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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, . MARCH 29, 1907. 17 MOHAIR RULES F Only Small Lots Are Coming Into Market. SHEARING DELAYED BY RAIN Oregon. AVoolgrowers' Association Fixes Bates for Annual Wool Saies in the Eastern Counties. More . Oats Are Offered. Mohair is coming along in small quanti ties, shearing having been delayed by the cold, wet weather. As soon as the weather settles the goat farmers will resume opera tions in earnest, and with stock to work upon the market will take sv more active turn. in the meantime prices are firm and unchanged. Ko further dates of pool ales have been announced beyond those already printed In this paper. Eastern Oregon wool-growers have agreed upon the dates for the wool sales in that section, and as little or no contracting has been done this year, practically the entire Eastern Oregon clip Is expected to be of fered for sale on the dates fixed. The sched ule was prepared by President Burgees and other officers of the Oregon. ool-Gro wars' Association after consulting with the grow ers tributary to the various markets. The schedule was also submitted to Charles H. Green, the buyer of S. Koshland & Co., of Boston, as a representative of the other Tool buyers and found satisfactory to him. The dates were also approved by the Uma tilla County Wool-Growers Association, The sales dates as given In the Cast Oregonian, follow: Pendleton May 22 and 23; June 7. Heppner May 2S and 29; June IS.' tihanlko June 10 and 11; June 26; July 16- Condon June 21. Baker City July 9. Elgin July 11. (Shewing of mutton sheep has been under way for some time in the Yakima country and a few days ago the first lot of it was forwarded to the Bast. Charles McAllister, of Sunnyslde, shipped a carload. 42,000 pounds, to the woolen mills at Passaic, X. J. The price received was 18 cents f. o. b. PRODUCE SUPPLY NEARLY EXHAUSTED But Steamer Tonight Will Bring a Full As sortment From the South. The green produce market was a small af rair yesterday. The street was scantily sup plied and will probably have less to offer loday. The steamer Costa Rica tonight is expected to bring up a large assortment of truck and another lot will be on the Elder, due Sunday night. By the time this Is dis posed of, it Is thought express shipments from the South will be resumed. A few odda and ends of celery, cabbage and asparagus, and the local shipments of hothouse lettuce and plnaeh were all that was seen on the street yesterday; In the fruit line the only offerings were a part of a car of bananae, a quantity of oranges, some lemons and a moderate supply of apples. The latter were not as plentiful as they have been and some cold storage stock had to be drawn upon. A wire from La Grande reported the supply of apples exhausted at that point. OATS ARE OFFERKD MORS FREELY. Valley Growers Seek This Market Instead of San Francisco. Oats are being offered more freely from points In the Valley which have heretofore shipped to San Francisco and this has had a tendency to check the advance in the local market. It Is possible that when the freight situation Is Improved there may be more burfnese done with California. The barley market rules steady, with a mod erate volume of business under way. Arrivals of hay are light and a good local demand holds prices Arm at the former level. The wheat market Is decidedly strong, in view of the heavy demand or flour and wheat for foreign shipment and the limited arrivals from the country. Purchases of wheat made as long ago as last October are still to be delivered here. ADVANCE IN EGGS IS CHECKED. City Buyers Stocked Up Well Wednesday and Keep Off the Street. Free receipt of egga and a small city de mand had the effect of taking some of the firm net out of the market yesterday. Several dealers who had a surplus on hand tried to place them on the Sound, but found the mar kets there no better than here. The local retailers stocked up well on Wednesday and were not much in evidence yesterday, but will probably need eggs again, today. Market prices during the remainder of the week will depend largely on the size of receipts. Poultry continues rather dull, though re ceipts are not heavy. The butter market la very firm and com plaint of shortage are general. Potato Buying Is Active. The potato market was active yesterday, with good buying in most of the producing section. No private advices were at hand from San Francisco, but as the Columbia and Roanoke are due there this morning, the Iiippera In Portland expect to be apprised during the daa- of sales of Oregon potatoes at the best price of the season. Bonk Clearings. Hank clearances of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were; Clearings. Balances. Portland . .v 854. oPS $ 103,443 Seattle I,3tir..w3 17,178 Taconia 51.413 Svukane 713,138 64,3UU PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT- Club, 73c; blueetem, 76c: Val ley. 70c; red. 71c. OATS No. 1 white. t29j30; gray. $28? 29. FLOUK Patents. 