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THE IORXIKGr OKfcGONIAJC, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 34. 1906.
Tt
Market Is Drifting Toward a
Lower Level.
OUTSIDE DEMAND. IS DULL
Liverpool Prices Affected by Heavy
Offerings Froiri Australia Trade
looks for Reaction Sooner
or liater "Wool Outlook.
a -
WHEAT Local market dull and de
pressed. "WOOL Quality of lOOC" clip prom
ts ee to be good.
HOPS Veteran, trader talks of, over
production. "
BUTTER Another decline--at an.
Francisco will start shipments north.
EGGS Market holds steady.
POULTRY Chickens In better de
mand. FRUIT Orange market advancing.
VEGETABLES California supplies
stopped by landslide.
"Wheat prices are steadily working "to a
lower level, and the market is almost entirely
inactive. Buyers -decline to take hold on the
falling market. In the absence of any outside
demand, and the few holders left are not will
ing to sell "at these prices, .hoping for a re
action soon. It Is believed In the trade that
there will he a reaction sooner or later, but
whether conditions Are nearly up to that point
now Is a 'question.
The weakness at the present time is due
to the downward course of the Liverpool mar
ket, which has been affected by- the heavy
offerings, more particularly those of Australian
wheat. There is hardly any demand in Liver
pool for Pacific Coast wheat, and the Cali
fornia market, which In times past has helped
conditions here, now offers no encouragement,
though in some Quarters It is believed a de
mand from that source will later develop. A
revival in the Oriental wheat or flour inquiry
would also help matters, but such a hope
eeem6 rather remote. It looked for a time
as If the Japanese amino would bo the
means of Increasing the movement of bread
stuffs from this Coast, but the people there
are cither too poor to""buy food or else ex
pect to be tided over with money contribu
tlons. Prices quoted yesterday by local deal
ers showed a decline from those of the early
part of the week.
oversupply of nors.
Veteran Trader Bays the World's Production
Will Be Too Large.
"The only thing that can save the hop
anarket is a. crop failure In some of the big
hop producing countries of the world." said
a hopman of 40 years' experience at the Bel
vedere last night. "From all the Information
that can be obtained at this time the crops
of 1906 will be bumper ones. The "Winter has
been favorable for the roots in all sections.
much new acreage will como into bearing, and
the old yards will be cultivated for all they
are worth. Here in Oregon, notwithstanding
the low prices, the farmer are making every
effort to produce as many hops as . possible,
and if the weather 5 all right' up to the
end. there will be a crop of 135,000 or 140,000
balce. Everywhere else the soli will bo .forced
to yield as abundantly as possible. Added to
the big production wilLbe the Increased cost
of turning out the crop as labor for cultiva
tion, picking and drying will be high in the
Xorthwest, owing to tho abundance of rail
road work at high pay, and right la the hop
belt. too. It will cost more to grow the erop
ana irom uic preeeni indications me re
turns will be lees. The hopgrower will, of
course, blame the dealers and the brewers and
everyone eke but themselves, who will be the
only ones responsible for tho pverproductlon,
On the other hand, there Is a chance that
some of the big hop-growing countries may
fall down In their yields, and on such a chance
the optimists will build their hopes."
QUALITY OF IVOOt GOOD.
Sheep Have Wintered Well and Are in Ex
cellent Condition.
Reportu that have been received Xrom the
wool-growing sections of Eastern Oregon are
that the quality of this year's clip will bo
fully as good as last, as the "Winter has been
favorable, with water and feed abundant. The
yield of Oregon wool In territory tributary to
tho O. R. & N. Is estimated by dealers at
from 16,000,000 to 17,000,000 pounds. The
output of Idaho will be about 25 per cent
short of last year's on acount of the large
shipments of sheep that have been made.
Shearing will begin in this state about April
1 and will be general by May 1. A higher
average of prices is expected, as last year a
large proportion of the clip was sol3 before
it was sheared and did not partake of the
later advance, whereas this year not over SOO.'
000 pounds has been contracted, and every
thing points to the realization of values fully
as good if not better than those of the 1805
spot market.
WATCHING SAN .FRAJfCISCO MARKET.
Another Break in Prices Will Start Batter
Shipments This Way. "
The 3-ccnt break in the San Francisco but
ter market yesterday is a warning of what
may be expected to follow at any time now
Light local stocks still hold prices up firmly.
but when the trade cannot get Its supply at
home. It will cause but a small drop in Call
fomia prices to start shipments this way.
Eggs ruled about steady yesterday. Some
dealers cleaned up on Northern orders, but
others found their accumulation .growing. As
an experienced egg merchant remarked, "'tho
laying cason has not fairly opened, yet, and
when it docs In March, unices there Is a good
outlet from Portland, prices must drop dow
to' bedrock."
roultry did well yesterday in spite of tho
largest receipts of the week, and "the strong
c cm and caused prices of cblckeas- to stiffen
up somewhat.
4
SO HEAVY PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Landslide Shuts Off California- Supplies,
Orange Market Booming.
There were no carlot receipts of fruit -or
vegetables on Front utreet yesterday, owing to
the landslide at Delta.' A car of celery and1
car of cabbage is on the other aide of the
wreck. ,
Oranges are. the strongest feature of the
market. Everything practically. In California
is in the hands of the packers or unions, -a
the growers, thinking prices were good enough,
let go of all their stocks. The Fruit Ex
change ha advanced Its price on fancy to
$2.15 and tho citrus union to $2.25. Fancy
lemons are also firm, but choice can be had
at almost any price. Stocks of the latter In
the local market are very heavy.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc
FLOUR Patents, $4.104.60 per barrel
straights. S3.Sesr4.ie: clears, $S.S5t3.9
Vallty, JS.e $3.W; Dakota hard wheat, .pat
DOWN
cats. $$.: clean. IS: graham. 125
14.75: whole wheat, SS.75 U 4; rye flour, local,
$; Baxters. $5.25 05.83: corasacal. per bale,
$1.94i.
KHEAT-Cfub. 7g6c: bluestem, fSf7c;
reJ. HfiBc; Valley. 71ST2c
OATS .No. i -whit feed. $2S824; tray,
.$27. 9T 23.56 per ton.
MILLSTUFFS Braa. city. $17: country.
518 per ton; xiWdUags, $24 .W; shorts, city.
SIS: cetmtry. $19 per ten; chop. U. S. Mills.
S 17.50; linseed dairy food, J18J alfalfa steal,
(18 per ten.
CEREAL, FOODS Rolled eats, cream. 90
peuad ftacks. $.7S: lower grades, $5.2549
8.50; oatmeal, steelcut, 50-pound sacks. $3
per barrel: 19-pouEd "acks. 14.23 py bale:
oatmeal (ground), 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per
barel; 10-pound sack. Si per bale; split
peas. 25 per 100-pouna, "sacks : 25-pouad
&oxes. $1.40: pearl barley. $4.25 per 100
pounds: 23-pond boxes, $L25 per box: pt
tr" Sour. 10-pound sacks, f 2.50 per bale.
BARLEY Feed. $26,504x24 per ton; brewlag,.
$2424.50: rolled. $24f25.
BUCKWHEAT $2.25 per cental.
HAT Eastern Oregon timothy. S 13014
per ton; Valley timothy. $809: clover. $7.50
Vb; cheat. o Sr : grain hay. S7s.
Vegetables. Finks, Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $12.50 per
box; cranberries. S12.50914.50 per barreL
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $L50ffS; per
box; oranges, navels. SL75&3 per box;
Japanese. 60c per single box; tangerines,
31. Si per half box; grapefruit, $293.25;
placapples, $3.75 $4 per dose a; banana. 5c
Der pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. $L23
1.35 per' dozen: asparagus. 15917c per
pound; beans, nosatnaj. cabbage. 1Q
lie "pound: cauliflower. S2 crate: celery.
