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Newspaper Page Text1 - i THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1907. IT A ' i i 7 v3 HIT WOOL SALES Little Business Passing in Eastern Oregon Market. SOME ACTIVITY IN IDAHO t'niatilla County Growers Associa tion Will Discuss the Matter of " Consigning Their Clip Kast at Meeting Tonight. Business Is quiet in the Eastern Oregon wool markets pending the opening of th auction sales at Pendleton Wednesday. Con siderable activity is reported from Idaho where Portland dealers have been buying lit the last few days. The Umatilla County Woolgrowers' Asso ciation will hold a meeting at Fendletofi tomorrow evening to discuss, among other things the proposit Ion for the growers to get together in an effort to compel the buyers to pay higher prices for this year's wool. It Is proposed, if necensary, that the flock-owners pool their clips, arrange for the storing and possibly the scouring of it. and then send it East with a man who will be empowered to dispose of It direct to the manufacturers of woolen goods. ; Many of the growers foel that they did not get all their wool was worth last year, despite the statements made by the buyers, that thoy did not make anything on the buys at the sales days. Another thing to be considered Is the matter of purchasing salt at whole sale for the benefit of its members. It is claimed by the sheepmen that they have been compelled to pay two or three prices for this necessary commodity and they think that it would be wise for them to follow the example of the Idaho and Montana sheepmen. The question of indorsing or opposing the proposition to have the Gov eminent lease its public lands, which was not settled at the last meeting, will come up for further consideration at this meet ing. WHEAT QUIET BIT VERY FIRM. Weekly (Statistics of Grain Movement of Merchants' Exchange. The local wheat market maintains a very firm tone with last . week's prices still quoted, but business is small In view of the limited supplies available. . The weekly grain HtarJstics of the mer chants exchange- follow: American visible supply Bushels. Decrease. May 20, 1007 50.PSo.000 858.0O0 May 21, 11.00 3.1.tU.l.n00 2.:t2.1.0u0 May 22. 1W.' 22.540.0(H) 1.K21.000 May 1. 1004 27.OR4.WiO 1.(15.1.000 May IS. 1003 :t0.653,(HK 1.701.000 May 10, 1002 .i:..r77.CH0 1,725.000 May 20. 1001 42.40R.OOO 3.2t-.'t.OO0 May 21. 1000 4rt.2i.t.OO0 l.Ur.S.OiH) May 22. 1S99 2u,4tiS,HK 560,000 Increase. , Quantltlts on passage Wk ending W'k ending Wk ending May 18. May 11. May 10. 0t For Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. TT, K 27,320.000 2ti.8OO.000 SI. 000.000 Continent ..21,520.000 22.0SO.0O0 20.72S.O00 Totals . . .49.040.000 4S.S80.000 61.728,000 World's shipments, flour included W'k ending Wk ending Wk ending May 18. May 11. May 19. '06. From Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. IT. S. Can.. 2.850.000 2.004.000 2,717.000 Argentina .. 4,7tiS.OO0 3,272,000 3,112.000 Australia .. S.'Itt.OOO 804,000 408.000 Dsn. p'ts.... 892.000 872.000 1.184,000 Russia 1.280,000 1.120.0O0 3,584,000 India 552.UOO 52S.OO0 Totals .... 9,978.000 9,650,000 11.005,000 EASTERN INQUIRY FOR OREGON HOPS. Fltchard Fills Brewery Orders for 1250 Bales Crop Reports Conflicting. A good inquiry is coming along from the East for Oregon hops at the prevailing prices, which are tempting to brewers, es pecially in view of the uncertainty as to the coming crop. Several large orders have been fllled lately and a number of buyers have gone into the country to purchase what they can. C. L. Fltchard. who was In the city yesterday, reported that he had bought 1250 bales, mostly around Eugene, at 6 to 7 cents. Cat in ft L,inn have also been buying freely, their purchases In the last few weeks aggregating about 2500 bales. Shuck ing and other alem dealers have also been In the market. The trade was much Inter ested In a rumor that James Harris had sent hjs buyers into the hop sections, and in some quarters It was thought that Schwars was about to take on a big block on specu lation. If he has not already done so. In the meantime the other big Eastern opera tors and the Ho ruts are doing nothing, so far as can be learned. A variety of crop reports are coming in, but they are conflicting and not much sat isfaction can be derived from them. The big hop districts evidently must look very spotty. Judging from some of the reports. FRONT STREET WITHOUT BERRIES Failure of California Train to Arrive Leaves Market Almost Bare. The failure of the California train to ar rive left Front street without strawberries yesterday, except a. few crates shipped in from Valley points. These sold readily at 23 rents per pound. Today's express will bVing about 4O0 crates of Florins, which will be the last big shipment from there. After that California berries will be drawn from Placer County and other sections. The steamer unloaded a fair quantity of Southern truck, most of which cleaned up well. New potatoes were In special demand at &H&6 cents. Beans were quoted lower at 15 cents, and telephone peas steady at 7 8 cents. Artichokes were of only fair quality and dropped to tfO&OS cents per dozen. Cucumbers were, quoted at a wide range. Some open-air coachellas were of fered at 60 cents a dozen, while the best California cucumbers brought $1.50. A lot of hothouse cucumbers from Beaverton were quoted at $1 per doxen and would have brought