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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1911. BUYERS RAISE BIOS! Excitement in Hop Market Be comes Intense. OFFERS OF 38 CENTS Mrrr Prrdknlon of a 4 0-Ont Market by Saturday Will " Prob ably Cm Trite Eastern Short Sllrrt Hit. The eartlement in the hop market ie ateadlly incrsaaing. Th refusal of grown to let go at the prtcea offered baa had tba apart. 4 effect of causing buyers to ad iun thalr bide. No better proof could ba gtveet a t ha prr1 n r need fr hope. It la bw almnat certain that T. L. Mf !rra pradl'tlon of a 40 -rent market by gatordsr a III ton. fro. Ida firm yeeter day paid rrt, cente for tha Hart lot of 3a italee at T .!.. and thara war wall aothen tlcatad report, of cents bains offered In ntbar sections. A considerable amount of boats, araa dina darinir tha dar by local and Fal.m dealer, bnt tha particular arara not available. Tba adranea la tha markat to II praaant level baa .pat tba Eastern abort aallara to ft holaw A food many of tham got In touch wire brewers whan tha markat aasged lat month by making conreaaloo In tha belief that prices would ita arm lowar. Realising tbair miataka, aoma of tham ara now trying to cover. iriiLtr f i km term rrw FEUJ.M fan haw a for F-aatera Milpasaat Have Been aanalL Tha wheat markat wa ult yesterday and firm. Thara m a fair demand, but baying In tha country waa dlfflenlt. It la reported a small quantity of 'whaat haa baaa aoTd for ahtpm.nt East, but tha demand from that quarter la limited. So far. tha bustnaea baa been etmply a. cereal proposition, Tha wheat bulletin of agricultural tatle tira for September haa Juat baan taaued. un der tba direction of tha International Insti tute of Agriculture. Iht production of wheat for tba present year. In tha group of onuntrlea Included In tha bulletin, which repraeent about four-fifth of tha world's total wheat production. Is estimated at 7J.21 quintals, aa compared with a produc tion or lautlll qulntala laat year. Tha etnale numerical statement. L a., tba ratio In percentage figures between tha estimated protiortion thla year and tha production ob tained ust year, la l'l Tha production for tha present year supersedes that of tha past year In Spam ItsaiaxOOO qulntala. aa compared with 27..4 quintals I. Grant Frltain and Ireland ( lT.eOo.000 qulntala as rompared with lS.40i.0o quintals), Hungary 33. no.en quintals aa compared with 4. tw.x quintals l. Italy 1 3i3M.Oio qulntala as rompared with 41.TOO.0O quintals): and In.TIa i itM. Mto.ote) quintals as compared with 9T.n.oo quintals). Tha production of wheat la smaller thla year as compared with laal year's product Inn In Prussia C3.3O0.0DO quintal as compared w:th li.nn.Oon quin tals). Koumama i J viarfvooo qulntala as com pared wtfh St2oo.ne quintals). Russia la KUrope t izn 9l.0o quintals as compared with Jf..io.noo quintals and In tha United avatea 17 I"Anor as compared with 13. lon.Oi quintals). The local oats market was steady at $.10, The 'demand waa rather limited, aa wauta kits bean wall prorid.d for for tha tlma being. Tha demand for feed barter baa prac tically ceased. Owing to tha disparity be tween tba recent prtcea of barley and oats. , roastimers have turned thalr attention to tba latter cereal. Brewing barley la aa langer available. Local receipts. In cere, wera reported by tha Merchants- Fichanfa. as follows: Wheat Parlay Flour Oat Hav (fonder r1 7 1 13 3 Tueedar t t II T 11 Wednesday T .. 1 M Thursday .. II Tear lit 17 1 1" Season to date.4?vl 2"1 427 ' Tear ago Slii 171 TJ tS 1013 fWATO AM) ONIOX MARKET FTRM IJsalted Drwsiid rreaa) Celrfaewia far Fat ana aad flarbeuika. Tbera Is a limited California demand for fancy American Wonder and Burbank pot a, taea and a few cars ara gotng south. Bujrera ara paying 1 cent a pound at country point for the beat. Ordinary stock Is being taken at 73 8 S'l cents a hundred. Tba onion market la gradually finning up. Buyer who formerly paid 1 cent a pound at Portland ara now offering this ficura at shipping point. The fruit market was well supplied and generally steady. A car of California Tokay grapea arrived and sold at former prices. Loral Concords cleared up at 12HV13 cants, rears wera easier, aa a good many wara of fering. Seven cars of bananas arrived la flna condition. Diaaid for Poultry la Shaw. The poultry market continued In an un sattsfartory condition. Chicken recetpta wera large and dealer had to shade prices In order to clean up. Oregon eggs wera acarca and firm. There war no new develnptnenta la tba butter or cheese market. Both wera firm. