' 17 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1909. " - '- WHEAT IN DEMAND Prices Are Being Bid Up Sharply in Country. BLUESTEM BADLY WANTED Loral Quotations Are Raised All Around Intern, and For eign Markets Are Stronger. Another boom has struck the wheat mar ket. It Is showing Its effect principally In the Interior, where the country buyers are again running; prices up. A scramble seems to be on to get what little choice blue stem there Is left and between the ad vancing; bids and the tightness of bolder prices have been shoved up materially. While the large dealers here quote blue sicra on track at $1 OS and say they can not pay more, country sellers are asking on the basis of fl.ll and 1.12. It Is also reported that a 2o.000-bushel lot of Big Fend bluestem was sold on the basis of $1.11. The Bctlvo movement In bluestera has also affected other varieties of wheat and higher prices are being Quoted all along the line, club at cents, red Rus sian at 8-5 cents, 40-fold and Turkey red at 11.02. Most of the business reported In wheat yesterday was said to be for California and for Northwest milling account. The millers In this section are more disposed to take hold now that the (lour market has been restored to a normal condition. All the world's wheat markets were In good shape "yesterday. The London oable of the Merchants Exchange quoted cargoes firmer with Walla Walla for shipment Id higher at tos. The Liverpool and Chicago speculative markets were also higher. f Weekly foreign shipments wera reported by the Merchants Exchange aa follows: Thin wk. last wk. I-ast yr. Argentina f:t.wO I!"';- ui;ralla Ils.oiio 40.00 S-0.000 India 192.000 S20.000 20S.O0O The coarse grains were also strong. Some sales of oats at 130 were reported with. holders asking 150.50. There were sales of barley at :S. Local receipts In cars as reported by the Merchants Exchange were: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay lnndav l 11 i " Tuesday -l - Wrinfiriav ... Si 9 Z 1 2 Thursday .... 1 - " Friday & 10 Year ago 20 1 Season to date .5374 S"9 Year ago 70S0 1071 10 4 4 709 545 1265 27s 6U4 1394 NOT SO MANY HOPS ARE OFFERED. Fewer Growers Are oa the Market Ship ments are Large. There were not as many hops on the market yesterday as the day before and fewer telephone calls came In from sellers. This encouraged dealers to believe that with a stay of offerings, the declining tendency of prices may be checked. No choice hops have been put up for sale this week and practically ail the business done In Oregon has been In the lower grades. Bales of these mediums yesterday were at prices ranging from IS to 17 cents. Among the lots sold were SS bales, belonging to Lee Loy. at Buttevllle. at lt cents, and a 30-bale lot at 15H cents. Prime hops were quoted unchanged at IS to 20 cents An Interesting development of the mar ket, and one that la likely to have a ma terial effect later. Is the large shopping; movement to London that Is under way. The quantity going forward under consign ment and otherwise, cannot have any ad verse effect on the London market, but on the other hand, will make the shortage here more keenly felt when the American brewers begin to place their heavy orders. This Is the same plan that was tried a few 5 ears ago by M. H. Durst and others, but failed because the English market waa then well supplied with hops. IMPROVEMENT IN POULTRY MARKET. Shipping; Orders Absorb All the Dressed Turkeys Offered. The poultry market picked up yesterday and closed In a satisfactory way. Receipts were large, but the demand was strong for everything and all supplies cleaned up. There was no local demand for turkeys, and none is expected befcre Monday, but the shipping Inquiry was active. Buyers at Seattle and other northern points placed fair orders at the market price. Good tur keys so:d at 21 and 22 cents and fancy stock at 23 and 23 4 cents. Live turkeys were firm at 17Ht?I8 cents. Chickens cleaned up with 14 cents being paid for good hens. There were no new developments In the egg. butter or cheese markets, all of which were firm under an active demand. Fruit Trade Is Slew. A car of navel oranges, some express shipments of grapes, and two cars of sweet potatoes comprised the principal receipts of the day. The fruit market all around was slow and uninteresting, but there was a good demand for vegetables. There were no material changes In prices. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of-the Northwestern cities yesterusy were aa followa: Clearinrs. Bslances. Portland fl.427.HS4 ;X'3.13 Seattle 8,043.r.7 271.370 Tacoma P75.712 61.?r:t Spokane 78.418 123.SOS PORTLAND MARKETS. tiraln. Flour. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Irark prices: Bluestem. $1.09 club. Ofrc: red Russian. 6'4r: Valley, $1; Turkev red. $1.02; -I'l-fold St. 02. BARLEY Feed. $28; brewing, $2S per ton. Fl-Ors Patents. $T70 per barrel; straight, $4 Hi; clears. I4.KO; exDOrts, 4.25; Valley. $5 30; graham. $5; whole wheat, quarters. S.1.20. CORN Whole. $33.50; cracked. $34.60 per ton- MILLSTfFFS Bran. $26 per ton; mid dlings. $33; shorta, $27.50; roHed barley. $2&30 OATS No. 1 white. $309 30.50 per ton. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley $15 19 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $1X620: alfalfa, $1$S1; clover, $14; cheat. $13014.50: grain hay. $14? 15. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery extras. Ie; fancy outside creamery, 22ttO:j6o per lb.; store. 2 to 9 24c Butter fat prices average lc per pound under regular butter prlcea) EG'.S Fresh Oregon extras. 424450 per dczen; Eastern. SJtflSo per dozen. CHEESE Full cream tains. 17Wjtjlo per pound; Young Americas. 18 G 19c POULTRY Hens. IS H 14 wo: Murines 133 14c: roosters. 60 10c: duoka, 15 1-V-ac; geese, loc- turkeys. lU-e. ITHtf ISo: dressed. 20tf23toc- PORK Fancy. 10c per pounda VEAL. Extras, llo per pound. Vegetables and sTrolta. FRESH FRUITS Apples, $10$ box pears. $101.50 per boxj grapes. 60cO$1.25 per crate, 12 Vi m(o per basket) Spanish Malaga. $7.50 per barrel: quinces. $1,269 1.50 per box: cranberries, "$9r 50 per bar rel: persimmons. $1.50 per box. POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon. 909 70s per sack; swet posatoes, ltS per ponad. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, 12.7561. lemons, fancy, $4; choice. $; (rape- fruit $3.5064 per box: bananas. S3S4 nor pound; pomegranates, $1.50 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 7Se per dosen: beans. 10c per pound; cabbage, 9 lo per lb.: cauliflower. 0c$l 35 per ooz. celery. 50ttS5c per dozen; eggplant. $1' rer box: garlic. 10c per pound; horseradish, fflOc per dozen; hothouse lettuce. 119 1.26 per box: peas. 10c per pound; peppers. $1.50 per box; pumpkins. lHc; raaisnes, 15c per dozen; sprouts, ic per lb.; squash, 1181.10; tomatoes. 75c 3 $1. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 75c ner neb: carrots. II: beets. tl.15: ruta bagas. $1.10 per sack: parsnips, $1.25. bxiONS Oregon. 11.256 1.S0 per sack. Provisions. BACON Fancy, t"c per pound: standard, !:c: choice. 21c: English. 20S-OH. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. dry salt. ISHc; smoked. IShic; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, lattc: bum. lme: Oregon exports, dry salted, 16c smoked. 17c. HAMS 10 to 12 pounds. 17c: 14 to 1 pounds. ITHc; IS to 20 pounds. 1714c: hams. skinned. 18c; picnics. 13!ic; conago run.. 15c; boiled hams. t4 025c; Dolleo. picnics. 21c. LARD Kettle rendered. 10a, l.Hc; stan dwrd pure, 10s. 164c; choice. 10s. 154c I'nmMonH Ifts 11 lie. cuiikei) KEEK Beef tongues, each, eOc h.f .en 19c: dried beef outslrtes, 17c dried beef Insides, tic; dried beef knuckles. 