THE MORNING OREGOMAN, FRIDAY, APRIL. 5, 1907. 17 ALL GRAINS WANTED High Prices Ruling in the Cereal Markets. ANOTHER WHEAT ADVANCE Oats and Barley in Firm Position and Supplies May Be Ex hausted Before New Crop Comes On. The closing month of the grain caon in th North-west are uolnjr-to see very firm piirr8 )u all lines, except -wheat, a 'general cleaning up of stocks, unless some entirely unexpected developments should occur. Farmers reserves of wheat would also be materially reduced If the railroads would only do their share. There Is an abnormal demand In the cereal trade and nothing to prevent the greatest prosperity to growers and handlers hut the Inadequate transpor tation facilities. Though there Is a noticeable Improvement in the movement of wheat from the inte rior the quantity coming In does not keep pace with requirements and there Is prac tically no spot wheat available. Orders are coming In from the Orient for both wheat and flour and the competition by millers and exporters to secure supplies has lifted prices to the highest point of the season. There Is also a strong demand from Cali fornia for wheat, hut owing to the freight congestion on the steamers, this Inquiry can only be partially taken advantage of. Supplies of both oats and barley are greatly diminished, and It looks as if the man who Is carrying stock at the end of the season will find it a prontable load. There is a good demand In the country, particularly In the Palouse section and around Walla Walla, for feed and prices even above the Portland basis are being realized there. Instances arc numerous where farmers have gone Into the market and paid several dollars a ton more for grain than tiiey Bold the same produce for a few months ago. Rolled barley is In par ticular demand and large quantities are being shipped to Valley points. While still fairly plentiful here, barley supplies are entirely exhausted In some of the consum ing districts. Offerings of oats from up river points have fallen off since the rail road was reopened and direct shipments to California resumed. Poultry In Strong Demand. A strong demand for chickens was the feature of the country produce market yes lerday. Not half enough came In to fill local end shipping orders. Receipts of eggs were light and buying was small, the surplus going into storage There was no change in the butter mar ket beyond a further weakness on Front street, where some brands were quoted at 2 He. Kan Francisco Potato Market Weak. Yesterday's wires from San Francisco, while quoting no changes in prices of pota toes, offered no encouragement to specula tors. The Roanoke's cargo was discharged ind 13 cars also arrived there by rail. The supplies proved difficult to move and the tone of the market was easy. Onions were very firm at San Francisco, selling at 3c a pound. Steamer Vegetables Clean Up, The steamer vegetables proved to be in fine condition and cleaned up well. Aspara gus was higher, but other varieties were un changed. The steamer (also brought a car load of oranges. Lemons hava advanced 50c Apples are scarce and more firmly held. Ripe bananas are closely cleaned up. Advances In Sugar. The California beet sugar refiners have advanced their list price lOc. The local jobbers have followed the advance in beet, noted yesterduy, with a 10c rise in the C. and X. X. X. brands. Rank Clearings. Bank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings'. Balances. Portland ....$1,030,018 8112,888 Seattle 1,866,508 245.60T Tacoma 730, 604 06,086 Spokane 064, 454 83,004 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT Club, 7374c: bluestem, 75&77c; Valley, 70l71e; red, ilfcTilc. OATS No. 1 white, $20.50; gray. $2Stf20. FLOCK Patent. 8. 15; straights. aj.80; clears, $3.00; Valley, $3.653.70; graham flour. H. 754.25; whole wheat flour. $44.0Q. BARLEY Feed, 922.50 per ton; brewing, 823; rolled. W.joMl 50. RYB Il.4iiua.50 par owt. MILLSTUFFS Bran. city. 117; country. Sit per ton; middlings. shorts, city, $10.60; country, $20.50 per ton; U. S. Mill dairy chop, $15.50 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 00 pound sacks. ST: lower grade. 3.GOJ3 50 oatmeal, steel cut. 40-pound sacKs. S8 par barrel; 0-pound sacks'. $4 25 per bale; oatmeal (ground). 45-pound sacks, $7.80 per barrel; 0-pound sacks. $4 per bale; snllt peaAi per 100-pounde. $4.25-94.80; pearl barley, $4. Bo per loo pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.30 per bale. CORN Whole, $25; cracked, $26 per ton. ton HAT Valley timothy. N. 1. SIB41 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $17018; clo ver. $0; cheat. $0; grain hay, $9410. Vegetables. Fruits, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common. T5l tf$1.2n per box; choice, $1.50412; cran berries. $10 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. fancy $34.50 box; oranges, navels, $2.50ff3.50; grapefruit. $363-50; bananas. 4fejftc pet pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.91.23 rer sack; carrots. $101-23 per sack; beets. 1.2501.50 per sack; garlic. TOlOc per pound; horseradish. Ttfoc per pound; chicory, FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbace. Call lorala, 2fce per pound; cauliflower. $3.50 per dozen; celery, $4 per crate; lettuce head, $5 J 45c dosen: onions, 1O012HC per dozen: tomatoes. $2.25416.50 crate; parsley. 254)300 artichokes. 