THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1906.
1J
PLEHTY OF HOP CMS
But Not for Shipment From
Interior Points.
MUST FIRST COME HERE
If Dealers Will Pay the Extra Local
Freight to Portland, They Will
Be Accommodated With
Cars for the East.
HOPS Effect of car shortage on
market.
WHEAT Local prices nominal.
FRUIT Weather ia against trade.
POULTRY Demand, alow and prices
weak.
BOGS Ranch stock scarce.
BUTTER Movement Is slower.
NUTS-Walnuts firm and advanc
ing. Developments In the last tew days in the
hop trade have shown up the car situation
In a new light. The shortage still exists,
but only as relates to direct shipments from
Interior points to the East. The movement
from Portland to the Eastern markets la
satisfactory to all concerned. Once the hops
are brought to Portland there Is no trouble
In torwardlng them to their destination.
There are no cara for loading hops at coun
try points, but there are plenty here. In
other words, If the dealers will pay the extra
local freight, storing charge and other ex
penses, they will bo accommodated with cars
In this city and no delay follows In getting
the goods to the consumers. In order to
hold their business the dealers are forced to
abide by the decision of the railroad com
pany. but they declare that it Is a hold-up
proposition. However, there la nothing they
can do but submit.
Cars can still be had for direct shipment
from the Interior, but the orders are subject
to delay. Some dealers who applied for
cars a month ago have not yet been ac
commodated and other shipments have been
waiting six weeks for cars. Dealers who
have sold hops and specified delivery by a
certain date are, of course, anxious to get
them along as soon as possible, but they
must either await the convenience of the
railroad company .or put up the additional
expense of bringing the hops here as local
freight, which can be done without much
delay. This extra local rate is small in
Itself, but on the entire crop It amounts to
an enormous sum, which, of course, in the
end comes out of the producers' pocket. One
hundred thousand dollars is not far from
the amount that tho Oregon hopgrower will
lobe by reason of this policy of the railroad
company.
MOISE Bl SINESS IN THE HOP MARKET.
Indications That Prices Have Now Touched
Hottom.
The hop market showed more life yester
day, but it is still a long way from being
active. There are what careful observers
believe are sufficient indications that prices
have now touched bottom, and if their con
clusions are correct, a sharp revival in trad
ing can bo looked for. Plenty of orders are
on hand to be filled when It becomes certain
that values will go no lower.
The fact that cholco hops have only' de
clined about 1 cent since the market opened,
and under the strongest kind of selling
pressure, shows that the market rests on a
good foundation. The weakness from tho
start has only been in the lower grades, of
which there was an excessive supply. It
is estimated that not over 10,000 bales of
Coast hops have been bought to date on
foreign account, and probably not so many
New York hops, so the quantity yet to be
bought by England, according to all cal
culations, must be very large.
Several export lots were bought by Kla
ber, Wolf & Notter yesterday, lnoludlng 110
bales from William Weston, of Forest Grove,
at 10 cents. The same firm also bought the
J. P. Warnock lot at Sllverton and other
lots at Aurora and on the West Bide.
George Dorcas purchased 300. bales from
Eugene growers and Portland dealers at 12
and 1214 cints.
A. J. Ray bought th Parkin lot of 108
bales, the Belrdorf lot of SO bales and a
small lot of baby hops in Washington County
at 11 and 12 cents.
Charles Llvesley. Clem Horst's representa
tive, bought the Murphy lot at St. Paul at
14 cents.
Walnut Market Very Firm.
The market for walnuts is exceedingly
firm. The price has advanced 4 cents since
the market opened and is now quoted at
16 'a cents. Wholesalers have received only
a small portion of the delivery expected,
which will not exceed 60 per cent for the
season, yet they are now filling retailers
orders In full. The local supply Is running
low and owing to the car shortage no more
carlots may be received before tho end of
the month. In view of the conditions, pres
ent prices are regarded aa low.
Poultry Prices Barely Maintained.
Receipts of poultry were not heavy yester
day, but the Inquiry was alack and prices
were barely maintained. The condition of
the railroads prevented the surplus of
chickens from being worked off In other
markets. (
Fresh ranch eggs were In strong demand
at lirm prices. Eastern eggs held steady.
The local butter market was unchangod
tn price with the movement slower.
Weather Is Against Fruit Trade.
The stormy weather has considerably
checked the local demand for fruits and
the tall road troubles have Interfered with
nut-or-town shipments. Present supplies
however, arc not excessive and prices gen
cially hold steady. Very few grapes were
received by express yesterday and their
quality was only lair. There were no car
lot receipts during the day.
Wheat Prices Nominal.
Wheat trading continues dull and prices
almost nominal, owing to the car shortage.
Exporters are practically out of the mar
ket. The lack of cars Is holding up the
local price of oats at a arm figure. The
moenlent in barley is slow.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
WHEAT Export basis: Club, 64e; blue
stem. r,7c; Valley. 60c; red. Clc
OATS No. 1 white. 24.6u&23.90; gray'.
$2:t ."i?r::4.
FLuL'R Patents, $.1.0004.10 per barrel'
traitjhts, $:;.Ka;).0; clears, $3.10w;i.23; Val
ley. $;t.4$3.60; Dakota hard wheat, pat
ent, $5tj5.6u; clears. $4.1uiu4.26; graham,
$.1.50; whole wheal, $3.75; rye Hour, local. $5;
Eastern, $3.Q5.25; cornmeal, pe- bale, $1.1mj$j
BARLEY Feed. $21.50 per ton: brewing
122. SO. rolled. $23.
RYE $140 1.45 per cwi.
CORN Whole. $25.50; cracked. $26.50 per
Ion.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. city. $14.50; country,
$15.50 per ton; middlings, $24; shorts, city,
$16; country, $17 per ton; chop, V. 8. Mills,
$15.50: linseed dairy food. $18: alfalfa meal,
$18 per ton.
CEREAL, FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90-
pound sacks. $7; lower grades. $5.S0'S6.73:
oatmeal, steel cut. 60-pound sacks. $3 per
barrel; 10-pound eacks. $4.25 per bale: oat
meal (ground). 50-pound aacks, $7.50 per bar
rel: 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas.
$5 per loo-pound sack; 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, $11812 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy.' $1418,
clover. $7S; cheat, $7.50S5O; grain hay,
$7.50as.5O; alfalfa. $11.50; vetch hay. $7
67.50.
Vegetables. Fruits, Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. common to
choice, 2575c per box; choice to fancy, 75c
$1.50; grapes, 60c6$1.25 crate; pears, T5e
S l-2r; cranberries, $10' 10.50 per barrel:
quinces. $11.25 per box; persimmons, $1.50
per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $7 per
box; oranges. Valenclas. $."''air,.50: navels, $5;
grapefruit. $"'(10; pineapples. $4J.VT,0 per
dozen; bananas, 5c per pound; pomegran
ates. $2 50 per box.
