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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1909)
THE MOItXIXG OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1909. 19 FLURRY IN HOPS dllngs. $33: shirts. $309-32;- chop. $20025; RISE IS STEADY FOUR-GENT BREAK! runea oariey. s:(Bt-:T BARLEY Feed. $34-2 35 per ton. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley. $149 JH I1PP ton Pa.t.m 1 In. . 1 T 1 1 O - 1 1 n i- anaita. l4D14.to; Train hav 111 v-i--. vuvtti, e-Lre vetch. $ 13.50 14. for 60-day bills and at $4.873 for demand. Commercial bills. S4.85-H 4.86H Bar silver. 51 -c. Mexican dollars, 44c. Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds, steady. LONDON, April 22. Bar silver, steady, at 23 13-16d er ounce. Money. 2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open mar Sales and Deals Pending In volve About 1000 Bales. ALSO BUYING FOR LONDON Hop Crop Reports From the State Are Not So Favorable Wheat Prices Are Maintained Ad- . j- vance In Eggs. The hop market, after a period of stag nation, la showing something- of a flurry. Most of the business appears to be of the usual month-end character, and would not ' be considered Important but for the de pleted condition of stocks In this state. Bales made In the last few days and deals pending- arid about to be closed cover In the aggregate nearly 1000 bales. The with drawal of this quantity leaves only about 2000 bales of hops to be marketed from lt year's crop. An Interest-In feature of, the market was the expert inquiry, something unusual at this time of year. It -was reported that Jack Carmlchael. of Salem, was In tho market- and some of the deals were credited to his account, such as the Mlnto lot of 6 bales at Salem, taken at G cents, and the Gottlieb Meyer lot of 80 bales at 6i4 cents. Dorcas Bros, have purchased the Ranr.au Jot of 48 bales at Grants Pass at the re ported price of 7 cents. H. L. Hart, who bought heavily In the Grants Pass section, has also bought the 63-bale Buchanan lot at Cornelius, paying 6H cents. Reports now aomlng from the Oregon yards are not as favorable as those of a few weeks ago. Whether due to the hard Winter, the present dry spell or Indifferent cultivation, the vines In many yards present sickly appearance and there are said to be more than the usual number of miss ing hills. The brewery output of the United States laat month fell off 74.624 barrels, as oom Pared with the production In March. 1008, and as compared with two years ago. the March figures show a decrease of 008,843 barrels. The Internal Revenue returns for last month show that tax was collected on 4.078,222 barrels. The February figures ex hibited a jjaln of 144.200 barrels over the corresponding month last year, but the Jan uary output decreased by 813.163 barrels. The beer production. In barrels, for the first quarter of this and last year was aa follows: , 1009. 1008. -lnnuary S.SSO.JtflS 8.mt,131 Jehruary 8.4rtH.2L': 3.822 0'J.l March 4,OT.2Ja 4.102.846 Since the current crop year opened there have been four months In which the beer production decreased a total of 1.059,009 barrels and three months In which there were gains aggregating 279,842 barrels, leav ing a net loss or 780.6S7 barrels, aa com. pared with the business of the preceding season. With the brewery business shown to be in such an unsatisfactory condition. It Is no wonder that hops do not bring more than 7 cents, notwithstanding tho supply- Is prac tically exhausted. WHEAT HOLDERS ARB HOT ALARMED OaU Sell at 42. the Highest Price of the Season. Tha wheat market was quiet yesterday Holders were not weakened In their views in any way fey the slump In the East. Buy era, however, were Indifferent. The oats market la stronger than It was. aa Is shown by the sale of a small lot at J42, the highest price paid this season. Barley was firm at laat prices. Receipts, In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat TLi,t.. mi April 1T-18 10 April April 20 8 April 21 a Total last week. 2 8 12 6 3 411 Oil 16 14 44 12 2(J POTATO MARKET BECOMT- STRONGER Portland Dealer Pay I p to $1.60 for Choice CarloU. Potato prices .tare gradually hardening with the approach of the end of the season. There la no doubt the ramntnrt... .v.- . .. o vsre- gon crop will bring good prices, but there Is "n wnmner tne market will go aa high as the optimistic bulls predicted. . . uujiiii wnat they can around 81.60 and have paid 81.60 In the past few days for choice lots. Estimates of the " n the state range from 100 to 200 cars. A good Alaska demand for potatoes is .ODU, out it is said that the bulk of the orders will be niiH t--,.. stock, the best part of which is now held by &ERRXE8 AT ALL PRICES. Wde Difference In the Quality of California, Fruit. Strawberries sold at a wide range of prices yesterday. Tha hmt T.. . sold at $1.75 per crate. A small shipment of uriis was received and brought $2 2 25. while green stock was offered as low ueaiers are unable to account foi the poor Quality of the Florin k.m.. Most -of those shipped to PorUand were picked before rlre. A car of Los Angeles berries will reach Portland this morning. There was a good demand for vegetables of alt kinds and a moil offered.' Oregon asparagus was plentiful at Oil an 4 Bf . - " v.u La m. pouna. caiiftfrnla asparagus mas cheaper, but was not equal in quality to Ktv rucr mpruents. EGO MARKET MOTOG ITWARD. Supply on JYont Street Is Not Adequate, Other I June steady. The egg market ehnwa . . . " " uirmnru ten- dency. On Front street. 