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TITE MOItXIXG- OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1909. It HOP PRICE STEADY 'Bullish Rumors Fail to Send It Above 15 Cents. FEW SALES AR EREPORTED JLoeal Dealers Say Oregon Market Speculative, and That More ' Time Mtit-t Elapse Before Trading Begins. Despite the consistently bullish reports being received from the continental and British growers, the price for 1900 hops conttnues to hang around 15 and 16 cents. Leading dealers declare the Oregon market has been a speculative one, and one that haa dlsconntt.-d ahead the bad reports from tho foreign growers for a month past.' It seems certain that the reports of bad and llee-lnfected crops have not raloed the price any from the standpoint of the dealer, while they have rather strengthened the desire of the grower to hold for a better price. Dealer profess themselves willing to make m contracts at 13 cents, and there is some " talk of a little better than this, while tn no Instance, as far as could be learned, was the 16-oent margin touched. H. V. Hols.m, of Salem, yesterday received esble from London reporting adversely on the condition of the English hop crop, but none of he local dealers appeared anxious o make any higher offers by reason of the news. Matters are practically at a stand still. The farmers believe this year's crop will, be poor, while dealers" reports make the Oregon showing considerably better than previous years. One dealer, declared that an Illustration was given of . the previous inflated condltton of the Oregon1- market by the London market making no sympathetic movement; that the London markef has come up to the Ore gon market and now business may be looked for. t Some business) in lOOfts was done yester day at 11 H cens, and a Salem buyer re ported pickliig .up a few lots of olds at 4 and 4H cents. 1907a are almost a drug. With thfs exception, the market is abso lutely stagnant. 1 I1KAI.KR9 COMFLAISf OF CATTLE. Inferior Grades! Only Said to Be Offered on V.oraI Market. Still the wallj goes up from the dealers that no prime hoga or steers can be secured. "Were any stood quality stuff to be of fered,", said one stockyard man,, "we could easily ' lift the roof off present prices, but no-.ie feels Inclined to pay a good price for .I'lie ordinary stuff that i being put on the yards at present." There -was a heavy demand for prime beef, pork and mutton yesterday that would easily have cleaned the yards had any such been offered; but the offerings were so slight that they hardly . made any show ing and were taken up early in the morn ing. It was said that not more than one quarter of the stock coming dally at present to the yards could even be graded aa good. The market was loaded with Inferior grades and showed no disposition to absorb them. In the absence of any fancy stock prices held about the same as yesterday. Practically all the arrivals yesterday wera Oregon stock. The receipts were 152 cattle, ((7 sheep and 119 hogs. Among late representative sales were tho following: S4 hogs, aver ar 149 lbs.. fg.SG; . $1 stock steers, average 824 lbs., $3.75; 2$ 'stock steers, average 779 lbs., J3.SO; 13 calves, average 209 lbs., $5; 4 calves, aver age S5 lbs., $4: 1 cows, average 832 lbs.. 12.75; 1 bull, 970 lbs., $2; 1 bull, 2050 lbs., $2.60. Local prices quoted yesterday were aa follows: CATTLE! Steers, top, $4.60; fair to good, 404. IS; common; 8 7564.00; oows, top, $2.50; fair to good. $S$.25; common to medium, I2.602.75; calves, top, 5i35.60; heavy, $3.60 04; bulls and stags, $2.7508.25; eommon. $2 0 2.50. HOOS Best, $8.2508.50; fair to good, $7.76 08; stockers, $6 06.60; China fats. $6.76 0 7. . SH-EEF Top withers, $4;" fair to good, $1.6008. 75; ewes'. Ho less on all grades; yearlings, best, $4; fair to good, $8.6008.76; Spring lambs, $5 05.26. GRAIN CROP IS READY TO MOTB. Exporters Believe Farmers Will Bell aa Boon as Crop Is Gathered This Year. While no new business was transacted in the grain market yesterday, the chaterlng of the French bark Nantes and the British bark Comliebank at union rates, and tho refusal of an offer for a steamer for Oo- tober loading at 80s show the crop is ready to move. This in spite of tho heavy ton nags already chartered and under agree ment to proceed to the United Kingdom and the continent. Tho leading exporting flrma eem to belle-re there will be a disposition on the part of the farmers to sell as soon as the wheat Is garnered, or they already hold sufficient contracts to make tho char tering of new craft obligatory. Some few small transactions are reported by dealers from the interior, but tho local millers are not buying any grain at present figures. A leading miller declared that, roughly speaking, 10 cents was the dif ference between himself sd the growers, and the same situation appears to exist be tween the growers and exporters. Some new barley was bought at $30, or about $2 under the prices current for the old crop, but there were no signs of any con siderable quantity moving. While the re ports of bumper crops have tended to weaken somewhat tho attitude of the grower, the dealer is pulling correspondingly away. That this parleying will not extend beyond the arrival of the new crop appears certain. Many growers. It is said, will require funds lor threshing, and will be compelled to ap proach the dealers on contracts. Recent grain recelpta aa reported by the Aiercnanta Exchange In cars are as follows: Wheat. Barley Flour. Oats. Hay. "";) aim n... i .. 