THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1905.
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First Car-of "Opposition" Ba
nanas Reaches Market.
SHIPPED BY MOBILE FIRM
Lively Movement in Hops at Prices
Practically Unchanged Fore
cast of Thanksgiving
Turkey Market.
FROT First car of opposition ha
naras reaches markot. Cantaloupes on
sale.
rOtXTRY Forecast of turkey prices.
CMken markot weak.
EGGS Market active and firm.
BUTTER Supplies good and nwve
ment elow.
HOPS California grower offers some
advice.
The most interesting feature of the fruit
i market yesterday was the arrival of the first
car cf bananas from a source outside of the
Fruit Despaich Company, tho "banana, trust."
I Tho lo has now been broken, and the trade
I is anxious to see what the result will be. The
trust has few friends hereabouts and a good
many fruit men would like te ce It put out
cf business, but from a conservative spirit
they nave been backward about joining In the
fray.
Tho car that came in yestorday was sent
by tho Thacker Bros.' Steamship Company, of
Mobile, an old company that has passed into
I new hands. They havo shipped several cars
into Spokane torritory, but have not been
in this market before. The fruit is rather
small, but considering the time it has been
in transit 13 days it arrived in very good
condition. Tho dolay was caused by the con
gestion of freight traffic all along the route.
The messenger that came in with the car
said that it would be followed by many more.
The market for oranges is depressed by the
large supply of culls, but fancy stock sells
readl'y. Plenty of grapos, mostly Vcrdels,
arc on sale. Coacbolla canteleupes arc ar
ming and will be on hand until Thanksgiv
ing They are quoted at $fl.60 per crate. A
shipment of new Porelan dates was resolved
yesterday.
FORECAST OF TUIUCEY MARKET.
Choice Dressed Fowls Expected to Sell at 20
to 22 Cents.
Turkejs fr the Thanksgiving trade will be
gin t show up the last of thin weok. but
heavy shipment will not commence until
Slcnay, Holiday prices are as yet somewhat
of a guess, but the majority of dealers look
for a market around 21 oouts. or a cent oa
el'hFr slip of IU The receipt of turkeys yes
terday were not heavy, and the demand was
orly moderate. Tho few eases that came in
rangei in price from 10 to 21 cento-, according
to quality Live turkeys were vtrj' slow sale
at fr.m 17 to 18 cents. A good supply of
ch! kens was received and the demand for
them, was poor, which mado the market weak.
Son.c dealers predict lower price., except on
hens. The following extracts are taken from
the weekly price current of a leading Front-
! ctrcet house:
' Market has been very good this week, !
end while receipts have been rather heavy,
we nave Deen awe thus far to elean up all
right, and believe that we will he stain n An
no for the rest of tho week. "VVo are getting in
agooa many turkeys, alive, and are getting
17'sc f"r good ones. We aro also getting
In a good many dressed trukoys. and the best
of these are telling at 21c. although It Is a
mue eary lor tne Thanksgiving market as
yet. 1e aro norry to sav that we nrn pkI.
t'ng in come seconds among tho dressed tur
keys nm wo nave tnus rar received, and
trust that the rest of those we get will be
fat ard prime; wo have preached "quality"
enough. We are getting lot of lettere asking
as to what the Thanksgiving prle.e on turkeys
will b. and will say that will depend largely
un what becomes of tho Southern Oregon
birds,, If they go South the price will be
1 Igh here, and If buyers from San Franolsco
do not take hold In that Held a .good many of
these l!rds will find their way here, and it
wl 1 have an effect on tho market. We are
of the opinion the best dressed turkeys will
f!l at from 20 to 22c. Bo sure and kill no
poor one. They will be wanted for many
months yet. Got them in shape and ehlp
later There will be a lot of turkeys wanted
for Christmas and New Yeans, nunember that.
"Hens and good Springs are sVlttng at 11
aiac. and think that there will be a very
fair demand for them next week. Geec are
selling well at Oc live,, and IKS' J 2c for fat
drensei Durks are firm at 15c live, and 17
38c dressed. Remember all poultry ells by
weight, so let us Impress "quality" on you
first and last. KeOp all your poor stuff un
til it is fat. all will be wanted by this mar
ket, and then wo will be short, I. o.. in the
next three to elx months.
There is nothing now to report In the bat
ter market. Supplies aro large and tho tone
weak, but present prices will doubtlccs bo
ma ntalned for somo time.
Eggs are as last quoted.
HOP SAUJS HEAVY.
Manager Flint, of Sacramento Association,
Offers Some Advice to. Sonoma Growers.
Tho hop market continued to be very ac
tive yesterday at about the samo prices that
have ruled for the past few days. Tho total
tales of tho preceding day are said to have
been close to 2000 bales. Among the transac
tions reported yesterday were tho sale of the
"Mooro lots at Greenville, about 200 bales,
tho new hops bringing 9; cents and the olds
6 certs. The Scholl lot of olds at Hubbard
Cold far 5i cents.
A cortrlbuatlon to this season's hop liter
ature is furnished by F. V. Flint, manager of
the Eacaroento Growers' Association in a let
ter to tho hopgrowers of Sonoma County, who
have recently organized an exchange. The
letter in part is as follows:
The California Hopgrowers Association ex
tends greeting and wishes you suoccss from
the start, and you .will be successful If you
aro rrsperly managed. There are everal
-propositions you should fight shy of, and one
in particular controlling prices. We believe
tho moment you endeavor to control or dic
tate prices, or in other words, to "pool your
hops," you will make tho mistake that will
sooner or later disrupt your exchange. The
Oregon hopgrowers and M. 1L Durst had this
experience, and it was wry disastrous to them.
They brought tho wrath of the dealers and
brewers upon their heads, and tho dealers and
brewers organized against them and brought
tho prices down from 30 cents to 6104 cents.
The growers' mistake, however, was in giv
ing to the newspapers Just exactly what they
Intend doing, and consequently they, tho deal-
kers, prepared for It and defeated tho growers'
project iou nave not netted us xor advice
nor have we any business giving you any,
but think seriously before you pool. Drop
tho word, drop the idea; There is no rule in
our association aying they cannot as Indi
viduals hold their hops for any price they see
fit nor is there a rule saying they must hold
for a certain price.
The day will come, and that soon, when the
managers of the different associations on the
Pacific Coast will get together, say twice a
year, in San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa
Rosa, Portland, Salem, or Seattle, and plan
a campaign as we want It.
Tou should be careful about selecting a
manager. He should be selected from your
NT
members, therefore a grower, and have a good
knowledge of ceiling, and somewhat acquaint
ed with the trade. Tou must liavc confidence
in him. and he should be paid a liberal mJ
ary or (.one one may take blm from you, and
you should sign him up for a long term, as
it will be hard to nil his place. I do not know
whether your plans will run something like
ours, tout you will find ours very simple yet
strong enough. Don't put all your bops in
one warehouse and under one receipt. Iet
tho grower keep bis own hops wherever ho
pleases. He liken to have them where he can
look at them. Don't bar him from milling
to anybody or at any price- he likes, and at
any time he likes, but of course make blm
pay his pro rata of tho cxpensiu at the as
sociation on caah bale.
Dank Clearings.
Bank clearing of the Northwestern elties
yesterday wuro aa fellows:
Clearings.