23 and 23 H cents Quot'd yesterday. The supply available for trading purposes was entirely lnade quate. There was no change In the poultry mar ket. Receipts are still small and, there for, prices hold up. Butter and cheese sell at the old prices with the supply no larger than required. Mt. Angel Hon Contracts. OREGON CITY, Or.. April 22. (Special.) The following hop contracts have been Bled In the office of County Recorder C E Ramsby: Glenn Prather. s. J. Prather and Anna Prather, of Mount Angel, to McNeff Bros., of Portland. SOO0 pounds of hopi at 10H cents per pound; s. J. Prather, Glenn Prather and Anna Prather to McNeff Bros, 1000 pounds of hops at 10H cents per pound: Glenn Prather, s. J. Prather and Anna Prather to McNeff Bros., 8000 pounds at 10 cents per pound. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem mil Una 1.37 H 1.80; club. $120W 1 22 hT VaHey; FLOUR Patents. $6.05 per bsrrel; Strslghts. $5 10; exports. $4.70; Valley. $5.30: graham. $R.n0; whole wheat, quarters. S5 SO OATS No 1 whltn. $42 per ten M1LLSTUFFS Uran. $2ti.ao , per' ton; mid- Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Apples. 65c$2.50 per box. Strawberries, Los Angeles. $1.75 per crate; Florin, $12.25 per crate. POTATOES Buying price. $1.4(1 60 per hundred; n-w California, 5c per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per sack ; carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.50; beets. 11.75; horseradish, 10c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2.25 (ff$3 per box; lemons. $1.7otf4; grape fruit, $4.50514 per box; bananas, 5H6c per pound; pineapples, $2. 7b G 3.25 per dozen: tangerines SI. 75 per box. ONIONS Texas. $2i 2 25 per crate. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 6586o dos.; asparagus. Oregon. 12H15c per dozen; Cal ifornia. 57o per pound; beans. 25c; cab bage. 44c per, lb.; cauliflower. 75$1 per dozen; cucumbers, 75ofe$1.50 per dozen; lettuce, hothouse. $1.25 1.50 per box; let tuce, head, 40i50c per .dozen; onions, V1V, Si' 15c per dozen; parsley. 35c per dozen; peas, Brg)7c per pound; radishes, 20525c per dozen: rhubarb. 3 3 Vie per pound: spinach. 0Oc$l; tomatoes, Florida, $3 3.25 per crate. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras, 27V4Q -ttc; fancy outside creamery. -25 & 20c per lb.; store, 1820c. (Butter fat prices aver age 1V4 cents per pound under regular but ter prices.) EGOS Oregon ranch, 232314c per dozen POULTRY Hens. 16Vi17c; broilers. 25c; fryers, 1822Vie; roosters, old, loOllc: young, 14315c; ducks, 2022V4c; geese 10 llc; turkeys. 20c; squabs. $2.50 3 ter dozen. CHEESE Fancy cream twins, 17174o per lb.; full cream triolets, 17i317Vxc; full cream. Young America 1318Vic. VEAL Extras. B9Vc per pound; ordi nary, 8Vio; heavy, 78o. IORK Fancy. 9V10c per pound; large. Groceries, Dried Fruits. Etc. . DRIED FRUITS Apples. SVic par lb. J peaches. TAbHc; prunes. Italians, 814ffl$fco; prunes, French. 40So; currants, unwashed, esses, 9fec; currants, washed, cases. 10c; Sf.".w,hlt f"0- 60-lb. boxes, 6V4oj dates, 7 V 9 7 V- SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.05; 1-pound Oats. $3 10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, BJo; talis 1$2Und tal1' l-45; ockeyes, 1-pound COFFEE Mocha, 24 23c; Java, ordinary, 17 020c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c; good. IS&lSc; ordinary. 1214 &16o per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 12 18c per pound by sack: Brasil nuts. 10c: filberts. 15o; pecans. 7o; almonds, 13Q14c: chestnuts. Italian, 11c; peanuts, raw, 614 8c; plnenuts, 100 12c; hickory nuts, 10c; cocoanuia, 0o por dozen. SUGAR Granulated. $6.05; extra C, $5.55; golden C $5.45; fruit and berry sugar. $6.05; plain bag, $5.85; beet granulated. $5.85; cubes (barrel), $6.45; powdered (barrel), $6.30. Terms: On remittances within 15 days, deduct hie per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct Ho pet pound. Maple sugar. 1318c per pound. HALT Granulated. SIS per ton. SI 00 per bale; half ground. 100s, $7.60 per ton: 60s. $8 per ton. BEANS Small white. .140; large white, 5V4c; Lima, 6c; pink, 3c; bayo, sue: Mexican red, 5o, . Provisions. BACON Fancy, 21 Ho per pound; stan ard, 18Hc; choice, 17'c; .English. 15H IOMiC: strips, 13V4c DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 12Ho; smoked, 13Hc; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, 12 He; smoked. ISHc; Oregon exports, dry salt. 13Ho: smoked, 14 Ho. n HAMS 10 to 13 lbs..' 14Hc; 14 to 16 lbs., 14Hc; 18 to 20 lbs.. 14Hc; hams, skinned. lHc; picnics. 