OREGON! AN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1900. THE MORNING 1 ff 'Ay FULL PRICES Dealers Buying Up All the Hops Offered. JNSOLD STOCK VERY SMALL fctHum Crailos Tlint Recently Were Valued at Five Cents Now Bring Scten and One-Hair New York ,Markct Higher. BuvlriB on an artlve and ceneral scale. eonsidorln the qunntttv available. Is attain eported In the hop market. In the ra3-. ten days a total of about l-OO bales have pasjed out of ftrourers hands. This leaves the unsold stock of 100$ hops In the state, acordinc to statistics complied yesterday. TJOO bales. Of the preceding year's crop. 4i0 haies ore left and there are 2.VH1 tales of tOflrt hops left In first hands. A year airo there were about 60.000 bales of all growths left In the state. Amons the new deals reported yesterday. were the purchase of the Mnley Mix lot f 170 bales at Independence by H. I... Hart at 7H cents; the I-ope Sins lot of 2-J9 bales at Salem, bought by Charles Llveslcy at a l.rlce raid to bo around 7 '4 cents; the O I.. Ileh lot of SI bales and the H. Wena-er lot of -Vi bales, at Ftlverton. boufiht by William Brown & Co. at " cents, and the Ixulse Pose lot of 31 bales at PlierwooB. rurchased by J. J. Metzler at 7'i cents. Fome of theso lots are only medium, and when It Is considered that but a short time apo they were valued at a nlcltel. the ten dency of the market can be readily seen. The demand for contracts Is even greater than that for spot roods. Ten cents Is the ruling price for the 100!) crop, end at this flcure It Is estimated that fully .TO00 bales have been signed up In the past ten days. Commenting on the advance in New York hops, the Journal of Commerce of February 11 raid: There Is considerable activity In th.tnte market where higher prices are being asked. In addition to the sale of 03 bales t 12 Uc. cars, reported yesterday, the same ruyer. who' Is a large local dealer, bought the John Cross lot of lio bales, described as prime, at a similar rricc. taking al.o a quantity of poorer hops at from Infinite. A bid of 13c, cars, has been made for the Fcott Williams lot and also for the Ilvcr more lot. The Cody lot of OS bales Is held at lr.c. It Is understood that y-onic of the bic dealers are uncovered on states and the market Is rising " Details have been received of the meeting of Kentish hopgrowers at Tonbrldge. Kng., on Fel ruary 3 when a demand for relief legislation was again made. Herbert Fitn mons. a large hop grower. presMed. and a resolution was passed unanimously to the effect that the meeting deplored the wide spread ruin In the hop districts owing to the present unexampled depression In the hop Industry, and urged the government to re-Introduce an Improved hops bill early next 'session and to carry the same Into law before the harvesting of the 1000 crop. The resolution embodied a declaration that It Is absolutely necessary that the bill shall prohibit the use of all substitutes for hop's and chemical preservatives, whl.'h displace hops In the manufacture, brewing and pres ervation of beer, and at the same time secure that all foreign hops landed at ports In the United Kingdom ahall be subject to all the restrictions and penalties of the English marking act. Harry Taylor urged Kentish growers to renewed exertion In their defence. A vital necessity for the industry. If it was to re cover Its prosperity, he said, was the 4s ou'y. It was suggested that a public "meet ing should be held In every village, to be followed by a mass meeting at some lend ing town In the country. It was under stood that this suggestion will shortly be carried out. SALES AT THE .MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE Club Wheat Urine and lied Rus sian 9! Cents. Three hundred tons of club wheat were sold at the Merchants' Exchange yesterday at $10- and 100 tons of Red Russian broticht 91 cents. There have been no saies of bluestem here lately on which ft base values, but buyers say they cannot pay over $1.10 to $1.12, while holders, of course, ask much more. Some fancy prices have been paid for small lots of bluestem in the Interior by millers who were short, as for instance a recent small transaction on the basis of 51. IS. but in general this figuro Is regarded as excessiw. Bid and aske.1 prices were quoted at the Hoard of Trade as follows; Bid. AskeJ February $ .l"i ? .1" March 1.00 1.01 OATS. February March . . . 1.67i 1.70 1 70 ITU, BARLEY. February I "1 1.41 'j March 1.40 1.4:1 Receipts in cars were roported by the Merchants' Kxchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay February 13-14.. 70 lo lr. 4 24 February 15.... 