The Sunday Oregonian., May 01, 1904, PART TWO, Page 15, Image 15

THE SUSTDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLJlND, MAY 1, 1904.
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ARE NOT INVESTING
No Demand for Stocks
New York Market
in
AND tiO PRESSURE TO SELL
3
Vail Street, Consequently, Is Prac
tically Deadlocked Movement of
Gold to Paris Points to Issu
ance of Russian Loan.
NEW YORK. April 3a. The bank statement
was the only news of the day with any Im
portant bearing on the stock market, and It
was accepted -with languid Interest. Thlo was
partly due to the reeling: that the statement
eras not an accurate showing ot actual condi
tions. An Increase, although a small one.
the cash Item of the bank statement this week.
Including the largest EoM exports on record, is
an anomaly In ltoelf. It Is partlj explained
by the fact that the statement does not reflect
the 53,700,000 shipment of gold that went out
today, and which will be carried over Into
next week's statement. Even allowing for
thi th cash reserve Is more than $2,000,000
better than was estimated from the known
movements of money. Local cash operations
o .H-ron an the exnlanation of the difference.
It la generally believed that the outgo of
gold up to this time, except the Morgan ship,
xnent that went today, Is for oJicr purposes
than the Panama Canal payment, the princi
pal portion of which, therefore, remains to be
provided for. The details of the operation are
still Bomewhat obscure to "Wall street, espe
cially the manner of the actual withdrawal ot
Government deposits from the banks and gold
from the Treasury and their immediate lodg
ment. This uncertainty waa one of the factors
in the stagnation of the day's stock market.
The price movements were confined to special
ties. Total bond sales were $037,000.
There has been no sign of life In the Invest
ment demand for stock this weel., and prices
have drifted sluggishly. The ease and abund
ance of money keeps the market free from any
pressure to sell to procure caeh resources, and
those who are not obliged to sell have every
Incentive to keep their offerings off the mar
Jcet, in view of Its small power of absorption.
JU the eame time, the abundant facilities In
the money market have proved no inducement
to operators to accumulate stocks for specu
lative purposes, ao doubt and uncertainty over
the future course ot values offers no assurance
of profits on the operation. The market Is
practically deadlocked in consequence.
The movement of gold toward Paris, In view
of the large resources already at hand there,
strengthens the conviction that the Issue of a
large Russian loan there la Imminent. The
securities market In London has fared ratner
better than our own by reason of the relaxing
of the money rates, and has also shown a
good Investment demand for high-grade securi
ties and an awakening speculation In Soutn
African mining stocks. London has shown no
desire, however, to buy American securities.
The large gold export. In connection with the
Panama payment and the lndlffeercnce felt
towaTd It, Is in strong contrast tilth the
nervousness displajed at the time the pay
ment waa first considered, and the numeroJs
contrivances then ""discussed for casing the
strain of the operation.
Bonds were dull, but prices steadily main
tained. United States new -Is have advanced
per cent on call during the week.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Sales. High. Low. Close.
1.300 7 72 72J4
200 0J4 Mhi 93
1.000 7UU, 79& 70J4
00t
100 110 116 116
..... 1504
600 31 .31 30
'..... 3&Vs
blA
700 10 10 IS
170
800 143 143& 143
17G
8H
174
rsy,
Atchison
do preferred
Baltimore & Ohio....
do preferred
Canadian Pacific...
Central of N. J....
Chesapeake & Ohio..
Chicago &. Alton....
do preferred
Chi. GU Western....
Chicago & N. W.
Chi. Mil. & St. Paul
do iref erred
Chi. lerm. & Trans.
d; preferred.......
C, C., C & St. L
Colorado soutnern
100 1014 10H 1V
do 1st referred . ...... ..... ..... 53
do 2d preferred 400 224 22 22&
Delaware & Hudson. 700 157 1574 1574
Del.. Lack. & West.. 100 269V4 2034 2U94
Denver &. Rio Grande 20H
do preferred 60
Erie 4,100 254 4 24fc
do 1st preferred.
400
02
634
do Q prcierreo.....
Hocking Valley ....
do preferred
Illinois Central
Iowa Central
do preferred ..
Kan. City Southern. ..
do preferred.......
Louisville & Nashv..
Manhattan L
Metrop. Securities
llctroi-olltan St. Ry.
Minn. & St. Louis
iL. St. P. & S. S. M.
do preferred...
Missouri Pacific ....
M., K. & T.
do preferred
3dex. National pfd
2Cew York Central.. ..
Norfolk & Western..
do preferred....... ..
100
100
3h
GS
3fe
67
80
07
100 1304 1304 130M,
174
35
18
100 35 35 35
600 1074 107 1074
200 1124 1424 142s
774
400 1124 112 112
47
200 Gl 01 60
110
800
100
100
P2
17
37
02
17
37
5P
80
364
1154
57
S3
500 574 57
Ontario &. Western
500
2ia 219.
21
3enrulvanla 5,700 1174 1178 H7H
P.. C, C. St. L.
56
Beading 5,500
dd 1st preferred
44 44
7S
i
22
634
46
134
IS
23
26
33
84
91
IS
37
10
17
384
220
ISO
103
do id preferred
Slock Island Co 1,800 224
do preferred 500 63
St. L. & S. F. 2d pf. 200 464
fit. Louis S. W
22
634
46
do preferred
Southern Pacific .. 3.S00
Southern Railway .. 600
do preferred 400
Texas & Pacific... . 100
Toledo, St. L. & W. 400
do preferred 400
Union Pacific 5,000
do preferred 100
Wabash 600
do preferred 1.S0O
Wheeling & L. El
Wisconsin Central
do preferred -.-.
Express companies
Adams American ......
"United States
Wells-Fargo
MlHcellaneusi
Amalgamated Copper 2.200
Am. Car & Foundry. 300-
do preferred
Amer. Cotton Oil
do preferred
American Ice
do preferred 500
Amer. Unwed Oil
do preferred....... ......
Amer. Locomotive
do preferred 100
47
20
i5
23
20
394
84
92
18
3$
474
23
26
I94i4
02
18
37
88
48
17
48
Hi?
6
27 27
274
&
28
1S
80S
40
95
Amer. Smelt. &. Ref.
do preferred..
Amer. Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Co.
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Consolidated Gas ...
Corn Products
do preferred
Distillers Securities.
100 05 05
500 127 127
31
600 203 209 209
13
70
General Electric 300 100 150 158
International Paper. n
do preferred.
66
3S
75
16
0
26
71
210
International Pump
do preferred.......
National" Lead 100 1G 16
North American
PecrVs Gas 400 97 07
PrssJ Steel Car
do pref e-red ...... . ...... .....
Pu"man Palace Car
Reiutllc Steel
Rubber Goods "1111 '.'.'.'.'.'. '.'.'.'.'. "" i:
do nreferrw"
100 77
77 77
Tenn. Coal & Iron..