Portland $ 741.00S
Seattle . 1.1W.67R
Taooma GS9.4S6
Spokane 570, COS
Balances'.
$ 78.927
237.G11
44.825
$4,030
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Groin, Floor. Feed. Etc
FLOUR Patents. J4.SOfi4.70 per barrel:
straights, $3.8004.10; dears. J3.C5 5JS.80;
Valley. $8. CO 3.90. Dakota hard wheat, pat.
ents. 55-58 J; clears. $5: graham. $2,269
3.75; whole wheat, $3.7504; rye flour, local,
$6; Eastern. 35.256' 5.35; cornmeal. per bale.
J 1.00 2.20.
WHEAT Club. 71c per bushel; blue tern,
7374e; Valley. 74675c; red, 67c
MILLSTFFFS- Bran, $17.50218 per ton: mid
dlings. $124.50. ehorts. JlS.OOtf 10; chop, 17. S.
Mills, $18; Linseed Dairy Food. $16; Acalfa
meal, $16 per ton.
OATS No. I white feed. $28; gray, $26 per
ton.
BARLEY Feed. 521.50022 per ton. brew
ing. $2222.50; rolled, $22.50 23.50.
RYE $1.6001.60 per cental.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, D0
pound sacks. $0.75: lower grades. $3.2500.50;
oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $6 per
barrel; 19-pound j-acks. $4.25 'per bale; oat
meal (ground). 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per
barrel: 10-pound tacks. $4 per bale; split
peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound
boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. 34.25 "per 100
pounds. 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box;
pastry flour. 10-pound saolcs, $2.50 per bale.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $15018
per ton; Valley timothy. $1112: clover,
$p9; cheat. $7.5090; grain hay. $608.
Vegetables. Fruit, Etc
DOMESTIC ERUITS-Apples. $11.S0 per
box; persimmons. $1.25 per box; huckle
berries. 7c per pound; pears. $L250L5U V'
box; grapes. California, $1.251.63 per box;
Malaga, $8.50 per barrel; cranberries, $11.50
12.50 per barrel; quinces, $1 per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemonn choice. $4
per box; fancy, $5; oranges, navels, 52.7533
per box; Tuncy. $505.25 per box; grapefruit,
f $.50 4. 50 ; pineapples, $2.5064.50 per dozen;
pomegranates, $2.25 per box.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 75c0
$1.00 por dozen; beans. wax. 12c per
pound; cabbage, ISFlVic per pound; caul
iflower. $1.7592.25 per crate; celery. 75c per
dozen; cucumbers, 50000c per dozen; egg
plant, fiujc per pound; head lettuce. 30c per
dozen; hothouse. $lffl.25 per box; peppers,
Cc per pound; pumpkins. &01r pound: rad
ishes. 25c per dozen: tomatoes. $1 per crate;
tprouts. 7c per pound; squash, -;Slc per
pound.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 00c$l
per sack; carrots, 05075c per saok: beets.
S5c0$l per sack; garlic. 12Vec per pound.
ONIONS Oregon yoliow Danvers. $1.25 per
saok.
POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded
B urban ki. C5g0c per sack; ordinary. 550
00c; Merced sweets, sacks. $Lt)0: crates.
$2.15.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10011c per pound;
apricots. 1212K-: peaches, 1012Hc; J ears,
none; Italian pro n en. 5U?6U; California flgs.
white, in sacks, &y4c prr pound; slack. 40
5c; bricks. 12-14 ounce packages. 75063a
per box; 58-ounce. $202.40: Smyrna. 20c
per pound: date. Fard. $1.40 per 15-pound
case.
RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages. 80
8Hc; 10-ounce. 010c; loose muscatels.
2-crown. 707c; 3-crown. 7i07$ic; 4
crown. SS'SHc; unbleached seedless Sul
tanas. G7c: Thompson's seedless un
bleached. 80S Vjc; Thompson's fancy un
bleached. 12012c; London layers. 3
crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. $L75; 3
crown. $2.
Butter. Eggs, Poultry. Etc
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery'. 30c per pound. State creameries: Fancy
creamery'. 2527Hc: store butter. 1616Hc
EGGS Oregon ranch. 35c; Eastern, 260
27c; Oregon storage, 23024c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins, 13H
014 -Ac: Young Amerloa. 14Vt15Hc
POULTRY Average old news. 11c;
yoHng roosters. 0010c; Springs. lie;
dreffeed chickens. 12&14e; turkeys, llv. I7i
IBe; turkeys, dressed, choice. !R4f21c;
geese, live per pound. 60Oc; geese, drwM-sa.
per pound, 10012c; ducks, 14015c; pigeons.
$101.25; squabs, $202.50.
Groceries. Nuts, Etc.
COFFEE Mocha, 2O02Sc: Java, ordinary.
16022c; Costa Rica, fancy. 16 020c; good,
lG01Sc; ordinary. 10012c per pound; Col
umbia roats. cases. 100s. 314.25; 50s. $14.25:
Arbuckle. $15.75. Lion. $15 75.
RICE Imperial Japan, No. .1. Sie: South
ern japan, a.aoc; nraa, c.
SALMON Columbia River. I -pound tall?.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.40; 1-pound
fiats, $1.65; fancy. $101' -pound fiats, $1.60:
-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound
tails. 00c; red. 1-pound talis. $1.25; Eoekeye,
1 -pound tails, $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube.
$5.90; powdered. $5 G5; dry granulated. $5.35;
extra C. $5.10; golden C. $4.95: fruit sugar.
$5.55; advances over sack basis as fellows;
Barrels. 10c; half -barrels. 25c; boxes. SOe pr
100 pounds. (Terms: On remlttan- wltkin
15 days deduct Vie per pound: If later tbsn
15 days, and within 30 days, deduct c per
pound; no discount after SO days). Beet
sugar, granulated, $5.35 per 100 pounds; ma
de sugar. 15016c per pound.
SALT California. $11 per ton; J I d per
Date; Liverpool, aus. juus. iio.SO; 200s,
$16: half-pounds. 100s. $7: 50s. $7.50.
NUTS walnuts, 10c per pound-by saok;
lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, lflc:
nioerts. iuc; pecans, jumoos. I6e; extra
large. 17c: aimonas. i. -. jl.. lflc: chertm-tc
Italian. 15c; Ohio.' 20c; peanuts, raw. 714c
per pound; roasted. 0c; plneauts. 10012c;
hickory nuts. 7c; cocoanuts. 7c; ceeoanuis.
35S80c per dozen.
BEANS Small white. 3Uc: large wbltn. 2Ui-
pink. 2c; bayou. 4e; Lima, 4Tic; red Mex
ican, so-
Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc.
IIOPS Oregon
1905. rhoioc SSf'lOe; elds.
nominal, 060c
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 100
21r: Valley. 24026c per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound.
HIDES Dry hides: No. 1 16 nounda ann
up. 16H-017C per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 6 to
iv pounos. i-tvioc per pouno; Qry calf. No.
