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1MB .SIOPTJfG OlrGOXIAN, FRIDAY, 3IARCII 27, 1908.
UP THIRTY CENTS
Expected Advance Occurs in
Sugar Market.
FURTHER RISE LOOKED FOR
.Active Buying of Hops on Export
Account Mohair Market Opens.
How a China Flour-Mill
Made Good.
The Indications of the upward trend of
sugar prices, based on existing market con
ditions, as set forth In these columns yes
terday were fully verified by the event. An
advance of at least 30 cents was thus In
dicated and this was the extent of the rise
announced to the trade In the forenoon. All
grades of sugar were affected.
With the lift given to the market Mon
day, the total advance this week has been
dO cents These are unusual changes and
are likewise the first that have occurred
this season. A compared with a year ago.
all grades of sugar are now $1.32 V6 cents
per hundred higher. Price changes were
more numerous at this season last year. On
February 11. sugar declined 20 cents and on
March 5 advanced 30 cents, moving up 20
points more on April 16. This season all
the changes are likely to be upward. If the
Coast markets continue to follow the Bast
as they are doing. Statistics of the world's
sugar markets show a decrease In tonnage
and a very firm tone prevails In the raw
and refined markets everywhere. Therefore,
the announcement of a further advance In
prices here woutd not be recelve4 with sur
prise. The Jobbers who have fortunately se
cured good stocks of sugar naturally feel
well repaid for their Investment, and the
retailers are Industriously covering their
future requirements.
MOHAIR MARKET MORE ACTIVE-
8U Reported In the Country at 25 Cents.
Condition In the East,
A considerable quantity of mohair Is
changing bends in the country at 25 cents.
Shearing has been delayed somewhat by the
rain, but a few days of favorable weather
will see the operation completed. The lots
that have reached Portland show the aver
age quality and the clip is expected to run
up to the usual quantity of 300.000 pounds.
Ooat shearing la in progress In the vicin
ity of Monroe and in other parts of Benton
roupty. The mohair is of splendid quality
and of good length, says the Co r all is Ga
sette, due to the healthy condition of the
grats. George Hall and E. Ny have se
cured a machine each, and are clipping a
goodly portion of the animals, so that In
most of the clip the hair will be In better
condition than formerly.
Conditions In the Eastern mohair market
re thus reported by the Boston Commer
cial Bulletin of March 21:
A general indisposition towards buying is
still manifest among the mohair consumers,
and not much of interest locally has trans
pired during the past week, outside of a
Fmall amount of choice carding at the bot
tom price of 24c. However, there is still a
little encouragement. If such It can be con
sidered, for the dealers. In that consumers
are on the qui vtve for anything that savors
of a bargain, and this in considered a pretty
rood indication that buMness will start In a
small way at least before long. At the milts,
however, short time Is the rule for the
present.
The foreign situation is unchanged. , Late
advices report the demand good for fine
hair, but the general market rather quiet.
REN NT E MUX ON A PAYING BASIS.
Hongkong Company Clears a Profit on First
Eleven Months' Operations.
Millers and flour merchants In the North
west will be Interested In learning that the
Hongkong Milling Company, organized by
A. H. Rennie, formerly the Hongkong rep
resentative of the Portland Flouring Mills
Company, has made good. A late Issue of
the South China Morning Post, published
t Hongkong, given the annual report of the
directors of the company from mhlch the
following extract Is taken:
AftT paying runnln expenses, directors
and auditors fees, commissions and all
other charges, the profit amounts to $101,
SW2.7.. from which has to be deducted the
, halnnce at debit of working account at Slst
December. lOrt. S77.034.37; and preliminary
expenses, now written off. $1472. 10; leav
ing a balance of $82,756.00. which the di
rectors propose to carry forward to credit
of new account. This profit was gained In
a little over 11 months working, as the
mills did not start running until the end of
January. 100T"
The directors report that a plant for
the manufacture of Ice will be In working
order early In April and a contract has
been made for the sale of 21 tons of ice
rtally for ten years on advantageous terms
to the company. They are also considering
the establishment of an aerated water fac
tory. PACL HORST 8 EN PS HOPS TO ENGLAND
Will Have SS.000 Bales on the London
Market.
A considerable amount of hop buying Is
under a ay in various parts of the Valley.
Nearly all the business la being done on
export account. There is little doubt that
t he English merchants and brewers are
stocking up at the low current prices In
anticipation Of the probable placing of an
Import duty on foreign hops by the British
government.
"Paul Horst has Juat shipped 10.000 bales
of Coast yearlings from New York to Lon
don on the steamer Adriatic, and will ship
15.000 hales on the next steamer, said
Herman Klaber yesterday. "These are the
heaviest hop shipments ever made by one
firm on one steamer. The freight alone from
New York to London will amount to about
S30.0O0. Horst already baa 13,000 bales In
London, and with these shipments will have
3V000 bales of hops In that market. The
storage and insurance he will have to pay
would be enough to cripple an average man.
His storage in London will amount to $3000
a month, and if be carries the hops two
years, the expanse of storage, interest,
etc.. will be over $75,000. This large block
of hops will naturally have a depressing
effect on the London market.
"The latest Government reports,' con
tinued Mr. Klaber, "show that exports of
American hops from New York since Sep
tember 1. have been 63,000 bales. I think
the exports for the year from "September 1,
1 Im T. to Sep tern her 1 , 190$. will be over
100.000 bales, a big proportion of them
yearlings."
