WAR liJ HIDE TRADE Local Concerns Fighting for " Supplies in Country. KEEPS MARKET UNSETTLED Conditions in tlie Kast Are De pressed and Prloen Are Weak. Leather Trade Is lnll Light Transactions in Local Hops. There Is a fight on between a number of hide dealers to secure supplies, and some purchases have recently been made at prices above the market, as based on East ern -rallies. Thfs has had the effect of un settling conditions somewhat here and at Valley and TCastem Oregon points. Except for this, the market would be Inclined toward weakness, as all Eastern reports Indicate a drooping tendency, fol lowing the sharp advance of two weeks ago. ' The advance was maintained on but few lines. The reaction aeems to have been due. In part, to the depression In the. leather and shoe trade throughout the country. The latest trade reports from the Kast say of leather and shoes: The leather sttnation continues very un satisfactory and trade Is decidedly dull, buyers claim that If hides come In free of duty and the tariff on leather is mater ially reduced. leather values here will be lower, and they are. consequently holding off. Mo tanners state that trade since the middle of February has been lighter than for sny like period In over tn ears. Trade generally In nil kinds of foot wear Is still decidedly dull and the amount of new orders coming In to New England producers Is limited. The Brockton plants are engaged pn some Spring contracts on hand, but most of the factories are dis posed to hold off until they can accumu late more orders. Shoe buyers say they expect lower prices on both liather and shoes. owlng to the proposed reduction In the tariff on leather and free hides. An active demand Is expected from buyers who hsve been holding off and allowing their stocks to become reduced to a mini mum. There Is still uncertainty as to the kind of shoe that will be In vogue this Summer and this fact Is causing buyers to hold off on contracts for Summer goods. WEAKER FTEEJLTNO IX HOPS. Ray Ron Buy Small Ixt at Keedrllle at 6i Cents. The hup market Is weaker than it was last month. Dealers have reduced their ....... nn in.m me I'jast are on a i..v-,r oRsin. nut Holders of l0S horn are not pressing their goods for sale. The few recent transactions, however, show a de cline from prices paid short time ago. .1. nay a hon bought a 22-bale lot irm a iteeavllla grower at 8?i mid .if oaica from a dealer at 7 jbi.ui i-incus has taken m a 10S ..-. .-mrra irom a local dealer, at 7 cents. While there Is no pressure to sell last jesrs imps, olds are being offered more :rrnr man ror some time past. The demand for contracts has PiR-Pll ThA 1 .. . i . . BlSO - "usuiess m l mills was lone at 8 cents. A three-year contract for l.'Mo pounds at 11 cents, between Hedges or i.aiias. and T. Rosenwald u.. nns oeen niea in Polk County. English trade reports bearing dates of -.... io m, say. in part: ua. iesnne. and Co.. London There Is only a very restricted amount of business passing and quotations are unaffected. w- H ni " May. London What de mand there Is 1. .tm for the lowe.t- n . -""h h'": ,ne,y being picked up at the very low rates now being ac cepted against eventualities. Manger and Henley. Indon The trade Zr.Z .".v."?- "'n'e re indifferent even at the law rates at which hops are being offered. .1. H. Meredith A Co. Worcester The market remain, steady for all useful Qual fral trade Is quiet and si,... tZC'y "ny n""' tor inferior "Kh ,h"y ar obtainable on ?n. nabl.e tarm" No racl the pobllo scales on Saturday. but 74 pocket, were weighed during last week beside, nine pockets of yearling., of which the -wppiy . almost .xhaa.ted TUJ.AMOOK rilEKSE ON HAND TODAY. rtrt Large Shipment in Several Weeks Kgg lrtres Shaded. wi'tTT i"15""1 C"'" " T,"'k cheese 1U reach Portland today. This win be the first coMMerabl. shipment In