more if they had been of a better variety. Squash was in oversupply at 5uo to 11 per box. New sack carrots at $2.50 and turnips at $2 were received from Los An geles. A car of cabbage also came in. STRONGER DEMAND FOR EGGS. Prices Reassert Themselves M'lth the De creasing of Receipts. A stronger demand for eggs and some falling off In receipts have given the market a firmer tone. The general quotation on round lots was 18 ceqta, with a half cent more on single cases, and some firms were holding candled stocks up to 19 cents. Since the season opened the egg market has shown a disposition to hold up and every attempt made to force prices down has been followed by a rebound. With the bigger consumption In the Northwest and the out put little if any Increased, it would seem that eggs are unreasonably cheap under 20 cents, especially when the prices of other commodities are considered. The poultry market was In fair shape with a good demand for everything except turkeys. Spring chickens were more nu merous and the smaller sires sold readily. The butter market was firm with a good all around movement. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor, Feed. Etc. MIMiSTtJFFS Bran, city $17, country $18 per ton; ujlddllngs, flU.&O'a -5.50; short. city $19. country $20 per ton; U. S. Mills dairy chop, $15.50 per ton- WHEAT Club. 84 85c; bluestem, 87 88c; Valley. $4&84c; red. 82&83c. OATS No. 1 white, $28.50 29; gray, $29 20. FLOUR Patent, $4.55; straight, $4; clears, $4; Valley, $4,034? 4-15; graham flour, $44.50; whole wheat flour, $4.26 4.75. RYE $1.45 1.60 per cwt BARLEY Feed. $21.G0f&22 per ton; brew ing, nominal; rolled, $23.50 24.50. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.506.50; oatrneal. eteel-cut, 45-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; fc-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground ), 45-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; fi-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas, psi 100 pounds, $4.25 4.80; pearl bar ley, $4ff4.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.30 per bale. CORN Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per ton. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $17&1S per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $2123; clover, $0; cheat, $U10; grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $13 ft 14. Vegetables, Fruits, Ete. DOMESTIC FRUITS Strawberries, Cali fornia, 13 15c DM Dound: . Oregon. per Dound: cherries, si. 75 oer bo: aonks. $l(&2 50 per box; gooseberries, 8 10c per pouna. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $5.506.25 box; oranges, navels, $2.50()3.50; grapo frult. $3.50; hunana. or per pound. Hi OT V KfJ ETA H 1 . KS Tu rn i ns . $2 per sack : carrot. 2.5n ppr sack: beets. $1.25 1.50 per Back; garlic, 7 10c per pound ; horseradish. 7 8c per pound: chic ory. dWC. FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage, Cali fornia, ;tiSvjc per pound; cauliflower, $1 $1.25 dozen; lettuc head, 35&45C dozen; onions, 1012V&o per dozen; tomatoes. $2.25 4.50 crate; parsley, 2530c; artichokes, (Vt'h'i 5c dozen ; hothouee pft uce, (2 box ; jx-as, 7U(-loc; rariuhei, 20c dozen; asparasuF, 1tpHc' pound ; bell peppers, 30 35c pound rhubarb, 4c per pound ; cucumbers. 50c$i$I.5o; wpinaoh, Sl.Ro pep crate; beans, 16c per pound; squash, 50c4i$l per box. ONIONS Oregon. $22.50 per hundred; TexaH, V; c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 88c pound; apricots, 161 19c; peaches. 11 13c; pears, lltt14c; Italian prunes, 26c; Califor nia figs, white, In sacks, 6(5 6Hc per pound; Hack, 45c; bricks. 75c$2.25 per bx; Smyrna. 18 2l)c pound; dat, - Persian, 6H7c pound. POTATOES Jobbing price: Oregon and Eastern. $2 00 per sack ; new potatoes, OVfc'ft'flc pound: swept potatoes, 6c per pound. R AISINS Layers and clusters, 2-ctown $2.15, 8-crown $2.25. 5-crown $3.10. 6 crown $3.50; loose muscatels, 2-crown 8c, 3-crown 8Hc 4-crown Hc; seedless Thomp sons, 10 c; Sultanas, U (4 12 hie Batter. Egga, Poultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 22 hie per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 20&22Hc; store butter, 17 17c. BUTTER FAT First grade cream, 2to per pound; second grado cream, 2c less per pound. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 169 17c; Young America, 17lSo per pound. POULTRY Average old hena, 14c; mlxtd chicken. 13c; Spring fryers and broilers, 2ttit2Ttc; old roosters, l)10c; dressed chickens, 1617c; turkeys, live, 13 $?15c; turkeys, dressed, choice. 18H20c; geese, live, per pound, 8c; young ducks, nomi nal; old ducks, 163lSc; pigeons, S1S1.&0; squabs, 2cbf3. EGGS-ia&18Ho per dozen. Dresseo Meats. VEAL Dressed, 75S125 pounds, 8c; 125tM30 pounds, 7c; 1 sua 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 6H&Gc. BEEF Dressed bulls, 4g-4y,c per pound; cow, 6(7c; country steers, 78c. MUTTON Dressed, fancy, 1010iio per pound; ordinary, 6&c; Spring lambs, with pelts, DfrlOc. PORK Dressed, 100(fM30 pounds, 8ttr 9c: 150 2no pounds, 77Mc; 200 pounds and up, 6j6ttc PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Price Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following prices were quoted- In the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, 4.855; medium, $4.5U4M."5; cows, rt.503.75; fair to medi um cows. $3.253.o0; bulls, Sl.uU 2.50; calves. S4.50'&5. SHEEP Best wool sheep, $6 6.25; sheared, 45; lambs, $6.50. IIOOS Best. 7(97.25: lightweights, $7 7.S0; stockers and feeders, ?fl. 75iii'7.25. Eastern Livestock Prices. CHICAGO, May 20. Cattle Receipts. 