17 PLENTY FOR SALE ADVANCE IN BUTTER from Oregon, and from $2.70 a hundred, the price dropped to $2.40. This news was some thing of a shock to local speculators, but they declare that the slump Is only tem porary and that as soon as the surplus is worked off there will he a reaction. The high prices quoted here are bringing out offers of stock at a number of points, the latest coming frotra holders In Heyburn. Lincoln County, Idaho, who would like to dispose of a few cars of fancy potatoes to Portland buyers. New potatoes are becoming more numerous In the local market and are now quoted at 4H cents a pound. COPPERS ARE WEAK offered, 2 per cent. Time loans stronger, 60 days, 214 per cent; 90 days, 2 0 2 per cent; six months, 3 per cent. LONDON. May 10. Bar silver Steady. 24 d per ounce. Money ( I per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 114 1-5-16 per cent: for three months bills, 11 5-16 per cent' at $1.6844. SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. Silver bars 63c. ' Mexican dollars 47c " Drafts Sight, 2c; telegraph. 5c. Sterling on London 60 days, $4.86: sight $4.87. Local Market Will Be 2 Cents Higher Today. In Spite of Improvement in the Metal Trade. Liberal Offerings of Wheat Carry Prices Down. LUMBERMENS THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 11. 1909. PRICE HAS BEEN TOO LOW City Creameries Could Not Supply the Demand From Storage Oper ators and Outside Sources. Shipments of Hops. Tliere will be a 2-cent advance in city creamery butter thla moraine, bringing the price up to 26 centa a pound. The S-cent drop a week ago from 2T centa proved to be too great, aa abowa by the bare condition of the market since that time. The quotation of 24 cent then made started a wave of buy ing that cleaned up the produce aa fast as churned and most of the creamery men found themeelvea unable to All all their orders. Not only did local speculators and packera grab all the butter they oould lay their bands on. but outside orders began coming In at a rate that plainly showed the local market was on too low. a basis. Although production now la heavy, the tone of the butter markets all along the Coast le strong, due to the very active demand. Prices at Ban Francisco have lately advanced and the tendency at Seattle Is distinctly up ward. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET 19 QUIET. Wheat, Oats and Barley Quoted at Last Week's Frioes. The local grain market was a dull affair yesterday." There was a little demand for wheat, but offerings on the market were light and last weeek's prices were Quoted. Oats and barley were firm and unchanged. Foreign crop conditions are reported by the "Liverpool Corn Trade News as follows: United Kingdom and Spain The weather Is favorable and the outlook for the orop la sat isfactory. France The crop outlook Is most ly favorable, but there are continued com plaints being heard of the thinness of the plant, especially in the central districts. Ger many The outlook for the crop la mostly un favorable. The weather la- cold and unsea sonable and the crop backward and much re plowlng Is considered necessary. It le gen erally predicted that there will be liberal pur chases of foreign wheat very aooa. Stocks ere very light and the pcarclty of native wheat la becoming pronounced. - Houmanla, Bulga ria and Austria-Hungary Crop conditions on the whole are unfavorable. The weather has been too cold and drouth has been In evi dence to a greater or less extent. Some rain has fallen during the past week, but the crops need a good general rainfall to re lieve the drouth, as the soil in most places Is hard. Russia The outlook . both for the Winter wheat crop and also Spring seeding is mostly favorable. Arrivals at the ports ehow a moderate Increase. Italy The weather has become seasonable, but the crop la back ward and on the whole the outlook Is unfavor able. Supplies are moderate and native wheat is about exhausted. North Africa TOrouth lajrfn evidence and the weather during the past week has been hot. Some com plaints of damage are heard as ja result and rain are needed. Loojd rtelpts. In cars, were reported by the Merchant.- Exchange, as follows: Vhatt Barley Flour Oats Hay May 8-6 IS ... IS 3 22 .Total last week 32 4 67 2T 84 Weekly Grain Statistics. The weekly grain statistics of the Merchants Cjcohaage follow: American vlslbls supply Bushels. Decren.e May 10, lfH 2tt.e27.000 3,002,m0 May 11. 