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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1906. 13 HOPS MOVING UP Fourteen Cents Is Paid in the Local Market. SUDDEN STRENGTH SHOWN Most Portland Dealers Discredit the Report That Salem Buyers Have Closed Deals at Fifteen Cents, HOPS Fourteem cent paid la tha lofAl mVrket- j WHEAT Advance" tn new crop prlcfis. FRUIT Receipt large and demand good. EOGS Local market shjggVh. POULTRY Good demand for chick ens continues. - BUTTER Supply 1 decreasing. CHEESE Strong and active. GROCERIES Advance In package coffee. There Is bo denying the strength of the hop market. Some of the rumors that are going the rounds are open to question, but the sound, underlying position of the market does not leave room for argument. The ten dency la distinctly upward, and from pres ent appearances, prices will continue to ad vance until the buying demand la satisfied or the high views of hold em exceed the limits of buyers. The dealers themselves have forced up the market by taking options on crops at 14 and 16 cents. This they did for their own protection, believing the market would advance faster than It did. When the up ward movement paused, the options were al lowed to expire. Now another spurt has oc curred, and the figures at which refusals were taken have practically been reached. Another campaign in options may follow. The local trade was about equally divided yesterday In opinion as to the 15-cent transac tions reported from Salem. Several dealers made It a point to Investigate the matter, and they declared they could not confirm the news. One dealer stated that Lachmund had flatly denied making the purchase with which he was credited In the Salem dispatch. Others put faith In the report and were willing to back up their views with money. At any rate, the local market was firm enough to suit any one, whether, or not the Salem traders had raised the limit. The first advance over the 13-cent mark set several days ago occurred in the forenoon when Mc Klnley Mitchell sold 15,000 pounds to Lach mund & Co., of Salem at 184 cents. Later In the day 14 cents was reached in a trans action, the 'particulars of which were not made public. It Is known that two buyers were after the lot m question and one stood ready to take the contract if the other did not before the close of the day. No fresh news was received from the coun try and there was nothing In the latest for eign advices In the hands of Portland deal ers to indicate any change in European condi tion a Mall advices from England dated July 13 reported the yards making a better ap pearance than In the previous week, but wlth eut holding any promise In an increase in the slse of the crop over the estimates of July 1. A detailed report on Continental crop con ditions is given in a letter to the Kentish Observer from Adolf Heller, of Prague, dated July 9 as follows: Although last week's weather was warm and dry. it -proved to be vn'4VoraW the hop plantations In Bohemia, as It caused an in crease of the blight and many plantations turned black. It Is hoped that the heavy thunder storms, which occurred two days ago, have at last cleaned the plant of vermin and Infused it with fresh vigor. If, however, this should prove a vain hope then of course only a very moderate, if not a small crop, could be expected. By personal observation I can report that the state of the hop plantations in the Bavarian market hops and mountain dis - trict. as well as in the Aischgrund. is very unsatisfactory. Most plantations are very slack of bine and Infested with vermin. In the Holledau the state of the plantations is a fair one; they are well grown and very lit tle vermin can be traced. The atate of the plantations in the ispa.lt country varies from good to below medium, but la on the whole much more satisfactory as in the' market and M Aischgrund districts. From Wurtemberg and Baden come less satisfactory reports, any those from Alsace are very unfavorable. But In all these countries late bop sorts are In cultivation, and. therefore, there is still plenty of time for a strong recovery, but K must be admitted that the present outlook Is for a very moderate crop only, and that only under Very favorable weather conditions an average crop could be grown. Markets are very firm, and in Saas prices have, on account of speculative purchases, nstn 1ft to 20 kronen, whereas the rise on the Nuremberg market Is a It a marked one. Continental breweries being holders of very large stocks of llu5 bops are disinclined to purchase more at higher rates. rHEHH FRUIT IX GREAT DEMAND. Large Receipts From the South Yesterday. Conditions at A lsalia. Receipts of fresh fruits were again large yesterday, and with a good demand business was active all day. in addition to numerous express shipments of deciduous fruits, three oars of bananas, two of watermelons, one of oranges and one of lemons arrived. A car Of mixed green fruit is due from California Monday and three mors cars later la the wvek. A letter received yesterday from Visalia said the peach crop in the an Joaquin Val ley this year amounts to practically nothing. Peas are also practically a failure there, and the hot sun is rapidly cooking the prune crop. At the time the letter was written the tem perature at Vlsalla was HO degrees. Consid ering these circumstances, the fruit fnjra that section is coming through remarkably well. EGO MARKET SLUGGISH. CnJckens Promise to Be In Good Demand the Coming Week. On account of the warm weather and heavy receipts of Eastern eggs, the local