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THE MOUSING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, MAT 24, 1906. 15 REDUCED HOP RATE Matter of Great Importance to Growers of Oregon. PETITION LOST IN FIRE All Signers Are Requested to Com municate at Once With the Horst Company in Chicago No Time for New Petition. HOPS Grower acked to take steps to secure freight reduction. GROCERIES Upward tendency In many lines. PROVISIONS Half-cent drop In lard. FRUIT Hoo4 River strawberries more plentiful. VEGETABLES Peas and beans nearly out of market. POULTRY Chickens slow and weak. EGGS Demand not active. The following communication has been re ceived by The Oregon lan from Cbarlea Llves ly, of Salem, representative of the E. Clem "Vis Horst Company, In regard to the reduc tion In the freight rate on hops from this state to the East, which is a matter of great Importance to the growers and dealers of Ore gon: "Lat Winter we circulated a petition among all the hopRrowers of Oregon,, ad dressed to the Transcontinental Freight Bu reau, praying that the present freight rate on hops of $2 per cwt, be reduced to $1 per cwt. These petitions were destroyed In the late Etn Francisco Are. "The Transcontinental Freight Bureau will meet In Chicago, June 4, 1906, and as the time ts too short to circulate a new pe tition, we ask all growers favoring this re duction to write at once to E. Clemens Horst Company, 40 Dearborn street, Chicago, 111., asking them to use the growers names In connection with the reduction of the rate." GROCERY TRADE RUSHING. General I'pward Tendency of Prices Helps - Buying;. Wholesale grocers report an exceedingly active local and shipping trade. Not only is the demand strong from their old terri tory, but new sections are drawing supplies from this market, the San Francisco firs be ing the principal reason for this. The strong position of nearly all the commodities handled by the grocery trade has much to do with the active buying at this time. In many line prices have a distinctly upward ten dency, and retailers are therefore encouraged to lay In larger stocks than they otherwise would. The grocery trade Is much Interested In a 5 to 7 H -cent advance In the East In good grades of canned corn. Corn has been ruling extremely low In comparison with the high prices quoted on tomatoes and beans, with the result that much of the demand for the latter Is turned to the former, and stocks of the better grades of corn have been reduced to mall compass. Regarding the recent estimate of the quan tity of red Alaska salmon lost at San Fran cisco by Are, a circular of the Kel ley-Clarke Company says: "It has taken us some time to get this In formation. In fact, we are not yet thorough ly satisfied as to the quantity mentioned (300,000 cases) being large enough to dover the actual loss. A good many of the Middle West jobbers have a habit of leaving their goo d In San Francisco until Spring, and while some of this was In . ths. warehouses on Brannan and Townsend streets, which es caped destruction, considerable of it was con fiscated by the Government for the relief of .the Inhabitants. The San Francisco Jobbers stocks were entirely destroyed, as every one of them suffered a complete loss. The San Francl&co jobber carries a bigger supply of red Alaska than any others In the country, largely owing to the requirements of his for eign business.' Facto collected by the Napa Valley Pack ing Company show that seven canneries were totally wiped out by the San Francisco earth quake and fire. The output of these plants Is estimated In the vicinity of 1,500,000 cases, and as a consequence the output of California fruit for 1906 will be practically reduced by that quantity. In a letter to their customers, the company says: "Of can-making plants there were three In this state previous to the Are. Of these three the United Can Company Is the only one that escaped without any damage. The American Can Company have lost their largest plant, and their other plant has been put out of commission, but possibly may be repaired prior to the opening of the canning season, so that one-half of Its usual capacity may be manufactured for the use of canners dur ing the coming season. This, of course, will cause another large shortage In the output. AH spot stack have either been destroyed) by fire or seised by the Government for feeding the hungry and homeless, which practically wiped out all carry-over. "The asparagus situation Is a very serious one. Ths only plant which can manufacture square cans Is that of the United Can Co., and their capacity la limited. They axe un der contract to supply us and one other can ner. The balance of the asparagus packers are making their pack In round: fruit can which, of course. Is not very desirable." One of the firmest articles in the staple grocery line now ts rice. It ts estimated that a large quantity will have to be import ed to supply the deficiency la this country before the season is over. Eastern advices note renewed Interest shown In future Oregon Italian prunes, with the market hardening. The sugar marks, remains, as It always has been, a puxite. It Is the general opin ion that Coast prices are now in condition' to follow fluctuations In the East, and there Is considerable curiosity to learn If this be lief is correct. The New York market seems to be ripe for an advance as raw sugars show much strength. Package coffees are quoted IS cents lower. In accordance with reduced transportation charges In the East. Half-Cent Decline In Lard. There was a decline of S cent yesterday In local quotations of kettle-rendered and standard lard. The usual course of the mar ket of late has been upward, but weakness has developed recently because of an accumu lation of local stocks, and also owing to the low price of butter, which has caused the lat ter commodity to be used more largely for cooking purpoeee. Other ltnea of provisions were unchanged. HOOD RIVER STRAWBERRIES. Larger Supply Arrive, but Brings Good Price. Strawberries from Hood River were more plentiful yesterday, about 300 crates arriv ing. They sold at $&.25$3.o0 a