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THE MORX1XG 3KEGOMAX. TUESDAY, APRIL. 2, 1907. 17 THEY FEAR A BREAK Potato Speculators on the Anxious Seat. LARGE SUPPLIES MOVING &an Francisco Market May Go Off, but Decline Will Probably Only Be Temporary Oregon Stocks Are Very Low. Th, future nf the potato market is caus ing some anxiet-- on the part of shippers. Ilaavy supplies are about to be unloaded t gan Francisco -which are expected either to cause a break In prices there or at least to check the advance that hae been under way since the railroad, movement was Htopped by washouts. Should there be a slump, however, it may only be temporary and the opinion is almost general that when normal conditions are again established, very good prices will prevail. The steamer Costa Rica Sunday night took about 0000 sacks of potatoes and the Elder tonight will carry fully 6000 sacks. Some 5000 sacks more are ready for the Columbia, which Is due in a few days. These supplies, following so soon after the big shipments on the Columbia and Roanoke, would not, of course, seriously affect the San Francisco market but what is most feared Is the re sult of the dumping of the rail shipments, which are about to be resumed. There are 25 cars stalled this side of the washout and 25 cars more are loaded on sidetracks ready to be moved as soon as the road is open. Notification was given some of the shippers yesterday that this event would occur to day. What Is causing the speculators anxiety in the doubt as to the reception theae great supplies will meet on the San Franclaco market Etern potatoes are arriving in the Bay City and are selling at $1.75 to $1.00. Colo rado Is offering potatoes freely, which can ba laid down in California at $1.40 and $1.45. If there is no advance in the East and the rail movement Is uninterrupted, this will tend to hold down Coast prices, but some of the dealers believe that higher prices In the East are now due, and know ing that Oregon stocks are running low, they are buying heavily in anticipation of a big home demand later at prices over the 2c mark- PARTIAL DECLINE IN BUTTER. All But Two Creameries Drop to 35 Center Front Street Also Lower. The butter market was unsettled yester day by a partial decline in creamery prices. All but two of the city creameries dropped back to P5 cents, and one of these will make the reduction this morning. The other will hold up to 37n cents until it finds its eupply exceeding the demand. On Front street all the commission houses declined to 115 cens. This move was caused by more liberal re ceipts of cream, the arrival of a quantity of California butter by steamer and the receipt of a lot of Eastern butter. The creameries that reduced their prices ac knowledged that they did not have a sur plus, but expect to soon. Thoy feared that If prices were kept up it would bring in a Quantity of California butter that would soon become troublesome. California butter was offered to the trado yesterday at SO cents f. o. b.,'and at the close of the San Francisco exchange the price was 27 cents. With the drop in Front-street creamery prices, country store butter, which is coming in better, also declined. Eggs Are Accumulating. Over 1000 cases of eggs were piled up in Front-street dealers' warehouses yesterday. One firm alone had over 500 cases, another had 150 and another 125 cases. Local buy ing practically ceased three days ago and shipping orders fell off sharply. As receipts continue large, the accumulation naturally gives the market a weak tone, though an effort is being made to hold it up, except by a few firms that are anxious to begin storing?. Unless a way is found soon to move the growing stocks. It is evident that the market will quickly- get to a storage basis. Fruit and Vegetables Find liood Market. Four cars of bananas came In yesterday in good condition by the Northern route. On the steamer Elder were four carloads of oranges and two of mixed vegetables. The market was In fine condition for all the arrivals and prices were almost without ex ception firm. The next lot of steamer prod uce will bs in Thursday. Weekly Grain Statistics. The weekly grain statistics of chants' Exchange follow: American visible supply Busheti Decroasfc 546.004 859.000 491,000 413.000 1.764,000 1.383.000 35, 000 114.000 80,000 April L 1007... April 2, 1906... April 8, 1905... March 23. 1904. . March SO, 1903.. .46.878.000 .46.470,000 .32.327.000 .82,511.000 .43,291,000 March 81, 1W- 4B.5C.0UO April 1. 1901 54.749.000 April 2, 1900 54.203.000 April 8, 1889 29.987.000 Increase. Quantities en passage W'k ending W'k ending W'k ending Mch 30. Men 23. Men. 31. '0i For Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. U. K 33, 120,000 33,040,000 33.040.000 Continent ..18.400.0O0 17.280.000 16.040.000 Totals . . .48.320.000 BO.320.OO0 40.680,000 World's shipments, flour Included. W'k ending W'k ending W'k ending Mch. 30. Mcb. 23. Mch. 81. '04 From Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. U. B.. Can.. 2.708,000 1.870,000 1.543.000 Argentina ., 3.448.000 4.600,000 4.304.000 Australia ... 