THE MORNING" OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1910. HOLD THEIR WHEAT With Market Improving Farm ers Will Not Sell. OFFERINGS WITHDRAWN Some Demand for Bluestem, but Other Lines Are Quiet Foreign Crop Conditions Are Gen erally Favorable. The Improvement that has occurred in the past week In the Eastern and foreign wheat markets has had the effect of stiffen ing holders In this section materially. In the last few days there has been very little effort to sell, -whereas two weeks ago con siderable supplies were offered on the mar ket by farmers and speculators. At the same time there Is but little demand for wheat and the market is very quiet. The only Inquiry yesterday was for bluestem. The lowest price quoted by sellers was 83 cents and but little was to be had at that figure. Club and red wheat were nominal. The oats and barley markets have seldom been as dull as they are at the present time. The demand has almost entirely ceased. Hardly any grain ot either descrip tion Is being offered. Foreign wheat crop conditions are report ed by the Liverpool Corn Trade News as follows : United Kingdom The outlook for the crops continues to show Improvement under seasonable weather conditions. France Crops are showing a fair improve ment, but the plant, however, is thin, and some damage from vermin is mentioned. The weather is favorable. Present prices stre now about an import level. Germany Although light showers have fallen, they have not been sufficient, and good heavy rains would be very beneficial, otherwise the crop outlook is favorable. Supplies of native wheat are larger. Hungary According to an official report, the outlook for both Winter and Spring crops is good. Roumanla The crop outlook is good. Ppring showings are, however. In need of rain. Russian In the south the outlook for the crops Is good, showers having fallen, which Is beneficial. In the center and east the weather Is cold and drouth Is causing some anxiety. Arrivals at the ports are generally moderate. Italy. There are continued complaints of the weather being too cold and wet. There are larger offers of native wheat. Spain The crop outlook is variable, but the weather has shown some improvement. Sweden Complaints are still heard re garding drouth. North Africa The outlook for the crops is lair. India Natives hold firmly. The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer chants' Exchange follow: American Visible Supply .Bushels. Decrease. June 0. 1910 ls.47.Ort 1.485.0OO June 7. 1809 17.527,000 2.2D0.000 June 8. inns 21,277,000 1.541,000 June 10, 17 49.114.000 012.000 June 11. 1!X6 2U.7S4.O0O 1.027.0O0 June 12. 1905 18.1S,000 1.937.0OO June , 1904 20.UO3.OOO 972.000 June 8. 1003 22.971,000 1.857.O0O June . 1902 ; 25. 1.000 3.513.000 June 10. 1901 83,292,000 1.042,000 Quantities on Passage Week Week Week ending ending ending June 4 May 28 June 5, '00 For Bushels Bushels Bushels V. K 31.OSO.000 S2.720.000 27,000.000 Continent, ..11,920.000 13,120,000 13,120,000 Totals ...43,600.000 47,840.000 40,720,000 World's Shipments, Flour Included Week Week Week ending ending ending June 4 May 2 June 5. '09 From Bushels Bushels Bushels V. 8.. Can 2.970.0OO 3,594,000 2.128O00 Argentina ... 512.000 1.248.0OO 1.S24.O0O Australia ...1.OS0.0O0 004.OOO 80,000 Xan. porta... 102,000 552,000 392,000 Russia 2.704. 0O 3,680.000 2.900,000 India 1.332.000 784.000 1.608.O00 Totals . 8.810.0O0 10.S22.OOO 8.992,000 Loral receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 15 .. 14 15 13 Tear ago .... 10 15 1 14 Season to date 9874 130S 2120 1418 2039 i'ear ago ....10503 luoo 1348 S33 21712 TKA1MK K IN CONDON WOOL MARKET Orowers Think Their Clips Should Bring Eigiiteen Cents. Shearing is over In Gilliam County and the Condon warehouses are full of wool. It is said to be the beet clip the county has produced. The buyers seem to have a de cided, attack of cold feet and no price that could be taken In offered, says the Condon Times. Fourteen cents or a possible 15 Is the best that is going at Heppner and that for the brightest, cleanest and best clip of mountain wool. Some sand wool has changed hands over there at 'about 12 H cents, but we have none of that here and think our clip should go to 18 cents or thereabouts. As a reason for the low price It is said some buyers overshot the market last year and lost on some big shipments of Oregon wool and are trying to recuperate this year. Be that aa It may. there is a deadlock between buyer and seller and it may be some time before any wool changes Bands. 