25, 000. Market strong to 10c higher; beeves. 34.306.50; good to prime steers, $3.45(6.50; poor to medium, S4.30&5.30; stockers and ferters. J2.:s(.t 5.20: oows, S1.80 4.0; heif ers, $2.7(Ks 5.40; calves, $4.00 6.O0. Hogs Receipts today, 42, DUO. Market, steady; mixed, $6.25 fg 6.55; heavy, $6.U0(3 6.45; good to choice heavy. $6.35(6.45; rouirh, Jrt 110(8 6-20; light, $6.33 B.57 hi ; Pigs, $5.85(36.43. Sheen Receipts, 18.000. Market, steady; sheep. $4.50i6 6.2(; lambs. $8.26 8.60; West ern sheep. $4.50 (pi 6. 15; yearlings, $6.30(36.60; Western lambs, $6.25 8.7a SOUTH OMAHA. " May 20. Cattle Re ceipts. 20.000. Market, steady to a shade higher; native steers, $4.25&' 3.75; cows and heifers, $3.005.00; Western steers, $3.50 5.30; stockers and feeders, $3.004.SO; calves, $3.003.50; bulls, stags, etc., $3.25(jj 4.75. Hogs Receipts, 7000. Market, 5c lower; heavy, (i.l5ftfl.27H ; mixed, $6.206.25; light, $6.236.40; pigs. $5.506.10. Sheep Receipts, 6500. Market, steady; yearlings. $6.607.50; wethers, $5236.00; ewes, $4.505.75; lambs, $7.508.60. KANSAS CITY, May 20. Cattle Re ceipts, 8U00. Market, strong to 10c higher; native steers. $4.50(6.00: native cows and heifers, $2.75 5.25; stockers and feeders, $3.50 5 10; Western cows, $3.0004.75; West, trn steers. $4. 25(5. 5tf; bulls, $3.25(g4.00; calves, $3.255.75. Hogs Receipts. 10,000. Market steady; heavy, $0.22U6.30; packers. $6.25 6.42 h ; light. $6.30 6.47 Vi ; pigs, $3.25 6.00. Pheep Receipts. Kooo. Market, steady; muttons. $5.25(ii 6.75: lambs $7.00 S 40; range wethers, $5.00 7.00; fed ewes, $4,751$ 6.30. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Products In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. The following prices were quoted In the produce market yesterday. FRUIT Apples, choice, $2; common, $1; bananas, $1(0(2.50; Mexican llmea, $6C&8; California lemons, choice, $3; common. $1.50; oranges, navel, $1350; pineapples, $46. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1.3501.73: garlic, 34c; green peas, lV3c; string beans, 46c; asparagus, 5llc; tomatoes, $1.3034. EGGS Store, 15H(S18c; fancy ranch, 19 He. POTATOES Early Rose, $1.6091.73; sweets, $4(34.50; Oregon Burbanks, $1.73(9 2.35: Oregon seed, Burbanks, $1.63 1.75; Eastern, $1.60 1.85; new. 3c. ONIONS Oregon, $2 2.23. Australian, $4.26 Q4.S0; Bermuda, $2$2.25. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 22c; cream ery eecondo, 21c; fancy dairy, 21c; dairy seconds, nominal; pickled, 20c WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 13Hc; Nevada, 1516c; South Plains and Ban Joaquin, 68c; lambs. 7 910c HOPS California, 7t&10c; contracts, 10 lie. CHEESE Young America, 1314 14c; Eastern. 12c. HAY' Wheat, $1720: wheat and oats, $10 10.50; alfalfa, $S13; stock, S9; straw, 45S3c. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $2021.50; mid dlings. $27 30. t POULTRY Roosters, aid. $4 4.50; young, $710; broilers, small, $23; large, $3.50(9 5; fryers, $6 7; hens, $5 (J 9. Ducks, old. $560; young. $68. FLOUR California family extras, $4.85Q 5.30; bakers' extras, $4.60&4.S0; Oregon and Washington. $3.754.60. RECEIPTS Flour, 8323 quarter sacks; wheat, 2W23 centals; barley, 7447 centals; oats, 180 centals; beans, 35 sacks; corn, 50O centals; potatoes. 3875 sacks; bran, 170 sacks; middlings. 3875 sacks; hay, 204 tons; wool, 220 bales; hides, 22. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, May 20. With the London markets closed, the metal market was quiet and with the exception of tin, no Import ant fluctuations were noted. The situation in tin Is somewhat abnormal, having been affected by the strike- of longshoremen, which prevented the delivery of supplies afloat, but with an apparent Improvement in the strike situation, the position of the market is less strained, but spot was quoted today at 43044c, compared with 43.50 44.50c, the closing quotation of last week. Copper, unchanged; lake, 24.75 & 26.50c: electrolytic, 2424.75c, and casting, 22.50 23.25c. Lead, unchanged. 6T6.05c Spelter, dull, 6.406.50c. Iron continued nrm and is said to.be in active demand. Elgin Butter Market. ELGIN. 111.. May 20. Butter, firm at 23c. Output for the week. 53,000 pounds. Damascus creamery butter fat, L-o. b. Portland, 224c. STOCKS SLIDEDDWN Mew York. Market Awakes Only to Fall. AFFECTED SY WHEAT BULGE News From Washington Has re pressing Influence on Hill and Harriman Shares The Bond Market Also Weakened. NEW YORK, May 20. The recent inertia of tire stock market gave way today to a sharp downward movement accompanied by some broadening of the speculative Interest and an increase In the aggregate of the dealings over the recent averages. The large proportion of the dealings were ad mittedly in professional hands still. There was clear evidence also that the hands which were operating with renewed vigor In stocks were carrying on parallel opera tions In the wheat market. This Is a very unusual coupling of speculative activities, Offertng some logical arguments for selling of securities, especially of the granger rail roads. The granger railroads were In fact quite conspicuous In the selling of today and It was common belief that some special selling orders In the stock market came from houses with Important grain market connections. Selling from these sources were not confined to