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in THE 31QKMM1 OltEOOMAX, TUESDAY, ' OCTOUtilt ?A, mil.---. - HOPS AT 42 CENTS Sales at That Price, r?4 Half Cent More ?'. GROWERS HOLDING FIRMLY Atlvam- In llngland Follows Large KiportaUlons to th Contlnnt. I .on (ton and German Mar ket Are Rising. Th rauaa of th harp atanc la th aes market. a haa been tata l this paper twfora. can readily be trn4 to the a.pletloa of suppll la Cca-land. Tl Import and assort etatlatlr fr fep UaW. which wara received from London yaatarday bT Klaber. Wolf a .xttr. eoa firm thl Tl.w. Tha September Maur for thm iva yaara follow: Tart. Import a, II Import. lia .... porta. 111 1.IDOTU 11 a.ll li.m ti.ii 71t Tha En:ih brwwara. aa hoa bj thaaa f roroa. have allowed a l't quantity ot bora to -4 out of thair control, continental bmara bln tha barer. At tha aama tlma tha Enclubmn hatra beaa able to bay only half aa many ho pa on tha Con tlnant thla year aa la 110. They ara. there for. atrlTtnc to maka up tha deficiency by hoary pareha on tho pacific Coaat. Tha Amarlcan brawara and rtaalrra haa dona tha aama thin a tha buyer aeroaa tha watar allowad a bl block of hopa to Up out of thotr banita In a ahort-erop yaar. Now. with atorha In ry amall com paaa, thy ara enaVarorlna to fill thalr requirement, and tha reault la a rapidly advancing; market. Xot much buataea waa put throuih In thla atata yesterday, aa tha majority of growara held for higher prlcea than wara afferad. For cholea hopa 111. cent waa hid. while thera ere numeroua offer of 4? ranta for prime. Squire Ferrer bought the FIsS and Tergen l"t of about 1 bala at Aurora at 43 renta. Mlehler Orlbhla ara reported to hava secured 40. or to ba:a from dealera and grower. A bid of 42 cents waa made on a Hubbard crop. Ktrong cable cam through during tha day. On from London waa as follows: "Market actW and higher. Trice ad ranclng on all grade." Barth. of Nuremburw. cabled that be nun of Engllah report the Herman mar ket had advanced. Brewere wera advancing, but he thought the advance wa only tem porary. Another German cable noted aa advance equal to 8 centa a poond. There waa heavy buying In California at the aama tlma the local market waa boom ing lat week. Among tha transaction was the sale of 3 balea by tha Centra! Truit Company. Wolf Netter. Jacka and T. A. Livelier Co.. of thla atat. war tha leading buyer. California price wera on a parity with thoae prevailing In Oregon. OOOII EXPORT DK.MA.ND FOR WHEAT. Market fairly Ar11 an a rarity With Earopo. Tha "-heat market opened ateady and fairly active. I-oral dealer quoted club at I and blueatcm at 84 cent. Thera wa considerable eirlteraent In lomi of tha In terior district Saturday, where buying by speculators llfte1 the price above tha em port level, but the escilement had aubelded witrrdav. and selling waa cairled on at the f-rmrr acale of price. The total volume tf bostneea last-week -was much lsmrer than In the two preceding week. The oat market waa quiet anil steady, practically no busmen I passing now In tha barley market. Local receipt. In rarm. were reported bl tha Merchants" Farhanee aa follo- Wh.at liarley Flour Oaia Hay Monday IK -" 3 ;J Year ago Ill " Season to date.4o 211 P"l ' -'-Tear ao 3-li ll "IT 4"4 I" The weekly wneat statistics of I he Mer chants Ezrbanga follow: American Vlaibla Supply Husnel. ctoSr IX 111 .)l.ti.ViK (ctooer lt sT.STOOrt October i-i. n" SA.aao.tM-o October 2 'I, l- 4i.J October In If-' Ortoher I -. It TI;I t(-er .-.. l"-i ; .: extober SI. ls"4 sd.4ia.ui ivwrer s-i. l-" s2.::7inoi October zl. IWi W.alS.WO e Decrease. Increase. I.i:i4.i-ii 4-A.ieH 1.1.17. i-i 1) 371. 1N! IHNJ 1 1 f." u l.JMO.lJi-O lsv t-i-n 2 ;t;4.i."' Quantities on Passagt Week ending Oct. 21 r Pu.hela V. K 1IW2 Continent .. B.4i4.wOO Wei-k ending Week enitlnc Oct. 14 Oct. 22. 1-1 Puhels Iluehele 14 VIH Oi-l) i.5;..in0 9.S4V0UO I .4sO.Wu Totala . . .I9.ni.00 SH.SS4.0OO 4I.O40.0OO World'a bhlprr.ente I flour Irc'iKled Week W Week entllnx emlmc ernltn Oct. .1 Oct. 14 Oct. :1l from Buehele P-iehets Fllishels I ji i-s...i.hi.ii 3.;m -i 2 o-n Argenltna .. '-. "" 47i 77-;.i-"0 Auetralia ... Mi 1 IT-t ." o.ih l-ea. por:...? I' Oi-o 1 . 1 3.272. ooo Ruee-a i.fc4.'-- J..1-'-. "ih i.iitivOOO Ind.a S-4.ut-l r.4.0iM 20.0ihj To'as ....14oo f I1H.WW) 13.lol.OtH World's shipments, season to date Total sine rifflt period rrea J"'v 1. '11. last season. I' li and Canada... 4H SMo-n t.-0 Argenltna Id .-.. 1 7 T - ix -O Australia I.Yi'M lo.oju.ono laiiuMaj porta 27 ". l J ti in0 R,.ia 2.X'.'.i"W TT.l4.iwn India 14.iJ4.Hi-0 IT.SWd.ooO Total . lSl.S2a.OWI 11C9.S11.OO0 4.RATEA r-ELL BX.1P1LT AT FTJUI PRICE Mania and Mark Mistier la California. 