MOHAIR IS FIRM
Good Demand for Stocks Left
in Oregon.
HECENT SALES OF POOLS
Local Market Strengthened by Steps
Taken to Establish a Blj Mill
In This State Wheat
Prices Hold Steady.
The Htllsboro mohair pool of about 7000
pound, wu sold to A. J. Ray & Son, of
this oity. at slightly over 24 cents A
pool of about tha aame else at Solo brought
eenta. On or two other amall pools
ara left and will be closed out In the near
future.
There la a rood demand for the mohair
that la left In private handa throughout
tha ratley ana it will probably all be
taken up at the prices fixed at th pool
also. Tha demand, however. Is lara-ely lo
as dealers operating for Eastern houses
claim they cannot buy at the prloea now
ruling. Eastern trade papers report the
tnarkat for raw mohair and manufactured
goods to be In a lifeless condition and the
pricea quoted at Boston are below a parity
with tba Oregon market.
Notwithstanding all this there Is reason
to believe that the Oregon market will
continue firm up to the end. That the
Improvement here Is due to the steps taken
to establish a bis mohair mill In this
tate can be taken for granted.
0TRAW15EURXES ARE TTV TCatAJTD.
Tesretaoles of All Kind Sell Well Potato
Buying.
Strawberries were the active feature of
(he frolt market yesterday. L,os Angeles
terries cleaned up well and the price was
arm at fa per crate. Newcastle berries were
quoted at the same price and Florins at
$1.00942. A car of Lkjs Angeles berries
arrived last nig-ht.
The steamer brought up a good assort
ment of vegetables, which sold well. Head
lettuce la Improving In quality and brings
40(ff 50o a doser.. Local hothouse waa plenti
ful at ft. 5031. oO per box. Oregon asparagus
n quoted at 76 cents a dosen and Cali
fornia at 5 cents a pound. Peas were In
oversurply and weak at 8 7c.
Potato buying Is still being . carried on
more or less actively by speculators and
shippers and full prices are being- offered
In the country.
WHEAT PRICES HOLD UP WELL.
Sellers Are Not Disposed to Make Con
cessions. The slump' In the Eastern and foreign
wheat markets had no effeot on the wheat
trade here beyond causing buyers to be
somewhat more reserved.
Sellers maintained their former strong po
sition and would make no concessions. A
little business was done In club wheat on
Southern account at Q1.20.
Oats were steady, with dealers quoting
$40941 per ton. The demand Is not par
ticularly brisk, but full prices have to ba
paid when bustneas la attempted.
Barley was strong at Mondays advance.
About 400 tons of California barley are yet
so come North.
Receipts, m cars, were reported by the
Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
April 1T-18 10 S 12 S a
Prtl 18 4 1 1
Total last week. 26 44 12 2a
NO STTRPLrS EC CITEESIS MARKET.
Receipts An Larrer But Prices Hold
Firm.
About 000 cases of cheese will reach
Portland this weak from the Tillamook fac
tories. This, with the 800 cases reoelved
last waek will relieve the scarcity here and
In tha North, but will not leave a surplus,
a the dealers have baolt orders for the full
quantity. Prices, therefore," continue on a
vary firm baa la
There were no new developments In the
kutter market yesterday and none ta looked
tVir before next week.
Eggs were Arm, with sales at 221, and
8 cents. Arrivals are not sufficient to
meet tha snipping, storage and local de
mand. Poultry receipts were not heavy and
prices held steady.
HART BTJTS GRANTS PASS HOPS.
Ha All of IsMt Yeeu-s Crop lft hi That
Section.
Harry L. Hart, who was at Grants Paes
yesterday, cleaned nut thnt i
- -- - . ...... w, i I'V'v,
hops. Among the lots secured was that of
Fltnninn A. rnra.ll .J . ...... .
. . .-7.0 , n,s ui -inj oajes.
To new buslnees was reported on the local
market.
A cable was received from Ironmonger, of
London, by Isaac Plncus ft Pons, of Tacoma.
yesterday, aa follows:
"EtoRlish hone Market Hull .
- - -, ' 11 L. L , U
doing; market unchanged. Pacific Coast hops
.unmet snowing rat nor a declining tendency.
Frost Injures Bin sen Cron.
BINGEX, Wash., April 20. (Special ) A
heavy frost Saturday night. It Is estimated,
has Injured the strawberry crop at least 23
per cent. This may be an overestimate, aa the
frost may onlv hnvn hri t v.- B..,
Ing the early crop and making it two weeks
later. Potato vines are destroyed, and peach
trees badly damaged. In some places icicles
ing lormea rrom outdoor taps, and
buckets of water were frozen completely over
with a layer of Ice a quarter of an Inch thick.
Valley Wool at 20 Cents.
Several small sales of Valley wool were
reported yesterday, which marks the open
ing of the lto market. The wools sold
grade fine and brought 2 cents. Dealers
quote medium at lit cents and coarse at
18 cents.
Hank Clearings.
Ctearlngs of the Northwestern cities yes
terday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland l,oo.674 $ 88,457
S.H2S.04-.' 2S1.664
2ac"m KSfi.147 09 202
Spokane 1,072.629 ISjittSS
PORTLAND MARKETS,
lirnln. Flour, Feed. Etc.
.,VY-KAT"Track Prlc: Bluestera milling.
1 h U 1J0; club, 1.20ii 1 22 Vj ; Valley.
$ 1 1 5,
FLOUR
$0.05
barrel;
trutghts, $J.lo; exports. $4.70; Vallev, $5 30:
graham, f.". B0; whole wheat, quarters is so'
OATS No. 1 white, $4041 per ton. '
MILLSTUFFS flran. 2.no per ton; mid-
aiing.o, .i.i: snorts. 3)4i;!2; chop $20025
rolled bailey. a8ui7
IIARLKY Fee.l, $:Ha85 per ton.
11AV Timothy. Willamette Valley, $14
11 per ton: Eastern Oreson, $174 1U; clover
fimi2; alfal.'a. $14il4.KO: main hay. $13
14; cheat. $1414.50; vetch. $13.50(8 14.
