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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1906)
THE -MORNING- OREGONIAN, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10. 1906. 15 OUTLOOK IS. f GUT Continuance of High Wool Prices Seems Assured. - FOREIGN POSITION STRONG "S"o Contracting: Being: Done In This State Supply of Oregon Wool -. in the East Is About All Exhausted. TV'OOL Prospects good Xor' high prices this year. HOPS Unusually heavy transac tions reported. POTATOES Market continues dull and weak. VEGETABLES California produce arrives In fine shape. FRUIT Banana inspection begins at New Orleans. POULTRY Receipts of '""chickens too light. EGGS Market turns weaker. BUTTER No change In local'conai tlons. MEATS Arrivals of mutton more liberal. they paid 10 cents. ThU lot ru old by Joph Harris, of Salem, as representative of Benjamin Schwarz Sc Bona. A rumor to that effect was current during the day in the local market, and wis doubted by some, but Mr. Harris confirmed the report at Salem last evening. Of the Horst purchases, another 1000 bales, in addition -to the JIarris bops, were taken on yesterday. Other buyers are in the market and additioa al orders for both new and old goods vere received yesterday. A ?5-bale lot of 1004s was bought at Harrlsburg by Homer Scarier, reprceeniiiig Pier Bros., of New Tork. at 6 cents. Bishop & Co. bought the Miller lot of ICS bales at Newberg at 8 cents, and M. Relnsleln secured a 47-bale lot at the same place at 9 cents. Mere Matten Arrives. A good-elxed shipment of mutton, the larg est received Jn many days, came in yester day and found quick salo at the top of the market. Veal was not so plentiful, as it had been for the two preceding days, and was very strong. Anything weighing under 100 pounds, will command the highest prices Quot ed. Ho'g'recelpts continue to be far under the 'demand. Beef bold steady. Bank ClearlBgs. Back clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows:' Clearing. .Portland $ 06S.116 Seattle 1.715.677 J Tacoma 715:368 Spokane S79.C93 Balances. $ 4S.506 37P.9S5 117.632 42.760 No future buying of wool is being done in this stale, beyond that already reported. In the Eastern markets, the supply of all kinds' of Oregon wool is practically gone. Eastern Oregon staple iisJn demand, but little can be obtained and quotations there are largely nominal. The general market is extremely strong and Eastern speculative dealers are very firm on nil their -boltings. The strength developed at the London sales, the successful opening of the New Tork goods market and the light ness of stocks are rceponslblo for the under lying strength of the market. "The London posltlon'ideclares an authority In the trade, "is simply a reflection of Eu rope's need of wool. Tho French, German and Russian mills are entering on an era of prosperity, greater than for three or four years, and that. too. with small supplies of the raw material. Not for some time liave those mills bijen so well occupied. At prac tically tvery point their buyers have over come American competition. The demand has been phenomenal, and will undoubtedly con tinue sufficiently active, for several months at least, to prevent any decline in values in London or on the Continent. Naturally, a knowledge of this Imparts a feeling of con fidence to America. Not only are the Eastern wool merchants affected, but likewise are the "Western sheepmen. Discussing the- future prospects of the mar ket, as relate to prices, the Boston Commercial Bulletin says: The territory sheepmen are elated and happy; over the strong position of London as well as Boston .Their views on prices are till what Eastern operators call extreme. Considering the general situation In all Its phases, the question may naturally arte. "Are they really extreme' . The advances In London, Australasia and South America raise the -possibility of higher values in America. The question is one for the Boston wool merchants and those from other markets to determine. As far as. the- .grower is con cerned, the situation Is giving him no cause , for Worry. Ho has money in the bank, and can easily borrow It front" The banks if n"ece'- sary. It is only three 'months to clip time, and the period dangerous -to the sheep may be said to have paraed. The wool is now too well grown to be affected materially by any con ditions that might arlec. Prices are being held on a comparatively high baste, but under the circumstances the sheepman feels that he will be ablo to obtain them. The atti tude of growers In Wyoming who are asking 23c. 23Hc, 24c and up to 25c, is appalling to buyers, but they don't care whether they sell' now or not. Therefore no contracting Is being done, but every one is watching closely, and operations on the part of any buyer, woubl be apt to Induce others to take hold. There are but three Boston firms that have contract ed any 1806 wool, and the other firms are not going to allow a corner on the new clip. GOOD POULTRY MARKET. Supply of Chickens Is Not Up to Local Re quirements Eggs Again Weak. The continued scarcity of chickens Is the leading feature of the poultry market, and as a result of the light supplies, prices arc rul ing very firm. Good hens are quoted at 12 to 12 cents and an advance of half a cent over these prices has been reported In a few Instances. Broilers have sold readily at 16 to 18 cents, and even 20 cents has been real-' ized on some very choice shipments. The movement in other kinds of poultry has not been so brisk. The weekly price current of a Front-street firm says: Today chickens are very scarce, with not enough coming to supply the demand" by half. This means a good market next week. Tur keys arc also short and good stock will de mand fancy prices, also ducks, of which not enough are coming. Geese are, slow sale. The eeaaon is about ovar and we advise careful buying. There is an extra good demand for broilers, and squabs or young pigeons will sell readily. The egg market was weaker yesterday with lew movement outward. Some sales were re ported at 24 cents, but the actual market seemed to be 23 to 23 cents. One sale by a wholesale grocer at 22 cents was reported. The coming week Is expected! to show a drop in prices. There was. no material change in the but ter market yesterday. Some of the traders are still feeling firm, but there Is less steadi ness shown elsewhere. STEAMER PRODUCE CLEANS UP. - California Vegetable Sell Well. Being 'la First-Class Condition. The California produce brought up on tho steamer cleaned up readily yesterday, as It was all in good condition. Receipts were not heavy, aqd no beans nor tomatoes were in the lot. Prices were generally unchanged. Cauliflower is - ruling very . Arm and celery is strong at $3.'