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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1902)
THE SUNDAY OBEGONIAtf, PORTLAND, 'AUGUST 5, 1902. 23 HECK TO STOCKS iward Movement in Prices Is at an End. Imi-stagnXtion prevails1 oflt-Takingr Hob Necessitated Con- idderablc Absorption Roclc Island i Plan of Absorption "Prove Ono of the DeprcBslns Factor. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Semi-stagnation I re vailed in today's stock marKet, ana nly a few professional room traders id anythlncr to do with tne mareu he corporations did not carry prices far Lway from last night's level at any time. Phe holiday left the market without any prders from that source, and emphasized he dullness. The day's net changes are Slightly mixed, but the closing tone was leavy. The bank statement tauea xo ijnform to expectations, but its publlca- ion did -not affect the market to an ap preciable extent. Today's money ana exchange markets were nominal Tne fact that the next available steamsnip lor shipping gold to Paris does not sail intil next Thursday defers the question bf further cold exports. The only fea tures in today's market worth specifying fere advances in the local transactions ith subsequent reactions; a loss of over two points in at. Jjouis ss Dan j?ntu- ;isco, and a buoyant recovery in the Central of Georgia income nonus. Review of tuo Week. This week has been a checit to the rowing disposition to buy stocks which ras carrying prices upward throughout ie list, various factors have inter vened which might servo as an explana tion of this check, but tho selling seems to have been due entirely to a deslro to I take speculative profits. Commitments on the long fide had been considerable as a result of a long continued rise, and the process of profit taking has necessl- Itated a considerable absorption. In some stocks the selling out of tho effective leaders In the operations of the advance has been rather obvious. In others high prices have suggested that the principal I operators for the advance navo neipea the reaction with a view to shaking out I weak and cumbersome followers with, a view to facilitate other advances and take on fresh holdings of stocks at tho decline. Such movements are Incidents of hall professional bull operations. The mar ket has not yielded to acute weakness at any time, and there have been sustain tag points of strength at all times in the form of advance in special stocks, due to Individual causes, real or supposed. A strong undertone is indicated by the fact that as prices receded the activity of tho market has diminished, showing that holders have withheld offerings of stocks at the lower price lvel. Last Saturday's bank statement was a predis posing cause for the taking of prollts at the opening of tho week. The large loan expansion -was a warning that the prevailing speculation was making large lnrcaJs upon available credits, while the feeling In the financial community Is that bank reserves should be conserved at this time In preparation for coming large demands for Interior requirements. The large exports of gold announced for Tuesday, followed by additional ship ments for Thursday, emphasize this im pression. The continued firmness of the foreign exchange market after the ship ments Indicated that further outgo was within the probabilities, Under ordinary circumstances a relaxation of foreign money markets might be looked for after the month-end requirements are met; but at the present time the London market is confronted with a payment of a 20 per cent installment on tho 5160,000,000 cocsol Issue, while in Paris the Bank, of France is making preparations for the rentes conversion plan, which will necessitate a temporary tie-up of a large sum of money to enable the government to stand ready to redeem many such portions of issues as Holders select to exchange. The present large Indebtedness of the New York money market to foreign mar kets is now well -understood, and the government financial measures referred to are believed to explain the lndlsposi tlon of foreign creditors to extend loans nere, notwithstanding the advantage of xered by higher interest rates. The lat ter part of tho month has also altered tho expectations of relief to the local money market by a continuing Govern ment deficit. Unexpected Development. An unexpected development during the week was the reported absorption by tho Et. Louis & San Francisco of the Chicago ae eastern Illinois, thus insuring an en trance into Chicago for that system. The recent large absorption of St. Louis & ban Francisco was supposed to foreshad ow its incorporation into the Rock Isl and system, and its strength has helped the advance In Rock Island on account of readjustment of its capital. Chicago & Eastern Illinois had been marked out for transfer to some other large system. out. it was expected to go to Illinois Central. Reports are now published that the L. & N. was also a bidder for the property. The fact is disclosed that com petitions and "rivalries have been In volved rather than progress toward ad Justment of a community of In terest to Insure permanent peace and co operation in the railroad world, such, as was but recently accepted aB the Ideal toward which the efforts of the financial powers were tending. In the Eastern trunk lino territorv also, the promises of tho plans for 'the uouia system outlet to tho Atlantic watched wltn some solicitude as to tho Harmonious adjustment of the new rela tlons thus created. The Rock Island re adjustment plan now definitely promul gated has been the subject of great In icii-st ana conmcung views, une pre vai.ing tendency of capital conversions