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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1900)
w c -" 19 THE SUNDAY OREGOSIAN, POBTLAIiTD, "JULY 15, 19Q0. COMMERCIAL Tho midsummer season does not appear I to be having the usual quieting effect on trade, and business during the "week ending yesterday was highly satisfactory In most lines. There Is naturally very little doing in the -wheat marked, but as this Is due to the fact that farmers are all busy taking care of the big crop which Is now coming to hand. It has little dr no effect on general trade, "which con tinues very good, especially In .staple lines, which are enjoying an .enormous demand from interior points. Receipts of fruit and produce were quite large dur ing the -week, and prices on the whole ruled quite Arm. Eggs, In spite of the light demand, which Is always in evidence at this .season of the year, have ad vanced nearly 2 cents per dozen during the week, and butter is very firm with 'an advance, almost certain in a few days. "Fruijt roceipts from nearby points, are, increasing daily, and, -while there has been quite a weakening. In prices, it has been rrmecessaTy -as yet to make any serious sacrifices 'in order to clean up stockb. Oregon peaches are selling around 40 to 60 cents per box for the early varie- ties. and California Crawfords bring 75 cent ftr best stock. Three carloads of nalermdlons arrived on Saturday and Frl ... and they met with a good sale at pace slightly under those received for the nrst carload in some former sea sons. Canteloupes from The Dalles ?havo come along in limited quantities during the week, but the supply has been in- adequate to the demand, and prices have be mi culte firm. "With 60 much fruit, of i"nrg. it Is natural to look for a smaller demand for veal, pork, poultry, etc., but thus'fr the latter products have not povi Jiffectea, and, with the exception of poultry, are bringing about as good prices &.s hae been paid at any time during th.' season. WrlKAU The season of 1900-1901 has not yet progressed far enough to Infuse much Interest In the wheat situation. There arj some good-sized holdings at' tide water, and, V'ith only a limited amount of tonnage to be taken care of for several weeks, buyers do not develop that anxious mood which is so pleasing to the farmer: Most of the exporters are willing' to do business If they can secure wneat on an export basis, but as this is sel dom .possible on a quiet market In mid summer, matters .are drifting alptuT un der easy sail, and quotations do not count for much. Most of the exporters yester day thought that 55 cents would be about their limit for either Walla Walla or Val ley, but as usual a cent or two a bushel more was obtainable for good stock. Freights are very firm, and it was re ported that two or three ships had been taken yesterday at 45 shillings. In the San 'Francisco market, somo cargo ships wnicr could not got to another port with out the expense of ballasting and fitting but for a ccfcst voyage, have been taken k.i lss money than is offered for shlpsl In the north. That this can hardly be re garded as weakness, however. Is apparent. from the fact that there Is no tonnage bffering at any of the ports from which vessels come In ballast, at lower rates than have been paid, and for ships In these ports the same rate is demanded : from San Francisco as from Portland. Three cargoes finished loading this week, making four for the month, a rather large list for the month of Tuly. The Orange Judd Farmer, which la generally on the bullish side of the market, has tho fol lowing regarding the wheat situation: Our annual estimate of the amount of old wheat still on farms July 1 Is of espe cial Interest this year, in view of. the probable -shortage of the wheat crop of tho present year. The county estimates of our local reporters when carefully con solidated Into state averages show a mod erate holding of old wheat, smaller than last year, but rather larger than seemed probable -earlier In the season. The amount reported to Orange Judd Farmer as so held is GO.S17.000 bushels, against C5.600.000 bushels at this date a year ago, and 23,000000 bushels in 3S. On March 1 we reported the farm reserve of wheat at 164.000,000 bushels, a figure larger than was reported by other authorities, but the movement since that date and the present returns of farm stocks indicate that this figure was somewhat below the mark, and that our estimate or 565,000,000 bushels for the crop of 99, while higher than that made by any other recognized authority, was from 25,000.000 to 30.000,000 bushels be low the actual production. It is interest ing to- note in this connection that the wheat movement from the Spring wheat crop of Minnesota and the Dakotas indi cates that our estimate for the crop of these three states was too low. by about the figure above indicated as'tfie shortage on the whole crop. The farm stock now reported, while larger than is ordinarily carried over, Is by no means burdensome, and In connee-, tlon with the