FRBSH VEOETABLBS Cabbage. 1W?1C
pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen: celery,
75&85c per dozen: egg plant. $1.50 per crate:
lettuce, head, 20c per dozen: onions. KMJ12V40
per dozen; bell peppers, 5c; pumpkins, llfcc
per pound: spinach, 4(?i5e per pound; tomatoes,
309TOc per box; parsley, 1015c; squash, 1
lc per pound; artichokes. 65 75c per
aozen; notnouso lettuce, 50ff75c per box:
cucumbers, 50c per dozen.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 0Oc(ff$l per
b&ck; carrots. woc(nsi per sack: beets, si-ZO'S
1.50 per sack; garlic, 71410o per pound;
horseradish. 9-irl0c per pound; sweet potatoes,
22c per pound.
ONIONS Oregon. 75c e$l per hundred.
POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur
banks, fancy. 85fiftOc; common. 60?r75c.
DTilED FRUITS Apples, (XfiR'.jC pound;
apricots. 16-rrlfte: nPHrhM llrt'ia... nara
114 14c: Italian prunes. 2c; California
nso, wiine, in sacKs, jvafie per pound: black,
4mg5c: bricks. 75ofr$2.25" per box; Smyrna.
20c pound: dates, Persian, 645?7e pound.
RAISIN'S Layers and clusters. 2-crown,
$1.65; 3-crown, $1.75: 5-crown. $.1.10; 6-crown.
$.1.50; loose muscatels.. 2-crnwn, 8c; 3-crown,
8"4c; 4-crown. 0c: secdlees, Thompsons, lOVic;
Sultanas, 991214c
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 30c per pound, state creameries: Fancy
creamery, 25?i27V4c; More butter, 16317c.
E;oS Oregon ranch. 35c per dozen; best
Eastern. 26627c: ordinary Eastern. 24lf2."c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 14
1414c; Young America, 15B 1514c per pound.
POULTRY Average old hens. 12e; mixed
cnickens, llifrlllic; Spring. 12i121io- old
roosters, 9 10c; dressed chickens, I.:i7l4c,
turkeys. live. 1714c; turkeve, dreamed,
choice, 20(R22c; geese, live, per pound. Wn
1'lse: ducks. 14815c; pigeons, $1 ft 1.50.
squabs. $2&3.
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 123 pounds, 8
8c; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200
oc; suo pounds ana up, OH Woe
Rpn.1 r .... o.,.,
. i j ' ' ,,, u U U QU-
BEF1F Dreaseri bull, 'lia-ll.?.
cowe. J'f?5c; country steers.' fi(&5Vic.
MUTTON Dressed. fancy
S9e per
PORK Dressed. KJO to 130 pounds. 8c; 150
to 200 pounds, 74j7Mc: 200 pounds and up, 63
654 c. ,
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. 514c; Southern
Japan, 5.40c: head, tf.75c.
COFFEE Mocha, Sti'ni'Sc; Java, ordinary, 18
22c; Costa Rlra, fancy, lS-aiOc; good, 16
18c; ordinary, l(g22c per pound; Columbia
roast, cases, 100s. $15; 60s, $15.25; Arbuckle,
$17.25; Lion. $15.75.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tal'o.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.40; 1-pound
fiats. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, 9(c;
red, 1-pound tails, $1.25; sockeye. 1-pound
talis. $1.70.
SUOAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube, $5;
rvwuer-a, o.jo; dry granulated, $5.15; extra
C, $4.60; golden C. $4.55; fruit sugar. $5.15;
I. C, $4.05; c. C, $4.05. Advance sales over
rack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c; half bar
rels. 25c; boxes, 5uc per 100 pounds. Terms: On
remittances within 15 days deduct Vic per
nounn- it tot., tunn 1K - I In
un c. neei sugar, si.t'u per
nundred pounds; maple sugar, 15 18c per
pound.
NI TS Walnuts. lotic per pound by sack;
Vora.2" m"s- l7c: Alberts'. 15c; pecans. Jumbos,
Jargp. ziic; aimonas, 181320c; chest
nuts. Ohio. 1714c; peanuts, raw. 814c per
i-uuuu, rwisipG, itjc; pinenuts, ldpizc; hick
ory nuts, lo,-; cocoantits, .loft'DOc per dozen.
- --......J, ,, ucwij. fio iuii, iiimauon
Liverpool, $14 per ton; half-ground. 100s, ta
ws. $0.50; lump Liverpool $19. 50.
BKANS-Small white. 4c: large white, 3?4c:
redc. ' ' .
ti o.v tl-Fancy. $3.25?3.50 per box.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast. 22c per pound;
tandard breakfast. ISc rhnl itu.. iro.
Iish, 11 to 14 pounds, 10c, peach, 1440..
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 16Mc per pound;
14 to 10 pounds. 10c: 18 to 20 pounds, lBc;
California (picnic). lOVic; cottage. 13c;
shoulders, none; boiled, 24c; boiled picnic,
boneless. 20c.
PICKLED GOODS Pork. barrels. $21-half-barrels.
$11; beef, barrels, $11. half
barrels, $6.
SAUSAGE Ham. 13e Tier nnnnrt- mln
ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17Vic: bo
logna, long. (1c; weinerwurst. luc; liver, 6c;
pork. 10c; headcheese, 6c; blood. 6c, bolog
na link, 5 Vic.
DRY SALT CURED Dnli, .!,,.
clears, dry salt, 12c, smoked. 13c; clear
backs, dry salt, 12c, smoked. 13c; clear bel
lies. 14 to 17 pounds average, dry Balt none,
smoked none: Oregon exuorts. -Jn to
pounds average, dry salt 13HC, smoked
14 Vic, Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds aver
age, none.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces lott-.
tubs, 12c; 50s, 12c; 20s. 12'c- 10s'
13V.C; 5s. 134SC. Standard pure: Tierces!
1114c; iuos. n-tc; aos, llc; 20s, ll;4c
10s, 12V4c; 5s. 12c. Compound: T!rce'
7140; tubs, 74c; COs, Tc; 10s, 8i4o: 5s.
Vic.
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases. 88c per gallon.
COAL OIL Cases, 10c per- gallon; tanks,
2'ie per gallon.
GASOLINE Stove, cases. 24V4cj SR t-r
S2c: Iron tanks. 26c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7Ve- ROO-nn,,.,
lots, 8c: less than 500-pound lots, SV4c. (In
25-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2Vo
per pound above keg price.)
LlSh.b-u Raw, in barrels, BOc; in cases,
55c: boiled. In barrels. 52c. in cases. K7.
250-gallon lots, lc less.
BEJZINE cases, 18c per gallon: tanks.
12 Vic per gallon.
Hops, Wool, Bides, Etc.
HOPS 1006, choice 15c; prime, 134J14c:
medium, 1012Vzc per pound.
