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TILE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY. MARCH 14, 1913. 19 HEW "nOHAIR FIRM Sales Are Made in Small Way at 30 to 32 Cents. EASTERN MARKET IS GOOD Wool Baying Starts at Northern Pa cific Points in Washington Con eignments Are Also Forwarded. London Values Sound. New clip mohair is beginning- to come on the market In email quantities. Shearing: In under way at several points In the val ley, but Is not general yet. Preparations are beina made to form pools at the usual selling points, and the bulk of the clip will be sold In thts way. as In former years. The purchases made by local dealers In the past few days have been at 30 to 33 cents. Whether this represents actual market val . ne Is not clear, as no stock has been of fered yet to Eastern consumers, and until the big mills show their hand the course of prices from now on cannot be determined. To all appearances the market Is on a very firm basis, due to strength In the -East and abroad. There has been some wool buying at Northern Paclflo points, but the prices paid were not learned. A few clips from the same territory have also been shipped East on consignment. At other points In the TVest buying has been held In check by the wide difference In the views of growers and buyers as to prices. The growers have be come optimistic and In the territory sec tions have shown a determination not to accept less than the opening prices of last JUl LUT31I UQ V1IJ. lUllliUS J been done In the way of early contracts, al though Jt Is reported that some of the shorn wools from Arizona have been consigned to . Boston after the growers had refused 19 cents. In other sections the sellers de mand as much or more than was paid last year. Late advices from Boston by mail say on the subject of new wool: "Conditions In the primary markets of the country depict clearly the uncertain ties of the cltuatton here. It Is many years since no appreciable aelllng of wool on con tract, previous to shearing, has been done. That Is the case this year. This feature Is emphasized when It Is taken Into consid eration that dealers have plenty of ready money on hand and unlimited credit. The stiff price attitude of buyers, of course, enters Into the question, but dealers In other years have been willing to take a 'filer In the choice early clips, even at somewhat dangerous prices. Growers persistently re ject offers at several cents below -values of a year ago." The market for last year's clip, aa has been noted In the press dispatches, has weakened. A majority of the sales last week" show a downward trend to prices. The movement of wool has been larger than for Heveral weeks, taking about 2,000,000 pounds. The market has not become de moralised, but holders of wool are more v, !llhjg to shade, especially on grades which have been so long in oversupply. The only strong feature, apparently. Is the Influence of the London situation. Yes terday's operations are shown In the fol lowing cable: "London, March 1 3. The 12.108 bales Offered at the wool auction sales today were readily absorbed. Home and conti nental buyers paid prices ranging from un changed to S per cent advance over the January average for fine grades, but in ferior scoured merinos and cross-breds suit- hik fnr America, barely realized the Jan uary level. "A sals of sheepskins was held here to day. A good selection amounting to 4900 bales brought out spirited bidding and prices ranged from unchanged to 6 per cent higher. Full wooled merinos were in greatest demand." WHEAT 19 STILT FIRMLY HELD Uood Condition of Market Shown by Latest Cargo Sale. Very little wheat Is being offered, either In the country or by speculators. At the same time the demand Is restricted. The re sult Is a steady and unchanged market. The top price quoted locally on bluest em Is 98 cents, but (1 is probably obtainable. Club csnnot be bought under 6 or 67 cents and It would be well worth this If reasonable freights could be secured. A cargo was sold at over these prices, but freights are rather scarce and this limits business. Local receipts. In cars, wore reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay MmirlAV t(9 4 1J . Tuesday 28 2 10 Wedm-sday ... 22 2 7 Thursday 30 2 19 Year ago 9 . . 