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Til 13 MOKJflNG- OllEGOXIAN, SATURDAY, APRII; IW, lllll. JO WILL OPEN 'HIGHER Advance Promised on 1910 Pack Columbia River Salmon. RISE OF 5 TO 15 CENTS l'isliing "Will Begin Sunday Xlght and Canneries Will Start Oper ations Monday Morning. Good Pact Expected. Opening prices on the 1010 pack of Co lumbia Ulvor salmon are expected to be announced within the next week or ten, lays. There hare been no formal confer ences between the packers on the subject of prices, but the Impression prevails that the opening; quotations will be higher than those of last year. It Is probable that tails will be quoted at 1.7". an advance of 10 cents, flats at SI. 90, an advance of l.T cents, and half pounds at $1.10. an ad vance Qf 5 cents, though some of the pack 'ers are averse to raising the price of the latter, holdlne that' it should be kept where retailers can move it out at a dime. The fishing season will open at 6 o'clock on Sunday evening and cannera will begin tracking Monday morning. The prospects at the present time are favorable for a good pack. The condition of the water now is Just right and plenty of fish are running In the river. As has been the case for several years past, the prospective pack has been practi cally all sold, subject to acceptance of price. Last year's pack long ago passed out of first hands and It Is believed that very little 1909 Columbia Tllver salmon is held by Jobbers anywhere. MEAT .PACKERS .AND EGG-STOKING. Eastern Produce Man's Views, on This Subject. Reference has been made In this paper to the report current in produce circles that the large Eastern meat packers are storing Immense quantities of eggs. The New York Journal of Commerce Interviewed a prominent New York wholesaler on the subject and says: Harry Bryant, of O. W. Martin Bros., when asked regarding the report, said that there are many Indications that eggs are being cornered out West for the purpose of maintaining prices and preventing the wholesale use of eggs in place of meat. Dealers have figures to show that large quantities of eggs are going into the stor age warehouses In Chicago and few In New York. The New York dealers, it is Bald, do not dare to pay the high prices that have been prevailing. Dealers say that al though this promises to be a record-breaking year In the production of eggs, the present prices are as high as they were a year ago. As heavy losses were Incurred last year by the speculators in stdrage eggs, the regular dealers are said tobe unwilling to buy eggs again at equally high prices and run a risk of repeating the losses of last year. Total receipts of eggs reported in Chicago during the- last week were 191.000 cases of 26 dozen eggs each, as against 310,000 cases received during the same week last year. A similar increase has been re ported for the three preceding weeks. ' GRAIN MARKET D17IX. Former Prices Are Quoted Weekly For eign Shipments. The local grain market contluuea very null. The tone yesterday was about steady and former prices were quoted. Weekly foreign shipments, as reported by the Merchants Exchange, were: This Wk. l ast Vk. La.it Yr. Argentina ...2.840.000 D.NIM.OOO 1,776 000 Australia .... 200,000 1,520,000 1,104,000 India - 472. ono 1.15ti.ooo atis.ouo Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Unrlay Flour Oati Hav Monday Jt 9 n 4 R Tuesday .10 2 5 . , 11 Wednesday ...27 . 4 "2 5 Thursday .... 21 1 5 4 j3 Friday 10 ., .1 b 3 j-j Year ago 1 1 2 1 5 Sea. to date.. 9T.16 1242 1936 1304 '370 lear ago 10371 1511 1370 776 2500 BERKY MARKET IN A BAD WAY. Iarge Receipts and Cool We itber Make For Ixw Prices. Receipt of strawberrlres ye. rterday were not as large as on Thursday, b at the supply proved more than enough, fa view of the carry-over stock and the cooler weather. Southern Oregons sold at 3(t to 15 cents a pound. Florins at ll.Sp per crate and Los Arrelej berries at 75 cents to $1 a crate. There will be over two carlo-ids of berries In today from California alonq. and as the weather forecast is for rain, the market is likely to be a bad one. Among the miscellaneous receipts yesterday were a car of fancy-size ocanKes and a car of Florida tomatoes, the latter coming ra after business was over. Vegetsbljes generally were In good aupply, especially p:-J 8 and asparagus. Cauliflower Is nearly all defined up. BUTTER PRICES ARllJlAINTAINEU. But Production Is Nteadil: Clean lp .'