13 g July 12 2 .64$ Last week 10 l 6 14 PRICKS I P ALONG MiOXT STREET. theme and Butter Lead In Advance More Hoaring Expected. Late yesterday afternoon Front street dealers raised the price of cheese half a cent and a cent a pound, giving aa the reason heavily depleted stocks owing to large de mands from Puget Sound. At the same time Tillamook merchants report their atoms almost cleared out and tho outlook for the Fall appeara to promise another- rise very shortly. Butter grew stronger yesterday, and a ruse is promised by the end of the week Butter Is now at SS cents and dealers ay this will have to go up. Large shipments are being made to the beaches and there are heavy calls from the , Pound. Eggs weakened Yesterday somewhat though still retaining the current price. There was a heavy shipment of eggs from Vuast Sound, most unsatisfactory In qual- fty. They were Eastern eggs of a late date, but were sold as -Washington egg. The poultry market held Its position and prices (or Springs were. If anything, a shade higher. Demand and supply were about on a par, but the quality was rather, higher. Dressed meats took a Jump. Heavy veal rose to 6 cents and ordinary from 7 to 8 cents. Prices on dressed pork wobbled somewhat, owing to the absence of prime grades from the market. t . ALL CIEERRTES MTCH IMPROVED. Feature of Small Fruit Market at Six and '. Seven Cents. Watermelons were nearer becoming a drug yesterday than local dealers cared to ad mit. Every. Front-street dealer has a heavy stocky and the weather has not been such as to encourage ready sales. In many cases, yesterday, prices were being shaded ' V cent. The improvement In Royal Ann cherries was almost the feature of the market. Anns brought 6 cents, and Bings reached 7 cents, but were weak. There was a heavy demand for all kinds .of berries and stocks of logans cleared at $1.2:. The first Oregon artichokes that have ever been put on the local market were' on sale yesterday. The price wns purely tenta tive, although 40 cents a dozen was asked. Oregon apricots were offered around $1.40, cutting previous prices by 25 cents. Ore gons are beginning to arrive in good shape. Green pears and California Gravenstelns were offered -at $2.25. Both were in ex cellent condition, and came with other Cali fornia arrivals by steamer. - Hothouse tomatoes were thrown heavily on the market by all dealers at 10 cents. The shipments of green Callfornlas have' weakened the sale of the house variety. Some nestarlnes made their appearance, and sold at $1.60. Cauliflower dropped to 1 and squasli shaded tho previous' offering a couple of cents. Turnips in sacks were larger and finer, and the Front-street price was cut to $1. At this price they closed firm on a good market. There were heavy arrivals of new pota toes, although the dealers maintained the price of 2ViHV cents- per pound. Cants, were heavily in demand and good Jumbo and Standard ranged from $2.25 to $2.75. HEAVY PRrXE.CROP, FORECASTED. Double Last Year's Output In State and Washington Reported. Estimates forthcoming for the new prune crop placed It as high as 00O ' cars, or double the entire output for Oregon and Washington last year. An Ashland grower said heavy frosts had quartered his crop and he believed conditions were similar in many parts of the Southern Willamette Val ley.' If this Is the case, the foregoing esti mate will need to be considerably reduced With the heavy California crop, opening values are expected to be fairly low, al though this will depend on the proportion which the cropgrowers Intend to dry. Last year a large number of growers endeavored to dispose of the crop In a green state. High Hay Prices Rule. Some small business in new-crop iCastern Oregon hay was reported yesterday, but local dealers considered the prices too high for consideration. Reports are that tho Willamette Valley crop- will open higher than haa been the case for etveral years. Many of the farmers are suffering from re duced crops by reason of the rain, while others have only raised sufficient for their own consumption. Any Portland consumer who can do busl ress on a Portland basis at anything under $23 Is ready to close a deal if good timothy is Involved. Even the poorest grades that three years ago could hardly be moved are being shipped to tho consumers and are bringing as high as $20 for -stuff not con sidered" worth. In a good year, over $15. Two small deals wey closed yesterday at $22.50 for Valley stuff. Turpentine Advances Ajrain. The oil trade yesterday announced a fur ther advance of 8 cents a gallon on tur pentine. This is the second advance of 8 cents made this month and prices now rule 8 cents above those current In June. Tho advance Is owing to the firm condition of the Eastern market, which has shown a tendency to rise In tho past two weeks. Hop Sales at 15 Cants. 