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Newspaper Page Text21 THE MORNING OKEGOMAX, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1911. BUYING FOR EXPORT Thirty-Six Cents Is Paid for Oregon Hops. TOP AT YAKIMA 361 CENTS Hulk of the Knormoa Purclia- rt Prnwnt Ar Tor Shipment to Europei American Trade Still to Be Supplled- Thlrty-s cot- - raid for a . f Jo" at hops In Oregon yesterday and there wer. cfTsr. of ST n. in lb. Yaklm. country emu wan paid. . Purine at th. l mar was m J0 bale. beln soured from rw a in th. two at oil. Ssurs. The porch.se .Mid av. " larger, but for th. atrosg ,u,""m la th. Independence section th. Iar. ar.w .r. war. rr arm and turns down orders at 13 cat. and or.r. At t. D" " number of bay "'S ol1 of th. fw nainln. lota, 40 enU waa 6- Th. hlrtX actual prlc Wortd dnrlns th. day. eanta. paid by MeNeff Ttra o JIM Sampson for SSO bales af Yaklmaa. XcXtl Bros. bouht ITS bale, la wwn Washing-ton at 3 cents and Ma paid thl. Bsure for th. Stewart lot of 43 balsa at Jfr.rson. and for P b.le. a St. Paul, comprising th. crop, of Con ner.. B.rtan. and HllUer. Ralph William, bought wwral lota around rallaa at M eenta. Including- th. McBe. crop. William, boy. for th. London mar ket. Klabar. Wolf Netter. purchases at 33 rants included two Western Washington lota, those of John A an Is, TS balsa, and Oelger. balM. Tbry alae bought 160 bal.. of Yaklmaa from R.raam and a number af mall lot. of Oregone. Th. Klaber deals In tb. past two week, bar. been very heavy, and tncludad many of th. lot. bought from grere by oth.r dealer. Hnra, anothar buy.r for th. London nwktt. secured th. following Western Washington lota: Harm., of Alderton. 200 balsa at S3 cnt.; Coplan, of Ortlng. 83 bales at S3 ttnu; Lneck.. of Ortlng, 23 bales. Robert Llvesley bought 130 bait of Takl aa. from Hum; at SS rents. Tb.ra waa another 10-ehllllng advanc In th. English mark.t yesterday, a London cable quoting cuf isut prlc. at JWO to T30 shillings. Nsarly all th. buying In th. Nortnw.st at th. pnaral tlm. I. for Eng lish account. Th. Loodod dealers are thor oughly arouaed to th. situation. They hev. found th. esporta of English hop. to th. Continent to be far greater than th.y an ticipated, and being unable to buy In Ger many, except at exorbitant pr1ca. art turn ing their orders thla way. Th. American dealer, and brew era. oa tb. other band, are .till Indifferent, but when they discover tb quantity of bopa that haa sllpp.4 away from them Into th. hands of foreigners, there vlll be a rude awakening. A Belgian rabl. received yesterday re ported that not .rer one-tenth of th. Fel giaa crop ( or sooo ewt.) remain. In grow ers' h a "da. Mall advice, from Austria not. aa .xtremely arm market. 430 to 40 kroner being paid even for medium qual ity Th. official ee:lraate of tb. Aleacw Lorr.tn. crop t. (tt.ftix) centners, aa against 10...14 centner, produced laet year. xtrircAT 4jajTTT- ..sjn i rtaMr- 4dti ta Quejtaalava. Mayew by Mtlfaeaa af Freight Mark. Tha wheat market waa qutat yesterday with th. BBteruna .teadT ta firm. T here war. advance. Cast and abroad, but higher prtoe. aekd for ship, aa thl. market act a. a bar t. any adraac. la grain .aluea. Th. demand was not stroeg. nor wer. sellers aasioos t. market wheat. Oats and barley were firm- at former quo tation. Lara) receipts, in cars, were reported by tn. Merchaata Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Floor Oats Hsv Monday 11 T l 11 31 Tuesday 1 13 T IS Tear are 31 . . ... 6 Beaea to date 4?1 2"? Kit 414 Tear ag. Ht 170 Hi 3l3 9". Foreign crop condition, are summarised b tha Liverpool Cora Trade Neva as fol lows: Knlted Kingdom The seedtrc of th. new crop l. progressing slowly. Kattmates ro garkltng the yfcld of wheat hate bee. In creased, bat potatoes, roots and grass have been reduced. FYanc and Oermanir Plowing for th. new crop Is progressing satisfactorily. Sup plies of n.tlve wheal are smaller. The roots and potat. arnp. are general! v poor. Kouman!e--Th. seeding of the new crop la being carried nut under favorable wrath r conl ttlona. Arrivals are small. Russia. According to the latret sdvlree from our scents there is only a bare average eropi fn the beet districts of the su t h went. In the worst dietrtcts the outlook la gener ally poor, aa there Is not sufficient grain for fvd and seeJ. together with a very mil fodder crop. Port stocks are gen erally fair, but ft la predicted that th ship ments will continue small for Mveral