2 Kca'n to date.l4.P3 17S1 ls Tear ago 11.2ST5171S49 4 3 171K 1T.19 13 ill) 2189 SALES OF APPLES ARE DECREASING fjowr Kan re of Prices on Front Street Is ExpecUulrrOranges Firm. Trade on the street yesterday was not heavy In any line. Supplies were fair and prices were generally steady. ' A cur of oranses was received and this fruit was the firmest feature of the market. Sunk 1st oranges hold at $4, although on the Sound they are a half dollar higher. Apple eutes were light. Local stocks are heavy and a readjustment of prices at a lower run c In the near future is likely. Asparagus and rhubarb were the best sellers In the vegetable market. Both were unchanged in price. Hothouse lettuce was more plentiful and quoted at 90c to SI a box. ' POrLTRY SELLS AT GOOD PRICES Urns and Broilers in Iemanl, With Light Receipts Eggs Inchangrd. Receipts of poultry were light and the nuivUct was fairly firm. Hens sold at 13 cents and half a cent better was quoted on fut hens. T la era was a good demand for broilers, but few wero received. tlgss sold at unchanged prices. The mar ku was steady to Arm. with a good specu lative demand for the surplus. Dressed meats were In small supply. Veal was steady and pork firm, with an upward tendency. No chauge was reported In the condition of the cheese or butter markets. IWuk Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yelerJay wra as toUoTvs Clearings. Ea!ance. S2.6S4.148 S371.0S2 Fort lard Soattte . Taeoma .oHI.S4S KKri.ttS.'i 71.15 1.1"0 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Hour. Feet. Etc f "WHEAT Track prices: Club. 86 897c; Mutrstem. 99rTSl; 4u-tuld. SSc; red Russian, W; valley. SSc BARLEY Keed. nominal; brewing, aont. Inn!: rolled. $:!A.Wft 26. io per ton. CORN Whole. 127; cracked. $28 per ton. FLOCK patents, S4.7 per barrel; traiy!.t. 14.10; exports. - S3. S5j 8.93: val Irv, S4.70; graham, $460; whole wheat, en. MILLSTCFFS Bran, S'Jl per ton; sbnrts. $4 per ton; middlings. S30 per ton. HAY Eastern Orepon timoiry, choice, Slo & 17: mixed. $10 (ii 1.00; oat and vetch, $12; Haifa. I1J.0O; cluver. $10; straur, S0V7. OATS Jv'o. 1 white. JJT.W per ton. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TKOPK'Ab FRUITS Orange. Navels, $- i : California grapefruit, 75q a.25; Florida uraprrult. S4 30t 5; lemons. Call fornia, 7.0vfl per box, icily is per bos; pmearples. 67c per pound. APPLET tfpitrnberg. extra fancy, $1.15 -liolce. 7.V-v$l. Yellow Newtown, extra fancy. $1.2CSf l.&O; choice, 73e$tl: H mesa extra fancy. SL'JuC 1.30. Aed Cheek pippin, extra fancy. $1.2591.50; Ar kansas Black, extra fancy, 2 1.75 & 2. Bald win, extra fancy, $1 L25; choice. 75c 4 11: Rome Beauty, S1.25S1.50; small sizes, all varieties, less ; Ben Davis, etc.. common park, 50 60c. ONIONS Oregon, 90cQ$l per sack. VEGETABLES Artichokes, $1.2591.50 per dozen: asparagus. 11 & lZc pound; cab bage. Itle per pound; cauliflower, $29 2.25 per crate; celery, $2.50 4.25 per erate; eucumbers. $22.M per dozen; eggplant, 23c pound; head lettuce, $2.2. per crate; hothouse lettuce. 90cSl per uox; pep pers. 30c ner nonnd: radishes. SSe per dozen rhubarb. 9c per pound: spinach. SI'S 1.25 per box; sprouts. 10c; tomatoes, $2 per box: srarlic. onoe per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. DOe $ $1 per sack; parsnips. 90cQ$l per sack; car rots. !?cfrl per sack. POTATOES Burbanks, 45 50c per hun dred; sweet potatoes, 4c per pound. Dairy and Country Produce. . Local lobbing quotations: POULTRY Hens, lftfelc: broilers. 250 turkeys, live. 18 -a 20c; dressed, choice, 249 25c: ducks, 17 ISc; geese, nominal. EGKiS Fresh Oregon ranch, 17lSo per oozen. CHEESE: Oregon triplets, 17c; Young Americas, nominal. BUTTER Oregon creamery butter cubes. 3 per pound; prints. 39o per pound, PORK Fancy, lOH&Uc per pound. . VEAL Fancy. 14 14 c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound lajjs, fz.zb per oozen; nan-pound fiats. i.4'j: one-pound fiats, zz.45: Alaska pink, one-pound tails, 85c; sllversides, one-pound HONEY Choice, $3. 25 3. 75 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 18o per pound: Brazil nuts, iziffiac; xiioerts, I4i5c; almonds. 18c; peanuts, 55c; cocoanuts, 90c$l per dozen, ones touts, lie per pound: hick orynuts. 5? 10c; peacans. 17c; pine, 17 4 OWC. BEANS Small white. 5.29c: lame white. 4 5c; Lima, 6c; pink. 4.35c; Mexican, oc: bayou. 4-toc. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $9.25; Honolulu plantation, so.zo; beet. $5.05; extra C, $5-75; powuweo, oarreis. bo.ov; cuoes. Darreis, COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 24240o per pouna. SALT Graniuatea, $14 per ton : half- ground 100s, $10 per ton; 60s, $10.75 per ton; dairy, 12. 50 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. 5$534c: cheaper cranes, c: Boumern neaa. 0sc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound apricots, 1 2 14c; peaches. 8 11c : prunes. Italians, 810c. silver. 