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Newspaper Page Text17 18, 1909. THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY PRUNES TOO CHEAP Supply Almost Gone but Price Does Not Advance. CONDITIONS IN THE EAST Good Demand for Club and Red Wheat Firm Feeling In the Hop JIarkct EgffS Drop Another Xotch. It Is one of tho surprises of the trade that prune do not advance In price. The quantity of Oregon fruit left here and In the East I ao email that It -would seem aa If prlcea aeveral cents hiRher should be realised In the Jobbing market. It Is said that leas than lb cars are left here, and some place the quantity at only five cars. Stocks in the East are small and well eon trolled. Of the trade there the Nw York Journal of Commerce says: t-v. a a . MiHntnm Is very slow. of the East fciM, wno are among distributers of this fmit, hesitate to mince purchases. thoUKh It Is believed that they are carrying verv small stocks. Thus, while he statistical situntion Is unusually strong, the market is prevented from advancing by lio alack demand. California prunes on the spot remain easy and have a very slow movement. The dullness in this, as In other lines of trade. Is attributed largely to the unseasonably mild weather, which has a de cided tendency to check consumption. The New Tork Commercial of the same date says: Old prunes are the unsettling factor In the local situation on California slock and the tone Is weak. These old prunes, weak In quality, are preventing the market from Improving on the better sorts In 1903 crop. Jn the full count standard grade In Santa Claras some difficulty Is experienced In shading the market on 40s and 509. Spot Oregon prunes are a little firmer on the aev eral sties, and quite a fair business is In progress. CI.CB AND RED WHEAT WASTED. Increased Demand for Barley Causes Firmer Prices. A good demand was reported yesterday for red Russian and club wheat for shipment to California. For the former tl was of fered, while $1.03 was paid for 6000 bushels of club. Most holders of club wheat, how ever, demand fl.05. No local Inquiry for bluestem was reported. A Moro dispatch notes the purchase by a farmer from a warehouse of bluestem for seed at $1. No further business has been marked In wheat locally for Mexican account. It is too late to do anything mono by water, but there la time to get wheat Into Mexico by rail be fore the old duty is restored. Whether any such business Is accomplished will depend on the success of the first rail shipment from here. Keed users have turned from oats to bar ley, and the Increased consumption of .he la'.ter has caused a firmer feeling In the local market. For the same reason oats are quoted a shade easier by dealer, but the quantity available is so small that prices ham not been affected. Bid and asked prices at the Board of Trade were as follows: WHEAT. Bid. Asked. February 11.00 J1.02 March 1.01 1 03 OATS. February 11.7! $1.75 March 1.75 1.77 BARLEY. February 1.40 UtlU March 1.41 'A 14 2 Receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Klour Oats Hay February 12-14.. 70 10 15 4 14 February 15 .....45 3 5 8 6 February 1 3S .. 10 1 10 Total last week. 214 28 41 20 81 A FTKTC SPOT AND IX TV RE HOPS. Holders Are Slow Sellers at Current Prlcea !St rang In New Tork. At least five firms are known to bo ac tively In the market for 1908 hops, but are not meeting with much auccesa in ailing their orders, owing to the strong views of holders. The only transaction reported yes terday was the sale by P. P. Olds, of La fayette, of 100 bales to George F. Livesley at 8 cents. Contracting Is still in progress. The Journal of Commerce of February 13 said of the situation. In New Tork: "There was a good deal of inquiry for state hops on Thursday, but as far as reported no ta: portant business was put through. Bids of ,13c cars for the Scott Williams and Liver more lots were refused, these hops being neid at 15c. Farmer Buys Back Wheat for Seed. MORO.. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) C. II. Howell, a farmer near Wasco, purchased from tile Moro warehouse of the Wasco Warehouse and Milling Company 500 bushels of bluestem wheat at SI cash per bushel to be used for seed. This la on a Portland track basis of 11.10. Portland Orange Market. Two cars of sweet potatoes were all that was received In the prod-uca Una from the South. A good supply of vegetables of all kinds Is carried and firm prices are main tained. Oranges were scarce on the street and" very few cars are In transit. Prices are strong all along the Coast, and on the basis of California quotations a higher mar ket hera would be Justified. Produce trade In general was of fair proportions. The shipping business, however, la better than the local trade. Potatoes Steady, Onions Unsettled. There was a considerable volume of busi ness In potatoes yesterday on California and local account. The undertone of the market was very steady. Shippers paid up to 11.33 for choice atock. The onion market is unsettled by the fluctuations at Saa Francisco. There was a 25-cent drop there yesterday, occasioned. It was said, by the receipt of five cars from Oregon. 