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THE SJJNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, 6, 1906.
NO HOPS OFFERED
Local Market, for That Rea
son, Is Stagnant.
TALK OF BULLS AND BEARS
I;nt Flurry as Speculative, and Is
"ot Likely to Have Any perma
nent Kffeet on Prices Crop
Conditions Are Good.
HOPS Xo offerings on local market.
WHEAT Firm but quiet.
FLOUR Good local and coastwise
movement.
FRUIT Receipts of strawberries
largest of aeaaon.
POTATOKS First straight car from
California.
BUTTER Larga shipment from
Coos Ray does not affect market.
EOCJfC Iemand is slower.
MOHAIR Last big lot In state is
sold.
There were no transactions in the hop
market yesterday for the reason that no
hops were offered. There was enough in
quiry on hand to have absorbed some good
sired lobs, but holders were not sellers.
The market presents several curious as-
pects; but the game is strictly a speculative
one now. As usual under such condltons,
- different Interests are at work, and ae much
bull and bear talk Is heard as la usually the
case when the season Is only opening. The
efforts to depress or elevate prices are worthy
1, of a better cause, for only a few hundred
bale are left. In first hands and the big
speculators have not enough on hand to make
them monopolist, it le the holders, of course,
who are bullish In their talk, -while the
would-be buyers point out all kinds of rea
sons why the new prices cannot hold.
While there ts some demand for hops, It
docs not appear very urgent, or elae some
one would be raising the limit. None of the
he4y traders who are professional .hort sell
era are worried over the situation, and the
smaller shorts, if there are any, have been
cowed by the advance. - The inquiry seems
to come mainly from optimistic dealers who
would like to get a hold of a few blocks on
speculation. There la also iald to be some
demand from brewers who have not enough
hops to cary-them through to the new crop,
but their prices are too low to permit of
buying.
The late flurry can hardly have any marked
effect on prices of the coming crop, which
witf be governed rather by conditions in the
hop yards. It is too early yet to make any
safe predictions, but It can be .said that the
prospects on this coast at the present time
are very favorable.
Of trading In futures in Yakima hops the
Yakima Republic says:
Contracts for this year's crops have been
made for nothing less than 10 cents. Stal
hut Bros, have contracted their 1906 and '07
crops of 40.000 pounds to the New York &
Pacific Hop Company at 10 cents, 20.000
pounds lo oe delivered each year. S. Hunt
Ington & Co. contracted 50,000 pounds to
the same company at 10 cents.
The Spring has been a good one for the
growing of hope. The vines In many cases
are oow ready to be started op the poles and
strings. The yards are In. good condition for
the season.
There are a very few bales of the 1006 crop
remaining In the hands of the growers. A
number of deliveries are being made to
Kastern breweries by the buyers of this place.
The North Yamhill Record says of pros
pects In that section:
Farmers report a phenomenal growth of
hop vines for this season of the year. It
Is seldom we find vines 15 feet long In yards
the first of May such as they are this season.
We have not heard so much complaint of mias
lng hills as there was last year.
' STRAWBERRY RECEIPTS HEAVY.
Heven Hundred Crates Arrive From Cali
fornia, but Sell Rradlly.
Strawberry receipts yesterday were the
largest of the season, amounting to TOO crates
from California and about 50 crates from
Southern Oregon. The California berries were
In fair condition and as they arrived early,
the entire quantity was cleaned up. Prices
ranged from 91-26 to 91.00 a crate. The
Oregon berries were In strong demand and
the price held steady at 20 cents.
There was Tfc moderate supply of vegetables
which were In good demand at former prices.
The first straight car of new California po
tatoes to arrive this seascfe reached the street
In the forenoon from Oakland. They were
quoted at 4T4 H cents a pound. The mar
ket for old potatoes was lifeless. A wire
from Los Angelea quoted a weaker Veellng
there, owing to heavy receipt of new pota
toes. The San Francisco market was also
depressed.
One car of cabbage arrived from the Bouth
yesterday. Four cars of bananas arc due
Monday.
BUTTER FROM COOS BAY.
Large Quantltr Arrives on the Steamer
Alliance,
The steamer Alliance brought up a large
supply of Coos Bay butter and cheese. The
bulk of the butter went to one Front-street
bouse and the remainder was divided among
the city creameries) and the large retailers.
The shipment had no effect yesterday on the
local market.
In addition to the Coos Bay cheese, a quan
tity arrived from Tillamook, which brought
the local supply up to a good point.
The egg trade was slower than It has been
for some time, but prices mere maintained.
Receipts of poultry were extremely light.
WHEAT FIRM BLT Q17IKT.
fcmaU Quantities Going to California by
Kali.
The wheat market Is extremely quiet, as
practically no wheat ts being offered by farm
ers, and dealers show no disposition to buy.
Kx porters still have considerable wheat ly
ing around, and California shippers are tak
ing but little now. There Is some grain go
ing to California by rail, but none by steam
er. In spite of the Inactivity, the market
holds Arm and 71 72 cents Is quoted on club.
There Is no Improvement in the export flour
trade yet, but local business is good, and
there Is a fair ooastwise movement.
lAst Bis; Lot of Mohair Sold.
The last large lot of mohair In the state
was bought on Friday by Herman Metzger.
It comprised 20.000 pounds, and. was held at
Monroe and Junction City by WUhelm as
Sons. The hair Is now being moved to this
city. A considerable quantity of mohair In
small Jots is still being held by country mer
chants, and there ts av little left - la the
hands of growers. The market is steady
and unchanged.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc.
FIOUR Patents, 93.75gj4.30 per barrel;
Straights, 93.4ttfl3 75; clears, o.35fc3.50; Val
ley 93.4Oea.e04 Dakota hard wheat, patents.
$5.006; clears, 95; ffrmtiam, 93.253.70;
whole wheat, .75'4; rye flour, local, $5; East
ern, $&-5.25; commeal, per bale. 2. 29.
WHEAT Club, 7l!&'72o; bluestem, 72&73c;
red, 6t3T0c; Vallev, 70c.
OATS No. 1 white ieed, $27.50 28; gray.
927 per ton.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, 917; country, 918
ton; middlinjEa, i.5.iH2ti. shorts, city, $1U;
country, $at per ton; chop U. S. Mills, 917.50;
jineed dairy food, $18; Acalfa meal. fid Pr
ton.
BARLEY Feed. 23.5024 per ton; brew
ing. $!4j24.50; rolled, $24.6U26.60.
CEHEAL FOODS Rolied oats, cream. 90
pound sacks, 97; lower grades, $5.506.75;
oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, 93 per bar
rel; lb-pound sacko, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal
(ground), oo-pound sacks 97.50 per barrel; Im
pound sacks, 94 per bale; spilt peas, 95 Per
100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes, 91.40; pearl
barley, 94.25 per lw pound; 25-pound boxes.
