THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1906.
13
FIRST OF SEASON
Oregon Nutmeg Melons Arrive
From The Dalles.
PLENTY FROM CALIFORNIA
Watermelons Are In Strong Demand.
Plenty of Declduons Fruits To
day Early Celery Reaches
the Market From Salem.
FRUIT First Orego cantaloupes
arrive. Plentiful supply of decidu
ous .fruits today.
VEGETABLES Early celery from
Eel cm.
BUTTER Receipt decreasing but
market weak.
EGGS Local trade dragging.
POULTRY Not enough chicken
recefted.
GROCERIES Condition of Southern
rice market.
HOPS Railroads grant reduction la
rate to East,
The first Oregon cantaloupes of the season
reached Front street yesterday. They were
grown by A. J. Anderson, of The Efelles, and
ere equal In size to the fruit brought - from
California. They sold for $3.25 a crate. From
now on receipts of Oregon cantaloupes will
Increase rapidly. A car of San Joaquin Val
ley cantaloupes was reported! on the tracks
yesterday afternoon, which will be hauled
this morning. A car from Exeter Is also due
today. Two cars of watermelons arrived dur
ing the day, and one or two more will be
in this morning. The demand for watermel
ons Is particularly strong, and) as supplies
re Increased gradually prices are well main
tained. It will be a month yet before Ore
gon watermelons make their appearance.
Two cars of fresh deciduous fruits from
California will be on sale this morning. The
shipment will Include Crawford peaches,
plums, apples and pears. A car of lemon
was distributed along the street, but It proved
-wholly inadequate to supply orders on band.
A number of cars are on the way, but there
Is no danger of the present market being
overstocked.
A feature of the vegetable market was the
receipt of the first Oregon celery this season.
It came from Salem and was large and of
fancy quality. Tha price quoted was 85 cents
to $1 a dozen. Open-air grown cucumbers
re reaching the street more freely, and are
taking the place of the hothouse article. The
supply of Oregon tomatoes Is also Increasing.
LOWER RATE ON HOPS.
Railroad Companies Reduce the Charge on
Carload Lots One-Half Cent.
The transcontinental railroads have grant
ed the request for a reduction in the tariff
on bops from the Pacific Coast to New York,
and on and after August 25 the rate In car
load lots will be m cents a pound. The lees
th an -carload rate will remain at 2 cents. The
agitation for a reduction was started by the
E. C. Horst Company, who asked for a 1
cent rate. . ,
Several deals were pending In the hop mar
ket yesterday, but no further business at 13
cents was reported since the Independence
transaction detailed In this paper yesterday.
A number of contracts is) 12 and 12 cents
were made by Portland and Salem firms, and
offers of 14 and 15 cents on options were
till reported from Valley point a The mar
ket is certainly being well boosted by some
members of the trade.
The New York Hop Reporting Company
has Issued a statement of the beer output of
the country as follows:
Barrels.
XJ. S. Beer output for 11 months of
fiscal year ending June 30, 1905. .43.8R3.8S4
U. S. beer output for June, 1005.... 5,60tf,0S&
Total for fiscal year ending; June
30. 1005 49,459,46
TJ. S. beer output for 11 months of
fiscal year endinp June 30, 11K6. . .48,736,881
TJ. S. beer output for June, 190$, (es
timated) 6,000,000
Total (estimated) for fiscal year
of June 30, lDOtt 54,736,891
Increase, (rstlmated) for fiscal year
June 80. 1006 - 5,277,422
CONDITIONS IN RICE MARKET.
Price Hold Strong; With Southern Mills Shut
Down Drouth Affects Crop.
Regarding the Southern rice situation, the
latest report of Talmage, the authority on
that commodity, says:
"Advices from the South note steady de
mand on the Atlantic Coast. At New Or
leans the market Is very strong. AH city
mills shut down, and demand Is being par
tially supplied from stocks In dealers' hands.
Under these conditions prices have advanced
quite an item. ( In th Interior1 Southwest
Louisiana and Texas the principal item of
Interest Is the growing crop. While the rains
of past three weeks have done an immense
mount of good to the crop in general, there
re districts which are still suffering from
Jack of moisture. Cables and correspondence
from abroad note dull conditions on cargoes
and pot cleaned; with much stronger feeling
on forward cleaned. The Louisiana crop
movement to date Is as follows: Receipts,
rough, 1.591.186 sacks; last year, 2,246,101
sacks; sales, cleaned (estimated), 1,634,830
pockets; last year, 1,830.406 pockets."
BUTTER RECEIPTS DECREASING.
But More Than Enough on Hand to Supply
the Demand.
Receipts of butter are decreasing os Front
street and the. city . creameries .are. also re
ceiving a somewhat shorter supply of cream,
yet the falling oft Is not sufficient to bene
fit the market. Prices hold barely steady and
there must be a considerable reduction In the
supply before prices can show any Improve
ment. A marked decrease in receipts of
country store butter is noted.
The egg market is still weak and sluggish,
snd will probably continue so as !ong as
the present warm spell lasts, which not only
checks the demand, but is also responsible
for the poor condition of receipts.
The poultry market opened with a brisk de
mand for young and old chickens, the supply
of which was far from being sufficient. A
few ducks came in and were hard to move.
TAKING OPTIONS ON HOPS.
Fifteen Cents for ia Independence Crop.
Growers Very Firm.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., July 24. (Special.)
K M. Young, representing Kiaber, Wolf &
Netter, has taken an opUon on Fred Hoop
er's hop crop at 15 cents, and that to the
figure talked In Independence now. J." e.
Hubbard, for Charles Lrvesley, la offering 14
cents. Growers show little disposition to
contract at the present time, however, and
but little Is doing In the hop market.
The crop Is looking; well, but the protracted
dry. hot weather will cut down the estimates
of a month ago on the yield.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Floor. Feed, Etc.
FLOUR Patents. 4-l per - barrel;
straights, $3.45: clears. $3.253.40; Valley.
$3.50 3.65 ; Dakota hard wheat, patents.
5.4O&5.60; clears. $4.25; graham, $3.50;
whole wheat, $3.75 ; rye flour, local, $5 ;
Eastern. $5.40; cornmeal. per bale, $1,809
2.29.
MILLS TUFFS Bran, city. $ 17; country,
1S per ton; middlings, $25.60 26; shorts,
city. $lg; country, $19 per ton; chop, U. S.
Mills. $17.50; linseed dairy food. $18: Acalfa
meal, $18 per ton,
WHEAT Club, 70c; bluestem, 72c; red, 68c;
Valley. 71c; new club, 68c; new bluestem,
70c.
OATS No. 1 whits feed. $32; gray. $31
per ton.
