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Newspaper Page TextI 17 ' THE MOKMM UKKUUMAJV. SATL'KDAY. OCTXJBEK 17, 11W8. ' filIT LOW PRICES Eastern Prune Buyers Not in the Market. MAY HOLD OFF TOO LONG .Large Sizes Are Scarce and Prices i Should Be on a Higher Level Fine Quality of Dried Output. ALB A N'T. Or.. Oct. 16. (Special.) That th total prune crop of Oreg-on and Wash ington this year will not be over 15.000.000 pounds, as compared with about 35.000,000 pounds last year. Is the estimate of S. A. i Iasaelle, secretary and manager of the Northwest Fruit Association, who has Just returned to his home in this city from an extenelv trip through the prune-irrowlns; sectlons of the stab. The California crop Is aJso short, be says, and this should mean a frood price for prunes, but now the Eastern market Is low, as buyers are waiting Jn the hope of price-cut ting on the Coaa?. He says: "Oregon growers are not selling now at prices that are being offered by the packers, as there seems to be quite a dif ference In their views of the market. The growers contend that on account of the extra light crop in California prunes should be worth more than what packers are now offering, which is 4H cents for the 30-35 count, which Is a 2 hi basis, by allowing the grade to run to the seven point, which all packers do. While the market in the East Is rather quiet it is not nearly so bad as some packers try to make the growers believe. In the last week the Northwest Fruit Association has had several offers for prunes at a 3 -cent basis. The great trouble with the buyers In the East, ac cording to my opinion, is that they are Just waiting to see how low certain packers of the Coast will go before thoy will do any business. They are all ready to buy, but while there Is a show for the prunes to go cheaper ther will wait. The asso ciation la trying to remedy this condition by having all growers who have not sold Join the association and this will steady the market and put a stop to price-cutting on the Coast by the packer at the expense of the pruneralser. "One thing I noticed on my trip," con tinued Lasselle, "was the absence of large sizes, such as 30-40s. Most of the prunes will run 4 0-60 and smaller. Therefore, it looks like poor business judgment to me for the sections which have 30-4 os, which are very limited, to sell on a 3 or ZH basis, as later, when the buyers go to hunting fur these large sizes, they will find then very scarce. The Northwest Association hat put a price of 3 basis on th-fir large sixes and from present con ditions we are most likely to get it, as the shortage of big sires Is just beginning to show up." Iuselle says Oregon growers have dried their prunes, bettor this year than ever be fore. All prunes have been dried very hard and this, he believes, will have a good effect on th East as the buyers are demanding nothing but first-class dried stock this season. The Northwest Association Is growing rapidly, according to Lasselle, and he says the association already plans to widen Its scope greatly next season. This year the association Is operating the big Albany prune-packing plant only, but before the next season It plans to put up several pack ing houses In the districts that will re quire them to handle their prunes and which are not tributary to Albany. GRAIN MARKETS ARE AIX FIRM. Goed Milling Dnnand For Whet and not 31 orb Being Offered. The firm tone of the wheat market con tinues, with the demand for blyestera strong and but little to be had. Cash oats and bartey were Arm and fairly active. Hay Holds Steady. Barley futures were firmer and ty cents higher at the Board of Trade. Wheat and oats were unchanged. Toe range of futures were as follows, f . o. b. warehouse., Portland: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. CI ose. NOV. m.$ -90 $ .92 A $ .90 .90 Ft Ieo- .90S .3A .90 H .90B OAT9. Koe. 1.80 1K5 A ISO 160 B Deo. 110 1&7A l-6 1-6SB BARLET. Kor. .. UO 1.S2 190 I SO B Dee, .. 1.12 1.16 A. 1.32fr 13113 Receipts) for the week to date: Wheat Oats Barley Flour Hay oars. cars. cars, sacks, cars. Monday 133 & 15 1320 11 Tuesday S 11 11 1000 11 Wednesday ..53 6 8 17 Thursday ... 21 13 5 918 4 Friday S3 13 1 510 12 Foreign wheat shipments for the week fts reported by the Merchants' Exchange. Argentine shipments. 1.313.000 bushels; last week, 324.000 bushels; Australia' ship ments, 733,000 bushels; last week, 300,000 bushels. HOP TRADING SLOWS DOWN. Pexnaad Is Good, But Growers Are Slow Sellers. . There were no new developments In the hop market yesterday, and aside from some business between dealers transactions were reported to be light. In the Aurora sec tion 7 cents was being freely offered and 8 -cent options were being taken. The latest Issue of the Producers Price Current says of conditions in New Tork : The market continues practically un changed. In New York Plate sales of a few hundred baies are iv ported at from lie to 1- S". the top price, however, having been paid for only a few lots. The buying ts scattered, all dealers buying a few bales. Sample are coming in right along, but as a rule only a tVw bales of each lot are pressed. More rain is needed before the crop wlll be entirely baled up. i-n the Coast one sale is reported In Sonoma at 8c and a few sales are reported in other California sectlous