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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER .24,. 1905. so HIT Fi SAMPLES Trading in Oregon Hops Wil Open This Week. WANT ONLY CHOICE GOODS Growers Finn in lEvcry Section Ex cept Western Washington Corn hinatilon to Squeeze Shorts. . Grovyexs Organize, HOn Owgwi nenrltot win open for grapes. OXtOKt stlmntad eop of United States. IXM -1.TRT I'jnMWattr kMy receipts of turkey. BWen Market mower .ami Mwdc BITTPI Wwinilj of ereem jwrogs- No ti i 9Haj, tn Qro bop W expected be fore the MtMIt of this week, by whtek time rolr will have reached the K Rot- em clttea. Loral dealers are forwarding th " t UO ttay CM b UMde up. I :b buyera are practically out or the wrttt. tboerh n few of Umw have or aer. watt, bow-ever, tbey (UMt Sit From II tfcm m be bMrM u growers of this se itMag very arm. the majority ot iben .enmhnp, to got at lea IS cent. - anmnar- feeUna- is also rtmerted mrwi; tm Yakima and the nc l8 the ease la CaJhferaa. where an rmlNflM lute Veen tormm. la Western Washington selling frn u m Kill reported at low prices. and aw tests: a th grow mm there feel that way. bayera will not operate eteewbere. Waomtogtoa sales have been made at anew rugtae; from 18 to 12 mbU. - Wnwrn te reported to have kwh't me lot at ccarta. th Jack l.vi crop of S3 bales. A. little tmMa; waa reported r ma. the Oaartel lot a Dayton bringing 11 cents Mrs. Kewea crop of 99 or 79 hate at Yafclsa mobahlj brngig thV rame price. Kxeryoaw la cosmdeat that the strongest demand tMo seaeoa will he for choice hope, " which Onuraa aae aa abundant supply, aad ao oarprlae la eavreaaed at the failure of Katra dealer to make octera oa tho htIm c me4hMB aaaawlea that har kMR for ar. lr aaMwatlia of efcotoe hofM will he aaked for- aald J. J. Metsfer yrr. and I ooaCt www not roajtornHM on the lower ra4e aaamalaa I hav wajt. I am Mtrprtaed that the Waohtaerloa market oaaed w om. a I had aea H woald K below 12 or W ceati. I kajoM- atom of the grower who ha-e aold thwre aem eaaaot waaVrjaaad what m4 w.- Mr. Metxler woald rxprem ao oalajlan ac to the fotr eowrse of the aaarteac -1 hellaso thl Oroffoa oroa mow -wilt execd A. J. Jta.. It ht eoMl;R !owa heavier thaa wo eastaaetoi. hot we are all iuaUdid la tho lo- Xlat .we made earlier or the raaltlaiii thea. The iaalltr fc ftata: to be exeattoat." In the aaaaattaae a JMrtV Hhaag of Ue Mtaa rtn la darolaaUis la the Kaat and It looks a tt aoaa of th ahorta are gotwg to ba4!) aq an road. get There la aos helaw ea glowered la the Bat b? aeiral deaVc of Xw York. Iloatoa aad other aoJajta. mM K. J. Saatta at the Bel edere )otMla. "a Kraal omrMmUm u px i-aewe vaaot oaort aajiera oat of bai- It 4a oa of the Mams achewita e or heard of ffa the heat trade aad the pro tu ter arc aataa; at tt in & aratoaMitSe maa- ar Tho eaajiiii of It la a eortala ialoao- That exiata la the hoart of the iCaatora dealer : ard the Pad Coaot doalor who ea 'he Raattra aaarttet aad hreaka la oh the Kaetera oeaier'a ootahMahOd traA ttt ear b ooTariMK the brewer hojic a little under the Muatara a!ra prfeea. "A It tm naawranj- Xhowh that the CoaM dealer hat eoat boartlr Hhort ,1a the Haat. Kaatom deafer tavkoa thhi ae n appor tune taate nm old fneoree with hhi t-usineo eateaar of Che Ooaot. The KaKjira roanhlaatloa of dealans kaowa w e-er aaw amde br aot dealers for Kart err. aexxmat m aecore r tapaa arrival of 'hr hm they wtU tM the brewer to hvst ur rhoaoe ajaaUaty. if the baam are aot ah latelr arfoat the brewer and dealer win "rt them aa they arreve. for the principal r aja that the mmte have cot the hrawer a hhrh flKre. IS. 3a, 2S or 94 cents, the .wiiraoa dattef; from loot U'laMor. The reatiK w he that there wMt net only Ve th. amaaii of halec reJrod and damiiod M Eastern marketa. bat It will cripple r'"rv kank whioh l (ikMr the run to the Cnaat doalor to make Me dettv r ea with, eapartcaf; to not their money re umed to them wtthftn a iew week, and. fur thermore. rahsUc man, a bort selling firm -r the Co t. The Kaptfra hrower W hM Uh boat of It. He caa rejert the roo mm if the dealer bore aanta to roe. the browor can keep Mm in ::ttanoa aa hae ae the Irtc Coart dealer want to ncht mm. JCrea if the atloa of entity Is left to arhairaUoa. It wilt be left Eastern oalern who w4M rfve the Coast rnr- ""rt"ati the woo of k la every phafe ' the deal. U la goaoraUr itnderntood that the parse 'i will be worhed In fcaelaad a garnet Coast ' who bat aoM short there. 1 10 eh aheohMrtr oholee siatltj- where they a" Kaatem or Hrg and then 'k m treahlt enoHRh to get their r, re bade The only not Ion on the entire t Where oatVrg ona set choice quality i regon. ? .m. of the mrm hi Washington are now - hearth m that state where the grade - r. 'Xnmoa to medlom. and the Eastern e,r m foalWng to see them do It. and say F to blmeett. Uaot wait nntfl the geede a-ie. thea H "svtll he oar Inning. We will , the anane hard and pot mnuy a Coapt f"- in an Lmhiimuag paotilen.' Take w adrlee and fMp nothing bat Soi.-- rood, ws primes wttt he tMrned down n arrival. I am only Interested In the ijeetK of dottoariea In one way and that a4rlee rome of the dealers here Jut V'' m !niK. and I can assure 'h-n Inrormethaa romes from Inelde ou-e. They wowtd 00 well to take warn & and htp nothing hot oholoe quality. a 1 lsa a doatre to ee them get Into further "vhi. ae they will hare enough to on with anyhow." Art tries tataxparatlng the California Hep- Xowrrs- arpoomuob wore fllwl at Q.n eneday. The 5home it Mmewhat alml- that undertaken by Conrad Kreiw In vle tte and whloh w be pushed further as aeon as the harvest s completed. In an Ir'crtlew la the Sacratnento Union, p. v. Flint outlined the -purposes of the Califernft. Asroolatlen as followsr .. Thla Is not a trtwt. nor 5a It a pool. It Is simply aa aggregation of - a number ef growers wTjo. by tiling cs a. unit and directly. expect to take" advantagci..of market condt tkmy. The grower who Is a member sells at the price satisfactory to him. He re tains posEmfen of his hops In his .own ware house and Is not bound by any agreement to sell at an arbitrary figure. "Agents of the asoelatlen are sent Jnto the Eastern markots. and the Infermatlen se cured by them la at