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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1908)
THE 3XORXIXG OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1908. 17 Season Has Been Almost a Failure to Date. PACK 10 PER CENT SHORT Can tiers Delay Xuming of Opening Prices Daily Produce Receipts Are Xoiv Posted at the Board of Trade. The Columbia River salmon season hajl been a falure up to date, so far as the can nen are concerned. The pack up to the present time has been but little more than 0 per cent ot what It was at this date a year ago. Canners are Inclined to account lor the shortage on the theory that the river has been overfished. It Is probable that when the later hatchery fish appear the run w'U Improve, but It Is not thought the pack this season will reach that of Tormer years. Under the circumstances the t anners are not In a hurry to name opening; prices tor the 1008 pack. Commenting on the situation, the New York Journal of Com merce says: It Is understood that the number of or ders booked subject to approval of prices Is as large as In previous years, and that in some quarters there has been a dispo sition shown to increase quantities, but whether these orders will be confirmed when the prices are made will depend alto gether upon what the prices are. There has been talk of an advance of 1C a dozen over the opening figures of 1907, but the concensus of opinion among Jobbers and brokers Is that this is not a year when an advance in price will bo accepted readily by the distributing trade or consumers, and If the packers find it necessary to raise their quotations there Is likely to be a con siderable scaling down of advance orders when confirmations are sought by the sellers. In spot Columbia River salmon the Bup tPly, except of half pounds, is light. The eiw-yover of the latter Is said to be large, mainly as a result of the poor quality of a good deal of the fish that was put Into half pound, cans last year. Holders are represent ed to be very anxious to reduce their stocks and are making prices on it which. In some instances at least, represent a considerable1 loss. The concessions made, however, fall . to stimulate the consuming demand. If there Is any advance In prices on this sea son's pack It Is extremely doubtful that nalf-pounds will participate in it. DAIRY PKODUCK RECEIPTS TOSTED Important Feature of the Portland Board of Trade Sen-Ice. The Board of Trade has Inaugurated a new feature that will prove to be of great benefit to the produce interests of the city. It Is the .collection and tabulation of pro duce receipts each day which will be posted it the Board at noon. These statistics are collected from all the railroad and ex jress companies and steamboat lines and ire accurate and complete. The knowll Ige of what the city Is receiving each day will be an Important factor in the adjusting of prices. Tho produce members of the Board will hold a meeting at 8 P. M. Thursday to dls :uss matters connected with the trade, both on nnd off the floor of the Exchange. A meeting of the grain interests has been called for noon Friday when It is probable the official grain committee will be ap pointed. N'o sales were announced at yesterday's session, but an offer was posted to buy 200 " cubes of extra creamery butter at 2214 v cents. . Produce receipts for' the 24 hours ending at 11 A. M. 'yesterday were as follows: 103 (-Ta"i'S butter. 131 cases eggs, 21 coops chjek- CnS. 8 GOODS- ducks. .1-1 vtnl 1A h... a muttons, 1 box dressed chickens, 160 boxes . asparagus, 31 sacks peas, 2 boxes rhubarb, r ( 2a boxes cherries, 50 crates strawberries, o boxes 'cucumbers. HOP OUTLOOK IX GERVAIS SECTION Vine Coming on Slowly nnd Missing Hills Rrtwrted Reduced Acrenjre. GKRVA1S, Or., May 12. (Special.) There Is an Improvement in the hop market, and whether it is the result of actual demand or the fear of a shortage remains to be seen. There Is a poorer prospect for a crop than there has been in many years. The vine Is coming on slowly and growers report more missing hills than u.ouaI. Those that do come are not strong and healthy. There is un questionably a short yield in prospect, as well as an unusual shortage of acreage. The number of yards that will not be cultivated 1 much greater than reported. Again, nu . merous yards will not be cared for this sea son, but will he left to stand and will not even be kept off the ground; other yards have been plowed once, so' as to keep them In good condition for the coming year. It w.ould not be a surprrae to hopmen here if there was a crop of BO.oOti to 70.(XK hales this crop season in the entire State of Oregon, or about a one-half crop. There are over looo acres of hops grown In the Oervals section and as many as flouo bales have beeen shipped through this station In one year. The list of acreage plowed up follows: Krank Buekay, 18: Owar Olson. IS; John A. Ferchweiler. lO; Albert T. Thorn hurry. 20: E. E. Shields, 25: George Muth. 1: Mr. Morlcy, 15: John Blanton. 10; Homer Gnulet, 18: John JlcCormlck. 20: Charles Mr Cormlrk. 