108 t'.S.04tl.(K0 2 272 000 May 13, V.M7 S(. 127.0(H) 1 Kr3 pno May 14. 1U0H S.1.9:m.0ti0 3.4l3'oK) ly U. l'.H'ii 24.17ll.O00 2.103.000 Mny tt, 1004 21l.030.000 ntS4,00v May 11, 1003 S2.44H.000 1,011.000 May 12. 1002.... 35.302.000 3,026.000 May 13. IWOl 4.-1.701,000 07.000 May 14, 100 47,021,000 2.204,000 Cargoes om passage Week Week Week ending ending ending For May 8 Mav 1 May 0. '08 Vnlted King 24,040.000 24.4S0.00O 24 320 000 Continent S.7M.O00 10.320,000 l!24oioOO Total 33.424.000 40.800.000 40,860.000 World's shipments, flour Included Week Week Week ending ending ending From Mnv 8 Mav 1 May 9. 'OS TV 8., Canada.. i,4.3.oon twia.ooo l.sati.ouo Argentine 2. 704. OO0 1,770.000 1 744.0110 Australia 170.000 1,104.000 256,000 India rvo.ooo sos.ooo Ianub'n porta.. 4sx.ooo Q44.000 404,0110 Kuasla 3.KU.O0O 8.OO0.000 8K6.0OO Total 8.533,000 7.488,000 5.356.000 'Incomplete. RAIN BENEFITS THE HOP CROP. Two Lots at Gaston Bought by a Local Dealer. The hard rains, which wars general In the valley, are believed to hare done much good to the hop crop, but It will require several days to determine this. There is a very fair inquiry for last year's crop, of which It is estimated that but 1701 bales now remain In growers hands. Harry L. Hart has bought the Crulkshank lot of 100 bales at Oaston at 8 oents, also 145 balea of 1907s from the same grower at 4 centa BAD DAY FOR STRAWBK1UUKS. Receipts arc Large, Several Honrs Late, and Find Smnll Demand. The weather was against the strawberry trade yesterday. Besides that, the Cali fornia receipts, which were large, did not reach the street until the middle of the day. and consequently a good part of them were carried over. The Dollars cleaned up at $1.G0. but the Jessies were quoted all the way from $1.25 down to 75 cents a crate. No Oregon berries came In and holdovers sold at 12 cents a pound. There was tut little sale for cherries, which were quoted at 75 cents to $1,50 per box. A car of pineapples, the first straight car ever brought here, was received In the morning. They sold at $4.505. FLORIDA TOMATOES ARE HIGHER. Last Car of Superior Quality Cleans CP Quickly. The car "of Florida tomatoes, which was received Saturday, showed up excellent In quality and was nearly all cleaned up by yesterday. Because of the stronger de mand, the price was advanced to $3.50 per crate. A mixed car of new Early York cabbage and new sacked carrots and turnips ar rived. The cabbage offered at 2H centa Teas are cleaning up fairly well. Beans are quoted at 12 1174 cents. Two cars of California Bermuda onions were received and quoted at $1.50 per crate. BAD SLUMP IN POTATO MARKET. Frlcet at San Francisco Go Off Thirty Cents a Hundrvd. Yhe San Francisco potato market slumped sadly yesterday. Seventeen cars arrived Cheese Market Is Firm. No cheese Is due from the Coast until the latter part of the week. Last week's receipts have cleaned up and the market Is quoted firm. There was a fair local demand for eggs yesterday, but not much outside Inquiry. Poultry was slow and weak all around. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yester day were as follows: Clearing?. Balances. Portland ... .' $1,555,1)33 $101,414 Seattle . 2,417,701 4u3 561 Tacoma &40.80S 36.400 Spokane 1.354,020 104.333 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem milling, $1.301.35: club. 1.20; Turkey red. 1.I6: Valley. 11.17; 40-fold, $1.26; red Russian, tl.17H91.iO. FLOUR Patents. $6.05 per barrel; straights, $5.10; exports,. $4.70; Valley, $5.30; graham. $5.60; whole wheat, quarters, $5.80. CORN Whole, $35 per ton; cracked. $3S per ton. , BARLEY Feed, $34-335 per ton. OATS No. 1 white, $40 per ton. MIL.LSTUFFS Bran. $26 50 per ton; mid dlings, $33; shorts, $2932; chop, $2430: rolled barley, $369 37 HAY Timothy. Wlllamef.e Valley. $14 IS per ton; Eastern Cregon, $1S20; clover. $1112; alfalfa, $1!;14; grain hay. $13g14; cheat, JHS14.60; vetch, il414.50. Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Apples. 65c$2.50 per box. Strawberries. Oregon. 12c lb.; Cali fornia, 75c4j$1.50 per crate, cherries, 75c $1.50 per box. POTATOES Buying price, $3 per hun dred: new California, 4 7S4 He per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.25 pet -ack: carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.50; beets, $1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2.25 3.25 per box. temons. tl.76$; grape fruit. $3.50&4 per box; bananas. 