the disposal of eaeh member. Bach member may u.e thla In ar riving at Ms detormlnatlen as to whea h nall sen and at what figure. "The association wilt . endeavor to ptacs the crop of each member to the best advantage. and will make an' effort to secure for him regular cnotomerz. In return It )s exported merely that he Aha 11 jntpport the association and pay bis pro rrfta of the expenses. "While we expect, through these methods, to get a beuert price "than Is generally quote, we arc oppostm; no individual or cotnhtnatSon, There la no element of peculation and the association bujvt no part of any crop. It Is, as may be readily peon, a simple plan to get bette. prices for the members," ONION" CItOl' ESTIMATE. Entire Country AVJ1I Produce About S,SOS,000 Bushels. The commordal crop of onions for IBM, ac cording to the American AgrlcaitMriet's final ostimate, printed under date of September It ie .f6.00 bweholA. compare wKh SJHl.fM bushelA in 1!KM and X,fMHl.uO boshels two rears ago. What Is known ao the commercial oakHi bolt shows a. total area of about 1X.009 arri hcatod In Ohm. New York. Indiana. Michigan. Wfeconein, ItNnol, MasaehUAetts and Con- neetieut. The crop of New York, fully half being harvested in Orange County. Is placed at more than. l.f,K bushels. . The acreage for the state was an large as last year, and the rate of yield, although uneven, fairly good as. a whole. So far an yield l concerned, aays the Amer ican Agrloultnrist. the Connectlcnt Valley and the territory on the north shore of Lnc Island make a good showing. Tho acreage was ti largo, especially in Western Masiachur.ettp; where the crop devetopod perhaps rather better than In ConneetlcaL The average rate of yield for the United States Is placed at 2M husfeels Pr acre. Opening prices of red and yellow onions are 40c to 60c per bushel In Now York and Now Rngland, and MeuHeh Ohio aad further West. GOOD MAItKBT FOR GRAPES. All Rut Concords and Delaware Clean Up Too Many reaches. There was a nae market for grape yesterday and practically all the arrivals cleaned up. Only Concord and Deiawaresi showed weafc- nee. Heavy arrivals from California are cxpeetfd again Monday, and they are Hkety to meet with good buying. Price wore sus tained yesterday on Rose of Peru. Muocats and Tokays, but Concords MM down to 15df2oc, and Delaware to lSdfl&e. The market was .glutted wKh peaches, a ear coming up from California in aettttton to heavy receipt from feutbern Oregon. Merita alone sending 700 boxes. California Salwars brought Sc. and choice Oregon sold up to Jl. Hard, green stock woo not worth over nlte. A oar of baaanns arrived yeotorday morning. and two or three oars are due Tuesday. Two oars of sweet potatoes a loo arrived. A ear of Salway peaches is due Monday and a car of Valencia oranges, the tent but one of the season. P0ULTR.Y CLEANS UP- Unusually Heavy Receipts of Turkeys Cream Supply Decreased. iouttry cleaned up very wN yesterday. jieccipia os cmcKenei nave been great this weok. but the buying started out strong, and prleos held up fairly wolh The prospect are not so bright for tho coming week. The high prices ruling on turkey brought in an unusual number, one dealer alone receiving about Sod since Monday. 118 coming in yesterday. Ducka and geese were also In good demand. Khrs were rather slow the latter part of the week, but urieM wore genralty maintatad. City creameo- men report lighter receipt of crosm ami mux. but the local ssmpty oC but ter Is JU heavy. , Rank Clearings, Bank clearings of the Northwesters cities yesterday wore as follows: Clearings. Portland $77e.S Satfc 7ejll Tacom-a sls.Oos Spokane 4M.71T Balances. $ t.38 72.4 tH.Hil Clearings of Portland, Seattle coma for tho week were: aatt Ta Portland. Monday (l.Xftx.P7 Tuesday 1,W8,8JK5 Wednesday. 76'2.7 Thursday. . HK4.K417 Jrlday 5J244 Saturday. . . 77,4I Seattle. 1.22L7S l.OUi.AM 1.1 2.271 X2.7 - 75i.3Al Taeoma, e&is K7ft.i57 .jni St,i l.o Totals. ..f4,719,W) ,2M,8io ?.42.e7S Cioarings for tho corresponding week former years were: in Portland. .$2.4X,278 . 2.22SJB7 . S.GM .S2S . ,S.7S . -J.2X,oSJ Seattle. fXlff,Sl X,0fcl.Sl 4.P64.X75 4.2a7.Sl -l.S3IS.tt7S Taooma. liM)f... !-... li... 1V4... ll.2Si.34M .482J; 2.094.7SS 2.4.a2 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc FL..UR P'". ft.20f4.JW per barrel; straights, 5S.7MH.26; deais. tt.UVH; Valley $S.U0t4.10: Dakota hard wheat. 6.e6JT.9B; u,Ktam. waoie wneai. ti.Ti'l' i)f) flour, loca, $3; Eastern $S.92.o: cornmeal. per bale, Sl.u9tr2.20. OATS No. 1 while feed. $2S.Mr4; grav. ?2X..VHy24 j-r ton. ' WHEAT Club. 71c per bushel; Muesttm. 4c; Valey. 71c. t BARLEV Feed. SJftfiSO per ton; brewing 51129; rolled. $2223. ItVK per oental. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $1S per ton; mid dlings. $21.69: shorts. $19: chop. U. S. Mills, SIS; linseed dairy feed, $18; alfalfa zoaL f IS per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled eat. rrm on. pound sacks, $9.75; lower grades, s&25: oatmeal, steel cut. SU-pound sacks. S8 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. 1.25 per bale: oat meal (ground). 59-pound sacks. J7.S9 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. Si per bale- sBt peas S3 per 100-pound sack; 2fi-pound boxes. Sl.iO; pearl bariey. $4.23 per 100 pounds- -3. pound boxes. $1.26 per box; pastry flour 10 pound sacks. $2.30 per bale. Eastern Oregon timothy $ lie is per ton; Valley timothy. $11012: clover SSffS; cheat. S7.SOg0; grain hiy. frcS! I Vegetables Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS - Apples. flfil.M por box; peaches, 85a3$l per crate; plums. grapes, muscat. $1.2fi a box; Tokay. $1.2S 1.50; novn. vvircu(u, jguc; caaabos, $2 92.30 per dozen: Dears. SLSu: rnnk.iTi.. m per barrel; quinces. $L23 per box. ijiuni-AL ituiTS lemons, choice $4 ier box; fancy. $5; oranges. Valenclas. fancy ttu 3.23 per box; graprlrult. J33M- n4nokr,taT $2.30 dozen; pem-granates. $1L25 per box. FJtESH VEGETAB1VES Beana. 14 pound; cabbage. llVic per pound; cauli flower. 734J90O per dozen: celery. 7&4J90C per doxen; corn. 09c per dozen; cucumoere. jutjitC per anzen, gg piant. si. 70 per crate; peppers, 7jfSc per pound; pumpkins, VAfriyLc; tomatoes. 