Si. per crate: chlckory. 5c; cueumoer.
$LrrL75 per doxen; head lettuce. 35c per
per crate; Florida, $6.5067 per crate; sprouts.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. eOc$l -
sack: carrots. 6575c per -sack; beetr, W
SI per sack; garlic, I0?isc per pouna.
ONIONS Buying: price: No. 1. 86670c per
sack; No. 2. nominal.
POTATOES 13 u vine prices: Fancy graaea
Burbanks, 00C5c per hundred; ordinary,
nominal; sweet potatoes. 2U824c per
pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 11 Of 120 per
pound; apricots. 1212c; peaches, 104 0
izc; pears, pone; Italian prunes, o-s w
6Uc: California figs, white. In sacks. 5Uc
pound; black, 45c; bricks. 12-14 ounce
packages. 75wt3c per box; 5-ounce, izv
2.40; Smyrna. 20c per pound; dates. Per
sian. Scarce pound.
RAISINS Seeded, iz-ounce packages, St
84c; 10-ounce. 014 10c; loose muscatels.
2 -crown. 774c; 3-crown, 7U 79ic; 4
crown, SS4c; unbleached eedlets -Sultanas.
7c: Thompson's seedless nnoieacnea. bw
SV4c; Thompson, 6 fancy unbleached. 12 w
IZVzc; London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes
of 20 pounds, 51.75; 2-crown, $2.
Batter. Eggs, real try. Etc
BUTTER City creameries. Extra cream
ery, 30$32Uc per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery. 27H 30c; store butter. 16
16c
EGGS Oregon ranch. luvmttc per dozen.
CHEESE Oregon fun cream, twins. Hir
(ft 15c: Young America. 15
POULTRY Average old hens. 13R14c:
mixed chickens, 126'lSc; broiler. 20322c:
young roosters. 12(rl2&c: old roosters. I0(p
l0c; oresta chicken. 14BI5c: tuncey. m-e.
I&ai7c: turkeys, dremed, choice. lH2ie;
geese, live, pound. SCflc; geese, drcw-ed, per
pound. 10ffl2c; ducks, J&StlEc; pigeons. $10)
squabs,
Groceries. 2ivt, Etc
COFFEE Mocha. 2Gf2Sc; Java, ordinary.
lS22c; Costa Rica, fancy, lS20c: good,
1C1Sc; ordinary. 1922c per pound; Co
lumbia roast, cases, 100s. $14.75; 50s. $14.75;
Arbuckie. $16.8: Lion. $io.ss.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. 5c; South
ern Japan. 5.25c; bead. 7c
SALMON Columbia -itiver. i-pouna taus.
SL75 Dcr dozen: 2-pound tails. $2.40: 1-
pound flats. $1 85: fancy. 1 to m-pound flats.
SLbO: -uund flats, $L10; Alaska pink. 1
pcund talis. l0c; red. 1-pound talis. $L25;
cocKeye. i-pouna tans, ti.vo.
SUQAJt sack basis. ioo pounas: cune.
$6.65: powdered. $5.80; dry granulated. $3.70:
txtra C. $5.25. golden C $3.10: fruit sugar.
$5.70. Advances over sack bases as follows:
Barrels. 10c; -barrels. 25c; boxes, 50c per
100 sounds. Terms, on remittances witnin
15 days deduct Uc per pound; If later than
15 days ana wjtnin a ays, aeauct c.
sugar, granulatea. $5.50 per too pounas;
maple sugar. 15(KlSc per pound.
SALT California, $11 per ton. $LC0 per
bale; Liverpool. 50s. $17: 100s. $10.30; 200s,
$io; -pounas, iuvs, ?; &gs. ti.sv.
KUTb walnuts. i&uc per pouna by sacic;
Uc extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts.
lCc: filberts. 10c; pecans, jumbos, ice; extra
large. 17c: almonds. 14 15c: chestnuts,
Italian. 12l4G?lGc: Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw.
7VjC pound: roasted, 9c; plnenuts, 10 12c;
hickory nuts, TJ4Sc; cocoanuts, 33(2&0c per
dozen. '
BEANS Small white. 4c; large white.
3oi-pJnk. JJytc: bayou; 4c; Lima, Zlib;
red1 Mexican. 5c
ProvkleBS nad Caaned Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 13c pound; 14
to 16 pounds. 13c; IS to 20 pounds, 13c;
California (picnic), 8fcc; cottage hams. 9c;
shoulders, Sc; boiled ham, 10c; boiled pic
nic ham. boneless, 14c
BACON ivancy oreaKiast. isi4c per
pound; standard breakfast. lCV4c; cbplce.
is He; ngusn oreaKiari, n 10 i pounas.
14 c: peacn cacon. ianc
pickled quods foric barrels, sis: -
barrels. $9.50. Beef, barrels. $12; U-barrels.
$6.50.
sausage nam. we per pouna: minced
bam, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17&c; bolog
na, long, 514c: weinerwurst, Se: liver. 6c;
pork. OijPlOc; headcheese. Cc: blood, 6c: bo
logna sausage-, link, 4 lie
CANNED MEATS Corned bef. pounds.
per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $2.25: six
pounds. $7. Roast beef. flat, pounds, SL25;
two pounds, $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast
beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.85;
six pounas,
DRY SALT cured Jteguiar short clears.
dry salt. 101 c: smoked. llic: clear backs,
dry bsAu 10'.4c: smoked, HHc; clear bellies.
14 to 17 pounas average, none: Oregon ex
ports. 20Q'25 pounds average, dry salt. 11c;
smoked. izc; union oenies, io to is pounds,
average, none.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces.
10c: tubs. lOKc: 50s. lOHc: 20a. 101c:
10s. llUc: 5s. llUc Standard pure: Tierces,
l) He: tubs, 9Sc; 50s. 0ic: 20s. 0!ic; lOt.
lOfc: 5s, lOlic Compound: Tierces. 6c;
tubs. 6c: 50s, 6;c: 20s. 74c; 5s. 7ic
Hops, Wools, Hides, Etc.
HOPS Oregon, 1B05, chciee, lOtflOVSc;
prime, S&90c; medium, 7Sc; clie, 57c
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 16
21c: Valley, 24'20c per pound.
mohair Choice, sue per pound.
HIDES Dry: No. 1 IS lbs. and nn.
per pound, l&20c: dry kip. No. 1. 5 to IS
lbs., per pound. lGfilSc; dry calf. No. 1. un
der 5 pounds, 18021c; dry wilted, bulls and
stairs, one-third lesk than Arr flint: culls.
moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, halr-
siippca, weaiuer-oeaicn. or ETUDDy. c to 3C
per lb. less. Salted hide; Steers, sound. 60
lbs. and over, per pound. ll12c; sound. 50
to 60 lbs., per pound. 10911c; sound, under
50 lbs. and cow, per pound. 10$llc; stags
and bulls, sound, per pound, 7QB:; kip. sound,
15 to 30 pounds, per pound. 1081 lc; veal,
sound, 10 to 14 lbs., per pound. 11012c; calf,
sound., under 10 lbs., per pound. Ilfii2c; green
(uncalled), lc per pound less; culls, lo per
ttound less. Sheepskins: Sbeartincs. No. l
butchers stock, each 25Gf0c; short wool, No. 1
butchers siock, owarwc eacn; meaiuxn wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock, each 7Gc$Sl; long wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock, each $1.25f2; murrain
pelts, from 10 to 20 icr cent leas, or per
pound, 15ffl(lc: horse hides, salted, each, no
cording to size, $1.5032.50; dry, each, ac
cording to eize. $181.50; colts' hides, each,
2550c; goatskins, common, each 15if26c; An
nra with wool os. each S0rSzZ1.50.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 224125c
per pouna.
