THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1906.
13
PRICES ARE NAMED
Opening Figures on Oregon
Packing Company's Goods.
DELIVERY ABOUT TO BEGIN
Total Frnit Pack" of the State IiCsa
Than That of I-ast Season Rcl
utive Cheapness of Berries.
Hop Trade Quiet.
CANNED GOODS Future price of
Oregon Packing Company pack.
HOPS Market 1h waiting attitude.
FRUIT First caabaa arrive. Bad
fruit condemned.
COUNTRY PRODUCE Moat lines
firm.
SUGAR Beet refineries ship product
East.
Portland Jobbers have announced the open
ing prices to retailers on the UKvfl pack of
the Oregon Packing Company's fruits and veg
etables. Some of the goods are now being
offered, but most of them will be on the
market for September-October ' delivery. The
wholesale prices follow:
Extra Standard . -
Apples $1.50
BIa-kh-rrf-9
1.10
v nrri if b, DiacK ana wnue... ......
2.10
Goose hrrrles 1.85
Partlett peare 1.65
Plums, all kinds 1.30
Raspberries 2. 10
Strawberries" 2.10
PI Gallons
Blackberries .
Apples
Cherries
Gc-)Ofeberrle.B .
Fan If tt peare,
Bart If-tt pears.
Plums
Pumpkin ....
Pquafh ,
Rhubarb
$3.80
265
, 4.00
4.00
unpeeled 2.50
peeled 3 00
2 50
240
2 .40
2.65
The fruit pack of the state as a whole thl
year will be something under that of last sea
son. "While the pack of raspberries will be
normal, that of strawberries and cherries will
be short. Berries, a put up by the Oregon
Packing Company, are, however, relatively
cheaper than heretofore, as the quality this
year Is exceptionally fine, an unusually large
proportion of the pack, being of extra grade.
The strong position of the general canned
goods trade was shown by a number of fresh
advances that were announced yesterday, In
pie gallons the rise' being 25 cents In apri
cots, 10 cental in peeled and unpeeled peaches
and 10 cents In Bartlett pears. Berries are
also exceedingly strong and it looks as if
stocks will be cleaned up before January 1.
HOP TRADE QUIET.
Market Is la a Waltliijc Attitude No Sales
or Rumors of Sales.
There were no new developments In the hop
market yesterday. No sales came to light, nor
were there rumors of transactions. The mar
ket waa In a waiting attitude, with dealers
looking for new orders from the East that did
not come. Up to the present time, 20 cents Is
the best price that has been paid, so far as
can be learned. Some of the local dealers
have for several days had orders for primes
at 18 and 18 cents, .but -they are unable to
fill them, as the offers made above the market
have completely blocked trade.
The lull In the market has revived the ap
prehension of some of the traders and talk Is
again heard that prices have been, boosted
too high for safety. The fact la also noted
that the big flrma have so far held aloof from
the speculation. "Warnings are given by the
cautious element to look out for quiet unload
ing at any time. There have been no signs
yet of selling by the heavy holders, but if it
should develop that such has been the case
under cover of the buying of small lots at
top prices, the market la likely to receive a
bad iolu
On the face of things, however, prices look
reasonable enough now and there is still a
chance for a sudden change in foreign crop
condition that will start renewed buying at
higher prices. It la the expectation of this
vent that is keeping some of tha growers off
the market. Moat of them, however, are In
fluenced by the reports that buyers have
offered 21 or 22 cents for hops. Whether or not
these offers were bona fide seemingly makes no
difference to some growers. The fact that
such prices have been offered, and by well
known dealers. Is enough to cause the pro
ducer to hold on.
Klaber, "Wolf & Ketter's detailed statement
of foreign and domestic crop conditions, print
ed In The Oregonlan yesterday morning, was
read with great Interest by local hop men and
the opinion wa generally expressed that the
estimates made will prove to be very close
to the actual outturn. The firm is neither a
bull nor a bear on the market and the con
clusions were regarded as strictly unbiased.
The statistical table given by the firm La
valuable to keep for future reference. The crop
figures In the table for 1006 are estimates.
Those of the preceding seven years are from
official returns.
While the reports received from some sec
tions of the Valley Indicate a considerable
shortening- of the crop by drouth. It La inter
esting to know that In one part of the state,
and thai the newest hop-growing section, no
damage has been done. The Myrtle Creek En
terprise says:
Dan Root brought Into the Enterprise from
his hop yard at Arago a stretch of vine about
. ten feet tn length that was fairly loaded with
hops and if the pickers And his 20-acre field
loaded as wa this sample they will make
better than ordinary wages while Mr. Root
will gather to himself a small fortune from
the crop. The sample shown indicates that
Cx County is an extra good locality for
growing hops and the price Is fairly on the
boom. Reports from the Willamette Indicate
serious damage from the drouth, while the
same cannot be said here.
CHEAP SI GAB OX THE COAST.
Roflnery War Causes Beet Men to Sell Their
Product East.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. The Exam
iner -say a today:
After five months competition between the
Western Sugar Refinery and the California &
Hawaiian Sugar Rpflnlng Company, the price
of sugar has dropped from $5.15 to $4 30. In
New York the price Is $4.80, while at the
Missouri River it is $5. The $4.30 price In
the local market means the ruling figure .for
all the Paclllc Coast States. This figure la so
low that Southern and other Coast beet sugar
makers- refuse to sell here, and are shipping
all their output to the Missouri River. Both
the local refineries are also shipping to the
Missouri River. Their fijfht. however. La to
control the Pacific Coast field. It la estimated
that the S5-cent reduction will affect 150,000,
000 pounds, and that there win be a reduction
of from 27 to 40 cents per 100 pounds on
S50.OO0.0OO pounds.
The cut noted In the dispatch is, not recent,
but is the accumulation of declines that have
taken place since the sugar war began. There
has been no recent change In local quotation,
notwithstanding some changes made In re;
finery list prices, as the Jobbers here always
do business on the basis of the lowest re
finery quotation. The Spreckeln Company and
the C. & H. are both together now. Should
one of them advance, it would not affect
prices here, but a decline by either would at
once be reflected In lower prices to local re
tailers. If the rival companies succeed in
adjusting their differences, the fact will be
at once known by an advance of 75 cents or
$1 In the Coast market.
SLUMP IX THE PRICE OF HOPS.
North Yakima Dealers Said to Have Re
ceived Tip to Unload.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.)--
It Is said that nearly 1000 bales of hops
bought on contract were offered for sale here
today at prices ranging from 16 to 17-.ic.
Eastern advices received by buyers here tell
them to "sell at any price, but sell. This Is re
garded as an indication of an early slump in
the price.
Casabas In Market.
A feature of the fruit market yesterday was
the receipt of 500 casabas, the first of the sea
son. They sold well at $3.50 a dosen. Two.
cars of watermelons arrived from the South.
A lot of very fancy early Crawford peaches
was received from a grower at The Dalles
and they readily brought $1-40 a box. South
ern Oregon peaches were in light supply. The
market is very firm in that section and grow
ers decline to ship on consignment. Crab
apples of the Trancendental variety were of
fering on the street at $1.50 per box.