the grangers ana tnat group of stocks and some factors to con tend with In addition to the bad crop re ports. With this qualification it was true that the weakness of stocks originated from operations by the same Interests as did the strength in wheat. The blllateral campaign was furthered effectively by the publication of a crop estimate by an expert In the serv ice of commission-houses in which a small er outturn of Winter wheat was predicted than has been named by other authorities heretofore. The speculation for the decline received a considerable Impetus from the news of Government activities at Washington. The special weakness of the Hill stocks was traceable to the report from Washington that the Inquiry Into the common relations of these companies to 'the Burlington Kali- road was to be aggressively extended. The report of the bureau of corporations on tne Standard Oil Company was a companion Influence, as the principles there formu lated for the reckoning of reasonableness In charges for service by public corporations were regarded as widening indefinitely the problem of rates to be charged by railways as they might be controlled by the Gov ernment. The question of financial needs of cor porations and the demands upon the money market, which might be made necessary on these accounts was a continued influence in the depression of securities. The special waekness In Union Pacific, as well as in the .Hill stocks, looked to Washington for Its Inspiration. Last prices of stocks were about the lowest of the day and represented some severe declines In the special weak features. A break in United States Steel second fives was the feature of the bond market, attributed to rumors, which were denied, of an Intended note issue by the corpora tion. Bonds were easy. Total sales, par value, $1,474,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams' Express 212 Anil. Copper ...... 61.700 4Vi 80 81 Am. Car & Found. 4,100 37 33 V 35 do preferred 2u0 W Whi MthL Am. Cotton Oil... K00 tW 30 SO do preferred ..... ..... Si Am. Exprees . ..... 205 Am. ii. & L. pta 18 Am. lice , 67 Am. Linseed Oil .'.. 11 do preferred 25 Li Am. Locomotive.. 1,600 60 68 58 do preferred lo5 Am. Smelt. & Ref. 39.400 1 27 12214 122' do preferred .... 700 loj 106 Am. Sugar Ref... 2,200 124 122'4 122' Am. Tob. pfd. ctf K2 Anaconda Min. Co 7.800 62 Li 61 61 Atchleon 8,000 88V 87 hi 87 Vi do preferred ftSVi,. Atlantic Coast L.. 400 100V4 100 00 B. AV-0 1,800 B6'4 854 85 do preferred 86Vi B. R. T 18.200 68 53V4 58 Canadian Pacific. 6,300 17214 170'A 170V4 Central of N. J 173 Ches. & Ohio 3.900 S5T4 34 34',, Chicago Gt. West.. 1.100 10T4 101 lot, Chi. & N. W 2.800 151 130 1301? Chi. Mil. & St. P. 15.900 12Vs 127ft 12"V4 Chi. Ter. Trans' 6 do preferred 15 C. C. C. 4 St. L, ' 65 Colo Fuel & Iron. 5.500 3Hj 29V, 20VJ ,oio. Ac soutnern. z.tou 22 23 ux isi preierrea o-j do 2d nreferred. 800 44V; 43 4.114 Consolidated Gas.. 8.100 137ft 134 134 Corn Products... 700 19 18 18ft do preferred .... 300 7514 75 71 Del. & Hudson 1,600 176"4 174ft 174Vi Del. Lack. West 460 Denver & R. G... 400 2Sft 25 24-T4 do Dreferred 71 Distillers' Sec. ... 3.!HM 67 33i 84 Erie 8.9O0 23ft 23ft 23ft do let preferred1. 700 54 ft 54 64 do 2d nreferred. 1.700 38 Xi . SHU General Electric, l.ooo 142 140ft 140 Illinois Central ... 300 140 138 1.36 Intl. Paper pfd 13 Intl. Pump 73 do preferred 76 Iowa Central 100 18ft 18ft 18ft do preferred .... loo 42 40 41 Kansas City South. 800 24ft 24K 24 do preferred 8t)0 ROV Rftii r Louis. & Nash.... l.ooo 114 113 113ft Mexican Central .. 2,400 21ft 19ft 39 Minn. St. Loula 48 M. St. P. & S. M.. uO 101ft looft 9 do preferred 100 130 lao 12rt Missouri Pacific .. 1,000 7.3ft 72ft 72 Mo. Kan. s Tex... 2. 400 S.3 32 32(54 National Lead .... 2.100 64 62 62 N. Ry. of M. pfd 62 N. Y. Central... 6.000 113ft I12H 112 N. Y. Ont & W. 1.4U0 35ft 84 34ft Norfolk & West.. 1.3O0 76 75ft 75ft North American .. 1.900 69ft 65 65 PacLflc Mail 1.2O0 26 25 24 Pennsylvania 21.500 1 22 120 120 People s uae 2. loo 91 ft 95 ftsft P. C. C. & St. L. . 200 6S S 65 Pressed Steel Car. 2.600 32ft 35ft 32 do preferred 88 Pullman Pal. Car 164 Reading 157.200 10T7 103ft 103 do 1st preferred gl do 2d preferred 81 Republic Steel .... 600 25ft 25 25 do Dreferred .... 60O 85 84 Rl Rock Island 2.500 20 19 19 do Dreferred 200 46 45ii r. St. L. & S. F. 2 p 900 32 30 SO 6t. Louis 8. W 20 do preferred 54 Southern Pacific .. 14,400 82ft 80 80ft do preferred .... 600 112-Ti 112ti 112V. Southern Ry 2.6O0 Iflft 19 19 do preferred.... 1.400 60 85H enhi Tenn.. C. I . 144 Texas A Pacific. 300 27 27 hi 27 Tol. St. L. a W. p 200 53 53 51 Union Paolflc 149.000 142 138ft 138 do Dreferred 100 86 wt RA TT. S. Express. . . . N.. TT. S. Realty 2O0 63 3 60 U. S. Rubber .... 500 50 3ft 39ft do preferred .... 4oo 10074 lnou loot TJ. S. Steel 64.100 35 24ft 24 do Preferred .... 6.900 9944. fifiil nstZ Va.-Car. Chemical ' 25 do preferred ifuu Wabaeh 800 12 12 12 do nreferred .... 300 25 . 5455 Wells Farto Ex 25 Westing. Elec 700 143ft 143 143ft Western Union ... 4O0 82 ft 81 82 Wheel. & Lake-E.. 7o0 11 10ft 10 Wis. Central 200 16ft 16ft 16 . do preferred 17 Northern Pacific... 26.700 127 124ft 124ft Central Leather.... . 2.000 26 25'4 25U do preferred .... 2.200 B3 iu ' Foss Sheffield 9O0 57ft 56 56 Great Northern pfd 10.800 130ft 127 125 Inti. Met 3.80O 20ft 19 19 no preierrea .... v.iw n 62ft 52ft Total sale for the day, 748.400 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, May 20. Closing quota- lions: t V. 8. ref. 2s reg.104 D R. G. 4s . . 