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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1911)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY. 3IAY 6, 1911. -rT- 1 . .- - I " I- I TWENTY GEHTS PAID Big Block of New-Crop Ore gon Hops Sold. DEAL CALLS FOR 80,000 MnevIIundrcd-Bal Contract Writ ten In Sonoma at the Same Price Further Advances la ttto London Market. TwfMr-rmt 1911 hop ar bow a certala ly la Oreson. A contract tor a larg bloc ac tola tigan closed yestsrday and other deal srer reading. Th contract that waa aliened called tor tha delivery of 80.000 sounds. Ther ta ao mach secrecy about tha maraat sow. though, that tha name of tha boyr and seller wara Bot learned. It la understood that several dealars ara In tha market for tha new crop at SO cents, among them T. A. Llvesly Co.. Catlln Una and Loula Lschmuad. Santa Rosa. CaJ-. wires racelred yaatar day told of tha large! deal of tha aeaaoa In tha new crop, tha purchaaa ty Richard aoa of tha entire FliUey crop of Sonosaas. .... i. e. taiea. at 20 cents. Mall advice from California dated Wednesday reported ISO bales of Toloa contracted at IT centa. In thla Sacramento nectlon. IS rrnts. waa freely offored, and la Sonoma. IT. 1 and IS cents waa bid for threi years, 'talers ta cmilfornla writ that they avr be'ore know of och a demand for futures. Tha following cable waa received from Lrmdon: "Market firm. So chang In price except on 1910 Facirice, quoted at ISO ahtlltnira." Another cable quoted tha Loa do, market t eeat higher on l0s and 1T- c, icv in tiltes abk temtso rrwiu. turnger recUag la the Wheat Mark OsUs frU at 3. All department of the grain market were strong yesterdsy. Thera waa a very fair demand rr wheat and tha feeling Mi ter In tha trade than earlier la tha week. California bujrera are coming Into the mir k't atronger than for aome time past. In the north, the demand la chiefly for mill ing wh-et. There la mach talk of Mexican bualneea. but nothing haa developed yeu I, ut.m waa quoted on tha local market at 3SM centa. and club at WII C3'SL w - There waa a good demand for oata but li.lJ.re wer alow eellere and thla made tha market (inn. Sale hare been mad at here. Tir waa a!o a arroagr Inqotry for feed barley, particularly for milling purpose. Weekly forelge wheat h!pmenta war re ported by th Merchants Kxcbang aa fol lows: This week Last wtek Last year India M-l.'- 6I.W 212.0u. A' a.nHne .. 3 S.l.ortO l.7u WM) Australia ... l.Sv-.WO 4-S0.UM0 Local reeclpte. In car, wera reported by ti-.a Mrrchaa'.a Etctanr aa follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oata Hnr l .nday 1 u.l.v ..... vUii4ay .. Thursday .... I ruisY Tear ago . . See. to 2a. n.t 1 SI X -I 11 10 a 0 11 4 a : II 1 14 SI 7 4 1 S 1 H ! es SMH S StMO BEBRirS STUJNG AT LOWER PRICES. Aawtbr Car Kecelred rrosa La Aagie Cabbage la firm. A car of Lea Aaaele bertiea waa put on sal yesterday an1 sold at a lively rata at tl too t ITS a crate. Florins also cleared an. Jraslea bringing 12 and Dollar going at $1 AO a crate. A car of Wlnnlnrsradt cabbage waa ra celred and quoted at S centa a pound. Tha prlr will b advanced to 2 H centa next week. Aaparacue euld readily. California flat box.ee bringing ft and Hood River green selling at II u" 11.10 a doaen. California long green grasa la about oat of market, other vegctablee were steady. BETTER Dr.MA.VD FOR LIVE CHICKF.NS. Bayers abject Is raying H'gber Prices Egg are Firm. There waa a better Inquiry for chickens yesterday, but buyers were averao paying over lrt centa for hens. Arrlvala wara fairly large and cleaned, up. Th egg market was firm at tha old quo tit Ions, s City creamery butter waa quoted steady, but there waa mora or lesa pressure to veil outside creamery, and arms of It waa dla P"ed of at S2 centa Th cheesa market waa firm. Mohair flip Nearly Bold I P. ' ren G. Ray, who returned yesterday front a trip through tha valley, reports that' not over S5.00O pounda of mohair remain ansold. evm sections ara entirely cleaned out. Th last remaining lots ara being disposed of rapidly. Bank Clearings. Fank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday wera aa follows: jletrlngs Balancee I'orflana fl.MTI.SOS '.--4.ti"S Fttl l.tWI'i.J7l lut.l-.