BEARS HOPTRfiDE Eastern and Foreign Dealers Hammer the Market. STIFLE BREWERY DEMAND Prices Are Several Cents Lower Than Tbey Should Be All Grains Strong Poultry Trade . Is Heavy. Trads in the local hop market has ben reduced to vry small proportion. few lou changed hands yesterday at about 23 cents, hut the Inquiry waa alack in all quar ter With the subsidence of the demand in Oregon and Washington prlcea have worked back. unUl 23 centa i now quoted a the top of the market for the beat goods. -jf-.n recession, however, hai not had the erfect of bringing many hope on the mar ket, and the larger growers and speculators till refuse to part with their holdings at concessions. The technical position of the market Is as atrong as it ever was, and but for the forces at work to keep It down, prlcea would be much higher than they are now. With Straus, of London, advising the Eng lish brewers to defer their purchases, and Foi. of New York, telling the American brewers to do the same, the demand has been effectually stifled. This accounts for the easier feeling In all the American mar kets. -Whether the bears can continue long to hammer the market remains to be seen, but Just now they are having their inning. The tide may turn any day. however, and the shorts be driven to cover on a rising market. Wire advices from California yesterday noted the salo of 74 bales of Sonoma hops at 24 centa Conditions in the English market are re ported by the Kentish Observer of Novem ber 4 as follows: A very large portion of the 1909 growth of English hops has pawed into consumers hands, but the demand Is still brisk, al though prices gradually advance. Yearling hope are In better demand at very full values, while some attention la also paid to older growths, the supply of which Is ex tremely limited. Continental markets have somewhat recovered, and show a decidedly firmer tendency. American markets are Arm. but without a great quantity of busl nesa for export. rOCSTRY WHEAT MARKETS STRONG. Extreme Prices Are Still Being; Offered by Buyers. , Extreme prices are still being offered in the countrr wheat markets by mlllore and other grain men who must have wheat. The larger buyers are not following the load set by the smaller firms, and the business under way Is. consequently, of small i.Toportiona Farmers, as a rule. are holding stiffly and those who do let go set the prices asked. Business in the local mnrket has been light for some time past. A sale of bluestem was reported yesterday at l.7Vi and a lot waa sold for Seattle acrount at $1.08. Club svas qudted at 99 est 07 cents. There is a strong demand for oats in the country and very few are now coming this way. Only ono car arrived yesterday. There were bids on the local market at J29.50. but most holders asM 30. Barley was firm and quoted at J 27-50 4? 28. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: WhMt Hsrlev Klrrar Oats Hay Monday f-tl 11 23 H- 1 Tuesday -JO 2 5 1 J Year ago 35 R 18 9 25 Season to date.T.237 7S:t 6SH 533 1254 Year ago OUtlO l)4t -06 4U5 137S POULTRY TRADE ON LARGE SCALE. Demand Is Sufficient to Hold Price Steady. Batter Is firmer. Poultry receipts continue of large volume, but up to this time the demand baa been suffllclent to take care of all the offerings and prices have held steady. Most of the dressed turkeys moved yesterday sold at 2dQ 21 cents, but fancy stock was held at. 22 cents. In the chicken line the average price was 13H cents. ,, Wild game was more numerous yester day and everything except geese cleared tip well. Wild geese were quoted at $4.50 C5 per dozen: Mallards at fS$; wlgeons at S4 and teal at $2.50 per dozen. In the egg market there was no change worth noting. The supply of Oregon eggs was even smaller than usual. Eastern went out freely at from 32 to 88 cents. There was a firmer tone tn the city creamery butter market. With the cold wave, receipts of cream have shown a de crease and some of the creameries are be ginning to run a little short on their make. In the meantime, California la offering but ter here in a rather free way. VtXLL-rOLORET NAVEL ORANGES. Second Crop Tokay Grapes on the AInrket. Potato Situation. The first carload of well-colored navej or anges was received yesterday by' steamer and the entire lot was disposed of before night. They sold for $2.7593 per box. In other respects there waa little of Interest In the fruit market. Grapes were fairly plen tiful, but firm. Another car of Tokays la due Monday. The Tokay now coming to this market are second crop and are fine keepers. The potato market has 'stiffened oa Front street, because of a lighter supply but there is no change in the shipping situation. Eighteen cars of Oregon potato s. which were in the blockade, struck the San Francisco market yesterday. The market there was quoted weaker becau.