10c. . . PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $!3.50 ; regular tripe, $10; noneycomo u-ipo, $12; lunch tongues, lis. so; mess urei, " tra. $11; mess pork, $25. PRICES OU EVEN LIVESTOCK SfARKET HOLDS ITS OWN IX GOOD SHAPE. Top-Grade Cattle and Hogs Are Moved Readily at Full Prices. The livestock market held Irs own In onrl .h.r.a vesterdav and fancy stock again sold at full prices. Two cars of fancy steers were moved at 4.tt3 and good hogs Krougnt $.5. The other sales, quality coramt, Receipts were 1ST cattle, B64 hogs and fift calves. Among the shippers were M. M. Ufu-htiir of noldendale. Wash., with two cars of hogs; E. Z. Ferguson, of Amity. Or.. one car of hogs; A. J - waierman, oi nn ,. of calves: Toney Brothers, nt tiainM five cars of cattle: Kinsman A Hall, of Heppner, one car of hogs; W. B ift.rt-. of Rirlev. Idaho, two cars of hogs; W H Koss. of Parma, Viaho. ono car of hogs and Rosa Carney, ot Pilot Rock, two cars of cattle. The Raker Cltv Democrat reports the movement of a large bunch of cattle to thli market. It MVS: At the Bowen ranch. Just south of the city, there are being fed over 1300 head of cattle, awaiting shipment rrom tnis cut to the Portland market. Byam Brothers, of Sllvle's Valley. Harney County, have tiTiO head. Smith Brothers have 350 head. Of these aa many will go out touay ana iw mnrrmv as curs can be obtained for. A. B. f-ullivan. of Cpper Burnt River, has 350 head, some of which will be shipped to Portland and the others will be held In this vnllev bm feeders. Sales at the Portland Union stockyards yesterday were: Wt Price Wt. irloe 41 calves. 270 r 2." 14 steers l-'73 4.-'5 4S steers 122S 4 OS 1 cow. . . S40 3.15 42 hogs.. 231 8.00 41 hogs.. 2J3 7.K5 13 hogs.. 116 6.75 27 calves. 402 4.00 S2 hogs.. 2:iti SOS 4 hogs.. 2-':t 7. HO 2 steers 670 3.1.1 21 steers 767 3.1.1 2 steers 8S5 S.lft! Prices quoted at the yards yesterday were as follows: CATTLE Best steers. $4 M34 BS; fair to good. 4'&4.25: medium and feeders. So. 50 r3.7f&; best cows. $3.r0"3.75; medium, IS 63.25: common to medium, J2.502.75 bulls. 22.50; stags, 12.&0fe 8.50; calves. light. I5.25U5.&0; heavy. J4j 4.75 HOOS Best, tses.10; medium. $7,509 T.8S; stockers. 4U 4 76. SHEEP Best wethers, 4 25 4.50; fair to good. 13 7504: best ewes. 3.75jf4; fair to good, I3.50rg3.73; lambs, 1563.85. Eastern Livestock Markets. 301'TH OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. IB. Cattl Receipts, SI; market. fr best steady, others lower. Native steers, f4.&)4iS.25; cows and hel'ers. ' 3.25t3.25: Western steers, $3.50 6.2a; cowa and heifers1, 52.854-50: canners. I2.50S3.25: mockers and feeders, $2.755 25; caives. S3. flK? i ; bulls, stags, etc.. 75&4.60. Hogs Receipts 6"!i; market, steady to 5o lower. Heavy. x.n.'cjR: mixed. i.&2f'5"7.05 light, I7W4l7.fi:,; pigs. I6.50Qf7.6o; bulk of salee. 7.Ki-it'T.K. Sheep Receipts 4O00: msrket, steady. Tear- img sa.'jou6.i'o: seiner--. sj.ooo.trU; enes. S4.23if4.S5; lambs). 16.757.50, TURKEYS FUJI TEXAS SEATTLE RECEIVES TWO CAR LOADS OF FROZEN' STOCK. Market Oversupplled With Eastern Eggs Bluestera Wheat Held at $1.10.' SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 19. (Special.) Bluestem wheat was held here today at $1 10. Dollar wheat In the Walla Walla district caused spirited trading, with nearly all Interests purchasing grain. Sales of oats were reported at $31. but that price is not general. Oregon eggs were advanced here today to 45c. Eastern eggs are In over-supply. Tur key are firm at 26 to 2S cents, but dealers are refusing to contract at all. Two car loads of frozen turkeys arrived today from Texas. Spring chickens are In over-supply and weak, while good hens cannot be ob tained at any price. t Grapes dropped back to 90 cents on heavy receipts from California by boat today. The supply of fig and dates Is said to be a little heavy. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce market today: Vegetables Cucumbers. 75'ffpOc: string beans. 3'iKk;; tomatoe. 25'fi65e: g-arlic, 49 Co: green peas. 3'f6c; eirgr-lant, 40675c. tlillstufrs Bran. $2.5uzo: middlings, $.".0 50 4:37.50 Butter Fancy creamery, 32HC-; creamery seconds, SO He; fancy dairy. 29c. Ekks HMre. 50c: fancy ranch, 55Vc. Cheese New. lT91Sc; young Americas, 17t?18c Hay Wheat. $1510; wheat and oats, $146 17; alfalfa. $8$ 12: stock. $78tlo; bar ley. $1013: straw, per bale. 50:970c. Fruits Apples, choice. 