admitted wheat shortage this yjyirat home and abroad, places the Amrrlca?" tanner fn what must be re garded as a promising situation. With a farm' and commercial stock of "perhaps 140,000.110 bushels, a crop promise "of not exceeding if equaling BOO 000 000 bushels, we have a suppjy of C40 000.00Q bushels. Domestic requirements will absorb 410, 000000, leaving 230,000,000 bushels to meet export, demand, and stocks to be carried over July i'next year. Our export re quirement can Hardly be expected to fall below 200,0001)00 bushels ,in view of the fact, tha't France will. In the coming year, be an importer, and to meet such a demand It will be necessary to sweep wheat bins closer than for many years, and closer than can bo done except under the stress of highly satisfactory .prices for wheat. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Etc. Wheat Walla Walla, nominal. 55S,57c; Val ley, 65957c; bluestem, G0Clc per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2 05 3 20; graham, $2 70 per barrel. Oats White, 3485c: gray. 32S3c per bushel. Barley Feed, $14015; brewing. $10 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $12 50 per ton; middlings, $10; fhorts. $13; chop. $14. Say Timothy, $1C11: clover, $707 60; Ore gon irild hay, $07 per ton. Butter, Ecrsrs, Poultry, Etc ... Butter CFancy creamery, ,25040c; store, 253 ", 27o per roU. . Eggs 1717c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $33 60 per doz en: hen $404 50; Springs, $23 50; ducks. $3 04: geese, $45 per dozen; turkeys, 1017c per pound.' Cheese Full cream, twins, 12QlSc; Young" America, 14e per pound. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc Vegetables Parsnips, $1; carrots, 75cO$l; turnips. T5c per sack: onions, $1 25 tor red, ' $1 50 for sllversklns; cabbage, $1 50 percental; potatoes, 40(f50c per sack for old, 50o for new; peas, 360; beans, 0?7c; asparagus, 48 6c; cucumbers, G0S75e per box. r fTjilt Lemons. $3 7504. oranges, $43 25 rr box for late Valencia; pineapples, $4 eoS'G .per dozens bananas. $2 50-33 per. bunch 5 Ter tian dates. 7Sc per pound: peaches, .4075c; apricots, 50 S5c. apples, $1 Q 1 25 per box: raspberries, 5 0c; blackberries, 3 4c per pound; watermelons, 2503 per dozen. ' " J"k vvvi". cvaporaiea, 4f6Cper J" Pjuguj sub-rleaj sacks or boxe.p4gc: pears; j lOil .li AU.- -.if. A n Cc; prunes, Italian, .32,5c; Uvcr,xra' AN-D-FMMCIAL NEWS choice, 5QGc; fics, Smyrna, 22V6c: California black. 59Jc; do white. 10c per pound. Groceries, Ituta, Etc. Coffee Mocha. 23325c: Java, fancy, 2CtI32c: Jars. cood. 20624c: Java, ordinary. lSC20o: Costa. Rica, fancy. IStfSOq; do good. 10lt do ordinary, 10ffl2c per pound: Columbia, roast. $13 U3; Arbuckle's, $14 63; Lion. 13 63 per cae. Sugar Cube, $0 20; crushed. fO 20: pow dered, $6 20; dry granulated, $5 70; extra. C $5 20: golden C,$5 10 net; half barrels, c more than barrels; reaple sugar, 15016c per pound. Beans Small white, 3tc; bayou, 4c; Lima. Oc por pound. Salmon Columbia JUvcr, 1-pound tails, t$l 13 1 CO. 2-pound tails, 2tf2 CO fancy. 1-pound flats, $1 6&51 75; -pound fancy flats, &005c; Alaska. 1-pound tails, $1 201 SO; 2-pound tails. (1 002-23. Grain bags Calcutta, $0 37 per 100 for spot. Nuts Peanuts, Ch7c per pound for raw, Oc for roasted; cocoanuts, DOc per dozen; walnuts, 10(81 lie per pound; pine nuts, 16c; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts. 15c; Brazil, llo; Alberts., 15c; fancy pecans. 12Q14c; almonds. 15QU7ie per pound. Coal oil Cases, 21&c per jsalka; barrels. 17c; tankr. 15&C Rice Island. 6c; Japan, 0c; New Orleans, 4W8cf fancy head, fi&T 60 per sack. 'Meat and Provisions. Mutton Gross, best aheep, wethers and ewes, sheared.'' $3 50 75; dressed, 7074c Pr sound; Spring lambs, 5ff54e Pf pound gross. 7io$s Gross, choice heavy. $5; light, $4 60; dressed, 5Gc per pound. Veal Large, QW&7V0 Pr pound; small, 89 Beef Gross, top steers, $4 4 W; cows, $3 50 &4. dressed beef. G".7iC per pound. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand): Hams, smoked, are quoted at 13c per pound; picnic hams, 9&c per pQund; breakfast bacon. 13c; bacon. Obc; backs, Oc; dry salt sides, STie; dried beef, 17e per pound; lard, C-pound palls, 10c; 10 -pound palls, ir&c; 60s, Dic: tierces, Dijc per pound. Eastern pack (Ham mond's): Hams, large, 12c; medium, 15o; small, loscplcnlc hams, Ofec; shoulders, 0"e; breakfast bacon. 12&c; dry Ut tides, SVi 0$c; bacon sides. OKQlOs; backs, 9fte; butts, Oc; lard, pur leaf, kettle rendered, 6s, lO&c, 10s, 10?c. .Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc Hops 2$?Sc per pound. Wool Valley, 12613c for coarsel 1510c for bent; Eastern Oregon, l&tf 10c; mohair, 25c per pound. Sheepskins Shearling, 1520c; short-wool, 23 ty35c; inedluni-n ool, 30&0c; long-wool, 60c42fl ach. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, $5Q15; cubs, each. $lgt; badger, each, 50c; wildcat 2S75c; housecat, 5&5c; fox. common gray, 40oU; do red. 41 753 50; do cross. $2 BOgO lynx, $24 50; mink, JOcSfl 75, martin, dark Northern, &-10 do pale, pine, &i; musk rat, S & 12c; skunk, COffSOc; otter (land), $1 (gS; panther, with head and claws perfect. $1&3; raccoon, i58S0o; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, 3 50 3 5; wolverine, f2 50QC; beaver, per skin, large, $0J7; do medium, per sXtn. tlu$. do small, per skin, $12; do kits, per skin $1. TaHow 543Ho; No. 2 and grease 314840 per pound.. hides Dry hides. No. 1, 10 pounds and up ward, 1415c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 10 pounds, 15c per pound; dr calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds, ("ipc, u.,. Jn.ieJ, one-third less than diy flint; salted hides, sound steers, CO pound and over, 7Sc; do 60 to GO pounds, 7M.-c; do un der 60 pounds and cows, 7c; kip, 18 to 30 pounds, 7i⪼ do veal, 10 to 14 pounds. 7ljc; do calf, uhdir 10 pounds, 7o; green (unsalted), lc per pound less; culls (bulls; stags, moth eaten, badly cut, scored hair slipped, weather beaten or grubby), one-third H s. SAX FRANCISCO MARKETS.. SA?I FRANCISCO, July 14. Spring Nevada, 1315c; Eastern Oregon, 10gl5c; Valley Oregon, lS20c Fall Northern Mountain lambs, 10(ffl2c; Mountain lambs, S10c; San Joaquin Plains, g10c; Hum boldt and Mendocino, 1314 a Hops Crop of 1890, lllglSc. Millstuffs Middlings, ;i73); bran, 12 50 (12 50 per; ton. Hay Wheat, J7 505)11 50; wheat and oat, r? G0311; Tiest barley, ?7 W; alfalfa,. 50 7 50; .stpek, J5Q5 50; compressed wheat, 'SoSlliO per ton; straw, 2537c per bale. Potatoes River Burbanks, 3565c; Ore gon Burbanks, G5S0c; Early Rose, 3075c per ctL Vegetables Onions, 00c?l 00 por cen tal; garlic, 2Sc; green peas, 2?2c per pound: string beans, lHSJ2c; dried okra, 32c per pound; asparagus, $1 50 J 1 75 per box; egg plant, SfjflOc per pouna; cucumbers, 25$35c per box. Citrus fruit Oranges, navels, S2 50: Mexican limes, $54; common California lemons, ?1 251 50; clioice. S2 50 per box. Bananas $1 E02 50 per bunch. Butter Fancy creamery. 15c; do sec onds, lSfi'lSc; fancy dairy. 1T017; do seconds, 15l(c. Cheese California, new, 89c per pound; Yodng America, 9igl0c; Eastern, 1617c. Eggs Store, 1415c; fancy ranch, 18c; Eastern, 14615Vc Poultrj- Turkeys, gobblers, OlOc; do hen's, 10llc per pound; old roosters, 5 50 4 per dozen; young roosters, ?4 SOS'S 50; small broilers, $22 25; large do, $3$6 50; frj'ers, ?3 04 50; hens, fKT-4 50 per dozen; geese, $11 25 per pair. Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, 12,470: Oregon, 15,024; oats, centals, 993; beans, sacks, .959; middlings, sacks, 545; Oregon, "SSS;" wool, bales, 18; Wheat, centals," 12S0, Oregon, 3000; barley, centals. 9425; do Ore gon, kw: corn, centals, izis; potatoes, sacks, S562; bran, sacks, 13G5; Oregon. 4550; hay, sacks, 500; hides, 556. THE GRAIN MARKETS. Prices for Cereals in European and American Ports. BAN FRANCISCO, July 14. Wheat in active on call and weaker In the spot market. Barley market weaker. Oats quiet but steady. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping, No. 1, n 05; choice, $105; milling, 1 OTigl UD. Barley Feed, 7071Uc; brewing, S0 Sltfc. Oats Gray Oregon, Jl 07S1 10; milling, ttl10115; red, 1 050117.' Call-board sales: Wheat inactive; De cember, Jl 13; cash, U 03. Barley, no sales. Corn, large yellow, $1 15! 17. CliXcaso Grain, and Produce. CHICAGO, July 14. Within 10 minutes after trading had started in the wheat pit the price of September had been forced to a point over a cent below yesterday's closing figures. September opened un changed to c lower at 7979tic, and Board of Trade and Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS. STOCKSahd.j;; . COTTON BOUGHT AND 'SOLO FOR' CASH OR CARRIED ON MARGINS 214-215 ' , .-Chamber of Comrnirce Portland, Oregon CULUSON&CO. under selling orders from all over the country the price was steadily pounded down until it had touched" 77T4C The prin cipal, in fact almost the, only, -factbr in 1 tno; rapja accunc was tne improvea con dition In the Northwest. Bains and cool er weather In the Dakota and Minne sota were reported to have greatly im proved the condition of wheat, and the Minneapolis Journal's- estimate -of" the crop for those three states of from 135, 000,000 to IEO.000,000 bushels was given a great deal of credenco by disgusted hold ers of "wheat, who unloaded as fast as they cduld. At 77c the demand, which up to this time had been slnck. Improved, the -Northwest ,sendinr In good buying or ders, while local shorts covered quite freely for a time. But In the last hour of the short session the market again became extremely dull and weak. Prices slid off to 77?477c, and September closed at 77:4c a loss of lic to lc Corn was strong all day. The drought still continued In Kansas and Nebraska,' land damage in some sections -was report ed aa serious. September closed c high er a 445sC Oats were firm but featureless. Sep tember closed c higher. Little was done in provisions. Lower Lhog prices and the weakness of wheat had some effect on prices, which yielded slightly early. At the decline the market became steady and. held so. September pork closed "7c lower, and lard and ribs oach lost 5c Tho leading futures ranged as follows: JVHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Close. July $U78 $0 78 0 70 $0 76 August 784 78H 78H 77 September ... 