THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, . 3JLVR0H 22, 1906.
15
I -SUGAR MARKED UP
Ten-Cent Advance Following
New York Rise.
STRONG MARKET IN EAST
Curious Phases or the Situation With
Europe Glimulng Steadily Up
ward in Face of Increased
Production of Beets.
SUGAR Alt grades advance 10
cents.
POTATOES Shippers out of mar
ket. ONIONS Dull and weak.
VBGKTABL.ES Strong demand for
Southern produce.
FIU'IT California apples on sale.
BGGS Shipping orders hold prices
rteady.
POULTRY Rocelpts light and
jwiew firm.
IH'TTBK Local conditions are un-
MOHAIR Eastern market quiet.
WHKAT Poor shipping domand.
MEATS Heavier arrivals of veal.
Alt grades f refined .sugar advanced 30
cent a hundred yesterday, the new price of
Western dry granulated being $5.80. As the
New York market went up 10 cents the day
before, febtters were not surprised when the
Bf 'Mwr Ui thl territory wa announced.
Cie Bastcm situation presents some curi
ous ptoses at the present time. The position
of t markot Is decidedly strong and the
natural course ef prices for some time will
W upward, but. It I possible that later in
the wMn there may lo a reversal of condi
itort that m turn values the other way.
JCwrofC will come into the market with a.
large Increase In Its beet-sugar output, and
Cuba wMl have a heavy crop from present
todtcattens. but whether it will all be mar
keted remains to be seen. On thl coast com
rUeathtns may result from the operations of
the New HawaHan Company, whose refinery
at Crockett. Cat.. Is about ready to make dc
NvertCF. hut until It enters actively in the
trade the market here will be governed, art
It ha been In the past, by conditions on the
Atlantic Seaboard.
WMIe th Eastern market is steadily ad
vancing, there Is still room for considerable
iMTtfeor Improvement, before the parity of
woeaR beet to centrifugals Is much re
dweod, particularly as the European markets
far beet sugar is keeping close pace with the
vsn In America. The genuineness of the
advance In beet prices on the other side is
qt-e-nioned In view of the large supplies and
grewlng prorpcet of future supplies. Sowings
for the new beet crop are being increased in
the estimates, yet the market over there re
sponds promptly to any advance In America,
w t unfavorable news from Cuba. Regard
ing Cuban conditions, the weekly circular of
n ka4lng firm of New York brokers, Just at
band, save :
Everything now depends on the weather, and
our special cable received March 13 reports
heavy rain In some parts. Many estates com
plain of the lack of labor rather than the
Isk ef laborers on the estates and with
wages now paid for four or five days' work,
-wltere six days work was given when crops
were ma)ler. the laborers are more Inde
pendent, and a usual with that class of peo
le in tropical Islands, they aro lew disposed
o help the planters out of the labor difll
Mlty Many centrals come Into competition
for laborers, who shift about from one central
another, as Inducements are offered. This
labor question may be the final and more lm--wtant
reason for curtailing the crop than
the weather may prove. There Is no lack of
-nc in the fields for making the full crop
"slmate. but the weather and labor troubles
omblned may prove more efficient than lack
tf fane or small density In reducing the crop
tlraatc. It Is. however, too early yet to
Htange estimates even though the Impression
quite general that such must be done
ner or lutpr.
Another New York broker -summarizes the
Miuatlen in the following report:
The future coure ef the market will dc-T-nd
to a great extent on the beet sowings,
and reports so far do'not give promise of any
great reduction. Unquestionably the Cuban
-rep has been damaged on account of the
atrw and if the rainy "Season this Spring sets
at She usual time the crop will be short
However, allowing for the Cuban crop to be
niMKH) tews less than the early estimates. It
de- ot by any mean offset the enormous
Mippites. as. the world's visible is so much
greater than last year. A shortage In Cuba
mean that as this season progresses we will
hae to compete with Europe for supplies
and therefore will gradually approach the Eu
rupean partly. If. however, the sowing are
ih reduced. It Is quite likely that the. pres--tit
prices In Europe will not be maintained
which In turn will make our advances JuK
much Itss."
TOOK DEMAND lOR WHEAT.
Heavy Shipments of led and Hour Check
California Business.
The .'flipping demand for wheat, both coast-
" and foreign, is restricted. The Call
' mia naarket Is depressed now by the abund
a" - o' feod and cheap flour shipped down
fwn Oregon and Washington, and millers
a-e therefore, very slow buyers. Some in
qu'ty in the country for seed wheat Is re
rwed. but dealers believe the damage by
the cold wave was not so great as first ro
Tfrted. Trices are nominally unchanged, quo
tations being around 66 and C" cent, but
buyers are not willing to pay these figures
a4 holders aek about 2 cents more.
The latest weekly summary of foreign crop
tndltlons jay Broomhall Is as follows: United
Kingdom The wheat plant U looking rather
!rkl. France The weather Is more .favor
able and no complaints arc heard regarding
he condtton of the crops. Supplies of good
wheats are very scarce and dear, while other
rradca are offered freely and prices are some
vbat easier. Germany The weather is very
v,ngeable. but no complaints arc heard re
garding the crops. Hungary, Roumanla, Bul
garia and Italy Crop conditions are favorable.
Kussia Crop conditions aro most favorable,
t"t there Is further mention of small acre
age Arrivals at the port arc Increasing
.-wlr. Business very dull. India Tho grow
ng crop of wheat In the united provinces is
Coing well. The area under wheat In tho
-eatral provinces. Including Bcrar, Is of
flrlslly stated at 3.M3.000 acres, against
34jfi,000 acres a year ago. The outturn is
tttitnated at P0 per cent of the normal.
EGGS TILING Ur.
OaUMe Orders. Vv to tho Present. Time,
Hare Held Market Steady.
A continuance of fair shipping order Is all
that !ves the egg market. Receipts have
beer growing larger even- dar since ih
-weather moderated, and but for tho outside
cutlet prices wouKl have gone to pieces before
this. Ab It is, stocks are piling un anil a
decline Is Inevitable. There is a difference of
opinion as to how far the market will drop,
M everythiag depends oa the attitude of m.
I viators. It to thought they will begin put
ting away efgs when J5 cent is reached, ud
If enough go into storage the downward move
ment will be checked. Very few eggs have
been stored up to date. Tenterday's market
was quoted at 1B16H cents and. weak.
Poultry' receipts were light and all cleaned
up at unchanged prices.
There were no new developments In the
butter market.
AlTtESTROX CALIFORNIA.
Watsonville Fruit Brought Up OkIbc t
carcltj of Omton.
So abort has become the supply of Oregon
apples" that the Portland market has to draw
on California for this fruit. Newtown rip
plni, from vVatonvl!!e, are being brought
up and sell readily at ( 1.50 per box. They are
the cheapest apple to be found In the local
market now. All kinds have advanced sharp
ly, and promise to go higher. Good 3J$.tler
Oregon Ben Davis were quoted yesterday at
$2. four-tier Ncwtowns were worth 42JJ0,
and for Spltsenbergs, $2.73 was asked.
A letter received by a leading fruit handler
from Rogue River yesterday said that the
apricot crop was ruined by the late cold nap
and the almonds were also killed. Growers
In that section had different opinions a to
the peach outlook, but the correspondent be
lieved that tho majority of tho early peaches
wcro lost and that the pears were likewise
gone. Winter apples were not hurt. A re
port from Roscburg said all the peaches were
killed 'In that section.
The three cars of bananas that were held
up at Billings during the worst of the storm
will arrive here tonight. It Is feared that
a large part of the shipment will be found
to be overripe.
High price in the lemon market are
looked for this Summer. Recent Investigation
shows that the Summer lemons, which are
due In June. July and the early part of Au
gust, were seriously hurt by the frost several
weeks ago. A good crop is promised of Au
gust and September lemons.
Potatoes and Onions Depressed.