crate. Re ceipts from Southern Oregon were not large, and as only a few crates of California ber ries were received, the market was in firm condition. A car of bananas arrived In the morning and two or three more are due to day. A car of Mediterranean sweets also came In. The orange market Is very flrm, with further advances In California. The first shipment of Northern California cucumbers reached the market during the day. . Practically no peas or beans were to be had. Cabbage la moving off better, but Is still cheap. Poultry Is Slow Sale. ' The poultry market im In bad shape. Re ceipts are much larger than they were last week, though by no means heavy, yet buy ers are not disposed to take bold and It will probably require lower prices to, make an ac tive market. Froaen Eastern fowls are no longer being sent here, so with prices right there should be a good movement. Eggs continue moderately firm, although buying ts slow. No change Is reported in the market for butter or cheese. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ glft.OWi lft6,9"3 Seattle 1.001,908 291.625 Tacoma 749.420 30.095 Spokane 717. 026 83,296 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed, Etc. FLOUR Patents, $3.75 4.30 per barrel; straights, 3.403.75; clears, $3.S5$S.50; Valley. $3.40 3.66; Dakota hard wheat, pat ents, I5.W6; clears, $5; graham, $3.25 8.75; whole wheat, $3.754; rye flour, local, $5; Eastern, $55.23; cornmeal, per bale, $1.902.29. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $17: country, $18 per ton; middlings. $25.50026; shorts, city. $17.50; country. $120 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills, $17.50; linseed dairy food, $18; Acalfa meal, $18 per ton. WHEAT Club, 7273c; biuestem, 74W&e; red. 70-5710; Valley, 7071e. OATS No. 1 white feed, $30; gray, $29 per ton. BAR LET Feed , $24 per ton; brewing, $24$ 24.50; rolled, $24.50025 50. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.506.75; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per barrel; 19-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per lOO-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes, $1.40; pearlbarley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAT Valley timothy. No. 1, $1213 per ton; clover, $7.508; cheat, $67; grain hay, $7S: alfalfa, $13. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Aj pies, $2.5O3.50 per box; cherries. $1.25 tT 1.40 per box; strawberries, California, $1.251.40; Oregon, 1014c per pound; gooseberries, 66c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $45 per box; oranges, navels, $3.50 per box: Mediter ranean sweets, $33.50; tangerines, $1.85 per half box; grapefruit. $2.503.26; pine apples. $4$4.50 per dosen; bananas, 5o per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 75c per dozen; asparagus. 75c $1.25 per box; beans, 1012Vjc: cabbage. $131.25 per 100; green corn, 40tg,60c per dosen ; cucumbers, $1 per dozen ; lettuce. hothouse, $11.50; onions, 10ifM5e per dozen; peas, 6c;, peppers, 25 40c; radishes, 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 3c per pound; spinach. 90c per box; tomatoes, $2.50 per crate; Florid, $5.50; parsley, 25c. squash. $2 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $191.25 per sack ; carrots, 65 a 75a per sack ; beets, 85c G $ 1 per sack ; garlic, 10 912 4c per pound. ONIONS Bermuda, 4c per pound. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded Burbanks, 60d6e per hundred; ordinary, nominal; new California. 2o per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 14c per pound; apricots. 13 15c; peaches, 12 1.1c; pears, llH14c; Italian prunes. 5H8c; Califor nia figs, white, in sacks. Seic per pound; black. 4d5c; bricks. 12-14-ounce packages, 75fi5c per box: Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates. Persian. 6 6 He per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 89 8 He; ld-ounce, 9 4i9l0c; loose muscatels, 2-crown, 67c; A-crown, 67c; 4 crown, 7 7 He; unbleached, seedless Sul tanas, 697c; Thompson's fancy bleached, 10 &llc; London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. $2; 2-crown. $1.75. Butter. Eargs, Poultry. Etc, BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 20c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 17Vk&20c; store butter, 12 12Hc. EdGB Oregon ranch. 19 9 20c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 12 18c: Young America, 13914c. POULTRY Average old hens, 18914c ; mixed chickens. 12H913c; broilers, 20c young roosters, 12(13c; old roost ers, H912Hc; dressed chickens, 15c; tur keys, live, I518c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20 23c; geese, live, pound. 10 9 He; geese, tlressed, per pound, old. 10c young. 12c; ducks, old 17c, young 20c; pigeons, $192; squabs, $293. Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPSdregon. 1905, im12Hc WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 16 921c; Valley, coarse, 22923c; fine, 249250 per pound. MOHAIR Choice, 28 9 30c per pound. HIDES Dry: No. 1, 16 pounds and up. per pound, 18920c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 18921c per pound; dry salted bull and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur rain, hair-slipped, weatherbeaten or grubby, 2c to 3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound. 10& lie; steers, sound, 50 to 60 pounds, 10 911c per pound ; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 99 10c per pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound, kip. sound, 15 to 30 pounds, lOo per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11912c' per pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less; culls, lc pec pound less. Sheepskins: Shear lings. No. 1 butchers stock, each, '25 9 30c; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 50 9 60c; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.2592; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15916c per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size, $1.50 $2.50; dry. each, according to size, $191.50; colts' hides, each, 25 9 50c. Goatskins: Com mon, each. 15925c; Angora, with wool on, each, 30c $1.50. