WOOL SELLS FUST
New Clip Disposed Of as Soon
as Shorn.
MARKET ACTIVE AT ECHO
Slu-uring xiill BeBin in the Sand
Jlol!w Country Today Recent
Kales in Washington Opera
lions in OHmt Parts of West.
Early .hearing 1. being carried .,n vig
orously , part. of Eaat,rn 0reBon anJ
Eastern Washington and the wool finds sale
as soon aa .horn. Contracting 1. at an end
in th. two states. .. both grower, and
dealers And It to their advantage to traffic
In the .horn article.
At Echo about JOn.000 pound, of thl.
early .horn wool have been .old to date
at 1 to 1614 cents. Shearing will begin
In the Sand Hollow country today and
a. buyer, are on the ground thl. wool will
undoubtedly be disposed of a. .oon a. It
I. off the .heap', back. There has been
on.ldVrable .hearing at Arlington of wool
previously contracted for.
Along the line of the Northern faciflc In
Washington all the sheared wool ha. been
old. At Taklma. Kennewlck and other
point, about 400.000 pound, have been se
cured by dealer, at price, ranging from
J to 14 cents. This I. heavy wool and
old last year at 8 to 10 cent..
Shearing 1. under way In Idaho, Utah
.Nevada and Wyoming, m Montana, where
hearing la lata, some j contracting 1. .tin
being done on the baal. of II to 12 cent.,
with an occasional .ale at 13 cent.. How
ever. It I. claimed that the extreme price,
asked by grower, have dampened the ar
dor of many wool buyer., and that future
contract, will be made with greater car.
than ha. been recently ahown.
In Southern California where .hearing
! now In progress, clip, of .hort wool are
bolng .aid to Eastern representative, at
figure, that will amount to fully 60 to 52
crnt. on a .coured basis. Shearing. I.
ahout over In Arizona, and but few clip,
remain unsold.
In dl.cu.slng (he market prospect, the
Boston Commercial Bulletin .ay.-
The value, paid In the West alway. con
trol those asked by local dealers, and while
"me f the latter evidently believe that
conrtl n, ar. lmprovl J .ubsVantla"
rn ed "T? tor ne "P . war
ranted It Is contend.-d by ,ome of the
Try tl mtTj"" ,m""fcr.r. In th. cou!
i ,lm,1,l, Drlc Prevailing m the West
for fhW"J 'rr'U,"y re,nrd bu"ln" " BOOdi
to IB cent " "', " adVt""- of 1,
I u ! a yar1 n "noa the Price,
realised last .eaaon will be neoessarv to
meet ,. higher cos, , wool. ,f "o.. ad
vane, are made It Is said the buv'r.
the product win operate very conservatively
KTRONA 1KKUNBJV WHEAT MARKET.
M.it IM, Are N,.t Affected by Bulge
East and Abroad.
The sensational advance, In Eastern and
IdTSV'.oT mrket" y'rday naturally
dded bullishness to th. feeling .! the lo
cal trade otherwise there was no change
In the situation. This market is Inde
pendent of other markets and a consider
able Chang, either way elsewhere prob-l
ahly would not affect value, here. It 1.
Purely a matter of supply and demand In
hi. section and the aupply ,. so small
that even with the light current cVmand
price, are oh a decidedly .trong ha,,,. A.
Quoted yesterday, the local market was
unchanged from Tuesday.
Oats continue steady In .pile of the re
port that a larave quantity of Alberta oats
price". 'hlS W"V' Barley " Brm at past
Plour 1. going into consumption .lowly
nd It I. not believed that price, will
be raised anon, unit, wheat I. put ma
terially higher. Th. demand for mill feed
la lessening as gneen feed become, more
abundant, but th. .upply ot mlllstuff,
also falling oft and price, are. therefore,
not ch united.
Bid and asked price, at the Board of
Trade were a. follow.:
WHEAT.
Anrtt
May
Bid- Asked.
IS 1.14
- 1.13 l ltu
OATS.
Mary" .V.V.V..
s oo 2.0:14
BARLEY.
April ........
May 1,, 1 5 2
Itec.lpt. In car. "we're" Sported by "the
Merchant Exchange a. follows
April t- . Wneat Baney Flour Oat, Hr
April 5 J 5
Last week 41 ji l0 B
MOHAIR MARKET IS STEADY.
Trade ta the East, However. I, still
Slow.
Mohair la coming in steadily and being
taken up at unchanged prices.
Mall advices say of the mohair market
at Boston:
There 1, ,tii , comparatively small
Sri, "? "th" "' or domes" I
nu.hn.r. most turner, having fair .Led
stock, on hand. Outside of the regular
channel, of distribution there l. little call
for good, that require mohair In their
composition. T. new clip 1. now begin
ning to appear In the growing .ectlon, and
good price, ,v. being realised on the few
lot. .elllng. 1, ,. reported that hi ., oik
I he I"".','" ""V" pr"'l"-y exhausted on
the local market. Prices .re nominally
aleadv at quotation..