4ae) IJesnaad. The waa a sharp demand for grapea veaterday. Two cars of Tokay arrived fmm California and sold readily at 1125 In lnga aru al In crate. Mnscta and blai ks hava again advanced in California and ara worth Pi centa to II her. A car of orangea waa received. Th top price nuoted on fancy lemona on tha atreet wa Arp!e were In better supply, but th demand waa almost entirely for low -prl-ed stork, and not marh of this kind was avail able. I p ward Tewdencj of f g Market. The ess market continues to show aa upward tendency, but th adranca In Ore gon, which would be JustlAed by their scarcity, la held In check by the f res offer ings of Eastern ecga. There was not much doing In tha poultry market, and laet wek'a prices were re V aied. flutter and che wera arm and un changed. Hank clearlnga of the Northwestern cltias teeterday war as follows: Oearlngs. Balance. Portland J.lld-. si4. Heattle l.7i.44 lt.ll Taeoma 437. M Tl.oes fpokaaa . ............ Se7.77 9i.21A PORTLAND MAKKETi Grain, f law. reed. Etc. WHEAT Ksport basts: Blaeatem. S4c: club. Sic; red Kusslan. T9c; Valley, lis; forty-fold. l:c. FIcOL'R I'atenis. t S par barrel; siralghts. $10'.. exports. 1; Valley, I4.S; gra-tam. 14 4.V "i-l wheat. It 41. Ml:.LTrVF Kran. S.-l ... t per ton: middlings. :-: sKorls. :i.aOtr:. rolled barter. JJieol4S-. t"t' W ho e. fit; cracked, lit per ton. fUTH No. I whUe. 2 r-r Ion. MAT No. 1. E. o. timothy. 117 11; No. ! 1 Valley, tttci: alfalfa. $1J0; elovar, ltll: grain. Sliojl-'. BARIJCT Feed. 31 per ton: brewing, nominal. Vegetable aad Fraita. TROPICAL FRL'ITS Oranges, 4.i0 1 4.T per bos: California grapefruit. J.l. bananas. 44Sc per pound: pineapples. 4c par pound: lemon. Iti4.74 per bos; pome granatx. II. Ml per bos. . . , ' FREXH FRfIT Feache. Jifjlic per bos: prunes, tulo per pound: pears. Tie 0117s per bos; grapea, ictl 3i par box: apple. l.:l.;g per bos; cranberHe. I.:S & per barrel; casabaa. l 7le per do. MCK VBHETAIILM Carrota. 1.2A per sack; turnips. II: becta. I1.TJ; paranlpa. 1 ' a POTATOES Oregon. 1 ' o par pound; sweet potatoes. Je per pound. ONIONS Oregon. It. 2S per hundred. V KtlfcT A HI.KS Artichoke. Tic per atosen: bean's, in 10c; cabbage. Vtc Pr pound: cauliflower. lOfrlio per doxen: corn. ZiV 30c per dosen: cucumber, Jltf 1-2. per sack: egg-plant. tj c pt r pound: garlic. Hlllo per pound: lettuca, 40.c per dosen; hot house leituc. II per box; pepper. l4o per pound; radishes. JJSe per dosen; sprouta. tl c per pound; squash. lt4ylVc per pound; tomatoes, 4f0c per box-. Ifcalcv s4 reestrv PwodOCO. POl'LTRT Hen. 1141 14c: Fprlngs. It 414c: ducks, young. lWlfeal geese. im 1 2c; turkeys, allv. lut21c; dressed, choice. HLTTER Oregon creamery butter, solid pack. 24c: prints, extra. EtKkt Fresh Oregon ranch, candled. ISO 24o per dosen. CHEESE Freak Tillamook, flata. ISHe; Toung America. lc; storage, flata, 14Vc; Toung Amerlcaa, lawO. Pork Fancy. tl-e Pr pound. . VEAL Fancy, llvima per pound. HI apla Groceries. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talla. Il.jl per dosen: J-pouud tall. :.; 1 pound flata. 13. 41; Alaska pink. 1-pound tall, f I II. COriEt RoaatdS, in drama, lHO0o per pound- HONET Choice, IS.T par cas: strained honey. 1 8c per pound. tiAI.T Oranulatad. IIS per ton; half ground. 10a, $4.1 par ton: ads. Is per .ton. NUTS Walnuts. lt)lo per pound; Prasll nuta. 14le; fllberta. 14V-: almonds, lltrisr; pecana. ISc; cocoanuta. Sacejii per dosen: chestnuts, 13Ho per pound; hickory nut. HtrlOo Per pound. BEAN Hmsll whtt. 44e: lanra whlta. V,c; Lima, atsc: pink. 5.c; Mexicans, 8ae; ba you, sc. RICE No. 1 Japan. 4e: cheaper grades. fl.s4w4.SA; Southern besd. &44r7c; Im ported Imperial. & c : Imported extra. No. J, Ttt'Se. M'UAH Dry granulated. IT J: fruit and berry. !.; beet. T.I; extra C. ): powdered, barrel. 17.11; cubea. . barrels. IT T. ' PRIED FT'RITS Apples, lie per pound: apricots, ltjim,e; peaches. l:t14c; prunes. Italian. lSC""tc; sliver, ltc; figs, whlta and black. 1S1Hn currants. 1o lie; raisins. loose Muscatel. IxHTliC; bleached Thompson. 11 Wo: unbleached Hul taaaa. 4Vic: seeded. WSe- Hop. Wool aad IT Idea HOPS lll crop. U1v:V; olds, aora InsL MOHAIR Choice. ISffSTe per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon. Itflic per pound, aroordinc to shrinkage; Valley, 15 lTo per pound. rKI-TS Dry. lHc: lambs, 4tj40c each; shearing. l44ve each. HIDEit Halted hides. Mrc per pound; sailed calf. lStlc: sailed kip, lHe; green, unaaltad. le lea; dry calf. 18 20c: dry stags. lliflISc CAUCARA Per pound. 3H9c. Oils. UNSEED OIL Purs raw. In barrels. "o; boiled. In bsrrels. c: rsw. In cases, $1.01; boiled. In raaea. 