FURS No. 1, according to size: Bearskins.
$5fM& each: ctttee. $1$S; badger. 20C
noc- wildcat, with head perfect, I5c $L25:
house cat. CfSOc; fox. common gray. fcOc
S1.25: red, S2B; cross, $5915; silver . and
black. $100(1300: fishers, $3 10; lynx, $3r
10: mink, according to size, siss: maS
ten. dark, according to slzs and color, $104C15;
muskrat, large. Sf 20c: skunk. 40cfC2;
civet or polecat, 5825c: otter. $6i?20;
panther. $lrS; raccoon. 5ucoi3.50; aaoun
iatn wolf, with head perfect. SL75438: cot
ote, 50c$L50; wolverine, $439; beaver, ac
eordlnc to size. $14110.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 44f4c;
Io. Z ana grease. ic
CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttam bark) 24
3c. according to cjuality..
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases. 8td per gallon.
COAL TAR Cases. 20c per gallon; tanks.
14c per callon.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 25 He;
72 test. 27c: S6 test. 35c? Iron tanks. 19c
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7Kc', 500-pound
lots. Sc: less than 500-pound lots. 8 lie (la
25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 te
5-pound tin palls, lc above ker price; 1 te
5-pouad tin cans. 100 pounds per case. 2 He
LINSEED OIL Raw. in jharrelz, $7c; Is
cases., die; boiled, in harrels, . &9c; la aases,
64c; afgaiion iois. ic ies.
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Dressed Meats.
BEEF Dressed bull. 2t-o per pound;
cows, a'.i m 'Ac; country steers, m zc
MUTTON Dressed, fancy. SV4 c
pouao: eroiiiafx. iwui, syi'tc.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 123 pounds, -fi8Ac;
125 to 300 pounds. 4H9&C; e0 pouads and
UP. 3WiC.
PORK Dressed. 109 to 150 poaads, 7ii
ffUcz l&t) ana up, o oc per psaa.
Bank ClearhsgN.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
vesterdav were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland - $ 939. $13e.W4t
Seatthf 2.73.097 -71.54
Tacoraa 7(C.r.4T isi.sas
Seckase 8W.4 1,3
THREE CENT BREAK
San Francisco Butter Market
Takes a Drop.
DUE TO -HEAVY RECEIPTS
Vcatber Xovr Favorable lor Large
Production Trade Quiet Ik Uic
Grainplt Cold-Storage Ap
ples Show Weakness.
SAN FRAXCISCO, Feb. 23. (Special.) A
3-cent break In California fresh extra but
ter was the leading feature of today's pro
duce market. The official quotation for that
grade Is now 2S cents. The recent large
receipts caused an accumulation and the
weather being' favorable for heavy produc
tion, holders are ready sellers. Other grades
of butter are unchanged, but a weak feeling
prevails. Cheese . -showed firmness. Cali
fornia fancy new flats advanced to 14 cents,
a rise of -ccnt. Receipts of eggs were
heavy and ihc market weak. Fresh se
lected firsts and seconds declined 1 cent
and thirds 2 cents. Arrivals: 47.900 pounds
of butter, 93.100 pounds of cheese and 63.010
dozen eggs. ,, '
,laci pu. wuius iu , i
woeai ana oariey opuons opcara m
closed fairly firm, following Eastern mar
kets. Cash prices for all cereals were steady,
but buyers operate sparingly. Feedstuffs
and bay were quiet.
Cold-storage apples -were weaker with con
siderable relllng pressure and fancy New
town Pippins offered at $ 1.25 1.30. Al
though such goods are said to be scarce in
Eastern markets, only high-grade fresh ap
ples of good color and size show any flrm
nese. The market is still quite bare of de
sirable oranges, which command high
prices. Only a f ew Tktralgbt carloads have
arrived in a week.
Stormy weather caused dullness in pota
toes. Fancy onions aro commencing to
strengthen.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $14? 1.25; gar
lic 3f0c: green peas. -4 6 6c: string bean.
12 H 15c; asparagus. 5 12 He; tomatoes, $1
1.50.
POULTRY Turkeys. 14016c: rooster, old
$505.30; roosters, young, $0d; broilers, $3
gC; ducks, young. $007.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 2Sc; cream
ery seconds. 25c
EGGS Fancr ranch. 47c.
CHEESE Young 'America, 13614c: -East
ern, lCc; Western. 14 Q 14 He
WOOL South Plains .and S. J., 1013c:
lambs. 0I6c
HOPS 67il2c
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $1020.50; mid
dlings. S2S2S.50.
HAY Wheat, $1116; wheat and oat,
ec r.narj so- tinrlrv. SSOll: alfalfa. $110
1250; stock, $T.50f 8.50; straw, 30&35C per
bale.
FRUIT Apple, choice. $2; common. -0c;
bananas. $162.75; Mexican limes. $6C6.30;
California lemons, choice. $2.50; common.
73c; oraniter, navel, $1.5033.25; pineapples.
$1.503 C.50.
POTATOES Earlr Rose. $1.25 f 1.40: Sa
Unas Burbanks. $101.50; sweets, 90c$1.10;
Oregon Burbanks. 75c fj$ 1.15.
RECEIPTS Flour. 19.2SB quarter sacks:
wheat. 11.1S3 centals: barley. .163 centals;
oats, 70S centals: beans. 1323 sacks; pota
toes, 12.172 sacks; bran, 2635 racks: mid
dlings, 1061 sacks; hay, 729 tons; wool, StJ
bales; hides 983.
SMALL SALES CAUSE DROP
SAGGING TENDENCY" OF NEW
YORK STOCK -MARKET.
Eighty-Ccnt-Gas Rate and Report of
, Insurance Commission Have Ef
fect or -Spccalation.
2CEW YORK. Feb. 23. The aggregate deal
ings of today stock market fell to a lower
level than has been touched for many months
pafet. The high opening was due to sympathy
with the London market, waicn naa aavancea
Americans while New York was taking a, holi
day yesterday. The successful completion of
a stock exchange settlement wiisoui serious
damage was on of the causes. A somewhat
more fcoptfal feeling, over the Moroccan con
ference was another. A further possible in
fluence was the cabling of orders "from New
York yesterday which might be made sharply
cffecUve on price In "London, owing to a
small floating supply of American securities
there.
A netablo fact In the sagging of prices In
the New York market was the small offering
of ttock to effect It. Some Influence In this
result Is attributable to the report of the In
surance Investigating committee. Some of the
recommendations of the committee regarding
securities to be held by Insurance companies,
while not threatening, any Immediate results
In the Koek market; promise the ultimate ne
cessity of marketing large holdings. A simi
lar Influence was produced by the fixing of an
SO-ceat gas rate foe New York City by the
New York "State Gas Commission.
The usual preliminary estimates or the cur
rency movement for the week indicate a loss
by the banks on last week's movement of
$2,500,000. which may be expected therefore
to affect tomorrow's statement, itates ror
time loans were firm today aad foreign ex
change rates were higher.
The gradual sagging tendency of the mar
ket extended into the last half hour of the
trading, at which time low prices of the day
-it rro rcnerally touched. Between that time
and the closing of the market there was an
abrupt recovery which restored prices of
number of the prominent active stock to the
hlcbett level of tho day and made the closing
firm. This latc-uuying movement was unex
plained by any news development, l
Bonds -were irregular, xotai saics, par val
ue. S1.95Q.VUU. unuca siaics dbikis were an
unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Clotlac
Sales. High.
Low. bid.
Adcma. Sxnress.... ...... .....
