THE MOKMAlx UKtGOA IA', FKIDAV, 3IAY 22, 1908.
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PIPS ARE LOW
Very Few English Growers
Understand the Case,.
MO AMERICAN CONSPIRACY
High Prices of a Few Years Ago Led
to Overproduction, and the
Planters of England are
the Chief Sufferers.
While the English hopsrowers are hold
ing mast meeting- and having; parades In an
effort to attract the government's attention
to the deplorable state of the Industry, and
tioplng thereby to have a 40 duty placed on
Importation, a few of the more Intelligent
Engllnh farmer are able to see the situation
In Its true light It was overproduction for
several years that sent prices down, not only
In England but the world over. The "dump
ing" of American hops In London Is the
effect, not the cause, of the depression.
When the supply Is adjusted to the demand
and prices are again profitable to growers,
nothing will be heard of tariff agitation In
England. Mr. Durst and his suggestions for
flooding the English market with the Ameri
can surplus did not cause the present out
cry, though his proposal furnished cam
palgn material for such English agitators
as Banister, Harnett. Keame and Le May,
mho are marshalling their forces In an at
tempt to secure governmental protection for
English growers.
At a recent sitting of the Parliamentary
Investigating committee, after a long line of
witnesses had attributed the depression en
'tlrely to foreign competition, George Ballard,
a Worcester hopgrower, took the stand and
declared that causes other than foreign com
petition must be looked for. There had been
a reduction In the quantity of beer brewed,
which In 1899 amounted to 37,464,383 bar
rels, and In 1905 to 33,853,648 barrels. That
was a very large reduction, and consequent
ly there was a corresponding reduction In
the quantity of hops required. He did not
think growers sufficiently appreciated the
fact that there was a reduction In the
quantity of hops per barrel, and he thought
this was brought about largely by the tied
nouse system. Small brewers were being
absorbed by large ones, and In that way a
wastefulness which hitherto prevailed was
checked. Brewers knew better how to man
ege hope, and besides that the public did
not wish for so much hops In their beer
now. Brewers also knew how to blend
better and how to use up old hope.
He believed also that cold storage has
been detrimental to the hopgrower. There
Is no depreciation in hops stored and con
sequently very little loss. Asked what
remedies he would suggest, Mr. Ballard said
that foreign hops should be marked as Eng
lish hops had to be to prevent fraud, which
he believed the foreigners practiced. Beer
should also be defined as being brewed from
malt, hops and yeast only, or otherwise. He
thought alio that the returns of crops should
be more accurate. Mr. Ballard said:
"All our worst years have been years
when we have grown large crops at home
and the- Imports have been small.
It was overproduction at home that
paused us to suffer with regard to prices. I
do not think that a duty on foreign hops
would be a benefit unless the acreage was
under the demand."
"Are vou t the opinion," he was asked,
"that unless something Is done grubbing
will continue veTy--raptdtyT" '- - -
"I don't think it will," replied the wit
ness, adding that although 6000 or 7000
acres had been grubbed tnls year, he did
not see any reason why U should continue
next year. If the Imports Increased rap
Idly It might cause a difference, but there
had been, no Increase during the last 1M
years.
Asked If he ras aware that the Imports
had Increased rapidly during the last few
months, Mr. Ballard said that did not
matter, as It was the continuous Importa
tion for s long time that mattered. If a
thousand acres) of hops were to be grubbed
In Worcester next year the effect would not
be much felt, as the amount would be
spread over a very large area. He thought
the labor question with regard to hops had
been exaggerated.
Alfred Amos, a hopgrower of Wye, East
Kent, said the depression In the hop Indus
try waa due to overproduction. He tood
to win as much a anybody by a duty on
hope, but he thought that whatever foreign
competition was driven away there would
be Just as much competition at home and
the grower would be no better off than he
waa at present. The imposition of a duty
would result in raising rents. If they were
rot too high now. He was opposed to a
tax on any Imports.
The English brewers are. of course,
strongly opposed to the Imposition of a
duty on foreign hops, but the friends of
the measure now propose that the barrel
tax on beer be reduced ?4d to offset the
duty. What effect this will have on the
opposition remains to be seen.
OPTTOX PEIIJXO ON" BOARD OF TRADE
T. B. Wilcox Expresses Himself Strongly
Agftlnst It.
Members of the Board of Trade are much
Interested In the forthcoming report of the
committee of three appointed to Inquire Into
the advisability of dealing In grain options.
The committee was appointed at a general
meeting of the grain trade recently at
which all the Arms were represented, and
was the outcome of a motion made by Gay
Ixtmbard, who spoke strongly in favor of
option dealing on the Exchange. At the
time the committee was appointed It was
understood that two and possibly all of
them were in favor of the move, but since
that time. It is said, sentiment has under
gone a change, and It Is not likely now
that a unanimous report In. favor of option
trsdlng will be made.
In the grain trade, opinions differ as to
the course that should be followed. The ex
porters, as a rule, are not in favor of buy
ing and selling futures at the local board,
but most of the other grain merchants want
to see it done. T. B. Wilcox, of the Portland
Flouring Mills, expressed himself plainly on
the subject yesterday.
"I am not in favor of establishing gam
bling houoes of any kind in this city." he
said. "I do not want a place where our
clerks, stenographers and servant girls can
gamble away their wages on wheat or any
thing else, and I do not propose to lend my
name to any such Institution. If the Board
of Trade goes into this business, I wlU
withdraw from It entirely. - I am opposed
to It oa moral grounds. When I want to
buy wheat, I will go Into the country and
buy lt.-
So far as the Board, of. .Trade, as aa or
ganisation. Is concerned. It Is neutral In. the
matter. The subject is now In the hands
of . the commute and will be passed upon
finally by the rratn department as a
whole. Whatever the majority of members
decide upon will be done by the Board.
NOT KNOr;H STRAWBERRIES ARRIVE
California Playing Out and Oregon Not
Yet Plentiful.
Ftrawbrry receipts were very light yes
terday. The Florin season Is drawing to a
close and offerings are small from other
California actions. Prices were firm yes
terday at l.0il.75 per crate, Oregon
berries were only In fair supply and sold
firmly at 13 cents per pound.
A car of mixed California vegetables was
received. Including among ather things new
"Ulflowor. which sold at 2.30 per crate.
Local peas were very abundant and
cheaper.
EGO RECEIPTS ARE . FALLING OFT
But Country Is Not Yet Drained Chickens
Come In Freely.
Eggs were very firm yesterday with the
lightest receipts of any day this season.
Prices were quoted from 19 to 20 cents.
Reports from the country are of consider
able supplies yet to be drawn upon, but
tip the weather is good for holding them,
the country shippers are firm.
