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19 ..... a e i wttuti I V ".TAT 11 101i?. TTTK MOKM.Xf UKI'.ull.lA.i. 1 t- JV-v x-t " 1 1 RANGES PAY PROFIT Sheep and Wool Are Bringing Good Prices. MANY BUYERS IN COUNTRY Montana. Wyoming and Idalio Oper ator Iurvliaiiut Mutton Mm-L in I"jutii Orrgun Quotations Iia?tt-r Than Lat Vcar. Ti'tfii shearing aaell under B v In meat ae l!m and rnmpl-lrd In some, the sheep Bed lsmb marketing iMtnii is opening In ernL Purr r In th Meld In ln nombn, shoeing th health extent ? the demand. n4 th nrtre offered r good. tn in section around mot Rock, buyer r efferlng IM rent a head over last year prfres. Many sale h r.een mad' In th past week, and P"n generally r ready to ai-cept th nft-r. though a tw believ prl- win be higher Uwr. The high prlr of beef Indicates that mutton lll o Into resumption faster, and In order I ml he demand lre purchases of lamhs ar be ing mada .r shipment East. aaher they will He fed for the Fall market. Last year ther little or no demand for feeders at any prlr. Th prlr of wool. loo. la considerably In advance of last year, sales so far reported bringing from J to I cents better than tbos oM.nned a ear ago. Fheepmen hav not ma.te mnnev daring the past fee years and th prosper! "f better p-lres for their wool and lambs are encouraging Weather and range condition have been l'l. the neay rains having pul lh ran In evretlent shape, and the. outlook f-r lh sheep Industry In Kaetem Oregon In FpHnC lune ass never better, according to wool l-nwer of t'matlMa County. Shearing ba been pn'shed throughout th euntr and Is efar;lng In the Wallow ronn trv and mund Maker. Numerous sales hav been md In the Pendleton section, ther being an errordlnry demand for wetbers. eaaea and vearllnse. A number of Montana and Idaho hover, as well as some from Wy oming, hav operated and the buying hss been so strong; that the prices have been eonslderab'y stimulated recently. Many out- :ders nr cettlnc sheep In the section to fill up their own bsnrts. Th country around Shanllao. Ileppner snd Arlington has been cleaned up and th bar er report that they cannot get nf mor sheep n rmaillta. but ther I Kill soms tuff around Baker and Wallowa. Sheep men of Jackson rounty report bad era -on for lamb. With some of them th Umblng season Is Just over and other ar Just In th-; midst of It. Thev have all had strenuous davs and night saving their lambs with the rains o much above the averag for the season. A I", th pastures being meetly on the higher lands and slope, th snow ha Interfered to a great extent with slng th Increase ef the flork About th rami percentace as uual has been saved, but It n necessitated more a ork and greater care. The large herds In the Med ford region are those of the Barron Bros, and the llerrlna. The Barrens have about ;4on brad of sheep and had an Increase of ahout lambs. They have succeeded In saving IM pr cent of them. Th Herein herd Is composed of about lm head and they re port about eme-thlrd thai many thrift lamb, with th lambing season only half over IIEtOMMK IX THK WHEAT MARKET Isrsten and Miller eeral CrM Apart la Their Idea. With miller and lh mJority of other buyer offering lower price and farmer holding out steadfastly for th okt quota tion, ther I very llttl trade passing In th whrat market of th Northwest. Oats ar steady at the old quotations, t-hipmrnta of oata are again being mad from thl Hly to th Interior. Weekly foreign whrat shipment wr a ro:ics- Thls week. Lat week. l-as'year. Argrntin j.44o. 3 .I'.IJ.O.i.a :. A'er.ia i: io I Jti.ooo i-x India 6C2.0n 4ss.tKK 7.i.0 Loral receipts. In car, w ere reported by the Merchants- Fxrbang a follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oat Hay -Vlondsv .V. 3 15 3 IJ Tui ii! i v ..... It We.lne..ty ... - T Tbiir-ilay .... IT Krirtay r ago I -es. t- data.. 1 '-" liar ago 11-UiJ 1 i I 12 7 . . 3 3 3TI ?--7 I.V.