THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA-7. PORTLAND. MAY 13, 1906. 35 ACREAGE IN HOPS Agricultural Department Be gins Collection of Statistics. IMPORTANT TO GROWERS Complete Li&t Will Be Made Up of Every Producer in the United States and the Number of Acres in Cultivation. HOPS - Govrnment will collect acreage statiMics. Sale by speculator. WOOL Buyers look for no market until after aales days. FRUIT California strawberries sell readily. EXXsS Receipt are larger. POULTRY Good demand except for Springs. BUTTER No change In local mar ket. OROCKRIES Leases of canned foods In Baa Francisco fire. The Government has taken up the import ant matter of collecting hop statistics. ThUi i a branch of Agriculture that has been idly neglected by Uncle Sam In the past, and much confusion In the trade has resulted from the lack of reliable data aa to the quan tity of hops produced in the various sections of the United States. Beginning with this Fall, accurate figures on the yield will be. available. They will be based on the acreage under cultivation and the Information will be obtained directly from the grower them selvs. W, W. Stockburger. of Washington, D. C, has been placed in charge of thta branch of the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Stock burger has requested Charles LIvesley. a well-known hopman of Salem, to supply him with the addresses of all the growers of Ore gon and Washington, as his desire Is to get' in touch personally with every man en gaged In the raising of hops that he may make up a complete Hat of the growers and the number of acres in hops. Mr. LIvesley will mall 3500 letters tomorrow morning to Oregon and Washington growers, explaining the Government's Intention. There may be a fw growers In the two states whose names are not known to Mr. Livesley, and t any are overlooked they are requested to com municate with him that the Government's list and figures may be correct. Mr. Livesley U doing this work at his own expense of time and money, realising the great benefit the statistics wilt be to the bop Industry In general. Figures will also be collected In California, New York and other hop-growing sections, where the need of a curate statistics Is greater than here. The Oregon crop can be very clearly gauged from the railroad shipments, but in other states, particularly New York, this method cannot be so closely folowed. It Is said the size of the New York crop was only once accurately 'known, about 10 years ago, when the statistics were gathered by all the members of the Eastern trade who be longed to the New York Hop Exchange. . Those" figures have been' used eVnry suces slve year since In making up estimates, and are now practically worthless. In California the task was easier, owing to the number of Urge growers. Oregon's figures are only known exactly when all the shipments hare been made, and the Information is then of no value from a market standpoint. When Mr. Stockburger gets his hop reporting bu reau In working order, every one,- dealers and growers alike, will know at the beginning of the season Just what relation the supply bears to the demand. DEALER SELLS HOPS. Two Hundred Bales of Washing-ton Sold Vnder It Cents. The hop market Is still dull, with few or ders coming lit, except at such prices as holders will not entertain. The only sale re ported during the week was made by H. L, Hart. It consisted of 200 bales of Western ashing tons that were owned by a dealer. The price was a shade less than 12 cents. This bears out the statement made in this paper several days ago that some of the spec ulative holders are willing to let go at prices under those that growers demand. Ernest Wells, the local representative of the EL Clemens Horst Company, has tempo rarily closed his office here, and last night left for San Francisco. Mr. Wells will re open the Portland office about Julyl. The busiest places In the country now are the hopyarda, says the Con-all is Times. It Is the period for training and trimming the vines and a large amount of labor Is in volved In the process. On account of the scarcity of laboring men, it Is mostly done this year by boys, girls and women. It is llsht work, end an intelligent boy of a dozen ummm can do it as well as anybody. It requires only patient, painstaking application. The vines are now but a few feet in length. Perhaps the largest force of people is at the Ireland yard, where there are a number of camps. A good many Corvallts boys, girls and m-omen are employed there and at other yards, moK of whom make the trip out In the morning and back to the evening. WOOL BUYERS IN TOWN. .Look for X Trading In astem Oregon Until Last Part of Month. A number of wool, buyers came down from Eastern Oregon yesterday. Several of them stated that they expected to see no activity In the market before the advertised sales days, and It was doubtful, in their minds. If there would be any busfn then. The Idea prevailed that the growers would reject 11 the bids made. This was the "case at the sales in Casper and Rawlins. In Wyoming, and also in Montana and Utah. Some of the buyers thought the market might open up in the last part of this month, when the unwillingness of the trade to pay high, prices la clearly known. The Lucklamute sbeepralsers have formed a wool pool, says the Independence Enter prise. The success of the mohair pool en couraged the sheepmen to go Into a similar pool. Members of the mohair pool formed In the Spring realised 30c net for their mo hair when the market price was atound 28 ents, saving the goat men about 1300. The sheepmen have elected - or rather appropriat ed the officer of the mohair pool to conduct the affairs of the wool pool. The offlcens of each of the pools are: A. C. StaaU, presi dent: I. M. Simpson. vice-president; M. Fowle, secretary. BIO DEMAND FOR BERRIES. Arrivals Are Heavy, hut More Could Have Been Sold. Yesterday was one of the busiest days ever seen in the fruit and vegetable district on Front street. The demand was from both the city and the country, and the volume of business was larger than at any time last Summer during the Fair. Receipt of strawoerriea were very heavy. and though it was noon before the California train was in, every crate mas sold before business closed for the day. The quality of the berriea was the bent of the season, and this, with