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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1902)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL IS, 1902. 23 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEWS .A. belated bulge in wheat, -which set Jn ! after the appearance of the Government report April 10, -was the most Interest- j Ins feature of the general trade eitua t!on for the week ending yesterday. The advance In the East his already amount ed to over 2 cents per bushel, and spme reflection In the strength is found In the local market. There is very little of the cereal selling, but with an improvement" in the market, a considerable quantity would1 yet be dragged out. There was quite a sharp flurry in potatoes during the week, but the price shot up so sud denly that very heavy offerings poured in. receipts for the past 24 hours running over 6000 sacks, ,a quantity that staggered some of the buyers.-- While a few re tained their nerve sufficiently to pay up to $1 40 and $1 45 per cental, most of the buyers would not bo within B and 10 cents of those figures. It was supposed thit the fine weather would offer such on inducement fr farmers to stay at home that theic would be very light re ceipts, but the attraction of $1 50 per cental was too great, and farm work was abandoned and potatoes started U market in vast quantities. The butter market dropped back anoth er 5c per roll Friday and closed the week rather heavy at 22c for best stock, with a further decline almost a certainty. Eggs braced up considerably, and were scarce yesterday at 15c, with some deal ers holding out for 16c. The market will hardly stand the latter figure, bnt is de cidedly firm at 15c Some dealers predict a reaction, but a slight reduction will result in the stock going into cold stor age again. Poultry sold out clean yester day at full prices, there being a fine de mand for everything for the Sunday trade. Pork products are firm and high er, hams showing an advance of nearly a cent a pound. No new business was re ported in 1901 hops during the week, but some new crop contracting was reported, and from Salem comes a report of one 1903 crop contract, the price stipulated being 10c per pound. Mohair is active, and some good-sized lots have changed hands. Prices are bet ter than last year, and have improved since the opening of the present season. "Wool is quiet but steady, with a fine out look for a big clip in this state. The grocery market for the week was fea tureless, except for a heavy buying of sugar, -the advance, of a week ago seem ing to renew the demand, which has been unprecedented since the price fell under $4 50 per hundred. WHEAT Three cargoes of wheat and one of flour cleared during the week, the total shipments being in excess of 500,000 bushels, which is a pretty fair volume of business for so late in the season, and at a time when there is such a small amount of new business doing. These shipments, however, will not be dupli cated in proportions again this season, and not until pie new crop begins to move will there be any great degree of activity in the market. Quotations yesterday ranged from C3&c to 64c for Walla Walla, with very little selling, and most of the holders asking more money. The bulge in Chicago as usual tightens the hold of farmers on the cereal, and as long as the market shows an upward tendency In the East, it will be a difficult matter to shake out anything of consequence lo cally. Freights are steady, and slightly higher for new crop tonnage. Shipowners are still laboring undec the Impression that there are -vast stocks of wheat yet to come out of the Pacific Northwest, and until they understand that 10,000,000 bush els of the 53,000,000 bushels reported by some experts was "hot air," they will be slow to accept reasonable rates. So far as reported, between 15 and 20 ships have been chartered for new crop load ing, at rates ranging from 27s 6d to S2s 6d. Some of these ships have the option of loading at San Francisco, and nearly all of them have both Portland and Puget Sound options. As the barley crop in California promises to be a large one, a good proportion of the early ships will probably be s"ent to San Francisco. Spot tonnage seems in poor demand, as none of the ships now in port can secure 2Gs 3d, which was the rate generally asked for the past few days. California's record hreaking crop is shrinking a little earlier than usual this year, and the Commercial News under date of April 10 says: "The weather in California has been warmer and the growth of the grain more rapid. The northern and central districts still promise heavy yields, while in the southern districts steady improvement is reported. The crop will Undoubtedly bo large, but the unfavorable weather -early in the Spring precludes