. There was no change In I ncreaslngr Eggs H. 9 butter situation y creameries had '. but prices were yesterday. Some of the a pretty? full supply on ha maintained. Cheese also Cations. ld at former quo- Eggs cleaned up r.7l at the previous range of prices. Poultry was scarce. Arm and un changed. , Receipts of veal have not been so heavy this week end top gra'V stock lias been advanced Jialf a cent. A half cent decline is noted in JHTTk. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings or the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows; , Clearings. Balances. 1-nrtland ,1.344.1.14 25 0o:i Seattle ... 2,137,4!S 2HI) 210 lonxa. 76.t.21 7;540 fcpokane U55.450 6S.859 PORTLAND MARKETS. Vegetable and Fruits. FRKSH FRUITS Strawberries. Oregon 10(u15o per poutxl; Florin, Jit? 1.60 per crate-; Los Angeles, 76cru$u per crate: pples, fl(,c2.b0 per box. POTATOES Carload buying prices: Ore iron. 40rOc per hundred: new California, 4c per pound; sweet potatoes, 4e. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 7nc(3$l per dozen; asparagus, S0e$l per box cabbage. 2c per iKiund; cauliflower. 90c$L per dozen: celery, $21314 per crate; cucumbers. $1. 23(92 per Cozen; head lettuce, 60070c per dozen; hothouse lettuce. 60c$l per box; garlic, 10c pound: horseradish, 8 10c per pound; green onions, 12Vc per doz en; peas 6rf(, 7c: peppers. 40c per pound; radishes. 12i&15c per dozen; rhubarb. 2 4j3o per pound; spinach, 7fcnjl per box; to matoes. ltf3 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2.25 8; Xmons, 45; grapefruit. 3.25S per box; bananas, 6c per pound; tangerines, 91.75 per box. ONIONS Oregon $2 per hundred; Ber muda. 12 3. 25 per crati. SACK VEGETABLEF Rutabagas. J1.25 1.60; carrots, 85c(l; beets, 91.50; pars nips, 75c $1. Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Track prlcs: Bluestem. S8 9 S9ct club, fcfic; red Russ an, 85c; Valley. K7c. BAULKY Feed and brewing, $2 '$5.55 per port, $4; ole wheat, c 2:t24.50 per ton. FLOijR Patents '$5.65 per barrel straights. J4.30W 5 IS: etport. $4: Vallev. JN.50; graham, $5.10; wiole wheat, quarters. CORN Whole. $33: c-acked. $34 per ton. 1 HAY--Track prices: Vlmothy. Willamette Hlley. $2nfi'21 per tot; Eastern Oregon, - '1; alfalfa. $18.5'J& 17. 5U; grain hay. MILLSTCFF3 Bran, $21.50 per ton; mid dlings. $31; shorts, $23.50 24.50; rolled bar ley. $27.50 a 28.60. OATS No. 1 white, $2727.50 per ton. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery. extras. 29c: fancy outside creamery, 28 29c per lb.; store, 20c. (Butter fat prices average lt&e per pound under regular butter prices.) EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch. 23 024c per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins, 16Hc pound; young Americas, 17$ic. PORK Fancy, 1213c per pound. VEAL Fancy, IOV2&HC per pound. LAMBS Fancy. 10- 12c per pound. POULTRY Hens. 20H21c; broilers. 0 35c; ducks. 22H S -3e: geese. 1214c; turkey, live, :0422c; dressed, 25c; squabs, $3 per dozen. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1B09 crop. 12 16c. according to quality; olds, nomlnar; 1910 contracts, nominal. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14fi17c pound; Valley, 183; 21c per pound. MOHAIR Choice, 31320 per pound. CASCARA BARK 4 it 5c per pound. HIDES Dry hides, 16&17V9C per pound; dry kip, 1617tac per pound; dry calf skin, 1921c per pound; salted hides, 8 S stac; salted calfskin, 15c per pound; green, lo less. Groceries, Dried Frnits, Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples, 10c per pound; peaches. 7c; prunes, Italians, 4115c; prunes, French, 4(jdc; currants, 10c; apricots, 15c; dates, 7c per pound; figs, fancy white, 6JAc; fancy black, 7c; choice black, Gc. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pond talis, $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound flats, $2.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, 90c; red. 1-pound tails, 1.45; sockeye. 1-pound tails. t2. COFFEE Mocha, 242Sc; Java, ordinary. 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, lb 4 20c; good. 16$18e; ordinary, 12&16c per pound. NUTS Wrflnuts. 