Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 18, 1906, Second Edition, Page 15, Image 15

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    THE MORNING' OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1906.
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SALES AT 20 GENTS
Hop Market Definitely Placed
on That Basis.
FOUR LOTS SOLD AT TOP
Kirk pa trick Offering 2 2 Cents in
the Dallas Section Rain in Eng
land Cabled Estimates
Are Conflicting.
HOPS Sever! sales made at 20
cents.
FRUIT Local supply again run
low.
BUTTER Front etreet Is still well
stocked.
EGGS Market Improves, but Is no
higher.
POULTRY Stocks easily clean up.
The hop market was definitely placed on a
20-cent basis yesterday. Four transactions
that were fully con firmed took place at that
figure. The market was given a good, healthy
bocet, and predictions were freely made that
the coming week, will see prices climb higher.
Three of the 20-cent purchases were made
by Lachmund & Plncua, of Salem. The first
to be announced was the Hill & Bernard lot
of 10,000 pounds at Luckiamute. Later the
Arm bought 10,000 pounds from W. W. Falk,
of Balem. and in the evening closed a con
tract with a Reedvllle grower, whose name
could not be learned, for 60.000 pounds. An
other 20-cent deal involved a block of hops
sold by Catlln & Linn, of Salem, but the
particulars were not made public. Lachmund
Sl Plncus during the day also made a con
tract for 40,000 pounda of primes with A. J.
Ray & Son at 18 cents. Several other 18-cent
transactions were reported from the country.
A California, wire stated that 20 cents had
been paid yesterday for Sonoma hops.
The following special dispatch received by
The Oregonian from Dallas last evening shows
that the excitement is spreading up the
country:
''Dallas, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) E. C.
Kirkpatrlck. the hop exporter and plunger,
arrived home unexpectedly by private con
veyance from Newport late last night, and
today is freely offering 22 cents for growths
of choice yards. The offer was made person
ally to three prominent growers of the Dallas
district, but was refused by each.
"Mr. Kirkpatrlck is reticent, and refuses
to give out any information as to whether
thne offers are made for the purpose of ex
port, speculation or otherwise, but admits that
he will take all the choice goods offered.
Cables received from Europe yesterday were,
as they have been of late, more or less con
flicting. The Associated Press reported rain
in England. Foreign newspaper reports re
ceived by mall were too old to be of much
service, as the crops have undoubtedly dete
riorated since the reports were made up, ac
cording to most of the cable advices received
since that time.
The Kentish Observer of August 2, in Its de
tailed plantation reports, showed the im
provement that was noted In the cables re
ceived at that time. The correspondents,
however, were generally of the opinion that
under the most favorable conditions up to
the end of harvest, the total, crop was not
likely to exceed that of 1904. That paper
rubllahed the following letter from Klelber &
Co.. of Nuremburg, under date of July 2S:
"We beg to report about the prospects of
the new crop. It Is as yet far too coon to
form a positive opinion about the growing hop
crop on the Continent; it is, however, almost
certain that under the most favorable cir
cumstances the yield must be a moderate one;
the next 14 days will decide the definite" re
sult. In Bavaria the principal and most re
nowned diftrlcts of Spalt and Hallertau are
likely to be the moet favored onee, but the
Mountain and Frankonlan districts are suf
fering heavily und-r the prevailing vermin
pest. Bohemia and Austrian, reports .speak
of about half the quantity of last year's crop,
which was an extraordinarily good and large
one. Stocks of lft06 hops on offer are very
limited, and prices about 20s to 30s higher
all rpund than four weeks ago."
LARGE DEALS AT 20 CENTS.
Lachmund Plncus Buy Big Hop Crops In
Polk County.
BALEM. Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) Twenty
cents was the contract price at which Lach
mund Plncus bought the W. W. Fawk and
the Hill and Bernard hop crops In Polk
County today. The.se crops are 10,000
pounds each. The same firm reports the
purchase of a . 60,000-pound, crop In Polk
County at the same price, but the deal was
confidential and no names are given.
McKinley Mitchell informed Salem hopmen
today that ne bad bought hops today at 20
cents, but nothing about the deals could be
learned.
BUTTER MOVING STEADILY.
Supply on Front Street Is Still Somewhat
in Excess of the Demand.
A steady movement in butter Is reported
by the city creameries, which are quoting
their top brands at 2Mf20 cents. On Front
fitneet, the supply is still somewhat In excess
of the demand, but the leading handlers have
raised their prices In sympathy with the ad
vance on city make. The best outside brands
were quoted yesterday at 25 cents, and the
output of creameries not so well known was
held at 22 cents.
The egg market was steady at 21 to 22
cents. Some firms cleaned up entirely, while
others were not so successful. There was a
good demand, and some effort was made to
advance the market, but It did not succeed.
Receipts of poultry this week have been
smaller than last week, probably owing to the
drop In prices, and as the demand has con
tinued good, the week promises to close with
a steady market. Some dealers make no dis
tinction now In prices between Spring chlck
ena and old hens.
FRESH FRUIT IS SCARCE.
Only Watermelons Are in Good Supply on
Front Street.
There was a general scarcity of fruit on
Front street yesterday, and firm prices were
paid In several lines. Watermelons were In
good supply on the street, but no unsold cans
were left at the railroad yards. Of the heavy
arrivals of the preceding days, six cars were
diverted to other polpts. No cantaloupes
came In, but a car or two are due today.
Peaches- -were practically cleaned up, and
the strong demand sent prices for the best
offerings up $1.40. Grapes are moving better
In the absence of other fruit. Local sweet
waters are offered at 75 cents, and California
grapes at $LfiO1.85, ths former for muscats
and the latter for Black Prince.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
FLOUR Patents. $4.10 per barrel; straights,
13.45; clears, f3.25ff3.40; Valley, f3.fKj3.5;
Dakota and hard wheat, patents. ?.Y40'?j 5.ii;
clears, $4.25; graham, $3.30; whole wheat,
$3.76; rye flour, local, $3: Eastern, $3.40; corn
meal, per bale. $l.fi04i2.29.
MfLLfiTUFFr Bran. city, flft; country, $17
per ton ; middlings, $26.60tf?2tf ; shorts, city,
$17; country, $18 per ton; chop, U. S. Mill',
$15.50; Unseed dairy food, $18; A calf a meal.
$18 per ton.
WHEAT Club, 6Sc; blucstem, 70c; Valley,
71c; red, 66-5660.
OATS No. 1 white feed, $26; gray, $25 per
ton; new crop, white $22, gray $20.
BARLEY Feed, $23 per ton; brewing.
$23.50; rolled, $24(524.50; new feed barley, $21
per ton.
RYE $1.30 per cwt.