8alem, Or., July IS. (Special.) oje Harris has bought 80.000 pounds of 1909 hops from James Meyers, of Dallas, for 15 cents per pound and T. A. Ltvesley 20,000 pounaa or this year's crop at 15 cents. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, kFeed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem nom inal; club, $1.1T; Valley, $1.17. CORN Whole. $37 per ton; cracked, $38 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $8.25 per barrel; straights, $5.80; exports, $4.70; Valley, $5.50; graham, $3.80; whole wheat, quar ters, $5.80. BARLEY New California, $32032.50 per ton. OATS No. 1. white, $40042 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $26.50 per ton; mid dlings, $33: shorts, $29032; chop. $24030; rolled barley, $34 0 36. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley, $205? 22 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $2lg23; mixed. $lti&'20; alfalfa. $14. GRAIN BAGS 5o each. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apples, new California, $2fr 2.1!5 per box; pears. $2.25 per box; Grav enstelns. $2.25 per box; strawberries, $2.60 per crate: cherries, 6ft' 7c per pound; goose berries, 45c per pound; peaches. 75&83o fier box; apricots, $1.40 dv 1.50 per box; canta oupes, $2.25 per crate; currants, 8c per pound; plums, 1.261.60 per box; nec tarines, $1.50; loganberries, $1.25 per crate; raspberries. $1.25U 1.40 per crate; tlack caps. $11 per crate; watermelons, lfcc per pound; grapes, $144 1.50; blackberries, $2; artichokes, 40c per dozen. POTATOES Jobbing price, $101.75 per hundred; new, 2l'2c per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, $101.25 per sack; carrots. $1.501.7o. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $1. CO 1.75; valenclus, $313.50; lemons, fancy, $6.50i7; choice, $550; grape fruit, $3 per box; bananas, 505o per lb.; pineapples, $24 per dozen. ONIONS New, $1.2ji.50 per sack. VEGETABLES Beans, 6c; cabbage, 1H9 lc per pound: caullliower, $1 per dozen; corn, 25(jj 40c per dozen; cucumbers, 60(a 6oc; White Salmon cucumbers, $1 per dozen; egg plant. i;')ist per pound; lettuce, hot house. 75ci'$l.U0 per box; lettuct, head, 20c per dozen; onions, 12Ia(j)loc per dozen; parsley, o5c per dozen; peas, Dv?c per pound; peppers. S10c per pound; rad ishes. I5c per dozen; spinach, 5c per pound squash, 6c: tomatoes. .$101.25; hothouse tomatoes. 1010VaC. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras. 2Sc; fancy outside creamery. 26i27ic per "lb. ; store. 18:. Butter fat prices average IUq per pound under regular, butter prices ) EGGS Oregon .ranch, candled, 28c per dozen. s - POULTRY Hens, 14015c; Springs, 19c; roosters, St&'Dc; ducks, young. 1213c; geese, young. 9W10c; turkeys, 18c; squabs, $202.25 per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins. ldSlflic per pound; young Americas. 16V417c. PORK Fancy, nviftlSc per pound. VEAL Extras. S'jl&lOc per pound; ordi nary, TQSc; heavy, , 7c Hops. Wool. Hideo, Etc. HOPS 1909 contracts, 16c per pound; 1908 crop, ll12c; 1U07 crop, 7c; 1906 crop, 4c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 1023c per pound; Valley, 23(3)250. MOHAIR Choice, 24 023c per pound. HIDES Dry hides, lOHc- pound; dry kip. 15016c pound; dry calfskin, 1819c pound: salted lfldes. ploc; salted calf skin, 14 15c pound; green, lc less. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat, $1 to $1.25; badger. 23&30C; bear, $620; beaver $60008.50; cat, wild. 75c1.50; cougar, perfect head and claws, $310; fisher, dark. $7.5011; pale. $4.90Q7; fox, cross. $3 to $5; fox, gray, 60 ft 80c; fox, red. $3 5; fox. silver, $:r to $100; lynx. $8 15; marten dark. $812; mink. $3.505.50: muskrat, 15&25r; otter, $2.504; raccoon, 075c; sea otter, $100250, as to size and color; skunks, 55 80c: civet, cat, 1015c; wolf $a&3; coyote. 75c$l.S5; wolverine, dark. $395; wolverine, pale, $22.50. C14CARA BARK Per pound, 45c TRADING IS -SLOW Stock Market Has Reaction From Monday's Rise. RAILROAD RUMORS HEARD Union Pacific-Illinois Central Com bine Report Causes Belief That Northern Roads Will Invade South. NEW YORK. July 13. The narrow limits of the current stock market were marked distinctly again today with an effect so dis couraging to the professional element that traders seemed tempted to abandon their operations. The net result, broadly speak ing, was to undo the movement of Monday. Much Importance was attached to the movement In United State steel, and It was deemed a good- omen when It stood at the opening at 70. I he Subtreasury Is absorbing funds from the banks and the $9,000,000 installment of Government deposits called by the Treasury for repayment on Thursday of this week Is expected to be made by the Interior banks by means of drafts on their New York cor respondents. The Wheeling and Lake Erie stocks to day came Into the range of tho anxieties caused by tho reorganization to be faced. Wabash preferred seemed to benefit from this prospect. The talk of a combination of the Illinois Central into the ITnion Pacific system gave rise to rumors of an Incursion Into the Southern railroad region of other Northern systems by traffic alliances and connections. Bonds irregular. Total sales, par value, $3,0.18.000. United States 2s declined per cent on call. ,ii$7j CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. &J 815, 45 43 81 58 74 41 34 '("" 95 H Low. Bid. Allls Chalmers pf 2iK) Amal Copper .... 