4.13: straights, fx 60: Clears, $3.t0; Valley, (.Go3.B; graham dour, $3.75ij4.25; whole wheat flour, $4t4.50. BARLEY Feed. $22 60 per ton: brewlne. (23: rolled, $2.1.315724.50 wing, RVB $i.4&i.oo per cwt. MII.LSTUFPS Bran. city. HT; country. SIS Per ton; middlings. $2.i20; shorts, city. nt.r0; country. $20.50 per ton; U. S. Mills dairy chop. A1.V50 per ton. ' CORN Whole, $25; cracked, $28 er ton, ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oaxa. cream 0 oouod Mcks. $7: lower trades. $fl oOOfl.M wumel. steel cut. 45-pound sack is dsf barrel; -pound Mckc $4.24 per bale Dtmal (ground), 45-pound ucks. 17 DO ner barrel; 8-pound sacks. $4 per bi-' lit pea, per lOO-poundi 14.2MM.80; pevl barley Hv 4.60 per 100 pounds; pastry Hour, lO-nound WL-ks. $2.30 per bale. u HAT Valley timothy. N. 1, $15f?i per ion : Casters Oregon timothy. $17 ia- cla. ver, $J; cheat, grain hay, $itio. Batter. Err. Poultry, Ft, M'TTER City creameries: Extra cmcm y. 37c per pound. State creameries; Fancy ere;iniery. 3b y X7 fee; store butter, 23c. BUTTKR FAT First grade cream. 36c per pound; second grade cruam. 2c less per pound. CHKESK Oregon full cream twin. 15 Be: Young America, 16H17c per pound. POULTRY Average old hens. 13c; nixed chickens, 14c; Spring, fryers and rotlers, 20'422e: old roosters. 1012c; lressed chickens, 16 $ 17c; turkeys, live. 13 Iftc; turkeys, dressed, choice. lS20c; teetie. live, per pound. 8c; ducks. 16 14c; igeons, $101.50; squabs, $2j?3. KGJ3 Oregon ranch, 22 22 4 c, TesretaMes. FruTte. TBtc "DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common, dc()1.2& per box; choice, $1.302; cran- lerrlea. $10 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $3.25 I box: oranges.' navels. $2.50 3.25; grapefruit, $33.50; bananas. 4He J pound; tangerines. $1.S01.75. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $191,29 per sack; carrots. $11.25 per sack; beets, tl 25 150 per sack: garlic. 7-10e per pound; horseradish, l&oo per pound; chicory, 30c. FRBSH VEGETABLES Cabbare. Cali fornia, 23c per pound; cauliflower, $2.50 per d ozen ; celery, $4 per crate ; lettuce, head, 3G&453 dozen; onions, lu124e per dozen; tomatoes, $2.502.75 crate; parsley, 25'330c artichokes. 75S0c'doz.; hothouse lettuce, $2 box, sprouts, 9c; peas. 12c; radishes,' 30o per dozen; asparagus, 12 15c pound; Bell peppers, 3035c per pound; rhubarb. $2.23 fir 2.50 per box ; cucumbers, $2 &3 ; spinach. $1 fi 1.25 per crate. ONIONS Oregon, $1.101.35 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8Sc pound; apricots. 16 9 19c; peaches. II 15c; pears. 114 M4c: Italian orunes. 2 6c: Califor nia figs, white, in sacks, 56ttc per pound: black. 495c; cricks. 75c$2 25 per box: Symma, 18G20o pound; dates, Persia. 6 J 7c pound, POTATOES Buying price: Oregon Bur banks, fancy, $l.0'tf 1.75; No. 1 choice, $1.25f1.40. RAISINS Layers and cluster. 2-erown, $2.16; 8-crown. $2 25: 5 -crown. $3.10; 6 erown, $3.50: loose muscatels. 2-crown. 8c; 8-crown, 8Hc; 4-crown. 9c; seedless, Thompsons. lOttc. Sultanas. 9dl2o Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed. 75125 pounds, 89e; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 5 3!6c. BEEF Dressed bulls, S3c per pound; cows, 560; country eteers, 67c. MUTTON Dressed, fancy. 1010e per pound: ordinary. S9c; spring lamos, 1516c. PORK Dressed, 100&130 pounds, 8H 9c; 150 to 200 pounds, 774c; 200 pounds and up, emetic Groceries, Nuts, Etc. RICE) Imperial Japan No. 1, 6c; South ern Japan, 6.40c; head, 6.76c COFFEE Mocha, 2428c; Java, ordinary, 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good, 16 13c; ordinary. 1216c per pound. Columbia roast, cases, 100s, $14.50; 5U3, $14.75; Ar buckle, $16.63; Lion, $15.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound- talis, $1.75 per doz.; 2-pound talla, $2.40; 1-pound Cats, $1.10; Alaska, pink, 1-pound tails. 95c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.25; socxeye. 1-pound tails. $1.70. SUGAR---Sack , basis; 100 pounds, cube, $5.17; powdered. $5.07; granulated, $4.92; extra C, $4.42; golden C, $4.32; fruit sugar, 4.92; berry, 4.92; A. A. A.. $4.72; star, $4.72. Advance sales over sacK basis as follows : Barrels, 10c ; bar rels, 25c; boxes, 60c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct 14 c per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct c; beet sugar, $4.72 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15 18c per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 1620c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 19c; filberts 18c; pecans, jumbos, 23c, extra large 21c; almonds, 18 CT20c; chestnuts, Ohio, 17c; Italian, 14 15c; peanuts, raw, 6So per pound; roasted, 10c; pinenuts, lo12c; hickory nuts; 10c; cocoanuts, 3o90c per dozen. SALT Granulated. $14 per ton; $1.95 per bale; half-ground, 100s. $10 per ton; SOs; $10.00 per ton. BEANS Small white, 3c; large white. 3c; pink, c; bayou, 3c; Lima, 6c; Mex icans, red, 43. HONEY Fancy, $3-253.50 per box. , Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast. 21e sound; standard breakfast, llu; choice, 18c;" Eng lish. 11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach, l6o. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, 16c pound; 14 to Id pounds, 16c; 18 to 20 pounds, 16c; picnics, 12c; cottage, llc; shoulders, 12c; boiled, 25c; boiled picnic, boneless, 20c. BARRELED GOODS Pork. barrels, - $20; half-barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $10, half-barrel. $5.50. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17c; bo logna, long, 6c; welnerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c; pork, 10c; headcheese. 6c; blood, 6c; bologna links, 6c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c; clear backs, dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry ealt, none; smoked, none; Oregon exports, dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c. v LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 12c; tubs, 12--Jic; POs, 12c; 20s, 1274c: 10s, 13Vic; 5s, 13c. Standard pure: Tierce. 11 c; tubs. llc; SOs, llc; 20s,.119c; 10e. 12c; Bs. 12c Compound: Tiercesv 9c; tubs, 8 Vic; 50s, 94c; 10s, 8c; 5s, 9 Tic. Hops Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS Senile per pound, according to quality. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 13 18c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 2023c, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 2S$i2ic per pound. CASCARA BARK Old, 6SSc per poundfl HIDES Dry, No. 1, 16-'pounds and up, 20C pound; dry kip. No. 1, 6 to 15 rounds, lfl-gJlSc per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 6 pounds. 2022c; dry salted bulls and sta.es, one-third less than dry dint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair-slipped, weather-beaten, or grubby, 2c to Sc per pound less; salted steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, 1101.1 a pound; steers, sound, 50 to 'GO pounds, luetic pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds and cows, 10llc pound; stags and bulls, sound 78c pound; kip, sound. 15 to 30 pounds, 10y4nc pound; veai, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, llytic; calf, sound, under 10 pounds 12&13c pound; green (unsalted), lo pound less; culls, lc pound less; sheepskins, shearlings, No. 1 butchers' stock, 2530c each; short wool No. 1 butchers' stock, 6060c each; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, $1.252 each; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15 16c pound ; horse hides, salted, according to sixe. $22.50 each; hides, dry, according to Bize, $ll&1.50 each; colts' hides, 2550c each; goatskins, common. 15 25c each ; goatskins. Angora, with wool on, 80c$1.50 each. FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1, $520 each; cubs, $13 each; badger, prime, 253150c each; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3050c; cat, house, 520c; fox, common gray, large prime, 6O70c each ; red. $35 each ; cross, $515 each; silver and black. $1003l0 each; fishers, $58 each; lynx, $4.606 each; mink, strictly No. 1, according to size, $13 each; marten, dark northern, according to size and color, $101B each; pale, pine, according to size and color, $2.504 each; muskrat, large, 1216o each; skunk. 3040c each: Civet or polecat, 5gl5c' each; otter, for large, prime skin. $t5 10 each; panther, with head and claws perfect, $2&5 each; raccoon, for prime, larfre, 5075o each; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3.50 5; prairie (coyote), 60c&J$l; wolverine, $68 QUOTATIONS AT SAN FBANCISCO. Prices Paid for Products In the Bay City Markets. 6AN" FRANCISCO, March 23. Tire follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket yesterday: FRUIT Apples, choice. $2; common, $1 1.50; bananas, $12.50; Mexican limes, $68; California lemons, choice, $3.25; common, $1.25; oranges, navel, $13; pineapples, $46. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1.251.75; gar lic, 34c; green peas, 83)14c; string beans, nominal; asparagus, 63Sc; tomatoes, $1.25 1.75. EGGS Store, 19c r fancy ranch, 20c POTATOES Early Rose, $1.60'fl.75; sweets, $44. SO; Oregon Burbanks, $2.25(2. 75; Oregon seed Burbanks, 41.30g1.40; Eastern, 1.75 2.25; garnet Chile. S1.3o1.40. ONIONS Yellow, $2.503.0G. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 32c; cream ery seconds. 31c;fancy dairy, 31o; dairy seconds. 30c ; pickled, nominal. WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 1314c; Nevada, 1617c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 6⪼ lambs, 7 10c HOPS California, 8&12c. CHEESE Young America, 1316c; East ern, 17c; Western, 15c HAY Wheat, 1S25; wheat and oats, $10ffl9.o0; alfalfa. $10; stock, $7; straw, 40 75c. MILLSTTJFFS Bran, $2223; middlings, $27(9 30. FLOUR California, family extras, $4.85 5.30; bakers' extras, $4,604. 80; Oregon and Washington. $3,500-1.75. POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers, nominal ; turkeys, hens, nominal; roosters, old $5 6.50; young, $710; broilers, small, $3.50 4.50; broilers, large, $4.505.5O; fryers, $6 7; hens, $5.50 10; ducks, old, $56; ducks, young, $68. RECEIPT'S Flour, 3320 quarter sacks; wheat, 2S15 centals; barley, 4185 centals; oats' 1700 centals; beans, 90 sacks; corn, 10 cen tals ; potatoes. 300 sacks ; middlings, 40 eackfi; wool, 5 bales; hides, 260. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. March 28. There was an ad vance of 510s in the London tin market, with spot closing at 184 15s and futures at 1S2 lus. Locally the market was dull, with suot quoted at 40 4 0.50c ' Copper was lower in the London market, losing about half of yesterday's gain, with spot quoted at 197 5s and futures at 97 6a. Locally the market was dull and more or less nominal. Lake Is quoted at 24.7525.75c, electrolytic 24.25i25c and casting at 23. 