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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ' 4, 1913. 17 FULL PRICES PAID Country Millers Buy Bluestem at Old Rates. FARMERS WILL NOT GIVE IN Market Values Show Bnt Uttle Loss Since Excited Buying Flurry or Last Month Other Grains Quiet. There u but little trading- In the grain markets anywhere in tha Northwest yester day. This was not only because of the light demand, but also because there were prac tically no offering's' by farmers. Since prices were lowered last week the growers hare, to all Intent and purposes, withdrawn from the market. Local dealers lenerelly quoted bluestem round S cents and club at S cents, and did not appear anxious to bay even at these reduced prices. It was noted, however, that when any lot wa offered on the market the mlllera lost no time in letting; hold of it. Millers in the country carried on some buying at the high prloes of a week or ten days ago This willingness to buy occasional lou at full rates and the tight holding by farmers have prevented the market from much after the excited buying of January. Had the buying flurry not been Interrupted there Is little doubt but there would have been a. dollar market now. -' The other grain lines were quiet and the flour market was also slow, a compared with the brisk Oriental movement of a short time ago. Local receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 210 U 9 8 Year ago H5 13 10 Season to date. 12617 1609 1341 1055 l!il Year ago 517 2!1 159 1091 M7 The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer chants Exchange follow: American Visible Supply Bushels. Decrease. February 8. 1H1S G5.0O3.0iM ltt.O'H) February 5. l'-'l- 60.425,0(10. 7S.1.000 February 6, lull 43.251.O0O 'USS.OOO February 7. 1010 25.523.0110 088,000 February 8, 1900 43.312.000 1.574.000 February 10. JiHiS 46.276.000 435.0WI February . 1907 44.0i2.0tH 2S0.OO0 February 13, 10M 47.7O.O"0 747.O0O February 14! 1903 39.098.000 8S1.000 February 8, 1004 S9.200.00 660.000 -Increase. Quantities on Passage . Week Week Week ending ending ending Feb. 1 Jan. 25 Peb. 3. '12 For Bushels Bushels Bushels I- K. IS 904.000 16.n00.000 81,824.000 continent ..19.C40.00 W.S32.0OO 7.120.000 Totals ...37.704.000 32.832.000 28,944.000 World's Shipments (flour included) Week Week Week ending Feb. 1 ending ending Jin. 25 Web. 3. '12 From Bushel! Bushels Bushels f S. Can.. 5.371.O0O .SS2.000 3.157.0OO rxen:ina .. 4.072.000 2.464.000- 496,001 uitralia ... 3,ss.O0i 1.112.000 1,104.000 ianub n'ts. 700.O-IO 50S.0OO SSO0O0 Russia'. 1.004.0OO 1,0.16.000 744.000 Hulia 624.000 664,000 488.000 Totals ...16.379.000 12.786.000 6.869.000 World's shipments season to date: Total since Same period From ' July 1. '12. Last season. r 6 and Canada 149,095.000 99.679,000 rxentlna 40. 852.000 22.607,000 utralla 18.495.000 29.932,000 Uanube 39.501.000 63.289.000 Russia 72.402.OOO 67,064.000 India 41,554.000 28.752.000 Total ..361.896.000 291.323,000 HOP TRADING BETWEEN DEALERS Business Passing at Last Week's Prices. California Above Oregon Parity. There was some trading in the hop mar ket between dealers yesterday at last week's range of prices. California advices noted more pressure on the part of growers to sell low grades. The California market, however, is still above the Oregon market, where qual ity la considered. The Imports of hops Into Great Britain for September. October, November and De cember. Inclusive, less exports, were In 191S, 169.158 cwts.: In 1911, J0.27J cwts.. and in J 910. 