months. Italy Crop conditions are generally favor able. FfoMers are firm. Australia. Fstlmstes for the growing crow of wheat are ranging from Itoi.oO.iioO buertels provfellng the weather continues fa vorable. Last year the total Australlaa wheat crop amounted to Sl.?l7.n'e bushels. Argentina. Thr Is sme mention, mad. - of oolder weather, but th outlook for th. wheat crop continue, favorable. nrrrrn will be higher today Ctrw ri i seal if tswatattosi tVlll rVe Advaaeew tma rent. There will b. aa advanc. of 1 cent a pound la th. city creamery butter quota tion thla morning. Th market has been gatnfaa In strength fir some tlm. In fluenced mainly by th. advance. In Califor nia and th. lightness of stocks here. The ehees. market Is also firm, with only a limited supply aallab.e la this city and at th coast. Receipts of Orwgoa ranch egg. are Intlg atflcaat and th. mark.t t. firm .t 35 6 34 renta Th. scarcity of Oregon eggs at th. present time Is shown by th. fart that East ern eggs are being shipped from this city t. valley points. There was no Improvement In th. poultry market. Receipt, wer. fair and th. de mand waa slow. Arrival of dressed meat, hare decreased and veal and pork are steadier. NOW.TIIWE.TTKR! APPLE MARKET 1KM a wpleea Are Well r leased I p h Bvrtlwaa. The fruit and vrg-table trade was rather quiet yesterdsy. Supplies of a:l kinds weer ampl and prU-c generally steady. Apples ara the firmest feature of th. mar ket, .lock, arc well cleaned up la sev eral sectloni and la all districts Ui. yield Is proving a disappointment. A fresh car of California figs arrived yee terl.y. Bank (Waring. Rank clearings of tv N.irt h w eelern eltle. yesterday wer ss follows- Clearings. Balsncee. Porfard 3I2l.7r Ii.t71 Ceatt. J.ljio-M IV2' Tacoma T I ;o i .v apossn 74.04 . 1M rOKTXAXO MARK CT. (rata. Dear. Feed. Kta. WHEAT Export bals: Bluestem. Ulc. rlub. red Ilueslaa. 7e ; Vslley. fortv-foi-. !, floll i' a tenia. la-ftd par aeurali srslghts. 4 05: exports. t M. Valley. $.0: graham. I4 ": wno.s wheat. 14 as. MII.LSTLFF9 Brsn. $2 par toa. middliaga 1.12; shorta. 24.6rti rol.oa harley. liJSOJMW. CORN Whole -1.1: erarbed. M4 per tow BARLEY New feed. J.W1M P ton; brewing. iT per toa. OATS No. 1 white. $0 per Ion. HAY No. L E- O. timothy. 11701. No. I Val.ey. 1136 14. alfalfa. I1J-S0; clover. llOflll. grain, UC 12. - Devtry sad Cwnlry rrowwea. . .- . II M II.' SnrlnaL 14c; ourks. young, lotfloc; gees. 18 1 lfrc; turaeys. iw..l. BDTTa'R Oregon creamery butter, s park. Sec; prints, extra. EviGS reh Or.goa ranch, candled. C 3e i er di sen. CHE.Kl!' Twins, tnpirw "V 11 glLc per pound; Toung Araencaa awwi. poKK Fancy, l If IOc per pound. TEAL Fancy. 13J13-1C per pound. Vrgetablce and Frnlta. TROPICAL PRrrTS Orange. .T per bom; California grapefruit. 111, bananaa. IglHc per pvuna: pineappl. J per pound. IrmoDS, per 00 pomegranates, IIM per boa. m FRlloH IHLlTil Peach. S0o par bos; plum. Wvllo Per crsts; prunea. 1 ISC pel pound; pears. TSgll. .'X( grapes. b5c 11.21 per box. ai plea II 81 per box; cranberries. ;Sl.i per barral; Cassbas. 1.7SVI per doxen. SCK VEiit; rAliuI"- farrota. par sack: turnine. II: beets. It TS POTATOE Oregon, Ui per ptnnai sweet potatoes. 1"0 per pound. ONI'iNrl Oregon. $1.23 per hundred. VEOETARLE8 Artichokes. 75 per dosen; bwans, 10c; cabbage per pound; cauliflower. !J4 p'r Jum; cir, .ay (e per doxen: cucumber., lit) I.Sa P' esg-plant. 6tio per pound; garlic 101M rtr pound: lettuce, Ou: per dosen; hot otise lettuce. 11.23V1-75 r bo: "PIr tO 4c per pound; raulahes. 110 par djseo. sprouta Snlro per pound; tomstoM. 40jJ per bos. Staple Oirte. "ALMON Columbia Rlvar. 1-pwond tall 1M pr dosen: a-ound tails. i; 1 pound flata, 12.40; Alaska pink, l-poand UCOVe&-Roasted, la drama. 140 Ko par PHONHT Cholca. 18 T par ! tral"4 honey. 10c per pound. 8AI.T Granulated. 1 par ton: half ground, loo. I1.4U par ton: ftOs. I Pr toa, tiVTH Walnuta ltlo per pound. Braxll nuts. 14lc; filberts. lo: aim on da, 18 lac pecans. Ibc: cocoanuta. Vtc4fll per dosen: chestnuts. Pe pound: hickory auts. 4010c per pound. BEaS.-i bmsll whlia, 4ts: Urg wnlta le; Lima, 4ttc; pins, c. atsxlcana. a, bayou, fio. - RICE No. 1 Japan. 4e: cheeper grade. IIMDIOJ; Southern bead. Iltgni -Mr..-t ImMrlal &.: Imaarted sxtra No. 8UUAR Dry grsnulate.1. 17.30; fruit and . a etA. H ST Pa fU . J".V berrv, si.av: oeei, i powdered, barrala. $7. cub, barrla. DRIED TRVITS Apples. lo P0"-.