8TKONG CAUL EOR EOGS AND POULTRY Supply Not Sufficient for the Holiday Trade. The increased number of visitors In the city is made plain by the stronger demand tor poultry.eggs and dressed meats. Yes terday's receipts of 'poultry cleaned up early in the day at firm prices, hens bringing 19 and 19S cents and Springs 30 cents. It Is sot likely that the supply during the week will be sufficient. Not only is the demand for eggs larger, but receipts are steadily decreasing and the market Is gaining In firmness. The best candled stock moves at 2ti and 27 cents. Veal was in light supply and firm at 11 cents for fancy, while pork wa exceedingly scarce. Butter cleaned up at the old quotation which will jwobably be retained throughout the week. Cheese was also firm with a etrong demand. MUTES AND PELTS ARK DIXL. Market Is Still Weak and Supplies Are Held Back. The hide market shows no material change from a week ago. It is still dull, weak and uncertain. For this reason the dealers are making no particular effort to buy. At the same time holders in the coun try are not offering freely. They believe that they can lose nothing by holding on to their stocks, while they stand a chance to gain when the demand revives. Eastern Oregon dry pelts are also being held hark pending a better market. Bids of 12 cents, Portjand, fall to bring out of ferings. Valley wool is coming forward very slowly, as only a few farmers seem willing to let go at present prices. Buyers offer 18 to 17 cents for coarse and l cents for fine. CAR OF CANTAUH m RECEIVED. Aaother Car Is Due Today Losanberrlea From Rosebura. A car of cantaloupes arlrved from Brawley yesterday the first straight car of the sea son. They sold at t3 to 15 a crate. ' Another car is due this mornring. The first Oregon loganberries were re ceived from Roseburg and orougtit 124 cents a pound. There waa a plen tiful supply of strawberries, but the de mand waa heavy and the market firm at 11.25 1.50 per crate. Aprloote were In good supply and brought SI 1.35 per crate. Peaches sold fairly well at 11.25. Some plums were received, but they were too green to be saleable. Cherries were abun dant and sold better than last week. A shipmnt of tomatoes came from. Merced and were quoted at tl.SO per box. A car of mixed vegetables arrived including a shipment of cauliflower. Peas, beans and other truck were plentiful. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland Sl.995.549 SI 19.891 jseattlo 1.893.408 235.444 Tscoma 1.077.7O7 56..S78 Spokane 1.020V4O7 78,851 POBTLASD MARKETS. Grata, Flour. Feed, Etc. FLOUR Patents. S3. 15 per barrel; straights 4.0i4.75; export. 13.t0fe3.Su; alley. 35.30; graham, Si.sO; whole wheat, quarters. $3. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. S4!S 83c; club. S0(681c; red Russian. 7Sc; Vallev 84c BARLEY Feed and brewing, S194J20 per ton. CORN Whole. $33; cracked. S3 per ton. HAY Track prices: Timothy. Willamette alley, S204p21 per ton; Eastern Oregon, 2225; alfalfa. 5116; grain hay, S17&1S. MILLSTUFFS Bian. S20 per ton mid fli'io'&itVo. TtM' 421 rolled barley. OATS No. 1 white. 126 27 per ton. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery. extras. 29c; fancy outside creamery. 2 29c per pound: store, 20c. Butter fat prices average XhQ P',Iound under regular butter prices.! E? urrent receipts. 24c; ordinary candled. Joe: extra, 26f27c. CHEESE Full cream twins. 1717Hc per pound; Young America, lSl&hic. PORK Fancy. 12 18c per pound. VEAL, Fancy, 10llo per pound. LAMBS Fancy, 912c per pound. POULTRY Hens. 19184o; broilers. lt& SOc; ducks, 1825c; geese, 12c; turkeys, live. 1022c: dressed. 25c: squabs.. S3 per dozen. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Strawberries. SI. 256-1.50 per crate: apples, $1,50 43 per box; cherries, oc$1.50 per box; gooseberries, 5(g) 6c per pound; apricots, S1L3S; cantaloupes, S3$5 ier crate; loganberries, 12t,c per pound; black berries, Sl1.25 per crate; peaches, SI. 25 per box; plums, $1 per box. POTATOES Old Oregon. 65c per hundred; new California. 1&52c per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 60 75c per dozen: asparagus. 1.252 per box; beans, i12c per lb.; cabbage, 2 Yt. 9 2 'A c per lb.; cauliflower, S2 per doz.; corn. 2Wgaoc per doz.; cucumbers. 76cS1.25 per doz.; head lettuce. 60 60c per doz.; hothouse lettuce, 60c 1 per box; garlic, 10124o per lb.; horse radish, 8 10c per lb.; green onions, 15c per doz.; peas. 47c; peppers. 