105,924 cwts. In view of the large supply England has obtained It Is not be lieved there will be much trade in an ex port way on the Coast for some time. It is worth observing, however, that English prices, in spite of the big Imports, have con tinued firm. DEMAND 1X1 R ORANGES INCREASING Buyers Now Know That No Frosted Fruit Can Bo Brought Here. There was a brisk demand for oranges on Front street yesterday. Retailers and con sumers have found that there Is no possi bility of frosted fruit getting past the vig ilance of the market Inspectors and buying Is again of normal valume. A car of or anges was received In the forenoon. A car cf Florida grapefruit also arrived and met with a good demand. Five cars of bananas were unloaded in green condition. The car of Texas head lettuce, which was expected yesterday, was delayed In ship ment and will reach Portland Wednesday. Trade In all vj-tal,l lines was good. Sales of Poultry Are Slow. The poultry market was weak at Satur day's prices. Some of the coops carrlred over from last week- were stiil unsold at the close of the day. Dressed meats were unchanged. The egg market was steady, with no ac cumulation, owing to out-of-town shipping orders. Butter was quoted steady at the new prices that went into effect yesterday morn ing. Cheese was ftrm. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1.925.4 $139,413 Seattle 1.839.2S0 1SS.07S Spokane 874.223 93.S30 Tacoma 49,54tS 72.439 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Floor, Peed, Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Club, S6S7c; bluestem, 9o96c: 4o-fold. 87c; red Russian, S4c: valley. 87c. FLOUR Patents. 14.70 per barrel; stralgl-.ts. $4.10; exports. 3.S3S3.95; Val ley. 44.70; graham. S4.4Q; whole wheat, 14.80. BARLET Feed. 12S4J2S.50 per ton: brew ing, nominal; rolled. 425.5026.50 per ton. COctN Whole. $27; cracked. J2S per ton. MILLSTVFFS Bran. $22 per ton; shorts, $24 per ton; middlings. 830 per ton. HAY Timothy, choice, $16917; mixed. Eastern Oregon timothy. $12015; CAt aoa vetch, $12: alfalfa, $11.50; clovor. $10: straw. $60 7. OATS No. 1 white. $26.50 027.50 ner ton. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apples, 60cg$1.75 per box: ptars, $1.50t2 per box; grapes, Mala gas. SH per barrel. POTATOES Jobbing prices: Burbanks. 50 60c per hundred; sweet potatoes, 4i4 per pound. TROPICAL FETJITS Oranges: Navels. $21i3; Florida. $4; Japanese. $1.25 per bunJle: California grapefruit. $2.7.' W J.'ij; Florida granofrult. $5; lemons. $7.504jS per box: pineapples, 6c per pound: pome granates. $2 per box: persimmons, $1.75 pec box; tangerines. $2.25 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. $1.50 per dozen; cabbage, lo per pound; cauliflower. $2.50 per crate: celery. $5.50 per crate; cucumbers. 75c 9 $3 per dos.: eggplant, 10s pound: head lettuce. $2.50 per crate: pep pers, lOo per ponnd; radishes, loo per dozen: sprouts. 10c: tomatoes, $2.25 per box; garlic. 5v6o per pound. ACX VEGETABLES Turnips. 75e per sack; carrets. 75c per sack: beets, 75a per seek; parsnips," 75c per sack. OXIOS Oregon. $1 per sack. Dairy aad Canntry Produce, . KGGS Fresh locals, candled, 259 2c per coren. 1'OILTM Hens. Ife014o; broilers, 13H $?14e: turkeys. live, 20c; dressed, choice. 22H25c: ducks. 1516c; geese, 10012c CUEESB Oregon triplets. ISO per ponnd. BUTTER Oregon creamery butter, cnDee. 26c per pound; prints. 37370 per pound. PORK Fancy. 10c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 14t144e per pound. BAMS All sues. 18!ei9i4e; picnics. 12c: cottage roll. 14c BACO.N" Fancy . 861427546: choice, 10 2Jc Staple Groceries. - balmox Columbia, River. one-pound talis, $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats. 11.43; one-pound flats, $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, 80c; silversides, one-pound talis. 81.25. WDVP-.V f-hnipi. xs 5AS.T3 ner ease. NUTS Walnuts. 18c per pound: Brazil nuts. 12t 15c: filberts. US 15c: almonds. 18c; peanuts, 6&5Vsc; cocoanuts, 90C&81 per aozen, cnestnuts, nc per pouna; n;uif nuts. 3&10c: pecans...J7c; pine, 176G30c. BBA.NS Small white. 5.40c: large white. 485c: Lima, 6tte: pink. 4.70c; Mexican, havnn. 4 , SUGAR Fruit and berry, S.25; Honolulu plantation. fo.zo; beet, $,.uo; extra j. .-. nowdered. barrels. 15.50: cubes, barrel a. $5.60. COFFEE Roasted, in drum. 24 40c per pound. SALT Granulated, 914 per ton; half ground 100s, $10 per ton; 50s. $10.75 per ton; dairy tli.oQ oer ton. RICE No. l Japan. S c ; cheaper grades. 4&c: Southern bead. 5 4f 6 Ti c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10c per pound anricotit. 