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15 THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4, MOREWHEATBUYIHG1 Extreme Prices Offered and Paid in the Interior. STRONG MEXICAN DEMAND Barley W ill Also Bo Shipped to th Southern Country Contract Ins tlie New Wool Clip. ' A considerable amount of wheat buying la the Interior In the last few day ha coma to light. Fome of tha operations were In sections supposed to ba entirely bar of wheat, which ahows how high price will bring- supplies otit of unexpected corners. So strong appears to b the demand and so flrro are holders that' extreme prices are readily obtained. The stock of b!uestem In the Northwest has run very low and club also getting- srarce. A report from op the country notee an offer on bluestem equivalent to I1.1S here. In the local mar ket blnestem Is quoted at SI. 10, but there do not appear to be sellers at this figure. For f.o.0. club around 86 to 07 cents Is quoted, while a sale or Sherman County club has been made at II. A rmall lot of red wheat was sold yesterday tar local mill ing purposes at $1. The demand for wheat now Is mainly for shipment to California and Mexico. An In quiry was received yesterday from San An tonio for red wheat for Mexican account. The steamer Katanra Is due hers In a few days- to .load for Mexico. She will carry 45.000 tons of whea; snd fill the remainder of her space with barley. It Is understood the shippers contemplate loading a second steamer here for the same ports. Bid asd artced 'prices were posted st the Board of trade as follows: TVIEAT. Aied. S .! l.oi February March f !W 1.00 OATS. Tbruaxy March 1 7H 1.70 1.70 1.71H FARI.EY. February l.!W4 MArch 1.4rt 1.4HJ 1.42 Ke-elpta In cars were reported by the aiercnsnt fc-xcrnnr as rillown: l Wheat Barley Flour Oats Ht January SO-31..43 8 .17 ... IS Fehruary t 1I 3 4 1 a FelTuarr 2 1 4 10 1 Vi Total last week. to .. .18 6 64 fiAIXS OF TERRITORT WOOL IX EAST Deadlock In the Contracting Movement In Montana. The latest mall advices from Boston re port a quieter movement In territory wools. Most of the sales reported are small lots of 10.000 to 25.000 pounds each. A few of larger else have been closed. Including some of 80.000 to 100.000 pounds each. About 100. OfO pounds Montana wool in the original bags sold principally at 21c tt'd 50.000 sounds Montana half blood at 25c. The scoured cost of the latter Is 63c. the enme as reported on a similar transaction last week. A few hundred thousand pounds of clothing ock, Utah. Wyoming. Nevada, 'Idaho, etc... sold on the scoured basis of 65 to 68c. principally for fine and fine medium. Fine Nevada sold at floe, clean. Small lota of medium of various kinds sold at 21 to The Xow York Journal of Commerce says of the contrasting movement: The situation In the producing sections was rapidly becoming very excited when trading between buyers for Eastern firms and grow ers came to a halt because of the extreme high prices demanded by sellers and which even the most daring speculators were die-inclined to pay. There has been a deadlock the past few days In several sections, notably Montana, where growers have refused to con tract except at 22 cents or more. It hi said that 21 cents has been paid In a few m stances and that for a choice clip 21 Vi cents .was bid and refused. Several million pounds have been contracted at 20 cents. A Boston firm secured the J. B. Long clip of abou 1.600,000 pounds at that price. In ail It Is estimated that between 23.000,000 and 80.000, 0OO pounds have been contracted to date, the heaviest In quantity having- been in the Triangle section at price ranging from 17 to 20 cents. FOREIGN HOP MARKET CONDITION'S. Better Feeling In the London Trade Con tinental Markets Quiet. Hop market condition? In England are reported by the Kentish Observer of Jan uary 21 as follows: The steady demand for useful copper hops continues, and there Is some disposi tion on the part of brewers to nil their requirements for the season. Prices are consequently Arm for all healthy hois, and even the very lowest In color are selling where quite free from disease. Continental markets sre somewhat quiet, but there 1s no alteration in prices of best sorts. Pa cific Coast hops continue to arrive, but few re offered, arrivals being to' fill previous contracts. I lbs latest circulars of the London trade ays In art: Wild. Neamo A Co. The low. level of values has Induced a. rather better inquiry And the expectation of a fair volume of business to be transacted In the next few -weeks has Imparted a somewhat firmer tone to our market. " W. H. and H. Le May The principal Inquiry Is for the lowest-priced English hops suitable for copper purposes, consum ers availing themselves of the opportunity to cover their requirements below the cost of production. Yearlings and old olfis are also being taken, the low prices .ruling for them being very tempting. Exchange and Hop W'arehOuees Now that nearly ' all the best hops are cleared from off the market, business Is fairly quiet, only a steady small demand tor middle and lower classes continuing, prices