toward exchange iato foreclosure issues on a highly expanded basis of valuation is viewed with considerable disquietude in the financial world, and tho addition of subsequent stock issues gives rise to conjectures as to tho possible status of such securities In the probable periods o depression which may occur in the fu ture as in the Dast. There Is tlonlng heard as to the good ground for tee expansion in valuation which are wit nessed as a result of simple readjustment oi special issues on property which itself left unaltered in its"- volume earning power. Some of tho reports -uc turnings oi ranroaas ior June are not entirely satisfactory, owing to tho largo inroads upon increases of gross earnings made by onemtinir -rnsncuR However, general conditions of crops, the iron trade, of industry in general and of current railroad earnings are considered aainuuciory, ana nave had no apparent utuxing on me reaction in tho stock mar ket, j. no oniy notable activity in the bond market has been in convertible bond issues. j.ne investment demand has been quiet, u. t. old 4s regular and tho have advanced , per cent on caiL up to tha last coop, but It -wraa the out-of-town trade, and not the local demand, that has made the market aVflrro. Very little veal was received again yesterday, and not half of the local markets were able to aupply their cus tomers. Best email .stock sold up to 0c,, and even .more might have been squeezed out, had 'the commission men desired to take advantage of tho scarcity. Tne salt market was again ac I La ting the wholesale grocers, the cut mentioned in yes- , terday'a paper taking effect yesterday -morn ing. Tne wholesale grocers are keeping, their prices quiet, but are reported to be meeting tho cnt of the trust wherever It is necessary. hu are enforcing as effectual a -boycott as they can on the Ealt trust. Tho -Liverpool market was closed yesterday on account of a holiday, and there was. ac cordingly, very little doing, locally in wheat. During the week there was considerable sell ing of new-crop "wheat, but it was mostly in email lots, anl at prices so far above the ex port value that they are not reliable as quota tions. Receipts at interior warehouses have been quite heavy, but since the agitation Xor a lower freight rate sot in farmers have been holding more firmly, in the belief that the rato will be granted and the price of wheat benefited accordingly. The charter of a spot ship for South African loading was the only transaction reported during tho week. The rate was reported to be about 28s, but was with- held from the public. There was a 'marked decline in the price of -cats, and old stock is a drug on the market at prices which aro several dollars per ton under the ruling flgurca a few -weeks ago. Best white were offering yesterday as low as tl per cental, with no takers. Bar ley Is weak, but Is in "better shape than oats, as there is a fair export demand, while oats aro dependent on the limited local market BANKSSHOW LOSS IN GASH LQANS ARE INCREASED, A? "JVELIi AS DEPOSITS, Grain, Flour. Etc. Wheat Nominal: Walla "Walla, Gl62c f:r new crop. 6485c for old; Valley, je; blucstcm. C33C&3 tor old crop. Barley Feed. $17 75 per ton for eld; $10 50 per ton for new crop. Flour Best .grades. $2 0533 CO per barrel; trraham. 2 0533 20. ilMlstuff Bran. $1510 per ton; middlings. 21 SO: shorts. S18: chop. 510. Oats-No. 1 white. $121 05; gray. 65c3$l pet cental. HayVTlmotby, S12315; clover, $7 50310 pet ton. Potatoes nnd'Onioni. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 75S?S5c pcf" cental; ordinary. 60c per cental, growers prices; sweets. 12 5023 per cental; new potatoes. 659 00c per cental for Oregon, ?1 for California. Onions $11 40 per cental. Batter. Eggs, Poultry, Etc Poultry Chickens, mixed, 3 50l 50; hens. S4?5 50 tt doz.: lllU4c ntr pound: Springs, 52 5034 5Vper dor.: ducks, $34 50 per dox.; turkeys, nominal: geese. $334 50 per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery. 20321c per pound; extras, 22o; dairy, 17318c; store, li01c. Efftre 20021c ' Cheese Futl cream, twins, 1213c; Tonne America, 13G14c; factory prices, 11c less. VeRetnliles, Fruit, Etc. Vegetables Tomatoes. $101 25 per box: tur nips, 5375c; carrots. 65675c; beets, 80800c per sack; cauliflower. 73385c per dozen: cab bage, si 25-ai 50 oer cental: celery, 75300c per dozen; peas, 334c per pound; beans, 4$J0c per pound: artichokes, C5Q70C per aozen;ieuuee, head, oer dozen. 25c; lettuce, hothouse, per box, $1 7532: green onions, per dozen, 15320c; rad ishes. lSff?20e Der dozen bunches; corn, 25c dozen: cucumbers, 40S50o box. Green fruit Lemons, $135; oranges, $134 50 per box; bananas. $1 50ff2 50; pineapples. $30 3 50 per dozen; apples, 5lfi J per dox; rasp berries. 530c per pound: Oregoncherries, 637c 1 per poun; iamorma. jjcucub, wviw jjv mu cots, 7o375o per box; pears, $1 75 per box; watermelons, $232 T5 per dozen; cantaloupes. $1 5032. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 7311c per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, C3c; apri cots. Ilt413c: pcacnei?. eiic; pears. u 10c; prunes, Italian. 343wc; age, California, blacks, 4435'ic: do white, 5(rCic; plums. pitted, 4&35J4C,!- Groceries, Nuts, Etc. Coffee Mocha. 233?Sci Java, .fancy, 2G332c: Java, good, 20324c; Java, ordinary, 18320c; Costa Rica, fancy,- 15320c;. Costa Hlca. good. lo3l8e: Costa Rica, ordinary, loaizc par pound; Columbia roast, $11; Arbuckle's, $11 13 list; Lion. $11 13; Cordova, $11 1a 11st. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails. $1 7531 00 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $3; fancy one-pound flats, $1 00; -pound fancy flats. SI 25: Alaska tails. 