Poultry arrivals were large and as buy
ing was not very brisk, the market was
weak. Hens were generally quoted at 14
cents and fryers and broilers at 224 25
cents.
Butter was firm with a first-class ship
ping demand. Former prices were quoted
on all brands.
Old Hops at Three Cents.
Word was received yesterday from Salem
of the sale of the Kavanaugh lot of 110
bales of old hops at 3 cents. Ed C. Herren
was the purchaser. This is the best price
paid for the 1006 crop In a long time and is
ample proof of the etrong position of the
market. Trading in 1907 trontinues slow,
owing to the firmness' of holders. A 70-bale
lot was bought by McKinley Mitchell at
5 cents and there were reports of some
business at 6 cents.
Bank Clearings.
Clearings of the North was tern cities yes
terday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland 823.008 $120,743
Seattle 1,201,448 158,300
Tacoma 615,517 45,160
Spokane 871,173 83,219
BOARD OF TRADE QUOTATIONS.
Grain. Flour and Feed.
WHEAT Track prices: Club. 89c per
bushel; red Russian, 87c; blues tern, 92c;
Valley. 89c.
FLOUR Patents. S4.63 per barrel;
straight, $3.80 4.35; exports, $3.70; Valley.
$4.45; K-sack graham, $4.15; whoel wheat.
$4.40; rye, $5.25.
BARLET Feed, $25.50 per ton; rolled.
$27&2S; brewing, $26.
OATS No. 1 white, $27.50 per ton; gray,
$27.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $2d per ton; mid
dlings, $30.50; shorts, country, $28.50; city,
$27.50; wheat and barley chop. $27.50.
HAY Timothy, Willamette Valley, $lt
per ton; Willamette Valley, ordinary, $15:
Eastern Oregon. $18-50; mixed. $16; clover,
$14; alfalfa. $12; alfalfa meal, $20.
Meats and Provisions.
DRES5ED MEATS Hogs, fancy, 8&9K0
per pound ; ordinary, 7 & 7 H c ; large, 6c ;
veal, extra, 7&c; ordinary, 6Vic; heavy, 6c;
mutton, fancy, 10c.
HAMS Hams, 10-13 lb., 15e per pound;
14-16 lb.. 14c; 18-20 lb., 144&0.
BACON Breakfast, 15 22 c per pound;
picnics. 10c; cottage roll, 11c.
DRY SALT AND SMOKED Regular
short clears, smoked, llfcc per pound; un
smoked. lOc; unsalted bellies, 10-13 lbs.,
smoked. 1013c; 10-13 lbs., unsmoked, 12c;
clear bellies, unsmoked. 13c; smoked, 14c;
shoulders, lie; pig tongues, $19.50.
LARD Kettle leaf, 10s, 1214 c per pound;
Ss, la-zic; 60s, tins, 12c; S. rendered, 10s,
Ufcc; fts, 11 a compound, 10s. C.
Fruits and Vegetables.
APPLES Select. $2.50 per box; fancy. $2;
choice. $150: ordinary, $1.25.
POTATOES Select, selling price, 75c per
hundred, Willamette Valley buying price. 50
fe'OSc per hundred; East Multnomah, buying
price, 55Oc; Clackamas, buying price, 55
&70c per hundred; new California, 3o per
pound; sweet, 5ic per pound-,
FRESH FRUITS Oranges, fancy. $3,250
S.75; choice. $2.50 3. 25; lemons, $3.754;
strawberries, California, $1.50 1.75 per
crate; Oregon, 15c per pound; grape
fruit. $2.75&3.25 per box; bananas, 5 fed
6c per pound; cherries, SI 1.25 per box.
ONIONS California red, $2.502.75 per
sack; Bermudas, $2.25 per crate; garlic. 250
per pound.
VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.50 per sack;
carrots, $1.501.75; beets. $1.25: oar snips,
$1-25; cabbage. $1.762 per cwt; beans, wax,
78c per pound; head lettuce, 12fe15c per
dosen; cucumbers, 50c $1 dozen; celery,
85c per dozen; asparagus, $1.50 per box;
egg plant, 20c per pound; parsley, 25c
per doxen; peas, 56fec per pound; peppers,
2uc per pound; radishes. 15c per doxen;
rhubarb, 3c per pound ; spinach, 3o per
pound; cauliflower, )2.0 per crate.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
. BUTTER Extras, 25c per pound; fancy,
24c; choice, 20c; store, 16c.
EGGS- Candled, I920c per dozen; un
candled, 18 Vic per dozen.
CHEESE Fancy cream twins. 13c per
pound; full cream triplets, 13c; full cream
Young Americas, 14 14 He; cream brick,
20c; Swiss blk., 20c; limburger, 22 Vic
POULTRY Mixed chickens, 13tfil4c lb.;
fancy hens, 14c; roosters, 10c; fryers, 22Vs
25c; broilers, 22Vs&25c; ducks, old. 17 3 8c;
Spring. 22Vi 25c ; geese, 8 9c ; turkeys,
alive, 16 ISc for hens, 14 16c for gobblers;
dressed, 17 18c
JOBBERS QUOTATIONS.
Groceries. Nuto, Etc.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10a per pound,
peaches, 11 12 Vic; prunes. Italian. 66Vic;
prunes, French. 85c; currants, unwashed,
cases, 9V4c; currants, washed, cases, 10c;
figs, white, fancy, &0-pound boxes, 6 Vie.
COFFEE Mocha, 24 a 28c; Java, ordinary
17 ( 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, is 20c; good
16lSc; ordinary, 1216c per pound; Ar
buckle, $16.50; Lion, $16.88.
K1CE Southern Japan, 5V4c; head. 6Vs0
7c; Imperial Japan. 6 Vic.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
$2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound
flats, $2.10; Alaska pink, l-pound tails. 9oc;
red, 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyes, 1-pound
tails, $2.
SUGAR Granulated, $6.43; extra C, $5.95;
golden C, $5.S5; fruit and berry sugar,
$6.45; plain bag, $6.35; beet granulated,
$6.25; cube (barrels), $6.85; powdered (bar
rels), $6-70. Terms: On remittances within
15 days deduct 14c per pound: if later than
15 days, and within 30 days, deduct Vfcc per
pound. Maple sugar, 15 18c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts, 16fe18c per pound by
sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 16c; pecans.
16o; almonds, 16VilSc; chestnuts, Ohio,
25c; peanuts, raw, 68Vc per pound;
roasted, 10c ; piuenu ts. lu g 12c ; hickory
nuts, 10c; cocoanuts, 90c per dozen.
SALT Granulated, $13 per ton; $2.26 per
'bale; half ground, 100s, $1 per ton; 60s.
$11.50 per ton.
BEANS Small white, 4.75c; large white,
4.75c; pink, 3.85c; bayou, 3-85c; Lima, 6c;
Mexican red. 4 Vic.