18c: figs, white and black, 67c; currants. 9Hc; raisins, loose Muscatel. 64 74c; bleached, Thompson, 11 c; unbleached. Sultanas. 8 He: seeded, 7H8'c; dates, Persian, 7H per pound; tara, si.Bd per box. FIGS Twelve 10-onnce. 83c: 50 6-ounce. $i.8o; 70 4-ounce, $2.50; 30 10-ounce, $2.25 loose, 50-pound boxes. 6t s 7c: Smyrna boxes, $i.iui.Z5; candled, $3 per box. Provisions. Local jobbing quotations: HAMS 10 to 12 pounds. 1819o: 1' to 14 pounds, 1819c; picnics, 12c; cot tage roll, lac. BACON Fancy, 2829c; standard, 23(3 4c; English, IS 19c LARD In tierces, choice. 14Kc: com- pound. c. DRY HALT MEATS Kerular shsrt clears. 1314c; short clear backs, 12 to 16 lbs.. i!! qvioc: snort clear backs, in to to ids.. 13l5c; exports, 14 016c. BARRELED BEEP Extra mess beef. $19; mess beef. $19; plate beef, $21; rolled Doneiess Deer, S3u. BARRELED PORK Best pig pork. $24; pickled pork, $23(ff2o. Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS 1012 crop, prime and choice, 15 17c per pound; 1913 contracts, 15c per pound. PELTS Dry, 110120; Iambs, 2035c: full WOOl, S1.253 l.oO. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 10l4c per pound, according to shrinkage; valley, 18(g) mq per pound. n luus saitea niaes, ii'AW per in. ; salted calf, lt!18c; salted kip, 12-3 14c; green hides. 11c; dry b ides, 21 Q 22c ; dry calf No, 1, 25c; No. 2, 20c; salted bulls, 8c CASCARA Per pound, 5c GRAIN BAGS Portland, buyers July, 10c -MOHAIU 1918 clip, 301332c per pound. Linseed OH and Turpentine. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. 56c; boiled. barrels, OSo; raw, cases; 61c; boiled, cases. Vic. " TURPENTINE Barrels, lo; cases, 64c. GASOLINE N apt ha. In Iron barrels, ltta; In cases, 23c; motor gasoline, In iron bar rels, 17c; cases, 24c; engine distillate, in iron barrels, 8c; in cases, 15 o. AT YARDS LIGHT SMALTi OFFERINGS OX LOCAL LIVKSTOCK 3IARKET. Hogs Sell at $9.20 and Only Steers on Sale Bring $7.15 Shorn Lambs Taken at $0.50. There was a lighter supply of stock of fered at the yards yesterday and less In terest was displayed in the various lines. There was so material change In price con ditions. In the cattla division only one load of steers was moved. They were of fair quality and brought S7.15. Wednesday's top quotation In the hog market was not reached by a nickel, $9.20 being the prevailing price for the day. Two good-sized lots of shorn lambs, av eraging b2 and 90 pounds, were sold at S0.0O. Receipts were 18 cattle, 9 calves and 2S3 hogs. Shippers were: Arlington Lumber Com pany, Condon. 1 car of hogs; C. H. Stephen son, Condon, 1 car of hogs; J. T. Cooper, Oomlon, 1 car of hogs, and Fred A. Hageaiu, Turner, 1 car- of cattle and calves. The day's sales were as f ol lows : Weight. Price, 14 steers fe25 $7.13 1 steer 1130 7.1.1 144 shorn lambs 90 ti.r.O lftt shorn lambs S'2 6.-'0 04 hogs ; 174 J.20 90 hoga 174 !.L0 R tus 1S3 u.-ju The range of prices at the yards was as follows; Choice steers $7.50$S.OC Good steers 7.00 7.30 Medium steers ... 7.O0 Choice cows 6.50i9 6-85 CHod cows S.00 & 6.50 &.50(t 6.00 Medium cows ...... Choice calves Good heavy calves. . Bulls Hogs LlKht Heavy yheep Yearling wethers ... Ewes Lambs .. s 0O'rf 9.00 .. 6.50 7.50 .. &.Q& 4.00 .. 9.00 9 9 "5 . . 8.00 8.15 .. 5759 6. SO .. 4.00 s.;s .. S.00 0 7.25 Omaha Livestock Market. SOITTH OMAHA. March 13. Cattle Re ceipts. :tpf0; market, steady. Native steers, S7. .3tf 8-7.i: native cows and heifers, S3.M8 8.00; Western stcern. d,S0,S.50; Texas steers. $0 g: 7.73; Texas cows and heifers, 5725: calvee, $0.2X9.25. IIok Tlecehits, 10.700; market, hlghen ITeavy, $S.40tf3.60: Usht. SS.o58.tf5; pltis, $7S: bulk of sales, &K.&5&S.60. Sheep Receipts. 4000; market higher Yearlings. S6.ftO3T.70; wethers, $0.2Sff-To; lambs, S!v((fS.90: Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. March 13. Cattle Receipts, 4000; market, steady. Beeves. $7.'J30.1."; Texas steers. S6tf7.2o; Western steers, $6.60 37.00; Blockers and feeders, J6.00SJS.15; cows and heifers. $0.908.00; calves, $7.00 12.00. Hops Receipts, 20.000; market, strong to 5c higher. Ltsht. $S.S0i8.90; mixed, SS.60 9 05- heavv. S.4WS-9iH: rough. $8.40 S .V.; piss, $6,S54'S-95; bulk of sales, $S.b0 8.00. 8heep Receipts, 15,000; market, strong to 10c higher. Native. S6.0O7.10; Western, $.35T.in: yearlinga 7.2Sft 8.25; Iambs, na tive, $3 39-20; Wcatern. $S(g9.30. Coffee) and Sugar, vrnr TORK. March 13. Coffee futures opened barely steady at a decline of 10 to 15 points, owing to lower European markets and renewed selling. The market weakened again in the afternoon, under continued heavy offerings and continued talk of a slack spot demand. The close was barely steady and at a net decline -of 40 to M points. Sas 14L250. March, 11.21; April, 11.35c; Mv. 11.46c: June, ii.isc; ouiy, n.wc; ugust. 