23ff0c per crate: souanh. tt pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $L25L40 per sack; carrots. $1.231.50 per saek; beets, $1$I.2& per sack; garHc. 12Hc per pound. ONIONS Oregon, 90c $1 per sack; Globe. 73c per sack. POTATOES Oregon fancy. C3 9 TSe per sack; common, nominal; Merced sweets, r f f 2 Si c ,por pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples, T0c per pound; apricots. 1212Hc; peaches, 10J2Kc: pears, none; Italian prunes, none; California figs, white. 4-6c per pound; black. 4 03c; bricks. 12-14-punco packages, 73S3c per box; SS-ounce. $22.40; Smj-rna, 20c per pound; dates. Fard. 6c RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages. 7 CI Ec; lC-ounce, SiQOc; loose muscatels. 5?i Ue; unbleached seedless Sultanas, 64c; London layers,3-cro'cm whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.S5; 2-crown $L73. Butter. Eggs, Poultry. Etc BUTTER City creamcriei: Extra cream en1. 30 & 32 Vic per pound. State creameries: Fancyj creamery. 25ff30c; store butter. HO lCc; Eastern creamery, 2tS27VsC EGGS Oregon ranch. 2Gfi27c; Eastern. 25c; storage. 2!g2Sc CHEESE Oregon foil cream twins. 13p lie; Young America; Hirl3c POULTRY - Average old hens. 3fll3t&c: mixed chickens. 121 3c; old roosters. SfJfjc; young roofters. ll12c; Springs; UH$15e; drofoed chickens, lie; turkcrs. live. lS21c: turkeys, drewed. choice, 2024 c: geese, live, per pound. SKSe; geese, dressed, per pound, IWnic; dncks. 13&Mc; pigoas, :gl.25; squabs. f2g2.M. BTops Wool, Hides. Etc HOPS Nominal at 13c for choice 1MT. ' WOOL Eastern Oregon average boat. 18 C? 21e; lower grades down to 15c. according to shrinkage; Valley. 25 27c per pound. v MOHAIR Choice, 30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1, 18 pounds and UP. lCfeS lTc per pound; lry kip. No. 1, 5 to 19 pounds. 11913c per pound; dry calf No. 1. under S pounds. 17lSc: drr salted. btills and ttags. one-third less than dry hioi; (runs, mom-eaten, u&aiy cut. scored, murrain, hair-clipped, weather-beaten or grubby. 2stc per pound less). Salted hides: Steers, sound, 9 pounds and over, SfeMk per pound; 30 to 99 pounds, Sft3c .per pound; under 30 pounds and cows. 89c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. Ve per pound; salted veal, sound. 19'to 14 pounds, 9c per pound; salted calf, sound, under 19 pounds. 19c per pound; (green unsalted. lc per pound less; rails, lc per pound less). Snoop skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock. 2S0c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' -stork. 49 at 59c each; medium, wool. No. 1 butchers" stock. COfJSOc; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock. $lrl.6 eseh Murrain pelts from 19 to 20 per cent lea or 1214c per pound; horse hides salted, stch. accord ing to size, $1.30 3. dry. each, according t size, $11S0; colts' hides. 25(?39r each; goat skins, common, 10ff Ic each; Angora with wool on. 2Scff $1.50 each. fallow Prime, per pound. SffSfec; Ne. 2 and grease. 24y3c FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. 12.51 610 each: cubs. $12: ha direr. fuatsAe- iu cit. with head Perfect 25afi0e: r-.r 3010c; fox. common gray. 30079c; red. $30 o; cross, aajjo; stiver ana black. S19902O9; Ashers, $Sf ; -jx. $4.S9QJ; mink, strict If No. 1. according to size. $102.39; martes. dark Northern, according to size and color. $1U015; marten, pale, pine, according to size and color. $2.3004; muskrat, larce. ! 13c; skunk. 49050c: civet or ooleeat. xior otter, large, prime skin. $9010; panther, with head and claws perfect. $205; raccoon, prime, 30030c; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $3.3905: coyote. OOcfrJl: wolrerln. $408; beaver, per skin. large. $309; me dium. $304; small. $101.39; kits. 59073c usrsivj uooa. ciean ana pure. 390 Sc per pound. C A SCAR A SAGRADA (Chlttam harkt Good. 3c per pound. Drrssed Meats. BEEF Dressed, bulls 102e nnr nioM- cows. 30 4c; country steers, 4 04Vte VEAL Ire-ed. 73 to 123 Hounds. T'ifi Sc; 123 to 299 pounds, 4 09c; 299 pomsds and up. 304 kc MUTTON Dresoed. fancr. RU. aT7r .t- pound; ordinary. 4 0$c; lambs. 707K& runiv. ireseea. ju to 19. 787 Vic; 159 and up. 80Kc per pound. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 202Sc: Java, ordlnarr. 18022c; Costa Rica, fancy. lSr2c: Mod. 18018c; ordinary. 19012c per pound; Colum bia, roast, cases. 199s. $14.23; 39s. $14.23: Ar bucklo. $15.75; Lion, $13.75. RICK imperial Japan No. 1. uj;u- swiwra j im n, iaroiinas, 508hie: ltfAVHKe S- " SALMON Columbia River. 1-Douad $1.75 per doaen; 2-pound talis, $2.49; 1-pound nam, i.o. immvr, iwii-IKHIM SaLS. $I.S9; hi -pound flats. $1.19. Alaska Hnk. 1.mmi tails. 83c; red. 1-pound talis, $!. cjcve. l-pouna tans, SUGAR Sack bast. 100 sowrxiii- r-b- $3.00; powdered. $.35: dry granulated. $25 extra C. $4.73: golden C. Sl.fKi fndr ZLr- $5.23: advances over sack barns am fnii-- Barrels. 19c; half-be rreln. 25r; boxes, awe' per 199 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct c per pound- If Ister than 15 days and wlthm 39 div. a.. duct fcc per pound; no discount after 39 days.) Beet sugar, granulated. $5.18 per H pounds: maple sugar. 13lSc per pound. SALT California, fll nr ton. Xi.au r- bale; Liverpool. 90s, $17; !99s. $18.39: 299s. $1; half-pound 199s. $7; SOs. $7.39. fu wainuta. -is-c per pound by sack, c extra for lees than sack: Brazil nuts. 1 - filberts, lie: pecans. Jumbos, lie; extra large. 15c: almonds. I. X L igac-. ri..,. nuts. Italians. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound" drum; peanuts, raw. 7 He per pound: roasted. 8c; pineauta, 19012c; hickory nuts. 7c; ceeeaauUi. Tc; cocoanuts. 35089c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3ft 04 fee; Urce white. 3Wc; pink. 3iiJc; bayou. 40ec; Lima. CHc Provisions and Canned Meats. HAMS 19 to 14 pounds. 14c per pound; 14 to 18 pounds. 13c; 18 to 20 pounds. 13?i c; California picnic), ft fee; cottage hams. 8c; shoulders. 9c; boiled ham. 21c; boiled picnic ham. boneless. 13c. BACON Fancy breakfast, lSfec per pound; standard breakfast. 17 He; choice, 18c; English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. 15; poach bacon, 14c DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. 