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THE MORNIX& OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1906. 15 SUGAR UP 20 GENTS Two Advances Affect the Lo cal Market. TENDENCY STILL UPWARD Higher Prices on the Coast Due to the Exceedingly Strong Position of the Eastern and European Markets. SUGAR 20-cent advance In Coast markets. HOPS Question of pickers disturbs some growers. FRUIT Local demand slower. VEGETABLES Tomatoes firmer. POTATOES Buyers quote higher prices. BUTTER Local situation Is un changed. EGGS Firm and scarce. POULTRY Strong demand for all descriptions. MEATS Larger receipts of pork. The sugar market, after a long period of stationary prices, suddenly advanced 20 cents yesterday. The change affected all grades and all points on the Coast. The rise was due primarily to Eastern conditions. Two advances of 10 cents each were an nounced by the Western Sugar Refining Company, one at the opening of business and the other at noon. The California & Hawaiian Company kept In 11ns with Its rival and later went It one better, making total advance of 30 cents. As far as the trade Is concerned, however, the market Is only 20 cents above that of the preceding day, as the lowest refinery prloe only is quoted. - - These advances on the Pacific Coast fol low advances that took place in New York on Monday. Tuesday and yesterday morning. Several of the refineries there went up early In the week and yesterday all of them ad vanced 10 points. The London market showed an advance of 2V4d yesterday. The demand for refined sugar in the East has lately been Increasing rapidly. Raws have assumed a much stronger position and very few are being offered. On the whole, the sugar market is In very good shape and the Indications all point to still higher prices. Alt the latest Eastern sugar circulars refer to the Insignificant offerings of raws In the past fortnight. One firm says: No sales have been reported, and it is be lieved that no business nas been done in cane sugars, either on spot, afloat or for shipment. The market is in the unusual po sition of being so bare of cane sugars that it Is questionable if over 25,000 tons of cen trifugal grades for delivery during September-October could be put before buyers. Another circular letter says: There hasn't been a sale of raw sugar re ported this week, it is Just possible a few lots of Cubas have been taken quietly by the refiners at 4 01 He There Is still quite a period of time to pass before the new sugar season commences. We don't expect new crop supplies to arrive at the Atlantlo ports until after December 15. In Europe they get the new crop beets about October 15. It is a rare occurrence to find owners of cane sugar so bare of .stock as they are today; that is, at this time of the year. There Isn't enough cane sugar the product of this hemisphere to make a market. Regarding the movement In refined sugars, a New York letter says: We can reasonably expect a good refined business this month and next, and our re finers' raw stocks will ba brought down to a point that will not admit of cnances being taken on their replenishment; but there Is enough sugar here now and on the way to keep our refineries for quite a while. In the meantime demand and supply conditions ehould continue sufficiently well balanced to favor firm quotations, with Just a possi bility of a little more for raws and 10 points higher for refined. Leaving everything else out of consideration Europe, the Cuban sit uation, the short Java shipments, etc. prices will depend a great deal upon the else of the refined demand during Septem ber and October, and that, chiefly, will be the main point to watch. FRC1T TRADE 13 LIGHTER. Supplies on Front Street Not So Heavy. Firm Potato Market. Receipts of fruit wera only fair on Front street yesterday and It was well that no more stuff came in as the demand slackened somewhat. The principal arrival were a mixed car of Salway peaches and grapes from California. The peachen in the Jot were quoted at 85Q90 cents. Tokay grapes brought I1.50ffl.60, Muscats, $1.25 ar.d blacks $1. Some Oregon Muscats are coming In and eell for 90 cents to $1. Oregon black grapes are worth about 60 cents, owing to the heavy supply of California grapes. Soma Wordena will he In from Montavllla today. The crop of Oregon Concords will be ex tremely light. Good Bartlett pears sell better and up to 11.25 la realized on green fruit. A few lota of overripe stock are hanging fire and can be had at any old price. Apples are very plentiful and cheap. The market for tomatoes has Improved and) 40 to 60 cents is asked for choice offer ings. Brussels sprout have made their ap pearance on the market. Potatoes are firmer and local buyer are offering 80 cents In the country. One out side buyer le said to have picked up a car at 5 cents over this price. The city de mand is good and a few order are still on hand for Northern shipment. A car of sweet potatoes arrived last night. BUTTER SITUATION" UNCHANGED. Several