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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1910)
19 THE MORNING OREGO-VIAN, SATURDAY, . OCTOBER 29, 1910. V potato PRICE GOOD Farmers Getting One Cent a Pound for Best. STEADY LOCAL DEMAND If Movement Continue Regular Trice Should Mmw a Graitnal Advaiu-e as the Seaon rrojtree. Te txiiat-, mafiaa haHIt terr steady a4 ta ltv l e-ntlnue so as l"n the J nmmM la uninterrupted. Ttaeta ! tery l!ttl iMppifif d-roarid. In fact the cmtlna ta the SoalKwat are closed, bat local enn nnplln ta sa a large acala ana as vMorV !a tha afTertas readily. Rerejipta up ta in tima naa beea adequate end. prlcea raa mad a I cms la a eteady war ! Wn ara ejuotlaa It HOI ratK-r saatBtciee will rather acarca Irfm rear. The total tmp la estimated at ?s par caal af tat yeafa. ar tha araparl'" of fancy auar.ty ta leas than usual. TMi reert ahealcl . tlla market tn a healthy rendition ttiruttejuout tha season. Thare ta a limited demand la Calltora:a for faacy stack, which shippers ara bavlnr la tha ranatxy are nod t canta aa4 II. Vma of tha California buyers ara trying cry Iowa tha market, but tha fact remains mat la aplta af tha fra errsr.ngs tha farmora ara atttmv a far batter prlca for their product thaa usual at ihte ttme. If tha tgtra win contiaaa to aoll la a regular way ani wt;i aol haul back, aa thr an-nattmee d . in market throuaheot tha aaaaua aheuld be a satisfactory one There la a BuealBillty that after tha tura af tha jear. wba lha laiifraia dnand bee-ornca mora active, tha buying pri.-a will at up ta 1 cants aad may 11 I t canta. H-ilJ-la- beck at tMa tuna, fioweier. wtll pre vent auch aa advanee. aa It wi'.i maaa a large aurplus to ba werked off lata Bad that wt.l reaull In a brokaa market. HOr MARKET lit VCKY ITHOXC Heaty KawewlwUea Kay log Braled by Ha- lUt Ira. The hop rrtarbrt ta rery atroac. Tha Kaat em demar.d U h-ay. th-ra bin artitia now oo head 'or runy niora hulra thaa ara o"rd. t:roera ara reluctant to aell un 4r 1 eenta and the dvalrrs ho are raf rjm aiocka are ahout aa firm In iln-ir Id'aa aa th rawra. Valua are grad ually (ettinf up on the ar-.ul market to the maa.pulettve ptnt ratubltahrd by I'eul tireta fmoua purchaae laet JuonV-ay. Ilrporta from If" country ara of an oe raetonl aala hy a fm'f at a price wr:l aluto taet week'a q'tiwatlona. Tha K"yt lot of bI. at lUlaton. wa a-ll to Diahiip Jl I'er-.lrte at 13 cen-.a. The Krw ball Int of K' balra. al L'allaa. trowsht the am price. The Cook lot of SO balca. at fit. Paul fa reported to have brought a fraction orer 1J ccnta. The Owe a lot of .VI baiea. at Kai-t', aaa eowl at 1-V or 13 cnta. r"-Terl lota of Vaalina bona. In cluding the Tom Fear crop, agsreg-atlng In ail !. hIa. wra bought by MrNerf Bma. at 12 to 13S cnta. Thy alao bought l hal-a tn tltia atate. SMpmrn'n from tha opening off tha eeaeon op to ycat.-rly hare b-cn -.". "T bilca ly th- tiouthcra Pacine and aout :7.i"0 balca by all l:na. Ahoitt hala are reaJy m be ah. ..pel a.Tl will be forwarded In a few darx Wcn account la teken of the mk left in iroarif hande. tba unahlppcd purrrtna- a of T. Roen-a:d Jk Ci. and P. R. t:. Honat ant the alack held by Portland and Malrra apeculalora. It will bo found there ta a eery large part af the crop atttl tn t account-'d for. In other worla. enmebcMy haa txuht a lot of hop In I'm erTnrt ta betnE made to ahlp them Kaet. It le known rwlM.ly that aeveral tiatcrn m'R of nteane hae bought Orvgiut hope on acculatlnn and tlicao luteal tlevelnpmenta w u'd tr.rtltjlo tht their p-jrrhaea have b -it mr.h larger loan auppcia'ci. The fnlloaliig tahle. a hu h la Buhject. f entire, to reia:on. will give aom Idea off Itie paailaa off Ihe Crreon market; ftelra. M'tipm.A' o date LI ir nrle-cd f.n- 4 H-ld by trm t' II. '. lv H.. r.wM end llnret h.!" II . I by l al lc uUl.ira 7.le Tntal h"kl a accounted for .v 7 ""O) f r. g .ra f t lee crop 1 " A .uled f-r K.eai t'necrounta-t f. . Arivra from allf'rn;a veaerIay brought the aewa lliat tet bulea of lluaaian Klvera ha! been anld pt t'J rnll' and avcr.tl hi:ndre. ba of Konortiea at 1- H cer.ta. a,K)m growerg now aak 13 renla. A New Yoa'k letter slated that one-half of Ihe New York crop haa been aold. II.CHN WI1J. BR frxw cur. pt.n. Lawee Qowtaiiowa la Iara Market Win Taka fleet MoaaUy. There' wi. I be a decline of 2 cent a barrel In al! loral grade af flour la this market Mon lay momma. Thlr cut comee ae a reault of the steady drop In tha price af wheat, a similar decllna was announced at Fextile yesterday. The wheat market rnuld not ba mneh tull-r than 11 la at preeei.t. The export. muli::g and c(.allaa demand la prac ticii:y at a atendMill. A gtNtd mnny of tta fa mera ara dlJ:oed la sell, ut cannot and buyara. 1'rlcra aw mora or Ices Bum laau Tha eats and barley markets ara atea lery lutet. Weekiy foreign wheat shipments as rt -ported by tha Mer'-hente' Rtchai-ra were: T!i Wk l-aa' W k. Laat Tr. Aant'nt vs.ti-'t ;T4.''je ;?.eei Au-iralla ,.ot to. IK.fij In.Hx o.l J:0") imn l.M-al recelT'ta tn rare vara reported by tue alcrcliaata Kxchar'e ae followe: Wheat Hariey I'lnur Oars Hay M-nday 1J IT Tidar as T 7 .ln.dy .... . 