Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, September 25, 1907, Page 17, Image 17

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    THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 25, 1907.
IT
OATS TO GO EAST
Dealers Figure on Making
Large Shipments.
LOWER RAILROAD RATE
Local Market Is Firmer, Willi a
Heavy General Demand Barley
Is In a Strong Position.
Wheat Is Active.
Dollars in oats re figuring on the poset
fclllty of making large shipments from Ore
iron and Washington to the Eaatern mar
kets thia Fall. Oats prices In the East, are
soaring, because of a partial crop failure,
and values have practically reached the
point now where shipments can he made
across the Rockies with profit. When the
new railroad rate goes Into- effect next
month, the movement will probably begin.
The new rate, which will be effective
October 15. will-be equivalent to a reduction
cf 2 per ton.
The local demand for oats, for general
feed and milling purposes. Is very strong
now and prices have had a further advance,
white being quoted at $26 and gray at 2S
per ton. Farmers are not ready sellers and
this adds to the firmness of the market.
The croo In the. Northwest is now figured by
omo dealers to be less than that of last
year.
The barley market is also very firm.
There Is a good Eastern demand for brewing
barley and an Improved local inquiry for
feed barley. The latter grade is decidedly
scarce, owing to the fine quality of the crop
this year. It Is estimated that fully four
fifths of the crop has turned out to be of
brewing quality.
The wheat market was firm and un
changed yesterday. Business was reported
as active for export account.
II CTITIOI S OFFERS MADE FOR HOPS
Market In the Country la Practically Tied
IP-
The hop market is in a more or less con
fused state. Little actual business is being
done, but the sltuatfon Is complicated by
prices quoted in the country by some deal
ers which are considerably above the limits
of the trade In general. These higher offers
are not producing results, at least the deal
ers who are making them are not buying at
a. - an far a. a n ha learner! Th
only visible effect of the offers and options
is to further strengthen the views of grow
ers and thereby to bring business to a
standstill.
No one here seems to know the object of
the manipulation that is going on in the
country. If the purpose la to raise the
market. It can only be accomplished by
making actual purchases at an advance, not
by making fictitious offers. The highest
price actually reported paid so far this sea
son in Oregon has been 9 cents.
Regarding the situation in New York
State, the Watervllle Times says:
.'The last few daya of bright weather
greatly helped the crop which was j-et un
harvested. but It came too late to benefit the
bulk of the crop which was already picked.
The quality will not be up to the usual
standard on account of the unfavorable
weather Just at the critical stage. There
will, however, be some good lots. Dealers
are not active, preferring to wait until the
crop ta ln-tha fcale ready - for- -sampling.
There have -been only a few sales at about
15c. The crop Is put by some at 35,000
bales, and we think that Is a liberal esti
mate. One man took the yield of 15 grow
ers, and as compared with last year the
amount was only a little over one-half of
the same acreage. Another took 20 other
growths and they- averaged nearly two
thirds. It will probably be a safer estimate
to place it at 60 per cent of last year."
POl'I.TRY IS WORKING DOWNWARD.
Big Buyers Take Advantage of the Increase
In Receipts.
The poultry market Is working toward a
lower level. Receipts are on the Increase
and the big buyers have taken advantage
of this fact to reduce their piychases and
thus bring about a further decline. This
is the time of year when the local supply
becomes heavier and a lower range of
prices can be expected.
The egg market was firm and unchanged
yesterday. Ranch stock was in limited
supply and sold readily at the quoted
prices.
Because of some slackening up of cream
receipts a few of the city creameries find
the market in better shape, so far as their
own trade is concerned, while others still
view the market as weak. On Front straet
trade is active, particularly on brands
quoted below the city creamery price, but
there Is a large supply there to work upon.
The cheese market Is quiet and about
steady. A considerable quantltyVof Eastern
cheeso is cn sale, which Interferes with the
movement in the Oregon product.
PEACH SUPPLY IS INCREASED.
lte Clings Arrive and Prices Are Not so
Firmly Held.
Receipts of peaches were larger yesterday,
most of tnem clings, and the high prices
that have prevailed for the last few days
were not so easily maintained. Very few
iales of fancy stock were made over $1.10
and for the ordinary run, 85 cents was the
general quotation. Grnpes were in fair sup
ply and in good demand. Apples and pears
moved well.
The market was practically bare of sweet
potatoes, but two cars were due last night,
tslx or eight more cars are rolling.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc
MTLLSTUFFS Bran, city. 18.!iO; country,
17.50 per ton; middlings. 24.5uS2o.B0; shorts,
tiity, $18; country, $19 per ton; chop, S15ltt
per ton.
WHEAT Club. 83c; bluestem, 85c; Val
ley. 82c; red. 81c.
OATS (New crop) Producers" prices;
No. 1 white. $2: gray. $25.
FLOUIt Patent. 14.80; straight. $4.25;
clears. $4.25; Valley, $4.10; Graham flour,
$4. 254.75; whole wheat flour. $4.Mjfin.
BARLEY (New crop) Feed. $23(824 per
ton: brewing. $227; rolled, $25fi26.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks. $8; lower grades. $55'8f0.riO;
oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound sacks, $3 per
barrel; 9-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oat
meal, (ground). 45-pound sacks. $7.50 per
barrel; 9-pouad sacks, $4 per bale; split
peas, per 100 pounds. $4.2504.80: pearl bar
ley, $44.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour.
10-pound sacks, $2.30 per bale.
CORN Whole. $31: cracked, $32.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $17018 per
on; Eastern Oregon timothy. $1620;
clover. $11; cheat. $11; grain i lay, $11 12;
alfalfa. $12 la
VcgetabTea. Fruits. Ete.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. $161.75 per
box; cantaloupes. 75efo$1.5u per crate;
peaches, 85c $1.10 per crate; prunes, 50fr7oc
per crate; watermelons, llHc per pound:
pears, tl.2.Vn 1.50 per box; grapes. BOiSi $1.50
per crate: casaba, $2.25 per dozen; quinces,
$1T1.25 per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $6(817.50
per box; oranges. Vaienclas. $3.754.75;
grape-fruit. $4(gv4.50; bananas. 6c per pound,
crated. 5 He,
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per
sack; carrots. $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.25 per
sack: garlic. 8c per pound. .