&0 and will bring $4 next week. The California Vegetable Union refuses to con firm celery orders for a larger average than eight dozen to the crate. Oranges are very firm and arer likely to con tinue so for several weeks. The first bananas to come under the new inspection at New Orleans have been started and. will be here in five days. There are three cars for Port land on the train. Potatoes and onions are both very dull, owing to the demoralization of the San Fran cisco market, which, has been explained In the special dispatches to this paper. Private ad vices from San Francisco said that Peerless and Garnet Chiles were doing no better than Burbanks. HORST BUYS HOPS FREELY. Secures One Thousand Bales Tram Joe Har ris at Ten Cents. The heaviest buyers in the hop market at the present time are the E. Clemens Horst Company. In tho past two days they have bought 2200 bales of Oregon hops and paid good prices for them. too. Testcrday they se cured a single block of 1000 bales for which PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flear, Feed, Etc FLOUR Patents. $4.3004.70 per barrel: straights, $3.804.10; clears. $3.S3tffUi9: Valley. $3.6003.90; Dakota hard wheat, -patents. $5.30 0; clears, $5; graham. $3,233 2.75; whole wheat, $3,759; rye flour, local. $5; Eastern, 15.23 $5.35; ccrcaacaL per bale. $1.00 2.23. WHEAT Club. 70?71c; bluettcm, 7272c; red. 07065c: Valley. 72c OATS No. I white feod. $2829; gray, $27.50028 J10 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. $17: country, $18 per ton; middlings, $24.50: shorts, city, SIS; country. $10 per ton; chop. U. S. Mills. $17.50, linseed dairy food, $16; acalfa meal, $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Boiled oats, cream, 00 pound sacks. $0.75; lower grades. $5,250 0.30; oatmeal, eteelcut, 00-pound sacks, $3 per barrel: 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale: oatmeal (ground), 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; rpllt peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks: 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley, $4.-25 per 100 pounds: 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. BARLEY Feed. $2324 per ton; brewing, $24: rolled. $24023. BUCKWHEAT $2.25 per cental. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $13,500 14 per ton: Valley timothy, $9(?10: clover, $7,500)8; cheat, $708: grain hay, $738. Vegetables, Fruits. Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Appiee. common, 75c $1 per box; choice, $1.2501.50; fancy, $20 $3: pears. $1.2501.50 per box; cranberries, $13 13.50 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $203.50 per box; oranges, navels. $1.7502.75 per box; Jap anese. 00c per single box; tangerines. l.t& per half box; grapefruit, $2.7503.25; pine apples, $3.75 84 per dozen; bananas. 5c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, $l.n5 1.40 dozen; beans, nominal; cabbage. 2&2UC lb.; cauliflower, $1.1)002 crate; celery, $3.50 per crate; chlckory. 25c: cucumbers, $1.25 1.75 per dozen; head lettuce. 35W-0c dozen; hothouse, $1.25&1.50 box; peas. 10c; bell peppers, 25c; pumpkins, Qlc p;r pound; radlehea, 25c per dozen: tomatoes. $2.2502.40 per crate; sproutr, 0Htf7c per pound: squash, lUOlbc per pound; parsley. "ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. ft0cg$l a tack; carrots, C575e per sack; beets, S3 a H per sack; garlic 10Cjl2Hc pur pound. ONIONS Oregon. No. 1. $l.lofrl.2S sack; No. 2. 70c?$l. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded Burbanks. C02?C5c per hundred; ordinary, nom inal; sweet potatoes. 2VG2bc per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 11012c per pound; apricots, 1212bc; peaches, 10 12c: pears, none; Italian prunes. SM.O SHc; CallfornU figs, white. In neks. Sc pound, black. 4 5c; bricks. 12-14 ounce packages. 73085c per box; 3S-ounce. 729 2.40: Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates, Per sian, -5i0c pound. KAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages. SO 8c; 10-ounce, 9 9 10c; loose muscatels. 2-crown. ?ja.7c:. eJi.-cmwn 7ii.07SLc: 4- crown. S(fSc; unbleached seedless Sultanas. 6 a? 7c; Thompson's seedless unbleached. 89 8c; Thompson's fancy unbleached. 12 it 12 He; London layers, 3 -crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1.75; 2-crown, $2. Groceries, Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 2G2So; Java, ordinary. 1822c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18020c; good, lOtflSc; ordinary. lVtp'22c per pound: Co lumbia roast, case. 100. $14.75; 50s, $14.75; Arbuckle. $16.38. Lion, $1G.3S. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. 5c; South ern Japan, 3.35c; head, 7c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis, $1.75 per dozen: 2-pound tails, $2.40: 1 pound flats. $1.83; fancy 1 to 1-pound flats. $L80; -pound flats. $1.10: Alaska pink. 1 pound talis, 00c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.23; eockeye. 1-pound tails, $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100-pounds: Cube. $0.05; powdered. $5.S0: dry granulated, $5.70; extra C, $5.25; golden C $3.10; JrulJ sugar, $5.70. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; -barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct Uc per pound: if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct c; sugar, granulated, $5.50 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 150:18c per pound. - SALT California, $11 per ton. $1.60 per bale; Liverpool, 50s, $17; 100s. $16.50; 200s, $1C; -pounds. 