CORN Whole, $28; cracked, $27 per ton.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. Im
pound sack. $7; lower grades, $5.3ufi6.73;
oatmeal, eteel cut. 60-oound sacks, $3 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks. S4.25 per bale; oat
meal (ground), 00-pound sacks, st.ov pr
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split
peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound
boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100
rounds: 23-nnnnrl fcrntf 1 .25 Der box:
pastry flour, 10-pound sa'ks, $2.50 per bale.
may valley timothy. No. 1, niffo" vr
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $; clover, $73
7.50; cheat, 1 .50: grain hay. $7; alfalfa, 10;
vetch hay, $7(&7.60.
Vegetables, Fruits. Etc
domrrtip fruits a DDles. common, 50(3
75c per box; fancy, $1.202; aprlcota, $1.25(9
l.Sii; grapes, 73c&$1.85 per crate; peacnea. itp
1.40; peare, $1.75; plums, fancy, 50675c per
box; common, oo-?f75c; blackberries, 66c per
pound; crab apples, 75c per box.
MEi.nxs rwntniounes. s2&3 per crate:
watermelons, lftlVjC per pound.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $5J?6.60 per
box; oranges. Valenctas, $4.505; grapefruit.
$44.50; pineapples. $34 per dozen; bananas,
5c per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. 6J7c; cab
bage, lS2c per pound; celery, 85c$l per
dozen; corn. 155200 per dozen; cucumbers,
hothouse, 25c per dozen ; field, 40ig GOc per
box; egg plant, 10c per pound; lettuce, head,
25c per dozen; onions. 10&12Vic per dozen;
peas, 4 5c; bell peppers. 12Vj15C; radishes,
log 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 22Vjc per pound;
spinach, 2-&3c per pound; tomatoes, 60ftt90c
per box; hothouse, $2; parsley, 25c; squash,
$11.25 per crate.
ROUT VEUETABLts lurnipa, wcbi per
sack; carrots, $151.23 per sack; beets, $1.25(9
1.50 per sack; garlic, 10124e per pound.
ONIONS New. ly.'g'lfc.c per pound.
POTATOES Buying price: Oregon Bur
banks, 70 75c ; sweet potatoes, 43'c per
pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound;
apricots lSlilOHc; peachea, 12U13c; pears,
HHfi'Hc; Italian prunes. SVjfSSc; California
figs, white, in sacks, 6f86c per pound; biack,
4.35c; bricks. 124j 14-ounce packages, 75$85c
per box; Smyrna, 20c pound; dates, Persian,
OfffOHc per pound.
RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages. 8U
8c; IB-ounce, OlOc; loose muscatels, 2-
crown, 6tf7c; 3-crown. K-yic; 4-crown,
7S 7c; unbleached, seediest Sultanas. &&c:
Thompson' fancy bleached. lOijllc; London
layers, S-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds,
$2; 2-crown, $1.75.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 24 j' 26c per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery, 22 25c; store butter, 15
15V-C
EGGS Oregon ranch, 2122c per dozen.
Eastern. 2021C.
CHEESB Oregon full cream twins. 13(3
13 c; Young America, 1414c.
POULTRi Average old hens. 13c; mixed
chickens. 12iS13c; Springs, 134fil4c;
old roosters. &10c; dressed chickens, lVf?15c;
turkeys, live, 16j722c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2f'fr2214c; geese, live, per pound, fifflOc; ducks,
11613c: pigeons. $lt$1.30; squabs, $23.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1006 contracts. 1820c per pound;
1905, nominal; 1904. nominal.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 15
19c per pound, according to shrinkage; Val
ley, 2022c, according to fineness.
MOHAIR cnoiee, ftJ0c per pound.
HIDES Dry: No. 1. 16 pounds and ua
per pound, lb20c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15
pounds. 1821c per pound; dry salted bull
and stags, one-third less than dry flint;
culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain,
hair-slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to
3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers,
sound, 00 pounds and over, per pound, lOi&llc;
steers, sound, 60 to 60 pounds, 10llc per
pound; steers, sound, unaer 00 pouna., and
cows uioc per pouna; stags and bulli,
sound, 7c per pound; kip. sound. 15 to 30
pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound, 10 lo 14
pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under
10 pounds, ll(&.12e per pound; green (unsalted),
1c per pound less; veals, 1c per pound leas.
Sheepskins : Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock,
each, 26&30c; short wool. No. 1 butchers'
stock, each, 5O0Oc; medium wool, No. 1
butchers' stock, each, $1.25-Q2; murrain pelts,
from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 1516c per
pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according
to size, $1 (& 150; colts, hides, each, jfVj30c.
Goatskins: Common, each, 1525c; Angora,
with wool on, each, 30cS1.60.
FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to lz.
each, $f'o20; cubs, each, $1&3; badger, prime,
each. 25 50c; cat, wild, with head perfect,
30io0c: house cat, 520c; fox, common gray.
;arge prune, eacn. 005110c; rea, each, $3S-5;
cross, each. So'S 15; silver and biack, each,
SlOO-ff.loo: flshere. each. ffiS: lvnx. each.
$4.506; mink, strictly No. .1, each, according
to size, $l(g3; marten, dark Northern, accord
ing to size and color, each, $1015; pale pine,
according to size and color, each, $2.504 ;
muokrat, large, each. 12(g15c; skunk, each,
40(i 60c ; civet or polecat, each, 5 15c ; ot tar.
large, prime sain, eacn, mko'Iu; paniner with
head and claws perfect, each, $2&o ; raccoon.
prime large, eacn, do?i iOc; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, each, $3.505; prairie
(coyotfe), eoca$i; wolverine. each, $!&$;
beaver, per skin, large. JS'ao: medium. t:iiii-
small, $11.50; kits, 60S 75c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 223:253
per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 44c; No. 2
and grease, 2l?3c.
CASCARA SAGRADA (chittam bark) New,
2fc'2c per pound; 1904 and 1905, 3c in small
lots, 3V-tt4c In car lots.
GRAIN BAGS 0?9c each.
Groceries. Nuts, Etc.
RTCB Imperial Japan No. 1, 5c; South
ern Japan, 6.40c; head, 6.75c
COFFEE--Mocha, 26(g2Sc; Java, ordinary,
18f 22c; Costa Rica, fancy, I81?20c; good.
lOValSc; ordinary, 1022c per pound; Columbia
roast, cases, lOOs, $14.75; 60s, $14.75; Arbuckle,
$17.25; Lion, $15.25.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talis,
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound
flats, $1.10; Alaeka pink, l-pound talis, 90c;
red, 1-pound tails, $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound
tails. $1.7o. s
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pouhds: Cube,
$5.40; powdered, $5.15; dry granulated, $5.05;
extra C, $4.60; golden C, $4.43; fruit sugar.
