THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 100(3. 15 LOOK FOR ADVANCE Stronger Tone of Eastern Su gar Market. RAWS ARE MOVING UPWARD All Indications Point to an Increase in Values, but That It May Be Unit ted Is Inferred From the Statistical Position. 6tTOAR- JCmtern market decidedly strong. WHEAT "Weekly Utstlre. PROVISIONS Hams higher and ba con lower. HOPS Hall damage New York crop. FRUIT Carlot receipta of canta loupe. BUTTER City brands move well. CHKKSE Half cent advance quoted. FXifJS Steady and unchanged. POULTRY Old chicken drag. A slight advance In the raw sugar market at New York Monday leads the trade to look for an upward movement In refined grades at any moment. Several causes have contrib uted to the strength of the market, but the moat Influential was the cessation of opera tions In Cuba, where torrential rains have practically brought grinding to a stop. This caused a slight advance in the European mar keti where things were ripe for a change. The demand there has been Increasing of late, while the weather has proved unfavor able for the growing crop In the Continental beet field. Figures from Germany also show largely Increased sugar exports and on the whole the situation had assumed a more cheerful aspect. All the July shipments of Cuba. Porto Rieos and San Domingoa offered have been taken over by Eastern refiners, and much more will have to be secured. Java sugars also advanced with exports) small, many of the factories In the Island being elow In beginning operations for the season. The combination of these happenings has given the raw sugar market a turn for the better. Stocks of raw sugar held in Cuba, accord ing to the Ut&st advices, were 287,000 tons, against 330.000 at the same time last year. On the other hand, combined stocks of the Atlantic ports and Cuba were 031,000 tons, against 573,000 tons at the cams time a year ago. That there can be no sharp ad vance In values is, therefore, probable, ad is stated by an Eastern broker: "Sugar affairs Just now look good, but we must not loose sight of the fact that there is .still too much sugar in the world. There is room for further improvement, but higher prices must come along slowly. There will be a great deal of sugar left over at the end of this season, and another big crop wltl then be ready for reaping. If the better feeling now prevalent is played for more than It is worth the big stork on hand and in prospect will tend to make successful any campaign that might be started to bring quotations1 back again. There In atVfy in the. present basis. WEEKLY WILE AT STATISTICS. Mnible Supply and (Shipments From Export ing; Countries. Thu weekly wheat statistics, iiutued by the Merchants Exchange, show the American vis ible supply to be as fullowa: Ruphelw. ppcreae June 10" ; . 2H.tft4i.iriH j.a.vyfw.i. J tin lit!, liMr. 3S,tHTt 1.3JM.0fM June H7. 10n4 4.i.V.uiM 1,U1.ho June ?z, iww ift.to.ooo 1.544000 June 23. IIH2 2.0Lr,(HMt 2. MS OoO June 24, llK'l H2.n3,000 2.2.''XV June 25, 1 !0O t r. . r2."t .OOl 1 . 3.M . t m m June 2rt, 2.s.".w.noi jMHOfMi June 27, lNiS 17,220.000 l,8A4.0tK Increase. Quantities on passage in bushels compare as follows: Week ending Week ending Jim 23. Jun 0. ...27,2',w0 20.70.m0 ...11,020.0)10 13.20.000 For United Kingdom Continent Total .39,200,000 43.040. OrtO World s shipments, flour included, from the principal exporting countries were; Week ending .Week ending From June june Hi. U. S. Hnd Canada 1.7Ml.0 2.320.000 1.7HM,(MM. HO. OOO OS 4 O00 a.fioo.ono 1.370.000 Argentina r l.tUn.iMio urn ra Ma N.0oo I'anublan ports Kuffia 4.100 )hm India 1.034. 000 Total . ... 8,tiT!S.0ii0 0.837,100 NEW YORK HOP CROP. HhU Storm Causes Kurt tier Damage to Vines in That State. Iatest advices from New York State point to a hop crop considerably smaller than that of last year. The new yards are doing well enough, but many of the old yards have failed. In Otsego, Oneida and Madison Coun ties, a hail storm recently did much dam age. An Oneonta paper mates that some of the yards near there that were ruined have been plowed up. No late crop news has come to hand from. England or Germany. On this coast, conditions could not be im proved upon. The Oregon crop cannot fatl to be a record-breaker, and Washington will also grow the Jblggest crop In Its history. Hops In Western Washington arc said to be doing even better than in the Willamette Valley, while the Yakima crop is all that could be wished for. According to fhe Santa Rosa Republican California will have 05.000 bales against 73,000 )at year. Sonoma County's yield is estimated at 35,000 to 40,000 bales aa compared with 24,000 last year. CANTELOIPES BY THE CARLOAD. 1'irst Large Shipment Reached Portland Yesterday. A car of cantaloupes arrived last evening. Half of it waa left here and the remainder sent on to Seattle. A straight car for Port land will arrive today and another Is duo Saturday or Sunday. The price dropped yes terday to S4&4.50 and at the decline the buy ing was liberal. The first black figs of the season arrived from California and sold at $2. Other fruits were In good supply and met with ready demand. Outdoorgrown tomatoes are arriving from The Dalles and bring $2.50 a crate. Green truck of all kinds 1 in good supply. Red on ions were scarce yesterday and were quoted firmer. Thera Is a small local market for old potatoes at 40r30 cents, but no shipping demand. New potatoes move well. Changes In Hams and Bacon. Hams were advanced and bacon lowered by a new local provisions price list teeued yes terday. Hams, from 10 to 20 pounds, advanced H cent, picnics cent and shoulders 1 cent. Standard and choice bacon are quoted 1 cent lower and English breakfast is down cent. Local Butter Situation. No new developments have occurred in the butter market this week. The city cream-, erles report good movement and prices well maintained. In the Front-street trade, no improvement is to bs seen. Receipts are be yond the capacity of the local trade to ab sorb them, and but for a , shipping outlet, further shading would be necessary. Coun try store butter is In active demand. The cheese market continues strong and some dealers advanced their prices half . a cent yesterday. Poultry receipt, as was, expected, proved to be large. The demand for young chickens was good, but old hens dragged. Eggs were steady at the former quotation. Bank Clearings, Bank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearing?. Balances. Portland 748.837 $ K4.407 Seattle I,30o,7l 237.372 Tacoma 6"5,300 80, 044 Spokane 626.316 37.003 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Floor, Feed, Etdi FLOUR Patents. 