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17 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1909. FLOUR IS ADVANCED Price of Patents Goes Up 60 Cents Barrel. MILLERS' SCRAP IS ENDED rence Established Between Puget Sound Concerns Which Have Been Engaged In Cut ting Prices. Th floor trar that h waged on Puget Soon a for th last lew month! earns to an sd TMtM-day. a satisfactory understanding being reached by ths millers Involved In ths affair during a conference at Spokane. WItn ths hostilities at an end the market took ths coarse that was expected and advanced. Ths rlss affected all points In ths North west. Ths advanes In Portland was a sharp ana. amounting to a sheer Jump of 0 cents a barrel on patents, which put this grade np to 5.7 per barrel. Straights and clears wars lifted 10 cents and exports 15 rats a barrel. Valley grades will probably b raised from SO to 69 cents a barrel. Ths wheat market has been advancing steadily all ths tims ths millers havo been fla-htlng each other, and under normal con ditions thsre would have been two or three advances In ths flour lists. They were prevented, however, by the trouble on the Sound, which naturally affected this mar ket, but now that harmony has been re stored, th millers hava made up for lost time and put ths manufactured product on a, parity with the raw material. All ths Puget Bound mills wsrs involved In ths pries cutting when "it was at the worst, but ons by ons tbey went back to thlr original lists, except the two lead ing concerns, which kept up the light until yesterday. Several of the smaller .North ern mills In the past few days have raised their prices almost 40 oents a barrel, but now all of thsm ars at ths sams top leveL level. fhe new prices announced yesterday went Into effect Immediately, none of the mills accepting business at any less figure. There were no new developments In ths wheat market. The Keeling was decidedly firm, and sellers were few. Oats and barley were strong at former prices. Loral receipts In cars wsre reported by tho Merchants Exchange as follows: TVBeat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday S Tuesday 20 Wednesday ... 34 Year ago .... 44 Season to date. 5271 Season yr. ago. 7004 11 55 11 1 2 t 1 S 3 8 7 7:9 C91 1057 263 2 6 535 600 5 11 12S 13S DEALERS QCOTB IOWKB HOP PRICE Eastern Bears Continue to Detrress Market. Klggs Buys for Iondon. The Oregon hop market has fallen on evil days. The persistent tactics of short sellers in the East and In England have forced prices down nntll some dealers now believe the local market Is on a 20-cent basis. In fact, the offering of a large block of Oregon hope to the London trade yester day brought back a old at that figure. That ths market Is not sntlrely lifeless however, la shown by the fact that In the past few days. T. A. Rlggs, of Dallas, has bought 250 bales on English account. The jirles was not learned, but was probably low. The 'Watervllle Times of November 11 ma or ins rw jgr A firm, waiting market with no transao- xions Is the local condition of th market this week. Those still holding their crops 'are not ready to make any concession in price and the dealera are unwilling to in crease their . 'otters to meet the demands of these holders. The unprecedented buying .early fn the season naturally cleaned up the larger part of the hops and this lull In the market was sure to come sooner or later. The latest circulars of the London trade say In part: "Wild. Neame A Co. Since our last report there has been practically a clearance of all Eaat and Mid Kent growths at full rates, and our market In consequence Is strong with an upward tendency. It mnst be many years since available supplies were so restricted at this time of the year and It Is difficult to see how consumers" re quirements are to be met during the next few months. Manger A Henley There Is a steady de mand for the few hops left and prices are fully maintained. Messrs. W. H. 4 H. Le May The trade continues good for all descriptions of hops and prices are very firm. Official Government returns of Aleace-Lor-ralne show the 190S yield to have been the emalleat on record, averaging II sentner per hektar. as against 23. senter per hektar In 1908. The aggregate yield Is 11.132 sent ner from 41SI hektar. which compares with 107.694 sentner from 6464 hektar In 1"S and with $6,244 zentner from 4618 hektar in 1907. WOOL CO NTRA CTTV G IX THE WEST. Boston Firms Averae to Enterlnr the Mar ket Now.. Fibre and Fabrla. of Boston, says of the reports of wool contracting In the West: Information as to the contracting for the new domestio wools Is still confined largely to rumors. It la known for a cer tainty, however, that Boston firms offered Montana growers 23 He but that 25c