79 7UJ4 77 77 CORN. July 44H 44H H August 44 44Ji 43 44 September ... 44$ 44- 44ft 44ft OATS. July 24H 24H 23 23 August 24 24h 24 24 September .... 24 2i 24ft 24 MESS PORK. .. July 1245 12 45 12 40 12 40 September ...12 60 12 CO 12 62 12 55 LARD. July ; .t ' t.- JS0 September ... 0 02 0 02 C87 0 00 October 0 02 C02 8 00 6 02 SHORT RIBS. July 0S7 C0 055 0S7 September ... 0 97 0 07 C95 p t5 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Quiet; Winter, patents, ?ios 4 20; straights, 43 203 SO; Spring specials. U 754 S6; Spring patents. 3 TO-JH 20; straights, $3 ga 80; bakors', $2 4f'2 90. Wheat Spring, No. 3, 7375c; No. 2 red, 7ac. Corn No. 3, 44tfc; No. 2 yellow, 44o. Oats No. Jl white, 27c; No. 3 white, 26 27c Rye No. 2, 5SC0c Barley Good feeding, 3Sf42c; fair to choice malting, 434Sc. Flaxseed No. 1, ?1 S3; No. 1 Northwest ern, JlsO. Timothy seed Prime, $3 15. Mess pork Per barrel, $12 4812 50. Lard Per 100 pounds, JS S2$C 5. Short ribs Sides, loose, $5 S5T 15. Shoulders Dry-salted, boxed, 647c Side- Short, clear, boxed. $7 5ftg" 60. Whisky Basis of high winos, $1 23. Sugar Cut loaf, 55 73; granulated, K 22: confeotioners A, $5 18; joff A, t 08; clover, contract grade, ?S 00. . On the Produce Exchange today the butter market was steady; creamery, 15 lSc; dairy. 14017c Cheese Dull; 9?10c. - Eggs Steady; fresh, lie Recelnts. ShlDm'tK. iour, Darreis , 10,000 Wheat, buhels 4S.000 Corn, bushels ...51S,000 Oats, bushels . 20S.OO0 Rye, bushels 1,000 Barley, bushels 0,000 .000 11.000 307.000 200,000 European Grain Market. LONDON. Jujy 14, Consols, 9S 13-lCd; silver, 28.5-16d. Wheat Cargoes on passage easier, neg lected, 3d lower; English country markets quiet. UVERPO.OL, July . 14. Wheat Quiet; No. 1 standard California, 6s 4d; .French country markets , quiet. Cotton Uplands, 52 7-32d. Flour St. Louis fancy Winter, dull, 8s 3d. Hops at London Pacific Coast, .steady, 2 12s3 15s. Wheat Spot steady; No. 1 Northern Spring, 6s 5d; No. 1 California, 6s 4d6s 4d. Futures dull; July nominal; Sep tember, G 2d; December, 6s 3d. Corn Spot new firm; old quiet; old mixed new, 4s l&d.: do old. 4s 2d. Futures dull; 'July nominal; September, 4s 2d. New York Grain, Flour, Etc. NEW TORK. July 14. Flour Receipts, 18,316 barrels; exports, 15.GS6 barrels; mar ket weak and lower to sell: closing nomi nal. Minnesota patent, $4 50g4 90; Winter straights, $3 80S4 80. Wheat Receipts. 94,650 bushels; exports, C3.714 bushels; spot weak. No. 2 red, S5c f. o. b. "afloat; options opened S2c ele vator. Options opened weak, and were further depressed during the afternoon by active liquidations, lower cables, en larged Spring wheat crop estimates and further Northwestern showers, closing weak at lc net decline; July closed S3Hc; September, S2&c; October, S2J4c; Decem ber, 83c. Wool-Dull. ' Hops Steady. JUNE MINING DIVIDENDS. Calumet & Hecln Copper Leads With, a. Round Million. The San Francisco Bulletin) prints the following list of June mining dlvidemds: From the New York Engineering and Mining Journal and other sources we learn that the mining dividends for the past month were as follows: Acacia 4 15,000 Buffalo Hump 10.000 Bullion-Beck and Champion 10.000 Bunker Hill and Sullivan ZLOOO Central Lead 6,Oo5 Con. Gold Mines 10,000 ttiuiuei ec nccia uopper i.ooo.wO Columbia Lead 4.S50 Daly West 37,500 Denver and Cripple Creek 10,625 Doe Run .; - 2,500 Eikton Con- (new) 75.000 Empire State , 30.000 uoia coin 20.000 Golden Cycle 10.000 Gold King 30,000 Homestake 105,000 iiorn aiiver 3X000 Iowa 6.000 Isabella ,. 67.5C0 Madison 75.CO0 Mammoth 20,000 .aioaoc a.uw N. T. & Honduras 15,000 Osceola ,. 275,000 Portland 60.000 Silver King 76,000 Smuggler 30.000 Southern Boy 25.000 Specimen 1. 153.037 St. Joseph Lead 37.500 Stratton 8 Indepondenco 480.000 Swansea 10.000 Tamarack Copper 420,000 Tomboy 72,000 United Verde 225,000 Total $ 3,471,512 These dividends may be distributed geo graphically as follows: Arizona $ 225,000 Colorado 1,144,163 Idaho 61.000 Michigan LG99.000 Missouri , 49.S50 South Dakota 105,000 Utah t 172 500 Central America 15,000 Total $3,471,512 The dividends for tho first six months of the- year are as follows: January $2,903,030 February 3.207,ft9 March ..u 2,953.345 April -. 6.5?4.SW May , 2.371.107 June 2,471.512 Total ....'.......'.... $21,452,056 EASTERN 'LIVESTOCK. GHICAGO, July1 14. Cattle-JRecelpts, 1E0; nominally steady;-calves, good to prime steers, J3 105 70; poor to medium, $4 50 E; selected .feeders. J4S-4 7S; mixed stock ers. J3 75350; cows, attady. J44 73; heif ers, $35$; cahners, 1202 SO; bulls, firm, 2 754 5Q; carves, MHftZfS. Texans Receipts for treek, SC30; last week, 31C0.; bulls, J2 BOS a . Hogs Receipts today, lu.000; Monday. 33,000; left 6vcr, SSO). 