11.00c: September. 11.69c: October, 11.62c NoTember, 1L&&C: December, 11.09c; January aocl Februar?-. 11.60c epot. unsettled, practically nominal. Rio. No. 7. 11 !(-; Pantos, No. 4, l4c Mild, dull. Cordova, lr.fflTc. nominal. Raw surr, nrra. aiuwovmu, mu centrifugal. 96 test. 3.5Sc; molasses sugar, S3 teat. .63c. Refined, steady. Pulntb Lis seed Market. rCLCTll, March 13. Close: Linseed. Sl.'-W to $1.-7. slay, fl.:$i bid; July, bid. RALLY AFTER DRIVE Stocks Resist Early Attack by Bear Traders. MARKET DULL AT ADVANCE tnion Pacific Lifted Three Points lj Indications That Sew Disso lution Plan la Fa-vorable to Attorney-General. NEW TORK. March 13. Prices moved In an uncertain way on the stock exchange today, ending; the session with general ad varices. Bear traders attacked the list sharply at the outset, forcing- down quota tions xor a time. Depression of the Euro pean markets and absence of foreign buy -lng fostered bearish sentiment. Call money rates held firm. A. further break occurred In foreign exchange rates, but In spite of thle engagement ox 5(W,wo gold for Berlin and $2,000,000 for Paris was announced. Bear traders felt Justified In putting out new lines, but selling was on a limited scale, and ths market gradually rallied and grew dull. Th. most posltlre movement of the day occurred in the last hour, after the receipt of news from Washington that a new plan for dissolution of the Harrlman properties had been presented to the Attorney-General, with indications that It bad been received favorably. On the strength of this an nouncement Union Paclflo mounted three points above its previous low level, closing with a net gain of two points. Southern Pacific. Reading, Steel ar.d Amalgamated es tablished gains of half as much on th. ac companying rally In the general list. Xew Haven was conspicuously weak, fil ing to 120.. well toelow th. recent low prices, which waa the bottom figure since 1S75. . Owing to firmer conditions In the money markets there was some calling of loans by financial institutions, which was reflected chiefly in specialties, a number of which were weak. Several of these stocks. Includ. lng Beet Sugar, Goodrich and Corn Prod ucts preferred made new low records for the decline. Bonds showed some Irregularity, with a downward tendency. Total sales, par value, H. 400.000. united States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C Wilson a. n Lewis building, Portland. Closing High. 70 'A 29 low. ti.a. Amal Copper . . 27,000 Am Beet Sugar 2,100 esii 70!i Z7 31 H Ul 43 68 H 28 45 Si 302 Vt 112 American Can .. do preferred.. Am Car & Fdy. &,lJO 32 H 500 Am Cotton Oil- l!0O 45 900 . 61) ;4 Am bmel & Ref do nreferred. . Am Sugar 1,000 IIS do preferred.. il Am Tel & Tel.. 400 IK 132 132 Am Tobacco ... B00 240 Anaconda 1,000 ;16 Atl Coast Line.. 100 124 36 124 101 300 100 87 123 72 14 134 100 26 323 39 33 28 130 390 19 16 27 138 34 127 123 17 59 104 24 154 134 23 134 23 37 115 11S 306 31 104 116 25 36 , 90 124 100 100 loo 86 221 71 134 log 26 '8 32 130 "l9 AT& Santa Fe 2,200 101 do preferred.. 100 100S4 Bait & Ohio .. 2,400 100 H Brook R Tran.. 1.40O 89U Canadian Pao 10.700 224'i C & O 400 J21i c & a -w C i N W 600 134 C. M & St Paul 2.000 100V. Central Leather 500 28 Central of .N J Chlno 2.000 30 Col Fuel & Iron 1.000 S3U, Col Southern .. Consol Gas .... 300 130 D L & W D 4 R G 100 19 Distilling Secur Erie 3.200 27 i 2T 137 :i4 12U Gen Electric ... 1.500 1 38 Gt North Ore. . 20O K5 Gt North pf 000 127 Illinois Central. . - Interboro Met .. 00 17 1 58 104 153 133 23 do preferred. 1.20O r.85. Inter Harvester 200 105 K c Southern.. Lehigh Valley .. Louis & Nash. . Mexican Central 1.900 133 400 134 600 23 Mo, Kan & Tex 500 25 Mo Pacific 400 38 37 115 io5 30 104 T15 'io Nat Biscuit ... 400 115 do preferred N Y Central . . . 600 108 N Y, Ont & We 3 100 30 Norfolk & West 500 104 Northern Pac .. 1,700 118 Pacific Mail Pacific T & T.. 100 3 ao preierrea. Pennsylvania ... 3.900 11 1181i 118 People's Gas 110 Heading l.-Mii 154 15; Republlo S & L .100 24 24 24 Rock Island ... 4M 21 21 li 21V Southern Pac .. 9,300 100 0 100 Southern Ky .. 10V 25 25 25 Texas Oil 110 Union Pacific .. 49.100 -l.r.O 147 ISO do preferred.. 500 83 83 83 United Rds S F ' U S Steel El.r.OO 0 50 25 60 107 53 3 66 7 do preferred.. 1.40O 107, 107 Utah Copper 1.SW w abash Western Union.. 