Vegetables and Fruit.
FRESH FRUITS Apples. oieS$2-00 per
box. Strawberries, l.oe Angeles, $2 per
orate: Florin, $1.502 per crate.
POTATOES Buyinic price, f 1.400 1.B0 per
hundred: sweet potatoes, 2(5 3c per pound
new California. ,c per pound.
SACK VKflKTA Rl.FTS Turnips, $1.25 per
ark: csrrots, $1.25: parsnips, $1.50; beets.
1 75; horseradish. 10c per pound
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2.25
3 per box; lemons. $1 7.Vtf4; grape fruit,
a'l A04 per box; bananas. oQOo per
pound; ptnapploe. $2.7dg3.25 per Cozen;
tangerines Sl.,5 psr box
ONIONS Texas. $2ti 2 25 per crMe.
VKOKTABL:3 Artichokes, 6SttS6o doz.;
asparagus. Oregon. 7Sc per dosen: Cali
fornia. Bo per pound; beans. 25o; oab-
bnye, 44Hc per lb.: cauliflower. T3c$l
per doz.; celery, $4.50 per crate; cucumbers,
M.2rffM.fo per dozen ; lettuce,. horhoune.
M.&Ofc 1-ttO per box- lettuce, head. 40tt 50c
Per doz.; onions. 4l)f."0c per doz.; parsley,
"c per dozen; pea. 6 (a-7c per pound; rad
ishes, 3ftc per dozen; rhubarb, '2ifi4c per
pound; spinach, 6c; tomatoes, Florida, $3.25
( 3.50 per crate.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER City creamery, extras, 27tt
lancy outside creamery, j.zwo per
lb.; store, 1S4120C. (Butter fat prices aver
age 1 u, cents per pound under regular but
ter prices.)
EC.GS Oregon ranch, 22 U 23c per dozen.
POULTRY Hens. lO'.jfii 17c: broilers,
25c; fryers, 18322V;c- roosters, old, lOf&llc
young. HfilSc; ducks. 20'a22Hc; geese 10
?!llc- turkeys. 20c; squabs, $2.50 ffl 3 'per
dozen.
CHEESE Fancy cream twins, 17glH4o
per lb.; full cream triplets, 17174c; fuil
cream. Young America, lScjplSVsc.
VEAL Extras, Oc pur pound: ordi
nary, S-ifrOc: heavy, 7(tTsc
PORK Fancy. 9, 10c per pound: large.
8$ 9c.
Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc.
IRIEO S-RUITS Apple 8c per lb.;
Beaches. 714 S6c; prunes. Italians, 54al,c
trune French. 40o; currants, unwashed!
cases. 8Hc; currants, washed, cases. 10c:
iwij"" ancy' 60""' b0e 6'AOi dale
bALVON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
i per dozen; 2-pound tails. J2.8S; 1-pound
Oats, fa 10; Alaska pink. 1-pound Lai La. sao;
tali's 1joun1 ". 16; sockeyes, 1-pouud
COFFEE Mocha. 24928c; Java, ordinary
li20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c; good.
18lSc: ordinary. 12-14 if 18c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts. 12W13o per pound by
sack: Brazil nuts. 16o: Alberts. 16c; pecans.
7c; almonds, 1314o: ohestnuta. Italian.
11c; peanuts, raw, 6i0c; pinenuts, lu
ll'c; hickory nuts, 10c; cocoanuls. 80o pur
dozen.
SUGAR Granulated. $6.05; extra C, ts So;
golden C, $5.43; fruit and berry sugar, (9.05;
plain bag, J5.85; beet granulated, 15.85;
cubes (barrel), $8.45; powdered (barrel),
16.30. Terms: On remittances within 15
days, deduct tie per pound; it later than 19
days and within SO days, deduct He per
pound. Maple sugar. 15 18c per pound.
SALT Granulated. 113 per ton. si 80 pew
bale; half ground. 100s, $7,110 per ton: 60s.
$6 per ton.
..BEANS Small white. te; large white.
B-4c; Lima. 6c; pink, 814c; bayo, 5-c:
Mexican red, 6lc.
Provisions.
BACON' Fancy, 21 Vic per pound; stan
ard. lSHc: choice, J7i4c; English, 15i
16-Ac: strips. 13Vic. -.aw
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt. 12Vc; smoked. 13Vsc; short clear
backs, heavy dry salted, 12 Ho; smoked.
l-ic; Oregon exports, dry salt. 13Vo:
smoked, 14 He 71 1
HAMS 10 to 13 lbs., 14Hc; 14 to' 16 lbs.,
14Mic; 18 to 20 lbs.. 144c; hams, skinned.
lhic: picnics. 10c; cottage roll, lie; shoul
ders, 11c; boiled hams, 19 20c; boiled
picnics, 17c.
LAKD Kettle rendered: 10s, 14Vc 5s
14c; Standard pure: 10s. lSu-c; 6s, 13o!
Choice: 10s. 12c Ss. UTo. Compound:
10s. 8V4c; Bs, c.
SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each.
0c: dried beef sets. 17c: dried beef out
sides, 16c; dried beef lnsldes. lvc; dried
beef kunckles. 18o.
PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Plgr feet,
113; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb trips,
$12; pigs' tongues. $19.50.
MESS MEATS Beef, specials. $12 per
barrel: plate, $14 per barrel; family. $14
per barrel; pork. $20 per barrel; brisket, $z
per barrel.
Hops, 1 ooL Hides, Etc.
HOPS 11H contract, 9c per pound
1008 crop'. 67c; 1007 crop, 8c; l'JU
crop. lc.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. I318c per
pound; Valley, -fine, 20o; medium, lBc;
coarse, 18c.
MOHAIR Choice, 2425c per pound.
HIDES Dry hldeB, no. 1, 1617c lb.:
dry kip. No. 1, 1510c pound: dry calf
skin, lSlac pound; salted hides, 89iic;
salted caltekin, 13ea4c pound; green ic
less. '
iFRNo- l.f-kJn,: ArKora goat. $1 to
$1.25; badger, 25(jo0o; bear, $5(320: beaver.