the strong demand, caus'-d some what better prices, which ranged from $1.60 to $1.75 a crate. The supply of Oregon ber ries was not so heavy as the day before. Shipments from Southern Oregon and Spring brook: brought 15 to 20 cents a pound. Three crates came down from White Salmon and sold for 25 cent. A quantity of Mount Ta bor berries was sold on the early morning market at MHn cents. Cherries arrived more freely, and were offered at $1.254?1.50 a box. A small ship ment of very fine apples was received from Wenatchee. The Winesaps were quoted at $3.50 and White Pearmains at $3.753. Two cars of oranges arrived last night. Oranges and lemons are very firm. A car of new potatoes was received from California last evening, and two cars of cab bage are due today. Canned Goods Lost in Fire. Following is an estimate made by one of the prominent commission men in San Fran cisco of the canned goods stock destroyed by the recent fire, which will Interest the gro cery trade: "Estimated total loss of salmon, 225,000 cases (at least 200,000 cases of this was red Alaska tall salmon). Canned fruit loss In first hands is approximately 180.000 cases. (This does not lncli:ae Jobbers' . loss). Tomatoes, 80, 000 cases. Sundry vegetables, packers' hands, 20,000 cases; sundry vegeta bles. Jobbers hands, 250,000 cases." This does not Include the corn which was held In large blocks by the San Francisco Jobbers which was bought early at a low price." Egg Receipts Larger. Eggs were in better, supply yesterday, but moved fairly well without cbange in price. The demand for all kinds of poultry was good, except for Spring chickens. Butter cleaned up at the former prices. v- Bans. Clearing-- Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,000,7 $105,874 Seattle 1.580.390 Taeoma 520,216 95,809 Spokane 780,367 72,998 Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoxna for the week were; - Portland. Seattle. $1,720,615 1,892,356 l,212.084x 1,280,805 1,492,076 1,580,590 Monday ....$1,144,773 673. i '57 702,920 628,288 584,421 678.074 Tuesday 842.756 Wednesday.. Thursday , . Friday Saturday . ., 747.033 97,800 874. 4 86 1,000,769 520,216 Totals $5,507,717 $8,67,526 $3,787,871 Clearings for the corresponding week in former years were: Portland. -Seattle. Tacoma. 1901 $2,946,584 $2,339,292 $1,158,864 1902 2,747,384 3.268.033 1,165.124 1903 .' 8.087,819 : 8,901.681 1,868,701 10M 3.302.459 4.018.397 2.063.505 1905 4,506.900 6.644.338 3,861,388 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc, FLOUR Patents,- $8.754.80 per barrel ; straights, $3.403.73; clears, $3.3563.50; Val ley, $3.403.65; pakota hard wheat, patents. 5. SOtt 6 : clears. S5 ; graham. S3. 25a3. 75 : whole wheat, $3.75$4; rye flour, local. $5; East ern, $50.25; cornmeal, per bale, $1.902.29. xuLtLibi ux t a .Bran, city, u; country, is ton; middlings, $25.50Q26; shorts, city, $17.50; country, $19ft20 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills, HT.50; Unaeed dairy food, $lo; A calf rosal, $18 per ton. WHEAT Club, 71c; bluestem, 72c; red, 69c; Valley, 70c. OATS No. 1 white feed, $29; gray, $28.50 per ton. BARLEY Feed. 122fi0iS24 Mr ton: brew ing. $.424.50; rolled, f 24.5Ot325.50. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.606.75; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per bar rel; 19-pound sacks, $4.26 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 60-pound sacks $7.50 per barrel; 10 pound sacks, S4 per bale; split peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes, $1.40; pearl barley. 54.25 oer lcK) pounds: 25-Dound boxes. SI. 25 per box; paltry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. HAY Valley tlmothv. No. 1. J124T1S per ton; clover, $7.50$S; cheat, $67; grain hay, 768; alfalfa, $13. , . i . - i i . ; Veg-etables, Fruits. Etc. V DOMESTIC FRUITS Annies 12.5O3.60 per box; cherries, $1.25ig-1.5o per box; straw berries, California, $1. 601. 75 per crate; Ore gon, 15-3250 per pound; gooseberries, 8c per pound. THOPR'AL FRUITfl Lemons, $4?o per box; oranges, navels. S3.50 rer box: Mediter ranean sweets, $2.25i3; tangerines, $1.85 per half box; grapefruit, $2.503.25; pineapples, $4(4.5o per dozen; bananas, 5o per pound. j rvJfisSri YJSiifcJTAtfLES Artichokes, 730 per dozen ; asparagus. 5c$r$l .25 per box ; beans. 12 CM 6c : cabbare. 2. 8503 per 10O: cauliflower, $2.25 per urate; celery, $5 per crate; chlckory. 25c; cucumbers, 60c per Dozen; head lettuce, 25c per dosen; hotnouse. jifai.fio: onions, lo&ioc per dosen; peas. B'ftae; peppers, 25$r40c; radishes. 20c a dosen; rhubarb. So nound: colnach. 90c ner .bcx: tomatoes, $2$2.50 per crate; Florida, $5$.75; parsley, xnc; squash. 92 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $101.25 per sack; carrots, 6575c per sack; beets, 85c9 $1 per sack; garlic, lOlUc- per pound. umu.?. ac per pouna. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded Burba nks, 6(ffrt5c per hundred; ordinary, nom inal; new California. 252Hc per pound. DRIEO FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound; apricots. ISiISc; peaches, 12 4 13c; pears, 11 V,frl4r: Italian prunes. BKrfiSc: California figs, white. In sacks, 66 Ho per pound; black, 44j5c; bricks. 12-14-ounce packages, 76SH5c per box Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates, Per sian. liljUHC per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 89 8Hc; 16-ounce, 9H10c; loose muscatels, 2 crown. 6H7c; 3-crown, 0&Tc; 4-crown, TfiTUjc; unbleached, seedless Sultana. 6 7c; Thompson's fancy bleached, 10911c; London layers, 8-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2; 2-crown. $1.75. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. . BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery, 20c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery. 17M,C20c; store butter, 12H13o. EGGS Oregon ranch, 19c per dosen. CH BE SB Oregon full cream twins, 14B 14 -Vic; Young America. J5tf 15Uc. POULTRY Average old hens, 14$lfic, mixed chickens, 13H'Si14'; broilers. 2022 H r ; yoting roosters, 1 2 4 13c ; ol d rooster. i f 12c; dressed chickens, iMfWftc; turkey, live, 17$lc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20qs 23c; geese, live, pound. 10011c; geese, dressed, per pound, old 10c, young 12o; duqfcs. old 17c, young 20c; pigeons, $l& 2; equabs, $2$ 3. Hope, Wool. Hide. Etc HOPS Oregon. 