3.B3(94.3 per barrel; straights. $3.403.75; clears. 3.2Mj3.40; Val ley, S3.50fc3.65; Dakota hard wheat, pat ents, S5.40&5.60; clears. (4.25; graham $3.25 O3.50; whole wheat, S3.5U&3.75; rye flour, local, 46; Eastern, $4.005.10; corn meal, per bale, 1.902.29. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $16; country, $17 per ton; middlings. $25.oo26; shorts, city, $1T; country, $18 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills. $17.50; linseed dairy food. $18; Acalfa meal, $18 per ton. WHEAT Club. 7172o; bluestem, 74c; red, flDfi 7oo ; Valley. 72c. OATS No. 1 white feed. $31.B032; ray, $31.50 per ton. BARLEY Feed, $24-324. 50 per ton; brew ing, nominal; rolled, $20620, CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 9Q pound sacks. $7 ; lower grades. $5.50 0 6. 75; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $3 per barrel; 19-pound sacks. 14.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 5o-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas. $5 pur 100-pound sacks: 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. $4.23 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks, $2-50 per bale. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $12.5013 per ten; clover, $7 5 iy S; cheat. - $0&7; tfraia hay, $7$S; alfalfa, $13. - Yegetables. Fruits, tc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $2.50e3.50 per box. New California, $1 per half box ; apricots, $1.752 per crate; cantaloupes. $4'$ 4.5o per crate; cherries. ftfafjc per pound; cur rants, Htfittc; Mr", black. $2; peaches. $lf1.20; pears, $1.50; plums, 73cS(l; strawbvrriea, ra) 8g per pound; gooseberries, b'glc per pounu, Logan berries, $1.50 per crate; raspberries, $1.5o1.75; blackberries, 10c. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $4.50(76 per box; oranges, Mediterranean sweets. $4; Valen cia. $4.50gf.5; navels, $4.5oi475; grapefruit, $3.253.75; pineapples, $4'g4.50 per dozen; bananas, 5c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. foe per dozen; beans. 5 7c; cabbage. 1C lb.; corn, 25&35c per doz. ; cucumbers, 75c per Qox. ; egg plant, 35c per pound; lettuce, heau. 25c; onions, 8ijfl0c per dozen; peas. 46c; peppers. 254oc; radishes, 10620c per dozen; rhubarb, 3c per pound; spinach, 2(i3c per It. tomatoes. $232. 50 per crate ; parsley, 25c ; squash. $11.25 per crate.' ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $101.25 per sack; carrots, 05 & 75c per sack; beets. 85c $ I per sack : garlic, 10(&) 12 V c per pound. ONIONS New. l2c per pound. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy gm.ea old BurbankH, 4oi50c per hundred; ordinary, nominal ; new Oregon. 75f9oc. DRIED FRUITS Apples, I4c pen sound: apricots, 133 15c: peaches. 12 H 13c; pears, 11 & 14c; Italian prunes, 5 a 8c; Califor nia figs, white. In sacks. 56c per pound; black, 4 0c, trick, 12-14-ounco packages, 75 C 85c per box ; Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates. Persian, 66c per pound. RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages, 89 8 Vc ; 16-ounce. 0 40 10c ; loose muscatels, 2-crown, H 7c; 3-crown. 6 97&c; 4 crown, 77c; unbleached, seedless Sul tanas. 6 7c; Thompson's fancy bleached. 10 911c; London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2: 2-crown. $1.75. Butter, Errs, Poultry, Eta. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. SLVttC per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 17Vj&20c; store butter, 14 14 VitC. jr(;oiS Oregon ranch. 24Mr-2o per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 12 12 1c ; Young America, 13(5 13 'yc, POULTRY Average old hens. 13fli3 c; mixed chickens. 1212c; broilers, 16trl6c; roosters, fM'j&llc; dressed chickens, 1314c; turkeys, live, 171 7 Vjc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 201j22c ; geese, live, per pound. 8U9 ftc; ducks, old. ll12c; young, 1213o; pigeons, $1Sj2; squabt., $23. 1 Hops, Wool, Bides, Ete. HOPS Oregon, 1005, lollc; olds, 6c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 181 23 4e; Valley, coarse, 22Vj(,&23Vac; tine, 24c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 2830c per pound. HIDES Dry: o. 1. 16 pounds and up, per pound, 18r$20c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, IS 21 a per pound; dry salted bull and slags, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth -eat e. 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, 10Uc; steers, sound. 50 to 60 pounds, 10 (ff He per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 9 0o per pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound, kip. sound, 15 to B0 pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, lie per j)ound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11 12c per pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound lews. Sheepskins: Shear lings, No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 2530c; ehoit wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 50 00c; medium wool, No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.2.$2; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per Tent lea, or 15 10c per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size, $1.50 2.50; dry, each, according to size, $1(1.60; colts' hides, each. 25(350c. Goatskins: Com mon, each. 15 25c; Angora, with wool on. each. u0c3$1.50. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to else, each, $5&20; cube, each, $13; badger, prime, each. 2550c; cat. wild, with head perfect. 