city Creameries Adhere to the Old Price Eggs Firm. There were no further changes In the but ter situation. The three city creameries that refused to advance then- prices Tuesday were still at the old quotation yesterday and seem determined to stay there for the present, awaiting development. The coming of the rain promises a better supply of green feed In the country, but the effect will not be seen for about two weeks yet. On Front vtreet a few brands are held at SO cents, but more at 27 H cents. One dealer received a large supply from the country yesterday that he offered at 25 cents. The egg market was firm with 2614!f27 cent the usual quotations on fresh Oregon ranch etock. which was scarce. Eaetern eggs were plentiful with more coming and were offered at 24825 cents. There to a good demand for all kinds of poultry at full prices. HOP-PICKERS ENTICED AWAY. Large Grower lp the Valley Threatens to Raise Wages In His Yard. Trouble has already started In some of the hopyards up the Valley over the question of pickers. Labor has been rather hard to se cure this year and the growers who were fortunate enough to get full crews are any thing but pleased with the desertions that have taken place In their ranks. The as sertion la made that some1 of the growers have used unfair means to get pickers away from their fellow growers. The manager of one large firm has declared that unless his neighbors cease the practice of enticing away bli help, he trill advance the price of picking to 60 cents a box. This will hit soma of the hopfarmera pretty hard, but will be hailed with delight by the pickers. It Is customary among the better class of growers not to receive hop-pickers from other yards unless they can produce letters L from their first employers stating that their services are no longer required. Pork Arrivals Larger. There were heavier arrivals of dressed pork yesterday and some dealers shaded the market half a cent in order to move oft the accumulation. Veal was also plentiful, but held firm under a good demand. Bank Clearings. Band clearances of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,039,561 $ 65,710 Seattle 2.uu(s.;JssS 34i.2.4 Tacoma 63U.IH8 42.555 Spokane 840.450 76,01)3 PORTLAND QUOTATION'S. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc. FLOUR Patents. $3.954.10 per barrel: straights, $3.103.60; clears, $3.103.25; Valley, $3.503.6O; Dakota and hard wheat, patents, $,"S5.00; clears. $4.104.25. gra ham, $3.50: whole wheat, $3.75; rye flour, local. $5; Eastern, $5i&5.25; cornmeaU per bale. S1.90&2.28. WHEAT Club. 62630: bluestem, 65fi66c: Valley, 64B7c; red. tioc. OATSNo. 1 white, $22.50824; gray, $21.50 623 per ton. BARLEY Feed. ;20c321 per ton. brewing, $21.50(522; rolled. $22. RYE $1.85 per cwt. CORN Whole. $27; cracked. $28 per ton. MILL6TUFFS Bran, city, $15; country, $16 per ton; middlings, $24(925; shorts, city, $16; country, $17 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills, $15.50: linseed dairy food, $18; AcaUa 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, si.Zo per box; pastry Hour. 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $1011 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, 1214, clover, $707.50; cheat, $77.50; grain nay, $7; alfalfa, $10; vetch hay. $7 7.50. Vegetables, Fruits. Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common, 25 6 50c per box; fancy, 73c(ol 2j: grapes, (50c ($1.60 per crate; peaches, 75c(&$l, pears, 25c&$1.25; plums, fancy. 25(g.75c per box; common, 50(f75c; blackberries, 5(6c per pound; crab apples, $14tl.2o per box. MELONS Cantaloupes, 5oc(jr$l.i:5 crate; watermelons, (&lc per pound; casabaa, 2.50 per dozen. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $5 6.50 per box; oranges. Valencia. $4.505; grape fruit, $4(3'4.50; pineapples, $3(54 per dozen; bananas, 5c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. 57e; cabbage, l(g2c per pound; cauliflower, 75c(&$l per dozen; celery, 90c per dozen; corn, 12 Vic per dozen; cucumbers, 15c per dozen; egg plant, 10c per pound; lettuce, head, 23c per dozen; onions, 1012Vc per dozen; peas, 4(&5c; bell peppers, 12tijM5c; radishes, 10 5 15c per dozen; spinach, 2 3c per pound; tomatoes, 30fr00c per box; hot house, $2; parsley, 25c; sprouts, be per pound, squash. $l(frl.25 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 90c$l per sack; carrots, $l(j?1.25 per sack; beets, l.251.50 per sack; garlic 10 a-12 Ho per pound. ' ONIONS New. 114mc per pound. POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur banks, 80c; sweet potatoes, 2hic per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound; apricots, 15190; peaches, 12&13c; pears, IIUjSH?; Italian prunes, 5u,'oSc; California figs, white, in sacks. 6u&ttV4o per pound; black, 4g5c; bricks, 1214-ounce packages, 7565c per box; Smyrna, 200 pound; dates, Persian, b(36c per pound. RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages, 83 84c; 16-ounce, Uta10c; loose muscatels, 2 crown, 6V4'7c; 3-crown, 6cs7c; 4-crown, 77c; unbleached, seedless Sultanas. 