any possibility of having a 'record-breaking yield The export movement continues satisfactory. During the week three full cargoes and three paVt cargoes were cleared." The Kansas State Board 6t Agricul ture, under date of April 5, Issued a report based on a careful canvass of every neighborhood in the state on April 1. In cluded 3n the report was the following: "Last year's Winter wheat area was 5,248,547 acres; In December the growers reported the sowings for this year's crop as at least 12 per cent greater, or a total of 5,883,643 acre?. They now report that of this, 18 per cent, or 1,080,709 acres, has been so damaged by unfavorable weather or other conditions that it has been or will be plowed up, and the land devoted to oats, .corn and other crops; likewise the condition on the remaining ?2 per cent, or 4,802,934 acres, as oelng 74. In the 30 counties which last year produced nearly four-fifths of the state's 90,000,000 bushels there are reported 3,344,492 acres (7S.9 per cent) which will be left to ma ture, with a present condition averag ing 70. "This remainder in itself constitutes a vast area of wheat, now past the perils of Winter and at the threshold of April showers and sunshine, entitled to a highly respectable fating, together wltfi credit for having afforded four or five months of opportune and luxuriant pasturage, of a value equal to or greater than the en tire cost of, all the acres planted. There are, nevertheless, from various localities reports of a deceptive, unexplained debil ity In the crowns and roots of plants quite green In fields that earlier promised fairly well, but whichrains and the sea son have not improved as would ordi narily be expected, and their permanent failure to rally as hoped would be some thing of a factor later. Doubtless con siderable of the injury is attributable to over-pasturing. Except the Hessian fly in two or three counties, no insects are mentioned." cental, growenf prices; sweets, jSQ2J5b per cental. Onions $1 502 per cental, glowers' prices. PORTLAND MARKETS, i Grain, Flour, "Etc. Wheat Nominal; "Walla Walla, 6364c; blue stem. G4C5c; Valley. (HC3c Barley Feed. ?2021; brewing. $2121 50 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, ?1 151 22; gray, $1 10 1 20. Flour Best grades, $2 S63 40 per barrel; graham, ?2 00S2 SO. Mlllktuffs Bran, 18 per ton; middlings, $20; shorts. $20; chops, $10 SO. Hay Timothy, $1215r clover, T,C010 per ton.. Batter, Effgi, Poultry, Etc. Butter Weak. Creamery, 202254c; dairy, l&SISc; store, lZQl&c Eegs 15c Cheese Full cream, twins, 13134c; Touns Ameriea, 14Ql&cr factory prices, llHo less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3 CO4 SO; hen. 5CQ5 50 per dozen, llGll&c .per pound: Springs, 1111c per pound, l$4 per dozen; ducks, $5Q7 per dozen; turkeys, live, 12313c; dressed, 14ICc per pound; geese 96 2(007 -pes dozen. Meats and Provisions. Mutton Grosj. 44c per pound; dressed, jHc Lamb Gross, 6c per pound; dressed IZHc. Hogs Gross, 6c per pound; dressed, 6H9c Beef Gross, cows, 4QV&C per pound; steers, 5c; dressed, SSyic. Lard Portland, tierces, 12612c per pound; tubs. 12H12io,,50s, 12H0125ic; 20s, 1213c; 10s, 12eiSlSc; 5s, lSeiSKc Lard Eastern, pure leaf, kettle-rendered, tierces, 12ffl2c per pound; tubs, 12Q18c; 50s, 12Ul3c; 20s. 12S18c; 10s, 1213Hc; 5s, 1Z1ZHci 3s, 1313c. Lard Compound, tierces, 9J4c per pound; 50s. fivjc; 10s, 10c Hams, Portland 13Uc per pound; picnic, Sc; shoulders, 0c Hams, Eastern Best, 134c per pound; small, J3Uc; large, 13c Bacon Portland, 14lCHe per pound; Bast em. best, lCHc; choice, 18H14Hc; bellies, 13i4 0l3?ic Dry-salted meats Portland, clears, llc 124c; backs, ll12c; bellies, 12313c; plates, 10c; butts, 10c Eastern Clears, best, 12U 13&C per pound; choice. llK?12e: backs, 1112Ko; bellies, 12013c; plates, ll12c Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. Tomatoes, $4 50 per crate for Mexican; tur nips, 6575c; carrots, C5375c; beets, S9Q90a per sack; cauliflower, "Cg-SSc per Cents.; cab bage, $11 25 per cental; celery. 75c per dozen; peas, 7c per pound; asparagus, 708c per pound. Green fruit Lemons, $2 503; oranges, $2 50 C3 25 per box; bananas, $2 2503; pineapples. $5 per dozen; apples, $12 25; cranberries, $11012 per barrel. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 78c per pound; sun-dried sacks or boxes, 45c; aprl eoats. lltt12c; peaches, S011c; pears. OgSo; prunes Italian. Zlc; flgs, California, blacka, 3H4c; do white, 5c; plums, pltlcss, white, 6c Groceries, Nntn, Etc. Coffee Mocha. 2328c; Java, fancy. 2032c; Java, good, 20024c; Jaa, ordinary, I820c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18620c; Costa Rica, good. 16lSc; Costa Rica, ordinary, I012c per pound; Columbia roast, $11; Arbuckle's. $11 75 list; Lion. $11 25 list: Cordova. $12 C3 list. Rice Imperial, Japan" No. 1, 59ic; No. 2, 5c; New Orleans. 