HONEY Fancy, $3.5003.73 per box.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks, per barrel, $7; lower grades,
$5.50 6.50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound
sacks, $S per barrel; 9-lb. sacks, $4.25 per
bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4-254.S0;
pearl barley, $4.50 5 per 100 lbs; pastry
flour, 10-pound sacks, $2,75 per bale; flaked
wheat. $2.75 per case.
Coal Oil and Gasoline.
REFINED OILS Water white. Iron bar
rels. lOVsc; wood barrels, 14 Vic. Pearl oIL
cases, 18c; head light. Iron barrels, 12 Vic;
cases, lyvic; wood barrels, 16 Vic. Eocene,
cases, 21c Special W. W., Iron barrels,
14c; wood barrels, 18c' Elains. cases, 24c
Extra star, cases. 21c. t
GASOLINE V. M. and P. naphtha. Iron
barrels. 12 Vs c ; cases, 19 Vic. Red Crown
gasoline. Iron barrels. 16 Vic; cases, 22 Vie;
motor gasoline, iron barrels. 15 Vic; cases,
22 Vic; t6 gasoline, iron barrels, 30c; cases,
87Vc; No. 1 engine distillate. Iron barrels.
9c; cases, 16c
Hops, Wool, Hides, Ete.
HOPS iyu, prime ami choice, 56Vio
per pound; olds, 23o per pound.
WOOL Eastern urugun, average best. U
G 15c per pound, according to shrinkage;
Valley, 1012Vc.
MOHAIR Choice, 1S18Vbc per pound.
CASCARA BARK 3Vs4c par pound.
HIDES Dry, 12 i 12 Vi c; dry cair. No. L
under 6 lbs.. 14 16c; culls, Ac per lb, less;
iaited bides, 5c; salted calt, ftc; greeg
(unsalted). lo per lb, less; culls, lc per
lb. leas ; sheep skins, shearlings. No. 1
butchers' stock, each, 25 1 JO: short wool.
No 1 butchers' stock, each. 60960c: me
dium wool. No. 1 butchars stock, each. ?&
4$ $100; long wool. No. 1 outcners' stock,
each. $1.25 01.50; how hides, salted, each,
according to aize, $2.002.5O; ary, accord
ing to sixe, each, $1.00 01.50; colt's hides,
ea ch, 25 v 50c ; goat skins, common, each.
Angara a, with wool on, each, due 9
$1.60.
FURS For NO, 1 skins: Bear skins, as
to slse. No. 1. each, $5.90010-00; cube,
ach. $1M; badger prtme. each. 25t50c;
cat. wild, with head perfect, SOQOOo; bouse,
5 .9 20c; fox, common gry. large pitme,
each. 40(c red. each, 3; cross, each,
$5t15; silver and blacx. each. $l0ty
300: fishers, each. 9?8; lynx. each. $4-504)
6.00; mink, strict No. 1. mcA. according
to iz, $193; snsrien, dark nortfern. ac
cording to slss ad color, each. $10916;
marten, pale, according to sue and color,
ach, $2 50 4; muck rat. large. each..l4
13c; skunk, each. 040c civt or polecat
each, 5!5; trt for targ. prime tfin
each. $610. panther, with head and ci
oerfect, each, 62 3 raccoon, for prime
large, each. 500 Tile; wolf, mountain, wlJb
bead nerfect. each. ST5O0S.OO: nralrt
(coyots), 00c$$l.00; wolvsSw each, $0 1
00-
CHANGES ARE MANY
Advances and Declines Alter
nate in Stock Market.
PRICES ARE MANIPULATED
Rapid Fluctuations Confuse Specu
lators Three-Point Gain In
Union Pacific Leads to
a Strong Closing.
NEW YORK. May 21 The movement of
Frices In the stock market today was
erratic to a high degree and wide and sud
den declines and advances succeeded each
other In rapid sequence.
It Is not to be supposed that operations
on the speculative outlook could undergo
such wide and quick alterations aa were
reflected by the constant variations In the
course of prices today. The assumption was
jreneraU therefore, that these changes were
largely of manipulative origin ind designed
to conceal the condition of operations that
were being conducted. The design, was sue
cessfuL If this waa Its object. Heavy out
pourings of stocks for a time would give
an appearance of disorderly liquidation. A
sudden upward spurt would follow and
send discomfiture Into the racks of the
bears, who had .been following the appar
ent liquidation with short sales.
Most of the day's business was conducted
at prices below those ruling yesterday. This
would represent a setback of sufficient di
mensions to have eliminated an important
portion of the weakest of the speculative
following, the presence of which Is regarded
aa an impediment by the leaders of a bull
movement. The bears, therefore, were par
ticularly alert for signs of a renewal of the
upward movement in force. Brokers whose
operations were followed on the advance on
the assumption that they came from the
Influential capitalists credited with the con
duct of the campaign, were open sellers
of stocks today, but only with the result
of arousing suspicion of a ruse and so add
ing to the confusion of the speculators.
Little attention was paid to events bear
ing on outside affairs and none was reported
of great Importance. United States Steel
was almost Immovable most of the day and
took no share In the feverish fluctuations
In other quarters of the list. The action of
the stock fosters the belief that stability of
Its quotation in the market is aa much
sought by the sponsors as prices of the
product by officials of the corporation.
The Gould stocks still held a prominent
place by rising prices, even while the rest
of the list was reactionary. The assertion
persisted that a practical alliance had been
formed between the Gould and Harrlinan
railroad Interests and financial backing fur
the alliance from the Rockefellers. A sud
den turn from the downward course of
American 8meltlng was due to a new view
of the dividend outlook, of which positive
predictions have been current lately that
the rate would be reduced or passed at the
next meeting. The declaration of the regu
lar dividend on National Lead gave force
to the denials of Intended reduction of the
American Smelting dividend. Some ex
pressed uneasiness over crop conditions was
heard while prices were declining.
The rally In effect when the market
closed was more decisive than any of tho
other numerous partial recoveries during
the day. Union Pacific's strong three-point
advance was of marked sentimental effect,
and as a consequence, gains over last night
wero the rule for final prices.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par
value, 13.186,000. United States bonds were
unchanged on call.
CLOS1NO STOCK QUOTATIONS.
' Closing
. Bales. High. Low. Bid.