to 27c was asked and that the matter was dropped for a time at least. The Boston trade as a whole have shown little Interest In the "West so far. owing to the high prices de manded and because the enormous Austrian clip offers a better Held for speculation. Two of the largest mills are said to have offered lc and more for triangular wools but this story seems improbable. Inasmuch as It is generally believed a Philadelphia dealer contracted for some of these same dools at !3tc. Interest as fas as Americans are con cerned still centers 111 the Melbourne mar ket. The very latest advices from there note an advance of 6 7 nor cent over prices ruling a week ago, which brings the mar ket for the first time since this season opened above prices of two years ago. Americans hava bought freely and it is understood that some very desirable lines hsve been taken for Boston account at full prices." POCLTRV 81TPI.T IS INCREASING. imuud Not Strong Enough to Work Off All the Receipt. Poultry receipts were aaln very heavy and the demand vu not strong enough to absorb all of ' them. The best dressed turkey of fered brought 21 cents, but only a small part of .the receipts graded as choice. For the gen eral run of chickens. 13 cents was the mar ket. There was a fair supply of wild game and ths demand fur it waa better than early in the week. No changes were made in the egg market. The best Oregone, guaranteed, brought 45 cents and Easterna sold from 32 to S8 cents. Butter and cheese were In good demand at former prices. Red Emperors From Grants Pass. Among the grape receipts yesterday was a small shipment of Red Emperors from the Carson vineyard at Grants Faet They acre superior to any California grapes of this va riety seen. here. The grape market tn gen eral was lightly amjlplled and firm on all good offerings. Otherwise there was but little of Interest In tbe fruit market. Vegetables moved well and prices throughout the list were steady. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portlnnrl H.KJ.WS feattl 2.41!8.Sr,i Tacoma 04..V5 4S.AJ3 Spokane 724.151! 82,16.! PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Trackage prices: Bluestem. 11.07;- club. 97c; red Russian, 4o; Valley, 9539c; Turkey red. 96c; 40-fold, 9 Sc. BAR LET Feed, S27.(e28; brewing. 121 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $5.75 per barrel; straight. 4.65; clears. St. eft: exports. S-4.25; Valley 14.90: graham, $4.70; whole wheat, quarters. 94.90. CORN Whole. $3: cracked. 134 per ton. 1HLLSTUFFS Bran. $28 per ton; mid dlings $32; shorts. $27.50; rolled barley, $29 -9 30 OATS No. 1 white. 29.SO80. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley, tU IT oer ton: Eastern Oregon, 1S10: alfalfa, $16018: clover, $14; cheat, 11! 14.60;-grain bay. $14 916. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery extras. 6c; fancy outside creamery. 82tt03oo per lb.; store. 13H6 340. (Butter fat prices average lHc per pound under regular butter prices.) EGGS Fresh Oregon extras, 42tt45o per dozen; Eastern, !2lIo per dosen. CHEESE Full cream twins, 174 18o per poundt Toung Americas. 18 H 9 19c. POULTRT Hens, 1218So: Springs. 12 HC 18 :: roosters. 910o; ducks. 15 lSVic: geese. lOttc: turkeys, live. l417c; dressed. 20"3 22c. PORK Fancy. H10o per pound. VEAL Extras. 10 H Olio per pound. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apples, $138 box; pears. $131.50 per box; grapes. 50cff$1.25 per crate. 12i15o per basket: Spanish Malaga. $7.60 per barrel; quinces. 11.25 9 1.69 per box: cranberries, $9t.60 per bar rel: persimmons, $1.50 per box. POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon, 60 9 0c per sack; sweet potatoes. Hi 2c per pound. TRQflCAL FRUITS Oranges. 8.T5J; lemons, fancy, $6; choice. $5.50; grape fruit $1.'604J4 per box;' bananas. 606HO per pound; pomegranates. $1.60 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 75e per dosen; beans, lOo per pound; cabbage, & le per lb.: cauliflower, 90ciffll.25 per doz.; celery. 60085c per dozen; eggplant, $1.75 per box: garlic, 10c per pound; horseradish, 910c per dozen; hothouse lettuce, 1 14 1.25 per box; peas. 10c per pound; peppers, $1.60 par box; pumpkins, 1SH4C: radishes, 16c per dozen; sprouts. 8e per lb.; squash, $101.10; tomatoes, 76c$l. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. T5eS$l per sack; carrots. $1; beets. $1.26: ruta bagas, $1.10 per sack; parsnips, $1.25. ONIONS Oregon, $1.2501.50 per sack. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 27c per pound: standard, 22c; choice, 21c; English, 20 20 lie. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 15c: smoked. 16 lie; short clesr backs, heavy dry salted, 1514c: smoked. 1614c; Oregon exports, dry salted, 16c; smoked, 17s. HAMS 10 to IS pounds, 1714c; 14 to 16 pounds, 1714c; 18 to 20 pounds, 1714c; hams, skinned. 