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21 Tlh? MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY. OCTOBER; 29, 1909. COFFEE JS HIGHER All the World's Markets Take Strong Upward Turn. CROP WAS NOT HEAVY American Bucrs. Anticipating Low or Prices, Were Mow In Pur " tlinslns: and Were Caught by Advancing Market. The wftee markets rt th. mi have m th lart six weeks taken a very mtvr.K turn up wards. Lau season's crop wa a heavy or.s. This season's crop was expected to be mu-h heavier and In fart treea wer. well loaded, but after the entree was hulled and cleaned. Mt was- found that the berries were murh smaller than the average, and this lor.e reduce! the weight- cf the crop about SO rr cent. Fny'.air by the nnrumicit markets of the ' felted States was not heavy early In tba aeaaon, but Kurope. belnit short. Immediately ! began to bur quite heavily. The United ' Etates anticipated lower price as aoon Europe hid nr.i.hel buying, but the prices i opened ahout 10 per cent higher than the lowert rrl'-ea of last year and never receded from that polat and have sine, then ad TMrnl on rr.el!ura and high grades from 10 to IS per cent, showing an average advance of at leant 20 rer cent on these grades over last year. The fnlted State prohibit the Importa tion of the very lowest grades, and thla made an Immediate scarcity early In- the season for euch low grades an are now allowed to come ' Into the country, and these sorts have ad vanced even more than the medium and bet ter erode Owing to valorisation. Snntos limits the .snorts- of coffeo and thla limit le ipected to le reached about January 1. and after that there 1 hardly any likelihood of 1 lower prloea. a the exporter will be com pelled to pay 20 per cent extra export duty rer any aairplu beyond the fixed amount. Low-grade R'.o coffee bare advanced from the beginning cf the evas-m fully 15 per cent and atarted In about 10 per cent higher than last year. o that the eame advance la main rained In thee aa in Santo eottees. Much of the Central American crop eold early thl year at rather low price, but Immediately Santo erode began advancing price f these kind Jumped with them and In all but the very higheat grade the advance ha been fully 20 per cm over price paid early In the year. The crop outlook In Pantos Just now la ewld to be quite poor. This, howejrer, 1 an old alory and 1 seldom believed by the coffee trade, but thl time, in view of the fact that they have had two big crop, the probabllitlea are that ths coming season's crop will be much shorter, and all the chance are In favor of higher prices rather than lower price for coffees. This 1 not at all what was an ticipated by the coffee trade of the world, but at the some time It look very much like somewhat higher prices for coffee than have prevailed In the last five years. IXsCAI. GRAIN MARKET NOT ACTIVE. , Fanner Are Slow Sellers Receipts Are lik-lit. The local grain market wa quiet again yesterday, ' but the undertone continued very sxesdv. Former prices were quoted on wheat. Receipts for the week to date have been light, about 250 car, but there la a ood deal of wheat In the country, already purchased, and It will begin to move after ' the, first of the month. Report from the interior are that farmers, now ocoupled with farm work, are not dieposed to consider sell- tng and the dealers barring order on band ! fcav much difficulty In executing them. Local receipt. In cars, were reported by the lerohanta' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay , -S4 10 20 io as Kfl 1 11 17 44 4 8 2 8 ,4 1 1.4 ,84 3 a 7 4Sd 70 4S 86 107 , "Wednesday ... Thunstlay .... , Tear ago .... AFn.FS WKAK IN THE LOCAL MARKETS -Receipts Exceed the De-man d Break la Tokay Grape, Local receipt of apple are large and tha market la quoted woak. Price r 13 to to cent lower than they wef at the open ing of the season on most varieties. Yeatsr 6ays arrival Included a car of Bpltasn bergs and Newtown from Hood River and a ahlpment. equal to a oar and a half, by ateamer from Coo Bay. consisting of Bald win. Kings and Greening. Fancy apple are held at 8292.25 per box. but ordinary varieties are. quoted at $181. So. Two car of grape, mostly Tokays, ar rived yesterday and caused a weak market, sales being made at 80S' 90 cent a crate. Good Malagas cleaned up well at 11.10 3 1.25. A straight car of Malagas Is due In a few day and a car of Muscats will be In later. Local Concords' were a drug on the market and soma were sold as low aa 8 cent a basket, with the best only bringing ISM cant. Four cars of bananas are du today. SALEM HOrS SELL FOB 25 CENTS. Out -of -Town People Coming to See the Horst Moving-lecture, Kxhlbltlon. The purcbasB by Ed C. Herren of a 82-bale j lot of choice tops sear Salem yestorday at 25 cents show that the market for this grade ' of goods baa not weakened, notwithstanding ' the flowing down in the demand from all quarters. While aotr.e of the dealer profess - a wllllagness to sell, growers In all sections are holding firmly. The moving-picture exhibition of E. C. Horst' hop-picking machine at the National v Thsater, in this city, tomorrow morning prom ise to be largely attended, a number of out-of-town growers and dealers having an nounced they are coming to Portland for the purpose. The exhibition will, be free and every on Interested In the subject la Invited to attend. Mr. Horst will reach the city this evening fram California and will explain the workings of the machine at the exhibition. OVTS1DE CREAMERY OFFERED LOWER Loral Receipt Increase Because of Mump at baa .Francisco. - While the city creameries hold butter steady at 36 oents. the market on country creamery Is weaker, owing to large receipts, and some lots were offered yesterday at 306 33H cents. The slump In' th San Francisco butter . market e has diverted Southern Oregon shipments to thla market. Oregon eggs were firm with the best tocjt readily selling at JS cent a Some dealers have advanced white easterns to 84 cent and browns to 32 cents. Poultry was in rather light supply firm for ail kinda v Bank Clearings. Bank elearfngs of the Northwestern cities yesterday wer as follows: " . . Clesrlr.ffs. Balances. Portland " 1.S.3M 81SR.7J9 feattle Tacoma .... Cpokane , 4f.0.243 377,!