m bankers' bills at $4.87050
4.8610 for demand, and at $4.8330f 4.8335 for
60 days. Pouted rates, $4.84 04.844. and
$4.87404.63. Commercial bills. $4,834.
Bar silver. 624c.
Mexican dollars. 4 Sc.
Government bonds steady: railroad bonds
heavy.
LONDON, Oct. 27. Bar- ellver quiet,
25 15-16d per ounce.
Money, 34044 per cent.
The rates of discount in the open market
for short bills is 4 per cenL
The rate of discount In the open market for
three-months bills is 44 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27. Silver bars.
624c,
Drafts Sight. 3c: telegraph, 5c
Sterling oa London. 60. days, $4,834; sight,
$4,574.
FOOD FOR-EUROPE
Long Awaited Demand for
Breadstuffs Now at Hand.
TAXES STEAMER FACILITIES
Buoyancy Characterizes Nearly AH
lilncs of Trade and Industry.
Freight Offerings Over
crowd Hallways.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Bradstreefa tomor
row will sav:
Activity, in fact buoyancy, still character
izes practically all lines of trade and industry.
The long-awaited materializing of the Euro
pean demand for our breadstuffs Is appar
ently now at hand. Business in this line, it
Is claimed, la now limited only by vessel-room
capacity. Higher prices for nearly all farm
products have helped demand In agricultural
districts and to a certain extent Improved
collections.
Industry retains the lively appearance noted
for some time oast.
In railway lines tho efforts making to han
dle the immense business offered, ere- such
as were never put forth before. Taken as a
whole, the situation is one which finds no
precedents for this season of the year.
Lumber is active for this late date in the
season and a large cut Is certain this Winter.
Business failures in the United States for
the week ending October 26 number 17S,
against 178 last week and 180 last year. In
Canada, allures for the week number 23. as
ajralnst 31 last week and 22 in this week a
year aso.
Wheat. Including flour, exports for the week
ending October 28 are 4,287,109 bushels, against
2,831,452 last week. 1.479.831 this week last
year and 4.094.873 In 1903. From July 1 to
date the exports are 2d,972,42S bushels, against
22,451.961 last year.
NEEDED DECLINE IN TEMPERATURE.
Stimulates Distribution of Seasonable Mer
chandise. NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Dun's weekly review
of trade tomorrow will say:
Almost without exception reports are fa
vorable regarding the Nation's commercial
progresj. A needed decline In temperature
has stimulated distribution of wearing apparel
and other seasonable merchandise. m
A sharp advance In prices of leading farm
staples was accompanied by the greatest ac
tivity of the season In the option markets,
nd the average of the 60 of the most active
railway securities established a new high
water mark, although the outside public was
not a prominent factor.
Railway earnings In October were 6 per
cent larger than last year, and foreign com
merce at this port showed an Increase of
$2,357,600 in exports and $2,219,423 in Imports,
as compared with the same week of 1904.
Limited offerings maintained firmness in the
hide market, some varieties reaching still
higher lei'els. which now means a new hgh
record since the Civil War In nearly every
Instance. 1
Failures this week number 210 in the United
States, against 233 last year and 25 in .Can
ada, compared with 23 a year ago.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. The following ta
ble, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the week
ended October 20," with the percentage of In
crease and decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
P.C P.C
Inc. Dec
New York $1,872,315,601 7
Chicago 213.477.809 20.8
Boston 155.063.474 13.0 ....
Philadelphia 138.322.633 9.5 ....
St. Louis 55.3i7.30S 5.8
PltUburjc 3S.002.300 23. S
San Francisco ... 34.530.908 12.2 ....
Cincinnati 24,027.800 20.3 ....
Baltimore 23.684.274 11.0
Kansas City 23.806,339 7.8
New Orleans 17.5S1.133 12.7
Minneapolis 23.242.043 2.0 ....
Cleveland' 16.170.325 14.7
Louisville 11.404.827 5.0 ....
Detroit 12.418.039 22.7
Milwaukee 8.380.573 6.5 ....
Omaha 9.540.205 23.0 ....