7o 24.2oC. Lead was lower ia the English market, with spot quoted at 19 6s 3d. Locally prices were unchanged, ranging from 6 6.30c, according to grade. Spelter was unchanged at 25 15s In the London market and at 60f6.90c In the local market, t Iron was lower in the English market, with standard foundry quoted at 52s 3d and Cleve land warrants at 53s ld. Locally the mar ket was unchanged. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. March 2S. Wool Steady. Me dium grades, combing and clothing. 2442jc; ltirht fine. SOfrliSo; heavy fine, l&glSc; tub washed, 303&c , DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN . Bncbt and moid tmr cuk ul mm marxia. . Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phons Main 37 BROKERS ME REST Dullness Again Prevails in Stock Market. MONEY CONDITIONS EASIER Small Contest at the Opening Be tween Bears and Bulls, but With Little Kesnlt Fears of West ern Railroad Strike. NEW YORK, March 28. There wa a rather desultory contest waged between the opposing elements In the speculation for a small part of the Stock Exchange session today. When it was demonstrated that neither Bide was gaining any marked ad vantage, the professional element which had been carrying on the c'ontest practically abandoned It. After that the market fell Into a period of dullness such as has not been seen for many weeks. The quietness was accepted as a grateful relief from the recent turmoil In the market. The professional testing operations seemed to be largely on the short side of the mar ket. The resistance which the efforts en countered was attributed to the activities of the party of bankers and capitalists said to have been organized for the purpose of supporting the market and supposed to be responsible for the rally In Tuesday's mar ket. When the market was seen to have re gained some degree of balance, many brok ers left the street to be gone until Moniay in the enjoyment of what they regard as much needed rest. Active operations were In progress at the subtreasury today In the working out or the Treasury relief measure for the money market. Payments on account of redemp tion of Government fours of 1907. of anti cipated April Interest on the twos and fours of X907 and of deposits of customs revenues with the National banks were all in prog ress. If preparations were in progress also for the large interest and dividend payments Monday, they were balanced by these relief forces and the money market failed to show any reflection of them. When the stock market advanced early. Great Northern preferred was a conspicu ous leader on account of the decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court in favor of the legality of .its $60,000,000 stock issue. There was. however, an abrupt tall in the quota tions for the subscription rights to the new stock In the curb market While the Issue of the new stock has been held up by liti gation, period have passed for the payment of three 10 per cent installments of the Subscriptions and another falls due April 8. These Installments, If made payable alto gether on April 8, would call for Bome-24,-000,000 and might prove troublesome In the present condition of the money -market. There is a general feeling of hopefulness that money conditions will Improve after April 1. The Bank of England made a weak return for the week, but discounts eased in London and sterling exchange at Paris, which meas ures the pressure of outside money require ments on that center, receded sharply. The poor showing; of the English bank, there, fore, and In less degree of the French bank, were regarded as reflecting the results of past pressure, with a promise of ameliora tion for the future. Reports of a deadlock between officials and operatives of Western railroads, which threatened a strike, had a depressing effect on the market and helped to the heavy tone of later trading. The marking up of prices at the end of the day was on a small volume of transactions. The market closed, however, fairly steady. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par valuet gl,818.000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express ..... 280 Amalgam Copper.. 81.200 8B4 3 85 Am Car & Foun... 1.600 34 33'A 84 do preferred 914 Am Cotton Oil.... 1,500 2854 27 27V4 do preferred. - Am Express 1,300 203 200 200 Am Hide & I. pfd. - jfl Am Ice Securities - .. . Am Unseed Oil ..... 1K do preferred ..... Am Locomotive... 400 6954 6854 60 do preferred - . Am Smelt & Retin. 40.300 11654 1UJ4 H5 do preferred 2.500 10254 101 10254 Am Sugar Refin... 700 122 11954 121 Am Tob pfd certlf. . 89 Anaconda Min Co.. 1.800 6054 68 60 Atchison 83.200 88 88 87 do preferred 100 9314 S354 54 Atlantic Coast Line 9854 Bait & Ohio 4,000 9654 5 P554 do preferred - . 88 Brook Rap Tran.. 3.300 BO 4854 49 Canadian Pao 9,000 167 16654 r67 Central of N J 13 Chea & Ohio 8.800 40 3854 60 Chi Gt West 800 13 13 13 Chi & Northwest.. 2.700 147 144 145 C M & St P 23,000 12954 127 128 Chi Ter & Trans.. 100 6 5 do preferred ...... 8 C C C & St L.... 200 - 69 6554 6654 Col Fuel & Iron... S.900 3354 3154 33 Col & Southern... 1.500 24 23 23 do 1st preferred.. . . 6854 do 2d preferred -.. 46 Consolidated Gas... 119H Corn Product 18 do pref erred. 