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. M
7Rc per dozen: cabbage. IHSrl&c per pound;
celery, 75cf($l per dozen; corn. $101.50 per
sack; cucumbers. 10 15c per dozen: g
Plant. $1150 per crate; lettuce, hothouse.
75cf$l per box; okra. lOffllSe sound;
onions. 15$20e dozen; parsley. 20c per
dozen; peppers. 8 10c per pound; pump
kins, lr4Slc per pound: radishes. 2a
per dozen; spinach. 6c per pound; squash.
50c(?r$t per box: tomatoes. 40950o per box;
ONIONS Buying price. $1.50 per sack.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8SVic per
pound; apricots, 10 19c;- peaches. 11013c;
pears. UH14c; Italian prunes. 2 6c;
California figs, white. In sacks, 99(Hc per
pound; black. 4V:3c; bricks, 75c S $2. 25
per box: Smyrna, 18H20c per pound:
dates. Persian. 6(JT7c per pound.
POTATOES Buying price. 7Mf5a per
sack; sweet potatoes. 2Uc per pound.
Batter, Eggs. Poultry. Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 85c per pound State creameries: Fancy
creamery, 27J,4fo35c; store butter, 17?? 49
22c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 16(9
16Hc; Young America, 1717e per pound.
VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. 88Hc: 125 to
150 pounds. 7Hc; 150 to 200 pounds. 67o-
PORK Block. 75 to 150 pounds. 8S4C.
packer3. 7HSc
POULTRY Average old hens, 14c; mixed
chickens. 13c; Spring chickens, 13c;
old Vroosters, Sialic; dressed chick
ens, 16 17c; turkeys, five, old, 16 17c;
young. 18(9 10c: turkeys, dressed, choice,
nominal; geese, live, per pound, 89c; ducks,
15c; pigeons, $11.50; squabs, $2 (J1 3.
EGGS Fresh ranch, candled, iH$31c per
dozen.
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Groceries, .Nuts, Etc.
KICE Imperial Japan.- No. I. 9e: South
ern Japan, 545c; head, 7 He
COFFEE Mocha. 241?28c: Java, ordinary,
l"20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 185T20c. good, 16
18c; ordinary. 12QI6c per pound. Columbia
roast, cases. 100s, $14.B0; 60s. 1.T5; A.r
buckle, $16.50; Lion, $16.75.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
$2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound
flats, $2.10; Alaska, pink, 1-pound tails.
05c; red 1-pound talis, $1.55; sockeyes, 1
pound tails. $1.00.
SUGAR Sack basts. 100 pounds. cube,
SB.02V4 ; powdered, $5.87; granulated.
5.77H; extra C. $3.27: golden C. $5.17 ;
fruit sugar. $3.77; berry, $.V77; XXX.
$5.07; beet sugar, $5.57. Advance sales
over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c;
barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds.
Terms: On remittances within 15 days de
duct per pound; If later than 15 days
and within 30 days, deduct c; maple sugar,
151Sc per pound.
NUTB Walnuts, !d?20c per pound by
sack; Brazil nuts. 10c; filberts, 16c; pecans.
Jumbos, 23c; extra large. 2ic; almonds, 183
20c; chestnuts. Ohio, 17c; Italian, 14
15c; peanuts, raw, 68c per pound;
roasted, 10c; pinenuts, 1012c: hickory nuts.
10c: cocoanuts, 3Stfr90c per dosen.
SALT Granulated, $17.50 per ton; $2.25
per bale; half ground, 100s, $12.50 per ton;
50s. $1.'J per ton.
PEAKS Small white. 8c: large whits,
3.65c: pink, 3.5c; bayou, 3.05c; Lima, 6c;
Mexican red, 4c.
HONEY Fancy, $3.253.50 per box.
Hops, Wool. Hides. Etc.
HOPS 1007, 7S9c per pound; olds, 46c
per pound. 1
WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best. 16
22c per pound, according to shrinkage;
Valley, 2022c, according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice, 203)30e per pound.
CASC4 RA BARK Old, 7c, In ton lots;
new. 67o per pound.
HIDES Dry, No. 1. 16 pounds and up.
irc per pound ; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15
pounds, 14e pr pound; dry calf; No. 1.
under 5 pounds, 18c; dry salted, bulls and
stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls,
moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain,
hair-slipped, weather-beaten or grubby. 23
8c per pound less; salted steers, sound, 60
pounds and over, 7(3,7c pound; steers,
sound. 50 to 60 pounds, 7c pound ; steers,
sound, under 50 pounds, and cows.' 7c pound;
stags and bulls, sound. 55c pound; kip,
sound, 15 to SO pounds, 7c pound; veal,
sound, under 10 pounds, 10c; calf, sound,
under 10 pounds, 11 12c pound; green un
salted), lc pound less; culls, lc pound lens;
FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1, $5'i
20 earn ; cubs, $ 1 & 3 each ; badger, prime,
23 50c each; cat, wild, with head perfect,
80 50c; cat, house. 5 20c; fox. commot
gray, large prime. 50 70c each; red, $3 9
eaoh; cross, $G15 each; silver and black.
$100800 each; fishers. $58 each; lynx.
$4.50 6 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord
ing to size, $13 each; marten, dark north
ern, according to sise and color, $10315
each ; pale, pine, according to size and
color, $2.50(3)4 each; musk rat, large, 1215c
each ; skunk. 80 40o each ; civet or pole
cat, 513c each; Mter, for large, prime
skins. $6&10 each: panther, with head and
claws perfect. t-'2Mct each; raccoon, for
prime, large, 500 75c each; wolf, mountain,
with head perfect. $3.505 each; prairie
(coyote), 60c 1.00 each ; wolverine, $6 8
each.