1. under 5 pounds. 17016c. dry uflted. bulla
ana stags, -ne-iuira J res man ory nint; teulls.
moth-eaten, badly cut scored, murrain, batr-
dipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 203c per
pound leesi. Sailed hides: Steers, sound. 00
pounds and over. 0010c per pound; 50 to 60
pounds. SVs0$c per pound; under 50 and cows
600c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 te
SO pounds, fte per pound; salted veal,
sound. 10 to 14 pounds, 8? per pound; salted
calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 10c per pound;
(green unsalted, lc per pound less; culls, lc
per pound less). Sheepskins: Shearlings. No.
1 butchers' 6tock. 25030c each; short wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock. 40050c each, medium
wool. No. 1 butchers siock. GO0SOc; long
wool. No. 1 butchers stock, $10L5O each. Mur
rain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 120
14c per pound; horse hides, salted, eaeh. ac
cording to size. $101.50; colts' bides, 25 J GOc
each; goatskins, common. 10015c each; An
gora, with wool on. 25c0$1.5O each.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 200220
per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. S5ic; No. 2
end grease. 20 3c
FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2,500
10 each; cubs. $102: badger. 25050c; wildcat,
with head perfect. !505Oc; house cats. 5010c;
fox. common gray, 50070c; red. $305: cross,
$5815: silver and black. $1000200; fish
ers, $506; lynx. $4.5006: mink, strictly No.
1, according to elzc, $102.50; marten, dark
Northern, according to size and color. $100
15; marten, pale, pine, according to size and
color. $2.5004; muekrat. large. 10015c;
skunk. 40060c; civet or polecat. 5 10c;
otter, large, prime skin. $6010; panther, with
head and claws perfect. $205; raccoon, prime.
30050c: mountain wolf, with head perfect,
$3.5005; coyote, OOc0fl; wolverine. $608: bea
ver, per skin, large. $506; medium. 4304:
small. $101.50: kits. 50075c.
CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttam bark 20
Sc. according to quality.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 13 Uc per pound;
14 to 16 pounds. 13c; 18 to 20 pounds, 13c;
California iplcnic), c; cottage hams, 9c;
shoulders. 9c; boiled bam, 20c; boiled picnlo
ham. bonele&s, 14c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears.
11c; dry salt, 12c smoked; clear backe, lie;
clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds, average, none;
Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average HSic
dry salt, 12!ic smoked; Union buts. 10 to
18 pounds average, none.
'BACON Fancy breakfast, IBVic per pound;
standard breakfast, 17c; choice. 16c; English
breakfast, 11. to 14 pounds, 15c; peach ba
con. 14 c.
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $18;
barrels. $9.50; beef, barrels, $12; U-barrel,
$6.50-
SAUSAGE Ham. 18c per pound: minced
ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17Hc; bologna,
long. 5Uc; welnerwurst, 6c; liver, Cc; pork.
9010c; headcheese, Cc; blood. Cc; bologna sau
sage, link. 4 Vic
CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per
dozen, $1.25; two pounds. $2.35; six pounds,
$8. Roast beef, flat, pounds. $1.25; two
pounds, .$2.25; six pounds, none. Roast beef,
tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.35; six
pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $8.15.
Roast mutton, six . pounds. $6.50.
LARD "Leaf lard, .kettle rendered, tierces,
10c; tubs, 10?ic; 60s, 10c; 20a, 10c; 10s,
HUc; ft,.llSc Standard' pure: Tiered. fHc;
truha. Bt-irr f.O OV.r' Mi Otte: 1(V 10tc:
Bs. lOXc. Compound: Tiercel. 6c; tubs. 64c:
50s. CVic; 10. GXe; 5s.
Drcsoed Metis.
BEEF DrMsed bulls. 102o per pounff; cows.
804c; country steers. 4 4 Vic ;
veal-Dressed. 75 to pouncs. vitc;
125 to 200 iwunda. 3t405c: 200 pounds and np.
363HC.
MUTTON Dresjed. fancy. c rtc per 10.;
ordinary. -405c; lambs. 70Sc. ,
PORK Dressed. 100 to 150 pound. 7TTVic:
150 and up. 6&6Hc per pound.
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases, 87c per gallon.
,m T. niT r-jEin 11 oer case: iron bar-
rele. 15c per gallon: wood barrels. ISc.
WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 7c: 500-pound
lots, Sc; less than 500 pound lots. 6 Vic On
25-pound Un pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 5
pound Un palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-
pouna tin cans, joo pouncs per aac,
pound above keg price.)
LINSEED OIL Raw. In barrels, -46c; In
casM. 61c: boiled. In barrels. 4 Sc. In cases.
53c; 250-gallon lots, lc less.
U a ftiove gasoline, cuo. wt,
test, 27c; 86 et. S5c: iron tank, l&c
E
iiaxx too UGirr to affect
SAX .Fli:XOISCO MARKET.
"Wet Weather Hns Qulctlnc Effect
on Fruit Trade Potatoes
Dull anil AVciik.
SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, Nov. 23. (Special.)
Today's general rain In California was too
light to affect unfavorably Use grain market.
Influenced by higher prices in Chicago, waeat
options had a good advance and barley fu
tures were equally firm. Cash prices for all
cercalfl were steady and unchanged Feedstuff s
were in fair demand. Tho hay market was
undisturbed, desplto weather conditions.
Lower crudes were In mora demand for stock
feed.
Grain freights here are dull and nominal at
union rates.
Wet weather had a quieting effect n the
fruit market. Grapes vere In excessive sup
ply and sales above $1 per crate were Tare.
Apples were quieter and easier for most kinds.
Oranges were plentiful and weak, except fsr
very fancy. Other fruits were uncaaaced.
Potatoes, aside from fancy selections, were
dull and weak. Two cars of Oregon arrived,
but, being poor, were unsold. The trade
wants only extra choice and fancy Orerene.
as River Bar banks, being good and cheap,
are given preference over low-grade Northern
stock. Prices for Oregons havo a wide range,
say from 60 cents to $1.10 for very' soor to
fancy, and $1.15 for extra, fancy. Onions are
Arm at Sl.1001.30.
Dressed turkeys were active and Armor at
21024 cents.
Extra butter was -cent higher. Ranch eggs
were 102 cents lower. Cheese was flrra. Re
ceipts. 35.500 pounds butter. 2S4200 pounds
cheese, 11.250 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 75c0$1.2S; gar
lic. OV5S&3; green pea.". 306c; string beans,
6011c; tomatoes, 40075c; okra( $104.2S; egg.
plant. 3gt5c
POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 1S?2V; roost
ers, old, $l.50g5; roostors, young. $wg4; broil
ers, small. $202.50; b roller, large. $.50f4;
fryers, $404.50: bras. $406.50; ducks, eM.
$3.50: dueks, young, $46.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 27e; creamery
seconds, 23c.
EGGS Fancy ranch., 50c; Eastern. 22O0c
CHBESD Young America. 12,0J4c; East
ern. 15U&1CC. Western. 14014lfec.
WOOL South Plains & S. J.. 98'Hc; lambs.
10015c.
HOP.-tX0ioVsc
MILLSTUFFS Bran. ,$20020.60; ml4ttlng,
12702k
HAYr-Wheat. $11.5O01AO; what and At,
$11015.50; barley. $8fll; alfalfa, ?7.50f 10;
stock. $6.5007.50: ft raw, per bale. 30055c,
FRUIT Apples, choice. $1.75; eommon. SOe;
bananas. $1.2508; Mexican limes, $300.50:
California lemons, ofeolre,. J3.7R04 M: ootnntoa.