$3.05; P. C. $4.95; C. C, $4.95. Advance sales
over sack basts as follows: Barrels, 10c; half
barrels. 26c; boxea, 50c per 100 pounds. Term:
On -remittances within 15 days deduct Vic per
round; if later than 15 days and within 30
days, deduct He. Beet sugar, $4.75 per
lOO pounds: maple stipar. 15 18c per oound.
NUTS Walnuts, l&ic per pound by ack;
34c extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts,
16c: filberts, 16c; pecans, jumbos, 16c; extra
large, 17c; almonds. HilSc; chestnuts,
Italian, 12Vj&16c; Ohio. 2c; peanuts, raw,
TVfcc per pound; roeted. 9c; plnenuLs, lOtf
12c; hickory nuts, VjSc; cocoanuta, 35lGc
per dozen.
SALT California dairy. $11 per ton; Imita
tion Liverpool, $12 per ton; half-ground, 100s,
$9; 5 u. $9.50; lump Liverpool. fl7.60. '
BEANS Small white, 44c; large whit.
4Vc; pink, 2c; bayou. 4c; Lima, 5c;
Mexicans, red. 4c
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 21c per pound;
standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18c; English,
11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach. 16c.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 17c per pound;
14 to 16 pounds, 17c: IS to 20 pounds. 16c;
California (picnlc. 13c: cottage none;
shoulders, 12Vic; boiled, 25c; boiled picnic,
bonelesa. 20c.
PICKLED GOODS Pork. barrels. $21;
half barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $11; half
barrels, $6.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced
ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, !7c; bologna,
long, 7c; welnerwurst, lOc: " liver. 6c; pork,
9 1 0c : headcheese. 6c ; blood. 6c; bologna
oa usage, link. 4c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt. 12c; smoked, 13c; clear backs, dry
salt. 12c; smoked. 13c; clear bellies, 14 to IT
pounds, average, dry salt. 14c; smoked, 15c;
Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry
salt. 12c; smoked. 13,c; Union bellies. 10
to 18 pounds average, none.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: T!erc
Ilic; tubs, 12c; 50s, I2c; 20s. I2c; 10s.
12 "6 c; 5s. 12 c. Standard Pure: Tierces,
10c; tubs, lie; 60s, lie: 20s. lH4e: 10s,
HHc; 5s. 11 He. Coranotnd: Tierces, 7fcc;
tubs. 7fcc; 50s, 7c; 10s. 8c; 5s. Sa
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds, TV-'tpScj
125 to 60 pounds. 7c; 150 to- 20 pounds. 6c;
2O0 pounds and up. 6Hi&-c.
BEEF Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows,
t'&SSe; country steers, 66c.
'MUTTON Dreseed fancy. 7Jfte per pound;
ordlnarv, 5'3ie; lambs, fancy, S'ffSc
PORK Dressed. 100 to ISO pounds, 8tfSHr;
150 to 200 pounda, 73Sc; - 20O pounds and
up, 77 Vic.
Oils.
TURPENTINE) Cases, 81e per gallon.
COAL Cases. 19a per gallon; tanks, 12o
per gallon.
GASOLINE Stove, cases. 24Hc; 72 test,
27V,c: 88 test. 36c; iron tanks, lOc
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7c; BOO-pound
lots, 8c; lefa than 600-pound lots, Sc. tin
25-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin cans. lo0 pounds per case, 2tO
per round above keg price.)
LINSEED Raw. in barrels, 47c; In cases,
63c; boiled, in barrels. 50c; in cases; 663;
25-gallon lobs, lc less.
Bank Clearing,.
Bank clearances of the leading clti
of
the Northwest yesterday were:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland SVS.tMO 102,8K3
Feattle 1,5H1,ST5 357.;i5
Taooma f74.W 102.24A
Spokane 630,858 74.601
Nrw York Cotton Market.
NEW York. Aug. 17. Cotton futures
closed barely steady at a iwt decline of 18"f
24 polnta. August. 8.02c- September, 9.02c;
October. 9.21c; November; 9.25c; December,
fl..11c; Januarv. n.87c; February. 9.44c; March,
9.47c; April, 9.48c; Slay, 9 63c.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE
Wall Street Electrified by Har
riman Dividend News.
STOCKS BEGIN TO SOAR
Union Pacific Takes a Jump of 1 7
Points, and Southern Pacific
Advances Six Points Entire
List Is Affected.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Union Pacific, on
a 10 per cent dividend basis, and Southern
Pacific, on a 5 per cent dividend basis. Offi
cial announcement of this result of yester
day's meeting of the executive committees
of the two companies electrified Wall stree;
almost immediately after operations in the
stock market had begun today. Speculative
excitement blazed up of a sudden and in
stead of burning Itself out In a flash, as is
not unusual on . such an outbreak after a
period of continued speculation, the flame
thus kindled increased and spread until prac
tically all parts of the stock exchange list
were embraced In the fervent demand to
buy stocks.
Wall street turprises commonly are not
due to under-estimatlon of coming events.
The usual rule Ib that a period of speculative
excitement, such as has occurred this week
In the Harriman Pacifies, gives rise to so
many excited conjectures, partly voluntarily
and partly incited for a purpose, and that
the actual event on which a speculation has
been baaed brings disappointment, and more
likely a rush to sell than an extension of the
buying movement. Yesterday rumor-mongers,
who alleged that Southern Pacific was
to receive a semi-annual dividend of 2 per
cent rather lhan the ex-dlvldend of 2 per
cent,, were regarded as extravagant. For
the prospects of Union Pacific stockholders,
the most hopeful prophet offered no sugges
tion that more than 3tt per cent for the
half year would be disbursed on that stock,
opinion being" divided on this as to whether
the Increase over the preceding 3 per ent
rate would be Incorporated in a regular 3
per cent dividend or distinguished as V, per
cent extra In addition to maintaining the
3 per cent regular rate.
The dazallng effect of the announcement
of a regular 5 per cent semi-annual dividenl
on the speculative imagination was thus
magnified many fold. Opinion leaped to the
conclusion that there was a decision repre
senting financial power and authority of the
first magnitude and likely to effect by Its in
fluence and example the control of corporate
management as a whole, that the period
making desirable strict retrenchment In the
disbursement of corporate profits for the ex
pansion of facilities and the Improvement of
plant and equipment had reached Its com
pletion and that the way was open for the
enjoyment by stockholders of a fuller share
of earnings, secure In the capacity of their
property to care for the requirements upon it
and to maintain the earning power thus de
fined. The convulsive rise In Union Pacific and
Southern Paolflc aroused some anxiety at first,
owing to the distress of an uncovered short
Interest which was indicated. The movement
elsewhere in consequence was feverish and ir
regular for a time. The general deductions
drawn from the dividend action on the Pacifies
was too Important and far-reaching to allow
the general advance to be long restrained. The
new income basla offered by the Pacifies them
selves, especially Union Pacific, left such wide
room for readjustment In the price that the rise
was vigorously extended by spasmodic move
ments. Other stocks most acutely affected nat
urally were those in which condltlone bore the
closest analogy to those of Union Pacific Penn
sylvania and New York Central were the prin
cipal examples by reason of their large stock
holdings of controlled companies. The in
crease In the Union Pacific dividend was defi
nitely assigned to the resources of it Income
from investment. Hence the analogy. The
strength of the market, however, became fair
ly comprehensive.
