THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. JULY 15, 1906.
35
MELON SEASON ON
First Straight Car Arrives
From California. .
CANTALOUPES SELL FAST
Fruit Market Will Be Heavily
Stocked With All Varieties at
Beginning of Present Week.
Bad Apples Condemned.
f FRl'IT First straight car of water-
t melons arrives.
1 VKGETAJ3L.ES Green corn cornea In
poor condition.
MILL-FEED Improved demand ex-
I pected.
I OATS -Old crop in strong demand.
I BARLEY Crop reports strengthen
f market.
I WHEAT Dull and featureless.
I EGGS Buying checked by hot
weather.
t BUTTER Steady and unchanged.
J POULTRY Spring chickens sell
well.
The watermelon season opened in full blast
yesterday noon with the arrival of the first
straight car from California. The melons
were of good appearance and Bold well at 2Vi
cents a pound. Two other cars of watermel
ons were due, but failed to put in an ap
pearance In time for business. A car of
cantaloupes arrived from Coachella, the last
of the season from that place, and, being su
perior to the earlier receipts of Coachellaa,
the entire car was cleaned up In a few hours.
A car of lemons completed the day's heavy
receipts. The price of lemons holds firm at
7. though In a few instances S7.B0 was
Mfcssf.
The fruit market will be abundantly exip
plled with everything at the opening of the
cominy week. In addition to the two oars of
watermelons, the following are due: One car
of cantaloupes, two cars of lemons, one car
of oranges, one car of small fruits and one
car of potatoes and onions. Kxpress ship
ments of deciduous fruits were fair yester
day and practically everything received was
cleaned up.
Vegetables of all kinds were In good sup
ply and prices generally held steady. Cali
fornia tomatoes drag, as the quality Is not
Mret-class. A lot of very poor green corn is
sent in from The Dalles that Is almost un
saleable. COUNTRY PRODUCE SLOW.
Hot Weather Checks Demand for Eggs and
All Kinds of Poultry Except Fryers.
The movement of country produce is not
active. The only strong demand shown is for
large Spring chickens, and the supply of these
lias so far proved Inadequate. Other kinds of
poultry drag, but receipts, fortunately, are not
heavy.
Eggs are slow and prices are barely main
tained. The same complaint is made of the
quality of ranch arrivals, which are doubtless
held back on the farms because of the press of
farm work. The firms t hat make a specialty
of Eastern eggs carry good supplies of thle
article. '
City creamery butter holds Us own, as the
strong demand for Ice cream uses up much
of the cream supply. The Front street butter
market Is weak but unchanged.
Cheese la strong In price, with an upward
tendency and an excellent demand for storing.
BETTER FEED DEMAND EXPECTED.
flf in the Country Is Rapidly Drying
Up.
Handler of mill feed expect the demand to
how considerable Improvement in a short time,
as reports from the country' are to the effect
that the graff la rapidly drying up. This has
led to a much firmer feeling in the market.
Old oats are strong, and it is believed they
will continue so up to the end, as they are
becoming scarcer every day and it will be six
to eight weeks before new oats reach tho
market.
The barley market rms also firmed up be
cause of reports from the Inland Empire of
damage to the crop from hot winds.
The trade in hay Is without feature, and
new hay, which will be on hand in about two
weeks, will probably eell at present prices.
The wheat market rules dull and featureless.
PRUNES FIRMER AX NEW YORK.
Future Oregon Show a Stronger Tone on
I ate Crop Developments.
According to a New Y.ork trade paper of July
, there is a stronger market there on large
sizes In future Oregon prunes, and it is stated
that tome contracts made early on sizes J0s
:. and 3Os-40s have been bought back by
Tackers owing to the development of the fact
that while the crop of prunes is large the per
centage of large sizes will be small. Sizes
Cos, 30s and 40s are held at a premium o; v
o VjC per pound over 50s, 60s and 70s. The
bullt of the crop is made up of the last-named
size. The output, according to the New York
paper. Is estimated at from 55,000,000 to 40,
000,000 pounds. Quotatons by wire were 2c
four-size bag basis, covering sizes 40s to 70s
inclusive. In California prunes the market for
Sutures continued weak on the four sizes. Santa
Clara stock quoted as low as 2?c basis, and
tSonomas on a ft0 basis for late shipment.
Bank Clearing).
Bank clearings of the leading cities of the
North wee-1 yesterday were:
Clearings.
Portland $ 813.532
Seattle l,5$o.TSt
TftCMM 435.345
Spokane tiM,3S3
Balances.
298.214
7.592
Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma
for the week were:
Portland. Seattle.
.! .047.042 $1 ,23V. Ufl
Tacoma.
$ 724,424
561,092
631.376
681. S73
600. 7 lO
435,343
Monday ..,
Tuesday
Ki.22ti l,55A,48a
ednei,day ... 1.268,934 t, 104.161
ThUttdi 1.0V7.S.N2 1.S60.323
Erlday 993,252 !.43V.6.so
Saturday HJ3.632 1.585,7Stt
Total & 111,508 19.191.110 3.733,818
Clearings for the corresponding week In
former years were:
1901
1002
1903
1904
1900
..S2.o6U.SM $2,804,380 S1.O02.772
. 3 1S5. 2S2 4 . 1 85. 263 1.310. 709
.3'.35 1.736,164
. MC0,Stt 4,196,722 1.000,704
. MMtfit 6.510,636 3.413 261
Scaly Fruit Condemned.
County Fruit Inspector Richard Dleck con
tinued his work in the fruit market yesterday,
and was rewarded by finding Ave boxes of ap
ples on Front street and two in the Italian
market that were Infected with scale. These
he promptly oiled." The jobbers are co-operating
with the official in his efforts to keep
fruit unfit for consumption out of this market
Changes in Provision.
Further changes In local provision prices
will be announced to the trade tomorrow morn
ing; by the Union Meat Company. By the new
price lit, clear bellies, averaging 14 to 17
pound, win be quoted 1 cent higher, dry salt
cents and smoked at 14J4 cents.
pickled pigs' tongues are also advanced sharp
ly, the new quotation being $8.50 on half
barrels, $4.50 on quarters and $2.50 on 15
poumd kits.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
FLOUR Patents. $4.10 per barrel;
straights, $3.45: clears. $3.253.40; Valley,
$3.50 3.65; Dakota bard wheat, patents.
$5.40 5. 60: clears. $4.25; graham, $3.50;
whole wheat, $3.75; rye flour, local. $3;
Eastern, $5.40: cornmeal, per bale, $1,900
2.29.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $17; country,
$18 per ton; middlings, $25.5026; shorts,
city, $18; country, $19 per ton; chop, U. S.