$1.2502.711; oranges, navels. $1.2503; pineap
ple. $23.
POTATO BS Salinas Rwbanks. $1.0501.40;
sweets, $1.40f?1.5O; Oregon Burbanks, 899
ri.15.
RECEIPTS FkHr. 8745 quarter saeks;
wheal. 15,160 centals; barley. 2165 eentais;
oats, 1395 centals; beans. 2226 sacks; com, 912
centals; potatoes. 6713 saeks; bran. 1740 sack;
middlings. S4S sacks; hay, 470 tens; wool, 2X2
bales; hides, 351S.
LTVESTOCK MAKKETS.
Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle. Sheep and
Hogs.
The following livestock prtc were quoted
yesterday In tie local market:
CATTLE Good steers. $3.2S0.5O; fair to
medium. $2.5fJl: good cows. $2.2502.50: cam
men cows. $1.7502: choice light JIM to
17.5 pounds. $4.5004.72; largo fat calves. $90
8.25.
HOGS Beet, suitable for packers. $5.75; fair
to medium grades. $5.50; light fat weights.
120 te 140 pounds. $50ii.25.
SHEEP Good fat eheep are strong at $4.59
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Trice Current at Kansas City. Omaha and
Chicago.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 23.-Cattle ReeluU.
6000; market steady te strong; native
steers, $3.CO0S; natlvo cows and heifers, $1.75
04.65; stockem and feeders, $2,400-4.25; West
ern oows, J1.750S.25; Western steers. $2,750
i.m; nulls, -e.;,; caives. $2.2536.
Hogs Receipts, 10.000; market strong to
higher; bulk of sales, $4.7004.60; heavy, $4,745
04.82; packers, $4. .001. SO; pigs and light.
Sheep Receipts, XOOO; market strong; mut
tons. $4.2505.69; lambs, $5.2507.10; range
wethers, ji.5U06.5O; fed ewes, J3.25ei.b5.
SOUTH OMAHA. Nov. 23.-Cattle ReeelpU,
25O0; market steady to strong; native steers.
JK.W06.2O; oows and Heifers, $2.5006; West
ern kteers, $2.7504.50: Texas steers. $2,500
3.05; oowk and helferc, $203.40; eanaers. $1.59
02.25; stockors and feeders, f 2.250 4; calves.
.itjv; Duns, stags, etc., fi.wtju.
Hogs Receipts, 1200; market steady; heavy.
J4.CO84.70; mixed. $4.e204.65; Ugh, ji.eo
04.70; pigs. $404.40; bulk of sales, JI.62&0
Sheep Rerelpts. 7500: market steady to
easier; yearlings, $5.2305.75; wethers, $505.30;
ewes, .s0-i.7a; lamps, $607.25.
CHICAGO. Nov. 23. Cattle Receipts, 6500;
Heady to strong; beeves, $3.1586.50; Mockers
and feeders. J2.25gl.15; cows and heifers.
$1.2504.70; Texas-fed steers, $3.4004.25; West
ern steers, S2.OOa-J.75.
Hogs Receipts today, 25.000; tomorrow. 20.
000; steady to Sc higher; mixed and butohers.
$4.5O04.97H: sood heavy. $4.5004.974; rough
heaT. J4.4O04.CO; light, $4.6504.90; pigs.
4.i.-S-i..; duik of sales, J4.7u04.9O.
Sheep Receipts, 15,000; steady; sheep, J4.
K Mil- l.mh, Ci 7KT KA
Grain "and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. Flour- Rm4! jj
000 barrels; exports. 13.500 barrels. Dull and
unchanged.
Wheat Receipts. 248,200 bushels. Spot, firm;
io. - reo. ifc elevator. 92S f. o. b. afloat;
jvo. 1 northern Duiuth. 91o f. o. b. afloat;
No. 1 bard Manitoba. 92 Vic C a. h. aiim
strong undertone prevailed In v&Mt n
and final prices shewed Titjle net advance. The
main influence wa a report of Argentine
damage by frost. May closed 91Hc; 'December
Hops Steady.
Hideo and wool Firm,
Dairy Produce la the East.
CHICAGO. Nov. 23. On the Produce Ex.
change today -tho butter market was steady;
creamery. inac; dairy.- 17020c. Eggs,
sieoay at ltxj-Mc; nrsts. sicj primes. 2Sc; ex
tras. SOc Cheese. Arm. 124? 13 Vic
NEW YORK. Nor. 23. Butter, cheese and
eggs, unchanged.
Wool at St. Louis.'
ST LOUIS, Nov. 23. Wool Steady; medium
grades combing and clothing, 20030c; light
fine. 2102c; heavy One. l&021c; tub washed.
33041 He
Transfer of CurresKry.
NEW YORK. Nor. 23. The sub-Treasury to
day transrerred tcrttJOOO 'currency by telegraph
to San Francisco.
REACTION IN WHEAT
Recovery of a Cent in Chicago
Grain Pit.
STRONG DEMAND ALL DAY
Argentine Crop In Central and
Southern Districts Said to Be
Damaged 40 Per Cent by
Frost Big Flonr Sales.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23. The wheat market to
day was strong throughout the entire day.
The change from the weakness of the last
three days was parjly reaction from the re
cent bearish sentiment, but at the eame time
the news of the day was considered by trad
ers amply to Justify the- persistent demand that
carried price up fully 1 cent per busheL A
private cablegram from Argentina was the
principal cause of tho strength shown. The
message mentioned damage by frost to the
wheat crop in the central and southern dis
tricts of .the country, but placed the loss at
40 per cent Instead of 10 per cent, as de
clared In previous cablegrama. During the
night rein had fallen over a large portion of
the wheatgrowtng section of the United State.
making the movement of the crop more dif
ficult In addition, large sales of flour were
reported from Minneapolis and caah wheat
was reported in active demand at all grain
centers. Tho close was strong. May opened
a shade to MQc higher at 6HS6Hc. and
advanced to S7H8S7UC. Final quotations were
Tic higher for May at 67eS74c
During the flrst half hour of trading the
oora market was easy on general selling. Tho
market held firm, however, until the close.
which was Uc higher for May at 44c
The feature of trading in the oat market
was liberal llauldatlon In the December de
livery. Later shorts covered freely on the
strength of other grains. May closed Sc up
at 32c
Provisions were Arm on moderate buying by
local bulls. At the close. May pork was up
15017&c and lard and ribs were each up 7HC
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
1 Open, High,
Low.
J .81
.62i
Close.
December ....$ JvlH $ .KJTi
May
Wi .874
July
.S2H v .82
CORN.
.45H .4m
Dec foM)
Dee. (new)......
:45ti
.4T
43f
43H
.234
-31 Ji
.id
.44
.44
. .431 .44Vs
. .43S .44,
. .44 .44
OATS.
May
July
December
.29
.32
30H
May
July
. .32t;
. .301
.324
.304
MESS PORK.
.12.72Vi 12. ST.
.12.S7H 12.P3
7JUID.
. 7.00 7.02 Vi
January
12.72H
12.55
12. 5
12.65
May ....
November ...
