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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1900)
THE SUNDAY' OREGONI-AN, PORT&ASn), MAY- 20, 1900. 23. COMMERCIAL AND Cape 3ome outfitting has been one of the principal features of Portland trade during the week just closed, and a great many thousand dollars have been dis tributed In- every line -of trade. A lew sales of wool were reported during the week, anil, while prices are lower than they were a few months ago, they are etlll good enough to prove highly remu nerative to growers. There Is a little wheat selling all the time, but there has been such a. decided weakness In the mar ket during the past week that the move ment Is hardly up to expectations. There is a moderately good demand for oats at quotations, and choice timothy hay Is a hade firmer. Oregon strawberries, which have been held back by the weather, have at last commenced to move, and the quality and quantity are both said to be highly satisfactory. Owing to a good de mand, the price was well maintained th:s Week, best Hood River stock holding up to 15c per box. The California berries were still coming along yesterday, but there will probably be few. If any, more received this season, as the Oregon ber ries are ripening quite rapidly. The market for choice old potatoes has been fairly good during the week, but there is still a large surplus of common stock coming to hand for which there is not much demand. New potatoes from California are npw plentiful at less than 2c per pound, and in a way they are tak ing the place of a certain amount of the old stock. Pork and veal have been a shade weaker during the week, but there has been considerable activity In provis ions. During the week the Hammond Packing Company received the largest single order ever placed In the North west for packing-house products. It consisted of 250,000 pounds 4 of cured and canned meats to be used in the subsist ence department of the Government In Alaska. It will require 10 of the Ham mond refrigerator cars to handle it, and It will be shipped from Portland to Fori St. Michael, Cape Nome, Valdes, Camp Rampart, Fort Gibbon, Fort Egbert and Circle City. A few bales of hops were sold In the Valley since last week, at prices ranging Jrom 2c to 4c per pound. The quality, of course, was poor, but even for good stock there does not seem to be much of a de mand. In the East brewers are purchas ing on very conservative lines, and seem to bo Indifferent about doing any busi ness except at moderate prices. The situation In the greatest hop district In. New York Is thus review ed by the Water vllle Times of May 11: "There Is no business to report, as there are no hops to buy. All that dealers can do Is to wait for the coming crop. About the probable size of that crop, judging from the acreage under cultivation, there seems to be a difference of opinion. Since last week, when It was stated that the acreage would not be materially reduced, several growers and dealers have been in terviewed, and thefr ideas on the subject differ greatly. It is true that two grow ers living near the village have plowed up their yards and gone out of business, which sounds big, until we find that ons. raised but four acres, and the other but a few more. Another yard In this vicin ity is being allowed to rest without cul tivation, and many growers have, on ac count of a scarcity of poles, plowed up what they had not the material to prop erly care for without buying new ma terial. But, all this considered, the re duction will not far exceed 10 per cent, and the yards yet In existence whl be looked after more carefully, and greater efforts made to secure a larger crop than Jias been the case In several years. Again, several growers who are plowing up are doing so In order to use the poles In yards that were set out last Spring, and from certain localities we hear of more yards being started this year. "While it has been a losing business for the grow er for several seasons past, the exhaust ed condition of stocks Is having the ef fect of inducing him to try it Just once more, and therefore the harvest of 1900, under natural conditions, will be but lit tle smaller than that of previous years." "WHEAT There Is very little doing In wheat. Fairly large quantities could ba purchased at the prices offered a week or 10 days ago, but with the foreign mar kets lower, and the freights higher, mat ters have come to a standstill. Crop prospects continue excellent, and. with practically all of the near-by tonnage cov ered by wheat on spot or under engage ment In the Interior, there Is not much of an Incentive for exporters to do busi ness, unless they can buy wheat r or near its export value. There have been few. If any. seasons In the history of the business when the situation was so thoroughly In the control of the ship owner. Rare, Indeed, have been the years when a rate of 35s to 40s would not attract tonnage from all over the world, and the man who chartered a ship at S5s would have half a dozon more offereq him at the bame .irlce within 24 hours. The rate would start vessels In this di rection, "seeking," in such numbers thqt the exporters UvRfi'M tain to have some voice in the matter of regulating rates. This year, with the exception of -three or four ships due with cargo six months hence, not a single unchartered ship Is listed for Portland, and none arc offering for arrival before next year at less than 40s. Ships and wheat cannot both ad vance In the local market, and as the matter now. stands, bhfps are needed and wheat Is not. - .Accordingly, there will need be a marked Improvement In the foreign markets before the local market gets out of the rut Into which It has fallen. Exporters are now quoting SlCKc for "Walla "Walla, and about the same for Valley, with bluestem nominally 53fr 54c These prices will not dislodge much wheat, and where the mills are In need of the coroal they are paying more money, but as this Ih the season of the year when the Oriental flour trade slackens, even the milling demand is of small pro portions. Shipments for the week were two cargoes of wheat and one of flour, the latter consisting of 52,000 barrels, the largest cargo that lias yet left the port. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, 11 our. Etc. Wheat Walla Walla, 512c; Valley. 51 52c: bluestem. 53gS4c per bushel. Flour Uest grades. $2 5o3; graham, $2 50; superfine, 52 10 per barrel. Oats White. 35ff30c; gray. 32ff33c; stained. ?30c per buhL . Barlej Feed. $14015; brewing. $1C per ton. MlllstuCs Bran, f 12J?13 per ton: middlings, C1S(J19: shorts. $1315: chop. 14- Hay Timothy, JiGgll; cloer, J707 50; "Ore ton lld hs. J6QT -ptr ton. Batter, TZc&h, Poultry, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery, COSfS3c: store, 22 C25c per roll. Eggs lS13Hc per dosen. poultry Chickens, mixed. $lg4 50 per dozen; hens. 54 5005 50. duclts, $5g7. geese. $GQS per dozen, turkeys, live. 15c. dressed, 10c per lb. Cheese Full cream, twins. 12hffl3c; Tourj Amtrlca. 14c per pouni. Vesretableii, Fruit, Etc Vegetables Parsnips, $L. carrots, TScfffl; turnips, $1 per sack, onions, 22foc per lb. for aetr: cabbage. 1 50 pox cental, potatoes, 40 C5c per sack: peas, 4g5c. beans. 10g12c: as paragus. 405c; new potatoes. l?gc per lb. rrult Lemons. $2 50SJ3; oranges, ?3ff3 25 per box for cacls, $2 jr box for stdlln3. FINANCIAL NEWS pineapples, $4 5OS0 per Sezen; banana. ?2 U C3 per bunch; Persian catea. 7OSc per pound. strawberries. $1S1M per crate for California, S15c per pound for Oreron. Diled fruit Apples, evaporated, "3Sc pet pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxen. 4C5c; pears an and evaporated. IQCc: plums, pltless, 43 ic: prunes, Italian. 3f3ci tllver, extra "-holce, 5Gc; fles. Emjrna. 22&c. California lack, 5g6c, do white, 10c per pound. Groceries, .NntH, Etc. " CoSee Mocha. 230286: Java, fancy. 2Cff32c, Java. rood. 20fi2c: Java, ordinary, lS20c: Costa Rica, fancy. 18320c: do good, ICSlSc. ds ordinary, 1012c per pound: Columbia, Toaet. $12 20; Arbuckle's, $13 13; Lion, $12 13 per Ciae. Sugar Cube, $5 SO: crushed, $3 SO; powdered, $5 feu; dry granulated, $5 20; extra C $4 70; golden C, $4 CO net; half barrels, c mora than barrels' maple wear, 15lGc per pound. Beans Small white. 3hc: bajou. 4c; Lima, Oc jer pound. Salmon Columbia river. 1-pcund talis. $10 1 CO, 2 - pound tails. $22 60; fancy. 1-pound nats, $1 CSQl 75; -pound fancy flats. 65695c; Alaska. 1-pound tails. $1 2001 30; 2-pound tails, $1 9002 25. Grain bags Calcutta. $C 505J6 75 per 100 for spot. $8 12fi5 25 for July-August. Nuts Peanuts. 6"67c per pound for raw, 10c for roasted; cocoanuts, 90c per dozen; walnuts, 10llc per pound; pine nuts. 13c; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts, 15c; Brazil, lie; filberts. 15c fancy pecans. 1214c; almonds, 15 Q 17&c pet pound. Coal oil Cases, 21&c per gallon; brrlA 17&c; tanks. I56c Bice Island, CVic; Japan. 5J5c; New Orleans, 4"6Hc: fancy bead, $707 50 per sack. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc Hops 2QRc per pound. Wool Valley. 12$13c for coarse. 15016c for best: eastern Oregon. 10?15c; mohair, 2GQ27c per pound. Sheepskins Shearllng-s 15320c: ehort-wool. 21 G35c; medium-wool, 3050c; long-wool. C0c$l each. Pelts Bear skins, each, as to size, $3915; cubs, each, $15; badger, each. 50c; wildcat. 253?75c; housecat, 525c; fox. common gray. 40c$l; do rod. $1 753 50; do cross. $2 BOQC; lynx, $234 50; mink. 40cQ$l 75; marten, dark Northern. $5 10; do pale, pine, $24; musk rat, 812c: skunk. 50-gSOc: otter Jand), $1 aS; panther, with head and claws perfect. $13; raccoon, 25OS0c: wolf, mountain, with head perfect. $3 50 5; wolverine, $2 50C; beaer, per skin, large, $07; do medium, pet Bkln, $45; do small, per skin, $12; do kits, per skin. $1 3. ' Tallow 5ff5Hc; No. 2 and grease, 3&34c pet pound. Hides Dry hides. No. 1. 10 pounds and up ward, 1515Jc: dry kip. So. 1. 5 to 10 pounds. 15c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, 1510c; dry alted. one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, sound steers, CO pounds an J over. S&Cc: do 50 to CO pounds, &38Vic: da under 60 pounds and cows. 7Sc; kip. 13 to 3 pounds, VAQSz; do veal. 10 to 14 pounds. 7J$c. do calf, under 10 pounds. 7c; green (unsalted). lc per pound less; culls (bulls, stags, moth- eaten, badly cut. scored hair slipped, weather beaten or grubby), one-third less. Meat ana Provisions. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, sheared. $3 503 75; dressed, 7QTA3 per pound; spring lambs, 5j?5c' per pound gross. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $3; light. $4 50: dressed, 5frGc per pound. Veal Large. C"7c per pound; small, 8G Beef Gross, top steers. $4 0 4 50; cows, $3 5004; dressed beef, C"4$75ic per pound. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand): Hams, smoked, are quoted at 13e per pound; picnic hams, 914c per pound; breakfast bacon, 13,sc; bacon, !4c: backs, 9"c; dry salt side S":6c; dried beef, 174c per pound; lard. 5-pound palls, 10c; 10 -pound palls, 9c; 60s, 0?c; tierces, OJic per pound. Eastern pack (Ham mond's): Hams, large, 12,c; medium. 13c; small, 13c; picnic hame, 9"c; should'vrs, 9l-c; breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides, S'S 914c: bacon side, 0J410c; backs. 9&c; butu, 0c; lard, pure leaf, kettle rendered, Ds, lOJic; 10s, 105ic A'E"W YORK BONDS AND STOCKS. . HONDS. U. S. 2a, ref.....10iHilGea. Electric 5s...l20 U. S. 2s, reg oa-LlN. T. Central lsts.111 ao 3s, reg lOO&jNorth. Pacific 3s.. 07 do 3s, coupon. ..103V4I do 4s 103& do new 4s, reg.134iOregon Nav. Ists..ll0 do new 4s, coup.1341 do 4s 104U do old 4s, reg...HCH,Oregon 3. L. 03 12Si do old 4s, coup..HG do con. 53 114V do 5s. reg 114SiRio Gr. West. lsts. 9aV4 do 5s. coupon. ...114 iSt. Paul consols... 1GS DlBt. Col. 3-033. ..121 ISL P. O, it P. Istsl22 Atchison adj. 4s Mfc do 5s 121$ C &. N.W. con. 7al40 l Union Pacific 4s.105 do S. T. deb. 5S.11CH Wis. Central lsts.. JlVs D. & R, G. lsts-.101iSouthern Pacific 4s &2va do 4s V0 I When Issued. STOCKB. The total sales of stocks today were 231.400 shares. Tho closing quotations were: Atchison 20Vi Union Pac pref. do pref 72TtWabash Bait. A Ohio 7CUi do prof Can- Pacific 943Wheel. & L. E.. . 