3O50c: house cat. 320c; fox, common gray, large prime, each. 50 70c; red, each. $3'j?5; cross, each, 5jjj)15; silver, and black, each, $100B300; fishers, each, $0 &S; lynx, each. $4.50 (& 6; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size. $1 3; mar ten, dark Northern, according to size and color, each, $10 15; pale pine, according to size and color, each, $2.504; musk rat, large, each, 12 15c: skunk, each, 40 tPOOo; civet or pole cat, each, 5(3 15c; otter, for large, prime skin, each, $6 10; panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $2 5; raccoon, for prime large, each. 5075c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.50 05; prairie (coyote), 60c$l; wolver ine, each. $6 8; beaver, per skin, large, $56: medium. J3y7; small. $141-00; kui. 30 & 7 Ac. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22 0 25c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4 04 He; No, 2 and grease, 203c CASCARA P AGRA DA fchlttam bark Nw. 2SHc per pound: 1904 and 1905. 3c in smaL iuip, oiqic 111 curioia. GRAIN BAGS loc apiece. Groceries. Nats. Ete. RICE Imperial Japan No. U 510; south ern Japan, $5.40c; head. 6.75c COFFEE Mocha, 2iig23c; Java, ordinary, 18022c: Costa Rica, rancy- 18t$20c; good, Irttg" ISc; ordinary. I9&22c per pound; Co lumbia roat. cases. 100s. $14.75; 50s. $14.75; Arbuckle. $16.25; Lion. $14. 75. SALMON Columbia 'River, 1-pound :al, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; l pound flats. 110; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis. 90c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound tails, $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube, $5.40; powdered, $5.15: dry granulated, $5 05; extra C. $4.00; golden C, $4.45; fruit sugar, $5.05. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c ; -barrels, 25c: boxes 50c per 100 pounds. Tsrms; On remittances within 15 days deduct c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct Ho; sugar, granulated. $4. 85 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 153)lSc per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 15 He per pound by sack; hkc extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts. 10c; filberts, 10c; pecans, jumbos. 10c; extra large. 17e; slmonds. 14 t 15c: chestnuts. Italian. 12Vb&13c; Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw, 7c per pound: roasted. 9c; ninenuts. 100 12c; hickory nuts, 7V48c; cocoanuu. 5$0 90c per dozen. SALT California dairy. $11 per ton; Imi tation Liverpool. $12 per ton; half ground, 100s. $0; 50s, $9.50; lump Liverpool, $17 50 BEANS Small white. 4c; large white, 8 He; pink. 2c; bayou. 4c;' Lima, bc; Mexican red. 4 He. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dreed, 75 to 125 pounds, 67c; 126 to ISO pounds, 6c; 150 to 2ou pounds, 5V4c; 200 pounds and up, 45c. BEEF Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows, 4H 2'- He; country steers, 506c. MUTTON Dressed fancy. 7 08o pound; ordinary, 5 06c: lambs, with pelt on. Sc. PORK Dressed. 100 to 150 pounds. 81?8Vie; 150 to 200 pounds. 7H0Sc; 200 pounds and up. 707e. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per onund; standard breakfast. ltc; choice. 17c; English, 11 to 14 pound. 16c; peach, 15c. HAMS 10 to 14 pounila, IBUc per pound ; 34 to li pound. 15c; 1 to 2o pounds, 35c; California (picnic), 1 1 Vc ; cottage, none; ehoulders, 1 1 fce; boiled, 22c; boiled picnic, PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $21; 1, -barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $11; -barrels, $6. BAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound: minced ham. 10c: Summer, choice dry. 37c; bo logna, long. 7c: welnerwust. 10c: liver, 0c; pork. 90 10c: headeneese, oc; blood. c; bologna sausage, link, 5c. DRY SALT C-Ut ED Regular short clears, dry salt, HHc; smoked. 12 c: clear backs, dry salt, llc; smoked. 12fcc; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt, 12Hc smoked, 13 He; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt, lie : smoked. 13c; Union bellies. 10 to 38 pounds average-, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces, Uc: tubs, lH&c; 50s, Ufcc: 20b- Hc; 10s, 12c; 5s. I2c. Standard pure Tierces. 10c; tubs, lOc; 50s, 10Uc; 20s. 1034c; 10s, 11c; 5s. HHc Compound: Tierces, 7c; tubs, c; 50s. 7c; 10s, 8 "4c; 5s. 80. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases, 81c per gallon. COAL. Cases. 19o per gallon; tanks, 12 per gallon. GASOLINE Stove, eases, 25 He; 72 test, 27c; 88 test. 35c; iron tanks. 1 Oo. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 500-pound lots. 8c; less than 500-pound lots, Hhic (In 25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin cans, 100 pound per case, 34o per pound above keg price.) LINSEED Raw, In barrels, 4So: In cases, 53c: boiled. In barrels, 60c; in cases, 55c; 25-gallon lots, lo less Coffee Futures Close Steady, NEW YORK. June 26 Coffee futures) closed steady, net unchanged on June, but generally 5-310 points net Jower. Sales for the day were reported of 85.750 bags. Includ ing July, 6.20A25c; September, 6.35.40c; October, 6.50c; November, 6.60c; December, 6.6006.65c: March, 6.0c; April. 7c; May, 7 7.05c. Spot Rio, quiet; No. 7 invoice, 7c; mild, steady. Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. 3 13-S2 3 I7-32e; centrifugal, 96 test, S 17-3253 19-32c; molaasee sugar, 2 25-32'fr2 27-32c. Refined, firm. Crushed, $5.40; powdered, $4.80; granulated, $4.70. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. June 2a On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries. 15 20c; dairies, 14H018c. Eggs, steady at mark, cases included. 12ftl5c; firsts, 15c; prime firsts, 16c; extras, 18c. Cheese, HJWSllfciC. NEW YORK. June 26. Butter, firm: reno vated, common to extra, 1218Hc; Western factory, common to firsts, 12g'16MiC. Cheese and eggs, unchanged. BUYERS WANT NEW WOOL OLD CLIP IS NEGLECTED IX THE BOSTON MARKET. Trading Is Quiet, But Prices Are Firm Pulled Wools Con tinue Slow. BOSTON. June 28. The wool market us generally quiet but firm. Old wools are In email stock. Such lots a are offered are neglected by buyene. as the prices are too high, and the Interest is transferred to the new woota. Pulled wools cufltlnue alow, with Bome trade in B supers. The' interest in ter ritories aeems centered in the new clip. For eign wools are quiet. Territory: Idaho Fine, 33z34c; fine medium, 22323c; medium, 2ti(Ti27c; low medium, 2tV&27c. Wyoming Fine. 21220; heavy fine, 'lB20c; fine medium. 