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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1909)
SHEARING NEW GUP Sheepmen Begin Operations in Eastern Oregon. CONTRACTING NEARLY OVER llrst Sale of the Season In I.ake County New Crop Oats and Barley Offered Hop Trade Is Stagnant. Wool shearing is. now under way In sev ral parts of Eastern Oregon, but it will not be general until after the first of next month. In the meantime contracting: has about ceased. In Southern Oregon the season has opened with a sale at Lakevlew. The price was not made public, but la understood to fc between It and 17 cents. Buyers ar-a oa tha around earlier than last season and the Lake County growers are confident of receiving exceptionally good prloe for their clips. Shearing; will not be general In 'that section for some time yet. The following circular from an Eastern manufacturer Is called to the attention of growers: The effort, entered into last year by man ufacturers and wool dealers, against the use of sisal, or binder twine. In tying fleeces, was so generally successful that it proved beyond doubt that farmers are anxious to co-operate In preparing their wool for mar ket in the best manner possible. Although the use of ftlsal or binder twine has been discontinued, too much of the wool last year was tied with thick twine, made of old bagging, which Is almost as bad as sisal twine, as It rubs off on the wool and will not take the dye in manufacture. Tie your wool with a, hard, smooth twine that will not rub oft. Do not uso sisal or heavy, soft twine. Keep all tags or for eign matter out of the fleeces. The past year valley wools were much more popular among manufacturers because no sisal twine was used, but they still ob ject to heavy,- aoft twine. Eastern wool dealers continue to operate In the Western sections with great appar ent confidence on terms which are cents above what similar wool would sell for If now on the Eastern market. Early In the season they freely paid 20 centa in Mon tana and then. In a few cases. 21 and 22 cents. It was thought that when the trice touched 22 cents contracting would stop, but It did not, for one bold buyer paid 2S cents tor two clips that last year aggregated between 100.000 and 150.000 pounds. The same clips sold last year for about II cents less, and the present price is within S cents of the highest paid Montana growers during recent years. In Dakota 2:ic also has teen paid, two clips, one of 65.000 lbs. and the olher of S0. ono Ihs.. selling at that price. Last year they brought lTc after shearing. Rays the Boston Commercial Bulletin: Verily the "poor" flockmaster Is hav ing hiB innings, despite the bry 0f East ern combinations of wicked wool mer chants. It is not the menace of the trade being stolen away from Boston by Chicago that is serving to enrich the grower, but the fact that the wool sit uation the world over Is very strong, and because of this dealers feel that the speculation, no matter how hazardous it may appear, is warranted by conditions. APPLES BOLD tTNTVKR FAKE LABELS. Inferior Pnilt Worked OPT In New York and Kuroiw as Hood Rivers. Inferior Northwestern ap-ples have, been palmed off on Kew York and London buy ers as Hood River fruit, according to a tatement by -Joseph H. Rtelnhardt, of Ftelnbardt Xelley, In the New Tork Pro duce Bulletin. Mr. 8te!nhardt says: This has been a very peculiar season, and our method of selling the bulk of our stock ns fast as It arrived, to the trade, at a fair advance over our original purchase price, meatlng as It did with ready response, by the wholesale trade, to whom exclusively we appealed In the disposal of our stock, we consider It to nave been the proper tnethod of harvesting the crop this year. Future events proved our Judgment to have been correct. Boxed apples did not advance In sympathy with the barreled fruit, nor did they at any time since bring as high prices as at the beginning of the season. There was. however, one unpleasant fea ture this season which no doubt another season will be entirely eliminated. That was the foisting of a lot of Inferior Northwest ern fruit upon the market with fraudulent lnbels. misleading the buyers and giving the lniprexslon that It was real Hood River stock. One firm in particular may be picked out as being the principal offender in pur tlng these "take packages" on the market. The labe declared that the fruit con tained in that box had been inspected and packed by that concern, which claimed a Hood River address. It naturally gave the buyer- the idea that the fruit waa Hood R'ver fruit, when In reality It was very inferior fruit, raised In districts hundreds of miles from that celehrated valley. Legal efforts were started to have this concern Indlited for using fraudulent and mislead ing labels In defiance of the pure food law. Wiser counsel, however, prevailed and the matter was allowed to be dropped for the present. Especially Injurious was this "fake pack age to the Hood River fruit and Its good noma on the European market, where the