11c; dry salt. 12c smoked: clear beck, lie: dry salt. 12c smoked: clear beltles, 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon exports. 39 to 25 pounds, average. llc; dry salt. i;i smoked: Union butts, 19 to IS pounds aver age, nono. x PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $18 half -barrels. $9.39; beef, barrels. $12; half barrels. $8.59. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced ham. 19c; Summer, choice dry. 17fcc; logna, long. 5 Vic; weinerwurst, 8c; liver. 9c' pork. 8019c; headcheese. 9c; blood. 6c- bo logna sausage. link. 4c CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $125; two pounds. $2.35- six pounds. $8. Roast beef. flat, pounds $1 23 two pounds. $2.23; six sounds, none.' Roast beef, tail, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.33 .x..Xl,,K,. Hone. Lunch tongue, pounds! $3.1. Roast mutton, six pounds. SS.39. LARD-Lenf lard, kettle rendered, tierces, 11c; tubs, llfcr: 30. llc: 29a, llfce: ins! lic: 5. lllLc Standard nure: Tiv? 10c; tubs, 19Ue; SOs, 19Uc; 20s, I9?ie; 19c, 80; tubs, 6 SOs. 8e; 19. S-iie; s. 6T.t Oils. TURI'ENTINB Cases. S8c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7 He; 399-pound lots, 7c; leas than 399-pound lots Sc. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases .23 Uc Iron barrels. 17c; 88 deg. gasoline, cases. 37e Iron barrels or drums, 28c. COAL OIL Cases. 29fec; iron barrels. He wood barrels. 17c; 83 deg.. case. -aiT Iron barrels. lSc LINSBJBD OII-Raw. S-barret Jot. 53c: 1. barrel lote. S4e; cases. 5e; boiled. -barrel leu. 65c; 1 -barrel lot. 36c; cases. 6ic Dalry Produce In tho East. CHICAGO. Sept 2. On the Produce Hz change today the butter market waa steady; creamen-. I7f2(r-; dairy. lOttfTISVic Eggs; Mehdy at mark, eases Inctuded. 17itc; nrsts, 1SV: prime flrsts, 20 Kc; extras. 2214. , Cheeee. Meady, 3101140. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. BuUer. ajttlet; of fleiat prices, creamery. . common to extra. 170 21c Cheese, unchanged. Bggs. Arm; Western extra firsts. 21028c. Metal Markets. " ' NEW YORK. Sept- 28.-Tho metal markets were quiet, but prices were generally matn talned, aad in the case of iron wore held higher, with No. 1 foundry Northern quoted at $17017.04; No. 2 foundry Northern, at 510.&Otfl7,10; No, 1 foundry Southern at $18.30 010.75, and No. 2 foundry Southern at $180 16.25. Copper -was more or less nominal, with lake aad electrolytic Quoted at $16016.230. and cast ing at 15.78016?. Spot tin was dull at 31.70 32a. Lead, 4.834.&c Spelter. 5.8906c Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. The market for of. fee futures dosed steady at a not advance of 6015 points. Total sales. 33.330 bagnmetudlng September. 7.15c; October. 7.29c; December. 7-3S07.4Oe; Mareh. 7.507.S5c: May. 7.900 7.70c; July, 7.7&S7.S5C. and August. 7.75c Spot Rio, 7c; Invoice. STie; mild. firm. Sugar Raw. nominal; Talr refining. 3c; cen trifugal. 96 test. 3jc: moiasecn sugar. 2ic; refined, quiet: cut loaf and crushed. SSQc powdered, 5.20c; granulated. 5.10c. Imports and Exports. NEAV YORK. Sept. 23. Tetai Imnert. r merehandlAe and dry goods at the port of New York $er the week endtair todar were valued at S14.83L274. Total Imports of pee!e at the nort f York fer tho week.endlag were $41. 3S9 ailvr and $54,041 gold. Total experts of- specie from the nart of New York for the week endlnc todar. $SG0.20fl silver and no gold. New "Yortc Cotton Market. NEW YORK. SepL 23. Cotton futures-closed steady; September. Ja65c; October. ""lO-Tle; No- Tcmper. ju.,6c; December. 10.5e; January. lO.Mc; February. 19.t7c: March. 11 tee. AimII. JLIOc; May, 11.13c MONEY IS EASIER Financial Situation Is Better Than a Week Ago. EFFECT ON STOCK MARKET 3Iore Gold Available In Europe for Import Movement in Southern Railroad Securities Trad ing Professional. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. (Special.) Interest qontlnued to center this week in the money outlook, and It Is the changes In thla quarter that have chiefly caused the stock market fluctuations. Oa the whole, the money situa tion Is better than a week ago. Neither the Treasury nor the Interior are drawing a heavily as they were on local bank holdings. Sterling exchange has moved very freely, showing greater ensltlvenesa to the advance In our call money rate than to the rise In dis counts abroad. We have been able to Import some $4,099,009 gold already In face of the ab sorption of gold supplies by Paris and the condition of foreign bank reserves, and the opinion of bank representatives In this city hi almost unanimous that we can draw mere It need be. Thta testifies to a very strong finan cial situation on thi side of the ocean. Al though Imports of merchandise have risen to record totals, the trade credit In our favor amounts) to $7(0.000.C0Q. This has net been mortgaged, as was 'the case la 1802. by bor rowings of foreign capital for our ladueirtat promotions. The mcttt Interesting feature of the week en the Stock Exchange was the prominence given to the Southern group of railroad securities. What the mala incentives are to the buying m this direction are. perhaps, sufficiently known. They are not s well appreciated, however, but that the Increase of traffic re ceipts on roads like the Louisville & rtish vilte and the Southern Railway are one reason for the enhance meat ot their security values In the eyes of well-informed Inventors. Of even more Importance Is the earning expansion of their subsidiary lines. If all the minor properties controlled by the Southern Railway eystem were paying the dividends they could easily afford to pay. it would bring the com pony's surplus up easily to an equivalent of 4 per cent on Southern Railway common stock. Thta In Quite twice as much as Erie common Is able to show earned at the present time. The Louisville's earnings In the face of things are about 12 per cent on the chare capital. quite enough of themselves to Justify higher dividends, but If the underlying equities were reckoned at a reasonable value. It is the opin ion of expert analyzers that the nurplus would come near reaching 20 per cent. It Is very noticeable that the principal move ments have been In stocks In which the ex Istence of speculative pools is notorious or in stocks which are