U S Leather
do rreferred
r S Ilealtj
da preferred
U. S. Rubber
do preferred
f, S. Steel
l3 preferred
vv estlnghouse ESec..
35;
6
70
6t
100
100
""soo
4.000
SOO
2.400
6
SO
'5S
17
67
10
6
SO
57"
17
66
55
155
57
17
66
10
35s
155
8S
6.P00
&
100 155
Western Vnlon
Total sales for the day. 70,500 shares.
BONDa
NEW YORK. April 30. Closing quotations
u. S. ref. 2s rg.1054
do coupon... .105v
TJ. a 3s reg.,106
do coupon . .107
TJ. S. new 4s rr 1331.
a & N. W. C. Ts.129
D. i R. G. 4s... 98
N. T. Cent. lsts. 9S
Nor Pacific 3s.. 72
Nor Pacific 4s. loas.
ao coupon... 134
TJ. S old 4s reg.1074
do coupon .. 107
Atchison Adj. 4s 91
So. Pacific 4s... 81
Union Pacific 4s. 104
Wis. Cent, 4s.... 80
Stocks at London.
iONDON. April 30. Consols for money,
89: consols for account, SS.
f-J0 Nor. Wet.... 58
Atchison 74l do nreferred... wiu.
Ont. & West..-. 22
Pennsylvania ..60
rRand Mine .... 10
Ches. & Ohio... 31
C. Gt. West 164
C II. i SL P.1474
DeBeers 19ts
D. & Rio Grande 20
do preferred.. 72
Erie 25
do 1st pref... 654
do 2d pref.... 40
Illinois Central. 134
Louis. & Nash.. 110
M., Kaa. & Tex. 17
N. Y. Central.. 119
Reading 224
dojrt pref.... 40
do 2d pref.... .52
So. Railway 31
do preferred... 87
So. Pacific 494
Union Pacific... 864
do preferred.... 44
U. S. Steel 11
do preferred... 57
Wabash 19
do preferred... S9
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain,-Flour, Feed, Etc
The weeET just closed was one of the most
unsatisfactory of the season in the wheat
market, as practically no trading was done.
In other cereals, trade was also very quiet.
WHEAT Walla Walla. 73c; bluestem. 31c,
Valley. 83S5c. export values.
BARLET Feed. $23.50 per ton; rolled. $24.00
925.
FLOUR Valley, $3.0034-05 per barrel, hard
wheat straights. $494-25: dears, $3.8534.10;
hard wheat patents, $4.4O4.70; Dakota hard
wheat. $5.256; graham. $3.6064; whole wheat,
$44.23; rye Hour, local. $40; Eastern. $5
6.10.
OATS No. 1 white. $1.17Vz&L20; gray,
$L1241-15 per rental.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, S19S20 per ton; mid
clings. $2S.5027; shorts. $202i; chop, U. b.
Mill , $18: linseed, dairy food. $19.
HAT Timothy, $1516 per ton; clover, $100
11: grain. $1112: cheat. $11612.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, DO
pound sicks, $6.25; lower grades, $5.25C?5.50;
bales, cream, $3.40; other grades. $3; oatmeal,
steel-cut. 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; 10
pound racks, $4 per bale; oatmeal (ground).
60-pound sacks. $7 per barrel; 10-pound sacks,
$3.75 per bale; split peas. 4.50 per 100-por.nd
sack: 25-pound boxes. $1.25; pearl barley, $4
per 100 pounds, 25-pound boxes, SL25 per box;
pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale..
Vegetables, Trait, Etc
I The steamer goods that arrived yesterday
were la excellent shape, but owing to the
lateness, not all the stock was disposed of.
Prices show but -little variation. Among the
day's receipts was & small consignment of
Australian grapes.
VEGETABLES Turnips, SOc per sack; car
rots, 80c; beets. $1; parsnips, $1; cabbage, 24c;
red cabbage, 2c; lettuce, head. 25340c per
dozen; hothouse, $2 per box; parsley, per dozen,
25c; tomatoes, Mexican. 4-basket. $2.25. Flor
ida, 6-basket. $3.50 per crate; cauliflower. $2;
egg plant, $1.50 per box; celery. 7590c
per dozen; artichokes, 6075c per dozen: cu
cumbers, $1.75 per dozen; asparagus, $1.25;
peas. 4tc per pound; rhubarb, 3c per pound;
beans, green. 16c; wax, 20c
ONIONS Yellow Danvers, $2.50Q3 per sack.
HONE $3&3.60 per case.
POTATOES Fancy. $1.251.50 per cental;
common. $!1.2S. growers' price; new potatoes,
344c pec pound; sweets. 5c per pound.
RAISINS Loose Muscatel. 4-crown, 7c;
S.layer Muscatel raisins, 74c; unbleached teed
less Sultans, 6c; Lonoon lav ere, 3-crowxr
whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.S5; 2-crown, $1.75.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated, 44Q
64c per pound; rundried, sacks or boxe, 44c;
apricots, 310c; peaches, 647c; pears. 94Q
lie; prunes, Italian, 4474c; .French. 24a
54c; figs, California blacks, 0c; do white, 7c;
Smyrna. 20c; Fard dates, $1.50; plums; pit
ted, 6c
DOMESTIC FRUITS Strawberries. $2 50
2.75 per crate; apples, fancy Baldwins and
Spltzenbergs, $1.5062.50 per box; choice, $l
$1.50; cooking, 75c$l; cranberries, $10311
per barrel.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $3,250
3.50; choice. $2.75 per box; oranges, navels,
$1.C02.50; tangerines, $1.25 per box; grape
fruit. $2.603 per box; bananas, 5436c per
pound; pineapples, $3.754 per dozen.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc.
Eggs are hard to move at present prices,
and It looks like lower figures In the coming
week. What little poultry came In sold
readily at former quotations. Butter contin
ues weak ahd prices are being shaded In or
der to move stocks. Another cut Is announced
for Monday. The cheese market la better.
EGGS Oregon ranch, 1618c
BUTTER Sweet cream butter. 20ff224c per
pound; fancy creamery. 174620c; dalry and
store, nominal.
BUTTER FAT Sweet cream. Ifrg21c; sour
cream. 19c
POULTRY Chickens, mixed, I3134c per
pound; Springs, small, 20c; hen. 134t?14c;
turkeys, live. 16317o per pound; dressed. 183
20c; ducks, fSSD per dozen; geese, live, 8c per
pound
CHEESE Full cream, twins, 12313c; Young
America, H16c
Groceries, NnU, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5,374; No. 2,
$1,624; Carolina head. 6c; broken head. 4c.
COFFEE Mocha. 2028c: Java, fancy, 2t9
32c; Java, good, 20&24C; Java, ordinary, 16JJ
20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18?2oc; Casta Rica,
good, l&Q18c; Costa Rica, ordinary. 10012c per
pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100s, S12.50; 50s,
$12.75; Arbuckle. $12.87: Lion, $12.87.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$1.65 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; fancy
1-pound flats. $1.60; 4-pound Hats, $1.10 Alaska
pink, l-pouna tails. si4c; rea l-pouna taus,
$1.2o; sockeyes, 1-pound tails. $1.75; 1-pound
flats. $1.85.
