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MOHAIR IS FIRM Sales Are Being Made in Valley at 23 Cents. SHEARING IS GENERAL Barley Sells for "ext Fall Delivery at $2 1 Wheat Trade Quiet. Missing Hills In . the Hop Districts. Goatshoarinir is well under way in all parts of the Valley ana will continue as long aa the mild weather lasts. It 1b not believed the Oregon clip will be as large aa last year's -s a great many goats have been slaughtered in the last season, owing to the scarcity and high price of mutton rheep. In Wash ington the clip promises to be larger than it was last year. The mohair market has now fully opened. In the last few days Herman Metzger has bought about 6000 pounds at various points In the. Valley ait 22 to 23 cents. The latter price is now prevailing. Advices from the East do not indicate any recent improvement in the mohair martiet. and it Is thought possible the big mills. In wiring full limits here, are dis counting a probable turn for the better larer in the season. The Boston Commercial bulletin, of March 38. said of mohair in that market: The market for mohair remains practically unchanged from last week- Consumers are manifesting comparatively little Interest in the onvrinps, while dealers aro holding values stuady within the ranges given be low. Foreign: Turkey (extra. 62tT58c; Tur key (fair average). 43'ft4ttf; Cat'e (firsts). 3!'?4LV; do (seconds), 3rg 37c. tomejrtlc cimbiiig. :iijf:8c; carding (cholcei, 22"5 2ric: carding (average), 17ji llo; Inferior. 14Q1G-; tops. 40c - Nolls ' first coh'm-O. 16918c: Nolls (second cobnia), lDui-vc. KM-ORT WINTER KILLED HOP ROOTS Pate of the Fletcher Lot at Salem London Market, Quiet. Reports are beginning to come in from the hop sections of the discovery of many Winter-killed roots. The trouble seems to be most In the Woodburn. St. Paul and Brooks sections. The sale of the H. C. Fletcher lot of 9T bales, at Palem, to I.ouls Lachmund. was reported yesterday. The price was said to be 74 cents. Klabcf. Wolf & Netter received the fol lowln gcable from London: "Market very quiet at unchanged prices." Dull market conditions are reported In the Waterytllc. X. Y.. Times, of March 12: The market for HIOS hops is a thing of the past In this place, there being prac tically nothing left to sell. The past two or three years of low prices have had a disastrous effect upon the hopgrowers in this vicinity and quite a number are plan ning to plow up a considerable per cent of their hop- acreage the coming year. Just what per cent we- have not as yet baen able to ascertain. J. J. Bennett, however, the largest grower hereabouts. Is planning to set out about 10 more acres to hops in tho hope that the present cleaned up con dition of the 1K08 crop may result in better prices next year. The fact that some of the larger dealers are offering to make contracts lor the coming crop at 15 and 18 cents, a price that the market has not reached this year so rar, would lend strength to the sup position. It is estimated by good authorities that there are now not to exceed 10.00O bales of hops in first hands on the I-aciflc Coast and this estimate includes old and old olds as well as the present crop. ab New York State Is practically cleaned up. It looks as though there might be sometllng in the future for the hopgrower unless the pro hibition movement has affected the beer out pot to a greater extent than la now ue lteved possible. s . BARLEY SELLSJ1TA GOOD TRICE. Business In the Jirvr Crop at $4 per Ton. There was a sale of 200 tons of barley at the Merchants' Exchange yesterday, at 24 per September-October delivery. Spot barley was in good demand with sales at $31. There was also a first-class Inquiry for oas. with business reported at $:19 50 and $40. The wheat market was quiet. Buyers were not disposed to operate freely at the prices lately current, but the majority of hold era presented a, firm front. Bid and asked prices were posted at the Board of Trade as follows: WHEAT. Bid. Asked. .$1.0714 ii. os .. l.OSSi 1.03 Mnren April , OATS. March April , 1.S2H 1.81 1.90 1 92 BARLEY. March i 1 SO 1-52 r4 Receipts In rnra- ,w.'L . . . . . .utA me mer chants Exchange as follows: March 13-14?'- T H', March 15... 4 .. t T March 1(... 4 ,. 3 1 ? Last week.. 104 21 50 ii 4J HIGHER TRICES IN POTATO MARKET Offer Made in Country of $1.50 for Fancy Stock. Although the San Francisco potato mar ket does not advance, San Francisco Olivers in this territory are pushing the price up ward in the expectation that values In Ilia South, will soon be higher. Yesterday $t.30 was offered for fancy stock In the country. Potatoes bought at this price cannot be s.'ld now In San Francisco except at a loss, so they will pmUably go Into stoAge against the better times coming. In some quarters there are predictions of a 2-cent market. CAR OF EASTERN EGGS RECEIVED. Market tlotila steady t'mler a Good Shipping Demand. A car of Eastern eggs was received yes terduy, but it had no effect on the local market, which held steady at 20921 cents. The Northern demand was