Foreign Torkey. ertras. CifflESc; Tur-4-
Vera-. cap nr.,..
.h!.lT'".'.0-0mb,,,B- carding.
iul.e. ...,,..-; carding, average. i;,iv
inferior. MtflSo: Noll,. Mrs, cob m, .
IN.-: Nolls, socond cob'm... 18(sf;0c.
Mlll'MLNTS OFOKJ.H.ON HOI'S.
More season Ourned H6.I8T Bales ' ,
ione t)ut of State.
H. ,. .!P,vn:. from Oregon last month
were ol3 h,es. From the opening of the
Tic.nh.-r 1. m,.$. March 3, mi9
the total aMpmrms. fro-m the state by rail and
SS ls: b'- Thi. compare, with
''"'''""" d"r!n vea cor-
respondirg nn:h, laM -a,n. The .hlpment,
during the tn p.rlo.ls follow:
S-pteniber ....
'vt.'.MT
Novemt-er ....
IVoemlter ....
January
Kl.ruarv ...
Marvh "
a, lSV'S-9. lsT. s
-'.Ati oi7
10.ft.i7 1". !.;7
1. in'" .76:
liMI.-,- 1H1;S4
.1S.072 17.S.71-
9.WVS is .vis
' 13.410
" ..Sti-IST 121 Ms
The hop market at rrven, ,im(
Tnr n' dcm.nd rt,m the Ea.t f.r
.ot aooj, or contracts. .j sulator, are
rmt dlanowd to m.k commitment. In Mew
of th. .pre.d of the pruluMtioa ntlment a.
rt-.own by tti latet Eastern elections.
Another (mr of -orldA Tomatoea.
Tlwv-e cara of banana, were unloaded ves
ted. in nn. condition. A car of Klor.ua
tciiiato. was received and quoted at 3 :5
45 3.58 per crate. Another -oar hi about due.
A car of mtxed vegetables arrived and
cleaned up well. Orange, continue the
strong feature of the fruit market.
Country Produce Sella Well.
Egg receipts were large yesterday, but
there was a place for all of them and the
market was firm.
Poultry was steady with a good demand
and a moderate supply.
Butter nrice heir thai- . . . ....
- . 1 . L L 1 1 .
undertone of the market was weak
t
BMk Clearings. I
Clearings of the .Northwestern cities yes
rday were as follows: '
terday
Clearings. Balances.
. . . . l.b45.545 $J7,t'51
1.81l.t53 23.SS7
J,:02,
.... 1.055.046 fcj.tj&i
Portland
Seattle .
Tacoma
Spokane
POKIL4XD MARKETS.
Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc.
i'-Am T.r.ack prices: Bluesiem milling.
ir-.UO; blueatem. shipping, sl.lT'-w
1.1: club 1. 141. 10; Tuftev" reS. i 15-
reii P.V181 atU 1-I1.00; Valley
i-LOLK Patents. 5.s pei bariv!'
straights ,t4.B5: exports. S4.00; Valley, 5 10
Wa0 "i"i no1" wneat. ua
y",3".?.?;-1 whlte. 3940 per ton.
, M1L.LBTLFFS Bran. 2,24.5o pr tont
tn ed lines. :i3: rtcr:. J2stt3U: cnop. a.Jli;
rolled barley, i:331 .
5?LSY Keed. 3132 per ron.
WA1 Timothy. Willamette Valley S1391S
per ton: Kastern Orepon. IlBJrlB: clover. 313
IS: alfalfa. 14.5015; grain hay. S13014:
cheat. S13.ul4.50: vetch, 313.&0&1-4.OU.
Vegetables and Fruit.
FRESH FKC1TS Apples. Bo.g2.50 per
ox: Malaga grapes, per barret.
POTATOES Buying price, 1.2i.1.35 per
hundred; sweet potatoes. Vjac pvr pound:
new California, tic i.er found.
SACK VEGETABLES Turnip,. II per
sack; carrots. Bc; parsnips. J1.60; beets.
l.m: horseradish, luc per pound
TROPICAL KKU1TS Oianges. navels, 32.25
Ti. .& per box; lemons, $1.75j4; grape fruit,
$4.254.75 per box; bananas. 53fi0c per
pound; pineapples, S2.7oC3.i6 per loxen;
tangerines $1.75 per oox
ONIONS Oregon, buying price, $1.75
per hundred-.