11.04. TVRPE.VTINE Cases. Tic; wood barrel. SI4r; Iron barrels. 42c: 10-caae lots. sir. GASOLINE Motor gasoline. Iron bsrrels. 17c; esses. !le; St gasoline. Iron barrels, lie; eaaea. c COAL Oily Ordinary test, cases, lc; bulk, la tanks. tSsc. ProTlalona. HAMS 1 to 2 pounds. ll19Ve: JI o 14 pounds, 17S4Jlc; 14 to l pounds. 1T 17(tc; 1 to 14 pounds. 174?17wc; skinned, lc; picnics, 11Se: cottage, roll. lve. SMOKED MEATS Beef tongnea. 7Sc; dried beef seta none; outside, none; Inside. 23c; knuckle. 21c. LARI Kettle rendered, tierces. Uc; tuba. 14c; standard, tierces. J4c; tubs. 12e: sliortentng. tierces, 1C1 tuba, sc. BACON Fancv. 2Hi-; standard. 24c: choice. 21c: English. ltISc. DKT SALT Cl'REIi Regular short clears, dry salt. 13Mjc: smoked. liv,e; backs, light salt, use; amoked. 14Sc; barks, heavy salt. UHc: smoked. 14 Sc: exports, salt, 14c: smoked, la Sc. AN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MABKET Prlcea Quoted at the Bay City for Tege lablra. Fruits. Etc SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23 Th follow ing produce prlcea were curr-nt here today: Vegetables Cucumber. S.-saf7,1c; garlic, ig.'.c: tomatoea. Ilti4--c: egrplant. JOtlTJc Butter Fancy creamery, S'iSe. .Egg Ftnre. 4c: fancy ranch. 50c Cli i V imlg America, l&g l&Hc e run Apples, cno,ce. at: cwmiMwi. i , Mexican limes. 14 94.30; California lemons, choice. tS.iit: common, fl.&tf; pineapple, tl to-1- Potatoe Oregon Tturbanks. Jt.4n4J1.lO: Salinas Burbanka. Il.svej l.Oi; sweets, 1.4 u 1.7V Mlllstuff Bran. $25123; middlings. $32 tT $4. Hay Wheat. $1420; wheat and oats, $12 O IT: alfalfa. $ 12. Onions ftOcil. Receipts Flour. .H4 quarter sacks: wheat. I0 centala; barley. Jl-.CIO eentala; oata ls.Vi centals, potatoes. 1TS sacks; bran. 4U1 aarka: middlings. 403 sacks: hay. 7 id tons, Metal Markets. NEW TORK. Oct. 23. Standard copper Spot. October. November and January. 12-15 r12.2S London, steady: spot. iSrt: future. 4id 1., 1-ak copper. 122 S 1 J-7Se: elec-tr.-!vtic. 12 &7 S II 12-dic: ceeliiig. Util2 2 --. Tin Steady; spot. 42 1 42-2oo: October. 41.IOW42.2.V-; December and January. 44.3 4f42.2ao: February. 41. S-'t 42.26c. London, Urn; apot. I1W1 Ts ad: fulures. 1101 Ta od. Local sales. 2J tons December at 41.8"e. Iad. easy. 4 2ifj 4-JOc New York and 4.10 0 4 IV East St. Louis. London, 13 1,1a. Spelter, steady. -U2ic New Tork: aiOuaiSc East Su Loul. London. 2d lla .1. Antimony, dull: Cookaon'e. $3-$.12He. Iron Cleveland warrants. 40a lHd In Lon don. Locally Iron waa quiet; No, 1 foundry Northern $li-21ll.VJ.; No. 2. $150 15 26: No. 1 southern and Ks. 1 Southern soft. JlSjiy&o. ragfeo aad angwr. . NEW TORK, Oct. 2. Coffee futurea riet atea-1v. net five pointa lower to five point htKher. Oclnher and November. II 7-N-: Deember. It die:' January. 14 2o: Feoruary. 1J.N.M-; March, l.adc: April. ll.4Wc: May. 11.42r: June. IS HWo; July and August. l;t-de; Septetnl-ey. IXo.'-e. Spot unaetlled: Rio No. T, l15'4o: Samoa No. 4. lde. Mild coffee dull; C'or-d-a. lTttlwc nominal. Sugar Raw firm: Mnscoeado. SJ teat. S.;.'.yilr; centrifugal. Bo test. 5T5wSle; molseaea augar, Sv test. 343.0iic; refined, ateady. ( nrlr) Fralt at New York. NEW TORK. Oct. 1.1. Evaporated applea quiet; steady, with light offarlnga On tha spot, fancy quoted lOQlOWc: cholea, $9 SSe: prime. s e l-ni-iej Inactive firm, quotatlona. 7 4T He for California and I0llWi- for Oregon. Peaches very quiet; tedv. Choice, 11V nllSo. extra choice, ll12c; fancy, 12S 12C , New York Cot low Market, NEW TORK. Oct. 21. 4'otton Spot closed dull, .to points lower. Mld-uplanda, &:43c; do gulf. e.TOo. Sales. 1T." bales. Futurea ateady at a net lose of 22 to 26 pointa October. O we : November, .Ode: De cember. a.22c: January. 07c; February. lac; Marco. ae; April. 9.2: Mav. Kj-jc: June. .J4c; July. .43c; August, .31c: Sep tember. B.3.1C. Chicage Produce MarkeU. CHICAOU. Oct. 23. Butter Steady; creameries. 23e,;uc: dairies. 21 0 2c. j-egs Steadv; receipts. SO.ia cases; at mars, caeca included, 164 lac; firsts. 21c; Cheeses'teaSy; daisies. lV.H,e: twins 1So14c- Toung Americas. 1410140; long horns, ll 8'14Sc. Mlnaea polls Wheal Market. S MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 2X Wheat December. $1.10H: May. $114HCL14S: July. Il.ias. Cash: No. 1 hard. $1.12": No. I Northern. $ 1. 1 1 Vi 11 1 : No. I North ern. ll.oS4 l.-; No. wheat. l.MH l.MV Dwlath Flax .Markrt. Pl'LtTH. Oct. 23 Linseed on track and tn store. 