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size, each. $5 9 20; cubs, each, $193; badger, prime, each, 25950c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 30950c: house cat. 5920c: fox, common gray. large prime, each. 50 9 70c ; red, each. $395; cross, each, $5915; silver, and black, each, $1009300; fishers, each. $598; lynx, each, $4.5096; mink, .strictly No. 1, each, according to size, $193; mar ten, dark Northern, according to size and color, each. $10915; pale pine, according to size and color, each. $2.5094; musk rat, large, each, 12915c; skunk each, 40960c; civet or pole cat, each, 5915c; otter, for large, prime skin, each, $6910; panther, with head and claws perfect, each. $295; raccoon, for prime large, each. 50975c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.5095: prairie (coyote), 60c 9 $1; wolver ine, each. $698; beaver, per skin, large, $5(96: medium, $397; small, $191.50; kits, 50 9 T5c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 229 25c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 494 He; No. t and grease, 293c. CASCARA SAGRADA (chtttam bark New. 292 4c: old. 2V03c per pound. GRAIN BAGS H910c. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound; standard breakfast, lSc; choice, 17Hc English breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, ldc; peach. ISHc. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. I4c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 14 He: 18 to 20 pounds, 14 He; California picnic). 10 c ; cottage, lOc; shoulders. lOc; boiled. 22c; boiled picnic, boneless, 15c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $10; H-barrels. $9.50; beef, barrels, $12; fe-bar rels, $6 SO. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound: minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. lTHc; bo logna, long. 7c: welnerwust, 10c; liver, 6c; Sork. 9910c; headcheese, 6c; blood. 6c; ologna sausage, link, 6c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, HUc; smoked, 12Hc; clear backs, dry salt, 11 He; smoked. 12Uc; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt. 12 He. smoked. 13 He; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c; Union belliee. 10 to 18 pounds average, none, LARD Ieaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces, llic; tubs. 12e: 50s, lSc; 20s. 12V,c; 10s, 124c; 5a, 12Sc. Standard pure; Tierces. 10c; tubs, lie; 60s, 11c; 20a. lHic: 10s, HHc: 5s HSc Compound: Tierces. 7c; tuba. 7c; fttw. 7c; 10s. 8Vic; &a, Se. Groceries. Nats, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 26928c; Java, ordinary, 18922c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c; good, 109 l&c; ordinary. 19 922c per pound; Co lumbia roast, caaes. 100a, $14.75; &0s. $14.75; Arbuckle, $16.25; Lion. $16.25. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. BHc; South ern Japan. 5.35c; head. 7c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dosen: 2-pound talis. $2.40; 1 pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. mc: rea. i-pouna la.is. sock eye. 1-pound tans, 91.70. SUGAR Sack basts. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.40; powdered. $3.18; dry granulated, $5.05; extra C, $4.60; golden. C. $4.45; fruit sugar, $5.05. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; -barrels, 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He; sugar, granulated. $4 85 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15918c per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 per bale; Liverpool, 50s, $17; 100s, $16.50; 200s. 1: -pounds, 100s, $7; 50s, $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 154 a P" pound by sack; kc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 16c; pecans, jumbos, 16c; extra large. 17c; almonds. 14H15c: chestnuts, Italian. 12H916c; Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw. 7Hc per pound: roasted, 9c; " pinenuts. 30 12c; hickory nuts, 74 8c: cocoanuts, 35 60c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 4c; large white, 84c; pink. 3c; bayou. 5c; Lima, Be; Mexican red, 5c. Dressed Meat. VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, f 125 to 150 pounds, 5 He; 150 to 200 pounds, 5c; 200 pounds and up. 3Vi94Hc. BEEF Dressed bulls. 3c per pound; cows, 45Hc; country steers. 696c. MUTTON Dressed fancy, 798c pound; ordinary, 5 96c; lambs, with pelt on. 8c. PORK Dressed. 100 to 150 pounds. 899c; 150 to 200 pounds. 7H9Sc; 200 pounds and up. 797fcc Otis. TURPENTINE Cases. 91c per gallon. COAL Cases, 19o per gallon; tanks, 12Hc per gallon. GASOLINE Stove, cases, 254c: 72 test. 37c; 88 test. 35c; iron tanks, 19e. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 500-pound lots. 8c; less than 500-pound lots, 8 Vic. In 25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 20 per pound above keg price.) LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 48c: In cases, 53c; boiled. In barrels. 50c; in cases, 55c; 25-gallon lots, lc less. PENDLETON SALE ENDED PART OP OFFERINGS TEMPO RARILY WITHDRAWN. Echo Growers Refuse to Accept Eighteen-Cent Bil on a Large Quantity of Wool. PENDLETON. May 23. (Special.) The Pendleton wool Bales were completed this fore noon, about 195.000 pound. having been temporarily withdrawn from th. market be cause the prices bid were not considered nigh enough by the growers. The buyers went to Echc on a special train this afternoon, but of the 250.000 pounds of fered for sale there only one clip of 60,000 pounds was sol. This waa the Culena wool, which was purchased at 20 cent, by George Vansevem, representing a Rhode Island wool en mill. Eighteen cents was the highest of fer made for the remainder, and the grower, refused to .ell. The following .alee were made in Pendle ton this morning: Chris Nelson's clip, bought by Brown Adams for 20 cents. Kelly or Hill', clip, bought by J. Sheur man. for 20 cents. Alonzo Knott's clip, bought by Whitman, Farnsworth tc Thayer, for 20 cents. A. Perards clip, bought by Whitman, Farnsworth Thayer, for 20 cents. B. A. Rugg" clip, bought by J. Sheurman, for 20 cents. M. McCunrber'a clip, bought by J. Bheuet tnan. for 16 cents. William Goodman', clip, bought by Wat tle, Co., for 