market continues sluggish. The general price quoted la 21 cents. Few sales are made above that figure, and some dealers would be glad to close out their stocks as low mm 0 cents. Old bens are scarce and selling readily , on arrival. A good market for this kind of poultry Is expected for the coming week. k Pprings are coming in fast and prices are go ing off a Ittths, Dealers expect the market will probably go a cent lower. Too many ducks ere arriving and they are hard to move, especially young stock. Geese are out of season. Turkeys, if fat. sell well. By Monday It Is probable that all the city creameries will be together at the top price. Receipts of butter and cream are gradually rfSecreaslmr. Cheese is strong and In active demand. Change la Package Coffee, An advance) of tt cent per pound tn Ar Wfcuokle's coffee was announced yesterday, the new quotation being 16.TS cents. Lion coffee, which did not follow the . previous advance 4m ArbuckJe'a, was unchanged yesterday, and the differential between the two is now 2 cents. The trade is not much Interested these day In changee In Eastern package coffees, as they cut but little figure In the Western markets. - - New Wheat Prices Advance. Several sales of new club wheat were re ported yesterday at the equivalent of 70 cents Portland and new blues tem at 73 cents; both local and Puget Sound interests being the buyers. These prices are within 1 cent of the spot quotation. The same price, 71 cents, is offered for new and old Valley wheat. Refuses 15 Cents. INDEPENDENCE. Or., July 27. (Special.) There are no new contracts In hops here to day. D. B, Taylor, who has a yard here and also one in Benton County, has been offered 15 cents, bat like many others, he prefers to wait until his hops are in the bale before scH lng. Bank Clearings, Bank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearing's. Balances. Portland S 717.580 $ 80,13 Seattle 1,:5.247 286,807 Tacoma oS7,S43 112.00 Spokane 483.581 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, tc. FLOUR Patents. 4.10 per barrel; straights, $3.45; clears. S3.2593.40; Valley. S3.fi063.65; Dakota bard wheat, patents. S5.405.d0; clears, $4.25: graham, $3.50; whole wheat, $3.75; rye flour, local, $5; Eastern, $5.40; cornmeal, per bale, $1,909 2.29. 1 MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $17; country, $18 per ton; middlings. $25.50Q26; shorts, city, $1S; country, $11 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills, $17.50; linseed dairy food. $18: Acalfa meal, $18 per ton. WHEAT Club, 71c; bluestem, 73c; red, 60c; Valley. 71c; new club, 70c; new bluestem, 72c; new Valley, 71c. OATS No. 1 white feed. $30; gray, $29 per ton. BARLEY Feed, $23.50 .per ton;; brewing. $23.50; rolled, $24 24.60. RYE $1.50 per cwt. CEREAL FOODS Rolled cats, cream, 00 pound sacks. 157; lower grade. $5.506.75; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 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, $4.25 per 10 pounds; 25-pound boxes, $ 1.25 per box. pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale, HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $11 12.50 per ton; clover, $8.50(39; cheat, $0-50 7; grain nay, ivs; ana it a. 911. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $1.602.25 per box; apricots, $1.251.35; cherries, 610c per pound; currants, btf l(c; figa, oiack, $2; grapes, $1.75&2 per box of 20 pounds; peacne. 7&c0 $1.10; pears. $2.25; plums. $1.25; Lo gan berries, 4 1.35 1.40 per crate; raspberries, 1.401.50; blackberries, so; gooseberries, 80 per pound. MELONS Cantaloupes, $2.753 per crate; watermelons, 1 6 (f?l c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $697.60 per box; oranges, Mediterranean sweets, $4.50; Valencias, $4.505; navels, $4.50 04-75, grapefruit. $44.50, pineapples, $.i 64 per dozen; bananas, 55fec par pound; limes, 75c per 100. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. B7e; cabbage, 1&2c per pound; celery, 85c$l per dozen ; corn, 1520c per dozen : cu cumbers. 40650c per dozen; field, 75c $1 per box; egg plant, 3040c per pound ; lettuce, head. 25c per dozen; onions, 10 12 4 o per dosen ; peas. 4 5c, bell peppers, 12Hfrl5c; radishes. 10815c per dozen; rhubarb, 2(g2c per pound; spinach. 2 3c per pound; tomatoes, $1.50 2 50 per box; hothouse, $2.503.50; parsley, 25c; squash, $lg?1.25 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 0c$l per sack; carrots, $1(91.25 per Back; beets, $1.251.50 per sack; garlic. 10120 per pound. t ONIONS New. lMlc per pound. POTATOES Old Burbanks, nominal; new potatoes, 75ofi$1.50. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound; apricots, 13 15c; peaches, 124 13c; pears, llH14c; Italian prunes. 5H8c; California figs, white. In sacks. 5 6 4 c per pound, black. 4uc; bricks, 1214-ounce packages, 75 85c per box ; Smyrna, 20c per pound, dates, Persian, 6Cc per pcund. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 89 8 He; 16-ounce, 9 10c; loose muscatels, 2-erown, 6V47c; 3-crown, 6 7,c; 4 crown. 7 7 He; unbleached, seedless Sul tanas, 6$7c; Thompson's fancy bleached. 10 6llc; London layers, 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. $2; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter. Eggs. Poultry. Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery 20H'2'2 c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 1921c; store butter, 134 15c. EGOS Oregon ranch. 