There Is no life to the potato or onion
markets. Shippers do not care to buy, in
the face of the demoralization at San Fran
cIfco, and price are almost wholly nominal.
As one large shlpjr eald yesterday, "the
outlook for the future is certainly not cheer
ful, as there is an eight months' supply on
hand and only three months of confumpUon."
The best grades of Oregon Burbar'is are quot
ed nominally at CO cents. Shippers .'ill not
pay to exceed 75 cents for the best onions, the
higher price quoted being paid in a very
fimall way by Jobber? for .local consumption.
Vegetables In .Strong Demand.
Between the steamer, express and rail ar
rivals yesterday. Front street was well sup
plied with California vegetables, which were
In strong demand, as the late frost caused a
shortage in local supplies. Former price in
nearly every case were well maintained.
Among the arrU'ala were 300 boxes of rhu
barb and they were practically all ld by
the close of the day. The steamer goods
arrived In excellent shape. Among the heavy
recoipts wan a car of cabbage. A car of
mixed vegetables will' be In Friday.
Eastern Mohair Market.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin of March
17 rays of the Eastern mohair market;
Moderate sales of domestic combing hair
aro being made on a basin of 30ff32c, tvhl
choice carding brings 2"4r2Sc. Turkey hair
Is moving In a steady but ma!l way at cur
rent quotations; Foreign: Turkey, extras,
4S50c: Turkey, fair average. 4S?4Sc; Cape,
firsts, 41043c; Cape, seconds. 4041c. Domes
tic: Combing, domestic, 3032c; carding,
choice. 272Sc; carding, average, 20g24c; In
ferior, 1502Oc; tops, SOfrSoc; noils, flrrt comb
ines. lbdlc; noils, second combings, 216'4c.
More Veal Arrive.
Receipts of veal were unusually heavy en
Front street yesterday, but everything cleaned
up at full prices. One or two mere days of
such arrival, however, might make a differ
ence. There were no changes in ether lines
of meat, beef and mutton ruling firm and
pork steady.
Bank Clearing.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearing. Balances.
Portland ( U24.21R $16.1.041
Seattle 1.4U7.205 385.532
Tacoma JSl.OSTi 72.H7S
Spokane C1S.PG7 Kt.GCl
. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc.
FLOUR Patents. I3.75&4.30 per barrel;
straights. J3.40tr3.75: clears, 43.35&3.50; Val
ley. f3.4UQ3.G5: Dakota bard wheat, patents.
$5.50f3tJ; clears. ;S; graham, 3.25Jj3.75; wholt
wheat, $3.7504: rye flour, local. 5; Eastern.
$505.25, cornmeal, per bale, $1.1K&2.28.
WHEAT Club. C6g7c; blutcm, 6CQC7c;
red. 04 Q 65c; Valley, ttoc
OATS No. X white feed. J27.50; gray. $27
ptr ton.
illLLSTUFFS Bran, city, J 17: country. J1A
ton: middlings, $25.5026; shorts, city. $16;
country. 518 per ton; chop. U. S. Mills. $17.50;
Unseed dairy food. $18; Acalfa meaL il& per
ton.
CERQAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 80
pounds sack $6.75: lower grades, 5.256.50;
catmeal, steelcut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per bar
rel; l-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal
(ground), 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel;
lu-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per
100-pound aacka; 25-pound boxos, $1.40; pearl
barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes,
$1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks,
$2.60 per bale,
BARLEY Feed. $23.50(ff24 per ton; brew
ing. $21624.50; rolled. $24.50025.50.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, choice. $17
IS per ton; common. $1.1514; Valley timothy,
$Sfj; clover. $7.50(3; cheat. $07graln hay.
$7feB; alfalfa. $12.
Vegetables. Fruits. Etc.
DOMESTIC FRWTS-Apples, $1.6052.75 per
box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $2.7583.75
per box; oranges, navels, $2.5023.25 per box.
tangerines. $l.S5 per "half box; grapefruit,
$2.5063.25: pine apples. $!ff4.50 per dozen;
bananas. 5c per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. $16-1.25
per dozen; asparagu. 8$fcJc pound; beans.
tc: cabbage, lkSjflic per pound; cauli
flower, $202.25 per crate; celery. 75090c per
dozen: chlckory. iSc; cucumbers. $1.5001.75
per dozen: head lettuce. 3540c per dozen;
hothouse. $L501,75; peas. 1012Hc; pepr
pere. 25040c; radishes. 20c per dozen; rbu
bar.1. $1.50 per box; tomatoes, California,
$2.2502.50 per crate; ep route. 8010c per
pound; parsley. 25c.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $101-25
per sack; carrots, 65075c per sack: beets. 85c
$1 per eack; garlic. 10Q12V4C per pound.
ONIONS Buying price. No. 1. 75QW)c per
sack; No. 2. nominal.
POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded
Burbanks. 60660c per hundred; ordinary,
nominal: sweet potatoes, 2U02&C per pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 11012c per
pound; apricots. I20124c; peache,
12c; pears, none; Italian prunes. 6U0ifc:
California figs, white, in sacks. 5Uc per
pound: black, 406c; bricks. 12-14 ounce pack
ages. 75085c per box; Smyrna. 20c per pound:
dates. Persian, 60Oc per pound.
RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages 88
Sfec; 16-ounce, &01Oc; loose muscatels
07t$c; unbleached seedless Sultanas, C07c;
xiiuiiu. a I"""-; uirouiea. jirxriic; London
layers. 3-crown. whole boxes, of 20 pounds
$2: 2-crown, $L75. '
Butter. Eggs, Poultry. Etc
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery. 30c per pound. State creameries
Fancy creamery. 7 ft 930c; .tor hutur. lW
EGGS Oregon ranch. lG016Vc per dozen.
CHEJESE Oregon full cream, twtas. zu
164c: Young America, 1518Hc
POULTRY .Average ow hens, J314c;
mtxtd chickens, 12 i 913c; broilers. 20tf22c:
young roosters. 13l2Hc; old roosters. 10
lOUc: dressed chickens. 14915c; turkeys; live,
lSlc; turkeys; dressed, 'choice, l&gfscic;
geese, live, pound, 89c; geese, dressed, per
pound, 10012c; dudes. l&tflSc; pigeaac. m
2; squabs, $393.
Groceries. Nats. Etc,
COFFEE Mocha, 2SC2Sc; Java, ordinary.
16ff22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18ft30c; rood. 1$
.18c; ordinary. Iitf22c per pound; ColumMa
roast, cases, 100a, $14.7fi; 60s, $14.75: ArbucUe.
$16.38; Lion, I IS. 88.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, SHc; Eosth
em Japan. 6.35c; head, 7c
SALMON Celambla River, l-seuad tails.
tl.75 per dozen; S-pousd talta, $2.M; l-neaad
ats. $1.86; fancy. 1 to lU-pousd fiat. 4LB0;
K-pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pouad
tails; 99c; red. 1-potmd talis. $1.25: aocktya.
1-pousd tails, $L7S. '
SUGAR Sack basts, 106 peusds: Cahe,
JS.1S; powdered, $S.D0: dry graaulated. $&89;
extra C, $5.86; golden C. $6.30; fruit urar,
$6.80. Advances over sack hasla as follows:
Barrets. 10c; -barrels, Xc; hexes, 6e er
100 peun&s. Teraa: On remUtaBces wlthtii
18 days deduct er petmd: If. later thav
IS days and within 30 days, deduct He; wgsr,
granulated, $8.60 per 100 pounds; maple scgar.
15d8c er eu&d.
SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.06 per
hale; Liverpool. 80s $17; 100. $18.80; aoos.
$16: U-peends, 100s. $7: 80s.. $7.80.
NUTS Walnut. 3B4c per pound by sack;
4c eztr. lor lees than sack: Brazil nntt.