73&'SOc dor..; hothouse lettuce, $3 box, sprouts, ie; peas. 12Hc; radishes, 30c per dosen ; asparagus. 14c pound ; bell reppers. 30tf3oc per pound; rhubbard. $1.50 ill-' per box; cucumbers, $-3; spinach. $1 '8. 1.25 per crate. . ONIONS Oregon. $1.20T1.50 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apple, 808ic pound, apricots. 10019c; peaches. HOtSe; pears. llHtrUc: Italian prunes. 2VOc: Califor nia figs. whit. IB sacks. 566Sc per pound: blsek. 4H05c oricks. 73c0S225 per box; Symrna. 18fc30c pound; date. Persian, out) tc pound. POTATOES BuTlng prires: Oregon Bur. banks, fancy, $1. 4071 3; extra fancy. $1.78; No. 1 choice. 81. 2S491.40. RAISINS La -r and cluster. 2-crown. $2.15: 3-erown, $2.28; 8-crown. $3.10; 0 erown. $3 50: loose muscrtels. 2-crownL 8c; 8-crown. 8 He; 4 -crown. Oe; seedless. Thompsons. 10Hr: Sultanas. 9 012H c. Batter. Eggs. Poultry. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 354987 Vi c per pound. State creameries : Fancy, creamery. 32l4o35c; store butter. 22Vic. BUTTER FAT Fl-t grade cream. 30e per pound: c.und grade cnim, 2c umt pound CUEESB Oregon mil ereaxn twine, l&SO 18c: Young America, 16l--itf 17c per pound. POULTRY Average old hens, 15c; mixed chickens, 14c; Spring, fryers and brol lera, 20 f 22 c ; old roosters, 100 12c ; drrysed chickens. 18017c; turkeys, live. IS 4915c; turkey, dressed. choice, 18&20c ; gse, live, per pound, 8c; ducks. 180 18c; pigeons, Siai50; miabs, $203. . E' Oregon ranch. 18e. Bifid Meat. VKaXr-Creased. 75 4125 pound, ifikkc; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 5H6c- BEEF -Dressed bulk. 3QSU,c per pound; cows. 506c; country steers. 607c MUTTON Dressed, fancy. 1010c per pound; ordinary, S9c; spring lambs, with pelts, I2013c PORK Dressed. 1000130 pounds, 8H0 9c; 150 to 2O0 pound. 707rc; 200 pound and up, 606c QUOTATT TS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for products in th Bay City Market. SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket yesterday': FRUIT Appjes. choice, $2; common, $1; bananas, $102.50; Mexican limes, $60S; California lemons, choice, $2.50; common, 73c; oranges, navel, $103.50; pineapples, $4 06. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1.2501.75; gar lic, 304c; green peas. 203c; string beans, nominal; asparagus, 68c; tomatoes, 4010c. EGGS Store, 18020c; fancy ranch, 23c. POTATOES Early Rose. $1.6001.76; sweets, $404.50; Oregon Burbanks, $2.2502.50; Ore gon seed Burbanks, $1.4001.50; Eastern, $1.50 01.73; garnet Chile, $1.50; River Whites. 81.8303. ONIONS Yellow, $3. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 28c; cream ery seconds, 26c; fancy dairy. 27Vc; dairy second, nominal; pickled, 24c. WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 13014c; Nerada. 16017c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 6&$c; lambs, 7010c HOPS California, 8012c. CHEESE Young America, 140 16c; Eastern, 17c; Western, 15c HAY Wheat, $18020; wheat and oats, $14 018; alfalfa, $8012; swek, $8010; straw, 3O07oc. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $22023; middling. $27030- FLOUR California, family extras, $4,850 5.30; bakers' extras, $4.600 4.80; Oregon and Washington, $3.7504.50- POULTR Y Turkey. gobblers, nominal ; turkeys, hens, nominal; roosters, old, $4.50 05; young. $7-50010; broilers, small, $2.50 03.50; broilers, large. $405; fryers, $607; hens, $509; ducks, old, $506; ducks, young, $608. RECEIPTS Flour, 12,062 quarter sacks; wheat, 1280 centals; barley, 7870 centals; oats, 825 centals; corn, 222 centals; pota toes, 6005 sacks; bran, 160 sacks; middlings, 733 sacks; bay, 100 ton..-: wool, bales, 740; hides. 14. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following prices were quoted in the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers. $4.754.00; medium, $4.2504.50; cows, $3.5003.85; fair to medium cows, $303.25; bulla. $1.5052; calves, $4.5005. SHEEP Best. $6.2506.50. HOGS Best, $7.2507.Co; lightweight, 7 7-25; Blockers and feeders, $6.7507.25. Eastern Livestock Markets. SOUTH OMAHA. April 4. Cattle Re ceipts, 400O; market, steady. Native steers, $405.85; Western steers, $3.2505.25; calves, $307. Hogs Receipts, 3500; market, shade high er. Heavy, $.456.02'A ; mlxod, $6.47'ii0 6.50; pigs, $5.500 6.25. Sheep Receipts, 8000 ; market, steady. Yearlings, $6.25 0 7; wethers, $5.7506.25; ewes, $5& 5.S5; lambs, $70 3. Metal Markets. NBW YORK, April 4. There was a further decline In the London tin market, with spot closing at 181 5s and future at 179 10. Lo cally the market waa about 10 point lower on the average, at 39.55039.75c. Copper recovered about half of yesterday's loss In the London market, with spot closing at 95 5s and futures at 96 5s. Locally the market continued quiet, with quotations more or less nominal. Lake Is quoted at 24.500 25c, electrolytic 24024.50c and casting at 230 23.50c. Lead was 2s 6d lower at 19 10s in the Lon don market and 606.25c locally. Spelter was 5s lower at 25 15s in London, but remained dull and unchanged at 6.750 6.85c locally. Iron declined in the English market, with standard foundry quoted at 52s 6d and Cleve land warrant at 53a 4d. Locally the mar ket was reported unchanged. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, April 4. The market for evaporated apples continues very quiet. Fancy are quoted at S'4c. choice 7c, prime 64064o, and poor to fair 505&c. Prunes are a shade easier in tone on ad vices that crop damag-S reports have been ex aggerated. Spot quotations still range from 3 to 13c for California fruit and from 5 to 10c for Oregon. There is no pressure to sell apricot, and while demand Is light, prices hold Arm. Choice are quoted at 18c, extra choice at 18019c and fancy 19020c. Peaches and raisins are quiet and un changed. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, April 4. Coffee futures closed quiet at a net advance of 5010 points. Sales, 19.750 bags, including: April. fi.OOc; May, 0.9005.95c; July, 5.80c; September, 0.750 O.SOc; December, 6.80c. Spot coffee, steady. No. 7 Rio, 7c; No. 4 Santos, 8c Mild, quiet; Cordova, 9012c. Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining, 3c; cen trifugal, 96 test, 3c; molasses sugar, 2TBc. Refined, steady and unchanged. Dairy- Prod nee In the East. CHICAGO, April 4. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 22029Hc; dairies, 20027c. Eggs, steady; at mark, cases Included, 15c; firsts. 16c; prime firsts, 15 44 c. Cheese, steady, 12 .- 1:. ' THREE DEAD IN COAL MINE Men Suffocated by Fire Damp 'Which Follows Explosion. VICTORIA, B. C, April 4. A special from Frank, Alberta, says: An explosion of gas occurred In No. 4 colliery of the International Coal & Coke Company at Coleman yester day morning, causing the death of three men. Eight other miners were taken out unconscious, but all recov ered and will survive. The dead: ' CHARLES HTJTTOX. fireman. HENRY GREWCUTT. HENRY GREWCUTT. JR. The men were not killed by the ex plosion, but succumbed to the after damp. Hutton was not in the mine at the time of the explosion, but rushed In when he heard of it, and was overcome. Grewcutt, Sr., escaped, but went back for his son and was suffo cated. Grewcutt, Jr., was tound in & chute, where he had crawled while trying to escape. Of the eight others affected, only two were burned by gas, the remainder being overcome by after-damps while escaping or assist ing in the work of rescue. It is impossible yet to ascertain the cause of the explosion, but it Is deter mined that the mine is not damaged to any great extent. WARRANTS FOR TRAINMEN Manslaughter Charges Against Those Who Caused Cotton Wreck. COL.TON, Cal., April 4. Coronor Van Wte today swore out warrants for the ar rest of the employes of the Southern Pa cific who were held responsible for the wreck on March 2S. in which 25 people were killed and 7B injured. The charge is manslaughter without malice. The fol lowing are the names of the men against whom warrants were Issued: T. R. Al vord, foreman of the switching crew; J. G. Cruseraeyer, switchman, Clarence Wannlngton, engineer. The complaints charge them with causing the death of H. F. Walthers. of Sacramento, who was among the killed. Virginia Longshoremen Strike. NEWPORT NEWS, Va.. April 4. Two hundred longshoremen employed by the Old Dominion Steamship Oompany here went on a strike yesterday for increased waged. The company will employ new men. STOCK PRICES RISE Market Responds to Improved Money Prospect. CHANGE IS A SUDDEN ONE Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Are Helped by Strong Show ing of Net Earnings for February. NEW YORK. April 4. TUers was a mate rial expansion of the volume of transac tions in today's rising stock market over the halting and hesitating market of yes terday. The market still preserved its pro fessional appearance, however, and the movement was regarded rather as a read justment of the price level to the changed conditions In the money market than as a response to any actual large absorption of securities. The readjustment in values was quite radical and sudden. Other factors were given a nominal influence in the day's move ment, hut there can be no doubt that the changed face of the money prospect lay at the root of the more cheerful sentiment expressed by the rise In prices. Yesterday's quotations of 1 per cnt for call loans was given sentimental importance, which per haps was exaggerated considering the small amount of funds placed at that figure and the belated period of the day at which the quotations were made. Today, however, the call loan rate did not rise above 2Vi per cent compared with a maximum rate of 3Vi per cent yesterday. The movement of the international ex change is significant of the change in con ditions. Now with the quarterly settlements concluded and the expected relaxation in foreign money markets. New York is with out urgent necessity to draw on Europe. London has removed the obstacles to an out go of gold, the price of the" metal declining in that market and a sharp fall in the open discount rate opening the way for New York to secure gold If it Is desired. The rapid fall in our own money rates meanwhile has run up the sterling exchange rate to 4 and the import of gold offers no profit. The collapse In money rates clears up one of the darkest clouds on the financial horlxon and is of vast sentimental influence In dispos ing of the depression recently hanging over the securities market. Large importance was attached in the day's improvement to the reports from Chi cago that a settlement was imminent of the wage dispute on Western roads. Southern Pacific's very strong showing of net earn ings for February helped that stock and Union Pacific as well and this had a sympa thetic effect on the whole market. A re bound in the London copper market was a favoring incident of the day. The late mar ket showed the usual effect of profit taking on so considerable a day's rise, but gains were quite well maintained. The bond market was active and very strong in response to the decline in money rates. Total sales, par value, $3,355,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express 2S0 Amalgam Copper. . 