1905. im5l2Hc WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 169 tic; Valley, coarse, 22 23c; fln, 24-260 per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 2S30c HIDES Dry; No. 1, 16 pounds and up, per pound. 186 20c; dry kip. No. 1. 0 to IS pounds, 18 & 21c per pound; dry salted, bull and stags, one-third less than dry flint; cullSv 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, per pound, 10 11c; steers, sound, 50 to 60 pounds, 10 11c per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 9 10c per pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound- kip. sound, 15 to 80 pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, lie per pound; caif, sound, under 10 pounds, 11 12c per pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less; culls, 1c par pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. J butchers stock, each. 25 30c; short wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each. 50G60a; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.25p2; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15yl6o per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to six. $1.50 iff 2. 50; dry. each, according to size, $1 1.50; colts hides, each. 25 50c Goatskins : Common, each, 15Q25c; Angora, with wool on, each, 50c $1.60. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to stsa eacb. 6 tt 20; cubs. each. $1 C3 ; badger, prime, each. 25 50c; cat. wild, with head perfect, 80 & 50c ; house cat, 5 20c ; fox, common gray, large prime, each, 50970c: red, each, $3&K; cross, each, $5$ Iff: silver and black, each. $100 300: flshera. ach. 5ff8; lynx, each. $4.606: mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size, $l$8; mar ten, dark Northern, according to sise and color, each, $10915; pale, pine according to sfse and color, each, $2,5004; muskrat, large, each, 12915c; skunk, each. 4060e; civet or pole cat, each. 3 915c; otter, tor large, prime skin, each, $69 10; panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $295; raccoon, for prime large, each, 60 9 75c ; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, S3.506 5; prairie (coyote). Oc$l; wolver ine, each, $696; beaver, per skin, large, $56: medium. $397;- small, $191.50; kits. 6073c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 229 15 c per pound: TALLOW Prime, per pound, 494Hc; No. S and grease, 2 93c. CASCARA BAGRADA (chlttam bark New. 292fcc; old. 2H93o per pound. Groceries. Not. Etc, COFFEE Mocha, 2628e; Java, ordinary. 1 8 0 22c ; Cost a Rica, fancy. 1 8 20c ; good, 16i0 18c: ordinary." 19 &aao per poiand; Co lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $14 75; 50s. $14.75; Arbuckle. $16 3S; Lion, $16 3a RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. 54c; South ern Japan, 5.35c; head, 7c SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. 1.75 Pr dozen: 2-pound talis, $2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis, 90c; red. 1-pound talis, $1.25;- sockeye, 1 -pound tails. $1.70. SUGAR Back basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $6.15; powdered, $5-90; dry granulated, $5.80; extra C, $5.35; golden C. $5.20; fruit sugar. $5.80. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; H -barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c psr 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct He per pound; it later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He; sugar, granulated. $5.60 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 13 (ft 18c per pound. SALT California, $U per ton, $1.60 per bale; Liverpool. 50s. $17; 100s. $16.50; 200s, 10; H -pounds. 100s, 7; SOs. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 15 He pr pound by sack; He extra tor less than sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts. 16c; pecans, jumbos, 16c; extra large, 17c; almonds. 14H-15c; chestnuts, Italian. 12H16c; Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw, 7Hc per pound; roasted, 9c; pinenuts, lu9 12c; hickory nuts, 7 H; 98c; cocoanut. 35 90c per dozen. -'' BEANS Small white. 4Hc: large white, SSc; pink, 3c; bayou. 6c: Lima, 6c; Mexican red, 5c ' Dressed Meat. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 6H97C, 125 to 130 pounds, 696c; 150 to 200 pounds, 54i96c; 200 pounds and up, 3 9 4Hc. BE. RTF Dressed bull. Be per pound; cows. '&5H;C: country steers, 66c MUTTON Dressed fancy. S984o per pound; ordinary. 56c; lambs, with pelt on, 9c. PORK Dressed, 100 to 150 pounds, 898H.C; 150 to 200 pounds. 7 98c; 200 pounds and up, 79Tic Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound; standard breakfast, 18 He; choice, 17UjC; Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, peach, 16Hc. HAMB 10 to 14 pounds, 14c per pound; 14 to 16 pound. 14Hc; 18 to 20 pounds, 14Hc; California (picnic), 10c: cottage, 10Hc; shoulders, lOfec; boiled, 22c; boiled plcnlo, boneless, 15c. PICK LE D GOODS Pork, barrels, 1 10; H-barrels, $9.50; beef, barrels, $12; H -barrel!. $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham. 18c per potind: minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice drv. 17H;c; bo logna, long. 7c; welnerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c; pork. 910c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologna, sausage, link, 6c, DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, drv salt, llHc; smoked. 12c; clear backs, dry salt, 11 Ho: smoked, 12Hc; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt, 12 4 c; smoked. 13HC; "Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt. 12c; smoked. 13c: Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf. kettle rendered : Tierces. 12Hc: tubs. 134c; SOs. 12Hc: 20s, 12Hc; 10s, 13c; 5s. ISHc Standard pure: Tierces. HHc; tubs, llHc; 60s. llc; 20s. llc; 10s. 12c ; 6s, 12 c Compound : Tierces, Ttto: tubs, 7o; 60s. 7c: 10s. 8Hc; 5s, Sttc -oils. TURPENTINE Cases, lc per gallon. COAL Cases, 19o per gallon; tanks. 12 H-o per gallon. GASOLINE Stove, cases, 25H;C; 72 test, 27c: 86 test, 35c; Iron tanks, 19c WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 500-pound lots, 8c: less than 600-pound lots, 8 He (In 25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 6-pound tin palls, lo above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin cans. 100 pounds, per case, 2s0 per pound above keg price.) LINSEED r Raw, in barrels. 48c; In cases. 