readily susceptible to manip ulation by reason of small floating supply in the market. Much use has been made of vague and unconflrmrd rumors of deals and of old report H revived after having already exerted a marked Influence on prices of the stocks affected some time ago. This hoa given the Impresmkm that the participation In the dealings was that of professional operators to a large extent. Commbvdon-bouses. In fact. continue to complain of light business and that ue general pontic persists In hoWlnr aloof. The money situation remains the only, draw- nacit in the general outlook. Advices from all other sources are of extraordinary nroroerftr. which scarcely call for epeclfieatloa. Railroad traffic la of unparalleled volume. "A buying men, M the term used to describe the Iron situation. Railroads are placing enormous or ders for various kind of t equipment. The course or l weeicJtas resulted In nothlnc m ntvorabie to the progress of the crops. -The arm undertone of the stock market Is abund antly explained by this situation. The bond market has been dull, but has shared the Arm undertone of tttocks. United Stali 2s have declined U per cent during the There were very heavy transactions today la a number of the most prominent active stocks on the list. This business looked like an active absorption of these Issues. That the offerings to realize were quite strictly commensurate Is sufficiently Indicated by the small net changes la the prices at the end of the short session. The majority of these J?,1 ,0- That a largo distribution of holdings was effected. Is the Impression cre ated. The .movement was Irregular, but prices advanced with some aggressiveness before the appearance of the bank statement on the supposition that It would make a favorable .showing. The closing tendency, however, was easy. The bank statement showed a decline in reserves about as large aa the extreme preliminary estimate. The contraction la the loan item afforded the necessary relief from the deposit liability and afforded a nominal increase In the small surplus reserve, Large arrivals of gold in London were all secured la the open market for export and this had a depressing effect on securities In London. It could not bo learned that any part of this gold was taken for New York. The movement Is looked upon as likely to Increase the probability or an advance next week In the Bank of England discount rates. The heavy demands to be met by the money market next week meantime are the ground for some apprehension. Total hales of bonds par value, were $3,039,900. STOCK QUOTATIONS. - . , Closing i?airj. men. xw. bid, Amalgamated Copper Amor. Car & Kdry.. do preferred Amcr. Cotton Oil.... do preferred ....... American Express. .. Amer. 1L & L pfd.. American Ice Amer. Llnmed Oil... do preferred Amer. Locomotive... do preferred ....... Am. Snt. & Itefg.... do preferred Amor. Sugar Refining Ana, Tob, pfd. cert.. Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison do preferred Atlantic Coast Line.. Baltimore & Ohio. . 0,000 b3i 83 8SU S5J0 30, 3H 3H Wife 2W 39 SOU 3U 92 225 700 33H 35 33 27 IS 30 1.090 53 S3 G2K 100 113H 113H 113 1.S00 127?, 127 127, 12H, 409 149U 140 140 1.300 182?i 1U2S 1021 000 US 117b 117& S.C0O 01 Vi 00?, P0U 1.000 103 105 103 3.2CO ltH 1S 167?1 &.600.112S 112T4 112 Brooklyn R, Transit. 0.2CO 71U 70 W Canadian Pacific ... 10,400 173& 174? Tfltl 1755 21" "i3i HttTi 5SU 37U 79 21H v-cviirai oi J...,, ...... ..... ... . Central Leather .... 1,600 43Ti 48 do preferred 400 104 104' Chesapeake &. Ohio.. 2,000 58s 58 Chicago & Alton lo preferred CM. Gt. Western... 400 21 500 216 21 M Chicago & N. W.. 16 16 ChL. MIL & St. Paul' 10.600 184 1S3K ItSHi Chi. Term. & Trans.. .1 17? no preferree. 3D 3SSi C. C. C. & St. L.. ...... "" Colorado Fuel & Iron 3,566 "45U "4514 Colorado & Southern. 500. 23' 2S do 1st preferred.... 300 61 61U do 2d preferred..... 700 42 421$ 38 loot, 43 28 til 42U y. isi 12U 12 do preferred 300 32i Delaware & Hudson. 100 218 Del.. Lack. & West 52 52V1 210 21SH 410 35 33?; 83H W 43 Denver & R. Grande do preferred Distillers' Securities. Brie do 1st preferred.... do 2d preefrred..... General Electric ... Hocking Valley .... Illinois Central International Paper.. do preferred International Pump.. "o preferred Iowa. Central do preferred Kan. City Southern.. do preferred Louisville r Nashv.. Manhattan L. Metrop. Securities... Metropolitan St. P.y.. Mexican Central .... Minn. & St. Louis... 200 35?; S0O 43U 13,400 SIVj 31 B1J4 74 Si 7.1 If 100 74 100 170H 17D 1784 7.000 181 300 20 100 7SH ISO 7SH 180 13 78 26 82 100 27 800 26 27,090 157 100 165 36 26 26 55 136 156 165 164 MU KILL 300 81 2.700 12S 128 12S 3.007 24 23 24 tt 70' 142 M.. St. P. & S. S. M, do preferred Missouri Pacific .... 3.800 107 Me.. Kan. & Texas. 2,000 34 S do preferred 1- 200 70 National Lead 200 47 National of Mex. pfd. 100 37 New York Central.., 4,300 1.12 N.'.T.. Ont. & West.. 600 54 Norfolk &. Western.. 300 83 do preferred ....t.. 200 02 ' ies ioc 100 cs 47 37 151 54 K 82 00 A T 30 150 31 83 01 80 Aorta American ... - Northern Pacific .... 2.300 212S 212 pacific Man . 200 43i 45?; 43?; 28.300 145 144 141 t'eople s. Gas POO 104 103 1031 P., & St. L. C2 Pressed Steel Car... 100 434 i3H Wi do preferred 05?i Pullman Palace Car 250 Reading 31.S0O 123T- 1234 123H do 1st preferred Dlj do 2d preferred..... 300 03H 03H 83V Republic Steel 1,400 24 23 23 do preferred 500 022 02"i 01H Rock Island Co. 4,000 34 33 33?i do preferred 100 80 SO 7!) Rubber Goods 3l do preferred 102 Stoss-Sheffleld 100 70 70 CSU St. L. & S .F. 2d jifd. 4 CO 6S 6S 6S St. L. Southwestern 244 d opreferred 100 621 62'4 H2 Southern Pacific .... 2,500 63?i 6T?i G7TJ dq preferred 110 Southern Railway .. 1800 3S 37S 37H do preferred 000 100J 100!i 160?j Tenn. Coal & Iron.. 1.00 SS- 83 88 Texas & Pacific 3O0 3Ki 36H 3ti?4 Toledo. St. L. & W. 500- 3STi 3SU 38 do preferred 200 55 5S 57?i Lnlon Pacific 7JS.400 134?s 133 1334 do preferred 93 U U. S. Express 122 ' U. S. Realty 83 U. S. Rubber 300 56V 56, 56 do preferred 100 112 112' 112 U. S. Steel 7S.50O 38 37 3SVi do preferred 19.S90 103 193 103, Aa.