THE MOKXLNG OliEliONIAN. THURSDAY, J1AY 5, 1910.
19
BERRY MARKET BHD
Big Receipts and Cold Weath
er Break Market.
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT SOON
Prices Range From 4 0 Cents a Crate
Up liecord Time Made by
Banana Shipment From
Xew Orleans.
An unfortunate combination of circum
stances has put the strawberry market to
the bad. The weather has been distinctly
against trade and in addition to this re
ceipts have been excessive and promise to
continue so throughout the week. Portland
dealers, in the hope that weather conditions
would be normal, ordered heavily In Califor
nia for shipment this week and at the same
time shippers in the Southern state have
consigned liberal Quantities to this market.
This heavy influx of berries, together with
the cold, wet weather, has resulted in a
demoralised market.
Receipts of berries from Southern Oregon
points have also increased steadily. Not
all that came In yesterday could be worked
off before the close of business hours. Sales
of Oregon were made at 'i at crate. As
for the receipts from California, a good part
of them had to be carried over to be added
to the big receipts that are looked for this
morning. Newcastle and Florin berries sold
all the way from 50 cents to J1.25 a crate,
while Los Angeles stock moved at 4075c
a crate.
A straight car of Los Angeles berries is
flu this morning and about two cars of
Florins will also come in. The Willamette
Valley and local crop is In good condition,
but Is being held back by the cool weather.
Aside from berries, business was good on
the street. A fair-sized shipment of cher
ries arrived and they moved at $1.75 a box.
A good assortment of vegetables was offered
and prices. In the main, were steady.
The Ryan banana train came In yesterday
over the O. R. & N., instead of the North
ern, as heretofore. Three cars were left
here and the remainder went north. This
shipment made the best time on record from
New Orleans eight days and l'J hours.
SMALL. INTEREST
SHOWN IN GRAIN.
Mil!
Feed Prices Are Cut
by Country
Millers.
Very little interest is shown In the local
wheat market and prices are almost wholly
nominal. Oats and barley are also quiet.
Flour prices are being maintained with a
fair volume of business. The mill-feed mar
ket, however, is decidedly weak because of
heavy offerings by some of the country
millers and prices are In buyets favor.
Hay prices hold their own. A late Cali
fornia trade clrcu lar says : "Receipts are
very light, but fully enough to meet all
the demand which is In this city at the
present time, and the market continues
along in a dull and uninteresting state.'Con
sumers will not. buy other than for immedi
ate needs and are no doubt figuring on the
large crops of hay which they are already
beginning to harvest, reducing prices even
more than at present. The sound of the
mower can be heard in a great many sec
tlons at the present time, and we predict
the arrival of new hay into the market
within a week. Consigned hay is still being
sent to this market even at the exception
ally low prices for which same has to be
sold. The majority of this hay, however. Is
that upon which loans have been negotiated
and shipments are being forced to pay ad
vances. We have found this to be the case
in several Instances the past week. A great
many holders of hay who do not require
money have decided to carry their stock
over into the new season. The wisdom of
this we doubt at the present time."
Local receipts, in cars, were reported by
the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay.
Monday . .
l'uesduy . .
Wednesday
Yoar ago. .,
To date. ,
Year ago. . .
3 10 2 2T
2 2 9 10
T . . 6
2 3 3-8
1.TI7 19flO 1315 2428
151U 140T 789 2627
lit
9.55S
..10.312
Uve Poultry from California.
There was no material change in the egg
market yesterday. Keceipts were not large,
nor was the demand particularly active,
prices -were steady.
Poultry was in light supply and firm. A
small shipment of live California, broilers
was received .and sold at $6 per dozen.
.Butter, both city and outside creamery,
cleaned up well. The movement In cheese
was also active.
fcliort Kun of Maple Sap.
Eastern advices report a short run of
maple sap this season. While the crop is
light, the quality is better than usual.
Kastern dealers have withdrawn quotations
on pure sap.
1 Bank Clearings.
Bunk clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland fl.RAH.185 $115.2T0
frattie 2.M ;,!,- 2JO,45
Tacoma . 7iVi.ftt5 W2.091
Spokane J41o2tf 121,867
FORTLAX D MARKETS.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Kto.
WHEAT Track prices: Bluest em, 87
bc; ciub, S4c; red Kusslan, g;ic ; Valley. Soc
BARLEY Feed and brewing, $-2 u ; 23 per
ton.
FIXTTR Patents, $5.55 per barrel;
straights, f 4.30 a 5. IS; export. $4; Valley,
6.50; graham. S3. 10; whole wheat. Quarters.
15.30.
CORN Whole. $33: cracked. $34 per ton.
HAY Track prices: Timothy. Willamette
valley. $20 (a 21 per ton; Kasiern Oregon,
25; alfalfa. $ lfl.50tf 17.5i; grain hay,
$1718.
M I LLSTVFFS Bran. $21.50 per ton; mid
dlings. $31; shorts, $23.5O24.50; rolled bar
ley. $27.50to 28.50.
OATS No. 1 white, $2727.oO per ton.
Vegetable and Fruits.
FRESH FRUITS Strawberries. Oregon.