12 4 : to arrive. l.' StlUH; November. $2.3o; December, $2.32 bid: -May, $2.21. nomlnaL Hop at New Tork. NEW TORK. Out. 33. Hope Firm, lYARD TRADE BRISK Rurf of Stock Is Larger and Demand Is Active.. BUTCHER CATTLE ARE FIRM Choice Cowa Sell I'p to $.75 puy 4?r Pay $-$.15 for Top-Grade I ambs For Hogs $7.40 Is Foil Price. 'There' waa a brisk demand for all classes of stock at th atorkvsrds yesterday. Th run was good, nearly 4000 head being avail able and buying was active throughout th day. Most of th transactions reported were la the cattle line. Steers ranged In price from IS.2S to 13.50 for good quality, with the bulk of aslrs at th latter figure. Sev eral lots of feeder brought 14.73. Butcher rattle were tti firm featur of tha market. Several small lota of strictly choice cows brought $4.T5, an advance of a dim over th top quotations of last week. Th bulk of cow salsa war at $4.40 to 14 50. Heifer moved at $4 and 14.50. Th sheep market showed a continua tion of tha firmness of th past week.. A bunch of 00 choice lambs sold at $4.35. a gain of 10 centa over th previous quo tation. Yearlings wera taken at $3.50. wethers at IT TO and mixed lot at 13.50. The top of the hog market holds at IT. 40. Receipts for Sundsy and Mondsy wera 51.1 cattle. S3 calve. 1ft hog. 2l8'2 sheeo and 4d horses and mules. Shipper were: C. II. Paul, Monlda, Mont., 2 car of cattle; Bray Bros, Monlda, 3 cars of cattle: Doyl it Noonan, Monlda, 1 car of cattle: L, F. Jenkins, Heppner, 1 car of sheep; R. Stsfford. Tha Dalles. 2 cars of horses and mules; Charles 3. Purdln. 'Wallo wa, 2 cars of sheep: Ernest J. Johnson. Wallowa. .1 cars of sheep; First Bank of Joseph Joseph. 1 car of hogs; Jamea Mace. Enterprise. 1 car of sheep; K. Wood. Silver ton. 1 car of cattle and calves: L. E. Ed wards. Drain, 1 car of rattle and hogs; C. H. Vehrs Son, Lebanon. 1 car of sheep: Dixon at Hunt. Metullus. 4 cars of cattle; L. V. St. Clair. American Falla. 1 car of cattle and calrea: Tom Hewlett. Baker, S car of cattle; Phillip A Tollman. Baker, 2 car of cattle: Kidwell Caswell, Dillon, Mont., 2 cera"of cattle and 1 of calves: P. J. Brown, Roblnette. 1 car of cattle, and J. B. Mor rison. Moro, 1 car of sheep and hogs. The day'a sale were as follows: Weight. Price. 24 steers H " 5 steer H'M ?5 21 cow "71 4...H 2 steer 7MI 22 cow t !" :t 7.1 4.. HI 24 steers . ." steers IT hoga t ho 7 cows 2 steers ...... I steer ...... a cows ....... 121 yearlinsa 27W yearllnga 4 coa-s in cows ....... 4 steers ...... 1 cow Hycows 2 cows ...... 1A cows ....... 12 cowa ...... coa-a 10 cowa 11) cows Ill heifers 20 heifers . . . . Al cull ewes . . 1 bull 7 steers 2T cows ....... 1 cslf 27 cows 7 cows 1 CHlf 1 cslf 8 feeder steers 12 feeder steers 2 cal vaa 1 bull loo lamb ...... .:! hos 82 hog 3 hns 2 hogs 21 welher .... .'HI mixed sheen . .113K 3. .Ml . .1140 5.25 2l 7.411 STu ft.l lil.VI 4. IK W2D 3.75 !.'.!! 8.75 45 4 75 4 3.50 Ki 3. 30 103.". 4 50 1I4-.1 4 73 13.15 6.23 1010 4.50 H 4.60 10KO 4.O0 liv.-n 4.50 U22 4.7. ...mid 4.IIO 1U31I 4 00 9!i 4.60 102T 4.00 !42 4.50 M.- 2.H.1 I20O 4. 1'O .'!4 3.25 ... n:!i 4.45 120 8 30 H-T 4.40 1-77 4.50 870 5.W1 . .1 470 4.50 T0 4.75 , Sim 4.75 50 4.85 1570 3.fii 82 4.35 S-.T. 7.40 2.-.I 7.40 4 .n oo 42.1 HOD 1111 " 3.T0 Ill 3..M1 107 lnmbs 2.'".- i ... prices quoted at the Portland Union Stockyard for th rarloue classes of stock were: ChorJe'sTaer. flood to -choice steer rimS T4 4.00 Medium steer. "V M Choice cows i'iT.S i oi F.lr to good cow. 4 10 4.23 Common cow v -,'. ? S'iJ F. xtra choice spayed helfera 4 ..5 3.0.1 Choice helfera 4.50 V choice bulla J JrS 5S Good to choice bulls .5 3.00 Common bulls J-'.'JW 2 -2 Choice calve. .. T 25 4 7...0 Good to choice calvea T'.!XS InJ Common calves & Choice stsgs J-IMJW 4.7o Qood to choice stag 4.-ot l.ju CholceTTght hoge 7.354 T.40 Oood to choice hoga ! 2 I 1 Fair to good hogs 5 2 50 Common hog 6.00 f 6.0O Choice 'yearTlngs wethers, coarse t wool - 3-60 S..5 Choice yearllnga wethers, esst of mountama ST?? Ji? Cholc. two. an dthr.es 3.15 3.2.1 Choice lambs JJ t ' G. vod to choice Ismbs l'U.2 4.;Ji Cull 3.0O4J .3.10 Chicago IJ vestock Market. CBICAOO. ocC 23. Cattle Receipts, ea tlmated. 3.n"": market, ion 15c lower. Beeves, $4 TOtfa-TS; Texaa ateera, $46; Wctern steers. $4.15o-7.10: stockers and feeders. $S 23 1 5.70; cows and heifers. $2; Hosa Receipts, estimated, 35.0OO; market, steady to a sbade lower. Light. Srt One. 6.65; mile. I, Id 0.1 .1 tl ST V 1 heavy, in, 05 0 .; rough. $6 03iTri.25; good to choice heavy. $n.a.