BARLEY Feed. $23.50 per ton;; brewing,
$23.50; rolled, $24 1? 2-4. 60. - -
RYE $1.50 per cwt
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks. $7 ; lower grades. $3.50 6.75 ;
oatmeal, steel 'cut, 50-pound sacks. $3 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.23 per bale: oat
meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7-50 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split
peas, $5 per 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, $11 12. SO
per ton; clover, $S.309; cheat, $6.507;
grain hay, $78; alfalfa. $1L
Vegetables. Fruits, Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $l.502.35 per
box; apricots, $1.251.35; cherries, 610c per
pound; currants, 910c; figs, oiack, $2; grapes,
$1.752 per box of 20 pounds; peaches. 75c
$1.10; pears. - $2.25; plums, $1.25; Lo
gan berries. $1.301.40 per crate; raeptrcrriea,
S1.40gl.50; blackberries, 8c; gooseberries, 8c
per pound.
MELONS Cantaloupes. $333.25 per crate;
watermelons, lc per pound.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $fl7.50 per
box; oranges, Mediterranean sweets, $4.50;
Valencias. $4.605; navels, $4.504.75:
grapefruit, $44.50, pineapples, $3Q4 pet
dozen; bananas, 55&c per pound; limes,
75c per 100.
FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. 6 7c;
cabbage, lttic per pound; celery, 85c$l
per doaen ; corn, 2535c per dozen; cu
cumbers, 4Og50c per- doaen; field, 75c
$1 per box; egg plant, . S040c per
pound ; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen ;
onions, 10(3)12 o per dozen; peas. 45c,
bell peppers. 12V215c; radishes. 1015c per
dozen; rhubarb, 22c per pound; spinach. 2
0c per pound; tomatoes. $1.502.6O per box;
hothouse, $2,5053.50; parsley, 25c; squash.
$1 g 1 . 25 per crate.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 9Oc0$l
per sack; carrots; $11.25 per sack; beets,
$1.231.50 per sack; garlic. 1012Hc per
pound.
ONIONS New, red, lWlc per pound;
new yellow, l2c per pound.
POTATOES Old B urban ks, nominal; new
potatoes, 7501.50.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 14e per pound;
sprlcotp. 1315c; peaches, 1213c; pears,
11 43) 14c; Italian prunes, 5HSc; California
figs, white, in sacks, F 6o per pound,
black. 45c; bricks, 1214-ounce packages,
75S3c per box; Smyrna, 20c per pound.
dates, Persian, 66ftc per pound.
RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages, 8
8Hc; 16-ounce, 910c; loose muscatels,
2-crown, 64 7c; 3-crown, 6 7ttc; 4
crown, 77lsc; unbleached, seedless Sul
tanas, 67c; Thompson's fancy bleached, 10
lie; London layers, .3-crown. whole boxes
of 20 pounds, $2: 2-crown. $1.75.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry Etc
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 20214c per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery, 17 20c; store butteiv
13314 He
EGGS Oregon ranch, 21(ff21c per doaen;
Eastern, 2021c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 139
13Hc; Young America, 14tS14c
POULTRY Average old hens, 13?M4c;
mixed chickens, 13(g13Hc; Springs, lttfS'lTc;
roosters, B10c ; dressed chickens, 1415c ;
turkeys ,llve, 1517c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
17fn22MiC; geese, live, per pound. 8-g9c; ducks,
ll13c; pigeons, $11.50; squabs, $22.75.
Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS Oregon, 1905. nominal, ll12c; olds
nom 1 nal, He; 1 006 contracts, IS 13c per
pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 17
20c per pound, according to shrinkage; Val
ley, 2022c, according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice, 2830c per pound.
HIDES Dry: No. 1,-16 pounds and np.
per pound, 19 20c; dry kip. No. I. 5 to 15
pounds. 1821c 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, 10llc; steers, sound, 50 to 60
pounds, 10llo per pound; steers, sound
under 50 pounds, and cows, D10c per
pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound,
kip. sound, 15 to SO pounds, 10c per pound;
veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 11c per pound;
calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11 12o per
pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less;
veals, lc per pound less. Sheepskins: Shear
lings, No. 1 butchers stock, each, 25 30c;
short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 50
60c ; medium wool. No. 1 butchers stock,
each. $1.252; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20
per cent less, or 15 16c per pound. Horse
hides: Salted, each, according to size, $1.50
4T2.50; dry, each, according to size. $131.50;
colts' hides, each, 25 50c. Goatskins: Com
mon, each, 15 25c. Angora, with wool on,
each, 30cg$1.50.
FURS No. l skins: Bearskins, as to size,
each. $5 20; cubs, each, $1 3 ; badger,
prime, each, 2550c; cat. wild, with head
perfect, 30 50c; house cat, 5(9200; fox,
common gray, large prime, each. 507Oc;
red, each, $3g5, cross, each, $5ig15; silver
and black, each, $1000300; fishers, each.
$5S; lynx, each. $4.50 G; mink, strictly
No. 1, each, according to size, $13; mar
ten, dark Northern, according to size and
color, each, $10 15; pale pine, according to
size and color, each. $2.50 4 ; muskrat,
large, each, 12gil5c; skunk, each, 40 60c;
civet or pole cat, each, 615c; otter, large,
prime skin, each, $610; pantner with head
and claws perfect, each, $25; raccoon,
prime large, efcch, 50 (g1 75c; mountain wolf,
with bead perfect, each. $3.50 3; prairie
(coyote). 60cg$l; wolverine, each, $68;
beaver, per skin, large, $56; medium, $30
7; small, $1(1.50; kits, 50 75c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 229
25c per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 434 4c; No,
2 and grease, 2 3c.
CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttam bark)
New. 22c per pound; 1904 and 1905, 3c In
small lots. 3H4c in car lota.
GRAIN BAGS 10c apiece.
Groceries. Nuts, Etc
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 54&c; South
ern Japan, 5-40c; head. 6.75c.
COFFEE Mocha, 2628c; Java, ordinary,
18 22c ; Costa Rica, fancy, 1S 20c ; good,
10lSc; ordinary. 1922c per pound; Co
lumbia roast, cases, 100s. $14.75: 50s. $14.75:
Arbuckle. $16.25; Lion. $14.75.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40, 1-pound
flats. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, 00c;
red, 1-pound talis, $1.25; sock eye. 1-pound
tails, $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube,
55.40; powdered. $5.15; dry granulated,
$5.05; extra C, $4 60; golden C, $4.45; fruit
sugar, $5.03. Advances over sack basts as
follows: Barrels, 10c; H-barrels, 25c, boxes.
60c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances
within 15 days deduct c per pound; if later
than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He.
Sugar, granulated. $4.85 per 100 pounds;
maple sugar, 15 18c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts. 15 hie per pound by sack;
extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts,
16c; filberts, 10c; pecans, jumbos, 16c; extra
large. 17c; almonds, 14 15c; chestnuts,
Italian, 12 16c; Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw,
7c per pound; roasted. c; plnenuts. 10$?
12c; nlctory nuts, 7Sc; cocoanuts, 85
90c per dozen.
SALT California dairy, $11 per ton; Imi
tation Liverpool, $12 per ton; half-ground,
100s, $9: 50s, $9.50, lump Liverpool. $17.50.
