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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2S, IDOS. 17 T UP A CENT. Much Firmer Feeling in the Local Market. BUT TRADE STILL LIGHT farmers Not Disposed to Sell, Kither on a -Decline or an Advance. Interior Stocks Are in Strong Hands. There Is a. distinctly firmer feeling pre vailing fn tlia wheat market. Local buyers yesterday advanced their prices one. cent ail around, quoting-, Muestem at 84 cents and club at 83 cents on track here. Some busi ness at these prlcea was reported, but the volume of trade was light. The European demand Is still backward and until the In quiry Improves, buying will not be general in the Paclflc Northwest. The long period of Inactivity and declining prices has not had a weakening effect on growers and at no time -were- offerings freely made. Even the near approach, of the dote for tax col lecting has failed to put -wheat on the mar ket, as has been the case In previous sea sons, and It Is evident that what wheat re mains la the country Is in strong hands. The foreign markets were In steady trim yesterday, but prices at Chicago made a clean Jump of nearly 3 centa over the opening- quotations, and this Is likely to be reflected in higher prices at Uverpool to day. As the situation Is viewed by local traders, the steady decrease In Argentine shipments, expected from now on, can only have a bullish effect on values, which will be further strengthened by the falling off In exports from the United States and Canada. What the gain in prices will be, when the upward movement once sets In In earnest. Is & question. The statistical posi tion of the market Is exceedingly strong, but the fact must bo borne in mind that prices are already at a very high level. HOP TRADE OF SMALL PROPORTIONS. A little Business Doing on Foreign Ac count -London Trade Report. A few lots of hops are changing hande every day, but the market Is by no means active. Orders from the EaM are scarce and most of the business being done is on export account. Oscar Weldner & Co. have bought the Strue lot of 42 bale at Buttevllle at 3 cents. T. A. Rlggs, of Monmouth, has secured the fol lowing lots in the Independence flection for London: Alva Craven, 100 bales; Sloper Bros., bales; D. N. Taylor. 407 bales; W. H. Murphy, 61 bales, and John Cooper, 65 bales. The la teat circulars of the English hop trade follow: Wild, Neame & Co.. London Since our last report there has been a fair business doing in the bee descriptions on offer at current rates. Other grade continue to be neglected. W. H. & H. Le May. London The inquiry continues for all classes of copper hops, and several lots have changed hands during the week, the low prices now ruling for euch warranting buyers fully covering all their requirements. Manger & Henley, London There Is & steady demand for all sound, useful grades, which are now getting into a much smaller compaes. Prices remain steady. J. H. Meredith & Co., Worcester Business continues on verv moderate lines, sales beinr almost confined to the usoful medium quail- ' ties, which change hands at about recent prices. Inferior samples find little favor with consumers, and holders are not anxious to prees sales, as the rates obtainable baruly cover picking, curing and market expenses. WESTERN WOOL FN EASTERN MARTS Boston Reports Very Little Doing In Ore gons Some Sales of Idaho Wool. Mail advices from Boston are of very small transactions In Oregon wools, aside from a fair movement in, low valley on the scoured basis of 40 cents. Quotations are 22 23a for No. 1, 2526c for No. 2 and 21 22C for No. 8- The small offerings of fine staple Eastern are not attracting the attention of consumers. No. 1 Is quoted at 22(S23c. The purchases of territory wools In Boston have been swelled by the operations of one large consumer, involving between 300,000 and 400,000 pounds of Idaho wool, under stood to be at 20c, the scoured cost being estimated at 66 57c. Aside from this fea ture the market has been qulet, with sales confined to moderate parcels of about all grades, low grades figuring perhaps more conspicuously In the transactions than for merly. About 125.000 pounds half-blood and three-eighths have changed hands on the scoured basis of about 6ic for the former and 55c for tho latter. The producers of the best class of woolens have been buying fine wools of the better order on the basis of tX62c, and fine medium at a cost of 55 57c. It Is reported that 300,000 pounds of Wyoming fine medium have been trans ferred, the terms being private. Montana clothing -wools are held at 21 23c and sell ing for about a cent less. Sales of average quality low territory have been made at 454Sc, clean. STEADY MARKET FOR OREGON ONIONS Fresh Produce of All Kinds Is in Strong Demand. The placing of a shipment of new Japan ese onions on the Puget Sound markets ha had no effect on onion prices here. With firmer advice's from California, the local mar ket Is In a very steady position. The sale of a few cars at $2.25 was reported yesterday. While some of the growers are showing a willingness to unload their stocks, the others are holding firmly. The potato market is quiet and steady. There was a good demand for fresh produce of all kinds yesterday. Two cars of oranges and one car of sweet potatoes, made np the heavy receipts. A small shipment of Mexi can tomatoes was received and they were quoted at $3.