74 . au . 214 . Oii . 2G4 cui cuuuiera ... k: iii uoi prer Chea. X Ohln "ST. i V! fMntii m.i V." ,.-,"-:" 7X1 .Y -"""1 7 iuy jii. ur. western. !-,; ., v;. & gt. jmm jyi C. B. & Q 126 Third Avenue- 10S wji., ina. 4c.Li.... 3 do pref 52 Chi. &. East. 111... 101 EXPRESS CO.'S. Adams us American 150 Chicago &. N. W..104 1 United States C.. R. I. & p liu'-t Wells-Farco . 40 ..117 C. C., C. i St. L. G0sj . MISCELLANEOUS. v-oio boumern ... O lAmer. jotton Oil.. 30 do 1st pref 40V.1 flo Pf 90 do 2d pref icAmer. Halting .... s1! Del & Hudson. ...1141-1 do pref :.. 22 Del.. Lack. &. W..17GvIAmer. Smelt. & R. 37T Denver A. R1q Gr. 1SJ do pref && do prof calAmer. Spirits 2U Erie 12 I do pref 17 do 1st pref 37i1Amer. Steel Hoop.. 22 reat TCortJv nrf 1.VU.. do nrof -, ureal iorai. prM.lKJS4i 00 prer 71 Hockins Coal nucKing woai nwAmor. steel . W.. &K 3SV, ao prer ts Illinois Central Iowa Central .. do pref ...... K. C. P. & G.. Lake E. & W.. do pref Lako Shore .... Louis. & Na3h. Manhattan El . .Met. St. Ry ilex. Central .. ll.$Amer. Tin Plate... 14 10t( do pref 74 4tVAmer. Tobacco ... 83 X74, 00 prei 123 20 Anaconda Mln. Co. 4JV. Brooklyn It. t -zmt yj 212 Colo. Fuol & Iron.. o7ii SIS U1K -ont. Tobacco .... :U do Dref th ...155 Federal Steel ., do prof Gen. Electric . Glucore Sugar do pref. ..; Int. laner .... . 30 . i7 .185 . 47 . 99 13 Minn. & St. Louis 2i do pref 95 Missouri Pacific .. 57 HOblle & Ohio.... 40V M. K. &. T 11 i ao prer (34 do pref 34 jLa Clede Gas New Jersey Cent.,117 National Biscuit New York Cent...l32 do prof Xorfdlk & West.. 37 National Lead .. do pref 78 do pref Northern Pacific. KJTtjNatlooal Steel .. do nref 74141 do-pref .. tii .. 32U .. S2 .. 20 .. oa .. 30 Ontario &. West... 21-klN. T. Air Brake. ..124 O R. &-N. 42- iNorth American .. 14 do pref 70 IPacIfle Coast 40 Ptnn.slvanla ....130 do 1st pref to Reading 17"-1 do 2d pref 53 do 1st pref 50! Pacific Mall 27 do 2d pref 2J1 People's Gas 100 Klo Gr western.. ;u i-reea tieei wair.. 45 do pref s7) do pref 7s St. Louis . S. Ft. 10V Pullman Pal Car.182 do 1st pref C7 1 Stand. Hope & T.. 5 do 2d pref 34 Sugar 111 St Louis & S W. 11 I do pref 110 SI1 and BROKERS Direct-Wires to New York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon CULLISON & CO. do pref 2SVtrToa3. Coal H Iron. TSS St. Paul 117..U S leather do pref .........17 do pref -G1 Sf. TrTi1 Jt- n IIS V 8. Rubber.,.. 4 Southern Pacific. 33V do pref vs Western Union ... i4 Republic Iron & S. 14y4 da pref .... Texas & Pacific ISaI do prei aura Offered. THE GRAIN MARKETS. "Prices for Cereals in European and American Ports. SAN FRANCISQO, May 19. Wheat steady on call, quiet In spot, market bare ly quiet, Oats quiet, bdt steady. Spot quotations were; Wheat Shipping, No. VOOc; choice, 90c; milling, Sr95c Barley Feed, 7073cr brewing SO0 S2"Ac Oafs-Gray Oregon. $1 0741 12; mill ing, 5115117; red, 95cSU 20. Call-board sales: Wheat Steady: December, 99iac; cash, 90c Barley No sales. Com Large yellow, 11S311 Chicago Grain and Produce. CHICAGO, May 19. Liverpool was stjll whooping it up for Baden-Powell today, and forgot to deal In grain, and in the absence of this usual hint to go one way or the other, the market here opened the session unchanged, July at 67USnsc. The Northwest was without rain, just as It has been for some time. It renewed Its waiting and looked through gloomy glasses at the prospect of seed dying from drought In the ground. The South west complained of recent liberal rains. In addition, Illinois reported damage from the Hessian fly. These tidings were enough to worry shorts, and under pres sure of covering the price of July was forced up to 67"c The corn weakness later made itself felt, and many of the early purchases were thrown on the mar ket again, July selling off to 67c The closo was steady at GIjiHc Trade throughout ihe session was quiet. Corn was quiet but firm for an hour, but weak after that. The weakness was due to pressure of long corn and too much rain in the West., July closed heavy, Lac down, at 2Sc There was very little trading In oats. July closed a shade lower. Provisions were very quiet, but fairly steady. The close was a trifle lower, be cause .of liberal hog receipts. July pork closed at a loss of 2'c. lard 225c lower, and ribs a shade lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opened. Hlchest. Lowest. Closing. May .. July .. .S0G5 $0GGH $0 0551 $0 Ki 07 67& 07 C7V6 CORN. May July September 3i 37 SSli 33 3S 30 SV4 OATS. 2211 22 22 22 21X 21 May July September '22$ 21$ MESS PORK. July 1175 11 SO 1175 1177 LARD. July 7 02 7 03 7 00 7 02 September ...7 05 7 07 7 02 7 02 SHORT RIBS. July .0 07. Q70 . C 07 September ... C 70 C"0 8 07 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Quiet;. "Winter patents. 0 70 0 07 $3G0 3 70; straights, $2 303 40; clears, $2 70 a 20: Spring specLils, 53 0g3 SO; patents, 33 40; straights, $2 G6$2 SO; bakers'. $29 2 40. Wheat No. 3. 62JjC6c; ?fo. 2 red, 7273c Corn No. 2, 373Sc; Ho. 2 yellow, 3S SSVJc. Oats No. 2. 23S5i24c; No. 2 white, 26 27c; No. 3 white. 2520c Kye No. 2, 55c Barley Fair to choice malting, 3S42c Flaxseed No. 1, ?1 SO; No. 1 Northwest ern, nso. Timothy seed Prime ?2 45. Mess pork Per barrel, $10 C0511 73. Lard Per 100 pounds, $6 S57 02 t Short ribs Sides, loose, ?C 55G SO. , Shoulders Dry-salted, boxed, 6JtCoi Sides Short, clear, boxed, $71067 20. "Whisky Basis of high wines, $1 S. Sugar Cut loaf, $5 93; granulated, $3 37; confectioners' "A," $5 23; off "A," $5 IS. Clover Contract grade, 7c On the produce' exchange .today the butter market was steady; creamery, 14 19c; dairy. 1316c Cheese Dull; S&9c. Eggs Easy; fresh, 10c. Receipts. Shipm'ts. Flour, barrels s.ooo Wheat, bushels 23.000 Corn, bushels 10l.O00 Oats, bushels 20S.000 Rye. bushels 2.000 Barley, bushels 35,000 5,000 50.000 1CS.0O0 101.000 "12.000 Ncvr Yorlc Grain and Produce. NEW YORK. May 19. Flour Receipts, 17,217 barrels; exports. 