8.B08.50; cat. wild, 60c$l; cougar, iter
icir. i5.6.td an7 clawm- $3 10: fisher, dark.
I7.50ll; pale. $4.90iSit: rox. cross. $3
to B; fox. gray, 60c to 80o; fox, red. $2.2E
to $4; fox. silver, $35 to $100; lynx, $100
IB; marten dark. $8I2; mink. 76ca$4.50;
muskrat, 1015c; otter. $7; raocoonT 45c
IS?i,!0 ot.ter' 1-6". 'o '"; skunk"
075o; civet cat, 10JT15o; wolf. $2$;
coyote. 70c$1.10; wolverine, dark! $305;
Wolverine, pale. $22.50
CASCARA BARK Per pound. 6,4e.
POBTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
Livestoclr r.nnirt. .mn.in.i .
nrlce hnM r ,1 ii ri , .A .
, " - L1J ...I... iiiiii no special
developments in the trade. Receipts yester-
"'0i .loo -nogs 140 sheep
and 20 horses.
Recent sales included i.ik ..a-ii
and sheep, average weight 83 pounds." at
M.25; 69 yearling lambs, 81 pounds, $5.75;
: Ti ah Ann lift .... .1. . a . . . . .
. eo; a nogs, ia
pounds, $7.50.
Prices quoted at the yards yesterday
were:
CATTLE Top steers. '5.25B 50; fair to
a- T56.O0: common to medium, $3.25
f i.8? cows top' 4'25'' falr to eooA, S3.50
tf$4.00; common to medium. $2.503 50
calves, top, $6.005.50; heavy. $3.50(3 4 oo:
$2.oott2n75 fat' 3 003 SO: common.
tji?frPf"1- 7-257.50; fair to good.
$8 .67.00; stockers, $5.606.50; China
C&.LS, 0.7 5.
6HE?.I Top others, $55.75; fair to
rood. $4. 50 4.75; ewes. e less on all
Se"i.?anri,n?.B' toP 8 507: fair to
good, t86. 25; Spring lambs, $7 7.50.
Eastern Livestock Markets.
,11"NSAS CITY, April 20. Cattle Receipts.
- n W l Bteady- Native steers. $4.80
stockers nd feeders, J4.00&5.55; bulls. $310
K H ReoPlpta, 18.000. Market, strong to
$8.W(S7.107plRr $5"50S6C50:
S lPf n nrc.nta 1A ntt r. . ....
e"' t-wiu i.w, ewes, 3.(HHa.10.
Ova m s a r,i nA . . .
c " " , 1; vaiue rteceipts. 4000.
.45, cowp and heifers, $3.b54.5o; Western
rSS' 5 005t0: cws heifers. t2.8&5
o-V . ru'cner ana feed
:tr:w-?a?-',Biw.caiv t; bun.
hihr" L,Jt"l. i2;- Heavy, strong t'o. 60
i v, coRcr. neavy, T.CK7 15 '
5 n98.23; bulk. $6.8(iS7.05
- - Sf I . tJlH4.
CHTf 4 (in A 11 n7TV. aai . . ,
celpts. 2S0O. Market, steady. Beeves" $4.75
steer. tiZZ ?X' ' j"?. "estern
is Win .-.i... .... Wws ana nellers. $2.00
b.00: calves. $S.0O'g'7.O0. "
loHSfrKstlmif6'1 receipts. 10.000. Market
7t!rr- L'Sh.,L 8.80,7.25: mixed, $6.90
" -": . " "V-V rougn. o.95-7.1();
S h.. I .' T-' 3
-m .i ... ,'iH id.uuu. MarRet.
S??k- x.NaV,Ve' '3?61: -vVeetern. $3.65
$6.60.15; Western. $5.60S8.15.
Dried Frnlt at Kmr vrk
NEW YORK. April 20. The market for
appies was steady and modern e
demand la reported for export, with fan,
quoted at SYHc, choice at 77Uc. prime
at Q'ffU.a and commnn tn i a. r.
Prunes are rather easier in tone, for while
unaesiraDie supplies have been pretty well
cleaned ill) thorn iM . .
r, iiicuid id sen in
advance Of eolri efnA - ...
range from 3 to 12o for new crop California
fruit and from 6H to 9c for Oregon. 40-50S
to 2O-80S.
Apricots are in light supply, with choice
u Lei i i'"uiuic. extra choice at 10H
lOsc and fanrv t iiv?,itii.
Peaches are in light demand, but offerings
-.u urn. largo ana tn market holds steady,
with choice at RSBt-Jc. extra choice at 6V4
64c and fancv at 74jSii.c
Raisins are a little more active than they
""o ana remained ratner easy and irreguli
In tone, with loose Muscatels at 3Vi4'.4
choice to fancy seeded at 44gc. seedless i
8945Hc and London layers at fl. 20O1.30.
Coffee and Bunr.
NEW YORK, April 20. Cofleo. futures
closed steady, net unrhano-AH n e.rA 1.
higher. Havre was 4 higher. Selling in the
wi-m iiitti nrt i cii.-ui.cii scattering llqulda.
tlon. chiefly near poaltions for which there
was a moderate aemand for trade. Sales
wero reported of 19.750 bags, including April
and May. at 8.85c; July. 8.304j).35c and
oeptesnoer. o.u4c. spot, quiet; Rio No. 7
8c; Santos No. 4, ic. Mild, dull- Cor
dova. 913o.
eugar Raw. sjuiet: fair reflning. $3.42;
centrifugal. 00 test. 392; molasses sugar.
........ luiiiuni, steaay; crushed, S5.ri5
powdered. $5.05; granulated, $4.95.
New York Cotton Market.
,-VRW .YORK. .April 20. Cotton Spo
closed quiet. 20 points higher. Mid-uplands
10 Soc; mid-oulf. 11.10c. No sales. Cottoi
futures closed steady. April 10.4Se; Mav
June and .Tntv in iq. a. ,-..,, in ? :
tembar. 10.31c; October. 10.29c; November
..i uetemtw, iu.:bc January, 10.20
March, 10.20o.