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 1514 c per pound by sack; Uc extra for less than sack, Brazil nuts, 10c: Alberts, 10c: pecans. Jumbos, lCc; extra large. 17c; almonds, 1414 0 15c; chestnuts. Italian, 12 10c; Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw, 7c pound; roasted, Sc; plnenuts, 10012c; hickory nuts, 7Sc; cocoanuts. 35390c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 4c; large white. 3 Vic: pink, 2 Tic; bayou. 4 He; Lima, die; red Mexican, Cc BHtter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream er'. 3O032bc per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery. 2730c; store butter, lCO 16c EGGS Oregon ranch, 233234c; Eastern, 20 021 c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins, 14 4$16c; Young America, 15 (916c POULTRY Average old hens, 12ffl2c: mixed chickens. ll&12c; broiler. 7ul8c; young roosters. 1 12c: old roosters. tO10c dressed chickens, 13114c; turkeys, live, irJ 17c; turkeys, dressed, choice. lKyCOcu geese, live, pound. 9c; geese, dressed, per pound. 12014c; ducks, lC&18c: pigeons. $1Q2; squabs, $233. Provisions and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 12c pound: 34 to 16 pounds. 12c: 18 to 20 pounds, 12c California (picnic). 8c; cottage bam-, SUc: shoulders. fc; boiled ham. 18c; boiled pic nic ham. boneless. 14c BACON Fancy breakfast. JSbc per pound: standard breakfast, 10c: choice. 15c; Eng lish breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 14 Uc: reach nacon. 18 Uc PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels, $18; -.barrels, $0.50. Beef, barrels, $12; lb-barrels. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; ml need ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17c: bolog na, long. Sc; welnerwurst. Sc; liver, 6c; pork. Oft1 10c; beadcheeac. Cc; blood. Uc; bo logna sausage, link. 4c CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. 52.25; six pounds. $7. Roast beef. fiat, pounds. $1.25; two pounds. $225: six pounds, none. Roast beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.35; six pounde, $7. Lunch tongue, pounds. $2.75. Boast mutton, six pounds, $8.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 10$ic; smoked, lHic; clear backs dry salt. J0c; smoked, llc; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds . average, nose; Oregos 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, 10c; tubs. 10c; 50s, lOftc: 20s, 10Uc; 10s, llc; 5e. 11 Uc Standard pare: Tierces, 9 c; tubs, 9c; 50s. 9Kc; 20a. SUc; 10s. 10c; 5a. lOUc Compound: Tierces, c: tuba-4iff; 5&s, GUc; 30. 7Uc; it, 7hc Heps, Wools, Bides. Etc, - HOPS Oregon, 105. choice. lOfllc; prime 8c; medium. 7Sc; olds. S7c HIDES Dry hides: No. I, is pounds and up, 463lSc per pound; dry kin. No. 1. 5 to 11 pounds. 15016c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds, 17 18c: dry salted, bulls and stags, onu-thlrd less than dry flint: (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur rain, hair-clipped, weather-beaten or grub by. 2 3c per pound lesst. Salted hides: Steers, sound. 60 pounds and. over. lOlio per pound: 50 to 60 pounds. 8jf l0c per pound; under 50 and cowa, StfiOc per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9e per pound: salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 10c per pound; salted calf, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, lOfllc per pound; (green un salted, lo per pound less: culls, la per pourfd less). Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. 28 90c each: short wool, No. l butchers rtock, 44) 50c each: xgImb wool. Na 1 butchers' stock. 60980c: long wool. Na 1 butchers' stock. $lL50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent lees or 12 e 14c per pound: horse hides, salted, each, according to rise. $lfLS0: colts htdea. 21 30 c each; goatskins, common. 10815 each: Angora, with wool on. 25c Ct 1.50 each. WOOL Eastern Oregon averse beat, 16 021c: Valley. 24ft2Cc perpound. MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20 22c per pound. FURS No. 1. according to slxe: Bearskins. $8920 each: cubs, half price: badger, lot? 5Cc; wildcat, with head perfect, 15c$1.25: bouae cat. 10920c: fox, common gray. 50c 0 $1.25; red. $205.50: cross, $013; -liver and black. $1009300: fishers. $3910: lynx. $39 10; mink, according to size. $1.7595: mar ten, dark, according to slxe and color. $2.50(2 10; maskrat, large. 8926c; skunk. S5c9S2; civet or polecat. 10925c: otter. $5920; panther. $198; raccoon. 50c 9 $3.50: moun tain wolf, with head perfect, $L7S9S; coy ote. 50c a $1-50; wolverine. $499; bearer. $t 916. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 293Uc; No. 2 and grease. 293c CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttara bark) 2 96c, according to Quality. Oils. TURPENTINE Casei. $8c par gallosu COAL OIL Cases 20c per gallon; tanks, 14 c per gallon. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 23 c;' 72 teat. 27c: 86 test, 85c: iron tanks. lc WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7c; 500-pound lots, 8c: less than 500-pound lots. SUc (In 25-pound tin palla. 1c abova keg price; l. to 5-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin cans. 103- pounds per case. 2c per pound above keg price) LINSEED OIL Raw. in barrel. 57c: in cases. C2c; boiled. In barrels. 59c; In cases, 64c; 250-gxllon lots, lc less. Dressed Meats. BEEF Dresaed bulls. 22c per pound; cows. 3 04 c: country steers. 4 95c MUTTON Dressed. fancy 809c per pound; ordinary. 405c: lambs. 7G7c VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 68e; 125 to 200 pounds. 4 06c; 200 pounds and up. 3Q54c PORK-r-Dretsed. 