1 ; Thtl'etley 4 t ? 1 Prldat i: I ; Y-ar ago ...... . SI 4 21 "texson to data.j ll ; io.j Year ago bJI . ltl IITIIMI CAR t1XRIDA uRtfC I'Rt'lT. Applet la rirallful bupply. Rnt Mow of fale. Another car of norlda grape fruit was secured ars:erday. L.:ka tha first rar It 141 rather green, but tha fruit will he prop erty colored In a few days. Tha quality of both cars Is fine. The denprid for other fruits wag slow, flrjpa prices were maintained, as stocks yeere not heavy. Applra off al! kinds were plrntiful and tn light demand. Good Dernand foe Polltl rr. Tl'ere ae.-e no changes In tha poultry market yesterday. Receipts wera larjra hut the demand was good and prices wars wrll miir.talned. K.rsa. batter and cheeaa wera firm at tha frrmer quotations. Pank tlrarinau. Rank cieartugs of tha NorthwesTlm cltlea jeeterday were aa foiluaa; Clearing. Eaonoa. fortlend l.lil.ol e.Mt.;i3 aeitllc 1. ; 1 T 1 1 :i'.74 Tacorna Ui.Ml X0.7TI Spokane I:.!? S.'.SII rORTUXO BtAKKETit. Grain. Ileor. eed. Fie. aTllKAT Track prlrea; Itlumgnt. ; tu-; i.ub. '.'r'-; red Irseian. 7 7 la ;; V-i :r. --c; fortr:d. Mc. i:a.;i KC 'eu. til per ton: brewing. :.,-r t r. at .l-i-as 1 L FS Eras, JJ per ton: mW- eiinia. snorts, 1-7; tolled taulcy. yt-OUll rat'ata. J.M par barral; straights. liVtS t.l'i; export. XU.JO: Valley. i.iu; grar.sna. i'. a note wheat, quarters, liAT Trark prices: Timothy. Willamette Val.ey. filt2U pr ton; Easter oregea.' ailaula. new. l;Jltl. grata aay. "t'ortN Whole. tJl: cracked, lit per too. oats White. i:7r::.;o. Vegetables aud fruits. APPLES hinc. T::tj ll.ni per boa; Graver.ai.lo. .4 ill 1-1:. Wolf luver. It 1 xi; Waxen. J l 2J. iIdiU. It.jXJ. Nuithern t-py. l .eta l-7j: Buw-rji.-.reaoers. 4 1.41-. Winter ttanana. 1 .4 iiiKEV rRVlTS P'ara. ll.IOul per bo; rapa. Il1-Ji per bv; l.'-so pr "rantrr-a. Ill w 1 Pr b.rr.l; iuin. . a. Tictlll par bx; hurklt-barriea. ,ti(ii ttvr D iudiI. Mr'immnni, llj." pr box. HACK VtutTAbLta Carrot.. ll.-3 miulnd: pxranipe. ll -. turalpa. II. M-srAllUCa tieana. S a vr poa4; ratlin. lvlc Pr pound; t-aul. flower I.-o tilt v' d-aen; o-lrr. ftuiioc per d.n; corn. llJ'Sc per dux.; rugumbaii, S j J -I'W rr boa; .yyplaol. 111. per crate; .r..o. tf lOc per la.; sreen oaiorrx, Uc per iloxea; peppora. a per pound; pump;na. Ho per lb tadm.es. lio-lix: per doxca: eprouix. 7 equaah. IwC per yournl; tumaloaa. i vs- T' r box. TKl'l'l'AJ. f-RflTH Oratirx al.nc!ax tri. ., I Tl; !mone. I.sig7: krapefrult. I oM per x. bananje. Jtro p.r po'ind; pireapi'iea o Pr paund; pooieranalaa. I ' . iM-r box. roTUr'K Orrcon. I1.551 S3 pr hun drr.l; rri pott.-a. 2c per pounrl. ONItJNo--Oretoo. bullut price, f 1. IV par hncdred. ' Talr and C eon try rrcAtra. POVLTRT Hrax lie; prlra. lac: durkx. .whlti. la il": a. lie; turkpye. I.ea. J0; dreaeed. :0:ic; aquaba, 13 per d0t"l9 Oreroa ranch. 8Sc; Eaatcrn. 09 tZr per doaen. . ULTTEii City creamery. aoild pack. J per pound; prtnta. .iTtyxTHe per peundi eutalde creamery. 3i- per pound, hotter fat ZiH per pound; cuun.ry atora batter. 7t tf - o prr ponno. i.i.r lTlaall CHEtB run pee r a : young -.i . r 1 . m. . . t w - - - - flRK-rarrr. 1T11U.o per P"al. VKAI. Fancy. Ii to 1-i pouuda, i:H lie per pound. nopa. TV 00). Hides Etc IIOPH 11 mn HUllo: 1I. noml asi: olds, nsmlnal. . IVOUL-Kaiiira Oregon. 13 9 17c pound; Yaiiey. lTjIHr per pouni aK'il Al it I'tio'- r. e-gia-le per pound. c.sca.;a HAKK i t per pyund. HlLitb Halted hides, tllc per pound; sa:ted cslf. 14c; aalted kip. ft'?, salted stacs, c; green hides. 1c less, dry hlU-a. l'- Jlc: dry calf. 17113; dry elagx, llol.o. a liry. loao; sailed, butcher taae-aX u;4c. fcpriag laa.ua, 2af4a& Ol la. I.1NPIED OIL Pure raw la barrels, tl 17; kett.e boi.ed. in barre.s. 11 1); raw, la caaaa. 1.11; kett.s boiled. In Oatsea. 11.14. Ita of ia . 1 cent If J ymr gallon. TCRPKNTINE ta cases. Hi la wood barri-.s. i7 -ejc JicININK. I'nlon bensuna In Iron drums ar barre a. ldssc; union benslna In caaea. 3-ia. Jj'jc; union stoo diauiiat la iroa druiua, 7a. COAL. OILe larl all In caaea. Isq; head light, la eaeeau laSiu; eocene. In eases. 2le; t.aiue. In cases, -x: extra star, la caaea, Lie; mater wiilte. iron barrel, lolsa; bead lUat. iron bnrrela, t 'Wjc: siwclal W. wuile. Iron barrela. 14c Prwylalaaa. I1A.MS 1 lo li pjui.Oa. 20c; 13 to 1 pounds, l:ac: 14 to ltt pouitda. 13 :tG. ekinned. la'ac; picnics, llboi cottago roll. lie. Ii A COS Kan' f. S2c: standard. fOc choice. JrtUjt ; Kiigllsh. --C SilOritU 1I1..UJ Beef toagua. 5c: dried beat seta. jJc; ouUldss. nuns; In s.uea. --.'; kmihklea. Z-o. DHI aSAl.'. C I. K tile Kegular abort clears, dry salt, lc: smoked. ITVac; bscks. light, salt, ltt-; smoked, ltsc; ba ka. heavy, ealt. lVtc: smoked. ITc; export kc.tiea. salt, Uc: air.ukel. ItiiC- l.AKIi lM. kettle renderej. IflVio; atand srd pure, lic; choIcA 14 Vc. shortening. 