THE HORXIXG- O KEG OXIAN , FRIDAY, KEBRT7AKY 9, 1906.
15
Dili IS STRONG
a?
'Hops Put on Market Readily!
Taken at Firm Prices.'
-N.
GROJKEBS JEET. NEXT WEEK j
Trices Would-Advance,- Says Harris,
If ' Partners Did "Xot Sell So
Freely "Losses o JEngllslx
Hopraiscrs Past Year.
HOPS-j-Demand is strong, but sell
ing is not so liberal. .
POULTRY Not enough chickens for.
local demand.
EGGS Some Alaska shipments still
being made.
BUTTER Cits- and state brands
generally firm.-
VEGETABLES Furtherjtarxlyals of
celery.
FRUIT Idaho- apples in New York.
Tbere was not so much done in the hop
market yesterday as on. the two preceding
days, yet trading continued Quito active. Se
eial sales were made by growers and two or
three large lots passed between dealers. Among
the country sales was the Gray lot of 137
bales at Bucna Vista, which H. L. Hart
bought at 10 ccntn. The market ruled very
strong with, a good demand for both 1003 and
1004 hops.
A call for a meeting of hopgrowers will be
ltsued in a few days to consider the plan of
M, H. Durst to ship a part, of the remaining
crop to London in order to improve the mar
ket her. The meeting will probably be held
in this city in -the -early part of next week.
Joseph Harris, of Salem, representing Ben
jamin Schwarz & Sons, of New York, who
was at the Belvedere yesterday, believes prices
would advance materially if it were not for
the readiness shown by some growers to aell
at prevailing quotations. Many of the hold
ers, he says, are vers -Arm, but others are
constantly letting go, and as long as dealers
can get hops at theso prices they will not
pay more.
Exports of hops from New York from Sep
tember 1 up to the close of last week wero
28,080 .bales, and Import were 12,819 bales.
In the same period last season the exports
ere G2.4G2 bales and the imports 37C2 bales.
As a good English demand has lately sprung
up, a material increase in the export figures
can be looked for. The Treasury Department
has issued a summary of the receipts from
the No-a Scotia barrel tax on beer for the
last two calendar years, as follows:
January 1 to December 31, 1004... .$48,447,509
January 1 to December 31, 1005.... 62,142,010
Increase for 1005 S 3,095,410
The barrel tax in December. 1004, was
$3,401,058 and in December, 1905, $4,094,001.
The losses suffered by the English hop
growers laet year by reason of low prices In
cident to tht big yield there are thus set forth
by Lupulln in an article in the Mark Lane
Express:
A brief glance at the abnormal crop of last
year will, I think, convince us that an exces
sive yield Is not necessarily profitable to the
industry -as -a -whole -Wer have, harvested; in"
round numbers, 700,000 cwta., and I suppose
we may accept 40s per cwU as the average
value. -If this be approximately correct; the
total returns to growers cannot exceed 1,500,
000. On the other hand, although the expenses
of cultivation have been lighter than usual,
the picking expenses were much heavier, and
we cannot hardly put the actual outlay at
less than 40 per acre, on which basis the ex
penditure Is not far short of 2,000,000. There
Is, therefore, little doubt that the English hop
growers have In the aggregate lost a consid
erable amount by the transactions of the past
year. The factors" and merchants are not
much better off. The low range of prices has
hindered the realization of much gross .profit,
and "heavy trading expenses have so far re
duced the apparent gains that I fear the bal
ance is very unsatisfactory. Thus the year
1005 cannot be recorded in the history of our
industry as a season to which wc may refer
with pleasure, and I trust that 1905 has
brighter tiroes in store for us.
.GREEN PRODUCE SELLING WELTL.
Arrivals . of Celery Apples From Idaho la
the New York Market,'
A good country and city demand for fruits
and vegetables was reported yesterday. Firm
ness marks nearly all lines. A car of celery
arrived during the day and another car will
bo In today.
The following report on the New York apple
market is from the Frultman's Guide of Febru
ary 3:
The market took a atlll stronger turn than
was experienced last week on Monday, and
notwithstanding free offerings, prices held up
somewhat higher. A car of Idaho apples in
on that day sold at J2.252.50 for Roman
Beauties, and 52.25g-2.75 for Wlnesaps and
Ben Davis. This strong condition of affairs
continued all through the week, the market re
maining firm and high for fancy fruit, which
was in no surplus. The home markets are
doing so well that there is not a great deal
of inclination to ship abroad. The range:
Wlneeap, per double-bead barrel, ?5J; York
Imperial, per barrel. $4&5; Spltzenbcrg. per
double-head barrel, $45.50; King, do., $3;
Northern Spy. do., $4igS; Baldwin, do., 53.00
4.50; Ben Davis, per barrel, f3.5034.50; Green
ing, cold storage, per double-head barrel, $4
tf5; common storage, per barrel, $3 3.75; Rus
fcets. Roxbury, per double-head barrel. " S354 :
Golden, do., $3i; all varieties, common, per
barrel, $263.
According to the Guide, the total exports of
apples from the port of New York from the
beginning of the season until January 81
were 1.897,541 barrels, as compared with
1,762.202 barrels in the same period of the
previous season.
v CHICKENS VERY SCARCE.
'Receipts Not Large Enough for the Local
Demand.
Not near enough chickens are coming in to
supply the local -market, and prices arc con
sequently very firm. Other kinds of poultry
are not In such good demand.
One wholesale firm was still at work yester
day on an egg order for Alaska shipment,
and this helped to keep the market In condi
tion, but other dealers found their stocks
again accumulating and forecasted a weaker
market for the remainder of the week.
In moat quarters of the butter trade, the re
port was of light stocks and a good demand,
and therefore of a very firm tone prevailing.
A close watch is being kept on the California
butter market, however.
Bank Clearings,
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were .as follows:
. M Clearings. " Balances.
Portland $ 701.41S $ 64.095
Seattle 1,753,154 457.106
Tacoma 540,246 0,411
Spokane 426.785 44,135
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
.'ftxjSrala, Hoar, Feed, Etc
FLOURPatents, $4.304.70 per ""barrel;
straights, $S.SOflM.10; clears, $S.65e2.S;
Valley. S.MS.M: Dakota fear wheat, jut
eats, $5.50 f 6; clears. W. graham. &35
S.7S; "whole wheat. $8.754; rye Sow. local,
$5; Eastern. $&5SS.3S; ccr&Meal, per lale.
L& e2.se.
WHEAT Club, 771c: bluestem, 72 1 72 Vic;
rod. e'fSSc; Valley, 78c
OATS No. I white feed. $2S:; gray,
$27.&028.K per ton.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. $17; country.
$18 per ton; middling, $24.50; ahorts, city.
$18 country. $19 per ton; chop. U. a Mills.
J 17.56. linseed dairy food. $18; acalfa steal,
$18 per ton. . .
CEREAL FOODS Railed oats, cream, &0
pouad sacks. $6.75; lower grades. $5,230
6.30; oatmeal, steelcut, 50-pound sacks. $s
per barrel; 18-pound sacks, $4.23 per bale;
oatmeal (ground), 56-pound sacks, $7.50 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split
peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound
boxes, $1.40; pearl barley, $4.25 pet 106
pounds; 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box:
pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale.
BARLEY Feed. $23&24 per ton; brewing,
$24; rolled, $24025.
BUCKWHEAT $2.25 per cental.
HAT Eastern Oregon timothy, $13.50
14 per ton; Valley timothy, $0010: clover.
$7:50 8; cheat, $7S; grain nay. $79$.
