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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1910)
THE MORNING. OREGOMAN. SATURDAY, MARCH o, 1910. 17 MEN TO ARBITRATE Merchants Exchange Commit tee Is Named. QUIET TRADING IN GRAIN of Active Movement in All Lines Iroduce--Expected Advance in Sugar Clean Picking of Hops. A special mcetine: of the officers of the Wrcfcants Exchang Association was hold yesterday, called by President Ganont;, for the purpose of selecting an arbitration com mittee. The following grain men were chcaen to act as the committee. I. A. Pattullo, of Balfour, GHithrle fc Co C. E. Curry, of the Northwestern Ware house Company. : n. Kennedy, of the Pacific Coast Elevator 'Company. " ( Andrew Kerr, of Kerr. Gifford & Co. O. I. Campbell, of the Campbell-Sanf ord- Henley Company. A. Cohn. of the Northern Grain & Ware ' house Company. A. Berar. The rules of the association provide that : while the committee sS'all have seven mem bers, only three will be called upon when necessary to arbitrate disputes. These three will be named by the secretary of the as sociation at the request of either of the parties in the dispute and the arbitrators are not to be Informed, of the names of the disputants before a decision , is rendered. TRADE IN GRAIN lit AS NOT REVTVEU Wheat and ttarley Steady and Oats Report ed to Be Weaker. The same quiet conditions as heretofore prevail in the local grain market. A little inquiry from California for wheat is re ported, but it is not resulting in business. The barley market Is steady and some of the dealers are disposed to take a more bullish view because of the advance at San t Francisco, but prices here are no higher. There is a weaker undercurrent In the oats market. , Grain is coming into the local market from the interior without interruption, but receipts in the Northern market have ceased because of the railroad blockades, and business there is even duller than at Portland. v Weekly foreign shipments of wheat are reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: This wepk. Last week. 'Last year. Argentina 4.040,0)M, i;,4i24.0(o 5,21tf,0O0 Australia. l,7t50.tKO 1VJ10.000 1.2yU,0o0 India 52,i0 '41C.0O0 j- Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday Tuesday 2 i Wednesday .... Thursday liO 1-Tiday ts Year ajfo 21 Season to date.SliOti year ago UlM-i falfa, $1617; lUpvar, $15 4? 16; grain hay, $13318. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apples, $1.25 3 box; pears, $1.50(3)1.75 per box; Spanish Malaga, $5.50(6 per barrel; cranberries, per barrel. POTATOES Carload buying prices; Ore gon 6O70cper hundred; sweet potatoes, 8c per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes, $1i81.S5 per dozen ; cabbage, $1.75 ' per hundred ; cauli jlower, 2i-2.25 per dozen; celery. $4vg4.3i per crate ; eggplant. 23c pound; heaHJettuce. 6c per dozen ; hot house lettuce, $ L. 1!5 6fjl.r0 box; garlic, 12V4o lb.; horseradish. S'fjflOc per pound; green onions. 35 40c per doz. ; pea-s, 17,e per pound; radishes, 2oc per doz. ; rhubarb, 15c lb.; sprouts, 8a per lb.; to matoes, $3,25 per crate TKOPICAL FRUITS Oranges. ?2S3; lemons, $3 4.50 : grapefruit, $H.50 4 per box ; ban anas, 55c per pound ; tanger ines. $1.75 per box: t ONIONS Oregon, $1.50 1.75 per hun dred. SACK VEGBTABLES Turnips, nominal; rutabagas, $'cv.'Z5; carrots, 1 ; beets, $L2o; parsnips, $1. " Dairy ' and Country Batter. BUTTER City creamery extras. 3ftc; fancy outside creamery, 35Wc per lb. ; store, 2023c. (Butter fat prices average 'Wzc per pound tinder regular butter prices.) EOfit? Fresh Oregon ranch, 24c per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins, 20c per pound; young Americas, 21c POPK Fancy, lUVj (wYAc per pound. VEAL Fancy; HH?l-c per pound. POULTRY Hens, 18c: brouers. 25 ?27c; ducks, 20c: geese-, 12 13c; turkeys. 1 1 vo. 2 2 eg. 2 5 c ; dressed, 2 5 g 2 9 c ; squabs, $ S per dozen. BD: HOG PRICE Sales Made at $10.50 at Port land Stockyards. HIGHEST AMERICAN MARKET Unprecedented Price Is Due to the Meager Offerings - and May Jiot Hold Other Xines Are Strong. 2 2 6 15 ..743 5 1 1 -S 5 2 10 2 3 4 17 3 11 11SS 122 12.-. 21173 14:ll lt14 US1) 21S0 CLEAN PICKING OF OREGON HOPS Charles S. May, of Albany. X. Y., Indorse U. V- Uolum'8 Suggestion. ALBA NT. N. Y., Feb. 23. ,Jo the Edi tor.) We rarely have our name in print on the hop question, but we cannot allow the opportunity to rasa to refer many of your Oregon growers to the very pertinent remarks of H. V. Bolara, of Salem. In your Issue of Friday the 20th, which unfortunate ly are only too true. Oregon can raise the most desirable hops of any of the Coast producing sections, but as Mr. Bolam says, they are getting into very ba repute on account of the picking. The grower who knows his business will have bis hops picket! clean. If the picking Is done -by the box or bushel, the crop will cost less to harvest if it is cleanly picked than dirty, for dirty, stemmy hops fill the ox or