12 'c. FLOUR GOT HI SEATTLE .Mtl.I.i:KS .WNOtXCK , DKCLINK OF 20 CF.XTS . IIAHItEttf hC N Wenk and I-owrr and Har iey Qnntrd at 1111 Advance.. Pnlrjr I'rmlmo Quiet. SKATTI.K. Vimh.. t Nprc.nl.. I i!lr mt Sontt ir t"rly minoum"! a cut f .O cm' t.r t.rrtl In the prK of t-tnt fl ur. Thts c.tl hm bi-n nticU'iitnl hr llio tral. fur i'Vral iIhtji anil ic'ilrt'rj nn t":rrt Kl'ur trii m-nlly ltt rf th han! t- mmiOi chfrni-tt-r. but la rf pt--teU to !TlJ.r.la. Whtdt , wnk it1 Inwfr. Kiport pric 'tt h.l rti'i on blui-ait-i'Tn, Kn c-rnts on rhiS nl f!f n1 7 rvn:i on rd ltn n'nn F-url. v v. a (juot -l r. ,vjiti hlhr at f-1 S". i'ia wtrw nn-h( fffd. iMlry r-'i'l'ii mir'-iata rcrralW emu f. J l' r r"rt a tntfrl-il atiflnk aara in t h i)Tn.ini for f rcitt ran-i R. Jj'.tti r U 4- ari-a'l v A cir!.il r N'rw Tork 4'nnrnHa rvarhtl lh Btr-awat IiiiIrv. Thf wfrt quutrd at 46 rnt ftr th- l.irc bkt, T1 pot to murk-t wn not quit aa ifror if. r" rlpt h.-inu btivli r. 'rU" Wer unrhat tr-ti. Onlona wcri in btitr iK-piand nl fiirt fancy attrk oM 1.1 hlti aa 1 7" r.tl-fornl tomato- ar Fcrc ami ar!l nt f I -.' 0-ol jara wcr In drmaul al frm II ;) 3 pr bo. qrOT.lTIONS AT fAN tnANCIJCO. Prlrea rn.J far IrcMtnr Id th Bay Ctty Markria. PAN' KHA.NOISiU 2V. Tha folio v- lr.( r.c r vurTaiQi ia :ba proUuc mM kat luaay: . I?;::t Kanrf crfnm-ry. 22 1 c .'t:-c Younr Am-ri. a. I- lt tHHo. Kt'rr. 3r; fani y ranch. Vn;tatifia v"-Jcun.Ur. ti T"-: f arllc, 3U ; -jr-,i-n 4 atritioj baa. w.L''i lfrnat-,. ;.''-rSOf; rtriilant. 4fc Kay Viaai. 9Jit14; beat and oats. I'otat.'' in -SQO It'irhnnka, $1,400 1.43: hAlinaa burbnka, tlioI.H.; tracts f-tf On!ona tVtr-Hll. Kru.i Apple, chftl-a, arte: ram in on, a: V'iKjn lime. 14ef 7: (.'ahfornla limoni choir. $4 ; t aliform a icmauo. otuimjn, $J; pirrippra. $ - 4 Itrlj. Ktour. S3t i) carter aaka; .holt. ti0 ?rntala; fiarlfy. t' cental; o.ii, tV',"b cntal; pttatoa. SiiJ aarka; T an. ; .i ia K. Dilvltillnja, t0 Mcka, hay, ;'ji tcn. hJraao Uvnhturk Markjvt. rlilOACO. t I. ait:a H-rrlpta. t'irU'I. i--o; nt-rk't, rk. Ilv'a. $4 "T.T; T t ta -ia, $ .Vi(t; Wwrn a ra. $r H T'. k-r nl f -t!-ra, 15 ; 41. owa ar.tl heifrra. $J .'- uu; calico, ?7 r I0.V1. iI.K- Kt'Trlpta eatimntrl. niftrk'-t, alo' to tc 'o ti'.- off. liirl'.t, f'. -i v.:m; mi rd . ST.t" r.lt; bc-vy, $7.7( t . o; ri el, $7. Ton" uu: to cVua- ih axv, , 1 v), pics. H.ft.".; balk of aul.a, u s ;o. li"ic:pt. fiiims,"d, J.O': tnnrw k-i. a. ad--. N.itivr. 7 Vt-t t.4: Wot rn, $0!'4.-". y'.iriinK.. $4.'.'j. .'; Iambs, d-v- V. $.7 ii 7, IV. Wraitm. 7. a-4ttn Cottoa Markfta, NF.VV YoKK. irrt. l'-a.--T'otttin Spot cIoa.l qull ar.tl nm hai.ff 1 Ml.I-upu:nu. .4.7.i.-; ilo cu.f. I.'.kc. 1 a, 4 u bait-a. Futur.-s ia--t atttJy. float nu tiMs: 0.totr, J4.4"--; Ni.vfrr.m-r. l . 44r : I r, 1 4.4c; Jmu ary. 14 .431: vbnmry, 14 V.ar.-h. H.4.".ci aMjril. J 47c; 1 .c, Junv, li oUv; July. 14.47c. NKW On?.EANS. Oi t. L'V Spot COttoa H't", uutbnntl. iltd.llinK. i1 o. hlraso I airy j-rofjure. CKirAOtj. o-t. 2,. Hutter. ataady. Crta merit. "I 'Z. y c . .Ia!r.e. -lajiJrc. Kcr nrm: recripia. Ti at mirk. cai ln iui"l. ISwc; lir-tta. ;,c; pr.ma lirata. r. r:n?-w?. taay. I'j.lc. I.', ,i l.-i Vc; Twins. I4e, 14l.:f l-otj Il irr.s, UVtuUc. llulutb Flax Market. ITM'TH. t. Vax on trark. $2 2; to arriv-, J 2 J ; October. $.i,t aiktd; No v nitar. $J.tiL lcciiibr, fi.fia; May, $4.. -a. arrint Muxar Ilvciiara. NEW YoltX. Oct. rs. All sr-sdea of r finfd sue were rtlucd .Oo a hundred pounds tnJa. Hops at t.onrttin. let VKfroriIfc o.'t. Hot n Ieondon rati if x Ct. firm. (3 1 w 4 10a. II.ip at Nrw York, NF.W Yt-HK, Oct. '-. Htipa fct. ad.r 11 1 IS GRADUAL Trade Reports Show Steady Improvement. ". RETAIL .DEMAND GROWS I'alr llui.lnrsi Do In J in Iron and Slcrl Procliicls Trend or Dry (.cmmU Value Ia Ipward. Rctlpr Movement In Shoes. NEW roiiK. OcU J. Bradsueafg to murrow tt;ll amy: . llcfatl d'ii:and and re-order trade wit n J...:.cr In eeM.'i.iialile lines hss been quick ened by the sleeks weather developments, t'ul. spoons havs shown a oertaln degree of Itnrroaement, also, and ara olaasad aa fair to awl. la Iroa and ateel a fair bnsinsaa Is do ing, and trade Is best in Unishsd lines, but In the cruder forms It liss nt developed grvstlv. Ythcie much Is duns It Is claimed to tiave been at th expense of prices. In ott.in goods, firmness and a rather mi ra npumlstic feeling are noted as a re sult .if the curtal.ed production and growth of tho belief in tlio permanency of present prices for raw materials. In woolen drea gvxxla. duraand la not greatly changed. Ilumr.ra. failures lor the week ending Oc tober iJ In tne I nlted Ulaiea wera againrt IK lan wrrk. 117 In ths Ilka week rt lt'. 141 In lies. 121 In' ll7 and 1 In 19HS. Bin ness (allures In Canada for the week number 10. which compares with .4 fur laat week and S4 In tha correapond Ing week of lsus. Wheat (Includin flour) exports from tha flitted States and Canada for tha week ending, October ST aggreiiate I 427411 buh. el, against I. Ill laat week aud l.luv. 4iJ tills aeek laat Year. Kxports fur the week of corn ara l7.