20,8i0 Am Agricultural... 200 Am Beet Sugar . 1.500 4 01 9 45 43 "ft 43 81 57 73 Vi, 40 33 16 69 V, Am Lan Dt l.Duo 80 Am Car & Foun. 11,800 58 73 V, 41 S3 94 V Am Cotton Oil 4H Am Hd & Lt pf. 100 Am Ice Securi... 1.4UO Am Linseed OH Am Loi-omotlve.. . . 700 Am Smelt & Ref. 9,2iO do preferred . . . 200 111 HI liii.. Am Sugar Ref 126 Am Tel Tel 1.900 140 140 14 Am Tobacco pf... 700 Am Woolen 100 .iw 100 83 36!,, 115'j, 1044 100 83 36 115 104 129 Anaconda Mln Co 3.40O 37, Atchlwon . 11,0 116 no preierrea ... iuv 104a Atl Coae-t Line Bait & Ohio 6,300 119 118 119 do Dreferred 44 29 Bethlehem Steel . . . 100 30 80 " 183 81 Brook Rap Tran ... 1 ,000 75 Canadian Pacific. 1,100 184 183 Central Leather... 600 . 31 81 104 29( 77 68 153 73 43 56 81 80 139 22 192 47 85 38 35 62 42 163 149 75 165 13 48 84 21 15 38 29 45 71 141 65 142 71 40 73 106 85 53 131 62 91 92 100 30 187 114 92 43 188 43 do oreierred ... Central of N J Ches & Ohio Chicago & Alton.. 8.800 100 I'OO 78 v 68 1 77 Y l?a 153 tj 74 H 48 Chicago Gt West. Chicago & N W.. C, M & St Paul.. C, C. C & St L. . . 2,200 154 Vi KIO 7.9.0 74 Vi Colo Fuel & Iron 44 Colo & Southern... do 1st preferred, do 2d preferred. 200 81 81 Consolidated Gas.. 100 149 1497 worn rroaucu wou iwi Del & Hudson 5"0 192s 192 47 '37 85 62 42 164 148 75 154 , 15 47 84 21 '38 4S' ' 141 56 '71 40 E R Grande . . . 600 47 a do preferred Distillers' Securi.. 2.000 38 Erie 5,300 8V do 1st preferred. 800 62 do 2d preferred. SoO 42 General Electric. 1,400 164 Gt Northern of.. 1.900 149 Gt Northern Ore.. 1.200 7BVi Illinois Central .. 13.1KO 156'i Interboroueh Met.. l.loO 35 do preferred hOO 48 W Inter Harvester... 600 85 Inter-Marine pf .. 2,000 ' 22 lnt Paper , lnt Pump 400 BB Iowa Central ..... K C Southern . . . 600 do preferred 45 Louis & Nashville 1,300 142 Minn & St L 200 M. St P & S S M Missouri Pacific... 1.000 Mo. Kan & Texas. SOO do preferred National Bl.-wult National Lead ... 600 Mex Nat Ry 1st Df 700 66 72 41 86 85 54 V OJ 131 52 90 160 i37 114 N Y Central 1,600 132 2 N Y. Ont & West. oOO fi2 Norfolk & West.. 8,000 91. North. American.. Northern Pacific . 2.200 1 51 Pacific Mall Pennsylvania 22.600 138 People's Gas 300 P. C C & St L Pressed Steel Car. 400 Pullman Pal Car 114 44 43 44 155 31 14 33 '48 26 66 83 Ry Steel Spring.. 100 Reading 4,5 Republlo Steel ... 1,200 do prefeired ... 60O Rock Island Co.. 11,800 do preferred St L & S F 2 pf. 1,700 Gt L Southwestern 100 do preferred . . - 1.0OO 44 157 32 104 35 '49 26 60 83 156 31 104 33 70 49 26 65 Plofw-Sheffleld loo 84 Southern Pacific do nreferred 21.200 1S3 132 132 l.HOO 133 132 132 Southern Railway.. 400 31 80 a 68 42" 60 6.0 193 103 81 38 6S 125 46 52 20 56 do preferred Tenn Copper Texas & Pacific. 900 Tol. St L & West. 100 do preferred ... 400 Union Pacific 21,800 do preferred ... 300 IT S Realty fXO IJ S Rubber m-' 43 60 -Z 69 194 103 80 '70' 42 60 69 193 103 80 "68 125 46 51 20 54 . U S Steel 118.800 . do preferred Utah Copper l.loo 125 :oo 4 Va-Caro Chemical. 9.100 55 21 v; 60 .8 Waash 3.700 do preferred ... 16.200 Western Md 8,200 Wee-tinghoufe Elec -7" 83 71 65 extern L-nlon Wheel (k L Erie.. 900 8 8 Wisconsin central Total sales for the day440,22O shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. July 13. Closing quotations: TJ. S. ref. 2s reg.l01N.'Y. C. gen 3s 92 do coupon ...101 (North. Pac. 8s.. 74 TJ. S. 3s reg....l01l do 4s 103 do coupon .. .101 Union Pac. 4s. ..104 U. S. new 4s reg.117 Wis. Cent. 4s.... 95 t. & R. Q. 4s.. 97Jap. 4s 87 Storks at Inndon. LONDON, July 13. Consols for money 84; for account. 84 8-18. Amal. Copper. . 83 Anaconda . .. 9 Atchison 119 do pfd 107 Bait. & Ohio.. .122 M.. K. & T 42 N. Y. Central. .. .145 iNOr. at western 94 do pfd 90 Ont. & Western. 43 Canadian Pac..isu r-ennsyivanla ... 71 Chcs. & Ohio. 79 Rand Mines . lOtt Chi. Gt. West.. 134 Reading 80 c. x. ar t. r..ioBM soum. fty. ..... 41 De Beers 14! do pfd : 71 D. & R. G 48!South. Pac 137 do pfd 87 lUnion Pacific ..108 rjrie Kf ao pro. .... do 1st pfd.... 54'U. S. Steel... do 2d pfd.... 44 ( do pfd Grand Trunk .. 23Wabash Illinois Central. 158 do pfd Louis. & Nash. .145 Spanish 4s .. .106 . . 7 1 , - .128 21 .. 66 -.97 Money Exchange-, tc NEW YORK, July 13. Close Prime mer cantile paper, 3 4 per cent. Sterling exchange weak with actual bust ne-B in bankers' bills at $4.8500(94.86 for 60 day bills and at $4.8720 for demand. Com mercial bills, $4.854 4.S5. Bar silver 51c. Mexican dollars 44c, Government bonds, weak; railroad bonds. irregular - Money on call, easy, 102" per cent; ruling rate, 176 2 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent;, oreerea at per cent. Time loans dull and stronger; 0 days, 2 per cent; wo aays, 24 per cent; six months, 34 03 p- cent. LONDON, July 13. Bar silver. quiet, 23Hd per ounce; money, 2(2Si per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is lif 1 5-16 per cent; for tnree montns bias, i4i 5-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. July 13. Sterling on wnaon, w aays, -i.PUVi; ao sight, $4.87 Silver bars 51c. Mexican dollars 45c Drafts Sight, 4c; telegraph, 6c. IUly Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, July 13. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of busi-. ness today was a.s follows: Trust fund old coin, $350,59,869; silver dollars. $486,393,000: Bilver dollars of 1S90. $4,207,000; silver certificates outstanding. $486,393,000. General fund Standard silver dollars In general fund. $.".720.844 ; current liabilities. $94,429,827; working balance in Treasury of fices. $19,807,328: in- banks to credit of Treasurer of United States. $01,900,414: subsidiary silver coin. $26,671,415; minor ' coins. $2,519,704. Total balance m general fund. $113,331,151. Bunk Clearing. vTleartnics of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: CleftrinKn. BnlaTica. Portland $1,020,379 $125,030 Seattle 2,(144.209 . :iS1.4S Tacoma . 1, 112.0.2 122.545 Spokane 1,440.218 60,345 Wool Sale at Shunlko. SHANTKO, Or, July 13. At .the fourth and last wool sale of the season, held In Shantko this morning, very little wool changed han-ls, and at prices ranch lower than at previous sales. Few buyers or erowers -were in at tendance. Following is the list of this morn ing's sales: Charles H. Green bought of J. L. Barn house 18,000 pounds at 18c; J. Butterfleld, 0000 pounds, at Ihc; Ionald McDonald, 10,000 pounds, at 17c; John FrotTitt, 10,000 pounds, at 14 c. E. J.. Burke bought of J. e. Housrtrtn 11, WO pounds, at lc; James Small, 37,000 pounds, at 19i,c; I. M. Mills. 28, OOO pounds, at 18 William Bllery bought of George Knox 8C00 pounds, at ll.c. RUMORS WORRY SEATTLE ELLIOTT BAY CITY AGAIN IS EXPECTING MEAT FIRM. Armours Reported to Be Seeking Chance to Enter Northwest Fields. 3Iarkets Are High. SEATTLE, Wash., July 13. (Special.) Since tho- weather turned cool Seattle egg dealers have brought in quite heavy sup plies from Oregon. Southern eggs sold here freely today at 29 cents. astern cheese was aavancea to IS cents today. TiilamooK went to that figure last week. The cheese market is atill strong, with, most stocks on the Coast in very strong hands. Fresh eggs were firm today at 32 cents. Fresh beef Is lower at 8 cents for steers. Many rumors are current among meat deal era. One of these is that the Union Meat Company, of Portland, is arranging to estab lish a branch in this city, and another that Armour & Co. will enter the fresh meat field in the Northwest soon. Grain markets were quiet with, the tend ency toward lower prices. Smajl fruits were scare today, with black berries at $2, apricots $1.75 and peaches $1.50 . for good stock. Raspberries were about the only commodity marked down to day. They declined to $1.25. Five thousand canes of red Alaska salmon will reach here from the north Thursday. This is the second shipment this year. The fish is held at $1.25, but meets a rather slow sale. Seattle halibut dealers are mak ing every effort to freeze as much fish as possible, but the local and shipping demand is so brisk that the surplus for freezing is small. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Itay Cit$ Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. July 13. The follow ing prices were quoted iu the produce mar ket today: MlUatulXa-Bran. 28.5030: middlings. $36.60& 87.60. Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, 50 75c; garlic. afi-Bo: green Deas. 7&cfi41.60: string beans, 3ac; tomatoes, 35cfg-$1.5; eggplant, 6!g'tc; asparagus, 76cfc$l.f0; onions, 2.Va-tOc. 5utter Fancy creamery. 28c: creamery. seconds, 27c; fancy dairy, 25 He. Poultry Roosters, old, S4rS,5: young, 7.50 10; broilers, small. S2.25tf-3 ; broilers, large, $3.50f4; fryers, M6pJi hens. $4.&04i 0; ducks, old, $5(&5.50; young, $tiU'T. Egga Store, liUc; fancy ranch. 40c. Qheese New, lS(hfl4 uo: young Amer ica. 14(ffl5Hc. Wool South Plains and San Joaauln. 1217c; Mountain, 6(&12c; Nevada, 13 20c Hay Wheat, $12 18 ; wheat and oats, $1217; alfalfa, $1014; stock. $710; bar ley. 510M14: straw, -ner bale. fiCLii 7f.r JJTUU3 add es. - cno re. Sl.r.O: - common? 30o; bananas, 73c $3.00: limes. S5.305 ti: lemoiw, choice, $0; commons, $2; oranges, $li'a 4; pineapples, $1.502.50. wops contracts, irc; iwis, 13c. Receipts Flour. 415(1 Quarter sacks: wheat. 505 centals ; barley, 675 centals ; oats, 1505 centals; potatoes, 3070 sacks; hay, 170 tons; corn, 250 centals; middlings, 00 'sacks; bran. 300 sacks. EASTERN WOOL BUSINESS BRISK. Ijargre Recelpta and Good Shipments Are Reported from Boston. BOSTON. July 13. Business in the wool market is reported unusually brisk for the season. Tbere have been large receipts and good shipments. . Trading in Montana aggre gating 4.000,000 In ten days is reported. Conditions contribute to firm prices and an encouraging outlook. The leading domestic quotations follow: California Northern, 65 r67c; middle county. 