245
Amalgam. Copper. 47.000 -111
llOH HOT
.Vm, car fc Kouna.
do preferred..-.-.. ' 200 101U
uiMr i
Amer. Cotton OIL. 500 35 ;
do prercrre...., ......
American Express. ; ...
Am. Hd. & Lt. pf. 300 27
American Ice .- &O0 45,
Am. Linseed OH... 400 2
do preferres" ."..
Amer. Locomotive. 4,t 73i
do preferred...... .....
Am. Smelt. & Ref.jS6.100 161 H
do prcierrea... iw jsj
Am. Sugar Reftn.. 909 141 U
Amer. Tobacco pfd. 300 103
Anaconda Mln. Co. 14.300 S53ij
Atchison 7,400 91
Ao bref erred..... ...... .....
Aalantlc Coast Line 500 159H
159U
110H
170H
42?,
Baltimore & onto. z,suu 111 u
do preferred ,
Brook. Rap- Tran. 23,700 J3i
Canadian Pacific .. 2,9d0 171
Central Leather ... i3 43U
do nreferred..... .....
Cent. Of N. Jersey
Chesapeake Sc Ohio 1.900 55 H 50 Vi
Chicago Sc Alton
do preferred..... .....
Cot. GL Western.. 1.300 21 20?,
Chi U Northwest. l.SO 230 22S
Chi.. MIL & St, P. 11.000 IK) 179
Chi. Term. & Tran. 900 12 12
do preferred 1,400 30 2S
a. c a szsu L.n...
Colo. Fuel Sz Ires. lu99 64 H 63
Colo. St Southern.. 509 33 K 23
do 1st prererrea.. w tz$
do 2d preferred.. oo- 52 1
Consolidated Oas.. 11,009 173
Com Products ... 404 18
da uref erred,....
-B2U
MS
DeU, & Hudson.. 500 307Vs 206
DcL. Lack. ,
Denx. Jc R. Graade -LIO- 45 44 ,
do preferred 100 fS SS
Distillers "State... 1.S60 54 . &3t
Erie 9.990 431: 43V
do 1st pref err., 900 76V 76
0 2d preferred,. SOO tH 49i
Geeeral CeetrIc... 2O0.170H 179
Hocking Valley. ....
Illinois Ceatral
International Paper 100 22 22
do preferred ..... ....
International Pass? .....V ..... ....
4Vs preferred.. ......
Inri Oatral ....
do- preferred.....
Xmm City Sooth.
do preferred.....
LtMfrUville Jb Nash.
Xanhstta L. ....
Met. gccorltle....
Metrops-l. at Ry..
Mexican Central
Minn. & St. LhU.
M.. St. P. A. S.S.M.
do preferred.....
Mleowi FxeMc ...
Ma, Kan. Is. Texaa
do preferred.....
National Lead ...
Mex. Nt, R. R. pf.
New York Central.
N. Y.. Ont. & W.
Norfolk & Western
?lfc
30i
iee tt H
l.MO.147'4
349 190 1M 1 .
4.W9 2 24H 241
19 78 78 .0
..... 152 -
K3
Lie
1,609
20
4.909
i.XJ
S.1W
4
709
do preferred..... ......
Northern Pact Sc.. lJ,3ft
North America.. . fK
Pacific Mall 21.G03
Pennsylvania ..... 1S.360
People's Gaa 200
P C. p. t St. L.
Pressed Steel Car.. 3,56d
do preefrred..... 600
Pullman Pal. Car. .....
Reading 71.400
do 1st preferred.. ......
do 2d preferred..
Republic 5tel .... 900
do preferred .... 300
Rock Island Co... S00
do preferred..... 1.000
Sefcloes-Sheineld .. 1,400
St. U & S. F. 2 pf. 500
St. Loots Sethw.. see
do preferred
Southern Pacific... 100
Southern Railway. 5,600
do pref erred..... ......
22J
160,
45
13BH
fsn
100i
139
97 U
Is..
56 tt
90H
130U 137U
133
02
93
32
105
23"1
s
84H
23
36H
134 H
24
isiU
96U
sti
103
23;
64H
Si
45;.
24H
ins
37 U
153
23i
31 H
105
25?;
MS.
56 4
117H
38 V
VJ
132i
34
Tcnn. Coal & Iron.
aoo
700
100
Texas & Pacific...
TOU. St. L 4k W.
do preferred.....
36
54L
300
Union Pacific ....la&OM
150U
05H
do preferred 100
U. 8. Express
L. E. Realty
U. 8. Rubber l.CCO
84
50
109
2;
107U
50
-23i-4SH
501
do preferred 500
ICO
41;
106 Si
43H
'UK
45
93
19H
ICO "J
U. S. Steel 54.300
do preferred 16.400
Vlrg-Caro. Cbem.. L300
49
co preferred
1144
23H
Wabash
700
6.100
wjiu'S1,:'''
WesUngbeSe Kec!
do preferred
-IS
235
ICO
93
western Union
300
200
100
on u
19H
WheeL & L. Ert.
194
263
Wisconsin Ceatral.
co prererred
Total sales for the day, 19.400 shares,
Mi
BONDS.
XBW YORK. Feb. 23. Cloilnr ouoUtlons:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.I03K D. & R. G. 4s. ..100
ao coupon 1CCHIN. Y. C G. 3Hs. 9S?i
U. S. 3s reg....l9H Nor. Pacific 3s.. 7H
co coupon lozsi-xor. Pacific 4s.. 105
U. S. new 4a rer.l29U ISn. Paelfl- 4a... f)l
00 coupon l29H:Unlon Pacific 4s.l0l;
U. S. old Am rec.lOaulWts. Central 4s.. 93
do COUDOn lOSKUan. til. 1A wr. .10AU
Atchison Adj. 4s 93 Uap. 4H. cer.... 90U
Stocks at Leades.
lu.mju., Feb. 23. consols for money.
POH: consols' for account. 90 9-1C
Anaconda !4HiNorfolk & tvat. wit;
Atchison 92jii do preferred... 95
do preferred ...lOrt (Ontario Xr Wt. vju
Baltimore & O..H4 .'Pennsylvania ... 7m
cart. Pacific 175HRand Mines CH
Ches. &. Ohio... 5S iRcading 70i
C GL Western. 21 HI do 1st pref.... 47
C. M. Si St. P..1S4U. do 2d trf 51 U
De Beers ISHjSo. Railway 30U
cc iu urtnuc. io-i do nreerrrea. . . lozii
do preferred... 91 So. Pacific BTii
Erie 44MUnlon Pacific 1534
do 1st pref.... 79i: do preferred... 9SH
ao -a rret ... 71 iz. s. steel 4x;
Illinois Central. 177 H' do preferred. ..109'
Louis; & Nash.. 151 'Wabah
Mo- Has. & T. . S3"jif do nreferred... 47
N. Y. Central. ..132H'ScanUh Fours... oru
Meaey. Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Prime mercantile
paper, 58 5 U per cent.
Sterling exchange, firmer, with 'actual busi
ness In bankers' bills at $4.S&40S4.&645 for
demand, and at $4.E290ff4.S295 for 00 days;
posted rates. $4.S3Hf4.S4 and $4.S7tf4.S7H;
commercial bins. $4.S2Si4.S7ic
Bar silver 6Hc
Mexican dollars 51Uc
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds.
irregular.
Money on call, firm. 4j per cent: rullnr
rate. -4U: last loan. 4; closing bid. 4H; oi
reroa 4, Time loans, firm; 60 and 00 days
ana six months, $5f 5 per cent.
LONDON. Feb. 23. Bar silver, firm.
30IM6J per ounce. Moner. 3UtS4 ner e?nt-
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bills Is 3 15-16414 per cent: for three
months' bills. 3!i per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23. Sliver bars.