buyers are not as well acquainted with American geography as thev are here Thousands of boxes were there catalogued and sold as Hood Rivers, which n-ver grow anywhere, near that celebrated valley and the consequence was that when the real Hood Rivers were offered they could not be disposed of. excepting at prices which showed considerable losses to the exporters. Present ruling prices on genuine Hood River Newtons. about the only variety left from that section, are 2.B0e 3.50 & box.' NEW CROP OATS AND BARLEY. I'ormer Offered at $27.50 and Latter at $Zi Without Takers. New crop barley was offered at the Mer chants' Exchange yesterday at 124 and new crop oats at JT 50 without takers. Buy ers look for lower prices on the new crop, as the prospects for the coming crops are good, both In the Northwest and In Cali fornia. Spot oats are held strong at $40 and barney at $;il. Small ots of wheat are being picked up dully and buyers have to pay full prices. For rod Russian 1.8 Is asked and club Is held at 1 10. Shipping bluestem is quoted at 1.17S and choice milling bluestem at 1.22y$j 1.25. Hid and asked prices were quoted at the Board of Trade as follows: WHEAT. ilHr;n $1.07-4 ItOS Atrxl lOSi, Vua OATS. "March l f2' l w BARLEY. ""T,h 1 ISO April 1 ,V , - Kecelpts in cars were reported by the Merchants' Kxchance as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hnv Mar. 20-51.. n it i.i na.",i Mar. L'J 15 2 .-, i "f,, J'-"-- i 1 2 i.l Mar. 24. . . . S 1 4 l.ust week. GO 13 55 61 NO TRADING IX HOP MARKET. Prospect Are (inod for a Large Crop ia California. There were no new developments of any kind In the local hop market yesterday. There was some dickering between dealers, but no sales wera closed. A California letter said: "Prospects are favorable for a large crop. There la not much in the market to report; no sales or contracting going on." It Is reported that two lots of Sonomas. aggregating 450 bales, were ottered here at 7 1 cents. The Watervllle Times, of March 19, said of the New York market: There has been a better demand In some quarters during the past week than for a week or so past, but holders of the tew remaining lots are still Arm holders for 15 cents. Otherwise the market is as reported for the past week or two. SPANISH GRAPES 1N PERFECT ORDER. Asparagus Scarce and Firmer Florida To ' matoea Received. Two cars of oranges were received yes terday and another Is due today, which will be the last for several days. A shipment of Malaga grapes In perfect condition was received and quoted at $9 per barrel. Very little asparagus came in and the market was tinner, green selling "at 12 li cents and BoVildtn Island at 8 cents. Rhu barb was weak at 1.S52 per box. A small shipment of Florida tomatoes was received and offered at J3.50 per 6-basket crate. A car of them will be put on onle this afternoon. Mexican tomatoes, drag at $11.75 per 4-basket crate. A car of wln nlngstadt cabbage Is due today. The last car of celery will arrive Sunday. A car of sweet potatoes is also due Sunday. Farmers Firm Holders of Potatoes. Farmers are Arm holders of potatoes and but Little new business is being done In the market, though shipments of past purchases continue large.. Everyone seems. to be look ing for a better market. Conditions at San Francisco remain steady, but as soon as the rivers are out of the way. which may be in about two weeks. It Is probable that prices may advance there. Egg Market Holds Steady. The egg market was fairly steady yes terday at 20 to 21 cents Orders from the Sound cities were belngV filled and some dealers who had a surplus over their re quirements put the excess Into storage Poultry receipts, as has been the case throughout the season, were light and firm prices were obtained. The butter market was active at un changed prices. Bank Clearings. te:H1trln,r!, 0t the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Portland Seattle . Tacoma Spckane Clearances. Balances ...$ H1I6.154 163,4U5 ... 1.764,060 355.7S12 74,61! ;t-2 713 .. 1.222.750 165!ll4 PORTLAND MARKETS. Vegetables and B-rult. bof??,31? FRU1TS Apples. 65c 12.50 per hundred? OES Buying price. 1.401.60 per poSno " "Weet ot""es. SX&ftec per . SACK; VE3ETABLES Turnips II rer sack; carrots. 90c; parsnips. $1 50- beets! lJ5; horseradish, luo per pound Deeta ti &TU" $1-T64; grape fruit! 4.-j4.75 per box; bananas. 6ita8e ner pound; pineapples, 12.75,0,3.25 per doaSS 'Kerlnes $1.76 per pox. Coxen. hundred8-re8n' OUyiD rlc' $ per VEGETABLES Artichokes. 7B90c do "bbaNug'il0 per POundTbeans. 25V: it tO' celery 4C 75PerPrOUnd . c'"". ji.ou per bo.; lettuce, head. S5s ner rtohnaatrol,lSfioPer b; P'-"3; Grain. Flonr, Feed. Etc, .,TSV.I?EAT Track prices: Bluesten- milling $J.2ai.l.25: club, fl.10: red Ruasfan IiSS" FIoPr "U"?"1'- Valley? Vie ? ' w!oT'n' 5-iu: v,boia ne SiA???1 whlt8' 40 rr ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. J26&26.5U ner teal rolled barley, 3132 50 ' . ' 5A?LS" Feed' 31 Per ton. " . Timothy. Willamette Valley, tl315 2V. iV. Saste.r,1 Oregon. !618: clover. 