$2 per crate; Florin, &Oc$1.25 per crate;
los Angeles. 40&75c per crate; apples, $1.50
(ft 3 per oox; cnerries. $i.o per fcox.
POTATOES Carload buying prices: Ore
gon, 403 50c per hundred; new California,
$U.nO o 2. per sack; sweet potatoes, 4c,
VEtfETAHI.EP Artichokes. 60 75c per
onsen; asparagus. id0 l..i per cox.; Deans,
9(g I On
per pound ; cabbage, 3 Wc pound;
celery.
$:i.50 a 4 crate; cucumbers, J 1.50(d)
2 per
dozen: head lettuce, 50(fr'60c per
dosen ;
nothouse lettuce. $151 1.25 per box
garlic.
1 0 1 2 c pound; horseradish, 8fg"
Rc per pound; green onions, 15c per
dozen; peas. ." tic : peppers. $5 per crate;
rart Uhes. 1 5 Q 2c per dozen; rhuharb,
2Hii: per pound; spinach, 8 if 10c per pound;
tomatoes. $3.50 IHT box.
TROPICAL FRV ITS Oranres. $2.25 &
1: temons. $4 6; grapefruit. $$.35 6 per
lox; bananas, bc per pound; tangerines.
$1.75 .per box.
ONIONS Oregon $2 per hundred;
muda. $2 4 2.26 per crate.
SACK VEGETABLES Rutabaga.
C 1.50 ; carrots, S5c $1; beets, $1.50;
nips, 75cni$L
Ber-
$1.25
para
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER City 'creamery, extras, 27ct
fancy outsidecreamery, 27 o per pound;
store. 2oc. tltter fat prices average lc
per pound under regular butter prices.)
EG-GS Fresh Oregon ranch, 23 024e per
dosen.
CHEESE Full cream twins. l16o
per dosen.
PORK Fancy, 121? 13c per pound.
VBAL Fancy, HQllc per pound.
LAMBS Fancy. 1012c per pound.
POULTRY Hens, 21c: broilers, SoeSSe:
ducks. 22ff23c: geese. 12c: turkeys,
36c; ducks. 22f2Sc; geese, 12e: turkeys,
live. 20&22c; dressed. 25c; squaba, 98 per
dosen.
n. Hops, Wool. Hides, Ete.
ttOPS 1B09 crop. 12 916c. according to
4uaitur olds, nomlsalj -1910 ownxt, anminal,.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14 17c pound;
Valley, 18 21c per pound.
MOHAIR Choice, 3132c per pound.
flASrAR R a U W 1 U. Qi nr r.r DOUnd.
HIDES Dry hides. 1617e per pound;
dry Icip. lt&17Vic per pound; dry calf
skin, l21c per pound; salted hides.
6 He; Mlted calfskin, ISc per pound; green.
io less.
Groceries. Trled Fruits, Etc.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, lOc per pound;
peaches, 7c; prunes, Italians, -4 "g c ; prunes,
French. 45c; currants, 10c; apricots, 15c;
aates, ic per pound; figs, fancy white, o aw
fancy black. 7c: hnlM Mai-It fiVC
SALMON Columbia. River. 1-POnd talla.
$2 per dozen: 2-Dound talis. S2.93: 1-pound
flats. 12.1(1- 1 IbuL a rtinlr l.nnund talis. UUc;
rea, A -pound tails, l 40; Bockeye. j.-pvm
laus,
COFFEE Mocha. 242Sc: Java, ordinary.
1720c; Costa Rica, tancy, 1820c; good.
16lHc: orriinarv 12& 'h 1 tif tier OOUna.
NUTS Walnuts. 15c ter nound: ttrazu
nuts. 13U&i:m; filberts. iSc: almonds. 17c;
pecans. 10c: cocoa nuts. JH)cS $1 per dozen
BEANS Small white. 3.6uc; large wmte.
4c; Lima, Sc; pink, 5c, red Mexican,
7 5c
SUGAR Dtv arranulated. fruit and berry.
$6.25; beet, S6.05; extra C, $5.75; golden C
$5.65: vallow D. -.Vfir.- cubes barrels.
$5.65; powedered. $8.60; Domino, $10,404
10.90 uer case. Terms on remittances, wiin-
In 15 days deduct 4c per pound, if later :
than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct Ho
Der nound. Mania suear. 15(2' 18c ner pound.
,SALT Granulated, $16 per ton; nan
ground, luOe, $10.50 per ton; 60s. $11 per
ton.
BICE No, 1 Japan. 4c: cheaper grades.
3.5034.55c; Southern head. 5'A7c
HONEY Choice. 3.253.00 per case;
strained, 7o per -pound.
Linseed OU and Turpentine.
LINSEED OIL Pure raw in barrels, 97c;
kettle boiiled. in barrels. 99c: raw. in cases.
$1.02; kettle boiled, in cases. $1.04. Lots of
Z5U rations. 1 cent less ner era. Hon.
TURPENTINE In oases, 8u fcc; in wood
barrels, 7 be
"
Provisions.
PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet.
$16; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe.