SALT Bales. $1.30; fine, 60s. $9.75; 100s,
$9.50: Liverpool. 50s. $17; 100s. $16.50; 224s.
$15.50; half-ground. 100s. $5.20; 50s. $5.65.
SUGAR Sack basis, per 100 pounds: Cube,
$5 90; powdered, $5.75; dry granulated, $5.65;
extra C, $5.15: golden C. $5.05; advances over
sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels.
25c; boxes, 50c per lou pounds. (Terms: un
remittances wiuun 10 cays, aeauct c per
Dound: if later than 13 days and within 30
days, deduct 4c per pound; no discount after
30 days ) Beet sugar, granulated, $5 55 per
100 pounds; maple sugar, loepioc per pouna.
NUTS Walnuts, 15c per pound, by sack, le
extra for less than pack; Brazil nuts. 15c; fil
berts, 16c; pecans. Jumbos. 15c; extra large,
14c; almonds, I. X. L., 14c; ne plus ultras,
15c; nonpareils, 13c; chestnuts, Italian, 15c;
Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw,
Ec ner Dound: roasted. 9310c: Dlnenuta. 10(3
124c; hickory nuts, 7c; cocoanuts. S590c per
dozen.
BEANS Small white, 3c; large white, 3c;
pink. 4c: bayou. 3c; Lima, 4c
Meats and Provisions.
BEEF Dressed. 5374c Per pound. .
MUTTON Dressed. 6664c per' pound;
spring lamos, oc per pouna.
VEAL Dressed. 667c per pound.
PORKDressed. 766c
HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 12c per pound: 14
to 16 pounds. 124c; IS to 20 pounds. 12c;
California (picnic). 9c: cottage bams. 94c:
shoulders. 94c; boiled ham, 20c; boiled picnic
nam, boneless, ic
SAUSAGE Portland ham. 13c per pound:
minced ham. 104c; Summer, choice dry, -174c;
bologna, long. 64c; weinerwurst. 8c: liver.
6c; pork. 10c; blood. 64c; headcheese, 5c;
bologna sausage, link. 5c
DRY SALT MEATS Regular short clears.
10311c smoked; clear backs. 10c: salt, lie
smoked; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds, aver.
age, lie: dry salt. 12c; smoked Union butts,
10 to 18 pounds, average. Sc; dry salt, 9c
smoked.
PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs feet. 4-bar.
rels. $5.50: -barrels. $3: 15-DOund kit. $1.35;
pickled tripe. 4-barrels, $5; -barrels. $2.75;
15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled pigs' tongues. 4
barrels, $S; -barrels, $3; 15-pound kit. $1.25;
pickled lambs' tongues, -barrels, $3.23;
barrels. $4.75; 15-pound kit, $2.25.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 16c: standard
breakfast. 15c; choice. 14c; English breakfast
bacon. 11 to 14 pounds. 13c.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 9c; tubs.
lOUc; 50s. I0c; 20s. 10c; 10s, 10c: 5s,
10c Standard pure: Tierces, 8c: tubs
9c; 50s. 0c; 20r. 9c; 10s. 9c; 5s, 9c.
Compound lard: Tierces, 7c; tubs, 74c; 50n,
74c
Hops, Wool, Hide, Etc
HOPS 1903 crop, 2S25c per pound.
WOOL Valley, 16ffl7c; Eastern Oregon, 11
(714c: mohair, 30032c per. pound for choice.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 16 pounds and up.
158154c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 6 to 16
pounds. 12c; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds,
16c; dry salted bulla and stags, one-third less
than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 60
pounds and over. 8S4c; 50 to 60 pounds, 70
8c- nnder 50 pounds and cows. 07c: stags
and bull- eound. 4044c; kip. sound. 15 to 20
P"nJ, c; under 10 pounds. 8c; green (un
ealted). lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound
less; hore hides, salted, each, $1.502; dry.
each. $1150; coitv nIdes. each,-2550c; goat
skins, common, each. 10315c; Angora, with
wool on 25c$L
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 45c; Nc 2
and grease. 25?3c
Oils.
GASOLINE Stove sasollne. casea, 24c; iron
barrels. ISc; 86 decrees Easollne, cases, 32c;
Iron barrels or drums, 26c.
IEAD Pioneer. Collier and Atlantic -white
and red lead In lots of 600 pounds or more.
CUc: 1" than SOO pounds, ic
COAL. Oil Pearl or astral oil, cases, 23e
per sallon: water white oil. iron barrels. 16Vic:
wood barrels, none; eocene oil. cases. 25sc;
elalue oil. cases. 2SVjC, extra etar, m 20Vc:
headlight oil. 175 decrees, cases. 23c; Iron bar
rels. lSVJc (Washington State test burnlns
oil, except headlight. He per ration hither.)
BENZINE Sixty-three decrees, cases, 22c;
iron barrels. IStfcc.
LINSEED OIL Pure raw. in barrels, 62c:
xCenulne kettle-boiled In barrels. 64c: pure raw
oil In cases. 57c: genuine kettle-boiled. In cases,
fcc: lots of 250 callone. lc less per gallon.
TURPENTDfE In cases. S5o per rallon.
Coffee and 6ucar.
NEW TORK. April 20. The market for cof
fee futures closed QUlct at an advance of S
points to a decline of 5 points. Sales. 3750
bags. Including: May at S.SSc: July at 6.05c.
September at 6.35c(?6.40c and March. 6.90c
Spot Rio, quiet: No. 7 invoice. THc; mild.
quiet; Cordova. 1013c
Eugar Raw. steady: fair reflnlnff, 3 3-16c;
centrifugal. 96 test. 3 11-1 Gc; -molasses sugar,
215-lCc; confectioners, 4.60c; mold, 6.10c;
cut loaf. 6.45c; crushed, ,6.45c; powdered.
4.SSc; granulated. 4.75c; cubes. 6.00c.
do preferred.. 96
Bait. & Ohio... 81
Can. Pacific... 120
CITRUS FRUITS ARE DULL
BERRIES TAKING THEIR PLACE
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Light Deliveries of Barley on May
Contracts-Potato Market Now
Has a Steady Tone.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 30. (Special.)
Leading cereals were quieter and closed
rather weaker, oats alone showing steadi
ness. From indications, deliveries of barley
on 3ay contracts will be light. Only 100 tons
are now piled In call board warehouses
against 1500 tons, December L A fair amount
of May wheat was delivered on expiring con
tracts. Bran, was scarce and firm. Hay waa
50 cents lower. The- stablemen's labor strike,
causing horses "to be turned put. adds to the
dullness.