-t 9::H.7411 44 SK5 703.563 73.574 PORTLAXI MARKETS. V Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track price: Bluest sm. $19 81.01; club. 2e: red Russian. 0o: Valley, flic; Fife. 92e; Turkey red. 02c; 40-fold. """BARLET-r-Feed. !.S0J7; brewing. f 27. 50 per ton. . ... FLOLR Patent J10 P 'J"8': tralght. M3S; clear. 4 85: Pr' Jheatl Valley. 84 So: graham. 4 70; whole wheat, quarters. 84. UO . OATS No. 1 white. 12S 50 per ton. . (CRN Whole, .-..-.c; cracked. 8?0 rer ton. MILlTI-KFS New crop bran - VJ ton: minv.lings. $r,2: shorts. 82. .50; rolled b"HAr,--TmMh:l?-rwill.mett. Valley. 814 17 per ton: Ei.tern Oregon. 183 20: alfalfa. ilStf 16: "lover. ,14; cheat. $13& 14.50; grain bay. 14il5. - Dairy and Country Produce. BT'TTER City creamery, extras. 36c: fancy outride creamery. 3 a 30c per pound: store 22Vati:!4r. (Butter fat prices average l,c per pound undtr regular butter prices.) EGOS Oregon. 3tc per dozen; East ern. SU34c per doxen. ,,- CHEESE Full rreHm twins. 17'40lSc per pound: V.ung Americas. I'OCLTBr Hens. 15jl5c; Springs, ihir.ui: roosters. 0'dloc: ducks. lu 16V-c: geese. 10c; turkeys. 17c; squabs, 81 7" -J 2 V't dozen. PORK Fancy flfrOUc per pound. VEAL Extra. H6W4C Vegetable and Fruits. FREPH Fit CITS Apples. l 62.25 box: pears. tl-ijl.Sfl per box: grapes. SOcfttl l-J per crate. &rl-'Se per basket; caflatms. Jl.-5-ul.5rt per dozen: quinces. $191.25 per box: cranberries. l.50?i per barrel: per simmons. $L.&tf per box; huckleberries So per pound. POTATOES Puvtng prices? Oregon. 509 40c p?r sack; sweet potatoes. 14.&2C per pound. TROrlCAL FRC1TS Oranges. $3fll.50; lemons, fancv. ti; choice. $5.30-, grape fruit. 83.50"(4 rer box; bnnanaa. .".'T"'Ve Pr pound; pomegranates. $1.50 per box. VEGETAUI.KS Artichokes. 75s ner dozen; beans. 10c per pound: cab bage. i 't lc per pound; cauliflower, 30 Si hoc p-r doxen: celry. r.O-SS.ic per dozen; corn. 81rl.2." per sack; eggplant. 8t 50 per box; garlic, 10c per pound; horseradish. 10c per dozen: hothouse lettuce. 31 It 1.25 per boxi peas, 10c per pound; peppers, 5 60 per pound; pumpkins, litlHc; radiohes, lic per dozen; sprouts. 8c per pound; squash. 815 1.10; tomatoes. 25'rrtloc. SACK VKOKIABLEU-rTurnlps. TScffl per sack: crr.-t- 1; beets, 81 25; rutabagas, fl.10 per sack. , ONIONS Oregon. 81 Iff 1.25 per sack. Groceries. Dried Fruits, Etc. DRIED FRl'IT Applea 8c per pound: peaches. 7 4 He; prunes, Italians, 5 W tP c; prunes. French. 460; currants, un washed, cases. Oc; currants. washed, cases, 10c; lies, white fancy. &0-lb. boxes, ic; dates, lU'Hc SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis, 83 per doxen: z-pound talis, 81.95; 1-pound flats, 2 10'i: Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. c; tvid. 1-pound talis. 81.45; sockeyee, 1-nound tails, tt. COFFEE Mocha. JtTI'a; Java, ordinary. IT'&riic: Costa Rica, fancy. lStrOc; good. 16'ulSc; ordinary. l:Si l1c per pound. Xl'TS Walnuts. 13s14Ho per pound; Brazil nuts, U'UiiflSc; filberts. 14-516C; al monds. 14 Vi ftt 15 c; chestnuts. Ohio, 2bo; cocoanuts. &0'(itl Pr dozen. BEANS Smnll white, 7c; large white, V4c; Lima, 5"c; bayou, 6c; rod kidney, 40: pink, 4V.C Sl'GAK Granulated. 85-85: extra C, 83.36; golden (.'. 15. 25; fruit and berry lunar, J5.&5: beet. 85.75; cubes (barrel), 16.40; powdered (barren. 86.10. Terms, on re mittances within 15 days, deduct -40 per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He per pound- Maple sugar. 15$ lac per pound. ' SALT Granulated. 813 per ton. $1.90 per bale; half ground. 100c. $7.50 per ton; 50s. $S per ton. HOXET Choice. $S.253 SO per case. APPLE PRICES WEAK SEATTLE SIPPLT LARGE AND TENDENCY DOWNWARD. Eastern Eggs Take the Place of Fresh Locals Overstock of Poultry. SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 28. (Special.) Trade' we brisk In the produce market to day, although the tone was generally weak. Apples have a downward tendency, owing to heavy stocks. Grape were In the heaviest supply xof the season today, and Concord price were cut to 20 cent for tha best. Sev eral dealers on the street are In for a loss If the market does not recover oon. The first Imported dates are due Monday, according to advice received today. Fresh local eggs have about dropped out of the ecg trade, having been almost entirely replaced by fresh Eastern. This la causing pronounced weakness In 'what few fresh eggs are arriving. - Practically 25 cases-of East ern are being sold to one esse of fresh locals. Poultry was In over-supply. lower prices will probably prevail next week. The grain market was Inclined to be weak all day. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Price Paid for Prod ace ln-tbe Bay City Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2S. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mn- kVegetablee Cucumbers. 5075e; string beans. 3fc5c; tomatoes. 