many weeks od will fc.ip ,.iisr. th, .rcltT ,n the ocjU market. Price, are flrm at n9n canu. There were no new development, m the butter warkst. Rg receipt, on Front areet were lighter than for several dayw. The Northern ship ping demand was active snd all were event ually disposed of. but firm, that had to de pend on the city trade entirely found bust lies, sl.ck. because of th. liberal buying erller In th. week, and some of these houses Phsded rrlcca. Poultry, a. usual, wa. la light .upply and rlrm. WOOl, SAMa IATKS FIXE1. Announced by Secretary Smyths, ef State tirower.' Assorlatloa. rCVBLKTOX. Or.. Aprtl 9. The follow ing are the dates fixed for the annual wool .ales: l-endleton. May S4; Henpner. May M. Jun. 1. July 1; Kcho. May 28; Sh.nlko. Jun. 1. June l!t. June 19; Pilot Rock. June 4; Baker flty. June B; Ontario. June 7. June 25- i-.i. June 51; Elgin. June 24. These dates were announced today by Dan P. Sn-th. secretary of the Oregon State Wool Croners- Association. They correspond closely to the dates tentatively named by the Eaetern buers a few week, ago and doubt less IU be accepted by the latter. Secretary Smythe. In his announcement. Invites all w.ml men. whether member, of the associa tion or not, to attend the sales. t.HMN MARKET IS QVIET. KwMrru and Foreign Ktchange. Closed on Account of Holiday. There wa, practically nothing done In ,h lisl grain market yesterday. The Katern and foreign exchanges were closed and mi st of the local orrices closed early. 1'rKrs were quoted firm and unchanged. Receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants- Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay April April Al.i-ll Aon! April Total S-4 5. . . 3 is 4 12 1 55 in l'4TTO MARKET LOOKS BETTER. Twe, 4-ars ef 4 abtuMre Roreived Asparagus Is Ktrnier. Two cars of Wlnningstadt cabbage received yesterday were not a. good as earlier shlp menta and the prices lately current could not be maintained. Asparagus was firmer. s the steamer stuff was cleaned up. and rhuhsrb also eold at nrm price. Three cars i'f oranges were received. Th. potsto msrket .rmwe-1 a better ton. Wans of trie 10-cent sdvanoe at Sin Fran clsoo. an.! buyers at this end were more dis posed to o;erate. C'.rmerina- YaMm Petal Supply. Ntllil'U XAJIALA, Wua., AiU 44. .:5v.- it 1 1 4 5 s T 1 I l :i week. 41 13 Jo rial.) It appears that an effort is hein- ma.de her to corner the potato market. Buyers have ben here for several days baying up all the potatoes that could -be found, paying from $:i3 to $35 a ton for them. The warehouses are filled and every day the ranchers are bringing in stock they tave been hold in-. Who the specu lators are could not be learned, as the buy ers refuse to give any Information. Local commission men think, the Idea Is to hold the stock In the local warehouses until the markets of Seattle and other cities de mand them and are willing to say from S40 to $50 a ton. Bank Clearing;.. ' the Northwestern cities ye- follows: Clearinr. t.rda.y were Clearing's. Portland Sl.rl.-jtH s-m 1 1 ; e i n4w t;2 Tscoma 614 181 EpokaneTa. 1.193,'7 Balances. 244.13 ns.sia rOHTLAM) MARKETS. Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc ,,WET Track prices: Bluestem milling. Il..jfel.3i); bluestem. shipping, $l nu'd l is; club $1. H a I. lt; Turkey red. ti.10: re? fiuss'an- l8iit.08; Valley $l.li. r LOLH Patents.. ss.es net . straights .14. 6i; exports. J4.50; Valley. 5. 10; ----.,.. .. i.uic wiieet. quarters. ,0.40. - oats M 1 white. 3940 per ton. millstl-kfs Bran. -:ti26.4u ton; inldailRes. 13: siinru s?if-:it- H,n -v rolled barley, $.'1334. uAKi,-.! r-eea, i ll S J per ton. HAY Tlmothv. WillsmettA Vallev I1J0 19 per ton: Eastern Oregon. 1 17 U 10; 'clover. SUP12; alfalfa, $14'&14.