53c; boiled, in barrels, 60c; In cases, 65c; 25-gallon lots, lc less. SURPLUS STILL GROWS NEW YORK BANKS HOLD TWELVE MILLIONS OVER REQUIREMENTS. Actual Gain In the Cash Reserve la Close to the Estimated Ftsrares. NEW YORK, May 12. The Financier says: Last week's official statement of the New Tork Associated Banks showed conditions, at least as regards the cash reserve, more In accordance with the expectations as based upon the preliminary estimates than any recently Issued returns. The loan Item, too, reflected the liquidation which has been in progress and has been looked for In the statements of the last fortnight. Largely as the result of such liquidation, deposits, and consequently reserve requirements, decreased last week so that with the gain in cash there was an im portant Increase In the surplus reserve. The cash gain shown hy the statement was $3,815, 800, while the estimates which were based upon traceable movements of money during the week Indicated a probable increase of about $5,500,000. Deposits decreased $12,717,100. which amount very nearly corresponded with the sum of the decrease in loans, less the gain In cash; therefore, the statement made a good proof. The required reserve against general deposits decreased $8,179,275. adding which to the in crease In cash made $6,995,075 as the gain In surplus reserve to $12,894,600. Counted upon the basis of deposits, less those Of $37,010,500 public funds which. It may be noted, increased $1,038,800 during the week the surplus is $22,167,225. Loans de creased $16,400,400. This Is the first loss In this Item since April 14, though meanwhile there has been almost constant liquidation as the result of realization and bear pressure on the stock exchange. The statement of the Clear ing-House banks for this week follows: Inrres-SA Loans $1,025. 650, 50 $16.4i0.4i0 Deposits ... . , 1.014.656.406 12.717loo Circulation .!... 60,378,700 405,5OO Legal tenders 80.090.3lH) 51,00 Specie 18,443,4K 8, 296,800 Reserve 206,533, 7W 3,815 800 Reserve required .. 263.639,100 3.179.27S Surplus 12.H94.0OO 6, 996,075 Ex. U. S. deposits.. 22,167,225 7,254,775 Decrease. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Price, Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hot,. Th following livestock prices were quoted In th. local market: CATTLE Good steers. $4.50.75: second- class, t3ig3.6n; cows, irood, M.SOB'a.TS: fair to medium, $2.503; calves. Rood. $4.RO(S5.' SHEEP Qnod sheared sheep, S41T4.50; lambs. 4..10i6JV. HOGP Good. t7$-25; light and feeders, 8.59.76. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Price, Current at Knas Cltj, Chicago and Omaha. KANSAS OITT. Mo.. May 12. Cattle Re ceipt., 1000; market steady; native steers, 4.3xff: native cows and heifers. f2.SOti.23; stocker an dfeeders, $3tfM. 75: Western cows, 2.76S4.50; Western steers, S3.766S.40. Hogs Receipts. 4000: market strong to 8c higher; bulk o( sales, 6.3SS.40; heavy, S6.40 &50; packers, S8.80'6.42t ; pigs and light. . lose. 32 M. heep Receipts; 2000; market, .teady; mut ton., 4.BOS6.25; lambs, ftff7 50; range weth ers, S566.&0; fed ewes, 4.60fi. CHICAGO, May 12. Cattle Receipts, 2000: steady to strong: beeves. S53T6.20: Mockers and feeders. S2.f04j 4.90: cows and heteers. 1. 7595.10: calves, 4ff.40. Hogs Receipts, today 6000; Monday, eatt- mated. 86.000; strong: mixed and butchers, 0.40(6.65: good to choice heavy. $6.6n6.65; rough heavy. ge.256.40; light, 6.35fi.60: pigs. 5.eoej.4o. Sheep Receipt. 3500: strong; sheep. $,'1,258 5.80; yearlings, $o.306; lambs, $6.2537.55. SOUTH OMAHA. May 12. Cattle Receipts, 10O: market unchanged. Hogs Receipts, 3500; market steady: heavy. 6.27H6.S: mixed, $6.27iiS.30: light, $6.25 V6.Szm pigs, $566; bulk of sales, S6.27M& 6.82. Sheep Receipts, 800: market steady; year lings, 5.25!ff5.80: wethers. $5.2085.70; ewes, $4.fiO5.5; lambs, $5.5086.25. London Wool Sale. wool auction sales today amounted to 11.640 bales. Including a large supply of medium and fin. greasles, which were eagerly bought at full rates. . Americans purchased a few New Zealand half-bred combings at Is 4d, several lots ox South Australian firsts greasy combings at Is 24d and soma me dium cross-breds. Scoured, were In good de- mana lor uoin. iraae ana oermany. r'.n...,r.H. hrnnvht A.it . ,4 . . by home buyers. Next week Si, 000 bales will bs offered. New Tork Cotton Market. XET TORK. Msy 12. Coton futures cloned steady: May. 11.3.1c: June and July, 11.12c: Ausiiet, 10.94c; December, 10.61c; January, 10.65c. HOLDER Weeded Out in Recent Panicky . Selling of Stocks. - SITUATION IS CLEARED Substantial Investment Buying of Securities at Low Levels of Last Week Foreign Demand At tracted Money Easier. NEW TORK, May 12. (Special.) The re covery In the market, which was clearly de nned at the close of last week, has gone on and with considerable uniformity and rapidity which few had expected. Nearly all the loss between April 18, the date of the San Fran cisco disaster, and the low level of ten day ago ha. been restored, and the quickness of the rebound haa Anally set at rest all mis giving as to the real nature of last month's violent downfall. It Is realized now that se curity prices, according to all measure of In trinsic valuations, were not too high. Neither did the decline portend any unravorable turn in the general business situation. It wu en tirely the result of A situation which had been undermined by a series of shocks, caus ing for the time being a loss of confidence and a dread lest the- support of Influential Inter est had been permanently withdrawn from th. market. . . In the light of what has happened thto week, it Is seen the collapse was entirely Irrational; that the Influences of speculative holders to Induce liquidation were very greatly exagger ated and that to a large extent the later stations of the decline were the work of an extremely bold and reckless short side. The suspicion remains that liquidation, whether directly or not, by the larger Interest, had a great deal to do with forcing prices down. If the question were asked what good reason there was for selling out stocks, 10 to IB points lower down a fortnight ago, which would hot equally apply to the market today. it would be very hard to find an answer. In some respects, no doubt, the general situation is clearer than It was. The buga boo of the Standard Oil Investigation and th President's message Is