BANANAS ARRIVE IN POOR ORDER.
Vrgr-table Are More Plentiful and Se41lng
Well.
Pour cars of bananas arrived yesterday
and they were about the worst of the sea
son. Prices, however, were higher tn sym
pathy with the advance-at shipping points.
Three car of oranges came tn and a con
siderable number of -car are rolling this
way.
A car each of California celery, cabbage
und cauliflower also arrived. The latter was
in- first-class condition and was quoted at $2
per crate. The celery was nrra at $4.50 $3.
Asparagus was more plentiful and a shade
;or at 13 cents. Eastern cucumbers are
offering at $2.50 per doten. New California
potatoes are on the market and quoted at
04 cents per pound.
KGO MARKXT 18 QUOTED FIRMER.
Ciood Krtara. Demand Ft teats Aocun
latton f fivrptna,
JL Armar ton t noUcaabla ta the gg
market. The general quotations yesterday
were 13 to IB cents, but a few sales were
reported at 16H cents. There was a. good
Northern deman and though receipts were
liberal not many cases were left on the
street after shipping- hours.
The poultry market was only fairly good,
but arrivals were light enough to keep the
market about steady.
Butter Is still very active, with stocks of
city and country creamery barely sufficient
to supply local requirements. Quotations
are without change.
Wheat Above Export Value.
A firmer tone prevails In the wheat mar
ket, though business is by no means brisk.
Prices quoted yesterday were generally a
cent higher than at the flr?t of the week.
These prices, while a cent above export
values, are Justified by the better demand
for shipment to California. Buying by
Northern millers is also partly responsible
for the rise.
Bank Clearings.
Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes
terday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $ at.7S3 S1 13.9:45
Seattle 1M7.-J20 12.37
Tacoma 513.52 71,i7
Spokane 1,073.351 190,443
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Flour. Feed, Ebo.
FLOUR Patent, $480; straight, $4.00;
clears, $4; Valley. $4.43; graham flour.
$4 4."4f3; whole wheat flour. $.75&5.2;
rye ti ur. $.M).
WHEAT Club. S-'tMc; bluestem. 85
80c: Valley. S-i'b⁣ red, 81 & 8'Jc.
BARLEY Feed. $2o per ton; rolled. $28
if. 'My per toi..
MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. $28; country.
$27 per ton; middlings, $a0; shorts, city,
$27; country. $28 per ton; chop. $202i per
ton
OATS No. 1 white, $2728 per ton.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90
pound sacks, -per barrel. $7; lower grades,
$; 50G0 50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound
sacks. $8 per barrel: 9-lb sacks, $4.25 per
bale; split peas, per 100 pounds. $4.2594.80;
pearl barley. $4 505 per lOo pounds; pastry
flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.75 per bale; flaked
wheat. $2 73 per case.
CORN Whole, $33.S0; cracked, $34.50.
HAV Valley timothy. No. 1, $17 ton;
Eastern Oregon timothy. $1920; clover.
14&15; cheat, $15; grain hay, $1415;
alfalfa. 12913.
Vegetable, Fruit. Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $13 50 per
box, according to quality; cranberries, $S0
11 per barrel.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 75
90c per dozen-: asparagus, 12c per pound;
beans. 20c per pound ; cabbage, 1 4 c
per pound; cauliflower. $2: celery, $4.50Q
5.00 per crate; cucumber. $2.75 per dozen;
eggplant. 20c per pound; lettuce, head, 65c
per dozen; hothouse, $1.00 (g 1.25 per box;
parsley, 25e per dozen; peppers, 20c per
pound ; radishes, 30c per dozen ; rhubarb,
$275 per crate; spinach, 85c per crate;
sprouts, 10c per pound; squash, lt4c per
pound ; tomatoes, Mexican, crates. $22-50.
iROPlCAL FRUITS Lemons, $2. 50 3 50
per- box; oranges, navels, $292.73; grape
fruit, $;t.50; bananas, oOc per lb.; crated,
5H; pineapples, $4 & 5.50 per dozen; tan
gerines, $1.50 per box.
ONIONS Jobbing price, Oregons, $4 per
hundred.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 85C per
sack; carrots, 85c per sack: beets, $1.00 per
sack; garlic, 10c per pound.
POTATOES Buying price. 40 000c per
hundred, delivered Portland; new California,
5S per pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10c per pound;
peaches, 11012ttc; prunes, Italian. 596!Ac:
prunes. French. 3 5c; currants, unwashed,
cases, 94 c; currants, washed, cases. 10c;
figs, white, fancy, 50-pound boxes, 6c
Butter. Egg Poultry, Ktc
BUTTEK CUy creameries: Extra cream
ery, 30c per pound; state creameries, fancy
creameries. 25 0 30c ; store butter, choice.
160 17c
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 15c;
Young America, ltiC per pound.
POULTRY Average old hens, 14$HHc;
mixed chickens. 12 13c; Spring chickens,
10020c; turkeys, live, 150 17c; dressed,
choice. 100 -Oc ; geese, live, per pound, 8 0
10c; ducks. ltiHfl7c; pigeons, 75c0$l;
squabs, $1.5002.
. EGGS Fresh ranch. 15016c per dozen.