&0; grain hay. 13 tuei, i.n.au; vetcn, ia.wjl4. Vegetable, and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Armies BS-eS2..v n ox; Malaga grapes. $y per barren LAiyjca uuying price, si. 01.35 per hundred; aweet potatoes, 2k&Sc per pound; new California., tic rer pound. BACK VEGETABLES Turnlns I- sack; carrots. 90c: parsnips. $1.50; beets. fi-'b; horseradish, luc per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, J2.24 &S3 per box: lemons. $1.754; grape fruit. 14.:,5&4.75 per box; bananas. oVaw'Oc pee pound; pineapples. 2.l1aZ.2i per dozen: tangerines ti.Vo per dox ONIONS Oregon, buying price. S1.75Q l.S.T per hundred. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 66 a 55c dox.; asparagus. California. tifcyc per pound beans. 2ic; cabbage. 'i'l'ai'Aa per lb; celerv. S4.so rMr : 1 el.EXKq'aXiO per dozen: lettuce. hot nouse, l.SOg:i.63 per box; lettuce, bead, S5c per doz. ; onions. 40 50c per doe. ; parslev. Stic por dozen; peas. 13c per pound; radishes. 35c per dozen; rhubarb, 3r4c per pounil: spinach, 6c; tomatoes, Florida. 3.25ffl3.50 per crate. Dairy and Countrr Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras. 29c fancy outside creamery. 7 Vi O 2Uc per lb. ; California. 27 fc 28 c; stone. 18 20c. (Butter fat prices average 1 cents per pound under regular butter prices.) KGGS Oregon ranch. lQ,U2n per dozen. 1'OULTRY Hens. 16'17o; broiien. 24 S26c; tryers. 18 20c; rooswrs. old. 10(llc; young:. 14g;15c; ducks. 2022fec; geeae. 10c; turkeys. 18319c; squabs. J 2.50 ca 3 per dozen. CHEESE Fancy cream twins. 17 17 a per lb. ; full cream triolet &, 17 17 c; fuii cream. Young America. IS&1SHc. VEAL Extras, 10lOc per pound; ordi nary, 7 8c; heavy. Be. PORK Fancy. IX&Uc per lb.; large, 8 fcc. Orocerles. Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 84c per lb.; peaches. 7 WW 8c; prunes. Italians, 5?4f4c; prunes. French. 408c; currants, unwashed, esses. BHc; currants, washed, eases. 10c; figs, white fancy. OO-lb. boxes. 6fec: dates, W 7 VsC SALMON Columbia River, i-pound tails, 2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound flats. $2.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, &5c; red. 1-pound talis. $1.46; sockeyes. 1-pound tails, $2. COFFEE Mocha. 24 28c; Java, ordinary 17tjP20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18Q20c; gjod. lC18c: ordinary. 12i4l16o per pound NUTS Walnuts. 1218o per pound by sack; Brazil nuts. 10c: niberts, l&c; pecans. 7c: almonds. 13 14c: cnesLnuts. Italian. 11c; peanuts, raw. oiO&c; plnenuts. 10 12c; hickory nuts, lou; uocoanuts. 0o per dozen. Sl'GAR Oranulated. $6.0u; xtra C. 95.55; golden C. $5.4o; fruit and berry sugar. S0.05; plain bag, $5.85: beet granulated, (5.85; cubes (barrel), $8.45; powdered (barrel). J 6 30. Terms: On remittances within 15 days, deduct 4c per pound; if later than 1. days and within SO days, deduct He per pound. Maple sugar. 15 18c per pound. tiALT Granulated. 413 per ton. gl.no per bale; half ground. lOOa, S7.00 per ton: 00a. (8 per ton. BEANS Small white. 614c; large whits. BHc; Lima. 5c; pink. 3?ic; bayou. Vsc; Mexican red, 59ie. arovislona. BACON Fancy. 212c per pound; atan ard. 18c; choice. 17c; .English. 164(lv,o: strips, 13Vsc. - DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears dry salt. UV4o; smoked, 13 He; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, 12 ftc; smoked. 13Vc; Oregon exports, dry salt. 13 Uc: amoked, 140. HAMS 10 to 13 lbs., 14c; 14 to IS lbs., 14c; 18 to ro lbs., 14c; hams, skinned. 14c; picnics. 8 He: cottage roll. 11c; shoul ders, 11c; boiled hams. lwS2Qc; boiled picnics, 17c. LARD Kettle rendered: 10s, 144c: fis. 14Tc; Standard pure: 10s, 13Hc; 63, I8H0. Choice: 10s. 12c; Es. 12 Tic. Compounds 10s. 94c; 5s, 9 c. ' SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues. each, eoc; dried beef seta, 17c; dried beef out side., 16c; dried beef Insldes, 19c; dried beef kunckles, 18c PICKLED OOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet, 13; regular tripe. SIO: honeycomb tripe, 112; pigs' tongues. Sia.