-l hi situ HI1INO IX WrMRRN WOOL DKfTIOXS. Tradiag I Actlv la Wyomlag. Idaah aad I tab- In Southern Wyoming, wher shearing la now progressing rapidly, th prlcea ar re ported to have rub-l anywhere from SJ u 3t cent clean landed basis. At Rawlins on Wednesday, purchase were mad at from ljrlt cents lr th grease. At fleco. rtah. report to th Boston Commercial Bulletin Indicate sale made at lt cents for f:ne wools, although It 1 understood thatwa est! ulty of offer were anout '2 renin a grease pound lower, than thl price, ror medium wool tone lot which was etceptiemally light and which had been purchased previously by a certain dealer under scaled bids at 2-H cents, according to reporta as high as 21 cents was paid. This ts estimated la cost clean landed In th aelghborhood of tS cents. ' la the Trlang'e section, contracting on the sheep's bark ts reported at 1 cents, while contracting in Idaho at Mountain Home and ijoodlng Is reported at 17 and 17-- cents, respectively. Th latter wool Is estimated to cost clean landed well up toward lvll cent. In th fleece sections, litt! - new h been heard during th week. The gulf be gyween farmers Idea of value and lh prlcea which dealer arc willing to pay la till too wide to admit of much trading. It Is stated that offer a high a 2:v:J cents for some of the best light-shrinking clips hav been made without success. MRVWBKKKIKS .IKE ACTIVE SELLER treat -Street It-ealer Cannot tet Enough from California. Strawberries were firm yesterday at ll.-O w . a crate A fairly large supply cam from Florin, but It was disposed of easily. Today's receipts will be still larger, but a good clean-up Is assured. A straight car of brown Bermuda onions was received. Thry sold lower at I - a crate. A car of mixed California vegetables also arrived. KTOCK or BCTTER ARE LIGHT threw Market 1 Active at Lac ha aged I-rlee. A firm butter market was reported -teroay with supp!le of cay and country creamery closelv cleaned up. Cbecs was also active at the it-cent b as: E. There wa no chang In th fg gltnation. the market holding steady. Receipt of dressed meats war lighter than Bstial. There was no improvement In the poultry market. Rank Clew-hag. Iiiek e!etn of the Northwestern cities .I.3.'H 210..Vi.T. .. 2.1.7'- a:.! 14 ""AIM .13l Foet'and Seattle Tiinma hpoksn roiriANo MAJUVKTS. Oralw. rVswr. feed. El. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. ll.'M; club. $1: red Russian. tMec; Valley. (I. 40 foid. $1.01. ' MILLSTfFFS Bran. $S5 per ton; short $27.iO; middling. $31. KLOrii Patrnts. $.1.10 per barri; straight. $4.70; export. $4.20; Vslley. $3.1; grahi.ni. $3. IO; whol wheat. $.1.30. COHN Who!. 3U; cracked. $40 per ton. HAT Tlmothv. $ld.&0o 17.J0; alfalfa. $11 012 30: clover. $Si; ots and yetcb, till 11 K: grain hay. $ Oil-No. 1 white, $3Bg0 per toa. Tegetabera and Frwlta. TWrirfAL FTtriTS Orange. w!a tenneaX.23 California grapefruit. 1": Florida grapefruit. l57i7oO: lemon. $ t per box; pireapple. per pound FBEH KRl l T Strawberries. $1.30 S per crete: ersnoerrles. S0 10 Pr brrl; pple. $1 :.'! 3 per box. rOTATOiCS Jobbing price. Burbaaka old. $i.seii.7S per hundred; new California, 4Lii, per pound. ON ION Bermuda, $?9 2 I.I. VHifcrHLl Atll'-r.nkf TBOtOO PT dos'n; paragus. $161.15 Per be.,,) i-oc; cabbage. 33e pound cauliflower. $2.75 jvr crate; celery. $.. per crate; cucumber. II ! domen; egg plant lie per pound: hed lettuc. $1.71 per erst; hothouse lettuce. 73ctl$l per box: pe. 3tc pound; ppper. 2 e. pound: radishes. Iin2c per doxen: rhubsrb. $Vst c per pound: spinach. a)3o per pound; to matoes. $4fto per box; garlic. o10 per PACK TEOSTABLES- Tornlpa. IHU per sack; bu. ILeO; rutaoagaJ. S1L1; carTots. $L Dairy a ad Catry rredace. BUTTER Oregjn creamery buttr; solid pack. 2e per pound. Knot Fresh Oregon ranch, aandled. XI per rj -x-n : case count. 20bi. CHEESE: Oregon fiat. 1 per pound. Poiik Fncy. l'SHo per pound. VEAL Fancy. lo lWc per pound. FOL'LTKY llena. 13a 1: Springs. 2" w 14c; broiiers. :lo3; duck, youuj, ;..c; geese. 11c. uukey. live. 2o; dressed. j IDEAL FOR CROPS Weather Conditions Against the Wheat Market. SALMOX Columbia Rlr. 1-ponod ailk 13 per dosen: a-peund talla. 1M: 1 pouad (lata, $i40; Aiaaava piaa. l-pewa tail. $!. . u..ei LUr I ke tioeaieo. m sism S u Tb Walnut. IB1H Pr Pw: trall nuts. 141: Xllbert. "wlaoal trjondr. ll21e. pecans, lae; eoooanut. oe o $1 pr doaea; cbeslaut. 12 per aeuaa. hickory nuta. Csjlue per pound. HONEY Choic. a.i Bg ; atraiaoa honey. 10 per pound. . . . SALT Granulated. $1S per Jon: -r-ground. loais. $a.4u per toa: ooa, $ pr tea. BEANS Small wulla. tO&o- rr white. 4c; Lima. !; plum. $; alaxJcaa. bayou, to, ...... RICE No. 1 Japan. : cheapew traal. leak; Bout hern bead. ' . .