63 Q 6SC ; Fall free, 50 52c. Oregon Eastern. No. 1 staple, 72 78c; extra, clothing, 67 ? 68c ; Vallev No. 1, 51 58c. Territory fine etaple, 717Sc; fine medium staple, 6&72c; fine clothing, 6870c; fine medium clothing, G4J?66c; half blood, 67 69c; three-eighths blood, 64 07c; quarter blood. 60 (g 68c. Wool In London. LONDON, July 13. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 18, 100 bales. A , better demand developed from all quarters, making prices occasionally harder than the opening, especially in deep grown merinos. Americans bought medium to good crossbreds. Wool at St- Iouis. ST. IOUlS. July 13. Wool Steady; me dium grades, combing and clothing, 22(H2Sc; light fine, 2025Hc; heavy fine. 1320ttc; tub washed, 24 4 36c. , Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, July 13. Closing quotatlo ns : Adventure 6Im. C. and C... Allouez 41 Nevada Amalgamated .. 79 Old Dominion. . Ariz. Coml oSVJOsceola ....... Atlantic 8 1 Parrot . Jo . 2314 . rl .r- . 80 . 87 . 14 V. .. (5 . 11 . 0(, . 48 - 31 Vs . 4014 . 414 . 5 .148 484 Butte Coalition. 23lQuincy Cal. & Ariz.. .100 .tKfO .Shannon ....... Tamarack Trinity United Copper. . L S. Mining... U. S. Oil Utah Victoria ....... Winona ....... WolVerlne North Butte . . . Cal. & Heels.. Centennial . . . Copper Range L)aly West . . . Franklin . 10 . 7914 . 7 . 1 Granby 00 Greene Cananea. tt; Isle Royale .... 24 li Mass. Mining; .. 7. Michigan 10 Mohawk 57 V4 Metal Markets. NEW YORK. July 13. The London tin market was lower today, w4th spot at 180 17a Od and futures at 132 7s 6d. Locally the market was easy at 28.8529.00c Copper declined to 58 for spot and ."58 16s 3d for futures in London. The local market was unchanged. Lake, 1S.25 lS.72Hc: electrolytic. 12.75 12. 87 14 c ; cast ing, 12.02V, S 12.73c. 1-ead was lower at 12 Is 3d In London and easy at 4.32V44.45c locally. Specter unchanged at 12 In London. The local market was unchanged at 5.305. 350. Locally iron was unchanged. Jairy Produce in the East. CHICAU"Tjuly IS. Butter Steady. Cream eries, 22H26c; dairies. 20SP231...C. Eggs Steady; at mark, cases included, 18c: firsts, 20c; prime flrsta, 21c. Cheese Strong. Daisies, 14lSc; twins, 14 1414c; young Americas, 14SlSc; long horns, 14.Vi15c. . - NSW YORK. July 13. Butter Steady. Creamery, thirds to firsts. 21HS254c; West ern factory firsts, 20149J21C. Cheese Steady, unchanged. Eggjj Firm, unchanged. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. July 13. Coffee futures closed steady at unchanged to 10c lower. Sales, 23,250 bags, including July, 7.20c 1 August, 6.106.14c; September. 5.75 B 5.85c ; October, 5.50c; December, 5.43c: March. 5.453.60c; May. 6.505.55c. Spot quiet. Rio No. 7, 77Sc; Santos No. 4, 9c. Mild quiet; Cordova, W ll'lc. Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining, 3.42c; centrifugal, 9 test, 3-92c; molasses sugar. 8.17c Refined, steady. T PIT IS DULL July Quotations Vary From $1,183-4 to $1.20 in Day. GOOD WEATHER REPORTED v Oats Market Remains "Weak, Closing Below Monday's Price Pro- , visions- Develop Firmness and Close Higher. CHICAGO. Julv 1H. TnAnr u tt, pit -was dull and a heavy tone prevailed the eriicr part or tne day. but In the llnal hour considerable activity developed on buy lnsr bv shorts. tmti1 a.. .. ...... . Vnctog from 1H to 1 from the low point. Tkl1THT1C? th. ov T..1.. . . i . . 1 . r. . -. ' " -f " ' J ' 1 Vi DClwn f UIO and 51.20. The market closed. almost at the top, with July at the beet mark. .in was repowea in tho West or " ' ii mo ojrcupwuii oi , i,t llgnt showers In Northern Missouri, and the of ficial forecast was for continued clear weather tonight and tomorrow. Firmness of cash wheat at Kami City and St. Louis, due to small arrivals, helped to Croat soma bullish sentiment late In the day. Corn was weak. The close was firm, with prices unchanged to Ho higher. The oats market was weak all day. Prices closed o to Jfco under yesterdays final. Provisions developed moderate firmness and closed unchanged to 1714 c higher. The leading futures ranged aa follows: WHEAT. His-h. Low. 1.184 1.0-9Z 1.07 1-10 14 July 1.19Xi Close. U.20 1.10 1.0814 1.11 nept. , Deo. .... May.... 1.10'i 1.08H 1.084 1.11 1.11 CORN. TH .72H BS .67 .6614 .S714 .66 .67 OATS. 49H .49 .43 li .43 U 43 .43 .71 .n6it .66 7U .67 .67 87 Julv. -48H 42H 42H .48 48 4614 Sept. Deo. , May. 46H .4514 .44 MESS PORK. July...... 20.47 20.62 Sept 20.60 . 20.72 10.47 10.(0 I0.2 JO.72 LARD. Ju'r 11.70 11.70 ' 11 65 SePt H.67 11.72 11.61 SH.QRT RIBS. J"' IISO 11.85 11.80 SePt 11.25 11.82 11.22 11.67 11.67 11.35 11.80 .asn quotations were aa follows: Flour Steady. Barley Feed or mixing-, 6466c; fair to choice malting, 67fl71c. Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern. 81.48; No. 1 Northwestern. 8-1.68 14 . Timothy seed $3.80. Clover 810.85. Pork Mess, per barrel. J20.60 20.6J. Lard Per 100 pounds, 811.67. Short- ribs Sides loose, 811.32 11.42 Sides Short. clear (boxed). 81178a 11.87. QraJn statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 63,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 146,000 bushels, compared with 68. 