Adams Express ji
Amal Copper .... 42,900 67V1 661. 87
Am Car & Foun. 1,000 37 3634 37t4
do preferred ... loo 87 97 97VT
Am Cotton Oil.. 800 31 30U 3V4
do preferred 90
Am Exprfess . ! -
Am Hd 4 LA pf. 200 19 IS 1U
American Ice .... 2,800 27 26 - 2TVi
Am linseed Oil.... . 10
do preferred ..... ..... 20
Am Locomotive.. 3,200 &G4 49 5014
do preferred 102
Am Smelt & Refl05.400 73t& 6994 73
do preferred ... 1,600 97 96 97
Am Sugar Kef... 1,600 128 1.10
Am Tobacco ctfs . 100 91 91 90
Anaconda. Min Co 9.200 43 41 424b
Atchison 7.4O0 82 80 8214.
do preferred1 ... 200 92 92 82
Atl Coast Line... (mo 93 91 9214
Bait & Ohio 10,200 90 87 8H
do preferred 87
Brook Rap Tran. 18.000 6H4 40 61
Canadian Pacific. 2,600 15914 167 15954
Central of N J ..... 188
CTies ft Ohio 60,300 4054 44 4514
Chi Gt Western.. 1,100 6v4 6'J 8V,
Chicago N W.. 2.4O0 164 152U 164
C. 11 & St Paul. 65,800 130 134 138
Chi Term & Tran 100 6 6 10
do preferred , 25
C, C, C & St L... 400 60 68 614
Colo Fuel & Iron 15.500 31 30 30
Colo & Southern. 3,200 32 30 31
do 1st preferred. . 200 594 5914 59
do 2d preferred. 1,000 60 49 49-i
Consolidated Gas.. 11.400 129 126 127
Corn Products ... 1,200 16 16 10
do preferred 70
Del & Hudson... 300 164 16214 1314
Del, Lack & West 60
D & R Grande.. 400 28 26 20
do preferred ... 100 67 67 60
Distillers' Securl.. 1,000 36tj, .- 35 35
Erie 15,800 2314 21 22TS
do 1st preferred. 3.000 42Wi 41 42
do 2d preferred. 2,400 30 28T4 2
General Electric. 900 138V4 1374 138
Illinois Central .. 900 1391, 138U, 142
Int Paper 100 10M, 10W, 1014
do preferred ... 400 67 56 66
Int Pump 2214
do preferred ... 7214
Iowa Central . 2,300 17 4614 1714
do preferred 35
K C Southern 800 25 24 25
do prefererd 57
Louis A Nashville 1.800 109 107 110
Mexican Central 1614
Minn & St Loula 100 29 20 29
M. St P ft S S U 112
do preferred 138
Missouri Pacific.. 14.100 63 60X4 62
Mo, Kan ft Texas 4.100 30 29l 30
do preferred ... 1.100 62 6214 6214
National Lead ... 4.000 64 6214 6314
N T Central 8.700 106 104 li
N T, Ont ft West 4.600 - 41 4014 41
Norfolk ft West.. 1.000 71 SBljV 7014
do preferred 80
North American.. 800 60 59 - 61
Paclflo Mail .... 900 29 294 2815
Pennsylvania 21,100 123 120 122
People's Gas 400 95 8214 92
P. C C St L 75
Pressed Steel Car 1,100 28 28 2814
Reading 189,700 116 11314 115
do 1st preferred. 88
do 2d preferred 85
Republic Steel ... 2.700 18 IT 1814
do preferred ... 8,300 69 66 6S
Rock Island Co.. 3.600 1814 17 1814
do preferred ... 8,700 38 3714 38 ,
9tL&8F2pf 200 82 31 31 14
6t L Southwestern .j. .. 1514
Southern Pacific .. 83.500 86 85 87
do preferred ... 1.000 119 118 119
Southern Railway. 2,900 19 18 18
do preferred ... 700 47 46 441
Texas ft Pacific.. 4,200 25 24 26
Tol, St L ft West 800 19 19 19
do preferred ... 4O0 46 45 46U
Union Pacific ...233,200 160 146 149
do preferred ... 100 84 84 83
TJ 8 Express 85
U S Realty 100 45 45 47
XJ S Rubber 4,200 26 25 26
do preferred ... 200 93 92"4 92
U S Steel 16.600 39 3774 38
do preferred ... 5.100 102 101 102
Va-Cero Chemical 400 25 24 24
do preferred 98
Wabash . 2.700 14 13 1374
do preferred ... 12,100 28 25 28
Wells-Fargo Ex I . S05
Westinghouse Blec 1,000 62 51 52
Wertern Union ... 100 58 68 58
Wheel ft L. Erie l.loo 10 9 94
Wisconsin Central. 200 18 18 18
do preferred . . . 200 42 42 42 '
Northern Pacific. 3.300 136 133 130
Central Leather .. 2,300 25 24 25
do preferred ... 100 94 94 95'
Sloss-ShefTield 500 51 49 50
Gt Northern pf.. 15.600 131 129 131
Inter Met 2.800 11 41 11
do preferred ... 1.400 30 30 30
Utah Copper 2.8rt 32 31 32
Tenn Copper 3.900 37 36 37
Total sales for she day, 1,122.700 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. My 2L rClosing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2a reg.103:N TOO 3s... 90
do coupon. .. .lo.T IKorth Pacific 3s. 71
U. S- Ss reg. .. .100 'North Pactno 4n.l01
do coupon. .. .100 ! South Pacific 4s. 8S
U. S. new 48 reg.120 Ifnlon Pacific 49.101
ds coupon. ... 123 IWIscon Cent 4s. 86
Atchison adj. 4s OS ,'Japanese 4s 7s
d ft r a 4 9a 1
gtoeks at London.
I.ONDON, May 21. Consols for money,
96: do for account, 86 0-16.
. Is . VfilaN. X. Central. 108. 00
INorflk Wes 83.00
iOnt ft West.. 41.75
(Pennsylvania. 62.00
'Rand Mtnea. 6.O0
'Reading ..... 58.75
Southern Ry.. 18 50
do pref 48.00
ISouth Pacific. SS.75
Union Pacific. 150. 75
do pref. . .. . 88.00
U. S. Steel... 3912
do nref 103.00
Grand Trunk 17.87
111 Central. ..143.00
L ft X 112.00
SlO. K ft T. . 30.50
IWabash 13.50
Ide pref 26.50
Spanish 4s... 92.50
Amal Copper. 67.25
Daily Treasury Statement. .
WASHINGTON, May 21. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances In the gen
eral fund exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold
reserve, shows:
Available cash balance ..X240.573.6S0
Gold coin and bullion 13.643.0S6
Gold certificates 28,704.970
Money. Exchange, Eta.
NEW YORK. May 21. Money on call
easy, 11 per cent; ruUng rate. 1
per cent; closing bid, 1 percent; offered
at 1 per cent.
Time loans quiet and steady: 60 dava. 2
per cent: 90 days, 2 63 per cent; six
months, 8S3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 34 per cent:
Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at S4.S730 for demand
and at $4.8720 for 60-day bills. Commercial
bills, 14.87.
Bar silver. 53c "
Mexican dollars. 67c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds
Irregular.