VEGETABLES Artichokes. 65-5 85C doz -asparagus,
Oregon. 7&as.c per dozen, Cali
fornia, 410c per pound; beans. iic
J?rase' ,3,ec Per pound; cauliflower
f ; mJlery- per crate: cucum
bers, 31.o0ft2.S0 per dozen; lettuce, hot
house, $1.50 per box: lettuce, head, sr.c Ter
dozen: onions. 40850c -per dozen; parslev.
e.c per dozen: neas. lic npr nn.ir.. ,i i ,.i
25F .tr d.olen: rhubarb, 5 7c per pound;
spinach, -he; tomatoes. Florida, 3. 25 3.50
per crate.
Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8Kc per lb.
peaches. 7tJ6c; prunes. Italians. B1itfllc!
(.runes. French. 4jttc: currants, unwashed!
"ca. 9c; currants, washed, cases. 10c;
" t-ac"- -'b- boxes. )4c; dates!
0 lis c
SALiiON Columbia River, 1 -pound tails,
I ,pr.0.d.0an: 2-Pound talis. 32.85: 1-pound
nets. 33. 10; Alaska pink, i-pound tallaT BSo;
tins 'i0"1"1 lal1' aookeye 1-pound
.S?,1'81-Mocha, 242Se; Java, ordinary.
1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; goodl
1&1Sc: ordinary. l?.lg0 per pound
NUTS Walnuts. 1213o per pound by
jack; Brazil nuts. 16c: alberta. 15c; pecans.
Tc: almonds. 13 14c: chestnuts. Italian,
lie; peanuts, raw. 6.?6c; plnenuts. 100
lie; hickory nuts. 10c; cocoanuta. JOo per
dozen.
SUGAR Granulated, 36.05: estra C. 35 55:
5. den O. 35.45; fruit and berry sugar. $0.05;
plain bag. $.85; beet granulated. 35.85!
tR'n tarre,)- 845: Powdered (barrel)
JO.JO. Terra: On remittance, within 15
days, deuuet 'Ac per pound; it later than Id
day. and within 30 days, deduct He per
B2V? MaP'e sugar. 15lse per pound
SALT Granulated. 13 per ton, $1.80 per
bale; half ground. 100s. $7.50 per ton; 60.
$e per ton,
K,-sa" white. Vic; large white.
SAfican'd. cP,Dk- 3C balOU'
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER City creamery. extras "Oc
rancy outside creamery. 27 a "Uo ner "iv. '-
fAu?errnlafa, ??&!
( Butter fat prices average 1 u. cents ter
pound under regular butter prices ) P
i"flrp,ve,S." ranh- 22e er dozen.
5-ljV1Ri Hens, lffrisc; broilers '4
fryers. IS & 20c; roosusra. old lOSllc
young. 14 15c; ducks. 20 & 22 c: geese loo!
CHESKl?n.tqUab"- -5 Per'dozen!
tHtESi. tancy cream twins. 17Sil7y.o
per lb.; full cream triplets. lTaillic- full
cro-m.-.Toun"; America; 1S18V,C
Barytcf'neav,00 PEr PUnd: ordl
l8? FanCy- 801o Per lb: Urge.
WILL STANdTbYRULES
SEATTLE BTTTTKU TRADE XT
HOLDS EXCHANGE.
Brokers to Be Eliminated Potatoes
Are Steady X'ndcr Very
Large Receipts.
At fh. JE- ,a'h.- Arr" 7 Special.)
rroi a,mua' meeting of the Seattle Dairy
Produce Exchange today every dealer in
!h! , Wa preaent and agreed to stand by
the old organization. W. M. Pease, of Mil
ler. Read A Pease, was elected president:
Jones, of Agen & Company, vice
president ; George O. Brehm. of the United
UC ComPny- "econd vice-president;
Thad Perry, of Porry Brothers, secretary
and C. H. Clark, of Armour-,, treasurer Af
the meeting on Saturday an effort will be
made to amend the bylaws so as to throw
the brokers out.
Eighteen carloads of potatoes arrived to
day, making 210 cars m the past two weeks
in spite of the heavy receipts prices showed
no weakness. New potatoes dropped to
6 S cents.
Eggs were firmer, with some dealers ask
ing 25 cent, for fancy stock.
A carload ot bluestem wheat was sold
ivere today at $1.24. Oats advanced to $43
to 44 and barley to $3Clg37.
Export flour went to J4.65 In carload lot,
today, a 25-cent advance. Whole wheat
flour went to $5.53 and graham flour to
$.25.
QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Prices raid for Produce In the Bay Cltj
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 7 The following
foda" W"" "uoted In the produce market
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, $1.40Sjl 75
Salmas iiurbank-s ll.bjiji; sweets, $t.7j
nnion S2-,f 25 per cental.