Providence 11.831.700 31.1 ....
Los Angeles S. 101.006 29. S ....
Buffalo 7.007.179 18.1 ....
Indianapolis 7.427.510 27.3 ....
St. Paul 8.859.942 10.7
Memphis 6.933.702 2.1
St. Joseph 4.907.324 3.3 ....
Richmond 4.853.011 .... 2.5
Denver 7.572.020 45.4 ....
Columbus 4.527.000 3.1 ....
Seattle 6.637.360 28.2
Washington 4.065.603 15.3 ....
Savannah 6.140.7SS 11.3 ....
Albany 4.724.822 33.3 ....
Portland. Of .... 3.332.742 28.4
Fort Worth 5.754,197 71.2 ....
Toledo, O 4.239.89S 21.6 ....
Atlanta 4,311.243 25.2
Salt Lake City 4.329.950 40.7 ....
Rochester 3.377.22S 17.2
Peoria 2.882.118 10.4
Hartford 2.731.049 13.3
Nashville 3.133.3S9 IS.4 ....
Spokane. Wash... 3.6S0.94S 23.0
Des 5Iolnes 2.007.800 25.7
Tacoma 3.812.103 32.2 ....
New Haven 2,030,05 17.4 ....
Grand Rapids 2.082.957 10.1
Norfolk 2.270.C.63 10.4 ....
Dayton 1.720.336 1S.2 ....
Portland. Me 1.844.026 18.8 ....
Springfield. Mass.. 1.828.435 17.2
Augusta. Ga 2.320.450 21.7 ....
Evansvllle 1.403.691 29.3 ....
Sioux City 1,602.013 26.9
Birmingham .... 1.870,870 21.5 ....
Syracuse 1,607.032 42.2 ....
Worcester 1,424.020 4.3 ....
Knoxvllle 1.3S0.187 23.4 ....
Charleston. S. C... 1.402.467 8.3
Wilmington. Del.. 1.I03.SS7 8.4 ....
Wichita 1.070.214 4.9
Wllkesbarre 1.133.4S1 24.4
Davenport 705.771 17.3 ....
Little Rock 1.501.379 13.2 ....
Topeka 395.106 34.0
Chattanooga 1.341.210 62. 8 ....
Jacksonville. Fla.. 1.0SI.428 43.1 ....
Kalamazoo. Mich.. S66.828 18.9 ....
Springfield. Ill 693.088 8.0
Fall River S00.712 76.7 ....
Wheeling. W. Va.. 867.348 14.0
Macon " 073.428 .... 5.1
Helena 1.10O18 57.5
Lexington 491.433 6.2 ....
Akron 460.200 .... 18.4
Canton. 0 380.000 .... 8.2
Fargo. N. D 727.429 14. S ....
Toungstown 757,389 38. 6 ....
New Bedford 649.140 20.7
Rockford. Ill 601.130 15.0 ....
Lowell 404.074 .... 8.4
Chester. Pa 475.022 10.7 ....
BInghamton 453.100 .... 38.5
Bloomlngton. III... 303,343 . 8 ....
Springfield. O..... 371.156 .... 2.3
Greensburg. Pa..... 307.618 16.7 ....
Qulncy. HI 43S.162 57.3 ....
Decatur. HI 267.735 8.1 ....
Sioux Falls. S. D. . 287.302 27.5
Jacksonville. 111... 272,031 25.3 ....
Mansfield. 0 276.606 54.1 ....
Fremont. Neb 243,313 44.6 ....
Cedar Rapids 626.987 41.9 ....
Houston 21.687.293 33.0 ....
Galveston 14,372.000 4.3 ....
Total. U. S $2,888,312,043 3.7
Outside New York. 1.013.096,352 13.4 ....
CANADA.
Montreal $ 2I.451.29S T..4 ....
Toronto 18.290,523 3.6 ...
Winnipeg 8,091.301 12.6
Ottawa 1,593.500 2.S ....
Halifax 1.530.147 2.0
Vancouver. B. C... 1.749.012 2.5 ....