-e of the big receipts, but prlcea did not suffer. ' Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern clues yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,441,347 Ul.oT3 fceatii 2.714.;(ii(i 4."7.2Ii TiKomi l.li2.tto:i i3.3ii Spokane '- J0u,i24 l'Ki.V-41 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc. WHKAT Trark prions: Bluestem. $1.07H; rluh. Nti'(iy7c; red Russian.- IHc; Valley. btj Pot- Fife: Turkey rd, itttc; 40-fold. ySc BAKLEV Feed. $7.5U2S: brewing, $28 per ton. FLOUR Parents. $3.10 per barrel; straight. $4.:Ji; clears, $4.33; exports, $4; alley. $4.!: graham $4.70; whole wheat, quarter. $4 l0. CORN Whole. $33; cracked. $34 per ton. M1LLSTIKFS New crop bran. $28 per ton; middlings. $32; shorts. $27.50; rolled barlev. $21' M. OATS No. 1 white, $20004? 30. HAY Timothy. Willamette Valley, $149 17 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $lV'(f20; alfalfa, $!5ttlrt: clover, $14; cheat. $1:; it 14.50; grain hay. Sli'a 15. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery extras. 36c; fancy outside creamery. 32m3tc per lb.; store. 22 j '0 24c tltuller fat prices average Hjc per pound under regular butler prices.) Ei;s Fresh Oregon extras. 4 if 450 jtr dozen; Eastern 32i)3Sc per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins. lTlsfelSe per pound; Young Americas. lsi$jlyc. POl'LTKY Hens. 13113Uc; Springs. 13 13'-c; roosters. (MflOc; duck., in t 15 Uc ; geese. 10-c; turkejs, live, Iu$jl7c; Uressed, 20 i 22 rOHK Fnney, fi9'ic por pound. VEAL Extra. lOSlOVjC per pound. , rrnuui-s anil run-.. . FRESH FRUITS Apples. $13 box: pears, $lfl.o per box; grnpon. $1ftl.50 per crate, l2-1?loo per banket: Sp-tntn Malaga. $7.50 zxr" barrel; quinces. $L2ial.iO per box; cran- berries. $369 50 per barrel; persimmons, $1.50 per box. - POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon. 509 60c per sack; sweet potatoes, l82c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2.7503; lemons, fancy, $6; choice. $0.50; grape fruit. $3.50&4 per box; bananas. 05tac per pound; pomegranates, $1.50 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. T5o per dozen; beans. 10c per pound: cabbage, 0 lc per lb.; cauliflower. 90c6$1.25 per dox.; cel ery, per dozen; eggplant. $1.75 per box: g-arllc, JOc per pound; horseradish. JHxlOc per dozen; hothouse lettuce. 11125 per box: peas 10c per pound; peppers. $1.50 per krx: pumpkins, llV.c; radishes, 15c per dozen; sprouts, 8c per pound; squash. $lip 1.1; tomatoes. TocflSft. ' BACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 75c$i per sack: carrots, $1; beets. $1.23; ruta baga $1.10 per sack; parsnips, $1.26. ONIONS Oregon, $1.2551.50 per sack. Provisions. BACON Fancy. 27c per pound; standard. 22c: choice. 21c; English. 2062014c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, lSttc; smoked, loftc; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, 15Mc; smoked. ltfHc; Oregon exports, dry salted. 16c; smoked. 17c HAMS 10 to IS pounds, 17tte; 14 to 18 pounds. 17 Vic; 18 to 20 pounds, 17V4C-. hams, skinned, 18c; picnics. 134c; cottage rolls, 15c; boiled -hams. 2425ci boiled picnics, 21c LARD Kettle rendered, 10. 17Hc; stan dard pure. los. 16c; choice, 10s. 15ftc. Compound. 10s 11 Vic. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each, 60c; dried beef sets, 19c; dried beef outside, 17c; dried beef lnsldes, ale; dried beef kn'jckles. 20c PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet, $13.50; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe, $12; lunch tongues, $19.50; mess beef, extra, $12; mess pork, 125. I Groceries, Dried Fruits, Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples. 9c per pound: peaches, 7jJ8e; prunes, Italians. 61 0 ttVic; prunes. French, 4tfec; currants, un washed, cases, Vhic; currants, washed, cases, 10c; figs, white fancy. BO-lh. boxes, (Vic; dates, 8 4j8Vc SALMON Columbia River. I-pound tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.95; 1-pound flats, $2.10 Vi; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 00c; red, 1-pound tails. $1.45; sockeyes, 1-pound tails, $2. COFFEE Mocha, 24f?2Sc; Java, ordinary, 17&20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; good, lSnlSc; ordinary, 12 & 16c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 14 jj ltc per pound; Bra zil nuts, 12V(815c; filberts. 1415c; al monds. 14 Htt 15 Vac; chestnuts, Ohio, 20c; cocoanuts, D04j$l per dozen. BEANS Small white. 6Vjc; large white, 4Vjc: Lima, 6Vc: bayou. 5Vc; pink. 4V4c. SUGAR Granulated. $5.75; extra C, $5.23; golden C, $5.15; fruit and berry sugar, $5.85 beet. $563; cubes bauel). .;!'); powdered (barrel), 6. Terma on remit tances within 15 dsys, deduct Vie per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct Vic per pound. Maple sugar, 15$lsc per pound. SALT Granulated. $13 per ton, $1.90 per bale; half ground. 100s, $7 50 per ton; 50s. $S per ton. HONEY Choice, $3.2503.50 per case. Bops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1009 crop, 21 23c; 190S crop, nominal. 