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cltlea yeeterday wera aa follows: Clearinra. Batancea. Portland i:.4&1.75t H17 Seattle J.OJt' 7ii lit. lit T.ima 41. I4 3.17 i-p..kan llt.lt: i;.)U rORTLA.ND MAKUTB. Oraln. Jloajr, Favw. Eta. WlfKT Kaport baale: Bluestem. s. club. red Russian. 7c; Valley, lie; trt.f.,,.. ;c. . KuoiK Patenta 4 M per barral; s-r.nhta. 14 'Vi. eip.irta IS SO: Valley. 1W; graam. I4.H.: whole wheat, 14 9X allLLTLf K iiran. -&-' par tea: mldJiinga 11.'. snort. Iii-40:S. rolled fca-'.-y 33 5 i. 14 W. Cull v Whole. cracked. 34 pee tea BAKUI-Kerd, J1 par tun: brewing, nomine;. tr ton. tATH o. 1 white. ftO per too. HAT Now 1. E. tX timothy. 117011; No. 1 Valley. 150l; a.faila. 12.0; clover, tlwtfll; giaio, Illvl2. egtablea sad Fralta. TROPICA L FRI ITS Oranges. )4S09 4 Ti per -'. CalIrnia grapefruit, ll.tu; benatka ftvec per pouna. ptaaepplaa. Oe per pound: lmna. Ia4.iw per box; pomeg ranatea. 1 1 AO per boa. Hi.9H rKLIT-i i'eechra. ll4e par boa. puma. iO71c per crate; prunea. tO 1C per pttjna. pears. 7a1.7i per aa: grapes. i. H.ii Per ' . appl.a. Ilill.it per eoi; cranerrtea. I).;).)! par barral; lasaasa. ll.liDl per doaen. fACK VKUtrABL'.S i-arrota. I1.U par eack: lumipi. II. oeeta. $1 7a POTATOES Oregon. 1 per paaad: aet rotu.-a. c per pound. f'NI-"N?) Oregon. Jl 2i per hundred. VK.jETA B1.ES- artichokes. T&c per desea; been.. & It ion . cabbage aa)l4 per pound: raulirloarr. C.I b aw rer d-.rn. corn. ' per doaen: cucumbers, II 9 1.2.1 per eack: eag-piant. arc per pound: garlic 10 a 12a per pound: lettuce. 40 tt S per doaan; bot- houae letttare. 1.J.S per boa. pet'pers. acpae par pouad: radlahea, 12w par ooaea. sprouts. 0c per pound, tomatoes. 40 9e par box. Dairy sad Caavatry Fraataea. POl'lTHT-Hene. in 14c; Sprlnga II - 9t 14c: uncka. y.-iung. IS u lA'-c; reeee. II H e t'c: turkeya. ative. 2ulc: dreaaed. choice. HCXTER Oregon creamery butter, aalld pack. .14c. priota. .lira. r."."..H Freeh Oregon ranch, candled. lie par a '-teen. Cliii-sx: riask llllaourok. flats, 14ic; Tour.g ATierlraa. Ic: atoraga. flata. 141ao; Toorg America.. IDS' pol:K Fancy. t l"c per pound. VKAU Fancy. Illim par pound. Maple G racer! ee. gALHON elucnbla River. 1 -pound tall a ll.Ii per doaen: 1-pound talis. IW; 1 pound flats. 1X40. AUska pink. 1 pound "cofVesV Roaated. In drama. 244) 30a par paund . HON BT Choice. 13.71 par aaaa: etralaed lent), loc per pound. SALT flranulated. IIS per ton: bair ground. looa. l.iO par ton; oOa. per ton. NLTS Wa.nurs. 110 per pound: Braxil aula 144) le; filbert, lac; almonda, )slc: pecaaa. lc; cocoaauts. WcCH P" dosea: rheetnuta. 12He par pound: btcaorr auta C loc per pound: BtAN.- riniall while. 4Hc: large White. 4ar. I I ma. wc pina, S4.C. Mexican. bayou, fta. . ft l C ,ve 1 Japan, 4t: eheaper gradea. iltutf4.&3. Southern head. 97e; Im eort d Imperial. A V o: laaportad extra. ' SlliVrt Dry granutated. 17.30: fr . berrv. 7.: bt. 17 lu. estra powdered, barrels. 17.44. rubes. barrels. 17.7a. . DRIF.O FRIMTS Apples, lao par pound, aprtcota llSc. peachea 'i4V prunea. Itallaa. )0S01Vc: silver, lac; f. white and black, H currants. 1" V lie: raisins, laoaa aluacatel. wi7Vic. ai.ecbea ThamnMn llkr: uablaCbe 0Ul- taaaa. lire: aeeded. 9tO4a. I Hops, VTeei sod Hldea. HOPS 111 crop. ITtjJSc; olda. nominal. MollAIH Choice. Ua27c per pouaa. WOOL Eaatarn Oregon, Q10 per round, acoordmg to shrinkage; Valley. 119 Te per pound. FBI.Tft Dry. KHn lamba. 409000 amakl aheertnga. 24940c each. HlOt.-i Halted hidta. 10c per pound: aalted calf, llttlac; salted kip, ,nHa green, unealted. le leea. dry calf. l9 2we: dry stags. 12llc CASCARA Per pound. 5H9""- OUa. v MNSXXD OIL Para raw. fa karrala. PT; boiled. In barrela. Dtfo; raw, la csaaa. tl-al; boiled. In casea 11.04. TURPENTINE Case. T2o. wood barrel, MV: Iron barrels, tie: 10-caaa lota. c GASOLINt blot or gaaollna. Iron barrala, ITc. caaea, 24e; e4 gaaoUaa, Iran barrela, lie: caass. Stta. COAL. 01 U Ordinary tact, a aaaa. las; bulk. 1a taaaa. twa. HAMS in to It pounds. lluc; 12 to 14 pounds. 1TW91DC1 14 to 1 pounds. 17 17v,c; 1 to 1.4 pounda KblTSc; aklnned. lac. picnic. 11 Sc; cottage roll. Una SMOKED MEATS Beef tooguea, Tba; dried beef aeta. none; outside, none: laaldea. Zlc; knucklea. tie. LARD kettle rendered, tlereee. 