-CtiAIl Ury granulated. .VWi; (rult and berry. $0.W3, Uonoiuiu p.antiation. J-UJ' . $.V7.,; extra C. $0.4i. powdered, barrel. 4'1. J': ruoee. barrel. $5 .A DRIED FRCIT8-APp.ee. 14 Pr POTli aprtcota, ltllo. peachea. "'Jif pnane. Italian. 10t,eii. llTr- ' fiss. while and black, fr,J-. curraQta - i aiuarslal. am 10011c: raisins. i xiuaeateL Thompson. la! tabbed laompaoa. -kieaohed feultaaa. Iai eded, T WO aataa. Faraiaa. . per pounds ". per koa. Frevislotia. HAMS All slio. 17JIc: sklnnad. 1T !!. Picnic. Uo; boiled. 28 Ha BACON Fancy. S3tea.!c; choice. 10 "dr'v'saLT MEATS Back, dry salt. 11 H 612e; backs, smoked. 134c; belllea. dry alt. lil'-sc: bellies, smoked. l$c LARD Tierce basis. Choice. lS4o: com pound. c. leaf. 3-lta. Tali $.60 Pr case. MlbCEl-LANEOLH Pig feel. kits. $1.34: sliced b"f. insldes. tJ-S per cs: dried beat. Inside. per pound: bologna. caoa back. 10Sc; minced bam. Hob. Wool and Hide. HOI'S 1!11 crop. 3irSc; old, nomi nal: 1112 contracts. 24 u J3c MOHAIR Choice. U2c per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon. !U917VsO pr Bound. according to shrlnkags; Vail. 1$ a 19c per pound. ' PELTS Dry. lie: IsnM. sailed. TlxyPOet short-wool pelt. twejSic: butcbsr belt. Jan. take-oS. 6cO$l-0; "a- taka-oO. !" 118- H IDES Salted hide 104O ! per pouud; salted csjf. 2iw21c; salted kip. 1149 12e: green hide. PVsO: dry calf- 21o: Jry bide. lKrflec. salted staa. !! (rea stags. tuVtc- CASCAHA Per pound, 3 6c. OKA IN BAGd In car lots. bSc IJaseed Oil aad Turpentine. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. HOc: boiled, barrela. elc: raw, caes, hue; boiled, caeea, 7c. ICBPESTINB C.vses. 73c: barrels. 70 HO. SHEEP PRICES HOLDING LOCAIs LIVKSTOCK MAKKKT IS MAINTAlNlvD. Yparlinet Sell at $4.50 lo $3.50 and I-amhs at $ to $7.50. Catllt? Trade Light. Buvlng at the stock yards yesterday was mainly In the mutton division. Only a few loads of cattle were disposed of. Fractlcally no hogs wer handled. Sheep price were steady, lh sales rang ing from $4 to $3.io. Th beat Spring lamb were taken at $7 30. with lighter lambs bringing $! to $rt.3U Six loada of steers wer sold at $6.83 to $7 and a load of cowa brought $3.00. Nate Raines has returned to 1'llot Rock, according to the Record, from a trip 200 miles south of that place. In search of beef caltl. but met with little success. Th price offered Is from td to $tk3o. but Mr. Heine l doubtful at ven these high price of being able to secure a carload. lcal receipts yesterdar were: 4 catU, II: raiees. S4H hog and 1717 sheep. shipper were C K. Lucke. Canby. 1 car of sheep; F. B. Decker, tierval and Jeffer son. 2 car of sheep and hogs; Hugh Cum min re. Albany and t-orvallia. 7 cars of sheep and ho: C. H. Yehr as Son. Ibanon. 1 car of sheep: K S. Young A Co.. Oakland. 2 cars of sheep, and Patlon A Overton. Ualsey. 1 car uX cattle, alieep and hoats. The da s sales were as follows: Welrht. Price. 13 steer 1173 $7.00 steer l"v . 27 steer 113 . 7.W 13 steer lo2 6 3 l cow "" -., cows ' 6-"0 I bull la HI 4l 7u sheep 1 4. 7 sheep ""7 4hi I sheep ! 3-.o 13 sheep .-, - er;ms ! 3 11 yeariinas n i 61 vesrlings 1V- 3 '' H Spring lamhs 4- iM' 1". Spring lambs --0 l:9 Sirtng liailihs 7 3l r. l spring lamb otf 'J j g hos 1"7 R.'-'.l m hog 13 5.40 The range of price at the yards was as follows: Choice steers $.3t7.:S Coo d steer .................... $.S0'i CSS Medium steers ................ COO it 4.30 Cholc cows .0"t Ii G'Kid cows 1-60 lr CO Medium cows $.00 is b.i cholc calves $ 5r t.ti CKod heavy calve t.00t l.i Bulls i.bO if 6.tt Stags 4.75t S Hoars light $9 IM Heavy 7.0OJ 7-7$ Sneep Yearling 4 307 8.50 Wethars SOOtf $.73 Ewes iVr $.00 Lamb 4.501, $.00 tprlng lambs Wg. 7 So Gmahaa Livestock Markets. OMAHA. Neb.. Slay 10. Cattle Receipts. on: market steady. Native steers. ISSuia S..VO; cow and heifers. $3.73 7.23; Western steers. S4.334.73: range coivs and heifer. $3 3o aa 0. 23 ; cnnere. $2-73 a 4.73 : Blockers nd feeder. $4.tH -I 7 23 ; calve. $3.73v.73; bulls, stare, etc . $4.4u u 6.70. Hogs Receipts. oo: market steady. Heavy. $7.3u7.73: mixed. $7.33 u 7.S3; light. $7.4ot7.&3; pig. $d.uut 7.23; bulk of sale. $7 3Uaa 7 tS3. Sheep Receipts. 16O0: market steady. Yearlings. ia.7iu7.I3: wethers. : P0,.io: ears. $3.000.23; lambs. $).:. jl.i. hlrag Uvrstoek Market. CHICAOO. Vv la Cattle P.ecelpts. .VW. market sieadv. Heve. $.) v lt.30: T'xas steers. 