5tt6e per pound; pineapples. $4.505 per crate. ONIONS New, $1.50 per crate. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 600 75c doz; asparagus. Oregon, 75c per dozen; California, 4nOc.per pound; beans, 12HS17ac; cab, bane, 2S43Vbc per lb.; cauliflower, $l(51.25 per dozen: cucumbers, 75ctgi$l.oO per dozen: lettuce, hothouse, $11.25 per box; lettuce, head. 20&'5Oa per dozen; onions, 12 615c per dozen: parsley. 8."ic per dozen: peas. 450 per pound; radishes. 15r20c per dozen: rhubarb, 2Vfe3.o per pound; spinach, 90c $1: tomatoes. Florida. S2 S03 3.26 per crate; Mexican, $1.75 per crate. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras, 26c; fancy outside creamery, 22H24c per lb.; store, 18o. (Butter fat prices aver age 1 centa per pound under regular but ter prices.) EGGS Oregon ranch, 2425c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. H'i&lSo: broilers. 28 (ffl SOe; fryers. 22 a 25c; roosters. 10c; ducks, HffllSc; psese. 10llc; turkeys, 20o: squabs, $2.50 (jf 3 per dozen. CHEESE Fancy cream twins. 17I7HO per lb.; full cream triplets, 1717Vsc; full cream. Young America, 18SJ1SV,C. VEAL Extras, 9 Ho per pound; ordi nary. SHijpOc: heavy, 78o. PORK Fancy, 10c per pound. Hops, Wool, Hides, Eta. HOPS 1909 contract, 9c per pound; 1908 crop. 88i4o; 1807 crop, SJ4c; 1908 crop, 1 Ho. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 1821o per pound; Valley, fine. 22tac; medium. 21 Vic; coarse. 20 MOHAIR Choice. 225o per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 16(al7o lb.; dry kip. No. 1, 1516o pound; dry calf ekln, 18019o pound; salted hides, 9Vac; salted calfskin, 13314o pound; green, lo less. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat, $1 to $1.25; badger. 25&50c; bear, SeSO; beaver, $6.50(38.50; cat, wild, 75c$1.50; cougar, perfect head and claws. $3jjli0; fisher, dark, $7.60 11; pale, $4.90 7; fox. cross. $3 to $5; fox. gray. 00 SOc; fox. red, $35; fox, silver. $35 to $100- lynx. $815; marten, dark. $812; mink. $4.50fd 5.50; murkrat. 15&'25c; otter. $2.504; raccoon. 60(37uc; sea otter. 100 (j: 2.10 as to size and color; skunks. B580o: civet, cat. 1015c; wolf, $233; coyote, 75c$1.26: wolverine, dark, $3S; wolverine, pale. $2g 2.50. CASCARA BARK Per pound. 6o. Groceries, Dried Fruits. Etc DRIED FRUITS Apples. pet" lb.; peaches, 7(4 8c; prunes. Italians, BViSfa'ac; prunes, French. 45i6c; currants, unwashed, cases, tM.tc; currants, washed, cases, 10c; he's, white fancy, 60-lb. boxes. 6S4c; dates, 7 V, tp 7 H c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-lb. tails, $2 per dozen; 2-lb. talis. $2.95; 1-pound Hats. $2.10Vi Alaska Pink. 1-pound tails. Sac red. 1-pound talis, $1.45; sockeyes, 1-pound talis. $2. COFFEE Mocha. 2428c; Java, ordinary. IJft-SOc; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; good, 1T,1.S.y ordinary, 124 10c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 12H 18c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts. 16c; filberts, 15c; pecans, 7c: almonds, 13 14c; chestnuts. Italian, 11c: peanuts. raw, 5fcC; plnenuts, lofa) 1-e; hickory nuts. 10c: cocoanuts. 90c per oozen. SUGAR Jranulated. $8.05; extra C, $5.55: goldtn C, $5.45; fruit and berry sugar SOUS Honololu plantation. fine grain, '$6 00 " plain bag. $3.85; beet granulated, $3.85; SY,bf? tbsrrel). 6.5; powdered (barrel. $0.30; Terms: On remittances within 15 days, deduct He per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct ic per pound. Maple sugar, 1518c per pound. SALT Uranulated, $18 per ton. $1.90 per bale; naif ground, 100s. $7.50 per ton; 60s. s per ton. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Offerings of livestock yesterday were not heavy, as a good part of the receipts over Sunday went on to the Sound. In its general features the market showed little change beyond a steadier feeling in sheep, as most of the local supply has been worked off. Lamba, however, were dull. Cattle were firm and stock that It would otherwise have been hard to move, sold readily because of the scarcity. The hog market showed Its cus tomary strength. Considerable shipments from the East for packers are expected this week. The total arrivals yesterday were 60 cattle, 09 hogs, 624 sheep and 10 horses. Late sales at the yards Included 19 cows, average weight. 737, $3; 2 cows, average weight, 875, $2.50; 3 cows, average weight. 