BEANS Small white. 44e; large white,
4c; pink, 2c; bayou, 4c; Urns, He:
Mexican red. 4c
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases, 81c per gallon.
COAL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, 12e
psr gallon.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, Tc; 500-pound
lots. 8c; less than 500-pound lots, 8c (In
25-pound tin palls, lc above Iceg price; l to
5-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 iu
5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2o
per pound above keg price.)
GASOLINE Stove, cases. 24 c; 72 test.
21 hie- Sr test. 35c; Iron tanks, 10c.
LINSEf?D Raw, In barrels, 47c; In cases,
53c; boiled. In barrels, 50c; In cases, 55c;
25-gallon lots, lc less.
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 7H8c;
125 to 50 pounds. 7c; 150 to 200 pounds. 6c;
200 pounds and up, 56c
BEEF Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows.
4i'31c; country steers, 590c
MUTTON Dressed fancy, 7 So per
pound; ordinary, 5 6c; lambs, fancy, 6
8c.
PORK Dressed. 100 to ISO pounds. 8
8c; 150 to 200 pounds. 7Sc; 200 pounds
nd up. ?7Kc j
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound;
standard breakfast. 18c; choice. 17c; English,
11 to 14 pounds, 16c; peach. 15c
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 16c per pound;
14 to 16 pounds, 16c; 18 to 20 pounds. 16c;
California (picnic), 12c; cottage, none; shoul
ders, 12c; boiled, 24c; boiled picnic boneless,
19c.
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $21;
"H-barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $11; -barrels.
$600.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound: minced
ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17e; bo
logna, long, 7c; welnerwurst, 10c: liver, 6c;
pork. 10c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c;
bologna sausage, link. 4c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt. 12c; smoked, 13c; clear backs, dry
salt. 12c; smoked. 13c; clear bellies. .14 to 17
pound, average, dry ealt. 14c: smoked, 15c;
Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry
salt, 12c; smoked, 13c; Union bellies, 10 1
to 18 pounds average, none.
laku iear iara. Kettle reneerea: Tierces
II tubs. llc; 50s, llc; 20s, lle;
10s, 12c; 5s, 12 c Standard pure: Tierces,
10c; tubs, 10c; 50s, 10c; 20s, 10c;
10a. 1 lo ; 5s, 1 1 c Compound : Tierces,
7c: tubs, 7c; 50s, 7c; 10s. 8 Vic: 6s, 8c
Bank Cleanings.
Bank clearings of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $ 716,345 $ 56.560
Seattle 1,562,100 320,838
Tacoma fc 644,747 96,474
Spokane M 632,52d 41,292
Coffee sad Stigwz.
NEW YORK, July 24. The market for
coffee futures closed steady at a net advance
of 10 to 1ft points. Sales were reported of
10,650 bags, including July, 6-55.65c; Sep
tember, 6.656.75c: October, 6.606.70c; De
cember, 6.856.95c; January, 6-90c; March,
7.107.20c; May, 7.20'7.25c; June, $7. 25c;
spot Rio, firm; No. 7. 8c; mild, steady.
Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining, 3c;
centrifugal, 96 test, 34c; molasses sugar, 3c;
refined, steady; . crushed, $4.50; powdered,
$4.90; granulated, $4.80.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, July 24. Cotton futures
Closed steady at unchanged prices to a net
declfne of 5 points. July,. August, 10c; Sep
tember. 10.10c; October, 10.16c; November,
10.18c; December, 10.25c; January, 10.30c;
February, 10.31c.
RISE IN PRICES CHECKED
HEAVY RECEIPTS OF WHEAT
HOLD CHICAGO MARKET.
Bullish Factors Are Crop Damage
Reports From North Dakota
and Manitoba.
CHICAGO, July 24. Th, wheat market to
day opened steady, chiefly because of the un
certainty regarding future shipment. 1 from
Russia and llgrht offerings. After prices had
advanced about c, reports were received
from North Dakota declaring that the crop
In the northern part of that state -would be
80 per cent less than last year. Other re
ports were less pe&sixniitle, but declared that
the crop undoubtedly had suffered damage. It
was also declared that rust in considerable
Quantities had- made its appearanc in Mani
toba. A letter from an Englelh statistician
declared that importing countries would buy
at least 200.000,000 bushels of wheat this Fall
from the United States, i Against these bull
ish advices which held the market very stiffly,
were the large local receipts which exerted a
strong influence in checking tbe upward
movement. The close however, was firm. Sep
tember opened at T6C sold between 76V4C
and TIc, and closed at 76igtf7c. which was
4c higher than yesterday.
Dry weather reports from Illinois, Indiana
and Missouri caused active covering by
shorts and resulted in a Arm corn market
throughout the session. September opened at
60330c, 801(1 between 60V, and MVec and
closed firm and a higher at olc
The oats market ruled Arm, partly in sym
pathy with corn and partly because of small
receipts and some reports of damage to the
crop. September opened at 82c sold between
32c and 33ViS3c, and closed firm and
(Se higher at 333c.
The provisions market was dull but firm.
Xard and ribs closed higher and pork was
steady and unchanged. Hogs were in small
supply and 5c higher. At the close Septem
ber pork was unchanged at $17.32H. lard
and ribs were each 23c higher, at $.9TV
and 9.27V49.30. respectively.
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
July .75V4 .76V4 t .75V4 C .75
September ... .7KV4 .77V4 .76V4 .77
December 79 .79V4 -7854 .79V4
CORN.
July .60V4 -Bit.
.60 Vi ..B1V,
.60V4 .51
.4SV4 .8
teeptember ... .50 .61 V4
stay - .WA.
OATS.
July 84 .847 .S4V6 .SiV,
September ... .33V4 .82' .3X
DecemDer 34Vs .8414, .3, .34V
May 36 .30 .35H .36V,
MESS PORK.
September ...17.37V4 17.32V4 17.32 17.32
LARD.
September ... 9.00 9.00 8.95 - 8.07
October 9.06 9.05 9.02 9.05
November .... 8.97 9.00 8.97 9.00
SHORT RIBS.
July 9.80 9.30 9.27 8.30
September ... 9.30
October ...... 9.05
32 9.27 9.30
9.07 9.02 9.05
Cash Quotations were as follows:
Floui' Steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring, T778c;.No. 3, 74
77c; No. 2 red. 77,78c.
Corn No. 2, 519452c; No. 2 yellow, 52
62c
Oats No. 2. 34c; No. 2 white, 87c; No. 3
white, 8337c.
Rye No. 2, 6960c.
Barley Good feeding, 40c; fair to choice
malting, 4350e.
Flaxseed No. 1, 11.06; No. 1 Northwest
em. Sl.09.
Timothy seed Prime, $4.
Clover Contract grades, $11.25.
Short ribs, Bides Loose, f9.25fg9.30.
Mess pork Per barrel, $19.25.
Larl Per 100 pounds, $8190.
Short clear sldes Boxed, $9.759.87.
Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 29.200 21,100
Wheat, bushels 6.13.400 87,900
Corn, bushels 280,700 17,400
Oats, bushels 19S.10O 171,800
Rye, buehelB . 3.000 2.000
Barley, bushels 18,500 1,000
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. July 24. Flour Receipts,
2400 barrels; exports, 1900 barrels. Steady
with moderate trade.
Wheat Receipts, 29.800 bushels. Spot, firm;
No. 2 red. 82c elevator; No. 2 red, 83c
f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 87o
f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard" Winter, 84 c f.
o. b. afloat. Wheat opened c higher on
rumors of large export business, which, how
ever, failed to materialize, but further ad
vanced on the Russian situation and talk of
crop rust In the Northwest. The close was
firm, g'c higher. May closed 88c; July,
839t,c: September, 83 c, and December, 85c
Hops and petroleum Firm, j
Hides Steady.
Wool Quiet.
Changes in Available Supplies.
NEW YORK. July 24. Special cable and
telegraphic communications received by Brad
streets show the following changes in avail
able supplies as compared with previous ac
counts: Wheat United States and Canada, east of
the Rockies, increased- 3.603,000 bushels; afloat
for and In Europe, decreased 1,000,000 bush
els; total supply. Increased 2,603,000 bushels.
Corn United States and Canada, east of
the Rockies, increased 365,000 bushels.
Oats United States and Canada, east of the
Rockies, decreased 1,202.000 bushels.
Grain at San Francisco.
' SAN FRANCISCO, July 24. Wheat and
barley, steady. Spot Quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1.30grt.32; milling,
$1.3261.46.
Barley Feed, 7c1.0S; brewing,
tl.O21.05.
Oats Red. $1.0591.40.
Call board sales: Wheat, December. $1.51.
Barley, December, $1.00. Corn, large yellow,
$1.4231.45.
European Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL. July 24. Wheat. July, Ss
7d: September, 6s 6d; December, 6s 7d.'
Weather in England, fine.
LONDON. July 24. Cargoes .steady. Walla
Walla and California, prompt shipment, 31s
od, English country markets. Quiet but
steady; French, dull.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 24. Wheat. July,
7576c: September, T6V476c; Decem
ber, 77c: May. 8Hi6Slc; No. 1 hard. 79c:
No. 1 Northern, 78c; No. 2 Northern. 76c;
No. 3 Northern. 74r75c
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. July 24. Wheat, unchanged. Ex
port. bluestem, 73c; dub, 71c; red. 08c
MARKET CLOUDED
Effect of Russian Disorder
Felt in Wall Street.
REACTION
IN
STOCKS
New York Cut Off From Iiondon's
Gold Supply by Abrupt Change
in Foreign Exchange Mar
ket Call Loans Easy.
NEW YORK. July 24. Th operating: forces
In tha stock market whloh bad embarked In
a movement for an advance in prices of
stocks apparently reconsidered their immedi
ate plans today and1 desisted rather abruptly
from ther activities. It did not develop to
day what was the motive for the change in
market tactics, hut it was the genera, suppo
sition that a revision of previous estimates of
the importance upon the world's financial out
look of the Russiaa situation lay at the root
of the matter. It did not appear immediate
ly that the tone of the market, bad under
gone an alteration, although the opening
dealings showed the same response to the
foreign disturbances as yesterday. Then fol
lowed a vigorous recovery In response to sup
porting' orders. It was then that an outpour
ing of stocks to realize gave the signal that
accumulation and support were no longer to
be in order.
The temporary upward spurt was attributed
to the initiative of traders who aimed to fol
low the leadership pointed out toy yesterday's
action of the market. The day's principal
aotlvlty was exhausted by the end of the
first hour, and there was a marked shrink
age afterwards and a growing apathy In spec
ulative interest. The abrupt change wrought
In the foreign exchange market by the Rus
sian developments and the cutting oft of New
York from the large incoming gold1 arrivals
in London was pointed to as a striking ex
ample of the indirect effects here to be ap
prehended from disturbed- foreign markets.
With foreign, markets under pressure, any
attempt to advance prices In New York
would bave the effect of inviting realizing
sales on securities marketable here to afford
means of protection of lees favoraibly placed
holdings abroad. Hitherto the argument has
been advanced that the growing weakness of
Russian securities would serve to divert
French Investments from them Into other
fields, thus promising . well . for applications
to French capital to share in American bond
issues. But it was realized that the immedi
ate effect of the disturbed financial condi
tions abroad is unpropltious for any new
commitments.
The New York money market was tin
changed today, and call loans remained' easy
in spite of probable preparations for tomor
row's sale of 12, 500,000 of New York City
bonds. The announcement of the ' extent to
which Government funds, are being deposited
in banks in connection with the Panama
Canal bond issue, the amount reaching $35,
000,000, was a reassuring factor on the
money situation. Reports of a $5,000,000 note
issue by the American Telephone Company in
anticipation of subscriptions to its bond issue
was regarded as evidence of the continued
heavy requirements of corporations for new
capita! . Interest was shown in the report
of the selling of a stock exchange seat at
$T8,000, as against the preceding price of $81,
000, and a high record price above $00,000.
The drop of prices was due as much to with
drawal of demand as to any selling pressure,
and there was some recovery from the bot
tom prices, but the closing was "heavy.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value,
$1,325,000. United States 3s and new 4a ad
vanced per cent on call.
- CIXSiN3 STOCK QUOTATIONS. "
" Closing
Bales. High. Low. Bid.