57c Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails, $4 55; two-pound tails, $3; fancy one-pound flats, $2; -pound fancy flats, $1 25, Alaska tails. 85c: two-pound talis. $2. Sugar Cube, $4 CO; crushed, $4 CO; powdered, $4 50; dry granulated, $4 35; extra C. $4 10; -golden C, $3 75 net per sack; beet sugar, $4 so per sack; half barrels, Uc more than 'barrels; racks, 10c per 100 less than barrels; maple,' 1510c per pound. Honey 12tf15c per pound. Grain bags Calcutta, $G 120 25 per 100 for July-August Nuts Peanuts, 67c per pound for raw, 8Q 8$Jc for roasted, cocoanuts, 85300c per dozen; walnuts, 10HHc per pound; pine nuts, 100 12',4c; hickory nuts. 7c; chestnuts. $3 505 per drum; Brazil nuts, 7c; Alberts, 1516c; .fancy pecans, 140144c; almonds-, 12itgi5c. Coal oil Cases. 204c per gallon: barrels, 16c; tanks, 14c Stock calt 50s, $20 C5; 100s, $20 15: granu lated. 50s. $2S: Liverpool, 50s, $20 CO; 100s. $29 20; 200s. $27. Hops, Wool and Hides. Hops 124014c per pound. Sheepskins Shearings, 15g2Qc; short-wool. 25035c; medium wool, 30G0c; long wool, GOc0 $1 each. Tallow Prime, per pound, 4044c; No. 2 and grease, 243c Wool Nominal; Valley, 13915c; Eastern Ore ton. 83124c; mohair. 2223c per pound. Hides Dry hides. No. I, 16 pounds and up, 15S154c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds. 15c; dry calf, No. 1 under 5 pounds, lCc; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third lta than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, 69c; 50 to COo pounds, 740 8c: under 50 pounds and cows, 7c; stags and? bulls, sound, 554c; kip, sound. 15 to 30 pounds, 7c; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. 7c; calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 8c; green (un called), ic per pound less; culls, 1c per pound less; horse hides, salted, each. $15062; dry, each, $lgl 50; colts' hides, each, 25(j50c; goat skins, common each. 1015c; Angora, with wool -on. each. 25c$l. Pelts Bear skins as to size. No. 1, each, $5 620; cubs. $265; badger, each. 10040c; wild cat, 2530c; house cat. 510c; fox, common gray, tach, 30650c; do red, each. $1 6032; da cross, each. $515; do silver and black, each, $1003200; Ushers, each, $538; lynx, each, $233; mink, strictly No. 1 each, 3Oc0$l 25; marten, dark Northern, $G12; marten, pale, pine ac cording to elze and color, $1 5033; muskrats, large, each, 5310c; skunk, each. 2535o; civet or polecat, each, 5l0e; otter, for large prime skins, each. $57; panther, with head and claws, perfect, each. $25; raccoon, for large prime, each, 3035c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each, $3 5035; wolf, prairie- (coy ote), with, head perfect, each. 403C0c; wolf, prairie (coyote), without head, each, 303-350 ; wolverine, each. $47: beaver, per skin. Urre, $"30: do medium, $34; do small, $11 60; do kits, 50375c NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. N'et Gain In Cash of $103,000 De crease In Loans. NEW YORK. April 12. The Financier says: The official statement of the New York Associated Banks for last week showed a net gain in cash of $108,000, specie, hav ing decreased $1,23S,400, and legal ten ders increased $1,306,400. This net gain very nearly corresponds with that which was estimated on the basis of the trace ablo movements of money during the week, this estimate being a gain of $292. 400 by the banks. The comparatively slight difference of $184,400 between the estimated and the official gain may be accounted for by the system of averages which affected the Interior bank move ments and the gold exports to Europe. The loans showed a decrease of $6,841, C00. indicating that there must have been considerable calling in of loans by the banks, caused by efforts to rectify their position as regards reserves. It Is note worthy that the surplus of the banks, as shown by the statement of April 5, was the lowest since November 18, 1899, when, the banks Indicated a deficiency of $312,025. Doubtless it was owing to this fact that the banks generally sought, through a reduction of loans, to restore reserves, for had there been an expan sion in this Item the loss of gold, which was foreshadowed early last week, and which was reflected in the reduction of $1,258,400 specie shown by the statement, would most probably have carried the banks very close to the limit cf 25 per cent reserve to deposits. There was a decrease of $7,256,900 in deposits last week. Though the loss of loans, less the net gain in cash, calls for a change of $5,733, GOO In this item, the difference of $523,300 may be regarded as unimportant. The required reserve was reduced to $1,714, 225, consequently the net gain of $108,000 In .cash caused an increase In reserve of $1,922,225. This Item now stands at $4,571, 750, against $7,936,200 at the corresponding