10O7 crop. 12c; 1006 crop, 8c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 10 23c pound. MOHAIR Choice. 24c pound. 'CASl.'ARA BARK Vic per pound. HIDES Dry hides. J8&19o per pound; dry kip. 1718c pound; dry calfskin, 199 210 pound: salted hides, 10Vi911c; salted calfskin, 15&16C pound; green, lc less. FURS No. 1 skins: Goat&ktns, 13c 0 $1.23; badger, 25&50c; bear, IS'20; beaver. $d.50 450; cat, wild. 75ce$1.50; couger, perfect head and claws. $3'10;; fisher, dark. $7.5011; pale. $4.907; fox, cross, J385: fox. gray. 6080c; fox. red. $35; fox. sliver, $359100; lynx. $S13; marten, dark, $S12; mink. $3.50-6 5.50; muskrat, 15Q25c; otter. $2.504; raccoon. 6075c; sea otter, S100jx250. aa to size and color; skunks, 55 SOc ; civet cat, 10 15c; wolf, $3 i; 3:50; coyote, 75c $1.25; wolverine, dark, $33; wolverine, pale,- $2 2.50, Oils, Turpentine,- Etc. COAL OIL Pearl, astral and star, cases, 19c per gallon; eocene, cases. 22c per gallon; iSlaine. cases, 2c per gallon; extra star, cases. 22c per gallon; water white, iron bar rels, 11 He per gallon; wood barrels. 15 Ho per gallon; special water white, iron barrela. 150 per gallon. GASLOINE Red crown and motor gaso line, iron barrela, 10c per gallon; cases, 23o per gallon: 86 gasoline, iron barrels, 30c per gallon; cases, 87 Ho per gallon. BENZINE V. M. and P.- nap t ha. Iron bar rels, 13Hc per gallon; cases, 20Hc per gal lon; engine distillate, iron barrels, 90 per gallon cases. IHc per gallon. TURPENTINE In cases, 78e per gallon; wood barrels, 75 He per gallon; aroturps (turpentine substitute), iron barrels, 38o per gallon: rases, 45c per gallon. LINSEED OIL Raw, In barrels, 71c; balled, in barrels. 73c; raw, in cases, 76c; boiled, in cases, 7ftc. HOGS ADVANCE AGAIN high-grade: stock sells at $8.10 AT the yards. Market Is Not Affected by Liberal Receipts Other Lines Are Steady. The feature of the livestock market yes terday was the sale of a bunch of fancy hogs at $8.10, a premium of S cents over the best prloe realized lately. "This shows conclusively that the recent liberal receipts have had no effect on the market. Other hog sales wr at prices ranging from $7.75 to $8. Cattle and sheep were steady in tone, though there were no sales of the latter. The day's receipts were 2&1 cattle, 1 calf, 213 hogs and 6 horses. Shippers at the yards were: A. R. Ford, o McMinnville, with one car of hogs: W. H. Harris, of Baker City, one car of hogs, and Kldwell A Lonergan, of Haines, Or., two cars of cattle. The sates of the day were as follows: Wt. Price Wt. Price. 241 $8.10 1 steer. ,li:o 4.25 193 7.95 5 cows.. 905 4.25 194 7.75 6 cows.. 303 3.00 1!2 7.75 23 cows.. 1098 3.BI) 1S7 7. 55 ?2 COWS..10H1 8.60 217 8.00 :g cows. .1025 3.50 197 7.95 hogs. . hogs. . hogs. . hogs. . hogs. . hogs. . 115 87 7 S3 90 87 hogs. . Prices quoted at the yards yesterday were as follows: CATTLE Best steers. $4.254.50; fair to good, $3.85(94: medium and feeders. $3.50 i3.75; beat cows, $3.503.65: medium, $3.50 (j 3.25; common to medium. $t.502.75; bulls, $: ft 2.60; stags, t2.50fr3.50; calves, light. $5.25 $ 5.50; heavy. $4 8(4.75. HOGS Best, $Si38.10; medium. $7,500 7.85: stockers. $404.75. SHEEP Best wettxjrs, $4.25 4.50; fair to good, $3.7o4; best ewes, $3.7&f)'4; fair to good, $3.50i83.75; lambs, $5o.35. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, Nov. 36. Cattle Receipts, es timated at 7000; market, steady. Beeves, $3.90ffi9.20; Texas steers, $3.73SI4.80; West ern steers, $4.757.50; stockers and feeders, $3.10iSS. 25; cows and heifers, $2. 10 'a 5.70; calves. $6.758830. Hogs Receipts, estimated at 24.000; mar ket, steady, 10c lower. Light, $7-60 8; mixed, $7.58.12H : heavy, $7.6598.15: rough, $7.65$r7.85; good to choice heavy, $7.85 T 8.15. pigs, $6.107.65; bulk of sales, $7.1'0ii 8.10. Sheep Receipts, estimated at 20.000; market, strong. Native. $3 If 5.23: Western, 3.10o 25: yearlings, $5.2546. 60: lambs, native, $4. 757. 60; Western, il7.60. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 16. Cattle Receipts. 1S.O00; market, steady. Native ateers, $58.50; native cows and heifers. 2.255.73; stockers and feeders, 3.2595; bulls. 2.H04J4.1O; calves. $3 507.25; West ern steers. $4 5.60; Western cows. $3 0 4.50. Hogs Receipts. 15,000; markeet, BlflOc lower. Bulk of sales. $7.70p8; heavy. $7.95 i8.10: packers and butchers. $7.808 10; light, $7.5"W7.95; pigs. $6 50'(D7.I5. Shecj. Receipts, oUOO; market, strong. Muttons. $4.20'a 5.25; lambs, $lr7.60: range wethers and yearlings. , $4 S O; range ewes, $3.25 S 5.25. OMAHA Neb.. Nov. 16. Cattle Receipts, 2900: market, atrong. Native steers. $4.5u 8: cow? and heifers. $3.2533 25; Weetern steers $3.r-?r6.2.S: cows and heifers. $2.554p 4.50; cannera $2 25'u3. 15: ockera and feed ers. $2 75i5.60; calves. $3.5o7; bulls, stags, etc.. 2.7f"o4.S3. Hrrs-s Receipts 300": market, steady. Heavy $7 9oli8.05: mixed. $7.8541 7.9.": light. $7.K" 8.o5: pigs: .; I ln: ou.s or stuex. i.woa. Sheep Receipts. 