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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, 31 ARCH 11, 1911. HOP STOCKS LOWER First-Hand Supplies Much Re duced of Late. STEADY OREGON BUYING For Dc-ht Available Crops Dealers ov Pay 17 1-4 Cents Demand , IS From England and Eastern States. The continued hop-buying movement is bringing supplies in Orst hands down to the quantity that existed at this time last year. .Not much over 9000 bales are left in grow ers' possession In Oregon now. The mar ket is. therefore, in & more healthy condl tion and, while it shows no immediate signs of an advanc, growers find !t comparative ly easy to Interest buyers. Unsold stocks at the present time and a year ago are estimated as follows: 1014. 1913. U.WJO 6.000 i,(h) ' l.auo 11,000 0.300 2.000 Oregon ......... "Washington California ...... JNew York ...... Totals 21,200 lo,200 "While most of the buying is - for export account, it is known there are also Eastern orders on the market. There have been only a few periods this season when both export and domestic buyers were operating at the same time. Louis Lacbmund yesterday bought the Kirk lot of 125 bales and the DItinan lot of 44 bales, both at St. Paul, at 1714 cents. T. A. Llvesley & Co. bought 70 bales from Young, of Sherwood, at 17 cents and the "Whitworth crop of 70 bales at Butteville, at 16'A cents. Purchases by Klaber, "Wolf & Netter at 17 cents were the Murphy lot of 147 bales and the Conners lot of tkJ bales, at St. Paul. The contract market was quiet. A Salem dealer reported orders at 17 cents. Mall advices from England noted the re cent decline in that market and stated that English growers . holdings now comprised one month's supply. Returns received by the internal revenue showed a decrease in beer sales in January, which was expected because of weather con ditions. The total output was 4,12S,-'S9 bar rels, as against 4,395,S95 barrels in Jan uary, 10ia. CAXXKU PRCIT SHIPMENTS TO EUROPE Large Quantities of American Product Are 'ov Golug Forward. Each ' sailing of the American-Hawaiian steamers is earning large shipments of Oregon canned fruits, sold through A. Ru pert Company, to the European Continent. These shipments are developed from a former shipment made to Europe and which was so highly satisfactory that these "peo ple are buying in large quantities, and the company advises that prospects now are for a very large volume of business on the Continent. Representatives on the Continent report that dealers are becoming greatly interested in Oregon products such as straw berries, loganberries,, raspberries, pears and cherries and aro much pleased with the fine quality packers of Oregon are turning out. A.. C. C'oltman, who is connected with one of -the largest firms handling provisions in tho United Kingdom, has been . In this city for several days visiting A. Rupert Company, who represent this firm. Mr. Coltman speaks In the highest terms of Oregon canned fruits and prunes and has made large purchases of both canned and dried fruits through tho Rupert Company. He says these orders that he is giving now are only the beginning of extensive pur chases that they will make before the end of this coming season. He aso says that their trade is becoming greatly interested in Oregon products and anticipates a growing demand in tho United Kingdom for prunes, pears and berries. Mr. Coltman is very enthusiastic over Oregon loganberries and states that he will make a very dill gent effort to introduce them in his coun try. PATENT FLOPB 31AY "OT BE CHANGED Export Trade Shows No Signs of Reviving". Millfeed (strong. The wheat market was firm yesterday but quiet, as offerings were limited. Lo cal prices were unchanged. Practically no export flour business is being put through, and the lack of Interest on the part of Orientals indicates that the month will be a decidedlv aniet nnn in this line. It is not likely that orders could be secured, now, even with a reduction In freight. . There has been no further change in patent flour Quotations, and it is possible there may be no other advances this sea son, unless the wheat market goes much higher. Millfeed supplies are much reduced, and the market Is strong at 523 for bran and $25 for shorts. ... Local recelpt-i'veBTS, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 77 8 17 - 1 is Tuesday 4S 5 9 .... 