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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1906)
THE MORNING OREGOSUN, THURSDAY, MAY 3. 1906. 13 HOPS 12 1-2 CENTS Highest Price Paid Since Early Part of Season. .. EVEN BETTER OFFERS MADE Over 2000 Bales Destroyed in the San Francisco Fire Scarcity of Hay in the Local Market, . Owing to Lack of Cars. HOPS Ioe.l market reaches 32 He. HAT Local supply runi short. OAT8 Strong- on good California demand. tVHFIAT Firm, but quiet. FRUIT California atrawberrles will be better. VEOETABLE9 Plrat Eummir C it Mil ariiv?a. POTATOES Shipments to Califor nia cease. r MEATS Receipts of veal large. , CASCARA No improvement in the market. EGOS Tn good demand and firm. POULTRY Receipts are light and prices strong. BUTTER No further decline ex pected by city creamerymen. 1 Hop sold In the local market yesterday morning; for cent. Tter In the day clou to 18 cents mas offered, and a deal wa begun which H la expected will be closed to day at 13 cents flat. The stiffest holders who have been predicting a 15 cent market htye now rained the limit of the expectations and confidently look for IS cent to be paid before the new-ciop im picked. Yeterdy' sellers were all dealers. The f w growers who have hops left are not offering them for sale. Some of them will doubt teea hold their goods Just far enough above the market to make It certain that they m ill still be holding when tb hops are no longer wanted. For this reason not many of the hops left in flrat hand are figured upon in the trade as being available. The highest price paid since the first few weka of the season was received by Mc Kinley Mitchell yesterday for 45 bale. The J. W. Stavey Hop Company paid him 12 cents for the lot. Mr. Mitchell bought the hops for 7H cents and I satisfied with his 6 cents profit, though he believes the market will go higher. The Seaver Company also boucht a carload of hops from C. L, Fit chard. The price was not made pub He. but la be tween 12 and 13 cent. Another purchase credited to the Seavey Company waa two car loads of Ldd fc Reed bops, bought from H. J. Ottenhelmer at 12 cents. Theee hops cant Mr. Otter h1mer 10H centa laat week and 3 sterday's price showa the rapidity with which the market has advanced. Harold W. Ray returned yesterday from a brier visit to San Francisco, where he epent some of his time investigating hop conditions. The market, of course, was utterly de moral ised by the disaster. As near as he could learn the losses of stock by fire at San Francisco were aa follows: Philip Wolf & Co., 860 bale; E. Clemen Horst Company, 860 bales; Bauer -a- Schweitzer. 600 bales; William Chlmann At Co., 350 bales. All the breweries of San Franciaco, except the Enter prise Brewery, were gutted, and the loss of brewers' stocks cannot be estimated. No hops were lost at Santa Rosa, so far as he knew. Mr. Ray drove through the hop growing sec tions around Sacramento and was told by many growers that the season had been, bet ter for hop than for many years past. The vines were rather backward, but. this they looked upon as favorable, as It would enable the bops to grow stronger and mature better. Tli ere were no missing hills to be seen and nil the growers looked for larger ytelds than last year. LOCAL SHORTAGE OF HAY. Plenty Remains in the Count 17. but Cars Cannot Be Secured. The local supply of hay is running very short. There la plenty left In the country yet, but It is Impossible to get cars to bring It in. Owing to the temporary scarcity, the market Is strong and on No. 1 valley timothy tl over the late quotations has been quoted, but the price will drop back as soon as cars are available. Eastern Oregon timothy Is practically out of the market now. The lead ing dealers do not think the San Francisco disaster will have any efTeot on this market, as the cutting of California bay will begin early this month. Oats are much firmer because of the fire. The demand for both whole and rolled oats from the Southern trade Is heavy. Besides this. Oregon stocks are much reduced and high price are looked for during the re mainder of the season. A marked drop is predicted on the marketing of the new crop, coring to the very favorable prospect. Farley jg tn grod demand for local use and California shipment. XYhrat holds In a firm position, but the volume of business at present Is small. Hold ers axe confident that all that la left In this territory will be required before new wheat ts available on the Coast. C.OOn WORK BT INSPECTOR. California Strawberries Arriving in Future Will Be of Better Quality. Three hundred crates ef California straw berries arrived yesterday. The city market Inspector m lot on hand and consequently the whole lot wa disposed of, but at lower prices, the quotations ranging from gl to $1.50 a crate. A good part of the shipment would not have stood Inspection. The visit of the lrwr-ector on Tuesday, however, had good re sults for the Jobbers at once wired the ship pers to be more careful In their shipments. For that reason only 250 orates wilt come up today and they are pretty sure to be In good condition. Twelve c ra tea of O regon st raw berries ar rived yesterday, some of them coming from Roseburg. The price dropped another 0 cents 10 35 centa a pound. Front street to all sold up on bananas and no more will be available until Monday. Sev eral car are now moving over the Northern Pacific, but all are destined for Washington points. A car ef orange and a car of lemons arrived from the South yesterday. COACHEIXA MXMER 6QCA9H. First ef the Season Arrive and Brings a Good Price. The first Summer squash of the eeason reached Portland yesterday from Coachella and brought S2 a crate. There was also a ship ment of Mexican tomatoes that sold well at S3. The oar of Florida tomatoes that was due at Seattle for distribution yesterday is behind a train wreck and will not get In until Friday. Peas continue in full supply on Front street, but are moving freely. A , paregu Is also more plentiful. Among yes terda; s express receipts were a lot of wa beans, that were - quoted at IT14 cents and artichokes at 75 cents. The potato market 1 stagnant. Shippers have received orders from all California points to cease shipments and consequently they are not quoting prices now. No Demand for Casrara. 