99.500 94 91 93 Am Car 4fc Foundry 3,500 37 35 36 do preferred 200 98 98 97 Am Cotton Oil 700 30 29 SO do preferred 80 American Express . 200 Am Hd A Lt pf 27 Am Ice Securities 81 Am Linseed Oil 300 10 15 16 do preferred 300 32 31 32 Am Locomotive... 2,300 63 63 64 do preferred 107 Am Smelt & Refln 45.100 127 123 126 do preferred 2.000 108 106 108 Am Sugar Refining 4.000 127 126 127 Am Tobacco pf 1,500 92 91 91 Anaconda Mln Co 22.400 63 61 63 Atchison 43,700 86S4 94 5 do preferred 95 Atlantic Coast Line 1,000 104 102 103 Baltimore & Ohio 11,000 995 97 99 do preferred 89 Brook Rap Transit 41.300 68 60 62 Canadian Pacific. . 10.500 177 173 176 Central Leather 1,100 31 80 31 do preferred 95 Cent of New Jersey 1S8 Chesapeake & Ohio 2.700 41 40 41 Chi Great Western 500 14 13 13 Chi & Northwest.. 5,300 152 149 160 Chi., Mil. & St. P. 30,700 136 132 186 Chi Term & Trans 8 do preferred 10 C, C. C. & St. L. 700 71 70 71 Colo Fuel Iron.. 12,900 85 33 35 Colo & Southern.. 2.500 26 25 25 do 1st preferred.. 200 60 60 ' 80 do 2d preferred.. 800 49 48 47 Consolidated Gas.. 300 126 125 125 Corn Products 900 19 19 19 do preferred 79 Delaw & Hudson.. 1.700 186 183 184 Del., Lack. & West 700 470 470 468 Den & Rio Grande 900 31 30 30 do preferred 400 77 75 73 Distillers' Securit.. 6.800 73 72 73 Erie 14.800 25 24 25 do 1st preferred.. 1,000 60 59 69 do 2d preferred.. 600 41 40 39 General Electric... 300 148 148 146 Great Northern pf 36.700 137 130 136 Illinois Central 800 148 145 147 Int. Met 7.700 27 26 26 do preferred 2.200 62 62 62 International Paper 4.300 15 14 15 do preferred 1,400 75 73 75 International Pump 26 do preferred 400 79 78 75 Iowa Central 19 do preferred 1.400 37 34 36 n City Southern 1.400 28 25 26 do preferred 3.400 59 58 68 Louis & Nashville 2.100 120 118 119 Mexican Central . . . 20.000 22 21 22 Minn & St. Louis 2.200 49 49 49 M. . St. P. & S.S.M. 1.000 107 106 107 do preferred 400 137 136 136 Missouri Pacific 4.100 76 TB 76 Mo.. Kan. A Texas 11.900 37 35 36 do preferred BOO 65 85 65 National Lead 4,300 61 SO 61 Mex Nat R R pf 52 N. Y. Central 4.100 119 118 114 N. Y. Ont. A West 1,900 88 87 38 Norfolk & Western 1,600 79 78 79 do preferred 76 North American... 800 75 74 73 Northern Pacific... 41.100 136 127 13.' Pacific "Mall 1.200 28 26 28 Pennsylvania 66.100 126 123'i 126 People's Gas 3,100 92 81 92 Pits.. C. C. & 8. L. 200 71 70 Tl Pressed Steel Car 1,600 37 35 36 do preferred 92 Pullman Pal Car. . 300 163 163 163 Reading 216.900 110 106 109 do 1st preferred.. 100 85 86 85 do 3d preferred 88 Republic Steel 6.800 28Si 26 27 do preferred 2.700 85 84 86 Rock Island Co 5,000 22 21 22 do preferred 1,500 60 47 60 Schloss-Sheffleld .. 400 64 64 53 Ft. U & S. T. f Pf 200 '88 28 38 St. L. Southwestern 300 30 20 20 do preferred 1.000 54 62 63 Southern Pacific... 61.900 82 77 81 do preferred 900 115 114 114 Southern Railway.. 6.T80 23 21 22 do preferred 900 71 69 71 Tenn Coal &' Iron 139 Texas & Pacific... BOO 29 2ft 28 Tol.. 8. L. ft West 200 27 27 27 do preferred 1.500 62 61 52 TJnion Pacific 164.100 139 134 13S do preferred 86 TJ. S. Express. 100 IT. S. Realty 76 U. S. Rubber - 800 44 43 44 do preferred 600 104 104 104 U. S. EUel 84.400 34 35 37 do preferred 14,400 99 98 99 Vlnr.-Caro. Chem . . 300 29 28 29 do preferred 108 Wabash - 14 do preferred 1.900 26 25 25 Wells Fargo Exp 225 Westing-house Elect 147 Western Union 81 Wheel A Lake Erie 200 12 13 13 Wisconsin Central is do preferred 59 Total sales for the day. 1.332.400 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. April 4. Closing quotations: U. a ref. 3s reg.l03'D. R. G. 4s... 94 do coupon .... 103 'N. Y. C .G. s - 92 U. S. 3s reg 102Notth. Pac. 3s... 70 do coupon. . . .1031, North. Pac. 4s. ..101 U. 8; new 4s reg. 1 30 ti 'South. Pac 4s... 86 do coupon . . .130 tnlon Pac. 4s... 91 U. 8. old 4s rsg.iei jwla. Cen. 4s 88 do coupon. .. .101 I Jap. 8s 2d ser. ..100 Atchison adj. 4s 91 Jap. 4tts efts... 89 Money, Kxchange, Etc NEW YORK. April 4. Money on call easy, 2S63 per cent; ruling and closing hide. 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent: Time loans, easy; GO days, 45 per cent; 90 days, 5 per cent; six months, 593 per cent. Prime mercantile, paper, 66 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness! in bankers bills at $4.8470 04.8475 for aemand and at J4.SO.70trl.oO.75. lor fig -day bills; posted rates. $4.8164.81 and $4,850 4.85; commercial bills, $4.80 04.80. Bar silver, 64 c. Mexican dollars, 49 c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, steady. LONDON. April 4 Bar silver, steady, 80 l-16d per ounce. Money, 3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 4 04 per cent; do three months' hills, 4H04 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. Silver bars, 64 c. Mexican dollars. 50c. Drafts, sight, par; do telegraph. 