.KC Stfrilnr. - ultyc, 4.S4:e'ghUMl:'57:
.uraiis. siiht, JOc; telegraph, 12Hc
-Mlaiag Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alpha Con $ .09
Ardes 11
Belcher .22
(Justice $ .06
Mexican
1.23
Occidental Con.
Ophlr
.90
Best & Belcher 1.13
6.62H
Bullion
.XT
overman
.11
.11
Caledonia ....
.47
.10
.12
.70
1.35
.05
.56
.15
.93
iPotosI
Challenge Con.
Savage
.12
.10
.06
cnouar
bcorplon
Sep. Belcher...
Sierra Nevada,
Silver Hill
Union Con.
Confidence ....
Con. CaL A V.
Crown Point. .
.89
Exchequer ....
.44
.01
uouia & Curry
Hale & Nor...
'Utah Con
I
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Closing quotations:
Adams Ccn....$ .35 ILIttle Chief.... $ .07 U
Alice 3.33 ; Ontario 2.25
Breece ....... .30 Ophlr ......... 5..Tftt
sniuwicK v... .oi itnoer.ix ....... .02
comstock Tun. .osH'Potoil 09
con. cai. &. v. 1-25 (Savaree .tr?
Horn Miiver... iSlerra Nevada. .31
Iron Silver.... 4.75 Ismail Hopes..-. .30
Leadvllle Ccn. .96 'standard 3.23 -
BOSTON. Feb. 23. Closing quotations:
Adventure ..$ 6.37 Vi
Mont, a & C$
N. Butte....
Old Dominion
Osceola
Pcrrot
3.50
53.50
Allouez ..... 39.75
Amalgamatd 110.75
47.1214
Am. Zinc... 10.00
07.00
39.00
Atlantic 24.00
Bingham 43.75
iQufney
;Shar.n3n
93.00
uau ic Hecia 700.00
6.12H
Centennial .. 26.50
(Tamarack ...
iTrtnltr
107.00
Cop. Range.
ifO.23
10.73
Daly West..
15.90
17.75
9.50
23.00
United Cop..
U. S. Mining.
U S. OH....
Utah
73.00
37.00
Franxun ...
Granbr
12.37H
Isle Koyale..
Mass. Mining
Michigan ...
Mohawk ....
64.12H
S-5B Victoria
1X50 'vVlnoca.
T.OO
6.25
5C.5 I Wolverine .. 132.00
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Spot tin was 5a
higher than on Thursday on the London mar-
kef, closing at 166 Cs. while futures were
unchanged at 163 10. Locally the market
was a shade higher with epot quoted at 3&2S
826.50c
Copper had a sharp advance In the London
market with spot cidr4cg at 79 103 and futures
at 76 10s. This was taken to mean that out
side offerings which have recently been an
unsettling factor were diminishing and the
local market was alo steadier. Lake and elec
trolytic are quoted at J7.S7ijfflS.50c and cast
ing at 17.82Hffl7.73c.
Lead waA unchanged at i5g3.45c locally,
but declined IOs to US 15s in London.
Spelter also was unchanged at 686.10c
Jn the local market, hut declined 15s to 2S
In London.
Iron was higher abroad, closing at 4S 6d
for standard foundry and 4Ss lOHd for Cleve
land warrants. Locally the sarkct was un
changed.
Dried Fruit at New York.
5CT xokk. es. . .o cnango is re
ported in the saarket for evaporated apples.
Common to good, crvp of ISO!, are quoted at
riSVc; fair to good, 1995 crop. 6KSHc:
prime. 9UtHc: choice. 10c; fancy. 118
llHc
Prunes, unchanged, quotations ranging from
4Tiffc. accorotag to grace
Apricots are in fair demand on spot with
choice at lOflOc; extra choice at IOKOIOc;
.fancy, llf 13c
Peaches are anchanged with extra choice
quoted at 19c; fxacy. lOHtrllc aad extra
fancy 11&C13C
Raix! as are cachaaged.
Ceffee aad Sugar.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. The market for
cofee fa tares doted steady at a net sain
15r3 points. Sales were reported of 2S0.0CO
bags of which afeest 296,009 bass represented
exchanges. The Trastaess tec Jaded March.
&ff.ke; May. 6.75.SOc: July, &95f 7.05c;
September. 7.2f 7.30c; December. 7.40fT.50c;
Spx steadr: N. 7 1 aro ice. sue; mild, steady.
Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining, 2?c;
centrifugal, 96 test. 3 lI-39eHc: moIaAK-s
sugar.2Hc Refined, quiet; crashed, $5.20;
powdered. $4.90; sraaalated, $4.50.
Dairy Predace ha the Xast.
CHICAGO. Feb. X. Oa the Produce Ex
change teday the hatter ssaricet was firm;
creasaerr. 17r47Uc: dalrr. 170d4Uc Errs.
streager. Sit: firsts. 12Vic: prime firats. 13ic
extras, wac uaeere ana, iivjjc
N7EW YORK. Feb. 2. Wetter and cheese.
aachaaged. Bgts, trregm4ar; Genera firsts.
14He; M ssoea , sH.
17 176 173
UK 344 3t&
si esi ast?
SZU. 81 8li
4H 3 40
14S4 147ri 143k
SOH 50fe 50C
S7 Si M'i
W
221U 23
44H
97 H
&5V
BASIS A SOUND ONE
.General Trade Not Affected by
Erratic Weather.
MUOI rnlbto rlnmLT HtLU
Railway Earnings Compare Favora
bly With. Last Year Foreign
Trade in January Largest
for Same on Record.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Don's Weeklr Re
view of Trade tomorrow will say:
Holidays and erratic weather were calcu
lated to Interrupt progrees In commercial
channels, but business has become established
on too sound a basis to resect adverse Influ
ences of such a temporary character. Prices
are firmly held as a rule, except In the mar
ket for farm staples, whteh are still higher
than normal, despite a general reaction.
Railway earnings continue to make splendid
comparisons with last year figures, February
thus far recording a gain of 28.7 per cent.
Foreign trade returns In January for the
whole Nation far surpassed the same month
In Any previous year and the last week at this
port shown a gain of Jl.Hl.015 In exports, but
decrease of $3,S77,S74 in Imports, as com
pared with 1905.
Current hides are of poor quality and In
light demand, which makes prices nominally
low. although It Is chiefly a matter of season
able deterioration.
Failures this week were 21S In the United
States, against 252. last year, and IS in Can
ada, as compared with 29 a year ago.
JOBBING DISTRIBUTION STIMULATED.
Retail Baslae4 la Sprisg aad Sanuaer Fab
rics Helped.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Bradstreets tomor
row win say:
Springlike weather stimulates jobbing dis
tribution. Inducing a larger volume of house
trade and also helping retail business in
Spring and Summer fabrics. Many commodi
ties show an easy tone, this being especially
noticeable In breadstuff s. cotton, hldee and
lines of produce affected by the weather con
ditions; On the other hand, the season favors
active building. Wool Is very strong and
dealings In the new Western clip are checked
by high prices..
Business, failures In tho United States for
tho week ending- February 22 number 1S5.
against 20S last week and 220 In the like
week of 1905. In Canada failures for the
week ending Thursday number 32, against 2S
last week and 27 in this wek a year ago.
Wheat, including flour, excoru from the
United States and Canada for the week end
ing February 22 are 2.357.06S bushels, arairttt
2.951.612 last week and 023,022 this week last
year. From July 1 to date the exports are
sz.Z7S.C96 bushels, against 42.509.477 last
year.
Bank Clearisrs.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. The followlnrr ta
ble, compiled by Braditfeet. shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the week
ended February 22. with the percentage of
increase and decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
P.C.
