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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1912)
tttt? Monyiyo oREfloyiAy.' .tiiukspay. april, is, 1912. 19 RISES FORTY GENTS Patent Flour Prices Are Given Another Lift. EXPORTS UP 20 CENTS MarVrl forrrd to HlrriMT I.ctpI by Kapid Climb In Wheat Vrlce. lollar Rid for Hlulen at Coualrjr Points. t- Mr ariaactl a harrrl in all North Pacific markets trretds. Tbm aa a :o-cen advn.- a ...v .-- tk lift la th dlret rault of Ufa ... i. .hMi nrlcea Grata contln- t.- me up and en at th talhr floar mtaii'm. thl romaooiiy i " report floor price wer raiat SO cent a r.rrel jestercaj. Tha demand from tba orient hu been alack, of lata. and tha new pete, -ill orooablr check furthar buslnes for l ha prwnL Tha rtaa la made necessary hewevrr. by currant wht prlcea, and " tor Asiatics need rout thy will ba coma up t thalr vlwa. Mill feed prtcaa wr rld $1 a ton all Tha amount of wheat changing handa now la mill. Holder ara In an Independent po rtion and demand extreme price. One dol lar wa bid for blneiiem In Eaatern Wash ington yterdy without result. At tlde ...er markata. up to $1.07 la quoted on thla ""h' eat market ha at la.t reached th l.a basis. There were actual .ale at thla fiiur on tha Sound. In tha local market, oi rannot be bouitht under Sin. Local receipt. In car, were reported b ih Merchant Esrhange aa followi: Wheat Barley Flour Oata Hay M-rnai I ' Tn'sdav i' 4 1 a Wednesday " 1 J ZT-Vo'datal'" SS !M I.ATE WOOL M !.. X WAHINC.TOX. .heart, t -dec Way hi E tr Ore-. But BOMBeaa l"l. M-raaional aja of wool ara reported from Washington point, at unchanged price but no huslnew ba been tran.acted In Eastern yr.aon thla week. Moat of the buyer, ara iviMlleton now. Shearing la under way .t Krho. Pilot Bock. Arlington and at var ious Washington point, on the f. P. "".van. nor. in the Eastern wool market ara ,,po,t.d br Fiber and Fabric a fo Uowm. The domestic wo.. market continue at..r( In about the sam condition that It he, ben In for the past few week There but a very .mail amount of deelrabl I-rt in the market here In Boaton. nl ibe business) that l going on at tba pr.wnt lime I. more or le. of a picking up .,f o,M to: and odd. and and that ara m.irlbuted throughout the market. No on tons- I. doing a large business, but all th ,.r are contributing .mall amounta In ih- t of sale that are making a fairly volume of stock moved. However, tha future of the market look ..IDT bri.ht at the preaent time. The lrrM of fa.hlon daring the year ha been l.r oo.l that bar tHed for the uae of low tra.le ;. taking In about all of th off-r-in tr..m three-eighth blood down to tha common and braid offering, and the very lowest woola that have attracted but a very email attention In yeara paat have, thla war. found a ready market. Tba wo re ted manufacturer have been buying tha lo and the woolen men ha' ben in the market to a largo extent for i . and China wool. Then tha market heram cleaned op on the. offer . k - aiintlmi waa turned to th finer woola., which were relatively cheaper then the low grane oiiermae. i-v - - . i. . timlteft at the start m men ' "r , . and It did not take long to clean the. offering from the market. eTRWBFRRIK4 IROU High leneei Prlrew riper-tee! eit Hummer. F.ffert of Rata Oraagee. A shipment of Louisiana atrawberrle wa received yeeterday In fair , condition ana sold at ft.S.1 a crate. A tew crates were also received from Florin, but they were green. The California berrle brought fi. A trlght car of Woodward Island a.par ague was received. It waa quoted at 1-9 - j a rraia. Very good aaparagua la com ing from The tmllea and Hood Kiver and sells at $1 ." t..V) a doaen. High prl.