'pntl !cndyf closed weak, to 5 cents lower Top, 15 45; mixed and butchers, tS logs 45; good to choice heavy, Jo 2005 4S; rough heavy, $3 5 15; light, & 15-85 42Vs; bulk of sales, J3 25 S3 40. Sheep Receipts 2500. Sheep and lambs steady; good -lo choice wethers, $4 JO 4 60; fair to chqifie mlxedt S 204 15; Western sheep and yearlings, J3601 CO; Toxas sheep, 3 104; native lambs. $4 50 6 90; "Western lambs, $&36 25. ' "XEW YORK STOCKS A7TB COXDS. Closing Prloea of the Principal Wall-Street Securities.- BONDS. , TJ. B. 2s, ref. reg.n03UD. & RQ. 4I.... S24 do coupon ...... 1034,1 Gen. Eloctrtc 5s...H0 do 2s, reg 100 IN. T. Cent. lsts..l0S do 3a. rcg 108North. TtuC. Za 60 do coupon 100 do 4s .....,... 104 u wi is, rr-..i lurcgon riar. ists..iOT do coupon .....134 do 4s ADZ do old 4s, reg..114 Oregon S. L,6a...l2TU do coupon 114i do con. 5s 112 do 5s, rcg 113 Rio Gr. West, lsts 97 do coupon 114 jst. Paul contol...ie7 Dlst. Col. 3-C5S...123 St. P. C. A P. lsUllOU Atchison adj. 4s.. 83 do 6s 118 C. & N.W. con. 7140& Union pae. 4s-.:...loii do S. F. deb. 69.120 ITVls. Cent lsts... 83 " & R. O. Ists..l02 j Southern Paclfle 4s 7U When Issued. STOCKS. The total sale of stocks today wer 70,100 aharoa. The closing quotations were: Atchison .... 25 BSU. Union Pae. pref... 74 Southern Ry 10 Wabash u& do pref Bait. &Ohlo 74U Can. Paomo 1.... 6S! Can. Southern ... 4S ' do Dref 15A Wheel, i. L. E.... 8 Ches. & Ohio,.... 2194J rv.i - ....I. t: do 2d pref 23V Wis. Central 14 Chi.. B. It. 0 124 P. C a 4 St. L.. 5T ChL. Ind. & L.... 22i Third Aenut 103 v Jira OO CM. A East. 111.. 5 Cblcajo & N. W..15S Chi., R, L & P...103 C.. C.. C. & St. L. 68 Colo. Southern ... 6' do 1st pref 4i do 2d pret 10 Del. & Hudson. ...Ill EXPRESS CO.'S. " Adams ...'. lis merlcnn 153 nlted States ....45 'ells-Farso 122 MI8CKLLANEDUB-. Araer. Cotton Olf.. "34 ao.pret 83 Araer. Malting .... 3 Del., Lack. &. W..178 Denver & Rio Or. 17aAmer. 8melt. & R, 36 ao prer is do nref ftsu do pref SSW T7H ,rtn Amor. Sptr. pre. JT Anltr. Steel Hoop. 10 do prrt . 624 Amer. Steel & V?.. J do-tlr4 TtU An 1.. -C Great North, pref.152 Hocklntr Coal .... 13 TTrvtklnl- t'.ll.v - tl2l Illinois Control .".117 Amei Tin FlaV.., 2J do prf 75 iowi jnirai .... 13 do pref 4T Kan. a, P. & G.. 10 LaXe E. & W 2S do pref 00 Lake Shore 210 Amer. Tdeaeco ... 02 da pret 123 Anaconds, Mlh. Co. 334 ooklyn.R- T... 63T Fuel A IMa. 3.1 . Louis. & fah.... 72i CotK. Tobaapo,..T. 24. do pref ... 77v Federal Steel a? Ai&aiuixuui jvi ... ti' Met. St Ry 1 Minn. & SU Louis 5i up prei 00 Gen. Electric 130 QIucoao Sugar .... 51 do pref 07 Int. Paptr 22 do pref C4 La Clede Gas 74 . National Biscuit .. 2s do pref jjl National Lead .... 10 do pref 03 National Steel .... 2V4 do pref , 83 N. T. Air, Brake.. 136 North American .isU ao prei vi Missouri Pacific .. 57 Mobile & Ohio.... 37 M.. K. & T 10 do pref -31 do pref " iiL do nref Ml Ontario A West..,' 10 O. R. &N.......; 41 do pref . 7C Pennsylvania ....127$ Readlns 17 do 1st pref 50 Paclad Codet io do lsc pref 83 do 2d pref....... 60 Pacific Mall 2di Peo;''t 3u 03 Prts4ed Steel Car.. 42 , do pref V0 Pullman Pal. Car. 181 . Stand. Rope AT.. 5 Sucar .-..117 do 2d pref 23 imo or. rteaiern.. wi do pref 85 St. Louts ii 8. F. fi do 1st nrf fl5 do 2d pref 32TS St. Louis &. B. W. 94 do pref 116 Tenn. Coal & Iron. & U. S. Leather SM llo pref ...:..... C7 U. 0. Rubber..... 23 uo prei u St. Paul 110: do prf. 171 St. Paul & 0 110 Southern Pacific. u. 32 d .. 51W ... 14.Re do pref ...j 31 do pref Westfro Union ... 70 irons x-ncuic... H'i Union Pacific .... 55( Offered. nubile Iron & S. i.xt do pref 53 COINAGE OF TnE MINTS. Total for the Fiscal Tear Was Over $14O,OO0,i00. The June.'coinage of the" mints of the United States waa as follows: Gold- Double Eagles 53,6S,42O00 Eagles ;.. 200 00 Half eagles 140.000 CO Quarter eagles 60 00 Total gold $3,820,170-00 In i 109 8,159,e30 00 Silver Standard dollars L000.125 00 Half dollars 503,067 W Quarter dollars M.C... 3$4001 75 Dimes 1 1.. 227,013 50 Total silver $2,034,217 75 In 1S&9 2,153,018 65 Minor Five cents . ; 21,63710 Cents . ', 86.577 87 Total minor $ 111.214 97 In 1S99 1C4.254BS The monthly coinage of the United States mints for the current fiscal year Is as follows: July $ 6,864,850 00 August 12.641.656 00 Septembor f...... 9,566,754 5 October .'..: ll.S2S,109 60 November 9,511.070 00 December 9,7H,SS4 07 January. 1900 14.05a,4.U 00 February ..,. 15,463.700 M March v n.ffft.ZfS ?Z April 7. 16.&74.4SOOD May 11,569.063 SO Tune 6.C20.212 72 Total 1835-00 $141,S01,9CO 3ft Descriptions embraced in the above to tal are annexed: Gold Double eagles $ 73,02,700 00 Eagles 21.779.340 00 Half eagles 7,529.055 0a Quarter eagles 126,015 00 Total gold 4 $107.337010 W In 1S98-S9 103177-1S0 00 Silver Standard dollars 15,244.934 07 Half dollars 5,844.856 50 Quarter dollars 4.15.f92 25 Dimes 2,716,095 40 Total silver 31.131.833 i5 In 1S98-S9 27,721,086-65 Minor Nickels f 1.637.4W0O Cents 7. 70517 61 Total minor In 1838-99 2.24S.Q17 21 955.90014 Grand total $11,30A,D70 23 In 1S9S-93 136,355.666 79 A summary of the coinage for the last fiscal year is as follows: Gold. $107,937,110 00 Sliver 31.n.S33 1S Minor 2,243,017 21 Total ,..