2223c; medium, 2027c; low medium, 2&B27c. Utah and Nevada Fine. 22ig23c: heavy flne, l!S20c; fine medium. 2223c; medium, 2U 27c; low medium, 2ti6j27c. Montana Fine choice, 242vc: flne average, 2.W24C; flne medium choice, 24ig23c; average, 23$rcS4c; staple, 27a2Sc; average, 2ftg2Tc. BLOCKED BY WOOL DEALERS. Flan of Idaho Growers to Consign Entire Clip 1-all. BOrSE, Idaho, June 26. (Special.) The ef fort by the Idaho Woolgrowera Association to make arrangements for coraigning the wool clip seems to have been a partial failure. Fred W. Gooding, president of the associa tion, went to Boston to make the necessary arrangements. He has returned without hav ing fully accomplished his purpose, lie has not been to Boise since getting back, but it appears he met with concerted refusal on the part of the Boston banks to advance the necessary money to move the entire clip. Some money was secured, and a portion of the wool can be shipped, but, as the matter Is understood here, there can be no such gen eral consigning as had been planned. It' Is Jh- understanding that - the banks acted on suggestions from the wool dealerx. the latter considering it a fcerlous menace to their busi ness for such a step to be taken by producers. Wool Hale at Ontario. ONTARIO. Or.. June 2. The- wool sale held here today was largely attended, sheep men from all over' the county being present. Bidding was not as spirited as was expected, and prices ranged from lite to 20c, the lat ter figure predominating. Wool at St. IOui. PT. JXnJIS. June 2B. Wool, steady: medium grades, combing and clothing. 24fa20c: light flne. 2"?2ac; heavy flne, 17Sl!c; tub washed. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The sheep market is in good condition and steady. Hogs are also Bteady at quotailone. Cattle are very slow. The following livestock prices were quoted in the local markets yesterday: C'ATTI.K ISood steers. $3.7r.?4; second class. f3.2303.!W): cows, good, f.14i3.2S; fair to medium. -f2?r2.&0! bulls. flil.50; calve, good. f.1.o06M.&0. - SHEEP fJood sheared sheep. f3.7Mf-4; lambs. f4.7S05. HOOS Good. t77.25; light and feeders, $6.0uSi.75. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Price Current at Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha. CHICAGO. June 28. Cattle Receipts. 250O; market, stronger: beeves, f46.10: atockers and feeders, f 2.."g 4.R0; cowe and heifers, fl.40 IS5.10; calves, f4.756; Texas fed steers, fa.BO 4.40. Hogs Receipts today, 1.1,000: tomorrow, es timated, 31,uoo; market, 6c higher; mixed and butchers, $tf.50&ti.65; good to choice heavy, fti.o2Uifi8.K7tA: rough heavy, f B.2S(St).40; light, f8.30'(7tf.l!2m pigs, f5.50&ti.3o: buik of sales. f.fi2V.i4f.ttO. Sheep Receipts, 12,000; market, Bteady; sheep, $4.7B!&().50; lambs, f5.90tf7.T5. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 28. Cattle Re ceipts, 10,000; market, strong; native steers, f4.23S5.90; native cows and heifers, f2'"fl5.25; stockers and feeders, f 2.73Q.4.&0; Western cows, f2.!M)j4.25; Western steers, f3.504j5.3u; bulla, f2.5lK8 4; calves! f2.5085.75. Hogs Receipts, 18.000; market, 2g5c higher; bulk of sales, f 8.3.11(16.50; heavy, fii.oO 8.55: packers, ft3.40tfj8.521j,; plga and lights, f0.0o3'ti.45. , Sheep Receipts, ' 5000; market. strong; muttons. fo&8.50; lambs, f6f7.WO; range weth ers, SS.otyaO 00; fed ewes, f4.75(rj5.00. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, June 28. Evaporated apples are very quiet on spot, but price are firmly held. Prime. HHJllVic; choice. HWSHVic; fancy, llc. Prunes are quiet and unchanged on spot with quotations ranging from 7fcc to 8c, ac cording to grade. Apricots are very scarce and holders very firm in their views In spite of the absence of Import demand. Choice, 13c; . extra choice, 13Vic; fancy., 14ifft414c. Peaches are offered very sparingly for future shipments, and prices rule firm. Choice. lOliigllc: extra choice. IHijflHic; fancy, llfcc; extra fancy. 12JSI215C Raifiins are in better demand and prices show moderate advances. Seeded raisins are quoted at 57c; loose muscatels. 6H&7c for 3-crown; Iondon layers. fl.ti5. America Buys English Steel. TjONDON. June 2 English works report the existence of .a large inquiry for steel for America. Fuly lO.OOo tons were sold last week for quick dispatch . to America at a price equal to 24-50 f. o. b. Orders totalling about 50.000 tons are also oh the market, and It is expected that they will be placed shortly. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. June 26. Cotton futures closed steady; June, 10.12c; July, 10,33c; Au gust, 10.23c; September, 10.21c: October, 10.25c: November, 10.27c; December, 10.33,-; January, 10.36c; February, 10.37c; March, 10.42c. FIRM ON LUTE RALLY Stock Market Opens Weak, but Closes Wellt MANIPULATION IN EVIDENCE Disturbed Conditions in Foreign Financial Centers Prove an Ob stacle to Securing Gold for Import to New York, NEW YORK, June 26. The Fall In prices of stocks, which was in progress yesterday, was extended considerably during the early morning today. The easy yielding of prices encouraged aggressive operations on the short side by bear operators. With the course of the trading, however, this class of operators developed misgivings over the amount and the kind of company they found themselves in. The resumption of sensational advertising methods to induce selling of stocks on the part of a Boston speculative party caused some apprehension that professional short sell ing rather than the disposal of long stocks was having most 'to do with the decline In the market. The action of prices during the morning indicated the purpose to make stocks sell lower rather than to dispose of holdings at an advantage. In St. Paul, no stock was disposed of on the first break between 175 and 174, the latter price following the former on a sale of only 500 shares. This Incident served as a warning to the