95 do coupon. .. .104 N. Y. C. G. 3fts 93ft U. S. 3s. reg 102 North.' Pac 3s.. 01ft do coupon. .. .102 iNorth- Pac 4s.. 100 U.S. new 4s reg.l29ftlSouth. Pac. 4s.. 88 do coupon 129Vrnlon Pac. 4S...10OU U.S. old 4s reg.lOlftlwis. Central 4s 8S do coupon lOlftl.Tap. 6s 2d ser. . 98 Atchison adj. 4s 92 ft Jap. 4fts ctfa. . 92ft Money, Exchange, Ete. NEW YORK, May 20. Money On call, steady. 2ft 2ft per cent; ruling rate. 2ft per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 2ft per cent. Time loans, dull and steady; 60 days, S 94 per cent: 90 days, 4 per cent; six months, 4ft 4 per cent. Prime mer cantile paper, 5ft per cent.. Sterling exchange, strong, with actual , business In bankers' bills at $4. 868504. 8690 for demand and at $4.844.8405 for 60-day bills; posted rates. $4.84 ft 4.87ft ; commer cial bills, $4.83 4. 83ft. Bar silver. 65ftc. MexScan dollars. 30 c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, easy. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. Silver bars, 65ftc. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight, par; telegraph. 2ftc. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.84 li ; sight, $4.87. ' Dally Treasury Statement. WlRMTV(3TOV Mhu X1 TodflV'a state ment of the Treasury balances in tne gener al tuna, exclusive 01 me f idu.uwv.wu gu reserve, shows: ild Available cash balance $234,743,036 Gold coin and bullion..... 96.287.0117 Gold certificates 42,758,900 Bank Clearings. Bank clearing of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balance Portland $1,631,184 $186,507 Seattle 1.80.3. 750 341.300 Tacoma 956.279 144.466 Spokane 1.031.708 46.805 PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. No Transactions on the Local ltoard Quo tations Steady. There were no sales on the local stock exchange yesterday. .Prices quoted were generally Bteady as follows: . Bid. Ask. Bank Stocks Bark of California 343 352ft Bankers' Lumbermen's. ..... .104 Merchants National 185 Oregon Trust & Savings 160 Portland Trust Co 120 United States National 200 ....i LISTED SECURITIES. Bonds American Biscuit Co. 6s 98ft 100 City & Suburban 4s 93 Home Telephone 5s 87 ft O. R. A N. Ry. 4s 100 O. W. P. A Rv. 6s 100 103ft Pacific Coast Biscuit. 6s 97 100 Portland Ry 6s ft ' Miscellaneous Stocks - Associated Oil 35ft 87ft Home Telephone 3tf 42ft Pacific Tel. A Telp. (pfd.) Joo Puget Sound Tel 40 Mining stocks Lakevlew 13 Manhattan Crown Point 21 22 Potlcie Mining 19ft 21 Washougal Ext 25 26 Unlisted stocks Yaquina Bay Tel 6ft 9 Oregon City Mill A Lumber 4 Alaska Petroleum 23 British Columbia Amal (... 6 Cascadia 20 23 Mammoth 9 15 Morning 3ft 7 Standard Con 6ft 10ft Tacoma Steel 10 14 Coeur d'Alene Distrtct Bullion 10 10ft Copper King 13 13 Happy Day 4ft . 3 O. K. Con 4 5ft Snowshoe 40 45 Snowstorm 283 293 Eastern Mining; Stocks. BOSTON, May 20. Closing quotations: Adventure Allouez . . $ 2.50 Parrot $ 21.30 50.00 Quincy ..... 120.00 90.12ft Shannon 18.62ft 12.00 Tamarack .. 112.00 17.00 Trinity 21.30 . 840.OO United Cop. . 60.00 28.00 U. S. Mining 51.75 81.50 U. S. Oil 10.00 16.00 Utah 02.00 16.00 Victoria 7.75 136.00 Winona 8.00 18.00 Wolverine ... 160.00 6.00 North Butte. 89.00 13.50 Butte Coal.. 26.25 85.00 Nevada 14.30 ! 3.50 JCal. A Aril.. 1.71 50.50 Ariz. Com... 26.00 140.00 I Amalgamatd Atlantic ... . Bingham ". . Cal & Hecla Centennial . Cop. Range. Daly West. . Franklin . . . Granby Isle Royale. Mass Mining Michigan Mohawk Mont. C A C . O. Dominion Osceola WINS WITH GOOD STORIES Distinguishing Methods of Evangel ist Van Marter, at Sunnyslde. Evangelist Van Marter, of Iowa, now engaged In a series of revival meetings at the Sunnyslde Methodist Episcopal Church, has two distinguishing charac teristics he does not believe In what he terms "the trapping system" In winning converts, and he Is a good story-teller. At his afternoon and night meetings, he and the pastor. Rev. T. B. F ord, as they have explained from the pulpit, "do not turn the members of the church loose on every poor sinner In the -house," but tell the plain gospel truths and leave the rest to the Judgment of the hearer. Evangelist Van Marter Is a man of wide experience, and his sermons show him to be a deep student of human na ture In ail Its varied phases. He has a remarkable faculty for story-telling, and illustrates nearly every point he seeks to make clear by a story. "I was standing on a downtown street the other - day," said Evangelist Van Marter, "when some fashionable women came; by, weeping. I thought they were just from attending a funeral, for one said, 'Oh, It just made me cry; I couldn't help It.' However, when another replied, "Yes, It was so realistic,' I knew they had not been to a funeral at all but were fresh from the matinee. So, you see, you can't always judge from people's actions just how religious they are or how spiritual." Another Illustration of how badly mis taken one may be' In another, was illustrated by a story of a tired travel ing man, who went to a hotel and desired a room. No room was vacant, and the landlord put the drummer in bed with a strange man. During the night the drummer was awakened by some one talking In the room. He listened in fear, for his strange comnanlon was kneeling beside the bed, praying. "Oh, Lord," said the man, "forgive me for my sins. I have broken every Com