T7TF! MOttMXO OPFGOXTAX. SATURDAY, APRIL 23. 100S.
ID
INTEREST IN BOARD
Co-operation of Western Ore
gon Fruit-Shippers.
JNSPECTION AND GRADING
Kesult of Trip of President mid
Secretary of Loral Kxclianfce.
Attitude of Portland Produce
Trade Day' Trnww-thiiw.
IYe.-it.ent T. 9. To nenrt and Secret ry
fr-d iluller. of th Bard of Trad re
turned yeterria from a vlit as far south
at Afhlund, made !n the Interest of Board
of Trade Work Mr. MuUer aatd of the
i rip:
"Both Mr. Townufnd and mylf are
ST, titled oer the rerulti or thin trip. Tt U
really antoiilirhtnc to find the interest taken
U the rr.untry merchants In the work of
the Hoard of Trade, and It seems strange
Bint Is to be rr-K retted, that a fevr of the
pi i-du.-ft merchants on Front street are still
remaining ahsnt from the .-Mlons of the
Hrd. Their owe aelltsh Irtrrests ought to
subtest to them the necessity of attending
the dully calls of the exchange lr. order to
hecp up with the doings of the market.
Iwirlng our visit sve hitve had long dis
cussions with the fruitgrowing Interest
ith a view of arriving at a certain system
of Inspection and grading of fruits, satis
factory both to the shippers of fruits and
fhfi commission merchants on Front street,
who receive these goods. The prntlmenL of
the fruit Interests Is strongly In favor of
a careful c-.-op.ration of the" two intereets
in order that thene rules may properly re
flect requirement and he entirely satisfac
tory to both buyer and seller.
"Every trip that hits bet-n made by us
hn convinced us of the absolute necessity
f the proiluce people get Una together for
th purpose of regulating their business,
and there Is no better way than to attend
th- rerular calls of the Board of Trade.
The exchange of opinion on various ques
tions at tp.ue is bound to hrtngf about a
gradual rectification, and, as 1 said before,
from a strictly ttclfish point of view the
Kronl-sireel merchants can hardly overtook
the benefit the Hoard of TrAde will be to
tin m in the transaction of their business.
"A meeting of the produce Interests will
he held nt S P. M. Monday. April 27. when
It Is anticipated some of the suggestions
will take definite shape."
The attendance at yesterday sesMnn
waa a little better than it has been recently.
The 1 following offers and sales were posred:
frra to sell 2CM canes gallon tomatoes,
$2 SO dosrn; Art cases SIh tomatoes. Sl.rtS
doieo; about n pounds dairy butter, Iric;
2ih pounds fancy creamery, 2-pound
squares, li!c: ton creamery butter, il
pDiiini siuares. 23 Sr.
Offers to buy 20 cases candled eggs, 17c;
about .!( pounda dairy butter, JoV.
tule ,v0 pounds dairy butter, inc.
NMAM. tflOP CROP IN YAKIMA.
timwm Are Kirk of the BimineM and Are
Turning to Fruit.
Torn Shorten, a well-knoau hovbuyer, f
N-Mth Yakima, who Is now In the city. aas
the Yakima Valley thin year will produce
only atw.ut a third of Its former hop crop.
The majority of growers are dlfguetcd with
hop-growl!.;, have plowed up their 'yards
and gone Into the fruit, bualncsa, aa their land
la too vilutthle for hop-ralMng. He esti
mates lae coming yield in Yakima at about
imm bales and the crop of the entire state
of Washington at not to axceed l&.ooo bales.
A good deal of business was transacted
in the local market yesterday, though mot
of the lots changing hands wure small one,
.irowern are not offering their hops freely
and vtienever a lot ia put on the market
It rinds a ready buyer.
Fitgrt Sound Buying Butter.
ftrdera from Seattle and Tacoma serve to
kerp dnwu the accumulation of butter, but
production Is steadily on the Increase and
the market baa a weak tone, especially on
First atreot.
Kgg maintain a firm position with 17 to
l?u c nta the ruling quotation on thi street.
Ther waa a fair demand for poultry yes
terday, hens bringing 14 to 7 cents. There
was good inquiry fop both turkeys and duck,
which were, acan-e. There was also some
all for gerse.
Untt Cherrleia of the Seaaon.
The cherry season opened yesterday with
the arrival of three boxes from Vara v tile.
Tiny old at HO cents a pound. Receipts of
strawberries were light and the market
Meady at -5 per crate. A car of mixed
vegetable was due last night.
The potato market Id Flow and steady.
Advices from San Franclavo and Oklahoma
arc of congested markets and. as a conse
quence, buyer. at thla end are doing but
little. The trade looks for a quiet and
steady market during the, remainder of the
ea$ou, with possibly a spurt at the end.
Opening Price on Asparagus.
California packers announced opening price
n Hun pack of asparagus yesterday. They
ore from JO to lo per cent under the prices
of laat year. The reduction is due priticl, tally
to the larger crop.
-
Bunk ' retiring.
(Hearings of the Northwestern cities yea
terday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $ sT4t..vi: 'J1 1.4ST
seutt ie 1 . tt.:i.o"7 i;m.;.34
Tioiiia ttoj,l,".tt K:i.7Td
Spokane .; H 4 4 it,".... 4 M
BOARD OF TRADE QUOTATIONS.
Grain. Flour and Feed.
WHRAT: Track prices Club. P.1 per
lot ft h el : red Russian, S3 tfHic, blues tern, R"
ii.ssc; Valley. twt!6c.
FL.OT:R Patents. 4.65 per barrel;
siralffhte, $3-b5j exports, 3.30t3A5;
'.;, M '; 4-sa k graham. 14 li; whole
whvnt. J-4.40; rve.
n -.HT.RY Feed. $24 per ton; rolled.
-'To.!, brewing, $2ti.
ATS i white, $21. 50 27 per ton;
va. $20
VIM.TFFFS Bran. $2rt per ton; mlrt
dUnns. $:U).A0; shorts, country. $2S50; city,
t'JT; wheat and barley chop. $27.
HAY Timothy. WUIanieUa Valley. $17
pel ton; Willamette Valley, ordinary, $l.s;
llas'.ern Oregon. $17.j: mixed. $ld; ciovar.
$14; alfalfa. $12; altalfa meal, $20.
Butter. Egg and Ponltry.
oUTTEK Extras, J3c per pound; fancr,
24-.: choico. mVcc; store, ttic.
ttGGS Lo and commission off 17c per
doien.
HEE-K Fancy cream twin. loVfce
pound; full rriam tripitts, lc: full cream
Young Americas, ltic ; cream brick. 2uc;
S iy hlk . 20c; limt'urper, 2 J He
roi l. THY Mixed chickens. 13c per lb ;
fancy hens. 14c; roofi r. olil. ; f r;
et, dog, 4: broiler, do. t.5ey5; dressed
poultry, per lb., lc higher.
Fruits and Vegetables.