21c per dozen; East ern, 20fi21c CHEKSE Oregon full cream twins, 13 13tic; Young America, 1414c. POULTRY Average old hens, 13314e, mixed chickens, ISlSHc; Springs, 1617c; roosters, 910c; dressed chickens, 14-15c; turkeys Jive. 1517c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 24i22lc; geese, live, per pound, 80c: ducks, lKG'l-c; pigeons. $11.50; squabs, $23. Hops, Wool. Hides, Ete. HOPS Oregon. 1908. nominal. Jl(fM2e: olds nominal, fcc, 1WM contracts, 1314c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 16 20c per pound,, according to shrinkage; Val ley. 20f?22c. according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice. 2830c Pr pound. HIDES Dry: No. 1, 1G pounds and up, per pound, 1820c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 182lo per pound; dry salted bull and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, mur rain, b air- lipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to 3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound, 10 11c; steers, sound. 50 to 00 pounds, 10 11c per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 9 & 10c per pound; stag and bulls, sound, 7c per pound, kip. sound, 15 to 30 pounds. 10c per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. Ho per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11 (Q) 12c 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 15310c per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size. $1.50 2.50; dry. each, according to size. $101.50; colts' hides, each. 2550c. Goatskins: Com mon, each. 15 25c, Angora, with wool on. each. 30c$1.50. FURS No. x skins: Bearskins, as to slxe. each. $5 20; cubs, each. 91 08; badger, prime, each, 2550e; cat, wild, with head perfect, 30 50c ; house cat, 5 20c ; fox, common gray, large prime, each. 50 70c; red, each, $35, cross, each, $5 15; silver and black, each, $100300; fishers each, $38; lynx, each. $4.506; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to sise, $13; mar ten, dark Northern, according to size and color, each, $10015; pale pine, according to sise and color, each, $2.50 4 ; muskrat, large, each 1215c; skunk, each, 4060c; civet or pole cat, each. 5 15c; otter, large, prime skin. each. $tl10; pantner with head and claws perfect, each, $2 & 5 ; raccoon, prime large, each, C075c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each. $3.5005; prairie (coyote), 60c$l; wolverine, each. $608 beaver, per skin, large, $5 6; medium. S3 a T; small, $101.50; kits, 50075c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20 25c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 494e No t and grease, 203c. CASCARA 6AGRADA (chlttam bark) New. 202fec per pound; 1904 and 1905, 8c In small lots, 30 4c in carlo t a GRAIN BAGS 106 10 c apiece. Groceries. Nats, Etc RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5 Vic; South ern Japan. 5.40c; head, 6.75c COFFEE Mocha, 2ti02Sc; Java, ordinary, 18 022c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 0 20c; good, 160 ISc; ordinary. 19022c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases, 100s. $14.75; 50s. $14.70; Arbuckle. $1675: Lion, $14.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talis. $1.75 per dosen; 2-pound tails. $2.40, l-pount flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, 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 $4.60; golden C. $4.45; fruit sugar. $5.05. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c; -barrels, 25c, boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct hko per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He Sugar, granulated. $4.85 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15 018c per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 13c per pound by sack; Mc extra for lesa than sack; Brastl nuts. 16c: filberts, 16c; pecans, jumbos. 16c; extra large 17c; almonds. 14H015c, chestnuts, Italian. 12H016c; Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw, 70 per pound; roasted, 9c; plnenuts. 100 12c; hlctory nuts, 7fe0Sc; cocoanuts. $50 90c per dozen. SALT California dairy. $11 per ton; Imi tation Liverpool, $12 per ton; hair-ground, 100s. $9; 50s, $9.50, lump Liverpool, $17.50. BEANS Small white. 4 He; larire white, 4 He; pink. 2c; bayou. 4c; Lima. 6e; Mexican rd, 4 fcc- TURPENTINE Cases, 81e per gallon. COAL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks. 12Vie per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lota Tc; 500-pound lots, 8c; less than 50O-pound lots, 6Hc (in 25-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 6-pound tin pails, lo above keg price; 1 m 5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, per pound above keg price.) GASOLINE Stove, cases. 24 He; 72 test, 27 He; SS test, 35c; Iron tanks. 19c LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 47c; In cases. 53c; boiled, in barrels, 50c; In cases. 55o; 25-gallon lots, lo less. . Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds, T0Sc; 125 to SO pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 5 06c BEEF Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows, 405ifcc; country steers, 5 00c MUTTON Dressed fancy, T08c per pound; ordinary, 506c; lambs, fancy, 80 8c. PORK Dressed. 100 to 180 pounds, 800c; 350 to 200 pounds. 7H0Sc; 200 pounds and up, 707c Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per ponnd; standard breakfast, 18c; choice. 17c; English, 11 to 14 pounds, lOo; peacb, 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 pienkv boneless, 19c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $21: H -barrels, $11; beef, barrels. $11; i -barrels. $6.00. BAUPAGE Ham, 1 3c per pound; minced bam. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17Hc; bo logna, long, 7c; wetnerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c; pork, 90 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, 13o; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt, 14c; smoked, 15c; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt. 12c; smoked, 13Hc; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces llHc. tubs, llttc; 50s, lltte; 20s. llc; 10s. 12c; 5s, I2c Standard pure: Tierces, 10c; tubs. 1046c; 50s. 10c; 20s, 10c; 10s. 11c; ' 0s, lic Compound: Tierces, 7c; tubs. 7c: 50s, 7He; IPs, 84c; 5s, 8c LABOR SUPPLY TOO SMALL CHECK TO BtTIIiDING OPERA TIONS BY INCREASED COST. Railway Earnings Continue to Sur pass Those of This Period Iast Year. NEW YORK. July 27. R. G. Dun A Co.'a weekly review of trade tomorrow will My: Complaints of Inadequate tabor supply are universal. Building: operation, are extensive, and would tie much greater If the cost of la bor and materials had not caused the abai donment of many plans. ' Hallway earnings In July thus far surpass corresponding; reports of last year by- 8.6 per cent, and foreign commerce at this port alone for the last week shows gains of $2,110,472 in exports and Sl,&Se.&10 in Imports. Failures this week number 218 In the United states against 214 last year and lf in Can. ada,. compared with 27 a year ago. REPORTS GENERALLY FAVORABLE. Livestock Prices Are at Highest Point of Year. . NEW YORK, July 27. Bradstreet, tomor row wlH says: Trade, Industrial and crop developments are generally favorable. The crop situation seems to lose nothing as the growing season advances. The heavy movement of Winter wheat to mar ket Is tending to some ease In prices. An Interesting sidelight on the gloomy pre dictions current some time ago as to the meat trade is found tn advices from Chicago that cattle end hog prices are at the highest pclnt of the year. Railway traffic returns point to an unprece dentedly heavy volume of business offering. Business failures In the United States for the weels ended July 26 number 1T1, against 188 last week and 197 In the corresponding week of 1005. In Canada, failures number 24, as against 18 lest week and 21 last year. Wheat. Including flour, exports . from the United States and Canada for the week end ing July 26, are 1.708,706 bushel, against 864,140 this week last year. For the last four weeks of the fiscal year the exports are 6,B42,288 bushels, against 4.023,423 In 1803. Bank Clearing.. NEW YORK. July 27. The following ta le. compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for tije week ended July 26. with the percentage of in crease and decrease as compared with' tha corresponding week last year: P.C. P.c. Inc. Dec. New York . Chicago ... .$1,551,286,747 12.9 . 206,415.2.14 13.7 151,653,249 11.8 . 122.553.577 19.2 Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg San Francisco Baltimore Cincinnati Kansas City ..... New Orleans .... Minneapolis ..... Cleveland' Louisville ....... Detroit Los Angeles Omaha Milwaukee ... Providence Buffalo Indianapolis ..... St. Paul Denver ........... Seattle Memphis Fort Worth Richmond ........ Columbus Washington St. Joaepn Savannah Portland, Or .... Albany Salt Lake City Toledo. O Rochester Atlanta Tacoma Spokane, Wash . . Hartford Nashville Peoria Des Moines . . . New Haven Grand Rapids ..... Norfolk Augusta, Ga Springfield, Mass. . Portland, Me Dayton Sioux City Evansville Birmingham ..... Worcester ........ Syracuse Charleston, S. C... Lincoln Mobile Knoxvllle Jacksonville, Fla. . Wilmington, Del... Wichita Wllkesbarre ...... Chattanooga Davenport ........ Little Rock Topeka Wheeling. W. Va.. Macon Springfield. Ill Fall River Helena Lexington Fargo, N. D New Bedford Youngstown ...... Akron Rockford. Ill Cedar Rapids, la.. Canton. O Blnghamton Chester, Pa Loweil Greensburg, Pa.... Bloomtngton. 111... Springfield. O Qulncy. Ill Mansfield. O. ...... Decatur, 111 Sioux Falls. S. D. Jacksonville, 111... Fremont, Neb South Bend, Ind... Houston Galveston Fort Wayne. Ind.. 51.97U.158 1.8 50,877.473 4.5 38.812,987 18.3 24.468.378 16.0 23.431.400 16.6 .... 26.483.543 12.5 . 14,534.687 4.3 15,295,026 3.8 15.442.594 8.9 10,989,917 11.1 11,543,0:10 3.6 9.618.168 5.0 8.996.0S1 2.3 7.926.211 .... 3.6 4.486.200 6.1 6.949.304 11.5 .... 6.806,911 16.0 .... 8,128.017 21.5 6,743.454 20.3 8.39G.554 24.3 3.090,660 13.4 4.914.516 16.5 5.370.090 14.0 4. 902,500 15.5 5,029.054 1.2 4,550.322 2.5 2.803.580 30.8 4.629.874 30.8 5.090.708 25.4 .... 3.544.CS9 8.5 4.154,991 1.6 2,751.842 14.7 3,44:1.795 46.6 3.663.275 8.8 8.884.425 40.2 3,747.836 7.3 .... 3.139.889 26.5 2.203.830 10.2 2.223.985 2. S .... 2.339.6S3 4.S 2.173,850 S.8 2,044.012 27.1 1,232.731 12.8 1.724.663 10.4 .... 1.590.049 18.7 .... 1,660.994 12.0 1.592,806 7.8 .... 1.513.666 31.1 1.546.427 8.1 l.:il6,736 4.2 .... 1,597,409 30.5 .... 977,377 8.3 .... 903,933 18 0 .... 1.228.121 18.0 1.334.946 4.3 1.178.170 22.0 .... 1.369,854 13.8 .... 1,126,190 7.5 .... 1,070.889 4.1 .... 1,153.757 56.8 .... 291, 601 40.7 .... 1,077.891 28.2 .... 812.410 104.5 .... 874.093 13.9 .... 368.422 14.6 771,844 3.6 831.426 55.9 1,004.195 43.2 .... 585.502 15,1 309.851 32. T 621.776 22.2 .... 6.19.845 33.3 527,936 18.4 620.101 21.0 470.723 5.0 423.S81 15.6 461.800 42.1 599.884 S1.0 .... 464,511 8.1 525.125 5.2 261,701 10.9 356,364 8.2 2S4.740 2.0 .... 338.657 20.3 351.034 22.7 .... 288.717 26.8 .... 229.558 11. S 242.852 .... 6.4 392.849 17,005.619 44.5 10.420.000 8.2 C81.000 9.8 Total, U. S 2,525.166.940 Outside N. Y. City. 973.SS0.193 12.4 11.4 6.5 22. 