Receipts of etra wherries were the largest
of the season. They are causing dullness in
citrus fruits and. apples, and will soon be the
leading feature of .the market. Tropical
fruits, chiefly bananas and pineapples, were-4
moderately active. A small shipment of pine
apples from Cuba, arrived and a carload more
la due next week. The quality is fine and
current prices are $3 to $5. Thai flrsjt goose
berries of the season arrived from the Sac
ramento River and brought fancy prices.
Raisins vere In good demand at the re
cently reduced prices. Prunes wero weak and
Inactive.
Oregon potatoes are cleaning up well at
steady prices and the market now has a good
tone. New potatoes were lower on account of
larger recolpts. Old onions were dull and
nominal. New red sold at $2. Asparagus was
easier on freer arrivals. Green peas and
rhubarb were lower. A carload of Florida
tomatoes Is expected soon.
The butter market Is overloaded and weak.
The steamer for the Sound took vers: little.
Cheese Is heavy. Eggs are advancing. Re
ceipts, 52,000 pounds butter. 3500 pounds
cheese, 47,000 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50c1.25; gar
lic, 15c; green peas, $11.B0; string beans,
812c: asparagus, 4468c; tomatoes. $101.75;
egg plant. 15S174C
POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 156"17c: roost
ers, old, $55.50; do young. $7.508.50; broil
ers, small. $22.50; do large. $3g4; fryers.
$5.50G; hens. $5.50'7.50: ducks, old, $5.oom
6.50; do young, $6.507.50.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 10c; creamery
seconds. 17c; fancy dairy. 17c; dairy seconds,
15c
CHEE3E Young America, 8469&c; East
ern. 15814c
EGGS Store. 1819c; fancy ranch, 22c.
WOOL Spring, 8llc; lambs, BSllc; Ne
vada. 1215c
HOPS 258274c
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.50821.50; mid
dlings, $25828.
HAY Wheat, $13815.50; wheat and oats.
$12814.50; barley. $10.60812.50; alfalfa. $10
12; straw. 60 70c
FRUIT Apples, choice. $2.25; do common,
75c; bananas, $1.2583; Mexican-limes, $4.50
5; California lemons, choice, $2.75; do com
mon. $1; oranges, naVels, 50c$2; pineapples,
$283.
POTATOES Early Rose. 'fl.4081i60; river
Burbanks, $181.65; Oregon Burbanks, $1.50
1.75.
RECEIPTS Flour, 4S00 quarter sacks;
wheat. 233 centals; barley. 1400 centals; oats,
1259 centals; corn, 481 centals: potatoes, 1283
sacks; bran. 1235 sacks; middlings. 241 sacks;
hay, 570 tons; wool, 621 bales; hides. 1511.
ADVANCING TENDENCY CHECKED.
Bullish News In Chicago Grain Pit, Followed
by Trout-Taking. ,
CHICAGO. April 30. Indifferent cables and
brilliant weather throughout the Northwest
and Southwest caused an easier tone in wheat
at the opening, the July delivery being down
c to 84c. An active commission-house de
mand, however, soon developed, with shorts
free buyers of May. In consequence, the May
option cold up about a cent, while July ad
vanced 4c The leading factor In bringing out
the improved demand was the almost sensa
tionally bullish crop news from the Ohio Val
ley Late weakness In corn, and a desire on
the part of a few holders to take profits over
Sunday checked the advancing tendency, but
the close was firm and near the high point.
Final quotations on July were at 85c after
the price had touched S56S5c. May ranged
between 88c and 00. closing at 89c
The corn market was heavy all day. July
opened unchanged to a shade higher, at 484
4Sc. and closed at 4848c May closed at
464c.
There was some good feujlng In oats early In
the day. The market continued strong until
the last half-hour, when some of the advance
was lost on profit-taking. The close, however,
was firm. July closed at 33c, and May closed
at 40c.
The principal business In provisions was In
the way of changing from May to July, al
though there was some liquidation through
commission houses. Indications are for in
creased hog receipts. The market closed easy,
with July pork 7c lower, lard 67c lower,
and Tibs 2486c down.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
-WHEAT.
Open.
..0 8S
.. 85
.. 844
.. 81
.. 80
High.
$0 90
S6
85
82
80-Jt
Low.
842
81
80
Clcee.
$0 89
SB
819
80
May
July (old) .
July (new)
Sept. (old) .
Sept. (new)
CORN.
May 46 46 46Vi 46W
July 4SS 4S 47 44.
September .... 48 48H 47 48
OATS.
May 404 41 40t, 40
July 39 39 30 30
September .... 31 31 30 31
MESS PORK.
May H72& 11 72 1162 11 62t
July 12 02 12 07 1195- 1107
LARD.
May 6 52 6 52 6 B0 6 50
July 6 70 6 72 6 67 6 67
September 6 80 6S5 G 80 6 82
SHORT RIBS.
May 6 25 627 615 617
July 642 645 6 40 642
September 057 6 60 655 657
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady. ,
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 90394c; No. 3. 85393c;
No. 2 red. $11.02. N
Corn No. 2. 47?S4Sc; No. 2 yellow, 51S
52c
Oats No. 2, 4041Uc; No. 3 white, 40
43c
Rve No. 2. 70c.
Barlej Good feeding, 30S31c; fair to choice
malting, 4555c v '
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.01; No. 1 Northwestern,
$L0S.
Timothy seed Prime, $2.95.
Mess pork Per barrel, $11.601L65.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $0.5066.52.
Short riba sides Loose. $56 20.
Short clear sides Boxed, $6.500.75,
Clover Contract grade, $10.75.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 17.S00
17.000
Wheat, bushels 13,000
Corn, bushels 158.400
Oats, bushels 85,000
Rye. bushels 2.000
Barley, bushels 64,800
30.100
102.600
193,800
800
53,000
Gralff-at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 30. Grain, quiet
and steady.
Barley Quiet
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping. $1.271.30; milling.
$1.3591.45.
Barley Feed. $1.07ffl.08i; brewing.
$1.12ei.l5.
Oats Red. $1.3031.37; white. $1.321.40;
black. $1.2561.30.
Call board sales:
Wheat May. $1.27; December. $1.26.
Barley December 93&c
Com Large yellow. $1.4581.47.
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW TORK. April 30. Flour Receipts. 12;
700 barrels: exports. 2400 barrels.. Market,
dull. Minnesota patents. $5?5.23; bakers.
$494.20; Winter patents. $595.35; do straights,
$4.8096; do extras. $3.3594; Winter low
grades. $3.1533.80.
Wheat Receipts, 3000 bushels. Spot, firm;
No. 2 red. $1.04 elevator, $1.0591.08 f. o.
b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 99c f. o.
b. afloat. Options rules generally strong all
day. -dosing gc net higher.
Hops Quiet; state, common to choice. 1903
crop. 263Kcr 1902 crop. 2328c; olds. 9Qlic;
Pacific Coast, 1903 crop, 2430c; 1902 crop,
23826c; olds. 914c
Hides Steady; California, ISc
Wool Firm; domestic fleece, 28932c
Wheat at liverpeoL
LIVERPOOL. April 30. Wheat May, 6s
3d; July, 6s d.
