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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOIAX, . WEDNESDAY, " SEPTEMBER 5, 1906.
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FRUIT WORKING OFF
Situation on Front Street Has
Improved.
CHEAP STUFF DISPOSED OF
Good Canning Peaches Are Firmer
and Scarce, as It Is Between Sea
eons Xow Oregon Water
melons Sell AY ell.
FRUIT Heavy local supply worked
off.
WHEAT Local quotations down
one cent.
HOPS Rumor of large sale at 17
cents.
EGGS In strong; demand.
POULTRY Receipts larger, '' but
prices steady.
BUTTER Market very firm.
WALNUTS New price on 1906 Cali
fornia crop.
CASCARA Eastern inquiry, but no
sales.
The fruit situation was cleared up some
what yesterday. Most of the cheap stuff
that has been hanging on the market was
disposed of one way or another and prices of
the leading varieties were on a more stable
basis.
Good canning peaches were scarce and
probably will be for a few days, as it is be
tween seasons, the early peaches being about
done and the late kinds not very plentiful
yet. Fancy Early Craw fords of good size
sold around 00 cents yesterday. Mulrs were
quoted at' 70SO cents. They were in fair
supply, but will not last much beyond this
week. A few small shipments of late Craw
fords have arrived.
The big lot of overripe Bartlett pears that
was on the street has disappeared, hawkers
cleaning up the market at 12 H to 25 cents a
box. It proved a costly lesson to the ship
pers, who will hereafter market their pears
before they reach such a stage of ripeness.
Two cars of Rogue River watermelons
have- arrived to date and another is rolling.
The melons are finer even than they were a
year ago, the dry weather having made
them exceedingly sweet. The demand Is on
the Increase and they would sell higher but
for : the California melons that are being
brought up.
Cantaloupes are working off, but there Is
not much improvement in price, yesterday's
ales ranging from 23 cents to $1. A few
Oregon catabas have arrived.
Tomatoes are still a drug on the marked
and though the demand Is strong, the sup
ply Is In excess of it. Quotations range
from 25 to 40 cents.
Yesterday's receipts Included two cars of
oranges, one car of cabbage and one car
of aweet potatoes.
WHEAT QUOTATIONS LOWER.
Local Merchants prop Price. Another Cent.
Harvest In Mall Walla County. ..
Local wheat quotations dropped another
cent yesterday, dealers quoting the track
price on club at 61 cents and on bluestem at
67 cents. , Some small selling was reported
from the country. ' These prices are about
the export basis, but no business Is heard of
on foreign account. One firm's cab Id yester
day said: "Buyers have withdrawn from
market. Difficult to determine values."
Houses with California connections reported
no demand from that quarter.
About 50 per cent of the crop in Walla
Walla County has been harvested, according
to the Walla Walla Statesman, which quotes
L. C. Kali, a prominent Eureka Flat farmer,
as follows: f
In the Eureka Flat belt proper there re
mains but about 25 per cent of the crop un
harvested. Another 10 days will see the
Eureka Flat crop safe. Harvest has not
progressed us fast In the Prescott country,
where the farmers are still busy at work
and the same is true in the Dixie and foot
hill districts, where farmers experienced
considerable trouble In getting machines to
work.
Mr. Hall has finished threshing his crop
of about 1100 acres and is through for the
season. Mr. Hall nays he was offered nearly
a month's work with his machine, but could
not ee where there Is any money in thresh
ing at 7 cents this year.
. The cost of boarding the men this year is
from 15 to 25 per cent higher than in for
mer years and coupled to this wages have
run from 25 to 50 cents a day higher than
last season. With all this extra expense it
is almost impossible to make any money
threshing at 7 cents at least I couldn't fig
ure where I could make anything and. con
cluded to close down for the seauon.
The Statesman says Walla Walla grain
buyers estimate that close to 750,000 bushels
of the new crop have changed hands. Most
of the wheat sold to farmers has been stored
along tne W. & C. R- lines on Eureka Flat.
RUMOR OF BIG HOP DEAL,
Block Of 500 Bales Said to Have Been Sold
at 17 Cents.
The local hop market was considerably
agitated yesterday by a persistent rumor
that a large block of hops had changed
hands at 17 cents. The rumor lacked con
firmation, but according to ths report that
was current, the sale was made by Lach
mund & Pincus, of Salem, and the purchaser
was tha E. C. Horst Company. Five hun
dred bales were said to be Involved in the
deal. As all the recent contracts with grow
ers have been written at 20 cents, this latest
sale, if consummated, would indicate that
actual values are somewhat lower. In fact,
a number of grower-dealers have been offer
ing their hops on the market for some time
around 17 and IS cents, but without finding
ta k ers.
Advices received from California yester
day were that several very large transac
tions had taken, place in that state, but the
terms and parties concerned were not an
nounced. It is not expected that much business will
be done with Oregon growers until at least
half of the crop Is picked. Harvesting be
gan in more yards yesterday and by Satur
day picking will be general In this state.
HOPS SOLD AT EIGHTEEN CENTS.
f JUcbmund ft P Incus Purchase 35,000 Pounds
1. at Dallas.
ft SALEM, Sept. 4. Special.) Lachmund ft
Flncus closed a deal today at Dallas for the
purchase of 35,000 pounds of the Ike Yoakum
hop crop at 18 cents. The hops are prime in
quality.
Charles S. Livesley was negotiating for the
purchase of 600 bales of choice hops at 17
cents, but the deal wa not consummated.
EARLY APPLES SHIPPED.
First Car of Fall Fruit Ever Sent to Europe
From Hood River.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
v packing and shipping of Fall and early Win
ter apples has commenced at Hood River and
already several cars have been shipped to
points abroad. The first car of Fall fruit
ever sent from here to London or any Kuro
yaxi point left the warehouse of the Apple-
growers' Union yesterday and will be fol
lowed by other,, which will be .hipped on a
schedule that will Insure their making close
connection with trans-Atlantic steamers.
Other shipments In the past few days have
cone to Alaska and across the Pacific to the
Orient. The Hood River prune crop Is also
being made ready for shipment and a car of
this fruit will be shipped East in a few days.
The apples now moving out are Kings.
Wealthies and Gravenstelns, and will bo used
to supply far distant markets until the Win
ter frutl can be shiooed.
STRONG DEMAND FOB EGGS.
Poultry Receipts Are larger Butter Market
Very Firm.
There was a good active demand for eggs
yesterday. Receipts were fair, but easily
cleaned up. The general price quoted on
Oregon ranch stock was 25 cents.
Poultry came In more freely than expected,
but sold fairly well and former prfces were
maintained.
The butter market was firm and un
changed. Opinions differ In the trade as to
the future course of prices, some believing
the present scarcity Justifies an advance to
30 cents, while others fear an advance could
not be maintained, as It would bring out
much cold storage butter. .
New Prices on Walnuts.
Jobbers announced the opening price, on
new-crop California soft shell walnuts to
the retail trade yesterday. The prices are
12 to 13 cents in sacks, according to
quantity. These prices show a marked de
crease from last year's quotations.
Eastern Inquiry for Cascara.
There Is some Inquiry from Eastern points
for Cascara bark, but buyers and sellers are
apart in their views and but little trading
results. Owing to the small quantity peeled
this year holders are very firm and higher
prices are anticipated.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the leading cities of
the Northwest yesterday were:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland J1.174.0S2 J213,S1
Seattle 1,478.51)7 229.372
Tacoma 749,401 74, H2".
Spokane 862.040 o 4,100
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc.
FLOUR Patents, $3.934.10 per harrel;
straights, $.'.103.u0; clears. (3.10 ft 3.25;
Valley, .$3. 50S 3.(10; Dakota and hard wheat,
patents, $otfj5.60; clears, $4. 10 4.25, gra
ham. $3.50; whole wheat. 13.75; rye flour,
local, $5; Eastern, $55.25; cornmeal, per
bale. $1.90 u 2.29.