10c; cottage roil, 11c; shoul plcni'cs 17c boiled hams 19I0o; boiled LARD kettle rendered: 10s. 14c; 6s. 14Hc; Standard pure: 10s, HUo; at, 13 Ho. Cholce: 10s. 12ci 5s, 12 Tic Compound: 10s, Vc; 5s, 3c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each. 0c; dried beef seta. 17c; dried beef out sides, 16c; dried beef insldes, ISo; dried beef kunckles. 18o. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs feet. $13; regular trfpe. $10: honeycomb tripe, $12; pigs' tongues. $19.50. MESS MEATS Beef, specials, 112 per barrel; plate, $14 per barrel; -family, $14 per barrel; pork. $20 per barrel; brisket. $23 per barrel. Bops, Wool. Hides. Etc HOPS 19O0 contract. 9c per pound 1 1908 crop; 6d7c; 1907 crop, 8c; 1D06 crop, lHc. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 1818o per pound; Valley, fine, 20c; medium. 19c: MOHAIR Choice. 2425o per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 1617o lb.: Iry kip. NO. 1. lSMld,- nounri- rt skin. 1819o pound; salted hides, 0O9Hc: palted calfskin, 1814c pound; green 1c less.X .,FR?:No- 1 skins: Angora goat, $1 to -!; badger, 2550c; bear. $520; beaver. . J . vvutwA; cougar, per- :-ct head and claws. $3010: fisher, dark. $7.60011; pale, $4.S0SIT: rox. cross, 13 to $4; fox. silver. $35 to $100; lynx. $10 " wuDi, i , raccoon, 4 bo O l?i-v?ea ter- $12.50. as o size; .kunlts. coyote 70c(8l.l0; wolverine, dark. IlaS wolverine, pale. $22.50. CASCARA BARK Per pound. 6c. Bunk Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: . Clearings. Balances. PnIr ....$1,008,754 $150,048 r " - o..uo,j:( ZUO.SOS Spokane 1,048.408 186.750 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. There was practically no business In the livestock market yesterday, as nothing came Jor e and but very llttle of Wednes- " . - , -L ocr. x ne arrivals of the day were 108 cattle, consigned to a : ,- .w.aco. rncas were un changed. Recent representative sales, as re SSi'sAV." '0J'J'Jiep- rage 05 pounds. . it r .V k t 1B-J pounds, ai riS : s'w averaK0 ISO pounds, at were-0" quoted at the yards yesterday CATTI.R Tnn .r..r. KiKAR.n. - . . v" -. iy . i . . 1 1 1 . lair I IJ good. $4.755.00; conrmon to medium, $3.25 -"" o; rair to good, $3.50 a $4.00; common to medium, $2.6(1(8)3 so calves, top, $5.005.60; heavy, $3.50400: ..Ul,ard "taS. fat. $3.000.3.50; common. K.uotQ1 2.75. .a"?J??"Be5t T-257.50; fair to good. $6,57.00; Blockers. $5.506.B0; China fats. $6.75. SHEEP Top wethers. $55.75; fair to good. $4.504.75; ewes. He less on all grades: yearlings, top. $8.500 7: fair to good. $8 6.25; Spring lambs. $7 7.50. Eastern Livestock Prices. fCTH OMAHA, April 22 Cattle Re relKs. 1700 head. " Market, steady to un Wertern. $5.754,5.80; Texas steers, .l.xa.00; cows and heifers, S2.85-a-4.eo- . J " f-.-Kivo.4o; STOcKera and feeders Ir t, i-,,' $4.00l&..75: bulls and "-" -ro.wm . iu liotTR M I'i'ol 1 .1 a OTOft V. J wa- . . . 1s- JlBTRrX, DC TO t Vk Vf ZV ?,- y- mixed, $6.90' l?V,"LLVi- P'3. $5.506.25? bull Sheen I4r.i-Air.t lonA , j. . aln. lear"nP. $06lSi7.25; wether, $6.00 , vu.iuiuo.io; lamoa, $J.4J(7.50. KANSAS CITX April 22. Cattle Re ceipts, 8C10 head. Market, steady. Native reraito-rS'.?-tti0: "ve 'cows and helf ens $3.2oj.2o; stockeis and feeders. $4.00 5 75; bulls. $3.7.-Wi-5.25; calves. $3.504j-6.5l iiks,tnns,eer8' 5-00(B6.30; Wtatem cows, hlrtlTi?11'."' ,fi000i Market etrong to 6o higher. Bulk of sales, $G.8Xt7.20; heavy, $7.00 V '-3; Packers and hutchers. $3.85ST 25 light. $0.6.Vg7.10; piga. $5.50a6.25 'a' M Sheep Receipts. eiK). Market, steady. Mut toM, 5.00s 6.50; lambs, $8;258.00: wefhere and yearlings, $4.75970; ewes, $3.60S-6.00. CHICAGO. April 22. Cattle Estimated re SeJjit8. !000- Market- steady. Beeves. $4.70 Si SftA'So" weer- 4 B(v95-: Western steer" $4.405.00; Jitockers and feeders, $3.50(35 SO cows and heifers. $2.005.tX; calves. $4.20g Hogs Estimated receipts 12,000. Market tii.40; heavy. $0.964p7.4r..- rough. $0 85e7 10 good to choice heavy, $7.10-7.45; pigs S5 75 feMJ.65; bulk of sales, $7. lVa 7.35 Sheep Estimated receipts, 5000. Market trong. Native, $3.6066.00; Western, $3.00 6.00: yearlings, $6-00(i7.10: lambe native $5.408.0O; Western. $5.408.10. "-"v., IHilry Produce in the East. CHICAGO. April 22. Butter Steady creameries, 22 4 24c; dairies, 1925c. Esgs Steady at mark, cases included; firsts. 21 22c. Cheese Steady; Daisies, 15c; Twins 14lc; Young Americas, 14ai5c Long Horns. 154(15 '.4c. NEW YORK. April 22. Butter, barely steady. "Western factory nrsts, 192Uo. Cheese, firm. Eggs, less arm. Western firsts, 2222 Vic. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. April 22. Cotton Spot, quiet; mid-uplands, 10.65c; mid-Gulf, 10.90c. Sales, loo bales. Futures closed steady. April. 