18c; picnics, 1314c; cottage rolls. 16c; boiled hams, 3425c; boiled picnics, 11c. . LARD Kettle rendered, 10s. 1714c; stan dard pure, 10s. 1614o; choice, 10s, 1514c. Compound, 10s. 1114 c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each, 80c: dried beef sets. 19c: dried beef outsldes, 17c; dried beef tnildes, Ho; dried beef knuckles, 20c PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Plga feet, $13.50; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe, $12; lunc tongues,. $19.-60; meas beef, ex tra, $12; meas pork, $25. Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples. 9Hv per pound; peaches. 7 lie 8c; prunes, Italians. S14. 614c; prunes. French. 46c; currants, un washed, cases, B14c; currants, washed, caaes. 10c; figs, white, fancy, 60-Ib. boxes, 614c; dates, 8&814a SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound flat a. $42.1014; Alaaka pink. 1-pound talis, 90c: red. 1-pound talis, $1.45; socksyes, 1 pound tails.' $2. COFFEE Mocha, 2428c; Java, ordinary, 17g20c: Costa Rica, fancy. IS 20c; good. 16918c; ordinary, 124 16c per pound. NUTS -Walnuts. 14&16c per pound; Bra sll nuts, 1214 4 13c; filberts, 14 15c; al monds. 1414 a 1514c; chestnuts, Ohio, 20o; cocoanuts, (Ho&$l per dozen. BEANS Small white, 614c; large white, 414c; Lima, B14c; bayou, 514c; pink. 414c. SUGAR Granulated. 6 75; extra C. $5.25; golden C. $5.15; fruit and berry sugar, $5.95: beet. $3.63; cubes (barrel). $6.30; powdered (barrel). $0. Terms on remit tances within 15 days, deduct 14 c per pound, if later than 15 days and within 30 DO days, deduct 14 c per pound. Maple sugar. 1518o per pound. SALT Granulated. $18 per ton. $1.90 per bsle: half ground, 100s, $7.00 per ton; 50s, $8 per ton. HONEY Choice, $3.2593.30 pe"r case. Hops, Wool, Hides,- Etc. HOPS 1909 crop, II 23c: ' 1908 crop, nominal, 1907 crop, 12c; 1903 crop, 8c WOOL Eastern Oregon. 16 23c pound. MOHAIR Choice, 24c pound. CASCARA BARK 414 c per pound. HIDES Dry hides, lSiz'l'Jc per pound; dry kip. 1718o pound; dry calfskin. 1'. 21c pound; salted hides, ll)".4llc; salted calfskin, 13916c pound; green, lc less. FUKS No. 1 skins: Goatskins, 15c9 $1.25; badger. 25t50c; bear. $66 20; beaver. $6.50i38-60; cat. wild. 75c1.50:' cougar, perfect head and claws. . $310; fisher, dark. 17.60011; pale, $4.9037; fox, cross, 35; fox, gray, floSVc; fox, red, $305; fox. sliver. $35100; lynx $8415; marten, dark. $S12; mink, X505.50; muskrat. 1525c; otter. $2.504; raccoon, 6075c; sea otter. $100 250, as to size snd color; skunks, 65fc80c; civet cat. 1015o; wolf, $33.50; coyote. 75c 4j $1.25: wolverine, dark, $3 $5; wolverine, pale, $2 2.50. Otis, Turpentine, Etc. COAL Oil.. Pearl, astral and star, cases. llo per gallon; eocene, cases. 22c per gallon; Elaine, cases, 28c per gallon; extra star, esses, 22c per gallon; water white, iron bar rels, lllsc per gallon; wood barrels, 151-0 per gallon; special water white, iron barrels. 15c per gallon. GASOLINE Red crown and motor gaso line. Iron barrels, ltic per gallon; cases. 2:a per gallon; 6 gasoline, iron barrels, 30c per gallon: cases, 3714c per gallon. BENZINE V. M. and naptha. Iron bar rsls, 1314c per"gallon; cases, 204c per gal lon; engine distillate. Iron barrels. 9c per gallon; cases. 141c per gallon. TURPENTINE In cases, 78o per gallon; wood barrels. 7514c per gallon; aroturps (turpentine substitute), iron barrels, 38o "per gallon: rases, 45c per gallon. LINSEED OIL liaw. In barrels. 71c: boiled, in barrels. 73c; raw. In cases, 76c; boiled, in cases, 78. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged, to 6 points higher. Sales. 18.550 bags. Including No vember and December at 6.3oc; February, 6.45c: March, 6.468.60c; May. 6.60c; July. 6.66 6.70c and September at 6.70c. , Spot coffee quotations: No.' 7 Rio. 8 94 8 14c, nominal; No. 4 Santos, IH6"c. Mild quiet. Cordova. 8 11 14c Sugar Raw steady. Fair refining, J. 92c; centrifugal 96 test, 4.42c; molasses sugar, 8.67c. Refled steady. Crushed, 6.95c; pow dered, &.35c; granulated, 5.25c. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO, Nov. 17. Butter Steady; creameries, 2614330c: dairies, 24C8c. Eggs Receipts. 54 cases; steady at mark, cases Included, 25231ic first, 2S14o; prims firsts. 30Hc Cheese Firm; daisies. 1614-16?4c: twins, lfVilt;4c: Young America, ltllb!4c; long burns. 16c. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. eggs Firm, unchanged. Butter, cheese and Wool at St. Loui. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 17 Wool Quiet. Terri tory and Wetsern mediums. 