THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1909. WHEAT PRICES SET Purchases Yesterday Fix Opening for Bluestem $1.02. RATE IS HIGH ONE HERE One Sal of 5000 Bushels Made at $1.05 Not Regarded as Indica tion of Expected Values in Portland. On the bama cf actual hes,l Durchaps In th country yesterfsy. ths opening prices of sw crop club and red Russian are definitely determined. Bluestem opened at 91.02 bushel, tha highest price for many years. Portland tidewater price for clnb and Ri clan were: Club, 9T cants: Russian, 95 cents. Valley wheat wul accordingly take tba same salua aa dub. Tha actual purchases) by which tba price ra determined were 8000 bushels of clnb at tS cento and buahela of Russian at 80 cents, both purchases belnc mads In tba coun try. rrom 1 to fLlO la being, offered on new crop oats, with few takers. Fsrmers believe that tha price will open at $1.10 and work ap to $1.15. Tha Portland prloe quoted by an autborltatrra dealer yesterday waa $27.50 per ton. September barley alumped SO cents to $28. and now that the pressure of those caught napping has been relieved, the new crop has dropped to 1IT. with a possible further shrink age at the beginning of the week. The sale of 15.000 bushels of wheat at $1.05 waa reported yesterday on change. This price waa evidently based on the San Francisco price yesterday of $1.86 per hundredweight, which equate a bushel price of $1.17. No further transactlona of thla nature are likely to be recorded at the present, the one In ques tion being purely of a speculative nature. ' Heavy shipments of barley are eapected In the next few days. Several of the leading dealers have made purchases, and while a number of these have been made by the curb brokers, for hawking purposes, there are a number of actual deals, regarding which It Is very difficult to obtain reliable Information. The elevators In the leading sections are all receiving tentative offers, but the growers are basing their Ideas too high for the present market. Considerable business will be done In a small way for the next two weeks, but the larger farmene will not market the crop. The following cereal and grain receipts la care) were recorded by the Merchants" Ex change: Wheat Barley Flour Oati Hay July in and 11 . 1 July 12 $ Jily 13 July 14 1 July 15 1 Last week 10 1.1 6 8 8 25 BREAK TN CATTT.B EXnCCTED. ' Loral Dealers Find Stock Too Poor to Main tain Fast Price. A break In cattle prices appears probable In the course of a few days. The market was enlll weaker yesterday at the stockyards, while there was no marked variation from quoted prices. Cattle dropped somewhat and the feel ing waa somewhat firmer with sheep and lambs. While ths cattle movement the pnet week has been heavy, the offerings have been of aucb poor quality that the market has had no opportunity to thoroughly digest the stuff the trade has been glutted with. Good hogs are such a rarity that a leading dealer said he feared terrible things If any made a mar ket showing. According to tba Bums Times-Herald Will iam Hanley has rounded up and started a band of 4500 young heifer, which he haa a contract to deliver. They are described as the finest bunch of young stuff ever gotten together In Eastern Oregon. It Is said to be Tery difficult to And as large a bunch as that of young heifers or high grade at any one time under existing condition. Arrivals at the yards yesterday were 223 Cattle. 230 sheep, 94 hogs snd 56 horses. Local prices quoted yesterday were as fol lows: CATTLE Steers, to. $4.50; fair to good. $4fi4.2r; common. $S.7ofi4; cows. top. $.1.50; fair to good, $34j3.25; common to medium. $250112 75: calves. top. .-fio 50: heavy, $.t.MfH: bulls and stags, $2.75f?3 25; com tnrn. $231.50. HOGS Best. $S 2368 60: fair to good. $7.75 C: stackers. I(W(.fM: China fats. $4 75177. SHEEP Top wethers. $4; fair to good, $3.50 SJ.1.75; ewes. Uc less on all grades: yearling, best. $t: fair to good, $.1,5003.75; Spring lambe, $5.2:.fJ3.85. CANTALOVPE TAKES ADVANCE. Iurtoua Melons Go to S3.S3, While Water melon Remain Draft. With watermelon and tomatoes almost dnijrs on Front street, the feature of the local market vn the further advance in" cantaloupe to They closed firm at that price and teft a still further advance today or Monday probable. Locanberries moved up a few cents and were quoted at $l.(Wf?1.73. There were but small arrivals of other small fruits, which cleared on a moderate market. Vegetable arrivals were good In a small way and cleared at usual prlcei. The markets are glutted general. y with produce, vnd there Is s tendencj for the general average of prices to weaken to some ex tent, tsome t quash were seen and they cleared regularly. The cherry demand was but slight and rtocks were hardly touched. "With the en trance of the first Iamberts Monday the market will probably Improve. While peaches were generally quoted at S. cents, some fancy Crawfords were placed at $1.2.'