Vegetables, FraHs. Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Appiee, common, 75o
&$1 per box; choice. $1.25 1.50; fancy, $2
$8: pears. $1.2501.50 per box; cranberries,
$13 13.50 per barrel.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $2(23.50 per
box; oranges, navels. $L75Q2.75 per box; Jap
anese. 60c per single box; tangerines. $Lbb
per half box; grapefruit. $2.7503.25: pine
apples, $3.75&4 per dosen; bananas. 3c per
pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, $l-35(g
1.40 dozen; bean, nominal; cabbage. Zi&CHc
per pound: cauliflower, $1.85 per crate,
celery. $3 50 per crate: cucumbers. $1.25
1.7C per dozen: head lettuce, 37ugr40c dozen;
hothouse. $L251.50 box; peas. 124 13c:
bell peppers, 35c; pumpkins, 91c per
pound; radishes, 25c per dozen; tomatoes.
$2.25(32.40 per crate; sprouts, l7c per
pound; squash. lUt&l&c per pound: pare ley.
"BOOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 0ce$I a
sack; 'carrots, 65 73c per sack; beets. S5a
?1 per sack; garlic 10(2121,0. per pound.
ONIONS Oregon. No. 2. fl.X0arl.28 sackj
No. 2. 70c9il.
POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy grades
Burbank. 60c per hundred; ordinary, nomi
nal; sweet potatoes. 2V tfViC per pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 11 12c per
pound, apricots, 1212?6c: poaches, 104 T
124c; pears, none; Italian prunes, 5 US'
6ic; California figs, white, in sacks. 5c
pound, black. 4 5c; bricks, 12-14 ounce
packages, 75085c per box; SS-ounec, $2Q
2.40; Smyrna, 20c per pound: dates, Per
sian, 5tr6c pound
RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages. SQ
64c; 16-ounce, B4s 10c; loose muscatels.
-2-crown. 7317Hc; 3 -crown, 711 7 51c; -crown,
88c; unbleached seedless Sultanas,
6 7c; Thompson's seedless unbleached, SZ
8c; Thompson's fancy -unbleached. 129
12c; London layers, S-crown. whole boxes
of 20 pounds. $1.75; 2-crown. $2.
Groceries, Nats, Etc
COFFEE Mocha, 262Sc; Java, ordinary.
IS 22c; Costa Rica, fancy. IS 20; good.
J6il8c; ordinary. 19022c per pound: Co
lumbia roast, cases, JOOe. $14.75; 00s, $14.75;
Arbuckle. $16.38; Lion. $10.38.
RICE Imperial Japan, No. X, CUc; South
ern Japan, 5.35c; head, 7c
SALMON Columbia River. X-pound talis,
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1
pound flats, $1.83; fancy 1 to US-pound flats,
$1.80; H -pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. X
pound tails, 90c; red, 1-pound tails, $L25:
cockeye, X-pound tails, $L70.
SUGAR Sack basis. 100-pounds: Cube.
$6.05; powdered. $5.60; .dry granulated,
$5.70; extra C. $5.25; golden C $5.10; fruit
sugar, $5.70. Advances over sack baBls as
follows: Barrels. 10c: -barrels, 25c; boxes,
SOc per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances
within 15 days deduct Vic per pound; if later
than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He;
sugar, granulated. $5.50 per 100 pounds;
maple sugar. 15lSc per pound.
SALT California, $11 per ton. $1.60 per
bale; Liverpool, 20s, $17; 100s. $16.30; 200s,
$16; V4 -pounds, 100s. $7; 50s, $7.50. .
NUTS "Walnuts. 15 c per pound by sack:
"c extra for less than sack. Brazil nuts.
16c: Alberts, lCc: pecans. Jumbos. XCc: extra
large, 17c; almonds. 1415c; chestnuts,
Italian. 12U916c; Ohio. 20c: peanuts, raw.
7c pound; roasted, 9c: pinenut. 10 12c;
hickory nuts, T V ?Sc; coco acute. 35990c per
oo sen.
BEANS Small white 4c; . large white.
334c: pink, 2c; bayou, 4 He; Lima, 53c;
red Mexican, 5c
Batter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc
BUTTER Cltv creameries; V.-rtr-o i-r.,.
ery. 30 32 lie per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamer'. 27iSe30c; store butter, 160
EGGS Oregon ranch, 23624c; Eastern. 20a
21c per dozen.
CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins, 1414
15c; Young Amerfca,"15S'Sii6fc
mixed chickens, lldfl2c: broilers, 17eflSc:
young roosters. J 00 12c: old roosters. V&lOc:
dressed chickens, 1814c; turkeys, live, 10
iic; lurKeye. crested, cnoice, ib'&JJc; geese,
live, pound, Sc; geese, dressed, per pound.
12014c; ducks. 16lSc: pigeons. $1&2; squaba.
$23. '
Prfe virions asd Caaaea Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 12c pound 14
to 1R tvinnrte 1!Ui? IS -fl -3.,n. 101
California (picnic), 8c; cottage hams, 5c:
shoulders. 8c; boiled ham, 19c; boiled plc-
BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c per pound;
tsuuiuu.ru unajuais, ioc; cnoice, luVjc; Eng
lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounde, 14J4'e; peach
bacon. 13 lie
PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels, $18; -barrels.
$9.50. Beef, barrels. $12; -barrels.
$0.50.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound;- minced
ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17 c; bolog
na, long, 5c; wclnerwurst, Sc; liver, 6c;
pork, -oe iOc; headcheese. 0c; blood. 6c; bo
logna sausage, link. 4 He
CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds,
per dozen. $1.25: two pounds. $2.25; six
pounds, $7. Roast beef. flat, pounds, $1.25;
two pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast
beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.32;
six pounds, $7. Lunch tongue, pounds. $2.75.
Roast mutton, six pounds. $8.50.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short dears,
dry sslt. 10c. smoked, llc: clear backs,
dry salt. 10c; smoked, llc; clear belltes,
14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon ex
ports, 20 to 25 pounds average dry salt. 11c;
smoked. 12c; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds
average, none.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces,
10?ic; tubs. lOHc; 50s. 1054c: 20s, 10Kc;
10s, lXUc; 5s. 11 c Standard pure: Tierces.
9Hc; tubs, 9Hc; 80s, 9 He; 20s, Ofcc; 10c,
10Hc; 5s. lOUc Compound: Tlercee. - Ke;
tubs. 0.c; 80s, 6ic; 20s. 7Vic; Ss, THc
Heps, Wools, Hides. Etc.
HOPS Oregon, 1905. choice lOQllc;
prime. S&9c; medium, 7t?Sc; olds. 507c
HIDES Dry hides: No. 1. 10 pounds and
up, 10Vi18c per pound; dry klo. No. 1. 3 -to
11 pounds. 15016c per pound; dry calf. No.
1. under 5 pounds, I7i9c: dry salted, bulls
and stags, one-third lest than dry flint;
(culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur
rain, halr-cllpped, weather-beaten or grub
by. 23c per pound leeeV Salted hides:
Steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, 10 a 11a
per pound: 50 to 60 pounds. SeiOc per
pound; under 50 and cows. 6310c per pound;
salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds, fc per
pound: salted veal, sound, io to 14 pounds.
910c per pound; salted calf, sound. 10 to
14 pounds, lO&llc per pound; (green un
called, lc per pound lets; culls, lc per
pound less). Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1
butchers stock. 25 SOc each: short wool.
No. l butchers stock. 40 8? 50c each: medium
wool. No. 1 butchers stock, 60 0 SOc; long
wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. $1&L50 each.
Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or
12 14c -per pound; horse hides, salted, each,
according to size $1L50: colts hides. 22
50c each; goatskins, common. 10 15c
each: Angora, with wool on. 25c OS 1.50 each,
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 16
21c; Valley. 24 020c per pound
MOHAIR Choice. SOc per pound.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20 9
22c per pound.
TTJRS No. 1. according to Ize: Bearskins,
$830 each; cubs. half price; badger. 10
SOc: wildcat, with head perfect, 15c0S1.25:
house cat, 10 20c: fox. common gray. 50c 0
$1.25; red. $205.50; cross. $G615. sliver and
black. $ 10C 300: fishers. $3 8' 10; lynx. $3C?
10; mink, according to size, $17505: mar
ten, dark, according to size and color, $2.50 Q
10; muskrar, large. 820c; skunk. -S5e'$2;
civet or polecat, 1025c: otter. $5020;
panther. $1B; raccoon. C0c$3.50: moun
tain -wolf, with head perfect. 51.7508: coy
ote. 50c$l.30; wolverine $4 9; buaver. $1
10.
, TALLOW Prims, per pound. 3H3?ic:
No. 2 and grease, 293c
' CASCARa 8AGRADA (chlttam bark) 2 H
3c. according to qssllty.
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases. S9c per gallon.
COAL OIL -Cases. 20 o per gallon; tasks.
14 c per gallon.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 25 He;
"-.JSJpc: 86 test, 35c: iron tanks. 19c
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7 "sic; 500-pourid
lots. 8c; less than 500-pound lota, S& (In
25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin palls, lc above keg price: 1 to
5-pound tin cftns. 100 pounds per case, 2 Ho
per pound above keg price.)
LINSEED OIL Raw. in barrels, 57c: in
cases. 62c: boiled, in barrels. 59c; In cases.
64c; 250-gallon lots, lc lese
Dressed Meats.
BEEF Dressed bulls. 2 J 2 He per pound:
cows. 3'.i04c; country steers. 45c
MUTTON Dressed. fancy 8i$8c per
pound; ordinary. 49 5c: lambs, 767c.
VEAL Dressed. 75 to l pounds. SfifSVic:
125 to 200 pounds. 44 9 Cc: 200 pounds and
up. HM 04c
PORK Dressed. 100 to 150 pounds, 79
Iteci lffft asd. up. CCfiiie per pound.
FORECAST OF SNOW
Weather Prediction Weakens
Chicago Wheat Market.
MAY LOSES QUARTER-CENT
Good B Hying: at the Opening or Re
port That the India Crop Is In
a. precarious ' Condition
Because of Droatli.
CHICAGO. Teb'. S. Weakness in the n-heat
pit developed,, after trading was well -ander
way. At the opening' sentiment favored
hither prices, and quotations on May were
Ueic higher, at S5U63He Shorts were
active bidders, aad their demand advanced
the price of May to S5Kfi3Vic The shorts
were urged to action by a report that the
wheat crop pf India Is in an extremely precar
ious condition, because of continued drought.
The slight upturn induced heavy celling by
coxnmlMlon houses, which caused a slight
reaction. Renewed buying by shorts caused a
second rally, and then liberal selling by com
mission houses and numerous email holders,
who were Influenced by the prediction of snow
for Kansas and Nebraska, caused the market
to weaken. Many case were reported during
the day of damage to the whole crop, but they
were of uch a contradictory character that
they failed to. influence the market to any 3e
gree. It was not until the official forecast
was announced that prices declined. Trading
throughout the day was large Low point for
May was reached at S4HSle and the close
was weak with May at S45ic a loss of Uc
Trading in the corn pit was very light, but
the market was inclined to be weak. May
closed t3e off. at 4c4.
Oats was firm, early but weakened later.
May closed Ji0?ic off. at 30Hc
The mark of 6 cents per pound for live
hogs was realized today, and caused a de
cidedly active provUIoh market. May pork
closed up 27c at $15.15; lard was 10; higher
and ribs were 7'igl0c up.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May $ .854 $ -855 $ .84 H $ ,S4";
July glVi .&, jOli ,s3i
CORN.
May 44J .44 .43-, .44
July 4I .44!$ .44 .441.4
September ... .44 . .41H
OATS,
Mr 30i .30 .20 .SOU
July 29 ,23i .23?, ,taI
MESS PORK.
May 15.00 15.20 15.00 15.15
July .........15.05 15.10 15.CJ 15.0214
LARD.
May 7.80 7.83 7.S0 7.82 4
July 7.90 7.97 'j 7.10 7.93'
SHORT RIBS.
May 7.97 "4 8.02 '.4 7.93 S.02U
July 8.10 S.12i S.07U S.X2i
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. S3&&6c; No. 3, S2f?
Sic; No. 2 red. S3?i6S7c
Corn No. 2, 41c; No. 2 yellow, 41Uc
Oats No. 2, 29"ic; No. 2 white, 32g32Hc;
No. 3 white 234t?3Ie
Rye No. 2. 65c.
Barley Good feeding, SOgZOc; fair to
choice malting, 4250c
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.10; No. 1 Northwestern,
$1.16.
Timothy seed Prime.- $025.
Mess pork Per barrel. $14.90&ri4.95.
Lard Per 100 poundn, $7.658 7.67 4.
Short ribs aides Loose. $7.&0&.7.5D.
y Short clear aides Boxed, $4L258S3.
Clover Contract grade $13.50.
Receipts. Shipments,
"Flour, barrels ..r... 39,300 S2.300
Wheat, bushels 12.090 86,200
Corn, bushels 172.500 161.400
OaU, burtel 124.700 316,000
Rj-e bushels ' ft.ioo
Barley, burihels tS.100 6S,5o0
Grain ana Prod ace at New Yerk.
NEW YORK. Feb. S. Flour Receipts. 1600
barrels; exports, 3200. Dull and barely
steady.
Wheat Receipts, 35,000 bushels; exports.
48.000 buuhels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red. 90Jc
elevator, 02 Vic f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern
Duluth. 93i;c f. o. b. afloat, A strong open
ing in wheat today caused better cables and
prodicUens for more cold weather was re
placed by heaviness before noon, the market
yielding to favorable crop news, prospects for
enow in Kansas and liquidation. Continuing
weak through tha afternoon, the market closed
.l-S.e net lower. May at Wic; July,
SS15-lCc; September. $6ic
Hops and wool Steady.
Hides Firm.
Grain at San, Fraaelfcco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, & Wheat easier,
barley steadier. Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1.3531.40; milling,
$!.47.$fl,C3.
Barley Feed. $L18iSllH brewing. $1.23.
Oats Red. $1.23(31.65; white. $L55QL70;
black. $I,25ff,70.
Call board sales: Wheat May, $L33. Bar
leyMay. $L1SH. Corn Large yellow. $L224
1.25.
rVheat at IJverpee-L
LIVERPOOL, Feb. S. Wheat. March, Cs
lOHd; May, Cs SSd; July. Cs Sid. Weather,
cold.
Wbeat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Feb. 6. Wheat, unchanged. Ex
port: Blucstcm. 72c; club,. 71c; red. CSc
PRICES . DRIFT AIMLESSLY
FALLING OFF JX YOLU3IE OF
BUSINESS IN' STOCK 3IARKET.
Passaic or Ilailroad Kate Bill Had
Been Anticipated Rally
Iatc In the Bar.
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Speculation failed to
show any initiative today. There waa a fall
ing oft still in the volume of activity from
the recent level, and the trading fell at times
Into a condition of semi-stagnation which Is
rarely seen In the market except at what Is
called the period of midsummer dullness.