100 to 150 pounds, 79 7c; 150 and up. 606c per pound. E OXIiY STANDARDS HOLD THEIR OWX AT SAX FRAXCISCO. Open Market Well Stocked, bHt the Trade Is In Good Control No Improvement In Potatoes. S SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. (Special.) At today's auction of oranges, low prices ruled for everything except standards, which ar scarce and wanted. Four carloads of navels sold as follows: Fancy, $1.4031.50; extra choice. SL45; choice. SL40; standard. $1.40, and orchard run. $1.25. The open market for choice and fancy is overstocked and weak, but as most houses own the goods and re ceipts are now light, no sacrifices like those at the auction are being made. The potato market la still depresied. Only nice Oregons will sell at $1.0551.10 and $1.15 Is the ton tar Ih find net -i M 1 lnrw unsalable at any price River Burbanks are weaK at so76 cents per sack, only one spe cial brand selling as high as SO cents. As sumlng receipts are light. It will take a week to clean up the surplus. Onions are demor alized and nominal tt 50c 5751. Garden vegetables are steady. Asparagus, 20040c a pound. Wheat futures opened firmer, but aoon had ft sharp decline. Cah wheat was easy and barley steady for spot and future. Oai were qulot, but sustained. Feedrtuffs were weak. California freh butter was freelr offered at lQlc decline. Creamery extras -was of ficially quoted at 26 cents. Fresh gga are Qlc lower. Ranch selected are quoted nt 19 cents. Two months ago the price was 54 cents. Cheese was weak. Young America is 1 cent lower. Receipts. 27.500 pounds but ter. 33. pounds cheese. 28.bft dozen eggst VEGETABLES Cucumber. 25c$l; garlic. 50r; green peas. 4ffc: string beans. SSISc; asparagus. 20060c: tomatoes, $L25 1.75. POULTRY Turkeys, 1581$c; roosters. Id. i. 501)3; roosters, young, $GT7; brollera. small, $2QC; broilers, large. $485; fryers, 5C: hens. $4. 5OQC.50; . ducks, old. $5(JC; ducky, . younrr. $27.50. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 2Cc; creamery scconaa. -tc EGGS Store. 18lfc: fancy ranch. ltcii CHEESE Young America, 12313c; Eastern. 16c; Wctern..l4014c. . WOOL South Plains and S. J.. 10J13c; lambs. S8I6c HOPS 6012c MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19Q20.S0; middlings, $2S.50g20. HAY Wheat. $11016; wheat and oats. f9 014: barley. $Sffll; alfalfa. $11912.50; stock. $6.5007.50: straw, per bale. S0Q55c FRUIT Apples.' choice, $2.50: common. SOc; bananae. 75c($2.M: Mexican limes. $5.5096; California lemons, choice, $2.50; common. 75c; orangca, naveL $L25S2.75; pineapples. $1.50 03.50. POTATOES Early Rose. $1-2501.40: Sa linas Burbanks. $101.50: sweets. 75cff$l; Ore- ! gon Burbanka. 70cg$1.15. RECEIPTS Flour. J7.240 quarter rocks; wheat. G3.222 cental; barley. S776 centals; oat. 3858 centala; oats. Oregon. 507 centals; beans. 87 sacks; cam. 045 centals: potatoes, 6534 sacks; bran. &1JO sacks; middlings, 335 tacks; hay. 1233 tons; hide. 129. ' LIVESTOCK MARKETS. P.lces Quoted Locally es Cattle. Shrrp and Hegat The following livestock prices were quoted ycclorday in the local market: CATTLE Good steers. $3.7534: fair to medium, f2.75ff3.25; cows, good, $303.25; me dium. $2.5062.70; calves, light, 150 to 175 pounds. $4.5094:76: calves, htavy, $393.25. HOOS Beu suitable for packers. $636.23; fair to medium grades. $5.50; light fat weight. 120 to 140'pounda, $562.25. SHEEP Good rat sheep. $5.We5.75. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Carres t at Kansas City, Oaoalia sad Chicago. CHICAGO. Feb. 9. Cattle Receipts, 2000. Market strong; beeves, $3.6536.30; rtockers and feeders. $2.0034.40; cows and belters, $1.5064.83; Texas fed fcteerr. $3.6564.40. Hogs Receipts today, 25,000; tomorrow, 27. 000. Mixed and butcher. $5.7096.02; good heavy. :5.&0SJ6.C2: rough heavy. $5.7063.83; light, $3.705.90;- plga. $i258.73; bulk of sale, J5.S5a5.lt5. Sheep Receipts. 7000.-Market steady; aheep sold at $3,358 5JW; lamb. 55975. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 9. Cattte Receipts, 20CKJ. Market active, shade atrcnger; natlv eteers, $3-S055.50; cows and heifers. $2.73 94.60; caaner. $1.752.75; rtockrrs and feeders. (2.756 4.40; calvei. $3S6.C0; bulla, stags, etc, $2.5083,70. Hogs Receipts. 6500. Market steady to strong; heavy, $5.70S5.O: mixed, $5.6565.70; light, $5.6065.75; pigs, $4.7595.40; bulk of calefl, $5.6665.75. Sheep Receipt. 5000. Market strong; Western yearlings. $5.606; wethers. $5,359 C.65; ewer, tt.C5g3.26: lambs, $3.7537. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb. C Cattle Re ceipts, 3000. Market steady; native steers, $466; natlva cows and belfer. $2.2564.90; Blockers and feeders. $364.80; Western cous. $2.5004; Western steers. $X&035.60; bulla, $2.5064.10; calvv $397.25. Hogs Receipts. 700CC Market steady; bulk of sales, $5.7595.85; heavy. $5.605.S7: packers, $5.7595.86; pigs and light, $5,509 5.80 per evt- Sheep Receipt. 3000. Market steady; mat tons, $4.5034 A3; lamb, $5.7597.10; range wethers, $5.5096.15; fed ewe. $1 .6095.23. ! i Coffee ami Ssgar. NEW YORK. Feb. . Coffee futures closed unchanged to S points lower. Total sales were 107.500 bags. Including February 6.90c; March. CWc: May, 7.0597.10c: July. 7.30c; September, 7.45c; and December, 7.6697.70c Spot Rio, quiet; No. 7. SUc Sugar Raw, nominal: fair refining. 2ic; centrifugal. J5 teat. 3 ll-3Sc93He; molasses sugar, 2Kc Refined, quiet; crushed, $5.40; powdered, $4-iO; granulated, $4.70. Dairy Produce is the East. CHICAGO, Feb. P. O the Produce Ex change today the butter market ws firm; creameries. 17927c: dairies. 