$12; lunch tongues, $19.50; xneea beef, ex
tra. S14: mess cork. C3X
BACON Fancy. 28c per pound: stand
ard, 25Ko; choice, 24ttc; English, 2Hf
2a M.o
HAMS -tO to 13 pounds, 19c; 14 to 16
pounds, 2Uc; la to 20 pounds, iw6c; nams,
skinned. 21c; picnics, 15c; cottage rolls.
none; boiled hams, 2ip29c
LARD Kettle rendered, 10s. 17 c; stand
ard pure, $10s, 17c; choice, 10s, IGc.
SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each 60c;
dried beef sets. 22c; dried beef out sides, 20c;
dried beef in sides, 23c; dried beef knuckles.
22c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
Oregon exports, dry salted, 17 c; smoked.
dry salt, 17c; smoked. 18c; short clear
back, heavy dry salted, 16Jsc, smoked, 18c;
19c .
Furs.
FURS Prices paid for prime No, 1 skins:
Mink. Northwest Canada and Alaska, $8
lo: Colorado. Wvomine. Montai.a. Idaho and
California, 5&7.50; British Columbia and
Alaska Coast. $84110: Oregon. Washington,
Idaho and Montana, $7. Lynx. Alaska and
British Columbia. $35; Pacific Coast, $23.
Raoooon. si 4 1.50. Skunk, Canada, $2.u0;
Pacific Coast $12. Wolf and coyote, Can
ada. $56: Idaho. Montana. Wyoming, iv
vada, $1.60 3." Beaver, Oregon, Washing
ton, Canada, Alaska, $5.50 7; Idaho. Mon
tana, $10; Utah, Wyoming. u.oufu7 ; cuds,
$2 (Li 2. 50. Otter. Canada. Alaska, $12.50 14;
Oreron. Washinrton. Alaska, Canada. Brit
ish Columbia, $3.B0; Pacific Coast, $1.70
fit 2.50. Grav fox. Pacific Coast, 1.50 2.
Bear, black, and brown, Alaska, Canada. $16
fi20: cubs. S12W15: Pacific Coast, S10la;
cubs, $57; grizzly, perfect, $25 35. Bad
ger, $2. Muskrat, Canada, Alaska, 80c; Pa
cific Coast. 306Oc. Fisher, British Colum
bia. Alaska, $15 20; Pacific Coast. $9 15.
Wolverine. ?6&8. Silver fox, $300500.
Cross fox. $10 15. Sea otter. $200450.
Blue fox, $S10. White fox. $12 20. Swift
fox. 40c Ermine. 60c. Mountain lion, $5
10. Ringtail cat, 257&c. Civet cat, 10
80c Houee cat, 52uc.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, May 8. Standard copper
weak, spot and April closed 1L90 12.20c;
June, ll.9012.25c; July and August, 12.00
& 12.25c. London market was lowor with
spot quoted at 55 12s 6d and futures at
55 12s 6d. Local dealers quote lake cop-
per at 12.50lJ.75c; electrolytic, 12.25
12.37 Ho; casting, 12.12 12. 25c. Custom
house returns showed exports of 70 tons.
Arrivals reported were 640 tons.
Tin easy. Spot 32.60 32.87c; May,
32.65 32.87 c; June, 32.75 g 32.95c; July,
32.SOaS3.00c; August, 32.80c bid. London
lower; spot 149 7s 6d, futures 150 15s.
Lead dull. Spot 4.30 4.40c New York
and 4.15 ig 4.2oc East St. Louts. English
market lower at 12 8s 9d.
Spelter weak, v5.00 5.10c New York and
4. So 4.800 East St. Louis. London mar
ket unchanged at 22.
Iron was lower at 49s 7d for Cleveland
warrants in London. Locally the market
was quiet. No. 1 foundry Northern, $17.75
18.00; Nor 2, $16.7517.50; No. 1 South
ern and No. 1 Southern soft. $16.75 17.25.
PRICE MAY BE BOTTOM
SEATTLE DEALERS THINK BED
ROCK IS REACHED.
Not rn?ti Offered From Fortland.
Eggs and Cheese Are Weak.
Berries Steady.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 4. (Special.)
Sentiment in the local butter market U
divided. In some quarters there U a be
lief that prices have reached the bottom
and that the efforts to still further reduce
prices are being made by packers who are
anxious to secure butter for storage pur
poses. A. little butter has already been
placed In storage here. Portland offered
little butter today, as packers are said
be picking up all the surplus there.
Eggs were weak, with most sales at 2To.
Cheese was also weak, at 16HlSc.
lemons were materially firmer, being held
as high as S5.23.
Celery was very scarce today. Several
houses were entirely out and unable to get
enourh elsewhere to nil orders.
Serrles were in somewhat better demand
and under lighter receipts prices had
tendency to strengthen. The flrst Kenne-
wick berries arrived and were quoted at $9
a crate.
Wheat was firmer, with SOc paid for blue
stem. Oats were weak. The State Food
Commissioner has decided that he will make
no seizures of bleached Hour In this state.
pending a decision in the Federal cases now
in the courts.
SAX FRAUC1SCO QUOTATIONS.
Produce Price. Current In the Bay city
Markets.
bam FRANCISCO. May 4. The follow
tng prices were current in the produce mar
kets today:
Butter Fancy creamery, 24c: creamery
seconds. 24c; fancy dairy. 23c.