Inc
27.7
11.5
23.4
25.5
2.3
0.2
34.3
17.6
21.3
10:s
22.3
io'.s
51.9
14l6
19.2
20.8
21.S
11.4
1S.2
p.a
Dec
New YorkV
.S1.954.193.SS6
. 1S0.02S.455
. 154.069,335
. 109.5S9.S13
50.9S9.644
42.S 12.222
34.203.S9S
. 22.033.752
21.796,700
21.107.035
17.947.130
16,005.161
11.090.467
12.S34.6St
10.510.141
11.009.S35
7.353,096
S. 130.3 10
7.137.600,
0.067.737 '
5.706.7SO
5.S2S.342
Chicago
Boston"
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Kansas City ....
New Orleans""
Minneapolis
Cleveland ........
4.3
Louisville
Detroit
Los Ancelea .....
Omaha
Milwaukee'
Providence
Buffalo
Indianapolis .....
St Paul
Denver
Seattle
Memphis
5,983.074
14.8
8.953.33S 141.0
4.516.405
'.4
Kort worth
Richmond ........
Columbus
Washington
St. Joseph
4.003.311
5.796.6S6
4. $04,400
4.424.674
4.011.135
4.003.791
3.602.935
4.457.077
4 fl SftQ
20.3
50.6
13.3
11.7
3.6
01.0
6.2
Savannah
Portland. Or .....
Albany
Salt Lake City ....
Toledo. O
35.0
60.5
.1.253.2&. 23.7
Rochester
3.12G.SI0 23.0
Atlanta
Tacama
3.912.060
3,473.6 IS
2,636.741
2.90086
3.217.000
2.400,551
1.9S5.070
1.971.091
1.823.C46
1.670.790
1.160.916
1.736731
1.320.S78
2.283.411
1.834.S70
1.492.44S
1.366.12S
1.202.833
1.447.40G
1.136.71S
1.472.25C
1.0S5.266
974.161
971.56S
0S0.S52
1.156.495
713.099
1492.303
613.316
780.351
913.590
487.40S
628,309
1.02S.399
389.293
750.790
319.957
547.359
442.004
438.700
323.372
529,579
390.010
SS6.000
303.0S4
310.815
373.180
245.318
271.950
245.145
215.507
181.143
261.332
15.124.903
9,789.000
557.692
20.0
42.0
20.8
29.1
15.3
12.7
2.S
27.1
25.6
21.1
26.1
11.6
6.7
02.2
24.7
21.0
50.S
4U7
9.1
4S.3
12.2
V.9 ,
71 16
21.4
67.6
Spokane Wash
Hartford
Nashville
Peoria
Des Moines .-
New Haven
Grand Ranlds
Norfolk
Augusta. Ga
.Springfield. Mass..
rortiana. 31 e
Dayton
Sioux City
Evansvitle
Birmingham
Worcester
Syracuse
2.0
Charleston. S. C...
Knoxvllle
Jacksonville. Fla..
Wilmington. Del...
6.6
'its
wicnua
Wipceibarre
unaiianooga .....
Davenport
Little Rook
Kalamazoo. Mich..
2.5
1.1
Topeka
Wheeling, w. Vs..
Macon
35.5
13.7
10.0
91.0
zb'.i
SprlnKflold. III.....
Fall River
Helena
18.9
2215
Lexington ........
Fargo. N. T ...
New Bedford .....
Youncstown
16.
10.S
Akron
15.1
Rockford. Ill
6.9
Cedar Rapids. Ia...
canton. O
Blnghamton ......
Chester. Pa
Springfield. O
Qulncy. 111.
Mansfield. O -
Decatur. HI
Sioux Falls. S. D. .
Jacksonville. 111...
23.
20.2
21.7
20.7
5. ft
10.6
40.S
20.1
13. a
Fremont. Neb.....
South Bend. Ind...
Houston
Galveston -
Fort Wayne ......
14.4
15.0
Total. Ul S $2.S4 1.323.333
OuUlde N. Y. City. 887.131.499
CANADA.
Montreal .9
Toronto
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Halifax
Vancouver. B. C...
Quebeo ...........
Hamilton .........
fit, John. N..B
London. Ont
Victoria. B. C....v
Total. Canada... $ 70.754.40S 32.4
Balances paid in cash.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Queted Locally ea Cattle, Sheep aad
Hogs.
The following livestock prices were quoted
yesterday In the local market:
CATTLE Good ateers. xs.7f4: fair to
medium. $2.7583.23; cows. good. $33.23;
medium, 32.5Otf2.70; calves, light, 150.
175 pounds. $1.5084.75; calves, heavy, $3
3.23.
SHEEP Good fat sheep. $.754r6; common ,
34.5085.
HOG Best, suitable for packers. $6.95
6.75: fair medium grades. $650; llsht
weights. 130 to 140 pounds, 3$45.24.
KASTXRN IXTESTOCK.
Prices Curreat at Kansas CKr. Omaha
Chkage.
24.S
1S.S
29.53S.996 31.4
23.253.022 37.0
6.90S.42S 8.2
2.226.C56 12.4
1.60459 44.0
1.9S9.032 53.1
1t453.897 5.6
1.233.790 2.6
1.0034103 22.0
9S5.40S 29.4
812.117 23.4
SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 33. Cattle Receipts,
360; aurket, steady; native stews, $44r$ -
eaws sad heifers. $3f 4.50; canaers, $23;
stoaken aad feeders. S34.50; calves. $3f
80; hulls', stags, etc., 12.754.
Hogs Receipts, S600; market. 5?10c higher;
heavy. $HH-15; mixed. r96.06: light. $5,959
6.95; pigs, 96.73: bulk of sales. 560.05.
Sheep Receipts, eOOO; market, steady; year-
llags. $.a06: wether $5.405.00; ewes,
$4.Sff9J!6: lambs, 96.SOSS.Se.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 23. Cattle Re
ceipts, 3000; market, steady; native steers,
34C6; native cows and helfera, $2.25'5; stock
ers and feeders, $3 4.90; Western cows, $2.60
415; Western steers. $3.5035.60; bulls, $2.G0
4; calves. 337.30.
Hogs Receipts, 7000; market. 3c higher;
packers, $.064.17; pigs aad light. S5J3O0
6.50.
Sheep Receipts, 3000; market, steady; mut-
tea. S4.2&83.S0; lambs, $3.5056-75; range
wethers. $5.506; fed ewes, $4.255.23.
CHICAGO. Feb. 23. Cattle Receipts, 2000;
strong; beeves. $3.9085-33; stock em and feed
ers. $2.754.70; cows and heifers. $1.5084.00;
Texas-fed steers, S3.COgl.40.
Hogs Receipts today, 20.000: strong to 5c
higher; tomorrow, estimated. 18,000; mixed
and butchers. $6.20; good to heavy, $6.20
C6.27H: rough heavy. $C6.13; light. $S,
6.22H; Pigs, $5.7566.10; bulk of sales, $6.15
665.
Sheep Receipts. 7 COO; sheep, strong. S3.C0
4J5.75; lambs. $4.75$7.10.
SHORTS BUYING FHEELY
3IAY "WHEAT CLOSES FLR3I AT
CHICAGO. ,
Opening; Is "Weak on Bearish Crop
News From India and Revised
- Australian Statistics.
CHICAGO. Feb. 23. Thi wheat market at
the opening today was weak. Initial quotations
oa May were off 3?c to "SfJliC at 81
82c. The chief bearish influences came from
abroad. A cablegram was received from an
English statistician telling of additional rains
In India and giving a revised estimate on
the total wheat crop of Australia, which
showed an Increase over figures previously
given. Shipments from Argentina for the
week were r ported to be larger than for the
corresponding time one year ago. During tre
first half hour there was llttla demand except
from shorts and prices made further recessions
from the opening decline. In May the low
est point of the day was reached at 81 u
Slftc At that point shorts bought freely
and the market gradually became firmer.