-. sprlcota 18IS(c: peachea prunea. Italian, 10S010l.e; silver, lac: flgs. whit, and black, 4v,f7Vio: currant 10 11a; raisins. looee afuscatal. 4w J'J bleached Thompson. HSo: unblacHd aul tanas. c. seeded. P-VsO. Hapa. Wool and Hide. HOPS lull crop, .iOI7c; olds, nominal. VOHAlH Choice. ii3ic per pound. WOOL Easter. Oregon, 01o Wr ?ound. according to shrlnkags; alley. ISO 7c per pound. PELTS I'ry. 10H: Uraba 40S0o aaehj shearlnrs. 20 040. each. illDfcJi baited hide. 10 Pr Pound: salted calf. ISO 14c; aslted kl". 10H. grewn. unaaltad. lc leas; dry calf. IS 0 -Uc. Jxy stags, UalSaC CAoCAjtA r pound, an. OOa, LINSEED OIL Pur raw. la barret. 7e". boiled. In barrala o; raw. la cssss, IL03; boiled. In cases, 1 l4- . TERPENTINE Casva. T2c wood barrsla, nsc: Iroa barrels. ac; 10-casa lots, 40. OASOL1.NE klu.or gasolln. lra barrala. 17c; caaea 24c. d gaaaUa. Iroa barrala. Sic; rae. 31c. COAL OIL Ordinary taat, aaaaa, 10; bulk, la tasks. 111 HAM 10 t. 12 pounds. l01Hi 1J to 14 pounds, lS'Oluc: 14 to 14 pounds, ISO Iliac; 14 to 1 pounds. llilSo: .Ml Med, lev. plcnlos. ll",r; cottage roll. 114 BM0KKD MEATS Beef longu. Too; drld be( seta, none; auialds. none; lagldea, lac: knuckle. 21a .... is-.. LARD Kettle rendered, fierce. Ue: tub. 14c; etandard. (leroe. 14 Ha; I3S.: hortenlng. tierces, 00; tuba, "o. BACON Fancy. 37c: standard. 14.; ghulce, S2c: Kngllsh. Wlllc, DRT HALT cL'R&n Kccular short clear, dry salt, lllae; smoked. lle: bsiks. Tight salt. Uc; smoked, !, backa kay aall. 12S0; s.tiokeJ, 14c; sxpurts, sail, 1 ea : ne V !- ' CATTLE SUPPLY SHORT TOP STKKKS MOVE AT $5.60 AT STOCKVARDS. tTholce Cows Klrm at Fnl! Prlcea. Urcllne In the Sheep t Motetnent. Thera was only a smsll supply avallabl. at tha .tockyarda yesterday, and oons quently th. market was not active, Th ton In general wss steady, and an eattls firm. A few loads of steer. ere movd. th. best bringing $ 4. a lift of a dim avar th. top prlc. prevailing for sum. tlm past. The other steer sales wer. st I4.2S and choir, rows wer. tsken at 14.80 and fair to good at It. Receipts esterdsy wer 1.4 rattle. 2 calve. 1 h's nd 1 horse. Shippers were: O. Adams. Ieer Island, on carload of cattle; Iix n ex Hunt. Metollus, tr.. four carloads of cattle; W. H. rhanks, Ya-'olt. Wash., one crl...d of catll. cali-et snd horses. E. i. Touug A Co.. Voncalla. Cr.. on carload of hogs aad E. E. PhlllppU SlUrrton. Or.v on carload of cattl and cslvea 1M day's sale. war. a. follows: Weight. Prlc. 34 steers . . 4 steers . . 1 steers . II cows .. 132 IS 44 lit: 6 2". 114 S.J 1: 4 44 cows ..!!- 4 40 J1 cows 1 stag .11) III . i:t .7i Prlc quoted at the Portland I'nU.n Stockyard for tha various classes of stock were: ChoTce'sTeers M.M0..1.44 flood to cholc steers 4-lOU i--0 Fair to good steers 4.7.1 i S.io Medium steers I.butj 4.73 Po,r steers 17a r 4.S Cholc cow. 40t 4-40 Fair to good cows 4.000 4.:i Common cows i fH'O 3 : Extra choice spayed heifers 4 40t 4 Ho Choice heifers 4.23t 4 40 Choir bull S-.Mi ood to cholc bulls 1.7.1 1 s.oo Common bul.s 2 "'( ' Choir calves T.2je 7.S0 Uood to choir calves 7.t- 7.13 Common calvas 4.0o 6 00 Cholc stsgs 4 .lot 4. ,3 Good to cholc stags 4.25 0 4.50 Hiss Choi.- light hogs T.IOff T.50 c.ood to cholc hogs T OOV 7 23 Fslr to good hogs n.7r T.oo Common nogs a.ooty 4-&0 rlhep . Choice yearling wethers, roars wool 3-230 S.M Choice yearling wethers, cast of mountains S.oof g- Chola ewe 17.1 cr 3.10 Cholc lamb 1 75t 4.O0 Cholc yerllngs 3. r,0 f 1.73 flood to cholc lambs 8 30 t 4.73 Culls 2.3V 0 3-0 (htraga Livtwgock Market. CHICACO. Oct. 17. Cstt:e Kecelp'.s, ss tlma:ed. A40; market, siea.ly to a shsds lowr. Be.ves. $4.tt A.&3: Texas steers. 14 10 ,1: Western sieers. 14. 1'.'. a I.;n; mock ers and reedera $i 20 it .1.73: rows and heif ers. l:J.-'l. calves, li. SO SJOIi Hon Receipts, estimated. ?4.e: market. steady t a shad lower, l.lrht. 14 13A4.73; mlied. l-t3,47.1: heavy. ..', a t 73, rough. KtMj43. go.-1 to choice heavy. 14 33 tf 4.7.1; pigs. $33004.10; bulk of sales. 14.330 44V Sheep Receipts, est tmated, 42.0rt ; mar ket, week Native. liBil; Westers, li 30 ft 4: yearHnss. IJ.7orV4.30; lambs, aauvs. 14 tl !.: Western. 4 o 4. Cnlcag Prodoc Market. I HICAOO Oct. 17. Butter steady. Cream er! e. a.1tflc. dalrlee. 210 2.. EfgS, SteadV. Kce.ta CSSea; ( ms.a. reee tncuded. 15flc; first, 21c; priT. Aists. 1 4"heee, ste'lv. Dalelee. 140 14Vc: Twlna I UttlUlc Young America, 14014,o; Lang Burns. 