784.000 1.760,000 MU.000 Pan. pta. ... 26.0OO 80.000 168.000 Russia, 880,000 400.000 1.392,000 India 328.000 838.000 Totals ... 8.444,000 9.;75,000 7,223,000 Hunk Clearings. Hank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesttTday were: Clearings. Balances. Portland tl.848.M8 8199,808 Suattle 1.437.0(18 107.858 Tacoma 1.0B3.M1 155.738 Spokane 068.532 108.0S0 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT Club, 7Sc; bluestem, 78c; Val ley 70c; red. 71c. OATS No. 1 white. 828930; gray. 828628 FLOUR Patent. 84.15; straights $o 60 clears. 83.60; Valley. 83 65tf3.75' graham flour! 8S.T5u4.25; whole wheat flour. 8494.50. BARLEY Feed. 822.50 per ton; brewing 823; rolled. 82S.504T24 50. RID 814501.00 per cart. MILLSTUFFP Bran. city. 817; country. 818 Jer ton; middlings. 8254926; shorts, city. 19.50; country. 820.50 per Ion; U. S. Mills dalrv chop. 815.50 per ton. CORN Whole. 823; cracked. 826 per ton. ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 80 oound sacks. 87; lower, grades. 8S.8o8.38 oatmeal, steel cut. 40-pound sacks. 88 par barrel; 8-pound sack. 84.28 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 48-pound sacks. 87.80 per barrel; 8-pound sacks. 84 per bale; soltt peas, per lOO-pounds. 84.8894.80; pearl barley, 84C4.A0 per 100 pounds; pastry flour. 10-poun4 aacks. 82.30 per bale HAY Valley timothy, N. 1, 815f18 per tea; Eut.ra Oregon timothy. '817018; clo ver. (8; cheat. 80; grain hay. 88b' 10. Vesretablea. Fruit. Ete. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common. Tocff81-25 per box; choice, 818092; cran berries. 810 per barrel. TROPICA!, KRCTT8 Lemons, fancy: Jf aTlffl box; oranges, naval. 82.3093.50; grapefruit, $3?..50; bananas. 45e pes pound ; tangerines, $1.50 1.75. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 1.25 fer sack; carrots, $101.25 per sack; beets, 1.25 61-50 ner sack ; garlic. 7 010c per pound; horseradish, 7Qysc per pound; chicory, 30c. FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage. Cali fornia, 2c per pound; cauliflower, $2.50 per doxn: celery. $4 per crate; lettuce, head, 35045c down; onions, lu12ric per dozen; tomatoes. $2.502.75 crate; parsley. 250 30c artichokes, 75080c dor.; hothouse lettuce. $2 box, sprouts, 9c; peas, 12c; radishes, 30c per dozen : asparagus, 12 ;L. pound ; Bell pe ppers. 30035c per pound: r b u barb . $ 1 . 75 per box; cucumbers, $203; spinach. $10 f 1.25 per crate. -ONION'S Oregon, $1.2001.50 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 80Sc pound, apricots, 16 0 19c ; peaches. 11013c; pears. imei4c: Italian prunes. 24 06: Califor nia figs, white, in sacks, 56Hc per pound-, black. 4 05c; orlcke. 75c0$2 25 per box; Syrorna, 1802Oc pound; dates. Persian, 3fy Tc pound. POTATOES Buying orlces: Oregon Bur banks, fancy, $1.4001.65; extra fancy. $1-75; No. 1 choice, $1.2501.40. RAISINS Layers and clusters. 2-crown, $2.16; S-crown. $2.25: 5-crown. 53.10: -crown, $3.50; loose muscatels. 2-crown. 8c; 8-crown, 8Hc; 4-crown, 9c; seedless, Thompsons. lOttc; Sultanas. 9012c Batter. Eggs. Poultry. Ete. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 3637c per pound. State creameries: Fancy, creamers', 35c; store butter, 22c. BUTTER FAT First grade cream. 3Gc per pound: second grade cream. 2c ies per pound. CHEESE! Oregon full cream twine. 150 16c: Young America, 16017c per pound. POULTRT Average old hens, 15c; mixed chickens, 14c; Spring, fryers and broilers, 20 0 22 c ; old roosters, 10 0 12c ; dressed chickens, 16017c; turkeys, live. 13 015c; turkeys, dressed. choice, 1820c; geese, live, per pound, 8c ; ducks, 160 18c ; pigeons, $101.50; squabs. $20 3. Eggs Oregon ranch, 10020c. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, 750125 pounds, SVi9c. 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 50 6c. BEEF Dressed bulla, S3c per pound; cows, 606c; country steers, 607c MUTTON Dressed, fancy. 1010c per pound; ordinary, 809c; spring lambs, 15016c. PORK Dressed, 1000 130 pounds, 8H 0 9c; 150 to 200 pounds, 77Vsc; 200 pounds and up, ajflwe. PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Associated OH and Waahougal Extension Are Lower. On a light day's business. Associated OU declined $1 from Saturday's price and Wfy Hhougal Extension dropped a fraction. These or mib ouiy aies on tne stock: lixohange. r J- C. Lee stock, $12,50 was offered and f- asked. Pacific States Telephone was $2 lower at $106 asked. Home and the other telephones were unchanged. Mines were siuuieo. generally at previous prices. Official quotations were as follows: Bank Stocks Bid. Asked. Bank of California 364 Bankers & Lumbermen's..... 102 ... Merchants' National isi Oregon Trust & Savings 125 Portland Trust Company 120 United States National 200 ... LISTED SECURITIES. Bonds American Biscuit Co. 6s 98 100 City A Suburban 4s 92 Columbia Southern Irr'n 6s 55 Home Telephone 5s 85 O. R. A N. Ry. 4s 99 1004 O. W. P. A Ry. 6s 100 lOSfc Pacific Coast Biscuit 6s 90H 100 Portland Railway 5s 99 J. C. Lee Company 6s 100 Miscellaneous Stocks Associated Oil 40 41 Home Telephone 30 85 J. C. Lee Company 12 V4 25 Pacific States Telephone 106 Puget Sound Telephone 50 Mining Stocks Lakevlew 15 24 Lee"s Creek Gold . 