91.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks,
92.50 per bale.
HAY Valley timothy. 912313 per ton;
clover, 97.504f8; cheat, 9)&7; grain hay,
97 & 8; alfaira, 912.
Vegetables. Fmlts. Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, 923 per box;
cherries, 91.50 per box; strawberries. Califor
nia, 91.251.50 per orate; Oregon, 20c per
pound.
TROPICAL FRUfTS Lemons. 945 per
box; oranges, navels, 93 & 3.50 per box; tan
gerines, 91.85 per half box; grapefruit, 2.&otf
8.25; pineapples, 94-L50 per dozen; bananas,
6c per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 73c
per dozen: asparagus, 76ci5$1.25 per box;
bea n ff . 1 2 ft 5c : cab baff e, 92. 85 3 per 1 OO ;
cauliflower, 92.25 per crate ; celery, 95 per
create; chlckory. 25c; cucumbers, 50c per
dozen ; head lettuce, 25c per dozen ; hothouse,
f lfi 1.25; onions. lOjTloc per dozen; peas,
4(aOo; peppers, a5&40c; radishes, 20c a dozen;
rhubarb, S4c pound; spinach, 90c per box;
tomatoes, 922.50 per crate; Florida, 955.75;
parsley, 25c: squash. 92 per crate.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 11.25 per
sack; carrots, 65&75c per sack; beets, &5c
91 per sack; garlic, 10l2c per pound.
ONIONS Sc per pound.
, POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded
Rurbanks. 6or27uc per hundred; ordinary, nom
inal; new California, 44c per pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apple, 1112c per pound;
apricots, 12g 12c; peaches, 10it;126c; pears,
none; Italian prunes, 5tic; California
figs, white, in sacks 56Hc per pound; black,
445c; bricks, 12-14-ounce- packages, 75&ooc
per box; Smyrna, 20e per pound; dates, Per
sian, 6V(f6Hc per pound.
RAISINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages, 8
8 H-"; ltt-ounce, BlOc; loose muscatels, 2
crown. 6ttfj7c: 3-crown, eTc; 4-crown,
7f r?ci unbleached, seedless Sultanas, 67c;
Thompson's fancy bleached. J05 He; London
layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds,
92; 2-crowa, 91.75.
' Batter, Eggs, poultry, F.tc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery,
20c per pound. State creameries: Fancy
creamery, 17 20c; store butter, 13 0
14c. . . .....
KGOR-i-Oregon ranch. l&918c per dozen.
CHEBSE Oregon full cream, twins, 14
15c; Young America, 15Q'16c.
POULTRY Average old hens, 1415c;
mixed chickens, 13(314c; broilers. 20221c;
young roosters, 1 2 13c ; old roosters, 11
V2c; dressed chickens, lftl6c; turkeys,
live, 17(3; 18c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20gp
23c; geeee, live, pound, 10llc; geese, dressed,
per pound, lOfptlc; ducks, 1718c; pigeons,
912; squabs, 923.
Dressed, Meats.
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 87c;
125 to 150 pounds. 6c; 150 to 200
pounds, 58c; 200 pounds and up, 8
4c.
BBF1F Dressed bull. 3C per pound; cows,
1?Ga; country steers, C&Oc.
MUTTON Dressed fancy, 8$8c per
pouna ; ordinary, oiacc; lamos, witn pen on,
(X&'lOc.
PORK Dressed. 100 to 160 pounds. 88c:
150 to 200 pounds, 7Sc; 200 pounds and
up, 7W7c.
Hops, Wool, Hides, F.tc.
HOPS Oregon. 1905, 12124 cents.
WOOL Eastern - Oregon average beet, 16
21c; Valley, coarse, 22&23c; fine, 2 4 250 per
pouna.
MOHAIR Choice. 2830c
HIDES Dry; No. 1, it pounds and up, per
pound. 1820c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 - to 15
pounds, IS (210 per pound; dry salted, bull
and stags, one-third less than dry flint;
culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur
rain, hair-slipped, weatherbeaten or grubby,
2c to 3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers,
sound. 60 pounds and over, ner nound. 10(3
11c; steers, sound. 50 to 60 pounds, 10llo
per pouna; steers, souna. unaer iju pounds,
and cows, 9 10c per pound: stairs and bulls.
sound, 7c per pound : kip. sound. 15 to 30
pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14
pounds, lie per pound: calf, sound, under 10
pounds, iin?i2c per pouna; green unsalted,
lc per pound less; culls, 1c per pound less.
Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers
stock. each, 25 30c: short wool. No. 1
butcher' stock, each, - f060a; medium
wool. No. J butchers' stock, each, $1.232;
murrain pelts,- from 10--to 20 per cent less,
or 13Mtic per pound. Horse hides: Salted,
each, according - to siae. 91.502.50; dry,
each, according to size, 91 1.50: colts'
hides, each, 23 50c. Goatskins: Common,
tach. 15 ffE 25c; Angora, with , wool on, each,
a0c$1.50. :
r UKo wo. 1 skins:' Bearskrns, as to siKe,
prime, each. 25 30c; cat,' wild, with head
perfect. 30 50c; house cat, 520c; fox.
common gray. large Drime. each, 60 70c:
red. each, $35; cross, each,' 93 15; silver
and black, each, 9100 300; fishers, each,
958: lynx, each, 94.506; mink, strictly
No. 1. each, according to size. 91 3; mar
ten, dark Northern, according to size and
sotor, eac,h, $1015; pale, pine, according to
lze and color, each, 92.50 4 ; muskrat,
large, each. 12 15c; skunk, each. 40 60c:
civet or pole cat, each, 515c: ofter, for
large, prime skin, each, 9G10: Danther.
with head and claws perfect, each, 92 5;
raccoon, for prime large, each, 50 75c ;
mountain wolf, with head perfect, each.
9t-o05; prairie (coyote), "G0c91 : wolver
ine, each. 9o; beaver, per skin, large,
$3fl; medium. $37; email, 91 1.50; kits,
60ff7 3 c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and cure. 220
25c per pound. " .,
' TALLOW Prlm-per pound, 44c: No.
2 and grease, 23cT .
CAotAKA saohada (chlttam barkl-
New. 22c; old, 23o per pound.
Groceries. Note, Etc.
COFFEE Mocha. 262Sc: Java, ordinary.
1822c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good,
10 18c: ordinary. 10 22c per pound; Co
lumbia roast, cases, 100s. 914.73; 00s. 914.75;
arDucKie, sio.ay; j.ion, siti.at.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. 5c: South
ern Japan, 5.35c; head, 7c.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-nounfl tails.