period a year ago. The deposits of pub lic funds in banks of this city, which will be made during the current week, will Increase the cash reserves, and at the same time they will diminish the drain of money into the sub-treasury, these deposits being made through the TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND IN PORT. Vessels Chartered or Available for Grain Cargoes From the Northwest. FOR rORTLAXD Name. Flag and rig. Master. From. Consignees. Jan. Feb. Jan. Apr. Feb. Mar. iOICypromene bierra .ustreiia Holyrood Jacobsen John Cooke Palgrave Semantha Nomia liMatterhorn Copley Cambronne Alice Bldston Hill Euphrosyne Brambletve Mar. lOJGertrud InVermark MusHJlcrag Levernbank Nal Marretha Co. of Caithness Professor Koch Mount Stewart Ecuador Chile Christel Bertha Andora Magdalene Mar. 14 Br. bark Br.-ehlp Br. ship Fr. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Gen bark Br. bark Dan. ship Fr. bark Fr. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Ger. ship Br. ship Br. bark Brbark ur. nark Ger. bark Bond Farmer Flhdley Olllver Quayle Coutts Crowe Rowehl Warren Strickman LaGIo&chec Langlois Jones jThomson Mullan Henke Archard Bolderstone Johnston Turner Schutto 17501 1S92 u32 Antwerp. 1730 175S 3078 Nantes Liverpool HIoco 2211'Hamburg jscn none Kong jlS?9Hamburg icae'Antwerp 14201Lelth (169SValparalso 43iAntwerp Ger. shin .Mayer Br. ship IBuchan Ger. bark Schutte Br, ship 'Green Ger. bark iDIeckmann Gershlp SpIlle Ger. ship Ger. ship Br. ship Ger. bark Wurthmann Helneke Hendetson Antwerp Liverpool 1799 P472 1C27 1779 Newcastle Newcastle Hamburg Newcastle 133iiRangoon 1871'Antwerp 2244Sta. Rosalia' 2C27Jaoan 2004Vladivostok 15S7IShanghal J&57Hiog6 1849teydney 21930rlent 2054!Hiogo 17771 An twerp 2163Yokohama :597iJava '2732Yokohama 53 Kerr 69Kerr S5 ... Glrvln ...Taylor 14IBalfour 20 Balfour. Meyer Baifo'uV Balfour Balfour Taylor .. .Kit. It... illlllllKIHI Total tonnage en route and listed, 59,432. GRAIN' TOXNAGE IN' THE RIVER Name. Flag and rig. Potatoes and Onlonsi Potatoes Best BurbarikV$L10-Sl 40 per .cen tal 'ordinary, $igi 10; Early Rose, $1 50$2 per I Dec. 9iAsIe Jan. 30lLordShaftesburj Feb. 18Barmbrk Feb. 23Mar'nLlg'tbody Mar. llAgnes Oswald Mar. 8TorrIsdalc Mar. 9Ernest Legouve Mar. 9 Vendee Mar. 20Dovenby Hall Mar. 25Bninel April ojSpeke Fr. bark Br. ship Ger. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. bark Fr. bark Fr. bark Br. ship Bf. bark Br. ship Master. Olllvatld Henrlcks Erbrecht Cordlner Philip Nlckells Fllllvint Le Heearotil572 Parker 1E98 Milne F& i From. Stott M91ttnbnrt 2278HuholulU Hamburg ntagua Newcastle Table Bay HObart Newcastle Antweru Newcaslle 1350 21S4 1721 2712Adelalde Agenis Or Charterers. Berth. Balfour tans dock Disengaged Stream P.F. M. Co. Astoria Kerf tAfitorln Kerr Mtg'fiiy 2 if. t au Jo.fA8tona McNear Port G. Co. Balfour Disengaged Disengaged Ajstoria Grnw'ch Oceanic Albina Astoria Total tonnage in port, 21.69L GRAIN' lOXNAGE EN ROUTE TO PUtJET SOUfrD Name. Flag and rig. Master. Ffom. Oct. 20Kate Thomas Dec SiGeneral Roberts Nov. 27HoIywood JAlsterschwan Nov. 27fEynton Dec 17 Ladakh Nov. 28Flngal .: (Celtic Chief Feb. 3 Invermay Mar. 18 Carnarvan Bay Feb. 2SDuns Daw Mar. 2SiSlieve Roe Mar. 4IVIsurgl3 .iBolway Feb. HIDunsyre Jan. lSITweedsdale Mar. 27! Apr. 5 Deccan Pengwern Yola P. of Killiecrankle Cambrian Hills Br. ship Br. nark Br. bark Ger. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br, ship Br. bark Bn ship Br. bark Br. ship Ger. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Bn ship Br. ship PBr. bark Br. ship Thomas Fearoa Lundlti -Giertz James Hannah Archer Jones Lamont Griffiths EvanS George Melssner James Griffiths Jones Barrett Griffiths Pehnicuick Vint Evans i597Liverpool 1S14 1477 2324 1S0S 2455 1709 1337 1795 1531 1603 Rotterdam Liverpool Honolulu Maryeort rain Cai Table Bay Liverpool Hone ivofljr Glasgow HOng Kong Afilwerri lOoStHdhg Kong 15991Antwefp 2056Guam 1403ttJongay 183SfHong Kong 1492 Liverpool 11407 Hcnoluiu 1C09 Ahtwerp IfeZJCardlfr 137l irn 126 62 2Ci 44 16 401 Consignees IKlilUlli ......Jl.il, l.ii.ii.iiiil litiiilllliil l.........i.l illlllllnlll t..i.i..il,t ill! diversion from the sub-treasury into the banks of current collection of isternal revenue The statement of the Associated Banks for the week ending today shows: Decrease. Loans- ; $890,318,8W $6,841,600 Deposits u. 967,361.400 2J56.900 Circulation , 20,920,000 138,900 Legal tenders 71,915,303 1.366.400 Specie 17L996.88 1,258.400 Reserves 243.912A00 108,000 Reserve required ........ 230,34,3o0 1.814,225 Surplus 4,750,000 1,922,225 Increase. 1 1 60; Oregon Burbanks, $1 BOffl 80; sweets, $1 75 per cental. Receipts Flour, 13,250- quarter sacks; do "Washington, 6322 quarter sacks; wheat, 7L22S centals; barley, 46S5 centals; oats, SO centals; beans, 30 sacks; corn, 710 centals; potatoes, 550 sacks; do Washington. 