Provision, and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 22c pound;
standard breakfast, 196c; choice. 184c;
English, 11 to 14 pounds, 16ttc; peach.
15 4 c.
HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, lc pound; 14 to
1ft pounds, 15c; IS to 20 pounds, 15c;
pfcnlca, 10tc: cottage, 13c; shoulders,
12 lie; boiled. 25c.
, SAUFAv?E Bologna. Ions;, 8c; links. Tic.
BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels. 20;
half-barrels. $11; beet, barrels, 10; halt
barrels, $5.50.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears
dry salt, 12c; smoked, 18c; clear backs,
dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c; clear bellies, 14
to 17 pounds average, dry salt, none;
smoked, none; Oregon exports, dry salt,
13c; smoked. 14c.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. .12Hc;
tub,, 12c; 50s. 12c; 20s. 12Ttc; 10s,
18?4c: 8s, 13c; 3s, 13Hc. Standard pure:
Tierces. 11c; tubs, llc; 50s, lllic; 20s.
lHc; 10s, llc; 5s, llc. Compound:
Tierces, 9c: tubs. 94c; 60s, 914c; 20s, 9Kc;
10s. 9c; 5s. 9c.
QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO.
Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 24. The follow
Ing prices were quoted In the produce mar
kets today:
Vegetables Cucumbers, 4060c; garlic,
8tfi4c; string beans, S2c; tomatoes, 60
65c; okra. 25.'15c; egg plant. 25&40c.
Poultry Turkey gobblers, 22 25c; turkey
hens. 21c; roosters, old, $4.50; roosters,
young, $6.008.00; broilers, small, $2.50
8.50: broilers, large. $3.504; fryers, $4.00
e4.50; hens, $4.O0ig'8.0O; ducks, old, $4.00
4.50; ducks, young, $5.0Oj0.OO.
Butter Fancy creamery, 304c; creamery
seconds. 2c; fancy dairy. 29c; dairy sec
onds. 24ic; pickled. 272Rc.
Eggs Store. 25S35c; fancy ranch, 42c;
Eastern, 2.1 5 2oc.
Cheese New. 14 '3 ISic; Young America.
lSViSlTHc: Eastern. 17c.
Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino,
24i8-2.-c; Nevada. loifflSc: South Plains
and S. J., 13'1rte; lambs. RlSc. . 4
Hops Old,. 57C; new, 7f8V4c.
Mlllstults Bran, $20j'22.0O; middlings,
$2X830.
Hay Wheat. $16iB'20: wheat and oats,
$1.-tfc!l8; alfalfa. $11 13; stock, $8;
straw, per bale. 70(S90c.
Potatoes Early Rose. 90cS$t.1O; river
Burhanks. $11.50; Salinas Burbanks, $1.50
1.7o: sweets. lfilHc.
Fruits Apples, choice, $1.50; common,
50c; bananas. $ltf2; Mexican limes. $56;
California lemons, choice, $5; common,
$1.23; oranges, navels, $3.5094.50; pine
apples. $2ig!3.
Receipts Flour, 4577 quarter saebjs;
wheat. 1240 centals; barley. 204O centals;
oats, "I170 centals; beans. 2151 sacks; pota
toes. ;t055 sacks; bran, :04 sacks; middlings.
85 safks; hay, 941 tons; woof. 48 bales;
hides, 645.
PORTLAND IJVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
Cattle are the weak feature of the live
stock market, but so far prices have not
suffered. Hogs continue steady and sheep
are strong. Receipts yesterday were 18ft
cattle and 232 sheep.
The following prices were, current In the
local market:
CATTLE Beet steers. $3.754; medium,
$3.25(83.50; cows. $2.65(52.85; fair to me
dium cows, $22.65; bulls, $232.50; calves,
$4(f5.
iSHEEP Good sheared, $4.2.Vff4.50; lambs,
$404.75.
HOflS-Best, $6.60S75; lights and feed
ers, $585.60.
Eawtern livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Sept. 24. Cattle Receipts,
1O.000. Market, weak. Beeves, 7.25;
sows. $1.25(i 5.40: Texas steers, $8.83 4.45;
calves, $,').303 7.60; Western cattle, $4.00
6.20; stockers and feeders. $2.60 5.00.
Hogs Receipts about 14.000. , Market,
steady. Light. $6.50r660; heavy $5.50r
6.40; rough. $5 T.OWS HO; pigs, $4.505.30;
bulk of sales. $5.95g'6.35.
Sheep Receipts about 23.000. Market
weak to 5c lower. Natives. $300 5.35; West
ern. $3.50r..l5, yearlings. $5.406.80;
lambs. $4.75(gi7.40; WeBtern. $4.75 7.40.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Sept. 24. The London tin
market was unchanged to 15s lower, with
spot quoted at 116 fis lOd. and futures at
tlft. Locally the market was quiet at
$37.15(3 37.35.
Copper, was lower at 64 10s for spot and
fntureB""ln the London market. Locally the
market was weak and unchanged.
Lead was fis lower, at 20 in I,ondon.
Locally It was weak, but unchanged.
Irjed Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Sept. 24. The market for
evaporated apples shows an easier tendency
owing to the proximity of new crop arrivals,
but spot quotations are unchanged.
Prunes are less active on spot, with price,
unchanged.
Apricots and peaches ax. quiet and unchanged.
STOCKS ARE STEADY
But Still Feel Effect of Mon
day's Reaction.
SUPPORT IS FORTHCOMING
I Pinch In Money Rates Possible at
the Turn or the Month Re
quirements to Be Met.
Bonds Are Firm.
NEW TORK. Sept. 24. The effect of v-terday-,
reaction, which developed In the
stock market today, was quite distinct, but
the holding of the market steady seemed
enough to satisfy those Interested In the sup
port of price.. Further clearing of the sit
uation is awaited, especially the passing of
the quarterly requirements of the money mar
ket at the endi of the month.