Cheese New, 13l313c; young America,
14 fi UUc.
Kkks Store. 22c; fancy ranch. 23c
Poultry Roosters, old, S5q6; roosters,
young. SSS11; broilers, small. $2.50 8.60;
hrollera large. 148450; fryers. 7.508;
bens. 5.5012; ducks, old. 6i?T; ducks.
vouns. S'cl 9.
Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers. 60c&41;
garlic 3& 5; green peas, Jltil.50; string
beans. RS7c; asparagus. $1.504f2.0O; toma
toes. 81.604; eggplant, lOigOc
j.-rult Apples, choice, i.-'.; apples, com
mon BOogSl: bananas. 75.163.50: Mexican
limes. 5.Su3; California lemons, choice,
$4- common. $1.2t51.75; oranges, navels.
SI "6ir3: pineapples. .'.w?i.ou.
Potatoes Salinas Burbanks. $1.15 1.25
wests. 8SSc; Oregon Burbanks. 90c $1.
Millstufls Bran, -4u2t,; middlings, $30
32.
Hay Wheat. $1218.50; wheat and oats.
Sll?15: alfalfa. IbSjll; stock. .a; straw,
per bale. 0eoc.
Hods California crop. 16917c
Receipts Flour. 1882 quarter sacks;
wheat. 70 centals; barley, 8470 centals
beans. 110 sacks: corn. 25 centals: potatoes.
4330 sacks: bran, 115 sacks; middlings, 60
sacks: hay, 641 tons; wool, 147 bales; hides,
1445.
Xyondon Wool Sales.
LONDON. Mar 4. A large selection of
merinos was offered at the wool auction
sales and met with Immediate buying for
continental account. The home trade, how
ever, secured the bulk of the T as man Ian a
Cross-l reds ruled firm, especially medium
coarse grades. . Falkland Islands were in
brisk demand. The number of bales of
fered uxiajf U.7S7,
BONDS
DEMAND
Heavy Sales Are Made for,
Foreign Account.
ESTIMATED AT MILLIONS
New Turn In Affairs Affords Great
Relief to the Financial Mar
ket Money Easier at New
York- and Abroad.
NEW YORK, May 4. The professional
trading element In the stock market was
inclined to look with suspicion on the mani
festation of strength today, owing to the
persistence with which liquidation has been
pressed on small advances lately- Neverthe
less, the developments were important in
direction of real relief from some of the
factors that have borne moat heavily on the
financial situation.
Foremost rilace In these developments is
taken by the resumption of foreign demand
for bond issuos. The day's rumors on that
subject were varied and embraced a wide
assortment of reported sales in Paris, Lon
don and Berlin. While none or tnese was
officially verified, the corroborative indica
tions were sufficient to warrant the assump
tion that large transactions were being con
summated in the International markets. The
most clearly deftrned reports pointed to New
York City revenue warrants, tit. raui ana
Big Four bonds and. In vaguer terms, other
railroad bond issues. Estimates of the
amount of these sales are from $10,000,000
to more than $100,000,000.
The reooen in 4 of thie source oi suppiy
for American capsfal requirements consti-
tiitm n 1 1 t rT srri.r lmnnrmnrn 1111 ma
condition of the American market, which
has thrown the bond market into a lethar
gic state, and halted the progress of the
nlans for im Drovemen-t and extension.
The London money market gave evidence
today that the period of strain in that mar
ket was definitely over. The arrival in Lon
don of last Wednesday's heavy gold ship
ment from New York coincided with the
decisive decline in money rates.
Sales of bonds abroad involve, of course.
prominent addition to the remittances
mado on interest payments, but this con
sideration Is overwelghed by the evident
ability to employ additional capital on ad
vantageous terms In domestic enterprises.
with tha plain indication offered by the
bond market of scarcity of such capital
available in our own markets. The funding
of the country's indebtedness on account of
commercial balances into mortgage loans
operate to afford reltaf from the demands
on the money market to meet these maturi
ties. The new turn In the bond market ob
scured the tonics which have been weighing
on stocks. Reports of further curtailment of
Iron production were received and uneasi
ness over th copper trade situation was
unabated. There is anxiety over the show
ing to be made by the coming Government
crop report.
Bonds were firmer. Total sales, par value.
$2,354,000. United States bonds" weare un
changed on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
High.
33
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42
saw
101,1
58i.i
4
32
24 Vi
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THhi
103
57
123i
13434
K
34
4014
108 H
102
123
108Ts
185 'i
41
106T,
"4li
40
Low.
Bid.
All is Chalmers pf . 100
Amal Copper . . 60,200
33
64 4
42J4
S5
',4
5Ts
64
81
24ft
48"
7414
103
60 hi
121.
133'j
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S3
8
1074,
102
121 M
108
75i4
40
106
'82
45
26
50
1484
136&
81
36
67 hi
131 hi
15
1S
3814
7814
29 hi
27
43
.".6
146
132V4
61Vk
133
19V4
61
91
1H
11 "H,
42
1B
31
166"
33H
65 Ts
424
36
10 hi
68
64 hi
31
24
13
47
76
103 14
Am Agricultural
200
Am Beet Sugar, .