VEAL 75 to 125 pounds, 84c 125 to
160 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds. 5 94C
PORK Block. 75 to 15o pounds, T07fee;
packers, 56Vc
Hops, Wool, Hide. tc
HOPS n07, prime and choice, 4 05c
per pound; olds, l&lVtC per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, average beat, 12
0 ItJc per pound, according to shrinkage;
Valley, 16018c. according to quality.
MJHAIH Choice. 25c per pound.
CASCARA BARK 6c per pound.
HIDES Dry, UtflZfec; dry calf. No. 1,
under 5 lbs.. 14016c; culls. 2c per lb, leas;
salted hides, 5c; salted calf, 9c; green
(unsalted). lo per lb. less; culls, lc per
ib. less; sheep skins, shearlings. No. 1
butchers' Block, each, 25030c; short wool.
No i butchers stock, each, 50060c; me
dium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock.' each. 75c
01.00, long wool. No. I butchers' stock,
each. $1.2501.50; horse hides, salted, each
according to size, $2.00 0 2.50; dry, accord
ing to size, each, $1.0001.50; colt's bides,
each. 25 0 50c ; goat skins, common, each,
15025c; Angoras, with wool on, each, 3OC0
$1.50.
FURS For No. 1 skins: Bear skins, as
to size. No. 1, each, $5.00 0 10.00 ; cubs,
each, $103; badger, prime, each. 25 000c ;
cat, wild, with head perfect. 30050c; house,
5020c; fnx. common gray, large pi line,
each, 40050c red. each, $305: cross, each,
$5015: silver and blacft. each. $1OO0
800; fishers, each, $506; lynx. each. $4,500
6 OO; mink, strictly No. 1. each, according
to size, $103; marten, dark northern, ac
cording to six and color, each, $100 15;
marten, pale, according to sis and color,
each, $2 5004; muskrat, large, each. 120
15c; skunk, each. 30 0 40c civet or polecat,
each. 5 0 1 5c ; otter, for targe, prime skin,
each. $6 010, panther, with head and claws
perfect, each, $2 03 raccoon, for prime
large, each 5O075c; wolf, mountain, with
head perfect, each, $3.50 0 5 00; prairie
(coyote), oOc0$I.OO; wolverine, each. $60
800.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Price Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
The livestock market was strong In tone
yesterday and hog were quoted a quarter
higher. Arrivals fere 55 cattle and 25
calves
The following quotations were current in
the local market:
CATTLE Best stowrs. $4.4004.75; me
dium. $3.75??4.25; cOs, 3.50(ri 3.75; fair to
medium cows, 2.7503.35; bulls, $2.02.75;
calves, $3.73'54.50.
SHEEP Good, $5l5O06; lambs, $5T50
HOGS Best, $5.5005.75; light and feed
ers, $50 520.
Eastern Livestock Price.
CHICAGO. March 26. Cattle Receipts,
$000. Strong to 10c higher. Beeves, $4.00
7.3$; cows and heifers. $2.OO0 6. 10; calves,
$4.00,0 6.25; Westerns. $4.500 5. SO; stockers
and feeders. $3.150 5.10.
Hogs Receipts, 1S.000; 10c to 15c higher.
Light. $510 3 5 45; mixed. $5. 15 05. 45;
heavy. $5.1505.45; rough. $5.1505-30; pigs,
$4 -250 5.00; bulk. $5.3 5j 340.
Sheep Receipts. 16.000. Strong. Natives,
$4.6O7.00; Westerns. S-t.73 w 7.0O; vear
lings. $4 60177.75: lambs. $5S507.9O; West
erns. $6.S50S25.
OMAHA. March 26. Cattle Receipt.
4200. Strong. Native steers. $5.2.107.O;
cows and heifers, $3.750 6.00; Western
steers. $4.00 6.00; Texas steers. $3,750
4 $5: cows and heifers, $3.O0 5-00; can
ners, $2-2503. 75: stockers and feeders, $3.00
05.25: calves. $3.006.00; bulls and stags,
$3.25 0 525. '
Hogs Receipts. 6600; 10c higher. Haw.
$5.0005.10; mixed. $45 & 5 00 ; light. $4 90
0505; bulk. $4.0505.05; pigs. $4.0004 75-
Sheep Receipts. 7500. Pt-ady. Yearling.
$A.OOij 7.00; wethers. $5.75 cd 0.65; ewes,
$5,004 6.40; lambs. $7.OO08.OO.
KANSAS CITY, March 2. Cattle Re
ceipts. 6000. Strong to 10c higher. Native
steer. $5.257.25: native cows and heif
ers. $3.50 4-50; stockers and feeders, $;j.75
0 5.75; bulls. $3-500 5. 5; calves, $3.5006.00;
Western steers, $4 750 7.00; Western cows.
$S.755.25.
Hogs Receipts. 10.000; 10c higher. Bulk.
$5.0505.25; heavy. $5.150530; packers and
butchers. $5.05 05.25; light, $4-5 05-15;
pigs. $4.354 75.
Sheep Receipts. ftOOO. Strong. Muttons,
$5 506 S0: lambs. $6.750S.OO; range weth
ers. $6-00 0 7 35; fed ewes. $5.5006.5.
Other Man Is Satisfied.
Regarding the report of the dissolution of
the firm ot Hart Hubbard, hop-buyers. T
H. Hubbard, of the firm, state that there was
no dissatisfaction with the business on his
part, but that he has returned to h home
at a!-m. where he has secured quarters
and establish an cTnce of bis own. Mr.