18c; Alberts, 16c; pecans. Jumbos, 16c: extra
large, 17c: almost. liUfflSc: chestnuts.
Italian. 12HV!8e: Ohio. aOc; peanuts, raw.
7Mc pound; roasted. 8c: rlaennts. I0i2c:
hickory nuts. 7tf6e: cocoaxnts, 35990c per
dozen.
BEANS Email white. 4c; large white.
SUc; plak. 2 Tic: bayou. 4ie; Llssa. 8 lie;
red Mexican, tc
Hop, TTeeL Hides. Etc.
HOPS Oregon. 1&&5. choice, 10910c;
prime. SH99ba medium. 708c; olds, 597c.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average hast. 16
021c; Valley. 24928c per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 2Se2Sc
HIDES Dry: No. 1. 16 pounds and up, per
pound. 18020c.' dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds,
per pound, 16018c: dry calf. No. 1. under 8
pounds. 18021c: dry salted, bull and stags.
1-3 less than dry flint: culls, moth-eaten, bad
ly cut. scored, murrain. halr-Ilpped. weather
beaten, or grubby. 2c to 3c per pound Its.
Salted hides: Steers, sound. 60 pounds and
over, per pound. 10011c: steers, sound. 50
to 60 pounds, per pound. 10011c; steers, sound,
under 50 pounds, and cows, per pound. 9010c:
etags and bulls, sound, per pound. 7c: kip.
sound, 15 to 30 pounds, per pound. 10c; veal,
sound. 10 to 14 pounds, per pound, lie: calf,
sound, under 10 pounds, per pound, 11012c;
green (unsalted), 1c per pound less; culls, lc
per pound lesx. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No.
1 butchers flock, each 25030c: short wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock, each 50060c: medium
wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, esch 75c$l: long
wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each $1.2502;
murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent lees, or
per pound. 150IGc: horse hides, salted, each,
according to size. $1.5002.50: dry. each, ac
cording to size. $10L5O: colts' hides, each.
25050c: goat skins, common, each 15025c:
Angora, with wool on. each 80c8$!.&0.
FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, ac to size,
each $5020: cubs. each. $103; badger, prime,
each. 25050c; cat, wild, with head perfect.
30050c: house cat, 5ft20e: fox. common gray,
large prime, each. 50 70c: red. each. $323:
cross, each. $5015; silver and black, each
S100S300; flshers. each. $508; lynx. each.
$4.50e; mink, strictly No. 1. each, accord
ing to else, $103; marten, dark Northern, ac
cording to size and color, each $10015: pale,
pine, acordlng to size and color, each. $2,509
4: muekrat. large, each 12015c; skunk, each.
40060c; civet, or pole cat. each. 5015c; otter,
for large, prime ekln. each $GS10; panther,
with head and dawn perfect. ach $205;
raccoon, for prime large, each 50675c: moun
tain wolf, with head perfect, each $3.5005;
prairie (coyote). 6Oc0$l: wolverine, each.
$608; beaver, per skin, large. $506; medium.
$307: small. 5101.50; kits. 50075c
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 22025s
per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 94&a No.
2 and grease, 203c
CASCARA SAGRADA (chit tan bark 2
C3c according to aualltr.
ProvUlens and Canned Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 13c pound; 14
to 36 pounds. 13c: IS. to 20 pounds. 13c: Cali
fornia (picnic). &c; cottage hama. Hc; shoul
ders, 9c: boiled ham. 19c; boiled picnic
ham, boneless, 14c
BACON Fancy breakfast. ISWc per pound;
standard breakfast. 1Chc cnolce. 13Hc:
English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. llUc;
peach bacon, lSUc
PICKLED GOODS Pork barrets, $18; U
barrels. $.50: beef, barrels. $12; H-barrels,
$6.50.
SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound: minced
ham. 10c: Summer, choice dry. 17Hc: bolog
na, long. 5ic: welnerwurst. 8c: liver. 6c:
pork. 6310c; headcheese. 6c; blood. 6c; bo
logna sausage, link. 4-l.c
CANNED MEATS Corned beef. pounds,
per dozen. $1.25; two pounds; $2.23: six
pounds. $7. Roast beef. flat, pounds. $1.23;
two pounds. $2.25: six pounds, none. Boast
beef. tall, pounce, none: two pounds, $2.35;
Ix pounds. $7.
DRY" SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt. 10Hc: smoked. llic: clear bscka.
dry salt. lOVic: smoked. llVic: clear bellies;
14 to 17 pounds average, none: Oregon ex
ports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry saU. lie;
smoked. 12c: Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds,
average, none.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces.
10Hc: tubs. lOTtc: 50 lOTCc: 20s. llHc;
10s. ll;c: 5. llc Standard pure: Tierces.
Bttc: tubs, 8c: 80s. 0?c: 20s. 10Kc: 10s.
lOKc; 5s. 10Hc Compound: Tierces. 6Hc;
tubs. 6ic: 50s. Cftc: 20s. 7?hc:, 5. 74c
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 7s0Sc;
120 to 150 rounds. G0GHc: 150 to 200 pouniin,
505Hc 200 rounds ahd up. 3H04c
BEEF Dressed bulls. 2H83c per pound;
cows. 3H04c; country steers. 405c
MUTTON" Dressed. fancy. SViQ; per
pound; ordinary. 405c; lambs. 609 fie
PORK Dresed. 100 to 150 pounds. S3SHc;
150 and up. C3C4c per pound.
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases. llc t sal km.
OOALCasee. ltc per gallon; tanks. 12V-c
par gallon.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cafes. 2Sc;
72 test. 27o: SO test. 35c: Iron tanks. 18c
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7?;c; 500-pound
lots. Sc: less than 500-pound lots. SUc (In
25-pound un palls, lc above keg price: 1 to
6-pound tin palls, lc a cove keg price: 1 to
5-pound tin cms. .100 pounds pan case. 2Hc
per pound above keg price.)
LINSEED OIL Raw. In barrels. 4Sc: In
cases. 53c: boiled In barrels, 50c; In cases.
55c; 25-galIon Vole, 1c less.
NEW SPRING CLIP CALIFORNIA
AVERAGES WELL.
Kit In Restricts General Buying'.
Shipping- Orders at San Francis
co for Cold-Storage Apples.
SAN FRANCISCO. March CI. Special.)
Small lets of the new Spring etip ef Cali
fornia wool are coming forward. The qual
ity average welL Sale- are reported en the
following basis: San Joaquin and Southern.
12 month. 14015 cents; lx months. 14617c;
Middle County, free. 22024c; defective. 186
20c. The market has a good tone, but rain
restricts buying.
The bop market is quiet. The nensueeres
of the selling pool promoters In Sonoma
County was a damper on the situation. Quo
tations remain at 8612 cent.
A firmer and more active market ifi new
rejorted for upper grades of cold storage ap
ples. Buying order are coming here stead
ily from the EaX and In a moderate way
from Puget Sound poru. The demand Is
chlffly for fancy four-tier Newtown Pippins;
and the price Is firm at $1.00 f. o. b. San
Francisco, with the expectation that $1.73
wlli toon be reached. Stocks of cold-storage
apples hero and in Los Angeles are large,
and this outside demand Is opportune. The
open market for oranges is so lightly stocked
and the assortment o poor that dealers are
forced tq, buy of each other. Price are very
firm. Four carloads were auctioned, at $20
2.90 for choice to extra fancy navels.
Potatoes and onions are quiet and easy at
previous prices, though receipts are lighter.
Grain Is dull. Wheat 1 easier. Barley Is
firmer. Other cereals are unchanged.
Butter and eggs are eteady and cheese easy
without cliange In prices. Receipts. 52.700
pound butter. 10.500 pounds cheese, 55.740
dozen egg.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50c6f2; gar
lic. 506c; green peas. 8010c; string beans; 70
10c; asparagus. 407c: tomatoes. 75c0$1.25.