Prices drifted aimlessly, and soon reached
the limits of fluctuation, coming back over
the earlier course and backing and filling
under the varying operations of the boardroom
traders. Immobility of prices begets disap
pointment among a class of holders who are
In the market with the expectation of deriving
a profit from price changes and the growth
of discouragement will Induce sach holders
to throw over their contracts as a conse
quence of the very dullnesa of-the market.
Engagements ahead have not served to check
the continuance of the demand, and, while
the present condition was bound to -develop
as an accei-ory consequent upon the expan
sion of demand faster than production, the
effect on speculative sentiment of the checks
is ntllt felt.
Movements in the United States steel
stocks, usually very sluggish, are of marked
effect on general sentiment. The special
weakness in these rtockt today, therefore,
hurt the whole market. The postponement of
action upon the Union Pacific dividend un
til next wek alao waa a disappointment. The
expectation was very general that the execu
tive committee would recommend action at
its meeting today. The uncertainties of the
coal strike outlook were underlying Influences
towards degression because of the widespread
effect such a contest would have upon the
whole Industrial situation.
The passage through tSe Route of the rail
road iate regulation bill seemed to be ac
cepted with tranquility. The practical unani
mity with which It passed explains the pre-
vlous ctrtaiaty felt is 14a seecesa. Wall
street does not wait for the actual occur
rence of eve la 'prevSowfrly certala to tako
aseasacss sa-gged by them. Some of the
disc-sasioa Is the Sesate however, regarding
the lateadea scope of the rate bill has had
eorae distarMag inaaeace oa tha sentiment,
Scb-TreKT opera ilea for the day made
a -snail coctribatloa to the supplies of the
banks, thus reducing the heavy absorption of
the prcvloas ponies af the -week. But the
Government laedtUtioa again appeared at the
Clearing-House today with a credit balance,
thus proailtlag asolher. inroad upon banking
supplies to ftgure in tomorrow's sub-Treasury
statement and in the weekly bank statement.
There was so change in the rates for time
loans, but they are well sustained, and call
money roe? later In the day. The demand
comes partly frera the renewal of large ma
turing obligations, some of them to out-of-tcwa
lenders, which, are transferred to the
New York banks. This la expected to make
a further expansion in the loan account of
.the banks in spite of, the languid speculation
In the stock market.
There was a substantial rally late In the
day which seemed to be due to the disin
clination of traders to follow prices far in
any direction. The dosing tone was quite
strong.
Bonds were heavy. Total soka, par value.
$3,445,000. Unired Slates bonds were all un
changed on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
sales- liign. low.
Adams Express
Amalgam. Copper.l 02,000 114!' 113U
Am. Car &. Found. 5,100 0 44 43?t
do preferred - 200 103U 103
Amer. Cotton Oil. 1.SO0 334 SS
do preSerred
American Express. 100 20 240
Arh. Hd. &. Lt, pf.
American Ico 200 4lVi 41
Amer. Linseed. Oil ..
do preferred.'....
Amer. Locomotive 70O 76S 74 i
do preferred aw 11H 116b
Am. Smelt, & Refl. 39.WJ 163b 161
do preferred 60V 123t 123U
bid.
245
lit
44
1024
3S
tCHr
240
44i
2lh
45i
73
lltt3
lcnvt
125
14 4U
106h
274
Ol'.i
l(XP.a
161
113i
Am. sugar Refining 7.400 145. 144
Amer. Tobacco pfd. 600 103. 1054
Anaconda 34 In. Co. IS. 300 2764 2725
Aicntson J.iw v2 si
do preferred.'.... . 300" 103K 1035
Atlantic CoasrLine 40 161 161
Baltimore Jfc Ohio-. 27 114 113H
do preferred .
Brook. Rap. Tran. 10.500 ' S4i S3U
95H
S4H
Canadian Pacific... 3,800 1733
17IH 173Vi
Cent- Of T Jrw
Central Leather ...
do preferred
Chesapeake Ohio
Chicago & Alton...
do preferred,,...
Chi. ct. Western..
Chi. A- XorthWMtf
J.9C3
1.300
3,400
46
107
53
4
45
106S
53
31H
7S
21H
232
lt.
106,
MS
100 22
21
229i
153
.500 230
ChL. MIL & St, P. 10.500 1SIH
,nu i enn. & xran, .......
do preferred..... . ..
C. C. a & Xu -4O0.
Colo. Fuel & Iron. 39.S00
Colo. & Southern-..-.
do 1st preferred.'. 2,-30
do 2d preferred.. 2,360
Consolidated Gas.. 100
Cora Product? ...i '- 2;2C0
do preferred. ... 600
De! aw. & Hudson.. 100
Del., Lack.- &. W.,
Denv. & R. Grande 3,000
do preferred. ...7, 200
Distillers' Secur. .. a.SOO
Eric , C.100
do 1st preferred.. 2,600
do 2d preferred.. I.IOJ
15U
37
106.
72j-
3;
52 -i
In
is;
2I2H
47i
K!h
50S
464
7Si
1054 105
roc
14
34
7uH
52
177
1SU
5S
212H
.....
S9
57 H
45H
7Si
175
113"
175S
23 .
' 344
177
184
37U
210
465
47
ft)
37
46
7;
72H
175 13
113
170
23. .
S7
34
SO .
3i K
55)
Sit'
149H
1SS
1204
SH
155
174 1,
ion,
364
70U
S3,
3S,
143
52.
60
00
2134
101S
43
I4i;
004
so
io
General Electric 3O0 175i
Tiocxing valley j3W) 114
Illinois Central ..,1.200
International Paper 1.000
do preferred.....
International Pump 300
do preferred..... ......
Iowa Central ...-;.....
do nrf-rri :
1771.
24
354 S5H
Kansas City Scnjth,
do c referred . .
20 30V.
- - - .
3n4
0 U
149
ICO
70J
120 V,
25S,
77
174 l'i
lom
36 IV
lOO 60A
Loulsv. & Nash v.. 2.VX)
l53t.
xannatlan u. ....
Met, Securities '
Metropol. St. JRy,.
Mexican Central .J
Minn. & SU Eouls,'
M..ISU P..& S.S.M.
do preferred....
Minonrl Prtfl- - -
twt-ico.
. seovrjus
C0 120-i
3.900 26ti
7X0 7SU
"ioS 174 H
z.woioi;
.V.I "TRi
Mo.. Kan. S'Texas; 2.0C")
ao preterred.....
National Lead .... 2. GOO
Mex. Nt, R. R. nf.
S4H S2
New York Central. 5.600 14s
147j
52U
ssn
1.. Unt, & W. 2.300
Norfolk & Western 0,0-DO
do nreferrM
53
60
Northern Pacific... 17.S00 2144
212s
101
4S
140T,
ww American... j.x
Pacific Mail 3.6CO
Pennsylvania ..... 3H.100
101 Vi
4S!J
141S4
00 Vi
I'eopie a uas 1,400
P., C, C & St, L.
Presfd Steel Car.. 1,000
61 i C0a
61
do preferred '.. IC2",
1 uiwuu ni. lit. ......
heading- .trr?T.T:7I33r,ft3l3i!i
do 1st preferred.. ICO 03
do 2d nrfiinl--
40
03
03
100
34
107i
27i;
65U
S74
4Si
24
564
63
IIS
40S
100;
1374
S3tt
MJ
151
i
1.4JH
100;
474
1144
2414
235
165
03
21
2s:
Republic Steel ... 1.300
do preferred 1,400
Rock Island Co.... 11.000
34H
107 1,
27H
66U
SS
494
33H
107 4
20;
C5J
S74
4Sj
2H
67t
11S
404
101
15514
35
36?i
574
153U,
co preferred.....