&0 per crate. SUPPLY OF POULTRY IS INADEQUATE Higher Prices Obtained on Light Receipts, Butter Steady. The unusually light arrivals of poultry and a flr.st-clae Inquiry, especially for chickens, have again put prices up. Fat hens readily sold at 14 cents yesterday and a good pre mium was paid for small springs. Ducks were also in demand and were very scarce. The egg market was weak and prices were reported to be steadily sagging. Stocks on Front treet, however, are not excessive, but Jobbers give them no chance to accumulate. The butter market is bteady to firm, as the daily receipts clean up promptly. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: t Clear In. Balances. Portland $l.mtsi $100,086 Seattle :t7,j!6 71,OS7 Taroma 634.24 27.02S Spokane 65i,f3 66.734 Feed Advances $3 a Ton. TACOMA, Fab. 27. Special. ) Notice of an advance of $2 a ton in the r.rir of mill ird was nent out to the trad today by the Puget1- Sourid Flouring Mills Company. This company now quotes feed In straight or mixed tarloads f. o. b. at Northern Pacific or Grclt Northern sta- n tions as follows: Bran. $25.50: bran and shorts mixed, $20.50; shorts, $27.50. and middlings, $0. There is a strong demand for mill feed from San Francisco, it Is said, and prices there have taken a bip advance. This mar ket has gone up in sympathy with the Cal ifornia market. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. G ra in. Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Club, B2c; bluestem, 84c; Val ley, S2c; red. 80c. BARLEY Feed. $26 per ton; rolled. $23 per ton. FLOUR Patent. $4.80; straight. $4-00; clears, $4; Valley. $4.45; graham flour, $4 4.&.o; whole wheat flour, S4.75&5-25; rye flour. $.",.50. MILLSTUKKS Bran, city, $24.50; coun try, 25 50 per ton; middlings, $:W; shorts, city, $2; country,- 27 per ton; chop, $2u 25 per ton. OATS Xo. 1 white, $27; gray. $27 per ton CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, per barrel. $7; lower grades, $5.50 6.50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound sacks, $3 per barrel; 9-Ib. sacks. $4.25 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4.254.80; pearl barley, $4.50$5 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.75 per bale; flaked wheat, $2.75 per case. CORN Whole, $:12.50; cracked. $33.50. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $1718 ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $2021; clover, $14 &15; cheat, $15; grain hay. $14 15; alfalfa, $I213; vetch, $14. Vegetable, Fruit, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $13 per box, according to quality; cranberries, $80 11 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $3.0O3.50 per box; oranges, navels, $1.752.50; Japa nese oranges. 5055c box; grapefruit. $3-50; bananas, 55c per lb., crated, 5 He; pine apples, $4 & 5 per dozen ; tangerines, $1.50 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 75c per sack; carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1.00 per sack; garlic, Sc per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 00c $1.00 per dozen; beans, 20c per pound; cab bage, Kiplhic per pound; cauliflower, $1.85; celery, $4 25 4.75 per crate; eggplant, 17 M c per pound; lettuce. hothouse, parsley, 20c per dozen; peas. 10c per pound; peppers. 17 Vac per pound; pumpkins, 1 lc per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spinach, 7c per pound ; sprouts, 8 10c per pound; squash, ll4c per pound; tomatoes, crates (6 baskets), $5 (3" 5.50; Mexican, crates, $3.M. ONIONS Buying price, $2.25 per hun dred. POTATOES Buying price. 406 50c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet pota toes. $3.S0&3.75 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; peaches. lli&12c; prunes, Italian, 56c; prunes, French, 31 5c; currants, unwashed, cases. 94 c; currants, washed, cases. 10c; figs, white, fancy. 50-pound boxes, 6c. Butter, Eggf, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 37 Vi c per pound ; state creameries, fancy creamery, 32 (g; 37 z c store butter, choice. 1(i(g! 17c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 15c; Young America, 16161jio per pound. POULTRY Average old hens, 14c; mixed chickens, 134?13Hc; Spring chickens, 15 16c; turkeys, live, 14 15c; dressed, choice, 16 17c; geese, live, per pound, 9l0c; ducks, 15 16c; pigeons, 75c&'$l; squabs, $1.502. EaGS Fresh ranch, 1S1Sc per dozen. VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. 9c; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds. o&Bc. PORK Block. 75 to 150 pounds, 77"e; packers, 5HJfcc. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted Locally an Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Light arrivals of livestock keep prices very strong In the local market. Yesterday's receipts were only 100 cattle. The following quotations were current in the local market: CATTLE; Best steers. $4.204.50; me dium, $3,504; cows, $3.253.50; fair to medium cows, $2.753.25; bulls, $22.75; calves. $3.75 4.50. SHEEP Good, $5.506-0O; lambs, $5.75 6.50. HOGS Best, $5.255.SO; lights and feed ers, $5 (5.2-5. Eastern Livestock Prices. CHICAGO, Feb. 27. Cattle Receipts, about 7000; market, steady. Beeves. $3-00 6; cows and heifers, $1.804.00; Texans. $3.754.75; calves, $5.257.25; Westerns, $44.75; stockers and feeders. $2.75 4. 00. Hogs Receipts, about 6O00; market, steady. Light, $4.154.40; mixed, $4.15 4.45; heavy, $4.154.45; rough, $4.154.26; pigs, $3.654.20; bulk of sales, $4.354.40. Sheep Receipts, about 12,000; market, weak. Natives, $3.255.50; Westerns, $3.30 5.50; yearlings, $5 6.25; lambs, $51.75; Westerns, $5 6.00. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 27. Cattle Re ceipts, 7000, Including 500 Southerns; mar ket, steady. Native steers, $4.505.75; na tive cows and heifers, $3.25 (it 5.25; stockers and feeders. $3.4O4.90; bulls. $3.254.50; carves, $3.5O6.50; Western steers, $4.25 5-50; Western cows, $3.254.50. Hogs Receipts, it, 000; market, 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $4.1O4.30; heavy. $3.20 3.25; packers, $4.104.30; pigs and lights, $3.70 4.20. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market, steady. Muttons, $4.4O&5.40; lambs. $6.256.65; range wethers, $5 6. 10; fed ewes, $4.40 4.90. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 27. Cattle Re ceipts, 430O; market, slow, 5 10c lower. Native steers, $4 5.60; native cows and heifers, $3,75485; Western steers, $3.25 4'90; Texas steers, $3410; canners, $2.25 tr3; stockers and feeders, $2.80 4.80; calves, $3 5.50; bulls and stags, $2.75 4.50. Hogs Receipts, 12,800 ; market, steady; lambs, easier. Yearlings, $5.25 6; wethers. $55.o5; ewes, $4.505; lambs, $ti.256-75. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. The London tin market was slightly lower with spot quoted at 12S 10s and futures at 128 2s tfd? Locally the market was easy with quota tions ranging from 2S.62& 28.70c. Copper was higher in London with spot closing at 58 5s and futures at 58 15s. Locally the market was reported dull with lake quoted at 12.62s 12.87 c; electro lytic, 12.50 12.75c, and casting at 12.37 12. 62 Vac. Lead was lower at 13 15s in London. Tho local market was dull at 3.703-75c. Spelter declined to 21 6s in London, but remained dull and unchanged at 4.704.75c in the local market. . The English iron market was unchanged to a little lower with standard foundry quoted at 4As and Cleveland warrants at 60s lid. Locally the market was reported Fruits at New York. Nliw YORK, Feb. 27. The "better grade of evaporated apples are steadily held, but very little business is reported. Fancy are quoted at lo Va &' He; choice, V4c; prime," 78c; Canadian prime, 7Hc, and com mon to fair, 77c. There is said to be a better Inquiry for prunes. Quotations are from 4H15o for California fruit, and 3Vii10c for Oregons. Apricots are unchanged with choice at 20&2lc; extra choice, 22 23c; fancy, 24 25c. Although some of the cheap lots of peaches have been cleaned up, there is still a lUtle selling pressure with choice quoted at 10 lO-c; extra choice, Ull&c; fancy, llH12e; extra fancy, 13 14c. Raisins are quiet and show little im provement so far as the spot situation Is concerned. Loose muscatels are quoted at 5 H 7c ; seeded raiei ns, 5 Sc; London layers, $1.65 1.75. Eastern Mi ulna Stocks. BOSTON, Feb. 27. Closing quotations: Adventure . .1 1.50 Qulncy Shannon , jTamarack S2.00 10.75 65.00 15.00 6.75 32.00 8.75 38. SO 4.O0 AHouez 27.50 Amalgamated 50.75 Atlantic .... 10.75 Bingham ... 12.00 Cal & Hecla. 625.00 Centennial . . 2J.O0 Cop Range tK 50 Daly wet... 8.50 Franklin .... S.50 Granby So. OO Tle Royale.. 21. 50 Mass Mining. 2 73 Michigan ... 7 50 Mohawk 50.00 Old Iominlon SB. 50 Osceola 79.00 Parrott 17.25 NEW YORK, Feb. Adams Con 5 Ailce 120 Breece 10 Brunswick Con. in Comstock Tun . . 23 C. C. Va 2 Horn Silver. ... 50 Trinltv united Cop... V. 8. Mining. L". S. Oil Utah . (Victoria Winona 5.50 Wolverine iht North Butte.. 5575 Butte Coal . . Of ' Nevada 9.25 Cal c Ariz... 99.00 Ariz Com. .. .118.7.-. Greene Cananea S.25 17. Closing quotations: Little Chief 53 Ontario 275 Ophir i20l Pot out 31 lavage . . 48 Sierra Nevada. . 3S ISmail Hopes.... IS' T E Speculative Fever Subsides in Wall Street. PRICES HARD TO MOVE Better Reports From Steel Trade Have Xo Effect on Trust Stocks. Railway Earnings Reports Show Xo Improvement. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Conditions in the stock market showed no Improvement today and it -was the general comment that tho day of small things has arrived. Dealings were not only at a low stage, but the leth argy of the price movement was more pro nounced, detracting from the ability of the room traders to scalo their fractional profits In the course of the day. The sales for the day were slightly in excess of the record low level of one day last year, but with that exception the daily business at the stock exchange was less than lias been done on any one day In over three years. So far as any general condition was re flected In the day's sluggish market, that in the metal trade was of most influence. Authorities were agreed in assigning some Improvement to the steel trade, particular ly to the placing of steel rail orders by the railroads from which some re -employment of labor and trade is hoped for. The re ported increase in rolling capacity of the United States Steel Corporation was re garded as of cheering Import. The stocks of the corporation were as little affected by "this favorable news as they have been by other favorable happenings. While the United States Steel stocks have given signs of being "pegged." their action today did not inOicate a disposition to advance the prices. The coppers were more responsive to various favorable reports that were cur rent during the day. Large sales of metal were said to have been effected and the surplus stocks largely worked off in th at way. Rumors were in circulation to the effect that there was to be a resumption of work In the Butte copper properties, but they were without foundation. The circu lation of statements of that kind indicate the professional character of the market. The appointment of a receiver for a sub sidiary Gould road in