5750 barrels. Mar ket Inactive; Minnesota patents, $3 COS) 3 S5; Winter straights, $3 453 55. Wheat Receipts, 384,125 bushels. Spot Arm; No. 2 red. 775ic. f. o. b Options firm and fairly active most of the ses sion, guided by further drought' news from the Northwest and local covering. Closed firm at Vic net advance; May closed 7l4c: July. 72Hc; September, TSUc Wool Dull. ' Hops Steady; European Grain Mnrkcfn. LONDON," May 19. Wheat Walla Walla, 27s 9d. English country .markets quiet. , LIVERPOOL. Mny 19. Wheat Steady; wheat In Paris steady; flour in Paris steady; French country markets quiet. SAX FltAN'OSCO M.YRICETS. SAN FRANCISCO. Hay 19. Sheep Nevada, 14SI6c; Eastern Oregon, 12glGc; Valley, Oregon, 2022c; Northern mutton, 10lSc; mountain, SjjlOc; Humboldt and Mendocino. 14?T15c. - Hops 1S99 crop, U13c. Millstuffs-MIddlings, ?17r20: bran, $12 30 013 50 per ton. Hay Wheat, $G 50gl0; wheat and oat. gS; beet barley, J57; alfalfa. J5g7; stock, J5S5 JO: compreessd .wheat, $71Q per tor.; straw, 25ff40c per bale. Potatoes Early Hox, COJj63c; River Bur banks, -10f65c: Oregon Burbanks, COg'TGo per cental; new potatoes, TOofffl 25 per bushel. Vegetables Onions. 75c?l pr cental; garlic, 2e3c; green peas, 75cJl 25 per sack; string beans, 2A3!c; dried okra, 32fec per pound: asparagus, Jll "5 per "box; egg plant, SfilOc per pound. Citrus fruits Oranges, navels, Jl 50g3; Mexican limes, $4ff4 50; common California lemons, 51 25ffl 50; choice, Jl 25Q1 50 per box. Bananas, ?1 50g3 per bunch. Butter Fancy creamery, lSc; do sec onds, 17fl7&c; fancy dairy. 16lViC; do seconds, l-f?15c per pound. Cheese California, new. TJS&c per pound: Young America, 99c; Eastern, 1617c Eggs Store, 13Uc: fanch ranch, ICc; Eastern, 15151sc per dozen. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, ll12c; do hena, 13gl3c per pound; old roosters, $4 25 g4 50 per dozen: oung roosters, $Sfc7; small brollcre. $2 503 50; large broilers, HfJ4 50; f ryers; $56; hens. $55 50 per dozen; geese. $2C2 25 per pair. Flour Receipts, quarter sacks. 12.22S; Oregon, 15; oats. 390 centals: middlings, 50 sneke; wool, 21S bales; barley, 4630 cen tals; corn. 135 centals; potatoes, 2504 sacks; hay, 473 tons; hides, 437. EASTBRX LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, May 19. Cattle Receipts. 2G0 head. Natives, good to prime stt-ers, ? 5 70; poor to medium, ?4 234 SO; selected feeders. J4 2s6-; mixed stockers, $3 7Sfr4, cows, (3C4 CO; heifers, J3 2506; canners, 12 50f3 25. bulls. $3$T4 25; calves, J4 50$;60 Texas fed steers, $406 15; Texas bulls, $3 2i 8 65. Hogs Receipts, 23.000 head; Monday, 30. 000. estimated; left over, 3C03. Active at Friday's close, averaging shade lov.'er; top, one car at $5 id. Mixed and butchurs. J5 05 J 5 35; good to choice heavy, 2035 40; rough, heavy, $5 0aS 15; Hgjit, 33 33J-' bulk -of sales, $5 255 S2. .' Sheep Receipts, 200Q he.gd. Sheep and lambs steady; good tp choice we.tb.ers, $3 13 a 3o; lair to cnoice rou.ea, go is? Western rfieep, $315o3a; jearllngs, $5 23 5 SO; native lambs, $i 5WJ7 25; Western lambs, 67 25; Sprang lambs, lower, $5? 7 50. -i 3 OilAHA, May 19. Cattle-Receipts, 20J head; market, 5J10c higher; native beef steers, $4 405 40; cow and heifers, $3 75Q 4 75; canners. $2 50g3 CO; stackers' and feeders. $3 705 30; calves, SS7; bulls and stags, $3fjf-iS5. " Hogs-Recclpts, SOOQ head; market lowcrl Heavy. $5 1035 22; mlxe3. $5 075 10; tight $3S 12; bulk of sales, $5 059512. Sheep Receipts none; "market steady? Fair to choice natives, 'SS 25go 60; '-fair to choice Westerns, GS-'STi common and choice sheep, $450g510; lambs, $5 25733. 0 1 KANSAS CITY, May 19. Cattle-Re-celpts, 100 head; market unchanged. Hogs Receipts, 6000 fceai; market steady; bulk of sales, $5 (ago 15;-rh3avji $5 05g5-25; packers. '$5 05'g515; mixed, $5 02ff5 12; lights, $4 95510; Yorkers, $5 066510; pigs, $45C2 Sheep Receipts none. GROWING CROP PROSPECTS. Favorable "Weather tor" Wlhlerj "Wheat PlantiBfr Corn. , The Cincinnati Price Current sum marizes its crop correspondence for the week ending May 12 as follows: "During the past week the weather conditions in the Winter whesqt section have" been eorriewhat variable; Irpm ifui nols eastward 'the weather was cold and dry, unfavorable to growth of crops, until the latter part of the period; when ralnaj began to fall which were much needed. Fronr IHlndls ' Westward weather condi- U6hs were generally favorable to the' growth of the wheat plant. Taking the situation as & whole ttw Winter wheat crop may be said to be maintaining its previous good condition In most" regions although there are some scattering com- plaints, due to fly and chinch; hugs, which7 may or" may not develop seriously later in the season. "Oats seeding has extended to Jhe most northern sections, and where iris' already up It "almost uniformly has a' good stand; 1 me acreage is targe, uorn pianung is in active progress In the. chief corn states; with few exceptions the griund is in good condition, and wiiere ltlBup It has a good stand. Income narls ot Kansas" considerable replanting was necessary on 'l account of excessive moisture In regard to Interior movement of grain, there la nothing new for comment. Supplies of corn are comparatively lowf hut the de mand Is less active than some "weeks ago, which limits Its movement. Nearly all our correspondence relating to movement of wheat, indicates a light or "only mod erate movement, with a continued dispo sition to hold It back by. faose who have it. , "The wheat trade has mid.no influential Incident to confront it for "gome time, and. the position of prices has not been essen tially changed. The world's 'supply is ample for all requirements until ne,M grain is. available, and, th world's pres ent promise Is for a good. Incoming crop, i but not for a 'bumper. It Is probably within reason to suggest that'tbe general J outlook Is as glowing at this,:tne as It J win oo iouna to oe. a,f any later date this season. The Winter wheat crop of the country In average condition is not likely to advance beyond the