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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1900)
THE SUNDAY OBEGOftlAN, PORTLAND', MARCH 25, 1900, 23 COMMERCIAL AND Another week of fine weather has per- f tnltted farm worK to go aneaa vrna rush, and the first of April will find the Reason three or four weeks ahead of last year. "With so much work on the farms It is but natural that there should be some shrinkage in the volume of business with the country. The farmers have no lme to go to the stores to trade, and In the wheat districts farm work, com bined with the -unsatisfactory price of the cereal, resulted in a rather tame wheat market. The demand continues light, and none of the buyers seem disposed to force matters. There is continued weakness in the potato market, and the bulk of the sales that were made during the week were at 50 cents per bushel, with an occa sional fancy lot selling 10 cents higher, and gome ordinary stock as low as '40 cents per sack. San Francisco is not taking so many Oregon potatoes as she was a short time ago, and there, is less call for shipment to the north. Receipts of oats have be.cn very light during the week, and prices are firmer. Pork and veal, vrhich were allowing; decided weakness about 10 tfays ago, have recovered some of the loss in price, and are again selling freely. In but ter, a determined effort to keep a few brands up to 55 cents per roll has resulted In bringing In liberal quantities of Cali fornia stock, which is selling at from 10 to 15 cents per roll under the best Ore gon stock. Receipts of Oregon creamery are large, and the continued importation of the California butter will soon result in demoralizing the market. Eggs have held steady through the week, the variations In price being of small importance. In single case Jots, sales were still being made at 12Vz cents yesterday, but for round lots 12 cents was about all that could be secured. The poultry market Is in very good shape, and at no time through the week was there enough chick ens to meet the demand, and the figures paid approached the record. Sheep shear ing has commenced at a number of points, and the clip promises excellent, both as to quality and quantity. There has not been very much buying yet, and prices have not been definitely settled, but in any event it sfcems probable that they will be sufllciently attractive to make business asy. There -were a few sales of hops dur ing the week, at pi Ices varying from 3& to 7 cents per pound. In the East, the movement continues moderate, in spite of light stocks. 'WHEAT The arrival of three ships dur ing the week just closed failed to infuse much life Into the local wheat market. Indicating that the wants of exporters bad been pretty well provided for. There has been some buying on a limited sale throughout the week, but the amount in the aggregate was small, and the price paid covered the usual wide range, and as usual had nothing in common with the price of wheat in tne foreign mar kets. Sales of "Walla "Walla were made yesterday at 54 cents, and a couple of lots of Valley were picked up at 1 cent less. Borne round lots of Walla Walla were offering at TC cents, but found no takers, althougli interior mills are reported to have paid within 1 cent of that figure earlier In the week. Freights continue to "be the overshadow ing factor In tho wheat market, and ship owners continue supremely Indifferent to the independent action of the farmers in holding their wheat. During the week, 40 shillings was paid for a mammoth car rier for spot loading on the Sound, and 41s 3d was refused by a vessel in San Francisco. In Portland, the business for the week was confined to two or three new-crop charters, which were made at 3Ss 9d to 40s. Near-by ships are asking 45 shillings, with an intimation that 42s Cd would be accepted. One of the principal bear factors In the market situation last week was the enormous Argentine ship ments, amounting to over 4,104,000 bushels, breaking all previous weeks' records by over 1,000,000 bushels. Such shipments as these, of course, cannot hold up, but for the -past five weeks the total has reached 15.000.000 busheW, and the effect of all this Wheat being dumped on the foreign market cannot be other than weakening. The Treasury Bureau of Statistics has Just published an extensive and complete monograph, titled, "The Grain Trade of the United States," In which is given a history of the grain production of the United States from the early times to the present season, together with a discus sion of the