I'OTATOKS Snlect. selling price. 70c per
hundred; Willamette Va:ie. baying prte.
4rc per hundred ; Kast UuUnomah, buying
prlra. S&c: Clackamas, buing price. pSl
hundred; rf w California, 44Hc per pound;
sweet. JSc per pound
A PFLKS -Select. 2 40 per box; fancy, $2;
ciioice. $150; ordinary, $1.M.
t.'NluNri Job price, $i 7."-r5 per hundred:
hityiug price. $t 25tf 4 o per hundred; Texas
Bermudas, $2 7i per erate; garlic, 25c per
pound
FRESH FRUITS Orange. $2 50t per
box; itimons. $2.75X7: strawberries. $2
p-r crate.
VEGETABLES Tumtpa, $1 per pack;
earrots. $ 1 . SO 1. 75 : beets, $ 1 .25; parsnl pa.
H.aft; cahhuge, $2.fti per rwt. : tomatoes.
Florida. H.7i"i4 per crate: Mexican. J ;
cauliflower, local. JS 7ic; head lettuce.
4ic per dijert; cueunihrs. $173 do2ea;
elery, g.c $1 p r doxn : art it hoV s. ;c
p-i d-r ; njirmu? rt'; T'tf ptori . (ens.
vo Bound. ag pUoit. .31 vo pvr
pound: parsley. 1 5c per dosen; peas, TJSc I
pt-r pouro. . peppers, roc pr pund; r.d- I
Ifhee. ir(r per dotn: rhubarb, 4 4 He per
pound; spinach, Shr per crate.
Meats and Prmtslosia.
fR EMED V EATS Hosts, fancy, T it c
per pound; ordinary. 7c; large, ftc; vsal.
mti'ton. fanry Joe i
HAMS Hams, 1-13 lb., 1."e per pound; !
It-:l in. ijc; ij , i-c
BACON Breakfast, ISfittc per pound:
pl.-r.;. lO'-; eottese mil. Mo.
LKY PA LT A ND hM OK EI Regular
sort clear, smok ed, 1 1 c per pound i u n-stne-ked.
10H": unsalted bU lea to-IS lb .
smoked. lOglSc: lt-i3 lbs. unimoked,
cUar bellies, unsmoked. 13c; smoked. 14c;
houldrs. He; tongues, luc
La HD Kettle laf. 10a I2n per pound; f
o. o-js, tins, lzc; B. renncreo. I'fS,
1144c, 5. llic, compound. lUa, 8c
JOBHF.K-H' Qf OTATIOXa.
Fruits and Frnduca.
FRE5H FRL'ITS Grapefruit, $2 73 9
S 23; tangerlnea, $1 5V per box; bananas.
iC per pound; crated, (C; cherries, $S per
bog
F'SETABLEfi Teas. 45?Te per pound;
h'-ftris. 121': Texas iniona $2 ft.". o 2 75 per
crate; asparagus. 6 4; 7c; head lettuce, 35 4
40C pT (iu7.fi.
dried fui'Its Appita. lOc per pound,
peaches, 12l.ac; pi uues, Italian, fite s'nei
prune. Frtncu, 3 'if ic; currants, anwashed.
case, fte, currauis. washed, case. 10c;
Bgs. white, fancy, OU-pound box, 6c
Oregon ranch, candled, 17 017 He
per doxeji.
Groceries. Mnta Etc
RICE Euuiucru japau. Asad, VhO
To. Imperlai Japau. tt)c.
COFKKE Mocna, S4t2e; Java, ordinary,
17;Uc; Com Klva. lanoy, lb0 2lc; aood.
Id 4 lac; ordinary, 12 Ida per pound. Co
lumbia roast cases, liioa. $14 50; oa, $l.7uj
Arhuckle. L.itt; I. ion, $13 tW.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails.
$2 per dosen; 2-pound talis. $2.15: 1-pound
Cats. $2.1U; Alaska pink, i-pound '.alls, Woe;
red. 1 -pound taila $i.4A; socaeyea, 1-pound
talis. $2.
SI UAH raaulatd. $0.4."-; extra C, $5.5;
gold n C, $5.h.'i; fruit and berry sugar,
ft..V ; plain bag, tti.:i5; cube (barfuls),
$il s;: poadered harrelsl, ttl 70. Terms: On
remittances within 16 day deduct ic per
pound; if later than 1 days, aud within as
days, deduct Ha pr pound; klapi sugar.
ISm lSc per pound.
M'TS Walnut. 1"C18g per pound bi
sack: Brazil nuts, ltc, ttiberts lftc; pecana,
jUc; atnionda, ltlVtU'lnc, chestnuta Oh:,
25c, peanuts, raw, -atfSfec per pound;
roasted, luc; pine nuts. log lac; bicaury
nuts. 10c; cocoanuts, koc pr duxen.
tALT Granulated. $18 per ton; $2.25
.er bale; half ground. lUo. $la.d par ion;
60s, $14 per ton.
KliANb bniail white. 44c; large whtta
4.40c; pink. 3.cc; bauu3Mc; Lima, 6:;
Mexican red. 4'c.
HUNKY Fancy. $30003.7$ per box.
CEKKAL FOOkfS Rolled oats, cream. 0
pound sucks, per barrel, $7; lower grades,
$5 50(1) 3D; oatmeal, steal-cut. 45-pound
sacks, $8 per barrel; 9-lb sacks, $4.23 per
bale; split peas, per 100 pound, $4 254 80;
pearl baxle; . $4 5U5 per 1H pounds; pastry
flour, 10-pound sack. $2.73 par bal; nakei
wUeat, $2-73 per case.
Hopa, M oot, Hides, Et.
HOPS ltfu7, prima and choice, 4 06
per pound; olds, liHic per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, II
djl.Vj pur pound, auturding to shrinkaga;
alley, 12'jIjc, aocordiiig to quality.
MOHAIR Choice, lt 18c per pound.
CASCAKA BAKK a(oVo per pound.
HlLi6 Ury, ltflSlic; dry taif, io. L
under 3 lbs.. 14 4) lUc; culls, 2c per lb, less;
salted hides, 6c, suited calf, tc; grec
tuiisalted). lc par lb. leas; culls, lc par
ib. less ; sheep skins, shearllugs. No. 1
butchers stock, each, 25 anUa: short wool.
No 1 butchers stock, each. oOjy tiOc; me
dium wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each. 73o
0$l.OOi long wool, No. 1 butchers' stock,
each, $l-Sd4L50; hor hides, salted, each,
according to size, $2.002.30; dry, accord
ing to size, each. $1.OO0LSO; coifs hides,
each, 2d 4f 50c; goat sklna. common, eacn,
lorfi5c; Angoras, with wool on, each, U0c9
$1.50.
FCKS For No. 1 skins: Bear skins, as
to also. No. 1, each, $5.00 1000; cubs,
each, $lfffi; badger, prime, each. 25950c;
cat, wild, with head perfect, 30&30c; house.