20 cent. London Wool Sale Close. LONDON, May 23. The third series of wool auctions was closed today. There was a larg. attendance and competition was fair. Fins grade, were firm, but medium, cross bred, and heavy greastes sold below the best price. A strong ton. and actlv. competition ruled throughout the series. Merino, advanced from unchanged to 5 per cent higher. Su perior cross-bred, were unchanged, and fine cross-brefs showed a partial 5 per cent gain. Fine scoured and slipes advanced 5 per cent. During the series 81.000 bale, were taken by home buyer., &7.000' bales were .old to the Continent and 9000 to Americans. Wool Sale at Echo. ECHO, Or., May 23. (Special.) A special train bearing woolbuyers, bankers, railroad men and sheepmen came from Pendleton this afternoon to hold, a wool Bale of some 600,000 pound, atored here. The highest price paid was for 75,000 pounds of Joe Cunha'. clip, and th. lowest was 14 cents for some small lots. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, May 23. Wool, steady: me dium, grades, combing and clothing. 2&330c; light fine. 22S25c; heavy fine, IsfiiOc; tub washed, 33S3Hc. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Price. Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted In th. local market: CATTLE Good steers. S4.254.50; second class, $3.Tt.S-: cows, good, 3.2&9-3.50: fair to medium, f2.503; calves, good, 3.604.60. SHEEP Good sheared sheep, $44.2&; lambs. f4.506. HOGS Good, J7r7.2&; light and feedera, fft. 5066. 75. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Price Current at Kansas City, Chicago and Omaha. CHICAGO, May 23. Cattle Receipt. 22.000; market, steady, 10c lower; beeves, J4.10S6; etockers and feeders, 2.754.B0; cows and heifers, $1.75S5.30; calves, 46.25; Texas fed steers. 44i4-80. Hoge Receipt today, 30,000; tomorrow, es timated, 22.000; market, weak to Be lower; mixed and butchers, SB.106.40; good to choice heavy, 6.306.40; pigs, 5.30.10; rough heavy, S6.056.20; light, f6.10.37; bulk of sales. 16.30136.37. Sheep Receipts, 16,000; market, strong; sheep, t4.7536.40; lambs, $5.6186.85. KANSAS CITT, Mo., May 23. Cattle Re ceipts, 7000; market, slow, steady; native steers, S4.253i5.60; native cows and heifers, 2.305.25; stockers and feeders, 3.254.50; Western cows. S2.50&4; Western steers, S3. 75 6; bulls, S2.504.50; calves, S3S6.25. Hogs Receipts, 16.000; market, 6o lower: bulk of sales, S6.156.22; heavy, S6.2096.S0; packers, S8.158.27; pigs and light, S6.40 6.20. Sheep Receipts, 7000; market, ateady; mut tons, $56.25; lambs, $67.65; range wethers, S6.25S6.40; fed ewes, 4.756.25. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. May 23. Cattle Receipts, 4700; market, for best, steady; oth ers lower; native steers, f4.25S.65; cow and heifers, S3.251j4.76; Western steers, S3.50 4.60; canners, S-3; stockers and feeders, S3.25 64-60; calves, S36; bulls, stags, etc., S3 4.25. Hogs Receipts, 16,000; market. 5c lower; heavy. . 15-8 6.25; mixed, 6.156.20; light, S6.10S6.20; pigs, S56; bulk of sales, S6.159 6.20. Sheep Receipt. 3000; market, steady; year lings. S5.50g6.25; wethers, S5.40lg6; ewes, $4.75 66-78; lambs, S6.2&06.85. Mminc Stocks. NEW YORK Adams Con.... Alice Breece Brunswick . C. . Comstock Tun Con. Cal. A V. Horn Stiver. . . Iron Silver. . . . Leadvllle Con. May 23. Closing quotations; S .20 Littl. Chief... .$ .05 2.00 .30 .4 .15 .00 2.00 5 50 .05 Ontario 2 10 3.75 .02 .15 .70 .24 .23 2.00 Ophlr rnoenia Potosl 'Savage J jsterra Nevada. 'Small Hopes... Istandard BOSTON. May 23. Closing quotations: 00 IMont C C I .13714 Adventure ..$ 6 Allouea 30 w .-n. nun. . . . 82.00 Amalgamatd Am. Zinc... Atlantic 107. 23 lOld Dominion 25 Osceola 30 JParrot .50 IQulncy ..... 00 Shannon .... .50 iTamarack .50 'Trinity 00 lUnited Cop. . 37 4 r. S. Mining 40.25 1O8.30 27.50 89.00 8.87 H 101.00 8.75 65.00 35.87 12.25 61.25 7.00 6.50 135 00 10. 13. Bingham 34 Cal. Hecla 705 Centennial Cop. Range.. Daly West.. Franklin ... Granby Green Con.. Isle Royale. Mass. Mining Michigan ... Mohawk ... 7V4iU. S. Oil 00 'Utah 50 Victoria . 'Winona (Wolverine . . 00 50 .00 German DiMoont Bate. BERLIN, May 23. The rate of discount of th. Bank of Germany was today reduced from 6 to 4H per cent. E CENT L If Sharp Break in Chicago Wheat Market. AFFECTED BY WEATHER Sentiment Bearish Throughout the Session, Owing to the Breaking of the Drouth in the Win ter Wheat Belt. CHICAGO, May 23. Sentiment in the wheat pit today was bearish from the open ing to th close. The main factor. In the situation was wet weather in th. South west. Acccrdlng to the Weather Bureau, rain had fallen during the night throughout Kansas, Nebraska and other portions of the Winter wheat belt, breaking the drouth in that sect'.on of the country. A sharp break in the price of the May delivery, following the dee:n of yesterday, also weakened prices In general. The close was weak. July opened V4 to 9c lower at 8214 82Hc, sold off to 814C and closed lc lower at 81 82c. Liquidation by local bull caused weak ness in the corn market. The selling was Induced principally by the wat weather, which was general over the corn belt, and th break in wheat also weakened values. The market closed weak and near the low est point of th. day. July cloed c off at 47 lie. Trading In oat was active and the tone of the market weak. July closed off at 33c. t Provisions were easy earlier in the day. but became firmer on buying by a local packer. At the close July pork was up 2Sc. lard was a shade higher and ribs were 2ttc higher. The leading futures ranged as follow: WHEAT. Onn. Hi7h. Low. Close. May S -844 S -83 JulJ .821? .82 .814, .82 September ... .wis ' ra CORN. May 48H -48H .48 .4SH July .47H .4744 -47 .474 September ... .4I . ! OATS. May 83 .Si .33 .S3hi July 83s -8314 .324 .83 September ... .31V .31 .81 .31 MESS PORK. May 15.50 15.57H 15.50 15.57H July 16.62tf 16.671 15.60 15.674 September ...15.40 16.42ft 15.36 15.374 LARD. May 8.60 8.52ft 8 SO 8.82ft July 8.67ft 8.90 8.57ft 8.90 September ... 8.70 75 8.70 8.75 May 7ft July O.OO 9.06 . a.Oo B.06 September ... 8.95 8.97ft 8.92ft 8.97ft Cash quotation were as follows: Flour Firm. Wbeat No. 2 Spring. 