question of supply and de mand throughout the world, methods and rates of transportation, statistical tables of acreage, production, exportation, con sumption, prices, duties, etc. The move ment from the South, by .way of tho Mississippi, the lakes, and the Erie Canal, to New York, which bebame the great shipping center of -the country, is traced; then followH a discussion of the great competition between lake and railroad trade and the final shifting of the shipping center to Phlladoipbia and ports further south. The statistics show an Increase in corn production during the last 22 years of S58.000.000 to 1.924.000.000 bushels, or 122 per cent, and an increase in exports of 15 -000,000 to 177.000,000 bushels, or over 1003 per cent. In the same period the wheat production increased 344 per cent, and the exportation jumped from 12.COO.000 to 22,000, 000 bushels or almost 18 fold. The increasing exportation of wheat in the form of flour brings forth the statement that in 187C loss than 4.000,000 barrels of flour were shipped, while in 1S99 there were over 18, 000 000. Tn 1E9S. th report continues, this country produced nearly 23 per cent of tho world's wheat, the Russias coming next with 17.3 per cent, then France with 12,9, ErHiih India S.4, and Austria Hun gary 5.9. . ilc ClcurlspTS. Exchanges. Balance0. $191,211 ?26 6i 144.CC5 21,147 239.S5C 8S.U20 173.590 53.53S Portland Tacoma Seattle . Spokane "VVeeltly Rnnlc Clearlnss. Tho bank clearings for the principal cities of the Northwest for the -week end Ins Saturday, March 24, were as follows: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. Monday $ 3S0.O3S Tuesday 207,779 Wednesday ...... 285 755 Thursday 1S3.S93 Friday 2SS.67S Saturday 191,211 $ 292.399 $107,836 377.91S J4S.525 340.9S7 137.153 374 348 140,419 369.093 149.603 239.356 144,655 Totals ...$1,627,324 $1,994,011 $8SS,200 Tho clearings for the corresponding weeks In former years -nere as follows: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. $1,334,764 3U97.597 J641.64S 1S99 . 189S . 1S97 .. 1,01 7,123 1.427.178 .,... 846.124 415,925 SC2.96.1 403,913 PORTLAND 3IARKETS. Grain. Flour, Etc. ,, ' "Wheat Walla V.'alla. Mff64c: Valley, C23 3o; bluttrtem, 5&J0Cc per bushel. ' Flour Best grades, ?2 70ff3: graham, ?2 DO; superfine. $2 10 per barrel. Oata White, 3$30c; gray, 3334c; stained, 29S30c per bushel. Barley-Feed. 51415; brewing, $17017 50 per ton. MlUstuffs Bran. $1213 per ton; middling $1S1D; shorta. $1315; chop, $14. Hay Timothy. $&io; clover. $T7 50; Ore gon wild hay. $GJf7 per ton. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. Vcgetables-Parsnlpa, $1; carrots, $1; turnips, 60c: onions, $1 &02 co per cental; cabbage, 0c81 per cental; potatoes. CO COc per &ck; ewcet potatoes. 2C3c; peas. 6e; beans. 10c; asparagus. Cc; new potatoes, SfciCSc per pound. Fruit Lemons. $2 C03; oranges. $23 per box for naels. $1 C02 for seedlings; tangerines, $1 76: Japanese oranges, 75cS?l 50 per box; pineapple. $4 500 per dozen; bananar, $2 00 3 per bunch; Persian dates, 79Sc per pound; apples. $15?1 CO; pears, 75c$l 5 per bJX. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 7gSc pej pound, aun-drled. sacks or boxes, -4Sc; pears sun and evaporated. 5SCc; plums, pltlcss. 4Q 5c; prunes. Italian. 3U(g;5c: Her. j-j, choice. 5 0Cc; figs. Smrna, 22-c; California blsck, &Gc; do white, 10c per pound. Butter, Erstk, Ponltry, Etc. Butter Taney creamery, CO 00c; eecoao. FINANCIAL NEWS 4245c; dairy, 3037"c; More. 33S2J4c pel roll. 1212&c per dozen for Oregon. Poultry Chickens, mixed. $45; hens, $5 DO C?5 50; dueka, $536: geeee. $6 5038 per dozen; turkey, live. 10911c; dressed, 12&3Uc pel pound. Game Mallard ducks, $3; widgeon. $1 5032', teal. HO CO per dozen. Chease Full cream, twins, 12$3l3c; Tounj America, 14c per pound. Groceries, Nnts, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 2332Sc; Java, fancy, 20932c; Java, good, 205"24c, Java, ordinary, 18&20cj Costa Rica, fancy, 1620c; do good. lOSlSc; do ordinary. 1012c per pound; Columbia, roaet, $12 73 per case; Arbuckle'a. $14 25; Hon, $12 75. Sugar-Cube. $5 S2&; crushed. $5 82H; pow dered. $5 82; dry granulated, cane, $5 324 beet. $5 22; extra C, $4 82; golden C. $4 7U net;. half barrels, c more than barrels; mapH sugar, J010c per pound. BeansSmall white, 3c; bnyou, 4c; Lima, Ct per pound. "Salmon Columbia river. 1-pound talis. $13 1 50; 2 - pound talla, $22 50; fancy, 1-pound Hats. 1 CoSl 75; -pound fancy fiats, S5ti3c Alaska. 1-pound talle, $1 20Q1 30; 2-pound' tails, $1 0082 25. Grain bags Calcutta, ?7T 10 per 100 iol spot, $0 &y$G p2 for July-August. Nut Peanuts, C7c per pound for raw, lOi for roasted; cocoanuts. 