SchlowvSheffleld ..
St, L. & S. F. 2 pf.
St, Louis Southw..
do preferred.....
Southern Pacific ..
do preferred
Southern Railway.
Aa nrfrr";
L100
7CO
1.300
300
12,600 csyt
100 118
14.700
40I
l.ono
101
Tenn. Coal & Iron. llsOO 100
icxu a: nciac... 1 .if.')
354
36li
To,, St, L. & W.
200
00 preferred
300
Union Pacific
.146,700
154 i
074
do preferred 200
U. S. Express.
U. S. Realty
U. S. Rubber 1.1M 524
do preferred 500 H04
31i
1004
43U
10Si
474
"24"
464
u. &. sieei 111.300
do preferred 26.400
rg.-Cara CThera. 10.000
do nreferred
44U
1004
43
24H
74
Wabash
do preferred
Wei Ik-Fatto Em
2,400
4,300
Wertlnghouse Elec ......
Wrtrn Union ... 300
Wheel. & L. Erie. 500
Wisconsin Central. 200
334
20
2S4
21
2SS
co preferred ICO
37
3H
Total sales for the day. 944.700 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Feb. S. Cloilnr quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.103 ID. & R. G. 4s.. .1004
do coupon ....103 IN. Y. C. G. 34s. 09
U. 6. 3s reg 102HjNor. Pacific 3s . 704
do coupon 1024 Nor. Pacific 4s.. 105
U. a new 4s reg.l294lSo. Pacific 4s.. 944
do -coupon 129iUnIon Pacific 4s.l03U
U. U. old 4s reg.103 (Wis. Central 4s.. 034
do coupon. ,...103 Uap, 6s. 2d ser...l004
Atchison Adj. 4s 91 -j; Jap. 44s. cer.... 017i
Slocks. at Leaaoa.
LONDON. Feb. S. Consols for money,
f0H; consols for account, 00 12-16.
Anaconda 14 U 'Norfolk- & West. 90
Atchison 94 I do preferred... 04 "
do preferred.. 106 4 'Ontario Sc West. 53 4
Baltimore & O. .116 VPennsylranla ... 724
Can. Pacific 1764'Rand Mines 7Z
Ches. & Ohio... 59H Reading 60i
C. Gt. Western. 22 . do 1st pref.... 4S-
C-, M. & St, P.. ISO 1 do 2d pref 51
De Beers lSiJSo. Railway 414
D. &. R. Grande. 47T4I do preferred...lOI
do preferred.. 92 .So. Pacic 694
Eric 47 iUnlon Pacific. ...13Si
do 1st pref.... SI " do pref erred... 100
do 24 pref.... 74 V. S. Steel 43
Illinois Central. 1SI ! do preferred... 112-4
Lonta. Xr lVHilWihuh .
Kas. & T.. 37 -J do preferred... 48
JJ. X. Central.. .152HISpanljh Fours... 914
Money. Exchange, Etc
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Money on call was
steady; highest. 44 per cent: lowest, 4; rul
ing rate. 4; last loan, 44: closing, 4: offered
at 5. Time loans, steady; 60 and 90 days and
six months, 44 Pr cent; prime mercantile pa
per. 444J5K Per cent.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi
ness in bankers' blT at S4.S720U4.S730 for
demand and at i4.S3fOS4.SCSO for 60-day
bills; posted rates. $1.544 and 4.S3; com
mercial bills. 4.S3i.
Bar silver. 65.c
Mexican dolalrs. SOHc
rjevernsseat bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
heavy.
LONDON. Feb. S. Bar s4ivr, firm. 30d
per ounce. Money. 3494 per cent. Discount
rate, short bills. 3 15-1604 per cent; three
months bills. 3 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. S. Sliver bars,
654c Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight
10c; telegraph. 124c Sterling, 0) days,
H.S14; sight. 4.S7;.
Daily Treasary Stateaaeat.
WASHINGTON. Feb. S- Today's enatesent
ment on the Treasury balance shows:
Available cash balance ............ $1 47.RI 4. 661
Gold coin and bullion 74.656,732
Gold certificates 40.063.560
Coffee aad Sagar.
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Coffee futures closed
barely steady, net unchanged to 6 points
higher, the gain being limited to one month.
Sales. 52.600 bags. Including February. 6.90c;
March. .K4i 6.93c: May. 7.1 07.1 5c: Septem
ber. 7 50c aad December. 7. Sic Spot Rio.
steady; No. 7-Invoice, '67-lSc: Mild, steady;
Cordova, 9kC12S4c
Sugar Raw, barely ateady: fair refining,
qeatrlfa-gal.. 94 test. 3 31-1j; molajses
sugar; 2e. ReAned, quiet: crushed, $5.40;
powdered, (l.S); graaulated, $1.70.
LOWER
San Francisco Barket Is in
Poor Shape.
OREGONS VERY PLENTIFUL
Three Carloads or Fancy Stock Are
Offered at One Dollar With No
Tukcrs Selling Potatoes
nt a Loss.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. S. (Special.) The
onian market la badly demoralized by heavy
offering of Oregon goods, of which five car
toad arrived today, besides five carloads on
the track from yesterday and all unsold. One
dealer offered three casloada of fancy at f 1
without takers, and that figure must be con
sidered the very top for round. lots of Oregon
at present. Lower grades are offered down
to ,k cents. Oregon potatoes of which one
prominent concern Is unloading a big- line at
a Iow which had been bought at stiff rates
in Portland " through ' a mletake in Judgment,
also are very weak ami some stock oacrlficed
at S3 cents waa afterwarda resold for $1.10,
Which is the nmillt ton of thf markt Th
steamer Senator arrived with" 30CO sacks, hutr
not yet discharged.
Asparagus . is more plentiful, and slowly
cheapening. Today salet were at 30 to 40
centa.
There is a limited demand for fancy large
red apples at Arm prices, a carload of as
sorted nood River stock arrived with salca
at S1.50Q2.25. Oranges, aside from standard
navels, were dull and weak, but receipts were
now much lighter. Other fruits were un
changed. Grain waa quiet, but steady for futures
and Apot lots. Bran and other feedstuff were
easy. Upper and lower grades of hay were
Arm. Medium grades were weak.
Creamery butter was 4-cent lower. Fr
eggs declined Jjctnt to 14 cents. wiUi larger
sales rxr changr- Cheese was eary. Receipts.
29.700 pounds butter. 15,000 pounds cheese, 42.
750 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Cucumbew. 23cfjl: garlic,
396c; green peas, 5f7c; string beans, SfflScf
asparagus. 3Off40c: tomatoes, siei.SO.
ce POULTRY Cucumbers. 23cf?$l; garlic,
SOGc; green peas. 5G7c; string beans. S15c:
asparagus. 30840c; tomatoes $101.50.
POULTRY Turkeys. 153 ISc; roosters, old.
14.5085; roosters, young. ?07; brojlers. small.
$266; broilers, large., $483; fryers,
hens, J1.50GC.50; ducks; old. "Q6; ducks,
young. $637.50.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 274c; creamery
econd. 24c.
EGGS Store. 10020c: fancy ranch. 21c
CHEESE Young America. 13t?14cr Eastern.
lCc; Western. 148144c
WOOL South Plains and S. J., 10313c:
Iambs, 9816c.
UOPS &gl2e.
M I LLSTUFFS Bran. JI0320.M; middlings,
2S.50629.