LONDON. May 21. Bar silver, steady,
24 1-1 6d per ounce.
Money 114 4j 2 per cent.
Tho rate of .discount in the open market
for short bills Is 2 2 1-16 per cent; three
months bills, 2 2 1-16 -per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21. Silver bars,
63c.
Mexican dollars Nominal.
Drafts Sight. .07: telegraph, .10.
Sterling on London, 60 days, (4.85;
sight. 14.87.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Frices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
There were no changes of lmi-'ortance in
the livestock market yesterday. Sheep were
weak at the recent decline and lambs were
steady, with a fair demand. Cattle were
active, with former prices maintained, and
calves were steady. Fat hogs were quoted
strong, but stockers snd feeders dragged.
Receipts were 60 cattle, 375 sheep. 75 hogs,
400 lambs and 19 calves.
The following quotations were current on
livestock in the local market yesterday:
Cattle Bent steers, $5: medium. $4.50$
4.75; common, 3.504: cows, best, S44jl
4.25; common, $3.503.75; calves, $4.5095.
I
Eastern Livestock Markets.
OMAHA. May 21. Cattle Receipts. 2900;
market for best steady, others 10c lower.
Native steers, $4.757.05; cows and heif
ers, $2.356; Western steers, 3.506.10:
Texas steers. $2.755.25; range cows and
heifers. $2.504.75; canncrs. $2.253.60;
stockers and feeders, $35.25; calves, $3.25
66.25; bulls and stags. $35.25.
Hogs Receipts, 15.500: market. steady.
Heavy. $5.375.52: mixed, $5.355.37 ;
light, $5.255.40; pigs, $4.25(6 5.10; bulk of
sales, $5.33 5.40.
Sheep Receipts, 1200; market, slow and
weak. Yearlings. $4.755.25; wethers, $4.50
5.23; ewes, $4.234.75; lambs, $5.756.50.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 21. Cattle
Receipts, 3000; market, steady. Native
steers. $57.10; native cows and heifers,
$2.256.40; stockers and feeders, $3.25
5.50; bulls. $3.255.25; calves, $3.506;
Western steers, $56.75; Western cows.
$3.505.25.
Hogs Receipts, 11,000; market, 5c high
er. Bulk of sales, $5.455.60; heavy, $5.60
5.65; packers and butchers. $5.405.60;
light, $5.30 5.35; pigs. $4414.50.
Sheep Receipts, 4000; market. steady.
Muttons, )44.7fi; lambs, $5.50T; range
wethers, $4 4.65; fed ewes, $3.754.40.
CHICAGO. May 21. Cattle Receipts,
8500; market. - steady to a shade higher.
Beeves, $4.757.30; Texans, $4.605.80;
Westerns, $4.505-75; stockers and feeders,
$3.50 5.30; cows and heifers, $2.308.10;
calvea. $56.
Hogs Receipts, about 14.000; market. 10c
higher. Light, $3.355.70; mixed, $5.35
5.75; heavy, $5.305.72; rough, $5,304?
6.40; good to choice heavy, $5.455.72;
ptK3, S4C.20; ' DUJK Ot Mini $ 3. UU 5. t3.
Sheep' Receipts, about 7000; market,
steady. Natives. $8 755.S0: Westerns,
$3.755.30; yearlings, $5.7568.35; lambs,
$4.5007.15; Western lambs, $4.50 7.10.
Eastern Mining Stocks.
BOSTON, May 21. Closing quotations:
Adventure . .$ 2.00 IParrot 21.75
Allouez 28.30 IQuIncy SS.00
Amalgamated 65.87 !Shannon 13.75
Atlantic
ls-i a
Tamarack ... 60.00
Bineham
ITrinity 13.23
Cal ft Hecla. 675.00
Centennial .. 29.00
Copper Range 72.00
Daly West... 10.00
united copper 7.37
u. b. Mining. . 38.75
V. 8. Oil 24.50
Utah 41.00
Victoria 4.00
Franklin . . .
Granby
Isle' Royale.
Mass Mining
Michigan ..
8.73
91.00
20.O0
Winona 5.3T
Wolverine ...134.00
North Butte.. 03.00
3.00
10.00 IButte Coal... 23.25
Mohawk .... 53.50
Mont. C. ft C. .50
Old Dominion 35.50
Osceola 88.00
Nevada 12.00
Cal ss Ariz.. .110.00
Ariz Com.... 18.00
Greene Cananea 9.62
NEW YORK, May 21. Closing quotations:
Adams Con 5
Alice 230
Breece 10
Brunswick Con. 6
Oomstock Tun.. 34
C. C. ft Va 34
Horn Silver 50
Iron Silver 100
Leadvllle Con.. 5
Little Chief 5
Ontario 550
Ophlr j.. 255
Potosl x
Savage 35
Sierra Nevada. . 37
Small Hopes.... IS
Standard 185
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, May 21. There was a de
cline of over 2 in the London tin market,
spot being quoted at 135 and futures at
131 17s 6d. The local market was weak.
The quotations ranged from 20.25 to 29.50c.
Copper was a shade lower In the English
market with spot quoted at 37 12a 6d and
futures at 58 7s 6d. Locally the market
was quiet. Lake is quoted at 12.73 13c;
electrolytic at 12.62 12i37c, and cast
ing at 12.5012.62o.' '
Lead was lower at 13 Is 3d in London.
The local market was quiet at 4.22 4.27 c
Spelter declined 5s to 20 in London. Lo
cally the market was a shade lower on the
average, being dull at 4.554.60c.
The English iron market was higher with
Cleveland warrants at 50s. Locally the
market is reported steady. No. 1 foundry
Northern, $16.75017.50; No. 2, $16 16.73:
No. 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern soft at
$16.25 17.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, May 21. The market for
evaporated apples is quiet on spot and
prices are practically nominal .In the ab
sence of business. Fancy are quoted at 10
10c; choice, 869c; prime, 77e;
common to fair, 66o.
Prunes are quiet on spot with quotations
ranging from 4 to 14c for California and
from 5 to 10c for Oregon fruit.
Apricots are unchanged with choice quot
ed at 1313c; extra choice, 1414c;
fancy, 15 16c.
Peaches are moving out slowly with
choice quoted at 9c; extra choice, 9c;
fancy. 1010c; extra fancy, llllc.
Seeded raisins are reported In better de
mand, especially for Sultanas, which are
In light supply, but otherwise the market
Is dull with loose muscatels quoted at 6(9
614c; London layers, $1,2341.35; seeded
raisins at 56c, and choice to fancy seeded,
6Sc
Dairy Produce in the East.
CHICAGO. May 21. On the produce ex
change today the butter market was firm.
Creameries. 1923c; dallies, 1721c.