$:-.?.i'iut:i" io""'1''- '-s-5u3": middlings.
yeBetHbles-c.nrllc. 9l0c: green pea,. 5
"iV1... g ben. nominal; asparagus, otic
it-.c" ,uma,oe"- T'c-l-a.-.; egg-plant. 20
.".'il.,rrr,ancy "eamery. 23c: creamery
se.omls. "-c; fnnov .lalrv. 21L.C
..f?"?-"00""- "''I. 5 3: young. $9
hL5ri"'er5- Bma"- -U5.50; broilers, large,
if f 'i- ''ens; $510; ducks
old. Jsjb; young. $6v9 '
,JVh,e'eirN"w- 1315 1 Young America.
144il.-tc; Eastern. 17t-c. n
Etrgs Store. 22c; fiincv ranch 4c
aVi';?,'U,h . pl".lna anJ s Joaquin.
Strloc; Mountain. 6'a 10c; Nevada. f'nTl-.c
Ha Wheat. JS3((S,i; wheat and oats!
$22iui..: alfalfa, $:- 4 17..-.0: stock, $11 r.arf
l: straw, per bale, tlti'yt.r.c
OcFrUr!tS,r:APP1.S; ,C-hoie- fl 73: eommon.
? ' bananas UliS.; limes, nominal: lem
ons choice. H: connnons. $1; oranges, $1.0oji
2. .o: pltieappies. S2t?4.
Receipts Elo.tr. 4150 quarter sack,"
wheat. 15 centrals; barlev. 47.JO centrals
oats. 00O centrals; beans. J25 sacks; corn'
WI0 centals: potatoes, s2.-, sacks; bran 170
sinks: mitltlllmra. :x sacks; hav, 4to tons
wool. 773 bales; hides. 33O.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NKW YORK. April 7. Evar-'rated app-.ee
continue quiet, with fancy quoted at
6V.C, choice at 7US7-c. pr:me at 6S6Uc
and common to fair at 5i0c.
Prunea are u!l somewhat unsettled, owing
to offering, of old crop fruit more or 'less out
of condition, but generally prices are eteaily
at from S to llt,c for new crop California
and 6S01K: for Oregon prunes, 40-5s to t
3. s.
Apricots are more active. with choice
quoted at 9H.j'lur.- extra choice at lU4jlu.c
and fancy at IIiI.'m:.
Peaches are quiet," with choice qt-oted at
ti0Sc. extra choice at 6p6c and fancy
at .(jiSic.
Ra-a4n. are In light demand. Loose Mus
catels are quoted at 3:.fa4i,c. choice to fancy
-eeded at 4trc. eedlea at 3.4,c and
Lundvn laVera at $l.2t1.3t.
THE 3IQRXISG
AT REGORD PRICE
Lackawanna Stock Sells at
6C0 at New York.
ALL COALERS ARE STRONG
AVheat Carriers Arlversely Affected
by the Government Crop Report.
Belter Reports From tlie
Steel Trade.
NEW YORK. April 7 The speculative
element regarded the day s stock market as
slow. The sales for the day Indicated a
deep cut In the volume of the market from
the recently prevailing average. Although
the reactionary tendency of yesterday was
arrested and some progress towards re
covery effected, the renewed advance lacked
vigor and breadth. The speculative element
had as an explanation for the halt that
they themselves and large operator. In gen
eral were disinclined to, enter on extensive
new committments with a three-day closed
Interval facing them at the end - of the
week, because of the Easter holidays. In
spite of the lapse Into dullness the under
tone of the speculation was strong.
The' Government estimate of the April 1
condition or the Winter wheat crop was-a
factor in the market, although Its signifi
cance was obscured by speculative condi
tions, especially In the wheat market Itself
The estimated yield Is in fact less than tha
actual harvest ot any winter wheat crop
since 104. The -grain-carrying roads- stock,
were Inclined to be heavy, although the
lines running through the Winter wheat belt
suffered no more than the Northwestern
group. ,
The anthracite group supplied the con
spicuous example of strength among the.
railroads. Publication of the anthracite ton
nage for March showed a record for that
month, indicating the state of preparation
or the companies for a labor contest
nn JaW?Ie- Lack-wanna & Western sold at
600 for the first time In Its history. That
stock had as special support the benetjt of
vk",?' lntenJed' extra contribution, to
then fr whIcn thera aa au-
.ulh.il co"f,rmatlon- Atchison was only
y affecte by th. keeping of the
dividend at the old rate, although specula!
of an i?,0r".,Wer 'n clrcuIatIon at one time
ot an intention to advance the rates. Lon-
i.1!, S,? ."?e stocks J" tbls market, espe
cially United states Steel
.oiSK1"'! i"" the steel trad continued
somewhat discouraging, but the demand that
ha, sprung up for structural steel at the
low prices Is considered an important augury
1 f truc,lon and improvement on a large
scale In many cities. irB
T-nted1SsTatretKIn-. TtaI Sales' W-878.000.
call nd" were "banged on
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
, Closing
Sales. High. Low. Bid
Amal Obpper 136.0W 7u-4 76 - 7,;ii
Am Car & Foun. 2,300 60 5 iV i 2
do preferred ,,),??