-e for lemon, are expected In the eomlng iiummer. Fancy packer In Cali fornia are holding off the market nnd ator in their fruit, with a warm .pell In tha Kant, the stork In storago would clean up in two week The orange aituatlon In California I not attfactory. The rain, have already don much damage and are likely to cause th orange to puff. Th ratna have also Injured the proa pert for a large deciduous fruit crop, by aashlng the pollen off th blossom. Grow ers In some section ar much discouraged. In th Sacramento Valley the continued rain mean a lat straw berry crop. I RtBTKKK MOPS BRINIi S CENTS rie.pe 1 la California Repartee t Be Very ieHL Th CrMre lot of balea of hop at Forest Grave was bought yesterday by lleorge B. Dorcas at St cents No trad ing tn the nrw crop wa reported. Contract were available at :5 cent. A California letter reported the prospects f r the nrw crop good. A Pant Rosa writer said h never aaw young bop looking bet ter than thla year. Poultry Prfaea Ar Good. The poultry market continued very firm, with receipts entirely Insufficient to .meet local demands. Pressed pork was also firm, but Teal waB easier, aa receipt are bear? and were not all eold. Tha egg market was steady and un changed. Butter, and cheeee were quoted at Tues day's price, 4 Mohair Market I lira. The mhalr market la firm with buying nore or ea general, but offerlnga to data hae not been large. 3lot of th buyer re paving cent, and In a few Instance this pric b been exceeded. Baak rieuinre. ft.tnk clearings of tha Northwestern cltlea )rslerdey were as follows: Clearing. Balance. I'nrtland ;.:i. Si f.'4J.l4 S-atlle 1. .'.? :0 ." Taiom ;i9 ..71 .-p..kne :ttn ; PORTLAND MAKavETa. Vegetable aa4 Fratia. TnOPfAL PR r ITS Oranges. nave' :;dJ.2: California grapefruit. tj.09: rlorlda grapefruit. $iTJT; bananas, fl.M gl.M per bunch: ietnons. tt.509f.M per bx : pineapples, c per pouna. fRtaH raiUi Almena grnnea. tS per barrel: crsnberrlea. fl091L0 par barral; spDles. S 1 'i: g S per boa. 1"TAiO.' lutu prices Rn'finr" SI 0 91.S4 jr hundred: new California, jobbing price. Ac per pound; aweet potatoes, J.. v'T crste. 0.IUN5 Association price. f5fo9Sf per a. k : Mexican. M.73 per crat. KlitTAl-Ll.-t Ar.i- noM. .JUe per cesea. aspaxagua, white. fLlt per crate; grren, Ml par crate, bear.. !3tle: cabbago. fc per pound; cauliflower, par cnte; celery. per crate; cucum ber. UtjlSI doaea: eggpUnt. lo par aoaad; bead lettuce. (2 per crate, hot louaa lettuce. I5e OH pr bog; pea. 109 I la per pound: pepper. ISc pound; rd tenee, SOe per dosrn, rhubarb, ft. Si per boa; (Plnach. fl.l6)1.2S per bo: tomatoe. f2.75 per bo; garha. bwlOc per pound. gAt-K vtiETABl.kVa Turn.na. ft91 1 per aack; beata. fl.au; rutabaga, tl 91.1a: carrata. ft. Dairy wad Cwaatry rrowwea. Crala. Flow. Feed. K. WHSVAT Track aiicea: Blueatem. fl.00 9I.OT: club, fl: red Ruaeian. 8c0fl; Val ley, tl: to-fold. fl. MILLSTIT Braa. fv P' oai ehorta, fill: middling, f l". rUll'K Patent. Ii.10 per barrel: straight. f4.7; export. t4.2: Valley, f 4-0; graham. el: whole wheat. fi.Oi CORN Whole. a: cracked, f iU per to II x No. 1 Eaatern Oregon timothy, fl ). .Vo. 1 Valr. Il-'l. alfaifa. fl9 1J .v: clover. It: oat and valcb. 4iutf 11. i. .rain hay. tu. OAT. No. 1 while. IJ per ton. OATo No. 1 while. fatf 44 par ton. PITTER Oregon creamery butter. eolid ea-it. snie per pound. KCiOS Freeh Oregon ranch, candled. 21 per dnen: case rouut. JOr. CHfcr;.-!! ore ;u ili. 'o per pound. Tonne America. 2.1e per peund. rtlKK Fancy. 10llc per pound. VEAL Fancy. 12c per pound- rOL'LTRY Hen.. 17'tllc". riprlnga. 17 17Se; broiler. ZSiySor; duck.. .-Oe; g. 11c. turkey, live. -c; dreMed. SALMON Columbia River. 1-potud tai Itil per doaen; -pound tall f3.M; -pound fata. fi0; Aiaaka pink, l-pwaa tali, fl.sx COFttK Roaatad. la drum a lew W9 per pound. nCtS Walnuta. Kf IIH P .fomai Br.nl nut.. 1Ic. illbexta. l91"OiJva'; morula. 