obtainable for which are exceedingly low. a few lots of yearlings have been sold during the week. but. there Is' little activity in these. Very little business is being transacted upon the foreign market. . TEN CARS OF ORANGES ROLLING. Because ef Washout, Potato Buyers Operate Less Freely. There will be plenty of oranges in the al market In a short time, as 10 cars are i to be In transit to this city. The t noim isiriy urm. Apples continue iriB irerij Iran ine country ana move steady prices. Vegetable receipts from e South Included a car each of cauliflower d sweet potatoes. There was no material change in the po tato situation yesterday. ' In view of the re ported washout In Northern California, buy ers were not disposed to operate so freely. The onion market was firm. . , Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland '!.:137 7i.5 Feattle l,t7.i.S4 JSS 4S7 Tacoma rs.:.tM s.4:;7 Spokane 1.173.M9 141.704 Eggs Continue) to Decline. Eg prloes continued to work lower yester day because of the slow buying by retailers. Oregon ware quoted on the street at 4JV4 to 45 cants, and Eastern and California stock at 40 to 45 cents. Very little poultry came In and the mar ket was firm at the old prices. Small re ceipts of chickens are looked for from now on. The butter market holds vory steady. Supplies of all kinds clean up promptly. PORTLAND MARKETS. ' Groceries. Dried Fruits. Ete. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8Ho per lb.; peaches. TSSc; prunes. Italians. 59oc; prunes. French, 4&6c; currants, unwashed, rases. He: currants, washed, cases. 10c; figs, whlto fancy. 5u-lb. boxes, 6ic; dates, 7 7 V c. COFFEE Mocha. 24 6 2SC; Java, ordinary. 17620c; Costa Rica, fancy. 16620c: good, 10018c: ordinary, 1244(tlGc per pound. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talis. 12 per dosen: 2-pound tails. 12-03: 1-pound fiats. $2. 10: Alaska pink. 1-pound talis, 85c: red. 1-pound tall 11.45; sockeyes, 1-pound talis. t- RICE: Southern Japan. 414c: head. 0Vi9 7c. NUTS Walnuts, . !213c per pound by sack- Brazil nuts, 16c; Alberts. 13c; pecans. 7c: almonds. 13&14c: chestnuts. Italian. 11c: peanuts, raw, 56c; plnenuls, 104 12c; hickory nuts, 10c; cocoanuts. 0o per dozen. . SUGAR Granulated. 5.95: extra C $5 45; golden C, S3.33: fruit and berry sugar, ).i5; plain bag. J3.75: beet granulated. $5751 cubes (barrels), $C.o5; powdered (barrel), $0.20.- Terms: On remittances within 15 days, deduct a per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He per pound. Maple euirar. 5i18c per pound. SALT Granulated. $13 per ton. $1.90 per bale; half ground. 100s. $7.&0 per lon;0s, IS per ton. , BK ANS 6mall white. 6c; large white. 6c; Lima, 5'4c; pink, 30c; bayou, 4c; Mex ican red. &Uc. ' Grain. Floor, Feed. Ete. BARLEY Producers' prices: Feed. $28 per ton. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. $1.10; club. t"7cj$l; red Russian. WaiHej turkey red. 67 use 1 - FLOUR Patents. $5.25 per barrel; straights. $4.20; exports. J3 90: Valley. 5; fc-sack graham. $4.60; whole wheat. S4.8&. OAT4 -lToducers- prices: No. 1 white, $34 ff 34.50 per ton. Jlil.I.STLKFS Uran. $20328 50 per ton; middlings. $33; -hort. $2u30; chop. $2ja25; roll-d barley, $2(!t30. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley. $14M7 per ton; Eastern Orecon. $17 18; clover. $12314; alfalfa. $14al; (train hay. $i:li. . Vegetables and rrnlt. FRESH FRUITS Apples. $13 3.75 box; Spanish maiiga grapes, i per barrel; per simmons. $L'tfl.2d. POTATOES lluylng price. Jiff 1. 25 per hundred; sweet potat-es. 2sc per pound. TRurlC.IL FKl ITS Onnges. navels. $3 r2 75 per box; lemons, $3i4; grape fruit. $4.25 H 4.75 per box; bananas. fiisc per pound; pint-apples, $;.5'a3.:5 per dozen; tangeinej, $1.75 per box. ONIONS Oregon, buying price. $3 per hundred. ... " SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per sack: carrots. $1; parsnips. J1.50; beets, 1. so: horseradish, 10c per pound. VEGETAHLErt Artirhfkes. llflll! doz. : cabbage. 3o lb.; cauliflower. $4 per rrate; celery. $4.50 per crate; cucumbers. $1.7a3.25 dozen; lettuce, S1.25&173 piT box: parsley, 30o dozen; peas, loo lb.; radishes, 3uc per dozen;' spinach, 2c per lb.; sprouts. 10c per lb.: squash. iVlO pes lb.; tomatoes, $1.7s&2.25. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTT14K City creamery. extras, 34c; fancy outside creamery, 326 34c per lb.; store, lSSi-Joe. EGGS Oregon ranch, 42 to fr' 45c per doz en; California and Eastern 4U 40c. POULTRY Hens. 13M13. c ib.: Spring, Urge. I."rc4il3c; small, lS'alluc: mixed. 12 fel3c: ducks, 18-0c; geese. lOo; turkeys. IStflsc. CHEESE Fancy cream twins, 15H9180 per lb.; full cream triplets. isVtSlOc; full cream, young America, 16&017C. VEAL Extra. lU410Wc per pound; ordl- kary. 7Sc: heavy. 5c. PORK Fancy. t8iic par lb.; large, $9 Provisions. -' BACON Fancy, 21c per pound; standard. 18c; choice, 17c; English, liisUHOo; strips, 13c. . . DRT SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 12c; smoked. 13c;. short- clear backs, heavy, dry salted, 12c; smoked. 13c; Oregon exports, drv salt. 13c; smoked, 14c. HAMS 10 to 13 lbs.. 14 He: 14 to 16 lbs..' 14c; 18 to 20 lbs., 14c; nams. skinned. 