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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1905)
JftPftN - BUYS WHEAT Already 50,000 Tons Are Sold for Shipment From Here. DEMAND IS ABOUT FILLED Europe Will -Take Care of the Jtc m Hinder of Hie -Surplus of the Xorthwcst Jlbp-lMckcrs Being ISiiraged." VHKAT-Japsn Ifoy? 5,000 tens fer shipment Xvm Portland. OATS Government order poos te Mlnnapoila and Seattle FRUIT Peaches arrive In better shape. OviTrtpt bananas en track. POlLTKY-eaSC8 unable te clean up at tow prtoes. KOO Active and Arm at former quotation. BITTICK 8tMiiK a olty croam--ry osttjmt. IHWATOMP Orf crop largo and of nte nasality. HOI KroW 1904 atooknet en the market. Th too of tiie Tbeat market wan some what mixed rsiedBy. WMte the Beet was ft ft ran;. Ran FreMrWo to down and Liver pool weak. Tbe foeting )wp wo iaotrriad te m4hi In view of the dull foreign demand. Moderate trading wo reported in the country, bu Um Mr hold hps w net in the market. Loral dealers (prated club at OS cents and Mwirtm at 71 cH. It to the general 1m prtdun that the bottom of the market has not been readied ret. and that a further de Htae In Liverpool will stop retting here. At tbe brft. a dragging market hi looked fer In tbe early part of tiie mm. The balk of tbe early shipments "frem Pirt laad will probably go to Japan. It Is stated that to date. 86.M16 ton of wheat have been odd on that account. This is supposed te rep resent atsotst tbe reaatroments ef the Japanese. The heavy pmvMtwvb were due to their light crop and tbe poor oMaMty of them. Japanese tmiortpr will aim probably take their full qorta nf Soar. If tht- Japan enp have secured all the wheat tbe need, the XerthweM mtwt new leek te JCurp' t take rbe remainder ef the surplus, and prleea win be strictly en a European ba ! Europe ami be counted upen te be a rea.ly martce! fer all the grain seat from this wrMon. The following report en crop condi tion in foreign countries k from Broembalt's Cm Trade X'ew of August IS: United Khmdom.-The United Kingdom is now enjortag a period of fairly settled weath er, mnet favorabt for the harvest. South of the Thame a good deal ef the grain area, ha been cleared and new eamplos are in beittr supply at the various markets; the con dition of msn of them, however. Is very far from being satisfactory. In the Midlands and more northerly districts of England harvest is gttng Intof all ewiag. and last week Lln--oln reported a satisfactory show of samples, while Mippliea at Norwich were even described a large. Heports as to the wheat crop con tinue quite favorable, the number of sheaves to tbe acre being satlefaotory te growers and an fortunately there has been very little ldctag. the harvest fc likely to be saved cheaply and well. The effect of the new vht sale wan very noticeable In last Sat urday' official return ef Englfeh wheat, the average price being only 30s 5d per quarter, a fall of Is 6d from the week previous, but rtili fully Sa higher than the average of the earn week in II KM. Quantities are stilt light, laet week's total being only 01.003 bushels, atralnet 136.606 WoetHe last year. Rusria. A Fosnt-effieial report issued In St. Petersburg hwt Saturday describes the "Winter wr.rat crop an over-average; Spring wheat medium; ry under average; oats and barley over -average. This report, the came as all other, gives tbe Eastern region, along the Yotfta. as having the worst crops; In the Southeast the crops are partly bad, while the bt roealta have been obtained in the South west. Including the Crimea and adjacent gov ernments to the North. Caucasia and Poland. This report certainly does not give one the idea that famine is imminent, nor would one epe-t that it would be necessary to restrict exjn. a measure said to be actually decided on by the Minister of Finance, according te a ri-ort printed In a St. Petersburg paper and telegraphed by "Renter." Shipments of wheat laet week were iHnatl. hut barley quantities showed a liberal ittcreaae. tnd la. -There have been further complaints of the absence of rain war large areas, a telegram from Lahore stating that the mon "T rainfall hue fatted over half the Indian continent. Writing en July 27. our Agra cor respondent ijrr that they had had no rain there for nearly a fortnight, while ether parts had more than enough. "Wheat wan going dearer every day and likely to go much dearer. 1'nletw rain fell soon everything would go to famlPe prices. Shipments are ef fair lie. but look rather .small compared with last ear's quaatHlep: at this time. Australia. There Is no recent crop news from thta grower. Shipments are fair fer the time .f year, bat much of the wheat gocw te ex-Kuroan datmattone. Argentina. Recent rains have benefited the new crops. Wheat t4nmcnl laet week were umaller. but Mill of fair nlze. and the eorn meArment continue large France. Cnfavorabte reports of the wheat crop continue to be received from the Xerth of France, the quality is bad and the yield defective. As we said laet week, the crop had a bad bloomtnc time and suffered later from exeeneive heat and lodging. In the cen ter of France, particularly along the Loire Valley, the crop la a fair one. and In the south (which, however, does not grow much wheat! goo reeuM have been obtained. KNGAGING HOr-riCKEUS. Krrba Again Denies That Ills 1904 Holdings Are In th Market. Krebs Bros. wre busy yesterday engaging pirkxrs for their big Independence yard. The will begin picking on the 8th or Dth and will send up a traluload from tills city r. Thursday. Asked regarding a statement published la thts'ctty that he was trying to ae) his 1M4 holdings. Cenrad Krcbs said: I am tired of denying that wo. arc trying o sell our hop. "We will held them until the market is active for the new crop. "We rton t sell becanae we know the Now York rop v,l only be a half and may possibly! "Bif down a third of last year's, because the ' anfornla crop will be less than a j'oar age, because the Oregon crop wilt not be more and possibly will be much less and because Washington wilt mi rely net grew more hops than laet yoar. In bort. there will be con siderably less bops produced In the United States than in 3004. it a ports frem England ncv. indicate that the crop there has been damaged so that the quality will be rnuolt poorer than expected and the quantity small er Kngtand will surely not have over 400, 000 to. 450.000 cwt. I would like also