1'snnl Decline In Egg. Eg prices showed the customary decline yesterday. Sales were made all the way from I'-"4 cents to 24 cents, more business being done at the lower than the higher flKure. Otherwise conditions In the market were not changed. Poultry of ail kinds was In strong de mand and prices -were firm as last quoted. The movement in the butter market was active and most of the city creameries quoted the market strong. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cltlea yes terday were aa follows: clearlrps. Balances. Portland 1.21.7.1T 1 8H.S3S Seattle 1.4:.26T 182.24 Tacoma ................ 7:i.33d ,2,614 Bpukans 3.1K6.723 148.155 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Floor. Feed. Eta. BARLEY Producers prices: Feed. f:S9 2 So per ton. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem, 11.124 $1.14: cmb. $1.1S; red Russian, fetch fl. Valley. $1. - f-l.Ol I! Patents. $5.45 per barrel; etralRhts. 4i: exports. $4: Valley. fi 20; u.iak grabam, 84.60 ; whole wheat. 84.85. OATS Producers- prices: No. 1 while, 134 WS3.1 per ton. MILLSTLFFS Bran. 26g2.B0 par teal middlings. 33: shorts. $28330; chop. $200-3: rolled barley. $29330. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley. $1391 per ton: Eastern Oreson. $1318; clover U !13: alfalfa. $1415: grain hay $1314r cheat, I13.6uS14.50; vetch, $13.5CK& 14.50. Groceries. Dried Frnlts. Etc. DRIED FRCITS Apples. 8e per lb.; peaches. 7"4J8c; prunes. Italians. BM9ic. trunes. French. 4 3 6c: currants, unwasned. cases. 9c; currants, washed, cases. 10c. tigs, whitu fancy, 50-lb. boxes, c; dates, T COFFEE Mocha. 2482Sc; Java, ordinary. 17820c; Costa Rica, fancy, JS20c; good. 1647 ISc; ordinary. 1216e per pound RICE Southern Japan, ?c; head, SiicO 'SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $2 per down: 2-pound talis. $2.95: 1-pound fiats. $2 10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. 5o; red. 1-pound talis, $1.43; sockeyes. 1-pound ''nOTS Walnuts, 12 13c per pound by ack- Brasil nuts. 16c; Alberts. IDe; pecans, Tc- 'almonds, 134il4c: chestnuts. Italian, lie: peanuts, raw, 5iec; pinenuts. 10& 12c: hickory nuts, 10c; cocoaaut. Soo per SUGAR Granulated. $3.75; extra C, IS-;?: golden O. S5.15; fruit and berry eufrar. l.j.io; plain bag. $3.53: beet granulated. $o j; cubes (barrel). $8.13: powdered (barrens $8 Terms: On remittances within lo days, deuuet fcc per pound; if later than 15 days and within 50 days, deduct Ho per pound. Jiaple suftar. l.VjMSc Pr pound. SALT Granulated. IIS oer ton. 11 0 ner bale; half ground. 100s. $7.50 per ton; 60s, $8 per ton. ... BEANS Small white. c; large white. 6c; Lima, 5i4c; pink. 8c; bayou, 4c; Mex ican red. 8 54 c. . Vegetables and Crnlt. FRESH FRUITS Apples. 7Scig2.7S box. POTATOES Buying price. Sl.20tfl.S9 per hundred; sweet potatoes, 2hia per pound. TROPICAL FK11TS Oranges, navels, $3 2.75 per box; lemons, $364; grape fruit, I4 25'(4.75 per box; bananas, 8&6ic per pound; pineapples. 12.7i4i3.25 per dozen; tangerines $1.75 per ooi. ONIONS Oregon, buying price, $2 per hundred. .SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per sack; carrots, 81: parsnips. 81.50; beets, II. 50; horseradish, 10c per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 81 1.26 do.; Cabbage, 2V314o lb.; cauliflower, $2 per crate; celery, $4.50 per crate; cucumbers. tl.75&2.2. dozen; lettuce, $1.6091.73 per box; parsley, 30c dozen; peas. 15c lb.; radishes. SOo per dozen; spinach, 2a per lb.; sprouts, 10c per lb.; squash, 2 'AO per lb.; tomatoes, $1.75 2.25. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras, 84c; fancy outside creamery, 32?4c per lb.; store, lf'a-'ilc. tButter fat prices average 1H cents per pound under regular butter prices.) EGGS Oregon ranch. 22424c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 1510c; broilers, 22 tec; frvers. Is 20c; roosters, old. 11 U 12c; young. 14tJl5c; ducks, 20622c; geese, 10c; turkeys, 18 'ft 20c. i CHEESE Fancy cream twins. 