4S 2 5 8 6 Total last week. 214 2S 44 50 31 DENIES TALK OF ONION COMBINE. George Burtt Is Willing to Bark His State nirntfl with Money. A letter by J. H. Grande, a California po tato and onion buyer, was printed In a local paper recently In which Grande stated that a combination had been formed by rival potato and onion dealers to manlDu law the market for their own benefit, men tionlna; George L. Burtt. of San Francisco, as the prime mover In the affair. Mr. Burtt. who Is now In the Bay City, sends word that he will deposit anywhere from jrt00 to JjOOO, If Grande does the same, the monvy of the loser to go to charity, if Grande can substantiate any of the charges of a plot or combine which he makes in his letter. That the recent slump In the San Fran cisco onion market was due to tho pressure of supplies was shown by the advance there yesterday, the market going up to J2.25 because of the working o.T of the surplus. With the Improvement at San Francisco the tone of the market here was also better. Four cars cf association onions were sold during the "day at S'J to be shipped South. The potato market was quiet but steady at last prices. OITSIDE OKPKKS FOB OREGON EGGS. Bat Even with Slilppine Builness the Price Decline Meaiiilv. But for cutside orders the decline In eftg prices would be so swift that bedrock would be reached In a f.-w days. Receipts are larger than ever before known at this time of year. The shipping demand Is g.Kid. but not sufficient to lake all that cime In. and the price is consequently sag f;B. steadily. Most of the local retailors are now getting eggs direct from the coun try. The few sales made on the street yes terday were reported at 25 and 26 cents. The demand for poultry was brisk and the best hens sold at 16 cents. Receipts were rather light. The butter market Is quoted Arm by -the city creameries and buying Is so active that some of them ai2 unablo to till all their orders. The cheese market is also firm. SHORTAGE IN BANANA SIPPLY. Worms In Gulf Country Interrupt the Move ment. There is going to bo a shortage of bananas in Portland when the present stocks are exhausted. Tncre are no bananas on the way and none will arrive for two weeks. The Interruption to shipments is due to storms in the C.ulf country. Receipts of oranges will also be lessened. becaus6 of rains In California. The vegetable market was fairly well sup plied with all varieties yesterday. Busi ness was good. There Is no complaint on the part or Jobbers or retailers of short count in pacK- r-.iifoi-iia ve-.-ctables. as business is done on the average basis, in fact, under count insures the arrival oi me yw-v- better condition as a rule. Decline in Sugar Trices. There was a decline of 20 cents a hundred on all grades of sugar at all points on the Coast yesterday. The decline followed a similar drop in the Kast a few days ago. The Coast markets have been above a parity with the East for some time, which made prices here sensitive to any changes on the Atlantic seaboard. Bunk Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows. earincs. Balances. Portland Seattle Taconia ...... Spokane ..Jl.1Hi-'3 i:'.iTS .. 1,M!7,7: 10S.-SO iioi.:::;s -r.:.f. .. l.uiU.o:3 lb7.01o rOR.TL.VNIV MAKKJST3. Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc. PARLEY Producers' prices: Feed, $27.50 45 21 per ton WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. $1,12 9 $1.14; club, Sllu 1.02'.,; red Russian, I'Uc; iLULK' Patents. J5.43 per barrel; straights. 4.4i; exports. $4: VnS'ey. - -0. v-sack graham. 4 60 ; whole wheat. 4.8j. OA r.s producers' prices; No. 1 wnlta, S34..'0fr35 per ton. M1L.LSTLKFS bian. $2nE28.50 P" to. rnidditags. $33; short.-, $2iUoU; chop. 2uf2i; rolled barley. $2'J S .10. HY Timothy. Willamette alley. $1315 n,r ton: Kustern Oreccn. JICSIS; clover. $1. Jfil.-l; nlfalla. $14'jl5: grnin hay. $1JJ.14; cheat. $13.:.0S".4.5: vetch, JlH.So-u 14.50. Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8c per lb.; peaches. 7'. 68c; prunes. Italians. 5V4c. trunes. French. 4SsCo; currants, unwashed, cases. 9ic: currants, washed, cases. 10c. n". wh'.fu faucy. iU-lb. boxes, tike, dates. ' COFFEE Mocha. 242Sc; Java, ordinary. I7j''i),- costa Rica, fincy. lSW20c: good. ICS isc; ordinary. lliiu iUe per pound RICE Southern Japan, 4&c; head. 6!,eB "SALMON Columbia River, 1 -pound tails. $2 per dozen: 2-pound tails. $2ui: !-pound flats. $2.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. a.c: red. 1-pound tails. $1.43; socUeyes. 1-pound "nUTS Walnuts. 1213e per pound by sack: Prmil nuts. 18c; Ull.erti. 15c; pecans. 7c: almonds. 13fll4c: chestnuts. Ita.lan. He; peanuts, raw. 54, S tic; plnenuls, low 12c; hickory nuts, loc; cocoacuis. 90c per dozen. .,- SI 'GAR Granulated, $0.73; extra C. $: golden C. $.-1.1.1; fruit and berry sugar, J-j.i-j: Plain bag. $1..1.1; beet granulated. $.i...i. rubes ll.arrel). 0.1.V. p..,vdvred IbarrellK $8- Terms: On remittances within i oavs. dciui.: per p.ui.d; it later than 14 c.(vs and within 30 day, deduct hie per pound llsplo sucar. 1.1'itlSr per pound. SALT Granulated. $13 oer ton. Jil.UO oer bale: half ground. 100s. $7.50 per Ion; 80s. $8 per ton. BEANS Small white. 6c; large white, 5c; Lima. 5 'Ac; pluk. Sc; bayou. 4c; Mex ican red. 5 Vic. Vegetables and rrult. FI'.ESil FRUITS Apples. 7."crS2."S box. POTATOES Buying price, $1 23i 1.30 per hundred; sweet potatots. 2Vc per pound. TKO.'iCAL Fltl ITS Oranges, navels. $3 Jj 2.7.1 per box; lemons. $3J4; grape fruit. 4 :. 'i 4.75 per box; bananas, a-oaiic per pound: pineapples. ?2. 76 U '-25 per dozen; tangerines il.V5 per oox. UNIONS. Oregon, buying price. $2 per hundred. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.2a per sack: carrots. 51; parsnips. SI. 50; beets. SI r.e: horseradish, 10c per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes. SK91.25 dox. : cabi.age. 2"-i3Uc lb.; cauliflower, $2 per crate, celery. 