14Wi4iao. 1 STEEL THE FEATUREi , Stock Market Influenced by Wall-Street Rumors. . DROP FOLLOWED BY RALLY Penlal or Report of Dissolution Suit Helps the Afternoon Bewrery. Cnlon Paciric Gains Near ly a Point. NEW YORK. OcL I'. Th. uncertain and confused sentiment In th. market " shown by th. fluctuatlona of .locks today Prices declined .harply In tb morning lor no bettor ressou than what wra con;tru as Indications that tha Department of Jus tic Is about to make further moves against larr corporations. In th afternoon tn. mark.t recovered apparently for no re aeon "Ther was no baels for th report that a dissolution suit wss to b filed at one against tha tit eel Corporation, but sell nr of ths stl Slocks oxerted a depressing afreet upon th. whole Industrial list. Foreign houses wer. heavy sellers ol United States StI arly In th. day. De nial of tha stsl story helped th recovery which set In before noon. Union PaclOo mad. a net gain of nearly a polnL He porta of Increased buying of ateel war born out by trad, advices. A reduction In th. frtc of tin plats to tha lowest flgur sine 1903 was reported. Honda war. low.r In th forenoon, but Pdrned upward shsrply when th ton of th stock market improvsd. Total sales, psr vslue. I2.H50.0O0. United States bonds war. unchanged on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Pales. High. Low. Bid. A Ills Chal Pf .. 1.4-0 10 Amal Copper .. 8.IWO 61T 80 M Am Agrlcult ... 1"0 BOfe 50H 49 Am llt Sugar. 8.4.k . r.9 3J M American Can .. " 10" JO 10V Am Car A Fdy. 1.400 S0, 40 Am Cotton Oil. 100 61 61 60 W Am Hd A Lt pf. j Am Xc ftecuii 2n Am Linseed Am l.ocomottve. R"0 31 34 i S. Am Broil A Kef. .30 r. 64 eS1 v da '.referred.. loo 102 12 101 W m Kt'ejl Fdy 80 AmbilgarKef:. 3'0 11 1174 US' Ara Tel A Tel.. .VX llt.1T 1SS 133ik Am Tobacco pf. H0O 80 JJ Am Woo, en 30 Aaacoida M Co. S'W S3 S 33 SS4 Atchison e.&Ort 107S 101 10T14 do preferred.. 2H) 1031, 10.H, 103 Atl Coast Lin . 20 127 127 12T Bslt A Ohio ... 1.1HK1 II7H X Hethlchem Pteel 2S Hrook Rap Tran TOO T" 74 74 Vj Canadian Pc .. S.""" 22HH 228 S 229V Central Leather iOO 21 21W 21H do preferred 94 Central of N J 20. Ches A Ohio .. 1.600 TS1 7 73 V Chicago A Alton 2.1 Chi lit West ... 800 19 18H 1 do preferred 3. H ChlraKO A N W. ldO 144H 144 H 1441, C, M A Ft Paul.. 4.0"O lOSV lOHs loS C. C. C A St L S Col Fuel A Iron 27 hi Col A Southern 48 Consul ties TOO 1SSS 138 13Si Corn Products 1H Del A Hudson.. ion lft.1 163 142 l A R Orand .. 2oO 24 24 24 do preferred. 4flt Distillers' foexutl 2"0 32 32 31 V Erie l.Ie'O SO,. 80 14 3S do 1st pf 100 H0V SOW ftOt do 2d Pf 10 41 41 4t4 General tilec ... Hon- IMS 1304 ISO tit North pf ... t.'0 12S 12.11 12614 Gt North Or .. 1.700 iUt 60 49H Illinois Central 7 137 t Inter bor Met ... 200 14V, 14H 144 do preferred.. ,V0 44 Hi lilt 444 Inler Harvester. 7') 104 104 JOSS Inter Marine pf l"0 13V4 13 H 1 Int Paper I0O 10V, 104 10 lnt Pump 200 27 Vs 27 H 27 low Ccrtral ..... 18 K C Southern " . da iirtftrttd.. . 300 B3 W 5 " 44 t.arleje C.-is'... 600 104. 104S 104 S Louis A Nssh .. 44 147 147 14dA Minn A St t ' 32 M. S P A 8 3 M. TOO 131H 1.104 133 Mo. Kin A Tex. 1.4r-0 31 Vs 31V, 31 do preferred., SfO 70 fin 4S Mo Pnclllc . l.SoO 30 V 38 V, 39 Nat Biscuit 124 H National Lead . Son 4 48 47S N Hr Mex i ft. . I"0 33 .13 32V4 K Y Centra! ... 8l0 105V4 lOS ICSVi N T. Onl A Wes 88 Norfolk A West 8.200 107 1S North Am 70 Northern Psc .. 1.TO0 1144 11(1 114 Pscinc Msll 20O SO 714 30 Pennsylvania ... 2.10O 12JV4 12 122H People's Gs, ... 1"0 107 V4 107V4 l'7 P C C A ft L.. 1 00 93 9.1 94 Pittsburg Cial . 10 18 IS 18 Press..! 8 Car 28 V4 Pull Pal Car . .i 137 Ry Steel Spring loo 2TV 2T V, 27 Reading I4.&00 lltVk 117, ll Republic Steel 22 'i do preferred M Ro.-k Island o. 1.3io ;.l4 S4 V4 2.14 do preferred.. loo 47S 47S 47S St L A S F pf loo 41 Vs 41 Vt 41V, St I. Southwest 30 do preferred t.H Sloes Sheffield I1"' 4" 4" Southern l'ac ... B,3io lopti loR4 1094 Southern Ry ... 7.9.o 2 284, 29 do preferred.. loo 70 70 704 Tenn Copper 3.1 Texas A Par .. l' 24 4 24 H 244 Tol. St I. A Wes l' 18. 184 18 do preferred.. 2"0 42 H 2V4 42 Union Pscldc .. 40.4OO 13'4 llw 143 do preferred 914 U 9 Realty 8 U S Kutber ... 1.0OO 43 43 424 U S Steel 116.400 r.H'4 S4 T, do preferred.. 1 8.XI ions 108 V, 10lt, Utah Copper ... 2.9 42S 42 42 14 Va-Caro Chem . I.000 411 4SS 48, Wabash K IS 12V4 13 do preferred.. 1.1" 23 H 2.1 2SH Western Md ... 2'" B" S4 K'l4 Westing Kc .. 4(l .14 rtt' 4 Western Union . 2.000 784 .78 7S4 Wheel ALE 2 Lehigh Valley .. 