12 v. :. aif.lfa' 1 B015; grain hay. 113(314; cheat, 113.5014.50: vetch. tl3.5014.50. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras, 34c fancy outside creamery, 82 34c per lb.; California 3232 Mc; store. 18 20c. (BuU prices average 1 Vi cents per pound under regular butter prices.) rnrfvu ranch. 2021o per dozen. l-"l.VJRS,Han- ielc; broiltrs. 24 &2oc; fryers. ls20c; roosters, old, lOOllc' young. I415c; ducks. 20224c: geese. 10o: tUlJSS,.i?C; 8luaDS' 2.501i3 per aozen! tHtESE Fancy cream twins. 1717Ao per lb. ; full cream triplets, 1717Vjc; full cream. Young America. 1S1SC ary!A7I-8?ftrheavy0fc10 " PUn,1: 0rS1- Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8Me per lb.: peaches. 7 &c; prunes. Italians. 64 4tiaUc: n.e-0EreDch' 4s """rants, unwashed cases, 814c; currants, washed, casern, lOo: two', tancy" so"lb-boxe' 8ci .BA1-Xi.ON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. Sit?... ,oen.;, 2-,Pund tails. 2.9S: 1-pound '; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 95c; tiffs ljPund t"11"- $15: ockeyea. -pouad COFFEE Mocha. S428c: Java, ordinary, !Sr?c: Co,ta R'c. fancy. 1820c; gooi 10lSc: ordinary. 12 ltto p!r pound NUTS Walnuts. 12 13s per pound by sack; Brazil nuts. 16c: Alberts. 15c: pecans. Tc; almonds. 13 14c; chestnuts. Italian. J;c: Pf,n"t. raw, o6c; plnenuts. 100 12c; hickory nuts, lou; cocoaauta. aoo dm Gosen. SUGAR Granulated. $5.90; extra C. H.40 golden 1:. a.30; fruit and berry sugar, 15 90 plain bag. 5.70; beet granulated. Jo.70: Jus !:arrel. .30; powdered (barrel) t15. lermi: On remittances within 15 days, deduct (4c per pound; If later than 13 days and within 30 days, deduct He per pound Maple sugar, tr.dfjlsc per pound "ALT Granulated. 113 ter ton, (1 90 per bale; half ground. 100s. 17.50 per ton; 60a $8 per ton. BvfVTT8?111 ,c: IarS wntt. lcaredmf-Ho? ; balro 4o: Mex- ProTislons. ' i7B'!tCOL-;Fancy' 210 Per Ponnd; standard, atrUit: 13c ' . EnSlih. ISlsfeltic; DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears Slt,!" V 12 Vc;. "molted. 13c; short clear backs, heavy dry salted. 12Vc; smoked, smoked. Pft- d-y salt. 13c; iiif.11?0 l " "He; 14 to 16 lbs.. 1J1.C; U to 20 lbs.. lSV,c; hams, skinned! lie. picnics. 9Vsc; cottage roll. 11c; shoul ders, lie; boiled hams, 1920c; boiled picnics. 17c. lmRD Kettle rendered: 10s, 14c; 5s. lTc: standard pure: 10s. U(jc; 6s. 13ic. f.r,0ie,; l0?- Jc; 6"' 12':- Compound: 10s. 9Uc; as, 9kc 8M517E!.D BEEF Beef tongues. each. 60c; dried beef sets, 17c; dried beef out sules 16c; dried beef insldes, 19c; drkjd beet kunckles, 18c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. 13; regular tripe. SIO; honeycomb tripe, 112; pigs' tongues. S1U.50. MESS MEATS Beet, specials. 112 per barrel: plate. $14 per barrel: family. $14 per barrel; pork. 120 per barrel; brisket, 22 per barrel. Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc, HOPS 1909 contracts. 1010Vc per pound; 190S crop. 747Hc; 1907 crop. 34c; l0t crop. lV2c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, contract. lea 18c per pound; Valley, 1617c MP.U;IK:rCnoice' 2323ic per pound. Hlpts--Dry hides. No. 1. lti01B4c lb.; dry kip. No. 1. 14S15c pound: dry calf skin. 17HlSc pound; salted hides. 99i.c: "ess caltskln. 14fl5c pound; green, la ..1'3"R? :No- 1 kin: Angora goat, 1 to 11. 2a; badger, 25650c; bear, I5ji20: beaver 16.50S.5i; cat, wild. 60cijjjl; cougar per fect head and claws. 3ai0: fisher, dark. .9v0i; rox. cross. 13 to $5: fox. gray. 60c to 80c; fox. red. 12.25 to $4: fox. silver. $35 to S100; lynx. Jl 15; marten, dark. 1S(?12; mink. ?5cfi14 muskrat. 104fl5c; otter. 17; raccoon. 45 10 1.50; - . w w.-.,.. . V...V. tt -j i,c , saunics o75c; civet cat, 10015c: woir. ftsi' coyote. 70ctl.l0; wolverine, dark, 134.5 wolverine, pale. 122 50 CASCARA BARK Per pound. 4 Vie, Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. March 23. Butter. Arm; creameries. 2ic: dairies, 19,c. Eggs Steady at mark. cases included -first, ljttc; prime tlrKts. 19lc. Cheese Firm: daisies,. 1 1 t 1.1c; twins. 14 15c: Young Americas, lojc. NEW YORK, March 2-V Butter Firm; receipts. 50.fii2 pounds. Imitation creamery Cheese Firm, unchanged. Eggs Firm, unchanged. TIIE MORXIXQ SUPPOHTOFSTOGKS Declining Tendency Is Suc cessully Resisted. BUT PRICES DO NOT RISE Ixw-Priced Shares Selected ' in Ef forts to Hold the Market Cp. Another Lull in the De mand for Copper. NEW YORK. March 25. The halting ten dency In the rise of prices today was trace able to the narrowness of the market and to the perception of that fact by the pro fessional operators. With, stocks for sale in scanty supply, the professionals find they can advance prices with considerable r.alll,ty and Z cost ot comparatively light f-IlWfc Th. dln:lculty arises when at tempts are made to effect any real sales. .,a. al - emand belns as meager as the fSPs ofrer,nr- Attempting of selling, therefore, reveals a hollowt condition of the rI?8. t1"1 Berve warning to be careful about assuming burdens. Hie efforts to support the market against w ra DaI?, tendency centered on the low priced railroad stocks and