10.30c; Hay and June. 10.32c; 'July. 10.33c; .August, 1 0.21 fvi fclept ember. lO.ltfc; Ooctober, Ki.llc; Novenrher and December, 10.08c; January loc; March, 9.99a. Stocks Move' Upward as Grain Prices Fall. WALL STREET. CHEERFUL Reviving Demand for Pig Iron Shows Improvement in .General Conditions Bond Market Shows Strength. NEW YORK. Anril 22. Th mood In the stock mark-at took on a more cheerful hue today, although In somewhat subdued fashion. Stocks that were sold yes terday were purchased today and the up ward movement became more uniform and consistent than the baiting and Irregular de cline of yesterday. The ' money market situation exacts no arduous terms from borrowers and there is no apparent expectation that It will do so immediately. Gold continue -to t i small parcels and the Inflow from other sources does not more than offset It. For eign exchange rates were lower today, how ever. Meantime the loan account continues to expand and additional Issues of new securi ties are still In prospect. Yesterday's pay ment of Installments of subscriptions upon the new Southern "Paclflo convertible bonds la given credit for some of the absorntlon of available credits that is Influencing the call loan money market. The intention to refund high interest-henrln. Burlington & Qulncy was announced today. n-nomer sucstantlal support to confidence Is found la tha Illh.M.n... n -.-.v. . over the grain crop position. ' Cheering ad vices of the condition of the growing Winter wheat crop and of Spring wheat seeedlng were added to this symptom. The impres sion made by extravagant claims of depleted stocks of grain in the Interest of speculation o iuiu Qimmisiiea. The nvlrln. . , , . r -'-"-. - .j i ins uva us con sidered of the utmost Importance as a barome ter of basic conditions and reports were In circulation today in tho financial district that the earnings of the United States Steed cor poration for the first quarter, which are to be reported next Tuesday, will be found muoh wwtwjt man currently estimated. The bond market showed notable breadth and strength. Total an 1 AO nn v valna $30,440,000. United States 3s. coupon, adl vanced per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing CI..- . . . . . ...... ... ii m li. udw. jjm. Amal Copper .. 17,800 76 754 7654 Am Car & Foun. 400 OOii 40X4 60 Am nY-'" AAA "-a:; Hi ao'4 88 16 64 39 Vs 8KVi 15 64 30 39 16 64U 114 Am Ie3 Securl .... 4, TOO Am lAtm&S. Oil.. TOO Am Locomotive . 2,000 do preferred Am Smelt A Ref . . IS.fiOrt S9 tin TirAfsrrttrl "1 l-LTVX e-- 104 Kl5 A TT1 KllPOr Raf 1 rui(i lis: n - aOiJ Am Tobacco pf.. 200 m 98 H 94 Am wooien ZnJ 824 Anaconda Mln Co. 1.400 4RU S4 44 Atchison R flilA Vitt 1 rrr ivr4? - ...... v,uvv J.UI 7 IV Mb va. '-va esse..... e...e . lKi V Atl Coast Line... 6.800 128 128 127 iJalt & Ohio 12,300 114V4 114H 114H Brook Rap Tra.nl 2l".i66 '784 "76-44 Canadlitn Pr.(ftn fu ai7 t 95 77 ti 176 .29 Central Leather.. 1.10O MM. -9osi do preferred ... loo loiw loni Central of N j. nil 100 277 277 278 l.4)0 77ti 7 Tfl Chen A rkhln 1 tti; 76 Chicago Gt West. 600 B v-mcago s s VV . . 10O 180 101 -. ai & St p. ... C. C. C & St L. PftlA PlMl A. T l.OOO 75 73 75 11.60O l.OOO 600 S 5 Vj 82 38 64 so Colo sc Southern. 64 81 uo 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products ... Del & Hudson D & R Grande... do preferred . . . Distillers' Securl.. Erie do 1st preferred . do 2d preferred. 82 80 8,2l0 Blt4 SO Oft 13S 1 --TT 1 1T 6.01)0 22 22 21! x.ow 10JJ-)4 11 183 10.9H0 55 62 5214 lOO 88 88 31 7 88 88 1.2)0 8.2O0 1.300 38 30 46 374 30 1 1 38 . - .... .... . - - j vrjr iiwv, inw Gt Northern pf.. 6.900 145U l4ii liiTi Gt Northern Ore TIltTmla ranm ("If IW 1.000 14 Will 68 145 15 46 " 66 38 34 45 72 138 60 136 74 43 73 145 Interborough Met. 12'kio 16 15 46 do preferred ... 18.900 Int Paper 80O do preferred ... 1.9O0 Int Pump 1.600 Iowa Central .... 600 K C Southern ... 200 46 12 57 39 34 45 1 67 30 34 45 ,73 Louis & Nashville 2,600, 139 J13H - 60 a.Liiiu oc DI Ij. ... ;i(Kt 61 M. St P & S S M. 500 1 37 Missouri -Pacific.. 4.7O0 74 Mo, Kan & Texas 0.600 43 do preferred ... 200 73 V. National Lead 1 1 -Prin fioT lHft 74' 43 73 87- 87 t-;.',r. w. . . u 94 03 93 r.ortn American.. 50O 83 83 83 Northern Pacific. Pacific Msil ... Pennsylvania People's Rnn 10.SOO 145 144 145 H 40O 30 SO 29!J4 1S.OOO 136 ' 138 136 im-s 1JO 1J P. C C T. 400 92 '306 187 ' 92 91 Pressed Steel Car . Pullman Pal Car Ry Steel Soring. . 37 184 185 " 39 """'"f -- 140.4OO 147 145" 146 V4 !-uuiu s-icoi ... -4tvj Xi1 22 23 76 75 ' Rock Mend Co.. 27.300 do preferred 6, loo Ft L & S F 2 pf. 1.B0O St L Southwestern 700 do preferred . . . 90O Sloss-Kheftteld .... 5()i) Southern Pacific. . 81.500 2 69 42 23 67 76 28 68 i" 23 57 75 119 122 28 67 40 34 63 2.S-J 6M 41 Z2 56 73 120 123 28 121. do preferred ... 7fW) I22t4 Southern Railway. IO.300 2 oo prererrea ... l.aoo Tenn Copper .... 500 Texas & Pacific. 4.8V Tol. St L & West. 60O 67 41 34 53 67 41 34 6 14 69 188 Union Pacific ...117.500 180 187 95 95 ii 95 U S Rubber 300 do 1st preferred U S Steel 90,300 34 "63 33 33 104 53 114 43 46 115 18 471 83 no 93 61 114 43 46 do preferred 4.600 11s uian uopppr 9 . Va-Caro Chemical. 1,300 47 do preferred '. Wabash floo 18 do preferred ... 8.600 48 Westinghouse Elee 1,500 83 Western Union . . . 