Mills, $17.50; linseed dairy food. $18; Acalfa
meal, $18 per ton. ,
WHEAT Club. 70671c; bluestem, t2T3c;
red, 6869c; Valley. 71c.
OATS No. 1 white feed. $32; gray, $31
per ton.
BARLEY Feed. $23.75 per ton; brewing,
$24; rolled, $24 5O25.50.
RYE $1.50 per cwt.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90
pound sacks. $7; lower grades, $3-50i&6.75;
oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4-25 per bale; oat
meal (ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per
barrel ; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale ; split
peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks ; 25-pound
boxes. $1.40; pearl barley, $4.25 per 100
pounds; 25-pound boxes, $1.23 per box.
pastry flour. 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $11 12.50
per ton; clover. $8.50 9; cheat, $6.50 7;
grain hay, $78; alfalfa, $11.
Vegetables, Fruits, Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $1.5001.75 per
box; apricots, $1.50d.75; cherries, 48c per
pound; currants, 9 10c; flgs. black, $2; grant e,
$2 per box; peaches. 75c$l; pears, $1.50
2.25; plums. $11.25; Logan berries. $1.35
1.40 per crate; raspberries, $1.751. 85; black
berries, 8c ; gooseberries, 8c per pound.
MELONS Cantaloupes, $33.25 per crate;
watermelons, 2tc per pound.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $5 7 per
box; oranges. Mediterranean sweets, $4.50;
Valenclas. $4.505; navels, $4.504.75;
grapefruit, $44.50, pineapples, $34 per
dozen ; bananas, 5 5 ',2 c per pound ; limed,
75c per 100.
FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. 57c;
cabbage, lc per pound; corn, 2535c per
dozen; cucumbers, hothouse, 30 50c per
dozen; field, 75c$l per box; egg plant. 35c
per pound ; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen:
onions, 10 12 He per dozen , peas. 4 5c ,
peppers, 25c ; radishes, 10015c per
dozen; rhubarb, 22c per pound; spinach. 2
3c per pound; tomatoes $1.25 2 25 per box;
hothouse, $2.503.50; parsley, 25c; squash,
$101.25 per crate.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 90c $1
per sack; carrots. $11.25 per sack; beets.
$ 1 . 25 & 1.50 per sack , garlic. 10 '$ J2 hk c per
pound.
ONIONS New. red, ll1,xc per pound;
new yellow, l2c per pound.
POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy grades
old Burbanks. 4050c per ack: ordinary, nom
inal: new potatoes, 75c$1.50.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 14c per pound;
apricots, 1315c; peaches, 12s 13c: pears,
::''.! : Italian prunes. 548c: California
figs, white, in sacks. 56c per pound;
black. 4 5c; bricks, l214-ounce packages,
75 85c per box; Smyrna, 20c per pound,
dates, Persian, 66c per pound.
RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 8
8c; 16-ounce. 9 10c; loose muscatels,
2-crown. 6H7c; 3-crown, ti & ( 7 -: , 4
crown, 77c; unbleached, seedless Sul
tanas, 67c; Thompson's fancy bleached, 10
lie; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes
of 20 pounds, $2; 2-cjown, $1.75.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 21 H c per pound. State creameries :
Fancy creamery, 174 20c; store butter,
EGGS Oregon ranch, 21-'.22c per dozen;
Eastern, 20 21c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 12
13c; Young America. 13tid4c.
POULTRY Average old hens. 12-'.13c;
mtxed chickens. ll,(512c; fryers. 1617c;
broilers. l . ' i V. ' . roosters, 910c; dressed
chickens. 1 4915c ; turkeys. live. 16 17c :
turkeys, dressed, choice. 1722c; geese,
live, per pound. 81?8V.c; ducks. 12V13c;
pigeons, $l1.50, squabs, $1.752.
Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS Oregon, 1905, 1 lc ; olds. 8c per
pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 18
23Hc; Valley, coarse, 22H23c; fine. 24c
per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 2830c-per pound.
HIDES Dry: No. 1, 10 pounds and up,
per pound. 1820c; dry kip. No. L 5 to 15
pounds. lS21c per pound; dry salted bull
and stags, one-third less than dry flint;
culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, mur
rain, halr-sllpped. 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, I0llc per pound; steers, sound,
under 50 pounds, and cows, 9 10c per
pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound,
kip. sound, 15 to 30 pounds, 10c per pound;
veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 11c per pound;
calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11 12c per
pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less;
veals, lc per pound less. Sneepsklns: Shear
lings, No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 25 30c;
short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 50
60c ; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock,
each. $1.252; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20
per cent less, or 15 16c per pound. Horse
hides: Salted, each, according to size. $1.50
2.50; dry, each, according to size, $11.50;
colts hides,, each. 25?50c Goatskins: Com
mon, each, 15 25c, Angora, with wool on,
each, 30c $ 1.50.
FURS No. l skins: Bearskin?, as to size,
each. $520; cubs, each. $13; badger,
prime, each. 23o0e; cat. wild, with head
perf ec t . 30 50c ; house cat, 5 20c ; fox,
common gray, large prime, each. 50570c;
red. each. $3 3. cross, each, $5 15; silver
and black, each. $100300; fishers, each,
$38; lynx, each. $4.500; mink, strictly
No. 1, each, according to size. $13; mar
ten, dark Northern, according to size and
color, each, $1015; pale pine, according to
size and color, each. $2.304; muskrat,
large, each. 12 15c ; skunk, each. 40 00c ;
civet or pole cat, each. 5 15c; otter, large,
prime skin. each. $610; panther with head
and claws perfect, each. $25: raccoon,
prime large, each. 50 75c; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, each. $3.50 3 ; prairie
(coyote). 00c $1 wolverine, each. $6 S;
beaver, per skin, large. $3C; medium, $3
7; small, $11.50; kits. 50070c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22
25c per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 44 4C' No
2 and grease, 2 3c.
CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttam bark)
New. 22Hc per pound; 1904 and 1000. 3c In
small lots, 3' 4c in carlots.
GRAIN BAGS 1010c apiece.
Groceries Nats, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5'c; South
erd Japan. 5.40c: head. 6.75c.
COFFEE Mocha. 2628c; Java, ordinary.
18 22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c; good.