250c; garlic. 4 6c: greenpeas. aSOc; eggplant, HOtfbOc; ks7instuffBran. 82S.5030; middlings. $30 Do n 37 .SO.1 flutter Fancy creamery. 82c; creamery seconds. 30'nc; fancy dairy, 29c. Poultry Roosters. old, 8493: young, $0ti: broilers, small. 83SS.50: large, 84 85; fryers. $.'6: hens, . $5310; duck, old. 84i5; young. $668. Egv Store. 50e; fancy ranch. 66c. Cheese New. 15Hfl8H; young Ameri cas. ltijl7Vjc. Hay Wheat. $15f 19.30; wheat and oats. 114317; alfalfa. $Ugl2; stock, $7itfl0: bar lev. $10 312; straw, per bale, 50 870a. Fruits Apples. choice. SIS 1.50: com mon. 4ni'.0c: bananas. 7&c'a3.Tn: llmea. 85.50&: lemons, choice, 83.5U94; com mon. $2u3: pineapples, $22.75. Hops 14 tY 27c per pound. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin. 8910c; Spring Humboldt and Mendocino, 13 6 15c. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. 90c$1.05; Salinas Burbanks, $1. 233 1.35; tweets, $1.5 w1.50. Receipts Flour. 5100 quarter sacks; wheat. 010 centals: barley. 13S0 centals; oats. 2300 centals; middlings. 50 sacks; hay, 450 tons: wool. 25 bales; hides. 80. Metal Markets. , NEW YORK. Oct. 2a Standard copper on the New Tork metal exchange was dull and nominal today with spot and all positions up to the end of January closing at 12.30c asked. London market steady and a little higher; spot 57; futures. f.'.S 2s 6d. Local Brokers quote lake 1S.87 13": electrolytic. 12.504J 12.75c. and casting, 12.37V- 12 12-Mi C Tin market, easy; spot. 30.3030.45r; Oc tober. K0.37taW30.40c: November, 30.35 S0.5'ic; December. 30.426 di 30.50c ; January. 0.5uc. London market lower, spot-closing steady at 13S 2s 6d and futures at 140. Lead, quiet; spot. 4. 32 4.40c;. New Tork, and 4.204.27Hc East St. Louis de livery. London market, higher," 13 la 3d. Spelter, quiet: spot. 6.40 6. 55c New York, and 6.203 0.27-Sc East St. Louis. London market unchanged at 23 2s 6d. Iron was lower at 51s 3d for Cleveland warrants In London. Local market steady. No. 1 foundry Northern. 81 19.50; No. 2, $l!l.50u 19; No. 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern soft, $19.25 19.75. Coffee and Sucw. NEW YORK, Oct. 2S. Coffee futures closed firm at a net 5 910 points higher. Sales, 59.250 bags. Including December at 8.10c; March. 6.25(?30c; May. 6.304T6.35C; July. t).40645c; September, 6:45(f6.65c. Spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio, 8 He, nominal; No. 4 Santos, 8c. Mild, quiet; Cordova, SO lUic. Sugar Raw. firm. Fair refining. 8.805 3.fi5c: centrifugal. 96 teat. 4.30?4.85c; mo lasses sugar, 3.55 3.60c 'Refined, steady; crushed. 5.85c; powdered. 5.25c; granulated. 5.15C , Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW TORK. Oct. 2S. Evaporated apples, quiet and firm.' Fancy, nominal. Choice. 9H lOte; price, 854c; common to fair. 6V43? 6). Prunes, firm. California, 214ffl7c; Oregon, 39c. Apricots, steady, quiet. Choice. llffllUc: extra choice. HH'SllMc: fancy. 1212c Peaches, quiet. Choice, 6e5Hc; extra choice. 5iff6c: fancy. 6V,Se. Raisins, firm. Loose Muscatel, S9-He: choice to fancy seeded. 4146'c: seedless, 8iB5Hc; London layers. $1.204J1.25. Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct 28. Flaxseed. 81.C9. , I ' SPIRIT OF CAUTION Speculators Slow in Making Commitments. STOCK PRICES UNCERTAIN Growing Dullness In Trading on the Xew York Exchange Buyers Turn to Low-Prlced Shares. Bonds Are Irregular. XEW TORK. Oct. 8. Growing dullness in the speculation In stocks wu more notable today than the tone of the market, which was shifting and oneertain. Condition were propitious for values and this Induced some covering of outstanding short contracts. There was little beyond that and tha day's business In stodks and bonds was on . a diminished seal. There was the usual preponderance of deal ings In United State Steel and there was a oonsptcuoua divere-lon of such other activity, as there was In low-priced stocks. This was partly du to cause Individual to the stocks affected and fartly to an argument advanced by the professional element that the smaller money requirements of a speculation In the low-priced stocks would serve to recommend them during a period of a etraltened money market. ( A growing spirit of caution wa manifest ed in the speculation. Bankers were In clined to express more confluence that dan ger of money stringency before the end of the year had been averted. The opinion was heard, nevertheless. In stock market circles, that an attempt to revlv an active specu lation at the present time would be frowned upon by the larger financial powers. The supply of money wa more liberal and Interest rates were shaded both for call and time loans. The conclusion of the London stock market settlement without failures was helpful to the International markets. There wa an awakened Interest In stock connected with the copper industry and then were report of a growing demand for the metal from some of the for eign smelter. The excitement in. the cotton market served to divert some speculative ac tivity. The sharp decline la the price of New York. New Haven Hartford, follow ing the decision to Issue new stock to tock holdsrs at 125. had a bad effect. With other stock issues In prospect, the Inference from this was unfavorable. The bond market was pronouncedly dull and price movements were somewhat erratic where errorts were made to market Inactive Issues. The tone was Irregular. Total sales, par value. $2,929,000. United Slates bonds were unchanged on call. 1 CLOSINtl STOCK. QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Allls Chalmers pf lw Low Hid. Ms 45 4rt',i Kill 7" i 77 i 42 Io oo") 2 fit 77 oH "io'ii Amal Co,upr .... 