35; Krebs Brus., 35; William Scol laril, 24. STEADY DEMAND FOR STRAWBERRIES California Fmlt Sells Much Better Than Oregon. California strawberry receipts wera fairly large yesterday and the. demand was good. On the best Jessies. $1.30 was quoted, while Dollar berries sold at $1.75. Second-grade fruit went lower. The quality of the Oregon berries received so far has not been up to the average. Quotations yesterday ranged from 15 centsdown to 10 cents. Among the day's receipts was a car of Mediterranean sweet oranges. Two cars of California Bermuda onions arrived and the price was dropped to $2.50 per crate. A quantity of Crystal Wax onions came In and they sold at the same price as Bermudas. A shipment of two crates of red sweet potatoes was received from Honolulu. BUTTER MOVES READILY AT PRICE Poultry Is Plentiful but in Good Demand. Eggs tAr Firm. There was no chftngo in the butter situa tion yesterday. The demand was good and the market was quoted firm at the prices fixed Monday. Kites continued firm at IS V4 iff 10 cents with a good local demand. Retailers com plain that much of the stock offered on Front street is inferior, being the culls taken from eggs sorted for storage. Poultry receipts were the largest of the week, but there was a first-class, demand, especially for chickens, and all prices were firmly maintained. Stiff Demand for Milling Wheat. TACOMA, Wash., May 12. (Special.) As the .eason advances and the stock of availa ble wheat becomes less, the demand for choice milling wheat ie sharper ami prices for car load lots are stronger, frequently being front 2 to 3 cents above quotations for export grain Cr.olce milling wheat is quoted at !M) cents for bluestem, fH cents for rlub and 87 cents' for red. Prices for export range about 3 cents lt'.-S. Bank Clearing. Clearings of the Northwestorn cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Portland $1,105,045 Seattle l.lUS.Si:! Tacoina . 05H.3:n Spokane 01M.8S7 Balances. $131.452 lc:'.l.59 30.213 6;;.o4 BOARD OF TRADE QUOTATIONS. Frnlts and Vegetables. APPLES Select, $2.50 per box: fancy, $2; choice, $1.50: ordinary, $1.25. POTATOES Select, selling price, TOO ott hundred: Willamette Valley, buying price, 45c per hundred: East Multnomah, buying price, 53c; Clackamas, buying price. 55c per hundred; new California, 3ijc per pound; sweet. 5Kc jer pound FRESH FRUITS Oranges. $2.75 3. 25 per box lemons, $2.733.73; strawberries, Cali fornia. $1.5061.83 per crate; Oregon, $3fj 3.50 per crate. ONION'S California red, 3c per pound; Bermudas, $2.50 per crate; garlic, 25c per pound. VEGETABLES Turnips, $1 per sack; carrots. $1.5091.75: beets. $1.25: parsnips, $1.25; cabbage, $2.00 per cwt. : tomatoes. Florida. $3.754 per crato; Mexican, $2; beans. wax, 124 1.1 c per pound; cauliflower, California, $1; head lettuce, 35c per dozen; cucumbers, $1.501.75 dozen; celery, S5c$l per dozen; artichokes, s. 50c per dozen; asparagus, 78c per pound; egg plant, 25ft 30c per pound; parsley, 250 per dozen; peas, H(fr7c per pound; peppers, 20c per pound: radishes, 3 5c per dozen: rhubarb, 243c per pound; spinach, 85c per crate. Grain, Flour and Feed. WHEAT Track prices: Club, S9c per bushel; red Russian, tstic; bluestem, 91c; Valley, 89c. FLOUR Patents, $4.63 per barrel; straights, $3.85 4.35; exports, $3. 50 305; Valley, $4 45: -sark graham, $4.15; whols wheat. $4.40: rye. $5.23. BARMY Feed, $24.50 per ton; rolled, $272S; brewing, S2H. OATS No. 1 white, $27.5028 per ton; gray, $27. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $26 per ton; mid dlings, $30.50; shorts, country. $28.50; city, $27; wheat and barley chop, $27.50. HAY Timothy, Willamette Valley, $1T per ton; Willamette Valley, ordinary. $15; Eastern 'Oregon, $17.50; mixed, $16; clover, $14; alfalfa. $12; alfalfa meal, $20. . - Meats and Provisions. DRESSED MEATS Hogs, fancy, 8ttc pef pound; ordinary, 7g7ftc; large, 6c; veal, extra. Sc; ordinary, 7c; heavy. 6c; mutton, fancy, 10c. HAMS Hams, 10-13 lb., 15c per pound; 14-16 lb.. 14MiC; 1S-20 lb., UViC BACON Breakfast, 15 22c per pound; picnics.- 10c; cottage roll, lie. DRY 8 ALT AND SMOKED Regular short clears, smoked, Httc per pound; ud smoked, loc; unsalted bellies. 10-13 lbs., smoked, 10 13c: 10-13 lbs., unsmoked, 12c; clear bellies, unsmoked. 13c fsmoked, 14c; shoulders. 11C; pig tongues. $19.50. LARD Kettle leaf, 10s, 12e per pound; Os. 12c; 60s, tins, 12&C; S. rendered, AOs, 1114c; 5s. 11 c; compound. 10s. H.c Batter. Eggs and Poultry. BUTTER Extras. 24c per pound: fancy, 23c; choice, 20c; store, 10c." EGGS Loss and commission off, 18c per dozen. CHEESE; Fancy cream twins, 14V4c per pound; full cream triplets. 15c; full cream Young Americas, 15Hc; cream brick, 20c; Swiss blk., 20c; llmburger, 2214 c. POULTRY Mixed chickens, 13 14c lb.; fancy hens. 14stfivl.c: roosters, old, 9c; fry ers, doz-, $4; broilers, doz., $4-305; dressed poultry, per lb., lc higher; ducks, 10 17c; geese, KiJfDc: turkeys, alive, 17lSc; dressed, 10 20c. JOBBERS' QUOTATIONS. Frulta and Produce. FRESH FRUITS Grapefruit, $2.73 3.25; tangerines, $1.30 per box; bananas, Shio per pound; crated, 6c; cherries, $1 1.2t5 per box; strawberries. California, $1 1.75 per crate; Oregon. 