000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. The world-e visible supply, as shown by Bradstreefs. decreased 4,493.000 bushels. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Corn, 108 cars; oats, 44 cars; hogs. 24,000 head. Kecelpts. Shipments. Flour, bam?!s Wheat, bushels.... Corn, busfhels Oats, bushels...... Rye, bushels...... Barley, bushels.... 17,000 16.800 4.800 43.000 ..156.300 79.000 . .119.700 270.000 1.000 . .. . . 49.500 22.700 Grain and Produce at Sew 'York. ...E YORK. Jn'y 13. Flour Receipts, .5.600 barrels; exports, 5600; steady with quiet local trade. Wheat Receipts. 27.800 bushels. Spot Ir regular; No. 2 red. old. 1.42 nominal, eleva tor and . o. b. afloat; No. 2 red. new, VI 22 and August f. o. b. ajtoat; No. 1 Northern Duluth; $1.39 nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.37 J4 nominal f. o. b. afloat. There was an early break in wheat today, due to clear weather West and further un loading by bull interests. Sharp rallies oc curred after midday, however. July closed 91.38 1.27. September closed $1-1914 December closed $1.16. May closed 1.18 Hops and wool Steady. Hides Firm. European Grain Markets. LONDON. July 13. Cargoes on passage, firm. Quotations nominal. Walla Walla, 42s ld for shipment. English country markets steady; French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL. July 18 Wheat June, 9s 9d; September, 8s 8d; December. 8s Cd. Weather, cloudy. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE). July 13. No milling quotations. Export wheat, bluestem, SL24; club, 81.14; red 1.09. Receipts, wheat. 2 cars. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, July 13. Wheat Milling, blue stem. Jl.aoifc1.35; club. fl.l. Export, blue stem. 1.24; club, $1.14; red. $1.09. Dried JFrult af New York. NEW YORK. July 18. Evaporated apples unchanged. with fancy apples 8Qc; choice, 08c; prime, 5S714c; prime to firsts, 5(g) 014 c. Prunes quiet; California, 2j(llc; Ore gon, c9c. Apricots dull; choice, 1010o; extra choice. 1010c; fancy. ll13c. Peaches unchanged; choice, 68c; .ex tra choice, 77o; fancy, 7 & 8 lie Raisins very qutet, both on spot and for forward shipment from the Coast, with prices more or less nominal; loose muscatel, 314 4c; choice to fancy seeded, 4 6c; seedless, 35c; London layers, SI. 15 S3) 1.20. 11 ax at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. July 18. Flax, $1.69 Q 1.89. Groceries, Dried Fruits. Eta. DRIED FRUIT Apples. 9o per lb.; peaches, 7Sc; prunes, Italians, 514 6c; prunes, French, 46c; currants, unwashed, cases, 9c; currants, washed, cases, 10c; figs, white fancy, 50-lb. boxes, 6c; dates, 7 14 7 lie. SALMON Columbia River, 1-lb., tails. $2 per dozen; 2-lb. tails, $2.93; 1-pound flats, $2.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 90c; red.. 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyes, 1. pound talis, $0. COFFEE Mocha, 2-28c; Java. ordi nary, 17i'20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good, 184M8e; ordinary, 12 16c per lb. ' NUTS Walnuts, 12 13c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, ltje; filberts, 15c; pea nuts, 7c; almonds, 13214c; chestnuts, Ital ian. 11c; peanuts, raw, 5c: nlnenuts, 10 12c; hickory nuts, 10c; cocoanuts, 90c per aozeti. SUGAR Granulated. 85.75: extra C. 15.35: golden C, $5.20; fruit and berry sugar, $5.85; Honolulu plantation, fine grain, $6.5 ; 'cubes, (barrel), 86.40; powdered (barrel), 86.10; Terms, on remittances within 15 days, de duct 14c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct o per pound. Maple sugar. 16 4t 18o pr pound. SALT Granulated. $13 per ton, $1.90 per bale; half ground. 100s, $7.30 per ton; 50s, $S per ton. BEANS Small white. 7c; large white. 014c; Llm, 5c; bayou, Gc; red kidney. 4c; pink. 4 lie Provisions. BACON Fancy, 23c per pound; standard, 21c; choice, 20c; English, 1819c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 14c; smoked, lac: short clear blacks, heavy dry salted, 15c; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, 14c; smoked, 15c; Oregon exports dry salted, 15c; smoked 16c. HAMS 8 to 10 lbs.. 17c; 14 to 16 lbs., 17c; 18 to 20 lbs.. 17c; hams, skinned, 17a; picnics. 12c; cottage roll, 13c; bolted hams, 2824c; boiled picnics, 20c LARD Kettle rendered, 10s, 16 c: 61. 16c; standard pure: 10s, i&c; 6s, 15c; choice, 10s, 14 o; 5s, 14 c Compound. 10s, 9c; 5s, 9c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each. 60c dried beef sets; 19o; dried beef out- THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AINSWOETH. President. R. W. SCHMEEB, Cashier. R. LEA BARNES. Vice-President. A. IS.. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS Drawn ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES LUMBERMEN'S National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS 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 CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. sides. ITc; dried beef Inaldes, 21c; dried beef knuckles. 