W&eat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. April 30. Wheat, unchanged;
bluestem. 8c; club, 74c
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices at Portland TJalea S
tockyards
Yesterday.
There were no receipts at the Portland
Union Stockyards yesterday. The following
prices were quoted at the yards:
CATTLE Best steers, $4.75; medium, $4;
cows, $3.5083.75.
HOGS--Best large, fat hogs. $5.50; medium
large bogs, $5.25.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon wethers.. $4. 25
84.50; mixed Valley, $3.5084.23. ,
EASTEBJf LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at - Chicago, Omaha and
Kansas City.
CHICAGO, April 30. Cattle, receipts. 500;
market, normal. Good to prime steers, $5
5. CO; poor to medium. $3.5054.83; stockers and
feeders, $34.50; cows, $1.6082.50; heifers,
$2.2584.75; cannera, $1. 5082.60; bulls. $2.25
4; calves, $2.606.75; Texas-fed steers, $4
4.60.
Hogs Receipts today, 14.000; tomorrow, "40,
000; left over, 10c lower; mixed and butch
ers, $4.7584.90; good to choice heavy, $4.80
4.90; rough heavy. $4.7084.80; light, $4.55
4.75; bulk of sales, $4.7684.85. '
Sheep Receipts, "1000; steady; lambs, steady;
good to choice wethers, $4.7585.65; fair to
choice mixed, $3.7584.75; Western clipped,
$585.65; native lambs, $4.2585.80; Western
lambs, clipped, $4.7306; undipped, $&7.
KANSAS CITY, April 30.' Cattle, receipts,
300. Native steers, $485; native cows and
heifers, $44.60; stockers and feeders, $3.25
4.60; bulls, $2.6583.80: calves, $2,756.75:
Western ateers, $3.604.75; "Western -cows, $3
4.20.
Hogs Receipts, 4500; -market 5 cents lower;
bulk of sales. .$4.7084.80; heavy. $4.804.85:
packers. $4.7084.80; pigs and lights, $4.25
4.75.
Sheep Receipts, 200;. market strong; mut
ton. $4.5086; lambs, $5.25o.75; range weth
ers, $586; ewes, $3.5005.50.
SOUTH OMAHA. April 30. Cattle Receipts,
none; market, unchanged I native steers. $3.50
85.75; stockers and feeders, "$2T754.25.
Hogs Receipts, 10,000; market," 5c lower;
heavy. T4. 6084.70 mixed. $4.57484.60;
light. $4.4084.60; pigs, $484.40; bulk of sales.
Sheep Receipts, none; market, steady.
Mining Stocks. '
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alta ..
Andes .
... :07
... .724
Hale & Norcross.S .-OS
Justice 10
Belcher 25
Best & Belcher. 1.00
Bullion 09
Caledonia 60
Challenge Con. . .17
Chollar 24
Confidence 95
Con., CaL & Va. 1.00
Con. Imperial... .02
Mexican 2.15
Occidental Con.. .82
Ophlr 5.75
Overman .82
Potosl 20
Savage 36
Seg. Belcher 10
Sierra Nevada... .57
Silver Hill i. .BR
Crown Point. .
18Unlon Con 78
Exchequer
.28 Utah Con : .11
Gould & Curry.. .24YeIIow Jacket
.22
NEW YORK, April 30. Closing quotations
Adams Con $ .201
Little Chief $ .05
Ontario 3.75
Allco
35
Brcece
Brunswick Con..
Comstock Tun. .
ODhlr
5.50
Potosl
Savage
Sierra Nevada
Small Hopes..
... .18
.. .33
.. .55
... .15
... 2.00
Con., Cal. & Va. 1.55
Horn Silver.
18
Iron Silver....
Leadvllle Con.
1.75
.02
standard
BOSTON, April 30. Closing quotations:
Adventure $ 2.00
Mohawk 1$ 40.75
Allouez
5.50
Mont. C. jc- C . o n't
Amalgamated .
Am. Zinc
Atlantic
48.25
10.00
7.50
Old Dominion.
12.75
56.00
23.50
.82.50
8 00
85 00
3 88
20.13
3.38
33.66
3.00
6 00
71.00,
Osceola
Parrot
Bingham
21.00
Qulncy . .
Shannon .
Tamarack
Cal. & Hecla. . 463 00
Centennial
19.50
Copper Range.
40.501Trinlty
Daly West.
22.00
U. S. Mining..
U. S. -Oil
Dominion Coal 65 00
Franklin
7.50
Utah
Victoria
Winona
Grancy
Isle Royale..
Mass. Mining.
Michigan ....
4 00
7.00
4.00
4.50
Wolverine
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Today's state
ment of the Treasury Department shows:
Available cash balance $219. 091.655
UUiU .............. ...........
107.424,283
1903-4 GRAIN FLEET FROM PORTLAND.
k1 JULY. Bushels. Value. SaiTd.
tlctic,StTem v4-)'.? shlP- 149S Brabender, Durban, Balfr... 3,741 $ 3.030 25
21 F.huddlan Castle, Br. ship, 1993, Rob'ts. Algoa Bay. Stevens.. 114,930 91,944 24
SEPTEMBER.
SO-Nauarchos (B), Ger. bark, 2795, Rowhl. TJ. K. f. o 83,704 $65,259 15
OCTOBER.
1 Sl?eile QalHene (C), Br. bark. 1595, Jean. Ipswich, Kerr 22,482 $16,500 12
9 Windsor Park (D). Br. ship, 1692, Llvlnsfe. Durb'n, P.F.M.Co. 60.890 48 103 14
19 Australia, Br. bark 2097, Korff, Cape Town, Kerr... 129 621 103 696 23
22Elba, Ger. str.. 2634. Kelner, Kobe f. o.. Balfour 189 400 148000 24
23 Dunsiaw (E), Br. bark, 1591, Nichols, Algoa. Bay, P. F. M. Co.. 90 720 72 575 3
23 Vermont (F) Br. str., 2723, Haynes, East London. Stevens.... 93 665 70'796 3
29 G. Duchease Olga Fr bark, 1567. Gueric, TJ. K. f. o., AIcNear.102,300 82 000 15
30-Co. of Inverness (G), Br. ship, 1612. Gray, Algoa Bay, Kerr.... 69;5S4 54276 3
NOVEMBER.
5 Bene (H), Fr. bark, 1710. Mace, TJ. K. f. o., McNear 1S.687 $15 000 16
6 Chas. Gounoud, Fr. bark, 1717, Oger, TJ. K. o., Balfour 110 642 S6'300 17
7 Ardencraig (I) .Br. ship, 1969, Cairnie, Algoa Bay, P.F.M.Co..l0S.'640 85825 17
12-Strathdon (J), Br. bark, 203S, Patterson, U. K. to., BUfourI... 1?! 22
2J-Montcalm (K) Fr. bark, 1744. Fignes. TJ. K. f. o., Kerr 22,400 17 920 3
2o Professor Koch, Ger. bark, 1357. Schutte. U. K. f. o.f P. G. Co. 86,673 68,500 3
DECEMBER.