&20c; fox, common gray. large pi I roe,
each, 4O30c red. each, cross, ea.cn,
$5 415; sliver and black, each. $loo
300; Ushers, each, $58;llynx. each. $4 50 0
6.O0; mink, strictly No. 1. each, according
to sixe. $143; marten, dark northern, ac
cording to size and color, each. $10915;
marten, pale, according to aixa and color,
each. $2 5004; muskrat. large, each, 129
15u: skunk, each, 30&4Ocs clvat or polecat,
each, S4 1 5c ; otter, for targe, prime skin,
each, $oi&10; panther, with head and claws
oerfect. each, $2 93 raccoon, for prima
iarae, each 50 75c; wolf, mountain, with
head perfect, each, $3. 5095.00; prairie
coyote). 00c 9$ 1.00; wolverine, each. $0 Q
00
Coal OU and Onsollne. ,
REFINED OIL8 Water white. Iron bar
rels, 10 V- c ; wood barrels, 1 4 c. Pearl oil,
cases, ISe; head light. Iron barrels, 12Sc;
cases, 19c; wood barrels. 16 c. Eocene,
cases, 21c. Special W. W., Iron barrels,
14c; wood barrels, inc. Elalna, cases, 2Sc
Extra star, caees, 21c.
UAfOLlNE V. M. and P. naphtha. Iron
barrels. 12 l,ic; cases. 10 Vic Red Crown
gasoline, iron barrel. 16Hc: cases. SJVic;
motor gasoline, Iron barrels. 15 c; cases,
22Hc; 8 gasoline, iron barrels, tfOc; cases,
o7Vir; No. I engine distillate. Iron barrels,
0c; cases, 16c.
rOKTLAND LIVESTOCK. MARKET.
Frioea Quoted Locally on Cattle, 8heefi and
The present quotations on sheep eanpnt
be maintained long In view of the weakness
of the market. Ariivals are heavy and likely
to increase as shearing becomes general.
Lambs are also very weak and were quoted
lower yesterday. Both cattle and hogs re
main firm. Receipts - yesterday were Ida
sheep, 71 lambs and 10R caftle.
The following quotations were current on
livestock In the local market yesterday :
CATTLE Best steers. $3; medium. $4.50
i 4.7."); common. $3.30i 4; cows, best, $4;
common. $3.Ml3.7,rt; calves, $4&4. SO.
.SHEEP Best wethers. $6; ewes. $5 9
B.r-O: Spring lambs, $H.30f7.
BOOS Best. irt83S; medium, $3.T36;
feeders, $3-23'5.30.
Fatde-rn Livestock Market.
PHICAOO, April 24. Cattle Receipts.
1S0O. Steady to strong. Beeves. $4.00 f-7.23;
Westerns. $4.rt0( g Oti; cows and heifers,
$-40 'ft 0,30 ; calves, $4.M & 0.30.
Hogs Receipts. H.000: HV higher. Light,
IV.204i3.73; mixed, $:.:t35.S0; heavy, $.2."
i7 25: rough. $3.233.40; pigs, $4.104.0;
bulk. $5.50u.V70.
Sheep Receipts. (WHKt. Weak. Natives.
$4 VMM 43; Westerns. $1 !M',f 0 50; year
lings. $0,300 7: lambs, $d.0ui 7. 00: West
erns, $0.00 a 7.05.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 24. Cattle
Receipts. 2OO0. Strong. Native steers, $3.50
i 7 00; native cows and heifers, $.300.0:
mockers and feeders. $:t.5O5.0o-. bulla. :.40
n5.30: calves. $4.5Otd.0O; Western steers,
$5.00tf6.SO; Western cows. $;i.50ft 5.25.
Hoes Receipts, 00OO; 5i lOc higher. Bulk.
$5.4-0 V 5. -53 ; heavy.. $5.50ii3.W: packers and
butchers. $3 40Si 3. dO; light. $5.:t0fii 3 30; pigs,
$4 .23 41 4 AO.
She ;p Receipts. 2O0. Steadv-. Muttons,
$3.2" o it 2"; iambs. $Vt.OOf. 7. w: range weth
ers. $4 75tft.73: fed ewes, $4.2557vV
OMAHA. April 2 Cattle Receipts. 1000
Strong. Native steers, $5.00t tt.73 ; cows and
heltera. $:t.301t .no: Western steers. .t.75Sj
3.30; range cows and heifers. '$2.75 tp- 4.30 ;
canners, Ji.OO et 3 23; stockera and feeders.
$:t.n) 3.;u: calves, $3-OOtf-50; bulls and
stags. $o.00$ 5 AH).
Hogs Receipt. ftOOO; 310c higher.
Heavy. $3.405.471 mixed. $5.S0&3.40;
light. $3 30V 5.47W : pig". $3.54145 4.75; bulk,
S5.37H U5.42'
Sheep Receipts, 2000. Strong. Yearlings.
$5,0010.35: wethers. $5.000,00; ewea, $4.50
(j 3.50; lambs, $7.0o47 50.
Dairy Produce in the EM.
CHICAGO. April 24. On the produce ex
change today the butter market waa weak.
Creameries. 20tt25-; dairies. lSi'Wc.
t-ggs Steady ; at mark, case included,
14V"; firsts. 14c; prime firsts, 14il5zc.
Cheese Bfly. 1 Mil2V.
NEW YORK. April 21. Butter, steady;
unchanged.
ljeeso Easv. unchanged.
Steady, unchanged.
fffre and Sugar.
NKW TORK. April 24. Coffee futures
eloped stead v. net unchanged to 5 points
M finer. Sales were reported of 3,000 bags
Including Mgy at 5.60c, July 5.70c. Septem
ber 5 S0c. December 5.00c and March 6c.
Spot quiet. No. 7 Rio, c; No. 4 Santos.
8i45Stc; mild coffee, dull; Cordova, 8
Sugarr Raw. flrrp; fair refining. 3 92 3
3.USc: centrifugal, d teat. 4.42(&4.4Sc; mo
lasses. $.67 a 3.72c. Refined, steady and un
changed. New York Cotton Market.
NEW" TORK. Aprtl 24. Cotton futures
clo,d bareiy steady. April, fc.soc: May.
Vri.-: June. 8 42c; Sfptem lr, S4tH;i-
veiubcc. tiW; Jauu-irj. o.5U.
STOCKS RISE AGAIN
Failure of a Bear Firm Helps
the Advance.
COVERING IS VERY ACTIVE
Prnnilnent lsnr Approadi- or Ei-ct--d
the High Prices of March.
In ion Pacific Continues
to He the Leader.
NEW TORK. April 34 A furthr tub
rtantlal ri In prlc. occurred In th etock
market today and tha volume of burine
at tha aame time expanded materially. Moat
of thl waa achieved In the flrat half of the
dar. tha Mies to noon rlslnc to near 5O0.O0O
liarn whU-h Is well above tha daily aver
Be of total aalea for aome time pant. There
waa wmt lull In the latter part of the mar
ket, both in the volume of activity and in
the rate of the advam.