2429c; fine me-23S-26C; flee. 14620c T Stock Speculation Light Be cause of Uncertainty. GOLD EXPORT MOVEMENT Heavy Capital Requirements Con fronting Financial Markets Cop per Deal Is Still a Mys tery to Wall Street. NBW TORK. Nov. IT. The condition of the speculation in stocks became somewhat lethargle today a a consequenoe of various doubtful ' factors overhanglngs the situation. The swelling of the outward movement of gold to South America was one such factor. The. lack of further response in the copper Industrials to the consolidation project was another. ' The announcement of several new bond is sues called renewed attention to the capital requirements' confronting the financial mar kets and had a quieting effect on the specu lation. Ths gold exports had but slight ef fect on tbe money market, outside a slight hardening of call loan rates. The tone for time loans was slightly easier, if changed at all. New York exchange at Chicago slipped back to a slight discount, marking a subsi dence of a call for relief in New York. There was a decided falling off in the private die count rate in London, causing apprehensions of a check to the Inflow of gold to London. The Impression Is conveyed that speculative liquidation has effected some relief of the money situation In New York, while the pres ent quiet speculation In stocks keeps the money market free from renewed encroach ments. . The falling back Into quietude of the cop pens must be 'explained by suspicion of the reports of the consolidation and the admit tedly chaotlo state In which the project still stands. The Influence of the American Telephone ab sorption of the West era Union was seen in the ease with which advances wers forced in minor Independent companies In industries In which a dominant combination already ex isted, such as the smaller iron and steel companies. The long-expected Missouri Paclfio financial plan made its appearance with ths announce ment of the placing with bankers of an Issue of $29,806,000 first and refunding convertible bonds, underwritten at 85, the price et which they are offered to- stockholders. A small premium was established in the quotation for the bonds' by dealings when Issued in the out side market. As part of an Issue of tl"5,000,00, for which authority la to be asked of the stock holders, and with announcement In ths day' news of similar authority to be asked by the Atlantio Coast Line to issue $223,066,000 and by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. ztoula to Issue $20,000,000, an impression waa created of prodigious applications for capital coming forward. The reported determination of the British Lords to "insist on a general election before passing the budget was without apparent ef fect on the markets. Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value, $2,864,000. . United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING 6TOQK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. Blgh. 67 li 93 Hi 4a 47 1414 7Jlt 70J, 47 25 15 62 101 112 125 144 Low. Bid. Allls Chalmers pf. 6,bo0 Amal Copper .... 83,600 Am Agricultural .. 3J0 66H 9214 485, 46 S3 7414 68 '.4 464 24 1 ' J614 6214 10114 112 124 U3 Vs 'S4H 61 120 It 14 66 Win 48 4613 81 74 681i 4614 Am Beet Sugar .. 500 Am Can pt s.iiuv Am Car 4V Foun. a.ooo 6.CKM) Am Cotton Oil .. Am Hd & Lt pf. Am lee riecurl 600 3V0 6"0 3O0 14,6110 100 1,700 11.600 '"ioo 7.80 , 9,400 30 24 Am Linseed Oil .. Am Locomotive . . 16 62 Am smelt fit net.. do preferred ... Am Sugar Ref Am Tel & Tel .... Am Tobacco pt ... Am Woolen ...... Anaconda Mln Co. Atchison do preferred ... 10114 1121 124 141114 loo 14 S4'-j 62 12U14 104 34 94 52 12oi K414 13614 Atl Coast Line 200 13614 las 14 Bait & Ohio 1 1 is. do preferred . . . Bethlehem Steel . . . Brook Rap Tran . Canadian Pacific .. Central Leather .. do preferred . . . Central of N J .. Ches & Ohio Chicago & Alton . . Chicago Gt West. Chicago & N W.. C. M & 3t Paul.. C. C, C & St L... Colo Fuel & Iron.. Colo Southern . . do 1st preferred. do 4 preferred. Consolidated Gas. . Corn Products ... Del & Hudson .. D ft R Grande . .'. do preferred . . . Distillers' Securi .. Erie do ljt preferred . do 2d preferred. General Electrio .. Gt Northern pf .... Gt Northern Ore .. Illinois Central ... Interborough Met.. TRADERS 84 77 176 47 1"S '290 88 67 20 18.1 155 76 6 66 " 79 142 . 22 '184 47 83 37 33 48 40 161 142 81 146 ' 2.1 66 108 24 15 61 28 43 71 152 62 J. 15 72 49 75 111 8!)J 63 132 47 96 78 145 41 13.1 111 94 64 Vt 191 60 164 47 106 40 711 66 3.1 72 91 129VS 32 70 26.200 8.400 1.800 1.700 600 1.200 '3,700 800 24 67 19 24 1514 63 "43U 71 163 is"-4 73. 60 7514 23 66 108 24 15' 62 '42 70 15214 i.ivi 72 48 75 do preferred . Inter Harvester y. Inter Marine pf .. Int Paper Int Purup ..... Iowa Central K C Southern ... do preferred ... Louisville & Nafh Mini A St Louis. M. S( P & 8 S M. Mlnaniirl PaciflO .. 