75c ft 90c; com mon. oOrtoe; bananas, 75efct3.50; limes, $4fS5; lemons. choice. $.H.5bfo4; com mon. $1.7562 75: oranges, navels, $1.5082. 75; pineapples, $3'fi3.C0. Wool south Plains and San Joaquin, 910c: Spring Humboldt and Mendocino. 13 915c Hop ar523c per pound. Potstoes Oregon Bnrhanks. $1.115; Salinas Bui-bank $L23tfl.35; sweets, tlf? 1.26. Receipts Flour. $62 qnarter sacks; wheat, 1475 centals; barlev, 2fc20 centals; beans. SPSS saolu; corn. 150 centals; pota toes. 7S20 sacks; bran, lis sacks; middlings, 20 sacks; hay. 140 tons; wool, 140- bales; hides, M 5. Dried Frait at New York. NBW YORK, Nov, 10. Bvaporated apples, quiet. Spot, fanoy new crop, injure: choir 1B0& eSlOHa; prima, at eommoa to fair, SUfTftUe. Prunes, nrm. California, IkfTUsi Ore gon, ftfjOo. Apriool, firm. Choice. 1!frllVil extra choice, lUtfrHVo; fancy. 12tri31e. Pouches, tirm. Choice. eijJo; extra choice, TtyTeci fancy. 7Vec. Raisins, firm ( ltfoe Muscatel, 465cj choice to fancy seeded, fSiy.'i seedless, XCrAHc; I-onrt,,n layers, $1.2oS1.2o. Meol at sit. Louis. ST LOUIS. Nov. 18. Woot, unchanged) terrltery and Western mediums, 24fe29c flee mediums, 13 lyase; fine, 14020c TONE IS IRREGULAR Conflicting Influences at Work in Stock Market. COPPERS AGAIN ADVANCE General List,. However, Is Affected hjr the Uncertainty Over Today's Bank Statement Steel Under Pressure. NEW TORK. Nov. IB. There were con flicting Influences at work In the stock mar ket today, which gave It an appearance of Irregularity. The unfavorable Influence waa a doubt about the character of tomorrow's bank statement. In favor of higher prices was) the renewal of rumors of the progress of the plan for consolidation of the copper-producing corporations and asmimptlons growing out of the Wells-Forgo "melon-cutting" of other bonuses). In the case of the copper stocks the ad vance with which they started brought on some realizing sales tbat- turned the prices downwards again and resulted la considerable uneettllneT of the general market. The same was true of Union Pacific, which got an early benefit from the renewal of talk of segrega tion of assets on Its own account and Jrom estimates of the value of Investment holdings bv Southern Paciflo of Wells-Fargo. Doubts over the' complexion of the bank statement were due to uncertainty over the after effects of last week's unexplained loan contraction, as) much aa to the actual cash loss Indicated by the preliminary estimates of the currency movement. In these Ine total of gold for export for the week ran up to $5.4oo.uoo. The express movement with the interior, however, yielded a considerable Dal- ance in favor of New York and the Sub treasury operations nearly $500,000 more, so tlfAt the loaa of gold by exports seem to have been reduced to under $2,000,000. United States Steel waa quite steady under pressure throughout the day and closed at a small net decline In spite of the buoyant rise at other points. The price movement became feverish and excited later In the day, but uiq not lose Its Irregularity altogether and closed unsettled. Honda- were firm. Total sales, par value, $4,252,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSINti STOCK QUOTATIONS. Cluing Sales. High. Low. Hid. Allis Chalmers pf. 2,200 50 Mi 6f Auml Copper .... 83,500 Wis Hilt Am Agricultural .. 20O 40'-, 4Ka ') Am Rr Knirur 1 . VI Ht 47 U 4l Am Can pi 2.&M M' 47i Am Cr it Foun. 1.5JO 74 ,4;, i4 Am Cotton Oil .. S"0 bWn " Am Hd & Lt pf. 400 47 4e- Am Ice Securl .. 4,uo0 2Si4 25 271a Am Linseed Oil .. loo 150s 15- lo Am Locomotive .. l.loo 2', B2U 24 Am Smelt & Ref.. 20,3'JO 102 H'2l KJB-j, do preferred ... 200 ll'iij 112fc 112 Am Sugar Ref .. l.UOO 124 124 Am Tel & Tel .... 23,200 M': 14a 144, Am Tobacco- pf - - - 100 Am Woolen 100 35j 83li 35 Anaconda Min Co. 22,300 54i,4 52 53 Atchison 6.0iO 121V 120'i la. do preferred ... 100 104 104 14 Atl CoaBL Line ... 1.SU0 l-Wlj TMH 13ol, Bait & Ohio .7v0 1171s in rt.-. r.rFrre,1 . lOO l2 92 01 Bethlehem Steel .. 1.B00 35"i ;i5 3514 Brook Kan Traa. 9,9u 78 . i la 'b1 Canadian Pacific .. 100 177 17i lnl Central Leather .. 4,000 48 40? 4714 do preferred ... 