out ot the way. A distinctly easier tendency has developed In the money market, but the true explana tion for Wall street's looking- upon outside affairs with brighter feelings Is that the recent panicky selling has resulted In a stronger class of buyers turning up as own ers of stocks. The course of the stock market offered evi dence that there has been some substantial Investment absorption of securities, especially at the low levels of last week. Foreign In vestors seemed to have been attracted by the prices offered by our securities. The improvement in the Immediate money situation has thrown Into the background the ultimate capital requirements In th re building of San Francisco and demands for other large enterprises which loomed for midably In the prospect of the period of stock market depression. The extent of the recovery In stocks in spires some distrust from the technical standpoint, and keeps professional attention awake for a reaction. But the undertone of sentiment remains confident. In the absence of a renewal of any liquidation, of the sinis ter character which awakened anxiety. Bonds bave shown some improvement In sympathy with the stocks. The old United States 4s declined and the new 4s hi per cent on call on the week.. The improved condition of the banks, shown by the bank statement, was expected and was taken advantage of on the exchange today to sell stocks to take profits on the ex tensive rise In prices which has occurred dur ing the week.' The gain in cash shown by the banks was not as large ss had been indicated by the known movements of money. The mo-ement of prices In the stock market was unusually confused and Irregular. Ex cept for the realising movement - after the bank statement, there was no time during the session when the general tone was at all consistent. Advances in prominent stocks were made at the same time with declines In stocks of equal importance. The movement was not wide at any time, and the volume of transactions was only moderate. Banking opinion Is not unanimous on the outlook In the money market. The confident speculation ' in stocks Is based upon an as sumption of growing ease in the money mar ket, which is expeoted to be forced by a return flow of currency from San Francisco as eoon as banking is resumed there, and by further remittances from abroad by foreign insurance conipanlea on aocount of San Fran cisco fi-.-e losses. In some banking quar ters, it Is argued that the early resumption of business activity and of reconstruction In Ban Francisco, will causs the retention of the funds which have been accumulated. ' Opin ion differs also as to the extent to which for eign insurance companies have already made remittances to -this country In preparation for paylng claims against them. The recent large Inward movement of gold Is alleged by some bankers to have been largely due to the course of remittances againBt Insurance losses. The market closed near the low prices of the day. Total sales of bonds (par value) $1,786,000, Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express 240 Amalgam. Copper.. 69,00 108 107 los Am. Car & Found. 2,400 tl1, 40U, 40', do preferred 102, Amer. Cotton Oil. 1,400 83 32 82i do preferred ..... 92 American Express ...... . 220 Am. Hd. L4. pf. SOO 334 83 R314 American Ice 4i0 4 64 4 Amer. Linseed Oil 2O0 18 18-i 1U! do preferred 4 Amer. Locomotive. 12.2O0 7's s', 67 do preferred 20 1144 ll,t, JH Am. Smelt, si Ref. 16,400 165t. 152', 153 do preferred 5io llB, 118 118 Amer. Sugar Refln. 1,800 135H 1344. 135 Amer. Tobacco pfd 103 V4 Anaconda Mln. Co. -,45,700 270U, 25i 208V, Atchison 3,600 8 8 89 do preferred 10O 1024 1024 102 Atlantic Coast Una WO 14J4 144 1,6 Baltimore & Ohio.. 1.400 109 10S loS do preferred 934 Brook. Rap. Tran. 21.600 83. 82 834 Canadian Pacifle .. 4.4U0 161 160 IO04 Cent, of N. Jersey. ...... 2184 Central Leather .. 1.800 434 42 42 do preferred 1044 Chesapeake Ohio 1.000 6914 68 58 Chicago b Alton .. 2 do preferred WO 77 , 77 75 Chi. Gt. Western. 2,0 204 19 1 Chi. & Northwest. 7O0 207 206 206 Oil., Mil. el St. P. 8.900 170 1694 104 Chi. Term, & Tran Ilia do preferred - 28 C . C. C. & St. L. 80O 94 T4 7H Colo. Fuel si Iron. 6.KH) 624 61S 61 Colo. Southern. WW 84 33 S84 do 1st preferred.. 2"0 70 70 70 do 2d preferred.. 200 4i 4, 474 Consolidated Oas .. 8 1M 185 13svi Corn Products .... 600 23 23 23 do preferred --. ..... 784 Delaw. Hudson 600 210 208 2"8 Del.. Laok. W 470 Den. & Rio Grande 1.500 4 42 434 do preferred ; 874 Distillers' Securlt. 2.SOO 6 634 63 Erie 6.200 42 424 43 do 1st preferred.. 100 78 4 784 78 do 2d preferred.. 100 69 69 6 . General Electric .. 200 168 167 167 Gt. Northern pfd.. 1,300 308 303 So:! Hocking Valley , 112 Illinois Central . .. BOO 174 172 171 International Paper 700 20 - 20 20 . do preferred SOD 8 84 8fi International Pump 1,800 66 57 57 do preferred 2.3O0 914 90 90 Iowa Central 100 27 27 274 do preferred 100 63 63 52 Kansas City South. 254 do preferred 20O 64 64 52 Louis. & Nashville 2.900 146 146 145 Manhattan L. .... ... 152 Metropol. St. Ry.. 113 . Mexican Central .. 16,800 284 21 23 Minn. 4 St. Louis. 300 72 4 72 72. M., St. P. S.S.M. 100 157 157 157 do preferred ' 170 Missouri Pacific .. S.800 94 93 91 Mo.. Kan. 4 Texas 2.200 34 33 33 do preferred 200 68vi 684 68 National Lesd ... S.7O0 81 Ro ao Wex. Nt. R. R. pf. SOO 39 89 89 New Tork Central 4.4O0 142 141 141 N. T., Ont. 4 W. 1,800 4 48 49 Norfolk Western 300 894 88 884 -do preferred . 91 North American 3O0 98 97 98 Northern Paclflo 4.60O 2094 207 207 Pacific Mail .100 39 34 37 Pnnv!van!a 10,3v 134 13,-i4 reople's Gas inn 93 93 924 Prewed Steel Car., l.ono 51 61 4 514 do preferred 97 u. P.. C C. si St. L. 78 Pullrran Pal. Car 2 Reading 33,400 131 130 130 do 1st preferred.. v . 91 do 2d preferred.. ..... 92 Republic Steel ... l,o 24 29 29 do preferred BOO 103 1024 lo2 Rock Island Co... 1,600 26 26 26 do preferred..... - 64 Schloss Sheffteld . . 9O0 79 79 79 St. U S. F. ! pf. 7iO 47 454 4t St. Louis Southwes. 2.1 23 2 do preferred 1.100,- 64 55 63 Southern Paoitlo .. 1.500 664 65 Wi do preferred v.' " 118 Southern Railway. 4,C0 " 84 38 38 do preferred K10 90 90 99 Tenn. Coal A Iron 3t) 148 147 4 1474 Texa. Pacific... 2.800 3.1 32 4 ' 324 Tol., St. L. & W. 200 33 ' S3 31 do preferred 400 52 52 514 Cnlon Pacific 37,OiiO 151 .150 1504 do preferred..... lOO 94 94 93 V. S. Expre-s 109 r. S. Realty 100 90 90 bu U. S. Rubber 7l 61 604 50 do preferred loo I104 110 Ion TJ. 8. Steel 20.7O0 41 40 41 do preferred 4.9"0 106 106 10 Virg.