8485c; No. 8, 79 84c; No. 2 red. 89ftBlc. Corn No. 2. 49c; No. 2 yellow. 4B4e. bats No. 2, SSftc: No. 2 white, S4ft?35e; No. 3 white. ,3363440. Rye No, 2. 61ft62c. Barley Good feeding, 41548c; fair to choice malting. 47662c. Flaxseed No. 1, Sl-09; No. 1 Northwestern, 1.14ft. Timothy eed Prime. $3.3063.35. Clover Contract grade. $11.25. Short ribs sides Loose, $8.9069. Mess pork Per barrel, $15.56'S15.60. Lard Per 100 pounds, $868. 12 ft. Short clear sides Boxed, $9.2569.80. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 36,500 DO.M Wheat, bushel 19.000 18,300 Corn, bushels .-..511,200 - 156.oo Oats, bushels 241.500 190,800 Rye bushels 1,000 loo Barley, bushel 28,900 6,700 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, May 23. Flour Receipts, 10.000 barrel; exports, 16,800 barrel. Quiet, but steady. Wheat Receipts. 119.000 bushels; exports, 700 bushels. Spot, strong; No. 2 red, 93c, nominal elevator; No. 2 red, 94c, nominal f. o. b. afloat; No." 1 Northern Duluth, 92e, nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 Manitoba, 89ftc, nominal f. o. b. afloat. The market had very little support and declined from the opening until near the close, when it ral lied slightly on covering. Last prices were Ts61c net lower. May 89490ftc. closed 894c; July 8714 88 ll-18c. closed 88c; Sep tember 84, 85 11-16c, closed 854c. Hops Quiet. Wool, hides, petroleum Steady. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 23. May wheat, 804c; July. 81c: September, 79ft6794c; No. 1 hard, 83Hc; No. 1 Northern, 82c; No. 2 Northern, 81c. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, May 28. Wheat, unchanged. Exports: Biuestem, 75c; club, 73c; red, 70c Wheat at Liverpool." LIVERPOOL. May 23. Wheat, May, 6s 89dd; July 6s 6T4d. y TIRED HOLDERS ARE LETTING GO OF STOCKS. Increase in Amount of Trading Done in New York Market, but Prices Suffer. NEW YORK, May 23. Then was a de cided increase in the amount of business done at the etock exchange today, but selling order made up a large proportion of the ex pansion In activity and prices suffered ac cordingly. The decline In price, seemed the result, in large part, of the suspense involved to speculative holders of stocks In a pro longed period of dullness and sluggishness. A paralysis of speculation lead, almost inevi tably to a slow sagging tendency, owing to the normal offerings of stocks to be marketed in the quietest periods. Speculators dread the slow shrinkage or disappearance of profits in such a market. Today', selling was sup posed to be by the "tired holders" of thi. class who have become discouraged over the prospect of an early revival of speculative activity. New of the day wa not regarded as ad verse to values, and some items were favor ably interpreted. The progress of the in vestigation into the coal carriers was not one of these. The resumption of the inquiry today may have been responsible for a feel ing of despondency on the part of the specu lator. The graft disclosures reaching Into the railway world are dreaded for their effect on public sentiment, juet as were the life in surance exposures, with Just cause in the latter case. a. was proved by the event Pennsylvania stock Itself showed some resistance -to the general depremion in the market In contrast with Its recent persistent weakness, even while other stocks wert strong. This was attributed partly to the practical confirmation of. rumors current for several days of a fresh bond flotation by the com pany ia Paris), estimates of the amount reaching as high as $50,000,000. No details were obtainable as to the term the new uwu. is to run or the rate of interest It Is to bear. Sentiment respecting the huge borrowings of Pennsylvania was not materially altered by this new development. But th. effect that resources were found in a foreign market was regarded with great satisfaction for the relief afforded to the domestic market. The home market ts believed to be secured from any further early demand by thi company, and the operation will serve also to fund some of th. largest Indebtedness of this market in Pari, and defer th. neceMity for It. liquida tion. A hopeful augury waa drawn from the event of the chances of French participa tion in American issues, since the overcom ing of the obstacle, in the Bourse regulations htch have prevented dealing in American securities In Pari heretofore argue a pro pitious sentiment on th. part of the French financial power to the new departure. A. the public reserve, of eapital at this time are lodged in France, a willingness to venture them In American securities may be of far-reaching consequsnc. to the Important financial projects In contemplation In this country which threaten to be hampered by the excessive demands upon our own supplies of capital. Some of today price movement pointed to quarter where these needs are to be met. The weakness of New York Central was at tributed to the new stock issue pending. Cir cumstantial reports were current of a forth coming $50,000,000 temporary note tesu. to finance a Pacific Coast extension. Official disclaimer of an early United States Steel bond issue was coupled with admission of the possibility of an ultimate reeort to thi means of securing resource, to complete the- com pany's great Indiana plant. Hopeful senti ment prevailed a to banking operations in San Francisco. Reading and Pennsylvania made center ot resistance to the decline and of the partial rally which followed and which waa fairly well held at the close. Bond were easy. Total sales, par value. $1,795,000. United States bonds uncnangea on call. . Closing Sales- High. Low. Adams Express Amalgam, copper, nu.ow -w-s Am. Car i Found. 2,700 40?i 40ft do preferred i'w . Amer. Cotton Oil. 100 31 ft sift do preferred loo i American Express 100 218 21 Am. Hd. az Lt. pf. 1.30O 33 American Ice 7.300 01 Amer. Linseed Oil do preferred Amer. Locomotive- 6,000 69H 114ft 67 114ft 152 ft 118 133 4 1034 24 87ft 1024 143 1U6H do preferred 100 Am. Smelt, ft Ref. 33,300 10.14 118 134 ft 1034 do preferred aw Am. Suscar Refln.. 