11 a: tuba 14c: atandard, tier era. 14wjO: tubs. USe: shortening, tierces. a.c; tuba. Sc. BACON- Fancy. 26.-; standard, 240; choice. 2le: Kngllah. 19 lxc. DRT SALT CX BED Regular ahort clear, dry emit. Ufee; amokad. lio; backa. Tight alt. ll'tc; smoked. 14V,c; backa heavy wait. 12 so: amoked. 14fee; axport. aali. lac; amokad. 14 we. 8A.X FRAXISCO PRODVCB MARKET Price Quoted a tba Bay City for Veejw. tablea. Froita. Etc. SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. It Tha follow ing produce pricee were current here today: Vegetablee Cucimibera. 349TAc: garlic. Iffoc; tomatoe, 1.1vi)c: eggplant. Si V 70c. Ilutter Fancy creamarr. 11 Sc. Kggs Store. 44o: fancy ranch. 47c Chi.sa loung America. lottl.Mec s Fruit Apples, choice, fl ; common. T!Vo; M.alcan llmea, lv4.i0; California lemons, choice. S.4V; common, 1.40; pineapple. (1 9. Potatoes Oregon Burbanka, 11.491. SO; Salinas Burbanka, 1.01.4: weta. 1.4 9 ' T-V Mil Is tuffs Bran. 12S929; middling. 131 914. Hay Wheat. 113 9 30; wheat and oat, fll 917: alfalfa. 12. Onions IS 9 0o. Receipts Flour 17 quarter sack: wheat. TS centale: barley, laio crntala; oata. 147& centala: potatoeaw 644 sacks: bran. Ml aacks: middlings. 4 sacks; hay. Ill tone. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Oct. If. Standard copper quiet. Spot. October. November and Decem ber, 11.19 11 lc: January, ll.14ull.J-c. London firm. rp"l. IS! 11a Id; futures, IS 10a. Ike copper. 13.41 S 11.7Sc; electro lytic. 1117H917S4C and casting. 12913. 5Sc Tin quiet. Spot. 4I.4JS tl 2. Sc: October. 14T4l ic; November and December. 41.40 941. e: January. 4l.lSvtlKc: February. 41.21 41.74c. London firm. Spot, 111 17a d: future U 1-e td. Lead quiet, 4.1T. 9 4.1ec New Tork; 4.1 94:4e i:aat St. luia; London, ill Is. Spelter. !.1S.20C New Tork; t l94.!0o East St. Louta London. 21 7s Id. Antimony dull: Cook eons. ItjltVie. Iron Cleveland warrants. 4as Id la In don. Locally Iron waa quiet. No. 1 foun dry Northern. II 1.71 li.ie : No. 2. I1&9 II IS; No. 1 foundry Southern and do aoft. 1S9 I - New Yerk Cattoa Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 1. Cotton Spot cloeed weak. Middling aplsnda. l.lio; do Ouif. t 4c. Salea 4 bales. Futuree closed stesdy unnhanged to S polnta higher. October. 1 lie; November. 1.0:c; December. 1.11c; January. .Se; Feb ruary. 12c; March. .lc; April. .2."c; May, lac; June. 17c: July. .41c; August. (.ISc; September, l.lec v VTawl at St. Louie. ST. LOCIS. Ocu 1. Wool Walk. Ter ritory and Western mediums. 17 9 loot flna medium, ltgisc: flna. 11911c TWO COUGARS CAUGHT Animals Kill 950 Worth of Poultry He fore Treed. OLTMIMA. Oct. IS. (Special.) A. Knapp ha turned over to the Countr Auditor of Thurston County two bin cougar akin, and ha any, the bounty money will not repay mm ror tno io ha ustaJned through the beasts, who carried away more than J30 worth of young turkeys and other poultry. The cougar are fine specimens of the cat tribe, the male measuring over seven feat In length. while the female etretohee oyer six feet. He killed them both a short distance from his ranch near Mlna. In the southwestern part of this county. KnapD began mlaatna; turkeys a few days B(t nd 'ne other morning; saw a cougar in his poultry yard. He slammed the door quickly, but by the time he got a gun the animal escaped. He got out his dogs, hovreaer. and they treed the male, which he killed with a .22 caliber rifle. A few. hours later the female was up a tree snarling; at the dogs and she was also quickly killed. They are the first cougars that hare been broug-ht Into Olympla for some time. BOX CAR USED FOR DEPOT Pryden, Mash.. Has Constitutional Objection to Makeshift. OL.YMPIA. Wash.. Oct. IS. (Special.) When la a city hi a; enough to have a better depot than an abandoned freight car? When Is a bog car so dilapidated that it ran no longer be used In lieu of a depot? These questions the Tuh- llo Service Commission will attempt to solve at its meeting; In Spokane No vember The residents of Dryden. a small town on the Great Northern In Eastern Washington, have complained that the old box car used for a depot at that place la no longer sufficient to serve the town, and they have been notified that the Commission will be In Spokane to hear their testimony on November . On the same day the Commission will take up a decidedly Important question when the hearing open on the petition of the Spokane Inland Empire rH;em for permission to extend a spur track over the main U"e of the Spokane a: International Railroad. Oregon KxhlMt Attract-.. CORVALLIS. Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) A telegram from Omaha today says thst at the Omaha Land Show the Ore gon exhibit furnished by Benton. Ian.. Unn and Marion counties outclaaaes the other display. The show Is draw Inr great crowd and the men In charge urge Oregonlans to at once write their Eatern friends to visit the Oregon ft hlblL - T Steel Stock Strong on Heavy Buying. ENTIRE LIST IS HIGHER Amalgamated Coper and American Smelting Advanceon Bettr Heports From the Met al Trade. NEW TORK. Oct. Fluctuation of stocks wera much mora actlea today than daring the recent dull sessions. Th market developed a fairly strong ton and buying at time was conducted on a heavy scale. At the end of a day of contradictory -mave-rhenta the Hat stood well above tha previous dav's oioee. Cnlted Sta4ee Steel. Lehigh Valley and Canadian Pacific made net gain of two polnta or more and most of the other active abares rose by substantial amounts. Vnlted Statea Steel, which was sold yes terday for the ostensible reaeon that tha steel corporation waa to cancel Ita leasa of tha Hill ore propertloa. waa bought today for the aame reason on tha theory that can cellation of tha leaae would Improve tha cor poration status under th Sherman law. nreat Northern ova certlflcatea wera af fected keenly by tha announcement of tHa ateel corporation' doclalon. Tha atork broke even polnta. making a ten-point loss In two tisys and selling down to 40. Its lowest quo tatlon since 1007. It subsequently recovered part of thla loee. Movemente of the copper group attraoted considerable attention on account of tha ad vance of the prlc of th metal to 124 cents. American Smelting, which lot ground rap Idly early In the day. recovered It loe and closed with a gain of nearly a point, and Amalgamated Copper rose IS. Bepreeentatlves of tha copper trade said there had recently been a pronounced Im provement In the situation. Tha deollne in storks of copper In Europe waa said to hav strengthened the foreign metsl market. Trading In bonda continued on a fairly active acale. Sales, par value. lURB.noo. United State bonda were unchanged on call. CLOS1XO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sslcs. High. Low. Bid. AI11. Chal pf .. l- l-'S lia 10 Amal Cojper .. l.WM) 2 V;H Am Agncult "J, , Am Bi-rt Sugar. 8.3f M ST B"4 Amencin Can .. 7" 1 9 1" Am Car ei Kdy. 2.0..O 41) 4.V 4S Am Cotton Oil .. 2.400 47" 4.1S 4i Am Hd A- Lt pf. -1 Am Ice S.curl 17 4 Am Llr.ared ... . 7o V "Si Am Locimotlve. 4x S HIS H-Tla Am Smel A Rrf 1S.4-M) '6.1S, '.3V. . do preferred.. K 101 V lul "4 1"1 w Am 8te. Fdy .. 10 30 JO 2 Am Sugar Kef Ha AmT-lwTel.. 1.1V-) IS.-.-, IKK 13 Am Tobacco Pf. . JuO i is Am W.-ol.n 3' AnacmiU M Co 1.100 V 4 "a Atchison 5.fO )7. lt'6S I"7 do rieferred. . ftit) jo:tS loSla 13 Atl Cojst Un. 3"') l."' 12.-i 1 Halt A Ohio ... 4"0 BT WIS " lleth!jh-in Steel.. 21 1. Krook I'. Tran.. S) 74'a "4S "' an.1l.Tn Pac .. 8..".o eSlla 2'-, 2H Central Leather -) 21 at 21 do preferred.. WO M" .1 S '' Centrjl of N J 27S Ch. s Ohio . . . 1.3' 74 7:!S 7-1', I'hlcnn A Alton l'0 17S - '7 Chi -It es; 1 do preferred.. 100 S4 t 7 Chicago A N W 114 C. M A bt Paul. 3.400 10 107 S lo- C. C. C 4 ft I- M Col Ful A Iron. inn 27S 27 27 Col A Southern.. "") 41) 4S 4i Conaol Ilea J :- 1.1-.S 117 S 13 Com Trotlurt .. 2.Jo 11 10 li Iel A Ili-Oaon 112 OAK (irand 2.1 Si do preferred 44 Sa niatlllera' becur Si Erie R..W) 3S 29S "S do 1st pf .... 1UU 4s 4w 40 S do 2d pf 41 fien Electric ... SO0 14 1 1.10 C,t North pf W'O -.'4S I2.t 124 f-, N.-nr.K fSr Ifl l.kik A!i Ait AIL fllllnols Central. 1'") 134 l:is'i l;tS Interbor Met .. o 14S 14S 14 S do preferred.. 7" 44 S 4:iS 44 S Inter Harvester. 1.1 "0 14S 103 S 103 S Inter Marin pf. 400 15 15 1S Int Paper 1Q Int Pump 27 V Iowa Central 1H K C Southern 2S do preferred.. 64 S Laclede rise ... 2'W 14 14 S 1V4 S Louis A Nash .. l.loo 147 1464' 147 Minn A St L S2 M. 8 P 8 S M " IMS 132 4 131 Mo. Kan A Tex. 31 3"V H aS do preferred.. 7"o an Mo PacIHc 700 ID SOS 3ft Nat Blacult 1 National lad 47 S M Nl Rr 3 Pf. S3 N T Central ... ROO 1S 104 M lo.l N T. Ont A Wea 2 3 SK Xft Norfolk A West J.7oO 10S 1 North Am 70 Northern Pao .. 1.T00 Iiai HIS HX Pacinc -Stall .... 40 SO 2S HO PennsyAanla . 1.DO0 122 121S 122S J'roDlr' tia 1W4 S4S 1 18 1HS 29 . 28 H 2SV, P. C C A bt L.. Pittsburg Coal.. Pressed 8 Car .. Pull Pal Car . .. P.y Ste Spring. Heading 2O0 20O 132 400 27 27 27 80.000 1S9S 137H 13BS Republic Steel 1:2 'v. do preferred. . 