Cheese. Eggs and Poultry Firm
There 1 a good movement in the cheese
market and prices are quite firm at 1314
cents.
Butter Is quoted steady at former prices.
Eggs are scarcer and as the shipping de
mand has Increased, a firmer tone Is noted in
the market. ,
Poultry of all kinds cleaned up readily yes
terday, but without change in price.
Dad Fruit Condemned.
County Fruit Inspector Deich yesterday con
demned 10 boxes of wormy apples on Front
street. They were shipped in from The Dalles.
A good many of the apples reaching market
now are In poor condition and require Close In
spection. Five hundred pounds of plums and
prunes affected with San Jose scale were con
demned by Mr. Delch at the Italian market.
Bank Clearings.
Clearings. Balances.
Portland -. $ 7K3.534' $ H0.416
Seattle 1,6W,4M 300,027
Tacoma 62i,384 27.475
Spokane 603,571 26.1M7
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
WHEAT Club, OTigtfjn; bluestem, 70JJ71c;
valley, 71c; red. 64&6ttcJ
OATS No. 1 white, 22ff22.50; gray, $0
21.
BARLEY Feed. $20 per ton ; brewing,
$22. 5o; rolled, $2324.
RYE $1.30 per cwt.
CORN Whole. $26; cracked, $27 per ton.
FLOUR Patents, $3.&u(i 4.10 per barrel;
straights, $3.1053.60; clears, $3.103.25;
Valley, $3. 50(j? 3. 6u; Dakota and hard wheat,
patents, $otg 5. HO ; cleartr. $4. 10(S 4.25; graham,
$3.50; whole wheat, $3.75; rye flour, local, $5;
Eastern, $55.25; commeal, per bale, $l.&u
2.29.
MILL-STUFFS Bran, city, $16; country,
$17 per ton; middlings, $25 26; shorts, city,
$17; country. $18 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills,
$15.50; linseed dairy food, $16; Acalfa meal,
$18 dct ton.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.506. (5;
oatmeal, steel cut, 60-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 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. 50 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $16; clover, $7
7.50; cheat, $6.50; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $10;
vetch hay, $7j'7.50.
Vegetables, Fruits, Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common. CO
75c per box; fancy, $1.252; apricots, $1.251j
1.35; grapes, $11.75 per crate; peaches, $1
1.40; pears, $1.75; plums, fancy, 60feT5c per
box; common, 50 75c; blackberries, 55-6c per
pound; crab apples, $11.50 per box.
MELONS Cantaloupes, $1.752 per crate;
watermelons, l$lfec per pound; casabas, $3.50
per dozen.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $56.50 per
bo. oranges, Valencia. $4.505; grapefruit,
S4&4.50; pineapples, $3(&4 per dozen; bananas,
5c per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Beans, e-tJTc; cab
bage, 1Q2q per pound; celery. 85cig$l per
dozen; corn, 15&20c per dozen; cucumbers,
hot house, 25c per dozen : field, 4inS60c per
box; egg plant, 10c per pound; le.ttuce, head,
25c per dozen; onions, 1012 Mi c per dozen;
peas, 4455c; bell peppers, 12 H (5 15c; radishes,
1015c per dosen; rhubarb, 22--tC per pound;
splnac'.. 2'3c per pound ; tomatoes, SOigOOc
per box; hothouse, $2; parsley, 25c: squash,
$11.25 per crate.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 90c$l per
sack; carrots, $1(51.25 per sack; beets, $1.25
1.50 per sack; garlic, 1012Hc per pound.
ONIONS New. 1 Vi21c Pr pound.
POTATOES Buying price: Oregons Bur
bankB, 7075c; sweet potatoes, 4;g-4Lc per
pout.d.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound;
apricots, 151? lOc; peaches, 121-&'&13c; pears,
1 1 Vj 14c : Italian prunes. 5H((?Sc ; California
flg-s. white. In sacks, Sc per pound; black,
4(3 5c; bricks, 1214-ounce packages, 75S5c
per box; Smyrna, 20q pound ; dates, Persian,
tirtJc per pound.
RAISIN'S Seeded, 12-ounce packages, S'VJ
8-4c; 16-ounce. 9M10c; loose muscatels. 2
crown, Qfclc; 3crown, 6i4?7c; 4-crown,
7'5-7c; unbleached, seedless Sultanas, 67e;
Thompson's fancy bleached. 10(7 11c ; London
layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2;
2-crown, $1.75.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. ,
BUTTKR City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 2520c per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery, 2225c; store butter, 15
15MiC.
EGOS Oregon ranch, 21-&22c per dosen;
Eastern. 2021c.
CHEESE: Oregon full cream twins, 1Z
14c; Young America, 1415c.
POULTRY Average old hens, 13c; mixed
chickens, 124$ 13c; Springs, 1314c; old
roosters, 8-giOc: dressed chickens, 14'ffl5c;
turkeys, live, lG22c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
20-522SC; geese, live, per pound. 810n; ducks,
115 13c; pigeons, $L(1.50; squabs, $23
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5-ic; (featfa
era Japan, 6.40c; head. 6.75c.
COFFE E Mocha. 26(0 2Sc ; Java, ordinary,
IS22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good, 16
18c; ordinary, 10S22c per pound; Columbia
roaflt cases, 100s, $15; 60s, $15.25, Arbuckle,
$17.25; Lion, $15.25.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40; 1-pound
flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 90c;
red, 1-pound talLe, $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; P. C, $4.85; C. C, $4.05. Advance sales
over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half
barrels, 25c; boxes, 50o per 100 pounds. Terms:
On remittances within 15 days deduct -&c per
pound; if later than 15 days and within 30
days, deduct -W.c. Beet sugar, $4.75 per 100
pounds; maple sugar, lSlSc per pound.
NUTS Walnuts, lSVic per pound by 'sack;
yc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, 16c;
Alberts. 16o; pecans, jumbos, 16c; extra large,
17c; almondH, 14-u313c; chestnuts, Italian.
12H16c; Ohio, 2oc; peanuts, raw, 7-&e per
pound; roasted, 9c; plnenuta. 10512c; hickory
nuts, 7Vlfi8c; cocoanuts, 35fi00c per dozen.
SALT California dairy, $11 per ton; imita
tion Liverpool. $12 per ton; half-ground, 100s,
$9: 50s, $9.50; lump Liverpool, $17.50.
BEANS Small white, 4 -4c; large white,
4c: pink, 2c: bayou, 4Tc; Lima, 5,c;
Mexicans, red, 4a.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1806 contracts 1820c per pound;
l9i5, nominal; 1904. nominal.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 15
19c per pounds, according to shrinkage ; Val
ley, 20j 22c, according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice, 28&30c per pound.
HIDES Dry: No. 1, 16 pounds and up, per
pound, IStoiiOc; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds,
1821c per pound; dry salted bull and staps,
one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth
eaten, badly cut. scored murrain, hair
slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to 8c
per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound.