Eggs Steady at mark, cases included,
14J&'14c; firsts, 15 c; prime firsts, 17c
Cheese Steady, 1012c
NEW YORK. May 21. Butter. firm.
Creamery specials, 24c; extras, 23c; thirds
to firsts, 17 23c; Western factory firsts,
17c.
Cheese and eggs Unchanged.
London Wool gales.
LONDON, May 21. The offerings at the
wool auction sales amounted to 10,280 bales.
Competition was active a the highest
prices of the series. A good supply of
scoureds sold briskly. America ' bought
greasy merinos and medium fine crossbreds
at full rates.
New York Cotton Markets.
NEW YORK. May 21. Cotton futures
closed firm. Closing bids: May. 9:S6: June,
9.S5c; July. 9.81c; August, 960c: Septem
ber. 9.41c; October, 9.31c: November, 9.23c;
December. .18c; January. 9.13c; February,
9.12c: March, 9.11c
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. May 21. Wool, dull. Terri
tory and Western mediums, 12&15e; fine
medium. 9 11c.
Atchison 83.30
do pref.... Oo.OO
Bait ft Ohio. 9O.50
Can Pacific. .162.87
Ches ft Ohio. 46.75
Chi Grt West 7.00
C. M. 'ft S. P. 140.00
De Beers 10 62
D ft R a 27.00
do pref. . . . 68.00
do 1st pf. . 42.00
.1 . " a n
s
Various Weather Reports Lift
Wheat Prices.
STRONG CLOSE AT.CHICAGO
Unexpected Ad va nee at Liverpool
Also Favors the Bulls Heavi
est Trading Is In the
July Delivery.
CHICAGO. May 21. The wheat market
wa firm all day. chiefly because of crop
danSage reports. Advices received stated
that a large part of the crop In Southern
Indiana haa been,, rained by exceesiva rains.
From Kansas came reports of an opposite
nature, asserting that the crop has been
blighted by drouth. An unexpected advance
at Liverpool was a still further' aid for the
bulls. The pTlftclpal trading was in the
July delivery. The market closed strong.
July opened 6c to He Mgher at 906'iKtc,
advanced to 90 91c. and closed at 90 &c.
Prices in the corn pit were Inclined to
drag throughout the day. July opened un
changed to a shade lower at 664 66 c.
sold oft to 6 ftc and closed at 66 66 He. May
closed unchanged at 77 He.
The oata market waa dull. July opened
a shade lower to a shade higher at 4ft
46 c, advanced to 47c and closed at 46 c.
The provisions market was firm, chiefly be
cause of smaller receipts of live hogs and.
a 10c advance In their prices. At th" close
July pork was up 10c at $13.7'2k: lard waa
up 5c at 8.57; ribs were 7c higher at
7.42.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
"WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May $l,OL 1.02 fl.Ol $1.02
July aou oi 'tn unu
SPt. 8o .87 .36 !s
CORN.
May ..... '.T7 .78 77 . .77
July 6 . .ert
Sept .tun .4 -ttS .64
May. old.. .5.1 .53 .54 , .55
May, -new. .54 .4 .54 .54
July, old.. .4 .47 .46 .46
July, new . .45 . 45 .45 .4 5
Sept. 37 .37 .37 .37
MESS PORK.
July 13.70 13.77 33.67 13.73
Sept 13.97 14.02 13.05 13-90
LARD.
July 8.55 8.60 B.55 ft 5714
Sept. &72 8.77 8.70 8.75
. SHORT RIBS.
July T.37 7.42 7.37 7.42
Sept T.62 7.67 7.60 7.65
Caah quotations were as follows:
Floui" Steady.
Wheat No. 3 Spring. 92cfiJ$1.07; No 2
red, fl.011.02..
Corn No. 2, 77c; No. 2 yellow, 77 &
78c.
Oats No. & 5.c; No. 3 white, 4$3Mc.
Barley Fair to choice malting, 65 70c.
Flaxseed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.24.
Short ribs Sides (loose) $6.87 7. 30.
Mess pork Per barrel, $13.62 13.75.
Lard Per IOO pounds, $8.
Short clear sides Boxed, $7.507.65.
Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.35.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 44,600 8.100
"Wheat, bushels 14,200 32.4K
Corn, bushels 171,600 123,700
Oats, bushels 220,400 385. 6O0
Rye. bushels 1.OO0 6.000
Barley, buahels 32,400 10,900
Grain and Produce at New York.
NE?W YORK, May 21. Floui Receipts,
21.000 barrels; exports, 8300 barrels; sales,
4900 barrels. Market quiet and unsettled.
Wheat Receipts. 42,000 bushels; exports,
11.900 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, $1.03
elevator; No. 2 red, $1.00 late July f. o.
b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.14
f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.13
f. o. b. afloat. An increased export bust
new., toother uHf HJtrHt t Uwt. .ir
and cold weather in Spring-wheat states,
started a covering movement In wheat to
day that advanced prices a cent per bushel,
last prices being close to the top. May
closed $1.07; July closed 99c; September
closed 94 c. ,
Hops and hides Firm.
Wool and petroleum Steady.
Grain at Snn Francisca.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21. WTieat Firm.
Barley steady.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping; $1.07 (91.75 per cental;
milling, $1.701.72.
Barley Feed, $1.4".1.47 per cental.
Oats White. $1 .52 1.62 per , cental;
gray, $1.52 1.62 .
Cat! board sales:
Wheat No trading.
Barley December, $1.30 181 .
Corn Large yellow. $1.S01.S3 per cental.
Nort hit-eat era Wheat Markets.
rCLUTH, May 21. Wheat, No. 2 hard,
$1.10; No. 1 Northern, $1.08; No. 2
Northern, $1.06; May, $1.06; July, $1.06.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 21. Wheat, No. 1
hard, $1.09 & 1.10 ; No. 1 Northern,
$l.O71.08; No. 2 Northern, $1.05 ($
1.06; May, $1.97; July. $1.05; Sep
tember, 91 c.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON. May 21. Cargoes, firmer; 'nomi
nal In absence of transactions; Walla Walla,
prompt shipment. 37s 6d; California do, liSs.
LIVERPOOL. May 21 .Wheat May,
nominal; July, 7s 7d; September, 7s 3d.
English country markets, easy; French
country markets, easy.
Wheat at Tacoma.'
TACOMA. May 21. Wheat, unchanged.
Bluestem, SOc; club, 87c; red, 85c.
QUOTATIONS AT BAN FRANCISCO.
Prices paid for Produce In the Bay City
Markets,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21. The follow
ing prices were quoted In the produce mar
ket today:
Vegetables Garlic, 6 7c ; green peas,
$1.25 2.25; string beans, 5 7c; asparagus
3 Q 7 c ; toma toes, $ 1. 50 1. 75 ; eggplant,
12 & 15c.