7.00
7.C4
O.P2
6-P2V4
0.07li
December .
January
. 6.02 Vi B.02H
. 7.00 7.07a
B.S7Vi
7.00
May .........
SHORT RIBS.
January 6.55 .62V4 fi.55 .2A
May .75 e.t2 ..5 o.S2"A
Cash Quotations were as fellows:
Flour Steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. aSySIiVi; No. 3, 0
085c; No. 2 red, $2!A3$4Tie,
Com No, 2. 4$c; No. 2 -yellow. 50c.
Oats No. 2. 25Vsc: No. 2 white. SZgs&t;
No. 3 white. 2SH032c
k Rye No. 2. COn.
Za rlfv Hiwl fHlnp. !tT fair fn Iu.i0n
malting. 416-I8C
Flaxseed No. 1, P5c; No. 1 Nerthwretrrn,
We.
Mess pork Per barrel, JlS.45JJ11.5o.
Lard Perr 1W pounds. J7.02i7.0o.
Short ribs sides Loose. $777.124.
Short clear aldes-iBoxed, fiTi7.
Clover Contract grades. $13Q 13.25.
Recrlpti. Shipments.
Flour, barrels
Wheat. hutiheU
Osm, bushels .
Oats, bushels .
Rye. bushels .
Barley, bushels
2j 300
10.000
01.SO0
2JS.70J
ITA.eOO
21.W
.....169,00
II.701
STiU200
2?.O0)
3.1O0
15,300
Grain at 8aa Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO.. Nov. 23. Wheat and
barley, steady. Spot quotations:
Wheat-SWppfng. $1.4281.45; milling. J 1.50
Os.60.
Barley Feed. JU74012O; brewing. $I.22H
01.25.
OaU-Red. Jl.25Sl.62li: white. Jl.37Vi0I.5O;
Mack. JI.25$1.75.
Call board eaUs: Wheat May. J1.41U; De
cember, $1.30H. Barley May, $1.10;: De
eember, $1.17. Corn Large yellow, J1.40J?
1.45.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 23. "Wheat December,
8OU0SOie; May, S4;c; No. 1 hard. Ktic;
No. 1 Northern, S2nc; No. 2 Northern, 7Dic
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 23. Wheat-December. 6s
lOTid; March, fts Utid; May. fri 10d. Weather
la England, rainy.
Wheat at Tscoma.
TACOMA. Nov. 23. Wheat Unchanged.
Bluestem, 74e; dub. 72c; red. 60e.
STOCK PRICES SET BllGli
SATjKS to kelliz
PJVOFITS
BREAK NEW YO
3IARKET.
Violent Decline. Until Organized
Buying Movement In Union
Pacific Sets In.
NEW YORK. Nor. 23, Prices had a ma
terial setback today and It was, not until the
aggrcnstve advance developed In Union Pacific
late in the day that any effective progress
was mode toward repairing the damage. Sales
te realize profits In some of the sensational
speculative favorites proved to be overwhelm
ing and caused violent declines in those stocks
and a sympathetic recession in the - general
list. A few specialties continued to make an
upward spurt, but they were not of a char
acter to sustain confidence in tho general
strength of the speculative situation nor to
hold the list against the effective selling else
where.
The state Into which the speculative move
ment had fallen In the last few days, and es
pecially the rather wild movements of yester
day caused seme perturbation and aroueed
a fear that they were of a kind which would
run quickly to culmination, owing to the vio
lence of the manipulative methods pursued.
Very attractive profits also were offered at
many points In the market. The consecuenco
was that the selling movement, once inaug
urated, grew of its own force, with the re
sult of a general show of weakness by midday.
Speculative profit-taking was especially con
spicuous In Reading. Smelting, B. R. T-, Ana
conda and the Southern group of Iron and
eteel stocks. Some of the late rumors which
have circulated tn connection with ooerations
in all of these stocks have been so little cred
ible that those who had bought on the strength
of them were easily thrown Into apprehension
upon their denlaL
A bad effect upon sentiment was produced
also by the evidence of s, lack, of support In
the Rock Island group and the rapid decline
in prices there under light liquidation. Ru
mors were circulated that there was to be
no dividend paid on the second preferred stock
of the St, Louis & San Francisco Railway
Company, which was the weakeat'stock in the
group. The denial of this rumor had little
Immediate effect In rallying the stock.
During the morning period of weakness the
Metropolitan Traction stocks showed notable
strength against the current of the market.
and they were Joined, before tho general mar-
9s
ket rallied, by United States Rubber stocks
and the International Paper stocks.
It was not. however, until the enormous
demand for Union Pacific developed that any
effective resistance wu .offered to the general
weakness of the market. The character of
tho dealings In Union Pacific stamped them as
of highly centralized origin, and the favor
able view of the movement was that the de
mand was from Inside sources, based on
knowledge of the character of the annual re
port, the publication of which Is looked for
tomorrow. Reports were circulated that the
disposition of the company's Northern Securi
ties assets, as disclosed in the report, showed
such large profits sa to Justify tho movement.
The Tiew of the movement, as being of spec
ulative origin, found encouragement In the
fact that the operations In the stock wcro on
a. very large scale on the part of the same
operators who conducted the recent movement
In Reading. A wager was offered from this
source that Union Pacific was destined to
reach 175 on the movement In exactly the
same manner that a wager was made early In
the Reading movement as to its ultimate high
Price.
Prlcca of iron and steel, according to trade
authorities, are held down only by main force.
The sale of $12,500,000 of New York City
bonds did not ruffle the tranquility of tho
money market. Foreign exchange also was
steady and discounts In London were lower.
The price of copper was lifted to the highest
level touched sine IDOL The distribution of
an Installment of the deferred dividend on
Republic Steel preferred was known f,or tho
first time to the market. Tho United States
Steel stocks and St. Paul obtained most sub
stantial benefits from tho Union Pacific move
ment; but the earlier losses were pretty well
restored In the general Hsu The stocks under
pressure, however, continued weak and madu
tho lowest prices of the day In the last tew
minutes of the market, thus unsettling the
close, which was decidedly feverish and Ir
regular. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value,
$3,350,000. United States bonds ware all un
changed on calf.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closlnc
Bales. High. Low. bid.
Adams Express ..... 240
Amalgamated Clapper 07.700 87S SGi
Am. Car &. Founory. 2, GOO 40 3 3U-J
do preferred 300 lCot loth lwH
American Cotton OIL tWO 31 U 31t
do preferred ...... ..... V-'rt
American Express . .. 200 225 225A 22tt
Am. Hd. &. Lth. pfd. 200 3Q 35v. 35
American Ice 1,100 2S 27?