17Zlc; pecana, lao; coeoauuu. o9 fl per doaea; cbeetnut. 12wo par pound; hickory aula, lue per pound. HONS Y Choice. It'.f per aaao; atralaad haney. lue per pound. SALT Granulated, f IS per eaa; aalf grotind. loom. s.w per too ; froa, f par ton. HEANH ttmaU wbita. 4 94c: larra wb'ta. 4c; Lime. The; pink, ffcc; atasicaa. toi aou. fc, RICE No. 1 Japan, flic; cheaper graooa, 4c: Boutbera bead. 5"k9Tc . slUAR lry granulated, f'kl'f: fruit and herrv t.'. Unnnlulu nlmntatlon. fH; beet. IM; extra c. powdered, barrel, fd-oo: cube, barreia. fn.4A. bKIEU FRLITS Applea. 14o par pouaaj apricot. l4ylSto; peach ea, "f prune. Italian. iucjivite: m, r. whit (id black. viu.e; curraaia 10911e; rauina. loaae. Muscat!. 9 IVsc: bleacbed Thompson. 114: kl.hrf knli.nu awe- eeedad- 1 fllUCI galea. Persian, ge par peunAi Fad, fl- per pas, FrsvUtoaa. H1U4 in I. 14 nn.i n rl lBi.ll: 12 to 1 pound. liSvlOic. 14 to 1 pound. imoHSr; picnics. lISc; cottage roll. inc. LARD Kettle rendered. Uarcaa. l2o: tube. 12 fee; standard Here. 11 He; tuba, llc, shortening, tieroaa. Itic; tune, ama, LAJON Fancy. U; standard. 19 luc. English. ltlsa LRT SALT CL'HEO Regular ahort olaara dry aell. 11c; abort e'ear back. If t U pound a, lOVsc: oregor es porta. 13c GOOD DEMAND AT YARDS tSEVKKAL LOADS OK STEERS TARES AT $7. Orfcrlnj-. In Other Lines Are Not Heavy and Former Prices Are Maintained. All classes of livestock showed continued strength yeeterday with a good demand and a light supply available. Haver! load of choice steers sold at f7 and other were taken at fa.00 and to. 15. There was little doing In other cattle line. Choice light hog sold at fS.40. A few pig brought 7. heep offering w ere small and all were moved at good prices. Receipts yeaiarday were 19s cattle. 13 calve. 2HI hog and 113 sheep. Shippers wer J. M. Maxwell, Hanson, Idaho. 1 car of cattle: Page A Co.. Twin Falls. S car of cattle; Al Page. Twin Falls. S cars of cattle; J. K. Reynold. Condon. X cars of cattle and hogs: A. R. Ford. Sheri dan. 1 car of cattle, sheep and hogs; T. Kopplln. Flainvlew, 1 car of calves, sheep anu hugs: K. Mcl'rov, Goldemiale. 1 car of hogs, and Hugh Cummlnga. Albany. 1 car of aheep and hogs. Tha day aales wera aa follow: Weight, price. 1 steers 21 steers ..... 24 steers ...... O steer . . ... 10 steer 21 steers ...... -12 steer , 21 steers ...... I calf 3 eleera ...... 24 cows ....... 0.". hos &3 hocc ....... I h... I h.. i pl ::o Isinbs ...... 11 c. rungs ... 3 ewe calves ft ralvee ..... . .12o f7.0 1 I ) l-'"7 12l lilt 12.1 i .1277 1 1 420 771 Sirs 177 ............. 2lO .X 2 2.1 n2 112 lit .) 7 " 7 " H.KO 1C. nr. a. no A.'.O 0. 'Hi .Vl.5 . 4 S.40 H.t 7.is 7.IH) 7 r.o a:-.-. 4 . Its i:: I7i 8.75 Th ranga of price at th yards wa as follows: Choice steer I.50efl ttood ateera ...... Medium steer ... Choice cow Good cows Medium cowa .... Choice calve .... Good heavy calvea Bulls blags Hogs Light Heavy fcheep Tearllnga . ........ Wethrra .......... .;So 4 40 0, 2i , s so 9 t oo , J.00 t.LO 4.6V ul 5.M (Oil I 7S 4 eo o 1.10 4.: t so 4.75 a a.25 0 g so f.M J. SO 4.o a .o ViHt o iiu 4.009 sS 4.S09 (SI .U0 7.50 r.wes ............. 1 Jim bs Spring lambs Omaha Uvmtock Market. SOITH OMAHA. April 17. Cattle Re ceipts. 420O: market, steady, shada lower. Native aieere. 4..V4..'M: native cowa and heifers f3.75el7.30: Western steers. t-75y 7W; Texas steers, f :1.73 V 4 25; ranite cows anu heifers. f:l.."0t; canner. f .' 70tJ 4.35; stocker and feeder. f4..VH 7o'.: calves. f4.tH; bulls, atags. etc.. f 4.44 0.7S. Hoc Keceipts. In. rHi; market, steady to stringer. Heavv. f7.7.w 7.85: mixed. f7. 7 73; light. 7.4ner7.e5; pigs, toera.33; bulk of salea. f7.SJ 7. SO. jsheep Receipts. 