4vT.4; Western steers. $3 7377.v: stockers and feeders. $4.20ui : row and belters, f2 7St7.70; calves. $J OOtJ 7.71 Hogs Receipts. 12.00O: market tedy to Shade higher than Thursday's average. Light. $7.goe7.77 S : mixed. $7.4ow 7 ; heavy. $7 4o 77: rough. Ii.ij7.i; pia.-. $3 0lv $7.m: bulk of sales. t7.S"( 7 SO. hcep Receipts. ll.i0. market strong to shade up- Native. 1117.4"; Western. $4 SO j 7 :; yrariirgs. $ 00 rt '-'3 ; lamb. uaUvs, $ilaou0X. Western. .23g73. LAST PRICES ARE LOWER Fltj? Ilain West of Hie li!sourl niTfr OffM-t All Bullish In fliicnot In the Chicago Grain Pit. CHtA7". May 10. Ideal weather today for crop shut off buving power In th wheat pit. The market closed weak at price standing from last night's level to !! below. Wheat finished at th lowest point of th day after touching; th highest point of th peuon for May and July. Bullish Incentives were found In worse prospect (or a normal acreage In North Dakota, com prediction being tht th deer would fall 30 to 40 per cent under last year. Be sides, there were plentiful signs of a good rash demand. It was also asserted that frost damage had been done In Russia. Th fine rain. howrr. everywhere In the wheat country west of the Missouri Rlvr proved loo much for bullish enthusiasm. Important selling of September wheat had a good deal to do with depreaalng the mar ket as s whole. The delivery wa th weakest on th list, but July was not (ar behind. . Larger receipt counted against th bull side of th corn market. Oata gav way when wheat and corn weakened. Exceptionally heavy storks and poor mar chsntlng call served to handicap provision. Th leading future ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. 1-ow. Close. M.y $1-1$ $1.1$V l" July 1.14S lis l-UH ! Sept 1 l.t l.os 1-n Dec 1-lOw M0S 10S I CORN. Mar CIS July 7t -7S .7j-s Sept 11 .76V. .73. .T.w Dec. 4S V .64'. .4S OATS. Mar r." JJV JJ Juiy 34 h M. .M Sept, ...... .44. -.tai .44t .441, Dec ...... .43- .44 .44! .4o MESS PORK. Mar 1P2J 1B.2H 1.15 July 1U..V. 1!X47 10.27 l.2t4 Hepu HI.52H 1.02S, 1.4S 19.4iV LARD. May 17X 10 75 100 J01,, Jnlv 10.S2H ltKM 10.72V, 1072H bept, ll.oo 11.10 10.2V 10.821 SHORT RIBS. Oct 11.071 11.16 11.00 J, My ' 10.27H July 10 474 J0 47H 10 33 10.33 Sent lO.mi 10.CS 10.30 10.S0 Cash quotations wer as follows: live No. 2. 5c Rarley Feed or mixing. 60J5c; (air to choice malting. $I.1S01.:7. Timothy seed 17.60 j 12.S0. Clover seed $14 0 20. Tork Mess. $1$.12H lt.tS. Ijard In tierces. tlO.SO. Short rib Loose. $10,271. t-aln statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to J97.0O0 bushels. Export for the week, as shown by Bradstreef. were equal to 2.I4S.OOO bushels. Primary receipt were 41.000 bushels, compared with 640.000 bush els the corresponding day a year ago. Es timated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 4$ csrs: corn. 333 cars; oats. 147 cars; hogs, $00 head. European Grain Market. LONDON. My IO. Cargoes, steady. Walla Walla for shipment at Od. English coun try markets, eaay; French country market, firm. LtVKItroOt.. Mav 10. Close: Wheat Mar, 7s lSd; July. 7 SSd; October, T 7H1. Weather, cloudy. Grain la San Francisco. PAN FRANCISCO, May IO. Spot quota tions Walla Walla. $1.A1.S7H; red Rus sian. $l.tfw l.bb4 : Turkey red. (Lenta 1.1124; bluestem. t l.aotj I.V2 ; feed bar'ey. l.h7tx ft l.wo; brewing barley, $l.05 2.0A: white out. $2 02.7H : bran. $20.3Oj-27; middlings. l.'o.'l:l. shorts. $300 31. Call board aalea: Wheat December, 11.70 per cental. Barley December. $1.40 bid. $1.40 asked per cental; May. $1.0 bid. $1.1 asked per cental. Minneapolis Grata Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 10. Close: Wheat May. $1.134; July. $1.16', f Lid : Septem ber. $1.0ta. Cash No. 1 hard, $1,184; No. 1 Northern. $1.1 1 : No. 2 Northern. (L1S14; No. 3 wheat. I1.144. . Barley 70c t 11.30. Corn No. 2 yellow. 777Sc. Oats No. 1 white. 41to5c Rye No. 2. c- Pugrt Sound Grata Market. TACOMA. Wash.. May 10. Wheat Blue stem. (I.Ootll.Oo; fortyfold. $1.02: club, (1.03: red Russian. (1. Car receipt Wheat, 23; corn. 1; oats, 1; hay, 0. SEATTLE. Wash., May 10. Wheat Blue stem. (1.03; fortyfold. elVc: club. Sc; fife. Bsc; red Russian. 