active and the large rocelpts of Oregon eggs cleaned up. Reports were received from Valley towns that Seattle buyers were in the field offering 20 cents f. o. b. There was the customary light supply of poultry and with a steady demand former prices were maintained. Mutter prices were without change The tone of the market is steady yet. but a decline is not far off. Broom Factory t lo Down. NORTH TAKIMA, Wash.. March 17 (Special ) Because of tho shortage of broom corn the broom factory In this- city was compelled to c!oe down today, and llan ager H. V. Harlan says that tirooms will sell for $1 each before the next crop is harvested. There is no nrst grade broom corn on the market, and second grade brings flso a ton. Broom corn is being Imported from Hungary and manufactured to be exported again. Manager Harlan has called a meet ing of the valley ranchers to urge on them the necessity of growing broom corn this year to supply the local market. Banana Supply Inadequate. Two cars of bananas were received yes terday and eold about a soon as unloaded. Express shipments of California produce were moderate and prices were mostly steady. Tiie market is being overstocked with 0-tler apples from Hood River and WMto Salmon, and they are dragging at 63 cents to $i.2S per box. Good apples are scarce and in -demand. A car of sweet potatoes.- the last of the season, is due Friday. Efforts to make up a car of El Centro cabbage failed. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: -,,,. Clearings. Balances. ReJt.l $2.116418 24.014 Tacoma, 94:5.858 0U 216 fcpokane 1.251.2ao lliaio PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. J: lour. Feed, Etc. i ,YHEA,J7Track Pfces: Bluestem. SI. 20 l.lll Va&y.'n.V?1" Kussian- .,Zh?yRTiPJil'"'t's- 5-6K Pr Darnel; straights. Si.bS: exports. $4.10; Valley, $5 lo; iTtO111" hoe wheat. Quarters. OATS Ko. 1 white, 39.54 per ton MILLSTUFFS-Bran. St.SOr tea; mioa.ings. i3; snorts. s&3u; chop. $20624: rolled barley, S31 32.50. '" ew. BARLEY Feed, 131 per ton. HAY Timothy. Willamette Valley. $131B Cer ton: Eastern Oregon. $118: clover. $12 13; alfalfa. $14.50-815; grain hay. $1331; cheat, $13.50S'14.5O; vetch. $13.B0a14.Sl. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras, 56c: fancy outside creamery. 321335c per lb store, lsazuc. Uiutter fat prices average 14 cents per pound unilei regular butter prices.) EGOS Oregon ranch. 20 21c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 15lj16sc; broilers.24 Joc; fryers. lsrllOc; roosters, old. 10ailc young. 14 15c; ducks, 2022 14c; geese, 10c; turkeys. lSigJSc; squabs. $2.503 per dozen. CHEESE Fancy cream twins. 17(3'17ig per lb.; full cream triplets. 17&)17.c; full cream. Young America. lS18Vo. VEAL Extras, lllc per pound: ordi nary. 7Sc-. heavy. 5c. .PORK Fay. 10o per lb.; large, Itfilic Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Apples, 65c $2. BO per box. POTATOES Buying price. 1.351.50 per hundred; sweet potatoes, 2 g 3c per pound SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, $1 per sack; carrots. 90c; parsnips, $1.50; beets, $1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS oranges, navels. $1 &2.T5 per box; lemons, $34; grape fruit. $4.254.75 per box; bananas. 56c per pound; pineapples. $2.7oa.25 per dozen; tangerines. $1.75 per dox. ONIONS Oregon, buying price.- $1.751.90 per hundred. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 75 90c doz ; asparagus, ll(S17M,c per pound; beans. 2oc; cabbage. SHt&a'sc per pound; cauliflower, a.60; celery. $4. 75 per crate; cucum bers. $l.o0i3 per dozen: lettuce, .hot house, 1. 501.65 per box; lettuce, head, 85c per dozen; onions, 403fo0c per dozen; parsley, 25(aS0c per dozen; radishes. 85c per dozen; r.iubarb, $2.75 per box; spinach, $1.25; to matoes, $1.75 jr 4.50. Groceries, Dried Fruits, Etc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8Ho per lb.; peaches. 74&sk:; prunes. Italians, BtfOo; prunes, French. 406c; currants, unwashed, cases. 8Hc; currants, washed, cases, 10c; Bgs. white fancy, uO-lb. boxes, 0'Ac. dates, V & 7 c. SALilOX Columbia River, 1-pound, talis, $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.93: 1-pound flats, $2.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 95c; red. 1-pound talis. 1.45; sockeyes. 1-pound tails, $2. COFFEE- Mocha. 24(3i2Sc: Java, ordinary. 1720c; Costa Uica, f.incy. lSi&20c; good, lOt&'ltfc: ordinary, 124(a16c per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 12&'13o per pound by sack: Brazil nuts. 16c: filberts. 15c; pecans. 7c; almonds. 13 14c: chestnuts. Italian, lie; peanuts, raw. 5Qc; piuenuts, 100 12c; hickory nuts, loo; cocostnuta. 90a per dozen. SUGAR Granulated, $5.75; extra C, $5.25; golden C. $3.15; fruit and berry sugar. $r.75; plain bag. $5.55; beet granulated, $5.55; cubes (barrel). $8.15: powdered (barrell), $3. Terms: On remittances within 13 days, deauct c per pound; if later than 15 days En. within 30 days, deduct c per pound. Maple sugar. KUlSc per pound. ALT Granulated. $13 per- ton, $1.90 per bale: half ground, 100s, $7.50 per ton; 50a $8 per ton. BEANS Small white. 