933. $2.75. Local prices quoted at the yards yester day were as follows: CATTLE Steers, top. $5.60 5.7o ; fair to good, $5.00(i5.25; common to good, $4 60 4.75; cows, top, $4.254.60; fair to good, $3.54.2.; common to medium. $2.503 50 calves. top. $5.00 : jj T3.50 ; heavy. 3.f.O (y 4 00 bulls and stags, $3.00(6 3.60; common. $200 li 2.75. HOGS Best. 7.E07.75; fair to good, $7.2o(& 7.50; stockers, $6.0066.50; China, fats. S!.767. SHEEP Top wethers. $4.004.50; fair to good. $3.50(04.00; ewes. He less on all grades; yearlings, best. $4.50; fair to good. 4.00 0 4.25; Spring, lambs. $5. Eastern Livestock Markets. KANSAS CITY, May 10. Cattle Receipts, 8000. Market, weak. Native steers. $3.0o$ 6.S5; native cows and heifers, $3.006,25; stockers and feeders. $4.00(g5.85; bulls, $3.60 S?5.25; calves, $3.757.(K; Western steers, $5.ii.60: Western cows $3.75(65.50. Hogs Receipts, ll.OoO. Market, weak to Bo lower. Bulk of sales. $8.7567. 20; heavy, 87.10 ftr7.25: packers and butchers, $6.85(7.20; light, $6.60a7.00; pig $5.250 6.50. Sheep Receipts. 800O. Me-ket, lOc higher. Muttons. $5.5O''c!6.80; lambs, $7.009.25; weth ers and yearling, $5.007.75; ewes, $3.75 6.25. OMAHA." May 10. Cattle Receipts, 8800. Market, steady to easlelv Western steers. $3.54 Si6.M; Texas meers, $3.O0'5 5.25; cows and heifers. $2.8505.35: " cannt'rs, $2.50G?3.75; stockers and feeders, $3.MX5.60; calvea, $3.25 $6.75: bulls and etagt. $3.o0(&5.25. Hogs Receipts. 54oO. Market, steady to lower. Heavy, $7.0u& 7.20: mixed. $0.90:5 7.00; light. $S.8(i7.06i pigs. $5.00Sj6-00: bulk of sales $6.&0'ij7.10. Sheeii Receipts. S500. Market, lOifflSe high er. Yearlings. $5.75((i6.73; lambs, $7.25(5-8.40. CHICAGO, May 10. Cattle Estimated re ceipts. 25.000. Market, steady. 10c lower. Beeves. $5.001T7.2o; Texas steers. $4. 60&5.75; Western eiteera. $4.705.75; stockers and feed ers. $2.6"5.6o: cows asHi heifers. $2.40j6.1o; calves $5.0o??7.CO. H"? Estimated receipts. 40.O00. Market. He lower. Light. $6.80 7.25; mixed. $6.90 7.S5: heavy. $7.00$? 7 .37 ia ; rough. $7.004i" lo; good to choice heavy, $7.10j7.37H; Pigs, $5.75 tlUtlS; bulk of sales, $7.157.3. Shoep Estimated receipts. 13.O00. Market, strong. 10c higher. Native. $4.0o3j6.00; West ern. $4.2."tf6.60; yearling, $6.3017.60: lambs, native, $.25ii9.10; Western. 36.75u9.6o. STATEMENT IS DISCOUNTED Subsidence of Speculative Interest in the Market and Decided Reac tion in Prices in the Final Dealings. NEW YORK. May 10. There was a falling off In speculative interest and activity In the stock market. Without any pronounced reversal in the tone, operators were less dis posed to accept the lead offered by the build ing up of special stocks. Prices reacted more positively In the final dealings. . Improvement In the copper trade was proved by the April statistics of the Copper Producers' Association, but the copper in dustrials were rather heavier than the gen eral list. It was apparent that last week's speculation . In the ooppera had been in an ticipation of the effect of these figures. The great growth In reasoning powers ia the general speculative public, which k one of the feature of the period, had driven the speculators to advance a step beyond the old process o: selling on good news to that of selling In anticipation of good news and oa rumors of good news. The official statement of today Bhows a fur ther Increase of surplus stocks, although the amount Is small, less than 1,000,000 pounds, and much the smallest Increase for any month for a long time Efforts were made to correct the bad effect of the shortcoming of the statement compared with the predic tion by repohts of very heavy sales made since the first of the month and by explana tions of delay In deliveries, which had been expected to figure in the month, by obstruc tions to lake shipments. The heavy tone of the coppers persisted In spite of these ex planations. The return from Europe of a capitalist of large influence in them was supposed to be associated with the movement In the Rock Island stocks and certain Industrials. Lending rates for fixed periods were marked up again in the money market. Foreign ex change rates also were firm and near the gold export level. Total bond sales, par value, $5,868,000. United States bonds were unchanged oa call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. Allis Chalmers pf.. 400 Amal Copper . 32,9oo Am Agricultural. .' 300 Am Beet Sugar.. 3,800 Am Can pf 12,400 Am Car & Foun. 7,500 Am Cotton Oil... 9.SO0 Am H4 & Lt pf. 1,900 Am dee Securi.. fi,000 Am Linseed Oil.. Am Locomotive... 