I6l8c; ordinary. 19 22c per pound; Co
lumbia, roast, cases. 100s, $14.75; 50s, $14.75:
Arbuckle, $16.25; Lion, $14.73.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40. 1 -pound
flats. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis, 90c
red. 1-pound tails, $1.25; sockeye, 1-oound
talis, $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube,
$5.40; powdered. $5.15; dry granulated,
$5.05; extra C, $4.60; golden C, $4.45; fruit
sugar. $5.05. Advances over sack basis as
follows: Barrels. I0c: -barrels, 23c. boxes
50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances
within 15 days deduct He per pound If later
than 15 days and within 30 days deduct Wc
Sugar, granulated. $4.83 per 100 pounds :
maple sugar. 15 lSc per pound.
NUTS Walnuts, 15Uc per pound by sack
c extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts,
16c; filberts, 16c; pecans, jumbos, 16c- extra
large. 17c; almonds, 14H15c. chestnuts.
Italian, 12 i 16c; Ohio, 20c; peanuts raw
7"c per pound; roasted. Uc;' pinenuts' 10'
12c; hictory nuts. 78c; cocoanuts" 35
90e per dozen.
SALT California dairy, $11 per ton- imi
tation Liverpool. $12 per ton; half-ground
100s. $9: 50s. $9.50. lump Liverpool $17 50
BEANS Small white, 4c; large white'
4e; pink, 2c; bayou. 4c; Lima 5c:
Mexican red. 4 He. '
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases, 81c per gallon.
COAL Cases, 19c per gallon: tanks, 12Vic
per gallon.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. Tc; 500-pound
lots, 8c; less than 500-pound lots, 84c. (in
25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin cans. 100 pounds per case, 244c
per pound above keg price.)
GASOLINE Stove, cases. 24 4c; 72 test
27 We; 88 test. 35c; Iron tanks, 19c.
LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 47c; in cases,
53c; boiled. In barrels. 50c; In cases, 55c;
25-gallon lots, lc less.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast. 20c per pound;
standard breakfast. ISc; choice. 17c; English,
11 to 14 pounds, 16c; peach. 15c
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 16c per pound;
14 to 16 pounds. 15 V; IS to 20 pounds,
15Hc ; Cal Ifornla picnic). 12c ; cottage,
none : shoulders, 11 c; boiled, 23c ; boiled
picnic, boneless. 18c.
PICKLED GOODS Pork. barrels. $21 ;
H-barrsls. $11; beef, barrels, $11; H-barrels.
$6.00.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced
ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17$4c; bo
logna, long. 7c; welnerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c;
pork. 9 10c; headcheese, 6c ; blood. 6c;
bologna sausage, link. 4c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt, lis.- smoked, 124c; clear backs,
dry salt. 11 He; smoked. 12Hc; clear bellies.
14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt. lSc:
smoked, 14Uc: Oregon exports. 20 to 25
pounds average, dry salt 12c. smoked 13c;
Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds average, none.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces
like. tubs. llux. &0s lliAfi 20s, Ui
10s. 12c; 5a, 12c. Standard pure: Tierces.
lOUc; tuba. 1 0 1 2 -: 50s. 10:c; 20s, 10 c ;
10s. lie; 5s, 11 -,ic. Compound: Tierces,
7fcc; tubs. 7c; 50s. 7c; 10s, 8c; Ss.SHc
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 6H7c,
125 to 50 pounds. 7c; 130 to 200 pounds, 6c;
200 pounds and up, 5Ht$0c.
BEEF Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows,
45,--c: country steers, 5 6c.
MUTTON Dressed fancy. 7 8c per
pound; ordinary, 56c; lambs, fancy, S
844c
PORK Dressed. 100 to 180 pounds. S
8c; 150 to 200 pounds, 78c; 200 pounds
and up. 7S7UC
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and.
Hogs.
The follow-Ing livestock prices were quoted
In the local markets yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers, $3. 75 3. 85; medium.
$3.25S.50; cows, $2.75; second-grade cows,
$2.25; bulls. $1.502: calves. $464.50.
SHEEP Clipped. $4; lambs, $5.
HOGS $77.25; light, $6.506.75.
Lake County Sheep Sales.
Phil Lynch, one of Lake County's most ex
tensive woolgrowers, lat week purchased the
following hands of sheep, which he will turn
on the range and let run till next year, says
the Lakeview Examiner:
From Tom Lynch, 700 head of 2-year-old
wethers at $3.50 per head. From Dennis Sul
lican, 600 head 2-year-old wethers, at $3.50
per head. From Jack Verllng, 400 head 2-year-old
wethers at $3.50 per head. From Faun
cane, 200 head of yearling wethers
at $3 per head. From Make Barry,
200 head of yearling wethers at $3 per
head. In all. 2100 head. These bands with
what Mr. Lynch already had makes him two
large bands. He purchased the J. S. Field
sheep range above Big Valley, paying $1300
for It, so that he will have Summer range
for his sheep.
J. J. Fleming, of Fleming & Ward, of Eagle
vllle. Cal., has purchased the yearling weth
ers of D. P. Malloy. C. A. Rehart, Kent Bros.,
and P. P. Barry, at $3 per head.
W. U. Scott, the Eaglevllle sheepman, Is
here this week to receive the yearling ewes
recently purchased from the Enqulst Bros. He
bought their yearling wethers while here for
$3 per head. m
C. E. Sherlock bought 600 head of yearling
wethers from Thomas Sherlock, of Summer
LAke, paying $; per head, ;ind 700 from L,.
P. Klippel, at the same pi ice, delivered in
September.
J. H. Mclnnls bought 650 yearling wethers
from Pete Enquist at $3 per head, and 250
2-year-olds paying $3.50 per head.
J. J. Fleming bought the J. T. Flook year
ling wethers, about 500 head, at $3 per head.
J. D. Edler sold his yearling wethers to Mr.
Mclnnls at $3 per head, about 3100.
Frank Meizel bought 320 head of ewes and
lambs from McDaniels at $2.80 for ewes and
$1.80 for Iambs.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Chicago. Kansas City and
Omaha.
CHICAGO, July 14. Cattle Receipts 700;
market steady. Beeves, $4.156-25, stock
ers and feeders, $2.604.40; cows and heif
ers, $1.305.4O; calves, $56.75.
Hogs Receipts today. 13,000; estimated
Monday, 3S.0OO ; market steady to strong.
Mixed and butchers, $6.50G.O5; good to
choice heavy, $6.75 6-92 ; rough heavy,
$6.30 6 43; light, $6.456 92 ; pigs, $5.70
0.45; bulk of sales. $6.S06.90.
Sheep Receipts 2000; market steady.
Sheep, $3. 20 6. 10; yearlings, $5.75 6.50;
lambs, $5 8.
SOUTH OMAHA, July 14. Cattle Re
ceipts 100; market unchanged.
Hogs Receipts 9000; market steady.
