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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGONTAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 20, 1908. ONIONS or. JUMP Market Excited by Sharp Rise at San Francisco. GROWERS REFUSE TO SELL Bay City Price Advances to $8.25 and Ijocal Buyers Bid lp Sharply, but Without Success East ern Shipments Frozen. Great excitement prevailed in the onion market yesterday. Early in the day telegrams began arriving telling of the strength of the Sjan Francisco market, and when business was fairly under way in the Bay City, prices began to advance sharply until a quotation of 3.O03.26 was reached. The practically bare condition of the market was the causa of the flurry. With prices advancing In San Fran cisco, buyers here began scurrying around In the attempt to get- their hands on what they could, but without result. Bids of $2.50 were freely made to growers. The latter, however, were firmer than ever in their position, and so far as could be learned, no lots changed hands. It Is doubtful whether an advance of even 60 cents would have brought any stock on the market. This bulge In onions has long been an ticipated by careful observers of the mar ket, but Its appearance was delayed first by the money troubles of the early part of "Winter, and then by the movement of a quantity of Eastern onions to the Coast. The latter has not proved the serious factor that it threatened to be, and now that the financial disturbance has passed over, the market has asserted Itself In response to Its strong statistical position. Eastern onions, which began arriving at San Francisco In December, are still com ing along, but It is announced that the last shipment to arrive was frozen in transit and occasioned serious loss to the shippers. So far as can be foreseen nothing of a serious' nature Is likely to disturb the m.lrol fnr tViA TIPVt if dLV. UnleSS It should be the presence of too many Japa nese onions. Some lots will be imported nextmonth for the local and the Alaska trade, but they cannot be landed here cheaply enough seriously to compete with the Valley product, and It is yet to be seen what condition they will show on de livery. Australian onions will not ar rive in quantity before April 1, and it will be April 15 before Bermudas are here. As onljs 75 cars of onions remain in Ore gon, fio of them in first hands, it can be readily seen that the market should be able to take care of. Itself, with very profitable returns to the growers, until they are disposed of. TRADING IX HOP MARKET. Heavy Purchium by C. I Fltehard The 1'nlout Movement. C. I.. Fichard, of Independence, has bought heavily in the Polk County hop sections recently, his total purchases amounting to 71S bales. Mr. Fichard has already shipped 2258 bales direct to brewers and nds them well pleased with Oregon hops. He expects to be In the market again in a few days for more-choice goods. Among the lots he. has bought in the last few days were the following: 436 bales from W. W. Percival at 7c; 90 bales from George Whlteaker at V4c, and 192 Dales . i idiii ivicv-urmicK oc uuiiun it l 6,c. Of the Percival hops 251 bales were shipped direct to England and 185 bales to Eastern brewers. The Whlteaker lot was also sent to East ern brewers. A start has been made toward collect ing statistics of the unsold stocks In the state, and until the work is completed the trade in general will be In the dark, not only as to what Is left, but also in regard to the sire of last year's crop. Dealers' estimates range from 26.000 to 40.000 bales of unsold 1907's In Oregon. Some sections have been almost entirely cleaned out, while others are almost untouched. A Hat of the Polk County holding figures ut 3000 'bales, while it is said there are 1.00rt bales In first hands In Marlon County. The supply In California is esti mated at 28,000 bales and In Washington at 5OU0 bales, making a total supply of from 58,000 to 73.000 bales of lost year's crop on the Coast. Interest In the Hop Growers' Union has been kept up by a number of meet ings during the week In different parts of the state, and work along the same lines Is being carried on In Washington. Early In the week the Yakima growers will have a meeting to complete their or ganization, and on February 1, the West ern Washington growers will meet at Puyallup. The California organizers con tinue to line up the growers of the South ern state. Meetings for this purpose were hold In Uklah Friday and In Santa Rosa yesterday. It la understood the California committeemen will pay another visit to Oregon and Washington in the coming week. Conrad Krebs presided at a lively meet ing held In Hillsboro yesterday, at which a number of new members of the union were secured. "We are now tabulating the returns," said Mr. Krebs on his return to Port land last night, "and will soon know just where we stand. If we have not enough growers pledged to make the union a go. we will let the growers know It and call the whole thing off. How ever. I believe we will succeed In our plans. In the McMinnvllle and Dayton sections 93 per cent of the acreage has