to say that I never had any dealings with any Washington. dealer for spot goods or. contracts at any time and the story that there was a contract for 500 bales which was ferfottcd between a Taooma deal er and myself Is absolutely -untrue." OREGON POTATOES FINE. Quality Much Better Than Last Year Crop of the State Xjtrgr. W. H. McCorquodale. who has Just, re turned from a 'trip up the valley, ravs the late potato vines present an unusually. healthy appearance. "Fron? the present ont look." he sald..the quality 'of the late crop will be much better, than lost year, though rain Is needed. The acreage In Oregon will be a' good deal heavier than ltwas in 1004. Taklma report? a fine crop with large acre age. There will &e a banner crop or Cali fornia rivers and the quality of the Salinas will be excellent. Colorado also reports a geod crop. "I do not lok fer shipments from Oregon to begin until much later than usual. Most of the Alaska orders have betK filled with California rivers. Local receipts of early potatoes in the last few days have been very heavy and with only a moderate local de mand, prices are merely nominal. EXPOSITION CUSTOMS BUSINESS. Eighteen Thousand Dollars Collected In Du ties on Exhibits, The following is a statement prepared by Deputy Collector of Customs John J. MuoHer of the import values of foreign exhibits re ceived in bend at the Lewis and .Clark Kx position to September 1: Country'- Package. Values. Japan 1251 Italy 310 I8.KT7 Germany te British Celehles Si 7,hU Austria 42 , i.7W Holland 21) S.Sf France &0 MSS Bast India Jtg S,?T) Hungary 170 2,480 China 4. 2S0 Philippines S Ia Turkey 1 S4 Sweden S So Total , . Duties eetlecied at" imported as exhibits Country. Italy Japan Germany Austria China France Holland Rift India British Cekmios Turkey 2171 $bT.3uS the Exposition en gooes were as follows: Packages. Duty. 135 3.iX.4E 822 S,2l.e7 91 a.artt.IHi 8 1.37S.U3 4t 4 12 2KX.US B7.S 17.49 Total 84: I1S.S42.71 TEACHES OF BETTER QUALITY. Several Cnrs of Spoiled Bananas on the Track Cants Prom DIHard. Trading In fruits on Front street was very brisk yesterday. A good supply of peaches came In with more than the usual propor tion of good quality. Prices ranged from OS to Su cents. Musdat and black grapes were In oversupply, but Tokays wore short and firm. Three cars of bananas were en the track In the afternoon. One was la good condi tion, but the others were saM to be ttad and it was thought they would be rejected. The only cantaloupes received, were a few small shipments from DIHard. They readily brought "1.150. Some wapatos are due by express Monday. A car of sacked sweet pattaeos arrived ia fair condition and v. ere plaeed on safe at 2214 conts. POULTRY AT ANY PRICE. Vigorous Shading Pails to Clean Up Front Street Butter Quotation Cut. The Front-street poultry dealer who did net carry over 'rom one to a dozen coops of chickens yesterday wt.s In luck. So far aa prices were concerned. It was strictly a buyers market, but with the buyers left out. Clean-up prices were named, ridiculously lew, but would not tempt retailers. Several Jobbers offered to let go their Springs at 12 cents and would gladly have sold old hens at 12. but the buyers seemed to have all they wanted. Bggs were active and unchanged at tbe former prjee. A report was current that some of the city creameries were offering extra ereamery but ter at 27 cents' and If this was so, )t would indicate that the market is not so strong as It has been. Boston Apple Estimate. The Boston Chamber ef Commerce makes the following report en the world's apple eropn: "Western New Terk reports 40 to SO per cent of last year'a crop, and the Hudson River section 35 to 4 per cent, with quality fair to good. Michigan, less than one-half crop; quality poor to fair. The Middle West reports less than last year, with quality 'fair to good; West Virginia and Virginia, decidedly heavier than last year, and quality very goSd. In California and Oregon, some reports Indicate more than last year and others lees. The Nova Scotia crop is estimated at 7 per cent of butt year, quality fair to good; Graven steins muofa shoster. The Canadian crop la uneven, averaging abouv ZS er cent of last year; quality Is good in some part and only fair In others. In Groat Britain tbe crop wilt be short. Reports frem 270 sections estimate an average crop In 44, an ever-average in S and aa under-average crop Jn 228. in Kurope generally there will bo a small crop." ' Minneapolis and Seattle Get Contract. The Government has awarded Its latest contract fer oats and hay to Minneapolis and Seattle dealers. The order for S000 tons of oats was plaeed with Devereaux. of Min neapolis, and 1000 tens goes to Robinson, of Seattle. Robinson also gets the contract for supplying the Government with 8000 tons of hay. This forage will be shjppod to Manila from Seattle cither by the steamer ef the Boston Steam'iblp Company or by Govern ment transports. Labor Day In Wholesale Quarter. The wholesale grocers of this elty wilt close their stores at noon tomorrow. Labor day. Bank Clearings. Bank Clearings of the Northwestern eMes yesterday were as fallows: " Clearings. Balances Portland $2,lt2 f Si. 11 3 Seattle 74d,8S0 JW.lt Taooma &7.2&4 4S.S17 Spokane 544,144 f,i2 The clearings of Portland, Seattle and Ta ooma for the week ending September 2: Portland. Seattle. Taooma. Monday $ 71&.i65 SSS.4SK t B71.H1 Tuesday 730.SKS &M.84tf M2.X76" Wednesday .... &S7.1K8 70X.P78 48X.il I Thursday ..... 017,802 740.8SU 4D4,iSU Friday .. 700.4U0 721.4S5 S18.7ij Saturday 022,162 749.3S0 S70.264 Totals $8,673,789 4,734,&4S I8.111.S13 Bank clearings for tbe corresponding weeks In former years were as follows: Portland. Seattle. Taooma. 1000 ?l.ri70,fsM $2,010,800 8 000,914 1001 2,005,182 2.720. 636 iWJ&Q 1002 2,309.9(11 3.S20.50S l.XGO.ttil 1008 2,482,504 3.S24.377 1.7SL008 1004 8.417,162 4.280,042 1,907,502 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Hour, Peed,- Etc. FLOUR Patents, It. 30 4.05 per barrel; straights. 84?4.2i; clears, 3.75&4; Valley, 88.004.10; Dakota hard wheat, lC.30e.2S; Graham, $3.2S!3.7; whole wheat, $8.73 (H; rye Hour, local, 85; Eastern, 83.50 5.00; cornraeal. per bale. 81.0002.20. OATS No. 1 white feed, 82324; gray, $22 per ton. WHEAT Club. CSc per bushel; blucstem, 71c; Valley, 71c. BARLEY Feed. 820 per ton; brewing, 821; rolled. 822 23. RYE 81.80 per cental, MILLSTUFFS Bran. 810 per ton; mid dlings. 