Hubbard h had evveral years ot experience
a a bop-buyer and has ceait extensively
with growers in all parts of the Valley.
Wool at St. LouJ.
ST. LOriS. March 2S- Wool, steady. Ter
ritory and Western mediums. 2O0 SJc; fine
medium, 18019c; fine, 15017c.
UNDERTONE S WEAK
Irregularity Is the Feature of
the Stock Market.
BREAK IN UNION PACIFIC
Pacific Coast Declines Because of Re
duction in Its Dividends Iron
and Steel Trade Reports '
Xot Encouraging.
NEW YORK, March M. Irregularity waa
again the most characteristic feature of
the fttcck market today. The undertone was
heavy at the outeet with several manifes
tations of strength, but In the main hesi
tating. There was steady selling of the
most active issues, notably the Steels and
Union Pacific, and board-room gossip cred
ited the more Influential speculative ele
ment with favoring a reaction. This feeling
seemed to be based on the belief that the
general situation, more particularly business
in mercantile lines, does not warrant a
further rise at this time. There is at beet
only a small Increase in commission-house
business and the bulk of today's opera
tion, was again pro'eselonal.
Announcement of the resumption on
April 1 of full time at the Beading collier
ies gave stimulus to Reading and other
coal shares. Later advices dealing with
the steel awl Iron trade were not especially
encouraging. on the other hand. It was
asserted In trustworthy quarters that the
demand for copper has forced that metal
higher.
Reductions in the dividends of pacific
Coast common and second preferred result
ed In substantia! declines in those Issues.
Union Pacific fluctuated feverishly and
broke from 128 to 125. when It became
known that the new financing plan con
templates an issue of perhaps $50,000,000
in bonds. The street was plainly disap
pointed at the news; also at the failure of
developments regarding the so-called Union
Pacific "segregation plan." Southern Pacific,
which developed unusual activity and
strength In the early session, lost some of
its gain and the list as a whole registered
declines. There , were partial recoveries,
however, but In "the final hour the market
showed diminished force with renewed at
tacks by the short interests. The closing
was steady with prices rallying.
Prom abroad, the only noteworthy fea
ture wae the weekly report of the Bank of
England, whose reserves declined to 48.60
per cent as against 51.20 per cent last
week. This exhibit was vastly better than
recorded by the same Institution a year
ago. Monetary condition, were unchanged,
there being little demand.
The bond market was Irregular with Gov
ernment Issues unchanged on call. Total
sales, par value, .4.170,000.
Sales. High. low. Close.
Adams Expres. 177
Amal Copper 83.700 60 58: 60
Am Car & rdy... 4000 33 33 33
Am Car A Fdy pf. 200 t3"i 92 03
Am Cotton Oil .. 200 28 2S 28U
Am Cotton Oil pf .., 85 '
Am Express joo
Am Hd & 1A pf. 100 1514 1S14 15
Am Ice Securi ... 12,400 21H 20U 20'4
Am Linseed Oil .. 100 7'4 7T4 o
Am Linseed Oil pf 100 18 14i 18
Am Locomotive .. 13,3"0 48 45lj, 46
Am Locomotive pf 400 04 ti 04 u 04
Am Smelt & Ref. 51,800 74"fc 72V, 73
Am Smelt & Rf pf I.OOO US 974 97
Am Sugar Ref . . 1.4O0 126 125 125
Am Tob, pf cent 500 ST. 8414 84 u
Anaconda Mln Co. 8.800 3ftV 38 32
Atchison 7,700 74'. 731. 73
Atchison pf . 81 J
Atl Coast Line... 7O0 1 75 72 71
Bait & Ohio 1,300 83 8154 " 82W
Bait & Ohio pf 85
Brook Rap Tran.. 12.400 47 4614 46
Canadian Pacific . 1,800 150(4 14844 149
Central of N J 178
Chesapeake & O . 2,600 32 31 - 31
Chicago Gt W .. 1,600 5 5 4T
Chicago & N W. . 1.200 148 147 148
Chi, Mil & St P. 24.200 11 1J8 118
Chlo Ter & Trans 5
Chi Tr & Trans pf 20
C C, C & St Louis 1.400 52 61 52
Colo Fuel 4 Iron. 10,200 24 22 22
Co'.o & Southern . 600 23 24 24
Colo & S 1st pf.. 100 55 55 54
Colo A S 2d pf.. 700 47 47 47
Consolidated Gas 4,600 117 113. 114
Corn Prod Rfg .. 1,400 14 1414 14
Corn Prod pf ... loo 65 65 64
Del & Hudson .. 1.000 156 153 153
Del, Lack & vt" 45
Den i Rio Grande 300 2o 20 20
Den & Rio G pf.. 40 24 53 53
Dlft Securities .. 200 34 33 32
Erie 5.100 17 16 16
Erie 1st pf 1,000 34 33 33