-T Tiui'ni w.fllS !Hl.1T Si-okan ;,431 SS.SST rORTLAD MARKETS. jflraln. Floar. Feed. Kte. H'HEAT Track prices: Bluertem. BUT P3Sc; cIjN SaTc: rd ituaaian. Sic; ai ey. sir, 4t-fo.d. 87c HAilLtV- hoi. feed. IS, rcr ton. MILXallFFS liran, :4.2s per ton; mldd.irrs, til; snorts. Si.evvi:u; roiled ear iry. 1-j.j'Jo JU-i"- FUHH tents. 14 S per barrel: atralgbta. 3 ii; ex ports, (1 la; Valley, grjh.nk. S4 woole wheat. 14 To. rOHN TS hole. -: cracked. 30 per ton. Oils N 1 white. J.4w:to per ton. rA limotbr. Eastern or-sou. No. t, 1-1. JO luht mixed. l:0: heavy mixed. li;wjH.Jj); alTalfa. 1 4 s IS; clo ver. tliiOtf IJ-tu; grain bay. I13.SO014.SO. Vesretshlce mm Fmlta. TIVOPICAL FPI,'1T3 Orangea, navels. J-.'i per box: California grapefruit. .g i.ti: bananas. 4Jj , c per pound; pine anpirs. 4 ij lo per pound; lemtma, IS.S99K; tansrlnee, gt.TS per box. Fulfil IKLiV btrawberrlea. Florin. I:l.ii per cra.e; Loa Anxelea si. SOW I TS ir crt; apples, fancy. SiiS-SO: choice. I V 1: ccrr. .'ii.ms. irf'4ll yrr box. VE'lETAHIJ.S Aape.rajr.us. $1 per box; tl tal.lo per dan: caDOa4. new. 9 i per buadreawe.shi; cAUiif low r. tl.50ul.l per i'xert. cucumbers, ll.AovS.2". per doxen; ess piojit. lo per lb; garlic:, JnrylSc per pound; lettuce. Svc per dusen; hothouse lettuce, "l. to t i per bx: peas. 7 if So per pound; pep pers. 3DO -14 per pound; redlshc. 2Sc per it.xcn; rhubarb, S H v lie per pound; sprouts, Pc. tomattea. S'J-jJSS. 8ACK v totr AitUt-eJ Carrota. 11-2S9 i.l per sack, paranipe. fl.2Saji.30; turnips. ll;5il. beets. L00i KOI ATOES Oregon. Jobbing price, f 2 80 p-'r hundred; asw putatoaa. TeyDso per pv.unl. . ONIONS Jobbtag prtcev Oregon, tit rr ': Austrsl'an. X1.'J per lup; Texas. t.2S per crate; California, X- par crate. tsslry and Coeuacry POt'LTRT Hena 14-e: broilers, 20: tur kes. soc. ducks. ZJm c : geesa. nominal; dressed turkes. choice, SSo. t'iOS Oreson ranch, candled. 20X1 par doxe.i: case count, ltH Pr dosen. CUUftl Full cream, twins, led per la,i lirurg America, lse. BUTTfcK City creamery extra. aad x poand prints. In boxes. 24c per pound: leas t.iaa bos Iota, cartone and delivery extra PORK Faacy. 10l-,o per noaad. tAL Fsacy. (O to 1-S pounds. JOH9He per pound. , Grwoecte. Dried Frails. Eta. nxtrn FRC1TS Apples. llllx par ettrranta. tltaa: aorloots. lu.014ct date, package, Itw per pouad; Bge. auik. wane or kiaca. by sack. Im; -sa. tLetaj L7s; 11-Ws. c; tt-jUs. le-ls, tec; Omyrnaa. ISC BAX-M ON Columbia River. 1 -pound tails, ti le per duaea; J -poo ad tails. -; 1 peuad flats. 4.40i Alassa xual, 1-pouad taiia. tl.ii. to. .. Roasted, la drums. 110 Ho per Deans. NLTS Walnuts. 17Hlta per pound; Braxil nuts. 14ls; niasrta. lie; almonds, iseiu; peacana, c; eoooasuta, stJlytl per doaen; chestnuts. Ilat par KJali hickory aata. tg luo par pound. HON tr Choice, ts.lt per ease; strained. fee per pound. - HALT granulated, lit per ton; ha.t ground. Isss. s s per ton; sos, s per ton. BalA.Na dmail white. w; lant while, two; Lima, twe; pins, lac; red .Mexicans, wc; keyou. 4c. KICK No. 1 Japan. 4c: cheaper grades. l.il.;. boutuera bead. tVa7a; Im ported Imperial. lo; Imported aaira No. 1, 8U4AJl Dry granulatad. fruit and berry, lit, yellow D. .!; powdered. !.. Terms ea remittance within It oars, de duct o per pound; If later than It days and within tt days, deduct Ho per pound, atapla a us sr. lstylaa per pound. HAMS 1 te It pounds. llt.: 1 te 14 pounds. llc; 14 to 1 pounds. lS'ttflttc; Sainned. lc; picnics, X2ci cottage roll, lWt SMOKED M & ATS Bee- tangoes, t.e; dried beef sets, none: outsldee. nont la side, tic; knuckles. lOe. BACON' Fancy, 27c: standard, tic; choice. lie; English. 14 He. DRT SALT Ct'RED Regular short clears, dry salt. 12Vc: smoked. UliCl backs, light, salt. 11c; amoked. l4c; backs, heavy, salt, lle; smoked. 14c; exports, salt. Uhc: smoked. 14 He LARD Kettle rendered. tierces. ISc: tuba. llc, atandard pure, tlercea, 11c; tubs. 11 He: choice, tierces. He; tubs, llo; shortening, tierces, IWo. Oils. LIKSEKD OIL Pure raw. 'in barrels. I1.0J. boiled. In barrels. tL04; raw. la cases. 11.07; boiled. In cases, (L0, TL'RliEN'UN'ev Cases, peie; wood barrsls. 3Hc; iron barrels. Bc; 10 -case lota, OSo. J A SO LINE Motor gasoline. Iron barrels, lie; rases, S2c: 80 gasoline. Iron bar rel. 2;; esses. 3SHC. COAL, Oil, Ordinary test, rases. ltOlta; bulk. In tanks. I He; high test. It He. Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc HOPS 111 crop, last aale at 20 Vic; 1C crop. ISc: 111 contracts. zc MOHAIR Choice. STH0 per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, nominal. IS? Its per pound, according Id .shrinkage; Valley. 