14c; picnics, tMtO; cottage roll. 11c; shoul ders 11c; boiled ham. ife32vhc; boiled picnics. 17c. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 13 lie; tubs. lUkc; 60s. 13c: :0r. 13-c; IDs, 14tc; 5s. 144o: 3s, 144o. st-drd pure: Tierces, 12c; tubs. 120; bos. 12c; 2us. lv,c; 10s. 134c; 5s. 13Sc; 3a. 13VjC. Com pound: Tleroes. 6c; tubs, 8c; 50s, 8Vc; 20s, c; 6s. 8?c. SMOKED HEKF Beef tongues. each, 70c- dried beef sets. 16c: diled beef out sides. 15c: dried beef Insides. 18c; dried beef knuckles. 18c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs- feet. $13; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe, $12; pigs' tongues. $19.50. . MESS MEATS beef, specials. $11 per barrel: plate, $14 per barrel; family, $14 per barrel; pork. $21 per barrel; brisket, $25 per barrel; S. P. beef tongues. $2p; pig snouts. $12.60; pig ears. $12.50. Oils. ' ' COAL OIL Pearl and astral oil, cases, ISttc par gallon; water white. Iron barrela, 11c; eocene and extra atar, cases 21; head light oil. cases. 2oc; iron barrels, 18c; elaJne, cases. -2SC ' ' GASOLINE Union and Red Crown, bar rels. 15 o; cases, 22 c; motor, barrels, 16 '4c; cases, 23 tec: 86 degrees, barrels. 30c; cases. 37c; engine distillate, barrels, $c; cases. 16c. LINSEED OIL. Raw, barrel lots. 5c; In cases, 71c; boiled, barrel lots. 67c; in cases, " . OIL MEAL Ton lot. $3i. , " Hons.'' Wool. Hides, Ete. HOPS 108, 668c per pound; 107, $9 3c; 1906. litfUic. - - WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best. 10 trl4c per pound, accurdlng to shrinkage; Valley. 154l'rc JLUHA1K Choice. 2021o per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 'a 17a pound; dry kip. No 1, 14fl5c pound; dry calf skin 17H418c pound; salted hides, heavy, 'lic; light and cows, q 9 4c; salted calf skin, 14 &15o pound; green, lo less. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat. $1 to $1 25; bndgor. 25u 50c; bear. $5 jj 20; beaver, $6 50S.5u; cat. wild. 80ca$l; cougar, per fect head and clams. 310-.- fither. dark. $7 506 11; pale. $4.Oio7; fox. cross. $S to $5- fox. gray. 60c to 80c; fox. red. $2 2$ to $4' rox. sliver, 10 eJ"v, jo. 15- marten, dai. $Sdl2; mink. 75c3$4 50; . muskrat. 1015c; otter. $7; raccoon. 45c4 90c; sea otter, $132.50, as to sizo; skunks. 600 75c; civet cat. 10G 15c: wolf. $23; coyote. 7Oc.$1.10; wolverine, dark. $3&5; wolverine, pale. $29250. - CASCARA BARK sSmall lots. 4S5ie; old in caxlots. selling at 7 Is 08c. Metal Markets. - NEW YORK, Feb. 3. London tin market was higher today, with snot at 126 2s-d. snd futures at 12. Locally the market was quiet, but a little higher, in sympathy with the foreign market. Spot was quoted at 27.65327. 5e. The Loudon copper market was higher, with spot quoted at 68 17s 6d. and futursa at 59 16s 3d. The local market was steady In tone and much better demand was re ported, although prlcea showed no improve ment. Lake Is quoted at 13.7S-rJ14c; electro lytic 13. 23M3:&0c, and casting at 13.12Vi 13.37HC. - . t Lead was quiet at 1$ In the London mar ket. The local market was dull and a shade lower at 4.10'84.15c. ' v Spelter was unchanged at 2t 10 in Lon don, while the market locally remained dull at B.02H!S5.07tjC. . v The English Iron' market was a little higher, with Cleveland warrants quoted at 48s Sd. . The local market was unchanged. . "r Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON. Feb. 3. Closing, quotations: Adventure ..$ S 25 IMohawk ....63.00 Alloues 39 00 'Mont C C. . .20 Amalgamated 75.1214 'Nevada 1S.12JH j Ariz Com . 34.25 t01d Domlnion512-00 Atlantic 14..1" .Osceola lisn.no Butte Coal... I4 jl'arrot- .- 27.00 ! Cal & Ariz. .. 10'V 0O Shannon . . r. . 15. 12 ',4 Cal Hecla.fl40.00 ITamarack ... 7.V00 Centennial ..31-2.00 'Trinity 13.6UV4 Copper Range 73.75 United Copper 14 00 Daly West... 9.7r, T 3. Mining. 42 25 Franklin 15 00 If. S.. Oil 20.50 Oranby 101. SO !Utah 41.00 Greene Can.. 1.2H Victoria ..... 4 21i Isle Rovale.. 2v37 y, Winona 5.7". Mass Mining. 5 Wolverine ...144.00 Michigan ... 10-75 lNorth Butte.. 73.00 NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Closing quotations: J Alice 22J Brunswick Con. 3 Com Tun stock. M do bonds 10 r o va -o Horn Silver 70 Leadville Con. .. 5 Little Chief 10 'Mexican 85 lontralo 1 .40 )Ophlr IfiO standard 150 Yellow Jacket... 70 Wool at St. Louis, ST. LOUIS. Feb. 3 Wool Nominal; ter ritory and Western mediums. 