Heavy, $6-576.65; mixed. $6.374670.60;
light. $0-506.624i I Pigs, $5U.25; bulk Of
sales. $6.3714 6. 60.
Sheep Receipts 500; market steady.
Yearlings, $3.736.25; wethers, $4.50 5. 60;
lambs, $6.25 7.73.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., July 14. Cattle Re
ceipts 200; market steady. Native steers,
$4 G. 10; native cows and heifers. $2 5.40;
stockers and feeders, $2.754.25; Western
cows, $2.504.50; Western steers, $3.75
5.80; bulls, $2.404; calves. $2.506.
Hogs Receipts 5000; market steady to
weak. Bulk of sales, $6.706.75; heavy,
$6.706.75 : , packers, $6.70 0.80 ; pigs and
light. $5.906.75.
Sheeji Receipts 230; market nominally
steady. Muttons, $5.906.25; Iambs, $6S;
range wethers, $56; fed ewes, $ 1.50 5.60.
BETTER THAN EXPECTED
NEW YORK WEEKLY BANK
STATEMENT FAVORABLE.
Gain In Cash Is Three Times as
Large as Was Estimated Sur
plus Reserve Grows.
NEW YORK. July 14. The Financier says:
The official statement of the New York As
sociated Banks was unexpectedly favorable.
Tnere has been a wide disagreement each
week between thse changes as officially shown
and those Indicated by the estimates, but while
the discrepancies In the previous week were
clearly explainable, those this week could not
be reasonably accounted for, even on the the
ory that they resulted from the adjustment of
averages. Loans, it may be noted, showed the
expected contraction. The cash gain reported
by this week's statement was $3,262,800, a
much greater tum than was generally estimat
ed on the basis of the traceable movements
of money during the week.
The loans were decreased $14,344,700, as was
looked for. because of the liquidation in spec
ulative accounts on the stock exchange.
Largely as the result of such decrease in
loans, general deposits were reduced $12,411,
7C0. This reduction in deposits was. however,
greater by $1,328,600 than the sum of the con
traction in loans, less the gain In cash, and
hence the statement was technically out of
proof.
The required reserve against general deposits
decreased $3,102,925. adding which to the gain
in cash made $6,365,725 as the increase in sur
plus reserve to $12,S30,SoO, or nearly double
that of the previous week. Computed on the
basis of deposits, less those of $13,704,800 pub
lic funds, the surplus is $16,275,000.
The daily averages of bank clearings during
the week was $280,000,000. against $373,000,000
in the previous week, reflecting the light vol
ume of stock transactions. Clearings of Sat
urday, as the result of Friday's business,
were $314,201,246.
Loans continue to show an excess, as com
pared with deposits, though such excess last
week of $12,301,400 was about $2,000,000 less
than in the previous week. Comparisons of
loans by individual banks indicate that nine
institutions reduced this item by $14,000,000
net; eight banks gained $4,000,000 net cash.
The greatest increases were by two Institu
tions. The statement follows:
Increase.
Loans
Deposits
Circulation
Legal tenders . .
Specie
Reserve
Reserve required
Surplus 1
Ex-U. S. deposits
.$1,036,233,400 $14,344,700
. 1,023. 932. OOtl 12. 411,700
48.556,500 120.900
85.872.500 1.602,500
182,941,300 1,000,300
26.M3,S0 ::.LV2,v-.
255,963,000 3, 102.025
1 2. 830, 800 . 365 . 725
16,257,000 5.955.775
'Decrease.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, July 14. The metal mar
kets as usual on Saturday in the absence of
London cables were quiet and prices nom
inally unchanged.
Tin, 36.25 36.50c for spot.
Lake copper, 18H18c; electrolytic
copper. lStt18ttc
Casting. 17)fclSc.
Lead, 5.75c.
Spelter. 5 92 n 5.97 hi c
Iron was steady. hg unchanged.
London Wool Sales.
LONDON. July 14. The offerings at the
wool auction sales today amounted to 12,989
bales in good condition. There was a steady
demand for all grades and full rates were
paid. Home buyers again took the bulk of
offerings. Americans bought small lots of
greasy cross-breds. Queensland and Tas
manlan greasy combings were in aood re
quest. Fine Cape of Good Hone ers steady,
cut in it nor was wea"
DECLINE GOES ON
! Stock Prices Continue to Seek
a Lower Level.
MUCH PRESSURE TO SELL
Market Appears to Be Suffering
From Complication of Disorders.
Liquidation on Favorable
News Shows Suspicion.
NEW YORK. July 14. (Special.) The de
cline In the stock, market has cone on this
week practically without a break. The sell
ing has not been urgent or particularly
heavy, but it 'has been of the persistent sort
that suggests that certain interests have
been anxious to get out of stocks as fast
as buyers could be found. At the low points
of the week the greater part of the share
Dot has sold again at the extreme low level
that it reached in the fortnight succeeding
the 6an Francisco disaster. Reviewing the
last few months as a whole, prices broke vio
lently from the middle of April to the first
of May, rallied in the ensuing six weeks and
have now fallen again to the lowest of the
year. If there Is any one inference to bs
drawn from this, it is that the movement dur
ing this entire interval has been an effort
to unload speculative stock holdings and that
the desire to liquidate prevailed no less in
tensely at the beginning of the period than at
the end, or, in other words, the motives be
hind the liquidation are not of recent origin
or due to recent developments, but are some
thing that have long existed. That the
trouble lies in no one case eeems to be gen
erally conceded. The best judgment 'is that
the market has been suffering from complica
tion of disorders, some of which are purely
internal, and some relating to the outside sit
uation. While this much is agreed upon, good
judges are not at all of one mind as to
which of these depressing influences has op
erated most powerfully.
The purpose to take advantage of favora
ble circumstances to liquidate holdings chilled
all speculative confidence in the capacity of
the market to move to a higher level. The
presence of this selling on good news consti
tutes the most sinister aspect of the market
from a speculative' standpoint, and fosters a
sentiment of doubt and anxiety over the whole
financial and business outlook.
Selling of Metal Stocks.
Iron and steel authorities protest that de
mand for all grades of product is undiminished
and that unfilled orders on hand are kept up
In spite of production running to full capacity.
The statistics of iron production for June,
however, showed some falling off from May,
which in turn was lower than in April. Thus
the most effective influence of sentiment was
the uninterrupted selling of Iron and steel in
dustrials in the market, including the United
States steel stocks, which has forced them to
the lowest prices of the year. The same con
ditions are operative in the market for railroad
stocks. In spite of earnings reports showing
wide-increases over previous years at the same
season. The fresh declines In prices wiped out
the average of the previous recoveries and In
some conspicuous market leaders carried prices
lower than In the depression following the San
Francisco calamity.