&O. MESS MEATS Beef, specials, J12 per barrel: plate. 14 per barrel; family, il4 per barrel; pork, 120 per barrel; brisket. (23 per barrel. Hone, Wool. Hide., Etc. HOPS 1!H9 contract, 9c per pound; 19o8 crop, 6?7c; 1907 crop, 34Hc; 1908 crop, 1402c WOOL. Eastern Oregon. llSc per pound: Valley, medium. 184lac; coarse, 17 17 He per pound, Portland. MOHAIR Choice. 2Sa23Hc per pound. HIDES Dry bides. No. 1, 16 17c lb.; dry kip. No. 1, 1516c pound: dry calf skin. lSllc pound: salted hides, 99Hc; salted calfskin, 1410c pound; green. 10 less. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat, tl to 1.25; badger, 2SS0c; bear. $520; beaver, SS.&0&8.50; cat. wild, 60c$l; cougar, per fect head and claws. S310: usher, dark. S7.6011; pale. S4.907: fox. cross, S3 to ti; fox. gray, 60c to 80c; fox, red. J2.26 to 4: fox. silver. $35 to $100; lynx, sua 16: marten, dark, SS12; mink. 75c$4.50; musk rat. lOloc; otter, $7; raccoon. 45c A 60c; sea otter, $12.50. as to size; skunks. S075c; civet cat. 10015c: wolf. $2S; coyote. 70cJl.lO: wolerine. dark. Mas; wolverine, pale. $22 50 CASCARA BARK Per pound. 4 Ho. EASTERNEGGSARESHORT PRICKS ARE ADVANCED BY SE ATTLE DEALERS. More Poultry Orferlng Than Can Be Taken Care Of Potato Cor ner Is nenled. SEATTLK. Wash., April . (Special Owing to a shortage of Eastern eggs, price, wens advanced today to 24 cents and some houses asked !6 cents for fresh locals. California butter Is weaker and selling as low as 27 cents. More poultry Is offering than can be taken care of. Considerable stock will be carried ov-r until next week. Word was received today that the first large shipment of Florida strawberries will reach here the last of next week, about Ave days later than last year. The tlrst ww celery came In today and Is selling at $5 per crate. Potato dealers deny that they are trying to corner ths market, although buyer, who refuse to tell whom they represent are buy ing up all the potatoes In the Yakima district and putting them into warehouses. The hide market Is very dull at cents. Puget Sound wool Is quoted at 1S&19 cents and Eastern Washington at 17&1S cents. 1 wlry Produce in the Kaat. CHICAGO. April 9. Butter Steady. Creameries. 22$j2&c; dairies, 19 4? 25c. F.ggs Firm: at mark. cases included, firsts. 19Hc; prime firsts. 20Hc. Cheese Strong; daisies. 17c: twins. 16c; Toung Americas, 17c. NEW YORK. Aprtl 0 Butter, stesdy. Creamery specials. 289'."iSr: official price. 2Sc: creamery extras. 27 0 27 He. Cheese and eggs, flrm, unchanged. . Wool at St. I-oilis. ST. I.orirt. April Wool Steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums. I$$j23c; fine mediums. ITOtoc; fine, life 17c TRADE ON THE MEND Disturbing Features Are Grad ually Passing Away. CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE Development of Bnslness as Shown in the Textile Line Building Operations Are on Large Scale. NEW YORK. April 9. R. O. Dun Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Although confidence 4n the future la more noticeable than satisfaction with pres ent conditions, yet one by one disturbing elements are gradually disappearing. While the tariff is still under discussion and Is checking foil activity in the Industries most concerned, yet the reports from most of the cities show their trade to be in a fairly satisfactory state. The centers far thest removed from the industrial activity are naturally making up the best exhibits. While the Iron and steel trade Is still In the unsettled process of readjustment, yet It makes the best showing In exactly that line the structural which Is a sign of building activity. In the primary cotton goods market, the most interesting feature of the week has been the activity in wide convertibles of print cloth yarn. Converters and cutters now showing for the