129 loe per pound. PELTS Dry. c; aalted. eountry pelts, tScdtl per pound; lamb pelts. sSc H1DE3 6alted bides. TH per. pound; aalted calf. 13o: aalted kip. TH: aalted stags, tHc: green hide. 1c less; dry hides, tic; dry calf. 17tfl8c: dry stags. llCfSc CASCARA BARK Psr pound, to. HOG MARKET IS G000 STEADY miCES- PREVAIL) AT XOBTU PORTLAXTJ. 6hr-p More Freely at Carrent Quo ta Irons Ran of Cattle for Day I SnialL . Testerdays offerings at the stock Yards war almost wholly sheep and bora. Only a single lead of cattle waa received. Of th bog receipts, eight cars came from Nebraska. Th market was steady, with desirable weights bringing 14.40 to 17. Th Livestock Reporter says of th hog market at the yards: -Tha bog market continues strong at tha local yards. Receipt are good, and, -although th sales were not quit up to last week, there Is no reason thst by th and of th present week they should not be. Th offerings mad for thla period were not quite as well finished as those last week and th shippers that secured IT.SS went away satisfied. Th crusade the Portland Stock Tarda are making toward the future and large profits In hog -raising In th Northwest Is having Ita effect. Each malt brlnga la numerous Inquiries for information regard ing th raising of swine." Wethers sold at 13 to fS.40 and a bunch of wooled yearlings brought ti-Ti- Mixed sheep sold at IS- t-prtng lambs wcr in de mand at t7. eer- A load of steers waa moved at t&-"0 and half a dosen buHs sold St priors .ranging from f 4.50 to tS.gS. Receipts for tba day were S3 rattle, S calve. IOCS sheep, ooi hoas and 24 horses. Phlppera of the stock were IX U. Sanders, Milton. 1 cars of sheep: toodlng Packing Company, Gooding, Idaho. 1 car of cattle; Borders A MofTlt. Kearney. Neb., 1 car of horses: Hen Una A Ohllnger. "Nebraska, g cars of hoes: A. R. Ford, Carlton, 1 car of sheep; W. U. Kurtx. Maupln. 1 car of hogs; ii. a. Lamb. Wood Sand. Waab., 1 car of boas; C C Cowles. who drove In 5 calves; Ueorge Kratts, Oakland. 2 cara of sheep, and Lv B. Weat. Roseburg, 3 cars of sheep. Ibe last two shipments of mutton atock went oa to tha Sound. Tha day's eaJee wsre a follows: Walnght. Price. T2 hogs IMS t&.4f 78 hogs ... SSI B-40 I hoga ...... 4.-0 S.SO 3 ho.. in T OO IIS bogs 140 T OO 41 lambs All 7.00 54 lamt s 7.10 55 wethers SS t.00 Tl wethers 1S4 S.O HIS yearlings .......... ISO s.i.i 2 lambs os i.vu 0 hOgS ..v..-. ........-... 110 I.IH) boss e. 128 7.00 IS stcors l'-'l 6.S0 t bull ..- ....17ih S.SS 1 ball -V MD 4.7S 1 hull 1"0 -80 1 bull - 157S 4.TS 1 bull i: t-"S 1 bull 10 '' 1 bull 1170 50 24 hog -l.-J 7.00 ltkt wethers M 5.40 I.) mixed sheep 103 3.00 0 ewes . 63 4.SS -. 4 drafters, each .fSSU.OO Prices current on tha vartoua ttaeee of atock at the Portland L'nlos Stockyards were ss follows: Prima grain-fed steer f4.78OtT.00 Prime hay-fed steer d.SOO O.S0 Choice teer .: 24 t 0 SO Good to choice steer .......... 6.75 tt 0-0 Fair to good steers......... ..... o.&0 ft.it Common steers ................. 4.T3u Ate Prima cowa So a-00 Good to choice cow AXt &.-S Farr to good cows.............. 4-7SJ 5.C0 Poor corns 4.S09 4.TS Choice heifers .................. S.SO B.TS Choice bulla 4.7iS 5 00 Good to choice bulla. .......... . 4. SMS 4.7S Choice eight calves T 75o S.0H -od to choice light calvaa 7 S0 7.7S Fair to medium light calvea 7.0O tf 7. SO (hotca heavy calvea 3 SO J .u0 Good to choice heavy calves.... ft.009 yso Choice sta.-s S ir.". 3-7S Good to choice stsgs ........... 4-LnJ J 4. SO Uocs e- 4 Choice hogs T.0O1 7.SS Oood to cholc hogs .7S' 7 o Ctiolce heavy ., t.."0ts A.SS Good to choice heavy 3.00 j Common S,oov a.0 Sto-k hog 7.00 tl .25 Sheep Graln-fsd wethers, heavy 4.S0O St 'Cho'c yearlings wethers, grain fed S OO 9 3.S0 Old wwlhere 4-OOa Oood to choice shorn wstbara... 4.lul 46 Cno;ce awes, gram-fed. ....... .. 4. So 4.73 Fair to medium ewes t7St 4 vo Good to choice shorn ewes I.TSat 4.00 thole wool lambs. graln-(ed . 3.SO0 Ait Good to choice wool Samoa, grain fed S.S39 3.38 Choice shorn lambs, grain-fed... 6.23 9 140 Co'Hl to ebolc shorn lambs, grain fed ' 009 B.23 Fair to good lambs,-graia fed.... 4.75c) HI Colls 2Suy A0 The following quotations represent prUe a this market for tha different classes of horses: Lu-efiers. extra heavy. fsOuiOO, drattera. 