500 86 6R Westing Eke. 1.400 68 6& Wisconsin tjent t Total sales for the day, 294,300 shares. BONDS. Reoorted bv Overbeck Sc. Cooke Co.. Board of Trade building, Portland. Amer Tel & Tel conv 4s.. 103 106 American Tobacoc 4s.. 98 .... American Tobacco 6s 120 .... Atchison general 4s 6 9 Atchison conv 4s 101 101 Atchison adj 4s stamped 86 87 Atchison conv 5s lol ini Atlantio Coast Line cons 4s.... 91 91 At Coast Line L & N coll" 4s. s 90 Baltimore & Ohio 3s 90 90 Baltimore ft Ohio 4s 94 95 lsroomyn Kama Transit 4s suv. ei Can Southern first 5s 105 106. Chesapeake & Ohio-4s 99 100 C R & Q gen mtg 4s 936 49 C B & Q joint 4s 93 94 C B & O Ills 4s 3V4 911 C B & Q Denver 4s 93 94 central pacmc Tirst u'fe v-f Chicago & Wast Ills 4s 78 -hicajro R 1 & P i-er 4s S3 o t mcaen r i & r ioi trust 4s... i.-jvi Colorado & Southern first 4s... 95 Denver A Rio Grande 4s S3 86 97 83 80 RSij 87 97 85 ' 70 8XU. 77 90 104 93 108 91 93 6U S'l on. 301 S3 96 93 90 Delaware & Hudson conv 4s.... HKi. Erie first cons p I. 4s 84 Japanese 4s 80 Japanese first 4s 88 Japanese second 44s K6H l,ouisvi!ie oc anviiie uni 4S... Mo Kan & Tex 4Hs 84 Missouri Pacific 4s 9 New York Central 3s 84 New York Centrnl L S 3s . 77 New York Central 4s .... New York City 4fws of 3937 ln:t Norfolk it Western 4s 95 Norfolk & Western coav 4s. ...105 N Y Ont & W 4s 90 Northern Paclflo P L 4s 93 Northern Pacific 3s 86 Oregon Short Line 4s .. Sft Oregon Railway & Nav 4s...... u.t Fenna Hy 4s ot J w IS . . I'll Philippine Railway 4s 82 Reading general 4s 96 Southern Pacific first ref 4s... 92 southern pacltic col 4S Southern Railway 4s... 77 St L & S F ref 4s 74 Union Pacifio first 4s 97,t Union Pacifio conv 4s.. ... 92 United States Steel S F 5s 100 United states 2s registered 100 United States 2s coupon 100 United States 3s registered. .. ..102 United States 3s coupon 102, United States 4s registered llst United States 4s coupon ..113 United Railway S F 4s......... 82 United Railway St L 4s Wabash first 4s 57 Weftern Union 4s 93 Westingbouse conv 5s.......... 91 Western Pacific 5s 88 Wisconsin Central 4s........... 91 98 98 100 101 101 103 103 114 114 64 74 58 94 92 S8 92 West Shore s 87 98 . Storks at Bos too. BOSTON, March 13. Closing- quotations: Allouex 30!Mohawk 48 Asialr Copper.. 70IXevada Con .... 16 A Z L i; fa... 29,,Nlplssing Mines. S'i Arisona Com .. SS'North Butte..... 27 B & C C & S M. 6!North Lake 1 Cal & Arizona.. 63 Old Dominion... 43 Cal & Hecla 455 Osceola !i8 Centennial 15;Quincy 07 Cop Ran Con Co 44 'Shannon ....... 30 E Butte Cop M. 12:superlor S0 Franklin 0'Sup & Boa Mm.. 3;, Glroux Con .... 3- iTamarack 3 Granby Con ... 59 U S S R M... 40 Greene Cananea. 8 do preferred... 4S'i I Royalle (Cop) 24 Utah Con 8 Kerr Lake Utah Copper Co. S3 Lake Copper.... 16 Winona ........ 2 La Salle Copper 4 Wolverine 61 Miami. Copper. 22 1 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. March 13. Money on call strong. 4eio per cent; ruling rate, tV; clos ing bid. 4 ; offered at 5. Time loans strong. 60 and 90 days. per cent; six months. 5 8 per rent. Prime mercantile paper, 5 66 Pr cent; sterling exchange weak, with actual business In bankers- bills at $4.8250 for 60-day bills and at 4.ST for demand Commercial bills. S4.S2. -Bar silver, 57 c Mexican dollars, 48c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular. LONDON. March 13. Bar silver steady. 26d per ounce. Money, 4 4 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 55 per cent; . for three months' bills, 4 15-16 S 5 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13. Silver bars, 57 c Mexican dollars Nominal. Drafts Bight. 2Hc; do., telegraph. Sc. Sterling on London, 60 days, (4.S2H; do., sight. 14.87. Condition ot the Treasury. "WASHINGTON. March IS. The condition of the United States Treasury at the begin- ninr of business today was: Working balance t 78.990,64: In banks and Philippine treasury 42.664,013 Total of central fund 146.5S2.953 Receipts yesterday 1.42S.075 Disbursements - X. 453.908 The surplus this fiscal year. 97,358,078, as against a deficit or S2O,560,sis last year. The figures for receipts, disbursements. etc., exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. WHEAT HIT BY GABLE! CHICAGO MARKET DROPS I SPITE OP DEMAND. Prospects lor Record-Breaking Crop in United States Increased by Forecasts of Moisture. CHICAGO, March IS. Despite an active export demand, wheat today showed weak ness because of lower cables, large receipts and promise of rain and snow. Closing prices, though steady, were c to 0 c net lower. Latest trading left corn a shade to 0c down, oats e oft to a like amount up. and provisions varying from 7c decline to an advance