conspicu ous advances were made in the group under common control of an interest concerned in the most spectacular of the recent railroad Tne "tension of these deals Is rumored from time to time and the return to the financial district, after a period of reported illness, of the leading figure In the control seemed to give occasion for soma of these movements. .l?,?,ea(?'nK- the Mm over night confirmed ay 3 rumors that the anthracite miners representatives were working to ward a plan to avoid a cessation of work on April 1. even in the event of a failure rftST'me.nt on wae by that timo. liking thereore' was effected by profit There were reports In airculation that an other lull had come in the demand for corper, indicating a temporary character ror the improvement for the last few days. The views oT the accepted organs of the steel and Iron trades gave nothing to en courage enthusiasm over present conditions, the demand induced by the cut In prices being pronounced unimportant thus far Reports of steps toward framing an" In come tax and of intended changes in the executive departments, looking to more ef fective administration of the antl-tiust law. were not of stimulating effect on the spec ulation. The anxiety abroad over the situation in the Balkans underwent another relief and that and the easing money outlook made the foreign securities market firm. Thu resistance offered to the reaction by the local stock market kept the speculative undertone confident- Bonds were steady. Total sales (par value). S3.42S.000. United States bond were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS Closing . Bid. , Sale. Amal Copper 121. OUO Am Car & Foun. 1,100 do preferred Am Cotton Oil Am Hd & Lt pf. 2tX Am loe Seouri.. 31,800 Am Linseed Oil Am Locomotive. . . 1,400 do preferred Am Smelt & Ret. 13,200 High. Low 70 . 70 S 4854 7o H 48 109 -51 40 SI 13V4 52 113 S0T4 103U 39 394 80 i 5214 52 86 54 103 uo preferred Am Sugar Ref . . . Am Tobacco pf.. Am Woolen . Anaconda. Jdin Co. Atchison do preferred Ati Coast Line . . . Bait & Ohio do preferred . . . Brook Rap Tran. Canadian Pacific. Central Leather. . do preferred . . . Central of M J., Ches & Ohio Chicago Gt WW. Chicago & N w.. C, M & st Paul.. C, C, C & St L... Colo Fuel & Iron Colo & Southern do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products ... Del & Hudson.... D & R Grande... 4O0 1034 100 130 1BO 129 94Vs. 944 30 30y 42 42 1031.4 103 10354 10354 90O 300 l.lOO 95 30 42 5.300 lO.t 3O0 103?. 200 119 'A 200 109 119 1185i 108 109 94 8,2O0 800 2i0 100 8,'506 400 7174 71 Si 7t l7Hi lB7vi 17H 102 101 14, 69 8O0 1 iH 8.2O0 ,145 144 145 HIO TR Tn -t. li 1(9 1O0 75 5 5 WO 2"0 300 400 32 vs 63 81 78 13254 18 177 45 4 36 & 2654 4054 31 15554 14H 68 143 I314 39 '4 954 32 63 80 78 181 1854 175 44 54 85 3654 24 38 30 5 155 14254 68 143 IS 38 8 32 63 80 54 78 131 I8V4 178 41 85 35 26 4054 31 155 143 68 143 13 3854 is 49 ?r- 28 54 45 73 145 69 41 73 U. . 4.80O JO0 . 1.600 . 6, 1 CIO 900 5O0 27,200 Distillers' SecurlT Erie do 1 St mf..poH 3O0 1.100 2.1 (0 1.9O0 l.OOO 100 1.800 1.300 400 do 2d preferred. General Electric. Gt Northern pf... Gt Northern Ore. . Illinois Central Interborough Met. do 'preferred ... Int Paper ao preferred ... ...... Int Pump Iowa Central io6 K C Southern... 13,400 do preferred ... 1,500 Louis & Nashville Minn & St L 3O0 M, St P & S S M. ;) Missouri Pacific. 1.7O0 Mo. Kan - Texae 3.700 28 4654 74 '5414 140 69 41 28 45V 73 "54" 145 69 40 T4 National Iad . . . N Y Central . N Y, Ont & West. Norfolk & West. North American.. Northern Pacific.. Pacific Mall 400 700 1,500 200 77 77 127 128 1285 46 88 88 88 600 141 i40 79 140 31 131 111 91 36 5 170 36 132 20 24 64 88 22 63 12 122 24 62 32 17 Pennsylvania 2,500 People's Gas .... 300 P. C C & St L. . 500 Pressed Steel Car. 300 Puliman Pal Car 100 Ry Steel .Spring Reading 111,800 Republic Steel . . . loo do preferred Rock Island Co. . 9.600 do preferred ... 20.400 St L s F 2 pf. 100 St L Southwestern 2oo do preferred . . . 200 Slose-Sheffield Southern Pacific. 19,200 do preferred . . . 900 Southern Railway. 7O0 fir. ni.of0ppA.1 ft 182 111 82 37 170 133i 20 ' 24 65 38 131 11151 92 36 170 132' " 20 2i 63 3Sli 53 54 53 54 120 123 24 62 41 32 48 71 180 120 123 23 62 'H 32;. 47 Texas & Pacific". Tol. St L & West. 2oO 2.800 3.700 3 4tO Union Pacific . . . do preferred U S Rubber do 1st preferred . U S Steel do preferred ... Utah Copper Va-Caro Chemical. do preferred Wabash 71 60,600 180 180 94 10354 10 200 3.600 3K 30O . 100 103 45 111 4.1 42 "l8 47 -4?B -H 111 110 42 42 115 18 75 79 65 S 49 42 42 "is 475; "65 49U 1.700 do preferred 16.50O Westlnghouse lec Western Union 60O Wheel & L Erie.. loo "Wisconsin Central. 300 4951 Am Tel & Tel. 1,200 130 13054 130 lotal les for the da' 493,200 sharea BONDS NEW YORK", March 25. tlona- Closing Quota- U. S. ref. 2s reg.l01 D & R G 4s 96 do coupon 101'N Y C G 3s... 92 U. S. 3s res 101 (Vorth Pacific 3s. 74C do coupon .1015outh Pacific 4s 91 U S new 4s reg.119. IL'nlon Pacific 4s. 104 do coupon .I2OT2: Wiscon -Cent 4s. 94 Atchison adj 4s. 94 llapanese 4s... . 