WHEAT Club. 64c; bluestem, 67c; Valley,
67(ftfi8c: red, 62c.
OATS No. 1 white, $2222.50; gray, $20
21.
BARLEY Feed, $2021 per ton, brewing,
$21.50 22.50; rolled. $23.
RYE $1.30 per cv.t.
CORN Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per ton.
MILLSTL'FFS Bran, city. $1U; country,
$17 per ton: middlings. $2o26; shorts, city.
$17: country, $18 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills.
$15.50; linseed dairy food, $18; Acalfa meal,
$18 per ton.
CEREAL, FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks, $7: lower grades. $5.50(6.75;
oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $3 per
barrel;' 10-pound sacks, $4.25. per bale; oat
meal (ground), 50-pound sacks; $7.50 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split
peas $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes,
$1.40:pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds: 25
pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour,
10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $1011 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $1214,
clnver, $77.50: cheat,' $77.50; grain 'flay,
$7; alfalfa, $10; vetch hay. $7 6 7.50.
Vegetables, Fruits. Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common, 50
75c per box; fancy, $1.252; grapes, 75c
$1.50 per crate: peaches, 70g9oc; pears, nom
fnal; plums, fancy. 50f75c per box; com
mon. 50(75c; blackberries, 56c per pound;
crab apples. $1&1.50 per box.
MELONS Cantaloupes, 25c7$l per crate;
watermelons, lc per pound; casabas, $2.50
per dozen.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $5 6.50
per box: oranges, Valenclas. $4.505; grape
fruit, $4-4.50; pineapples, $34 per dozen;
bananas, oc per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Beans, SSTc.
cabbage, lK2c.per pound; celery, 85c$
$1 per dozen; corn, 12foc per dozen; cu
cumbers, 15c per doxen; egg plant, 10c per
pound: lettuce, head, 25c per dozen; onions,
10(12Hc per dozen; peas, 4&5c; bell pep
pers, 12H&15c; radishes, 10 15c per dozen;
spinach, 2($3c per pound; tomatoes. 25
4oc per box; hothouse, $2; parsU, '25c;
squash. $ldi'1.25 per crate.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 90c$l
per sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets,
$1.25$1.50 per sack; garlic. 1012t4c per
pound. '
ONIONS New, 114 lc per pound.
POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur
banks. TOjjSOc; sweet potatoes, 3c per pound,
pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound;
apricots, lOgHltjc; peaches. 12i(,13c; pears.
llt14c: Italian prunes, 5V48c; California
ngs. white. In sacks, 6&Hc per pound; black.
4r5c; bricks. 1214-ounce packages, 755285c
per box; Smyrna. 2oc pound; dates, Persian,
ii&oc per pound.
RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages. 89
SVjc; 10-ounee, O'-a'iilOc; loose muscatels, 2
rrown, 6(57c; 3-crown. Gifel'kc; 4-crown,
7rJ7,!c; unbleached, seedless Sultanas, 6t7o;
Thompson's- fancy bleached. log 11c; London
layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2;
2-crown, $1.75.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry; Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery,
26270 per pound. State creameries: Fancy
creamery, 23,lh27c; store butter, 1515c.
KGGS Oregon ranch, 25c per dozen.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 13Jj
14c; Young America, 1415c.
POULTRY Average old hens, 13S14c;
mixed chickens, 13(6 liH.c; Spring, 1415c; old
roosters, IKtflOc; dressed chickens, 1415c;
turkeys, live, 17ijf20c; turkeys, dreaeed. choice,
21i22l2C; geese, live, per pound, 9loc; ducks,
I3(UL15c; pigeons, $l(g'1.50; squabs, ,$23.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5V4c; South
ern Japan, 5.4uc; head. 6.75c.
COFFEE- Mocha, 2(S28c; Java, ordinary, )8
g22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 182uc; good, IS
loc; ordinary, lt!22c per pound; Columbia
roast, cases, lOOB, $15; 60s, $15.25; Arbuckle,
$17.25: Lion. $15.75.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$1.75 per dozen; il.pound talis. $2.40; 1-pound
flats. $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 9uc;
red, 1-pouud tails, $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound
talis, $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube,
$5.40; powdered. $5.15;- dry granulated, $5.o5;
extra C, $4.tio; golden C, $4.45; fruit sugar.
$5.00; P. C. $4.95; C. C, $4.95. Advance aales
over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half
barrels, 25c; boxes, 5oc per 100 pounds. Terms:
On remittances within 15 days deduct Vic per
pound; if later than 15 days and within 30
days, deduct fcc Beet sugar, $4.75 per 100
pounds; maple sugar, 1518c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts. 12V, j 13c per pound by
sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 16c; pecan,
jumbos, 10c; extra large. 17c; almonds. 1414
15c; chestnuts. Italian. 121i,ifflBc: Ohio. 20c;
peanuts, raw. 7c per pound; roasted, 9c;
plnenuts. 10S12c; hickory nuts, 7!8c; co
coanuts, 35fi 00c per dozen.
SALT California dairy, $11 per ton; Imita
tion Liverpool, $12 per ton; half-ground. 100s,
$9; 5us, $9.50; lump Liverpool, $17.50.
BEANS Small white, 4tc; large white,
4Vjc: pink, 2c: bayou, 4Tc; Lima, bc;
Mexicans, red, 414c.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 21c per pound;
standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18c; English,
11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach, 10c.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, lHc per pound; 14
to IS pounds, llllic; 18 to 2o pounds, l(iV4c;
California (picnic), 13c; cottage, none; shoul
ders, 121jc; boiled, 25c; boiled picnic, bone
less. 20e.
PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels, $21: half
barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $11; half barrel
$6.00.
SAUSAGE) Ham, 13c per pound: minced
ham. 10c; Summer, 'choice dry, 17!fec; bologna,
long, 7c; welnerwuret, 10c; liver, 6c; pork,
9ftl0c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologna
sausage, link, 4Mc.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt, 12c; smoked. 13c; clear backs, dry
salt, lltec; smoked, 12c; clear bellies, 14 to
17 pounds, average, dry salt, 14c; smoked, 15c;
Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry
salt, 131c; smoked, 1414c; Union bellies, 10
to 18 pounds average, none.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces,
Ilc; tubs, 12c; 50s. 12c. liue, 121ic; 10s,
12(?c; 6s. 12c. Standard pure: Tierces.
10c: tube, 11c; 60s. 11c: 2os. lJHc; 10.
11 c; 5e, 11 c. Compound: Tierces, 7ac;
tubs, 74c; 60s, 7c; 10s. 814c; 5s, Sc
Hops, Wool, Hides.. Etc.
HOPS 1906 contracts, 17?(20c per pound;
1905, nominal; 1904, nominal.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 159
19c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley,
20(5 22c, according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice. 2Sg30c per pound. -
HIDES Dry: No. 1, 10 pounds and up." per
pound. 1820c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds,
1H&21C per pound; dry salted bull and staffs,
one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth
eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, halr-ciipped,
weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to 3c per pound
lens. Salted hides: Steers, sound, tio pounds
and over, per pound, lottllc; steers, sound,
60 to 60 pounds, lollo per pound; Bteers,
sound, under 60 pounds, and cows, 910c per
pound; stags and bulla 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. Ilig.l2c per
pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less;
veals, lc per pound less. Sheepskins: Shear
lings, No. 1 butchers' .stock, each, 25&30c;
short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 50
60c; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each,
$1.25&2; murrain, pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent
lees, or 1516c per pound. Horsehlaes:
Salted, each, according to size. $11.50; colts
hldes, each, 25(&5(;c Goatskins: Common,
each, 15 25c; Angora, with wool on, each,
30C5$1.50.
FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size,
each, $5S20; cubs, each, $1'5'3: badaer, prima,
each, 25t50c; cat, wild, with head perfect,
80j50c; house cat, 5200; fox. common gray,
large prime, each. 5070c; red, each, $3(&5;
cross, each, l.'xglj; silver and black, each,
$10iC(i300; fishers, each, $5'u: lynx, each,
$4.5ofr6; mink, strictly No. 1. each, according
to size, $13; marten, dark Northern, accord
ing to size and color, each $lu15; pale pine,
according to size and color, each, $2.S04;
muskrat, large, each, 12j?15c; skunk, each. 40
60c; civet or polecat, each, 6&15c; otter, large,
prime skin, each. $(5iiil0; panther with head
and claws perfect, each, $2B5; raccoon, prime
large, each, 6073c: mountain wolf, with head
rauo, fo.wrgo; prairie icoyote, ouc
$1; wolverine, each, $0tjS; beaver, per kkin,
large, $5ii6; medium, $3(87; small, $161.50;
kits, 60S 75c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22S25c
per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4414c; No. 2
and arease, 2ffl3c.
CASCARA SAGRADA- (chittam bark) New,
3454c per pound; 1904 and 1905, 4Vig5c.
GRAIN BAGS 864(69140 each. (
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 7V.8c;
125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 160 to 200 pounds, 6c;
200 pounds and up, 510c.
BEEF Dressed bulls. 3c per pound; cows,
4l4(51c; country steers, 56c.
MUTTON Dressed fancy, 7 8c per pound;
ordinary, 6 6c: lambs, fancy, 8gS!fcc.
PORK Dressed. 100 to 130 pounds, 83SV.C;
150 to 200 pounds, 7Sc; 200 pounds and
up, 771ic.
Oils.
TURPENTINE! Cases. 81c per gallon.
COAL Cases, 19o per gallon; tanks, 1214c
per gallon.
GASOLINE Stove, cases, 2414c; 88 test,
32c; iron tanks. 2c.
WHITE) LEAD Ton lots, 74c: 500-poun.l
lots. 8c: less than 600-pound lots, 814c (In 25
pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 5
pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2c per
pound above keg price.)
LINSEED Raw. in barrels, 47c; in cases,
63c; boiled, in barrels, 60c; in cases, 55c-250-gallon
lots, lc less. '
BENZINE Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks.
12&c per gallon.
WOOL iiiTOS ABM
STROXG BUT UNSUCCESSFUL
EFFORTS TO BREAK PRICES.
Buying Movement at Boston Xot So
Heavy as ExpectecWForeign
Grades Strong.
BOSTON, Sept. 4. There Is unflagging In
terest In the wool market, but the traders
have expected heavier buying than has pre
vailed. The market Is firm. Strong efforts to
break prices have failed. Pulled wools are
quiet. Foreign grades are strong. Quota
tion S.
California, scoured basis. Northern, good,
6S70c; middle county, 66$8c; Southern,
661i68c: Fall, free, 5657c.
Oregon, scoured basis. Eastern. No. 1
staple, 72g74c; Eastern, No. 1 clothing, 68
69c; Valley, No. 1, 6062c.
.Territory, staple, scoured basis. Fine. 73
75c; One medium. 6870c; medium. 6566c.
Territory, ordinary scoured basis. Fine, 70
72o; flne medium, 6870c; medium. 6568c.
Pulled, wools, scoured basis. Extra, 7274c;
fine A, 69c; A supers, 6064c; B supers,
60'55c
Wool at St. Lonls.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 4. Wool Steady. Me
dium grades- combing and -clothing. - 246'2Sc;
light fine, 18'S22c; heavy flne. 1618c; tub,
washed, 32S3S14C. '
. -'. - LIVESTOCK MARKETS, ,
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
The following livestock prices were quoted
In the local market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers. $3.503.65; medium,
$3S3.25; cows, $2.251j"2.50; second-grade cows,
$l.ntx?2; bulls, $1.5062; calves, $44.50.
SHEEP Best sheared, $44.25; lambs, $5.
' HOGS Best, $77.25; light, $6.757; ' stock
hogs, $6.50.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City. Chicago and
Omaha.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 4. Cattle Re
ceipts, 15.000; market steady. Native steers,
$4.506.50; native cows and heifers, $2
4.85; - stockers and feeders, $2.50(94.50;
Western steers, $3.50(8 5.25; bulls, $2 3. 15,
calves, $2.50 5.50.
Hogs Receipts, 11,000; market steady to
5c lower. Bulk of sales, $6.056.30: heavy.
$06.15; packers. $6.05 6.27 ; pigs and
lights. $6.106.35.
Sheep Receipts. 6000 market steady.
Muttons. $4.505.50; lambs. $67.40; range
wethers, $4.605.75; fed ewes, $4.255.50.
CHICAGO. Sept. 4. Cattle Receipts, 10.
000; best steady, others weak. Beeves.
$3.00 6.70: stockers and feeders, $2.50
4.30; cows and heifers, $1.505.20; calves.
$5.257.50; Texas fed steers, $3.654.50;
Western steers, $3.30(3)5.25.
Hogs Receipts, 20,000; market steady for
light, others weak to 5c lower. Mixed and
butchers. $5.806.50: good to choice heavy,
$5.95(5'6.35; rough heavy. $5.505.75; light,
$66.50; pigs, $3.306.35.
Sheep Receipts. 20,000; market steady.
Sheep. $3.503.6o; lambs. $4.757.90.
SOUTH OMAHA, Sept. 4. Cattle Re
ceipts, 7500, market slow to 10c lower. Na
tive steers. $4.256.25; native cows and
heifers, $44.50j; Western steers, $3.25
5.25: canners. $1.502.50; stockers and
feeders. $2.75 4.25; calves, $3 5.75; bulls,
stags, etc., $1.753.75.
Hogs Receipts. 7000; market steady to
5c lower. Heavy. $5.60 5.90; mixed. 45.70
5.80; light. $5.90(66.10. pigs, $55.80.
aheen RpcplntH 2.Vftrin- marl,., -1 j
shade lower. Yearlings, $5.506; wethers.
atg d.uu; ewca, j.u; lamDS, $o.Zo
7.35.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. The market for
evaporated apples oontinues quiet with sam
ples of the new crop showing the effect of
hasty . picking, much of the fruit being
moldy. Supplies for December delivery are
quoted at 141sc. The beet apples available for
immediate delivery are quoted at 10llc for
old crop. ;
. Prunes are unchanged at 7148!c
Apricots are firm, choice, 16c; faacy. 17c;
extra fancy. 1820c.
'Peaches- are reported to be higher on the
Coast. Spot quottlons are firm; choice. 10
6Hc; extra choice. lllllic; fancy, ll12c;
extra fancy. 121214c.
Raisins -ere firm; loose muscatels, 6flJ7e;
seeded raisins, 6f?Sc: London layers, nominal.
Coffee and Sugar. ,
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Coffee futures closed
weak at a net -decline of 1520 points. Sales
for the day were reported of 126,000 bags, in
cluding September at 6.05c; November, 6.20a;
December, 6.256.35c; January, 6.35; March,
645(i?6.55c; April, 6.65: May. 6.55S.65c; June,
6.65rg6.75c; July. 6.706.60c. Ths world's
visible supply statement showed an Increase
for the month of August of 808,600 bags, to
10,756,653 bags against 12,102,495 bags at the
same time last year. Spot Rio barely steady;
No. 7 Invoice, 81ic: mild, steady; Cordova,
861214c. v
Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 3$?314e;
refined, steady; crushed, $5.60; powdered, $5;
granulated. $4.90.