-Caro.- Chero.. 700 43 43 42 do preferred 2rm ill 111 lt4 Wabash 800 21. 24 21 do preferred 1.000 46 45 45 Wells-Fargo Exp 2.V) Westlnghouse Blec K'8 Western Union ... ino 92 92 92 Wheel, ft 1. Erie. 2O0 17 17 17 Wisconsin Central. 7"0 25 25 25 do preferred loo 51 61 50 Total sales for the day. 440,800 shares. BONDS. NEW-TORK. May 12. Closing quotations: TJ. S. ref. 2s reg.l03 4'D. R. G. 4s... 1004 do coupon 1034IN. T. C. G. 84s. 984 V. S. 8s reg 103 Nor. Pacific 3a.. 75 4 do coupon 103 iNor. Paclifc 4s.. 103 U. 8. new 4s reg.129 So. Pacific 4s... 93 do coupon. ... 129 4 Union Pacific 4s. 1044 U. S. old 4s reg.l034!Wls. Central 4s.. 91 do coupon. .. .103! Jap. 6s. 2d ser. . 98 Atchison Adj. 4s 944lJap. 44. cer. . .' 92 - Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW TORK. May 11. Money on call, nominal : no loans. Time loans, - easy ; 60 day, 46 per cent; 90 days and six months, 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5$r6. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.85504.8536 for demand, and at $4.8220r4.8225 for 60 days. Posted rates. $4.83 and $4,864. Commercial bills. $4.81(g4.82. Bar silver, 67c. Mexican dollars, 51c. Bonds Government, steady; railroads ir regular. Daily Treasury Statement. . WASHINGTON, Msy 12. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balancea $160,186,623 Gold coin and bullon- 61,209.038 Gold certificates i!7,186.2o0 Mining Stocks. NEW TORK. May 12. Closing Quotations! Adams Con.... .25 Little Chief... $ .07 AUc 2.50 Ontario 1.75 Breeee 35 Ophlr 4.00 .02 .14 .70 .24 .30 3.10 Bruncwick C. .57 Comstock Tun. .75 Con. Cal. ft V. .15 Phoenix IPotosI ' Savage (Sierra Nevada. Small Hopes... iStandard Horn Silver... 2.00 Iron Silver 5.25 Leadvllle Con. .04 BOSTON, May 12. . Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ 7.00 Allouez 38.75 Amaigamatd 107.37 Am. Zinc 10.00 Atlantic .... 16.00 BlnKham . . . 35.00 Mont. C. & C.$ 8.25 N. Butte. P3.25 4lO!d Dominion 42.00 107.23 .15.00 101.00 9.374 106.00 9 62 4 64.00 69.25 13.124 61.00 7.50 7.50 13S.25 Osceola (Parrot - Qulncy jShannon .... Tamarack ... Trinity .-. United Cop.. III. 8. Mining !U. S. Oil U'tnh IVIctoria .... Winona Cal. & Hecla TOO.OO Centennial .. 24. 00 Cop. Range. 17. 50 Daly West.. 16.75 Franklin ... 17.50 13.00 27.25 21.00 7.75 Granby Green Con... Isle Royale. Mass. Mining Michigan . .. Mohawk .... 12 87 4!Wolverlne .. 62.50 I - Coffee and Smear. - KEW TORK. May 12, Coffee future closed steady In tone and 64710 points net lower. Sales were reported of 23.750 bags, including May, at 6.30c: June. 6.35c: July, 6.45c; August. 6.50c; September. 8.6036.6")c: December, 6.90c; March. 7.107.15c; Spot Rio, steady; No. T Invoice, Tc; mild, steady; Cor dova. 9610c. Sugar Raw. strong: fair refining. 2 29-32 2 1516c: centrifugal, 98 test, 8 13-S23 7-16c; molasses sugar. 2 21-8283 ll-16c - Refined, stead v: No: 6. $4.10: No. 7. $4.06: No. S. $4: No. 9. $3.95: No. 10. $3.90; No. 11. $3.86 No. 12. $3.80; No. 13. $3.75: No. . 14. $3.75: confectioners' A, $4.46; mold A. $4.96: rut loaf, $5.30; crushed, $5.30; powdered, $4.70; granulated, $4.60; cubes, $4.86. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW TORK. May 12. Evaporated apple for future delivery are a trifle easier, but spot supplies are very firmly held and quota tions are a shade higher. Strictly prime. 11c; choice, llUiBUHc; fancy. 11012c. Prunes continue firm and a little better business Is reported with quotations ranging from 6c to 8c. according to grade. Apricot show little fresh feature. Choice, 124c; extra choice, 18g13c; fancy, 144H44c. Peaches are quiet and unchanged. Choice, 11c: extra choice. Iltill4c; fancy, 11 12c: fancy. 12B124C. Raisin are in limited lobbing demand at recent prices. Dairy Produce In -the East. CHICAGO. May 12. On the Produce TCx chang today the butter market, was steady; creameries. 13420c; dairies, lS-18c. Eggs, firm at mark, cases Included, 156'154c; firsts, 154c; prime firsts. 164c; extras, 18c. Cheese, steady, S12c. NEW TORK, May 12. Butter and cheese, unchanged. Eggs, firm; Western extra firsts, 188184c; firsts. 174818c. Metal Markets. NEW TORK, May 12. The metal markets were quiet today a usual in the absence of cables, and all prices were firmly held. Spot tin was quoted at 46.6040c; Lake -oopper Is quoted st 18.62419c, electrolytic, 18.60 18.624c, and casting. 1818.25c. Th price for lead for shipment In 30 days was advanced to 6.75c, ahd spot quotations range from that up to 5.85c. Spelter was quiet at 6f& 6.05c. Iron remiaend quiet and unchanged. Coppers Strong at Boston. BOSTON. Msy 12. Copper share were strong today. Amalgamated and Boston Con solidated being the features, with New Tork a large buyer. There waa some week-end profit-taking, but the market closed strong. Wool at St. Louis. ST. IOITIS. May 12. Wool, steady; terrl. tory and Western mediums, 22tfa84c; fine me dium, 2124c: fine. l(321c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marrlac. Licenses. DAT-METER Fred B. Day, 25, $71 East Seventh atreet- Elisabeth Meyer, 20. HEDGE-GATES William D. Hedge, 20, Lents: Maude M. Gates, 22.. PARK-HASTING Peter Park, 29. 512 Washington street; Lotta Hasting, 26. LHMERITE-DKMOLt August Lhmerite, 23 Lents: Annie Demol. 25. KEESET-MONTGOMERT John August Keesey. 33. 405 Fourth street;. Emma Ruth Montgomery. 29. BUR ROUGH-BROWN Claud E. Burrough 25, Sliver- City, Idaho; Christina Estelle Brown. 21. RHORER-LANCE Josl Neal Rhorer, 47, Vallejo; Mary Agnes Lance, 86. Births. ANDERSON At 2564 Russell street. April 19. -to the wife of Clarence Anderson, a daughter. ANDERSON At 600 Falling street. April 9. to the wife of Ernest Anderson, a son. BARTOSCH At 1055 East Thirteenth street North. April. 21. to the wife of John Bartosch, a son. ' BTAHL At 409 East Ash street, -May 10, to th wif of R. T. Stahl, a daughter. Deaths, BINNT At Hotel Portland. May 10. Thomas Blnny. a native of Scotland, aged 45 years. SNIDER .At 269 East Thirty-seventh street North. May 11, John D. Snider, a na tive of Canada, aged 69 years, 10 months and 6 days. WALLS At St. Vincent's Hospital, May 12. Mrs. Ella May Walls, a native of New Tork, aged 44 years. . . Building-. Permits. .. - GUS SHOLE One-story frame dwelling. Minnesota avenue, near Mason street, $800-. GEORGIA BATCHBLLER Two-storv frame dwelling. East Oak. between East Twentieth and East Twenty-second streets, $1800. A. E. MACKAT Two-story frame dwell ing. North Twenty-fourth and Marshall atreets. $6000. BLANCHE ROSS One-atory frame dwell ing. East Nineteenth and Linn streets, $1000- C. H. KENNEDY One-story frame work shop. East Thirty-first and East Main streets. $100. A. .1. 