05c; 2-pound talis. $2. Bice Imperial Japan, 2so. 1, 40; rio. A $4 60; Carolina head. CSgilic. Beans Small white.. 3c; large whiter 3c; pinks. 2c; Bayos, 3c: Lima, 4?io per pound. Suear Sack basis, net-casn, per 100 pounds: Cube. $4 50; powdered, $4 33; dry granulated. $4 25; extra C, $3 75; golden C, $3 CO. Ad vances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes. 60c per 100 pounds. Maple, 16310c per pound. Honer 12li315c per 10. 1 iraroe. Grain bags Calcutta, $7 per 100 for July- AUgUEU Nuts Peanuts, 53C9ic per pouna for raw; 83814c for roasted; cocoanuts, 85300c per. doz en; walnuts, 11312HC per pouna; pine nuts, 10312,4c; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts, 14c; Alberts. 15310c; fancy pecans, 1414Vc; al monds. 16tt310c. . Coal oil Cases, 204c per gallon; barrels, IfJc; tanks, 14c Renervo Requirements Go Up Clear ing's Fall Off, Reflecting: Smaller Dealings In Stock Market. NEW YORK, .Aug. 2. The Financier savs: The official statement of tho lew ionc Associated Banks last-week showed a net decrease of $5,002,200 in cash, there Deing a loss of specie of $$92,700 and a gain in legal Venders of $130,500. Tho traceable movement of. money during the week in dicated a decrease of $L50SOO casn. u.ne discrepancy between the estimated and tho actual loss-as reported in the official state ment was most likely due to tho fact that the indirect withdrawals on Monday of the $3,79G,000 gold for shipment to Europe on the following day counted under the average system for five' days, or prac tlcalls' for tho entire week, while the withdrawals of $1,100,000 gold on Wednes day for export counted for but threo days. the payment through the banks to tne sub-Treasury of $1,005,000 on -Thursday on account of tho settlement of Central Pa cific indebtedness counted for "but one day or one-sixtieth of the amount. Therefore, instead of a loss to the banks of $5,S6S,000 through gold exports and tho Central Pa cific payment, tho average losa was but $4,526,000, thus accounting for tho $1,000,000 difference between the estimated and the actual loss of cash. Loans were Increased during tho week 56,337,100. probably reflect ing ordinary business. Tho deposits were Increased $3,048,300. which amount la .$526,- 400 less than that called for by the in crease in loans less the loss in cash; the statement 13 therefore not fax from proof. Tho reserve requirements were increased $1,252,075 through the augmented deposits, which sum, added to the loss of cash, makes $1,764,275 as the decrease Jn sur plus reserves; this Item is now $13,738,125, against $22,1(3.350 at tho correapondlritt dato last year. The statement was made on de clining acreages for cash, as heretofore indicated, and the banks are probably somewhat shorter in this respect than ap pears by the returns. The circulation was increased $186,400. or a little, less than in the previous week, when the amount was I dercd to do so. $1S,100. The dally average t bk clear ings durirtg the week, wm f2,IM0, a falling off of $1,000,000; compared with tha previous Veek, o-eflectlng the smaller busi ness in the stock-market. Bask Clearix. Bank clearings -of the three principal cltlea oi the Northwest for tho week ending August a -were as follows: , Portland. Monaay S 406.0S5 Tuesday ....... 312,030 Wednesday .... 32S.317 Thursday 29S.024 Friday 563.447 Saturday ...... 400.842 Seattle. $ 538.217 583,524 7S8,35 393,072 577.808 623.200 Taec: a. $ 238,473 227,353 176,800 102,203 200.715 103,830 Totala $2,319,015 $3.J87.C38 $1,281,480- " CI rarlngs Xor corresponding "weeks n foraaer years were as follows: Portland. Seattle; Tacoma. 1001 .$l.Sft2.O07 ?2.747.p Jl.p73.5Gl 1000 71,655. 672 2,570,031 1,020.433 IBM .......... 1.3?2.701 A413.035 1,065,201 16R3 ..: 1.553.452 . 1.10Q.S53 G33;236 1S3T l!210.618 870.146 430.C83 Clearings and balances yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland Seattle 552.630 . 107,625 Tacoma ICO. 830 24.287 Spokane 284,839 40,330 Gates Plana BIgr IroH PlBt. PUEBLO, Colo., Aug. 3. Information received in this city leads to the conclu sion that In case John W. Gates eecures Control of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com pany at tho coming election, tho steel trust will erect a gigantic Western plant, to be a formidable rival of .the Colorado Compjny. Vast coal and coke fleldi owned by the United States Steel Com pany in Indian Territory are being devel oped. More than S00 men have already been sent thero, and orders aent to puih development work. Supplies of Iron ore controlled there by the steel trust are said to be inexhaustible. Movement Against Colorado Fael. DENVER, Aug. 2. David H. Dougan, acting on behalf of John W. Gates, has withdrawn his suit against the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, in Judge Mullln's division of the District Court, and Arthur J. SlriKer. a partner of Gates, has filed a similar suit before Judge Malone. who has issued an alternative write of mandamus requiring the officers of the company to onen Its stock books to the plaintiffs in spcctlon, or else appear in his chambers on Monday next, and show good cause why they should, not be peremptorily or TONNAGE EN RO'UTE AND IN PORT. Vessels Chartered or - Available for Grain Cargoes From the- Northwest. FOR POItTLAJtO JCame, Flag and rig. Master. From. vj Larfl Pc 'hlSc; 60s, : Veal- POItTIiAXD aiAItltETS. Thoro was not much oi interest in the local market situation yesterday. The receipts of iruii aau ytwucc. capcciauy melons, -were very heavy for Saturday, and In some cases dealers were obliged to make sharp con cessions on perishable stock In order to clean it up for Sunday. The weakness in eggs -was more pronounced than ever, and but few wer selling abrro 20a per dozen. Chickens cleaned Blents and Provisions. t,arfl Portland, tierces, 13Vc per pound; tubs. 13iic; 20s. i3Jic: ids. I3jsc; 5s. 14c. ViQOc Mutton Gross, 3c per pound; dressed, 6c Lamb Gross. 