10 Tear ago 28 2 10 8 14 Season to date 14451 5183 2111 1408 2161 Tear ago 14846 1877 1868 1312 1610 Oregon Wool Sales in East. Purchases of spot territory wool in Bos ton totalled a small agregate for the past week, being restricted to certain concerns. The demand has run largely to the better grades, including numerous small purchases of short wools at current prices. SaieB of Oregon, New Mexican, Idaho 'and Montana haye been noted at from 4 So to C2Vc. California reports considerable new wool bought at prices ranging from 19 to 21 cent?. Vegetables Iteeeit Are Light. Vegetable receipts were small yesterday. No carlots arrived and express shipments were llgl't. A good supply of asparagus Is ilue tortay. ami will sell lower at 12i cents. In other vegetable lines prices arc generally firm. The Oregon market continues strong with a good demand. Bananas were scarce on the street and no more will bo available until Tlunday. ; 4 remncry Kiltle'r Clean!,. g I p. Creamery butter of all kinds cleans up well anil l'.r, market is steady at the jr,cnt range of quotations. There was no change in the csg situation yesterday, r-'treet prices were IS',- to 19 cents, according to quantity. Local con sumption is heavy. Poultry sells close to former prices, but the demand I less sharp than a week ago. Alcals arc slow and unchanged. Rank Clearing!. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: learincs. Balances. Portland .?l,x01,.;i: SI22.0W Seattle 2,::7S.t!2 IflH.Kl- Tacotim 4S.V07S .".S.024 Spokane 5oS,10'J i,l,3&o PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Hour, teed, Etc WHEAT Track prices: Club. OlftPlijc: fclueefera, JlwLOJ: forty-fold, UlinO-c: red Russian, 91c; valley, 91c. OATH No. 1 white, milling, 24 per ton. FLOUK Patents, i.So per barrel: fctratghts. ?1.2; exports. .!.S0; valley. ?4.S0. IpratiHm, $!.Sii; whole wheat, CORN W hole, .&0S1; cracked. .00 lit 3i per ton. BARLEY Feed. J:: ::.50 per tun; brew- ins. $?3t4 ?3.Sl: rolled. $2J. I HAY No. t Eastern Oregon timothj. MILLFEED Bran, $23 per ton; shorts. $23: middlings, $31. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2$ 2.50 per box; lemons, $3.50 4 50 per box; pineapples, 6c per pound; bananas, 4 Sic per pound: tangerines. $1.75 per box; grape fruit. California, $3.30; Florida. $388 per box. VEGETABLES Cauliflower. $2.25 per crate; cucumbers. $1.7.jl2 per dozen; egg plant, 2oc per pound; peppers. 20c per pound; radishes, 23S0c per dozen; head lettucp. $2.50 per crate; garlic, 15c per pound; sprouts. lOjjllc Per pound: arti chokes. $1.25 per dozen; celery. $4.50 crate; tomatoes. $4.50 pw crate; hothouse' lettuce, 507oc per box; spinach, $1 per crate; horseradish. SGjlOc; rhubarb. 10c per pound; cabbage. 2c per pound; asparagus, 12 He per pound; peas, 12',ic per pound. rrtun Apples, 75c CP $2. 23 per box; grapes. Malagas. 17.508 B ner keg: Em perors, $4 per keg; cranberries. $12013.50 yer parrel; pears, S101.3O. ONIONS Old. S3.25WS Kn ner urk: hav ing price, $2.753 per sack at shipping points. POTATOES Oregon. 75ffiS0c ner- nun dred; buying price. 50w65c at shipping points; sweet potatoes, $2.50 per crate; new Florida. I3.25rn3.75 per crate. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, 75c; car rots, sue; parsnips, bite; beets, ft. Dairy and Country Produce. Local lobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, 184 19c per aozen. POULTRY Hens, 17 He; Springs, 174 ISc; broilers. 25c; turkeys, live, 19)L'0c; dressed, .choice, 25Sr26c; ducks, 14(gfl8c, geese. luetic. CHEESE Oregon triplets, 21c; Daisies, nominal; Young Americas, nominal BUTTER Creamery prints, extra, 2i 27ic per pound; cubes, 23(&24c. PORK Fancy, 1010Hc per pound. VEAL Fancy. 14c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound tails, $2.25 per doxen; half-pound flats, $1.40; one-pound flats, $2.45; Alaska, pink, one-pound talis, 85c; allversides, one-pound tails. $1.25. HONEY Choice. $3.50 f!?n.7o per case. NUTS Walnuts, 14 20c per pound; Brazil nuts, 20c; filberts, 14913c; almonds, 194428c; peanuts, UgvOHc; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen; chestnuts, S!10c per pound; pecans, 14 15c. BEANS Small white, 5ic: large white, 4.00c; Lima, ttc;pink. 4c; Mexican, 5c; bayou, 6Hc SUGAR Fruit and berry, $4.80; Honolulu plantation, $4.M). beet. $4.u0; extra C. $4.30; powdered, barrels, $5.05. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 1032o per pound. SALT Granulated, $13 per ton; half ground. 