Am '?,?"; 1-000 64 J
-Am -Ha & u p. ;;io 41 mill. aA
Am Ice Securl.... 10,2o0 3SVi 38 K74
Am Unseed OH... . f
Ado 7eTredVe"-
Am Smelt & Ref. .Wm Vi" 'isX ll
do preferred ... 800 105 ltUs lllr
Am Sugar Kef... l.a 133 ir:7
i?w .M!-'.":. Vo'ss ;
u diz'ritn,- ; ,.'
Bait & Ohio...!!! 7.S00 1155 ul14 lifSn
do preetrred " i-i?
Brook Rap Tran. 16.1.V. '77 "7Gii ?Sti
Canadian Pacific. . l,4tK 176 17ll l7i?
Central leather.. soo s ? i,,
do preferred . " " 2Jil .f"
Central of N J.. .) 239 " ' iin"" ifd
Cues & Ohio 47 300 73 tSu.
Chicago Gt West. 8 'j, 'j
Chicago & N w tcj8
c! C, C & SL"' 15,306 iW'a 4
Colo 'Fuel & Iron! 'b'.20O 37 'iti'i SB
Colo & Southern.. 700 6S Si?
do 1st preferred. ... . b-'A A2 -
do 2d preferred !
Consoildated Gas.. 1.400 137 ysi" A-S
Corn Products ... 4 4.H) 23-2 1 .','
ge' , ""l- 6.'lK 181V. lSiJ 1MS
Dd.f pRredle::: Z$S S
Distiller,- securl.. 'ono gs
do 1st preferred. 2,luo 41 4B 45S
do 2d preferred. Mo 37.K, p.A
General Electric. 6.tl 15J " 15L',?
nfi rt.h.ern re-- ! ti
111 n,. Central .. 1,4, i4e-2 14.IV1 140V4
Interborough Met. 1.200 14 14M ,5?
Tnf Jarred -- L2.0 43?- 42 ti2
Int Paper 2,T0o 12S inv l-i?
do preferred ... l.loo 55 i.-l ir
Int Pump 3 ,4 ot. Ssi' wt?
Iowa Central .... 3,o q '
K C Stthern ... 4,1. 4H'i 4 in
do preferred ... Boo 44 i?i Jki8
MisSuSSic'a'
Mo. Kan & Texas 4,800 42 4'lii 4..-
do preferred .... - Z'f
National Lead ... 4.100 "sr,' 'si" ill?
N Y SnV1--; 130T4 1309 Mh
V nt & Vest. 2.eoo 47V4 4lii 4R?i
Norfolk i -West.. 1,400 ;l u l"
North American.. 300 81 4
Pa;rnv,?iaC'flC-- S'V 147 140l
Pacific Mail 2-0 3! i 311 sl J
Pennsylvama s.wkj 134$ 134U 1344
P. t- C & ht L... loo 92-, M2i !
Pressed Steel Car S: '
Pullman Pal Car ! .-in.
Ry Steel Spring JJ
Keading H4.50O lSSH 13RU 137 a-
Republic Steel ... 20.1 --4 -wil
do preferred ... 5o0 71U 731.
Rock Island Co.. 6.600 2.-.K
Rf T. Ji- v
St L. Southwestern
.
Plo.-heffield .... 200 731; "tV -'ti-
Southern Pacific. 9. WO i-'n- vVi;i
Io preferred J"1
Southern Hailwav 7V "tjiV "!'" '
Tn"F 3-.r 5?.. w
t..
do preferred ... 100 7i.i 70;-i ?
Lnlon Pacific ... 7.uh) issi, ls; lgi,
do prelerred Si
V S Rulber .. 200 31 Lt "ii-' It;,
do Ire preferred. !.h lo.-.i. 1,4 l.n
do preferred ... 4o 113. 112 11. H
Ltah Copper 1K 43 4:1 4
a-Caro Chemical. 14. loo 4: 44a:
do preferred ... !. 117 117 i7t 2
Wabash 6r isa: jiti
do preferred ... l.s.,) 48 471T i-i?
etlnRhouse Eiec 410 .tl4 j-t i4
Western Inion ... 3.700 ua 67
Wheel L Erie f
Wisconsin Central. 8.1.XI S3 " 'vl-v
Am Tel & Tel.... 2.30O 136', 133 130-
BONDS.
U. S. ref. 2s reg ion! x. T. C. gen 3Hs 13ii
do coupon ... KU 1, North. Pac. 3s 74s?