15c per pound; Brazil nuts, 13Vi&16c; filberts, 16c; almonds, 17c; pecans, 19c; cocoanuts, 90cil per dozen BEANS Small white, 5.60c; large white, 4c; Lima, o'fcc; pink, 5c; red Mexican, 7c. SUGAR Dry granulated, fruit and berry, $6.25; beet. $6.05; extra C, $5.75;' golden C, $5.65; yellow D. $5.65; cubes (barrels), $5.65; powedered. $6.50; Domino, 10.40 10.90 per case. Terms on remittances, with in 15 days deduct He per pound. If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct Ho per pound. Maple sugar, 1518o per pound. SALT Granulated, $15 per ton; half ground, 100s, $10.50 per ton; 50s, $11 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 44c; cheaper grades, 3.60 4.55c; Southern head, 5 'A S 7c. HONEY Choice, $3.25 8.50 per case; trained, 7o per pound. l.lnseed Oil and Turpentine. LINSEED OIL Pure raw in barrels, 97c; kettle boiiled, in barrels, 99c; raw, in cases, $1.02; kettle bojled, in cases, $1.04.. Lots of. 250 gallons, 1 cent less per gallon. TURPENTINE: In cases, 80 He; in wood barrels, 78c Provisions. , PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $16; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe. $12; lunch tongues, $19.50; mess beef, ex tra. $14; mess pork, $30. BACON Fancy, 28 He per pound; stand ard, 26c; choice, 25c; English, 23Sj)24c. HAMS 10 to 13 pounds, 21c; 14 to 16 pounds. Sic; 18 to 20 pounds. 20Hc; hams, skinned, 21 He; picnics, 15 He; cottage rolls, none; boiled, hams. 2723c. LARD Kettle rendered, 10. 17Hc; stand ard pure, $10s, 17c; choice, 10s, 16c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each 60c; dried beef sets, 22c; dried beef outsldes, 20c; dried beef insldes, 23c; dried beef knuckles, 22c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, Oregon exports, dry salted, 17c; smoked, dry salt, 17c; smoked. 18Hc; short clear back, heavy dry salted, 16Hc, smoked, 18c; 10c. Furs. FURS Prices paid for prime No. 1 skins: Mink. Nonthwest Canada, and Alaska, $S 10; Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and California, $57.50; British Columbia and Alaska Coast, $810; Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. $7. Lynx, Alaska and British Columbia. $35; Pacific Coast, $28. Raccoon, $1&'1.50. Skunk. Canada, $2.50; Pacific Coast $ltt'2. Wolf and coyote, Can ada. $5 6; Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Ne vada. $1.603. Beaver, Oregon, Washing ton, Canada, Alaska, $5.507; Idaho. Mon tana. $10; Utah, Wyoming, $6.50(97; cubs, $2 2.50. Otter, Canada. A'.aska, $12.50 14; Oregon, Washington. Alaska. Canada, Brit ish Columbia. $34.50; Paclfio Coast. $1.75 &2.50. Gray fox. Pacific Coast, $1.502. Bear, black and brown. Alaska, Canada. $16 CS.0; cubs. $1215; Pacific Coast, 104j15: cubs. $57; grizzly, perfect, $2535. Bad ger, $2. Muskrat, Canada, Alaska, 80c; Pa cific Coast, 3060c. Fisher, British Colum bia, Alaska. $15i9 20; Pacific Coast. $$ 15. Wolverine. S68. Sliver fox, $30oe500. Cross fox, $10 18. Sea otter, $200 450. Blue fox, $8 10. White fox, $1220. Swift fox, 40c Ermine, 60c. Mountain Hon, $5 10. Ringtail cat, 2575c Civet cat, 10 80c House cat, 5 25c. BUTTER PRICES ARE CUT SEATTLE MARKET WEAKENED BY OREGON OFFERIXGS. California Stock Also in Large Sup ply Berries Are Not Too Plentiful. SEATTLE. Wash., April 29. (Special.) The .price of Washington creamery butter will be 30 cents tomorrow morning. A cut of 1 c3nt was authorized by the butter com mittee of the Merohants' Exchange late this afternoon. California butter will be cut to 19 cents. The reduotion came about as a result of the large amount of Oregon but ter that has found its way to this market this week, and also the Increase in the out put of local creameries. Five hundred pack ages of butter arrived on today's California boat. Cheese Is very easy, with Oregon stock of fering. Chicken receipts were larger. Owing to the increased receipts of new pc toes, the price has dropped to 314 cents. A small shipment of hothouse tomatoes ar rived today. They were held at SO cents per pound. Asparagus sold down to 50 cents a box. Not many berries were offered today, to tal receipts being only 1329 crates. Wheat dropped another cent todar. not b-sing quoted above 87 cents. Prices are now such that it is said Washington grain may be shipped East by rail. Efforts are be ing made to find an outlet In that direc tion, but as far as known none has yet been sold for this account SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Produce Prices Current In the Bay City Markets. BAN FRANCISCO, April 29. The follow ing prices were current in the produce mar kets today: Butter Fancy creamery, 25c; creamery seconds. 24 He; fancy dairy, 24c. Eggs Store, 23c; fancy ranch. 23 y,c. Cheese New, 1313Hc; Young America. 14614 He. - . Poultry Roosters. old, $50; roosters, young, $810; broilers, small. $S.504 50; broilers, large, $5C; fryers, $7.508; hens, $5.512; ducks, old, $6 7; ducks, young, $89. Vagetables Hothouse cucumbers, 50 90c garlic, 3 5c; green peas. 75c fr 1.26; string beans. 