mandment today." The weary drummer, badly frightened, leaped out of bed and hurried to the hotel office, where he reclined in an easy chair, when the landlord came in. "Why, I thought you went to bed," remarked the surprised landlord. "I did." the drummer replied, "but the man you put me in with got up and knelt by the bed and prayed, saying he had broken every Commandment of God that day, and I didn't know what might happen, so I got out." "0, nonsense," exclaimed the landlord, "that's the Methodist preacher; he's a regular guest here. You need "not fear him". HANGS HIMSELF ON STRAP East Side Umbrella Repairer Takes Last Drink and Commits Suicide. Because of despondency, induced by a prolonged spree and consequent fall ing off in his business that of um brella repairer Robert Rexford, a Grand Army veteran, 63 years of age, committed suicide in his shop, 408 Hawthorne avenue, Sunday night. His body was found hanging from the ceil ing, he having hanged himself by means of a shawl strap. The police and Coroner were notified and the body was removed to the Finley undertak ing establishment. A pathetic feature of the case was the veteran's inability to quit drinking. He entered a saloon at 408 Hawthorne avenue, conducted by John Hoffman, shortly after 12 o'clock Sunday night, and begged for a glass of whisky, which was given him. He was a nerv ous wreck, and was unable to hold the bottle to pour out the drink, so the bartender aided him. ' After gulp ing It, he said he would never take another drop. After Violators of Liquor Law, EUGENE, Or.. May 20. (Speeial.V-The City Cpuncil has unanimously passed an ordinance that it thinks will pass muster In the courts and by which they hope to reach the violators of the local-option law. WHEAT-PIT NERVOUS Wide Fluctuations in Prices at Chicago. NET RESULT IS GOOD GAM Bullish Factors Are Continued Cold Weather, Minneapolis Statistics and Unfavorable Reports From Europe Much Profit-Taking. CHTCAGO, May 30. The local wheat market today waa extermely nervous, prices fluctuating, excitedly over a range of 2 to 2 hie. The market waa strong early in the session, but later eased off . considerably. At the close July was - lc hlgrher, and Feptember and December gained propor tionately, wheat opened strong- with prices ranging from to lc to 34c higher than Saturday's closing. There was a big gen eral demand at the start. Continued cold weather In the Northwest and an advance of 4c at Minneapolis were the bullish in fluences. The advance at Minneapolis was said to have been due to a report made by a vell-known crop expert which placed the total yield of Winter wheat at 75.000,000 bushels less than had been estimated by Government officials on May 1. Other factors that contributed to the bullish sentiment wejre unfavorable Reports regarding the wheat crop of Russia, Hungary and other European countries, and also pessimistic advices from Nebraska and Kansas. There was heavy selling for profits as well as short selling throughout the entire session, and prices declined sharply at times, but always rallied. During the last 15 minutes of trading prices dropped abruptly on be lated realizing sales. Renewed support from the bulls, together with covering of short lines, however, caused a rally, the market closing firm. July opened lc to 19lc higher at 97 "4 -h 98c. advanced to 09 and closed at 97H97c. September opened ltt$2Kc higher at 89c $1.00. sold be tween 8c and $1.00 and closed at !)94c. December opened 2 3 Vic higher at 11.00 4 61.02, ranged between 99c to $1.02 and closed at $1.00. Trading In the corn pit was fairly active and the tone of the market strong. The market closed firm. July opened a shade to c higher af 5S33ttc advanced to 53 e and closed at 53 33 a Damage by drought and green bugs to the crop in the West and Southwest and delay to eeedlng in the Northwest because of cold weather' caused a strong market for oats. The market closed Arm. July sold between 484c and 7c and closed at 46c. Provisions were dull but firm and closed with a gain of 5 10c for the July options. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $ . $ .0ii $ .1(3 H $ .05 '4 July 119 .9 .97Vi .07 September ... 1.00- 1.00 .9794 .99V, CORN. May .54 .641, .53K .(14 July 5:1 i .5K .as .5334 September ... .53 .53 .B3',4 ,S3 OATS. May 47 .47 .4H .47 July .47 .4i4 .4 September ... .39H .ZVhi .38V .39 MBSS PORK. July 16. 7tl 16.77V4 10.00 18.67V4 September ...10.75 16.S7Va lt.72V 1C80 LARD. July 9 17V4 0.27V4 '9.17VJ 9.2214 September ... 9.30 9.40 9.30 8-37VJ SHORT RIBS. July 8.9214 9.02V4 8.92V4 8.07V4 September ... 9.12 Va 9.15 9.10 9.12V4 Cash quotations were as follows: Wheat No. 3. $1.01; No. 2 red, l1T97Vic. Corn No. 2, 64454Vjc; No. 2 yellow, 64Va 55c. Oats No. 2. 4243c; No. 2 white, 47V4c; No. 3 while. 44e7Vj,c. Rye No. 2, 8Kfl8:;e. Barley Good feeding, 70c; fair to choice malting, 70(5 bOc. Flax need No I. $1.20V;No. 1 North western, $1.27V4. Timothy seed Prime, $4.30. Clover Contract grades, $15. Short ribs Sides (loose), $8.60'T8.'S5. Mes Pork Per barrel. $16.50&16.S2Vj. Lard Per 100 pounds, $9.12V4. Side Short, clear (boxed), BiS9'ria. Whisky Basis of high wines, 1.29. , Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 69.000 .19,000 Wheat, bushels 62.00O 22.000 Corn, bushels 145.0O0 295.001) Oats, bushels w-.234.0O0 374".000 Rye, bushels 2.01 IO 10.000 Barley, bushels 23,000 4, 000 Grata and Produce at "New York. NEW YORK, May 20. Flour Receipts, 22.700 barrels: exports, 31,100 barrels. Dull but firm. Minnesota patents,. S3.uo35.45; Minnesota bakers', $3.50 (if 4. 