1400 to 1700 lb. tlSotriSo: draft ers. 1-00 to 1400 lbs. fHMt'-j0; chuSKS. tsoOlSO: pluga t lot) 40: driving bones. s;i sad up: saddle borsea, too and up. Chlcage Uvea tack Market. CHICAGO. May . Cattle Receipts, ea tlmatc. 1S40: market, strong. Beeves. tSf A40: Texaa steers. f4.0O;3.5O: Western steers. f4.t0SS.6O; atock. rs and feeders, t4 9 6 40; row sad heifers, S-4ct3.0; calves, fe.SOtlASO. Hogs Receipts, estimated. l.0oo: market, we.k at yesterday's close. Light. g.Y 3 J a, OS ; mli'd. fsoses: heavy. fs.S0d3.8S: rough, f0.strS.oS: good to choice heavy, IS. - ...-.; plga, fi.S03S.V3: bulk of sales, fS.J9 4.PS. Dbeep Receipts, estimated, fiono: market, steady to ahade up,. Native, ft 04.63: West em. f3.2Sig4.S3: yearlings, 14.4ofiJ.40; Umbs, ft-iiat-iS; Western, fi.7Sotl.Sj. COPPER IS FEATURE Amalgamated Strong 'on Bet ter Foreign Demand. . j' GENERAL LIST UNCERTAIN Demand Is Good When' Prices Drop, but Bayers Hesitate to Fol low the Market on the Advances. NEW YORK.' May 5. Trading !n stocks sssumed no well-defined trend today and tha market was hesitating,, with several divers Influences. , Th-re waa absence of the sustained aelllng pressure which upset prices yesterday and the ehort lnlereat aeemed to be mora con cerned about coveting than, attempting any extenalon of their operations. Tha result wss a keen demand at the lower levels, Rnyers were not Inclined to follow th market on the advance, howevr, and prices, accordingly, fluctuated within a compara tively narrow range. Changes on the, day's trading were unimportant. Trading in bonds fall back from yester daya large figures, tha market being active aad prices of soma Issues made further ad vance. ' Amalgamated Copper was th strong fea tnV of the late part of th session, A fac tor contributory to the strength of thla la sus was the statement made on the author ity of a representative of the Ouggsnhelm Interest thst th demand for copper abroad was excellent. Bank exchanges this week agsla make an unsatisfactory comparison, the total at the leading cities of the country showing a loss of mora than 12 per cent from the corre sponding week of 1010. The bond ' market was firm. Totsl sales, par value, f4.34g.000. United Etates bonds wer nnchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. id. AIMS Chal Pf .. 2"0 27i 27 37 Am. I Copper .. 6,000 tUV W S Am Agrlcult Am Bvet Hugar. 10.7"0 4. - 4. American Can . 600 lots 10H l'- Am Car A Kdy Am Cotton Oil. l.SOO 61 T 6' Am HO 4 LI Pf Ara Ic Securi. 200 23 23 . S-' Am Linseed Am Lorujmotlve. io0. 8S 88 J Am bmel A Ref .8I0 7S 74S .7444 do preferred.. 10 103 loS 104 Am Steel Fdy.. S'K 4a4 - to Am Pugar Ref.. f.oO 11 11T4 Am Tel A Tel.. l.I0 14t 14S JJ-s Am Tobacco pt 4u0 Us lKS Am Woolen 2"0 33 83 33 Anaconda M Co l-0 .rf7 8Ti Atchison f.fOO f'H-a Vlf W do preferred.. to 108 K'3 4 JM's Atl Coast Line lSi Halt A Ohio ... 400 108 10S 1"4 Bethlehem Steel J- nrook R Tran.. 8.S00 7 TS TSS Canadian Pao 14,VK 3 2.".3 234 Js Central Leather 2"0 27 .54 SJ J do preferred.. 20 M aV -."orio'fioo ' ",0H K-w 'iw a do preferred .T.r Chicago A N W 40 14S 14S 144S C. M A Ht Paul 100 llilH- 10 ll?a C, C. C Bt U Col Fuel A Iron Col A Southern. 100 63 6 63 ConsoGas .... 1.2O0 1444 14454 144 Corn Products 1 Del Hudson. 100 lTOfc 1T0J4 1 D R Grande 2S H do preferred.. 8o0 65t 86 'J.; DlstUlers" Becnr 34", En. t.OoO 31 H 3'' do 1st Pf 6"0 4 484 48i do 2d pt .... l'X 3T r.7 3 Gen Electric ... 4'0 ISTi 15. Ot North pf ... 1.60 127 llti 12J54 lit North Ore .. 600 . 60"-, G0 61 Illinois Central Interbor Met .. 2.o0 19-4 1 1S do preferred.. A"0 '3'a at 62i Inter THarvester. T.HOO 129 1S Ij'T'i Inter Marin pf. JO Int Paper 15 Int Pump 40 Iowa Central .. 1.000 Vii 11 16 K C Southern.. -100 84 SIS 84:4 do preferred.. 67 Laclede Gaa B"0 1064 10SI 1'iSV, Louis A Nash.. 100 146 14S 14 Minn Bt L 2354 M. 8 P A 8 0 M I" Mo. Ksn A Tex 300 32 2 32T4 do preferred.. ..... im Mo Psclflc .... 1.4V) 40S 495, 4t v.e Hl.cult ... 1.H0O 13H 136 136U National Lead . 1"0 624 62S 52 Max N Ry 2 Pf 3"0 S2 33 32 N Y Central . . 4"0 lt)7 10 l.Ml N T, Ont A We "0 .421 4S 42 S, Norfolk A We) tOO 100 106 1"6 North A Ol e.e.ee.s.. . . . . . . . . . 73 Nortriern Pao . 2.300 124T, 1244 124'4 Pacltlo MaU ... 2"0 244 241 24 Pennsylvania ... 4IM 122S 12254' 1224 Peoples Gas 100-104V4 104 .104 p. C C A Bt L.. IX Pittsburg Coal. 100 204 2014 204 Pressed 8 Car 32J Pull Pal Car Ry Steel Spring 25 Reeding 8 l.SOO 168 164 13 Republlo Steel . A.600 8154 81 304 do preferred.. - ..... 