346 sacks; bran, 1000 sacks; do "Washington, 10 sacks; mid dlings, 41 sacks; hay, 435 tons; wool, 174 bales; hides, 46L GRAIX MARKETS. Streagrtk In Cera the 7eatare at Chl car& Wkeat Higrher. CHICAGO, April 12. Interest in corn easily outran all else of a speculative nature. The gradual advance Of the past week seemed to have been Dreparlng thn country for; decisive action in this market. The depleted stocks in the Southwestern markets have -given St Louis and Kan sas City good argument for an advanc ing market, and today when the cable list showed strong, and the Southwest was still stronger and was bidding eagerly at the relatively cheaper article in this market, prices responded with vigor. Receipts were light, and the be lief was common among traders that the stocks at St. Louis and Kansas City had been reduced to such an extent that those places mast supply their actual de mands In Chicago. May closed very strong. lc higher, at 614c "Wheat was inclined to lag early, be causeof precipitation in the "Winter belt. Cables were strong and receipts light, but May opened ?4c to 4Uc lower, at 7254c to 72Mjc Reports received from the Southwest, however, stated that wheat was not Improving with the rains, the sub-sell belnr so dry that such moisture as has been supplied since Spring had disappeared without affording tho necessary relief to vegetation. Ac ceptances abroad over night were mod erately good. An estimate that the "Win ter crop would be only three-fourths of that of a year ago. which was made by a trustworthy authority, was given credence by many and was a potent factor in the upturn. May wheat ad vanced to 73c closing firm, Hc up, at 73Hc. Oats dimly reflected the strength of corn. May closed firm, c higher, at The leading futures ranged as follows: VTHEAT. Open. High. Low. May 10 72 $0 73 $0 72 Jul 734 744 73 September .... 72 73 72 CORN. May 59 July CO September .... 59 OATS. y 42 July 344 September .... 29 30 MESS PORK. May lfi 70 16 77 JUly ......16 82 17 CQ LARD. May 9 67 9 77 July 9 80 9 87 September .... 9 95 9 95 SHORT R1P.S. May 8 97 9 07 July 9 12 9 22 September .... 9 22 9 32 Close. $0 73 74 73 61 C1M 60 42 30 16 65 16 77 16 82 16 97 61 59 61 59 00 59 42 41 354; 34 23 9 67 977 987 897 912 9 22 9 77 9 SO 995 907 922 932 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm; Winter patents, $3 703 90; clears, $33 40 Spring specials, $4; patents, $3 203 50; straights, $2 7303. Wheat No. 3, 6S72c; No. 2 red, 79 80c Oats No. 2, 4242c; No. 2 white, 44 45c; No. 3 white. 43c. Rye No. 2, 5757c. Barley Fair to choice malting, .6167c. Flaxseed No. 1, "$1 G5; No. 1 North western, $1 76. Timothy seed Prime, $3 90. Mess pork Per barrel, $16 7016 75. Lard Per cwt, $3 7&g9 77. Short ribs Sides, loose. $9f 9 10. Dry salted shoulders Boxed, $7 50 7 62. Short clear sides Boxed, $9 409 45. Butter Easy; creameries, 2429c; dairies. 2427c. Cheese Steady. 1213c. Eggs Easy; fresh, 14c. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 11.000 22,000 Wheat, bushels 28.000 132.000 Corn, bushels 61,000 127,000 6ats, bushels 141.000 187,000 ye, bushels 10,000 8.000 Barley, bushels 32,000 3,000 Xevr Yorlc Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, April 12. Flour Receipts. 13.9G5 barrels; exports. "7498 barrels. Mar ket, fairly active and firm. Minnesota pat ents, $3 SO3 95; do bakers,' $2 SO&3 20; Winter patents, $3 S54 05; Winter straights. $3 703 85; Winter extras, $3 15 3 25; Winter low grades, $2 553 05. Wheat Receipts and exports, none. Spot steady. No. 2 red, 3c elevator; No. 2 red, S5c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 82c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 8c f. a. b. afloat. Opening easier on rains in the Southtveet, wheat had a violent upturn on covering, heavy Southwest buying and further crop dam age reports, then eased off under realiz ing, and closed steady at c net ad vance. May, 7S2v79c, closed 79&c; July, 7879c, Closed 79i! September, 7b 78c. closed 7Sc; December, 73SS0e, closed 80c. Hops Firm; state common to choice, 1901 crop, 1519c; 1900 crop, 1314c; Pa cific Coast, 1901 crop, 131&cj 1900 crop, I34?i4e. Hides Quiet; California, 21 to 25 pounds, 18c Wool'-Quletj aomeetlfi fleece, 2629 Closing; Stock: Quotations. DESCRIPTION. 16,6001 lff.100-120 4,500 79 200 200 IVoo ioa 1,400 169 z?i 3001 3001 600 1,000 175 20 37' 18,900 DO 7001 5,700 "2Mj 5,000 7tt) 960 100 "Voo 500 700 10CH 43,100 70W 4.700 7.600 400 200 10,900 200 100 10W 1.000 2,600: 98 107 46 36 59 '8 74 45 43 37 65 54 15a 91 143 4S So 122 133 153 31 1911 109 101 2o 55 190 163 57 500 3.S50 20,900i 800! 