7."0: marKct. strong. llnsre $4 S5B5.35: wethers. $4.4t.''g7.10; i -i. i to. i...k. tt TVftTKJI Year- ewes, Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1. Wool Steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums. 24 29c; fine mediums, 2103c; line, 14 5 20c. TONE IS UNSETTLED Stock Prices Show Tendency to Waver. COPPERS THE FEATURE Uncertain State of the Merger Proj ect Has Effect on the Market. Money Conditions Are Relaxing. NEW YORK. Nov. 18. The confusion in the movement of prices In today's stock market was due principally to the after effects of yesterday's excitement over the reported copper consoldiat4on. The poal tlvenesa of yesterday's assertions on that subject forced some recognition and led to more candid admissions. From these It appeared that the definite accomplishment of the plans in view was not to be looked for until a considerable time had elapsed perhaps many months. That actual consol idations are Intended was admitted, al though Important exceptions among the cop per producers were mentioned. This un certain state of the project threw some hes itation into the speculative movements based on It. Amalgamated Copper Itself seemed to be pressed consistently on the market and the obstacles It encountered to any further ad vance over last night's final price took the edge oft Its effect on the rest of the list. Some other stocks concerned in the con solidation made further advancea. The announcement that the American Telephone Telegraph Company had ac quired an influential holding In the West em Union was calculated to confirm the confidence that Important financial trans formations were at work, leading to re action on profit-taking when the formal announcement came. The success realixed for the Pennsylvania stock subscriptions revived the stock, the proceeds of the subscriptions running over the estimates by reason of the large amount of convertible bonds turned in for the pur pose of securing the subscription privilege. This removed a ground for considerable vague uneasiness, which has overhung the market since Pennsylvania started on a downward course, after the new stock was determined upon. Discounts abroad were easier and the international money conditions apparently relaxed ail around. New York exchange at Chicago held at par, relieving the pres sure on New York from that point. Call loans ruled below 5 per cent and reflected an easing tendency. That quiet specula tion Is a requisite to the continuance of the conditibn was a prevalent view still and this had Its effect as a restraint on the stock market. The publication of the Comptroller's call for reports of the condition of the National Banks Is momentarily expected and It Is surmised that the banks have been en gaged in some "window-dressing' for the occasion. For that reason, it is expected funds will be supplied more liberally by lenders after the condition of the call has been complied with. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $5,316,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ' Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Allis Chalmers pf 6,800 6SVs 54 btii Amal Copper .... 82.700 94 Vi. 92 Am Agricultural .. . 4&'..j Am Beet Sugar .. 1.000 47 46 46 Am Can pf 1.4U0 Mi 84 84 Am Car ft Foun. 2.900 7o( 744 "4s Ant Cotton Oil 3,100 72?i 70 701, Am Hd ft Lt pf. 9K 47 46 46 Am Ice Securi 200 24ii 244 24 Am Lineeed Oil.. 6oO 16?4 15i 15f.a Am Locomotive .. 8"0 62 62 61 Am Smelt ft Ref.. S.8O0 lo2; 101 101 do preferred ... 400 112?i 112yt 112Hi Am Sugar Ref .. 12,2X 324',, 122 124 Am Tel ft Ttl .... 84.HO 144 142 142T, Am Tobacco pf .. 200 lol lo0-i lo0" Am Woolen 34Vi Anaconda Mln Co. 14.6"0 63 52 62 Atchison 16.6U0 121 120V4 120s do preferred ... W-0 104 104V 104 "4 At! Coast Line ... 200 137 135 135 '4 Bait ft Ohio 1.400 11614 116 HV do preferred 90 Bethlehem Steel .. 800 354 35 S4i Brook Rap Tran. 8,700 77 Vs 76 76 Canadian Pacific .. 1.400 177 1764 176 Central Leather .. 4,8oO 47 47i 4iVi do preferred ... 200 109 It Central of N J 2ito Clus & Ohio 10.100 8914 88 Chicago & Alton 67 Chicago Gt West.. 8o0 20 2014 204 Chicago ft N W.. 1,700 183 18314 C, M ft St Paul.. 2.300 15714 156 155 Ti C, C, C ft St L 76 Colo Fuel ft Iron... 3.000 49T4 49 49 Colo ft Southern.. 1,200 67 55 67 do lat preferred. 000 SOTs 8014 80"4 do 2d preferred. 200 80"4 80 79 Consolidated Gas.. &"0 144 143 143 Corn Products ... ! 23 22 214 Del ft Hudson .. 2X 1844 184 183 D ft R Grande ... 1,200 4814 48 48 do preferred 8414 Distillers' Securi.. 7O0 39 37 4 37 Erie T.000 34". 3SH, 23 do 1st preferred. 1.300, 48 4714 4714 do 2d preferred. 1.2O0 40 40 3014 General Electric .. 6ip0 163 163 162 Gt Northern pf ... 2,800 14414 143'4 14314 Gt Northern Ore .. 1.300 81 811a 811, Illinois Central ... 200 1464 146 146 Interborough Met.. 64.900 2414 21 23 do preferred ... 26.200 5714 64 66' Inter Harvester .. 700 10714 106 10714 Inter-Marine pf ..l.BOO 2514 2414 2414 Int Paper 210 151, 1514 1514 Int Pump 9O0 63 Si 52'J 5214 Iowa Central 300 2814 28 284' K C Southern ... 