01 H 021i North Fairvlew 0 Manhattan Crown Point 20 Potlcie Mining 15 16 Washougal Extension 25 26 UNLISTED STOCKS. Yaqulna Bay Telephone..!.... 5 Alaska Petroleum 12H 17H British Columbia Amal 04 06 Cascadia 20 26 Goldfield Trotter 09 12 Great Northern 01 H 05 Mammoth 09 .12 Morning 0S4 04 Standard Consolidated 06tt 10 Tacoma Steel 10 13 H Coeur d'Alene District Bullion 07 084, Copper King 15 16 O. K. Consolidated 04 05 Happy Day " a 05H Snowshoe 38 50 Snowstorm 2. 95 8. 05 SALES. 10 Associated Oil 8000 Washougal Extension 41 ail LIGHT SALES ON GOLD FIELDS. Prices, However, Held Firm on San Fran cisco Exchange Yesterday. SAN FRANCISCO. April 1. (Special.) Trading In mining stocks opened dull on the regular call, and while sales were light, prices were well sustained. The reports re ceived from the mining belt this morning were not encouraging and the settlement of the labor troubles Is as far off as ever. Jim Butler sold 2 points below the prev ious point. North Star took a drop of 2 points. Wet End made an advance of 2i- The Goldflelds opened firm, and during the call there was some lively trading. Sand storm, Mohawk, Silver Pick and Great Bend were firm at former prices. There was live ly oompetltton when Blue Bull was offered at 48. A concerted bull movement quickly sent the price up 2 points, and the stock closed at 50. Combination Fraction and Stives each made an advance. Both showed a decline of 2 points. Atlanta was bid for today at 75. which was Saturday's closing price, but there were no sales. Jim Butler, 81.12; Gold Anchor. 30c; Gold Crown, 14c; Sandstorm, B5c; Booth, 73c; Blue Bull, 48c; Adams, 18c; Silver Pick, $1.25; Stives, $1.5; ,Oro, 45c; Atlanta, T5c; Great Bend. $1.05; Daisy, $2; Combination Fraction, $4.30: Lou Dillon, 18c; Triangle, 40o ; Pinenut. 19c: Stray Dog, 80c; Eagle's Nest, 30c; Cowboy, 6c. Eastern Mining: stocks. BOSTON, April L Closing Quotations: Adventurg . .$ 8 67HOsceola $135.00 Allouez .... 85.00 : Parrot 23.25 Amalgamatd 03.00 Quincy 123.00 Atlantic ... 15.12HShannon 19.1214 Bingham ... 20.00 Tamarack .. 113.00 Cal. & Hecla 875.00 Trinity 31.75 Centennial .. 33.75 United Cop.. 59.00 Cop. Range.. 81.30 U. S. Mining 55.00 Daly West.. 13.00 tO. S. OU 10.1214 Franklin . . . 20.00 (Utah 61. 50 Isle Royale.. 21.23 Victoria 8.50 Mass. Mining 8.00 IWlnona 8.50 Michigan . . . 15.50 (Wolverine . . 10.00 Mohawk . . . 80.00 IXorth Butte. 91.50 Mont o. A C 2.50 (Butte Coal.. 77.00 O. Dominion 58.00 'Nevada 13.67 H QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Products In the Bar City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, April 1. The following prices wero quoted In the produce market yesterday: FRUIT Apples, choice, $2; common. $1: bananas. $1.2592.50: Mexican limes, $898: California lemons, choice, $8.30; common, $1.25; oranges, navel, $198.25; pineapples, $4ti. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1.2391.75: gar lic, 89 4c; green pea. 8910c: string beans, nominal; asparagus. 8914c: tomatoes. $1.23 01.75. EGGS Store. $lS019Hc; fancy ranch, 2014c. t POTATOES Early Rose, $1.8091.75; sweets, $494.50: Oregon Burbanks, $2.2592.75; Oregon seed Burbanks. 81.40IS1.50: saltern. 1.30 $1.75; garnet Chile. $1.50: River Whites. $1.7392 ONIONS Yellow. $2 30. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 2714c: cream ery seconds. 26c: fancy dairy. 2814c; dairy seconds, nominal: pickled, nominal. WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino, 13914c; Nevada. 18917c; South Plains and San Joaquin. 688c: lambs. 7910c HOPS California, 8912c. CHEESE Young America, 139164c; East ern. 1714c: Western, 15c. HAY Wheat. $18(25: wheat and oats, $17921: alfalfa. $8911.30: Mock. $8.50910; straw. 40 9 75c. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $12928; middlings), $27 .30 FLOUR California, family extras. $4,85 9 3.30; bakers' extras, $4.0094.80; Oregon and Washington. $3.259 3.50. POULTRY Turkeys. gobblers, nominal; turkeys, hens, nominal; roosters, old $59 6.60; young, 87010; broilers, small, $3,509 4.50; broilers, large. $4.50 0 5.50: fryers. $60 7: hens, $5.50010: ducks, old, $506: ducks, young. $6(3-3. RECEIPTS Flour. 16.311 quarter sacks; wheat. 7433 centals; barley. 7626 centals; oats. 2323 centals; beans. 2770 sacks; pota toes. 7990 sacks; bran. 70 aacks: middlings. 233 sacks: hay, 1077 tons; wool. 201 bales; hides. 