3,200 300 "3O0 700 1.500 32 150 5S J 82 63 70 74 28 62 8,10016S San Ffaaeiscd Grata Markets. BAtf FRANCISCO, April 12. Wheat qUlet, barley quiet, oats qtllet. Spot qudtation; Wheat ShJflpirlg, $1 10; milling, $1 H1 13. Barley-Feed, Ble95d; brewing1, 9Si$l. Oats Red, 122gl42 white, $ri7145; black, 11 151 30. Call board sales i Wheal Qufet. May, $1 09 bldi December, $1 07- Cash, $1 10 bid: Barley Quiet, May, 93c bid: De cember, 77c bid. Corn Large yellow", $1 371 45. fiaropcan Grata MAtiicim LONDON, April 11 Wheat cargoes 6n passage, more IndUiry. N6. i standard California, 29b 4d; Walla Walla, 28s 4d. English country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL, April 12.-Wheat firm, No. 1 standard California, Ck 2d; wheat and flour itt Paris, stead?. Weather1 In Eng land, fair but cloudy. ", Total tonnage en route and listed, 36,0Sd. GRAIN TONKAGE OS PUGET SOttNII Nam. Flag and rit Master From. Agent or Charterers. Barth. Jan. 22JWilhelmlna Feb. TBeIford Mar. lMacdairmed Feb. 28lLes Adelphes Mar. 19Glenmark Mar. 22 Grenada April llWhlflleburn April 3 Senator April 4IAlice Aoril 7 Arctic Stream April 9PeterIre4aja ,,., Dutch tStr Br. ship ILshiji Fr. bark Br. bark Br. bark Br. bark Br. ship Ger. "ship Br. ship Br. bark DeVles McKlnnon Paturzo Canevet Johnson Putt Bartlett Sutherland Kuhluiann J2015 BoVreU Lawrence 2791Mojt ITU London Liverpool Ncssi Be Chanaral 1562 1099 1250 1875! I5i 149S 1994 iwvtuuaua 2105Jupln Table Bay Liverpool Sta. Rosalia P. L. Angla Honolulu N. W, Co. Balfour Balfour Kerr Balfour P.FiM. Co, N. W. Co. Balfour GlrvW Tacoma Tacoma Victoria Seattle Tacoma Tacoma Pt Tnsnd Victoria Tacoma- Tacomd Royal Rd Total tonnage In port, 19,510, 8AK FRANCISCO MARKETS. BAN FRANCISCoT April 12,-Wo0l-Prlcea have been withdrawn, as tha mar ket is bare of offerings. Hay Wheat, $9ii 50; wheat find oat, 9t&ll 50; best barley, 7 D039J alfalfa. $aff U; clover, $7(58 B0 per1 ton; straw, 4655c per bale. MilistuffB-Middlings, $19 SO&tt SO bran, $16 eoit pef ton. Vegetables 3reeft peas, 2fr2tJ pef pound; string hearts', I0$l2c; asparagus, $2 feg2 60; tomatoes, f5cg-$l CO; cucumbers, 50c$125 per box; garlic, ltft3 per pound; egg" plant, 1730o. Onlotis fl 752 ft Eggs Ranch, 14c. Bananas-elSIS 75. GUrus fruit Common California lemons. 75c; choice, $2 50; Mexican limes, J4t5v4 50; oranges, navel, $1 253. Apples Choice, 1 75; common, 60d per box. Pineapples- $304. Butter Fancy creamery, 18c fahcy dairy. 17c per pound; do" seconds, 15c Cheede Young America, Sfjjioc; Eastern, 13l5c; new, 9c; dd Old,. 9ffllc. Poultry Turicey gobblers, I3"14ej turkey hens. 15X16c per pound; eld roosters, $4 50 6J4 75 per dozen; young roosters, $6 60-37; small broilers, $2ijj3; large broilers, $435; fryers, $5 506 per dozen; hens, $4 50g6; old ducks, $5 6036; young dUcKs, $73. Potatoes-Early Rose, $1 60&1 75; RlVer Burbanks, 151 49; fciVCf Reds, $1 SO Atchison do preferred Baltimore & Ohio do preferred Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohio... Chicago & Alton do preferred Chicago, Ind. & Louis. do preferred Chicago & East 111.... Chicago G. W. do A preferred do B preferred ChL, R. I. & Pacific... Chicago T. & Trans.... do referred C, C, C. &SL Louis... joiorado Southern ... do lsts preferred do 2ds preferred Delaware &. Hudson... DeL, Lack. & West. Denver & Rio Grande do preferred jsne do lsts preferred do 2ds preferred Great Northern pfd.... Hocking Valley do preferred Illinois Central Iowa Central .....v,... do oreferred Lake Erie & Western. do oreierrea Louisville & Nashville. Manhattan L Met. Stree.t Railway. Mexican Central Mexican National .... Minn. & St. Louis , Missouri Pacific Ho., Kan. & Texas.... do preferred , New Jersey Central.., New York Central Norfolk & Western..., do preferred Ontario & Western.... Pennsylvania , Reading do lsts preferred , do 20s preferred , St. Louis & San Fran do lsts preferred do 2ds preferred St, Louis. S. W do preferred St Paul do preferred Southern Pacific Southern Ry do preferred Texas & Pacific Toledo, St. L. & West ao prererrea Union Pacific do preferred Wabash do preferred Wheel. & Lake Erie. do preferred Wisconsin Central .. do preferred Express Companies Adams American United 8tates Wclls-Fargo Miscellaneous Amal. Copper Am. Car & Foundry.. do preferred American Linseed OH. do prefermi Am. Smelt. & Refining. do preferred Anaconda Mining Co.. Brook. Rapid Transit. Colo. Fuel & Iron.... Consolidated Gas Cont Tobacco pfd General Elec'rlc Hocking Coa International Paper... do preferre. Laclede Gas International Power... National Bis uit National Letd North American Pacific Coast Pacific Mail People's Gas Pressed Steel Car do preferred Pullman Palace Catv.. Reoubhc Steel do preferred J Sugar ' Tenn. Coal & Iron Union Bag & P. Co... do preferred United' States Leather. do preferred United States Rubber. do preferred United States Steel.... do preferred Western Union American Locomotive. do ureferred Kan. City Southern... 