$175 per dozen; 2-pound talis, 92.40; 1-pound
flats, 91-10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 90c:
red. 1 -pound talis, 91-25; sockeye. 1-pound
SUGAR PSaclc basis. 100 nounds: Cube.
96. lfi j powdered. 95.90; dry- granulated.
.t.yu; extra c t.;j&; golden c. 95.20; fruit
sugar. 93 80. Advances over sack basis as
follows; Harrplp. 10c: 'f-barrels. 2."n: boxes.
50c per 1(H) pounds. Terms: On remittances
within l.i days deduct e per pound; If later
than 15 days and within ."0 days, deduct fc;
sugar, granulated. $5.60 per 100 pounds;
maple sugar. ISfflSc per pound.
SALT California. Ill Dr ton. gl.flO ner
bale; Liverpool, 50s, $17; IOOp. 916.50; 200s,
9t: 'i-pounds.) 100s, $7; 50s. 97.50.
TUTS walnuts. i5io- Pr round bv sack:
M c extra for less than sack - Brazil nuts.
16c; filberts. 16c; pecans, Jumbos, 10c; extra
large. J7c; aimonUv. 14 Hi 15c ; chestnuts.,
Italian. 12Hffi1Gc: Ohlto. 20c: ceanuts. raw.
7 4c per pound :. roasted, 9c; pinenuts, 10
12c: hickory nuts, 7(sSc; cocoanuts. 85
80c per dosen.
BEANS Small white. 4c; large white,
3'jc; pink, 3c; bayou. 5c; Lima, 6c; Mexican
red. Sc.
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases. 91c per gallon.
COAL Cases. 19c ner vallon: tajikm 12Uo
per gallon.
GASOLINE Stove, esses. 2S4c; 72 test,
27c; 86 teBt. 33c: Iron tanks, 10c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7r: KM-nnnnil
Jots, 8c: less than 500-pound lots, 8c. (In
o-pouna tin paws, lc aoove Keg price; l to
5-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds, per case, 2&a
per pound above keg price.)
LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 48c; in cases,
53c ; boiled, in barrels, 50c ; in cases, 55c ;
2 3 -gallon lots, lo less.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast. 20o per bound:
standard breakfast. lSc; choice, 17c; Eng
lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 16Hc; peach.
ID'-lC.
hams io to 1 pounds, mie per pound:
14 to 16 pounds. 14Uo: IS to 20 nounds. 14klc:
California (picnic). 10c: cottage. lOUr-:
shoulders, lOc ; boiled, 22c ; boiled picnic,
boneless, 15e.
PICK LED GOODS Pork, barrela 9 18;
-barrels, 99.50; beef, barrels. 912: H -bar
rels. 96.30.
bAL ft-AGE Ham. 13c per pound: mlnsed
ham, 10c; Summer, choice drv. 17c; bo
logna, long. 7c; weinerwurst. 10c: liver. 6c;
pork. 9 10c: headcheese. 6c: blood. 6c:
bologna, sausage, link, 6c
DRY salt CURED Regular short clears.
drv salt, llHc: smoked. 134c; clear backs.
uij sail, uhc; iraoKra, i.c; ciear Denies,
14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt, 12c:
smoked. 13 "c: Oresron exnorts. 20 tn 9H
pounds average, dry salt. 12c; smoked. 13c;
Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none.
liAnu Lear. Heme rendered: Tierces.
I2-c: tubs. 12Hc; 50a 12Hc: 20s, 12c;.
10s, 13c; 5s. 13c. Standard pure: Tierces,
llc: tubs. HHc; 60s. llc; 20s, HHc;
10s. 12c; 5s. 12He. Compound: Tierces,
fic: tubs, 7c: 50s, 7c; lo 8'ic; 5a sVc
Imports and Exports.
NEW YORK. May 5. Total imports of
merchandise and dry goods at the port of
New York for the week ending today were
valued at 914.312,478.
Total imports of specie for the week were
946.1X8 silver and 97,300,673 gold. Total ex
ports of ppecle for the week wera 9864,591
live a4 90,000
ALMOST II PANIC
Strenuous Week for the Wall
Street Operators.
REASONS FOR THE SLUMP
Enormous Liquidation Was Effected,
Which leaves the Market in
Much Better Shape Than
' It Was Before.
iNEW YORK, May 5. (Special.) The early
part of the present week witnessed the most
severe decline In security prices that Wall
street baa gone through In the last three
years. Liquidation of the most urgent sort,
coming on top of a prolonged and violent fall,
seemed to proceed from a condition of spec
ulative sentiment bordering closely on panic.
In other words, there is very little connec
tion between what has happened in the last
few weeks on the stock exchange and the
general tone situation outside. The definition
of a panic is a state of unreasoning fear
which, when it occurs In the stock market,
means that securities are thrown over re
gardless of merit and intrlnslo value, simply
to bring what they can.
The decline In the first half of the week
was an exhibition of unreason in r selling of
this sort. Absolutely nothing developed that
m paired or even threatened to Impair the
earning power behind. Values deserve to be
rated no less higher than they were In Jan
uary, when the prices were from 15 to 60
points above the recent low levels. The change
that has occurred since then is simply one of
those violent swings from extreme optimism
to extreme despair, which characterize all
speculative movements.
No one event IS responsible for this reversal
of speculative sentiment. It is the culmin
ating result of various adverse happenings
that undermined speculative confidence. Some
critics have laid emphasis on the uncomfort
able banking statements that have prevailed
for the last half year. Others have given
prominence to the San Francisco disaster and
the enormous losses, direct and indirect, that
It entailed.. Others still have thought anti-
corporation agitation and the encouragement
that it has received from the Washington
administration did more than anything else to
dishearten capital. .
Undoubtedly imaginings - of what would
happen In such a state of things were what
chiefly brought about the furious selling
movement that ran unchecked through last
week and the greater part of this week.
Timely Help to Recovery.
The unexpectedly favorable -news from the
anthracite coal section was a timely help
to recovery on the stock exchange. After the
prolonged decline in prices, it was doubted
whether the formaTannouncement of a strike
would have made much of an impression had
It come. But a resumption of coal mining
and the avoidance of loseea which though
temporarVwould have been severely felt, can
not fail to be hailed as good news which
the market bad very far from anticipated.
There remains finally to be taken into ac
count the great improvement that has. oc
curred in the technical position of the mar
ket itself from the tremendous shaking out of
speculative holders during the last few weeks.
All trustworthy Information agreed that the
low prices reached this week attracted buying
of the substantial investment sort that had
not shown itself for a year or more. The pur
chases were made by foreign investors and
the stocks were taken up and sent abroad.