7,800 6154 8054 81 tel & Hudson 700 17854 177 177 Del Lack & West ..... 458 D & R G 300 29 29 2854 do preferred 30 7154 71 71 Plstlller eecur g.800 6954 6954 6754 Erie 6.700 24 23 23 do 1st preferred.. 2.800 68 6754 6854 do 2d preferred... 1.S00 37 3654 3754 General lec 600 14454 "3 143 Hocking Valley 77 Illinois Central.... 200 141 141 140 International Paper . ... 1354 do preferred - ..... 74 International Pump 27 do preferred M . 74 Iowa Central 300 18 18 1854 do preferred 3354 Kan City ajutihem 21 do preferred 4O0 49 49 49 Louis A Nash 1.900 lltj 114H 116 Mexican Central... B0 20'i 2054 .20 Minn & St L 200 4054 49 49 M St P & Ste M. . 700 104 10154 102 do preferred) 600 133 13154 131 Missouri Pac 1.900 , 72T4 7254 "54 M Kan & Tex 4.100 3454 33 34 do preferred 200 63 62 6754 National Lead 1,900 65 64 65 Nat R R of M pfd 49 N T Central 3.700 116 114 116 N T On & West.. 1.3O0 3754 36 354 Norfolk & West... 700 7554 7554 75 do preferred ... r . . 76 North American.. 1.900 73 71 '4 7254 Pacific Mail 300 2454 2314 24 Permsvlvanla 86.500 12114 119 120 People's Gas 1.300 SS54 8754 87 PCCtetL..., 200 67 67 66 Pressed Steel Car.. 600 33 3254 33 do preferred 9854 Pullman Pal Car 1S9 Reading 226,300 10454 89 102 do 1st preferred. . . '- 84 do 2d preferred 84 Republic SteeL 1.0OO 24 23 24 do preferred t.800 81 78t4 7954 Rock Island Co.... 6.600 20 19 20 do preferred 43 . St L S F 2d pfd 33 St L Southwest.., 1954 do preferred 60 60 Pacific 26.800 7954 T754 78 do preferred 200 113 112 113t4 So Railway 46.100 2154 . SO 2'H do preferred 400 74 73 7254 Tenn Coal A Iron 135 Texas & Pac 1,000 26 2554 26 Tol St L & Wst. 26 do preferred 1.20 S154 60 61 Union Pacific 114.200 133 129 13t do preferred..... ..... 85 TJ S Express - 100 17 S Realtv 200 7354 73 72 U S Rubber 4fwj 4154 39 41 do preferred 600 101 loo 9954 U S Steel . 67.500 34 33 34V4 do preferred 16.700 97 95 P Vtr Car Cmem.... 1,300 28 27 27 do preferred, . 300 103 102 102 Wabash 3O0 13 13 13 do preferred SOO 23 23 23 Wells Fargo Ex 225 Westlnghouse Elec 300 146 146 148 Western Union 900 80 7956 80 Wheeling A L Erie 454 Wisconsin Cent 17 do preterred.H ..u . .. , 7 Northern Pac .. 15,300 124 12154 123 Cent Leather 1,300 27 26 2754 do preferred 800 9154 - 9054 9U Schloss-Sheffield 600 52 52 62 t northern pfd... 16,100 139 5i 135 136 Int Metal 1,108 24 2354 23 00 prererred 500 67 5654 66 Total sales for the day. 838,000 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, March 28. Closing quota tions: U. S. ref 2s reg.l04D R G 4s 94 do coupon ,.105N. T. C. gen 354 90 U. S. 3s reg....l03Nor. Pan. 3s 70 do coupon ...103 do 4s 100 U. 8. new 4s reg.l30Sou. Pac. 4s 96 do coupon .. .130 54 Union Pac. 4s.. 100 TJ. S. old 4s reg.lO0Wls. Central 4s. 86 do coupon. .. .101 Jap. 6s 2s ser.. 99 Atchison adj 4s 91 do 4 ctfs 88 Honey Exchange, Etc. - NEW YORK, March 28. Money on call, steady, 24 per cent. Time loans, dull and easier; 60 days, 66 per cent; 90 days and six months, 6 per cent; prime mercan tile paper, 66 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.83254.8330 for demand and at $4.7866)4.7875 for 60 day bills; posted rates, $4.8094.84.; com mercial bills, 4.785i 4.78. Bar silver, 66c Mexican dollars, 50'c. Government and railroad bonds, steady. LONDON, March 28 Bar sliver, quiet, 80d per ounce. Money 84 per cent. The rate of dis count in the open market for short bills Is 5 per cent. The rate of discount in ths open market for three months bills la 5 1-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28. Silver bars, 66c; Mexican dollars, 51c; drafts, sight, par; drafts, telegraph, 05. Sterling on London, 60 days, 4.79; ster ling on London, sight, 4.83. Ixmdon Stock Markets TulL LONDON, March 28. Although prices upon the Stock Exchange opened with a geaerally firm tendencv. little or no hirelnura aram trarva acted, as about half of the members went o.vu.y ior uieir easier noiiaays Deiore noon. Americans opened Irregular, with transac tions limited. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. March 28. Todays state ment of the Treasury balances In he gen eral fund shows: Available cash balance, $253,035,190; gold coin and bullion! $124,797,344; gold certifi cates, $49,533,180. PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Home Telephone Bonds the Feature of the Day's Trading. Home Telephone bonds were the feature of trading on the local exchange yesterday, a block selling at 82. In the mining list Potlcie continued to show gains, advancing to 15. Was-hougal Extension was steady at 25. One thousand ehares of Goldfield Trotter- brought 10. Associated Oil was lower at 42. Official quotations were as follows: Bank Stocks Bid. Asked. Bank of California.' 3(13 Bankers' & Lumbermen's 10U Merchants' National .181 Oregon Trust & Savings 124 Portland Trust Company ... 120 United States National 200 ... LISTED SECURITIES. Bonds American Biscuit Co. 6s 8 100 City & Suburban 4s 92 Columbia Southern lrrn 6s 55 Home Telephone 5s 85 O. RI A N. Ry. 4s 99 10054 O. W. P. & Ry. 6s 100 10354 Pacific Coast -Biscuit 69 96 ' 100 Portland Railway 5s 99 J. C. Lee Company 6s ..... . . . 100 Miscellaneous Stocks . " Associated OH 42' 43 - Home Telephone 30 J. C. Lee Company.. 10 20 Pacific States Telephone - 108 Puget Sound Telephone....... ... 