9 40.8 15.0 CANADA. Montreal . ..... Toronto 27.288.505 80,8.12.118 9.449.786 2.572.696 1.699.579 2.412.448 1.593.117 1.636.350 1.2.10,819 1,035.200 856.947 984.2.10 662.578 - Winnipeg .......... Ottiuva. Halifax Vancouver. B. C... Quebec ... Hamilton St. John. N. B...-. London. Ont ... . . Victoria, B. C... Calcary, Alberta... 7.8 S3. 5 ii!i 9.4 13.2 25.5 ii'.s Total. Canada... 70,596,505 15.4 'Balances paid in cash. . STEEL IN DEMAND Optimism of J. P. Morgan Af fects Stock Market. BROAD FRONT TO SELLING In Spite of Extensive Realizing on Harrimans, Absorptive Power of the Market Continues to the Close. , NEW YORK. July 27. The stock market gave a goott demonstration of Its absorptive power, today In face of numerous sales to realise on the week's considerable rise. The strong front offered by the - market to this Selling was the more notable fn view of lu centering on Su Paul and Southern Paciflo, which are effective leaders of market senti ment and Mkely to influence the whole market by sympathy. Th. effective counteracting in fluence to this realising was the enormous and aggressive buying of the United States Steel stocks, the unwieldy bulk of which makes boem very difficult to move effectively, but which are of corresponding effect oik sen timent when there is a sulking movement in them. The profit-taking in Southern Paciflo car ried it at one time about 2 points below th. high lev.l of the week, and St. Paul was as much as three points off. Effective disclaim ers were made today of the rumors of the passing of control of St, Paul into Union Pa cific hands, which were circulated yester day' to offset the disappointment over the non action of the St. Paul directors on the late financial plan. The effect of these disclaim ers was largely confined to fit. Paul ItseLf, alhough the rumors were an Influence In lift ing the whole market before. The selling to realise extended to otber quarters of the list and affected the transcontinental railroads quite generally as well as some of the Eastern trunk lines. Some of the stocks which were subjected to this process recovered later in flew of the steady absorption which met offerings. Speculative sentiment contin ued to be largely dominated by the supposed views and market operations of Indlivlduals and groups conspicuous in the financial world. There were reports current of the large earnings .to be shown for the current quar ter by the United States Steel Corporation in the report due next Tuesday and the pros pects of an early dividend on the stock were also believed to be Improved from this con 'ditlon. But buying of the stock was influ enced to a much greater extent by the pres ence of J. P. Morgan at his office upon his return from Europe and by the attribution to him of confident opinions on ths stock market and the condition of the country and especial ly of the steel industry. There were no public utterances to confirm these reports, but pro fessional traders professed to see full confirma tion of them in the stream of buying orders .tor the United States Steel stocks which poured Into the market and which were de noted "Morgan buying" in the gossip of the stock exchange. The ease of the money market and the promise of a strong bank statement kept the speculative movement free from obstacles on that account. Some large disbuisements made yesterday converted the previous loss of the banks to the sub-Treasury Into? a small gain. But the returns from the interior movement are chiefly retied upon- to Increase the cash showing of the banks. Preliminary estimates Indicate a gain from this source as high as 17.OO0.000. It is suggested that as the New York banks secured the largest portion of the Panama Canal bonds, there have been some remltttuices from inreriorlbamks wishing to se cure portions of the bonds to secure new cir culation. Reports of extensive cutting of grain rates by Western railroads seemed , not to disturb speculative confidence. The parallel strength sad realising went on the market throughout, and kept up to the closing. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value, $1,329,000. United fitates 3s advanced Vi per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. . Closing Bales. High. Low. 1310, 245 loo 100 30 225 28 63 2014 72 114 148 117 1S6& 100 250 91 100 139 118 92 74 162 224 37 101 67 18 191 180 12 28 94 n " 68 49 188 20 77 215 620 43 83 58 42 78 70 167 . 205 127 179 II Adams Bxnress Amalg. Copper ....928,200 100 Am. Car & Fdy... 94.100 37 do. preferred Am. Cotton Oil.... BOO 31 Am. Express Am. Hd. & Lr..Dfd 98 3014 Am. Ice Securities. 4.200 Am. Unseed Oil... 1,400 do. preferred .... 3u0 Am. Locomotive .. 17,500 do. preferred Am. Smelt. & Ret. 67,300 do. preferred .... 500 Am. Sugar Ref.... 6,800 Am. Tobacco, pfd. . 400 Anaconda Mnff. Co. 42,200 Atchison 14,800 do. preferred . 100 Atlantic Ctmst Line 1,600 Baltimore & Ohio.. 19,500 do. preferred 200 64 20 424 72 Vi 150 1184 137 101 251 91 100 141 119K 82 78 164 224 . 87 10114 58 18i4 108 181 6214 1914 42 71 i47 11714 13614 100 248 91 hi 100 137 118 92 76 162 224 36 10114 57 17 197 180 Brook. Rapid Tran. 39,200 Canadian Pacific 4,000 100 ' 8O0 900 1.800 1,600 Central of N. J... Central Leather . do. preferred . . . Chespk, A Ohio. . . Chicago Gt. West. Chicago & N. W.. 400 Chi.. Mil. & St. P. 25.500 Chi. Term. A Tran. do. preferred .... C, C, C. & St. Ij. Colo. Fuel & Iron.. Colo. & Southern.. do. 1st preferred. do. 2d preferred . . Consolidated Gas .. Corn Products .... do. preferred .... Del. & Hudson . Del.. Lack. & W... Denver & Rio G... do. preferred .... 