100s, $10.75 per ton; 50s. $1X50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 4H:3c;' Southern head, 6!4ifr7H:c: Island. nfUOHc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; apricots. 1214c; peaches, Sllc; prunes, Italians, 810c; currants, DHc; raisins, loose. Muscatel, 6U &7c; bleached Thomp son, llc; unbleached Sultanas, 6c; seed ed, 8c: dates. Persian, 7Q!7fto per pound; fard. $1.40 per box. FIGS Package. S ox.; SO to box, $1.85; package, 10 oi., 12 to box, 80c; white. 25-lb. box. $1.75: black. 25-lb. box., $1.75: black. ISO-lb. box. $2.50; black, 10-lb. box, $1.15; Calarab candy figs, 20-lb. box, $3; Smyrna, per box $1.50. Provision. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 1S19MC; 12 to 14-pound, 18 19Msc; 14 to ls-pound, li S10V..c; skinned, 18 ISc: picnic. ISc: boiled. 20c BACON Fancy, 26i2"54c; standard. 2123He. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs. 13Mt"8lCe; exports, 13lo!-ic; strips, 16 17e. - LARD Tierce basis: Pure. 12 V 018 Vc: compound, 10c Otis. COAL OIL Earrela. 1314 c: cases. 17 S 204c GASOLINE Bulk, 16c; cases. 23c: motor spirit, bulk, 16c; cases, 23c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. Ole: boiled. barrels, 6iJc; raw, cases, tfoc; boiled, cases, 68c. TURPENTINE In case. 68c per gallon; tanks, 61c Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS 1913 crop, prime and choice. 169 1714c; 11114 contracts, 14tol5c PELTS Dry. loc: dry short wool. 7c: dry shearings, 10c; green shearings. 10c; salted Hgnts, boibvjc; salted heavy, 75 Hoc hides Halted Bides, 12 Vic per pound: salt kip, 13c: salted calf, 17c: green hides. 11 Me; dry hides, Zdc; dry calf, 25c; salted bulls, Sc per pound; green bulls, 7c WOOL valley, 160lTc: Eastern Oregon. 10f 15c. MOHAIR 1H13 clip, 2B27c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new. 6c ner pound. ukais n auk in car lots, 8c ONLY SWINE RECEIVED TOP GRADE OHEGOX STOCK BRINGS ADVASICK. California Hogs. Sell at Low Price Firm Market for Best Qual ity Sheep. The only arrivals at the stockyards yes terday were Ave cars of hogs, three of which came from California. The larger part of the day's business was made up of stock carried over from Monday. One load of swine was sold at a nickel advance, otherwise the market was unchanged. Transactions in the cattle marlret were limited and the "sales were within tho pre vious range of quotations. In addition to the single load of top grade Oregon hogs, which brought $8.70, two bunches of California hogs' were dis posed of at $6.85.v Four loads of wool wethers were sold, the best at $'i, " ' Receipts for the day were 430 hogs. The shippers were F. B. Decker, Silverton, 1 car of hogs; E. Thomasson, Cottonwood, 1 car of hogs; Tozer Stewart, Cottonwood, 2 cars of hogs.; C. E. Frenien, "Warwick, 1 car of hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. . V7t. prfcc. 10 steers . .10f.S $7.3. 25 hogs ... l.ll $7.s.- 1 steer 800 T.25I1S1 wethers 141 6.n 1 cow ...10!M) 6.2.V151 wethers' 141 BOO 2 calves .. 377 7.7"'I1"0 weahers . 142 0 00 1 bull 100 5.2.- Jt7 wethers 1.1:1 6.00 86 hogs ... 232 40 wethers 1t:t 5.2."i 73 hoes ... 22". 6.S.-.I 70 hogs ... 1S1 S.70 1 hog 130 7.50 Tho Portland Union Stockyards Company Issues the following statistics of receipts and shipments in February and the source of receipts: Receipts Cat tle. Cve Mnfr .Shr.pn O.-W. P.. & N., east..52S7 27 13.2H3 21,44!) O.-W. R. & X.. n'th. . 1 R. Pacilic isr, . 10 3 ssr, S. P. & S 43S . . 1.473 Oregon Electric .... 8'.. ..... Great Northern .... 42 . ." "' 11 Boats 5 ... ."i2 Driven in i....... . 4H .. 501 405 1,440 Total receipts ...5;.""7 Increase for month.. 483 Decease for muqth Year to date 10.S29 Increase for year Decrease for year..H7! 21 213 o.-.O 505 22i i.SfiO 1.115 112 Average weight of hogs. Shipments !!!. O.-W. R. & IN., east. 20 4i;t; i.i.v; -ii'7 .03.S 1,000 O.-W. R. & N. n'th..l!ii'.! So Purine . S. P. gr K. .. No. Pacinc Driven out PS r.t 72S I.01S Total shipments ...W.4 41 21.000 24,578 Origin Oregon 30S 16 10.0SI1 H.5.-,0 Idaho 1342 21 T.sir. :!,::::r, Washington 21 . . 1.704 2.307 .Montana 43S B.M 3.223 l"tah 242 . California 21 .. C52 Totals 5!.".7 3 Current local quotations -lasses or livestock follow: Prima steers Choice steers Medium steers Choice cows Medium cows ....... ...... Heifers Light calves Heavy calves Bulls Stags Hogs i,;ht Heavy .." Sheep Wethers Ewes Luniks r 21.213 23.505 on :r.e various $T.00$T.T5 J..;oit .