30c per pound; radishes. 15 3jp20o per dozen: rhubarb, 2&3C per pound: spinach, S10c per pound: squasb. 75c$l per crate; tomatoes, $1.50 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. S2.253; lemons. $4.50 6; grapefruit. 53.25 6 per box; bananas, 54c per pound; tangerines, 91.73 per box; pineapples, $1.503 per doz. ONION'S Bermuda, $1.50 1.73 per crate; red. $2 per sack. SACK VEGETABLES Rutabagas. $1,259 1.60: carrots. S5c$l; beets, $1.50; pars nips. 75c$l. - SIX GARS OF BUTTER SEATTLE WEIili SUPPLIED WITH EASTERN STOCK. Xo Advance in Prices Is Xow Likely. Eggs Scarce and Firm. Barley" Weak. SEATTLE, Wash., June 6. (Special.) The first shipments of local strawberries to points in the East were made today, three carloads being dispatched during the day. The. BhipraenU.were made to points In Mon tana, the Dakotaa and a- few of the berries will probably be marketed across the Ca nadian line. Berry receipts today were the heaviest of the season, 4474 crates being re ported. Prices ranged from $1.50 to $2.25. Clark's seedlings sold from $S to $2.25. Cantaloupes declined to $4.50 for good stock. A straight carload arrived from the Imperial Valley. The market is overstocked with poor to matoes. Mississippi tomatoes are still some time away, and the Mexican stock Is not arriving in- good condition. Six carloads of Eastern butter arrived here today, materially relieving the scarcity that has prevailed for some time. The but ter market appears to be much easier than It was last week, and the prediction was made In one quarter today that the price will not be advanced this week. Local eggs were scarce and sold at 30 cents. Veal and poultry were also scarce. Grain was dull and unchanged, except barley, which was not quoted above $18. SAX FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Produce Price Current In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, June 6. The follow tag prices were current In toe produce icarket today: Butter Fancy creamery, 27c; creamery seconds, 27c: fancy dairy, 26c Cheese New, 13 (g1 14c; young A merle. Eggs Store, 25 He ; fancy ranch, 27c. Poultry Roosters, old. $503.50; roosters, young. $810; broilers, small, $2.25 3; broilers, large, $3.50 4: fryers, $U07.5O; hens, $5S10; ducks, old, $6t7; ducks, young. f8310. Vegetables Cucumbers, $1.25 1.75; gar lic, 3g4c, green peas, $11.50; string beans, 2 6c; asparagus, 75c $1.50; toma toes. 75c& $1 ; egg plant, 6t Sc. Fruit Apples, choice. 60c; apples com mon. 40c; bananas, 75c$3; Mexican limes $6.50 7; California lemons, choice, $1.25 4; oranges, . navels, 91.50)3.25; pineapples, $2.5 (q 3.50. Mills tuffs Bran. $23 24; middlings, $27 30. Hay Wheat, $12916.50; wheat and oats. $9 OS 1 5 ; alfalfa, $ 7. 50 g 1 1 ; stock 6 & 7 ; Straw, per bale, 40 (g 65c Hops California crop, 12 14c. Receipts. 2310 qr. sacks; wheat. 45 cen tals; barley. 5430 centals; oats, 1345 cen tals; beans. 1175 sacks; corn, 70 centals; potatoes. 2175 sacks; bran. 145 centals; mid dlings, 300 sacks; hay, 516 tons; wool, 99 bales. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, June 6. Spot cotton closed quiet and steady, 30 points higher. Middling uplands, lo.20c; middling gulf, 14.45c Sales 13.634 tales. Cotton futures closed firm, 5 to 2S points higher. June. 14.99c; July, 10.38c; August, 14.50c; September, 13.17c; October, 12.3Sc; November, 12. 29c; December, 12.25c; Janu thy, 12.10c ; March, 12.23c Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. June 6. Wheat July, $1-05; September, 92 c; December, 90 WSc; cash. No. 1 hard, $1.09; No. 1 Northern. $l.061.0S; No. 2, 9 1.04 HO LOG; No. 3, fl.01tfcCM.04tt- Flax $2,05. Com No, 3 yellow, 54956c Oats No. 3 white. 35tt36Hc Rye No. 2, 654jti9c. Bran lOO-pound sacks. $18 IS. 25. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, June 6. Coffee . steady, net changed. Sales. 9u00 bales. Closing bide: June and July, 6.20c; August. 6-30o; September, 6.31c; October and November. 6.40c; Decem- or, , n uju j . o.- i c; eoruary, 6 49c March. 6-52c: April. 6.53c; May, 6-54c. Spot, q utet. Rio. No. 7, 8 c : Santo, No. 4, fcV c Mild, quiet. Cordova. 9i ft 12c. Raw 9ugar. steady. Muscovado. .S9 tt 3.74c; centrifugal. .96 test, 4.24c; molasses unnr, .tsw iwi. o.ihc. tcenneu. quiet. Crushed 5.65c; granulated. 5.15c; powdered, . 5.25c. ' Wool at St. stools. ST. LOUIS. June 6- Wool Steady; terri tory and Western mediums. 16ttfi22c- fins mediums. 