60 pounds and over, per pound, 10llc; steers,
sound, 60 to 60 pounds, loff lie per pound;
steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows,
fljlOc per pound: stags and bulls, sound, 7c
per pound; kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds, 10c
per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 11c
per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11
12c per pound; green (unsalted), lo per pound
lew; veals, lc pr pound less. Sheepskins:
Shearlings, No. 1 butchers sock. each, 25
30c; short wool, No. 1 butchers' stock, each,
50 60c: medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock,
each. $1.25'.!; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20
per cent less, or 15fglc per pound. Horse
hides: Salted, each, according to size, $11.50;
colts, hides, each. 25 50c. Goatskins: Com
mon, each. 15t25c; Angora, with wool on,
each. 30ctfi$1.50,
FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size,
each. $,"1720; cubs, each, $I3; badger, prime,
each. 25o0c; cat, wild, with head perfect,
3fT50c; house cat, 5t20c; fox, common gray,
larice prime, nch. 5"fj 7V ; ri, each, tft 5:
cros. each, $4715; sliver and black, each,
$!on3oo; fishers, each. $58: lynx, each,
$4,5056; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according
to size. $13; marten, dark Northern, accord
ing to size and color, each. $10'15; pale pine,
according to size .and color, each, $2.504.;
mukrat, large, each, 12'al5c; skunk, each,
40f00c: civet or polecat, each. fi-ftlSc; otter,
large, prime skin. each. $6i 10; panther with
head and claws perfect, each, $25; raccoon,
prime large, each, 50 76c; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, each, $3.50ff5; prairie
(coyote), 60c $1; wolverine, each, JG'aS;
beaver, per skin, larg. $50; medium, $37:
small. $11.50; kits, 5075c
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 2225o
per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 44c; No. 2
and grease. 23c.
CASCARA SAGRADA Cchlttam bark) New,
23isc per pound; 1004 and 19o5, 3c in small
lot. 3('-4c in car lots. v
GRAIN BAGS 99c each.
Otis.
TURPENTINE Cases, 81c per gallon.
COAL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, 12Hs
per gallon.
GASOLINE: Stove, cases, 24c; 72 test,
27Hc; 88 tet, 35c; Iron tanks, 10c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c: 500-pound
lots. Sc. less than 500-pound lots. 8c. (In 25
pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5
pound tin cane, loO pounds per case, 2c per
pound above keg price.)
LINSEED Raw. in barrels, 47c; in cases,
53c; boiled. In barrels, -50c; In cases, 55c;
25-gaUon lots, lc less.
Provisions and Canned Meats. -
BACON Fancy breakfast, 21c per pound;
standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18c; EnglUh,
11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach. 16c.
HAMS 10 to 14 pound 17c per pound; 14
to 16 pounds, 17c; 18 to 20 pounds, 13c; Cali
fornia (picnic), 13c; cottage, none: shoulders,
12c; boiled, 25c; boiled picnic, boneless, 20c.
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $21; half
barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $11; half barrels,
$&.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced
ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17c; bologna,
long, 7c; weinerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c; pork,
9 10c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologna
sausage, link. 4Hc
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c ; clear backs, dry
salt, 12c; smoked. 13c; clear bellies. 14 to 17
pounds, average, dry salt, 14c; smoked, 15c;
Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry
eelt, 12Vc; smoked, 13Uc; Union bellies, 10
to 18 pounds average, none.
LARD Leaf Lard, kettle rendered: Tierces,
11 c; tubs, 12c; 50s. 12c: 2ia. 124c; 10s,
12Hc; 5s. 12 c. Standard Pure: Tierces,
10 c ; tubs, 11c ; 60s. 11c; 20s. 11 c 10s,
llVic; 5s, llc. Compound: Tierces. 7c;
tubs, 7c; 50s, Ta 10s. 84c; 5s, 8c.
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 7USc;
125 to 60 pounds, 7c: 150 to 200 pounds, 6c;
200 pounds and up, 6H6c.
REEF Dressed bullB, 3c per pound; cows,
4 1. Ti S K c ; country steem, 56c.
MUTTON Dressed fancy. 78c per pound;
ordinary, 6Hc; lambs, fancy, &-8tc.
PORK Dressed. 100 to 180 pounds, R8c;
150 to 200 pounds, 7,fcSc; 200 pounds and
up, 774c.
IN WHEAT FIELDS
WET WEATHER BULLISH IX
FJjTIENCE IX CHICAGO TRADE.
Acceptances From the Country Ar
Lighter Commission-Houses
Are Active Buyers.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Following an easier
tone early In the day, the wheat market ruled
firm the remainder of the day. The heavy
feeling at the start was due to foreign advices
which were considered favorable to the bears.
As trading progressed, the market yielded to
a number of bullish, influences, sentiment be
coming quite strong. Weather in the North
west was wet, which, it Is claimed, would In
terfere with harvest operations. Acceptances
from the country were said to be light and
indications pointed to much smaller receipts
of wheat at Kansas City and St. Louis from
now on. Toward the end of the first hour the
demand by commission houses and shorts be
came quite active and prices made a substan
tial advance. The market closed firm. Sep
tember opened a shade lower at 71 c, sold
off to 70&71c and then advanced to 71 5e
and closed at 714c, & gain of Vic.
Fresh complaints were received today of
corn being damaged by hot winds in Nebraska
and Central Kansas. The market closed strong
with September c up at 48c.
Oats were weak all day. September closed
c off at 294c.
Liberal receipts of live ' hogs at Western
packing centers had a weakening effect on the
local provisions market. The market was also
affected by a 5c decline In the price of live
hogs. At the close, September pork was un
changed, lard was 5cg)7MiC lower and rius were
unchanged. ,
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low.
September ...$ .71 $ .71 $ .71
December 74, .74; .74Va
May 7bi .78$ .78
CORN.
September ... .48 .48 .48
December 44 .44 .4 14
May 45 .45 .45
Close.
$ .71'
OATS.
. .30 .30
. .31ti ,31Vt
. .33V. -3a?
September
December ,
May
29H
o
.Si
.29
.31
MESS PORK.
.17.15 17.15 17.02H 17.05
.13.tttH 13.524 13.46 13.50
LARD.
September
January . . ,
September
October . . .
November ,
January .,
. 8.TO 8.70
. 8.70 8.70
. 8.50 8 50
. 7.87V4 7.87i4
SHORT RIBS.
. 8.00 9.O0
. 8.724 .8.75
. 7.22 Vj 7.25
8. 62 14
8.67 it
8.15
7.87
8.85
8.42
8 92
8.70
September
October . .
9.00
8.75
7.25
January
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Etosy.
Wheat No. 2 Spring, 7475Vic; No. 8, 72
75c; No. 2 red, 7oyjij.71l4c.
Corn No. 2, 49 Vic; No. 2 yellow, 61 & c
Oata No. 2, 29e; No. 2 white, 311tc; No.
3 white. 28 32c.
Rye No. 2, 6ttc.
Barley Good feeding, 37Q42c; fair to choice
malting, 42 51c.
Flaxseed No. 1, X1.08; No. 1 Northwest
ern, 11.12.
Short ribs sides Lock, $8.909.
Mess pork Per barrel, $17.05.
Lard Per 1O0 pounds, Js.62i.
Short clear side. Boxed, $9. 25(39. 374. "
uibkj xa&ui ut nign wines,
Receipts.