84 Stocks at London. LONDON, March 25. Consols for 1 83 11-16; do for account, 83. Anaconda . S: Y. Central. .. 105lNorflk & West. 102541 do pref 111 Ont & West 171 iPennsylvania .. 71 Hand Mines...'. 4lReading 148 Southern Ry. . . . .131 . 9054 , 90 46 U7 -I" 67 24 Atchison do pref. . . . Bait & Ohio. Can Pacific. Ches & Ohio. Chi Grt West C. M. & S. P. De Beers. . . . D & R G do pref .... Erie do 1st pf.. do 2d pf.. 3rar.d Trunk 111 Central L, A N Mo. K & T. . . . 45louth Pacific.. . 87 54Cnion Pacific. . 25 do pref - 39C. S. Steel . 31 I do pref. IS 54; Wabash .140 I do pref .133 Danish 4s.... . 42 t.mal copper... 1 - ao prel. . . o ..121 . .185 - 97 .. 46 . .113 .- 18 .. 47 . . 95 71 Money, Exchange, Ktc. NEW YORK. March 25. Money on call. lSi2 per cent: ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing bid. 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans firm and verv dull; 60 days, 2 per cent; 90 days, 2S2 per cent; six months, 3 per cent. Prime mer canyle paper. 34 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business m bankers- bills at $4. 8025 S 4. 8635 OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY, for 60 days, and at S4.88 for demand. Com mercial bills. $4.854.85. Bar silver, 50 54 c Mexican dollars. 4Qc. Government and railroad bonds, steady. LONDON. March ii. Bar silver, steady. 23 d .per Ounce. t Money. 2 3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2a2 per cent; for three months bills, 2 per cent. AN" FRANCISCO, March 25. Silver bars, 5054 c Mexican dollars, 44 c. Drafts, sight, 4c; telegraph. 6c slght.r4.S8n London' 60 das. 4-M: PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET, Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. The livestock market was active and fairly strong yesterday, but without change in quotations. While the offerings were principally of medium and common grade wVe T5e0r.a1,,,.taaknT 10 hlA Late representative sales were: 36 cows average weight 96.-,. $3.70; 10 cows and i"e"l I?80' 4 1 bull.V.0." $JV 1 ?ov. SSo. 5: 16 hogs, average weight 274. S7 50- 14 hogs, average weight. 130. 7: 9 hogs, averl age weight 105. $0.25: 1 Sow. iuo7 $4.25 1 cow, I4i5, S3; 13 steers, 1000 5-5- coewsf'9?n4$5;0-73: " bUUS' ""' " ExchanQgUe0,waer3,,as0',o,ll1oewr.0rtland ""ock rocTd'T1T.Ir?. "teer8' 3-255.50; fair to good. 4.765.00; common to medium. J3 & il nni COW''- tOP' 4 25: falr to good, 3.50 4.00; common to medium, 2.50s3 50 calves, top. I5.00e5.50; havy. J.60400- 2.o!e'nd5 atag"- fat- 3-00 00; coSmon. .K9S Best $7 257.50: fair to good, fat's? f 0.75 ; ,t0ckers' 5.50(&i.50; ffhlna -S?E?.PJ,OD -aethers, 55.75; fair to ZnL.,04-7.- ewes' ! on all Is 00 1 6 50 P" 6 So6-76: ia'r to good. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO. March 25. Cattle Recelnts estimated. 5000. Market, steady Beeves! 4.607: Texas steers, $4.40 w f50: "wlJtern a? 5-50: stockerS and feeder?. $3 35 f35758C?oTS and he'rer"- "S oO; calvea! Hogs Receipts, estimated. 23,000 Market strong to 5c higher. Light t6 4o7 (so- MaSlA058-91 neavy' 06 95"ough .60J6,0; good 1 to choice heavy. $6.70 6 85 "' o :,5-35;'bulk of sales. 6.70 v.?'leDirRecllpt8' ""mated. 10.000. Mar-:Nat,lve- 3 600.15- Western. 3.606..!0; yearlings. $6.157.25- Iambi native. $5.757.00: Western. 85.758 10 SEAnLlSTORING EGGS DEALERS FOLLOW THE EXAM PLE OF PORTLAND TRADE. Butter Prices May Be Cut Saturday. Potatoes Firm Under Good Receipts. lroATTI--.Wash - March 25. (Sjieclal.) Following the reports from Portland that dealers there have commenced to store eggs ahB pr,!Sent Prices. 500 cases of local eggs were put Into storage here today The demand for eggs Is not brisk. No large or. dnTTi f .1" "'sht' and none expected until Northern navigation opens. nutter was not as strong today. but rt?" X"? ""cnaneed- . While some dealer, deny that there will be any change this tat?on.wn.rKare ua"y Positive tSft quo tations win be cut Saturday night. Fourteen carloads of potatoes reached Another carload of Florida tomatoes is due tonight. Walla walla spinach has ad vanced to J1.25. which Is a lump of li cents. The demand for splnaclJT'imp'rov- thatePthe" GnlfZl .Easer" , Washington are l"ai me bpring- seeding Is -wii nHvanA being finished In some Blocal7tfes. repo was received today from the Columbia ?nfr whSat aistrlct stating that rain is badly needed in some sections there QUOTATIONS AT BaN rRANciSCO. Price. Paid for Produce J th. Bay cit, SAN FRANCISCO. March 25 Ths fol :rSt-52u5:W" IUOted inthrod'u'ca .we.t0err280U Burban".. fl.501.85; SS'iTT1-701-90 P cental. sSm11- -8.5030; middllnga. Vegetables Garlic, 910c; green peas t c; string beans, nominal;' asparagus 2 5c; tomatoes. 75c1.25;' egpfaS, ButterFancy creamery, 28c: creamerv seconds. 26 54 c; fancy dairv 'c creameT , ,Fh"ltf,y Roosters, old, $ 5 6? young S li'o, ieTB- 8ma"' 5S.50; broilers larg? Kggs Store, 22c; fancy ranch. 23 c Ri?0,uth Plln ""I fSan Joaquin. SlJn; Mountain. 610c; Nevada. 12 15c 2lia;T71heaJ' , 23&26; wheat and oats. sw22'8per S?SS8! tOCk' 12 ie,m,on"u holce- 3- common, il; oranges 1.2oii2.50: pineapples, 2ft4 8 ' Receipts Flour. 