1616V4c per lb.; full cream triplets, l4jT6Vsc; full cream. Young America, 17fl7',4c. - VBAL Extra. ltxgllo t-er pound; orJl nary. 7Sc; heavy. 6c PORK. Fancy. SaS'aC per lb.; large, 89 Jic ( Provisions. BACON Fancy, 21c per pound; standard. 18c; choice, .47c; English, 13fetfl6c; strips. 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, 14c HAMS 10 to 13 lbs., 14ftc; 14 to 16 lbs. 14c; 18 to 20 lbs.. 14c; nams. skinned. 14c: picnics, vttc; cottage roil, 11c; shoul ders, 11c: boiied hams, lUVjU-Oigc; boiled picnics, 17c. . LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. It Me; tubs, 13c; 50s. 13c; zOs. 13'ic; 10s. 14c; 6s. 14c; 3s, 14i4c Stidard pure: Tierces, 124c; tubs, 12c; 0s, 125ic; 20s, 12c; 10s. 13c; 5a, 13?,c; 3a- 13iic Com pound: Tieroes. 8c; tuba, $J4c; 60s, i4c; 20s. 8c; 6s, ISo. SMOKED BttF Beef tongues, each, 70c- dried beet sets, 16c: dried beef out sides, 10c: dried beef lusldes. 18c; dried beef knuckles. 18j. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs" feet, $13; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe. $12; pigs" tongues, $19.30. MESS MEATS Beef, specials. $11 per barrel; plate, $14 per barrel; family, $14 per barrel; pork, $21 per barrel; brisket, $25 per barrel; 8. P. beet tonguea, $20; pig snouts. $12.50; pig ears. $12.50. Oils. COAL OIL Pearl and astral oil, cases, lsc per gallon; water white iron barrels, 11c; eocene and extra star, cases 21 4; head light oil, cases. 20c; iron barrels, lac; elaiae, case. 23c. GASOLINE Union and Red Crown, bar rels. 15tc; cases, 22 lie; motor, barrels. 16',ic; cases. 23jc: 85 degrees, barrels, 30c; cases. 37 c; engine distillate, barrels, 9c; cases. S6c. LINSEED OILi Raw. barrel lots, 5e; In eases, 71c; boiled, barrel lots, (7c; In cases, 73c. OIL MEAL Ton lot. $37. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Price Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep ana Hogs. . All kinds of livestock were etrong yester day and higher prices were quoted on steer?, ho:s and sheep. The receipts so fax this week have been light and Inadequate. .Deal ers say that a considerable proportion of llfl? better grade tick that has come in has been eent on to the Sound. Receipt yesterday were 200 cattle, 73 sheep and 22 horses. Late representative eale were as follows: 134 calvee. average weight, 2S7: price $3.00; 33 heifers, weight. 5S5; price 83; 3 cows, weight MO; price $3; 22 cows, weight, 900; price. $4; 4 cows, weight ; price $3.60; 1 bull, weight 14!i."; price $3.23. The current range of pvlces in the local market was as follows: CATTLE Bert steera. $5.2,Vff5.B0; medium. $4.500; common. 3.5J'ii4; cows, best. $J 4.25: medium. $3.20'3.73; calves. $46. ' SHKEP Best wethere, $0; mixed, sheep. $3..Vi'ii5.25: ewes, $.Vit5.50; Iambs, $tfl.75. HOGS Best, $7'ir7.25; medium, $.204J 6.50. Eastern Livestock Prices. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 17. Cattle Re ceipts. IMJOO. Market, slower, steady. Native steers. $4. soft ti. 50; native cows and heif ers. $2.2041 60"l; Blockers and feeders. $3.40 4i 3.00; bulls. $3.2."St 4.63: calves. $;l.5t 7.25; Western uteers, $4.50&6.23; Western cows, $3."0G5.2.Y Hogs Receipts, 14,000. Market. 5S10c lower. Bulk of sales, $6.00'rS40; heavy. $6.406..M; packers and buthcers. $6.10p U.43: light. $.-.7.V-25; pigs. $4.7505.50. heep Recepts. 8000. Market. steady. Muttons, $4.50 09.00; lambs, $ il. 50 rtf 7 u : range wethers, $1.0097.00; fed ewes. $3.00 5.25. CHICAGO. Feb. 17. Cattle Estimated receipts, 21.000. Market, steady to 10c high er. Beeves. $4.26lS6.0; Texas steers, $4.25 425.20: Western steerK. $4.10if 5.(15: stock ers and feeders, $3.33'j 3.30; cows and heif ers. $1.S3W5.60; calves, $6.008.23. Hogs Estimated receipts. 45.000. Market, weak. 10c lower. Light. $6.00$6 40; mixed. $6..!54?6.rr: heavy. $6,104(6.65; rough. $6.10 4j 6.30: good to choice heavy. $6.306.55; pigs. $5.131i tt.10: bulk of sales. $tf.33 8.50. Sheep Estimated receipts, 1S00. Market, strong. Native. (3.250 S. 70; Western, $3.50 i 575; vearlings. $6.00p 7.10; native lambs, $5.75i7.75; Western. $6.00jJ7.80. OMAHA. Feb. 17. Cattle Receipts. 000. 10c to 15e lower. Native steers. $4.00 6.10; cows and heifers, $3.0O5O0; Western steers. $3. 504.50; range cowl and heifers, $2.754J4.00; canners. $2.002.75: stockers and feeders. 2.754f 5.25; calves, 83.007.00. Hogs Receipts. 15.000; SSflOc lower. Heavy. $6. 15S 6.30; mixed. $6.0036.10; light, $3.S3(t 6.25: pigs, $4.755.75. Sheet! Receipts, 9000. Steady. Yearlings. $BOO6.75: wethers. $.Y0O&5.30; ewes. (4.00 4.75; lambs. (6.500 7.30. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Spot tin was un changed at 130 fis in London, but futures were a shade lower at 131 13s. Local mar kets were quiet and unchanged. The London copper market was 53 lower at 39 7s 6d for spot and 39 9s for futures. Locally the market was dull with a de clining tendency. Lake quoted at 13.37H& 13.50c; electrolytic at 13 13.12HO, and casting at 12. ST H ft 13c. Lead was lower at 13 6s 3d In London. Locally the market remained dull at 3.97 6 4.02 uc. Spelter advanced to 21 7s 6d In the Eng lish market, but was dull and unchanged at 4.SJ S4.90C In New York. The English Iron market was unchanged. Cleveland warrants were quoted at 4Ss. Locally 'the market was dull with No. 1 foundry Northern quoted at $16. oO 17 2v; No. 2 Northern at $16.25 17.00; No 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern soft at $17.25 W 17.55. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Feb. 17. Butter, .steady; creameries. 222c; dairies, 2125c. KgK Weak: at mark, cases Included. 2444j27Vc: firsts, 27jc; prime firsts, 2SHC Cheese Firm; daisies. 15VjlJc; twins, 14113c; Young Americas, 16c NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Butter, steadier, unchanged. . Cheeses Firm, unchanged. - Eggt Steady, unchanged. Dried Fruit at 'ew York. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Some of the sup plies of prunes which have been pressing for sale are being cleaned up. but the mar ket shows no quotable Improvement. Other fruits are generally quiet at recent prices, except peaches, which are irregular, with fancy grades a shade easier. RUSH FOR BONDS New Burlington Issue Taken as Soon as Offered. BUT STOCKS NOT WANTED Speculators Influenced by the Gen eral Trade Situation Effect of the Tariff Question Alarm Over Hnrrlman'8 Health. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Only scanty ma terial for confidence wasi found la today's torpid stock market. Speculative" Interest was mors stagnant than -et any other time alncs before the National election. The few stocks that moved appreciably from some special cause were without any sympathetic effect on the general list. Tfcey drifted idly back ward and forward on nominal transactions; representing nothing more than the tenta tive efforts of the room tradera to scalp a small fractional profit. The bond division etill offered a strong con trast to the stagnation of the market, al though the volume of transactions there also fell away from the recently prevailing level of activity. The remaining doubt over tha final outcome of the Erie financing is partly responsible for whatever check Is perceptibla In the bond market. Dealers report the gen eral conditions in that branch of the market excellent and designate the eltuatlon as ap proaching a famine appetite for Investment. This condition Is perceptible In the manner of flotation of new Issues more than in .ths open market for existing Issues. The ex pected Chicago, Burlington A Qulncy offer ing, which appeared over night, proved to be $15,0u0.000 against previous estimates of probably $20,000,000 or upward, and the of fering was closed as ebon as opened, previous applications having been larger than the to tal issue. As the allotment price was 99H compared with a price above par for bonds previously Issued under the same mortgage, the prompt rise in the price of the new is sue to a premium over the issue price was not surprising. - it became known also that the New York Central had disposed of a block of $4,000,000 of its refunding 84 per cent bonds without public announcement or offering. These evidences of unsatiated investment de mand for bonds proved Ineffectual in stimu lating any dealings in stocks. The halt in the trade revival appears to nullify the effect of abundant money resources In that de partment of the securities market. The con tents of the annual report of the Pressed Steel Car Company and the unfavorable views expressed by its president over railroad pros pects kept attention fixed on the subject to day. Another reduction In copper quotations here and In London was a contributory factor. The gloomy feeling in the steel trade was deepened by reiterated reports of a coming cut in prices. The tariff question and its uncertainties were a neutralizing force to the coming Inauguration of the new President, which has been looked forward to as a possi ble stimulant of the stock market, such as the November election proved to be. Published reports of the programme being followed by B. H. Harrlman to build up his health had the effect of arousing some mis givings on that subject. An early rise In Atchleon was associated with rumors of a coming dividend In Erie. The hanks ore surrendering Government deposits to the subtreasury in advance of the date for the call which names February 25 as the period for compliance. Motey rates are unaffected. The declining Interest rates are common to all the world's great money cen ters and this was coincident today with uni versal dullness on stock markets. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $5,390,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper 19.1O0 76 74 74 Am Car & Foun. 2,100 51 Vs 60& 60X4 do preferred .. 100 111 111 llOTs Am Cotton Oil.., 2,600 C3'4 62Mi 62'4 Am Hd & Lt pf. 3' 41 41Vi 41H Am -Ice Securi.. 400 22"-i 22 22 Am Linseed Oil .' 16's Am Locomotive... 1"0 56' 56 554 do preferred ... 100 112 112 112 Am Smelt & Ref 12,500 86 Tn 86V, 85 do preferred ... 100 104 104 10414 Am Sugar Ref 131 Va Am Tobacco pfd 91 Am Woolen 700 29 29 29 "-i Anaconda Min Co COO 43!i 44 4 Atchison 37,910 103 101 102 Vj do preferred ... 500 102 101 T, 101;, Atl Coast Line... l.loo 120V4 12014 120 Bait & Ohio 8,200 llOia 109 K'9 do preferred ..... 93 Brook Rap Tmn. 8.500 72 71 71 Canadian Pacifio.. 1,200 174j 173 173V4 Central leather.. 300 3ti 31 Si's do preferred ... 4O0 102 v, 102 102 Central of N J.. 100 227 227 223 Ches & Ohio 10,600 67 671,4 67VI Chicago Gt Wert. 4oO 7 7 7 Chicago & N W.. 3"0 179 170 179 C. M A St P.. 1.3iO 147 147"i 147 C. C C &St L. . 700 78 77 77 Colo Fuel & Iron 2..VI0 40i 39 S9 Colo & Southern.. 3r 66 66 ' 65 do lt preferred. 300 84 83 83 do 2d preferred. 400 81 8o 8n Consolidated Gas.. 500 1217 121 121 Corn Products ... 1.600 10h, 1 lii lel & Hudson 1O0 17(t.i 174 176 D & R Grande... 2.800 46 46 46 do preferred ... 1.4o0 89 88 Si nlsttllcrs' Securi.. -"Vi Erie 4T.600 81 30 80 r!o 1st preferred. 800 4Vi 7 47 do 2d preferred 36 General Electric. 100 156 156i 166 Gt Northern pf... 6.000 144 143 143 Gt Northern Ore.. 2(p0 71 71 - 71 Illinois Centra! ... 8"K 144 143 144 Interborough Met. 5:0 16 16 15 do preferred ... 1.100 44Vi . 43 43 Int Paper , J do preferred jO Int Pump 300 3S. 88 88 Iowa Central 31 K O Southern... 1,200 42 42 43 do Spreferred ... 1.200 72 72 72 Louis & Nashville t 1-8 Minn & St. L W M. St P. A S S M 200 142 142 142 Missouri Pacific. 4. 600 72 71 a Mo. Kan. & Texas 2,300 43 42 42 do preferred National Lead ... 1,800 80 70 .9 New. York Central 6.400 129 128 l-'-'s N Y. Ont A WW. 1,2"0 47 46 46 Norfolk & West.. 6oO 91 90 9o North American.. 400 81 81 81 Northern Pacific. 8,300 141 140 140 Pacific Mall 1,000 34 33 33 Pennsylvania 900 132 132 132 People's Gas 2,2u0 113 112 112 P. C C A St L 90 Preesed Steel Car 400 41 41 41 By Steel Spring.. 1 47 47 46 Reading 83,500 133 131 131 Republic Steel ... 300 24 24 23 do preferred 5., Rock Island Co.. 1.100 24 24 24 do preferred .... 8,500 64 64 64 St L ft S F 2 pf. 600 89 39 39 St L Southwestern .- do preferred SJ's Sloay-Shefflel .... 300 78 ' - 'J.. Southern Pacific. 15,600 119 118 118 do preferred ... 0 122 121 121 Southern Railway. 1.200 26 2.' do preferred ... 1,000 64 63 - 63 Tenn Copper 300 40 40 40 Tex A Pacific .. 6.900 85 84 84 Tol St L & West. 400 49 49 4, do preferred - - ;; .?, Union Pacific .... 86.500 181 179 do preferred V a Rubber 81 U S Rubber 1st pf 100 104 104 103 U 8 Steel 80.000 B24 . 61 M do preferred ... 2,200 114 113 113 Ctah Copper .... 700 44 43 43 Va-Caro Chemical. 2.100 46 40 46 do preferred ..... "do preferred" T.WO 60 49 49$ Westlnghouss Elec 100 82 82 . nv.rp.n Union u-h-ol a. T. Rrla SOO 9 9 Wisconsin Central 1.20ft 42 42 42 Amer Tel & Tel .. 1.200 129 129 129 Total sa'les for the day 844,900 shares. BONDS. TTEVT YORK, Feb. 17. Closing quotations: U. . ref. 2 reg.101 !N Y C J 3s... 93 do coupon. . ...JO! North' Pacific 3s. 74 V S 3S reg. ..l"o!Nnrth Pacific 4s.lo:l do' coupon ln0outh Pacific 4s. 91 U s new 4s reg.117 Union Pacific 4s.l03-i do coupon 120 IWIscon Cent 4s. . 84 Atchison adj 4s. 95Japanes 4s. D A R G 4s 94 I 11 Stocks at London. LONDON, Feb. 17. Consols for monea, 84 9-16: do for account, 84. Anaconda ... 9.37;rf. Y. Central. 133.00 Atchiaon ... .105.37 Norf lk & Wes 93.23 do pref 104.23 do pref..... 90.00 r Al l rf - West.. 4H.O0 r-n varlfle .178.23 Pennsylvania. 67.87 r-he nhlo. 69.23 Rand Mines. 7.87 V. Chl Grt West 7.62 Reading 68.23 26.87 65.75 .M. & S. P. 151.50 Southern Ry De Beers . l: Icmith Pftclfle. 123.50 in np.r D A R G. ... do pref... Erie do 1st pf. h oh ..r 48.00 90 73 32.00 48.30 38.00 Union Paclflo. 185.02 do Tiref. BS.50 U S Steel.. . 53.30 .116 73 10.7X do pref. . Wabash . . Ho Tiref . . Grand Trunk 19 00 111 central.. .147.75 L A N 11U.75 MO. K A T. . 