17(6-2Jc; fine mediums, 13917c; fine, 12314c Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS., Feb. $. Flax closed at $1.6054 . FEW ARE STRONG Prices in the General Stock List Are Sustained. BUT INTEREST NOT GREAT Traders Are Dlsposd Await Def inite Developments In the Busi ness World Money Rates Are Higher Bonds Ar? Finn. NEW YORK. Feb. 3. The strength of a few Individual stocks had a sympathetic In fluence in sustaining prices in the general list today, but speculative Interest was lan guid. The prevalent disposition, is to await more definite developments in the business situation. A good deal was made today of what was called an Improvement In the copper trad situation, but reports on this subject are contradicted and the impression conveyed was confused. Dinectly conflicting reports were In circulation of large sales of copper on the one tsund and of a hopeless stagna tion of demand and sagging values on the other. The dealings ka London copper war rants are said to be speculative transac tions representing the successive transfers of the same holdings and at fictitious prices. Another claim was that substantial amounts of American copper hsd been placed in that way with foreign purchasers. The copper Industrials followed the foreign lead up ward at the ocpnlng, but afterward devel oped hesitation and uncertainty with the suspicion aroused by the opposite reports of trado conditions. Another sustaining force in the dull mar ket was the vitality of the belief In fur ther Important deals in the railroad world. Today"a report pointed more directly to Mis souri Pacific and to alleged further financing for that company to ba undertaken by Har riman bankers. The attention given the Japanese legisla tion by the Pacific Coast States is not ig nored in speculative circles, although the apparent restraint of the National Govern ment on the subject Is reassuring. Call loans late yesterday and today ex ceeded tho recent 2 per cent maximum and time loans were firmer. Foreign exchange n-ates eased with the hardening of the money market. The day's changes In stocks were mixed after the usual profit-taking iad been con cluded. Fionds were firm. Total sales, par value, $6,596,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Psleo. High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper 30.7OO 7 754 7C4 Am Ca' Found 7.WO 60 1 4u, 4H do preferred ... 3"0 U0'4 llo'A 110:)g Am Cotton Oil . . 1.7H0 62:4 II214 B2 Am Hd & Lt pf. 4. 41 4 40 Am Ire fccurl. BOO 22 22 22 Am linseed 1.500 14 13 14 J4 Am Locomotive .. 2,000 66 5tt 55 H, do preferred ' 111 Am Smelt. Refl 16.000 8554 W S51 do preferred ... I,2u0 103 102 102J4 Am Sugar Refln 130 Am Ti-bacco prf . 600 91 H 1 Am Woolen Anaconda Min Co 2.000 4B4 4rifc 45 AtrhlBon 8,700 100"4 99H do preferred ... 3"0 101 101 101 At Coast Line 200 104 109 108 Bait & Ohio ... 4.M00 looi, 107 108 do preferred . . . 100 K 62 91 Prook Hap Tran 9.00O 71 70 70 Canadian Pacific 2,600 174 173V4 173 Central Leather. c0 Sl 31 31 do preferred ... 200 102& 102 102 Central of N J ' . : .-. . 23f Cheap A Ohio . 87,000 60 (56 6614 Chi Great West fiOrt t. g 8 Chi ft Nor West 700 178 176 178 Chi, M ft St P. S.000 140 145 ' 148 C, C, C & St L. 100 70 70 70 Colo KueU ft Iron 1,800 40 30 39 Colo ft Southern 3"0 02 61 61 do 1st pfr .. S00 84 83 82 do Id pfr .. 600 So '79 78 Consolidated Gas. 1,400 118 117 117 Corn Products . 6"0 19 18 18 T)ela & Hudson IOO 177 177 175 Den ft Rio G. 24.3UO 43 43 4C do preferred ... 2,500 83 82 82 It oecurtties ". S7 Erie - 1,700 31 90 30 do pfr .. '1.200 47 4o 46 do 2d pfr 35 General Elec .. 152 Great Nort. pfr . '2.000 142 ' 142 141 Gt Nor Ore -.'. 1.000 71 71 71 Illinois Central . 1.500' 142 142 142 llnterbor-Met ... 3'H 15 15'i 15 do preferred ..." 800 42 41 41 Inter Paper 11 do preferred 64 Inter Pump ... 300 SS 88 38 Iowa Central ... 400 . 80 30 80 Kan City South 2.20 41 40 40 do preferred ... ' 10 72 72 72 Louis ft Nash . ' 6"0 124 123 123 Minn ft St L ... l.l'iO . 56 55 65 M. St P ft St M. 600 1142- -141 141 Missouri Paclftc . 700 71? 70 70 Mo. Kan ft Tex 4'X 42 42 42 do preferred ... 2iX) -74 -74 73 National Lead .. ' Too 78 78 77 New York Cen.. 4.600 128 127 127 N Y. O & Weeit. 3.1O0 47 47 47 Norfolk A West 2,2"0 91 91 91 North American. , 2"0 81 81 81 Northern Paciac. . ,700 138 ia8 138 raolflc Mail 2"0 . Al 31 30 Pennsylvania .... 4.4O0 132 131 131 People's Gas .... 2.n0 loS 108 108 P. O. C ft St L. . 1,4)00 92 91 92 Press Steel Car. 300 42 42 41 Pullman Pal Car. 300 171 171 170 Rail Steel Spring 4O0 47 47 40 Reading 27.90O 133 131 132 Republic Steel '.. 200 24 24 24 do preferred 86 Rork Island Co.. 2,000 25 24 2414 -do preferred ... 61,400 64 63 63 St L ft S F 2d .pf 1.0O0 41 40 40 St. L Southwest.-. , 100 22 22 22 do preferred ... 200 52 ( 62 62 Sloss-Shef S ft I 76 Southern Pacific . 11. MO 119 118 118 do preferred .. . 200 122ii 121 121 Southern Railway 5"0 25 25 25 do preffored ... 3oO 2 R2 61 Tenn Copper .. . 1,300 41 4o 40 Texas ft Pacific . 2.400 35 . 34 34 Tol. St. L & W 200 49 48 47 do preferred ... 3o0 70 - 70 69 TJnlon Paclf.c .. 86,700 178 177 4177 do preferred 5o0 65 95 84 U S Rubher i 32 do preferred ... ' 300 102 101 101 V S Steel .... 23,100 63 62 62 do preferred,... 1.500 113 112 112 ftah Copper .. 1.700 44 . 43 44 Vlr Car Chem.. 2,100 46 46 46 do preferred' .. ..... 114 Wahaeh S00 18 18 19 do preferred ... tX 48 48 4-S- Westing Eleo 6 '- "o 80 80 Western Union v. 600 68 - 68 68 Wheel A Lake Erie ...... ' 10 Wisconsin Central 200 39 39 S8 Am Tel ft Tel . 2400 1271 126 126 Total sales for the day. 438,700 shares. . BONDS., , ". NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Closing quotations: T. S. ref. 2s reg.l02N- Y C G Sa... 83 do coupon 102'North Pacific 3s. 74 V. S. s reg. . . .100 INorth Pacific 4s. 107 do coupon.'