The market has been equally unresponsive to
easier conditions in the money market, but In
this field there is little confidence In the per
manence of the ease. A large body of senti
ment attributes to the money situation the true
source of the prevailing stock market depres
sion. The persistence with which bank loans
are maintained, in spite of stock market liqui
dation, and the desirability of retrenchment
In preparation for later requirements, creates
a bad Impression.
Condition of National Banks.
The abstract of reports of conditions of
National banks throughout the country as
of June 18 compared with the previous re
ports on April 6 show an expansion In the
loan Item of 65,713,380. while the cash re
serves have been replenished to the extent
of $30,738,737. Between the comparison as
made between June 18 of this year and May
29 of last year, there Is found to be a loan
expansion of $307,719,750. coupled with the
insignificant cash accession of $1,968,550. It
is supposed that the same conditions exist
In the accounts of trust companies and
banks not reporting to the Controller.
The action of the securities market causes
fears that well-informed and far-sighted
capitalists detect evidence Of over-extension
into ventures of doubtful outcome, with the
necessary consequences to follow of reac
tion and check to confidence.
There is much discussion in the financial
district of the extent to which real estate
has been bought and enhanced in price,
both In New York and in the West. Large
banking credits are known to be involved
In this field.
The new Incorporations for June of this
year showed about half included in mining
ventures of one kind and another, and half
of the remainder was made up of trolley
ventures and electric lighting combinations.
Light is thus thrown upon the destination
of some of the capital which is diverted
from the securities market and which helps
account for the lethargy of - the demand
there. With prices still at a level where
the income relation is less than on market
rates for money, there is added Incentive to
liquidate securities.
United States i!s advanced 9i per cent on
call during the week.
Saturday Market Narrow.
No significance can be attached to the
sluggish and inconstant movement of prices in
today's dull and narrow market. A favor
able bank statement was generally expected
and boardroom traders attempted to advance
prices on the prospect. No serious selling
pressure was met on the smalt advances. But
there was no follow-up to the movement and
the traders operated only with the utmost cau
tion, amounting to timidity. When they at
tempted to realize profits on early sales before
the close, they found the market as bare bf
real absorptive powers as it was of selling
pressure. A condition of profound neglect
was disclosed. The taking of profits left prices
close to the level at which they left off last
night.
The bank statement showed restoration of
rather more than last week's loss in the sur
plus itme. The $14,345,000 loan contraction
was attributed to the weak stock market
liquidation and the excess In the cash gain
over the preliminary estimates was credited
to a correction of the discrepancy in that
item last week. The week's repayments of
Government deposits are shown to have
amounted to $1,439,800, exclusive of drafts by
interior banks upon New York accounts for
that purpose.
The report from Washington that $4,000.
000 to $4,500,000 of Government money was
being deposited In interior banks was regard
ed as promising an offset to the effect of the
current withdrawal of $10,000,000 which will
affect principally the New York banks. The
rise in Government securities, which are thus
in demand, as security for the Government
deposit, is expected to help the marketing of
the new Panama Canal bonds.
Large arrivals of South African gold were
reported in England, and there was some dis
cussion of the possibility of a part of it be
ing obtained for New York. But bankers here
made no announcement on the subject. The
market closed heavy. Tetal sales of bonds,
par value. $607,000.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High.
Low.
Bid.
Adams Express
Amalgamated Cop. 31,500 94
Am. Car & Fndy.. 900 32
do preferred
Am. Cotton Oil 300 29
do preferred
Am. Express . .
Am. H. & L. pfd. 100 29
American Ice 500 58
Am. Linseed Oil
do preferred
Am. Locomotive... 24.300 68
do preferred
240
93
34
98
28
90
22a
27
58
38
38
68
113
93
33
20
58
85
Am. Smlt. & Ref.. 9.300 143
142
142 V
do pref erred. ...... .u... ..... HoJjjLFebruaa. 10.1ci Jdtaiu 10.56c,
129
128
98 !,
20-..
86
89
132
115
92
72
158
218
35
100
54
Am. Tob.. pfd. cer
Ana. Mining Co... 6,800 226(, 225
Atchison 3,100 Sts 86 is
do preferred
Atlantic Coast L.
Baltimore se O 300 11.V-. 115H
do preferred 100 93 92
Brk. Rapid Tran.. 10,300 73 72
Can. Pacific 200 158 158
Central of "N. J
Central Leather.
do preferred 400 101 101
Ches. & Ohio 500 54 54
C. Gt. Western
10
193
173 173
32
C. & Northwestern
C, M. & St. Paul
C. Ter. & Trans.,
do preferred
C. C. C. & St. L..
Colo. Fuel & Iron.
Colo. & So
do 1st pref
do 2d pref
Consolidated Gas..
Corn Products
do preferred
Del. & Hudson. .
Del., Lack. & W..
D. & R. Grande.,
do preferred
Dis. Securities
Erie
do 1st pref
do 2d pref
2,100 174
Am. Sugar Ref. 400 I'M
91
46 J,
32
66
47
136
18
205
500
38
83
54
36
76
63
161
286
134
17 V.
82 V.
42 V4
81
24
46
36
74
23
49 V.
140 V.
19
64
General Electric... .
Great Nor. pfd
Hocking Valley
International Paper .
do preferred
International Pump .
do preferred
Iowa Central
do preferred
Int. Met
do preferred
Kas. City So
do preferred
Louis. Sc Nash
Mexican Central ....
Minn. & St. Louis
1,100 288 286
100
400
200
600
100
800
'906
24
36
74
23
49
140
'63
24
36
73
23 V.
49V.
140
64
M, S. P. & S. S. M
100
150
150
151
do preferred Ai
Missouri Pacific.
600
89
89
Mo., Kas. & Texas.
do preferred
National Lead
N. R. R. of M. pfd.
N. Y. Central
N. Y.. O. & West.
200
1
31
31
5
72
39
129
46
500
72
100
39
39
1,100 129 12"
800
100
46
86
45
Norfolk & Western
80
do preferred..... .Ht
Nor. Pacific 2,600 198 197
107
91
H
North American
100 91
91
Pacific Mall..
Pennsylvania
n.taio 125'-.
124
124;
People's Gas SSV;
P., C. C. & St. L '
Pressed Steel Car 1,500 44 44
do preferred ,,?2'a
pull. pal. car..... ,
Reading 18.30O 118 117 lli
do 1st pref
do 2d tref
Republic .-iteel
do preferred
Rock Isla'id Co....
do preferred
90
1,100 - 91 91
6.4O0 47 46
2.200 32 31
"206 47 47
100 137 137
400 77 ' ' 76
200 206 2o5
20O 500 495
200 38 38
iiiiio 55 54
3.400 38 38
1,400 76 76
100 65 65
90
24
2f.