WOOL Eastern Orepon average best, 13
ISc per pound, according to shrinkage:
Valley, 20fg'21c. according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice. 26fc 2Sc.
HIDES Dry: No. 1. 16 ooundi inn tin.
per pound. 18(320c: dry kip, No. 1. c to 15
pounds, 1821c per pound; dry salted bulls
and stags, one-tnird less than dry flint:
culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur
rain, halr-cllpped, weatherbeaten or srruhbv.
2$if3c per pound less. Salted hides: steers.'
sound. 60 pounds and over, per pound. 10
lie; steers, sounu OU to bu pounaB. lUfijlllc
per pound,; steers, sound, under 50 pounds,
and cows, 010c per pound; stags and
bulls, sound. 7o per pound: kip. sound, 15
to 30 pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound.
10 to 14 pounds. 11c per pound: calf. immH.
under 10 pounds, 11 12c per pound; green
(unsalted), lc per pound less; veals, loper
pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1,
Dutcners. scock. eacn, 25U:i0c; short wool.
No. 1, butchers' stock, each. 50ig60c; me
dium wool, No. 1, butchers' stock, each.
$1.2593; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per
cent less, or l:jffi16c per pound. Horse-
hides: Salted, each, according to size, $1
1.50; collirtdes,. each. 254j)50c. Goatskins:
Common, each. 15er25c; Angora, with wool
on, eacn, .;Occ$l..i0.
FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as tn le.
each. $520; cubs, each, $133; badger,
prime, each. 2350c; cat, wild, with head
perfect, 30rtr50c; house cat, 5(S'20c; fox,
comomn gray, large prime, each, 50tff70c;
red. each, $35; cross, each. $515; silver
and black, each. $4.506: mink, strictly
No. 1. each, according to size, $13: mar
ten, dark. Northern, accordlna to size and
color, each, $115: pale pine, according to
size and color, each, $2.504; muskrat,
large, each. 12 15c; skunk, each. 40060c.
civet or polecat, each, 5 15c. other large
nne skiii, eacn. wtf iv; pantner, wltn head
and claws perfect, each, $23; raccoon,
prime, large, each, 50 75c; mountain wolf, 1
with head perfect, each. $3.505; prairie
(coyote), G0c$l; wolverine, each. Idas:
beaver, per skin, large, $56; medium, $3
Q 1; small, 1U I.OU, KllB, outo'oc.
BEESWAX Good, clean and Dure. 22t
25c per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 413444,..
No. 2 and grease. 23c.
CASCARA SAGRAD A fch ttam bark'v
New, 5Vic per pound; 1904 and 1905, carlots,
6c; less than carlots, 5 Vic
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland tl.010.331 $ 73.805
Spokane 718,480 63,144
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, Nov. IB. The London tin
market was unchanged to 5s lower wltn spot
at tl!.- and futures at 196 10s. Locally the
marnet was quiet with spot quoted at 42.60
i:.iti.
l. upper was unchanged In the local market
with lake quoted at 22W22.50C; electrolytic.
1.5ora22: easting. 21.25rIM.75c. The Lon
don market was higher with spot quoted at
ttisr ios ana xutures were quoted at 102
2s 6d.
MONEY
LOWS
BACK
Currency Tide Is Again Turned
Toward New York.
OUTLOOK MUCH IMPROVED
Jump in Hill Shares Gives Stock
Market a Strong Closing St.
Paul Yields on Profit
. Taking, but Recovers.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. The speculative
movement today waa more diversified than
yesterday, although the aggregate sales for
the day did not exceed those of yesterday.
The decreape was In those stocks In which
dealings were congested yesterday to a de
gree that gave the market an unnatural
appearance. The favorite -stocks in yester
day's speculation were under more or less
pressure toilay in a process of profit-taking.
St. Faul ,stlll held a leading place In the
movement, but It was irregular and yielded
sharply at the outset under offerings to re
alize. It came up afterward, and Reading
also made a new start to a higher level.
Lack of consistency was a general com
ment about the exchange. Stocks here and
there would start upward with nothing to
explain the movement. Western speculative
combinations were credited with very largo
operations in the market. The Standard pil
party was eupposcd to be accumulating
stocks, notwithstanding the continued heavy
fall of that stock in the curb market and
the attention given to the Government's suit
against the company.
A reported hasty return to this city of
President Hill, of the Great Northern, was
the ground for rumors of Important pending
developments affecting his properties. Tho
usual explanation heard for tho rise In
Amalgamated Copper was that It might be
expected, as a Standard Oil favorite, to fol
low the movement of St. Paul.
Money continued to work easier. Only
small changes are Indicated In the cash
holdings of the banks for the week as a re
sult of the currency movement, but a large
cutting down of the loan item Is expected to
be shown In conseouence of the free lend
ing here for account of interior banks The
tone of the money market precludes any
doubt about the reserves having been re
stored to the legal 25 per cent limit or above
it. The banks report a definite shifting of
the course of the currency movement. The
turn in the movement toward New York
was of large sentimental effect, as further
gains In the future are thuj Indicated.
Thi Irregular tone of the latter market,
when profit-taking had become quite gen
eral, was broken in upon by a buoyant
jump in the Hill stocks, and the market
closed generally strong under this Influence.
Bonds were linn. Total sales, par value.
$1,116,000. United States old 4s declined V
per cent on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
Adams Express
High. Low.
Bid.
275
113V4
44
101
324
90
242
26 Vi
88
18
38
74 Vi
111
156
110
1337s
9S
276
100 Vi
101 ?s
136
11974
91
7894
176
222
54 Vi
17M,
205 i
1827i
9
20
94
63 1.4
38 V4
69
55
137 4
10-lfc
Amalgam Cooper.. 102,8no llSVi
Ill
43 is
101
Am. Car &. Foundry ju
44
do preferred 400
Am. Cotton Oil..,
do preferred
American Express
101 V4
Am. H.l & Lt. pf ..
Am. Ice Securities
300 88 vs 88
Am Llneeed Oil....
do prelerred
Am Ij.'x-omotive. . . .
1.400 74Vi 73Vi
do preferred
Am Smelt & Retln 36.300 157V,
155Vj
llBti.
1.13 14
98
273 Vi
98
Ml
135-
11794
'iihi
176 14
221
17
20514
182
do preferred 000 117
Am. Sugar Refining 3.100 134
Am Tobacco pf 700 98 Vi
Anaconda Mln. Co. 13.100 278
Atchison 10.60O lixj',4
do preferred 400
101 Vi
At. Coast Line 500
Baltimore & Ohio.. 16,400
136
120
do Dref erred
Brook. Rap. Transit 7,900
8i
Canadian l'acinc...
8"0 17Vi
Cent, of New Jersey
3ili
Chfsapeake & Ohio
Chi. Grt. Western
2,400
800
54 Vi
17
Chi. Northwest.