Texas had some de pressing effect on sentiment, notwithstand ing vigorous assertions of tbe purely local causes of the incident having to do with Texas legislation. There was an Imnresslon In the stock market that chances were increasing for enactment of a currency measure at Wash ington, and this had. some effect in sus talnnig stocks. Railroad earnings reported showed no marked change In the unfavor able conditions for some time prevailing. This was a special Influence on New York Central, which was a heavy spot in the market. The return of the great foreign banks showed an expansion of their outstanding credits and money rates abroad were af fected In consequence. Time money rates here for the loncer periods were higher. The slight movements in the stock market were not held with any constancy. Bonds were irregular.' Total sales, par value, $2,820,000 United States 4s regis tered advanced per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Adams' Express . , Amal Copper 61,100- 61 49 Am Car & Foun Bid. 177 50 20 Va Ml 25 85 180 13 do preferred Am Cotton OH.... do preferred .... Am Exrress Am HJ & Lt pf. American Ice .... Am Llnseed Oil.. do preferred . . Am Locomotive... do preferred . Am Smelt & Ref. do preferred . Am Sugar Ref. . . . Am Tobacco ctfs. 100 25 i 25 RADEATLOWSTAG 800 13 . 1314 13 100 6J3 6Va 17 3254 89 23!66 -60" "onii 59 200 Sl4 8 80 3O0 11314 U3 112 1O0 77 77 77 5,7JO 3X 32 33 1,200 6814 6S 6814 83 200 60 5:!i 60 5u0 79 14 78 78 : 83 1,900 40y. 40 40 ' 100 14314 14314 43 175 2; 1,000 3 814 314 143 3,800 109 108 108 Atchison do preferred . Atl Coast Line... Bait & Ohio do preferred .... Brook Rap Tran . . . Canadian PaciUc. Central of N J Ches & Ohio Chi Gt Weetern... Chicago & N W.. C, M & St Paul.. Chi Ter & Tran... do preferred .... C. C. C. & St Louis Colo Fuel & Iron. Colo & Southern.. do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred . . Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products . , . do prferred Del & Hudson .... Del, Lack &. West. D A R Grande... do preferred . . ... Distillers' Securl.. Brie do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. General Electric... Illinois Central .. . lfi 49 16 21 51 40 0814 11 100 800 MO 4O0 100 300 l(r0 1614 22 51 40 98 1114 58 16 2214 61 40 9X 11 58 57 14514 147 500 100 100 400 100 15 .15 1514 42' 2K I 27 42'i 43 2S 13 26 10 115 123 814 67 18 68 10 27 18 50 9! IS 2014 94 130 80 Vi 17 46 41 4914 94 30 5914 80 42 2714 112 85 65 14 19 7n lor 95 v4 8S 77 1514 6514 11 31 21 10 28 13 27 116 Int Paper 2,000 8 5714 18 714 1014 28 do preferred .... Int Pump do preferred .... Iowa Central do preferred .... K C Southern .... do preferred .... Louis Sr Nashville Mexican Central .. Minn & St Louis. M. St P & S S M. do preferred .... Missouri Pacific . . Mo, Kan & Texas 2o0 67 1814 6714 11 28 100 100 600 200 10O 1J00 no 1814 90 1814 100 9514 9554 1.400 4O0 3i0 81 18 46v4 4114 94 14 'o9T' 30 18 4; 41 V4 '93 '59 do preferred .... National Lead . 600 Mex Nat R R pf N Y Central 11.600 N Y. Ont & West Norfolk & Western 100 do preferred . . . . North American... 100 Pacific Mail 400 2714 Pennsylvania ..... People's Gaa P. C C 4 St Louis .Pressed Steel Car do preferred .... 6,100 112 112 100 19 19 Pullman Pal Car Reading 55,100 9614 '7814 "6" 'aiii 94 T4 '7814 '60 '2114 00 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. Republic Steel ... do preferred .... Rock Island Co.. do preferred .... St L & S F 2 pf. St L Southwest... do preferred .... 200 4O0 200 2514 W4 Southern Pacific 1.700 6S 6814 do preferred 1084 Southern Railway. 300 10 9 9 do preferred . . . 1.200 29 3o"4 14 '4 14 Texas & Pacific. Tol. St L & West, do preferred 300 200 15li 14 34 14 14'4 14 '4 HiO 3414 33 '4 Union Pacific do preferred U S ' Express U S Realty . .. 35.700 114 113 113 -SW U OO SO U S Rubber COO 18 18 18 do preferred .... 200 7814 77 77 Vi U S Steel 16.200 29 28"4 28 do preferred 2,300 6214 91 r-2 Va-Caro Chemical. 200 16 16 15 do preferred 90 Wabash 7 do preferred 200 14 14 14 Wells-Fargo Ex 300 Westlnghouse Klec 39 Western Union 48 Wheel & L Erie. 100 6 6'4 5 Wisconsin Central .' . 13 do preferred 37 Northern Pacific... 11,600 1214 121 121 Central Leather .. 100 1614 1614 16 do preferred . . go Sloes-Sheffield 3914 Gt Nortnern pf 2,400 119 118 US Inter Met 400 714 "Vi 7 do preferred 300 2014 20 19 Total sales for the day, 269,800 hares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg. 10514 do coupon 10o TJ. S. 8s reg. .. . 101 N Y C G 314. . 8SV4 North Pacific 3b. 71 North Pacific 4s.l00 do coupon. ... 101 Moutn pacinc 4s. 84 TJ. K. new 4 reg.l2114.Itnlon Pacific 4s. 99 do coupon 12114 Wiscon Cent 4s. 8214 Atchison adj. 4s 87 Japanese, 4s 77 D & R G 4s 93 I Stocks at London. . LONDON. Feb. 27. Consols for money, S7; do for account, 87. Anaconda ..$ 6.6214IN. Y. Central. 97.00 Atchison 70.25 INorflk & Wes 62.00 do . pref 80.50. ! do pref 83.00 Bait Ohio. 80.73 lOnt & West 30.73 Cm .111.1214 (Pennsylvania. 57.73 Rand Mines. 5.00 49.25 10.00 24. 50 70.37 117.50 83 00 2.25 942 837 15.00 02. 00 51-25 Reading C. M. & S. P. 111.50 De Beers. ... 13.25 1 & R G 10.5O do - pref . . . . 44.50 Erie .'. 13.25 do m pf . . 28.O0 do 2d pf . . 20.00 Qrand Trunk 16.00 111 Central... 127. 00 L A N 92.00 Mo. & K. T. . 