THE MORNING
WOOL PRICES CLIMB
New Idaho Clip Contracted at
221-2 Cents.
MONTANA ALSO VERY HIGH
Present Values Are 6 to 7 Cents
Above Those of Last Year.
Strong Demand Also for
the Foreign Product.
BOSTON. April 00. Wool is very strong and
prices are tending steadily upward. There Is
mors activity In domestlo scoured wools than
for some time and foreign wool are also ac
tive. Representatives of commission houses are
now In the West and the competition is forcing
prices to levels far In advance of those paid
last year. Idaho wool has been contracted at
:2Ho as against 16c to 18c last year. Montana
wool also sold lately at 23 He. as against 16o
to 17c last year. Other wools are correspond
ingly strong.
Shearing continues In Utah. Nevada. Califor
nia, Texas and Northern Arizona. Very little
has been done In Idaho to data however.
ome of the leading domestic scoured niMtju
tlons are as follows:
Texas, 12 months 60362e: fine. 8 to ft month
B2;54c; nne Fall. 4647c.- '
California Northern. JWfflOOe-. middle rmmi.
48(&50c; Fall free. 4345c.
Oregon No. 1 staple. 623-63c: Eastern cloth
ing. 5557c; Valley No. 1, 48(g-50c.
lerrllory Fine staple. 63B65c: fine medium
staple, 60-82c; fine clothing. 68S2c; fine me
dium clothing, 66i358c; half-blood, 6063o;
three-eighths-blood. . 683flOc:
60053c.
Pulled Extra. 4648c: fine A. 2- a
BlS56c.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Anrll 20 Wool ii. t."
rltory and Western mediums. 2024o; fine
mediums. 18022c: fine, 1218c.
WAR OF SHORT DURATION
SK YTTIiK DEALERS OTJICKLY
SETTLE BANANA TROUBLE.
Eggs Advance a Cent on Receipt of
Large Orders From
Alaska.
SBATLB. Wash.. Anrll M.rs.i,i
berry market broke to $1.60 today, due to
heavy receipts and slow demand.
in response to an Inquiry from Portland
commission men. 10 cratea of Florida celery
that reached here yesterday was shipped south
today for a trial. The celery I moving brlsk-
-' "v.nur car is aue tne last of the week.
A BeCOnd Car of AnnnalllnN V-. 1 .
-,- . .'..nuiiu. unm utaen
shipped from New Orleans, but this will prob-
oiy oe tne last that will be sold here by the
people handling the fruit . .
has been reached between the rival firms.
Texas onions dropped to $2.402.50 for 40.
and 60-pound crates. The market la dull and
me nuppiy or cneap stock Is liberal.
.ggs went up another cent, one sale of
choice being made at 27 cents this after
noon. Several large orders from Southeastern
Alaska are responsible tor the firmness of the
market.
QUOTATIONS AT BAN FRANCISCO.
Price Paid for Produce In the Bay CH9
jiarKrts.
Ram imivpiodft ,, .
- ----- .... I...!....., Aprii zu. in Pi rollow
Let todaey-WerS nuoted ia the Produce mar
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. $1.62
Salinas BurbanHs, $2 2.10; sweeta. $16$
onions Oregon, $2.402.S0 per cental.
3r6035 6o7 ' 'r"ov'l5u: miaaimga,
vegetables Hothouse cucumbers. 60 860:
E?' Al.ereen P88"' 83Hc; string
. vyout,, ftstiaraguB, o UO (Ct 5 1 BO' to-
matoes. 75c $1.25; eggplant. S025e.
J , 1 ""-Jr uer. -4c; creamery
seconds, 23c; fancy dairy. 2214c
PftllllM, T3An- 1 .1 . '. "
: . 1- . .1. 1' ' 1 . .) y .. in ; . young S9CT
12; broilers, small. S.K35: iriT
iSf'-.JS'?9- S869: hen. $4.5010; ducks!
old. $B6; young, $6 9. '
. ' , W"c: Young Amer
icas, 14Hffll6c; Eastern. 17c.
" iji iajc; lancy rancn, 24c
Wool South Plains and San Joaquin,
1015c; Mountain. 810c; Nevada. 1317o.
.,H?T'Wh.tt 2S2: wheat and oats.
$2028: alfalfa. 14&17.50; stock. $1115
straw, per bale, 60tfi76o.
FruitsApples, choice. $1.50: common,
40c: bananas. 75c3.50; limes. $5.B0ra6;
lemons, choice, $3: commons, $1; oranges
$1.26(9)2.50; pineapples. $3f6. oranges.
Receipts Flour, BS40 sacks; wheat. 150
centals; barley, 24SO centals; beans. 10-0
sacks; corn. 10 centals; potatoes, 3760 sacks
bran. 260 sacks; middlings. 120 sacks; hav"
2o0 tons; wool. 179 bales: hides. 310
READING THE FEATURE
SUSTAINING INFLUENCE
STOCK MARKET.
IN
aiore Gold Engaged for Export to
Argentina Strong Investment
Demand for Bonds.
'"ni. April 20. The strength of
iteaaing was the principal sustaining i
nuence in today's stock market. Without
mat. prices apparently would have sagged
n.iee u tune proms were the order of
the day In the malorltv of th. hm
The special etrength of Reading was the
partly soi the persistent rise tn the
price or central Kallroad of New Jersey. In
which Reading is a large holder. This
strength was transferred todnv h.im-
Ohio, because that company shares with the
Lake Shore control of Reading Itself.
While the demand tn the general list failed
to respond, there was hesitation about selling.
The consequence was a considerable reduction
iu mo volume or market activity, outside .th
uoaiers ana a narrow price movement.
The selling became more conspicuous late
in the day. The highly speculative nature of
the ordinary Reading movement and the
doubtful character of some of the specialties
brought into prominence caused their in
fluence to wane.