2,200
500
2.50O
1,800
000
100
" Y.800
35.0OO
SOO
200
1.500
American Can ....
Am Car & Fdy . .
Am Cotton Oil . .
Am Hd Lt nf..
Am Ice Securi . ,
Am Linseed Oil
Am Locomotive
Am 6melt & Kef. .
do preferred. ...
Am Steel Fdy "...
ST I
123
1344
941-j
33 j
40
1084
104
loiTi
28
764
1854
41
109
290
S3 "4
46
27
51
1484
138
814
37
004
133
14
1684
394
78
9
28
44
36
1474
132
62
133
20
634
l
17
11
43U
19
32
63
99
144
32
136S
40
68 14
67 hi
109
74
29
119
42
101
71
128
2li
132
107
99
18
Am Sugar Ref
Am Tel 4 Tel .. 57,500
Am Tobacco pf 300
Am "Woolen 300
Anaconda II In 2.800
Atchijwn 14,000
do preferred . . . 200
Atl Coast Line .. 1.100
Bait & Ohio 3.000
Bethlehem Steel ..
Brook R&d Tran. 2.600
Canadian Pacific .. 3.700
Central Leather .. 6,"K
do preferred . . . 200
Central of N J
Ohes & Ohio
Chicago & Alton . .
Chicago Qt West.
S.3O0
200
900
400
8O0
10.3OO
1O0
27 Vi
51V
149
138H
81
3fii
00 W,
133 hi
1514
1R8
38
78
80
28
oo preferred ...
Chicago & K W .
C, M A St Paul ..
C. C, CiStL...
Colo Fuel & Iron..
1,500
l.OOO
6.SO0
COO
'""206
200
:iik
4.100
Colo & Southern . ..
Consolidated Gas..
Corn Products .
I el & Hilton....
II ft R Grande ...
no preferred
rlf tillers' Securi..
Ejrie
do 1st preferred,
do 2d preferred.
00
40
300 , 3fl?i
General Electric . .
Gt Northern pf ...
Gt Northern Ore. . .
Illinois Central ...
Interborough Met..
2M 14,
5.700
133i
62
133 '4
201
639s
1
16'4
11H
43'-i
l's
S2;i
ioo' "
144 hi
2.000
400
4,700
500
.too
301)
80O
4' 10
J O0
1.0OO
" 166
1,200
ao preferred . . .
Inter Harvester ..
Inter-l&rine pf
Int Pat-er
Int Pump ........
Iowa Central . . . .
IC C Southern ...
do preferred ...
I,aclede Gas
Itlsvllle & Xaeh
Minn & St Loufs.
142T4
M. St P & S S M. 400
Mo. Kan & Texas 6.200
136
40
135
40 hi
67"
'73i;
2.H4
118
42'4
100
12?
264
1314
1
t9V4
18
3614
161
37X4
155
32H
do preferred
Miawuri Pacific
300 6'hi
National Blscutt
National Le.ad ...
3.200
6.2o0
75
2V4
119
43
Mex Nat Ry 2d pf
J Y central
10,200,
.n y . out & west
50
Norfolk & West .
North American .
Northern Pacific
200 ioi y,
600
?
128
2(H
132Vi
107
K
18
37
161
38 ?
157 4
33
..T,3w
30O
21.6iiO
1.30O
OOO
Pacific STail
Pennsylvania
People's Gas
P. C C & St L.. ..
Pittsburg Coal
Pressed Steel Car.
300
410
37J
Pullman Pal Car. 10O
mi
38
Ry Steel Spring . . 300
Reading 113. oo
Republic Steel ... SOO
156
do preferred
06
Rock Island Co . 12. 600 44 42
44
86
46
28
72
do preferred . . . 300 87 86
St L & S F 2 pf. 2.20O 46 44"S
St L Southwestern 1.00 9 27
do preferred 300 72i.t 75
Floss-Sheffield 800 72 71
Southern Pacific .. 69.900 123 120 122
Southern Railway. 400 25 25' 25t2
do preferred ... 600 60 59 AAii;
Tenn Copper . 200 27 26 26
Texas & Pacific.. eoo 31 30 at
Tol. St L & West. 30O 39 39 8
do preferred 400 64 64 ti 64
Union Pacific 102.200 179 177 179
do preferred 1.400 94ii- 93a; fuu
IT S Realty 200 73 7214 7;t
L S Rubber l.POO 39 38 38
U 8 Steel 181, POO 81 80 81
do preferred ... 4.2O0 119 lift URa;
rtah Copper 2.2O0 42 42 42
Va-Oro Chemical. 2.AOO 57 r,t RT,,
Wabash 200 is 18 lfltT
do preferred ... 4.8O0 43 41 42T4
Western Md l.OOO 44 42 44
Westinghouse Eleo- 2.000 62 61 61 ii
Western ITn lon .... 1.000 61 67 67
Wheel & L Erie.. 314
Total sales tor the day. 790,40 snares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK, May 4. Closing quotations:
V S ret 2 reg.100 p ft R G 4s 04
do coupon. .. .100 IN T C G 3s.. 894
V a 8s reg 102iNorthern Pao 3s. 72
do coupon. 102 Northern Pac 4 . 1 00 ti
U S new 4s reg.H4?Union Pacific 4s. 90
ao coupon. .. .114 Japanese 4s..... 91
Money. Excbaose, Etc x
NEW TOBK. May 4. Money on call
steady. 8 44 Per ceat; ruling rate and
offered at 4 per cent; closing bid, 4 per
cent- ....