4.o0 por crate; cucumbers. $1.7.Vtf -.-' dozen: b'ttuce. Il.50 jl.75 per box; parsley. 3'c dizen; peas. 15c lo.; radishes, 20o per dozen; spinach. 2c per lb.; sprouts. 10c per lb.: squash. !jSC pr lb.; tomatoes. (1.752.25. Dairy and Country Produce. F.FTTEK City creamery. extras. 34o; fanty outride crea:ner. :;2::4o per lb.; store, lBii'Juc. i Butter fat prices average I1- cent per pound unuer regular butter prices, y i-.G;s Oregon ranch. 2.1 2'lc per dozen. lulXTUV liens. l.Vul'ic; broilers. 22'c; frvers. b .iJOc; roosteia, old, 11 i 1 He ;. young. 14 " i 1.1c; uucks. ;i22c; geese. 10c; turkujs. la '1 -'"c CHEESE Fancy cream twhis. l'llfi'ic per lb.; full cream triplets, lii'-iltic; fuil cieam. Young America. 17,!il71,c. VEAL Extr.i. R.llc i-vr pound; ordi nary. 7j8e: heavy. 5c PORK Fancy. Ky'.'VjO per lb.; large, S3 She. Provision. IIACON Fancy. 21c per pound: standard. 16c; cuolce. 17c; English, iifeuloc; strip. 13c. DRT SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 12c; smoked. 13c; short clear backs, heavy, dry salted, 12c: smoked. 13c: Oregon exports, dry salt, 13c; smoked. 14a 11 Ail S 10 to 1 lbs., 14 aCl 14 to 16 10a.. 14c: la to 20 lbs., 14c; nams. skinned, 14c; picnics, vc; cottage roll, lie; shuul cerd. 11c; bulicu hi.nis. lV.jif2ob-'. boiled picnics. 17c. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. Uc; tubs. 134ic: 50s. 13i,c; zOs. 13;jC; 10s. 14c: 6s, 14?sc; 3s. 14i-c. Stdard pure: Tierces. 12fec; tubs. lHo; l0s, 12c; 30s. l""Bc; 10s. i3'4c; as, 13-sc: Ss. laVjc. Com pound: Tlerues. 8c; tubs. SVo; 60s. SVjc: 20s. Sc; as. a-.e. SMOKED li.EF Beef tongues. each, 70c; dried beef acts. 16c; dtled beef out stde's. 10c; dried beef lnsldes. 18c; dried beef knuekles. 1SV-. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $13; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe, $12: pigs' tongues. $1U.50. MESS MEATS Beef, specials. $11 per batrei: plate. $14 per barrel; family. $14 per barrel; pork, $21 per barrel; brisket. $23 per barrel; 8. P. beef tongues. $20; pic snouts. $12 54; pig ears, $12.50. Oils. COAL OIL Pearl and astral oil. cases. 18 He per gallon; water white, iron barrels. 11c: eocene and extra star, cases 21H: head light vii, cases. 2oc; Hon barrels, lec. elalne, cu.it a. 2sc. GASOLINE Union and Red Crown, bar rels. 15 He; cases, 22 He; motor, barrels. ltHc; cases. 23 He; Sii degrees, barrels. 30c; cases. 37 He; engine distillate, barneia, Be; cases, llic- LINSEED OILi Raw, barrel lots, 6Bc; In cases, 71c; boll-ad. barrel lots. 67c t In case. 73c. CIL MEAL Ton lole. $37. EaHtern M ining Stocks. BOSTON. Feb. 10. Adventure . .$ 8.75 Aib'ttea 44.00 Amalgamated 7il.2.1 Arix "om. . . ::i.oo Atlanti" .... 17.7.1 lUitte Coal. . . 24 "a ChI & Ariz. . . lni.t Cal & Ileela.tiJ0.O0 Centeliniiil .. i:i''1 Cot:er Range 7.1.7.1 Dale Wot... lo.l0 Franklin 15.23 Granby 101 in Greene Cnn.. lo.:2' Isle Roya'io. . .12.7.1 Mass Mining. .1.50 Michigan ... 11.00 Closing quotations: Mohawk .... U4.50 Mont C & C. . .11 ada . . IS. .10 .old nomln i iseeola . . . Parrot kjulnoy ... siiannon .. Tamarack Trinity . . . . .11.7.1 . l:;.i iHj . o2.io . 15 37 H . S7.no 1." 1 nittd Copper l.i.i.i V. S. Mining. 41.no 'I tali 41. .10 victoria 5o tWinnna 5.21 Wolverine ...140.00 iNorth Butte. . 73.73 NEW YORK. Feb. lii.- ?loslng quotations: Alice 20 Brunswick Con. Com Tun stock 2 do bonds 1 C C & Va 4 Little Chief 10 Mexican 70 (Ontario 4'" .iiphir .12o Standard ..1.10 Horn Silver. ... 70 Leadvllle Con... 4V Yellow Jacket... 42 Dairy Produce la the Eawt. CHICAGO, Feb. 16 Butter Steady. Creameries, 22fi2Sc; dairies, 21&20C Kgge Steady; at mark, caees Included, 21 29c: firsts. 21K-; prime flrnis. Sir. Cheese Steady. Bailies, lai-.riflc; twins, 14H615e: Young America. li 10 ' 4 c. NEW YORK. Feb. 16. Butter I'niettled H and Uiwor. Creamery specials. 3o4r30Hc lof- fl ial 3oc: extras, 2&ij2"Hc: thlpis to ftrste. 22't2S; held common to special, 22'fj2ic: procers eemmon to special, lsa2Sc; Western factory firsts. 21i21Hc; Western Imitation creamery firsts.- 2itte. 'heese Firm, unch-nged. Eggs Firm. Western flrste. 34c; seonds, SS&33HO- . . , 1 11 JIDVJIIIGE IS HALTED Rising Movement in Stocks Is Soon Checked. FOREIGN INFLUENCES AGAIN I.arge Supply of Xew Issue9 Gives the Kontl Market u Heavy Tone Cut in Steel Prices Expected. NEW YORK, Feb. 16. The stock market today proved Itself unready to follow the ad vances of yesterday and thus disappointed the hopes of the speculators. The later hours of the session today 8$ur conditions as etag cant as at any time last week. The London market led the way. As the 'foreign situation was largely Influential in shaping speculative sentiment yesterday In New York, the contrary movement there to day was of important sympathetic effect. The reduction in, the original discount rate of the lmrfriul Bank of Germany confirmed the impre6lon of the downward course of inter est rates abroad and the promise of a poten tial source of demand for Investment which grows out of accumulations in banking re ecrves. The indication thus given of the course of the money markets was confirmed in a convincing way by the news that the trust companies in New York were sending out notices to