American Lineeed Oil 100 ls?i
do preferred 200 41 40Va
American Locomotive 17,200 71?
lak
SUV
117
151
131K
142
HWi
149
oo preferred 300 117 117,
Am. Smelt. & Refln. 71,9O0 154W lWi
do preferred 11.C0O 1334 WIV
Am. Sugar Refining. 15,400 144 S 142
Amer. Tobacco pfd.. POO 10tb J-Oti
Anaconda Mining Co. 25.S0O 153 143
Atehlson 15,400 &57 bo
do preferred 100 103V 1033
llMVi
Atlantic Coast Line. 500 163H 1 62 4 1C2H
Baltimore &. Ohio... 21.400 113U 112
H3H
do preferred 100 07, 0Tft
Brook. Rapid Transit 16.300 0OH 87
Canadian Pacific ... 13,000 1734 171
Central of N. Jersey 400 225U 223
88
172H
223i
45
1WS
53Ts
32
734
21
218-,
178,
18
40
i
45
Central Leather .... 1.10O 45Ji 444
do preferred 2.800 104 ".i KM",
Chesapeake & Ohio., tf.300 544 53 14
Chicago &. Alton.... 300 324 32U
do preferred
Chicago Gt. Western 1.400 21?V 201
Chicago &. Northwest, 1.400 21S?i 217
ChL, Mil. A. St. Paul 27,000 17S 177i
Cbl. Term. & Transit
do preferred 100 40 40
C. C. C. & St, Louis
Colorado Fuel & Iron 3.200 451 44 i
Colorado & Southern. 400 26! 25U
2U14
do 1st preferred.... 62
do 2d preferred...,
42,
Consolidated Gas ... 500
Corn Products 4.500
170
14U
534
40"
344
8SU
46
40
Sli
734
180
iis"
214
80
17U
15
55
2284
35
88
46;
40 U
81
74
18Si
113
177i
23
85
2S
814
-27
B7
274
15g
55
4o"
344
88
464
40T
814
744
180
1781
23i
do preferred ...... 1.100
Delaware &. Hudson.
DeL. Lack. & West. 100
Denver & Rio Grande loo
do preferred 1.3iv
Distillers Securities. 1,400
Brie 47,000
do lrt preferred.... 200
do 2d preferred.... 2.800
General Electric .... 300
Hocking Valley
Illinois Central 600
International Paper.. ,
co preferred. io.boo
International Pump., jf.....
ao preferred
Iowa Central
do preferred ...... ......
Kansas City Southern 800
27fc
do nreferrml
200
5H
Louisville & Nashr..
Manhattan L. ......
10,000 1534 I61H H2
lt
Met. Securities ..
12.8"0 73 72 72 Vi
Metropolitan St. Ry. 57.HX 12f4
1154 118S
Mnxlean Central
l.OOO 23i 234 23S
MIbti. & St. Louis...
70
100 13S4 1384 1
164U
M., St, P. & S. S. M.
do preferred
Missouri Pacific
P.300 1024 1004 101
Mo., Kans. A Texas 17.60")
3S
37H
377,
do preferred 1.10O
60 i
537
37i
1504
3.TS
8VH
604
524
37
14!!4
86i
02
1014
200
4H
National Lead 21.300
Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. 20
New York Central.. 2.700
N. T.. Ont. West. 2.300
Norfolk & Western.. PoO
do preferre.1
524
374
1404
53
86
io6"
100
47i
North American .... 14.800 103
Northern Pacific .... 2,30)') 202
Pacific Mall 1.70O 4574
j-ennsyivanuL Z3.IOO 141
140
People s Gas ..
- 1.500 101V4 10O?i 101
P.. C. C. e St. Louts 200 SO
80
'n
Prenwd Stl Car.... 3.100 51tt
do preferred
Pullman Palace Car. 100 245
Reading 154.000 130-T4
do 1st preferred.... 200 024
do 2d preferred.... 20O fsii
Republic Steel 13.800 2S
do preferred 10.000 1(114
Rock Island r 2.100 2S4
do preferred 8.100 72
50U
243
1374
P24
07,
27H
00
27U
60
OS74
24S
13774
PI
074
27i
wl
2S4
Ct74
Rubber Goods 100 33
39
3S
do preferred ..... 1044
Sehtcca-Sheffleld
8.600
R4
83
St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd.
St. Louts Southwest,
do preferred
6.20
200
I. TOO
i4
22S
5S
70;
584
224
60
1104
35V,
Southern Pacific . . . ,
do preferred
Southern Railway ...
do preferred
Tenn. Coal & Iron.,
Texas & Pacific ....
Tot, St, L. & West
do preferred ,
Union Pacific .......
do preferred ......
U. S. Express
40.600
684
7.400
354 3474
oo oov;
4vj
59
31.700 1054 looii loot;
l.-TJ 334 331 33,
300 3S 37
4fO 374 57
300.300 1374 133;
1,200 0SV4 07
374
56;
1"
07
115
m
5454
110
38
1044
364
110
21
41U
V. S. Realty
V. S. RHbber 18.100
do preferred ...... 3.tX0
U. S. Steel 104.300
do preferred 73.000
Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical 400
do preferred 300
Wabash 1.300
do preferred 1.100
Wells-Fargo EzDresj. .
55;
lI2Vi
3S;
J0474
37
110
21K
11;
524
110
37 Vt
1034
37
IOO
21
4t;
Westlngbouse Elect,.
Western Union
Wheeling A L. Erie.
Wlcnln Central....
do preferred ......
Total salea for the
170
200 P2?; orj; 021
174"
300 2CVi 30
504
day. 1.716,300 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. Closing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.l034'D. & R, G. s.. .1014
do coupon 1034 'N. Y. C. G. 4s. 004
U. S. 3s reg 104 'Nor. Pacific 3a.. 764
do coupon 104 !Nor. Pacific 4s.. 104
U. S. new 4s reg.!32;'So. Pacific 4s... 034
do coupon 132; 'Union Pacific -is. 1034
U. S. eld 4s rg.lORVfWIs. Central 4s. 03
do coupon 1054 f Jap. 6.. 2d sr. . 08 H
Atchison Adj. 4s 03 V Jap. 4Ss. cer. . . 0274
Stocks at London.
LONDON. Nor. 23. Consols for
50 ; consols for account- 80 3-16.
money.
Anaconda 7S'Norfolk & West.
Atchison 877. do preferred...
do preferred... 1064 (Ontario & West.
Baltimore & O. .113V. Pennsylvania . ..
Can. Pacific . .. .1774'Rand Mines
Ches. St Ohio... 534 'Reading
C GL Western. 21 4' do 1st pref....
C. M. & St. P. .183 1 do 2d pref
8t
03
7;
714
18
304
De Beers IS 'So. Railway 38i
D. &. R. Grande. S3; do preferred. ..102
do preferred... 004'So Pacific 704
Erie 51 1 Union Pacific. . .1384
do 1st pref.... M I do preferred... 904
do 2d pref ... 7B4'U. S. Steel 3S4
Illinois Central. 182 V,! do preferred. ..1064
Louis. & Nash. .1564 'Wabash 22
Mo- Kas. & T. . 38 ! do preferred.
N. T. Central.. .154 (Spanish Fours.
424
82
Jlonejr. Excbangrv Etc.
NEW YORK. Nor. 23. Prime mercantile pa
per, 5406 per cent.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi
ness in bankers bills at $4.862504.5630 for
demand and at $4.826504.8270 for 60 days;
posted rates. $4.63404.84. and $4.S7H; com
mercial bills. $4.S2H04.S2i.
Bar silver. 644c
Mexican dollars. 4040.
Government and railroad bonds, steady.
Money on call, steady, 506 per cent; clos
ing bid. 5; offered. 5. Money on time, steady;
CO davr. 6 per cent; 00 days. 34 per cent; six
months.' 64054 per cent.