12.UOII: market, ateadv. Tearllni:. f '1.50 1 7.SO : wethers. .V0' U.50; ewes. t5.10ll.l0: lambs. f78.to. Crop aad tVcwther Bullerla. WASHINGTON. April 17. The Weather Bureau's crop and weather bulletin saya: The weather during April to date ha neen in mereu - - conditions that xtaui during much of th period aince 1 j - especially In the districts to the eastward of tha Rocky Mountain-. . -of th mountalna. the weather has been somewhat less favorable during April, but good rain hv fMn ltely In much of that region, and the oil Is now generally well saturated with moisture. In the Win ter wheal atates wet of th Mississippi. . . ' . Ik. n'lnt.. K . the neavy snowien ml - . 1 1 -1 1 ..11 ul . ith moisture and lerv ine pii ' " .... . . . .-.. Hniibrl.u nroveo ine unusual pnww , w . . . . - highly beneficial to th wheat planted dur ing th prevalence ot tne evie cu.u. ... .... .... n ,., u ise4slrjDi. the anow covering was generally lighter and afforded leas protection during the severe co'd. The soil Is generally well saturated with mol.l- . t v. . VAathe ii f the naet ure. a no ine i.v.u. " ' - - week ha rpldly forced vegetation forward in an pares oi nm " - " region wnowian we p . ., . . . , . usual, but good rains In the last week have put th soil In good condition and tha weather was generally lavorao.v cr Waal at St. Lours. ct inns Aorll 17. Wool steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums. 169 lfc: An mediums. 13711c; nne. ivj IKl Hwlntb Flax Market. 1CIA"TII. Minn.. April 17. Linseed. In 're. on frark and to arrive. f2.1nLs; MS. n;i, asked: Jul). 2-l3' asked. Mope at Mew York. .s,W luKk, AprU 17. Aiopa Wuleu TONE IS UNCERTAIN Stock Market Still Affected by Titanic Disaster. SPECULATION IN CHECK International Mercantile Marine leaaes Sliow Better Tendency. Twentr-Flve Point Jump In .Marconi Wlrelew. NEW VOUK. April 17. The stock mrket torly orfered further proof of It halting and uncertain ton bcua of th wide spread depression, caused br th gratat matin tragedy of modern time. Th otastroph coma to Wall street with P ctal force, for It Involve th lea of men of Influenc thre. eruritia of th International Marcantll Marin Company mnlfested a better tend ency on very light deallnga at th outset, th common shares rising fractionally, the preferred stock a point and tha 4 'i per cent bonds 1 v.. Later they receded lllghtly. but were under no selling pressure at any period of th seaalon. . A majority of th artlv slocks registered advances tn th initial dealings, with pro nounced strength In Union Paclflo common and preferred. Before th end of th first hour, a selling movement reversed th mar ket's course, and many of the atandard Isauea went under tha previous day' lowest quotation, while business fell to minor pro nortlons. uiHdsv lirouaht cart lei recovery, with especial resiliency In Amalgamated Copper and American Can. while pressur against Heel was but slightly relaxed. The heavi nea ot oteel ws accounted for In part by tha dissemination of rumors dealing witn the noaslbla action of the directors at their quarterly meeting a fortnight hence. Th financial district seems to take It for granted that eamlnga for th flrat quarter will fall ahort of dividend requirement on th common stock t th present price rat and that thla condition my affect the policy of the corporation for tha ensuing year. Amalgamated Copper and th other cop per stocks. a well a American bmiting. held fairly steady during tha greater part of the day. which waa characterlxed by ex treme dullness In th Afternoon. Interna tional Harvester and Bethlehem 8teel com mon and preferred were among th few trong feature in th special group, with unexplained weakness In tha fertiliser. In the last hour, prices rose all around. but the advance soon waa followed by tg natlon and recesalona from top figures. Tha closing waa marked by much firmness and a mixture of