depositors of the Interest paid on deposits. The rate of interest paid by these Institutions on different classes of ocposita r.as ranged from 3 to 4 per cent and has served as a potent factor to draw deposits from all over the country. With the prevailing low rates for money and the additional reserve requirements up to 13 pr cent of deposits, which was im posed on tho trust companies on February 1, they find thems-elvee unable to use these funds on terme that will reimburse them t such high ratea to tho depositors. The supply of new issues of bonds con tinues very large. The market had under discussion today a $50,000,000 Austrian loan, an Irieh land-purchase loan, a New York City $10,000,000 corporate utock issue and a com ing Hurlington bond issue of probably $20, Ooo.ooo or upwards Whether, owing to these large piospectlve requirements or from nuie sni;atliy with the tone of the market, the bond division today was inclined to droop. The heaviness of the Erie issues had wms influence on this result. Tho falsing of the year's Interest on the Texas Sc Pacific set id incomes was another unfavorable influence on the bond market. The insistent rumors' of a coming cut in steel priics leu to a thorough canvass of the authorities in the ttaoe. The reported iHreMS of the president of the American Smnirinir Refining Company militated against that stock and with some sympathetic t-liiL-t eli-ewhere. Boons were heavy. Total sales, par value. $.10o,i::. Culled States i. regular, de clined ij and the coupons advanced Vi I'er cent on call today. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Amal Corner 21,2oO . 70;, 7.1 ib Am Car & Foun. 3.700 61 Vi 50s M do preferred ... 100 111 ill u'-'T Am Cotton Oil.. l.Doo 52 62 62 Am Hd ii Lt pf. 40 41, 41 41 H Am lee Mccurl.. 3,100 23 H 22 22-), Am Linseed' Oil.. 100 14 14 14 Am locomotive... 1,400 otl's Hi do preferred u- , Am Smelt Ar Ref 1D.4-10 St i do preferred ... 1.1W nn-tt ivt'to Am Sugar Kef... 3W 133 1JJH Am Tobacco pf 01 Am Woolen 200 29 2SH 2-iH Anaconda ilin Co Cim 4.1 4.1 14 4aH At-hlson 13.700 102 100'i lOlj, do nreferred ... 3o0 101 K'1 11 Vi At! Coast Line... 1.7UO 121H 12oVi 120H Halt & Ohio 10.3O0 IU' iw i"e do prefened .. H. H.114 . Prook Itap Tran. 7.3oO 72'S. ! 'l7s Canadian Pacific.. 174"4 173,, 1.4 Central leather.. 300 31 31-V 81'i do preferred ... 300 102!, 102 l'i2i. Central of N J 22 1 t'hws & Ohio l,3(0 lieVi '. Chicago Gt West. 600 H V s Chicago N W.. 400 170 170 179 C, M ft .St Paul.. 16.500 14SVi 14i?s 14. C. C, C & St L. . 8.WI0 71H 75 li-Hi Co'o Fuel & Iron l.loo 4"H 4o Colo & Southern.. 2'" t',(i t: tl io in preferred. -oo B4 e.i - dj 2d preftrred Consolidated Gas.. 1.7(i0 122)4 12.'H 12-')s Corn Produete ... 1.200 lll'S. 10 1 Del i Hudson 10O 170', 17H 17 V & 11 Grande... 3.7i) 47U 4S 4(1 do iireforred ... i,-"i ki "'. Pistllli rs' Sccurl.. 60O 3. H -.is d" Js Erie 12h ic-h, .10-i ai do 1st preferred. 1.40O 4oH 'i4 ' a do 2d preferred. Hi 10 3o 37 38H General Electric. "( lfl. l.'nH !' Gt Northern pf... 4.50" 144", 143 143 54 Gt Northern Ore.. ICO 72 72 il-. Illinois Central ... -.'.400 mv1 i"i io'i Iutei borough Met. 1.4"0 1 15 's 1-T do preferred ... 'o'ti '''Vi Int Paper 200 11 11 H " do preferred , Int Pump UiiO 3a 3!) Jo;s Iowa Central .... i' Ji'.a ' ' K. C. Southern... l.KOO 42-1. 42-1i 4214 do preferred ... 40l 72 72H 21 Louis & Nashville 5XI 12S I2S 128H Minn & St L 2.000 6K!4 514 56 M St P & S S M. (S-IO 142 142 142 Missouri pacttlc. a.i'wr ix'-s i-- i-a Mo. Kan & Texas 2,000 43Vj 4JVS -i do preferred it National Lead ... 1.200 SOU, N Y Central 8.500 12!) 127 12S"i N Y Ont & West. 60O 477s 47" 4, Norfolk & West.. 2.H0 1 k' 0's North American.. 8.0 81 81W, 81 Northern Pacllic. 10.000 141 140 140 Paclllc Mail 2 32'i S2H S2 Pennsylvania .00 132 132H 13214 People's Gms 3.700 113 1124 H2;4 P C C & St L... 2K1 P2 1H 81 Pressed Steel Car 1.0 42 42 41 Pullman Pal Car. 300 171H 17114 170 Ry Steel Spring n s Beading 64.W0 133 '4 132 13314 Republic Steel ... 300 24H 24 23 dod preferred ... loo Mia 8514 85 Rock Wand Co.. 000 25 24 24 do preferred ... 2.700 64 64 64 Vj Ft L & S F 2 pf 40 St L Southwestern 200 24 23 2314 do preferred 6314 Sloss-Sheffleld 800 79 18 S!i Southern Pacific. . 12.0"" 11 119 119 do preferred ... 800 122Vt 121 121 Southern Railway. 2.400 2014 2S - 214 do preferred ... 1.000 4H 61 64 Tenn Copper .... 300 40 4014 4014 Texas & Pacific. 8.0000 35 35H 5 Tol St L & West. 3.O00 4014 49 481-1 do preferred ... wo ios Tiw-i o Union Pacific .... 57.5O0 181 180 18114 do preferred ... 4O0 9.1 0514 95 V. U S Rubber 100 31 H 31 '4 81 H do 1st preferred. 200 10314 103 K'3H U S Steel 49.810 53 62 6214 do preferred ... i i U'1. . Utah Cooper 6" 44 43 '4 43 Va-Caro Chemical. 9c0 4ti 46V4 4tti, do preferred 114 J4 Wabash 90. .0 !! 19 19-4 do preferred ... 20.100 504 49'4 5.1 Westlnghouse Blec 300 S2'j 82'4 82 Western 1'nlon ... 10 67 6. 61 Wheel & L Erie 9'i Wisconsin Central. 1.800 4274 42H 4214 Am Tel & Tel.... 1.0O0 129 129 129H Total sales for the day, 471.900 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Closing quotations: U P. ref. 2s reg.101 IN Y C G 341... H3 'do coupon .... IOI H 'North Pacific 3s. 74 Ji U S. 3s reg. ... loo4 'North Pacific 4s.l03H do coupon. ... 