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' 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. Cotton futures
closed very steady. October, 9.05c: Novem
ber 8 0c ; December. 8.85c; January, 8.70c;
February, S.4c; March, 8.61c; May, 8.51c;
July, 8.46c.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 16. Wool Firm: terri
tory and Western medium. 17 20c; fine me
dium. 151917c: fine, 1214c.
Reaches End or His Rope.
CHICAGO. Oct. 16. Chorus girls, wine
suppers and automobiles are the causes
lor the downfall of a young- man of
many names, who last night changed
his abode from a down-town hotel to the
central police station. The name by
which the prisoner is booked on a
charge of passing: bogus checks, is Perry
T. Marquette. He also is known as Bert
Maerker, Robert Maucher Robert
Mercher and various other cognomens.
His arrest was caused by C. W. Mot
ley, proprietor of an automobile livery.
Report Big Catch of Seals.
VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 16. The first of
the homing seal fleet, the schooner Jessie,
arrived last night with five seal otter
skins and 471 sealskins. News was
brought that the eight schooners from
Victoria had 3S68 sealskins, about double
the catch made by 12 schooners lnst year.
Diseases of Men
Varicocele, Hydrocele.
Nervous Debility, JBlood
Poison, Stricture, Gleet.
Prostatic troubl and
, all other private dls
' eases are successfully
treated and cured by
tne. Call and see in
about your case If
you -want reliable
mrA nrm&nnt results.
Consultation free and invited. All transac
tions satisfactory and confidential. Oflica
hours 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday 10 to IS.
Call on or address
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181 First St Cor. Yamhill, Portland, Or
CHICHESTER'S PILLS
TUK WIAMOND BRAND.
DIAMOND BRA Nik PIM-H. for
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SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE-
IBAVEUBS' CCIDK.
"M0LTKE"
ORIENTAL CRUISE
The Hamburg-American Line 's
well-known cruising steamer will
again make a eruise to Spain, the
Mediterranean, and the Orient;
leaves New York Jan. 28, 19U9.
DURATION, 80 DAYS.
COST, 3O0 IPW'ARDS.
Also other cruises to the West
Indies, etc. Tours in Egypt and
the Holy Land.
Send for new Illustrated booklet.
Hamburg -American Line
90S Market St, San Francisco,
or Local It. K. Agents.
POKTLAND BY., LIGHT rOWIB COX.
CASS IAVK.
ticket Office and Waltlnc-Reon
First and Alder btreets
FOB
Oretron City. 0:80 A. M.. and ererj
80 minutes to and Including a P. M-.
then 10. 11 P M. : last car 12 midnight.
Gresham. Boring. Eagle Creek, Esta
eada. Cazadero. Fair view and Troot
dale 7:15. :1S. 11:15 A. M-, l:lfc :
Ue. 1:25 P. M. '
FOB VANCOUVER.
Ticket office and waiting-room Second
and Washington streets.
A. M. :15. 6:50. T:25, 8:00. 8:84.
8-10. 8:00. 10:30, 11:10. 11:S0.
p ii. 12:30. 1:10. 1:80. 2:SO. 8:10.
8d 4:80. 6:10, 8:50, e:0. T:0, 1:0.
8:lB. 8:25. 10:88" 11:S".
On Third Monday In Etctt Month
the Ist Car Iares at 1 105 P. M.
Dally except Sunday. Dally except
Monday.
JamburgStmsriccm.
"London Paris Hamburg
rieutschland. .Oct. 22i Amerlka Oct. 2
Fennsylvanla.Oct. 24 Patricia Oct. SI
Gibraltar Naples Genoa.
8 S Hamburg Nov. 3, Jan. 5. Peb. Id.
Pres Lincoln, Nov. lMoltke, Dac. 8. Jan. 29
DruUchland to Italy Feb. 8
Hamburg-American Line. 908 Market St,
San Francisco or local railroad agents.
REGULATOR LINE tohe Dalles dally
except Sunday. "Bailey Oatserf leaves
Portland Monday. Wednesday and Friday at
7 A. M-. stopping at the principal landings.
Dalles City" leaves Portland Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday at 7 A M-, making
all landings. Returning, both steamers leave
The Dalles on alternate days at 7 A. M.
Phone Main U. or A 5112. Alder-t. dock.
COOS BAY LINE
The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port
land every Wednesday at 8 P. M. from Oak.
street dock, for North Bend. Marsilfleld and
Coos Bay points, freight received till 4 P.
M on day of sailing. Passenger fare, flrat
clasa. 810; second-class. 87. Including berth
and meals. Inquire city ticket ortlce. Third
nd Washington streets, or oak-stree dock.
North PacIHc S. 5. Cd's. Steamihip
koanojta and Geo. W. tlsier
Sail lor Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third
St., near Alder. Both phones, M.
1314. H. Young, Agent.
FRANCISCO PORTLAND 8.8, ; CO.
direct steamer and daylight sailing.
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State of California, Oct. 23.
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j W. RANSOM, Dock Agent.
Main 268 Atnsworth Dock.
ROCHE, City Ticket Agent, 11 34 8t
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