1015c per pound. VEGETABLES Peas, 47c per pound; asparagus, $1.15 1.25 per box; head let tuce, 34&'40c per dozen; peas, 68c; rhu barb, 23c; eggplant, Eastern, lu20c; Coachella, 15c; California onions, $2.73 per crate; hothouse lettuce, $1 per box: Summer squash, $1.25. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound, peaches, lla12V4c; prunes. Italian. 66!4e; prunes, French. 3 5c; currants, unwashed, cases, 8 "4 c; currants, washed, cases. 10c; figs, white, fancy, 50-pound boxes. 04 a EGGS Oregon ranch, candied, 18 19c; per dozen; uncandled, 17V-C per dozen. POULTRY Fancy hens, 14H15c; mixed, 134 14c; roosters, 910c; fryers, 2520c; broilers, 2125c; ducks, 17 18c; geese, 8 9c; turkeys, alive, 14 15c; dressed, 17 18c PORTLAND LI V I.STOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. There was a strong demand In the live stock market for cattle and hogs, and prices were quoted firmly. Sheep continue weak, but a better inquiry is reported for lambs. The only stock received yesterday was a shipment of 10 hogs. The followings quotations were current on livestock In the local market yesterday: Cattle Best steers. $5; medium, $4.50 4.75; common, $3.504; cows, best. $4; com mon, $3.503 75; calves, $4.505.50. Sheep Best wethers. $ ; ewes, $3.75'!? 6.50; shearlings, $1 less; Spring lambs, $6 50. Hogs Best, $(5.25S!6.50; mediums, $3.73 6; feeders. $3.253.50. Eastern Livestock Markets. OMAHA. May 12. Cattle Receipts, 5500; market, slow and 10c lower. Native steers, $54r7; cows and heifers, $3.236; Western steers. $3.506.10; Texas steers, $35.25; range cows and heifers. $2.755; canners, $2.503.5O; Blockers and feeders, $30.40; calves, $3.25U.25; bulls and stags. $3.25 5.50. Hogs Receipts, 14,300; market, shade stronger. - Mixed, $5.405.42; heavy, $5.42sHn.47 ; pigs, $4.235; bulk of sales, $5.403.421,?. Sheep Receipts, 5000; market, steady; yearlings, $5.50Ca 6.15; wethers. $5.255.75; ewes, $4.755.G0; lambs, $0.757.75. CHICAGO. May 12. Cattle Receipts, about 25.000; market, strong. Beeves. $4.85 lii7.4; Texans. $4.755.75; Westerns, $4.00 &6.40; stockers and feeders. $3.055.60: cows and heifers, $2.50 4.75; calves, $4.70 0.25. Hogs Receipts, about 14.000: market, strong to 5c higher. Light. $5.3O5.70; mixed, $5fe5.70: heavy, $5.U05.70: rough, $5.3.)5.43; good to choice. $5.503.70; pigs. $4.505.30; bulk of sales. $5.60Sf5.65. Sheep Receipts, about 18,000; market, steady to weak. Natives $46.10; West erns. $5410.10; yearlings, $6.15 6.80; lambs, $3.50 7.03; Western lambs. $5.00 7.75. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK, May 12. The market for evaporated apples continues quiet, but the better grades are scarce and the prices are firmly held. Fancy are quoted at KIHH4c; choice, at SHffiOVjc; prime, 717Vc; common to fair, at 594 fffGc. Prunes are rather steadier in tone with quotations ranging from 4 to 14c for Cali fornia, and from. 5 to 10c for Oregon fruit. Apricots are quiet with choice quoted at 1313Hc; extra choice at 1414V4c, and fancy at 15. lOc. Peaches are easy, with choice quoted at 9c; extra choice, 9c; fancy, 1010V4c, and extra fancy, llllc. Raisins are dull on spot with quotations practically nominal.' Loose muscatels, 5 G4c; seeded raisins, 5Sc; London layers, $1.25 1.35. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. May 12. The London tin market was lower today with spot closing at 137 15s and futures at 136 10s. The local market was weak with quotations ranging from 30 to 30.50c. Copper declined to 5 13s for spot and 57 los for futures In the London market. The lpcal market was quiet and unchanged with lake quoted at lii.5012.75c; electro lytic at 12 .17 12.024c, and casting at 12.12lS7Vic. Lead was unchanged at 13 in London. The local market was steady at 4.22ft 4.27c. Spelter was 2s fid lower at 19 17s fid In the London market, but was dull and un changed at 4.53 4.05o locairy. Iron was dull In London, closing at 52a for standard foundry and 55s for Cleveland warrants. The local market was unchanged. Dairy Produce in the East. 1 CHICAGO, May 12. On the produce ex change today the butter market was easy. Creameries, 17si 22c; dairies, 10& 20c. Eggs Steady; at mark, cases included, 14s14Hc; firsts. 15c; prime firsts, lZc. Cheese Steady. 10V4lH4c. NEW YORK. May 12. Butter Weak; creamery specials. 23c; extras. 22c; third to firsts. 17 22c; Western factory firsts, 17 yt, (n: lic. Cheese Steady, unchanged. Eggs Steady, unchanged. Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, May 12. Closing quotations: 21.75 82.00 58.O0 58.00 13.50 Adventure . .$ 1.87V4lParrot Allouea 27 Amalgamated 04.25 Atlantic .... 14.75 Bingham 25.O0 Cal & Hecla. 650.00 Centennial . . 23.00 Copper Range 71.25 Daly West... 9.25 Franklin 7.50 Granby 90.00 Isle Royale.. 2U.25 Mass Mining. 2.75 Michigan ... 10.25 Mohawk BO.OO Mont. C. A C. 50.00 Old Dominion 36.73 Oulncv ... Ishannon . 'Tamarack ITrlnlty lUnlted Copper 13.50 U. S. Mining. . 38.00 U. S. OH... Utah Victoria . . ; IWlnona Wolverine ...133.00 North Butte.. 61.00 Butte Coal... 23.O0 Nevada ll.B2 Cal & Ariz. . .107.00 lAriz Com.... IS. 00 22.00 48.00 3.00 5.50 New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. May 12. Cotton futures closed steady. Closing bids: May, 9:37c; June, 9.30c; July. 9.43c; August, 0.19c; Sep tember. 