. . .100 South Pacific 4s. 91 TJ s new 4s reg.l 10 jl-nlon Pacific 4a. 103 do coupon. ... 120 Iwisoon Cent 4s. 93 Atchison adj 4s. 84 'Japanese 4s 82 D ft R G 4S. .. 98 Btorks at London. LONDON. Feb. 8 Consols for money, . 131. 2H 93.50 90.00 . . 48.60' 67.75 . 7.87 . 68.25 , 26. 25 63.00 121.87 .l8::.oo , 99.00 , 54.25 ,117.75 . 19.00 . 49.50 . 94.75 , 78.12 83; do for account,' 83 Anaconda . . . 9-.M) Atchison 102.r.0 do pref 104 .0T-. Bait & Ohm. 110.75 Can PariUo.. .177 02 dies ft Ohio. 66.30 Chi- Grt Wes 9.00 N. Y.- Central Nortlk ft Wa do pref. . . . !Ont ft West. Pennsylvania. Rand Mines. Heading .... C. M- ft S. P.loO.OO Southern Ry. De Beers. 11.37 do prer. . . . t & R O. .. do pref... Erie do 1st pf. do 2d Pf. 45 00 81.00 31.87 47.50 jSouth Pacific iljnlon Pacific do pref.... U. S. Steel... 37.00 do pref.... Grand Trunk IS 75 til central.. .145.50 (Wabash .... do pref. . . . L ft N. ; 126.50 MO. K ft T.. 43.25 jSpanlsb 4s. . . lAmal Copper Money, Evchimge, fete. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Prime mercantile paper, (3'4 per cent. Sterling exchange weaker. with actual business In bankers' bills at (4.85304.8533 for 00 days and $4.8760 for demand. Com mercial bills. 14.S5&4.85. Bar Sliver 62c Mexican Dollars 44c. Bonds Government steady; railroad firm, Money on call easy at 22 per cent; ruling rate and offered at 2 per cent; clos ing bid, 1 per cent. Time loans firm: 60 days, 2 per cent: 80 days, 2&2 per cent; six months, 3 per cent. LONDON. Feb. 3. Bar silver, steady at 24d per ounce. Money, 12 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for Short bills is 2 7-16 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for tnree months' bills is 2 5-16 2 per cent. SAIf FRANCISCO, Fob.. 8. Silver bars, B2o; Mexican dollars, 45c. Sight drafts, 7c; telegraph. 10c. Sterling on London. 60 days, 84.85 ;. ster ling on London, sight, $4.Stf. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, 'Feb. 3. No change Is re ported In the market for evaporated apples. Fancy are quoted at 89c. choice 7 7c, prime 6 6 7c and common to fair 'Prunes are still somewhat unsettled as a result of old crop offerings, but business Is on a moderately active scale, with new crop at 47e for California prunes ranging up to 40-60S and from 6c to c for Ore gon prunes ranging from 40-50s to 20-30S. Apricots are Arm. with choice quoted at c. extra choice 9W10c, and fancy lltfl3c. , Peaches are in moderate demand. Choice 7c, extra choice 7&8o and fancy 8 & 10c. Raisins are dull and nominal. Loose Mus catel 4 ft 6c. choice to fancy seeded 5it 6c, seedless at 36Sc, and London layers tl.6001.60. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. The cotton market closed steady and prices were net one point higher to three points lower. ' WHEAT SALES AT SEATTLE LARGE LOT OF BLUESTEM CHANGES HANDS AT $1.12. Hay Is Dull and Xot Likely to Ad Yunce Much, Owlnff to Large Stocks. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 8. (Spec lal.) Ten thousand bushels of No 1 bluestem wheat sold here today at private eale at 8112 One sale was reported at Put could not be verified. Oats have moved ud to S:!5 In the country, unsacked. Hay is dull. Dealers do not look for much higher prices, owing to the lateness of the season and the fact that there are still large qualities pf hay In Eastern Wash- '"'ggs dropped to 48 cents flat today for fresh Two hundred cases of California eggs arrived. The egKS are sold already. Potatoes were weak, but not materially lower. - , Sack vegetables are very weak. Dealers are urable to get more than 81 a sack for prime stocks. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid lor Produce In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar. keMllsdturrs Bran, $28.50030; middlings, 833.50 ffi 35.00. Vegetables Garlic. 8 9c; green peas. 610c; string beans. 10 13c; asparagus, 12a20c: tomatoes. Slfi?1.25. Buttei: Fancy creamery. 34 c; creamery seconds. 32 c; fancy dairy, 28c; pickled, nominal. , . chee3e New, 12,13c; Young America, 16&lc; Eastern. 17c Eggs Store, 40c; fancy ranch, 41", east ern, nominal. Poultry Roosters, old, 84B; young, $i 9; broilers small. $4o; broilers, large, $56; fryers. J07; hens, $59; ducks, old. $4(g5; young, (6ffS. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino, 16gllc; Mountain, 58o; Nevada, 914c. Hay Wheat, $19&23: wheat and oat 818a22; alfalfa. 81518.50; stock. 813( IB: straw, per bale, nOfflSjc. Potatoes Early Rose, nominal; Oregon Burbaiiks, $1.86j)2; sweets. JJl.50i31.75. Fruits Apples, choice, 81.25; common, 60c: bananas. 75c( 82.50; limes, 8403; lemons, choice. 83; common. 81; oranges, 81.503; pineapples, 1.502.60. Receipts Flour. 4338 quarter sacks: wheat, 2340 centals; barley, 2745 centals; oats, 187 centals; beans. ,900 sacks; corn. 600 centals; potatoes, 6500 sacks; bran, 160 sacks; middlings, 60 sacks; bay, 430 tons; hides. 275. ' PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current locally on Cattle, Sheep and liogs. There was a strong and active demand for good cattle and sheep yesterday, and hogs also moved well. The Inquiry was strong est for choice stock, of which the supply, however, was not largo. A large proportion of -the cattle and hogs now arriving are of Inferior grade, but in the absence of any thing better the dealers succeed in moving them. Receipts yesterday were 215 cattle and 377 hogs. Late representative sales were: 29 cows, 1000 lbs.. J4.10; 25 steers, 1190 lba, $5.25; 26 steers, 1190 ins., $5.25: 27 steers. 1230 lbs.. 85-2: 25 steers. 1250 lbs, $5.18; 30 steers, 973 lbs., $4.50; 12 steers. 970 lbs.. 8450; 2- steers, 1015 lbs., $4 00; 9 cows, 970 lba, $3.75; 12 calves, 290 lbs., $3.50; 116 feeder hogs, 116 lbs., $6.00; 81 feedei hogs. 120 lbs.. $6.50; 30 feeder hogs. 147 lbs., $0.15. The current range of prices was as fol lows: ' - ' CATTLE Best steers, $5S5.25; medium, 84 256 60; cows, best, $4; medium, $3.259 8.75: dtlves. $4.505.6O. SHEEP Best wethers, $5.25S.KO; mixed sheep. $3.505.25; ewes, $4.504.75; lambs, $5.50(5' 5.75. HOGS Best, $7; medium, $6.25 8.75. Baetern livestock Prices. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 8. Cattle Receipts, Tfwio- tnnrket fWlOc lower. Native steers. $4.KOg6.85; native cowe and heifers. $2,253 6.76; stockers and feeders,' 83.25ftS.75: bulls, $3.2084.75; calves. 83.503.50; Western steers, $4.60.35; Western cows, $3gl5.25. Hogs Receipts. 17.OU0; market, 104i20o lower. Bulk of sales, $5.60ffi.2S; heavy, $6.106.30; packers and butchers, $5.9066.25; light. $5,40fc.50; pigs. $406.25. Sheep Receipts, 600o; market, 65?'10c lower. Muttons, $4.60(il5,40; lambs. $6.oo( 7.50: range wethers, $466.40; fed ewes, $Jg 6.20T ( ' OMAHA, Feb. 8. Cattle Receipts, 4000; market, slow to 10c lower. Western steers, $385.50: Texas steers. $3S5; cows asd heif ers. $2.50'o4 50: canners. $23; stockem and feeders, $:io.25; calves,- $3S7; bulla and ogsRecelpts.' 11.300; market, 610c lower. Heavy, $86.60; light, $3.70S6; pigs, $4.505 60; bulk of sales, $5.80fi06. . Sheep Receipts. Out); market, steadjr. Yearllmri, $6ii6.50; wethers, $585.25; ewes, $484.76; lambs, $5.6O7.60. CHICAGO Feb. S.1 Cattle, receipts, esti mated at 28.000; market, mostly 10c lower. Beeves, $4-1047; Texas) steers, $4.20ft5; Western steers, $3.90g'5.60; mockers and feeders. $3.l54j6.40; cows and heifers, $l.oXa 6.60; calves, $68.2S. Hogs Receipts, estimated at 64,000; mar ket 10!S"15o lower; light, 86.806.35; mixed, 85 96fl.50: heavy, SWtf.oO; rough. 86-!?15; good to choice heavy. 86.15.6.60; pigs. $4,703 8.65; bulk of sales, $.206.40. eneep Receipts, estimated at 18.000; mar ket 10c lower; native, $3.30e7.70; Western. $3 3063.70; yearlings, $64j-T; lambs, $5.60 t.66. J - Hairy Prodoee In the Fas. ' CHICAGO. Feb. 8 Butter . Steady; creameries. 222Sc; dairies. 2125c. Eggs Weak at mark, cases included. 2a 81o; firsts. 87o; prime firsts. 82c. cheese Firm; . daisies, 15c; twins, 14e; Young Americas, 16c. ' NEW TORK. Feb. 3. iHutter Stronger; creamery specials. 8Or;30c; other grades unchanged. ' CheeEe Firm," unchanged. Eggs Lower, but closed steady. Western firsts, 82c; seconds, 31fi)32c. Marriage Licenses. ROCKET-DICKINSON Fred! C. Rockey, 26, city; Maude Dickinson. 25. city. - STANDISH-HAYES -i. C. Standlsh, 88, Halsey; Ruby A. Hayes. 30, city. HYMAN-ROGOWAY M. Hyman, 86, The Dalles; Minnie D Rogoway. 34. city. FARRAR-OSBORN C. W". Farrar, 21. city: Martha E. Osborn. over 18, city MOLL-MEYER Michael Moll. 28. . Lents; Rose Meyer. 23. city. MANNING-HARVEY John Manning. 80, city; Sadie-A. Harvey, 27, city. CHANDLER-TITUS John Ernest Chand ler. 28, Snohomish, Wash.; Bertha May Tl- 'OP-OBERSTALLER H. W. Kopp, 30. city; T. J. Oberstaller, 16. city. JANSSEN-GERTZ Peter F. Janssen, 21. Vancouver. Wash.: Anna M. Gertx. 2L city. WALTER-TtHliAN Henry Walter. 24. city; Estelle Turban. 23. city. DULEY-BOWEN Harold Duley, 24. city; Ada Bowen. over 18, cltv. TAFFLINGER - SELTENREICH C. H. Taffllnger. 42, city; Catharine Seltenreich, 27 eity THATTNDR - STEPHENSON Samuel Trattner, 29, city; Jessie Stephenson, 24, city. ' Wedding and visiting cards. W. O. Smith Co, Washington bldg.. 4th and Wash. Max M. Smith, florist. 150 FlXtn si, opp. Meier Frank. M. 721&. TWO-CENT BULGE Decided Expansion tn Demand for Wheat at Chicago. PRICES ADVANCE RAPIDLY Strength Due to Milling Inquiry for Cash Grain and to Reduced Es timates of Argentina's Export Surplus. CHICAGO. Feb. 8. Strength in the wheat pit came after thn first half hour of the day. Several influential houses with North western connections were liberal buyers, and there was also a decided expansion in demand from miscellaneous commission houses. There was a slight slump early, but prices were at no time more than fi c below the previous closing. Renewed profit-taking by the leading longs was re sponsible for the early weakness. Toward the end of the first hour trading became active, and prices advanced at a rapid rate until May touched $1.10. or nearly 2 cents above the low point of the day. Strength kjls due to milling demand for the cash grain, particularly at Kansas City and Minneapolis, lalthough a cablegram from Liverpool, stating that traders there were Inclined to cut former estimates on the Argentine exportable supply ' of wheat, had some effect. The market closed strong, with May at $1.09 1.09, and July at 98'a'9Se. Oats made' gains in sympathy with the advance in wheat and corn. The close was firm, with prices up c to c, with May at 5252c. and July at 46c Despite a decline of 25c in livestock, the provision market .was strong the greater part of the day. At the close prices were 6 12c higher than the previous closing. WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May 108 110 108 109 July 198 9S?s 97 98 Sept 94 94 94 94 - . CORN- , May , 63 - 64 83 63 July - 63 63 . 