2.600 xiign. low, na, 5o4 50H 3' 39 39 364 35 SUVs 78 55 65 6SV 67 42 42 411 0(ji 50 2 38 36 5)1 SO 55 66 42 41 16H 57 9314 109T4 133-14 14oya 101 v, 36 1-4 68 a 94 Vi 67J.4 93 Am smeit sc Ref. 17,400 ao preierrea . . . Am Sugar Ref... Am Tel & Tel.... Am Xpbacco pf... Am Woolen 1,300 110i 109 ow 1344 133 l4o-yt lu2 36 ?4 2,200 600 3694 Anaconda Mia Co 8.1u0 61 V 49 Atchison 42,800 110 do preferred . 000 1044 U4 it 10414 Ati coast ijlne aito i';Tii 12 1264 114 94 Mi 26 Bait & Ohio 6.40O '115i 11414 Bethlehem Steel. '. i'ooo Brook Rap Trail.. 16,100 274 80 26 7854 tanaaian raclno. Central Leather. 1.800 1 80 1794 179 too .Wte ao preferred 5O0 104 103 1034 Central of N J.. Ches & Ohio.... Chicago & Alton.. Chicago Gt West. Chicago & N W-. 2O0 294 8,lO0 78H 77 600 2,8oO 70li 60 4 Is 181 151 74 391., 65 8244 80 138 lf43 5014 8714 3844 324 4944 3944 159 14514 7844 146 44 I614 4644 81. 24 1344 4144 3214 45 724 13844 57 136 74'i 42 73 105 14 88X4 5014 13114 48 91 5 : 182 151 74 89 Hi 2,000 183 V4 C, M & St Paul.. 26,700 C, C, O & St L. . . 20O Colo Fuel & Iron.. 4.500 Colo & Southern do 1st preferred. 100 do 2d preferred. -5 41 84-4 84H Consolidated Gas.. 8,000 1SST4 13714 2314 184 50 87 38 Vi 32 4-74 Del & Hudson.. 'H 1 & R Grande . . . do preferred Distillers' Securi.. Erie do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. General Electric. . Gt Northern Df . . . 3.700 24 54 i,uw isa 2,600 5114 300 2.6O0 15.800 1T00 8T4 40 33 ',4 "J?4 30O 40 1,6(10 1C0 159 5.100 146V4 145 Gt Northern Ore.. 6,000 73 V4 24 jui.nois uentral ... Interborough Met. . do preferred ... Inter Harvester .. Inter-Marine pf Int Paper Int Pump Iowa Central .... K C Southern ... do preferred . . . Louis & Nashville Minn & 6t L M. St P A S S M. Missouri Pacific. . 600 1463& 146 16 464s 81 2544 13 41 32 H 45 72 IS914 60 137 ' 74 42 73 107 8814 6.700 17 6.500 4674 81 23 li 13 42 32 46 100 2O0. 3.700 8,500 800 1,700 100 r2 0O 1391. 100 so 200 137 3.300 75 Mo, Kan & Texas 11.500 434 do preferred ... . 100 '2 National Biscuit.. 600 107 National Lead-... 2,800 8ST4 Mex Nat Ry 1 Df N Y Central 11,400 132 131 V, N Y. Ont & West. 2.100 49 48$1 48 Norfolk & West.. 600 1.4O0 1T4 North American.. Northern Pacific... Pacific Mail Pennsylvania ..... People's Gas .... P, C C & St L. . . Pressed Steel Car. Pullman Pal Car Ry Steel Soring.. 3 S244 82 14 l,8oO I45T4 14514 114 000 30 44 S.SIO I3344 3,200 11514 3044 13414 134 11444 114 j, 91 60O 42 44 60O 1S7 44 42 187 43 151 2614 864 30 71 4514 24 6914 41 1S8 i'9s 26 86 30 1 1 45H .24 60 800 44 ! Reading 72.000 152 Republic Steel ... 1,700 27 44 do preferred . 800 87 Rock Island Co... 53,100 .3034 do preferred ... 7,300 72 St L & S F 2 pf. ' 1,100 4614 Si L Southwestern 500 25 do preferred ... 700 60 Sloes-Sheffield .... 1.700 8144 8044 ooutnern r'acinc.. 11,200 122'.4 121T4 321 123 12414 do preferred . . . 200 12544 Southern Railway. 2.900 do preferred ... 300 Tenn Copper .... 2,200 Texas & Paclflo.. 3,000 Tol, St L ft West. 200 29 29 68 44 84 61 67- 44 34 61 69 1S714 9644 891 57 1184 5114 50 20 52 26 83 75 1144 59 67 44 33 51 69U 187i 96 SO 39 57 118 51 40 19T4 61 261. 8344 7514 1114 do Dreferred 700 1014 Union Pacific do Dreferred . 66,100 188 300 et4 . 9. 60O 80 . 4,800 40 . 79.600 57 '.4 . 8.7O0 119 TJ S Realty U S Rubber U S Steel do preferred . . . Utah Copper . . . Va-Caro Chemical. 1.500 52 (..(HI 61 Wabash 5.30 20 52 27 84 44 77 12 69 do preferred ... 15.7oo Western Md 3,100 Westtnghouee Elec 700 Western Union ... 1,200 Wheel & L Erie.. 1,000 Wisconsin Central. 300 OS Total sales for- the day, 700. 500 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, May 10. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l0114N Y C Q 314... 9314 do coupon. ... 101 iNorth Pacific 3sj 74 TJ. S.-Sa reg. ... IOI 1 North Pacific 4s. 103 do coupon. ... 3'J2 South Pacific 4s. 91 TJ S new 4s yeg.119 -JL'nion Pacific 4s. 102 do coupon. .120 jWiscon Cent 4s.. 95 D & R a 4s 1)0. Japanese 4s 86 Stocks at London. LONDON, May 10. Consols for money. 84 ; do for account. 84 15-16. Anaconda 10)N. Y. Central. ..1S5H Atchison 112 iNorflBT & vVest. . 94 do nref 106 do pref 90 Bait & Ohio 118 lOnt & West 50 Can pacific. .14 Pennsylvania Ches & Ohio. 80 Rand Mines. 0 Svs 774 . 30 Chi Grt West... 5 Readln C. M. & S. P 156 Southern Ry . . . De Beers 13 D & R d 52 ;4 do pref 90 Erie 33 do 1st pf 51 do 2d pf 41 Grand Trunk... 21 do pref . 