More gold was engaged for export to South
America, and there was an option on part of
the engagements for export to France. Securi
ties markets everywhere seemed to regard the
inarch of events In Turkey with continued
tranquillity.
Notice by the bankers of an advance in the
offered price of the Michigan Central deben
tures 4 per cent bonds was regarded as evi
dence of the sustained Investment demdnd.
United States bonds were unchanged on cell.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Low. Bid.
Sales. High
Amal Copper
Am Car & Foun
do preferred . . .
Am Cotton Oil...
Am Hd & Lt pf.
Am 3 ce Securl . .
Am Linseed Oil..
Am Locomotive ...
do preferred . .
Am Smelt & Ref.
do preferred . . ,
Am Sugar Ref...
76
6. 5oO
400
l.HOO
400
3,800
C'-O
9, SoO
49
llt
5S
40
38
16at
54
'88 ' '
105
134
49
111
38 C
38
16
5414
114
88
104
134
111
."
40
3
17
56
11.600 89
3'X 105
2,800 134
OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY,
Am Tobacco pf..
9814
33
4.M4
107 V,
loa;
Am vv oolen
Anaconda Mtn Co 1.000
Atchison 1,800
45 1
45
107U
103 Vj
107 5
io nr. f.rr.H
4DO 108 T
Atl Coast Line'.'.I .
Bait & Ohio...". V4'.66 ii4 ii2'i 1T41.;
12
dn n m f ti i
954
Tlrnnb Ran T aw o .un. ' A .".
Canadian Pacific.. S.R0 177-I 175N 17st
Pantnl T .... . L. .. .111. 7 . -
h T" -f.?
1.1. IJicicuru ... Km MI 141
lol
central of N J.. eoo 282
Ches 4 Ohio 14,(KH 76it
Chicago Gt West. 400 514
279 280
514
v.uicHgo 4X) 181
181
149
180i3
149
73
38
5
7
138
t.. Al Gt 1st Paul
8,500 150H
C. C. C A St I
Coio Fuel & Iron 700
Colo & Southern.. 4.300
do 1st preferred. 700
do 2d preferred. 2.900
38
etlVi
62
3814'
84
79
80
Consolidated Gas.. 1.4110 19
Com Products .... 3. OOO 22
iei at nuason.... 6,900 1&5
183 u, 184
5 Hi, 53 '4
u at tirande.. 21,500
do preferred .... 700
Distillers' Securl.. 300
54
88 J
38 "4,
30 m,
47
87,
88 V
38 Vfc
30 V,
47
SS
158
144
88
'
3S
15814
144
irie 6.800
do 1st preferred. 2O0
do 2d T. rpf.r.nil 1 1 .1
38
General Electric. 70O 159.i
Gt Northern pf... 9.500 145t.j
Gt Northern Ore.. 400 till1!,
Illinois Central ... l.ROi) 148
69 U,
(a)ti
1451- 145 tj.
nieroorough Met. l.OfMl
15.
44
12
' 39i
34
40
Id's l&H
1.2o0
4i,s
12
Int Paper
do preferred ...
Int Pump
Iowa Central ....
K C Southern . . .
do preferred . . .
Louis St Nashville
Mtnn Sc St L
M St P & S 8 M.
Mteaouri 'Pacific.
Mo, Kan A Texas
do preferred . . .
National Lead . . .
N Y CentTiBl
100
'i.700
1.5(H)
2, 400
9CO
12
58
3914
84 4
454,
138 l
69 4
137 H
74 ij
43
73
S84
134 Cfc
48
62
83 i
144
30
136
11614
91
87 H
186
39 4
146
22
74,4
27
68 14
4014
23 r-i
?
39 "-4.
33
45 V.
72 V4
138"S,
5814
136
74
42
73
RSI'S.
129
(S2
72
2i k lasii
2,400 04
4O0 137.i
2.80O 74 as
1,000
4314
731,4
90
15.8(0
6.900 lm
15,800 6014
3.900 92
Norfolk & West.'
Jortn American..
------ . . . . 1 00
Northern Pacific.. 18,600 145 144
i.wJ 8414
83
63,100 180 134
1.600 117 116
"766 'ss" 87
People's Gas ".".".'
f. C C & St L..
Pressed Steel Car
Pullman Pal Car
Reading 278.700 1484
at
144
22
74
8714
40H
itepublio Steel ... SO0 22
vu preierrea . . . 890
Rock Island Co.. 84,200
'44
28.4
69
41
ao prererred . . . 9,800
St
L & S F 2 pf. 800
St
u coutnwestern
200 67 T4 "57i4
ST(iRR.ShafriiiM
southern 'Pacific. 16,000 12o
ll4 119
1 00 1 2a ti. 1 -!
123
Southern Railway.
do preferred . . .
Tenn Copper . . . .
4.10O 28 '14 28
28
67
40
33
52 -4
9
187
95
34
IP
2.000
200
1,000
300
67
41.
34
54
664
40
Tol. St L A West.'
33
54
00 preferred . . .
Union Pacific
72.300 188
188 4
95
do preferred . . .
R PnhVu.
200 95
2.400 3.1
do 1st preferred!
34
1.4O0 104 104
TJ
s Steel
0.100 r.2
I.800 114.14
400 43
51
51
114 114
4.3 , 43
Va-Caro Chemical.
do r,;-f.J .?!'
47 47
Wabash 'i'.ioo 'lR' "is" 18
iiiciciinii ... O, I'-O 4 U
vV estlnghouse Elec 100 82
Western Union . . . 200 70
47
82
47
R2
G0H
62 14
Wisconsin Central! i(l"2od
63 58
' iei.... 0,100 137S4 13714 137-K
Total sales for the day. 914.200 ehares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Anrll h Cloln .....
tlons:
U S Ref 2s Reg.l01'N T C Q 3s. . . 93
DO coonon 1A1 & w.. 1 .1 '
U S 3s Reg.'.!!!l01i do 4B !!l02
uo coupon . ...mi-tixo Pacific 4s ..lo--"4
U S New 4s Reg.119 (Union Pacific 4s.l024
. .J1"" . "t wis central 4s.. 95
Atch Adjt 4s. . .106 Japanese 4s 88
rscRQ4s....96
Stocks at London.