Erie 2d pf 300 24 24 23
General Electric 1.200 128 126 127
Illinois Central . 300 126 125 125
Int Paper 9
In Paper pf 6X 57 58 53
Int Pump 300 . 24 24 . 23
Int Pump pf 70
Iowa Central 1.700 12 12 12
Iowa Central pf. 1.900 34 . ,32 33
Kan C Southern.. 7.30 23 22 23
Kan C Southern pf l.ooo 54 53 53
L & Nashvl'.le ... 900 1O0 98 99
Mexican Central.. o0 18 18 17
Minn & St L 600 24 24 23
M. St P A 8 S M 800 107 106 106
M. SP&SSMpf 130
Missouri Pacific . 4.70O 41 39 39
Mis. Kan & Tex.. 3.900 24 24 24
Mis. K A Tex pf 300 56 55 57
National Lead ... 3,400 60 57 59
Nat R R of Mex pf 50
N T Central ... 2,100 98 97 97
N T O A W ... 700 34 33 33
Norfolk A Y ... 300 64 64 64
Norfolk A W pf y 80
North Am 48
Pacific Mall 1.7O0 31 35 38
Pennsylvania 13,300 117 116 118
People's Gas .... 1.200 '90 86 90
P, C C A St L 68
Pressed Stl Car .. 400 25 24 24
Pressed Stl Car pf 82
Pullman Pal Car.. 100 154 154 153
Reading 220.700 107 105 106
Readins 1st Df 8114
Reading 2d pf ... 2O0 80 80 79
Republic Steel ... S.OiiO 18 19 1
Republic Steel of. 1.300 72 72 72
Rock Island Co .. 2.100 15 14 14
Rock Island Co pf 2.000 28 2' 27
St L A S F 2d pf 26
St Louis 8 TV .. 4O0 14 13 13
Pt Louis S W pf.. 600 34 32 32
Southern Pacific . 42.2O0 76 75 75
S Pacific pf 1.30(1 111 110 110
Southern Railway. 5.500 1 15 15
S Railway pf 1.5O0 43 40 40
Texas A Pacific 600 17 16 16
Toi, St L A TV .. 200 16 16 16
Tol, St L A TV pf 900 40 39 40
Union Pacific 78
V S Express 90
U S Realty 100 40 40 39
U S Rubber 500 23' 23 22
V S Rubber pf S
U S Steel 85.800 35 34 35
U S Steel Pf e,T00 99 99 90
Va-Caro Chem ... 800 20 20 20
Va-Caro Chem pf - 03
TVabash S00 10 10 10
TVabaeh pf 1.000 18 17 18
TVella-Fargo Ex SOO
Tvesttnchouse El.. .loo 58 55 65
Western Union . . 100 50 - 50 49
Wheeling A L E.
Wis Central 14
Wis Central pf 38
No Pacific -24.800 128 125 126
Central Leather "0 19 18 18
do preferred ... 300 85 S." 84
Sloss-Sheffeld ... l'X 5o .18 49
do preferred ... 10.200 124 122 123
Int Metal 1.900 8 8 8
do preferred ... 3.400 21 20 20
Total sales' for the day 980.000.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. March 26. Closing quota
tions: U. s. ref. 2s reg,103'N T C O 3s. . 89
do coupon. .. .104'North Pacific 3s. 70
U. S. 3s reg 101 INorth Pacific 4.100
do coupon. .. .101 jsouth Pacific 4s. 84
C. S. new 4a reg.122 union Pacific 4s. 99
do coupon 122 Wlscon Cent. 4s 82
Atchison adj. 4s 56'Japanese 4s 7S
D A R G 4s 92!
8 Mick, at London.
LONDON. March 26. Consols for money,
87 9-16: do for account. 87.
Anaconda ... 8.12 N. T. Central. 103.00
Atchison .... 76.87 Norflk A Wes 66.50
do pref 88 73 do pref 83.00
Bait A Ohio. 84.75 'Ont A WeBt. . 35.00
Can pacific. .154.12 Pennsylvania. 60.50
Ches A Ohio. 33 25 iRand Mines.. 4.87
CJ'.I Grt West 5.25 I Reading 54.62
C M. A S. P. 126. 50 'Southern Ry. . 16.25
De Bears ll.!' do pref 42.00
D A R G ... 31.25 South Pacific. 75.87
do pref 54.0O Union Pacific. 131.00
Erie 17.12 do pref 83. 0O
do 1st pf.. 84.75 X'. S. Steel... 36.37
do 2d pf.. 35.00 I do pref 102.25
Grand Trunk 15.75 Wabaah 10.00
111 Central. ..131.00 ! do pref 18 00
L A N 103.50 'Spanish 4s... 92.75
Mo. K. A T.. 25. 12 i Amal Copper. 61.12
Mosey, Kxe-haag-e. Et
NEW YORK. March 26. Money m call
easy lx per cent; ruling rate. 1 per
cent: closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at' 2
per cent.
Time loans quiet and steady; 60 days.
393 per cent: 90 days. 3 per cent; six
months. 4S4 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 56 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi
ness In bankers- bills at S4.S6A4.8605 for de
mand and at S4.S34504.835O for 60-day bills.
Commercial bills. 4-83.
Bar sliver 55c
Mexican dorlaro 47c.
Bonds Government, steady; railroads, ir
regular. LONDON. March 26. Bar alH'er Quiet,
25 l-16d per ounce.
Money 2g3 per cent.
The rate of diacoimt In the open market
for short bills Is 22 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for three months" bills Is 2 per cent.
SAN .FRANCISCO, March 26. Silver bars
55c.
Mexican dollars 53c.
Drafts Sight, 7c: telegraph. lOc.
Sterling o days, 4.a3: eight, 4.86.
m
Foreign Discount Bates.