Adams Express 240
Amalg. Copper ... 61,600 98 06H 6
Am. Car & dy 1,000 35 34 34
do. preferred 100 100 100 80
Am. Cotton Oil.... 600 30 30 2U
do. preferred .... ... 90
Am. Express ... 225
Am. Hd. & Lr.... 29
Am. Ice Securities. 7,700 63)4 61ft 62
Am. Linseed Oil. 18
do. preferred 41
Am. Looomotive .. 4.4O0 70)4 68 6U
do. preferred 113
Am. Smelt. & Ref. 13,200 146 144 144
do. preferred 116
Am. Sugar Ref.... 6,200 135 133 133
Am. Tobacco 200 09 9tt 9y
Anaconda Mng. Co. 33.000 248 242 244
Atchison 5,800 69 88 88
do. preferred 200 99 99 99
Atlantic Coast Line 135
Baltimore & Ohio.. 6,700 117 116 116
do. preferred 92
Brook. Rapid Tran. 53,800 76 73 74
Canadian Pacific .. 26,700 161 159 160
Central of N. J.... 100 222 222 220
Central Leather .. 200 3(5 36 36
do. preferred 300 101 101 101
Chespk. & Ohio 55
Chicago Gt. West.. 300 17 17 17
Chicago & N. W. . 100 197 197 194
Chi., Mil. & St. P. 53,600 180 178 178
Chi. Term. & Tran. 200 13 13 t12
do. preferred 26
C. C. C. & St. L, 91
Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 13,300 49 47 48
Colo. & Southern.. 300 34 34 34
do. 1st preferred 68
do. 2d preferred.. 400 49 49 49
Consolidated Gas 140
Corn Products .... 100 18 18 18
do. preferred 7t
Del. & Hudson 1,000 212 210 211
Del.. Lack. &W 535
Denver & Rio 6... 1,100 40 40 . 39
do. preferred 82
Dlst. Securities 400 67 66 56
Brie 13,300 41 40 40
do. 1st preferred. 1,900 77 77 76
do. 2d preferred ..... 68
General Electric .. 1.200 165 14 164
Gt. Northern, pfd. 3,200 294 290 290
Hocking Valley 132
Illinois Central 173
Int. Paper 171&
do. preferred .... ..... - 83
Int. Met. 300 87 36 36
do. preferred .... 800 76 75 75
Int. Pump 2,400 46 45 45
do. preferred .... 200 84 83 83
Iowa Central 25
do. preferred .... 51
K. C. Southern 23
do. preferred .. 51
Louis. A Nash.... 1,700 141 139 139
Mexican Central . . - 800 20 20 20
Minn. & St. Louis. 200 65 65 64
M.. St, P. & S.S.M. 600 153 151 152
do. preferred js9
Missouri Pacific ... 1.4(H) 91 90 90U
Mo., Kan. & Tex. 2.200 33 82? 32
do. preferred .... 1.200 67 66 66
National Lead .... 1,700 74 74 73
Nat. R. R. of Mex. 39$
N. Y. Central 1,200 183 131 132
N. Y., Ont. A W.. 600 46 45 45
Norfolk & Western 1.100 87 87 87
do. preferred $q
North American . ...... 93
Northern Paclflo .. 8.700 202 199 200
Pacific Mail 1,000 34 34 34
Pennsylvania 17,800 127 126 126
People's Gas 800 90 89 89
P., C. C. St. L ; . 77
Pressed Cteel Car.. 1.400 46 44 45
do. preferred .... ...... . 97
Pull. Palace Car 222
Reading 71,600 126 123 124
do. 1st preferred 93
do. 2d preferred 95
Republic Steel ... 700 26 25 25
do. preferred .... 200 95 5 94
Rock Island Co.... 900 24 23 23
do. preferred . 100 62 62 62
St. L. & S. F 42
St. Louis S. W 21
do. preferred 100 60 60 60
Schloss Sheffield .. 400 72 72 71
Southern Pacific .. 67,900 72 70 71
do. preferred , 116
Southern Ry 12,100 34 84 34
do. preferred .... 600 98 9S 98
Tenn. Coal & Iron. loo 151 151 150
Texas & Pacific... 200 31 St 31
Tol.. St. I A W.. 100 27 27 27
do. preferred 300 47 46 46'
Union Pacific 66.100 147 146 146
do. preferred 93
U. S. Express 126
T7. 8. Realty.. 75
U. S. Rubber 600 48 42 42
do. preferred .... 100 106 106 106
U. S Steel 47.7O0 36 35 35
do. preferred 13,300 103 102 I03
Va. Car. Chemical. 100 34 34 33
do. preferred .... 107
Wabash 100 19 19 18
do. preferred 600 45 46 44
Wells Fargo Ex 280
Westlnghouee Elec. 100 154 164 152
Western Union 91
Wheeling A L. B. ..... 17
Wis. Central 22
do. preferred ..... ..... 45
Total sales for the day. 612.700 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. July 24. Closing quotations:
TT. S. ref. 2sreg.l04 TD. & R. G- 4s. ..100
. do coupon 104 IN. T. C G. 3s. 95
U. S. 8s reg...103 Nor. Pacific 8s.. 76
do coUDon 103 Nor. Pacific s..103t4
TJ. S. new 4s reg.l29So- Pacific 4s... 91
00 coupon xMt i mon f acme a. juj
U. S. old 4s reg.103 IW.a Central 4a.. 89
00 coupon ltM l J an. 6s. 2d ser. . . T
Atchison Adj. 4s 94 'Jap. 4s, cer... 94
Stocks at London.
LONDON, July 24. Consols for money.
87; consols for account, 87.
Anaconda ...... 12 (Norfolk & West. 90
Atchison ..91 do preferred... 4
do oref erred... 103 Ontario A West. 4Sk
Baltimore & O. .120 (Pennsylvania ... 65
Can. Pacific... 165 Rand Mines 6
Ches. & Ohio 57! Reading 64
C. Gt. Western. 17
C. M. A St. F..1641A
do 1st pref.... 40
do 2d pref.... 43
So. Railway 85
do preferred... 102
So. Pacific 73
De Beers 17
D. A R. Grande. 41
do nref erred. . 86 Ik
Eri 42 Spanish Fours..
92
ao 1st pref... 79 (Union Facinc.
do 2d nref .71 I do nreferred.
151
97
36
Illinois Central. 183 U. S. Steel
i-iouis. & Nash. . 147 M: do preierrea
,106
Mo.. Kas. & T.. 33. Wabash 20
N. Y. Central. . .137 do preferred... 46
Money. Exchange, Etc
NEW YORK, July 24. Money on call,
easy at 23 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per
cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2
per cent. , Time loans dull and easy for short
dates; 80 days, 4 per cent; 90 days, 4 per
cent; six months, 5 per cent. Prime mer
cantile paper, 55 per cent
Sterling exchange, strong, closed easier at
$4.85204&4.S525 for demand and at $4.8220(9
4.8226 for 60-day bills; posted rates, $4.82
4.83 and $4.$5&i-86; conunercial bills, $4.82.
Bar silver, 64c.
Mexican dollars, 60 c
Government bonds, strong; rail roads, heavy.
LONDON, July 24. -Bar silver, steady, 30d
per ounce.- Money, 2 per cent, Discount rate,
short bills, 3i3 per cent. Three months'
bills. 8 per cent. '
SAN FRANCISCO. July 24. Silver bars,
64c. Mexican dolars. 62c Drafts, sight. 2c;
telegraph, 6c. Sterling on London, 60 days.
$4.83; sight, $4.85.
Foreign Stock Exchange.
LONDON, July 24. The new Russian loan
continues to fall on the Stock Exchange, and
ia now quoted) at 12 per cent discount. Other
wise the market is recovering- from the first
shock of the news from Russia and prices
generally are steadying-.
PARIS, July 24. The tone on the Bourse
today was again animated, but the Russians
held their own during- th first hour. Russian
industrials continued downward.
. . Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, July 24. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances in the general
fund shows:
Available cash balance
Gold coin and bullion
Gold certificates
....$lri,T4ft127
90.255.927
39,166,500
MILLS BUYING BETTER
IMPROVED TONE IN BOSTON
WOOL MARKET.
Most of the Trade at Present Is
From , the Worsted
Manufacturers.
BOSTON", July 24. There is an improved
tone in evidence in the wool market. Al
though the woolen mills are not yet large
buyers, they .axe showing much more inter
est -than for some months. ' Most of the trade
for the week has Deen from the worsted manu
facturers. Pulled wools are in steady demand.
Medium territories have had the call. Foreign
grades are steady. . -The- territory quotations
are:
Idaho Fine. 2324c; heavy fine, 193i20c;
fine medium. 23g'2e; medium, 2827c; low
medium, 262rrc.