HAV What. JllglO: wheat and oats. $0
614; barley. 3&8U; alfalfa, fllei3.50; stock.
J6JO87.30; straw, per. bale. 30$55c.
FRUIT Apples, choice. $2.25; common. 50c;
bananas. 73cU$2.50; 5textcan nmes," f3.500r
California lemons, choice. $2.5; common. 75c;
oranges, navel, $1.2582.73; pineapples, $1.50
frO.50.
POTATOES Early Rose. $1.2581.40; Sa
Hnsa Burbanks. $ltfl.50; sweets, 75cO$ I;' Ore
gon Rurbunki. 70cgS1.15.
RECEIPTS Flour. 13.724 quarter sacks;
wheat, 7210 centals; barley, 4402 centals; oats,
S021 centals; beara-. 2122 sacks; corn, 1S00
centals; potatoes, 73IS sacks: bran. 3534
sacks; middlings, 200 sacks; hay. 700 tons;
hides. 71L
ET
WITH DIt A"YV QUOTATIONS PEXD
IXG STRIKE SETTltKSIENT.
Prices of PIgiron Arc -Well 3rain
taincd Strong Demand for
Structural Material.
CLEVELAND, Feb. S. The iron Trade Re
view says:
The grave danger of a general strike of
coal miners has Introduced an element of
uncertainty into the market, A few furnaces
have withdrawn quotations pending the set
tlement of the question whether there Is to be
a strike; but in many quarters strong hope is
still entertained that peace will prevail be
tween the operators and their employe. While
consumers of pig Iron would be embarrassed,
furnace Interests would probably suffer more
severely. It Is not believed, however, that
the immediate effect of a strike would be im
portant, bcause "very large quantities of coal
and coke have been stored.
Pig Iron Is quiet with signs here and
there of weakness, but for the most part
prices are well maintained. The furnace men
who realize that there is much to Justify the
present position of consumers In not buying
freely are, as a rule, refusing to make lower
quotations, as they believe that such action
would result In further weakening of the
market.
The demand for structural material contin
ues strong, aad especially in New Ycrk.
Pittsburg and Chteaco. and the
delivery la still In evidence.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
r.Hces Quoted Locally om Cattle. Sheep and
Hog.
The fallowing livestock prices wero quci'd
yesterday la the local market:
CATTLE Good .steers. $3.7504: fair to
medium. $2.7563.23; cows, good, $333.25; me
dium. $2.5082.75; calves, light. 150 to 175
pounds. $1.5064.75: calves, heavy, $323.23.
HOGS Beit, suitable for packers. $$66.25:
fair to medium grades, $5.50; light fat
weights. 120 to 140 pounds. $56-5.23.
SIIEEP Good fate sheep, $5.5096.75.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kaasas City. Omaha aad
Chicago.
.CHICAGO, Feb. S. Cattle Receipts. 6500.
Market 10c higher; beevea. $3.7530.33; stock
era and feeders, $2.503 4.60; cows and helferl.
$1.50i4. SO; Texas fed steers. $3.6564.40.
Hogs Receipts today, 25,000; tomorrow, es
timated 22.000. Market 52 10c higher; mixed
and butchers, $5.7086.02i; good to heavy,
$5566-024: rough heavy, $3.70630; light.
$3.6565.95; pigs. $5.2065.63; bulk of sales,
$5.6065.95.
Sheep Receipts. 14.000. Market strong to
10c higher; sheep.- $3.4065.50; lambs, $4.50
63.75.
SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. Cattle Receipts.
3200. Market active and stronger; native
steers. $3.7565.50; cows and heifers. $2.75 1;
canners. $262.50; atockers and feeders, $2.73
04.35; calves. $366-50; bulls, stags, etc, $2.50
63.73. -
Hogs Receipts. OCOOJj Market 10c higher;
heavy, 55. 653 5. S3; mixed. $3.6535.70; light,
$3.6063.70; plja. $4.7565.73; bulk of sales,
$5.6563.70.
Sheep Receipts. 4200. Market steady to 10c
higher; Wentern yearlings. $6.7067; wethers,
$3.2565.50; ewes, $4.7563.13; lambs, $6.73
(37.CS.
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Feb. S. Cattle Re
ceipts, COCO. Market steady to 10c higher;
native steers. $466; native cows and heifers,
$2.2364.90; atockers and feeders, $3f4.SO;
Western cows, $2.6064; Western steers, $2.50
63.50.
Hogs Receipts, 10,000. Market 10c higher;
bulk of sales. $3.72H63.S2S: heavy, $5.SOjJ
5.63; packers, $3.756524; pigs aad light,
$5.6065.75. '
Sheep Receipts, SOOO. Market steady; aaut-
Downing, Hopkins & Co.
EstaVtshet! 1893
WHEAT AND
Room 4, Ground Floor
tons, $4.5065.73; lambs,, $5.6067.10: range
wethers, 35J066.25: fed ewes, $4.5065.23.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. S. The
official
closing quotations for mnlng stocks
today
was as follows:
Alpha Con $ .09
Andes 14
Belcher 13
Best Sc Belcher 1.20
Bullion .29
Caledonia 46
Challenge Con. .16
Choltar -12
Justice
.01
(Kentucky C. ...
i Mexican ......
Occidental Con.
Ophlr
: Overman ......
iPotosi ...
(Savage ........
IScorpton ......
ISce. Belcher...
.01
1.30
.02
6:00
.15
.13
.41.
.12
.07
.37
.03
.34
.03
.10
commence .... .
Con. Cal- & V. 1.20
Crown Point-.
OS" ISIerra Nevada.
Exchequer
.41 Silver Hill
Gould & Curry .17 IUnlon Con
Hale Sc. Nor... .95 Utah Con......
Julia 09 I Yellow Jacket..
NEW YORK. Feb.
Adams Con....$ .30
Alice 3.75
Breece 43
Brunswick C. . .50
Corastock Tun. .09
Con- Cal. & V. 1.33
Horn Sllrer... 2.70
Iron Silver.... 2.75
Leadvllle Con. .07
S. Closing quotations:
iLittle Chief.... .074
Ontario 2.50
Ophlr 5.73
Phoenix 02
IPotosi 11
tSavage 29
Sierra Nevada. .33
'Small Hopes... .30
Standard 4.50
BOSTON. Feb. 8. Closing quotations:'
Adventure ..$ 3.75 !Mont C. fc C$ 6.00
Alloues .... 39.S74N. Butte S0.00
Amalgamatd 114.00 Old Dominion 36.50
Am. Zinc... 14.00 (Osceola 100.00
Atlantic .... 23.00 'Parrot 40.25
Bingham ... 48.62 4IQutncy 95.00
Cal. & Hecla 710.00 (Shannon .... 6.12;
Centennial .. 23.00 "Tamarack ... 107.00
Cop. Range. S1.73 (Trinity 10.00
Daly West.. 16.00 .United Cop.. 74.00
Dominion C. S2.00 :U. S. -Mining 30.374
"Franklin .... 19.30 iU. S. OH.... 13.62'i
Granby 10.124iLtah 64.25
Jslo Royale.. 24.23 (Victoria
Mass: Mining 10.23 'Winona
6.00
"Michigan ... 14.CO .Wolverine ,. 132.00
Mohawk .... 03.00 I
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. S. The London tin
market was unchanged, to a shad higher,
with spot closing at 164 10s and" futures at
163 2s 6d. Locally the- marketwas quiet
and about 74 points higher .on- the average,
-with spot quoted at 36636.20c;
Copper had. a sharp advance lit Condon, clos
ing at ITS 10s for spot and 76 for futures.