The failure of an Important Block ex
change house, announced at the outset of
the trading-, offered no Interruption to the
advance, and In faet. furthered It. owlnit
to the large outstanding ehort contracts
which remained to be recovered for accoun'.
of .he failed houee. which haa been noted
for Its espousal of the bear eifle of the mar
keV for many months past. The number of
shares bought today for account of the
failed firm were said to amount to many
thousands and the suspension was pro
nounced the most important bear failure
that has occurred In yeare. This waa an
Immediate Influence In promoting heavy
covering of short contracts In other quar
ters and the driving In of the bears became
a prominent factor In the day's advance of
prices. Some nf the heaviest cohering was
In l nited States steel, but the stock was
held back during all the early part of the
session and rose fractionally over last night
only late In the day.
Many repofts continued to be received of
unfavorable conditions in the Iron and steel
trades, of rutttr.fr of Iron prices and of
declining orders for steel. The rlee In the
United States Steel stocks, though small,
was sufficient to establish them at new
high levels for the year. Union J"acl1lc
continued the conspicuous leader In the ad
vance and also rose to a new high leveL
A number of other prominent- slocks ap
proached or exceeded the high prices of
March, which were the previous high prices
for the year.
The lull In the late market came with the
publication of the forecasts of the week's
cash changes. The promise of an acces
sion of between Jll.04Kl.000 and .".(KM, two in
the reserves of the bunks must be reckoned
In connection with the week's outgo of gold,
which ran to 5.f0l.u00. A rate of retire
ment from active circulation and from bank
ing uses in the Interior, such aa Is disclosed
by these figures, gives formidable evidence
of the shrinkage of business activity. The
showing put a momentary damper upon tha
speculative enthusiasm. Prices later ad
vanced again, however, and closed generally
near the highest.
Ulscusslon of tho Pennsylvania bond Issue
continued very active and Its Influence on
the stock market was still felt. Much In
terest was shown In the price realised by
the railroad company on the sale, after
compensation to bankera and expenses had
been deducted. Nothing official could be
learned on this subject, aut reports were
current Indicating that a substantial dig
count from the Issuing price had been ac
cepted by the railroad. No additional gold
exports were announced and foreign sub
scription to the Pennsylvania loan affected
the foreign market.
rH?nA t"nB- To'' sa'e. $5,138,000.
lnited States bonds were unchanged on call.
ClSINQ STOCK QUOTATIONS.
, Closing
Adam Exnree. ' Jjf-
Amal Oopper 40.000 eoii
Am car I-oun. s,4oo ;u u .sail -Mat
. tto Pcef erred ... 2,0 Wt w,?
Am Cotton m.. l.goo 2!.i 2l4 'l
do preferred t-i
A ...
... MinLM ..... ...... . . ..
American Ice 1.400 JRlJ 4 U, "til
Am Linseed Oil... Kim lot, inS T.,
do preferred 100 2X "i i"i
Am Locomotive ... ,1.700 4,-,u 74u Tilt
lo preferred ... 1.2J0 P7 07 S?
Am Smelt & Ref. 2S.3H) rj 7014 Tl
do preferred ... 1.70O r.T- ,-,? n,M
Am Sugar Kef B.000 127. ltt 12714
Am Tohacro ctfs. 700 m y,,.v w1f
Anaconda Mln Co 8,201) sou 3574
Atcliieon .. .8.600 73 - 77T, 7014
do preferred ... at 10 go fZ wi
All Coast Line... l.ttsj ?U ?o
Bait ft Ohio 1,000 85 4 As
uo preferred b
Druok Rap Trap. 17.KXI 47 'iflii 4714
Canadian Paclflc. 8,!0 lsti lr.fii 15514
Central of N J 170
Ches Ohio 2,rto0 S3; Xj;
Chi Gt Weatern... 4..VMI n2 1$ ij
Chicago N W.. T.stX) 151 148 loo
C M & St Pau . . Z7.U00 122 12u l-'in2
Chi Ter & Tran '-J"
do preferred
C. C, C & Si L... 20O Ro 'fijl, of,u
Colo Fuel & Iron S.SoO 24 MB, v 24 tt
Colo aV Southern .. 5,400 32 301J mv
.lo 1st preferred. . a,m 0Vj B01
do 2d preferred. otiO r.ti ZitiZ
Consolidated ties.. . IK114 nS i1B
Com Products ... 3t!0 141$ 4li 14
.lo preferred ... 2n0 m ttx BtiU
TJel & Hudson .. 4.SO0 18o3 1531, ltd.
Del. Lack West . 45
D ft K (Grande. . . 200 20 2oii 2iti
do preferred -.p
Distillers' Securl.. 4.100 .1416 'aij -
Erie . 12.2O0 intj IK
do 1st preferred. 1,400 sr. .".4 .14.V
do 2d preferred-. i0 2414 23 4
General Electric. 1.KO0 1.14V i: 13414
Illinois Central .. poo 127W I'M J-7ii
lot Paper l.coo 10 10 10
rtopreferred ... TOO 53ti niH4 imiu
..... ..w D. Irt fl... w lh5
tnt ramp 2.7O0 2S ojni
do preferred
soo
70 1
Iowa Central ....
do preferred . . .
K C Southern .
1,600
2. 404)
400
I'.. i4'4 ir.tj
5 4 S4"
23 23 V, 2:t
do preferred . . .
Sir
I.oilis ft Nashville l.tVtO I021, 101' I'lift
S4
.viextcan central... 3,700 it-.T, isu insi
Minn 4 St Louis.. on 24 24 -
M, St P ft S S M. 1300 113 1124 11214
do preferred tr.
Missouri Pacific... 2.000 4t?ii 45i Isafi
Mo. Kan Texas 2.2ii0 2SU
do preferred
RttO .IK
National Lead ...
2. 7O0 67 '4 5.V
M ex Nat K R pf. ; p:
1 tentral .... triioo loot, no 14 but,
N T, Ont ft West. I.oim) R414 a.v 34
Norfolk 41 YVe.tern l.StXI 5i 631, 6SU.
do preferred o
North American .. 1.400 6 ,v o."'4
I'sclflc Mail ..... 400 2R 27 2rt'4
Pennsylvania 2S.100 11014 UStj Hi)
People's Uas 1,600 1114 poW vl
P. C C ft St Louis lofl 70 70 7S
I'ressed Steel Car 8.000 27 25 271.
do preferred . . . Si'O S2 M S2
Pullman Pal Car. 600 l.V lotj - 757
Reading 165,000 loll', 1071, los'4
do 1st preferred Ho'4
do 21 preferred 7n
Republic Steel ... I.30O 1H, T7 17.-U
do preferred ftoo 6S 071-. r. '
Rock Island Co.. 8.70O H 151 1514
do preferred ... 7.4o0 2? 2f-. 21 u,
St L ft S F 2 pf. too 2J 26 2,;2
Ft L Southwestern 300 14V 14'4 14
do preferred tsoo 34, 34:1, 3414
Southern Pacific .. 34.400 77-i 7 7714
do preferred ... 400 114'. II414 114t4
Southern Railway. 1.4O0 15 !4'i .-,i"
lo preferred 4 40-. 40 W 40-14
Texas ft Pacific. 2-JO 173i 17 U 174.