-Caro. Chemical 32U do preferred 200 100 10s?; 108 2.00O 23U 23U 23H onn j.iti. mu. Wabash do preferred .. irirargo rkxprrto 230 Wcstlnghouse Elec 170 Western Union 200 03 03 03 Wheeling & L. Erie. . 100 17 17 16 Wisconsin Central ... 100 30 30 39 do preferred 1,600 59 30 00 Total sales for the day. 407,100 shares. . BONDS. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Closing quotations: V. S. ref. 2s reg.101 D. & R. G. 4s. .192i do coupon 1941N. Y. C. G. 3Hs hS L. a 3s reg....l9l INor. Pacific 3s.. 77 do coupon 104 iNer. Paclfle 4s.. 105?i L. a new 4s reg.134 ' So. Pacific 4s... 05 do coupon 134 (Union Pacific 4s. 105 U. a old 4s reg(104iWis. Central 4s.. 05 do coupon 1054 1 Jap, 6s. 2d ser. .101 - Atchison Adj. 4s 8J - Jap. 4Vis. cer:... 01 Stocks at London. LONDON. Sept. 23. Consols for money. 89 7-16; consols for account, S0. Anaconda '4i Norfolk & West. SS Atchison 08' do preferred... 95 do preferred... 103 Ontario & West. 30 Baltimore & O. . 110 (Pennsylvania. ... 74 Can. Paclfle lS0;Rand Mines SV. Ches. & 0 89 Reading 63 C. Gt. Western. 22 do lst pref 47 C. M. & St. P. .1S91 do 2d pref 47 DeBeers IS Sc Railway 80 D. & R. Grande. 3l do preferred. . .104 do preferred... 91 (So. Pacific 70 Erie 52;Unlon Pacific. . .138 do 1st pref 84 do preferred... 08 do 2d pref 76 jU. S. Steel 30 Vi Illinois Central. 1S6 do pref erred... 10S Louis. & Nash.. 161, Wabash 21 Mo.. Kas. & T. . 35 I do preferred... 43 N. Y. Central.. .158 t Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Money on call, nominal; no loans. Time loans, firmer; 60 days. 404; 80 days and six months. 404 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4fG. Sterling exchange Arm. with actual busi ness la bankers' bills at $4.852304.5335 for demand and at $4.S24O04,S25b for 60 day billd. Posted rates. $4.8304.53 and 54. SC. Commer cial bills. $4.8104.S2. Bar silver, 6tc Mexican dollars. 47c. Bonds Government steady, railroad steady. LONDON. Sept. 23 j-Iter silver steady. 2Sd per ounce. Money 202 per cent. Discount rate. 'short and 3 months' bills. 3 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Sent. 23.-Sllvej- w oc. Drafts, sight. 3c; telegraphic. 5c. SURPLUS RESERVE GROWS AFTER DECLINING FOR. .MONTH, IN CREASE IS SHOWN. Cash Reserve at Lowest Point .ofc Year. Heavy Contraction In Loans. Deposit Reduced. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. The Financier savs The most notable feature of the official statement of the New York Associated Banks was an Increase la the surplus reserve after a continuous decline since August 25 and this notwithstanding there was a cash loss of $2,750,000. This more favorable condi tion ot me banks, so far as the surplus Is concerned, was due, as has been the case In previous weeks, to a further contraction in loans ana consequently in deposits and re serve requirements, it is noteworthy that tne decline in loans since August 5 hau amounted to $69,723,100. the loss of cash has been $3.tMI5.739. and the decreas in aeposits $116,549,190; the cash reserve is now at the lowest polar sC the year. Loans this week were contracted bv S0.- 3S 1.300. and most likely this was the result or liquidation of speculative accounts in the stock market for such a movement was ae tlvely in progress during the greater part of the week. The cash loss was $2,687,600. which amount differs materially from the preliminary estimates tnat were based upon the traceable movements of money. The reason for the discrepancy between the eatl mates and the bank figures are Incapable of explanation. Deposits were reduced $13,157,400. which amount was greater by 31.086.500 than the sum of the decrease In loans and the loss of cash; therefore the sritement failed to prove. The required reserves against gen eral depositors were decreased S.3S0..t.-i0 deducting from which the loss of cash left $599,730 as the Increase In surplus reserve to $5,233,050. Computed on the basis ef de posits, less those ef $S.65S,499 public funds, the surplus Is $7,399,859. The statement of the averages of the clear ing-house banks of this city for this week follows: Decrease. $ 9.381.300 13.157.400 15.800 066.800 1.720.800 2.6S0.600 3.350.350 300.730 025,123 Loan ....... .$1,076,410,600 . 1.083,185,890 33.712.390 75.579.600 . ,200.454.490 Deposits ... Circulation Legal tenders Specie Reserve .......... Reserve required.. Surplus 276,934.000 276.78S.030 5.235,059 7,30050 Ex-U. & deposits. 'Increase "Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 23. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta $ .02Julia $ .OS Alpha Con 10 Justice 03 Andes ......... .20i Mexican 1.05 Belcher .22 Occidental Con.. .87 Best & Belcher. 1.10 Ophlr 5.3S Bullion 361 Overman ....... .10 .11 .60 .13 .05 .30 .SO .50 .04 .12 Caledonia 40Potosl Challenge Con.. .lSjSavago ......... Chollar 13 Scorpion Confidence 73Seg; Belcher.... Con. Cal. Va. lino-Sierra, Nevada... Crown Paint;... .OSISllver Hill Exchequer 4SlUnion Con Gould & Curry.. .20IUtah Cen Hale & Nercress l.lui Yellow Jacket... NEW YORK, Sept. 23. Closing quotations: Adams .Con $ .25LIttIe Chief $ .05 Alice .32iOntar!o 1.00 .47iOohIr.... ' ri.no B recce Brunswick Con . . 40PhoenIx .j 01 .OS Potosl .11 1.23Savage 52 1.79Slerra Nevada... . .2S 3.00;Sma)l Hopes..... .30 .Oorstandard 1.70 Cemstoek Tun... Con. CaL & Va. . Horn Silver Iron Silver Leadvtlle Con. . . BOSTON, Sept. 23. Closing quotations: Adventure ....$ OTTSJMohawk $ 37.50 Allouez . , 33.001 3Iont C. & C. 2-8.S 82.&S,Osceola 10,50 0.50:Otd Dominion. 27.00 Amalgamated, Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham Cal. & Hecla. . Centennial .... Copper Range. Daly West Dominion Coal Franklin Granby ....... Isle Roy ale.... Mass. Mining.. Michigan ..... .OO.Parrot 25.90 30.75:Quincy ........ C65.00'Shannon . 26.00;Tamarack .. ... . 71.23 Trinity 14.00!Unlted Conner. 106.00 7.73 123.00 S.73 34.;a 37.8S 10.00 -13.30 5.13 11.63 113.00 76.00'U. a Mining. .. 15.00 7.63 ,r. a on.. Utah 23.00fVIctor!a .. S.50fWInona .. 14.00'Wolverlne Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. The market for. evaporated apples ia firm, both as to spot and futures. Common to good are quoted at 4 6c. prime 707c choice 7c. fancy 8c Prunes continue very scarce on spot, eo far as certain grades are concerned-, with quota tions rsnging from 408c Apricots are firm, with choice quoted at 8i Sc: extra choice. 