$1.201.9C0 26 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, July 14. Coffee bpHons closed steady, with prices net unchanged to 10 points higher. Soles, 11.000 bags'. In cluding: September, $8 03; October, $S 10; November, $S 20; December, $$ 45ij 50. Spot, Rio, steady: No. 7 invoice, 9&c; mild, steady: cordova, 910e. Suar Raw, strong; rlr .refining. 4 5-16c; centrifugal, '96 test, 4 13-16c; re-. fined, Arm; granulated, $6; cut loaf, $5 40. The Metal Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. Bar silver, 61c. NEW TORK, July It. Bar silver, 610. LONDON, July 14. Bar tilver, 23 6-16c Heat in Incandescent Llsjatn. The amount of heat given out Try an or dinary incandescent lamp fcj greatly under rated In the popular mind. An ordinary slxtecn-candle-power lamp lmmoraed m a quart of water will heat ft to the bolflng point In an hour. Celluloid fn contact with a lamp bulb may be ignited In it few .minutes, while silk shades cloae to the bulb are scorched in a few hours. In Boston last year an Incandescent lamn, hanfrin? by its cord against a woeden pax- tition-, gradually scorched fcud charred the wood, until It burned a hole, completely through 4t,.and cot fire, to It A- PROBLEM TO SOLVE HOW MAY SEMIAItTD LANDS BEST BE IRRIGATED r Experiments" nndT Certain Conclu sions of the Department of Airri ealture Lavrs Need Reforming. WASHINGTON, July 3. Irrigation Is the one great, question thajf now confrpnts the experts of the Agricultural Depart ment, and one with which they expect to wrestle for some time to come. As a mat-' ter of fact, while It Is generally known that irrigation is a very essential adjunct to the development of a vast section of the West, there Is as yet but little defl nlto Information as to tho best methods of accomplishing satisfactory results by this means -of supplying moisturo to oth erwise fortlle spots. The department has for jsears been experimenting with irri gating Qttches and canals in various arid land states, but so far has not been able to determine upon any reliable system which will apply generally. There has been, a great deal -of Irrigating carried on by private Interests, but no general rec ord has been kept of the number of irri gating ditches' or systems. The depart ment roughly estimates the total number of complete ditches at 100,000 to 150.000. It is asserted very positively that the highest-priced and most productive farm lands on the Continent ore in the arid region, and that tho largest yield of near ly every staple crop has been obtained by the aid of Irrigation. Therefore, the assertion that the possibilities of reclama tion have but begun to be realized. Irri gation affects first and foremost the agri cultural Industry, but Indirectly or direct ly, as the case may be, it also tends to facilitate the largest use pf grazing lands, utilization of the forests, the development of mines and quarries, and the mainte nance of railroads and commerce in the great Went. Land Laws Inadequate. Thero Js one' great obstacle in tho way of a more rapid development of the arid lands, and that is the loosely drawn and imperfect land laws. There Is no general law governing water rights', and no uni versal practice In this, regard. In many states exclusive rights to the uso of wa ters of certain streams are granted, to tho detriment of meritorious parties, which custom is sure to work disadvan tageously. The Government Is blamed to a large extent for not assisting In the reclamation of the arid lands, as has been done In every other Irrigation coun try, and is likewise blamed for surren dering, in any Instance, the public con trol 6f streams. It is feared that under existing laws there will be few more In vestments of capital to develop the Irri gation schemes of the West until wo have better and more liberal Irrigation laws. The storage of flood water, the interstate division of streams, and the inauguration of an adequate system -of public control; which will Insure to every one his share of tho waters coming frdm'tho hills and mountains are all to be studied out and -formulated before much more progress can be made in this direction, Better laws should be enacted for the control of the public lands, which should hae somo other provisions than thoso now extended to the arid lands. For In stance, it is not considered that the homestead law is the one to apply to arid lands. Tho experience of the past, when so many settlers camped down on the semi-arid lands, unmindful of the true conditions, and lot their all, is enough to substantiate this claim. Where suffi cient wator cannot be had, these semi arid lands are useful -only for grazing, and it is undoubtedly a mistake for the I Government to offer this land in 160-ncre tracts on condition that .the' settler will take up residence on It and make a liv ing. The settler on such lands must either fall or become practically the ten ant or servant of ft person or corporation furnishing water for his dry land. Some Defective Acta. The desert land law, which was devised to promote the investment of capital, rather than to encourage