CALCUTTA. March 26 The rate of dis
count of the Bank of Bengal was reduced
from 8 to 7 per cent.
LONDON, March 26. The rate of dis
count of the Bank of England remained un
changed today at 3 per cent.
DUMOA I . jsarcn W. IIIO Xl!K ui ix.ili -
bay has reduced its rate of discount Iron
o 10 t per ceuu
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. March 26. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances in the gen
eral fund shows:
Available cash balance $261,408,830
-Gold coin and bullion 24.322.756
Gold certificates ?. 36,085.210
QUOTATIONS AT BAH FRANCISCO.
Prion Paid for Produce In the Bar City
Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. The follow
ing, prices were quoted lb the produce market
today:
Vegetables Garlic. 12015c: green peas.
35c; string beans, 30c; asparagus. 3
8c; tomatoes. $1.252: eggplant. 10fc15c. '
Poultry Roosters, old, 44.50; roosters,
young, 979; broilers, small, $495; broil
ers, large, $66.50; fryers, $7&8; bens,
S5$8.50; ducks, old, 45; young. $3 7.
Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; creamery sec
onds, 22c: fancy dairy, 20 c.
Eggs Store. I6c: fancy ranch, ITc.
Cheese New, 11 & 12c; Young America,
12014c.
Mlllatuffs Bran, I30S31.50; middlings, 33
636.
Wool Spring, Humboldt and " Mendocino,
20 22c ; South Plains and San Joaquin, 52j7c.
lambs, 610c
Hops 190T. l5c: contracts, llc.
Hay Wheat, 1216.50: wheat and oats, til
16; alfalfa. S914; stock. 7.009; straw,
per bale. 6085c.
Fruits Apples, choice. SI. 75; common. 60c:
bananas. 76cg$3; Mexican limes. $6.507;
California lemons, choice, 12.60; common.
$1.25: oranges, navels. $1.2502.25; pineapples,
$1.60133.50.
Potatoes Early Rose. $l.i5S1.60; sweets.
$38.'50; Oregon Burbanks. S5c$l.
Receipts Flour. 2048 quarter sacks;
wheat, 600 centals: barley, 2060 centals:
oats, 85 centals: beans, 51 sacks; corn, 35
centals: potatoes, 1850 sacks: bran, 34
sacks; middlings. 100 sacks; hay, 230 tone;
wool, 1JS bales; hides, 1075.
SHARP DECLINES IN WOOI, AT IAWDON
Prices Drop From Five to Twenty-aye Per
Cent.
LONDON. March 26. The offerings at the
wool auction sales today amounted to 11,141
bales. Fine grades were In fair demand,
but prices were weak and the following de
clines were noted: .
Fine merinos, 10 per cent: faulty merinos,
15 per cent: fine cross-breds,- 1JB per cent;
medium cross-breds, 15 per cent; inferior
cross-breds. 2025 per cent: Cape of Good
Hope and Natal scoured. 104M5 per cent:
Cape of Good Hope and Natal greasy comb
ing. 10!'12 per cent: Cape of Good Hope and
Natal greasy clothing. 510 per cent.
Americans bought a few lots of light
greasy cross-breds.
Eastern Mining Stocks.
BOSTON. March 26. Closing quotations:
Adventure . .$ 1.75
Allouez 26.00
Amalgamated 60.00
Atlantic 10.00
Bingham ... .87
Cal A Hecla. 635.00
Centennial . . 22.00
Copper Range 65.00
Daly . West... S 25
Franklin .... 7.50
Granby 90.00
Isle Royale. ; 19.00
Parrot 18.50
Qulncy 84.00
Shannon ..... 12.12
Trinity 15.50
United copper 4.87
U. S. Mining. 35.30
U. 6. Oil 10.00
Utah 40.25
Victoria 3.00
Winona 5.50
Wolverine ...125.00
North Butte.. 55.12
Butte Coal 22.00
Mass Mining.
2.25
Michigan . . .
Mohawk
11 00
50.00
INevada 13.00
Cal A Aru... 104.00
Ariz Com.... 19.O0
Mont. C A C.
.90
Old Dominion 37.50
IGreene Cananea 8.87
Osceola 84 00
NEW YORK, March 26. Closing quota
tions: Adams Con 5
Alice 200
Breece 10
Brunswick Con. IO
Comstock Tun. 22
C. C. A Va 40
Horn Silver 75
ILittle Chief....
(Ontario
JOphlr
tpotosi
1 Savage
ISlerra Nevada.
. .1
.250
.215
. 5
. 30
. 23
ISmatl Hopes.
18
Iron Silver 110 JStandard 140
Leadville Con.. 6 I
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. March 26. The London tin
market had a sharp break with soot clos
ing at 144 and futures at 142. Locally the
market was quiet but lower In sympathy
with the decline abroad, quotations ranging
from 31.35c to 32c.
Coppsr was higher In the London market,
with spot quoted at 61 and futures at 61
7s 6d. Locally the market was quiet but
unchanged, with Lake quoted at 13 13.25c:
electrolytic, 13&13.02c and casting. 12.50
12.87c.
Lt-ad declined to 14 7s 6d In London. The
local market was unchanged at 3.904c.
Bpelter was 2s 6d lower at 21 In the
London market. Locally the market was
dull and unchanged at 4.60 4.70c.