1.800 8.900 1,000 'ilsod 4O0 1.600 'iiioo 2,300 95 64 34 "eo 139 20 216" 4 63 34 "49 138 19 Hi" 'is" "67 41 78 69 166 295 126 180 17 86 ?I 77 26 Dlst- Securities .. Erie 39.000 23.800 59 42T4 78 70 167 296 126 180 18 'is" 86 39 78 26 do. 1st preferred. do. 2d preferred.. General Electric .. Gt. Northern, pfd.. Hocking Valley ... Illinois Central .... Int. Paper do. preferred Int. Pump do. pref erred .... Int. Met do. preferred .... Iowa Central ...... - do. preferred .... K. C. Southern.... do. preferred .... IjOuis. 4b Nash.... Mexican Central .. Minn., St. Louis. M.. St. P. 4b S.S.M. do. preferred . 200 3,300 900 1.400 300 600 200 ""ooo 200 700 2,000 100 46 86 ?! 78 26 61 H 143 20 63 153 169 94 83 68 78 39 136 46 88 91 94 208 35 130 91 7T 48 99 224 128 93 95 29 99 24 62 75 22 63 ll? ' 86 9S 164 831 28 46 150 94 120 76 43 106 39 106 oii 107 20 . 46 275 152 82 1.300 6.800 1.500 ""eoo ,2 21 153 171 94 83 68 79 39 136 47 88 53 143 20 i53" 171 82 33 68 75 39 135 48 881? 100 Missouri Pacific ... 10,300 Mo., Kan. & Tex.. 1.700 do preferred .... 1,200 National Lead .... 16,900 N.R.R. of Mex.,pfd. 400 N. Y. Central 8,100 N. Y., ont. w.. Norfolk & Western. do. preferred .... North American .. Northern Pacific . . Pacific Mall Pennsylvania People's Gas P., C. C. & St. U. Pressed Steel Car.. do. preferred .... 1.100 3,500 ""eoo 8,700 2.500 33.000 300 "s'.ood 200 94 '1 94 315 204 36 34 130 129 ii 91 81 '49 'is" 99 98 i28 127 .... j 20 27 . 99 99 24 24 82 62 75 .74 "6s ' "52" 72 71 117' 117 36 35 99 99 155 153 33 32 '47' 4714 151 149 94 94 '43 'i.V 106 106 39 38 106 105 36 34 "20 'io 46 45 "S2 "214 full, faiace uar. Reading 88,500 do. 1st preferred do. 2d preferred.. .... Republic Steel do. preferred .... Rock Island Co.... do. preferred .... Schlosa Sheffield .. St-L.4 S.F.. 2d pfd. 4.200 1.4O0 3,900 1.300 3,600 St. Louis 8. W do. preferred .... 2.200 Southern Pacific '.. 63.50O do. preferred .... 400 Southern Ry. 14,900 do. preferred . . 100 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 700 Texas 4b Pacific... 8,300 To!., St. L. W do. preferred .... 200 Union Pacific 108,300 do. preferred ..... 100 U. S. Express.. ... ...... U. S. Realty. U. S. Rubber 400 do. preferred .... 600 TJ. S. Steel 190.200 do. preferred .... 42,800 Va. Car. Chemical. 1.400 do. preferred .... Wabash do. preferred Wells Fargo Ex.... Westlnghouse Elec. Western Union .... 600 1.700 200 ETTE The only paper published in America devoted ex clusively to fruit growing. The most elegant horticul tural journal typographically published. Illustrated in half-tones. Printed on 80-lb. book paper. Colored cover. Contains only up-to-date and most approved methods. Over fifty writers who are able, successful and expert men, actually engaged in growing fruit. Aim to assist growers in every detail in growing Better Fruit" and getting Better Prices. First edition 7000 copies. Sample copies mailed free on request. Subscription $1 per year in advance. E. H. Shepard and E. A. Franz, editors. Address: BETTER FRUIT PUBLISHING COMPANY HOOD RIVER, OREGON. Wheeling A L. E. .. WIb. Central do. preferred 2,700 1.100 18 24 18 . 18 24 24 Total sales for the day, 1,070,600 shares. , BONDS. NEW YORK, July 27. Closing quotation.: U. S. ref. 2s r eg. 101 ID. & R. G. 4s... 98 do coupon 104 N. Y. C. G. 3 Vis. 95 U. S. 3s reg 10314 !Nor. Pacific 3s.. 76 oo coupon lo. U. S. new 4s reg.129 Nor. Pacific 4s.. 103 So. Pacific 4s... 91 Union Pacific 4s. 103 Wis. Central 4s. . 90 Jap. 6s, 2d ser.. 98 Jap. 4s, cer... 94 do coupon 130 U. 8. old 4a reg. 103 do coupon 103 Atchison Adj. 4s 95 Stocks at London. LONDON. July 27. '. Consols for money. 87 11-16; consols for account, 67 11-16. Anaoonda Atchison ' do preferred. Baltimore & O. Can. Pacific... Ches. 4b Ohio. . C. Gt. Western C. M. & St. P. De Beers D. 4b R. Grande do preferred. Brie do 1st pref. .. do 2d pref. . . Illinois Central Louis. & Nash . Mo., Kas. A T. N. Y. Central.. 12 94 INorfolk & West. 91 do preferred... 94 103 122 148 59 18 186 17 44 Ontario & West. 48 Pennsylvania . 66 Rand Mines.... Reading .. 6 .. 65 . . 46 . . 45 .. 37 ..102 .. 74 ..154 87 .. 39 do 1st prer. . do 2d pref. . .So. Railway... do preferred S8 iSo. Pacific... 43 80 72 181 140 34 139 Union Pacific. do preferred U. S. Steel do preferred... 109 I Wabash 20 do preferred... 48 Spanish Fours... 92 Money. Exchange, Ete. NEW YORK, July 27. Money on call, easy at 6'2 per cent; ruling, rate, 2; clos ing bid, 2 per cent; offered, 2. Time loans, steady; 60 days, S4 per cent; 90 days, 49 4 per cent; six months, 6 per cent. Prims mercantile paper. 5o per cent. Sterling exchange, easier at $4.8585(34.8590 for demand, and at 14.820084.8210 for 60 days. Posted rates, 84.82 and 14.85. Commer cial oils. $4.81. Bar sliver, 65c ' . Mexican dollars. 60c. Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds, steady. LONDON. July 27. Bar silver. quiet, 80 l16d per ounce. Money, 22 per cent. Discount rate, short bills, 8 per cent; three months' bills, &3 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. Silver bars, 65e. Mexican dollars. 62c. Drafts, sight, 2c; telegraph, 5c. Sterling on London, 60 days, 94.83; sight, $4.86. Daily Treasury Statement. - WASHINGTON. July 27. Today's state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balances .........3170.213,786 Gold coin and bullion 101.151.034 Gold certificates 38.998.810 SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Prices Paid for Products In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. July 27. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: FRUITS Apples. choice. 