. and disposed of at that figure. Oregon pearhes are coming In about 200 era ten a day. but the packing and general Handling Is unsatisfactory. Kggs wVk, ro til try Active. While a few desjers reported sales at 17 and 2S cents, the egg market was ex tremely weak, even at the latter figure. It appears pmbable that In a couple or days a decrease in price will be effective that may be felt by the local consumer. At present any dally variation Is only appre ciated by the retailer. lMultry moved actively yesterday. Hens aud Springs of good grades were rather noticeable and moved at a slight advance ovr quoted figures. This was not due to an advance in the market, but Instead to ih. fancy stock provided. There will Iike!y b no hold-over tonight. Dressed meats were firm at existing prtce. Stocks are fair and there is a tendency to keep prices at their present level. Hay Outlook Much Brighter. With heavy shipments promised for Mon day, tbe situation for the local hay con sumer appears considerably brighter. One buyer alone has purchased over .1000 tons In the Willamette Valley and Intends to make a shipment tonight to take advantage of the existing high prices. White there may be no Immediate break tn prices, better tim othy msy be obtained at 92-1 than the poor grade stuff that haa been all there ia on tha local market for some weeks. The quHty of this year's crop Is reported good, where It had not been cut when the rains came. Hay cut In the past week Is reported to be making a splendid full show ing, and to make good promise fur weigh ing in. w Beet Sugar Soon Here. That new beet sugar will be on the mar ket by August 15 was the promise made by a local Importer yesterday. The quality of the saccharine la reported good. The market has opened with the second cr.ip of Japan teas. Prices are ruling about 1 cent a pound higher than was the, case with the first crop. This Is because Im porters neglected to place their orders, be lieving In a possible reduction of duty. With their hopes misplaced, the large orders placed have had the effect of bolstering the market to a firm position. Latah Hay Crop Heavy. MOSCOW. Idaho. July It. (Special) Morrow farmers are harvesting the largest and best quality of hay ever produced In l.atah County. Very little of th.' heavy wheat has fallen since the rain ten day ago. It is said that the Spring wheat i ih:,r viclntv. which Is just now "In th boot." was at that staj:o of developmen m hm ih rain was m..st timely and tha nothing can w ell prevent the heaviest yield of Spring wheat ever held In this county, and Is onlv surpassed by the heavy yield of Fall wheat. . Bank Clearing-. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Mritaai tt.22W.0T4 KNt.Sin Seattle 2.131I.7S3 377.4.13 Spokane 1. 118.00:1 132.0S4 Tacoma Holiday. Tacoma day at A.-Y.-P. PORTLAND1 MARKETS. Grain, Hour. Feed, Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem nom inal; club. $1.15; Valley. $1.16: new crop hluestem. 11.02: club. vie: itussian, wc Vallev. P7c. CORN Whole, $35 per ton; cracked, $36 per ton.- FLOUR Patents. $0.2 per barrel straights. $5.30: exports, $4.70; Valley, $5.00: graham, I3.6U; whole wheat, quar ters. ir..c. BARLEY New. $281T30; September, $20. OATS No. 1. white. S27.50 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Brnn. 2 r,or ton; mid dllngs, $:3; shorts, 21)32; chop, $2430 rolled barley. i:t43.1. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley. $0 22 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $21&23; mixed. 5101120; altaila, 14. GRAIN BAGS 5sc each. Vegetables and Fruits, FRESH FRI'ITS ADDles. new California, ft&i - n$r box: near. tl.'S oer box: Qrav- enatains. 2 ''." oer box: strawberries. S2 t)rr crate: cherries 3-frTc per pound; goose berries. 6c per pound ; peacnea, "c ier box: a orients. $1.2i"fil.5 per box; canta loupes, i::a:t -U per crate; currants, oc per nound: plums. 1 1. 25 fa 1.50 per box; nec tarines. tl.50: loganberries, $l.a.fil.75 crate raspberries, M.M 1.25 per crate ; black caps, $2 per crate; watermelons. lc per pound; grapes. DiacKDerries. wuu blackberries, H'tjJOc per pound; artichokes. Irto ner dozen: celerv. SI. 1.9 per dosen. POTATOES Jobbing price, $1 61.75 per hundred; new, 2ft'Jc per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, 9 10 1.25 oer sack: carrots. Jl.FiO it I. &. TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges. navels, 91.ro 1.7.V valenclas, 9-13..Vi; lemons. f.incy. 9tt.r07; choice, 9-.'j-G: grape fruit 93 per box; Dananas, t tattoo per to. pineapples. $'2ff 4 per dosen. ONIONS New. s r.au per back. VEGETABLES Beans, ttc; cabbage, 1K0 1 tcr pound: cauliflower, $1 per dozen; corn. -.440c per dozen; cucumners, duveuc Wh ta Salmon cucumbers, i per doten: egg- nlant. 1- W V 15c oer pound; lettuce, hot house. 75c4 9 l.oo per box ; lettuce, neaa. 5u nr rlnwn- onions, l W i:o ner aoien parsley, bde per dosen; peas, o& ic per pound; peppers. Stf Kc par pound; rad ishes. 