been signed up and 90 per cent is secured In the Silver-ton and Mount Angel sec. tlons. Our statistics will show where are the weakest part of the state, and we will devote our energies to those sec tions." At a meeting in Sacramento a few days ago it was announced that 75 per cent of the growers in and around Sacramento had signed the by-laws. Joseph Grace, a brewer and hopgrower of Sonoma County, was present at the meeting and at the request of Chairman Lovdal stated the position of the brewer In regard to the organization. He said it is to the in terest of the brewer to "see that hops in his community sell for a good price, be cause If the people do not make money he will be unable to sell beer. He said he thinks the brewers, whom he declared fair-minded people, are willing hops shall be sold at a fair price, between 10 and 30 cents per pound. He added that if the organization Is not effected the hop Krowlng business will become a case of the survival of the Attest and the small grower will be squeezed out of existence by his brothers who can stand a longer period of low prices. i- c.vijrxmxiA rortm ox market Shipment of IJve Broilers Received From Pe-taluma, The strongest demand at present In the poultry market is for broilers, and as this class of fowls Is practically unobtainable in the local territory, a Front-street firm yesterday brought up 4 shipment from, FeL&luma, Cal, They ara of- the White Leghorn variety. weighing one to two pounds each, and were quoted to the trade at J 7:50 per dozen. Other kinds of poultry was in light supply and moved at former prices. Eggs were sluggish and weak at the previous range of quotations. One large dealer announced his intention of cutting to 25 cents flat Monday morning. Only the coming of cold weather can prevent a general slump In the market. Butter moved slowly with a weak tone reported from all quarters. The large quantity of outside creamery but ter accumulated on Front street Is the depressing factor. . Prices were not changed during the day, but may be lower in the coming week. WHEAT QUIET AND UNCHANGED. Export Floor Market Doll, but Domestic Trade Good. - The local wheat market is very weak but no lower. Only a few purchases are reported by the local trade. A condition, of stagnation still pre vails in the export flour market, but shippers are-hoping for a revival of Interest soon. They figure that the Japanese have about exhausted their stock of native wheat, and will soon be compelled to come to this Coast to replenish their flour supply. ' The local flour trade continues fairly good and previous prices are fully maintained. Even if It should be necessary to drop the export quotation In order to stim ulate Oriental buying, It is not likely that local values will be aftectad. Business in both oats and barley Is of small proportions. Reports from the Valley Indicate., that farmers are very firm holders. PLENTY OF ORANGES ARE COMING. Fourteen or Fifteen Cars Will Arrive This Week. There will be no orange famine in this market for some time to come, as the trade is fully- supplied now and 14 or 15 cars more will arrive next week. Of the four cars of consigned oranges on the market Friday, two were sent to Northwestern points. In spite of the large supply in sight, steady prices . are expected. Jobbers are providing themselves with large sizs for the Chinese New Tear trade. Grape fruit is scarce and firm. Three cars of bananas are due next Wednes day, " Good celery Is in light supply, but the town is full of poor stuff. The off grade car that came In Friday was turned down here and sent to the Sound. T AM HILL COUNTY HOFGROWERS MEET Committee Appointed to Poll the Growers and Ascertain Acreage. M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Jan. 25. (Special.) The Hopgrowers Union held a meeting here this afternoon, which was largely attended by the hop men of the county. . A commit tee of one was appointed -in each election precinct to take a poll of the hopgrowers and to ascertain the actual number of acres of hops grown in each precinct. A num ber of additional signers to the by-laws were secured and the necessity of urgent work to forestall the long-time contract hop buyers was set forth in numerous speeches. Public meetings have been called for Sheridan on January 30. Rorth Yamhill on January 31 and Newberg on February 1. each at 1 o'clock P. M. MORE MEMBERS ARE SECURED. Hopgrowers of Woodburn Section Enthusi astic for Union. WOODBURN. Or.. Jan. 25. CSpecIal.) A largely attended meeting of hoegrowers. representing Silverton. Mount Angel. Moni tor. Woodburn. Gervais and St. Paul dis tricts, was held In this city today. Various subjects pertaining to the good of the asso ciation were discussed and much . enthusi asm prevailed In regard to the objects of the union. Fifteen more growers signed the membership roll of the Pacific Coast Hop growers Union. The former election of Francis Feller, to 'act as a director in the union from this section until the general election, was in dorsed by the meeting. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwest cities yester day were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland 74S,8. 