around To. In Oregon some buying is report! at 7c to 7c. with So reported bid for choice, but the buying has been connned to two dealers. Esti mates of the Oregon crop have been re vijHi. as the crop has come down lighter than anticipated; S3.v00 bales are now con sidered a conservative estimate. Other Coast estimate are the same as hereto fore. It la generally conceded that the prate has come down slightly heavier than wss generally expected, and estimates are put at 40.000 bales. No chance in con ditions is reported from either England or the Continent. POl'I.TRY PRICES ARE ADVANCING. Good Friday Demand For Chickens East -era Kgg Receipts. With lighter receipts of poultry and the usual good Friday demand, the chicken market was firm yesterday, with IS cents quoted on hens and Springs. Other de scriptions also moved well. Oregon ergs were firm snd In strong de msnd at 37 cents up to 3; S cents for the best. Two cars of Eastern eggs and a mixed car of Eastern eggs and butter arrived. There .was no change in the butter or cheese markets, which were strong. POTATOES STEADY; IN SMALL DEMAND. Ssa FranHsre the Only Outlet at Preerat. Onions Are lew. There I not much activity in the potato market now.' but prices are on a fairly steady bass. The best Oregons are selling at San Francisco at $1.40, which does not justify deal ers eperattrg heavily here at over 9t cent for fancy stock, whll tlie market for poor quants'- u entirely neglected. California Is shin Lcg out its rivers on the basa of CO cenui for No. 1 shipping stock, though fancy Jap rivers command S5 cents. Under the circumstance-, there Is no other market now for Oregons but San Francisco, and the low prices there jcovem values here. It to said the California onion crop will be cleaned up by February 1. unless prices ad vance, which will stop shipments. Onions are so cheap there now that there is no chance for Oregons to compete with them except at about 0 cents a hundred. Shipping lenmnd For Fresb Produce. Business was good in the fruit and veg etable line yesterday, mostly for country account. There were no material changes In prices. Eastern Concord grapes were In demand, but the California varieties moed slowly. A good many peaches are on hand for which there Is not much in quiry. The most active features of the veg etable market are celery, cabbage and tomatoes. Oversuppiy of Ireeed Pork. Rather than feed their hogs, at the ruling price of feed, farmers are marketing a lot of dressed pork those days, and only a amili part of it is fit for. sale. For the very best 74 cents is now the top price quoted. A good many large ones are coming in that do not bring in over 64 or SH cents. Receipts of Produce. Dally receipts of produce as compiled by the Board of Trade: Apples, 403 boxes, 2 cars; strawberries, 1 crate; grapes, 641 boxes. 1 cars ; peaches, 84 7 boes ; pears. 140 boxes; prunes, 20 boxes: cabbage. 90 crates, 1 car; celery, 13 crates; cantaloupes, 3 crates; egg plant, 2 crates; onions. 205 sacks; potaioes, 30 sacks; sweet potatoes, 1 car; peppers. 11 boxes; clams. 116 boxes; crabs, lii boxes, 1 barrel; crawfish, 2 boxes; fish. 83 boxes; oysters, 75 sacks; butter, 89 cases; milk, 715 gallons; cream, 8447 gal lons; eggs, &4 cases, 2 cars; butter and eggs. 1 car; cheese, 14 cases; chickens, & coops; ducks, 3 coops; turkey. G eoops; sq uabs, 1 coop ; hogs, d ressed. 161; veal, dressed, 91; meat, cars; honey, 6 cases; lentils. 10 sacks; vinegar, 20 barrels; con densed milk. 1 car; canned fruit, 1 car; canned tomatoes, 1 car. Bank Clearings. Cl-arir.gn of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clear! nir!. Balances. Portland $1.S1S.;7 $ 5T.31M Seattle - l.M.24 2i:t..t0.1 Tacoma 7l.32 40.4S0 Spokane 1,107.3U SKJ,.l3 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Floor. Feed, Etc WHEAT Blueetem, 93 'g 94c; club, 89c; fife. h9c; red Russian, fc6c; 40-fold, SOc; valley, SOc BARLEY Feed. J2627 per ton; rolled, $27.50' 28 .SO; brewing, $26.30. OATS No. 1 white, Uol.M per ton; gray. ai' t so ro. . ' FLOUR Patents, $4.80 per barrel; straights. 13. S5; exports. 13.70; Valley, ff-o. -sack. graham. $4.40; whole wheat. $4.65; ryMILLSTUFFS Bran. $26.50 pep ton; mid (3 1 Inge $.".T; shorts, country. $dl; city. $30; U. S niill chop, $22 HAY Timothy. Willamette Valley. $14 per ton: Willamette Valley, ordlnnry. $11; Eastern Oregon, $16.50; mixed, $13; clover, $U; aUalta, $11; alfalla moai. $20. Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH Flit IT Apples. niw, 60c $1 .50 per box; peaches, 10 0c; per brx; pears, $1 V 1.-'. er box; grapes, 30cu$l.ll per crate; Eastern Concords , 37 & 40c per bas ket; huckleberries, U'txlOc lb.; quinces, $19 1.2. per tx ; cranberries, $ 10 per barrel ; prunes. 2 y 2 c per lb. ; nutmeg melons, $1.25 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, Valencia, late, $4.t'T4.&0 per box; lemons, fancy. 4.S"-: W per box: choice. $3.fkx4.O0; landard. J2-7Ci per box; grapefruit, $4tf4-75 per box; banu.ua. 5Htf-c Pr pound; pomegranates, $17502 per box; pineapples, 2u2,'i) per dozen. POTATOES Ruing price. 80?0c per hundred: nweet potatoes. pr pound. ONIONS Oregon. $l'al.lu per lOO lbs. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 pep a, k ; carru te. S&c ; parsnips, $1.25 ; beet, 31 25. VEGETABLES Artichoke 650 per do.; beans, iii lc per pound; cabbage. 