1.000 "".ioo 6.400 Mo. Kan A Texas 86.1O0 do preferred ... National Biscuit . National Lead . . . Mex Nat Ry 1st pf N Y Central N T, Ont & West. Norfolk tt West. North American .. Northern Paclno .. Pacific Mall Pennsylvania People's Gin .... 1.900 2.066 89 68 4,l 900 ' 2 j"o6 600 18.300 48 05 145 4.1 134 46 95 345"4 43 133 P C C t St L Pressed Steel Car. 4.1") Pullman Pal Car. 1,"00 Ry Steel Spring .. fiOO Reading 10R.5O" Republic Steel ... 1.300 do preferred ... 4K Rock Island Co.. 4.20 do preferred ... Pt L & S V 2 pf. 70O St L Southwestern 10,1"0 do preferred ... 3.2fO Slops-Sheffield .... 100 Southern Paclfio .. T.4 65 192 "4 61 64 192 60 1R2'4 47 105 39 rt fit'.li, 32 71 91 128 32 70 38 164 47 IO6 4014 W 5 3.1 72 91 129 Southern Railway. 16,B0 .T.'i4 71 4" do preferred ... i0 Tenn Copper 8.400" Texas & Pacific... 1.2i0 Tol, St L West. 800 30 36 64 69 2f2 102 6."lj 69 201 101 '50 90 126 58 49 20 52 34 SS SI 35 63 69 2'! lf2 82 6n 9" 126K, 5814 49 1 62 34 85 8;"'. 8 80 do prererrea ... Union Pacific ... TS.ooo do preferred ... 900 TT S Realty U S Riihber 200 50 U S Ste"el 66,100 91 do preferred ... 500 126 Utah Copper 6.100 59 Va-Caro Chemical. 900 60 Wabash 2) 20 do preferred .. 1.7O0 63 Western Md Inn 34 Wesrlnghouse Elee 6"0 85 Western Union ... 12.400 82 Wheel A L Erie Wisconsin Central. 100 60 60 Total sales for the day. 577,600 shares. BONDS. U. S." ref. 2s region IN Y C G 3a...91 do coupon. .. .100 North Pacific Ss. 92 U. S. 3s res 101!North Pacific 4s. 102 do coupon. .. .101 Unlon Pacific 4s. 102 TJ S new 4s reg.ll5'Wiscon Cent 4s. 94 do coupon. .. .116'Japanese 4a -87 D R Q 4s 97 I Money, Exchange, Etc. CHICAGO. Nov. 17. New York exchange, 10c discount. SA N' FRANCISCO. Nov. IT. Sterling on London, 60 days. $4.83; sight, $4.87. Silver bars, 60c. Mexican dollars, 45c. Drafts Sight. 8c; telegrsph, Tc. LONDON, Nov. 17. Bar silver, steady at 23 d per ounce. Money, 1144 per cent. Vvr- late et discount in the open, market for 1130 . 8414 3414 8,400 77 77 1.400 17714 176 8.200 '4714 47 200 KB 10 100 20 2W T.60O frBli t 100 7ii 67V l.fWO 21 204 2.100 lfWt4 112 2,100 156 165 8X 77 76 12.900 6714 4014 1.2iO 67 66 200 80 8014 ""ioo 14214 14214 200 22 T4 22 1.100 1S5 . 183 1.100 4814 47 100 , 8414 8414 'siioo 'iiii 's.iii 200 4 8 48 "'706 i.i ' i2"4 4.700 143 142 600 81 81 short bills Is 4fi4 per cent; for three months' bills. 44 per cent. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. Prime mercantile paper, 6t?5 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8335f-4.8346 for 60-day bills, and at $4.8725 for demand; commercial bills. $4.821464.83. Far silver, 50 c . Mexican dollars. 43c. Bonde Government steady; railroads, nrra. Monev on call firm, 45 per cent; ruling . .. ki4 4S nur cent: rate, ,4 per cviit, c.uDiiifi " " 1 . . --. offered at 5 per cent. TTme loans .easy; 60 days, WflDM per cem. w . - - oent; 6 months, 44 per cent. Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of busi ness today was as follows; . GoTd,1colnUn'?fr '. . .$883,838,860 Silver dollars of 1890... aalS-oSS Silver certificates outstanding... 48S.9Jj.oou General fund Standard allver dollars In gen- eral fund ...f,!1'; Current liabilities 106, 84 1.849 Working balance In Treasury offices 2 1.055,7. 3 In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United Stales ; ,'9;;S. Subsidiary silver coin lh.9 H.i Minor coin 1'Vi',''?7l Total balance In general fund.. 84.1i.llo FANCY STOCK AT TOP HIGH-GRADE HOGS ARE AGAIN M.6VED AT $8.10. Strong Demand Shown for Best Cat tle at Stockyards Re-, ceipts Are Large. High grade hogs were moved at $8.10 again yesterday, and nothing in this Una was sold for less than $8. The demand for good stock of all kinds was strong. Farcy cattle were sold at $3.63 and sales of steers at $4.50 were reported. Receipts for the day were 2S5' cattle. 14 calves. 223 sheep, 1227 hogs and 20 horses. Shippers at the yards were C. T. Reavls, of Weleer, Idaho, with two cars of cattle; A. R. Ford, with two cars of hogs from McMinnvtlle and Carlton; W. B. Wing, of Eugene, one car of hogs; B. F. Norwood, of Harrisburg. one car of hogs and sheep; H. S. Neal, of Condon, two cars of cattle and calves; C. C Clark, of Arlington, one car of cattle, hogs and calves; G. H. Rus sell, of Shanlko. one car of horses; H. A. Moore, of The Dalles, three cars of cattle; R. C. Milks, of Nampa and Boise, two pars of hogs; T. J. Fryer, of Independence, two cars of sheep; N. R. Marler, of Nampa, Idaho, one car of hogs; E. S. McCully. of Echo, one car of cattle; Joe Dunha, of Echo, one car of cattle; E. Palmer, of Heppner, one car of cattle and calves; Llnd & Van Ausdeln. of Filer. Idaho, three cars of hogs; G. Reillng. of Mount Angel, 1 car of hogs; C. H. Farmer, of McCoy, one car of hogs, and Stone Bros., of Roosevelt, Wash., one car of hogs. The day's sales were as follows; Wt. Pr. Wt. Pr. 2 calves... 