The continued rise In interest rates on time
loans and the testimony of tbe current move
ment of the growh of the interior demand for
harvesting purposes "were forced out of sight
almost completely in the speculative enthusi
asm of the day.
Union Paclncs extreme high price was 170,
COmnared With IrtU In at nftrht Rnnrhern Pa.
clflc rose to 89 early in the day. an extreme'
advance of 6T4, but did not rise again to
that level later. Pennsylvania gained 6. New
York Central 4. and the active list generally
from 1 to 3. The irregular closing below the
best of the day was the natural result of real
izing the day'a inviting profits.'
Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par
value, $2,930,000. United States . bonds were
all unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
. Sales. High. Low. Bid.
Adams Express 2H
Amalg. Copper ...127.200 10H -104, K)5
Am. Car & Fdy.... 2.4U0 3l:), 3bft SW'i
do. preferred ..... Ix,:j4
Am. Cotton Oil 31
do. preferred 100 93V4 '.2i
Am. Express 230
Am. Hd. & Lr..pfd. 100 30 30 29
Am. lee Securities.. 10,900 7i4 7214 73
Am. Linseed Oil Au'
do. preferred .... 10 4114 4Hi 41 U
Am. Locomotive .. 1,800 70 6!)
do. preferred 113
Am. Smelt. & Ref. 24.300 135'. lr..1Ti !Kti
do. preferred 3'K) 117 117 117
Am. Sugar Refining 4. loo 13T 1384 137
Am. Tobacco, pfd. no lftl l'm:i l"0v
Anaconda Mng. Co. 2S.400 22 2r.R, 230
Atchison 71.100 07 94-S. tiB-4
do preferred .... 1.500 loo loot, 10
Atlantic Coast Line 2.500 144 141, 143'
Baltimore & Ohio. 24,8oO 119 118 ' 118ta
do. preferred 91
Brook. Rapid Tran. 19.;n 78 75X4 7V4
Canadian Pacific .. 2.600 167 17
Central of N. J 2."
Central Leather 600 3S14 3S H814
do. preferred 4'0 10214 101 H 101
Cheapk. & Ohio 6.4O0 61 00-t. , 61
Chicago Grt. West. 2.n0 19 18 18 U
Chicago & N. W.. 4.10O 210 2074 08
Chi., Mil. & St. P. 42,600 1B8 I86V4 17
Chi. Term. A Tran.. 13
do. preferred .... 100 31V 81 31
C, C, C. 4 St. L. . 1.4O0 9fi 951,4 95
Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 32..XK) 58 54 54
Colo. & Southern.. 1,200 37vi 37 54 36
do. 1st preferred 70Vi
do 2d preferred 50
Consolidated Gas .. loo 138H 138 139
Corn Products 300 19'4 19 194
do. preferred 7ti
Pel. & Hudson 2.800 222 221 222
Del.. Lack. A West 600
Denver Rio O... 1,600 44'4 43 4314
do. preferred Jtoo 86 85jJ 85
Dlst. Securities.... 19.500 63 60 62-4
Erie ...33.300 454 43 44
do. 1st preferred. 1.500 78 77 77
do. 2d preferred.. 3,100 72 71 71
General Electric .. 80 169 169 W 16B
Grt. Northern., pfd. T.800 300 297 2.1714
Hocking Valley 127
Illinois Central 900 17 174 174
International Paper 8.100 in'4 184 1914
do. preferred .... 2O0 85 85 84
International Pump 7,800 f.2 Ro 51
do. preferred .... loo 86 86 85
Int. Met 900 37 36 HSU
do preferred 1.400 " 7S 77 78
Iowa Central 200 28 5 28 2.8
do. preferred .... 52 62 ii 51
K. C. Southern 500 28 2S 27
do. preferred .... 3.000 57 86 56
Louis. & Nash ll.lOO 147 145 146
Mexican Central .. 1.400 21 21 21
Minn. & St. Louis. 200 67 67 67
M.. St. P. ft S.S.M 152
do. preferred lt;
Missouri Pacific ... S.400 96 95 96
M.. Kan. ft Tex... 3.400 85 34 35
do. preferred .... 1.9O0 70 70 . 70
National Lead 3.400 80 79 79
N.R.R. of Mex.,pfd 41
N. Y. Central 29.600. 145 141 143
N Y., Ont. & W.. 1.500 48 47 48
Norf. & Western... 3.800 93 92 92
do. preferred 901J
North American ... 1.200 94 94 94
Northern Pacific .. 12.5O0 2oo 206 26
Pacific Mall 6.900 40 38 39
Pennsylvania 316,400 144 138 143
People's Gas 90'
P.. C. C. & St. L m
Pressed Steel Car.. 2.500 64 62 63
do. preferred 200 98 ns 98
Pull. Palace Car... 100 237 237 235
Reading ..184.300 135 132 134
do. 1st preferred. 100 92 92 92
-do. 2d preferred.. 90
Republic Steel .... 1.4O0 29 20 29
do preferred .... 3.2H lol 9-1 10
Rock Island Co 2.200 26 26 26
do. preferred 2.800 65 64 65
Sehloss Sheffield .. POO 77 -,( 77
"-L. & S.F.,2d pfd. 100 46 46 44
St. Louis S. W 50O 24 24 24
do. preferred .... ' 1.2O0 67 67 55
Southern Pacific ...481,6o 89 82 87
do. preferred 7K 118 118 118
Southern Ry 11,900 38 37 37
do. oreferred 99
Tenn. Coal Sc Iron.. 300 156 155 155
Texas & Pacific 700 34 33 34
Tol., St. L. & West. 40O 32 31 31
uu. prtriurieu .... znnj di
Union Pacific 647.100 179 163 178
do. preferred 4U0 95 94 94
U. S. Express 124
U. S. Healty lOVi
U. S. Rubber 6O0 46 45 45
do. preferred loo ln.T 108 I08
U. S. Steel 237.700 43 41 43
do. preferred 36,600 108 106 107
Va. Car. Chemical. 400 38 37 M
do. preferred 109
Wabash 6O0 20 fiO 20
do.. nrefem.d lrt 471.; 47 W 47 1
Wells Fargo Ex... 100 3O0 3O0 2l'
westlnghouj Elec. 100 ISO ISO i.tv
Western Union 91
Wheeling ft L. E. . 100 18 18 18
Wis. Central 400 26 26 25
do. preferred 300 51 61 51
Total sales for the day, 2,513.600 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Closing quotations
U. 8. ref. 2s reg.l04D. ft R. G. 4s 09
do coupon 14 .N. Y. C. G. 3s. 93
U. S. 3s reg. .i03:Nor. Pacific 3s. .103
do coupon 1034iNor. Pacific 4s. .103
U. S. new 4s reg.l29jso. Pacific 4s... S
do coupon 129ilrnion Pacific 4s. 103
U. 8. old 4s reg.l03wis. Central 4s.. 90
ao coupon 102 Vi Jap. 6s, 2d ser... h jfc
Atchison Adj. 4s 95:Jap. 4. cer... 02
Stock at London.