settlement, does not serve tho much-felt want. Under this act, residence was not required, but who ever would.lrrigate 640 acres.of land could acquire title to the same upon paying the Government price. Later tho amount of land Under this act was cut down to 320 acres, but this law in both forpis has worked .uselessly and Injuriously. It Is a mistake to give such targe tracts to a single man of small means, for It Is more than he needs for a home, and is moro by far than he can cultivate. Nor has it served to develop corporate enterprise. It is true it has developed cretain sections to a certain extent, but by transferring to single ownesn mtiles of water fronts It Lhas prevented this same frontage being fllviaed up among a number of farmers, and cut off better social and agricultural condition. The Carey act, which gives each state and right to segregate 1.000,000 acres of arid land, and to control its reclamation and disposal to settlers, has been taken advantage of by but one state, Wyoming; that Is, Wyoming la the only state that has actually accomplished any thing under this act, although four other states have made etarts. The progress made under tho Carey act Is yet so, small and the Results so meager that. It Is hard to determine whether or not it will work to the general betterment of agricultural conditions in the arid regions. But. aside from defective acts, the range men are opposing Irrigating schemes, as they wish to use the semi-arid regions for paeturoge, and to havo ready and un disputed access to all the streams, and protest most violently against having 'their volume decreased in any way. Still, it is asserted that there la pasturage enough after the Irrigators get through. whioh is another question to be settled by facts alone. Further Obstacles. On nt thft exeat Questions to be dftter- .mjned beforo a general irrigation move ment can be made Is whether, state or Federal control of streams shall predom inate. It Is a well-recognized fact that the reclamation of arid regions means the absorption of streams, and there have been decision one way and another as to whether the state or General Govern ment shall control the waterways within the boundaries of the aeveral states. There is no general legislation governing tho division of water across state lines. As In "the case of the Columbia River, one stream often supplies two or more states, and with general .Irrigation there Is sure to be complication over this question of control. With e general law, all states would have equal rights, but now adja cent etatea often have regulations govern ing their water supply which are at direct variance with each other. The same Is sues ore tried over and over again In the courts, and a decision rendered one day In one state Is reversed tho next in another state. The lack of definite Information as to the amount of water actually needed for Irrigating purposes is responsible for much of the trouble. This point tho de partment Is now striving to- straighten out. Extensive experiments are being made with various systems of Irrigation, different methods of controlling the water, and very elaborate experiments to deter mine the amount of water which will bring about the best results with the vari ous crops that are or will bo raised on irrigable and irrigated lands, aro being conducted in the West. Methods of Developing Arid Reloxi In the Columbia River country tho ques tion involved Is the proper diversion of the waters for irrigating purposes, while In the South, where the streams are torren- tial. it is a- question of -first storing the J.-water in-reseryolra, an4 later diffusing It Hop ng. Chicago Board of Trade ' New York Stock Exchanae x'n'l Room 4,' Ground Floor BOTH TELEPIIOXES GA S.S.DESPRTi Sails orfHer SecondTrIp . , t This Is the only exclusive livestock steamer la the Pome trade. , Bookings now jbeirjg made.; ( . TOR RATES AND UfFORMATIOX APPLT TP l. P. BAUWOARTNER, Agent, 253 Woshlnatoji St, W. A. Mitchell fc Co.. General Acenti. San Francie. Pacific Coast FOR THE NEW PAI.ATIAI, STEEL Win sail froo Scattfc and Tacoraa in or "Ronator" has a capacity of 35C0 The "fe5S8fDSri accommodations are superior to tho flrst-class steamers aavertisea ior ome. : ,. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company has been running Its steamers to Aias kaWinter and Summer for 23 years, and is tho pioneer Pacific Coast line., Seat tle freight and passenger rates appiy from Portland. For further Information inquire of GOODALL. PERKINS fc CO., .Goneral Agents. 