Institutions and individual capitalists 'who
seldom buy except in times of panic, entered
the market in force during the demoralized
liquidation of Tuesday and Wednesday. To
what extent stocks were thus passed from
speculative to nonapeculatlve hands may be
only, guessed at, but In all reasonable prob
ability the investment absorption was almost
coextensive with - the liquidating sales. .
The outlook therefore in all respects Is
decidedly cheerful as the week comes to an
end. It would be expecting too much to as
sume that the market will immediately re
cover all Its recent losses. There has been
too great a shock and there is too much
uncertainty remaining for a new speculation
for the result to gain the necessary sup
port. It should suffice for the present If
the market has seen the end of its troubles
and can look ahead to a state of betterment
with a gradual drift toward higher levels.
Cause of Liquidation.
The larger part of the liquidation this
week was attributed to over-extended indi
vidual speculators and to the pools and or
ganizations which had undertaken to hold
the market for special stocks and groups by
accepting offerings at the market or even
attempting to bid up prices in the face of
the large selling, thus -becoming overloaded
beyond their capacity to carry. .
The long Immunity of these important
elements In the speculative situation from
the ordinary exigencies of the money market
during the stringency of December and
March seems to have been due to tne ample
resources with which they provided them
selves In time loans running beyond -the
period of normal strain in the money sup
plies. It is supposed that many of the .time
loans so secured have been maturing recently
and tho borrowers were left in a vulnerable
position by the unwillingness of operators to
renew. . Another factor was the unstable
conditions manifest in the stock market In
securities which figured In the collateral for
loans. The requirements of the May 1 set
tlements complicated the situation and the
speculative pools had no other resource but
to liquidate their stock holdings.
On Wednesday the sales of stocks rose to
nearly 2.500,000 shares and the crash of
prices was so violent as to create alarm.
As is not unusual, however, in a speculative
crisis, the paroxysm proved the culmination
for the time being and the subsequent trad
ing showed the relief afforded by the opera
tion. Effect of San Francisco Fire.
While some complicating factors have, en
tered Into the week's speculative operations,
the dominating influence has been the -money
situation. The Immediate aggravating cause
Is recognized to be the San Francisco losses.
But the small effect produced by the prompt
and heavy flow of gold to New York points to
pre-existing causes for the present strain on
capital resources. The first pressure resulting
came naturally upon the securities market,
and so far as speculative inflation in stocks
is at fault, a long step has been taken toward
correcting it.
It is the general conviction In the financial
district, however, that the huge credit ex
pansion in other dealings lies back of the
movement of replenishing of banking reserves
In preparation for the continuing requirements
which are seen ahead for the carrying on of
enterprises also embarked upon and dependent
for success upon a supply of funds to com
plete them. Great creations of new caoltal,
either Issued or in contemplation, afford the
clearest Index of these requirements. But the
great expansion of bank loans the country
over points conclusively to the existence -of
similar conditions in the United States aa a
whole.
x Inflow of Gold.
The strong inflow of gold and the freedom
from obstacles to the movement in forelra
money markets are welcomed for the resources
supplied for San Francisco s immediate press
ing needs. Remittances by foreign Insurance
companies against fire losaea are believed to
play a part In the gold movement. Reports
point also to some important absorption of
American securities for foreign account. But
very large borrowings of foreign fundi have
also been made which will figure in the ac
count for future settlement.
The huge accumulation of cash which has
been made at San Francisco Is accepted as a
necessary preparation for the resumption of
banking there, which would naturally be fol
lowed by a rush of claims from depositors.
TYtth a demonstration of ability to meet these
claims, it Is expected that there will be an
early relaxation of the demand, owing to the
taok of other resources for funds than depos
its In the banks. A return flow of currency
from San Francisco is looked for to follow.
Some stress was laid in the latter part of
tha weak upon th report of the Commissioner
of Corporations upon the Standard Oil in
quiry, which was discussed in Wall street
for several days before its transmission to
Congress. The recovery of the latter part of
the week waa somewhat hampered by these
Influences.
Bonds moved in sympathy with stocks, but
within a much narrower price range. United
States 3d declined. per cent on call on
the week.
Feverish Market Saturday.
Prices fluctuated feverishly In the active
trading of the short session of the market
today. Final prices, however, showed In
significant net changes as a rule, except In
the group of coalers and some of the minor
specialties. The anthracite carriers had the
natural advantage of the news that. a set
tlement of the labor dispute with the min
ers 1st In sight and that a strike would be
averted. Deal ings in Reading were on an
enormous saale and with considerable sym
pathetic effect on tho general market. This
Influence was not sufficient, however, to
hold the general list in the face of some
of the other factors which came into play.
The early weakness In St. Paul and New
York Central was traceable to the- develop
ments in the struggle for railroad, rata regu
lation. The movement fn St. Paul was re
garded as symptomatic of the state of mind
of the financial groups most directly con
cerned in the President's arraignment of the
Standard OH Company. ' The selling of New
York Central was connected with the finding
of an indictment for rebating. The un
settling effect of these declines was gener
ally overcome when Reading began to shoot
upward.
An irregular tone started after the appear
ance of the bank statement. - Operators of
stocks have a keen appreciation of the enorm
ous extent to which credits In the stock mar
ket have been "scaled down durlnsr the -week:
That flhe average of the loans -of the banks
should have been increased . for the ' week
92,900,400 made a. striking exhibit, of the
heavy requirements which make the !wlth
drawal of credits from the stock market
necessary to afford means for meeting them.
A decline In the cash holdings of- 94.820,200
was in contrast with preliminary 'estimates of
a gain of from ,95,000.000 to over 910,1000,000.
Withdrawals of cash by the trust companies
to build, up their reserves in compliance with
the new state law Were given the responet-H
bilHy for part of the discrepancy. There was
a . similar discrepancy In last week's ; bank
statement which would bring the averages
over into -this week, the loss in cash last week
being less than 91.000.000, when the known
movements of money had indicated a loss of
nearly 97,000.000. Furthermore, some of the
large gold engagements of the latter part of
the week, owing to delayed accounting In "the
, sub-Treasury operations, have not figured in
thlB week's bank statement.
The effect of the statement on the market
nevertheless, was unfavorable, and the clos
ing was irregular in spite of the renewed ad
vance at the last in the coalers. Total sales
of bonds, par value. 91.255,000.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
- Sales. High. Low. bia.
Ariama FmrMn ..1' ..... 225
Amalgam. Copper.. 75.5O0 102Ti 101 102 i
Amer. Car & Foun. 8,500 38 JS'fr
do preferred loo
Amer. Cotton Oil.. 600 31
do preferred
American Express - - .......