-"H . .... 7.00 7.25 8.259 7.0 e.ooe a.25 .... 00l 7.25 8.00(9 9.00 6.009 7.50 ..... 4.009 5.80 ..... G.80O 7.00 .... R.no'T s.70 7.00 7.65 ..... 6.00W 8.00 ..... 8.80S 5.00 i.OOiJI 0 M t'hirag Dairy I'roduce. CHICAGO. March 10. Butter Un changed. , Cheese Unchanged. Eggs Higher. Receipts, 7233 cases: at mark, cases included. 26 27 Vic; ordinary Ursts. 2tu25ic; OiaUt, i7a27ie. STEEL TRADE GOOD Statement of Corporation Causes Advance in Stocks. MORE UNFILLED ORDERS European Traders Turn From Sell ins to Buying Side Trend of Bond Market Is Upward. Governments Unchanged. NEW YORK, March 10. Sentiment was more cheerful today and the stock market made a good showing, although the im provement was slow. The London market .was stimulated by the more hopeful view of the Ulster ques tion, and prices of American stocks were bid up there before tho opening of this market. European liquidation here also abated, and London came into the market for stocks. About 15,000 shares were taken for foreign account. At home chief importance was attached to ITnited States Steel's monthly report of unfilled orders, giving an increased tonnage of 412.000. . This was fully up to the most optimistic predictions. After a strong opening, the up-turn was checked temporarily by renewed attacks on Ctreasapeake & Onto and Lehigh Valley, which for a time proved sensitive to pres sure. United States Express continued Its spec tacular advance, rising to 87. It sold at 54 a fortnight agp. Bonds were irregular, but the trend was upward. Rock' Island collaterals touched a new low record. Total sales, par value, $2.r00.000. United States bonds were un changed on call. . . s CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis building. Closing Sales. . High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper .. 11.30O 74 73 H , 74 Am Beet Sufar ijio 22ife 21', 22"4 Am Can Co ... U.lKiO 2!);i 20H do preferred.. 2o0 0214 02 . 92 4 Am Car & FIy. 400 50'j SO'. 30 Am Cotton Oil. . 40O 44 " 43 " 44 Am Smel & Rcf l.lOO ti.t 7' S)t do preferred..' 100 102 102 102 Am Sugar 1,000 101 U! . ion",; do preferred 111 Am Tel & Tel.. 500 121(4 121 'A . 121 !4 Am Tobacco ... 1,4K 253 247 2."3 Anaconda 200 35 35 3-V;4 Atl Coast Line.. UK) 120 12U 120 ATA anta-Fe 1.200 06 SMJ l6 do preferred 100 Bait & Ohio ... 3.000 S! SS 'i SO Broko R Tran.. 1.SO0 02 02 0214 Canadian Pac .. 3.3O0 208 207 2s'.i C & O 50,900 52 50 52 "j u & t v ;ou 1 i 11. C &X W 200 133 13S 133 C. M & St Paul. 5.oo -!i)i ihu unu Central Leather S, COO 33 32 33 Central o N J 305 Chino 1,100 41 40 41 Col Fuel & Iron 100 S'J 32 ' 32 Col Southern .. 300 21 2014 20 Consol Oils 132 !j4 D. L & W ; ... 3115 D ft R G 200 12 12 12 Distilling Sccur. C.00 19 18"4 19 Erie 2.300 2ST4 2KaZ "s General Electric !oo 14S!4 147',i 147 Gt North Ore. . 600 37 r,6'4 30Vi t,t North pt ... 1.10O 11'7 I2,j i 127Vi Illinois Central. 2O0 109 "109' 109 Interboro Metro 100 14V4 J4 14 do preferred.. 200 59 59 V. not; Inter Harvester. ..... 103 Iv C Southern.. UK) 25 2"14 25 Lehigh Valley.. 15.20O 145VI 143 144'. Louis & Nash.. 500 135 135 ' 135 Mexican Central 11 M, P & K S M 100 132 13214 131 Mo, Kan & Tex . 700 17 J7'i 17'A Mo Pacific 1.O00 25 24 24 Nat Biscuit 332 N Y Central ... 3,300 89 SOU M N.Y. Ont &. WVs Lnii Norfolk & West 1.300 103 102 I03 North American 5. 000 77 70 70 northern Pac .. 1.300 11141 110 111, F'aclnc Mail .... 40O 2314 22V. 23 U Pennslyvania ... 2.2K 111 110 111 Peoples Oas ... loo 121 121 121 Reading 32.SOO lt!4 102 " 104 Republic 9 & I. 300 25 251.'. 2.V6 Rock Island Co l.noo 4 4- 44i Southern Jnc. . 4.800 94 - 92. 94 Southern Ry ... 6O0 25 25 25 Texas Oil 1.500 14214 147 147 Union Pacific ... 20.100 157 157 157 do preferred S214. United Rds S F 20 U S Steel Cor.. 51,000 64 64 64 do preferred. -. I'.nO 109 309 -109 Utah Copper ... 2.000 54 53 53 Wabash 2 Western Union.. 300 fi3 C3Vj 63. Westing Elec .. 5,100 74 14 73 73 Wisconsin Cent 42 Total sales for the day, 295,500 shares. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board of Trade building, Portland. Bid. Asked. Atchison general 4s 59 95 Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s 93 03 B & O gold 4s 94 93 B R T 4s . 91a; 92 !4. Chesapeake & Ohio 4 93 94 C M & St P gen 4s 192 102 C It I col 4s ".41 41 Cal Oas 5s 4 94 v. C B Q joint 4s Nty, Erie general 4s 71 74 lut Met 4s 75 75 Louisville & Nashville uni 4s.. 94 94 Missouri Pacific 4s.... 59 59 N Y C gen 3s 821; S2 N & W 1st con 4s 94 95 Northern Pacific 4s : 94 95 Oregon Short Line ref 4s 92 92 Oregon Railway Nav 4s 92 93 Pacific Tel 5s 97 98 Penna con 4s : IOI .... Reading general 4s...'