5 7c; asparagus. 75c 1.15; toma toes. $1.504; eggplant, 1020c. Fruit Apples, choice, $1.25: apples, com mon. 60cco$l; baminas, 75c$3; Mexican limes, $5.5o0; California lemons, choice $4; common, $1.25 1.75; oranges, navels', $12.75; pineapples, $2.5O3.50. Potatoes-Salinas Burbanks. $1. 25(1 3.V sweets, 33Hc; Oregon Burbanks, S5c$l" MUlstuKs Bran, $2027; middlings, 3u 32. Hay Wheat. $12018.50; wheat and oats $1015; alfalfa, $811; stock, $79; straw' per bale, 60 75c. ' Hops California crop. 1617e. Receipts Flour. 5342 qr. sacks; wheat 900 centals: barley. 8130 centals; oats 1"05 centals; beans, 23 sacks; potatoes ' 2100 sacks', bran. 2107 sacks; middlings 1"5 sacks; hay, 324 tons; wool. 169 bales; hides 1485. ' New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Ajrll 29 Cotton Spot closed quiet. 40 points higher. Mid-uplands $15? mid-Gulf. $15.50. Sales. 12.900 bales 10 J' Futures closed steady at a net gain of 2 to 6 points. near months being rela ttvely higher. May. $14.76; June $14.67; July, $14.61; August, $14.05- Sememl ber, $13.12; Octoher. $12.87; November $12 Au December, $12.49; January. $12.46. ' Dairy Produce In ' the East. CHICAGO. April 29. Butter, -steady Creameries. 2"-"2rtc; dairies. 22 26c Eggs, steady; receipts, 23.162 cases- at mark, cases Included, 1719Hc; firsts, 19c prlnie firsts, 20 He. " Cheese, steady. Daisies. 14-Si Srl5c- Twins 1414Hc; Young Americas, 1414Hc; Lone Horns, 14Hlc. ' STQCKSARESTRQNG Upward Tendency - of York Market. New CALL MONEY. RATE LOWER s Inflow of Funds Tartly Offsets tlie Gold Exports Kailroad Kate Advance Is Strengthen ing Influence. NEW YORK. April 29. The stock market today-felt the benefit of the corrective meas ures applied to the weak points In the situa tion. The effect of these measures was es pecially notable In the money market, where the call loan rate ran off to the lowest of the week, contrasted with ths T per cent rate of yesterday, the highest since the first of the year. As today's loans on the stock exchange carry over until Monday, this rate represents the end of the month condition, the conflict with the May settlements not being sufficient to keep the rate up. The cotton market settlement demonstrated the strength of the bull position in cotton and emphasized the precarious position of the shorts in May cotton, a position that does not leave the stock market free from appre hension of a reflected disturbance. Estimates of the week's currency movement showed a substantial inflow of cash from other points and a corresponding relief from the drain of the week's gold exports and sub Treasury operations. The sum total of these withdrawals reached the Imposing figure of $17,258,000, but this figure promises to be re duced to the neighborhood of $10,000,000 by the week's inflow from other points. A strong Influence was fult from ths report that Western railroads had notified the Inter state Commerce Commission that they would file schedules of increased freight rates next Monday. March reports for some of the largest of the Western systems, including the Union Pacific, published today, shows so heavy an expansion In operating coat as to overbal ance the gains In gross earnings, and thus establish a material reduction In net earnings from March of last year. The spreading movement for advance of wages emphasizes this tendency of railroad finances and the In terest of stockholders in an increase in com pensation for transportation. Iron sales continued light. Concessions were made again In the price of copper. The grain markets were in receipt of complaints of too dry weather. Railroad equipment companies, It was said, noted a decline in demand. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value, $2.912.0i)0. United States 4s, registered, de clined H per cent In the bid price on call. CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing High. Low. Bid. 34 70 68 Yj 70'.i 43 43 42 3tiVi 35 36-X, 8 P's r.fl 57 rvs '.a 01 00 59:14 32 3014 31ij; 21 23 24 V2 12i 12 4R0 47 4HUj 79 7H'-h 7Si 10314 1024 103 f.9 57 58 121 120',i 121j 135 134',i 134 94 91 93",4 33 32 '4 33 42H V4 42'4 1084 107 108V4 102;! lOH-j 101 V 123 123 124 IO814 107 10Mi4 29 14 2H 29 77 75 7vi 182 181 182 -S, 41 V4 42 107 107 lo ..... ..... 290 "&4sj '6314 84H 47 27V 27 52 14 I4&14 147 1-19 13 136 138 81 14 79 -80 37 37 37 PS 57 5S 136 134 135 15 14 15 l!l 168 169 39 37 39 7S 77 78 28 28 28 27 27 27 44 43 44 34 34 34 148 146 . 