LONDON. Nor. 23. Bar silver, steady.
29 13-16d per ounce. Money. 2j03i per cent
Discount rate, short bills. 404 1-10 per cent;
three months bills. 4 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nor. 23. Silver bars.
64Hc Drafts, sight, 3c; telegraph. 5c Ster
ling on London. 60 days. $4.83; sight. $4.87.
Dally Treasury Statement,
WASHINGTON. Nor. 23. Today's state
ment of the Treasury shows:
Available cash balances s?. $133,532.66
Gold coin bullion SS.I40.923
Gold certificate 4 3,762, 860
Downing, Hopkins & Co.
EstaVUhed IS9S
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerca
REDUGE HBP CROP
McCoy Grower Believes Farm
ers Will Co-Operate.
PART OF WISDOM TO DO SO
Chinese and Japanese, as Well as
Others, reel tho Effect or tho
low Prices localized
This Year.
MCOY, Or., Nov. 23. (To tho Editor.)
Anent tho movement among tho hopgrowers to
restrict acreage for 1006. your comments edi
torially in yesterday's Oregonian are In point
Can tho growers act in this matter unitedly
and practically all Join?
I am of opnlion. Mr. Editor, such effort
among growers can be made successful and
that it Is hte part of wisdom to do so.
It Is evident that if Oregon had produced
fift 0OO baUs Instead of 115.000 bales for pres
ent crop more money, much more profit and
far less, disaster would have resuiteo.
wiiii fh rrhltnn nrtees for wage estab
lished during abnormally high prices for hops
of. say, 25f?32c per pound, and with Increased
cost of twine, baling cloth, sulphur and other
neceseary supplies because of "trust" prices,
the cost of producing and marketing hops is
greatly Increased. Again and especially If
the whole acreage is grown, me nexi iwV
h.nn! Tniinf unttntn this same exorbitant
scale of expenses, making the actual cost of
growing and preparing the crop for market
fully 10 cents per pound; wnereas 11 ouij wc
onK.hif nf ntir arrfHce is cultivated the grow
ers can more nearly do the work within
themselves and be able to get tne services 01
competent dryers for less than $6 per day
and firemen for less than $3 to 3.50 per day,
as was paid tho prsnt season.
And. too. the Chinese and the Japanese
have an eye to business and feel the want of
remuneration for their effort this year, and
they will fall in and sign up. iuhj- uousawns
themselves.
On the 25th of this month (Saturday next)
prnwom tn the various hoo localities
should get together and name delegates to
th Oregon Hopgrowers Association, to mcei
at Salem on Saturday. December 2. for the
purpose of adopting a constitution ana o
laws and for mapping out and prosecuting the
work of mutual protection of the hopgrowers
of Oregon.
I desire to Impress upon the mina or ine
hnmminn the nMfMltr of some concerted
action to protect their interests In nearty
support of the movement and or mc meeting
to ro held at Balem on Saturday. Deember
2 next. JAMES K. SEARS.
PLAN 13 FEASIBLE.
Captaki Pope Jactere "HopgrowerV Pro
posal to Lkatt the Oregon Crop.
-Wrtommnx Or.. Nor. 23. To the Editor.)
Tho letter sfgned "Hopgrower." from Eu-
rn. in tnflBvs Ore?on!an under the heading,
"To Limit the OutuV fa well worthy of
careful perusal and attentive consideration of
every hopgrower In this and every other Pa
cific Coast State. To ray understanaing 11 is
. vA .-.- nnt fnlhT' nlan siinrested that
may lead ultimately to tho formation of a
workable hopgrowers association, the need
of which was never more apparent than at the
present tlm. The nopgrowmg inausiry 01
nnn I nn Inn err n. side issue of agriculture.
but la now of National Importance, and which
puts more ready money In circulation among
rat nnnntatlnn than all other crops of
tho Willamette Valley combined. To expect
such a vital branch or nusoanory 10 run n
self and without organization Is to court dl
a.t.r nnrt this is orettr near the case at the
present time. I therefore heartily indorse
n.n.mv.r'V' effort and shall be oleased to
assist and second all his endeavors to for
ward his end. GEORGE i'urb.
Hop Sold at Top Figure.
EUGENE. Or.. Nov. 23. (Special.) Two hop
sales are reported here today. J. L. Clark
n...v...,i i?7 hales of choice from Frank
Hemenway for Ktaber. Wolfe & Netter. at
lOic. T. A- Llveaiey & 1.0. Dougm. oaies
of primes from L. D. Forest, no price given
out.
Hop Shipped From Aurora.
AITRORA. Or.. Nov. 23. Four carloads of
hoos were shipped from here yesterday. M.
H. Gltbertmin sent one car to Pennsylvania.
Henry Miller shipped one rar to London. Bng
land and one. to Ohio, and Klaber. Wolfe
Netter shipped a car to Portland.
IS
UNPRECEDENTED MOVEMENT IN
FINISHED IRON AND STEEL.
Ilarrlninn .Lines Closo Contract for
Thirty Thousand Tons of
Bridge Material.
NEW YORK. Nor. 23. Tho Iron Ago to
morrow will say:
th twiVinn of finished iron and steel con
tlnue exceedingly heavy in all lines and thus
fr this month ore nearly ud to the rate or
October. It is quite unprecedented that there
hnuH be such r volume oc Duying at inis
on on nf the rear. The strain In alt dtrec
tlons Is tremendous and prices aro kept down
iin!v hv main force.
The leading Interest has advanced tin plate
10 cents a. box. and the sheetmaKers pur. up
priceo of sheets J2 per ton ror oiacic ana gai
vanlzed.
Among the rail sales are the following
Colorado Southern. New Orleans & Pacific. 17,
nm tniH! Alft.ilca. Central. 5000 tons.
The principal transaction In domestic struc-
tnroi material during the current week has
been the closing of a contract for 30,000 tons
ot onuses iot ine nammau
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Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. There was an ad
vance of about 12s 6d In the London tin
market, and the local market was firm, with
spot quoted at 33.70333. 1 5c. Spot was quot
ed at 154 and futures at 153 in the London
market.
Copper was somewhat Irregular in the Eng'
llsh market, and closed at 75 10s for spot
and 75 for futures. Locally the situation
Is reported firm and prices are generally high
er. Lake Is quoted at 17S17.374c; electrolytic
at lS-87ie 17.25c and casting at 16.7517c.
Lead was raster in London, closing at 15
7s 6d. Locally the market continues firm.
with quotations ranging from 3.23c 5.75c
Spelter was steady at &1036.20c locally. In
London quotations were a shade higher at 23
12s 8d.
Iron was higher abroad with standard foun
dry closing at 52s 4d and Cleveland warrants
at 53s 4&d. Locally iron was Arm; No.
foundry Northern $1S.75J9.33; No. 2 foundry
Northern $18.23918.85; No. 1 foundry South
ern. S18.50eiS.75 and No. 2 foundry South
ern $153 18.25.
XlsJsg Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23. Tho official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows i
Alts. $ .03
Justice .06
Alpha Con 06
Kentucky Con. .01
Lady Wash. C. .02
Andes 21
Belcher 27
Best & Belcher 1.33
'Mexican 1.30
Occidental Con. .86
Ophir 5.624
Overman 03
Potosl 09
Savage 43
Scorpion ...... .11
Seg. Belcher... .03
Sierra Nevada. .38
Silver Hill S3
Bullion
.33
Caledonia ....