5-Germania, Fr. bark, 1591, Tlxador, TJ. IC f. o., A. Berg 94 019 $73 000 8
6-Ascot (L). Br. str.. 2786. Cox. Japan, N. W. IV. Co......... .. . .186 969 149700 IS
12-Vlncent. Br. ship. 1776. Brlce. TJ. k! f. o., P. F. JL ! ci."".".": 241 Is! 18
15-Amlral Halgen (M). Fr. bark. 1746. LegofC. TJ. K. f. o., McNear.. lOT lOOO 22
15-Berangere (N). Fr. bark, 1874, Montois, U. K. f. o.. Kerr 27 549 20111 23
17-Stanley Dollar (O), Am. str., 1S57, Bruce. Japan, N. W. W. Co... 90000 7o'o00 18
22-Europe, Fr. bark. 2070. Rollier. TJ. K. f.o..Wt Grain Co ..132'317 loo'wo 29
JANUARY.
2 Christel (P) Ger. ship, 1777. Wurthmann, TJ. K. f. o., Kerr 14.934 $11200 5
9 Andorinha. Br. bark, 31S7, Nichols, TJ. K. i. o., Balfour 1821461 142382 29
18-Ancalos (Q). Br. ship. 1704. Gullison, Durban, P. F. M. Co tT 29
22 East African, Br. bark, 15SS, Johnson, TJ. K. f. o., Kerr 103,969 "77,9T7 30
FEBRUARY.
29 Magdalene, Ger. bark, Brunlngs, TJ. K. f. o., P. G. Co 160,840 128,500 4
MARCH.
i rveu xiuck. vrw, or. snip, itm, sorter,
ii aiarecnai ae mrenne, r. oarK, itu. Roux, U. K. f. o.. Kerr. .111.546
17 La Fontaine. Fr. bark. 1739, Hamon, TJ. K., f. o., Balfour. 111328
23 Verclngetorix (S), Fr. bark. 1730. Martin, TJ. K. f. o.,.Balfour.. 22458
31 Thistle, Br. bark. 2192, England, U. K. f. o., Kerr. 135 694
APRIL.
7 La Bruyere, Fr. bark, 1738, Le Sage, TJ. K.f. o., N. "W. "W. Co.. 110,833 88 700 11
12-Armen (T), Fr. bark, 1741, Le Rou U. K. f. o.. Kerr............ 23359 17471 16
Summary for April.
1904. 1903. 1902.
Wheat "" Bushels. Value. Bushels. Value. BushelsT VrIup
To Europe 133,232 $ 106,171 1S.666 $ jgocb 5S3.719 $382,756
To Africa 302,379 241.872 79 152 52210
To California 60.21S 48,174 53,166 38.!oo ......?T ...'.
Total .'. 193.450 ? 154.345 374,211 $ 295.672 662,871 $ 434.996
Flour Barrels. Value. . Barrels. Value. Barrels VaIha
To South Africa 36,510 $ 119,750 oarreis- value-
To the Orient "28,568 $ 96,123 45,575 159,513 87 476 $"228 960
To California 21.065 75,834 12,015 44455 24ial c663
Total 47.633 $ 171,957 9U $ 323.718 111,579 ? 271,628
Flour Reduced Bushels. Value Bushels. Value. Bushels Value
to wheat measure... 214.348 $ 171,957 423,450 $ 323,718 502,105 $ 27L628
Wheat as above 193.450 T 154.345 374.211 295.672 662,87l .....ZTT.
Total 407,798 $ 326,302 797,661 $ 619.3S0 1,164,976 $705 624
(A) Also 22,641 bbls. flour, $70,187.
(B) Also 99,173 bush, barley, $61,884.
(C) Also 50,426 bush, barley. $50,000.
(D) Also 12,500 bbls. Cour, $45,000.
(E) Also 3430 bbls. flour, $12,348.
(F) Also 1738 bbls. flour, $5370. and miscellaneous cargo.
(G) Also 5000 bbls. flour. $17,000, and 4709 bushels barley. 5226a .
(H) Also 119.S54 sacks barley. $6LO0O. v
(I) Also 2500 bbls. flour, $8750.
(Ji Alsp 144,610 bush, barley, $79,930. ". v
(K) Also U6.455 bush, barley. $58,927. ,
(L) Also 10,155 bbls. flour; $36,750. ' " t-
iM) Also 115,543 bush, barley, $57,000. ' " " -
(N) Also 121.319 bush, barley, 552,321. '
(O) Also 3.000 bbls. flour. $1S.OOO. . s
(P) Also 111.775 bushels barley. $53,983. .
(Q) Also 32.023 barrels flour. $115,231 and 1000 cases canned coods
(R) Also 32.500 bbls. flour. $121,875 r
(S) Also 107.S54 bush, barley. 5S0.07L ,
(T) Also 111,125 bushels barley, $62,674. - -'
Sailed following month.
NEAR END OF SEASON
But Two Grain Cargoes Were
Shipped Last Month.
SOUND HAS POORER SHOWING
Lumber Movement From Portland in
April Double That of the Preced
ing Month-Cargo of the
" Chlng Wo.
Only two Trtieat "cargoes were, shipped
1 roin, Portland In April. They were car
ried on the French barks Armen and La
Bruyere, both sailing for the United
Kingdom for orders. These cargoes and
the small amount sent to San Francisco
aggregated but. 193,450 bushels, only a
little more than half what was shipped
In the same month last year and about
a quarter the amount that went forward
In April, 1902. The showing, however, Is
better than that made on the- Sound, all
the ports In the North only sending- out
105,046 bushels, of which 7f,7SS bushels
went to California. For the cereal year
to date, Portland has shipped 4,115,346
bushels of wheat, as against 2,075,044
bushels shipped by Puget Sound ports.
Flour shipments from this port were
also light In April, amounting to only 47,
633 barrels, while in April last year they
were 94,100 barrels, and In April, 1903,
111,579 barrels. Although the Portland
exports were but half what they were a
year ago,-the shbwlng made In the North
was far more unfavorable, Puget Sound
exporting 74,195 barrels last month, as
against 237,336 In the month of April last
year.
The table given , below of total ship
ments from Oregon and "Washington ports
for the season up to date sets forth plain
ly the market falling oft in the wheat
and flour business this Year:
Bushels.!
Bushels.
1903-01 19.758.OS4
1899-00 17.00S.15&
1902-03 2S.42S.811
1901-02 32,446,121
1900-01 27.665.127i
1S9S-99 23.19S.607
1S97-98 26,524.431
APRIL LUMBER SHIPMENTS.
Double Those of the Preceding Month
From This Port.