May indication, and It may recede considerably wtb the progress of the season. The Spring wheat crop has had little of adverse condition to contend with as yet, and, therofore, future changes, ar.5tardly"expectQd'to bo on the side of betterment. Taken alto gether, the conditions are beinfr maln- laiiieuine precipitauon recenttyjiaa ren dering good services to this- nd. Thls county should ptodueff 600.090,000 buBhels or more of wheat Jthls seasqit unless ad verso influences develop hereafter,". Coffee snl :Snffa.vr 1 NEW" YORK, May 19! Coffee dptlons closed steady, net unchanged prices to 5 points decline; sals.,5750 bags; including June, $6 50; October. $5.75; November, J J 75; 06 SO;. December. XI. Spot Riojdull; No. 7 Invoice, 7d Mlld quiet; Cordova, 9Vifl VShba. - Sugar-rRawrrtQrin: ffelr. reflnlnsiM 313-3L-C; centrifugal, 95 test, 415-33c; refined steady; granulated, 5.15c; cutloaf, 5.55c. The, Metal Slnykct. ''"'", NDW YORK, Mayi9. The brokers' pritf for lead was $3 0, and "for copper, 516 ?5, Bar silver, GOgc. " . SAN FRANCISCoTilay'li Bar sliver, GOKc LONDON. May 19Bar sUver, 2758d. THE DANES AND, THE BOERS Sentiment in Copenhagen Press Clianglnf? la Favor of England. , New York Times. Tt may be recalled that when the war in South Africa began the papers of Copen hagen, In common with those .qfrThe, Hague, Antwerp, Chrlsuama-and Stock holm, sided with the Boers. Recently, however, th,e.5Raprs In the first-named city have for thejmost part changed' front' and are now strongly Anglophile. It seems that among the Ultlandersln the Trans vaal there was a large number' o well educated Danes engineers, clerks, private teachers and merchants who, when the v.&t began, gradually closed, -up tneir af fairs and returned to Denmark. As, .soon as they arrived at home they wrote Tetters of remonstrance to the Copenhagen Jour nals. It is believed that It Is due to these letters that the change has been wrpught. "No Ultlander," wrote a, returned Dane, who Is an engineor, "who .has, 1-ved Inthe Transvaal long enough to understand the real condition -of things will ever dream of siding with the Boers- "When ,we-ac- know ledge their love of freedom we have H said all that Is praiseworthy of them." The writer then proceeds to-enllghteni-hls readers concerning the monppaAIea-a? the Oom Paul clique and the. ncrcllable char acter of the Boers In regard to commer cial dealings, their repugnanoe of culture, their narrow-mindedness and the .mon strous corruption Indulged in Jjy Boer offi cials. Another Dane writes: 'it is; said that England wished to rob th&,Boers oft their Independence. Certainly not! 3'believe that tho Boer?, after the-iconclusion of the war, which will end in favor of Eng land, will be granted home rule, but they will be obliged to acknowledge us as clth zens. England alone is capable of colon izing And civilizing heathen, landp. There Is no country can iold a candle to her. But they can all envy her- this rcaglc power and try to trip her nip they can all do that!" t The passages above cited give a fair Idfca of the sentiment o many communications and Interviews that are dally appearing in the press of Copenhagen and the'Danlsh provinces. The, last writer quoted closes hlo letter as follows: "Perhaps.) ou will now see that no one that knows'.'the actual state of matters can. .sympathize with the Boers. I laugh when I hear of peo ple Jn Denmark sentimentally moved w!th accounts of Boer plery and singing of psalmr. etc. One must search "long and far after such systematic or unconacqus hypocrisy. The day will surely come when Europe will thank.England for -her work in South Africa." ' Kept the rledK.' Said the framp to the lady ho' touched for a meal, '. ' ' "I'm too sick to labor, top honlst to steal. Cut you -will be 'happy, deaf "maaame, toTcnfrtr I'm keeping the pledge I td6k ten' years &co." y "Well dose! "Heaven comfort you! Honest old m&n " Have, courage and keep lb as lone as yqy.can." XVhit! .Keep it, old woman? Don!t yoii ha.'ve no fears. . It's here In my vest vhere rre VeDt it. for ears." "' .. . Han Francisco Musfc'and Draaa.- mmmm mm CONGRESSMAN TONGBE SPOKE FOR INDIAN-FIGHTERS. Advanced Their CouKtry's Interests j. Broasrkt Neiv Territory to. the. Flag Need RecoHltloB. On tho recent' occasion when Represen tative Tongue appeared before the pension committee of the House In advocacy of his Indian War Veterans' bill, he made an elaborate speech in which he set forth tho reasons why the bill should have im mediate and,, favorablo consideration, if it-was,to be of any value lotha.lntendcd beneficiaries. His talk was to the point, although the time was limited. In ad dressing the committee, Mn Tongue said: "In support of ihlo bill, let me say one wor.d In favor of a, band of men, rapidly disappearing, whose worth has never been recognized, whose very appeal for justice and fair consideration has been ignored. who. Instead of merited recognition, have Received from this Government neglect ana almost contempt. 1 reier to uie In dian fighters of the North Pacific. ' "These magnificent and manly old men, in the fullest sense, conquered the North west, annexed it to and made It a part of the United States. "Having lived among them and their descendants for nearly 40 years, having studied their history and their charac tcsK heard the story of "their trials, their conflicts. their hardships and triumphs rrpm tneir own lips; naving'known ana loved th- land they gave to freedom, and over Tvhiqh they floated freedom's, banner, I know; their worth, and I know the value of. their services to civilization; to free government, and advancement in our Na tional growth, and National prosperity. vj'But, while, telling the story of their magnificent achievements; while telling how much they have benefited, and how much they have deserved from their coun try, we are compelled to tell the sad talo of a country's neglect, of merit unreward ed, or worth unrecognised. The people of the "United States can display, as on many great occasions they have displayed, mag