17933c Eggs, easier at mark, cases Included, 15916c: first. -16c: prime firsts, 17c; extras, Jfrz. Cheese; firm. HU91c NEW YORK. Feb. 9. Butter, cheese .and eggs, unchanged. WHEAT IN DEMAND Failure of Snow Forecast Has Started Buying at Chicago. CLOSE OF MARKET STRONG Advance at Liverpool and. Good Cash Inquiry at Minneapolis and Kan sas City 'Encourage Bulls. Reports of'Datnagc. CHICAGO, Feb. 8. The wheat market was active and strong throughout the entire aea slon. At the opentag. May was U6ic higher, at 535Vtc and -after a decline to 84 Tic, which took place soon after the opening, the prlco began to advance. The firanean was due to active covering by traders, who aoid short yesterday on the prediction of a se vere snow in Kansas. On the failure of the forecast, they bought with energy. An ad vance in the price of wheat at Liverpool en couraged the bull. Reports of damage to Winter Wheat were received, but they were indefinite An excellent demand for cash wheat at Minneapolis and Kansas City gave additional strength to the market. For May, the highest point of the day was reached at 854c The market dosed strong .with May He higher, at 85 He Despite the strength of wheat, the com market was inclined to be, weak for the great er part of the day. The chief influences fa voring a decline were liberal local receipts, a prospect of continued larger arrivals and a slight decline at Liverpool. May doted steady, unchanged at 44c The oats market opened easy, but the close war steady. May dosed at CO Vic a gain of Ac Provision were easier because of the mod erate proat-taklng of numerous email holder. The .market dosed steady, with May pork off 2Hc and lard and ribs each down 2 Vic The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open High. Low. $ .8314 $ .85 H $ -4Ti b3;i .S43 CORN. . .44 .44 .44U .44H .41! .44S OATS. .son .ru S-. -23 ii MESS PORK. IS.IO' 15.174 15.10 14.95 13.07J5 14.95 LARD. 7.E2J 7.S3 7.50 7.65 7.07i 7.90 SHORT RIBS. S.00 S.02U 7.97 U S.I2Vi S.12S S.67(i -an quotations were as tollows: Flour Weak. "Wheat No. 2 Spring. SJfiSAi; No. 3, S2Vj 6534c- No. 2 red. S5:,0:c Com No. 2. 4lc Oat No. 2. 00c; No. 2 .while. 32QC3c; No. 3 white. 2?Q3Ic Rye No. 2. file , Barley Good feeding, 3S;;c; fair to choice xnaltinr. 42650c FUxseed No. 1. $I.ll; No. 1 Norths ea tern. J1.1CH. Timothy seed Prime. $125. Mco pork Per barrel. $14.000 14.95. Lard Per 100 pound. $7.C3fl7.67H Short ribs sides Loose. $7.SO07.O'i Short dear side Boxed. S3.2386.35. Clover Contract rrade. $13.75 . . Receipt. Flour, barrels ZOSfrJ Wheat. bushel zi.vOO Corn, bushels i. .321 .00O Oals, bushel SKliO Rye. bushel .At-- ie.Ki. " Barley, bime..:::::: o W el. fuel and other seasonable merchandise ex panded rapidly la response to the more n,onaal temperature, but the week's business has not depleted the accumulation of last month, and retail stocks of these are atlll burdensome. The only adverse development of the week was the less pacific news from the ccal fields, although a strike may be prevented by agree ment any time before April 1. Hallway earnings for January, now fairly complete. how an Increase of 16.6 per cent over last year's figure, while foreign com mert at this port for the last week made a moat strikingly favorable comparison with the same period of 1M3. exports gaining $6,890. 658. while Imports Increased $2.275.039.. Seasonably poor Inquiry for hides has weak ened the tone, the only firm department be ing packer branded hide for sole leather. Failures this week number 229 la the United Slates, against 256 lass year, and 23 in Can ada against 27 & year ago. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Feb. 9. The following table, compiled by - Bradatreet. ahows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended February S. with the percentage of increase and- decrease as compared with the cenxapouaing weeic.iast year: May .. July .. May July September May July May July May July May July 83 1, 44i .50 .23? CSeae. -83H .St Mi .41 .I4ta 15.12H 15.00 ;.so 7.00 s.00 S.IO Shipment. 27.f0 71.700 150.200 -2J0O, 29.400 New York $2,407.06,9S3 Boaton Philadelphia St. Louts Pittsburg ......... San Frandaco ... Baltimore Cincinnati Kansas City New Orleanv Minneapolis ..... . Cleveland Lonlaville Detroit Los -Angeles Omaha Milwaukee Providence Buffalo .......... Indianapolis ..... St. Paul .... . Denver ...; Seattle. .., Memphis Fort Worth Richmond ........ Columbus ........ Washington 8u Joseph ; Savannah ....... Portland, Or" .... Albany Salt Lake City.... Toledo O Rochester Atlanta Tacoma t.... Spokane. Wash .. Hartford Nashville '.. Peoria Des Moines , New Haven Grand Raplda .... Norfolk Augusta. Ga Springfield. Mass.. Portland. Me Dayton Stoux City .V...;.. Evanavllle Birmingham Worceatsr Syracuse Charleston, S. C... Knoxville Jacksonville. Fla.. Wilmington. Del.-. Wichita Wllkesbarre Chattanooga ..... Davenport Little Rook Kalamazoo,' Mioh.. Topeka .. . Wheeling. W. Va.. Macon Spiingflld. Itl Fall River Helena Lexington Fargo. N. D New Bedford Youngitown Akron Roekford. III. .7... Cedar Rapid. Ia.. Canton. O Rlnghamtsii .....1 Cheater, Pa Lowell Greensburg. Pa.... Hloemlngton. III.. Springfield. O CHlncy. Ill Mansfield. O. ..... Decatur. Ill: Sioux Felix s. n . Jacksonville, lit... Fremont. Neb South Bend. lBd.. Houaton ..r. Galveston Fort Wayne ".....' Grata and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 9. Flour Receipt. 13.000 barrels; export. 9000 barrel. Steady but dull. Wheat Receipts. 5000 bushel: spot, firm": No. 2 red. Wy.c elevator and .C2ic f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Dnluth. 954 e f- o. b. afloat. Higher prices appeared In today wheat market aa the result of bullish crop new. Snow failed to materialise, an pre dicted, the Southwest sent in damage new, cables were steady and the Modern Miller report waa considered a trifle bulllah. Shorts covered freely. do!ng the market HOTic net higher. May closed 90ic L.July closed S0ic and September at S74c. ' Hops, woo! and petroleum Quiet. Hides Steady. Grain at Saa Tranchco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. Wheat a ad tarley. easier. Spot quotation-': M?H6li& SblWlnp suJa1'0' milting. BaVley-fed. J 1.18;?? 1.21 ; : brewlnr. 11.-23 Call board sales: WheatMay. $1.224. !r-May. $i.iss. Corn-ELrge yellow) Wheat at Liverpool. LYEIiPOP 9 WBt. May. 0a lid; March. 6 d; July. 6s SSd. Weather, fine! out cold. x Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Feb. 9. Wheat, unchanged. Ex port: Blueatcm. 