69,600 b4t, 'if ' 71 77 42 i Am Agricultural .. Am Leet Sugar Am Can pi Am Car Foua. Am Cotton Oil .. Am Hd tft Ll pf. Am Ice Securl... Am Linseed oil.. A n. T ,.,.m,tl1VJI 700 B"i0 si 8,&I4 L4uu ' 1,700 L7i Am Sim-It t Kef. 13.700 97 W 65 i' 07 a.u, nit 1lnlk HO. do preferred .. Am Sugar Kef.. Am Tel Tel... Am Tooacco pf . Am Woolen .... Anaconda Mln Co Atchison do preferred . . 2.700 133 132i 1H3 2.0V0 140-t 14ia 140- 99 V 300 35 34 34 3.5UO 47 jt 16.2UO 121 1 40 i. 121, 121 104 103 Atl Ooat Lin 20 136 nrwfvrred 2(iO 93 93 93 Bethlehem Steel Brook Rap Tran Canadian Pacitic Central Leather X0 32 32 32 2.2(H) 70 76 76 l.&oO lb4 lbSj, 184 2,44) 46 45 45 108 300 87H i 186 157 78 45 61 78 77 138 do preferred ..... Central of N J-. 'i-i; Ches Ohio i 8. TOO 8iT Chicago Alton .. 4O0 0( Chlcajco Gt West. oW lo 87 18 C.hM& StNpau.:rV2,ioO 157 156 C. C, C & St L.... Col'. Fuel A Iron 8,000 "zoo 46 '78 46 '78 187" Colo A Southern . . . do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. . Consolidated Gas. . Corn Products ... Lei 4 Hudson .... D & R Grande . . . do preferred . . nistlllers' Securi.. Erie do let preferred . do 2d preferred. , ,400 140 3"0 20 1.1U0 47 46 46 20 84 84 83 2U0 36 36 36 1.3O0 33- 32 32 4O0 47 46 40 38 o.. in-iu. WAV. IHU . . n IS tferii 144-t. 1421. TO ll ot Kortnern urn .. ,''v ijSl Illinois Central .. 200 14. 14. 146 lnterhorous-h Met. 7O,4(0 20 IK-fl, 18-4 TS Bo , 6o do prererreo ... v.v-v m. ts Inter Harvester .. Inter-Marine pf .. Int Paper Int Pump Iowa Central .... K. C" Southern ... do preferred .. . Louisville as Nash Minn & St Louis. M. fit P ft S S M. Missouri Paclno . . Mo. Kan at Texas do preferred' ... National Biscuit .. National Lead . . . Mex Nat Ry 1st pf N y Central N Y, Ont West. Norfolk ; West.. U lvs 22 U 3i0 800 16 60 15 4S 15 48 28 U 43 e 151 151 u r.4 400 152 " 20 54 TOO 137 136 136 HoO 68 48 68 47 UHU, 13.600 48 74 112 88 ' V.OOQ 88 88 8.700 134 133 184 41.0 47 46 84 46 65 4 North American isortn Americmi .. L Northern Pacific. 11.8. 0 14. 100 . . 9 146 146 Tifte Vnil 40 av Pennsylvania People's Gas S.:t 14S 147 148 AilO 114?, 5(K P4 94 49 84 Pressed Stel Car. 8.6"W 60 49 193 46 161 45 104 38 7S 56 29 67 Pullman Pal car. '47 900 46 160 45 Reading Republic Steel ... do preferred . . . Rock Island Co . do preferred "T". . St L & S F 2 pf. St L Southwestern do preferred . . . 78,700 161 2.800 45 1.100 104 104 4.400 a4 78 67 29 67 38 4.2W) 2c 0 300 800 78 5 29 91 12S sioss-shemeia r'A: Southern Pacific .. 18.500 12 so 30 .1" 69 83 35 6.1 do preferred . . . Tenn Copper Tejrae & Pacific Tol. St L West. 300 "oo 1.4.KI 69 53 9 35 52 do preferred . . 82.'o"0 2t' 198 200 .100 TTnlon Paclflo do preferred n s Realty wjv lua ion 5f0 81 U. 81 46 88 127 47 46 19 61 21 85 75 81 tT B Rubber 700 46 48 89 127 u, 47 46 19 61 21 85 I U S Steel 2S5.8.X sf An nreferred 2.2O0 127 Utah copper J:o an, Va-Csro Chemical. 1,200 4h 2fi 62 21 85 76 tl'ahuh 4O0 do preferred ... Western Md WeMlnghouee Elec Western Union . . . TVVie.l uv T. FlHe. . I.3O0 700 400 4O0 Wisconsin Central. 400 50 50 49 Total sales for the day, 872,400 ahares. -BONDS. NEW TORK. Oct. 28. Closing quotations: . . - n , An .I-. v ' ,, B.l. OO K T- a rof o. rsr.llMU do coupon. .. .100 TJ. S. 3s reg 101 do coupon. .. .101 tt, s new 4s reg. 116 do, coupon. .. ,116 D at Tl a 4s 96 North pacific 8s. 72 North Pacific 4.101 Union "Pacific 4. 102 wliteon Cent 4a. . 94 Japanese 48 86 (Hock at London. LONDON. Oct. 28. Consol for , money. 82; do for account, 82 9-10. Amal Copper... 85 jMo K T 49 Aanconda Atchison do pf.' Bait & Ohio. Can Pacific... Ches A Ohio. . . Chi Ort West.. C. M. AS. P. . . .125 (Norfolk A West. 57 106: do pf 92 119 lOnt A Western.. 48 19 'Pennsylvania ... 76 VS'Kanu asiues..... o vs . 19 Reading gz .161 Southern Ry. . . si De Beers D A R G 19 do pf AO Wnn, Tost southern' PaciiicllSlS .48 86 on. on rwiuc....viis Hn e toft Erie - S3 do 1st pf 47 do 2d pf 40 Grand Trunk... 20 111 Central 149 L A N 155 U. S. Steel,. 91 do pf .130 Wabash ........ 20 do pf 62 Spanish 4s 95 Money, Exchange. Kte. NEW TORlf. Oct. 28. Money on "call Arm. Sff4 per cent; closing bid. 3 per cent; ruling rate and offered at 4 per cent. Tim loans much easier: 60 and 90 days and six months. 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 695 per cent. Sterling exobange steady, with actual business in bankers- bUls at $-I.S310u 4 83 for 00-day bills and at 84.876.-. for doman Commercial bills. 84 S2 4.2 A. Bar silver. 50 c. Mexican dollars. 43c Government bonds steady; railroad bonds Irregular. " LONDON. Oct. 28. Bar silver quiet. 23 B-lOdi per ouic. Money, 45 -er cent The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 44 per cent. The rate of discount In the ODen market for three-months bills Is 4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2i. Sterling on London. 60 days. 84.83; do sight, 84.87. Silver bars. 50c. Mexican dollars, 45c Drafts Sight, 4c; telegraph. 7c. Tnily .Trenstiry Statement. WASHINGTON. Oct. 28. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business to day was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin 8R74.034.8B9 Silver do liars 487,2x.i0 Silver certificates outstanding 487,286,000 General fund Standard silver dollars In general fund 2.650.4S7 Current liabilities 11. 