44.00 62.00 95.50 Spanish 4s.. AmaI Copper. 77.75 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Prime mercantile Pa?errlln1'eixchangeentteady. with actual bulinei in bkerf- bills at $4.84904 8503 for 60-day bills e.iul at $4.S7 for demand. Commercial bills, $4.84 4 84. . Bar silver, .tl c. Mexican dollars, 44e. ... . Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, ,rMoneay'on call, steady. I2 per cent: ruling rate. 2 per cent; closing bid and offered at 2. per cent. Time loans quiet and steady: 60 days, 2 2 per cent; 90 days, 2S per cent; six months, 8 3 per cent. LONDON. Feb. 17. Bar silver, steady, 23 l-16d per ounce. Money. 1 ffi2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills Is 2ff2 per cent; for three months" bills, 2 2 per cent. FAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. Silver bars, 61 c. Mexican dollars, 45c. Drafts, sight, 17c; telegraph, 20o Bterllng on London, 60 days, $4T85, sight, $4.88. Dolly Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance $142,863,142 Gold coin and bullion. 37,8o. iOO Gold certificates 23,531,580 Bullion for South America. LONDON. Feb. 17. Bullion amounting to 100.000 was withdrawn for ehlpment to South America ANXIOUS TO UNLOAD YAKIMA RANCHERS WANT $2 0 FOR POTATOES. . Seattle Dealers Xot In the Market. Egg's Drop to 25 Cents and Do Not Move.- SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 17. (Special.) The onion market Is much weaker, owing to heavy stocks held here and light de mand from outside points. The general price la 2 cents, although many dealers have stocks that cost more than that. Potatoes held steady today at $26 to $2S. Dealers stated that Yakima ranchers are anxious to ship at $20 in Eastern Washing ton, but that efforts are being made to hold the tubers back until stocks bere are cleaned up. Eggs dropped to 25 cents late this after noon. Every boat and train bring large shipments of eggs. Dealers, however, be lieve that shipments will be lighter from now on, since the bottom has been reached. Dealers are taking heavy losses In Califor nia eggs. They blame retailers, who In many instances are long on eggs, for the poor demand. Retailers are holding prices up In their endeavor to get out from under. Wheat Is so high that no trading is done on the Merchants Exchange. Veal Is scarce. A sale was made today at 14 cents. Poultry Is also very firm at from 1 to 18 cents. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. The follow ing prices were quotd In the produce mar- "'potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, $1.5.1.75; sweets, $1.50 1.75. Onions $2f2.25 per cental ... ' Millstuffs Bran. $28.50J0; middlings. $33.5035.50. Vegetables Garlic 89c; green peas, 810c; string beans, 10Q13c; asparagus, 8(frl5c; tomatoes, $11.73. Gutter Fancy creamery, 86 4c; creamery seconds. 33c; fancy dairy, 30c; dairy sec onds, 28 hit c Cheese New, 1214l4c: Young Amer ica. 1010Vic; Eastern, 17c. Eggs Store. 23Vjo; fancy ranch, 24c, Eastern, nominal. Poultry Roosters, old. $45; young. $7 9: broilers small. $45; broilers, large, $36; fryerB. $07; hens, $54P9; ducks, old, $4S5: young. $0S- L..n Wool SpSing. Humboldt and Mendoojno. 16foll)c; Mountain. 58tec; Nevada. 9rl4c. Hay Wheat. $19 23: ' wheat and oats. $1S(tf22; alfalfa. $1.".1!; stock. $139 16: straw, per bale, 6085c Fruits Apples, choice, $1 50; common 80e; bananas. 73c&$3; limes, $6.507; lemons, choice, $3; common. $1; oranges, $1.50(63: pineapples, $1.6U4j2.30. Receipt Flour. 8406 quarter sacks, wheat. 1200 centals; barley, 3765 centals; oats, 1500 centals; beans, 2125 sacks; pota toes, 3S50 sacks; bran, 633 sacks; middlings 401 sacks; hay, 321 tons; hides, 535. v v,tt,.m Minlnc: Stocks. BOSTON. Feb. 17. Closing quotations Adventure . .$ 6-50 A ita ... 42.O0 Mnnt ', AC. -ITS Nevada . . . . 1S-.'S7W Amalgamated 74.7. Aris Com... 34.30 Atlantic 16.30 Butte Coal... 23.30 Cal & Ariz... 101.50 Cal & Hecla. 643.00 Centennial . . 34.00 Copper Range 73.50 Daly West... 10.00 Franklin, .... 13.00 Greene Can.. 10.30 Isle Royale.. 31.50 Mass Mining. 5.50 Michigan 11.23 Mohawk 64.00 Hid Dominion 51.00 Osceola 135. .' Parrot zs.oo Shannon 13.23 Tamarack ... 54.30 ITrlnlty 14.00 United Copper 13.25 U. w. Mining.. ij. S. Oil. 81 "5 Utah .... Victoria . ... 41 . .. 5.00 .. . 54.00 .. .146.00 Winona .. Wolverine INorth Butte.. 72.50 NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Closing quotations: Alice 200 ILittle Chief. 10 Brunswick Con. 10 Com Tun stock. 27 do bonds..... 16 C C A Va 42. Horn Sliver. ... 70 Lead villa Coa... 4 Mexican , Ontario Ophir Standard Yellow Jacket. . 