6lic; large white, pvic; Lima. 5c; pink, 3c; bayou. 4c; Mex ican red. uq. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1909 contract's, 10lovio per pound; 1908 crop, 7(j8c; 1907 crop. . 34l4c; 1906 el p, 1 'is Hi 2c. V OOL Eastern Oregon, contracts, 160 ISc per pound; Valley. ICS 17c. MOHAIR Choice, 2223u per pound. HipES Dry hidt-s. No. 1. ir,lUlic lb.; dry kip. No. 1. 141815c pound; dry calf fckin. 17VsS'lSe pound; salted hides, U9Uc: "ess catrskln. 14(4(150 pound; green, li .,.?JR? ;fo- 1 skins: Angora goat. $1 to Jl.Jo; badger. 2alLir-0c; bear. $5&20; beaver. J. SOWS. 50; cat. wild. 0cj$l; cougar, per i1cJ.hl and cla'S. $3(U)10; fisher, dark. $7.50 6111: pale. Jl.SOfJJ; rox. cross, $3 to to; fox. gray. 60c to SOc; fox, red, $2 25 to $4; fox. silver. $35 to $100; lynx, $10 a lo: marten, dark. $8(812; mink. 75c$4 50 muskrat, iodise; otter. $7; raccoon. 45c0 60c; sea otter, $lli.50. as to size: skunks SOi&ioc; civet cat. 1015c; wolf. 1203' coyote. 70c(Sl.l0; wolverine, dark. Jjs: wolverine, pale, $22 50 CASCARA BARK Per pound. tc. Provisions. iRBACS Fa?-Cr' "c Pound; standard. 18c; choice, lie; English. lSl-ijjiec; slrlpsi DRY SALT CURED Regular short dears, dry salt. . 12c; smoked. 13c; short clear backs, heavy, dry salted, 12c: smoked. 13c Oregon exports, dry salt, 13c; smoked. 140! HAMS 10 to 13 lbs.. 14fcc; 1 to 16 io. 14c; IS to 20 lbs.. 14c; hams, skinned! 14c; picnics, 94c; cottage roil. nc; .hou?: pfJnics. 17c '"-jc; boiled LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 13 Vic tubs, 13?c; 60s, 13c; os. 13'Ac; loi! 14o: 63 14c; 3s. 14Vjc. SteUard pur? Tierces, 12yc; tubs, 12c; bos, 12Vc- 20V 127ic: 10s . 13e; 5s 130; 3s, lsn Com pound: Tieroes. 8c; tubs, IVc: 60s. stte 20s. 8c; 5s. 8c. ' "i4c' SMOKED BEEF Beet tongues. each 70c; dried beet sets. 16c; dried beef out sldes. 15c: dried beer insides. 18c; dried beef knuckles. 18c. ' PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $13; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe. $12; pigs- tongues. $19.50. MESS MEATS Beef, specials. $12 per barrel; plate. $11 per barrel; family 14 per barrel; pork, $20 per barrel: brisket $ ' per barrel; S. P. beef tongues, $20- pigs COAL OIL Pearl and astral oil, case. 18Vc per gallon; water white. Iron barrels. 11c; eocene and extra star, cases 21 ii: head light oil. cases, 2oc; Iron barrels, lc; elaiae. canes, 28c. GASOLINE Union and Red Crown, bar rels. loVto; cases, 22V,c; motor, barrels. 16Vic; cases. 2S-Ac; 86 degrees, barrels. 0c; cases. 37c; engine distillate, barrels. Be; cases. 16o. LINSEED OIL Raw. tarrel lots. 67c; in eases. 73c; boiled, barrel lots. 6Vc; In cases. 75c. CIL MEAL Ton lote. $37. Eastern Mining; Stocks. BOSTON, March 17. losing quotation .oT.num -ni.wonawk Allouez ns Mont C & C. . Amalgamated .. flsulNevafla Ariz com. 34 i Old Dominion Atlantic 14 Parrot Hutte Coal 22A:. 'Quiney Onl Ariz Shannon (al & Hec!a...819 ITamarack ... Centennial 23 ITrinity copper Range.. 74 United Copper l."ly,Tyest ' s Mintfig. . Franklin 13!lT S Oil. 7... c,ra:iby 90 iutali (Ireene Cananea n i Victoria " Isle Royale. . . 2.-,. Ivifnn Mass Mining 4 v Wolverine" 135 Michigan 10 iNorth Butte.'IlII b NEW YORK. March 17. Closing quota tioiu: llo' 200 ll.ittle Chief 10 Brunswick Con. Mexican eo Com Tun stock. 2a lontarlo . " 373 do bonds 13 lOphir . " 07 c ;o & y 57 iftaniard .;:;;;;j40 f1'"? .,f'lver 05 'Yellow Jacket... 35 Leadville Con... 4Vj! Metni Markets. NEW YORK. March 17 The London tin market was higher, with spot quoted at 129 2 Md and futures at 130 15s. Locally the market was firm and irregular at 2S.35g 28.60c. V. Coprer advanced to 15T 5s for spot and to 5 for futures In the London market. The local market was dull and unchanged, with lake -quoted at 12.37H12-73c: electrolytic, 12.00 12.25c: casting. ll.S7u,gi2.12tic. Lead was lower at 13 5s In London. The local market was unchanged at 3 97t.- 4.C'2?ie. " - Spelter was unchanged at 21 5a in London and at 4.731t4.77tic locally. Iron waa unchanged at 4G for Cleveland warrants in the London market. Locally the market .was unchanged. London Wool Sales. LONDON. March 17. A good assortment of 14.05S bales of wool was offered at the wool auction saies today. All sections competed eagerly and prices were firm, especially for fine merino greasy ar.d medium and fine cross-breda. of which Americans secured a large quantity. Home traders were active buyers of croes-breds. THE MORNING - . t a SURPRISES If, BILL New Tariff Measure Not to Wall Street's Liking. THINK CUTS TOO GREAT Annual Report of the Steel Trust Creates TTnfavorable Impression. Varying Price Movement. Bonds Are Irregular. receDon, Ma,"Ch 17 The "-Incident i-ni, . new tarlfr bm a"d ot the gesUM.,8!0"8 SMeI "D" ed Ind " flon . av,maSS f n8ur 'or considera tion to the stock market today that It proved difficult of assimilation. While much lWaS. PT,entea ' the new material was known In Its general purport previously. prfseVW!r9 d,iltlonal a some sur- t.f 1VCM" of ,n new tariff bill the ex d!,c,. theuts in the Iron and steel pro of crb4.""