10; Winter pat ents, $4.154.75; Winter straights, $3,850 .23. Wheat Receipts, 107.000 bushels: exports, 263,300 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, $1.01 elevator, $1.02 M f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern nuluth, $1.12 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.03 afloat. The wheat market had a strong and decldely higher opening on strength at outside points, bullteh Winter wheat crop news and covering. This was followed by an Irregular decline under a bearish visible supply statement, heavy un loading and reports of rain In Nebraska, closing 11V4c net higher, but a cent off from the top. May closed. $1.04; July, $1.04Vi; September, $1.04: December closed $1.03 V. Hops and hides, quiet. Wool and petroleum, steady. Grain at Ban Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. Wheat, strong; barley, steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.451.50; milling, $1.351.65. Barley Feed, $1.23 1,26 V4 1 brewing, $1.251.27Vi. Oats Red. $1.451.75; white, $1.60 1.70; black, $1.852.25. Call-board sales: Wheat December. $1.B7- Barley May, $1.27; December. $1.29. Corn Large yellow, $1.55 & 1.60. European Grain Markets. LONDON, May 20. Cargoes.' quiet but steady; Calfornia. prompt shipment, un changed. 33s; Walla Walla, prompt ship ment, 32s 6d. English country markets Arm at is ad vance; Frnch country markets firm. VMble Supply of Grain. NEW YORK. May 20.-The visible sup ply of grain, May 18, afl compiled by the New York Produce Exchange was as fol lows: Bushels. - pecrease. Wheat 50.1)113.000 '587.000 Corn 6.044.000 1.160,000 Oats 10107. OOO "186,000 Rye 924.000 227.000 Barley 1,313,000 623,000 Increase. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. May 20. Wheat, unchanged; bluestem, 86c; club, 84c; red, 81c. Coffee mt New York. NEW YORK, May 20. Coffee futures closed steady. Sales for the day were re ported at 22,750 bags. Including May at 5.005.G5c; July, 5.50c; September, 5.40c; December, 5-40c; March, 5.50c. Spot closed steady: No. 7 Rio, 6 (4 c; Santos No. 4, 7Vo. Mild, dull. Cordova. 9124c. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, May 20. Cotton futures closed steady, net unchanged to 14 points lowv May. 10.92o: June. 10.91c; July. 10.95c; August, 10-lc; September, 11c; Oc tober, 11.15c; November. 11.17c; December, 11.22c; January, 11.35c; February, 11.38c; March, 11.44c. Wool at St. Louis. . ST. LOITIS, May 20. Wool, steady; me dium grade combing and clothing, ZSVl'w 27Vfer; light fine. 21821M:c: heavy nne. la 17c; tub washed, 30037 Vic. Coffee and Sugar. NF7W YORK. May 20. Coffee, quiet; No. 7 Kin. 6V4c: No. 4 Santos. 7e. Sugar Raw, quiet; fair refining, 3.37c; DOWNING-HOPKINS COJ ESTABLISHED ISM BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bans wl aoU f eaek aa tBargxa. Private Wires ROOM 4. CHAMBER American National Bank SAN DIEGO, CAL CAPITAL (paid up) $100,ODO. ' SURPLUS AND UN. PROFITS, $40,000 Officers and Directors: Louis J. "Wilde, President; R. JI. Powers, Vice-President ; II. E. Mills, Vice-President; Chas. L. Williams, Cashier; L. J. Hiec, As- sistant Cashier; E. Strahlman. Send l Your Pacific Northwest Items. SEND US YOUR VISITORS FOR GOOD TREATMENT SAN DIEGO. CALIFORNIA. General A. W. Greely, Chief U. S.. Signal Service, is authority for the statement that the forty square miles in which the City of San Diego is situated has the most equable temperature known to arty main land. ' centrifugal, 06 test, 3 87c; molasses sugar, 3.12c. Refined, steady; crushed, $5.70; pow dered, $3.10; granulated, $5. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. May 20. Evaporated apples, unchanged; fancy, 88Vic; choice, 77'ic; prime, 6V4 6ttVi; poor to fair, 6V4flc. Prunes, firm. 3 12 Vic for California fruit; 5Vi10c for Oregon fruit. Apricots, firm: choice, 17 H '8 18c on spot; extra choice, lSVilc, and fancy, 1020c. Peaches, unchanged; choice, llVlc; extra choice. 12'gl2Vc; fancy, 12Vi13c, and extra fancy, 1315o. Raisins, firm; loose muscatels, 1i10c: seeded raisins. 7V4 4t llVic. and London lay ers. 1. SO 1.65. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. May 20. On the produce ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries, 18f22c; dairies, 17lCc. Eggs Easy; at mark cases Included, 15Q; firsts. 14Vic; prime firsts. IS Vic, Cheese Steady. 13 14 Vic. PASS WORTHLESS PAPER "Bank of Georgia" Notes Again Cir culated In Portland. The police are confronted with a hard problem In the passing of $10 and KX bills on the defunct '"Bank of Georgia" by clever swindlers. At intervals for several years men have appeared' In this and other cities on the Coast, and have flooded the country with these worthless bits of paper. Detection is sufficiently difficult, but it is easy compared to securing a con viction for any charge whatever. Last night two of the $10 bills were passed on unsuspecting lodging-house pro prietors, and were promptly reported to the police. The cases were Investigated, and from the description furnished it was said by Captain of Detectives Bruin that two men were the perpetrators of the swindles. One was described as about SO years of age and the other as about 28 years of age. '"There seems to be no way to get at these criminals," said Chief Grltzmacher. "It Is no crime to have these 'Georgia Bank' bills in one's possession, and when we catch a man with them, he simply says some one else gave them to him, and no charge will hold, unless It be vagrancy. These cases are among the most difficult we have to deal with." The police have frequently Issued warn ings to citizens against these bills, and last night Chief Grltzmacher declared that it is most peculiar that business men are not more careful In accepting bills. A careful inspection of a bill, he said, will always reveal its real value. Women from their sedentary habits, are often subject to headache and con stipation. These are quickly removed by Carter's L.1I tie Liver Pills. TRAVELERS" GUIDE. forth CJerman loyd. FAST EXPRESS SERVICE. PLYMOUTH CHERBOURG BREMEN, Kaiser. June 4. 