'Cascara bark is again being offered rather freely, but there Is almost no market at all for It. The leading dealers quote price nominally at 2p2Hc for new and 23c for old bark. The heavy unsold surplus is what depresses the market, as about three years supply still remains on hand. Until tola accumulation la worked oft, there can be no material improvement in pricea, and the sur plus Is not going to be reduced as long as peeling continues. If no bark were peeled for two or three years it would not only give a chance for the market to advance again, but the bark would also be much heavier by that time. Eggs, Butter and Cb tokens in Demand. The egg market continues very active and firm. There is a fair storage movement now, though not to exceed 5000 cases have been put away to date. All kinds of poultry, except Spring chickens, are in light supply and strong demand at firmer quotations. The city creameries report a steady Inquiry for butter and they look for no further de cline this Spring. Nothing further has been heard from the California or Coast creameries that wanted to send their surplus here, and It is presumed they have made other arrange ments. Small Veal Declines. Receipts of veal have again become exceed ingly heavy, with the result that prices have declined on the smaller sizes. The only thing that ha hold veal quotations up lately has been the firmness of other meats, particularly mutton. More of the latter Is coming forward now, and It is also easier. Cornmeal Is Higher. An advance of 6 cents a hundred pounds in Eastern grade of cornmeal was an nounced by grocery Jobbers. Local manu facturers do not quote any change. Canned peas have also advanced, following the marking up of most other lines of canned goods. Bank Clearings. Clearing?. -f. 5 S:ia.4wS l,o52.ttU .9.907 777.087 Balances. 32,47tf 7:t,07o Portland . Seattle . . . Taroma , . Spokane . . PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc. FLOUR Patents, 3.754.30 per barrel; straights. 3.40&3.75; clears, S.1.35& 3.30; Val ley. :i.403.ti3; Dakota hard wheat, patents, 16.601 H; clears, $5; graham, $3. 2o&3. To; whole wheat, f 3.754; rye flour, local, $0; past ern, $:v&5.25; cornmeal. per bale, ll.tHWrf 2.2a. WHEAT Club. 71c; blueatem, 7172c; red, 69c; Valley. W70c. OATS No. 1 white feed, $27.5028; gray, $27 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $17; country, $1S ton; mlddllnKs, $25.5o3 20; shorts, city, $1V; country, $20 per ton; cnop U. S. Mills, $17. 00; lineeed dairy food, $18; Acalfa meal, $18 per ton. B A RLE Y- Feed , $23.5024 per ton; brew ing, $24j24.50; rolled, $24.Mh&25.50. CBKEAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, $7 ; lower grades, f u.o0& 6 .70 ; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks. $3 per bar rel; IB-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 60-pound sacks, $7-50 per barrel; 10 pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas, $0 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, $U40; pearl barley, $4.25 per UK) pound;. 25-pound boxes, $ 1 .25 per box ; pastry flour, lu-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. H A Y Valley timothy, $ 1 2 1 3 per ton ; clover. 7.50fc8; cheat, $07; grain hay, 78; alfalfa, $12. Vegetables, Fruit. Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. $2fi3 per box; cherries, $1.50 per box; strawberries, Califor nia, $16 1.50 per crate ; Oregon, 35c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $304.50 per box ; oranees, navels, $35.3.50 per box ; tan gerines, $1.85 per half box; grapefruit, $2. 50 3.25; pineapples, $44.50 per dozen; bananas, 6a per pound. "FRBKH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 75c per dozen ; asparagus, 8 Vi12c per pound ; beans, 15l7c; cabbage. $2.85 3 per 100; cauliflower. $2.25 per crate; celery, $5 per crate; chickory. 25c; cucumbers. $1.50t?l.75 per dozen: head lettuce, 25c per dozen; hothouse, $1.50ftl.75; onions. 10 15c per dozen; peas, 4gt 7c 1 peppers, 25tf40c; radishes, 20o per dozen; rhubarb. 3ft4c pound; spinach, 00c per box; tomatoes, $2ft2.50 per crate; Florida, $5'5.75; parsley, 2;o; squash. $2 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $1$1.S5 per sack; carrots, 6576o per sack; beets, 85c $1 per sack; garlic, 1012c per pound. ONIOVS 3c per pound. POTATOF.S Buying prices: 'Fancy .graded Burbanks, 6070c per hundred; ordinary, nom inal; new California, 4c per pound. DRIfclD FRUITS Apple. ll(f?12e per pound; apricots. 12(ffl2Hc; peaches. lOHfc: pears, none; Italian prunes, 5Vi&61c; California Aks. white, in sacks Cdic per pound; black. 4jji5c; bricks, 12-14-ounce packages, 75685a per box: Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates, Per sian, flflrftHc per pound. RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages. 8a Sf; IB-ounce, Sf&lOc; loose muscatels, 2 crown, 6Vj(fi'7c; 3-crown, 6547V4c; 4-crown, 74: 7 He: unbleached, needless Sultanas, 67c; Thompson's fancy bleached, loSrllc; London layers, 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery, 20c per pound. State creameries : Fancy creamery, 17H 20c; store butter, I8V1 14c. EGGS Oregon ranch. ISc per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins, 14 15.c; Young America. 15Vi16VjC. POULTRY Average old hens. 14j?15c; mixed chickens, 13Mil4c; broilers. 30,22c; young roosters, 121ijr'13c; old roosters, 11 12iac; dressed chickens, lAlfic; turkeys, live, 1718c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2nj6p 22c; geese, live, pound, SflOc; geese, dressed, per pound, lOfll 1c ; ducks, 17 (a 18c ; pigeons, $1$2; sauabs, J-"it3. Dressed Meat. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. fi'iTc; 1 25 to 1 50 pounds, 6 & 6 c ; 150 to 200 pounds, 5H0c; 200 pounds and up, 3H 4e. BEEF Dressed bulls. 3c per pound; cows, 4H'frJ,c; country steers, 5ftc. MUTTON Dressed fancy. Se8'jc per pound; ordinary, 6-&tfc; lambs, with pelt on, PORK Dressed, 100 to 150 pounds, 88Hc; 150 to 200 pounds. 7H4f Bc; 200 pounds and up. 77hc. Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS Oregon. 1fH5. H'4dH24c. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 161? 21c: Valley, coarse, 223"23c; fine, 24Q25c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 281?30c. HIDES Dry: No. l, i pounds and up. per pound. 18'S,20c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, IS Iff 21c per pound; dry salted, bull and stags, one-third less than dry flint: culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur rain, hair-slipped, weatherbeaten or grubby, 2c to 3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound, 10 11c; steers, sound, 50 to 00 pounds, 10 11c per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 910c per pound: stars and bulla, sound. 7c per pound ; kip. sound, 15 to 30 pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 ?aunda, 11 4? 12c per pound; green iunsalted), c per pound less; culls, lc per pound less. Sheepskins : Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 25(03Oc; ahort wool, No. 1 butcher' stock, each, 5O(50d; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.252; murrain peKs, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15ltto per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size. $1.50'82.50; dry, each, according to slse. $1 1.50; colts' hides, each. 25t950c. Goatskins: Common, each. 154?25c: Angora, with wool on, each, S0c$l 50. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size, each. $5 20: cubs, each, $IS?3; badger, prime, each. 25 50c; cat, wild, with head perfect. 30 if 50c ; h ouse cat, 6 $ 20c : fox. common gray, large prime, each. BO 70c; red, each. $3 if 5; cross, each, $5ffl5; silver, and black, each. $lO03M; fishers, each, $598; lynx, each. $4.501? 6: mink, strictly No. 1. each, according to sise, $1$?3; mar ten, dark Northern, according to slse and color, each, $10915: pale. pine, according to sise and color, each, $2,50 (J? 4; muskrat, lerge, each. I2l5c: skunk, each. 40660c; civet or pole cat, each. C ? Ific- otter, for large, prime skin, each, $6$ 10; panther, with head and claws perfect, each. $23; raccoon, for prime large, each, 5075o; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $&503; prairie (coyote), 60cQ$l; wolver ine each, $6 8; beaver, per skin, large, $51Tft: medium. $3$7; small, $11.50; kits, bOti 75c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 229 25c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4 4 Ho; No. J and grease, 23c. CASCARA SAORADA chlttm bark) New. 22Wc: old, 23c per pound. Groceries. Xnts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 26 928c: Java, ordinary. ia23e; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good. lfli 15c; ordinary, ifi 22c per pound ; Co lumbia roast, cases, 100s. $14.75; 50a, $14.75; Arbuckle. $16.38; Lion. $16.38. RICF, Imperial Japan No. 1. 5c; South ern Japan. 5.35c; head, 7c. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talis, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; l-pound fiats, $1.10: Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. 90c; red.' 1-pound talis, $1.25; sockeye. 1-pound tails. $1.70. . SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $6.15; powdered. $3.90: drv granulated. S.VR0; extra C. $5.35; golden C. $5.20: fruit sugar. $5.80. Advance over sack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c; -barrels, 25c: boxes. 50c per 10O pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 davs deduct xc. per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He; sugar, granulated. $5.60 px 100 pounds; maple sugar. lS'SISc per pound. SALT California, $11 per ton, $t.60 per hale; Liverpool, 50s. $17; 100s. $16.50; 200s, $16; iv -pounds, 100s, $7; 50. $7.30. NUTS Walnut. lSc pr pound by sack; K c extra for less than sack : Brazil nuts. lc: filberts. 16c: pecans, lumboa, 16c; extra large. 17c: almonds. 14 H ?r loc; chestnuts, Italian. 12H-&16C: Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw, 7Hc per pound; roasted. 9c; plnenuts, 10q 12c; hickory nuts, 7S&8c; cocoanuts, 35 90c per dozen. BEANS Small white, 4c; large white. 3c; pink, 3c; bayou, 5c; Lima, 6c; Mexican red. 5c. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. 91c per gallon COAL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, 12ic per gallon. GASOLINE Stove, cases. 2rtc; 72 test, 27c; 86 test. 35c; iron tanks. lc. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7Vc; 500-pound lots. 8c; less than 500-pound lots. 8s4c. tin 25-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin cane, 100 pounds, per case, 2c per pound above keg price. LINSEED Raw. inbarrels, 48c; in cases. 53c; boiled, in barrels, 50c; in cases, 55c; 25-gallon lots, lc less. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast. 19 He per pound: standard breakfast, 18c; choice, 17c; English breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, lOo; peach. 15c. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 14 &C pound: 14 to 16 pounds. 14c; 18 to 20 pounds, 14c: California iplcnic). 10Hc; cottage. lOc;. shoulders. 10?c; boiled, 21c; boiled picnic, boneless, 15c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $16; H-barrelH. $9.50; beef, barrels, $12; -barrels. $6.50. SAUSAGE? Ham. 13c per pound : minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice drv. 17 He; bo logna, long. 7c; weinerwurst. 10c: liver. He; pork. 9 10n: headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologna, sausage, link, 6c, DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, drv salt, 11 He; smoked, 12Hc; clear backs, dry salt. 1114c; smoked. 124c; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt. l2"Vsc: smoked. 13 4c: Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt. 12c; smoked, 13c; Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf, kettle rendered: Tierces. 12H-c; tubs, 12Hc; 50s. ISHc; 20s, 12c; 10s, 13c: 5s. i:i Ho. Standard pure: Tierces. ll4c: tubs, liuc: 50s. HHc; 20s. llic; 10s. 12c ; 5s. 12 H c. Compound : Tierces, 7ic: tubs. 7c; 50s. 7c; 10s, 8c; Ss, 8Hc LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted In the local market: CATTLE Good steers, $4.6504.85; second-class, $44.5; cows, good, $3.503.75; fair to medium. $2.503; calves, good, $4.50 5. SHEEP Good sheared sheep. 4.75(R5; lambs. $5.50&6. HOGS Good, $77.25; light and feeders, $6.50(g6.76. Sheep Buying Is Active. WJlllam Jelly, a sheepman, formerly a reel dent of Antelope, Wasco County, but now of Rawlings, Wyoming. Is in this part of the John Day Valley this week interviewing sheep owners with the view of buying a train load of wethers for shipment East, says the Blue Mountain Eagle. To this date h has succeeded In buying 1500 head of yearling wethers of B. Stewart, of Dayville, and 800 head of yearling wethers of James Small, of Mount Vernon, paying in each instance $2.45 per head, and 850 head of one and two year old wethers of J. C. Moore, of Mount Ver non, at $2.55 per head. Mr. Jelly receives these sheep immediately after shearing and will drive them to the railroad for shipment, the, seller In each Instance being at no ex pense of dipping. According to the Heppner Times. J. C. Kirk sold the first of the week a band of about 700 mixed ewes and lambs to W. W. Stabler, to be delivered after shearing season, for $2 per head all -round. - Frye-Bruhn, of Seattle, has purchased the Perrenaud & Vaahcher band of sheep num bering 2000, at La Crosse, says the Colfax Gazette. Four thousand dollars was paid for 1000 and $3225 for the other 1000. The same firm also purchased the wool clip from the same band for $4800, the whole netting Perre naud ft Vascher the sum of $11,025. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Chicago and Omaha. CHICAGO. May 2. Cattle Receipts, 15,000. steady to 10c higher: beeves. $4$8.15; stockers and feeder, $2.754.86; cows and heifers, $ 1 . 75fr6. 1 5 ; calves, $4$6 ; Texas-fed steers, $2.904.70. H ogs Receipts tod ay , 26, 000 ; t omorro w, 23.000 estimated; weak to ftc lower: mixed and butchers, $6.25-ff6.47H: good to choice heavy, $6. 40-??6.47 ; rough heavy, $8. 