- fith"5h Pat,on ifUi j . ucix-ja iron ana steel Industrials. The provision for Increased authorisation or one-rear Troo o.,. , , , . - - - j- vcriiucairM naa the the Tre BUR8estin a deling of anxiety over appraisement of Imports contained in the Customs SilmlnM,., . - hm .-I a mr. 01 rne new bill and was regarded as offering means for TTl atari a 1 m if l .1 . . rti.. . ""suon 01 me actual cut in the duties to be levied on Imports. There ) disconcert In the tone of discussion in the financial district and hope that the changes proposed in tho first draft of the tariff bill now offered for consideration represent the maximum of the reductions, and that amendments and changes will all tend in the direction of moderating cuts. The United states steel annual report was read with earnest attention and de tailed a showing of the gross earnings of the subsidiary companies which revealed the extent of last year's depression in the in dustry much more effectually than 'had the summarised net returns to the holding corporation previously published. The fact had hardly been grasped that finished steel products for sale to customers outside of the organization was in 1908 6,602,932 tons, the lowest for any calendar year since the L.ted states steel Corporation was or ganized. This fact, coupled with the re newed decline in demand, present conditions which considered alone make the value of shares difficult of computation. Part of the explanation Is found In the statement of capital expenditures. The amount given m this report as having been expended since the organization of the cor poration for additional property and con struction, exclusive or the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company and the Union and Clay ton Steel companies, amounts to $343 03" 939 on account of which only $.19,172,863 stands as bonds, mortgage and purchase obliga tions, leaving the prodigious sum or 30S -806, 07C, which has gone for these purposes from the current earnings and surplus of the corporation. The day's dealings expanded materially but the varying price movements left the net changes small outside of a few strong stocks. Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value. J3.7S8.U00. United States bond were unchanged on cali. CLOSING ST'OCK QUOTATIONS. Sales. 7U.400 2,6oo High. Amal Copper Am Car & F do iiM 6814 491,3, U014 011a 3D 30 131a 112 8414 103 13D 1)3 28 41 103 It2 111) 107 9314 72 106 28 101 227 67 6 178 143 75 33 63 84 81 129 19 174 44 85 34 24 38 30 154 141 64 1421a, 15 44 9 4!) 14 37 29 45 ? -J X Am Cotton Oil... 1,000 Am H &. L pfd. . 4m) Am Ice Secur.... 2,200 Am Linseed . . A m Loco pfd ... . Am Smelt & R. . 22,400 do pfd soo Am sugar Ref... boo Am Tobacco pfd Am Woolen Anaconda Min Co 2.600 Atchison ..... ... 0,600 do pfd At Coast Line . 400 Bait & Ohio fi.VoO do pfd , Brooklyn Rap Tr. 7,7O0 Canadian Pacific. 1,200 Central Leather., l.loo do pfd Cent of X J Chesapeake oi O.. 32.500 Chicago Urt West 5.K00 Chicago & X W.. 3"0 C M & St Paul.. 7.700 C C C & St L... 1.30O S2t, 30 62 "4 SU 2U-). 84 103 130(4 83 -02 V. 12!) 41 103 ; 11914 107 jil 10214 iis 107 16t 27 68 14 17S 144 70Vi S3Vt ' 63 84 81 '.a 130 l!l 174 43 Ni 39 154H 141 Vi 67 1424 loi4 45 r6" 374 2!Hi, 45 v 73 1301a 64 66 1771, 14214 73 ia 32 63 84 81 12!) 18 174 43 84 341i .24 38 154," 140 66 141 15 44 49" 3614 29 4414 129 oiu uei & iron 2.MX1 Colo & Southern 300 00 1st ptd do 2d pfd Consolidated Gas. Corn Products Del & Hudson.... Denver & R U... do pfd ......... Dl&t Securities .. Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Gen Electric .... Grt Nor pfd - Grt Nor Ore Cts. Illinois Central .. Interbor. Met ... do pfd . . . 000 300 . 1,600 8.200 700 a, 400 300 300 B.1KK) 400 "2ob 4,400 l,8o 800 2. 300 1,100 iiit raper ....... ...... do pfd 300 Int Pump ...... 700 Iowa Central 5oo K c Southern .. 17.200 do pfd 2.20O Louisville & N. .. 1.800 Minn X.- Sit TitiB .uk 130 M. St P & S T M 200 145 61114 l" 7614 12 la 46 88 '4 78 138 HI 13014 113 !lVS 36 . 17014 36 121114 20 144 144 66 69 Mo Pacific M K & T do pfd ' National Lead ... N Y Central X Y O & W Norfolk & West.. North American. . Nor Pacific Pacific Mail 2.yoo 700 3to r.2to 8. WO 3.800 0.000 100 3.7UO 40 411 7514 124 87 78 137 30 129 132 90 25 170 35 126 2U 22 62 36 22 76 " 125 45 8S.4 " 138 31 130 112 91 35 170 36 129 20 71 23 62 -.16 P 118 121 24 61 14 40 32 : 47 70 178 95 29 H 3 45 111 41 43 115 17 44 79 65 l.(VH Pennsylvania 10.7OO i-eople e Gaa .... 5,500 P. C C 4 6! L... 60O Pressed Steel Car 200 Pullman P C... 100 Ry Steel Springs. 20 Reading 115,700 Republic Steel" 1,100 oo prd Rock Ieland Co do pfd St L & S F 2d pf St L Southwest'n 1.7UO 2,600 4no 300 23 ' 62 37 23 118 24 62 li 41 Si 32 47 Is nii 178 Sloss-Sheffield 1.200 So Pacific 17, 2O0 137 23 61 40 32 46 69 176 103 44 110 41 ' 43 ii 44 78 66 -is- TH1L. do pfd . ... 2-X) So Railway .. 2.300 do prd 500 Tenn Copper .... 1.2o Texas & Pacific. 600 Toledo. St L & W 1 4io do pfd 5.000 Union Pacific 106,700 do pfd U S Rubber do 1st pfd 200 U S Steel 113.400 do pfd 3,1 K) XTtah Copper .... 