00c per dozen; walnuts; 10$?llc jer pound; Rlne nuts,. 15c; hlckorj' nuts, 7c; chestnuts. 15c; Brazil, lie; Alberts, 15c; fancy pecans, 1214c; almonds, 15 17&c pel pound. Coal ell Cases, 21 He per gallon; barrels, 17c; tanks. 15c Rice Island. 6Hc; Japan, 5c; New Orleans, i&GO&c. fancy bead, $77 50 per sack. Meat and Provisions. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes. $44 25; dressed, 73r7e per pound; eprlng lambs. $22 50 each. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5; light, $4 00; dreed. 5 6c per pound. Reef Gross, top steers, $4?4 50; cows, $3 59 (?4, dressed beef, 6&S7&C per pound. Veal Large. OJ4?r74c per pound; small, SSDc. Piwlslons Portland pack (Shield brand): Hams, smoked, are quoted at 13Jc per pound, picnic horns, 0c per pound; breakfast bacon, 13c; bacon, 9c; backs, 0c; dry ealt eldea, 8c; Cried beef, 17c per pound; lard, 5-pound palla. 10c; 10 -pound palls, ac; 50s, 9Jsc; tlerMS, 014c per pound. Eastern pack (Ham mond's): Hums, large, 13c; medium, lSc small. 13c; picnic hams,. 9c; shouldern, QzCi breakfast bacon, 12$ic; dry salt sides, SG9Jsc; bacon sides, &QlOc: backs, 10c: butts. 8c; lard, pure leaf, kettle rendered, 5a, lOJic; 10s, lOsc v Hops, "Wool, llldea, Etc. Hop&-3Sc per pound. '.Vool Valley, 12 13c for coarse, 10318c for best; "Eastern Oregon, lOQICc; mohair, 24&2Sc per pound. Sheepeklno Shearlings, 1520c; short-wool, 21 35p; medium-wool, 30&50c; long-wool, GQcQfl each. Pelts Bear skins, each, as to elze, $515; cubs, each, $105; badger, each, 10014c; wild cat, 2540c; housecat. 5 10c; fox. common gray, 40frC0c; do red, $1 2521 75; do cross, fciM $; lynx, $1 50&2 50; mink, 30c$l 25; mar ten, dark Northern, $408; do pale, pine, $1 21 3; muskrat, S 12c; skunk. 2540c; otter (land), fiftG; panther, with head and claws per fect, $13; raccoon, 25g50c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $ 3 605; wolverine, ?2 303C; bfaver, per akin, large, ?6"; do medium, pet ekln. $405; do small, per skin, $102; do kits, per skin, SOcSl. Tallow 505J4c; No. 2 and" grease, 304c pet pound. Hides Dry hides. No. 1. 10 pounds and up ward, 15015Vsc; dry kip. No. 1, 0 to 10 pounds, 15c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds,. 15016c; dry salted, one-third less than drj flint; salted hides, eound steers, -60 pounds and oer. SHoOc; do 50 to CO pounds, feffa&o; do I unoer &u pounds ana cows, TV608c; kip, 13 to 34 pounds, 7&08c; do eal, 10 to 14 pounds, 7Vc; do calf, under 10 pounds, 7Hc; groen (unsalted), lc per pound less; cullo (bulla, stags, moth eaten, badly cut, scored hair ellpped, weatbfci beaten or grubby), one-third less. ' kcw i'or stocks; Prices at Which the Principal Se curities Closed. NEW YORK. March 24. Tho total sales of stocks today were 478,000 shares. The closing quotations were as follows: BONDS. U. S. 2s ref 105 D. & R. G. Ists.l03& U. S. 2s reg....l01 do 4s S-J do 3s reg 110 Sen. Electric 5s.ll5 dO 3S COUD 110 K. V. Ppnt Ictc-llft do new 4s reg.l34UiNfor. Pac. 3s. ...'. 67& HO 4S fOlin 13.lll 1r Ac lnr,7 do 4s coup 1344 uw 10 ...........iUO-4 uo om -is reg..iiii do old 4b coup.llt do 5s reg 115 do 5s coup.. ...115 Dls. of Col. 3-C5S.119 Atchison adj. 4s. 84 C. & N. W. con. 7s 141 do 3. F. deb. 5sl21 Or. Nav. Ists. 110 do 4s 0. S. L. do con. Cs! .101 .1271A .1134 . 99 R. Q. W. lata. 3L Paul cOns.. 163 do C. & P. lsts.151 Onion. Pacific 4S..10S Wis, Cent. Ists. lJ When Issued. STOCKS. Atchison do pfd Bait. & Ohio. Can. Pacific . Can. Southern Ches. & Ohio. Chi. G. W r n s. r ::t$ Union Pacific .. K'4 -.76 .- 7 .- 22 do pfd - 7G Wabash .. So .. 51V4 .. 307, .. 1ST do pfd Wheel. & L. E... 11 do 2ds ofd 2iaj Wis. Central .... 18 Third Avenue ...102 Chi., "ind. "&".. 211 liStri EXPRESS CO.S. ao pia &4 Chi. &. East 111.. 103 Chi. & N. AV 163 C, R. I. & Pac..U2V4 Adams 115 American 147 United States ... 47 Wells-Fargo 122 MISCEL, LAN'US. Am. Cotton Oil... 33 do nfd ma C. C. C. & St. L,. 63v oio. aoutnern .. t do Ists pfd .... 454 do 2ds pfd .... 19 Del. & Hudson.. 116tf Del.. I, W .182 D. & R. G 23 V pfd 75 Erie 124 Am. Maltlns: .... 7 do pfd 24 Am. S. & R 40 do pfd 92 Am. Spirits .... 2 do p"fd 17 Am. Steel Hoop. 35 do pfd SI Am. Steel & W.. 56 do pfd 90 Am. Tin-Plate .. 32 do pfd S2 Am. Tobacco ....103 do nfd 138 do Ists pfd 39 Gt. North. pfd.,.161Vi nocKing uoai ...is Hocking- Valley. 35 Illinois Central.,115 Iowa Central ... 15 jdo pfd 51 n- u., if. & uuir is L. E. & Western 23 do pfd s Lake Shore 205 Anaconda M. Co. 45 Brook. H T... 67 49 Colo. Fuel & I. Cont. Tobacco do nfd Louis. & Nash.. 85VJ . S3 50;fe . 