basket quicker than clean ones. If picking la done by weight, they certainly should be picked clean, for the loss in price la very much greater than gain in weight. Our advice to growers is, contract or no contract, have your crop cleanly picked, and as free from leaves, stems, etc.. as is possible, and thereby keep up the good rep utation or the Oregon hop, otherwise you , -will be the only sufferer in the end. If pickers are allowed to get Into the habit of dirty picking, you will find it hard work to ret them back to picking your crop cleanly as it should be. and as hops are picked in other hopgrowing sections of the world. CHAS. MAY & CO. Groceries. Dried Fruits, Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples. 10c par pound; peaches, 7c; prunes, Italians. 4$fic; prunes. Trench. 4flJoc: .currants, luc; apri cots, 12tje; dates. 76o per pound; "figs, 100 half pounds. S3. 23 per box; oo six-ounce. $4.75 per box; 12 12-ounce, 75c per box. SALilD.N Columbia Htver, l-pouna tans. 2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound flats, 2.10tt; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 00c; red, 1-pound tails. 11.43; sockeyes, l pound tails. $2. COrFEE Mocha. 24 28c: Java, orainary. 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18W20c; good, 16lSc; ordinary, 12 if 16c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 15c per pound; Brazil nuts, 12i315o; filberts, 15c; almonds, 1617c; pecans. 1516c; cocoanuts, 90c 1 ter dozen. BEANS Small white. 5.60c; large wnr.n. 4tc; Lima, Be; pink. 5.20c; red Mexican, 7ic. SUGAR Dry granulated, fruit ana berry. JB.25; beet. 6.05; extra C. $." 75; golden C, 55. Go; cubea barrel), $&to; powdered t barrel), U.50. Terms on remittance. within Jo days deduct 14c per pound, n later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct c per pound. Maple sugar, 15 18c per pound. SALT Granulated. S14.50 per ton; nan ground. 100s, 10.50 per ton; 50s. $11 per ton. HONEY Choice, $3.2503.50 per case; strained. 7c per pound. Provisions. BACON Fancy. 2Sc oer pound: standard, 21Ac: choice. 21c: Kngllsh. l'X4i204c. HAMS lO to 13 pounds. 18c; 14 to in pounds, 18c; 13 to 20 pounds, 18c; hams. skinned, 18c; picnics. 12c; cottage rons, 13c; boiled hams, 23&'24c; boiled picnics, 20c LARD Kettle rendered, 10s, 17!4c; stand ard pure, 10s, lU4c; choice, los, 15c; compound, 12 y c. SMOKED BKEF Beef tongues, eacli BOc; dried beef sets. 19c; dried beef outsides, 17c; dried beef inside, 21c; dried beef knuckles, 2Cc. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $5.45; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe. 112; lunch tongues, JIU.50; mess beef, ex tra. $12; mess purk. , DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. dry salt, 16ic; smoked, ITc; short clear back, heavy dry salted, 16c; smoked. 17c: Oregon exports, ''dry salted, lOVac; smoked, 1 i 'jC. Jfnrs. FURS Mink. Northw-est Canada and Alas ka. Stko0&'9; Colorado, Wyoming. Montana. Idaho and California, J4&5.60; British Co lumbia and Alaska Coast. $8(3)10; Oregon. Washington. Idaho and Montana, $7; Lynx. Alaska and British Columbia, $2S; Pacific Coast, $22; Raccoon, 75ctJ$l. Skunk, Can ada, $2.&Q; Pacific Coast, 75c & tl.ao. Wolf and coyote, Canada, 4tb; Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, $2.75 & 3.25 ; Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada, l.o03. Beaver, Oregon Washington, Canada, Alaska, $5.50 d$ 7; Idaho, Montana, $10, Utah, Wyoming, $6.50 7; cubs, $2&2.50. Otter. Canada, Alaska. 312.au U' 14; Oregon. Washington, Alaska, Can ada, British Columbia. $3(4.50; Pacific Coast, $1.75 0 2.50. Gray fox, Paciflo Coast, Jl.7i4t2.60. Bear, black and brown, Alaska. Canada. $1620; cubs, $1215; " Pacific Coast, $10 (a 15; cubs, $5 4$ 7; grizzly, perfect. $2&(u35. Badger, $2. Muskrat. Canada, Alas ka. 40c; $12(ij;18; Pacific Coast, $10S12 Fisher, British Columbia, Alaska. $15(20 Pacific Coast, $915. Wolverine, SS8. Sil ver fox, $300 (& 500. Cross fox, $1015. Sea otter. $!00y460. Blue fox. $810. White lor, si22u. wirt tox. 40c Lrmlne, 40c. Mountain lion, $5 (110. Ringtail cat, 25 (& 75c Civet cat, 10 it 30c. iiousa cat, NO SURPI.rS JLYP EGGS YET. Market Is Weak, but Supplies Clean Vp .Fairly Well. There was no change In the egg markat yesterday, which was weak. Receipts were liberal, but moved off fairly well. The general quotation on the street was 24 cents. Poultry was very firm under e. light sup ply" and a good demand. In the dressed meat line, veal held steady and pork, was firm. The butter market continues strong be cause of the lightness of local stocks and tho strength of other markets. Another ad- vance of half a cent was reported from San , Francisco yesterday. , There Is an upward tendency in the cheese market. While 20 cents is still quoted by i Front-street handlers, some of the whole r aale grocers have advanced to 21 cents. BETTER DJSMAMt TOK VEGETABLES fitock, of AH Kinds Clean lp Well on the Street. Under a good