Tol. St L ft West 171U
do preferred ... 400 31 41 3ia;
Union Pacific 163. oo 13344 1.1114 i.ruj
do preferred ... 3.3i0 boa 7tfI 7014
IT 8 Expires ! 88
1. S Realty 4t
L" S Rubber 1.2"0 211; 2i, 21
do preferred ... S2'4 R2 .c
U S S:e. l 72.l :iKf 351, 3S
do preferred ... I3.0 loit. f oo;i
Va-Caro Chemical. 1.01 1 2n, 21 21
do preferred ... loo ftl4 01 2
Vabash Ton lot, 101; 1054
do preferred ... 1.3oO loi. iH'i 1NU
Well-Fargo Ex . TOO "
W'eBtinghoupe Elec 4.400 57', 5fit-i of.v,
Weatern Union .. " 61 51 '4 So'.
Wheel ft L Brie. : .'. - Stt
Wisconsin Central. 4ort ir.i 1514 151."
do preferred ."I'O . 3.1 :ts .37 1
Northern Pacific... 44.2"ti' 131H 127 U-?t,
Central Leather .. 2.4oo 2.1', 22', -J-'.
do preferred ... 200 S914 St4 Kit
(Moss-Sheffield 4 45 45
Gt Northern pf... 2.Y5"0 121 12414 12-t;
Inter Met 2. SOO 11 1014 ids;
do preferred ... 2.4' 2ST4 -27 2sJ,
Utah Copper I.1V1O 31 3014 3o(i
Total sale for the day. 679.800 shares.
B0ND3.
NEW TORK, April 24. Closing quota
tions: U. s. ref 2s rer.l03 N T C O -.'-..
do coupon. ... 104 'North Pacific 3. TJ5.
V. S. 3s reg loox, North pac'flo 4f.l004,
decoupon . . . -IOO '-4 South Pacific s. srt ,
U. ' ni-iv reg. 1 IO-.4 Union P.iciMc s.loa,
Uo vouAun... .122,WucUA CouL 4.
f Atehteon adj 4s T Japaneae ctfa. .. 7
I b 4 K G 1. 4 ;
Motyr. Fshjunr. Fte.
SEW TORK. April 24 Close Money on
can. easv. 1H0 per cent: ruling rate. l;
re-sing bid. 14; offered at a per cent.
1 Time loans, quiet, but rather firm; M0
i dsys. m per cent; wo days, tsai per cent;
; six month. per cent.
Prim, mercantile paper. 4 e4 4 ner rent.
Sterling exchange, steady, with artual
business In bankers' bills at 47V". e
4 1W for demand and at 4 47-n-4.H4HA
Ffor ao-day bills: commercial bills, S4.Mxt
4.S4..
Bsr silver. -4c.
Mexican dollars, 4Tc.
Government bonds and railroads steady.
LONDON-. April 24. Bar silver, auiet.
Utd per ounce.
' Money. 21. per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
: for short bills la 2 l-la2 per cent; for
1 three months 2 ll-lft per cent.
SAN rBANCISCO, April 24 silver bars.
S4c
Mexican dollars, Mv,c
Drafts, sight. 2Ujr; telegraph, .lc.
Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.S5y.;
i(ht, $4.87.
Dally Treaoury NtalenieBl.
WASH1NOTON'. April 24. Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the gen
eral fund shows:
Available cash balances 12-".2.43B.SS
:old coin 2.1.040.520
Gold certificate 24,742,420
RETAIL TRADE IS SLOW
DULLNESS OONTIMKS IX IRON
AND STEKIi IVDUSTKY.
Better Toiic In the Lumber Trade In
ths Wert Advance In
Hides.
TCEW YORK, April 24. R. Q- Dun & Co.'a
weekly review of trade tomorrow will aay:
Light-weight wearing apparel la In bet
ter demand In responee to more aeaaonable
weather, but retail trade aa a whole show
little alteration and tha crops have not
made- aulTiclent progress to encourage nor
mal preparations for tha future bualnesa In
wholesale and Jobbing departments. Pay
ments are a little more prompt owing, to
the ease of money.
Dullness continues in the Iron and steel
Industry, the outlook for the year being In
dicated by a reduction In the eatlmnte of
ore shipments to SO.OOO.Ooo tons. Several
mllle have resumed, including some of the
leading rail plants, but these are not start
ed at more than one-third full capacity.
Light receipts of cattle and Increased
tanning by packera supply greater atrength
In the domestic hide market, nearly all
varieties advancing more or lens.
&OMK IMPKOVK.MENT IN THE OUTLOOK
But Distributive Trade and Industry Are
Ba-r-kward.
NEW TORK, April 24. Bradgtreeta to
morrow will aay . .
Improved weather condition! and excel
lent crop reports throughlut the greater
part of the country, coupled with the favor
able construction put upon recent financial
developments, have made for the growth of
a better feeling aa regards tha outlook, but
the actual effect upon distributive trade and
lnduFtry ia aa yet alight and conservatism
rules operations tqjjn extent not approached
In recent years.
There is a slightly better tone in the
lumber trade In the West and In the Pacific
Northwest some logging cam pa have re
sumed. Business failures In the United States for
the week ending April 23 number iiM
against 2tt last week. Canadian failures
for the week number 33 as against 29 last
week and 23 In this week a year ago.
Wheat. Including flour, exports from the
t'nlted States and Canada for the week
ending April 2.1, aggregate 2,417.003 bushels
against 2.SS0.242 this week last year. For
the 4il weeks of the fiscal year, the exports
are 170.7'.5.tJ9t, bushels against 141,5o5,Stf7
In 1UO6-07.
Bunk Clearings.
Brad street's bank clearing report for the
week ending April 23 shows an aggregate of
$1, 989,057. (XK). as against $2,1.87,382. 0ot last
week and $2,625,743,000 in the corresponding
week last year. The following la a Hat of the
cities:
P.C. P.C.
inc. dec.