-.tn": PHt- $3T5tr6; bulk of aalea. Id. luti 6.60. . . Sheep Receipts, estimsted. T0.0O0: msr Vet. steadv to luc lower. Native. $2.250 3.70; Western. $2 409$M); yearlings. $H0(ir4.40; lambs, native. IHlHlll; Weatern. $4a6-lu. PRUSSIA AFTEfl A LOAN PART OK IT VIIX BE PL.VCED IX rXITEI STATES. - Kradlng ilie Strongest Feature of the Stock Market StetM Itealsts ' Bear Attacks. NEW .TORK. OcL 23. Prices barely moved through moat of today's session on the Slock Kxcbsnge. The market waa dull and Iistleaa. and In tha absence of any In duremente for apeeulatlve operatlona, trad ing waa light. London aent over a somewhat lower range of prlcea befora the opening, and this fsct, coupled with moderate pressure from pro fessional tradera. csuaed alight recessions In the early trailing. The market rallied . brisk ly and held Ann until shortly before the close, when a llnsl drlvs eliminated most of the moderate gains. Reading showed the greatest strength of any of th leading slocks. Chesapeake A Ohio recovered part" of the loss which It sustained lasi week upon publication of an unfavorable annual report, and Norfolk A Weatern also moved upward. United States Steel waa again tha moat active and displayed effective resistance to hear attacks Th day- trad report In dicate that incoming ordera were smaller than a week ago. notwithstanding that prices bf many produrte are at almost ,tha lowest level of a decade. " Perhaps themot significant event of the day waa the announcement that a large part of a $20,0O0.0iO loan for tba Prussia gov ernment waa to be placed her In th form or au ier cent. lx morfths' Treasury bills A compared with the rata of payment on the Prussian loan, funda for aix months were quoted her today at t per cant. A moderate Increase waa reported In th mercantile demand for money, both locally and In the Interior. Foreign exchange rates held steady. Th bond market .waa quiet and Irregu lar. Total aalea, par value. $2,100,000. United states bonds wer anchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing - Sales. Htgk. Allla Chal pf ...... I Amal Copper .. 10,200 534 Am Agncult Am Beet Sugar. 5.600- 6 American Can . ttov 10 Low. J31d. 104 S3. 49 5H 10 4T. 4 20 i IX 4 34 65 Vi 101 , . 80 Hot, 135 93, 30 34i 106 V 103 V 125; 52 5SVj 10 i Am Car A rdy Am -Cotton OH " Am Hd A Lt pf 100 2H. 21 H Am Ice Securl.. luo 18S . IDS Am Linseed : Am Locomotive. Ilk. 34 $44 Am Bmel A Kef 8. TIKI 0854 MJ, 100 1U1S 101 S do preferred.. Am Steel Fdy Am Sugar Kef.. loo Am Tel A Tel. . 4t0 Am Tobacco pf 5uO Am Woolen Anaconda M Co. 20 Atchison 3.400 do preferred. . 200 Atl Coast Line, -. Bait 4 Ohio ... 1.100 Bethlehem Steal...... Brook R Tran.. -30O Canadian Pac .. 1,5'KI Central Leather 100 do preferred.. ...... Central of N J t he A Ohio . . 0,200 Chicago A Alton Cbl Gt Weal .. 100 do prferrd. ...... Chicago A N W C. M A St Paul. 50 C, C.-C A St L. Col Fuel A Iron Col A Southern Consol la . 600 Corn Product M ...... Del A Hudson.. 200 DAK Grande ...-.. do preferred Distillers' becur Erie l.kj do 1st pf .... 4ii0 do 2d pf .... 100 Oen Electric .. 2no Gt North pf ... 200 Gt North Or . . 4. WOO Illinois Central Interbor Met .. 800 do preferred. . 400 Inter Harveater. S.UO0 Inter Marin pf. 11T 11T 133 S 133 5 Hi "4 34 V loT 103 4. 'Vi" ' "T4ti 230 21 S4t, ions 1U3X w8 '74 22II-4 . 21 4 11. IJ, 28 T4i 230 21V 94 290 71V4 25 18 37 1444 10KV 63 30 4S 138 10S 12V 23 46 31 80 60 41 -14114 1234 41V 138V 14V 44 HV lov 27 . IS14 2HV 67 104 V 147 32 133 V 31 67 39 V 12V 47V 33 V ln.1 V HV 1V 08 11V 30 V 122 V 107 V 14 V JHV 21 V 158 14 20 V 140V 22 V b4V 24 1, . 411 V 41 V 30 67 V 3 Ion '2-V tl v :i.iv 24 V 18 V 42 V 12V 91V 70 42Vi 59 V 109V 44V 47 V 12 V 2SV .-..-.v M4 V 7SV 3 '4 72 . 71 "iiii 108 107. 188 138 Vj iaii 3UV, 60S 411 130 123 42 S "iii, 44 S 10! W 30 "4 4B Vs 41 150 123U 41. i4 43. 104 Int Paper lnt Pump Iowa Central .. K C Southern .. do preferred.. 1-aclede Gas .. 600 ,. 2T . 100 '29' 2 100 104Vi l4Vi Louis A Naah ........ ..... Minn A St L M. 8 P A S 8 M 1O0 13 Mo. Kan A Tex. 300 SI i 133 31 do preferred Mo PaclHc .... 7u0 National Bis National Iead .. loo N Mex Ry 2 pf. 1O0 N Y Central ... N Y. Ont A Wes 200 Norfolk A West 3.300 North American Northern Pc .. fiK) Tannic Mall .. 1"0 Pennsylvania ... 5"0 People's Gaa P. C C A St L.. 50 Pltsburg Cool .. lOO 30 3UVk 4TS 3 K13 r:sv 10 . sin 122 18H 4T4 :i34 in.-. 4 .18 4. 103W iiAiel 311 '1 1221. ''" 18 'A Presaed 8 Car.. Pull Pal Car . . 300 150Vi 150 Ry Steel Spring Reading 73.800 Republic Steel .. 100 do preferred Rock Island Co. 20 do preferred.. 200 St L A S K 2 pf 140 i 22 Vx 130 22 ft 24 i 4T 24, 4T St L Sotithweat. do preferred.. Sloss Sheffield .. Southern lac .. Southern Ry .t do preferred.. Tenh Copper . . Texas A Pacific. Tol. St L A Wes do preferred.. 100 3.000 1,3IM1 1ml ' '200 1IHI son 40.00 10l, 2111. o4 "S4 ll) 43 s 1H3H 02 42 OO1! loi 44 V 4TVi 10-4 Vt 20 oit; '2444 10V, 43 J 1011 02 V. '42V4 59 100, 44 1 4TV Union paeinc do nref erred. . 