..'...: 94 95 St I, i- S K ref 4s ., 75 75 Southern Pacific ref 4s . . 93 92 Southern Pucific col 4s 91 91 Southern Railway 8.1 105 lo.'. Southern Railway 4s 74 71 United Railway inv 4s 5S Union Pacific 1st and ref 4s 93 United States Steel Gs 192 102 West Shore 4s 92 93 Wabash 4s 56 57 Wisconsin Central 4s 8714 United States 2s registered 9S 99 United States 2s coupon 9S 9914 United Staets 3s registered 102 103 United States 3s coupon 102 United Staes 4s registered. .. .1 12 '112 United States 4s coupon 112 .... . Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. March 10. Closing quotations: Alloucz 40 jNevada Con . 15 Ainalg Copper.. 74 iNipissinp Mines. 61 A Z L1 & Sm... 18 iNorth ' Butte S8 Arizona Com .. 5;xorth '. Lake '-. : 1 Cal & Arizona.. Oti;Gld Dominica... -52 cal & Heela....420 jOsceola. .....4 7s Centennial ..... 16:Quiney 02 Cop Kan Con Co 37 Shannon ' 6 E Butte Cop M. 11 jSuperior -.I. ...... :2 Franklin 5!ijHup & Bun Min.. .2! Cranby. Con ... 84!Tamarack 40J4 tircenc Cananea. 30' U S S R 4 M.. . 40 I Royalle (Coo) 2S f lo preferred.. . .'47 Kerr l.ake 40J,Utah Con ....-. lo Lake Copper.... 8;Utall Copper Co. 53 La Salle Copper 40 IWinonn . ' 4 Miami CoppiT.. . 2' Wolverine ,45 Mohawk 43 '; Butte & Superior 34 v Money, Kxi-hange, Etc. ' . NEW YORK, March 10. Call money steady. Iy2; ruling rate, 1; closing bid, 1 ''-'. .Time loans firm. Sixty days, 3; 90 days, 3V ; six months, 3. Mercantile paper, 44; sterling ex change lirm, 60 days, $4.1375; demand, $4.85, commercial bill:;, $4.83. Bar silver. 58c. Mexican dollars, 45e. flovemnient bonds steady; railroad bonds, irregular. LONDON. March 10. Bar silver quiet. 26 I3-16d. Money. 2 per cent. Discount ratt; Short blls, 2 &2 per cent; three months, 2 15-16&2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. March 10. Stirling exchange, SO days, $4. S3; sight. $4.35. Drafts, telegraph f,c. siglvt 2c. Mclul Market. YOKK, March 10.- NEW -Copper easy. Standard, spot and April, 13.37 IT 14.00: electrolytic, 14.25& 14. 3i ; lake, nominal; casting. 14.004c 14.12. Tin lirm. Spot. 37.02 37.87 ; June, 37. 75 w 38.20. Antimony dull. Cookson's, 7.25. , Iron steady, unchanged. Lead fjuiet. 3.95i4.o5; Ltndm. f20. Spelter, quiet. 5.255.30; London. 21 10s. t'ottoa Market. NEW Y'lHK, March 10. Spot cotton, quift. MiUdling uplands, 13.10; do, -:uir, 13. 35. Drlel l rult at New York, NEW YORK. March 10. Evaporated ap ples firm. Prunes steady. Peaches quiet and stady. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TOliK, March 10. The coffee mar ket . broke Into new low ground for the season today under liaiildation and bear pressure e:icouragel by lower European ca bles ami reports of lower cost and freight offers. After opening 11 to 15 points lower active months sold 14 to IS points net InwAr Thprf" was considerable covering on which prices partially recovered. The close was steady, 2 to points net tower. di", 83.000 bags. March, S.olc; May, 8.61c; July, 8.80c: August, 8.88c; September. 8.9iic; Oc tober, 9.4e; November. S.07c; December, ft. Her January. 9.14c: February, 9.19c Snot unsettled. Rio No. 7. . 8c; Santos No. 4. llc. Mild dull. Cordova, 13&16c nominal. Raw sugar steady. Molasses, 2.36c; cen trifugal, 3.01c Refined quiet. London IVool Sales. LONDON, March 10. There was spirited biddinr from all sections for tne ld,SS bales offered at the wool sales today. The market was in the sellers' favor. The day's sales were: New South Wales' 800; scoured. Is 2dts ?s d: greasy, 7d&ls 2d. Queensland, 1000; scoured. Is 7d2a 8d; greasy. 8dls ld. Victoria, l&oo; scoured. Is 3d 9 2s 4d; greasy. 7V.d61l8 514d. South Australia. 600: scoured, Is 8dls HV,d: greasy, 9dfrls 4d. West Australia, 3300; greasy. 6!id.2s d. Tasmania. 200; greasy. 1014d&ls 5d. New Zealand, 6100; scoured. Is 6dls 11 d; greasy, 8d&ls 4d. Cape of Good Hope and Natal. 600; scoured, Is 8dls lid: greasy, 6dlld. Chicago Uvestwk Market. CHICAGO. March 10. Hogs Receipts. 17,000; market, steady to a shade above yesterday's average. Bulk of sales, -$o.65l 8.75; light $8.50 H 8.77 ; mixed, 8.50iij8.S0: heavy. $8.35t&3.S0; rough, $8.35(6 8.50; pigs. $7.O04f8.40. Cattle Receipts. 