945, Rock Island Co 1.200 30 . 80 30 do preferred.. 00 3 2 62'4 St L 8 P 3 pf 100 41 -4T 40 St L southwest. ..... . ..... 3 do preferred .. . . . 604 Sloss-Sheffleld - 4!l Southern Pao 1.40O 11.1S .114 114i Southern Ry .. fH0 27J, 27 2754 do preferred.. 0"0 4 V44 64 Tenn Copper .. 100 . 874, 87 3S Texss A P" 2,1 ' ToU St L A Wes 100 19'4 1054 19 do preferred.. -J"0 9 4, 4 Union Pac .... 88.0 ITS, 1775, 17TH do preferred.. 300 9.1 94, 9454 US Realty ... WO 75 7.1 7S U 8 Rubber ... 3! 414 414 404 V a Heel 61.0 755, 744 744 do preferred.. ""0 1105a 11 119 I'tah Copper ... 2"0 45 45 4.1 Va-Caro Chsm. 5.HI0 624 6154. li Wabasb 200 16 16 16 do preferred.. 10 3.14 36H 3? Western Md ... 4O0 65 6454 64 54 Westing Klee 08, Western Union- 7.4O0 754 T'4 54 744 Leh'gh Sallfy." ' 6.300 1734 i74i 1744 Total sales for the day. 32,0ov shares. BONDS. NEW 'YORK. My 3. Closing quotstlons: U S. ref. 2s reg.101 IN. T. C. g 84s 8StB 'do coupon ...101 No. Paclffo 8s... 714 V. 8- Ss reg. 1014 No. Pacific 4s. ..1004 do coupon ..1014irnlon Pacific 4s.lolS U.S. new 4s reg.114 Wis. Central 4s .934 do coupon ...lis Japanese 4a .. 8S54B D. A R. O. rts. 2B . ' Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. May 3. Closing quotations: Alloucx 31 IMohaTelc S Amalg. Copper.. 6.H4, Nevada Con. ... 1S A. K. I- A 8m.. 244 Nlplsslng Mines., lus Arlxona Com. . .13INortn Butte.... 24 Atlantic 3. North I-sk 6'4 B A C C A 9 M. 121ld Dominion... 3S5 Butt Coalition. 1754Osceola 100 laL A Arlsona. 61 Parr.S. A C.) 114B fal. A 'Hecla. ..4SO iQulncy OS Centennial 11 54 'shannon 104 Cop. Ran. C. Co. 61 Superlor 82 E Butt Cp. M. 1154;Sup A Bos slln.. 454 FrankUn 9,8up A Pitta Cop. 14'4 niroux Con. .... 6 Tamarack ...... 34 Uranby Con. ... 821 C S. 8. R. A M. 34 Greene Cananea, 6 do preferred .. 4654 I. Royal tCop.) 13i flah Con 14 Kerr Lake i nh Copper CO.-44H Lake Corner 82 Winona 6 54 Ua Sail i"opper .t WolvrIn 108 aLlaml copper... 191 Money, Exchaage. Etc. NEW YORK. May 6. Money on call, steady. 25it2, per cent; ruling rate. 2, par cent: closing bid. 25k per cent; offered at 25 per cent. Tim loans. Brm; 60 days. 2H per cent: 90 days. 24 4)3 per cant; alx months. 30 3 5m per cent. Prima mercantile paper, 34 04 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual bus. Inesa in bankers' bills at t4-S4S0 for 60-day bills and at t.S643 for demand. Commercial bills. 11.83,. Bar silver. S35sC Mexican dollars. 43c, Uuvernmant bonds, steady; railroad bonds, - Arm. LOXPON. May 8. Bar silver, steady. 24 9-16d per ounce. Money 1H14 per cent. Th rate of discount In tba open market for short bills la 2 3-16 psr cent; do. thre month' bills Is 2 3-l pr cejit. 8AN FRANCISCO. May 5. Sterling on London. o days, t4.84,; do sight. 84.8654. Drifts Sight, par; do. telegraph, tc Metal Markets. NEW YtrSir, May 6. Standard copper dull. Fpot. May. Iioe. July and August. II. ttf 11.70C London Aiwa- Spot. 61 17s d: luiun, - - " - , 11.1. n. rts VI copper aw sac um uuu m. 4iSt tona Lake copper, ll.tl'4 4jl3.50c: lectrolytlc, li.lt 54 gflitic; casting, lLt7 5s til !. .1 Tin flrtn. Spot snd May, 41.60 3 He June, 41.1.041.175,0; July. 4L0943.7Sc; August. 41. tie 41.60c, Tjondon. -easy. Spot, ilttl; futures, ilJ las. Lead dull. 4.2et.!0e New York; 4 St 9 4.45c East St. Louis. London, lit 17 td. Spelter dull, t 403 S.4Sc New Tork: 5.209 t.loo East St. Louia. London. t:4 in. Antimony dull. Cookson's. Hi 50c Iron Cleveland warrants. 48a 1144 Lon don. Locally Iron waa quiet. No .1 foun dry Northern. No. -1 foundry 8outhern nd No. 1 Southern soft, tisijylt.75; No. 3 foun dry Northern. 116 015.60. Dried Fruit at New' Tork. NEW TORK. May 5. Evaporated spples quiet with a small demand, but stocks are small and prices Arm. Spot, fancy, 14 9 14ic; choice. ISc; prime. 13c Prunes In better demand. Arm quotations from titl5,o for California, up to 10-tOs and It Oil 5o for Cregons from 80s to 30s. Apricots rather dull, firmer, with light offerings. Choice, 14 0 14 54c; extra choice. 14 '4 v lie; fancy. 16 1 15 54c Peaches In better demand and as stocks ara small prices are higher. Choice. 754 0 154c; extra choice. t54c; fancy, ijec Condi I Ion of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, May 6. At the beginning ot business today the condition of tha United Statea Treasury was: - Working balance In Treasury of fice $:4.4.TT5 In banks and Philippine Treasury J1.2S?,93 Total alance In general fund.... 83,464.062 Ordinary receipt yesterday 1.941.1nS Ordinary disbursements 1. 