300 70 Wheel I. fc-i-u. 18 81 69 Wisconsin Central 2 4(io "airi 'ai ' 61 Am Tel & Tel 46.400 142 141 141 Total sales for the day. 891,900 shares. BONDS." VF.OT -V-TXT 1 . '.. . ---.. ... tiwiH quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l01N T C G 3s... 93 u" toui....iuin sorts Pacific 3s. 74 U. S. 3s reg 101iNorth Pacific 4s.inQ?i do couenn 1A? 1An n ... . . ' ai"il racino 4S. 91 Union Pacific 4s. 102 Wlscon Cent 4s.. 95 Japanese 4s 86 U S new 4s reg. 119 00 coupon. ... 120 Atchison adj 4s. 107 D & R G 4s 96 - Stocks at London, LONDON. April 22. Consols for 85; do for account, 85 1-16. money. Anaconda 9 IN. T. Central -.133 Atchison .... do pref . . . . Bait & Ohio. Can Pacific. . Ches & Ohio. -.110 ..10G iNorrik A West 95 do pref Ont & Western Pennsylvania . Rand Mines. . . . . 90 . . 50 - . 60 ..75 .. 28 .. 69 -.122 ..102 .. 98 "1,7 .. 19 - -117. . . ISO 13 Chi Grt West.. C. M. & S. P... De Beers D & R G do pref...... Erie do 1st pf.... do 2d pf Grand Trunk.. Ill Central L & N Mo K & T 5Readlng 131 Southern Ry. . . 1S 54 90 31 . 48 . 39 .20 ISO ao prer South Paelfln Union Pacific. . do pref U. S. Steel I ao pref Wabash do pref. .. -19 .. 97 .. 78 ,141 Spanish 4s. . . , 44Amal Copper.. Money Ixchange, lite. NEW YORK, April 22. 'Money on call, firmer. 22 per cent; ruling rate and closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. s; ' Time loans, quite active and slightlv firm er; 60 days, 2&2 per cent; 90 days, 2 per cent; six months, 2Q?4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3fr4 per cent Sterling exchange weaker, with actual business In bankers' bill at $4.86304 8640 ket for short bills is H4 Tier cent. The rate of discount in the open market for three-months' bill Is 1 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Anril 22. Silver kr 6144c: Mexican dollars. 45Vic Drafts, sight. per cent; teiegrapn. 5 per cent. Sterling on London. 60 days, f 4.564; ster ling on London, sight. 4.87. Daily Treasury. Statement. WASHINGTON. April 22. Today's state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance, $127,792,200; gold coin and bullion, $46,118,006; gold certificates, $37, 680.660. Discount Rate Unchanged. LONDON. Anril 22. Rate of discount of the Bank of England remained unchanged today at 2 pence. Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS Anril Oi VI.. $1.63. . SEATTLE WANTS ONIONS DEMAND FOR OLD OREGOXS CANNOT BE FILXED. British CoIumTjla Dealers Baying Eggs In 'Washington Mar ket Is Firmer. SEATTLE. Wash. inrll cnui. The demand for onions Is Improving and prices are stiffening correspondingly. A small lot of fancy Oregon onions old here today at $3. Seattle dealers are endeavoring to pick up old onions in Oregon, but are meeting with poor success. The new onions are too ex pensive to move well. New Tiotatne ilmnn. . .4. .. ,r. . . house in the city Is asking more than 4 cents. Sags are firmer Harf. .11 i -u beinflr mariA on th Tmal. .e vr. . - has been received here that the sudden shut- on. or snipments from the up-Sound country Is due to the purchases of Vancou ver, B. C, dealers, to meet requirements there. A renort wna we.fv. v. gon that .Hood River strawberry growers will not have berrries to ship to this market this year. As an example of the unsettled con- umim wi me appie maraet, a small lot of fancy Spitzenbergs sold today at $3.60, the highest price of the season. Veal deollnetl to jMit. muttoa dropped to 10 to llc. Three carloads of Brazil nuts are due to reach this market the m M H 1 , rf Tt v.b1. The nuts were brought this early In the sea son in anticipation of a duty being laid on . v. . lucm jy ungreif3. QUOTATIONS AT SAN IHANCIsCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bey City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Potatoes Oregon Burcanks, $1.902.25 Salinas Burbanks, $2,4042.45; sweets. $1.65 ( 2. Onions Oregon, $2.40(3-2.50 per i cental. Mlllstuffa Bran, $28.503O; middlings. $38 '8-35. Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers. 4075o; garlic, 810c; green peas, 2W3o; string oeans 2U(goc; asparagus, $l(oi2; tomatoes, 75c$1.25: eggplant. 2oa35c. Butter Fancy creamery. 24c; creamery seconds. Z3c; fancy dairy. 22 c. Poultry Roosters, old, $45; young, $9 12; broilers, small, 13 5: broilers, large. $67; fryers, $8(g9: hens, $4.50 10; ducks. una. oiojo; young, soqrtf. Cheese New, 1515c; Toung Americas, 14 16c; Eastern, 17 c. Eggs Store, 23o; fancy rsnch. 24c. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin. 10 15c; Mountain, 810c; Nevada, 13017c. Hay Wheat, $22 24; wheat and oats. $2023; alfalfa.. $14617; stock, $711; straw, per bale, CO 75c. Fruits Apples, choice, $1.50; common. ovc; Dananas, i co3.lH); . limes, $4.60.5; lemons, choice. $6; commons. $1; oranges, $1.252.50; pineapples. S34. Receipts Flour Quarter sacks, 2114; wheat. 120 centals; barley, 6550 centals; oats, 870 centals: beans. 1663 sacks: com. 1260 centals; potatoes, 2880 sacks; bran, 105 sacKs; nay, mu tons; wool. 402 barrels; ma.es, louo. Eastern Mining- Stocks. BOSTON, April 22. Closing quotations: Adventure ..... 