70 .12344 .182 .. 9814 - 6S .124 . 20 . . 5314 South Pacific. L'nion Pacific. . do pref.' . . U s Steel do pref. . . . . . Wabash ...... 111 Central 1501i L & n 14214 do nrer Spanish 4s. Mo K & T. 44 lil Amal Copper 85 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. May 10 Prime mercantile paper. 3$r4 per cent. Sterling exchange Firm, with actual busi ness In bankers' bill at $4.8615 4.8625 for 60-day bills and at $4.8760 for demand. Commercial bills $4.S5 4f 4.86. Bar sliver 53c. . . Mexican dollars 44c. Government and railroad bonds Steady. Money on call Steady. 12 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; closing bid and Dally Treasury Statement WASHINGTON. May 10. Today's treasury statement shows: Oold coin and bullion 9 44 0R1. 622 Gold certificates KH.042.500 Available cash balance 124,014,540 Dried Fruit In New York. , NEW YORK. May 10. Evaporated apples, steady. Fancy, 8449c; choice, 7(7c; prime, 66c; common to fair. 55c. Spot prunes, 2 to 12c, new crop Cali fornia fruit; 6 44 to 9c for Oregon 40-50s to 20-30s. Apricots, firm. Choice, lOylOHc; extra choice, lO44i'0c; fancy. 11 13c. Peaches, quiet. Choice, 6(&6c; extra choice, 66c; fancy, 7844c. Raisins, steady. Loose muscatel, 344 414 c; choice to fancy seeded. 4(&'6c; seed less, 35c: London layers, $L201.30. ADVANCES AT SEATTLE EGGS AND BUTTER FIRMER ON ACTIVE DEMAND. Three Carloads of California Straw trerries Are Expected by Job bers This Morning. SEATTLE, Wash. May 10- (Special.) Eggs Advanced 1 cent on all outside orders today and will be a cent, higher locally in the morning. The price to be generally quoted will be 29 centa. Tbe supply Is falling oft materially and dealers look for several large Northern order to be placed this week. Sutter was firm, due largely to the re port circulated on he exchange this morn ing that the Portland market was higher. In the face of the active demand and the higher market In Oregon, an advance here this week would not surprise many well posted dealers. A ear of celery, tomatoes and pineapples is due here from Florida Wednesday. It waa reported on the street late this afternoon that three carloads of berries will be in tonight. Berries were weak to day and what poor stock was offering went at low prices. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City f Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, May JO- The follow ing prices were Quoted In the produce mar ket today: Onions Oregon, nominal. Millstuffs Bran, $-iS.6U(tf 30; middlings. $33 35. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, J 2-25 2.4ft ; 6a Unas Burbanks, nominal; sweets. SI. 60 1 65. Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, 50c 1 ; garlic, 8310c; green peas, 75c$1.5; string beans, 6 lOc; asparagus, 60c & $1.75; toma toes. $1&1.25; egg plant. 20.3 25c. Butter Fancy creamery, 24 c; creamery seconds, 24c; fancy dairy, 23 Poultry Roosters, old, 45; young, $9 12 ; broilers, small, $2.50" 3.60 ; broilers, large, $4a6.50; fry-ars, 78.50; hens, fo 10; ducks, old $55.50: young, $6 8. Eggs Store, 26c; fancy ranch, 20 Cheese New,. 13'i 14c; young America, 1617c. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin, 10 tg16c; Mountain, 6j&10c; Nevada, 13()18c. Hay Wheat, $23 p 27 ; wheat and oats, $22(&25; alfalfa, $18017; stock, $711; straw, per bale, 60 85c. Fruits A p plea. choice. $1.50; common, BOc; bananas, 75ci&$3; limes, $4.603; lemons, choice, $3.25; commons, $1; orangca, $1.256 3.00; pineapples, $34. . Receipts Flour, 2720 sacks; wheat. 30 centals; barley, 99S5 centals; oats, 185 cen tals; corn, 90 centals; potatoes, 210 sacks; bran, 40 sacks; middlings, 10 sacks; hay, 770 tons; wool, 2034 bales; hides, 760. Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON". Mav 1 0 rinaln m.ntoHiHi.. Adventure 8Mont C & C... . 25 . 2.14 . S4 .132. . 34 . 93 . 15 . 14 . 13 . 45 . S2 . 42 . 5 . 5 .150 . 61 Amalgamated 82 Arls ( "om iiu Old Dominion,. Osceola Parrot Quincy Shannon . . . . . Trinity United Copffr, U S Mining.!.. U 8 Oil Utah Victoria Winona ...... Wolverine North Butte . . Atlantic 10 Butte Coal 26 Cal & Ariz. 3 04 Col & Hecla....650 Centennial 31 Copper Range.. $0! Daly West a Franklin 15 Granby 102 Greene Cananea 11, Isle Roy&ie 27 Mass Mining.... 14 Michigan 12 Mohawk 65 NEW YORK. May 10. Closing quotations: Alice 2tiO Brunswick Con. 6 Com Tun stock. 27 do bonds 17 C C & Va 68 Horn Silver 65 Iron Silver 125 Leadvillo Con... 4fJ Little Chief 10 Mexican 78 Ontario . 