POULTRY Turkey. 15019c: roosters, old,
$3.5004.50; roosters, young, $6.5007.50: broil
em. small. $30-1 ; broiler, large. $4.5005.50;
Jryers, $5.5006.50: hens. $4.50S3.SO; ducks,
old, $507: ducks, young,
BUTTER Extra creamery. 23Hc: creamery
seconds, 22c
EGGS Fancy ranch, ISc
CHEESE Young America, 12013c: Eastern,
nominal; Western, nominal.
HOPS 8012c
WOOL South Plains and S. J 14&17c;
middle counties. 18024c
MI LLSTUFFS Bran. $17.50015.50; .mid
dlings. $28028.50.
HAT Wheat. $11016; wheat and oat. $10
014; barley. $8011; alfalfa. $110120; stock.
$7.5008.50; straw, per bale. 30055c
FRUIT Apple, choice. $2: common. 50c;
bananas. $102.75: Mexican lime, $4.5005;
California lemons, choice. $3; common. $1;
oranges, navel, $L5O03.25: pineapples. 51.500
$5.50.
POTATOES Early Rose. SOc0$I; Salinas
Burbanks. $101.50; sweets, nominal; Oregon
Burbanke. 75c0$L
RECEIPTS Flour. 1I.SU quarter sacks;
wheat. 12,360 centals; barley, 1465 centals;
oats, 3545 centals: com, 370 centals; potatoes.
5023 racks; bran. 170 sacks: middlings, 5
sacks; hay. 300 tons; wool, 130 bales; hides.
3frS.
liens' en Wool Sale.
LONDON. March 2L The offerings at the
London wool auction sales Dday amounted
to 14.848 hales. There was a good general
demand naJ prlcea were Arm. The borne
trade secured the bulk of offerings. France
bought medium 3ne scoured. Americans re
cured several lots of good, light combing
crews-bred. The withdrawals to dale amount
to 1500 hales.
n
Sharp Break in New York Cen
tral Stock.
DECLINE OF 2 1-2 POINTS
Report of BIr ForthcomlnF; Iuc Is
Cause of Drop Heading Af
fected by Miners' Strike
Developments.
NEW YORK. March 21. The behavior of
New York Central stock late In today"
rion ot the ftock exchange had a disturbing
effect on sentiment and served to enliven what
otherwise promised to be a most uninterest
ing day and the smallest day's trading of the
yrar.
New Tork Central, up to the early after
noon, was as slugglh and dull as any stock
In the market, and Its downward course was
elow at first. But from 144 the price broke
and; after selling at 143. the price declined
by half-point Intervals to 142. with subsequent
sales as low as 141 j- The amount of stock
offered to c a uno this wide breach in the mar
ket was not large, only one block ef over ICtO
shares changing hands on the break.
The break was accounted for by report that
an lue of $100,000,000 to $150.0fi0.000 f new
stock waln contemplation to finance the vast
schemes of Improvement and terminal bet
terment In contemplation by the company.
No authoritative admission of the truth of
this report could be secured until after the
dose of the market, and the effect en the
mock Indicated that a large degree of cre
dence was accorded to the report.
The whole market was weakened In sym
pathy and old oft generally to a level eonil
erably below last nlghL The heavy tone of
Rtadlng from the start today wan attributed
tff the Increasing belief In a strike In the an
thracite regions. Indicated by the reaffirma
tion of the uncompromising stand by the op
erators against any of the concessions asked
by the miner. Texas & Pacific was unfor
tunately Influenced by Its annual report,
which disclosed the same dladvantages In
the past year business which were reflected
In the Missouri Pacific annual statement.
The lowest prices of the day were touched
In the final hour, but there were some sub
stantial recoveries en covering of short by
the bears, and the market closed firmer.
Bond were steady. Total sales, par value.
$l.tS5.C. United Statw bonds were all un
changed en call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Ctes!ng
Sales. High. Low. Md.
Adams Exr.rti .....
Amalgam. ,Copper.. 113,8m) R"JU 101
Am. Car & Veund. iXo 41 Vs fi
1H
lit!
do preferred
Amer. Cotton Oil..
do preferred
American Express..
Am. Hd. &. Ll pf.
American lee ....
Amer. Llneeed Oil.
5w 1U1V 1)4
t"U0 31 W "3Vi
1.2W
1.2W.
KM
31
40-i
2yr
33
4i
2V;,
3ST4
4S
2HN
41
tPli
lib!
155
121 s
17S
l2c
do preferred
Amer. Locomotive. 10.2W
0t-t 7
do preferred
Am. smelt, ii Ref. 1S.1W 15Ji
do preferred 1W 1-1 li
Am. Sucar Ilefln.. 20.100 ISSt,
154
121V,
ISO-,
Amer. Tobacco nfd. .1 103 u NO
Anaconda Mln. Co. 4R.7 2I5TN zJiy
Atchison 0.000 Wt tCVi f-S
do preferred H 102 12 lOlVj
Atlantic Coast Line KM 151 s 154 4 153S
Baltimore & Ohio. l.KM 1WT 1KN iw7i
do preferred..
Brook. Ran. Tran. 2I.tH.-J 8XU
IHl
Canadian Pacific .. rtO 171, 17
17Hrs
215
lux
57
Cent, of N. Jersey SW 210 :n
Central Leather .. 1.700 4IVv
do preferred 2W RHV. IV
Chesapeake & Ohio 2.0CM 5U1
Chicago & Alton
do preerred.....
Chi. OU Western -.
2oi
Chi. & Northwest. 6,700 228
22sy,
Chi.. MIL & St. P. 10.300 174& 172J4 173
Term. & Tran. io i- l- . v-
do preferred 2U4
C. C. P. & St. I. WVs
Colo. Fuel & Iron. 26.S(M ct? VK 01 H
Colo. & Southern.. 800 33S, "Cr 33
do lt preferred.. It Vj OUV
do 2d preferred.. 21M 50 50 50
Consolidated Gas.. 15,flu0 14i 143; 1I4U
Porn IVoducts ... 300 17 10 17
do preferred..... ...... 51
Delaw. & Hudson. SOi 202U 282 2w2i,
um., uacK. A: . iw Mo 4)j i.
Den. c Rio Grande 0M 4IH
do preferred.....
43
43.i
801,
50
41 i
7h
felt,
liVt
DlsUllere' Secur... 1.40"
Erie i.ffii
do 1st preferred.. 1.8tM
l
7fi
t!
co 2d preferred.. 3tt)
C7
General Electric
StM 103U 105
Hocking Valley
11X
Illinoi Central .. I.OoO 170i lOOVi 10U
International Paper 3.500 22V& 21 22
ao prererred
International Pump
83
31
82
2U-4
50
2ii
140S
157
113
21U
74
i do preferred
Iowa Central 2M
do preferred......
31 Sit,
Kansas City South.
do preferred
Louis. & Nashville 13.7t 151
140U
Manhattan L. 100 137 157U
MetropoL St. Ry.. 100 ll.lti IIS.,
.Mexican ventral .. i,nfi -l-S
Minn. & St. Louts.
M.. St. P. & SS.M. 2.HO 153
do preferred 8CO 175?i
MlMMurt Pacific .. 14.300 WU,
Mo.. Kan. & Texas 1.200 3TH
do preferred..... 1.400 72 U
National Lead ... 10.300 80?i
Mr XL n M nt
13714 157 V,
173
34 ?i
31 Vi
78";
2SJ
New York CentraU 25.100 145U 141 148i
i.. unu & v. zty 4ai w w
Norfolk Jfc Western 100 J7 i7,
do preferred..... ..... .....
Northern Pacific .. 10.100 217J 213
North American .. 200 09 834
Pacific Mall 400 44 41
VI
214
00
43 ;
Pennsylvania 14.S0O 137i 130K 137i
I'eopie uas j.iw
P.. C. P. & St. I.