4500; market, weak. Beeves. $7.25tS9.70; Texas steers, $7.10V 8.10; Western steers, $ti.75&7.90; stockers and feeders, $5.60& 8.10; cows and heifers, 3.70i8.55: calves, $7.50 10.50. Sheep Receipts. 24,000; market, steady to 10c higher. . Native. $4.956.25; Western. $4.95(3 0.30: yearlings, $5.0Uti7.i); lambs, native. $6.S57.S0; Western, $tt.907.85. Omaha. Livestock 31arket. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb. March 10. Hogs Receipts. 15.300; market, lower. Heavy, s.oj faS.50; light, $8,2038.40; pigs, $78; bulk of sales. $8.30S.40. Cattle Receipts, 5500: market, lower. Na tive steers. $7,5049.10; cows and heifers, $6.2598.25; Western steers. $6.258.25; Texas steers, $6tf7.65; cows and heifers, $5.75(3 7.25; calves, $7.75 10.25. Sheep Receipts, 11.000; market, steady to strong. Yearlings. $6.25 7.00;. wethers. $5.50 &B.25; Iambs, $7 7. 85. Holie at New York. NEW YORK, March io. Hops steady. State common to choice, 1913, SUt ft: 45c ; 1912, 17SJ21c; Pacinc Coast, 1913, 204(23c; 1912, 16tlSc. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH, March 10. Linseed, $1.36; May. $1.57; July, $L5& SHORTS ARE l PANIC WHEAT SHOOTS UP WHEN BEARS TRV TO COVER. Scramble Started by Fnllinsr OS Shown by World's Available Supply Crop Damage Complaint From Kanaan. CHICAGO. March 10. Short sellers over reached themselves today in wheat. On trying to cover, they found the market bare of offerings and had to bid up prices vnpftH tenL The result was a strong close at au advance of to c net. Corn flnlsned Hgmtic 10 mua "v. and oats with a gain of 1-1S to c. but provisions were 2 to 10c off. Impetus for the shorts to protect their trades was found In a falling off shown bj the world s available supply. The reduction for the week made a noticeable contrast as against a generous enlargement during the 11..- .!.. a . u 11 It was also correspoiiunis - " ; w . pointed out that the world s stock had waned in I'eoruary. ...o...... ... more than - eight years. About the only other bullish news was one compjaint from Kansas that some soft Winter wheat In Johnson County had been discovered to have been frozen dead. Rumors of an Improved cash demand stimulated the up-turn In corn. The oats market rallied with other grains. .. .. AllInff that was provisions nuiid-, - laid mostly to packers. Steady prices for nogs iaiieo. IO a- a.. The leading futures ranged as follows. WHEAT. TII-1. T I'ldl, imy :ifu -Mx CORN. .'66 .66 .65 .66 Dt OATS. May July May ;?9 :?'r4 : "? July 39 .JUis . " ' 4J MESS PORK. "I r.O 21.5214 21.42 21.42 juiy 21.52 21.55 21.45 21.00 LARD. -n, nrt7l' -Ul7tU.' 10.7214 SHORT RIBS. 11 r.o u. 11 42 'f. 11.43 May Ii. " , , July 11. 11- 11. . asn prices wne. . - , ern. 93fe04c;- No. 2 Spring. 94to9oc; No. A PCorn NO. 3. 583c; No. 3 white. 63 64e: NO. 8 yellow 60 4c. flmoth?.' " $3.75 5.25; clover, $10.U0W 13.75. Minneapolis tirain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. March 10- Wheat, No. 1 Northern, 91Al'3c: No. 2 Northern. Sal 91 No. 3 wheat, 87&S9c; May. 91 lie: July, March 10. Wheat. No. 1 02 Hi e. Barley 3SC7c. Fiax $1.54 li 1.5 Kumnean Grain Markets. LONDON, March 10. Cargoes on passage English country markets easy; French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL, March 10.' Wheat Spot quiet. Futures easy. March, 7s 2d; May, 7s 2d; July, 7s 2dJ Sao 1'rancisco Grain Market. SN FRANCISCO. March 10. Spot Quo tations:. Walla Walla, $1.6058 1.61 U : red Rus sian, $l.5!Hil.OO: Turkey red, $1.0214 W l.oj; blueslein. $l.l",53 l.'jf feetl barley. $I.L: brewing barley, nominal; white oats. $l.30 1 .T'V-' - bran, $2:1.50 4 24: middlings, $"J0iji 31 ;" shorts. $25,504.26. Call board: Barley. December, $1.to bid. May. $1.16 bid, . $1.20 asked; April, $L14 bid. " Puget Sound Wheat Market. SEVTTLE, March 10: Wheat Bluestem, 98e; fortyfoi.1. 8Jc; club, SSc; Fife, 88c; red Russian, 87c. -j TCOMA. March 10. Wheat Bluestem. S9c; fortyfold. saliWOOc; club, b8c; red Russian, 87c ..'..,. Car teceipts "Wheat 50, barley 3, oats 10, hay 8. SAN FRANCISCO PROOICE MARKKT Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits. Vegetables, Kir. SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. Fruit Pine apples, $1.50(92.50; apples, Newtown Pip pins, $l.S0cr2; Hoover. $1.251.50; No. 3, 60cW$l: Mexican limes. $3.50f5: Cali fornia -lemons. $23.$v. Potatoes River Burbanks, 90C&M.25: Oregon Burbanks. S5ci$1.2i; sweets. 1.25 &1.K5. Vegclubl'it Cucumbers. hothouse, $! 