156.30; light, $6.15(6.42; pigs and light, $5.75(6.25; bulk of sales, $6.37!6.46- Sheep Receipts. 22,000; sheep, strong, $3.90 5.75; lambs, $4.757.60. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 2, Cattle Re ceipts, 8000; market, steady; native steers, $4.40g6; native cows and heifers. $2.50L5.15; stockers and feeders, - $3$f5; Western cows, $2.50(jr4.40; Western steers, $3.605.40; bulls, $3434.25; calves, $35.75. Hogs Receipts, 12.000; market, weak to 5c lower; bulk of sales. $6.256.35; heavy, $6.35 6.40; packers, $6.256.37H; piga and light, $6.106.271i. Sheep Receipts. 6000: market, strong to 10c higher; muttons, $4.250.45; lambs, $6.75(g7.40; range wethers, $56.40; fed ewes, $4.756. SOUTH OMAHA, May 2. Cattle Receipts, 4500; market, active, strong to 10c higher; native , steers. $44f5.50; cows and heifers, $3 4.40; Western steers, $3.254.65: canners. $1.90 2.90; stockers and feeders, $34.60; calves, $2.75'5.75; bulls, stags, etc., $2.754.35. Hogs Receipts, 7500; market steady; heavy, $6.27(6.35; mixed. $6.27H.30; light, $6.27e6.35; pigs, $56.10; bulk of sales, $6.27HQ.30. . Sheep Receipts, 85o0; market. 10c higher; yearlings. $5.75r.40;; wethers, $5.506.26; ewes, $4.756.10; lambs. $6.757.40. Mining Stocks. NEW YORK. May 2. Closing quotations: Adams Con....$ .20 (Little Chief. $ .06 Alice 2.00 'Ontario 2.00 4. no .02 .14 .80 .24 .25 2.00 Breece Brunswick C. . Comstock Tun. Con. Cal. & V. Horn Silver .30 .57 .14 fOphlr iPhoentx iPotosl 'Savage Isierra Nevada. Small Hopes... Standard 1.0O 1.90 Iron Silver. ... 5.00 Leadvllls- Con . .05 BOSTON, Mav 2. Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ 6.00 'Mlrhlgan ...$12.00 Alloue 34.50 iMont. C. & C. 3.25 Amalgamatd l00.37Hi01d Dominion 36.75 Am. Zinc... 8 00 'Osceola 1O0.5O Atlantic 16.75 lParrot 31. 50 Bingham ... 31.75 fQuincy 96 00 Cal. & Hecla 690 0O (Shannon 7.50 Centennial .. 22.50 iTamarack ... 94.00 Cop. Range. 73 00 Trinity 9.25 Dalv West.. 15.12H!United Cop.. 5S 50 Franklin .... 15 OO TJ. S. Mining. fWS.OO Granbv 12.50 jU. S. Oil 10.50 Isle Rovale. 38.75 'Utah 57.75 Masa Mining 7.12 i Victoria 6.75 Mohawk .... 57.50 Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. May 2. The market for evaporated apples is very firm, most holders asking lOHc for strictly prime stock, which is quoted at 1010Hc; choice, 11c; fancy, 12 Q 14c. Prunes are in fair demand and held firm at quotations ranging from 6 8 c, ac cording to grade. Peaches are in somewhat better Jobbing demand, but no important transactions are reported and prices show no change. Choice are quoted at 10HC extra choice at 10 11c. fancy at 11 t 9 11 fee, extra fancy at 114 612c. Apricots also are unchanged with choice quoted at 12 fee, extra choice at 13c and fancy at 14c. Raisins are quiet and unchanged. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, May 2, Cotton futures closed steady, 1 point higher to 1 point lower. May, ll.leef June. 10.95c; July, 10.94c; August. 10.77c: September, 10.48c; October. 10.40c: November. 10.39c: Decem ber, 30,41c: January, lt.45c; February, 10.4c; March, 10.51c. THRDwDyER STOCKS Liquidation on an Enormous Scale at New York. FIELD DAY FOR THE BEARS Prices Break Sharply Before Middle of Session, but in the Later Recovery Most of the Losses Are Regained. NEW YORK, May 2. An enormous volume of liquidation was effected in the stock mar ket today. The aggregate of the shares sold, while falling far below the record of dealings at the New York Stock Exchange, rose well over 2,000,000 share, and made the day one of the great ones in New York Stock Ex change history. Very serious Inroads upon prices were caused- by the violence of the liquidation. But toward the endj of the day the market showed, evidence of the relief afforded by the liquidation -accomplished. It was a field day for the bears and they operated with great boldness and on an enor mous scale all day. Their inclination to take pronta on the large declines of the day was an Important factor In the occasional rallies and In the later tendency toward improve ment In the market. The heavy shrinkage in market valuation! gava rise to the inevitable reports of money difficulties and added to the uneasiness pre vailing about the stock exchange. There was no confirmation of importance of these re ports and their failure of verification helped to the rebound. The extreme weakness shown during the day was attributed to the operation of the same causes which have been of effect for several weeks. It Is generally accepted as a fact that very wealthy speculative operators and powerful pools who bad persisted in dis regarding the warning of the money market and In attempting to hold the market by main force were being forced from their posi tion and obliged to sell out their huge holdings to obtain funds in hand for the reimburse ment of banking centers which had advanced money for use In the speculative campaign. The manner in which . stocks were hurled Into the market and the sise of the Individual blocks traded in gave a strong impression of the dimensions of the speculative Interests which were being forced to sell. There was . not lacking the supposition, however, that the operation 'might extend not only to the sellng out of holdings in the hands of these Interests, but also to extensive com mitments on the short side in the effort to recoup losses on the long side, according to the bold methods usually pursued by the element supposed to be most largely con cerned. The money market continued tight and the rats for call loans rose agaln to 12 per cent. Rates for time loans for all . periods up to six months were firmly held at 6 per cent. Another day's large clearances between the banks reflected further large financial oper ations in Pittsburg. The outgo of currency to San Francisco, although abated, has not ceased and the incoming gold is not sufficient to relieve entirely the effect of the San Fran cisco requirements. Intimations of a forthcoming special presi dential message to accompany the report of the Standard OH inquiry were made some thing of. Decreases in March net earnings by the Southern Railway,. Cleveland, Cincin nati, Chicago ; St. Louis and the Denver & Rio Grande companies made a disagreeable supplement to yesterday's similar showings by the St. Paul and the Iiulsvllle & Kjishvllle, notwithstanding the largely Increased earn ings reported by the Pennsylvania and the Norfolk Western. Further large declines In the foreign ex change rate indicated a continued call for outside gold, but discounts hardened, the private rate In London rising to a level with the official rate of the Bank of England. In connection with the Improvement of prices of the latter part of the day, it was reported that foreign banking Interests had taken over some heavy blocks of securities, either as collateral for advances or by out right purchase. The substantial recovery of the latter part of the day left no adequate indication In the day's net price changes of the extreme demoralization that ruled In the market about midway of the session. At that time, aside from Anaconda's 20 point slump there was such declines as 10 for Northern Pacific, 10 for Great Northern preferred, 7-for National Lead, BVi for Reading. 