13c per dosen; spinach, tic per pound squash, 5c: tomatoes, 7cQ9l- hothouse tomatoes, 6u Sc. lalry and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery. extras. 23c; fancy outside creamery. I'T 't 2Sc per pound; store. -0c (Butter fat prices average 1 ftc Der nound under regular nutter prices.) EGGS Oregon ranch, candled, 27 3 27 c Der dosen. i'ULLi K X tiens. nw'7c; springs, mrs Cllc: roosters, BulOc; ducks, young. 11 'u l-c; geese, young. 6 l'c; turkeys. 18c; lauab fl'd.'l' l.er dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins. iDVno per pound; young Americas, IT 18c. PORK Fanny, Hyalite i-r pound. VEAL Extras. per pound: ordl nary, ISc; heavy, 7c. Hope. Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS 1903 contracts, ice per pound lfK8 crop, 12c; 1IM7 crop, 7c; 1M00 crop. 4 c. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 16 0 23c per pound; auey. ..,.(-.. c. MOM Ai k cnoice. ai:.c per pouna. HIDES Dry hides, ltii 17c pound: dry klp, lc pound; dry calfskin. 1S& lc pound; salted hides, vivc; salted calf skin. 14(tTl3c pound; green, lc less. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat, SI to 91. 23; badger, 2j(?wc; Dear, stJV2u; Deaver, S tl.50 ig S 0; cat, wild, 75c Q l.,0; cougar, perfect head and claws, 93010; fisher, dark. 97.50011; pale. $4.y0Qi7: fox. cross, 93 to fox, gray. 6M'egUc; fox, red. 'a5; fox. sliver, to lynx. 9Stf15; marten, dark, 9S 12 ; in Ink. 9.1.50 & 3. i0; musk rat, 15 0 25c ; otter, $2 30 Q i ; raccoon, GO & 73c ; sea otter. $1V0Q 2'jQ. as to size and color; skunks. 55fS0c; civet, cat, 10 (J 15c; wolf, 92 ijCS; coyote. "3ci.l5; wolverine, dark. 935; wolverine, paie. 1202.30. CASCARA BARK Per pound. 4 5c Groceries, Dried Fruits, Etc DRIED FKUlTAppIes, 8o per lb.; peaches, TUflSc; prunes, Italians, oH90ic; prunes. French, 4 6c; currants, . unwashed, ksch, 9Vsc; currants, washed, cases, 10c; figs, white fancy, 50-lb. boxes, Gc; dates, 7 ? " - c. SALMON Columbia River, 1-Ib.. talis. 93 per dosea; 2-lb. tails. 9-.U5; 1-pound flats, IJ.lQhk; 'Alaska pink. 1-pound talis, S0c; red l -pound tails, 91-45; sockeyea, 1 pOund tails, $2. COFFEE Mocha. 24S?2Sc; Java, ordi nary. 17 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, lS20c; good, Hlv 18?; ordinary. 12 19c per lb. IN" UTS Walnuts. 12 13c per pound by sack ; Brazil nuts, Itfi-; filberts, 15c; pea nuts, 7c; almonds, 1.1014c; chestnuts, Ital ian. 11c; peanuts, raw, bc: oinenuts, 100 12c; blckory nuts, loc; cocoa nuts, 90o per uozen. SUGAR Granulated. $5.75; extra C, 95.35; golden C, $5.25: fruit and berry sugar, $5.85; Honolulu plantation, hue grain, $.J5; cubes, ( barrel), $6.40; powdered (barrel), $6.10; Terms, on remittances within 15 days, de duct c per pound ; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He per pound. Maple sugar, ljv Uc p?r pound. SALT Granulated. $1 per ton. 91.90 pel" bale; half ground, 100s, 97.50 per ton; 50s, 99 rr ton. BANS Small white. 7 He; large white, (IVc; Lime. 5V.c; bayou, Oic; red kidney, IVic; pink. 4Hc Iro visions. BACON Fancy, 23c per pound; standard, 21c; choice. 20c; Engli?h, 18 & inc. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 14c; smoked. iac; short clear blacks, heavy dry salted, 15c; short clear backs, heavy dry salted. 14c; smoked. 15c; Oregon exports dry salted, 15c; smoked lc. HAMS 8 to 10 lbs., 17c; 14 to 18 lbs.. 17c; 18 to 10 lbs., 17c; hams, skinned, 17c; picnics, 12c; cottage roll. 13; bolted hams, ;3 L- tjj 4V;C; boiled picnics. 20c. LARD Kettle rendered, 10s, lfic; 6s, 16Sc; standard pure: los. 5v-.o; 5s. 15c; choice. 10s, 14kc; 5s, 14 c Compound, 10s. Sc; 5s, tmc SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues. each. frOr ; drird beef sets. li)c; dried beef out sldes. 17c; dried beef insides, 21c; dried beef knui-kles, 20c , PICKLED GOODS barrels.: Pigs feet, 913; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe, 912- pig' tongue. $11) 30. BARRELED MEATS Mess beef, $T9 per barrel: plate. $14 per barrel; family, $14 pr barrel, mess pork, 920 per barrel; bris ket 922 per barrel. Dried Fruits at Nevr York. NEW YORK. Ju!y IB. Evaporated apples, steady; fancy. s u .c; choice. 8rS4c; prime. 7-) "4c; common to fair, 5iB,-ic. Prunes, unchanged; California, 2ltttlll.c; Oregon, n'a Ik. Apricots, easy for July and August ship ment from tho Coast, e Buyers warn to be holding off In the hope of a lower level; choice, 10f'104c; extra choice. 10iiic; fancy. lltjlSc. Peaches, quiet and unchanged: choice, ftUtjfftc; extra choice, 61jtic; fancy, T tjSHc. Raisins, quiet and tin charmed, with loose muscatel quotrd t SeUr; chrtlce to fanry ssedd at 4'Sf.c; edless. 3V5'.ic; London lacrs. $1.14i 1.2". Cotton at New York. NEW YORK. July 16. Cotton futures rlns'il harely steady. July and August. 12c; September. ll.t:c: October. lt.23e; -November. 12.0-c: December. 12.05c: January. L2.02c; March. 