1,000 43 43 43V4 do preferred 70 Louisville ft Nash 1,700 153 152 152V4, Minn ft St Louln 62lj M. St P ft 8 S M. 50O 137H 135 135 Missouri Pacific .. 18.8O0 73 7114 72H Mo Kan ft Texas 21,5 40 4814 4S do preferred ... 2'10 74 74 7414 National Biscuit .. 600 115 31414 113 National Lead ... 4,100 89 8S 88 Mcx Nat Ry 1st pf 100 56 56 65 Y Central 2,5lo 133 3:r2'4 132 Y. Ont ft West. 600 46T4 4G 46 Norfolk 4 West. 1,5"0 96 95 ! 95 North Amerlcsn .. too 7814 78 78 Northern Pacific .. 7,8on 1454 145 145 r-clfic Mall 1.400 44 43 43 4 Pennwlvania 29.fi"0 134 J32r 133 People's Gas 100 113T4 . 113T 31314 P. C C ft St L 95 Pressed Steel Car.v ftoo MV4 53 53 Pullman Pal Car. I0O 19214 192 190 P- Rteel Spring .. 9"0 61 6 6rt Reading B1.7KO 3C3 162'4 3624 Republic Steel ... 2,700 48 47 47 do preferred 105 ' F.ock lslasd Co .. 3.600 40H 39 3! do preferred ... 400 soli 79TA 80 St L i S F 2 pf, 400 57 K'4 564 St L Southwestern 3.800 3314 32, 32 do preferred ... 2.&K) 71t4 7114 71 Sloss-Rheffield .... 9"0 9114 91 91 Southern Pacific .. S.2O0 129 129 128T4 Southern Railway. 10.000 32'i 31 "4 31 do preferred ... noO 70'4 7014 70L, Tenn Copper .... 1.6( 41 40 3914 Texas ft Pacific .. 62.100 3tJ 36 36 Tol. St L ft West. l.Son 534 6314 63 do preferred ... 300 6ij 69 69H Union Pacific ... 36.200 203 201 201 do preferred ... 30 103 102 102 V a Rubber 200 50 50 49 U S Steel 105,700 91 9" 9" do preferred red ... 600 1264 126 126i.j Utah Copper 12.2 no. 68 3 68'4 va-t:aro unemtcal. 1.000 rto 4it-v4 Wabash 400 204 20 204 do preferred ... 10,100 53 62 62 Western Ml' 1.000 34 33 34 Westing-house Elec 1.100 85 4 85 85 Western Union ... 80.300 86 824 82 Wheel ft L Brie 8 Wisconsin Centra! 60 Total sales for the day. 787,700 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Closing prices: TJ. S. rf. 2s reg.100 N. T. C. G. s 90 do coupon ...100 North. Pac 3s. , Ti D. S. 3s reg...l01l do 4s . . . 3024 do coupon. .. .101 4 iUnion Pacific 40.102 U. S. new 4s reg.115 I Wis. Cen. 4s.... 95 do coupon ... Hrt Japan 4s 86 Den. ft R.. G. 4s 96 I Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of busi ness today was. as follows: Trust Fund - Gold coin $883,166. S69 Sliver dollars 483.931,000 Silver dollars of 1890 4.015,000 Silver certificates outstanding .. 4S8.931.000 General Fund Standard silver dollars In Gen eral Fund $ 1.0S8.162 Current liabilities 19.699,311 Working balance In Treasury offices 26,46.270 In hanks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 36.735.871 Subsidiary silver coin 17.046.576 Minor coin 1. 252.218 Total halance In General Fund. . 84.054,036 Money, Exchange? Etc. NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Money on call firm. 414 65 per cent; ruling rate. 4 per cent; closing bid, 4 14 per cent; offered at 414 per cent. Time loans, very dull but easier; 60 days, 5 per cent; 90 days, 45 per cent; six months, 4!44 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5(514 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness In bankers" bills at $4.83254.8333 for $0-day bills, and at $4.8725 for demand; commercial bills, $4.83 14 4.83. Bar silver 50c. Mexican dollars 48c. Government bonds, steady: railroad bonds, t Irregular., SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 18. Sterling. 60 days. $4.83; sight, $4.87. Silvwr bars 50c. Mexican dollars 44c. Drafts Sight, $c: telegraph, 7c. LONDON, Nov. 1$. Bar silver steady, 23 5-16d per ounce. Money $Vi4 per cent. The rate fo discount in the open market for short bills is 4 per cent; three months' bills. 4 'per cent. Consols for money, 82; for account. 83 11-18. Gold Engaged for . Europe. NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Gold to the amount of $700,000 for export to South America was engaged today. Two hundred thousand dol lars was engaged for Canada. FLOUR LISTS ADVANCE SEVERAL SEATTLE MILLERS PCT PRICES VP. But Rise Is Not Yet General Wheat Quotations One Cent Higher. Butter Market Uncertain. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. l -(Special.) -Several local flour millers today advancea the price of patent flour 20 cents per bar rel, making the price $5.36 In less than car lots, and J5.25 In car lota This price is not yet general, as several of the large mills are still quoting at 40 cents a barrel less than the new price. Wheat jumped another cent today, going to $1.08 for bluestem. The market Is ac tive. Receipts were 51 carloads, the most since the new rates went into effect. The apple market drags on common fruit: Spitxehbergs are now offered and are held at as high as $3 for the best stock. Celery is a drug and cabbage Is a slow seller. Sweet potatoes are In vigorous oe mand and It Is reported light stock are in transit to meet the holiday demand. Local warehouses are filling up with potatoes. Growers prefer to put stock Into storage than cut the price on track. This accounts for the apparent strength of the market. Some butter men believe butter is on the verge of a collapse. Two more straight carloads of Eastern arrived today and more California stock will come on the next steamer. ' Turkevs are dull today. The top price offered by dealers was 244 cents for dressed. Most dealers are taking no chances and are withholding quotations. QUOTATIONS AT SAN PRANC1SCO. Prkes Paid for Produce in the Bny City Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1$. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce market today: Vegetables Cucumbers, ,. 75c$l; string beans, 3G&c: tomatoes, 60'75c; garllc. 4 6c; green peas, S(5c; eggplant, 50 65c. Mlllstuffs Bran, $23.50030: middlings. $36.50 37.50. Butter Fancy creamery. 33c; creamery seconds, 10 4c; fancy dairy, 29c. Poultry Roosters, old. $4jj 5; young, &8.t0; broilers, small, 4)33.60; large. $4 4 50; fryers, Ja'ao.60; hens, $4.&0s; ducks, old, S4&5; yeans. $68. Kggs Store, 46c; fancy ranch, 54c. Cheese New. 1614&19c; young Americas, 17ji9c. Hay Wheat, $1520; wheat and oats, $14 IT; alfalfa, $9 12; stock. $7 10; bar ley, 1013; straw, per bale. 5070c. Fruits Apples, choice, 75c 90c; com mon, 4065c;' bananas, 75c1?3.50; limes, $465; lemons. choice, $3.504; com mon, J2&3. oranges, Navela, $2.6U4j3; pine apples. $2 2. 75. Wool 3outh Plains and San Joaquin. BglOc; Spring Humboldt and Mendocino, 13 150. Hops 14 27c per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 75$1; Salinas Burbanks. $1.151.35; sweets, 75c 41 $1.25. Receipts Flour, 11,826 sacks; wheat, 1305 centals; barley, 3915 centals; oats, 3320 centals; beans, 13,332 sacks; corn, 120 cen tals: potatoes, 7710 sacks; bran, 400 sacks; middlings, 490 sacks; bay, 820 tons; wool, 28 bales; hides, 430. OREGON WOOL FIRM IN EAST. Best Staple Sells for 25 Cents In the Grease. BOSTON, Nov. 16. The between seasons period In the local wool market shows un usually good demand by smaller mills and trading is still quite active. Domestic stocks are decreasing and interest centers in what sheepmen will ask for the" new clip. Prices continue very firm, staple Oregon selling for 25c in the grease. A moderate demand for territory and California? wools is noted. Texas Fine 12 months, 75'878c; fine 6 to 8 months. 68Sr70c; fine Fall. 6800c. California Northern, C8r70e; middle country. 63&6."c: Fall free, 50 3? 52c. Oregon Eastern staple. No. 3, 78fi?'80c; Eastern clothing, 70 72c; valley. No. 1. 57 58c. Territory Fine staple, 7780e; fine med ium staple. 7072c; fine clothing, 70'72c; fine medium, clothing. OSiffeSc; half-blood, T3i8'7Bc: three-eighths-blood, 6970c; quarter-blood, 67 68c. Pulled Extra, 727c; line a, ooig iucj "A" supers, 60 64c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Nov. 16. The market for standard copper on the New York Metal Exchange was more active today, sales being reported of 100 tons for February de livery at 13.324c The market closed firm with spot and November at 12. 904f 13.00c: December. 12.90 13.05c : January. 13.00 13.00 4c: February, 13.00 13.25c ; March. 13.224 13.30c. The Txindon market closed at 60 for spot and f61 for futures. Local dealers quote lake copper at 13.00lS.25c; electrolytic, 12.874 4f 13.124c; casting at 13.7512.874c. Tin was steady with spot closing at 30.70 80.85c; November, 30.7030.80c; Decem ber, 30.7030.90c; January. 30.8031.00c The English tin market waa unchanged to a shade higher, spot closing at 139 16s and futures at 141 16s. Lead quiet. Spot, 4.374 4.42o New York and 4.22g4.274c East 81. Louis. The London market was higher at 13 2s 6d. Spelter quiet. Spot 6.26grS.40c New York, .206.25c East St. Louis.- The Lon don market was unchanged at 23 5s. Iron was higher at 61s for Cleveland war rants In London. Locally the market was unchanged. Dairy Produce In the East. ' CHICAGO. Nov. 16. Butter Steady. Creameries, 26 4 030c; dairies, 24 28c. Kgga Steady. Receipts, 6659 cases, at mark, cases Included. 25254c; firsts, 474c; prime firsts, 28 4c Cheese Firm. 'Dairies, 1164: Twins, ll6 4c; Young Americas, 16 16 lie; 'Long Horns, 16c NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Butter Firmer. Creamery specials, Jl314c; extras, 30 $0 4c. Cheese Firm, unchanged. Eggs Firm. Western extra firsts, 32 33c; firsts. JSgSlc. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Evaporated apples, firm. November delivery. 8&8c; spot fancy, ll114c; choice, 1908, 943104c; prime, 8i&8c; common to fair. eigSc. Prunes, firm. California, up to 40-50S, 2 l-c; Oregon, 64 9c. Apricots, firm. Choice. ll1114c; extra chulce, 114&Hc; fancy, 126124c Peaches, steady. Choice, 54Sj54c; extra choice. 66c; fancy. 646c. Raisins, firm. Loose Muscatel, 43c; choice to fancy seeded. 540614c; seedless, 364c; London layers. $1.2001.25. New .York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Cotton futures closed steady. November, 14.33c; Decem ber, 14.63c; January, 14.72c; February. 