of 12c. Wheat bulls faced disappointing cables at the outset. Russian receipts were said to be Increasing. Argentine shipments promised to be larger and there were signs of a nor mal crop for India. Furthermore, receipts northwest of here were liberal and flour sales were reported light. In addition, the chances of Winter killing were said to have practically vanished, and prospects of a record-breaking crop were Increased by forecasts ot , additional moisture. Omaha sent word of export sales of wheat at the best prices for the crop, and there also were sales here and elsewhere lor ocean shipment. Nevertheless, the recovery from the low point reached early proved Insuffi cient to lift the market again to last night's level. Seaboard clearances of wheat and flour equaled 159,000 bushels; primary receipts of wheat were 7521,000 bushels, against 268,000 bushels a year ago. Heavy local selling pressure weakened corn. Oats were held steady by unusually good cash demand. Attempts to realise profits unsettled the provision market. The effect, however, did not altogether onset the Influence 01 higher prices for hogs. Th. leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. May . .89 May SM July 88 Sept 88 High. .89 .89 is .89 -88 Low. .89 .89 .88 S8 Close. .89 .89 .88 08 CORN. .52 .52 .53 .33 .54 .54 May July Sept. .32 .53 54 .52 .53' .54 OATS. .33 .38 .32 .33 .33 .32 .33 .33 .33 May July Sept. ."2 .33 .33 MESS PORK. May July Sept. 20.75 ....20.45 19.73 21.00 20.30 20.75 20.40 20.90 20.45 19.77 LA mo. May July Sept. ...10.72 JO. ...10.70 10. 10.70 10.67 10.67 10.77 10.72 10.75 ...10.87 30.75 RIGS. . . .10.83 10.9O 10.82 ...10.72 10.72 10.67 10.62 10.60 May July 10.87 10.72 10.62 Sept. Cash prices were: No. 3. 47&49c; do, white, 4950C, do, yellow, 4749c; No. 4, 44 47c; do. white. 474Uc; do, yellow, 4547o. Rye No. 2, l-.2c. Barley. 46i&4Sc. Timothy seed, S2.5063.25. Clover, 12 e 18.50. Puget Sound Wheat Markets. TACOMA. March 13 Wheat Bluestem. 9798c: fortyfold. 86c: club. 860: red Rus Elan, 84c Car receipts Wheat, 6; corn, 1; hay. 2. 6EATTLB. March 13. Wheat Bluestem, 96c; fortyfold. 86c; Fife, 85c; club, 83c; red Russian, 84c. Yesterday's car receipts. wheat 18, corn 2, flour 8, barley 8, hay a, oats 1. Grain. In San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 13. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla. $1.56 L57 ; red Rus sian, Sl.53 1.50; Turkey red. w.io9 1.77'A: bluestem. S1.75B1.77H: feed barley, (1.35(1.37 ; brewing, S 1.40 1.42 : white oats, 11.5061.52; bran. t22.6023; mid dlings, $3031 shorts. 242i. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March 13. Close: Wheat, Mav 85Uc: July. Sfc: September. 870, Cash. No. 1 hard, 85c: No. 1 Northern, K41. si 8oc: wo. ortnern. oin.a-c No. 2 hard Montana, 88 c; No. 3 wheat. 7980c. Bran $17 17.50 per ton. Flax tl.25 &1.25. Barley 10$ 55c per bushel. European Grata Markets. LONDON, March 18. Cargoes on passage. auiet. more pressure to sen -English country markets, quiet; French country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL, March 13. Wheat pot. steady: futures, steady; March, 7s 3d; May, 7s 3d: July. 7s 21. SAJf FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Price. Quoted at the Bay City for Vege tables, Fruits, Etc. PAN FRANCISCO. March 13. The follow ing produce prices were current here today: Fruit Apples, choice. 60c: common, 40c: Mexican limes, nominal: California lemons, choice. S7; common, gl; navel oranges. S1.25GP3; pineapples. S1.252.50. Cheese xoung Americas, jtxffisa. Butter Fancy creamery. 35c. Eggs Store. 17c; foncy ranch, 17c. Hay Wheat. $23 25: wheat and oats. 21.oe:2: alfalfa. X12.5015.I0; barley, gis fl9. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 5575c; Sa linas Burganks, S5cS1.25; sweets, 12.25 iB 2.50. Vegetables. Cucumbers. $2.75 3: green peas. 1013c; string beans. 15$$20c: egg plant. lOtflttc: onions. 5085c. Receipts Flour. 1084 quarter sacks; bar ley, 1155 centals; potatoes, 8670 sacks; hay, 326 tons. Metal Markets. NEW TORK, March 13. Copper flr. Standard spot. 14.15 bid; March, 14.150 14.76: April. 14.20ffl4.75; May, 14,25914.75; electrolvtic. 15.0015.12; lake. 15.25915.37; castings. 14-7314.87; tin essy. Spot to March. 4S.623 45.67; April, 45.85 645.87; May, 45.37t 45.73. Lead steady. 4.30 3M.4O. Spelter steady, 6.356.45. Antimony quiet. Cooksons, 9.2399.40. Iron steady and unchanged. Exports of copper this month, 17,048 tons. London copper quiet. Spot. 64 15g; fu tures, 65 Ts 6d. London tin Steady. Spot, f208 15s: fu tures. 