8.83c; October. S.OOc; November, S.i'Oc; December. 8.02c: January, 8.03c; Feb ruary, 8.95c; March, 9c. , NOT EASY TO HOLD High Stock Values Maintained With Difficulty. MARKET NEEDS CONTROL Exportation of Gold May ,Be Ke 8 limed In the Xear Future. Prices Sag at the Close. Bonds Are Irregular. NEW YORK, May 12. The stock market was rather sharply reactionary at one period today, and the watchful professional ele ment thought they were witnessing the oft expected culmination of the upward move ment. The effective control of the market, which has been in evidence for many days past, was once more reasserted and when this was perceived the bear party once more retreated by buying to cover shorts, thus helping on the rally, as they have done so often here recently. The control of the market relaxed again late in the day. The Union Pacific bond issue Is the most Important event from & financial stand point in prospect. The rumor of a hitch In the transaction received little attention here, as the belief Is held that the flota tion Is specially arranged already. Condi tions moved further toward the gold export point, and It is now considered probable that a consfterable sum will ge out this week, although discount rates declined in London and Berlin today. Treasury figures show that the banks have repaid not only on the Installment of Government deposits called on May 9, but also part of that called for May 23, thus Indicating the sense of repletion of money. The $20,323,117 de cline In value of April agricultural exports, compared with April last year, makes an other Influence In forcing out gold. The lifting of special stocks formed the method of supporting the market against the forces of depression. The copper indus trials were made strong in face of the reduction in the Qulncy mining dividends for the quarter to $1, compared with $1.50 for the preceding quarter, following suc cessive seductions from the $4.50 rate paid for the first two quarter last year. Prices yielded again after the recovery and closed weak. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value, $3,800,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Sales. Adams' Express Amal Copper .... 81,200 Am Car & Foun. 2,400 do preferred ... Am Cotton Oil... 3,500 do preferred Am Express Am Hd & Lt pf. 200 American Ice .... 700 Am Linseed Oil.. 200 do preferred Am Locomotive do preferred Am Smelt & Ref. 38.400 do preferred 1.4O0 Am Sugar Ref... 1,800 Am Tobacco ctf. 100 Anaconda Mln Co. 14,100 Atchison 6.900 do preferred .... 700 Atl Coast Line.... 2 8O0 Bait & Ohio do preferred Brook Rap Tran Canadian Pacific. Central of N J.. Ches & Ohio Chi Gt Western . Chicago N W. C, M & St Paul. 14,800 Chi Term & Tran do preferred 0, ft C BtL... Colo Fuel & Iron Colo & Southern. do let preferred. do 2d preferred. Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products ..... do preferred ... Del & Hudson Del, Lack & West. D & R Grande... do preferred . . . Distillers' Securl.. Erie do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. General Electric. Illinois Central .. Int Paper do preferred . . . Int Pump do preferred , . . Iowa Central . . ... do preferred . . . K C Southern ... do preferred Louis & Nashville Mexican Central.. Minn & St Louis. M, St P & S S M. do preferred . . . Missouri Pacific. High. Low '2 3UH 'Soli Closing Wirt 37 19 24 9 19 23 9 3.i66 'jd '40 7f, loo 12!4 92 . Sl'tj fc'OK, 90 14 99 Mi 12814 92 38 14 81 814 82,400 4,300 25,'600 1.000 7,100 300 1,900 1,600 "'206 300 4,300 800 800 ""206 200 800 6.5O0 3.5U0 l.lOO 800 4,500 'm 1,200 300 2.300 1.4O0 700 200 1,100 700 200 100 8.700 Mo, Kan & Texas 11,000 300 4.100 6.200 l.OOO 600 1.000 100 10.100 2,400 do preferred National Lead .... Mex Nat R R pf. N Y Central N Y. Ont & West Norfolk A Western do preferred . . . North American . . Pacific Mall Pennsylvania .... People's Gas . . . P, C C & St Louli Pressed Steel Car. 100 do preferred ... Pullman Pal Car Reading 170,100 do 1st preferred do 2d preferred. 100 Republic Steel ... 40O do preferred ... 1,200 Rock Island Co.. 11,600 do preferred ... 11.100 St L & S F 2 pf. 3,300 St L Southwest.. 1,300 do preferred ... 500 Scuthern Pacific .. 21.000 do preferred .., 2.100 Southern Railway. 1,400 do preferred ... 4.4O0 Texas & Pacific 2.100 Tol. St L & West. 700 do preferred ... 1.400 Union Pacific .... 104.900 do preferred ... 300 u r.x press .... U S Realty V S Rubber do preferred . . U S Steel do preferred . . Va-Caro Chemical do preferred . . Wabash do preferred . . Welle-Fargo Ex.. Westinghouse Elec 2.300 51H 1591, '45 5 154H 133 60 28 31 '00 hi 121 17 71 164 '2514 62 33 20 37 211 137 137 'or" 23 72 ir 35 24T 5' lOH 15 80 111 61 29-ls H4 04 ioo' ' 43 71 '61 2U 120 V2 'dli" 158 "ii" 5 162 132 y ' 3t '50 120 16 70 163 "25' ' 61 33 20 36 26" 135 135 ' 23 72Vi 15 34 24 r 108 14 30 111 '46 28 61 63 ior. 41 "0 'ei" 2B 119 SOvs '29'.' ii4 iii 81 1S 68 18 36 32 16 37 86 117 18 4 22 19 43 140 82 81 18 08 17 35 29 l. 37 85 110 16 42 22 1S 41 ' 139 82 1.300 1,000 4O0 78.800 2,2"0 600 400 10.210 2.700 Western Union . . . Wheel & L Erie.. Wisconsin Ceneral. do preferred Northern Pacific Central Leather . . do preferred . . . Sloss-Shlffleld Gt Northern pf... Inter Met no preferred , . . Utah copper 400 1)4 23 85 37 102 24 95 31 23 'is" 52 40 22 84 30 101 23 95 11 22 "47 81 22.3O0 25,1 200 300 15.50O 6.S0O 5.5' 10 2.700 Total sales for tho day. 134 27 95 47 130 11 31 30 853.900 BONDS. 