2504. F.lgln Butter Market. ELGIN. Til,. April 1. Butter, firm at 30 cants. Sales for the week, 647,600 pounds. GAINS ARE ADDED TO Upward Trend of Stock Prices Continues. MONEY MARKET IS EASIER Wall Street Brokers Again Operate Without London to Serve as an Index of the Foreign Attitude. NEW YORK. April L The New York stock market operated again today without London to serve as an Index ot the foreign attitude. There was a time today when this seemed to arouse misgivings over the extent to which prices were heing carried away from the level ruling when London last traded in our securities on Thursday last. The rebound of Friday was material ly extended by the gains which were added today. The resumption of trading in Lon don tomorrow Is awaited with Interest to see what view will be taken of the rapidity of the recovery here. - The drop in Canadian Pacific at the open ing here was. largely due to stock supplied from foreign sources, as the extent of short Interest in that Btock revealed on Friday last made it in eager demand still. The de mand from the shorts promptly reasserted its Influence upon the stock and It rebounded violently. The fact that Friday's rebound in that stock was sufficient to bring out large offerings of foreign holdings suggested a possibility of what might happen in the general list when London resumes tomor rnw ana tn tVi e-enera.1 reaction after the opening, wiping out practically all ot the gains and establishing some striking losses from the closing level or iaai euu.. Th. mnvpm.Tit of Great Northern pre ferred also acted as a damper upon the early strength of the market. The heaviness of this stock seemed to be connected with the official notification by this company that the original terms for payment of subscrip tions to the new stock would be unchanged by the delay In the Issue caused by the liti gation to enjoin It. This would call for the payment of four 10 per cent Installments amounting to some t24,000,000 on April 9. The subscription rights were dealt In upon the stock Exchange for the first time to day and declined to a lower level than was touched upon the euro wnen tne juuiuitw wo cislon In favor of the company was first an nounced. Another factor In the early reaction was the knowledge that a formal announcement was Imminent from President Roosevelt on the subject of Governmental policy toward the railroads. Rumors first current upon the Stock Exchange anticipated the statement was to be in effect a reiteration of former views and an expressed determination to ...tinn. in them. This version caused a distinct halt In the rise In prices but the rise was actively renewed when reports got abroad that emphasis was to be laid by the executive of disapproval of any project that would invalidate railroad securities. Decided relief was felt over the Improved money situation and with the first of April fairly passed, it waa oeuevea mt tion would follow in the money market. Rates for time loans were marked down de cisively. The subtreasury report showing a gain by the banks since rnu.j vi uca.,, 16,000.00 demonstrated that the effects of the treasury relief measures were not to be confined to. the bank statement of last week. Another decisively strengthening Influ ence on the market was the better prospect ,cnnru nf . ..ttlement without a strike of the claims of Western railway employes for higher wages ana a reaucea worims Most of the day's gains were retained to the last, although the closing tone was rather feverUh. nnr,Aa n-.r. Arm. Total sales, par value. 11,024,000. United States 2s coupon declined 14 per cent on can. CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. HiKh. low. B:d Adams Express Amalgam Copper. .132,900 Am Car & Foundry 3,100 do preferred . . . 100 Am Cotton Oil 800 do preferred .... ...... American Express ...... Am Hide & L ptd American Ice - Am Linseed OU.. ...... do preferred... ...... Amer Locomoitlvje L100 2 SO 93 86 14 84 30 80 35i 94 291, 2 36 96 29 so 2"5 21 T 12 25 64 105 64 62 iis 104 124 9014 63 89 ioi" 97 do prererrea Am 6 & Retn-... 69.400 12314 do preferred... 2.300 104 Amer Sugar Refng 4,700 126 122 1 "4 ' . 125 80 Am Tbt rra certi aw , Ana Mining Co... 25,000 Atchison 35.500 do preferred At Coast Line 1,700 Baltimore Si Ohio. 8.700 6414 B34 64 92 94 103 103 88 98 87 66 do preferred Brooklyn Rap Tran 25.800 56J4 63 Canadian ilaclflc. 87.600 189i 17714 Cen of New Jersey Central Leather.. 2.600 8114 do preferred Chesapeake & Ohio 2.400 41T4 409 184 176 30 93 41 Chicago Great W. 600 1414 Chi & Northwest 20.000 150 Chi. MU 4fc St P.. 20.400 134 13 14714 132 13 149 134 Chi Ter &. Trans.. ...... do preferred. . 600 C C C & St L 200 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 8,700 o 1 72 36 26 60 46 125 19 10 7114 34 2514 60 46 123 S 19 10 71 3613 25 Colo & Southern.. 1,700 do 1st preferred 600 do 2d preferred 800 Consolidated Ues. 1.000 Corn Products.... 1,000 do sref erred. .. ...... Del & Hudson 800 Del, Lack & West D & R G 600 do preferred..., Distillers' Sec 4,000 Erie 22.(700 do 1st preferred 1.000 do 2d preferred. 500 General Electric. . 800 Great North pfd. . 