42S Ophlr 175 standard 175 Yellow Jacket... 00 Metal Markets. NEW YORK. May 10. The London tin market was higher today, with spot quoted at 133 5s and futures at 134 2s 6d. The local market was quiet but higher at 29.37 29.73C Copper advanced to 59 10s for spot and G0 5s for futures In London. The local market was firm and a shade higher with lake quoted at 13. 12 13.37 c; electro lytic at 1275(313c, and casting at 12.62 12.87 c. Lead was higher in the London market at 13 7s 6d. Locally the market was firm with an ad vancing tendency, spot being quoted at 4.25 fy 4.30c. .Spelter was lower at 21 15s, in London. The local market w&s quiet but unchanged at 0.02 5.07 e. The English iron market was higher at 48c 9d for Cleveland warrants. Locally the market Is steady. No. 1 foundry Northern at $16 16.50; No. 2 Northern. $15.75 Q 16.25; No. 1 Southern and No. l Southern soft at $15.75 16.26. Dairy Produce la the East. CHICAGO, May 10. Butter, easy. Cream eries, 2225c; dairies, 19 24c. Eggs Easy ; at mark, cases Included, firsts, 20o; prime firsts. 20c. Cheese Steady; daisies, 15c; twins, 14 16c; Young Americas, 1414c; long horns, 14 14 c. NEW YORK, May 10. Butter Easier. 'Creamery specials, 2727c; thirds to ex tras, 22.26c. Cheese Weak and lower. New state full cream specials, 1313c. Eggs Weak. Western storage packed, 22c, Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, May 10. Coffee closed dull, net unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales were reported of 12,250 bags, including May at 7c, and July and September at 6 55c. Spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio, 884c; No. 4 -Sxmtos, S?s 9c. Mild- quiet; Cordova, 9 U'12c. Sugar Raw, steady. Fair refining, 3.36c; centrifugal.' 96 test, 3.8ttc; molasses sugar, 3-llc. Refined, quiet; crushed, 5.65c; pow dered. 5.05c; granulated, 4.95c. London Wool Sales. LONDON, May 10. The 13,664 bales offered at the wool auction sales today brought out strong competition and prices ruled firm and against buyers. Scoured me rinos realized 2 3d, and lower grades were dearer than the opening sales. Americans were active and paid Is SdQ1 la 4 d for greasy merinos and crossbreds. Purchases have averaged 1000 bales a day since the opening. Copper Stocks on Hand. . NEW YORK, May 10. The monthly statement of the Copper Producers' Asso ciation for April, made public today, shows the stock of marketable copper of all kinds on hand in the United States, April 1, 182.279,902. pounds. Wool at- St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, May 10. Wool, higher. Terri tory and Western mediums, 232Sc; fine mediums, 20 2.4c; fine, 1520c. . Hops at London. LIVERPOOL, May 10. .Hops in London, Pacific coast, steady, t2li 10s. WEAK NEARLY ALL DAY Bearish Reports of the Growing CrP Foreign ' Markets Are iower First Prices Are the Best. CHICAGO. May IB. Wheat was weak all day with the exception of a brief period at the start, when a moderately Arm ton. prevailed, owing- to covrtn, by shorts. Of fering's were liberal and the market lacked substantial support, exoept on the severe breaks. News was largely of a bearish na ture, advices regarding the condition of growing- wheat In this conn try being more optimistic than of late and statistics also were unfavorable, to the bulls. Foreign markets were also weak, duo to a large extent to greatly increased shipments of wheat from Russia and India. At th opening prloes were unchanged to o higher, with July at 11.14 to 1.14 and September ai 11.00 to 1.06. After the first quarter of. an hour a heavy tone developed and prices began to decline, which continued Intermittently the remainder of the day. The opening figures were the highest of the session. The low point for July was touched at 1.12H and for Sep tember at 11.05 . Final quotations on these deliveries were $1,129, 1.12 and J1.05H 1.06 JO respectively. ' Although offerings of corn failed to show Increase the market was weak. July de livery sold between t7e and 68 He. The close was weak with prices ttloto Ho below Saturdays final figures, with July at 68c. Reported frosts last night extending far Into Illinois and Missouri had little effect on the oats market, the opinion being gen eral that little damage had been done. The heavy tone of corn, was chjefly responsible for the weakness throughout the session. At the close, prices were a shade to lower than the previous close, with July at 61c. Provisions ware quiet and steady all day, a good demand for cash meats offsetting a 5c decline in live hogs. At the close prices were unchanged to Be higher. The leading futures rangad as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May. SI. 27V fti 97ji oet nw July 1.14 1.14 4 i'IjS if ?fpt J-XS 1-06 1.0S14 1.05 Dec...... 1.05 1.08 1.02 1.04 CORN. May. . . , July .. Deo. ... 