Flour, barrels ; 10,500
Wheat, bushels 251, 200
Corn, bushels 176,400
Oats, bushels .513,OuO
Rye, bushels 4,000
Barley, bushels 41,700
Shipments.
28.200
203,O0
211.6O0
224,800
4,000
1,000
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Flour Recelpta, 21,
fOO barrels; exports, 8300 barrels. Market,
steady, but dull.
Wheat Receipts, 45,700 bushela. Spot,
firm; No. 2 red, 77c elevator; No. 2 red,
79'icf. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth,
Sti'.c f. ' o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba,
80y,c f. o. b. afloat. Slight declines in wheat
around the opening, due to poor cables and
bear pressure, were succeeded by sharp ad
vances on rains in the Northwest, light coun
try acceptance and bull support. Later reac
tions occurred through realizing and the big
Increase in world' stocks. The market closed
'ASc net higher. May closed 84c; Sep
tember, 179 c; December, 81 sc
HopsJ-fiteady.
Wool Firm.
Changes In Available Supplies.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Special cable and
telegraphic communications received by Brad
streets show the following changes in the
available supply, as compared with previous
account: Bushele.
Wheat United States and Canada,
east of Rockies, increased 1,894, OOO
Afloat for and In Europe, Increased l.gooiooo
Total supply, increased 3,694,000
Corn United States and Canada,
east of Rockies, decreased 1,437,000
Oats United States and Canada,
east of Rockies, Increased 740,000
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. Barley, steady;
wheat, steady.
Spot Quotations:
Wheat Shipping, ll.30iffl.32V4 ; mining
$1.82V.frl.45.
Barley Feed, $1(81.06V4; brewing, $1.07f,g
Oats Red, fl. 15-31.40.
Call-board sales:
Wheat December. $1.27. r
Barley December, 99c.
Corn Large yejlow, $1.4031.42.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21 September, 7i
71 "(c; December. 73Vj"; May, 77VJf"7Vc
0h: No. 1 hard. 77c: No. 1 Northern,
7rt'ic; No. 2 Northern, 74')tc; No. 3 Northern
7273c.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Aug. 21. Wheat, unchanged; ex
port bluestem, 70c; club, 6So; red, 65c.
TONE IS
BROADER
More Issues Come to Front in
Stock Speculation.
HARRIMANS . ARE HEAVIER
Renewed Talk or Increased Divi
dends in a Number of Lines.
Insurance Companies Un
loading High Records.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Trading on the Stock
Exchange was again remarkably heavy today,
although somewhat below yesterday's large
volume. The market manifested a broader
tone, operations embracing a number of minor
Issues in the railway and industrial groups.
The Harriman stocks were again decidedly
active with a tendency toward heaviness, the
result apparently of further heavy proflt-tak-lng.
Ihls same cause produced a similar ef
fect among certain other issues which were
prominent in last week's advances.
There was renewed talk of increased divi
dends In a number of Issues, namely Atchison,
Heading, Pennsylvania and the latter anim
ated lines. Etxtra dividends were announced
by the Federal Mining & Smelting, control of
which is held by the American Smelting Com
pany, and by the Republic Iron & Steel Co.
The disbursement by the latter company was
in the nature of a deferred payment on the
preferred stock.
Indications pointed to an awakening of in
terest on the part of the public, but this In
terest has not yet assumed sufficiently large
proportions to be reckoned as a factor. Buy
ing orders were once more numerous at the
opening and from all accounts stock was well
taken.
Save for the initial dealings in United
States Steel, there was an absence of the
previous day's "wide" openings. The opinion
of shrewd observers was that the advance had
gone far enough for the time, and a moderate
reaction was looked for.
The money situation came In for more seri
ous consideration, the rate for call loans ad
vancing ( to 6 per cent, yesterday's high rate,
early In the afternoon, and to 6 per cent in
the flnal hour, when the list in general showed
further recessions. Practically all over-year
loans were negotiated at 6 per cent:
The confirmed statement was made that one
of the prominent Insurance companies had
availed itself of the boom to unload some of
Its securities and other selling of a like sort
was reported. An Illustration of the specula
tive character of the day's operations was
afforded by the formation of a number of pools
In stocks which but recently were regarded
with suspicion. In fact, the utter reckless
ness with wnlch most of the trading was con
ducted was perhaps the most favorable fea
ture of the day.
A sensational rise in Great Northern pre
ferred was accompanied by reports that the
deal with the United states Steel Corporation
for possession of the Hill ore properties In
the Northwest was In process of consumma
tion. No confirmation of the story was ob
tainable during the market session.
The great bulk of the day's business was
made up of half a dozen issues, Amalgamated
Copper, Colorado Fuel, Great Northern pre
ferred, . Pennsylvania, Reading and Union Pa
cific.' A number of high records for the year
were made In the course f the day, but there
was a marked decrease In the volume of busi
ness In the late session". This was attributed
in part to reports af heavy floods in Arizona
and Southern California, though these were
later found to be exaggerated.
The closing was active and weak, many of
the day's gains being wiped out and a num
ber of net losses established. London, which
reported a reactionary tone for our securities,
traded actively on both sides here, purchases
and sales, the latter predominating,' amounting
to about 80,000 shares.
Local monetary conditions disclose a loss
by the banks to the Sub-Treasury thus far
this week of about $4,300,000, the result chiefly
of Panama bond payments. The Sub-Treasury
made a transfer of $200,000 to New Orleans,
and reports from the Middle West suggest in
creased demands on the banks of that section
for crop-moving purposes.
Railroad bonds were irregular. Total" sales,
par value, $3,315,000. In Government bonds,
the new 4s advanced per cent on call,
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
t Closlnx
Bales. High. Low. bid.
Adams Express 250
Amalgam. Copper. .182.410 110V4 107 10114
Am. Car A Found. 4,700 41js 40 40V.
do preferred 400 101 100T4 lO0:i
Amer. Cotton Oil.. 5,000 33T4 324. 32
do preferred 91 Vi
American Express. . 1,300 252 246 2.'i2
Am. Hd. & Lt. pf. 1,600 30 294 30
American Ice 13,400 78Vs 76 78"i
Amer. Linseed Oil 19
'do preferred. .. 4. .....' 41
Amer. Locomotive.. 18,400 71 69 69
do preferred 112
Am. Smelt. & Ref. 42,300 164 16014 160
do preferred 4oo 118 118V 117
Am. Sugar Refining 31.900 142 Vi 139 1401!