Wyoming Fine, 224&33c heavy fine. 1920c;
'fine medium, - 223c; medium, 2728c; . low
medium, 2738c.
Utah and Nevada Fine, l&325c: heavy fine,
19620c; fine medium. 2355c; medium, 27
28c: low medium, 2728c.'
Montana Fine choice, 2526c; fine average,
23f6'24c; fine medium choice, 2526c; average,
23321c; staple, 2728c; medium choice, 270
28c
Wool at St. Ixmia.
ST. IOUIS, July 24. Wool, steady: medi
um grades, combing and clothing, 2328c;
light fine, 1822c; heavy fine, 14217c; tub
washed, S228Hc
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Current Xocally on Cattle. Sheep and
Hogs.
The following livestock prices were quoted
in the local markets yesterday:
CATTLE Beet steers, 3.5o3.65; medium,
J33.26; cows, $2.252.50; second-grade cows,
bulls, $1.5(WiC: calves, 44.S0.
6 HE BP Best sheared. $4; lamlbs, $4.B0g0.
HOGS Best, $77.25; light. t6.508.76.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City. Chicago and
Omaha.
CHICAGO, July 24. Cattle Receipts, 4000;
market, steady; beeves, $46.40; etockers and
feeders, J2.50gi.25: cows and heifers, 1.250
8.25; calves, f4.756.7B; Texas fed steers,
J4.25.J5.20.
Hogs Receipts today, 12,000; tomorrow, es
timated, 28,000; market, strong to 6c higher;
mixed and butchers, 6.456.92; good to
choice heavy, $6.50S,8.90; pigs, (5.760.75;
rough heavy, $8.106.45; light. T6.56(S'6.95;
bulk of sales, J6.60iS8.8B.
Sheep Receipts, 18,000;" market, weak;
sheep, J2.90S.50; lambs, J4.257.70.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 24. Cattle Re
ceipts, 18,000: native steers, J406.25; native
cows and heifers, $25.50; stockers and feed
ers, J2.SO4.60: Western cows, J2.604.50;
Western steers, J3.7B06; bulls, J2.4054; calves,
J2.50U5.5O.
Hoge Receipts, 11,000; market, strong to
6c higher; bulk of sales, JB.60fg-6.65; heavy,
J6.65S.67H; packers, J6.6036.S5; pigs and
lights, J5.80.70.
Sheet) Receipts, 5000; market, steady; mut
tons, J4.508; lambs, J5.507.2S; range weth
ers. J5.66.10; fed ewes, J4.26S-5.25.
SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., July 24. Cattle
Receipts, 8300; market, best steady; native
steers, J4.506.25; cows and heifers, J34.40;
Western steers, $3.7S5.25; Texas steers, J 2.75
4.15; cows and heifers, $24; canners, $1,750
2.S5; stockers and feeders, J2.804.20; calves,
J3g5.75; bulls, stags, etc., J2.254.25.
Hogs Receipts, 8000; market, shade to 6c
higher; heavy. 6.67&6.62J4 ; mixed, $8.50
6.55; light, $6.526.62H; Pigs, $5.508.25;
bulk of sales, tS.50-S6.574i.
Sheep Receipts, 6000; market, steady;
yearlings, $5.7508.16; wethers, $4.8005.20;
ewes, $4.5005; lambs, $6.2507.75..
Metal Markets.
NT7W YORK. July 24. There was a fur
ther advance in the London market for tin,
with spot closing at 171 2s 6d and futures
at 170 12s Od. Locally the market was firm
and higher, but prices are still said to be
under a normal parity. Spot is quoted at
87.40eOT.60c.
Copper was 25s higher in the London
market, with spot Quoted at 81 10s and futures
at 80 10s. The local market was dull and
nominally -unchanged. Lake is quoted at
18.37H018.75c; electrolytic at 1818.50c; cast
tag, $17.750180.
Lead was dull and unchanged at 5.76a in
the local market, hut advanced- Is 34 to 16
12s 6d in London.
Spelter was unchanged at 27 in London.
Locally the market was quiet, with spot
quoted at 5.9606.05c.
Iron was higher in the English market,
with standard foundry quoted at 50s Od and
Cleveland warrants at 50s Od. Locally the
market was higher. No. 1 foundry North
ern, $18-75019.25; No. 2 foundry Northern,
$18.25018.75; No. 1 foundry Southern. $18
18.50; No. 2 foundry Southern. $17.50018.
Dairy Produce In the East.
CHICAGO, July 24. On the Produce Ex
change today .the butter market was steady;
creameries. 15019c; dairies, 15017HC Eggs,
Arm at mark, cases Included, 12frl5c; firsts.
15c; prime firsts, 1634c; extras, l&ac Cheese,
firm. 1101214c.
NEW YORK. July 24. Butter and cheese,
unchanged. Eggs, steady; Western firsts, 18
018HC.
SAVE
HOP
1ST
Pacific Coast Growers Can
Drive Europeans Out.-
NEED OF CO-OPERATION
M. H. Durst Points Out the Bangers
That Threaten the Producers In
This Country Crop Con
ditions in England.
XsONTON, July 11. (To tfce Editor.) We
have numerous letter from Oregon hopgrow
era asking about markets aott conditions of
the English hop crop.
It would require a secretary to answer each
letter aa fully as it deserved and, as I would
like to, eo that I am asking you for the
courtesy of your columns for this open letter
to the Oregon hopg rowers, with the hope
that each grower who has written to me or
to Mr. Hoffman will kindly take- this as an
answer to his personal letter, for which we
are extremely thankful.
Crop Outlook. 1
The crop outlook here is rather perplexing
There has been, and Is yet, a very serious
Visitation of aphis. Many growers have
washed five to six times, and they will con
tinue washing until the vermin Is exterminat
ed. But if the vermin "sticks" until the
hops begin to form, the wash cannot reach
them, as they will go Into the burr, and the
"strings will turn black," as one grower
said to me. -
Some say the lice will run their course in
due time. This Is on the theory that between
the fly (the winged louse) and the last gen
eration there are only a set number of gen
erations some say ,five, soma say more. I
think It depends largely on th season. This,
If it were true, would be some comfort to
the growers" here, providing no fresh "fiy1
came. But here is the rub. I was In Kent
in quite a number of hop gardens last Sun
day, July 8. and in every one there were
plenty of fresh fly to be seen. Most growers
are washing as hard a they can, and it
looks to me as if they "must exterminate the
pests in the end; but the Question is if the
continuous spraying will not of itself seri
ously weaken the plant. Soma say it does.
One thing Is sure. Where hops have not
been sprayed frequently ihe crop will be hard
ly worth picking. I am unable to say what
proportion of the growers spray, but I should
say above 80 per cent.