72c: club. 71c; red. 6Sc SPRING TRADE 15 GOOB MORE SEASONABLE WEATHER STIMULATES RETAIL LINES. Railroad Earnings Unusually Favor able In January Threatened Coal Strike Causes Fear. NEW YORK. Feb. 9. Bradstreet's- tomor row will say: Reports as to Spring Jobbing trade are of a very favorable character, and more sea sonable weather has stimulated some linen of retail trade. Railroad earnings return In dicate that January was the most active month ever experienced by the companies, 'gross re celpts ahowlng a gain of 20 per cent over last year, a very active period llkewlae. Against these favorable features are to. be cited the disquieting Influences of predictions and preparations for .a general coal strike, possibly Involving SOO.t'OO men. Money Is easy and collections range from fair to good, according aa the aectloa of the country Is considered. Pries movements-of the leading staples are generally toward ease and some receaslocj as. for Instance In pig iron, develop new beat, ness. Detailed telegrama to Bradstrcet's re port a generally active appearance to all line of Spring lobbing trade Raw -wool t active on manufacturer bay lug and prices are firmer. Lower raw cotton price have not yet affected the goods mar ket, which Is strong. Some revival in ex port trade with China Is Indicated. Buelnesa failures la the United States for the week ending February S number 240, against 225 last week and 2C7 In ths like week of 1906. In Causes, failures for tha week number 27. as agalnat 24 last week and 26 In this week a year ago. Wheat, Including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week end tng February S are 3.241.S36 bsihel. against 3,W6,auS last week. 57.775 this week last year, and 1,746.365 in 1904. From July 1 to date the exports are 66.960,3$$ bushels, against 41.049.91$ last year. ACCUMULATION STILL LARGE. Cold Weather SUnalates DUt rife t bra f arable McrchsBdUe. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. Dun's Weekly Re view of Trade will y tomorrow: , DWtribs-tis e-f heavy-weight wearing appar P.C. Inc 34.6 5.3 18.0 16.1 12.0 23.2 2S.9 30.3 9.7 29.3 1.1 12 2 177 33.S 36.7 46.5 29. B P.C Dec 215.423.1 170.302.093 132.112.015 "39.516.9S4 07.043.379 3S.220.3S7 30.579.153 26.212.950 25.629.960 19.264.9S5 16,542.491 14.3SM,73T 15;221.S43 12.S6S.559 11.010.133 0.611,346 10,414.472 S.724.100 0.661,733 6.701.445 7.0R4.043 6.457.779 9.729.232 113 5.057.S93 6.390.740 7.117.722 5.730,000 6.522.214 5.666.997 4.633.335 4.290.237 4.914.447 C.2I2.0U 3.91S.131 4.377.281 4.944.9S2 3,740343 3.403.417 3,754.045 4.446.291 S.494.7S1 3.689,666 2.3S6.524 2.214.210 2.329.679 l.r.76.467 1.707.609 2.121.237 1.090.104 1.952.943 1.530.393 2.002.833 1.C0S.2S2 1.744.251 1.405.S79 1.4S3.534 1.294.490 1.3S7.6S2 1.141.122 1.109.4 U) 1.397.721 1.20C.116 I.434.0S4 070.238 SS3.097 1.299.966 563.045 1.102.0S2 S14.732 109.7 763.603 12.3 39934 649.474 30.9 997.613 123.3 42S.400 1.1 461.294 641.301 4 35.431 552.700 ' 433.003 504.636 522.161 3S3.97S 372.630 416.SS7 . 263.504 315.005 374.660 250.261 334.740 IS6.S74 20.I10.S03 11,933.000 , C91.W3 6.0 7.0 24.5 3 6 4.0 33.7 47.2 366 32.1 32.2 10.4 41.0 98.7 16.8 23.2 61.9 54.1 32.1 17.0 43.3 1S.6 10.0 3.3 3S2 50.6 20.0 14.6 39.6 27.8 16.4 4S.1 13.6 21.4 308 6.4 3 179 69.1 37.6 57.7 1S.0 kn,'.4 16.0 .. 56.3 1.3 8.0 2.4 2S.0 Is'.o 6.0 13.2 47.8 23. i 4.5 S.S.4 13.1 SI. 3 silo 45.3 37.0 11.6 3.9 2S.S 17.7 31.77S.2S7 4.3 28.093.630 10.7 K.703.7S3 25.7 2.607.616 31.2 2.300.S26 22.4 1.S07.394 40.3 1.073.706 S.4 1.300-30S .... 1.13S.33S 23.7 1.13S.734 22.2 - S26.4SO 65.3 9.3 Total. V. S...... $3,43139.063 Outside N. Y. City 1.074.172,050 CANADA. Montreal $ Toronto Winnipeg Ottawa Halifax Vancouver, B. C... Quebec Hamilton St. John. N. B.... London. Ont Victoria. B. C Total. Canada... $ 74,939.263 26.4 .... Balances paid in caah. Mining Stock. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. The official closing quotation's for mining stocks today wer a follows: Alpha Con $ .11 IJustke $ .01 (Kentucky Con.. .01 ;jiexicaa 1.25 'Occldtntnl Con. JOphlr . (Overman' I Pol on! iSnvage Scorpion Sep. Belcher... ISIerra Nevada. Union Con..... Utah Con- Andes Beloher ' .1 Bet & Belcher 1.20 Bullion Caledonia Challenge Cor. Chollar Confidence .... Ccn. CaL Vfc V. Crown Point.. Exchequer Gould & Curry .30 .43 .16 .11 .70 1.43 .00 .41 17 .92 6.00 .15 .12 .41 .12 .OS Hale &. Ner. .. .93 (Yellow Jacket Julia 07 I .51 .03 .10 NEW YORK. Feb. 9. Closing quotations: Adams Con....$ .20 Little Chief. ...$ .03 Alice -i.iu luntano .. Breece 45 'Ophlr .... Brunswick C .50 (Phoenix .. Comitock Tun. .09)Potosl Con. CaL & V. 1.33 Savare Horn Sliver... 2.10' ISIerra Nevada. Iron Sliver.... 4.63 'Small Hopes... ... 2.30 5.75 .02 .11 .33 .34 .30 Leadville Con. .07 (Standard 4.00 BOSTOV. Feb. 9. Closing auotatlonsi Adventure -..$ 6.23 Alloues 41.00 Amalgamatd 114.30 Am. Zinc... 14.00 Atlantic .... 25.00 Bingham ... 43.30 Cat. & Hecla 703.00 Centennial .. 27.50 Dominion C. Franklin . . . Granny Mlehlran 14.5(1 Mohawk .... 5 S.00 Mont C & C$ 8.50 N. Butte.... S6.624 Old Dominion 36.00 Osceola 100.00 Parrot 40.00 Qulncy 100.00 jShannon .... 6.00 Tamarack ... 109.00 (Trinity 10.00 United Cop.. 74.23 ilT. S. Mining. 39.73 IU. S. OH.... 13.30 (Utah 64.00 Victoria 7.37 tj I "Winona G.BTVi I Wolverine .. 133.00 Metal Market. NEW YORK. Feb, 9. There was an ad vance of 103 12s 6d in the London tin mar ket with spot closing at 165 and futures at 1163 15. Locally the market was qutet and without material change, spot being quoted at 36636.25c. Copper rras unchanged at 78 10 for spot and 78 for future in the English market. Locally no change was reported either In quo tations or general conditions. Lake and elec trolytic copper Is said to be obtainable around 17.56-8 ISc but some of the large producers are asking higher price', and. including their view, quotations range from 17.73 013.30c Casting Is quoted at 17.50fJ17.62',c Lead closed at 16 6 3d In London and at 5.GCK3 .T3c in the local market. Spelter was unchanged at 27 In London and at 6.05426.15c In the local market. Iron was lH'Sl higher In the Engllah market, with standard foundry closing at SOs 64 and Cleveland warrants at 5&t 104d. Locally tha market was unchanged with No. 1 foundry Northern quoted at 4IS.25919.35; No. 2 foundry Northern. 117.75SI8.S5; No. 1 foundry Southern. $15.25016.75: and No. 2 foundry Southern, $17.75313.23. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 9. The market for evap orated apples shows no material Improve ment in point of activity, but prices are firm ly held. Common, ?U98c; fair to good or nearly prime, SQOc; prime 9Uc; choice, 10c; fancy. HSllHc Prunes are In good demand, with quotations ranging from 4 Tic to Sc, according- to grade. Apricots are offered sparingly on spot and business is restricted. Choice. 989Hc; extra choice. lOHOlO&c; fancy. 1 It? 12c- Feaches are unchanged with extra, choice quoted at 10c; fancy. 106?llc; extra fancy. llHt!13c. Ralalna are dull with loose muscatel quot ed at 5H?Uc; seeded raisin, 5U6TJc; Lea den layers, $1.50. ii-iiiinrwa-MuiitMria Beginning Feb 15, 1906 THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPERS Every Day in the Year Between SEATTLE AND CHICAGO VIA THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY "The Comfortable Way" Route of the Famous Oriental Limited Ior detailed Information, rates, etc, call on or address H. DICKSON. C. P. & T. A. 122 Third Street, Portland, Or. HILL STOCKS 60 OP Northern Pacific Is Feature of New York Market. ADVANCE NOT EXPLAINED 40 87' 4SVJ US S L. & S. F. 2 pf. 1.000 49 Southern Pacific 6.900 esC do pre'rred Southern Railway. 32.400 41 1 do preferred 200 101 ' Tenn. Coal &. Iron. 100 138 Texas & Pacific .. 1.30O 333i Tol.. St. L. fc "W. 300 36i do Drefrr. jiw uri Union Pacific 14,300 lsoil ISSii 15a' go preferred oc nnZ nn. lOOTi 10O?I 138 33 4 157 a 57i T. S. Express..... U. S. Realty.... U. S. Rubber do preferred J. is. steel S00 53 524 :oo noa no 8.600 43 v Preferred n'.50O lib 44 109 47 123 S7 B2t; 109 h- 44 Tk 100 1U 114?i 114 Humors of Developments Behind the Movement Reading Demon strates Effectiveness of Control of Its Shares. NEW YORK. Feb. 9. There was a revival of assressive strength today in some stocks which hd been conspicuous for some time past. Some sympathetic effect was produced by tbtoe movements on the general market. o that the rango of prices upon the' day's business was mostly above last nlcht. But compared with the general response during the recent period of speculative activity to such movements as those of today, the market waa sluggish and Inert. Ita action was accepted aa an additional demonstration or the present lethargy of the speculation. Of the day's pclal movements, the moat conspicuous was that In Northern Pacific. ThI stock has responded regularly to the con stant advance In Great Northern preferred, although the movement in the latter wa.i at tributed to the plan for profitable deposition of Its iron ore lands In which the Northern Pacific has no apparent share.' Northern Pa cific today took the leadership and caused a supposition that developments special to it self were behind the movement. News of the developments were not forthcoming be yond the stage of unauthorized gossip. This pointed either to a stock isaue rights, a at tribution ol surplus or a combination with Other railroad. Rumors of Union Pacific's acquisition of Illinois Central have caused some revived talk of projects for a Southwestern outlet by leading Pacific railroads. It was noticed that the St. Louis Southwestern atocks ateb were aggressively strong, without special explana tion. Reading resumed fls conspicuous place In the trading and once more demonstrated the effective market control which is held over it. 1 19 rebound was without explanation be yond the supposition of the requirement from a short Interest built up during the decline In the utock. Canadian Pacific responded to the announcement of subscription privileges to the proposed new Issue of stock. The shipment of gold engaged for South America was postponed until next week. In stead of going this week aa at first intended. The buoyant movement of the Hlll-5Iorgan group helped tho general list to advance, but It did not communicate Itself with great force to the" rest of the market. The closing, how ever, was firm and near the top. "Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. 2,310.WH). United States bonds were all unchanged on call, CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closlnr Sales. High. Low. Adams Expresfl Amalgam. Copper.. 57,500 Mrg.-Caro. Chem.. 700 ZIK uo preferred 100 Wabash .......... 1.200 i "VVells-Fargo Exp" "CTuugiiorae fciiec. ...... Western Union ... 200 Wheel. & L. Erie. S00 TVIsconeln Central oo preferred Total sales for tho day. 839.S00 share's. BONDS. i-5!FV ,YORK FSb- ? Casing quotations: S. ref. 2s reg.103 ID. & R. G. 4s...l00i 100 2.2UO 1.S0O 700 700 10.000 600 200 3.60O Am. Car & Found. do preferred Amer. Cotton Oil. do preferred American Express. Am. Ild. Lt. pf. American Ice .... Amer. LlOieed Oil. do preferred Amer. Locomotive. do preferred Am. Smelt. & Ref. 23.300 do preferred..... 600 Am. usar lie tin.. 1.000 Amer. Tobacco pfd. 600 Anaconda illn. Co. 12,UoO Atchison 7.5CO do preferred 7,500 Atlantic Coast Line 1,500 Baltimore & Ohio. 2,200 do preferred-.... 500 Brook. Rap. Trail. 7.800 Canadian Pacific. 17,200 Central Leather .. 000 do preferred..... 300 Cent, of N. Jersey . Chesapeaka & Ohio Chicago & Alton... . do preferred Chi. Gt. Went era.. ChL Sz Northwest. Chi., Mil. & St. P. Chi. Term. &. Tran. do preferred.... C. C, C it St. L. Colo. Fuel & Iron. 15.000 Colo. & Southern.. 0.400 Jo 1st preferred.. 3.400 do 2d preferred.. 3,300 Consolidated Gas.. 100 Corn Products ... do preferred..... Delaw. &. Hudson. Del.. Lack. Sc. W.. Denv. & R. Grande do preferred..... Distillers' Secur... Erie do 1st preferred.. do 2d preferred.. General Electric .. Hocking Valley ... Illinois Central ... International Paper do preferred..... International Pump do preferred..... Iowa Central do preferred Kansas City South. do preferred Louis. & Nashville Manhattan L. ... "Metropll. Securities Metropol. St. Ry.. Mexican Central i. Minn. & St. Louis M.. St. P. 4: S.S.M. do preferred Missouri Pacific .. Mo.. Kan. 4: Texas do preferred..... National Lead ... Mex. Nt. R. R- pf. New Tork Central. N. Y.. Ont. t W., Norfolk & "Western do preferred..... Northern Pacific... North American .. Pacific Mall Pennsylvania People's Gas P., G, G Sc. St. L. Preased Steel Car. do preferred... .. Pullman Pal. Car. Reading 174,800 do lat preferred.. 