100 Rock Islard Co. oO St L A S F 2 Pf 200 St I. Southweat do preferred.. loo 04 M e4S 47S 47 47S 41 w 40 40 23 S 14 S74 KS Sloaa Sheffield loo 4 .40 3D Southern Pac .. T.ooo loeu iou loos Southern By ... 2.f)o) 2Vk 2aH do preferred.. 1.4h) 70 70 Tenn Copper ... S0O 3.1 34 34S Tea A Pacinc. 24 W. Tol. St L Wea l.noo 1SH 1S IS do preferred.. 2iO 43 S 43 42 Union Pacino .. 8.300 1H2S laos 112 do preferred.. 1O0 83 1)3 01 V S Kralty 68 II S i(iller ... I.ion 4?H 42S 42H U 8 Steel 222.0O0 60 H7S ." do preferred., a. .loo loos 10SS 100 T'tsh Copper ... 2.80 43S 42S -43 Va-Caro Cbera .. l.OoO 4S 47S 37 S Wabash 12S do preferred.. 300 25 S 2.3' 2.1 Western Md r.S Westing Flee .. 70O R4 S 03 S 4 M Western t'nlon . 2.0H) 7S 7H 7S Wheel ALE.. 2O0 lit 3 S'i Lehigh Vdlley .. 22.SOO 163S 162H 1634 Total aalea for tha day, 307. 200 share. BONDS. NEW TORK. Oat IP. Closing quotations: r s ref 2s reg.looH N TCin 3H. S.74B do coupon ...Hioi, No Faclflo s.. UPHB U S 8s reg lOlS'No Paclfle 4...100H do coupon . . .lolSll'nlon Pac 4s..loo.R t s new 4s reg.iirfwie t-entrat as w- B do coupon . . .1 13 V 'Japanese 4s 17 SB D A R G 4s... POSH' Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. Oct. 10. Closing quotations: A Itoue 2l'4 Mohsa k 3D Amalg Copper.. ."-2 S . Nevada Con .... 16 A Z 1. Sin... 21 ;Nlplinr Mines. 7S Arizona Com .. 2." North Butte 24 S H A C C A S M. 4 S North lake 4 , Butte Coalition. ItS'Old Dominion... 3HF Cal A Arizona.. V, ,isceola 8.1 IV.I A Hecla 3S.1 rsrrott (S A C). S Centennial 0 jQtilncy Be, t'eo Han Con Co 31 S shannon 7 E Butte C011 M.lOtiS Superior 2.1 Frnnklln 3!Hup A Bo Mln.. 2S (llroux ;on .... 2 1 ! Tamarack 22 1-,-anhv Con ... " Jl" S S R A M... 31'4 t;reene caitanea. I11 do preferred... 46 I Rovslle Itop) MS'Ctah Con l.-i ! verr l ake is 1 ten t-opper Co. 42 s lake Copper 24S'Wlnona 3S i La Salle Copper 4 Wolverine S3 Miami t-oppec... i--af rawdltioa of the Treaanry. WASHINOTO.V. Oct. 11. At the begin nlna of hualneta today the condition of the 1'nHe.i States Treasury was: Working balance in Treasury of- fire. 7.S6I.7 I in banka and Philippine treasury 42 Totsl of the general fund lls.etl.KT ' R.e-lft. yesterday I ITMI? ' Pl.hursementa .'J!.'?!f , l.flcit tolste this Tacal year... 10.14 11 ! Deficit at this time Is.t year... I 2.S4 4.144 I Th.se figures exclude Panama Canal and I public debt transaction. Money. Exchange. Ktc. SV FRANCISCO. Oct. t. Sterling on London. days. 14.11 S: sight. 14.MS. Drcft Slghu lc; telegraph. 4e. NEW YORK. OrZ I. Money on call, tuot. HiCm P'r cent: ruling rate 2S rr cent; closing bid. 2S per cent; offered at 2e pe- cnt. T'tiie loan.. tead: SO dave. 8 t .1 S per cent: bO daya. iSl) per cent; six months, ;uiH per cent. IT. me m. rcsnille paper. per cent. lrllug aaauauge, nrm. 111a actual uwi GA S POINTS peea In bankers bills at $4.3.V) for 60-day bills and at 14.S670 for demand. Commercial hills. 14.82 S. Bsr silver. Mc Mexican dollars. 4oc. teovernraent bonda. steady: railroad bonds. Irregular. LONDON. Oct.. 1. Bar sliver Firm. 24 Sd per ounce. Money 1 S IS Pr cent. The rata of dlacount In th open market for short bills is IS 47 IS per cent; three months' bills, ISgl 11-11 par cent. CHICAOO, Oct. 11. Exchange on New Tork. par. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Oct. 11. Coffee closed steady, at a net decline of 11 to 44 point. October. November and December, 14.80c; January. 14Mc: February. 14.75c; March. ll.7c; April, ll.llc; May, ll.ISc: June. 11.14c; July, ll.Wc; August and September, ll.lCe. elpot coffee steady. Rio No. 7. 1SSJ1: Santos No. 4. 17c. Mild coffee firm. Cor dova, 17trlo nominal. Sugar Raw and centrifugal. 36 test. S.SOts .7c; muscovado, S.lo 5.17c: molasse sugar. 6 3i( 5.12c Refined steady. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW TORK. Oct. It. Evaporated apples, spot fancy. lGi"10Sc: choice, t M iie: prime. 