New York $1,077,572,000 31.0
Chicago 227.40t,000 ..... .3
Boston 11S,J2.(0 .... 10.0
Philadelphia lO2.04.V0 .... 25.7
St. Louie 56. 1.15.000 .... 4.9
PltUburx .1ft,7H3.0tjO .... 34.4
Han Francisco u,214,00O Str.l
Kansaa City S,"..005,000 16.1
Fajtlmore 19,o20,u.a .... 2S.2
Cincinnati , 31,770.0(10 .... 18.7
Minneapolis IH.ni.VOOO .... 12.4
New Orleans 1 2,046,01 0 .... 22.6
Cleveland 11.821,0(10 20.6
Detroit 12.tfci.YI.00rt 5.3
Louisville 10, 17H.0HO .... 13.1
Is Angeles .0i3,0K .... 20.2
Omaha ft,3...0(o .... tt.3
Milwaukee ,ui9.0O0 .... 10.8
Seattle 7,G4:UH0 .... 21. o
St. Paul 7.422,000 .... Ifl.l
Buffalo T,li06,tKi 10.1
Uenvrr 7,.Sl.(nn 6. ....
Indianapolis ltf.K2:f.0uO 6.9
Fort Worth 6,7."1.(H0 .... 10.6
Trovldence 5.66,(M .... 14.1
Portland, Or 4TS50M .... 80.0
Albanv 5.2SR.0OO .... 2.8
Richmond 4.9SO.000 .... 11.2
Washington. D. C 4.83T..000 .... 14.7
Spokane. Wash 5.2.V.o0 1.0
Salt Lake City 4.A57.0O0 15.7
Columbus 4,2-.2.0lr0 .... 20.8
Ft. Joseph 4.464,000 .... 22.3
Atlanta 3,97.000 .... 14.1
Memphis 3,Jt8T,tXi .... 8.0
Tacoma S.8S9.U00 .... 10.8
Savannah 2,4tt3.0uO .... 22.8
Toledo, Ohio 3.i)ol.0O0 .... 14.9
Nashville 2.391,000 87. i
Rochester 3.050.000 6.1
Hartfcrd 8,101.000 .... 13-1
Des Molnea 2.740.000 2
Peoria 2.376.000 .... 10.7
Norfolk l.tteS.OOO .... 39.8
New H aven 2.odS. 000 .... 1 2 . tt
Grand Rapida I,ftt8.nnn ir.l
BVrmlngham 1.994.000 .... 13.9
Svracuse 1.631 ,0u0 .... 5.S
Sioux City l,7ol,0f0 .... 21.7
Springfield, Maes. .
Kvansvllle
Portland, Me
Dayton
Little Rock
Augusta. Ga
Oakland. Cal
"Worcester
J.KiH.rtO .... 24.3
1.7CJ.O0O .... 3.1
1.368.000 13.5
1.441,000 10.5
1,20.000 8.2 ....
1.4!7.O00 8.2
J.2r4,00O .... o7.2
1.312.0m) .... 16.7
Mobile
1.042.000 .... 44.0
KnoxvUl
Jacksonville, Fla. ...
Chattanooga
Charleston. S. C...
Ltincotn. Neb. ......
Wilmington. Del. ...
Wichita
Wilkesbarre .
Wheeling. W. Va. . . .
Fall River
Davenport -
Kalamazoo, Mich. ..
Top-ka
Helena
SitriTiKfield, 111
Youngstown
Fort Wayne
New Bedford
Krie. Pa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa..
Macon
.Akron
Lexington
Rock ford. Ill
Fargo. X. D. ......
Leowell
Bingharaton
Chester. Pa
Sioux Falls, S. D...
South B?nd. Ind
Bk-omington. Ill
Canton, Ohio
Quinsy. HI
PprlTigfleM. Ohio ....
T-euatijr. 111.
MsnsfieM, Ohio ....
Fremont, Neb
Jacksonville, III
r ikiahoma
Houston
Galveeton
1.2M.000 .... 18.9
1.423. n0 11.9
1,461.000 12.8
1. 170.000 .... 4.4
H77.(mO .... 28.6
1.005.000 .... 12.0
1.216. Un 8.1
1,141, 'WO 2.7
l,218.t"M .... 18.5
745.000 3.2
Jtfll.OilO .... lfi.0
S'7,000 2.0
9fiM"0 14.il
M)4." 37.7
7S3.0.P0 .... 2.3
B47,ti 18.4
7f7,OoO l. ....
672.nO 5.0 ....
23.MXt
J.82.-X.O 19.8
' ft.OOO .... 16.0
627.01 n) .... 25.1
5.3.0mO .... 11.2
6ft4 f K0 .... 3.9
48,000 17.3
- 426,000 .... 8.1
460.000 1.0
301,000 26.3
432.000 18.9
421 .Out .... 10.2
4.S8.0OO 2.1 ....
372.000 88.3
4H8,0t. 18.3
311. OOO l.l
371. Ono 18.5 ....
-380.000
1fi6.0(i0 Jft.9
186, tHO .... 2.0
8i4.000
12.S74.0t-0 46.5
U. 307.0 .... 3.0
Iried Fruit at w York.
NEW TORK. April 24. Th market for
evaporated apple Is quiet with fancy quot
ed at 10H & 11c: choice, StfOV; prima,
7H-tt7Hc, and common to fair 596-0e.
Prunes ar steady with quotations rang
ing from 4 to 14 cents for California, and
from 5 to 10 cents for Oregon fruit.
Apricots are unchanged with choice quot
ed at 18$2'k:; extra choice at 19f$21-c, and
fancv, at 2024c.
Peaches ate dull but rather steadier In
tona with choice at 10j lOic; extra choice.
liS?llc; fancy, llafelSc; extra fancy at
13 & 14c.
JVool at St. Ijwim.
ST. IXM'18. April 24. Wool, steady. Ter
ritory and Western medium?. 18 2Vc; line
medium lS lTc; fine, a lVc
G0QQGR0P0UTL0QK
Prevents Advance in Wheat
Prices at Chicago.
MARKET WEAK ALL DAY
Sharp Pcx-reaw! in Argentine Ship
ments Has No Kffet-t on Values
in View of the Favorable
Domestic Kcports.
CHirAOO. April 24. The whsat market
stras w.ak all rlav and closed at almost the
lowest point. There was general aelllns at
th atart, owln; to a veak market at
IWenool and to the favorable weather con
ditions In this country, which caused an
openlns; decline of to lc, compared wltlr,
yesterday, final quntatlons. -During the day
there were several slight rallies on coverlnas
by shorts, lut prices failed to advance
above the openins; fltrure. The slstistical
situation was again favorable to the bulls,
but the hrlKht outlook for the new crop
eefttned to overshadow all other considera
tions. Th. close was weuk. May opened
HQ-He to lHtflSe lower at u7tc and
closed at 9?Vic. .luly opened from H lo 1-.C
lower at 88 H lS',c, aold off to 88 Kc 8nd
closed at WSc.
The corn market was weak because of the
break In wheat, local traders aenerally be
1ns; Inclined to sell. The feature of trad In
oata was th. selltns; of September delivery
on favorable reporta of the condition of the
new crop. Provision, were weak on selling
by commission-houses and local packers.
Leading futures ranred aa follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Cl-me.
May .!S t .! f " -IT -4
July isa'i .M'V; .HKVi .K4,
September ... .." .t& M'a .