L. S. res ltll'l do 4s . . "lo i
do coupon . . . 101 Vi- ISouth. Pac 4a"" q'l at
I. S. new 4s reg.llD U nion Pac. 4,"i(i
do coupon ...124 twis. rent 4s i
Atchison Ajt 4S.1O0 H) Japanese '4. ! ! ! so V4
uo preferred ... .
Stocks
I.OXDOX. April
S." l ; fr account.
Anaconda f
at London.
- Consols
85
for money.
Ji3- Y. Central.. .13.1
Atrhison 110
do pfd lot;
Bait. & Ohio. . . l IS
-JO mu .....
Urinl,.i. a .. .
iH)
Canadian Pac. .ISO
Pennsylvania -.
nes. Ac t io . . 74
Chi. Gt. W est ... 54
C. M. & st. P. .154
is.ana Mines
1 r- i ...
i I Sou th. Railway
Le tfeers t:i
Z. A R. G SO
. .South. Pacific
do pfd
-121 4
-1IV.1-
. 8
. r.lH
.1104
.. 19
. 43
.
- 7S1,
Erie no
7x..i.ou r-acnic
1 rin
iio lat pfd ... 4tj
i C. S. Steel';;
a na pt a . .
Grand Trunk ... !X
ao prd . .
VsiWabash
Illinois Cent. ..10
I do pfd ....
louw. Jk Nash . . las
M.. K. & T 4-
lAmal. Copper
Money, Kschangre. EU-.
NEW YORK. April 7. Money on call
easy at 1V&2 per cent: ruling rate and clos!
Ing bid. 1, per cent: offered at 2 per cent
Time loane. dull and steadier; no days, u
" t",r cent; 90 days, 2t, per cent- 'tlx
montha. 2- fa 3 per cent.
Prvme ntercantile paper. 3U4 per cent
&ier ilia "-h."- -iis.ih wirt, i . ,
...turn oufl
OREGOXIAy, THURSDAY.
nces In bankers' bills at 4.S62f"fi4.SC3a for
60-day bills and at e4.K7SO for den-and.
Commercial bills, 1 4 S5 S 4.85.
Bar silver. 50"sc.
Mexican dollars. 44c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
firm.
LONTJOIC. April 7. Bar silver, steady at
23 7-lfid per ounce. -
Money. 181 i per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bills is lli per cent; for three months
bills, per cent.
SAX FRAXCISCO, April 7. Silver bars,
5'ic.
Mexican dollars. 45c.
Drafte Sicht. 2c; telegraph. 4c.
Sterling. 60 days. 4.W3,; sisht. $4.87.
Ilally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. April 7. Today, state
ment of the Treasury balance In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $130,000,000 gold
reserve, shows:
Available cash balance $132. II3R.920
Gold coin and bullion 41..".or..:.02
Gold certificates 47.7li5.G90
PORTLAND UVESIOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and
' Hogs.
There is a gradual weakening in the
i""!" lamb market, as is to be expected
with the advance of the season. Sales
ware made at the yards vesterdav at 10
cents. Sheep and hogs leld steady. Cat
tle were Inclined to be Jveak. A ship
ment of 1 cars, due yesterday, was de
layed hy a burned out bridge at Arling
ton. It la understood a part of the ship
ment has b-en sold to arrive. The re
ceipts af the yards yesterday were 350
sheep, 186 lambs. 106 hogs. 160 goats, 12
horses and 3 cattle.
Among the sales w.?re the flUIowlng tran
saction. In sheep and lambs: 34 Spring
lambs, average weight 40 lbs., J10; BS mixed
sheep and lambs, average weight 8 lbs.,
5---t?: 140 yearling sheep, average weight
-ibs. , $6.50
Prices quoted at tl yards yesterday
iwere :
CATTLE Top steers. J5.2olS5.50: fair to
good. $4.755.O0: common to medium,. $3.25
:50; cows, top, $4.25; fair to good, $:i.50
r$4.00; common to medium, $-J.503.50;
calves, top, $5.oo5.50: heavy. $3.504.00;
bulls and stags, fat. $3.003.50; common.
$2.00 2.75.
HOGS Best. $7.25 7.50; fair to good.
$6.75 7.00; stockers, $5.50(8 6.30; ' China
fats. $6.75.
SHEEP Top wethers. $53.73; fair to
good. $4.50 4.75; en-es. Ve less on all
grades: yearlings, top. ' $R.50 7: fair to
good, J6 SI 6.25; Spring lambs, $10.
Eastern Livestock Markets.
OMAHA. April 7. Cattle Receipts, 2S00;
market, active to lOc higher. Western steers.