12 to, 14c: Deaches. Sip 11c; prunes. Italians, 8Gj.10c; silver, 18c; fig. white and black, 4i&7c; currants. 9c; raisins, loose Muscatel, 64 6 ' He. bieacnea. laompwu. llc; unbleached Sultanas, sttc: seeded, 7fcfe8c; dates. Persian. 7c per pound; lard. 11.65 ner box. FIGS Twelve ID-ounce. 85c; 50 e-oance. Sl.5: 70 4-ounce. $2.60: 30 10-ounce, 2.za loose, 50-pound boxes, 67c; Smyrna. boxes, si.10tfl.S5; candied. per oox. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 13 pounds, 18194c; 12 to 14 pounds, IS lc; picnics, izc; cot- f n fm rail. 14C BACON Fancy. 26H2Tc; standard, 22 e-Sc; Eugiish, 10 to 12 pounds, 21c; 12 to 14 pounds, 20c LARJJ In Heroes, choice, 14o; com pound, Hc DRV Kii.T xt rats Reaular short clews 1314fcc; short clear backs, 12 to 1ft lb linW lOc: snort clear bacas. ao m 1 Hi 6ii 1 rf x-TnrtT. 14c. kARHRLKD HtCEF Extra mess beef. $14: mess beef, $12, plate beef, $20; rolled bone less beef, foU. BARRELED PORK Best pig pork, $24 brisket pickled pork. 12 26c " Hone. IVool and Ifide. TTri iftis tod. crime and choice. 189 10c per pound ; 1913 contract. l5o per pouna. MuHAIR Choice, S2c per pound. PELTS Dry, 13 14c; butcher, Vinrt wvnnl. 7 A lOc WOOL. Eastern Orecon. 14 9!8e per pound.- accord In to shrinkage; Valley, 21 4 22 Vtc per pouna. HIDES Salted hides, 12c Pr pound . salted calf, 18c; salted kip, 13914c: green hides, 11c; dry hides, 22 & 23c; dry calx, Ko. 1, 26c; No. 2, 20c; salted bulla. Sc. CASCARA Per pound. 4 4 fcc; oar leu. GRAIN SAGS In carlots, $e. Unseed OH and Turpentine. LINSEED Oil Raw. barrels, 3c: bcUed, barrels, Hoc; raw, cases, OSc; boiled, 60c. OIL MEAIj Carloads, $S7.&0 per ton; leas than carloads. $40 per ton. TURPENTINE Barrels. 04c; cases, 57C RASOLINE Nanhtha. in iron barrels 16c, In cases 23c; motor gasoline. In iron barrels ITc. in cases 24c; engine distillate. In. trou barrels 3 He. in cases 15 c SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Vege table, Fruit, Etc. AX FRANCISCO. Feb. 3. The follow Ins produce prices were current here today: Fruit Apples, cnoice, fcuc; common. vc Mexican limes, nominal; California lemons, choice, $7; common, $3.50; navel oranges, $1.253; pineapples, )23. Cheese xoung America, iotj isc Butter Fancy creamery, 37ic Kft-rs store, 27c; fancy ranch. 29 He Hav Wheat. $24 4? 25: wheat and oats. $21.50 23; alfalfa. $12.50 13; barter. $18 fc-19. Potatoes Orejron Burbanks. 75c $1 Salinas Burbanks, $11.35;. sweets, $1.85 Aetretabies cucumoers, 3.oo; green peas. 35c; string beans, nominal; tomatoes, 35 60c; eggplant, 615c; onions, 406Oc Receipts Flour, 7616 quarter sacks; bar ley, 35S0 centals; potatoes, 3630 sacks; hay, 706 tons. Metal Markets. JfEW TO UK, Feb. 3. Copper weak. Spot and February'. 15. 25c bid; March and April, 15.12 15.624c; May. 1515.82Hc; electro lytic, 16.50c; lake, 16.60 16.75c; castings, 16 16.25c Tin weak. Spot, 492550c; February. 49.20 49.40c; March, 48.85 49.15c; April, 48.6-5(0 49c. Lead steady, 4.25g,4.35. Spelter easy, 6.53 () 6.75c. Antimony, nominal. Cookson's. 9. 75c. Iron Irregular. No. 1 Northern, 13.50 18.75c; No. 2 Northern, 1818.50c; No. 1 Southern, 18.2518.75; No. 1 Southern soft, 18& 18.50. Copper exports this month, 24,659 ton a London copper easy. Spot, 68 1-s 6d; fu tures, 6$ los. Local exchange sales tin 50 tons. London tin weak. Spot, 224 13s; fu tures, 222. London lead, 16 lis 3d. London spelter, 26. Iron, Cleveland warrants, 6 5s ld in London. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Coffee futures opened steady at an advance of 1 to 5 points and ruled generally firm on covering of shorts, trade buying and bull support. Re alization caused some Irregularity in the late trading, but the close was eteady, net 11 to 25 points higher. Sales. S3.7.i0. Closing bids: February. 13.13c; March, 13.52c; April. 13.68c; May, 13.65c; June, 13-68c: July, 13.73c; August, 13.78c; September, 13.84c; October, 13.78c; November, 13.75c; December, 13.71c; January. 13.79c Spot firm. Rio 7. lS?4c; Santos 4, 15 c. Mild quiet. Cordova, 15, & 16c nominal. Raw. sugar steady. Muscovado. 89 test, 2.98c; centrifugal. 9G test, 3.48c; molasses, 89 test, 2.73c; refined steady. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Evaporated apples quiet. Fancy, 7fc6Sc; choice, 6&Cttc; prime, 5 6c. Prunes easy. California up to 30 -40s, 4 ll4ic; Oregon. B9Hc Peaches quiet.' Choice, 6&6c; extra choice, 6467c; fancy, 7 1,(2 Sc. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Feb. 3. Butter 'Firm; cream- j eries. 27 34 c. Eggs Firm. Receipts, 3159 cases; at mark, cases included. 20?23c; refrigerator firsts, 17&17c; firsts, 24c. J Wool sit St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3. Wool Steady. Ter- ritory and Western mediums. 21 23c; fine mediums, 18 6 20c; fine, 1317c. - i MILWAUKIE JVOMEN VOTE On March 18 Charter Amendments and Bond Issue Is Problem. MILWAUKEE, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Auditor David P. Mathews, of this place, anounced today that he Is hav ing printed this week for distribution to the voters all the charter amend ments which will be submitted to the voters on March IS. There have been something over 200 legal voters hereto fore, but at this special election there will be many more, as the women of Milwaukie will have a vote, so that It is estimated- that at least 300 votes will be cast. A bond issue, of $20,000 for a municipal water plant is a propo sition to be considereL Also the char ter Is to be amended to permit a spe cial tax for establishing lire de partment. The third amendment is to provide for the extension of streets. Auditor Matthews said he had heard of no organized opposition as yet, but there may be after the people get the print ed amendments, which will be sent to every voter next week. As there are many women property-owners in Mil waukie It is thought that their vote may decide the election. Man Is Father 24th Time. . NEWPORT, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) J. W. Flowers, a carpenter, has become the father of his 24th child. Mr. Flowers has married several times and is proud of his record. Mr. Flowers is considered eccentric and alwears wears a medul for something or other not generally understood. STOCK TONE HEM! Traders Turn to Bear Side of Securities Market. PRICE CHANGES NARROW Steady Pressure Against Steel Makes It One of Weakest Points in JAsl Active Curb Trading In Oil Shares. NEW YORK, Feb. S. Wall street was in cllned to look on the bearish side of things today, and the market was sluggish with a heavy tone. The range of Quotations was not large enough to effect a decided change In sentiment; rather. It suggested a waiting attitude. Perhaps tha news tor which the street waited most eagerly was definite word whether the Balkan war was to be resumed. It is assumed that continuance of hostlli ties would have a depressing effect upon the money and securities markets of the world. Fear of widespread labor trouble in the steel industry was an Influence on the bear side. Uncertainty whether the Minnesota rate case decision would be announced was a large factor in the morning and when word came there would be no ruling toaay, prices were borne down under th& most ac tive sellinr of the day. The steady pressure against Steel made It the most consplcious stock of the day's trading and forced It down well over 4 point at times. , Can, whose sensational advance last Sat urday excited much comment, pursued an uncertain course toaay, opening on a point, recovering its loss and then falling three points, tsomnern rucuic was neuvy. Losses among most of the leading stocks, however, were comparatively small. For a time in the midday trading the market made a showing of strength, Lehigh Val ley, Heading and Union Pacific leading a spurt with rises of a point, but the list soon gave wav again. Declaration of a $40 dividend on Stand ard OH of New Jersey was followed by ac tive trading in oil stocks on the curb. Stand ard of New Jersey bounded up 18 points, but later lost a large part of Its gain. London sold stocks here today, dispos ing of about 15.000 shares on balance. Bonds were Irregular. Southern Pacific collateral 4s were strong and active. Total sales, par value. $2,075,000. Panama Ss ad vanced 14 on can. CLOSIN GSTOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C Wilson A Co., Lewis building, Portlands Closing sales, ntsh. j.qw. ma. Amal Copper .. 