2001 23 do preferred &W) 5i 79 97 97 .106 116 46W 36 53 78 169 24 174 19 37 I-5T 73 10,500 13.800 1.900 300 100 600 15,100 800 1.500 eoo 44 43 36 6SJ4 53 185 91' 142 48 85 118 133 150 30 19tt 109 Ji 100 25 55 190 162 56 32 150 57 82 6S 70 107 96 113 S7 46 36 76 58 78 165 Sift 87 46 !1Iit 37 103 Z3 73 45 170 2S1 43 91 3 6S 54 184 81 91 143 48 84 63 123 119 133 152 30 19 109 jl01 1S9 162 56 90 32 150 & 73 28 61 167 65 34 66 34 95 95 41 J4 50-V. 3Si 101 41VL s 24 44 500 20 500 33' 200 24"ft 400 47 200 100 17,800 1.ZO0 100 100 "700 1,200 600 100 400 300 6,800110 100 i.400 500 1,600 100 500 ""366 100 1.1C0 4.200 1.000 1,800 400 5.500 3,300 120 206 67 25 23" i2C6 5 25ft 23' 97 65 97 223 120 331 21 51 IS 128 41) 41 102 40 84 17 73 4,200 132 6S 13V 85 1S 46 41 9"l 1001 90 22,8001 33 44 20 33 24 47 70 82 73 28 61 167 191 21 3S 101 87i 23i23 Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 1893. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor 'Chamber of Commerce into a combination to establish a scale of prices on the products of the factories, says the Inter Ocean. A meeting has been called for next Thursday at the Auditorium Hotel. The Interested firms are situated In the larger cities from Pittsburg to the Rocky Mountains. Com petition is reported to have caused rate cutting and underbidding to a disastrous extent . W. Arthur Waide, of St. Louis, is conducting the preliminary negotia tions, according to the Inter Ocean, and a committee consisting of seven wholesale dealers is at work "sounding" the big gest sash and door Interests In the country. Sloaey, Exchange, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, April 12. Sterling on London. CO days, $4 86; sight,' $4 89. Mexican dollars, nominal Drafts Sight, 15; telegraph, 17. NEW YORK, April 12. Close Money on call steady at 4 per cent Prime mercantile paper, 4(g5 per cent Sterling ,exchange, steady, with actual business in bankers' biljs at $-1 87 for de mand and at $4 S54 85 for 60 days. Posted rates, $4 6 and $4 88. Commercial Tjllls, -$4 S44 85. Mexican dollars, 43c. Government bonds Refunding 2s regis tered. 100; do. conpon. 105; 2s regis tered, 108; do .coupon, 109; new 4s reg istered, 139; do. coupon, 1C9; old 4s reg istered, 111; do. coupon, 111; 5s regis tered, 107; do. coupon, 107. LONDON, April 12. Consols for money, 94 11-16; cpnsols for account, 94 13-16. Money, 2U3 per cent The rate of dis count in the open market for short bills is 2 per cent Tho rate of discount In the open market for three months' bills Is 2 per cent 97 65" 97 222 120 329 21 107 51 17 126 101 40W 83 17 Ti 131 6S 12 84 17 46 41 93 so 31 23 55 44 203 32 24 47 203 230 121 206 ! 66 28 sa 23 49 97 114 64 97 224 120 331 21 21 74 S9 109 50 17 126 72 41 102 40 84 . 235 17 72i 132 67 16 82 13 93 90 32 93 o5 Total sales for the day, 446,200 shares. BONDS.- U. S. ref. 2s reg.l09C. & N. W. con. do coup 103 7s 126 U. S. 3s reg 10SD. Sc R. G. 4s.. ..103 do coup 109N. Y. Cent lsts. .103 U.S. new 43reg.l39 Nor. Pac. 3s 74 do coup 13S( do 4s 10G U S. old 4s reg.lll.3outh. Pa. 4s.... 94 Ho coup Ill (Union Pacific 4S.105 U S. 5s reg 107 Weat Shore 4s.. .113 do coup 107 (Wis. Cent 4s... 93 Atchison adj. 4s. 94 i Bid. Stoclca at London. LONDON, April 12-ClosIng quotations; Anaconda ..... 5Norfolk & West. 5S Atchison Sl( do pfd 72 do pfd ,...100Ont & West.... 33 Bftlt & Ohio.... 110 (Pennsylvania ... 75 Can. PnclflC .... 118 Rending .......... 25 Ches. & Ohio.... 471 do M," Pfd & Chi. G. W....... 24) do 2ds pfd ..... 35 CM.. M. & St. P.172SSouthern Ry..... 35 D. & R, G 44 do flfd 97 'do pfd ......... 94 Southern Pac... 68 Erie .... 37Union Pacific... 104 do lst3 pfd 70f do pfd 70, do 2ds pfd..... 55iU. & Steel........ 42 III. Central ...... 146i do pfd 76 Uullg. & Nash..l20Wabash 24 M6., Kan. & T. 25 do bfd ... 45 do pfd 55i3panlsh 4s 4.v.. 78 N Y. Central... .166! Bantt Clonrlftfrs. Bank clearings 6f the three principal cities of the Northwest for the week end ing April 12 were as follows: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. Monday $ 517,766 $ 634.113 $ 208,805 Tuesday 469,090 617.107 235,055 Wednesday .... 479.992 441,746 185,192 Thursday 441.419 387.814 201.127 Friday f. 631.817 449.216 397.388 Saturday" .....4.. 267,201 503,939 143,570 Totals" ...w... .$2,907,235 $3,038,935 $1,176,16 Bank clearings for corresponding weeks ih former years were a3 follows: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 1901 ... $2,017,199 $2,455,498 $1,034,049 1500 .' 1.558.643 2,105,913 1.070,864 1S93 ... 1,658,113 1,395,683 1,531.770 1838 .... 1,914,877 1,600,800 801.347 1$97 820,242 455,254 2650 Clearings and balances yesterday were r& follows t Clearings. Balances. Portland ..... -H-25 " .&? Seattle ........'..... 608,939 103,655 Tacoma. w... ........ ... 