12 04c; May. 12 050. STOCKS ARE Fl U. S. Steel Is Still Feature of New York Exchange. BIG GOLD MOVEMENT IS ON Repayment of Government Deposits and Exports to Argentina Prove Formidable to Other Mar kets and Discounts. NEW YORK, July 16. V. 8. Steel remained the center of Interest Id the stock market to day. The general tone waa firm, in spite of exceeding dullness and special stocks made harp Advances. The Southern Railway group was consistently strong. The repayment of Government deposits and the gold exports to Argentina made require ment on the New York bank since last Fri day of upward of 912,000.000. The Inflow of cash from the Interior continue on a dimin ished scale. It la estimated that the net de crease in cash may reach 98,000.000. The amount of gold to go out to Argentina next week from New York la already fixed at 9S.000.000 or over. The proportions of this movement are proving formidable to other market, and London discount races continue to harden. The official report of our foreign trade far June explain why foreigners are able to con trol the International exchanges. Import nave rieen 9.S2.587.000 over those of June last year, leaving a S7.0O0.00O excess value of im ports. Customs officials express the belief that the present rush of Imports, reaching 91.000.000 a dsy, 1 based on expectation that higher rate of dutie will be adopted In the tariff bill. Time loan showed fractional advance. Six months, money loaned at 3 Pr cent. Bonds were Irregular. Total sale, par ralue. 94,192,000. United States bond were Irregular. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing' Sale. High Low ah m v nai rners pr ih o2 52 80 44 43 4, 58 7? 41 35 17 4 51H 81 H 44H 4H 8O14 5H 724 4oVi 35 17 60 H lt Uli. 127 1404 1CK-T4 3.1 V4 4714 110 104 14 1.11 80(4 7S 1MT4 32U 104 20 "4 ?s isin 104 74 44 74 68i; 81 80 V. IS!) l 22 Vm 1! 4 84 87T4 30 "4 .12 y. 42 ll 14S04 7i4 165 16H 48 83ii 2114 It) i T4 2il Amal Copper 18,900 tl 45 44 81 W 41 35 IT 60 Am Agricultural.. 500 Am Beet Sugar... 1,9'K) Am Can pf 3O0 Am Car & Foun. fioo Am Cotton Oil.. &; Am II d & Lt pf. loo Am loe . Securi... 1,300 Am Linseed Oil.. 200 Am Locomotive. . . 900 Am Smelt & Ref. 4.300 ao preferred ... Am Suirar Rof 1.200 111 lUfc Am Tel A Tel.... 2.900 141 340 4 1C0& 11H a m ioDacco pr. Am Woolen . . . Anaconda Ailn Co Atchiion do preferred 200 100 1.600 447 12.10 4IH 107tJ 104 4 128 Atl Coat Line . Halt & Ohio .... do preferred . .. 2.200 119ft 118va Bethlehem Steel . . Hrook Rap Tran. Canadian Pacific. . Central Leather.. do preferred ... Central of N J.. 800 am 100 78 31 7S 2.100 lS.IVi IM'i 4"t X '.4j 34 300 105 U Ches A Ohio .... 3.200 78 Chicago A Alton.. 4t C9 Chicago Gt West. 2.700 1 Chicago A N W C, M A St Paul.. 2..VO 1.1414 C. C, C & St L... Hn 74 ja Colo Fuel A Iron.. C.0 4514 Colo A Southern.. HOC fi do lut preferred. 2('K) 81 do 2d oref erred . 1 00 80 1. 77 ', 81 sni3 1.1ft H 22 4T '37'H 8S 1 iMisomiatea uas .. Corn Producu ... Del A Hudson.... D A R Grande ... do preferred . . . Dlrtillera' SecurL. Erie do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. 1..100 HO 6i 22T4 7iO 103 an 5. WW s'4 2 WJ0 loo General Electric... it Northern Df .. WO 1C1 2.000 l;il 14!4 Gt Northern Ore .. 2.90 Illinois Central 2.7h v,r,;M 1IWH4 lSMt HVt SO 21 Interborouvh Met. . WO do preferred . . . Inter Harvester . . 1.100 .? "0 300 TO 21 H Inter-Marine pf . . Int Paper Int Pump 6iO C0 .19 23 "4 14a 57 Iowa t'entral 2fi4 45 K C Southern ... 4i do preferred o Tlri 71 li LouLa A Nahvllle 4.100 14. 14414 fill Minn A St L M. Rt P A S 8 M. Missouri Pacific... W0 Ti7H 2"0 142 142'4 1424 42 73 106 86 5314 1314 52 92(4 82 15 114 29 137T4 llrt'.g 92 4314 188 4514 154 32 '4 1061V 34 72-4 6414 27 63 83 133 3114 69)4 37 34 50 BOtJ 14 105 81 if. 38 72 12SH 48"4 61 21 5614 8414 72 614 66 fi 800 72 V Mo. Kan A Texas 17,100 4 41! do preferred National Biscuit National Lead ... 300 86 SGi N T Central "0 11214 13214 X Y. Ont & West 3M) 4.000 621. 52 Norfolk & West North American.. Nortnern Pacific. 92 91 2.1C0 131v4 15114 Vo'.soo i.isi.4 i.in4 Pacific Mall Pennsylvania .... People's Oaa ... a.ooo li;?, iirt P. C C t SI L... 400 HI 44 93 Preened Steel Car. 1.900 43i Gunman pal Car. Ry Pteel Spring-.. 00 45 14 44 Readine 28.100 l.Viv 1640: Republic Steel ... 4.4410 ,18 82'.a do Drefsrred ... 2.4ito 1ii7 l04i Rock Irland Co.. 37. 700 S 341. do preferred 5.RO0 73 7214 St 1, ft S F 2 pf. 3.500 B514 . 54W St L. Southwestern do preferred 300 RJ-i fl Southern Paoltle .. 29.700 133 132 Southern Railway. .200 31 31"4 7014 371 J 37 do preferred . . . 1.8O0 400 6.400 SOO Tenn Copper .... Texas & Pacific. Tol. St 1. ft West. 35 34 51 14 511 M 194 lnj 81 38 K, 7o 12B14 47 H 61 'oflii 83 72(4 do preferred . . . "00 fi Union Pacific ... ,300 194 do preferred ... 8"0 I0.V.4 17 S Realty . 2.4) 300 "-"4 an U S Rubber . U S Steel . IB. 200 72 do preferred 37.700 12R'(i lTtfth Corper . 