Buttei- Fancy creamery, 23c ; cream
ery seconds, 22c; fancy dairy, 22c.
Cheese New, 11 12c; Young America,
13313c.
Eggs Store, 20c; fancy ranch, 22c.
Poultry Roosters, old. $3.50 4.50; roost
ers, young, $7 5010; broilers, small, $2.50
3.50; broilers, large, $3.5O4.50; fryera,
$67; hens, $47; ducks, old, $45; young,
$5 7.
Mlllstuffs Bran. $32 33; middlings, $33
39.
Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino.
20c; Mountain, 48c; South Plains and San
Joaquin, 8 11c,
Hops New and old crops, l6c; con
tracts, 8 12c.
Hay Wheat, $1619; wheat and oats,
$16 $18.50; alfalfa, $914; stock, $9U0;
straw, per bale, 55 90c,
Fruits Apples, cnolce, $1.75; common,
60c; bananas, $1 3.50: MaxScan limes,
$5 6.50; California lemons, choice, $2.50;
common, 75c; oranges, navels, $2.20 3;
pineapples, $1.506.
Potatoes Sweets. $2.50 3; Oregon Btr
banka. $1.10 1.35.
Receipts Flour, 4164 quarter sacks;
wheat. 1355 centals; barley. 4300 centals;
oats. 1710 centals; beans, 1450 sacks; po
tatoes, 1790 sacks; bran, 200 sacks mid
dlings. 120 sacks; hay. 240 tons; wool. 131
bales; hides, 520.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, May 21. Coffee futures
cloned steady, unchanged to five points
lower. Sales were reported of 11,000 bags.
Including May at 6.050.10c; July, 6.10c;
September. 6 6.05c; December, 6c, and
March, 6 05c. Spot barely steady. Rio, No.
7, 6c; No. 4 Santos, 8c. Mild, quiet; Cor
dova, 912c.
Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining, 3.74c;
centrifugal, 96 test, 4.24c; molasses sugar,
3.49c. Refined, steady; crushed, 6.20c; pow
dered, 5.60c; granulated, 5.50c. ,
Recover Stolen Securities.
NEW YORK, May 21. The French pa
lice, it is announced, have recovered prac
tically all the securities stolen by the
mail thieves who looted the registered
mailbags on the ocean liner Savoie in
January. 1907. One of the parcels of the
bonds had been mailed to a foreign cus
tomer toy Redwood & Co., of 33 Pine
1
DROUTH
DOWNING -HOPKINS CO.
ESTABLISHED 1SSS
BROKERS
STOCKS --BONDS --GRAIN
Bought and aold far casb and an marjrtn.
Private Wires Rooms 201 to 204, Coach BllMllff
Charter No. ,514.
COSDEXSEI)
THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency at the
Cloae of Busineu, May 14, 1908
ASSETS
Loans and Discounts. J3.746.648.99
U. S. Bonds to Secure
Circulation 505,003.00
IT. S. and other Bonds
and Premiums S78.149.J0 .
Bank Building: 126,000.00
Due from
Banks. . . Jl. 073.429.74
Cash 2,698,764.48
J.772,194.22
Total 9,021,992.41
Attest Correct:
BOARD OF
I. W. HEL.L.MAN.
President Wells-Fargo Nevada Na.
tionnl Bank. s. F., Union Trust Co.,
S. F., and Farmers & Merchants
National Bank, Los Angeles.
PERCY" T. MORGAN,
President of the California Wine
Assn., S. F.
RUFUS MALLORT,
of the Law Firm of Dolph, MaH
lory, Simon & Gearln.
D. W. WAKEFIELD,
of the Real Estate Firm of Wake
field, Fries & Co.
street. The bonds were insured by the
banking house and the loss was made
good long ago by the insurance company.
Redwood & Co. said yesterday that prac
tically all but $2000 par value of the secu
rities had been recovered and that the
missing ones had been located by the
French police.
WORK OF BOOKSELLERS
Sold Nearly 500,000 Volumes of
Twain In Four Tears.
NEW YORK, May 21. At the annual
dinner of the American Bookseller's As
sociation, Mark Twain in his usual white
flannel suit, told how well his books
had sold since they had passed from
subscription agents Into the hands ot the
booksellers.
"For 36 years my books were sold by
subscription," he said. "The books passed
into the hands of my present publisher in
1904 and then you became the providers
of my diet. I think I may say without
flattering you that you have done ex
ceedingly well by me.
"By the4erms of my contract, my pub
lishers had to account to me for 50.000
volumes per year for five years, and
pay me for them whether they sold them
or not. It is at this point that you gentle
men come In, for it was your business
to unload the 250,000 volumes on the public
in five years if you possibly could. Have
you succeeded? Yes, you have, and
more, for in four years with a year still
to spare you have sold the 250,000 and 240,
000 besides.'
He then said he was building a farm
house with the proceeds, where he intends
to take a vacation for 30 or 40 years after
completing the five books he 1b now en
gaged on.
SIX HURT IN AUTO WRECK
Big Touring: Car Jumps Over Steep
Embankment.
SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 21. Suddenly
becoming unmanageable, a big 45-horse-power
touring car, carrying- the owner,
John C. Ellsworth, four of his friends
and the chauffeur, darted from the Sump
tion Prairie road last evening and rolled
down a steep enbankment, badly injuring
the occupants.
The injured:
E. R. Willis, secretary of the American
Trust Company, right arm broken, right
shoulder fractured and probably internal
injuries; condition serious.
Samuel Leeper, president of the Ameri
can Trust Company, legs lacerated, face,
head and body bruised.
Samuel Goodel, real estate broker, nose
broken in two places, shoulders lacerated,
lips cut and head badly bruised; condition
serious, but will recover.
PLANS TOLSTOI JUBILEE
Friend of Novelist Makes Suggestion
to His Admirers.
LONDON, May 21. Count Vladimir
Tchertkoff, who represents Count Leo
Tolstoi in England, writes a long letter
to the Times suggesting that the best
way to celebrate Tolstoi s jubilee would
be for groups of friends In various parts
of the world to sign short greetings for
conveyance to the author, and for the
collection of a fund to be devoted to the
publication of a complete and authorltive
collection of his later writings, since
1881, In the Russian language. This has
never yet been done owing to the lack of
funds and the Russian censorship, and
would only be possible outsid of Russia.
Count Tchertkoff also advises the pub
lication and dissemination of cheap and
good translations of Tolstoi's works. He
adds that 'Count Tolstoi himself also
favors this plan as the most agreeable
to him,
Revolutionists on Trial.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 21. The court
martial began yesterday of 11 revolu
tionists, including four women and a man
named Traubner. Traubner was referred
to by Premier Stolypln in the recent
speech in the Douma, as the prime or
ganizer In a revolutionary and outraged
Finland, whose arrest averted recourse
to martial law there.