18.50 (Southern Ry. , do pref South Pacific Union Pacific do pref U. S. Steel... do pref. . .. Wabash . do pref. . . . Spanish 4s. . , Amal Copper Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Money on call, easy, l42 per cent; ruling rate, l per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, stronger on long dates; 60 days, 34 per cent; 90 days, 44 per cent; six months, 44 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 45V2 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8704.8G75 for demand and at $4.8355 S 4.8360 for 60 day bills. Commercial bills, $4.83. Bar silver, 55 c. Mexican dollars, 47 o Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds. Irregular. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. Silver bars,. 55 hC Mexican dollars, 53c. Drafts, sight, 15c; telegraph, 20c. Sterling, 60 days, $4.84; sight, $4.87. LONDON. Feb. 27. Bar silver, quiet, 25d per ounce. Money. 34 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 33 per cent; for three months bills, 3 per cent. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Today's state ment of the treasury balances shows: Available cash balance. . $262,955,379 Gold coin and bullion 200.623.023 Gold certificates 40.771,280 QUOTATIONS AT BAN FRANCISCO. Price Paid for Produce In the Bay City Market.. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ' 27. The follow ing price, were quoted In tbe produce mar ket today: . Vegetables Garlic. 810c: green peas. 10 12c; string beans, 1520c; asparagus, 10 30c; tomatoes, $1.50 2; eggplant, 10 6 15c. Poultry Roosters, old, 44.50; roosters, youne, J6.0O7.50: broilers, small, $44.50; broilers, large. $4.SO5 00; fryers. .50 6.00; bens, $4,500$; ducks, old. 4'ij5; young. 15 7. Butter Fancy creamery, 27c; creamery seconds, 20c; fancy dairy, 23c 1 E-ggs Store, lGc; fancy ranch, 17c. Cheese New, llllc; Young Xtaerlca 1212i4c. MlllstuSs Bran, $30S1.CO; middlings, 3335. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino, 2022c; South Plains and 8. J., 67c; lambs. Hay Wheat. $12 17; wheat and oats, $11016-50; alfalfa, 914; stocks, $7.50 9; straw, per bale. 8090a Fruits Apples, choice, $2; common. 00c; bananas, 75c$3; Mexican limes, $46-50; California lemon.?, choice, $2.50; common, loc; oranges, navels, $1.25 3; pineapples, $1.60 3.60. 1 Potatoes Early Rose, $1.251.35; Salinas Burbanks, 75ctfj$1.10; sweets. $2.503: Ore- 1 gon Burbanks, 7O90c. Receipts Flour, ti37 quarter sacks; wheat, 700 centals; barley, 600 centals; oats, O10 centals; beans, 5O0 sacks; potatoes, 900 sacks; hay, 398 tons; wool, 5 bales; bides, 920. Dairy Produce In the Eaat. CHICAGO. Feb. 27. On the produce ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 2132c; dairies, 2028c. Eggs Firm; at mark, cases Included, 2014c; firsts, 21ci prime firsts, 22c; extras, 24c. Cheese Firm, 12 14c. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Butter, steady. Creameries, specials, 8014 31c. Cheese Steady and unchanged. Eggs Firm ; Western firsts, 23c ; do sec onds, 22 22 14c a Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Codes futures closed steady, net unchanged to five points lower. March, 5.90&'5.95c; May, 6c; July, 6.10c; September, 6.15c; December, 0.30c. Spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio. 014c; No. 4 Santos, 8jc. Mild, quiet; Cordova, 10 1314 c. Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 3.33 3.36c; centrifugal. 96 test. 8.833.86o; mo lasses sugar, 3.083.11c. Refined, steady; crushed, 5.60c; powdered, 5c; granulated, 4.90c. - St Iouls Wool Market. ST. . LOUIS, Feb. 27. Wool, steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 2123c; fine mediums, 19'20c; fine, 1517c. HAVE NEW BUNCO GAME Swindlers Pose as Collectors of Light Bills. Bunco men have appeared in Portland with an entirely new game. The scheme Is to enter a business man's office and at tempt to collect .the electric light or gas bill after the pretended representatives of the lighting companies have made an examination of the meters. Two men, purporting to be collectors for the Portland Light & Power Company, entered the office of Jaynes, Johnson & Co., 211 Fourth street, yesterday, and looked at the meter in the office, after which they announced the bill was $7. The proprietors of the place demurred and said they would not pay bills unless submitted in the regular way. The sup posed collectors left the place and the men in the office, becoming suspicious. called at offices of the lighting company at First and Alder streets later in the day and related the incident, asking if the system of submitting monthly statements had been changed. It was found that the two men did not represent the company in any way, and it is suspected that the two are working their game in other parts of the city. All patrons are warned by the lighting company that they should not give money under any circumstances to persons not properly authorized to receive.it. : NEW STOCK IS DAMAGED Careless Tenant Causes Flood in a Department Store. A large part of the stock of Spring cmids rocentlv received hv the de. 1 partment store of McAllen & McDon nell was badly damaged yesterday by the flooding of the store from a faucet left open in one of tbe offices on an upper floor of the building. When the employes reached the store yesterday morning, the lower floor was covered to the depth of an Inch with water, which was dripping from the ceiling. The janitor was hastily summoned to ascertain the cause of the flood. It was located in the laboratory of Dr. Louise Anderson, who had gone home Wednesday night leaving the faucet running. Dan McAllen was unable yesterday to estimate the loss, but said tliat lt would likely be several thousand dol lars. The goods damaged were princi pally suit and suiting, velvets, laces etc The insurance adjusters