6TIMPPON 14-story frame dwell ing. Eaet TamhiU and East Twenty-seventh streets. $1200. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. Established" 1893 BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bought and gold for cash and on margin. Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE " Phone Main 37 ! LINSEED . 'IN CARI-OAD LOTS OR LESS I ; For Sale By - I' KERR, GIFFORD & CO. j Concord Building, 2nd & Stark Sts. - PRESSURE TO SELL Prediction of Rain in Wheat Belt Has Bearish Effect. CHICAGO MARKET IS WEAK Notwithstanding Numerous Reports of Damage in the Southwest, Liquidation Is General in the Closing Hours. CHICAGO, May . 12. The wheat market wks steady during th first few minutes of trading because of buying by a leading bull, but before the end of the first hour sentiment had become bearish and prices were easier. The Weather Bureau predicted showers over a large portion of the wheat territory. Including Kansas and Nebraska, where It Is said the crop is suffering from lack of moisture. Thie was the chief cause of the selling pressure. Notwithstanding numerous reports of dam age in the Southwest, the market became weaker and selling was general in the clos ing hour. The close was weak, with prices almost at the lowest point of the day. July opened 4c lower to 4c higher at 61 to 81H- sold oft to 80?c and closed ,c lower at 804c. The corn market was steady at the open ing, because of small local receipts, but re port from the country of an Increasing move ment brought out liberal offerings under which the market gradually weakened. Th market closed weak and close to the low point of the day. July closed 4c lower, at 464c. Trading In oat wa quiet and the market was steady. July closed 4c lower, at 31Hc Provisions were firm all day. A th close July pork wa un 16c. lard was 74c higher, and ribs were 10c up. - The leading future ranged a follows: THEAT. Open. Hieh. Tw.' Close. Msy ..." $.836, .83 $.83 $.83 July ......... .81 Nt .81 K, .80 .804 September ... .794 .794 -79 .794 CORN. Mav :. .49 .49 .48 .4S4 July 46 .4S .464 .464 September ... .464 .46 -46S .46 OATS. Mav July September .35 .33 .324 .324 .314 .314 .314 .R14 .29 .29 -.294 MESS PORK. Mav 15.15 15.274 16.15 15.274 Julv 15.274 15.40 15.274 13.40 September ...15.20 15.274 35.20 15.274 LARD. Mav 8.43 8.474- S-45 8-471 Julv 8.55 8.57 4 8.55 8 .574 Beptember ... 8.70 8.724 8.674 8.. 24 ,' SHORT RIBS. Mav 8.674 "74 S-"'1 -ft7H July 8.724 . 8 -24 J-JO September ... 8.76 8.80 8.T5 8.80 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady: Winter patents, $3.50S3.90: straights $3.303.80: Spring patents, $3.55 3.80: straight, $3.403.80; bakers, $2.302.60. Wheat No. 2 Bpring, 83e844c: No. 3, 77 83c; No. 2 red, 89S91o. Corn No. 2, 49c: No. 2 yellow, 604c Oatt No. 2. S24C; No. 2 white, 34c; No. S white, 3.".34c. Rye No. 2. 694c. Barley Good feeding, 4064140! fair to choice malting, 455lc. Flaxseed No. 1, $1,094; No. 1 Northwest ern. $1.16. Mess pork Per barrel, $16.2515.S0. Lard Per 100 pounds, $8.60. Short ribs sides Loose, $8.808.70. Short clear sides Boxed, $.06fl9.15. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29. Clover Contract grade. $11.25. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 29.000 13.100 Wheat, bushels 10. 000 S6.4O0 Corn, bushels 77.900 19.800 Oats, bushels 151. 50O 433.400 Rve bushels 6.000 Barley, bushels 9.000 2.100 Grain and Produce at New Tork. NEW TORK. May 12. Plour Receipts. 27. 700 barrels; exports, 13.400 barrels. Firm snd higher, but quiet: Minnesota patents, $4.254f 4 55: do bakers. $3.4.Vff3.80: Winter patents, $494.!to; do straights. $3. aver 4; do extras, $2.9093.40: do low grades. $2.S0fX3.3S. Wheat Receipta, 85.600 bushels: exports, 81.976 bushels; sales, 1,800.000 bushels fut ures. Spot Irregular; No. 2 red. 92c, nominal elevator; No. 2 red, 98c, nominal f, o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 915o f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern aMaitoba. 904c f. o. b. afloat. Although firmer at the start on covering and talk of a large decrease In the visible supply Monday, wheat later declined quite sharply under realising salsa Later there was a reaction on outside buying fol lowed by a decline on further unloading. The close was 4c net lower. Sale, included No. 2 red May, t090c closed 60c; July closed 87 ?c! September, 84 11-16985 ?c closed 844e. Hops Firm;, ststes, common to choice. 1905, 1015c: 1904, SlOc; olds, nominal: Pacifies, If. 10f?l5c; 1904, 12fjl3c; olds, 4j?Sc, Hides Steady; Galveston, 2025 pounds. 20c; California, 21ff25 pounds, 21c; Texas dry, 24(40 pounds, 19c. Wool Steady; domestic fleece, 3i'33e. Petroleum Firm; refined. New Tork. T.80c; Philadelphia ahd Baltimore, 7.75c; do bulk, 4.66c. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 12. May, 83,e: July. 814c; September. 784?78c; No. 1 hard. 83 4c: No. 1 Northern, 824c; No. 2 Northern, 804 c. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. May 12. Wheat Unchanged. Export: Bluestem, 714c; club, 70 4c; red. 684c. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. Price of Grain, Produce, Fruit and Vegre- tables. SAN FRANCISCO. May 1 2. FLOUR Net cash: Family extra, $4.70j?5 per barrel; bak ers' extra. $4.4064.76. WHEAT No. 1 shipping, per cental. $1,274 1.814; Inferior grades. $1.1844(1.25; whits milling, good 'to choice. 11.8243-1.364; fancy, up - to 11.40. BARLEY No. 1 feed, Sl.204i.23s4; with fsncy up to $1.25; common to fair, $l.l&f 1.18.; brewing, $1.234 91.264- OATS White. $1.6001.76; red, $1.55-3' 1.63: black. $1.301.40. RYE $1,4741-66 per cental. OIL MEAL ! BUTTER Fresh California extras, 17c. steady; firsts, 16T164c: seconds. 5c. EGGS Fresh California selected. 16c; firsts, 16c; seconds, 14c. CHEESE New California fancy. 11c; first. 