1,900 Amer. Tobacco Dfd. 100 Anaconda. Mln. Co. 46.600 269 Atchison 4,300 8hft do oref erred 1' 1024 144 106 Atlantic Coast Line 300 Baltimore & Ohio. 1,400 do oref erred Brook. Rap. Tran. 67.500 811. 79ft 159 158 "42" !iift 104 14 68ft 68 76' " '7'" 19 18ft 201ft 201ft 168 169 'iift "49ft. 33 334 "47 ft 49W 137 1361, '79" '78ft 213'i 210 646 ft 646ft '87 ft '89 ft 64 63 78 . 78 4 6 69ft 301ft 296ft mii iiift 19ft 19 -67" 65 88 88 '62ft "2ft 1434 143 Canadian Pacific .. 2,700 Cent, of N. Jersey Central Leather .. 000 An Tirftferrfd 100 Chesapeake & Ohio 1.600 cnicago c Alton.. do preierrea Chi. Gt. Western.. 100 300 Chi. At rortnwest. iw Chi.. Mil. & St. P. 22.200 Chi. Term. & Tran do preferred - C, C. C. & St. 1. Colo. Fuel ft Iron. 27.500 Colo. Southern.. 600 do 1st preferred., do 2d preferred . . 800 1.600 Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products .... do preferred 4O0 3,300 Delaw. St Hudson Del., Lack, ac Wes. Den. & Rio Grande do preferred. 200 S.700 Erie 20,200 do let preferred . . do 2d preferred . , 700 700 Gt. Northern pfd.. General Electric .. Hocking Valley ... Illinois Central ... International Paper 20l "2,500 200 do nref erred International Pump do preferred.. Iowa Central do preferred Kaneas City South. do preferred 100 2,400 Louis, ft Nashville Manhattan L. .... MetroDol. St. By . 100 2,200 Ill 22 ft 111 22 Mexican Central . . Minn, ft St. Louie M.. 8t. P. ft S.S.M. do preferred . . 100 8.500 1.100 100 4,300 '8.400 174 93 34 68 76 139 51 88 174 92 ft 34 68 76 is74 50 884 Missouri Pacific ... Mo.. Kan. ft Texas do preferred National Lead . . . Mex. Nt. R. . PI New York Central x- -v nt Mr WM. 1.800 Norfolk ft "Western 20,600 do preferred North American .. 900 Northern Pacific .. 11.300 Pacific Mail Pennsylvania ..... 3.4O0 96ft 95ft 204ft 198ft isi" '84ft '83ft 60 soft 97ft 97ft 133 1324 '95" '94ft 28ft 27ft 102 ft 102 25ft 25 '78 "78 44ft 44ft 21ft 21 64 54ft 94ft 64 118ft 118ft 37 374 iiAft 14t"" 31ft 81ft 30 30ft 49 49ft 148 147 ft Peoples Gas ..... P.. C C. ft St. L. 1,600 Pressed Steel Car. 900 do preferred ..... lw Pullman Pal. Car Reading 139,100 do 1st preferred.. do 2d preferred.. 2O0 Republic Steel ... 40 do preferred 2,400 Rock Island Co 2,200 do preferred..... Rubber Good. .... ...... do oref erred Schloss-Sheffleld . . St. L. ft S. F. 2 pf. St. Louis Southwes. do preferred Southern Pacific ... do preferred Southern Railway. do preferred Tenn. Coal ft Iron Texas ft Pacific... Tol., St. L. ft W. 100 200 700 1,100 9,100 100 1.700 '8.600 400 500 200 do preferred . . Union Pacific . 69,200 do preferred wft U. S. Express 10S TJ. 8. Realty 87 U. S. Rubber 1,000 50ft 50 80ft do preferred 200 109 109 108ft TJ. S. Steel 50.500 4" 39 40ft do preferred "10,000 105ft 104 105 Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. 1,100 41 89ft 39ft do preferred 1O0 108 108 107 Wabash 20 do preferred ..... 35ft Wells-Fargo Exp 250 Westlnghouse dec. 158 Western Union ... 200 92ft 92 92 Wheel, ft L. Erie 17 Wisconsin Central 25 do preferred 300 49 ft 48 49 ft Total sales for the day, 771,700 ahaaes. . BONDS. NEW YORK. May 23. Closing quotations: U. 8. ref. 2s reg.lOSft'D. ft R. G. 4s. ..101 . do coupon 1034N.'Y. C. G. 3fts. 98 U. S. 3s reg 102 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 75 do coupon 102 Nor. Pacific 4s.. 1034 U. S. new 4s reg. 129 Iso. Pacific 4s... 93ft do coupon 129 lUnion Paciric 4s. 104ft U. S. old 4s reg. 103 Wis. Central 4s.. 91ft do coupon 103 ft Jap. 6s. 2d ser. . . 88 ft Atchison Adj. 4s 94 ft Map. 4fts, cer. . . 934 Stocks at London. LONDON, May 23. Consols for money, 89; consols tor account. 89 11-16. Anaconda 18 Atchison 91 do preferred'. . 106 4 Baltimore ft O.. 110 ft Can. Pacific 184ft Ches. ft Ohio. . . 90 C. Gt. Western. 20 C. M. St. P.. 173 De Beers 17 Norfolk ft West. 92 94 62 67 ft 68 46 48 do preferred... Ontario ft West. Pennsylvania ... Rand Mine..... Reading do 1st prer. ... do 2d pref.... so. Railway... 88ft D. & K. uranae. 44 ,do preferred.. .103 do preferred. 89!so. Pacific. ... 66 Erie 464!Unlon Pacific. ...153 do 1st pref.... 814 do preferred... 98 do 2d pref... 71ftiU. S. Steel 42 Illinois Central. 179 1 do pref erred... 108 ft Louis, ft Nash. .1484 Wabash 21ft Mo.. Kas. ft T.. 3.1ftl do preferred..-. 47 N. Y. Central. . .143 ft ISpanlsh Fours... 934 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. May 23. Money on call, steady at 3404 per cent; ruling rate. 8ft per cent; closing bid, aft per cent; ottered at 4 per cent. Time loans; dull, but slightly firmer; 60 days, 444ft per cent; 90 days, 4ft per cent; six months, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, "4ftJ?5ft per cent. Sterling exchange, easier, $4.85ft for de mand and at $4.82 for 60-day bills: posted rates. $4.83 and $4.864; commercial bills; $4.81. . . Bar silver. 68c. Mexican dollars. 52ftc. Government bonds, steady: railroad bonds, easy. . LONDON. May 23. Bar silver, firm, 31 d per ounce. Discount rate, short bills, 8 9-16 per cent; three months' bills, 8463 9-16 per cent. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, May 23. Today's state ment of the Treasury balance, in the general fund ehows: Available - cart! balance. $158,052,259 Gold coin and bullion .73.938.866 Gold certificates 41,694,620 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, May 23. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to 10 points lower. Receipts 15,000 bags, including: June, 6.25c: July 6.25c; August, 6.30c; Sep tember, 6.458.50c; March, 6.95c Spot Rio, steady; No. 7, 7c; mild, quiet. 6ugar Raw, steady; fair refining, 2 29-32 2 15-16C-, centrifugal. 96 test. 3 13-32 3 7-16c: molasses sugar, 2 21-32S2 ll-16c Refined, steady; crushed. $3.20; powdered, $4.90; granulated, $4.50. For that tired feeling or when you are weary and worn out, take Hood's Sarsa-parllla. RAILS 10,000 TONS IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Relay AH Hunts Inspected BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO. -Portland DEMAND FOR RAILS But Less Inquiry for Other Fin ished Lines. PIG IRON MARKET EASY Shading: of Prices Where Competi tion Is Close Steel Foundry Products In Great Demand. Metal Quotations. NEW YORK. May 23. The Iron Are to morrow will say: Th larger rail contracts recently reported for delivery in 1907 contrast with conditions In other finished lines, where buyers, as a rule, show no eagerness. It Is estimated that 900,000 tons of rails have now been definite. ly closed for next year, and that nearly 300, 000 tons In addition wtll be carried over from this year. The Southern mills are booked up to July ' 1. 