3 Vic per pound: dressedi 7c Hogs Gross, 6Sc per pound; dressed, 707Hc Beef Gross, cows, stfVzC per pound; steers. 4c: dressed. tlAC Lard-Compound, tierces, Utfo per pound; 50s. J OUc; 10s.ilOc Bacon Peruana. 14451 jc per pouna: Bast- cm. fancy. J7c; standard, heavy. 15&c; sht. 16c; bacon bellies, i&c. Hams Eastern, fancy, JSjtc; shoulders, 12c Hams Portland, laiio per pound; picnic 119io per pouna. Dry-salted meats .Portland clears, 11UO 12ks: bacKS, lipase; Denies, J3B14c; plates. 10c: butts, 10c iastern Keguiar clearsides. unsmoked, 13c; Bmoked, 14c; bellies, aS'erage 25 to 30 pounds, unsmonea, i5Jic; smoked. 145ic; plates. i3c Jan. lOlCypromene May H Holyrood April 54 John Cooke Apr. 3 Semantna June 7 Matterhorn April 29iCopley Mar. 30Cambronne July :Bldston Hill June 7Euphrosyne June 2Drambletye July 24Musselcrag t...:....iNal June 24Marcretha lEcuador iChllo Mar 23fChrlstcl j Magdalene jFIoltbek May 3iPort Logan (Tasmania INereus July lForrost Hall ilslc of Arran Nantes June Madagascar Mozambique Dowan Hill July ISIClan Galbralth lAustrasla April 23iFoyledale May 29 G. W. Wolff Norma July IS Routenburn July 2Vcntura July J2iEmiiie Hutton nail July UiCornellle Bart June i2lGr. uucness uiga June 2SiHerzogln Cecelia May 2oJLodore July TiRlverslde July 11 Wiscombe. Park July S Jean Bart lllarechal ae Gonta .......Gen'l. de Sonls June efAllerton Thlrlmere Formosa. Oceana ICastor Khvber July 19Peter RIckmera uctavia Scottish Minstrel Alstcr Werra Wega Aster Ingeborg Elba Daniel Bayonne Marle" July 26fRlversdalo Gael Wallacetowj iBf. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. baric Br. bark Dan. ship Ft. bark i nr. snip Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Ger. bark Ger. ship Ger. hark Ger. ship ucr. snip Ger. bark Ger. ship Br. snip Br. bars Ger. ship Br. snip Br. ship Fr. bark Br. bark Br. bark . fer. baric Br. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Br. bark Br. bark Ger. ship Br. ship Fr. bark Ft. bark Ger. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br.-auip Fr bark Fr bark Fr bark Br. shin Br. ship Br. bark Ger. bark Br. bark Br, ship Ger. ship Ger. bark Br. ship Ger. ship Ger. bark Ger. ship Ger. ship Dan. nans Ger. str Fr. bark Fr. ship Fr. bark Br. ship Fr. bark It. ship Bond Findley Quayle Crowe tvarren Strlckman LaGlOichec Jones Th6mson Mullan Johnston Schutte Mayer Dleckmann Spllle wurtnmann Susewlnd Zlnglcr AGams Rhode Baake Logan Carse Ricordel Smith McCono Davlca Barker Ewart Kerry Butler McLaughlin Ttoberts Rehburg Dahn Thurber Cavelan Gulrin Warneke Kllley McCully Power Gossat Gulllon Hemyot Toye Radcllffe Korff Breckwoldt Campbell Rotherv Walsen Butz Mellln Saelzer Gerdes Fennekohl Dummer Kaas Bruhn Bachelier 205 Kerr SlIBalfour HllMeyer daitoux Girvln Taylor Balfour Balfour IToOIAntwerp 1392 Antwerp 1758 Liverpool 221lHamburg 1839 Hamburg iq6 Antwerp u,wr..ivi 243lAntwerp H72iKewcastle 1799 Newcastle S71Antwerp ....iBalfour 2G271Nneasaki .wi vjnuivuaivB. I u 2133;OrIent 2034!HIoKO. 1777 Antwerp 70 Taylor z&jioKonama 1S61 Yokohama 1S9G Alsoa Bay 1 92 70S3isan Diego lTUUNagasaxi Hor.g Kong unent Nagasaki Algoa Eay AlgoaBay . AlKoa Bay il9S3!Alsoa Bay 2.-46 Hong ivong 1666LIvcrpocl 1999 17E9 .029 1996 23051 1978 15S9 1999 1933 Swansea Honolulu Stn- Rosalia ISSllAntwerp 173S Antwerp Antwerp St. Nazaire Shields Hamburg 19S0I 1730 15G7 2S40 126S Newcastle 15901 20751 Monmolne Porter Agnlerag Russo Hamburg Newcastle 1724-1 London 1743 Mauritius 17ICnpe Town lAiaiuarrow 1C25 1474 274 1S63 1927 Valnarabo Townsvllle Shanghai Antwerp nong agng 2S25!Hlogo St a. Roadlla Antwerp Antwerp Honolulu Hlogo Lota Mazatlan Shanghai t. Angeies 1511 2935 S57I 1H5! 1S97 1079 25SS1 1619! 1S07 Hobart 1709iTable Bay SOoTlHamburg 1707IHobart lCCHonolulu 34 4S 19 Consignees. &!l , 22lMeyor ...IMcyer Z3 52 36! 12 27 25 ES Girvln Balfour Taylor Balfour Balfour 15 Total tonnage en route and listed, 127.G7S. GRAIN TOWAGE I?f THE IUVER Name. Flag and rig. Master. From. Agents cir Charterers. Berth. July UjWynford July loiSlerra Estrella Jnlv 23iDlmsdalo July 27Eskasonl Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Eellringer Farmer Archard Tpwnsend 1F59 Nagasaki 17S9 1715 1392(L!verpool Newcastle Yokohama Kerr Kerr Balfour Balfour wheat makes DEdiNE Downing, Hopkins & Co. STKOXG FOR A TIME, BUT BULLI8K KEWiCAUBS SLIGHT DROP. Established 1893. Cera. 3Cake a Small Advaaee Trade la Cats Holds AeUr aad Flrai. CHICAGO. Aui. 2. Bearish conditions were arrayed against wheat -prices at the opening of trade. Recently receipts lo cally were one-fifth more than were ex pected and the talk was lor good Spring croDS. Livernool had a holiday, nut Juon- Ion and Paris were firm and September showed only a slight easiness on nrst sales. Contract arrivals were almost nil, four cars todiy out oi 337, which" had a trend toward curtailed receipts soon, now that tho rush of new wheat to market was fiUDPoaea to bo over, and caused a scurry among snorts to cover, new inrs. and leadlnjsr bull Interests were buying September freely, and in consequenca good advances were mado quickly. Senti ment was so bullish that the close w&s strong. September opened. c lower to c higher at -CSTbSTOHc, sold to 7054c and closed strong, c up at 707S705ic. The scanty receipts and buying Dy houses recently "heavily Interested, in July oats were the chief bullUh incentives In corn. The market was strong all day. September closed with a gain of IQlHc at 67c Oats were In. excellent demand and. the pit ruled firm and active, September closed firm, HSio higher, at 32TJ33c The leading futures ranged as follow: WHEAT. . Opening. Highest, toirnt Cloalae. - WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber o! Commerce hen old roosters. young, $4tfa; broilers, small. large, W 753 H 5035; do J2S?2 50; do 753: fryers, $3 oQtQi; hens, $-S5; old ducks, 32413; young ducks, SSfri. Butter Fancy creamery, 26c; do Eeconds, 22&c; fancy dairy, 2214c per pound; do sec onds, 20c Receipts Flour, 2593 quarter sacks; do Oregon, S26; whea 4635 centals.; barley, 13,615 centals; -oats, 2210 centals; beans, 9 aacks; potatoes, 913 sacks; bran, 630 sacks; middlings, 275 sacks; hay, 1C05 tons; wool, 0 bales; do Oregon, 62; nicies, s. Closing; 'Stock Quotations. Chicago Provisions. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Provisions were fairly active, -and for a time unsettled. Ai reduction of stocks during July Influenced late buyipg and paces closed strong, Sep tember pork 15c up! lard 15c higher and fribs 27tc upt- STOCKS. September December May 71i S0 60 ?0 7ft fOOHH 653V Vi f5Sk Tlfl 72V4 7r2 CORN. BOW 68 .B6tf 67- 43 - 434 . 43 43J4 40 4li5 40 4lS OATS. 2S 29U ESH 2S"i 32H 33 S2H 83 SOS 3lii SOii 31 32 32 3lS 81 PORK. 10 02H 10 62 15 85 Id 07 16 SO 10 05 13 87 15 70 15 87 10 77 10 37 8 75 10 30 10 10 820 10 02 10 47 880 10 55 10 32 520 September ... December May Sept. (old) ... Sept. (new) . Dec (new) ... May MESS September ...10 02 October 16 So January 15 73 LARD. September ...10 77 10 07 October 10 37 10 47 January ..... 8 73 8 S3 SHORT RIBS. September ...10 30 10 57 October 1010 10 32 January-.:.... 8 20 "820 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy; Winter patents, ?3 603 70; straights. $3 10S3 50: clear, $2 SO03 30; Spring specials, $4 204 35; pitents, $3 SO S 75; straights. $2ff2 20. Wheat No. 2 Spring, 7274c; No. 3, 67 73c; No. 2 red, 70Hc Corn No. 2 yellow, 614 c. Oats No. 2, 25c; No. 3 white, 39355c. Rye No. 2. 52c. Flaxseed No. .1. Jl 49; No. 1 North western, Jl 55. Prime timothy seed ?3 35. Mess pork Per barrel, 316 7516 SO. Lard Per 100 pounds, $10 S510 37. Short ribs sides (loose) $10 4510 55. Dry salted shoulders (boxed) 99Vic. Short clear sides (boxed) ll4nc. Whisky Basis of high wines. $1 SL CIoveT Contract grade, $8 35S 40. On tho Produce Exchange tho butter market was steidy; creameries, lC19ic; dairies, 15gl8c Cheese Firmer. 10t4?llc Eggs Easy; fresh, 17c Receipt. Shipments. Flour, barrel 14.000 0.000 Wheat, bushels 270.000 130,000 Corn, bushels 70,000 39.000 Oats, bushels 213,000 68,000 Ilye, ouvneis ll.uw .... Barley, bushels 10,000 .... San "Francisco Grata Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2. Wheat- steady. Barley Firm. Oats Quiet but steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $113510115; milling. $11661 1S Barley Feed, SO92c;, brewing, 95 9Sc. Oats New, $11 22; white, old, 05 80. Call hoard sales: Wheat Steady; December, $1 13; cash, $115. Barley Firm: December, SO&c Corn Large yellow, $1 40S1 45. Astoria. Col. 1" David sre's Sand dock Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. Hops Nominal, 16$?17c; new, 17318c Sheepskins Shearlings, 15S20c; short wool. 25&S5C, medium wool, SOS 00c; lone wool. COe Jl each. Tallow Prime, per pound, 4Q5o; No. 2 and Crease. 2$T3e. Wool Valley, I2?13e; Eastern Oregon, SO 14c; mohair. 25Q26C per pound. Hides Dry hides. No. 1. 1C pounds and up. 15S15c per pound; dry kip, ito. 1. 5 to 15 sounds. 12c: drv calf. No. 1. under S sounds. 10c; dry-salted, bulls and stags, one-third lees than dry flint; salted bides, steers, sound, CO pounds and over, SQOc; 50 to CO pounds. 7Q 8c; under 30 pounds and cows. c; stags and bulls, sound, 555c; kip. sound. 15 to 20 pounds, 7c; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 7c; calf, sound, und6r 10 pounds, Sc; green (un salted), lc per pound less; culls, lc prr pound less; horse hides, salted, each. $1 30f2; dry, each, Sl&l 30; colts' hides, each, 25&S0c; goat skins, common, each. 10315c; Angora, with wool on, each 25cSl. Pelts Bear eklns, as toEl:e, No. 1, each, $5 C20; cubs. $295; badger, each. 10H0c; wild cat, 25Q50c; house cat, C10c; fox. common gray, each. 30SQf : do red. each. SI 500: Total tonnage in port 6745. GRAIN TOXIfAGE EX ROUTE TO PUGET SOTJXD Kama. Flag and rig. Master. Frm. Consignees. April 21Celtlc Chief Mar. 2SiSUeve Roe June 5Solway June 10Pengwem April 22!P. of Kllllecrankle April 27Powys Castle April 2Wynnstay June HIMuskoka .........IForlcvIot June ITJPass of MelfoTt June ISiTarpenbek cross, each. $580; do silver and black, each. 5100&200: fisher, each, JCtfO; lynx, each, J203; romk. strictly No. 1. each, Z0ctfl CO; mar ten, dark Northern. $012; marten,' palo pine, according to site and color, $1 502; muskrats. large, each 5gi0c; skunk, each, 40(?50c; civet or polecat, each 510c; otter, for largo prime skins, each, $537; panther, with head and claws perfect, each $263; raccoon, tor large prime, each. SOlff&Oc; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each, $3 505; wolf, prairie (coyote), with head perfect, each 40GG0o; wolf, pralrla coyote), without head, each, 30335c: wolver ine, each, $47: beaver, per skin, large, $3QB; do medium, $34; do small, $l$fl ov; do kits. 50273c v Another Oats Injunction. CHICAGO. Aug. .Another injunction was issued today In the July oats corner interests. Judge Chetlaln enjoined tho Bank of Montreal from paying to tho firm of Pratt & Buckley $1200 held as margins on oats bought bf Walte, Thorburn & Co. by Pratt & Buckley. The injunction also restrains President. Wadecroff, of the Board of Trade, from Indorsing the mar ginal checks for tho same amount. June ISJTarpenbek June 23jAncenIs i Anemone Celticburn ElfWeda Laxnoriclere Anna W. J. -Plrrie Thistle do ..IKenllworth June SOiAllonhy Glenlul Wendur Gertrud June 12Allce Marie Eaton.iiaii June 20JPass of Brander July 19 Arthur FItger Br. ship Br. ship i Br. baik Br. ship Br. bark Br. bark Br. bark 4Br. ship Br. narK Br. bark Br. bark Ger. ship Br. bark Ger. ship Br. bark Ger. ship Fr. bark Ger. bark Br. ship Br. bark Am. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Ger. ship Fr. bark Br. shlo Br. bark Ger. ship Jones George James Griffiths Vint" Jenkins Sangster Parry Crowe Kidd Harfseu Houston Salter A carts Davidson Meyer Sauvlgnon Bommann Jcnkln3 England Taylor Owen Manson Scott Nicoll Hcnke Salntlo Evans Rider Denker 1709ILlverpool ieos 1559 1492 1609 1343 1497 ira J239 2Irts2j 219S 1769 1700 1GC9 500 1(49 1171 1499 239SI 19: Antwerp Antwerp London Antwerp Hamburg LeltH Cardiff Liverpool Shanghai Hamburg Hamburg Table Bay Sydney Newcastle Hamburg Antwerp Yokohama Shanghai sta. Rosalia A.. 21471 Hamburg Melbourne Newcastle Hamburg Antwerp Honolulu 173$ Hobart lGTlCaliao 1S93 Alcoa Bay IC9GHakodate 1400 1C63 1E47 1E96 1G27! 52 Total tonnage en route and listed, C5, 400. GRAIX TONNAGE Oii PQGET SOUND . I Nxme. Jpis. Master S From.- cfe? . Berth. S. 4 . j May 35BroJlckCastle Br. ship Olscn 1770 Shanghai McNear Tacoma June 6iKate Thomas Br. ship Thomas 1597 Liverpool Balfour Tacoma June 2ClThlstlebank Br. bark Parry 2322 Sta. Rosalia Kerr Tacoma July J?iAlsterschwan Ger. ship Glertz 2309 Honolulu Balfour-. " Seattle July 2liCarnarvon Bay Br. ship- Griffiths 1793 Glasgow Disengaged victoria July 23nTola Br. ship Pennicnick 1407 Honolulu Van'cvr June 27iQueen of Scots Nor. bark Sorenson 1S74 Sydney Balfour . Tacoma July 29JNajade Ger. shlp Hasselman 1677 Yokohama P. F. M. Co, Tacoma Aug. 2 Glenholm Br. ship yilllams 1S04 P. L.Angls Balfour Total tonnage In port, 16.0K, European Grain Markets. LOHDON. Aug. 2. Wheat Cargoes on passage easier ana negiectca. xmo. i standard California, 2Qe. English countrj markets quiet. Wheat and flour on passage to United Kingdom, 2,030.000 bushels; to Continent, 450,000 bushels. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2. Wheat and flour In Paris steady. French country markets dull. Weather in England fine. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Cattle Receipts, S00. Market 6teidy; good to prime steers, $S 8 S3; poor to medium, $4 5037 GO; stackers and feeders, $2 EOSo; cows, $1 5036; heu- ers, $2 2335 CO; canncrs, $1 5002 50; bulls. $2 50S6 50: calves, $37; Texas fed steers. $335 75? Western steers. $5tJ6 50. Hogs Receipts today. 10,000: Monday, 25.000; left over, COCO. Market slow, &10c lower. Mixed and butchers, $7J7 75; good to cholco heavx $7 C07 S2; rough heavy. $77 40; light, $5 007 55; bulk of sales, $7 307 55. Bheep Receipts, 500. Market for sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice weth ers, $3 J524 25; filr to choice mixed, $3 500 $ 75; Western sheep, $2 50g4; native lambs, $3-5036; Western lambs, $a 75. SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. 2. Cattle Re- celpts 300. Market steady. Native steers, 54 7538 25; cows -and Jielfers, ?3 25S5 35; Western stcere, $4 6036 15; Texas steers. $4 2535; cannors, $1 E033; stockers and feeders, $2 7535 25; bulls, stags, etc, $2 60 04 75. Hogs Receipts GOO. Market 5c lower. Heavy, $7 4037 55; mixed, $7 S037 45; light. $7 2037 45; pigs, $6 6037; bulk of sales, $7 3037 45. Sheep Receipts, none. Market steady. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 2. Cattle Re ceipts, 100, -unchanged; native steers, $4 73 j 6S 25: Texas and Indian steers, $2 Zoig A 10; Texas cows, $2 7533 10; native cows and heifers, SI 5035 50; stockers ia:rd feed ers. $2 G&35 46; bulls, $2 0034 00; calves, $2 25-S5 25. Hogs Receipts, 5000; market, weak, 5c lower; bulk of salee $4 6537 C5; heavy, $7 7037 75; packers, $7 4037 60; medium, $7 037 65; light, $7- 0037 50; yorkers. $7 45-3 7 50: pigs. $6 7537 00. Sheep Receipts, none; market, nominal. SAX FRAXCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1 Hay Wbeat, $9 50312: wheat and oats, Jftgil 50; best barley, $538 50; alfalfa. $7 5039 60; clover, $7 5039 60 per ton; straw, 40347c per bale. Wool Nevada, 12315c: Valley- Orccon. 13316c. Spring Humboldt and Mendocino,. lSg20c; Eastern Oregon, 14316c. Mlllstuffs Middlings, $2225; bran $193 20 per Ion. v - vegetables Green peas, z34o per pound; string beane, 233c; asparagus, 753. $2 50; tomatoes, 25335c; cucumbers, S0 40c per box; garlic, 232c per pound r egg plant, 35375c. PotatoesEarly Rose, 30G40c; River Bur- banks, 30360c; Salinas Burbanks, 75390c; Oregon Burbanks, $ni zs; mveets, $2 50. Onions 50300c , Hops New crop, 15320c Bananaa $1 2532 50. Pineapples $1 5C2 50. Lemons Choice, $3 75; common, $L Oranges, Navel. fl3. Apples Choice, $1; common, 30c per box. Poultry Turkey gobblera, .13i14c; do Atchison do vta Baltimore & Ohio do nfd Canadian Paclflo ...... Canada Southern Chesapeake & Oalo..., cnicago & Alton....... do vta Chicago, lad. & Louis.. do via Chicago Eastern 111.. Chicago Great Western. do A pfd do B nfd..... Chicago & N. tV... Chicago. R. I. & Pc.. Chicago Term. & Tran. do old C, C C & St. Louis. Colorado Southern .... do 1st pfd -. do 2d nfd Delaware & Hudson... Del., Lack: & Western. Denver & Rio Grande.. do nfd Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Great Northern pfd..... Hocking yalley uu fcJiu ....... Illinois Central Iowa Central do pfd Lake Erla & Western.. do pfd Louisville & Nashville. Manhattan Elevated Metropolitan Street Ry. Mexican central Mexican National .... Minn. & St. Louis..... Missouri Pacific Mo.. Kansas & Texas.. do pfd New Jersey Central..., New Yerk Central.... Norfolk & Western.... do pfd , Ontario & Western.... Pennsylvania - ... Reading do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Louis & San Fran. do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Louis S. W do Pfd St. Paul do pfd Southern Paclflc Southern Railway .... do pfd Texas &. Paclflc Toledo. St. L. & W... do pfd Union Pacific do pfd Wabash , do pfd. Wheeling & Lake Erie. do pfd Wisconsin Central .... do pfd Express Companies Adams American .., United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper Amer. Car & Foundry do pfd American Linseed Oil. do pfd Amer. Smelt. & Refln do bfd , Anaconda Mining Co. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Colorado Fuel & iron. Consolidated Qas Cont. Tobacco pfd.... General Electric Hocking Coal International Paper .1 do pro Lacledo Gas National Biscuit National Lead North American ...... Paclflc Coast Pacific Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car do pfd Pullman Palace Car.., Republic Steel , do pfd Sugar Tennessee Coal & Iron Union Bag & Paper Co, do via United States Leather. do pfd United States Rubber do pfd United Stated Steel.... do pfd Western Union American Locomotive do pfd Kansas City Southern do pfd 13,300 i.eoo 600 600 2,3001 1,IW i.6oo 100 .000 400 100: 3 : 1 01J4I 81 I 914 135jl35i 101$ 109 ISO 54VIU3!, 42l,l 42ft 3lVs 40 101U 22 2Vi 100 200 500 1.000 100 300 20,100 4W 1,500 October $0 50 and $5 55; November, $5 43 and $5 50; December, $5 50 and $5 55; 'Marcn; $5 55 and $5 60. 03. 33ft. 7C& 74 84 210 3114 87 48, 233 10Oil'JOla 47 03 83 95 165 47 144 137 150H 30 1.300 100 200 1.500 1.400! l0O 7.700 1,500 "5OO 4.800 700 1,100 200 O'JO o.OOO 0.200 l.lOOj 200 100 100 l.COO 1,200 2, COO 300 47 03 3&14 95 104,1 47 144 22 3U 103 32H 77 47 17Sft 278 33 6Sft 32 191 04 47fe 84 64 125 143H 135136 4ul 203al 118 31 02 104 63 67 73& 80 78" 36 180 103& 03 J 3UU 07 44 38 107 02 Va 30 41 118 31 62 100 66 73 78 '78 33 180 S00 2U0 300 235 2,100 300 100 'i't-66 1,700 200 ""sod 100 100 28 sok 140 18 112 118 30 62 185 104 164 64 94 33 130 67 87 73 78 87 78 33 67 186 103ll93 6S 31) 00 44 38 107 02 40 S8' 07' S 70 Ul 222 183 10 73 124 100 2,000 000 "6,'coo 500 1.700 700 sool 1.700 500! 100 100 70O 300 48 85 20' 70 132 68 13 co 03 6 sou 222 i85" 10 73 124 83 10 76 131 07 12 30 80 31 30 i1 30 60 68 06 ilV 21 3S 107 92 30 46 Z3 36 27 50 200 234 118 215 60 32 01 23 52 48 103 69 00 121 17 10 73 80 47 21 124 70 30 102 47 83 240 10 70 131 14 80 15 50 39 80 HI 31! 84 30 00 DAILY CITY STATISTICS. , Mnrxiage Llcems v August Krall, 40; Lena Tlnkens, W Births. July 31, hoy to the -wife of H. S. Knop, West Park street. July 27. boy to the wife of Fred Nelson. 330 San Rafael street. August 1. boy to tho wife of Roy Orlett. S4U Russell street. .T- July 20, boy to -wife of David Thomas, 194 Meada street. July 31, girl to the wife of H. P. Burke, 207 Sixth street. July 27, boy to tho -wlfa of Isaiah N. Day, T71 Kearney street. Deaths. August 1, Abigail Whiting Atwood, 83 yeart 6 months 12 days. 311 Main street: old age. August 1, Minnie Ross, 48 years 10 days. 104 North Seventh street; acetonemia. August 1. Mrs. Louisa Ehlon, 58 years 8 months 9 days, Cood Samaritan Hospital; can- mica. July 31, Arthur Dixon. 43 years 11 months. 01 North Park street; paralysis. August 1, MtsIo Trltschler, 39 years X month, St. Vlncrtt's 'Hospital; shock. BuIljllnK Permits. C. Brettell. twl -story dwelling. East Main. between East Tjrentleth and East Twenty first; $1250. j. M. WhltUer. irpalrs. Fifth, between Hoyl and Irving; $200 J C P. Nelson, two-story cottage. East Fif teenth and East Taylor: $2200. Miss Morris repairs, southwest corner Twelfth and Washington; $1820. B.-nl Estate Transfers. Title Guarantee & Trust Company to J- t W. Davis, lots .3 and-4, block 1, urcnara Homes $ Walter Waddell and wife to A. Heller. 3 acres of Ezra Johnson D. L. C. A. Shannon to M. Bernl et al.. tract or land bounded by Willamette Kiver. diqck 03, Holladay's AddlUon. block 5, McMil lan's Addition, and Crosley street Scottish-American Investment Company to G. G. Montgomery. lot i-j. uiock 10. Willamette Heights Addition B. F. and P. A. Dahlhammer to T. Urann lot 4. block so. sunnysiae.... E. Ryan to J. F. Kerrigan, lot 20, block 91. West Irvlngton 1? Prnn tn A Kerrlean. lot 19. block 01. West irvington - C E. Lockwood et al. to E. Drake, X7U mm nf John Waud D. L. C. 1 V. W. Southall to E. Drake. 2.79 acres of John Waud D. L. C. A. B. Manley to James Chaney, lot i, block 22, Lincoln Park Annex Ferman Buzbee to Paul L. Bliss, lots 9. 10. section 20, T. l k. a u.. . .h. M. T. Campion, administratrix, to v. w. Southall. part of John wauu u. Jj. u... C. and S. B. Shelhammer to ri. u. iioore. lot 12, block 1. Mormwesi Jiouni lawir 415 100 325 .. 475 200 173 600 130 Total sales for the day, 133,000 shares, BONDS. Atrilson adj. 4s. V. B. 2s, ref. rcg.1071 do coupon .....107 do 3s. reg 103 do coupon 105 do new 4a. reg. .132 do coupon 132 do old 4s, reg...l0S do coupon 10S do Cs. reg 10 do coupon ......104 00 AW.Kft nnfl fitii insurance, oy tne Paclnc Coast Abstract Guaranty & Trust Co.. 204-5-6-7 Falllns building. Praises "Work of Connnmers Leajrtxe. PORTLAND. Ausr. L (To the Editor.) I rejoice that so many enjoyed the privi lege of hearing the gitted prcsiaent oi the Consumers' League, oi ixaw iutn 'City, Mrs. Frederick Nathan, as she pre sented the -work of that organization. The Consumers League Is before all an educational movement. Instructing its members In a habit of mlnu wnlcn iniiu- ences their relations to all -who work for them. We feel sure that all who listened to the Inspiring address on Thursday evon ing