133' 26 95 47 128 10 R0 28 shares. Rid. 1 OA 04 37 96 30 92 2o0 19 23 9 23 50 NSV4 76 99 128 91 39 81 92 88 89 86 49 168 183 43 4 152 132 10 69 27 30 69 50 120 -17 71 162 S50 24 61 33 20 36 20 136 135 10 66 23 15 34 24 56 107 14 3d 110 120 50 28 61 63 44 105 41 70 so 60 2 119 91 70 29 85 158 113 82 80 18 ' 68 31 16 37 85 11 17 45 22 18 42 139;J 82 85 44 22 84 36 lol 22 95 11 23 S'V5 47 61 8 16 39 133 26 95 t 12914 11 30 JO NEW YORK, May 12. Closing quotations: TJ. S. ref. 2s reg.l03;N Y C G 3s... 81 do coupon. ... 105'North Pacific 3s. 71 U. S. 3s reg 100lNorth J-aciflc 4s. 101 do coupon. .. .100'South Pacific 4s. ss U. S. new 4s reg.ll9:lnlon Pacific 4s.lo1 do coupon. .. .121;Wiseoh Cent 4s. . 83 Atchison adj. 4s 87 ijapanese 4s 77 D 4 8 G 91 I Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. May 12. Todays state ment of the Treasury shows; Available cash balance $247,591,818 Gold coin and bullion 20.810 073 Gold certificates 25,907,410 Money, Exchange, Etc. LONDON, May 12. Bar silver, steady, 24 l-16d per ounce. Money, 11 per cent. . The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2 per cent; for three months' bills, 2 per cent. SAX FRANCISCO, May 12. Sliver bars, 62 c. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight, 2c; telegraph, 5c. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.S5; sight, $4.87. NEW YORK, May la Money on call easy, 1B2 per cent; ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans firm, very dull: 60 days, 22 per cent; 90 days, 2 3 pvr cent; six months. 2 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 34 per cent. Sterling exchange steady. with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.8730 4.8735 for demand and at $4.S31034.8515 for 60 day bills. Commercial bills, 34.84. Bar silver, 52 c. Mexican dollars, 4Tc. Government bonds, steady! railroads. Irregular. QUOTATION'S AT BAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bar City Market. SAX FRANCISCO, May 12. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic. 1820c; green peas. $12.23; string beans, 30c; asparagus. SS Hie; tomatoes. $1.502; eggplant, 12 13c. Poultry Roosters, old. $44.30: roosters, ycung, $7.50lii10; broilers, small, $2.5003.50; broilers, large, $45; fryers, $7S; hens, $4.30 9; ducks, old. $45; young, $347. Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; creamery seconds, 23 c; fancy dairy, 22c. Eggs Store, 19c; fancy ranch, 20c. Cheese New, ll12c; Young America, 1313c. Millstuffs Bran, $32 33; middlings, $33 36. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino. 20c; Mountain, 48c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 80 11c. Haps New and old crops, l7c; con tracts, 9 12c. Hav Wheat, $16W20; wheat and oats. $1619: alfalfa. $9&14; stock. $810: straw, per bale, 5390c. Fruits Apples, choice. $1.7?S; v common. 60c; bananas, $13.50; Mexican limes, $5.506; California lemons, choice, $2.50; common. 75c; oranges, navels. $L852.75; pineapples, $1.506. Potatoes Sweets, $2. 50 3; Oregon Bur banks, 73c j? $1.10. Receipt!i Flour, 9G80 quarter Hacks; wheat, 2130 centals; barley, 6410 centals; oats, 940 centals; beans, SO sacks; corn, 905 centals; potatoes, 1120 sticks; bran, 110 sacks; middlings, 45 sacks; hay, 391 tons; wool, 342 bales; hides, 2210. FAVORABLE CROP NEWS CAUSES BEARISH WHEAT MARKET. Prices at Chicago Close Steady After Much Realizing Corn Is Strong at the Close. CHICAGO. May 12. The wheat market opened weak and early in the day senti ment became bearish owing to good weather in the Southwest, which caused much real izing. The market closed steady. July opened to c lower at 90 90c, sold off to S9c and then advanced to 90c The close was at 90c. May sold between 98 and $1.00, and closed at $1. The corn market was weak early in the day, but closed strong and near the top price. July opened l(Tc to c lower at 6363c, sold off to 63c and then advanced to C4c. The close was 6464c. Oats were weak early In the day and steadied toward the close. July opened c lower at 4G5c sold between 40 c and 47c, and closed at 47c Provisions were dull and weak. At the close July pork was 7c lower. Lard 5 7e lower and ribs 5c lower. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. May July September May July September May, old ... , May, new . . July, old . . . July, new ., September . . May July .a... September Open. High. Low. Close. .$1.09 $1.00 $ .98 $1.00 .UO .W .89 '.86 .87 CORN. .71 .63 .62 OATS. .54 .71 4 .03 . .64 . .53 . .46 . .45 . .37 PORK. .13.33 13.35 13.52 13.57 .53 .47 . 37 .85 .70 .63 .62 .64 .53 .46 .45 36 13.35 13.50 90 87 .71 .64 62 .64 .03 .47 .37 13.35 13.52 .13.37 13.82 13.72 13.77 LARD. May July September May July September 8.37 8.46 8.62 7.15 7.30 7.62 8.37 8.47 8.65 7.15 7.SO 7.52 8.27 8.37 8.50 8.50 8.67 8.67 SHORT RIBS. 7.17 7.17 7.32 7.35 7.05 7.67 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady. Wheat No. 3. 