2c per pound; CHUllflower, &oc(u$l per dozen; cel ery. 7rN"c r.er dozen; cucumbers, $2.23 per b-ix; esr plant, $l.7.W2 per crate; lettuce, 75c$l per box; parsley, 15c per doxen; peas, 6c per pound; peppers, $2.25 per box; pump kins li ISo per pound; radiahes, 12c per dozen; spinach, 2c per pound; sprouts, &c per pound ; euash. 1 H Pr pound: tomatoes, 40'o0c provisions. BaCON Fancy, 23c per pound; standard, 1914c; choice, lithe; English, 171 fee; lI?KY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, imc; smoked, lbc; short clear acks. heavy, dry salted, lit c ; smoked. 13 c; Oregon exports, bellies, dry salt. 14c; "nuiSlO to 13 lbs.. 17c; 14 to 16 lbs., 16 fcc- 18 to 20 lb.. 16c; hams, skinned, 16Hc! picnics, 10c; cottage roll, 12c; shoulders. 12c; boued ham. 2oc; bo lied plc- DLAJKD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 14Hcj tubs. U4e; 30s, 14fec; 2os. 14fco; 10s. lc; 65. 15 "c. Ha, 13fcc, Standard pure: Tierces, I2c; tubs, 13c; 50s, 13c; 20, 13c; 10s, 13 uc; os, 13Hc: 3a. 13 a Compounds: Tierces, fcc; tubs, 8c; 00. 6fcc; JOx, 6Tc; 10s. 9c; Cs. 9c SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each, 70e; dried beef sets, 16c; dried beef outsides. 15c; dried beef Insiaes, 18c; dried beef knuckles, 18c. . PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $13; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe. $12- pigs" tongues, $10.50: lambs' tongues. MESS MEATS Beef, specials, $13 per barrel; plate, $14 per barrel; family, $14 per barrel; pork. $21 per barrel; brisket. $2$ pep barrel; S. P. beef tongues, $20; pig snouts, $12 50; pig ears. $12.5U. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras, 35$lsc; fancy outslJe creamery, 32350 per pound; store. 18c E3 OS Ore gon selects, 370; Eastern, 27V321c per dozen. POULTRY" Hens, 12c per pound; Spring 12o; durks. old, 12&12fen; Young. 14 'a 15e; geese, old, 8&9e; young, vOlOc: turkeys, iGTTc. CH EEtf K Fancy cream twins, 15c per pound; full cream triplets, l&o; full cream Young America, 16c. VEAL Extra. ijigOe. per pound; ordi nary. 7(fr7He; heavy, do. PORK Fancy, tc per pound; large, 8 etifec. " Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc DRIED FRUITS Apples. 7 He per pound; peaches. 11 Hi 124c; prunes. Italians. 59 Ewe; prunes. French. a."c; currants, un washed, cases, 9c; currants, washed, cases loc; tigs, white, fancy, 60-pound boxes. CSCOFFET: Mocha, 2423c; Java, ordln arv 17 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, IS&2O0; good. ItiirISc; ordinary. lSltic per pound. K1CE St-'Uihern Japan, 5c; bead. So; Imperial Jupan. 64c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails, $" per dozen: 2-pound tails. $2.95; 1-pound pits $2.lu; Alaska pink, l-pound tails. 96c: rwd. 1-pound talis. $1.45; sockeyes, 1-pound USl:OAR Granulated. $6:05; extraC$S.B5; ro'den C. $5.45; fruit and berry sugar. $6.05; piam bag. 6.05; beet granulate. $.86: cut-e (.barrels), $4.40; powdered (barrel), $." 5. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct vc P" pound; If later than 15 davs and within 30 days, deduct Ho per pound. Maple sugar, 13j'19e per pound. NUTS Walnuts, liHlc per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; tiiberts. lc; pecans, Hici almonds, 16H ' ISc chestnuts. Ohio, STmv peanui. raw. fitfSc per pound; roasted. 10c; ptnenuts. lOtfldc; hickory nut, luc; eocoanuts. &0c per dozen. SALT Granulated. $14.50 per ton, $2 per bale; half ground. 100J, $10 per ton; DOs, $i :0 per tun. BEANS small white, 5c; largo white, 4c; pink. Jc; bayou. 3?o; Lima. 6c; Mex ican rt-d. ia HONEY i-'uncy.. $3. Ml per box. CEREAL KOOtS Rolled oats, cream. 30 pound sacks, per barrel. $7; lower grades. $5 500 50; oatmeal. steel-cut. 45-pound M.-ks, $S per barrel; 9-lb. sacks. $4 23 per bale; spilt peas, per loO pounds, $4.2.. 4 SO; pearl barly. $4. 303 per 100 lbs. I patry rlour. 10-pound sac as. $175 per bale; naked wheat, $2 75 per cse. Hops, Wool. Hides. Etc, HOP ? Ore gon . 1 9 8. 7 a Sc pe r poun d . WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best. 10 0 14c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley. 156 liic- MOHAIR Choice, ISc per pound. HIDES I-ry tid-. N- 1. loc pound; dry ki? No. 1. 13c pound; dry calfskins lik- pound; wlted hiiirs. li-nKc pound; salted calfskins. 12 13c pound; reen. Ic less. FURS No. I skins: Bear skins, as to size 1 No 1. each. 3?10: cans, each, $19 3- badK-r. prime, each. 25;0c; cat. wild, wVh head perfect. 30'5uc; house. 520c; fox, common gray, large prime, each. 40 jy 50c- red. each. $35; cross, each. OU; silver and black, each. $100 3 303; fishers, each $.".' S; 1 nx. each. $4.50I6; mink, strlctlv No 1. each, according to size. $19 3- marten, dark northern, according to size and color, each. $1015; marten, pale, ac cording to size and color, each. $2.300 ; muskrat. large, each. 12 15c; skunk, each. 80l0c civet or polecat, each. 3 13c; otter, tor Urge, prime skin. each. $ti10: panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $203; rac-oon. for prime large, each. 50 & 75c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each, '$2.50 US; prairies (coote, 6Oc0$l.lO; wolverine, each. (69 CA6CARA BARK Small lots, ftc; ear lots, $c icr pound. BONDS Union Pacific Convertibles Ad vance Steadily. STOCK LIST IS FIRM St. Paul Helped by the Favorable Earnings Report for August. Light