396.714 Working balance In Treasury offices 26.W98.tjo2 In banks to crodit of Treasurer of United States SS.552,467 Suhel.llarv silver coin 18.22.134 Minor coins 1.54.750 Total balance In general fund.... 6.096,604 livestock w mm TRADE ACTIVE, BUT FEW SALES AT TOP PRICES. Feature of the Day at the Yards Is the Transfer of a Block of 258 Steers. Business at the yards yesterday was on a good cnle and the tone of the market was fairly steady. Receipt for th day were 171 cattle. 256 sheep and 663 hogs. The feature of the day wa the sale of a big block or steers. .258 head. They wer of average condition and brought 84.15. No top stock wa offered In this line. The only sale at full quotations was In the hog market where a lot ot 75 head brought 88. Sheep were quoted Arm, though no sales were made. Among the shippers at the yards were M. M. Hochtor,. who brought six cars ot cattle and hog from Marysviile, Centerville and Ooldendale, Wash.; W. B. Blann. of Shanlko, two cars of cattle; D. Barnhouse. of Shanlko, one oar of cattle; M. Kopple man, of Buhl, Idaho, one car of hogs; W. W. Perclval, of Independence, Or., one car of hogs; S. I. Hlbbs. ot McMlnnvIlle, one car of hogs; P. P. Tatton, of Halsey, Or., one cor of hogs. 1 The sales of the day were as follows: . Wght Price! 9 calves.. 513 83.30 2.18 steers. 11S5 4.15 11 calves.. .t,8 4.00 5.00 3.75 8.00 26 cows. . 9S0 euives.. ro 2.501 6 calves.. 301 4 C0WS..1O87 25 cows. . 938 . 4 calves. 347 23 calves. 3,10 5 calves. 2.10 3 calves. 600 2.801 75 hows. . . 242 4 hogs... 150 80 hogs. . . 2'3 11 hogs. . . 224 3.73 4.50 5.00 7.50 7.85 7.50 3.001 Prices quoated at the yards yesterday were as follows: CATTLE Best steers, 84 76; fair to good, 844J4.60; medium and feeder. 3.253.75: best cows, 83.6i03.75; fair to good. 833.2n; common, 82.5oSj2.73; bulla 821I2.50; stags. 82.6oi3.60; calvea, light. $5.25a5.50; heavy, 4HOG-Pest. 87.S5'g8; blocker. 7.25I,50; l6HE:EP Beit wethers,' ' 84.2r.'S'4.50; fair to good, 3.754; best ewes. S3.75fi4; fair to good, 83.5063.75; lamtaB, 85(86. . Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, Oct. 28. Cattle Receipts, esti mated, 9000; market, sleady. Heeves. 83.50 f.4.10; Texas steers. 3.!'S4.90; Western eieera. 84.25S7.50; stockcrs and feeders, 83.50 r.15: cows and heifers, 2.10i&5.7o; calves. 6HgsKecelpts, estimated, 15,000; market, steady to shade higher. Light. 87.256 1. 75; mixed. 87.35S7.92te; heavy. 87.30tK.9j. rough. 87.3ofi7.65; good to choice heavy. 8 . .oSS , .95, pigs, 8S.60fi7.25: bulk of sales, 7.iO(g..b5. Sheep Receipts, estimated, 20.000; market. Steady. Native, $2.6iX&4.75; Western, $2.75 4.75: yearlings, $4.50ii 5.50; lambs, native. 84.25?7; Western. 4.505'7. KANSAS CITY,''Oct. 28. Cattle Receipts, 9000 ; market, strong. Native M- 8 60 native cows and heifers. 82.2..iu,50: stockers and feeders. 836; bulls, U. 753.75. calves. 83.507: Western steers, 3.i0)5.5O; Western cows. $2.6"&4.50. Hogs Rei-elpts, 11,000; market strong. Bulk of sales, 87.307.65: heavy. $7.0) 7.75; pack ers and butchers. 87.50S7.55: pigs. 8l&7. pheep Receipts, 6000; market, steady. Mut tons 83T90fl4.75: lambs, 85 60S 6. 90; range wethers and yearlings. 84&5; range ewes, 3(g6. OMAHA. Oct. 28. Cattle Receipts. 4500: market, steady. Native steers, H.50J18; cows and heifers. S36; Western steer. 83.5CXS6.2o; oanners, J2.25S3-35; stookers and feeders. 83.76r5.75; calves. 83.50S7; bulla and stags, 2Hcigi-Receipts. 900; market. Rc to 10c higher. Heavy. I7.60S7 70; rnlxed. T.80 TH- Hirht. 87.5:a7.60: Bigs. J65K.25; bulk of sales. 87.60&7.65. Sheep receipts, u.w. c. Yearlings. $4-8505.25; wethers. $44j4.50; ewes. $3.75tH25; lambs. $6.3O6.90. London Sheepskin Sales. LONDON. Oct. 28. A sale of sheepskins wa held here today. The offerings amount ed to 6200 bales. There was a great at tendance, but demand was only fair. Prices for merino declined 5 Jo 7 per cent, and crosskxeds and Inferior grades 10 per cent. American and home buyers took the best parcel. Following are the sales and price obtained for clothing and combing. New South Wales. 800 bales at 34JSd; Queensland. 100 bales at 4'.Sf8d: Victoria, 800 bales at 3&9d; South Australia, 100 bales at 48d; West Australia. 900 bales at 44d: Tasmania, 600 bales at i 8d; Victoria, 1000 bales at 8dSls; Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 000 bales at 4j 0d; Punta Arenas. 400 bales at 6'9d. Eastern Mining Stock. BOSTON, Oct- 2S. Closing quotations Adventure 4 'Daly West 7 Allouex . . . : 63 Franklin 16 95 10 25 5 5 59 54 36 Amalgamated StViiOranby Arts Com Atlantic Butte Coal Cal A Arix Cal & Hecla.... Centennial Gopper Range. . . 44!Greene Cananea. .102 jlsle Royale . 26':Mass Mining.... ,100 IMichlpan .650 Mohawk . 38 U. -S. Mining .79 17. S. Oil KEW TORK, Oct. 28. Clalng quotations: Alice 175 Leadville Con. 5 Brunswick Con. 5 Com Tun stock 32 do bonds. . .. . 20 CCA Va 140 Horn Sliver 75 Iron Silver 105 Little Chief... Mexican .- Ontario Oplilr Standard . 6 .155 .225 , .190 . 50 .115 iYellow Jacket. Dairy Produce In the Kast. CHICAGO, Oct. 2S. Butter Steady: creameries. 2630c: dairies, 2428c. Eggs Receipts, 4948 cases; firm at mark, eases included, 18c; firsts, 24'; prime firsts, 36 e. Cheese Steady; daisies, 1616c; twins. 1516c; Toung Americas. 16S'16c, long horns, ,1616c KEW TORK. Oct. 28. Butter Barely teadyr unchanged. Cheese Steady, unchanged. Eggs Firm; Western extra firsts. 28 90c New York Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Oct. 28. Spot cotton closed qulot, 10 potnts higher. Middling uplands, 14.75c; do Gulf. 15c. Sales, 4S25 bales. Futures closed steady. October. 14.85c: November 14.28c; December. 14.4:tc; Janu ary, 14.61c; February, 14.56c; March, 34.5Hc; April. 