Amer. Tobacco pfd 1O0V4
Anaconda Mln. Co. 64,200 274 268 2lSS
Atchison 86,400 104V4 K'2Vs lo2'
do preferred..!.. 800 101 Vi 101 100
Atlantic Coast Line 5.200 149 147 146
Baltimore & Ohio.. 11,500 119 118Vs H8V4
do preferred 92
Brook. Rap. Tran. 10,890 79 78 78
Canadian Paclflo .. 8.300 170 169V4 169VI
Central Leather ... 31, 800 41Vi 3s',4 4014
do preferred 100 103 103 I03
Cent, of N. Jersey 225
Chesapeake & Ohio. 8,300 63 U 62 62
Chicago Gt. West.. 5,100 19'4 19
Chi. & Northwest. 4.S0O 212 2it7'4 2u7 '
C, M. & bt. Paul.. 60,900 193T4 190V. 190
Chi. Term. A Tran 13
do preferred 31
C, C. C. & St. L. 1,800 98V4 97 97
Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 8S,80O 61 Vi 57 58
Colo. & Southern.. 3 3S 37l3 37-.
do 1st preferred.. 3o0 70 70 70V4
do 2d preferred.. rtoo SV-'n rv'
Consolidated Gas .. 1,800 1394 139V4 139
Corn Products .... 2,bOO 20 19-4 1,1
do preferred 800 77 70 76
Delaw. & Hudson.. 4O0 222y4 222 221
Del., Lack. & Wes. 100 520 620 625
Denv. & Rio Grande 4,200 45T4 " 44 4414
do preferred 900 87 87 - 87
Distillers' Securities 1.600 63 61 62
Erie 61.900 47 S 45
do 1st preferred.. 1,500 79 7S 7S
do 2d preferred.. 2.4O0 72 71 71
General Electric-.. 600 171 169 H',9
Gt. Northern pfd.. 45,000 324 808 818
Hocking Valley 17
Illinois Central 300 177 178 175
International Paper 400 19 19 19
do preferred ..... 4
International Pump 2,700 61 49 491X
Interborough Met.. 1,800 37 36 37
do preferred 1,000 78 77 78
do preferred..... 4
Iowa Central 1.... 8,500 31 29 SO
do preferred 1,300 53 62'i 53 '
Kansas City South. 1.000 30 2S1 29
do preferred.'.... 4,900 60 59 " 59
Louisv. & Nashville 49.700 154 150 150
Mexican Central ... 1,600 22 21 21
Minn. & St. Louis. 2O0 71 71 68 '
M., St. P. 8.S.M. 600 157 156 156
do preferred... ' 170
Missouri Pacific .. 24,600 100 9 01
Mo., Kan. & Texas 2.200 37 36 36
do preferred 1,400 71 71 . 71
National Lead 3.2O0 82 80 80
Mex. Nt. R. R. pf. 1.200 . 42 41' 414
New York Central. 9,800 145 143 142
N. Y., Ont. be West. 3,700 4 8 48 4s
Norfolk & Western 4,800 94 92 92
do preferred 91
Northern Pacific .. 88.100 218 212 215
North American ... 500 94 94 94
Pacific Mall 2.6O0 89 38 38
Pennsylvania 124,400 144 142 142
People's Gas 2O0 90 90 90
P.. C. C. & St. L. 4O0 83 81 81
Pressed Steel Car. . 2,600 65 64 53
do preferred 800 9S 98 98
Pullman Palace Car loo 238 238 237
Reading 117,700 143 140 141
do 1st preferred , 92
do 2d preferred.. 1.100 95 94 94
Republic Steel 15.700 31 211 29
do preferred 3.400 101 100 100
Rook Island Co 28.2'0 29 27 27
do preferred 2,500 68 65 65
St. L. & S. F. 2 pf. 5O0 47 46 46
St. Louis Southwes. 600 24 24 24
do preferred 300 67 67 67
Behlofw-Shefflold .. 2.4O0 81 79 79
Southern Pacific .. 97.6O0 91 89 89
do preferred 400 11.8 118 118
Southern Railway . 30,700 39 3S 38
do preferred 90
Tenn. Coal & Iron. 900 162 lrto 161
Texas & Pacific ... 6.4K 35 35 34
Tol.. St. L. & West. 500 35 35 . 34
do preferred 5O0 65 54 62
Union Pacific 167.5O0 184 181 181
do preferred 100 94 94 Vs 94
IT. S. Express 124
V. 8. Realty 200 80 80 76
U. S. Rubber 2.700 4i 47- 47
do preferred 600 109 108 108
44
lo
ss '20
47
44
107
39
109
2o
47
3O0
150
91
18
26
vvestlngnouse Elec.
Western Union . . . 100
Wheel. & L. Erie.. 500
Wisconsin Central.. 800
do preferred 3.500
Total sales for the day,
01
18
53
91
18
26
51
S2
1,970,600 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Closing Quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.l04Den. & R. G. 4s. 99
do coupon. ..104 N. Y. (J. u. 3V2S
U. S. 3s reg 103
do - coupon ... 103
U. 8. new 4s reg. 130
Nor. Pac. 3s.... 76
do 4s 104
Sou. Pa. 4s 92
I'nion Pac. 4s... 103
do coupon. . .1,10
U. S. old 4s reg.l03V4iWIs. Central 4s.. 80
do coupon. . .103 1 Jap. 6s, 2a ser.. :i
Atchison AdJ 4s. 96 jjap. 4s, con.. 91
Stocks at London.
LONDON, Aug. 21. Consols for money,
87; consols for account, 89 9-16.
Anaconda
Atchison
do preferred
13 jN. Y. Central..
107 Norfolk & Wes
149
97
105 I do preterred.
123Ontarlo & Wes.
175 '.Pennsylvania ..
Baltimore & O. .
50
74
6
74
40
103
93
188
98 ,
46
110
22
Canadian Pac.
Ches. & Ohio...
65;Kand Mines ....
20 IReadine
C. Gt. Western. .
Chi.. M. & St. P.
199 So. Railway
De Beers . .
18 I do prererrea.
46', Sou. Pacific
D. & Rio Grande
do preferred.
Erie
89 V.
48
81
74
do preferred.
do 1st pref . . . .
do preferred.
Illinois Central..
1U. S. Steel
do preferred
183
158 "A
Wabash
Louis. Ac Nash...
do preferred.
49
92
Miss. K. & T
35!iSpanlsh Fours.
PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.
Sales and Prices Bid and Asked on the Lo
cal Board.
Three thousand shares of mining stocks
were sold on the Exchange yesterday. Of
ficial prices follow:
Bank stocks Bid. Asked.
Bank of California $362.00
Merchants' National $ 175.00
Oregon Trust. & Savings 160.00
U. S. National 200.00
Portland Trust Co. of Or 120.00
Bankers' & Lumbermen's 102.00
Miscellaneous stocks
Lesser Mfg. Co 156.00 ....
Campbells Gas Burner 6.00
Union Oil 05.00 210.30
Asuociatod Oil 37.50 39.00
Alaska Packers' Ass'n.... 67.00
Pacific States Tel. Co 96.00
Home Telephone Co 65. OO
Puget Sound Tel. Co 5O.00
Oregon Life Ins. Co.... .- 1.000.00
J. C. Lee Co...v. 143.00 150.00
Merlin Townsite Co 20 . .25
Nicola Coal & Coka Co. .02 .w
International Coal Co 65
Cement Products Co .40
Mining Stocks
Alaska Pet. & Coal Co. .17
Alaska Pioneer .47
Standard Con lo .12
Oregon Securities Co 05 .07
Snowstorm 2.10
Iee's Creek Gold Mine... .01 .01
Tacoma Steel 10 .18
Gallee Con. 02 .04
Gallaher M. ft M .05
Golden Rule Con .02
Bullfrog Terrible
Goleonda .04
North Falrvlew 04
Le Roy
Hiawatha
Caocadia .15
Hecla 8.20
.05
.06
.02
.03
.18
8.35
.46
.10
.40
Rambler Caraboo ,
Dixie Meadows 05
Great Northern 28
Suar stocks
Hawaiian Com. .86
Hnnokea 1 .13
Hutchinson .14
Makaweli 35
Onomea .31
Paauhau 18
.87
.36
.31
.19
union
, Sales lOOO shares Oregon Securities at 6;
1000 shares Tacoma Steel at 13; 1000 shares
Goleonda at 5.