12,00i 7U7 "i 73 Am Beet Stigar. loo ::7 o7 7 i American Can .. S3. 700 4:: 40 404 do preferred.. 8.100 IL'7 1014 l-'fi Am Car & Fdy. 10o G'i 52 Am Cotton Oil 52 Am Smel & Ref 1.500 74 73, 73 do preferred 100 American Sugar 400 117 117 1174 do preferred.. 100 116 Am Tel & Tel.. 2.SOO 1 1S1 181 Am Tobaccoc pf 500 384 2Sl Anaconda 1,1.00 03 37 ;t7 Atl Coast Line. 130 A T & Santa Fe 1.100 104 103 103 do preferred 101 H Bait & Ohio... 400 102 102 102 Brook R Trail. 1.000 01 3i 0 ftl Canadian Pac ... 2,100 241 239 239 C & O r 77.4 C & G W C & X W 200 137 ir,7 136 C M & St Paul.. 1.000 114 113 113 Central Leather Central of N J. . - 28 353 42 89 155 Chino 1.300 41' 42 Col Fuel & Iron H.oW 41 do preierreo col Houtnern 31 137 17 418 4!1 18 18 Consol Gas .... 300 i-s D L & W s D & R G DfBtillers' Securi POO 18 Erie W 31 i 1(1 314, n.n.r7 Electric :W0 142i l-ili1. 142 I5t North Ore.. HH 1" Gt North pr ... 1.200 1!,?4 128-1, 12SS Illinois Central. 400 lL'Si li'8-14 1-0 Interboro-ilet .. 2.20O 3D-), 1& 1SH do Dreferroa. . ' Inter Harvester 1.2(K 114 113 114 K c Southern .. 2l( 2ij 2H"i -o LehlKh Valley .. 5.700 102i 1011s Itil1 Louis & Nash , 1S,? Mexican Central "31. M. S P S S M 30O HOH 14V '4 14" Mo. Kan & Tex 100 2f.?4 265t 26M Mo Paciflo ' 0 41 H 41 41 National Leaa .. iw ozn Nat Biscuit 11814 do preferred u . X Y Central ... 100 10S1, 109 10 V Y Ont Wea til 'A .il'A -1 H Norfolk 4 West 2.200 HOj, 110 110 North American SOI Northern Pac .. 2.4'Ki l-Wt J, wit ii.-Tt Pacific Mail ... 200 Gl 30 20 Pacific T & T do preferred . Pennsylvania ... 1,000 12214 121 121 People's Gas 11:14 Reading 52.700 16Hi lBJ's IB-J5 HepuDllc d & i j -i- Rock Island Co. 9,00 24 2" -is 4 Southern Pac .. 20.400 107 lor. -los Southern Ray . . 100 27 27 27 Texas Oil ..... 40O 12114 120 11 Union Pacific .. 27.500 10214 10O 1(10 do preferred United Rds S P J2 U S S teel cor.. .;-t ....3 ..ir do preferred.. '' l" J'is Utah Copper ... I.K'O S4?i S l4 Wabash 100 4 4 3 Western Union . 100 72 .2 ,2 Westlns- Elec .. 600 73 , 2?1 i2 Wisconsin Cent. 0 Total sales lor the day, au.sw snares. BONDS T-enorten1 bv Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board at Trade bids.. Portland. Bid. Asked. Aroer Tel & Tel conv 4s 10114 , 10014 Amu Tob 4s ' Amn Tob 6s 1-1' . Atchison Gen 4s .. "5 Atchison cornr 4s 104' lu.i Atchison adj 4s stamped S716 x Atchison conv 5s - 1041. -"J,-' Atlantic Coast i.lne cons 4S . . va -,7 Atlantic Coast Una "L. & N coll" 4s Blt & Ohio 90 -4 !11 Bait & Ohio 43 Brooklyn Rao Transit 4s "014 .?.. Can Southern first as 100 100 Vl C & O this lOJ C B & en tnt 4s 95 ; C B & Q point 4s gjfc C B 4 Q Ills 4s .1j C B & Q Denver 4s "4 96 Cent Pac first 4s 514 8 Chiosgo & East Ills 4 7, 14 i0 Chlcaso R-I & P ref 43 87 Chi R-I & P Col trust 4s 64 J414 Colo & Sou first 4s S'i . 94 Denver & Rio Grande 4s ..... Del & Hudson conv 4s :fi Erie first cons P U J Int Met 414s 81- 8114 Japanese 4s c"-l 4J? Japanese first 414s 90 901j Japanese secona -sss -a--2 L. & N uni 4 J",, Mo Kans & Tex 414s .... Sh Sb',? Mo Pac 4s N T Cen 314S " ssr- N Y otn L 8 8i i.... 78 ,814 N T Central 0 i .. N Y City 4Us of 1957 10414 lOo Norfolk & Western '4s 9P N T Ont & W 4s 2 ? Nor Pac P L 4s fs 9J4 Nor Pac 3s 68 684 Oregon Short U 4s . .- 91 m Orecon Ry & Nav 4s 9314 9J4 penna kv 4s 01 iws ....av- Philippine Ry 4s 814 Reading gen 4s vK 9,14 Republic of Cuba 5s 1024 1024 Sou Pac first ref 4s 9314 9.1 -t Sou Pac col 48 6 34 7 Southern Ry 4s 77 78 St. I. ft S F ref 4s 76 714 Union Pac first 4s 99 - 99V( Union Fac conv s Union Pac ref 4s 9314 9o United States Steel S F 5s ...101 101 United States 2s registered ...HU 101 United States 2s coupon .....101 101H United states Ss registered ...10214 102 United States 8s coupon 102H 10314 United States 4s registered ...11314 -11414 United States 4s coupon 1134 - 11414 United Railways 8 F 4S 63 66V4 United Ry St Louis 4s 74 Westintrhouse conv 5s 9314 94 Western Pac 5s S S714 West Shore 4s Honey, Exchange, Etc virw YORK. Feb. S. Money on call. firmer. I-ia2- per cent: ruling rata, 214; closing bid. 2iJ: offered at 2. lima loans, anner, v T 34 - 1' cent 90 days. 4 per cent; six months, 41a per cent. prime mercantile paper. per cm. stprllr-.