800'$4.25!30 hogs 220 8.00 1 bull 1450 2.25 78 hogs 248 8.10 2 calves... 805 5.258! hogs 216 S 00 3 C3WS 1033 3.2548 hogs 243 8.00 3 steers. ..1155 4.50U2 hogs..... 239 S.OO 5 steers... 970 4.0025 cows 1144 3.C5 1 bull 1430 2.25 24 . cows 1104 3.65 68 hogs.... 226 6.0.-. 1 bull 1350 2.50 Prices quoted at the yards yesterday were as follows: CATTLE Best steers $4. 25 4 60; fair to good. $3 85 4; medium and feeders, $3.50 6 8.75; best cows, $.1.50313.65; medium, $3.50 3.25; common to medium, $2.502.75; bulls, $202.50: stags, $2.5U3.50; calves, light, 5.255.50; heavy. $44.75. HOGS Best, $8j8.10; medium, $7,509 7.85; stockers. $4&4.75. SHEEP Beet wethers. $4.25J4.SO; fair to good. S.754; best ewes. $375f54; fair to good. $3.503.75; lambs, $5&5.35. Eastern Livestock Markets. OMAHA. Nov.x 17. Cattle Receipts. 2400: market, steady to strong. Native steers, $4.50 8; cows and heifers. $3.25g'5.25: Western steers, $.1.506.25; cows and nelfers, 2.bo 4.50; cannem, $2.253.25: stockers and feed ers. $:i'dfi 25; calves, $3.507; bulls and mags. $2. 7514. 65. Hogs Receipts, 8000: market, steady to 5c lower. Heavv. t7.95?8: mixed 87.90S7.95: alht, $7.857 95; pigs, $6.50&7.50; bulk of sales. $7.9007.95. Sheep Receipts, 4500; market, steady. Year lings, $5.2566.25; lambs, $6.75ff7.50. . ALL MILLERS IN" LINE FLOCR WAR OX PUGET SOUND C03LES TO AN END. AVlieat Strong With. California De mand for Bluestem- Onion Market Is Topheavy. SEATTLE. Nov. 17. (Special.) Efforts were made today to aecure an agreement among the flour millers, doing business in the Bound territory, to stop cutting flour prices. It Is said prices will be advanced 40 cents above the advance announced yes terday, beginning tomorrow, and that all the millers will put prices up to he new schedule. This will put flour at $3.75 for patents In less than carlots and 10 cents off for straight cars. Exports were ad vanced to $4.25. Wheat was strong here all day. Cali fornia millers are again In the market for bluestem. Oats were held at $30 today, but no sales were reported at that price. Following the arrfval here within a few days of about 10 carloads of onions, the market is top heavy and dealera have diffi culty obtaining the prevailing quotations. ' Grapes are better cleaned up than at any time In two weeks. Good California varieties sold as high as $1-25. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City Market. - , SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IT. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce market today: Veaetablea Cucumbers. 75c $1:. string beans, 3tfrac; tomatoes, 25&75C; garlic, 4 be; green peas, 3(&5c: eggplant, uurg'65c. Mlllstuffs Bran. $28. Su a J": middlings. $.10.50.., 67.50. s Butter Fancy creamery. 33o; creamery seconds. 30 c; fancy dairy, ?9c. Poultry Roosters, old, $43;. young. $6&8. 0; broilers, small, $33.t0; large, 84t 4.60; fryers, 855.50; hens, $4.50gj9; ducks, old. $4 do; yuan. 86 8. Egg Store, 60e; fancy ranch, 56e. Cheese New, 164fl8c; young Americas, 17&19C. ' Hay Wheat, $1520; wheat and oats, $1417; alfalfa, $9912; stock. $7ljlo; bur ley. $1013; straw, per bale. 30 S 70c. Fruits Apples, choice, 75c90c; com mon. 4005c; bananas. 75cj3.5t; limes. $465; lemons. choice, $3.5c"4; com mon. $2&3; oranges. Navels, $2.50 3; pine apples, 82 2.76. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin. 6010c; Spring Humboldt and Mendocino, 1315a . - Hops 14 927c per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, - 75$1; Salinas Burbanks, $1.15(1.35; sweets, 75c 41 1.25. Receipts Flour. 2658 quarter sacks; wheat, 600 cexttals; barley. 7040 centals; oats, 1885 centals, beans, 11.492 sacks: corn, 470 cen tals; potatoes. 6110 sacks; bran. 350 sacks; middlings. 216 sacks; hay, 290 tons; wool, 9 bales; hides, 670. Dried Fruit at XewTork. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. Evaporated apples, quiet and nominally unchanged. November delivery. 84jSc; spot, fancy, new crop, 11 llc; choice. 1908. 9(S'10c; prime, 8 8c; common to fair, 6ig8c. Prunes, quiet. California, 27o up to 40-50s; Oregon. 6S9c. - Apricots, firm on light offerings. Choice, llllc; extra choice. llSfllc; fancy, 12 12e. Peaches, moderately active end firm. Choice, 6SSo; extra choice, 5J,4fOc; fancy, 6 6c. Raisins, firm, with- email stock, especially of the fancy eeeded. Muscatels, 45c; choice to fancy seeded, 5!&6c; seedleBs. 