10 Market, San Fran cisco, .or N. POSTON, Agent, 249 Washington st.. Portland. Or. to best advantage. There Is one feature to be fought against, and that Is having the control of the waters, fall into the hands of a few individuals or corporations. It Is quite true in arid regions that he who controls the water controls the land, and if the lands should fall into tho hands of the corporation, it would tend to de velop tonantry, and not the development of homes, which is one of the prime ob jects sought. It is to be regretted that in many of the Western States this prac tice of privato ownership of water has grown to large proportions, although every effort Is being made by the depart ment to discourage this practice. The only right to the water should be tho right of use, and even this In an eco nomical way, so that the water supply may. benefit "tho. greatest possible, num ber of people. The ownership of water should bo vested In the land itself, and when the water is divided with the land the best and most satisfactory results may be expected. Reservoirs and canals would then be like the streets of a town, serving a public purpose and permitting ready access to private property oa every ready access iu uavmc jjiuviv .... ., , hand. This would put on end to water mtmoDlv. which.-if allowed to grow and gain domlnenco, will surely lead to un limited trouble, In a properly conducted irrigation system, tho water supply should bo measured and known. Just as the wator supply of a large city. This, with the scientific knowledge of the prac tical duty of water, showing the amounts required for different crops, would result In the greatest dissemination of thewa tcr. and to the best advantage. These matters should be left to public control, allowing avery farm water according to the known requirements, so that there will be no injustice worked to any party. Public Control Essential. Those- department offlcials who have given the most study to the question of irrigation, conclude that Government con trol is thq only satisfactory solution, and say that tho public must see that Justice is done In the distribution of water among those who have properly established their rightful claims to. it. Where this matter has been left to pri vate control, tha results have repeatedly been unsatisfactory. It requires National legislation to reform the faulty public land laws, and it will require Jsattonal legislation to provide public aid in the construction of Irrigating works of any magnitude. The arid land states will either have to bo authorized to extend this aid, or the National Government will have to take such a step direct. One of the propositions advanced Is to lease the public graxlng lands for a term of years at a small rental, tho proceeds to be given the several states for Irrigation de velopment. In this way the settlers own ing contiguous- irrigated land, should be favored, thus uniting with the reclaimed lands a portion of the public pasture.. Then, too, there is much information that "is necessary to establish a general irriga tion system, which would include the measurement of streams, and, the survey of reservoir sites, as well as the ex tended study of the best application of water to irrigable lands, and work on these lines is now being pushed by the Agricultural Department. The Effects of Irrljration. Many and great are the benefits to be dprivwl from an extended Irrigation throughout the West. First, it would mako homes for thousands on lands now vacant With homes, it provides a liveli hood for the thousands. It would tend to . .11 HMAs.-4n--t.-r nrtrl 4ftf1lTfrt encourage sum.- W"--. - "- each man to have his own farm and be- come self-supporting, '.men. too. uiera-ia a certain interest manifested In farming by irrigation, which would Induce farm ers to-raise numerous and diverse crops. There Is bound to be a tendency towards co-operation, for the necessity of water ing many forms from one source of sup ply naturally throws all the farmers de pendent on that supply more or less to gether, and links their Interests, and in Wyoming, where the co-operative system is in farce, it has been pronounced a huge success. Along with other results, the irrigation system, promoting small farms, brings the people closer together and tends to promote social as well as agricultural Interests among them. But in va general way, the commercial Importance of irrigation surmounts all other benefits derived. The country as a whole recognizes the need of developing much of the arid region of the West. The markets of the Orient, now open to us in greater measure than ever before, will call for additional commodities, and this will create a demand for the products of theso irrigated lands of the West, many of them within easy access of the large shippirig points of the Pacific CoasL It will open up a keen competition with the fields which how supply our trade with the Orient, not to mention the home trade, and will in that way Incite a lively interest which cannot but assist in the development of the old as well as the new agricultural Industries of tho great West Acknowledgment is hero made to El wood 'Mean, the expert of the Agricul tural Department, In charge of irrigation investigations," from whose writings tho facts above incorporated are taken. Mr. Mean has already devoted a number, ot years study to the irrigation question and is now, more than ever before, .expectant of , accomplishing results which will ulti- kins & Go. BROKERS . 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