LONDON. Aug. 17. Consols for money,
87; consols for account, 87 15-1.
Anaconda 13;N. Y. Central. . .145 .
Atchison 98 Norfolk West. 95
do preferred. .104 do preferred... 94
Baltimore ft O. .122 Ontario ft West. 48
Can. Pacific 172 Pennsylvania ... 71
Ches. ft Ohio... 62 Rand Mines 6
C. Gt. Western. 19:Reading 68
C. M. ft St. .P.. 193 So. Railway 3S
De Beers IS
do preferred.. . 102
D. ft R. Grande. 45
do preferred.. 88
Erie 43
do st pref 80
do 2d pref. ... 73
Illinois Central. 180
So Pacific 90
Union Pacific 173
do preferred... 98
U. S. Steel 42
do preferred... 109
Wabash 21
Louis, ft Nash. .149
do preferred... 49
Mo., Kas. ft T. . 35!Spanlsh Fours.
93
PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.
Sales and Prices Bid and Asked on tbe
Local Board.
Sales at the Stock Exchange yesterday were
2000 shares of Oregon Securities at 6. The
following are the official prices bid and asked:
Bid. Asked.
Bank stocks
Bank of California 360.00
Merchants' National 175. 00
Oregon Trust ft Savings 150. 00
U. S. National 200.00
Portland Trust Co. of Or 120.00
Mlscelaneous stocks
Lesser Mfg. Co 155.00
Campbell's Gas Burner 5.00
Union Oil 205.00 210.00
Associated Oil 38.00 41.00
Alaska Packers' Assn.... 68.00 62.00
Pacific States Tel 92.00
Home Tel Co 65.00
Puget Sound Tel. Co 50.00
Oregon Life Ins. Co 1.000.00
J. C. Lee Co 150.00
Merlin Townslte Co 20 .25
Nicola Coal ft Coke Co.. -.02 .03
International Coal Co .66 .70
Mining stocks
Alaska Petroleum & Coal
Co.
Alaska Pioneer
Standard Con
Oregon Securities
Snowstorm
Lees Creek Gold Mines. .
.13 ' .17
.44 .52
.10 .11
.06 .06
2.05 2.25
.01 . .01
Tacoma Steel 10 .13
Gallce Con 02 V. .t4
Gallaher M. ft. M 04 .06
Golden Rule Con .02
Bullfrog Terrlbla 05
Golconda 04 .05
North Fairvlew M. Co... .04 .05
Le Roy 00 .01
Hiawatha .05
Cascadla M. ft D. Co 15 .17
Hecla (Idaho) 3.15 3.30
Rambler Cariboo 40
Dixie Meadows .. .02 H
Susrar stocks
Hawaiian Com ' .86 .87
Honokaa .9 .13
Hutchinson 14 .15
Makawell .34
Onomea .31
Paauhau .18 .19
Union 47
Sales 2000 shares Oregon Securities at 6.
Money, Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Money on call, 3
3; ruling price. 8; closing, 8; offered at
8. Time loans very strong; 60 days, 5; 90
days, 5 95 per cent; six months, 6 per
cent; prime mercantile paper, 6i6.
Sterling exchange, steady at S4.8475 for de
mand, and at $4.8175 for 60-day bills. Posted
rates, 4.824.83 and 4.86S4.86. Commer
cial bills, S4.814.81.
Bar silver 66c.
Mexican dollars 50 c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
irregular.
LONDON. Aug. 17. Bar silver Quiet;
30 9-16d per ounce. Money, 2f?2 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 3-16 per cent. The rate of dis
count In the open market for three months
bills Is per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. Silver bars,
66c; Mexican dollars. 62c. Drafts, sight.
2c: drafts, telegraph. 5c. 8tlrllngn London,
60 days, S4.S2; sterling on London, sight,
4.85.
London Stock Exchange,
LONDON. Aug. 17. American securities
opened steady on the exchange here today.
Later prices eased off, and Union Pacific de
clined below yesterday's New York close.
Other shares were unchanged to lower.
The American section of the Stock Exchange
this afternoon became quite excited upon the
receipts of the New York opening prices. Union
Pacific immediately Jumped 8 points, from
167 to 175. and Southern Pacific advanced
6 points, from 84 to 91.
Trading was active and excited, and the clos
ing prices were a few points below the best.
These shares absorbed the attention of the
market, other shares being practically un
touched. Daily Treasury Statements.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances m the general
fund shows:
Available cash balance 1184.160.802
Gold- coin and bullion 110.Ofi9.052
Gold certificates 39.227,730
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sbeep and
Hogs.
The following livestock prices were quoted
in the local market yesterday:
CATTLE Beat steers, 5.605.65; medium,
$3!S3.25; cows, I2.25-ST2.50; second-grade cows,
$1.502; bulls. tl.502: calves. t4?4.60.
SHEEP Best sheared, av?'4.25; lambs, J5.
HOGS Best, $7.267.50; light, 6.75gT.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City. Chicago and
Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. IT. Cattls Re
ceipts 5000; market lower and steady. Na
tive steers, $4.2o6.25; cows and heifers. $3
94.75; Western steers, $35.25. Texas
steers, J2.75S4.25; cows and heifers, $2 9
8.75; canners, tl.50S2.50; stockera and
feeders, J3-40; calves, $35.75; bulls,
stags, etc., 24.
Hogs Receipts 7000; market 5c higher.
Heavy, 5.755.95; mixed, 3.80e5.90; light.
$5,9516.12; pigs, 56, bulk of sales,
5.906.
Sheep Receipts 4000; market stronger.
Yearlings. $5.50(6.15; wethers, $55.25:
ewes. $4.503: lambs, $6.607.50.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Cattle Receipts 27.