ninceni -generosity. In providing-for the Bpldiers-ot -the CIvIJ War, their munifi cence was' not circumscribed nor controlled by the ternis of any contract, express or Jpplied. When the war closed, the pay rolls were signed, and the bounties recoivtd, the Government had fulfilled the technical requirements of its contract with the sol diers. But where Xho- contract ended gratitude and generosity began. These were extended not only to those disabled In their country's defense, but to many whp received no Injuries, participated In jio battles, and to widows and children born long after the war. History contains aor record of a Nation's generosity to Its defenders comparable to that of the American people to the soldiers of the .QIyII War. -This is .not all. J'A. short time ago. we expended, with out dissent, almost without deliberation, millions m treasure and the best blood of pur sons,. In procuring the liberty of a people alien in race and language We called audden halt in our Industrial de velopment, deferred the Improvement of our rivets and harbors?, the 1 construction f or public buildings, and the prosecution of pubjlc. Improvements, Increased our bonded, Indebtedness, Imposed more taxes upon our people; -wo have taken such action that our property was destroyed, our. pension -roll Increased, the flower of '2VmerIcanmanhood perished -some by the sword, more by pestilence and disease In a foreign land, in order that tyranny plight be, driven from .this continent, and .that a million and a half of people might own and "govern the small Jsland upon which they live. This is. magnificent. But among tnese outbursts of generous im pulses, there seems to have been no time, tto.room', to mete out justice to some of .tho- bravest and most desarving of our own jjsojjJe, before the sod shall cover their graves. To every other of Its de fenders, this nation' has poured out Its wealth and Its admiration. To these, the bravest of the brave. It has had nothing uuk tiFiTiiegieci ana oase ingratitude. Lecme..correct an erroneous imn'a. s!on that has too long and too generally prevailed among members of tho House. The Indian '"ware of the .Northwest were not local contests, in which only neigh borhoods were 'interestea. They extended over extensive territories, as large as the "State Jit New York. They were not of a lew, .days or of a fow weks' duration, but lasted much longer' than actual warfare with Spain and were waged under much greater dif ficulties. And yet the Government will pay mere millions of dollars In pensions to soldiers in that war than in hundreds for these old veterans, if the bill should pass. "They were not waged- In defense of the homes of tho soldiers, but hundrodfl of miles away, sometimes In another ter ritory, to jrptect thds whom, the Fed eral Government, In violation of every duty, had left dereneeless. They were not Of. local Interest merely, but of National Interest and fraught with National conse- quencea "Mr. Chairman, as late as l40. nnri fnr some yearr'after, the United States did not possess a gooa title to a single river or harbor or a filngle.foot of land upon the Pacific Coast. Between the undisputed Kmjidary of the United Stages, and that graad ocean, which we hope soon to con vert. Into an American lake, there lay undeveloped,-; rich and magnificent terri tory, many times larger than Cuba, much richer In rteources, capable of maintain ing a much larger population and abso lutely necessary for our National protec tion and National prosperity. By rtgnt of 'discovery It was as much a part of Great Britain as at the United. States. By richt ol. occupancy Jt was more Ensltea th.an American. fioth natlqps, by thetr stipulations anu agreements, nau aamutea that the title of nefther was preferable -to that of the other. Under treaty of ISIS, from that date until 154,5, it was open to the occupation of both, and its future sovereignty, the future title to this vast domain, was a prize to be won by a contest for possession between'Great Brit ain -ina' the United State. "When that treaty was signed. It was known that.pc cupaucy would determine the. title, that ownership of Oregon and "Washington would follow possession, and that the fu ture control of the Northwest was to be determined ins a- raco for occupancy and pocaeeslon between the people of the United States, and the people of Great Britain. "While that nation, ever alert to ac quire new territory, wa3 making haste to 'unite actual occupancy with color of title, navigatirig our rivers' with her ships and covering our lands with her traders and trappers, this Government, supremely In different, -strangely, criminally derelict in duty, raised not a single hand, sent not a "single man, soldier or officer, to de fend Its rights, assert its dominion, or represent Its authority. That it was not. forever lost to- the United States Is .not due to the vigilance of the Federal Gov ernment. Had no hand but that of the Government been raised to claim and hold this magnificent territory as a part of the United States, it would today float the Union Jdck Instead of the Stars and Stripes. It would belong to Great Brlt "aln rather 'than ta our own Government. Eastern doctrinaires, then as now, talked about the evils of expansion, the danger of too enlarged natural boundaries, and the. sufficiency of .our public domain to furnish ".hQmes for the American people for aU time. They prated about the worthlessness of. Oregon then, as they discuss the worthlessness of. Pqrto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine Islands now. These sentiments paralysed the limbs, bound -the hands of this great RepifbJc and lulled It to sleep, while others pre pared to-possess the land that should be ours. s" . . -"But where -this Government failed of Its' dtftjV a band -of .pioneer men and women, as brave and patriotic -and bis Downing, Hopkins & Go. Chicago Board of Trade New York Stock Exchange Brokers Continuous .market quotations at principal centers of trade received over .our own wires. Branch offices at Seattle. Tacoma, Spokane, Walla Walla, Colfax. Wash., Vancouver and Victoria, B. C Room 4t Ground Roor, Chamber of Commerce Both Telephone, ,- - r CAPE NOME S. S.'GEO. W. ELDER, S. S. NOME CITY Will positively sail from Portland on Saturday, May 26, 1900. - 1 " S.S. DESPATCH ';?,' Will sail from Portland, Saturday '. .."'