23
61
41
20
48
69
64
116
33
97 y.
141
29
26
43
141
92
118
78
39
106
33
100
S. L. & S. F. 2d pf. .-.
St. L. Southwest
do preferred
Schloss-Sheffield . . 100
So. Pacific 2.80O
au
65
64
do preferred 300 116 116
So. Railway 1.600 33 U
do preferred
Tenn. Coal & Iron
Texas & Pacific... 600
T., St. L. & West. 400
do preferred 400
Union Pacific 25,800
do preferred 100
TJ. S. Express
U. S. Realty
V. 8. Rubber 200
do preferred 200
U. 8. Steei 14,900
do preferred 6, 100
Vir.-Car. Chemical. 100
30
26
44
142
93
29
26
44
141
93
39
106
33
UK";
108
33
100
31 'i
31 Vj
3 y.
do nreferred 1051-
Wabash 18
do preferred 4-.7S
Wells-Fargo Ex.... 100 275 275 290
Westinghouse Elec 150
Wheeling & L E 16
M'estern Union .'. 91
Wis. Central 22
do preferred 100 44 V4. 44 4-
Total sales for the day. 211.700 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK, July 14. Closing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.I04 ID & R. G. 4s . .100
do coupon 104 IN. Y. C. gen. 3s 96
U. S. 3s reg 102 Nor. Pac. 3s 76
do coupon ...102iNor. Pac. 4s.
104
U. S- new 4s reg,128;So. Pacific 4s..
do coupon . . . . 129 jUnion Pac. 4s ..
U. S. old 4s reg. 102! Wis. Central 4s.
do coupon . . . . 102 Japanese 6s
Atchison Adj 4s 95 j Japanese i s -
91
103
88
9S
94
Stocks at London.
LONDON. July 14. Consols for money,
87 13-16; consols for account, 87.
Anaconda ll!Norfolk & West. 88
Atchison 89 I do pref 94
do pref 103 lOnt. & Western.. 47
Bait. & Ohio . .119lPennsylvanla ... 64
Can. Pacific. .. .163'Rand Mines .... 5tt
Ches. & Ohio ... 56Vi do 1st pref .... 4
Chi. Gr. W 17 do 2d pref .... 45
C. M. St. P..179V4lSo. Railway 34
De Beers 17' do pref 102
D- & R. G 39So. Paclc 67
do pref 87 Union Pacific 146
Erie 40! do pref 97
do 1st pref... 80u. S. Steel...... 34
do 2d pref 69 1 do pref 103
III. Central 180Wabash 20
Louis. & Nash ..144 I do pref 46
Mo.. K. & T 32
N. Y. Central. . .133.
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK, July 14. Money on call,
nominal. Time money, easier. Sixty days,
414 per cent; 90 days, 4 per cent; six
months, 5 per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per. 5tfJ5 per cent. No loans.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual bust
nets in bankers' bills at $4.8450fi4.8460 for
demand and at $4.8175-4.S1S5 for 60-day bills.
Posted rates. $4.824.85. Commercial bills.
$4.814.82.
Bar silver. 65c.
Mexican dollars, 50c.
Government bonds and railroad bonds,
steady.
LONDON, July 14 Bar silver, firm, 30 3-16d
per ounce. Money, 1,1 per cent. Discount
rate, short bills, 3 per cent; three months
bills. 83 1-16 per cent
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. Sliver bars.
65c. Mexican dollars, 62c. Drafts, sight, 4c
telegraph, 6c. Sterling on London, 60 days,
$4.82 1-5; sight. $4.85.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 14 The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alpha Con. . . .$ .09
Andes 10
Belcher -
Best & Belcher .78
Bullion 20
Caledonia 33
Challenge Con. .10
Chollar 11
Confidence . . . .51
Con. Cal. & V. .95
Crown Point. . .10
Exchequer . . . .40
Gould 4- Curry .09
Hale 4: Nor. . . .94
Julia 05
Justice $ .04
Mexican
.74
Occidental Con.
Ophlr 1 .
Overman
Potosl
.74
3.65
.13
.11
.68
.07
.03
.23
.83
.28
.04
.11
Savage
Scorpion
Seg. Belcher. . .
Sierra Nevada.
Silver Hill
Union Con
Utah Con
Yellow Jacket.
NEW YORK. July 14. Closing quotations:
Adams Con $ 20 I.ittle Chief $ .05
Alice : 2.35,Ontarlo ...
2.50
Breece 30,ophlr
Brunswick Con.. .30Phoenlx
Con. Col Vs.. .85iPotosl
Com. Tunnel ... .14'Favage
Horn Silver pref. 2.0o!Slerra Nevada
Iron Silver 5.25Small Hopes . .
Leadvllle Con... .03Standard
3.:;s
.0:
.10
.61
.18
.30
2.50
BOSTON, July 14. Closing quotations:
Adventure $ 5.00!Mont. C. & C.$ 2.00
AUouez 33.7o!oid Dominion 34.00
Amalgamated - 93.2jOsceola
American Zinc. 9.00;Parrot
0
22.50
80.00
8.87
93.00
7.75
63.62
53.00
9.73
52.50
6.00
4.25
136.00
Atlantic
. 13.2D yulncy
. 2.". 50 Shannon ....
6.90 Tamarack
. 18.00Trinlty
88.00 United Cop . .
15.25 U. S. Mining.
15.00 !u. 8. Oil....
10.12Utah
15.00 .'Victoria
6.50 (Winona
10.75 Iwolverlne . .
58.00 1
83.00
Bingham
Cal. & Hecla
Centennial
Cop. Range.
Daly West. .
Franklin . . .
Granby
Isle Royale. .
Mass. Mining
Michigan . .
Mohawk ....
N Butte. . . .
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, July 14. Coffee Spot Rio,
steady: No. 7 Invoice, 7c; mild, steady; Cor
dova. 9-12c.
Sugar Raw, steady: fair refining, 2 3-32c;
centrifugal, 96 test, 3 3-32c; molasses sugar,
2 31-32c. Refined, steady: No. 6, $4.10: No. 7,
$4.05: No. 8. $4; No. 9, $3.95; No. 10, $3.90;
No. 11. $3.85; No. 12. $3.80; No. 13. $3.75;
No. 14. $3.75; confectioners' A, $4.45; mold A,
$5.06; cut loaf, $3.40: crushed, $5.40; pow
dered. $4.90; granulated. $4.70; cubes, $4.96.