The English Iron market was higher,
with standard foundry quoted at 51s 6d and
Cleveland warrants at 52s 7d. The local
market was unchanged with No. 1 foundry
Northern. S18.25iS 18.75: No. 2. $17.75 18.25:
No. 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern soft,
$17.75 18.50.
Dried Fruits at New York.
NE7W YORK. March 26. There was some
demand for prime apples and bids of 7c
were made, but holders as a rule asked 7c.
Fancy are quoted at 10llc; choice, 8ij
0c; prime. 77c, and common to -fair.
5 6c.
Prunes were easy, with quotations ranging
from 414c for California and from 6
10c for Oregon fruit.
Apricots are steady, with choice quoted at
18 20c; extra choice, 19 21c;. and fancy,
20)' 24c.
Peaches are unchanged, with choice quoted
at 10 30c; extra choice, llllc; fancy,
1112c and extra fancy. 1314c
Spot supplies of California raisins are
small, but the market continues weak and
unsettled, with loose muscatel quoted at 5
4?6e; seeded raisins, 68c; London
layers, $1.65 1.75.
Dairy produce In the East.
CHICAGO. March 26. On the produce ex
change today the butter market was firm.
Creameries. 2228c: dairies. 20826c.
Eggs Easy; at mark, cases Included,
13c; firsts, 14c: prime firsts, 15c; extras.
I6C
Cheese Steady. 12 6 14c.
NEW TORK, March 26. Butter Steady;
unchanged.
Cheese Firm and unchanged.
Eggs Weak; Western average firsts, 15 "9
15c; seconds. 140 14c.
' New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, March 26. Cotton futures
closed barely steady: March, 9:51: April.
0.55; May. 9.66: June,' 9-60; July, 9.62;
August, 0.53: October. 9.46; December, 0.48.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Deaths.
KOWALSKI At 506 Nlcolai street..
March 24, Eva Kowalskt, a native of Ger
many, aged 83 years.
HARD At Mount View Sanitarium.
March 24. Beuiah N. Hard, a native of
Washington, aged 27 years.
ri'EN At Gervals, Or.. March 23, John
Fuen, a native of China, aged 62 years.
CURRIE At St. Vincent's Hospital.
March 25, DavW C. Currle, a native of Ohio,
aged 78 years.
LORINO At 812 Marshall street. March
25. George Lorlng, a native of Massachus
etts, aged 83 years.
NELSON At SSS East Tenth atreet
North. March 24,. Nela Edwin Nelson, an
infant.
FISH At 447 East Lincoln street. March
26. Daniel Newton Fish, a native of Ohio,
aged 66 years.
Births. .
GOLDSTEIN At 227 Grant street. March
21. to the wife of Phillip Oold.teln, a son.
HYATT At 513 Biackistons street. March
25. to the wife of Wlllard Hyatt, a daugh
ter. MAHAN At corner of Broadway and
East Third street North, March 81. to the
wife of Charles A. Mahan. a son.
RALPH At 11 Union avenue, March
23. to the wife of Charles C. Ralph, a son.
GRAVES At-East Fifty-third street and
Powell Valley road, March 25, to the wife
of Ernest Graves, a daugra?r.
GRAY At 170 East Fy-elghth street.
March 22. to the wife of Illlam A. Gray,
a daughter.
Building Permits.
G. ROSENBLATT To- alter and repair
a two-story frame dwelling on Tenth street,
corner Columbia; $1000.
F. M. MOORE To erect a one-story
frame dwelling on East Washington street,
between East Seventy-fourth and East
Seventy-fifth: $1600.
H. A. CORNELL To erect a one-story
frame dwelling on Colman street, between
Sandy and Siskiyou: $2500.
H. A. CORNELL To erect a one and one-half-story
frame dwelling on Colman street,
between Sandy and Siskiyou: $3000.
R. J. M'GUIREl To erect a ' two-etory
frame dwelling on East Twenty-second
street, between Alberta and wygant; $1700.
A. B. COULTER To erect a two-story
frame dwelling on Halsey street, between
East Seventeenth and East Nineteenth;
$3o0.
W. G. M'PHERSON To erect a four
story brick on Gllsan street, between Sixth
and Seventh: $18,000.
J. B. SAWYER To "erect a two-story
frame dwelling on Ellsworth street, between
Bast Twenty-ninth and Kerrll worth; $2400.
L. R. FAIRCHIL1) erect a two-story
frame dwelling on East Fifteenth street, be
tween Belmont and Taylor: $0500.
A. MUELLER To erect a two-story
frame dwelling on Michigan street, between
Mason and Skldmore; $2000.
J. T. ENNIS To erect a one and one-balf-etory
frame dwelling on East Twenty
first street, between Alberta and Wygant;
$2000.
J. T. ENNIS To erect a one-story frame
dwelling on Vernon street, between Alberta
and Wygant: $1800.
J. T. ENNIS To erect a one-story frame
dwelling on East Twenty-seventh street, be
tween Alberta and Wygant; $1200.
HYNSON A HANLEY To erect a one
story frame dwelling on Kearney street, be
tween Grand and Hlbbard: $1000.
CHRISTIAN BROS. BUSINESS COL
LEGE To excavate on Grand avenue and
Clackamas;-$200.
PHIL METSCHAN To alter a one-story
frame dwelling on Savler street, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth; $300.
MRS M. PATTERSON To alter a two
etory frame dwelling at S15 Tenth street;
W. M. MALLETT To erect a one-story
frame dwelling on Emerson street, between
Denver and Concord; $700.