first time a disposition to operate freely, while manufacturers, as a rule, ej-e reluctant to make contracts except at a material advance, t Buyers of men's wear woolen fabrics are now going on the road and fewer cancel lations than usual as a result of failure to deliver sample pieces on time are reported. There appears to be a decided shortage of spring goods, stock on hand having been sold at full prices and. In some in stances, commanding premiums. The dress goods division continues to' be quiet. More business is reported in yarn, but prices remain unsatisfactory. The market on country bides s weaker, while foreign hides are firm, prices ad vancing slightly all around at the monthly auction sales In Paris. In the leather market, interest centers in heavy sales of sole leather, made chiefly to domestic buy ers, but partly to British operators. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. April 9. Bradstreefs bank clearings report for the week ending April 8 shows an aggregate of $3,411,279,000 as Tn nAi .-f''''ooi.""v insi weeK ana sz.lds. ding week last year. P. C. Joe. .. $2, 246.562, 000 8S. 7 2SC.424.0OO 14.4 179.181.000 37.3 ., 14(1.691.000 26.2 .: 2.O61.000 11.1 48.450.000 10.9 43.7S3.000 23.0 36.741,000 20.0 27,415,000 24.4 26.634.000 5.0 10.440.000 12.8 15.683,000 5.2 16,294.000 16.7 11.384.000 5.6 14.754.000 29.7 13,583.000 26.9 11.173,000 15.2 14,072,000 53.0 12.0S1.0O0 28. 1 9.749.O00 21.0 10.553.000 41.0 8.994.000 19.7 8.698,000 13.0 7.584.000 1.8 .-, 7.358.UO0 21.0 7,682.000 43.4 9.034,000 47.0 6.487,000 16.4 4. 908. 000 19.0 7, 240. 000 17.0 5. 884. 0O0 25.5 6.981.000 67.3 6.456,000 36.6 5.460,000 4.9 5.179.000 1S.0 3. 464. O00 6.7 3.640,000 28. 5 4.129,000 1.7 4.011.000 44.0 4.550.000 38.0 3.743,000 3.861,000 21.8 2.823.000 21.5 3.994.000 61.2 2.862.000 31.2 2.632.000 40.0 2.288.000 12. 2.740.000 27.6 2. 046.000 28.1 2,109,000 9.5 1.956.000 .... 1.891,000 6.7 1.889.000 42.7 2.173,000 28.7 1.982.000 23.2 1.718.000 13.9 1.810.000 9.1 2. 674. 000 97.9 1.523. 000 19.3 1.543.000 7.6 1.752,000 28.6 1.600.000 1.2 1.573.000 33.3 1.559.000 12.0 1.362.000 25.9 1.697.000 40.2 1.301.000 14.6 1. 380.000 39.8 1.855,000 39.8 1.742.000 73.2 1,145.000 39.8 1.217.000 23.0 930.000 18.4 942.000 21.5 S23.000 19.2 750.000 26.3 1.286. 000 42.2 959.000 3 4.3 789.000 50.0 907.000 w.7 1.048,000 7.3 7 71.000 13.8 689.000 28.3 629.000 734.000 9.3 664.000 13.7 747,000 ZZ.O 1.176.0O0 SlJ.g 542.000 9.4, 589.000 39.9 504.000 5.4 612.000 24.8 499.000 2.0 4S6.000 14.0 43S.00O 79.3 52S.000 30.3 291.000 17.5 355.000 36.5 370.000 8.5 296.000 0.3 328.000 SO.S97.000 70.8 12,317.000 3.0 New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg Kansas City ........ San Francisco Baltimore Cincinnati Minneapolis Now Orleans ....... Cleveland Detroit Omaha . .". Louisville . . Milwaukee Fort Worth . . Los Anereles ....... St. Paul Seattle , Denver Buffalo Indianapolis Spokane, Wash Providence Portland. Or. ...... Richmond ........... Albany Washington, D. C. St. Joseph . Salt Lake City. Columbus Memphis Atlanta Tacoma' Savannah Toledo, O Rochester , . , Hartford , Nashville Des Moines Peoria New Haven Siuox City Norfolk Grand Rapids Syracuse Evansvilta Birmingham ........ Springfield. Mass. . . Portland. Me Augusta, Ga Dayton Oakland. Cal Worcester Jacksonville, Fla. .. Wichita Wheeling, W. Va. . Knoxvllle Little Rock Chattanooga Charleston, S. C. Mobile Wilmington, Del. ... Lincoln, Neb. ...... Wilkesbarre ........ Topeka Davenport Oklahoma Fall River Kalamazoo, Mich. .. Sacramento SDrlnglleld, Ind. .... Helena Fort Worth Cedar Rapids, la, . . New Bedford ...... Columbia. S. C ... Macon Youngstown Lexington Fargo, N. D Akron Rockford, 111 Erie. Pa Sioux Falls. S. D. Canton, o Qulncy. Ill Bloomington. 111. ... Lowell Blnghamton ........ Chester. Pa south Bend. Ind. Decatur. Ill Springfield. O Vicksburg Fremont. N?b. ..... Mansfield. O Jacksonville. III. ... Jackson. Miss. .... Houston ............ Galveston Decrease. WHOLESALE BCYTXO FOR FAXX. Building Trades Return Very Good Report. In All Lines. NEW NEW YORK. April . Brad street's tomorrow will say: Trade, crop and industrial reports are stl'.l very Irregular, but the underlying tone of business generally Is slightly more cptl mlstic. All present or future favorable oc currences, however, cannot disguise the fact that some lines of industry are stjll very much depressed; that the first crop report of the year that made by the Government of Winter wheat Is a poor one, indicating a short crop; that buying is still hampered In some sections by unfavorable weather or by the reduced purchasing power of th public and that caution and conservatism still govern commercial operations to a large degree. Faster trade at retail is classed as fair to good In most parts of the West, fair at the East, but below expectations at the South and rather poor in Texas, where drouth conditions hold back buying demand. Some slight expansion Is noted In filllng-ln orders by jobbers, but the trade In this line Is distinctively of a between-seasons char acter. In wholesale lines there are Indications of more confidence in buying for Fall. The cotton yarn markets seem to show signs of Improvement and export trade in cotton is slightly better. Women', wear goods seem active. The iitomobile trade, paradoxically enough, returns one of the best reports of any single Industry. The building trade, re turn very good reports and an enormous volume of work is planned for the coming Spring and Summer. The iron, steel and coke trades are all rather depressed and most activity is in structural shape, of steel, presumably at the expense of prices. Business failures in the United States for the week ending April S, were 227 against 204 last week, 254 In the like week of 190S. 194 In 1JK7. 161 In 1906 and 196 In 1005. Canadian failures number 3$ against 2o last week and 2S a year ago. Wheat. Including flour, export from the United States and Canada for the week end ing April R. as-KTegate 1.062,244 bushels against 1,41R.593 last week and 2.45l.oon ! this week last jear. For the 41 weeks end- ins: April 8, this year, the exports are 14S.TO5.04 bushels against 171.909,515 in the corrependinfr period last year. Corn exports for the week are 5V26,S3S bushels against 1, '.02,244 last week and M5.T14 a year ago. For the 41 weeks ending April S, corn exports are 25.7ti9.506 bushels againat 43,951. IIS last year. PORTLAXD LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Itog. There was another break in the price of Spring Iambs yesterday, sales being made at 77H cents. Even at this figure the mar ket was weak. Supplies of late hare proved too heavy for the maintenance of the former quotation. Cattle were steady, with a good demand, and sheep and hogs continued firm. Receipt for the day were -450 sheep, 30 hogs and 3u horses. Recent representative sales Included 18 cows averaging K18 pounds, at $3.83; steers averaging 1070 poundsc, at $4.&u; 22 steers 711 pound?0 at 4rlhe.p"TerVing (c. 'uiiua, at . ' : I lamos averaging 47 pound, at $S: 19 fee-ier hoge averaging 83 . pounds. at J8.50; 78 sheep aversglng 99 ' pounds, at $5.75. J Prices quoted at the yards yesterdav j were: i CATTLE Top steers. 85.25 5.50: fair to i good. $4.7595.00: common to medium. s:;.25 Q4-.SO; cows. top. $4.25; fair to good. $3..0 w 4.vv; common to medium. t2.5Oias.50: calves, top. S5. 0005-50: heavy. $3.5O4.00; bulls and stags, fat. 33.0O&3.5O: common. 