Am. Hd. & LL pf. :
American Ice ..... . 4O0 82
do preferred 7,300 604
Amer. Linseed Oil..
do preferred
Amer. Locomotive.. 3.000 61
wo
210
W4
82
6U
31 H
88
ISO1,
60 14
do preferred 312 Vta
Am. tomeu. c iter. j.o,uv
do preferred l.OOu 117
Am. Sugar Jteflning 4.30O 132
Amer. Tobacco pfd. 400 102 ?4
Anaconda Min. Co. 16.400 242
Atchison 7.6v0 8
do preferred 2-K 100
Atlantic Coast Line 2.4O0 1431
Baltimore & Ohio.. 2.900 1084
do preferred
Brook. Rap. Tran. 26,500 78
Canadian Pacific .. 700 1594
Cent, of N. Jersey. 3o0 215
Central Leather ... l,8oO 41
do preferred 100' 1084
Chesapeake & Ohio 3.500 06 U
Chicago & Alton... 300 25
do preferred
Chi. Gt. Western.. 2.600 19
Chi. & Northwest 600 201
Chi., Mil. & St. .P. 11,700 163
Chi. Term. & Tran.
do preferred
C, C, C. & St. L. 4O0 5
Colo. Fuel ft Iron. 7,000 46
Colo. & Southern.. 1,000 31
116 116
181
11)2 101 li
2.-?7 Z
100?,
142
1079,
'ie
158
HO
142
107
V3
77 "A
158
2141, 215
40 w
lOIIVi
6554
25
'is'."
102
. D6
27 H
4 1
194
201
2O01A
162 IBS'
11
28
95
45
81
95 '4
i 40
31
68
45
137
23
78
201
460
39
86
66
77
67
166
291
127
170
19
83
63
84
28
61
25
62
J4l
151 .
113
204
68
153
168
89
31
67
73
87
,137
46
87
90
m
196
36
-33
91
76
.
225
125
90
41
26
95
64
74
43
20
64
3
118
86 Ti
M
143
30
31
do 1st preferred..
ao xa preierrea..
Consolidated Gaa. . .
Corn Products ....
do preferred.....
Delaw. & Hudson.
Del.. "Lack. & W.
aoo 4514
2.SOO 138-
600 23 V,
4O0 79
8,200 2024
10O 40O
45
137
23
78
197
460
Den. & Rio Grand. l.Ooo
89
68
42
do preferred
Distillers' Seourlt.. 5.200
67
40 tj,
11
67
16814
289
127
170
19
84
63
'25
61
25
5214
1411,4
152
112
20
Erie 14,000
do 1st preferred. .
do 2d preferred.
General Electric . .
Gt. Northern pfd. .
Hocking Valley ...
Illinois Central
International Paper
do preferred
200 77
BOO 68
2.800 167
1,000 202
200 127
800 170
630
20 V,
60O
85
64 H
26
62
25
53
142
International Pump 4,400
. do preterrea
Iowa Central
do preferred
Kansas City South.
do preferred
1,100
600
800
60O
Ixnils. & Kaahvllla 2,000
Manhattan Lb
Metropol. St. Ry. ..
Mexican Central . .
600 112
600 21
Minn. & St. Louis..
M.. St. P. & 8.3.M. 400 158
162
165
88
31
67
73
87
137
46
87
'95"'
193
37
133
91
79
46
ao nreierrea
200 108 .
Mlasourl Pacific
Mo., Kan. & Texas
2.40O
6OO
200
31
67 M
75
37
138
48
87
do preferred
National Lead . . ,
Mex. Nt. R. R. pf.
New York Central.
2,000
700
3,400
6,500
900
N. Y.. ont. & w.
Norfolk & Western.
do preferred
North American ...
Northern Pacific . .
Pacific Mall
1.200
6,100
96H
1901,4
60O
34
Pennsylvania
19.SLO 1341,
people's tiafl
P.. C. C. & St. I
Pressed Steel Car..
4UO 92
800
1.4O0
79
48
do preferred
Pullman Palace Car ...
Reading; 171.100 128
120
ao 1st prererrea ...
do d preferred..-
Republic Steel .... two
26'ii
96
25 Vi
26
95
24?.
do preferred ttoo
Rock Island Co. . . 2.30O
no preferred
Schloss-Sheffleld . . 1,700 "iy,
St. L. & S. P. 2 pf
St. Louis Southw.. 800
22
54
6414
"87"
9914
145
.WX14
20
53'i,
141
.10
31
do preferred ftoo
Southern Pacific .. 10.10O
do preferred .....
Southern Railway..
3,500
200
1,200
80O
WO
do preferred .
Tenn. Coal & Iron.
Texas & Pacific . , .
Tol.. St. I - W ..
31
RO
ao Dref erred
200
0014
60
Union Pacific .... 61,800 145
144 -'145
Art TlTtiirmn
tl. S. Express ..'!'
92
100
V. S. Realty ....
1,200
91
89
60
107
- 39
105
38
"26
44
u
89
L. S. Rubber....
TOO
50
do nref erred - - -:
20O '108
107
TJ. S. Steel
46.600 39
20.900 10lJ
do preferred. .
106
88
108
Virg.-Caro. Chem. .
4W 89
do Dref.rred. . .
Wabash
300
100
20
do preferred . . . . .
Wei La-Fargo Exp...
245
156
91
17i
;?
westtnghouse Eleo.
Western Union . . .
Wheel. A L. Brie..
Wisconsin Central..
200
200
IBS
91
400 25. 25
do preferred. ....
98
Total sales for the day. 731,900 shares.
BONDS. 1
NEW YORK, May 5. Closine Quotations:
TJ. a ref. 2s reg.l03!D. & R. g. 4s. . .100
do coupon. ...103 iN. Y. C. . 8s. 98
U. 8. 3s reg- 103 INor. Pacific 3s.. 76
do coupon 103 jXor. Pacific 4s.. 103
TJ. S. new 4s reT.130 So. Pacific 4s... 91
do coupon. .. .130 Union Pacific 4. 104
TJ. S. old Ss re;.103Wis. Central 4s.. 90
do coupon .... 103 Jap. 6s. 2d ser. . 97
Atchison Adj. 4s 92 iJap. 4s, cer.... 81
Stocks at London. y
LONDON. May 5. Consols for money.
89 7-16; consols for account. 89 11-16.
Anaconda 12 'Norfolk & West. 90
Atchison 92! do preferred... 94
do preferred. . 105 (Ontario ft West. 47
Baltimore A O. .111 'Pennsylvania ... 70
Can. Pacific 164i-Rand Mines 6
Chen, ft Ohio... 67 IReadlng 62 u
C. Gt. Western. 20 I do 1st pref 46
C. M. ft St. P. .168' do 2d pref 48
D Beers 17 So. Railway 87
do preferred.. 89 ISo. Pacific 65
Erie 41 (Union Pacific 149
do 1st pref. .. . 7i do preferred... 98
do 2d pref 68 U. 8. Steel 40
Illinois Central.475 ' do pref erred... 109
Louis, ft Nash. .140 i (Wabash 21
Mo.. Kas. & T.. 32 do preferred... 46
N. Y. Central. . .143 Spanish Fours... 92
Dally Treasury Statasncnt.