512.817 The surplus to date this Ascal year Is IKt.tlt. against a deficit of 81.407.630 at thla tlms laat year. These figures exclude Panama and publio debt transactions. TRADE FEELING BETTER BRIGHTER CROP PROSPECT CAUSE ENCOURAGEMENT. Present Consumption I?" Below Pro duction Capacity Export Busi ness More Active Than Domestic NEW YORK, May 5. Dun'g review tomor row will say: The brighter outlook for the wheat crop Is responsible for a better feeling In busi ness, but the volume of trade, while nece aarlly large. Is nevertheless slow, halting and without enthusiasm. Taken In the ag gregate, especially in Iron, steel snd dry goods, consumption is below production ca pacity and concessions in prices fail to pro duce activity. . . Fundamental conditions ar lavoraoie, out enterprise continues to wait for the re moval of uncertainties. The export trade Isrnor vigorous than domestic. Curtailment Is the order la cotton goods, while woolens ar affected by tariff agi tation. The shoe trade is fair. It 1 noticeable that the trade recession seems to be felt more In the West than In the East. Th mall order houses complain of reduced order. - - WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECT TRADE Jobbing; Bnalnees Checked by Slower Retail Demand- - NEW YORK, May S. 01radtrets tomor row will ay: Trad and Industry remain quiet with les activity than last week. Cool weather with frosts, ralne or snow northeast and west and cxceaslv moisture south have made for quiet In retail line and retarded crop growth. Wtaring apparel and Spring gooda busl, ness baa been checked by backward retail demand, while futurea ar affecud toy crop and tariff uncertainties. Industry has, been quieter, notably la building, because of sporadic strikes. Business failures In th United States for the week, ending May 4 were 234. against 24 last week; 191 In tha like week of 1910; 114 In ltO; 288 In 1903. and 154 In 1907. Business failure In Canada for the week number 2t. which compares with It for last week and II la the corresponding week of last year. Wheat (Including Tour) exports from th United States snd Canada for tha week ending May 4 Bggregat 1.944.32T bushels, against 1.48S.4U4 last week and 1.854,070 this week last year. Corn exporta for th week are 276.05f bushels, against 731,6(7 last week and 205. 7l la 1910. Bank Clearings. Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending May 4 shows an aggre gate of 33.829.129.000. as against 2.720, 374.000 last week and t3.763.014.UO0 In the corresponding week last year. P.C. P.C. Inc dec. New York 82.0O5.8S0.00O .... 17.0 Chicago 8U2.4K0.OOO 1.2 .... Boston 15tl.219.0OO .... 11.2 Philadelphia 170.4 SO.OuO .... 6.9 St. Louis 72.3U7.WO 6.8 Kansas City 4s.H4.0O0 1.3 .... Pittsburg 6tf.S36.0OO .... .2 San Francisco .... 60.520.000 11.71 .... Baltimore 37.323.000 15.7 .... Cincinnati 24.S30.000 9.0 .... Minneapolis 20.6htf.0o0 3.1 r... Cleveland 20.361.000 4.5 .... New Orleans lii.7ill.000 3.5 .... Detroit 10.7tf3.IXX- 13.8 Omaha 15.074.ooo T.8 Los Angele ..vf.. 20.40tl.000 25.0 .... Louisville 11.093,000 14.3 Milwaukee 13.211. 0 12.2 Portland. Or 11.307,000 .... Seattle 10.234.000 .... 16.0 St. Paul 10,17,0X0 13.8 Atlanta 11.758.000 19.8 Buffalo 10.3H2.1HI0 6.B .... Denver S.tiDiOOO .... 7.5 Indianapolis 8.43.M0 10.1 Providence 8.614.000 6.2 .... Richmond , . 7.7WKM) 8.3 Washington. D. C. 6.1O3.OO0 4.0 .... St. Joseph 6.421,000 .... .7 Fort Worth 6.521.O00 .... 22.0 Memphis .3:-2.tM.o 22.7 .... Salt Lak City ... . G.O42.000 . . 24.8 Olumou 8.1K4.00IJ JJ-J Albany o.m.,ow .... jv.i Tacom ' 4.22O.00O .... 16.2 Savannah 5.570.OO0 4T-8 .... Spokane, Wash. .. 4.1O5.O00 .... 16.8 Duluth 2.633.000 89.8 Oakland. CaL .... 8.2.V7.0O0 .4 . Sacramento,- Cal. . I.r.92.no0 25.0 .... Houston 20.MR.0OO .... 2o.9 Galveston ........ I4.&v.uuv o.a .... HAY MARKET IS FIRMER RECEIPTS nARDLY EQCAIi' TO DEMAND AT 6EATTXE. Good Inquiry 5 ,or Alfa,fa 'Wheat Soiling at Higher Prlees. Advance in Onions. . 