losaea and gain. The greatest encouragement wa found In a further analyai of to country export for March, which wr greter by more then 23 per cent than In any corresponds month and Increased sora f48.000.0uo over March of taat fear. A featur of th day's operation on th curb was an advance to 1A0 In the prle or old Marconi Wireless shares, a rise of 23 point for the day and about double It price of a week ago. with an Increased de mand for the stock abroad. Announcement that New York City I to Issu some f 45.000.000 oO-yer 44 per cent bond waa followed by heaviness In outstsnd tng issues. Otherwise th bond mrket w mslnly Irregulsr. Total sales, par value, t2.44B.OO. United Btate Government bonds wer unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing ma. Allis Uhal pf .. e"0 Si 3 4 Amal Copper .. Am Agrlcutt . . Am Heet Hugar, American Can.. 88 V 5V t.i 69 H 52 24 V 23 V 13V 42V 85 '4 1"7V ftv 127 1454 luu JH 43 V 10!V -.1(13 V 1117 V 87 V 82V 252 V V 92 305 79 S3 18 V 311 V 14.1V 110V 29 V 43 143 V 15 V 17o V 23 V 42 .12 87 V 55 V 46V 170 131 4 i:;o ?8V 117V 21 111, 29 12V 28 3 106V I. -.HV 22 V 141 V 29 V A3 44 149 57 V 29 V 118- 40 V II. 1 83 V 121 V 32 V 125 V 108 V 105 24 V S4 V I60 v 32 V 1 ..- 2.1V 78 V 29 MS 41V :t2 75 48 112 V 29 V 74 40V 24 . 13V 33 172V Bl 77 V 3.-.V 70 V 112V 4 V 50 R 51 V 62 V 73 V 82 V SV 164V 29 19rt Am Cur A Fdy. Am Cotton OIL. Am ll'l t Lt pf Am Ice SecurL. Am Linseed . . . Am Locomotive Am Sltirl & Kef do preferred.. Am Hteel Fd . . Am Sugar Kef.. Am Tel A Tel.. Am Tobacco pf Am Woolvn . . .. Anaronda M Co Atchison uo preferred.. All Coast Line-H-thlehem Kleel flrook H Tran.. Canadian Pac. . Central Leather do preferred.. Central of N J . Chea A Ohio . .. Chicago A Alton Chi Gl Weat do preferred. . Chicago A N W HX C, M A Mt PauU 2.S0O C. C. C A St I Col Fuel A Iron l.DoO Col A Southern. 1 I'onsol Gus . 8.10 Corn Product. .. evo iHil A Hudon ....... . D 4 II Grande do preferred. . 20O Distillers' riecur Erie 17.oo do 1st pf .... sOO do 2d pf (Jen Klectrlc . .. OoO C.t North pf ... J.IOO tit North tire .. l.oiel Illinois Central. 2IM Inu-rbor Met .. ftuo do preferred.. om Inter Hnrvester 4.tot Inter Marina Pf 4.tMi lnt Taper 2.000 Int Pump 1.2O0 Iowa Central . K i" Southern.. 100 do preferred Laclede C.aa . .. 700 14.1'v 111 'ioW 43 143 V 15V 143 V 110 v 43 143H 13V 42 h "siii 5l iiov 182 4014 l.ui lwtt .-. I. llhl 21 14 21 '4 2f" ' l.-.o-a 221. 142 to 44 4 S7H 291 11', 4S ll"1 K3V 121 ' 32 123W ios' " 21 34V "as' ' l.'.n 2HH 7V s v 67 's '?.it' ' 7 iiiii .10 74. 41 s, 24 V 42 Vs "seiii 53 iio" 131 30 V 120 V 1M V 5SV lit) 20 '4 12V 38 106 V 15SV 22 V 11 2 5V 43V "7V 29 V 117 V 40 111V 83 12(1 12TV lot' ' 21S 34 "S2V ia 23 77 V 28 V 36 V 7 iii'v" 2V 74 4UV 24 V Louis A Nash.. ! Minn A St L . . KIO 31. 8 P A B S M Kio Mo. Kan A Tex 3HO Uo preferred.. 2i0 Mo Pacific S.7U0 Nil Biscuit National Lead.. 300 N Ity Mex 2 pf. 4'hi N T Central . . . 3.WK) N" T. Out A Wea Norfolk A Weat 8.5oO North Am 2M Northern Pacific 5. ion Faclrlc Mall 2i Pennsylvania ... 1.900 Peoplv'a Gh .. ...... P. C C A St L.. Pittsburg Coal.. Pressed S Car.. Pull Pal Car . . Hy Steel Spring Sort MHl 300 4 Heading S8.40O Keoubhc Steel 2l0 do preferred. . Rock Island Co do preferred. . St L A S F 2 pf . St L Southwest. do preferred.. Slosa Sheffield .. . Southern Pacific Southern Ry . .. do preferred.. Tenn Copper . . Texas A Pacific 4lrt S.2IM 700 '?oo 300 y.poo 1.100 300 1.2s 100 Tol, St L A Wes do preferred Cnlnn Pacific .. 21.400 do preferred.. 411 tT H Realtv . . .. 20 V 8 Rubber ... t 1.1O0 V B Steel 84t.oO do preferred.. l.oort Vtah Copper ... 10.5OO Va-Curo them .. 5,400 Wabash do preferred.. 1.30O Western Md ... 4) Westing Klec .. 4"rt Western Union. feno Wheel A I. E. . l' Lehigh Valley .. 2.4v Chino Copper .. 