LONDON, Anrll w . '
. . . l-'l 111UUC V
85: Consols tnr .nn . ok
Anaconda . 9 'Norfolk w
Atchison 110U
94
90
51
69
do rifd
do nfd . . 1 n r
Ont & Western!
Bait St Ohio 106
Can Pacific 180
Ches & Ohio 73
r-ennsylvanla . .
Rann Vln..
Reading ....'.'.'.'. 74
Chic Grt West.. 5
CMsSt P 153
u l u e r n riy ... ao
do nfd i!q
ISouthnrn Pnnlrl.'io-ii'
. ....... JOTl
Erie siu
Union Pacific ...192
do 1st pfd 4S
An O A n . on,
I Piu 9S
'U S Steel r.3ii
--. i 1 1 - - - - OOW
...... .. vi 1 ii ij pra ...
Illinois Central.. 149 Wabash
.117
. 19
. 96
. 78
, -,r L 'Spanish 4s ..
J4 .T ,- 44 Amal Copper
N T Central 134
Money Exchange, Etc.
NEW TORIf A n
,a,, ' " money on call
easy. 1 . lir 7. nee ...n .
- . - 1 111111(4 rate and of
fered at 2 per cent; closing bid. 1 per
Time loan. ntt 1.- .
. .,.., iuii" active; 60
daja. 22 per cent; 90 days. 2iS2
Pr cent; six months. 24i I per cent
Rt'lei1,nerCaIlt"e paper- Sw4 cent".
, " --- viuiot, witn actual busl-
m bankers- bills at $4.8636 4.845 for
' anQ al 4.S770 for demand.
Commercial bills. $4.85 4.86
Bar silver. 51 c. ,
Mexican dollars! 44c.
OflvimmTit nwtm, -. . ,, . .
. Dtiwuf, ranroaa bonds.
Irregular. '
LONDON, 'April 20. Bar silver, 23 i-ia
per ounce.
Money, per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market
1 "fr,"' ta 1,4 per cent: thre months
bills. 1(31 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCorAprll 20. Sll-ver bars.
1 C.
Mexican dollars. 4oc.
Drafts, sight, 2c; telegraph. 6e.
Sterling, 60 days. $4.86; sight, $4.87.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WABHINGTON, April 20. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances in the gen
eral fund, exclusive of tha 8150,000,000 gold
reserve, shows:
Available cash balance $127 618 97'
Gold coin and bullion 47''i8's&2
Gold certificates 85;56,'2ao
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. April 20. The London mar
ket was higher today, with spot quoted
at 184 6s and futures at 135 7s 6d. Lo
cally the market was firm and higher, also
with spot quoted at 29.60 29.75c.
Copper was unchanged in the" London
market, with spot quoted at 57 6s. futures
at 58. The local market was dull and un
changed with lake quoted at 13.087
18.O0c; electrolytic at 12.60 12.6214c- cast
ing at 12,87 12.50. '
Lead was unchanged at 18 3s 9d in Lon
don. The local market was firm at 4.20O
4.25c.
Spelter was unchanged at 21 12s 6d in
London. The local market remained firm at
D.05 5.7c-
Iron was unchanged In the English mar
ket with Cleveland warrants quoted at 47s
9d. A somewhat steadier tone la reported
in the local market, with No. 1 Northern
16U6n2d.?! ?, Vl3vJ3lfl.50; No. 2 It $15 sS
soft at'eisV Soulhern "d 1 Southern
Eastern Mining Stocks
BOSTON. April 20. Closing quotations:
AdYenture 8 Montana C & C. 25
A11' 38 Nevada 19 74
i'S'?.4 . : : If 3 inD.om,n'on ?
Atlantic .r mu!p.m. "2
1-tU 1 1 I'nBHTlnn ' t
Cal Arizona. .100
Cal & Hecla. . . .60.-)
Copper Range... 77
Daly West ... 10
Kranklln ........ ir,
Granby 90
G. Cananea .... 10
Isle Rovnln 91
muiitcy 18
Shannon 14
Tamarack 6S
Trinity l4u
United Copper... 128
U S Mining 4s
IT S Oil ..... 32
Utah 4 14
Victoria 4 2
Winona 43J
Wolverine ......142'
North Buttte 67
I Mass Mining ... 94
.Michigan 12
Mohawk ....... 60
NEW YORK, April 20. Closing quota
tlons :
Alice ....
.150
rt
Leadville Con
Little Chief . .
Mexican
Brum Con
. .46
. 10
. S2
.323
.120
. 1H0
Com Tun Stk 23
Com Tun Bonds. 165
Con Val & Va. . 03
Horn Sliver C.I
Iron Silver ....100
Ontario !
Ophlr
SlnnrlaH
I Yellow Jacket'!!
65
llry Produce In the East.
CHICAGO, April 20 Butter Steady
Creameries. 222Sc; dairies. 19 25c
S?" ,"n- Firsts, 21c; prime firsts. 22c
Oheesti New, steady n.i,iM , . :
iTc""' Young Americas. liN'
NEW YORK, April 20. Butter Fancv
f de vs.teJady: ,her" ' Creamery
held, thirds to extras. 21 926o: process
n'p?to fS5c5r' 20e: Western factor"
nrsts. 19c. Cheese and eggs firm and un
cnanged. Xo Delay in Beech Hargls Trial.
IRVINE, Ky., April 20. Judge Adams
today-refused to grant a continuance
for Beech Hargls. charged with the mur
dr of his father. Judge James Hargls.
JW 85i 96.
APRIL 21, 1900.
BAD DAY FOR BOLLS
Fine Crop Reports Lead to
Sensational Break.
HEAVY SELLING AT CHICAGO
Foreign News Is Also Decidedly
Bearish Winter Wheat Makes
Unusually Kapid Progress.
Seeding In Northwest.
CHICAGO Anrll on Aim .