824.50; short. 821; chop. U. S. Mills. 819; linseed dairy feed, $1S; alfalfa meal. 818 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 00 pound sacks. 80.75: lower grades. $560.25: oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound saoks, $s per barrel; 10-pound sacks, 84.23 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, 87-30 per barrel; 10-poUnd sacks, $4 per bale; spilt peas. $5 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, $1.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds; 23 pound boxes, $L25 per box; pastry flour, 10 pound sacks, $2-50 per bale. HAY Eastern Oregon, timothy. $14015 per ton; Valley timothy, $11Q12; clover. $800; cheat, $7.50C0. ' . 4 . Vegetables. Trait, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. 90e6$L75 per box; peaches. 05 85c per crate: slum's. 50 75c per crate; blackberries. $L251.80 per dox: cantaloupes. ooji.uu per crate: pears. $?1.25 per bor; watermelons, lc per pound; crabapples. $1 per bex; grapes. 50c$L50: casabas. 8 2 4? 2.25 ter Mozen; prunes, 380c; huckleberries, Sc per pouna. TROPICAL FHUITS Lemons, choice. 55.30 t"JC"&0; oranges. Valenclas, choice, 83,50; fancy, 84.50 per box; grapefruit. 82.5003 per box; bananas, 5 Vie per pound; pine apples, 12.3061 3.50 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. IQif per pound; cabbage. l?lli per pound; cauli flower, 75000c per dozen; celery, 75 C S3c per dozen; corn, b&Oc per dozen; cucumbers, 10915c per dozen;- egg plant, $1 per crate; peppers. 78c per pound; pumpkins. 7i tCi tomatoes, 2O240c per crate; equash. 5c per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 51.25 1.40 per sack: carrots. $l.25L50 per sack; beets. $l(f 1 23 pr -sack; garlic, 12Uc per pound. . ONIONS Oregon. $1 per sack; Globe. 73c per sack. POTATOES Oregon, extra fancy. S3 00c: good. GO 750 per- sack; Merced sweets. 2 2 He per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 7ec per pound;, apricots. 12 S 12 He; peaches. 10Vi&12Vic: pears, none; Italian prunes, none; California figs, white. 4Gc per pound; black. 4&i: bricks. 12-U-ounce packages. 75055c per box; r.S-ounce, $2 2.40; Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates, Fard, 6r. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages. 7 Sc; IC-ounee. SViffBc; loose muscatels. SKG 7Vic; unbleached seedless Sultanas. Cc: .London layers. 3-erown whole boxes of 20 pounds. 81.S3; 2-rrown. 81.73. Butter. Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 27- 680c per pound. State creameries Fancy craniry. 730c: store butter, 14 &lee; Eastern creamery. 20 & 27 Vic . EGGS Oregon ranch. 24 6-1 Vic per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 18$ ISHc: Young America. 14&14c. POULTRY Average old hens, 12H913c: mixed chlckenc, 11 HIT 12c; old roosters. 90 10c; young roosters. llClliic; Springs, l 2 pounds, 12c; ltJIU pounds, 12 n 12Vjc; dressed chickens. 13014c; tbrkeys. live. lS?22e; turkeys, dressed, choice. ISO 28c; geese, live, per pound. 898 He; geese, dressed, per pound. Off 10c; ducks, 13a; 14c; pigeons, $1$ 1-25; squabs, 52 2.50. Groceries, Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha, 2&2Sc; Java, ordinary, 166'22c; Costa Rica, fancy. lS20e; good. lOtflSc; ordinary. 10912c per pound; Colum bia roast, caes. 100s, 814.25; 50s, 514.25. Ar buckle. $16.75; Lion. 51 3.75. BICE imperial Japan No. 1. $5.37; Southern Japan, $3.50; Careiinas. 3GVic; brokenhead. 2ic. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1-75 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.46; 1-pownd flats, $1.85; fancy. llVi -pound flats. $l.S6: H-POund flats, $L10; Alaska pink. 1-pouad talis, S5c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.36; soekiyes, 1-pound tails. $1.83. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube, $5. SO; powdered. $2.55; dry granulated, $5.45; extra C. $1.3; gohlen C. $4.63; frutt sugar. $5.43; advances ever sack basis, as follows: Barrels. 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes. 56e per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct He per pound; If later than 15 days and within 36 days, de duct He per pound; no discount after S6 days.) Beet sugar, granulated, $5.35 per 160 pounds; maple sugar, 15 ISc per pound. SALT California, $11 per ton. $L66 per bale; Liverpool. 56s, $17; 100s. $16.56; 266s, $16; half-peand 100s. $7; 50s, $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 13 c per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. 13c; filberts, 14c: pecans. Jumbos, lie; extra large, 15c; almonds. L.X. L., 16;c; chest nuts. Italians, 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw. 7V6C per pound; roasted, 9c; pinenuts. 16f12c; hlekory nuts. 7c; eoooanuts, 7c; coooanuts, 35990c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3H4V4c; large white. 8V4c; pink. 3 lie? He; bayou. 4K3c: Lima, 6c nopa. Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1065. choice, 10c; prime. 14c; 1661 choice. lOQlic. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 199 21c; lower grades down to 15c. according to shrinkage; Valley, 256727c per pound. MOHAIR Choice". 30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1, 16 pounds and up. 169 6? 17c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 10 pounds, 14 015c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 17fMSc; dry salted, bulls and stags. one-third less than dry flint; (cull, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, hair-clipped, weather-beaten or grubby. 28c per pound less). Salted hides: Steers, sound. 66 pounds and over, 0&16c per pound; 56 to 66 pounds, S 6? Sc per pound; under 50 pounds and cows. S9c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds, 6c per Pound; salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. Uc per pound; salted calf, sound, under 16 pounds, 16c per poufed; (green unsalted. le per pound loss; culls, le per pound less). Sheep skins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers stock. 25 if 86 c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers stock, 40 f 50c each; mrdlum, wool. No. 1 butchers stock. 66080c; long wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. $191.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 26 per cent less or 126714c per pound; horse hides, salted, each, accord ing to size. $l.S0f'S; dry. each, according to size, $191.56; colts hides. 25936c each; goat skins, common. 