1O0 'South Pacific 4s. 01 H V S new 4s reg.119 IL'nion Pacific 4s. 104 do coupon .... 120 Iwiscon Cent 44 94 Atehlsfin adj 4s. .1.1 Ijapaneso 4s 8114 D & R G 4s. .. . 98 I Stocks at London. LONDON. Feb. 16. Consojs for MH: do for account. 84 11-16. Anaconda ... 0.37 Vj N. T. Central money. 131.25 Atchison 104.1214iNorflk Wes SI3.3U 00.00' do pref ... .104.23 I do pref Bait & Ohio. 112. 37Vi!Ont & West.. Can Pacific. .17S.12V4 Pennsylvania. Chcs & Ohio. Cn.S'i 'Rand Mines.. Chi Grt West 7.73 iReadlng f i s pi.-i2.nn 'southern Ry. . 40. 1 2 6.0'j. T.h.li ns.su 27.00 fffi.50 127.H2 14 lSit.OO 11S.SO 144.00 iit;.7.' lfl.oO 51.S" . flS.SO 78.25 De Beers. . . D & R G. . . do pref... Erie do l5t pf. do 2d of. l'j.ju 1 to pret 4S.30 South Pacific. fil.SO lUnion Pacific. 32 2Vi do pref 40. Oil; U. S. iteel... 38. SO I do pref Grand Trunk in. 00 111 Central. . .147.00 Wabash do pref L & N 132.50 Spanish 4. . Mo. K T.. 44.3714lAmal Copper Money. Exchange, Etc NEW TORS, Feb. 16. Money oa call. steady at 2?l2Vi per cent: ruling rate, 2 per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 21i per cent. Time loans, dull and steady; 60 days. 21462 per cent: 00 days. 2S3 per cent; six months. 33y per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 3Hff4 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at 84.840034.83 for 60 dav bills and at $4.87 for demand. Commer cial bills. $4.854.85T4- Bar silver. 51 lie. , Mexican dollars. 44c. Government bonus. irregular; railroad bonds, heavy. LONDON. Feb. 16. Uar silver, steady at 23d per ounce. Money, ltj2 per eenL The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 214 0 2 per eent; for three months' bills, 214 I' cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. Silver bars. 61 lie. Mexican dollars. 43c. Drafts Sight. 15c; telegraph, 17?c. Sterling on London. 00 days. $4.85; s.ght, $4.88. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. The statement Of the Treasury balances In tho general fund exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve shows: Available cash balance. 17.i''.' .in'-T. Gold coin and bullion JjJ 4-;J' I'1 Gold certificates 2i,b01,3o0 German Discount Kate Itetluced. BERLIN". Feb. 16. The rate of discount of the Imperial Bank of Germany was reduced today from 4 to 814 per cent. This is the Bret change In the rate since June IS, 19uS. when lt was lowered from 414 to 4 per cent. Bullion for Bank of England. LONDON, Feb. 16. Bullion amounting to 135.000 was taken into the Bank of England on balance today. Gold for Argentina. NEW YORK. Feb. 16. The National Bank of Commerce today engaged $300,000 In gold for Buenos Ayres. LATE IN COTTIIS PRICES SEATTLE DEALERS TKYIXG TO IX LOAD POTATOKS. . Steady Decline in Uc Egg Market. Butter Is WcHk Wheat Quo tations Unchanged. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 16. (Special. Cutting of prices on pui .. .., today. One house cut the price - to and althougli this price was not met by all the houses on the street this afternoon, four Arms reduced prices during the day. i-ome . j ... if lti nrlee cutting dealers uouui boiuU-.j r - is Justified, owing to the lateness of the "Fresh ckss dropped to '30 cents every where todav. Tomorrow's price was set this evening at 28 cents. Keceipts were heavy Dealers are now anxious to Ret the market down to rock bottom as quickly as possible , . The. last car 01 nanar.aa uue .... days arrived this afternoon. The fruit was very green. . The first car oi Hood River apples brought here last week has been sold out. Another car is due tomorrow. Wheat was unchanged. Holders are ask ing $1 20 for blue.em. but millers will not pav that price. Butter is very weak. Dealers here are looking for Portland creamery men to take some action this week. QUOTATIONS AT SAX IBAXCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In tile Bay Clt Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. The' follow ing prices wero quoted in the produce mar kepotatoes Oregon Burbanks. Jl.505jl.75; sweets. $1. ZO'J 1.75 Onions 3.l'o per cental. Mlllstuffs Bran. 2S.3030; middlings. $33.500 33.30. Vegetables Garlic Sffiuc; green peas. lO&lZtac: string beans. Io5f20c; aspar agus, llMull'.-C; loiiim-ut-o, f. 'j Butter Fancy creamery, 3uc; creamery seconds. 3.1c; fancy dairy, 30 Wc; dairy sec onds. H8V..C. Cheese New. 1214 14140; Young Amer ica, lli ti lH'.-jc; Eastern. 17c. EKgSPtore. 251tc; fancy ranch, .loc; Eastern, nominal. Poultry Roosters, old. $45; young, 57 4J1 broilers -small. $405; broilers, large, 3G6; fryers. Ju4f7; hens. $S&D; ducks, old. ?4&r: young. dSS. Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. I611 lUc; Mountain. 5:iSlbc; Nevada, U(tj!14c. Hay Wheat, $19fa;23; wheat and oala. $1S'22; alfalfa. l-"l''l stock. 13ij( IB; straw, per bale. S083c. Fruits Apples. choice. II 50; common 60c; bananas. 75cif3; limes, t;.f.0'.i. lemon.", cool. e. $3. common, el; oranges. 1.5Mi3: pineiippies. $1.5l.2.n0. Receipts Flour, 5530 sacks; wheat, l-'-a centals; barley. SSiiO centals: beans ..s.. sacks: eorn. 100 sacks; potatoes. 36'JO, bran." 35 sacks', hay.