The local money market remains tranquil as
yet. the rates for call loan, espeelslly showing
great ease, but a pinch with the turn of the
month is regarded as a possibility. In addi
tion to the regular requirements to be, met
in New York on October 1. there wilt fall
due an Installment of $11,625,000 of subscrip
tions to Northern Pacific slock. The domes
tic Interior also Is beginning to assert Its de
mands for supplies of currency, as Indicated
by the rapid decline In New York exchange
at Chicago. There was deposited at the sub
treasury today $250,000 for telegraphic trans
fer to New Orleans. These fact, gave special
Interest to reports which were circulated in
Wall Btreet today that the Secretary t the
Treasury had determined to allow the substi
tution of municipal, state and railway bonds
for Government bonds now held to secure
Government deposits with the banks, on con
dition that the Government bonds thus re
leased should bs used to take out additional
note circulation. This was a device employed
by Secretary Shaw, but there Is no official
confirmation of the report of its adoption at
this time.
The detailed report of condition of National
banks by sections on August 22. reported by
the Controller's office at Washington, was re
garded as proving that the Interior banks will
be able to command curreacy shipments from
New York in the usual volume, the Middle
Western group, for instance, - .bowing $35.
000,000 more is due 1 "oanks of that section
than a year ago. with $106,500,000 less due
by them to other Institutions.
The statement of treasury operations at
Washington each day do not Indicate thaf.
more than 410.000.000 of Government funds
has been freshly deposited with the banks as
yet, while It Is estimated that a total of
$42,000,000 or even $50,000,000 would be avail
able for that purpose this Fall. The avoid
ance of severe stringency, therefore, 1. still
hoped for.
The virtual granting of immunity to the
Chicago & Alton In the Standard .Oil rebate
cases was of moderate Influence on stocks,
as It had been expected. There wss renewed
weakness of the London copper industrials, the
price of the metal in New York being reported
unchanged. An outstanding short Interest In
the coppers helped the recovery. The in
junction granted against the Minnesota freight
rate law helped the Hill railway stocks.
Bonds were firm. Total sates, par value,
$1,114,000. United States bonds were un
changed on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. '
Closing
Sales. High. Low. Bid.
Adams' Express... 66,800 62. 59 W
Am. far & Foun 88
do preferred .... 200 95 95 94
Am. Cotton Oil .. 300 S3 32 "4 83
do preferred ..... 85
Am. Express . ...... 195
Am. Hd. & Lt. pf. 16
American Ice 40
Am. Llnpeed Oil.. 100 8 8 7
do preferred . 19
Am. Locomotive 62
do preferred ' 102
Am. Smelt, ft Ref.. 30.100 100 92 90
do preferred 97
Am. Sugar Ref... 200 113 113 113
Am. Tobacco ctfs. 100 78 78 78
Anaconda Mln. Co. 1.900 89 38 88i
Atchison 3.600 88 87 87 -V.
do preferred . 80
Atl. Coast IJne S3
Bait. A Ohio 400 91 91 91
do preferred , A3
Brook. Rap. Tran. 1.500 47 45 46
Canadian Pacific.. 100 165 165 1B4
Central Leather 17
do preferred .... 100 82 82 82
Central of N. J... 101) 177 177 175
Ches, & Ohio 2.100 34 . 84 34
Chi. Gt. Western . ..... 9
Chicago & N. W 146
C. M. ft St. P... 6,800 121 120 121
Chi. Ter. ft Tran ..... 4
do preferred t.. is
C. C. C. ft St. L. 3O0 63 63 63
Colo. Fuel ft Iron 300 22 22 22
Colo, ft Southern. 1,200 23 22 23
do 1st preferred. 800 64 53 62
do 2d preferred 42
Consolidated Gas.. 400 104 304 103
Corn Products 200 13 13 13
do preferred HA
Del. ft Hudson 559
Del., Lack, ft Wes - 47U
D. ft R. Grande.. 600 24 23 24
do preferred 800 67 57 ....
Distillers' Securl 67
Erie ..... ..... 20
do 1st preferred 4(114
do 2d preferred ..... 37
General Electric " 5 24
Gt. Northern pf. .. 3.RO0 130 J29 130
Illinois Central 100 142 142 138
Int. Metal 200 9 9 9
do preferred 254
Int. Paper 100 18 13"" ,,a
do preferred (70
Int. Pump 100 20 20 1 20
do preferred 6&A
Iowa Central 100 15 15 15
do preferred .: ' .. '. an?
K. C. Southern 25
do preferred " n5w
Loula. A Nash 108
Mexican Central... 300 17 17'" 37
Minn, ft St. L 400 40 40 40
M..St.P. ft S.S. M ..... 95
do preferred 7" 130
Missouri Pacific .. 100 70 70 9
Mo., Kan. ft Texas 2.600 88 85
do preferred .... 100 B6 66 66
National Lead .... 1.300 51 49 M
Mex. Nat. R.v. pf. . JB
N. Y. Central 1,200 106Ji 106 . 106
N. Y-. Ont. ft Wes. 200 34 33 38
Norfolk ft West... 7."?
do preferred 76
Northern Pacific .. 15.200 182 130 131
North American rjaiz
Pacific Mail "
Pennsylvania v.... 8,SV) 121 120 1 120
People's Gas 2O0 87 86) R614
P.. C. C. ft St. L. 1O0 6B 6H firt
Pressed Steel Car 100 27 27 27
do preferred ..... ... .i
Pullman Pal. Car 155
Reading 48.200 97 96 " 96
do 1st preferred. 200 80 80 7ft
do 2d preferred.. ..... ..... 7S
Republic Steel '. 21M
do preferred . 731?
Rock Island Co... 800 19 10 joix
do preferred 100 45 45 45
St.L. ft 8. F. 2 pf. Stiz
St. L. Southwest " 7iJ
do preferred 42
Sloss-Sheffleld 4714
Southern Pacific... 8.800 86W R5 gn
do preferred 1O0 110 110 110
Southern Railway. loo 16 1 5
do preferred 100 63 88 53 2
Tenn. Coal ft Iron jss
Texas ft Pacific 97 u
Tol., St.L. ft Wes 24
do preferred .... 3O0 47 47 47
Union Pacific T0.9OO 131 130 131
do preferred- 100 81 81 81
TT. 8. Express 07
V. S. Realty
U. S. Rubber ' 29
do preferred .... 200 92 92 92
U. S. Steel 2.600 28 2S 28
do preferred 8.900 91 .- 90 91 V.