146 133 131 " 133 63 62 63 134 133 134 2(1 19 20 53 52 53 91 90 90 17 16 17 11 42 42 42t. 2o 2o 1914 88 32 83 64 64 64 IOO14 100 100 146 145 146 32 138 185 J38 41 30 41 S 68 68 67 4J6 67 102 78 76 78 2S 27 28 12014 118 120 43 42 43 100 991)4 100 71 71, 71 140 129 130 25 24 25 1S3 131 133 108 ior insw. lO0 99 09" 18 18 18 35 37 37 157 156 157 37 u, 37 K. 87 159 156 159 33 32 33 98 9S 98 43 42 43 87 87 86 46 45 46 27 27 27 72 71 72 74 73 74 12 120 122 25 25 25 61 o (hi 27 25 26 31 3014 .31 40 39 39 64 64 64 181 178 181 95 9414 95 72 72 73 39 87 S 38 82 80 82 118 117 118 2 41 42 671-j 56 . 67 19 19 19 43 41 43 44Vt 44 44 2 61 62 8 67 68 3 3 3 55,200 shares. Sales. Allls Chalmers pf Amal Chopper C3.10O Am Agricultural .. Am Beet Sugar .. American Can .... Am Car Sk Kdy.... Am Cotton Oil Am Hd & Lt pf. Am Ice Securi ., Am Linseed Oil .. Am Locomotive . . Am Smelt Ref. lw 1,000 2.200 i,so 2.000 2.000 1.400 1.000 1.500 89. ICO 1.200 1.40O 1.30O 2.900 100 3011 . 2.9"0 do preferred Am Pteel Fdy .... Am Sugar Ref . . Am Tel & Tel .... Am Tobacco pf . . Am Woolen ..... Anaconda Mln Co Atchison ..... .20,K"0 40O do preferred At! Oaast Line ... 100 Bait & Ohio ...... 8,70O Bethlehem Steel .. 1O0 Brook Rap Tran. 16,900 Canadian Pacific .. 1,700 Central Leather .. 800 do preferred ... 200 central of M J.... Chic & Ohio .. Chicago & Alton . . Chicago Gt West.. do preferred ... Chicago & N W .-. C. M & St Paul .. C, C. C c St L... Colo Fuel & Iron.. Colo & Southern . . . Consolidated Gag., Corn Products ... Tel & Hudson 1 R Grande ... do preferred ... Distillers' Ifecurl.. Erie . do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. General Electric .. Gt Northern pf ... Gt Northern Ore . Illinois Central ... Interborough Met.. do preferred ... Inter Harvester Inter-Marine pf .. Int Paper Int Pump , Iowa Central .... K C Southern . . do preferred ... Laclede Gas lxiuisvllle & Nash Minn & St Louis. M. St P & S S M. Mo, Kan Texas do pre f erred Missouri Pacific .. National Biscuit . National Iyead ... Mex Nat Ry 2d pf N Y Central N Y. Ont & West: Norfolk & West.. North American . . Northern Pacific . Pacific Mall Pennsylvania ..... People's Gas .... P, C O t St L... Pittsburg Coal Pressed Steel Car. Pullman Pal Car. 8.200 ""&66 2.206 15. BOO 1.4CO 400 GoO 6.2ilO 80O 30 2.4i0 1.OO0 5O0 4.50O rio io 1.200 5.100 1.000 7i0 8.000 7,200 100 500 ' 30 3UO 1,3iO , 3K 3110 3,300 "roo 4,600 ino Boo "1.000 2.100 8,300 5W) 5. 3 4K) 8,400 I.IOO 33,300 (iOO 5' 10 2 S'lO SIX) 200 Ry Steel Spring.. Reading Republic Steel ... II6.8OO 400 no preferred 100 Rqck Island Co.. 10.3OO do preferred . . . 500 Pt L & 3 F 2 pf. NKI St L Southwestern 400 do preferred ... 3O0 Flows-Sheffield .... 3K) Southern Pacific. 87,700 Southern Railway. 700 do preferred ... l'JO Tenn Copper 2,sihi Texas & Pacific.. 1,600 Tol. St L West. 400 do preferred ... 5O0 Union Pacific .... 83.60O do preferred ... 800 IT S Realty SOO TI S Rubber l.ftoo U S Steel 181.400 do preferred ... 3.400 Utah Copper . 5.0(0 V-Caro Chemical. 2.3O0 Wabash 400 do preferred ... 4. loo Western Md fioo Westinghouse Elec 600 Western Union . . . S'K) Wheef & L Brie.. 200 BONDS. NEW YORK, April 29. Bonds closed as follows : 17. S. ref. 2sreg100'N Y C gen 3s 94 I do coupon . . . lO0 Nor. Pac. 3s 89 U. S. 3s reg 102 'Nor. Pac 4s 71 do coupon ...102 Sou. Pac. 4s 100 U. S. new 4s reg.114 Wis. Cent. 4s.. 100 do coupon . . . 114 'Japanese 4s 91 D. & R. G. 4s. .109 I Money Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. April 29. Closing quotation were as follows: Prime mercantile paper, 4-5 per cent. Sterling exchange weaker, with actual bus iness in bankers' bills at $4.8440ti4.84.-'.O for 60-dav bills and at $4.8765 for demand. Commercial bills, $4.83 4. 84. Bar silver. 54c. Mexican dollars. 44c. Government bonds, easy; railroad bonds, irregular. Money on call, strong, 2 (86 per cent; ruling rate. 6 per cent; closing bid, 8 per cent: offered at 8 per cent. - Time loans, firm; 60 and 90 days and six months, 44 per cent. LONDON. April 29. Bar silver, steady. 2d per ounce. Money. 34 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 2 per cent; do three months, 8 3 1-16 per cent. Consuls for money. 81; do account. 81 8-16. SAN FRANCISCO. April 29. Sterling on London. 60 days. $4.84; do sight, $4.87. Silver bars. 54c. Mexican dollars. 