5c Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.81; do sight. $4.85. PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Only Movement Is la Home Telephone Bonds at Former Price. A sale of Home Telephone bonds at 85 was the only transaction on the local stock market yesterday. Prices throughout the list showed but Jsttle change. Official quotations were as follows: Bank Stocks Bid. Asked. Bank of California 305 Bankers' '& Lumbermen's 102 . . Merchants' National 3 so Oregon Trust & Savings 120 1.10 Portland Trust Company l'jo United States National 200 LISTED SECURITIES. Bonds American Biscuit Co. 6s 98 100 City & Suburban 4s 92 Columbia Southern Irrn 6s r.r. Home Telephone Os 85 O. R. Ar N. Ry. 4s 9SH4 100 O. W. P. a Ry. s 100 103 Pacific Coast Biscuit 6s 96 300 Portland Railway 5s ... 99 J. C. Lee Company 0s ... 100 Miscellaneous Stocks Associated Oil 38 40 Home Telephone . 30 35 J. C. Lee Company ... 25 Pacific States Telephone 105 Puget Sound Telephone 40 Mining Stocks Lakeview ... 24 Lee's Creek Gold 01 02 Manhattan Crown Point... 20 Potlcle Mining 17 Washougal Extension 26 UNLISTED STOCKS. Yaqulna Bay Telephone 5 Alaska Petroleum 12 16 British Columbia Amal 04 07 Cascadia 21 ... Goidfleld Trotter 10 Great Northern 01 04 Mammoth 08 11 Morning 03 03 Oregon Securities 01 ... Standard Consolidated 10 Tacoma Steel 15 Coeur d'Alene District Bullion 07 08(4 Copper King 15 16 O. K. Consolidated 04 05 Happy Day 05 05 Snowshoe 40 48 Snowstorm 2.80 2.95 SALES. 2600 Home Telephone (bonds) 85 MINING STOCKS DULL, YESTERDAY. Prices, However, Remain Firm, Goldnelds Showing Strength at End. SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. (Special.) Trading In mining stocks opened dull, but the market remained firm, despite the lack of activity and prices In a majority of stocks were well sustained. The Tonopahs were sluggish and failed to exhibit their old-time vim and bounce. West End and Jim Butler each sold at a 2-polnt loss from yesterday's market. Montana Midway and Montana each sold at yesterday's closing. The Goldflelds opened steady and toward the end of the call showed' some strength. Sandstorm and Blue Bull made an advance of 2c each. Silver Pick and St. Ives each opened at $2.20, last night's quotation, but were quickly plunged back to $2.15, a loss of 5 points. Blue Bull and Great Bend show a point rise. Daisy and Triangle re main at yesterday's value, and Goidfleld Consolidated shows an advance of 12 points, selling at $8. Montana, $3.43; Tonopah, $3.80; Midway, $1.70; Gold Anchor, 33c; Jim Butler, $1.05; 6andstorm, 66c; Blue Bull, 48c; Adams. 18c: St. Ives, $1.57; Lro, 41c; Atlanta, 74c; Florence. 4c; Daisy, 2c; Combination Frac tion, $4.30; Kewanas, $1.35; Lou Dillon, 19c; Triangle, 48c; Gold Bar. $1.05; Eagle's Nest, 83c; Silver Pick, $1.25. Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON. April 4. Art venture . . $ 3.50 Allouez 55.00 Amalgamatd 93.50 Atlantic 14.00 Bingham . . . 19.25 Cal. & Hecla 860.00 Centennial . . 33.00 Cop Range. 81.00 Closing quotations: iParrot S 22.50 Quincy 120.00 Shannon 18.87 ;Tamarack .. iTrinlty (United Cop.. U. 8. Mining U. 8. Oil lUtah JVictoria .... iWlnona .... IWolverlne . . North Butte. Bute Coal. Nevada Cal. A Ariz.. Ariz. Com... 110.50 22.25 69.30 54.25 10.5O 61.50 7.50 8.00 158.00 90.00 26.75 13.75 163.00 25.75 Daly West. . Franklin . . . Granby .... Isle Royale. . Mass. Mining Michigan . . Mohawk . . . Mont. C. & C O. Dominion Osceola .... 15.50 17.75 13000 20.25 5.00 15.00 79.50 2.50 54.00 141.00 Lid Is On, But Lottery Still Flourishes Third-street Man Wins 940 on Fifty-Cent Ticket Dealer and Customers Are Cautions. ALTHOUGH the lid is tightly screwed on in Portland, there are still op portunities for the sportively inclined to take a chance. One of the methods still open to the initiated is the old-time lot tery. Tickets are still hawked about the streets, but only those known to be safe customers, or one vouched for by a man known to the vendor are able to purchase the stamped bits of paper that may bring one a fortune in return for the nominal Investment of 50 cents or (L A man on Third street won $40 yester day from an Investment of 60 cents in a lottery ticket. He was paid his winning by a Portland man who acts as agent for the lottery. Tne company operates from San Francisco. The drawings are held once each month and the winning num bers .are published In a Sdn Francisco paper. It is said the -Portland agent has a large number of regular patrons who in vest a part of their earnings each month in tickets. Those who buy the tickets are cautious in the extreme in keeping the habit a secret and the agent for the lottery is extremely careful to keep un der cover, owing to the strict laws against the operation of a lottery. So well are the movements of the agent hid den that the city authorities do not know of the existence of the system in the heart of the city. County Sunday School Convention. The first session of the Multnomah County Sunday school convention was held last night at the Grace Methodist Church. The address of the evening was made by Rev. W. C. Merritt, who spoke on the "Building of Christian Character." The programme for today is as follows: Morning Devotions, led by R. G. Pat terson, superintendent Taylor-street Meth odist Sunday school; address, "Reaching the Unreached." Rev. John M. Ferguson; address, "Decision Day Methods," Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher, D. D. ; address. "The Art of Teaching." Rev. W. C. Merritt. Afternoon Devotions, led by H W. Davis, religious