- bushels agalrst SIS. 481 bushels last week, and 111 4 busheia In li. OPTIMI.TIC -VIKW OF TIIK FVTl'RB. Trade Kacwaaiuat Has lice a Checked Grant lam aatd data Crop. .view Tonic on. r. o. bun co.'g weekly raviett of trade tomorrow will any: V hlle tha volume of business Is still b:ow prtxiuctlva capacity. It la notawortby trade receaalun has been checked and a more opiititistlu view Is taken as to lutura developments, baaed largely on tha great corn and " a crops and Ilia high valuss or farm products. It la trua that no maikrd advenes hss been madn toward iurreas.d activity, but the mera stopping of tha retrograde move ment is a notab.e gain, especially as tha railroad rate controversy Is still unsettled. While many cnaumera of iron and ateel still show conscrvatlam In their operations, signs of artuial Improvement tn business ara not Incklni;. The trend of drvgonds values continues upwsrd. owing to tlio" high pries of raw ma terial. Tha demiind from distributors fur Spring has been lulr. but not active. Men's .ar Is showing Improvement, whlla drcsa gunus rule quiet. Trade In fuotwear continuoa to Improve, although business la considerably below nor mal. Ifufdness in leather la active. In hides, soms unusually largo transactions a are cffi'rtod. snles of domestic packer hides agnregaiaig l.ju.uuo having made a break; n prlcca from hi to . Itank Irarloga. NKW TORK. Oct. ri Jlrsdstreefs bank clearings report for tha week eatllng Octo ber 11 ; shows an axgrcgnte of $".l:.:'s.0'Jli, as against J 3,8.'i9.s4.s0 U.t week and II. 4t. le.i.votf m tha corresponding week laat year. P. C. Inc. New Tork tl.SI9.lHI.0n0 15.8 t'hlcngo .".". Si;..1i;i.iin0 :!.! Huston 17l.lc;.uu0 I.I I'hiladelphla 14t.:i.u00 l.l ft. Ixiu:s 75 VTCl'ilO S.I Kansas City 51. me. 000 .T 1 iu.-l..:-x 51'.;iJl.n"0 .S San Krunclsco . 4..4H.iil ::.7 ll.iltlnoire 5-. null 1.3 Clnclnnntl S'!..1i.ll.OV0 .S Mliinenpolls ...1 11.119.000 Mi. 7 New Orleans il.070.u00 1.2 Cleveland ls.Mit.oiio I. Iletrolt ' 11.1'ti.OuO 13.2 Omaha 16.'.6,0"S t.l las Anceles 1.9oO,Oi0 2H.7 1. oulaW. le ljm.l0 H.l Mllwiauke l.'.HS.OOD 1.4 I'ortiand. Or lci.WMi.ooo l.x .-eatlie 11.11,000 .0.4 Ht. I'aul 1 11. 76 1 . 0"0 4.3 llufTalo 9.31.1.1 00 .l lienver 10.ult.000 I.I Indturapolla 7.7I1.I.OOO . .5 Allania 1 (..".1 7,ll"0 17.4 rrnvldenca 10.7.11.0HO 19.4 Meintihis I. 90.000 11.1 Itli'luni.nd 7.3.M.OO0 .l Kurt Worth 7t J.ono VJ Halt J.nke City 6.9ii9.i0 12. Washington. U. C. .... 7.1i;.7.t'oo S.2 It. Joseph T.ilu.C"! 15. S t'.ilumhus 5,'nl.non .4 Aliiuny :. o.'O ' 4.2 Tsroina .1.3V7.OO0 Ml. 2 Havannah l.Mil.tiotl 4.S "..ikiine. Wash .C.4.00o . imkl.'inil. t'al ; ktis.ooo 74.2 Haeramento 1..'.1v.imio 41.3 Helena l.lf.S.000 a.12.1 liuiuih. ilinn. lion i'3.7 Houston 37.471.000 l.'.O .lalveston 111. 7:1", poo 31.1 BIG DEALS "lF STEEL OVKK A THIKD OP THE THANK Hens ARE IX THAT STOCK. After Sharp J'liu'tuaUona, Trices lose I.lttle C lianRrd for tlic Day. Break in rmeltlnjr. day In tha total transactions In the stock market wna coupled with a marked rlso tn the proportion of the dealings In United states Meel, In connection with tho feeling of auapenaion engendered toward tha mar ket op-railnug lii that stock. -The price was lifted at one time to 0'. which Is higher than It hug been since April laat. The Individual transactions at the level present ed an almost exctuatva participation by op erators of large raliber. Tha burden of reiil lnug salts at that point alao aroused doubia of the prosperous proirreaa of tho movement for tho rlso. The arrn..rnl lift moved cloaely tn sympa thy with I'nlted . Ptatea Bteel. Tranaactlona In that atoek reached 11. Ihki aharra out of a toml for all stocks of Clin.-xxi shares. Tha dealings In I'nlon t'sclno and Handing com bined were less than tha dcnllnga In Steel. A aharp relapse, when Bteel foil bnrk, waa followed by a slow recovery, final prices being littln changed on the day. Th" day's aub-treaatiry atateinent ehowed Id. l4-'.o! cash withdrawals from tho banka for the week. There waa another ll.ooo. ok In gold engnced for export to Canada, Money on call In Now York waa held down to 81, per cent or below. In aplte of the near approach of the November require ments. . A ahnrp break In American Smelting was an unsettling Influence on tha lint. Criticism of a flnsnclal plnn reported to be In contem plation for tha adjustment of relations with the snhslillarli-s of the Smelters Securities Company had a depreeslng affect on tha stock. . ' Honf were- Irregular. Total snl-s. par value. Il,4.i4.000. United Slates bonds were unt'hant;cd. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIOXH. Closing Sales. HI Kli, I.ow. .Fid. AIMS Clml pf.. lot) .14 :.t ;iji, Amal Coppur .. 111. sou VJ r.n mi i Am Agrlcult .. W 4S 474 47'i Am Itevt Sugar 4y :i "4 87', 37 American Can.. ! ID uTi u". Am Car A My .-.no t,4'i f.4 64 Am Cotton Oil. Six) Wis tltl'i Am Htl 4- I.t Pf -i-i Am Ico Securl. 1.3'W 20 1K-, is Am l.lnseed ... I'M i 1J, isy Am Locomotive -"') 41 Hii's 401, Am Kmel & Kef 36.5'lU Slli 7i do preferred ..... lo.ia Am Steel Kdv. fiiH) lllix, JIM Am SUKar Kef. S.M'O 11HU US 114 Am Til A Tel.. S.UOU 141 14U!i 14ol, Am Tobacco pf 48fi Am Woolen ... HX 31! 7. Anscomtu M Co ll'irt 4J 41- 41 i Atchison 2.2'U) K'474 li'l i . lnHa, do pnferred.. .Vxl lnl!'A l(ll 101 4 Atl Cuast l.ina. LNmi 118 117", 1 1 s s Halt av Ohio .. l ino limn ions loll li- thlvheiii Med I fMH :in, r. j a ji, Hnxik R Trun.. 4.im Ix'm T7' Canadian I'ac .. !. Ills', Ills lUh'i Ccr.lntl l.eathor 1.400 30 b, , 114 1, do preferred ..... 