600 4H14 Va-Caro Chemical. Wabash do preferred 4.300 5,700 200 3u0 "366 57 7 8.'. 7214 Western Md Westlnghouse Else Western Union ... Wheel & L Erie.. Wisconsin Central. 5614 Total sales for the day, 566.100 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. July 16. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l0O.V. Y. C. gen 3 92 do coupon. ... 101 jNorth. Pac. 3s.. 94 V. S. Ss reg....lul!4I do 4s 102 do coupon. .. .101 V II nlon Pac 4s. ..104 V V. S. new 4s reg.H7lWls. Cent. 4s.... 95 ao coupon. .. .1 io jap. 4s i.. 87V D. ft R. G. 4s. . 97 ' StoHts at London. LONDON, July 16. Consols for money, 84 3-16; for account. 84 3-16. Amal. Copper... 82lM., K. ft T 42 Anaconda IN. Y. Central ... .130 Atchison 118 Nor. ft West 94 do pfd 1"7 do pfd 90 Bait, ft Ohio.. 122. Ontario ft West. 31 Canad. Pacific. .189 Pennsylvania 0 Oics. ft Ohio.!. 7!!Rand Mines . 9 . 70 . 32 . 71 .136 .199 .108 . 73 '. r.8 . 97 hi. Gt. West... 1 Reading ... C M. ft St. P.. 158 Isouth. Railw De Beers 14 I do pfd D. ft R. G 48South. Pacific. 87 I Union Pacific .. 37 do pfd do pfd Erie do lt pfd 54l0. S. Steel... do 2d pfd. 44 1 Ull "iu .... Grand Trunk... 21 Wabash Illinois Cent. 1B0 I do pfd Louis, ft Nash. .146 Spanish 4s ... Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. .July 16. The condition of the Treasury at .the beginning of busi ness today was: Trust funds Gold coin ...$851.377.8flft Silver dollsrs 486.963.floO Silver dollars of 1890 4.190.0OO Silver certificates outstanding... 486,963,000 licneral fund Standard silver dollars In general fund Current liabilities Working balance In. Treasury of nYes In banks to credit of the Treas urer of the Vnltd states Subsidiary silver coin Minor coin 5.O47.704 94.020.984 24.492.011 r,. 04-4.243 S6.S3s.mii 2.489.B4 Total balance in general fund 114.238.333 Money. Exchange, Etc. LONDON. .Inly 16. Bar silver, dull, at 23 d per ounce. Money. 1 'a 1 per cent. . lbs rata of discount In the open market for short bills Is l?lli per cent; do Mr three months- bills. 1 T-16114 Per cent. NEW YORK. July 1. Prima mercantlla paper closed at 3&4 per cent. Sterling exchange. Arm. with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at 4 8390 4. 86 ioT 60-dy bills and at 4.8730 for demand. Commercial bills. $4.8314 4.85. Bar-silver. 51c. Mexican dollars. 44c. Govei nment fconds, steady: railroad bonds. Irregular. Money on call. easy. m2 per cent: rul ing rate. 1 -per cent; closing bid. 1 per cent: offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, stronger, 60 days, t per cent; 90 days. 2V?2 per cent; six months. 3 3 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. July 16. Sterling on London, 60 days. S4.8614; do sight, fl.87. Sliver bars. 51c. Mexican dollars. 45c. Drafts, sight, 214c: telegraph. 5c. Eastern Mining Stacks. BOSTON, July 16. Closing quotations: Adventure . . .. . Allouex Amalgamated. .. Arlx. com Atlantic 614-M. C and 2 41 1 Nevada .. 2314 . . 33 ..130 .. 31 . . S .. 14 .. 61 81V 39 Old Dominion, Osceola .' , Parrot S Butte coalition. 24 Qulncy cal. Cal. , ft Arlx 102 shannon . ft Hecla. . . .633 ITamarack Centennial 31 Trinity .. 11 CooDer Ranee .. 81i!"nlted Copper... 91 Daly West 7l S. Mining 4SH Franklin 16'IT. S. Oil 31 Oranhy 100 Irtah 43 Greene Cananea. 9Victoria 4 Isle Royale .... 25 I Winona Mass. Mining... 8 Iwolverlne 157 Michlran North Butte 51 Mohawk 59 IS BRADSTREET ANT) DTTJf FIND CONDITIONS GOOD. Summer Trade Well Under, and Volume ot Business Is Fairly Good, Say Reports. NEW YORK. July 16. Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Despite Irregularities In crop and weather conditions, midsummer Influence In trade and Industry and conservatism In placing orders ahead, bualneas Is of a fairly good volume. Wheat. Including flour exports from the United States and Canada, for the week ending July 15, aggregated 1.468.108 bushels, against 1.412.016 last week and 1,482.136 last year. For the two weeks ending July 15 exports are 2,880,721 bushels, against 4,263.964 last year. Corn exports for the week are 100.163 bushels, against 47,418 last week and 72,241 in xvurv r 01 in. " . are 147,587 bushels, against 117.805 last year. NEW YORK. July 16. Dun ft Co.'a week ly review of trade tomorrow will say: Each succeeding week has now become a record of advancing activity In industry and commerce. The extraordinary expanr slon in the Iron and ateel trade continues. The general business situation Is Improved by the progress made In the work of tariff revision. Woolen and worsted fabrics are being opened for Spring in roen'e wear and dress goods, and. buyers are active. Activ ity in underwear and hosiery has forced many knitting mills to run overtime. The demand for hides is less active, but prices are llrmlv established. The leather trade Is quiet, but prices are strong and high. BANK CLEARINGS OX INCREASE. Bradstreet's Report for Week Shows Con siderable Gain. NEW YORK. July 16. Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending July 15 shows an aggregate of 13,002.887.000 as against $2,999,619,000 last week and 12,483,- 9S9, 000 tn tne corresponuing wee ittoi PoL Inc. New York . .J1.815. 354.000 29.2 Chicago 29,o::,ouu 14. Boston 181.767,000 163.640.000 (7.066.000 46.159.000 37.1S6.0OO 42,480.000 25,404.000 29.680,000 18,031.000 13.5 4 5.000 10.480.OOO 13.276.000 13.756.000 12,798.000 12,794.000 5.C71.O0O 13.994.000 8 381.000 14.335.000 8.972,000 9.S83.000 9,769,000 7,599,000 8.429.O0O 8.613.000 7.671.000 5.918.000 7,402,000 5,229.000 8.111,000 6,137.000 5.400,000 7.092.000 5.924,000 2. 964. 000 4.531,000 2,199.000 1.020,000 24.9S5.000 11.341,000 16.7 8.3 13.5 18.1 12.8 12.4 4 16.0 9.4 29.4 23.1 22.7 "6'.S 24.1 25.0 24.4 4.9 41.4 16.9 17.3 6.1 20.6 7.9 32.4 19.4 1.3 20.7 13. a 47.8 19.8 Philadelphia ... St. Louis Pittsburg Kansas City . . . San Francisco Baltimore Cincinnati .... Minneapolis ... New Orleans . . Cleveland ..... Detroit Omaha Louisville Milwaukee .... Fort Worth Los Angeles ... Su Paul Seattle Denver Buffalo Indianapolis Spokane, Wash. Providence .... Portland. Or. . Richmond Albany Washington. D. St. Joseph .... Salt Lake City . Columbus Memphis Atlanta Tacoma Savannah ...... Toledo. O Oakland, Cal. .. Helena Houston Galveston Decrease. 41. 84. r 36.8 5.2 6.1 54.2 l.S Eastern livestock Markets. CHICAGO. July 16. Cattle Estimated re ceipts, 1500. Market, steady. Beeves, $4.85 7.50; Texas steers. $4 506.00: Western steers, S4.8043l6.25: Blockers and feeders, 83.1035 10; cows and heifers, S2.4O06.35; calves, S6.008.73. Hogs Estimated receipts. 11,000. Market 5fi10c higher. Light, 7.65i58.15; mixed. S7 7OIB8.40; heavy. H S08.40: rough. S7.80 G'7.95: pood to choice heavy, 57.95 8.40; pigs. S6.63e7.50; bulk of sales, $7,0048.20. Sheep Estimated receipts, 8000. Market, steady. Native, $2.75'6!4.90: Western. S3.004J 5.00; yearlings, S4.60ti6.00: lambs, native, $4.753 8.50; Western, $4.758.40. OMAHA. July 16. Cattle Receipts, 500. Market, active and strong. Wretern steers. S3.50&5.5O: Texas steers, S3.00&5.00; cows and heifers. $2.75 5.10; cannors. S2.003.2o; stock ters and feeders. $2. ;.2o; native steers, $3.0004.50; bulls and stags, $3.00 5.00. Hogs Receipts. 4600. Market higher. Heavy. $7.90 Hi 8.05; mixed, $7.007.90: light, $3.707.90; pigs. $6.00(37.50; bulk. $7.80 7.90. Sheep Receipts, 7900. Market, steady. Lambs, lower. Yearlings. $3.00 56.00; weth ers. $4. 50 5.25; ewes. $4.004.75; lambs, $6.25 8.25. KANSAS CITY. July 16. Cattle Receipts, 3C00. Market, steady tn strong. Native steers. $4.507.60; native cows and heifers. $2.30 7.00: stockers and feeders, $2.305.30; bulls, $2.754.23: calves. S3.75&5.60; Western steers. $4.256.25; Western cows, S3. 00 (j? 5.23. Hogs Receipts. 3000. Market. 5g. 10c high er. Bulk of sales. $7.808.10; heavy. SS.OOSJ 8.10; packers and butchers. $7.95i? S.10; piss. $e.307.30. Sheep Receipts. 4000. Market, steady. Muttons. $4 2555.25: lambs. S7.0O3 25; range wethers, $4.00&5.30: range ewes, $3.25 4.75. Mela.! Markets. NEW ' YORK. July 16. The London tin market was about 2s 6d higher today, with spot quoted St 131 15s and futures at fl-13 5s. Locally the market was dull, with spot quoted at 28.8529.1214c. - Copper advanced to 58 6s 3d for spot and 59 for futures In the London market. Locally the market was weak, but unc hanged, with lake 13 25 13.87 c; electro lytic. 12.62ftl2.S7c; casting. 12.50 12.75c. Lead was a little higher at fl2 16s in London. Locally lead was weak and a shade lower on the average, at 4.304.33c Spelter was unchanged m London- and re mained quiet at 5.40c locally. Iron was unchanged, at 4.8s for Cleveland warrants in London. Locally no change was reported. Dairy Produce In East. CHICAGO, July 16. Butter Steady. Creameries. 22&26c: dairies. 21S25c. Eggs Steady at mark, cases included, ISc: firsts, 20c: prime firsts. 21c. Cheese Steady: Daisies. 14ri5c; twins, 14f&14c: young America, 1415c; long horns, 14 13c. NEW YORK. July 16. Butter Steady. -Creamery thirds to firsts, 2326c; Western factorv firsts. 21c Cheese Firm. New state full cream spe cials. 14&15o. Eggs Irregular. Eastern seconds, 19 21c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOl.'IS. July 18. Wool Steady: med ium grades, combing and clothing. 22f28e; light one. 2025c; heavy fine, 132ic WHEAT IS NERVOUS Erratic Market Marks Day in Chicago Trade Center. 