148,670 43,181 Spokane .ki........ 332,530 52.CS2 Imports and Exports. NEW YORK, April 12. The Imports of dry goods and merchandise at the port of New York for this week were valued at $10,838,618; export of specie from this port to all countries for this week aggre gated $543,773 in silver, and $2,583,689 gold. The imports of specie this Week were $117, 720 gold, and $50,002 silver. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, April 12. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balances $173,450,312 Gold ....... 94,016,434 , Saah-Door Combine la Sight. CHICAGO, April 12. Forty-five manu facturers of and wholesale dealers in sash doors and windonv blinds, representing- $12,000,000 capital, axe about to enter Will of Millionaire Wells. CHICAGO. April 12. While the will of the late Daniel Wells has not yet been filed for probate, its iprovisionn have been learned, says the Tribune's Milwau kee special. It disposes "of the greatest fortune in Wisconsin, estimated at from $16,000,000 to $20,000,000. It gives $6000 In bequests to six local charities and the re mainder of the estate is left in trust, the Income to be paid to his daughter, Mrs. Charles Norris, and her son, the descendants of his four sisters and to his friends, Isaac Stephenson, of Marinette, and Horace A. J. Upham, of Milwaukee. His daughter and grandson get 50 parts of the trust the descendants of his sisters 19, and his friends 12 parts. The will provides that the trustees shall not be required to make an Inventory or give bonds. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. April 12. Cattle Receipts. 200. Nominal. Good to prime steers, $6 63 7 35; poor to medium, S4 50Q6 50; stock ers and feeders, $2 505 25; cows, $1 50 5 50; heifers, $2 50C 00; cannert, $1 502 40; bulls, $2g'5 50; calves, $2 506; Texas fed steers, $5 256 25. Hogs Receipts. 9000: Monday, 24,000; left over, 2000. Strong, 5 to 10c higher. Mixed and butchers, 56 S07 25; good to choice heavy, $7 107 30; rough heavy, $6 857 10; light, $6 80-36 95; bulk of sales, $6 957 20. Sheep Receipts, 1000. Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, ?S 25 5 90; fair to choice mixed, $4 5005 40; Western sheep and yearlings, $4 5004 90; native lambs, $4.756 5; Western lambs, $5 256 73. KANSAS CITY. April 12. Cattle Re ceipts, 100. Market unchanged. Native steers, $5 507 75; Texas and Indian steers, $4 756 20r Texas cows, $3 005 00; native cows and heifers, $3 5036 50; stockers and feeders. $3 50'4C0; bulls, $3 50-35; calves, $4 5C5 73. Hogs Receipts, 1500. Market a shade stronger. Bulk of sales, $6 657 10; heavy. $7 0507 25; packers, $6 707 10; medium, $6 9007 10: light, $6 5007 00; Yorkers, $6 S5 07 00; pigs, $5 6006 CO. Sheep Receipts, 200. Market steady. Muttons, $5 4005 75; lambs, $6 4007 00; range wethers, $5 4005 SO; ewes. $4 SO0 5 25. OMAHA, April 12. Cattle Receipts, none. Steady: native Fteers, $4 7507 00; cows and heifers, $3 7506 00; Western steers, $4 5006 20; Texas steers, $4 2505 25; canners, $1 5003 50; stockers and feeders, $2 7505 23: calves, $3 0007 00; bulls, stags, etc., $4 0005 25. Hogs Receipts, 6500. Market, steady, stronger: heavy, ?6 97710; mixed. $6 650) 6 85; light, $8 8006 90; pigs, $6 8506 95; bulk of sales, $6 8506 95. Sheep Market steady and unchanged. Metal MarketH. NEW YORK, April 12.-Today's metal market was quiet all round, a few buy era looking for some lots for which they paid market prices, and the general run of the market showed a steady undertone. Spot tin- was quoted at $27 10027 70. Cop per closed with lake at 12012c; electro lytic at 12c; casting at 12c. Lead held firm at 4c and spelter at $4.45. Iron was steady. Bar silver, 53c. SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.- 53C. -Bar silver, LONDON, April 12. Bar silver, dull, 24 ll-6d per ounce. ' Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, April 1Z Sugar Raw, steady. Fair refining, 2c; centrifugal, 93 test 3c; molasses sugar, 2c. Re fined steady. Coffee Options closed unchanged to 10 points lower. Total sales, 25,250 bags, in cluding: May, $5 1005 15; June, $5 23; July, $5 3005 35; August, $5 40; September, $5 50 5 C5. Coffee, spot Rio, dull; No. 7, invoice, 6c; mild, quiet; Cordova, S12c Chicago Provisions. CHICAGO, April 12. A growing bullish situation in the hog market started pro visions higher again. May pork closed 12c higher, lard 701Oc up, and ribs 10c higher. By a ballot of 642 to 149 the mem. bero of the Board of Trade today made the new grade of oats "standard oats." deliverable on contracts for July and fur ther deliveries after this date. Hop at London. LONDON, April 12. Hops Pacific Coast firm. i 5s04 15s. TRAVELERS' GTJiDE. g FOUR SEPARATE KQ DISTIHDT SERVICES. Fast Twin-Screw Passenger Steamers sailing weekly from Boston, Portland and Montreal to Liverpool, also Boston to Mediterranean pons. 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