Dairy Produce in the East.
CHICAGO. July 14. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was steady;
creameries. 1519c: dairies, 15ei8c. Eggs,
firm at mark, cases included. 1214c; firsts,
14c: prime firsts, 16c; extras, 18c. Cheese,
strong. 114Hc.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. July 14. Cotton futures
closed quiet. July, 10.17c; August, I0.26c;
September, 10.33c; October and November.
10-38c. December. 10.44c; January, 10.48c,
200 DO 90
100 24 24
900 23 23
300 61 61
DOWNING-HOPKINS CO.
Established 1893
BROKERS
STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN
Bought and sold for cash and on margin.
Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phone Main 37
WHEAT CLOSES EASY
Profit-Taking Weakens the
Market at Chicago.
BUT DECLINE IS SLIGHT
During Most of Day Sentiment in the
Pit Is Bullish, Largely on Domes
tic Crop News Rain Inter
feres Willi Russian Uarvest.
CHICAGO. July 14. Profit-taking by local
longs caused an easy tone at the close of
the wheat market today, the final quotations
on the September delivery being off c. The
selling in-essure on the wheat market devel
oped late in the day and resulted in slight de
clines at the close. Prior to that time senti
ment In the pit was Inclined to be bullish.
Additional reports were received today ;rom
the Northwest, claiming damage by jlack
rust, but the effect of these advices was
partially offset by several reports denying
that the crop had toeem Injured by rust. The
Weather Bureau reported scattered showers
throughout the Northwest, and this encour
aged the buying of wheat here. Another fac
tor that exerted considerable weight was the
continued rain In Southern Russia, which Is
said to he interfering with harvesting. The
market closed easy. September opened a shade
lower at 78Vic. sold at 78c, and then ad
vanced to 78678c. The close was at
78&78c.
Because of rain throughout the corn belt,
the corn market was weak all day, local
longs being moderate sellers Trading in
corn was light. The market closed weak and
near the lowest point of the day. Septem
ber opened a shade to 0c lower, at 32
52c, sold between 51.. c and 52662c and
closed Vac lower at 51c.
Oats were weak because of persistent sell
ing by longs. Weather conditions were more
favorable to the new crop, and there were
fewer complaints of damage by dry weather.
September opened c to c lower,
at 35935 c. sold within the opening range
and closed at 35c.
Provisions were quiet and easy
Some of
ellers of
the smaller packers were moderate
lard and ribs, and there was some profit-taking
in pork. At the close pork was off 10c at
$17.30: lard was a shade lower at $9.10; ribs
were down 2c at $9.40.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open.
.$ .77
.78
. .80
High.
$ -7SV.
.78
.80
Low.
$ .77
.78
.79
Close.
$ -77
July
Sept
Dec.
.80
CORN.
July 52 .52
Sept 52 .52
May .50 .50
OATS.
July .38 .38
Sept 35 .35
Dec 36 .36
May 38 .38
MESS PORK.
July 18.50 18.62
Sept 17.85 17.35
.51
.51
.49
.51
.51
40y.
.38
.35
33
.37
.38
.35
.33
37
18. SO
17.30
18.62
17.30
LARD.
July 8.97 8.97
Sept 9.10 9.10
Dec 9.15 9.15
SHORT RIBS.
July 9.47 9.47
Sept 9.42 9.42 V.
Oct 9.20 9.20
8.97
9.10
9.12
8.97
9.10
9.15
9.42
9.37
9.17
9.42
n.40
9.17
Cash Quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady. Winter patents. $3.504;
straights. $3.3063.70; Spring patents. $3.70
4: straights, $3.433.85; bakers. $2.303.10.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 7981c; No. 3, 76
78c; No. 2 red, 7879c.
Corn No. 2. 5252c; No. 2 yellow, 52c.
Oats No. 2, 38c; No. 2 white, 39c; No. 3
white, 30639 Vic.
Rye No. 2. 69c.
Barley Good feeding, 3840c; fair to choice
malting, 43g50c.
Flax seed No. 1, $1.05 ; No. 1 Northw est
ern, $1.09.
Timothy seed Prime, $4.25.
Clover Contract grades, $11.25.
Short ribs, sides Loose, $9.4009.45.
Mess pork Per barrel, $18.62.
Lard Per 100 "pounds, $8.97.
Short clear side Boxed. $9.759.87.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 13.500 21.100
Wheat, bushels 233,100 U.500
Com. bushels 205,900 130,500
Oats, bushels 198,000 340.100
Rye. bushel 2,000
Barley, bushels 14.300 6.700
Grain anj Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. July 14. Flour Receipts. 13,
132 barrels; exports, 8669 barrels. Dull but
steady. Minneapolis patents, $4.3004.60; Min
neapolis bakers, $3.453.65: Winter patents,
$404.30: Winter straights, $3.8504.
Wheat Receipts, 36,000 bushels; exports,
31,955 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 84o
elevator; No. 2 red, 84c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
Northern Duluth, 88 c f. o, b. afloat. Fur
ther reports of rust in the Northwest today
gave wheat a stronger tone and moderate
advance, shorts providing the demand. Other
Influences were prospective smaller world's
shipments and bullish Russian harvesting
news. The market closed steady and 0c
net higher. Quotations were as follows: May
closed 88c; July. 87c; September, 84c;
December, 86c.
Hops Steady; state common to choice, 1905,
10015c : 1904, nominal; olds, nominal; Pacific
Coast. 1905, 1015c; 1904, 12c; old, nominal.
Hides Steady; Galveston. 20 to 25 pounds.
20c; California. 21 to 25 pounds. 21c; Texas
dry. 20 to 30 pounds, 19c.
Wool Steady; domestic fleece, 35038c.
Petroleum Steady; refined New York. Phil
adelphia and Baltimore, 7.75c; do In bulk,
4.66c.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 14 Wheat and bar
ley, steady. Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1.3001.35; milling.
$I.321.42.
Barley Feed. IBetMl : brewing. $101.02.
Oats Red. $1.1601.51; white, nominal.
Call board sales: Wheat, December. $1.28
bid. Barley, December, 95c. Corn, large
yellow, $1.401.42.
European Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL, July 14. Wheat, July 6s
6d: September, 6s 6d; December, 6s d.
Weather unchanged. English country markets,
quiet. French, quiet.
LONDON. July 14. Wheat. Walla Walla
and California cargoes, prompt shipments,
steady. 31s 3d031s 6d.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 14. Wheat July.
77c: September, 77c, December, 78c:
May. 82c; No. 1 hard, 80c: No. 1 North
ern, 79c; No. 2 Northern, 78c.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. July 14. Wheat Unchanged.