10a y i WMM llT 24 43 24 4!t 149 12.' '4 72 4 tio i:iT!4 17 !''.! 324 7.1 31 4 20 411'. S7 1. -..-), 127'., SO do p ef erred. . Chicago at N W C. M oi til P .. t C. O St U Col Fuel Sz Icon Col ct Southern Conaol Gtia Corn Proilucis. . Del aV Hudson. 1 H Grande. do preferred. . 1.7K0 l.'id'i 14n4 7,700 1JH'4 Jll.-i Hit) 14"6 73 4'M XI 34 'i loo (lll)i m'm S.noo UN 1:17V ::oo 17 '4 17 I'll, 1 !!!. J"',y'i 8.0H0 .14 32 KM1 7G 7 1.IHMI :i-'?i H2 1.1 no :ij'.s - ' l.oOO CO 4'JS "i.Vob lii'ii" " V'.ti ' 2. 7i K) 127 4 1-7 X 1.T00 !M)Ts ."ills 2110 lS2i 132 is 4.7O0 23 22 8.7O0 riW'i i'mt 2,8O0 111 "4 lid's 100 17'4 17Vs iHM) 13 Is 13 '200 - 'iit 2UO 32 ;s -2 ii " 100 "loj 10. 0OO 14d liiVi i.'ildo 13" i:i:tai" 1.40O 35 33 "706 "iiVi 6i '""jiVi 'fiii'ii "t.'i 1.7'VI X3r S'iVs 4.000 llTTs 114 1,10 4.1 43 i"0 UOH V'a 11 miliars' occur l.lMMI Erie do 1st pf . do 2d pf . Gen Klectrlc Illinois Central. Interbor Met do preferred.. Inter Harvester Inter-Marina pf Int Paper Int Pump Iowa Central .. K C Southern. . do preferred. . Iclcde tlaa . . . Louis a- Nash. , Mum & St 1.. . M. & P & S H M ilo, Kan & Tex do preferred.. MoaTarlllc . Nat Biscuit ... Nnt Lead Met N Hy 3 pf N Y Central . . N V. Out A Wee Norfolk A; Wea North American Northern Hac. is-. 110 17Vs 13 42 !i in .12 hi 00 10.1 l-l.i 2VJ 13.-i .14 4 llj b4 llo r.O'i S3, 117 424 PS ilrl ll!",i 33 HO 4 1"S P"l 20 34 H'-S .I.". i ir.:f4 -.4 im :;:i-i .-iti 41 21" 14 li.S .'.04 Hi" 2--. Ml , 37:, 27 2m - r,ki, 174 on 11:1 30 4 7H '.s llll's 411 's (14 1 1H'. 3 i . 4M 73', 71 4 2.7O0 201) 120 k:i4 1S21S 108 's 111N 33 '4 l:tl4 1081, l'artno Mall Pennsylvania .. 10.7"0 People s l-aa . P, C C Ht L. I'lttsburg Coal., l'rcssed 3 Car. Pull Pal Car.. 11 v Kteel Surlna 20U lOO 34 700 ia 34 109 ir.24 .14 ' tl.1 414 Heading 74.4HO Kepulillc Steel.. I'M do preferred.. -OO 1M 84 i 01 'i :n;s 421, Urn k Islsnd .. do preferred.. St L 4 S K 2 pf St L Southwest do preferred.. FInes-Shcmeld . Soul hum 1'ac . Southern Ry do pr'-ferred. . Tenn Copper .. Tex 4 Pacific. Tol. St L at Wtg 7..MHI leiU 7(10 POO M 10.100 119S 3oO 28 V 2"., r.ovs 37 i 21 27 (iN4 17:1 S U2 "riois! 7S-, 1111 -Hi 4NV, (i."i 14 3D 414 73 '4 40O ltNl 2'K) .".'HI 0 'n X 2 27 4 r.s 17.1 US '.if" t-O'i 11U-, ,Kll na i, 1144 40 , 4MS 74 do preferred. Union 1'ariflc . do preforred. S4.r.' 1.400 u b tieait V S Kuhbcr ... I U H Steel 1SK.WH) do nrefcrred. . 'M I'tah Copper .. Va-Caro Chem . We bash do preferred.. Western Md . . . Westing Kleo .. Western I'nlon. 8.3"0 l.ooo 1'KI 2,r0 MKI 1.300 Wheel & L E. 01, Total galcg for the dny, 580,100 shafea. BONDS. VKW TORK Oct. 2S. Closing quotations: U S. ref 2 reg.loO'VIN'- Y. C. n 8Hs bm"4 do coupon ...1004 N- Pacific 8s... all U S. 3b reg lOllalNo. Pacific 4a. ..100 do roupuu . ..101 I'nlon Pacific 4s.K"l4 U.S. new 4a reg.m IWis. Certrnl l"Jj,' do- coupon . . .11 J'-ilJapanese js .. SS',U D. at R. U- 4S. 04HH1 Dally Treasury Btalemewt. WAPHtNtiTON. Oct. 28. Tha condition of the Treasury at tha beginning of business toclny was as follows: rJrUnand:- silver dollars lss.7- 0. 000 Silver dollars of 18'"0..... . ' 'J Sliver certlflcateB outstanding... 4SM,T30.ooo Oe-neral fund Standard silver dollars In general r..nd ,,V-?!:-i?" Current liahllitles llJ.ohJ.4b- Working l.alunce In Treasury of- ' ftem 30,e-l,it In bunks 'to credit of Treasurer of the Inltcd States SS.TOS.HSfl Sulisldiary silver coin '''.V.'-'ii'i Vlnor coin ' 02o,OST Total balsnc In general fund 840,201, b34 Money, Exchange, Eta. NEW YOKK. Oct. 2S. Close: Prime mer cantile paper. r.Dt per cent. Sterling ex change" weak with actual business In bank ers' bills nt $4.N2154230 for (V -day bills, and at ,or demand. Commercial bill?. 4.l)r4.S2-,. liar silver. 57.c. Mexican dollars. 40. Honds-TJovernment steady; railroad lr- pakir 11 lar Money on cnll steady -at RJ314 per cent; ruling rate. 84: closing bid, 3 i ; offered at 3VTlme' loans firm and dull: BO days. mJ 4, per cent; 10 days. 6; six months, 4 'gi 5 per cent. IX3NDON. Oct. 23. Bar tniver Quiet, 2a 1 1 -1-id per ounce. Money 4V ITS Pr cent. The rate of discount In the open market lor short bills Is 4H V Pr cent. The rate of discount in the onen market for three months bills Is 4 1-iti4H V" cant. . SAN FR ANVISCO, Oct. 2S. Sterling on London. 0 days, g.1 1 sight. 4.S6. Drafts Sight. .01; telcuraph. .04. CIIICAOO. Oct. 28. Exchange on New York 10c to 12c premium. Stocks at lioMon. nosTON. Oct. 2. closing quotations: Alloneg 4.".'-B;Molmwk .' M Amalg. Copper., till1 Nevada Con. ... JO 14 1 . -i t . -.0 -'s". Vtiilnsine Mines.. 11 Arizona Com. J 1 4 .Ninin Jjuiie. .... .j-.t KVNurth Lake. . .. 3SU 17 -Ii Old Oontlnlon. . . 40' Atlantio 1 11 x, 1- r- a. C! l Him- r-olltlon. 11) Itisci'oiu. I..-. iparrott (8. C.) 1 I Ouincy 77 Cal. & Arlx.ina. .'H t'al. i lieula. . .5o Centennial Cop. Kan. C. Co. K. Hutte f M. Franklin fllroux Con 3ranhy I'l'n. . . . Greene Cananea. I. Koyalo ttNip.) Kerr Lake 20 'shannon 32 72 '4 Superior 51 SS.Stip A Pos Min.. 7i U Sup ei Pitts Cop. 1314 7 'a 1 1'amnrack doA ,1.-. If. 8. S. K. M. 40',, 1 do preferred .. 