14.77c; March and April,' 14JSc; May, 15.01c; June and July, 15.08c; August, 14.24c; September. 13.1-frc: October, 12.50c Spot cotton closed quiet, 15 points higher. Middling uplands, 14.95c; middling Gulf, 15.20c No sales. DECLINE IS STEADY Chicago Wheat Market Strong Only at Opening. THEN PRICES' DROP AWAY Numerous Profit-Taking Sales, Mostly by Big Elevator Inter . ests, Break the Back bone of the Market. CHICAGO. Nov. J6. After pronounced ad vances In the early trading, grain In all the pits here today sank steadily and closed at or slightly below yesterday's final figures. Provisions, particularly pork, took a plum met course from the start. When the wheat market opened with a sharp advance. December going up a full cent In the first hour, with May a close second, conditions seemed ripe for a repe tition of yesterday's strength. The back bone of the market, however, was quickly broken by numerous profit-taking sales. In which big elevator interests were credited with the lion's share. At the close of the trading, December stood at $1,07 4, un changed from yesterday's final quotations, with May c below yesterday, at $10514. The corn pit duplicated the performance In the wheat trade, and, after a spectacular advance on the opening, induced by unex pected wet weather in the corn belt, prices sagged under the hall of profit-taking sales, December closing 4 4 c lower than yes terday, at 60HJ604c. Cash demand was poor and local sales totalled an aggregate of 85,000 bushels. Car receipts were less than estimated and primary arrivals for the first time of late, were less than those of a. year ago, the figures being 3S2,000 bushels, and 462.000 bushels. Profit-taking sales, which changed an Initial advance to a steady decline, were also a feature of the day's trading in oats. Primary receipts, as in corn, showed an unusual - deficit. The range of Drlces was ; less in oats than In wheat or corn. Decem ber closing 414c lower, at 39439c. In provisions, pork ranged from 20 to 624c; lard. 20 to 224c. and ribs, 174320c lower than Monday's final figures. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Doc $1,08 4 $1,084 $1,074 $1,074 May 1.061, I.O614 1.06 1.054 July 98 ..98 .9 if 4 .964 CORN. .61j .614 .62 .6, .614 .61 OATS. Dec. May. July. .604 .614 .60 4 .604 .614 604 .39 .3914 Dec. July. .3!t .39?4 .3i .39?. .34 .38 MESS PORK. Jan . . May. 21.374 21.374 20.874 1.00 20.10 20.15 19.974 20.00 LARD. Nov. Jan. , May. 13.374 13.374 12.00 12.00 11.374 11 374 13.20 11.874 11.30 3.20 l.0 1.S0 SHORT BIBS. Jan 10.65 10.76 10.66 10.6S May 10.35 10.45 10.85 10.35 Cash quotations were as follows: Rye No. 2. 74 4c. Barley Feed or mixing, 61 56c; fair to choice malting, 57 64c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $1,74 4; No. 1 Northwestern, $1,84 4. Timothy seed $3.75. , - Clover $9.60 14. Pork Mess, per barrel, $23.76 24. Lard Per 100 pounds, $13,324. Short ribs bides (loose), $11.60 11. 76. Sides Short, clear (boxed), $11.5011.7$. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 883,000 bushels. Primary receipts wetv 1.052.000 hushala. romnared with 1 - 386.000 bushels the corresponding day k year ago. The world's visible supply, as shown by Bradstreefs, decreased 1. 069.000 bushels. estimated receipts lor tomorrow: Wheat. 34 cars; corn, 99 cars; oats, 86 cars; hogs, 30,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. . . 33.500 86.200 ..158,300 76.600 ..270,800 249.200 ..333.000 344,800 Flour, barrels..., Wheat, bushels... Corn, bushels..,. Oats, bushels.... Rye. bushels..... . 13.000 Barley, bushels 126,000 64,800 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Flour Receipts. 26,703 barrels; exports, 16,986 barrels. Mar ket steady.- with quiet trade. Minnesota patent, $5.365.40; Winter straights, $5.20 5.30: Minnesota bakers, $4.604.S5. Wheat Receipts, 167,900 bushels; exports, 563,290 bushels. Spot market easy; No. 2 red, $1.27 asked domestic elevator; No. 2 red $1,264 nominal, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.16 4 nominal, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1,204 nominal, f. o. b. afloat. After advancing early on the technical position and cables, wheat declined In the afternoon, losing more than the early gain und3r realizing and on a smaller de mand, a quieter cash trade and a bearish Russian crop estimate. The close was barely steady at 4o decline. December closed $1,164; May, $1,124. Hops Dull. HideB Firm. Leather Quiet. Wool and petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. Wheat and barley-; Firm. Spot quotations Wheat Shippmgt, $1.80 01.15; milling, $1,82 4. Barley Feed, $1.4591.474; , brewing, $1.4741.48. Oats Red. $1.60 1. TO; white, $1,574 1.65; black. $2.40 2.65 asked. Call board sales Wheat No trading. Barley May. $1.61 .1.52 14 ; December, $1.48. Corn Large yellow, tl.70JJl.75. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Nov. 16. Cargoes firmer. Walla Walla for shipment Sd higher, 39s 6d to 39s 9d. English country markets quiet; French country markets qutot. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 16. Wheat Decem ber, 8s 4d: March, 7s Sd; May, 7a 74d. Weather, rain. Grain at Minneapolis,. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 16. Wheat Decem ber, $1.04141.04: May, $1,054. Cash: No. 1 hard, $1.06 1.07; No. 1 Northern. $1.0614 1.07- No. 2, $1.04V1.06. Flax $1.8114. Corn No. 8 yellow. 6061c. Oats No. 3 white, 37438c Rye No. 2. 6854g69?4c. Grain Markets of the Northwest. I.EWISTOWN, Idaho. Nov. 16. (Special.) Grain quotations unchanged. Wheat Bluestem, U3c; forty-fold, 89c; club and turkey red, 80c; red Russian. 79c. Oats, $1.15 1.20. Barley Feed, $1.1001.124. TACOMA, Nov. 16. Wheat Bluestem. $1.05(31.06; club, 9596c; red Russian, 94c SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 10. Wheat -Bluestem, $1,054; club, 054c; Fife, 954o red Russian, 92 4 c Change in Available Supplies. NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Special telegraphic and cable advices received by Bradstreefs show the following changes In available sup plies as compared with previous account:- Bushels. Wheat United States, east of the Rockies, decreased 8 71.000 Canada, decreased -2,668,000 Total, rnlted States and Canada, decreased ;'2'2XX'5S2 Afloat for and In Europe, increased. 2,500,000 Total American and European, de- creased 1,060,000 Corn. United States and Canada, In- creased 182,000 OaVs. United States aDd Canada, in- creased 961.000 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Coffee futures closed barely tseady at a net decline of 5'15 points. November. 6.40c; December. 6.35 6.40c; March. 4.466-55c; May, 6.55&6.60c; July. 6.65i6.70c; September. 6.70fi6.75c. Soot, , THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AINSW0RTH. President ' R. 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Cordova, 9fflllc- Sugai-Raw, steady. Fair refining, 3.92c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4.42c; molasses sugar, 3.67c. Reflned. steady. CruBhed, 6.05c; powdered, C.H&c; granulated, 5.2fto. A CARTOONIST'S TALK Xew System. of Expressing Ideas In- terests lexicographers. New York Evening Post. The. polyglot teamster who boasted that ho could speak two languages Eng lish and profane could add another to hls list without going abroad to learn it. The cartoonist has a language of which the lexicographers are beginning to sit up and take notice. Biff (bif), n. (onomatopoeic in origin, being a vocal imitation of a dull, sick ening thud). 1. The sound of a fist striking, a fighter in tljo ribs. 2. The kick ofa mule. 3. A policeman club bing an innooent bystander. 4. Grand pa slipping down on the ice. Yaaa-aa-HI lnterj. 1. An exclamation of derision by the bad boy when the school teacher sits on the bent pin. 2. A command to "get out of her" when an interloper gets into ' a picture and "pies the form." Oof! lnterj. 1. An exclamation of pain by the cat when the dog chases her up the chimney with the fire in progress. 2. The comment of the onlooker at a fight when a pugilist gets hit in the solar plexus. S-s-say! lnterj. The expression of the victim in a calamity scene. Hel-up!! n. A call for aid when a comic character falls out of a 5-miIe-hlgh balloon. , Wow, o-o s-s-s! Words uttered in the last picture of a calamity set,, meanins the motor 'has exploded and taken all the creases out of my trousers Just back from the pantatorlum. Bow-wow. The language of a dog chasing a cat. Meow The words of the said pursued feline. Zz-z-z-z Coming from a person re cumbent or leaning against a lamppost or chair denotes the sound of slumber. B-B-E!!! Exclamation of horror by 'the "pallid doll" while Jimmy, her bold protector, shoots the daylight out of a stuffed calico snake placed in the lovers" path by Mike and Jake, the bad boys. YA-H-HA-HA! (See Heehee-hee!) HEE-HEE-HEE! (See Yi-hi-haw-haw.) YI-HI-HAW-HAW Uproarious laugh ter by those present when the trick mule kicks Uncle Ephraim into the canal. "Gr-rr-rrr!" 1. The language of a re tired prizefighter coming back. 2. The greeting of a bull pup. Smatter? Condensed sentence uttered by the unsuspecting victim in the lull that precedes the giving to him of his'n. Awk (see krawk) Side remark. Krawk Side remark by the parrot when the bomb explodes in grandfather's hip pocket. Glug-g-g! (See Blub.) - Blub Remarks of the submerged char acter who has been precipitated to the bottom of the millpond and is sending up profane bubbles. O-umph lawn uuerea oy wiuie nign' A GENERAL BUSINESS Cedric"-"Celtic" Urittt SImsmci la lb nai, M CKETIC CANOPIC and ROMANIC Procrasi Is r Osics sr Asasey Leaves NEW YORK JANUARY aOlk. 1M Al swssm mdmiti be 7J oVr at $40 and np for BtauHui Frtonm giving AJt 'Mrtrntei, vDU-Ck VIS SttT. White Star Line, Seattle, or Local Agenta. roller when his lady walks off with the prizefighter. Marriage lionises. 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