2.ROO Ray Consols ... 3.70O 172V 91V 77 V nr. 71 112V 04 V 31V "iiv v 73 V 82 V 8V J 14 ' '-!V 20 171V 91 V 77 V 34 V ev 1I2V S3V 49 'h" fll 4 75 82 8 V 183 V 28 V l'i Am Tobaccs . .. 237 V Total salca for the day. 497.500 sharea. BONDS. YORK. April IT. Closing quota- NKW tlons: U S rf 2s reg. do coupon . . U 8 3s reg 1O0VN T r gen SV-g. 87 liiov No Pacific 3s... Bii 102Va No Pacific 4a... HUH l2V:i'nlon Paclflo 4S.101V do coupon U new rag. 114 iwi tanirsi es. . do coupon .. .114 V Japanese 4. . . 85 VB T A R U 4s 8SB Mock at Boetoa. TIOSTON, April IT. Closing quotations: Allonrg 48 ;Miml Copper... 234 Amal Copper.. 8SV'Mohawk -4J5V A Z L A Kin... 2HX!plsslng Mines. TV Arlson . oin .. irortn tiutte. . . . It A C C A S M. 7V!North Ike Cal A Arizona.. T" V Old Oominloa.. Cal A Hecla. ...4 Osceola Centennial 23 Hjulney l op Ran Con Co 65 'Shannon K Hutte Cop M. 14V'Superlor Franklin ItV'Sup A Fo Mln. Giroux Con .... 51V Tamarack Granby Con ... 44V.U 8 8 R it.. S3 : lH . 12l . 89 . 14V . 3 -I1. . 47 , 39 Salea High. Low. e"0 SV 3H 00.4OO fUV R2 'V.31'10 "5H 22.400 m h l.iKiO ill is 6s leK 52 514a "2.300 'iiW 4.2"0 15 14 U"0 43 42 P.WO0 b0 Ss fc1 "'ioo iisii "'it 'sk 'ik'ii 1.5HO 43 4 J 4.4U0 llloV. 107 is ""2116 iois i6 7.:i.i a s g.i ix 7uO S3 2 5. hull :.-2 350 , 1.IXN 2H 24i lOO 2 H 2 ii "l'.iiio "so" Greens Cnnea. 9V do preferred... JV I Boy11e (Cop) 28V t'tah Con IJV Kerr Lake zv'rtah Copper Co. 64 V Lake Copper.... 47v;V!nona ,,5 La Salle Copper TViWolverlne 'i' Mopey, Fxcriange, Etr. NEW YORK. April IT. Money on call ateady, 21S S per cont; ruling rate. 8: cloa Ing bid. 2V. offered at 8. Time loans, eas ier. 60 dav. 3V: S dy. 3Vfr8V: ' months. V44 per cent. Close: Prime mer cantile paper. 4VW4V Per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual busl nesa In bankenr bllla at 84.8410 for 60-day bllis and at f4.8715 for demand. Commercial bill. 84.88V. Mexican dollar. 47c. Uovernmeut bonds, steady; railroads. Ir regular. 1 LONTXN. April IT. Bar silver Firm, 27 Vd per ounce. Money SV Pr cent. The rate of discount In the open market for abort bills 1 3 7-l per cent; for three month' bills. 3 7-166 3 V Br nt- . 3 AN FRANCISCO. April 17. Sterling on London. 0 da. 4.84 V: do. sight, I4.6TV. Urifti, sight par. telegraph 2c. BAN FBAXI8CO PRODUCE MARKET Price Quoted at th Bay City for Vege tables. Fruits. Klc. PAJf FRANCIBCO. April 17. The follow ing produce price were current here to da. : Fruit Apples, chotoe. fl.23: common. Sc; Mexican lime. f5s.f0: California lemons, choice, ft: common, tl.li; nvcl orange, flfi i.f; pineapple. $2. Butter Fancy cramery, 34 Vc Fgg Store. 10c; fancy ranch. 21c. Cheese IH 4J1C Onions ft. SO. Vegetable Cucumbers. Socfffl; green peas. St4c; string bean. lOtSJOo; aspsra gus, tltjl.SO; tomatoe nominal; eggplant, 3te 10c. Potato River Borbanks. f 1.75 ft t : sweets, U.754JI; Oregon Burbanks. f :.l5t140; Sa linas. 2.C04rl 75. Hay Wheat. fl4:: wheat and oata. S14S1I.S0; alfalfa. fUlS. Receipts Flour. 1973 quarter sacks; wheat. 670 centals: barley. 2160 centals; oats. 80 centals: potatoes, 2328 sack: bran. ion sacks; middlings. 350 sacka: bay, tone; wool. 74 balsa. 258 Metal Market. NEW YORK, April 17. Standard copper quiet. Spot. 1S.60 16.S7 Vc; April. 15.60 15.7Hc; May. June and July. 15.55W lf.87Vc London easy: Spot 70 s Jd. Futures. 71 3s d. Arrivals reported at New York today, 36 tons. Custom-house re turns show exports of 12.7S tons so far thl month. Lake copper. 1SV1SVc; electro lytic lSaitVc: casting. l&Vtfl7c Tin quiet. Spot, 43.30U 4S.0c: April. 41.S3(r 41.61k-; May. 4f.15ti43.S0c; June, 41.00O tl.JSc; July. 42.704 43c; August, 42. 45 43.87 V London stesdy. Spot. fl97 15s: future. 14 10s. Isd quiet, 4 15tj4.22Vc New York and t.tO East St. Louis. London. 