200 tr s Realty IT s Rubber . . . "oo U 8 Steel 118. 6O0 do preferred.. Utah Copper .. Va-Caro Cham -Wabaah ... do preferred.. Weatern Md . .. Weatlng Elec .. Western Union . IllV) 3.00 200 100 65 Vl 'isvi 500 TO Wheel A L K. 8.40 1614 llW7 164 V . Tola! sale for tha day. 32T.8O0 shares. BONDS. J?" ':!:: -:::iS 2 "do "eul'mV lol V Union Pacific 4al01 U s0newl4snrei.ll3VlWI. Central 4... jeVs do coupon ...113VIJapanese 4 88 D A K G 4a... 104 1 Mock at Boston. BOSTOX, Oct. 23. Closing quotations: AUoucx n!!m.wkPP " 3B Amalg Copper.. 0 j M oha wl k . i jar sra... SliNeVatda ton .... in- Ari.ona Com 40 Nlplsslrg Mine. 7V, B A C C A 8 M. 44 North Butte 244. Bf.C Coalition- .jjiffi;:: Cal & Ariai.ua... . "- ----- rt .3b5 Centennial JV4 Cop Ran Con Co 52 Parrott (SAC). 94 Qulncy 69 l.a nnnn ........ I 'k E nutie t op S,?onuRx"con-:r: 5v! sup B- - Granby Con ... 2 IT.'V'oVm ' Greene Cananea. HV V s . ' ?rRo,.lle (Cop) lLVon1" Co Iferr Itke 2V ' Cop LO Lake Copper!:.. 25 I Winona La" alle Copper 44Wolverln 23 31 V 41V 44 V 8V 88 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW TORK. Oct. 23. Money on call steadv ". 2 V Per cent; ruling rate 2V: closing' bid. 2S; offered at 2V- Tlma loans, stead, Sixty day.. 3V3V: UO days, 8V 3V- six months. 3 VP 4 per cent. Prim mr- C'snt:,r1.ng'?xch.'n,.e f,7.Tiltl. tlb-U new in bankers- bills st 14.8350 for 60-day bills, sn.l at $4-8s04.86S5 for dgmand. fommerclsl bills. $4.82. Bar silver. $4c. Mexican dollars, 45c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. LONDON. Oct. 23. Bar gllver Quiet. 24 Vd per ounce. Money IV 41 IV Per cent- J The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is a par cent; do. three months- bills. 3Vil3V per cent. SAV FRANCISCO. Oct. 23. Sterling on London. 60 day. $4.83V; do .Ight. I4.R6V Draft Sight, par: do. telegraph. 2c CHICAGO. Oct. 23. Exchange on New York, 10 dlacounu Condition of th Treasury. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-At th begin-, nlng of bualness today the condition of th I nlled States Treasury waa: WSr..n blm. .".7. . 78.46S.TM In banks nr(;i Philippine treasury 34.54.1.342 Total ialanca In general fund.. 137.42u.lit Ordinary recelpta Saturday 3.692.081 Ordinary disbursements 8.2B1.1..4 The d'ellclt to dale thla flscl-year is $21. S611 S47. aa against a deficit of $13,784,833 at this time last year. These figures exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. , Visible Supply of .Grain. NEW TORK. Oct. 23. The visible supply . .... 10 in tha United states. Saturday. October t. a complied by th New fork Produce Excnange. waa as loiiowa: , Increaae. Bushels. Wheat $1,815,000 1.053.-O Corn 8.110.000 e riiui.otifl Oata 21. 768. 000 Ml. 000 Rye 962. 000 170.0i0 Barley 4,213.000 323,000 Decrease. The visible supply of wheat in Canada laat Saturday was 7.430,000 bushels, aa Increase I of 483.000 bushels. Grain at Han Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 28. Wheat and barley Steady. Spot quotation Wheat Shipping. $1.47 V ? 160 per cenral. Barley Feed. $1.73 1.80 per cental; brewing. $1,804 1.8.1 per cental. Onta Red. $1.62 V 4 2 per cental: white. $1.67 V f 172 V per cental; black, $1.70& L80 per cental. Callboard sales . Wheat No trading. Barley December. $1.90 bid. $1.93 asked; May. 11.94 V bid. $1.99 asked: - Pnget Hound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Oct. 23. Wheat Blueatera. 83c: fortyfold, 8Vc; club, 80c; Fife. 60c; red Russian, 79c TACOMA. Oct. 23. Wheat Blueatem, 84c- fortvfold 81(1 82c: club. OC(j82c; .ad Kusslan, 78 6 79c, Hecelpts. wheat 31 cars, oata alx cara, hay 19 cara, barley 1 car. Fn rep eon Grain Market. - , nv nnv tw 9S i'.r.fM. Arm Walla Wa'lla for hlpment. 3d lower at 36a 6d, I English country marketa. firm; French coun try marketa quiet. LIVERPOOL. Oct. 13. Wheat De cember. Ts 6Vd: March. Ts tvd: May. 7s 6Vd. Weather, oloudy. WHEATHAS SETBACK Market Drops on Selling by ' Large Holders. INVESTMENT DEMAND SLIM World's Shipments Are Larger Than Expctrd, Northwest Receipts Are Heavy and Visible Supply Showa Iiarge Increase. CHICAGO, Oct. 2.1. Wheat prices today felt th pressure of sles by large owners, and for th first time In nearly a week ut tered a material setback. The close was at a decline of VT V to Ve net. The end of trading left corn Vc to 11Vo lower, oats down He to Vc and hog products 5 10c decline. Investment demand for wheat showed much less snap than at any time since the recent bulge be sane- For the cash article In particular the demand was. decidedly slim. World shipments were