07c Yesterday's car re ceipts Y lien t . -': hav, IT: flour. (; corn, 3. STOCKS DULL-STRONG MATFJUAL CAIN'S SIATIE IX THE CLOSING 1IOCR. America ii Tobacco Active With a t.aln or 5 1-2 Points American Can Also Advances. NEW YORK. May lo. Unusual apathy marked the stock Exchange today and few Important price changes occurred, until th very close. The movement was perfunctory and professional throughout. Sale to noon wre about 200.000 shares, of which four Issues I'niled States Steel. Reading, Amal gamated Copper and Union pacific contrib uted over CO per cent. The afternoon was relieved by occasional spells of moderate activity, which, however, made little Impression on quoted values, ex. ccpt In the cse of Lehigh VIley and some of the more dormsnt specialties. Including American Beet Sugar, AIHson-Chalmer pre ferred. Railway Steel Spring and Bethlehem Steer preferred. Later price of other and mor active stocks hardened, lh closing was dull but strong, with many net gains of a point or two In th actlv group and a much a three point In soma of the speculative spec ialties. Tobacco stocks were quite active, with a rise of 51 points In American Tobacco and concurrent strength In kindred securities on the exchange and In the open market. Amer ican Can achieved a new dlatlnctlon by sell ing higher than before, the preferred gains to 121 and the common to 42 H. Developments of tbe day Include the report of th United Btle Steel Corporation for April, It "unfilled tonng" for that month being ltJO.OoO tons greater than In March, thereby exceeding general expectations; re ports of another Increase In prices by on of the more important of the Steel Corpora tion's adjunct and forcata of th wekly cash movement, pointing to a larg gain by local Institutions. Th bond market In general was mors teady. bnt with no appreciable Increase of Investment Interest. Total sales, par value, (3.I34.0OO. United State Government bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sale. High. Low. Bid. AMIS Chal pf .. ino 4 4 31 Amal Copper .. 34.01X1 Ml, 2i (yi Am Agrlcult .. 1" 1 1 1 1 Am Beet Sugar. 2.eoo 7 72S 734, American Can.. 33.H 4.".'s 40l 42 Am Car A Fdy. 1.1 3 ."R1 5 Am Cotton Oil.. 200 33 54 "1 344 Am 114 4 LI (f 23 Am 1c Securl 2,000 281 271, 271, Am Linseed ... Am Locomotive. Am Smel Ref do preferred.. Am Steel Kdy.. Am Sugar Ref.. Am Tel A Tel. . Am Tobacco pf Am Woolen Anaconda M Co Atchison do preferred. . Atl Coast Lin.. Bait A Ohio . .. Bethlehem Steel Brook R Trn.. Canadian Par.. Central Ieftther do preferred.. Central of N J . Che A Ohio . . Chicago A Alton Chi Gt West . .. do preferred. . Chicago A N W C. M A St Paul.. C. C, C A St L.. Col Fuel Iron Col A Southern. Consol tins .... Corn Product .. Del A Hudson. . D A R tirande. . do preferred.. Dletlllers' Secur Erie do 1st pf do 2d pf Oen Electric . .. Ot North pf ... Ore 1.OO0 2.aO 7.WXI 21a) 2e l.S"0 700 7.S00 a.4o 2h rx 4,3io BOO 2.S"X 8.000 2.2O0 "706 4,0O lfl 1.800 144 4214 M'a 107 37 Va l'tOVa 148 43 u 140 loftH 40- 3 231! '4 2i 79 831, in", 10714 800 28 V l.ooo 800 "ino 1ll 31 6,3II 100 " '.vwi 2.000 2im 2.'JOo 2.7'Mi 2.100 2'Xl 1.HO0 i.eoo l.OOO Ot North Illinois Central lnterbor Met do preferred.. Inter Harvester. Inter Marine pf Int Paper Int Pump Iowa Central . .. K C Southern., do preferred.. Laclede Ga . .. I.outa A Nash . . Minn A St L. . M. S P A 8 S M Mo. Ksn A Tex. do preferred.. Mo Psclflc Nat Biscuit National Lead .. N Ry Mex 2 pf. X Y Central . . . N T, Ont A We Norfolk A Wei.. North American Northern Pac .. Pacific Mall ... Pennsylvania ... Psople's Oaa . . . P, C C A St L.. Pittsburg Coal . Pressed 8 Car.. Pull Pal Car . . Tty steel bprlng Keaaing Republic Pteel . do preferred.. Rock Island Co. do preferred. . t L A f F 2 Pf St L Southwest- ..... . do preferred Sloss Sheffield .. TjOO Southern Pac .. noG Southern Ry . . l.Sora do preferred.. TX) Tenn Copper . .. 800 Texas A Pac Tol. St L A We do preferred.. Union Paclflr .. 84.4l do preferred.. loo f K Realty .... ion. IT H Rubber . . . 4V U 8 Steel 11A.100 do preferred.. 1.2cm I tah Copper . . Va-Caro Chem Wabash do preferred.. Western M d Westing Elec. Western Union . Wheel A L E.. Lehigh Valley .. Chlno Copper .. Ray Consols . . . Am Tobacco 14314 114 'a" 4'14 32 S3. 54 i74 132 , 40' 123 19t IS71, 111 lS in so 14 14 4214 SS.1 lo7, S7", 12Sii 14314 42S liHHl, lOS? I40 114 .10 4, M.1 23 3i 70 '4 85 1404 lOtl-J, "Hh. 143" io 4014 32 ! 