Lumber shipments from Portland In the
month jtfst closed were almost double
those of the preceding month, but did not
equal those of the first two monKis of
the year. In April there was sent to
foreign and domestic ports from this city
12,061,430 feet of rough and dressed lum
ber, as compared with 6,795,710 feet In
March. 16,741,116 feet In February and
13,303.741 feet in January. Of the April
business, seven cargoes went to California
ports and seven full or part cargoes went
abroad. The value of the foreign ship
ments was $82,007. Two of' the vessels,
the Inverness and the Garms, sailed for
Manila, the James Tuft went to Tslngtau,
the Cresslngton to Callao and the Cro
martyshire to Cape Town. The lumber
on the Indrapura was destined to Hong
Kongjind that on the Chlng "Wo to Hong
Kongand Kobe. The foreign-bound lum
ber fleet was as follows:
James Tuft 1,323.823 $13,765
W. F. Garms 1.297,203 16.0S1
Indrapura 271,303 2.150
Cresslngton 1,707,129' 17.585
Cromartyshire 1,391,326 13.193
Chlng Wo 190,000 2,200
Inverness 1.9sS,64S 17,030
Total
The following were the
Coastwise fleet:
Despatch
E. B. Jackson
J. M. Weatherwax
Mable Gale
Aberdeen
Aurelia
Andy Mahoney
..8,097,430 $82,007
cargoes of the
600,000
870,000
479.000
S50.000
200,000
240,000
725,000
Total 3,964,000
Englehorn's Long Trip.
Tho long trip of the British ship Engel
horn, from Philadelphia for Fausan, Co
rea, with a cargo of coal oil. 13 beginning
to cause anxiety. The vessel Is now out
JJUDUn, P. M. Co 14
87,006 16
86,844 7
17,517 27
105,840 8
Downing, Hopkins &Co.
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4. Ground Floor
227 days, and nothing has been heard oft
her since she left the Eastern Coast
Ships laden with coal oil often consume
in the neighborhood of 200 days on the
passage to the Asiatic Coast, but the
Engelhorn has been almost a month
more than the usual time In making the
passage and has not yet been heard
from. The rate for reinsurance is quoted
at 15 per cent and It is likely to be ad
vanced if the ship is not heard from soon.
Elmore to Handle Tillamook Travel.
ASTORIA, Or.. April 30. Special.) In
eplte of the reports to the contrary, It Is
practically certain that the owners of the
steamer George R. Vosburg have sold
their Interest In the Tillamook passenger
and freight traffic to the owner of the
steamer Sue H. Elmore. This morning six
persons tried to secure passage on the
"Vosburg to Tillamook; but were refused,
and the officers of the steamer told -them
that an, agreement had been reached by
which the Elmore is to handle the passen
ger and freight business between Astoria
and Tillamook.
They also Bald that the Vosburg will be
engaged exclusively In towing logs from
Tillamook and Nehalem to Astoria.
Cargo of the Chlng Wo.
The steamer Chlng Wo, of. -the China
Commercial line, will leave down at day
light this morning bounds for Oriental
ports with cargo valued a $72,051. She
carries 13,076 barrels of flour, worth $52,-
266, destined for Yokohama. The steamer
also has 20,932 bushels, of barley for Kobe,
las "ousneis of wheat for Kobe and Yoko
hama, 10 cases of machinery for Mojl and
190,000 feet- ot lumber for Kobe and Hong
Kong.
Lost With AH on Board.
HALIFAX, N. S., April 30-A message
received here states that the schooner
Orono, bound from the West Indies for
Halifax, with molasses, Is wrecked at
Herring Cove and all on board lost. The
Orono, which was a small Schooner, com
manded by Captain Atkinson, struck on
Duncan's Reef and was wrecked. She Is
believed here to have carried a crew of
five men.
Steamer Sadie B. Rebuilt.
The Sadie B, propeller, which has been
out on the ways In Supple's yard for
several months, was launched yesterday.
She Is now an entirely new craft. The
width of the hull was Increased three
feet, new cabins have been built on her,
and finished In natural oak. The painters
are at work on her cabins.
Spanish Steamer Sunk in Collision.
FALMOUTH, England. April 30. The
Spanish steamer Zazplrak Bat was sunk
off the Scilly Islands yesterday evening In
a collision with the British steamer
Cresyl, bound from Cardiff for Buenos
Ayres. Thirteen members of the crew of
the Zazplrak Bat were drowned. The
Cresyl landed ten others at 'this port.
Chico Discharges at Astoria.
The steamer Chlco, which was char
tered byPM. C. Cheal to bring down coal
from Ladysmlth, B. C, is at Astoria dis
charging her cargo, which amounts to 520
tons. She will leave back for Ladysmlth
Mbnday after another cargo.
Marine Notes.
Tha steamer lone has been laid up for
some minor repairs, the gasoline steamer
Jessie Harkln3 taking her place.
The Dalles boats made good time yes
terday, both coming In before they were
expected, the Charles R. Spencer arriv
ing at 1:52 P. M. and the Dalles City at
2:15. Both boats had good passenger
lists and reported having made the usual
number of landings.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, April 30. Arrived down and
sailed at midnight Steamer Nome City, for
San Pedro. Left up at daylight Schooner
Irene. Sailed at 6:43 A. AI. Steamer Vos
burg, for Tillamook. Arrived at 4:30 P. SI.
Steamer Elmore, from Tillamook. Condi
tion of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind
west, light; weather cloudy.
San Francisco, April 30. Arrived Bark
Sea King, from Newcastle, Australia; steam
er Centralis from Gray's Harbor; barken
tlne Quickstep, from Belllngham; schooner
Endeavor, from Everett; schooner Mildred,
from Whatcom. Sailed Steamer City of Pu
ebla, for Puget Sotnd; steamer City of Pan
ama, for Panama: United States steamship
Thomas, for Manila; barkentine W. H. Dl
mond, for Honolulu.
Plymouth, April 30. Arrived Bremen,
from New York.
Liverpool, April SO. Arrived Campania,
from New York.
New York, April 30. Arrived Bulgaria,
from Hamburg
Seattle, April 30. Arrived Steamer James
Dollar, from Valdes; steamer Humboldt,
from Skagway; steamer Alkl, from Skagway.
Sailed Steamer Alaskan, for Tacoma;
steamer Homer, for Alaska.
Glasgow, April 30. Arrived Hungarian, from
Portland.
Hong Kong, April 30. Arrived previously
Ping Suey, from Tacoma, via Yokohama, etc.,
for Liverpool; Tartar, from Vancouver, via
Yokohama.
Bank 'Clearings.
Bank clearings of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $340,351
Seattle .... 506,375
Tacoma 237,400
Spokane 288,322
$46,006
iJ,tKH
70.063
38,163
Clearings of Portland, SeatUe and Tacoma
for the week were:
Portland. Seattle,
Tacoma.
$ 407,465
447.782
291,614
286.559
289,100
237,400
Monday $ 489,736
$ 753,001
Tuesday
602,359
460.807
332.239
463.935
345.351
OT7.05O
622,975
.447.909
547.004
506,375
Wednesday ...