5668 sacks; barley. 4070 centals; oats. 475 centals; beans. ""4 sacks- tlT h1dVaflcik5s: hay- 410 tons: WO"' 68 Eastrrn Mining Stock. BOSTON, March 2.1. Cloaine nuotatinr... Adventure Aiiouez amalgamated Ariz Com. Atlantic Butte Coal Cal & Ariz... fal & Hecla. . Centennial . . . Topper Range Daly West . . . ?ranklin ... -l1r5 N'evada ....III" J8 . . 70!:ld Dominion... 50 I 13 Iparrot 304 iincy 86 i"l shannon UrtXi -6'20 ramarack .... 77 ii . 29 Mrrinity 13 ij 10 -.-a niiea copper. . T. R. Mining.... 414 . 14 3ranby K. rii Mah . . 1 L . . 404 A ... wo Victoria Isle Koyale . BUIA-inon. lictoria . . 4 . . 5 . .141 . . .69Vi Mass Mining 10 lA'olverine " ". "." Mohawk Ga iNorth Butte XEW iTORK, March 25 tlons: Closing quota- -Alice -...200 Brunswick Con. 6 Com Tun stock. 22 do bonds 15 C C 4 Va 60 Horn silver 5 Iron Silver 100 ILeadvIIIe -Con... 45 ll.lttle Chief 10 Mexican (30 Ujntario .'37J JPhlr 85 standard ..175 I yellow Jacket... 60 Metal Markets. TOR5S.' March 25. The London tin Tl kio.V,f l0 higher with spot quoted at 1211 12a Cd, and futures at 131 6d The taU vmwr.khCt.WaS but higher In sym pathy with spot, quoted at 28.50 S28 70C . 0PP- advanced to 56 JOs 3d for "pot market The "ft, r f,,t!;rea in nd'on market The local market was unehaneed Lake. 12.7512.87c: electrolytic 12 37 12.50c; casting. 12.2512.37'ic. --sw Th ?2 nl?her a' 1 Us 6d In London. 4 0 t4c m"-ket remained quiet, at 3.97 W Spelter advanced 2s 6d to 21 70s in 4.7?.4,.S2Hch" 1Cal market WMqule! at Iron was unchanged locclly. CoflTe and Sugar. closed quiet, net unchanged to 6" points higher. Sales. 1000 bags. Including: June at 6.3c. Spot coffee steady. Rio jsro 7 84c: Santos No. 4, 9 He. Mild coffee dulL Cordova. 94 j 13c. Sugar Raw steady; fair refining. 3 42c centlfugal 96 test. 3.2c; molasses sugar! 3.17c. Kenned steady; crushed, 5.55c; pow dered, 4. Sac; granulated, 4.85c. Dried Trait at Tew York. NEW YORK. March 25. The market for evaporated apples is quiet, but holders of attractive fruit are asking full prices Fancy are quoted at 8ii(tt'ac; choice. 7ii7ic prime, 6&-6c; common to fair, 5&6c Prunes are'-fairly active, with quotations ranging from 3?4c to 74c for new crop California, up to 40-50s, and from 6i4c to 9c for Oregon. 40-5O3 to 20-3ls. Apricots are firm, with choice quoted at iSloc; extra choice. 1010Vc; fancy. HV13c. im.y. LiOndosi Wool Sales. LONDON. March 25. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 14 652 bales, including a large quantity of medium grades. Competition between home and French buyers was strong and active while Germany was a keen bidder for scoured. New York C ol ton Market. ' NEW YORK. March 25. Cotton closed steady at net declines of 26 points. MARCH 26. 1909. MAYDOWN QUARTER FavorableCrop News Causes , Selling at Chicago. SEEDING IN SOUTH DAKOTA ' Fall-Sown Crop Reported In Good Condition Argentine Shipments for the AVeek Estimated at Mil lion Iiess Than Last Week. In. k ' MSr0h sRPo. that seed- the Fan U SUth Dakota -t a"-7 crop 1. , good condItion cauasd consldarable unea.lnes, m the wheat a,Hsh,0dhay- AbUt th n" " tk. ex t"Ct7 Wa' an MUmate th wTT?h-T J What lrom Argentina. .Vj T t , point, May being at $1 17tt and Julv at si nfv Th. re.A.".:.- . . The feartii- . . . o?JlJu.yr Z" riF trilling rL.. . J ,eaam commission houaesf k cTo'.en "the plt waa beariah- Th. ma?: we ?1,?Tr- FmaI on May were at 66T67c and July at 65o Ju?vnHra.' '.e"mB ot tne BeptJber and took tlr ba"e', n cut- in ,h. .tne nw crP- caused weakness daytheA?ath.,arket- . Trad active al! oay. At the closa prices were ic to Sle below the previous close. May being a! "H"14o and July at 47 H 47 14 c. " Trade In provisions waa extremely dull w.r stev4" .enVre day and th a" was steady. A 5-cent advance in llv. th weakn" rain. Pr.cct lower " WSre 50 h,gher to tt50 The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. i ?H1 .?.jfi ,?57- ,icir- s"lyt---.-.-.-.: 10,U -- .CORN. s:::;:: :!U :K ;tl OATS. S::;:;; SI m St MESS PORK. f,fil ".70 17.72 H 17.S5 17.70 July 1770 17.7214 17.6214 17.72V4 LARD. My 10.12H 10.15 10.10 10 1JV4 Ju'y 10.2714 10.30 l5.2214 10.'27H SHORT RIBS. May -35 3714 35 9 35 Cash quotations were as follows: Klour Steady. ,Rye No. 2, 7714c ,Barly or mixing, 2146314c; fair to choice malting, 64 14 & 66c. ' w ax.sefd 1 Southwestern, 11.5514: No. 1 Northwestern, 31.6514 Timothy seed 33.75 3.S0. Clover $8.90. Mess Pork 317.6017.6214 I.ard Per 100 pounds. 10.07i crt r,'S"Z:Side" Uoose). 8.758.S5. OriSrTt'tatlc.!"" (b"d- ''" Total clearances of wheat and flour were, '47? Ono-h0 buahel- Primary0 receipt h.f.h-i.72.!!00 bu8hels. compared with 872.000 bushels the corresponding day a year aio Estimated receipts for tomorroVf li,ocoa0r8headra-lM cara: oata-94 car Flour, barrel. .lo?00 ""JIVoo Wheat, bushels .I .! 81 600 81 ina Corn, bushels.... : ."218:90d tttloo Rye. bushels 17 000 nnu Barley, bushel. ".hSOtt ll;Jo Grain and Produce at New York. ,,3SfLW JORK- March 25. Flour Receipt.. 