- 160 tons; wool, 10 bales; hides, 2670. ' WAITING FOB NEW CLIP SUPPLY OF OLD WOOLS ABOUT EXHAUSTED. Prices on All Lines Rule Very Firm at Boston Pulled Wool Sit uation Active. BOSTON. Feb. 16. Local woolgrowers are eagerly looking to tha new clip to supply their cleaned-out bins. Local sales of old stock are light. The pulled wool situation continues active. Prices on all lines rule very firm. The leading domestic quotations range as follows: Texas Fine 12 months old. 2627c; fine, 6 to 8 months, 53 55c; fine Fall. 4S50c. California' Northern, 6862c; middle county, 5052e; Fall free, 4S45c. Oregon Eastern, No. 1 staple, 62f6Sc; -Eastern.. No. 1 clothing, 55&.57c; valley, No. 1, 48 50c. Territory Fine staple. 62 60c; fine me dium staple. 60S 62c; fine clothing. 58 60c; fine medium clothing, 5567c; half-blood, 6063c; three-eighths blood. 535Cc; quarter-blood, 50ft52c. . Fulled Extras. 60l8 62o; fine A. 6i60c; A supers, 50'a 65c. - Wool at St. Louis. AT LOUIS. Feb. 16. Wool, Nominal. Ter ritory and Western mediums. 17a21c; fine mediums, 15ft'17c; fine. 1214c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Feb. 16 There was a sharp advice in the London tin market spot ?hVin" at 13o Ss Id and futures at U..2 The focal market was quiet but firm at 'Copper was about 5s higher in London wlthPsPpot quoted at 58 12s d and t mures at 50 10s. The tocai iu'' " UnLea3gwas dull and unchanged here and "defter was lower at 21 Ss In London. Locally soeulr was dull at 4.85S 4.00c. The locaf iron market was dull with prices practically unchanged. Coffee and Sugar. nfw YORK. Feb. 16. Coffee futures ins.ii steadv net five points lower to few nolits higher. Sales 40.000 bags. Including March and April at O.SOc: May 6.45ry SOc; JuW :??": September o.KSft 0.00c ; October BSsWluoc: December. S.Wc; January. 50 fo3l5c. Spot coffee steady. No. T Rio. Sc. No i Santos. SHr: mild coffee steady. S-jgar Raw. steady. Fair refining, J.lle; centrifugal. 06 test. 3.61c; molasses sugar 5 Mc Refined, steady. Crushed. 5.2oc; powdered. 4.65c; granulated. 4.5oe. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Cotton future closed very steady. ' February. 8 30c; March, 9 56c: April and May, 9.55c; Jur.o and July, 954c; August. 9.47c; September. 9.39cr Oc tober,' 9.40c; November and December,. 9.353c; January. 9.34c. Spot closed quiet. 5 points higher. Mid-uplands, 9.85c; middling Gulf. 10.100. J'o sale. BULLS LIFT PRICES Send Wheat Up in Spite of Ad verse Reports. DRIVE SHORTS TO COVER May Option at Chicago Closes at $1.14 1-4 Lower Market at Liverpool Favorable Weather for Crop in This Country. CHICAGO. Feb. 16. The slump In wheat prices at the start was due tq a declln-s of lid to 4d In the price of wheat at Liver pool and to the favorable weather condi tions In this country for the Fall-sown crop, heavy snows being reported over a large section. Including the Ohio River Valley. There was considerable selling for short ac count In the opening transactions, and Initial quotations were unchanged to sl20 below yesterday's close. During the first hour trade was quiet and prices held fairly steady at the decline. Demand by the big holders finally brought out numerous buying orders from the smaller shorts, which caused a strong rally and the mar ket closed at prices near the best mark of the day. Final quotations on May wore $1.11 ti ft 1.1414 and on July Jl.OOli. Decreased offerings of corn from the coun try, owing to unfavorable weather con ditions, had a bullish effect on the corn market. At the close, prices were c to c above the previous close, with May at 65 ft tiSc and July 65c. Oats for May delivery sold here today at 53T4C. the highest prioa for the season. The market was strong all day. chiefly be cause of the unfavorable weather for the movement, which materially curtailed re ceipts. At the clopo prices were 14c to s VjC higher, compared with yesterday's final quotations, with May at 5353Tic and July 48!i4Sc. Provisions were a trifle weak early In the day, owing to a slack demand, but during the last half of tho day a firmer tone de veloped, due to some extent to the strength of coarse grains. At the close prices were 5c to ll-'VjC higher than the previous close. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Onen. High. Low. Close. May July Sept. ..?1.13 $1.14 Vi $1.1314 $1-1414 .. ,09T 1.00 1.00 Vi . .95 li .96 .95 H -36 CORN. May July Sept. 65 .64 i .64Ti 64-'- .65 .54-1, .... .64 14 -641s -64(4 OATS. -6.- .64;, May July Sept. May July May July May T,3 .53 4Sl4 .48 .40 .4t MESS PORK. .53 .4S14 .40 Vi .63 tt .4S"si .40 16.90 17.03 lt.OSVs 17.15 LARD. .. .. 9.65 9.70 9.77 '2 .S 16.90 17.0L'Vi .05 .15 9.65 9.77 li 9.70 9. 85 SHORT RIBS. S.K7Vi S.95 S.S71- 8.95 9.10 July ... 9.05 9 10 9.05 Cash quotations were as lollows. r Flour Firm. JarleyFeed' or mixing. 62 63c; fair to choice malting. 63 14 ft 63c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, Jl.oo; .No. 1 Northwestern, 1.65. Timothy seed $3.75. pork Mess, per barrel. $16.80 16.85. Lard Per 100 pounds. $9.5212. Short ribs Sides ( loose 1, S.2o S -8.80. -Sides Short, clear (boxed). $8.8714 9.12 1-. Grain statistics: , Total clearances of wheat and flour ;ero equal to 1)4.00(1 bushels. Primary receipts were 366.000 bushels compared with 3.t).uuu bushels the corresponding day a year ago. The world's visible supply.