2oO IDS lii 1085 Central of N J .. l.oow 315 8'S S15 Ches & Ohio 4.4IO o9 8S 8 Chicago Alton .. 5oo H .V 7"-i Chicago Gt West. Vi'JO 20". 2oH 20'j Chicago & N W.. 2.W0 1S4 1S414 13 C. M. & fit Paul.. 6.60O 157 150 150 C. C, C ft St L "7 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 11,200 52 5114 6rH Colo Southern .. 40 5714 f7 57 Vi do 1st preferred. 100 0014 euSi . do 2d Dreferred 80 Consolidated Gas.. 21.600 149 142 14K Corn Products ... 5"0 22' 2aa 22 Lei ft Hudeon .... I.TW lb isiia J! D ft R Grande ... 8'0 841, 84 lUstlllera' Securi.. 200 37'., 37y4 36T4 Brio 6.0O0 34 3-'i 33 '4, do 1st preferred, l.loo 00 4 4 do id nreferred. 1.2UO 41 40 40 General Electrlo .. 4.100 l4i 1631. 14 Gt Northern pf ... S.CO0 143', 142 142 Gt Northern Ore .. l,2oO 81 81 'a 81 Illinois Central .. 200 147 147 147 Interborough Me!.. 10.700 24 2314 234 do preferred ... .io Si o oo Inter Harvester .. 1.200 111 l'i4 1101a Inter-Marine pf S.40O 25 25 25 lnt Paper 2.700 16 16 15 Iowa Central -. 28 K C Southern 6.400 45 45 45 do nreferred ... 40 72 71 70 Louisville ft- Nash 4.0"M) 154 152 162 Minn ft St Louis. 30O oi'a - f. St P ft S S M 2irf 136- 136 130 Missouri Pacific. .. 5.100 72 71 7114 Mo. Kan & Texas 16,500 6o 49 50 do preferred to National Biscuit .. 100 114 114 114 National Lead ... 2.600 88T4 b ! Mcx Nat Ry 1st pf 55 N Y Central 2,400 133 132 13.1 N Y. Ont ft West. 1.7"0 4la 47 4 Norfolk ft West. IfO " North American .. 1"0 79 79 iu Northern Paclflc .. 800 145 344 144 Pacific Mall 6.100 4.1 44 45 Pennsylvania 10.MO 134 133 133 People's Gas 3.000 114 113 314 P. : O St L... 100 Wi tw. S5 Prewed Steel Car. 800 64 54 54 Pullman Pal Car. 193 f!v Kleol Rnrlnir .. 200 50 50 60 Reading 232.4O0 370'i 1H 170'4 Republic Steel"... 4.SOO 4R 4! 4 do prererred ... 4"0 ni l" Rock. Island Co.. 4.4fO 4o 4i 4o do nreferred ... i0 80 SOU so St L ft H F 2 pf- 2-200 57 65 6 St L Soiithwestern 4,700 33 33 33 do preferred ... 4' i is iSU 3I.Mr-Sliefrield 4"0 89 R9 R Southern Pacific .. 23.100 130 ); 130 Southern Railway. -S.X" 32 S1T4 S2 do ni-eferred ... imo 71 ii i" Tenn Conner 9O0 41 40. 40 Texas ft Paclflc .. S.O00 3.". 35 3.". Tol. St I, & West, l.ono M o.t 5. do preferred ... 11 Union Pa. lfl 63.SOO 2 R 2-'3 2"4 do preferred ... 2.w JiM J J' s itealty rf"" rv-- - . - a U S Rubber fl.300 54 63 63 U S Steel T2.400 91 9o ;i do preferred ... 7'0 -' 12 120 Utah Copper 2K.50O 2 59 2 Va-Caro Chemical. 8,pn0 6n 49 Ro Wabash 1.4 2" 2o 20 do nreferred ... 2"0 6" M 53 Wetrn Md o 34 84 34 WeMlnehmise Eleo 8oo R7 86 S6'4 Western Union ... 5.100 81 79 80 W heel ft L Krle Wisconsin Central 5 0 Total sales for the day. 893.500 shares. Money. Exchange. Ktc. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. Prime mercantile paper, 55 per cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at I l.s;;40 4.8350 tor 60-day bills, and at $4.8735 for demand; commercial bills, $4.82 4.83. SAN FRANCISCO, NOT. 19. Sterling on London. 60 days. $4.83; sight. $4.67. Silver bars, 50 c. Mexican dollars, 45V Drafts, sight, 8 per cent. Drafts, telegraph, 7 per cent. LONDON. Nov. 19. Bar silver steady. 28s per ounce. iMoney. 3S4 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 4 4 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for three-months bills Is 4 04 par cent. Consols for money. 82 per cent. Consols for aooount, 82 psr cent. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Nov, 3. The condition ef th Treasury at th beginning ef business to day was as follows: Trust funds Oold ooln .....,...,$BMl,J60.fii Silver dollars) 4r.84.1.ri0 Silver dollars ef 1690 4,oru.r0o Silver oertinoata) outstanding ,,, , 4 T, 1448, 000 General fund Standard sllter do liars In general fund , 1,611,843 Current llabllttlee) , , , 16.533,510 Working balance In Treasury offices 27,420,413 In banks to credit of Treasurer of United States , 8.687,153 t niiimuiAi-y silver coin lu, i na. Minor eoln 1,4fttt,418 Total balance In general fond 81.76O.U03 Metal Markets. SCBW YORK. Nov. 3 Th market for standard oopper n tbs him YucL iMets.1 Ei- hange waa nrna but ejnlst today, with spot and November closlrg at $18.2613.60. Decem ber at $13.35'S'13.e5c. January at $13.40 18.78c, February at $13.5013.85e and March at $13.60'13.90c. The London market waa firm and higher, spot eloping at 60 10s and fu tures at 61 15s. Local dealers quote Lake copper at 13.5013.75c. electrolytic at 13.37 13.60c, oaerting at 13-S2ei3.37c It Is re ported that the proposed merger ot the big producers has greatly stimulated the demand for the metal and that the market la In a very firm position. Tin waa strong, with pot closing at 31.16 81.80c, November at 31. 