Offerings Are Readily Absorbed. NEW TORK. Oct. 18. The trength ot in dividual wtocir, affected the general list by sympathy today. The cause, back of the strength In the Influential stocks were lost In conjecture, but the manner In which they were absorbed and the evidence of scanty market supplies were accepted as evidences of ac cumulations. Union Pacific and St. Paul were conspicuous Instances. A marked demand for the Union Pacific con vertible bonds has been In evidence for several days. past, keeping them well in advance of the parity value of th, stock for purposes of exchange, which Is 175. In the case of St. Paul, the August earnings statement was fa vorable In its showing of an Increase in the gross return over that of August last year, but this showing was not much different from that of the return to the Interstate Commerce Commission, which has been published before. A favorable impression was made, however, by the decision of this company to resume the regular publication of its monthly gross and net earnings, which was-discontinued in l&Otf. The resumption at this time Is regarded as ex pressing In some measure assurance of the fa vorable nature of the returns which will be forthcoming. The Controller's abstract of condition of all the National banks In the country show, an expansion In loans since July 13, the date of the preceding cell, of l:(5,000.v00, that Item now standing $73,428, 762 In excess, of the total of August 22. 1U07. which was the date of the last abstract published before the financial crisis developed. The bank clearings of the country for the week, according to Dun's, show a greater rate of decrease than was shown during September, and this ts token to refleot considerable caution in commercial and financial lines. Foreign exchange hardened in the morning, but fell back to last night's level later. The activity in Union Pacific convertibles stirred up come movement In other bonds of that class. The bond division wns active and firm. Total sales, par value, f4.944.0u0. United State bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. . Closing Sales. High. Low. .. 11.800 76 Bid Amal Copper 7S74 34 (Am Car & Foun. nio Pi 4U', do preferred . . . Am Cotton Oil.. 300 1I2V 1V2 3i 6uO do Am Hd & Lt pf Am Ice Securi.. 100 26 2ti 'iiii 132 ii Am Linseed Oil. Am Locomotive. . do preferred . . Am Smelt & Ret do preferred . . Am Sugar Ref., Am Tobacco pf. 3, .00 lioo 60 49 k 105 87 104'j 132'4 93 14 22 43 '4 80 95 80 97 8 48 175 2314 90 198 l.SOO 1334, Am Woolen Anaconda llln Co 1.000 44 '4 Atchison 7,100 oil, do preferred 80 Atl Coast Line... Bait & Ohio io preferred ... Brook Rap Tran Canadian Pacific. Central Leather .. do preferred . ... Central of N J.. Ches & Ohio.... Chi Gt Western. Chicago A N W.. 2.S0O 87T, 871, 1.700 1,700 500 XOO 100 1.800 300 49 1754 23 9t 188 43 7 lBO'-i 139', 62', 33 43 V. CKi-l 56 1411 167 u 291.4 69 . 30 31 44 48 S 175 25 H 80 4 199 . 42V4 ' 714 l(W".i 136 4 52 u, 3i 42 6 5S?i 143 167" 28 V&" 69 29 44 144', 132 59 138 10 31 100 160 1.18 51 35 42 60 Vi 59 145 17 166 28 69 30 30 44 3511. 144 132 59 138 10 31 '4 51 20 25 C, M 4 St Paul. 22,700 C. C. C St L. 300 Colo Fuel A Iron 2,100 Colo & Southern. 2.100 do 1st prefprred. do 2d prefererd. Consolidated Gas. . Corn Product, . . . Iel & Hudson... D & R Grande... do preferred Distillers' Securi.. Erie do 1st preferred. 400 1,100 LS0O "'766 400 100 1.000 8,8 700 do 2d prelerrea. General Electric. 1.000 145 Gt Northern pf... Gt Northern Ore. . Illinois) Central .. 6.900 133', 400 u4 1,800 139 Interborough Met. 200 , do preferred ... 20(7 Int Paper - do preferred Int Pump 8.0O0 Iowa Central .... 700 10 31 29 26(4 28 25 K C Southern do preferred J? Louis & xasnvnie 106 Minn & St L 38 37 38 123 53 30 65 82 104 40 73 64 141 25 123 95 81 32 3T 131 22 79 19 47 30 18 47 63 103 118 22 53 42 26 3) 59 167 87 32 99 46 109 41 Sl 108 12 26 82 69 8 26 M. St P 3 S M. Missouri Pacific. Mo, Kan ft Texas do preferred ... National Lead ... N V Central N Y. Ont West. Norfolk West. North American.. Northern Pacific. Pacific Msll .... Pennsylvania People's Gas ... 1.000 1 24 123 66 3ii 65 81 1114 40 'm" 141 123 85 32 38 130 22 '19 47 30 1,600 57 1.100 1.500 31 66 82 4.100 1.800 H'5 SOO 41 l.ooo 22,100 5 142 124 85 '32 38 132 22 '20" 48 31 3.500 4O0 P, C C ft t ... Pressed Steel Car 600 Ry Steel Spring.. 100 ReRdlng MT-1"2 Republic Steel 500 do prererrea . . . Rook Island Co.. do preferred . . . St L A S F 2 pf. St L Southwestern do preferred ... Sloss-Sheffleld .... Southern Pacific. do preferred . . . Southern Railway. do preferred . . Tenn Copper Texas ft Pacific. Tol. St L ft West. 50O 7.700 800 100 63 29,500 104 63 103 118 22 53 42 26 30 59 166 87 32 100 46 109 41 31 200 118 1.400 22 Sno 2.3O0 600 3"0 RS 43 27 31 69 do preterrwr 600 Union Pacific .165,600 168 do prererreo. . . . TJ S Rubber do 1st prefererd), U S Steel 3"0 400 87 32 200 SB.T'TO -s do preferred. ... Utah Copper Va-Caro Chemical. 1.50O MWKl 600 41 400 31 do preferred Wabash 80 do preferred . . . 400 Westinghouse Eleo 18.800 Western Union ... 400 Wheel ft L S1e. -i.,.atti Central. J0O 'It 83 60 12 79 60 26 26 Total sales for the day. ooi.oov BONDS. NEW TORK, Oct. 10. Closing- quotations: n K ref 2s re.103'N. T. C. G. S8 92 Udo "uponr.?.104 Northern Pac. 3. 73 tt q Sa res 1H)4! do 4s V'if coup : . 