Pressed Steel Car. 1.000
do preferred 300
93?i
t3i
73
51
87
230
31i
97s
50ii
974
Pullman PaL Car ..
Reading
47.S00 127-i 1234 127
do 1st preferred SO
do 2d preferred . 05
Republic Steel ... 500 294 254 2i;
do preferred 400 991, !9i; 991;
Rock Island Co... 700 20U 20 20
do preferred fiOO MTi fiO W,
Schloss-Shcffleld .. 70J 7nii 7S 7S
SU L. & S. F. 2 pf. 4C 46 43i 45U
St, Louli Southw 23
do preferred 500 551, 511, zi K
Southern Pacific .. 5.900 MS fSK cji;
ao prcierrea..... quo jin
Southern Railway. S.900 50
1I7; 117;
do preferred 000 102; 102
Tenn. Coal & Iron. 400 15ni 150
Texas & Pacific .. 2.000 33. 32
102U
1I9A
Tel.. St. & W.
100
35
35U
do preferred
200
51 U
5iU
54 U
Union Pacific .... 57.2C1 1524 150; 131;
ao prcierrea..... ......
I. S. Express 100
93
53l;
53i
531:
117
fil
V. S. Leather ...
r. S. Realti-
100 113H 1I3H
V. S. Rubber
do preferred
52i
113
TJ. S. Steel 37.000
. irci ........ in .l". 30i
do preferred 12.100 IPS: 104; lnstl
Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. l.COO 51 50 50
do Dreferred..... ...... ..... 111
waoavn ........... mx sji-,
do preferred 200 31 i
Wells-Fargo Exp
Westlngbouse Elec
Western Union ... ICO 91 U
Wheel. &. L. Erie. 100 1RU
Wisconsin Central. 200 25 u
23
50-J
Jo 4
307
01
1SU
25?
914
IRJi
co preferred... 551$
Total sale for the day. 67CSOO shares.
BONDS.
NEW TORK. March 21. Closing quota
tions: t. S. ref. 2s reg,103i'D. & R. G. -Is... 99-4
do coupon lOtV'N. T. a G. 34s. 9S
U. S. 3s reg..-.103i"Nor. Pacific 3s.. 76U
do coupon 103t;iNor. Pacific 4s.. 101 4
L. S. new 4s reg.!32U'So. Pacific -Is... P3i
do coupon 132ilUnlon Pacific 4s. 101 U
V. S. old -Is rcg,103jWIs. Central 4s.. 004
do coupon 104 ; I Jap. 6s. 2d ser..l00;
Atchison Adj. -Is 95 !Jap. 4 cer... 91 H
Stocks at "London.
LONDON. March 21. Consols for money,
SO H: consols for account. 901-1C
Anaconda 13lNorfolk & West. POU
Atchison 9 I do preferred... 93
do preefrred..l04 (Ontario & West. 51 a;
Baltimore A O..H3iPennsylvanIa ... 70;
un. c vQio. . . uv ir.uia jiiDez O
Can. Pacific. ....1764 'Reading
... 63 Ti
C OU Western. 21 H
do 1st pref.... -47
C M. i St. P. .ISO
De Beer 1SS
D. i R. Grande. 434
do preferred. 96
Erie 43 i
do 1st pref,... SO
. do 2d nref. ... GR4
Illinois Central. 175
do 2d Pref 50
So. Railway 49 tj
do preferred... 104 u
So. Pacific s,i
union i'aiic. ..al5
do preferred... 9fl
IX. S. Steel 41;
do preferred... 10SH
I-ouls. A Nash.. 133 I Wabash 24
Mo.. Kas. T. . 354; do preferred... 33
N. V. Central... 150 ispanlsh Fours... 91U
Money, Ei change. Etc.
NEW TORK. March 21. Money oa call,
easier; highest, 54; lowest. 44; ruling;. 440
44; last loan. 3i; closing bid. 3; .offered. 4.
Time loans, steady; 00 and 90 days. 34054:
six months. 5034. Prime mercantile paper.
"054 per cent
Sterling exchange, firmer, with actual buii
r.fsa In bankers bill at $t545S4.S550 fo- t
mand. and at $4.S250tW.S255 for 60 days;
posted rates. $4.F30t.$34 and 54.64e-t.S7.
Commercial bills. $4.(2.
Bar ll-er, B.Vc.
Mexican dollars. 50c.
Government and railroad bonds, iteady.
LONDON. March 21. Bar silver, steady,
30Ud pr eunee. Msney. 3t;0t per cent, -Discount
rate, sriort bills. 3S per cent; three
menths' bill. 3 9-16 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. Silver ti.-.
fiSlie Mexican dollar, nominal. Drafts, sight.
24e; telegraph, 5c. Sterling. 6 days. $4.82;;
eight. $I.SG.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. March 21. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balance In the -central
fund shows:
Available cash balance $155.2IX.432
Gold coin and bullion 77.7S3.S02
Gold certificates 44,307,390
BULL 'TURNS SELLER
JjEADS TO GEXERAL XjIQUIDA
TJOX IX CHICAGO 3IARKET.
3Iny Option Closes nt a Ijss of
Xcarly One Cent Day's Xcws
Not Unfavorable.
CHICAGO. March 21. The weaknejw In
the wheat pit dvenfd ..HHrd ihi nd of
the first hour, a leader of the bulls .suddenly
becoming aetlve on the Mlllng side of the
market, Thl brought about selling by small
holder which, with numerous stop-loss order-,
added to the weakness. There wa lit
tle In the news of the day of a bearisa char
acter, the most Influential factor being large
primary receipts. Before the decline, the
market was steady on a fairly acUve demand
by short and smaller receipts in the North
west. An advance ef smalt dimensions at Liv
erpool also strengthened price for a time.
The market closed weak, with prices He
lower, at n4e for May. 5lay opened 404c
higher, at 7847Sssc. sold up to 7SHt?
78?ic. ami declined to 77Sc.
Higher prices for corn at Liverpool caused
a Arm opening In the local market, but the
sharp break In wheat weakened prices. May
closed uachanged at 440444c
Oat opened Arm. but weakened In sym
pathy wlih wheat. May closwd at SOUc
Provision were firm during the greater
part f the day. Trading wa light, chiefly
because of a scarcity of offerings. At the
eteee May pork was up 124c. lard was 10c
higher and ribs were up 100124c
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May $ .7S; $ .7S?', $ .77h $ ,77V.
Jr -- JJ 7S
fees-ember ... .77S .77?", ,7S?i .73i
CORN.
May 44Vi " -44K .44 .414
S .44', .44- .444
September ... .15 .454 -4; .44
OATS.
Mar 304 .4 .30 .30V
Jy .. 29f .24 .2DV, .2y
beptemher ... .2S5C .2SS -2a S .2SH
MESS PORK.
May lft.20 10.16 16.174 1U.40
Ja'y 1&25 10.326 16.124 16.25
L.RD.
Mar ......... S.224 S.35 8.224 S.324
July SX. S.424 S.324 S.40
Septaroher ... S.424 8.324 8.424 J.50
SHORT RIBS.
May S-ftS S.75 K.0 JJ.75
July 8.65 S.70 S. 8.07 -i
Hop t ember ... Js.724 S.774 S.70 S.73
Pash quotatloM were as fellows:
Flour Dull.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 77S0c: No. 3, 735
70c; No. 2 red. S2HS3Hc
Corn Ne. 2. 4Sc; N. 2 yellow. 434c
Oats No. 2. 30V,c; No. 2 white. 32c; No.
3 white. Sofftme.
Rye Ne. 2. SOJte.
Barley Good feeding. 370C74e; fair to
choice malting. 40fS0c
Flaxseed Ne. 1, $1,054: No. 1 Northwest
cm. $1.126.
Mew perk Per barrel. $16.207 16.30.
Lard Per H pounds. $3,274.
Short rih-i ridtn Loose, $S.taBS.70.