Locally conditions remain as' previously re
ported. Lake and electrolytic copper are
quoted at 17.75613.50c. and casting at 17.50
17.624e. outside prices being nominal.
Lead was dull at 5.6066.75c jn the local
market. The London market was Is 3d
lower, at 16 3s 9d.
Spelter advanced to 27 In London, but
remained unchanged at 6.0366.15c 'locally.
A further decline was reported in the Eng
lish Iron market with standard foundry quot
ed, closing at 50s 4d and Cleveland warrants
at 50s 9d. Locally the market .for Iron is
quiet and some holders arc reported to be
shading recent prices.
Dried. Fruit at NewYoric.
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. The market for evap
orated apples Is quiet, but steady, and some
attractive lots of prime fruits-are held at 94c
although generally speaking, the- market Is
around 9ic for that grade. Common are
quoted . at 8c; nearly prime. 849c; prime,
OUc; choice. 10c; .fancy. .11 61X4c .
Prunes are In fair demand on spot and
Coast advices report a better Inquiry there
Quotations range from 4T&C to 8c. according
to grade.
Apricots arc unchanged with choice quoted
at 10&104c; extra choice, IO"iS10?ic; fancy,
11612c
Peachea arc in moderate demand, but hold
ers are firm in their views and prices remain
at 10c for extra choice; lO-Sllc for fancy,
and 11441 13c for extra fancy.
Raisins arc unchanged.
Dairy Produce in the East.
CHICAGO. Feb. S- On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was 'steady;
creamery, 18626c; dairy, 1723c. Eggs
weaker at mark, cases Included, 1617c; firsts,
17c; prime firsts, ISc; extras, 20c- Cheese,
steady, llf;613c
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Butter, firm; street
prices, extra creamery, 27c ( official prices 169
27c Cheese, unchanged. Eggs, easier;
Western firsts. lS419c; do seconds, 1740
ISc
Yakima Hop Sales.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Feb. 8. Spe
clal.) The following hop contracts were filed
here today: A. L. Yakey, 20.000 pounds at 10
cents; H. E. Crasno. 20.000 pounds at 10
cents; E. G. SIstery. 6000 pounds- of 1300
crop at 10 cents; all ta New York & Pacific
Hop Company. George Lewis to H. F. Fox,
of New York. 20,000 pounds of lOOOs at 10
cents.
Sheep Selling High.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Feb. 8. (Spe
cial.) Four carloads of sheep were sent
from here today to Frye Bruhn & Co of
Seattle. They were purchased from Cameron
Bros, at a figure said to be higher than has
been paid in years. Sheep are in good de
mand this year from all points of the coun
try. London Sheepskins Sale.
LONDON. Feb. 8. A sale 'of sheepskins
was held In Mincing Lane today. The offer
ings numbered 466S bales. There was a large
attendance and competition was active. Me
rinos were practically unchanged, though In
sellers favor. Cross-breds were in good de
mand at 21465c advance.
Bis Movement in Wool.
BOSTON. Feb. 8. (Special.) A large
movement In Oregon staplo wool, involving
several hundred bales, was made public here
today at 24 cents. There Is a fair business
in Valley wools at 23 to 29 cents for No. S
and 30 cents for No. 2.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Cotton futures closed
steady at a net advance of 17 points; Feb
ruary. 10.6Sc; March. 10.77c; April. 10.76c;
May. 10.92c: June. 10.97c; July. 11.02e; Au
gust. 10.90c: September, 10.47c; October,
10.37c; November, 10.09c; December, 10.41c
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 8. Wool, steady: medium
grades, combing and clothing. 25929c; light
fine. 21624c; heavy fine. l&620c; tub washed,
33S41c
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Li ceases.
BRIGGS-BATES Charles G. Briggs, 26,
252 Oak street; Katherlne Helen Bates, 31.
BEAVER-ROGERS Henry Beaver, 23. Oak
Point: Virgil Rogers. 21.
RUGGLES-B ALL James M. Ruggles, 23.
Sellwood: Cora M. BalL 21.
CASE-HARDS Burton L. Case, 40, Grand
Junction. Colo.; Lena Hards, 24.
Births.
WENTWORTH At 72S Irving street. Janu
ary 22. to the wife of Floyd J. Wentworth.
a daughter.
KAN At 245 Second street, January 23,
to the wife of Edward Bing Kan. a daugh
ter. SPENCER At 844 Corbett street, Febru
ary 2, to the wife of Henry Nelson Spencer,
a son.
BOJANOWER At 487 East Morrison
street. February 7, to therwlfe of Max Bojan
ower. a son.
HOHENLEITNER At 186 Arthur street.
February 3, to the wife of Louis Hohenleit
ner, a son.
JACOB At 272 Sheridan street, February
1, to the wife of Isaac Jacob, a son.
BURDICK At 132 North Fourteenth
street, February 5, to the wife of E. J. Bur
dlck. a daughter.
PURDY At 262 Argyll street, February
4, to the wife of Arthur Purdy, a daughter.
WELCH At 099 East Salmon street, Feb
ruary 4. to the wife of Hiram W. Welch, a
son.
ROWLEY In this city, February 4. to the
wife of Marion W. Rowley a daughter.
DOUGLASS-r-At Portland Maternity Hospi
tal. January 30, to the wife of Frederick H.
Douglass, a son.
Deaths.
SPARKS At 186 East Twenty-fourth
street, February 6, Slnlkson Sparks, a na
tive of Ohio, aged S6years, 2 months and
23 days.
JULIAN At 44 East Main street, Febru
STOCK BROKERS
Chamber of Commerce
ary 6. Edwin. Julian, a native of Iowa, aged
38 years and 6 days. Remains removed to
Charles City, Ia for Interment,
DUTTLE At Good Samaritan. Hospital,
February 4, Jacob Duttlel aged" 40 years.
Remains removed to Dubuque, ta., for Inter
ment. FRANCES At Good Samaritan Hospital.
February 5. Griffith Frances, a native of
England, aged 64 years.
LEAS At 382 Jefferson street, February tf.
Robert Allen, infant son of Mr. and Mr.
Joseph Allen Leas, a native of Portland,
aged 2 years and 1 day.
SINNOTT Killed In railroad accident at
Bridal Veil. Or.. February 6. Edward L.
Sinnott. a native of Portland, aged 34 years,
11 months and 21 days. Remains brought
here for interment.
BUCHANAN Killed In railroad, accident at
Bridal Veil, Or.. February . George W. Bu
chanan, a native of Missouri, aged 45 years.
5 months and IS days. Remains brought
here for Interment,
MAH SUE Murdered on Second street,
between Stark and Oak. February 3, Man
Sue. a native of China, aged 25 years.
WOOD At Salem. Or.. February 5. Thomaj
R. Wood, a native of England, aged 73 year.
4 months and 7 days. Remains brought here
for interment,
HIMES At the "Kingston." Third and
Taylor streets. February 3. Infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. a. II. Hims. aged 1 day.
SHACKLETT At 362 East Oak street.
February 7. Alice A., daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Shacklctt, a native of Oregon,
aged 3 years. 2 months and 17 days. '
CONELLA At 226 Larrabee street. FeT
ruary 7. Lorenzo. Infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vlncertzo Conclla, a native of Portland,
aged 2 months and 11 days.
SWEDLUND Killed In railroad accident
at Bridal Veil. Or.. February 6, Andrew F
Swedlund. aged 3S years. Remains brought
here for interment.
FOSTE At Good Samaritan Hospital. Feb
ruary 7. H. D. Foste. a native of Lowell.
Mass., aged 37 years. 11 months and 13 days.
Building Permits.