3 &6c; London layers, $1.201.25. The busiest spot In the world Is said to be in the viclnlfv of Mansion House. Lon don, where 37 vehicles pass every ' minute during the day. MAY WHEAT ACTIVE Sales Are Heaviest in the Later Optiqn. CLOSING . PRICES LOWER Bearish Crop Advices From Argen tina Dominate the Chicago Mar ket Liverpool Cables and Domestic News Favorable. CHICAGO. Nov. IT. In the wheat pit here today, activity centered In the May option, In which sales were Influential. Speculative buying and covering purchases took up the excess on the declines. Conditions In the Liverpool market, where firmness prevailed, due to stack accumulations, had a steadying effect on the local trading and the bullish cables were reinforced by lighter receipts In the Northwest and Southwest. Favorable crop reports from the Winter wheat re gions with semiofficial advices from South America that the Argentina wheat crop' Is now safe from locust damage, were, bear ish influences. The range on the leading options was a trifle over-1 cent. May closed c lower than Tuesday's closing at $1.04. and the last quotation on December was o lower than yesterday at $1.06. Clear and cooler weather over the corn belt, with its promise of a speedy crop movement, had a bearish effect on the corn market. December closed 4?c lower than Tuesday at 60c. and May waa a shade lower on the close than yesterday at 61 4j aio. CAUs followed the course of the market in other grains. December closed o lower than yesterday's final quotation, while May finished at 41 c. Provisions closed higher, the January Eroducts finishing as follows: Pork 2-4c Irher, lard 7c higher and ribs 10c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Clost. Dec $107 $1.07 $1.06 $1.S May 1.05 1.05 , 1.04 1.04 July 86 .S6 .96 .96 CORN. Dec 80 .80 .59 .SO May 61 .81 .61 .61 July 60 .61 .60 .60 OATS. Dac .89 .89 .39 .89 May 41 .41 .41 .41 July 39 .39 .89 r .89 MESS PORK.' Jan 21.00 21.00 20.60 21.02 May 20.00 20.07 19.75 20.02 LARD. Nov 1817 13.17 13.05 13.05 Jan 11.80 12.00 11.80 11.97 May 11.82 11.45 11.20 11.42 SHORT RIBS. Jan 10.62 10.75 10.55 10.75 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Rye No. 2, 7374c. Barley Feed or mixing, 51254c; fair to choice malting. 57(S'66c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $1.74; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.84. Timothy aeed $3.75. Clover 89.60?14. Pork Mess, per barrel, $23.75(924. Lard Iar 100 pounds, $13.15. Short ribs Sides (loose), $11.50011.75. Sides Short, clear (boxed), $11.62 11.75. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 6,100,910 bushels. Primary re ceipts were 827,000 bushels, compared with 990.000 bushels tho corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomor row: Wheat, 24 cars: corn, 120 cars; oata, 122 cars; hogs, 26,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 41,500 SR.ino Wheat, bushels (3,400 35,30$ Corn, bushels 219.200 13.100 Oats, bushels 376.800 171.500 Rye. bushels 12.000 1,000 Barley, bushels 172,600 80,400 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Flour Receipts. 48.542 barrels: exports. 3098 barrels. Quiet but steady. Minnesota patent, $5.355.65; Kansas straights, $4.85(6. Wheat Receipts, 189,600 bushels; exports, 176,089 bushels. Spot easy. No. 2 red. $1.26 asked domestic elevator. No. $ red, $1.25 nominal, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth, $1.16, nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.19 nominal f. o. b. afloat. Wheat was Arm early on the cables, but turned weak under heavy speculative selling by large houses with Western con nections and on favorable reports regard ing the Russian and Argentine crops. The close was c to c net lower. December, $1.16; May, $1.17 and July $1.03. Hops Dull. Hides Firm. Petroleum and wool Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17. Wheat and barley, firm. eSpot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $t.80fl 1.85 per cental: milling, $1.82 per cental. Barley Feed. $1.4561.47 per cental; brew ing. $1.471.48 per cental. Oat Red. $1.601.70 per cental; white, tl.S791.6S per cental; black, t2.40 per cen tal. Call board sales: Barley. May, $1.52 per oental bid. $1.52 per cental asked; Decem ber. $1.48 per cental. Corn Large yellow, $1. 70811. 75 per cental. Grain at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17. Wheat Decem ber. $1.0.1;i: May. $1.04. Cash: No. 1 hard. $1.0(8-1.06 : No. 1 Northern. $1.05 1.06!4; No. 2 Northern. $I.031.04 ; No. S Northern. $1.011.03. Flax $1.82. Corn No. 3 yellow, lftfl2;c. Oats No. 3 white, S7'J-18c. Rye No. 2. 68ff69c. European Grain Markets. I.ONDON, Nov. 17. Cargoeo firm. Walla Walla for shipment, 39s 6d to 80s 9d. English country markets firm; French coun try markets quiet. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 17 Wheat December, 8s Tid; March. 7e 8d; May, 7s d. Weather cloudy. Grain Markets of the Northwest. TACOMA. Nov. 17. Wheat Bluertem. $1.05 lBl.06f club, 95(6960; red Russian, 94c. SEATTLE, Nov. 17. Export wheat: Blue stem. $1.06; club, 9c; Fife, 86c; red Russian, 93c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Standard copper on the New York Metal Exchange was Arm and higher today. Spot November and December. 