Time loans CMirr. 00 aays. lfK per
cent; 90 days ana six months. 4 per cent.
Pr mt mercantile paper, ovrot per cent.
Sterling exchange very weak with actual
business in bankers- Dills at 4.S4 4.8410
for o-aay oius aim ki .o ior aemana.
T4or silver. 64,c; Mexican dollars. 43c.
Government bonds, steady; railroads.
firmer.
LONDON, May 4. Bar silver Steady at
24 d per ounce.
Money 2 S 3 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market
for short bills Is 363 per cent: do for
three months' bills. 3i3 per cent.
Consols for money, 1 9-16; do for ac
count. 81.
A2i f KANC1SOO, -May . stadias oa
London, 60 days. $4.84; sterling on London,
Sight, 54. Si.
Silver bars 57c.
Mexican dollars 44c.
Drafts Sight, par; telegraph. Sc.
Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. May 4- The condition of
the treasury at the beginning of business
today was as follows:
Tt-ii r funds-
Gold coin 1S50.248.S69
Silver dollars 490.405,000
Silver dollars of 1890 3,748.000
Silver certificates outstanding... 490,405,000
General fund
Standard silver dollars In general
fund 1,500,078
Current liabilities 105.S33.941
Working balance In treasury
offices 1.134,701
In banks to credit of Treasurer of
the United States. 34,748,552
Subsidiary silver coin 21,619.648
Minor coin 1,129,548 1
Total balance In general fund.., 80,800,075 !
Eutern Mining: Stocks.
BOSTON, May 4. Closing quotations:
Allouex . . 39
Mohawk 47
Amalgamated .. 68
Am Z. L. & Smelt 23hi
Ariz Com IS
Atlantic 75
Boston Con 13
B & C C & 3 M. lrtvi
Nevada Con 16 ?i
Klpisslng Mines.. 9
North Butte 2k
North Lake lo
Old Dominion.... 33
Osceola 132
Butte coalition. . 18
Parrot (3 & Cop. 134
Cal A Arizona.. S8tt Quincy 85
Cal gt HMta 672 Shannon 8
Centennial 15ttSuperior S9
trop Range Con. 65 ISuperlor & Bos. 04
East Butte Cop. 7 Sup & Pitts Cop .1154
Franklin
ll4Tamarack 49
6.IU 6 Coal A Iron. 34
Glroux Consol...
Granby consol. .
89 !U S Mining 40 hi
Greene Cananea. 7
Isle Royale Cop. 13 hi
Kerr Lake Shi
Lake Copper... 514
La Salle Copper. 11
Miami Copper... 20hi
U S Mining ctd. 48
Utah Consol 1
Utah Copper..... 42
Winona 6
Wolverine 114
LONGS UNLOAD WHEAT
NEW CROP MONTHS CLOSE
LOWER AT CHICAGO.
Reports of Rain and Predictions of
More Add to . the
Weakness.
CHICAGO. May 4. Suspicion that leading
longs were unloading had much to do with
pulling down the price of wheat today. Rain
in Western Kansas and Nebraska and official
forecasts -for more for those states tonight did
nearlv all the rest. The market finished
to c lower for the deferred months, but c
ud for May. Corn closed 4ao to c off.
oats o lower to Ho bigher and provisions
25 to 0o higher.
There was decided nervousness in wheat
when operations began. Selling pressure not
satisfactorily explained showed Itself and
when the latter was coupled with reports of
shower West, the result was a quick, slide
downward. Offerings of -wheat on the swells
kept the tone of the market heavy practically
three-quarters of the day. September opened
o lower to o higher at fl.o2 to 1.02.
declined to 11.021.' advanced to I1.02
1.02, dropped to 1.011.01 and closed
steady at 1.01. a net loss 01 ;c.
Corn wa.. hAinmered down by speculators.
September had a range of c and In the end
was Just that fraction on at oaifcc. v-ran- com
-was about ,c up. witn not enouga uuwicu.
Ko. 2 vellow sold at 62ffl 8Kc.
Oats were unusually dull today and kept
within narrow limits. September finished un
changed from last, night at 38c.
In orovlsions September pork closed 55a up.
September lard was 87 c higher and September
ribs gained wc,
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May 1.11 I1.U l.ll4 1-1J
July 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.03
Sept 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.01
CORN.
Mav .69 .59 .59 .594
July 63 .63 . .62 -62V.
Sept 4 .64 .63 .63
Dec 58 .56 .68 . ;58
OATS.
May 41 ,41 .41 '.41
July 40 .40 .40 .40
Sept. ...... .38 .38 .38 .38
MESS PORK.
May 22.30
July S2.00
22.50
22.00
22.47
Sept 22.00
22.57
LARD.
22.00
22.50
Mav 12.80 13.15 12.80
Julv 12.47 12.80 12.45
Sept 12.42 12.72 12.40
13.12
12.77
12.67
SHORT RIBS.