Short clar sides Boxed. $S.OO0S.95.
Clover Contract grade. $13.50.
. Redelpt-i. Shipments.
Flewr. barrel'- 31.400 , 29.7()0
Wheat, bushois 2rt.00O 25.000
Crn. bushel lSl,fiO 155.900
Oats, bushels 24.0i50 28S.30O
Rye. tMMhel 29.000 3.5no
Barley, hushda 101.UO 13,300
Grain and I "rod nee at New York.
NEW YORK. March 21. Flour Receipts.
19.0C0 barrels; exports. 11,600 barrels. DuM
and about steady.
Wheat Receipt. 23,000 bushel: export.
79.50 bushels. Spot, easy; Ne. 2 red. S4;c
elevator. S4c f. 0. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern
Duluth. S7ie f. e. h. afloat. Option market
closed 4r-jic net lower; May. S4Sc; July.
S3Tc; September. S2;c
Hops Dull.
Hides Firm.
Wool Steady. ,
Grain at San Vrancl'xo.
PAN FRANCISCO. Mareh 21. Wheat and
barley, steady. Spet quatatlon:
Wheat Shipping. $1.32461.33: milling.
$1-37461.474.
Barley Feed. $1.17401.21 i: brewing,
nominal.
Oat- Red. $1.2581.63: white. Jl.55ffl.70.
, Call beard sales: Wheat May. $1,234. Bar
leyMay, $I.1S. Corn Large yellow. $1,174
1.20.
Minneapolis Wheat 3Iarket.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 21. Wheat. May.
76j,c: July. 7Sit?7Sc; September. 774c; No.
1 hard. 774c: No. I Northern,. 76Sc; No. 2
N'MlhciB. 754c
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. March 21. Aheat. May. 6s
6,d; July. 6 KL Weather unsettled.
rt"hcat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. March 21. Wheat, unchanged.
Exports, bluestem. 67c; dub. 6Cc; red. 63c
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. The official
cJotlng quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alpha Con. ...$.10 IJulIa.
...$ .bo
05
Andes .IS 'Justice
Belcher 21
Best Belcher 1.10
Bullion .30
Caledonia 37
Challenge Con. .12
Chollar 12
Confidence 70
Con. Cat. & V. 1.33
Con. Imperial. .01
Crown Point. . .OS
Exchequer ... .55
Gould & Curry .12
Hale & Nor... 1.25
Mexican LIS
Occidental Con. .94
Onhlr .
5.1:
(Overman
.12
.00
.50
.07
.05
.31
.8S
.42
.03
.10
Potosl
Savage
Scorpion
Seg. Belcher. . .
Merra revada.
Sliver Hill
Union Con
Utah Con
Yellow Jacket..
NEW TORK. March 21. Closing quota-
tlons:
Adams Con....$ .23
Alice 3.23
B recce ....... .35
Brunswick C. . .52
Comstock Tun. .22
Con. Cat & V. 1.23
Horn Silver... 3.00
Iron Silver. ... 3.25
Little Chief.
.$ .074
. 2.25
. 4.90
Ontario ....
Onhlr
Phoenix
Potosl
.02
.10
.57
.25
Savage
Sierra Nevada.
Small Hopes...
30
Leadvllle Con. .00 'Standard 3.25
BOSTON'. March
Adventure .-$ 6.23
Allouez 33.00
Amalgamate 103.00
Am. Zinc. ... 10,00
AtlanUc .... 21.00
Bingham . . . 37.75
CaL & Hecla 650.00
21. Closing quotations:
Mont, c c.i a.7.-i
JN. Butte.... 82.30
uia xjoraimon 44.75
Osceola 1.00
Parrot ...... 38.30
Qulncy 80.00
Shannon T
Centennial .. 24.12
4 (Tamarack .. 188.00
Con. Range. 78.7
Trlnlty 10.00
Daly West..
Franklin ...
Granny .....
Creen Con..
14.00
19.00
12.23
United Cop.. 65.00
V. S. Mining. 35.75
U. S. Oil.... 12.66
Utah 6 1.37 U
29.25
Isle Royale. 21.75
Mass. Mining S.75
Victoria JLS
IWJnona 9Jt74
Michigan ...
Mohawk ....
13.00
53.00
Wolverine .. 133.00
FEAR OF A STRIKE
Causes Hesitancy in iron and
Steel Market.
PIG IRON IS SLOWER
But Furnace Interests Are Not
Alarmed, Believing the Expected
Buying 'Movement Will Set
In at an Early Date.
CLEVELAND. March 21. The Iron Trade
Review tomorrow will say:
Increased fearof the strike of coal miners
I reflected In greater hesitancy In the Iron
and steel market, especially in pig Iron, al
though furnace Interest are not alarmed, be
lieving that the expected buying movement
will set In at an early date Large quantlUe
of coal are being stored in anticipation of the
strike.
The buying of pig Iron ha been very light,
and. while prices of Northern Iron are pretty
well maintained. Southern Irons are not so
strong.
The demand for delivery of finished material
continue very strong, and. with the exception
of plates which can be shipped promptly,
makers arc finding It difficult to satisfy the
consumer. In the Chicago districts mills are
from three to sir month behind. The demand
for delivery of sheet and tinptate Is especi
ally urgent, and new business- for these prod
ucts is satisfactory.
The selling of rail continues. Contract for
about 90,000 ton have been made during' the
week.
Metal .Market.
NEW TORK. March 21. There was an ad
vance of 2 64 in the London tin market,
with pot closing at 167 12s 6d and futures
at 165 17 fld. Locally the market was firm
and several points higher, with spot quoted
a: 37 6 37.25c.
Copper wa 5a higher la. London, with t,pot
quoted at Sl 5s and futures at 7S 15s. Lo
cal y no change wan reported wlt"i the tone
Ann. Lake Is quoted at 1S.50 18.75c; electro
lytic. 1S.2581&50. and casting. 4SS1S.23.
Lead wa unchanged at 5.35S5.45c In the
New York market, but was lower at 16 Is
3d In London.
Spelter was unchanged at 24 15a In Lon
don and at 6.15g8.20c locally.
Iron was lower In the Englbh mrfcet:
standard foundry quoted at 47 lOd and Cleve
land warrants 47 104d. No change was
reported In the local market.
STOCK TRADE RESTRICTED
THREAT OP THE ANTHRACITE
STRIKE ONE OF REASONS.
Henry Clews Believes Such Action
"Would Result; In Failure on
Fart of Miners.
In hi weekly review of Walt-street condi
tions. Henry Clews, writing from New York
under date of March 17. say in part:
Stock exchange operation are much re
stricted, partly owing to a large absentee
list, many of our big and active operators
being absent for one reason or another and
still Indisposed to re-enter the market with
any freedom. Apparently they are awaiting
the turn of events, and are not Inclined to In
.vest freely at this level. General business.
It Is true, continue active: this Tact being
demonstrated by very encouraging railroad
earning and continued heavy bank clear
ings. Much depend upon the crop outlook.
Thus far no serioua injury seems to have been
done to Winter wheat, and the season Is now
o well advanced that that cereal should now
be beyond danger of harm by frost. Certain
ly the business and the crop outlook are fa
vorable, and to this extent the recovery In
the stock market wa perfectly Justified.
A good deal of hesitancy, however, I cre
ated by the threat of a strike in the coal
trade. I doubt whether one will take place,
however, owing to the fact that it would
be sure to result in failure on the part of
the strikers. There Is too much coal plied up
in operators hand and the weather I too
mild to make any urgent demand for coal
from now until next Fall, so that operator
were never In a better position for a strike
and the miner never In a worse one. Should
a strike materialize It would inure to the
benefit of the operators, as It would enable
them to keep up the price and sell more of
It. The time to make a successful strike
I during a period of short supplies and at
the commencement of a freezing cold Winter.