14 s Id. Spelter quiet. .7O0C.Oc New York. Antimony quiet; Cookson's, 8c Iron Cleveland warrants. S3s 7Vd in London. Locally Iron waa steady. No. 1 foundry Northern. $15.26 15.7S ; No. 2. 14.75T 16.35; No. 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern soft, f 15.15615.73. Coffe and Sugar. XEW YORK. April 17. Coffee futures closed quiet, nat one point lower to two points higher. Sales 27.500' bag. April. 1J He; May, lJ.c: June. 14.03c; July. 14 0ko; August. 14.12c: September, 14.16c; October, 14.13c; November. 14.09c: Decem ber. li.Ofc; January, February and March. 14.03c. Spot teady. Rio No. T. 14Vc: Santo No. 4. lVe. Mild quiet. Cordov. lei8Vo nominal. Raw sugar dull. Muscovado. 89 test, l.flc; centrifugal. 16 test, 4.11c: molasses sugar. test, 3.34c. Sales. 50,000 bags. Refined steady. Dried Fruit at Sew Vork. NEW YORK, April 17. Evaporated ap ple quiet. Prices ar ateady. Spot fancy quoted at tVfelOtte; choice, 86c; prim. 7t7c Prune steady with a quiet trade Quota tions rang from 4V10Vc for California op to 30-40. and 8 pile for Oregon Peaches Inactive and easy. Choice. 10V4V live: extra choice, lltyllVic: fancy. 11 's tl I2C , Naval Store. SWANNAH. April 17. Turpentine firm. 44 vc: ssles. 338; receipts, 275; shipments. 351: stocks, 15.8U0. P.osln firm, sale 220O; receipt. 043: ship ments. IIOO: stock, 51.OO0. yuote: B, 80.10 U V.45; D. 86.6516.70: E. f .!5 tj 6.90: F, O. f7.23tJ7.27V: H, 1. f77.:iO; K. 7.H5; M, f7.10; N. f7.15; WO. 87.20; WW, 7.25 T.84k New York Cotton Market. VF.W YORK. April IT. Cotton future closed steady. Bids: April. 11.29c; May. ll.soc: June, 11.41c: .Tuly, 11.51c; August, 11. .Vic: September, 11.55c; October. 11.61c; November. 11.83c; December, -11.68c; Janu ary and February, ll.coc; March. 11.73c. Spot cloaed ateady. 10 points higher. Mid upland. ll.SOc; do Gulf. 12.00c Sale, 70 balea. Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO. April 17. Botter Steady; creameries. 2881c; dairies. 24 28c. Eggs Btesdy: receipts. 82.4M cases, st msrk. cases Included. H-tilDVc; ordinary firsts. 1841 !8Vc; Mrst. 19c. Cheese Firm: dllv. 17 V 49 17 Vc; twin. 16VVlVc; Young 'America. 16V 9 17c; long horns, 16 V tj 17c Puget Round Grain Markets. TACOMA. April 17. Wheat Bluestem 81.044jl.05: fortyfold, $1.01; club, fl: red Russian, 93c SEATTLE. April 17. Wheat Bluestem, fortvfold. $1.01: club, f 1.00V; nle. fl.OOV: red Russian. 9Vc Yesterday's car receipts Wheat. 8; corn, 4: oa. 2: hay, 13; flour, 3.. European Grain Markets. LONDON. April IT. Cargoes, firm. Wall Walla for shipment at 39s 8d. English and French country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL. April 17. Close: Wheat. May. 7s lOVd: July. 7s Vd; October, .a 6Vd. Weather, cloudy. i London Wool Sale. LONDON. April 17. The offerings at th wool auction today amounted to 14.402 hales. Strong home ana Continental bidding, to gether with American purcnsing meaium crossbred and fine merino heldthe market firm and In sellers" favor, runts Arena au- vaneed 8 per cent. m III SPRING LONDON - Kaiser Wilhelm II - - -Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm -Kronprinzessin Cecilie George Washington - -Kronprinz Wilhelm - Berlin TWIN SCREW Rremes Koenlaln l.ulae . . . ruer Kiirfuerat Kenla Albert I tiCj IMliiJl 1 lilVlVll JLiAl Gibraltar. Xaplea. Genoa Prisies. Irene April 30 Jnne 15 - Koenlar Albert Jay 11 Anar. 1. Krledrlch der Kroaae -' .f', J,,,y 8 Salllnsta U 11 A. M. Calla at A Idlers. OELRICHS & CO., Gen'l Agts., 5 Broadway, New York Robert Capelle. G. A. I. C, 250 Powell SU PP- Frara H I c. V. r 1-oral At. Pi umnf?? . 