- as shown by Bradstreefs. Increased 2.600.000 bushel.. F.stimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 16 cars; corn, IS cars; oats, bl cars, hogs, 35.000 n-eacl. Receipts. Shipments. . .. 23.500 18.700 . .. S3.60O 64.700 ...316.200 10S.400 ...231.600 172.700 , .. 3.000 2,000 ...127,500 15,300 Flour, barrel; Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels Oats, bushels Rye. bushels Barley, bushels Change In Available Supplies. NEW YORK. Feb. It!. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Kradstreet show the following changes In available supplies as compared with prev- Bushels Wheat, United States east Hockies. decreased of . . .l.POS.000 Canada, increased . . . . - 277,000 Total United States ami un u- creased '.' ' ' A creased"' a".d . - - - - "-"-T.'. . . 4.400.000 Total American and European sup- ply increased .J.UiJ.kuu Corn United States and Canada de- Oats, United States and Canada decreased 502,000 Grain and Produce at New York. New York, Fob. 10 Flour Receipts 18 -33S barrels. Exports, 237U barrels. Quiet but f'rwliea't Receipts, 37,200 bushels: experts "4 NM bushels. Spot firm; No. 2 red. $jl.l nominal f ob. afloat: No. 1 Northern Du luth. SI. 23 f o b. afloat; No. 2 hard W In ter si "1 V4 f.o.b. afloat. Although nervous and Irregular all day. wheat continued to reflect bull control and the May position at times showed decided strength. The Julv contract was also strong here and the whole market Closed strong. 5bWc net his""' May closed 1.174. July closed tl.o-lj,. Hops Steady. Hides Quiet. Wool and petroleum, steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN Strong. FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. Wheat- Barley Steady. Spot quotations - Wheat Shipping. $1.77 14 1-80 ; $1.851.8714. Barley Feed, $1.38 1-42H; $1.43 1. 4614. nt Red. $1.72 14 1-80; white. milling, brewing, $1-8214 1.92 14 ; black, nominal. Call board sales Wheat May. $1.8214. prinecmnber. $1.231.26; May $1.40. Corn Largo yellow. 11.6501.70. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 10 Cargoes quiet. - but .teaai; buyers reserved. Walla V aila. prompt shipment. 3H 6d; California, prompt shipment, 3Ss. Englk-h country markets, quiet; French country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 16. Wheat March, 7 Ki5i,d; May. 7s d: July. 7e l,0Vid. Weather, fair. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Feb. 16. Wheat Milling, blue stem, $1.16; export, bluestem, J1.10; club, si; red, 9Sc. Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 16. Flax closed $1.63. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. There were small receipts of livestock yes terday and the market, as a result, was quiet and the undertone was very firm because of the strong demand. About the strongest feature of the market is hogs, as packers' supplies are running low. The total receipts for the day were 125 cattle. The current range of prices in the local market was as follows: CATTLE Best steers, $5 5.35; medium. $4 25ft 4.50: common, $3.50ft4; cows, best, J44 25; medium. $3.253.75: calves, 46. SHEEP Best wethers, $5.50 6; mixed, sheep. S3.50&5.25; ewes, $3a'3.50; lambs. S6-'fi 6.75. HOGS Best, $6.757; medium, $6.25 6.50. . Eastern Livestock Prices. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 16. Cattle 'Receipts THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AINSW0RTH. President. R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier. R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President. A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALLFOREIGN COUNTRIES PAYMENTS MADE BY POST TO PARTIES ABROAD WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS NATIONAL CAPITAL a CORNER SECOND HIGH-GRADE MUNICIPAL AND IMPROVEMENT BONDJ We have several good issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor and save broker's commission. WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO. 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. 7000; market, steady. ".'.VVoir c. so ft 80: native cows and he fers $04 0 . Blockers and feeders, S'l.-iOt -.2-; builf. 5 OS? calves? $3.507.23: Western, eteers. 4 &6.40; western cows, $-..,.. ;i -.- Hogs Receipts, nuoo; market. 5c hlshe - jA- mk. .t.dy. Muttons. $4.30.0; lambs. ty20 . range wethers. fiT. fed ewes, (i5..U- PHTTAGO Feb 16- Cattle Receipts, os ti.eaAat0,4o0 ;" nfarket steady Beeves s i 'to 17 7 10 Texas steers. $!... rg . w t-i S .te"'l?.l..5.15: .tochers amlfeedcrj. 3 40r3 50; cows and heifers, 1.90!tjJ lo. "Hoi-Veceipts. estimated at an OOOj mar ket! steady, a shade higher - Light - 0.35; mixed. .15&6.t(J; heavy, '..aoyiK.o. roush. $.i.ao&0.40: good to choice hay. B4flfi-70: pigs. S.20 ..: hulk ot sa.es. $.40(S6.00. ,. nnn. Sheep Receipts. estimated at 11.000. market, strong. Natives. .10 ffl ... . . . ems. $:S.50'S5.S0; yearlings rt.U6 .1. lambs, natives. 3.75&5.85; Westerns. 5.80 SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 10. Cattle Re ceipts. .-..100; market. lul.-c lower. ern steers. $:).50T5.40: range cows and heifers. 2.7.-S 4.M: eanners f 00 . J . stockers and feeders, i !! : calves. $3tT, bulls and stags. $2. i.idi'4. u. ''Hogsi.Kecelpts. 12.000; market. 10c lower and steady. Heavy. $i',.2o 'ii ;'..4.. ; mixed. 