101 Souths Pac. 4. 91 B TJ. S. new 4s reg.l20Union Pac. do coupon ...122 ,Wls. Cent. 4s... 84 Atch Adj. 4s.. 94B1 Japanese 4s 9 D. ft R- G. 4S. 95l Stocks In London. LONDON. Oct. 16. Consols for money. a, i m. An tnr aHOUIlt. 84. Anaconda N. Y. Central. Atchison 83 Ji Nor. ft West.. do pfd 98 I do pfd o lOOVlOnt. ft West.. .108 . T5 . S3 . 42 . 63 . . 67 ?r'5' "li'7 .171 . 89 . 47 .112 . 13 . 28 . 82 . 77 Canadian Pac. . 183 , Pennsylvania Ches. ft Ohio... 43 Rand Mines Chi. G. W 7 C. M. ft St. P.. 140 Reading Southern Ry... ,l nfA De Beers 1-T. r - R a 30 do pfd . . . . 7)Unlon Pacific . 331 do pfd Krie A 1st ofd... 45 U. S. Steel. do nfd .. Grand Trunk .- 2 HI. central 142 Wabash la nfd Louis, ft NasB..lu9H Spanish 4s M.. K. ft T 31 I Amal. Copper. Money Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Money on call steady. 1 2 per cent; ruling rate and closing bid 1 par cent; offered at 1 per cent. Time loans, very dull and firm: 0 days 2 63 per cent; 90 days. S&8 per cent: six months, 3J per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4 4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at J4.S430e4.8i for 60-4iay bills and at S4.365, for demand. Commercial bills. $4.84 J 4.84. Bar silver 51 c. Mexican dollars 15c. Government bonds sMady; railroad bonds flrra. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 16. Silver bars 61 c. Mexican dollars Nominal. Drafts Sight. 2c: telegraph. Sc. Sterling. 60 days. 14.85; sight. 4.8. LONDON. Oct. lt. Bar silver Steady, 3 d per ounce. Money per cent. The rate of discount in the open mar ket for short bills Is 1 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for three months' bills Is 1&2 per cent. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. Today's Treas ury statement shows; Available cash balance 1160.016 .35- Gold coin and bullion 41. 084.713 Gold certificates Si. 817,530 London Wool Market. LONDON. Oct. 16 The offering, at the wool auction sales today amounted to 13,480 bales. Greasy merinos were in active de mand at full prices and home buyers se cured most of the offerings. There was ani mated bidding by Americans for fin and medium greasy crossbreds at the highest prices of the series. Home traders bought coarse crossbreds moderately. Sllpes were taken for France. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Oct. 16. Coffee futuree closed unchanged to five points higher, tales, 7750 bags. Including October. 0.55c: November and December, 5.40c; March. May and July, 5.30c. Spot coffee quiet; No. i Rio. 6c: No. 4 Santos. 8c. Mild coffee, dull; Cordova. 9l?c. Sugar' Raw steady; fair reNning. 3.48c: centrifugal. .96 test. 3.98c: molasses sugar, 3 23c. Refined, quiet; crushed. 5.70c; pow dered, 5.10c: granulated, 5-OOc. SGARGITY OF POTATOES JAPANESE GROWERS VTIUj 2OT SUPPLY SEATTLE MARKET. Holding for Higrher Price Egg Quotations Are Shaded. Poultry Is Higher. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 16. (Special.) With only 20 cars of potatoes brought to this market this week, the market Is prac tically bare o good stock. Japanese grow er, refuse absolutely to let go at the pre vailing prices., and now that they have com menced to put their crop into the pits, dealers state that they will not take them out until the market is considerably higher than at present. With no steamere due until Sunday, the grape market was firm. Good Tokays eas ily commanded tl and Malagas sold as high as J1.30. Concords sold briskly at yester day's quotation. There was a tendency for egg dealers to shade prices on fancy stock today, although no sharp reduction was made. Poultry was In better demand. with large Springs cleaned up. Good fat -hens were in better tone, commanding as high as 16 cents. Wheat was active today, but unchanged. Veal was cheaper, little selling above 11 cents, and more selling around 9 and 10 cents. The market is well supplied. QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mar ket today: Mlllstuns Bran. $29.50031.50; middlings, $33.5035.50. Vegetable Cucumbers, 75c$l.25: gar lic 0fr7c; green peas. 57c; string beans, 35c; tomatoes, 25$ 40c: egg plant, 65 73c. Butter Fancy creamery, 31c; creamery seconds 20c; fancy dairy, 22c; dairy second.-, 20c Cheese New, 12 13c; Young America, 139 13c; Eastern. 10c. Eggs Store, 41c; fancy ranch, 49c; Eastern, 26c. Poultry Turkey gobblers, 23tfj 25c; ,iene. 23 625c: roosters. oid, . J3.5OS4.50; roosters, young, S.V57; broilers', small, 3f3.50; broil ers, large. 3.50e3.73: fryers. $464.50; bens, $.').. Vi, ducks, old. f4R-5; young, Wool Sprtnc. Humboldt and Mendocino. 1518c; Mountain. 47c; South Plains and ban .ioaquln. 7tr9c; Nevada. 9 912c. Hay Wheat, $1520; wheat and oats, I14I&18.50: alfalfa. !114; stock. 10 12; straw, per bale. 606.1o. Potatoes Salinas Burbanlcs. $1.25 1.60: Oregon Burbanks. $1,254(1.40; sweets, $1.50 ti l.liO. Fruite Apples, choice. $1.15; common, 40e; bananas. $lfa.3; Mexican limes, $4a"6; Cali fornia lemons, choice, $3.50; common, $1; pineapples. $1.503. Receipts Flour, S562 sacks; wheat, 605 centals; barley. 4410 centals; oats, 1800 cen tals: beans, 16.157 sacks: corn, 20 centals; potatoes. 4000 sacks; bran, 897 sacks; mid dlings, 60 sacks: hay, 270 tons; wool, 278 bales; hides, 1023. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheen and Hogs. Receipts of hogs were large again yester day and as the quality was nothing to brag about, the market naturally wore a decidedly weak aepect, with prospects good for a de cline In the near future. There wns a strong demand for good cattle, but Inferior stock, of which a considerable amount is coming in drags. Sheep and lambs hold etesdy. Re ceipts for the day were 300 cattle, 183 sheep, 815 hog.. 50 lambs and 240 goats. The following prioes were current on live stock in the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers. $4; medium. $3.25 03 60; common. 3 '5 3.25: cows, best. $2.75 63.25; medium, $2.252.60; calves, $8.50 4.50. SHEEP Best wethers, $3.50; mixed, $3; ewes, $2.502.75; lambs, best trimmed, $4 4.25: untrlmmed. $3.503.75. HOG3 Best, $6.60(3 6.75; medium, $5.76 6.25; feeders, not wanted. Eastern Livestock Prices. CHICAGO. Oct. 10. Cattle Receipts, "-,00 market, steady. Beeves, $8.407.50; Texa'ns, $3.23S4.70; Westerns. $3.105 73: stockers and feeders, $2604.30; cows and heifers. $1.5035.30; calves, $668.30. Hogs Receipts, about 23.000: market, generally 5C lower. Light. $5.20.5.80; mixed. $5.636.05; heavy, $5.306.10; rough. $3.3S'35.5; good to choice heavy, $5.30 6.10; pigs, $345; bulk of sales, $3.50 Sheen Receipts, about 10.000; market, steady Natives. $3.304.60; Westerns, $2.504.50; yearlings, $5.4063.90; lambs. $46 6; Westerns, $4i!6.10. SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. 16 Cattle Re ceipts. 2O00; market, steady. Western steers, $2 255.50: Texas steers. $24.40; range cows and heifers. $2-503.73; canners. $2 2.75; stockers and feeders, $2.5O4.60: calves, $2.75 5.73; bulls and stags, $2 S.10. Hogs Receipts. 5500; market, 5c lower. Heavy, $3.105.7O: mixed, $3.605.6p; light. $5.30jS3.60; pigs. $3.505. .Sheep Receipts, 6500; market, steady. Yearlings, $4.40 4.90; lambs, $57.60. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 16. Cattle Receipts, 3000; market, steady to weak. Stockers and feeders. $2704.3; bulls. $2 &S.33; calves, $3.506.75: Western steers, $3 40 5 ; Western cows, $3 3.65. Hogs Receipts. 10.000; market. 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $3.3065.80; heavy. $5.75 5 95 packers and butchers, $5.605.95; light, $o5.70: pigs, 44.60. heep Receipts, 5000; market, steady. Muttons. $3.804.2.1 lambs, $4.503.73: range wethers, $3.404.50; fed ewes, $3.25 4.50. Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON. Oct. 16. Closing quotations: Alice $3.30!Leadvllle Con... .04 Breece 05j Little Chief ... .08 HmnsOTlrk c. . .Ofli Mexican ........ .38 Com. Tun. Stk. .20iOntario 5.00 Com. Tun. Bds.. .1 Ophir 1.80 r-nn Cal. ft Va. .63 Standard 1.90 Horn Silver ... .65 Yellow Jacket . .50 Iron Silver .... l.oui . NEW YORK. Oct. Adventure.. $ 7.50 Ailouex ... 38.O0 Amaigamtd. 7j.8i Atlantic .... 17.7o Cal. A Hec 635. OO centennial . 35.00 16. Closing quotations: Quincy . 92 00 CHauiiua . . . Tamarack . . Trinity United Cop.. U. S. Mining U. 8. Oil Utah Victoria Winona .... 13.5l 71.00 17.50 10 73 39.50 25.50 40.30 4.50 512 140.00 Cod. Range. 74. OO Daly West . Franklin Granby Isle Royale. Mass. Mia.. Michigan .. Mohawk ... M. C. & C. Old Dom. .. Osceola .... Parrot 9.12V 12.50 100.00 23.50 5.50 13.50 63. 00 .40 49.37 i 119.00 27.00 Wolverine North Butte Butte. . 87.87 Coal.. 24.30 Nevada 16.37 11S.00 35.50 10.12 Cal. ft Ariz. Arts. Com. Greene Can. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. No change is re ported In the market for evaporated apples. Early new crop fruit Is quoted at 5c on spot and 1907 at 4c according to grade. PTunes are relatively active and the mar ket is steady in tone, with quotations rang ing from 4c to 13c for California and 6c to 7c for Oregon fruit. Apricots are steady, with choice quoted at 8Sc; extra choice at 89c and fancv at 9&10c. Peaches are dull and nominal, with choice quoted at 77c; extra choice. 7fcSc; fancy. 8t?9c. Raisins continue dull, with loose muscatels quoted at 6&6c; choice to fancy seeded, 66 7c: seedless. 46c London layers, $1. 61) $j 1.65. - GOLD 111 ARGENTINA Frost Reported in the Rosario District. - EFFECT ON WHEAT MARKET Prices Advance at Chicago and Xew York Export Demand at Du- . luth Good Inquiry for Flour. CHICAGO, Oct. 18. The wheat market opened easy, -with prices a shade to c lower. During the first few minutes of trading prices dipped still lower, but soon advanced again and held strong the re mainder of the day. Final quotations on December were at $1.00. and on May at $1.03. There was some selling during the first naif of the day. based on an official forecast of showers tonight in. Nebraska, but the report of cool weather In Argen tina completely offset this influence. The report claimed there had been frost last night In Rosario. in which district the wheat crop Is said to be the farthest ad vanced and the most susceptible to dam age. Duluth reported a good export de mand for wheat and Minneapolis reported flour in good demand.' Receipts In the Northwest were liberal. Corn was strong nearly all day. In con sequence of the brisk demand by shorts, who were actuated by fear of wet weather In the corn belt. At the sample tables low grades of corn closed about lc lower. The market closed strong at the top. with prices c higher than the previous close. December closed at 63c. Buying by local Interests and commission houses caused firmness