. - - - ....... w, 1 buuipicie OB-
nioralizauon prevailed In the wheat pit for a
-- mi, in me session, and only
the most determine wnM v... w..,. , .
. . -1 " . 1 jj UUll ItlMJ.WI
. rrom utter rout. Immense
Mu-uv.ues or wneat were dumped Into the pit
during the day and the strength of the bulls
was taxed to the utmost to prevent the occur-
v, . seimauonai slump. As It was, the
price declined In the first half hour from 1
w . wun vH renerai sell-
Ingf. but quickly recovered much of the Ion on
it was a fight between bulls and the
weather men." with wheat for July delivery
the bone of contention. Leading bulls have
contended that on account of the drought last
Fall it WOUld he ImnnM. .i, " -
- - ... . u.niri on juiy
contracts any great amount of wheat from this
" out reports received today from
tne southwest seemed to disprove this asser
tion. With the advent of growing weather,
the new rm n .. - . i. J ...
" - m u" niAKizig rapia
headway. One dispatch, claimed that the out
look in Central Missouri had greatly Improved
during the last tew days and that fields "pro-
uuuncca aead early in the season now show
prospects for an average yield."
The situation In the Northwest was equally
optimistic. Seeding In Minnesota and the
Dakotas la in full blast, and with continued
favorable weather tt - n-nn.j .1 . .
fi.un.wu 11111.1 u y ma
end of the week the work will be completed
-..v w.c. vim acreage would ba the largest ever
known.
In addition to these domestic conditions, the
foreign condition was also against the bulla
Cables weer decidedly weak. Liverpool being
Id to ld lower and the weekly crop summary
claimed that the outlook for the wheat crop
of Europe in general was excellent. Follow
ing so close the liberal shipments from Russia
last week, as reported yesterday, this news
proved too much for the market. '
The market opened woak with prices off o
to llc. compared with yesterdays close,
July showing the greatest lose. Initial quota
tions In this option were $1.15 to $1 15
Eofore the end of the first half hour the price
had declined another cent on selling. The
market then rallied on covering by shorts and
for a time held comparatively steady. In the
final hour, however, the market again slipped
from the control of the bulls and prloea
tumbled from 2 to 4o from the high point
of the day. and from 3 to 6c, compared with
yesterday's high mark. The bottom for July
ri5ii?aChB2 V " M"-y 'old ott to
iz-'. and September to $1.04 The
close was weak, with July at $1.18. May
closed at $1.24 and September at $1.06
The corn market heM ,m i.-i 1.1 .,'
- vajfca xv aku jf fjla
considering the mvere slump in wheat. At the
wore lower to Hc higher,
com Dared wf tt vii..,' . . .7
. - - ' uuw quocationa.
May aoltj between 70g7lHc and closed at
Oats were firm At- th. w..a
later and closed c higher than y ester-
""J .
PrOViSlOIia dlKnlAVAfl mnlarel. em '. .
bhtW?kv?e1 latr At the clo PrIce were a
.-.0 ..hi iu AOC lower.
ine leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
$1-28 $1.26
116 l.loj,
1.06 10
L05 ro6
CORN.
-70 .71
-9 .69
.68 .6S.H
68 .58
Low.
$122
112
104
1.08
May. . .
July. . .
Sept. ..
lac . . . .
Close.
$1-24
1.12
1.06
108
Mav. .
.70
.68
.68
.68
July. .
-70
.68
.68
.58
Sept. ,
ec. .
OATS.
Mav. .
.56
.49
-41
41
.56
.49
41
.66
.48
-41
41
July. .
.65
48
41
.42
Kept. .
Dec. .
.42
MESS PORK
May 1 5K
18
26
18.05
18.10
18.07
18.06
18.10
18.07
10.S5
10.47
10.60
July 18.20
Sept 18.20
18.25
18.20
LARD.
May. inft7ii. i a An
10.35
10.45
July.. iorr ins.
Sept 10.70 10.70
10.60
SHORT RIBS.
Mav... 9 aa iiu
9.67
9.67
57,
9.67
9.80
July 9.70 9.72U
3nt A 0,1 n . -
USD V.KU
(.ash quotations were as follows:
- -. -JllllUJ 111 111 111 .
Rye No. 1. 81 & 82c.
Barley Feed or mixing. 5(g6c
fair
VV. 11IUILD UllvLlllia, OOtfl'lll
, Fla-x seed No. 1 Southwestern, $1.66;
No. 1 Northwestern, $1.66
Timothy seed $3.80.
Clover $9.70.
Pork Mess, per barrel. $18!tl8.10.
I.ard Per 100 pounds, $10.35.
Short ribs Sides (loose), $9.12 rg t 62
Sides Short, clear (boxed). $9.62ai9 76
Grain statistics: tw.. ...
Total clearances of wheat and flour were"
equal to 96.000 bushels. Primary receipts
were 219. 000 bushels compared with 220 000
bushels the corresponding day a year ago
The visible supply of wheat In the United
States decreased 7,500.000 bushels for tha
week. Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 4 ears; corn, 42 cars; oats, 84 cars
hogs. 24.000 head- tars.
Receipts.
Flour, barrels.......... 3G.00O
Wheat, bushels 10,600
Corn, bushels ....112,500
Oats, bushels ......225.890
Rye. bushels........... 3,000
Barley, bushels......... 28,500
Shipments.
65,900
181.500
288.300
294.60O
13.200
42,800
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Aplrtl 20. iFlour Receipts,
10.0OO; exports, 2244 barrels. Dull and un
settled. Wheat Receipts. 82,400 bushels: exports.
14.000 bushela Spot, unsettled; No. 2 red.
S1.40 asked elevator and $1.41 nominal t.
o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, (1.31
f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.31
f. o. b. afloat Wheat opened c" lower, un
der disappointing cables, and broke to 3c
decline later, under an effort to sell long
wheat, and closed unsettled at a net de-
vwiun vi v atsui.sc aiay closed at $1.29;
July closed at $1.20 : September closed at
$1.12.
Hops Dull.
Hides Steady.
Wool Steady.