14.56c; May, 14.61c; June, 14.54c; Julv. 14.68c; August, 14.08c; September,' 13.17c. North Bank Inspected. VANCOUVER, TVasli., Oct. 28. Spe cial.) On a special car, J. Russell, eTen eral superintendent of the Spokane, Port land & Seattle Railroad Company; J. P. Rofrers, superintendent, of Vancouver; C. "Whitfield, roadmaster; Master Carpenter Joseph, all of Vancouver, and John B. Frem. representing Fairbanks, Morse & Co., are making a tour of inspection of the whole North Eank. Road, going from Vancouver to Spokane. They expect to be gone five days. "fxiinBi rnn BETTER Wheat; After Nervous Session, Closes Strong. BUYING FOR EXPORT Kales of Cash Grain In the Southwest and the Northwest Are De- creasing Steadily Bulge In Corn. CHICAGO. Oct. 48. Wheat prices on the Board of Trade fluctuated nervously over a wide range today and closed at about th highest point. Although receipts of wheat at all primary centers In this country were again liberal, reports from the Northwest and Southwest claimed that sales of the cash grain in the inferior were decreasing steadily. Shorts and commission houses were ,active bidders on all breaks, causing rallies. A decline of d In the price of wheat at Liverpool prompted some sell ing early In the session, as did also a liberal movement In the Northwest. A bulge in corn and a report that 18 boatloads of wheat had been worked for export were bullish in fluences. December ranged between $1.04 and Sl.05 and closed strong, at H.05 is H 1.06. The corn market displayed a complete change of front today from that shown the last few days, sentiment being unmistak ably bullish nearly all day. December sold between 6858Vio and 6o, closing trong 4c higher at 69c. Brisk shipping demand for oats caused considerable firmness In the options, but the volume of trading was small. The close wa firm with prices up $c. Provision were strong .all day and closed 6c lower to 40c higher compared with yes terday' final figures. WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close Deo J104Vi 1.06 $1.04 $1.05 May- 1.044 1.05 1.04 1.05 July 98 .98 .7S .98 CORN.' Oct E .0 .1 ,0 Dec 68 .69 .68 V4 ,9 May 60 .61 .604 .61 July t0 .60 .60 .60 OATS. Dec 39 1 .40 .99 .89 May 42 .42 .42 .42 July 39 .39 .89 .39 A MES3 PORK. Oct. Jan. May 23.35 19.12 19.45 19.12 1942 1S.B 19.12 IS. 85 19.12 LARD. Oct 13 27 12.40 12.27 13.87 Nov 12.02 12.17 13.02 12.1. Jan 11.35 11.50 11.82 ll.oO May 11.05 11.22 11.05 11.20 SHORT RIBS. Oct 10.67 10.75 10.67 10.72 Jan. 10.03 11.16 10.00 10.10 May 10.00 10.10 10.00 10.10 Cash quotation were as follows: Flour Firm. Rye No. 2. 73c. , Barley Feed or mixing. 6655c; fair to choice malting. 66 ( 63c. Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, Jl.sl; No. 1 Northwestern,, $1.71. Timothy seed $2. 80S 3.10. Mess pork, per bbl. (23.7524. lard Per 100 lbs.. $12.40. Sort ribs Sttfcs (loose) 10.5O10.75. Sides Short clear boxd) tl'ffill.60. Grain statistics: ' Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 284,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 1,406.000 bushels, compared with 9L0.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow, wheat, 49 oars; corn, 129 cars; oats, 146 cars; hogs, 14,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 40.200 66.400 Wheat, bu 67.600 81.600 Corn bu 138,800 217.200 Oats biu 283.000 233.600 Rv5 hu. ' 5.000 8.300 Barley, bu 178.30O , 26,900 Grain and Produce at New York. NSW YORK. Oct. 28. Flour Receipts, 35.5UO barrels; exports, 7850 barrels. Mar ket, quiet with prices easier to sell. Minne sota bakers, $4.505.85; Winter straights. $5.255.85; Kansas straights, 4.05.15. Wheat Receipts, 188.700 bushels; exports, 85.118 'bushels. Spot, Irregular; No. 2 red, 81.2,1 asked domestic elevators; No. 2 red. $1.23 asked f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.16 nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.21 nominal 'f. o. b. afloat. The wheat market wa more or lees Irregular all day, but the undertone was very steady with commission houses good buyers. December closed 11.13; May, $1.11. 1 Wrool Steady. ' Petroleum Steady. Hops, and Hides Not quoted. Grain at Ban Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oot. 28. Wheat and barley steady. Spot quotation: Wheat Shipping. $1.7531.80; milling, $1.75. Barley Feed, $1.43 1.46 ; brewing, $1 47 1.48. Oats Red. $1.850175; white. $1 551 60; black, t2.40S2.75 asked. Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.48 9L48H ; December, $1.44. Corn L,arg yellow, XI. 70 91.75. European Grain Market. LONDON, Oct. 28. Cargoes quiet; buyers reserved; Walla Walla, for shipment, at 80c. English country markets quiet, but steady. French country markets quiet. . LIVERPOOL, Oot. 28. Wheat Decem ber. 7s 9d; March, 7 8!d: May, 7 7d. Weather cloudy. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 23. Corn No. 3 yel low, 68c. Oats No. 8 white. 87c. Rye No. 2, 68S69c. Grain Markets of the Northwest. LEWISTON, Idaho, Oct. 28. (Special.) Grain market unchanged. Wheat Bluestem, 86c; 40-fold, 80c; club, 77c; Turkey red, 77c; red Russian. 