75 Manhattan u ... 9i -uei. au liy i(j2 Federal Steel . Mexican Central 13l do pfd Minn. & St 65 Gftl. Hlnnteln do pfd Mo. Pacific .... Mobile & Ohio. Mo.. K. & T.... do nfd 9G',i 4S 47 Glucose Sugar!". 52 130 InfnL Paper" 21 10Va 34 LaClede Gas 71 National Biscuit. 35 N. J. Central... 117 N. Y. Central ..137 Norfolk & West. 37fNatlonal 'Lead!:: 24Ai "" t"- sa North. Pacific. I. 56 National Steel ". 43 WHEAT! A.Most Astonishing Record Purchases of wheat made In March in variably show a good profit during April andMay, as the following table, compiled from the official records, will prove: Low In High Year. March. Ap'l-Mav. Adv 1879 88 $101 1880 $1 12 . 1 25 1881 , 9S 112 1882 ... 1 24 1 40 1883 1 05 1 .13 1SS4..., 82 94 1SS5 73J4 93 18S6 , ,.... 75 83 1SS7 72s SS 18SS t 71 89, 1SS9 , 92 106 1890 ' 76 100 1891 93 116 1892 77 91 1893 72 8 1S94 554s b5 1895 .' 51 S5 1896 69 71 1897 C 97 1893 (Lelter) l'OO 1 85 13 as 15 8 12 18 S 16 18 14 23 16 IS 9 34 U 28 5 1899 66 79 13 Take advantage of an exceptional op portunity to increase your income, we have the facilities and solicit your busi ness. CULLISON & CO. Board of Trade and Stock 'Exchange Brokers, 2I4-21K fThflmhr of CommtrM. PORTLAND, - - Oregon. do pfd 93& N. Y- Air Brake 133 North American. 15&S Pacific Coast .... oli Pennsylvania ...133TJ. do Ists pfd tz Reading 184 An 2rt nfd 62 do ists pro. 5&4 Pacific Mall 37 do 2ds pfd .... 30V4 R. G. "West 53 People s oas ... 23 & Pressed Steel Car 52 do .pfd 91 do pfd 84Vs St. L.. & S. P... 10 Pull. Pal. Car.. .153. do IstsTjfd .... 70 Stand. R. & T 7 do 2ds pfd .... 3 Sugar ... 103 ,St. L... S. W. 13 1 do pfd. m do pfd 32s Tenn. Ccal & I.. 94 St. Paul 1238 U. S. Leather ... 11H do pfd 171?x do pfd 73?i St P. & Omaha.llllU. S. Rubber .. 30 South. Pacific... 40": ao pia jh West. Union .... 84 Southern Ry ... 14 do pfd 9 'a Texas & Pacific. 184 P. C. C. & t I 67 Rep. I. & S 22 do pfd CGX Money, Excbnngre, Etc SAN FRANCISCO. March 24. Sterling on London, 00 -days, 54 E3; sight, ii St. Mexican dollars JS(7i-J9c Drafts Sight, 17&c; telegraph, 20c NEW YORK, March 24. Money on call, 1 per cent Prime mercantile paper 4403 per cent Sterling exchange-Steady, with actual business In bankers' bill at $4 51 for de mand, and at U S234 2 for GO daysj post ed rates, ?4 SS4 3 and ?4 SS&4 87; com mercial bills, M S1U04 81. Sliver certificates 00iig6lc Mcxican dollars 17c 1 Bonds Government, easier; state, Inac tive; railroad, strong. LONDON, March 24. Money, S?i4 per cents. Consols 102 1-16. Stocks In London. '"LONDON, March 24. Canadian Pacific, 9Sy,; Union Pacific, pref., 77; Northern Pacific, pref., 7751; Grand Trunk, 8; Anaconda, 8. THE GRAIN MARKETS, Prices of Cereals la European and Ajncricnn Ports. SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.Whcat Inactive, barley neglected, oats dull. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping, No. 1, 95c; choice?, 9CUc: milling. 974tt. Barley Feed, 7475c; brewing, S2S5c, Oats Gray Oregon, U OTl 12; mill ing, 5115117; red, 95cl?51 15. Call-board sales: Wheat inactive; De cember, ?1 04; cash, 9GVic Corn, large yellow, J112115. Chicago Grnln nnil Produce. CHICAGO, March 24. Under the domi nation of higher cables from both Liver pool and Paris, and the strength of corn. May wheat opened c over yesterday at C5CGc Trade for a timo was fairly active, shorts .covering freely. Today's cash business amounted to 310,000 bushels, but It was reported done at lower prices than yesterday. This, together with larg er receipts and small clearances, the good weather and the fact that corn failed to hold Its early advantage, caused jl. reac tion, and the close was rather heavy, May only a shade over yesterday at G3c. With Liverpool lHlMd up, light coun try offerings and a good outside demand. corn gave an exhibition of obstinate per versity by slowly sagging from the ad vanced position assumed at the opening, which was c up for May at 333Sc The loss In price was due to persistent profit-taking by Jongs. May declined to 37?ic, closing heavy at that price, a shade under yesterday. The oats market was, as usual, of very minor Importance, Influenced somewhat by corn, and closed a shade up at 244c The trade in provisions was not largoi There was considerable profit-taking, and some soiling by packers. May pork closed Tc down. May "lard RQtf'jrC lower, and May ribs 24c down. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High Low. Cosed. 66 March May .. July ., fOCG 67 CQRN. March . May .., July ... 