1907, having recently sold a round tonnage to the Southern Pa cific. The foundry pig iron market Is easy under continued Inaction. Tbe machinery founders and. mold? r In the various centers involved are evidently settled down to a test of en durance. Some scattered buying in the East and New England shows that on close com petition, 25 cenui a ton has come off recent prices. In the general Western valleys. No. 2 foundry has touched SI 3 and on malleable business, in which some little inquiry ap pear $15.60 has been asked. Jl contract indicating how closely steel-making foundries are being swept up has been made by a small Shenango Valley - furnace, about to start after a long Idleness, a Pitts burg steel company having taken its entire output for the second hal f . Metal Market. NEW YORK. May 23. There were further advances in tin today, with spot closing at 188 10s and futures at 187. Locally the market was steady, with spot quoted at 41.25 642c. Copper was 5s higher in London, with spot quoted at 85 5s and futures at 64 15a. Lo cally copper was unchanged; lake, 18.75 19c; electrolytic. 18.?7418.75c; casting, 18.2518.37c. Lead was unchanged at IV 76 6c In the local market, and at 16 15s In London. Spelter also waa unchanged In both markets, with London closing at 27 2s 6d and the local market at 6c. Iron was unchanged in the English market with standard foundry closing at 60s Td and Cleveland warrants at AOs lOHd. Locally prices were unchanged. No. 1 foundry North ern, $18-7510; No. 2 foundry Northern and No. 1 Southern. $18.2518.50; No. 2 foundry Southern, $17.75(ffl8. SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Price Paid for Produce In Bar City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, May 23. Quotations: FLOUR Family extras, 4.705; bakers' extras, I4.40i94.T5. WHEAT Shipping; ll.27tt01.8O; white milling, 11.82 6 140. BARLEY $1.20 1.23; brewing-, nominal. OATS White, 11.40 1.50; red, 11.62 I. 60; black. 11.30 & 1.40. HAY Wheat and oat, fllU.M; oat, $10 14.50; barley, 18.5012: alfalfa. 111 12.60; stock, T7.60; straw, 3590c. FEED Bran, 117.5022; middlings, 125 80; ground barley, $2527. BEANS Large white. $2.502.6S; small, $3.403.50; Lima, f4.604.75; pink, !1.90 2.05. POULTRY Old roosters. 133.50; young roosters, 57.50; fryers, $45; broilers, 12 3; hens, 14.50T; pigeons, $1; young, II. 50. FRUIT Strawberries, S10c; apples, $1.50 62.25; oranges, navels, $2.25 6' 3; lemons, $1.502.25; Mexican limes, $3.5035; ba nanas, 11 2: pineapples, 123. VEGETABLES Asparagus, 11.50 2.50; Kgreen peas, 0590c; rhubarb, 75c11.25; string beans, 47c; tomatoes, ioc'h.m; new potatoes, llc; old rivers,' 80c$1.10; Oregon, $11.25; onions, new, 85c1.15; Australian, $3.304.50; cucumbers, 40305o. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, May 23. Evaporated apples for future delivery are tuy under Increased offerings, but the spot situation remains firm and holders having put their supplies la storage seem to expect higher prices before the new crop becomes available. Strictly prime are quoted at 11c; choice, 1154&1H4C. and fancy, ll12c. Prunes are In light supply on spot and prices rule firm. Prices range from 7)c tor 60s to 794 c. Apricots, unchanged on spot with choice quoted 12c; extra, 13 18 He; fancy, 14 14 He Peaches, quiet and firm, choice quoted 11c; extra choice, 1111V4c; fancy. ll12c; extra fancy. 1212Uc. Raisin are dull. Dairy Producs In the East. CHICAGO, May 23. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries, 18H18Wc; dallies, ll17c. Eggs, steady, at mark, cases Included, 14$14Hc; firsts, 14Hc; prime firsts, 16Vsc; extras, lac. Cheese, steady, 10llc NEWYORK. May 23. Butter and egg, steady, unchanged; cheese, firm. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, May 23. Cotton futures opened ateady at a decline of 25 points and closed quiet and steady at a net decline of 16 points. May, 11.34c: June, 11.10c; July, 11.00c; August, 10.83c; September, 10.63c; October, 10.57c; November, 10.6c; December, 10.57c; January and February, 10.62c; March, 10.69c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marrlace license. TWIDWELL-FORTH Merrltt Twiflwell, 25, Satsop. Wash.; Mary E. Forth. 27. RECK-KEARXET David M. Reck. 30. Rosamond. Cal.; Nona H. Kearney. 20. LOVELL-WHARTON Oliver Lovell, 36, Sixth and Clay streets; Sunnysid. Whar ton. 27. NELSON-ADAMS E. J. Nelson, 35, 327 Benton street: Elizabeth Adams, 25. WINTERMUTE-OMET E. C. Wlntermut.. 28, 389 Twenty-fourth street; Ivie M. Omet, 20. HACKER-KISER W. H. Hacker. 44, 1310 Bird street; Emma Klser, 24. SCHREIBER-MATSCHINER Jonn Sehrel ber. 21, 293 Burnslde street; Julia A. Mat schiner. 18. SAXON-JOHNSON Victor Saxon. 21. 284 Seventeenth street: Hilda Johnson, 18. LAWRENCE-WARREN Alexander Law rence, 40; Ida J. Warren, 38. B LAIR-WOLF O. Hubert Blair. 24. 863 Thurman street; Alice May Wolf, 24. SHARP-COX Walter E. Sharp. 26, 233 First street: Blanche Cox, 23. FRASER-HONN Charle Fraser; 45; Bas ils D. Honn. 32. Birth. A IB A At 447 Fifth street. May IT, to th wife of Tsuneji Alba, a daughter. WOODWORTH At Lents. Or.. May 21. to the wife of Wheeler Wooley Wood worth, a daughter. Death. FISHER At 776 Hoyt street. May 21. Philip I. Fisher, a native of New York, aged 63 years. Remains sent to San Francisco, Cal.. for interment. HOOVER At Boys' and Girls' Aid So ciety. May 21. Virginia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoover, a native of Tennessee, aged 5 years. 7 months and 10 days. KELLY At St. Vincent' Hospital. May 22. Charles Kelly, a native of Ireland, aged 5.1 years. Remains sent to Grant's Pass, Or., for int.rment. MOORE Accidentally killed at Portland Lumber Companv. May 21. William Moore, a native of Michigan, aged 3 years and T months. PITTMAN Drowned In Willamette River (suicide). May 21, Edgar D. Ptttman. a na tive of New York, aged 55 years. 