1.300
2"5 '4
Chi.. Mil. & St. P. 91.100 184
Chi.. Term. & Tran
do preferred
C. C, C. & St. L.
Colo. Fuel & Iron
Colo. & Southern..
do 1st preferred..
do 2d preferred..
Consolidated Gae...
Corn Products
do preferred
Central Leather
do preferred
Delaw & Hudson..
Del., Lack. & West
Den. & Rio Grande
do preferred . . . ...
Dletlllers Securlt..
Erie
do 1st preferred . .
do 2d preferred..
General Electric...
1.300 94 94 4
9.0H0 IWH 52
900 38 37
3O0 6UV4 69
2"0 5RI3 56
400 137 i 137
1,1011 2034 14
2O0 76T, 76
600 37 Vi 37
400 103 103
2.S0O 224 21vi
'206 's" aiii
4. BOO 71 Vi 60ij
9.1O0 44 Vi 43 Ts
"'206 nil, 174"
17.500 330 Vi 322 Vi
"'300 Hi" lTi"
4.000 19 18
500 82Vi 81
100 44 44
1.300 '29" '29"
l.Kio 51 4Ti
3.600 .17 Vi 364
2O0 77 Vj 77
3i)0 28 28 14
1.7oO 59'j, 594
1.1119 145 '4 144
3.000 23?i 23Vi
76 1
ai-)s
103
224
645
40
84 '
71
41Vs
76
67 V4
174
830 VS
126
174
18
81 Vi
44
80
29
51 '.4
S7
77
2Vi
57
145
23
4W
147
166
Great Northern pf. 1
Hocking valley....
Illinois Central
International Paper
do preferred
International Pump
do preferred
Iowa Central
do preferred......
Int. Met
do preferred
Kan. City Southern
do preferred
I.nul. & Nashville
Mexican Central...
Minn. & St. Louis. .
M.. St. P. S.S.M.
do preferred
Missouri Pacllh-
9.sno
95
S7-
71
76 H
53
93
3714
70
l&
1281j
44
84
904
9414
37 4
70
76
54
J 29
46
95
90
8R4
Mo., Kan. Texas 13. 400
do preferred 2.700
National Lead.....' 3.2IMI
Mex Nat. R. R. pf. 10O
X. Y. Central 13.700 l.-ioij
in. 1 ., unt. west 7k 4Hi-,
Norfolk Western 700
do preferred 400
North American
Northern Pacific... 61.300
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania 36,500
People's Gas. ; 2 600
Pits.. C. C. St. L.
Preesed Steel Car.. 7O0
do preferred loo
75 H
00 Vi
364
140Vi
91
544
138
90
'54"
97
257
146
139
90
82 4
644
974
260
148
88
93
3B
98
1
67
484
25
61
94
118
4
93
73
158
36
34 4
53
185 4
92 !4
115
884
51
106
48
105
37Vi
lini.',
19
42 i
290
154
85
16
254
Pullman Palaoe Car 40O 260
Reading 366.8(H)
do 1 st preferred
do 2d preferred
149Vi
Republic Steel
do preferred
Rock Island Co....
do preferred
St. T- & S. F. 2 pf.
St. Louis Sonthweet
1.000
1.200
4.5(H)
2no
1.000
B'H)
2(0
36
984
31
67
49
25 74
61
05
119
34
95
73
35
981J
304
67 4
49
24
59
94
119
3.V4
95
73
'.36
34 4
do preferred
Southern Pacific. .. 36.6(10
do preferred HOO
Southern Railway.. 1.800
do preferred lltO
Schlosy-Shfftld .. 100
Term. Coal & Iron
Texas & Pacific... 60O 36'4
Tol.. St. L. & West 200 34
do preferred
Union Pacific 141.300 185
do preferred
V. S. Express
IT. S. Realty 900 ' R874
U. S. Rubber 8.400 52'4
do preferred 100 106
U. S. Steel 102.100 4.814
do preferred S.70O I054
Vlrg.-Cero. Chem.. 4(s 37i-i
do preferred 100 1104
Wubaeh
ss'4
51
106
47
161 -i
30 4
1104
42U
298
155
sr.
17
do preferred
Wells-Fargo Exo..
We-tlnghouse Elec.
Western Union
Wheel & Lake Erie
400 424
ino 298
40O 156
1O0 85
300 17
Wisconsin Central
do preferred 100 51
51
Total sales for the day, 1.2S2.000 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Closing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.l04!D. & R.-G. 4s.,. 98'4
do coupon 104'N. Y. Central. .. 191
U. S. 3s reg....l03 Nor. Paciflc 3s. . 75
do coupon. ... 103 Nor. Pacific 4s.'. 10:1
U. S. new 4s reg.130 4 So. Pacific 4s... 02
do coupon. .. .130 4lt'nlon Pacific 4s. 103 4
TJ. S. old 4s reg.lOlVWis. Cen. 4s 904
do coupon. .. .101 4 'Jap. 5s 2d ser. . 97 Vi
Atchison Adj. 4s 92iJap. 44s ctfs... 83
Stocks
LONDON. Nov.
864: for account.
at London.
16. Consols for money
S6.
Anaconda
Atchison
do pfd ....
B. & O
Can. Pac. . . .
Ches. 4 Ohio
. 14
.102
4 IN. Y. Central.
.131
97
. 93
. 47 4
. 714
6
. 76
. 35
. 78 4
4:Nor. & West. .
l do pfd
'j 'Ont. & West. .
4 Pennsylvania .
lRand Mines...
Reading
4 Southern Ry. .
.10.-
. . 121
..181
. . 55
Chi. O. W..
18
C. M. A St. P. .188
De Beers
21
i do pfd
D. & R. Q 414'South Pae. 98V4
do pfd 87 Union Pac 190
Erie 43 41 do pfd 96
do 1st pfd... 784. U. S. Steel 48
do 2d pfd 6974 do pfd 108
111. Central 179 Wabash 21
Louis. & Nash.. 14074 1 do pfd 44
M , K. & T 38 4i Spanish 4s 9574
Money, Exchange, Etc,
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Money on call,
steady, 4 4r5 per cent; ruling rate, 44 per
cent; closing bid, 4 per cent; offered at 44.
Time loans, easier; 60 days, 74 per cent; 90
days. 7 per cent; six months. 6 per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 6B4 per cent.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual
business In bankers' bills at $4.8575 4. 80 for
demand, and at $4.80304.8033 for 60-day
bills, posted rates. $4 81 4 and $4.86 74; com
mercial bills, $4.80.
Bar silver. 71 c.
Mexican dollars. 5574c.
Government bonds,- easy; railroad bonds,
firm.
LONDON. Nov. 16. Bar silver. Brm, 33
l-16d per ounce; money, 54 per cent. The
rate of discount in the open market for
short bills Is 6V4&674 P'r cent; do three
months' bllis, 6 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. Silver bars.
71 o; Mexican dollars, 54 4 55c; drafts,
sight, 4c: do telegrapn, 7 4c. Sterling on
London, 60 days, $4.80; do sight, $4.86.