7O0 Vir Carolina Chem 3O0 do pfd Wabarh l.loo do pfd 3.700 West Electric ... IC.n Western Union . . 2o0 Wheeling & L E Wis Central l.loo Am Tel & Tel... 2.100 Total eales for the day. 1"3 45 111 41 43 is"" 45 49 129 652,800 vs 120 shares. NEW YORK. March 17. Closing quota tions: U. S. ref. 2s reg.1011;- X C G 3s ' 0-14 do coupon 101North Pacific 3s. 74? U. S. 3s reg 101 North Pacific 4s. 102 do coupon 101 Union Pacific 4s. 102 L S new 4s reg.119 W'iscon Cent 4s 04 do coupon 120 Japanese 4s..... 84V DsRGU 97 Stocks at London. LONDON', March 17. Consols for S3; do for accounw 83 11-16. Anaconda S1N. Y. Central Atchison 103 Norflk & "West do pret 104 do pref . . . Bait & Ohio... 110 :Ont West Can Pacific 170! Pennsylvania money, -.127 . . 89 . . 90 . . 4374 . . 66 .. 7 . . 65 24 .. 03 . .119 . .11 . . 97 .. 4fi ..114 i ... j uii.u. . . 3 ' nanu Mines Chi Grt west.. 6 V! Read ni !. P. . . 146 ISouthern Rv De Beers. 12 do 44 3i 'South pref I) & R : . . do pref.. Erie Pacific.. 8liL'nlon Pacific I 23 I do oref do 1st rf :'.9'LT. S. Steel do 2d pf Sli do prel. . ... . OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, Grand Trunk... 18IWabash 18 111 Central 144 l do prer 46 L X 133 'Spanish 4s S5 Mo K & T 41!Amal Copper 70 Money, Exchange, Ete. NEW YORK. March 17. Money on call easy, 1J3 per cent; ruling rate, 1 per cent; no closing bids; offered at 1 per cent. Time loans soft and dull; 60 days 2 2 per cent; 00 days, 2 per cent; six months, 2 A3 per cent. - Prime mercantile paper. 3 4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady. with actual business in bankers' bills at 4.86254.S835 for 60-day bills, and at $4.8625 for demand commercial bills. S4.Sli4.8li ' Bar silver 50c. Mexican dollars. 44c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. TNDON'' March 17 Bar silver, steady. 23d per ounce. Money. 2 6 3 per cent. ,TnS Tfl..?t discount in. the open market S.1i0"", 'J? 22 Per cent; for three months" bills. 2 per cent. 50N FRANCISCO. March IT Silver bars. Mexican dollars, 45c. Drafts, sight, 5c; telegraph, 7c slgSht.r4B8S. Lon'l0n- 80 das- 4-86: Dally Treasury Statement. ' WASHINGTON-, March 17. Todays state ment of the Treasury balances in the gen eral fund, exclusive of the 15O.00O.O00 gold reserve, shows : Available cash balance 1136 ins osi Go d coin and bullion .... .. . 42 697 199 0014 certificate. 43,ieo,4?o SEATM STORING EGGS TWO DEALERS PTJTTIXG AWAY IiOCAIi STOCK. Potato Supplies Are Light and Prices Higher California Trnck Is Plentiful. nf h I March "(Special.) Prices y., . VBet and lrlah Potatoes were higher today, sweets being held at 3 per hundred at all houses. Two carloads of eweet. arritd late Iat night. There is a good demand for them. Owing to a shortage here of Irish potatoes shippers are taking advantage of the situation and asking as high as 32 on the track. Firms who are short were Jobbing the best Yakima and Oregon at as high aa $34. A California boat was unloaded today She brought a full line of green truck. The vV1 e rather overstocked with this Eggs are dull, with the buying price at. 22 cents. Two Seattle dealers are putting a good many locals In storage. Ordinarily locals are not stored an Easterns are pre ferred, the theory being that they are bet ter keepers. Salmon packers will disregard the recent ruling of Secretary Wilson that humpback and dog salmon must no longer be labeled pinks and chums. PORTI-AND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Price Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. na.UIt. contl,nua the firmest feature of the livestock market, because of very light re- o? hfiaUN., HoKS are A "t , head sold yesterday at 7.25. Sheen receipts are father large, but the mlrke" 5,". sh.'P'nent of 174 Iambs was S?e- ..V !6'50' Tne receipts tor the day were 8S0 sheep and 187 hogs. A dispatch from Condon says 'Last week several large sales of sheep were reported In this county. Several Mon tana buyers got about 7800 head. Some or the sales reported were as follows: Mad den & Son. 1700 2-year-old wethers, with the wool on, for $4.50; A. Neel & Son. of l.one Rock, 3700 mixed yearlings, with the wool off. for S3.10; W. Stewart, 800 mixed yearlings, with the wool on. fos 4-Mur-tha & Monehan, 800 2-year-old wethers! with the wool on, for $4.60; Charles Under wood, 1,40 2-year-old wethers, with the ih. 4'75' tnls belne tha highest price paid this season here for sheep. The lambing season will commence at some of the camps around the county in the verv near future. The camps In the Ferry Canyon country will, start about the 20th In the north part of the county some cam us have begun." " Livestock quotations in the local market follow : CATTLE Top steers, S5 00I.2o; fair to good, $4.735.00; common to medium S3 5 &4.50; cows, top. $4.25; fair to good," fi.aO fe4.0O; common to medium. $2.503 50 calves, top. 5.005.50: heavy. 3.50("b4 00: JS1???, staB- I". 