Hop spraying costs, as nearly as I can find
out, quite 20s ($4.80) per acre for each time
of spraying. So that if the grower must
spray eight times it means about $40 per
acre for spraying, or, on a basis of 13 1-3
cwt per acre yield, it works out 12 shillings
per cwt. on the crop alone for spraying. The
fertilisers easily cost 15 shillings more per
cwt., and It costs, 'I am told, not less than
30 shillings per cwt. to pick, harvest and lay
down In London. Here are 67 shin Inge per
cwt., aside from growing the crop. These
other expenses of growing would not be less,
than 30 shillings per cwt. So that one can
easily reckon the cost of the 1906 hop crop,
on a basis of about 16 cwt. per acre, at quite
SO shillings per cwt. to the English grower;
and. If this blight continues, it may run up
to 100 shillings per cwt.
The outlook, as far aa I can- Judge, la for
a small average ' crop. Factors say 300,000
to 400.000 cwt. Merchants put it at 400,
000 to -00.000. and from what I have seen I
think there is a fair ohanco of the crop
equalling the expectation of the merchants.
But it must not be forgotten that August
Is the critical month, and it is quite in the
range of probability that the crop may be
cut down to considerably less than even 800,
000 cwt. With a crop of 500,000 cwt. I should
say prices for English would not rule over 60
shillings. This would mean a serious loss
on the cost of the crop. Growers who secured
a large yield might come out even; but the
majority of 'growers would make a heavy
loss. I am told that if the price is less than
60 shillings there will be from 5000 to 10,000
acres "grubbed," and this seems quite prob
able to me.
Coast Growers!Opportunlty.
This, then, is our opportunity. We want
the EngllBh hop trade. If it costs them 80
shillings, and- we can lay them down here for
60 shillings, wo can eventually have a trade
here of 200,000 to 300,000 bales per annum.
Instead of 45.000 to 80.000 bales, as now.
Even now, with the good crop prospects,
there will be a demand In this country for
60.000 to 85.000 bales of our Coast hope. I
am ready to say that. But- want also to
say that, unless there Is a very small hop
crop is England this season, the demand for
Pacific Coast hops will not come on here un
til In December, at the earliest. This state
ment can be depended on.
The English brewers are carrying 18 months'
supply. They prefer to use Coast hops as
yearlings. Why should they hurry to. buy
the Pacific Coast hops early and pay stor
age. Insurance and interest for six months
before they want the hops? I would not do
It, nor would any one else.
So here Is the condition facing the Pacific
Coast growers: First We will have a sur
plus over home demands of 100,000 bales to
125,000 bales. So the dealers are advising
every one on this side. Second England won't
want a bale of these hops until January,
1807, and after. Third This surplus must
be cared for by the growers, or it must be
left as an Incubus on our home market.
If these 100,000 bales surplus are not taken
In hand by some co-operative movement among
the growers and grower-dealers, it will drag
October and November prices down to a
ruinous figure. Lost season was bad enough,
but 1906 prices will be worse unless some
thing is done and done effectually and quick
ly. Prices may easily run down to 4 or 5
cents per pound, because when every one
wants to sell and no one wants to buy, ex
cept on speculation, growers must take any
thing they can get and be glad they are left
their whole skins and their debts, perhaps.
A stage of the hop-growing business is
coming when the industry Is either to be
ruined or saved, according to the way those
most interested act. The grower-dealers of
the Pacific Coast are the ones most inter
ested. We have many very shrewd and
bright tousienss men among our hop growers
and dealers. -The preservation of the hop
growing Industry depends largely on what they
will do.
What Co-Operation Will Do.
It seems to roe each of these grower-dealers
will profit more by considering and act
ing for the best Interests of the hopgrowing
Industry as a whole, than by simply, work
ing on the old-time principle of "each for
himself and the Devil take the hindmost."
Every dealer-grower will profit more by
helping to upbuild the industry than by mere
ly standing around to help pick the bones of
the hopgrowers, who will be forced to the
wall by the knockout prices likely to rule. If
some co-operative effort is not made to pre
- vent our 1906 surplus from acting as an in
cubus to smother prices for all of our 1906
crop. The growers and grower-dealers of our
three Pacific Coast States should give this
matter their Immediate and serious atten
tion. Selfish motives should; for the time being,
be laid aside for the public good. There are
too many hops grown in the world.
Some one must go out of the business. Will
it be Pacific Coast growers or foreign grow
ers? Wlth a proper co-operative effort among all
who are. interested on the Pacific Coast, I
have no hesitation in saying that we can
drive one-third to one-half of the English
and Continental acreage out of hop produc
tion. That would mean we could export 300,000
to 400.000 bales of hops annually. It would
onean that the Pacific Coast could grow the
bulk of these hops.
If we had 230,000 bales to grow for home
protfuctloa and 200.000 to 400,000 bales to
grow for export there would be no surplus.
We would have established an industry,
mainly lc Oregon, that would bring millions
annually to be divided among the laborers,
mainly women and children, of the Pacific
Coast. Is not this an object worth our while
working for? If we do not succeed in this
our profitable hopgrowlng Is at an end, per
haps for a long series of years. Total fail
ures, even In England or New Tork State are
becoming less likely each year.
I wish to ask every hopgrower of the Pa
clflo Coast to give this matter hts serious
consideration. It must be settled before the
last week In August.
Consignment Delayed.
Unfortunately, owing to delay In receiv
ing some of our hops here, which will not
arrive until July 20, I will not be able to
return before the first week in August.
when I do reach the Coast I will be ready
to co-operate with any and every one who is
prepared to join In an honest effort to do
something to keep the expected surplus from
swamping the horns demand we have a right
to expect. I feel sure the financial part eaa
be handled quite easily If we all Join hands
to help Inaugurate the move.
M. H. DURST.
SAN FRAXCISCO QUOTATIONS.
Prices Paid for Products in the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24. The following
prices were quoted In the produce market to
day: FRUITS Apples, choice, $1.25; common,
60c; bananas, 75c41.79; Mexican limes, $7$6;
California lemons, choice, $4.75; common.
$2.50; oranges, navels, $2.504; pineapples,
75c$1.75.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50$f5c; garlic,
Sftc; green peas. $1.251.50; string beans,
2Hc; asparagus, nominal ; tomatoes, $1&
2; egg plant, 7585c.
EGGS Store, 1719c; fancy ranch, 22c
POTATOES Early Rose, 700c; River
Burbanks. 7595c; Salinas Burbanks. $1.40
G1.60.
POULTRY Roosters, old, $6S7.50; do
young, $56; broilers, small, nominel ; broil
ers, large, $2 2.50; fryers, $33.50; hens,
$3.504.
BUTTER. Fancy creamery. 23c; creamery
seconds, 19c ; fancy dairy, 20c ; dairy sec
onds, 18c; pickled, 16fcj&'17c.
CHEESE Young America, 19c; Eastern,
16Hc; Western, 15c.
WOOL-Fall Humboldt and Mendocino. 16
lSc; mountain, 9-llc; South Plains and San
Joaquin, 9llc.
MILL9TUFFS Bran, $lfl.5021; mid
dlings. $2629.
HAY Wheat, $13 17. 50; wheat and oats.