felt as never before their moral re sponsibility as "buyers," and will hear tily co-operate in tne enort to iorm uu 'association or Duyers, ior tnis ia uui the Consumers League may weu do termed. - t Tho Individual Is Dowerless to enecc great changes or permanent changes In the Industrial world, nut an association of Individuals, sufficiently largo and ear nest, can present an effective aemanu that articles they purchase shall be mado and sold under fair and wholesome con ditions. The leac-ue owes its existence to a grow ing recognition of the responsibilities of consumers and of tneir power to correct certain demoralizing and unwholesome tendencies in the industrial world. Tha work which has been done prepar ing the way for a league In Oregon will surely receive an added impetus by the work of Mrs. Nathan, and as tne noma deuartment of the "Woman's Club leads out, wo sincerely hope members of all so cieties, fraternal, religious, philanthropic, educational and ethical, tvIU heartily co operate. LUCIA FAXON ADDITON, Corresponding Member National Consum ers' League. D. is It. O. 4s....ll02U N. T. Cent. .lata... 101 do 4a ."l04 Southern Pac 4s.. 03 Union Paclflc 4s.. .104 west Shore 4a U3 Meat Sellers Obex Law Meat sellers have proHted. by tn example of the case that appear- nirn nnrl nlncn tho conviction Of C Dlm- Wls. Central is.... 02 Dlatt, of Hlllsbro, for selling diseased irevious-- Moaoy, Exchange, Etc SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. Sterling on London, CO days, $4 S3; sight, $4 SS Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight, 5c; telegraph, 7c NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Noon: Money On call, nominal, no loans today; prime mercantile paper, per cent; sterling exchange, steady, with actual business in bankers bill at $4 87 for demand and at $4 83 for 150 days; posted rates, ?4 88 and W 8S; commercial bills, ?4 844 3?4. Mexican dollars 4lc Government bonds Steady; refunding 2s, reg., 107; do coupon, 107; 3s, reg., 10591: do coupon, 103-i: now 4s, reg., 132; do cou pon, 132; old 4s, re?., 103: do coupon", 10S; fa, reg., 101; do coupon, 101. Bar silver C2Hc Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Domestic metal markets today were not active and prices were Dractlcally unchanged in all cases for those existing at the close yesterday. Copper ruled quiet and steady, with standard spot to November quoted at $1133 and VI 60; lake, $11 0 and 512 00; el ec troy tic, ill SO and ?11 90; and casting $11 Co and $11 73. Tin al30 ruled dull, with spot dt 2S 30 and (23 50. Lead remained at 54 12 1-2. -with demand light and spelter firm but quiet at J5 37 1-2. Iron nriccG were unchanged and the gen eral tone of tho market steady. Bar silver, 52 5-Sc find a single case of bad meat. to this tlmo the inspectors had been find ing from one to several cases dolly where meat was put on tho market that was-' not lit for human food. They had warned tho offenders that they were laying them- selves liable, and that they wero apt at any time to be called to account for their action, but tho cases continued to ap-j pear. It was finally decided that the only way in which to stop this very dangerous custom was to make an example of some that wero offering the bad meat. Accordingly, when the two diseased hogs that wero on sale in a Sixth-street mar ket wero. discovered, the case was brought to trial and the offender fined J40. The effect has been magical, and the health officers believe, that now that the people see that tho law will back them up in their fight, tho amount of dis eased meat' offered for salo will bo greatly lessened. They have not been any less strenuous In their efforts, but since tha decision was granted In their favor, they have failed to find a single case whero the law has been violated. Henry Coc's Confession. BOSTON, Aug. 2. Henry F. Coe, ex treasurer of tho Bowker Fertilizer Com pany and the Dudley Hosiery Mills, of Newton, who was arrested last night for the alleged embezzlement of 5120.000. was held to the grand Jury today In 510,000 ball. Which was furnlsned. Hpecincauy, ne was accused today of the larceny of a note for 523.0CO. payable on demand from tho Bowker Company on June 3. Mr. Coe SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. Bar silver waived examination. U 73 v., LONDON, Aug. 2. Bar silver, 24?id. Cofifce and Sugar. NEW YORK. Aug. -2. Coffee Soot Rio. steady; No. 7 Invoice, 5 7-Sc; mild, steady; Cordova, s and lie. . Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining, 2 7-8C; centrifugal, 96 test, 3 3-8c; moiase3 sugar, 2 5-8c; refined, steady; No. 6, ?4 10; No. t. 54 CO; No. 8, 53 30; No. 9, 53 83; No. 10, 53 M); No. lL r3 75; No. 12, 53 70; No. 13, 53 70; No. 14. 53 70; confectioners' A, 54 43; mould A. 54 90; cut loaf, 55 15; crushed, 53 15; pow dered, 54 75; granulated, 54 65; cubes, 54 90. Coffee Futures market closed steady, October five points lower and other months unchanged to 10 points higher. Total sales 61,230 bags, including August 70 and 53 85; September, 55 7 and 5. 90; In a statement Issued by the Bowker Company today the history of the affair Is given, together with a confession signed by Mr. Coe in which ho said that he had used the notes of tho Bowker Company In carrying on the business of the Dudley Hosley Mills at Newton for 10 years, and that he had used 5120,000. Small Roof Fires. Thero were small roof fires yesterday in F. L. Young's house, 331 North Eight eenth street, and also In a lodglng-housa at Fourth and Couch streets. BENJAMIN HOS1CINS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTAM AND AUDITOR Accounting methods modernized. S13 Oregonlan Bids., Portland. Or.