3)Offi3.50; common, $2.00 2.75. - JSOGS Best' 7.25; fair to good, 16.750 10iizig- 5 )6.50; China fats, $6.73 SHEEP Top wethers, $3.505.75; fair to good. $4.75 5.25; ewes, c- less on all grades; lambs, top, $6.60 6.75; fair to good. ?6.006.50. Eastern Livestock Markets. 5KANSAS CITY. March 17. Cattle Re ceipts, 5000: market slow to 10c lower Na-IlT?.stofrs- 5i6.90; native cows and heifers. 2.606; stockers and feeders, $3.755 75 bulis, $3.204.SO; calves. 3.757.50; West ern steers. $4.806.50; Western cows. $3 00 Ho-20. Hogs Receipts 15,000; market 10c higher. Bulk of sales, $6.50 6.S5; heavy, $6 70& S0 ?ac.1S?!'?; -nd hutchers. $0.60O.S5; llghu $S.406.75; pigs, $58. 6heep Receipts 7000; market Bteady muttons, $4.75(&6; lambs, $6.90to7 50- ranee wethers, $4.507; fed ewes. $3.605.60. SOUTH OMAHA. March 17. Cattle Re ceipts, 4000; slow to 10c lower: Western steers, 3.505.60; Texas steers, S3&5: range cows and heifers. $2.76 4.75 ; can ners. $2lS,3.25; stockers and feeders, $35.30: "Ives, $3.507.50; bulls and stags, $2.S5 Hogs Receipts. 12,500: -steady to 5c high-,r- Heavy, $6.606.75; mixed, $6.506.60: light, $6.2o6.60; pigs. $56: Sheep Receipts. 3500; 15c to 20c higher. Yearlings, $6.257; lambs, $6.607.50. CHICAGO, March 17. Cattle Receipts estimated at 19.000; market weak. 10c lower beeves. $4.607.20; Texas steers, $4.40 6. So; Western steers, $45.50; stockers and feeders, 3.405.35; cows and heifers, $1.90 5.SU; calves. $S;. Hogs Receipts estimated at 28.000; mar ket mostly 10c higher; light. $6.356.-80; mixed. $t!.45gr6.95; heavy, $6.557; rough $6.556.70; good to choice heavy. - $6.70 tfi 7 pigs. $5.20S.10; bulk of sales. $6.70i&,6.90 Sheep Receipts estimated at 15,000; mar ket steady; native, $3.155.65; Western J3.2S5.85; yearlings. $5.75fi'7; lambs, na tive. $5.50 7.75: Western, $5.50 7. 80. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. March 17. The market for evaporated apples shows no fresh reature. Fancy are Quoted at S9c; choice, 7! 7c; prime, 66c; common to fair, 56c. Spot prunes continued In fair demand at from 8c to 7c for new crop California fruit, up to 40-50C and from 6c to 9c for Oregon t runes, ranging from 40-50s to 20-30s. Apricots are quiet but firm, with choice quoted at 9f(loc; extra choice, lOSlO'ic; fancy, 1114 613c. Peachee are said to be much firmer on the Coast. The spot situation shows little Improvement, but the tone is firm with choice quoted at 56c; extra choice. 6 6c; fancy. 7816c. Raisins are unchanged -with loose musca tel quoted at 4- 5c; choice to fancy Beeded. 44r61,4e; seedless. 35c; London lay ers, $1.201.30. . Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORE, March TT.-f-CofTee futures closed steady; net unchanged tc 5 points lower. Sales were reported of 51.250 bags, including March, at 6.60 8 6.65c; May, 6.35f 6.70c; July, 6.10 6 20c; September. 5.S0fa) S.eoc; October and December, at 5.6Jc. Spot quiet; No. 1 Rio. 814 1814c; No. 4 Santos, 858C. Mild steady; Cordova. 913c Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. 3.42c; centrifugal. 96 -test, 3.92c; molaspes sugar, 3.17c. Refined, firm; crushed. 5.53c; pow dered, 4.05c; granulated. 4.S5C. Dairy Produce In the ast. CHICAGO, March 17. Butter Steady; creameries. 222S14c; dairies, 2025c. Esg Steady: at mark, cases Included, firsts. 171sc; prime firsts, 18Hc. Cheese Firm; daisies. lSHlflc; twins, 1414 & 15c; young Americas, 17 17 14 c. NEW TORK, March 17. Butter Firm; creamery specials. 30c (official 2914c); ex tras. 292014c: process, common to special. 17 23 He; Western factory, firsts. 1901914c Cheese Firm, unchanged. Eggs Firm; Western, firsts, 19c; seconds. ISlic Wool at St. toulB. ST. TOCIS. March 17. Wool Unchanged -scrrltorv rniil WmI mAii,,. 1 flue mediums, lTyiuc; fine, 11 17c, " ' MARCH 18, 1909. PULL PRICES General Liquidation in the Wheat Market. WEAK CLOSE AT CHICAGO Prices Are Firm at the Opening With Light Offerings, hut Selling by Bulls Causes a Break. Coarse Grains Slump. CHICAGO. March 17. Considerable de moralisation developed in the wheat market late In the Besslon today, and prices declined more than one cent from the high point of the day on account of the general liquida tion. The close was weak, although prices were still a shade to 14c above the final quotations of the previous session. Inital quotations showed gains of Ijc to .e. .siany of the amaller traders who had sold short yesterday were eager bidders at first ana with only moderate offerings, the mar acquired additional strength during the first hour. Towards the middle of the day several or the leading bulls began to sell freely and this started general selling, which resulted In . i i . . . dropped from $1.16 to $a.l5!4. while Julv t soia orr from $1.0514 to $1.03. Weakness ? M grains tended to aggravate the JL"? ??"" 5 ,Theat' Tns CIo8 u wealc with May at $1.15. and July at $1.0414 , eclined about 114o in the final hour- fin,,Mt., r J" con"Qence of the heavy liquidation by out-of-town holders and to Xt'd"11" Se.1,,nB P1""1 y local spec ? ,.Ih" WM at almost the lowest ? ' wIin ",et deches or lc to 11, 14 c compared with the prevlons close. During Iv,i X May ranei between 565o and 67a4c. and clewed at 66c. .,?"