6 20ffl6.30: light. $i',nrii.:ii; pigs, !j-i-. bulk of sales. $fl.l0fi.:is. Sheep Receipts. ll.r.oO: market. lO-irgOc lower. Yearlings. $6-5 6.71; wethers o 5.25; ewes. $1Q 4.8.-.; lambs. Jli.jUji i.oG. Dried Fruit at New Vork. KEW YORK, Feb. 16. No material change was reported In the market for dried fruits today, and beyond a slight Im provement In tho demand for California prunes, business remains generally Quiet- IN CONTEMPT, COTTON SAYS Attorney Makes Tlca Against North Shore Boom Company. OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 16. f Special.') Attorney W. W. Cotton, of Portland, today urged the State Supreme Court to declare that the North Shore Boom & Driving Company had committed con tempt of the Superior Court of Pacific County in a case wherein the latter court has recently held the company was not In contempt. This novel procedure is the latest move in bitter litigation that has been pending for years between the Ntcomen Boom Company and the North Shore Boom Company. The Nicomen Company filed a boom plat and began booming opera tions, charging the maximum price and making big profits, lt Is alleged. The North Shore Company was organized and established a boom within limits of the Nicomen plat, but on a portion of the river unused by the Nicomen Company. Suit to enjoin the North Shore was brought, but denied In the lower court. The case was appealed to Supreme Court and here reversed. The Supreme Court held that the law providing that after a year's abandon ment, property covered by a boom plat was vacated, did not apply in this case, because the Nicomen Company had never used the property and no abandonment could occur until after use. On the Supreme Court decision the lower court granted an injunction. The North Shore-Company filed a stay bond and took an appeal t the Federal Su preme Court, where the case was ar gued a few days ago. The Nicomen Company claimed the North Shore Com pany was In contempt because the latter company has been operating its boom regularly pending all the litigation. The lower court held there was no contempt, and an appeal was taken again tb the Su preme Court and this appeal was today argued and taken under advisement. The North Shore Company is said to be making about J40.000 a year out of the boom rights, which the Nicomen Company thinks should come to its pocket, hence the bitterness of the litiga tion. ASKS AID FOR CHILDREN Vancouver Woman, Divorced and Kemarried, Sues First Husband. VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) Oklary J. Loudon, wife of J. Lou don, and formerly wife of John Martin, has filed suit in the Supreme Court ask ing that her former husband be ordered -by the court to help support her five minor children, thpugh she Is now the married -wife of another man and has four children by her second marriage. 6he was divorced from John Martin on JLVliLJ $250,000 . AND STARK STS. June ! 1W-. and the custody of the five children which were horn to that union were giv.n .to her. but no provi sion was m;uio at that time by the court for their care and support. Since th! djvoreo was granted Miirtln has had bequeathed to him ten acres in Fruit Valley, and in consequence the plaintiff in tho suit begs the court to compel her former husband to help sup port his five children. Tugboat Man Drowned. ' RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. IS. (Special.) Emll Hohl, a German, S years old, was drowned In the Smith Fork opposite tho Willapa Lumber Company's dock, last night. Bohl was employed as fireman on the tug Queen. The river is being dragged for his body. He came here from New York and has no relatives In this vieinitv. Bonds Stocks Securities For Sale by T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OR. TRAVELERS' (il'IIE. COOS BAY LINE k The steamer BKKAKWATEIt leaves Port land everv WetineMia.v, x l trom Ains worth dock. lor Nonli Itend, Miiriditleld and t oon IJav points. Freight rerelved till -I 1. M on day of snlliiiK. Parsenger fare, nrst elass. $10: second-class, fi. Including berth and meals. lmiu:re city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Alnsworth dock, l'hone Main HOS. NorthPaclfl: S.3. Gj'j. Steini!ii? oaooit9 and Geo. Vv. tide; bail lor Kureka, aa Francisco arid Los Ange'les direct every 'i'liursdaj at 8 P. M. Ticket ofSce 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 314. H. Young, Agent. CANADIAN PACIFIC Less Than Four Days at Sea WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL Two duys on tiie beautiful St. Lawrence River and the shortest ocean route to Eu rope. Nothing better, on tho Atlantic than our Empresses. Wireless on all stenmers. Mrtt-rlnss $90; second $50. on class cabin $-15. Ak any ticket agent, or write for sailings, rates ami booklet. y. K, JolmMn. p. A.. 142 3d si., Portland, Or SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S S. CO. Only direct BLeamcr, and daylight sailing. From Ainaworth dock. Tortland. 4 P. M.: SS. Senator, Feb. VJ, Mar. 5, etc. hS. Hose it.v, I"rb. 2(i. Mar. 12, tc. From Lombard-st.. San Francisco. 11 A. M-t SS. Ke City. Feb. 20, Mar. C, tc. SS. Senator, Feb. 27, Mar. 13, etc. J. W. Hansom, Dock Agent. Main 268 Ainsworth Dock. M. J. ROCHE, City Ticket Agent. 142 Id St. Phona Main 4Uj, A 1402. ANK