48 h 22 ll'tah Con 23 CI 'Winona I' 4 8S4 Wolverine 1 82A l a Salle Copper 10 "4 Wolverln jj.-i Miami Copper... iuv- Toffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Oct. IM. Coffee futures cloaed steady at a net advance of 20 to 27 point. Salts. 00,000 bngs. October. 8 S0c; November. 8.8ac; iycemhir. 8.D0c: January. P.ooo; Kehruary, 0.00c; March, W.or.c; April, 0.OIW; May. ..o; June, 9.1'".-: July, 8.13c; August. 0. 13r: Septeml.er. 0. l'Vc. Spot cof fee steady; Rio, No. 7. 10c; Santos. No. 4. llc; mild coffee quiet; Cordova, 11 '.4 I34c. Haw sugar, qulat; Muscovado. 8.30o; cen trifugal. 'Oil tost. .I.8O0; molasses, 'bit test, S.oOc; refined, easy. livestSThm dull OM.Y ONE LOAD OF HOGS HE CKIVKD AT TIIK YARDS. Market Conditions in Generul Have fndcrgoue Xo Change and Prices Are Steady. Trails af tha atorkyards came aluoat to a aiandstill yesterday, because of the lack of supplies. The arils lia.t been cleaned up by the previous day's active buying and as yesterday's receipts vcero only 2 hogs, this marked the extent of the day's butincss. These hogs, which wsro brought In by (1. Helling, of Mount Angel, av'cragert 240 pounds In weight, and wore sold at 0.7.0. Market ciinditlona In general have under gone no change and prices can be quoted nominally ateady throughout- Prlcea current on. tho various classes of stock at tha Portland L'nlon Stockyards war as follows: Heef steers, good to choice $5.2.1 B C5 Iteef steers, fair to medium...... 4.&0JS 1.00 Choice spayed heifers 4.30 4.75 flood to choice beef cows 4.25 'tp 4.70 Medium to good boef cows X.S0 oj 4. CO Common beef cows 2.00 t 21.50 Hulls .a0 4.00 Stnira. good to cholcs 4.00 4.50 Calves, light 7.00'(jl 7.7.0 Calves, heavy 3.75 fs 5.110 Hogs, top it l.'.O Hogs, fair to medium D.Cu U.Si Sheep, best Valley wethers 3.23 M 3 60 Sheep, fair to good wethers 3 00 'it 3.15 Sheep, best mountain wethers. .. 4.25 'i2 4.75 Sheep, best Valley ewes .1.01 'o 3.50 laxmbs, clioicg mountain 5.25 5..-.0 Lambs, choice Valley 4. 7iy 5.00 Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 28. Evaporated apples fairly active; on the spot, fancy Is quoted at loc; choice. 8vQ14e; prime, 74r(c; commnc to fair. OVt ic Pruncsj Steady, with small offerings of the middle sizes. Quotation. 5 to '10a for California, pp to 30-40s, and 7-V'JOiic for Oregcuis to 40-Soa. Peaches In moderate demand: steady; choice. 7&7fec; extra choice, SUS'ic; fancy, t '4 a 'jc UPPli PRICES FIRM Eastern Market Is Decidedly More Active. LATEST CARLOT SALES XortliweMern Fruit Excliange Forc ing Its Quotations Higher in Keeping Willi the Improved Demand at All Points. The dallv market bulletin of the North western Kruit Exchange. BOS-912 Spalding building, follows: The market Is decidedly more active and we ate followins up this advantage by stiff ening up pricee all around. We aim to keep a little bit ahead of the market: In other words, keep our prices Just a little bit higher than tho buyers are offering, and this has the effect of enabling us frequent ly to obtain a shade higher price than the general values obVilned by others. At tho same time the experienced salesman knows when to sell and when to hold. Our policy Is to sell just enough fruit on an advancing market to avoid accumulation and on a de clining market to sell as far ahead as possi ble We report sale of car G. N. 90330. from Wenstchee, 17th, mixed varieties, as fol lows: Extra fancy White Winter Fearmatng, 11.40; Arkansas Blacks. 81.05; Stayman Wlnesaps. Sl.tfO: choice Arkansas Blacks. 81.25; choice Staymaus, $1.2o. Ths demuhd for Jonathans continues ex tremely sluggish, the inquiry being almost altogether for hard Winter varieties. We have sold car I. C. 6547S. Winter Bananas end Jonathan apples, from Monitor, 15th, aa follows: Winter Bananas, 12.50 for extra fancy, 81.50 for choice: extra fancy 4-tler Jonathans and larger. 1.50. We have sold car O. N. 9078S, mixed va rieties, from Cashmere. 21st, as follows: Ex tra fancy Stayman Wlnesaps, 81.75; extra fancy Home Beauties. $1.50: fancy Rome Beautlea, $1.35; choice Rome Beauties. SI; extra fancy Black Buns, $1.85. choice $1, all f. o. b. shipping point. We have sold car G. N. 91SH0, containing 12 different varieties, all grades and sixes, at the following prices: Fancy and extra fancy Winesapa, $2; fancy and extra fancy Baldwins, Dclnware Reds, Greenings, Rambns, Wegener, Northern Spies, Lauvers, Ben Davis. Apple of Commerce and Ben Hur at $1.25 straight: all choice at $1 f. o. b. This Is a "bully" sale and was made to a buyer in Louisiana. In a town which, so far as we know, has never before had a car of Northwestern boxed apples. We have sold car 1". F. K. 5098, from Boise, October IS, containing 1B4 5-tler, 190 4 14 -tier and the balance larger sizes, all choice grade Jonathans, at $1 f. o. b. Boise. We have sold car P. F. E. 6013, all choice Spitzenbergs. from Medford, October 10, at a straight price of $1.0 f. o. b. The car contained 104 SV4-tior, 340 4-tlcr, 230 4Vi ticr. This is an excullent sale. We have sold car C. B. Q. 87063, from Peshastin, 22d. as follows: Extra fancy Jonathans. $1.50; fajlcy. $1.35: extra fancy S-mntors. $1.50. all t. o. b. shipping point. Ws have sold car O. N. 111232. from Meyers Falls. Wash., 27th, containing 20 31,-tier, 218' 4-tier. 388 44 -tier fancy and extra fancy Baldwins, at $1.15 straight t. o. b. wheatIropsone cent riUCE MOVEMENT AT CHICAGO STEADILY DOWNWARD. World's Shipments for the Week Estimated at Almost Sixteen -Million Bushels. CHICAGO. Oct. 28. Short sellers In the principal speculative pit showed little fear and thero was plainly a- severe depleting of tho ranks of the bulls in wheat today World shipments of wheat promised to reach almost 10.000.000 bushels . this week, agivinst 13,856,000 bushels last wenk and 14.352.O00 bushels a year ago. Australia, Ar gentina and India together sent 2,152,000 bushels, compared with 204.000 bushels 12 months ago. Shipping call here waa poor, milling demand small and American export clearances were light. All day a down ward dragging tendency was seen In con sequence, despite rallies everywhere else on the iloor. Wheat at no time was as high s at the close last night. December ranged from 92"4C to 93!c and olosed heavy 1c net lower at the former nsures, which were the lowest of tho session. December corn fluctuations were between 4 and 4tl 4ftT4c, with the close firm at 415i c. vylth a net gain of iHc. Cash corn wus weak. No. 2 yellow closed at 494 S 50"4c Oats rallied aharply on purchases by sev eral of tho largest shorts. December varied from 31 lie to 314c. closing c up at 81 Vic. Provision trade was lisht. In the end pork was 7V10e higher, lard at an ad vance of shade to 7Vc and ribs dearer by 5 to 7 "4 f' 10c. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Dee. $ 13V. $ -93"4 I .9114 f -l-'i May Hi .991, .9Si2 .914 July SO", .91 , -96 CORN. Dec 4C4 .4'i . Mav- 4914 .49 .48 .4 S3. .414 July 4S-H ..'.0.. .49 .50 OATS. Dec .3114 -SI' .Sl -814 Slay 34 35 -H .144 July it . 3 4 i -34 .S4V4 MESS PORK. Jan 17.00 17.15 1.!5 lTaoB May 15.97 16.20 15 97H lli.i:! LAUD. Oct 12S0 1.7.15 ll.SO lS.'lIH Nov. 11.52 ' U.f.7'4 11.50 11.621.4 Jan 10.17'. 3 10.27 V 10.15 . 10.17 V SHORT RIB3. Oct 10 5 11.00 10.95 11.00 Jan -. 9.0214 .12'4 9 0O 9.0714 May I.S0 S.92V4- S0 S.I7V4 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy. Rye No. 2. 77c. Barley Feed or mixing. fi665o; fair to choice maltinff. 69ti7Jc. Klax seed No. 1 Southwestern, 13.13; No. t Northwestern. $2. 06. Timothy seed J7.i0el.10. Clover .$s.50'rH. Pork Mess, per barrel, $17.7Si31l. iJird 1'er 110 pounds, $13.02". Short rlt.s Sides (loose. 10 Hi 10.87 sides Short, clear (boxed), 1U.S7, 1L Gratn statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to liiO.000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by Bradstreet's, wero equal to 3.427.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 942.000 bushels, compared with 1,409.000 bushels the corresponding day a yeur ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 47 cars; corn. 333 cars; oats, 131 cars; hogs, 7uoO head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 37.500 S3.S00 Wheat, bushels 99.800 81.400 Corn, buthels 27(1, 2u0 154. S00 Oats, bushels 180.000 281,700 Rv-. bushels 3.000 , Barley, bushels 100,500 29,300 Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 28. Wheat De cember. i.(l'!t'1.02: May. $1.06'; No. 1 red, 11.00'i: No. 1 Northern. S1.03aj 1.0414: No. 2 Northern. UDVicaj I1.02V4 ; No. 3 white, 07csjJl.uo. Kurepenn Grain Markets. LONDON. Oct. 2S. Cargoes dull and de pressed: nominal quotation; buytics reserved. Walla Walla for shipment 80s to 303 3d. English country markets dull; French country markets dull. LIVERPOOL. Oct. 28. Wheat Oc tober, 7s iid; December, 7s 1U; March, 7s ld. Weather, cloudy. viraln at haa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Pet. 2S. Wheat gtcauy. Barley Easy. Sj-t quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.42'4 (.l.r.'l. Barley Feed, $1: hrewing. (I.O304 r Los. Oats Red. $1.101.27H; white, ! 1.45 i 1.55; black. $1.25 1.40. Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley December, $1.02' bid, $1.0274 aaked: Slay, $1.07 V4 bid. Grain Markets of tile North west . TACOMA. Oct. 28. Wheat Milling: Blue- THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - -1 $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits, $800,000.00 OFFICERS: . C. ilTSWOTtTH. rreeldent. . ' R. W. (CHMEEIV Caaalana. R. LEA BARSBi, Vlce-Pl-eatdeeat. aV. H. WRIGHT, Asstalast Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES LURrlBERMENS National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital Ladd 3 Tilton Bank Established 1859. OLDEST BANK ON THE PACIFIC COAST Capital $1,000,000 ' SURPLUS AND PROFITS $600,000 W. M. I,elti, President. Edvr. Cooklnsham. Vice-President V. U. Dunokley, Cashier. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 . Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of tha Rocky Mountains stem, 83r: club. 70c; rd Russian. 7Tc. Ex port: Bluest-em. b4t:: JtortyfoU, 82c; club. Mc; red Kusslaa. The. Receipts, wheat 39 cars, oats 1 car, hay 5 can. Flour declined 20 cents & barrel. SEATTLE. Oct. 2R. Milling quotations: Bluestem, S3c; fortyfokl, 83e; club, 8Jc; Fife. 8-!": red Russian. Sue. Export wheat: Ulucste m. Hic; fort yf old, 80c; club, 7tc; Fife, 7o; red Russian. 