17gl8c; fine. 12fr 14c London Bullion Movement. LONDON. June 6. Bullion amounting to 207.000 was taken Into the Bank of Eng land on balance today. Hops at London. T TVE"UInfT Inn. . LONDON IS A BUYER Invests Heavily in Stocks When Prices Decline. FLUCTUATIONS ARE WIDE Severe Drop Is Followed by a Sharp Rebonn-d at the Close Inter est Centers in Rate Conference. XEVT YORK, June 6. Prices of stocks broke violently to new levels for the yesr in the late session of the stock exchange today, after nervous and feverish fluctua tions up and down for most of the sesBion. The break was coincident with circulation of reports that the railroad presidents, who have gone to Washington to protest against the Government's action to enjoin Western trunk line freight rates, had given up hope of securing any modification of the Intended course of the law officers of the Admin istration. At one time the level had been lifted 1 to 2 points over the closing of Saturday quite generally. London joined actively in the buying, as has been the case at most periods of vio lent decline, and speculative sentiment took on quite a cheerful hue. The excessive dull ness Into which the trading fell at the ad vance argued an unwillingness on the part of the buyers to follow the rise and Indi cated a weak undergone, but It was hoped that the hesitation was due simply to a desir. to await the outcome of the White House conference. During the time of advancing prices there was a supposition entertained that some sort of working agreement had been ar rived at between the railroads and the Government authorities for a solution of th. rate controversy on lines which would re lieve the anxieties of railroad officials. The assertion of President Brown, of the New York Central, was taken as a text for this supposition to the effect that the Eastern railroads offered more than a month ago to suspend . the new rates then under con slderatlon pending an Investigation by the commerce commission as to their reason ableness. This would be in conformity with the requirement of the new railroad law. as it stands in Its present form, and would Insure the submission of the pro posed changes to the new law. It was even suggested that the new situation might bring a change In the law In conference be tween the Houses of Congress, which would permit agreement on rates, the elimination of that provision from the Administration bill having prompted the action to enjoin the new rates. Xews of the crops and of money condi tions was taken to account partly for the better tone of the early dealings. Expres sions of satisfaction were heard from West ern banking authorities over the benefit to the credit position which liquidation has been effecting in grain, cotton and stocks. Xews of. the sale abroad of 125,000.000 Southern Pacific bonds was not generally known in Wall street before the market closed. Xo attention was paid to anything but the expected conference at Washing ton. After breaking from 2 to over 5 points, prices rebounded 1 to 3 points, with the demaad from the bears to cover shorts, and closed in considerable disorder. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $1,854,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSIXG STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Allis Chalmers pf. 200 32 1)2 31 Amal Copper .... 42,6A 62 63T, Am Agricultural .. 300 42 42 40 Am Beet Sugar 1,500 32 32 314 American Con two ln 8T Am Car & Fdy .. 8. TOO 5214 604 51 54 Am Cotton Oil .. J..SOO BO? 68Vs 58 Am Hd W- Lt pf. 800 349 34 32 Am Ice Securl .... 600 22 21 M 21 Am Unseed Oil.. 100 12H 12, 12 Am Locomotive U00 42 41 4014 Am Smelt & Ref.. 16. 000 75 72 7314 do preferred ... 300 102?i 102 102V4 Am Steel Fdy 1O0 49l 49" 49 Am Sugar Ref .. 4,?."0 11M 114)4 14414 Am Tel & Tel .... 4.20O 132 14 132 132 Am Tobacco pf .. 200 Bo"4 5 Am Woolen IOO 32 32 3i 54 Anaconda Min Co. 4O0 41 3S 39 Atchison 15.200 1084 loo: 101 do preferred . 300 IOOV4 loo 10O Atl KJOast Line... 600 118 1174 120 Bait &. Ohio . 4,100 111 109 110 Bethlehem 6teel . 25 Brook Rap Tran. 4.500 77 76 78 Canadian Pacific .. 3.500 10 1', 193 193 Central Leather .. 1,000 36 35 35 do preferred ... 30O 106 106 106 Central of N J 290 Ches & Ohio .... 11,900 82 78 79 Chicago Alton.. 500 41 40 40 Chicago Gt West. 300 26 . 25 25 do preferred ... 200 46 5:i 45 Chicago & N W... 1.000 144 142 141 C. M & St Paul .. 19,100 127 121 122 C. C. C & St L... 20O 79 78 78 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 1,400 34 82 32 Colo A Southern... 