$1214.50 ; barley, nominal ; alfalfa, $7611;
stock.- $78; straw. 3050c per bale.
RECEIPTS Flour, 8380 quarter sacks;,
barley, 4103 centals; oats. 1161 centals; beans.
2904 sacks; potatoes, 453 sacks; bran, 174
sacks; middlings. 10 sacks; bay. 363 tons;
wool, 1 bale; hides, 175.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 24. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows;
Alta $
Alpha Con. ...
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher
Caledonia ....
Challenge Con.
Chollar
Confidence ...
Con. Cal. A V.
Crown Point..
Exchequer . .. .
Gould A Curry
Hale A Nor. .. -
.01
.09
.08
.2U
.70
.25
.12
.11
.55
.90
.10
.43
.07
.90
Julia $ .06
Justice 04
Mexican 72
Occidental Con. .74
Ophlr 3 50
Overman H
Savage 69
Scorpion 07
!Seg. Belcher. . . .03
Sierra rvevaaa. .zi
Silver Hill 81
Union Con 24
Utah Con 04
(Yellow Jacket. .08
NEW YORK, July
24. Closing quotations:
Adams Con. ...$ -20
Alice 2.20
Breece 25
Brunswick C . .30
Com stock Tun. .14
Con. Cal. A V. -85
Horn Silver. 2.00
Iron Silver 5.25
Leadvllle Con. .03
Little Chief $ .05
Ontario 2.50
Ophir 3-30
Phoenix 02
Potosl 10
Savage 63
Sierra Nevada. .18
Small Hopes... .30
Standard 2.00
BOSTON, July
24. Closing quotations:
Adventure . .$ 5.
50
00
87
00 -OO
N. Butte $ 84.50
Old Dominion 3T.O0
Osceola 101.00
Parrot 23.00
Quincy 8300
Allouez .... 22.
Amalg am a td 96.
Atlantic ... 144.
Blncham ... 27.
Cal. & Hecla 685.
00 shannon .... 9 25
Centennial .. 21,
00 (Tamarack 94.00
00 (Trinity 8.00
75 United Cop.. 61.00
Cod. Range. 70.
Daly West. .
Franklin . , .
Granby
Greene Con,
Isle Roy ale.
Mass. Mining
Michigan . . .
Mont C. A C.
50 U. S. Mining 63.73
S7tt,U. S. Oil.... 900
25 Utah
30 (Victoria .... 6.00
87Wlnona 4.73
73 .Wolverine .. 142.00
.37iMohawk ... 61.00
Dried Fruit at New Tork.
NEW YORK,. July VA. The market for
evaporated apples showe no fresh feature.
Spot prices were maintained owing to light
supplies. Prime. ll0.1)4c; choice, 11
llc; fancy, 12c.
Prunes are quiet but firm on spot, with
quotations ranging from 7 o to 8c
Apricots continue nominal so far as the
spot situation is concerned, with fancy about
the only grade available at the moment and
quoted at 15 c.
Peaches are unchanged; choice, 10 1 lc ;
extra choice, Illll6c; fancy. ll12c;
extra fancy. 1202c.
Raisins are firm with loose muscatel quot
ed at 63&7c; seeded raisins, 66c; London
layers, $1.661.?5, nominal.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Maniacs licenses.
AGERUP-ERICSON Richard Agsrup,
Alnsworth Dock, 29-, Maria S. Erlcson, 28.
HUDSON-BRUNS Lewis F. Hudson, 1028
Ralslgb. street, 44; Marie M. Bruns, 28.
WINDLB-SHEPARD William W. Wlndls,
St. Johns, 49; Lulu Shepard, 34.
PIERCE-NEWELL B. W. Pierce, 46;
Elizabeth C. Newell. 46.
Birth.
MEDVEDOPSKT At 651 Second street,
July 21, to the wife of Israel Medvedopsky,
a son.
Death.
CHAPMAN At Prettyman avenue and
East Stark street, July 22. Jimmy Chapman,
a native of Kansas, aged 9 years, S months
and 14 days.
Building; Permits.
H. W. GRAHAM One and one-half-story
frame dwelling, .Hawthorne avenue and East
Twenty-eighth street, (2800.
F. JENNINGS Two-story frame 'dwelling,
"Wasco and East Tenth streets, $5800.
OCOBOCK & ARCHAMBEAU Repair of
store. Sixth street, between Hoyt and Irving,
$300.
F. FREEMAN One and one-half-story
frame dwelling, Homer avenue, near Patton
Road. $1900.
W. A. MOFPETT One-story frame dwell
ing. East Twenty-sixth and, Tibbetts streets,
$1400.
H. M. WILLIAMS Repair of store. Mor
rison street, between First and Second,. $a00.
. Real Estate Transfers.
The Hawthorne estate ta John J.
Reed, west 47 feet of EJA of lots 1
and 2, block 330, Hawthorne Park,
East Portland $ 1,222
Anla B. Chase and Elsa W. Chass to
E. S. Merrill, lots 3 and 4. block
86, Portland 9.S00
P. W. Thorsen to C. D. Brunn, lots
I, 2, 7 and 8, block 87, East Port-
land 15,009
M.- Applestons and wife to Fred A.
Rossbach, part of lots 5 and 6,
block 230, Portland 4.600
Maria S. Grlura and husband to C. W.
Wells, lot 4, block 1. Stewart Park. -1,100
George N. Wills and wife to Lee Wills,
100 acres in George Hamilton D.
L. C 6,000
Arleta Land Co. to Laura B. Baldwin,
lot 3, block 7. Arleta Park No. 2. . . 100
A. L. Miner and wlc. to Charles A.
Myers, lots 1, 2 and 4, block 1.
and lots 1 and 2, block 2, Highland
Schoolhouse Addition. Portland 1,000
August Slewert and wife to Mrs. Har
riet E. Wilson. lots 10. li, 12, 13.
14. 16 and the westerly half of lots
9 and 16, block 22, A. I Miner's
Addition to St. Johns 2.20O
Joan C. Tift to J. W. Rutherford.
lot 1, block 8, Bellwood, Portland.. 4,000
A. A. Llndsley to Emma L. Ferry,
E4 of lots 5 and 6, block 23,
Sunnyslde 2.20
Mary D. Low et al. to Albert Ben
nett, lot 7, block 6. Pleasant Home
Addition to East Portland 1,800
W. H. Upson and. wife to Eunice W.
- Rows, lot 15 In Little Homes Sub
division No. 1, Portland 1,000
Tom Word, Sheriff, to C. H. Jones
and L. D. McArdle, tax title to
EH lot 10 in block N. Tabor
Heights S.09S
Title Insurance & Investment Co. to
William Ballls and L. P. Beno, lot
5 and south 48 feet of lot 6, block
141, Portland 1,815
Total, Including minor transfers, . .$96,154
One-Story Frames Forbidden.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24. The Board
of Supervisors yesterday adopted a res
olution directing the Boaid of Public
Works and the Chief of Police to stop
the construction of one-story frame struc
tures on the leading business streets in
burned district.