1 ' 6 c Prune easv. quotation ranging from 19 llSo for California up to 40-S0a and tl $ USe for Oregon. Peachea quiet. Choice, llffllSc; extra choice.. llStTllc; fancr. llS4jlle. WHEAT ' HOLDS STEADY MARKET 'OT AFFECTED BY RE DUCED MILLING DEMASD. Cover! rif? by Short and OutMde Bay Ingr In the Chicago Pit, Corn and Oats Steady. CHICAGO. Oct. 10. The key to the sit uation In the wheat trad today emed to be the fact that there had been no milling rail worth mention lnee the recent bulge began. Nevertheleae. there waa a great deal of covering of short wheat today, and much enthuslsstlc new Buying. Tha net result wss a steady tone at the finish. De cember fluctuated from 1.00S to tl.OlS. with latest sal 31.01 S. precisely the sam as last night. Promise of clear, cold weather held down the nervousness of shorts In corn. December ranged between 6.1St)65Sc and c. closing stsady StfSc net lower at W. S if s H Cash grade were In light supply. No. 2 yellow waa quoted at 74S77. Oat acre sustained by the largeness of the discount at which the spot grain was sell ing under com. December ranged between 41c and 47S. with the close at 47 Sc a net gain of a ahsile. Fear thst hog cholera would reduc th supplies at the yards made provisions firm. In no rase, however, did prlrea rise more than TSc. The leading futures rsnged ss follows: WHEAT. Open. . High. Low. Close. Dec. 11.01S II. lilS 11.00 S SI. SIS May LOSS LOSS LOSS LOSS July LOOS LOOS I.OO14 LOOS CORN. Dec -.S .81 .65S -5i4 May .6S . .6S July 1S .6(S -1S -e OATS, Dec 4T .4. .474 .47 May SOS -6S 'S -50 1 July 47 .47 .4S -46S ME.SS PORK. Jan 13.40 1.1.15 15 57S 15.57S May le.tS IS SS 13.11 15.17 Vi LARD. Oct 1.13 S.5 S.0 1.10 Jan. 1.02 S .12S too t.os SHORT RIBS. Oct 1.10 110 1.23 1.25 Jan. IKS 123 IS 1.17S May 1 23 1.32S 1-21 . S.27S Cash quotations were aa followa: Flour Firm Rye No. 1. 17c. Barley Feed or mixing, 3Oc011.2; fair to choice melt l g. 11.11471.24. Timothy sc. 111 d 11.21. Clovsr 1 14 U.50. Pork Mess, per barrel, I IS. 65 SB 15-75. lard Per 100 pounds. Is.tl'. . Short rib Side (loose). ISA 1.50. Sides Short, clear (boxed). $8.23 61-75. Grain statistics: Total clearancea of wheat and flour wara equal to ,000 bushel. Primary recelpai wer 1.015. 000 bushels, compared with 104. 000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 11 cars: corn. 117 cars; oats, 131 cars; hogs, 11,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrela m.ouo 18.000 Wheat, bushels 4t.000 11.000 Corn, bushel 221.00 0 1 37,0 00 Oata. bushels 334.000 224.000 Rye. bushels 4,000 1.000 Barley, bushels 100.000 11,000 Grain at Baa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. It. Wheat and bailey Firm. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping. 11.47SOL30 percental. Barley Feed. 11.71 per cental; brewing. $1.1001.11 per cental. Oat Red. (1.12 Sir 1.01 per cental; white. fl.17Hei.73H per cental; black. 11.10O1.10 per centaL Call board Bale Wheat No trading. Barley December. tLllS per cental; May, ll.lts bldtrl.tOH asked per cental. Paget 80 and Grain Market. TAOOMA. Oct. 19. Wheat Bluastem, R4e; fortyfold. 610 820: club, 80S 82c: red Rus sian. ?c. Receipt, wheat 41 car, oata 6 care, hay 7 care. SE4.TTLB. Oet.'l. Wheat Bluastem, Sr; fortyfold. 7f)c; club, T9c: Fife. 79o: red Russian. 77c Oata. 130 per ton. Barley, $30.50 per ion; mixed corn, 131 per ton; yellow corn. $30.00 per ton. Yesterday's car re ceipt, whaat It, corn 2, oata 19, bay 41, barley 1. European Grata Markets. LONDON. Oct. 11. Cargoea firm today. Walla Walla for shipment, lis Id to 16s Id. English country markets, quiet; French country markate ateady. LIVERPOOL. Oct. It. Wheat October, Ts Hd; December. 7s (Sd Atarah, T 1 Sd. Weather, cloudy. Mlnneaoolls Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. It. Wheat December. 11.10 S tT 1-lOS : May. $1.14H9 1.14S. Cash No. 1 hard, $1.12; No. 1 Northern. 11-llS; No. 2 Northern, 11.08 SO LOSS: No. 3 wheat, $1.03 01. "6 S. Flax $1.96H. Barley. S'cOll.16. Cora. No. 1 yellow, 74c. Oats, No. 1 white, 45 S fir 4 Sc- Rre- No. 2. 13c. Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO, Oct. 19. Butter Steady; creameries. 23,20c; dairies, 210 26c. Eggs Steady: receipts. 3410 cases; at mirk, rases Included, ISOlbc; first, tic; prim drat. 22c Cheese Mteady: daisies. 14S014Hc: twins. 13S014c: Young . Americas, 14 W 14So; long horns. 14S014SC Dulnth Flax Market. DULUTH, Oct. 11. Flax, on track and In store. 12.41 S 1 to arrive. 13 41Sl October. 12.43 S: November, t:.JtH: December, $2.11 bid: May. 12.31 nominal. "Everyone I talk with seems to be very ijiueh satisfied with the Bitulitbie pavement tre have in our city to drive a machine over and find it Very easy on the tires. As far as skidding is concerned, I have driven a machine evf-ry day last Summer, and in fact every day this Winter so far, and can ' say that I have had no trouble' whatever." A Geiser, Prop. Oregon Anto & Garage Co. FIRMTRADE IN HOGS .J Choice Stock Commands Nick el Premium. FOR.TOPS $7.55 IS PAID CJood Rnn of Cattle With an Active j Demand Fancy Cows Welgrhexl Off Cars Brin s $4.75. No Sheep Sales. There was a good run of cattle at the tockyarda yesterday and a fair npply of other stock. The demand wa good and trade waa active throughout the day. The bulk of business was naturally In the cattle division. Good Bteera old at $."