Dairy Produce In the East.
CHICAOO. Sent. 4. On the Produce Ex
change today the buttermarket was steady to
Vc higher. Creameries, lUUlUftc; fdalrles, 17
201ic. 1
ftggs) nrm to 14c nigner; at mara. cases
Included, lftlBV.c: firsts, 18c; prime firsts.
10!tc: extras, 22c.
Cheese Unchanged, 1I1ZC.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. Butter, firm: Western
factory, common to firsts, 15'ITlSc: Western
imitation creamery extras, 201.21c; firsts,
18V.4M9C.
Cheese Steady.
Eggs Strong; Western firsts. 21ff2114c: of
ficial sriuea. ilfiilVc
All AROUND BREAK
Stock Market Unsettled by
Rise in Call Money. .
RATE GOES TO 30 PER CENT
Speculation Is Furious Until Ad
vance Takes Place and Then
Prices Drop Sharply Gold
Secured for Import.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. The excited specu
lation in stocks was continued, although on a
somewhat diminished scale of activity from
that of last week. The tone of the market
became feverish in the course of the day.
This was principally due to the contending
effects of the speculative furore on the one
hand and the tightening money market on
the other. Prices broke all around when call
money reached 30 per cent.
Incidental to the furious trading in and out
of the market by professional operators and
by habitual speculators of the millionaire
class, a churning process was kept up on a
gigantic scale, consisting of manipulative odds
placed on the markets for both accounts and
from" the same sources, solely for effect on
prices. There was much confusion and no
little conflict in the arguments heard In con
nection with the eager speculation and these
arguments afforded some striking contracts
with the views on the same subjects professed
In Wall street in times past. This is highly
characteristic of a period of speculative ex
cess when all events are turned to one way
of Interpretation for the furtherance of spec
ulative prospects.
An Instance was the reception given to the
official announcement that the Pennsylvania
Railroad had divested itself of ownership of
a large proportion of its holdings in Baltimore
& Ohio and Norfolk Sc Western. At the time
of the purchase of these holdings it was made
a ground for strong buying of the stocks, be
cause the large supply removed from the
market by the Pennsylvania's purchase prom
ised security from any pressure on ths mar
ket of free offerings. So far from showing
any fears of the effect on prices of an addi
tional floating market supply, Baltimore &
Ohio was made the favorite of the specula
tion today.
The alleged purpose of the Southern Paclflo
to control St. Paul continued to keep the lat
ter in the forefront of the speculation during
the day. The speculation showed every symp
tom of unrestrained progress until It was
forcibly arrested by the practical exhaustion
of available funds In the call-loan market.
Withdrawals to meet the necessities of other
departments of the money market forced the
call-loan rate up to 30 per cent in the after
noon and Induced large speculative liquidation
of a forced character. Union Pacific and
American Smelting suffered most In this sell
ing, but the whole market was forced down
ward sharply, converting the considerable ear
lier gains into general net losses for the day.
Gold was secured during the day for im
port to New York to the extent of $1.7oO,ouO.
partly in London and partly In Paris. . But
this was scarcely more than sufficient to off
set the day's losses to ths Government and
by telegraphic transfer to San Francisco,
while shipments of currency to the interior
by express were on a heavy scale with cer
tainty of their continuance for some time to
come. The stock market closed feverish and
unsettled In conseouence.
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par
value, $2,330,000. United States bonds were
all unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
' - Closing
- ' Sales.
Adams Express .
Amalaam. Copper.
Am. Car & Found.
do preferred
Amer. Cotton Oil.
do preferred
American Express..
Am. Hd. sc U. pf.
American Ice
Amer. LlnBeed OH
do preferred
Amer. Locomotive.
do nref erred
Am. Smelt. & Ref. 72,900 158
do preferred 400 11714
Am. Sugar Refining 1,400 137 Vi
Am. Tobacco jifd .-
Anaconda Mln. Co. 18.500 277
Atchison 24.500 KI8
do preferred 200 luO?i
ArlAntfn Croat Line 100 143
Baltimore & Ohio. il4.2oO 1H414
do preferred v
Brook. Rap. Tran. 20,700
High.- Low.
75,800 11114
uoo 40i
200 101
700 3214
'lo6 262 "
"i.Voo ioii
4,400 7214
lOO 114
92
7914
109
69
101
32
iai"
'79
7194
114
151
iih
13514
6,000 176-J4
600 39
200 10214
Canadian Pacific. .
Cent, of N. Jersey
Central Leather . .
do Dret'erred
Chesapeake & Ohio S,(XX
Chi. Gt. Western. 300
Chi. & Northwest. 8,700
Chi., Mil. & St. P. 85,900
Chi. Term. & Tran.
-do preferred ......
C, C, C. & St. L. 400
Colo. Fuel & Iron 12,200
Colo. &. Southern. 1,800
do 1st preferred,
do 2d preferred
Consolidated Gas
Corn Products .
do preferred....
Delaw. & Hudson 2,700 218
Del.. Lack. 4 Wes
Den. & Rio Grande 5,000
do nreferred
Distillers' Securities 600
Erie 39,600
200
tin
18
215
183
95
5814
37
69
275
10614
loo
143
110
92
7714
175
'3814
10214
63
17ft
bid.
275
109
3914
loon,
32
92
255
30
bo
1914
41
7i y
113
152
11614
13514
10014
27S
106
loo
14214
92
77
17614
228
38
101
03 TJ
17
17914 179
400
20
14
61
4714
95
5414
3714
69
19
2ia"
'43'"
'60 i.
4614
27
95
55
37H
69 14
5014
139
19
76
217
505
42
86
60 14
46
do 1st preferred 77 '4
300 72
600 169
6,400 334
"'206 iiiij
1UO
400
1.400
400
'"sod
600
100
4O0
400
83
39 14
-78
"85
29
62
28
5814
7O0 14914
svu zo
200 73
800 156
100
4.600
500
lOO
1.40O
1.000
172
9H"4
3614
71
70H
40
4
do 2d preferred. .
General Electric . .
Gt. Northern pfd.
Hocking Valley . .
Illinois Central ...
International Paper
do preferred .....
Int. Met. .'.
do preferred
International Pump
do preferred
Iowa Central ....
do preferred
Kansas City South.
do preferred
Louis. & Nashville
Mexican Central..
Minn. & St. Louts
M.. St. P. & S.S.M.
do preferred
Missouri Pacific ...
Mo.. Kan. & Texas
do preferred .
National Lead . . .
Mex. Nt. R. R. of.
New York Central 12,000 14H
. 1 . , mil. c , r-n, 4, t,v, ,J -
iNorioiK sc western 14,300
do preferred
Northern Paclflo . 6,700 21R
North American .. 100 93
Pacifla Mail 500 38
Pennsylvania 101, 800 144
People s Gas 700 91
P.. C, C. & St. L. 100
Pressed Steel Car.. 300
do preferred.....
Pullman Pal. Car. 1.000 255
Reading 167.600 141
do 1st preferred .. ,.
do 2d preferred
Republic Steel ....
do preferred ......
Rock Island Co...
do preferred
Pehloss-Sheffteld . .
St. L. & S. F. 2 pf.
St. Louis Southw.
do preferred
Southern Pacific... 61.200
do preferred
Southern Railway.
do preferred
Tenn. Coal & Iron.
Texas si Pacific . .