16015c each; Angora with wool on, 25c 9 $1.50 each. , TALLOW Prime, per pound. 303Kc; No. 2 and grease, 208c. FURS Bar skins, as to size. No. I. $2,509 16 each; cubs, $102; badger. 25086c; wild cat. with head perfect, 25050c; house cat. 5010c; fox. common gray. 50070c; red. $30 5; cross, $5015; stiver and black. $1060206; flthcrs, $506; lynx. $4.50 06; mink, strictly No. 1. according to size. $102.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color, $16015; marten, pale. pine, according to tize and color. $2.5604; muskrat. large. 160 15c; skunk. 46050c; civet' or polecat, 5016c; ottrr, large, prime skin. $6016; panther, with head and claws perfect, $205; raccoon, prime. 90050c: mountain wolf, with head perfect. $8.5605; coyote. OOc0$l; wolverine. $608; beaver, per akin, large. $506; me dium. $804; smalt. $101.50; kits. 50075c. BEESWAX-Coed, clean and pure, 26022c per pound. CASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark) Good. 8 08 4c per pound. Provisions and Canned Meals. . HAMS 16 to 14 pounds. 13c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds, 184c; IS to 20 pounds, 18ic; California picnic). 9 Vic; cottage bams. Sc; shoulders, 9c; belled ham, 21c; bolted picnic ham, boneless, 15c BACON Fancy .breakfast, 10c per pound; standard breakfast, ITHc; choice, 13Vc; English breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, ISc; peach bacon. 14c DRY 8 ALT CURED Regular short clears. 11c; dry salt,' 12c smoked; clear backs, lie; dry" salt. 12c smoked; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon exports. 26 to 25 pounds, average. llc; dry salt. 12ic smoked; Union butts, 10 to IS pounds aver age, none. PICKLED OOODS Pork, barrels $18; half-barrels. $9.56; beef, barrels. $12; half barrels. 58-fiO. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound: minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17 Vie; bo logna, long, Ske; weinerwursL Sc: lver. c: .pork. 9010c; headcheese. 6c; blood, 6c; bo- jvkhb aausage. nut, -ViC CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per. dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $2.35: six pounds. $8. Roast beef, flat, pounds. 51.25; two pounds $2-25; six pounds, none. Roast beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.85; six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds, $8.15. Roast mutton, six pounds. $S.56. LARD Loaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces. 11c; tubs. HHc; 50s. llHc; 20s. llie; 16 ll&c: 5 1135.C Standard pure: Tierces. 16c: tubs. 104c; 50s. 16Uc; 26s. 16V,e; 16s. 16c; 5. lOtc. Compound: Tierces. Ge; tubs. 6 Vic; 80s. 6&c; 10a, 64e; 5s. 0ic Oils. TURPENTINE Cases, SOc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lets. 7 He; 506-pound lots. 74c: less than 500-pound lots. Sc GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 28 Vic; Iron barrels, 17c; 86 deg. gasoline, cases, 32c; Iron barrels or drums, 20c , COAL OIL Cases, 20Vic; Iron barrels, 14c; wood barrels, 17c; ,68 deg.. cases, 22c; Iron barrels, 15 Vic LINSEED OIL Raw, 5 -barrel lots. 56c; 1-barrel lots. 06c; cases. CSc; belled. S-barrel lots, 61c; 1-barrel lots. 02c; cases, 07c, Dressed Meats. BEISF DresMxl bulls, 102c per pound; cows. 3Vi 04 Vic; country steers, 405c VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 7'i Se; 125 to 200 pounds, 4 00c; 206 pounds and up. 3 04 He MUTTON Dressed fancy, OH 07c per pound; ordinary. 4 05c; lambs. 77 Vic PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 7Vi CSc; 150 and up, Ct37c per pound. Dried Prult'at Jfetv York. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. The market for evap orated apples ttnowed no change as far as the spo. situation. Is concerned, and the recent .report) of short sales ta, exporters do not neem te have Influenced the. tone. Common to good are quoted at 4Vi?Co; prime, 707He; choice, 7Hc and fancy, 8e. Prunes remain firm, with quotations rang ing from 4Vic to 7Hc according to grade. , Apricots are quie. with ohoice quoted at S0 fiUc: extra choice SH0Sc; fancy. OH S 10c Peaches, 11 Vic for fancy, that being about the only grade Immediately available. iRalsins continue firm, with loose muscatels quoted at rVHSTTc: seeded raisins, &K0'SKa. and London layers at $101.15. Imports and xporta. NEW YORK. Sept. 2. Total Imports f merchandise and dry goods at the port of New York fer the week ending today Were valued at $13,110,295. Total imports of epecle at the port of Newd lors. lur mo wcea enaing xoosy were fiv.islb fllver, and 514.C95 gold. Total exports of specie from the port of New York for tbe wtck ending toiay were $S 15.220 silver a'nd'$2000ssold. Holiday at New York. - NEW YORK.' Sept. 2. Holiday on the cof fee, cotton and sugar markets. BAM OF IE PEACE Powers of Finance Behind the Portsmouth Negotiations. EFFECT ON WALL STREET Stock Market's Acceptance of the Xcws Surprising and Disap pointing Tlglit.Money Bogle Causes. Drop. NEW YORK. Sept. 2. Any detailed and ex tended recital of today's brief aeseion ef the sleek market would be profitless It had alt the familiar ante-holiday symptoms, supertn dueed by more than a week of liquidation and proflt-taklng. Operations were en ' a very light seale and profeoslonal In character, the hesitating tone ef the list reflecting the un certainty prevailing on the Board. The money situation was about the only topic ef dto emsion. and the appearance of the bank state ment was awaited with xrac Interest and no little apprehension. London reported a more cheerful tone and sent over a higher range for Americans, while Parle, which to said to be lending money here, quoted hlgherpricen for rentes. Earlier prices here were generally higher, the strongest fea ture being Canadian Pacific. Union Pacific. Southern Pacific. Atchison and Amalgamated Copper. Yesterday's prejtsute against Ameri can Smelting was renewed and weakness was shown in. Tenneseee Coal and Colorado Fuel & Iron. A moderate buying movement In some of the active lsues met with free oiferingH of stocks and prices receded. The market, came almt to a standstill on the Issuance ef the bank statement, which showed a further decrease of reserves. The loan decrease of about $7,706,000 was regarded aa bat a partial reflection ef the week's liqui dation, but the statement as a whole was re celved with satisfaction and helped to pro duce the firm closing. For the first ceven months ef the year the Pennsylvania Railroad