33 34 10714 133 to 121S 1RV sen, 110 174 14 3a 400 '20O 20O 200 ' 100 ' 2.400 70 2'X 300 l.o so eoo 4i-0 l.WV) ion 1.100 400 400 61 M 20rt 10t IOO eo.4x 3f0 1.20O 10 fkiO 100 24 i 3414 1KS 22 4 139S i' 'ii 14 13K14 5-4 801, 110 39 113 S2 12r S24 123' 1014 10014 2114 n.i 15014 33-, 173 231, 7g-4 78 R34 38 4.000 300 1.PO0 1.000 l'oo 2.2O0 so lilt 214 73 U 4oH 170', P0U 7'i 6714 IIOS nStaT 62 S 74 S4H 105 4 1.V.U 22 lj 139 "4 274 'ii'" 15714 MT. 3D iiS 8 11244 82 120 3214 123 -i 107 14 in 21 B.i 13014 351 174 2314 78 78 K4 4 88 H 1W) 111 2 73H 43 1 00 1, 76 '4 rjt 14 110 624 52 '4 8-4 211, '.' 83 17144 1814 204 2S 1014 1014 53s e 1- Total sales for the day, 323.400 shares. M.500 S.poo 2.400 200 1414 4214 8 H7 37 1304 1 43 j 105 2714 43 10taj 103 1 140 10014 8 S-'l 230 S Mhm 03 3011 7094 20 1S 331, 140 107 14 37 2St 4.11, 143 '4 15, 170 22 404 32 334 33 '4 4::', 1!7S 132 4. 4i 12214 10-4 3714 111, 1814 W 20 1214 24 . 60 IOS 14 15M.4 22 134 5,5 4114 137 Sot, 118 80 112 82 1204 32 1234 10S4 lOH", 214 344 1594 33 175 284 78 i 7R14 5314 84 3214 75 40H . 111'i 2H 7814 43 2314 141 824 1704 9014 7614 5fcl, 674 llOV S 14 B21, 814 21 601,. 73 4 8414 7 17H4 2ti 1914 24 !i BONDS. Furnished by Overbeck Portland. Amer Tel A Tel conv 4s. . . Amertcen Tobaoro 4s...., Amrlcan Tobacco 6s..... Atchison general 4s Atchison conv 4s , Atchison ad 4s stamped. A Cook Co., of Bid. .1141, . 93 .120 . i"4 .1051, BO", Atchison conv 5s -.10714 Atlantic Coast Line cons 4 951 At Coast Una "L A N coll" 4s. 94 Baltimore A Ohio 8'4S 92 Baltimore A Ohio 4s 98 'i Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s loi'v Chesapeake A Ohio 41,a 1004 C B A Q gen mtg 4s 93s C B A Q Joint 4 fln C B A Q III 4S !8 C B A Q Denver 4s 954 Central pacific first 4a Ss Chicago A East Ills 4s Chicago R 1 A P ref 4 . 8S4 Chicago R I A P Col trust 4.. 711, Colorado A Southern first 4a... 94 Denver A Hio Grande 4s 87 Del A Hudson conv 4s 97 4 Brie first pons P L 4s 8M 4 Int Met 4,s 82 J sp nese 4s 854 Japanese first 4 Its H24 Japanese second 4H 014 Loulsvllla A Nashville unl 4s.. Pfl1 Mo Kan A Tex 4 lis 87 14 Missouri Pacific 4s 734a New York Central 84t B New York Central L 3 3K 82 New York City 4s 94 e-fe-w York City 44e of 1957 107 Norfolk A Western 4 Norfolk A Western conv 4s. ...112 N Y Ont A W 4s 94 Northern Pacific P L 4s 994 Northern pacific 8s..., 60 14 Oregon Short Line 4s.......... 9?4 Oregon Ry A Nav 4e 95 Peuna Ry 4 of 1948 10314 Philippine Railway 4s Reading general 4s 99 Republic of Cuba 5 103 Southern Pacific first re( 4... b4T4 Southern Pacific col 4s 91 Southern Railway 4s. ......... . 784 St L A S F ref 4s 7814 Union Pacific first 4s 101 14 Union Pacific conv 4s 102 Union paclflo ref 4s United States Steel S F Ss 102 United States 2s registered 10OH TTnlfed Hratee 2a coupon. ....lOO. fnlted States 3s registered 10214 United State 3s coupon 10214 United States 4s registered 1144 United States 4s coupon 11414 United Railway S F 4. United Railway St L 4s. Wabash first 4a Western Union 4 Its Westinghouse conv 6s... Weetern Pacific 5s Wisconsin Central 4s.... West Shore 4a 87 "4 . 714 . S . 9914 . 95 . S . 024 .10O14 Asked. US D514 99 10O14 9114 llS 4 93 H 94 1 P2V 981, 87 101 0b '4 9Vs 9 954 8014 8014 71 "4 961, 89 98 8914 821 87 83 H 994 88 14 74H . 87 '4 8214 95 107 V4 991 11.1 Oil T4 71 934 954 IO314 iH 981, 103 4 931, 91 li 78 '4 794 lol 4 11214 1l.i "4 10214 101 101 4 1024 1024 1144 115 68 78 68 4 I8 93 4 8714 92 4 1O0 4 Stocks s BOSTON. Msy 10. Allouex 43 4 Amalg Copper.. 83 4 A Z L A Sm... 30 Arlxona Com .. 3 4 BACCA8M. 6 Csl A Arlxona.. 714 Cal A Hecla. ...47ft Centennial 2-4 p Run Con Co 67 t Boston. -Closing quotations: Mohawk 614 Nevada Con .... 214 Ntplrslng Mines. 74 iNorth Butte 28 North Lake 7 4 Old Dominion... 57 4 lOsceola HI (cjulncy SO Shannon 13 n. r-n vr 14U Sunerlor 344 Franklin 134 Sup A Bo MIn.. 2J4 Olroux Con B.iTamarack J2 k ro- ... 54 1 IT S S R A M... 864 Greene Caaanea. 84! do preferred... 68 4 I Royalle (Cop) 26 t'tah Con Kerr Lake. 24 I'tah Copper Co. 63 ..108 i.ii. rnnnM... 40 Winona La. SaUe Copper 6 i B! Wolverine Miami copper... si'sii Money. Exchaafe. T.tr. NEW YORK. May IO. Money on call, steady 24 63 per cent; ruling rate, 24; eioains- bid 24: offered at 3. Tim loans tirmer; 60 and 90 days. S4: ,lx months. 