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Today's state
ment of , the treasurs shows:
Available cash balances $228,700,428
Gold coin and bullion 117.954.298
Gold certificates 47,113,290
PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.
Sales and Prices Bid and Asked on the
- Local Board.
Official prices on the Stock Exchange yester
day were as follows:
Bank Stocks , Bid. Asked.
Bank of California 365
Bankera' & Lumbermen's.. 105
Equitable Savings & Loan 97
Merchants' National 155
Oregon Trust & Savings 110 150
Portland Trust Co 120
United States National 200
Bonds
Associated Oil 5s 88
City & Suburban 4 97
O. R. & N. Ry. 4s 994 1(11
O. W. P. & Ry. 6s lol 10.14
Portland Ry. 5s 100
Miscellaneous Stocks
Alaska Packers 52
Associated Oil 51 53
Cement Products 50
Home Telephone 45
Independent Gas 80
J. C Lee Co. . .' lo5
Oregon city Mill & Lumber 6 10
Pacific States Tel 101
Puget Sound Telephone 50
Union Oil 205
Yaoulna Ray Telephone 74 10
Mining Stocks
Alaska Petroleum 124 14
Blue -River Gold 1014 11'
British Columbia Amal 44 5
Bullfrog Terrible '. . 5
CH-scadla 30
Dixie Meadows 2V4
Gallaher 44 64
Golconda :i
International Coal 63 67
Lees Creek Gold Hi 54
Lucky Boy 2 2
Mountain View 2 8
Nicola Coal & Coke '. 44 54
North Falrvlew 5
Oregon Securities 24 4
Standard Con I04 12
Star Con 8
Taeoma Steel 12 14
Coeur d'Alene District
Alameda 13
Bullion 23 27Vi
Burke 4 7
Copper King 35 39
Gertie 19 22
Harpy Day 4 R
Hecla 330 360
Idaho Giant 14 17
Park Copper 124 14
Rambler Cariboo 27 32
Fex 23 30
Ruth Con : 10 13
Fnowshoe 97 110
Fnowitorm 4on 425
Tarbox , 5 84
Sales 2000 shares Alaska Petroleum at 124.
1X0 shares British Columbia Amal. at 5, 2000
shares Gertie at 21, 100 shares Snowstorm at
410. . .
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep
and Hogs.
The following livestock prices were quoted
In the local market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers. t3.508'3.75; me
dium, $33.25: cows, $2.252.65; second
grade cows, $22.25; bulls, $1.502; calves,
$4T4.50.
SHEEP Best. $4.755.25; lambs, $58 3.23.
HOGS Best, $6.50ig!6.83; lightweights, $6
6.25. !
Eastern Livestock.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 16. Cattle Re
ceipts, 4000; market, strong. Native steers.
$4 4? 6.75; native cows and heifers, $25.25;
stockers and feeders, $2.60(3i4.63; Western
cows, $2.255; Western steers. $3.505.25;
bulls, $2.233.85: calves, $2.75&6.73.
Hogs Receipts. 7000; market, 5c higher.
Bulk of sales, $6.1.136.2274; heavy, $6.20'gi
6.27 4: packers, $6.05 6.25: pigs and lights,
$5.6(1 ft' 6.22 4-
Sheep Receipts, 4000; market, steady.
Muttons, $4.505.50; lambs, $3.507.23;
range wethers, $4.256 fed ewes, $45.25.
CHICAGO. Nov. 16. Cattle Receipts.
3500: market, steady. Beeves, $4 7.23,
stockers and feeders, $2.25(4.50; cows and
heifers. $1.605.15; calves, $67.75; West
ern steers, $3.00 6. 10.
Hogs Receipts, 19,O00; market, strong.
Mixed and butchers, $00.45; good to choico
heavy, $6.30 6.45; rough heavy, $5.85 131
6.10; light, $3.85 6.37 4 , pigs. $5.UO&6.10;
bulk of sales, $6. 10 6.35.
Sheep Receipts, 8000; market, strong.
Sheep, $3.905.73; lambs, $4.757.60.
SOUTH OMAHA, Nov. 16. Cattle Re
ceipts. 2800; market, alow to steady. Na
tive steers. $3.756.40; native cows and
heifers, $2.504.50; Western steers, $3.25
5.40; canners, $1.402.60; stockers and
feeders, $2.75 6 4.65; calves, $36; bulls,
stags, etc', $2U4.
Hogs Receipts. 4500; market, 5c higher.
Heavy. $5.95&6.10; mixed, $846.05: light,
$0.15ir6.25; pigs. $5.25(8 3.75 ; bulk of sales,
$6fi'6.10.
Sheep Receipts, 1000; market, strong to
lOe higher. Yearlings. $5.256; wethers,
$4.75(5.60; ewes, $4.505; lambs. $6.50(9
7.15.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. Official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were
ks follows:
Alta .....$ .071 Julia -. t .15
Alpha Con...... .11; Justice 10
Andes 25 Kentuck Con 20
Belcher 42! Mexican . . 1.50
Best & Belcher.. 1.60 Occidental Con.. .76
Bullion
.35 opnir 3.30
.Sl'Overman .20
.24Potosl 21
.22 Savage 3.35
1.30! Scorpion 11
1.50 Seg Belcher 11
.03 Sierra Nevada... 1.23
.27 Wlver Hill 72
.55 Union Con 99
.43 lTtah Con 15
LIS; Yellow Jacket... 1.50
Caledonia
Challenge Con..
Chollar
Conttdence
Con. Cal. & Va. .
Con. Imperial . . .
Crown Point. . . .
Exchequer
Gould & Curry. .
Hale & Nor....
. NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Closing quotations:
Adams Con $ .20!LIttIe Chief.. $ .03
Alice 8.50 Ontario 3.50
Breece 35;Ophir 3.25
Brunswick Con. ,63'Potosl 30
Comstock Tun.. .38!savage 1.15
Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.40 sierra Nevada... 1.15
Horn Silver 1.80 small Hopes 35
Iron Silver 4.30 standard 2.75
Leadvllle Con... .05:
BOSTON, Nov. 16.-
Adventure ..t 5.50
Allouez 49.12 4
Amalgamatd 113.25
Atlantic ... 13.73
Bingham . . . 30.00
Cal. & Hecla 870.00
Centennial . 32.73
Cop. Range. 82.67 4
Daly West.. 20.00
Franklin ... 22.00
Granby .... 13.25
Isle Royale. 22.50
Mass. Mining 8.25
Michigan 17.25
Mohawk 67.00
O. Dominion 57.50
Osceola -., 12S.00
Parrot 26.23
Closing quotations:
'iQuIncy $ 99.00
Shannon . . .
Tamarack . .
Trinity
United Cop. .
U. S. Mining
V. S. Oil
Utah
Victoria
Winona ....
Wolverine . .
North Butte.
Butte Coal. .