Apparently the -shier Issue will be the open
shop a vastly more Important, question than
that of an Increase In wage. President
Roosevelt ha already been appealed to in the
matter, and If the subject should come to rln.
for final decision there la little douot sr. tc
what It will be. The President, while thor
oughly friendly to labor. Is quite as muca cp
posed to a monopoly In that division r.f in-du-Hry
as he 1 to a monopoly of capital,
and ha already taken a position In favor of
the open ahop. It will be unfit tnnate If
Mitchell Insist upon this vital point; for upon
no one will the disaster of a strike fall more
heavily than upon labor Itself. Until labor
learns to depend on sane and reasonable
leadership It la likely to fall tnto just such
error; but apparently nothing but the hard
school of experience will convince the rank
and file of organized labor that It must
change It tactic If It expect to succeed In
winning public confidence and a larger share
of the annual accretion of wealth.
Another element of weakness wa the
sharp declines In ga and .ractlor. stocks, re
sulting very largely from recent political agi
tation against all public service corporations
and consequent attack in the Legislatures.
Insiders have no doubt lensened their holding)
of thl class of securities, which ar llkely
to suffer until public hostility to such cor
poration has reached Its climax. The break
of several point In Missouri Pacific causal
by the poor annual statement and by ih rs
tlrement of Rockefeller Interests from the
directorate affected the Gould share aud
helped depress the entire market, on the
somewhat premature assumption that the lat
ter had lost support ot the Rockefeller party.
For tb present the market I Ue'y ta con
tinue unsettled. Condition are conflicting
and two-sided. Recent Ilq tldatlon irr.-rf.ved
the technical situation somewhat, but market
leader are not yet disposed to buy with any
freedom, either a sharp 'ireak or Improved
general conditions being necessary to revive
their active Interest.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Price Carres t Local lr oa Cattle, sheep and
Hogs.
The following livestock prices were quoted
yesterday In the local market:
CATTLE Good steers. $4 4.50: light
weights. $3.25.83.30: cows, good, $3.253.50;
falr to medium. $2.5093; calve, good, $4.50
SHEEP Good, fat sheep. $6f6.23; fair to
medium. $5.50.
HOGS Good. $787.25; light and feeders-,
$6.50.75.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City, Chicago and
Omaha.
CHICAGO. 31 arch 2L Cattle Receipts
16.000; best. 10c higher; others, strong.
Beeves. $16.35; stockers and feeders, $2.75
04.80; cows and heifers. $1.63 5.
Hogs Receipts 28,000: market weak.
Mixed and butchers. $6.2086.50; good to
choice heavy. $6.3596.50; rough heavy. $6.20
ea.30; light. $6.206.4S; pigs. $690.30;
bulk ef sales. $6.33 9.45.
Sheep Receipts 22,00; market slow.
Sheep. $3.73 If 6.18: lambs. $4.60 6.75.
SOUTH' OMAHA. March 21. Cattle Re
ceipts 6000; market steady to stronger. Na
tive steers. $4 93165; cows and "heifers. $3
4.50; Western steers. $3.304.d0; canners.
$1.7392.85; stockers and feeders. $2.53
4-50; calves, $396.50; bulls, stags, etc, $2.50
4.
Hogs Receipts 7500: market shade
stronger. Heavy, $6.174 0.23; mixed.
$6.1738.20: light. $6.10 9 6.20; pigs. $5.23
C6; bulk of sales. $6.173 30-20. -
Sheep Receipts '$500; market steady.
Tearllngs. $3.25 9 5.70: wethers, $3.103.60:
ewes. $4.505.25; Iambs. $66.30.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 21. Cattle
Receipts 10.000; market steady to strong.
Native steers. $4.255.30: native cows ana
heifers. $2.2505.25: stockers and feeders.
$34.50; Western cows. $2.754.50: West
ern steers. $3.753.30; bulls, $394.23:
calves. $37.
Hogs Receipt 12.000:- market steady to
strong. Bulk of sales. $6.1396.27; heavy.
$8.2006.30: packers. $6.1596-30; pigs and
light. $5 & 6.20.
Sheep Receipts 6000; market steady.
Muttons. $4.5095.90; lambs, $4.50 9 8.50;
range wethers, $5235.90; fed ewes, $4 259
5.15.
Flurry La Cotton.
NEW TORK. 5Iarch 21. There was con
siderable activity and excitement in cotton
today. The market opened at an advance of
14Q23 points. There vas aggressive bull sup
port on everj slight reccMion. and before the
upward movement was checked May contracts
sold at 10.90c. or 37 point ntt higher, and
July at 10.03c. One of the main features
was the shrinkage In the Ulfcrence betveen
May and July, which ld to rumora of a May
corner. Future closed steady at a nt ad
vance of 2&33S point. March. 10.73c; Aprii.
10.76c: May. 10.SCc; June. 10.90c; July, lO.Mc;
December, I0.41c; January, 10.05c
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. March 21. Coffee future
closed quiet, net unchanged. Sa't were re
ported of 14.500 bags. Including March. 6.70c;
May. 6.756.80c: July. 6.05c; September. 7.15c;
December. 7.40c; spot Rio. steady; No. 7, ⁣
mild, quiet.
Sugar Raw. Arm: fair refining. 311-16.-;
centrifugal. 06 test, 3 9-16c; molasses sugar.
2lJJc Refined, firm: crushed, $5.40; powdered.
$4.80; granulated. $4.70.
Dairy Produce la the East.
CHICAGO. March 21. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was steady;
creamery. l326Hc; dairy. 1523c. Eggs,
steady at mark, cases included. 13Uc; firsts.
13c; prime flmts, 14Uc; extras, 16c. Cheese,
steady. 11913'c.
NEW YORK. March 21. Butter and
cheese were unchanged. Eggs easy; Eastern
flrsto, 16c; Western seconds. 15"ic.
Sale of Kennedy Hops.
WOODBURN. Or., March 21. (Special.)
Tooze & Page have purchased the Tom Ken
nedy lot ot hops, 124 bales, at 10 cents per
pound.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, March 21. Wool, steady: me
dium grades, combing and clothing. 252Sc:
llg.it fine, 21ti21c; hea-y fine. 13fi2!)c; tu'
AT THE HOTELS.
The Portland A. Aronson. New Tork: Mrs.
H. H. Faber. Mr. G- S. Hicks. Tacoma: J.
A. Casson. Hoqulam: J. F Asbury. Big Tim
ber. Mont.; W. S. Sherwood, St. Paul: H.
S. Lockhart. Seattle; 11. J. Ottenhelmer.
San Francisco; William Livingston. II. G.
Livingston. Vancouver. B. C; E. H. Hushen.
Los Angeles: F. Loewenthal. New York; W.
L. Adams. Hoqulam: Miss Amy Angus. Vic
toria. BC: Mrs. Renny. A, Renny. Stephen.
Minn.; E. E. Pitts, San Francisco; C. B.
Jacquemls. Helena. Mont.: N. E. Nelson,
Duluth. Minn.: II. F. Gillette. W. V. Booth.
Chicago: W. F. Hedges. San Francisco; F.
I. Harmon, wife and family. Tacoma; C. E.
Cleveland. Fond du Lac. Wis.; R. W. Con
don. Port Gamble: T. F. Ryan. Seattle: F.
C. O'Boyle. Chicago: F. C. Talbot. San
Francisco; S. Simpson, W. Mills. Jr.. Ne.v
York: F. L. Dutton and wife. Indianapolis;
L. R. Ellcrbeck. Dr. W. L. Ellerbeck. Salt
Lake: R. J. Mens and wife. Minneapolis; A.
T. Kingsbury. Akron. O.: W. C. Morcland.
R. Gcddls. Pittsburg: S. Sonnenberg. San
Francisco; H. M. Hamilton. Alameda. Cal.;
E. J. Casper. New York; F. C. Davidson.
Spokane: C. W. Thompson. Cascade Locks:
H- S. Whitney and wife. Worcester. Maw.:
Florence Heaven. Vancouver. Wash,: Bertha
Courtemanche. McMlnnvllle: Sallle Madlgan.