8ept ... S6V4 37 3SU, 3S?i -.3Sa 37 3SM, 3S& 3S 39 OATS. May 24 24 24 21 July ..... 23 23 23 23 MESS PORK. May 1185 1187 1172 1172 July 11 62 11 67 11 50 11 52 LARD. May 625 625 620 620 July 635 6 37 630 630 SHORT RIBS. N May 635 035 630 032 July 6 35 6 37 6 30 6 i2 Cash Quotations were as follows: Flour Steady; winter patents, $3 400 3 00; straights, $2 90S3 SO; clears. $2 7003; spring specials, $3 SO; patents, $3 103 45; straights. $2 60g3; bakers', $22 40. Wheat No. 3 spring, 616Ho; No. 2 red. 67c Corn No. 2, 37c Oats No. 2, 2425c; No. 2 white, 2G 27c: No. S white. 26(g27c Rye No. 2, 54c. Barley No. 2. 3S04Sc. Flaxseed No. 1. $1 65. Timothy seed Prime. $2 4002 43. Mess pork Per barrel, $11 1011 75. Lard Per cwt., !6 056 20. Short ribs Sides, loose, $6 256 55. Dry salted shoulders Boxed, 66c. Short clear sidesBoxed, $6 506 60. Butter Steady; creamery, 19g23c; aairy, ibizzc Cheese Firm. 1213c. Eggs Steady; fresh, 10c. . . Receipts. Shipments. Flour barrels 38,000 57 0M Wheat, bushels 25,000 128,003 Corn, bushels 355,000 111000 Oats, bushels 2S4.O00 212 O'O Rye. bubhels 5.000 3o3 Barley, bushels 54.C03 14,000 New Yorlc Grnln nncl Produce. NEW YORK, March 24. Flour Re ceipts, 25.523 barrels; exports, 17.471 barrels. Market dull. Minnesota patent, $3 703 90 "Winter straights. $3 4503 55. Wheat Receipts, 57,600 bushels. Spot steady. No. 2 red, TGc, elevator. Options opened and closed unchanged to c net advance. May, 72c; July, 72$c; Septem ber, 72c. Wool Steady. Hops Steady, European Grnln Markets. LONDON, March 24. Wheat Cargoes on passage rather easier; English coun try markets quiet. LIVERPOOL, March 24. Wheat Firm; wheat and flour in Paris firm; French country markets quiet. SOME "WHEAT GOSSIP. Shifting- in Sentiment Regarding: Prices Outlook for "Winter "Wheat. There has been a slow but steady fihlft- ling of sentiment from bear t bull side of wheat the past week, says the Now York Journal of Commerce, on the grow ing belief that, like corn, it has been too low, and some day will suddenly start Tip on some crop tcare or actual damage, and advance with more rapidity than corn and before shorts could cover or bulls get long. This has- induced some buying, but chiefly for the former account, aa bears wore more quickly moved by their fears than the bulls by their hopes. Hence the Improvement has been caused chiefly by those least friendly to wheat, aided somewhat by the government report on farm raerves and somewhat by the less favorable- weather for our Winter wheat, and also In France, together with damage reported In South Russia. Statistics, too, have been more bullish Jn spite of late hqayy Argpntlne shipment, while there has been an improved export demand, though premiums on spot wheat at the seaboard have been very high, as well as West, where -the carrying charges have been paid to May., Cut rail rates have therefore not stimulated cash demand as do pfd 764' Ont. & "West.,.. 24i O. R. & N 42 J do pfd 70 nauch as otherwise, while scarcity or carats 07; packers, 54 9005 05; inlied, $i 955; to bring forward stuff promptly has checked ihe all-rail movement, even at the low rates. But there "has been a gopd trade n wheat for opening of navigation, though not generally committed for ex port, owing to the high rates of ocean frelKht etlll asked, as tha steamships to ; the chief grain porta of Europe have- been taKing a part 01 tne out miana rate. The Cincinnati Price Current, summariz ing Its crop correspondence for last Week says: i j "The first two weeks of March have passed without severe weather upon the- growing wheat, and the prevailing condi tion is not less favorable than a week or two ago. There is an occasional report of Injury from freezing and thawing weather, but such complaints are not more numer ous than usual at this time of year. In the fly-ravaged districts of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan there will probably -be a considerable area of wheat land out to other crops this Spring. The past week has been mild, and with ample moisture In the ground active Spring farm opera tions will commence soon Under favorable conditions. The interior marketlhg-of grain In the Winter wheat states during the past week has beeif only moderate. -There are many reports of bad roads checking the hauling of grain. There is not much disposition to sell wheat at "present prices. Corn continues firm, and many correspon dents still .leport a good demand, by. .feed ers. ' ' ' " "The general position of wheat supplies, and outiooK nas not 'oeen notaoiy cnangea. The 'evidence of plentlfulness