4M for Smelt ing, 4 for Union Pacific, Locomotive and Re public Steel preferred. for Louisville A Nashville. 5 for Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi cago : St. Louis and 1 to 3 points through out the list. The close had a fair sprinkling of gains which was -substantial for St. Paul. Brooklyn Transit. Canadian Pacific. Atkinson and Consolidated Gas. The closing tone, how ever, was unsteady with some fresh relapses at. a few points. Bonds were weak. Total sales, par value, $3,565,000. United States bonds were all unchanged) on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing . Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Qxpresa 225 Amalgam. Copper.. 350,000 101 7 llH do preferred 1.600 loo imS 1W Amer. Cotton Oil.. 6,2u0 29 28 do preferred - SO American Express 205 Ami Hd. & Lt. pf. 3,800 30'A ' 28 . 3014 American Ice 10,500 Bftfc 67 57&, Amer. Linseed OH. 200 18 17 17(4 do preferred 376 Amer. Locomotive. 12.700 57T4 531i 67U do preferred 600 112 110 112' Am. Smelt. & Ref.161.HOO 1434 lssii 14::- do preferred 1.700 1164 115 lie' Am. Sugar Refin.. 10.500 130' 127', l.liWi Amer. Tobacco pfd. 4,200 10114 loot, loot& Anaconda Mln. Co. 86.100 M8ij 226 234' Atchison 20,800 87 K5 87 do preferred 1.000 M014 vli HOti Atlantic Coast Line 2.600 139 ij 137 t Baltimore & Ohio. . 8.000 106", 105 1064 do preferred loo 2t H2ij 92 Brook. Rap. Tran. -43.6UO 701 7a' 75 Canadian Pacific .. 18.000 157;, 1554 1571 Cent, of N. Jersey, l.liio 2t5 204 304 Central Leather.... 6,500 40V 38T4 304 do preferred 600 101 14 loo KKlji Chesapeake Ohio 6,600 55 5314 64 3. Chicago Alton do preferred 200 74 744 71 Chi. Gt. Western.. 7.500 18V6 17, 18W Oil. & Northwest. 4.7")0 107 1S41 107 Chi., M. & St. P. 49.000 188i ICG'! 1583i Chi. Term. A Tran u2 do preferred , 28 C, C. C. A St. L. I.IOO 944 oti sis; Colo. Fuel Iron. 22,600 4314 4QIL 4314 Colo. Southern. 2.5M 30j 3rt son? do 1st preferred.. 2,2K) 68 664 7 do 2d preferred.. 1.800 444 43 4414 Consolidated Gas .. 9,8cH) 13")'i 132ti 135VI Corn Products 1.000 22'J 2114 22H do preferred 1,800 761, 741X 75U Delaw. & Hudson. 3,000 IRS ISO 192 Del., Lack. & W. 20O 440 437i 442 Den. A Rio Grande 7,9) 3.M&4 3fif xi do preferred , 500 85 14 84 84 V Distillers' Securtt.. 3.4O0 83'4 514 53s Brie 23.4410 . 3914 381, 39 w do 1st preferred.. 1,800 751 75 75U do 2d preferred.." 1.60O ftfiu, r,2tj 6.114 General Eaeetric .. 1.300 163 'ifilj 162 Great Northern pfd. 18, 100 2S4 2TR 28114 Hocking Valley .. 500 125 128 1 25 Illinois Central 4.60O lfl8i 164 1H8V4 International Paper 6,50 I8S4 R 55- do preferred 500 83 International Pump 6.44K) 5214 - 50 51 14 do preferred 70O 844 83 84V, Iowa Central 900 28V4 244 26 do preferred 50 Kansas City South. 1,100 24 2314 234 do preferred TOO. 50;4 50 60 Vi Louis. fc Nashville 16.000 140 13614 139, Manhattan L. 2.900 150 147i.i 148 Metropol. St. Ry... 400 11014 1)0 115 Mexican Central . 1P4 1S lu4 Minn, ft St. Louis 200 72iJ T2'4 72 M. St. P. & S.S.M. 2.2110 148 14514 147 do preferred 300 165 164 . lm Missouri Pacific .. 19,100 88 8514 87V4 Mo.. Kan. & Texas 4.600 S014 28U 3uw do preferred 1.200 6614 64S 65 National Lead ... T.90O 72 " 66 9 Mex. Nt. R. R. Pf. 100 8t4 3614 36 New York Central. 3.000 lS2'.i 130 13214 N. Y.. Ont. W.. 6.000 45V 43 45l Norfolk Western 7.000 86 84 Vi 85 14 do preferred w 90 Northern Pacific .. 300 1894 17914 1844 North American .. 1.000 934 93 93 Pacific Mall . 2.8O0 354 " 35 Pennsylvania 86.81O 13614 l.H34 1354 People's Gas .... 1,700 9ov4 8vi 9014 P..C, C. fc St. L. 30 78 75 75 14 Pressed Steel Car 1.ff0 45 43 44 do preferred 2"0 94 95 96 Pullman Pal. Car. l.anO 221 219J 220 Reading 361 2'W 1174 113 1114 do lt preferred.. 2 91 91' 90 do 2d preferred.. 200 1 81 tl Republic Steel '9 4cwv ,30o 7'10 000 701 600 Olio .OlIO ,20 ,0"O .200 ,500 600 25H 22V4 . 24 94 91 93 2414 2314 24V, .2Vj "1 2'4 72 69 721 42ti 41 41 214 204 2ou 6it, 48 50 63 61 62; 117Vi 117 11', 36 . 3," S5i 99 4 97 98 1534 1334 1S5 29 28 29 31 H 31 30 4SA4 48 48 142 1384 1414 92 914 92 100 84 84 84 50 484 O 107- 1054 106 - 384 36 3S'i 104 102 104, 37 4 36 374 106 1054 106 194 19 191 414 4t 42Vt ..... 25 155 153 153 92 91 Vi 1V4 16?, 16 16 23 234 24 474 47 48 do preferred. . 4 Rock Island Co.... 11 do preferred . 3. SrhlfKss-Shefficld .. 4 St. L. & S. F. 2 pf. St. Louis Southw.. J do preferred..... 1. Southern Pacific . . 51. do preferred. . 1. Southern Railway. 27, do preferred 1, Tenn. CoI & Iron Texas & Pacific... 4, Tol.. St. L. ft W. do preferred..... Union Pacific 343. do preferred . . . . . U. S. Express...... .. V. S. Realty V. S. Rubber 4, do preferred.. 1. V. S. Steel 280, do preferred 117, Virg.-Caro. Ohem. . 1, do preferred . Wabash 1. do preferred 3. Wells-Fargo Extj Westinghouse Elec. Western Union ... 1 Wheel. fc L. Erie. Wisconsin Central.. do preferred Total sales for the loo 300 910 SOO 400 "lOO ,70O 200 ,800 ,5n0 ,800 600 ,601) ,100 inn .000 30 900 4O0 day. 2,445,300 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Mav 2. Closing quotations: U. R. ref. 2s reg.l03'D. fc R. G. 4s...l00'4 00 coupon HWi.X. 1. c ti. ilrtS. lt U. S. 3s reg 103 do coupon .... 103 U. S. new 4s reg.130 Vor. Pacific 3s.. 76 Nor. Pacific 4s..l02i St. Pacific 4s. . . 914 Union Pacific 4s. 104 ao coupon. ... 131 IT S. nM 4r rpr 1034'WI. Central 4S.. 91 do coupon .... 103 Uap. 6s. 2d ser. . 974 Atchison Adj. 4s 934Jap. 44s. cer 914 Storks at London. " LONDON. May 2. Consols for money, 69s : consols for account. 894. Anaconda 124lNorfolk & West. 884 Atchison 89 4 1 do preferred... 93 do preferred. .104 4 0ntarlo West. 464 Baltimore O. . 1094 Pennsylvania ... 694 Can. Pacific 1614;Ranfl- Mines 64 Ches. & Ohio... 53 '4 'Reading 604 C. Gt. Western. 194! do let pref 45', C. M. St. P.. 163 I do 2d pref 47 4 De Beers 17f4 So. Railway 364 D. fc R. Grande. 41 ! do preferred. ..101 4 do preferred.. 89 'So. Pacific 64 4 Erie 4014iUnlon Pacific 1464 do 1st pref... 8S4i do preferred... 96 do 2d pref 66 IU. S. Steel 394 Illinois Central. 173 I do preferred ... 107 4 Louis, ft Nash.. 146 iWabash 204 Mo.. Kas. & T.. 31 41 do preferred... 43 4 N. Y. Central. . .137 4 iSpanish Fours... 914 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW " YORK. May 2. Money on call strong. 312 per cent; lowest, 3 per cent; ruling rate. 8 per cent; closing bid. 3 4 per cent: offered. 