1- BEAR HMD I WHEAT Shorts Hammer Down Price of July Option. CROP SCARE i IS ABATING Not to Kxcced One Million Acres Will Be Abandoned In Kansas. Corn Strengthened by Stormy Weather Oats Are Higher. CHICAGO. April 17. r.t tactics and stormy weather, rather than crop damage reports, took control tody of the price of wheat. Snow, rain and cold gave the mar ket a bullish turn at first, but demand be gan to dwindle and opened tne way tor bear raid. Th close wa unsettled, varying from VVa decline to 4c advance. Wheat traders were Inclined to act on fresh nows development Instesd of dwelling on detail, of havoc wrought in Illinois. In diana and Ohio by Winter killing. Early re- porta from Kansas Indicated the percentage of loss to be larger there than previously estimated. A statement later, however, by mane officials of the State Dealers' Asso elation, figured that not to exceed 1.000,000 acres would be abandoned in Kansas ana that more than 6.000.000 acres were In fine condition, thu pointing to a crop of fully 100.000.000 bushels for the state. Under these circumstances, alleged pros pects of damage. Increase in Missouri soon lost effect on the market, many holders try ing to res I lie. while short sellers, led by prominent dealer, hammered the July option especially. That month nroKe nearly centa from the ton figure of the day. Cold, rainy weather and a forecast of later unsettled conditions had much to do with the renewal of strength in corn. Light nese of receipt formed another source of encouragement for the bull side The back set In wheat had relatively small influence on the coarser grain. Oats advanced on tha chances that delay to seeding at thl time through bad weather would make enlargement of acreage a good deal of a myth. Commission houses were the biist buyers. Government fiffures on hog losses hy ex posure put strength into the provision mar. ket despite heavy selling on the part of stockyard longs. Th leading futures ranged a follow WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May 11.10V 81.14V 81.10H $1.11 Juiv 1.06. 1.07V 1.05V- 1.0BV Sept 1.03V 1.03V . 1.02V 1.02V CORN. May 77 .7S .77 .77 4 July 78V -77V .7V -77V Sept 75 V .76 .75 V .73 V OATS. May r.V .57 V ." .57 V July 5HV .54 V -5.1V .54 V Sept 4.1V .43V .43 .43V MESS PORK. 1 May 17.95 17.97V 17.75 17.90 July 1S.15 1S.35 1H.15 1S.33 Sept, 18.57 V 18.70 1S.45 18.04 V LARD. May 10.25 10.30 10.13 10.25 July 1IV.42V 10 43 10.35 10.45 Sept. 10.02 V 10.72 'A 10.52 Vj 10.65 SHORT RIBS. Mav 1O.02V 10.07V 9.92V July ..10.25 io.::2V 10.10 Sept 10.45 10.52V 10.3214 . Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. 9.97 V 10.20 10.12H Rye No. 2. 5c. Barley Feed or mixing. SScfefl.O fair to choice malting. $1.20 1.3i. Timothy seed 612. Clover eed $15m20.50. Pork Mess, f 17.87 V r 18. Lard In tierces, $10.25. Short ribs Loose, $10. . Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 292,000 bushels. Primary receipt; were 230.000 bushels, compared with 354.- 000 bushel, the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: "Wheat, 8 cars; com, 32 cars; hogs, 17,000 head. Grain In Han Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. Spot quota tions Walla Walla, -fl.S2Vr-1.85; red Rus sian. fl.bSVfi 1.KV Turkey red. $1.858 1.90; bluestem. $1. b5ft 1.90; feed barley, $1.90; brewing barley. 1.95fl2; whlto oats, $1.7V 4T2.00; bran, f 26.5O0 27 ; middlings. f3 50 n:i.0: shorts, f2S.D0 29.50; May oats, tl.97V. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April 17. Close: Wheat May. 81.H7V: .I'l'y. 81 .08 V r 1.0": Septem- J. C. WILSON & CO. 0-avS. BO.i). OKAJN A2l COXTOS MH15r.K04 NEW YORK BIOCK XCHANOB NEW YOKK. COTTON EXtUANlif CUICAOO BOAKU OF TBAlllfi 1HK MOCK ANU ItO.M) EtnA.S01. DAN 1 KAN CISCO. Main Office Mills tilde., ban Francisco, branch Office Vancouver, boattl. Portland. Lo Angele. baa Uleso. Cor oado Beach. PORTLAND OFFICE: fialn Floor Lumhermrns Bank BulldlatL Slh and Mark. Phone Marshall 4120, A 4187. 4. 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