Tol.. St. L. & W.
do preferred
Union Pacific ....217,900 195
do preferred 200 95
V. S. Express...,. 100 134
U. S. Realty
U. S. Rubber 200 4
do preferred...,. 3(W 108
U. S. Steel .107.4O0 47S4
do preferred 7.1O0 108
Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. 100 39
86
53
1,600 3014
600 lOOS
8.900 24 14
700
300
2O0
6O0
300
60
17f4
4314
24
5914
02
"38
lOO
100 156
2. 50O :!5
6.1O0
1,000
2O0
33
73
71
167
326
iT3H
18
83
37
78
'85
29
62
28
68
149
20
T2
155
172
96
85
71
77
46
143
50
93
214
93
37
141
90
86
5314
248 "
137
3fi
99
27
65
76
45
24 i
69
90
'as"
99
156
34
33
72
190--)'
04
134
"45
108
46
407
71
166
326
127
173
18
83
37
78
48
85
29
61
28
57
148
2o
70
151
170
90
35
70
77
46
143
50
94
90
214
92
37
142 .
90
84
53
97
246
138
90
95
3014
99
27
65
76
43Vi
24
59
90
117
38
99
155
34
32
721,
191
94
133
75
45
108
46
107
2(m
153
Bl
18
24
01
do preferred.,.. 109a
Wabash 700 20 20 20
do preferred 600 45 45 44
Wells-Fargo Exp r,
Westlnghouse Elec
Western Union ... 600 91 01
Wheel. & L. Brie .....
Wisconsin Central
do preferred..... 700 51 51
Total sales for the day, 1,358,900 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. Closing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.ln4'D. & R. G. 4s. ..100
do coupon 104 N. Y. C. G. 3s. 92
U. S. 3s reg 103!Nor. Pacific 3s.. 75
do coupon. .. -103Nor Pacific 4s.. 103
U. S. new 4s reg.131 So. Pacific 4s... 02
do coupon 131 lUnlon Pacific 4s. 103
V. S. old 4s reg. 10214 iWis. Central 4s.. 89
do coupon. .. .102 Jap. 6s, 2d ser. . 99
Atchison Adj. 4s 96 It; Jap. 4s, cor... 81
Stocks at Loudon.
LONDON, Sept. 4. Consols for money,
86 ; consols for account, 87 1-16.
Anaconda 14
Atchison 111
do preferred. . 105
Baltimore 0..125
Can. Pacific 1S3
Cnes. & Ohio. . . 6714
C. Gt. Western. 19
C. M. & St- P. .189
De Beers 18
N. Y. Central. . .151
Norfolk & West. 97
do preferred... 95
Ontario & West. 53
Pennsylvania
Rand Mines. . . .
Reading
So. Railway....
do preferred..
74 ;
6
7214
40
103
D. & R. Grande. 45 So. Pacific 98
do preferred.. 89 li
Erie 48
do 1st pref . ... 81
do 2d pref.... 74
Illinois Central. 181
Louis. & Nash.. 155
Mo., Kas. & T. . 37
Union Pacific. ...201
do preferred... 98
U. S. Steel 4S
do preferred. ..111
Wabash 21
do preferred... 47
Spanish Fours... 93
Asked.
130
PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.
Sales and Prices Bid and Asked on the
Local Board.
Sales on the Stock Exchange yesterday
were 22.000 shares Lee's Creek Gold at 1
and 2000 shares North Fairvlew at 5. Offi
cial prices follow:
Bank Stocks Bid.
Bank of California 302
Merchants' National 122
Oregon Trust sc Savings
United States National 205
Portland Trust Co
Bankers' & Lumbermen's....
Miscellaneous. Stocks
Lesser Manufacturing 156
Campbell's Gas Burner
Union Oil , 201
Associated Oil 39
Alaska .Packers v 56
Pacific States Telephone
Home Telephone
Puget Sound Telephone
Oregon Life Insurance
Cement Products
Empire Contracting Co 110
J. C. Lee Co
O. R. & N. Ry. 4s 100
Merlin Townslte
Nicola Coal
120
103
000
203
41
100
50
50
1000
40
150
103
Mining Stocks
Alaska Petroleum
Alaska Pioneer
Standard Con
Oregon Securities
Snowstorm
Lee's Creek Gold
Tacoma Steel
Gallce Con
Gallaher
Golden Rule Con
Bullfrog Terrible
Golconda
North Fairvlew
Le Roy. . . i , . . ..
Hiawatha
Cascadia
Lucky Boy
Hecla
Rambler Cariboo
Dixie Meadowd....
Great Northern
Mountain View
Sugar Stocks
Hawaiian Com
Honokea
Hutchinson
Makaweli '. . . .
20 25
2 3
64 66
14 17
40 50
11 12
6 6
200 235
1 1
10 12
2
5
1
5
4 4
4 5
2
2
20
20
825 330
32 36
2
10
25 . 50
86
13 14
14 15
35 38
34 ."r,
18 19
50
Sales 22,000 Lee's Creek Gold at 1 and
2000 shares North Fairvlew at 5.
Mining- Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
...
Alta
Alpha Con....
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher
Bullion
Caledonia ....
Challenge Con.
Chollar
Confidence . . .
Con. Cal. & V.
Con. Imperial.
Crown Point. .
Eureka Con...
Exchequer ....
Gould & Curry
Hale & Nor. ..
.01
.08
.06
.21
.90
.17
.27
.11
.11
.60
.87
.01
.08
8.50
.57
.17
.95
'Julia
Justice
Kentucky Con..
Mexl-
Occidental Con..
'Ophlr
Overman
Potosi
Savage
Scorpion
ISeg. Belcher. . .
Sierra Nevada.
Silver Hill
Standard
'Union Con
lUtah Con
Yellow Jacket..
.08
.04
.02
.83
.79
3.45
.11
.12
1.00
.07
.03
.19
.SO
1.50
.39
.03
.13
NEW YORK. Sept.
Adams Con $ .20
Alice
Breece
Brunswick C. .
Comstock Tun.
Con. Cal. & V.
Horn Silver...
Iron Silver. . . .
Leadville Con.
2.25
.20
.30
.07
.90
1.90
5.00
.03
4. Closing quotatlonsi
Little Chief... $ .05
Ontario 2.75
Oohir 3.05
Phoenix 07
Potosi 12
Savage 1.00
Sierra Nevada. .20
Small Hones... .30
IStandard 1.50
BOSTON. Sept.
Adventure ..$ 6
Allouez .... 34.
Amalgamatd 109
Atlantic 13
Bingham ... 30
Cal. & Hccla 735.
Centennial .. 24
Cop. Range.
Daly West. .
Franklin ...
Granby
Greene Con.
Isle Royale.
Mass. Mining
Michigan . . .
Mohawk ....
Mont C. & C.
25
50
O. Dominion 41.00
losing - quotations:
Osceola 113.50
Parrot . . .
Snannon .
Tamarack .
Trinity
Lnlted cop..
U. S. Mining
u. s. Ull
Utah
Victoria
Winona
I Wolverine .,
.-v. 3utte. . . .
B. Coalition.
Nevada
Mitchell
Cal. & Ariz.,
Tecumseh ...
.$ 25.00
. 9.1254
. 97.00
8.73
62.87
67.75
9.50
60.00
6.75
7.75
159.00
93.87
32.87
17.75
6.00
116.50
11.25
Money, Exchange, Eta.
NEfW YORK, Sept. 4. Money on call,
strong and higher. 8 to 30 per cent; closing
bid and offered at 30 per cent. Time loans,
dull and strong: 80 and 90 days, 77 per
cent; six months. 67 per cent. Prime mer
cantile paper. 67 per cent.
Sterling exchange, firmer, at $4.83255?4.8330
for demand and at $4.80504.8055 for 60-day
bills. Pc-ted rates, $4.81i4.82 and $4.84
4.S5. Commercial bills, $4.804.80.
'Bar silver. 67c.
Mexican dollars, 61c.
Bonds Government, steady; railroad, Irreg
ular. LONDON. Sept. 4. Bar silver, steady,
31 3-16d per ounce.