96c$1.07; No. 2 red, $1.00. Corn No. 2, 71c; No. 2 yellow, 71c. Oats No. 2. 64c; No. 3 white. 6054o. Barley Fair to choice malting, 66575c. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.24. Timothy seed Prime. $4.25. Short ribs Sides (loose) $6.857.25. Pork Mess, per bbl., $13.37S-13.50. Lard Per 100 lbs., $8.37. Sides Short, clear (boxed) $7.37V;ifr7.62t&. Whisky Basis of high wines. $1.35. Receipts. Shipments. 24.800 12.700 , 48.400 204.000 157,200 133,000 402.000 625,800 3,000 70,400 9,900 Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. , Oats, bu. Rye. bu. . Barley, bu. drain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. May 12. Flour Receipts, 25.200 barrels; exports, 5700 barrels. Market quiet and barely steady, winter straights, $4.304.6C Wheat Receipts, 90.000 bushels; exports, 9.800 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, $1.0$ elevator and $1.07 -f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.17 t. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.15 f. o. b. afloat. An early break in wheat of 1 per bushel, due to bearish crop news and lower cables, led to oversold conditions whicn later became the basis for sharp rallies. A big Increase in world's stocks helped and the market closed c higher on September and e net lower otherwise. May, closed $1.06; July. R4D99c, closed, 89 c; September closed 94 c. Hops Quiet. Hides Firm. Wool Easy. Petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. Wheat firm Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.63 1.67 ; mill- Barley inal rley Feed. $1.45 1.50; brewing, nom- I t Vnmlnol. V. 1 1 n , ,.' A. grays. $1.56 1. BO. " ' Call-board sales: Wheat No trading. 1 S5ar'tfy May' 1-S: December, $1.34 Corn Large, yellow, $1.65 1.70. European Grain Markets. LONDON. May 12. Cargoes easier, owing, to decline In America; buyers reserved. Walla Walla, prompt shipment, 6d lower at 37s 6d. California, prompt shipment 6d lower, at 8St. LIVERPOOL. May 12. Wheat May 7s 6d; July, 7s 7d; September. 7s 2d. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 12. Wheat May $107: July. $1.001.06; September, 91c; No. l'hard, $1.10; No. 1 Northern, $1.08; No. 2 Northern, $1.05 1.06. Wbeat nt Duluth. DULUTH, May 12. Wheat No. 1 North ern, $1.08; No. 2 Northern. $1.04; May, $1.05; July, $1.06; September, 91 c. Wheat at Tivcoma. TACOMA, May 12. Wheat Unchanged. Blue stem, 88c; club, 86c; red, 84c. L Oil 1 LLESS Large Supplies Depress Prices at the Auction. COMPETITON IS FAIR Values Show Declines Up to 15 Per Cnt Lowering of Values at Boston, . Where Trading Is Confined to Small Lots. LONDON. May 12. A large number of buyers attended the opening of the third series of the 1908 wool auction here. The offerings amounted to 10,135 bales, mainly cross-bred s. Competition was fair, but buyers occasionally hesitated, the large sup piles on hand depressing the market. Home spinners were the chief buyers. Fine merinos declined 1 to 10 per cent. Inferior merinos 10(g l5 per cent, cross-breds 1015 per cent and Cape ot Good Hope and Natal 10 15 per cent. Changes In Available Supplies. NEW YORK, May 12. Communications received by Bradstreet show the following changes in available supplies as compared with previous accounts: Bushels. Decreased. Wheat. U. S.. east of Rockies 1.KO.V000 Canada 2,703.000 Total. U. S. and Canada Afloat for and In Europe Total, Am and European supply.. Corn, U. S. and Canada........... Oats, U. S. and Canada Port Huron Goderlch, Ont Manitoba , Louisville Increase. 4,068.000 .2.800,000 .6.808,000 .1,203.000 . 810.000 . 98,000 . 89.000 .1,543.000 . 1SS.0OO Inspector Spencer Resigns. City Building Inspector Spencer has tendered his resignation to Mayor Lane, and will retire from duty in a few days. His successor will be chosen from the Civil Service list of ellgibles, when an ex amination is held for the position IXnVKRTNG OF PRICES AT BOSTON" Increase In Sales, but Principally In Small Lots. BOSTON, May 12. An Increase in sales but a lowering of pricesi is the only fea ture of the local wool market. Trading, however. Is confined to small lots, as manu facturers are still disinclined to stock up. while the clothing market Is dull. Soma 800.000 pounds of new Nevada wool has been purchased at 12 cents. Fine territory clothing wool Is quoted at 80 to 52 cents on a secured basis and 45 to 48 for fine medium. The market in the foreign product is well cleaned up. California Northern, 5052c; middle county, 4648c; southern, 546c; Fall free, 3538c; Fall defectives, 3033c. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, 500c: Eastern No. 1 clothing, 60 53c; Valley No. 1, 474Sc. Territory, fine staple. 575Sc; line me dium staple, 65 30c; fine medium clothing, 4548c; tine clothing. 5052c: half-blood, 4852o; three-eights-blood, 4850c;' quarter-blood, 42 fa 45c. Pulled extra, 6a57o; fine A, 5o32c; A supers, 4445c. Wool at St. Ixnils. ST. LOUIS, May 12. Wool Dull. Medium grades combing and clothing, 1016c; light fine, 13i4c; heavy fine, 910c; tub washed, 1824c. Coffee and Sugar. XEW YORK. May 12. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to five points higher. Sales were reported of 18,250 bags, including May, 6.156.20c; July, 6.206.3oc; September, 6.206.25c; December, 6.20 C.25c, and April, 6.25c. Spot, steady; No. 7 Rio, 6c; No. 4 Santos, 8c. Mild, quiet; Cordova. 94124c Sugar Raw, firm. Fair refining, 3.80c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4.3oc; molasses sugar, 3lc. Refined, steady; crushed, 6.20c; pow dered, 5.60c; granulated, 5.50c. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS B. M. Lombard and wife to John Seltz, -lot 8, block 21, Railway Addition to Montavllla $ 85 B. M. Lombard and wife to John Seltz, lot 5, block 21, Railway Addition to Montavllla 170 River View Cemetery Association to John Muchow, lot 143, section 101, said cemetery 100 Charles Collar to John Steadman. lots 4, 5, block 11, Portsmouth 1,000 Charles H. Heller and wife to W. T. Shirey, lots 9, 10, block 12. Lincoln Park Annex 3,050 Board of School Trustees to Board of - Trustees of St. Helen's Hall, lots 23, 24, block 7, Hawthorne Avenue Addition, block 8, Johnson's Addi tion, block 3, Albion Addition to Al blna .. 1 F. W. Torgler and wife to Henrietta Gordon, west of lots 6, 6, block 9, Hanson's Addition 1,350 Board of School Trustees to B. L. Woodward, lot 18, block 277, lot 3, block 278, Couch's Addition 8,000 B. Henry Wemme to Overlook Land Company, lot 3, block 17, lots 3, 4, 6. block 22, lot 14, block 9. Over look, lot 4. block 14, Overlook 1 Jessie L. Tuttle et al to Andrew f. Wald. lots 7, 8, block 26, McMillen's Addition 6,200 F. W. Torgler and wife to William D. and Nettie M. King, lots 11, 12, block 1, Piedmont Park 1,500 ix, bu. uooiey, trustee, to tjeorge i-.. Minzer, 1 acre of Nathan B. Jones donation land claim In section .6, township 1 south, range 1 east 1 John H. Smith to Vera Pike, east 23 feet of south 100 feet of lot 6, block 2, Williams Avenue Addition. 1,900 Herbert Gordon and wife to F. W. " Torgler, east of lota 6. 6, block 43, Sullivan's Addition 1,000 Ada S. Wright to Bmry Daniel, north of lota 22, 23, Cedar Hill 1 Ole S. Boddlng and wife to Edward Gunderson, lot 6, block 5, Sussex Ad dition 1 William L. Golden and wife to Mabel Francis Abel, lots 1, 2. block 22, Woodmere 1 J. C. Flanders and wife to Charles Stober, lot 9, block 810, Couch's Ad dition 1 William W. Stevenson and wife to Ber tha B. Curtis, east 75 feet of lots 6, 6, block 2, Dolan's Addition, and east 75 feet of lot 6, block 28, Han son's Second Addition 1,800 Percy H. Blyth and wife to John Moon and wife, lot 22, block 16, Willamette Heights Addition 1,250 Effle Maybury to John H. Willman, lot 4, block 9. Rlverdale 200 T. A. Reynolds and wife to W. S. Cole man, lots , 10, block 3, Portsmouth Villa Annex No. 1 200 Mary J. Wolverton to Bruce Wolver ton. lots 1. 2, block 39. Carter's Ad dition to Portland 10 Norman H. Bean to Barnat Sail, lot 3, block 78, Rose City Park 2.800 E. B. Holmes and wlfo to Delia M. Mason, lot 15, block 3, Scenic Place 375 American Trust & Investment Company to N. Solomon, blocks 11. 12, De Lashmutt Otman's Little Homes subdivision No. 3, also lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, block 13, DeLashmutt & ' Oatman's Little Homes Subdivision No. 8 1 Martin Battler and wife to A. W. Hammersmith, lot 10, block 15, High land - 650 W. F. Hughey to Phillip Schnell and wife, lots 6, 7, block 2. Redllchton.. 350 M. F. Loy and wife to Francis Pangle. lot 4. block 20. South St. John 1 A. T. Huggins and wife to Z. H. Greenough, lot 4, block 14, Irving ton 1,150 Title Guarantee & Trust Company to M. F. Loy. lots IS. 14, block 15, South St. Johns 650 H. Sinshelmer to John Lunda et al, lot 10 and east of lot 9, block 4, Sub division of Rlvervlew Addition to Alblna .'. 1,500 H. S. Perlll and wife to Wilbur C. Ward et al. lot 5, block 6, Irving ton Heights 1 Overlook Land Company to Mary Kee- nan. lot 4, block 14, Overlook 700 Gus Smith and wife to M. A. Laugh lin. lots 8, 9, lO, block 116, Uni versity Park 10 Arleta Land Company to Sophie Ru bens, lot 12, block 11. Elberta 100 Harry Warden and wife to J. C. Lu beck, lot 13, block 2, Gllham's Sec ond Addition 10 Robert J. Upton to F. W. Berger, lots 1. 2. S. block 2, Upton Park ; 725 N. M. Davis and wife to J. McLeod, lot 11, block 7, Central Alblna 400 F. C. Cauthorn and wife to S. C. Priestly, lot 13, block 12, Foxchase ' Addition 150 B. F. Harvey and wife to Evelyn A. McGraw, lots 6. 7, block 6, Pied mont 2,000 Clarissa Davenport Cooper to Fred Cooper, lots 6, 7, block 2, Piedmont, 1 Security Savings & Trust Company, trustee, to Mrs. F. B. Tucker, lot 3, block 61, Irvlngton . 