EFFIE STACKHOUSE To erect a one
story frame dwelling on Bralnard street, be
tween Edgar and Allen: $600.
Marriage Licenses.
GROPO-CALOBRINA G. Gropo 3, city;
Fearls Calobrina. 32. city.
EDWARDS-LEWIS Frank E. Edwards, 46.
City; Mrs. Thome Lewis. 33. city.
PAVLES-GREENBAUM Gus Paries, 30.
city; Reglna Greenbaum. over 18, city.
Wedding and visiting cards, w O Soma
A C., Waabingto bids.. 4th and waah.
EVANS WILL NOT RESIGN
Decides to Retain Office of Deputy
District Attorney.
Walter H. Bvana .has reconsidered his
decision not to continue in the position
of -Assistant United States District At
torney. When the position was again
tendered to him yesterday by District
Attorney McCourt. he accepted and at
once entered upon the discharge of his
duties. Mr. Evans was originally ap
pointed by W. C. Bristol before the
transfer of the office and his reappoint
ment will await the confirmation of the
Attorney-General, though there is no
'cloubt expressed that the selection will
meet with the sanction of the authorities
at Washington.
. Mr. Evans is a native of Indiana and
was born tn 1870. He taught school for
about 20 years and was at one time con
nected with the Government service in
Porto Rico. He was graduated from the
University of Oregon law school in 1895.
. Mr. McCourt said yesterday that be
would ask the department to authorize
the appointment of another assistant, as
there was enough Work outlined in the
office to keep himself and two assistants
busy for some months to come.
Charge Filed Against Japanese.
Information was filed against K.
Sumida, a Japanese' resident of Port
land, in the United States Court yester
day by W. H. Evans, Assistant District
Attorney, charging him with violation
TUAva.La.ua' .U11B.
PORTLAND RT. I.IOHT A POWEa CO
CA1U LEAVE.
Ticket O II Ice and Halting-Roe nv
First and Alder Btrseta
. FOR
Oregon City 4. 6:30 A M. and
every 30 minute to and Including 9 P.
M., then 10. 11 P. M.; last car 12 mid
night. oreanam. Boring. Eagle Creek. Esta
eada. tsssdero, tslrvMw snu 'I'roufcuaje
7:15, 9:15, 11:16 A. M-. 1:16. 3:46, 6:16.
1:25 P. M.
FOB VA-NCOtVEH.
Ticket office and waiting-room Secons
and W ifshlngton streets.
A M :15. :50. 7:25. 8:00, 8:34.
8:10. 9:sO. 10:30. 11:10. 11:50.
P. M. 12:30. 1:10. 1:50. 2:30. 8:1
8:50. 4:30. 5:10. 5:50. 6:30. 7:06, 7:4.
8.15. 8:25. 10:S5t. l:46t
On Third Monday tn Every M on tit toe
Last Car Leaves at 5:06 P. M.
Dally except Sunday. Daily except
Mondev
CANADIAN PACIFIC
, Empress Lin of tb Atlantic.
LESS TH AH FOUR DAYS AT SEA
Durintr tKe Summer season. th Km Dresses
sail from Quebec to Liverpool ; faat and lux
urious; OOo miles tn sheltered -waters of th
6t. Lawrenc River and Gulf. Short ocean
trip. Use this route and avoid seasickness.
bummer sailing lists and rates now ready.
Apply to any ticket agent, or F. R. Johnson,
Pass A-t., 142 Third St., Portland, Or.
North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship
fcOdooa and beo. w. tldat-
5sU Ivi i.iuu, 3u f lauciaco anil
Aiigeles direct every Thuradaj
at 8 K M. Tieket off.c 132 Thiru
St., near Alder. Both phone, M.
!314 H Young. Agent
SanFranclsco and Portland Steamship Company
Fast and Commodious Steamers. Only Di
rect Sailings! Only Sailings by Daylight
From Alnsworth Dock, Portland. 4 p If.
Kose City. March XT, April 18.
senator. April 3.
From Bper St . Ean Francisco, 11 A. M
Senator, March 18, April 11, 86.
Boee City, April 4, 18, May 2.
J. W KANSOM. lxick Agent.
Phone Main 268. Alnsworth - Dock.
COOS BAY LINE
lb staamar feKaAJw WAT J&H leaves Fort
land every nitrsiiijf m a. M. from uaa
stl sat dova. tor A ex tat ixmU. JaartvuUeie. as)
Coos Bay point Af'reiaut received tUl 4 J
at on da ol sal 11 n. Paaaenaer fare, first
class, $10; sacond-ctaas. $T. including; berta
and meaia Inquire city ticket office. Third
and WaahlDstoa sireeta or Oak treat de?a
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
feieatuer foowaa for baiem, indjfndeac.
Albany and Corvallla, leaves Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday at 6:40 A- at-
bt earner Ore! for talem and way land
tfil. leaves Monday. Wednesday and ?rida
at - A. M .
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of the immigration laws in bringing from
Japan a woman named Natsu Takaya
for an immoral purpose. The Japanese
was arrested by C. J. Red, United States
Marshal, and placed in custody of une
Sheriff to await trial, in default of bail.
Grand Jury Takes Recess.
Having concluded the work Immediately
before it, the Federal grand Jury ad
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at 10 o'clock. It is expected that indict
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