Quebec 1.231.332 19.7 ....
Hamilton 1,106.467 ..... 10.4
St. John. N. B S20.7S4 18.8
London. Ont 509.207 .... j
Victoria. B. C 812.460 .... 74
Total. Canada... $ 57,613,283 l.l ....
Balances paid in cash.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Quoted Locally ea Cattle, Sheep and
Heg.
The following livestock prices were quoted
yesterday In the local market:
CATTLE Good steers. $3.2533.50; fair to
medium. $2.7563: good cows, $2.502.65: com
mon cows. $1.752; choice light calves. 150 to
175 pounds. $4.7535; large fat calves. $33.25.
HOGS Best, suitable for packers, $0.156.38;
fair4 to medium grades. $3.756; light fat
weights, 120 to 140 pounds. $5.2585.50.
SHEEP Good fat sheep are strong at $4.25
64.50.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 27. Cattle Receipts.
3000. Market, steady. Native steers, $4.00
$6.00; Western cows. $2.0033.25; stockers and
feeders. $2.4094.15; Wesern steers, $2.75
4.50; bulls, $2.0082.80; calves, $2.506.50.
Hogs Receipts. 8000. Market, steady to 24c
lower. Bulk of sales. $4.9064.074: heavy.
$4.9064.05; packers. $4.9064.05; pigs and light,
$4.6064.95.
Sheep Receipts. 2000. Market, steady. Mut
tons, $4.3060.00: Iambs. $5.7567.75: range
wethers, $4.6066.00; fed ewes. $3.0064.83.
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. 27. Cattle Re
ceipts, 2000. Market, steady. Native steers,
$4.0065.S3; cows and heifers. $2.7564.30;
Western steers. $3.0064.80; Texas steers, $2.75
64.00; cows and heifers, $2.0063.50; eows,
$1.5062.25; stockers and feeders, $2.2564.00;
calves, $3.0063.75; bulls, stags, etc, $1,756
3.00.
Hogs Receipts. 0000. Market. 10c lower.
Heavy. $4.7064.90; mixed. $4.8064.90; light.
$4.8564.05; pigs. $4.0064.854 bulk of sales,
$4.8064.90.
Sheep Receipts. 9000. Market. steady.
Westerns. $5.6060.00; wethers. $5.005.60;
ewes, $4.7565.10; lambs. $7.0067.50,
CHICAGO, Oct. 27. Cattle Receipts. 31.000.
Market, steady. Beeves, $3.6066.30; Dtoekern
and feeders. $2.1064.30; cows and heifers. $1.15
64.40; Texas fed steers, $3.406 4.50; Western
steers, $3.3564.80.
Hogs Receipts today, 21,000; tomorrow, 21,
000. Market, steady. Mixed and butchers,
$4.7065.50: good to choice heavy. $5.006.20;
rough heavy, $4.4064.75; 'light. $ 4.7366.20;
bulk of sales. $4.6065.10.
SALE OF
SANTA ROSA SELLS MUNICIPAL
CHOP AT 10 1-2 CENTS.
Lowest Price on Record for That
Grade This Season Oregon Bur
banks Bringr Good Figure.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Oct. 27.-(Speetel.)
A special from Santa Rcca says that muni
cipality today sold over 300 bales of haps,
picked from its city farm, at 104 cents to
local dealers. This Is the lowest price on
record In Sonoma County for 1905 hops. Lo
cally, the hop market Is quiet and steady at
10613 cents, according to quality and district.
Wheat options were again excited with vio
lent fluctuations following the Chicago changes.
December opened at $1.45 and May at $1.50.
Afterward the market broke 2624 cents and
closed weak. Cash wheat was firm at the re
cent advance. Heavy engagements of tonnage
for northern loading to Europe, Japan and
South Africa lend much strength to the situa
tion on this coast. Barley futures had a
further advance which was well maintained
all day. Cash prices for this cereal were
very strong. Holders of choice feed now want
$1,174 and talk of $1.20 soon. Oats, arc quiet
and firm. Bran Is easy at$21622.