for the cur rent season has not been lessened. The' certainty of a considerable excess In this country beyond any call before new grain will be available cannot be questioned. The adverse Influences affecting the grow ing crop do not appear to have beeft recently extended to any appreciable ex tent, "but It may appropriately be said that the real' situation cannot be Judged in a reliable way until Battled and lcnlal weather conditions admit of growth of ouch vegetation. The freezing and thaw ing conditions now and recently expert-- onced are more or less unfavorable, but' not more so than usual at this time In the season. The possibilities of the crop continue within tho range of good pro portions." George Rroomhall, under date of March G, has the following on tho Russian sit uation: As is well known, tho Russian official crop estimates of tho last two years have shown big yields, but shipments have been in an inverse ratio. The general opinion Is that the Government considerably over estimated tho yields, and certainly our own advices tend to confirm this, for nearly all speak of difficulty in obtaining supplies. although some believe that there aro good quantities to como forward, and expect to see the movement begin in the Spring, provided crop conditions are then satis factory. It Is no doubt quite true that tho Russian Government Is only too pleased to be able to report good crop's, 'for such lighten taxation problems; but, on the other hand, the Russian grower has few equals and probably no superior as a ten acious holder of wheat. One need not go back far to find a time when the trade t was surprised by t,he extent of Russian deliveries under the stimulus of high prices, so It may well be there are good quantities of wheat remaining in the In terior of the country, but, then, they aro extremely likely to remain thero at tho, present price level. The following figures show the exports from Russia for 31 weeks during a num ber of seasons, with the respective crops as officially estimated: Russian - i . exports Russian 31 weeks, wheat crop. Ors. Ors. 1890-1900 4,136.000 49.300,000 183S-1S99 5.316.000 50.800.000 1S97-1S9S.., r 9,197,000 36.000.000 1S96-1S97., 7.77L000 45.000,000 1895-189$ S.429,000 47.000,000 1894-1S95.., 8,001,000 52.000.000 1S93-1S94 7.S37.000 55.000 000 1892-1893 5.61T.000 40.500,000 1891-1R92 5,856.000 32.000.000 1S90t1S91 ,...., 7.209.000 27.200.000 18S9-1S90 , 7,019,000 25,800.000 1SSS-1SS9 6.623.CO0 39,000,000 SAX FRANCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO, March 24. "Wool Spring, Nevada, 1215c; Eastern Oregon, 1216c; Valley, Oregon, 20g22c; Northern Mountain, 10212c; mountain, 810c; plains, S10c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 14tjl5c. Hops '99 crop, ll013c for qholce. MlUstuffs Middlings, $17(020; bran, $12213 per ton. HayWheat, $6 509 50; wheat and oat; $6 C09; best barley. $57; alfalfa, $5S6 c0; stock, $305 50; compressed wheat, $7Q1I per ton; straw, 25040c per bale. Potatoes Early Roso, 6070c; River Bur. banks, 40-0750; Oregon Burbanks. 65095c per cental; sweet potatoes, $2 50Q2 60 per cental. Vegetables Sllvenskln onlpna, $2 252 Si per cental; garlic, 23c; green peas, 22c; string beans, &g9c; dried okra, 32c per pound; asparagus, 65c$l 65 per box; egg plant, 8010c per pound. Apples $1 23 for choice; common, 50c. Citrus fruits Oranges, navels, $1 52 50; Mexican limes, $5 5006; common Califor nia lemons, $1; do choice, 51 25S1 50 per box. Bananas Jlg2 50 per bunch. Butter Fancy creamery, 19c; dor.seconds, 17i318c; fancy dairy. 1617c; do' seconds, 14gI5c per pound. Cheese California, new, S08c;. Young America, 99c; Eastern, 1517c per pound. Eggs Store, 12-0120; fancy ranch, 131) 14c per dozen. Poultry Turkey gobblers, 10011c; turkey hens, 1213c per pound; old roosters, $4 5011 5 per dozen; young roOsters, $C7; small broilers J3Q-J: large do, $4 5005; fryers, $56; hens, $405 per dozen; geese, $22 2 per pair. Receipts Flour, 4172 quarter- sacks; 4o Oregon, 1840; wheat, 14S5 centals; do Ore gon. 840; barley, 4230 centals; 'oats, 1190 centals: beans, 1693 sacks; corn, 1400 cen tals: potatoes, 2201 sacks; Dran, 1400 sacks; middlings, 300 sacks; hay, 550 tons; wool, 194 bales; hides, 275. ' TASTEUN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, March 24. Cattle Receipts, 200. Nominally steady. Natives, good to prime steers, $4 90flo 50; popr to medium, $4 ir4 75; selected feeders. $41 75; mixed stockers, $3 5033 So; heifers, $3 J04 60; canners, $2 1502 80; bulls. $2 50&4 20; calycs, $406; Texans, receipts for the week, 4000 head; Texans, fed, steers, closed strong, $3 8005; Texas bulle. $303 60. Hogs Receipts, 10,000. Opttned and closed weak. Mixed and butchers', $4 95 5 22; good to choice heavy,. 