- exrhan-re steady, with actual busi ness In hankers bills at $4.8315 for 60-daj bills and at S4.b,4U xor acmana. commercial puis. Bar silver. 62c Mexican dollars. 4S14c, Government bonds, .firm; railroad bond, Irregular. TivnnV. Feb. 3. Bar silver steady at 2Sl-ld pervoun.-e: Mtmey. 414 Per cent. - nu rate 01 aiscuuui iu ,uo vyvo. uiu.oi for short bills la 4 1S-15 1 per cent: for three months bULB, 4 It-JQg -t . per ciau. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1. Sterling on London Sixty days, .S3; do, sight. 4-87. - Silver bars 52 c - ' : Mexican dollars Nominal. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph. Sc. Stocks at Boston. Tincunv. ir.w K rMn.in. n ,tnta.tiOnS : Allouej 33 'Miami Copper... 23 14 AmaL Cop 72iMohawk 53- Am. Inc. Ld 4 'Nevada Con 18 Sm 3114iN!plssinB Minea. 87 Arizona Com .. SliiNorth Butte ... .,01s Bos & Corb Con iNorth Lake ... A Sll Mc 6T4l01d Dominion... 4 Cal & Ariz lOsceoIa Cal & Hecla ...405 IQuincy ,3 Centennial 1014 Shannon 1- Copper F.angs ISuperlor JJ Con. .Co 4714 Superior SI 14 East Butt Cop 'Superior & Bos- Mine 14 !ton Min 4 Franklin .- 714'Tamarack 3S Giroux Con 3 !U. a an Ref Granby Con ... CS-!& Mia 41 Greene Cananea 8U. S. 6m Ret & Isle Royalie M'n pia (Copper) 28!Utah Con J04 Kerr Lake 344 :Utah Copper Co 34 Lake Copper ... 19Wlnona 3 La Salle Copper 4jWolverine T Condition sf the Treasury. WASHINGTON". Feb.' 3. Condition of the United States Treasury at tne Beginning ox hUBiTieKK toriav was: Working balance S9.43.Si4 In banks and Philippine Treasury 2, 618.064 Total of general fund... - 145.871.0':' Receipts Saturday 2.S1S.48S Disbursements 2. ,11,330 Surplus this fiscal year 5. 521,788 Deficit last year i,a.j.ov The fiarures for receipts, disbursements. etc., exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. HOGS ARE DOWN NICKEL BIG RO OF AIX CIASSE OP STOCK AT YARDS. Tone of Cattle aiarket Is Also Easier. Choice Sheep Sell at IMme Advance. WiM a run" of nearly 5000 bead of stock at the yards yesterday, prices showed a ten dency to ease up all around, except ft the sheep division. There was an active de- and throughout tne aay ana irauius Several loads of steers were moved, but ,h. ht nrirA obtainable on the ouality offered was 7.20. Cowa sold at 6 to U.G0 and a load of mixed cattle orougnt eo.au. It was a 7.50 bog market tnrougnoui the day. Nearly 20 loads were disposed of at that figure, with a dime less for half a dozen loads that did not grade as well. Heavy hogs sold at 6.25 and $0.30. In the sheep market choice ewes regained their former price of $5.25. Lambs brought 10.75 and 7. . : Keceipts were xu. catiir, o .ic hogs. 21C8 sheep, 46 horses and 20 mules, thinners were Lee Richardson. Wahgia- kus. Wash., 1 car of hogs; G. W. Owen. Rexburg and Idaho Falls. 2 cars of hogs; C. F. Meyers, Gooding. Idaho, 1 car of hogs; Eaton Bros., Wenzell, Idaho, 1 car of hoes: P. J. Brown, Jiaker, J. car 01 nogs; 1. Tt Johnson. Union Junction. 1 car of hogs; J. W. Chandler. Island City and Wallowa, 1 car of hogs; L. sj. eetz, juoro, car 01 hogs; Lind & Van Ausdeln, urley and Filer, Idaho. 2 cars of hogs; J. W. Hunt, Gateway. 1 car of hogs; C. F. Corner, Han sen, Idaho. 1 car of hogs; Jack Cole. Wal lowa, 2 cars of hogs: tSevens & Stevens. Ashton, Idaho, l.car of nogs; w. i: urake, Bellvue. Idaho. 1 car of cattle: W. S. Daughtrcy. Haines, 2 cars" of cattle; L. Mc Gregor, North Powder. 1 car of cattle; J. C. Lonergan & Co., Stanfleld, 4 cars of cat tie: M J. Sevier. Idaho Falls, 5 cars of sheep; "J. C. Adams, Payette, 3 cars of sheep; C. A. Oakes & Co., Caldwell, 1 car of sheep; A. rJensel, l-iermision, car oi cattle and hogs;. S. A. McAulty. Glenns Ferry, 1 car of cattle and hogs; J. D. Dins more, We3t Scio, 1 car of sheep and hogs; Idaho Meat Co., Coldwell, 4 cars of cattle and hoes: Cherry & Cherry, Welser, 1 car of horses; A. L. Haines. North Powder. 