$.J.j'&5.75; Texas pteers. $35.10; range cows
and heifers, $2.S04.80; bulls and stags, $35
Hogs Receipts. 70OO: market, etrong to 5c
higher. Heavy, $6.8.Vffi7.15: mixed, $0.90(57;
FSivi9-73"': P'ss. $4.7566.2o; bulk of sales,
$b.2o(7.
Sheep Receipts. SOOfl; market steady to 10c
lower. Yearlings. S6.75S7.50: wethers. $5.75
66.50; ewes, $5.25S8.25: lambs. $7.258.
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK, April 7. Flour Receipts..
16.S24 barrels; exports. 5098 barrels. Firmer,
with demand quiet. Winter straights, $5.60r
6.65; Minnesota bakers, $4.354.65; Winter
low grades, $4.104.75.
Wheat Receipts, none; exports, 8500 bush
els. Spot, strong. No. 2 red. 1.34 afloat;
No. 1 Duluth, $1.31H afloat; No. 2 hard
Winter. $1.31 t. o. b. afloat. Highest prices
since the Lelter deal were made in wheat to
day. May selling at $1.31. Foreign houses
were big buyers early and cables very strong.
After a period of reaction at noon the mar
ket Jumped again on the bullish crop report
and large export sales, closing to lc net
higher. May closed at $1.30: July closed at
$1.184: September closed at $1.10. '
Hops Dull.
Hides Quiet.
Wool Steady. ,.
Petroleum Steady.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. April 7. The London tin
market was 1 sterlir-g lower today, with
spot Quoted at 133 3s 6d and futures at
134 2s 6d. The local market was easy
and about 25 points lower at 2t.00i. 29.25c.
Copper declined to 57 5s for spot and
f57 17s ttd for future, in the Lcndon mar
ket, but remained quiet locally, with lake
quoted at 12.S7W C' 13.0Oc; electrolvtlc.
12.50 12.62M.e-, casting. 1 2.37 a 12.50c.
Lead was lower at 13 8s d" in London.
The local market was quiet and unchanged
at 4.07 4.10c.
Spelter was unchanged at 21 7s 6d in
the London market and 4.77 V. it 4.82c lo
cally. Iron was unchanged In the London mar
ket, with Cleveland warrants quoted- at 47s
Hd. The local market was quiet, with No.
1 foundry northern quoted at $15.50 16.25;
No. 2, $15.25(&16.(0; No. 1 southern and
No. 1 southern soft. $15.00 15.7a.
Grain at Sun Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April T. Wneat and
barley, firm.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1.97 'A 2.05; milling,
$2.102.I5.
Barley Feed, $1.501.52H; brewing. $153
1.60.
Oats Red, $1.92(3 2.05; white. $1.97 it
Call board .ales:
Wheat No trading. ,
Barley tiMay, $1.49; December. $1.3iy..
Corn Large yellow, $1.70 1.73.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, April 7. Coffee futures closed
teady. net unchanged to 5 points higher on
a little scattering demand in the absence of
Important offerings. Sales of 6750 bags In
cluding May at 6.90c and September at 6.05
6.15c. Spot coffee, quiet. No. 7 Rio. 8-c;
No. 4 Santos, 9Vilg9-?sC. Mild, quiet. Cordova'
9548-130. C
Sugar Raw. steady. Fair refining. 3.48ic;
centrifugal. 96 test. 3.9S"ic; molasses sugar,
3.23c. Refined, steady. Crushed. 5.85c; pow
dered, 5.05c; granulated. 4.95c.
'.' European Grain Markets.
LONDON. April 7. Cargoes very strong.
Walla Walla, prompt shipment. 9d higher,
at 42s; bluestem, prompt " shipment. Is
higher, at 43s.
English country market, firm; French
country markets firmer.
LIVERPOOL. April 7 Wheat May 8s
8d; July. Ss 10d: September. 8s 4Ud
Weather fine. -
Dairy' Produce In the East.
CHICAGO. April 7. Butter Steady. Cream
eries. 222Sc; dairies. 1929c.
Ess Firm; at mark, cases Included firsts
19c; prime firsts. 20c.
Cheese Strong. Daisies. 17c; twins. 16c
Young Americas, 17c. ' '
NEW YORK. April 7. Butter, cheese and
eggs, steady, unchanged.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. April 7. Spot cotton cloeed
quiet. Mid-uplands, 10.10c; do. Gulf, 10.35c.
No Pales.
Futures closed steady. April. Mav and
October. 9.60c; June and July. 9.76c- August
9.66c; September. 9.5c; November and De
cember, 9.57c; January and March, 9.53c.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. April 7. Wheat Milling blue
stem. $1.2- 1.24. Another advance of 1
cent Is made on all export grades today
quotatlons being as follows: Bluestem,
$1 1: cl:ib. S 1 . r-rl. $1.04
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PATTEN MAKESGOQD
May Wheat Soars to $1 .25 3-4
in Chicago Pit.