are now at work estimating- the damage. County IVanchlse for Electric Line. Preparatory to the consideration of a franchise for the United Railways Com pany, the County Commissioners are to make a trip over me wnue House road. over the proposed railroad line. The trip will be made next week. Herman Witten berg and A. C. Emmons, the attorney of the company, met yesterday and talked over, in a general way, the- terms of the franchise. In a short time the attorney for the railway company will submit to the County Commissioners a draft of the franchise. Sioux City Fire Thursday ruined the Green tncer block and the stock of the tenant, the Sioux City Iron Company. Loss, $140,000. Ches & Ohio. 27.37 Chi Cirt Wpst .1 7 UP WITH I RUSH Wheat Prices Go Soaring in Chicago Market. OVER THREE CENTS GAIN t Strong Cash Demand and Light Re ceipts Are the Strengthening Factorsw-Reports of Hessian Fly in the Southwest. CHICAGO. Feb. 27. The wheat market opened weak because of a decline of more than .one penny at Liverpool. Before the end of the first 15 minutes of trading, how ever, sentiment had changed to the bull side and throughout the remainder of the day the market showed unusual strength. The domestic situation was the chief bull ish Influence. Primary receipts are still running very light, the total arrivals to day being 831.000 bushels, against 631.000 bushels on the same day last year. The demand for cash wheat here and at out' side markets was strong, several reports being received from the southwest telling of damage by the Hessian fly. Demand was general with shorts and prominent bulls leading in the buying. The market closed strong near the highest point. May opened 14c to 149'c lower at 95c to 9514 c advanced to 98 88 14 c. and closed at 98 c. The com market was strong all day on active demand by shorts and commission houses. The factors responsible for the brisk demand were small receipts. large clearances, talk of small farm reserves and the sham advance In wheat. The close was strong. May opened He lower to 14c higher at 6014c to 6114c, advanced to 62c and closed at 61 c. Oats were strong because of the advance In wheat and corn. Trade was light. May opened unchanged to c lower at 5214c to 03c, advanced to 53 o and closed there. Provisions were firm desaite an easier market for live hogs. The strength of wheat and corn was the chief bullish In fluence. At the close May pork was up 15c at $11.55. Lard was 10c higher at $7.55. Ribs were 101214c higher at S6.53. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT Open. High. - Low. Close. May . 1 .95 .984 $ .95 $ .98 juiy .mi .a1 -i3 September ... .87 .90 .87 .90 CORN. lay 61 .62 .fif .61 July 59 .594 .59 .59'4 September ... .6814 .89 .58 .5lg OATS. May. old 63 .53 .52'4 .63 May. new 5114 .51 -Mis -51 July, old 44 .45'4 .44 .4514 July, new ... .43 .43 .43 .43 MESS PORK. " May 11.3714 11.60 11.3714 11.65 July . ......11.7714 11.9714 1L7714 11.9214 LARD. May 7.45 7.6714 7.45 7.65 July 7.60 T.80 7.65 7.7714 SHORT RIBS. May . 6.47 6.57 6.8714 6.5714 Juiy O.70 B.oi 14 0. if e.u vCash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Wheat No. 2 Spring, $1.071.10; No. 3, 97c 11.06; No. 2 red, $94yJSSc. Corn No. 2, 6814e5914c; No. 2 yellow, 61 62c. Oats No. 2, 63(S8c: No. 8 white, 61 53c. Rye No. 2, 82c. Barley Fair to choice malting. 80i?f88c. Flaxseed No. 1 Northwestern, 1.19. Clover Contract grades, 19.50. Short ribs Sides (loose). $o.87!46.37!4. Mess pork Per barrel, S11.25&U.3714. Lard Per 100 lbs., $7.2714. Sides Short clear (boxed). $6.37146e24- Whisky siasls of high wines, $1.35. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 400,700 250,800 Wheat, bushels 26.000 63,100 Corn, bushels 175,400 125,000 Oats, bushels 243.000 162,900 Rye, bushels -l.OuO 4.300 Barley, bushels 56,100 31,600 (i miu and Produce at New York. NEW YORlc. Feb. 27. Flour Receipts, 23.7O0 barrels; exports, 13.700 barrels. Mar ket, firmer, with a fair Inquiry. Minnesota patents, S5.205.6O; Winter straights. $4.30 (gtso. Wheat Receipts, 27,000 bushels; exports, 30.5OO bushels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, $1.02 elevator and $1.03 f. o. b- anoat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.18 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.14 f. o. b. afloat. There was a panic among wheat shorts today, fol lowing extremely bullish cash wheat news from the interior markets. Prices jumped 2 cents from the early low point and closed 22c net higher. My $1.02 9-loe 1.05 3-16, closed. $1.06; Juiy, 97 11-16 1.0014. closed $1.00. Hops Easy. Hides Quiet. Wool and petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. Wheat, firmer; barley, firm. Knot o notations: Wheat Shipping. fl.58Ol.80; milling. $1.68 1.7214. Barley Feed. $L2T 13214 ; brewdng, I1.S281.4. Oats Red, $1.S5'2; white, $1.50 1.65; black, $2.853. Call-board sales: Wheat May, $1.52. Barley $1.31; December. $1.1014. Corn Large,, yellow, $1.70 1.75. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Feb. 27. Cargoes, firmer, more inquiry; nominal in absence or actual trans actions. California, prompt suipmenx, 30. lower. 85s; Walla Walla, prompt snipment, 3d lower. 3-4s d. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 27. Wheat, March, 6s liud: May. 7s d: July, 7 1 English country markets, steady; French country markets, quiet but steaay. - North wee tern When Markets. DULUTH, Feb. 27. Wheat, No. 1 North ern. $1.09; No. 3. $107; May. $1.06 July, $1.06 ifc. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 27. Wheat, May, $1.07; July, $1.0; No. 2 hard, $1.12 1.12; NO. 1 ftortnern, iff i. iw; iNo. . Northern. $1.0714 1.08: No. 3 Northern, $1.03 1.06. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Feb. 27. Wheat, one cent higher. Prices paid by exporters: Bluestem 83c; club, 81c; red, 79c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Articles of Incorporation. LAKIN INDICATOR & ADVERTISING MACHINE COMPANY Incorporators, Wal ter B. Braden, W. B. Lakin and Abner H. Jones: canitalizltion, $5000. NORTH AMERICAN LAND COMPANY Incorporators, M. K. Wlgton. is. J. .Burrows and J. S. Roark; capitalization, $50,000. CENTRAL DOOR St. LUMBER COMPANY Supplementary articles to Increase capital stock from $100,000 to zw,wjv. WEST SHORE LUMBER COMPANY In corporators. Floyd J. Campbell, T. W. Ken dall and Edmund P. Sheldon; capitalization $50,000. , Births. JAMES At Firland Station. February 19, to the wife of E. H. James, a daughter. KEEPER At 252 Eleventh street, Feb ruary 26. to the wife of J. B. Keefer, a son. EVERETT At Highland. February 14, to the wife of Charles Everett, a son. SPENCER- At Twenty-third and Johnson streets, February 22, to the wife of w. C. Spencer, a daughter. HUGHES At 410 Hall street, February 26, to the wife of Joseph Hughes, a son. SWETT At 461 14 Sixth street, February 19. to the wife of Z. Swett. a son. , DOWUS At 751 Mississippi avenue. Feb ruary 2, to the wife of A. L. Dowus, a son. WEFEL At 20S Union avenue, February 2, to the wife of Adolph W. Wefel, a son. BUCWM ASTER At Hotel Clarno, Feb- D0WNING-H0PKINS CO. ESTABLISHED 189$ BROKERS STOCKS --BONDS --GRAIN Bought and sold for cash and on margin. n mai nni Private Wires KOOmS LMi 10 Ut, ruary 21, to the wife of Harry Buckmaster, a son. Deaths. ERHART At Good Samaritan Hospital. February 23, Joseph Erhart, a native of Pennsylvania, aged 65 years. ROBINSON At 702 Marshall street, Feb ruary 23. Allle Robinson, a native of Oregon, aged 28 years. BRAULT At Mount Angel, Or.. February 22, Hector Brault, a native of Oregon, aged 10 years. NICHOLLS At Washougal, Wash., Feb ruary 22, Nathan Nicholls, a native of In diana, aged 73 years. BERGHOFF At St. Vincent's , Hospital, February 22. Ella Berghoff, a native of Michigan, aged 37 years. BUSCH At 281 Russell street, February ' 19, Joseph Busch, a native of Kansas, aged 21 years. GREGET At Good Samaritan Hospital, February 21, Joseph Greget, a native of Austria, aged 24 years, DIX At Laurelwood, Or.. February 21, J. O. Dix, a native of Ohio, aged 82 years. CAHILL At St. Vincent's Hospital, Feb ruary 21, Thomas A. Cahlll, a native of New York, aged 58 years. HARNSHAW At 896 Sandy Road. Feb ruary 23. Mary Ann Harnshaw, a native of England, aged 81 years. CAMILO At 292 East Eighth street. Feb ruary 24, RafellB Camllo, an infant. LEE At 739 Savler street, February 23. Frederick W. Lee, a native of Oregon, aged 9 years. FERGUSON At 414 Union avenue, Feb ruary 25, Georgia W. Ferguson, a native of Kentucky. EASTERBROOK At 14 East Twenty sixth street, February 25, George Easter orook, a native -of Rhode Island, aged 64 yesss. REED At St. Vincent's Hospital. Feb ruary 27, Mabel Reed, a native of Kansas, aged 36 years. DAVIS At Los Angeles, Cal., February 18. Warren N. Davis, a native of Pennsyl vania, aged 56 years. MORRILL At St. Vincent's Hospital, February 25. Howard C. Morrill, a native of Oregon, aged 18 years.' WALBER At 354 Montgomery street, February 21, Thomas W. Walber, a native of England, aged 71 years. Building Permits. ALBERT LINKE To erect a two-story frame building on Ross street, between Dixon and Dupont; $2500. MRS. H. M. REIMAN To erect a three story frame building on Montgomery and Fifth streets; $3000. J. J. RAFFERTY To erect a two-story frame building on Union avenue and Pearl street; SJO0O. H, C BOULETTE! To erect a one-story frame building on Orchard street, - between Gilham and Church; $1200. J. R. SNYDER To erect a two-story frame building on Commercial street, be tween Pearl and Jarrett; $ssooo. F. A. BATES To alter and repair a one and one-half-story frame building at 411 Falling street; $2000. ANNA GOUTBRMOULT To erect one-story frame building on Vancouver ave nue, between Going and Prescott; $1200. H. J. ELLIOTT To erect a one and one-half-story frame building on Bldwell and East Seventh Btreets; $1200. JOHN HARRIS To erect a two-story frame building on Eugene, between Union and Rodney; $5O00. B. F. BERGER To erect a two-story frame building on East Seventeenth and Tillamook; $4500. J. B. CLARK To erect a two-story frame building, on East Eighteenths street, be tween Wygant and Going; $2000. FRED BAREER To erect a one-story frame building on Clackamas street, be tween East Twenty-first and East Twenty- third; $11,000. J. LINKLATER To erect a two-story frame building on Mississippi avenue, be tween Beech and Fremont; $2000. J. T. ENNIS JTo erect a two-story frame building on East Fifteenth street, between Wygant and Alberta; $2000. B. C. SELBERG To erect a one and one- half-story frame building on Going street, between Vancouver and Williams; $1200. J. K. CLARK To alter and repair a one and one-half-story frame building on East Fifty-sixth street, betuscen Belmont and East Taylor; $1400. FORBES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH To erect a one-story frame building on Van couver avenue, between Sellwood and Stan ton; $10,000. C. M. FRALEY To erect a one-story frame building on Marguerite avenue, be tween East Sherman and Division; $2000. MJft9. M. J. WALTERS To alter and re pair a two-story frame building on Seventh street, between Mill and Montgomery; $4000. O. S. GOLDBERG To erect a two-story frame building on East Sixteenth street, be tween Alberta and Wygant; $1300. P. LAWRENCE To repair a one and one-half-story frame building on Thurman street, between Twentieth and Twenty-first; $4O0. Marriage License. INSKEEP-SIMMONS Thomas Logan Ins- keep, 21, city; Marvel Ford Simmons, 19, city. LINDBERG-BERGLUND E. P. Llndberg, 37 Felida, Wash.; Marie Berglund, 23. city, HOHNSTEIN-HOHN John George Hohn- stoin, 21, city; Elizabeth Hohn, 22, city. TAECK-DEMAN Arthur Taeck, 21. city Temetre Deman, 21, city. M'KINLEY-BRIGHAM Jay McKinley, over 21, city; Ethel Luclle Brlgham, over 21. city. ANDR US-BLUE Arthur G. Andrus. 