beaj-s- that they were overextendlng themselves and a demand to cover shorts, which gained In volume dur ing the progress of the day, was the conse quence. A substantial recovery In prices fol lowed. It did not appear that the demand which caused this recovery extended beyond the uncovered short Interest. As prices got up to the higher levels there was a decrease in activity and a diminishing Inclination to buy stocks. There was no Important change in condi tions affecting the market. Some calling of loans was reported among- the banks for the purpose of replenishing their reserves in preparation for the July payments which are unusually heavy thjs year, and are estimated as high as f 125.000,000. The calling of loans had no perceptible effect In the call loan market, 5ut rates for time loans continued at the higher level established: The mar ket was deprived of the demand of life in surance companies, owing to the new regula tions for investment of the surplus of those institutions. Selling by fire insurance com panies has been In evidence also ever since the San Francisco losses. This kind of sell ing was a marked influence In the London mar ket today and selling for Paris account was also in evidence there. London Is also ap prehensive of money trouble In connection with the mining settlement now imminent. The weekly report of the Imperial Bank of Ger many serves as an explanation of the harden ing of money rates there. These disturbed conditions in foreign markets serve as an obstacle to efforts, to secure gold for import to New York. A further decline In the London price of copper made Amalgamated Copper vulnerable for further attack this morning. The In crease in the dividend rate of Anaconda dur ing the afternoon left a large short interest in the two stocks uncovered and their strong rally furnished effective leadership for the re covery of the general market. A continued firmness of Southern Pacific kept alive ramors of an Intended increase in the dividend rate. After some irregularity in the late dealings, the market closed lirm at the best prices . on a final rally. Bonds were easy. ' Total sales, par value, 1 1.H1O.O0O. United States 2s advanced V per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express 240 Amal. Copper.. 7,200 f0, 9Sj 9'x Am. C. & F. . . . 20,000 37 Vs 38 ?i 34 do preferred.. 2() 100 100 100 Am. Cotton Oil. 3) 30 30' 30(4 do preferred.. 400 92 Ul 0 American Ex 225 A. H. & L. pfd. 1.000 2K(j 27 2N Am. Ice. Sec 3,500 61 otn t0 V Am. Linseed Oil 1 do preferred 30 Am. Locomotive 11,100 69 67U 8S do preferred 113i Am. S. & Ref.. 51,700 146 '4 . 142 148 do preferred.. 1,500 115( 115 115 Am. Sugar Ref. 5,000 131 . 12 1304 A. Toh.. pf. cer. 500 Wi 100 Ana. Mining Co. 7.!Mo 245 228 214 '4 Atchison 7,100 HB4 ss 8f do preferred.. 1,500 1024 102 '4 102 li Atlantic C. L. . . 100 13B1,, 13v 137 Baltimore & O. . 14.4(10 IIS ' 117 117T4 do preferred.. 300 02 02 ti 82 Brk. Hap. Tran. 33..VI0 77H 75i 77" Can. Taciflc 3,000 1H0', IMH4 ItiO'i Central of N. J. 300 225 225 225 Central Leather 1,700 37 36 4 37 do preferred.. 400 lf2 11 "Si 101 14 Ches. & Ohio.. 1.4O0 58 57?i r.7 Chicago St Alton 25 do preferred.. 20 77 76 i 70 C. Gt. Western. 5,40 I6-4 I1H4 m C. & Northwest. 500 lllrtlj 1084 198V4 C, M. & St. P.. 60.700 177 174 178 C. Ter. & Tran 13 do preferred.. 100 28 IS 30 C. ., C. & S. L. 1.100 944 93 Vt'i Colo. F. A 30,700 4S4 484 4XV4 Colo. & So 1,800 345 334 33 do 1st prof... 1.2O0 884 68 684 do 2d pref 400 48 47 474 Con. Gas..' 3.700 1404 l.iu 140 Corn Products.. 1,200 20 20 194 do preferred.. 100 7!t 79 79 Del. & Hudson. 900 217 215 217 TJ., Lack. W 522 IX & R. Grande. 7.R00 42 '4 414 414 do preferred.. PoO US 87', 884 Dis. Securities.. 3.000 584 384 58 Erie 3.8O0 424 404 424 do 1st pref... 30O 783 784 784 do 2d pref.... 2.21W Ik H8 4 8814 Gen. Electric... 1.7O0 1834 102 183 Gt. Nor. pfd 2.200 2116 2911 29014 Hocking Valley 123 Illinois Central. 1,400 17614 176 1784 Jnterborough M. 12.100 38 '4 38 384 do preferred.. 24,300 77 s 76 77 a Internl. Paper. . 900 18 184 18'3 do preferred.. 200 834 83 824 Internal. Pump. 200 46 45T4 48 '4 do preferred , 82 Iowa Central 26 do preferred 49 Kas. City So... 1,500 244 24 14 244 do preferred.. 1.500 54 52 '4 53 Louis, b Nash.. 4.500 143 141 1434 Mexican Central- 2.8O0 21 21 '4 211, Minn, ft St. L. . . 65 M, S P at S S M. 500 1564 1554 1564 do preferred.. 100 173 173 1734 Missouri pacific 4.300 0.V 044 95 Mo., Kas. & T. 2,100 33 324 324 do preferred.. 1.400 67 654 66 National Lead.. 9,200 724,. 70 724 N. R. R. M. pfd. 100 38 38 364 N. Y. Central... T,H10 130 135 1384 N. Y., O. & W. . 2.200 47 464 474 Nor. Pacific 9,200 2024 2004 2024 Norfolk A West- 3,700 88 87 884 do preferred.. J04 Nor. American. too 9514 95 95 Pacific Mall.... 5O0 35 -3 S3i Pennsylvania .. 33,800 130 12 1304 People s Gas. .. . 1,100 904 89 004 P.. C. C. & S. L 80 Pressed Steel C. 1,900 474 47 47 do preferred ...... 964 Pull. Pal. Car.. 500 230 222 220 Reading 170,800 128T4 126 128 do 1st pref 00 do 2d pref 92 Republic Steel.. 1.100 27 26 7 do preferred.. 500 95 95 T16 Rock Island Co. 5,100 24 23 24 do preferred . . 600 63 2 63 S L & S F 2d pf. 200 45 44 45 S. U Southwest. 200 21 21 214 do preferred.. 800 524 52 51 So. Pacific S6.100 s 4 08 684 do preferred.. 3O0 1204 11914 11914 So. Railway 8,500 35 35 35 do preferred.. 200 994 994 994 Hchloss Sheffield 1.9O0 72 704 72 Tenn. C. & I... 1,300 1534 152 1534 T., St. L. s W.. IOO 26 20 25"4 do preferred.. 200 46 46 46 Union Pacific. . 106.900 146 144 146 do preferred.. 100 944 944 02 TJ. S. Express 110 V. S. Realty 82 U. S. Rubber... 2.800 484 47 474 do preferred.. 200 108 1074 1074 V. S. Steel 86,100 36 '4 35 364 do preferred.. 25.OO0 103 j 102 1034 Vlr.-Car. Chem. 1,400 37 35 :tc, do preferred 109 Wabash IOO 194 19i 194 do preferred.. 100 46 46 45 Wells-Kargo Ex. 3oo 20 2Mt 275 Westlnghouse E. 200 156- 156 155 Western I'nion. 2u0 92 92 91 Wheel. & L. E 17 14 Wis. Central 400 24 24 24 do preferred.. 