33.100 164M, 1624 103 W Total sales for th day. 811. S00 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Oct. 17. Closing quotation: U.S. Ref. fi reg.looH; v.Y.C en.SVs... do counon ...loov, sor. Pac Ss... 60S U. S. Is reg 101SI do 4 s 10OV4 do coupon ..101, Cnlon Pac. 4's. .101 V. U.S. new 4 a reg.ll3'Wls. Cent. 4's.. 92Vi do coupon ...ll.t, Japanese 4's ... 88 R. A R. U 4's. 90',; Mining; Storks. BOSTON. Oct. -IT. Closing quotations: Alloues 26 '.Mohawk 39 Amal. Copper .. 61 Am Z. L A S.214 ), Nevada Con jNlpleslng Mines. North Butt. .. 75H T tj 24 4 37 f4 8 68 7 1.1 H V4 22 314 4-1 V4 J4 42H 89 Aria. Com 40 ft aV C C A S M 24 4 'North Lake llutte Coslltlon. 13 fnl. A Arls 78 I ul. A Hecla...37 Centennial 9 Old Dominion . . lOeceola I I'arrott (8 A C) 'Quince . Con. R. Con. Co. 37 4 ! Shannon K. P. Cop. M . . IO Franklin 6 Glroux Con 4 Grant, y Con.... 29.1 Greene Can 3 I-le Rov. (Cop.) 18 Kerr Lake 3'l Lake Copper. .. 24 .lupsrlor Pup. A Bos. Mln ,Tamsrack U.S.S.M R.AMln ,l do r'"1 V I'ta1! Con :I"tah Con. Co. H Winona T.a Salle Conner v . w oiverins Miami Copper .. 18 v; Mooey, Exchange, Ktr. NEW YORK, Oct. 17. Money on rail steady. IV,! per cent; ruling rata. 1; closing bid. :.; offered at ! V, ; tlma loans steady: 40 fluys. IV, Ol per cent and 90 days 3 SOI per cent: six months. 1404. prim mrcantll piper. 4 V per cent Sterling exchange steady with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at I4.SM0 for 40-day bills snd at 84. 80 4.1411 for demand. Commercial bills. 14.1! V War sliver ilc Mexican dollars. 43c Government bonds steady; railroad bonds Irregulsr. ' LONDON. OcL IT. Bar sliver Firm. 24 Sd per ounce. Mon.v 1H0 14 per cent. The rat of dlacount In th opn marks! Tor short bills Is I S V 1 4 per cent; thr. months' hills. 31H per cnL SAX FRAVT8CO. Oct. IT. Sterling oa London. days. 4.N: sight 14.114. Draft Sight, lc; telegraph. 4 c CHICAGO. OcL IT. Exrhang. on N.w York. 60 premium. rrried Fruit at New Tarfc. NEW YORK. Oct. IT. Evaporated apples continue to com forward freely and prices ar et.sflv In sbsenc of pressure. Spot fsncy. 10tJ10lc; choice. 909401 prim. Prunes, steady, owing- t. small saaeka on spot. Quotations range from 7012V4C for Csllfornlas up t. 4O-0US, and liVitiUHe for Oregona Peaches, quiet but very steady. Choice. HHOIlwc: extra choice. 11 V. 6 12c: fancy. 12V4012,C, - Condllloa of th. Treasury. WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. At ths begin ning of business today ths condition of ths United States Treasury was: Working balsncs In Trsssury of- flees I Tl.74l.ni3 In banks and Phlllppln. Treasury I4.31.1 Total In general fund J'iSi'icT Receipts yesterday 1.083. 367 Disbursements .?'?2??.J Deficit to dst. this fiscal year. J3.5..2 Deficit at this tlm last year... 11.8oo..4 The, figures exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. New lock Cotton Market. NEW YORK. OcL 17. Cotton futures hir.l 'eteNdv: 4 to 12 points low er. vovemher. u.ooe: December. 9.17c: Janus rv . 9 04c; February. 9.09c; March, 9.17c; Ap 928o: May, 9.30o; June, 9.36c; July, 9,3 a ..t.. OfilM ;oo; Snot clo'aed ottlet: 1.1 nolntS lower. M Id- uplands, 9.35o ; do gulf, 9.60c No sales. Naval Store. SAVANNAH. OcL 17. Turpentine, firm. 47V,c Sales. 280. Receipts. 1000. Ship ments. 433. Stocks. 87.300. Rosin, firm. Sales, 2000. Receipts. 8060. Phlpments. 1819. . Stocks, 81.4.1. uot: B. 6.40; D. l4.4if4VE. 16.50: f. O, H, L M, 6.024; N. u.o0; WW, 7.T0. K. WOOL IN IE DEMAND BOSTON MARKET IS MORE EN COCRAGIXG. Talnes of All Grades Hold Fairly Steady Freer Movement In Territory Stock. BOSTON. OcL JT. The wool market Is regsrded aa mora encouraging, the demand Increasing and values holding fairly steady. Flsecs wools of medium and lower trades ar. moving fairly well, while th demand for territory stock of all grades Is reported Improved. There has been mor. Inquiry recently for good Michigan wools, but th. trading la light In Texas and California products. Texss One, 6 to S months. 46 48c; Una. 12 months. 64o5e. California Northern, 481, 60c: mlddl. county, 464Tc; southern, 40tj46c; Fall free, 40342c Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, SS 56c; Eastern clothing. 60c; valley No. 1. 46 47c. Territory Fin staple, &8a"80c; fln. me dium stsple. B7c; fins clothing, S0&52c; fins medium clothing. 47 048c: half-blood combing, 66c; three-eighths-blood combing, 4647c: quarter-blood combing, 45460. Pulled extrss. 60v62o; no. A. 4960c; A supers. 