1 JULY PRICE STAYS LOW Clear Weatlier Reports In Winter Wheat States Makes, Heavy Market Distant De liveries Firm. CHICAGO, July 16. The wheat market was nervous and prices moved over a wide range today. July was heavy the greater part of the" day and at no time went to ths level of yesterday's close. Distant deliveries, however, were firm said held at a moderate advance. Decided weak ness waa manifested during the first few minutes of trading, owing to quite general selling In July, which sold oft to $1-20 after opening 1 cent to 2 cents lower at $1.21 to $1.22. Some of the leading elevator inter ests are free bidders for the deferred months. and this demand soon caused a rally, particu larly In the distant deliveries. During the remainder of the day July con tinued erratic, but other months showed firm Dees. The heaviness in the July option was due to the clear weather In the Winter wheat states. Arrivals today at Kansas City and St. Louis aggregated 140,000 bushels, against 74, OOO last week on the same day, and the price of the cash grain at those points was oft 2 to 4 cents. News of a bullish nature Included an ad vance of 1 to 2 pence in spot wheat at Liv erpool and an advance of 1 to pence In futures there, claims of sales of wheat here for export and of sales of flour at St. Louis. The high point reached by July during the dsy was $1.23 and the finals were lc below that figure. Heavy liquidation of July caused general weakness In the corn market, which closed weak at prices unchanged to T4o lower com pared with the previous close, July being at 69c The resumption of harvesting In Illi nois and Iowa prompted general selling. The market closed to lc lower. Provisions closed a shade ts 7c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. $1.21 $1.23 . 1.10 1.12 .. 1.07 1.09 . 1.10 1.11 CORN. .70 .71 .65 .65 .nl .66 Low. $1.20 1.10 1.07 1.10 Close. $1.23 1.11 1.08 110 July . Sept.. Dec. .. May.. July Sept. . . . Dec May .69 .65 .65 .56 .69 .5 .56 .56 .56 .56 OATS. July 47 .18 .47 .47 Sept 42 .42 .41 .41 Dec 42 .42 .42 .4! May 44 .44 .44 .44 MESS PORK. July. Sept. 21.00 21.15 21.00 21.10 LARD. ii.Vo' 20.90 21.00 20.90 21.00 July... Sept... 11.72 11.76 11.80 11.72 SHORT RIBS. July .'. Sept 11.47 11.47 11.40 11.47 11.42 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Strong. Barley Feed or mixing, 6667c; fair to choice malting, 68 (Ji 73c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $1.41; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.51. Timothy seed $3.80. Clover $10.85. Pork Moss, per barrel, $20.87 21. I.ard Per 100 pounds. $11.72. Short ribs Sides (loose), $11.47 OM.57. Sides Short. 'clear (boxed), $11.87 4 12. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 41,000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by Bradstreet's, wena equal to 146,800 bushels. Primary receipts were 264,000 bushels, compared with 777,000 bushels the. corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wlveat, 4 cars; corn, 244 cars; oats, 109 cars; hogB, UU1I UtKU. Receipts. Flour, barrels 12.900 Wheat, bushels 3.600 Corn, bushels 278,800 Oats, bushels 160,100 Rye. bushels 3,000 Barley, bushels 30,000 Shipments. 17,200 14,300 29.1.600 120.700 2,700 8,500 Grain and Produce 'at New -York. NEW YORK. July 16. Flour Receipts, 7767 barrels; exports, 2969 barrels. Sales, 5250 barrels. Steady, with a moderate in quiry. Wneat Spot, firm; No. 2 red, old, $1.45, nominal in elevator and f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, new, $1.22 and August f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.43, nominal f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 hard Winter, $1.41, nominal f. o. b. afloat. Options Today's wheat market was much quieter, the close being to c net higher for months other than July, with c loss In July. July closed $1.29; September, $1.18; December, $1.15; May, $1.17. Hops Steady. Hides Firm. Wool Steady. Petroleum Barely steady. Grain t San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. July 16. Call board sales May, $2.02 per cental; May, $1.53; December, $1.47, SI. 93 asked. Corn Large yellow, $1.8091.82 per cen tal. Wheat Steady. Barley Firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $2. 03 2 07 per cental: milling. $2.10. Barley Feed. $1.45!. 47 per cental: brewing, $1.47 4r 1.50. Oats Red. $1.75(82.05 per cental: white, $1.85 2.05; black, nominal. - European Grain Markets. LONDON. July 16. Cargoes, quiet but firm; Walla Walla, on passage, nominal; for shipment. 42s 6d. English country markets, firm. French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. July 16. Close: Wheat July. s 7d; September, 8s 10d; Decem ber. Ss 5d. Weather, cloudy. Wlieat at Tacoma. . TACOMA, Wash., July 16. Wheat Mill ing Bluestem, $1.30; club, $1.14. Export wheat. Autumn delivery; bluestem, $1 04; club. $1; red Russian. 9Sc. Wheat at 8eattle. SEATTLE. Wash., July 16. No milling quotations. Export wheat Bluestem, $1 24 club. $1.14; red, $1,09. Receipts Oats, one car. SHUTT GETS JOSEPH PAPER Well-Known Oregon Publisher Re turns to Eastern Oregon. JOSEPH, Or.. July 16. (Special.) 