Money, ?2 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short bills is 3 per cent; do for three
months' bills, 3 per cent,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 4. Silver bars,
67c. '
Mexican dollars. 63 c.
Drafts Sight, lc; telegraph, 2c.
Sterling on London Sixty days, $4 80; do
sight, $4.83.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. Todoy's statement
of the Treasury balances In the general fund
shows:
Available cash balance $202,085,442
Gold coin and bullion 109,451,698
Gold certificates 62,383,010
Gold Engagements.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Kuhn, Loeb Co.
today engaged $1,000,000 In gold In London
for shipment to New York.
SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS.
Prices Paid tor Products in the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. '4. The following
prices were quoted in the produce market to-,
day:
FRUIT Apples, choice, 90o; common, 351
50c; bananas, 75cg$3.25; Mexican limes. $506;
California lemons, choice, $6; common, $4;
oranges, navel, $1.754; pineapples, $1.50
2.50.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 25 40c; garlic.
3c: green peas, 34c; string beans, 2
3c: tomatoes, SOfitoc; egg plant, 40c; okra,
6W75C. .
EGOS Store, 1825c; fancy ranch, 80c
POTATOES Early Rose, 7080c; River
Burbanks, $1.10; Salinas Burbanks. $1.351.60;
sweets, 2c; Oregon Burbanks, 7585c
POULTRY Roosters, old, $3.564; young
roosters, $57.50: broilers, small, $2.603.50;
broilers, large, $3.50fS4; fryers. $45; hens,
$4.506.5O; ducks, young, $3!frS.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 26c; creamery
seconds. 22c; fancy dairy, 24c; dairy sec
onds. 20c; pickled, 1818c.
CHEESE Young America, 18c; Eastern,
20c ; Western. 15c.
WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 169
18c; mountain, 9llc; South Plains and San
Joaquin, Ofjllc.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $18.5019.60; mid
dlings. $26(329.50.
HAY Wheat, $1217.50; wheat and oats.
$1012; barley, nominal; alfalfa, $710.6O;
stock, $78; straw, 30S65c per bale.
FLOUR California family extras, $4,659
5.10: bakers' extras, $4.304.60; Oregon and
Washington, $3.754.25.
RECEIPTS Flour, 9057 quarter sacks;
wheat, 85 centals; barley, 6528 centals; oat,
600 centals: beans, 719 sacks; potatoes, 5030
sacks; middlings, 70 sacks; hay, 2682 .tons;
wool, 52 bales; hides. 688.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. Cotton futures closed
steady at a net advance of 710 points. Sep
tember, 8.72c; October, 8.16c; November.
9.06c; December, 9.16c; January. 9.25c; Feb
ruary, 9.30c; March. 9.38c; April, 9.39c; May
9.46c.
SELLING IS HEAVY
Weakens Wheat After Strong
Opening at Chicago.
LOSS OF THREE-QUARTERS
Depression Due to Continued Good
Weather in Northwest and Prob
ability of Increase in Spring
Wheat Movement,
CHICAGO, Sept. 4. The wheat market
opened strong In sympathy with an advance
in Liverpool, which was based. It was said,
on the poor quality of Russian wheat ten
dered for delivery on September contracts.
Later came reports that the Northwestern
markets were weaker . because of continued
good weather and of the probability of an In
crease In the Spring wheat movement. This
caused a change of sentiment on the local
exchange. Cash houses became active sellers
and this led to free selling by local longs.
December opened (?? to c higher at
74(g74c. sold off to 73c and closed Sc
down at 73c.
Ideal conditions' for the maturing of the
new crop depressed the corn market. Decem
ber closed c lower at 43j43c.
Oats followed wheat. December closed with
a loss of c at 31$31c.
The volume of trading In provisions was
very small. January pork closed 7c lower,
ribs and lard unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
"WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
September .71 $ .71 $ .70 $ .70
December 74 .74 .73 .73
May 78 .78 .77 .77
CORN.
September ... .47 .47 .47 .47
December 43 .43 .43 .4.'.
May 44 .44 .44 .44
OATS.
September .30 .30 .30 .30
December .31 .31 .31 .31
May 34 .34 . 33 .33
MESS PORK.
September 16 95
January 13.40 13.45, 13.40 13.42
LARD.
September ... 8.77 8.77 8.55 8.57
October 8.72 8.82 8.65 8.67
November .... 8.57 8.57 8.45 8. 15
January 7.05 7.95 7.87 7.90
SHORT RIBS.
September ... 8.SO 8.80 8 flo 8.65
October 8.67 8.67 8.52 8.57
January ..7... 7.27 7.30 7.20 7.25
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Quiet and steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 76c; No. 3, 70375c;
No. 2 red. 70(571c.
Corn No. 2, 4849c; No. 2 yellow, 49
46c.
Oats No. 2, 30iic; No. 2 white, 3233c;
No. 3 white, 39'42c.
Rye No. 2. 56c.
Barley Fair to choice malting, 40g48c.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.05; No. 1 Northwest
ern. $1.09.
Timothy seed Prime. $3.95(f4.05.
. Clover Contract grades, $12.
Short ribs sldes Loose. $8.558.65.
Mess pork Per barrel, $16.85 16.95.
I.ard Per 100 pounds, $8.57.
Short clear sides Boxed, $8.879.
Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 17,700 79,100
Wheat, bushels 75,000 98.800
Corn, bushels 378.000 329.900
Oats, bushels 366.O0O 130,700
Rye, bushels 5.000
Barley, oushels 33,000 5,700
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. Flour Receipts,
80,000 barrels. Exports, 10,000. Barley, steady
and quiet.
Wheat Receipts, 183.500 bushels. Exports,
431,000 bushels. Spot, easy: No. 2, 77c ele
vator; No. 2 red, 78 c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
Northern Duluth. 83c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
hard Winter, 79c f. o. b. afloat. Except a
strong opening, the market was generally
weak all day. The market closed o
lower. May closed, S4c: September closed,
78c; December closed, 81c.
Hope, quiet.
Hides and wool, steady.
Visible Supply of Grain.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. The visible supply
of grain Saturday, September 1, as compiled
with the New York Produce Exchange was as
follows:
Bushels. Decrease.
Wheat 30.305.000 1,715.000
Corn 2.258.000 249,000
Oats 6.472.000 872.000
Rye 1,413.000 74.000
Barley - 831,000 15.000
Increase.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 4. Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping. $1.27(S1.30; milling.
$1.321.40.
Barley Feed, $11.06; brewing, $1.07.
1.10.
Call-board sales:
Wheat December. $1.23.
Barley December. 99c.
Corn Large yellow, $1. 40(81.42.
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 4. Wheat September.
6s 2d; December, 6s 3d; March, nominal.
The weather in England Is partially cloudy.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 4. Wheat Septem
ber, 70c; December. 71c: No. 1 hard. 76c;
No. 1 Northern, 75c: No. 2 Northern. 73 c.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA, Sept. 4. Wheat unchanged. Blue
stem. 6Sc; club, 66c; red. 63c.
Metal Slarkets.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. There was a decline
of about fl 2s 6d In the London tin market
as compared with the closing prices of last
week to 183 15s for spot and 183 5s for
futures. The local market was lower In sym
pathy with quotations, ranging from 40
40.50c
Copper was higher in London with spot
quoted at 86 and futures at 85 17s 6d. Lo
cally the market was firm and unchanged
with Lake quoted at 18.76(f?19c; electrolytic,
18.500I18.7&; casting, 18.256d8.60c.
Lead was firm and unchanged at 6.75(g5.90c
in the local market, but advanced 5s to f'l7
16s in London.
Spelter was unchanged at 27 5s in London.
Locally the market was unchanged, 66. 10c.