4.1 1) 46c SAX FRAXCfsCO PRODUCE MARKET Price Quoted at th. Hay City for Vesro t ah Irs, Fruits, Etc, BAN FRANCISCO, Oct IT. Tha follow ing produce prices were current her today: vegetables Cucumbers, 88 3 75c; garlic, 8 file: tomatoes, lS(f40c; eggplant, 30 W 60c Butter Fancy creamery. Id He Kggs Stnr. 39c: fsncy ranch, 43c Cheese Young America, If. 'i 16c Fruit Apples, choice. $1; common. 73c: Mexican limes. 1 94.50; California lemons, choice, I J. 50; common, $1.60; pineapple, 2 08. potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fl. 4001.45: Salinas Burbanks, 1.I06LI5; sweats, L40 &LT5. MUlstuffs Bran. $28029; middlings, 32 0B4. Hay Wheat. $13020; wheat and oats, $12 IT: alfalfa, $90 12. Onions 83 Q 90c, Receipts Flour, 14.S25 quarter sacks; wheat. 413 centals; barley. 4S.13T centals; oats, 210s centals; bran. 7313 sacks; corn. 100 centsls; potatoes, 6f5u sacks; bran. 16 sacks; middlings. 445 sacks; hay. 240 tona Metal Markets, NE7W YORK, Oct. 17. Standard Copper, firm; spot. October. November, December and Januarv. $12 012.23; London, easy: spit. 13.1. futures ."". Ids 3d. Custom bouse re turns show exports - so far thl month of 04. 109 tona Lake Copper. U..'.0J 12.62 Vi ; electrolytic, $12,230 U.37 Vk : casting $12 0 12 2(1. Tin, easy. Spot and November. 41.2S0 41.75o: November. 41.46041.50: December, 40.90 0 4 1.37 He; -January. 40.90 040.96; Feb ruary. 4O.7i041.25c London, steady; spot 1188 12s 6d; futures 1188. Local sales fiva tons February, at 41.32V4C' Lead, quiet; 4.2304.5OVtc New York. 4.10 04.20c East RL Loula Ixindon. 13 3c 9d. Spelter, quiet; .1506.25e New York,' 6.10 0 4-JOo Saal fit Loula London, 121 10. Antimony, quiet; Cookson's, 8. 12 Vi 8.2.1c Iron, Clevelsnd warrants, 40s, 4Vfcd In London. Locally, Iron was qule: No. 1 foundry Southern. $15,130 16.50; Nc 2, $IS 01.1.23; No. 1 Southern and .do soft, $15 0 13.60. Hop Buying; Artlva In Washing-Ion. TACOMA. Oct. 17. Ther. Is renewed nctlvlty in ths hop market Buyers freely offered 16 cents here for Western Wash ington hops, but growers ara holding for 40 and 45 cents, lt Is estimated then sr. 4000 bal. her. still unsold, while In th. Ysktma Valley the stock In first hands Is asllmsted at 4000 bales. All th. grower. In ths Puyallup and Whit. River Valleys are making money this year. Hasan A Steeburg. of Buckley, sold 117 bales yesterdsy at IS cents. Off about 13 acres they will receive for their crop about $751)0, netting clear $.1500. A sale of 250 bales In Oregon at 34 cents Is reported. Cliantrea In Available guppAea. NEW YORK, Oct IT. Th following cabl and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreets show changes ss follows In th. avallabl. suppllss as compared with previous sccount: Bushels. Wheat. United Ststes east Rockies. Increased 8.488.000 Canada, increased 4.3r,o.otio Total U. 8. and Canada Increased 8.0.I8.0OO Afloat for and In Kurope, Increased 1.300.000 Total Am. and Huron, sup. Inc. .9.318.000 Corn U. S. and Can. decreased. ... 1.403. 00O Oats. U. 8. and Can. Increased 1,963.000 Grain Markets of the Northwest TACOMA. Wssh., Oct. IT. Wheat Blue stem. 84c; fortytnld. 61082c; club, 80082c; red Russian. Tur8oc. Car recelpta Wheat 96; barley. 4; oats. 6; hay. 29. SEATTLE. Wash., OcL IT. Wheat Blue stem SSc; fortyfold. 7c: club, T9c; fife, 79o; red Russian, T7c Oats. $30 per ton; barley. $30.50 per ton: yellow corn. $81.60 psr ton; mixed corn. $31 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat. 48; oat a, S; bay. 80. Dwluth Flax Market DULUTH. Minn.. Oct. IT. Flax, on track and In store. $2.40: to arrive. $2.37Vt; Octo ber $2 88. nominal; November, $2.35; De cember. $2.86: May, 12.29 asked; to arrlv In 10 days. $2.39. Wheat at few York. NEW YORK, OcL IT. Wheat spot, firm: options closed V4 0c net higher. December closed $1.06V4: May closed 11.10 1-16. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Oct 17. Wool, stesdy. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 17 0 20c; tin. mediums. 