800 86 55 55 Consolidated Gas.. 14.60O 134 129 130 Corn Products ... 400 13$, 13 14 Del & Hudson .... 600 13 161 161 D ft R Grande ... 2.800 35 32 33 do preferred ... 300 77 76 76 Distillers' Securi 100 28 28 28 Erie 3.1O0 26 25 25 do 1st preferred. 1,0000 44 ' 42 41 do 2d preferred 35 General Electric .. 2.000 142 140 140 Gt Northern pf.. 6.900 130 126 126 Gt Northern Ore .. 2.0OO 60 57 68 Illinois Central ... 1.2O0 131 129 129 Interborough Met.. 5.100 18 17 18 do preferred ... 6.700 49:)4 47 49 Inter Harvester 2.300 96 85 95 Inter-Marine pf .. 200 18 17 17',4 Int Paper 500 11 104 o Int Pump 800 44 44 44 Iowa Central .... ..... 18 K C Southern ... 1.000 32 81 31 do preferred ... 200 64 62 62 Laclede Gas ... 1.400 101 100 100 Louisville & TCash 1.700 142 140 140 Minn & St Louis.. ...... 33 K, St P t S 8 M. 300 136 136 135 Mo, Kan & Texas 10,400 38 37 37 do preferred ... 100 66 66, 66 Missouri Pacific 2.000 67 64 J4 National Biscuit ..' IOO 104 104 154 National Lead ... 2.300 72 71 71 Mex Nat Ry 2d pf 300 27 26 26 N Y Central 15,800 114i 112 113 N Y, Ont A West. 2.400 43 42 43 Norfolk &. West... 2.100 99 98 98 North American .. 200 67 66 66 Northern Pacific .. 8,40 124 122 122 Pacific Mall 60O 24 23 2 Pennsylvania 31,300 130 128 128 People's Gas 2.20O 104 103 103 P. C C & St L... 900 97 95 96 Pittsburg Coal . 17 Pressed Steel Car. 800 33 32 83 Pullman Pal Car. IOO 161 161 160 Ry Steel Spring... 300 32 31 30 Reading 138.500 152 147 140 Republic Steel ... 3.600 29 27 27 do preferred ... 400 93 91 91 Rock Island Co.... 11.5O0 40 38 38 do preferred . . . 900 85 83 82V. St L S K 2 pf. 4.300 42 37 38 St 1 , Dumnwoncra ,, .' 'j 4 , do preferred ... 200 74 73 71 Sloss-Sheffleld 600 69 66 6 Southern Pacific .. 48.900 119 115 117 Southern Railway. 3.400 25 24 24 do preferred 1.2oO 59 58 58 Tenn Copper .... 10O 25 25 24 Texas & Pacific.. 800 28 28 27 Tol. St L West. 500 28 27 27 do - preferred ... . ..... . 61 Union Pacific 124.300 170 164 167 do preferred ... 1.5O0 93 1 91 V S Realty 68 IT S Rubber l.lOO 38 33 36 U S Steel 231.000 77 74 75 do preferred 5.600 115 114 114 Utah Copper 2.50O . 43 41 42 Va-Caro Chemical. 8.700 59 57 57 Wabash JJ-10 !9i 18 18 do preferred ... 3.0 42 40 41 Western Md 1.2O0 43 42 42 Wstlnghouse Eleo 2.000 60 fip 5a Western Union . . . 700 65 62 60 Wheel ft L Erie r 3 Total sales for the day. 969,100 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. June 6. Closing quotations: V. S. ref. 2s reg.l0Ov. Y. C.' g 8S18B do coupon ...lO0JXo. Pacific 3s... 71B U. S. 3s reg 102 No. Pacific 4s. . .100 do coupon ...102 Union Pacific 4 s. IOO U. S. new 4s reg.ll4Wis. Central 4a. 90 do coupon ... 114 (Japanese 4s .... 90 D. & R. Q. 4s... 94BI DsJIy Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, June 6. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin R.-.7.143.80fl Silver dollars 488.P74.000 Silver dollars of 1R90 3.7O5.0OO Silver certificates outstanding. 488,974,000 General fund Standard silver dollars in gen eral fund 3.120.25T Current liabilities 98.144.408 Working balance In Treasury of fices 81,284.070 In -banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 38.409.870 Subsidiary sliver coin 21.262.620 Minor coin 1.1R4.T20 Total balance In general fund... S4.69S.954 "Money Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. June & Money on call steadv. fiS4 aac asnu ruling m. K per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans weak and dull: 60 days, 3 Par cent and 90 days. 3 per cent; six months. 4'M per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4J5 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at $4.83604.8370 for 60 day bills, and at $4.8665 for demand. Com mercial bills. 4.8344.S3. Bar silver. 53c Mexican dollars, 44c. Government bonds steady; railroads irregu lar. SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. Sterling on London. 60 days. (4.83 do sight, 4.86. Silver bars. 53 c. Mexican dollars. 45c. Drafts, sight, 3c; do telegraph, 05c LONDON, June . Bar diver, steady, 23 7 d per ounce. Money, 33c. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 33 per cent; do three months bills. 