4 per cent. Time loans, firm er; 60 and 80 days and six months, 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. &434 per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.8385194.8390 for demand and at $4.8094.85 for 60-day bills. Posted rates, $4.824.S5. Commercial bills, $4,804. Bar silver. 66c. Mexican dollars. 504c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, weak. LONDON. May 2. Bar silver, steady. 30d per ounce. Money, 334 per cent. Tbe rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 34 034 per cent; for three-months' bills, S 7-16(234 per cent. Sub-Treasury Transfers. NEW YORK. May 2. The United States Sub-Treasury today transferred to San Francisco banks $600,000 and $200,000 to New Orleans. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland J. A. Norris, Chicago: O. Blankett, Vancouver, B. C. ; N. A. Ranschoff, New York; M. Blrkensteln, Chicago; C M. Levey, Taeoma; W. Deary Potlatch, Idaho; A. R. Davidson, Winnipeg; M. W. Llllard. San Francisco; A. P. Massey, Boston: M. hi. Kins ley and wife, New York; E. K. Green and wife, Montreal; S. F. Hyde and wife, S. F. Hyde, Jr., La Crosse, Wis.; D. McCallum, Memphis, Tenn.; J. M. Sterins and wife, San Diego; R. D. Spencer, W. A. Frost, Chicago; A. C. Churchill and wife, Roseburg; F. S. Lyman, Syracuse; C M. Dickinson. New York; E. Smith, Boston; C. A. Newton and wife, W. C. Schenck, Chicago; J. C. Ralston, San Fran cisco; J. Lindsey, city; W. G. Codman. Bos ton: J. S. Daviee, Rochester. N. Y.; G. W. Talbot, city; J. Mesfcldcr, San Francisco: F. S. Lane. J. Patterson, Pittsburg; G. H. Whit comb and wife, Worcester, Macs.; B. L. Crosby, Tacoma; P. A. English, wife and son, Chicago; H. Solmonson,. Philadelphia; W. G. Taylor. Milwaukee; J. A. Bennett and wiTe, Chicago; H. G. Martin, New York; H. E. Dlgglas, San Francisco; A. Blair, city; G. W. T. Koch, Chicago: G. A. O'Brien. New York; E. A. Howe, Scappoose; G. Ensor, London, England: W. L. Beattle, St. Joseph: E. H. Libby. Clarkston; F. W. Gaston. Tacoma; B. G. West. Chicago: F. E. Scotford. Naw York. The Oregon H. W. Moon. Boston: H. T. Adkins. Seattle: Mies A. Davis. San Fran cisco; Mrs. F. E. Dickenson, Minneapolis; D. O. Teal. R. H. Husbands, G. E. Black. F. W, Mitchell and wife, Seattle; C. A. Knouse, Be atrice, Neb.; M. L. Warnot. Boise City; F. C. Ruppei, San Francisco; C. M. Sage and family. Baker City; A. J. Singler and wife. J. Scharneau, San Francisco; L. L. Hall, Lowell, Mass.: A. P. Massey Boston; S. M. Bruce, Bellingham; Dr. Ben Replogle, San Francisco; C. S. Zeitler, H. Klrby and family. Tacoma; G. T. Hawley, Seattle; F. W. Macfarland, New York; W. G. Allen, J. il. Shelly, Eu gene; Mrs. W. J-. Inman, C. B. Merrick, Ta coma; M. Kaufman. Aberdeen; T. W. Smith, Tacoma; J. H. Gallagher. Scappoose; R. T. Clark, Chicago; Mrs. J. M. Keeney, Shanlko; C. E. Veeder, Pasadena; C. E. Relrmart, St. Louis; F. R. Gallagher, city. The Perkins Miss M. A. McKenny. Seat tle; H. C. Mahone and wife, Eugene, Or.; C. G. Huls and wife, Moro. Or.; Mrs. M. D. Shott and children. Rock Rapids, la.: C. C. Harter, J. Tucker, San Francisco; Warner Glaze, Los Angeles: W. S. Lysons. Kelso, Wash.: W. Lowell and wife. Seattle; P. E. Marven and wife. The Dalles; G. E. Per rlnger. C. R. Stanfield and family. Pendle ton; E. R. Cook and wife. San Francisco; W. B. Kurts. The Dalles; W. H. Eccles, Hood River; John R. Norris. Oakland. Cal.; F. M. Drake, Ashland. Or.; E. B. Bradley, E. A. Frans. Hood River; W. S. Slbbald, Boise. Idaho; Charles Cunningham. Pendle ton; S. M. Miles, George A. Evans. San FTancifiCo; C. A. Barramore, Artie, Wash.; F. F. Post, Salem; C. E. Ausland, Astoria, Or.: C Fry and wife. Yacolt. Wash.; Mrs, H. A. Dutton, San Francisco; Dr. A. E. Roland. J. B. Blue. Eagle Creek. Or.; W. N. Ferrln. Forest Grove; Fred Brooker, North Yakima; Mat Mosgrove, Milton, Or.; J. E. Wilson. Berkeley, Cal.; R. F. Porter. T. M. Stevens, St. Louts; N. A. DaviB. Milton, Or.; H. W. Turner and wife. C. C. Alien. Row. llns. Mo.; Gertrude Allen. Eugene Allen, Denver: F. M. Francis. Chico. Cal.; Peter Connacher and wife. Albany, Or.; P. M. El well. Vancouver: John T. Irvine, General F. Bernard and wife. Lebanon. Or.; John Short St. Paul. Minn.; J. M. Short, Greah am; M. L. Collins. Fort Dodge, Minn.; E. N. Mayer and wife, H. H. Smith and wife. Se attle; L. M. Curl. Albany. Or.; C. K. Henry and wife and niece, Hillsboro;! L. J. Bur nett, Seattle; Miss S. W. McKlnney, Penn sylvania. The Imperial Mrs. Adler and sister; P. F Chandler, wife and son, Canyon City. Or.; Percy Sheffield. E. F. Judd; P. A. Flnseth, Dallas; E. P. Schwab, Clear Lake. Minn.; James Wlthycombe, Corvallle; C. Rowe, St. Louis; B. M, Rands. Vancouver, Wash.; P. J. Byrne, Astoria: M. F. Shaw, M. D.. C. Dethman, Hood River: W. L. Whttmore, Chicago; Mrs. E. C. Warner, San Francisco; B. B. Seabrook. Coos Bay; W. A. Go wan, Lakevlew, Or.; H. Hume and wife, San Francisco: Mrs. P. Fisher and daughter, Se attle: Alfred Schmidt. Albany. Or.: L. W. Robbing and wife. Moralla, Or.; James L. Smith and wife, lty; J. P. Keeney, Hong kong; W. E. Yelberts. Olympla.; W. E. Cow an. St. Johns: F. J. Hutchings, wife and son, San Francisco T. D. Blom. Tacoms: L. L. White and wife, G. T. Towlerton and fam ily. San Francisco: Mrs. J. L. Harrington. Bouler, Colo.; Mrs. M. A. Tourtellot, Rock port. Me.; C. E. Barnard. Omaha: W. N. Cockerllne. Albany; A. R. Shreve; J. H. Scott. Tacoma; Mrs. M. A. Livingston. H. M. Love and wife, Seattle; O. Kruger and fam 11 v, Livingston. Mont.: R. H. Rosa, Bandon, Or.: Will Wright. Union. Or. The Rt. Charles W. C. Jenkins. Vancou ver: Dr. C. B. Smith. Eagle Creek: T. A. Ritchey. Forest Grove: T. Nutter. H. Mc Donald; J. E. Smith. Hillsboro: A. Wilson. Tenlno: A. Wallace. E. T. Wallace, Rainier; A Wall. Washougal: J. B. Lonegren. Clats kenie; . J. J. Brugger.- Mayger; O. Pinsch, Stella: P. Burns. Astoria: A. J. Nallor. Carl ton: W. H. Proctor. Orient: B. Hutchings; H. Phillips. Whltson; G. Lewis and family, Newport; Ethel Manary. Mrs. A. E. Walker. A. Shaw, Antioch. Cal.: Mollis Myers, Spo kane: R. Palmer, A. E. Lee, city; C. H. Pemberton. Kelso; W. S. Fair, Arlington H. Beard: B. I. Hill. Clatskanle; W. C. Reahan, Pelem: H. M. Seeds: Mrs. E. J. Herring, San Francisco: E. Black. Goble; J. F. Hill, Baa Francisco; Mrs. N. W. McCoy. Elsa McCov, J. D. Short and wife, Mrs. B. Wilson; A. M . Anderson and wife, Quincy; A. Martin. H. Matson. Ilwaco; S. Hanson. Hoquiam; Cap tain A. W. Gray. Astoria: T. B. Moore, city; G. 8. Frarier, Oroflno, Idaho; O. Klapp, Scappoose; J. H. Cross, Vancouver; J. M. Atkinson; M. Jones. Albany: N. H. McKay; W. S. Hurd and wife, Albany; L. DeLash mirtt; M. M. Ostrom, Aberdeen: C. E. Loew ensplre. Albany: G. F. Grimes. Spokane; C. Graff, Waldnort: R. Palmer, cltv; W. Cook. Kerns: C. H. Word: Mrs. Wartisworth. Sa lem; S. H. Dorrance. city; D. W. Cochrane, Independence; T. T. Geer, Salem; N H. Bowser. city. Hotel I o minify. Twins, Wsshlnrtosu European plan. Rates, T$ cants ts $$ par day. Frss. 