-t" 1w,r.e at the start In sympathy 7km, Tai and COrT1- Dut "nPed severely and lo. 1aT " "lnB by cah interests and longs In general. The close was to 6SHc 8r W'th May at 540 and Provisions were firm at the start In con latern,CH ' a ? to 10c advance in Ylve hogs Posse. ore2?atrkeit0?.'U,ed aad ClOSed w" The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Onpn High. $1.16 1.0614 -9SH CORN. May $1.1614 i'T 1.04?, SPt 972 Low. $1.1514 1-03 .9794 .65 '4 .65 .65 Close. $1.15 1-0414 97 UK .86 -65 May. .7H .6714 66 5, -67X -674 sen ; Julv Sept OAT3. ( May..:. -B414 .49 .4014 .64 .49 li -4014 .8314 .4814 .40 July.... .54 .48 14 .4014 17.80 17.80 17.80 Kept. . . . May. . . . MESS PORK. 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.75 17.7714 July faept. . . . LARD. May 10.274 10 ao n o 10.2214 10.35 10.4714 July 10.40 10.4214 10.30 Sept 10.52 li 3.0.55 10.45 SHORT RIBS. May 9.424 9.45 9.35 July 9.571 u.Ko o no 9 3714 "9.621, 8.671, Sept 9.75 9.75 9.65 t.ash quotations were as follows: r lour steady. Rye Ko. 2, 79c. T3arley Feed or mixing, 65 66c; fair to choice malting, 66?-671c. Flax seed N'o. 1 Sauth western. $1.5714; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.6714. Clover $8. 76 8.90. Pork M-sss, per barrel, $17.60(3)17.65. Lard Per 100 pounds, $10.12 li. Short ribs Sides (loose), $8.759.25. Sides Short, clear (boxed), $9.50 q 8.62 14 Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat -and flour were equal to 78.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 896,000 bushels compared with 582,000 bushels. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 57 cars; corn, 127 cars; oats, 80 cars; hogs. 31.000 head. Receipts. Flour, barrels 41.400 Wheat, bushels 84.000 Corn, bushels. ....... 269,100 Oats, bushels 328.400 Rye. bushels 5.0U0 Barley, bdshels 184.500 Shipments. 39.200 45.800 809,300 331.600 4.000 33.700 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW TORK. March 17. Flour Receipts. 25,000; exports. 9000. Quiet and unchanged. Wheat Receipts, 6000; exports. 78,000. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, $1.22 1,23 ele vator, and $1.23 f. o. b. afloat; No. I Du luth, $1.24 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Win ter, $1.22 f. o. b. afloat. There was a sharp break in wheat today, following an early advance of a cent, which was due to steady cables and small Northwest receipts. The decline resulted from heavy unloading in duced by a strong drop in corn and poor export demand. Last prices showed a par tial lsc net loss. May closed $1.19; July, $111. Hops, hides and wool Quiet. Petroleum Steady. - Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 17. Wheat Steady. Barley Firm. Spot quotations; Wheat Shipping, S1.90& 1.85: milling, $1.97142.0214. Barley Feed ing. $1.471i81.50; brewing, $1.50-1.55. Oats Red, $1. 82144(1. 05; white. $1.80g2.00. . Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.46-1.4514"; December, $1.2414131.24. Corn Large yellow, $1.6714 1-7214. Kuropean Grain Markets. LONDON. March 17. Cargoes, a firmer feeling. Walla Walla, prompt shipment, 40s; do California, 40a 9d. English country markets, steady; French country markets, eteady. LIVERPOOL, March 17. Wheat May, 8s 2d; July, Ss 414d; September, 7 Hi Weather, cold. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE. March 17. No milling quo tations. Export wheat, eluestem, $1.16; red, $1.01; club, $1.05. Car receipts; Wheat, 2 cara; barley, a cart; rye, 1 car. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, March 17. Wheat Milling, bluestem." $1.22; export, bluestem, . $1.15; club, $1.05; red. $1.03. QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay CltJ Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. March 17 The fol lowing prices were quoted in the produce market today: Potatoes Oregon Burbankst $1.60&'1.00; sweets, $1.752. Onlons $2 per cental. Millstufte Bran. $28.5030; middlings. $33.5o&35.50. Vegetables Garlic. 10c; green peas, 8 1214c; string beans. 151714c; asparagus. 314 7c; tomatoes, $11.25; egg plant, 20 ii 25c. Butter Fancy creamery. 2Sc; creamery seconds. 271c; fancy dairy, 2614c Cheese New. 141414c; Young America. 14 14 (8 15c: Eastern. 17 lie Eggs Store, 22c; fancy ranch, 22V.C. Poultry Roosters, old, $53.30; young, $S&-10; broilers, small, $4.505; trailers, larae. S5.506r6.50: fryers. 6.50Aii7.r.n: han. $5fc9: ducks, old, $4.50(35.50; young, $0sC' ooi opring, numooiat ana Alenooclnu, 165flc; Mountain, 5ruol4c; Nevada, 914c. Hay Wheat. $23'26; wheat and oats. $22(123.50; alfalfa, $1318; etock, $1216; straw, per bale, 60 85c. Fruits Apples, choice. $1.50; common, 60c; bananas, $13.50; limes, nominal; lemons. viiuiie, o; common, 91; oranges, ai.aou3; pineapples, $2 3. Receipts Flour, 4544 quarter sacks; wheat, 1490 centals; barley, 30S0 centals; beans. 420 sacks: potatoes, 2400 sacks; bran. 125 sacks; middlings, S3 Backs; hay, 380 tons; wool. 72 bales; bides. 645. Sew Tork Cotton Market. NEW TORK. March 17. Cotton, spot closed quiet. Mid-uplands, 9.65c; mid-Gulf 8.90c. No sales. Cotton futures closed steadv. March .3Sc; April. 