11 month and 16 days. SMITH At North Pacific Sanitarium. Mav 22. Miss Leila Maud Smith, a native of Iowa, aged 27 years, 6 months and 12 days. SOLLERS At 708 East Twenty-eighth street. May 21, Mrs. Annt. Sellers, a natlv. of England, aged 54 years, 4 months and 3 days. STEER At 304 is East Morrison street. May 22. Franklin A., Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steer, a native of England, aged I year, 9 months and 25 days. Building Permits. ROYAL BAKERY COMPANY Erect foun dation for bakery, Everett street, between Eleventh and Twelfth. 1.W00. M. CLYDE Two-story frame dwelling. Belmont street, between East Thirty-seventh and East Thirty-eighth, llftoo. PORTLAND ARTIFICIAL ICE COMPANY Repair of Icehouse, Thurman street, near North Nineteenth, I'.OO. J. N. SUTTON Two-story frame dwelling, Hoyt street, between North Twenty-third and North Twenty-fourth. 13700. W. S. COTTEL Two-story frame store and flats. First and Sherman streets. M. F. I. BALL, Two-story frame dwelling. North Twenty-second and Kearney streets, 13600. J. H. WEISS Two two-story frame dwell ings. East Thirty-fourth and East Market streets, 11350 each. D. J. SHOLTY Repair of dwelling. East Thirty-fourth and East Lincoln. 1200. Real Estata Transfers. H. E. Stemler and wife to W. 8. Pow ell, north 33 1-3 feet of east 80 feet of lot 13, block 12, Williams-Avenue Addition $ 2.S00 George W. Brown to G. P. Blssell. lots 18 and 19. block 4. Laurelwood 200 Sophia H. Klosterman. et .1.. to Ora L. Adklns, 4H acres, beginning south line of Mary L. Moor. 30 acre tract, 10.02 chains east of the southeast corner T. Prettyman' 10 acre tract 5,000 Charles E. Ladd and wife to Frank D. Smith. lot 17, block 20, Lead's ,.d dlt.on . . 1.300 Munroe Land Company to C. M. Thomas, lot 4. block 2. Piedmont... 2.8S2 Charles W. Scarritt and wife to Jo seph G. Houston. lots 15 to 21, block 69. University Park 964 J. J. Price and wife to Carrie John Bon, north half of lots 6 and 7, block 1, subdivision of Rivervlew Addition i0 Victor Land Co. to Louise Kuhn, lots 1 and 2. block 12. P. J. Martin Tract 500 Casper W. Braasch.. et al., to W. L. Thorndyke. lots 5 'and 6. block 2, Braasch Addition 650 Mary G. Hart and husband to Mary J. Palmer, lots 12 to 16. 36 and 37. block 1. Stanley 180 Thomas E. Ashley and wife to Ed win A. Anderson, et al., lot 5. block 33, Patton's Second Addition 250 W. J. Wilson and wife to John H. Wilson, et al., lot 1 and 2. block 193. city 1 George W. Brown to Arleta Land Co.. lot 4. block 6. Arleta Park No. 2 1 Arleta Land Co. to Hattle Adams, lot 1, block 5. Ina Park 1 Arleta Land Co. to E. H. Adams, lot 18. block 2, Ina Park Mary W. Rathbun to Charles L. Idle man and wife, lot 7. block 3. Mount Tabor Villa Annex I Fred K. Hungerford and wife to Isi dore Schiel, Jr., lot 17, block 20. Holladav Park First Addition 500 Merchants' National Bank to Edward Kuns. et al.. lot 18. block 37, Wood lawn Matthew F. Fenton and wife to Ottllle W. Olsen. lot 11. block 2, Gold smith' Addition 3,000 College Endowment Association to Theodore H. Muller and wife, lots 15 to 19, block "C." College Place.. 1 George W. Gordon and wife to Aman da Curran. lot "K," In subdivision lot 3, block 4, Portland Homestead. 1.27S James W. Cook and wife to D. Lan kat and wife, lot 8. block 16. Cook's Add 20 Anna Brugger and husband to A. Meyer 21 acre. In Sec. 10, T. 1 6., R. 3 E. 1,000 Edmond Carr and wife to . Dean Vincent, lot 6, block 4, Arleta Park No. 2 125 Security Savings & Trust Co., to Charles K. Henry, lot 1, 7, 8, block 48, city 1 Joseph M. Healy to William T. Mulr lot 2, block 48. East Portland 4.50O Charles K. Henry and wife to William T. Mulr. lots, 1, 7, 8, block 48. East Portland 12,000 Martha Garrison to Julius A. Volheye. lot 8, block 1. East View 1 Willam Ernest Nlles and wife to Mrs. Hettle A. Blackburn, lot 1, block 32, J. Johns' Add 1,800 Barbara Becker and husband to John C. Otte and wife, lot 7, 8, block 19. Columbia Heights ' 250 Hub Land Company to Dinfleld G. Leach, Tract 21. Northern Hill Acres 500 Mrs. Josie Brlnckerhoff to Cora 8. Blckerton. lot 8, 7. block 101, Couch's Add 10 William G. Oossltn et al. to same, part of block 188, Couch's Add., 100x100 ft. 10 A. A. Miller and husband to George R. Lent, lot 10. block 4, Lents 1 Nels Christensen to Mamie A. Akin, lots 13, 14, block 1, Arleta Park. No. 1 240 John Griffiths to Louis L. Smith, lot 4 block 10, Park Add 100 Ira Morrison and wife to William Mitchell and wife, lot 3. block 1, subdlv. lot C. M. Patton Tract... 800 Catherine Morrison and husband to same, lot 4. block 1. same add 300 First Unitarian Society to Portland Railway Company, lots 7, 8, block 8, Clifford Add. 1 Sheriff to Victor Land Company, block 36, Menlo Park Add 1 Phlllplne Buehlman to same, lota 16, 17, 18, block 45. Peninsular Add., No. 4 1 J. E. Scott and wife to same, same, lot 16, 17. 18. block 45. Peninsular Add., No. 4 25 Jj. A. Patterson and wife to Bertha CDell. lot. 18, 19. block 2. Maple wood Add 1 Mary Hergaton to Victor Land Co.. lot 38, block 87, Peninsular Add. No. 3 B SherifT to Victor Land Company, lot 8. block 2; lot 7. block 8: lot 9. block 13; lot, block 17; lot A; lot 11, block 1, Klnsel Park 499 W S. Ward, trustee, and wife to Bar bara Becker, lots 7, 8, block 19, Co lumbia Heights 1 Total ...143,698 Large Class of Graduates. LA GRANDE, Or., May 23. (Special.) The High School graduating- exerclse will be held Friday of this week in the audi torium of the Courthouse. The 1908 class is one of the largest graduating classes In the history of the school, there being 17 members. LOUIS J. WILDE DIVIDEND BANK AND CORPORATION STOCKS MUNICIPAL. SCHOOL AND CORPORATION BONDS Portland Home Telephone te T.I.- graph SecurltlM. HIGHEST RETURNS to Investor Consistent with ABSOLUTE SAFETY. Room 8. 4 and 8. Lafayette Bldg.. Cor. Sixth and Washington Sta Portland. Oregon. OFFICE SYSTEMS DJrnM and InstalUd for All Mnm mt buins. Most approvoA nth otfs and appliance! mplo)rMl PACIFIC STATIONERY & PRINTING CO., 20S-7 2d St Salesman wtll gladly call- Paaaa 921