in oats, but prices showed only slight gains, final quotations being unchanged to c higher. Cash oats were steady for the ordinary grades and about c higher for the best grades. The December delivery closed at 48 c. Provisions were weak all day in conse quence of selling inspired by liberal receipts of hogs at Western peeking centers. Re ceipts of hogs were about 20,000 more than on the corresponding day a year ago. At the close prices "were 5 10c lower. The leading futures ranged, as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. J)ce $ .91 $1.00 $ .99 $1.00 May 1.02& 1.0S 1.02 1.03 July 98 .9S .97 .98 CORN. Dec S3 .63 .62 .63 May 62 .63 .62 .63 July 62 .62 .62 .62 OATS. Dec 4S 48 .48 .48 May 50 .60 .50 .61 July 45 .46 .45 .46 PORK. Oct 15.35 Jan 15.20 15.22 15.10' 15.10 May 15.00 15.10 14.S5 14.95 LARD. Oct 9.40 Jan 9.17 917 9 10 9.12 May 9.10 9.12 S.07 9.10 SHORT RIBS'. Oct 8.80 8.80 8.77 8.77 Jan 8.10 ' 8.12 8.07 8.07 Cash quotations were. as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring, $1. 01?1.03; No. 3, 96c$1.06: No. 2 red. 99c(S$1.00. Corn No. 2, 72g72c; No. 2 yellow, 78 78c. Oats No. 3 white, 4649c. . Rye No. 2. 75c. Barley Good feeding, 5555c; fair to choice malting. 6761c. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.23. Timothy seed Prime, $3.40. Clover Contract grades, $8.- Short ribs Sides (loose), !8629.25. Pork Mess, per bbl.. $13.6013.62 . Lard Per 100 lbs., $9.409.42. SidesShort, clear (boxed). $9.50 9. 75. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.37. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 37.000 3S.100 Wheat, bu 77.C0O 4.600 Corn, bu 151,200 100.300 Oats, bu 282.000 27S.700 Rve, bu 3.000 1.000 Barley, bu. 106.700 12,500 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Flour receipts, 27,400; exports, 21,800 barrels; market steady, but slow. Wheat Receipts. 219.000; exports. 33.000 bushels. Spot firm; No. 2 red. $1.08 1.09 elevator and $1.10 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.12 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.09 t. o. b. afloat. Although weak at the start, owing to easy cables and wet weather in the Southwest, wheat rapidly recovered and was strong In the afternoon on reports of freezing weather in Argentina, closing c to c net higher. December closed at $1.10; May, $1.10. Hop, Dull. Hides Dull; Central America, 19 c. Petroleum Steady. Wool Quiet. ' Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCI8CO, Oct. 18. Wheat Steady. Barley Strong. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping $1.62 1.67 ; mill ing. $l.671.70. ' Barley Feed. $1.86 91.18; brewing. $1.4001.42. Oats Red, $1.60 1.70; white, $1.62 1.72; black, $2.452.60. Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley December, $1.40 1.40 ; May, $1.42. Corn Large yellow, $1.85 1.90. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Oct. 16. Cargoes very dull; Walla Walla, prompt shipment, unchanged. 87s 6d; California, prompt shipment, un changed. 38s. - . English country markets, easy; French, country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Oot. 16. Wheat December. 7s 7d: March. 7s 4d; May. 7s 4d. Weather In England today, fine. , CAUTIOUS BUT CONFIDENT BUYIXG IvIGHT, BUT WILL BE BIG AFTER XEW YEAR'S. t Approach of Election Tends to Ham per General Trade Industrial Situation Is Good. NEW YORK. Oct. 16. Bradstreets to morrow will say: Continued warm, unsea sonable weather and the approach of tne National election tend to hamper distribu tion of seasonable merchandise, the pur chase of any but Immediate necessities and the projection of new enterprises. On the other hand Industry Is slightly more active, some branches of the iron trade having Increased forces, while building is more brisk tut at the same time drouth or low water In various navigable streams tend to affect such lines as coke, waterway naviga tion and paper mills. Railway tonnage Is heavier and current gross earnings show smaller decreases than for any time in the past ten months. Summed up, caution still prevails, but con fidence is very strong and. therefore, natural conditions, together with light stocks, should produce a marked degree of expansion after the turn of the new year. Until then re pression seems to be the policy, the hand-to-mouth buying movement Is deemed to be part of wisdom and new enterprises are being held In -abeyance, either by the credit giving Institutions or by their projectors. Business failures in the United States for the week ending October 15. number 244 against 238 last week, 194 in the like week of 1907. 170 in 1906. 178 In 1903 and 227 In 1904. Business failures in Canada for the week number 2 against SI last week and 3S in this week a year ago. Wheat. Including Hour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending October 15. aggregate 4.458.227 bush els against 5.652.652 bushels last week and 4 064.062 this week last year. For the 18 weeks ending October 15 this year, the ex ports are 62.222,816 bushels against 58,-. 1 1 : i THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000.00 OFFICERS J. C. AINSW0ETH, President B. W. SCHMEER, Cashier. E. LEA BARNES, Vice-President. A. M. WEIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. TRAVELER'S CHECKS Issued for use on the AMERICAN CONTINENT or in any FOREIGN COUNTRY, cashable without charge or identification. 