Money, Exchange, Ete.
NKW YORK, Aug. 21. Money on call,
strong and higher, 46 per cent; ruling rate,
4, closing bid 6, offered at 6 per cent.
Time loans strong. 60 days 6, 90 days, 536
per cent; six months, 6 per cent; prime mer
cantile paper, 5!&8 per cent.
Sterling exchange, weak, $4.84454.8450 for
demand, and at $4.8160 for 60-day bills; posted
rates, $4.82S4.85; commercial bills. $4.81
4.81.
Bar silver, 66 c.
Mexican dollars. 51c.
Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds, ir
regular. LONDON, Aug. 21. Bar silver, steady,
30 l-16d per ounce.
Money, 2 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills Is 3 1-16?3 per cent; do for three
months' bills, 83 8-16 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. Silver bars,
66c.
Mexican dollars, 52c.
Drafts Sight, 2c; telegraph, 5c
Sterling on London Sixty days, $4.82; do
eight, $4.84.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Today's statement
of the Treasury balances in the general fund
shows :
Available cash balance $188,168,924
Gold coin and bullion 111,739,221
Gold certificates 37,684,020
SAJf FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS.
Prices Paid for Products in the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. The following
prices were quoted In the produce market to
day: FRUIT Apples, choice. 90c; common, 23c;
bananas, 75cSj$l-50: Mexican limes, $6(30.50;
California lemons, choice, $4.50: common, $3;
oranges, navel, $1.754; pineapples, $1.50(0
2.50.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 3550c; garlic,
2(32c; green peas, 3c; string beans, 23c;
tonfatoes, 76c$1.25; egg plant. 6065o; okra,
5060c.
EGGS Store, 18-825C; fancy ranch, 28o.
POTATOES Early Rose, 708oc; River Bur
banks. 60S 85c; Salinas Burbanks, $1.35;
sweets, 3c; Oregon Burbanks, 75-85c.
POULTRY Roosters, old, $6'g6.50; young
roosters. $67: broilers, small, $2g2.50; broil
ers, large, $2'g3; fryers. $34; hens, $4.50ff6.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 26c; creamery
seconds, 21c; fancy dairy, 23c; dairy seconds,
19c; pickled, 1718c.
CHEESE Young America, 1112c;
Eastern, 16c: Western. 15c.
WOOL Fall, Humboldt' and Mendocino, 169
18c; mountain, 9llc; South Plains and San
Joaauln, 9rllc. ,
MILLSTUFP9 Bran, $2021.60; middlings,
$264i 27.60.
HAY Wheat, $1217.50; wheat and oats,
$1012: barley. $710; alfalfa, $78; stock,
$7S8; straw, 3050o per bale.
RECEIPTS Flour, 8318 quarter sacks;
wheat, 70 centals; barley, 1007 centals; oats,
266 centals; beans, 840 sacks; potatoes. 2424
sacks; bran, 27,901 sacks; middlings, 80 sacks;
hay, 541 tons; wool, 45 bales; hides, 93.
Metal Markets.
NETW YORK. Aug. 21. There was a slight
decline in the London tin market, spot clos
ing at 182 10s and futures at 183. Lo
cally, the market was quiet and a shade lower,
with bids at 41.20c and holders asking 41.50c,
Copper was unchanged to a shade lower,
with spot quoted at 84 15s and futures at
84 12s 6d. Locally, the marks was firm and
without further change. Lake Is quoted at
18.75c, electrolytic at 18.50c and casting at
18.25c.
Lead was quiet and unchanged at 7.50c lo
cally. The London market was also un
changed at 17 2s 6d.
Spelter was unchanged at 2T In London
and at 650.10c in the local market.'
Iron was unchanged to a shade lower in the
English market, with standard foundry clos
ing at 63s 3d and Cleveland warrants at 53s
7d. Locally, prices were again advanced and
the tone was Arm. No. 1 foundry Northern is
quoted at $19.75(S20.50; No. 2 foundry North
ern, $19.75(ga: No. 1 foundry Southern, $18 .75
20.25; No. 2 foundry Southern. $19.2510.75.
Coffee apd Sugar. '
NETW YORK, Aug. 21. Coffee Futures
closed steady at a net decline of 515 points.
Sales for. the day were reported of 167,500
bags. Including September at 6.706.90c; Oc
tober, 6.90c: December, 8.96(ff7.05c: March,
7.107.25c; May, 7.257.40c; July 7.367.50c;
Spot Rio. quiet; No. 7, 8c; mild, quiet.
Suirar Raw. firm; fair refining. 8(9
8 7-16c: centrifugal. 96 test, 3 15-16c; mo
lasses sugar, 33 3-16c Refined, steady;
crushed. $5.60; powdered, $5; granulated, $4.90.
Uairr Produce In the East.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was Arm:
creameries, 19tl22c; dairies, 17r20c. Eggs,
steady at mark, cases Included. 12igl6c;
firsts. 16c; prime firsts, 18e; extras, 20o.
Cheese, strong.
U. S. Steol 162. 7O0 45
do preferred 14.MO 18
Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. 8,700 41
do preferred
Wabash 1,400 21
do preferred 800 48
W'ellp-Fargo Fxp..
WOOLMAHKETFRM
Gradual Improvement in Sit
uation at Boston.
MANUFACTURERS BUYING
Demand for Quick Delivery Shows
the Supply of Raw Material at
the Mills Is Now Run
ning Quite Low.
BOSTON. Aug. 21. The wool market Is
firm, following a period of gradual improve
ment. Manufacturers are In the market, es
pecially those producing dress goods and cloth
ing woolens, and some falr-slred orders have
been placed. Demands for quick delivery con
tinued to be noted, making certain that tna
supply of raw material at the mills is low.
In the fleeces, washed Delaines have been
prominent In the trading, with medium grades
in demand.
A liberal sample business Is being done in
the territory section, both worsted manufac
turers and woolen manufacturers showing In
terests. California, scoured barls. Northern grade, 68
70c; middle county. 6068c; southern, 669
S8c; Fall fleece, 6657c.
Oregon, scoured basis. Eastern No. 1. staple,
72tr74c; Bhstern No. 1, 67(368c; valley No. 1,
eoiffeac.
Territory staple, scoured fine. 733J75c; fine
medium, 683700; medium, 65tj66c.
Territory, ordinary scoured basis, fine, 70
71c; fine medium, 68670c; medium, 65368c.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 21. Wool, steady; medium
grades, combing and clothing, 2428c; light
fine, 1822c; heavy fine. 14tjl7c; tub washed,
3238c.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and
Hogs.