13.2513.62c; January, 13.30(9 13.37c; February. 13.40 13.50c; March, 13.50 3 13.60c. The London market was un changed, closing steady 160 for spot and 61 for futures. Local dealers quote lake copper at 13.25 13.50c: electrolytic at 13.12 13.25c and casting -at 12.87 13.12c. Tin was steady, with sales reported of Ave tons spot at S0(fj70c and 25 tons for November delivery at the same price. Clos ing quotations follow: September, 80.67 30.72c; November, 80.70SI3O.80c; De cember, 80.7580.80c; January, 30.80 80.95c; February, 30.85 31. 00c, and March, 30.8531.12c. The English market was a little lower but closed steady at 139 12s 6d for spot and 141 12s 6d for futures. Lead closed quiet with spot at 4.87 4.42o New York and 4.22 4. 27 East St. Louis. London - market unchanged at 13 2s Cd. Spelter quiet. Spet, 6.266.40o New York and 6.206.25o East St. Louis. The English market was unchanged at 23 6s. The English Iron market was higher, 51s 3d for Cleveland warrants. Locally no change (was reported. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Cotton futures closed steady. November, 14.44c; December, 14.66c; January,!. 14.75c; February, , 14.79c; March and April. 14.99c; May and July. 16.17c; June, 15.13c; August, 14.49c; September, 13.20o; October, 12.67c. Spot cotton closed quiet. Middling uplands, 14.95c; middling Gulf. 15.20c. No sales. Realty Men Protest., SEATTLE, Nov. ' 17. A petition, ad dressed to Attorney General George : lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS TRANSACTS BANKING m i.y:J.3 BIB F-J.?i tl U 1.-3 E.i Sk'.l WAY4S. H 3 iVZV VM Vl,l4iMJJ,VU OLDEST BANK ON THE PAClFJp COAST CAPITAL $1,000,000 SURPLUS and PROFITS $500,000 OFFICERS. W. H. LADD, President. EDW. COOKINOMAM, V.-PrsldenL W. H. DTJNCKLET. Cashier. R. 8. HOWARD, JR.. Asrft Cashier. L. W. LADDi Ass't. Cashier. WALTER M. COOK. Ass't. Cashier. Interest Paid on Savings Accounts and Certificates of Deposit We Issue Letters of Credit, Foreign Drafts, and Travelers' Cnecla THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. It insures against slipperiness and falling horses. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs. It assures a sanitary and durable street. ' It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. ' It assures perfect satisfaction. BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST. " v WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. I CMS .4, Largest "SAXONIA" Dec. 4, Feb. 5, Mar. 19 For Fall Ptrtinlart ana 1 v THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd. H r Torfc. Boaton, Chicago, Ulnneapolla. &D rimnoitco, Toronto ana Montreal, W. Wlckersham, which has already been . signed by 60 of the leading real estate dealers .of the city, is being circulated here asking that the corpo ration tax law be modified so as to eliminate certain features, which it is claimed will work a great' Injustice to real estate dealers. Florida la the center of the turpentine Industry. SMITH WANTS the farmers of the Northwest to ship him for the Thanksgiving trade : 5,000 Dressed Turkeys 10,000 Chickens, alive and dressed 2,000 Dresssed Geese 1,000 Dressed Ducks Smith 'wants your produce all the year round. The prices he is paying today are as follows : Dressed Turkeys . .20c to 22y2c Dressed Geese 15c to 18c Dressed Ducks . 20c to 22V'2c Dresssed Chickens ..15c to 16c Live Chickens 14c Dressed Hogs " 9c Dressed Veal to 130 pounds 10c Large veal less. We never charge commission. We pay with check on the First National Bank of Portland. Tro duce must be good, fat quality; poultry dry-picked. We want small turkeys in preference to large ones." All shipments for the Thanksgiving trade should arrive next Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Address all shipments to the Frank L. Smith Meat Co. "Fighting the Beef Trust" PORTLAND, OREGON Portland Seattle Spokane Downing-Hopkins Co. BROKERS Established 1893. ROOMS 201-204 COUCH RLDG. STOCKS AND BONDS GRAIN PRIVATE WIRES A GENERAL BUSINESS . i - DIRECTORS." EDWARD COOKINOHAlfc HENRY L. CORBKTT, WILLIAM M. LADD. CHARLES E. LADD, J J. WESLEY LADD, 8 B. LINTHICUM. FREDERICK B. PRATT. THEODORE B. WILCOX. Offer the unsurpassed in Luxurious and Comfortable Ocean Travel By the great 20,000 ton ileamer "CARONIA" Nov.27, Jan.8, Feb.19 "CARMANIA" Jan. 22, Mar. 5 triple-icrew turbine in the World c k Twin-Screw, 14,300 tons Kturvalient tpply t L4 Philadelphia, St. Lonla. or i.ocmt akcdu. All Modern Hnfety Dovlc-s fWlreleie, etc.);- London PhHh Hamburg. Pennsylvaniu, Nov. 27 Pres irant. . .Dee. 2 WallTsee Dee 4Kal. A. 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