17,224 barrels; exports, 15,223 barrels. Quiet and Bteady. Wheat Receipts. 4800 bushels; export., 10.899 bushels. Spot easy. No. 2 red 31.22 1.23T4 elevator and 31.23 f. o. b! afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 31.24 f o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, 31.24 fob afloat. Trader, .old the wheat market down after the opening today on bearish cables and less warlike new. from Europe. Prices declined c and then rallied on prospect, of small Argentine shipment, and less favorable Southwest crop news. Break ing again near the close, under realizing, they were finally 14e to c net lower. May, 31.201401,20, closed at 11.2014; July 31.11 1. 12, closed at 31.11. Hops Dull. Hides, leather and wool Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. May 25. Wheal Bteady. Barley Firm. Rnn . Wheat Shipping. 1.90L95' per cental: milling. 31.9714 2.0214. Barley Feed, $1.4714 pl.50 per cental; Drewlng, 31.50S1.55 On.tR Reri 1 Tr.AIAA . . . tl .90ft 2.00; black, nominal. ' Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, 31.4514. per cental; Decem ber. $1.26. Corn Large yellow, 31.67 4 S 175 per cen tal. European Grain Markets. LONDON. March 25. Cargoes, firm, buy ers show more interest. Walla Walla, prompt shipments, at 40s; California, prompt ship ment, 40s 9d. English country markets quiet but steady. French country markets .low. LIVERPOOL, March 25. Wheat. May. 8s 2d; July, 8s 3d; September, 7s lOTid Weather, fine. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE. March 25. No milling quo tation.. Export wheat, bluestem, $1.15: red. $1.03; club. $1.05. Receipt, today: Wheat, t cars; oats. 1 car. lMwt at Taeonia. TACOMA. March 25. Wheat. milling. EUGENE WILL HAVE EXHIBIT John H. Hartog on Way to Seattle to Arrange for Display. i John H. Hartog-. in charge of the pub licity department of the Eugene Com mercial Club, was in Portland yesterday on his -nay to Seattle, whither he went to arrange for Erger.e's exhibit in the Ore son. Duildinsr. Mr. Hartog said that Jisr before leaving Eugene a tourist cat con taining five families and several unmar ried people arrived there from Lexington Ky., to - make their homes. This fact was sigr.lflcant as showing- tne results of publicity work. "Conditions in Eugene at the present time." said Mr. Hartog. "are mo.t fav orable. Newcomers are arriving daily In fact, tha city is full of new people" They are for the most part people who in tend to go into the fruit-raising business though, many are desirouB of finding busi ness openings. Building operations are going on in all parts of the city. The new $70,000 Federal building is being started the site is being cleared for the new Y M. c. A. building, and plans for the new Ii?Kel , 1re-, "nder way- Two grammar school building are being started and a large number of residences are In all stages of construction." Do you want to stop the rent habit' See Gregory's ad. Page 13. " LUMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK. Second and CAPITAL OFFICERS. ?oSN AEKKrTIVoHx-frel'Ient- GEO' M'PHERSON. Vice-President. JOHN A. KEATING. ice-President. H. D. STORY. Cashier. K. A. FREEMAN, Ass't Cashier. THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. iiVj It insures against slipperiness and falling horses. ' s'i It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs, It assures a sanitary and durable street. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. iSJ It assures perfect satisfaction. r -jjij BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUEEST WARREN COSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 Beck Building, Portland, Or. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. KSTABLISHBD ISM BROKERS STOCKS -- BONDS-- GRAIN Bang-lit mm mM tmw caabi and asanrha. Private wires Rooms 201 to 204, Conch BciWin j SELL TICKETS TUESDAY PERMITS FOR MUSICAL FESTI VAL SEATS READY. Five Concerts to Be Given by Chi cago Symphony Orchesira and Portland Choral Society. Permits for the Second Annual Musical Festival to be given at the Armory April 30 and May 1 and 2. will go on exchange at Ellers Piano -House next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The Second An nual Musical Festival will be given by the -Chicago Symphony Orchestra of 60 mu sicians under the direction of Adolph Rosenbecker, and the Portland festival chorus of 300 voices, under the leader ship of Professor W. H. Boyer, on the evenings of April 30-May 1 and 2. and the afternoons of May 1 and 2; five different concerts in all. These permits cost U and are now being sold by the members hi? chorus and at Eilers Piano store. Tl!e prlce of a single concert wiU be J1.60 and Jl, with a few seats at 75 cents; ir you pay 1 for a permit you will have the advantage of securing your seats be fore the single sale opens, which is April 19, and can attend the five concerts in the best seats in the Armory by paying a,n?dt!ltional $2 for flvo of n regular J1.60 single concert tickets; or by paying an additional $1 secure Ave of the regular 1 tickets. In short, you can hear the five