20c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels.: Firs' feet. $13; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe. $12; pics- tongues, $19.80. BARRELED MEATS Mess beef, $13 per barrel; plate. $14 per barrel; family, $14 per barrel; mess pork. $20 per barrel; bris ket. $22- per barrel. DECREASE IN SUPPLIES BRADSTREET'S IjATE ADVICES SHOW FAUIXG OFF. Wheat, Corn and Oats Drop From Former Quantities,. Both Abroad and in United States. NEW YORK, July IS. Special cable and telegraphic communication received by Bradstreet's shows the following changes In available supplies as compared with pre Tloua account: Wheat. United States, east of the Rockies decreased. .............. .1,824.000 Canada, decreased 669,000 Total. United States and Canada, decreased 1.443,000 Afloat for and In Europe, decreased . 2.600,000 Total, American and European sup ply, decrease 4,443,000 Corn, United States and Canada. decrease 268,000 Oats, United States and Canada, de crease , - 265.000 1" Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, July 13. Cattle Receipts es timated at 2"00; market, steadv. Beeves, $4.70T.40; Texas steers. $4.60Jt6; Western steers. $4.73d.2S: stockers and fenaera, $X10f5: cows and heifers, $2.3uul0; calves, $S8.2S. Hogs Receipts estimated at 11.000; mar ket. c higher.- Lifrht, $7.20'37.55; mixed. $7.:tfiiS7.K0; heavy, $7.408.10; rough. $7.45 17. AO: (rood to choice heavy, $7.60(8; pigs, $0.807.15; bulk of sales, $7.B57.00. Sheep Receipts estimated at IS, 000: mar ket, steady. Native, $2.7504.90; Western, $Hr4.0O; yearlings, $4.onif; lambs, native, $508.70; "Western. $508.75. KANSAS CITT. July 13. Cattle Receipts. 4040. Steady to Btrong. Native steers, $4.r0p 8.80: native cows and heifers. $2.60'f 2.75; stockers and feeders. $3.fV0tfr 5.2r; ralves. $.1.7."(!3,7.2r: Western steers, $4.2r6.50: do cows. $3.004.7S. Hogs Receipts. 300O; Be higher. Bulk. $7.70 7.&S: heavy. $7.t0g8.00; packers and butrhers. $7.8098.00; light. $7.804f7.83; pigs. $0.2.-) 7.50. Sheep Receipts. 1000. Steady. Muttons, $4.00r5.oo; lambs, $7 OOff S.fto : range weth ers. $4. 00-5 5.50: range ewes. $3.254.50. OMAHA, July 13. Cattle Receipts, 12O0. Bonds Investments CAUL OR WRITE) T. S. McGRATH l umber Ezchange, Portland, orkgonI Steady to 10c higher. Western steers. $3 500 0 i5; cows and heifers. $2.753 5.10; stockers fn2w'!5rr"' 2 006.20; bulls and stags. Sheep Receipts, 3200: lOiffZSo higher WILL HEAR ASTORIA CASE Interstate Commission to Take TTp Grain Shipment Rates. ASTORIA, Or.. July 13. (Special. t Telegraphlc advices were received from Washington. D. C, today stating thai h Interstate Commerce Commission will hear the case hroiirht hv thA a Chamber of Commerce against the vari ous railroads to have common points rates on grain snipments extended to Astoria, during the second week in Oc tober. The bearing; will take nlaca in -Port land. Articles of Incorporation. HENRY C. PRtTDHOMME COMPANT. OB PORTLAND Capital stock. $5000; Incorpor ators, Henry C: Prudhomma, J. J. Tlrroll and B. H. Prudhomme. CONIFER LUMBER COMPANY. OF PORTLAND Cauttal stock. $25,000: Incor porators, a. A. Nichols. C. jr. Nichols and W. P T.tt Rnrho TRAVELERS GUIDE. CLARK'S CRUISES OF THE "CLEVELAND" (Hamburg-American Line) 18,000 tons, brand new, superbly lit ted. ODNDtueWORL From New York October 16, 1809; from San Francisco. . Feb. 5. 1C10, nearly four months, costing only $tVS0 AND UP, includ ing all expenses afloat and ashore NP1XIAL FEATURES Msdrria, KcyPt. India, t I Oft, Iluriiui, Java, Borneo, I'lilllp pines, Japan. An unusual hfi to visit unusually attractive places. 12th. Annual Orient Cruise, Feb. 6 '10 1 by North German Lloyd S. 6. "Grosser Kur fuerst," 73 days Including 24 days Egypt and Palestine. $400 np. tRAXK C. CLARK. TIMES BLOC... N. S. CANADIAN PACIFIC Less Than Four Days at Sea WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL Two days on the beautiful Et Lawreao River and the shortest ocean route to Sif rope. Nothing; better on the Atlantlo than our Empresses, wireless on all steamers. FIrst-olasa $80: second aso. one class cabin $4S. Ask any ticket scent, or writs for sajllncs, rates and booklet. l: R. Johnson. P. A.. 12 3d St.. Portland. Oi NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. For Eureka, San Francisco "and Los Angeles direct. The steamships Jtoa aoke and Elder sail every Tuesday at 5 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third, near Adder. Phones M. 1314 and A 1314. H. YOUNG, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO tc PORTLAND S. 8. CO. Only direct steamer and daylight sailing;. From Alnsworth Dock. Portland. 9 A. il. H.H. Kom lity July 17, 31. S.H (Matte of California. July 24. From Lombard St., San Francisco, 11 A. M. S.IS. tstatte of California July 17. B.S. Rose City July 24, Aug. 7. J. W. Ransom. Dock Agent. Main 268 Alnsworth Dock. M. J. ROCHE, city Ticket Agent. 142 8d St. Phone Main 402. A 1402. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BKiiAK. WATER leaves Port land every WediieaUa, a p. Jia from Alas lvoria dock, for Aiorta Rend. Mjirhneld sjk4 Coos Ray points. JTreltfUt received UU 4 P. M. on day of sailing. Passenger fare, first class, $10: second-class. $7. including; berta and meals. Inquire city ticket office. 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