director Y. M. C. A.; ad dress, "Men's Classes;" "Next Sunday's Primary Lesson Taught," Mrs. A. H. Burkholder; Round Table, "Evangel Days," led by Rev. J. V. Mliligan. D. D.; Round Table. "Sunday School Grading," led by Professor R. R. Steele; business. Evening Service of song, led by Profes sor W. M. Wilder; address, "A Call to Service," Rev. C. A. Phipps. MIlvvuuLie Country Club. Eastern and California races. Talt Sellwood or Oregon City car. starting from First and Alder streets. Damascus creamery butterfat, f o. h. Portland, 37c. GOOD FOR THE CROP Weather Is Favorable in the Wheat Belt. CHICAGO MARKET IS WEAK May Option Closes With the Ioss of a Cent Green-Bag Reports Ignored Corn Steady and Oats Decline. CHICAGO. April 4. Cool. Bhowery weather fn the southwest caused weakness today in wheat. The report of the Weather Bureau that light rains had fallen laut night throughout Missouri. Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois with prediction that additional rams win zau xonignt, wipea oat tne rear of damage to the crop. The report of a Cincinnati crop Journal that the crop as a whole is progressing favorably also weak ened the market. Weak cables and liberal receipts in the Southwest aided in the de pression. Although numerous green-bug re ports were received, sentiment through the entire session today was bearish and the market closed weak, with prices almost at the lowest of the day. May wheat opened Ho to c lower at 76H76c, sold off to 7&J&"5 and closed at a net loss of lc at 75c The corn market was steadier after slight recessions early in the day. The general expectation of heavy deliveries on next month's contracts caused renewed liquidation in May oats. Provisions were weak. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. .78 .80 Close. -75 .77 .78 80 May B .7tts July September December , .7H .79H .80 .80 CORN. May 45 .46 .46 .45 July 45 .46 .45 .45 September ... .46 .45 .40 .46 OATS. May 41 .42 .41 .42 July - .37 .37 .36 .36 September -. . .33 .33 .32 .33 MESS PORK. May 16.20 16.20 16.10 16.10 July 16.20 18.22 16.10 16.10 LARD. Mar 8.90 8.92 8.86 8.87 July 9.00 9.02 8.97 8.97 September ... 9.10 9.15 9.06 9.08 SHORT RIBS. September ... 8.90 890 . 8.8 8.85 May .... 8.67 8.70 8.62 8.62 July 8.82 8.85 8.76 8.97 Grain and Produce at New York. NEJW YORK. April 4. Flour Receipts, 25.700 barrels; exports. 22,900 barrels. Steady, with a moderate Inquiry. Wheat Receipts. 14,000 bushels; exports, 76,800 barrels. Spot, easy. No. 2 red, 81 o elevator and 82c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern, Duluth. 88c, opening navigation; Nor 2 hard Winter, 86o, opening navigation; May, 84c; July, 85c; September, 86c. Hops Quiet. Grain at San .Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. Wheat and barley, quiet. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, Jl. 3031.35; milling. 11.32 01.47. Barley Feed, 1.201.23; brewing, tl.23 01.26. Oata Red. $1.2001.75; white, SI. 6001.63 black. 81.85 2.25. Call board sales Wheat May, $1.32. Barley May, $1.21 bid; December, 1.19. Corn Largs yellow, $1.3501.40. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, April 4. Wheat May T7c; July, 79c; No. 1 hard, 80805ic; No. 1 Northern, 7079c: No. 2 North ern, 7777c; No. 3 Northern. 75 0 76c. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash., April 4. Wneat Un changed. Bluestem, 74 0 75c: club, 72073c: red, 70071c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marrfasre Licenses. SICKENGE7R-WHITE Frank Slckenger City, 21; Bessie White, 21. BEHM-SMITH Edward w. Behm. city, 24; Helen L. Smith, 18. LAUREN-SARIN T. P. Lauren, city, 30; Bigrid Sarin, 19. STOUT-MORA IRITY Arte en D. Stout, city, 23: Violet Moriarlty, 18. DOTY-STARBERQ Artemus A. Doty city, 23; Hilda Marie Starberg, 16. LANGOE-MOLSTAD H. J. Langoe. city 27; Clara Molstad, 21. Births. BRUGQER Born to the wife of William Brugger, April 3, at Carson Heights, a daughter. GIBSON Born td the wife of Cyrus C. Gibson, March 4, at 371 Pacific street, a daughter. RUGGIERI Born to the wife' of S. Rug gieri, March 30, at 669 South Fifth street, a son. KUHMAN Bora to the wife of Richard Kuhman, March 2. at 944 Gantenbeln ave nue, a spn. TAYLOR Born to the wife of Edwin Joseph Taylor, March 9, at Sauvies" Island, a son. BURROWS Born to the wife of George F. Burrows, March 13, at 837 Commercial strest, a daughter. NARY Born to the wife of Frank W. Nary, at 363 East Sixth street, a son. JAY Born to the wife of Shirley Jay, March 31, at 224 First street, a daughter. Deaths. - HAMILTON At 392 Hall street, April 4, Jason A. Hamilton, aged 63 years. GROSHONG At St. Vincent's Hospital. April 3. Beulah L. Groshong, the 7-year-old daughter of Albert Groshong. STAEKEL At Baby Home, April 2, Earns Amand Starkel, the infant daughter of Lorig Starkel. Building; Permits. W. J. STOUT One-story frame dwelling, Farragut street between Peninsular and Burrage streets; -$750. a OLIVER ANDERSON Two-story frame dwelling, Belmont street between East Thirty-ninth and East Fortieth streets; $1800. E. D. GEISER Repair six-story brick store building, Park street between Alder and Morrison streets; $2000. B. GRANT One-story frame dwelling, Dwight street between Houghton and Hunt ington streets; $510. LUGG Two-story frame dwelling. East Ninth street, corner of Brooklyn street; $2900. G. A. COBB Two-story store and Hat. Van Houten