000; market slow and steady. Beeves, $3.90
6.75; stockers and feeders, $2.404.50;
cows and heifers, $1.355.25; calves, $5.25
7.50; Texas fed steers, $3.754.60.
Hogs Receipts today, 12,000; tomorrow,
estimated, 9000; market 3c higher. Mixed
and butchers. $5.806.40; good to choice
heavy, $3.9006.30; rough heavy, J3 OO'iJ
5.80; light, $5.80 6.40 ; pigs, $5.256.15;
bulk of sales. $0 6 6.30.
Sheep Receipts 6000; market .steady.
Sheep, $3.255.35; lambs, $4.058.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 17. Cattle Re
ceipts 2000. Including 600 Southerns. South
ern steers. $2.754; Southern cows, $2
3.25; native steers, $4(98.4.; native cows
and heifers, $2 5; stockers and feeders,
$2.6004.60: Western cows. $24; Western
steers, $3.506; bulls, $2 3.25; calves,- $2.50
6. Market slow.
Hogs Receipts 6000; market 5c higher.
Bulk of sales, $66.10; heavy. $5.90ig6.50;
packers. $66.10; lignt, $6.056.15. pigs,
$5.25&3.75.
Sheep Receipts 1000; market strong. Mut
tons, $4.25105.50; lambs, $8g7.60; range
wethers, Ji.oOijj 5.90; fed ewes, $4jj 3.50
WHEAT TURNS FIRM
Sharp Rise in the Chicago
Grain Pit.
OPENS STRONG AND ACTIVE
Advance t Tjiverpool Comes as a
Surprise to the Shorts Argen
tine Shipments, Decrease.
Russia Is Buying.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. The wheat market
opened strong on a lively demand by shorts
and commission houses. A sharp advance in
the price of wheat at Liverpool came as a
surprise to the majority ot pit traders, many
of whom had sold short the previous day, and
In an attempt to cover the short sales, prices
were forced up materially, the September de
livery showing a gain of o to c on initial
transactions. The total movement for the week
from Argentine was 856.000 bushels, compared
with 1,376,000 bushels the previous week. As
the set-slon advanced the market was further
strengthened by a report from St. Petersburg
to the effect that wheat was being imported
into Russia from Germany. Late In the day
sentiment lost much of Its bullishness owing
to a sharp decline In the price of corn. The
close was, however, firm. September opened
c to c higher at 70c to 70c, sold off to
70e, and closed at 70j70c.
Likelihood of a material Increase in the
movement caused liberal profit-taking In Sep
tember corn and resulted in a break of over
1 cent a bushel in the price of that delivery.
Although cash houses disagreed as to the
amount of acceptances. Indications pointed to
large receipts in the near future. The market
closed weak. September opened a shade to
c higher at 48c to 48c, and closed
at 49 S49 c.
Clear weather and large receipts, both, local
and at other primary points, had a weakening
effect on the oats market. Cash houses were
the principal sellers. September closed at
9c.
The feature of trading in provisions was
profit-taking in pork by local longs. A 8-cent
advance in the price of live hogs had a
steadying effect early in the day. September
pork closed 27c lower, lard 2c and ribs 5o
lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Sept $ .70 $ .70' $ .70 $ .70
Dec -.73 .73 .73 .73
May 77 .77 .77 .77
CORN.
Spt. 48 .48 .47 .47
Dec 44 .44 .43 .43
May 44 .44 .44 .44
OATS.
Sept. 30 .30 .29 .29
Dec. 31 .31 .30 .80
May 33 .33 .32 .82
MESS PORK.
Sept 17.13 17.13 17.00 17.00''
Jan. 13.50 13.52 13.32 13.32
LARD.
Sept 8 70 8.70 8.67 8.67
Oct 8.77 8.77 8.72 8.72
Nov 8.62 8.02 8.55 . 8.55
Jan., 7.70 7.90 7.85 7.85
SHORT RIBS.
Sept 8.97 8.07 8 87 8.90
Oct 8.75 8.77 8.70 8.70
Jan 7.22 7.22 7.12 7.12
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Easy.
Wheat No. 3, 6972c; No. 2 red. 69
70 c.
Corn No. 2, 49c; No. 2 yellow. 60c.
Oats No. 2. 3lc: No. 2 whjte, 3232c;
No. 3 white. 29 6 34c
Rye No. 2, 56c.
Barley Fair to choice malting, $1.12
1.18.
Flax seed No.-l, $1.08; No. 1 Northwest
ern. $1.12.
Clover Contract grades. $11.75.
Short ribs, sides Loose. $S.80 8.90.
Mess pork Per barrel, $17.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $8.67.
Short clear sides Boxed. $9. 12 9.25.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 27.200 13.300
Wheat, bushels 308. OKI 69.000
Corn, bushels 85.200 232.100
Oats, bushels 384.000 103,600
Rye. bushels 3,000 25.000
Barley, bushels 20.900 8.800
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Flour Receipts. 26.
900; exports. 3500. Market steady with better
demand.
Wheat Receipts, 112,300; exports, 63.900.
Spot. firm: No. 2 red, 77c. elevator;
No. 2 red. 78c, f: o. b. afloat; No. 1 North
ern Duluth, 85c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 hard
Winter, 79c. f. o. b. afloat. The wheat open
ing was firm and higher on reports of rains
in England, firm cables and small Argentine
shipments. After shorts had covered, how
ever, prices lost a good part of the Improve
ment owing to fine harvest weather In the
Northwest and a poor export demand, closing
to a net higher. May closed at 83;
September, 78c; December 80c.
Hops Quiet.
Hides Firm.
Wool Firm. '
European Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 17 Wheat Septemher.
6s 2d: December, 6s 4d.. Westher In Eng
land showery.
LONDON, Aug. 17. Cargoes Pacific Cotrt,
3d higher. 30s 6d. "
English and French country markets, quiet.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17 Wheat, easy;
barley, steady. Spot quotations: Wheat .
Shipping, $1.20. Call Board sales: Wheat
December, $1.27. Barley December, 99c.
Corn Large yellow, $1.4091.42.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 17. Wheat Septem
ber, 70c; December. 72c; May, 76(576c;
No. 1 hard. 75c; No. 1 Northern. 74c;
No. 2 Northern, 73o; No. 3 Northern, 71
72 c.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Aug. 17. Wheat Unchanged: ex
ports, bluestem, 70c; club, 68c: red, 65c.
SAX FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS.
Prices Paid for Products in the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. The following
prices were quoted in .the produce market
today :
FRUIT Arples, choice. 90c; common. 25c;
bananas. 75cr?1.60: Mexican limes, $66.50;
California lemons, choice. $4.50; common, $3;
oranges, navel, $1.753.50: pineapples, $1.60t
2.50.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 2550c; garlic,
2'52c: green peas, 3c; string beans. 2fS3c;
tomatoes. 3550c; egg plant, 5065c;' okra,
50S60c.