95.778 SeaKle 1.023.57S 141,068 Tacoma &25.3S0 41,724 Spokane 726,331 ; 76.533 Clearings of Portland. Seattle and Tacoma for the past week and corresponding week In former years were: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 1908 t,822.01 18.026,700 3.618,fS0 IW't a,23U,ObZ -J.HSU.niO 4.4il,41B 10 4,601,477 ! 7,758,812 3.559.9J9 3905 3,731.027 4.421.318 2.743,017 1K04 ....... 3.6(17,590 4,081,627 2,244,963 11(03 8,347,259 B.553,274 2,193,807 1902 2.790,600 3.053,249 - 1,240,190 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Club, 84c; bluestem, 86c: Val ey, 84c; red, bile. OATS No. 1 white, $28; gray, $28 per ton. BARLEY Feed, 827 per ton; brewing, 32: rolled. S2030. FLOUR Patent. 84.95: straight. $4.40. Clears. $4.40; Valley, $4.40; Graham flour. $4.2504.75; whole wheat dour, $4.505; rye flour, $5.50. M1LLSTUFFS Bran, city. $24; country. $25 per ton; middlings, $30; shorts, city, 25.50; country, $20.50 per ton; chop, $189 22- per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, per barrel, $8; lower grades, $6.5097 50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 4Vpound sacks, $8.50 per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $8 per barrel: 9-pound sacks, $4.50 ir bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4.2594-80; pearl barley. $44.50 per '100 pounds; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.60 per bale; naked wheat. $3.25 per case. CORN Whole. $32.50; cracked. $32.50. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $18 per ton: Eastern Oregon timothy. $2021: clover. $14 15: cheat. $15; grain cay, $14gl5; alfalfa. $13.50; vetch, $14. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples,. $1.25 92.50 per box; peaches, 75c9$l per crate; pears, $1.25 91.75 per box; cranberries, $8911 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $3 93.50 per box; oranges, navels, $1.75 9 2.25, Japa nese oranges, 50c per box; grapefruit, $3.50; bananas. 595V&C pel dos.. crated. 5Vtc; pine apples. $495 per dozen; tangerines, $1.75 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 75c per sack; carrota 05c per sack; beets, $1.00 per sack; garlic. 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 90c9 $1.25 per dozen; beans. 20c per pound; cab bage. 191WC per' pound; cauliflower, $1,75 92; celery, $393.50 per crate; let tuce, hothouse. $191.25 per 'box; onions. 1590o ner dozen; parsley, 20c per doxen; peas. IOC per pound; peppers, 89170 per pound; pumpkins. 191UC per pound: rad ishes. 20c per dozen; spinach. 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c per pound; squash. '19 140 per pound: tomatoes. $2 per box. ONIONS 'Buying price. $2.50 per hundred. POTATOES Buying price. 40 9 75c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet pota toes, $3.25 93.50 per cu t Batter. Eggs. Poultry, Ete. BUTTER -City creameries; Extra cream ery, 35937 Vic per pound; state creameries, fancy creamery, 30935c; store butter, choice, 16917c CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 18c; Young America. 1791"ViC Per pound. 1 POULTRY Average old hens, 12912V4c; mixed chickens. llV4912c; Spring chickens. 12.8 13c; roosters, SS 10c; dressed chickens, 14c; turkeys. live, 13c; dressed, choice. i617c; geese, live, per pound. 8910c: ducks. 16917c: pigeons, 75c0$l.OO; squabs. $ 1 . 50 9 , EGGS Fresh ranch, candled, 26 u. 927 Vic per dozen; Eastern, 19921c per dozen. VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. 9(39Ho; 123 to 150 pounds. 7c; 150 to 200 pounds. SOaVic POKK Block, 75 to 160 pounds. 09c; packers, 696c " Groceries, Knta. Ete. RICE Imperial Japan, No. L iie; South ern Japan. 5V.9 5c; head. 7Vjc- COFFEE Mocha. 24 928c; Java, ordinary. 17920c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18020c; go-jd. 16918c; ordinary. 12916c per pound. Co lumbia roast cases. 100s. $14. 50: 60s, $14.75; Arbuckle. $16.63; Lion, $15.88. - SALMON Columbia River, -1-pound tails, $2 per dozen: 2-pound tails, $2.95: 1-nound kflsts, $2.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, 95c; red, l-pouna tails, si-oa; sockeyes, 1-pound tails, $1.90. SUGAR Oranulated. $5.60; extra C. $3 IO: golden C, $5.00; fruit sugar, $5. BO; berry, 3.00; star, $3.50; beet sugar, $5.40. Advanr-s ales over sack basis as follaws: Barrels. lOc;' ft barrels, 2So; box, 50o ptr 1D pounds. .Terms: On remittances within 13 days and within 80 bays, dsduot feo; maple sugar, 15 18o rer pound, NUTS Walnuts. 15x0200 par pound by sack; Brazil- nuts. 18c; Alberts, 16c; pecans, 10 18c; almonds, 1820c; chestnuts. Ohio. 25c: peanuts, raw. eH6Sc per pound; roasted. IOC; plnenuts. 10 12c; hick ory nuts, 10c; cocoajuits,-8590e per dozen. SALT Graru'ited. SIS OO , per ton; I2.2S per bale; half ground. 100. 113.50 per ton. BOS. li 00 per toa- - BEANS Small white, - 4c; large white, 4c; pink. 4.20c; bayou. 4c; Lima. otao Mexican red. 4C HONES Faacy. $3. 30 8. 75 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy ' breakfast, 22 Mo pound; standard breakfast. 19c; choice, 18ao; English. 11 to 14 pounds. 14c pound. - HAMS 10 to 11 pounds. 13Hc pound:- 14 to 16 pounds. 