1 SEATTLE. Wash.. May 8. (Special.) The berrlea that arrived thla morning from Los Angeles were not in th best condition, and sold at tl-85. The last car of Los An geles berrlea Is said to hav been ahlpped. Florins wer In better condition and sold higher. Hollars commanded 82-75 to 33. and Jessies 2 to 3.25- The spple market was "owing to the setlv demand for onions and th limited supply of native stock, a few commission men ar asking as high aa 82.33 a crate, Wheat was firmer. Bluestem changed hands at 94 cents. Th other varieties, were correspondingly higher.. The hay market waa flrmr Receipts of late have been hardly equal ur the demand. There Is a good demand for alfalfa. The feature of the produce market was the active demand for veal.- Notwithstand ing that recelpta were heavy, the demand waa ot such volume that all tlia veal that arrived today moved out without difficulty. Egcs were dull and unchanged In price. Dealers sre still storing. The supply of local egga held In storait here la now said to be larger than Ln any previous year. PRODCCE AT SAX FRANCISCO, Ouetatioasa Carre nt la tha Bay City Mar kets. BAN FRANCISCO. May 5. The follow ing produce prices wer current today: Vegetable Cucumbers. 7tcwtL10; gar lic 4 8c; green peas. 3 93c; string beans, 10 020c; asparagus. 7rcH.50; tomatoea nominal: erg plant. 10 w 15c , Butter Fancy creamery, 23c. Kggs Store. 1954c; fancy ranch. 21c Cheese) Toung America, 12, tf 13c Onions 13&3-73. Mlllstuffs Bran-, t2728 middlings. 132 irrult Apples, choice, $2; csmmon. tl-34; Mexican limes, i.30jiS; California lemons, I T - - 4 Years' Record, the at Ending May ist, ' Nineteen Hundred and Eleven choice, 3.2B; common. tL60; oranges, navel. $1Hay wheat. ill14 per ton; wheat and oats, t94rll; alfalfa, t911. , Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, $2.S5J. Ore gon Burbanks. 12.60ffll.75. Receipts Flour, 5323 quarter sacks, wheat. 3008 centals; barley. 4708 centals, . ...... . ...... "i 1 1 A urln: oats, ceo i"" " ... - - l.ran. 1073 sacks; middlings, sacks; hay, 870 tons. Coffee and Sugar.' NEW TORK. May 5. Coffee futures closed quiet, net 2 points higher, to e points lower. Sales. 31.250 bags. May. lO.suc; June, 10.52a; July, 10.49c: August, 10.30c; September, 10.25c; October, 10.05c; November. J.SSc; December and January. t.SOc; February. .91c; March, .93c: April. .94c , r-ncroRnot nulet. Rio No. 7. 12Ttc; Santoa No. 4. 12 54 c Mild dull. Cordova. 18 He Sner Raw firm. Muscovado, S test. 1.33c; centrifugal. 96 test. 3.83c: molasses sugar, 89 test, 3.08c; refinea, siesay. Wool Holders Are Firmer. BOSTON. Mjiy tl The Commercial Bulle tin will mnv of the wool market tomorrow: Th Boston wool trad reports show prices hav apparently got no lower ana. some a eat ers manifest a stronger disposition to hold their stocks. Transactlona for the week have been 11m lted, territory woola moving to the extent of about 1,500.000 pounda, while scoured wooli of medium to low grades have also been in request Imports and Exports. isr-W 1 Ul IV. uay 9. iiiiiiwua w. chandlse and drygoods at the port of New Tork for the week ending April 29 were valued at 119. 640.329. Imports of specie for I II B pOn Ol (- TV v today were 6313.211 silver, and 3226,780 gold. Exports of specie from the port for tha week wer 1302,340 silver and 184,575 gold. ' Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO. May 5. Butter Steady. Creameries, 16&21C Dairies. 1318c Eggs Steady; receipts. 1.6U5 cases; at mark, cases included, 13tf 1354c; firsts, 1554c; prima Ursts, 16c. Cheese Steady; daisies. 1261254c: twins, 1154115c; Young Americas, 1254913c; long horns, 2 it 12 54 c Liverpool Cotton Movement. LIVER POOL, May 5. The following are the weekly cotton statistics: Imports, all kinds. 16.000 bales: Imports, American, 11, 000: atock of all kinds, 962,000; stock. Amer ican, 887.000; American forwarded, 65,000; total exports, 104,000. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOTJIS, May 6. Woofc Unchanged. Territory and Weatern mediums, 1517c; fine mediums, 13 15c; fine, 11 12c The section of Portland that looks best, and whose citizens are most contented, is in the ward that has the most square feet of bitulithic pave ment.' THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Constructs Asphalt and other Bitu minous Pavements. 605-608 Electrio Bids- Portland. Or. Oskar Huber, Manager. , ' TRAVELERS' GTJIDJB. NEW YORK PORTLAND ''regular freight services. - Lorr Rates. Schedule Time. AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S. S. CO. 21S Railway Exchange Bids;. Portland. Or. Main 8378. A 3923. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Pedro Direct. . North Fnclfte 8. S. Co." & 8.''Roanok and a. 8. Eldsr sail every Wednesday alter nately at 6 P. M. Ticket olllc 132 Third St.. near Alder. MARTIN J. IlTGr.KY, Paaaencer Aarsnx, W. XI. "SLIS tJi. Frelsbt Axent. Fbone M. 1314. A ltlt- I ' SAN FILXCISCO PORTLAVD SS. CO. From Ainsworth,'Dock, Portland. S A- M. SS Bos City Slay . Beaver IS, Bear 18, From San Francisco, northbound, 12 M. 66 Beaver Slay . Bear 11, Rose City 36. From San Pedro, northbound. 12 M. 88 Besur May . Koe City 14, Beaver 10, ' H- Smith. C. T. A.. 143 Third St. J. S Ransom. Aa-ent, Ainsworth Dock. Phones: Main 403, 26a: A 1408. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER " Salle from Ainsworth Crock. Portland. 0 A. M.. May 1. 6. 11. 18. SI. 16. 31. June 5 and every Ova days. Freight rcelvd Ainsworth Iock dally up to 6 P. M. Pas senxer fare, nrst-class, tlO: econd-clasa t7. Including; mesls and berth, ' Ticket of fice Ainsworth Dock. phones Main 268 Main 170. A 123. ; NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA (Union line of . 7 1A TAHITI AND WEUASCTOX T-v eta rv-isat-ai fltllnar from F!s1Ib Francisco, May 31, and pvery 28 Say Well- i I Th. Una latlsaai M that fsViltltll flrslsl For TV9rTatlon Coupon Railroad Agenta. or Addrsat vocuuo o. a. w oata jisvuv.!-, On Fifth at Stark Street THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON Capital and Surplus. $1,850,000.00 ' - TRAVELERS' CHEQUES x Issued in Denominations of $10,$20,$50,$100 vvhich identify the holders and are accepted at full face value by banks and hotels throughout the United Statea and in all foreign countries. These afford the best means for carrying funds while traveling. . LADD & TILTON BANK Established 1859 Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits Letters of credit, drafts and able on all parts-of the world. Corner Washington First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains . . at mldnilflit. ... ...... sirtTif'K UrdaMdin' aallina to Prince Rnpert oaly until Jane u. Connectlnl "th S. S. Prinfe Albert from Prince ftupert every Saturflar at 1-00 K M "or Queen Charlotte Islanda. and for local points ot 1:00 S. M. vi'pdnesdava Rates Include xncal and berth north of Vanconver. For tickets and reservations apply to Local Railway Ticket Arenta or. J. H. Sursl Ga! An" t-lrat Avenue and Yesler Way. SeatUe. Washington. IRAVELEKS' CUTD&. AMERICAN WHITE STAE RED STAB ATLANTIC TRANSPORT WHITE STAR DOMINION" f gnarllan 8rvlC . vs ia , fljnfrla. Afll IV. Stlnier. S4 Wash.! A D. ChasJ toa. S5 Mar.; K. K. Johnson, 143 dj K. F. Balrd, 100 3d; Vald. LldelL tt N. h; 11- DicksoDy . 1 jgjd. The Standard for 70 Years and Still i the Best. Tours and tickets everywhere at all seasons. 150 offices abroad. Send for Traveler's Gazette free. TH0S. COOK & SON, 0S MARKET ST., SAX FRANCISCO. COOK'S TRAVELER' CHEttUES UOOD ALL OVIH MiUtt nvttltU. NATIONAL BAN K q q qqqq DEPOSITS May 1, '08.. ....$1,110,546.89 May 1, '09. ... Vi 1,667,689.25 May 1, '10. ... . 2,910,185.89 May 1, 'll......53,683,052.98 .$1,000,000.00 . 700,000.00 aw travelers' checks issued, avail and Third Streets. STEAMSHIPS "Prince Rupert" and "Prince George" 3-for Victoria, Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Stewart and Queen Charlotte Talsasirl Pnmfa . i - v. a..H-..a ,t wtiantrit TRAVELERS' GCIOK. OYES BITER TRANSPORTATIOS CO. S 1 K.J.N. 1 tAL Freight received dally at Oak-st. dock for The Dalles. Hood River. Whit Salmon. , Umatilla. Kennenlck. Paaco, Richland. Hanford. White Blutts. Lewis ton. Idaho, and ln ...nAllate nolnts. ITRST-CLAK3 PASSEXOKR SERVICK. FARE 50 Jxi.rN l o TO HOOD RIVER. WHITE SALMON, THE DALLES. Steamer- leaves Portland Bun.. Tiles.. Thura.. 7 A. M. Returning leave The Dallea Man., Wed.. FrL. 1 A. M... arriving at Port land about S P. M. same day Buchanan, Supt.; W. S. SmaUwoOd, .(Jul Mgr. Phone Main 2960. A 8527. AMMHAlf PAGIFI6 . 8T! aad Sceslo Rout to i.urop via Th 8t. Lawrence River. . the Shortest Ooeaa Fassags. Less thsn Four Days ac Sea by the "EMPRESSES OP TUI ATLANTIC Weekly sailings Montreal. Queboc. to Liver-, pocL First cabin. 190; aecond cabin, Eal.-3 one-class cabin (called second cabin). 7.S0; i third cabin. 30 and 3L25. . Ask lor-al agents, P. R. Johnson, O. A.. 142 Third Su ' or J. J. Forster. T. P. A-. 608 First Ava,j Seattle.