8 iMont c & C 25 aiiouez 38 Nevada 20 a,..aLcu .. ao irammiOQ... 61 - v-m. ...... iTnuBi;oum .........izy Atlantic 11 jl'arrot 33 Dune coai X4 lyulncy ru Cal & Ariz 90 shannon ........ 14 al.& Hecia. .. .605 Centennial 31 Copper Range.. 77 Daly West 9 Franklin ....... 15 Granby 95 3reene Cananea. 10 Isle Royale 23 Tamarack 70 .Trinity 13 United Copper... 11 u. o. mining.... 4a U. S. OH 31 (Utah 40 V Victoria ........ 4 Winona ........ 4 Mass Mining. 8 IvTBivunno ..143 North Butte..... 63 Michigan 12 Mohawk 60 NEW YORK, April 22. Closing quotations: Alice 10O Leadville Con... 45 xruiiewicK Lnn . o lilttle Chief. Com Tun stock. 32 Mexican .... 6 .. 75 .325 ..112 ..UK) . . 62 ao bonds 10 Ontario C C Va. 67 puhlr Horn Sliver Iron Sliver. 65 Standard 100 fellow Jacket. Metal Markets. NETW YORK. Ax.rU 22. The London tin market was lower, with spot quoted at una os. and futures 184 7s 6d. Locally the market was easy and a little lower in consequence, with spot quoted at 29.25 29 ftRn. Copper declined to 57 for spot and 57 12s 6d for futures in London. Locally, the market was dull and unchanged, with Lake J-.ii inc; electrolytic 12.50 12.62 jc an dcasting 12.87 12.5O0. Lead advanced Is 3d to fia 3s 9d In London, but was unchanged and quiet lo cally. Spelter was unchanged In London and malned quiet at 5.02 5.07 c locally. iron was higher, with Cleveland .warrants quoted at 47s 6d in London. No change wnat .Trv...J I-.- O . - r Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK. April 22. Evaporated ap- i"D' mncy, ottfwc; choice. 7 7c; prime, 6il'6c: common to ir. Kff? ft. Prunes Unsettled; 3o to 12o for now crop California; 6c to 9c for Oregons. 4O-60s to 20-30S. Apricots Unchanged. Peaches Choice. 66c: extra choice. 66c. and fancy. 7t(i8c. Raisins Active; loose muscatel, f c; choice to fancy seeded, 46c; seed less, 85c; London layers, $1.21.30. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. April 22. Coffee futures closed weak on May. but steady on other months, at a net decline of 5W30 points Sales. 17.500, Including May at 6.556.80c; July, 6.256.30c: September. 5.9536c; No vember and December. 5.803? 5. 85c. Spot quiet; Rio No. 7. 88c; Santos No 4. 89c. Mild, quiet. Cordova 9 13c Sugar Raw. steady: fair refining 3 42o centrlfiugal. '96 test. 3.92c: molasses' sugar. 8.17c. Refined, steady; crushed, 6.66c: pow dered. 6 O60. Wool at St. Lou. ST. LOUIS, April 22. Wool. firm. Terrl tory and Western mediums. 204t24c- fine .mediums, 18l22c; fine. 12S18c. R. M. Merrllll Dead.' CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. April 22 (Special.) R. M. Merrill, whose serious Illness was announced the first of the week, died Wednesday afternoon. The cause of death was typhoid fever. He was born In Iowa. In 1854 and came to Castle Rock with his parents In 187o. He leaves a wife and the following children: Mrs. William McKtnley, Mrs. Jesse Fin ley. Mrs. Henry p. Smith. Mrs. Frank McCormick, Misses Sarah and Frances Merrill, and three young sons. Also one brother, E. E. Merrill, of this city, and one. sister. Mrs. E. Carroll, of Kalama. Wheat Slumps on Enormous Selling. . PATTEN UNLOADS FAST Five to Seven Million Bushels Are Dumped on tho Chicago Market. ' Day's News Is Decided ly Bearish. CHICAGO. Anril 55 T.lnistin ,-v.. order of the dav in . . v. - . tt- the clang of tho opening bell to the finish. " - cat nas aumpea into tne wheat pit and ths decline was so precipitate at times that CnmmlMlnn sidered fortunate If they suoceeded In making stop loss orders within c of the 1 limit. There were times during which covering by shorts or by owners of down ward Indemnities more than offset the re- iiciug saies, out these were brief as a rule. At the low nnlnf li.ln loss of 44o from yesterday's close and May a drop of 4c This was a break of t iw juiy, compared with the highest point touched during the campaign, which was Just one week ago. and a decline of 8 a. for May. The erstwhile leader of tha. kii- not In evidence personally In the pit, having left the city yesterday on & Western trip. The Patten house, however, was well rep- .cocuicu uy oroaers wno, it was claimed, kept unloading wheat as rapidly as con ditions would nermit Kelllnar hv . v , r J " leading commission houses also was on an urinous scaie, tnree or four concerns beinar pmlliwl ..i.t. . . , " . . .. -.'.. uui nig .no ua,; aggregating between 5,000,000 and 7,000,000 bushels. Meanwhile several titt,B-a .--.