reported substantial net gains in earnings on lines directly operated east and west of Flttrhurg, an well as en leased lines. For July. Ullnols Central shows a heavy net decrease, due doubtless to the yellow fever plague. A compilation of traffic returns, from all -the leading roads for the half year shows the enormous Increase of $70.000.0uO In great over the nae period last year. Naturally, this improvement U less ap parent la the net gains because of the con tinued Increase of operating expenses and cost ef material and labor. Total sales of bond, par value, $1.24S,itiO, With the virtual conclusion of peace be tween Russia and Japan the weeK marked in epoch in the financial and Industrial mar kets of the world. How much. the great bankers of Europe and America contributed to this end may never be known, 'mere is a popular notion however, that the per suasive powers of finance overcame the arts and wiles of diplomacy and that the last word was spoken by those who believed both combatants had reaehed a point dangerously near financial exhaustion. To the outsider and those speakers still committed to higher prices, the stock mar ket's acceptance of the peace news must have been both surprising and disappointing. The momentary spurt on Tuesday was but a flash la the pan and represented scarcely more than belated buying by those who seemed to expect that an Immediate further rise would follow the great event. On the contrary, it gave the professional element and Its followers an opportunity of which they had partly availed themselves a few days before. They "sold on the good news." thereby showing strict observance of a tra dition almost as old as Wall street. This movement was followed by the ap pearance of the "tight money bogey." which brought lower priees all around and gave the market the most serious setback It has known since the June advance. Keen dis appointment at the course of our market was reported by London and othr conti nental center which bought here at the first announcement of peace, their owh ex changes having closed for the day. A large proportion of these purchases have come back at general losses. If reports usually re liable are to be believed. Europe's theory that our market should have advanced was not regarded as unreasonable, observers there simply viewing the situation from a mlaleadlng angle. In turn this market has shown some surprise 'at the lukewarm man ner la which European f exchanges, upon calmer reflection, have taken the peace news. The week was prolific of many Russian and Japanese loan rumors, none of which took tangible form and many of which have since been denied. That both countries will need money for. rehabilitation and develop ment Is wt? known, but for the present the subject Is dismissed with the assurance of a high authority that Japan will hardly come into the ;narkct this year, while Russia's needs are most likely 'to be financed abroad. In any event, unless conditions are radically hanged. American' bankers will play leading roles In a Russian loan. If for no 'ether pur pose than that they will net be asked to do so. One of the greatest movements in copper metal and incidentally In the copper shares met with a reversal during the week. This was partly the result of the ending of the war in the Far East, whence have eome the heaviest demands for the past year. Some thing more than an Incident perhaps to the decline of the copper stocks were the widely circulated utterances of a New England operator predicting dire disaster In the cop per and kindred trades. Many who have watched the operations of the bank in their relations to the stock market profes to see In the rumors of a pos sible money stringency something more than a mere phantom. They point, to the low re serve, loss than one-fifth of those of a year ago. and many millions bHew those of 1903. and to a loan account expanded far beyond ordinary proportions. United States 3s coupon advanced Vi and the old 4s H Pr cent on the week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ' Closing saies. iiign. L4w. bid. Adams Express 2iR Amalgamated Copper 23,20 2T-i Aster. Car is. Foundry 1.500 36K do preferred 100 181 American Cotton Oil 100 2 do preferred 1. &!, 101 26; lOOVi 29 02 230 American Express... . Am. Hd. & Lth. pfd. . ... 30 Vi American Ice 300 American Linseed Oil do preferred American Locomotive 1,000 27 Vi 27 Vi 27 17 40 50 49; 50 so prererred ;. 1124 Am. Smelt. & Refln. 23.100 124 VI 122V? 123 do preferred 2.400 123 122 122' Arac. Sugar Refining 1,200 130U 1SSH Amer. Tobacco pfd... 000 lOOVi Ko' 9UV Anaconda Mining Co. ins r Atchison S.G0Q 90U SO 90 do preferred loii Atlantic Coast Line.. 000 IGQU ICO look Baltimore & Ohio... 2,300 11214 111; 112 do preferred . 97 Brook. Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific .... Central of N. Jersey Central Leather do preferred Chesapeake & Ohio.. Chicago & Alten do preferred ...... Chicago Gt- Western Chicago & Northwest. a 400 osTi us es$ 1611 8,500 10IVJ 100 161?! 218 W 41V, 414 100 1646 104 Vi 104 600 54Vi 54H 54V4 37H 76 21V4 2I5VJ 1783 IS 40 100 43 274 CO 42 1S4; 10 40 500 214 21 0"0 IG'.j 215 Chi., Mil. & St. Paul 4.400 178ft 178 cat. Term. & transit do preferred C. C. C. & St. Louis 200 40 40 Colorado Fuel ft Iron 2,400 43 Colorado ft Southern. do 1ft preferred.... do 2d preferred.... Ceno!!dated Gas.-... Corn Products do preferred ...... Delaware ft Hudson. DeL. Laek. ft West. Denver ft Rio Grande do preferred 100 42i 4 00 163 42fc 185 200 215 200 454 100 03 Vi 21Z :i: 4514 .45314 .... ss; .... 41; CO 50S S2ri 83H 70 70V4 Distillers' Securities. . Erie do 1st preferred 23.200 COi 500 83 1.100 7C; do 2d preferred.... General Electric Hocking Valley ..... Illinois Central International Paper.. do preferred ...... International Pump.. do preferred Iowa Central do preferred ...... Kansas City Southern ..... jo 01 1.100 17CH 175X 176X4 1,300 21i 21 204; 100 794 7BU 51. 234 200 56 5314 KMv do preferred xjouiTc-uie asavii. acw H&ii, J4H I43; Manhattan L. jet Met. Securities 400 824 82 te; Metropolitan St. Ry. 2,100 12STi 12S4 12SH Mexican Central .... COO 23 V4 22T4 23ii Minn, ft St. Loc!.. 200 00 Vi GOVS" 03' M.. SL P. & E. S. M. .7 135 do preferred ...... 164 Missouri Pacific 2.10O 105 1044 104i Mc. Kaca. ft Texas 40O 34U 33t WVi do preferred 1,900 71 Vj - 70T4 71 National Lead ...... 400 45H 454 45"Jil Mex. Nat, R. R. pfd. 400 3S 3S '3S New York Central... 