20,200 Illinois Central ou 46 125 19 79 184 "30 'n" 25 60 40 146 141 26 60 14 74 181 '30 '69 24 69 39 146 136 '24 68 14 7S 184 46 30 13 70 20 V; 69 39 146 140 144 26 Int Metal l.zuu do preferred. . . . Internatlon Paper do preferred .... Internatlon Pump do preferred.-. . Iowa Central do preferred. .'. 1.2O0 60 aw 600 14 73 27 34 SOO 200 18 34 24 64 119 21 41'i-j 18 34 H K C Southern.. 1.400 do preferred 2.400 63 Tiuls A Nash. 2,200 119 Mexican Central.. Minn & 6t L - il. St P S 8 M oo preferred.... (Missouri Paclf lo. . Mo. Kan & Tex.. do preferred .... "National Lead. . . . Nat R R of M pfd N Y Central ..... N Y Ont & West Norfolk Western 6('i 100 SOO 21 4U 106 ISO 75 1U7 300 131 '4 4,400 75 7. 60O 86 64 60 38 800 2.700 r4 69 . 40 8,200 118 800 8SU 118 38', HI 78 800 78 Ai, nref aired .... ...... ..... ..... 80 North American.. 1,400 74 72 74 Northern Pacific 14,100 12St 12(4 Pacific Mall SOO 23 25 Pennsylvania . 43.300 123 122 People's Gas 3.400 91 69 P C C A St L Press Steel Oar... 600 35 34 do preferred . . Pull Palace Car. . 400 162 VS1 Reading 144.600 806 103 do 1st preferred do 2d preferred . . . Republic Steel 3,000 26 25 do preferred.... 3.500 82 81 Rock Island Co.. 8,100 22 21 do preferred . Rubber Goods pfd ...... ... S L & S F 2d pfd M St L Southwestern ...... do d referred 12S 25 124 91 60 35 61 163 106 4 84 26 82 21 46 85 H 20 31 79 113 22 Sou Pac ex dlv... 83.100 79" do preferred SOO 114 T7 114 21 70 63 140 28 Eouthern Railway. 6,500 do preferred. . . . TOO 300 400 1.500 3O0 72 8 S3 61 8 1U 84 142 Schloss Sheffield.. Tenn Coal . A Iron Texas & Pacific. Tol S L 1 West.. 28 26 51 13S CO preierreo 1,400 61 136 86 Union Pacific 163.100 139 do preferred 200 86 TJ a Express. .... C. 08 tj S ReaJty 900 73 T4 U S Rubber 300 43 43 77 43 102 do preferred 6"0 103 101 O S Steel 85.9O0 do preferred 16.600 Vlr Caro Chemical 300 do preferred 100 Wabash 600 do preferred. 1.100 Wells-Fargo Ex 37 99 29 102 14 25 35 97 29 102 14 25 99 29 102 14 25 ZSD 1 17 61 12 West Electric Western Union 1.100 81 80 Wheeling & L T... 600 12 12 Wisconsin Central 200 1814 18. 18 ao pmerrm ..... Total sale for the day. 1.025.600 shares. BONDS. New York. April L Closing quotations t ref. 2s rtlM'n. & R O. 4s... 83 do counon. .. .104 N. Y. C. G. 3s. 80 DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED 1893 STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bought and sola tar cash and mm margin. Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER S-.8B res If. Nnrt'i. pac. 5s. . 69 .100 . 85 .101 . !! . 88 3 do iuUj'vi.. ,. . iv,. .',':i.i. riu,. . LML -U reg;.lS04 South. Pac. 4s. coupon. ... 130 (Union Pac. 4s. old 4s reg.l00s.!Wls. Cen. 4a.. piinnfin 1 ftft 1 1 T n C.sj 'H r . s do' Atchison adj. 4s 904;Jap. tM efts. Monty, Exchange. Et. NEW YORK. April L Money on call steady, 3 4 per cent ; ruling rate, 4 per cent; closing bid. S; offered. 3 per cent. lime loans, slow; 60 days, 5tco5 per cent; 90 days, 5 ; six months, 5& Prime mercantile paper, GlQiQi per cent. fcterlinr; exchange strong, with, actual business in bankers' bills at S4.S3GO&4.8.S70 for demand and at $4-7904.7910 for flO-day bills. Posted rates, $4.S0$4.S4V Commer cial bills. $4.79. Bar silver, 63 Sc. Mexican doilara. 50 Government bonds, easy ; Tallroad bonds. firm. SAN FRANCISCO, April L Silver bars. 65Hc. Mexican dollars, 5051c. Drafts, sight, 5c; do telegraph, 10c Sterling on London, 60 days. $4.79: do sight, $4.84. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. April L Today's state ment of the treasury balances in the gen eral fund shows: Available cash balances ....$152,868,003 Gold coin and bullion lOti. 74:2. 602 Gold, certificates 42,018.390 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following prices were Quoted in the local market yesterday : CATTLE Best steers, $4.754-90: me dium, $4.25(3)4.50; cows, $3.50(3.85; fair to medium cows. $33'25; bulls, $1.502; calves, $4.50 1& 5. SHEEP Best. $6.25-6.50. HOGS Best, $7.257.50; lightweights. $7 7.25; stockers and feeders, $0.757.25. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO. April 1. Cattle Receipts. 22.- 000; 10c higher. Beeves. $4.256.80; good to prime steers, $5.60ti.85; poor to medium, $4.30i&' 5.50; stockers and feeders, v . , cows and heifers, $1.80(5.40; calves, $5.50 ou. Hogs Receipts today. 20,000: 10c higher. Heavy. $6.35(5 6.75: good to choice heavy. $0.60C70; light and . mixed, $6.456.75; pigs, $5.S06.65. Sheep Receipts, 28,000; weak to 10c low er. Natives, $4.25 6.50; lambs. $6 8.10: western sneep, a i.jv ; yearlings, b.... 7.30. SOUTH OMAHA. April 1. Cattle Re- celuts. 4500: market, strong to 10c higher. Native steers, $45.S5; Western steers, $3.25 5io..oi canners, Siio: stockers and feeders. $355; calves, $3 & 6.50; bulls, stags, etc., $3 & 4.40. Hogs Receipts, 4000; market, 510c higher. Heavy, $6.45&6.60; mixed, $B.45& U.4i4; light. ft.4o e.ou; pigs, so, i iy ff o.ao. Sheep Receipts. 24,000 ; market, 10c low Yearlings. $6-y 6.75: wethers, $5. ZMUi ewes, $55.75; lambs, $7&-7.90. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 1. Cattle Re ceipts, 8000 ; market, 10c higher. Native steers. 14.50 B 6.0: stockers and feeders. S3. 75(5.15: Western fed cows. $34.50: Western fed steers, $4.255.80; calves, $4 63.7. Hogs Receipts, 7000; market, 510c higher. Heavy and packers, $6.50Sf 6.5. : pigs and lights. $5. u.oo. SheeT Receipts. 80U0: market, strong. Muttons. S5.25tfi6: lambs. $7. 257. SO: range wethers, $5.50(6.80; fed ewes, i U' o. r a. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. April 1. The market for evaporated apples is steady, with holders of strictly prime fruit asking nigner prices Fancy are quoted at 8 & c, choice at 6o, Drlme at 6 1-.': (2 6 V c. Prunes show no Improvement on spot. In spite of bullish reports from the Coast Prices range from 313c for California fruit and from 6'bS'IOc for Oregon. ADricots are In light supply ana prices are firm, with choice quoted at 13c. extra choice at 18U19c. fancy at line. Peaches are aulet and barflly steady, with choice quoted at lljellHc; extra choice, 12 124c; fancy, lOiac; xtra tancy, j.j 15c. Metal Markets. market closed, metals were quiet today and changed. Tin was higher, with spot quoted at U.OUlUitvi.u "3 n . ....... OVer J JJUlliL. ,1 HID - ., , ,,..u mnya r r nnm!iial Lake is quoted at 24.75 25.25c; electrolytic. jBlSWi ana cubiuis, -o.ww v.. was quiet and unchanged at 6 6.30c, ac cording to shipment, and spelter was dull at 6.806.90c. Iron was unchanged. Cop per exports tor marcn were ovw .v,... Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, April E Coffee futures closed steady at a net advance of 5 points to a decline of 5 points, sales, i,uuv uags. May. B.755.80c: July. 5.55c; Sep tember, 6.60c; December. 5.65c; March, 5. iO 65.75c. Spot coffee, quiet; No. 7 Rio, 7c; No. 4 Santos. 8c Mild, dull; Cordova, 9 S Sugar Raw, fair refining, 8c; centrlfu- . . Tl L mnliM. SUeaT. 2 C. Re gal, ov lDi. " "1 - fined, steady and unchanged. Wool at St. Eoul. , " i Tt-nl RtAfldv: me HI, J - vfc,. ' . ... mV,!n. nnrt rrlnthine. 2r,4S mum jji.u.-n ,. "",, . 28c; light nne, 20 22c; heavy line, 1618c; tub waanea, jvoqc. MONTANA STOPS GAMBLING For First Time ln 4 4 Years Games of Chance Go Out of Sight. HELENA, Mont.. April E The Griffin anti-gambling law became effective today and as- a result all games of chance are strictly tabooed. It is the first time since the discovery of gold ln 1863 that no where in the state can a public game of faro, roulette, poker, dtae, card games of all kinds and even slot machines be found. All of the latter were removed from cigar stores and other establish ments yesterday, and hereafter the trans fer of goods and merchandise will be strictly a commercial proposition. Positive Instructions have been issued by the Attorney-General's office to all peace officers that the law will be strict ly enforced: and, as under Its provisions such officials will be removed If the pro hibited games are permitted to continue, there is no reason to doubt that the pur pose of the law will obtain. SLAIN BY HER OWN FATHER Evidence Goes to Show Italian Killed His Daughter. KBW YORK. April E The lifeless body of Mrs. ilarie Techi, an Italian woman, was found today lying in the hallway outside of her apartment In Brooklyn. Her throat was cut and a bloody carving knife with which the murder was done, lay beside her. A man's hat said to belong to her father, Antonio Lancia, who occupied rooms in the same building, was found nearby. Lancia could not be found. His son said that Lancia and his dauKh-ter quarrelled today over money. On learning of his sister's death, the boy took a big knife and started in search of his father. Forger Arrested in Vancouver. VANCOUVER. B. C. April l.F. C. Gold, of Pittsburg, was . arrested this morning for passing bogus checks. It is supposed he came here Saturday from Seattle. He forged the name of Kelly. Douglas A Co. and tried to pass a $48 check ln a clothing store. OF COMMERCE Phone Main 37 T' AT ITS BEST Crop Damage Reports Are Still Received. CHICAGO MARKET IS FIRM Increased Acreage Said to Be Af fected by Green Bng Injury by IFrost in Indiana Oats Are Higher. CHICAGO, April 1. Green-bur reports and unfavorable weather for the growing crop caused firmness today In the wheat market. An active demand for wheat, es peclally for the May option, was caused by reports of Increased acreage affected by the green bug and by statements of damage by frost In Indiana, About the middle of the day the market eased off because of the report of a crop expert which made the condition of wheat on April 88.1. compared with 91.2 for the corresponding date last year. This report seemed to disperse some of the fears aroused by reports of the green bug damage. The market rallied again near the close on buying by shorts. The close was steady. May wheat opened unchanged to He higher at 76,c to 76c, sold up to 70.c and then dropped to 76ic, The close was at 76 St 76 c. Trading in the corn pit was very quiet and the tone was easy. May oats sola 4S4ic the highest price of the season. Pro visions were firm. Leading futures ranged as follow: WHEAT. Open. High. Close. May July September . . December . . . .76 $ -TttJ .78 .78 .79 .81 1Z CORN. May 46 .4S4 July 46 .46 September . . . .46 .46 OATS. May .43 .43 July .87 .374 September . .33 .33 MESS PORK; May 16.37 16.45 July 16.37 16.46 LAftD. .467 .45t 46 .42 .87 .S3 16.40 16.45 May 8.02 J.02 8.00 B.02 July 8.12 8.15 8.10 8.15 September ... 