1618o; fln. 11013c "Automobiles are less likely to skid on bitulithic pavee merit, and the sur face has not proven injurious to auto mobile tires." Hil ary E. Howse, May or, Nashville, T emiT" LATE WHEAT BULGE Top Prices Reached on This Year's Crop. UNEASY SHORTS COVER Large Amount of InYestment Buying Is Also Ione Corn Stronger on an Active Shipping Demand. ' Oats Are tower- CHICAGO, Oct. 17. Wheat today closed at ths highest prices reached so far' on this yeafs crop. Latest figures wer. .evio to c hlgh.r than last night. The end of the day left corn at a shad, to H advance, oats unchanged to a sixteenth down and hog products vsrylng from 6c decline to an in creased cost of 2 Vic. . - Th. decided Improvement In the ton. or th. wheat market did not appear until the session had nearly com. to an end. On the bulge, a consldsrable amount of good in vestment buying was done, but th. major ity of th. purchaser, were uneasy shorts who covered on a large seal, open trades In the December option. Early In th. day depression had -been th. rule. December fluctuated from 9&v,e99o to $1.00V4 and finished at th. top level named, a gain ot Disclosure that an active shipping business had been under way- In ths last few days made corn rally. December ranged from 64V.C to 64 c. closing steady He tip at e4Vi44c Cash grades wer. firm, NO. a yellow was quoted at 72t73c. In oats, unlike corn, shipping sales were limited with futures dull and easy. High and low points touched by December were 47 Vi 47 Ho and 47 Vic The close was 47V4o. which was a decline of a shade from last ""sloderate offertnga checked an attempt to advance provisions. At night th. black boards, compared with -12 hours before, showed no change either way more than a nickel. . ,,. Tha leading futures ranged as follows. WHEAT. , V Open. High. Low. Close. Dec $ -9H ll OOVi $ .$ ll-OOVi Msy 104 H 1.05 1.04 Vi 1.04 July 9 LOO 10 CORN. N V Dec '.4Vi .644 .444 It Vi Mav .65 Vi .64 .46 .66 Vi juiy:.:..: .11 .3 .s OATS. Dec 4TV4 .4TV4 .J July 46W .4V -4 .W MESS. PORK. Jan. 15.23Vi 16.32Vi '? IS-!!,, May 16,25 15.S7V, 16.30 15.2Vi LARD. Jan. $.86 $.85 $10 .2Vi SHORT RIBS.. Jan 7.S7V4 00 7.5 7 JTVi May .. 8.05 8.07 Vi 8.0S .0o Cash quotations were ss followi: Flour Firm. Rye No. 2. JSliiBSsVic Barley Feed or mixing. 75c$l; fair to choice malting. $1.10pl.l. Timothy seed $18 415.25. i Clover $141.50. Pork Mess, per barrel. $14.76915. Lard Per 100 pounds. $8.77Vi. ehort ribs Sides (loose). $7.75 T.80. Bides Short, clear (boxed). $7.82 Vi tJ7.87. Oraln statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 2S0.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 1.057.0OO bushels, compared with 1. 149,000 bushels th corresponding dsy a year ago. The world's visible supply, as shown by Bradetreet's. Increased $,$88,000 bushels. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 84 cars; corn. 216 cars; oats. 158 cars; hogs, 27.00 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 24.900 lJ-,? Whaat. bushel 44.000 Corn, bushel 890.00(1 114.800 Osts. bushels 479.600 131.400 Rye, bushels 19.000 Barley, bushsls 2J1.000 11.700 Grain at Bu SAN" FRANCISCO. Oct. IT. Wheat and barley Firm. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping. $t.TV4 4J1.6 p.r cental. ' Barley Feed. $1.701.7$i per cental; brewing. $1.77 H ti 1.85 per cental. Oat Red. $1.61 Vi 05 per cental; white, $1.47 Vie 1.71 Vi per cental; black, $l70gp 1.80 per cental. Call board sales Wheat No trading. Barley December. ll.SOV, per cental; May. $l.$Vi per cental. Koivmeaa Grain Market. IX1NDON. Oct. 17. Cargo, steady. Walla Walla, for shipment, at 16s Id. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 17. Wheat October, 7s S"d; December, 7s 4d. 'Corn. February. 6s country markets firm Id to $d higher. French country markets quiet. THE . BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Constructs Asphalt and other Bitu minous Pavements. $06-608 Electrla bldg.. Portland. Or. Oakar Huber, Manager. STEAMSHIP RESEUVATIOS AND TICKETS m t!A .VELBUR DOHSEY B. SMITH. MANAGER General Steamship Agents ALL LINES 9 Fifth Street fortlaasl. Or. Phone. Marshall 1979. A 1298. TKAVELEBa' GUI DC CANADIAX PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. r;s4ress Hcrrice via f, T 'UVUM'E RIVER SCENIC ROUTE lss Than 4 IMiys at Sea by the SMFKEtiMES Of THK ATLANTIC. Wsekly Sailings to Europe. Flrst-elass, Winter months. $85.00. bscond-class, (53.75: One-clsss cabin (II) $0 SPECIAL. CHRISTMAS EXCURSIONS. Friday. Dec 1. Empress of Britain. Saturday, Dec . La as Manitoba. Friday, Dec 15. Empress of Ireland. Berthing plsns now open. - Book Early. THIRD-CLASS RATES. Bambartt. Antwerp, Bremen, etc. .30. IS LIS Liverpool. London, Glasgow. Bal last 131.25. 132.60 Korway. Denmark, Ew.dan ...