203 16s. London lead 15 16s 3d. Spelter 24 10s. Iron Cleveland warrants, 63 9d in Lon don. New York Cotton Market. NEW YOP.K. March 13. Cotton Spot closed quiet. Middling uplands, 12.50; da gulf. 12.73. Sales.' 200 ba'.es. Futures closed very steady, within a point or two of the best and six to 11 points net higher. March. 12.25c; April. 12.01c; May, ll.le; June, 11.85c: July, 11.84c; August. 11.75c: September, 11.49c; October, 11.44c; December, 11.45c; January, 11.41c NEW ORLEANS, March 18. Cotton Spot, steady, unchanged. Middling, 12 o. Sales, S73 bales. Chicago Dairy. Produce. CHICAGO, March 13. Butter Irregular. Creameries. 28&35e. Eggs unsettled. Receipts. I'.S-.B cases, at mark, cases Included, 17Q17c; ordinary firsts, n&17c: firsts. 17eiSc Naval Stores. . SAVANNAH. Ga.Mmrrh 13. (Turpentine, Combined Facilities of a Northwestern National Bank of Portland. Accounts of banks, cor porations, firms and in dividuals received on the most favorable terms consistent with, conserv ative banking. Demand certificates of deposit, travelers' checks, for eign exchange. J. D. FARRELL . Pres. O.-W. B.4N. Co. JOHNTWOHY Twohy Bros Co. F. W. LEADBETTER VIoe-Pres. Crown Columbia Paper Company. steady, 39tto; sales, 91; receipts, 7T; stocks, 16.190. Rosin, firm: sales, 405; receipts, T28: stocks, 109.900. Quote: A, B, C, 55.70; D, S5.SO: E. J5.90: F. 5.5: G. 16.00; H, JtJ.30; I. S6.40; K. 37.O0; M. 7.25j N, T.2S; WQ, 7.807.70; WW. 7.85. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, March 13.- Evaporated ap ples Firm. Prunes Firm. Peaches Steady. Wool at St. Louis. ST. JJOCTS, March 13. Wool, steady. Ter. rltory and Western mediums, 21;25c; fine mediums, 1820c; line, IS g 17c. Hops at New York. NEW TORK. March 13. Hops Dull. BYERS MAY BE BIGAMIST Man Posing as Theatrical Iinpres sario Is ex-Convtct. - Onlv a few days had James E. Byers been out of "Walla Walla Penitentiary when he set himself up here as a theatrical impressarto and made that pretense the basis of his marriage to little Maybelle Esterman, a dwarf, and of the alleged circulation of forged checks, for which he is now held to answer to the grand jury. Suspecting; that the man had been a convict, Serg-eant Hunter sent hlB picture and measurements to Walla Walla and the answer waa received yesterday. He Is identlied as C. L. Harrison, who served five years for forgrery on an Indeterminate sentence from Whatcom County. He was re leased January 28 and It was two days later that Miss Esterman, answering an advertisement for theatrical talent, met Byers. who had inserted the call, and the acpuaintance began which re sulted in their marriage a few weeks later. , . The police have sent inquiries to Philadelnhla. where a former wife of Byers was employed in Girard College as late as 1909. to determine whether she is stjll alive. Byers asserts that she died, but places me aate earner than the date of a letter sent by her and now in the hands of the police. r-hlcni-n nollce arrested S7 auto drivers in one day recently ior gpeeumg. The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE, Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. Sir Edmund Walker. President A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. PORTLAND BRANCH, Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. C. MALPAS, Manager. TRIUMPHANT BITULITHIC For ten years, Bitu litliic pavement on Fifth Street, between the City Hall and Union Depot, has stood up, free from repairs, under the heavy traffic in the heart of a great city. Results Count J.CWILSON&CO. STOCKS. BONUS. C, RAIV AND COTTON MEMBERS XEW TORK STOCK EXCHANGE, KEW TORK COTTON KXCHANGB. CH1CAOO BOARD OF TRADE. THE STOCK AND BONO EXCHANGE, FRANCISCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall 4120. A 4187 Eggs - Veal - Hogs we quiie iwiuy; .cskb. isc uuzen; chickens. 15c; pork, tancy, 11c lb.; fancy veal, 14c lb. Check sent by return niaiL Ship at once to F. H. Schmalz & Co. 141-143 Front St Portland. Or. Pald-np Capital SIO.OOO. TRAVELERS CUIDR. NEW YORK - PORTLAND REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE. Uow Rates. Bchedttl Time, AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S. S. CO. . SIS Railway Ezehaaco Bids, rortlaad. Or. Mala SITS. A S3t. Commercial Bank, a Savings Bank and a Trust Company S M I kil ge m fP. fifi RB ER B l's i- BE SE EE EE IB EE CH rc co d ea er.en kzS an en b i EE EE EE 3. 1. wj--r. . . m r-E ec nnt-a pa p ; I JES.EE Eg 1 bp - Tie Northwestern Bank Building Oar Fnrare) Home.. GERLINCER-RICHARDS CO, T13 Selling; Bidfr.. Aseata far Building-. DIRECTORS henry it pittoce: Chairman, The Oregronlan. . CHARLES H. CARET Carey A Kerr. Attorneys. L. B. MENEFEE Vice-Pres. Silver Falls Lumber Co. A. S. NICHOLS Capitalist. 