Va.-Caro. Chem 7. ..... 20
do preferred . 93
Wabash 4no 11 jiu
do preferred TOO 20 20 20
Wells-Fargo Ex 250
Westlnghouse Elec. . v ..... 130
Western Union ......... ..... ..... 75
Wheel, ft L. Erie a
Wis. Central 151,4
do preferred 38
Total sales for the day. 816.800 shares.
Money, Exchange, Eta.
NEW YORK. Sept. 24. Prime, mercantile
paper. 607 per cent.
Sterling exchange, firm. Closing easier;
actual business In bankers bills at $4.8590(9
4.8595 for demand and $4.82404.R245 for
60-day bills. Commercial bills, $4.81 0
4.82.
Bar silver. 67 c.
Mexican dollars. 52 e.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
firm.
Money on call steady, 2ity8 per cent:
ruling rate. 2 per cent; closing bid, 2 per
cent: offered. 2 per cent.
Time loans cMet and steady, 60 days. 5
?5 per oent; 90 days, 6 96 per cent;
six months 6 per cent.
LONDON. Sept. 24. Consols, 82 5-18:
silver, 81 l-16d; bank rats, 4 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 24. Sterling ex
change. 60 days, 441; sight, $4.85; Doo.
$4.80. Transfers, telegraphic, 80 premium;
sight, 2c premium. ,
Dairy Produce In the East.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24. On the produce ex
change today the butter market was stron
ger. Creameries, 23g28c; dairies, 22
26 c.
Eggs Firm; at mark, cases included.
14.17c; first, 20c; prime firsts, 21c.
Cheese Steady. 1213c.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 24. Wool Steady. Ter
ritory and Western medium. 2025c: fine
medium, 193 2.1c: fine, 17&20C.
COUNTY OFFICER IS GONE
Position of School Superintendent la
Vacant In Harney.
BURNS, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.)
There is a vacancy In the officer of
school superintendent of Harney Coun
ty, which must be filled by the county
court at its next meeting;. Professor
M. E. RIgby, who has held the office,
left here in August with the declara
tion that he was grotna; to visit friends
and attend to some business matters
in western and southern Oregon, and
that he would be back here the latter
part of this month to perfect arrange
ments for the county institute to be
held in October, but instead he has
gone to Montana, where his father re
sides and now writes to one of his
bondsmen that he will not return to
Oregon. There was some talk of his
resigning the office before he left here,
as there has been considerable dis
satisfaction and grumbling on account
of his methods and he went so far as
to state that he would resign if the
court would appoint Mr. Gerald Grifln,
of Narowa. to fill out the term, but the
members of the court would not com
mit themselves. There will be a spe
cial meeting of the court October 1,
when the matter will be settled. It
la thought that either Mr. Griffin or
Mr. A. E. Millard, of Harney, will be
appointed. There is no thought of any
thing wrong in the affairs of the offlce.
SEELET-JJUYS AT HOOD RIVER
Portland Grocer Invests $18,000 In
an Apple Orchard.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Sept. 24. (Special.)
Evidently convinced . that there is
money In Hood River apples even at $8
per box, Francis Seeley, of the firm of
Seeley & Mason, of Portland, has in
vested In an apple orchard near this
city. The purchase Includes 40 acres
for which Mr. Seeley la said -to have
paid $18,000. The farm Is considered one
of the best at Hood River. For several
years an effort has been made to Induce
this and other Arms at Portland to make
a market In that city for fancy Hood
River apples, but until this year the
claim has been made that the apples
were too high priced. The success of Mr.
Seeley In disposing of the fruit lie re
cently bought here at a big profit Is
thought to have Induced hlm to invest at
Hood River for the purpose of getting
a supply of fruit for consumption In
Portland.
Industrial Fair at Hoqulam.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Sept. 24. (Special.)
A Merchants' Fa'lr and Industrial Ex
position will be held hero October 10 to
19, for the purpose of displaying the agri
cultural products of Chehalls county. A
pool try and dog show will also be fea
tured. M. R. Ross, chairman on the committee
of tariff and exhibits, is spending several
days on Puget Sound and has Induced
many wholesale houses to put in exhibits.
He will also visit Portland.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
B. W. Qulmby to O. H. Carter, east
of lot 1. block 2. Sprlngwater acre
age, containing fi acree 375
Portland Trust, Company of Oregon to
M. C. Glovert, lot 10. block 2. Beau
volr 250
John H. F. and Sadie Shepperd to
Charles H. Latourell, lot 17, block 8,
Latourell Falls 183
Earl O. and Eva G. Royal to N. L.
Arata, lot 4, block 5, East Portland
Heights 1,500
Frank and Maude L. Lounedale to
Benjamin L. and Mary B. Williams,
' lot 7, block 3, Clifford Addition to
Alblna BftO
Moore Investment Company to Her
mann Nelkes, lot 8, block 62, Vernon 200
M. L. and May W. ttoibrook to John
A. Keating, trustee, block 4, P. T.
Smith's Addition to St. John 1
Bolln Library Company to The Penin
sula Bank, lots 6, 6, block 13, P. T.
Smith's Addition to St. John 1
J. and Ada BX McCraken to M. E.
Thompson and James . 'Ogden, lot
5, block 9, Multnomah 660
H. B. Brous to Leta Brous, lots 1, 2.
block 8, Arleta Park No. 8 200
Lizzie M. and W. Bates to H. R. and
M. K. Reynolds, beginning at inter
section of north line of Wayne street
with east line of St. Clair rtreet,
thence north 100 feet, thence east 100
feet, thence south 100 feet, thence
west 100 feet to beginning, being
part of block 6. Johnson's Addition.. . 10
Lizzie M. and George W. Bates to H.