demand, vegetable stocks ere cleaning up well on Front Btreet. Cab bage and cauliflower were temporarily short yesterday, though a car of cabbage was re ceived. A car of Los Angeles cauliflower was due, hut failed to arrive. A fair sup ply of celery was on hand. Shipments of Korthem California celery, will begin to ar rive in a few days and It will be of larger size '.ban that which has lately been com ing up. Two cars of oranges were received during the day. The demand for oranges is strong and they clean up about as fast as received. Four cars of bananas are due Mjhday. In the meantime the stock on the street Is not large. . Sugar Will Advance Today. All grades of sugar will advance 30 cents & hundred today, according to an announce ment made by the wholesale grocers yester day. The advance has been expected and is the result of the strength of the Eastern sugar markets. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1909 crop, prime and choice, 20 21c: ISOSs, 17c: 1007s. ll'Ac per pound WOOL. Eastern Oregon, ll(u2Uc pound; vauey, per pound. MOHAIR choice, 25c per pound CASCABA BARK Vi c per pound. HIDES Dry hides, 17j17c per pound dry kip, 17SjH71Ac pound: dry calfskin. 18(8 t:0c pound; salted hides, 9igi9V&c; salted cailsKin, 140 pound; green, lc less. Unseed Oil. LINSEED OIL. Raw linseed,' tn barrels, 84c; in cases, 89c; boiled linseed in -barrels, 86c; in cases, 91c Raw linseed In carload lots: Barrels, 81c: cases, 82c liX 1.4) 100 4jO luO 4,r.ix 1.M 1,500 lf0 5.3fO 6,oo BOO 1.800 4o0 2o 4K 1 ,KiO 3.2U0 A new record for high priced hog sales, not only in the local market, but in the United Slates, was made at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday, when hogs were sold for $10.50. . It was rumored in the forenoon that these hogs brought $11. but the price was officially reported at $10.50, and this stands as the top price for best quality in .the market. The new quotation is an advance of a quarter over the best bid ' made on the preceding day. The advance -was expected in view of the strong demand for pork material and the very light offerings this week. The talk in the forenoon of an $11 market was merely in anticipation and was not based on real conditions. Hogs have shown such & strong tendency of late that Bome people in the trade evidently believed there was no limit to the rise and that an $11,1 price was to be expected. It may conye later, but that remains to be Been. The market Is now at such an abnormal height that it would not require much to give it setback. Shippers, therefore, would do well not to build their expectations too high In the matter of getting $11 for their hogs, or even $10.50, for when normal rail road traffic conditions are restored in the Northwest and 'hogs again begin to find their .way to market there may be a dif ferent story to tell. ' There were two lots of hogs aggregating 193 head, that sold at this top price. They averaged 204 and 212 ponnds In weight and graded as extra good. No other .hoga were offered during the day. The market throughout was strong. A good many cattle were offered, but none of a quality to exceed or reach the best prices lately paid. Good steers sold at $5.75, fair quality at $5.50 and common steers at $4.75 and $5. Fair cows moved - at $4.25 and bulls at $3.50. No sheep were sold. The receipts were 235 cattle and 103 hogs. Shippers of stock were: Nesbit Brothers, of Payette, two cars of cattle; Mr. Yates, of Stanfleld, two cars of cattle; W. O. Cum mings, of Stanfleld. four cars of cattle; N. C. Carroll, of Lewiston Junction, Wash., one car of hogs, and Henry Larkin, of Lewis ton Junction, one car f hogs. The day's saTes were as follows: IVt Price. a i steers, - good 15 steers, common ..... 7B steers, fair ........ 76 steers, fair 76 steers, fair steers, .fair ........ 26 steers, common 3 cows, fair 18 cows, fair ........... 8 cows, fair . 2 bulls, fair , 1 bull, fair OS hogs, extra good 204 loo hogs, extra good 212 Prices quoted on the various classes, of stocks at the yards yesterday were as fol lows : CATTLE Best steers. $5.75(35.90; fair to good steers, $5(5)5.50; strictly good cows, $4.504.75; fair to good cows, $4.004.50; light calves, $5.506; heavy calves, S4'u5; bulls. $3.754.25: stags. $3(04.50. HOGS Top, $10 10.50;. fair to good, $ '9.75. SHEEP Best wethers. $66.50; fair to good wethers, $5.50 6o. 75 ; good ewes, $6; lambs, $7.75. Ain Agricultural . Am Beet Sugar .. Am Can pf .... Am Car & Foun Am Cotton Oil .. Am Hd & Lt pf, Am Ice Securl . Am Linseed Oil . Am Locomotive . Am Smelt Ref. 18,3' do prererred ... Am Sugar Itef .. Am T.J & Tel Am Tobacco pf Am Woolen Anaconda Min Co.. AtChlSKHl do preferred Atl Coast Line . . . Bait & Ohio . . . . f do preferred ... Bethlehem Steel .. Brook Rap Tran . . Canadian Pacific . . Central Leather .. do preferred ... Central of N J.... Ches & Ohio Chicago & Alton .. Chicago Gt West. Chicago & N W... C, M & St Paul .. C. O. C &. St L. . . Colo Fuel & Iron.. 700 Colo & Southern.. ...... do 1st preferred. .. 