The revolutionists are charged with In
stigating the murder of Lieutenant-Gen-eral
Vladimir Pavlolf and General Maxi
moflsky, director of prisons. The court
martial was held behind closed doors.
Will Reform Picture Shows.
CHICAGO, May 21. Educational sub
jects will replace pictures of an immoral
character in the principal moving picture
theaters of Chicago, according to resolu
tions adopted at a meeting of the Moving
Picture Theater Protective Association
last night. A resolution also was adopted
declaring that the association would as
sist the authorities In the prosecutions of
all theaters found violating the law re
garding the employment of children.
Prisoner Is Found Guilty.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21. Mrs.
Morasch, aged 48 years, was today
found guilty of murder in the first de
gree by a Jury In Kansas City, Kas.,
which tried her on the charge of
poisoning 4-year-old Ruth Miller. TBe
woman will be sentenced to life im
prisonment. The little girl died from the effects of
eating poisoned candy which the woman
Uirough the mails to the child's 11-
REPORT OP
LIABILITIES.
Capital $ 500,000.00
onrpius ana unaivia
ed Profits
Circulation
Dividends Unpaid
Due to
Bunks.. .52,1 50.d57.Sl
I n dividual
Deposits 5,399.837.33
471.114.27
500,000.00
483.00
7.550.395.14
$9,021,992.41
Total...
J. C. AINS WORTH, President.
DIRECTORS.
GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor of Oreg-on.
R. L. MACLEAY.
President of the Macleay Estate
Company.
R. LEA BARNES. Vice-President.
J. C. AINSWORTH, President,
Also President of the Fidelity
Trust Co. Bank of Tacoma,
Wash.
year-old sister, against whom she held
a grudge.
KILLED BY FOOTPADS
Wealthy Chicago Man Found Dead
With Pockets Kiflcd. '
CHICAGO, May 21. Robert C. P.
Holmes, purchasing agent for the Com
monwealth Edison Electric Company, was
found dead in an alley with a deep cut
over the left eye, fracturing the skull.
The man's pockets had been turned in
side out and their contents wore missing,
together with a diamond shirt stud, a
diamond ring and the buttons.
Holmes last night attended the meeting
of the National Electric Light Associa
tion, and his departure from the hotel
was the last seen of him alive.
Late today a negro suffering from cuts
on his hands and face was arrested. He
became violent when questioned regard
ing the Holmes murder and it is believed
that he had something to do with it.
Wild Goat Born in Zoo.
NEW YORK, May 21. The first Rocky
Mountain goat ever born In captivity haa
made its appearance in the goathouse at
the Bronx Zoo. The kid is a tine speci
men and bids fair to grow Into a strong
and healthy goat. This is the dearest
hope of the loo officials, for heretofore
not only has no kid been- born, but the
old goats captured have seldom lived
more than a few months. The parents
of the newcomer were captured In the
Rocky Mountains In 1904.
In Germany It is still customary to plant
fruit tree, along highway,. In the provlncs
of Hanover there are li76 mile, of such
roads, alonjrwhlchhere are H.&ASLL..imlL-
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
PORTLAND BY., LIGHT & POWER CO.
CAK8 LEAVE.
Ticket Office and Waltinf-Boom.
First and Alder Street.
FOR
Oregon City 4, :30 A. M-. and every
80 minutes to and Including 1 P. M
then 10. 11 P. M. ; last car 12 midnight.
Greeham, Boring. Eagle Creek, Eeut
eada, Cazadero, i?'airvlew and Trout
dale 7: IS, K.15. 11:15 A. U... 1:15. 3:45.
:15. 7:25 P. M.
FOB VANCOUVER.
Ticket office and waiting-room Second
and Washington streets.
A. M. 6:15'. 6:50. 7:28, 8:00.
8:35.
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P. M 12:30. 1:10. 1:50. 2:30.
8:10.
7:40.
8:50, 4:80, 6:10. 5:50. 8:30, 7:05,
8:15, :Z5, 10:301, 11:451
On Third Monday in Every Month
. the Last Car Leave at 1:05 P. M.
'Dally except -Sunday. iaily except
Monday.
REGULATOR LINE
FAST STEAMER BAILEY GATZERT
Makes round trips week days, except
Friday, to The Dalles, fare $2.J0. Leav
ing Portland 7 A. M., leaving The
Dalles 3 P. M., arriving Portland 9 P.
M. SUNDAYS Round trip to Cascade
Locks, leaving Portland 9 A. M., ar
riving back 5 P. M. Fare $1.00.
DALLES CITY and CAPITAL CITY
Operate daily, except Sunday, between
Portland and The Dalles, calling at
all way landings for frelg-ht and pas
sengers. First-class accommodations
for wagons and live stooK.
ALDER STREET DOCK.
Phone Main 014. A 5112.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Empress Line of tba Atlantic.
LESSTHAN FOUR DAYS ATSEA
The Empresses Bail from Quebec to Liver
pool In six days; two days on the majestlo
St. Lawrence. Speed, comfort, elegance and
safety are combined tn thes splendid ex
press steamers. Ask any ticket aent for
particulars, or write J. K. JOHNSON, Pass,
Aat.. 142 Third feU Portland, Or,
SAN FRANCISCO A PORTLAND S. S. CO.
Only Direct steamers and Daylignt Sailings.
From 'Alusworth Dock. Portland. V A- M.
5. S. Rose City. May 23, June 6. 20, etc.
6. 8. tat of California May 30. June 13, 27.
From Spear fit.. Sun Francisco. 11 A, M
S. S. Stute of California, May 23, June
6, etc.
S. Rose City May 30. June 13. 37. etc.
J. W. RANtOM, Dot-k Agent.
Main 268 Alnsworth Dock.
M. J. ROCHE, Ticket Agent. 142 3d St.
Phones Main 402. A 1402.
STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER
FOR ASTORIA
Monday, Wrtlneiiday and Kriday, 7 A. AI
Heturna 9 P. M.
TUK DALLES
-Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7 A. M.
Uetursi 10 P. 1.
Landing, Wa.hington-Street Dock.
fr'AHE 1.(HI. MAIM 84110.
North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship
koanoke and Geo. W. Elder
Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at 8 P. AL Ticket office 132 Tnir4
St., near Alder. Both phones, M.
1314 H. Young, Agent.
COOS BAY LINE
The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port
land every Wdneday at a P. AL from Oak
blreet dock, for iorth liend, MarshUeld and
Cooe Bay points. Freight received till 4 P.
M. on day of sailing. I'awenger fare flrst
class, $10; second-ciass, $7, Including bertn
and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third
and Washington streets, or Oak-street dock.