81.25; common, 60c; bananas, 76cig$1.75; Mexican limes, S6 6-50; California lemons, choice, 84.75; common, S2.50; oranges, navels, 81-753p4; pineapples, 81.604. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 505c; gar lic, 23c: green peas. fl.251.50; string beans, 33c; asparagus, nominal; tomatoes, 25400: egg plant, 75cJl. EX3GS Store, 1720c: fancy ranch, 24c. POTATOES Early Rose, 7080c; River Burbanks, 7596c: Salinas Burbanks, $1.40 1.60. 'o . POULTRY Roosters, old, 8ig7.50; do young, $56; rollers, small, namlnal; broil ers, large, t22.50; fryers, S333.50; hens, 3.50(B4. . . BUTTER. (Fancy creamery, 23c: creamery seconds, 19c; fancy dairy, 20c; dairy seconds, 18c: pickled. 1617c. CHEESE Young America, 13c; Eastern, 16c; Western, 15c. WOOL Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 16 18c; mountain, 9llc: South Plains and San Joaquin, 9llc MILLSTUFFS Bran, 82021.50; mid dlings. 826S28.60. HAY Wheat. 812.5018; wheat and oats, $12.50915; barley, nominal; alfalfa, $711; stock, $78; straw, 3O60c per bale. RECEIPTS Flour. 6662 quarter sacks; barley, 2228 centals; oats, 9830 centals; po tatoes, 10 sacks; bran, 700 sacks; hay, 3114 tons; hides, 679. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta Alpha Con $ .01 .09 .09 .23 Julia Justice $ .06 .04 . .02 Anaes ........ Belcher Best A Belcher Bullion Caledonia . Challenge Con. Chollar Confidence . . . Con. Cal. V. Crown Point.. Eureka Con... Exchequer . Gould A Curry Hale 4b Nor. .. Kentucky Con.. Mexican Occidental Con. .68 .75 8.45 .11 .11 .65 .07 .03 .19 .80 .20 .03 .07 .68 .22, .24 .11 .10 .50 .85 .09 8.00 .45 .06 .90 Ophir Overman ...... Potosi Savage ........ Scorpion ' Seg. Belcher... Sierra Nevada. Sliver Hill Union Con .. Utah Con Yellow Jacket. NEW YORK, July 27. Closing quotations: Adams Con 1 .20 Alice .N2.25 Breece a -25 Brunswick C. .30 Comstock Tun. .15 Con. Cal. ft V. .80 Horn Silver... 2.05 Iron Silver. . . . B OO Leadville Con. .03 Little Chief.... Ontario Ophir $ .05 2.05 3.40 .03 .11 .60 ' .IT .30 2.00 Phoenix Potosi ........ Savage Sierra Nevada. Small Hopes... Istandard BOSTOlf. July Adventure ..$ 5. Allouez .... 33. Amalgamatd 99. Atlantic .... 14. Bingham ... 30. Cal. Hecla 683. Centennial .. 21. 27. Closing quotations: 87 "Mont. C. A C.$ 2.25 80 N. Butte 87.50 3701d Dominion 38.75 Oo lOsceola 103.50 oo Parrot 25-50 00 Qulncy 84.80 .50 Shannon .... 9.50 00 ' Tamarack - - 102.00 Cop. Range. Daly West.. Franklin . . Granby Greene Con. Isle Royale. Mass. Mining Michigan ... Mohawk .... .25 ITrlnlty 8.62 50 United Cop. 6214 U. 8. Mining 12 U. S. Oil... 00 Utah 00 Victoria 62.75 68.37 U.3U . 91.00 6.00 ." 7.87 . 145.00 00 Winona .... .50 IWolverln. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. July 27. Coffee futures closed steady at a net advance of 16920 points. Sales for the day were reported -of 179.500 bags, including August. 6,706.76c; Septem ber, e.TSS'e.SSc: October, 6.85c; December, 7iS7.10c; January, 7.1567.20c; March, 7.30a 7.36c; May. 7.45T.60c; July. 7.6&c; Spot Rio. Arm: No. 7 invoice, 83814c; mild, steady; Cor dova, 8llc. Sugar Raw, firm: fair refining, 3c; cen trifugal. 86 test, 3 533 13-16c; moiasses sugar, 3c; refined, steady; crushed, $5.60; powdered. $4.90; granulated, $4. So. WEAKENS ON SALES Chicago .Wheat Opens Well, but Fails to Hold. INCREASED ACCEPTANCES Bullish Influences at Start Are For eign Advances, Lower Russian Estimates and Decrease in Argentine Shipments. CHICAGO, July 27. The wheat market was firm during the first half of the session, senti ment in the pit being Influenced by foreign crop news, which was generally favorable to the bulls. The price of wheat at the prin cipal Europeam grain centers showed a con siderable advance, owing to additional re ports claiming a greater shortage of wheat in Southern Russia as a result of excessive rains. Another bullish factor was a decrease In shipments of wheat from Argentina dur ing ths week, compared with the correspond ing week a year ago. The buying early in the day came from influential quarters, sev eral prominent commission houses being on that side of the market. There was also a good demand by local shorts. Towarce the noon hour the market weakened on selling by cash houses, Increased acceptances from ' the country being given ss a reason for the more liberal offerings. Little recuperative power wee manifested late in the day. the market closing steady. September opened c to c higher, at 7676c to 76c, sold up to 77o and.then declined to 76c. The close was unchanged at 76-76c. Sentiment in the corn pit was bullish al most all day. The market was influenced ohiefly by the continued absence of rain throughout the corn belt. At one time prices slumped off considerably on profit-taking, but covering by shorts who were aroused by t re ports of damage caused a quick rally. The market closed firm. September opened 14c to c higher, at 61c to 5151c. sold between 50(g61c, and closed up c, at 61elc. Oats were weak -on selling by cash houses. The volume of trading, however was small. Beptember opened unchanged to c higher, at B3633c. sold off to 3214c and closed 0c lower, at 32!3c. Provisions were quiet and inclined to weak ness. A weak market for live hogs had a depressing effect. At the close September pork was off 7c: lard was unchanged and ribs were a shade lower. WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. July -75 $ .75 $ .75 $ .75 September ... .76 .77 .76 .76 December .. .78 .79 .79 .79 CORN. July 61 .51 .50 .51 V. September ... .51 .61 .50 .51;, May 49 .49 .48 .49 OATS. July 34 .34 .33 .84 September ... .33 .33 .32 . .33 December 34 .34 .33 .33 May . 