12toc-,'lS to 20 pounds. 12ftc; picnics, 9c; cottage,- loc; shoulders, loo; boiled. 24c. . SAUSAGB Bologna.- long. 8c; links. THc. BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels. $20; half-barrels, $11; beet barrels. $10; half barrels. S5.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular -short clears! dry salt, 10 V: smoked. 11 c; clear backs, dry salt. 10c smoked, llc; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry saltj 12-Vic; smoked, 13ttc; Oregon exports, dry salt, 12 Vic; smoked. 13 Vic. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 12c: tubs, 124c; 50s, 124c; 20s, 12c; 10a, I2c; 5s, 12&c; 3s. lac; sianaara pure, tierces, 11c: tubs. 11 Vic; 60s. llc; 20s, UHc; 10, 11 -c; 5s, 12c Compound: Tierces, Tfec; tubs, TCi 60s. 7cr 20s, 7 Vic Hops. Wool. Hides. Eta. HOPS 1007. , prime and choice. 57o per pouid; olds.. l&2c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 13 20o per pound, according to - shrinkage; Valley, 18920c. according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 29io0c per pound. CASCARA BARK Sttltfee per pound; car lots. 7c per pouna. - HIDES Dry, No. 1, 15 pounds and up, 1212V4c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to IS pounds, 12e per pound; dry calf. No. 1, undei 5 pounds. 14c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flints; culls moth-eaten, badly cut, scored. murrain, half-slipped, weather beaten or grubby; 2 8c per pound less; salted hides. 596ci salted kips. 5 6c calf skins, 7(&Sc; green bide, lc per pound lesa FURS Bearskins, as to slxe. No. 1, $5 9 20 each; cubs, $193 eac&; badgers, prime, 25 9 50c each; cat, wild, with head perfect. 30&50c; cat, house, 5 9 20c; fox. common, gray, large prime. -0(70c each; red. $39$ each: crobs, $5915 each; silver and black, $1009300 each; fishers. $593 each; lynx. $4.5096 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord ing to .size. $193 each; marten, dark, north Sl0lf uoioo pus es--s 03 &uipjoojv 'ujs each; pale. pine, according to size and colorl $2.5094 each; muskrat, large. 12915o each; skunk, 80)40c each; civet or pole cat, 6915c each; otter, for large, prime skins. $6 910; panther, with bead and claws', perfect. $2 95 each; raccoon. for prime, large, 50 75c each; wolf, mountain, with head perfect. $3.50 9 5 each; iprairie (coyote), 60c9$1.00 each; wolverine, $698 each. ' Fresh and Shell Fish. CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $2.40; razor clams, $2.25 per box. FRESH FISH Halibut. 9Hc: black cod, 8c; black bass, pej lb., 20c; striped bass. 13c; smelt, 4c; herring, 5Vic; flounders. e; catflsh, 11c; shrimp, 10c; perch, 7c: stur geon. 1214c: sea trout. 18c: torn cod. 10c; salmon, silversides. 9c; steelheads, 11c PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. . Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Livestock prices, except on hogs, continue strong. Arrivals yesterday were 175 hogs and 55 cattle. . The following quotations were current In the local market: CATTLE Best steers, $494.35; medium, $3.504; cows, $393.25: fair to - medium cows, $3.5092.75; bulls, $1.5092.50; calves, $3.7594.25. SHEEP Good sheared, $4.254.75; full wool, $595.50; lambs, $5-2596 HOGS Best, $5.25 9 5.35; lights and feed- era, $4.759 5.25. Eastern Livestock Prices, - OMAHA. Jan. 25. Cattle Receipts, 1000; market nominal Native steers, $3.6095.60; cows and heifers, $29 4.40; Western steers, 83.25-4.70.. Texas steers, $394.15: stockers and feeders, $3.809 4.60; bulls, stags, etc. $2.2594. 4 Hogs Receipts. 6400; market. Go higher. Heavies. $4.204.25; mixed, $4.1.14.25: light, $4.05 9 4.15; bulk of sales, $4.20 9 4.25. Sheep Receipts, none; market, nominal." Yearlings, $5.359 6; wethers, $595.45; ewes, $4.6595; lambs, $6.5097. ' KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Jan. 25. Cattle Receipts, 500; market, unchanged. Hogs Receipts. 500; market. G910o higher. Bulk of sales. $4.254.35: heavy, $4.3,-)- 4.50; pigs and lights. $3.75 9 4.80. Sheep Receipts, none;- market, steady. Muttons. $4.2595.60; lamba, $6.25(S16.80; range wethers, $4.509 6; fed ewes. $4,259 6.00. CHICAGO," Jan. 25. Cattle Receipts, about 300; market, strong. Beeves. $3.65d j 6.1&: cows and taclfera. $1.609 4.65; .calves. $i97: Westerns. $3.7094.65; stockers and feeders. $2.65 9 4.60. Hogs Receipts, about 14,000; market. 10c higher. Lights and mixed, $4 2094.50; heavies, S4.20O4.27 Vi : pigs, $3.60 9 4.25; bulk of sales. $4.3594.45. t Sheep Receipts, 1500; market, steadv. Natives. $3.25rri5.50; Westerns. $3.25 9 5.50: yearlings, $4.9095.65; lambs. $597; West ern, $597. ' -' QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO.. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City 9 Markets. CAN FRANCISCO, Jan! 25. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic 495c; green peas. 39 sj Be; string beans, 12Vi920o; tomatoes, 75c9 $2.25; egg plant, 7912Vic. Poultry Roosters, old, $49 4.50; roosters, young, $59 7.50;- broilers, small, $494rfi0; broilers, large, $4.609 5; fryers. $59 6; hens, $499; ducks, old, $4 5"; young. $597. Butter Fancy creamery, 35c; creamery seconds, 25c; fancy dairy, 22c. Fruits Apples, choice, $2.25; common, 60c; bananas. 