62 .400 .120 .150 40 New. York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Cotton futures closed steady. February. 9.49c ; March, 9 53c; April and May. 9.52c; June and July. 9.51c; August, 9.43c; September, 9ouc; Oc tober, 9.37c; November and December, 9.32c; January, 9.30c. Spot closed steady; mid-uplands, 8.850, mid-Gulf, 10.10c. No sales. Wool at St. Louis. - ST. LOUIS, Feb.' .17. Wool, unchanged. Territory and Western mediums, 17(821c; fine medium!". 15"rl7e; fine, 12t14c. INSPECTOR MAKES REPORT Through Seattle Come 652 Japs ha Six Mont lis. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 17. "In tha past six months there have come Into this country at this port 652 Japanese men. women and children on all the steamships plying to Seattle from the Orient. This Includes 169 laborers, of whom 121 were men returning- from a visit to their native land. There were only 4S new coolies admitted to the United States through this port in the last six months, and these were inter ested in agricultural pursuits in oper ation here," reports Chief Inspector John Sargent, of the Immigration office In Se attle. . Check Stolen, Boy Disappears. MERLIN, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) The grocery store of D. W. Mitchell was en tered Sunday night and a check for $2S stolen. The theft was soon discovered a"nd it was found that Frank Holt, re cently discharged from the Reform School, had cashed the check In a saloon at Grants Pass. Sheriff Russell came up to arrest him, but he had left town. SUPPORT IS NEEBEO Bulls Ready to Help Wheat Wheir Market Softens. DEMAND IS NOT ACTIVE Poor Inquiry for Cash Grain and for Flour Are the Chief Factors in the Situation Oats at Record Price. CHICAGO, Fab. 17. Although leading bulls gave the wheat market support on all weak spots, demand waa not active and prices during ths greater part of the session were a trifle below the closing figures of the previous day. A feature of the trading was the renewed selling of the July delivery, which caused that option to rule compara tively weaker than the nearby delivery. Poor demand for cash 'wheat here, and an ex tremely slack demand for flour at all the principal milling centers in this country were the chief factors In the situation. During the day May sold between $1.12 and S1.14H and closed at 1.14. July closed at $L00. Corn was bearish nearly all day. At the close, prices were a shade to c below the previous close, wtth May at 65i4655o and July at 64C5c Oats secured a further advance on buy ing by longs and cash Interests. May ad vancing to 54iic, a new high point for the season., At the close, prices were Ho above yesterday's final quotations. May closed 5454c and July at 48c. Provisions were weak because of mod erate sales by Western packers. The selling was based largely on liberal receipts of live hogs at all Western packing centers. Prices at the close were 6 7 Mi to 12 o be low the previous close. WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May '. 11.149s I.14i $1.13 1.141 juiv l.no'i l.ooii l.oos l.oosj Sept 98 .96 .955i -95 CORN. May , .Bt ,66i .65Vi .66 July .6!4 .65J -6Bi .65 Sept...... .65 .65 .4Si .65 . OAT3. ' May .64 .6454 .5814 .814 July ' .48 .48 5, .48 .48T4 Sept 40V .405 .4054 .4054 PORK. May 17.00 17.00 16.80 16.9254 July 17.0 7 54 1 7.0 7 54 1 7 0 0 1 7.00 LARD. May 9.6 7 54 6754 65 .6B July 9.80 9.8 0 9.7 7 54 -7754 RIBS. May 8.90 8.90 8.87 54 - 7 54 July 9.0754 9.0754 9 05 9.05 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Rye No. 2, 7654c. ' ... Barley Feed or mixing, 6264o; fair to choice malting, 63 54 65c. Flax Seed No. 1 southwestern, 81.56 54: No. 1 northwestern, $1.6654. Timothy Seed $3.76. Clover $9.06. Pork Mess, per barrel, $16.75(fl8 80; lard, $9.4754 ; short rib sidos. loose, $S.258.75; short clear sides, soxed. $8.87 9.12 54. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 251,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 419,000 bushels, compared with 355, 00Q, bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 26 cars; corn, 238 cars; oats, 97 cars; hogs, 38,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 45.300 13,900 Wheat, bushels 31.200 70,000 Corn, bushels 873,800 150,000 Oats, bushels 212,900 148.C00 Ry. bushels 4,600 8.000 Barley, bushels 55,500 14,800 Grflla and Produce at New York. NEW TORK. Feb. 17. .Flour Receipts, 17,700 barrels; exports, 8S66 barrels. Market, quiet but firm; Winter straights, $l.t0 5.15. Wheat Receipts. 