Petroleum Steady.
Orain at Ban Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. Wheat
Firm. "
Barley Firm.
Spot quotations
$-Woh"ls"ShlPPln' S5-1: milling.
Barley Feed, $1.601.62; brewing, $1 57
1.62.
Oats Red. $2 2.10; white. $1.92 2 20
black, nominal. '
Call board sales
Wheat No trading.
Barley May, $1.68; Deoamber. $1.18
Corn Large yellow. $1.70 1.75.
European' Groin Markets.
LONDON. April 20. Cargoes, easier feel
ing, buyers withdrawn hoping for lower
prices. Walla Walla on passage. 6d lower
at 44s.
English country markets, firm; French
country markets, firm.
LIVERPOOL. April 20. Wheat May. 9s
July. Sa ld; September. 8s 6d. Weather
fins.
Wheat at Seattle.
SEATTLE. April 20. No milling quota
tions. Export wheat: Bluestem. $1.23; red
$1.1$; club. $1.0. Receipts Wheat, 2 cars'
barley, 1 car; rye. 1 car.
Changes in Available Supplies.
NF.W YORK. April 20. Special cable and
telegraphic communications received by Brad
streets show the following changes in the
LUMBERMKNTS
National Bank
CORNER SECOND
THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
PORTLAND. OREGON
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000
OFFICERS
J. 0. AINS WORTH. 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
THE BEST STREET INSURANCE
IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT
It insures against dust, mud and street noises.
It insures against slipperiness and falling horses.
It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs.
It assures a sanitary and durable street.
It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials.
It assures perfect satisfaction.
BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST
WARREN COSTRUCTION COMPANY
317 Beck Building, Portland, Or.
available supply as compared with the pre
vious aocount:
Bushels.
Wheat, United States. east of
Rockies, decrease 2,795.000
Canada, decrease 1,240,000
Total, United States and Canada,
decrease 4.0R5.000
Afloat for and in Europe, decrease. 3, 500. 000
Total American and European sup
ply, decrease , 7,535,000
Corn. United States and Canada,
decrease 796.000
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA, April 20. Wheat Milling,
bluestem, $1.161.$0. Export, bluestem.
$1.23; club, $1.15; red. $1.08. "
Flaxseed at Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 1. Flax closed, at
$1.65.
BANDON TO DEEPEN HARBOR
Major Mclndoe Impressed With Pos
sibility of Coqutlle River.
BANDON, Or.. April 20. (Specials
Major Mclndoe), Government engineer of
Portland, was In Bandon Saturday look
Ins; over the harbor situation on" the
Coqullle River, with the view of making
recommendations to Congress in the mat
ter of dredging the river and otherwise
improving lt as a harbor. Mr. Mclndoe
was much impressed with the situation
here and thinks the river can be im
proved until lt is one of the best har
bors on the Coast. The business men here
are very enthusiastic over the situation
and steps will be taken at once to have
the dredge Oregon, which is now on
Coos Bay. brought over to the river when
lt finishes on the bay.
Steps are being taken for the establish
ment of a port on Coqtiille River, under
the. new Port Commission law. This
movement Is being taken up by the Com
mercial clubei of Coquille and Myrtle
Point, as well as the Bandon orRaniza-
tion. It Is proposed to levy a 3-mill tax
on the property coming- inside of tha
boundaries of the port, for the mainten
Bonds
Investments
CALL OR WRITE
T. S. McGRATH
Lumber Exchange,
POHTLASD, OREGON.
AND STARK STREETS
ance Of trtA nnrl Tl. .
nooono ; at leastsJS,-
000 000 worth of property in jthe territory.
. uo vx mo weann or
Coos County ia Included in tha territory
that would logically come in the Port of
Coouille River.
WANTED 150 TONS
1909 PEEL
CASCARA BARK
June to August delivery; ear
load sellers ONLY. Apply to
room 640, Chamber of Commerce,
Portland, Or.
TRAVELERS' GCEDB.
forth GermanJZloyd.
FAST KXrRKSS KERVICK.
I Ijmoulh Cherbourg Bremen 10 A M.
Ure ApT 27!Kronprlns w. May 11
'""outh tliertx.iifv Hirect 10 A M
Gnelsenan. .April 22 Kurfuerst May 1
Bresl.u... April a;pnns fdh W. May 6
Bremen direct. '
MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE.
Uibraltar Naples Genoa.
. .,t Sailing at 11 A. M.
Nc.".-l'Ber"n n"'
Jf""11 erman l.loyd Travelers' Checks.
C f ? Aaents. s Broadway, . Y.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Leaa Than Four Days at Sea
WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL
QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL
Two days on the beautiful St. Lawrence
Kiver ana the shortest ocean route to Eu
rope. N'othlna- better on the Atlantic than our
Empresses, wireless on all steamers.
JntriMm " ". one class
Ak any ticket agent, or writ for salllnz
rates and booklet.
V. R. Johmwn P. A.. 142 Ed t.. 1'ortland. Or
NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO.
S. S. Geo. W. Elder
Sails for Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles March 18, April 1st, 15th,
29th. Ticket office 132 Third street,
near Alder. II. YOUNG, Agent.
SAI 'HAM'ISCO PORTLAND 8. S. CO.
Only direct steamer and daylluht sailing
From Alnsnorth Iock. Portland 9 A M
S.S. Rose flty. April 84. May 8.
S.S. Benulor. May 1-15.
From Lombard St.. San Francisco, 11 A. M
Senator. April 24. Mar 8 m
S.S. Itoae City, Aluy 15.
J W- Ransom. Dock Agent.
, , fj ln aS Ainsworth Dock.
J- ROtllS' Agent. 142 8d St.
Phone Main 402. A 1403,
COOS BAY LINE
72hJ0,:K ,or Kortta'BendL laarstuSlaanJ
Coos Bay points. Freight received UU 4 P
T on d,,yr ot "". Passenger faieV flrst-in1?'-
conl-l". i. Including berVh
rn"a'- Inquire city ticket otticeT Third
"hen "iala'268. "