9.32c: May, 9.33c; June and July. 9.2oc; August, 9.72c; September and October, 9.19c; November and December 9.15c; January, 9.12c. ' FUkxseed at Slinncapolls. MINNEAPOLIS, March IT. Flaxseed ciosd at J 1.63. uuyv n nil if i ' : BilSilifiiKipijl i OLDEST BANK ON Capital $1,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits $500,000 NATIONAL Second and CAPITAL OFFICER S. ?ASETWORTH- Vident. GEO. L, M'PHERSON, Vice-President. JOHN A, KEATING. Vice-President. H. D. STORY, Cashier. F. A. FREEMAN, Asa't Cashier. THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. It insures against slipperiness and falling horses. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs It assures a sanitary and durable street. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials It 'assures perfect satisfaction. BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST WARREN COSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 Beck Building, Portland, Or. R0SEBURG MAY HAVE CARS Two Applications for Franchises Now Before City Council. EOSEBURG, Or., March 17. Special.) lAt the regular meeting of the City Council Tiiwtit annliol-i.n ceived from Kendall Bros., owners of noseourg s iignt ana -water system, for a franchise for a street railway system in RlUfthlirv 'T'hia vnali-ao V. plication received for a franchise; the first rni3 iiitiuo iy v . w. i irav, wnose appli cation has not yet been acted upon. It la probable that a franchise wtTl be given soon" in order that tracks may be laid at the time the principal streets of the city will toe paved. At the same meeting of the Council bids were opened for the purchase of the $35,000 worth of bonds recently Issued by tho city. Ten bids were received, the highest bidder being- Leatch & Co.. of Chicago, -who offered $2891 premium. They wore ward2d the bonds, and today a bond of J500 was telegraphed by them. Streei-pavins; operations will probably be commenced In two or three weeks, a contract -with a paving firm 'being all ready for signature. There are Ave kinds of personal taxes levied in Holland, as follows: Government tax. Including business and income tax. and capital tax; city income tax and pro vincial tax. BONDS STOCKS INVESTMENTS For Sale by T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OR. A BROAD HINT To -wise depositors. Bankers are mak ing oil investments. Whv not Invest your own money direct with practical oil operators and make the banker's profit? Booklets showing how and why free upon request. MARK E. DAVIS, . 1004 Broadway, Oakland, CaL THE PACIFIC COAST ENS BANK Stark Streets $250,000 HARTJMAN & THOMPSON BACKERS CHAMBER OP COMMERCE issue travellers' checks, payable everywhere. For eign exchange bought and sold at attractive rates at all times. VMlmlttd Personal lAabUitt TRAVELERS' GUIDE. forth (jermariJZfoyd. FAST tXFRESS SERVICE. Tiymoutn Cherbourg; Bremen le A M SeS'.ll0v;v:-March 2-iKals. Wm. II. .April B K-Wm.D.Gr.March 30Kronprini V. . Apr. lj TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE. Bremen Direct 10 A. M. Roon... March lHi'P.Friedrich W. Apr 1 Scharnhorst March 25;Yarck April 8 Calls at Plymouth and Cherbourg. MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE. Gibraltar AlKiers Naples Genoa, , Palling at 1 1 A. M. Neckar March 20nc. Luise April H tKrbarossa..Mar. 27,tP. Irene April 1? Omits Algiers and Genoa, to m its Algiers. North German Lloyd Travelers' Cheeks. NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA NEW SERVICE via TA. HITI. Delightful South Sea Tours for Rest. Health and rleasure. NKIU Wat a - . . i - - - --'--' i , ma fTvorld's -wonderland. Geysers, Hot Iakes etc The favorite S. MurlniKu '.. Francisco April 15. May 21. etc connecting at Tahiti with Union Line for tVellinctu N. Z. TI E ONLY PASSENGER IJNE FRoVt !:' S' XV ZJSAXAJiU. Wellington and I'f,,i'.TO HONOULl' Special round trip tllo. 1st class, s. S. Alameda sails ADrll a 24. May 15, etc. Address ' Cisco4-10 IJNE. 678 Market St., Son Fran. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. S. S. Geo. W. Elder Sails for Eureka, Saa Francisco and Los Angeles March 18, April 1st, 15th, 29th. Ticket office 132 Third street, near Alder. II. YOUNG, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND S. 8 CO. Only direct steamer, and daylight sailing. From A ns worth Iock. Portland. 4 p M. S.S. Henator Mar. 19. Ajjril 2, etc S.S. Rose City. Mur. April , etc. From Lombard St.. Isan Francisco. 11 a. M S.S. Ko.e City. Mar. 20, Aoril 3. etc? 8.8. Senator, Mar. 7, April 10, etc. J. W- Hansom, Dock Agent. Main 20S Alnsworth Dock. M. 9. ROCHE, City Ticket Agent. 142 3d St, Phone Main 40i. A H02. COOS BAY LINE The iteamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land every Wedneittlay, 8 P. Al., from Alns worth dock, for ortU Bead, Manslilield and Coos Bay points. Freight received till 4 p. M. on. day of sailing. Passenger far, first class, $10; aecond-class. $7. including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and "Washington streets, or Ainaworth dock. Phone Mala 20S.