CORN.
May B7'i .1, i .fin'-, .T
Julv :-. .rails .tKIij -Wi
September ... .81 .tu. .61 .til M
OATfi.
May, old .... .M4 .fiS .M'i
Mar, new ... .iil1 J2 .flT.
July. 14 ... .4.V1, .4.1 .4fti .4."-:S
July, new ... .4:iA .4:'.--, .4:iv, .!
September ... .3714 .-17 Vt . -'s --"I'i
POKK.
May IS.OSfe 1.1.05 12 no 11 1")
July 13. 4 11 -K) l:i.22Vi 1.1.J2
September ...111.70 18.70 13.65 lll.oS
1.ARD,
May .-. 8.10 8.10 8.02V, 8(i'-Vi
July 8.:C2V4 8.:t'Vi 8 1" .lo
September ... 802V4 .S2Vi 8.15 8.36
. . SHORT RIBS.
May -!.! 6 llfi , B.SO
July .. Tiii 7.25 7.1o 7.10
September ... 7.45 7.45 7..H5 7.35
Oash quotations wer. as follows:
-Flour Steady.
Wheat No. S. 06cS1.0B; No. X red, 97()8c.
Corn No. 2. 67c: No. 2 yellow. 67c.
Oata No. -2, 62c; No. S white, 50 K 9
B2-4c.
Rye No. 2, SOfiSOVic.
Barley Fair to choice malting. 74(iH4c.
Flax seed No.' 1 Northwestern, J1.20.
Timothy seed Prime, I4-.23.
Short ribs Sides, (loose). W.50-a..S7Vi.
Pork Mess, per bbl., 12.9ti(6i:l
Lard Per 100 It., 8.
Sldca Short, clear, (boxed). ' $T.207.50.
Whiky-T-Basl of high wines. 1.3o.
Receipta. Shipments.
Flour, bbl s.
Wheat, bu.
Com, bu. .
Oats, bu. . .
Rye. bu. . .
Barley, bu.
J8.HO0
lO.K' O
l.(MK
16, GOO
4C..7O0
GrMn at 8nn FranclM..
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. Wheat and
barley firm.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, 164 &Wc; mllllnir.
ll.ftT. I.G7H.
Barley Feed. $1.37 3 1.40; brewing,
ll.si t.:2
Oats Red. $1.42H 1-35; white, I1.S2V.9
1.05; grays. $t.&Al.C2K.
Call-board sales:
Wheat No tradinff.
Barley May, $1.34; December, 91.27 9
I-2t.
Corn Large yellow, $1.65 1.70.
Knropean Grain Market.
IXNDON. ' April 24. Cargbcs, quiet;
Walla Walla, prompt shipment. 3Ss 8dffr36s;
California, prompt shipment, 3tisii36B ad.
LIVERPOOL.. April 24. Wheat. May, 7
4d; July, 7a 5d: September, 7s d.
F.nglish country markets firm; French
country markets, quiet but stently.
Argentine shipments, 2.73.0O bushels
last week. 3.712.000 bushels. Australia fhlp
ments, 152,000 bushels; last week, 130,000
bushels.
Grain and Prod nee at New York.
NEW YORK, April 24. Flour Receipts.
13.60O barrels; exports, 7000; firm, with a
moderate Inquiry.
Wheat Receipts, 4000 bushels; exports,
08.300 busholn; spot, irreprutar; No. 2 red.
81.064 elevator and $1.07 f. o. J. afloat;
No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.14 H f. o. b.
affoat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.124 t. o. b.
affoat; May. f 1.0ft U ; July. 92c.
Wool and hops Quiet.
Petroleum Steady.
Northwestern Grain Markets.
DTJTA'TH, April 24- Wheat. No, 1 North
ern, 81.06H; No. 2 Northern, 91.02; May,
$1.03; July. 9103; September, 91c.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 24. Wheat. No. 1
hard, $1.0874; So. 1 Northern, $1.06: No.
2 do, $1.04 1.04: No. 3 do, 16
$1.02; May, $1.04 1.04 ; July, $1.03
(1.03; September, 90 c.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. April 24. Wheat, unchanged.
Bluestem, 86c; club, 84c; red, 82c.
QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO.
Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City
Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. The follow
fhg prices we're quoted in the produce mar
ket today:
Vegetables rile, 20g-25c: green peas,
$1.2o$ i l..V; string beans, ir.'u17,'c; asnara
gun. 5 7c; tomatoes, $1.502.50; eggplant,
15920c.
Poultrv Roosters, old. $4 4.50; roosters,
young. $7.!i04 10; broilers, small, $:i3.r,0;
broilers, large, $4.50igi5.50; fryers, 87tH;
hens, $4.00 tfj 9; ducks, old. $45; young.
Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; creamery
seconds, 22c; fancy dairy. 21 He.
Eggs Store, 19c; fancy ranch. 21c.
Cheese New, 11 12c; Young- America,
12 13 He.
Millstutts Bran, $30.50 32; middlings,
938 $36.
Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino,
20$22c; South Plains and San Joaquin. 59
7c; lambs, filOu.
Hops New and old crops, 15c; con
tracts, 9& 11c.
Hav Wheat. $16ft20; wheat and oats,
8164(119: alfalfa. $9&14; stock, $810; straw,
per bale, 55tHc.
Fruits Apples, cnoiee. $1-75; common,
60c: bananas, 13. 50; Mexican limes,
$0.5007; California lemens, choice, $2.50;
common, 75c; oranges, navels. $ 1.73 & 2-50;
pineapples. $1.503 50.
potatoes Early Rose. 91.33 - 1.50; sweets.
$2?3; Oregon Burbanks, 85co$l.
Receipts Flour. 2.."U quarter sacks;
wheat. 70 centals; barley, 3590 centals;
oats, 915 centals; potatoes, 394 sacks; bran,
TOO sacks: Kay. 804 tons; wool, 423 bales;
hides, 1080.
Electricity In Place of Ice.
Popular Mechanics.
Horseless wagons, smokeless powder,
noiseless suns nd Ice less ice boxes!
The last Hum consists of an electric
motor belted to a pump which keeps a
cooling solution moving through a set
of pipes which are placed In the re-y
ff iterator.
These pipes jire similar to the steam
or hot water "radiators in tho living
rooms, only lhey cool instead of heat
tho apartment.
The machine Is entirely automatic,
rTHE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
Portland,
UNITED STATES
Capital, $500,000 Surplus and
OFFICERS-
J. C AINSWORTH, President R. W. SCHMEER, Cathler
R. LEA BARNES, Vice; President
A. M. WRIGHT, Ass't Cashier W. A. HOLT, Au t Cashier
- BOARD OF DIRECTORS
I. W. Hrllmasj Presltk-nt Wells
Fargo Nevada Natioial Hank.
S P.; lTnlin Trust Co.. S. K. ;
and Farmers & Merchanra Na
tional Bunk. Los Aitt'oles.