100 464 -464 47 Total sales tor the day. 1.203,000 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, June 26. Closing quotations: U. 8. ref. 2s reg.l03:D. & R. a. 4s.. .100 do coupon 104 !N. Y. C. G. 3"4S. 98 TJ. S. 3s reg 103 "Nor. Pacific 3s.. 76 do coupon 103!Nor. Pacific 4s. .105 U. S. new 4s reg.129!Sc. Pacific 4s... 91 do coupon 1294. 1'nlon Pacific 4s. 105 U. S. old 4s reg. 1"2 Wis. Central 4s.. 92 do coupon 103Jap. 6. 2d ser. . . 98 Atchison Adj. 4s 94jjap. 44s, cer. . . 94 Stocks at London. LONDON. June 26. Consols for money. 87; consols tor account. 87 3-16. Anaconda llJNorfolk 4 West. 91 Atchison 91 do preferred... 95 do preferred. .106 14 1 Ontario & West. 48 Baltimore O. . 120 (Pennsylvania ... 66 Can. Paclflo 164 Rand Mines 6 Ches. Ohio... 594;Readlng 65 C. Gt. Western. 17! do lnt pref 46 C M. & St. P. .182 do So? pref 474 De Beers 174 So. Rallwav 36 D. R. Grande. 43! do preferred.. . 102 do preferred.. 01 .So. Pacific 69 Erie 3Union Pacific 149 do 1st pref 81 do preferred... 98 do 2d pref 7 I 4 Illinois Central. 183 Louis. & Nash. .147 'i Mo.. Kas. T. . 334 N. Y. Central. . .140 U. S. Steel 47 do preferred ... 105 Wabash 20 do preferred... 47 Spanish Fours... 02 Money, Exchange, Ete. ' NEW YORK. June 26. Money on call, easy, 2$3 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent: closing bid. 24 per cent; offered at 3 per cent. Time loans. Arm; 60 days. 44 per cent; 90 days. 4&-4 per cent; six months, 54 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 5 04 oer cent. Sterling exchange, easy at $4. MOT'S 4. 85 for demand and at f4.8220S-4.8225 for 60-day bllle; posted rates, f4.83 and f4.86; commercial bills, f4.81. Bar silver, 65c. Mexican dollars, R04c. Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds, easy. 1 LONDON. June 26. Bar silver, steady. 30 l-16d per ounce. Money, 2i?f2 per cent. Discount rate, short and three months' bills, 84 Per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. June 26. Silver bans. 65c. Mexican dollars. 52 c. Drafts, 2c, tele graph, 4c. Steeling on London, 60 days, f 4.824; sight. f4.85. Daily Treasury statement. WASHINGTON. June 26 Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the general fund shows: Available cash balance f 170.59.1.266 Gold coin and bullion 80.159.2V2 Gold certificates 40,675.050 SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. The following prices were quoted in the produce mark'et today: FRUITS Apples, choice, fl.15; common, 50c; bananas, 75cjfl.75; Mexican limes, f7; California lemons, choice, $5.50; common, f4: oranges, navels, f2.753.50; pineapples, fl.25 4.10. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 6065c4 garlic. 4&5c; green peas, fl1.25; string beans, lc; asparagus, fl. 25(32; tomatoes, fl$TI.73. EGGS Store, 17gl8c: fancy ranch, 20c. POTATOES Oregon Burbanks. 80cfl.BO. POULTRY Roosters, old, nominal; roosters, young, f4.506: broilers, small. f2; broilers, large, f3; fryers. f34; hens, f3.5o0.50. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 19c; creamery seconds, 18'4c; fancy dairy, 18c; dairy sec onds, 17c: pickled, 15 16c. CHEESE Young America, 11c; Eastern, 164c; Western, 15c. WOOL Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 16 18c; mountain. 0311c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 9$llc. MILLSTUFFS Bran, fl921; middlings, f25(828. HAY Wheat. fl6.5018.50: wheat and oats, f 12 15: barley, fO'irll; alfalfa, fl0g12; stock. f(&8; straw, 35 60c per bale. RECEIPTS Flour. 6490 quarter sacks: wheat. 1578 centals; barley. 2822 centals: po tatoes. 4844 sacks: bran. 512 sacks: middlings, 272 sacks; hay. 375 tons; hides. 1052. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. June 26. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta Alpha Con Andes .f .02 . .04 t .08 Justice f .01 Kentucky Con. .03 Mexican .58 .78 3.60 .07 .01 .85 .05 .02 .15 .85 2 00 .26 .0:1 , .10 Belcher .18 Occidental Con. Best & Belcher .7o lOphlr Bullion .1! (Overman Caledonia Challenge Con. Chollar Con. cal. sV V. Crown Point. . Eureka Con . . . Exchequer .... Gould & Curry Hale & Nor... Julia .31 .11 .07 70 .11 6.00 .40 .09 .89 .08 .Potosi 'Savage Scorpion Keg. Belcher. . . Sierra Nevada. Silver TI111 Standard Union Con rtah Con Yellow Jacket. NEW YORK, June 26. Closing quotations: Adams Con....f .20 Alice 2.00 iLittio enter. 'Ontario .... . .05 . 2.25 . 3.40 . .02 . .06 . .85 Breece 30 Brunswick C. . .30 Comatock Tun. .17 Con. Cal. & V. .68 Horn Sliver... 1.85 Iron Silver 6 00 Leadville Con. .04 lOphlr Phoenix jPotosi Savage Sierra Nevada. Small Hopes. . . IStandard .12 .30 2 00 BOSTON. June 26- 0 Closing quotations: Mont. C. & C.f 2.50 N. Butte 85.25 Adventure ..f 6. Allouez 118. Amalgamatd 99. Atlantic .... 12 Bingham ... 27. Cal. & Hecla 685. Centennial ... 20. 00 12 51) 50 00 00 25 25 50 00 75 Old Dominion Osceola 18.00 107.75 25.50 93.0O 8.00 95.00 8.82 4 63. 00 65.75 975 55.00 8.00 5.00 136.00 Parrot Qtllney Shannon .... Tamarack . . Trinity United Cop.. TT. s. Mining. U. S. Oil Utah Victoria Winona Cop. Range.. Daly West.. Franklin . . . Granby Green Con . . Tsle Royale. Mass. Mining 5 75 Michigan Mohawk 50 50 IWolverine . .. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, June 26. There was a fur ther sharp decline in the London tin mar ket with spot closing at 175 15a and futures at 174 15s. Locally the market also was lower with spot closing at 38.308 38.50c. . Copper alo was lower In the London mar ket with spot closing at 181 5s and futures at 80. Locally he market remains practically nominal with outside quotations a little ex treme. Lake is quoted at 18.D0ti?19c; electro lytic, 18.2518.274c; casting, 18.12i4Q18.25e. Lead was unchanged at S.5'si5.90G in the local market and 16 12s 6d In Ixjndon. Spelter was also unchanged In both mar kets, closing at 67 in London and at 6.06 6.15c In the local market. Iron closed unchanged- to a shade higher in the KnglUh market with standard foundry quoted at 49s 6d and Cleveland warrants at 49s 54d. Locally no change was reported. No. 1 foundry Northern is quoted at fl8.25 18.76: No. 2 foundry Northern. fl7.756rlB.25: No. 1 foundry Southern. fl7. 