. .. 12.85 12.85 ' 12.35
... 12.22 12.52 12.22
... 12.22 12.45 12.20
quotations were as follows:
Slow.-
May. . .
12.65
July. ..
Sept. ..
12.52
Casn
Floui
Rye-
-No. 2. 777c.
Barley Feed or mixing,
44045c; fair to
choioe malting. 67pt3c.
Timothy seed $2.903.15.
Cloves 111.25.
Mess pork Per barrel, $22.50 22.75.
Lard Per 100 pounds, X13.22.
Short ribs Sides (loose). $12.5012.87.
slides btiort clear tooxeaj, 13.b 3 ui-3.lu.
Gram statistics
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 67.000 bushels. Primary receipts
were 203.000 bushels, compared with 238.000
bushels tne corresponding day a year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 7
cars; corn, 46 cars; oats, 67 cars; bogs, 16,-
000 head.
Receipts.
Flour, barrels 21,300
Wheat, bushels.... 27,600
Corn, bushels........... 71,200
Oats, bushels. .. H ..... 228.600
Rye, bushels. ........... 2.000
Barley, bushels 40,500
Shipments.
12.900
10,900
263.100
23 6,500
1.000
15,100
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 4. Wheat May,
l.os; July. i.usn; September. $1.01
Cash No. 1 hard, $1.12; No. 1 Northern,
S1.1U; lo. z lAonnern, 9 l. 08 1.09
No. 3 Northern, $1.05 1.07. Flax
2.8S. 'Corn No. 3 yellow, 5758c Oats
No. 8 white. 3Wt3uc. Rye No. 2, 71
73c.
aropean Grain Markets.
LONDON. May 4. Cargoes dull and In
active. Walla ivgua, xor shipment, nom
inal. English country markets, slow. French
country markets, quiet. ,
LIVERPOOL, May 4. Wheat
4d; July. 7s 4d; October.
Weather, cloudy.
-May. 7s
7s 6d.
Grain at San Pranclsco. '
BAK FRANCISCO. May 4. Wheat
8teady,
Barley Easy.
Snot Quotations:
Wheat Shipping. 81.52 -3 1.67 per cen
tal.
Bar'.ey Feed, n ull tpi.io per cental-;
brewing. $1.17 Iff 1.20.
Oats Red l.au'ff i.w per cental; wnita,
SI. 60S 1.60; black, nominal.
call poara saies:
Wheat December. $1.56 per cental
asked. '
Barley May. fl.OB per cental bid; $1.12
asked: December, si.i-o Did.
Corn Large yellow, fl.70fl.T3 per cental.
Grain Markets of the Northwest.
TACOMA. May 4. Wheat Export, blue-
stem, SSc; club, 84c Milling, bluestem, 890
90c; club, 80c
BRATTLE. Mav 4. Milling Quotations.
bluestem. 90c; forty-fold. 88c; club. S7c;
nr. A7c i-eri Russian. 85c. Export wheat.
bluestem, 87c: forty-fold. 85c; club, 84o; red
Russian, S2c. car receipts, wneat. cars;
oats, 14 cars, barley. 1 cars.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. May 4. Cotton Spot closed
quiet. Mid-uplands. 15.30c; do gulf, 15.55c
Sales, none. Futures clOBed steady. May,
14.46c; June, 14.75c; July, 14.69c; Angust,
14.46p; September, 13.14c; October, 12.67c;
November, 12.53c; December, 12.50c: Janu
ary, 12.46c
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The newly organized army of England
has in every battalion two. in every ca.va.Lry
brgde aix znacoine guna.
LARGERUN OF STOCK '
Thirty-two Cars of -Cattle Are
Received.
MOSTLY FROM CALIFORNIA
Receipts of Sheep Are Also Heavy.
Arrivals Are Too Late for
Day's Trade Mar
ket Is Steady.
There was an unusually heavy run at the
tnclcv&rris vesterdav. Most Of the StoCK
came In late In the day. however, too la
to be disposed of. Today's market, therefore.
should be an active one.
Of the 82 cars of cattle received, SO came
from California and were pronounced to be
of good quality. Ten cars of California
sheep also arrived and 10 cars of Oregon
sheep.
The total arrivals for the flay were 77
cattle, 10 calves, 178 bogs and 2783 sheep.
The shippers were W. J. Boomer, of Por-
terville. Cal.. 8 cars of cattle and. 2 cars
sheep; Charles Butler, Delano, Cel., 8 cars
cattle and 2 cars sheep; J. A. Robinson &
Co.. Merced, Cal., 24 cars cattle; W. J.