larger than ex pected. Northwest receipts were heavy, the weather In that direction Improving, and there waa a big increase of the United States visible supply. Rallies took place from time to time, but. broadly considered, the market was In a state of deelln from the start. One of the features was a widening of the December-May difference, certain interests selling the near and buying the deferrd op tions. Th December option fluctuated from $1.01V4 to $1.02V. with the close ateady at $1.01 S 61.01V. a decline of Vc, compared with Saturday night. Colder and clearing weather, following the recent rains, led thhe corn crowd to change from the general bullish aentlment of last week. December ranged from B5c to 5Vo. closing 1 lVe net lower at 6V65Vc Cash grades were weak. No. 2, yellow was quoted at 70 976 V c- Leading cash and elevator concerns were free aellers of both December and May oata. December raried between 47Vc and 49V 4Vc. with the cloae off Vc at 47VC Provlslona followed the downward ten dency of hogs and corn. The outcome was a decline all around, but not In any caae to exceed 10 cents. The leading futures ranged as follows: .," WHEAT... Open. High. Low. Dec. $1.02 V $1.02 V $101 V May 1.06V 1.07V l.OflV July 1.00- 1.00V CORN. D-c 5V '.HV ' May 6V -SSH July .tjl'i .V ' .8 Close. $1.01 V 1.0 V .9X .5V V .66 . ' OATS. Dec 6V -47, -J7' May .10 V -5"V V ' - V July 47V .47V .47V -47V MESS PORK. Jan. May 15.70 - 15.95 15.72V 15.10 16.02 V .16.85 LAKD. $.05 $.10 1.021 SHORT RIBS. 8.20 8.25 8.15 8.30 8.35 , 8.27V 15.72V 16.85 Jan. . . 8.05 Jan 8.1S 8.27 V May. . Cash quotation were aa follows: Floui Firm - 1 Rye No. 2. 97e. Barley Feed or mixing. 75cS$1.02; fair to choice malting. $1,1211.23. ' Timothy seed 111 ta 15.25. Clover lit 19.60. Pork Mess, per barrel, $15.76018. Lard Per 100 pounds, $9. Short ribs Sides (loose), 18 8.50. Sides Short, clear' (boxed), $8.25$.7B. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 602,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 1.607.OOO bushels; compared with 1.482. 000 bunhela the corresponding day a year ago. The visible supply of wheat in the United States increased 1,334,000 bushel for tha week. The amount of breadstuff on ocean passage Increased 612.000 bushels. Es timated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 85 cara: corn. Zee -cara; oata, zm cars; nogs. 26,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. . .. 17. .100 42.000 ... 77.0UO 262.000 ...309.000 286.000 ...317.000 260,000 ... 11,000 1.000 ...111.000 1.000 Flour, barrela Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels ,. Oats, bushels .. Rye, bushels . . Barley, bushels "WhMesboro wrlreted BHolltaic la pref. errsre to all other pavemewt after a ery careful InveatlKat loa by property swim and Tillage officials, aa our fund are limited and we con Id afford nothing; but the beat. It showa o alajna of wear, despite the heavy fraf- flc to which It la subjected. I drive an automobile a gtreat deal aad In touring; bout the country, I have had occasion to nae It and observe If wearing- qnall- tlea In a itrpat many cttlea, and I am frank, to say that It la the very beat pavement I have ever seen," J. II. Ow ens, Village Trustee. Whlteeboro, ?f. THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Constructs Asphalt and other Bitu minous Pavements. aOS-aos Eleetiio bids.. Portland. Or. Oskar Huber, Manager. TRAVELERS' GUI Da. OPES BIVKtt TKANSPOKXATIOX CO. STR. J.N.TEAL Freight received daily at Oak-at. dock for TheDallea. Hood Rive?. White Salmon, Uuia 1 1 1 1 a, Kennewlck. P a a o. Ktchland, Hanford, Whit Bluffs, and Intannedlate points, FIRST-CLASS ASSE-GER SERVICE. FARE 50 CENTS TO HOOD RIVER. WHITE SALMON, THE DALLES. Steamer lesves Portland Sunday. Tuesday. Thursday. 7 A, M. Returning laare Th Dallea Monday. Wednesday. Friday. T A. M.. arriving at Portland about 5 P. M. same day. W. 8. Buchanan, Supt.; W. S. Small wood. Gen'l Mgr. phon Main .q60. A 83-1T. ' Willamette River Route Dally Boats (except Sunday) (:45 A. M., for Oregon city, SL Paul and Way Landings. ... For Salem 6:45 A. . Mj, Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. Taylor Street rock.'