518; No. 2 foundry Southern. tl7g'17.50. Anaconda's Dividend Increased. NEW YORK. June 26. The directors of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company today declared a quarterly dividend of fl.374 per share. This Is an increase of 25c a share over the last dividend, and is at the rate of 54 per cent per quarter. BREWER BOOMING TAFT. Yale Alumni Cheer Speech Made at New Haven. NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 26. This was alumni day at Yale. Justice David J. Brewer, '66, who was one of the speakers, referred to Secretary Taft as a man who had safely gruided the country through the intricacies of the Philippine situation and was at pres ent carrying out successfully fhe great canal problem, and predicted "that he would carry to the Presidency the same strength of character he has shown in dealing; with the other prob lems. And when he is in the White House," said Justice . Brewer, amid great applause, "I hope and I know he will put into his administration those same itifrh principles taughtl by Yule which he is already showing in his public life." Will Dedicate New Church. ARLINGTON, Or., June 26. The new Methodist Church, which has just been built at a cost of $1000 at Locust Grove, a few miles south of Arlington, will be ded icated on Sunday, July S. Heazelton and Company Head office Kohl Bid-., San Francisco, Cal. Underwriters of California (Tax-exempt) Public Sen Ice Corpo ration Bonds. Offer for thirty days a limited amount of high-class Bonds on a 534 Interest basis; Union Trust Co., San Francisco. Trustee. All securities placed by this firm ara uninjured by San Fran cisco disaster. References: San Francisco and Portland Banks on application. Room 1, Columbian Building, Third and Oak Streets, Portland LOSS IS MADE UP Sharp Break in Wheat, but Prices Recover. CLOSE AT CHICAGO FIRM Offerings Scarce on Decline and In fluenced by Reports of Rain In 'tls- Northwest, Market Advances Strongly. CHICAGO, June . 26. There was nothing sensational on either side of the wheat mar ket In the news of the day, hut reports of too much rain In the Northwest and of the appearance of red rust in that section affect ed the market. Early In the day shorts cov ered freely and there was considerable buy ing by local bulls. Toward the middle of the day the market broke sharply, the September option declining to 824c although the world's visible supply showed a considerable decrease. Offerings were scarce, however, and on the strength of corn and on reports of additional rain In the Northwest prices advanced strong ly. The close was firm. September opened c higher, at 83ic, ranged between 824c and 834c, and closed MOi o higher, at 83fc. July sold between 82fi824c and 834 83,c, and closed at 83eS3!4c. The corn market ruled strong throughout, the September option closing Hie higher. The price of cash corn was Vi Vjc higher and the demand was good. September closed at 53c. the high price of the day. ,July closed at 61 The oats market was strong all day. Sep tember closed at 35V,c. July sold between 37ic and 38V4c. The provision market was firm and the amount of trade was good. At the close September pork was up 17'ic Lard was 15c higher and ribs were up 15S17V4C The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. ' Open. High. Lrfw. Close. July Sept. Dec. July Sept. July Bcpt. Dec. July Sept. July Sept. Oct. . . .834 t -fc-'IH f .82 f .834 . . .n:i .83 i .82 i .83H .. .844 .84 .83 .844-. CORN. .. .50)4 -51H -50 .51 .. .014 .52 .51 .52 OATS. .. .37 .38 . . .34 .35 "4 . . .35', .36 MESS PORK. ..l 't .34 -35 .38 .354 .36 ..17.05 17.20 . .16.62i 16.80 LARD. .. 8.674 8.80 . . 8.82 ti 8.97 4 . . 8.S5 8.97 17.05 16.62 17.17 '4 16.77 14 8.67 8.82 8.85 8.70 8 974 8.87 is BHORT RIBS. .. B 22'i n.32'4 9.2214 .. 9.15 9 27', 9.15 . . 9.00 0.O7 14 0.00 , .lulv Sept. Oct. 0.32 4 9.27 u 9.05 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Ppring. 84086c; No. 3. 78' 84c: No. 2 red. 854l 86c. Corn No. 2. 524c: No. 2 yellow. 9214c. Oats No. 2, 3814c; No. 2 white. 39 394e; No. 3 white, 3G3Sc. Rye No. 2. 61r. Barley Gopd feeding, 424i4c: fair to choice malting. 45(S53e. Flax seed No. 1, fl.08; No. 1 North western, f 1.11 j. . Timothy seed Prime, f4.20. clover Contract grades, f 1 1.35. Short ribs sides Loose, f9.20W0.25. Mess pork Per barrel, f 17. ISf 17.20. Lard Per 100 pounds, f8.774 8.80. Short clear sides Boxed. t9.7O9.80. Whisky Basis of high wines, f 1.29. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, berrels 1 8.000 17.9"0 Wheat, bushels P8.00 1 10.5O0 Corn, bushels 935.600 41.600 Oats, hushels 342.4'M) 140.200 Rye. bushels 2.000 12.010 Barley, bushels 84.700 91,000 lira in and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. June 28. Flour Receipts, 19,000 barrel: exports. 60 barrels; sales, 4800 packages: market dull but firm. Wheat Receipts. 8000 bushels; exports, 7900 huahelKT khIm. 1. 85O.00O bushels futures. lQt. I firm; No. 2 red, 4c. nominal elevator; No. 2 red, 9440. nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 93c. nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Manitoba, 91V4C nom inal f. o. b. afloat. The wheat market open ing was firmer and fairly active on excessive rains In all parts of the Weet. It had a midday break on cables. commission-house selling, a liberal private estimate on the Kansas crop and liquidation, but rallied In the last hour on Wall street buying. Last prices showed 4?4c net advance. July closed 90c; September closed 89 c; December closed 90c Hops -Firm. Hides and wool Steady. Changes In Available Supplies. NEW YORK. June 26. eVpecial cable and telegraphic communications received by Brad Btreet's. show the following changes tn avail ably upr"ee'cPmnarea. with previous ac count : Wheat United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased 1.516,000 bushels; afloat for and in Kurope. decreased 1,500,000 bueh els. Total supplies decreased 3.O46.0U0 bush els. Corn United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increased 1,141,000 bushels. Oats Unltpd States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased 1.199.000 bushels. Grain at Kan Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO. June 26. Wheat firm, barley steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. fl.30S-l.40; milling, fl. 3241. 