75c. Oat. $1.10. Barley, feed, $1.05. TACOMA, Oct. 28. Wheat Blustem, $1.03; club. 83c; red Russian, 91c. SEATTLE, Oct. 28. No milling quotations. Export wheat, bluestem. $1.02: club, 92c; red Russian, 91c. EASTERNERS LIKE DOUGLAS Land Compapy Expects to Bring Many Settlers. ROSEBURO, Or., Oct. 28. -(Special.) Senator H. L. Meyers, of St. Paul. Minn.; W. E. St. John, of Hastings, Neb.; How ard Everett, of St. Paul, Minn.; threo members of the Luse Land & Develop ment Company, of St. Paul, accompanied by 15 of their salesmen, were gniestg of the Roseburg- ComrnerSlal Club last night. They are on a tour of inspection of their holdings in Douglas County, and arrived at Sutherlin Monday nigjit. They will remain at Sutherlin until Friday. The personnel of the body is as follows: C. Li. Dickey, Columbus, O.i'W. G. Davidson, Omiha, Neb.; J. H. Galloway, Hastings, Neb.; Brit Armick. Des Molne. Ia.; Barney Wlllet, Minneapolis, Minn.; Charles Yager, Red Oak, la.; A. -W. Palmer, Mount Pleasant, la.; H. W. Clark. Avoca, la.; J. C. Trainer, Carroll, la.; O. M. Shoffer, Muncie, Ind.; Madison Sorensen, Klnstallton, la.; Harold Han sen. St. Paul, la.; A. L West. Mason City, la.; R. S. De War, Gibson City, 111.; Theodore L. Hoffman. . Enterprise, Kan. These, men are well pleased with Oregon, and "especially Douglas County, and are planning an excursion from the East here ' plannl I soon. I cars f XlM C, They expect to bring tnree or iour of people, who will locate in Doug- County. Milium 1 11 u nu 11 run Lumber mens National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS ' TRANSACTS BANKING HIGH-GRADE MUNICIPAL AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS We have several good issues on hand. Buy direct irom contractor and save broker's commission. WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY -317 Beck Building, Portland, Or. VAR5ITYSQUAD IS LARGE GAME WITH AVILiIiASfETTE WIXIj BE LARGELY TRY-OUT. Men of Eugene Are In Fine Shape for Hard Game and Will Try to Beat Multnomah's Score. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugrene, Or., Oct. 28. (Special.) With a squad of 20 players, or almost two men for every position on the team, the Oregon varsity squad will leave tomorrow evening- for Salem, where It will play Wil lamette University in its first inter collegiate game of fhe season. T,he Oregon men are in better condi tion than they have been at any time during the season, and are in shape to put up a hard, fast game from the blowing of the whistle. It is reported here, however, that Willamette has a strong eleven this year in spite of the fact that many of the players are in their first year on the team, and Coach Forbes is preparing to take no chances. Oregon hopes to beat the MethGdists by at least as much as 11 to 0, the score which the Multnomah Club, rolled up against them in Portland two weeks ago. As Multnomah plays Oregon at Eugene on the following Saturday, the comparative scores ,of the two games will be watched with much interest. Those who have been notified to go to Salem on the first team squad are: Mitchell and Kellogg, center; Gilles, Storie, Harding and Batley, guards; Pinkham, Main, Scott, Henderson, tackles; Hickson, Kiltz, Dodson and Michael ends; Captain Clarke and Latourette at quarter; Sullivan, McKln ley and Oliver Huston at . half, and Walker, fullback. The only ones not In the best of condition are Hickson, who is somewhat under weight because of too hard training, and Michael, who is suffering from a slight injury re ceived in practice. Oregon will average about 185 pounds, and will go into the game with the heaviest team in her history. The Methodists are said to weigh about 165 pounds to the man. Captain Clarke will probably be played at quarterback for the varsity, at least during the first part of the game. In the second half, however. Forbes will probably give nearly all the players a chance to get into the game. DOGGED SPIRIT WILLAMETTE'S May Not Win From Oregon, but Fight Will Be Hard. SALEM, Or., Oct.' 28. (Special.) J. G. Sweetland, Jr., coach of the Willam ette football team, says, -while Wil lamette may be defeated in the game on Saturday with Oregon, the old Methodist school will put up a fight that will be worth seeing. There has been a remarkable revival of college spirit in the past few weeks, and the outlook for athletics at Willamette was never brighter than at this time. The team is in better condition than when the boys played Multnomah two weeks ago. and a desperate effort will be made to hold the score down to a respectable size. Sweetland does not consider the score so important, how ever, as the fighting spirit shown by his men. Recently 35 men have been trying out, something almost unprece dented in the history of athletics at Willamette, and from this huge squad Sweetland believes he has picked a bunch that will before, long make a Saturday's game will be played by a team picked from the following: Cum mins, captain; Rader, McMackin, Booth, Black well, Wlnslow, Belknap, Reeves, Westley, McKnight, Hamilton, Sullivan, Lowe, Euster, Zimmerman, Gibson. Freshmen Show Well. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Oct. 28. (Special.) Track athletes at the University of Oregon will have a test from now until after the close of tho football season, when training for cross country running will start. Trainer "Bill" Hayward is non-commltal as to what the recent Interclass meet revealed, but says it showed several promising new athletes in the freshman class, though in much need of development. Hayward was particularly pleased with the work of Kuykendall, McClure and Kreiger in the hurdles, distance events and sprints. KELSON'S MATCH IS SOUGHT Powell-Frajne Fight Mar DeVelop Future Champion. BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28. (Special.) Lew , Powell and Johnny Frayne, both San Francisco lightweights, are ready for tomorrow night's 20-round contest, which the fighters as well as the public are hoping -will bring forth a boxer who will have