45 0505 25; rough heavy. $4 9303; light, $4 855 15; bulk of sales, $3 1O0S 20. Sheep Receipts, 4000. Sheep and lambs, steady; good tjJ choice wethers, $5 CD0: fair to choice mixed. $4 7505 00t Western sheep, $5 4006; yearlings, $606 50; native lambs, $5 2507 35; Western lambs, $607 35. This week's receipts Cattle, 45.000; hogs, 142,000; sheep, 53,500. Last week's receipts Cattle, 46,000; hogs,. 15J.O00; sheep, 61,000, OMAHA. March 24. Cattle Receipts, COO head; market, dull; native beef steers, $405 25; cows and heifers, $3 3004 30; can ners, $1 7503 25; stockers and feeders, 53 75 4 90; calves, $3 5007 25; bulls and stags. $3 003 SO. Hogs Receipts, 8400 head. Market shade higher; heavy, $4 9205 10; mixed, $4 92g 4 95; light, $3 S503 92; "bulk of sales, $4 90 &l 93, Sheep Receipts, 200. Market steady. Fair to cholco natives, $5 7506 13; fair to choice Westerns, $4 4005 80; common and choice sheep, $4 2505; lambs, $607. KANSAS CITY, March 24. CattlQ-Re-cclpts, 1000. Market unchanged. Texas steers, $3 4004-75; Texas cows, $2 6004; native steers. $405 23! native cows and heifers, $2 6504 50; stockers and feeders, 53 5005 35; bulls, $2 5004. Sheep Receipts, 2000, Market, strong. Lambs, $507; muttons, $4 5005 50. Hogs Receipts, 5000. Market, steady. Bulk of salc3, $4 9005 05; -heavy, 54 9p Downing, Hopkins & Go. Chicago Board of Trade New York Stock Exchange Brokers Continuous market "quotations at prl nclpal centers of trade received over our own wires. Branch offices at Seattle. Tacoma, Spokane, Walla Walla, Colfax. Wash., Vancouver and Victoria, B. C. J Room 4, Ground Floor, Chamrnr of Commerce. Both Telephones. i CAPE NOME S. S. GEO. W. ELDER, S. S. N'OME CITY . . S. S. DESPATCH The above "first-class steamers will sail every lO'.days during the reason for Cape NomCi York arid St Michael and Yukon river points. First Sailing, IVlay 15a FOR RATES A2TD INFORSIATIOS APP LT TO A & F. P. BAUMQARTISER, W. A. Mitchell & Co., General Af?entn, Pacific Coast ?&y&42&bL mgBGZ&k For Ska the Cape Nome Gold Fields THE XEW PAIaATCAL STEEL STEAMSHIP "Senator will sail from San Francisco, May 14. Seattle, May 19. Subsequent trips will be from Seattle direct, namely: June 21, July 21 and August 20. Th9 "Senator" baa a capacity of 25O0 tona. Her oecond cabin and etesrnye accommodations are superior to the nst-claB accommodations of meet of the steamers advertised for Nome. Tho Pacific Coas; Steamship Co. has been runnlns Its steamers to Alaska winter and sum merfor 25 years, and li the pioneer Pacific Coast line. Seattle freight and passenger rates ap ply from Portland. For further Information Inquire of GOODAUU PERKINS & CO., General Agentii, 10 Market, San Francisco, or N. P03TON. Acent. 24'J "Washington St.. Portland. Or. NEW THROUGH SERVICE FIRST-CLASS PUWMIAN SLEEPERS ARE NOW OPERATED Between Salt Lake City and Chicago "Via Rio Grande and Rio Grande GRANDEST SCENIC ureatKocR isiana k THE COLORADO ROCKIES CROSSED BY VAYLIGHT. Pullman's Finest Broad Vestibuled Sleepers Leavipg SsJt Lake City Dally at 8:03 P. M. and GfRRlBD ON LIM1TBD TRfUNS Making connections at Chicago -wih all morning trains to the East. ..DINING CAR SERVICE THROUGH BUFFET LIBRARY CARS.. A. E. COOPER, Gen'l Agent, 24G Washington St, Portland, Ors. E. W. THOMPSON, A, G. P. A., Topeka, KanS. JOHN SEBASTIAN, G P. A., Chicago. a Trial Treatment, Frco of. Charge, of the most remarkable remedy ever discovered. Con tains Great Vital Principle heretofore unknown. Kf ractory Cases solicited. Confiden tial correspondpneo invited from all, especially Phyalduns. ST. JAME3 SOCIETY, 11S1 nitUAiUAii .( ium. lights, $4 0004 CO; Torkers, $4 S301 90; pigs, $3 6504 75. . Cdffee nnd Supir. NEW YORK, March 24. Coffee options closed barely steady, 5 to 10 points lower. Bales, 20,500: bags, Including March, $6 S 5; 'May, $5 60; July, $6 65; August, $0 7a Spot Rio, dull; No. 7 Invoice, 8.08c; .No, 1 Jobbing, S08c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 8&014C SUgar Raw, firm; fair refining; 3 15-16c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4 7-16c; refined, firm; granulated, $5 15; cut loaf, $5 55. The Metnl Markets. NEW YORK, March 24. The firm that fixes the selling price for miners and smelters quote lead at $4 43 at tho clcao. Bar Bllver 3c. SAN FRANCISCO, klarch 2i. Bar si! ver, 59TsC LONDON, March 24. Bar silver 27ad. GERMAN COLONIZATION. Loolclnsr to Commercial Ascrrnndlze xnent on -American Continent. NEW YORK March 24. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Not only are German subjects colonizing Brazil, but many are settling in Guate mala and at other points in Central and South America. As tho colonization Is be ing done by German subjects, and not by theGcrman Government, the United States cannot apply the Monroe Doctrine. It Is apparent to the authorities, however, that the German Government, by its judicious system of fostering German Immigration, to points where its subjects will not lose their nationality, is preparing for future aggrandizement, commercially. If not po litically. Information which hag been received here from South America shows that the loss of trade suffered by the United States has In part been due to the ac tivity of the Germans. An official, dis cussing the matter, said that thp loss of trade was not 30 important. "The rela tions of a nation with another grow clos er as their trade relations prosper," ho observed. It was his opinion that tho United States should, as It has done in the case of Mexico, endeavor to Induce Its capital ists to spend their money In Central and South America. Such a pdllcy would ln- Iduce trade In return,, and would result beneficially to American interests. 0 AHnanlted by Striker. CHICAGO, March 24. The Record says: Two men who aro supposed to have been assauUed by strikers yesterday were 'tak en to the County Hospital In a serious condition. One of them died later. The dead, man Is Gustavc Smith, 3S years of age. The Injured man Is. August Hasterpk, 35 years old, concussion of the brain, serious. Mystery surrounds the manner in which Smith received his Injuries. He was picked up at Madison and Jefferson streets In the afternoon in an Insensible condition by tbq police. His skull was badly frac- turecU Hte nose wasbroken and his lips 3 8 J J 233 WoshlnQton St. Son Frnncisco, Steamship Co. Western Denver (Scenic Line) and oute TRIP IN THE WORLD Easy Homo Ours. Pamfasa. Permanent. "We will send anyone addicted to Opium, Morphine. Laudan um, orotherdrusr habit cut and bleeding. Hasterok was picked up at Noble and Cornell streets In an uncon scious condition by tho police. At the County Hospital It was said that the man was suffering from concussion of the brain. He is an Iron-worker. 0 TROUBLE BREWING. IN SAMOA Mntnnfans Ohjcct to Pnyint? Tnxes to Germany, CHICAGO. March 24. A special to the Chronicle from Victoria, B. C, says: The warring native factions In Samoa have apparently not forgotten their differ ences, and it was feared when the last ad vices, brought by the Warrimoo, left the island that there would be another out break, of hostilities. The Malletoa people aro paying their taxes Into tho Govern ment treasury at Apia, while the Mataafa followers demand that payment shall be made to their government at Leulemoega. Those who declined to comply with thld demand were driven out of their villages and took refuge In Apia. To tho German authorities the. Mataafa people said they simply wished to collect taxes and send them In a lump sum to Apia, Some of the followers of Mataafa who went to the village of Leone were at tacked by the natlvos and badly wound ed. Tho reason for the attack was that the village had been given to understand that tho Mataafa people proposed to en slave them. a Deny the Plncrue Stories. SAN FRANCISCO. March 24. Tho Board of Trade and other commercial or ganizations of this city propose to call a meeting for the purpose of refuting sen sational reports regarding the bubonic plague, which It Is asserted have injuri ously affected business Interests. Thero is no plague scare here, and, despite the opinion expressed by the Board of Health, the statement Is positively made that nbt a single case of that disease has been dis covered in Chinatown. Tho Chinese quar ter Is not under quarantine, but Is being thoroughly cleaned and placed in good sanitary condition as a precautionary measure. Dnnk Snfc Blown Up. HARDY, Neb., March 24. The safo In the State bank was blown up about 3 o'clock this morning by burglars, whft secured $4000. There Is no trace of the robbers. eeeeseeeesesoscoee eeses 0 e SPECULATE BY CHARTS and secure Large Profits.... this method of trading: fully explained and Illustrated In INS and OUTS ofWaiist. seventh revised edition Just out; 37 11 luntratlons; 10O pefttfl. Popularly known "THE CHART BOOK." Hailed to any address for 10 cents stamps. 0 e e IJ3WIS C. VAN RIPER, 11 Broadway, New. 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