!' 6.60. with the bulk of sales at $5.20. Feed ers brought 14.73. A load of fancy cows, weighed off the cars, sold at $4.73. Tho general run of cow prices was $4 a 4.60, with the bulk of sale at $4.40. Good calve went at 17. and feeder at 15. In yesterday's report It wa announced that cow old at $5. It should hav read "heifera." Hog were the strong feature of the mar ket Three bunches of topper were sold at $7.55. an advance of a nickel over the previous top price. No sheep were disposed of during the day. Recelpte yesterday were: 811 cattle. 17 calve. 434 hogs and 550 sheep. Shippers were: William Cowglll. Conrad. Mont., 13 carloads of cattle; Phillip Tollman, Nam pa, Idaho. 18 carload of cat tie: B. W. Kuhn. Willow, Or., 1 rsrload of hogs; W. J, .Beech, willows. Or., 1 carload of hogs; George Jacobson, The TJallea, Or., 1 carload of hogs; T. J. Hlddlng. Garelle, Cal., 1 carload of hogs; T. P. Fatten. Hal sey. Or., 1 carload of hogs, driven In by William Shepherd. -C50 sheep; J. E. Jacob on. Contlon. 1 carload of cattle and calves, and driven In by W. R. Dlshman, 18 hogs. The daj'a sals wer aa follow: Weight. Price. 5 coa 1179 $:.M 1 teer 101O 4.0 1 cow 17) 4.00 28 cows 101 '" 2 steers .' ! PO steers H"7 5.4o lt cos WW 4.ISO 28 steers 1071 S.OO 1 sleer 7HH 4.."0 1 steer Sl 4.o0 2 steers US.-, 5.50 1 bull 13oi 8..'0 2 cows 1110 8 50 1 cow Oim 4.T.0 3 cows 1-'13 4.O0 18 co'vs llX'S 4..V 61 cows 10 4.40 4 hogs 170 6.50 6 calves 241 7.10 6 calvee 3l2 5.00 5 calves o02 5.00 23 cows 945 4.75 106 steer .10tW B.20 110 steer 1057 5.20 54 sleer 107S S.20 lofl steer 1043 5.20 111 cows .1 &02 4.00 10O cows BOH 4.50 7! hoas lhS 7.25 .'. hogs 174 7.S5 57 hog 214 7 55 2 hoit 420 6.oo 40 hogs 2o2 T.53 3 hoes 213 7.40 68 hogs 212 7.40 2 hogs 445 6 25 HO ho-s 10K 7.."0 2 hogs 845 6.25 Prices quoted at . the Portland Union Stockyards for the various classes of stock were: Cattle Choice steers $1.5016.00 Oood to choice steers 6.Wtp 5.50 Fair to good sters 4.759 5.O0 Medium steers 4. 6(1 it 4.75 Poor steers 8.76 I 4.50 Choice cows 4.50J 4.60 Fair to good cows 4.009 4.25 Common cows 2.50 9 8.00 Extra choice spayed heifers ... 4-4lvt- 4.00 Choice heifers 4.25 r 4.40 Cbolce bulls 8.60C 8.75 (?ood to choice bull 2. 75 -ft 8.00 Common bull B.OO 2..10 Choice calve 7.26 7.50 Good to choice calve 7.00 -s 7.15 Common calvee 4.00' 5.00 Choice (tag 4.30cf 4.75 Good to choice ataga 4.230 4.50 Hogs Choice light hog 7.00 7.50 Good to choloe hog.,...... 7.00 7.25 Fair to good hoga .8.7."'tD 7.00 Common hog 6.000 6.50 Sheep Choice yearling wethers, coarse wool 8.25 9 8.50 Choice yearling wethers, cast of mountains S.00& 8.25 Choice ewea 8. (Kite 8.25 Choice lamba 8.76 4.25 Choice yearlings 3.50$ 8.73 Good to choice lambs S.SO'd 8.75 Cull 2.50 3.00 Chlcagn Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Oct. 10. Cattle Receipts, es timated. 6500; market strong. Beeves, $4.80 6 8. SO; Texas steer, 14.1006.15; Western teer. $4.25f7.20; stockers and feeders. 13.25fii5.75; cows and hsifere, $292.65; calves. $5. 50 9.23. Hogs Receipts, estimated, 36,000; mar ket strong to 6c higher. Light. $6.50 6.75; mixed. ln.12Hfc 6.S0; heavy, 16. 05 a 6.75; rough, 16.05tJ6.25: good to choice heavy, $6.2596.75: pigs, $3.6096; bulk of sales, $H40t? 6.70. Sheep Receipts, estimated. 88.000-; mar kst steady. Native, 12.21t3.75 Western, 12.40e3.S0; yearling. $3.6004.23; lamb, na tive. $3.7595.80; Western. $3.80 6. Hops at Mew Tork. XEW TORK. Oct. 11. Hops Firm. THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Construct Asphalt and other Bitu minous Pavsmsnts. 605-008 Blsctiio bid., Portland. Or. Oskar Uabar,' Manager. TRAVELKR8' GCIDK. HONOLULU $110 FIRST CLASS KOl'NU TRIP The moat delightful spot on entire world tour for your vscatlnn. Delightful sea bat ing at the famoua beach of Waiklkl. Th splendid SS. Sierra (10,000 tons displace ment) make the round trip in 16 days, one can visit on a aide trip the living volcano of Kilauea which Is tremendously active, and see for himself the process of world creation. No other trip compares with thia for the marvelous and wonderful In nature. Visit the Islands now,, while you can do It ao easily "'and quickly and while th vol cano Is active. Prompt attention to tele grams for berths. Sailings: November 4, November 25. December 16. etc. trCEANIC 8. S. CO. 7S Market Street, Wan I rmjiclaco. San Francicso. Los Angeles and San Pedro Direct. ' North Pacine 8. S. Co.'e 8. 