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Totals $2,599,427 $3,454,314 $1,059,820
Clearings for tha corresponding week In for
mer j ears were:
Portland. Seattle.
1899 ..$1,715,224 $1,606,993
1900 1.770.184 1,819,788
1901 2,084,109 2.078.40S
1902 2.598,672 2,527.132
1903 2.597,728 3,698.002
Tacoma.
$ 765.024
994,679
1.118.121
1.203,157
1.742,387
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. April 30. Money on call, nom
inal. Time loans, easy; 60 days, 2Ji per
cent; 00 days, 2 per cent; six months, 3$
3& per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 34& per cent.
Sterling exchange Steady, wlht actual Buel
ness in bankers' bills at $4.8764.8705 for de
mand and at $4.854.8510 for 60 days; posted
rates. $4.86 and $4.63; commercial bills.
$4.844.84.
Bar silver 4c.
Mexican dollars 43Uc
Bonds Government, steady; railroad, heavy.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. Silver bars
54c
Drafts, eight, 10c; do telegraph, 12c.
Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.86; do
sight, $4.87.
LONDON. April 30. Bar silver, quiet, 25d
per ounce.
Money, 2H3 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short bills Is 2 per cent; j for three
months' bills, 2 5-682 per cent.
Imports and Exports.
NEW YORK, April 30. Total imports of
dry goods and general merchandise at the
port of New York for the week were valned
at $9,970,118. Exports of epecie from New
1 York for the week were $4S8,443 In sliver and
is? a.
Chamber of Commerce
$12,675,220 gold. Imports of specie at New
York durins the week were $16,763 sold and
$9S07 silver.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
Shows Gain In Cash, Notwithstanding Gobi
Exports.
NEW YORK, April 30. The Financier says:
Notwithstanding the export during the week
of more than $12,750,000 of sold to Paris, the
official statement for the week of the New
York Associated Banks showed a net increase
of $1SS,000 cash and the surplus reserve was
reduced by only a- Htjle more than $1,000,000.
Even nnder the average system of the clearing-house
banks, the shipments of gold for
the week should, it would seem, have shown
a less ot nearly $3,500,000 of cash. Tues
day's exports of $6,500,000. calling for the
whole of that amount, because the withdraw
als were made early in the bank week. Thurs
day's export of $2,500,000 for one-half of
this eum, and Saturday's export of nearly
$1,000,000 for one-sixth of the amount, the
total of these averages making $8,500,000 as
above. Inasmuch as the remainder of the
amount exported, or $4,250,000, waa carried
over, under tho average system, into the cur
rent week, the statement was clearly made
on largely declining averages for cash.
Loans were expanded through corporation
borrowing by $3,246,600. carrying thla Item to
a new higher record. Cash Increased $188,
000. the specie decreasing $961,000. and legal
tenders being augmented by $1,149,000. It
will bo noted that the reports which were
based on the traceable movements of money
during the week, exclusive ot Saturday' ship
ments of gold to Europe, Indicated a loss of
$S76,40O cash: before there was a discrep
ancy of $1,064,300 between the estimated and
the- actual, change In cash. Deposits showed
a net high record in an increase of $4,093,400.
or $1,5SS,000 more than the amount called
for by the sum of Increase in loans and the
net cash gain, consequently the statement did
not balance. The required reserve was aug
mented by $1,243,350. through the Increase in
deposits; deducting from this sum the net
gain in cash left. $1,059,450, as the decrease
In surplus reserve to $33,144,450. Computed
upon the the basis of deposits less those of
$56,252,700 public v funds, the surplus is $47.-
107.423.
The statement of the averages of the clearing-house
banks of this city shows:
Amount.
Loans ... $1,049,636,800
Deposits 1,114.367.800
Circulation ...... 35.763,700
Legal tenders 76,439.700
Specie 235,196.500
Reserves 311,736.200
Keserve required .. 278.591,950
Surplus 33.144.450
Ex. U. S. deposits.. 47.197.425
Increase.
$3,246,600
4,993.400
43,700
1.149.900
961,000
188,900
1,243,350
1.059.450
1.017,650
Decrease.
Dairy Produce In the East.
CHICAGO. April 30. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was steady;
creamery. 1423c; dairy, 1321c.
Eggs, steady at market, cases 1616&c.
Cheese, easy. 910Kc
NEW YORK. April 30. Butter. eteady;
fresh creamery, 1424c; state dairy, com
mon to choice, 1423c
Eggs, Irregular; Western firsts, 18c; storage
selections, ISV2C.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, April 30. The market for
evaporated apples, quiet. Common. 45Uc;
prime, 5',45c; choice, 66c; fancy, 7
7c.
Prunes are aulet with little demand. Quo
tations range, from 3 to 5?ic, according to
grade.
Apricot3 are. without new feature. Choice,
010c; extra choice. 10U10V4c; fancy. 11
13c
Peaches are In light supply; choice, VA
7Hc; extra choice, 7i8c; fancy, 9H10c.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, April 30. Bullishness pre
vailed' in all metal markets today, tho gen
eral undertone. however, exhibiting fair
steadlnesa and absence of pressure to sell.
The scarcity of lead and continued inquiry
for futures In spelter held these two mar
kets firm. Lead. 4.604.65c; spelter, 5.20
5.25c. Copper, lake, 13.2713.62c; electro
lytic, 13.1213.25c; casting, 12.9513.12c
Tin, 27.8028c. Iron, unchanged.
More Gold to Go Abroad.
NEW YORK. April 30. J. P. Morgan &
Co. will next week export an additional $1,600.
000 gold to Paris to meet the Panama Canal
payment. This probably will be the extent of
the flrnv direct shipments In connection with
the Panama matter. "
New York Cotton Market.
NEWYORK. April 30. The cotton market
closed quiet, unchanged; May, 13.60c; June,
13.63c: July. 13.75c; August. 13.43c; Septem
ber. 11.96c. Spot, quiet; middling uplands,
13.S5c; do Gulf, 14.10c; sales, 1670 bales.
HEALY SAVED AT LAST MDTUTE'
Weil-Known Alaskan Shipping Man
Will Not Be Extradited.
CHICAGO, April 30. A writ of habeas
corpus served at the last moment pre
vented the extradition of Captain John
Healy, mine promoter and Elaskan ex
plorer, from Chicago to New York to
day. In custody of a New York detec
tive, Captain Healy was about to be
taken to a train bound for New York
when Captain Healy's attorney produced
a writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge
Smith, returnable Wednesday morning.
- Polk County Teachers' Institute.
MONMOUTH, Or., April 30. (Special.)
The local teachers' institute for Polk
County was held In the State Normal
building today. Superintendent C. L. Starr
conducted the institute and was assisted
by Principal D. A. Grout, of Portland,
and President Ressler and Principal Rice,
of the Normal. Many teachers were pres
ent from over the county, and the Insti
tute was one of the best held in recent
years.
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