-' "June 2, 1900. Baggage can now be checked at the office of the B. & O. T. Co., . Cor. Fourth and Stark Streets. " , FOR RATES XXH INFORMATION AFFIT TC CALIFORNIA '& OREGON COAST S, S. CO; F. P. BAUMQARTNER. Mitchell & Co., General Accnta, W. A. Pacific Coast For &Cape Nome Gold Fields THE NEW PALATIAL STEEL STEAMSHIP "Senator" wHI soli from San Francisco, May 14. Seattle, May 19. SubsequenUrip will be from Seattle direct, namely: June 21r July 21 and August 20. Ths "Senator" has a, -capacity of 2500 tons. Her second cabin ond ctteraKe acccnusodatk? r cuperlcr to the arot-claas accommodations of mct of the steamers advertised for Nome. The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. has been running Its steamers to Alaska winter and sues." mer for 25 yera. and la the pioneer Pacific Coast line. Seattle freight and puaenger rates op ply from Portland. For further information Inquire of GOODALL. PERKINE 4 CO., CtoerM Artnta. 10 Market, San FrancbcCv or X. P03X0K, Agent, 249 TCaaMnfrtoa St.. Portland, Or hearted as ever faced danger or suffered sacrifice, took up the work, and saved as on Integral part of this Government the future home of SQ.OOO.OOO people. The great conflict that ended by making the Pacific Ocean the then western boundary of the United States, that opened the way to the subsequent acquisition of California, that made It possible for this country to become a world power, that gave us do minion over the Pacific Ocean, annexed Hawaii, made Dewey and the victory at Manila possible, 'was won against the organized forces of Great Britain, under the leadership and direction of the Hud- son's Bay Company, by unaided, unor- ganlzed, American farmers and traders, who became tho pioneers of the North- west. "Over 2000 miles of arid plains and un- broken,, rock-ribbed mountains, chasing the mirage by day, defending themselves from savage beasts and more savage men by night, they wended their way west ward. A"bng their pathway. In many a spot, a fresh-turned sod, wet with women's tears, covered the victims of sav age vengeance. "Weary and worn with travel, their ranks thinned from repeated conflicts, they planted the Stars and Stripes, defended by their valor and "bap tized by their blood, on the shores of the Pacific, there to receive the first kiss of the western "breeze, and to wave the last good night to the setting sun. "After these brave people had added American occupation to American title, and had planted Its flag on the battle ments of the Pacific, the Government made no effprt to defend- flag or people. The effect of .this Government's neglect of Its own citizens was not lost upon their sav aceenemles. Thev were nu'ck to perceive that it was much safer to plunder and' slay American citizens than the subjects of Great Britain, They sought to grati fy fhclr resentment at the encroachment of the white man where it would involve the least danger to- themse.ves. Repeated encroachment without defense, repeated plunders unpunished, emboldoned afresh at tacks, "and tempted to repeated outrage. At last the gathering storm of Indian vengeance and Indian treachery burst upon the unprotected heads of tcigzi, women and children with fearfut destruc tion, "The horror of the "Whitman massacre has never been half realized In the East No age. sex. or condition could success fully plead for mercy. Let it not be for gotten that of those who fell, the greatest portion were not there for selfish purposes but to open the way for American civili zation, and dominion, and American set tlement. Let It not be forgotten, that the Federal Government had full knowledge of their movements, their inxentlors, their dangers, and their defenceless condition. Yet the Government interposed no shield between their defenceless heads andrfhe Indian tomahawk. Let It not be forgotten that In the carnage of Indian vengeance there was but one shibboleth, but one word, that could stay the murderous and uplifted tomahawk, and that could suc cessfully plead for mercy. The man who could truthfuhy say, I am King George's man. a subject of Great Britain,' escaped the slaughter. The Indians feared and respected the nation whose arm was out stretched to protect Its subjects. They mercilessly destroyed, with tomahawk and ecalplng knife, the people who were aban doned by their Government- Cap'Ive wom en and children owed their Telease to the vigorous Intervention of the citizens of a foreign and rival government. 'I charge Tiere and now that the Ameri cans slain in the early Ind-an wars' of Oregon were 9laln by the neglect of this Government, and after they had repeated ly Informed It of their danger, and Im plored Its protection. Contrasted with this unjustifiable neglect, how splendid and heroic was the response of the p.oneer settlers, hundreds of miles away. The agonizing cry of wounded and captive, borne down the gorges of the Columbia, over- the whitened crests of the Cascade Mountains, to the settlers In "Western Ore gon, found ready response from a brave, generous and loyal people. Then these early settlers gave to the world an ex ample of cool, steady, unfllnch.ng courage and self-sacrlfiplng heroism, witnessed no where except among the pioneers of the "West. There was no stirring appeal from Inspired poet or orator to fire the heart. There were no banners flying to stir the blood, no sound of fife or drum or martial music, to dull the sense of danger. They heard only through the "Winter storms the recital of savage cruelty, suffering, dis tress and the cry for help, 30) miles away. As the story was told In the pioneer cabin at night, the morning found the father making hasty preparations for the defense of his own loved