The following livestock prices were quoted
in the local market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers, $3.50S'3.65: medium,
$33.25; cows, $2.25$i2.50; second-grade cows,
$1.50??2: bulls. $1.50(32; calves, 4'a'4.50.
SHEEP Best sheared. $44.25; lamhs, $5.
HOGS Beat, $7.25(S 7.50; light, $8.7537.
EASTERX LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City, Chicago and
Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 21. Cattle Re
ceipts 6300; market for best steady, others
lower. Native steers, $4.256.25; cows and
heifers, $33; Western steers, $3.253.23;
canners. $1.50 2.73; stockers and feeders,
$2.75S4.33; calves, $35.75; bulls, stags,
etc., $234.
Hogs Receipts 10.000; market weak to 5
10c lower. Heavy, $5.75 5.05; mixed,
$5.855.90; light, $5.95(38.25; pigs, $5U;
bulk of sales, $5.90 6.05. .
Sheep Receipts 22,000; yearlings, $5.25
6; market steady. Wethers, $4.653.25;
ewes, $4 (g 4.90; lambs, $6.50(37.50.
CHICAGO. Aug. 21. Cattle Receipts
5000; market steady. Stockers and feeders,
$2.50(314.40: cows and heifers'. 1.40 S 3.30 ;
calves, $57; Western steers, $3.75&5.50.
Hogs 'Receipts 15.000; market steady.
Mixed and butchers, $06.60; good to choice
heavy, $6.1066 50; rough heavy. $5.756,
light, $6.05(36.67; pigs, $5.40(36.25; bulk
of sales, $6. 15 & 6.40.
Sheep Receipts 20.000; market 10c lower.
Sheep, $3.255.40; lambs, $4.757.90.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 21. Cattle Re
ceipts 4000; market steady to weak. Native
steers, $4.256.40; native cows and heifers,
$233; stockers and feeders, $2.6094.50;
Western cows, $2 4.25; Western steers, $3.50
SO; bulls, $2 3. 15; calves, $3(6.25.
Hogs Receipts 12.000; market strong
Bulk of sales. $6.20-32 ; heavy, $6,100
6.25; packers, $6.20&6.35; pigs and light, J
6.37.
Sheep Receipts 6000; market weak. Mut
tons, $4.253.50; lambs. $67.60; range
wethers, $4.506; fed ewes, $4-25&5.50.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alpha Con
Andes
Belcher
Best sc Belcher. .
Bullion
Caledonia
Challange Con...
Chollar
Confidence
Con. Cal. Jt V. ..
Con. Imperial....
Crown Folnt
Eureka Con
Exchequer
Gould & Currle. .
Hale A. Norcross.
Julia
I .00
'Justice $ .04
.14
Kentuck Con.
.04
.28
.90
.23
.33
Mexican
Occidental Con..
Ophlr
Overman .......
1.10
.80
8.83
.12
.13
1.05
.08
.OS
.29
.81
.51
.06
.16
.03
.14
iPotosl
.15
Savage
;-Scorplon
l.lo
.01
.10
8.50
.5r
.15
1.00
.06
.
iag Belcher ....
jslerra Nevada. . .
Silver Hill
jUnlon Con
Utah Con
lYellow Jacket. .
iBrunswk tiavage
I
NE"W YORK, Aug. 21. Closing quotations:
Adams Con 20
Alice 280
Breece 20
Brunswick Con. . 30
Comstock Tunnel 10
Con., Cal. & V. .100
Horn Silver ISO
Iron Silver 500
Leadvllle Con... 03
BOSTON, Aug. 21.
Art venture . .$ 6 00
(Little Chief.
05
Ontario 275
Ophir 330
Phoenix 02
Potosl 12
Savage 100
terra Nevada. . 25
Small Hopes.... -30
Standard 155
Closing quotations:
Qulncy ..
90.00
9 50
99.50
Allouez 37.0O I
Amalgamated 108.50 i
Atlantic 13.50 I
Bingham 33.50 I
Cal. A Hecla 72o.no I
Centennial .. 25.50 I
Copper Range 73.75
Daly West... 18 12
Franklin 18.50 I
Oranby 12.00 I
Isle Rovale.. 20.00 I
Mnitn Mining 8.50 !
Shannon
Tamarack
Trinity
9.37
Lnllea copper
t". S. Mining
U. S. Oil
Utah
Victoria .....
64.25
66. 75
10.00
60.00
7.00
7.75
152.00
Winona
Wolverine
North Butte.
92.00 ,
Butte Coalition
Nevada
31.00
18.00
Michigan 13.25
Mohawk 6200
(' A r 23.12
Cal. 4 Arlsona 112.00
Tecumseh 12.00
md Dominion 41,25 i
Arizona Com. 140.25
Greene Con... 25.12
Osceola 110.25 I
Parrot 27.00
Dried Fruits at New York.
- NEW TORK, Aug. 21. But little business
is reported In the market for evaporated ap
ples and prices are unchanged. Prime, 11
llc: choice, HHSllc; fancy, 12c.
Prunes were unchanged on spot, with Cali
fornia 70s to 40s quoted at 78o and Ore
gon 40s to 20s at 7fiSc.
Apricots remain firm; choice, 16c; extra
choice, 17c; fancy, 18g20c.
Peaches were very firm in tone, but spot
prices were unchanged. Choice are quoted at
104Sllc: extra choice, ll(&llc; fancy, 11
12c: extra fancy, 12fil2c.
Raisins are firm, both for future shipment
or immediate delivery. Loose Muscatels are
quoted at 6(ff8c; seeded raisins, &&8c; London
layers, nominal.
Republic Steel Dividend.
NEW TORK. Aug. 21. The Republlo Iron
ft Steel Company today declared the usual
quarterly dividend of 1 and an extra divi
dend of 2 per cent on Its preferred stock.
RAIN WASHES OUT TRACKS
Railroads Are in Distress in South
ern California.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21. The transcon
tinental railroad situation ae lt affects
Los Angeles Is somewhat improved today.
Both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
expect to have their lines open within
a few hours, and the westbound trains
delayed by washouts will begin, to arrive
here early tomorrow.
Eight westbound trains on the Santa
Fe are held at different points along the
line, none having arrived here since Sat
urday. A number of . eastbousjd trains
are at various points along the route.
The larger number are at Barstow.
The line was opened last evening and
one eastbound train rot through as far
as Needles, but rain set In again and the
track this Bide of Needles was carried
out and traffic suspended again. The
worst damage to the roadbed is between
Goffs and Franconla, and at Tompoco, in
Arizona.
Six trains on the Southern Pacific left
Yuma this morning, and 1 will begin to
arrive here tomorrow. The regular east
bound trains left here today on time, and
are expected to proceed without delay.
Two of the eastbound trains -ent out
from here early Saturday, which were
the last to leave Los Angeles until today,
are held at Indio.
The Salton Sea Is rising as a result of
the rains, but has not reached the danger
pont.
DOES NOT EXPECT STRIKE
Cnlted Railway Official Talks About
Arbitration.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. Thomwell
B. Mullally, assistant to President Cal
houn, of the United Railroads, stated to
day that In his opinion there would be
no strike of the street railway employes
who have presented a demand for in
creased wages. Mullally- gave no specific
reason for his belief, but in the course
of an 'interview referred repeatedly to
the fact that President Calhoun has sub
mitted past differences to arbitration.