9.22 9.22 9.20 8.22 SHORT RIBS. May 8.77 8.80 8. July 8.85 8.97 8. September . 9.02 8.02 9. Cash Quotations were as follows Flour Steady. S.97 9.02 TVheat N'o. 2 Sprlnr. 800 83c; No. 8. 73 oc: jo. - rea. (4-siO-c. Corn No. 2. 44?4c; No. 2 yellow. 45Vlc. Oats No. 2, 42c; No. 2 white, 4343c; No. Rye No. 2. 65c. Barley Fair to choice malting;. SS'ffO'c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.18; No. 1 Northwestern, sx.zu. Timothy seed I'rlme, $4.30. Clover Contract grades, $15.50. Short ribs Sides (loose), $8.608.7S. Mess pork Per barrel. $16.5016.62 . Lard Per 100 lbs.. $9.509.62. Rides Short clear fboxed). $8.879.12. "Whisky Basis of biffh wines. $1.29. Receipt. Shipments. Flour, barrels .............. 54,200 17.400 Wheat, bushels . 23.500 Corn, bushels 285.000 Oats, bushels 826.500 Rye, bushel 9.000 Barley, bushels 97,700 2.r,.KlO HO.fxX) 141.600 12.000 26,600 Grain at Sen Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April L Wheat and barley, steady. Spot quotations: JVheat Shipping. $E80&1.S5; milling, $1 42E47. Barley Feed, $E20Jfl.23; brewing, 1.22E26. Oat Red, $1.3031.75; white, $E561.65; black. $1.85 2.25. Call-board sales: Wheat May, $1.31; December. $1.88. Barley May, $1.21; December. $1.17. Corn Large yellow, $1.3031.35. Value of Argentine's Crop. BTJENOS AYRES, April L Statistics com plled by the Ministry of Agriculture give LOST MANHOOD r. . D rv 1 MT FEE IS Don't Give Up Hope There Is Help For You Act Today ! In my very extensive practice I have learned a few truths that are undeniably of interest to EVERY MAN. First of all I find that the very serious and so-called "in curable" cases are due usually to NEG LECT and DELAY. Again, I know that many men suffer FOB YEARS and prac tically RUIN THEIR HEALTH FOR EVER trying to dose themselves with some patent nostrum that never could cure. And further, it is evident that many men will run to what they call "cheap" treatment. NO TREATMENT AT ALL is what "cheap" treatment means in nine cases out of ten. The last state of the man is worse than the first. Just before you go a line further in this announcement, stop and ask yourself as to whether YOU are following in the foolish footsteps of the man who NEGLECT8 himself t Are YOU trying to cure' yourself with nostrums 1 Are YOU looking for treatment that will not cure? If you are, it is certain that vou will regret it. It is NEVER TOO LATE to get on the right path, but at the same time remember that you cannot get there too soon. The Best help in the world is none too good for you; you cannot get it too juickly. I ofier it to yon at the lowest fee possible. YOU CAN PAY WHEN CURED I Cure Permanently Weakness, Debility Stricture, Varicocele, Losses, Gonorrhoea, Organic Weakness, Hydrocele, Gleet, Syphilis, Piles Advice and Consultation FREE Write If You Cannot Call the DR. TAYLOR co. Corner Morrison Private Entrance 234y2 Morrison Patients living out of the city and coming to Portland for treat ment will be furnished with fine room free of charge. Cheek your trunks direct to 234Y2 Morrison Street. A SURE BUY WATCH PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE FOR NEXT TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS. YOU CAN DOUBLE EVERY DOLLAR OF YOUR MONEY IN PORTLAND HOME TELEPHONE STOCK. PRESENT PRICE RIDICULOUS. BUY ALL YOU CAN GET AT ANY FIGURE UNDER 50 CENTS AND HOLD FOR 80 CENTS TO PAR. YOU WILL GET YOUR PRICE ABSOLUTELY. LOUIS J. WILDE 3 LAFAYETTE BLDG. PORTLAND, OR. Bonds For Investment FRANK ROBERTSON INVESTMENT BANKER, Falling Building, THIRD AND WASHINGTON STS. the total value of wheat, maize and linseed exportation, in 1906 as $150,000,000. as against $164.ouo,uuo ln two- wneat exports In lflOfl amounted to 2.355,718 ton; maize. 32.500,276; linseed, 623,833. and flour, 121,- 161. Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK. April L The visible sup ply 6f grain Saturday, March 30, as com piled by the New York Produce Exchange was as follows: BuBhels. Decrease. Wheat 47.207.000 546.000 Corn .- 11,977.000 680,000 Oats ...... 9.396.000 134.000 Rye 1,441.000 102.000 Barley 2.348,000 109,000 Increase. i Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. April 1. Flour Receipts, 36,500 barrels; exports. 6700 barrels; market, steady, with a light inquiry. Wheat Receipts. 