concerts in the $1.60 seats for J3 aU told, or you can hear five different con certs for 12 in the regular seats if you have a permit. Five different concerts best seats, including permit, costs $3; ame number different concerts in next best Beats, costs 2, including permit. If you purchase a permit you help the cause of music in the Northwest and In cidentally save money for yourself. Com ing with this grand orchestra will be four famous Eastern vocalists and the world famous woman pianist, Myrtle Elvyn Included in the orchestra -will be last years favorite cello soloist. Franz Wag ner; together with Guy Woodward, violin soloist and concertmaster, will bo eight other Instrumental soloists. The entire programme., will be published in a short time. The chorus and orchestra will give the following beautiful numbers: Sullivan s "Golden Legend." Gaul's "Holy City. "Hail. Bright Abode," from Wag ners "Tannhauser." "Sanctus." from tounod's St. Cecilia Mass. Rossini's "Sta bat Mater," up to and including "The In flammatus." SWEARS AT "WRONG MAN" Motorman Accused of Cursing Plain Clothes Cop May Lose Job. As a result of swearing at the wrong man." Frank Ellis, a motor man on the Waverly-Woodstock line may lose his job. He directed his pro fane abuse at a policeman in plain clothes yesterday forenoon; the police man reported the incident to Chief Gritzmacher, and the Chief at once took the matter up with the manage ment of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. 6 The complaint against the motor IT) a II waa nrpspnt-nrf kt t- , T, , r - mj tin u mi a. n Bales. It would have passed ordlnary .... rapi mat many com plaints have been made about discour tesies shown, passengers by streetcar men. Bales, in his report, set out that he boarded the car on the East Side and after riding several blocks asked to be let off. The motorman carried him several blocks farther along be fore stopping. Bales inquired why the car didn't stop and was summarily ex tended an invitation to visit a region where the thermometer readings are continually excessive. CROWDS VISIT EXHIBITION Architectural Display One of Best Held in Recent Yean. Interest in the exhibition of the Port land Architectural Club is growing steadily arid the rooms of the Museum Of Art A.t Fifth 9nH T ,-1 .. . - - i oli Lt, , are crowded daily with visitors. The dis play of drawings by architects from every important city in the country Is supplemented by various samples of work by wood-carvers, art glass manu facturers, terra cotta workers and photo graphs of completed buildings in many cities. Local architects show perspectives and drawings of interiors that are of par 19 Stark Stre $250,000 ticular interest to Portland people, but the examples from other cities serve to furnish comparisons that are not only Interesting but of positive benefit. The exhibition is to continue until ft , land there Is every indication that it win be a most pronounced success in every particular. Member, of the club have been untiring in their efforts to make the show one of the best given in the country, and Willis Polk, the president of the Pacific League, said after viewing the display, that it Is su perior to those he had seen in the big Eastern cities within the last few years. English pumps at Rosenthal's. BONDS NVESTMTS Call or Write T.S.McGRATH Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OREGON A BROAD HINT To wise depositors. Bankers are mak ing oil investments. Why. not invest your own money direct with practical i.r?.'Vir5toTs, make the banker's profit? Booklets showing how and whv free upon request. MARK E. DAVIS, 1004 Wroadway. Oakland. Cal. TRAVELERS' GL'IDK. CANADIAN PACIFIC Less Than Four Days at Sea WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL Two day. on the beautiful St. Lawrenca River and the shortest ocean rout to Europe- . , Nothing- better on the Atlantic than our Empresses. Wireless on all steamers. Ilrst -class S0; second 5o. one class cabin 45. Ak any ticket agent, or write for sailings, rates and booklet. . g. R. Johnson. P. A., 1 3d (., Portland. Or NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. S. S. Geo. W. Elder Sails for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles March 18, April 1st, 15th, 29th. Ticket office 132 Third street, near Alder. H. YOUNG, Agent. COOS BAY LINE Tht steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port-. Jfl,"ljery,.-e,,,'Klajr' Irom Alns- ? I!hi.lock- tor -NortH Bend. Manhneld and Coos Bay points. Freight received till 4 1 f on iVi ot "a"!". Passenger fare, flrst class. 110; cond-ciass, 7. including berth and meals. Inq.ulro city ticket office. Third ,nKt'i ". r Alnsworth dock. Phono Main 26S. JiA'CLH O PORTLAND 8. 8. CO. Only direct steamer, and daylight sailing trorn Alnsworth Dork. Portland. 4 p m" h.S. Kose tity. Star. 26, Apr. . etc. Senator. Apr. 2, etc "r5"nt-mard St.. San Francisco. II JL. M. S.H. if.tu. I II. An- J. W. Ransom, Dock Agent. Main 2CS Alnsworth Dock M. 9. ROCHE, City Ticket Agent. 142 Sd St. Phono Main 402. A 1402. V