Perrr T. Moraaa President of
the California Wine Aaaocla
tion. S. F.
Rofas MnHorr Of the law firm
of Polph. Mallory, Simon A
Gearin.
ana constant!- maintains whatever de
(rree of cold Is selected. The moment
tho thermometer rlsea above that point
tne machine starts up of Itaelf and
works until the apartment Is suffi
ciently cooled; then It stops of Itself.
Tlte whole affair is so simple as to
require prHCticully no attention except
an occasional oillne;. which 1 no more
difficult than to oil a sewing; machine.
At trifling; expense one can also fix
up a buscment room as cold storage
for larare supplies, such as barrels of
apples, jurs of butter, sacks of potatoes,
etc.. wntt-h It Is now Impossible to keep
In the average residence.
In many families the saving effect
ed by purchasing supplies In quantities
instead of from day to day would be
enough to pay the entire cost of oper
ating the cold storage system; If not
the amount formerly spent for ice cer
tainly would.
GUN OF MEXICAN WAR
Fowling rieve That Fired Firtt
Shot ,at Buena Vista.
Coorml (111.) Dispatch in Chicago Inter
Ocean. An old gun that played a most promi
nent part In the history of tha Mexican
War is a relic owned by Dr. R. C. Taylor,
of this city. The old fowling piece, once
the property of General Joseph Lane, has
a history of its own and recalls Inci
dents of. the stirring times following tne
close of the Mexican War. Then the
United States, warm in the formative
stage and bustling with the fervor of the
gold- days on the California shore?, was
largly populated with citizens who well
knew the ue of a trusty rifle and felt
at all times its protecting power, whether
on battlefield or in- frontier home.
In writing to Dr. Taylor of the old gun.
Elder J. W. Richardson, of Boonville,
Ind., says: "I well remember the pld
gun, 'Huena Vista, and can recall the
story that went with the weapon. General
Joseph Lane, bear jhunter. politician and
warrior, prized the gun as his most valu
able asset, and when he made his mem
orable and spectacular race for the Vice
Presidency on the Southern Democratic
ticket against Lincoln and the regular
Democratic nominee, he used to recount
on the political stump many of th? vic
tories he had achieved with old 'Buena
Vista.'
"The gun got its name while the Mexi
can war was waging at its hottest stage.
General Lane, fighting under General
Taylor, massed his troops on the morning
oli February 23, 1847, at Buena Vista
post. The flower of Taylor's army had
been withdrawn to aid General Scott, and
it was a ragged handful of men that was
mustered on the raw February day to
combat the 20,000 select men massed un
der Santa Ana, the Mexican general. The
little American army took position at
Buena Vista, a narrow mountain pass,
with hills on one side and a deep ravine
on the other.
"General Taylor, astride his white
charger, was coolly giving orders, appar
ently unmindful of Santa Ana's advanc
ing troops. Captain Bragg, a trusted of
ficer, was ordered to put in the grape as
soon as the Greasers got near enough t
feel the sting of it, and General Lane was
told to use his riflemen to the best ad
vantage. Most of Lane's troops were
from Kentucky, Indiana nd Illinois, and
knew how. to knock the luster out o a
squirrel s eye. Many of the men had rude
guns, as comparison with the modern
weapons of the Army today would show,
but all were patriotic Americans and not
afraid of anything. .
The Opening Shot.
"As Santa Ana advanced with his troops
General Lane leveled his old 13-pound
rifle at the foremost man and pulled the
trigger. His aim was true and the man
dropped dead In his tracks. The old gun
had dropped the first victim of the fa
mous and, as was later learned, the de
cisive battle. The firing was hot for the
remainder of the day and the ragged lit
tle handful of American soldiers stood up
like patriots under the galling fire of the
skulking Mexicans. Now and then a
volley of grape poured into the Mexican
ranks and made the Greasers waver, but
it was soon seen that if the battle waa
to be won It must be left mostly to the
backwoods marksmen.
"The cracking of the rifles was an
swered by shrieks of the falling Mexi
cans, and In the final desperate encoun
ter the infantry was momentarily over
whelmed. It was at this juncture that
Captain Bragg made his gallant charge
and opened the ranks of the Mexicans.
"General Lane, leading his men,
marched toward the gap out into Santa
Ana's troops, and the Mexicans, fearing
the deadly leaden rain the backwoods
marksmen poured into them from their
rifles, broke aud fled In wild disorder,
Santa Ana himself being In sueh haste as
to lose an artificial limb. The old gun
used by General Lane, by actual count,
felled more than a score of men in the
final rush, and it became so hot from
repeated firing that it had to be cooled
before it could be loaded. The braveness
of General Lane waa warmly commended
by General TaylorXand as the last skulk
ing Greaser hurried away the gun was
seized ami waved in triumph above the
ranks of the American soldiers. It was
then that the old weapon was dubbed
'Buena Vista,' and since that time It has
gone by that name.
"In 1X48 a grand reunion was held In
Warrick County, Indiana, and General
nane was the principal speaker of the
day. When he maunted the platform,
surrounded by comrades who had partici
pated in the Mexican War battles, he
raised the old gun over his head, and e
veterans went wild with cheering. A few
years later, while on a visit to Boonville,
Ind., General Lane gave the gun to An
drew Jacjcson Taylor, whom he commis
sioned to keep it always as a memento of
his friendship and a token of the battle
that decided the Mexican struggle.
Bncota as True as in the 40s.
The oli gun was accordingly handed
down by the elder Taylor to his son, Dr
R. C. Taylor, who lives in this city, and
who Is past 70 yars old. Dr. R. C. Tay
lor gave the old weapon to hfs son, An
drew Jackson Taylor, thus carrying out
the wishes of General Iane. It haa now
been in the Taylor family for three gen
erations and looks and shoots just as true
and straight as it did when It carried
death and consternation into Santa
Oregon
DEPOSITORY
Undivided Profits, $400,000
ieorge K. rhamkerlals Oover
nor of Orcron.
R. I.. Msrlrsj President of th.
Mh'-'tv Kstate Co,
It. Lea Bnrarsi Vlcp-Prewlilcnl.
J. A. Alnaeirtli lre.fdent. Rltn
president of tlte Fidelity Trust
Co. Bank, of Ta.-otna. Wash.
D. W. Wakrrleld Of the real
estate firm ol Wakefield. Fries
Co.
Ana's troops in the late '4o. The (tun
weighs 1-1 pounds, and Is now used
hut little. It has killed hundreds of
deer and many bears, while, wild tur
keys have been slain by the hundred
with Its huare bullets. It was manu
factured In Cincinnati In the early i')s.
and has never been overhauled since
Its Nild maker pronounced it perfect
and placed It on the market.
General I.ane, who ran for Vice-President
with John C. Breckt-nridge in
1K60, always remembered the olo
weapon, and shortly before his death
he Inquired about the trusty old gun.
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