834c and fancy. 10811c Peaches are practically nominal for the time being, and quotations are bard to se cure. The market appeared to be around 9fp 10c for choice; OH 8 10c for extra choice, and llfll2e for fancy. Raisins are firm. Loose muscateln are quot ed at 3ft7c; seeded raisins, 6f 8c. and London layers, $1.1501.20 Downing, Hopkins & Gb. Established 1893 WHEAT AND Room 4, Ground Floor NO GAIN IS MADE Chicago Wheat Market Closes About Where. It Opens. STEADY ALL THE SESSION Opposing Influences Neutralize Each Other Small Volume of Tratl , ing Iteccipts Liberal, but Cash Demand Good. CHICAGO. Sept. 28. Almost unprecedented steadiness .characterized, prices on the Board ef Trade, opposing Influences neutralizing each other. Wheat finished at precisely the- final figures of yesterday. In the market fluctua tions in price of all deliveries were confined to a range ot e. The volume of trading was extremely smalt. AVeather In the Northwest was again favorable for the movement of the new crops. Evidence of this was found m the liberal arrivals at Minneapolis and Duluth. Receipts today at these two points totaled 104S cars, against 643 cars for the corre sponding day a year ago. Higher prices at Liverpool, however, acted as an offset to the heavy receipt In the Northwest. A leading bull was a moderate buyer of wheat here throughout the entire session. The. support from this source tended to check selling which would apparently have otherwise been a nat ural consequence of the free movement ot the new crop. The continued excellent demand for cash wheat at alt grain centers helped to minimize the importance of the liberal receipts as a bearish factor. Opening quotations on December were unchanged to c lower, at 59S5c. and the highest point reached dur ing the day was 85?lc. The market closed steady, with December at 85c. Trading in corn was active, and. notwith standing the exceptionally favorable weather for the maturing of the crop, the market was strong. The market closed practically at the highest point of the day, with December at 45$45c. Liberal receipts had a weakening effect on the earn market. December closed at the low- cet point. 2S029c Provisions were steady on small receipts of hogs. At the close January pork was off a shade at $12.35012.37; lard was up a shade at $6.SO. and ribs were down 2c. at $6.47. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Clooe. September $9.S5 $9J&ft $9.85 $9.83 December S8f4 .S&ft May S7 .37 .87 .S7 CORN. Sept. (old) Sept. (new) Dec (did) . Dec (new) . May .52 .32 .48 .45 ii OATS. Soptcmbor . . December ... May 2S .29 .31 .28 .28 .31 .2S .28 .39 .28 .28 .39 MESS FORK. .14.07 15.10 October January 14.87 14.97 12.87 LARD. October ... November . January ... 76 7.72 7.87 7.37 8.77 7.67 7.39 7.27 6.S9 &S9 8.89 SHORT RIBS. October S.78 S.72 8.67 8.67 January 6.59 6.39 6.47 6.47 Cash quotations were as follows: Floflr Steady: Winter patents, $.S44.a9; straights. $3.5004.19: Sfwing patents. $4.9 4.40; straight.". $S.64; bakers. $2.4O0S.49. Wheat No. 2 Spring. S70SSc; No. 3. 81068c; No 2 red. 860S5c. Corn No. 2. 53053 e; No. 2 yellow. 34c ' Oats No. 2. 2Sc; No. 2 white 39c; No. S white. 2S028e. Rye Nc 2. 72c Barley Good feeding. 37c; fair to choice malting. 4S04Sc. Flaxseed No. 1. 92e; No. 1 Northwesters, 0Sc. Mesf pork Per barrel, $15015.19. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.78. Short rihci sides Loose. $8.6508.79. S.hort clear rides Boxed. $S. Clover Contract grade, fll Receipt,". Shipments Flour, barrels .-22.490 13.180 Wheat, huaheto 64.00 Corn, bushels 350.890 Oats, hushefe 374.190 Rye. bushels 12.90 43&S00 286. 199 1.990 '47.880 dlarley, busbts 150,990 Grain and rroduce at New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Wheat Receipts. 13, 875 bushels: spot, steady. No, 2 red. 89c elevator, and 81c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth. ORc to arrive f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Manitoba. 9le to arrive f. c h. afloat. The market waa quiet but steady all the forenoon on higher cables and light of ferings with a little bull support. It closed 0te net higher. September closed 89r. De cember 80c, May 01 3-1 6c. Hops Steady; Paclfle Coast 1805. 1518e; 1804. 14020c: old. 8011c Hides Firm. California. 10 He. .Grain at San Francisco. SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 28. Wheat and bar ley quiet and steady. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, $1.481.47; mmtug. $12!L0. Barley Feed. $1.971.10; brewing, $1.11 1.13. Oata-Red. $1.151.50r white $1.3741.46: black. $l.-234fl.79. Call board sales Wheat December, $1.4BS Barley December, $1.0S. Corn Large yelw. $1.4O01.42)J. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Sept- 28. Wheat December. 6s- SJd; May. to 0d. Weather in England today was dandy. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 23. Wheat-Septem ber. 82c; May. 88c; No. 1 hard. S8c; No. 1 Northern. S3e; No. 2 Northern. 82c Wheat at Taeoma. TACOMA. Seat. 23. Wheat. 1 cent higher: blucstem, 74c; dub, 71c; red. 67c LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. , The following livestock prices were quoted yesterday In the local market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon eteers. $30 3.25; good caws. $2.2520; common cows, $1.C481.75;- calves. 125 to 150 pounds. $5; 290 to 250 pounds. $3.59fM. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valler- $3.203. 50; medium. $3; Iambi, good. $404.25. HOGS nest large rat Bogs. $Cg6.25. EASTERN LTVESTOCK; Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha- and Chicago. . SOUTH OMAHA, Sept. 23. Cattle Receipts. 100; market, nominal. Native steers', $3.73 6; - cows and heifers. $3.754.23; Western steers, $54.55; Texas steers; $2.75(33.55; cows ana neuerc, yi.4u; canners, 51.302.25: stockers and feeders, $2.254f4.35: calvts, $2.5u 5.50; balls, stags, etc., $2.2S3.50. Hogs Receipts. 38C0; market. steadr. Heavy, $5.2003.32; mixed, $3.2523.35; light. .52 .52 .52 .32 .48 .4f .45 .45 .441 .44 STOCK BROKERS' Chamber of Commercs $5,35C.45; pigs. $495; bulk of eales, $3.25 5.35. Sheep Receipts. 