45. Barley Feed. tl.07V.; brewing, nominal. Oats Red. . fl. 3001.70; white, fl.60ttl.75; black, nominal. Call board sales: Wheat. December. $1.31 bid. Barley, 63c bid. Corn, large yellow, fl.40. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. June 26. Wheat. July. 6s 74d: September. 6 8d: December. OS 7d. English country markets, quiet but steady; French markets, dull. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, June 26. Wheat, unchanged. E port, bluestem. 74c: club, 72x red, 70c. DAILY CITYSTATIST!CS. Marriage Licenses. STEFP-ADCOX W. H. Stepp. Yale. Wash.. 50; Harriett C. Adcox, 45. NKI.SON-CH AMBREAC Arthur, O. ' Nel son, 23, Beatrice G. Chambreau, 20. KLINK-ENGERTSBERGER Louis Kllnk, 25; Lena Engertsberger, 19. RICHEY-SHEFFIELD S. W. Richey, Hamilton County. Ohio, 32; Lucy G. Shef field, 25. WAHL-BECK Otto Wahl, Mt. Tabor, 23, Ollle May Berk, 20. ALLISON-SIMMS James B. Allison, 35; Martha Slmms. 20. CUTTINO-JESPERSON Clifford G: Cut ting. Sherwood, Or., 23; Carrie M. Jesper- son, 22. FOR DEN-NOTTINGHAM James Rucker Forden. 21; Eleanor Nottingham, IS. CQWLEY-YEOMAN X. Cowley, Rawlins, Wyo.. 29; Addie Yeoman. 24. SEDGAST-PRETTYMAN Louis Sedgast, 25; Katie Bernice Prettyman. 16. M'KA Y-DAV1S William A. McKay, Win nipeg. Canada. 28; Annie Davis, 28. RICE-PIKE Charles W. Rice, 27; Anna Pike. 21. M'CLOSK Y-ELLIOTT Charles McClofky, Sumpier. Or. 27: Maybelln Elliott, 20. FlGANI-LUCHETTI--Glovanl Figalll, 27; Domenlca Luchetti, 23. Births. ALVORD At 1404' Kerby street, June 13, to the wife of Fred C. Alvord. a son. FOWLER At 450 Goldsmith street, June 9. to the wife of Dlllard Fowler, a son. OOLDBLATT At Sixth and Grant streets. June 8, to the wife of Morris Goldblatt, a son. HAINES At Portland Maternity Hospital, June 20, to the wife of Frederick J. Haines, a daughter. HILL At 209 Cook avenue. June 17. to the wife of James C. Hill, a son. JACOBS At 81 Sixteenth street. June 18, to the wife of George Jacobs, a daughter. KNIGHT At Portland Maternity Hospital, June 23, to the wife of John Henry Knight, a son. WOOD At 901 Mississippi avenue, June 18, to the wife of Andrew Wood, a daughter. YOUNG At 113 Humboldt, June 22. to the wife of William Roy Young, a daugh ter. Building Permits. MRS. R. Kl'HX Repair of store. Will lams avenue, between Broadway and Weid ler. f250. CORBETT ESTATE Repair of store. Fifta street, between Washington and Alder, flOOO. W. E. CHELLIS Two-story frame dwell ing. East Thirty-seventh street, between Clinton and Taggart. f 10OO. MINNIE VARWIG Repair of store. Bel mont street, between East Thirty-third and East Thirty-fourth. f300. J. SHASZER Repair of stores. First street, between Morrison and Alder, flOO. J. I. HORSMAN Two-story frame dwell ing. East Twenty-sixth and Salmon, f2000. HENRY FUNK Two-story frame dwell ing. East Sixth and Multnomah streets, $21130. Z. T. CLARK One-story frame dwelling. East Seventy and Multnomah streets, $700. E. W. GODFREY One-story frame dwell ing. Fargo street, between Williams and Rodney avenues, fl700. D. SMOCK One-story frame dwelling, F.ast Elgnth street, between Prescott and Skidmore, flOOO. WELLS, FARGO & CO. Cut stone for building, Thirteenth and Davis. fSOO. TO WIPE 0UTTHE DEBT United Workmen Will Icvy an As sejsMiiicnt on the Membership.' MONTREAL, June 26 The Supreme t Lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen concluded its sessions here last night. To place tUe ordor on a more substantial basis the following action waa taken: , The present indebtedness of the order will be met by an assessment of 10 cents per month upon each member until the arrears are wiped out; this to be applied to lodges which have failed to meet their obligations. Each high-rate jurisdiction before receiving aid from the general or der must agree to put In force the follow ing rates before October 1: 124 per month per JIO00 at the age of 18 years and scaling up to J2.ft,i at 35: $3.05 at 46 years. $4.05 at 50, and the extreme limit of P 75 at 70 years. Spwitied forms of policiea are exempted. The, guarantee fund es tablished three years ago, and which re sulted In the secession of- several grand, lodges has been abolished. Officers were elected as follows: Supreme master workman. W. H. Nar- vis, Muscatine, la.; supreme foreman, J. A. Kickstein, New Ulm. Minn.; supremo overseer. J. C. Gallagher, New Haven, Conn.; supreme recorder, P. V. Hackett, Meadville, Pa.; supremo receiver, II. B. Dickinson. Buffalo. N. Y. ; supreme guide, A. T. Patterson. Montreal; supremo watch, M. B. SohulU. Beatrice, Neb.; past supreme master workman, W. H Colvig, Jacksonville, Or.; supreme medi cal examiner. Dr. W. II. Shields, Hanni bal, Mo. " PUZZLED BY THE REMAINS Two Bodies Resemble Alabama, Man Who Disappeared. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., June 26. Two bodies, each of which is declared to bo that of W. J. Marshall, a well-known contractor, who disappeared from bia home June 4, lie in a local undertaking establishment. The family of Mr. Mar shall had supposed that the man who committed suicide by Jumping from a, bridge at Little Rock. Ark., June 6, was Mr. Marshall. S. H. Harris went to Arkansas, recovered the body, which was found in the river at Pine Bluff. Ark., and brought it here yesterday. Mr. Har ris declares emphatically It is the body of Mr. Marshall. Yesterday on Red Mountain, south of Birmingham, another badly decomposed body was found, and the description of clothing tallies so closely with that worn by Mr. Marshall at the time of his dis appearance that the Coroner is in a quan dary. Marshall carried considerable In surance, and agents of insurance compa nies are especially active in the investi gation. H. tr. WILSON. V. ENOIHOBB. FRANK L. BROWN. BROWN, WILSON & CO. INCORPORATED. FINANCIAL AGENTS INVESTMENT SECURITIES TESfPORART OFFICE. 245 Lee 6t Oakland. CaL NEW YORK. Trinity Bldg. OFFICE SYSTEMS DeHpnM n3 TnataUcd for alt IlnM it business. Most approved math J and appliances employed PACIFIC STATIONERY & PRINTING CO., 205 7 2d St a:esmsa will gladly call. Pbon. 21 r