'kas. SELL WHEAT FREELY Sentiment in Chicago Pit Is Bearish. NORTHWEST RECEIPTS BIG Prices Decline Steadily Until Near the Close, 'When Buying by the Shorts Causes a rartial Rally. CHICAGO. May 2. Sentiment in the wheat pit was bearish all day because of favorable weather for the Fall sown crop. Local bears and pit -traders were active sellers, while the principal buying came from shorts. Prices were weakened also by the fact that re ceipts in the Northwest were larger than for the corresponding days last week and a year ago.- All day prices declined steadily until the last half hour, when a partial rally took place on increasing buying by shorts. The close was fairly steady. July opened 4ffi4c lower at 798794c. sold off to 78c aad closed off 44c at 784i6784c. Because of profit-taking by local bulls, the corn market was easier. The market closed easy with prices almost at the lowest point of the day. July opened unchanged to 4c lower at 46&464c, sold oft to 464c and closed 4c down at 464c. The oats market was steady all day. July opened unchanged at 814314c. sold between 314c and 814 c and closed at 314c Provisions were weak because of the gen eral liquidation In all products. At the close July pork was down 17c, lard off 10$124c and ribs 74c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. .$ .784 -IS" High. $ .79 .79 4 Low. $ -784 .78 .774 Close. $ .78t .784 - May July September' CORN. .. .47i .474 . . .464 .464 .. .464 .464 OATS. .. .324 -324 .. .314 .314 .. .294 -294 MESS PORK. ..15.40 15.424 ..15.75 15.774 ..15.674 15.674 LARD. .. 8.524 8.524 .. 8.72 4 8.724 .. 8.75 S.774 SHORT RIBS, .. 8.42 4 8.45 .. 8.65 8.65 .. 8.70 8.70 Mav July September Mav July September Mav July September Mav July September Mav July September .474 .464 .464 47. .46 14 .44 -324 .314 .294 15.424 15.67 4 15.67 5, 8.50 8.65 8.75 8 424 8.60 8.67 4 . 3, 75 .324 .31 15.40 15.6 15.674 8.50 8.60 8.724 8.40 8.57 4 8.65 Cash quotations were as follows: Wheat No. 2 Spring. 80igS14c; No, CSlc; No. 2 red, 864S89C. Corn No. 2. 48c; No. 2 yellow. 48ic. Oats No. 2. 32c: No. 2 white, 34jj'344c; No. 3 white, 324334c. Rye No. 2. 68c. Barley Good feeding, 40341c; fair to choice malting, 45650c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1,074; No. 1 Northwest ern. $1,134. Timothy seed Prime, $3.25. Mess pork Per barrel, $15.40 15.45. Lard Per 100 pounds, $8,524. Short ribs sides Loose, $8.4008.45. Short clear sides Boxed, $8.&0&9. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.28. Clover Contract grade, $11.25. Receipts. Shipments, Flour, barrels 44.100 25.300 25.000 213. 30O 138. 00O 6.90O 1,800 Wheat, bushels 6.000 Com, bushels 300.7"0 Oats, bushels 297,00l Rye, bushels 2.000 Barley, bushels 66,000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK., May 2. Flour Receipts, 15,700 barrels; exports, 26,800 barrels. Quiet, but steady. Wheat Receipts, 12,000 bushels. Spot barely steady; No. 2 red, 91c nominal ele vator; No. 2 red, 93c f. o. b. afloat: No. 3 Northern Duluth. 89c f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Manitoba. 88 4c f. o. b. afloat. Further weakness and sharp declines oc curred in wheat, growing out of improved crop news, liquidation and the declines In stocks. This was followed by rallies near the close on export rumors and covering. Last- prices were 4c net lower; May 87 7-16874c, closed S74c; July 844 TO 834c. closed 85c; September 8383 11-16c, closed 834c. Hops, hides and wool Steady. Petroleum Firm. Refined New York, 7.8O0: Philadelphia and Baltimore. 7.75c. Minneapolis Wheat Market. ' MINNEAPOLIS. May 2. Wheat May, 75T4c: July. 774 78c; September, 774c; No. 1 hard. 784c: No. 1 Northern. 78c; No, 2 Northern, 764774c: No. 3 North ern, 74 75c. . Wheal at Tacoma. TACOMA. May 2. Wheat, lc higher. Bluestem: Export. 71c; club. 70c; red, 68c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. May 2. There was a sharp advance In the London tin market with spot closing at 184 Gs and futures at 188. Lo cally the market was firm In sympathy with spot, quoted at 3030.20c. Copper was lower In the English market, with spot quoted at 83 10s and futures at 82. but no change was reported in the local market. Lake is quoted at 18.50I8.75c, electrolytic at 18.25 18.50c and casting at 18ei8.25c. Lead was unchanged at 2S in London, but ahowed continued firmness In the local market, where spot Is quoted at 5 5.75c, according to lot and delivery. Spelter advanced 2s 6d to 28 12s 6d in London, but was quiet and unchanged at 6.0T, e-6-lBc locally. Iron was lower In the English market, standard foundry being, quoted at 48s lOd and Cleveland warrants at 49s 3d. Locally no change was reported. Dairy Produce In the Kast. CHICAGO. May 2. On the Produce Ex change todav the butter market was ateady. Creameries, 18 (320c: dairies, 14013c. Eggs Easy at mark, cases included. IS 4 G14c; firsts, 14c; prime firsts. 15c; extras, 164c. Cheese Easy, 10$ 12c. NEW YORK. May 2. Butter Steady, un changed. Cheese--8teady. Eggs Easy. State prime and near-by fancy selected white, lflot Western extra firsts. 17c; do seconds, 158154c; Southerns, 114 016c. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, May 2. Coffes futures closed steady at 10015 points lower. Sates of the day were reported, of 62,250 bags, in cluding: May, e.358 6.40c; June, 6.40c; July. 6.501?6.60c: August, 6.65c; September, 6.70 6.75c; December.' 6.657c; January. 7.10c; February, 7.15c. Spot Rio, easy; No. 7 In voice. 8c; mild, ateady; Cordova, 1012c. Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining. 2 15-16c; centrifugal, 96 test. 3 7-16c; molasses sugar, 2 11-lCc; refined, steady; crushed, $5.30; powdered, $4.70: granulated, $4.60. f Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, May 2. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances In the gen eral fund shows: Available cash balances $138,018,391 Gold coin and bullion 57.645.203 Gold certificates 63,548,200 Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, May 2. Wool Steady. Me dium grades, combing and clothing, 24 27c; light fine, 2123c; heavy fine, 170 20c; tub-washed. 81 37c. Desertion and Lack of Support. OREGON CrTY, Or., May 2. (Special.) Judge McBride has granted Sophia TJ. Holiman. a divorce from Fred G. HoI$ mau. on the grounds of desertion and lack of support. They were married at Can by. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage, Licenses. ditt. 36; Addle Merslnger. 26. SMITH-VOSPER James L. Smltn. Thirtieth and East Gliean streets; Nellie Vofper. 30. WILSON-ANJATXJ Guy R. Wilson. 2$. 259 Sktdmbre street: Christina Anjalo. Is . REPP-SCHK1DKMAN John Repp. 81. 