104c; young America fancy, 12o. HAT Per ton, choice . wheat, $1217.50; wheat and oat, $UJf 14.60;' oats. $1014: bar ley. $8.5012; alfalfa. $Uf 12.50; stock, $7 7.50; straw, per bale, 40i?00c. BRAN Per ton, $17.2021. MIDDLINGS Per ton. $2528. ' BARLEY Ground., per ton. $2527. FRUITS Strawberries, per chest, $5S6 for large varieties and $6tf8 for Longworth; ap ples. $1. 602. 25 per box; cherries, black vari eties, 90C&S1.25 per drawer; white, 6tff7e per pound; gooseberries, 25936c per drawer; or anges, navels, $2.253.25 per box. with a few second grades at $2 per box; lemons, $1.50 $2.25 per box: Mexican limes. $3.6085 per box; bananas, $1.252 per bunch; pineapples, $2f3 per dosen. VEGETABLES Asparagus, 78ce$1.26 per box; green -peas, OOfiioc per sack; rhubarb 2550c per box for small and 60675c for large; string beans, &7c per pound; tomatoes, 75vC $1.25 per box; potatoes, new, 1914c per pound; old Rivers, 80c4f$1.10 per sack; Oregon, $1.13411.40; Coos Bay. $1.851.50 per sack; onions, new, $1iffl.26 per sack; boxes, 25fi50c; Oregon, $2.753.75 per cental, as to quality: Australian, $3.&0&; cucumbers, 76cQ$l per dozen. Import and Export. NEW TORK. May 12. Total Imports of merchandise and dry goads at the port of New York for the week ending today were valued at $15,772.1105. Imports of specie were $44,793 silver and $3,133,793 gold. Exports of sped were $957,560 silver and $10,000 gold. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Asslnda Barnard and husband to A. Llppman, lot 6. block 13. Kern Park $ 805 Merchants' Loan- se Trust Co. to J. C. Alnsworth, trustee, 2.72 acres, section 84. T. 1 N-, R. 3 E 1 H. T." French and wife to Ethel Mur phy, lots 8. 4 and 5. block 15, Clov erdale Extension No. 2 1 R. C. Wood to Asdrew Krans, lot 13, block 90, Sellwood 300 Security 8avlngs Trust Co. to R. B. Lamson, lot 1. block 41. Couch's Addition 1 R. B. Lamson, et al. .to Ottenhelmer Realty sc Investment Co., lot 1. block 41. Couch's Addition 61,000 Sheriff to O. W. Eaatham. lot 13, block 9, Lincoln Park Annex 166 Daisy B. Eastham to Cora G- John son, same property -. 10 J. E. Kllmartln to James Muckle, et al., lot 1, block 2, Brendle'a Ad dition 1 George T. Poteet and wife to Milan A. Bower. 42x78 feet beginning at south line of Clackamas street and north line of block 4. McMlllen s Addition. 105 feet on south lln of Clackamas street from northeast corner of block 4 10,000 L. H. Burton to Kasson Smith, lot 11, block 1, Acme Addition 1,000 Msry I. Slauson and husband to E. W. Ball, lot 7. Delashmutt Oat man's Littl Homes No. 1 600 Hub Land Co. to L. D. Curtis, west half of lot 18. block 2, Willamette Boulevard Acres 200 Charles Porth and wife to James W. Clunis, west 40 feet lots 1 and 2, block 17. Alblna 6,000 A. A. Merrill and wife to Julia M. Anderson, lots 5 and 6. subdivision block 6. Oak Park 1 A. O. Hall to Anthony Hardy, lot 5, block 26. I.lnnton.. 150 George F. Bitter to Mary Keenan. southwest half of lot 5, block 1. D. Bhaver's Second Addition 1 Mary Keenan and husband to Llsils K. Weeks, same property 1 C. Nielao nto John A. Valentine, lot. , 4 block 23, Central Alblna 500 Hannsh M. Shaw, guardian, to W. A. Townsend, lots 4. 6 and 6, block 6, Falrvlew 1,300 Nancy Agnew to David Finn, lot SO to 34, block 13. Northern Hill Ad dition 800 George E. Waggoner and wife to D. E. Keasey, lot 18, Hlllview 1 American Investment Co. to George E. Waggoner, lots 1. 2, 3 and 4, block 2, Montgomery Park 1 Thoma Hewitt to same, block P, Green way - 1 George B. Waggoner and wife to Ira ' D. Bush, lot 6, block 2, Bungalow Glad. Addition 1 Harlan P. Cone and wife to D. J. Finn, lots 1 and 2. block 6, Kenllworth.. 1 G. W. Patterson and wife to Ethel M. Stowe lot 3, block 12, Highland Park 1 Hermine B. Redllnger and husband to George Tuthlll, E. H of lots 9 and 10. block 29, Alblna Homestead 1,206 F W. Lead better and 'wife to H. W. Scott, undivided one-third of block 6, East Portland 1 Frank H. Sherman and wife to H. Noble, lot 4, block 5. Arbor Txylre.. 164 Price Wanklln and wife to Theodore J. Hoist, lot 4, block 18, B. Irving Addition 1.060 H. R. Noble and wife to George A. Schneider, west 40 feet of lots 16 and 16. block 29. Alblna Homestead...? 425 Anna O. Smith to Mary E. F.iinsnke. n. 4 of lot 1. block 8,. Garrison's Subdivision : 7.V Same to Mary B. Keenan. W. 4 of lot 1, block 8, same addition 850 R. W. A kins te J. N. Bramhall. 22x28 rods and 8 links, beginning 20 rods ' north of stake 46 rods west of 8. W. corner J. Powell's D. - L. C - 1,200 Simon L. Goldschmldt to . E. Henry Wemme, lots 6 and 7, block 69, Couch's Addition I London ft San Francisco Bank to G. H. Thompson, lots 6 and 6. block 230, Holladay's Addition 1 H. E. Stemler and wife to Eva B. Marsh, sast 80 feet of south 8$ 1-8 feet of lot 14. block 12, Wllllams-Avenu Addition 2,800 Ernest A. Nelson to N. J. Nelson lot 7. block 8. Lincoln Park Annex... 1,100 J. C. Roberts and wife to C. M. Langer and husband, part of lot 6, 7, 8, block 7, Hanson' Add I William G. Gosslln et al. to Theodore A. Garbade, east half of lots 7. 8. and west half of lots 1. 2. block 204. city 10 Jamea W. Shaver et al., truatees, to -Frederick Langle, southwest 'naif of lots 4. 5. block 1, Delmar Shaver's Second Add x Title Insurance A Investment Co.. to . Mary I. Slauson. lot 7, DeLashmutt ft Oatman's Little Homes. No. 1... . 1 Frederick Lxngl to George F. Rltte, ' southwest half ot lots 4. 6, block 1, D. Shaver's Second Add t Title Guarantee ft Trust Co. to H. St. Rayner, lot 2, block 14. West Pied mont 225 Title Guarantee ft Trust Co. to Osborne Mlddleton. lot 7. block 8. West Pied mont 809 t. Frank Watson and wife to J. T. Neff et al., lots 6 to IT. and lots 21 to 82, block 17, Point View I John W. Llchtenthaler and wife to Otto J. Kraemer. ' undivided on-!xth of west half of block 14. North Portland ' 1 Alliance Trust Co.. to C. E. LelUel. lot 6. block 30. Sunnyalde 1 Oregon Company to J. C. Roberts, lo;a 5. 6, block 7. Hanson's Add Portland Railway Company to J, C. Roberts t al., part block T, lima add 1 Total : .$92,616 Prlae Products of Polk. MONMOUTH. Or.. May 12. (Special.) C. B. Wheelock. who Uvea one mll west of town, has received a gold medAl from the Lewi and Clark Exposition for tha best eample of wheat grown. This wheat waa exhibited at St. Louie, where It took the premium also. Taken In connection with trie fact that the best mohair on the Coast, as well a the finest wool and hops, are produced In this county, much pride Is felt ifi the award made to Mr. Wheeiock on hi (rain.