60 Mining Stocks Lakevlew 15 23 Lee's Creek Gold 02 02 North Falrview 05 Manhattan Crown Point...... ... 20 Potlcie Mining , 15 16 Washougal Extension 25 26 UNLISTED STOCKS. Taqulna Bay Telephone 5 8 Alaska Petroleum 13 20 British Columbia Amal 04 07 Cascadla 20 26 Goldfleld Trotter 07 12 Great Northern ............. 01 05 Mammoth 08 12 Morning 0354 05 Standard Consolidated 12 Tacoma Steel . . . : 10 14 Coeur d'Alene District Bullion 0754 0S Copper King 15 16 O. K. Consolidated. ........ .. 04 05 Happy Day 05 05 Snowshoe 38 48 Snowstorm .'.2.90 3.00 SALES. 10 $1000 Home Telephone 6 per cent bonds 62 10 Associated Oil . 42 3.000 Potlcie 15 54 2,000 Potlcie 15 3,000 Washougal ; 25 1,000 Goldfield Trotter , 10 SHARP DECLINE IN TONOPAH. Goldfield Stock Also Reported on Decline at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28. (Special.) The Tonopah call showed a decided decline In many stocks. Midway, which sold at $1.75 yesterday, was bid for at $1.72; there were no sales. $1.80 being asked. Jim Butler sold at $1.15, two points below the figures at yesterday's close. West End, which was quoted at $1.35, was sold today at $1.82, showing a decline of 2 points. ' There was but a feeble response to the Goldfleld call, and while some of the stocks were traded in, there was a falling off of sales and prices were partly sustained. Sandstorm was bid for at 60 cents, three points under yesterday's price, but the bulls held firmly together and there were no sales. Mohawk was offered at $17. but as the highest bid was $16.50, there were no sales of this stock. Columbia Mountain opened at 87 cents, three points below yesterday's quotation. There . was some Jlvely trading in this when the bear movement caused the price to drop to 86 cents. Jumbo sold at $1.20, five points in advance of the previous quotation. St. Ives showed a loss of 2 points, Atlanta and Daisy remained at yes terday's price, while Great Bend sold at 99 cents, 1 point below the price of yesterday. Red Top Extension was offered at 48 cents, but the bears quickly hammered the price down two polntB and the stock closed at 46 cents. Combination Fraction was offered at $4.25 and was passed over, as the highest bid received was $4.12. There were some sales later at $4.20. , Montana, $3.50; Jim Butler, $1.16: Booth, 72c; Blue Bull, 14c; Adams,, 18c; Sliver Pick, $1.20; St. Ives, $1.46; pro, 41c; Atlanta, 68c; Great Bend, 99c; Florence, $3.60; Daisy, $1.97; Combination Fraction, $4.15; Kewa nos, $1.25; Lou Dillon, 17; Goldfleld Con., $8; Triangle. 46c; Yankee Girl, 11c; Nugget, 9c; Victor, 20c; Cowboy, 6c; Plnenut, 18c; Eagle's Nest, 32c. Eastern Mining; Stocks. BOSTON, March 21. Closing quotations: Adventure .$ 3.50 Osceola .... 129.00 Allouei . . . 52.00 Parrot 21.00 Amalgamate . 85.73 Qulncy 112.00 Atlantic ... 14.75 Shannon ... 17.50 Bingham . . . 18.00 Tamarack . . 104.O0 Cal & Hecla 830.00 Trinity .... 19 00 Centennial . 31.00 United Cop.. 57.50 Cop Range. . 77.75 TJ. a Mining 52.75 Daly West.. 15.50 U. a Oil.... 9.87 Franklin ... 17.50 Utah 58.00 Granby .... 120.00 Victoria .... 7.62 Isle Royale. 18.50 Winona 8.00 Mass. Mining 6.75 Wolverine .. 155.00 Michigan ... 14.00 N. Butte 85.50 Mohawk ... 76.25 Butte Coal.. 25.25 Mont C. C 2-00 CaL St Aril. 157.00 Old Dominion 47.00 Green Con.. 22.23 Dairy Produce In tne East. CHICAGO. March ?8. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries, 22 29 c ; dairies, 20 27. - Eggs weak at mark, cases included, 16c; firsts, 16c; prime firsts, 17c Cheese steady, 1315c HARDER THE TIMES More you talk. More talk, More phones. -More talk and more phones, v More Dividends. Not so with any other investment. . THE TELEPHONE is the ' Only public utility which thrives in hard times. THERE'S THE REASON: There never has been an Automatic Telephone failure. AS AN INVESTMENT There's nothing more safe, more sure, more profitable in the telephone business than the securities of an Independent telephone company operating our AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM BECAUSE it gives more service, better service, prompter service, more accurate service than a manual system (and also an absolutely secret service, which no manual system can give) and BECAUSE it costs less to operate, less to maintain, less to enlarge than a manual system, or TO SUM IT ALL UP, the AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM produces a better telephone service, commanding a higher price, at less cost than inferior service can be produced for by a manual system. THAT IS THE KEAS0N WHY the AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM makes the securities of the company using it safe, stable and profitable, and why it has been adopted by the Independent telephone companies in the following cities : Aberdeen, S. D. Akron, Ohio. Allentown, Pa. Auburn. Me, Auburn, N. T. Battle Creek. Mich. Beaver Falls, Pa. Bellingham. Wash. Butte, Mont. Cadillac. Mich. Champaign, 111. Chicago, 111. Cleburne, Texas. Columbus. Ga. Columbus. Ohio. Dayton, Ohio. Denver, Colo. El Paso, Texas. Emaua, Pa Fall River, Mass. Grand Rapids, Mich. Hastlng-s, Neb. Havana, Cuba. Hazleton, Pa. Holland, Mich. Hopkinsville, Ky. Jonesboro, Ark. Lake Benton, Minn. AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC CO. VAN BTJREN AND MORGAN STS., CHICAGO, TJ. S. A, The above reference is taken from the Americaa Telephone Journal, New York, March 16, 19C7. 