$34.75, $37.28 Special rail rates on request. JT. B. Johnson. C. A., 142 Third St, All rail and 8. S. sgonU sell Can. pac tlcksts. HONOLULU $110 FIRST CLASS ROOD TRIP The most delightful spot on entire world tour for your vacations. Delightful sea bat Ins at the famous beach ot Walklki. The srlendld SS. Sierra (10.000 tons displace ment) makes the round trip In lt days, on. can visit on a slds trip ths living volcano of Kllauea which is tremendousry active, and sea for himself the process ot world creation. No other trip compsres with this for the msrveinus and wonderful In nature. Visit the Islands now, whila you csn do it so easily and quickly and while the vol cano is active. Prompt attention to teles-rams for berths. Sslllnrs: Novsmber 4, November 25. December Jf. etc. OCEANIC S. 8. C O. S73 Market street, San Iran Cisco, THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus Profits $900,000.00 OFFICERS: i. C AINSWpKTH. Prw-tde-t. - W, -CTTMF.EFU C-aW.r. R, LEA BARXE!, Vlce-Prealdent. A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant CasbJer. W. A. HOLT, A.Ut-nt Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES lu m b etr m en s National Bank CAPITAL $1,000,000 4 per cent oa savings First National Bant Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of tho Rocky Mountains WILLS Every roan and woman should make s will, and the advan tages of a Trust Company acting as Executor or Trustee will be generally conceded. WILLS may be drawn and filed with this company, which is authorized under the state banking law to act as Administrator. Security Savings & Trust Company Portland, Capital $1,000,000. The Canadian Bank of Commerce INCORPORATED 186T. Head Office Toronto, Canada. New York 1 Exchange Place Losdon 2 Lombard Street. Over two hundred other branches lri the United States and Canada. Every care taken of collections. Jjrafts on all foreign countries and prin cipal cities In United States and Canada bought and sold, and a general banking- business transacted. Interest alrwed on Time and Special Deposits. PORTLAND BRANCH, SECOND AND STARK STREETS F. C. MALPAS, Manacer. HAMBURG CRUISES DE LUXK tie .Vest Indies Flv. Del!,htflCTtlth West Enf t-. raaama Canal. Vans .la and Bermada S. S. Ko!ft. SE. tot S35 tT Every LMuryM Travel Every rielloerDent of Service assured Also Cruisei to tht Orltnl. Wet Indin. CJuTu menfs Arovndiltt Uortd tic Write for Booklets of all Cruises. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE, 160 Powell St., San Francisco. Cal.. 0.-W. B. N. Co Northern Pacific, V. ai R- Q.. Burlington Route, etc Ticket offices also, C. F. Pfluser. Mulkev Bldg., Portland. Oregon. TRAVELERS' GCIDH. OPEN RIVER TRANSPORTATION CO. STB. J.N.TEAL Freight received dally at Oak -at. dock for The Dalles. Mood River. Whit. Salmon, Uma 1 1 1 1 a, Kennewlck. P a a o o, Richland, Hanford. White Bluffs, and Intermediate points. FIRST -CLASS PASSENGER SEBVICB.' FARE 50 CENTS TO HOOD RIVER. WHITE SALMON. IBB DALLES. , Steamer leaves Portland Sunday. Tuesday, Thursday. T A. M. Returning laaves Ih. Dalles Monday. Wednesday. Friday. 7 A. M.. arrtvlna at Portland about 5 P. M. sams day. W. S. Buchanan. SupU; W. a Small wood, Gen'l Mgr. Phone Main WS0. A 327. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER. Sails from Alnsworth Dock. Portland. S p. if . every Tuesday, Freight received at Alnsworth Dock dally up to P. M. Pas senger tare, flrst-elass. $10; second-class. $T. Including meals and berth. Ticket office Alnsworth Deck. Phone. Mala Mala 170. A 123a. OREGON Corner Fiftl; and Stark Oregon. Surplus, $400,000 - AMERICAN REGULAR SERVICES LONDON - PARIS -HAMBURG PATRICIA... Oct. tS, 10 A. M. tKAISKRIJ ASQ TIC. Hot. 4, 9 A. SL PRES. LINCOLN Nov. 11, 10 A. M. PRES. tiRANT Nov. 18, 9 A- M.' tUnexcelled Rltz-Carlton a la Carte Restaurant, Gymnasium, Electric Baths. Elevator, Palm Garden. "Will call at Plymouth and Cherbourg;. Second cabin only. Hamburg- direct. Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, Genoa 8. S. CINCINNATI Not. 1, 1 V. M. S. S. HAMfll'BO. . . S. S. CINCINNATI. JJov. 15 Deo. 7 TRAVELER' GUIDE. San F rancicso, Los Angeles rt vi A Oov, TDa"w Tl"vcir North Pactnc S. S. Cc's 8. S. Roanoke and S. S. Elder sail every Wednesday alter nately at 6 P. M. Ticket office 13 Tblrl St., near Alder. MA K TIN J. HIGLET, Passenger Agent. YV. K. Sl.l ostK. Freight Agent. Phones M. 1314. A 1314. THE BIG 3 BEAR BEAVER ROSE CITY EXPRESS STEAMERS FOR fian Francisco and Los Angeles WITHOCT CHANGE. 8. S. Rose City Sails 4 P. M.. October 19. bAN kRANClsCO PORTLAND Ct. Ticket Office, 143 Third St. Phones Main 403 and lUt NEW YORK-PORTLAND REGULAR FREIGHT SERTICB. Low Rates. Schedule Tlma, AMERICAN -HAWAIIAN S. S. CO. SIS Railway Exchange Bids PorUaaa, Ui, Main SS7S. A traXS)