1 car of horses, and J. W. bweeney, wiro drovt In 20 mules. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Price. sn hogs' 2.io $7.r.o 40 hogs 19.0 7.50 1 steer i 1170 7.20 1 steer 1030 7.20 1 bull 12KO 4.73 3 steers 9S6 7.1,6 3 steers .10.'. 7.05 1 steer 1720 5. CO 1 steer 1560 4.75 3 steers 1200 4.50 12 cons ........j. 10M .60 2 cows 1135 0.00 11 steers 10SU 7.00 93 hogs 20 7.50 69 hogs 170 .50 6 hogs '. . 3SO 50 SO hogs 225 7.50 2 hogs .. 2S0 6.50 85 ewes 95 5.05 49 lambs 09 . 7.00 95 hogs 1S8 7.50 S hogs 230 6.50 30 hogs 2.19 7.50 35 hogs 273 7.50 0 hogs 400 6.50 157 lambs - 63 6.75 26 ewes 87 8.O0 73 ewes 90 5.00 85 hogs , 227 7.40 4 hogs 312 0.40 55 hogs 136 7.40 2 hogs ". 400 6.40 75 hogs 232 7.40 81 hogs 228 7.50 1 hog 450 6.50 20 hogs .- 186 7.50 40 hogs 196 7.5-0 50 hogs 176 7.50 1 hog 390 0.50 2 hogs 515 C.25 2 hogs 307 6.50 82 hogs 250 7.30 73 hogs 173 7.40 29 hogs 118 7.00 6 hogs ..." .. 201 6.40 78 hogs 223 7.50 5 hogs 402 6.50 83 hogs : 206 7.50 10 hogs 213 7.50 58 hogs 167 7.40 1 hog oeo !.'.' 1 hog . S0O 6.40 110 hogs ll8 7.40 1 hog on" 88 hogs lfl T.50 50 ewes 107 6.25 50 ewes - 10T 5.25 135 hogs . 191 7.50 12 hogs 3 hogs 320 .r,0 31 hogs 1 7.3. 15 ewes 90 "-25 135 ewes 90 4.85 6 hogs ' ' ' 2 hogs 3,1.". 4.00 63 hogs 101 7.40 67 hogs 188 7.35 5 hogs r t 500 6.50 17 hogs 211 7.50 .- ewes 106 5.25 23 steers 7.20 3 steers 11' 7.20 25 steers - ,..1150 7.20 1 steer 1170 7.20 1 steer 1030 7.20 3 steerso 9S6 7.05 :t Kteers .1056 7.0. 26 mixed cattle 1013 6-5 1 bull i 1319 5.00 1 bull 12S0 4.75 40 hogs 191 7 ,)0 SO hogs 230 7.50 S hogs 1,1 T..10 6 hogs 380 . 93 hogs - 2uS 7.50 9 hogs 3H2 6.50 1 hog 350 6.50 The range of prices at the yards was as follows: Choice steers i $7.30$7.SO Good steers 7.00 7.30 Medium steers 6.50J 7.00 Choice cows fi.50 6.75 Good cows 6.00 6.50 Medium cows .-. 5.50 0.00 Choice calves ..."..' 8.00 0.00 Good heavy calves (ISO'S, 7.50 Bulls - . 3.00 5.50 Light8"?. 7.35 9 7.50 Heavy 6.00 6.60 Sheep Yearling wethers .'. 5.00S( 6.15 Ewes 4.00 9 5.25 Lambs 6.00 7.25 ' Omaha livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 3. Cattle Re ceipts. 4500; market, steady to strong. Na tive steers. $0.40'8.25; native cows and heifers, $467; Western steers, t5.50S.OO: Texas at?ers. -$4.756.25; range cows and heifers. X3.76 8 6.60; calves. 5.509. Hogs Receipts. 6300; market, steadv. Heavy, 7.207.3S: light. S7.20S7.35; pigs. $8S!7: bulk of sales. 7.257.30. . Sheep Receipts. 9000; market, steady. Yearlings. $6.507.25; wethers. $35.75, laznbs, $7.75 g 8.50. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. S. Cattle Receipts. 20, 000; market, steady. Beeves, 0.25&.20: Texas steers, 4.y05.75: Western steers. $5.60ffi7.3U; stockers and feeders, $4.75 7.60: cows and heifers, $2-907.4S; calves. $0,50 10. Hogs Receipts, 47.000: market, slow, a shade above Saturday's average. Light. $7.40 7.70; mixed. S7.4547.70: heavy. $7.30 7.70: roush. S7.30fc7.45: pigs. $07.45; bulk of sales. $7.007.65. Sheep Receipts. ?5.OO0: market, steady to strong. Native. $4.6O''(i5.90: Weetern, $4.73 585; yearlings, $6.333,7.75: lambs, native, $0.60?. 70; Western. $6.6"s.75. Kit-la Butter Market. .j ELGIN, I1L, Feb, I. Butter, S(c -. FRO&T DANGER OVER Snow in Winter Crop Belt Causes Lower Market. WHEAT SAGS AT CHICAGO Increased' Olferlnsrs of Cash Grain and Hugo World's Shipments Also Discourage Bulla Ex port Sales Check Decline. CHICAGO. Feb. S. Wheat sagged today as a result of heavy snow dispelling cold weather, danger !n the winter crop belt. The market closed unsettled at a decline of lie to lie net. ' Corn finished Hfce t We up: oats unchanged to l-16c higher and provisions dearer by 214c to 1214c Ohio, as well as the Southwest, had a share in the snowfall that discouraged the wheat bulls. Greatly Increased offerings of cash wheat to arrive at Kansas City and here reflected similar conditions on a wide scale. Other depressing factors were huge ..j'lhinmmiii and the smallnesa of the visible supply