Export: Bluestem. 73c: club. 71c; red, 68c.
SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS.
Prices Paid for Products In the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, July It The foUowingJ
prices were quoted In the produce market to
day: FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.25: common
50cft$l; bananas. 75c0$1.75; Mexican limes.
$6.5007; California lemons, choice. $3.50;
common. $2.50; oranges, navels, $3.5004: pine
apples, $1.5004.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50c; garlic.
05c; green peas, $101.25: string beans. 103c;
asparagus, $1.2501.75: tomatoes. $101.25.
EOG6 Store, 18019c; fancy ranch. 20c.
POULTRY Roosters, old. $507.50; do
young. $50: broilers, small, nominal; broil
ers, large. $202.50: fryers, $303.30: hens,
$304.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 22c: creamery
seconds. 19c; fancy dairy, 20c; dairy sec
onds. 18c: pickled, 16017c.
CHEESE Young America, 13c; Eastern.
16c; Western. 15c.
WOOL Fall Humboldt and Mendocino. io
18c: mountain. 9011c; South Plains and San
Joaquin, 9011c.
MILLSTUKFS Bran. $19020. middlings,
$22.50628.
HAY Wheat, $10.50017.50: wheat and oa'.s.
$10012: barley. $7il0: alfalfa, nominal; stosk,
nominal; straw, 30000c per bale.
RECEIPTS Flour, 15,896 quarter sacks;
wheat, 80 centals; barley, 3457 centals: oats,
17.10 centals; beans, 850 sacks: corn. 25n
centals; potatoes, 2795 sacks; bran. 717 sacks;
middlings, 110 sacks; hay, 684 tons; wool, 8
bales; hides. 537.
Uried l'ruit at New York.
NEW YORK, July 14. Evaporated apples
are firm on reports that present supplies will
be entirely exhausted before the new crop
arrives. Prime, 11011c; choice, llVatt
llc; fancy. 12c.
Prunes are In fair jobbing demand at
70 8c, the outside prices being nominal
in the absence of supplies of the lower
grades.
Apricots are scarce and firm. Choice,
12c; extra choice, 13 c; fancy, 1314e.
Peaches firm, in light supply. Choice,
10&llc: extra choice, UVi&llc; fancy,
11 012c: extra fancy, 1212c.
Raisins and loose muscatel, 6 07c; seed
ed raisins, 307c; London layers, $1.63.
Imports and Exports.
NEW YORK. July 14. Imports of mer
chandise and dry goods at the port of New
York for the week ending today were val
ued at $13,079,818. Total Imports of specie,
$45,592 silver and $048,489 gold. Total ex
ports of specie were $950,935 silver and
$11,952 gold.
Itefuse to Sell to Canneries.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 14. (Special.)
The canneries offered 7 cents for Hoyai
Anncs today, but holders refused to sell.
The trade Is paying 8 and 9 cents.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. July 14. Wool, steady. Terri
tory and Western mediums, 24?26c; fine me
dium, 184T22C; fine, 106211c.
Refined Sugar Drops at New York.
NEW YORK. July 14. All grades of refined
sugar from Nos. 1 to 15 were reduced 10c a
hundred pounds today.
Hulf Million tiold for India.
LONDON. July 14. The Indian Secretary
today purchased $500,000 in gold due here Au
gust 5.
DENIES, THEN CONFESSES
Mrs. Carter Married to Payne Under
Her Maiden Name.
NEW YORK. July 14. David Belasco
today confirmed the report that Mrs. Les
lie Carter had been married yesterday to
William L. Payne, an actor.
"I have spoken to Mrs. Carter over the
long-distance telephone," said Mr. Be
lasco, "and she admits the story Is true."
BOSTON, July 14 Mrs. Leslie Carter
left a hotel in this city today in an auto
mobile, accompanied only by a maid and
a chauffeur. Her destination was re
ported to be her Summer home at Shelter
Island, near New London. William L.
Payne had already left the hotel in
charge of the actress' trunks. Mrs. Car
ter declined to discuss the report of her
marriage to Mr. Payne.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. July 14. In
quiries today as to the reported marriage
of- Mrs. Leslie Carter, the actress, ts Will
Jam L. Payne, in this city, yesterday,
verified the report. A marriage license
was issued yesterday to William L.
Payne, aged 30 years, and Caroline L.
Dudley, aged 33 years, by City Clerk W.
H. Moran, of Portsmouth. A man and
woman were married under those names
later in the day by Rev. Henry E. Kovey,
an Episcopal clergyman of this city.
Upon being asked the usual questions by
the clergyman both replied that they had
never been married before.
Rev. Mr. Kovey stated today that he
had no reason to believe that the woman
was Mrs. Carter, and City Clark Mcran
made a similar statement.
Mrs. Carter and a parly were at a local
hotel yesterday and Payne was Included
in the party. About half an hour before
the time at which the marriage ceremony
by Rev. Mr. Kovey "was performed, Payne
and Mrs. Carter left the hotel, saying,
in a joking manner to their friends, that
they had been invited to visit a battle
ship. They returned to the hotel later
and during the day the entire party left
the city for Boston. It was understood
at the local hotel that they were going
from Boston to Winthrop.
Break in Human Stepladder.
OMAHA, Neb., July 4. "The column
Is broken. The brightest jewel in the
arch is gone. May is dead."
Thus did Dr. W. J. McCrann, of South
Omaha, announce the first death in his
stepladder family. May C. McCrann,
oldest of 14 children, who have made
their parents famous as leading exam
ples of the Roosevelt anti-race suicide
maxims, succumbed yesterday to a
long illness from typhoid fever, com
plicated by pneumonia. She was born
in Kentucky in 18S6.
The doctor was proud of his robust
and happy family. On his letter-heads
he has a cut showing the children
grouped in the order of their size. Un
der the picture of the doctor is the
motto, "The Party I Am Working For."
Killed Sheriff in Self-Defense.
TONOPAH. Nev.. July 14 Walter Be
rieau, who killed Sheriff Thomas W. Lo
gan April 7. at Manhattan, was acquit
ted by a jury today. The defense claimed
self-defense.
Haakon VII, King of Norway, has &
civil list of about $200,000.
LOUIS J. WILDE
DIVIDEND
BANK AND
CORPORATION
STOCKS
MUNICIPAL.
SCHOOL AND
CORPORATION
BONDS
Portland Home Telephon & Tale
graph Securities.
HIGHEST RETURNS to Investor
Consistent with ABSOLUTE SAFETY.
Rooms 3, 4 and S. Lafayette Bid..
Cor. Sixth and Washington Sta.
Portland. Oregon.