1901 Gross Net 1902 Gross Net - 190SO3ross Net HOME TELEPHONE SECURITIES CAN BE PURCHASED AT THIS OFFICE LOUIS J. WILDE, exclusive agent . - 5 Lafayette Building, Portland, Oregon. SELL OWING TO RAIN Good Crop Weather Weakens Wheat Market. PRICES SAG AT CHICAGO Green-Bug Keports Jjater Cause a Rally and the Closing Is i Steady Oats at the Top Point. CHICAGO, March 28. The wheat market opened weak today because of the weather re port showing that rain had fallen during the night in Illinois, Missonrl, Kansas and the Ohio Valley. The selling pressure was aug mented by the official forecast of additional rain tonight in Kansas, and by liberal re ceipts In the Northwest. A moderate rally occurred during the last half of the. day on buying by commission houses and shorts, which was based upon green-bug reports, some of the advices claiming that the bug is now damaging the crop in Missouri. The close was steady. May opened to c lower at 7575c. sold between 75Vio ami 76c and 75c and closed a ehade lower at 7576c. There was very little trading in corn and the market was steady all day. Receipts were liberal. A decline of 1 to lc in the price of cash grain had a depressing effect on op tions. The close was steady. May opened c lower at 45c to 4546c, sold up to 6c and closed down a at 4546c. Oats were sold at 43c, the highest price yet paid for the crop. Offerings were J5J liBht and the price advanced readily on limited buying. May opened unchanged at 42c, ad vanced to 43c and closed c higher at 42c Provisions opened steady on a 6 to 10c ad vance in the price of live hogs, but later weakened on selling by local packers. At the close May pork was off 2c lard was un changed and ribs ware 67c lower. Leading futures ranged aa follows: WHEAT. Low. .7814 .80 Close. $ .75 .77 .78 .80 May ??&' .Tiilv .77 September . December .... May JulF ......... September ... .78 .8014 .80 CORN. . .46 .45 .46 .4614 .454 .4544 .4SVi .42 .87 3214 .46 45 46Vi .42 .37 .32, OATS. May July September - .42 .37 .43 .87 33 .33 MESS PORK. ..76.30 16.3214 ..16.30 16.30 16.15 16.20 16.25 16.2214 May July May July . . . -September LARD. .. 8.95 8.95 .. 9.07 8.10 .. 9.1714 ' 8-20 SHORT RIBS. 8.8716 9.00 8.10 8.90 9.00 8.1214 8.65 . 8.8214 8.80 Mav 8.77 8.7714 July .8.90 8.9214 8.6214 8.8214 a.tfu Cash quoxaxionn were . yiour Barely steady. WheitKo. 2 Spring, 798214c; No. 3. 733 8114c: No. S red, ril473?4c. Corn No. 2, 4414c: No. 2 yellow, 45c Oats No. 2, 42c; No. 2 white, 434314c; No. 8 white, 4044214e. Rye No. 2, 66c 1 Barley ;Fair to choice malting, 6568c. putgaeeii No. 1. 91.13: No, 1 Northwestern, J1.20. Timothy seed Prime, $4.30. Clover Contract grades, $15.75. Short ribs Sides (loose), $8.4S3S.65. Sides Short clear (boxed), 8.87149.1214. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.28. jteceipis. snipmenis. Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels Oats, bushels Rye, busheu . Barley, bushels 40.300 9rt TOO 15.000 270,700 ....270,000 6,400 82,500 60,800 2S9.20O 205.300 6.000 7V7O0 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, March 28. Flour Receipts, 13.500. Exports, 5200. Dull and about steady. Weit Receipts, 28,300. ExnorU. 18.00O Zewiston, Me. Lincoln, Neb. Los Ane;eles. Cal. Manchester. Iowa. Marianao, Cuba, Marlon, Ind. Medford. Wis. Miami.sburfr, Ohio. Mt. Olive. II L New Bedford, Mass. Oakland, CaL Ocean Park, CaL Omaha, Neb. pentwater, Mich. Portland, Me. Portland, Or. Princeton, N. J. Eichmond, Ind. Riverside, CaL Rochester, Pa. Rushville, Ind. San Diego CaL San Francisco, Cal. Santa Monica, Cal. Saskatoon, Sask., Can Sioux City. Iowa. South Bend, Ind. Spokane, Wash. Comparative Statement From Automatic Telephone Co, los Angeles, Earnines, Earnings, Karnlngs, Earnings, Earnings, Earnings, 1901 1906 202,902.03 108,875.30 385,852.00 156,142.00 396,490.00 182,529.01 1904 Gross Earnings, Net Earnings, Gross Earnings, 6 Months, Net Earnings, 1935 b Months, 2,000 27,545 Phones In Operation, Phones in Operation, Spot easy. No. 3. red, 81e, elevator; No. 2. red. 8314c t, o. b. afloat; No. 1, Northern Duluth, 91 c t. o. b. afloat; No. 2, hard, Winter, 85 T4 f. o. b. afloat. In response to rains In the Southwest, wheat eased off today, closing c to c net lower. Bear pressure was restrained, however, by a strong advance on the Liverpool cable and prices rallied fractionally in the last half hour. May closed 8114c; July, 84Hc; Sep tember, 8514 c Hops, wool, petroleum, steady. Hides easy. . Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28. Wheat, quiet; barley, easier. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $L301.35; milling, 1.421ig)1.4714. - Barley Feed, $1.2O01.23tf; brewing, 1.22 1.2S. Oats Red, $1.301.76: white, $1.651.65; black, $1.852.25. Call board sales: . . Wheat May, $1.30. . Barley May, $1.24; December, $1.181i. Corn Large yellow, $1.8094.35. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, March 2a In the grain market today prices closed as follows: Wheat Spot, steady; No. 2, red, Western Winter, 6s. Futures March, 6s 4d; May, 6s 4d; July, 6s 2d. In the London market. Pacific Coast car goes, prompt shipment, 30s 6d30s 9d. Weather in England today was fine. Tacoma Wheat. TACOMA, March 28. Wheat lc higher; bluestem. 