ones, then shouldering his trusty hunting rifle, mounting his horse, equ.pplng himself as best he could from scanty supplies, and silently, in. dead of "Winter, and alone, or accompanied only by his next neighbor, wending his way to tho place of meeting. "These brave men, neglected by their own Government, without mEItary knowl edge, without trained military leaders, without adequate arms or supplies, set out 200 miles, In the dead of Winter, over mountains covered with snow, against re lentless enemies, about whose location and numbers they could only guess. Remem ber that for months they waged this war, not in defense of their own household, or 233 Washlnaton St. San. Francisco. Steamship Co. of their own neighbors, but for the pro-i tection and defense of a people hundred of miles away, and In defense of American, control of the Northwest. Their toll, suf fering, danger and heroism was in the dia charge of a duty. wWch this: Government owed to Its citizens, but which It neglect ed to perform. "The Cayuse "War was only one and a fair type of aU the other wars and con tests which tho citizens of the Northwest were compelled to age to protect Amer ican occupation and American settlement pn the North Pacific. These peoRle werQ compelled to depend upon their own cour- age, and their own efforts, and those -of. thplr neighbors, for the protection due from, "but denied by their Governmept. i And yet wMfe some of these wars qloeed , over 50 years ago. while the last close over 41 years ago, and while this Gov ernment has dealt generous'v -svlth near ly all Its other defenders, has pensioned, the veterans of other war times, it has never accorded the slightest recognition to a band of men and women who. for cool, determined courage, unflinching he roism and a readiness to sacrifice "self for the safety and welfare of others, haye had no superiors In the history of 'Ihe civilized world. The Government has taken the results of -their toll, their sacrifice, -their sufferings and heroism, that which they purchased with tlielr best blood, and has repaid them with a studied, continuous, unjustifiable neglect. "The history of this country records no such merit as theirs, repaid with such continued and unparallellcd Ingratitude. They redeemed and preserved for us the fairest portion of this continent, the fu ture center of the world's empire a por tion that adds millions annually to the wealth of the East and South and Mid dle "West and Congress has practically Ignored their existence. By far the great, er part cf these people are beyond the reach of long-delayed justice. A mere remnant remains, and they are on the verge of the grave. "On February 7, 1S95. the Commission er of Pensions, In a communication to tho chairman of the commUtee on pensions of the House of Representatives, t upon a bill then pending, made the statement that, computed upon the American table of mortality, the average psnslonable pe riod of the surviving Indian War veter ars would be 7 2-3 years. The Commis sioner overstated rather than understat ed the amount required. The men who volunteered, in these wars were not young, men. They were the heads of .families, the fathers of chifdren and" fast approaching m'ddle life. Out of a delegation of 14 vet erans who met and conversed with Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the last House of Representatives, upon his visit to Oregon In November,', 1S96, slx'of these were dead, one dying and one confined to his bed at the adjournment of the last Congress. Out of the esiimated duration of their lives of seven years and eight months, two years and seven months only remain. "Five years and one month have passed while we hold back tho hand of justice. Instead of the annual estimated expense of $730,656, much less than S5O0.QO0 woula. suffice, an Income of this Government for one-half a day. A bill to pension thesa men has thrice passed the Senate. rA pre vious committee of the House recommend ed Its passage, over 2C0 members of tmc House approved Its provisions and re quested Its consideration, and yet, under these circumstances, the Representatives of Congresalonal districts where these old men and their children reside. In the. last Congress, were- compelled to plead, with the chairman of the committee having charge of the bill, week after week, for the privilege of appearingbefore that cora jnlttee, and imploring it to do some meas ure of justice too long delayed, for the remnant of this heroic people now Jiving, and to the memories of those dead. The cruel neglect that consigned so many early settlers In the Northwest to bloody graves and cruel slaughter by merciless foes still pursues the few who suryfved the fury of the savage and the Ingrati tude of their own Government. The crim inal conduct of this Government, that 50 years ago abandoned these people. In their defenseless condition, to tomahawk and scalplng-knife la being condoned, today -by the member? of the American Con gress. "I do not believe T cannot "believe tho American people Indorse or approve this continual neglect and refusal of justice ta a portion of their own citizens. Somo other hand than theirs withholds justice. It Is too late now- to- benefit these peo ple but little in a financial wav; Few will survive the tedious delays In establish ing their claims, should a- pension bill tie passed. But the passage of that bill would enable the few survivors to real ize that at least at last their fellow-cltl-zens had expressed a grateful apprecia tion for their early struggles, achieve ments and sacrifices made fcr the welfare and glory of their country. Sooner or later the worth and value of their sacri fice, the heroism of their lives, will bo recognized and gratefully remembered. "Why reserve the expression of this grati tude and remembrance until the ear can no longer hear and the heart can no long er feel? Why bestow praises and grati tude upon the dead rather than' upon the living? Whatever we ara-to do; it should be done now, for the living mere than tor the dead.