WASHINGTON. Mav 5. Today's state
ment of tha. Treasury balances in th. gen
eral fund shows:
Available cash balance '. . . .l1.240.Rr.2
Gold coin and bullion '.i. r.7.R2.'S:;.1
Gold certificates 46.064.395
Money. Exchang.. Etc.
.JvIiW: YORK. Vay S. Money on, call.
nominal; no loans. Time loans, steady; 0O
and 90 days and six months. 5pd per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 56 per cent.
Sterling exchange firm at 94. S4 for de
mand and at 94.80 for CO-dav bills. Posted
rates, 94.82 and 9 854.85. Commer
cial bills, 94.804 4.80.
Bar silver. 66 c.
Mexican dollars, 50 c
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
irregular. j
LONDON'. May 5. Far silver. SO 13-1 6d
per ounce. Money, 3 (3 per cent. The
rat of discount in the open market for short
bills is 35a per cent; the rate of discount In
the open market for three-months bills is
8 63 15-16 per cent.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were:
Clearings.
Portland - 9 650.743
Seattle 1.380,645
T aroma 545, 019
Spokane 818,119
Balances.
9 67.170
421.0.19
76.834
145,479
Clearings of Portland,
for the week were:"
Seattle and Tacoma
Portland.
Monday ( 7S5.8U
Tuesday- 8&O.B72
Wadnesday ttS,4H
Thursday .... 914.4t
Friday 800, 151
Saturday .. .. 650,743
Seattle.
J1.2X7.223
1.3S0.13O
l,f.52.9(ll
1.103,538
1.3S3,l.f7
1.380.045
Tacoma.
60U.540
642.251
52.tl7
5.&49
(171.703
546.669
Total . .5.005,S35 $8,617,334. 3,625.769
Clearings for' the corresponding; week In
former yeara ware: ' , . -
Portland.
Seattle. Tacoma.
$2,078,408 $1,118,121
1901.
1002.
looa.
1904.
18o6.
... $2,084,160
.... 2.598.672
.... 2.597.728
2.599.427
4.334.332
2,5-7, lz
8.698.002
1,742.387
3,454.314
5.503.750
1. 959.820
3,102,709
LOSS INSTEAD OF
HEW YORK BANK STATEMENT IS
DISAPPOINTING.
Surplus) Ke.Terve Shows si Decrease
About Equal to the Increase
That Was Estimated.
NEW. YORK, May 5. Che Financier says
this week:
Last week's official statement of the New
York Associated Banks showed a decrease In
the surplus reserve aboot equal to the In
crease which had Tieen estimated on tha basis
of the known movements of money: there
fore the exhibit was somewhat disappointing.
The week's statement failed to reflect the re
ceipt of about $9,000,000 of gold, of which
$7,250,000 came from abroad, because of tha
fact that the foreign Importations were rep
resented through the return to th. banks of
the public deposits that had been loaned to
the gold-Importing institutions to facilitate
their operations. The loss of cash, therefore,
was chiefly caused by th withdrawals of thewe
banks which are remitting funds to Ban Fran
cisco. These remittances amounted to $12,
000,000. The loan expansion was surprising when tho
fact is considered that the liquidation of spec
ulative accounts on the stock exchange was
heavy during the week; inasmuch, however,
as public deposits Increased nearly $9,000,000.
Possibly loans were-effected against sucb de
posits, thus -more than offsetting the above
noted liquidation. -The cash loss during the
week, as shown by the statement,, was $4,820,
800. Deposits decreased $1,409,700, which
amount was $510,200 below the sum of the
loss of cash, less the expansion of loans; there
fore the statement made only a fairly good
proof. The , required reserve against general
deposits was reduced $352,425, deducting which
from 'the loss of cash left $4,467,875 as the
decrease In surplus reserve to $5,899,525. Com
puted upon the basis of deposits, less those
of $35,971,700 public funds, the surplus In
banks Is (14,892,450.
The statement of Clearing-House banks for
this week follows:
Decrease.
Loans
$1,042,110,900 $2.90i.4O0
Deposits
Circulation
Legal tenders
Specie
Reserve
Reserve required . .
1,027.273.5)10
1,409.700
60.844.2OO
79,571.300
183.146.600
262.717.900
256.818.375
5,899.525
14,892,450
294, 200
1.232.8O0
8.587.700
4,820,300
32,425
4.4(17.875
2,713,278
Surplus
Ex-U. S. deposits..
Increase.
Heavy Shipments of Gold Prom Europe.
LONDON. May 6. The United States
bought $1,005,000 of American eagles from
the Bank of England today.
The Cunard Line steamer Umbria, which
sailed from Liverpool for New York today,
took $3,750,000 In gold, making nearly $20.-
000.000 shipped to the United State, by the
Cunard Line during the last three, weeks,
besides the amount shipped by other lines.
The American steamer St.- Paul, which
sailed from Southampton for New York to
day, took $1,835,000 In gold, most of which
Is destined for the 'agents of British Insur
ance companies to meet their San Francisco
claims.
HAVRE. May B. The steamer La Tou-
ralne. which sailed for New York today, took
$0,000,000 In gold.
s
TRADE DEMORALIZED BY ARRI
VALS" OP RELIEF TRAINS. '
Supplies Are Beeomlsg larsrer, as Outlying-
Districts Have Ceased.
Shipping; to I.o. Angeles.
SAN .FRANCISCO, Mav 5. (Special.)
An uncertain condition continues in the lo
cal produce markets. The usual channels
of distribution are so disturbed that the
flow of trade is irregular. Stocks ar. grow
ing larger, the outlying districts which have
been shipping to Los Angeles beginning to
return to th. local market.
Potatoes, vegetables and fruit were In
plentiful supply today at steady prices. But
ter and eggs moved slowly, the commission
men on Lombard-street 'wharf carrying
arg. stocks over-from . day to day. -The
arrival of relief .trains, keeps th. market In
a disorganized state. ,
Quotations in many instances ar. arbi
trary, each branch of trade having formed
a sort of trust to hold prices down. Se
lected eggs were quoted at 15 cents.
fancy creamery butter 17c, cheese llc.
The grain trane has not yet assumed nor
mal form. The question of heavy contracts
is before th. board for decision. Beans of
all descriptions have advanced rapidly.
Mining Stocks.