street between Walker and Columbia boulevard: $6000. MRS. T. HYAMS Two-story frame dwell ing, Wasco street between East Twenty first and Twenty-second streets; $2800. H. A. HASELTINE Two-story frame dwelling. Stout street between Jefferson and Madison strets; $2000. C. A. FRAZIER One-story frame dwell ing, Multnomah street between East Twenty-sixth and East Twenty-seventh streets; $1650. ARATA BROS. One-story frame store, Burnslde street between Fifth and Sixth streets; $IOO0. HERBERT GORDON Five-story brick store building. Yamhill street between West Park and Park streets; $40,000. DR. B. F. TUCKER Alter two-story frame dwelling, Hoyt street between Twen tieth and Twenty-first streets; $3000. Real Estate Transfers. J. C. Wlndie. trustee, to R. L. Cats. lot 7. block 37. Portsmouth $ 1 P. L. and Paralee Cate to C. If. Walker, lots 6 and 7, block 87, Porlsjngiiih, , , , , 1 DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED M BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Wonaht ud sola Car oah mi as inl Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phone Mais 37 A SURE BUY WATCH PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE FOR NEXT TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS. YOU CAN DOUBLE EVERY DOLLAR OF YOUR MONEY IN PORTLAND HOME TELEPHONE STOCK. PRESENT PRICE RIDICULOUS. BUY ALL YOU CAN GET AT ANY FIGURE UNDER 50 CENTS AND HOLD FOR 80 CENTS TO PAR. YOU WILL GET YOUR PRICE ABSOLUTELY. LOUIS J. WILDE 3 LAFAYETTE BLDG. PORTLAND, OR. Jackson Investment Co. to A. D. GUe. lots 12 and 13, block U Jackson Place 700 J. D. and Clara E. James to Dan Marx and Felix Bloch, lots 5 and 6. block 52. Llnnton 1,200 A. and Senna Staiger to Elizabeth Eg gert. lots 3 and 4, block 37, Car ter's Addition 1.500 G. W. and Calla Kenney to A. Thomp son, beginning at point in center of Damascus' road, at point in James Powell D. L. C., In section 10, T. 1 8., R. 3 E 4.000 M. C. and Mlrtie M. Grover to E. Grover, undivided of land begin ning at point on N. line of Holla day avenue, 800 feet W. from W. line of East Twenty-eighth street 600 C. S. and Mary Josephine ' Sweeney to J. R. Caples,' lot 7, block 2, Eliza beth Irving"s Addition No. 2 1,580 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to J. S. Renfro, lots 9 and 10, block 10, St. Johns 425 Mary and L. Jungferdovf to A. J. Bruch, lot 4, block 1, Wodward's subdivision of lot 1, Riverside Homestead 2,800 S. A. and Sophia Holm to E. L. John son, lots 5 and 6. block 9, Colum bia Heights Addition S00 G. F. and Iva M. Brice to Daisy L. Rand, lots 1 and 2, block 2, Mur ray Hill Addition 1.800 G. F. and Iva M. Brice to Daisy L. Rand. W. of lots 3 and 4, block 2. Dolan's Addition, and W. of lot 8, block 28. Hanson's Second Ad dition 2,000 T. H. and Llllle Cochran to F. W. Force, lots 1 and Plaza lot In block block 2, Wlllumbia 550 Katie and H. Sehneider to J. E. Red mond, lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, block 18, Klnzel Park 10,000 T. 8. and Lulu J. McDaniel to E. Q. Eaton, lots 7 and 8, block 2; lots 5 and 6, block 3, Elsmere 10 F. and Anna Michels to E. T. Bloch berger, lots 1 to 10, block 8, March mont - 2,000 D. and Nellie Evans to W. H. Smith, lot 9 and N. of lot 8, block 4, Evans Addition to Albina 800 L. G. Clark et al. to Ruby Ogden, lots 1 and 2, block 204, East Port land 4.500 Ruby Ogden to Title Guarantee & Trust Co.. lots 1 and 2, block 204, East Portland 1 O. W. and L. L Tarr to Title Guar antee Si Tnast Co., land in section 1, T. 1 S., R. 1 E 9.000 J. Carlyle to J. A. Dahlgren lot 6, block 2. Mt. Tabor Central Tract.. 2,500 E. C. and Grace L. Bronaugh to F. W. Aries, lot 4, block 2. Bronaugh Addition 1.200 E. C. and Grace L. Bronauah to G. W. Powls, lot 3, block 2. Bfonaugh's Addition 1,000 H. and Hannah Anderson to May Ton sing, lot 6, block 1, Cook's Addition to Albina 820 W. and Annie Phillips to Nora A. Richardson, lot 19, block 1, Wood lawn Heights 27B W. and Annie Phillips to Jennie N. De Witt, lot 17. block 1, Woodlawn Heights 275 C. and Henrietta Schiewe to R. Mielke, W. of lot 1, block 5. Mount Scott Park a-5 Security Savings & Trust Co. to Mae Eyston. E. 60 feet of lots 7 and 8, block 17, Terwllllger Homestead. 10 Real Estate Investment Association to D. M. Donaugh and Mae H. Card- well, lot 9, block 57. Sellwood 600 Arleta Land Co. to S. Strltzinger. lot 20. block IS. Arleta Park No. 2 100 J. and Rozia Roman to A. Russell, lots 12 and 13, block 9, Arleta Park No. 2 800 Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to F. W. Torgler, lots 13 and 14, block S, Tllton's Addition - 1,300 Rose City Cemetery Association to C. W. James, lot 10, block 37, section Is said cemetery 50 A. R. and Hannah Francis to Security Savings and Trust Co., lot 10, block 49, Fulton Park lu J. M. and Margaret Belcher et al. to Security Savings & Trust Co., E. 90 feet of lot 1. block 28, Southern Portland i 10 Firland Company to John C. and Eliza beth Hanken. lot 17, block 10, Fir- land ;',;' Cory W. Steeves et al to Nora Living ston, lots 17 18, block 15. Ports- mouth -i la Albert and Helene Eisner to Richard Anderson, west one-third of lots 4, 5, 6, block 25. Sunnyside 2.200 Charles A and Rosina Priesing to Axel Persson, lot 12. block 14. North Irv- ington Addition Z" T. S and Lula J. McDaniel to Fred J. Wyatt, lot 6, block 16, City View Park VU-VV 800 A. G. and Edith M. Hawkins to W. H. Hellman, lots 15, 16. block 1, Eden dale 8. C. and Hattle E. Priestly to J. H. Mlscnhimer. lot 4, block , Foxohas Addition - lo S. C. and Hattle E. Prttetly to Guy E. BIoss, lot 3, block 9, Poxchase Addi tion 10 Oliver L. and Irena Roe to Edward H. and Tlllie B. Bauerly. lot 14, and or lot IB, block 46, Sunnyatde Ad dltion I 880 J. M. and Margaret Huston to N. N. Rice, east 33 1-8 feet of lot 6. block I, Base Line Addition 1.200 Henry and Emma Sensel to Tver H. Thompson, lot 10. block 3, Albina Heights Addition 200 Mary E. Davis Fraker and J. A. Fraker to Jacob Hardung, lot 16, block 11, Lincoln Park Annex... .. 