Receipts of new oranges are Increasing and
prices have a wide range from $2.5064.5u, ow
ing to the great difference In conditions. Moat
of the offerings arc very green. Grapes, aside
from fine -shipping parcels, are easy. Apples
aro steady.
Fancy potatoes are firm. A carload of Ore
gon Burbanks sold quickly at $1.10. Onions
are Arm.
Dairy products are steady: receipts, 23,900
pounds butter, 32,300 pounds cheese, 11,400
dozen ezes.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 75c6$L25: gar
lic 5466c; green peas, 560c; string beans,
467c; tomatoes, 50c6$U okra, 00675c; egg
nlant. 40600c.
POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 18620c; roost
ers, old. $4.5065; roosters, young, $4.306'5.50;
broilers, small. $3.5064; broilers, large. $.16
3.50; fryers, 0$3.5064; hens, $460.50; ducks,
old. $4.5063; young. $466.
EGGS Fancy ranch, 49c; Eastern, 206274c
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 29c; seconds. 24e:
fancy dairy, nominal; dairy seconds, nom
inal. WOOL San Joaquin. 9614c; lambs. 12615c.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $21622; middlings. $20
62S.
HAY Wheat. $11.50610.50; wheat and oats.
$11615.50; barley. $SffU; alfalfa. $6.5o6-5;
clover, $86U; stock, $567; straw, per bale,
30650c
POTATOES Salinas Burbanks. 90c61.25;
sweets, 50c6$1.30.
CHEESE Young America. $124614c; East
ern. 15616c.
FRUITS Apples, choice. $1: common. 40e:
bananas. $1.5063; Mexican limes, $4; Cali
fornia lemons, choice. $3.50; common. $1.50;
oranges, navels, $2.5064.50; pineapples, $23.
HOPS 10613c
RECEIPTS Flour. 11.213 quarter saeks;
wheat. 1400 centals;, barley, 73.592 centals;
oats. 829 centals; beans. 14,078 sacks; cam.
COO centals; potatoes. 4390 eacks; bran. 315
sacks; middlings. 430 sacks; hay, 257 tens;
wool, 742 bales: hides. 538.
Mlninjr Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alpha Con....$ .10
Andes .27
Belcher 20
Best & Belcher 1.63
Bullion 38
Caledonia 46
Challenge Con. .15
Chollar 15
Confidence 75
Con. Cal. & V. 1.80
Crown Point.. .07
Exchequer ... .48
Gould & Curry .24
Hale i Nor... 1.20
Justice
Mexican
$ .02
1.43
.S7
3.75
.10
.15
.31
.12
.OI
.33
.02
AO
Occidental Cen.
Ophlr
Overman
Potest
Savage
Scorpion
Sep. Belcher...
Gl.n.. 1
Isilver Hill
rUnlon Con
(Utah Con
Yellow Jacket.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Closing quotations:
Adams Con...$ .25
Little Chief
Ontario
$ .05
1.40
5.75
.01
.13
Alice
Breece
Brunswick C.
Comstock Tun.
Con. Cal. & V.
Horn Silver...
Iron Silver....
LeadvIIIe Con.
.43
-.43
.084
1.70
1.70
3.00
Ophlr
IPhoenlx
Potoel
iSavajre
.40
.31
.30
1.00
iSlerra Nevada.
Small Hopes...
.03 Standard
BOSTON. Oct. 27.
Closing quotations: '
Adventure ..$ 8.50
Allouez 44.50
Amalgamated 82.75
Am. Zinc... 9.00
Atlantic . . . 26.75
Bingham ... 11.00
iMont. C. & C.$ 3.624
irorth Butte. 37.2;
iOId Dominion
31.00
112.00
26.73
105.00
7.S74
125.00
9.00
33.30
35.50
9.874
40.30
0"0
10.50
126.00
I Osceola
(Parrot
iwuincy
Shannon
Cat. & Hecla 085.00
Centennial .. 32.00
Cop. Range. 74.00
Daly West.. 13.S74
Dominion C. 70.00
Franklin ... 18.00
Oranby 01.124
Is! Rovale. 2ft..1lt
Tamarack
Trinity
united Cop..