won the right to challenge Battling Nelson for the title which the Hegewlsh lad has Jjeld eo firmly since he defeated Gans. Each man has come up from the ama teur ranks in San Francisco. Curiously enough, it was on his last Eastern trip, as well as the manner In whlcn he A GENERAL BUSINESS knocked out Young Corbntt, that estab lished Frayne. Powell also has attained comparatively recent prominence, his last two fights having been won in a style that has- heretofore been foreign to Lew, and with the dash and punch that bring supporters to a man In the ring. The absence of Frayne support in the betting has knocked the price, down to 10 to 7, and it is reported there Is little money being handled. Eddie Smith will referee. PORTLAND TEAMS WILL PLAY Multnomah and Catholic Young Men Meet Tomorrow. Multnomah's football warriors are rest ing up preparatory to a hard game with the Catholic Young Men's Club, of Al blna, which is scheduled for Multnomah Field tomorrow afternoon. Both toams are in tine shape and each is determined to gain the victory. Multnomah's goal lino has not been crossed or even threatened this season, but 'the East Slders declare that the winged "M" will not bo able to make this boast after the game tomorrow. The Catholics have a strong, young team, and while they have been defeated this season, they put up such a strong rosistanco ' that they - are . rated as formidable contenders. The game will be called promptly at i o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Favorite Shows at Latonla. CINCINNATI, Oct. 28. Right Easy won the feature race, a, handicap event, at Latonla today. Lawrence P. Daley was second, while ther heavily-played favorite, Hanbrldgc, was third. Three favorites managed Jo win and the books and public broke about even on the day. FROM MRS. OWENS-ADAIR " Writer "Whose Life Is Threatened Wants Her Bill Made Into a I -aw. WARRENTON Or., Oct. 28. (To the Edi tor.) I am KratlJiad se tUe plain and onHlble manner in which The ureKonisin discusses the case of jltke NlchatU-li. tho man who escaped recently from the Oregon penltowtiary. N When The Oregon tan Bays, 'We breed criminals in this country, and will probably continue to do so until Airs. Ur. Owens Adair succeeds in Ketting hr sterilization law on the books." It speaks to tne point, most emphatically. 1 am thankful yes, mr more than I can express for the support given me through the columns of The Ore Itonlan, knowing well that thousands upni thousands turn dally to its columns for guid ance. It is the newspapers and periodicula that educate the masse, and thrcugh whicii our government Is ronirollt-d. Yea, it is la mentable that our Immigration iawa ore so lux, allowing so many worthless persona to prey upon us, bringing only discord and dis sension. But when my bill becomes a law, whioh it will, all such parasites as Mine Nichatieh will iind homuq. outride of Oregon. perhaps tK-Governor Chamberlain may reer know the Rieat wrong he did when lie vetoed my bill, thereby continuing pro tection to criminal classes, oreguii honored him by placing the great power of tne veto in his hands, and he used that power against the votes of -O Senators and ro .pre ventatives, who had thought, discussea and reasoned upon the great question air.oiiij and with themselves and every man voted his conviction. Nothing is truer than this thought gives birth to the- act. Thought Is the treat character-builder, both of tne In dividual and the nation, leaner for good or for bad. The trend of thought today in In the right direction, and It behooves us to cultivate the good and cruh the evil. L-ast Winter one of th Inmates of the Ort gon penitentiary said that he would shoot me a soon as he completed hla last two years' detention there, and that O'J oth ers had made a like pledge. That threat 4 horn never cause 1 me tne U.sh of any sleep, neither am I expecting a bullet. But should a stray bullet find m 1 shall have the ex treme satlNfartion of knowing that the law will be enforced, and that 1 have nut lived my Ufa In vain. Next year 1 expect to see my bill a law. both In Oregon ind Washing ton. I know thnt the women all over these two great states, as well as the puru-mtndutl men, are in favor of fhe measure. IK. OWKNS-AOAIR. TRAVELERS GUIDK. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land every Wednesday, a f. .U.. from Ains worth dock, for iSortU Hewd, Marhlield and Coos Bay points. Freight received until 4 P M. on day of sailing. Passenger fure, first class, $10; second-class, $7, including berth and .meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third end Washington street, or Alnsworlh dork. Phone Main 2 OA. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. For Eureka, San Francisco ' and Los Angeles direct. The steamships Roa noke and Elder sail every Tuesday at 3 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third, near Alder. Phones M. 1314 and A 1314. H. YOUNG. Agent. SAN FRAN. & PORTLAND S. S. CO. From Alnsworth Dock, Portland, 4 P. M- . 8. Kansas ity, Oct. 2'J. Nov. 12. S. 8. Koe City, Nov. 6, 1, etc From Pier 40, Fan Franclpou, 11 A. M. S. 8. Rose (.Ity. Ort. 30, Nov. 13. H. h. Kaasaa City, ov. , 20, etc M. J. ROCHE. C. T. A., 14 Sd St. J. V. Ran from. Dock A Kent, Alnsworth Dock. Main 403; A 1402. Phones Main 268; A 1234. CANADIAN PACIFIC WEEKLY SAILINGS BETWEEN MON TREAL, QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL. Nothing better on the Atlantic than our Expresses. Wireless on all steamers, F. R. JOHNSON. P. A. , 143 Third St.., - i