7200 bushels; exports, 143,404 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, $1.18 J4 elevator; No. 2 red, $1.18 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.2314 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.21 f. o. b. afloat. The wheat market was Irregular, acting easy on the whole under scattered liquidation but rallying near the close. Final prices were 5454e net higher. May closed, $1.17; July closed, $1.0S54.. Hides Quiet. Wool, hop9, petroleum Steady Grain at San Francisco. S AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. Wheat, firm; barley, easy. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.7754 1.S0; milling, $l.SS0i1.87 54. Barley Feed, $1.3354 1.4254: brewing, $1.43 1.40 54. Oats Red. $1.7254 1.80; white, $1.8254 0 1.9254 ; black, nominal. .'alI-board sales: Wheat May. $1.S5 bid: $1.90 asked. Barlev May. $1.3754 1.38 I December, $1.20 bid: $l.224 asked. Corn Large yellow. J 1.65 1.70. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Feb. 17. Cargoes firmer, more Inquiry. Walla Walla, prompt shipment, at 3a 6d; do California, at 3s. English country markets, steady; French, country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 17. March, 7s lid; May, 7s 1054l; July, 7s 10?id. Weather overcast. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Feb. 17. Wheat Milling blue stem. $1.13; export bluestem, $1.10; club, $1.00; red, B8o. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK, Feb. 17. Coffee futures closed steady, unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales 10,250 bags. Including March and April at 6.45c; May. 6-456.50c; July, 6.25c; August, 6c; September, 5.95c; December, S.S05.85c; January, 5.90c. Spot, steady; No. 7 Rio. 885ic; No. 4 Santos, 6io. Mild, steady; Cordova, 9 54 013c. Sugars Raw, quiet; fair refining, 8.11c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3.61c; molasses sugar, 2 S6c. Refined, easy: crushed, 6.25c: pow dered. 4ec: granule-fed, 4.55c. HARTMAN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OP COMMERCE issue trayeners' checks, payable everywhere. For eign exchange bought and sold at attractive rates at all times. UnHmiUd Personal lAabttttt NEW SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. Delightful South, bea Tours for Best aad Pleasure. New Zealand, the world's wonderland. Is now at its best. Geysers, Hot Lakes and other thermal wonders, surpassing tne Yellowstone. The favorite S. S. Mariposa sails from San Francisco for Tahiti Feb ruary 2, March 10, April 10. etc., connecting with Union Line for ' Wellington, New Zealand. , . The Only Passenger Line From TJaltea States to New Zealand. Only $200 first-class to Wellington ana back. To Tahiti and return, nrst-clasa. $125, 2-S-day trip. For itineraries, write Oceanio Line, 673 Markef street, San Francisco. t i II Ladd & Tilton Bank PORTLAND, OREGON Established 1859. , ' .Oldest Bank on Capital fully paid - Surplus and undivided OFFICERS W. M. Ladd, President. Edward Cookingham, Vice-Pres. W. H. Dunckley, Cashier. DIRECTORS. F EDWARD COOKINGHAM J. WESLET TjADD KFNRY U CORBETT S. B. LINTHICUM i i WILLIAM II. LADD . FREDERIC B. PRATT CHARLES E. LADD THEODORE B. WILCOX BONDS AS AN INVESTMENT During the past 15 years vre have purchased outright, and in turn sold to clients, many millions of dollars in Municipal, Railroad and Publio Service Corporation Bonds, principally o the Pacific North-west. Before purchasing these bonds we have without exception fully investigated the safety and legality of same, consequently the interests of our clients have always been thoroughly safeguarded, and as a result of this careful policy we number among our customers many of the most con servative investors of the country. We believe our services would prove of value to investors generally, and will be glad to advise at any time regarding the purchase or sale of securities. We own and offer a well-selected list of bond3 netting 1 496 to 6 Liquiries invited. MORRIS BROTHERS Chamber of Commerce. LUMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL CORNER SECOND SUMMIT COAL MINING CO. Robert J. Linden, President and Manaer ' shjpi? Bituminous Coal andS Minea located near Roslyn and Cle Elum. "Washington Carload orders solicited from manufacturers and others Portland Office: 1016 Board of Trade Bld. TELEPHONES Main 3726; A 3726 1 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. Bonds Stocks Securities For Sale by T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OR. the Pacific Coast. . . i'i - - $1,000,000.00 profits 500,000.00 R. S. Howard, Jr., 'Asst. Cashier. J. "W. 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