7475; club. 72 73c; red, 70 71c PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following prices were quoted In the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, $4.504.85; medi um. $4 4.25: cows. $3.50(5 3 75; fair to me dium cows, $3 3.25; bulls, $1.502; calves, $4.505. SHEEP Best, $6.256.50. HOGS Best. 7.2o7.50; lightwelgnts, $7 7.25; stockers and feeders. $6.757.25. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, March 28. Cattle Receipts, 3500; lOo higher. Beeves, $5.507.75; good to prime steers, $5.456.75; poor to me dium, $4.155.40; stockers and feeders, $2.80 6.75;'cows, $1.754.90; heifers, $2,700 5.35; calves, $5.507.75. Hogs Receipts today, 14,000; B10c high er. Good to choice heavies, $6.306.40; mixed, $6.156.40; heavy, $6.056.40; rough heavy. $6.056.15; light, 6.15Sf 6.40; pigs, $5.00 6.30. Sheep Receipts, 10,000; steady. Natives, $4106.20: lambs, $6 7.90; Western sheep, $4.1006.50; yearlings, $6.257.30; Western lambs, $6 7.90. KANSAS CITT, Mo., March 28. Cattle Receipts, 2000; market, strong to 10c higher. Native steers, $4.50 8.25; stockers and feed ers, $3.605; Western cows, $34.50; West ern steers, $4.255.80; bulls, $3jj)4.25; calves, $4 7. Hogs Receipts, 10,000; market, 6c higher. Heavy, $a.l56.20; packers, $6.156.22; pigs and lights, $5.756 6.25. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market, steady. Muttons, $5.256: lambs, $7.257.80; range wethers, $5.60 5.80. SOTTTH OMAHA. March 28. Cattle Re- V1CTOR MANGANESE STEEL BANK SAFE GLASS &.PRUDHOMME CO., AGTS. PORTLAND. OREGON Springfield, Mo. St. Marys. Ohio. Tacoma, Wash. Toronto Junction. Can Traverse City, Mich. Urbana, I1L Van Wert, Ohio. Walla Walla. Wash. Wausau. Wis. Westerly. R. I. Wilmlngfton. Del. Woodstock, N. B Can Cal., tot 4 1-2 Years 435,272.00 195,532.00 273,375.00 119,685.00 celpts, 2500; market, active to stronger. Na tive steers, $2.80 5.30; cows and heifers, $2. 50 4. 70; Western steers, $3.50 5.25; stockers and feeders, $35; calves, $3 5.60; bulls, stags, etc., $2,8084.20. Hogs Receipts, 5000; market, 510a higher. Heavy. $5.206.25; mixed. $0,209 0.22; light, $6.156.22; pigs. $5.5086. Sheer; Receipts, 11,000; market, steady. Tearllngs, $6H6.25; wethers, $5.40 6.25; wes, $4.50(95.75; lambs, $7(97.85. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. March 28. The market for evaporated apples continues quiet, with price barely steady. Fancy are quoted at 814c cholce-7c, prime 6tg614c and poor to faff at 5Vj5c Prunes are steady on further reports of a poor new crop outlook, but prices are un changed on spot, ranging from 3 to 13o for California fruit and from 5 to 10c for Ore gon. Apricots are unchanged, with choice quoted at 18c extra choice 18(g(18c and fancy 18 20c. Peaches ehow no improvement, in spite of unfavorable crop reports. ' Choice are quoted at ll12c, extra choice 1212c, fancy 12 313c and extra fancy 1315c - Raisins are steady, with loose muscatel quoted at 810c, seeded raisins at 7 11c. and London layer at f 1.50i1.60. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. SOUTHEASTERN AT.AgTf a, . ROUTE. From Seattle at 9 P. M. for Ketchikan, J n n e a u, Skagway, White Horse Dawson and Fairbanks. S. S. City of Seattle, March 31, via Sitka. NOMB ROUTE. . S. Senator. June 1. & S. President. June 3. FOR SAI; FRANCISCO DIRECT. From Seattle at 8 A. M. Umatilla, March 16. 31; City of Puebla, March a, 21; City ol Topeka, March 11. 26. Portland Office, 249 Washington St. Main 229. C. D. DUN ANN, G. P. A.. San Franclse. SanFrancisco & PortlandS.S.Co. Operating the only direct passenger steamers From Ainsworth Dock, Portland, at 8 P. M. S. S. "COSTA RICA," Mar 31, Apr. 10 A. M.) S. 8. "COLUMBIA," Apr. 6, 15, (9 A. M.) From Spear-su Wharf, San Francisco, at 11 A. M. S. 8. "COLUMBIA,' April 1, 11. , g. S. "COSTA RICA," April , 18. JAMBS H. DEWSON, Agent, Phone Main 268. 248 Washington (. Columbia. River Scenery KLOULATOB JUNK BXEAJLEKiJ. Daily service between Portland and The Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 A. M.. arriving about 5 P .M., carrying freight- and passengers. Splendid accommo dations for outfits and livestock. Dock foot of Alder St., Portland; foot of Court st. The Dallas. Phone Main 914, Portland. CANADIAN PACIFIC "EMPRESS" Line of the Atlantic Nothing better afloat than our new ex press steamers. Empress of Britain ' and Empress of Ireland (14,500 tons). Quebec to Liverpool In six days; less than four days at sea, Superior accommodation available. Comfort, elegance and safety. Send for illus trated booklet and mailing list. F. B. Johnson. Pass. Agt, 14 Third Street. Portland. Oregon. STR. CMS. R. SPENCER Washiiigton-stgeet Dock. Dally, except Sunday, for The Dalles and way landings, at 7 -w returning 10 p. 14. Past time, best service. Phones: Main, 2184; Home, A. 84- WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE For Curvallls, Albany. Independence. Sa lem Steamer "POMONA" leaves :4S A. M. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For Salem and way landings Steamer "OREGON A" leaves 6:45 A. 11., Mondays, Wedi.efday and Friday. OUfeOOX CITK TRANSPORTATION CO, Coot Taylor Street,