3. P. Shutt, a well-known Oregon newspaper publisher, who recently sold the Drain Nonpareil, has purchased the Herald at Joseph. Wallowa County, from Al T. Kin ney, and will take charge of the paper next week. Joseph is the terminus of the new railroad recently built Into Wallowa County, and enjoys the distinction of being the most prosperous and substan tial town of its size, 1000 people. In the state. The town Is forging to' the front with leaps and bounds since the comple tion of the new railroad, and should de velop into a great and thriving commer cial city. Thugs Beat Vp Old Man. COLFAX. Wash.. July 15. Richard Simpson. aged 75, whose home is at Elber ton. Wash., was sandbagged near Gar field, Wednesday evening, and robbed of 115. Mr. Simpson was found In an un conscious condition, and, owing to his advanced age, his condition is serious. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AINS WORTH, President R. W. SCHMEER. Cashier. R.' LEA BARNES. Vice-President. A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS Drawn ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES LUMBERMENS 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 slippcriness 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. POULTRY GETS SCARCE SEATTLE MARKET IS NEARLY CLEAR OF STOCK. Fruits and Vegetables Also In De mand, Owing to Nonarrlval of Shipments. SEATTLE. Wash., July 16. (Special.) Local wholesalers report that poultry has been very scarce this week, and uhless more stock arrives a rise in price may result. Poultry is plentiful in the country, but farmers are busy harvesting and have no time to ship. Eggs, cheese and poultry are still firm. local ranch selling at 82 33c. Business was good on Western avenue, but nothing In the fruit or vegetable line arrived. Cali fornia grapes were offered on the street, but are here in only small quantities. Watermelons have taken a decided drop. owing to the over-supply on . the market. and are going at lttlc per pound. With good (weather, wholesalers expect them to move well at this price. Some of the stock was sold yesterday for H4 cents per pound. but was not In the best condition. Strawberries are running light and will be on the street in only small quantities during the' remainder of the Summer. Oranges are about gone, only a few Valenclas remaining on the street. The market Is bare of bananas, but a carload la expected here next Tuesday. QUOTATIONS AT 8AJT FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City ' Markets. Bijj pbtisco. July IS. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: ,. Millstuffs Bran, a8.UW3u; romming $36.50637.50. Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, 2550c; garlic. 3V45c; green peas. 11.50; string beans, ayvc; tomatoes, -no lant, 46c; asparagus, sucojl.io; onion.. 540c. Ttnttu- Fancv creamery. 28c; creamery. seconds. 27c; fancy dairy, 25c. Poultry Roosters, oia. S4."b;; young, i in. hmli.r. .mall. t2.iW 3. 50: broilers. large. $44.flO; fryers, 67; hens, $4,509 10; ducks7 old. 56j young. 6H. Eggs 6tore. Zlic; rancy rancn, jvc. Cheese New, 13 13c; young America, 14 15c. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin, 124jfl"e; Spring Humb. and Mend. ls::oc; Mountain. 6 12c. Hav Wheat. $1218: wheat and oats. $12 17; alfalfa, $10 14; stock. $710; bar- lev, S1U3714; straw, per iwic, iw-n. Fruits Apples, choice, $1.75; common. 80c; bananas, 75r3.O0; limes, fo.jusjio; lemons, choice, so; commons, e; pine apples. $1.50 2.50. Hop, Contracts. 18c; 1908, 13c. Receipts Flour. 5416 quarter sacks; wheat. 70 centals: barley, 4575 centals; oats, 405 centals; potatoes. 11,044 sacks; hay, 945 tons: corn, 405 centals; bran, 5 sacks; wool. 17 bales; hides, 441. Coffee and Sngar. NEW YORK. July 16. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points higher. July, 7.05c; September, 5.735.80c; December, 5.40?3.4oc; March, 6.45c; May, 6.50c. Spot, quiet. No. 7 Rio, 7&-c; No. 4 Santos, 9c. Mild, quiet. Cordova, 9'AS 12ttc Sugar Raw. steady. Fair refining, 3.42c; centrifugal. 96 test. 3.92c; molasses sugar, 8.17c. - Refined, steady. Ioadon Wool Auctions. LONDON July 16. A good selection of 83.637 bales' was offered at the wool auction sales today. Competition was spirited and prices were strong. Americans paid Is ld to Is la for best greasy Merinos and also 5 per cent alvance for medium crossbreds. Poor wools were firmer, the curtailment of the series having stimulated the demand. Flax at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. July. 16 Flax, $1.61X. Bonds Investments CALL OR WRITE! T. S. McGRATH 1 umber Exchange PORIXAAD, OREGOff. TRAVELERS GUIDE. HONOLULU BeaU Them All for sailing; aurf- and back $1 10, Firrt Claw boatinR.Rurf-board nam jr. seaDathine. swimming: and aquatic sports; fishing, base ball, tennis, golf, automobilingr. Most at tractive spot on ntira round ths world tour. Five and one-half days from San Francisco by S.S. Alameda (wireless), sailing-June 5. 26, July 17th, Aug-. 7, etc BOOK NOW and secure the best berths. Line to Tahiti. New Zealand and Australia S. S. Mariposa sailing July 1, Aujr. 6. etc. Tahiti & back $125, Wellington & back $260. O. 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