800 N K. West to J. W. Latimer, north 48 1-6 feet of lot 8. block 99. East Portland I 'mzfj 'XJ. 40,0(W James Osborne and Hannah Maria Os borne to Thomas J. Van Auken, lots 6 7, block 36, Llnnton First Addi tion 20 J W and Hattle B. Latimer to Joseph M. Healy, undivided of north 48 1-6 feet of lot 8, block 99. East Portland - - 10 Aloys Harold to C. F. Bunker, lots 6, 7, block 36. Llnnton First Addition 1 J A and Magdalene Carr to J. M. Huston, lots 23, 24, block 8, Point View 750 David and Ella L. Goodsell to Jacob Haverman, lot "F" East Portland Heights 860 Joseph and Frances Ellis to Edith C. Bowles,' lots 4, 5. block 9. Piedmont 1,023 Portland Realty & Trust Company to B. F. Shipley, lots 4, 6, block 7, Laurel wood 000 Marguerite and Fred W. Graves to Matilda Smith and Kittle M. Bate man, lot 2. block 81. Woodstock 400 William and Lucinda A. Wadham to E. Trumball Lee, lot 53, section 7, Rlvervlew Cemetery 2 E. Trumbull Lee and Josephine C. Lee to Lurlnda A. Wad-hams, lot 83, sec tion 7, Rlvervlew Cemetery 2 Lucinda A. Wadhame to Rlvervlew Cemetery Association, lot 63, section 7. Rlvervlew Cemetery 460 Hub Land Company to Oscar Walesa, part of lot 14. block 2. Willamette Boulevard Acres ZOO Josephine Anderson to Sven Anderson, 16 acres, beginning at northwest cor neT of donation land claim of Plymp ton Kelly in section 4, T. 1 S., R, 2 EV 36 Amelia and Walter S. t 'ade to P. A. Marquam, Jr.. lot 16. block 2, Wil lamette Addition 10 Richard and Marlon E. Clinton to E. Matilda Evans, lots S3, 34, block 4, Tabasco Addition 1 Guleeppe and Maria Rosarla Saltala machla to VIncenzo Patlone, lots 33, 84. block 4, Tabasco Addition 428 G. w. and Cells A. Priest to Esther McBrown, lot 12. block 11. Central Albina 2.250 Total $108,063 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract A Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commerce. New Mayor Favors Paving. Mayor-elect K. C. Couch, of St.; Johns, favors the paving of streets, and is op posed to the old method of merely gravel ing them. St. Johns has only one street graveled, that being Jersey street. Tho others are dirt roadways. Mayor Couch advocates the use of gravel or crushed rock. The completion of ths new St. Johns ferry will enable Bt, Johns to get cheap paving material. VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL, BANK SAFE ' GLASS &PRUDHOMMECO., AGT3. PORTLAND, OREGON , TRAVELERS' QUIDS. Alaska 1907 FYfllBCIANC 5 TRIPS rCy S. S. Spokane, Jane 14, 'MW&S zs; J"'?' i2. 28; sag. s. Hucen, July la. NOME ROUTE. S. S. Senator June X 8. S. President June 4 S. E. ALASKA ROUTE. Skasrway, Sitka, Juneau una way porta. Sailing O P. M. R. S. S. Co.'s Humboldt. . .April 2-12-22 Cottage City, via Sitka April 7-21 City of Seattle April 1T-2T SAN FRANCISCO ROUTE. Sailing 9 A. M. City of Puebla ....April 6-20 City of Topeka April 10-25 Umatilla April 15-30 City Office, 249 WaahlnirtOB St. SanFrancisco & Portlan d S . S.Co. Operating the only direct passenger steamers From Alnsworth Dock, Portland, at 8 P. M. 8. 8. "COLUMBIA," Apr. S, 15, etc. S. 8. "COSTA RICA," Apr. 10, 20, etc. From Spear-st Wharf, San Francisco, at 11 A. M. 8. 8. "COSTA RICA," Apr. a, 16, etc. 8. 8. "COLUMBIA," Apr. 11, 21, etc. JAMES H. DEWSON, Agent, Phone Main 268. 248 Washington it CANADIAN PACIFIC "EMPRESS" Line of the Atlantic Nothing better afloat than our new ex press steamers. Empress of Br 1 tarn and Empress of Ireland (14,500 tons). Quebec to Liverpool in six days; leas than four dayi at sea. Superior accommodation available. Comfort, elegance and safety. Send for Illus trated booklet and mailing list. Y K- Johnson. Pass. At. 142 Third Straet, Portland, Oregon. Columbia River Scenery UHiLLAIUlt LINK BTEAMEB&. Dally service between Portland and Th Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 A. M., arriving about S P .M.. carrying; fielgbt and passengers. Splendid accommo dations for outfits and livestock. Dock foot of Alder at., Portland; foot of Court ft.. The Dallas. Phone Main 914. Portland. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE For t-urvallls, Albany. Independence, 8a lem Steamer "POMONA" leave, 6:45 A M. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Fcr Salem and way landing, Steamer "OREGON A" leave, 6:45 A M., Mondays, Wed..cdays and Friday,. OIU.UON C1TX TRANSPORTATION CO. Foot Taylor Strsst. North Pacific S.S. Co's. Steamships Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Anfreles direct every Tuesday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. H. Young, agent. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER Washington-street Dock. Dally, except Sunday, for The Dalles and way landings, at 7 A. M.. returning lo P. M. Fast time, beat service. Phone,: Main, 8184; Home, A. 11, 84. N