16631.35c, Deoember at Sl.20S31.4Oo. January at 31.303l.50c Feb ruary at 81.25S31.60c and March" at 31.30 31.50c. The London market waa strong and higher. Spot closed at 141 15s and futures at 143 17s 6d. Lead, steady. Spot quoted at 4.87 4.42o New York and 4.2064.25c Baet St. Louis'. The English market was unchanged at 13 2s 6d. Spelter closed steady, with spot quoted at A.356.45o New York and at .20S8.25c Bast St. Lou la. London was unchanged; at 23 6 The English Iron market waa higher at 61s 4d for Cleveland warrants. Locally Iron was unchanged. London Bullion Movement. LONDON. Nov. 19. Bullion amounting to 97.000 was taken into the Bank of England today and 600O was withdraw for ship ment to South Africa. SPREAD IS WIDENED DECEMBER WHEAT ADVANCES AXD MAY DECLINES. Shorts, Afraid of a Squeeze, Bid Up the Price of the Former Option. CHICAGO. Nov. 19. Increased congestion In th December delivery caused a further advance in the nrloa of that option in th wheat market here today, the high point of the day being reached at $1.08. Dis tant deliveries were Inclined to drop. Actlv demand for the December delivery and a consequent widening of the spread between that option and the May delivery was the feature of trading. Many nf the smaller shorts, alarmed at the prospects of a "soueeae." were urgent bidders nearly all day, but offerings were light part of the time. The range on December delivery for the day was between $1.08 and l.u. while May sold between $1.05 and $1.06. At the close the December option was well un toward tHe ton at $1.08. but the more distant deliveries were almost at the bottom, with May at $1.05. ' Trading In corn was Inclined to drag throughout the day and prices moved over a narrow range. The close was easy wltn prices a shade to c below the pre vious close. Oats were weak. At the close prices were unchanged to c lower. Provisions closed S to J7o lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. $1.08 $1.08 1.05 1.06 .97 .97 CORN. .6014 - .60 .61 .61 .60 .61 OATS. .59 .39 .41 .41 .39 .49 MESS PORK. Low. $1.08 1.05 .96 .69 .61 .60 Close. $1.08 1.05 .96 Dec May . July Dec. . . May. .. July. .. .60 .61 .61 Deo. r . . , May. ... July. .39 .41 .39 .39 .41 .39 Jan. .. May... 20.97 21. 05 19.95 20.00 10.72 19.85 10.7S 19.85 LARD. Nov...... TJ.10 IS. 15 13.10 13.15 Jan 11.95 11.97 11.87 11.90 SHORT RIBS. Jan 10.67 10 70 10.60 10.60 Mai' 10.40 10.42 10.37 10.87 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Rve -No. 2, 76 c Barley Feed or mixing, 51 63c; fair to choice malting. 6867c. flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $1.72; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.82. Timothy seed $3.75. Clover $9. 5(1 14. Pork Mess, per barrel, $28.76624. Lard Per 100 pounds. $13.20 -Short ribs Sides (loose), $11.87 "side Short, clear (boxed), $11.62 11.75. Grain statistics: Total -clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 655.000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by Bradstreel's, were equal to , 186,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 714,000 bushels compared with 1,297.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Lstimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 30 cars; corn, 130 cars; oats, 11$ ears; hogs, 13,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels.." 24.600 82.000 Wheat, bushels 10.600 49,600 Corn, bushels 122.600 11,300 Oats, bushels 214.200 196,500 Rve. bushels... 4.000 4.