- Telephone, Main 40 THE BIG 3 BEAR - BEAVER - ROSE CITY ET.PREH8 STEAMERS FOB San Francisco and Los Angeles WITHOUT CHANCE. . H. Bear Sails 4 P. M. October 29. SAJi FRAN ISW O PORTLAND 6& CO., Ticket Office, 14 Third, St. Phone Main 402 and A 1402. WW I - f ' lumbermens National Bank CAPITAL $1,000,000 4 per cent on savings UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SA1V FRANCISCO FOINDED 1S84. Capital Paid in Surplus and Undivided BRANCHES Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Virginia We buv and sell Foreign Kxchance: Issue Drafts and Cable Transfers. Commercial Credits and Travelerw' Letters of Credit, available in all parts of the world; make collections on all pointa and conduct a . general foreign and domestic banking business. INTEREST PAID OS TIME AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS. PORTLAND OFFICE Northwest Corner Third and Stark Streets. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING. M M. A. MAC RAE, Manager. J. T. BtJBTCHAELl, Abb. Manager. LADD & TILTON BANK Established 1859. Camtal Surplus and Undivided Profits Letters of credit, drafts and able on all parts of the world. Corner "Washington and Third Streets, First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains Sunday ateamer connect, at PH - Port Simpson, .fort iseisun, i "r.v. r pVini-n John" for Wednesday eteamer connects at Prince Rupert with b. S. Prince Jonn ir Queen Charlotte Island points. ... v.., . i, ..i.t. nrrvlnz "S. S. Prince Albert" leaves Vancouver fortnightly for local pointa, carryina, paaaencera and freight. GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY (MOUNTAIN DIVISION) Train leave Prince Rupert every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 P. M. for VanarXe (100 miles) and makes Slosa connections during aeason of naviga tion with Hudsons Bay eteamera for Uazelton and way ports. GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY (Double Track Route) FOUR THROUGH TRAINS DAILY NO EXCESS FARE.. From CHICAGO to all pol.ta eaat. STANDARD aud TOURIST SLEEPERS. J. H. BURGIS, General AgfDt, PaaaenBer Dept. Flrnt Ave. and Ve.ler Way, Seattle. W.hlBtoa. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. - Ask about "Olympic" Largest Finest Steamer " in the World. American v Atlantic Transport Red Star . White Star White Star-Dominion T. H. LARKE. Second Ave., Seattle Wash. Apply Local Railway Aajent. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. Express Srrvlca via BT LAWRENCE RIVER SCENIC ROUTE Le Than 4 Day at Sea by the EMPRESSES OF THE ATLANTIC. Weekly Sailing to Europe. Flrat-claaa, $02.60; Winter months, $35.00. 6cond-claaa, $53.75: Onelaaa cabin (II) $50 SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EXCURSIONS. Friday, Dec 1, Empress of Britain. Saturday, Deo. &. Laka Manitoba. tj'w-i h i rta 1.1 t-mnrpu nf Ireland. 'Berthing plans now open. Boole Early. THIRD-CLASS RATES. Hamburg, Ajiiwerp, Bremen, etc., 30, $31.00 Liverpool, London, Glasgow. Bel fast 3l.J5, $32.50 Norway, Denmark, Sweden. .. $34. To, $3o.-S Special rail rates on requeat. F. R. Johnaan. G. A., 143 Third St. All agents ell Can. Pac tlcketa NEW ZEALAND AND AUTSRALIA (Unk Una of X. Z.) VIA TAHITI AND WELLINGTON. Dlreet through eteamera. sailing from Saa Francisco Nov. 15 and every lis days. Well ington and back. 1st class, K64. Other rates also low. The line to Ialra of the South Seaa. For rrration Coupon Railroad Agenta, r address Oceaalo S. 8. Co., - Fraadaco. Corner Fifth and Stark Profits .$8,500,000 .$7,805,769 City ?1,000,000.00 ........ 800,000.09 i travelers' checks issued, avail Steamships "PRINCE EUPEET" AND "PRINCE GEORGE" Leave Seattle, "Wash., Sunday and Wednesday at 12:00 o'clock Midnight, For Victoria, Vancouver and Prince Rupert. a Rupert with & "nc. John" for TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Steamer Anvil sails from Albers Dock No. 3. Wednes day, October 25, 7 P. M., for Tillamook, Bay City, Newport, Florence, Bandon. and Coquille Itiver polnU. Ticket office 128 Third street. Phone Main 628, A 4506. Do'ck phono A 1902, Wain 151. Freight and passengers. San Francicso, Los Angeles and San Pedro Direct. North Pacific S. 8. Co.'i 8. S. Koanoka and S. S. Elder sail every Wednesday alter nately at 6 P. M. Ticket office 132 Tblri at., near Alder. MARTIN J. KIGLET, Paaaenger Agent, W. E. SI.USSER. r"reieht Agent. Phonea M. 1314. A 1314. THE BIG 3 BEAR BEAVER ROSE CITY EXPKE1SS STEAMERS FOB San Pran cisco and Los Angelet W1THOU1 CHANGE. S. S. Beaver Salla 4 P. 91. October 24. BAN FRANCISCO rOKTLAND Sa. C4. Ticket Office. 14 Third St. fhone Mala 408 and A 140$. . COOS BAY LINE 6TEAMEB BREAKWATER. - Calls from AtQswortlk Dock. Portland. P. every Tuesday- Freight received as Alnsworth Dock daily up to S P. li Pas ecgir tare, first-class, $10; second-class, T. Including meals and berth. Ticket office) Alnsworth Xock. PUonm Main tU. liaia 170 a 1234. For Greet Britain's obsolete cruiser Ret ribution, built In 16SD, at a ont of J9.SO.ckh, the eum of $lft.000 was recently realised by auction at Portsmouth. -'