45c. Drafts, sight, par; do telegraph, 3c Dally Treasudy statement. Washington, April 29. T0 condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business day was a follows: Trust funds . Gold coin $849,578 Silver dollars '. 489.557. Sliver dollars of 1S00 3.75S, Silver certificates outstanding... 4S9.557, General fund Standard silver dollars in gen eral fund $ 2.212, Current liabilities 106.120, Working balance In Treasury of fices t.... 22.446, In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 35.604, Subsidiary silver coin 21,500, Minor coin , 1,150, Total bajance in general fund.. 82,040, 868 0OO 000 OOO .118 ,263 ,993 ,734 ,o:9 .or. i ,325 Eastern Mining Stocks. . BOSTON. April 29. Closing quotations: 4Houez 42 'Mohawk 49 Am. Cop 70!xev. Con. ...... la Am. Z. L. & Sm 23iXip. Mines 0 7 Ariz. Com 15 North Butte ... 33 Atlantic 6 North Lake 13 B C C & C (rets) 17 Old Iom 33 B & C C & S Mg 12 lOsceola 136 Butte Coalition . 204 par. (S.& C.).. 13 :al. & Ariz. 12 , IQuincv 77 Calu. & Hecla...B75 Shannon la Centennial 16!uperior 41 r-opper K. C. 7o. S Sup. & B. Mln... 10 E. Butte C. M... 17 up. & Pitts. Cod. 12M, Franklin 11 Glroux Con. .... 7 Granby Con 42 Tamarack 52 U. S. Coal & Oil .33 U. S. R. & M. .. 40 Greene Can. .... 8 do prer. ...... 48 Isle Roy. (Coo.) 14WiUtah Cod "12 Kerr Lake 8Jutah Cop. Co. .. 42 Lake Copper . . 54 (Winona 66 La Salle Cop... 11 Wolverine ......120 Miami Co 21 TONE BARELY STEADY YARD PRICES DO NOT QUITE REACH FORMER LEVEL, Among the , Livestock Receipts Are Hogs From Nebraska and Cattle and Sheep From California. Trading- at the stockyarda wa of fair pro portions. The range of prices, ae shown by the sales, was not quite up to previous quo tations, and the tone of the market in general was only fairly steady. There was s good run. Including nine cars of hogs from Ne braska and seven cars of cattle and two of sheep from California Several loads of hogs were sold during the day at $10.25. A big bunch of good cows brought $5.50 and some rough cows went at $5.16. Sheep brought $5.50. Receipts yesterday were" ltH cattle, 12 calves, 1013 eheep and 1016 hogs. Shippers of stock, were J. C. Reynolds, one car of cattle, calves- and hoga, from Gwen dolen. Or.; Henlfne & Ohlinger, nine cars of hogs from Nebraska; Kidwell & Caswell, of AVUlowfi, Cal., T cars of catMe; J. C. Davis, of Hhedd, one car of sheep and hogs; H. H. Haugh, of Marysvllle, Cal.. two care of sheep, and Mr. tV-halen, by boat, 109 sheep and 6 oalves. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Prle. 140 cows 1d44 $3.50 25 cows 1075 5.10 1 steer . ...,11H 6-25 1 bull 1150 fl.lH) 24 hogs . , Ztft lu.5 55 sheep ....................... 124 5.50 15 cattle U7 4.5o 1 cow 850 2.75 2 bulls .-.1475 4.25 5. how - 144 10.25 27 hogs 277 10.25 Prices quoted on the various classes of stock at the yards yesterday were as fol lows: Beef steers, hay fed, good to choice 6.00$ 6-50 Beef steers, fair to medium.. 5.00&) 5.50 Cows and heifers, good to choice 5.00(g) 6.00 Cows and heifers, fair to medium 4.00 5.00 ulls 3. 50 4.50 Stags fi.OOtg) 5.50 Calves, light 6.00y 7.00 Calves, heavy .50 4j 5-30 Hogs, top 10.25 10.75 Hogs, fair to medium ...... 9.753 10. OO Sheep, best wethers 6.B 6.00 Sheep, fair to good wethers... 4.75 5.25 Sheep, best ewes 4.75 & 5.25 Lamba, choice ................ 7.00 g oo Lambs, fair 6,60 7.00 n Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO. April 29. Cattle Receipts, esti mated, 15oO; market, steady. Beeves, $5,700 8.40; Texas steers, f4.T5ftB.20; Weatera steers, $5(88.80; atockera and feeders, $.1.S0?6.7.V, cowa and belters, $2.807.50; calves, Sti.75(EC 8.50. Hops Receipts, estimated, 6000; market. 5c higher; light, $.30(fi .6": mixed, $9.30(8 t.67H : heavy, $9.30S9.H5; rough. $9.3ogu.45; good to choice heavy, 9.45'&U.6o; pigs, $8.9og9.50; bulk of sales, $9.&oijj9.60. "Sheep Receipts. estimated. 4000; market, steady. Native. $4.50&8.25; Western, $3&8.2.r; yearlings, $7.25 8.50- lambs, native, $7.75 8.70; Weern. $8S-S5. KANSAS CITY, April 29. Cattle Receipts. 10O0; market, steady. Native steers, $4.40- 8.25; cows and heifers. $4.50?7.BO; stockera and feeders. $4.60i56.To; bulls $4.5Vfit.65: calves. $o&8.75; Western steers, $5ft'7.75; Western cows. $4.25?.80. Hogs Receipts, 2ikjo; market, 5c higher. Bulk of sales. $9.254.45; heavy, 9.40jjit.55; packers end butchers. $9.259.45; light, $9.10 j9.40; pigs. $7.9o48.75. Sheep Itecelpti!, 4000; market, steady. Mut ton. $?J-S.50; lambs, $7.25if9.S5; fed West ern Werners and yearlings, $D.75&8.75; fed Western ewes, $G7.75. OMAHA, April 29. Cattle. Receipts. 