4.000 140 14S14 USA N. Y.. Ont. ft West, 2.200 54U 53?; 54U Norfolk & Western.. 2,300 84 84 S4t do preferred 02 North American .... 300 uS4 03 08U Northern Pacific ... GOO 20UVi 20314 2uS Pacific Mail 444 Pennsylvania 12,360 1434 142 143 People's Gas 300 103Vs 103U 10BVS P.. C C. ft St. Louis SO Pressed Steel Car... 600 43T 43Vi do preferred X M5i Pullman Palace Car. 240 Reading 1B.SO0 115H lUft I15 do 1st preferred 91 do 2d preferred 93" Republic Steel 900 20tk 20 Vi 2oi do preferred 900 80 SS S?i Rock Island CoT..... 60,000 . 32?i 324 22 '4 do preferred 200 TUB 70 70 Vi Rubber Goods , 34 Vi do preferred .. 104 St. L, & a? F. 2d pfd 1 St. Louts Southwest.. 500 23T4 23 Vi 2Vi do preferred 40O 24 0t?i 6ia Southern Paelfle 0.600 004 65 66-i do preferred ...... J.200' 11PH 119- 110-T, Southern Railway... 1,400 354 34' 33U do preferred 100 1004 100H 100 Tenn. Coal ft Iron... 6,000 So S3 eil Texas ft Paelfle .... 600 53?; 354 3aV5 ToL. St. L. ft West. 37 do preferred 200 5S "53 374 Union Paelfle 53.300 131 1304 131, do preferred - 90 U. S. Express 122 U. S. Realty U. a Rubber...... 400 50 60 40J5 do preferred . 10S U. S. Steel 41.700 304 35;, 30U do preferred 14,560 1034 1027i lOSfe Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical 160. 32i 32i 32 do preferred ...... 100 105i 105? 100 Wabash 100 21 21 21 do preferred 300 42 42 42 Welbi-Fargo Express. 230 Wcstingheu; Elect, 100 Western Union 560 ,944 94. 94 Wheeling ft L. Brie. 260 17 17 17 Wisconsin Central v. ,200 36?; 3015 30t do preferred ...... .' w. SS? Total sales for the day, 324.460 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. SepL 2. Closing quotations: U. a ref. 2s reg.l644D. ft rL O. 4s... 101 H do coupon 104jN. Y. a G. 34s. 90 U. S. Ss reg 10tNor. Pacific 3s.. 77 do coupon 163i;Nor. Pacific 4s..l06H U. S. new 4s reg.133 (So. Pacific 4s... 93 Vi do coupon 138 (Union Pacific 4s. 100 U U. S, eld 4s reg.l08iVls. Central 4s. 04 Vi do coupon 10l;jap. 6s. 2d ser.lOO?; Atchison Adj. 4s 99 jap. 44. cer... 01H Stocks at London. . LONDON. Sept. 2. Consols for money, 90 H; consols, for account, DO Vi. Anaconda 51 (Norfolk ft West. S7i Atchison , 92?: do preferred. . t4 Vi do preferred. ..107Vi;Ontarlo ft West. 534 Baltimore ft. O. .113 H (Pennsylvania ... 73 Vt Can. Pacific 165 LRand Mines 94 Ches. ft Ohio.. 534 (Reading 39 Vi C. Gt, Western. 2241 do 1st pref . . -. 47 C. M. ft St. P.-lSSHi do 2d prer ,47' DeBeers IS (So. -Railway 30 D. ft R. Grande. 35Ti do preferred.. .10 do "pref erred... 91 1S0. Pacific 074 Erie ... 31?;Unlon Pacific. ..135 da 1st pref.... S3 do preefrred... 99 do 2d pref 784 U. & Steel 37 4 Illinois Central. 1S1 l do preferred.. .100 Louis, ft Nash.. 132 jWabash 21V4 Me.. Kas. ft T. . 34Vi do preferred... 42 Vi N. Y. Central... 153 (Spanish Fours... 91 U Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Sept, 2. Money on call. nominal; no loans. Time loans steady; CO days. 3VvfVi per cent; 00 days. 3H034 per cent; etx months 404Vi per cent. Prime mer cantile paper. 404V4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi ness in bankets bills at $ I.S63O04.SO35 for de mand and at 54.S4a604.8485 for GO days. Posted rates. $4,850 4.S7. Commercial Mile. $4.S8;04,&4;. Bar silver. Glic. Mexican doHars, 464c Government bonds steady; railroad bonds eaey. LONDON. Sept. 2. Bar silver firm, 2Sd per ounce. Money, li per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short btlbi is lft02 per eent. The rate of discount - In the open market for three-months bills Is 20C4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept, 2.-Sllver bars, 014c. Drafts Sight, ,3c; telegraph,. 5e. SterHng-66 days. J4.S6H; sight. $4.S7H- LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally for Leading Lines Yesterday. The following prices were quoted In the local livestock market: CATTLE Bes"t Bartera Oregon steers. $80 3.25; good cows, $202.56; common eew. $1.50 01.75; calve. 136 to 159 pounds, $5; 260 to 250 pound. $8.5604. SHERP Beet Eastern Oregon and Valley, $3.2506.56; medium. $8; lamb, $4.5604.75. HOGS Best large fat hogs, $6.2500.50; Mock and China fat. $606.25; good feeders, $5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. SOUTH OMAHA. Sept. 2. -Cattle Receipts. 100; market unchanged. Native steers, $3.00 0&2S; native cow and heifers. $2.7504.56; Western steers, $3.OO05.OO; eaaners. $1,500 2.25; slockers and feeders, $2J504.36; bulls, stags, etc. $2.6008.78. "Hogs Receipts, 3200; market 10c lower. Heavy, $.3O06.5S; mixed. $5.4605.50; light, $8.5606.76; bulk of sales, $5.4606.55. Sheep Receipts, 1300; market stead)-. West ern yearlings, $5.15.55; wethens $4.S5$0.25; ewes, $4.5606.00; lambs, $6.7507.30. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2. Cattle Receipt. 200. Native steers, $4.2506.15; Blockers and feeders; $2.7504.73; calves. $3.0000.00; West era steers, $3.2304.75; Western cows, $1.75 3.25. Hogs Receipts. 200; market weak to 5c lower. Balk of sale. $5.7505.85; heavy. 3."0 06.56; packer. $5,7506.90; pigs and lights, $3.7506.96. Sheep No receipts. CHICAGO. Sept. 2.-CatUe Receipts. 300; market steady. Good to prime steers. $3,800 S.80; stockem and feeder. $2.2504.00; cows. $l.2504.6O; heifers, $2.1504.25; eanners. $1.25 04.00; balls, $2.2608.56; oalves. $2.0007.75. Hogs Receipts. 16.066; market weak to 5e lower. Mixed and batchers, $5.5500.15; good to choice heavy, $5.7500.16; rough heavy, $5.4006.10; light. $5.65&JS. Sheep Receipt. 2600; sheep and lambs steady. Geod to rholee wethers, $8.230C.S5; native lambs, $5.7508.60. Mining Stocks. NEW YORK. Sept. 2. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ fitLittle Chief $ .05 Alice 53 Ontario 2.001 Breece 42 Ophlr 5.03 Brunswick Con.. .2Srphoenlx 01 Comstock Tun... .07Petesl- on Con. CaL ft. Vo.. 1.00 Savage 43 Horn Silver 1.75 Sierra Nevada. . . .30 Iron Silver 8.00 Small Hopes 30 Leadvllle Con... .OSfStandard 1.40 BOSTON. Sept. 2. Closing quotations: Adventure $ S.OOfMehawk $ 50.75 Aiiouez 31.00 Mont, C. ft C. 3.18 Amalgamated. 828 Old Dominion. 23.75 Am. ,Zlnc 9.0Q Osceola 100.75 Atlantic 21.75 Parrot 20.00 Bingham 36i00Qulncy ........ 101.00 Cal. ft Hecla. . 665.00;Shafinen 7.13 Centennial .... 21.25 Tamarack .... 120T00 Copper Range. 00.56 Trinity g.25 Daly West 14.00 United. Copper. 30.00 Dominion Coal 7S.0W1U. S. Mining.'. 33.00 Franklin 18.00 U. S. Oil 10.13 Granbr ....... 7.25 Utah jr. rj Isle Reyale... 19.50fVictorIa 3!37 Mass. Mining-. 