75 9 $3; Mexican limes. $39 $4.50; California lemons, choice. $2.50; common. 75c; oranges, navels, $1.2592.25; pineapples, $1.5093.50. Eggs Store, 22c; fancy ranch, - 23c; East ern. fic. Cheese, new, 13 915; Young America, 14915c; Eastern. 17 Vic. Wool Spring. Humboldt - and Mendocino, 22 9 23c: South Plains and S. J, E98c; lambs. 7911c. Hops Old, 299c; new, 1091I0. Mlllstuffs Bran. ' $289 29.50; middlings. $32 9 35. Hay Wheat, $7.6090; wheat and oats, $10915.60; alfalfa. 9S-14; stock, $7.6099; straw, per bale, 459 85c Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, $191.25; sweets, $2.6092.76; Oregon Burbanka, 90c9$1.10. Receipts Flour, 6265 quarter sacks; wheat, 4590 centals; barley, 60O centals, oats, 650 centals; com, 600 centals: potatoes, 1880 sacks; hay, 684 tons; wool. 61 bales. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The coffee futures closed generally steady, aet unchanged to 6 points higher. Sales were reported of 29,750 bags, including: March, 6.10c; May, 6.20c: July. 6.30c; September, 6.45c; October, 6.45c; November. 6.60c; December. 6.55c Spot, steady. No. 7 Rio, 6V4c: Santos. No. 4, 8!4c Mild coffee, steady. Cordova, H913e. Sugar Raw.- quiet. Fair refining, 3.27c; centrifugal, 96 test. Q.77c; molasses sugar, S.C2c. Refined, steady. No. 6. 4.60c; No. 7, 4.45c; No. 8, 4.40c; No. . 4.36c; No. 10, 4.25c; No. 11. 4.20c; No. 12. 4.15c; No. 13. 4.10c: No, 14. 4.06c; confectioners' A, 4.70c; mould A, &.25c; cut loaf. 6.70c; crushed, 6.60c; powdered, 6c; granulated, 4.90c ; cubes, 8.15c A Chance to Make Money. Having read of many lucky experiences In Mexican mines, I visited Oaxaca to see for myself. The richness of their, mines Is certainly wonderful. The -thousands of tons of rich ore, visible la so many mines, will give any person the gold fever -who visits that district. I had no idea of investing when I visited Mex ico, but I bought 3000 shares in the Zava leta and Soledad mines, and have already been offered twice what I paid for. my stock. A friend who Invested $30 sold his stock in ess than three months for $150. Don't Invest in a prospect, even If the stock Is cheap, unless you expect to lose. Invest In a mine . where at least 5000 feet of work has been done and not less than 20.000 tons of ore sold at a fair profit. In such a mine you are sure to make money. For safe advice regarding Mexican mines address the Plttsburg Oaxaca Mining Co.. block 1323, Pittsburg. Pa, You can rely on their statements and can make money quirk and sure. (Advt) . JAMES MACK. - " ! NARROW AND DULL No Developments to Stimulate Speculative Activity. MARKET IS A WAITING ONE Accumulation of Fonda at New York No Longer a F'actor. Bank State- xnent Proves Favorable, ' Was Expected. NEW YORK. Jan. 25, There" were no new occurrences of sufficient importance to prompt large new operations in stocks on either side -of the market today and the dull business and narrow fluctuations were the consequence. The piling up of bank reserves has spent .is force as an Influence in stimulating speculative buy. inc of stocks, and the assumption was that the banks would show another large gain la cash holdings, although the state ment was not published until after the close of the market and was not an Im portant factor in the market, ' The reduction of the official discount rate of the Imperial Bank of Germany was not likely to prove of much Influence in the market after the small attention excited by the reductions in the English and French bank rates earlier in the week. The waiting attitude of the market it attributed In part to the desire to see the quarterly report of the United States Steel Corporation, to be presented atlbe meeting of the directors next Tuesday. The expectation that the Government's Intentions concerning the prosecution of the Harrlmah railroad merger would be formally announced at' Washington was another repressive Influence on activity. Northern Pacific showed some -special strength, but prices fell off near the close. The bank statement proved similar to the one of the week preceding and the copious replenishment of banking facili ties disclosed amnly bore out the predic tion of the growing plethora of me local money supplies. Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value $1,792,000. United States 2s declfned H and the 4s registered per cent on call during the week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. 166 Adams' isxpress .. Amal Copper .... Am Car Foua. do preferred .... Am Cotton Oil. 1. do preferred .... Am Express ...... 4976 494 29 2 83,100 loo 494 20 8 100 82 82 32 195 Am Hd & Lt pf. ' 144 18 -1 American Ice 100. 100 18 8 18 . 84 Am Linseed. Oil.. do preferred .... Am Locomotive . do preferred .... Am Smelt & Ret.. do preferred ..... Am " Sugar Ref . . .1 Am Tobacco ctfs. Anaconda Min Co. Atc-hlson . do preferred .... Atl Coast Line... Bait & Ohio .... do preferred .... Brook Rap Tran. Canadian Pacific. Central of N J... Ches & Ohio.... Chi Gt Western. Chicago N W.. C. M & St Paul.. Chi Ter 4 Tran. do preferred 1,600 36 86 "e'200 'is" "63 200 90t4 SO 36 90 64 -2.000 113 112 11.14 IB BOO . 