709,876 in the corresponding period last year. PROGRESS SLOW BUT STEADY. Undertakings Hold Back Fending Result of Election. NEW YORK. Oct. 18. Dunn's review of trade tomorrow will say: Moderate Improvement Is Indicated In re ports of current trade from most sections of the country, with pronounced confidence regarding tho future. Although many large undertakings are held back In the iron and steel Industry, pending the result of the election, numerous small contracts are being placed and specifications on old orders in volve a considerable tonnage. Progress is slow but. on' the whole, there Is a distinct improvement each week, export business continuing liberal. Conditions in the fdotwear Industry were unsettled by labor controversies at Lynn and some other factories are closed for in ventories. There is no controversy regarding prices. In leather, quotations are well main tained. Light sole and upper leather Is more abundant, sales of the former being at more pronounced concessions. Export demand has sustained the market for glazed kid, but domestic trade is poor. Weakness in hides is more noticeable, natives being relatively easier than branded varieties. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Bradstreets bank clearings report for the wt ending October 15, ehows an aggregate of $2, 634,016,000. as against 12.740.2SO.O0O last week and $3,018.- 134.000 the corresponding week last year. The following Is a list of the cities: Pet. Dec. New York tl,564,687,000 12.0 Chicago 239.751,000 11.5 Boston 140.471.000 18.5 Philadelphia 106,039,000 30.2 St. Lonls - 66,031.000 10.3 Pittsburg 4O.224.0O0 23.1 San Francisco 31.7.16,000 16.0 Kansas City 43,457.000 0.6 Baltimore 23.42S,00O 20.7 Cincinnati 24.07!.00O 12.5 Minneapolis 31.189.000 15.S New Orleans 15,2S0.On0 19 4 Cleveland - -. 15.300,000 24.6 Detroit 12.9S4.000 12.5 Louisville 11.4J2.000 17.7 Los Angeles 10.473,000 18.5 Omaha 13.303.000 1.7 Milwaukee 12.141,000 7.2 Seattle 10,822.000 9.8 St Paul 9,564.000 14.2 Buffalo 8.205.00O 17,4 Denver . 8.547,000 .9 Indianapolis 8.008,000 2.3 Fort Worth 12,66S,000 31.6 Providence 7,727,000 2o.5 Portland. Or 8.3S4.O0O 10.3 Albany 6.174,000 1.9 Richmond 6.465.00O 4.4 Washington. D. C 5.759,000 6.9 Spokane. Wash 8.041,000 3.4 Salt Lake City 6,737,000 19.2 Columbu 5.138,000 15.0 St. Joseph B.SIS.OW 3 Atlanta 6.227,000 6.7 Memphis 5,007,000 6.9 Tacoma 4,879.000 4.2 Savannah 6.8O7.CO0 16.7 Toledo. O 3.478.000 17.5 Nashville 3.053.000 35 5 Rochester 3.422.000 15.9 Hartford 3.165.000 9.6 Des Molnee 2.900.000 12.8 Peoria 3,001.000 14.5 Norfolk 2,331,000 21.7 New Haven 2.627.O0O 3.9 Grand Rapids 2.244,000 15.2 Birmingham 2.041,000 14.4 Svracuse 1,808,000 20.0 Sioux City 2.747,000 3.9 Springfield, Mass . 1.941.C00 12.2 Bvansville 2.108,000 7.6 Portland, Me. ..v. 1.706,000 20.3 Dayton - 1,725.000 14.6 Little Rock 1.784.000 2.7 Augusta Ga 2.445,000 89. 9 Oakland. Cal - l.BOS.ono 34.9 Worcester 1,619,000. 10.7 Mobile 1,801,000 10.0 Knoxvllle 1,332,000 24.0 Jacksonville, Fid 1.628,000 5.1 Chattanooga 1.520,000 4.8 Charleston. S. C - 1.566.000 18.2 Lincoln, Neb . 1.294,000 2.3 Wilmington. Del 1.889,000 4.5 Wichita 1.348.000 10.1 Wiikesbarre l.lllt.000 5.1 Wheeling. W. Va. 1,540,000 19.2 Fall River 1.2H8.OO0 5.8 Davenport - 167.000 ' 7.9 Kalamazoo, Mich. ., 952.000 15.7 Topeka 1,205,000 10.6 Helena 1,111,000 27.1 Springfield, III 914.000 8.6 Youngstown 05.000 32.0 Fort Wayne 752,000 10.3 New Bedford 1,034.000 2.4 Erie, Pa 646,000 12.0 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 904,000 6.2 Macon 908.000 14.6 Akron 714.000 22 8 Lexington 645,000 32.0 Rockford. Ill 612.000 JO.O Fargo N. D 938,000 12.7 Lowell - 640,000 8.7 BInghamton 611,000 13.6 Chester, Pa 422,000 30.0- Sioux Falls, S. D. 779,000 13.0 South Bend. Ind 508.000 2.3 Bloomington, 111 60S.0O0 . Canton, 0 675 0S$ JR'f Qulncy, 111 - - 502,000 20.8 Springfield. O - 460,000 .6 Decatur. 111. - 401. 00 26.6 Mansfield, O 334,000 15.8 Fremont. Neb 321.000 28.9 Jacksonville. Ill . . S7'"? Oklahoma - J'26"'0 2'2 Houston - 29,154.000 3.6 Galveston 18,961,000 23.8 Sacramento - 9fl7'?J!2 Columbia, S. C. 8sl-2 21 Jackson, Miss 436,000 Increase. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Oct. 16. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market'was steady. Creamertes. 20tt274c; dairies, 18V424c. Eggs Steady : atlmark cases included 17 20C; firsts. 23c; prime firsts, 24c. Cheese Steady, 17 He NEW YORK. Oct. 16. Butter Weak; creamery specials, 2727Kc: extras. Western factory firsts, 19 c; Western Imi tation creamery firsts. 20c. Cheese Quiet, unchanged. Eggs Firmer; Eastern firsts, 24 :6c; sec onds, 22 & 23c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Oct. 16. The London tin market declined to 132 6s for spot and 133 17s 6d for futures today. The local market was dull at 29 (8 29.25c. Copper was unchanged to a1 shade higher in London, spot advancing to 59 13s 9d, while futures remained at 60 10s. The lo cal market continued dull and nominal. Lead and spelter were unchanged in both markets. , t , The English iron market was higher, with standard foundry quoted at 48s and Cleveland warrants at 49a No change was reported locally. Xew. York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 16. 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