72 .72 .70 .7H4 .68 .68 .67 .68 .68 .68 .68 .68 OATS. .6814 t .68H .677, .68 .61 .61 .61 .614 -4 .43 .43 .44 .44 .4 .44 May. ... July Sept. .. . Dec MESS PORK. May 17.9S 17T95 17.90 17.90 July 18.10 18.10 18.05 18.05 Sept 18.05 18.05 18.05 18.05 LARD. Wnv In go ii in . r -in . .. V'..... u.o7 AU.OW f July 10.40 10.42 10.37 10.87 bept 10.60 10.66 10.60 10.60 SHORT RIBS. May...... 9.87 July 90 9.92 9 90 9.90 Sept 9.97 10.00 9.87 9.97 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Rye No. 2. 8486e. Barley Feed or mixing, 6868c; fair to choice malting, 69tg'70c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, 81.56: No. 1 Northwestern, 81.68. Timothy seed 83.80. Clover 89.60. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 3S3.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 639.000 bushels, compared with 459,000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. The visible supply of wheat In the United States decreased 2,998,000 bushels for the week. Ther amount of breadstuff on ocean passage ' decreased 1,288.000 bushels. Esti mated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 11 cars; corn, 177, cars; oats, 285 cars: bogs, 16,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 19,000 11.800 Wheat, bushels 253.400 56,200 Corn, bushels... 137,600 67 600 Oats, bushels 239,100 142.200 Rye, bushels 3,000 2 000 Barley, bushels 39.000 20,600 Grain and Produce at New Tork. NEW TORK, May 10. Flour Receipts, 18.000 barrels; exports, 19,700 barrels. Mar ket, quiet and without change in prices. Wheat Receipts, 182.400 bushels. Spot, easy; No. a red. 8 1.43 1-45 elevator and $1.45 nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth. 1.83'f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.32 f. o. b. afloat. Trad ers who expected help from hull leaders in Chicago were disappointed today. Prices had a severe decline, cloelng lc to lc net lower. The Southwest rains and rapid progress with Spring wheat seeding also had an effect on sentiment. May closed SI. 34; July. $1.19; September, $1.18. Hops Dull. Hides Firm. Wool Firm. Petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. Whsat Steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $2.102.15 per cental; milling, $2.102.3O. Barley Feed, $1.62 01.60 per cental; brewing, $1.62 1.65. OatsRed, $2.052.1S per cental; white, $2.1B2.25: black, nominal. Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.57 per cental; Decem ber, $1.37. Corn Large yellow, $1.701.75. European Grain Markets. LONDON, May lO. Cargoes, sellers firm er. Walla Walla, on passage. Is to Is 3d higher, at 44s to 44s 8d. English country markets, quiet; French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, May lO. Wheat. July, 8s 11 d: September, Ss 5d; December, 8s 3 d. Weather, cloudy. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE, May 10. No milling quota tions. Export wheat, bluestem, $1.24; red, $1.09; club, $1.14. Receipts Wheat, 1 cars; oats, three cars. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, May 10. Wheat Milling blue stem, $1.2o1.30; club. $1.14. Export, blue stem, $1.24; club, $1.14; red, $1.09. Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, May 10. Flaxseed closed at $1.68. - Visible Supply of Grain. NEW TORK, May 10. Tho visible sup ply of grain in the United States Saturday, May 8. as compiled by the New Tork Pro- duce Exchange, is as follows: Bushels. Decrease. Corn 2.175.000 1,427,000 Oats .' 7.8H7.000 111.000 Rye 3r,6.000 6S.000 Barley 2. 033.000 660.000 The visible supply of wheat in Canada last Saturday was 10,457,000 bushels, an ia- crease of 445,000. Sew Tork Cotton Market. NliW TORK, May lO. Cotton futures closed steady. May, 10.60c; June, 10.43c; July, 10.39c; August. 10.33c; September, 10.28c; October. 10.28c; November, 10.25c; December, 10.25c; January and March, 10.20c NEW TORK, May 10. Cotton Spot closed quiet. Mid-uplands, 10.90c; mid-Gulf, 11.13c. Sales, 2700 bales. Elgin Butter Market. 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