20O do 2d preferred. Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products ... Del & Hudson .. D Sc. R Granite ... do preferred ... Distillers' Securl .. Erie do lt preferred. do 2d preferred. General Electric .. Gt Northern pf ... Gt Northern Ore .. Illinois Central . . . Interborough Met.. do preferred . . . Inter Harvester . Inter-Marine pf .. Tnt Paper ........ Int Pump Rjwa central K C Southern do preferred Loulsvltlp & Nash Minn ft St Louts. M. St P & S S M. Missouri Pacific . . Mo, Kan & Texas. do preferred . National Biscuit -. National Lead ... Mex Nat Ry 1st pf 47 3HW, 77 65 V HI 27H 13s 54ii f4'i Sf 10Vs 4DO 1211 1424 37 61i 11 1.OU0 103 :-300 j.'.j 112T4 "ai-ii soo 2.3O0 I.UjO !(', 43 . 18 ix 2r 4. 500 S5H 5S-" 31 157- 14UH 47 3 77 R1 t7! -2iH 15" r.3'.j 84', 123S , 141 65 37 H 50 llrt-N. lo.-iU 131 11214 '31" 7.-." IS"1 43 14 10S 2! '5 4 5S"-j 31 157 1454 41 6, SOO 14S 2UO 1 41 82i 147 10 2,2 1H 1 0O 2.5 llM) loo ::s'. 400 l.v.u 200 1:1s u, 2o v 7014, 2"1 143'ii 4.MH1 SOlj 34 :u 40" 3.000 1.200 v.ooo 7 400 1(M 10O 94 1.1' i 4'A 4oO 153 200 43 U .'3 23 Vi 10 ' 30 30 o; 400 1,100 6"X 100 71 44 H 84 V4 4 N Y Central 3.800 123 1.1O0 137 500 32H 13. OOO 13t 500 111 800 1021i 107 44 V." 1K 4014 102 60 !4 lf5 44 ies 39 102 , 49V4 50 V V. Ont & West. 2H) 46 Norfolk & West. 1.10O 101 North American .. Northern Pacific . . Paciflo Mall Pennsylvania People' s Ga P. C C & St L. . . Preyed Steel Car. Pullman Pal Car. -TOO Ry Steel Spring . . 3(H Reading 153,2X Republic Steel ... 6"0 do preferred ... aoo Rock Island Co.. 8.900 do preferred St L & S F 2 pf. 2,900 St L Southwestern ..... do preferred ..... Sloss-Sheffleld Southern Pacific .. 12.200 127 1274 Southern Railway.. 1,400 SO 2914 do preferred ... J"' T' M Tenn Copper .... l.f.oo 35 34 4 Texas & Pacific .. 200 3'V4 Tlo, St L & West. 300 441-i 44 4 do preferred ... 01 : o'- Union Pacific ....21,4"0 18(4 lhi do preferred ... 3"' "' TJ S Realty 10O 7;. 14 m'S IT S Rubber n) U S Steel 118,800 85 84 do preferred ... iw j-l-j -i-'-ts Utah Copper 19.3'iO 53 51 Va-Caro , Chemical. 1.5O0 55 "4 S5",4 Wabash l.sno 21, 2 do preferred ... l.uoo 1 1 Western Md 3.100 oni,, w Westlnghouse Elec 100 .4 M Western union ... ,zw iya Wheel A L Erie. loo ay. Wisconsin Central. 3, too :.'ji 01 Pittsburg Coal ... - -' A K.b TTrtv t ..-j United Dry Goods Laclede Gas 4HU. 38 77i, 65 67 38 2t; 15 53 85 108 125'.. 141 9514 37 51 1111 103 130 V, 112 1.1 Hi 30 1, 43 108 '3X S4 58 31 157 14.1 80 41 03 82 70 1474 1ST, 175 1 42 81I 33 3t 4!1 38 154 l:s 70 142 21 55 ..!IU 1 15 47 Ts 22 ss 69 '4 152 44 144 7'4 43 72 11014 83 122 45 -s lol 14 80 137 137 82 31 130 136 110 .110 101 102 42 SO',4' 34 :l 49'i, 38 ;2 155 13S 7 14314 21 ;; 93 '4 48 'i lr,:i 43 70 43 83 Vi 64 122 46 110114 TRADEVOLURAEEOOD With Winter Drawing to Close, Situation Improves. IRON AND STEEL OUTLOOK Some Reduction, in Building Opera tions Is Noted Decreasing Ex cess of 'Exports Over Imports, but No Gold Outgo. . NEW YORK. March 4- R. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say : With a somewhat Bevere Winter drawing to a. clcwe the- ait.ua.Uon bliowi some Im provement, lt is an easy matter to plclc Haws in the situation, certain aspects of which are unfavorable. Among theao may be mentioned the decreasing- excess of ex ports over imports, the balance of Jrade in favor of this country during the current fis cal year being the smallest since 1806. But L for the foreign purchase of American ne- curcue auring the recent aeenne, mere probably would be heavy exports of gold. The Philadelphia strike is an ttgly de velopment, hurting trade in that city and injuring sentiment elsewhere. A slight tendency to a reduction in build ing operations is to be noted. There Is also considerable disposition to wait for Con gressional action before entering upon large business commitments. In spite of this, t big volume of business, at least closely ap proximating normal, is being carried on. Prospects of an active business in iron and Ft eel multiply. It is believed that several important undertakings wnl be inaugurated with the advent of open weather, especially in structural' lines. . . . . - .11 4.V . ,.n:;o .. .1273 . . .1172 . . . usn . . . 030 . .. .1035 . ..1026 ...1425 . . . 1 05(1 $ 4.75 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 o.oo 4.2s 4.25 .3.50 a. 50 30.50 10.50 Bank Clearings. Rank clearings for th. Northwestern citl. Clearlnjr.'. Portland fl.323.4ti3 Seattle l.53.1' Taooma. 1IK7, 137 Epokane 681.755 Balances. 235.0S3 170.386 R7.109 06.671 QUOTATIONS AT SAN F1XANCISCO. Price raid for Produce In the Bay Clt Market. SAN KRANC1SCO. March 4. The follow ing; were the quotations in the marl&at today: Mlllntufrs lirau. $25.eug27.5); middlings. Vesetables Cucumbers. tI.S091.T5; gar lic, 46c; green peas. S'iTllc; string beajis. nominal. l5c. Butter Fancy creamery. 31M:C: creamery Leconds, 32 c; lancy dairy, bOc. K-ft9 Store. 