(ou Barley, bushels 67.700 62,600 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Flour Receipts. 46,348 barrels; exports, 5170 - barrels. Slow at old quotations. Wheat Receipts,- n.iw nusnets; exports, 201. K.IK bushels. Snot, firm: No. 2 red. $1.25, nominal, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.17 nominal, f. o. b. affoat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.21. nominal f. o. b. afloat. Fear of manipulation in December held wheat firm today, but near the close prices gave way with moderate selling and the close Was at c net ad vance for December and s lower to c higher for other positions. A Northwestern authority estimates that there are left 108. 000,000 bushels of the Spring wheat crop to last until next season. December closed $1.17; May closed $1.12; July closed at $1.04. Hops wuiet. Hides Firm. Wool Steady. Petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 16. Wheat firm, barley steady. Hpot quotations: Wheat Shipping, tl.S0Sl.S5 per cental; milling, $1.S34 per cental. Barley Feed, $ 1.45 1.47 H per cental; brewing. 11.47 S 1.4S per cental. Oats Red, Jl. 601. 70 per cental; white. l.S7'Vi 1.65 per cental; black, 2.4032. 95 per cental. v Call board sales: Barley May, $1.50 1.51 per-r.ental; December,. $1.45U per cental bid $1.46 $4 per cental asked. Grain at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 10. Wheat- December. (1.044; May. tl.061,. Cash, No. 1 hard. $1.06l.O74; No. 1 Northern, 1.06 1.0694; No. 2 Northern, fl.O4i4S1.04; No. S Northern I.08ttrl-04. Flax 1.80. Corn No. 8 yellow, 60i619ic. Oats No. 8 white, 374j J814C. Rye No. 2, 68146ec. " European Grain Markets. LONDON, Nov. 10. Cargoes firmer. Walla Walla, for shipment, 8d higher, at 40c English country markets, firm. French country markets, quiet but steady. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 19. Close 1 Wheat December. Ss ld; March, 7s Biid; May, Ts Tttd. Weather, cold. Grain Markets of the Northwest, LBW1HTON. Idaho. Not, 18, (Spe-etal.) . Grain market, unchanged. Wheat Blue stem, OSci 40-fold, 5c; clun and Turkey red. Me; red Russian. 7Do. Oat L151.20, Barley Feed, 1.10i&1.13Uo. TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. 3fc Wheat dUtll Ing; Bluesium. $1,084 "lt, ftMwUs va. Ex port wheat; Bluestem, tl.Ofi olub, U7o red Russian, U5o, BBATTL13, Wash,, sio, 13, Bxpart whea Bluestem, ljt)f)io-i club and lira. flt,oi red Russian. 63 U 0, BOBTdH WOOI. M ARKET la STKONO, In Sympathy With Foreign Conditions Re ceipts and Shipments. BOSTOS, iov. 10. Tne Commercial Bul letin will say of the wool market Saturday; The mills are buying moderate quantities ef all kinds ef territory wool, as well as clothing, short wools and some foreign cross breds. The total business, however, is only moderate and ne material inorease inatrad- i : 11 Lumbermens National RESOURCES. Loans and discounts( Overdrafts ' U. S. bonds to secure circulation Other bonds and premiums Real Estate Furniture and firtures Due from U. S. Treasurer Due from banks " Cash ... .... Capital Surplus and undivided Circulation Reserve for taxes .. .. Dividends unpaid .. Deposits Total s. ing la looked for until heavyweight goods are opened. The market Is Btrong in sym pathy with foreign conditions. The shipments of wool from Boston to November 18. inclusive, were 235.5ti9.892. pounds against 166,899,602 pounds for the same time last year. The receipts to No vember IS, Inclusive. were 381,631,518 pounds against 240,329,-307 pounds in the same period last year. Bank Clearings. Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending November 18 shows an aggre gate of $3,498,156,000 as against $3,699,923. 000 last week and $3,400,275,000 in the cor responding wek last year. ' P. C. Inc. New York Chicago .......... Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg Kansas City San Francisco . . . Baltimore Cincinnati ....... Minneapolis New Orleans ..... Cleveland Detroit Omaha Louisville Milwaukee ....... Fort Worth Los Angeles St. Paul , Seattle Denver Buffalo ... Indianapolis ...... Spokane, Wash. . . . Providence ....... Portland. Or. ..... Richmond ........ Albany Washington. D. C. St. Joseph . Salt Yake City . . Columbus ........ Memphis Atlanta Tacoma Oakland, Cal. .... Helena , Houston .......... Galveston $2,170,717,000 '1..4 279.833,000 4.4 191.185,000 .6. 154.873.000 9.9 78.040,000- 14.8 61,565,000 2.0 51.997,000 14.2 47,467.000 18.6 54,286,000 23.8 27,621,000 6.4 30.059,000 21.3 23.412,000 17.9 22.041,000 33.3 18,405.000 2.7 14,399,000 1.0 13,360,000 2.1 14.385.000 19.2 8.170.000 11. S 15.999.000 41.2 12.605.000 5.8 15.400.000 54.3 10,603.000 6.3 10.308,000 11.1 9,856,000 16.6 4.771.000 33.4 11.198.000 43.4 9.469.00O 29.2 8.066.000 27.9 7.027,000 9.8 7,090,000 .9 6.365,000 15.8 - 8.873.000 1.2 6,061.000 18.1 7.870,000 12.8 13.855,000 14.8 8.281,000 81.2 1.791,000 1.1 1.132.000 12.7 28.232,000 12.4 15.151,000 22. Decrease. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Spot cotton closed Quiet, lo nolnts lower. Middling uplands. 14.80c; middling gulf, 13.05c. Sales, 5X bales. Futures closed Arm. Closing bids: Novem ber, 14.45e; December, 14.50c; January. 34.68c: February, 14.79c: March, 14.93c April. 14.90c; May, 16.08c; June, 16.02c; July, 15.08c August, 14.3Sc; September, 13.07c Ctober. 13,73e, Portland Seattle Spokane Downing-Hopkins Co. BROKERS Established 1893. ROOMS 201 - 204 COUCH BLDO. STOCKS AND BONDS GRAIN PRIVATE WIRES TRAVELERS' GUIDK. , TO VISIT THE COCrrTRIBS OUT South America Ottered In the 18. 200-mile erotse ef she S. S. Blucchcr Leaving New York, Jaa. 22, 1910 lasts 81 oars and costs from 83S0 upward. ' Atss cruises to the West ImBes sad Orient HAMBURG-AMERICAN XJNT5 160 POWELL ST.. SAN FRANCISCO. SAX FRAN. PORTLAND B. 8. CO. From Alnsworth Dock, Portland. 4 P. M. 3. Kansas City, Nov. 28. Dec 10. SS. Rose City, Dec. 3, 17, etc From Pier 40. San Francisco, 11 A. M. SS Rose City. Nov. 27, Jer. 11. SS. Kansas City, Dec. 4, IS. M. J. ROCHE, C. T. A., 142 Sd St.. J. W. Ransom, Dock Agent. Alnsworth Dock. Main 402; A 1402. Phones Main 268; A 1234. WINTER SERVICES TO THE MEDITERANEAN IT A IV Large Steamers Moltke. Hamburg, HAL I Cincinnati, from New York, 7II T Nov- 18. Dec 9, Jan. 6. 29. etc NILE. TRIPS by splendid steamers of Hamburg St Anglo-American Nile Co. EXCELLENT ROUTTC TO THE WINTER RESORTS OF SOUTHERN JECROPJE. NORTH PACIFIC S.S. CO. For Eureka San Fran Cisco and Los Angeles direct, 8all every Tues day at P. M. Ticket office lit Third, near Alder. Phones M. 1314. A 1814. Send for folder. H. YOUNQ, Agt. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land every Wednesday, 8 P, 1L, from Alns worthdock, for North Bend. Mansfield and Coos Bay points Freight reoelved until 4 P. M. on day of sailing. Passenger fare, first class, 810; seeond-olasa, 87, lnaludlng berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington street, sr Alnsworth dock. Phase Mala 268. STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF . At the Close of Business Nov. 16, LIABILITIES. profits .......... ........... CONDENSED REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND. OREGON Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close of Business Nov. 16, 1909. . ASSETS Loans and Dis counts $3,455,028.98 United States Bonds at Par. .. 754,000.00 Municipal and Eailway Bonds. 996,610.97 Bank Building.... 125,000.00 Cash and Ex change 3,198,939.89 $10,529,579.84 Attest Correct: Statement Ladd & Tilton Bank November 16, 1909 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts Overdrafts - Bonds and stocks Bank premises Cash on band and due from banks .. Total LIABILITIES Capital stock fully paid Surplus and undivided profits. Demand deposits Time and saving's deposits.... 1 Total OFFICERS W M. Ladd, President R, S. Howard. Jr., Asst. Cashier Edward Cookingrham, Vice-Pres. J. W. Ladd, Asst. Cashier W. H. Dunckley, Cashier Walter M. Cook, Asst. Cashier 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, h assures a sanitary and durable street. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. 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