It was stated that President Calhoun
would positively be here next Sunday eve
ning, and the employes will be requested
to delay radical action until his arrival.
This request, lt is understood, will be
acted upon at an executive meeting of
the Carmen's "."nion, to be held tomorrow
evening. The reply of the company to the
men who have demanded Increased pay
Is expected to be delivered tomorrow
morning.
Arms Taken to Car Barn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. The Bulle
tin today says that .several cases of arms
were taken into the Flllmore-street car
barn of the United Railways, and that
armed guards are patrolling the ap
proaches to the other barns of the cor
poration. The Sacramento-street barn, lt
is said, is being converted into a camp
site. An immense kitchen Is being built
and large stores of bedding are being
unloaded there.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
CARRIGAN At 692 Qllsan street, August
14. to the wife of Edward J. Carrlxan, a
daughter.
HEBER At 406 Stanton street, August 18,
to the wife of Henry J. Heber, a daughter.
HEFTER At 231 Caruthers street, August
17, to the wife of Morris Hefter, a daughter.
MUZZY At 428 East Harrison street. Au
gust 7, to the wife of M. Frank Muy. a
daughter.
RUTHERFORD At 610 Bast Ankeny street,
August 11, to the wife of Edward B. Ruther
ford, a daughter.
Deaths.
EMBURY At North Pacific Sanltorium. Au
gust 20, Maud May Embury, a native of Can
ada, aged 28 years, 2 months and 29 days.
Remains taken to Boring for Interment.
' SMITH At The Oaks, August 19, David A.
Smith, a native of Minnesota, aged 32 years.
Building Permits.
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COM
PANY Alter and repair power station on
Seventh street, between Alder and Washing
ton; $500.
MISS KATIE HART Two-story frame
dwelling on East Main street, between East
Thirty-eighth and East Thirty-ninth; $1500.
MRS. STEINEll Alter and repair one-story
frame dwelling on Whltaker street, between
First and 6econd; $50.
M. A. OUNST Alter and repair store on
Third street, southwest corner Alder; $10,000.
JOSEPH HELALY Alter and repair dwelling
on Flanders street, between North Twenty
first and North Twenty-second; $100.
C. O. PICK One-story frame wagon shed
on Water street, between Clay and Market;
$150.
MARY ARNOLD Basement for dwelling on
First street, between Meade and Arthur; $125.
MARY ARNOLD Basement for dwelling on
First street, between Meade and Arthur; $125.
J. R. CAPLES Two-story frams dwelling
on McMillan street, between Benton and Ross;
$1800.
WILLIAM BENBFIEL Alter and repair
two-story frame, dwelling on Russell street,
between Union and East Seventh; $100.
Real Estate Transfers.
Joseph M. Healy to 0. P. Clerln, lots
7 and 8. block 125, East Portland. $22,000
Armena Houck to A. D. and Lillls
Hill, lot 4, block 8, East Tabor
Villa
A. D. Hill and wlfelto J. H. Osborn,
lot 4. block 3, East Tabor Villa. . 300
Elizabeth R. Smith to Maria A.
Graves, south 68 feet of lot 6,
block 1, Walt's Cloverdale Annex. 125
W. J. Peddlcord and wife to Mahala
J. Kellogg, lots 22 and 23. block
5. Smithson Land Company's ad
dition to East Portland 575
J. E. Scott and wife to Victor Land
Company, lot 36, Menlow Park: lot
17, block 31, Tremont Place; lots 21
to 25 Inclusive, block 21. Peninsular
addition No. 2. East Portlands lot
22 block 4, Highland park 1
Conrad Yost and wife to L. K. Wag
ner, lot 15, block 13, Alblna Home
stead, lots 10-14 Inclusive, block 1;
lot 10, block 2, Stratford Sydney ad
dition, Portland 1,800
Bt. Johns Hoiel Company to Adam
Mueller, north 40 feet of north
of lots 5 and 6. block 29, James
John's second addition to St. Johns,
being a lot 40x100 feet excepting
an 8-foot alleyway... I
London and San Francisco Bank to
T. M. Stevens et ux. undivided ons
half Interest lot 4. block 112. Port
land 1
W. E. Jones to Clara B. Jones, lots
8 and 9. block 1, Portsmouth Villa
Annex No. 1 I
T. H. Stevens and wife to L. J.
Stevens, undivided one-half interest
In lot 4. block 112. Portland 1
Columbian Cemetery Association to
MUo Lee. S of SW of block
49, Columbian Cemetery grounds.. 20
Elizabeth Warren to Matilda Crock
ett lot 14, block 2, subdivision of
lot M of M. Patton tract, Port
land 1
JeKse J. Knapp and wife to Isabella
Williams, lot IB. block I, Tabor
Heights 2,000
L. G. Hulln and wife to James A.
Gray, lots 9 and 12. block 8, Sunny
side, Portland, except wsst 6 feet
of lot 9 10
Narclssa B. Boyd and husband to
Israel Welnsteln, lot 4 and south
8 feet of lot 3. block 129. Caruther's
addition to Portland....'. 1
John F. Murphy and -wife to Augusta
Kelsendahl. part of lots 7 and 8.
block 10. Portland, being 4750
square feet 4500
Thomas Gannon and wife to Carlotta
A. O'Conner, lot 10, block 35, Sun
nyslde 300
Samuel H. Hathaway and wife to E.
H. Beswlck, lot 13. block 1. Coop
ers' addition to East Portland... 475
Jacob H. Cook and wife to William
H. Ewln, east one-half lots 5 and ,
block 24, Hanson's second addition
to East Portland 8,800
Oswald Katzendobler to Elizabeth . ;
Weber, part of block 68 In Caruth
er's addition to Caruther's addition,
northwest corner Fifth and Hooker
streets 1
Elizabeth Weber and husband to Os
wald Katzendobler. part of block
68 In Caruther's addition to Caruth
er's addition 1
A. B. Manley to Cella A. Priest, lot
7. block 4, Williams avenue addi
tion 830
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
to W. W. Zollars. lot 6. block B,
first addition to Holladay Park ad
dition, and all that part of the
Timothy and Margaret Sullivan D.
L. C. lying between said block B
and the O. R. N. right of way. 1
J. H. Donaldson and wife to George
and Peter Neururer, lot 24, Lam
argent Park No. 2 1,000
James W. Cook and wife to Emma
B. Watson, lots 1 and 2. block 3,
Cook's second addition to Alblna. 850
Janet Phln Hockett to C. C. 0ler and
wife, lot 2, block 2. Rochelle 60
Victor Land Company to Victor Fle
vez. lots 21-25 Inclusive, block 21,
Peninsular addition No. 2. East
Portland 250
Sycamore Real Estate Company to
James S. Hayes, lots 23 and 24,
block 8. Kern Park 200
Charles Lafollett to Emma Lafollett.
10 acres In N of NW of sctlon
34, township 1 north, range 2 east,
. W. M 1.500
Have your abstracts made by the Security
Abstract & Trust Co., 7 Chamber of Commerce.