1 m m-. re wj r n d k 1 ji . rm 1313 t i I P Pf A Satisfactory Way to Make Collections Our collection department is a valuable service to many of our oustomers. Most business men are anxious to keep their standing: with this bank, and meet promptly any financial obligations when the same are placed in our hands for collection. This is a department conducted for the convenience ot cus tomers. UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Snrplne and Capital 3,000,000 THIRD AND OAK STREETS. IL We Invite Your Account LUMBERMENS National bank 6 Maiion LADD &TILTON BANK Established 1859, Capital Stock Surplus and Undivided Profits. Commercial and Savings Accounts Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks issued, available in all parts of the world. OFFICERS, W. M. Ladd, President. Robert S. Howard, Asst. Cashlsa Edward Cookinsrham, Vioe-Praa J. W. Lacid, Asst. Cashier. W. U. Dunckley. Cashier. Walter M. Cook. Asst. CaabUn First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 900,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON STS. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. LONDON PARIS HAMBURG tPENNSYJLVANIA March It, U A M. AMEH1KA March IS, 11 A. M. PRtS. UNCOIJJ March 20. SAM. KAIHEK1N AUG. VIC March St. 14 A M. IHamburg direct, 2d cabin only. MEDITERRANEAN Madeira. Gibraltar. Algiers. Naples, Genoa S.S.CINCINNATI(17,000 tons),Msr.lt,10 A.M. fr.S.HAMBCUOal.000 tons). April s, a.m. S...MOLI Ktll:.Suu tons), Apr. 11, 8:30 A.M. S.S. HAMBCRO May 20, 8 A M. S.S. MOLTKJS June , : A M. Omits call at Aiders and Madeira PR TICPC TO THE IAND OF 8cotUnd. Orkney and ITaro Islands, Iceland. Spitsbergen, North Cape, Norway. From llamburr durinr Juae, July and A irost by S. S. VICTORIA I.l IbE. 8. . B1S- HAatk. aaa B. b. ue.iu. BOOK NOW. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 300 Powell St., Ban Francisco. Cal.; O.-W. R. N. Co.. Nor. Pacific, D. ft R. O. R. R.. Burllnrton Route, Milwaukee ft Puget Sound r. r Great Northern Railway Co., Dorssy B Smith. 69 Fifth st., Portland, Oreion. AUnilPlf SHORT UKE flan Trsneisco to S Y 1 1 II K Y Australia, It days, n Honolulu U I Ullnni I and esoaa, tbs attrsrtiv and pleatsat route, winter or summer. Soleudid 10,000 tos stasmsrs (dassad by British Lloyds 100 Al). (II HsruhrSravslsssrsanstris tysmy t3f. Rsuns tos WsrM tia Hawaii. Samoa, Australia, Ceylon. Grypt, Italy, etc, MOO 1st; 13M 2nd Bton-overa, VsatiDf nvs continnnto and (rest oj the world. Honolulu Feb. 2S. Mar. 11. 25, etc. Sydney via Honolulu every 28 days, March 11. April a tc. Rend for folder. Or reals a. a. Co. ! Market aU.. Baa rraa. Portland Trust Company of Oregon Depositary for postal savings funds. Issues interest-bearing cert ifi eates of deposit. Acts as executor, admin istrator, guardian and trustee of estates. On savings funds allows in terest at FOTJR PER CENT WM. D. FENT0N v Capitalist. A. D. CHARLTON" a. P. A. Northern Paclflo R. R. Company. EMERY 0LMSTEAD W Vice-President. X Its strength, equipment, location, modern facilities and disposition to serve its customers are factors in the progress of thi9 insti tution. Fifth and Stark, Portland ......$1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 TRAVKI.EES' GUIDE. LOS ANGELES AND BAN DIEGO BTEAMSIUPS TALIS AND HARVARD Railroad or any steamer to San Francisco, the Expo city. Largest, fastest and the ONLY strictly first-class passenger ships on the Coast. Average speed 2a miles per bour; cost $3,000,000 each. BAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND ft L. A S. 8. CO.. Main 28. Frank Bollam, Agent. A 4B'J. 124 Third street. EXPRESS STEAMERS FOR 6 an Francisco and Los Angeles WITHOUT CHANCE S. S. KANSAS CITY sails 4 P. M. March 17. t. S. BEAU sails 4 I M. March 22. THE SAN FRANCISCO ft FORTLAND S. 8. CO Ticket Office ad and t axliiugtoD (tvltu O.-W. K. ft N. Co.) Fhone MarsbaU 4000. A 613L San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego Direct S. S. Roanoke and S. S. Elder. Sail Lrcry ttedneeday Alternately at f V. M. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. 122 A Third St. Fhonea Mala U14. A 1314. COOS BAY LINE " STEAMER BREAKWATER allJ from A i as wort b Iock, Port laud. t 3 A. M.. MttrcU 12 nd lhereitr every Wednesday morning at 8 A. M. Freight re ceived dally except Tuevday up to 5 P. M. Tuesdays up to 8 P. M. Pusenser tares: Vlrat-claa, $10; second -claw, 7. includint bertha and meala. llcket office at Ain worth Dock. The Portland A Coo Buy Line. I H. ke&tiDe-, Agmut. l'hone Maia S$00. A S32Z.