R. and M. K. Reynolds, beginning In
east line of St. Clair street 100 feet
north of intersection with north line
of Wayne, thence east 100 feet,
thence north 24 feet, thence west 100
loo feet, thence south 24 feet, to be
ginning i ' 10
Lizzie M. and George W. Bates to H.
R. and M. K. Reynolds, beginning on
north line of Wayne street, 100 feet .
east of Intersection with east line of ,
St. Clair, thence east 60 feet, thence
north 100 feet, thence west 50 feet,
thence south 100 feet to beginning.. 10
O. W. P. Townsite Company to Valen
tine Letser. lot 4, block 17, City View
Park 160
Harry T. and Georgians F. DeWitt to
Henrr C. and Kittle Coe, lot 9. block
2, city 250
Moore Investment Company to Joseph
T. Ennla and John B. Clark, lot 7,
block 24, Vernon r. . . 460
Casslus O. and Lettie Moore to H. F.
and Phllomene Jeannet, lot 6, block
34, Original Townaite of Alblna 1,800
Theodore Bernhelm, trustee, and Roes
Bernhelm to Paul B. Powers, lot 14,
block 6, Council Crest Park Addition 10
Charles A. and Pauline M. White to
Burt Brown Barker, trustee, north
of southwest of section 12, town
ship 1 south, range 4 east 1
California Conference Association of
Seventh Day Adventlsts to James and '
Nettie Hewitt, west of lots 6, 6.
block 6, Sullivan's Addition 1,806
Henry S. and Anna Fletcher to J. O.
Ionard. lot 8, block 10, Park View
Extension 1.700
Overlook Land Company to Walter M.
Bolze, lot 8, block 18, Overlook TOO
Ida H. Gorrill tT William H. and Lydla
B. Murphy, lot 16. block 2, R. R.
Shops Addition to Alblna 1.100
Samuel J. and Margaret BUsa to Alvlna
8. Merrtthem, land beginning at
southwest corner of Stephen Roberts'
D. L. C, township 1 north, range 3
3 east 1.000
Victor Land Company to John C. Mar
tin, lot 6. block 4. Kinzel Park 1
B. B.'and Hattie M. Bowman.to Jennie
Bockford. lot 5, block 9. Cf eston. . . . 1.800
J. H. and Lizzie Schnell to Charles A.
Priesing, lot IS, block 7, Williams
Avenue Addition 1.000
Reuben Weeks it tl to R N. Brown,
lot 1. block "Q," Tabor Heights.-.. 676
Oregon Real Fstate Company to A. P.
Morse, lot 2. block 176, Holladay's
Addition 1.600
A. H.' Breyman et al to Mary B.
Avery. lots 13, 14 block 16, Sunnyslde
Addition 950
Rueben Weeks, guardian to
lot 1, block "J." Tabor Heights 678
R. N. and Mame A. Brown to A. W.
Lambert, agent, lot 1, block "Q,"
Tabor Heirhts 1
H. C. Brandes to Edw. D. Relchard,
lot 11. block 12. Park Addition to Al
blna 10
Sycamore Real Estate Company to An
nie Hazelwood. lots 1, 2, block 1,
Kern Park 216
Charles H. Williams to Ludwig Oet
tlng. undivided of lot 6, block 7,
Boucher' Second Addition 2.400
Clarke-Clemeon-Blumauer Company to
Charles H. Williams, wwt of lot
- 6. blocg 7. Doscher's Second Addition 2,300
Peter and . Cordelia Keppinger to
Charles H. Williams, east of lot
6, block 7. Doscher's Second Addition 2.600
Total ,.....$ 26,686
Have your abstracts made by the Security
Abstract & Trust Co.. T Chamber of Com.
THE
United States National Bank
OF PORTLAND
, U. S. DEPOSITORY
J. C. Ainsworth, President. R. "W. Sehmeer, Cashier.
R. Lea Barnes, Vice-Pres. A. M. Wright Asst. Cashier.
W. A. Holt, Asst. Cashier.
FOREIGN DRAFTS
The United States National Bank of Portland issues
Foreign Drafts on all cities of the United States' and
Europe, Hongkong and Manila, payable in the cur
rency of the country on which they are drawn.
Capital and Surplus
Deposits . . . x.
Portland, Oregon.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
In PORTLAND HOME TELEPHONE BONDS and STOCK costs you
$1,000. You ought to make 37 per cent profit within a year.
EXAMPLE.
$1,000 Bond, 5 per cent guaranteed $50.00
$500 Stock, 4 per cent dividend Sj20.00
Sale of stock at $60.00 $300.00
Profit $370.00.
And you have left a $1,000 first mortgage, drawing 5 per cent,
which will be paid in full at maturity. Larger amounts, same ratio.
W. O. POOR, S Lafayette Building
HEAT FOR EUROPE
One Hundred Cargoes Taken
at New York.
CHICAGO MARKET FIRMER
Advance Is Also Aided by Reports
of Damage to Grain In the
Shock In the Dakotas fcy
Wet Weather.
CHICAGO. Sept. 24. The strenftth In
wheat developed late In the day. Prior to
that the market was weak because of a
decline of one pence at lterpool. Durlns;
the last hour, trade, which had been In
rather small Tolume. became more active
on the report that nearly 100 boat-loads
Jad been taken In New York for export,
and on reports of damage to wheat In the
shock In the Dakotas by wet weather. The
market was firm. December closed at
$1.004-
The corn market opened weak because
of heavy local receipts, the failure of the
predicted frost to arrive In the corn belt,
and also because of sympathy with wheat.
December closed firm at 67 c.
The oats market opened easy In sympathy
with wheat and corn, and later became firm
on covering by shorts. December oats
closed at B2c.
The provisions market was fairly active
on moderate buying by packers. January
pork being chiefly In request. At the close
January pork was 18c higher, at 115.80.
Lrd was 10 12 14c higher, at 8.7. Ribs
were TVko higher, at I7.B5.