Closing prices were almost at the highest point
of the day. After touching S2c, May closed
firm at 52ttS2?ac.
An advance of &c In the prlco of cash corn
stimulated the demand for future delivery.
May opened HfcHic to s6!'tc lower, at 42
42c to 42T4C, sold up to 43343'ic and
clcsed at 43c.
The oats market was firm, with closing
prices at almost the highest point. May
opened a shade to Uc lower, at 20?; c to 29
29T4C. sold up to 30 1; 30 Vic anS closed ac
SOKc.
Provisions were firm for the greater part of
the day. At the clotie May pork was up 2c;
lard waa up 5c and ribs were 245c higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. HIsh. Low.
Close.
May
July
$ .82 $ .82 $ .St;
.81 .S1& .80f4
CORN.
$ .82,
May
.424
-43U
.4374
.43 "IS'i
.44 U .I3?i
4:
July
September
OATS.
May
July
September
.20
.30i
.29 :
.20
SOU
.29
-23 s
.2915
MESS rORK
3 lay .
July .
..13.624
..15.27j
15.65
15.274
15.50
15.12&
15.624
LARD.
.. 7.77'., 7.S0
.. 7.S5 7.874
SHORT RIBS.
May
r.73
r.824
7.80
7.83
July
May S.20 S.23
July S.25 8.274
8.1 75
S.224
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Dull and weak.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. SlSS3c; Xo,
3, 76c;
Vo. 2 red, S3g83T,c.
Corn No. 2, .19;c: No. 2 yellow. 3951 40c.
Oats No. 2. 29Tsc: No. 2 white, 31 G 32c;
No. 3 white. 29430"ric
Rye No. 2, 63c.
Barley Good feeding, 374637?ic; fair to
choice malting. 40850c.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.034; No. 1 Northwest
ern. $1.134-
Timothy aee! Prime. $3,251
Mess pork Per barrel. $15.356 13.40.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $7.65'&7.07!i.
Short ribs sides Loose, ?S3S.10.
Short clear sides Boxed. $8.45SS.50.
Clover Contract grade. $14.50.
Receipts.
63.900
40,000
653,800
425,000
......130.000
13,600
Shipments.
Flour, barrels ..
Wheat, bushels .
29,500
50.SO0
180.300
Corn, bushels .
Oats, bushels ..
Rye. bushels ..
Barley, bushels" .
324,200
7.000
18,900
Grain and Produce at JTew York.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Flour Receipts.
5.TOO Darreis; exports. 23.400 barrels. Dull
and easy. Minnesota patents, $4.25l.65; Win
ter patents, $H.33; Winter straights. $3.73S
wneat Keceipts, 15.000 bushels; exports.
32,000 bushels. Spot easy; No. 2 red. S6c ele
vator and SOHc f. o. b. afloat. No. 1 North
ern Duluth. 91?ac f. o. b. afloat. Declining
to a new low. level for the season before mid
day In response to weak cables and favorable
Western weather, wheat turned Arm at mid
day. It recovered most of the early lomea
on private reports, crop damago and closed
only Hic net lower. May closed SSc; July.
S7Kc; .septemtxr 53?c..
Hides Steady.
Wool Quiet.
Grain at Sun Francisco.
sa? frajjcisco. Feb-. 23. Wheat
and
barley, stronger. Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping. $14J51.375; mtlllnrr.
Barley Feed. $1.174ei.20.
Oats Red. 51.3031.53; white. 3I.55S1.70:
Call board sales: Wheat May. $1.29: Decern
ber, $1.264 bid. Barley May, $1.19; Decem
ber, 93c Com Large yellow, $1.1741.224.
Wheat at Tacema.
TACOMA. Feb. 23. Wheat. llUc lower.
Quotations, export, bluestem, "984c; club,
tac; rea, euc
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 23. Wheat, March.
7Hd; May, 6s 6d; July, 6s 5Hd. Weather
showery.
2fetr York Cettea Market.
JJEW YORK, Feb. 23. Cotton futures
closed steady at an advance of 3 to 11 points.
February. 10.31c: March, 10.32c; April.
iu.c: atay, iu.ooc; July. I0.72c: Decern
ber, lO.S.c
j "Want Eugene Mayor's Scalp.
EUGENE, Or., Feb. 23. (Special,)
The municipal ownership campaign
for the April city election was opened
Wednesday night by a public meetlnsr
held at the Courthouse. There
- was
& large attendance and many speeches
were made denouncing1 the water com
pany, the Mayor and the present
City
Council, judge j. J. Walton presided.
Reports were heard from Professor
McAllster and Professor Sweetser re
to
garding- the quality and volume
water in tho creek on the Forrest
place, and the probable cost of con
ducting; it to the city. Their state
ments offered encouragement to
municipal ownership plan. It
the
was
fat
decided to organize for tne coming-
campaign, ana a general committee
will be selected, as well as commit
tees for each ward. Before the close
of the meeting a motion was made
and carried calling for the resigna
tion of Mayor "Wilkins, and petitiqns
aad
Co that effect are to be circulated
99;
signatures,
SALES IN YAMHILL
SEVERAIi TRANSACTIONS IX THE
31'MiXNvTLTxE 3IARKET.
Prices Paid Range From 7 1-2 to
10 1-2 Cents Walter C. sill
ier Is the Buyer. .
M'MIXNYILLE.. Or.. Feb. 23. (Special.)
There have been several hop sales at this
place In the last day or two and the price
paid has ranged from 7H to 10 H- cents. Yes
terday Walter C. Miller purchased the J. K.
Sears lot of 37 bales at 8U cents. He also
secured tho Robinson lot at Carlton, 120
bales, paying 8 cents; also the W. Watt lot
at Amity, 114 bales, at 7H cents, and the
A. Grenz lot o 111 bales. On this sale the
price was not. made known, but it Is ru
mored that It was near 10 H cents.
Heps at Londoa.
LrVERPOOL, Feb. 23. Hops In London.
Pacific Coast, quiet. 3 3 10s.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
ZELLER-BAUMANN- Emanuel Zeller. 22,
4 Pine street: Bertha Baumann. zi.
GREENE.VINSON Robert H. Greene. 2j.
5184 Washington st: Louise E. Vinson. 24.
WEBBEK-riOKTfclUi Jacoo A. vveoDer. -.
675 East Irving street: George L. Northup. -
SCHOPFF-DAMMASCH Max A. scnopa.
5S6 Fifth street: Adele E. Dammasch, 23.
WILSON-DEJlEJiT F. O. Wilson, si, lai-
nler; Mlnta Dement. 27.
BACCARAT-AH FKAl uonsiini eaccarai.
33. 410 Park street; Louise Leonnlde An-
fray. 21.
Jjirtns.
BRAUER At Twenty-flfth and Lpenur
streets. February 18, to tho wife of Otto
Brauer. a son.
3.VUMAN At S61 W eldler street, teoruary
13. to the wife of Karl Sauman. a son.
WEBBER At 322 Twenty-nttn snreer, Jreo-
ruary 16. to the wife of R. D. w ebber. a son,
TITUS At 368 North Twenty-sixth street.
February 13. to the wife of William M. Titus.
daughter.
MEIER At 532 Market street February H
to the wife of Fred Meier, a daughter.
Deaths.
R atpwftr At 30 East Eizhth street. Feb
ruary 21. Peter Batcher, a native of Scotland,
aged 51 years and 6 months.
IVXV llic iivb.ui. -... ......