decrease. Assertions that 35 boatloads had been taken Dy exporters the seaboard brought about a slight upturn in the wheat market during the last 15 minutes. ' rnm mttmrted remarkable support on account of statements that, owing to drouth, the Argentine export Burplus would be less than half the previous year's total. It was also current gossip that farmers were sell ing but little at country stations West. On tne otner uaim, uus'u u proved slim and fluctuations not more than a shade. Provisions rallied owlne to the purchase of SO00 tierces of lard by brokers, thought to he aoting for packers. The world stock of lard showed only a small Increase com pared with a liberal gain a year ago. The leading- futures ranged as louows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Itav $ .931 a ..:' 9 .vj July 91 .91? .80"S .91 juiy ...... - ft CQa, cos; Sept ...... .oo-jfc - - - COR May ... .. .52 H -MS 52H July ...... .5i 53', .52 -i - -M .534 .64 , sept ....... .54!4 .53 OATS. May 34 . .84 .83- .34 July ...... .341, .34 . sept ...... . . im .-- MESS PORK. Mav .... 19.10 19.20 18.97(4 19.20 ju'J ::":i9.o2V4 w.is w.973 i.is LARD. May 10,15 JM' ?f ' iolaS 10.30 10.20 10.30 SHORT RIBS. Mav 10 15 10.25 10.15 10.23 juiy lo-iS 10.20 1020 Casn prices woro; Corn NO. 3, 47f?48Ke: No. 8 I"hlte, 50i45O?4c; No. S yellow, 47;, Banc, jvo. 4, 45fe648c; do. white, 4849c; do. yellow. 45 4, c. Rj-e 61 14 65c. Barley 19 70c. Timothy 34.15. Clover $12 20. Pork $18.75 1. Lard $10,1714 22. Short ribs $9.62 ii ft 10. $7 H. Minneapolis Grate Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. S. Wheat May. 87Tsc; July, 89c; September, ee-ac. No. 1 hard, 8lc: .-o. x noi; . ";"r 87c- No. 2 Northern. 84?,85?sc; No. 2 hard. Montana. 87 He; No. 3 wheat. 82 -4 83c Flax S1.3T. Barley 46 59c. Grains In San Francisco. Six FRANCISCO, Feb. 3. Spot quota tions nana v. una, i-- -j- l,-,."-. sian. $1.52i1.5-.: Turkey red. 1-J' 1.70: hluestem, ji.o.hj".,". '";":';;. il.32?i1.35: brewing barley. $l-i.J JSIJ?: middlings, $S132; shorts, $25.oO24,. Call board sales: Wheat No trading. . . . i.u .1 a, u A.lr.fl ner PAD. nariey i.ou - tal; May, $1.30; bid, $1.31 asked per cen tal. Pmret Sound Wheat Market. stem. 969Sc: fortx-fold. S08Sc; club. 86 8Sc- red Russian, S3S5c.' Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 9; barley, 1; corn. 1; hay, 2. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 3. Wheat Blue stem, 93c: fortyfold. 85ic; club, 8jc; life. 85c; red Russian. S3c. European Grain Markets. . n.c-,TiwT T5-h s. . r.loslng Wheat. spot steady; futures easy. May 7s 2d; July .mmtrr markets, auiet. French country markets, quiet. Visible . Sunnly of Grain. NEW YORK. Fettr-8. The visible supply or grain 111 wk ,.,i,.,u uMka - ruarv 4. as compiled by the New York Pro grain in tne c-niieu ottttco .j ...... j . - ary . -i -j . . . - . .. ... ..a a. fnl ntr- uu ICO -CJtl.-ll,"BC, .a .".. SUSIieiS. wetreaac Wheat Wheat In bond .... 61.914.0O0 1 or.. 000 3.150.000 9,717,000 9.64C.00O 16C.000 1.469,000 1,015.000 427,000 169,000 61.000 66.000 430.000 11,000 corn Oats Oats in bond .......... Barley ... 2,717,000 35,000 Barley in oonu ......... Decrease. New York CoMon Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Cotton Spot closed quiet. Middling uplands, 12.95c; do. Gulf, 13.20. Sales. 700 bales. Futures closed steady unchanged to 6 points lower. February. 12.26e; March, 12.27c; Mril 12.07c; May, 12.07c; July, 11.9, c; Au gust.' ll.S2c; September. 11.14c; October. 11.37c; December, 11.38c NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1. Cotton Spot quiet, unchanged. Middling, 12 7-16C Sales, 400 bales. Hons at London. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 3. Hops In London, Pacific Coast, f5 6st5 15s. Duluth Unseed Slarket. DULUTH, Feb. 3. Close: Linseed, $1,35 4; May. $1.S8: July. $1.39 H. Hope at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Hops steady. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. JOHNSON At 2049 East Taylor street, February 1, to the wife of John T. 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