67c; Thompson's fancy bleached, 10llc; London layers, 8-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, 2; 2-crown, $1.76. Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery, 272(g30o per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 256 30c; store butter, 15615Vie. EGGS Oregon ranch. 2tittjJ27c per dozen; Eastern, 24 & 25c. CHEES1S Oregon full cream twins, 14c; Young America, 15c. POULTRY Average old hens. 18H14c; mixed chickens. 134jl3Hc: Spring, 14 13c, old roosters. 910c; dressed chickens, 14 15c; turkeys, live, 16 (g 21c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 21&22c; geese, live, per pound, 8(tf 10c; ducks, 13(9ljc, pigeons, l(tfl.5u; squabs, $2(&3. Groceries. Nuts, Etc RICE: Imperial Japan No. 1, Ic; South ern Japan, 5.40c; head. 6.76c. COFFEE) Mocha, 2tij2oe; Java, ordinary, 18 &22c; Costs Rica, fancy, 18$20c; good. 16' 18c; ordinary 1922c per pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100s, $15; 60s, $16.25; Arbuckle, 3U.ZD; xion, io. id. SALMON Columbia River. 1-Dound tll!L $1.75 per dozen 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 9oc: red. 1-pound tails, $1.25; aockeye, 1-pound talis. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $5.10; powdered. $5.35; dry granulated, $5.25; extra C, $4.80; golden C, $4.65; fruit sugar, $5.25; P. C. $4.95; C. C. $5.15. Advance sales over sack basts as follows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct hie per pound; if later than 15 daya and within 30 days, deduct He. Beet sugar, $4.95 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15<sc per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 124(al3 per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 16c: filberts. 16c; pecans. Jumbos. 16c; extra large, 17c; almonds, 14H fcloc; chestnuts, Italian, 12t4S16c; Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw, Ihie per pound; roasted. 9c; plnenuts. 1012c; hickory nuts. Tt438c; co coa n (its, 35'S90c per dozen. SALT California dairy. $11 per ton: imita tion Liverpool, $12 per ton; half-ground, lous, $: 60s, $0.50; lump Liverpool, $17.60. BEANS Small white, 4 Vic; large white, 4Vc; pink, 2c; bayou. 4ic; Lima, 6c; Mexicans, itu, vmv. HONEY Fancy, $3.25 per box. Provisions end Canned Meats. TtACON Fancy breakfast, 21c Der noimrt- standard breakfast. 19c: Choice, 18c; English, 11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach, 16c HAMS 10 to l pounas, joao per pound; 14 i - iiiv.. ja ,a o,, i - California (picnic), 13c; cottage, none; shoul ders, 12V4c; boiled, 25c; boiled picnic, bone less. 20c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $21; half barrels. $11; beef, barrels. $11; half barrels, $6.00. 8AUSAGFJ Ham, 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, l'htc; bologna. Ions. 7c: welnerwurst, lOo: liver. 6c: ntwk- 9(6 10c; headcheese. 6c; blood, 6c; bologna sausage, link, ,c. - DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12c; smoked. 13c; clear .backs, dry salt, Uc; smoked, 12Hc: clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt, 14c; smoked, 15c; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt, 13Sc. smoked, 14Vic; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none. laud Leax lara, kettle rendered: Tierces, Ilc; tubs, 12c; 60s. 12c- 20s. 1214c; ion, 12Hc: 6s. 12(&c. Standard Dure: Tierces. 10c; tube. 11c; 60s. 11c; 20s. llUc; 10s, 11 Vic; 6s, 11 He. Compound: Tierces, T14c; tubs, 7c; 60s, 7o; 10s, 6 Vic; 6s, 8 Vic Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 128 pound. TttaSc: 325 to 150 pounds. 7c: 150 to 200 pounds. Be: 200 pounds and up, 6 Viatic ifc,t.r uressea pulls, jc per pound; cows, 4Vj'alUjC; country steers, 5fi6o. MUTTON Dressed fancy, 78c per pound; ordinary, 536c; lambs, fancy. 8Sc. PORK Dressed, 100 to 130 pounds, 8-tfSlic; 150 to 200 pounds, 7Vi(38c; 200 pounds and up, 7fi7Vc. Hops, wool. Hides. Etc, HOPS 1906 contracts. 17(S20c ner nminrf- 1905. nominal; 1904, nominal. WOOL Eastern Oregon average ht m 19c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 20Cn22c, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, x&ft.lUc per pound. WTTlK?i Drv: No. 1. lrt nnnnri ... - pound. 1SSj20c; dry kip. No. 1, 6 to 15 pounds. 18'ailc per pound; dry salted bull and stags, one-third less than dry flint: run, m,.. eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair-cilpped weniun-uraisu """j , io tfc per pound leiw. Salted hides: Steers, sound mi n - and over, per pound, logllc; steers, sound. 50 to 60 pounds, lollc per pound: steers! pound; stags and bulls, sound. 7o per pound kli. sound. 16 to 30 pounds. .10c nr n,,nH: veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, lie per ound calf, sound, under 10 pounds, lll2c per pound; green (unsalted), lo per pound less; veals, lc per pound less. ' Sheepskins: Shear-llris-s. No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 9Vrfnw.. short wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each, 50 60c; medium wool, No. 1 butchers' stock, each $1.2ofr2: murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15 16c per pound. Horsehldes: Salted, each, according to size. $11.60; colts hldes, each. 25(&5oc. Goatskins: Common, each. 15&25c; Angora, with wool on. each. 3Ocfi1.60. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size, each. $5r20;- cubs, each, $1&3: badger, prime, each. 2.(ti50e: cat. wild, with head nei-ft- -3( cfi 50c ; house cat. Goc: fox. common gray. large prime, eacn, oun ilic; red, each, $::'y'5; cross, each, $.Vj:15; silver and black, each! Kkk&SOO; fishers, each, $58: lynx, each, $4.6i(S6; mink, strictly No. 1. each, according to size, $1(53; marten, dark Northern, accord ing to size and color, each, $10215; pale pine, according to size and color, each. x2 rum- muskrat, large, each. 12?15c: skunk, each. 40 60c; civet or polecat, each, 6??15c; otter, large, prims skin, each, $G10; panther with head and claws perfect, each, $25; raccoon, prime large, each, 50(S.75c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each. $3.505: prairie (coyote), 60c9 Si: wolverine, eacn, stvgs; oeaver, per skid, large, Dgo; meoium, tJdVf; small, siftfl.ou kits, 6Cfi75c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22 25c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4a4ttc; No. 2 sou Kretre, '3C. CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttam bark) New, 3S4c per pound: 1904 and 1905. 4i5o. GRAlJr BAGS 8i69c each. Oil. TURPENTINE Cases. Sic per gallon. COAL Cases. 19c per gallon; tanks, 12 Ho per gallon. GASOLINES Stove, cases. 24Hc; 86 test, 32c; iron tanks. 20c. WHITB LEAD Ton lots, 1c; 600-pound tots, hc; less than 600-pound lots, tcic (in 25 pound tin palls, lc above keg price: 1 to S pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2&c per pouna aoove keg price.) UXSEHD-Raw. In barrels, 47c; In cases. o.?c; Dolled, in barrels, 60c; In cases, 5oc; 250-gallon lots, lc less. BENZINE Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, uc per gallon. THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The cattle market Is slow for common stock but good cattle are In demand. Hog Just about hold their own. Sheep and lambs are steady; The following livestock prices were quoted in the local market yesterday: CATTLE Beet steers. $3.3553.80; medium, $.W3.25; cows, $2.502.65; second-grade cowi, $2(52.28: bulls, $1.502; calves. $44.50. . SHEEP Beat sheared, $464.25: lambs, $4.75 05.00. HOGS Best, $6.75; light, $6(36.50; stock hors, $6. - EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Price Current at Kansas City. Chicago and Omaha. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 12. Cattle Receipts, 14.000; market, steady. Native steers, $46.60; native cows and heifers, $1.755.10: stockers and feeders. $2.60fB'4.50: Western cows, $29 8.75; Western steers, $3.505.25; bulls, $23.10; calves, $36. Hogs Receipts, 7000: market, steady to fie higher. Bulk of sales, $6.1O6.30; heavy, $04j 6.10; packers, $8.056.25; pigs and lights, tog 6.3714. Sheer; Receipts. 10.000; . market, steady. Muttons, $4.505.60; lambs, $5.5097.50; range wethers, $4.755.80; fed ewes, $4.605.40. SOUTH OMAHA, Sept. 12. Cattle Receipts, 4O00: market, best, steady, others, lower. Native 'steers, $4.50(36.40; cows and heifers. $2.804.50: Western etcers, $35.25; beef steers, $2.25g4.35; cows and heifers, $2(?3.60; can ners, $1.504.40; stockers and feeders, $2.75 4.60; calves. $4-35.75; bulls, stags, etc.. $1.75 63.50. Hogs Receipts. 7500; market, generally steady. Heavy. $5.70fi5.95; mixed, $3.80(35.90; light, $3.956.15; pigs. $5(35.80; bulk of sales. $5.806. Sheep Receipts, 11,000; market, slow. Yearlings, f5.50igi5.25; wethers, $35.50; ewes, $4.5065.25; lambs, $6.5O7.60. CHICAGO. Sept. 12. Cattle Receipts, 24.- 000; market, weaker to 15c lower. Beeves, $3.806.75; stockers and feeders. $2.504.35; cows and heifers, Sl.SO'gS.lO; calves, $5,753 8; Western steers, $3.506.35. Hogs Receipts, 28,000; market. steady. Mixed and butchers. $5.906.65; good to choice heavy, $6.35(38.42 ; rough heavy, $6.45 5.75; light, $8.10(36.60; pigs, $5.606.2O; bulk of sales, $5.80(36.33. Sheep Receipts, 22,000; market, strong. Sheep, $3.75S5.70; lambs. $5S8. SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Prices Paid for Products In the Bay City Markets. lng prices were quoted in the produce mir. rdi touay: PRKIT Artrl At.,IA VK1. . ... . .. . ut.Wy,, LUI11II1UU, v u , niuuiuiB leiiiuiie, cnoica, SO, CO m- 1. oranges, navels, 1. 104; pin apples, $1.502.50. VEGETABLES Ciiniimhei-M l.'ifilKn,. - lie. 24 Sc; green peas. 8(4 4c; string uohus- Hilar: mmninM. 1107411. o- nisni 25 40c; okra. 50 60c EGGS Store. IS 4? ?.1c- fanov rmny, Qn- Eastern. 1fiff94f. POTATOES Early Rose, T080o; River .u.a,.nBt CLtctfavai.lv; saunas zsuroanKS, $1.501.60: sweets, lttfl'r- Orernn Rue. banks, 75 85c. POULTRY Roosters, old. $3.50(94; young roosters, $57.50; broilers, small, $2.60 8.60; broilers, large, $S.604, fryers, $4fi5; hens, $4.506.50; ducks, young. $35. cuiinit fancy creamery. 