36 .36 .35 .35 MESS PORK. September ...17.10 17.15 17.02 17.02 LARD. September ... 8.92 8.92 8.87 8.90 October 8.97 9.00 8.95 8.97 November .... 8.92 8.92 8.90 8.90 SHORT RIBS. July 9.12 9.12 9.10 8.10 September ... 9.20 9.20 9.15 9.17 October 8.00 8.00 8.95 8.87 Cash quotations were as follows: Klour Easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring, JB78c; No. 8, 743 77c; No. 2 red, 7576c Corn No. 2, 52c; No. 2 yellow, 6252c Oats No. 2. 34c; No. 2 white, 35i837c; No. 8 white, 34e35c. Rye No. 2, 6667c. Barley Good feeding, 8539c; fair to choice maltlna, 43650c Flaxseed No. J, $1.07 ; No. 1 Northwestern, 11.10. Clover Contract grades, $11.75. Short ribs, sides Loose, 9.05g9.10. ' Mess pork Per barrel. $18.60. Lard Per 100 pounds, $8.82. Short clear sides Boxed. $9.629.75. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 12,200 21.200 Wheat, bushels 472,300 88,700 Corn, busheis 153,600 28,100 Oats, bushels 103,600 127.100 Rye. bushels 1.200 Barley, bushels 16,500 2,700 "Grain and Produce at New York. NEIW YORK. July 27 Flour Receipts, 19,- 700 barrels; exports, 12,300 barrels. Steady with moderate trade. Wheat Receipts, 82,000 bushels; exports. MORRIS BROS. BANKERS HAVE REMOVED FROM First and Alder Streets to temporary offices 733-35 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Building. Phone Main 975 FRUIT 2200 bushels. Spot barely steady; No. 2 red, 82c elevator and 80c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 86o f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, 84c f. o. b. afloat. Opened firmer and higher on bullish Argentine and Russian crop news, wheat ruled weaker and was more or leas depressed all day. The selling motives were big receipts, rood weath er, a bearish Modern Miller repoit and light export business. Last prices showed c de cline to 14c net advance. Close: May, 88c: July, 82o; September, 82c; December, 85 c. Wool and hop. Quiet. Hides Steady. Petroleum Firm. European Grain Market.. LIVERPOOL. July 27. Wheat, July, 6. 7d: September, 6s 8d; December, 6s 7d. Weather, fair but cloudy. LONDON. July 27. Cargoes, steady: Walla Walla and California, prompt shipment. Sis 3d. English country markets, finm; French, quiet but steady. r . . Bushels Argentine shipment. 1.304.0O0 Last week 800,000 India shipments 1.224 000 Last week 1,312000 Grain at San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO. July 27. Wheat easier, barley quieter. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.3oe1.32; milling, $1.321.45. Barley Feed. 7cjl; brewing. $11.03. Oats Red. $1.1531.40. Call board sales: Wheat. December. $1.3. Barley. December, 8Sc. Corn, large yellow. $1.401.42. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, July 27. Wheat, July, 75c; September, 76c; December. 77c; May, 82c; No. 1 hard. 79c; No. 1 North ern. 78c: No. 2 Northern, 76c; . No. 8 Northern, 7475c Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. July 27. Wheat, unchanged. Ex port: Bluestem, 73c: club, 71c; red, 68c. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally en Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted in the local markets yesterday: CATTLE Bent steers, 3.50SJ3.S; medium, -$38.3.25; cows, $2.25fl2.50: second-grade am, $1.5082: bulls, $1.60lg(2; calves, $1(34.50. BHBBP Best sheared. $4; lambs. $4.5084. HOGS-Best. $77.25; light, $6.6066.75. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. , Prices Current sit Kansas City. Chicago and Omaha, CHICAGO, July 27. Cattle Receipts 2500; market steady. Beeves. $3.85$p0.4O; stockers and feeders. $2.504.25; cows and heifers, $1.255.20; calves, $57. Hogs Receipts 20.000; market weak to shade lower. Mixed and butchers, $6,409 6.85; good to choice heavy, $6.456 85; rough heavy, $6.108.35; light, $6.506.BO; pigs, $5.756.75; bulk of sales. $6.5506.80. Sheep Receipts 8000; market steady. Sheep, $2,9015.50; lambs, $4.7507.75. SOUTH OMAHA, July 27. Cattle Re ceipts 800; market steady. Native steers, $4.506.25; Western steers, $3.605.25; canners, $ 1.50 2.75: stockers and feeders. $2-754.25; calves, $25.75. Hogs Receipt. 10,000; market 5c lower. Heavy, J6.3ofe6.45; mixed, $6.406.45; light, $6.4596.50; pigs, $5.S0t6.25; bulk of sales, $6.4066. 47. Sheep Receipts 100; market unchanged. KANSAS CITY. Mo . July 27. Cattle Re ceipts 2000; market steady to weak. Na tive steers. $46.20; stockers and feeders, $2.404.60; Western cows, $2.504.40; Western steers, $3.505.85; bulls, $2.2594; calves, $2.50 5.25. Hogs Receipts 6000; market weak to 6c lower. ,Bulk of sales, $6.5006.57 ; heavy, .500'55; packers, $6.506.57; pigs and light, $5 60 6.60. Sheep Receipts 1000; market steady. Muttons, $4.2565.50; lambs, 5.507.60; range wethers, $4.755.75; fed ewes, $15. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO, July 27. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries, 15(f20c; dairies, 15917o, Eggs, steady at mark, cases included, 12a5c; firsts, 15o; prime firsts, 16c; extras, 18c Cheese, firm. ll12c. NEW YORK, July 27. Butter, firm. West ern factory, common to firsts, 16l?c. Cheese and eggs, unchanged. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, July 27. Cotton futures closed finm at a decline of 87 points on the old crop and unchanged to 9 points higher on the new. July, 9.86c; August, 9.91c; Sep tember, 10.08c: October, 10.20c: November, 10.22c; December, 10.30c; January, 10.34c; February, 10.39c; March, 10.47c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOU18, July 27. Wool, steady: me dium grades, combing and clothing. 2328e: light fine, 1822c; heavy line, 1417c; tub washed. 3Sku,c