63 63 Sept. 63 t3 63 63 ( -OATS. May 61 62 61 82 July 46 46 46 46 Sept 89 39 39 39 MESS PORK. May ....$16.95 $17.07 $16.90 $17.07 July .... 17.00 17.12 17.00 17.12 LARD. May 9.60 9.70 9.60 9.70 July .... 9.72. 9.82 9.72 9.80 SHORT RIBS. May 8.90" 8.95 8.87 8.95 July S.02 9.10 9.02 9.10 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Strong. Rye No. 'i, 76o. Barley Feed or mixing, 6162c; fair to choice malting, 62 (a- 64c. Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, $1.52; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.62. Timothy Seed J3.S0 3.82 . . Clover $9.20. . Mess Pork Per barrel. $16.95 17. Lard Per 100 lbs.. $9.52. Short Rib Sides--Loose, $8.37 (3)8.80. Short Clear Sides Boxed, 8:759. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 270.000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by Bradstreet's. were equal to. 270,000 bushels. The visible supply of wheat In the Catted States, 474,000 bushels for the week. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 9 cars; corn, 127 cars; oats, 67 cars; hous, 45,000 bead. ReceiptB. Shipments. Flour, barrels . . .'. 22,600 32.900 Wheat, bushels 6,900 46,900 Corn, bushels 124,900 246,200 Oats, bushels .136,500 J61.000 Rye. bushels 1,000 1,000 Barney,-bushels 102,000 43,900 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Flour Receipts 13,952 barrels; exports, 19,000 barrela Firm, with a moderate inquiry for Winter straights at $4.76j'4.S5; Winter patents, $4.90ia5.30. Wheat Receipts, 173,000 bushels; exports 107,200 bushels. Spot strong. No. 2 red 81.11 1. 12 elevator: No. 2 red, $1.13 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.21 f. o. b. afloat; NO. 2 hard Winter, $1.17 f. o. b. afloat. A scarcity of wheat when shorts tried . to cover today resulted In a decidedly higher market and the most active trade of the week. The advance was helped by bullish sentiment, better export demand and lighter stocks In Kansas. Last prices showed lc net rise. May closed $1.12; July close $1.06. Hops Firm. Hides, wool and petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. Wheat, firm, firm. quotations: Wheat Shipping, 1.75: milling, $1.761.90. Barley $1.37 1-40; brewing, $1.42 Oats Red. $1.702.10; white, $1.80 black, $2.25 2.60. board sales: Wheat May, $1.76 bid. SAN Barley, Spot $1.72 Feed, 1.47. 1.90; Cail Barley- Hay, $1.371.S8; December, $1.18 1.70. bid. Corn Large yctiow, sx.dow European Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 8. Cargoes: Walla Walla, prompt shipment, firmer and more inquiry at 37s 8d; California, prompt shipment. 38s 3d. English country markets steady. French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL Feb. 3. Wheat. March, Ts 9d; May, 8d; July. 7 8d. Weather, cloudy. Wheat at Tacoma. ' , TACOMA. Wash., Feb. a Wheat prices higher. Choice milling bluestem. $1.08; .ex port grades advanced 1 cent; bluestem, 97c; club. 92c; red, 90c - ' Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 3. The market for cof fee futures closed steady at a net advance of 6 to 13 points. Sales were reported of 32.750 bags. Including March, at 06.1flc; May at. 6.106.20c July at 5.9Btr.10c Sep tember 5.76&6.80C, October 8.60c, December 6. tSO5.70c. Spot, steady. RIo No. 7. 7c; Santos No. 4, 8e; mild, steady; Cordova, dull. 12o. Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining 8.14c, centrifugal, 96 degree test. 8.64c; molasses sugar 2.89c; refined steady. No. 6, 4.25c; No. 7, 4.20c; No. 8, 4.15c; No. 9. 4.20c; No. 10, 4c- No. 11, 3.95c; Nos. 13 and M. nominal. Confectioners' A,- 4.45c; mold A, Bo; cut loaf, 6 45c; crushed, B.35o; powdered, 4.75o; granulated, 4.65c; cubes, 4.90c- London Wool Sales. LONDON, Feb. 8.- The wool sakss were continued today, with a tremendous number of buyers in attendance. The offerings num bered 13.760 bales. Competition -was mora active and all offerings were readily cleaned up at hardening prices.- Good merinos wens taken by the Continental buyers. Cross bred greasy offerings were taken by the home buyers and American representatives secured mediums at full prices.- ... LARGEST GRANGE FORMED Organization at Sclo Starts With 165 Charter Members. ALBANY, Or.. Feb. . 3. (Speaial.)-Tha largest grange ever formed in Oregon and probably in the entire United States, was instituted today at Seio by State Deputy Cyrus H. Walker, of Albany, assisted by State Deputy C. I. Shaw, of Albany. The grange has a charter membership of 165, vhlcn breaks all records for initial membership in this state. The charter will be left open ten days and it is Manned to secure 200 members. The grange Includes many of the leading peo ple of Sclo. Many Students to Enroll. TJNIVERSITf OF OREGON, EUGENE. Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Examinations at the University begin tomorrow and will last all next week. The second semester will open Monday, February 15. New students will be required to register the preoeding Saturday. According to Regis- Ladd & Tilton Bank PORTLAND, OREGON Established 1859. Oldest Bank on the Pacific Coast. Capital fully paid - Surplus and undivided 4. OFFICERS W. M. Ladd, President Edward Cookingham, "Vtice-Pres. W. H. Dunckley, Cashier. DIRECTORS. EDWARD COOKINGHAM J. WESTEY T,ADD HT'NRY Li. CORBETT S. H. LINTHICUM ' WILLIAM M. LADD FREDERICK B. PRATT CHARLES E. LADD THEODORE B. WILCOX 0 National -Bank Capital Corner Second and Stark AttractivelnvestmentBonds $77,500 City of Ashland, Oregon, Light. Bonds. 100,000 City of Eugene, Oregon, Water Bonds. 50,000 City of Grants Pass, Rogue River Water Co. Bonds'. 25,000 Northern Electric Railway Company, of California, 5s. 25,000 Oregon Water Power & Railway Co., 6 per cent Bonds. 22,000 City of Walla Walla Improvement Bonds. 9t000 City of Portland Improvement Bonds. "We can furnish the above -noted bonds in amounts to suit purchasers, and will be glad to quote prices, etc., upon request. MORRIS BROTHERS . Chamber of Commerce.' , HIGH-GRADE MUNICIPAL AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS We have several good issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor and save broker's commission. WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO. 317. BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. trar A. R- Tiffany, there are prospects that more than 60 now students will en roll for the next semester, bringing the enrollment in the colleges of liberal arts and engineering to 600. I load Changes Hands. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 3. A trust fleprt whereby the- Astoria. Seaside & Tillamook Railway- Company ' transfers title to all its property to tne Astoria co ntract Title & Trust Company, as truetees, was filed for record in the County Clerk's office today. The deed is in tne nature TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Jfamburg-Jlmericcm. London I'lrin Hamburg Kais.Aug.Vlct. Feb. (J Patricia Feb. 20 Grarwaiaersee reD.tdAiiiEim......r.u. wfw-i jfc v jr vi Arorei Madeira aaa 1 1 AL X ulbraltar S. 8. HAMBURa.JiFeb 16. IMarcn S H MOI.TKB. SJan. 28, 'flApr. 27. S 8 MUTSCHMSD. tJFeb. 8. .6CaFutAizaorelPrUtMaie.ra. Gibraltar. sralla Madeira. Cadiz, Gibraltar, Malasa, AlKlera. Genoa and then continues ORIENT cruise. A limited number of rooms availabU t0 ItaIH.MtBCRG-AMERICAN LIVK, 160 Powell St.. San Francisco and Local K. R. AgenU In Portland. YEW SERVICE TO EW ZEAI.AND AND AUSTRALIA. Delightful South Sea Tour for Kert 4 Pleasure. Ne Zealand, the world's wonderland. 1 now .at its best. Geysers, Hot Lakes and other thermal wonders, surpassing tns TelfowstoneThe favorite S. Mariposa sails from San Francisco for Tahiti Feb ruary 2, March 10. April 10, etc., connecting with Union Lino tor Wellington. New XnolalOnJy Passenger Une From T7nlted States to New Zealand. Only S260 first-class to Wellington ana back. To Tahiti and return, first-class. $12j, 28-day trip. For Itineraries, write Oceamo Line. CT3 Market street. San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND Si S. CO. Only direct steamer, and daylight sailing. From Alnsworth dock. Portland. P. M. : BS. Senator, Feb. 5, 19, etc. S3. Rose City, Feb. 13, 26, etc. From Lombard-st.. San Francisco, 11 A. M.: SS. Rone City, Feb. 6, 20, etc. 6S. Senator, Feb. IS, 27, etc. J W. Ransom, Dock Agent. Main 26S Ainsworth Dock. M' J. ROL'HK, City Ticket Agent. 142 3d St. Phona Main 402, A 1402. ; North Paclflo S.S. Cd'j. SteauiliI? Roaooks and Geo. W. Elder Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. H. Young, Agent. COOS BAY LINE Ths steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land Monday, 8 P. M., February 1, from Alnsworth dock, for North Bend, Marsh field and Coos Bay points. Freight receive! till 4 P. M. on day of sailing. Passenger fare, first-class, ilO; second-class. $7. in cluding bsrth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Alnsworth dock. Phons Main 203. - - $1,000,000.00 profits $ 500,000.00 R. S. Howard, Jr., Asst. Cashier. J. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier. Walter M. Cook, Asst. Cashier. $250,000.00 of a mortgage given the trustee as se curity for bonds In the sum of $1,500,000, which the railway company has sold in the tiistcrn markets to raise funds for constructing and operating an electric railroad from this city to Seaside and Tillamook. In Great Britain thera are 2,000,000 trad uniotists. Bonds Stocks Securities For Sale by T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND) OR. COLUMBIA WOOLEN MILLS COMPANY IS CLOSING OUT ITS EN. TIRE STOCK OF TAILOR MADE CLOTHES. EVERY THING GOES AT THE COST OF MATERIAL, PLUS THE LABOR OF THE TAILORS. GET MEASURED TODAY. CORNER SEVENTH AND STARK