U. S Mining.
U. S. Oil....
Utah
v Ictorla
Mass. Mining 10.23
Michigan ... 14.50
Mohawk .... 53.30
! Winona
wolverine ...
- Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 The London tin
market was unchanged at 148 17s 6d for
spot and 143 5s for futures. Locally the
market was dull and slightly lower, with
spot quoted at 32.40 6 32.50c
Copper was 5s lower at 17 5s for spot In
London, while futures were unchanged at
70 10s. Locally the market was unchanged.
Lake Is quoted at 10274 616.73c: electro
lytic at 16.23 16.024c. and casting at 10
16.374c.
Lead was firm at 5.20 & 5.40c for spot In
the local market. The London market was
higher at 14 18s 9d.
Spelter was unchanged at 2S 10s In Lon
don and at 6.1560.25c in the New York
market.
Iron was irregular abroad, closing at 51s 6d
for standard foundry and at 53s for Cleve
land warrants. Locally the situation la un
changed. Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Coffee futures closed
steady, net unchanged to 10 points higher.
Sales were reported at 3S.250 bags. Including
November. 6.5560.00c; December". 0.0060.70c:
January. 0.80c; 3Iarch. 7c; April, 7.03c; May,(
7.1067.15c: September. 7.4067.45c. Spot Rio,
quiet: No. 7 Invoice, 84c; mild, dull; Cor
dova. 10613c
Sugar Raw, steady: fair refining; 24c;
centrifugal. 90 test. 34c: molasses sugar. 24c
Refined, quiet: crushed, $5.40; powdered,
$4.80; granulated, $4.70.
RUSH TO SELL IS
HOPGROWERS NOT SO ANXIOUS
NOW TO LET GO.
Slump Brought About by Renter!
Who Were Forced to Enter
the Market.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 27. (Special.) About
500 bales of hops were bought by Salens
dealers today. Joseph Harris being the heav
iest buyer. Harris bought tho G. E. and
S. A. Ball crops at Ballston. amounting to
258 balax at 9 cents. 'The I.ongerle crop
of 42 bl:? of choice hops at Sllverton was
hnilf.hr Vtv TTnrrl. n. in nt
The rush to sell hops seems to be past. It
Is believed that the rush of last Saturday
and Tuesday was due largely to the fact thai
many renters of hopyards were compelled ta
sell In- order to pay off chattel mortgages
given to secure Ioaac
POLK GROWERS .VULL MARKET.
All Ac a One In Holdlns H Sor Futura
fciaie.
INDEPENDENCE. Or., Oct. 27. (Special.)
The new. that holders of hops around
Salem are falling over themselves to unload
their goods Is received with complacency
here. There Is not the slightest evidence of
excitement among growers here. Buyers havs
practically retired from the field and th
selling of hops Is no longer talked. With
the exception of 73 bales sold a few weeks
ago by Dave Dove to C. K Fltchard an
other grower and also dealer, at 124. not
a sale has been made. The growers without
any specific understanding among themselves
are acting together as one man and none
can be found who will name a time when
his hops will be placed on the market.
Grunt's Past Growers Hold.
GRANT'S PASS. Or.. Oct. 27. (Special.)
Not a sale of Rogue River hops has yet been
made and growers are preparing to store
and await market developments. The Apple
gate and other growers at a distance arc
now hauling their hops to Grant's Pas and
storing them. Most of the growers on the
Rogue River near this city will not haul
their hops in until they sell them. Baling Is
now completed and the closest estimate
plaees the yield for Rogue River Valley at
10-0 uaies. wiin .u iaies 01 luu-t nop:! yet
held.
Hop Sales at Sllverton.
SILVERTON. Or.. Oct. 27. Wolf & Son have
purchased 134 bales of hops at 114 cents, and
D. V. Vaughan has bought 48 bales at 11
cents. Theee were prime hops, and the price
was the best during the week so far. D. V.
Vaughan also bought 73 bales of Mrs. A.