February 22. Martha Jullactta. Infant daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hermon S. Wick, a na
tive of Washington, axed 10 montns ana is
days. , .
H EKING At uooa eamanian nospii&i. rco-
ruary 22, 3irs. Anna nennr, a native
Switzerland, aged 37 years. 1 month and 2
days.
NEYLON At 532 Roselawn avenue, Febru
ary 21. Helena A.. Infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. JOhn Neyion. agea i oay.
RAY At Good Samaritan Hospital, tearu-
ary 21, Mrs. Julia R. Ray. a native of Mis
souri, aged 23 years. 11 months and 2 days.
Remains sent to Toledo. Wash., for inter-
AKI3 Drowned in Sullivan s Gulch. Febru
ary 22. Carl George Ake. adopted son of Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Ake. a native of Port
land, aged 10 years and 10 months.
DONG SING At Ullinesc JOf Mouse, roti-
land. February 21. Dong alng, a nauve o:
China, ased ou years.
INGICi-Jl ivlliea in rauroaa aeuuwis
Helena. Mont.. February 5. John A. Ingram.
a native of Indiana, aged 39 years. Remain
brought hero for InurmenL
SYMONH At 74- Overton sircei. reatuasj
21, Francis Benson, infant eion of 3ir. ana
fr P.lar fvnrol SvmBIU. SEed 1 day.
- MASON At Lents. Or.. February 21. Edwin
R. 3Iason, a native or uregon. agea -j
5 months and 16 days. Remains brought here
for Interment. .
GORlf AN At 42S Union avenue North, Feb
ruary 18. James Joseph Gorman, a native or
Missouri, agea -j years, iv monwa au
days.
Buiioiag rtrmiis.
n t m's Renalr of bottling workt.
41 North Fourteenth street: $150.
SANITARIUM FOOU tu. racwry, osunusi
street, between East xweniy-sevcnui ana
Twenty-elshth: $2300.
Couch streets; $2000. , ,
D. VAN ZANT Tnree awenings, ugnoniv
and Knott streets; $1009 each.
V. H. KOONT2 uweiung. .as(. inciun
and East Ash. streets: Sl60.
MRS. P. J. u. GAKUn trl uwemns. uj
and Wasco streets; S2600.
JOSEPH PACQUE7I wnan. suup
stores. East Water ana isast iiorrison sirccw.
WW. n,.
tleth and Sandy road; $1030.
B. F. JONES Repair ot store, ism jirafc
street: $300. .
D. C FREEMAN Dwelling, East Eleventh
and East Alder streets; $1900.
Real Estate Transfers.
Antonle Blrk to Rlksta Debunr. lots
12 13, blOCK 10. Aioina nomem.eau. tu.o
Clinton A. Ambrose et al. to waiter
J. Davie, iota lu, diock. xricu-
mnnt Park ..................... 3
31. C. Geonce and wife to Emma L.
Snuff In .lot 6. Linn Park 066.GO
George F. Heusner et al. to H. C. Lay-
C0CK, west a 01 Aiexauuer
and wife D. L. C. sections 4 and 5.
t 1 -v.. n 1 e 1
John C Gatypa and wife to William N.
Daniels. lots 20 to -m, diock
fmme Tabor Villa..... I,3W
Halbert H. Cronler and wife to Judy E.
Harmon. lot 12, block 1, crosiers ao
dltlon -- 3-J
Point View Real Estate Co. to Anna.
S. Oman, lots jo to sa. diock ..
Point View bOO
Sellwood Real EaUte Co. to C. New-
man. fractional lots s. i, . -i. o.
block 73. subject to right of way
nf munlv road. Sellwood.. ... ...... 00
John W. FHnk and wife to J. Mosher,
lot 3. block 4. Kocneue
Portland Trust Co. to Albert V. B-
Icy. lota 5 and U. diock b. suDaivicea
lots 2. 6. 7. 9, Tract D. Smith's
Arirlltton 09
E. E. Redfletd and wife to J. M. Por-
ter. west 4 lot r. diock zu, cuy..
John Schmidt and wtfe to josepn
Weber. lot 12. block 39. Sellwood.. 80O
Columbia Real Estate Co. to Fred C.
acnnueiic. w . '.
39 40 block 26, Peninsular Addi
tiAn v-V. 1.5CO
Charles Nlblln to Louise Welnhard. 20
acres, beginning soutneast corner jj.
D. Prettyman D. L. C, secUon 5,
T. 1 S., R. 2 E 12,000
Arleta Land Co. to W. E. Pratter.
lots 14. 15. block S. Arleta rarK
No. 3 W0
C. E. Buell and wife to Anton Bu-
kowsky and wire, lot a, diock 1.6.
Caruthera Addition 500
Josephine Oliver and husband to John
31. Hooson. wesi a jois a ana -i.
block 329. Hawthorne Park 4.700
Seth. Farmele and wife to Maria We-
hoffer. lots 1 and 3, block 2, Rich
mond 1,175
George F. Sawle to Charles W. Rob
erts and wife, lot 17, diock 1, vvooa-
Iawn ICO
John F. Wilson and wife to James H.
Morrow, east H loss l and 2, block
220. Holladav'a Addition 1,000
Eltam T. Hansen and wlf to Elbert S.
Huckabay. parcel lot. u, diock ,
Batch's Addition X
William EL Brainard and wife to I.
H. Fuchs. north I65 feet lot 11.
city 15
M. A. M. Ashley and wife to Diamond
Land Co.. parcel land beginning 140.S
feet south of northweat corner block
10. Sherlock's Addition 1
Peter A. Breedcn and wife to 1. Van
duyn et al.. 2 acres, section 6, T.
- i N.. R. 1 B 1
John W. Gray to Peter A. Breeden.
same property 1,200
John D. Hewitt and wife to Fred Hi
ram Strong, lots 1 and 3, block 8.
Richmond Addition 4,000
Claude C. Carmack t al. to W. L.
Carmack. parcel B. of S. W. !i.
section 17. T. 1 S.. R. 4 B.. 16 acres 6-50
6b
Henrietta. Adams and husband to James
1. Shurts. lot l, block 6. severance
Addition 1
Mary I. Smith to Henry W. Smith, .3S
of an -acre, beginning southeast cor
ner James Loom! D. L. C 1
Aloys Harold to the heirs of Sophia
BruKxer. lot 1, block 42, Portland
Homestead - 7.50
John J. Cole to Rachel Camnbell. lota
6 and 7. block 12. Miller's Addition.. 60O
R. L. Bcwley and wife to Leonora Ep
person, lots 16. 17. 20 to 24. block
11. Northern Hill Addition 5S0
John Good and wife to John "Good. Jr..
parcel land, beginning SO feet east of,
northeast corner block 7. Sunnyside
Addition 1
Mary W. Miller and husband to B.
H. Hartwlg. undivided Interest In
lots 1 and 2. block 6. Albion Addi
tion -i- 150
Moore Investment Co.. to George W.
Sell. lot 18. block 33. Vemon 323
Joseph H. Nash and wife to Patrick
Rooney. weett 4 lots 15 and 16. block
2. Nash's First AddlUon , l.CCO
Walter V. Smith and wife to Mary J.
Wallace, lot 3. block 65, Carter's
Addition 1,200
E. Henry Wemras to Pacific Paper
Co, lota 4 and 5, block 31, Couch's
Addition 1
Thomas H. Smith to Henry Perry, lot
7. block 16. Columbia HelrhU 200
James W. Menzies to C. M. Menrles.
1884 seres In sections 35 and 36. T.
1 N.. R. 2 E., Benjamin and Emily
M. Hall D. L. C J
O. W. P. & Rr- Co. to Mary B. Moore,
lot 6, block S; lot 5, block T. Sell
wood 2
of
for