7000; market, steady. Westerns. $4.5095; wether?. $4.254.50: ewes, $8.2584.23; lambs. $64J6.73. KANSAS CITY, " Sept, 23. Cattle Receipts, 0000; market, slow and easy. Native stefcm, $406; native cows and heifers, $1.755.35; stackers and feeders, $2.304.23; bulls. $23; calves. $2.5006; Western steer?, $304.73;' "Western cows. $1.7503.23. Hogs Receipts. 5009; market, weak to 5c lower. Bulk of sales. $5.35JC,43; heavy, $5.40 05.50; packer?. $3.35.3.50; pigs and lights. $505.40. Sheep Receipts, 3000; market, steady. Mut tons, $108.75; lamtS, $5.506.S5; range weth ers. $4.2505,75; fed ewes. $3.7504.23. CHICAGO; Sept. 23.-Cattle Receipts, 300; market, weak; no sales. Beef steers, common to prime, $3.15 6.25; cows and heifers. $1.4005.00 stockers aad feeders. $3.0004.40; calves. $-1.0007.50. Hogs Receipts today. 0000; Monday. 23, Coo ; market, alow to steady. Mixed and butchers." $5.2005.80; good to choice heavy. $5.4003.80; rough heavy. $505.25; light. $S.205.75; bulk of sales, $5.3605.75; pigs, $4.30S5.40. Sheep Receipts. 2000; market, steady. Sheep $3.00 0 5.50; lambs. $4.007.50. POLK COUNTY HOP CROP. Yield Surprisingly Heavy Throughout Dallas District No Sales Yet. DALLAS. Or.. Sept. 2S.-(SpeclaI.) The hop harvest In the Dallas district came to a close today, except in the large yards of E. C. Kirk patrtck and R. E. Williams, where picking will not be finished before the middle of next week. The yield was surprisingly heavy throughout the district, the increase over Mat year's erop ranging from 20 to 60 per cent, according to locality. If , the Willamette River yards cthow a corresponding Increase, the crop of Polk County -A til reach a total of 23.-' COO bales, as against lS.OtH) bales last year. The crop Is of excellent quality. Nearly all the hops are yet In the cooling bios, a majority of the growers having pre ferred to wait until theclose of the doing searon before beginning to bale. This method of handling the crop will insure a uniform grade. No sales have been reported in this district. EAST IS WELL SUPPLIED BUYERS RELUCTANT. TO SPECU LATE IN CURED FRUITS NOW". Prunea'.Arc in Firm Position and All Available Stock Will Be Wanted. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 23. (Special.) A few handlers report more business In California cured fruits, but generally the market is- quiet, as Eastern buyers are well supplied with goods bought early and are reluctant to speculate at present high prices. Peaches and apples are receiving more attention than anything else. Apricots are well out of first hands. The crop was less than expected. Owing to' the shortage East, the apple market 5s in good shape. The output of prunes la much smaller than estimated. Prices are firm and with a short apple crop Kant and consequent high prices for dried apples In the Eastern States, all prunes) available wilt be wnnteJ. The raisin combine is now In working shape, and the market is well protected and firm. After a firm opening, local speculative prices for .wheat and barley relaxed and closed with a sharp decline. Cash values for both cereals remained steady, but buyers are less anxious. Receipts of barley Included two full cargoes from Port Costa for Europe. Feedstuffs and hay are firm. Table grapes In small packages are la Ie supply and firmer. Peaches are better cleaned up and well sustained. Choice apples are selling readily at good prices. Citrus fruits are in fair demand, but stocks are ample. Potatoes and onions are dull and weak. Faney butter is In short supply and firm. Cheese is steady. Eggs are firm. Receipts. 19,300 pounds of butter. 16,400 pounds of . cheese and 24.600 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 25050c; garlic. 306e; green peas, 304c; string beans. 104c; tomatoes. 43065c; okra. 40065c; egg plant. 89059e. POULTRY THrkey gobblers, 10022c; roost ers, old, $404.50; roosters, young, $1.5005.30. broiler!, small. $202.50; broiler?. large. $20 2.50; fryers, $8041.50; fryer?, young. $34. EOGS Store, 22026c; fancy ranch. 30c; East ern, 20026c. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 27c; eroamery seconds, 23c; fancy dairy, nominal; dairy sec onds, nominal. WOOL San Joaquin. 11014c; Iambs. 11018c. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $21021.39; middlings, $26028. ''HAY Wheat. $10014.30; wheat and oats, $10 018; barley, $Slt; alfalfa. $9(10; clover. $7010; stock?. $5gu.50; rtraw, per bale, 300, 89c POTATOES Rivera. 40065c; Salinas Bur banks. 75c0$1.16; sweets. $1.254j1.50, CHEESE Young America, ll012e; East ern. 15016c. FRUITS Applm choice, $1.35; common, 25c; banana. $103; Mexican limes, $505.50; Cali fornia, lemons, choice. $4.50; common, $1.50; orange?, navels. $204; pineapples. $2041. HOPS 1804. 1314e; 1805. 12014c. RECEIPTS Flour, 21,062 quarter sacks; wheat. 26,453 centals; barley. 104,067 centals; onto. 4628 centals; bean, 2071 sack?; potatoes. 1390 saekn; bran. 1040 sacks; middlings. 3$0 sacks; bay, 1188 tons; wool, 192 bales; hWes, 1S40. London Wool Sales. LONDON. Sept 23. The offerings at the wool sales today amounted to 8880 bales. Bidding was keen ami German buyers were active bid ders for good greasy merinos. Freneh buyers took low scoured? at extreme prices. Amer ican? bought good lines of fine half-breds. In cluding greasy Cape of Good Hope and Natal at hardening rates. Cross-breds were taken, by home buyers. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 23. Wool, steady: terri tory aad Western medium?. 2Si30c; fine- me dium. 22026c: fine. 18020c. Will Confirm Children. Sunday, October T, the archbishop will confer the sacrament of confirma tion on a class of well-prepared can didates at Sacred Heart Church, 832 Alilwaukie street. The ceremonies will begin at 10 o'clock In the morning--with, the blessing of the newly built school house, already occupied by many pu pils. After the blessing of the school a mission will be conducted by the "Very Reverend Chapaton, C. S. S. R., of St. Louis. It will last throughout two weeks. The principal sermon will bo delivered each evening at 7:30 o'clock..' The archbishop will deliver an ad dress during the high mass. Befbre School Opens. Indianapolis News. I'm sore! 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