3 per cent. Consuls for money, 81 c; do account. Slc EUROPE NEEDS WHEAT EXPORT B17YIXG RESUMED IX EASTERN' MARKET. Milling Demand Also Becomes Stronger Chicago Closes Firm at. Nearly the Best Prices. CHICAGO. June' . Active buying of wheat here by foreigners today was signifi cant of higher prices in Europe. Liberal or ders to purchase were also received from the Northwest and 8outhwest, Indications were plain that some of the larger shorts had covered In anticipation of a possible alarming showing In the Government's forthcoming report on crops. Not only wheat, but every one of the leading staples scored a substan tial advance. Wheat closed lc to 1 lc up, corn c oats c and pro visions 30c to 5c The close in wheat was strong at about the best prices of the day. Offerings were comparatively scan try from the start. The few reactions were small. One of the causes of the prevailing robust feeling lay in the Independent bullishness of the corn market Interest was acute as to the Government re port due Wednesday afternoon, but the fact was pointed out that the state figures up to date gave no sign of other than a bearlBh showing, on Winter wheat at least- Cash sales here reached fair proportions, 100,000 bushels, and charters for 165.000 bushels. September ranged between 90 c and 92c, closing at 91c a net gain of llc Shorts were the best buyers of corn, ad vancing the prices nearly 2c from the low point of the day. Weather conditions were reported as not conducive to the best devel opment of the crop. Price limits for the September option were 5860',4c, with the close firm at B060c. The cash market wa firm. Xo. 2 yellow closed at 58r59c. In oats there was some taking on of long lines by speculators who figured that the fine crop promise had been more than discounted In the prices. September varied from 35 c to r.6c. closing at the latter figure. Bullish utterances of a Milwaukee packer regarding provisions were given some back ing from Interests allied with him. The trade was also Influenced by a lighter run of hogs at Western centers. Pork finished 60c to 6S0 up, lard 30c to 35c and riba 37 c to 45c. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT, Open. High. Low. Close. J"1' .93 X .95 X .93 $ .94 Sept 90 .92 .90 .91 Do 98 .91 ..89 .91 CORN. 58 ' .59 .57 .59 Sept...... .59 .60 .58 .60 Dm 5S .68 .6 .57 OATS. Jly 36 .J7 .36 .37 Sept .35 .36 .35 .36 De .35 .36 .35 .36 MESS PORK. July...... 21.50 21.90 21.42 21.90 Sept 21.15 21.57 21.10 21.55 LARD. July...... 12.05 12.30 12.02 12.30 Sept 11.97 12.20 11.95 12.20 SHORT RIBS. July 1212 It. 57 12.12 12.57 Sept 11.95 12.25 11.95 11.25 Flour Steady. Rye No. 2. 75 76c. Barley Feed or mixing, 4(58c; fair to choice malting, 59 67c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $1.96; Xo. 1 Northwestern, S2.06. . Timothy seed f4.35. Clover SI. 65. Pork Mess, per barrel. $2022.25. Lard Per 100 pounds. $12.30. Short ribs Sides (loose), $12.62 O 12.87. Sides Short, clear (boxed), $13.25 18.50. Grain statistics. Total clearances of wheat and flnni w- equal to 87. 00O bushels. Primary receipts iw,,wbv DBDaeie. xne visiDie supply of wheat in the United States decreased 1 - 485.000 bushels for the week. The amount of breadtsuff on ocean passage decreased 1, 696.000 bushels. Estimated receipts for to morrow: wneai, id cars; corn, 404 cars; oats, 187 cars; hogs, 12.000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 21,300 14,400 Wheat, bushels 21,200 118,800 Corn, bushels .......... 13.500 364 800 Oats, bushels ......... .352.200 ' 161,000 Kye, ousneis zou.iuu ....... Barley, bushels 56,500 58,100 Grain sod Produce at New Tork. NEW YORK, June 6. Flour .Steady, mod erate local trade. Receipts, 22,975 barrels; shipments. 5672 barrels. Wheat Spot strong. No. 2 red, $1.05 nomi nal c. 1. f. Options firmer on strong cables, foreign buying, firm cash market and covering by shorts, closing l2c net higher. July closed at $1.02. September at 98c, December at vsc. Keceipts, eooo ousneis; shipments. Hops Steady. Hides Quiet. Petroleum Steady. TVool Steady. Domestic fleece, Ohio, 3233c Grata mt Bmn Francisco. SAX FRANCISCO. June 6. Wheat .easy. Barley Firm. Spot quotations Wheat, shipping, $1.45 Barley teed, $1.071.10; brewing, $1.12 Oats Red. 1.2T 1.S7; white, $1.47 1.52 H. black, nominal. ' Call board sales Wheat, none. Barley. December. $1.00V 1.01. Corn Large yellow, $1.70 1.75. F.nrnnMn Oralis- lbr!?! LONDON, June 6- Cargoes, dull. Walla Walla, for shipment, 31s 9d to 82. English country markets, steady; French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, June ft. Close: Wheat July, 6s 8fd; October, oa 7d; December, nominal. Weather fine. DulutJb, Flax Market. 