10AM! K.Wm.II. Julv0.8 AM K.Vtn.II.,Junll,6 AMIKronprinz, July 16, DAM tronprlnx.JunlS, lOAMlKaiecr, July so, 10 AM Kaiser. .July 2, 10 AM: K.Wm.II, Aug. 8. BAM TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE. "LYMOUTH CHERBOURG BREMEN, 10AM P. Alice May 23Kurufurest ....June IS Bremen May 28iPrledrich June 20 Ma1n .......June 6P. Alice June 25 Barbarossa ...June 81 Bremen July 4 Bremen direct. MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE. GIBRALTAR NAPLES GENOA. AT 11 A.M. K. Albert.. .... May 18 K. Albert June 2 P. Irene June II P. Irene July 13 Neckar .......June 8lXeckar .......July 20 K. Lulse June oVi. Luise July 27 Omits Genoa. From Bremen Piers. 8d A 4th Sts., Hoboken. North German Lloyd Travelers' Checks Good All Over the World. OELRTCHS CO., No. 5 Broadway, N. Y. ROBERT CAPPELLE. O. A. P. C, 758 Van Nesa Ave., San Francisco, CaL Ho! For Astoria FAST STEAMER TELEGRAPH Round trips daily (except Thursdays) 7 A. M. Landing, Alder-Street Dock. Phone Main 565. SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN LINE 10,000 Toa Twin-Screw Passenger Steamer Direct to Norway, Sweden and Denmark Balling from New York at noon. Oscar II ..May iC. F. Tletgen.June IS Helllg Olav...May 2:liOscar II June 20 United States. .June 6'HellIg Olav... . July 4 Unlte-i States, July 18. Saloon. 70 and upward; second cabin, $65. A. E. JOHNHOI4 CO., 1 Broadway, N. X. 100 Washington Ave. So. Mpls., Ulna. Colambia River Scenery ULutLA'l'OB UMi 8TKAMJLK4. Uauy service between Portland and Tne Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at T A. M., arriving about 6 P .M., carrying Cations lor outfits and livestock. Dock foot ot Alder sv, Portland; foot at Court st. The Dallaa, . Phase Mala 914, Portland. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER Washington-street Dock. Dally, except Sunday, for The Dalles and way landings, at T A. M., returning lw p. M. Fast time, best service. Pheaeel Main, f 184 1 Ma me.. ,- Phono Main 37; J TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Jamestown Rates at Last CHEAP ROUND-TRIP EX CURSION RATES TO ALL POINTS EAST The Rock Island Lines an nounce special round - trip rate of one first-class fare plus $10 to OMAHA 4 ST. PAUL KANSAS CITY ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO. Dates of sale: May 20, 21; June 6, 7, 8; July 3, 4, 5; , August 8, 9, 10; September 11, 12, 13. Stopovers anywhere within limits going or returning; your choice of routes. For further particulars call on or address C. A. Ilunter, Gen. Agent, 140 Third St., Cor. Alder, Portland, Or. &dx A In Ira 10(17 niujnu l v l LAUUlliIlvlli S TRIPS 4Cj0ji S. S. Spokane, Juna 14.1 28, July 12, 28; Aug. 4 Queen, July 16. NOME I'-CUTK. S. S. Senator June 1; S. S. President June 4i S. K. ALASKA ROUTE. Skagway, Sitka, Juneau and way ports,! Sailing- 9 P. M. H. S. S. Co.'s Humboldt May 2, 11, 23 Cottage City, via Sitka May , 19, 2l City of Seattle May 8, 18, 281 SAN FRANCISCO ROUTES. Sailing 9 A. M. From Seattle. City of Puebla May 6, 2j Senator May 10, 2S! Umatilla. May 15, 30l City Otrice, 249 Washington St. it THE OWL The Swell Night Train. ft to Vancouver, B. C, and Intermedial points, carries standard" sleepers Seat tle to Vancouver and Seattle to Bel llnirham. Leave Seattle Union Depot 11:30 P. M. dhily; sleepers ready tnr occupancy 9:30 P. M.; passengers re main undisturbed until 7 A. M. Con necting? trains leave Portland at t P. M. and 4:30 P. M. dally. Two other g-ood trains for Everett, Bellingham, New Westminster and Vancouver leav Portland Union Depot daily, 8:30 A. M. and 11:45 P. M. For tickets and sleep er reservations call or address If. Dickson, C. P. & T. A., 122 Third St., Portland. Or. Telephones Pac. State Main 6S0; Home A 2286. North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamships Roanoke and Geo. V. Elder Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. H. Young, Agent. SAX FRANCISCO PORTLAND S. 8. CO. ONLY direct passenger vessels. Only ocean steamers affording daylight trip down Columbia River. From Alnworth Dock. Portland. 0 A. M 8. S. Costa Rica. May 21, 31. June 10, etc. S. 3. ColumDla may u, June o, in, etc. From Spear st., San Francisco. 11 A. M. : 6. S. Columbia May 21, 81, June 10, etc.; S. S. Costa Klca, May 24, June 5, IS, etc. JAS. H. DEWSOX. Agent. Phone Main 2R8. 248 Washington at. i WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE! for CorvalUs, Albany. Independence, a- 1 lem Steamer "POMONA" leaves :4J A. L, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Tot Salem and way landings Steams ' -OREGON A" leaves :4 A. M.. Mondays.' Wedeedays and Vrldays. UiULKMH CITY IBANerOBTATinit.. w ' CF COMMERCE n