LEWIS DAY Repair of dwelling. East
Thirteenth street, near Dekum. $00.
P. L. HANSEN Dwelling, Kerby street,
between Knott and Sellwood. $1800.
J. H. SHANBARKER Repair of dwelling.
Going street, between Williams and Van
couver avenues. $200.
J. T. GRIFFITH Dwelling. Kingman and
Oregon streets. $500.
F. A. GREGORY Barn, Junior atreet. near
University. .$100.
CHARLES TIMMONS Dwelling. Fern and
Clarcmont streets, $S00.
RACE FOR NACHES VALLEY
Xorth Xakima Kallroad'HHSteniiig; to
Strategic Point.
NORTH TAKIMaT Wash.. Feb. S.
(Speclal.) A rush order for material and
supplies given Tacoma people by the
Xorth Taklma & "Valley Railway con
tractors Illustrates the haste of ihe
builders of that road to reach the Upper
Naches Valley before any other railway
can get a foothold there. An extra force
of men has been put to work in the" few
remaining short stretches where delay
was occasioned by the failure of the com
pany to get the right of way until it waa
granted by the court last week. Since
last week the graders have worked night
and day, and the tracklayers are keep
ing close behind them.
The material ordered from Tacoma is
to prevent any possible delay that may
be occasioned by running out of material.
A bridge Is now being taken to the
Naches River to be thrown across it a?
soon as the piles arc driven. It Is be
lieved here that grading on the upper
end of the line will be commenced at
once, and that the road will be pushed
toward the mountains as fast as pos
sible. The nerti spur from' here will be to
the Moxce country.
AT THE HOTELS.
The Portland A. B. Nichols. P. B. Be
2,rSMSL M. H wsema. San Francisco:
Mrs & H. Minns. Mrs. Hall. Atlanta. Ga.:
vf Jot?es- Philadelphia; F. W. Klrste.
in, - rrk4t- n kW WaterwortU. Duluth..
Minn., I. Wallenberg and wife. Roseburg;
PviinUrn91E, Ca"sary; L. P. Lar8en. Spokane;
Winiarn Bruett. Dubuque: C. a Holzel. Spo
pSmW' fhn Elgin: A. L. Bonney.
Philadelphia; J. C. Curran. Everett; E T.
Parsons. San Francisco; M. J. Silverman
and wife. Spokane; M. Conrad. Chicago; J.
;t.,Fo.rd and w,fe San Pranclsco: J. P.
Golderlck and wife. Spokane; E. C. C. Free
land. San Francisco; J. Cook. Basin. Wyo.:
Si B.er,ffleJd. n- -over. New York; f!
Kimball. Clarkston. Wash.: G. J. Major.
Chicago; J. W. Blodgett. Grand Rapids; C.
p. Donaher. Chicago; F. C. Davidson. Spo
kane; T. Keoghn. San Francisco; E. Q.
Dutro, Dufur: W. R. Hume. Astoria; C F.
TitlyIer,Fhlca.soE- B- Cadwell. Grand Rap
Ids; S. Mendelssohn. Chicago: W. R. Cooker.
Minneapolis: a A. Baker. Milwaukee: A. D.
Chandler. Brookllin. Mass.; C. A. Hudson.
Arlington. Wash.: H. W. Rowland. Seattle.
Thi Oree-on ir a w-i r-t,i- -r.- -r.
Jenkins. M. Gantz. Seattle; G. D." Whltel
-w.jr a.iua, xjriusepori; is. v. ICInt09tl. San
Francisco; Robert G. Smith, Grant's Pass; C
A. Ferrlss. G. M. Shrelder. Tacoma; Jame
Furst. Cincinnati; M. Frleberg. Tacoma. J.
G. Rowntree. James W. Smith. San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Will R. King. Effle Mae King.
Ontario. Or.? nITi A t,-n I
J- G. Clearjr and wife. Collins. Wash.;C, d
wu.uncii, naiuas -ny. .io.; ueorge vaughan.
Eufaula; George F. Rogers. Salem: T H.
Purdv. Chlrnen- Tf Minnnn-.n - i.-
E. A. Barnes, city; Frank E. Hand. Los An"
soica; it. vvuizen ana wire. Hoqulam; Mrs.
Hamilton. Hoqulam: John Twohy and wife.
Sookaner M Wuoathnrr ri.f.io.j. 1.1-
Sager. Somers; H. Johnston, B. C. Sommers.
jiuuiit, u. v.. Aicuonaia, cnicagO; A II.
Rohrer. San Francisco: F. R. Gibson. Buf
falo. The Perkfn John Wesley, Scio: A. L.
Ayres. Heppner; James Mott. New York: M.
H. Duffv. Sr.int.lna- .T Rtn.L- o ir.Tn. t..
W. Lobdell. Santa Rosa. Cal.: John F. Uh -
norn. aoi Jjarneto, san Francisco; G. HamlL
ion iveenc. OKamoKawa. wash.; II. Wendler
and wlf KnnV-in. W f M,i, T- .
James McFarland and wlfP. Seattle; Frank
Gibson, Rickreall; C. F. Gilbert. Strawbern-
vlller E. Mnn. nnrt tvlfa TTwl tl.-,- -n-
J. White. Goldendale; A, M. Wheeler "ami
wc, ADcraeen, wasn.; w. X. wyatt. Riffe,
Wash - WllHnm T Tini-i-,
Wash.; A. S. Black and wife. M. V. Woods!
lacoma; 1: w. Ayres and wire. Heppner;
WIIIInm Ttarnatt wlf. Wn.n. -w. a.
T. Nolan. The Dalles: J. II. Somerville. Nap
avlne. Wash.: J. M. Stark, Independence: A.
J. Griffin. Moro; J. R. Reardon. Rhlne-
ianaer; j. .. .cuiott, lacoma; 1. G. iirophy.
Port Angeles.
Th St Pharlli T S 'Rnllmnriln,. rt.
kanle: H. B.' Clausson and mother. Seattle;
J. Van Scholck. Arlington: M. Campbell. As
toria; G. Bohrman. Milton; G. F. Watson,
Albany; S. E. Smith. Astoria; R. T. Morgan,
Moro; N. J. Waack artd wife; W. H. Crab
tree, city; J. J. Ketter, Southern Pacific
Railroad; O. P. Hunt. F. C. Peebles. I. C.
Royse; J. Dixon. Vancouver; A. L. Sperling.
InderinrtTi-- V Af Wnllnr. V.l.n. -n-
White and wife. Eufaula: W. Peart and
wire. .uaKer uity: iu. j.enneuy. Pendleton-
R W Cnrnu-I. ft-rr T A k nr4..
White Salmon; L. U -Stlllwell Tillamook; a!
N. Davis and wife. Sara; S. Barbur. city;
Vernonla; E. A. Soney. Woodland; T. Craini
and wife. Brookfield; K. J. Louderback.
vineni; c. tr. i'neips. Newport; a. o. Rlgg.
Lovegren. Stevenson; G. L. Warner. Albany;
J. McCHntock: Ida S. Reed. Heppner: G.
Robinson. Milton: F. Hendricks. Yankton:
R. W. Douglass, city: W. J. Tunnldge,
Crabtree; M. Merwin. Independence.
Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma, Washington.
European plan. Rates, 75 cents to $2.50
per day. Free 'bus.
H. P. WTLSON. V. ENGINGEIt,
FRANK L. BROWN.
BROWN, WILSON 6 CO.
INCORPORATED.
FINANCIAL AGENTS
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
SAX FRANCISCO.
UNION TRUST BLDG.
NEW YORK.
TRINITY BLDG,