13,000 bushels; exports, 84,000 bUBhels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 82c elevator and 83c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 88 c f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 hard Winter, 87c f. o. b. afloat. May closed 85 He; July, 86c; September. 86 c. Hop Dull. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. April 1. Wheat, unchanged. Bluestem, 74 75c; club, 72 73c; red, 70 71c. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO, April 1. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market waa steady. Creameries. 2228c; - dairies, 2027c. Eggs, easy; at mark, case Included, 15c; firsts, 16c; prime firsts, 16 c Cheese, steady, 13 15c. Damascus creamery butterfat, f. o. b. Portland. 37c. LOUIS J' WILDE HOME TELEPHONE BONDS BANK STOCK Corner 6th and Washington Street, PORTLAND, OREGON Member Portland Stock Eichang In Any Uncomplicated Case. BE. TAYLOR, The Leading Specialist. and Second Streets. Street. PORTLAND, OR, $10 TRAVELERS' GLIDE Alaska 1907 EXCURSIONS D TRIPS S. S. Spokane. June 14. 25 1 July 12, 26) Aug;. 8. NOME ROUTE. 5. s. Senator June 1 S. President June 4 S. I :. ALASKA ROUTE. Slug-way, Sitka, Jnnean and way porta. Sailing 9 P. M IT. S. S. Co.' Humboldt. . .April 2-U-23 Cortase City, via Sitka April 7-21 City of Seattle April 17-27 SAN FRANCISCO ROUTE. Sol Uns; 8 A. H. City of Pnebla April S-SO City of Topeka April 10-2S Umatilla April is-30 City Office, 248 Waablnsrton St. forth CJerman Aioyd. FAST EXPRESS SERVICE. PLYMOUTH CHERBOURG BREMEN. Kaiser. Apr. 2, 10 AMK. Wm.II.MyU. 7:30Aat K.Wm. II. Apr. 9,1 PM, Kronprlni.M21, 10AM Kronprinz. Ap.2S.noon Kler. June 4. 10 AM Kaiser. May 7,10 AMI K.'Wm.n. Jun 11,6AM Twin-Screw Passenger Service. BREMEN DIRECT AT 10 A. M. Kurfuerst Apr. 41 "Kurt uert May 9 Rheln .Apr. 11 Main May 16 Breslau Apr. 16 Frledrlch May 18 Chemnitz May 2P. Alice May 23 Calls at Plymouth ana Cherbourg. Mediterranean service. GIBRALTAR NAPLES GENOA. AT 11 A.M. K. Albert ...April 61 Barbaroeaa May 4 Frledrlch April 13 K. Lule May 11 P. Irene April 20 K. Albert ...May 18 Nectar April 27lP. Irene June 1 Omits Genoa, From Bremen Pier. Sd and 4th St.. H boken. . North German Lloyd Traveler- Checks Good All Over the World. OELRICHS & CO., No. 5 Broadway, V. T. ROBEICT CAPPELLE, ti. A. P. C, 7S Van New Ave.. San Francisco, Cal. SCANDINAViAN-AMERICAN LINE 10,000 Ton Twin -Screw Passenger Steamer Direct to Norway, Sweden and Denmark Balling from New York, at noon. C F Tletgen..May J United StateB. .June 8 Oscar II May 9 C. F. Tletgen. June 13 Hellg Olav May 2S;Oscar II June 20 - i g0A i - Qh(n if. . w 1ft CIaa- Tft anrt tilt- rR.h. S.i.V A. . JOHNSON tt CO., 1 Broadway, N. Y. 100 Wasbineton Ave. &o- jiu., mwy SanFrancisco & PortlandS.S.Co. Operating the only direct passenger steamer From Alnworth Dock. Portland, at 8 P. M. 8. S. "COLUMBIA," Apr. 6, 15, eto. S. S. "COSTA KICA," Apr. 10, 20, etc. From Spear-st. Wharf. San Francisco, at 11 A, M. S. 8. "COSTA RICA," Apr. , 16, eto. S. S. "COLUMBIA," Apr. 11, 21, etc. JAMES H. DEWSON. Agent, Phone Main 268. - 248 Washington mt. Columbia, River Scenery REGULATOR LINE STEAMERS. Dally service between Portland and The Dalle, except Sunday, leaving Portland at t a m arrivlne about 5 P .M., carrying freight and passenger. Splendid accommo dation for outfit and livestock. Dock fool 01 Aiuer Bl., x-oiiiauiu; loot- OS Court t.. The Dallas. Phone Mala 911. Portland. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE For CurvaUla, Albany. Independence, Sa lem Steamer "POMONA" leaves 6:40 A. M. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For Salem and way landings Steamer "OREGON A" leaves 8:45 A. M.. Mondays. -Wedi-fdays and Friday. QKKUON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO Foot Taylor Stee:. SIR. CHAS. R. SPENCER Washington-street Dock. Dally, except Sunday, for The Dalles and way landings, at 7 A. M , returning 10 P. M. Past time, best ervlce. Phone: Main, 81S4: Home, A 1L 84. North Pacific S.S. Co's. Steamships Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder Sail for Eureka, Sari Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Tuesday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. H. Young, agent. k C. Gee Wo The Well-Know a Reliable CHINESE Root and Herb DOCTOR Has made a life study ot roots and herbs, and in that study discovered and is giving to the world his wonder ful remedies. , NO MERCURY, POISONS OR DRUGS USED. HE CURES WITHOUT OPERATION, OR WITHOUT THE AID OF THE KNIFE. He guarantees to cure Catarrh. Asthma Lung, Throat Rheumatism, Nervousness, Nervous Debility. Stom ach Liver, Kidney Troubles; also Lost Manhood, Female Weakness and All Private Diseases. A SURE CANCER CURE just Received From Peking, China, Safe. Sore and Reliable. IF TOU ARE AFFLICTED DON'T DE LAY. DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS. If you cannot call, write for symp tom blank and circular. Inclose 4 cents ln stamps. CONSULTATION FREE. The C. Uee Wo Chinese Medicine Co. 1B2V4 First St.. Cor. Morrison, Portland, Or. Please Mention This Pane