Nevada
Mitchell
Cal. Ariz..
Tecumseh . ..
Greene Con,.
16.37 4
100.00
11.00
73.75 -
62.50
9.87 4
83.50
0.25
10.75
160.00
118.50
30.87 4
19.00
15.37 4
154.00
15.67 4
26.12 4
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10. Coffee futures
closed steady at a decline of 7 points to an
advance of 7 points. Sales. 71.500 bags. In
cluding December, 5.95$f6.05c; January,
6.15c, March, 6.23lg'6.30c; May, 6.40 0.45c;
July, 6.55 6.60c; August. 6.65c. Spot Rio,
steady; No. 7 Invoice, 7c; mild, quiet.
ttugar Raw, quiet; fair refining, 3 5-16c:
centrifugal, '96 test. 3 13-16c; molasses
sugar, 3 l-16c. Refined, steady; crushed,
$5.50; powdered, $4.00; granulated, $4.20.
TRADE STILL GROWS
Business Expands Under Influ
ence of Colder Weather.
COLLECTIONS' ARE BETTER
But Poor Railway Facilities Retard
the Distribution of Merchan
dise Unprecedented Out
put of Pig Iron.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16. R. G. Dun Co.'s
weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
Trade expands under the stimulating in
fluence of colder weather and mercantile
collections are Improved, although rates for
money continue high. Traveling salesmen
send In large orders to leading distributive
points, but the movement of merchandise Is
still retarded by Inadequate transportation
facilities. Seasonable lines of wearing ap
parel and holiday goods attract most at
tention, while staple articles of every de
scription are In steady demand. Current
business Is good and prospects for the fu
ture were never brighter.
Labor disputes reached an amicable settle
ment in most cases, wages being advanced
In numerous transporting and manufactur
ing industries.
The most striking development of the
week was the unprecedented output of pig
iron In conjunction w-ith targe Imports and
advancing prices. Indicating the greatest
activity ever attained by steel mills. Other
Industrial reports were scarcely less gratify
ing. Transactions continue large in bides, sales
by the packers being estimated at over
1,400,000 hides for the week.
Recovery In wheat had the additional sup
port of unsatisfactory receipts at the North
west, and although the small movement
was probably due in large measure to the
car shortage, it gave rise to smaller esti
mates of the crop in Spring wheat states.
Flour output continues to make a poor
comparison with the milling returns of x
year ago. An official statement furtner In
creasing the estimated corn crop prevented
that cereal from participating fully in the
upward tendency of prices.
Liabilities of commercial failures thus far
reported for November amounted to $2,326.
428. of which $888,501 was in manufacturing,
$1. ."(12.346 in trading and $SO,58l In other
commercial lines.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16 The following ta
ble, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended with the percentage of increase
and decrease, as compared with the cor
responding week last year:
P.C.
P.C.
inc.
dec.
New York 1
Chicago"
Boston
Philadelphia
St. I.otils
Pittsburg
San Francisco ...
Baltimore '
Cincinnati
Kansas City
New Orleans ....
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Louisville
Detroit
Los Angeles
Omntia
Milwaukee
Providence
Buffalo
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Denver
Seettle
Memphis
Fort Worth
Richmond
Columbus
Washington
St. Joseph
Savannah
Tortland, Or.
Albany
Salt Lake City ...
Toledo. O.
Rochester
Atlanta
Taeoma
Spokane. Wash...
Hartford
Nashville
Peoria
Des Moines
New Haven
Grad Rapids ....
Norfolk
Augusta. Ga.
Springfield. Mass...
Portlnnd, Me
Dayton
Sioux City
Evansvllle
Birmingham ....
.115.593.546 7.8
247.504.560 8.3
176.304.355 30.7
159.815.748 1.5
67.685,094 4.4
52,9(19.631 3.3
56.437.400 20.0
31,595,116 3.2
25.075.450 2.1
31.613.016 14.2
27.059.680 .... 6.0
2. 159. 167 9.1 ....
19,403,09:! 11.3 ....
13.400.517 7.1)
20.100,700 40.1 ....
14.160.506 19.3 ....
10, 003,964 6.0 ....
It, 634.872 12.0 ....
9.3S8.300 1.9 ....
8.988,574 5.8 ....
7.339,359 12.5 ....
6.528.112 16.3
9.335.102 37.8
11.210.136
7,535.611 23.9
7.483,505 45.6
7.027.082 49.7 ....
5.744.400 16.6
6.083,378 4.3
4.897.018 11.7
6.020.005 24. T
7.338,725 31.3
7.071.426 23.9
7.379.960 9.4 ....
4.377.230 2.6
3.985.349 5
5,226.686 .... 2.3
4.192,112
5.00O.OM6 .... 42.2
3.745.056 21.0 ....
3.844.257 7.2
3.440.439 1.7
3.004. 273 13.9
2.663.975 0.2 ....
3.012.0O4 17.7
3.218.433 10. 0 ....
2.111.202 30.0
2,408.174 27.4 ....
2.126.815 3.6 ....
2.110.855 19.6
2.109.950 12.7 ....
2.0(13.870 18.6 ....
2.273,179 12.0
1,731.735 5.1
2.094.958 13.4
1.518.329 9.5
3.793.810
2.010.972 65.0
873.574 30.1
1,189,009
1. 628.487 29.7
1.417.200 9.0 ....
1.313.753 31.1
1.087.295 10.4
1. 223.300 6.0
1,522,036 4.9
989.410 13.2
2.135.052 24.7
1.050,000 13.5
1.099.530 57.0
1.254.063 24.7
824.425 8.7
841,870 10.8 ....
1.342,128 26.4 ....
1.104.458 26.7
691.718 6.2 ...:
7X0,255 .... 31.1
78K.944 .9 ....
649.218 14.6
716,408 44.6 ....
644.8(11 6.6 ....
669. H6K 23.2 .
543.981 7.5 ...
647.H0D 1.5
606,415 13.2
628,266 IS. 9 ....
5K4.846 84. S ...
377.603 16.2
470.927 37.4
47(1.184 29.1
368.382 .... 15.5
405,541 11.8 ....
016.705 18.6 ....
214.529 24.1 ....
257.942 13.2 ....
573.412
30.697.655 28.6 ....
19.387,000 18.3
W orceeter .
Syracuse . .
Charleston,
Oakland . . .
;v
C.'I
Mobile
Erie
Lincoln
Knoxvllle
Jacksonville, Fla..
Wilmington. Del...
Wichita
Wllkesbarre ......
Chattanooga
Davenport
Little Rock
Kalamazoo. Mich..
Topeka
Wheeling, W. Va..
Macon
Springfield, 111. ...
Fall River
Helena
Lexington
T-'argo. N. D
New Bedford
Youngstown
Akron
Rockford, 111
Cedar Rapids, Ia.
'Canton, O
Binghamton .....
Chester, Pa.
Lowell
Greensburg, Pa....