100 do 2d preferred.. 1,000 Republic Steel ... do preferred..... Rock Island Co... do preferred. .. .. Schloes-ShefTIeld . St."1 Louis - Southw.. do preferred..... l"Ts 114 Vt 2,2tX 3S?i 37H 33 a 45 78 164 120 145H SS8 02 10JH 163 114;, TO ?5i 17514 454 loan 38 fi 75i 1624 123b lb 103S 273 1 Olji 103j 162 114 09 8 lWi 4,600 59 . 5atj 225 233' 183 U 5 73 54 177& ia?i cs 21S 200 4S 5.500 12.S00 3,800 500 100 700 1,600 200 4.000 1,000 1.500 4.000 7.000 80O 1,000 1,000 200 200 100 2J30O 1,900 100 1,300 "c.ooo 1,100 2,400 ieVaoo 4.600 1C0 22,300 7,000 78 i 72?: 115 .115 1775 176t$ 230 1S4 l1 &j 32- 177 18Z 58 212 & 47?4 57 46 73 72VI bid. 2(5 114 44 102 33 92 230 2$ 24 H 75 b 116b 11 M 125b 145 1U5TJ 274 b 02 ( 103 b 163 1HS 93 b Mb 174 45?i lOOiS- 221 5Ji aib 73 2135 233 185 37 301 U 24 47s 93?; 21 24. 47il 93U 21 4V. 47i 233 163?. 03 25 58 U do coupon. ....103 u. S. 3a reg.... 102 U do coupon 102b U. S. new 4s re-ir tf?nt,: do coupon 129 S u. s. oid 4s reg.103 N. Y. C. G. 3bs. 98 H Nor. Pacific 3s.. 76 b Nor. Pacific 4s.. 10.-. So. Pacific 4s... 93b Union Pacific 4s. 105 wis. Centrales.. 931 do enimnn in lin. - ,nn,'. tVtchlson Adj. js 9tfti!Jap! 4bs" cer.II 941 Stocks at London. LONDON. Feb. 9. Consols for money; 00b: consols for account. 90?i. Anaconda 14UNorfoIk & West. 91 4 Atchison 94 i) do preferred... 94 do preferred.. 106b Ontario Sc. "west. 54 I Baltimore & O..U7H:PennsylvanIa ... 72 Can. Pacific 179i'Rand Mines 7 Ches. & Ohio... 0Q?itReadlng 714 9r 9)- Watern- do lst Pref 48 b C M. & St. -P..189 f do 2d prof 31 pe Beers 184 So. Railway. 414 D. & It. Grande. 48it do preferred. ..104 1 do preferred.. 92 'So. Pacific Cos; Erie 47U Union Pacific 138i do lst pref.... S114 do preferred. ..10U do 2d pref 74bfU. S. Steel 434 Illinois Central. 180b! do preferred... 112b Louis. & Nash.. 154 .'Wabash 23 Mo.. Kas. & T. . 37bl do preferred... 4Sb N. . Central...l52 (Spanish Fours... 914 3Ioney. Exchange, Etc. NEW TORK. Feb. 9. Money on call, easier, 334U per cent; ruling rate, 4; closing bid, 3; offered. 3b- Time loans, firm, 60 and 00 days and six months. 4bH-?i per cent. Prims mercantile paper. 4b4U per cent. Sterling exchange, easier, with actual busi ness In bankers bills at 54.87204.8723 for demand. Posted rates, $4.84 b and 34.SS. Commercial blRr-. $1.83. Bar silver. 6G21c Mexican dollars. 50 Uc Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. Silver bars. 65lc. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight. 10c: telegraph. 12bc. Sterling on Lon don. 60 days, 54.84 b: sight. $4.88. LONDON. Feb. 9. Bar silver, firm. SOJJd per ounce. Money. 4QHU per cent.. Discount rate, short bills. 4 per cent; three months' bills, 3T per cent. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balance Gold coin and bullion .. Gold certificates ..I14S.409.0S3 .. 74.826,082 .. 41.3S0.10O Sheepskins Sale. LONDON, Feb. 0. A sale of Capo of Good Hope and "Natal sheepskins wan held here today. The offerings numbered 95.290 skins In fair condition. There was a strong demand for all descriptions, except shorn. Extra, long and short wooled were unchanged, while coarse and damaged skins advanced Ud. New York Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Feb. 9. Cotton futures closed quiet and steady at a net decline of lg6 points. February. 10.62c; March. 10.71c; April. 10.80c; May, 10.S7c; June. 10.91c; July, 10.97c; August. 10.85c; September. 10.45c; October, 10.35c; November. 10.38c; December, 10.40c Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Feb. B. Wool, steady: medium grades; combing and clothing. 25 g 20c: light fine. 21SC4c; heavy. 1820c; tub washed. 34 41c. 24 87!i 33b 00 224 13l 120ti 26 78i 159 36 84 b 150 53 soi5 223 103U 4SU 142 100i 3.900. 62 7,000 ' 1024 5,300 400 2.600 1,300 1,100 2.300 4,600 142 94 100 u 108 27b 8?s S9 26;- 59!i 314 69 30 oib 149b tT 120 254 78k 13S 174 b o6b S3b so 214 ioi ?; is "4 99 U ll 100U 107 88U -3 ! DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. J BLAKE-COPELAND Arthur L. Blake, 23. 41 Union avenue; Mabel Copeland, IS. PHELPS-HODGES Edgar B. Phelps, 32, Lincoln County; Florence Hodges, 22. LORENZ-LINGREN Ernest W. Lorans1. 25. 232 Front street; Anna Neckrits Lln gren. 23. STEPHENS-TURNER H. Page Stephens. 49, Seattle; Anna Turner. 27. Birth. WORNELL At Mt, Tabor, January 1, to the wife of Ellis N. Wornell, ot Gaston, Or., a son. Deaths. BENEDETTO At 721 Division street. Feb ruary 5. Joseph Benedetto, a native Of Italy, aged 43 years. CONRAD At 92 North Seventeenth street. February 7, Peter Paul Conrad, a native of Wisconsin, aged 42 years. 6 months and 6 days. LANDENBERGER At 581 Gllsan street. February -7, Christian Adam Landenberger. a native of Germany, aged 84 years, 10 months and 22 days. FROST Killed In railroad accident at Bridal Veil. Or.. February 6, John M. Frost, a native of North Carolina, aged 70 years. 1 month and 2S days. Remains brought hero tor Interment. Building Permits. EDWARD CURTIN Dwelling, East Twenty-second and Prescott streets, $1000. MRS. E. WALKER Repair of dwelling. East' Seventh street, between East Couch and East Davis. $250. M. M'DAVITT Store, First street, naar Sheridan. $1200. M. J. WALSH & CO. Shop, Stark street, between Fifth and Sixth, $300. MRS. W. R. HEALES Repair of dwelling. Linn street, between East Fifteenth and East Seventeenth. $300. GEORGE FELUSO Repair of dwelling. Lincoln street, between Front and Hood. $60. G. W. JACKSON Dwelling; East Ash street, between East Sixth and East Sev enth, $1COO. G. W. JACKSON Dwelling, East Ash street, bntween East Sixth and East Sev enth, $1600. G. W. JACKSON Dwelling. East. Ash street, between East Sixth and East Sev enth. $1600. G. W. JACKSON Dwelling, East Ash street, between East Sixth and East Sev enth. $1600. G H. VAN ZANDT Repair of dwelling. Commercial street, between Skidmore and Falling. $330 Never fall to cure Bick headache.-of tea the very nrst dose. 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