Blake, Ione Or., 1 car cattle; H. C Strick
land, Condon. Or., 1 oar cattle and hogs;
W. B. Kurta, The Dalles, 1 car hogs; C. M
Bartholemew, Echo. 1 car sheep; L. E. West,
0 cars sheep from Oakland and 1 cars sheep
from Roseburg; George Kohlhagen, Rose
burg. 3 cars sheep and. S. G. Wright, Elmirm,
Cel.. 6 cars sheep. "
Tne following sales were reported during
the iUt:
weignt. x-rice.
hnrs 212 810.60
257 sheeo 102 8.00
Prices quoted on the various classes of
stock at the yards yesterday were as fol
lows:
Beef steers, has- fed. srood to
choice I 6.00 U$ 6.50
Beef steers, lair to medium., ft.oufiv s.ou
Cows and heifers, good to
choice 6.000, 5.50
Cows and hlferB. fair to
medium 4.2E 4.75
Bulls t.60 4.50
Stags 5.00 5.50
Calves, light ................. C.OOlgi 7.00
Calves, heavy ........... 4.50 5.50
Hogs, top 10.00 10.65
Hogs, fair to medium 9.509.76
Sheep, best wethers 6.25S 6.75
Sheep, fair to good wethers... 4.75 d 5.25
Sheep, best ewes ............ 4.75 5.25
Lambs, choice ............... 7.00 8.00
Lambs, fair $.50 7.00
Kastern Livestock Markets..
CHICAGO. Mav 4. Cattle Estimated
receipts 5000. Market, steady. Beeves, $5.60
fc'8.30; Texas steers, $4.606.10; Western
steers, $4.8O6.70; stockers and feeders,
$3.806.60; cows and heifers, 2.107.2O;
calves, xo.ooficy a.ftu.
Hotts Estimated receipts. 15.O00. Market.
510c higher. Light. tB.lOfi; 9.45: mixed.
$9.109.50; heavy. $9.109.50; rough. $9.10
(ETM.zo; good to choice neavy. sh.zow.ou;
pigs. $8.800 9.40; bulk of sales, $9.30 9.45.
Sheep Estimated receipts. 12.O00. Market.
steady. Native. (4 257.80; Western, $4.75
j.kd; yearlings, S7.uixgiB.lo; lamps, native.
87.25 9.10: Western, 87.25 9.40.
KANSAS CITY. Mav 4. Cattle Receipts.
8.10:' native 'rows and heifers. $3.5007.40:
stockers and feeders, $4.006.75; bulls, $3.75
eio.ao: calves. S4.oooi8.to: western steers.
.$5.7537.70: Western cows. S4.26&6.75.
rlogs receipts, lu.uuu. Marxet, luiac
nigher. Bulk of sales, XU.1U3U.23: neavy.
S9.209.35; packers and butchers. SU.lOgp
9. HO- lisht. X8.25iS9.20'. ules. S8.OO0S.75.
itheen Kecelnts. buuu. uajKet. steaay.
Muttons. $5.5O7.50; lambs. 87 25 9.00 fed
Western wethers and yearlings, ja.oua.w;
fed Western ewes, $o.30iai 7.0U.
OMAHA. Mav 4. Cattle Receipts. 4700.
Market, stead v. Native steers. $5.75 IS 7.75:
cows and helfera, $3.506.75; Western
steers. $3. 50587.00; Western oows and heif
ers, $2. 75 ft 5.75: canners, $2.754.60: stock
ers ai.d feeders. 83.50iS6.75: calves, $4.25
8.25; bulls, stags, etc.. iS-7awB.2a.
Hogs Receipts. 9400. Market. 6o higher.
Heavy. 9 0009.15: mixed. $9.009.05; light.
s.KO(&9.iu; pigs, s.uufff b.o; duik oi saies,
$8.9509.10.
Yearlings. $7.508.00; wethers, 7.25ffi7.85;
ewes, o.o3!7.eo; lambs, $8.60(09.23.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. May 4. Coffee futures closed
steady, net 406 points higher. J Sales, 18.-
250 bags, including 7O0O bsgs in shape or
switches. Closing bids: May, 6.40c; June,
6.45c: July. e.&Oc: August, 8.55c; September,
6.60c: October and November, 6.65o; De
cember, 6.70c: January, 6.74c; February,
7 08c: March. 6.81e: April. 6.82c. Spot coffee.
quiet. Rio, No. 7, 8c; Santos, No. 4, 9o;
Mild coffee, quiet. Cordova, 9jl2c.
Sugar Raw, firm. Muscovado, 89 test,
S.83c; centrifugal. 96 test, 3. 83c; molasses
sugar. 89 test. 3.58c. Refined, steady.
Crushed, 85.85; granulated, 86.15; powdered.
C0.25
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, May 2. Evaported apples.
quiet. Spot, fanes'. lOc: choice. 88o;
Prime. 707c; common to fair, 06c.
prunes, firm. caiiiorma, up to tfu-sus.
2S8c: Oregons, 46c.
Apricots, firm, cnoice, tliutc; extra
choice. 10ll4c: fancy, 1212c
Peaches, steady; choice, 5'4ff0e; extra
choice. 6&7c: fancy, 7&7c.
Raisins, nominally unchanged. Loose Mus
catels. 26c: choice to fancy seeded.
406c; seedless, 34c; London lay
ers, 1. 16 S 1.20.
Datrs- Produce In the East.
CHICAGO, May 4. Butter Steady.
Crenmeries. 24028c: dairies. 2228c.
TZggB Easy. At mark, cases included, 17
fi,19c: firsts. 19c; prime firsts, 20c.
Cheese Steady. Daisies. 14 IP 16o: twine.
14?i14c: young America, 1414c: long
horns, 14&14c
NEW YORK, May 4. Butter Steady.
Cheese About steady.
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