EGGS Store, 1825e; fancy ranch, 28c.
POTATOES Early Rose, 7080c; River Bur
banks, 6o85c; Salinas Burbanks, $1.25;
sweets, 3c
POULTRY Roosters, old. $66.50; young
roosters. $0fl7: broilers, small, $2(8'2.50; broil
ers, large. $263 ; fryers. $3'g4; hens. $4.6g.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 26c; creamery
seconds. 21c: fancy dairy, 23c; dairy sec
onds, 19c; pickled, 17gl8c
CHEESE Young America, llffl2c;
Eastern, 16c; Western, 15c.
WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 18
18c; mountain, 9Sllc; South Plains and San
Joaquin. 9-ffllc.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.5022; middlings,
$26-330.
HAY Wheat. $1217.60; wheat and oats,
$10ffl2; barley, $7310; alfalfa, $78; stock,
$78; straw, MOc per bale.
Receipts Flour. 23,419 quarter sacks; wheat,
84SS centals; barley. 3812 centals; oats, 1573
centals: oats, Oregon, 1573 centals; beans,
9S2 sacks: com, 060 centals; potatoes. 1680
sacks; bran. 4611 sacks; middlings. 645 Sacks;
hay, 653 tons; wool, 43 bales; hides, 331.
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GOOD CONDITIONS ASSURED.
Railways Will Be Unable to Handle
All the Business When the
Crops Begin to Move.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. R. O. Dun St Co.'a
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say:
Abundant crops and an oversold steel indus
try engender sentiments of confidence that
make the outlook bright for a continuance of
present prosperous business conditions. Each
week brings a new high-water mark in some
department, and the net result is uniformly
better than for the corresponding week In any
previous year.
Despite unprecedented preparations for busi
ness by liberal purchase of rolling stock, the
railways are facing a serious traffic blockade
that .cannot be avoided when the crops begin
to move freely. Earnings thus far reported
for August were 11.7 per cent larger than
last year.
No relief appears as to the supply of labor,
production being reduced in some cases where
consumers are most urgent. Fall dry goods
Jobbing trade broadens, clothing-makers make
heavy shipments and the leading Industries are
usually supplied with orders assuring active
machinery well into next year.
July foreign commerce for the whole country
far surpassed the same month in any previous
year, especially as to imports, which were
close to the largest In any previous month
and at this port alone for the last week
there were gains of $5,801,463 in Imports and
$1,519,833 in exports, as compared with the
same week In 1905.
Failures this week numbered 176 in the
United States, against 218 last year, and 16
In Canada, compared with 28 a year ago.
CONFIDENCE IN CROPS.
Railway Operations Continue to Be Im
mensely Profitable.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Bradstreefs to
morrow will say:
Confidence Increases as crops, promising
large If not record yields in nearly all In
stances, approach maturity, and Jobbing
operations' demand from first hands and
orders from manufacturers 4roaden as the
month advances. Selling by farmers of new
wheat has been checked by the lowest prices
paid for four years past.
Railway operations continue Immensely
profitable, as shown by Increased dividends
announced by leading Pacific railroads and
by reports for the month of July pointing to
a gain of 14 per cent in gross receipts over
a year ago. with gains widespread In all sec-
-tions. Complaints of scarcity of labor affect
ing output come from every section of tne
country.
Business failures In the United States for
the week ending August 16 number 145
against 137 last week. 147 In the like week
o 1905, 203 In 1904. 166 in 1903 and 171 in
1902. In Canada failures number 22. as
against 19 last week and 29 in this week a
year ago.
Wheat, Including flour, exports from the
United States and Canada, for the week end
ing August 16 are 2.827,954 bushels against
2.262.961 last week and 1.068.519 this week
last year. For the past seven weeks of ths
fiscal year the exports are 14.928,223 bush
els against 6,307.164 last year.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. 'The following ta
ble, compiled by1 Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended August 16. with the percentage
of increase and decrease as compared wltn
the corresponding week last year
PC. JVC.
Inc. Dec.
7.6 ....
10.
'i.i ....
13.6 ....
.S ....
8.5
19.0 ....
13.1
3.3
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11 9 ....
3.6 ....
11.7
14.4
8.9
15.8
'i'.s
12.1 ....
23.3
8.3
49.0
zs!i
3.6
20.2
2.1
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21.9
32.1
22.0
13.4 ....
8.8
5.1
37.4
19.2
37.4
25.3
8.1
New York $1,637,323,924
Chicago
Boston
134.772.717
131.274.204
54.0M.94l
43.638,202
43.914.147
24,479.965
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 . . . 1
Seattle
Memphis
Fort Worth
Richmond
Columbus
Washington
St. Joseph
Savannah
Portland, Or
Albany
Salt Lake Cltv
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
Evansvllle
Birmingham
Worcester
Syracuse -. . .
Charleston. S. C...
Lincoln
Mobile
Erie. Pa
Knoxvllle
Jacksonville. Fla...
Wilmington, Del...
Wichita
Wllkesbarre
Chattanooga ......
Davenport
Little Rock
Kalamazoo. Mich. .
Topeka
Wheeling, W. Va.. .
Macon
Springfield. 111......
Fall River
Helena
Lexington
14.007.606
13.2SS.K90
13.779.693
ll.410.2SO
6.667,400
7.275.541
0..'!9.020
8.629.822
2.874.991
5.643.162
5.0U8.56S
5.004.900
4.445.402
4.121.800
3.802.555
3.930.818
3.0116.564
2.973.342
2.558.517
2.0N0.791
2.001.591
2.237.316
2.036.601
876.620
1.622.934
2.032. 512
1. 809. 803
1,482.16.'.
1.602,813
1.807,023
1.502,509
1.579.61 1
836,294
1.064.529
1.666.732
626,038
1.132.039
1.170.S24
1.3S8.455
1.202.114
9H3.6.-.0
1.220..-.55
706.834
891.226
876.204
804. 0O6
1,064.583
474.771
727.269
698.151
.782.893
571,465
19.3
4.4
3.2
5.5
23.9
27.2
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48.6
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3.2
16.2
38.1
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11.0 "
12.6
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37.0
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R. W. FOSTER, Ticket Agent,
C., B. & Q. Ry.,
100 Third St., Portland, Or.
flilHTMInmi
Fargo. N. D
New Bedford
Youngstown
399.285
686.630
573.674
6.-11. 917
574.964
474.276
518,808
4.15. loO
474. 8O0
409.209
41 1.865
349,713
328.072
302,086
320.130
31.8,196
329,176
191.0SI
264,0.16
453,913
19.312.237
11.302.000
741.107
21.