824 62 8.500 71 -v71 82 11 88 70 400 87 86 si 85 1,700 444 43 100 1494, 14Vi 100 174 174 2,100 294 . 28 43Tt 149 lis 6 145 500 1464 2.100 1124 1454 111 111! o 15 ,C, C, C & St Louis ft uoio uei & iron. Colo & Southern. do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. Consolidated Gas. , Corn Products ... do preferred .... Del & Hudson... Del, Lack & West. D & R Grande.. do preferred .... 400 200 24 61 244 61 4' 61 : 42 99 200 99 100 13 100 64 300 151 99 13 G4 150 13 161 470 400 20 20 20 Distillers' Securl. . 100 Erie 700 do 1st preferred. 200 do 2d preferred.. ...... 834 15Vs 32 32 15 31 126"" 128" 11 82 15 32 20 120 131 10 60 General Electric 00 120 Illinois Central .. Int Paper do preferred Int Pump do preferred .... Iowa Central .... do preferred .... K C Southern ... do preferred '. Louis & Naahvllle Mexican ' Central . .. Minn & St Louis. M, St P ft 6 B M. 200 1314 100 11 500 61 60 1.500 19 18 300 68 67 . .""306 'so"" 29 . "i!500 "17 "i6 400 24 244 100 89 89 266o '44 43 1,600 23 23 ""io6 ' 38 38 "ildoO "87 96 ""166 46 "46 '7,966 113 iii '.'.'.'. "ioo '26 ""20" 67,300 ioi "9 . a.fc.. ""266 'if" "l6 1O0 , 69 6 . " 100 13 13 400 28 28 ""106 "si 'si - 8.900 74 74 200 "14 14 IT.SM 123 122 ""i66 '2" ." 23" ii'666 "28 "is" 6,100 91 01 ""ioo "io" "6"' "'wo '16 "ie" 1 "-"206 "is" "45" 266 "6 "(5 2V46A i27 125 2.100 121 120 s66 "i" "i" 08 12 29 21 63 97 17 24 89 Missouri Pacific... Mo. Kan & Texas do preferred .... National Lead . Mex Nat R R; pf. N T Central N T, Ont & West. Norfolk & Western .do preferred .... North American .. Pacific Mall Pennsylvania ..... People's Gas P, C C ft St Louis Pressed Steel Car do preferred .... Pullman Pal Car. Reading do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. Republic Steel ... do preferred .... Rock Island Co.., do preferred .... St. L & S F 3 pf. St. L Southwest.. do preferred . . Southern Pacific. do preferred . Southern Railway. do preferred .... Tenn Coal & Iron Tol. St L & West do preferred .... TJnion Pacific .... do preferred .... TT 9 Express TJ S Rea:ty U S Rubber ...... do preferred TJ S Steel do preferred .... Va-Caro Chemical do preferred .... Wabash do preferred .... Wells-Fa rgo -Fx . . . "Westlr.gbouse Eleo Western union ... Wheel & L . Erie. Wisconsin Central do preferred Northern Pacific. Gt Northern pf.. Central Leather. , do preferred ... Inter Met , do preferred ... ... ... 20 eioss-Sheftield ' 39 Total sales for the day. 335.600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Jan.. 25. Closing quotations: Tj. S. ref 2s reg.104 N Y C G 3(4s. .. 89 do coupon. ... 10 TJ. 3. 3s reg.. ..100 do coupon. ... 101 TJ. S. new 4s reg.118 do coupon .128 Atchison adj 4a 86 D R G 4 90 North Pacific 3s. 71 North Pacific 4s. 100 South Pacific 4s. 85 Jnion Pacific 4S.100 Wlscon Cent 4a. 2 Japanese 4s. ... . 77 Stocks at London. LONDON. Jan. 2S. Consols for money. 80 3-16; ao tor account, is-. Anaconda ... 6.62 Atchison 73.50 do pref 90.00 Bait & Ohio 89.00 Cana Pacific. 154.00 Ches & Ohio 30.25 Chi Grt West 5.50 "?. M. & S. P. 115.00 De Beers 14.12 D R G..i 20.75 do pref 60O0 Erie - 15.75 do 1st pf. . 33.50 do 2d pf - 23.50 Srand Trunk 18.50 N. Y. Central. 100.5O Norflk ft Wes 67.00 do pref 85.00 Ont ft West. 34.0O Pennsylvania. 58.OO Kana Mines. . 5.50 Reading 61.50 Southern Ry.. 10.75 ao nrer 34.00 South Pacific. 76.37W Union Pacific. 126. 50 ao urer. ... - 8T.00 TJ. 3. Steel.. 28.50 do pref &4.00 Wabash ..... 9.00 do nref...-. 17.00 IU Central. . .JS4 o L ft N 100.00 Spanish 4. .. 90.50 Mo. gl. Mc T. . 23.87 I Amafce-Coyper. 61.26 Money, Exchange, tc KBW YORK, Jan. 25. Money on call, nominal. Time loans, easy; 60 days, 4 per cent; 90 day.- 4 per cent; six months, 4 per cent. . . - Prime mercantile paper. 6g6 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with- actual Duslnam In bankera bills at $4.870694.8716 for demand, and at 4.83769-83J for 60- day bills. Commercial bills, $4.83434.S3. ' (Bar silver. 66 c Mexican dollars, 44a. . Go-rar-uneot bonds, ateadyi zmfli-oadV bonoa. LONDON, Jan. 23. Bar silver, dull, 2Sd per ounce. Money, 8 per cent. Ths rata of discount in the open market for Short bills Is 93 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for three months' bfiLs la 893 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25. Silver bars. 6640; Uexlcan dollars, 63c; drafts, sight. 7o; drafts, telegraph. 10c Starting. 60 days, $4.84; sight, $4.874. Bank of Germany's statement. BERLIN. Jan. 25. The Imperial Bank of Germany today reduced its rate of discount from 6 per cent to 6 per cent. The weekly statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows the following changes . Increase. Marks. Cash on hand 67,880.000 Treasury notes 980.000 Other securities 4.e:0.tM0 Notes" In circulation .... ....,...106,140,000 Decrease. IIly Treasury atatement. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. Todays state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance $265,404,810 Gold coin and bullion 80209.536 Gold certificates 43,720.360 WHEAT IS WEAK ALL DAY HIGHER CABLES IGNORED IN CHICAGO MARKET. Prediction of Larger Shipments in Coming Week Is the Principal : Depressing Factor. CHICAGO. Jan. 25. The wheat mar ket opened weak despite the fact that Liverpool reported higher prices. The bearish sentiment increased as the day advanced and the market was weak from start to finish. The chief de pressing factor was the prediction that for the coming week the shipments would be 2,000,000 bushels more than for the corresponding week of last year. The running up of the Argen tine shipments for the week to more than 1.400,000 bushels from 612,000 in the preceding week, wan also a strong bear influence. May wreat opened un changed at $1.02, sold between $1.00 and $1.02 and closed at $1.00. The corn market was relatively stronger tnan wneat,.but the market sold off In sympathy with wheat and was genejglly weak thVoughout the day. May opened 'c to c lower to a shade higher at 61c to 61-s. sold as low as b0o and closed at 61 "4c to lc The oats market was dull all day and prices slumped off chiefly because of the decline in wheat and corn. May oats opened e lower at 54 c, sold between 54c. and 53c, and closed at 63o. The provision market was 'firm at the opening because of decreased re ceipts of live hogs at Western pack ing centers. At the close, May pork was 20c lower; lard was 6c to 7Ho lower and fids were 7c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. . Open. - High Low. Close. May .........$1.02 $1.02 $1.00 $1.00 July , 98 .88 .97 .97 September ... .95 .95 .04 .94 CORN. May ..' .61 .61 .00 .60 July ......... .60 .60 .59 .W September ... . .59 .89 .& .68 OATS. May, old ... .64 .64 .63 .6! May. new .62 .62 .62 .61 July, old ... .47 .47- .46 .44 PORK. January 12.47 12.47 12.47 12.47 May ........ .13.25 13.27 12.97 12.9t LARD. January .... 7.77 7.77 Y67 7.67 May 8.02 8.02 7.92 ' 7.92 SHORT RIBS. Tinnir, AdS 6.11714 0.5714 8.60 May 7.06 7.05 6.80 6.92 July ......... 1.1 7.124 1. 10 110 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy. Winter patents, $4.60(e4.90 straights, $4.254.70; Spring patents, $5.40 6.60; straights, $4.405.06; baker's. $3.3& S.40. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.091.10; No. 8, 08o$1.08: No. 2 red, 9688c Corn No. 2, 6969c; No. S yellow, 6I3 62c Oats No. 2, 60 c; No. 2 white. 64o; Ko, 8 white, 4861c. -Rye No. 2. 81c. Barley Fair to j-holce malting, 87("r95o. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.21. 1 Timothy seed Prime, $4.60. Clover Contract grades, $17.26. Ehort ribs Sides (loose) $S.2S6.79. Pork Mess, per bbl., $12.5012.62. Lard Per 100 lbs., $7.67. (Sides Short, clear (boxed) $6.626.87, Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.35. - Recelnta. Shipments. riMir tibia. 26.800 26.800 Wheat, bu. 33,200 44,700 rv, hn 411.000 - 412.700 Oats. bu. 25S.00O , 153.200 Rye bu. - 1,000 5,600 Barley, bu. 84,700 . 42,300 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Floor Receipts, 6600 barrels; exports', 4200 barrels. Quiet and easier. Minnesota patents, $5.30Sd.60: Winter straights. $4.604.70; Minnesota bakers'. $4.00 CIS; Winter extras. $3.754.20; Winter patents, $4.8539.16; winter low graces, $3.63 Wheat Receipts. 8000 bushels; exports, 18,- 000 bushels'. Spot, weak. No. 2 red, $1.03 elevator; No. 2 red. $1.04 r. o. b. afloat Vd 1 Northern. Duluth. $1.18 f. o. b. afloat Vn. 2 hard Winter. $1.13 f. o. b. afloat. Heavy liquidation was s feature in wheat today, forcing prloes off ('8l0 per bushel. The break reflected big foreign shipments and aggressive bear pressure. May closed at si oak and July at si.eo4. Hope Steady. State. commoa to choice 1907. lZWlOC; I-", -Mlf'OC, JTO.C1UO V,OaSt, 1W(, SSfllc; 1908. O'aoe. Hides Steady. Bogota, 17c; Central Ameri can. 17c. Wool Ouiet. Iomestlc fleece. - unchanged. -Petroleum Steady. Refined. 8.75c: Balti more and Philadelphia, 8.76c; do . In bulk. 4.95c ' Grain at Ban Iranclsro. PAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25. Wheat Quiet and easy: July, weax. nnt niMitatlons: Wheat Shipping, $1.621.63; milling, $1.70 01-78. Barley Feed. $1.471.50; brewing. $1.62 -g1.674. OatsRed. $1.852L10; white. L 6531 1.62 black. $2.Sq-a.uo. Call board sales: vvfeenr Na tradlna. - ' Barley January, $1.42; December, IUI asked $1.104 oia. CornLarge yellow, $1.70fil.75. . Em up.sin Grain Markets. T.rwro-'. Jan. 3. Ganroes dull and In active. California prompt shipment 9d lower at 88s 3d. waua waiia prompt smpment sa lower a 38s. LrVETtPOOL, Jan. 25 Wheat March, Ts a; mar, i w.ii..,. English country markets steady. cYenoh country icww" Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 25. Wheat May, $1.08; July, $ 1.09 & 10 ; No. 1 bard. 41.12; No. 1 wortnem. x.i-w; r.o. 2 nonn era, si.iro v i.vi , ..l. o nuimciu, L04. Wheat at D-oh-th. . "DULT-TTL Jan. 25. Wheat No. 1 North ern. $1.08; No. Z. $1.05; May. $1.08 July, $1.09. Wheat at Tacoma. - TACOMA, Jan. 25. Wheat 1 cent lower. Blue stem, 83c; duo, etc; reo. -tfc DOWNING-HOPKINS CO, BROKERS STOCKS, BOINDS, GRAIN Prlvito Wires. 0001 4. CHAMBER New York Banks Accumulate $50,000,000 in Two Weeks. SURPLUS, 'GROWING FAST Deposits Are Now Greater Titan at Any Time Since Last June. Withdrawal of Govern. ment Funds. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The) Finan cier will say: ' I Tha New York hanks for ths week ending: January 25 reported an ad ditional fealn in epecle and legal ten ders amounting to $23,673,900, which makes the gain in cash during the two weeks past approximately $oO,000,000. Ths effect of this enormous -fish ex pansion "has been to give the New York banks a surplus reserve of $37. 061,500, which is actually greater than the reserve shown in any single week since September 10, 1904. The money gain is coming for the most part rrom the interior, although the driit into banks of local funds which were hoard ed during the panic Is still apparent. Deposits are now higher than since June last. Government deposits in the New York banks stand at $69, 608,400, the decrease for the week having been $2,418,700. Since the middle of No vember the New York banks have changed a deficiency of $54,000,000 into a surplus reserve of $37,000,000, lndl eating a gain of $91,000,000 In surplus and required reserve In a little over two months. ' In crease. Tvins . 11.135.6.W.700 S 8.892.000 Deposits 1,127, 16S.O0O 80.070.600 Circulation ' 70.053.300 867,100 Legal tenders ...... 68.613,800 2,468,400 Specie 250.243.700 21,216,500 Reserve 818.8S8,500 13,!73,900 Reserve -require .. 281.7fl2.0U0 9.244,875 Surplus -. 87,004,500 14,4'-9,0o Kt- L. S. deposts... D4,,ow jtf.B."--- Decrease. Kantern Mining Stocks. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Closing- quotations: Adams Con 5 1 Jl L L L,Ui.t,.... " Ontario .C25 Ophlr .......... .100 Alice 225 Preeco 10 Brunswick Con. io Potosl io Comstock TuA. . 27 Savage 60 C. C & va to Horn Silver.... 50 Iron Silver 75 sierra nevaaa. oi Small Hopes.... 20 Standard- ......100 Leadvllle con. . 6 BOSTON. Jan. Adventure - . .$ 2. 25. Closing quotations: 624 Qulncy $83.00 Allouez 80. 00 Shannon J2.87 Amalgamated 49. Atlantic ....'12. 50 87 !4 1 1 amaracK . 65.00 Trinity . . ... United Cop.. !U. 6. Mining. !u. s. oil Utah Victoria .... Winona .... Wolverine . North Butte. 15.O0 Bingham ... 6.- OO , 6.874 Cal 4 Hecla.600. Con Range... 03. Daly "West... 8. Franklin .... 9. Isle Ros-ale. . 26. 00 75 50 50 . 91. 10.00 , 87.KO 5.00 55.50 130.00 49.50 124 .00 00 I .50 Mass Mining. Michigan ... Mohawk .... Mont C. & C. Butte Coal. . 18.87 10.624 .12 .75 Nevada Cal & Aria.. Old Dominion 35. , .lltMlO u la.oo Osceola So. OO 25 Aria Com. . Parrot ...... 13. ' Dried Fruit at New York. KHW YORK, Jan. 26. The market for evaporated apples was firm, although busi ness continued light. Fancy were quoted at 104llc choice 9Ho, prime 8"48o and 1906 fruit at 710-4c Prunes are said to be firm on the Coast, but the local spot market to unchanged, with quo tations ranging from 6H to 15c for Califor nia fruit and from 614 to 7o for Oregons, 60s to 30a Apricots ara quiet but Arm is tone, with choice quoted at 21-23c extra choice 232 25o and fancy at 24626c. Peaches are reported steady, with choice quoted at 10ll"4c, extra choice l-4134o, fancy 131340. and extra fancy at 14144o. Raisins are quiet, with loose Muscatel quoted at 674c seeded raisins at 643o and London layers at $1.06-jl.7-5. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The metal markets were generally quiet and unchanged in the absence of cables. Tin was dull at 27.6 28c Copper continued quiet, with Lake quoted at 13.7514c, electrolytic at 13.62413.87"4o and caetln at 13.a7"A(SlS.62Ac. Lead was dull and unchanged at 8.709 8.75c and spelter at 4.40S4.c. Iron was quiet at recent prices. 1 -Dairy Produce In the ast. CHICAGO. Jan. 25. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm. Creameries. "ISiSlc: dairies. 20?28c. Bgapg Weak; at mark cases Included 20g28c; firsts, 2lc; prime nrsis, zzo extras, -xec Cheese Steady, 11(3 13c. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Butter Firm. Cheese Firm, unchanged. - -Eggs EJasy; Western firsts, 214j23,o. 1 Imports and Exports. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Imports of mer chandise and dry goods- at the 'port of New York for the week ending January 18 were valued at $10,100,160. Imports of specie for the week were $142,077 silver and $396,916 gold. Exports of specie for the week were $821,646 silver -and $22,000 gold. London Wool Sales. LONDON. Jan. 25. At the wool auction sales today. 12.983 bales were offered. A rood sunnlv of merinos sold briskly, tine grades showing a hardening tendency. Coarse cross-breds were 'In demand tor home con sumption. Good showy cross-breds.- when suitable, were taken by Americans at an occasions advance or o per cenu Naval Stores." (SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 25. Turpentine, K11X. alA. 206: receiDts. 174: shlDments. 200; Rosin Firm; receipts. 21.416: shipments. 8C8: stock, 104,180. A a u u m, o.wo-a .wc -a- onc otic : a. 4.00iB4.1oc: H. 4.0o&4.15c; L' 4,5c; K. 6.00c; it. 6.76c; N, 6.00c; WO, g.n: w w. :am-. . ic.v v.l. raftm Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Cotton futures closed 11.1 tic; r eDruatry, 11.1, uai - auu 11.26c; April, 11.29c; May, 11.31c; August, -in Of--- firtnb-er. 10.3bc. 61. Ii-CHTIS, Jan. 25. 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