Challenge Con.
.32
.20
.09
Chollar
Confidence ...
.85
Con. Cal. & V. 1.30
Con. N. Y. 01
Crown Point.. .14
Eureka Con .03
iSt. Louis 08
(Union Con..... .36
Exchequer 43
Gould &. Curry .13
Hale & Nor. . . 1.03
Utah Con. ..... .05
Yellow Jacket.. .16
Julia 05
NEW TdRK. Nov. 23. Closing ouotations:
Adams Con $ .30 ILittlo Chief. ..$ .0.9
Alice
5 Ontario
1.30
Breece .......
Brunswick C.
Cemsteck Tun.
.30 lOphlr
.48 iPhoenlx ..
OS Ui Potosl ...
3.37
.01
.06
.46
.35
.30
3.23
Con. Cal. & V.
1.45 (Savage
Horn Silver... 1.70
ISIerra. Nevada.
iSmall Hopes...
(Standard
Iron Silver. . . . 3.50
Leadvllle Con.. .06
BOSTON, Nov. 23. Closing quotations:
Adventure ..$ 7.23
'Mont. C. & C.$ 3.73
Allouez .... 41.50
Amalgamated 86.73
Am. Zinc... 8.50
iNor. Butte...
73.00
Old Dominion
Osceola .....
Parrot
39.30
108.50
28.00
107.00
7.73
11.00
125.00
Atlantic .... 23.50
Bingham ... 34.30
IQulncy
Shannon ....
iTrlnlty
(Tamarack
Cal. & Ilecla 6S0.OO
Centennial .. 27.30
Cop. Range. 73.75
Daly West..
10.75 Ifnlted Cod..
33.50
Dominion C.
78.00 IT. S. Mining 38.23
0.37 i IF. S. OH 0.73
17.62 H; Utah 33.23
23.30 (Victoria 6.30
0.87 Winona 0.25
10.00 I Wolverine ... 126.00
50.00 I
Granby
Franklin ...
Isle Royale.
Mass. Mining
Michigan ...
Mohawk ....
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. There Is still a
scarcity of prime evaporated apples on spot
and the market is firm. Common to good are
quuicu ic. utuiy priiuc orjc, prime Vfivxc,
choice 10c and fancy 11c
Prunes arc fairly aitlvo on spot, quotations
ranging from 4"iig7Hc.
Apricots appear to be closely cleaned up.
both here and In primary markets, and prices
are held firm by a light demand. Choice 8H
0c. Extra choice. 0i0ic. and fancy. 10
llse.
Peaches are very firm on the Coast, accord
ing to recent advices, and the local market
Is held well up to recent figures, although the
demand Is Inactive. Extra choice are quoted
at 10c; fancy 10Sc. and extra, fancy. 10H
11c.
Raisins are mmewhat Irregular, with Cali
fornia London layers very firm. Loo? mus
catels are quoted at 5ift7ic; seeded rnlslns,
5ifj0r. and London layers at $1.5031.60 for
new crop.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Nor. 23. Cotton futures opened
weak at a decline of SSI 6 polnt.o, and, closed
steady at a net advance of 11915 points. No
vember. 11.20c; December. 11.20c; January.
11.43c; February. 11.36c; March. 11.60c; April.
11.74c; May. 11.80c; June. 11.82c; July. 11.85c.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 23,-The cotton mar
ket was excited this morning, and showed
considerable advance In prices. Opening 11 to
14 points down from last night's closing, fresh
outside buying and heavy short covering soon
put prices up somo 40 points from the lowest.
March fold as high as 11.04 centt. or 41 points
higher than the opening before a reaction set
In which caused that month to sell off to
11.85 cents.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-Coffee futures closed
steady and unchanged to Ave points higher.
Sales. 156,500 bags, of which about 47.009
bags were switches. Transactions Included.
December. 6J50c; March. ScWatHV. iiaj.
7.C5c; July. 7.25c; September. 7. 5c. Spot.
Steady; No. 7 Rio. 8 5-lCc
Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. 215-16S3CJ
centrifugal. 06 test. 343 IM6o; morasses
sugar. 2 lt-16fSCic. Refined, steady: crushed,
$5.40; powdered. $4.80; granulated. $4.70.
WETTER IS TO BE HANGED
Atrocious Crime . Committed on
Grouse Creek in Idaho.
BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 23. (Special.)
The Supremo Court today afllrmed tho
Judgment of the District Court of Idaho
County, in the case of P.ttdolph "Wetter,
who murdered Christ Lons: and Claude
Wain on Grouse Creek, near "Warren,
July 19, 1904. Wetter -was convicted of
murdor In the first desroe and sentenced
to be hanged December 1, 1904. An ap
peal was taken and the murderer has
since been in tho penitentiary awaiting
the result. ,
Wotter's crime was one of the most
fiendish ever known in this state. He
shot Wain from ambush while the latter
was sitting by a campfirc. With Wain
were Jack Clare and a little son of Christ
Long. Wetter fired at both of these,
shooting Clare through the hand and the
lad through the right leg. Long was
found dead in his cabin the next morn
ing, haviifg been shot twice while in bod.
There had been bad blood between the
men over placer mines.
The defense at the trial was insanity.
Wetter will have to bo taken to Crange
ville for resentence.
OLD SOLDIERS SCORE 3 LEAD
Governor Accused of Making Soft
Berth for Brother-ln-Law.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.. Nov. 23.
(Special.) Excociation of Governor
Mead for his dismissal of Adjutant
Conger, of the Soldiers' Home at Ort
ing, to make a soft berth for C. N".
Beal, his brother-in-law, by the pas
sage of a strong resolution, was the
feature of a meeting held by the J. P.
Steadman Post, No. 24, G. A. B., last
nigfrt. Aside from this a resolution was
introduced and passed pronouncing- it
unwise for the present to give the main
resolution, denouncing Mead, to the
newspapers for publication.
An air of deep secrecy is beinff main
tained by the members of the post as
to the exact wording of the resolution
of con Jemnation. With the exception of
the declaration made today by a promi
nent member of the post, that "Gov
ernor Mead will doubtless hear of the
resolution in due time, and some other
people. 'too," the veterans are noncom
mittal. Opinion Divided on License.
SALEM. Or., Nov. 23. (Special.) At
a recent meeting the Salem City Coun
cil granted a liquor license In favor
of Eugene Eckerlen, authorizing him
to sell liquor in his saloon and cafe,
conducted in adjoining and connected
rooms. City Recorder Moores an
nounced today that he will ignore the
Council's order and refuse to issue the
license, giving as a. reason that the
cafe and saloon are separate places
of business while the city charter
provides that a license shall apply to
only one place of business.
Ivy Saves the Xew House.
CHEHAXJS, Wash., Nov. 23. (Spe
cial.) D. C. Mlllett's old home was
burned tonight, entailing the loss of
$2500. Only the hardest kind of work
and tha fact that the old dwelling was
heavily overgrown with. Ivy saved his
new $8000 residence alongside.
Never fail to cure sick headache', often
the very flrst dose. This is what la said,
by all who try Carter's Little Liver Pills.
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