8iWlnona 10. .Mi Michigan 135WoIverine .... 123.00 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept, 2. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as fallows: Alpha Con $ .UtJulia ... ..$ .10 Andes .62Uujtice .. 03 Belcher .. .11 Kentucky Con.... 1.00 Best ft Belcher. , l.lStMexIcan .. 1.10 Bullion .31 Occidental Con. . .S7 Caledonia Challenge Gon... Chollar Confidence . . . . . -2SlOphir 5.8S Overman .... .11 .05 .47 .14. .34 .S3 PotosI Savago Scorpion Sierra Nevada Silver Hill.... Con. CaL ft Va.. 1.10 Crown Point OS Exchequer 44 Gould ft Curry.- lOiUnlon Con .54 Hale ft Norcross 1.20 rellow Jacket... .12 Dairy Prodnco In the East. CHICAGO. Sept, 2. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries. 1702OVic: dairies'. 16H01S4c Eggs jxexdy at mark, cases included. 10c; firsts. 17Vic; prime flrsta. 194c; extras. 21 Vic. Cheese firm. 1181H4C NEW TORK. Sept. 2. Butter quiet, un changed. Cheese) quiet and firm; unchanged. Eggs steady; unchanged. Downing, Hopkins & Co, Established 1893 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS , Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce UNDERTONE 15 FIRM Wheat Closes- at an. Advance at Chicago. RAIN IN THE NORTHWEST low Temperatures in Canada Cause Apprehension, .of Damage by Frost Inquiry for Amer ican "Wheat In Europe. CHICAGO. Sept. 2. The wheat market was firm the entire seeoien. At the opening, the December delivery was a shade to Ae higher at S1U to aiMOSt'THc Throughout the Spring wheat belt additional rain had fallen during the night. This fact largely accounted for the firm undertone that prevailed In the pit. In addition, some apprehension was caused by low temperatures throughout the Canadian Northwest. Much wheat in that eectlon was reported 9.F still In a condition liable to con slderable damage by frost. Another bulMeh factor wan a report from an Bngltsh crop statistician telling' of fair inquiry for Ameri can wheat. Demand was moderately active the entire day. but offerings were light. Late In the session the market gained fresh strength from an announcement that Buffalo millers were buying hard wheat here Covering by shorts carried the price ef December up to 810Sl"sc. , The market closed firm with De cember "So up at Sl0Sl4c. Threatened frtwt for tbe more northerly section of the eorn belt caused a firm tone In tbe corn market, December elosed Vs up at 435c Oats held steady; December closed up &e at 20c A.5-cent decline In the price of live hogs, had a weakening Influence oa the provieios market early in the session. Lajer a demand from ehort caused a steadier tone. At the oloee. Oetober pork was up 5c, lard waa off 2 Vie and rlteu were unchanged. The leading faturea ranged as fellows: . WHEAT. Oeea. High. Low. Cleec. $ .7j -si -si September May December ..$ .704 ? .SO $ .76 .. .Slfc .85 .54 .. .SIS -Sl -Slfc CORN. Sept. (old).. Sept, (new). Dee. (oM)... Dee. (new).. May .. .58V4 .5i ... ,82ft 5215, .. .45 .46 .. .48h .46A .. .40 .48 OATS. .254 .25. .264; .21 September Deeember May ..... .2S .2Si MBSS PORK. September Oetober 15.20 15.45 15.22 15.25 15.15 LARD. September-1 Oetober ... November , .90 7.95 7.00 7.92fc 7.85 7.95 8.62 K 7.B6 ... 8.62V4 S.05 ... 7.60 7.60 SHORT RIBS. ... 8.50 8.674 ... 8.726 8. SO September Oetober .. 8.50 S.60 S.H7H 8.S0 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Nominal. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 904; No. 3, 800 90c; No. 2 red. 79H0S6C Corn No. 2. 53e; No. 2 yellow, 584c. Oats No. 2, 2OH0276C; x. white. 280 274e; No. 3 white, 25c. Rye No. 2. 00c Barley Gootl feeding. a7e; fair te choloe malting. 4204Se. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.00; No. 1 Northwestern, 51-12. . , Timothy seed Prime. $8.65. Mefs pork Per barrel. $14.40014.45. Lard Per 100 pound?, $7.95. Short Tlbo sides-Leoee. $S.(0S.70. Short clear eldos Boxed, $S.S7W0.'2V:. Clever Centraet grade. $1L Receipts. Flour, barrets 27.600 Wheat, bushels WOX) Corn, bushels 37,860 Oat bushels 341.460 Rye., bushels 7.000 Barley, bushels 41.060 Shipments. 30.846 26,61) 382.500 221.600 6.000 Grain and Produce at New Y'ork. NEW YORK. Sept. 2. Flour Receipts. 28,466 barrels; exports, 12.760 barreU. Market, dun. Minnesota patent?. $4.&50$.4O; Minnesota bak ers'. $3.6004; Winter patents. $1.2504.73; tralKhtF. $44i.l5; extras, $2Ji603.25; low grades. $2.750.5O. Wheat Receipts. 3S.660 buehets; exports. 26.. 0S3 bushelH. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, 85ie ele vator and S0ic f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Dulutli, T)2c to arrive f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Manitoba, SSftc to arrive f. o. b. afloat. Cold weather in the Northwest, firm cablet, bull support and light offeringa gave wheat a strong undertone alt day, the close showing Vic net advance. Septeaibor closed SOc: Deeember. 67,c; May. 86c. Hope Steady; Pacific Coast. lOOi. 16022c: 1908. nominal; Okie. 10012c. Hides Firm; California. 21026 pounde. 18&c; Texas do. 2I0SO poundn. 1SC AVool Steady; domestic fleece, Petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 2. Wheat weaker; barley quiet but steady. Spot quotations: . Wheat-Shlpplu $1.420 1.62V1; rattHng. $1.57401.O7Vi. . " ".Barley Feed. $1?1.05; brewing. $1.07601.16. Oats-Red. 41.1501.42V4. Call board sales: - Wheat December. $1.344- Barley December, GOe, Corn Large yellow, $1.4001. 42g. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 2. Wheat September. Sl34c; Deeember. 86Ve; May. S408414C; No. 1 hard. 86c; No. 1 Northern, 84c; No. 2 North ern, SOc AVhcnt at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Sept, 2. -Wheat September. Gs 8Hd; December. Ss 71; December. Ge 7Hd. Weather In England overcast. CALIFORNIA CURED FRUITS Film BUT XOT EXOITJED. Actunl Qaotntlonj DifTlcnlt to Obtain Grain Trading of Holiday Char acter rotatocs Quiet. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Sept. 2. (Special.) Most llns of California cured fruits have passed into second hands and while prices continue firm, the excitement has somewhat abated. Packers who have paid "big" prices are strong holders. Actual quotations for apricots, peaches, pears, apples, etc. are dif ficult to obtain aa dealers Ideas differ ac cording to the position market and often vary as much as a cent per pound. Some new prunes have already gone forward. Deal ers are holding off except on immediate re quirements, but when they want prunes they have to buy up for them. Spot raisins are growing scarce and firm. Nothing la an nounced yet In futures." Trading In the local grain market waa of .3216 -32T4 .52 .52 .44 .48 .48 .434 ,4374 light volume and of a holiday character, as the exchange and all the mills' will be closed Monday. Wheat and barley futures, had a small decline. Association prices for almonds are ex pected to be named within ten days. Table grapes still arrived heavily. Despite good local and shipping demand, priees wre weak. The regular steamer for Puget Sound ports toolc fair quantities of muscats, blacks and Tokayk. The apple market was quieter. Other fresh fruits were unchanged.. Potatoes were less active, but upper grades continued firm. Sweets were easy. Onlops were plentiful and weak. Butter was more active and slightly firm er. Cheese and eggs were quiet. Receipts. 34,160 pounds of butter, 1600 pounds of -cheese and 24.930 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 30050c; garlic. 505&C:' green peas. 304c; string beans.' lfiSci tomatoes. 3Oc0$l; okra, 505 75c; t5 plant. 30 075c. POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 19022c; roost ers, ehJ. $404.50; roosters, young. $4.5005.30; broilers, small. $202.50; broilers, large. $2 2.56; fryers. $303.56: fryers, young. $304. BGGS Store. 18023c; fancy ranch, 31c; Eastern. 1S025C BUTTER Fancy creamery. 20c; creamery seconds. 23c; faney dairy, nominal dairy sec onds, nominal. WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 28 0sJ6o; San Joaquin, 12015c; Nevada, 1519c; lambs. 1201CO. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.5021.30; mid dlings. $22.50027.50. HAY Wheat. $701X50; wheat and eat,. $7 il2.30; barley. $709; straw. $609; cjoverv. $7 016; stock. $506; straw. 25040c per bale. POTATOES River Burbankd. 5O075o: Sail nan Burbanks. OOc0$l.lO; sweets. $1,250)1.65. CHEESE Young America, llil-iS; East ern. 15016c. FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.25; common. 40c; bananas. $lf3; Mexican limes. $666.30; Call-' fornia lemon?, choice. $3; common. $2.50; or-, aagee. navels. $204; pineapple?. $203.50. RECKIPTS Flour. 47S5 quarter sacks; wheat. 518 eentals; barley. 14,191 centals; oats. 468S centals; beane. 1746 sucks; corn. 263 centals; potatoes. 5S0O sacks; bran. 330 Kicks; middlings. lt20 sacks; hay, 865 tone; wool. 70 bales; hldee. 881. LARGE LOSS OF GASH NEW YORK BANK JIE3BR.VES NEAR LOWEST POINT OF YEAR. Heavy Shipments -of Currency; io Chi enfjo and New Orlennn Con trdctlon la Loans. NEW YORK. Sept. 2. The Financier says The striking feature of the official statement of the New . York Associated Banks was the. Important decrease In the cosh reserve - to within $344.700 of the lowest of the year. A large loss' of cash was foreshadowed during the week by the almost dally transfers of currency to Chicago and New Orleans, which indicated heavy direct shipments, and the extent ef the loco was accurately disclosed on Friday by the estimates that were based upon the traceable advances of money for the week. It may be noted that the surplus reaerve i h computed upon the basis of general deposit. while the surplus, aa calculated upon the basis of deposits less thoee of public funds against which no reserve la required, according to the ruling-of the Secretary of the Treasury, is a little more than $2,000,000 greater, as shown by the table which follows. The cash lose indicated by the bank state ment wa $7,108,530, whieh sum corresponds very closely to the preliminary eotlmates. The deposits were reduced in consequence of this kH of cash and of $7,667,100 in loans by $14. 400.S0O. which, it may be observed, is only $298,800 less than the sum of the reduetion in loano and the Io;s of cash; therefore, the statement made a balance. Deducting $3,624. 24)0. the amount of the reserve required against general deposits from the above stated loeu of cash, leaves $3,479,390 as the decrease fn sur plus reserve. $5,408,875, which, as above .stat ed, was within $344,700 of the lowest of the year aa recorded March 18. Computed, how ever, on the basis of deposits less those of $8,552,960 public funds, the surplus is $7,687,100. Circulation is Increased $784,800. making a. gain Ir thkt item since July 29 of $4,290,900. On March 18, when the surplus reserve was at the lowest point of the year, the cash hold ings were $1,617,000 greater than they were bwt week; leant were $9,250,000 smaller, and deposits were $7,800,000 more. The statement of averages of the clearing house banks of this city for the week: Decrease. Lean 81.13C.020.S00 $ 7.CC7.100 Deposits 1,106,387.700 14.496,800 Circulation 53.005.500 '7S4.S0O Legal tenders Sn.358.600 1.440.400 Specie .' 2HI.787.200 5.663,100 Reserve 297,143.800 7,103.300 Reserv required.. 291.646.925 3.624,200 Surplus 5.48S.873 3,479,300 Hx-U. a. deposits. 7.637,100 3,457,773 Increase. Metal Markets. NsNV YORK, Sept. 2. Metals were quiet t&4ay. Tin was In light demand and easy at 3228082.500. Capper nominal at 16.25017c fer lake and electrolytic, and 15.87H016.37He for casting. Lead quiet at $4.3504.9Oe. and spelter dull at fi766.S0e. Iron lo reported firm and unchanged. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 2. Wool steady: Territory and Western mediums. 26030c; fine mediums,' 220855 fine. 17018c. We treat and cure hundreOs every month who suffer from Pelvic and other diseases of men, nuch as Hydro cele. Varicocele, Stricture, Stomach, Kidney and BIndder Affections, Vital Weakness, Nervous Decline. Impo tency. Nocturnal Losses and all that long train of symptoms and troubles which arise from youthful errors or other excesses. We have a new specific treatment for Gonorrhoea which Is prompt, sure, safe and painless. Syphilis and all blood taints we cure to stay cured, and do not resort to poi sonous minerals. Varicocele, Hydrocele, Piles. Rectal Ulcers and Cancers we cure effectu ally and without the us of the .knife. Consultation and examination free. Write for symptom blank and boot If you cannot call. ' Office Hours: 8 A. M. to 8 P. M.; Sunday. 10 to 12. C I nmV Heflcaland n;nnnn tJULUUlO Surgical UiMtliMiY Cor. 2d and Yamhill St a., Portland.- Or. Every Woman Is interested and shodd know about the wonderful MARYEL lAMrfeM Stray iThe new Tiul Sjrb. Jtniec- ana auction. uet Bar est Most Convenient. ItCIruses ZatUnUy, lit yr JrsrrUt Tar It. 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