1.50: green peas. 5(o.'Kc; string beans, nom inal: eggplant, 25 i 30c. . Onions Oregon, $3'e3.25. Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; seconds, 23c. ICggs Fancy ranch, 21c; store. 191-c. Cheese New, 15'4(tl6c; Young Amer icas. 15(6lc. Iteeeiuts Flour. 33S0 quarter packs; bar ley. 10.355 centals; potatoes, IIJIOO sacks; hay. lt tons. FIGHT ON BLIGHT SPREADS Organizations in Walla Walla and Cliclan Counties Intent. OL.YJ1PIA. Wash.. March 10. iSpc ciul.) Organisation ot distrii-t fruit protective associations will next be taken up by the State Department ot Agriculture in Walla Walla and Che lan bounties. T. O. Morrison, head of the horticultural division, will make a trip tliin week to Wenatuliee ami Walla Walla to take tlic matter up with or cliardisttf. Fractically every acre of orchard:. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY T W CapiUl . . . . $1,000,000 f Surplus . . . . $1,000,000 OFFICERS ' J. C A INS WORTH. Prrsiiewf. R. LEL4. BAR-MJS, "VlecPrealdeat. W. A. HOLT, Aat Caakler. A. 31. WRIGHT, Asst. Caakler. ' R. W. SCHMEER, Cswhler. P. S. Dk-kAaat. Caakler, THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Francisco. Founded 1864 papital Paid In. $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits. . . $7,868,632.00 Commercial Banking and Savings Departments PORTLAND OFFICE Third and Stark Streets - LADDi & TILTON BANK : Established 1859 Capital and Surplus $2,000,000 Commercial and Savings Deposits . First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON STS. in Yakima County is now covered by" about 30 district organizations in thei fight against lire blig-ht, and Organiza tion work also 'has been taken up in' Benton County. ORCHARDS BEING SPRAYED Fruitmeii in I.ewistou Dilriot En gaged in Spring Work. LKWISTOX. Idaho. March 10. (Spe cial.) Spraying in the Lewiston orch ards is now in progress. . Orders have been placed for 1000 barrels of lime sulphur stock, which will provide many thousand gallons of spray for the trees of that district. Crude oil is to I be used this year in some orchards of the valley, oil being shipped in car load lots. The Iyewiston Orchards Company lias a stock m hand of 40 tons of sulphur and 20 tons of lime, and will have an output sufficient to supply all demands, the solution being sold to the orchardists at cost. More than 200 teams are being used for plowing, seeding, spraying and cultivating. The Orchards Company has about 700 acres to plow, in addi tion to what was plowed last Fall. Fifteen hundred acres will be seeded to corn. 1400 acres to wheat, and 800" acres to barley, together with some acreage planted with vegetables. Prun ing practically has been completed. STUDENTS ACQUIRE THRIFT Senior Men at State Vnlversity lis approve of Cabs, TMowcrs, lite. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Kugene, March 10. The steady advance of dem ocracy in an already extremely demo cratic institution is .shown by recent acts of the junior and senior classes at the University of Oregon. The juniors have passed a resolution that sending 'flowers and hiring cabs for university functions .should not lo ap proved by the class, students and fac ulty commonly walk to all university affairs, but "occasionally a student im presses his intended companion by a small display of lavishness. The junior class desires such display to become bad form. A similar resolution as to cabs and flowers has passed the senior class, and the men of this class have also signed petitions calling for abolition of caps and gowns at graduation. The State University faculty members wear no robes on commencement day, and the class of 1!14 Is expected to set the same example for students. The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Letters of Credit and Traveler ' Checks Issued. PORTLAND BRANCH, Comer Second and Stark Sts. F. 0. MALPAS, Manager. Better Security for Your Papers A tin. box, desk, bu- reau drawer or iron safe may keep your pa pers in ordinary securi ty, but they are seant protection against de structive or evil agen cies. Your papers demand absolute protection, which you can secure iu our Safe Deposit Vaults at a cost of less than one cent a day. Sccur ity Safe Deposit Company Fifth aud Morrison Streets J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS. BO:S. GRAIN AND COTTON. MEMBEK8 XBW YORK STOCK KXCH.4NGB, CHICAGO BOAKD OF TKADK, " KEW YOKK COTTON KXCHAJiUK, THE STOCK AMI BOND fcXCllANGE. SAX t KANCJSCU. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall 3858. A 4187. WILBUR B. FOSHAY PLBMC tTIUTV SrHCIAUST, Investigations, Keports, Plans, Develop ment and Management of Klectrie, Gas, Street Jlailway and Water Properties. VII-ox UulMlnK. Portlnnd, Oregon. BOND COnPORATiCJV A1VD MUNICIPAL ROBERTSON & EWING 207-t Vorthneera Bank Bldg. TR IVEI.F.RS' Gl IDC. TO KAN FBANCIHCO. M AJfOELKS AM) SAN Dllit.O. S.S.R0AN0KE lVtWKMIM, MKCU 1 1 COOS BAY AND U'KKKA S. S. ALLIANCE KINKSilAlMAIM H IS NORTH PACIFIC !Tr:AMSHIP U f'lvket Otitic ,i irriicht OI.-e 122A 3d St. I! Columbia Uovk. Main 1814. A !8H II Main ;:u3. A 142 TRA ELKRS .ODE HAMBURG .A. A largest SS.Cb 442 Ships 1,417,710 in the WORID TONS aIS'"i-"ti.u2arSSri GOING COMING I TKAVtl, BX World's Largest SteamsMps "IHPERATOR" (9I feet 02,000 Tons) M-jrrh 1. June (i. Auril ". June 27. Mhv 1. ul- t. nd regularly tliereafter. "VATERLAND" (950 feet SB, 000 tuns) June 111 August 1 July 7. AuiciiKt 12 and rr su la rly 4 b e rea f ( r r . LONDON, PARIS, HAMBURG and the t.U'rrtoria Mar. 1!. 3 P.M. Impenttor March SI, I P.M. nv.er I ka Mar. li. 1(1 A. M. Pres. lirnnt ..Mar. -JH, 11 A.M. PennMj Ivanm . . -. April 2, '4 P. M. SJd cabin only. Hamburg direct. MEDITERRANEAN Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers. Naples, Genoa. S. S. Hamliurs Vri 4. :t P.M. S. S. Millke April 16, 3 P.M. S. s. Hamlmrsr. . .May 19, 3 P. M. M. S. Mnllke . ..June 2, :i V. M. 'Will not call at Mad,ilia or 1 ri Algiers. CRUISES to the Land of the Midnight Sun GERM AH m London Paris 3rem Vrinz Kripfl'h AViil.rlm. .Mr. KronpriTizevii" Ct-triie . . Mat. - I tk. WillirUn ilr uroMi'.M: . . j Hrir1a:u.ssai Pi -ui' il t.irx t 'Ap.J Karr AVilleIm 11 ' Sx (Kmufn dirwt i April ! Sails at 1 . M. '.rarri.s -iu-cabin ll only -H.arr tea no Hi or ( II) cabin - Carries 1 1 a1'" (ill. .-in only. Baltimore- Bremen dirtst. On-j cabin (ll) Wedno; U.v Ballings on SATL'RUAV for THE MEDITERRANEAN Prinze ue Irene. Mnr. 2R FJtB iiIr Allp'-rt pril II pi,.. he North (.rrninn I.Io.mI I f ' r . ! The lnndetl more paHfteneiff, I imt abtn. Second altln aud StcfraKe in the port of New York during1 I.'HM t Ima any other line, reiieulius iit marvelous ri'trd nt' I'M".. -i Throujli rates from Egypt.India "s Now Yi.i k to I'AK KAST ami ; k SOUTH AMKKK A Ma liurupc. L. ..... IiMlcpendent Trips. AKOI ND K ' s"3 Firt-fiia- nuiti.n r!. tlirougiluut I ntijj Iravelrrh fhecks tJoutJ All Ovrr the Morl.l. OEI.1UCIIS it CO., tien. Asln u Broaanay, N. V. Kobert t'epcllc. G. A. r. (.:. ?r0 Powell St.. nrar Franc Hotel nnd L,uaiy St.. iin Francisco, local agents. HONOLULU SI 10. Ut 'hirw, nnt-n.l trip. ila.y ti -nn Sau Krancisi.o i. Tbo most attrai i i spoi on fiiiriio world tour. SplnHid -M'MmPM tl't.Miit inn iiisj)l. (M'KAMC MK t Hawaii, ovory - v n an in- ko tills trip in Jt days from an i:iii' i.-'-, liv ing 0 days on tho Inland., h.xlnrj , id days from San KranH:ro. ;M) round t : ip J.s; class. I'd '!:-;s. S.ud for folrl.-t. Sydney Short IJne. 7:i Market t.. I ranei.eo. American-Hawaiisn S. S. Co. TchuaDteptMr Koiltr. I'Ort'li.AND NEW IVtiK TJll EH I1T CKRVICH Kl-:4Ut:.NT .II.IMiS LOW KATKS t5CIIEnUL12 TI-MK. C". D. KKVSEDT, Avent. iTO Stark Street. COOS BAY LINE STJ" AM SHU BltEAKWATI-.B. Saiil from AlnMinrt'i Dock. 8 P. M. Tnr day, March 1: H A. M. Wednesday. "M:rch I8and 25: April t. 8 and l.. t-rntilit r cled nntil NOON Tu-m1h t':it,st-nvrr farr. ffirbt !!.,. J51l: tfM-ind chits (fiicn niilv) $7, inclndtitlT In-rtli and meal-. 1 icket Office: J'Aiwrr Aimwortli Umk. Portland ,V t'H Bay steam-hip Line. I.. II. Keating, Atent. PhoneK: Mnln 8KK. A S. S. BUIKR l or SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES 4 T. M. March 12 l!ir n I' laiifin A- Porllmid S.r. to., d am! Waahingtua fcta. turltb 0.-W. R. ft zr v i". 7 j j ..iit t3 M S-o:'a.iil. Orkney Jin Knne feij rfl Ir-'l-imlfi. ltrla ml. Si i L7.'..iTt;n. tvl During JINK.JU V ainl AUilST M t "1 ir(riH I.iiinp," Krua:rinz-siu fc3 E I'txitic ;ii!d Mtteor." 3 It to 26 UAV Wi.rM 11' H - Write fur information $1? H RAMSURG-AMERICAN LINE ,f v - o t .St j- ktuo st., Sun l r j i n - If li-io Cl Southern facific frj W Ui SO titJi St.. o.-w. rc & 1 "54 X Co., No. Pacific. U. 4 W Vi ';. G.. UurlfnKton Fj Itonie. M1I uuk'-'K a.- ifir buffet S'JUid it t. Jf 5? A Nc.rlh tC J s.ir. :;d - Hoi llaiiJ L LOYOil BIT; mlsed timothy. 114; alfalfa, (14; t lover, ifi lO, vallo, grain hay, 124flg.ao, 1 IV