- . f. .. wu tradlct the story advocated by the bulls of a scarcity of wheat. That h..t..a,..i.. countries of the Southern Heml.nh.a. which have been listed as being extremely short of the cereal, were comparatively heavy shippers during the week, according to semi-official estimates made today. Ca- " were weak, the Liverpool market being off a penny despite the moderate rally here veeterdoir c,nH . . ,, sections of the Winter wheat belt in this country tola or generally favorable con ditions for the rapid growth of the Fall sown crop. The market opened weak and during the first few minutes July dropped to $1.11 after opening at $1.12 to $1.1S. but rallied aulckly araln advance, however, brought out fresh re alizing sales. This was repeated throughout the day with the exception that on each break prices dropped a little lower than on the previous sale. At the bottom, July sold at $L05; May at $1.20 and Sep tember at $1.01. Final quotations were $1.091.10 for July and $1.21 for May, a net loss for the day of 4 cents for each option. After advancing to a new high record mark May corn weakened In sympathy with the slump In wheat and closed with net losses of o to o compared with the previous closing. The high point for May was at 7ae. which was reached soon after the opening. May sold between 70 o and 72c and closed at 7070c. The break In wheat, a decline of o to c In the price of the cash grain and more favorable weather for. farm work caused heavy selling of oats, which re sulted In declines at the close ranging from cc to c compared with yesterday's final close. May ranged between 65o and 5so and closed at 66o. Provisions weakened on selling based on the declines in grain after the market had displayed moderate strength early in the session. At the close prices were c to c lower. . . The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. $124 $1.24 113 118 105 1.05 103 1.03 CORN. Low. $1.20 109 101 1.00 Close. $1.21 1.10 1 02 100 May July. . . Sept..... Dec May July..... Sept..... Dec .71 -69 .68 -58 .72 69 ,68 58 .70 .68 .67 -67 .70 .68 -67 -57 .68 .49 .41 -42 17.92 18.07 18.02 OATS. May. July. Sept. Dec. :5JS .42 -42 .68 .66 .55 .49 41 .42 .49 42 42 MESS PORK. May. July. Sept. 18.05 18.20 18.22 18.05 18.22 18.22 17.98 18.02 18.02 10.32 10.47 10.60 LARD. 10.42 10.42 10.57 10.57 10.67 10.67 May. July. Sept. 10.85 10.50 10.60 SHORT RIBS May 96 9.65 9.60 July 9.77 9.77 9.70 Sept 9.87 9.87 9. SO Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy. 9 60 9.70 9.82 Barley Feed or mixing, 66 67c; fair to Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $1.65; No 1 Northwestern, $1.65. Timothy seed $3.80. Clover $9.60. Pork Mess, per barrel. $17.90(317.95 Lard Per 100 pounds, $10.35. Total clearances n f wheat nni .. equal to 72.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 224,000 bushels, compared with 248. 000 bushels the corresponding day a year - -- - . - . . . . tviiiuiruw; Wheat. 6 cars; corn. 67 cars; oats, 11 cars; nogs, i.,uwy neaa. Receipts. Shioments Flour, barrels. ......... 23.900 21,600 Wheat, bushels. .. 8,400 75.500 Corn, bushels. ...... 87,500 131,400 Oats, bushels. .171,600 174.500 Barley, bushels.-.. 34,600 21,300 Grain and Produce at New York, N"EW TORK. April 22. Flour Receipts, 9.285 barrels; exports, 3,109 barrels. Quiet and partly lower. Wheat Receipts. 600O bushels: soot weolr No. 2 red. $1.40 asked at elevator; No. 2 rea, nominal x. o. b. anoat; No. 1 Northern. Duluth, $1.29 f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 hard Winter. $1.29 f. o. b. afloat. Wheat opened weak, at s decline, reacted, unsettled and Increased the decline to 4c under lower cables and heavy liquidation, closing un settled at 34u net decline. Sales for ex puri, 00 ioaas. jiaay ciosea at $1.27, July at i.u m ana BepiemDer at $1.09. HopsQuiet. Hides Firm. Wool and petroleum Steady. Grain at Ban Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22. Wheat, Arm barley, easier. Spot quotations Wheat Shtpr.lng. $2.05 3.j.o; mining, s-iov z.zu. .Barley Feed. HOB 1.00; Brewing. $i.sri.60. Oati Red, $232.10; white. $1.97 2.20; black. nominal. Call Board Sales Wheat No trading. Barley May, $l.uO; December, .$1.35. v-rn lATge, yeuow, JUV 1.73. European Grain Markets. . LONDON. April 22. Cargoes, easier tend ency. Walla Walla, on passage. 44- Engllsh country markets, quiet; French country maraets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. April 22. Wheat May, 8s juiy, bs Ji)a; September, Ss 4d Weather, fine. Wheat at Seattle. 1 SEATTLE. April 22. No milling quota- iions. exports: .tsiuestem, S1.Z3; red, $1.08; club, $1.13. Receipts today Oats, two cars, Wheat at TVooma. TACOMA. April 22 Wheat Milling. Bluestem. $1.25 1.30. Export: Bluestem $1.23; club. $1.13; red. $1.08. Drink Drives Him Insane. WOODLAND. Wash.. April 22 (S. cial.) B. M. McKittrick. who was taken into custody here on Tuesday, was exam ined at Kalama today by physicians, who pronounced tne case insanity, superin LUMBERMENS National Bank CORNER SECOND AND STARK STREETS 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. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED 1883. BROKERS STOCKS BONDS CRAIN Bought mod sold for cash and os margin. Private wires Rooms 201 to 204, Couch Building duced by excessive use of alcohol. Dur ing the examination, McKittrick stated he had a brother In Indiana, but could not name the place. Judge Callahan committed him to the asylum lor the In sane at Steilacoom. ENGINE DROPS INTO OCEAN Locomotive on Jetty Jumps Track. Engineer Narrowly Escapes. ASTORIA. Or.. Anril V. A a nn the engines was going: out on the Jetty trestle this morning at the mouth of the river and about three miles out some unnoticed nhstn-tinn i. to leave the tracks and topple Into the ocean. All Of Vl ai rrarr tt- t " ' - i ' .usincer Hansen, Jumped before the engine woiix over, riansen. However. Jumped UMr Derore xne engine struck the water. Fortunatelv to and, being a good swimmer, reached piling ana neid on until pulled up on the trestle by his companions. The engine, whloh is submerged, will be raised tomorrow, when It can be learned how badly It Is damaged. a peculiar leature of "this accident is the fact that it ftrnim nn t . nnnt versary of the plledriver wreck of last Work on the Inttv la rarvifliu proportions. Next week another dock win do piacea in commission to facilitate the Increased rock output. REWARD OUT FOR PHILLIPS Governor Lends Aid in Capturing Desperate Criminal. OLYMPIA, Wash., April 23. (Special.) Governor Hay today offered a reward of $250 for the apprehension, arrest and conviction of Charles Phillips, who Is accused of having murdered Rawl Selbert, In Ferry County, July 25, 1908. Phillips, before he attained his ma jority, served time in the penitentiary at New Westminster, B. C Later at Seattle. May 2, 1898. he was arrested on suspicion of being a burglar, and when he was being taken Into the po lice station, he shot and killed Jailer James Wells. Phillips fled and hid under a building, where he was cap tured after his right hand 'had been shot off. He was tried for this mur der and sentenced by Judge Orange Jacobs to 12 years' imprisonment. Superintendent Reed, of Ihe state pen itentiary, says Phillips Is one of the most desperate men ever In that insti tution. SACKS DELIVERED, 6 CENTS State Board of Control Sets Xew Price on Grainbags. OLYMPIA, Wash., -April 22. (Spe cial.) Governor Hay today, after con sulting with the members of the State Board of Control, issued directions that Superintendent Reed and State Clerk McCallum, start out as travel ing men to dispose of the three million gain bags for the State Penitentiary. The state authorities also decided to make a laid-down price of six cents, delivered at any station in the state, which ipnables the gralngrowers In re mote counties to get bags at the same price paid by Walla Walla growers. Heretofore prices have been paid for delivery at Walla Walla. This deter- WANTED 150 TONS 1909 PEEL CASCARA BARK June to AuETust delivery; car load sellers ONLY. Apply to room 640, Chamber of Cetamerce, Portland, Or. Telephone M 333 A 3237 mlnation Is expected to move every sack on hand and ay that will be man ufactured this year and to bring Into the State Treasury in excess of $175,000. Merlin Saloon Man Indicted. GRANTS PASS. Or.. April 22.-Spe-clal.) Circuit Court convenes at this place Monday with Judge Hanna on the bench. The grand Jury found a true bill against Felix and David Johnson for selling liquor to a minor at Merlin Bonds Investments CALL OR WRITH T. S. McGRATH Lumber Exchange, FORTLAKD OREGON, TRAVELERS' GOTDK. forth QermanAloyd. KAST EXPRESS SERVICE. IlymouUi herbourg Rremn,, 10 A. M. IV . V. Gr.Apr. STjKronprtns W.. May 11 Kals Wm II, May 4 icille Mat 18 i,W,N-iRKJV FAAKKX.EK SFatVU'E. t'l.v mouth C herttonrg Dtrert, 10 A. M Oneien.u.. April aa Frlna F. W.. May" Kurfuer.t.. ...May lFred- r Or ..Ma is Bremen direct. MBOITKRRANEAX SERVICE. Gibraltar Xaplra (ienoa. . . Sailing at 11 a. m. K. Albert.. .April 24 Barbarossa May rhh STzr vr. Robert t apelle, j.io Iowell St.. iea-l radne loam Agent. San Francisco, Cal. CANADIAN PACIFIC Less Than Four Days at Sea WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL Two days on tha beautiful St. Lawreact ropa. th shortest ocean root to u- Nothing better on the Atlantic than our Empresses. Wireless on all steamers. Jin -class $80; second $60. one class cabin $45. Ak any ticket sient, or writ for alllnaa rates and booklet. F. R. Johnson. P. A.. 142 Sd St.. Portland. Of NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. S. S. Ceo. W. Elder Sails for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles March 18, April 1st, 15th, 29th. Ticket office 132 Third street, near Alder. H. YOUNG, Agent. SAX FRANCISCO POR1XAND 8. S. CO. Only direct steamer and daylight saillaa From Alnsworth Dock. Portland. 9 A. M S.S. Rose C ity April 14. May 8. S.S. senator. May 1-15. From Lombard St.. Ban Francisco. 11 A. M. S.S. Senator, April 24. May 8. S.S. Rose City, May 15. ; KanBOIn. Dock Agent. Matn 268 Alnsworth Dock. M. X ROCHE, city Ticket Agent. 142 8d St. Phone Main 402. A 140. COOS BAY LINE Tha steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port, land every Wednesday. 8 Mr. M-. from Alas worth dock, tor tiortb Bend. .Mars ha eld and Coos Bay points, fcreight received till 4 p At- on day of aalllna. Passenger far. i-.," class. 10; second-class. JT. including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and "W'S"hlTiB- streets, or Alnsworth dock.