34?3. Prime mercantile paper, 414!. Sterling exchange easy with actual busi ness In banker bill, at jM.8425 for 60-day bills and at $4.75 for demand. Commercial bills. $4. So. Mexican dollars. 4Hc. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds steady. t LONDON. May 10. Bar sliver, quiet. oT13-16d per ounce. Money, 14. S 2 Pr rent. The rate of discount In the open mnrket lor short bills is 2 13-16) 2vs per cent, for three months' bills. 24 2 13-16 per cent. PAN FRANCISCO. May 10. Sterling on London. 60 days. $4.4V,: sight. 4.S6. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, 2c. Condition of the "Treasury. WASHINGTON My 10. At the begin ning of business tody the condition of the United States Treasury was: Balance in Treasury offices 6-.33S 1.1O6 In banks. Philippine treasury .. 81 Balance In general fund "J'- io Ordinary receipts were - Ordinary disbursements l,.'o" Deficit to dste this fiscal J"; J1,,- 864. as against a deficit of $2,300,286 at this time laat year. These figure exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO. May 10. Butter Steady, creameries. 2B20c; dairies. 2t3Te. Eggs Steady: receipts. 22.2 1 2 cases: at mark, cases Included, 174c; ordinary firsts. 18cVe'es8teidy: daisies. 15?154c: twins, 1646154c; Young Americas, 15164c: long horns. IS 154c Duluth Flax Market. -. . . . 1 u u ia n.M- T-lnaeed. 1M Ut 1 n. Minn., - - ' 1 " - . , . . In store, on track and to arrive. $2.24; May. $2 21 bid: Bitiolithic paving is welcome alike to man and beast, be cause it is safe, resi lient and practically noiseless. Insist on bitulithic. J. C. WILSON & CO. alOC.14, KONl, OliAlN Ai'W COXXOJ KEW WORK MUlk MCHANOl fcjTW YOUi COTTON EXCUANtt CJLlJtACO bOAKU Of T HAD at XBLK aiOCJi AD BOND KUU61. BAN 1 KAN CISCO. Main Office MUls Bldg San Tranels.. tt ranch Office V ancouvor, tteevtu. rertland. Lo Ajigete. baa Die a. 4er ssado tteach. ' FOUX LAND OFFlCKt slain Floor Lam Derm ens Bank Bnllmaa, 6th and Stark, rhnrs) Marshall 4120. A 4137. TBAYELER8 CPlDg. mtt T tra x e. EXPK8S STEAMERS FOB Baa Frsicuc and Lo Angeles WITHOUT CHANGE. 8. 8. BEAR Sail A. M. Sunday, May 18. THE SAN FR-AN. a WBTLAND 8. S. CO. Xieket Office 142 Third Street. Phone: Main 2609. A 14U. San Frcisco, Los Angeles and San Diego Direct S. S. Roanoke and S. S. Elder Sail Every Wednesday Alternately at 6 F. M. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. 182 Third St. Phones Mala 1314. A 1314. COOS BAY LINE STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER sails from Alnsworth Dock. Portland. 9 A. M. May 1. 8. 18. 18. 23 and 28; Juti 2, J 12, 17. 22 ana l. r ranui ie-" n...nrth Dock dailv un to 5 P. W. Pa seneer fare, nrsl-ciasa, iv.w, a aecond-clasa n?.",r k"? -.r. Ticket off.ee- AlniwdrVh xcS. PlaM.tola A 2332 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (Colon Line of N. Z.) VIA TAHITI A'D WELL1XOTOW. Direct -through steamers. s&Ulug from San Francisco May 2. June 26, and every 28 days to Tahiti. Rarotonga. Wellington and Eydney. Tbe Una to lslr of the South Sea. Car reservation see Coupon Railroad Agents or address Bind. Holnb, 4 Co.. Baa Francisco. I irJ -vvfe The name that stands for all that m igfe-S is best in pavement construction. mmmLm. ' ' rvY2 Effective May 8, 1912 SS. PBICE RUPKRT AXO SS. PRIME GEORGE" Leave Seattle, v-a8h., Wednesday and Sunday at 12:00 o clock, midnight. For Victoria, Vancouver, PTlnce- Itnpert. Stewart. Granby Bay and Hneen Charlotte Ialanda. Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (Mountain Division.) Trains leave Prince Rupert, B. C. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 1:00 P. M. for Vanarsdol (100 miles). FREE PUBLICATIONS Regarding; Canadian Homestead Land, IJuainesa and Social Conditional Also Bualaea OpenlnK. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM (Double-Track Route.) FOUR THROUGH TRAINS DAILY NO EXCESS FARE. BETWEEN CHICAGO AN O ALL POINTS EAST. THROUGH PULLMAN STANDARD AND TOURIST SLEEPING-CARS. J. H. Burerln, General Aaeat, Passenger Department. City Office, lint Avenue and Yesier Way, Seattle, Wash. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital $1,000,000 Surplus and Profits $ 1 ,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. A INS WORTH, President. R. W. SCIIMEER. Cashier. R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President. A. M. W RIGHT. Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT. Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS DRAWN on ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES LADD &TILTON BANK - - Established 1859. Capital Stock.... 6urplu8 and Undivided Profits .$1,000,000.09 . 800,000.00 x Commercial and Savings Accounts Letters of credit, drafts and travelers checks issued, avail Able in U1 parts of the world. OFFICERS W. M. I .add. President. RoNer-t 9. Howard, Asst. Cashier. Edward Cookloabam, Vice-Pre. J. W. La rid. Asst. Cashier. W. H. Dunckley, Cashier. Walter M. Cook, Ast. Cashier. First National Bank - Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 850,000 Oldest National Bank West of tho Rocky Mountains The Canadian Bank of Commerce Head Off!. INCORPORATED 1867. Toronto, Canada. New York 16 Exchange Place. London 2 Lombard Street. Over two hundred other branches in the United States and Canada. Every care taken of collections. Drafts on all foreign countries and principal cities In United States and Canada bought and sold, and a general banking; business transacted. Interest allowed on Time and Special Deposits. PORTLAND BRANCH, SECOND AND STARK STREETS F. C. MALPAS, Manaeer. All Steamer Take the EXTREME SOUTHERN TRACK SPRIXG AXD SUMMER SAILINGS LONDON PARIS BREMEN Sailing; at JO A. M. George Washington . . . May 18 Juno 15 July 13 Aug:. 10 Kronprinz Wilhelm May 21 June is July is Aug. 20 Berlin May 25 July s Aug. 17 Kaiser Wilhelm II .... May 28 June 2s July 23 Aug. 27 Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse June 4 July 2 July 30 sept. 3 Kronprinzessin Cecilie . June 11 July 9 Aug. 6. Sept. 10 Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm .June 20 July 27 Aug. 24 Sept. 21 TWIX-SCREW PASSESfiER SERVICE. Bremen June 1 Ane. 21 KoenlKin Lulse June July 25 (irowaer Karfuerst July 2 fcept. 12 Koenis; Albert JW Friedrich der Grosse. .May 25 July Primes Irene June IS twol. 7 Koenis Albert Aug. 14 bept. 1 OELRICHS A ri). Gen. Akis., B Broadway, New Y"ork. ROBERT CAPELI.E, G. A. P. C 850 Powell St., Opposite St. Krancl Hotel, San Francisco. OR LOCAL SCENTS The Mediterranean All steamers of the undermentioned lines will follow the NEW SOUTHERLY COURSE eastbound and westbound, thus avoiding all possibility of meeting ice, and each steamer will have BOAT AND LIFE RAFT capacity for every person on board, including both passengers and crew. New 45,000 Ton OLYMPIC AMERICAN UNE Atlantic Transport Line New Tark-Uaasa Direct RED STAR lim ear Tsrli Pvti talwai Paris WHITE STAR LINE New Tart Qinastsws Umiisal lew Ysrt rwmt&IUTwr!-Stbaint Boston Queenstown LlverpcoL Host on Mediterranean, Company's Office Room "B" Bailey Building, Second and Cherry St Seattle Or Local Railway and Steamship Agents. MAY 25 June IS July 6 July 37 Aug. 17 WHITE STAR-DOMINION Sails from NEW YORK "MEGANTIC" & "lACRENTIC" Lirtwt arrti Ft StaMmtn a t. Uwtmm Rout Only Four Days at Sea TO DROPS Dt COMFOBT AT lfODXRATK HAT3 Twist Screw S.S. "Canada" and "Teatonic" ONK CLASS (II) CABIK 8KRVICG THIRD CLSa CLOaSO BOOKS Bscrsge cheeked throarh to Steamer In Bond. Embsxk night bezor salllac. V aotei or tramifer TBAVELEKS' GUIDE. TRAVELERS' GC1PE. Canadian Pacific EUR O P E ! LJdi-Ki.bS OF THE ATLANTIC" JLjilJ Ul 11 1 DifiAaaoira MOJSTltlvAL, yULBKO A1 LIVLBPOOI. VIA THE SCENIC ROtXB TO ECBOPH 1000 MILES CM THE ST. LAWRENCE! RIVKH AND 1.EPS THAU FOUR DATS AT PEA 263S MILES PORT TO PORT THE SHORTEST OCEAN PASSAGB First Cabin 9.B0 and np Second Cabin $5S,7S and np One-Class Cabin (Zd-ela ... .$50.00 and np Third-Clans Lowest rates on request, Canadan Paclflo Office, corner Tblrd and Pin Multnomah Hotel bids.), Portland, aad all local agent. Seventy Ppring and Summer tours, com prising Tours de Luxe and Motor-car Tours, and also Vacntion Tours at Popular Prices. Frequent sailings. All routes. Including Mediterranean. Programme of Tours de Luxe Around the World now ready. THOS. COOK & SOV, 689 Murket St., han Francisco. Spartanburg, S. C, is the home of Gil bert Pye. who is said to have married nhrn he was "a mere boy" a girl of 14. Thry had 1.1 children, of whom nine married. There was a celebration in the family a few welt." ago when the couple reecived news of the arrival of the 39th grandchild. 1.