Iron was a shade higher In the English
market with standard foundry quotted at 64s
and Cleveland warrants at 64s 6d. Locally the
market was unchanged.
Co-Operative Commission Business.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 4. The operations of
the American National Livestock and Co
operative Livestock Commission, which were
begun at tne local yaras yesteraay, developed
Increased business today. Murdo Mackenzie,
president of the American National and a
stockholder In the Co-operative Company, said
today mat packers ana otners were buying
freely.
"Yesterday," said Mr. Mackenzie, "wb sold
19 cars at the full price. I am greatly pleased
with, the outlook."
men, who, while unsuccessful In an ef
fort to gain from the commission a spe
cific ruling or interpretation of any clause
of the new law. secured sufficient infor
mation to enable them to proceed def
initely in complying- with the spirit of
the statute.
The commission showed a disposition
to be liberal in the exercise of such dis
cretionary powers as are vested In that
body by the new law," said Captain
Grammer. "The Impression that prevails
in some quarters that the commission
has the power to Interpret the entire law
is incorrect. Only 60 far as the law af.
fects the form and manner of posting;
tariffs and the form of bookkeeping has
it any discretionary powers.
"It would be foolish for the railroads
to adopt some new form of tariff and In
vest probably thousands of dollars in his
publication, and then be compelled to re
call it because of the adoption of a dif
ferent uniform system by the commission.
I believe all railroads intend to await the
decision of the commission and act in
accordance with Its demands. The .pub
lic generally will find the commerce law
will change the present order of things
very little. All the railroads, so far as I
know, are complying with the statute, ,
and I see no cause for a great hue and
cry just because a new law has been
passed. The railroads and shippers will
find it easy to adjust their affairs to the
new conditions."
AT THE HOTELS.
CHANGES ARE NOT MARKED
Public Will Scarcely Notice Effect of
Hepburn Law.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4. Captain J. G.
Grammer, vice-president of the New York
Central lines, in Chicago, who has re
turned from the conference of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, traffic offi
cers of Eastern New England trunk lines.
and a delegation from the Illinois Manu-
facteurers Association and the American
Shippers' Association yesterday expressed
the opinion that operation of the Hep
burn regulation act will produce an ef
fect less perceptible -than did the old in
terstate commerce law. He said the con
ference was satisfactory to the railroad
The Portland F. Taylor. E. Goldberg and
wife, Seattle, K. R. Irvln, New York; G. J.
Falen. Egypt; G. Bates, New York; G. M.
Munper and wife. Los Angeles; Miss C.
Weiss, W. P. Gray. Chicago; S. Crutcher.
Seattle: J. Monaghan and family, Spokane;
G. W. R. Martin, Providence. R. I.; Mrs. T.
Tanar, K. Tanar, Seattle; C. J. Whiting.
Mrs. J. D. Giddings, Salem; C. F. Ray and
wife. Ray's Landing; W. W. Funge, Jr., San
Francisco, E. H. Banker. Chicago; Mrs. J.
"W. Nesmlth, J. P. Evans, wife and child.
Drain; F. I Brown. San Francisco; N. A.
Vtlie. L. J. Bavins, New York; R. M. Derby,
New York; E. K. Rohr, M. 8. Allen, San
Francisco; D. F. Peterson, Chicago; J. Ba
ker. Attleboro. Mass. ; J. O. Albright, Wyan
dote. Mich.; V. H. Glosemyer, St. Louis; C.
Selvege. J. L. Selvege. New York; J. E.
Whissen. Mrs. V. R. Beery, Los Angeles, E.
Wodeska, Tampa, Fla. ; J. M. Wllion. Oak
land; i C. Miller. San Francisco; D. Keith,
Miss M. KMth, Salt Lake; Miss L. Payne,
Portland; Mrs. G. W. Champlaln, Chicago;
S. Liebes, L. Blum, W. Jacobs and wife, San
Francisco; C. H. Babcock and wife, Ro
chester. N.Y.: J. W. Fordney and wife. Sag
inaw; W. p. Kid well, Oakland. Cal.; Mrs. J.
B. Parsons. MUs E. Parsons. Haywood. Ca!.;
J. Chilberg, Denver; G. S. Robertson. Chi
cago; W. Thaw. Minneapolis; J. W. Esnex,
Salt Lake City; J. M. Jones. N. H. Wethell,
Miss R. Henderson, Memphis; H. J. Fitts,
Grand Rapids, Mich. ; H. F. Davidson and
wife. Hood River: R. Hartford, Detroit; H.
H. Egbert. ,San Francisco; L. L. Holly ,ind
wife. Spokane; T. Mayer and wife, New
York; H. I. Mitchell. Seattle; J. Monaghan,
Spokane; B. H. Hubbard. Louisville; F. Pur
cell, city; J. E. Fennesey. Oakland. Cal.:
J. A. Roberts, San Francisco; H. E. Munger
and wife, Los Angeles; J. W. Goad. Coluna,
Cal.; H. W. Bassett. C. E. Houston. Seattle.
The Oregon Will!nm N. Marshall, GeorgB
W. Daniela. J. G. Shwarti. Vancouver; J. K.
Levy, San Francisco: M. W. Connor and wife,
Vancouver; C. H. Park. Nome; J. C. Eher
hard and wife. Miss RoBmon, Mishawaka;
o. L. liishop. Seattle: F. Taylor. Buffalo; II.
Y. Walton, Philadelphia: Mrs. J. W. ConH
dine. Miss Ruth Considine, Miss Florence Con
sidlno, Seattle; R. S. Holden, Nana; C. A.
Ives, Mrs. C. Scott. Mra. D. Storey, Seattle;
J. P. Funk, Pendleton; T. Anderson. Tacoma;
S. G. Hodges. Chicago; B. N. Forbes. Seattle;
R. Tolton, Winnipeg; C. A. Johnson. Minne
apolis: L. Seelev, Baltimore; H. Haase, Daw
ton; W. H. O'Neil, St. Loul.-: D. P. Fuller
tnn, San Francisco; H. U. Edwards. Boston;
M. S. Morens. Chicago; E. H. Begs and
wife, Mfsa Beggs, Boise; J. Jacobs, Chicago;
H. J. Stokes. Los Angeles ; L. Berland, En
terprise; J. M. Nolan, Corvallis; 0. A. Stock
bridge, Chicago; Mrs. W. S. Ray. Harri
burg; H. E. Close, Omaha; J. J. McDonnell,
Walla Walla; Mrs. W. F. Ball, Fargo: Mrs.
E. Robinson, Beilingham; R. W. Reid. St.
Paul: J. A. Brice, San Francisco; F. D.
Wheeler, Cottage Grove; D. A. Nell, Daven
port: E. A. Miroke and wife. St. Paul: F.
M. Woods. Ottumwa; J. L. Damon, Seattle;
O. H. Conradt and wif city; E. W. Pe
Langton. Atlanta. Ga. ; F. Rice. Lincoln ; E.
E. Hammond. Flint; H. H. Leonard. Seattle;
Leona M. Perstine, Mrs. G. M. Bassett,
Drain; W. H. Manwaring, Chicago; C. But
ler, Townsend.
The Perkina H. A. Mallln and wife. Ka
lama; J. O. Lowe, Corvallia; A. J. West, Los
Angeles; Rev. F. W. Jackson. Kelso; L. A.
Mansen, Astoria; W. M. Oarnett and wife,
Wasco: Et. C. Goodwin, The Dalles; E. Mc
Lennan, Shanlko; G. C. Avery. T. H. Davln,
Corvallis; F. M. Collins and wife, Dallas; A.
A. Snyder, San Francisco; H. C. Maon, Se
attle; S. J. Bock. Lexington; N. R. Gayiord,
Eugene; A. Bowden, Spokane; N. R. Gay
lord, Eugene; D. E. Bender, A. Brown. Meii
ford; S, E. Marsters, Gold Beach; Elizabeth
Thorp, Topeka; Eliza A. Gray, Emma A.