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33.2
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14.3
5.5
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Akron
Rockford. Ill
Cedar Rapids. Ia..
Canton. O
Blngiiamton
Chester, Pa
Lowell
Greensburg. Pa....
9
18 6
10.8
Bloomlngton. 111...
Sprlnglleld. O
Qulncy. 111...-
Maneneld, O
Decatur, 111
Sioux Falls. S. D. .
Jacksonville. 111...
Fremont. Neb
South Bend. Ind. . .
Houston
Galveston
Fort Wayne
14.4
6.3
22.3
13'.7
63.6
14.4
110
Total, U. S $2,585,912,878
Outside N. Y. City. 048.288,034
7.4
7.0
CANADA,
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Halifax
Vancouver, B. C
Quebec
Hamilton
St. John. N. B
London. Ont.
Victoria, B. C. . . .
Calgary
Edmonton
26,697,439
21.646.718
8.730.779
2.714.015
1.639.153
2.720,486
1.7OO.03S
1.506.131
1.19.-..942
1.1H5.017
881,380
923.212
710,922
15.2
21 .0
33 9
15.2
8.0
53.7
6.8
3.0
4.9
12.8
34.9
Total, Canada... $ 70,712.009 10.5
'Balances paid In cash.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today '
were as follows:
Alpha Con....$ .06
Andes 09
Belcher 24
Bent & Belcher .78
Bullion 20
Caledonia 24
Challenge Con. .13
Chollar 13
Confidence . . . .59
Con. Cal. & V. .04
Con. Imperial. .01
Crown Point. . .09
Exchequer . . . .45
Gould 4 Curry .10
Hale Nor. .. 1.13
Julia 06
Justice .. . .04
NEW YORK. Aug.
Adams Con....$ .20
Alice 3.00
Breece 20
Brunswick C. . .30
Comslock Tun. .14
Con. Cal. & V. .92
Horn Silver... 1.75
li on Silver. . . . 3. 00
(Kentucky Con.$ .04
Mexican 18
Occidental Con. .i4
Ophir 3.60
Overman 11
Potosl 13
Savage 1.0.1
Scorpion 07
Seg. Belcher... .04
sierra Nevada. .22
Sliver Hill 81
Standard 1.23
Union Con 30
Utah Con 03
fellow Jacket. .15
St. Louis 03
17. Closing quotations:
Little Chief. ...$ .03
Ontario 2 75
Ophlr 3.60
Phoenix 02
Potosl 14
Savage 100
Sierra Nevada. 2.00
Small Hopes. . . .30
Standard 1.40
Leadvllle Con.
.03
BOSTON, Aug
17. (
Closing quotations:
Adventure
Allouez . .
..$ 8 25
Mont. C. C.$ 2.25
37.50
105.62
14.00
33.00
720.00
25.50
77.75
16.73
18 2.1
12.00
19. 30
8 25
13.50
62.50
Old Dominion
41.30
Amalgamatd
Atlantic .
Bingham . . .
Cal. A Hecla
Centennial ..
Cop. Range.
Daly West. .
Franklin . . .
Granbv
Isle Royale.
Mass. Mining
Michigan ...
Mohawk ....
Osceola
109.00
2T.30
88 00
9 50
98 00
8 75
63 87
56 75
10 00
53 50
6 87
8 25
151.00
Parrot
Qulncy
nannon ....
Tamarack ..
Trlnltv
United Cop. .
V. S. Mining.
U. S. Oil
Utah
Victoria ....
Winona
Wolverine ...
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. There was an ad
vance of 10s in the London tin market with
spot closing at 181 6s and futures at 181
10s. Locally the market was quiet and a
little lower on the average with quotations
ranging from 41.20041.90c. the Inside price
representing the views of buyers.
Copper was Arm and unchanged In the local
market with lake quoted at 18.62fll8.75c;
electrolytic at 18.37(& 18.50c; casting at 181
18.25c. The London market was 6s higher at
83 15s 6d for spot and 83 15s for futures.
Lead was higher in the London market,
rinsing at 17 Is 3d. Locally it was un
changed at 8.75c.
Spelter was unchanged at 6S6.10c locally,
and at 26 15s in London.
Iron was higher abroad with standard
foundry quoted at 52s 9d and Cleveland war
rants at 53s 3d in the English market. Locally
the market was reported active and firm.
No. 1 foundry Northern Is quoted at $18.73fJ)
20; No.- 2 foundry Northern. $19.258190;
No. 1 foundry Southern. $19.503 19.73; No. 1
foundry Southern, $19 19.25.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. The market for
evaporated apples is unchanged. Supplies for
December delivery are quoted at 6c; prime,
1111 c; choice, lll9HS4c; fancy. 12c.
Prunes are firm with California 70s to 40s
quoted at 78c; Oregon 40s to 20s at 19
8c.
Apricots are firm with the new crop avail
able in small amount; choice, 16c; extra
choice. 17c; fancy, 18'a20c.
Peaches are unchanged on spot: choice,
loaiic; extra choice, llc; fancy, 119
12c; extra fancy. 1212c.
Raisins are unchanged.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Coffee futures closefl
steady at a net decline of 6 10 points, ales
were reported of 38,250 bags, including Sep
tember. 6.90S6.95c; December, 7. 10ft T. IV;
January. 7.20c; March. 7.35S7.4oc; May. 7.4.VJ
7.50c; July, 7.5067. 60c. Spot Rio, quiet; mild,
steady.
Sugar Raw, firm: fair refining. 8c: centri
fugal, 96 test, 3c; molasses sugar, 3 1-169
3c: refined, steady.
Dairy Froduee in the East.
CHICAGO. Aug. 17. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was Arm;
creameries, 19i822c; dairies. 17S20c. Eggs,
steady; at mark cases Included, 14'g!16c; firsts,
16c; prime firsts, 18c; extras, 20c. Cheese,
firm; llfl3c.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Putter, steady, un
changed. Cheee, strong. Bggs, firm; West
ern firsts, 18&19c; do. seconds, 16&18c.
Wool at St. Louis.
PT. LOUIS. Aug. 17 Wool Steady; terri
tory and Western mediums, 22fg?28c; One medi
um. 161i20c: One. 14fl7c
TOTTER" IX SERVICE.
popular O. R. N. Excursion Boat Re
snmes Trips to Beach.
The T. J. Potter leaves Ash-street dock
for North Beach, touching at Astoria, as
follows:
August 14. 10.00 A. M.; August 16. 11:30
A. August IS, 12:30 P. M.; August 21.
7 A. M..
From Ilwaco: August 12, P. M. ; Au
gust 15, 8 A. M.: August 17, 8 A. M. ; Au
gust 19. 8:30 P. M.
Tickets at Third and Washington streets
and at Ash-street dock. Meals may be
secured on the boat.