1 DULUTH, June 6. Flax on track and to arrive, July. 91.75; September, $1.71 asked' October, $1.61 bid. Grain Markets of the Northwest. SEATTLE. Wash., June 6. Milling Quota tions : Bluestem, 86c ; forty-fold, 84c club 83c; fife, 83c; red Russian. 81c. Export wheat: Bluestem. 83c; forty-fold, 81c- club 80c; fife, SOc; red Russian. 7Sc Dairy Produce la the East. NEW YORK, June 6. Butter, firmer. Creamery specials. 28c; extras, 28c thirds to firsts. 2628c; state dairy, line. 28; do. common to prime. 23 27c; process seconds to special. 2'i26c; factory, 22 fci 23c; imitation creamery, "24 45 23c Cheese, unsettled. State whole milk, new specials.' 144 15c; do. fancy,- 14 c; do, average prime. 1334 14c; do. common, 10 12c; skims, full to special, 2H&3HC; - - Eggs, weak. State. Pennsylvanda and near-by hennery, white, 232So; do, gath ered white, 2224c: do, hennery brown 22 23e; do, gathered brown, 2l22c fresh gathered storage packed selections. 20He,2lHci do, regular packed extra firsts, 20 hk 2 c do flrs ts 19 ffr 20c. CHICAGO, June 6. Butter Steady. Creameries, 2527c; dairies, 230 26c. Eggs Receipts 15.075; steady at mark, cases Included, 15tt16ttc; firsts, 17; prime firsts. 18c Cheese Steady. Daisies. 14tftl5c: twins 14Httl4c; Young " Americas, 15 15 4 c ; long horns. 14 6 15c w ' Dried Fmit at New York. NEW YORK. June 6. Evaporated apples firm, quiet, mostly of a local character. Spot, fancy, lOViiSOc; choice. SSc; price, 7 'He; common to fair, 6g6c. Prunes, firm ; fairly active demand. Quota tions range from 3''8- c for California up to 30-4Os to 4i9c for Oregon. Apricots, quiet. Choioe. lOUc; extra choice lCfMMc; fancy, llH$12c. Peaches, qutet. steady. Choice. 6H64c; extra choice. 7474c; fancy, 7437 c. Raisins, firm but Inactive. Loose muscatel, 3i55c; choice to fancy seeded. 4tov seedless, 34c; Load iM'ers, $1.2il..i, HOG MARKETS DOWN Prices Are Lower All Over the Country. DECLINE AT LOCAL YARDS Best Sales Made at XortH Portland Are at $0.80 Good Demand for Butcher Cows Sheep Are Steady. With liberal offerings of livestock yester day, particularly of hogs, and all the East ern markets lower, bog values at the Portland yards were considerably easier than even last week. The best price- re alized during the day was S9.80 for a load that averaged 223 pounds. Other sales were at $9.0 and .75. Cattle also showed an easy tone, al though there was a good demand for fancy light butcher cows. There were no sheep sales but the mar ket waa quoted steady at last week's prices. Fifteen cars of cattle that arrived from California points went on to the Sound. Receipts over Sunday were 433 cattle, 10 calves, 795 sheep and 465 hogs. Shippers of the stock were AlbeVt Adams, of Deer Island, one car of cattle; C. B. T rum bo, of Roosevelt, Wash., one car of sheep; H. C Strickland, of Condon, two cars of cattle and hogs; W. K. Fields, of Idaho Falls, three cars of hogs; Henry Lar ktn, of Almota, Wash., one car of cattle; L. E. West, four cars of cattle and sheep from Roseburg and Drain; F. F. Folsom, of Shedd, one car of cattle and calves; IS. A. Barrett, of San Lucas, Cal., three cars of cattle; F. J. Fraxler, 12 cars of cattle from California points; Clyde Buckley, of Drain, one car of sheep, and Adams Brothers, who drove in 60 sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Price. 216 $6.00 246 6.30 4t2 5.00 100 0 4. AO 72 calves, fair ......... 15 calves, fair ........ 4 calves, common .... 7 cows, rood 1 cow, caramon .1090 2.50 1 cow, common ....1550 3.75 l cow, common 1000 3.2s 30 cows, good 942 4.75 9 cows, fair 928 4.40 26 cows, fair ................. .1060 4.00 25 cows, fair .................. 921 4.40 26 steers, good ........ ........1130 5.55 1 bull, good . . . . . .15o0 4.00 82 hogs, good . 223 9.80 28 hogs, good 180 9.75 82 hogs, good 232 9.75 96 hogs, fair .................. lyo 9.60 1 bull 1680 4.00 11 cows ,. 963 4.50 1 cow ....1050 3.00 12 cows . ..................... .. 850 4.25 2 cows 900 3.50 Prices quoted on the various classes of stock at the yards yesterday were as fol lows: Beef steers, good to choice. ...$ 5.4nf 5. SO Beef steers, fair to medium.... 4.46 a 4.80 Cows and heifers, good to choice 4.50 5.00 Cows and heifers, fair to me dium 4.00 4.75 Bulls 3.00 'a) 4.00 Stags 3.00 ft 4.75 Calves, light 5.75 4? 7.00 Calves, heavy ................ 4.00 (to 5.50 Hogs, top 9.60& 9.80 Hogs, fair to medium. . ...... 8.50 $t) 9.50 Sheep, best wethers 4.50 4.75 Sheep, fair to best wethers.... 4.004 4.25 Sheep, best ewes 3.75 jj 4.00 Lambs, choice 3.75 4 4.00 Lambs, choice ............... 