51. S. Phillips, city: Edna Parsley. Rose
burg. Or.: Effle Maeklng. Walla Walla:
Kate Nash. Mollis Prebstel, La Grande:
Blanche Brown. Salem: Emllle Crosscn. The
Dalles; A. C. Churchill and wife. Newberg:
G. H. Crosby and wife. Duluth; J. E. Shane.
Kansas City. Mo.: J. C Esh worth. Salt
Lake; J. S. Rambo. Norrlstown. Pa.: A. J.
Wiley. Boise; O. McCabe. Elgin; C. B. Tubb.
Seattle: William Kruger and wife. Louis
ville: H. H. Cole. St. Paul: I. F. Craig. Yel
lowstone Park: W. C Johnson. New York;
J. M. Prophet. Mt. Morris. N. Y.: J. Smiths
J. II. Koehler. Wausau. Wis.; C. G. Hobson
and wife. Vancouver. B. C: A. E. Grant and
wife: W. H. Donavan. Denver: F. A. Brlggs.
San Francisco: A. J. Cordon: J. W. Flynn.
New York: B. H. Hubbard. Louisville. Ky.:
W. L. Smith. Vancouver, Wash.
The Oregon James Hurley, George C Cot
lett. San Francisco; Glenn Hallett. North
Yakima: S. C Thompson. St. Paul: H. L.
Hansen. E. Alfred. Seattle; Charles Cun
ningham. Pendleton. Or.; Charles Rosenfeld.
Cleveland. O.: Frank E. Bond. St. Paul: A.
W. Swanltz. Valdez. Alaska; W. M. Grant.
Seattle: W. F. Matthews. Portland: W. E.
Crltchton. Portsmouth. O.: H. Mllgard. Gold
endale. Wash.: Will A. Curless. Seattle; E.
O. Evans. San Francisco: S. B. Hicks. W. F.
Richardson. J. E. Galbralth. Seattle: W. B.
Shldely. Boston; J. Sheuerman. Pendleton:
G. Bultman. St, Paul; Hart E. Harris. Den
ver: G. R. Ingalls. Kansas City. Mo.: C. H.
51. Grenwall. Astoria: W. A. Eigner. As
toria: H. L. Stlllwell. San Francisco; John
S. Penney. J. B. Havlland. W. R. Havlland,
Mr. W. R. Havlland. New York: C. II.
Breed. Spokane; G. E. Morley. Seattle: I. P.
Clapp and wife. Fargo. N. D.: Albert Mel
dahl and wife. Duluth. Minn.: C. W. Renard.
Spokane: Grant Smith, Chicago: E. W. Rol
lins and wife, J. P. Tamesle. Hlllsboro. Or.;
A. Petry. New York: Mrs. J. Ferguson, Se
attle: O. C. Fulton. Erik Munson. F. C. Fox.
Astoria.
The Perkins I. J. Eshlman, Los Angeles;
C. L. Carpenter. Washington. D. C: L. L.
Taylor. Corvallls: A. A. Murray. Falls City.
Or.; E. C Rea. George W. Rea. Baker City;
E C. Truesdell. T. J. Barnes. Centralis.
W'ash.: T. W. Jackson. L. C McCoy. E. E.
Bulllver. Victoria. B. C: F. D. Cornett. Al
bany. Or.; Charles Broman. Vancouver; P.
B. Spehr. Milwaukee: James Hawley. L. C.
Lubeck. Condon. Or.: O. E. Harper. Pearl.
Idaho: W. C. Minns. Pendleton: R. E. Simp
son. Prlnevllle; O. W. Spehr. Milwaukee; H.
E. Armstrong and wife. Cathlamet; C. M.
Nutter. San Francisco: W. C. Geddls, VIcnto.
Or.; A. A. Bonney and wife. Tygh Valley:
W. HI Brown and wife. Twin Falls; H. J.
Bo wen and "wife. San Jose; Mrs. Joseph
Hunter. Kansas City: C. W. Rollins. J. 51.
Berry. St. Louis; "John F. L'hlhorn. San
Francisco: O. P. Hulse. 5toro. Or.: H. C.
Haynes. Glasgow: C. Newbegin and wife.
Lewlston. Idaho: H. B. Henley. Pomeroy.
Wash.- J. A. Gelsendorffer. Miss Adamson.
R. L. West. The Dalles; 5Irs. A. M. Caddy.
5Ic511nnvllle. Or.: T. T. Geer Salem. Or.;
A L. Parkhurst. Rldgfleld. Wash.; J. L.
Dllllnger and wife. Barstow. Or.: Mr. F. E.
Day Miss Nellie Bell. Miss M. Kellyman
Kelso. Wash.: M. Manasse. Coshocton. O.;
W P. Kingston. Seattle; H. E. Cushman.
New York: R. F. Barker. Chlco, Cat.: H. E. .
Bickers. Pendleton: J. A. Matone. Minne
apolis: Sol Shyman. Elmer Parrot, Beth Con
nell. Seattle: F. A. Morris. Newberg. Or.:
George E. McCutcheon. Carlton. S. D.; W.
L. White. Dysert. Ia-
The Imperial W. B. Lowell. Aberdeen; B.
S Kennedy and wife. 5Irs. Ella A. Steele.
Pittsburg: J. N. Upton, J. S. Cope. Marsh-fleld-
J Gough. Butte: J. W. Macrum and
wife.' Spokane; E. E. Williams. Forest Grove;
I G Moore and wife. Northeast Harbor; F.
G Qulnn. Valdez; A. T. Oberndorf. Chicago;
W T. May, Seattle: G. Damklns, W. F.
Henderson. Winnipeg; E. Snider. Tacoma: C.
T Roadruck: Mli A. Lovcradge. The Dalles;
H. H. JfcCarthy. J. McCarthy. Sumpter; p.
V S Reld. Heppner: J. T. Avon. Minneapolis:
C H. Schepster. Vancouver: O. P. Stover,
Washington; V. E. Porter. W. Harrison. J.
Ludwlg. 51arble Rock: R. G. Butler, city: J.
Gorman: Laura Orman. Stella; Mr. J. Gor
man: Mrs. C. Sutherland, Norfolk; P. D.
Jones and wife, Duluth; C I. Allen and wife,
Osborne. O.
"Tho St. CbaxeJ T. T. LInvllle, Carlton:
W T. Miles. Antelope: S. L. Simpson, Kos
lyn: B. Oliver. Yankton: G. Byetw. J&. Dun
dee; T. McNIsh. Kalama: W. H. King; J.
CTNell G. Mallory. Castle Rock: C. F. French.
X Ti- tr. Vmnr. Dale Point: R.
Ingalls: H. G. Morgan. Kansas City;
JZ t? w mil. St. Catherines: G. W.
Bacon. A. H. McGulre and wife. Forest
Grove: J? A. Schas, Jordan Valley; C. D.
Amldon, Sparta: A. W. Smith. Salem: J. E.
Smith. J. H. Scrivener and wife. Eugene;
W. S. Markwell, Clatskanle; J. J?. Brown.
Woodland: S. P. Gordon. Carson; B. w. Em
ery, Gresham: G. L. Alllngham; W . H. Pas
ley and wife. Hlllsboro: O H. Hick. Paw
Paw: W. L. Gage. McMlnnvllle: W. A. Gray
and wife. Woodland: S. L. Simpson. Roalyn;
C. Galloway, city; L. Galloway. Catlln: G.
L. Simmons, Meatesaao; J. W. Forsyth, New
brr. Hotel DeMeliy. Tacoma. WaaMactaa.
"Ceropean plan. Rates. 7$ ciata- t $2.3
Xr day. TTrse 'baa.
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