NEW YORK, May 5 Closing quotations:
Adams Con....$ .20 Little Chief $ .06
Alice 3 00 Ontario j 2.00
Bresce 30 Ophlr 4.50
Brunswick C. .53 Phoenix i2
Comstock Tun. .13 Potosl 14
Con. Cal. A V. 1.00 Savage .80
Horn Silver. . . 1.90 Sierra Nevada. .24
Iron Silvr.... 5.00 Small Hopes... .25
Leadvllla Con. .04 Standard 2.00
BOSTON. . May 5. Closing quotations:
Adventure ..$ 5.25 IMont. C. ft C.t 3.25
Allouez 36.50 IMohawk 57-. 7.1
Amalgamatd 102 50 N Butte 84.25
Am. Zinc... 9 75 lOld Dominion 37.75
Atlantic .... lH.ou rt;sceoia loz.oo
Bingham ... 32.75 iPhannon 7.87
Cal. & Hecla 900O0 (Parrot 32.75
Centennial .. 23.00 iQolncy 95.0O
Cop. Rang.. 74.00 ITamarack . . 87.00
Daly west., low i nmiy .ai
Franklin ... 15.00 ;TT. 8. Mining 67.37
Grsnbv 12.75 U. 8. Oil 11 00
Green Con... 28.87'TJtah 59.87
Isle Rovale. . (Victoria .ik
Mass. Mining 7.25 .Winona 6.00
Michigan ... 11.87 'Wolverln. ... 134.00
Hew York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, May 5. Cotton futures
closed steadj. May. 11.24c; June. 11.10c;
July. 11.09c; August, lo.szc; September,
10.62c: October, 10.54c: November. 10.53c:
December, 10.55c: January, 10.60c; February,
10.62c; March. 10.60c.
Wool at St. Louis. v
ST. LOUIS, May Wool--Steady. Terri
tory and Western mediums. 22ff29c; fin.
JjnUum. 21825c; fine. 18g2Jc
Downing, Hopkins & Co.
Established 181
WHEAT AND
Room 4, Ground Floor
FROST KILLS WHEAT
Crop News Strengthens Chi
cago Market.
CLOSES AT HALF-CENT GAIN
Outslde of Weather Conditions There
AVas Nothing to Influence the
Traders Either to Buy
or to Sell.
CHICAGO, May S. Although the -olume of
trading was small, the wheat market was
strong from the opening until the close. There
was an excellent demand from shorts during
the greater part of the day, but offerings were
scarce. Soon after the opening, prices stif
fened jn reports Of killing frosts in the Can
adian Northwest and later these reports were
reinforced by an official forecast of light frost
over th. Winter wheat sections of this coun
try. This caused anxiety among shorts, who
bid persistently for wheat from start to fin
ish. Outside of weather conditions, there was
little news to Influence traders either to buy
or sell. The market closed firm with prices
near the highest point of the day. July opened
a shade lower to a shade higher at 78
78c. advanced to 7o and closed &c
higher at 79c.
The corn market was firm because of small
local receipts and the strength of wheat.
Cash houses and shorts were the principal
bidders. The market closed Arm and close
to the highest point of the day. July opened
a shade to c higher, at 45c to 4545c,
sold up to 46c and closed c up. -
Oats were quiet and steady. Shorts and
cash interests bought moderately of the July
delivery, while commieslon houses purchased
September. July opened a shade higher, at
803Oc. sold up to 31c. and closed o
up, at 30c.
The provisions market was somewhat ir
regular, lard and ribs being steady, while
pork was weak. A 5c decline In tho price of
live hogs induced some profit-taking. Local
packers were fair buyers of lard and ribs.
At the close July pork was off -15c, at $15.10.
Lard and ribs were each unohanged at $8.37
and $8.60. respectively.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May
..$ .80 $ .81
784 -79
.. .77 .78
CORN.
$ .794 $ .81
July
September
.78
.79
.77
.46
.45
.46
1
May 46
47
.47
.45 T4
.46
July ,
September
.45 .46
.46 . .46
OATS, v
May 32 .32
.32
.30
.28
July 30T4 -31
September ... .28 .29
.30
.20
MESS PORK.
May
July
14.97
15.25
15.00
15.25
15.15
14.90
16.05
15.00
14.02
15.10
15.02
September
LARD.
May
July ......
September
8.30
8.37
8.50
8.37
8.50
8.40
8.55
8.37
8.50
SHORT RIBS.
Mas
July 8.35
8.50
8.55
8.50 8.52 8.47
H.55 8.55 8.52
September
Cash Quotations war. as follows:
Flour Steady: Winter patents, $S.503.90;
straights, $3.303.60; Spring patents, $3.55
3.80; straights, $3.40(83.60; bakers, $2.302.90.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 80S 83c; in o. a, o
82c; No. 2 red, 8791c.
Corn No. 2, 47c; no. 2 yenow, B-ftic.
Oats No. 2. 32c; No. 2 white, 8333o;
No. a white, 8233c.
Rye No. 2, 58c.
Barley Good feeding,
4041o; fair to
No. 1 Northwest-
choice malting. 45g50c.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.07
ern. S1.18. -
Timothy seed Prime. $3. SO.
Mess pork Per barrel, $14.9014.5.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $8.32.
Short ribs sides Loose, $8.308.40.
Short clear sides Boxed, $8.8088.90. .
Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29.
Clover Contract grade. $11.25.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 20,600 18,600
Wheat, bushels 11,000 25.21IO
Corn, bushels 212.600 1!2, .H
Oats, bushels 3o3,0uo 162.20
Rye, DuBnels o.uw J'ivv
Barley, bushels 33,060 ia,uo
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. May 5. Flour Receipts, 21,.
500 barrels; exports. 9100 barrels. Dull but
firmly held. Minnesota patents, $4.204.50;
Minnesota bakers, $3.40.76; Winter pat-
enta. $3.9064.20: Winter stralshts. S3.i5
3.90: Winter low grades, 12.7583. SO.
Wheat Receipts. 9000 bushels; exports, 8000
hnnhels: stiot. firm: No. 2 red. 90c, nominal
elevator; No. 2 red, 93c. -nominal f. o. b.
afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. 90c f. o.
b. afloat; No 1 Northern Manitoba, 90c f.
o. b. afloat. Throughout the forenoon wheat
was generally firm and higher on reports of
cold weather In the Northwest, covering by
May shorts and light Australian receipts. The
close was net c higher;-May. 8889c.
closed 89c; July. 85"i5 5-16c, closed
85c: September. 83?83c. closed 83c.
Hops steady: state, common to choice. 1905
10S15c: 1904. 9610c; old, nominal: Pacific
Coast. 1905, 1017c; 1904. 9Uc; olds, 4'63c.