10 Total $39,100 Have your abstracts made try the Security abstract St Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Com. Standard Oil Again on Trial. ROCHESTER, N. T., May 12. The case of the Government against the Standard OH Company, in which the company is charged with receiving rebates from rail roads, was put on trial todar in the Fed eral Court. The indictments arose over shipments of oil from Olean to Rutland and Bellows Falls, -Vt. The company Is indicted on 53 counts. T. C. M. Schindler. rTHE UNITED STATESn NATIONAL BANK Portland, Oregon UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital, $500,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $450,000 OFFICERS- J. C AINSWORTH, President R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier R. LEA BARNES, Vice President A. M. WRIGHT, Ass't Cashier W. A. HOLT, Ass't Cashier We Issue Direct LETTERS OF CREDIT JF0R TRAVELERS Available All Over Europe and the Orient. Drafts Sold On FOREIGN COUNTRIES SAN FRANCISCO 6 PORTLAND STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Office 142 Third Street FARE TO SAN FRANCISCO $5.00 INCLUDING MEALS AND BERTH S.S. STATE OF CALIFORNIA Sails From Ainsworth Dock May 16, 9 A.M. J. W. RANSOM, Tock Agent. I'hone Main 0S. SI. J. ROCWB Ticket Ajrt-. 14S Sd St. Muln 402; A 1402. railroad expert of the Bureau of Cor porations, and G. N. Crostand, tariff ex pert of the public service commission, are here to testify. VESSEL LOST 12 YEARS Message From Montserrat Picked Up Near Vaqulna llead. NEWPORT, Or., May 12. (Special.) What is thought to be a message from a vessel lost 12 years ago, came to light this week when a "bottle letter" was turned over to Captain Wellander, of the Lifeaaving crew, purporting to be the news of the loss of the steamer Montserrat, on November 6, 1S96. The bottle containing the letter was picked up by Fred Butterfield, of Siletz, on the beach two miles north of Yaquina Head. It was covered with barnacles and 'badly chipped by rocks and the ac tion of the waves. The paper inside reads as follows: "S. S. Munserat went down November 6. 1S96. CAPTAIN BLACKBURN.' Nothing Is known here about any such wreck, though it is known that a Captain Blackburn did at one time command a steamer of that name. Tho place where the bottle washed ashore is known for the many pieces of drift thrown up by an eddy, and two bottles sent adrift by the Government have already been picked up at the same spot. AT THE HOTELS. Hotel Portland G. W. Hughes. F. H. Rleger, Chicago; D. L. SpleBburgh. A. l. Black. Q. W. Furey, New York; E. H. Corbett. Seattle: T. Simpson, San Francisco; E. B. Adams, J. M. Tyler, St. Louis; C. H. Delghton. H. H. Humphrey, Kennewlck; U. Iargin, N. A. Whita. New York; W. B. Hill, Billings; H W. FindUey, Saa Fran cisco; N. K. Ryneton, St. Louis; S. G. Rosenthal. Cincinnati; Miss Campbell. Miss A. T. Campbell. Jollet; Mrs. E. Wright. Mt. Vernon; 8. r. Pryce, Chicago; W. R. Doug lass, San Francisco; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Ames, Seattle; W. H. O'Neill, New York: Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Best, Minneapolis; F. C. Wortman, McMinnvllle; J. A. Penn. U. S. A.; G. 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Urncarlnt. Ak for Cin'lfk S-TEKTS VlAlIOND BKANU PILLS, k, asl - o tUbn, HHT 4 veirtknnnMlW Csxf A I ta -ii-k-i SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE TRAVELERS' GCIDK. PORTLAND RY.. LIGHT rOWER CO, CARS LEAVE. Ticket Office and Waltlng-Room, 1 irst and Alder btreeta FOR Oregon City 4. 8:30 A. M.. and rvery 80 minutes to and including 9 P. M.. then 10. 11 P. M.; last car 12 midnight. Gresham. Boring. Eagle Creek, Ksw rads. Cazadero, Jr'airview and Trout dale 7:15. U.lu, 11:15 A. M.. 1:15. 8:44. 6:15. 7:25 P. M. FOR VANCOUVER. Ticket office and waiting-room Second and Washington streets. A. M. 0:15. 8:50. 7:25. 8:00, 8:88. 8:10, 9: BO, 10:30, 11:10, 11:60. P. M. 12:30, 1:10. 1:50. 2:30. 8:10. 8:50. 4:30. 6:10. 6:50. 6:30, 7:04, 7:40, 8:15, 9:25, 10:35t ll:40t On Third Monday in Erery Month the Last Car Leave at 7:05 P. M. Datly except Sunday. (Dally except Monday . CANADIAN PACIFIC Empress Line of the Atlantic. LESS THAN FOUR DAYS AT SEA The Empresses sail from Quebec to Liver pool in six days; two days on the majestlo St. Lawrence. Speed, comfort, elegance and safety are combined in these splendid ex press steamers. Ask any ticket agent fop particulars, or write . K. JOHNSON, Faaa, Agt. 142 Third SC. Portland. Or. SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND 8. 8. CO. Only Direct steamers and Daylight Sailings. From Ainsworth Dock. Portland. 9 A. M. H. S. State of California May 16, 30, etc. S. S. Hose City, May 23, June 6, 20, etc From Hpeor St., San Francisco, 11 A. M. 8. S. Hone City, May 18, 30, June 13, etc. S. S. State of California, May 23, June , etc. J. TV. RANSOM. Dock Agent. Main 2-G8 -Ainsworth Dock.. M. J. KOCHE, Ticket Agent. 142 3d BL Phones Main 402. A 1402. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER FOR ASTORIA Monday, Wednendny and Friday, 7 A, M. Iteturuw 9 H. M. THK DALI.GS Tuesday, Tnuraday and Saturday, 7 A. M. Heturna 10 P. M. Landing, WaKhlnarton-Street Dock. FARE fl.OO. MAIN 84119. COOS BAY LINE The iteamer BREAKWATER leaves port land every .Wednesdnr t 8 F. M. from Oak street dock, for .North Bend, Manhileld and Cooe Bay points. Freight received till 4 P. M. on day ot sailing- Passenger tare first class, $10; sacond-ciass. 7, Including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Oak-street dock. North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship Roanoke and Geo. W. 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. SEE THE COLUMBIA RIVER Via REGULATOR LINE Daily service to The Dalles and return. Phones Main 914, Home A 5112.