Rovelsted at 9 cents, ami a few other minor
sale were made to various buyers at 9 ta 94
cents. The hop market here Is weaker at the
close of the week than at the beginning.
DorrU' Olds Go East.
EUGENE, Or., Oct. 27. (Special.) There
was no activity in the hop market here to
day and buyers made no offers. The Dorrls
lot of 107 bales of lOOVs was leaded teday
for shipment to the New Yurk market, no
advance being received.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. The market for evap
orated apples remains quiet, the comparatively
high prices checking business. Common to
good are quoted at 5664c; nearby prime. 7&
68c. and nrfme. 74c.
Prunes are In rather better demand on spot,
but so far purchases arc to be of small lots
to fill immediate needs. Quotations range from
4 46 "4c. according to grade.
Apricots are firm. Choice are quoted at
8469c. extra choice at 9H69-4C. and fancy
at 106114c
Peaches are In light supply, and with a
moderate demand the market rules firm. Extra
choice are quoted at lOe and fancy. 1046 He.
Raisins are In light demand on spot. Loose
muscatels are quoted at 54674c; seeded rais
ins at 5463'Tie. and London layers, 1.206
1.25c.
Dairy Produce In the East.
CHICAGO. Oet. 27. On the Preduee Ex
change today the butter market was eteady;
ereamerles. 174e622c: dairies. 17620c. Eggs
steady; first, 21c; extras. 25c. Cheese firm,
126124c.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Butter and eggs un
chaog'ed. Cheese steady.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Cotton futures opened
steady at a decline of 7 points on Oetober
and 1 to 4 points higher on later positions,
and closed, at a net advance of 12j 16 points.
October. 10.31V: December. 10.48c; December,
10.60c; February. lO.OSc; May, 10.87c
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27. Today's statement
of the Treasury balances In tho general fund
shows:
Available eash balance $131.977,3."2
Gold coin ami bullion 75,053,772
Geld certificates 4l,32,lOO
Wool at St. Lou it.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 27. Wool, steady: medium
grades combing and clothing. 26631c: light
fine. 21626c; heavy fine. 19622c; tub washed,
33642e.
THANKS TO UNCLE SAM
President Goode Acknowledges Val
unble Aid Given to Exposition.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Oct. 27. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury H. A. Taylor, chairman of
the Government board of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition, lias just received a.
letter from H. W. Goode. president of
the Exposition Company, which is very
complimentary to the Government exhibit
and to those having it in charge. Mr.
Goode says:
I wish to take this means of giving ex
pression to the gratitude which is felt by
myself and the entire directorate of this
Exposition and every citizen of this coun
try for the magnificent exhibits which were
provided by the various departments of th
United States Government. Without Fed
eral participation It Is realized that the Ex
position conld not have attained the great
success achieved. I am Indebted to you
and your associates for their courtesy and
their generous co-operation at all times. 1
realize that your work was arduous, and 11
has been well performed.
It seems to me. so far as I was able to
Judge of the Government's methods, that
the best possible showing was made and tltc
very best use was made of the appropria
tions. The energy with which govern
mental functions and resources were pre
sented, both- as to animate and lnanlmatt
exhibits, constituted a revelation to many
people of this country and was of untold
benefit In an educative sen5e.
Kershaw Didn't Steal Wheat.
PENDLETON. Or.. Oct. 27. (Special.)
H. B. Kershaw, of Walla Walla, was ac
quitted today in the Circuit Court or the
charge of larceny of 1200 bushel? of wheat
in 1S98. The prosecuting witness, G. A.
Hartman. stored the grain in the Hillside
Warehouse, which at the time was owned
by the Kershaw Grain Company, of Ta
coma. The wheat was shipped away, it
was alleged, without the consent of the
owner, and H. B. Kershaw, who was in
charge of the company's warehouses on
the W. & C. R. Railway system was held
responsible for the disappearance of the
grain. Tjhe case had been pending sir
years.
A six-story building on Desbrosses street;
New York, was burned early yesterday
morning. entailing a loss of 1200.000, and
frequent explosions of alcohol and other
spirits greatly endangered the firemen's
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