Hides Steady.
Wool Steady; domestic fleece, 35S3oc.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 6. Wheat May.
T6c: July. 7878c; September. 77
77o; Vo. 1 hard. 80 e; No. 1 Northern.
79c; No. 2 Northern, 77c; No. 3 North
ern. 758760.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
Th. following livestock prices were quoted
In the local market:
CATTLE Good steers. $4.654.85; second
class, $44.25; cows, goo $3.503.75; fair
to, medium, $2.503: calves, good. $4.5TKi5.
SHKF.P Good sheared sheep, $4.75C(r5;
lambs. $5.SO6.
HOGS Good, 77.25; light and feeders,
$8.6096.76.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK:.
Prices Current at Kansas City. Chicago and
Omaha.
CHICAGO. May 6. Cattle Receipts. 800;
steady, beeves. $44.10; stockers and feeders,
$2.90434.90: heifers, $1.70S.10; calves. $4
6.75.
Hogs Receipts today. 12,000: Monday, 38.
000, estimated; weak to 6c lower; mixed and
butchers, $63.42: good to choice heavy,
$8.30S6.45; rough heavy, $6S.15; light. $6.10
66.30; pigs. 5.e0S36.16; bulk of sales. $6,359
6.40.
Sheep Receipts; 3000: strong: sheep. $3.85
6.S0; yearlings, $5.3uS; lambs, $5.257.50.
SOUTH OMAHA. May 6. Cattle Receipts.
100; market unchanged.
Hogb- Receipts. 6000; market, 6 cenfs low
er; havy, 4.1.Va22; mixed, $0.1536.17:
light. $6.10e.2o: Pigs, t.VSe.- bulk of sales,
$6.1566.17.
Sheep Receipts, 100; market, steady; year
lings. $6S6-75; wethers. $5.7536.50; ewes,
$586.25: lambs, $6. 907. 40.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Mav 6 Cattle Re
ceipts 50O: market unchanged. Nativ.
st.ers, $5.255 6; nativ. cows and heifers,
STOCK BROKERS
Chamber of Commerce
$2.5063.25: storkers and feeders, $36-5:
Western cows. 2.50Sx 4.25; Western steers.
$3.5065.25: bulls. $.'4.25; calves. $36.
Hogs Receipts 4"00; market 6c lower.
Bulk of sales, $6.15 jo 6.2.".; heavy. $6.25
6.30: packers, $6.15 0 27; pigs and lights,
$5 6.23.
- Sheep Receipts 'SOO: market nominally
steady. Muttons. $4.50fi6.75: lambs. $5,750
7.85: range wethera. $5 6 6.30; fed ewes,
$4.25 66-
'Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. May 6. The market for cof
fee futures closed steady at unchanged prices
to a decline of 5 points. Sales were reported
of 45.250 bags. Including May, 6.40c; June,
6.45c: July. 6.5006.60c: September, 6.70g.75e;
October. 8.40c: December, 7c; March. 7-2ofr 1
7.25c: April, 7.80c; Spot Rio. steady: No. 7
Invoice. 8c; mild, steady; Cordova. 1012c.
Sugar Raw. firm. Fair refining. 2 15-16c:
centrifugal. 96 test, 2 13-16c: molasses sugar.
2 11-16r. Refined, steady: No. . $4.10; No.
7. $4.05; No. 8. $4; No. , $3.96; No. 10, $3.10;
No. llN$3.8f; No. 12, $3.80; No. 13. $3.97:
No. 14, $3.75; confectioners- A. $4.46; mold
A. $4.95: cut loaf.. $3.50: crushed, $5.30; pow
dered, $4.70; granulated. $4.60; cubes, $4.83.
Dairy Produce in the East.
CHICAGO. May 5. On the Produce Kx
change today the butter market was steady.
Creameries. 13J20c: dairies. 13 ctf 18c.
Eggs Stronger at mark, cases Included.
14$j l3c; firsts. 15c; prime firsts, 16c; ex
tras. 18c.
Cheese Steady, 9 12c.
NEW YORK. May 5. Butter Steady.
Street prices, extra creamery. 20c.
Cheese Steady. Unchanged.
Eggs Firm. State. Pennsylvania and
nearby fancy selected white. 19c: do
mixed, fancy. 18 ft 19c; Western extra
firsts, 18c; seconds, 15 16c.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, May 6. The market for evap
orated apples shows continued firmness.
Strictly prime, 10llc; choice, Hjfllc;
fancy, ll12c.
Prunes are unchanged with quotations
ranging from 6!ic to 8c, according to grade.
Apricots remain more or less nominal at
recent prices. Choice. 12c; extra choice,
13c: fancy, 14c.
Peaches are higher and available supplies
are decreasing. Choice. 11c; extra choke, 11
cnc; fancy, ll12c; extra fancy,
12c. - .
Raisins are quiet and unchanged.
12'o
MUENTHER'S SISTER FOUND
Believes Him Innocent and Seeks
Evidence to" Prove It.
CHICAGO, May 5. Tho Interoccan to
day says :
The mysterious disappearance of Miss
Bertha Muenther, sister of Professor
Erich Muenther, who is charged with poi
soning his wife, was solved last night
when reporters located the young; woman,
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Farmer,
in Rogers Park.
Miss Muefither denied that ' she waa
hiding from the police, declared that she
desired to conceal nothing, and asserted
that she only Bought freedom from an
noyance by the police.
"I have no information as to my broth
er's whereabouts," said Miss Muenther.
"I am seeking him through advertise
ments in the. papers, and in every possi
ble way "that holds hope of Buccess. I
am firmly of my first opinion thut he Is
Innocent of this horrible accusation
against him, and . believe if he can be
found he can clear himself of the charge.
"My visits to his former home in Cam
bridge are productive of nothing to indl-.
cate his guilt. His acquaintances there
repudiate the suggestion that he could
have killed his wife. Their confidence In
his innocence comes from the knowledge
of his home life and the love he had for
his wife and family."
Through a friend Miss Muenther said
she had secured an attorney and a chem
its in Chicago who will represent 'her in
any developments that may occur.
Big Forgery Badly Bungled.
NEW YORK. May 6. H. L,. Whaley, a
salesman, was arrested last night,
charged with having presented at a bank
for deposit a city warrant 'which It Is al
leged had been raised from $3 to $359,000.
The alterations were crudely done.
Mormon Bishop a Polygamlst.
WOEUND, Wyo., May E. J. P. Jolley,
bishop of the Mormon colonies that have
settled in this state in the past two years,
has been arrested- on a charge of main
taining polygamous relations wllh two
wives.
Martha, London's pet gorilla. Is In poor
health. Medical experts are in . attendance,
and bulletins as to her condition are regularly
issued.
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