900; market slow and steady. Native steers, $5.75" 7.75; cows and heifers, $3.5o;36.75; Western steers. $3.50S7; cows and heifers Western, $2.75tg-5.75; ranners. $2.60(24.25; stockers and feeders, $3.75(57; calves, $4.25(u8.73; bulls, stag." etc., $3.756.23. Hogs Receipts. 2900: market, 5c higher. Heavy, $9.H&.25: mixed $9.u559.0; light, '.)9.15; pigs, sfi9; bulk of sales, $9.uoJj Sheep Receipts, 7700; market, slow to 10a lower. Yearlings. $7.7r(8 8; wethers, $7.50.8; ewes, $7&8; lambs. $9i9.90. BIG OREGON WOOL DEAL EASTERN MILIj BUYS 4 00,0 0 0 FOUNDS OF STAPLE. Frice Fald Is About 63 Cents Scoured Trade in the New Clipi at a Standstill. BOSTON, April 29. The Commercial Bul letin will say of the wool market tomorrow: Manufacturers will nt buy wool In quan tities, owing to the unsteady condition of the goods market although a number of buyers are around the market daily. In terest in supplies is keen, but buying is conser atlve in thi &ftt regate. One mill, however, in cnodited with the purchase of 400,000 pounds of Oregon staple at about 63c scoured, a price that is near the top for that wool now. Fine to fine medium clothing" is moving moderately In both greasy and scouned states with nothing selling under 60c. Ohio de laine is attracting some attention, with sales at 33c. Michigan and New York State quarter-blood sells at 29c, which is about the limit for Ohio quarter-blood. - Buyers and sellers in the West are still apart on prices and little wool is selling, although shearing is .now becoming gen eral. Dealers are still undetermined as to what values should be paid for the now clip, owing to the uncertainty existing In the local market. Wool at St. Lou i ft. ST. LOI'IS.Aprll 29. Wool Steadv; terri tory and "Western mediums, 224 24c- "fine me diums. 182oc; fine, ll;gi4c. Iried fruit at Kew York. NEW YORK, April 29. Rvanorated apples quiet, but prices are steadily held, owing to reports of damage to the crop in the Middle West. On the spot, fancy 1 quoted at 10c, choice at 8?8e, prime at 7$?7$c and common to fair at 66c. Prunes Quiet on the spot, with a hand-to-mouth trade, but prices are firm on unfavor able advices from the Coat and a better de mand in the West, quotations ranging from 2Ts&8ic for Callfornlas up to 30-40s and 451c for Oregons. Apricots Quiet and easy, with holder in clined to make concessions. Choice. OMj-frloic; extra choice. lOll'c; fancy, 12&I2Hc. Peachofi Quiet, but steady, with rnnall of ferings. Choice. oaftiic; extra choice, 7c; fancy, 75 7c. Raisins- Steady, with a fair demand for some grades. Loose Muscatels are quoted at 2$Gc. seedless at 34?ic and London lay era at (1.1531.20. ENEMIES OF WHEAT Bugs, Storms, High Winds and Drouth. ALL MAKE STRONG MARKET Prices at Chicago Advance 2 1-4 Cents From the Low Point. Xorthivest and Southwest Are Buyers. CHICAGO, April 29. Chinch bugs in Kan sas, Hessian fly In Illinois and Missouri, storms in Oklahoma and high winds and drouth in Nebraska suoh wftre a fw of ttaa causes adduoed here today for a wheat-buying; movement that carried prices up 1 "i -o to 2140 from the low point of the day. The- close was atrons; at almost the top, IVio to lH'ffl?ic higher than last night. Corn finished a shade down to lie up. Oats made a net g-alh of H 4o to TsC and provisions 5 to 87 The Northwest, as well as the Southwest, bought wheat here today, go numerous were the pessimistic stories that many Intending sellers were said to have balked. Newi of rain in the Canadian Northwest and in the Noith was ignored. On the other hand, the strength of the cotton market Kast was said to have augmented the bullish senti ment In the wheat pit here. Predictions were current that the crop in both Kansas and Nebraska would be short, way below recent estimates, if soaking rains did not quickly come to the relief of the weakened plant. Toward the close, trading Quieted down, but prices did not give way. Sep tember wheat opened at 99(i. to 99Hc. sold down to 99c and then advanced in a broad way to $1.01 1.01 H. closing at fl.Oltt. In corn. May liquidation was under way early, but afterward appeared to be wound up. There was a atinT rally later with wheat. September, which closed last night at 2462c. opened at 64 to 62 o. touched 62 Vic and advanced to o3c. closing film at that price. Cash corn was steady to Mo oft. but there was hardly enough here to jnake a market No. 2 yellow sold at 60 H ft 61c Oats started weak with other grains and because of May liquidation, but rallied with corn and wheat. September opened lower, at ftSc to 8S'sc. sold to 3D'4o and closed steady at 398e. Provisions closed steady, with pork show ing a net advance of K to 3746c; lard 0 to 15c and ribs to 2027Hc higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. . Open. High. Low. Close. May...... $1.07 fl.Oijft $1.06 U $1.08 Vs July...... 1.00 I.031,, l.O0?B 1.03 Sept-.... .99, 1.01H .9?m l.OlVi CORN. May 57 , .58 July 61 .61 Ti Sept...... .623 .63 ..17H .58 .61 .61 .63 Vi .63 OATS. May...... .41 .41 .40 .4 Ha July.. . .3944 .403, ,S9 .404, Sept .3V, .3 .39V MiiSS POHK. May...... 21.15 21.40 21.10 21.40 July...... l'1.47tt 1'1.75 21.33'. 