20 Vc. fancy, 21 4 c. Cheese New, lilSc; Young Americas. 18 fa 10 fee. Hay -Wheat, 1419; wheat and oats, til ?14o; alfalfa.. 9(g12; stock, t030; straw, per bale, 50 75c Hops IS 22c per pound. Wool Spring; Humboldt and Mendoceno, 111 ' 15c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 8a 10c. Bruita Apples, choice. 75c$f$l; common. 50ct65c; bananas, 75C(fO$3; limes, nominal; lemons, choice, $1.50'Q2: common, $11.25; oranges, navels, 1.25(2.50; pineapples. 2 2.50. Potatoes Oregon Rurbanks. lll.O; Early Rose, J 1.3 5 1.40; Salinas Bur banks. $1.351.50; sweets. tl-002.00. Poultry Roosters, old, $5(5.50; young. t7 0'J; broilera. email. t.l.604.50; large. t5&0: fry-ers, $6&)7; hens. $5(10; ducks. old,.5.50 6.50; - young. f79. Receipts Flour, 351HV quarter . sacks; wheat. 630 centals; barley, 7160 centals; oats. 90 centals; beans, 500 sacks; corn, 10 centals; potatoes, 2585 sacks; bran, 225 sacks; middlings, 310 sacks; hay. 406 tons; tildes. S5. 0 lried Kruit at York. NEW YORK. March 4. Evaporated apples. quiet, jpteady; prices unchanged on spot. Fancy quoted at lO'.sSflle; choice, OSTOJ-jc; prime, 6 4?-7Hc: common to fair. 63i6c. Prunes, steady. California, 2&6He; Ore gon. e'fjOc. Apricots are in moderate demand and prices cteady. Choice, ll!(fll),c; extra, choice, HVj'8,12,c; fancy, lSic Peachefi. steady. Kxtra choice. 7740; fancy, 7?rsc.- , Raisins, quiet and steady. Loose Muscatels, SViff'Sc; choice to fancy seeded, 5i!Jc; seedless, Ze; London layers, $1.15 1.25. Kastern IJvestock Markets. CHICAGO, March 4. Cattle Receipts erti mated at 3o00; market steady. Beevea, $5 8.10; Texas steers, f 4.70E5.8i.i; Western steers, t4.706.5O; stockers and feeders, $3.606.2O cows and heifers, t2.oo6.40; calves, S7.5U0 0.80. Hogs Receipts estimated at 11.000: market SWIOc higher. Light. $!.50.fM); mixed, $9.55 vii'.tf i ; neavy, y.tniMiii- rougn. U.6uJTI).75: good to choice heavy, $9.75-&.lu; pig, $3.60p hheep Receipts estimated at oOOO; market etroiig. .aiive, .'ys. iO; western, 5.W7S. lO; yearlings, t5.85rS.8u; lambs, native, t8&9.40; KANSAS CITY. March 4. Cattle TJoi-elnt. 10(10; market steady. Native steers, $5.75T t.io: native cows ana neuens. sao.su: atock- era and feeders, $4116.25; bulls, $4.25(85.75; calves, 4.9j(i.i; western steers. o7.25 Western cows and heifers. $3.50!&fi nogs ttaceipts 4(HK. ium of sales. 9.40i if. i.; neavy, if.?o!fi-...-? i; pai'Kers una Olltonew, 0 MirRfl T1. li.Kt k "-.rzilk nia. Ca r.s..n v.,.... ... v. j , I''ii, .....m. i,ip,9, o.yi'r. MieeD Kecc-ims 1O00: market steady. Mut- tons. $6.25aT.7v: lambs. SSftO.15: fed Western wethers and yearlings, t6.75&8.75; fed Western ewes, w.zomi.zo. OMAHA, March 4. Cattle Receipts 1200: marKei wtjany. jaiiva aiecrfi. a-. i .ira. cows and heifers. S4(Q-6; casners. $2.7.Vfr3.75 stockers and feeders, $3.251i6.50; calves, $4(gi Hoes Receipts 7CO0; market 5fi10c higher. Heavy. SO. 60 . 75 ; wlxeA, J9.50ia9.60; light, .!l.H5(il9.55; pigs, - 751 9.25 ; bulk, of Biles. y.(((ia.iw Sheep Receipts i.vw: market steady. Year lings. j.2i(.o0; wethers, f7.2o?3 (.75; ewes. PORTIAXI) MARKETS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Ete. WHEAT Track prices; Bluestem. tl lSO 1.13; club, tl.0491.00; red Russian, tl.04; Valley, tl.50; 40-fold, tl-10. BARLBT Feed and brewing, t2S per ton. FLOl'B Patents. J8.15 per barrel; straights. $5.75: export. S4.50: Valley, S5.80; graham, $5.75; whole wheat, quarters. $5.90. CORN Whole. J3S; cracked. $36 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. 24a2& per ton; middlings. $34: shorts, $25 2S,- rolled bar ley. $32fi33. OATS No. 1 white. $31S1.50 per ton. i HAY Track prices; Timothy; Willam : tte Valley. $2021 per ton; Eastern Ore gon, $2223; alfalfa, $17Q1S; California al- Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. March 4. Coffee closed steady. Sales. 23.000 bags. March. 6.90c; April. 6&oc; May. 7.CUc; June, i.ioc; July and Aug ust, 7.20c; September, October, November. De cember and January, 7:15cr February, 7.20c. Spot, steady. No. 7 Rio, 8ic; No. 4 Santos, S4c. Mild, quiet. Sugar Raw. firm. Muscovado. .89 test. 3.92c; centrifugal. .16 test, 4.42c; molaases sugar. ,8fl test, 3.67c. Kenned, steady. Crushed, 5.95o granulated, 6. 25c; powdered, 5.35c- Dulry Produce In the East. CHICAGO, March 4. Butter Steady, Creameries. 28S3-lc: dairies, 21?25o. Kgg3 Receipts 4232; firm at mark, cases Included. 191i2lc: first, 21c; prime firsts. 22c. Cheesei Firm. Daisies, 10iS17c; Twins, 10'16nic; Young Americas, loi&c; Long Horns, 16?4(6'l4C. NEW YORK. March 4. Butter Firm Creamery specials, 34c; extras, 33c; third to Tirsts, dzsc Cheese and eggs Firm, unchanged. STRONG BUT VERY DULL STOCK MARKET IS GIVEX GOOD SUPPORT. 119Kr HSii 103U lt4 195 35 102 491a 85 29 1.4 7314 78H 1271, 29Ji G7 35 31114 44 Vi 67 l!