77c. Yesterday's car receipts, wheat -ii cars, barley 3 cars, rye 3 cars, bay 14 cars. ROSTOX WOOI MARKET STRONGER. Htocks Are Be inn Depleted and Prlcea Be comlnff Stlffer. BOSTON, Oct. MS. The Commercial Bul letin will say of the wool market tomorrow: "Business has moderated somewhat, but there Is still a very fair trade 'and prices show a stronger tendency. Although no actual advances are noted, the demand runs through practically all kinds of terri tory wools and dealers, are speculating in fine scoured at Tttto to GOc. Original Mon tana is selling freely at HSfjiMc; Montana three-eighths at S.lo and half-blood at ."c. Ctililornla Northern combing sells at 20Gi 21c. Fleeces are becoming scarce and sir on per in tone. Sales of Ohio three eighths and half-blood, are between 20 and SOc while Ohio quarters sell at 20 Va to 27c. iStof-ks in Boston are being depleted steadily and ' a few weeks more of activity will leave domestic supplies at a low point. Fricej are daily becoming stiffer, although no dealer will lose a sale by Insisting upon an advance. Wool at Ht. I-ouU. .ST. LOUIS. Oct, 2S. Woo) Unchanged; territory and Western mediums, 18 & 23c; fine mediums, 173j20c; fine." 14fcl7c. Metal Markets. ' NEW YORK. Oct. 28. Standard copper, quiet; spot and October, 12. 12.45c; No vember. J 2.40 fit 12. GOc; December and Janu ary, 1 2. BO'; 12.00c ; London, quiet , spot. o(J 10s 3d; futures. 57 17s fid. Arrivals re ported at" New York today. 705 tons; custom-house returns show exports of 22,216 tons so far this month.. Lake nonper. ia.S7H 0' 12.00c; electrolytic, 12.75S!12.87ric and casting, 12.37 u 12.02 Tin. quiet; fpot and QetohT, 36.20 Kelp reduce these troubles with "torn up streets" by pull ing hard fcr v BITDUTHIG! 'Cause Bitulithic streets are everlasting! OREGOM $500,000 R- Howard, Jr., Ass't Cashier. J. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier. Welter M. Cook, Axs't Cashier. 3!..Vc- November. December and January. 30. 28 ji SB. 45c. London, quiet; Pti lc3 17s lid; futures. Hi(l fis. Lead, quiet. 4.4i4p4.50c New Tork; 4.8i Sa 4.K2Hc Bust SU Louis. London lead 13 3d. , Spelter, qulot, 5.7B1T 5.85c New York; B.iH 5.80c Kast St. Louis. London, spot. j.J. Some local dealers quote spelter at oul ask ed Iron, Cleveland warrants, 50s 11i In Lon don. Locally iron was quiet. No " foundry Southern soft. 515.73lB.2o; No, 9 Vorthein. In. 5010 00. TRAVELERS OtIUlB. HONOLULU AND TltE VOLCANO. .,, THE TKU JIOSX CO.Ml'ELLINO Brifs worth while, excelling; all others for trraniij tor, beauty and pleasure. And this splsndi'l trip can be made In two weeks and a day. from San Francisco by sailln, on tn 8. s. UIEIIRA (10.UU0 tons displacement J, Tha Volcano -of Kilauea. the larKest In tha world is tremendously active Just now, ana a iew quick dispatch trips have been ar ranged. Never before haa It been possible) to make this desirable trip with such speed and comfort, and the price Is low, $114 first-class, San Francisco to Honolulu ai;4 back, and HI tor side trip from Honolulu to volcano, including rail and auto to Kll auca: hotel at Hilo. also Volcano House, N3 other trip compares with this. Be aura to visit the islands and DO IT NOW whlla the volcano is active. S. S. SIbKKA salia Nov 12. Dec. 3. Dec. 24. TVY'te or wire. OCEANIC 8. S. CO.. . 4VJS Market Street. San Fraoclsco. in Francisco, Los Angeles an! uul ban Diego Direct North Paclflo S. 8. Co.'a 8. B. Roaaika and S S. Klder sail every Wednesday alternately at t) P. M. Ticket elflca 1)1 Tnlid t.. near Alder. J1AKHS J- HIOLEV, rassenaf Aftut, W. H. SLLlisLi Frelsht Aseot. fhnnea M. 1414. A Hit. BAN F11AM1SCO VOBXtSli Bei. tu, New service lo Los AniieWs via San Fran cleco. every tive days. From Alnsworth Dock, Portland, 4 P. if. S.S Beaver Oct. SO, liear Nov. 3, Koae City 8. From San FruncUco, Northbound. 1U M. 6.S.Bar 0t. X8, Kose City Nov. S. Beaver 7. From San Pedro. Northbound. S S le City Oct. SI, Beaver Nov. 3, B-ar 19 si. ti. BlllKIl, t.. x. ia., li' Xhlrd St. at, W. Ilaiinora. Agent, Alnsworth Docla. phonea: Mam 402. 2S6: A 1402. O. R." & N. A.lorka lioute. STKA.ULit ilAcsALO Leaves Poniai.a daily except Saturday at 8.UI) P. II. Makes ail way landings. Arrives at Astoria at S:00 A. ii. Leaves Astoria, daily, except Sunday, at 7:00 A. If. Armea Portland at a:(i(i p. II. Hakes direct con nection wftn steamer Nahcutlu. for Mezler. llwaco. Long Uouch, and all points oa tha liwaco Railroad. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER sails from. Alaska dock, Portland. 8 P. M-, October U 18. 2u. Nov. J, 8, 15, S12, 20 aud evsry. Tuesday nlghL Freight received at Alaska Dock until 3 P. M- daily. Passenner fare, first-class, J10; second-olass, J7, lncludlna) meals aud berth. Tickets on sale at Alns worth Dock. Phones Main 2iHj; A 1234. Canadian Pacific Empress llns of steamers, islline; weekly between Montreal and Livai pooL Wireless on all steamers. Ask ax; ticket axent or write V. R- Johns ua. O, JLgi 1411 Third St.. Portland. i