28c; creamery seconds. 22c: fancv dalrv. 24 Un rinti-v onds. 20c; pickled, 18ffl18Hc wool Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 16018c: mountain. 9(Slln: Smith Plains an San Joaquin. 9 He. ' CHEESE Young America. Ulic: Eastern. 16Vc; Western. 16c. MILLSTUFFS Bran. 16- middltnu. lu 28. HAY Wheat. xIRiflMT Kn. haa i .... $10(9)14; barley, nominal; alfalfa, $7 10.50; stock, $7S: straw, 3560o ner bale. FLOUR TAllfnrnla fan.ll.. . , . .in, , 8.10; bakers' extras. $4.304.60; Oregon and Washington, $3.754.23. RECEIPTS Flour SRIK narf.. .... wheat. 80 centals; barley, 6514 centals; oats! t.n ceutais, oeans, 1617 sacks; corn, 8 centals: potatoes, 4173 sacks; bran, 115 sacks: middlings. 46 sarkx raw oit An.. wool, 204 bales; hides. 664. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alpha Con....$ .06 .05 .16 .85 .25 .10 .OS .52 .82 .01 I.B0 .50 .16 .90 .07 Kentucky "Con. $ .04 Mexican 69 Occidental Con. .7f Ophir 2.95 Overman 09 Potosl . .... .11 Seg. Belcher... .02 Savage .... .94 Scorpion 08 Sierra Nevada. .25 Silver Hill 78 St. Louis 05 Union Con 84 Utah Con 02 Yellow Jacket. .18 Andes Belcher Best & Belcher Caledonia .... Challenge Con. Chollnr Confidence .... Con. Cal. & V. Con. Imperial. Eureka Con, . . 1 Exchequer . ... Gould & Curry Hale & Nor. . . Julia NEW YORK. Sept 12- Closing quotations! Adams Con. . Alice $ .20 2.35 .20 Little Chlef....l .05 Ontario 2 15 Breece Brunswick C. . Comstoek Tun. Ophlr 8.30 .02 .10 .95 .25 .30 1.80 .30 Phoenix Potosl Savage Sierra Nevada. Small Hopes. . . Standard .13 .K5 Con. Cal. & V. Horn Silver .180 Iron Silver.... 6.00 Leadvllle Con. .06 BOSTON, Sept. 12. Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ 6. Allouei 37. Amalgamatd 112. 00 75 00 00 00 00 25 62 hi 00 75 25 O. Dominion. 44.25 Osceola 120 75 Parrot 26.75 88.00 Atlantic 13. Bingham . . . .12. Cal. & Hecla 750. Qulncy ...... Shannon ... Tamarack 9.76 97.50 10.00 63.50 62.50 10.00 63 50 6.87V4 7.87 159.00 Centennial .. 24 Trinity Cop. Range. 2 United Cop. . U. S. Mining. U. S. Oil Daly West.. Grahby Greene Con.. Isle Royale. 16 11 25 20 Utah ' ....... 75 50 75 00 Victoria , , . . Mass. Mining 8. Winona . . . . . Wolverine . . Michigan Mohawk 103. 61 Metal Markets. NEW TORK, Sept. 12. The London tin market was unchanged to 6s lower, with spot auoted at 185 and futures at fl83 10s. . Lo cally, the market was quiet, with quotations ranging from 40.2540.r0e, the inside price Indicating buyers' views. Copper was a shade lower in the English market, with Bpot quoted at 86 12s 6d and fu tures at 88 10s. Locally, the market was strong, with lake quoted at 18.87i4jM9.12i4c: eelctrolytlc, 18.7619o, and casting ot I8.6O9 13.75c Lead was is 3d higher at 18 8s 9d in the London market. Locally, the market Is Arm with quotations ranging from 6.75Mc, the inside price being for 80 days" shipment. Spelter was unchanged at 27 10s In London, but was higher locally, with spot quoted at 6.106.20c. Iron was higher In English markets, with standard foundry quoted at 64s 2d and Cleve land warrants at 64s 9d. - Locally, lh market was unchanged. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 12. Wool Steady. Me dium grades, combing and clothing, 2728c; light fine. 1822c; heavy fine, 1417c; tub washed, 32 38c. Advance In Eastern Sngar. NEW YORK. Sept. 12. All soft grades of refined sugar were advanced 15o- and all hard grades 60 to 10c a hundred pounds toaay. E Prices Recover With Easing of Money Situation. NO RENEWAL OF SELLING Replenishment of Banking Resources by Import Movement of Gold. Goulds and Harrimans Lead in the Advance. NEW YORK, Sept. 13. Prices of stock recovered In today's market. The recovery halted at about last night' level ot prices and there was a long pause which accounted mostly for the falling off In the day's average of activity. This recovered level of prices did not Induce any renewal of selling. The easing of the money situation was more decisive today than yesterday and confidence was correspondingly re-established. The call money market showed clearly the influence of the replenishment of banking resources by the Import movement of gold, and 6 per cent was the rate for the day, with the exception of a temporary rise to 6 per cent. Another $2,000,000 In gold was secured In London for New York. That center also showed Itself somewhat less disturbed over the heavy de mands of New York for gold, .which havo aroused much criticism In London financial circles and prompted the advice in the Lon don Times this morning to discriminate In ln terest charges for loans on American col lateral. A deposit of $1,000,000 at the Sub- Treasury for transfer to San Francisco was attributed to the further payment of Are In surance losses, although reports of an unex plained run on a savings bank In that city were discussed In Wall street. A the money rate declines In New York, there 1 some movement toward retirement of credits by bank outside of New York, which were put out to take advantage of the high money rate. But this movement was over borne by the tide of foreign gold and did not hold up the money rats against that Increase. An advanca. in the price of Government re funding 2 per cents was regarded as signifi cant of probable coming need by banks for Government bonds to serve a security for further relief measure by use of Government funds. The upward movement originated In the Gould and Harrlman Pacifies, but the list was pretty generally Involved by the spread of the movement. The closing was fairly buoyant and active. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value. $1,660,000. United States 2 registered advanced hi per cent and the coupon 2s, 1 per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. , Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express 275 Amalgam. Copper.. 82.800 112 110 112 Am. Car 4 Found. 1,700 41 4 XV 41V do preferred. . American Express.. Am. Hd. A Lt. pt. J 00 255 200 2y 4.900 851, 255 29 J4 American Ice .... Amer Linseed Oil. do preferred Amer. Locomotive. 6.600 72 do preferred Am. Smelt. A Ref. 47,600 155 lies 137 do preferred 100 Am. Sugar Refining 4,600 amer. lODacco pro Anaconda Mln. Co. 29,600 280 Atchison 64.200 110 "4, 276 H 108 100 142 119 94 79 175 Vi '88 hi 101 Vi 63 V4 1T 207 Vk 174 do preferred 600 looT4 Atlantic uoast Line II. 800 143 Baltimore & Ohio.. 8,200 120 Vi 94 61 17T '40' do preferred 30O Brook. Rap. Tran. 10.700 Canadian Pacific .. 4,400 Cent, of N. Jersey Central Leather .. 6.000 do preferred SOO 102 Chesapeake 4 Ohio 2,400 64 Chi. at. Western.. -800 1 Chi. A NorthweBt. " 600 211 Chi.. Mil. A St. P. 86.100 179 Chi. Term. St Tran do preferred ...... C. C, C. St St. L. Colo. Fuel A Iron. Colo. A Southern. do 1st preferred., do 2d preferred.. Consolidated Gas... 1.8O0 140 138 hi Com Products .... do preferred 200 77 1,300 217 Delaw. & Hudson. Del., Lack. A Wes. Den. A Rio Grande; 2,000 200 16,300 17.900 43 85 ".I 65 71 do preferred Distillers' 6ecurlt. Erie do 1st preferred. 1,000 do 2d preferred . - 600 900 General Electric .'. Gt. Northern pfd.. Hocking Valley .. Int. Met .. 18S 8,100 837 400 do preferred 800 Illinois Central 172 International Paper 4.400 18 17 177 do preferred 9fiO 83 82 82V International Pump 1.600 48 47 48 do preferred..... .. S3 Iowa Central 1.100 80 62 28 68 152 20 76 30 60 27 67 148 VJ 20 74 do preferred 1.0OO Kansas City South. 600 do preferred 2.20O Louis. A Nashville 1,700 Mexican Central . . 200 Minn. A St. Louis. 200 M.. St. P. A S.S.M. do preferred if, Missouri Pacific .. 35.400 100 9 Mo., Kan. A Texas 2,100 200 7,700 800 1.4O0 1.400 do preferred.. 69 National Lead Mex. Nt. R. R. pf. New York Central. N. Y.. Ont. A Wes. 80 45 144 60 ' 94 90 : 91 216 38 142 Norfolk A Western 10,300 00 preferred . . North American Northern Pacific Pacific Mall ... 600 91 10,100 210 BOO 38 Pennsylvania . 61. 100 142 90 85 63 Peoples Gas 2.400 P.. C. C. A St. L. IOO 84 63 1 97 143 Pressed Steel Car.. 2,600 do preferred.. Reading 126.300 148 do 1st preferred.. 100 90 do 2d preferred.. 20ft 09U. 90 01 37 103 27 68 Republic Steel ... 11,600 87 do preferred 2.20A 10a Rock Island C0...1 2.600 do preferred 1.70O Rubber Goods pfd. a r a. a m 200 Soft 1.000 Pchlose-She'ffle'ld St. Louis Southwes. 44 7 do preferred . 2.9(10 .119,600 63'i Southern Paclflo no preferred. 100 Southern Railway.. 13,300 00 preferred 200 Tenn. Coal A Iron Texas A Pacific... 26 20ft 35 81 62 190 94 Tol.. St. L. A Wes 600 do preferred l.ooft V. union 1 net np 166, 70O 194 do preferred. 400 94 TT. S. Express. . . TJ. S. Realty IT. 8. Rubber 2.000 60 600 10 96.600 46 4.000 106 1.40O 4ft aoo 110 6OO 20 900 45 1O0 291 400 155 48 106 39 110 19 45 291 155 do preferred..... U. S. Steel do preferred . Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. do preferred Wabash do preferred . Wells-Fargo Bxp.. Westinghouse Eleo. Western Union ... Wheel. A L. Erie. Wisconsin Central.. 1.10ft 18 18 jRil 2O0 24 24 24 V 200 51 Rnu. KniJ ao preferred Total sales for the day. 1.128,900 shares. B,ONDS. NEW TORK. Sept. 12. Closing quotations U. 8. ref. 2s reg.105 D- A R. a. 4s. . . 9 N'. Y. C. O. 8s. 92 Nor. Pacific 3s. . 75 Nor. Pacific 4s.. 10.1 So. Pacific 4s... 91 TTnlon Paclflo 4s.lo.S Wis. Central Aa mv ao coupon. . . .10a TJ. S. Ss reg 103 do coupon 103 , U. S. new 4s reg.131 do coupon. . . . 131 TJ. S. old 4s reg. 102 do coupon. .. .103U Jap. 8s. 2d ser. . . 100 Jap. 4s. cer... 91 Atchison Adj. 4s 96 Stocks LONDON. Sept. at T-ondon. 11- Consols for money, account, 86 11-16. ;N. T. Central... 148 'Norfolk A West. 95 do preferred... 94 Ont.pln Jft. M . .. 1. 86 9-16: consols for Anaconda Atchison .14 112 .105 .128 183 do preferred. Baltimore A O. Can. Paclflo... Ches. A Ohio. . I ' 'i col, Ul q Pennsylvania ... 72 . 65 - Bnu mines..... 6 'Reading 72 So. Railway 394 Vfc- dO nrefernaH 1A1, Gt. Western 19 C.. M. A St. P.. 181 D Beers D. A R. Grands So. Pacific..." oiS do preferred. . S9 Union Pacific 197 do preferred... 