Bloomlngton, III...
Springfield, O
Qutncy, 111
Mansfield. O
Decatur, 111
Sioux Falls, S. D.
Jacksonville. 111....
Fremont, Neb
South Bend. Ind..
Houston
Galveston
Fort Wayne
893.550
9.1
Totals, U. 8 $3,337,072,433
Outside N. Y. city. 1.221.478.007
CANADA.
8.0
Montreal . . .
Toronto ...
. .$ 35.751.923 15.2
30.113.354
25.9
Winnipeg
Ottawa
14. 094.1 82
2.982,014
1.773.663
3.137.233
2.284.014
1.892.016
1.300,530
1.2(14.358
829.339
35.5
6.4
11.7
40.8
9.5
22.1
1.4
6.3
2.4
Halifax
Vancouver, B. C.
Quebec
Hamilton
St. John. N. B...
London, Ont
Victoria, B. C
Totals, Canada.. t 95,965,626 20.4 ....
'Balances paid in cash.
SPRING TRADE OF LAItGE VOLUME.
Reorder Business Is Satisfactory Demand
for Holiday" Goods.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Bradstreets tomor
row will say:
Further and serious congestion of railway
shipments, more advances in wages, satis
factory reorders, a large volume of Spring
trade, greater activity in retail lines in con
sonance with colder weather, marked devel
opment of demand for holiday novelties and
persistent requests for domestic and for
eign iron and steel are among the signifi
cant features of an exceptionally busy week.
The grain markets have shown few fluc
tuations. Movement Is still light and pri
mary receipts or wneai are sun oeiow a year
ago for the season. Export trade Is expand
ing owing to larger shipments of breadstuffs.
mainly wheat, and the beginning of the 'de
layed cotton export movement. The two
Items expanded 24 and 20 per cent respec
tively over October a year ago.
Business failures In the United States for
the week ending November 13 number 224
against 198 last week, and 148 In the like
week of 1905. Failures In Canada for the
week number 31 as against 28 last week and
28 In the week a year ago.
Wheat, Including flour, exports from the
United States and Canada for the week end
ing November 15 San Francisco. Taeoma
and Seattle missing owing to wire trouble
due to storm) aggregated 3.742.381 bushels
against 4.155.811 last week and 4.730.211 this
week last year. For the past 20 weeks of the
Routes to
the East
and South!
All Good!
Whether you are to go via St. Paul, via Billings,
or via Denver, it is Burlington service you ought
to have. No other service as satisfactory. Try
the Burlington next time you go East.
If you'll just send us a card telling where you
wish to go, we will give you a complete outline
of the trip, its cost, connections, etc.
Illliii
fiscal year the exports are
against 41,518.467 last year.
70,564,411 bushels
Dairy Produce In the Kaat.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was firm.
Creameries, I62(lc; dairies. 19ifr24e. Eggs
Firm, at mark cases Included, 2226c; firsts,
2dc: prime firsts. 30c; extras, 32c. Cheese
Steady, 12(&)13iie.
NEW YORK. Nov. 18. Butter and cheese,
firm. Eggs, quiet; Western seconds, 27&30c.
WHEAT MARKET WEAK DESPITE
BULLISH XEWS.
Longs Sell Actively With the Pres
sure Mainly on the De
cember Option.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16. Despite the fact that
the news of the day was mainly - favorable
to the bulls, the wheat market was dominat
ed by the bears and prices steadily declined.
There was no change In the Northwestern
situation, the receipts being less than for
the corresponding day last year and wet
weather threatened to make the movement
still smaller. The wheat market at Liver
pool was firm and advices from Argentina
told of damage to the wheat crop there by
unfavorable weather. Local and oulside longs
sold Actively all day, the pressure on the
December option being especially heavy.
There was also considerable changing of De
cember for the May delivery for elevator In
terests. The market closed weak. December
opened unchanged to a shade lower at 74
74 c to 74jc, sold off to 73 " rf 73 c and
closed -Xifc iVke off at 73i73?sc.
Rain in Iowa and Nebraska brought out
a good demand for corn, wolch caused a
steady tone all day. Apprehensions of a cor
ner in the December delivery because of the
continued small receipts and light local
stocks restrained traders from free selling.
The close was steady. December opened a
shade to c higher at 42 c to 42ii42'ic
sold off to 42 '-ic and closed hie off at 424
425c.
Oats held steady on good buying. Decem
ber opened a shade bigtoer at 34 He and
sold off to 34Hc, where lt closed a shade
lower.
Provisions were strong early In the day on
an active general demand which was btfsed
upon a strong market for live hogs. The
close was weak with January pork down
'jc: lard was off 7H10c; ribs were 5
Ihic lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open High. Low. Close.
December $ .74'4 $ .74'.j $ .73" $ -73",
May 70 1 .79!a .78-)4 .79
CORN.
December 42 74 -42'4 .42-j .42
May 43--i .43" .43N, .43'i
July 44 .44 ".44Vi .44i,t
OATS.
December 34 .34 .34 '.4 .34 '.4
May 35 .35.1 .351 .35H,
July 33 .33 .33 . .33!4
MESS PORK.
January 14.60 14.77',4 14.47U 14.47U
May 14.15 14.924 14.65 14.65
LARD.
November .... 98714 9.90 9. 60 9 60
December .... 9.00 9.00 8.85 8 85
January 8.674 8.75 8.60 8.6214
SHORT RIBS.
May 7.92'4 8.00 7 87 7.8714
January 7.82Vj 7.9214 7.75 7.7714
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Firm.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 77?82c: No. S, 72
80c; No. 2 red, 72';741ic.
Corn No. e, 45?!45!;c; No.2 .yellow, 475MRc.
Oats No. 2. 34Uc; No. 2 white. 32SM35c:
No. 3 white. 32 lit 35 lie
Rye No. 2, 62?ic.
Barley Fair to choice malting. 47 33c.
Flax seed No. 1, $1.1214; No. 1 Northwest
ern. $1.2114.
Timothy seed Prime, $4.25.
Clover Contract grade. tl3.25.
Phort ribs, sides Loose. $8.25'n8.76.
Mces pork Per barrel, $16.00.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $9.60.
Short clear sides Boxed, $8.37!i'S8.SO.
Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 13.900 38,800
Wheat, bushelsj .. 48.0oo 25,5oO
Corn, bushels . 192.no 184 500
Oats, buahcla 172,500 . 2W'0O0
Bye, bushele 15,000 19 000
Barley, bushels 64,900 19iu00
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Flour Receipts,
13.500 barrels; exports. 10,110 barrels; sales,
8900 packages. Firm wltn a moderate trade.
y neai neceipis. us,.HM bushels; exports 1
251,993 bushels; sales, $2,830,000 bushels fu- I
luio. diwi, cttBj, .u. rea, Bu-jsc elevator;
No. 2 red. S21c f. o. b. afloat; No 1 North
ern Duluth. 82c c. I. f. Buffalo; No. 2 hard
Winter, S3?,c c. I. f. Buffalo. Renewed liq
uidation of December occasioned further
weakness In wheat today. The close was 14c
to c net lower. May closed Slftc; De
cember closed, 82 c.