25, cltv; Celesta Blue, 17, city. ( WARDELL-ARNOLD C. E. Wardell, J3, Seattle; Ruth E. Arnold, 24, city. Sl'OTT-ELlOT Richard Gordon Scott f- sari f- pi r Pi 9?im w I Kn $ 2.0D 22. CL.G 5 E. I ff a a' I O c t n.-Mj! . Telephone M3S5. A2237. tuutn DUlltiina Lester Herrick 6 Herrick Certified Fublic Accountants Office Wells Fargo Bnildlns. Other Offices Ban Francisco Merchants Exchange Seattle Alaska Building Los Angeles. .... .'Onion Trust Building; New Tork 30 Broad Street Chicago 189 La Salle Street over 21, Grants Pass, Or.; Grace Crouch Eliot, over 21, city. M' LANE-WALKER A. E. McLane. city; Alice Walker, 33. city. 86, DUNBAR-J EWETT C. A. Dunbar, 24, city; Ella M. Jewett, 23, city. FOX-SHELLEY Alfred Fox. over 21. Salem; Joyce Shelley, 21. city. SUMNER-JONES Charles Arthur Sum ner. 22. city; Mada E. Jones, over 16, city. BRADLEY-EAST John Edward Bradley, 32. St. John, Wash.; Jennie A. East. 23. city. POWELL-COFFEY Henry Eyre Powell, over 21. city; Rose E. Coffey, over 18. city. GEHRKE-BREITER Robert C. Gehrko, 27. city; Pearl A. Breiter. 24, city. REED-MITCHELL P. E. Reed. 23. city? Vera Margaret Mitchell, over 18. city. BASS-KAMINSKY Adolph E. Bass, ovea 21, city; Reba M. Kaminsky, over 18, city. GILDEZ-WAHLSTKOM George F. Gll dez, 22. city; Hanna W. Wahlstrom, 28, city. OLIVER-SANDSTONE Jay Oliver, over 21, city; Hulda M. Sandstone, over 21. city.' HUTCH1NS-SM1TH James W. Hutchlns, 21, city; Muriel Permlb Smith, over 18, city. LIVINGSTON E-EAG AN Harry Livlng- sotne. 23. city; Mary Eagan, 22, city. DERBY-KNIGHTON William A. Derby, 22, Chehalis. Wash.; Stella Knighton.. 22, city. GRAVNING-EARL Andrew M. Gravnlng, 29. city; Delia Earl, 27. city. SYLVESTER-DE TEMPLE Frank Sylvester, 25, city; Anna L. De Temple, B. 20, city. WRIGHT-FERRIER R. L. Wright, 26, city; Flossie M. Ferrier, over 17, city. Wedding and visiting cards. W. Q. 8mltk Se Co., Washington bid.. 4th and Wash. , Chicago Fire Thursday in a three-story etone apartment building ae 550-570 Fur'.y seventb street, caused a panic among the ten ants, several of whom were rescued by po licemen. Among the rescued were two fami lies of deaf mutes. The damage was about $60,000. BONDS FOR INVESTMENT FRANK ROBERTSON Falling Bldg., Sd & Washington Sts. TRAVELERS GTJIDB. PORTLAND RV, LIGHT POWER CO. CARS LEAVE, licket Office and Waiting-Roam. First and Alder Streets FOR Oregon City 4. 6:30 A. M.. and every 3o minutes to and Including 9 P. M.. then 10. 11 P. M.; last car 12 mid night. Uresham. Baring. Eagle Creek. Esta cada. Cazadero. iairview and iroutdale 70579:15. 11:16 A. M.. 1:16, 8:46, 6:15. 7- 25 P. M. FOB VANCOUVER. Ticket office and waiting-room Second and WiSihlngtou streets. a u 6:15. 6:50, 7:25. 8:00. 8:35, -10'. 9:50. 10:30. 11:10. 11:50. p M 12:30. .1:10, 1:50. 2:80. 3:10, 8- 50 4:80. 5:10. 6:50. 6:30, 7:05. 7:40. !l5. :23. 10:35. ll:45t On Third Monday in Every Month tbe lat Car Leaves at 1:06 P. M. Dally except Sunday. ID ally except Mondav North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship KoanoXe and Geo. V. Elder bail lor rtuetta, Suu i rancibco and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phone, U, 1314. H. Young. Agent CANADIAN PACIFIC Empress Line of the Atlantic. LESS THAN FOUR Dai's AT SKA. During the Summer season the Empresses sail from Quebec to Liverpool. Fast and luxurious. Nine hundred miles in sheltered waters of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf. Short ocean trip. Use this route and avoid seasickness. Summer sailing lists and rates now ready. Apr.iy to any Ticket Agent, or F. R. JOHN SON, Paes. Agt.. 142 Third St., Portland, Or. SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Fast and commodious steamers. Only direct sailings. Only sailings by daylight. From Ainsworth Dock. ForUanu. 4 p. M. S. S. Row? City, Feb. 2, Mar. 13, 27, etc S. K. hetuitor. Alar. 6, 20. April ), etc. From Spear-sU w harf., San r ran., 11 A. M. S. S. Senator. Feb. '29, March 14. 28, etc. S. 8. Roxe City. Mar. 7, 21, April 4, etc. J AS. H. DKWSON. Agent. Main 2C8. Ainsworth Dock. COOS BAY LINE The teamer BREAKWATER leave Port land every WedAeeUur fit tt ft. M. from Oak street dock, for urtu ASend, MarttiiHelil und Cooa Bmjt point Freight received tlii 4 P. M on day of sailing, i'aastnger fare, first class, $10; second-class. $7. including bertb and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Oak-street dock, WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Steamer Pomona for Salem, Independence, Albany and Corvallls, leav.s Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at &:45 A. M. Steamer Orrgonia for Salem and way land Jngs. leaves Monday. Wednesday and FrkdxC at 6 45 A. M. OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO Off les and Dock Foot Tsylor StrMU Phone: Main 40: A 11231. t.w.-:? i-3 -1? r- .