5.50(H) 6.00 Lambs, fair 4.75 5.25 EaHtera Livestock Market. CHICAGO, June 6. Cattle Receipts, esti mated, 18,000; market, steady to 10c up. lieevea. S5.75&S.0O; Texas steera, 5.60T.5O; Western steers, $5.507.60; stockera snd feed ers, S4)4.5o; cow and heifers, SS-iHx&.lo; calves, .Hjg.50. Hogs Keceipts, estimated, 30,000; market, CtilOc lower. Light. $9.059.30; mixed, $B.05 9.30; heavy. S8.953.30; rough, &.959.50; good to choice heavy, $9.0t&V.30; pigs, $3.85 ty.0.25; bulk of sales, 9.20 jj. 9.25. Sheep Receipts, estimated, 15,000; market, ateady. Native, $ 3.25ff5.40; Western, S3.50 5.35; yearlings, t&el.-H); lambs, native, $3.2okj 8.25; Western. 5.50Sa6.6O. KANSAS CITY, June 6. Cattle Receipts, 11.000; market, steady. Native ateers, $5.23 8.26; cows and heifers, $3.257.40; stock era and feeders, S46.20; bulls. 3, 755.75; calves, 4i&; WeMem steers, $5.25&7.75; Western cows, S4(tt.25. Hogs Receipts. 7000; market, 510c lower; bulk of sales, $9.100.20; heavy, 9.1O9.20; S ackers and butchers, $9.109.20; light. S9 .20: pigs. 18.50439.00. Sheet) Receipts, 5000; market, 10 higher. Muttons, S45.50; lambs, $8.259; fed West ern wethers and yearlings, $4.5066.50; fed Western ewes, $4 -5. OMAHA. June e. Cattle- Receipts, 2200; market active to lOc higher. Native steers $5.50tg8.10; cows and heifers, S3.50&6.75; West ern steers, S3.50.7 ; oowa and heifers. $3 5. 75; canners, $2. 754.25 ; stock era and feed ers, X50ir6.25; calves, 147.50; bulla, stags, etc.. S3.754&5.75. Hogs Receipts, 3600: market, 5c lower; heavy, $8.05g-9; mixed, $8.AT69; light, SB(S4.05 pigs, $809; bulk of sales, $8.979. Sheep Receipts, 2000: market, strong- to 10 cents higher. Yearlings, $5.75ft.25; wethers. $55.75; ewes, $4.7535.25; lambs. S6.75& 8.35. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, June . The market for standard copper was dull today, with spot quoted at 12.50gl2.5oc, June, July and August 12.K512.50c. London opened weak, but closed steady, with spot quoted at $Att 6 3d and futures at f57 2s 6d. Arrivals reported at New York tod-ay were 1400 ton. Custom-house retiirrhnw'' pmorf.- nf 7i ton J, making Bonds Investments timber Lands McCrath & Neohaosen Co. 701-2-34-S Lewis BU. PORTLAND, . OREGON PORTLAND, SEATTLE, SPOKAJTB TACOMA. Dowmng-Hopldns Co. BROKERS Established ISO, Storks, Prl Tata Grata. Win, lOl-g 8 Co.ck Bids. lu mbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital t ' " OFFICERS. G. K. Westwort, President Joh. A. Keatlasj. Vice-President Geo. I MePkeraosi...Tlce-PresIdet H. . Story Cashier F. A- Freeman Assistant Cashier Graham Xukehart..Aaaistnt Cashier THE BANK 0E CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SAKT FRAXCISCO FOl.VDED 1864. Capital Paid in . . Surplus and Undivided Profits BRANCHES Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, and Virginia City We buy and sell Foreigrn Exchansre; Issua Drafts and Cable Transfers, Commercial Cred its and Travelers' Letters of Credit, availabl, in all parts of the world; make collections on all points and conduct a general foreign and domestic banking business. INTEREST PAID OX TIMES PORTLAND OFFICE Chamber of Commerce Building THIRD AJTD STARK STS. WM. A. MAC RAB, Manager. J. T. BVRTCHAELL, Asst. Manager. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains AMERICAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY SAMUEL CONN ELL, President C L. MacGIBBON, Cashier - CAPITAL, $150,000 Does a general banking, business. Opens checking accounts without limitation as to .amount. Pays interest on time and savings deposits. Issues travelers checks and foreign drafts available everywhere. CORKER SIXTH AND OAK, 21S2 so far this month. Local dealers quoted lake copper at 12.754?13c. electrolytic at 12.32 (BT2.T5 and castlnr at 12.37VJfiv12.50c. Tin. essr. Spot, 3333.15c; June. 32.759 32.00c; July and August. 32.72 3 32. SOc. A sale of five tons was reported for July deliv ery at 32.76c. London market closed easy, with spot quoted at 149 12s 6d and futures at 150 17s 6d. Lead Quiet. Spot, 4.40!B-.50c New York and 4.154.20c Kast St. Louis. London market hlrher at 12 Via 6d. Spelter. meeZ. Spot. 5.4005.00c New Tork, 4.87fc75c East St. Louis. London market un changed at 22 5s. Iron was lower In London, with Cleveland warrants quoted at 49s 4d. Locally no change was reported. No 1 Northern foundry, 17en7.75c: No. 2 foundry. 116.50 17.25; No. 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern port. $ltt.,VwS"lfi,75. 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