Hops, hides, wool and petroleum Steady.
( Grain at ban Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. Wheat and
barley, quiet and steady.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1.23Sfl.SO; milling.
$1.33 ft 1.40.
Barley Feed, $1.05 1.1354 : brewing,
$l.o7,4'l.I7!4.
Oats Red. $1.17'4 1.30; white, $1.40
1.5214; black, $1.002.15.
Call board sales:
Wheat December, $1.25-1i: May. $1.3114.
Barley December, $1.12; May. $1.15)4.
Corn Large yellow. $1.35 1.40.
. Liverpool Grain Market.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 16. Closing prices In
the grain markets were as follows:
Wheat December. 6s 414d, March, 6s
5d; May, 6s 5?d.
LONDON Cargoes unchanged: buyers In
active, with Pacific Coast prompt shipment,
29s 6d30s 5d.
Minneapolis wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 16. Wheat Decem
ber. 77ic; May. 80c, July, 8074c; No 1
Tiard. 8114 c; No. 1 Northern, 80 4, c; No. 2
Northern, 7Sc; No. 3 Northern, 7314Sf76c.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16. The market for
evaporated apples continues firm with high
choice quoted at 814c; choice, 714ig8c;
prime In cases. 7c; In bags. 614c.
Prunes are firm with a good demand re
a
R. W. FOSTER, Ticket Agent C, B. & Q. Ry.
100 Third Street, Portland
ported. Quotations range from 3c to 9c for
California grades.
Apricots are dull but steady, wltn choice
quoted at Klc; extra choice, 17'rlSc, and
fancy. 18fl20c.
Peaches are not active, owing to the light
offerings which Impart a firm tone to the
market. New crop choice are quoted at 12c;
extra choice, 12',c; fancy, Klc.
Raisins are without further change. Loose
muscatels are quoted at 714ilS!:jc; seeded
raisins, 8fii9e; London layers. $1.051.75.
QUOTATIONS AT HAN FRANCISCO.
Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 16. The following
prices were quoted In the produce market
yesterday':
FRUIT Apples, choice $1.25. common 33c;
bananas. $1(3.50; Mexican limes, $3.75r
4.50; California lemons, choice $5, common
$3; oranges, navel. $45; pineapples. $3'a,-5.
VEGETABLES Cu.cumhers. $11.25: gar
lic. 2g 3o; green peas, 4 'a 6c; string beans,
Sfic; tomatoes, 25a; 75c; egg plant. 75cSj)
$1.23.
EtlGS Store. 80if46c; fancy ranch, 5214c;
Eastern. 20) 25c.
POTATOES River whites. 85c$1.10:
river reds, $l'11.15; Salinas Burbanks, $1.40
1.90; sweets, $1.40 1.50; Oregon Burbanks,
tl.35'1.50.
ONIONS Yellow, 50650.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 2914c; cream
ery seconds. 23o; fancy dairy, 28e; dairy
seconds, nominal; pickled. 20!421o.
WOOL Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 12
14V.c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 7
Sc: lambs'. 8 "4 13c.
HOPS California. 1215c; Oregon and
Washington. 121-Si 16c.
CHKESIi Young America, 1514c; Eastern.
1614c; Western, 15c.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $19.50020.50; mid
dlings, t2S29.
HAY Wheat, $14ie20; wheat and oats, $11
SJ17; barley, nominal; alfalfa. S'g 11; stock.
$68.50; straw. a5?t60c per bale.
FLOUR California family extras. $4,65tJ
5.10; bakers' extras, $4.30)4.60; Oregon and
Washington, $3.750 4.25.
POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers, 1719c;
roosters, old. $4.50; young, $5iit7; hroilers,
small, $2.50'o3; broilers, large, $3.504;
fryers. $4 'g 4.50; hens, $56 5.70; ducks, old,
$4W7.
RECEIPTS Flour, 12,038 quarter sarks;
wheat, 2500 centals; barley, 2832 centals;
oats. 4431 centals: beans. 7620 sacks: pota
toes, 2500 sacks; bran, 590 sacks; middlings,
100 sacks; hay, 253 tons; wool, 87 bales;
hides, 795.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Cotton futures
closed steady; November, 10.45c; December.
10.23c; January, 10.23c; February, 10.33c;
March, 10.37c; April. 10.42c. May, 10.47c;
June, 10.51c; July 10.55c.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16. Wool Steady. Me
dium grades combing and clothing, 24jr27c;
light fine. 18fc21c; heavy fine, 14(816c; tub
washed, 32 37 14 c.
London Hop Market.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 16. Hops at London:
Pacific Coast, quiet, 45.
ALFALFA FOR ARID LANDS
Dakota Professor Makes Discovery in
Siberia at Kisk of Life.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. After twice
risking his life and once nearly los
ing it in the Interest of agricultural
science. Professor N. E. Hansen, of
the South Dakota Experiment Station
of the Department of Agriculture, has
found in Northern Siberia nn alfalfa
suited to the arid lands of tho North,
where the Winters are hitter cold. Pro
fessor Hansen got on the track of the
alfalfa a year ago. but was so late in
searching- for lt that he was badly
frozen in Siberia. Despite this ex
perience he made another trial this
year and has Just informed Secretary
Wilson that he has been successful and
is on his way back with seed.
The alfalfa Professor Hansen has
discovered has a yellow flower instead
of a blue. It is a native of the dry
steppes of Siberia and grows well
where the mercury falls to 39 to 40
degrees below zero. The country is
exceedingly dry, and yet the new al
falfa Is an excellent forage plant. Pro
fessor Hansen has secured the seed
and lt will receive a thorough test In
the near future by the department.
MILLIONS FOR LUXURIES
Diamonds, Laces and Feathers Prin
cipal Items in Purchases Abroad.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Luxuries were
purchased by the United States from
abroad to the extent of $100,000,000 during
the fiscal year 1908, according to the tab
ulations of the Bureau of Statistics of the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
These "luxuries" are classified as dia
monds and other precious stones, of
which $40,000,000 waa imported; laces, edg
ings, embroideries and ribbons. $9,ooo,000:
feathers, natural and artificial, $7,000,000;
champagne. $6,000,000, and miscellaneous,
such as perfumes, toilet articles, smokers'
articles and opium for smoking, made up
the balance.
Tobacco, cigars and cigarettes were im
ported to the value of $5,000,000. This w
more than double the amount spent
abroad for such articles a year ago. The
Item of largest increase in the above list
Is said to be diamonds, as the value for
1896 did not reach $8,000,000. Opium for
smoking was Imported in the fiscal year
Just ended to the value of $1,250,000. as
compared with $75,000 in 1S96.
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