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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
<5.
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)