8. Roanoke and 8. 8. Elder salt every Wednesdjy alter nately at 6 P. at. llckat office 112 Third st. near Alder. MARTI' J. HIGLET, Passenger Agent. V. JJ. 8LISSER. Freight Agent. Fbone M. 1.14. A 1814. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAK WATER, all from Alnsworta Dock. Portland, I el . every Tuesday. Freight received at Ainsworth Dock flail P to 6 P. M. Pas senger lara. tirt-clas. 110: scona-o.aa , T. Including meale and berth. Ticket office Ainsworth Dock. Phone Mala 8a. Mala HO, A in. LUMBERMENS National Bank CAPITAL $1,000,000 4 per cent on savings First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains WILLS Every man and woman should make a 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 Oregon. CapitaL $1,000,000. Surplus, $400,000 A BANKING institution grows only as its customers grow. That is why we take a personal in terest in every account. v, ' Our experience and facilities are at the dis posal of our patrons. 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GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY (MOCNTAIjr DIVISION) wUh HudsonBaV-teamer. for Hazelton and way port. GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY (Doable Track Ronle) FOUR THROVGH TRAINS DAILT-HO EXCESS FARE. rr.m CHICAGO r.U p.la. -.- STANDARD a-d TOURIST SLEEPERS. J H. BUKGIS, Geaeral Agent, Faeeenger Dept. . . ' .. " w Seattle, Washington. First Ave. an ealer way, TRAVELERS' GUIDC OPEN BIVER XKANSPOKTATION CO. STB. J JI.TEAL Freight received dally at Oak-t. dook for T h D a 1 1 es. Hood River. White Baimon. Uma 1 1 1 I a, Kennewlck. P a a o o. Richland. Hanford, White Bluffs, and intermediate point. v. FIRST-CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE. FARE 50 CENTS TO HOOD RIVER. WHITE SAUtON. THB DALLES. Steamer leave Portland Sunday, Tueaaar. Thursday. 7 A. M. Returning leave The Palles Monday. Wednesday, 1-rlaay. 7 A. M.. arriving at Portland bout 6 P. M. me day. W. S. Buchanan, Supt.: W. 8. Small wood. Gen'l Mgr. Phone Main 2960, A 85.17. THE BIG 3 BEAR BEAVER ROSE CITY EXPKEbS STEAMERS TOB Saa Francisco and Loa Angeles HITUnCT CHANGE. S. S. Beaver Salla 4 P. M. October 24. AN FRANCISCO PORTLAND SB. CO. Ticket Office. 14 Third St. rbonea ataia 4M aad A latta. . , Corner Pifth and Starl: - AMERICAN REGULAR SERVICES LONDON PARIS HAMBURG IFATR1CLV... Oct. 48. 10 A. M. fKAISEKIN ACO. TIC. Nov. 1, 9 A. M. PRES. UXCOIN Nov. 11, 10 A. M. PRES. GRANT Nov. 18, 9 A.M. tfnexcelled Rltz-Carlton a la Cart Restaurant. Gymnasium. Electric Baths. Elevator, Palm Garden. Will call at Plymouth and Cherbourg. ISecond cabin only. Hamburg direct. Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, Genoa g. S. CINCINNATI Nov. 1, 1 P. M. S. 8. HAMBURG Nov. 15 8. 8. CINCINNATI IX. 1 R A N. ,,T Ticket office al.o. C. F. STEAMSHIPS "PEINCE ETJPEET" AKD "PRINOE GE0EGE" Leave Seattle, Wash, Sunday and Wednesday at 12:00 o Clock Midnight, For Victoria, Vancouver and Prince Rupert. t,. vtK "C Prlnra John lor TRATXER8' GUIDE. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. Express Service via ST lAWRENCK RIVER SCENIC ROUTE Leea Than Days at Sea by the EMPRESSES OF THE ATLANTIC. Weekly Ballings to Europe. Flrat-elass, $92.60; Winter months. $85.00. becond-class, (53.75; One-class cabin (II) t'A) SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EXCURSIONS. Friday, Dec 1. Empress ot Britain. Saturday. Dec. . Lake Manitoba. Friday. Dec 15, Empress of Ireland. Berthing plans now open. Book Early. THIRD-CLASS RATES. Hamburg. Antwerp, Bremen, etc. $30, f3L2t Liverpool. London, Glasgow, Bsl- (it $31.25. $33.50 fJorway. Denmark, Sweden .. .$31.75, $37.25 Special rail rate on request. r. H. Johason, O. A.. 142 Third St. All rail and S. S. agenu aall Can. Pao. tickets. NEW YORK-PORTLAND REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICBL Law Rate. Schedule Tlma. AMERICAN - HAWAIIAN S. S. CO. 31S Railway Etekiag Bldttw Fatt-tlaaaV Or. fata 8378- A S02 The French Woman Suffrage Association Increased ita membership 60 per cast dar ing the last 12 month. A