453 Falling street: Christina Scheldeman. IT. FERGT SON-HOKSM aa o. L. Ferguson. 22. St. Johns; Ethel Horsman. 17. NEI GEBA1 ER-BROSART Robert A. Neugebauer. 28. 406 Fifteenth street; Sadie Brosart. 19. BURCH-ABBATE Charles H. Burch. 24. 92 4 Grand avenue; Allle Abbate. 22. UOWH-TREHEH-Arthur J. van JJolan. 25. I.lnnton; Lillian Treber. 18. CRONAN-BOCHE J. E. Cronan. 26. Hotel Shelly; Carrie Boche. 26. Births. HOCKENBERRY At Portland Maternity Hospital, April 28. to the wife of Raymond Newman Horkenberry. a son. THOMPSON At 356 Russell street. April SO, to the wife of E. F. Thompson, a son. Death. REPIXGTOX At Bellingham Hotel, May 1. Arbla Leonard, .infant son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Redlnston. a native of pan Fran- cisco, Cal., aged 1 year, 3 months and 4 days- Buildlng Permits. MRS- M'LEAN Two-story frame dwelling, Bancroft avenue, near Corbett street. $1600. B. E. DAVIS One-story frame bam. Ne halem street, between East Eleventh and East Thirteenth. J30. Ol'S WAHLGREN Two-Story frsms dwelling. East Irving street, between Easi Second and East Third. $2000. MRS. SOL H1RSCH Retaining wall, southwest corner Washington and St. Clair streets. $2400. , J. F. WHITE Repair of dwelling. 810 Borthwick street. $200. I. E. KRICKSON One-story frame dwell ing. East Twentieth and Ellsworth streets. $000. A. J. COLLIN Barn. Fremont street, be tween Michigan and Missouri avenues. $300. Real Estate Transfers. Frank A. Hummel and wife to Will lam F. Hummel, undivided half of lot 1. block 70. city I 10 Frank Flbiger and wife to Karl Schmidt, ct al.. north 46 feet of lot J, block 77. Caruthers" Addition. 1,000 Z. T. Clark and wife to Jacob Leg- ler, lot 4, block 1, Logan's Addition l,20o Hattle A, Dove and husband to F. G. Arata. lot 7. block 130, city 1 J. W. Brlstow and wife to Philip 6. Slocum. lot 15, block 22. Willamette 100 William Holla and wife to Hedley Davis, lot 4. block 166, Caruthers' Addition 2.300 John Klernan and wife to T. D. Pol lock, lots 7. 8. 9 and 10, block 1. Mabelvllle 100 Ann E. McCall to Herman R. Blers dorf, parcel land, beginning in block 20 of large block ."C." Car ter's Addition ISO Mrs. A. E. McCall to same, 60x60x . 00x30. beginning 69 feet east of In tersection of east line of Chapman street and south line of Mill street. 1,250 C. L. McKenna and wife to Eetelle Gllcher, lots 7, 8 and 9, block 13, Burragc Tract 0u Cordelia Reed to J. J. Fitzgerald, lots 3. 4. 5 and 6. block 266. Holladay's Addition , 2,900 Robert Schulze and wife to Paul Wesslnger, trustee, lots 1 and 2, block 14, Feurer a Addition 5 Moore Investment Co. to Ida M. Dundas, lot 8. block 28, Vernon.... 1,40 F. H. Phillips and wife to George Blanchard. lot 8. block 2. Straw- berry Dale Addition 130 Real Estate Investors' Association to Robert Smith, lots 6. 7, 8. 9 and 10. block "L" Sellwood .475 J. E. Scott and wife to Florence H. Schovee. lot 19. block 21, Mount Ta bor Villa i 1 Paul Schoup and wife to F. C. Per- ( rine. lots .1 and 2, block 80, East Portland $.000 Susan A. Stlmson to F. G. Arata, lot 8, block 130, city 1 E. E. Tucker and husband to Mary J. Andrews, lots 15, 18 and 17. block 28. Portsmouth 0d Ida M. Caples and husband to M. L. Ratney. 43.5x33 1-3 feet, beginning 43 feet north of the southwest corner lot "A," subdivision of south half of block IV. McMlllen's Addi tion " ' 450 Charles A. Cogswell and wife to , Louise 6tapleton. east half of lots 3 and 4, block 93, Holladay's Addi tion S.000 Caroline H. Crane to Jasper Crane, lot 3. block 210, Holladay's Addi tion; lot 4, block 2. Byrne's Addi tion; lot 16. section 2, Greenwood Cemetery 1 Casper N. Braasch and wife to E. C. Hulbert. et al., lot 14. block 2. Braasch's Addition 4'i Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Wll lard A. Roberts and wife, north half of lots 7 and 8. block 64, Sunny- -side Third Addition , 425 L. T. Brown to Jennie Llndeli, 10 , acres, beginning southwest corner of N. W. 4 of section 2, T. 1 S., R. 2 E $"0 William Berg to August Berg, lot 2, Park block 1, city 1 William Mackintosh, trustee, to Au gust Berg, lot 2. Park block 1. city. 1 O. R. Additon and wife to William C. Vlllwock, lots 12 and 13, block 2. Faxon Park $07 Oregon Co. to IT. S. Savings & Loan Co.. lots 1 and 8, block 101, Ca ruthers' Addition 1 James O. Rountree. et al-. to Cloa A. Dayle. same property 1 Albert Berni and wife to John F. Daneke. lots 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9. block I; lots 2 to 6. block 2, Daneke 1 George Schafer and wife to Conrad Al- . . bright, lot 9, block 1, North IrvlnJ ton .- 1.800 Cora Olson to S. H. Shaver, lot 14. block 18. Central Alblna l,85o M. E. Thompson and wife to Wallace . W. Patterson, lot 16, block 14, Clo verdale Extension No. 2 130 Wallace W. Patterson and wife to F. L Gatchet, lot 16, block 14. same addition 200 Louis Levlnger and wife to Mrs. Emma Hart, lots 6 and 6, block 3, Lesh's . Addition 1 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Monterey Beahm. lot 14, block 5, Holladay Park Addition 60 Monterey Beahm to Mrs. Georgiana King, lot 14, block 5, Holladay Park Addition $00 Ernest Nlles and wife to Llllle Coch ran, lot 14, . block 32, James Johns' Addition l."0 Real Estate Investors' Association to C. H. Buckbee, lot 13, block 81, Sell wood 10 F. C. Goodin to Nettie L. Palmer.- lots 1 and 2, block 24. Sellwood 1 Sheriff to H. E. Noble, lot 4, block 15. Kenilworth Addition 1 L. W. Whiting et al. to V. S. Sav incs lc Loan Co., lots 1 and 8, block 101, Caruthers" Addition 3.350 Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to 8. H. Webber, lot 6, block 14, .West Pied mont 21 Arleta Land Co. to Etta Woolery. lots 1 and 2, block 3. Arleta Park No. 8.. 250 Same to Sidney Rollins et al., lot 9. block 11, Arleta Park No. 2 12 Corinne C. Hayes and husband to Lewis A. tlark, part of lot 7, block 264. city 5.B00 John I. Murpray and wife to Charles G. Sakrlson and wife, lot 18, block 12, Williams-Avenue Addition 2.000 M. C. Burpee and wife to Georgia Gll- lepsle, lot 6, Piedmont Park ....J... 1 Geonrla GtllesDie to M. C. Burpee and wife, same property - 1 Mary W. Gaston to Mrs. A. P. Camp bell, part of lot 20. Gaston Tract.... 137 Same to same, same property 137 Otto Hartman and wife to Charles Frank, N. W. 4 of N. EL 4 and N. E. 4 of N. W. 4 of section 26, T. 2 lC, P.. 2 W 1 Total . .45.44T LOUIS J. WILDE DIVIDEND BANK AND CORPORATION STOCKS MUNICIPAL. SCHOOL AND CORPORATION BONDS Portland Home Telephone : Tele graph Securities. HIGHEST RETURNS to Investor Consistent with ABSOLUTE SAFETY. Rooms 3. 4 and 5. Lafayette Bids., Cor. Sixth and Washington Sts. Portland. Oregon. OFFICE SYSTEMS Designed n3 Installed for all HUM of business. Mont approved meth ods and Appliance employed PACIFIC STATIONERY & PRINTING CO., 205-7 24 St Salesman will gladly call. F bono 921