98 TJ. 8. Steel 48 Erie 49 do 1st pref 80 do 2d pref 75 Illinois Central. 179 ' V. . Wabash no nrar..fl 109 . 21 . 4T Louis. A Nash.. 153 00 preferred. Money. Sxchanire. Etc NEW TORK. Sept. 12 Money on call STOCKS 1 mi $9,000,000 (Part of a Total issu& of $10,000,000) SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. CHICAGO, Illinois Incorporated under the laws of the State of New Tork. SEVEN PER CENT. CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK Dividend payable quarterly on of January, April, July, PREFERRED STOCK (ontitled to 7 per cent Cumulative Preferential Dividends, payable quarterly, and Pre ferred as to Assets, both as to Principal and Dividends) $10,000,000 (The company may redeem the entire issue of its Preferred Stock at any time at 125 per cent, and under its charter Is permitted to buy its own stock in the open market, for Treasury Account, and when so purchased shall cancel the same.) . - , COMMON STOCK $30,000,000 SEARS. ROEBUCK 4 CO., a New Tork Corporation, successor to an Illinois Corporation of the same name, is a mall order house, whose plant is located in the City of Chicago. 111. The Company Is engaged in the distribution by catalogue di rect to the consumer of all classes of merchandise. The Company conducts, we believe, the largest business of the kind in the world. We call attention to the tables of earnings and sales given below, which Indicate a btealy growth from year to year. The Officers of the Company Inform tis that lt sells practically the whole of its enormous output, "Cash before deliv ery"; that the business is distributed among upward of six million customers. In all parts of the United States, whose orders for merchandise are received by mall; that the Incoming letters averaged for the past year about seventy-five thousand letters per day; that the newly completed buildings for handling the merchandise and for administrative pur-, poses cover a large part of thirty-seven acres of land, In the City of Chicago, and that the foregoing does not ii;lude any of the various manufacturing concerns In which the New York corporation of Scars, Roebuck & Company owns a controlling interest. EARNINGS From balance sheets and statements submitted to us and verified by the Auditors, Messrs, DELOITTE, PLENDER, GRIFFITHS & CO.. the net profits of Sears. Roebuck & Co. for the four years ending December 31, 1905, were as follows: 1 For thus year ending; December 31ti 1002 i.2onj3i.n 10 .. l,8S2.04O.2(; 11104 2.2on.2.-.5.3 100S 2S57,3De.45 SALES Messrs, DELOITTE, PLENTJER, GRIFFITHS CO. further state that the sales (less all allowances) of the Company were as follows: 1903 ,". 15.945,397.18 1103 23,2.2.641.9 1004 27,62,720.S 1005 37,870,421.74 The officers of the Company submit to us the following statement of. sales for the eight months ended August 31, 1906, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year; 1005 2t J16,4r.8.00 lt0 80,024,874.00 TO CAPITAI, AUTHORIZED AND ISSUED l 100,000 share of 7 per cent Cu mulative Preferred Stock: of BlOO each $10,000,000.00 300.000 shares ot Common stock of 9100 each 30,000,000.00 TO ri HKKT LIABILITIES f Dne to customer and employe .. 82,943,673.47 Sundry tradesmen for merchan dise . Other open Accounts Bill Payable "We have examined the Books and Accounts, of the Company, and certify that the abovo Balance Sheet correctly sets forth its position as at July 1, 1906. "49 Wall St.. New Tork City. August 28th, 1906. (Signed) DELOITTE, PLENDER, GRIFFITHS CO., Auditors." CHARTER AND BY-LAWS Copies of the Charter and By-Laws of the Company, which may bo seen at the offices of the undersigned, provide among other things: , (1) The company Is to place no mortgage or Hen of any kind ahead of the Preferred Stock, without the vote of three-quarters of the Preferred Stock outstanding. (2) The Company shall not pay any dividends on its common stock, until lt shall have accumulated a surplus from earnings of $1,030,000 and shall not pay over 4 per cent dividends per annum upon Its common stock, until such surplus shall have reached the sum of 2,500,000. Application will be made in due course to list both the Preferred and the Common Stock of the Company on the New Tork Stock Exchange. A large part of the above named preferred stock having been sold at private sale we off er the unsold balance for public subscription at 97J Per Cent. (ex. Oct, 1 dividend), deliverable Oct. 3, 1906, and payable at the offices of Goldman, Sachs & Co., in New York Funds, as follows: $12.50 per share on application $85.00 per share on Oct. 3, 1906 The subscription will be opened at the offices of the undersigned at 10 A. M. on Monday, September 17, and will be closed at 3 P. M. on Tuesday, September 18, or earlier, the right being reserved to reject any application or to award a smaller amount than applied for. Lehman Bros. 16 William Street, New York. COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK, CORN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK, WELLS, FARGO NEVADA NATIONAL BANK, FRANCIS, BROTHER & COMPANY, A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, LEHMAN, STERN & COMPANY, firm, 497 per cent; ruling rate, 4hi per cent; closing bid, 4 per cent; offered t 5 per eent. Time loans, easier; 60 days. 77i4 per cent, 90 days, 7 per cent; six months. 