EXCITEMENT VERY GREAT
Accumulation or Bulltsii Nnrs Since
Monday Floods the Market
AVitta Burin? Orders at
the Start.
(-HlCAGO, April 7-The prediction of
local bulls In the wheat market, made
several month, ago. that the May delivery
would easily .ell at $1.25 per bushel, ma
terialized today when the price ot that
option was quoted at $1.2S4 at the open
int and at 1.:5 on closing transactions.
During the Interim, the price went aa low
as $1.23 X. which, however, wa. more than
1 cent above th closing figure, of the
previous session.
Th' I""lng was the most exciting wit
nessed since the dealing in May wheat has
Th I Pros-res. and initial quotation,
showed wde fluctuation.. May opened at
124 to $1.25t4 and July at $1.18 to $1 11
if ' the ensatlonally bullish news
which had accumulated sinoe Monday, com
mission houses were flooded with buying
order, at the .tart and for the flr.t few
minutes the market was hard to follow.
This demand was baaed on advances of
from 1 to 3 cents at outside markets In thl.
country yesterday, and by an advance of
'tr 3 1 Pence at "verpool, compared
with Mondays figures. Prices eased off a
fu,lnK the flrat na,f of thB y 0"
profit-taking, much of which was credited
to th leading holders. May sold off to
$1.23?, and July to 1.09T.
Following the publication of the Govern
ment report on the condition ot crop.,
prices again rallied to about the opening
level. The official statistics showed the
condition of the crop on April 1 to be 82 3
as against 85. 8 on December 1. and as
compared with 8.68. the average condition
for the past ten years. During the final
half of the session the market wa. very
nervous, but trade wa. not especially active
until the final ten minutes. Just before
the close, bull leader, again became liberal
purchaser, and thl. caused a scramble
among shorts, resulting In another .harp
upturn. As the anal gong was sounding,
the May option Jumped from $1.24 to
$1.2644, where it closed. July closed at
$l.llei.l3 after selling a few minutes
earlier at $1.12.
The corn . market wa. Arm at the start,
but prices soon slumped severely on gen
eral selling, based on bright prospects for
a large acreage for the new crop. During
the day, the May delivery sold between
66 c and 68 He The market closed easy
at net losses for th day of Ho to KVic.
Fihal quotations on May were at 67 54 c and
on July 6666c.
Oats also developed considerable weak
ness, following a arm opening, due to the
strength of wheat. At the close prices
wer unchanged to c lower compared with
the previous close.
Provisions closed steady, with prices 24o
lower, to 5c higher than the previous close.
The leading futures ranged a. follow.:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Uw. Clo.e.
Miy U-2514 $125 $1.23 $1.2S
I-" 1-12 1.09 1.12
pt 1.0214 1.03 1.01H 1.02
CORN.
''y 7 .67 .65 .6Vi
SePt 66 .66 .5 .66
- OATS. I
May
July
Sept
55 .55 .BR .55
.48 .48 V. .47 .47
.40 .40 .39 .39
MESS PORK.
May 17.95 17.97 17.80 ' 17.92
J"l" 17.95 17.97 17.80 17.85
Sept 17.87 17.90 17.82 17.90
LARD.
M- 10.17 10. 20 10.12 10.17
July., 10.32 10.32 10.22 10.27
SHORT RIBS.
May...... 8.40 9.40 9 82 9.82
July 9 52 9.62 9.45 9.47
kept 9.62 9.62 9.60 9.60
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Strong.
Kyfe No. 2, 79 c.
Barley Feed or mixing. 62C6Jo; fair to
choice malting. 62f$64c.
Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, 81.59: No
1 Northwestern. $1.69.
Timothy seed $3.70.
Clover $9.35.
Fork M-ess. per barrel. $17. 85if?17.90.
Short ribs Sides loose), $8.75(5)9.25
Sides Short, clear (boxed), $9.37 :9.50.
Total clearance, of wheat and flour were
- i - "'-'' uuoiicia. rninary receipts
were .01.000 bushels, compared with 642.000
bushels th-e corresponding day a year ago.
Kstimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
51 cars; corn, 158 cars; oats, 173 cars; hogs.
24,200 head.
' Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 60.100 35.100
Wheat, bushels 118,400 140 O0D
Corn, bushels 410,000 371.200
Oats, bushels 452.100 438,400
Rye. bushels 9.000 4 000
Barley, bushels 174,000 6lio00
Wheat at Seattle.
SEATTLE. April T. Mo milling quota
tions. Export wheat Bluestem, $1.15; red,
$1.03: club. $1.05.
Car receipts: Oats, 8 cars; barley. 8 cars.
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