-74 9 75 -45 84 T4 121 '4 52 B5rS. 21 47 49 v, 74 77 53 2114 01 118 103 4"0 3'X l.OOO Total sales for the day. 3S9.2O0 shares. ' BONDS. NEW YORK. March 4. CTlosing quota tions: TJ. S. ref. 2s reg.lOllN. Y- C gn. 3s OOB do coupon ...lOl'ilNo. Pacific 3s... 7.! TJ. S. 3 reg. ...102HINO. Pacific 4S...102 do coupon . . .1024'l'nion Pacific 4s.l0rH U S. new 4s reg.ll4Wis. Central 4s 94 V, B do coupon 114 X I Japanese 4s 92B I. & R. G. 4s.. 971 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW TOftK. March 4. Money on call, easv, 2M:3 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent; closing bid, per cent; offered at 2 per vent Time loans firmer and fairly active; 60 days, 3'i per cent; DO days, 3 per cent; six months, 3 (6'4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper closed at 4i5 per cent. Sterling xchange firm, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4. 8485 4. 85 for 60-dav bills and at $4.8725 for demand. Commercial bills. $4.8414(84.84.. Bar stiver. 50ic. Mexican dollars. 44c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. LONDON, March 4. Bar silver, steady at 23 d per ounce. Money. ltt13t Per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2i per cent; do for three months bills, 2Hf2 9-l per cent. Consuls for money, 8IV3C; do for account, 81 LLc. S4N FRANCISCO. March 4. Sterllmr on London. 60 days. $4.85 Vi; do sight. 4.S7ft. Silver bars. 50 c. , Mexican dollars. 41c. Drafts, Bight, &c; telegraph. 74c. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, March 4. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin JS57. 017,869 Silver dollars $4S5.55O,oii0 Silver dollars of 1890 3.835.OO0 Silver certificates outstanding... 485.550,000 General fund Standard silver dollars in gen eral fund....' 6.047.170 Current liabilities 07.004,117 Working balance in Treasury of fices 21,TS4,967 In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United states "5.SS9.I56 Subsidiary silver coin 21.22h.7i7 Minor coin 1,181.386 Total balance in general fund... 81,690,145 Eastern Mining siocks. BOSTON, March 4. Closing quotations: BUYERS ABE ST1I.L CONSERVATIVE. But Settled Spring Weather Is Expected to Have a Good Effect. NEW YORK. March 4- Bradstreet's to morrow will say: ' ( Trade is still Irregular 'and Spring trade is rather backward In developing. Weather conditions, flooded streams and bad coun try roads are variously assigned as reasons for the hesitation lit various lines, but back of all these there is an undeniable feeling of conservatism, bred from the uncertainty regarding the reception of higher-priced products by the ultimate consumer. Cotton prices have advanced In specula tive centers, while, at the same time, re ports of mills going on short time have been numerous. The recent advance in wsh fab rics does not seem to have brought out the business expected, and the wool and woolen goods markets have shown a waiting ten denci'. Settled Spring weather is expected to have a good effect on business. Best advices as to the trade come from parts of the North west, the Southwest and the South, where Springlike weather has made for belter business. Business failures in the United States for the week ending March 3 were 184, against 4 last week; 219 in the like week of 1909, 287 in 1008. 172 In 1907 and 177 In' 1906. Business failures in Canada for the week number 22. which - compares with 28 last week and 33 in the same week in 1900. Wheat, including flour, exports from the nited States and Canada for the week ending March 3. aggregate 2,045.807 bushels. against 1.846.o2 last week and 2.oi9,9i this week last year. Wool Trading; on a Small Scale. BOSTON. March 4. The Commercial Bulletin will say of the wool market to morrow : There is no improvement in trading, the ery small activity being supplied by the carded woolen mills, which are taking sup plies in a very moderate way. Crooa nne clothing territory is now quoted at 65 cents and choice at 60 to 70 cents. Little business is doing in Texas and Cali fornia wools. Fiise Australian clothing wools are neiu ai ej to Bsc scourea. Allouex Amalg. Copper A. Z. I & Sm. Arizona Com.. Atlantic B C C & C rts. Butte Coalition 65 I Coppers and American Tobacco Are Advanced Heavy' Bond Klota 'tlons in Prospect. NEW YORK, March 4. The stock mar ket today gave evidence of benevolent credits, supposedly comijig from the im portant banking Interests that are enter ing upon a course of heavy bond flotations. These issues during the week have been large, but the amounts Involved are small in comparison with those in prospect by a num-ber of leading railroad systems. Enlistment 6f new capital on a large scale has been recognized as requisite for the great Improvements announced by the railroad companies. Much interest, there fore,. attach.es to the outcome of the ex pected offerings. The prices at which they have been offered witnesses the remaining difficulties in securing capital. Tho prices are low and the rates higher than in pre ceding epochs of financing. ' An announcement today of the foreign reception of bond offerings of a subsidiary corporation was encouraging. The stock market was Intensely dull most of the time. The coppers were helped by the better feeling over the market for the metal. Prices of coppers were advanced in New York again today, and the demand was said to have been enlivened by the im proved statistical position. The speculative element was Inclined to malM much of the advance of the securities of the American Tobacco Company, marking a feeling of confidence , by insiders In the corporation concerning the prosecutions un der the anti-trust law. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. 32.5G3.000. Unlbed States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Saleu. Hich. Low. Bid. AIMs Charmers pf. loo 4S 43 42,4 x as.tioo 62 & 6ie;s Blm r2A!Mohawk Sl Nevada Con 23 V4 31BNlpissing Mines. 10 14 3912 North Butte .... 39 9North Lake 18!4 2j Old Dominion... 44 26 losceola 152 Cal. & At. ex-d. 734IParrott (S & C) 20 Cal. & Hecia...62. yulncy . j,7 Centennial 23 Shannon 15 cop. Ran. C Co. 77 Superior 5S B. Butte CP. M. 16 pup & Bos Mln. 13V Franklin 19Vi!Sup & Pitts Cop. 14 Giroux Con. ... 97 T-g i Tamarack 73 Granby Con. ... 87H-U. S. coal & Oil. 39" Greene Cananea. 10-jU. 3. S. R. &-iA,4HT, I. Royale (cop.) 24 ! do pfd 51 Kerr Lake 8T4!Utah Con 324 1J1KO topper ... is wmona 14 La Salle Copper 19 IWolverlne 141 Miami Copper .. 24 Vi I New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. March 4. Cotton Spot closed quiet, 5 points higher; mid-uplands, 14.05c; mid-gulf. 15.20c. Sales. 6353 bales. Futures closed barely steady, one point lower to six points higher. March and May, 14.70c; April. 14.04c; June, 14.52c July. 14.50c; August. 13.85c: September, 13.02e: October, 12.59c; November. 12.42c; December, 12.43c. London Sheepskiiu Sale. LONDON. March 4. A sale of Cape of Good Hope and Natal sheepskins was held here today. The offerings numbered 2o6,16t, of which 169,234 were sold. Demand was strong, but offerings were heavy. Short skins declined Vtd. . Hops at Loodoo. LIVERPOOL. March 4. Hops tn London (Facing coagt). firm. ts los to tg los. RUSSIANS CABLE FOR AID lfawaiian Immigrants Appeal Ambassador at Washington. " HONOLULU. March 4. The Russians recently brought here by the territorial board of immigration to work on the sugar plantations, but who have refused to accept employment at the wages of fered, have cabled to the Russian Am bassador at Washington for assistance to enable them to return to their homes. They assert that doublo the amount of wages actually being paid plantation la borers was promised to them. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. March 4. Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending March shows an aggregate of sj.483.5ol.000. as against 2,759,416,000 la3t week and $3,- 328,083,000 In the corresponding week last year: New York Chicago . . . . J . . Boston Philadelphia .......... St. Louis Kansas City Pittsburg ban t rancisco ........ Baltimore ............ Cincinnati Minneapolis New Orleans ......... Oleveland ............ Detroit Omaha Los Angeles Louisville Milwaukee ............ 11rtland, Or Seattle St. Paul Buffalo Denver Imllanapolis Atlanta ............. Providence Memphis Richmond Fort Worth Salt Lake City ashington, 1. C Columbus Albany Tacoma Spokane, "Wrush ....... Oakland.. Cal Sacramento ......... Helena Houston tialveston ........... P. C. Inc. 1,111.021,000 9.1 Ji2ti.4t3,0oO 5.0 174.S37.0OO 5.0 301. 127, 000 19.3 72.3215.000 .1 n0.tllll,0"0 10.1 6-l.728.0UO 14.9 4IX144.0OO 11.3 :;i),34,0(IO 1.0 20,778,000 5.0 2:i.219,uih 23.0 22.432.1MI0 1S.1 20.3(13,000 23.0 lS.Hr.9, 0OO 52. 0 22,202,000 25.4 17,231,000 30.1 14.914.OHO 5.7 13.700.U0O 7 8 8.373.000 13.6 10.310,900 17.8 ll.SOl.OiM) 17.7 10.485,000 17.4 111.684.0001 ti.1 1O.174.O0O 18.1 10,801,0011 IOU.S 5.457.000 6,0:12,000 8.0 7.80S.OOO 10.11 5,893,000 8.0 S.B4I.OOO 3.0 7.71S.OUO 25.9 0.36S.0O0 2.9 H. 2:;4,0O 11.5 5.000.000 21.4 4.343.OO0 21.9 ;;.340.0uo 52.3 I. 447.000 J3.4 707.00O .0 25.72S.OUO IS 15,117,000 3.6 Decrease. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. March 4. The market for standard copper was easy today, with spot and all deliveries up to June quoted at 13.15 13.50c. The Pinglish market was a shade lower, closing with spot at 00 5s and futures at 01 8s. Locally lake copper was 13.62Vii'v 13.87 Vic, electrolytic 13.37 Vi 13.62 Vic and casting 13.12Vi S 13.25c. Tin, easy. Spot, 32.55(ff32.80c; March, 32.55 6332.75c; April, 32.30 32. 80c; May and June, 32.60 33.85c London lower. Spot, 149 2s 6d: futures, 150 5s. , Lead, steady. ' Spot, 4.55?4.65c New York and 4.42Vi34.47V Kast St. Louis. London unchanged. Spelter, steady. Spot. 6.70 5.80c New York and 5.57ViS5.65c Bast St. Louis. London unchanged. The iron market was unchanged. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. March 4. Wool Unchanged. Territory and Western, mediums. 252Sc; fine mediums, 20'.r24c: fuie, 12'o,21c. PORTLAND, SEATTLE:, SPOKAXE, TACOMA. Downing-Hopkins Co. BROKERS Established 1803. Storks, Private Orain. Wires 20 1-2-3-4 Conch Bids. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. K'FW 7FAI ANTi Kew Service via Tahiti. 1LH iVLrHirtna Delightful South Sea Tours AUSTRALIA for Rest, Health and Pleasure, . New Zealand. the World's Wonderland. Geysers, Hot l.akes, etc The favorite 3. S. Mariposa sails from San Francisco March lO, April 15, etc.. connecting at Tahiti with Union Line for Wellington, N. Z. The only passenger line from U. K. to New Zealand. Wellington and back. $200; Tahiti and back, 125. 4st class. SOUTH SEA ISLANDS (all of tbem). three months' tour, $400. Book now for sailings of Dec 28 and Feb. 2. line to Hawaii, $110 round trip. Sailings verv 21 davs. OCEANIC H. L CO.- 673 I Market street, Saa Francisco. Lumber mens National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STS. Capital $250,000 OFFICERS 1 G. K. WEXTWORTH . JflliV A. KEATIXG . GKO L. SkPHERSO.V . II. I). STOHY .... K. A. FBEEMAS . . . Git AH AM DUlvEIIART . President "Vice-President Vice-President Assistant Cashier Assistant Cashier IMRECTORSl G. K. WeHtwarth Chas. S. llunsell Georjce G. Klnsham Lloyd J. lVeotworth John A. lveatlxisr Hobert Treat Piatt P. S. BrambT Dr. Iv. A. J. Mackenzie J. 10. Wheeler George X,, McPhenou II. D. Storx THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital . . . $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits $725,000.00 OFFICERS J. C. AINSW0E.TH. President. R. W. SCHMEER. Casller. R. LEA BARNES. Vice-President. A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT. Assistant CaslJer. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS Drawn ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES NGINEERING WO IN TOWNS AND CITIES" (a standard work by Ernest MeCullougli, formerly Con sulting Engineer for the Merchants' Association of San Francisco) contains the following comments: "The writer wishes to go upon .record as saying that with honest workmanship and honest materials the BITULITIIIC PAVEMENT in his opinion has a larger per cent of desirable qualities than any material he 13 acquainted with. It approaches very nearly the ideal pavement." AMERICAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY SAMUEL CONNF.T.l, President G. L. MacGIBBON, Cmhier CAPITAL, $150,000 Ioos a general banking business. Opens checking accounts without limitation as to amount. Pays interest on time and savings deposits. CORMSR SIXTH AND OAK, rORTLAXD, (OREGOX. v -A , : ;: ;V 0'-:.';'-:s55'v LsvO1 !VEsJVy- 309 East Washington, Corner Water and First Sts. ' Eat 277 Telphone B2742 JrVrite or Phone for Information TRAVELERS' CC1DE. (UNARD QUJ1SES TO ITALY "SAXONIA" March 19 (14,300 tons) "CARPATHIA" March 31 (13,600 tons) Kxcellent saloon accommoda tion at very moderate prices. Wot full Particular and Ktrvation. apply to Tins rrsiRD steamship co., Ltd. New York. Boston. Chicago. Minneapo lis. Philadelphia. St. T.ouin. San Francisco. Toronto and Montreal, or Loca.1 Aeents. COOS BAYLINE Th. iiunar RAMONA leave Portland every Wednesday, 8 P. !., from Alnsworta doclc for 'ortli JJend. Marnhiield tuid Coos Kay points. freight received until 6 P. M. on day of sailing. Passenger fare, first class. $10: second-class, $7, Including berth and meals. Inquire- city ticket office. Third and Washington alreets. or Ainawortu doclc Vhone Main 203. SAN" FRANCISCO & PORTLAND 8. S. CO. Only direct steamers and daylight sailings From AlnKWorth. dock. Portland, 4 P. M. S.S Rose" City, Mar. 11, 55. S.H Kansas City, Mar. 18. From Pier M. bin Francisco. 11 A. M. S.S Kaiwan City. .Mar. II. -iti. S.S. Rose City. Mar. 19, Apr. 2. M. J. EOCHE, C. T. A.. 14-J Third St. Main 40i A 1402. i J. W. RANSOM. Dock Acent, Alnsworth Dock. Main 2GS. A 1234. TRAVELERS' GrlBE. Canadian Pacific Less Than Four Days at Sea Weekly Sailing Between Montreal, Quebec and Liverpool. Two days on tlie beautiful St. Lawrence River and the shortest ocean route to Et rone. Nothing better on the Atlantic than our Empresses. AYirelesa on- all stoamers. Kirst-f-lonsa U0, second 31.25. one clues cabin $47.50. Ask any ticket agent, or write for sail ings, rates and booklet. F. R. Jolinion. ieu eral Aeent. 142 Third at.. Portland. Or. CCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN LINE 10.000 Ton Twin-Screw Passenger Steamers Iirect to Norway, Sweden and Denmark Oscar II Maj. 17 I Hellig Olav. .April 14 C. F. Tietgen Mar. 24 I Oscar II April 2S United States. Mar. 31C. F. Tietgen. May 6 All Steamers equipped wllli Virele. First cabin. STi upward; Beconl, $00. A. E. Jull.NSOX & CO., 1 Broadway, New York, or Local Agents. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. a. S. sjanta Clara sails for Eureka and San Francisco March 12-2-i, at 4 p. M. 8. S. der sails for Eureka. San Francisco and Los Angeles, Marc a 1, IS. 21. at 8 P. M. S. S. Roanoke sails for ns Angeles. March 8. 22, jffire 132 Sd st. Pboaea H Youngs, Ageat. It. -i."Tli,riVi -3) Ban Francisco and at 8 P.. M. Ticket Main 1314. A 1314.