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
September WH
December W 1K H, l'0
CORN.
September ..- 61 K 1 1
December 5rt S7T 66 6
May 67 08 67 68
OATS.
September 62 62 62 , 6214
December 62 62 61 62
May 63 64 631. 6
MESS PORK.
LARD.
October 1.50 14.60 14. SO 14.35
January 15.25 15.32 16.25 15.30
October 9.00 9.10 9.00 9.10
January 8. 6214 8.75 8.8214 8.76
RIBS.
October 8.42U, 8.45 8.42 Vj 8.45
January 7.8714 7.96 7.87 7.95
Cash quotation were as follows:
Flour Steady.
Wheat No. 2. Spring. 81.051.07; No. 3. 96
e$106; No. 2. red. 95J96.
Corn No. 2, 62c:. No. 2, yellow. 63c.
Oats No. 2, 6214c; No. 3, white, 48g57.
Rye No. 2. 9(&1K'4c. ,
Psrley Good feeding. 85 -5 90c; fair to choice
malting. 8691.
Flaxseed No. 1, Northwestern. 1.24.
Timothy Prime seed. S4.804.36.
Clover Contract Grades, $16.76.
Ribs Short, sldea (loose), $S.40(tT8.45.
Pork Mess, per bbl., $14.8514.46.
Lard Per 100 lba., $9.10.
Sldea Short, clear (boxed), $8.62148.87H.
Whisky Basle of high wines, $1.34.
Articles Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls 39.700 33.200
Wheat, bu 204.1HI0 101.000
Corn bu 87B.M0 814.3O0
Oats, bu 63B.500 339.400
Rye, bu 6.00O 1.800
Barley, bu 128,oO0 23,000
Grain at 8m Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. '24. Wheat,
steady; barley, strong.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1.55 1.60; milling,
$1.0 1.75.
Barley Feed, $1.40 1.42 V4 ; brewing.
$1.42 14 1.45.
Oats Red. $1.5002.00; white. $1.50 1.55;
black. $2.6582.85.
Call-board sales: "
Wheat December, $1.63 14.
Barley 1.45 14.
Corn Large, yellow, $1.55 1. (to.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON. Sept. 24. Cargoes, steady. Cali
fornia, prompt shipment, at 38s 3dff?39s tid:
Walla' Walla, prompt shipment, 3vs 3d
S9s 6di - '
LIVERPOOL, .Sept. 24. Wheat Septem
ber closed yesterday. 7s 10d; opened today.
Ts Qd: closed. 7s 9d. December closed
yesterday, Ts 14; opened today, 7s lld;
closed today. 7s 1114 d.
English country markets, firm. French
country markets, quiet but steady.
Mlnneaaolls Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 24. Wheat. Sep
tember, $1.0714; December. $1.07tt: May.
$1.1114; No. 1 hard, old. $1.11; No. 1, new.
$1.10; No. 1 Northern old. $1.1014; No. 1
Northern, new, $1.00; No. 2 Northern, old.
$1.08; No. 2 Northdrn, new, $1.08; No. 3
Northern. $1.0414 91.06.
Wheat at Taconw.
TACOMA. Sept. 24. Wheat, unchanged.
Bluestem. 8514c; club, 8314c; red. 81Hc.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET STEADY.
Trade Is Hopeful In aplte of the Stringency
of Money.
BOSTON. Sept. 24. In spite of the con
tinued stringency In the money market and
last week's failure, the local wool trade is
dlaoosed to look at the situation hopefully, j
. . $ 900,000
. . . 7,000,000
Third and Oak Streets.
although lt is acknowledged that some hold
ings have been disposed of at prices which
would have been refused some weeks ago.
Quotations:
California, northern. 67 68c: middle
county, 6265c: southern, (J2$p63c.
Oregofl, eastern No. 1 staple, 70 72c;
eastern No. 1 clothing, 68 70c : eastern,
average. 6768c; valley. No. 1. 6062c.
Territory, scoured basis, fine staple, 72
73c; fine medium staple, 7072c; fine
clothing medium. 636f)c; half blood, 67
6Sc; quarter blood, rB58c.
Palled, extra. 6S87'Jo: fine ,5862c.
FIX STANDARD FOR WORLD
Portland Chamber of Commerce to
Grade Northwest Grains.
The grain standard committee of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet In a
few days to fix standards for all kinds
of grain grown In the Pacific North
west. The standards set by this com-,
mlttee are adopted by the London Corn
Trade Association and Liverpool Corn
Trade Association. The State of Wash
ington has a state commission which
sets the standards for - Washington
grains, but the exporters of that state
prefer to use the standards adopted by
the committee of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce has grain
Inspectors In Portland and on Puget
Sound, whose duty it Is to Inspect all
outward-bound grain cargoes and fur
nish the consigners with certificate of
their quality. These certificates are
vised by the secretary of the Chamber.
Standard grain is made up' into small
sacKs, which are sent to all ports In
the world.
The grain standard committee of the
Chamber of Commerce is composed of
Peter Kerr, chairman; Theodore B. Wil
cox, R. Kennedy and W. J. Burns. The
Inspector for the committee at this port
Is Alexander McAyeal. The Puget
Sound inspector of the committee la
Henry Lawahe. i
May Be It Wasn't Buttermilk?
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept. 21.
Senator Benjamin Tillman, scheduled to
appear here October 2, may not have a
chance to lecture in Walla Walla, as the
officers of the local Y. M. C. A. have
Just about decided to cancel the date.
Since the actions of the Senator in Sac
ramento have become known to T. M.
C. A. officials they are not in favor of
his appearance here, but as the contract
has been made are not sure about break
ing it. The secretary of the Sacramento
Y. M. C. A. has been wired for advice,
and until his answer Is received nothing
definite will be done.
Iloldiman Must Serve Time.
The petition for the release of W. B.
Holdiman, serving a year's sentence in
the County Jail for a crime charged
against him by lG-year-old Hattie Fee,
was denied yesterday by Governor Cham
berlain. The petition was circulated
through the efforts of Holdlman's 12 and
14-year-old sons.
VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL
BANK SAFE.
NEVER BURGLARIZED
GLASS & PRUDHOMME CO.
AGTS., PORTLAND, ORE.
HARTMAJNT &
THOMPSON
BANKERS
CHAMBER OP
COMMERCE
solicit small
check accounts
and offer every
convenience to
depositors, re
gardless of the
amount deposited
Unlimited Pergonal Liability
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
LOW RATES KHOII THE EAST.
During September and October the
Great Northern Ry. will sell colonist
tickets' from all Eastern points at
greatly reduced rates.
NEW YORK TO POKTI.AXD (.'0.00
BOSTON TO PORTLAXD 4t.45
CHICAGO TO PORTLAXD :i."..00
ST. PAIL TO PORTLAND 82.-..00
MINNEAPOLIS TO PORTLAND. 2T..0O
DILCTH TO PORTLAND $33.00
SIOCX CITY TO PORTLAND $25.00
Proportionate reductions from other
points. Now is the time to send for
your friends. Orders for tickots will
receive prompt attention. Additional
Information on application to H. Pick
son, C. P. & T. A., 122 Third St.. Port
land. Or. Phones, Main 680, Home A
2286.
COOS BAY
Weekly Freight and Passenger
' Service of the Fine Steamship
Breakwater
PORTLAND every Monday, SiOO
P. M., from Oak-street Dock, for
EMPIRE, NORTH BEND
AND MARSHFIELD
Freight Received Till ( P. SV on Day
if Sait'i.
FARB -lrli Poivuund, lut elsnaa
10.00; 2d-claaa. 97.00, Including? berth
and meals.
Inquire City Ticket Office. Third andj
Washington sts.. or Oak-street Dock.
Ho! For Astoria
FAST STEAMER
TELEGRAPH
Round trips daily (except Thursdays)
7 A. M. Landing, Alder-street
Dock. Phone Main 665.
Leaves Sunday al 8 A. M. Round
trip $1.
PORTLAND AND PUGET SOUND SOUTH
S. S. "Redondo
99
Pntlinjr from Cotich-3tret dock. Portland,
for Sattlo, Tacoma, Everett and Bellini
ham, October 3, at 6 p. m.
FREIGHT
Connectlnr at Seattle for Nome, Oolof
nlnln, St. Michael, Chcna and Fairbanks
with steamers Pleiades, Hyades, Lyra, Mack
inaw, Ohio.
Schubach & Hamilton, General Agents,
Seattle, Wash.
P. P. Baumprartner, Agent, Portland.
Couch-street Dock.
Phones: Main 801; Home A 4161.
North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship
Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder
Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third
St., near Alder. Both phones, M.
1314. II. Young, Agent.
BAN- PRANCISCO PORTLAND S. 8. CO.
ONIjY direct steamers to San Franelsco.
ONLY oteamers affording aayllght rid
down the Columbia.
From Alnsworln Hoclr. Portland, o A. "ST.
SS. Costa Kica. .Oct, 8. 15,' 27. etc.
KS. Panama Sept. 27, Oct. 0. 21. etc.
From Puear St.. San Kranclnco. Cal., HA. M.
SS. Panama Oct. S, 15. 27, eto.
b8. Cosla Klcu. .Sept. 27. Oct. 0. SI. ete.
JAS. H. DEWSOK Agent.
248 WashlliBton St..
Phones: Main 268. A 2881. ,
CANADIAN PACIFIC
EMPRESS LIM! OF TUB ATLANTIC
$65 Up, QUEBEC to LIVERPOOL
Strictly first-class In every respect. Less
than four days at sea.
F. R, JOHNSON, PASSENGKR AGKXT,
142 Third St., Portland, Or.
Columbia River Through Line
Steamers of the "OPEN RIVEK" 11ns leava
OAK-STREET DOCK every Monday. Wed
nesday and Friday at FIVE O'CLOCK A. M.,
for all points between Portland, the Dalles
and Umatilla. Leave early and see all the
river. Arrive early Lovr rates. Prompt
service.
Telephone Main 3201. Borne. A 3S2T.
Columbia River Scenery
KEGULATOR LINE STEAMERS.
Dally service between Portland and The
Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at
7 A. M arriving about - f. M., carrying)
freight and passengers. Splendid accommo
dations for outfits and livestock.
Dock foot of Alder sU. Portland ; foot of
Court et.. The Da Ilea. Phone Main 914,
Portland
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
Steamers Pomona and Oregona for Salem
and way landings leave Taylor-street Dock
6:45 A. M. dally (except Sunday).
Oregon City Transportation. Company
Phona Main 40. A 33L
1 , ,
FAST TIME.
STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER
Columbia River scenery. The only steam
er making dally round trips. Cascade Locks.
Stevenson, Carson's, Collins, White Salmon.
Hood River. Leaves Washington-street dock
7 A, M. dally except Sunday; returns arriv
ing Portland 9 P. M.
NASAL
CATARRH
In all Its stages.
Ely's Cream Balm
cleanses, soothes and
heals the-, diseased
membrane. It cures
catarrh and drives
away a cold la the
head quickly.
Cream Balm Is placed Into the nostrils,
spreads over ths membrane and is absorbed.
Relief Is Immediate and a cure follows. It
Is not dryln- does not produce sneezing.
Large Else. 50 cents at UrugglsU or by
mall; Trial Size. 10 cents.
KLY BKUTH KKS, 5S Warren Street,
New York.
Every Woman
u MsersstM ana snotua mow
abort the wonu&rfnl
MARVEL Whirling Spray
The new Tafias! fortes. Jniec-
nun ana oicnon. itest ni.
est Mott Convenient.
t year ennltt fmr M.
If he cannot mpply the
haki Kii. aoceni no
Other, bnt eend tamo tct
Illustrated book Ud. It frlvei
fnll iiarttonlani and tlrctiona in
valuable to Utile. l RVFl, CO.,
44 m. SS4 ST., NltV YORK.
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