Matthews. Santo Rosa; H. H. Hewitt and
wife, Albany; Miss J. G. Hulse, M. J. Hulse,
Astoria: W. T. Carroll. F. M. Day, Eugene;
F. A. Hemmyer, Omaha; F. S. Dusland, Al
phonse; W. S. Harris, city; E. B. Pengra and
wife. Oakland; C. H. Higgins, San Francisco;
O. Weipgerber, Lcwiston; EVa H. Hall, Sa
lem; J. Walker, Greenville; S. Cavanaugh. Se
attle; F. C. Fish, Salem; B. E. Smith, Doug
las; W. Mesenberg and wife, San Franrisco;
F. E. Wheeler, i'reedle; Mrs. R. B. Black
stone. Hoqutam; Kate Apoll; S. I Jacoha
and wife. The Dalles; E. H. Sparks, Doruthy
Sparks, Mrs. Wilson, Vlster; "W. T. Perkins,
Salem; Eva H. Hall, Chemawa; J. M. Clem
ens and wife. Rose burg; J. A. Jackson, Cape
Horn; Rev. E. James. Rev. F. N. Scott,
Shanghai; C. B. Nosier, Seattle: S. Stephens,
Kolo; D. J j. Fonstone, Vancouver; S. W.
Fitzgerald, Washington: J. S. Gumell. city;
R. G. Jl.'on. Ls Angeles; R. W. Thompson,
Tacnmtn C C. Wilcox and wife. GoIdndale;
E. W. HUbert, Turner; L. R. Lucas. YvalhiU;
C K. Avery. Chicago; Miss E. Bowie, Anne
Bowie, Goldendale; E. Rathbone and wlf,
Vancouver: Emily A. Rodney, Independence;
Mrs. Clarke, E. J. Sencerbox, North Powder;
W. A. Staley. Frankfort; A. Wilson. Hood
River; T. Dyer, Vancouver; w. Bndley, Mul
lan; J. M. Jamison and wife, Spokane; Mr.
H. H. Clark, Bay Center; B. Pollock. A. H.
Lux, Chicago; H. Bodyfelt, Ida M. Wlllough
by, Vancouver; I M. Gardner, city ; H. C.
Anderson, Seaside; R. Taylor, Grass Valley;
Mrs. Edwards, Mt. Vernon; F. Hedden, Van
couver; C. S. Prescott, Rainier; M. B. John
son, Miss May Hylan, Mary A. Hylan, Van
couver; G. H. Hall and wife. Murphy: D. E.
MeGune and wife. Precott; C. K. Avery", Be
atrice Anderson, Chicago; Mrs. J. Stewart,
F. A. Knox, Fossil; A. T. Morian, Roseburg;
R. V. Dorgan, Albany; Mrs. H. HL Clark.
Bay Center; R. Townsend, Woodflurn; O.
B. Aagaard. La Center; P. J. Byrne, Astoria;
A. B. Gruff. Grant; R. McGee, Pendleton.
The Imperial C. W. Etabrook, St. Paul;
Mrs. F. F. Spaulding, The Dalles: P. F.
Chander, Canyon City; Mrs. G. A. Candland
and son. Ontario, Sam Bauer, Canyon City;
H. E. Williams and wife, Saginaw. Mich :
J. W. Shipley, Hrppner; R. S. Bean and
wife. J. W. B. Cameron and wife. Eugene;
T. B. Cornell, Grant' Pass; C. E. Sodmis,
Eugene. Or. ; Mrs. R. Hendricks, Salem : M.
V. Chester and wife; Mrs. J. A- Rundle,
Washougal, Wash. ; Miss Wallette. Seattle;
Bessie Milier, Spokane; J. P. Hynes, Sacra
mento; L. H. McMahon, Salem; J. R. Molera,
Pan Franeiaco; L. Stiles, Victoria; Mrs. J.
N. Fordyce and children, Mrs. G. N. Cros
field and children, Moro; F. B. Maiken and
wife. Spokane; M. R. Biggs, Prlneville; Mrs.
D. W. Fleet, Montesano; C. H. Warren. Cath
lamet; Miss Jessie McGillvery, Detroit; J. R.
Cooper, Independence : A. R. Byrkett,
Blngen, Wash.; Mrs. George F. Smith, Sa
lem; J. A. Janelle and wife. Gardiner; Mrs.
C. R. Foard. Red Bluff. Cal.; John A. gnaw,
P. L. Alexander, Albany; A. C. Woodcock,
Eugene; Neal Turner, C. W. Benedict, Se
attle: Mrs. H. G. Van Dusen, Astoria: J.
Rogers, Rainier; Mrs. Currier, Mis Emend,
Boston; C. Ottershagan and wife. The
Dalles; T. H. Sherwood, Illinois; William H.
Cross. S. W. Molkey, How land. Me.; M.
Foard. Astoria.
The St. Charles J. Mcintosh, city; X. C.
Judd. Palmer; P. Anderson; J. E. Brown,
Woodland; F. Pettinglll. Stevenson: D. McKain,
Skamokawa: Jennie Spohr. Oneida; B. C.
Howard. Mayier; H. Endus. Warrenton; F.
G. Cue and wife. Hood River: C. Messenger,
Astoria; H. D. Jowers; H. Gonley. Brooks;
C. L. Pearson, J. Surbee. H. Reeves. Wash
ougal; T. B. Morton, Drain; J. Wright, citv;
Mrs. G. L. Allegee, Astoria; H. E. Honlsse'n,
F. Huber, Astoria; E. M. Lewis and wife;
Mrs. Annie Reed. Latourell; B. Lea. Sandv;
J. P. Egan and wife. White Salmon ; W.
Hansen. Salem : L. L. Grant ; M. Burk, Ka
lama: C. Anderson, Skamokawa: C. M. Har
ris. Seattle: K. A. Clark. O. Clark, Seaside;
S. S. Pomeroy. city; F. G. Vaughan, Eugene;
G. F. Smith. Washougal; F. Abbott, Warren
ton; S. Lindten, Newport: L. L. Cole, Pandon;
C. W. Strlcklin and wife: F. Dye, Carlton;
L. B. Norton. Drain; D. G. Rogers and wife,
Madras: E. Hadley and wife. Tillamook; C.
Erlan. Sandy; L. P. Heldel, Hlllsboro; D. L.
Martin, Tonenah;W. G. Etchells. North Ad
ams: P. H. Boyd: C M. Case, Olex: B. Shaw,
Wasco; M. T. KHpatrick: X. S. Monroe. Eu
gene; J. M. Forsyth. Newberg; F. Whit.
FSiifaola; T. L. Evan. " Troutdale; W. M.
Beers; J. Orneston and wife. Oregon City; Mr.
C. J. Latourell. Troutdale; Mrs. M. Beers
and child, McGowan's: F. Lawler, Alaska; A.
G. Miener, Banks; E. Mitchell, Rainier; G.
Huttis. G. Galloway; I. Genner, Kalama: J.
S. Crumbley. Seaside; E. C. Howard. Clats
kanle; H. Dray; J. MeConnell. Collins Springs;
B. F. Bower. Centralia; R. S. Robinson, Wood
land; P. L.yon5, Gresham; N. Shields, Gresh
am; W. Shields, "Washougal.
Hotel Donnelly. Tacoma. Wash.
European plan. Rates, 75 cen u to 92 .60
per day. Free 'bus.
A wonderfully large double-bass viol ha
been made and la Intended for use In a Chi
cago orchestra. It is 14 feet high and Jts
body about seven feet. The top part ef the
body Is three feet four Inches across, the
lower TArt five Xeet.