66i4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6 7 per cent. Sterlln exchange steady at I4.SS4&W 4.8350 for demand and at 4.70754.7BS0 for 60-day bills. Posted rates, H.Hiffl-M- Commercial bills, $4.79 V. ' Bar silver. 68e. Mexican dollars. 53c. - Government bonds, strong: railroad bends. Irregular. LONDON, Sept. 12. Bar sliver, steady. 81?id ner ounce. Money. 19t2 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills la STs S4 per cent; for three months' bills, 4 per cent. , SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12. Silver bars. 6S4c. Mexican dollars, 64c. Blgnt araits. SWio; telegraph drafts. 5c. Bteriing on Lon don, 60 days, 4.80, sight, 4.84. .PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Sale and Prices Bid and Asked on the ummi Hoara. Sales on the stock exchange yesterday were . 1 T ' . r?rak flnld at 1 1.. 1 1U M, 1V.WU B1 ' " 1 ' ' J shares AJaeka Petroleum at 17, and 2000 shares Oregon becunues i o. uuiciai pncea follow: 1 1 1 . GI..L, TIM i.Vf Bank of California. ... 302 S70 Merchants' National 12o Oregon Trust A Savings 135 United States National 200 .... Portland Trust co i;n Banker.' & Lumbermen's J03 Equitable saving- xoan ioo t aHla.1 1 a rlAAIIa! St "W T Campbell's Gas Burner ... 5 Union Oil 203 26 Associated Oil .... 3D 40 Alaska Packers' 88 60 Paciflc States Tel 99 .... Home Tel 50 the first day October. CAPITAL STOCK BALANCE SHEET, JULY 1st, Investments in and advances to outside en terprises owned entirely by company " Debtor, Loans and Bill Receivable Advances to Manufacturers.... l,t32,T3.5ft Sundrr Persons 342,853.44 Due from Customers 271,805.49 Due from Rallronfls, Express Companies, and Common Car riers for goods in trnnstt, $40,000,000.00 2,384,604.80 ne,34o.2o 5,703,000.00 claims, etc., etc SI 1,080,618.4; " Inanranre and u Cash at Bank $51,089,618.47 Subscriptions will also be received by Puget Sound Tel. 60 Oregon Life Ins , 1,000 i Cement Products 40 Empire Contracting Co 110 J. C. Lee Co 150 O. R. St N. By. 4s ... 1(J2 M"rllr Townsite 20 Nicola Coal 2 3 International Coal 64 67 Mining Stocks Pacific Motal Extraction Co 23 . Alaska Petroleum in 174 Alaska Pioneer 46 .... Standard Con. Uhi - 12 Oregon Securities H Snowstorm 20ft 23o Lee's Creek Gold 1 IV, Tacoma Steel 10 .... Gallce Con 4 Gallaher Shi Golden Rule Con 2 Bullfrog Terrible ... 4"4 Golconua 4 4l North Falrvlew 6 Le Roy .' 2H Hiawatha 1 24 Casradla 20 3ft Lucky Boy 2ft Hecla 315 8.1ft Rambler Cariboo 35 Dixie Meadows 2hi .... Great Northern 6 .... Mountain View 50 Blue River Gold Mines 6 10 Garvin Cyanide Co 90 Sugar Stocks Hawaiian Com 86 .... Honnke 1314 1414 Httchlneon 14V4 Makawell 35 36 Onomea 3414 Paaurau 1R IB Union 60V4 .... Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. Today's state- I ment of the Treasury balances In the gen eral fund shows: Available cash balances $210,966,565 Gold coin and bullion 112.411.218 Gold certificates 50,562,940 Gold Kngaged In London. NEW YORK. "Sept. 12. Heidelbach, Ickel- Share of the Par Value of 100 each. 1906 By Real Estate, Building, Plant, Machinery, Fixtures, (goodwill anil Patents and invest ment In securities of other corporation. .. . S3,ffi2O6.04 Stock of .Merchandise and supplies on hand.. 8,038,677.10 200,600.58 300,978.09 2,848.311.5 161JSft8.3 ..S1.2S7 ,924.31 Interest paid In advance. and In Hand 951,080,618.47 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 43 Exchange Place, New York. 205 La Salle Street, Chicago. Chicago Chicago San Francisco St. Louis St. Louis New Orleans helmer & Co. today engaged $2,000,000 In gold for imporvfrom London. Million Sent to Han Francisco. NEW YORK. SeDt. 12. The United States Sub-Treasury today transferred $1. 000.000 to San Francisco by telegraph. Big Hop Crop in Mendocino. TJKIAH, Cal., Sept. 12. The hop crop In this valley is nearly harvested and by the end of the week will be all In bales. The crop this year Is a phenomenal one and will be fully half as large again ae last year and the largest crop ever harvested. Last year's yield for I'klah, Potter and Lake Counties was fisoft bales. This year's crop la estimated at 14,000 bales. New York Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Sept. 12. Cotton futures closed barely steady. September. 8.80c: Oc tober. 8.89c: November, 0c; December, 9.13c: January, 0.20c; February, 9.26c: March, pn.-.f. April. H.Mr: Mv, n 4- DIVIDEND BANK AND CORPORATION STOCKS MT-NICIPAI SCHOOL AND CORPORATION BONDS Portland Home Telephone & Tele graph Securities. HIGHEST RETI-RN8 to Investor Consistent with ABSOLUTE SAFETY. Rooms 3, 4 and 6. Lafayette BUg., Cor. Sixth and Washington Sta. Portland. Oregon. LOUIS J. WILDE