2 LIU Sept 21.25 21.82 ii 21.2a Sl.t0 LARU May 12.25 12.35 12.15 12.25 July 11.974 12.22V 11.9714 12.12Vi Sept 11.95 13.20 11.92 '.J 12.U7 '.a SHORT RIBS. May 11.90 12.20 11.80 12.12Vs July.. 11. So 12.05 11.80 11.97V Sept 1W65 12.05 11.75 11.92 V Cash quotations were as follows: l-'iour .Nominal. Kye No. 2. 78c. ; Barley Keed or mixing. 44 50c; fair to choice malting, 5762c. Flaxseed .No. 1 Southwestern, $2.33 Vi ; No. 1 Northwestern, $2.42 V. Timothy seed JK3.40. Clover $11.25. Pork Mess, per barrel. $21.50 42 21 73. Lard Per 100 pounds, $12.35. Short ribs Sides Uuuse. $12 12.37V. Sides Short, clear tboxedj, $13.50 tf 13.75. Oram statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 145.000 bushels. Kxports for the week, as shown by Uradstreefs. were equal VJn2.;XSI001 bushels. Primary receipts were 240,000 bushels, compared with 182,000 bush els the corresponding day a year ago Ks tlmauid receipts for tomorrow: Wheat 15 Knead"" " Car"; 0at3' 12" Cara; noa- Ti-i, k, , Receipts. Shipments. V heat, bushels 13.200 10 8O0 Corn, bushels .......... 45,000 lM7nii atS- KbUSHh?U . .154 800 vA:llo Rye, bushels s UOo 4 in Barley, bushels 27,000 27,300 tirain and Produce at New York. NBW YORK. April 29. Flour Steady with a small Jobbing trade. Receipts, 20.676 barrel shipments, 12,598 barrels " n2Vtffe0i "J"0"?- 2 d- nomi nal c 1. f ; Jo. 1 Northern, 1.1S nominal, f. o. o. opening; navigation. Wheat declined at the opening on cables, but rallied and ad vanced oharply on covering by short. In fluenced by unfavorable crop advices from the Southwest, closing at l?ic to 2Vso advance. May closed at 1.16. July at l.lol, and beptember at 1.0b-. Keceipia, I04.400 bushels! Hops Dull. Hides Firm. Central American, 2aa2.2V,c Petroleum Steady. " Wool Steady. European Grain Markets. LO.N-DON, April 29. Cargoes dull with lower tendency. Walla WaJla for shipment. 3d lower 8m od, nominal. English country markets quiet; French coun try markets quiet. , LIIRPP?U - -"-pTiT" 29.Wheat May, !? July- 7s October. 7a aij Weather fine. oa. Minneapolis tiialn Market. INSTKAFOIJS. A4ril 29. Flax closed at Corn No. 3 yellow, 8B5R6V4c. Oats No. 3 white. SS&aOi-ic Ke No. 2, 71&74C. Grain at San Francisco. PAN FRANCISCO. April 29. Wheat and barley Steady. Ppotquotations Wheat, shipping, J1.S2J4 Barlay Feed. $1.1061.15; brewing, $1.15 , PLttTR,e1, U S0l-4o: white. $1.50 1.60; black, nominal. Call board sales Wheat No tradlnir Harley. December $1.12. Corn Large, yellow, $1.601.65. Grain Markets of the Northwest. TACOMA. April 29. Wheat, milling blue 90c'clubC;S6cUb' 84' Kport' bluem. 8U SEATTLT3, April 29. Milling quotations bluestem. 91c; fortyfold. S9c; club 8Sc- Fife 68c; red Russian, S8c. Export wheat' blue etem, 8Sc; fortyfold, 86c; club. 85c; Fife 80c red Russian. 83c. Yesterday's car receiuta wheat 7 c-ara, oats 8 cars. Metal Markets. . NBW YORK, April 29. The market for standard copper was weak today, with spot. April, May and June closing at 1212,25c and July at 12S12.30C London market closed steady after an eaey upenlng, with spot quoted at 54 and futures at 57 2s 6d. Local dealers report a very unsettled market, quoting lake at 12.50Q12.75c electrolytic at 12.37V412.5oo end casting at 12.2512.37Vac Arrivals of cop per at New York were 8750 tons. Returns showed exports of '985 tons, making 12,422 ad far this month. Tin, easy, with spot. April, May and June quoted at 32.75ij?32.8,tc and July. 32.87(8 PORTLAND, SEATTLE, SPOKANE, TACOMA. Downing-HopMns Co. BROKERS Established 1SU3. Stocks, Private Grain. Wires 201 -2-3- Conch Bids;. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL, BANK PORTLAND. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits, $725,000.00 OFFICERS: J. C. AIXSWORTH, President. It. AV. SCHMEER, Casnler. It. 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