2.0O2.75. HOGS Best. 17.25ffiT.50r tmtr tn nn 8.75e7.00; stockers. t5.50e.50 China rats, sa.79. SHEEP Top wethers. S505.T5- fair to good. $4.5094.75; ewes. He less on all grades: yearlings, top. $8.50 7: fair to good. $898.25; Spring lambs. $77.50. Condon Ship. SO Cars of Sheep. CONDON, Or.. April . A special train consisting of 39 car. of sheep left her. Wednesday afternoon for Fort Benton. Mont. The train contained about 7326 head of mixed yearlings and wethera, bought some time ago In the surrounding country by C. H. Ragland, a big Montana sheep buyer, at an average price of $4 per head. This will leave In the county about 29.300. Most of the sheep shipped had the wool on, but were in good condition to ship. Eastern Livestock Markets. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 9. Cattle Receipts. 2000; market, steadv. Native steers, S5.50b6.70; native cows and heifers. $2.756 20; stockers and feeders, S3 75 5.80; bulls, $:l.255.25; calves. 3.757.50; Western -steers, $4.80 8.50; Western cows, $3.50 Sr 5.50. Hogs Receipts, 5000; market. 5c lower. Heavy, $56.50; packers and butchers, $t.50 4P7.15. Sheep Receipts. 5OO0; market, steady to lOc lower. Muttons, $5.25(&0.40: lambs, $0.50(g7.50; range wethers. 4.507.o3- SOUTH OMAHA. April 9. Cattle Re ceipts. 90O; market, strong. Western steers. $3.::0'ffi5.75: cows and heifers, $2.554.&5: canners. $2.25 W 3.23; stockers and feeders. $:l5.0; calves, $:57; bulls and stags, S3 5.10. Hogs Receipts. 7000: market. 5c higher. Heavy. $rt.9r7.20: mixed $8.907: light. $0.7.-. 7.05; pigs. $4.758.23: bulk of sales. $0.85 (S 7.05. Sheep Receipts. 409O; market, steady. Yearlings. $0.75T.50jlambs, $7.25 S. N CHICAGO. April 0. Cattle Receipts, es timated at 3O00; market, strong. Beeves, $4.S5?f 7.15; Texas steers. $4.5O5.70: West ern steers. $4.25j5.70; stockers and feeders. $3.55g5.tS0; cows .and heifers. $2S5; calves, $5.50 (S 7.75. Hogs Receipts estimated at 16.000; mar ket, strong. Light. $.l.!M)(g7.30: mixed. $78 7.37H: heavy. $7.05t7.4: rough, $7,050 7.15; pigs, $5.8008.70; bulk of sales. $7.20 Sheep Receipts, estimated nt noon- mo- ket. weak. Natives, (3,73 08.25; Westerns, so. i . tg. o..w; -yearnngs. $fi.Z5)7.30; native mmos, j.ourrj'5.oO 8.35. Western lambs, $5.50 QUOTATIONS AT BAH FRANCISCO. Prices Pnld for Produce In lb. Bay Clt Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. April 9. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mar ket today: Potatoese Oregon Burbanks. $1.40(31 85 Sallnas Burbanks, $1.85 2; sweets, $1.75 2- Onions $2572.25 per cental. .-?Iju.nSrBran- $28.50ia30: middlings. $3. 50035. 50. Vegetables Garlic. 8 10c; green peas. 4 Rc; string beans, nominal: asparagus 75c $1.75; tomatoes. 75c$1.25; egg plant 20 (h) 25c. Butter Fancy creamery, 224c; creamery seconds, 22c; fancy dairy. 21',-c. Poultry Roosters, old. $5 Iff 6; young $9 12; broilers, small. $55.50; h rollers, large. $67; fryers. $89: hens; $5010; ducks old, S5C; young, $69. Cheese --New. 14Hfel5Hc, Young Amer ica. 14 15c; Eastern, 17Hc. Eggs Store. 22c; fancy ranch, 2SHc vool South Plains and San Joaquin. 8ei5c; Mountain. C 10c; Nevada, 1215c. Hay Wheat. $2.126: wheat and oats, $2225: alfaira, $I417.50: stock, $11.50 10; straw, per bale. 60 85c. Fruits Apples, choice. $1.75: common. 80c; bananas. $1(3.50; limes, nominal; lem ons, choice, $3; commons. $1; oranges $1 50a 2.75: pineapples. $264. Receipts Flour. 3065 sacks; wheat 60 centals; barley. 56.943 centals: beans, 1070 sacks: corn, 670 centals: potatoes 2660 sacks: bran, 165 sacks: middlings. 200 sacks hay. 750 tons; wool, 731 bales; hides, 506. ' Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash.. April 9. Wheat Mill ing: Bluestem, $1. 25a 1.30. Export- Blue stem. $1.20; club. $1.10; red, $1.06. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 9. No milling quotations. Export wheat: Bluestem, $1 20 red. $1.10; dub, $1.05. Receipts: OatsI three cars. Good Thing's in Portland Markets BY LILIAN TINGLE. THERE is no particular sign of "Easter display" In the markets this week. That Is left largely to department stores, florists' windows and "church parades," but there Is ample provision for all sorts of good meals of a Spring-like character. Spring lamb, with Its attendant mint, Is inviting, thougTi not exactly economical. There are attractive cuts of beef, veal and pork for the meat eater; and eggs and cheese galore for the abstainer from "flesh foods." Tongues and sweetbreads supply dainty entrees, and there are ex cellent pot-roast and stewing pieces for dinners that must be economical as well as savory. Poultry remains as high in price as ever turkey and ducks 30 cents; chickens and geese, 25 cents a pound; Spring chickens, 75 cents; squabs, 50 cents, and pigeons, 25 cents each. Shad is becoming somewhat cheaper and more plentiful, costing 10 to 15 cents this week and some shad roe was to be had at 75 cents a pound. Of other fish there Is rather less variety than usual. Striped bass costs 30 cents a pound; baby sainion, ai w za cents; Chinook salmon, 30 cents; sole and shrimps, 15 cents; hali but, red snapper, black cod and croppies. 1ZH cents; perch, flounder and skate, 10 C?lllB. "Strawberries at 25 cents a box. both at Christmas and at Easter." may sound like a fairy tale to some of our Eastern friends, but there the berries are. any way, eide by side with good cranberries, at 35 cents a quart. Rhubarb does its best as a "Spring fruit" at 5 to S cents a pound. Oranges. 20 to 50 cents; apples. 15 to 40 cents: banana?, 25 to 30 cents a dozen; pineapples, 30 to 50 cents each and malaga grapes, 50 cents a pound, are all else we can muster in the shape of fresh fruit. Oregon asparagus is welcomed by all lovers of good eating, and costs 10 and 12H cents a pound. Other asparagus ranges from S to 15 cents. Chicory is good just now and so are dandelion greens; other greens, except spinach at 5 to 8 cents a pound, seem less plentiful than they were last week. Tomatoes are less expensive, costing now about 15 cents a pound. Green peppers cost 50 and egg plant 40 cents a pound. Green and wax beans are luxuries at 30 cents a pound; green peai are about 20 cents. French artichokes are lower in price than usual, costing from 50 cents to $1 a dozen. There are a few good cauliflowers and excellent celery; cucumbers cost about 25 cents: French carrots, green onions, leeks and cnives, raoisnes ana lettuce and water cress all suggest varieties of Snrna- i salad FILL PROJECT LOST Council Expected to Block Work on East Sixth. BIG MILL WINS ITS FIGHT Street Committee Sends In Repeal, Which Is Believed to Mean Vic tory for Inman-Poulscn After Months of Delay. That the city Council next Wednes day w-111 repeal the ordinance author izing the big fill yi East Sixth, from Kast Sherman to Division streets, is the general belief in official circles. It is said that ths Inman-Poulsen Lum ber Company has at last secured suf ficient strength in the Council to tri umph over Councilman Rushlight, who has led the long: fight against discon tinuing the proceedings for the fill. Since Dan Kellaher left the Council Mr. Rushlight has had little support in the effort to complete the -work, and it now appears that the battle Is lost to him. At the meeting of the street commit tee of the Council yesterday afternoon an ordinance to repeal proceedings was before the members for consideration, and it -was sent to the Council with out recommendation. Efforts of Mr. Rushlight to prevent this action were futile. He endeavored to have the ordinance indefinitely postponed, and also moved that it be recommended "not to pass." which likewise met with failure. Councilman IVrlscoll then moved that it be referred without rec ommendation, which carried. Mr. Rushlight, in whose ward the fill was to have been made, has con tended that it would be an Injustice to the people along Sixth street on either side of the fill to discontinue proceedings at this time. They have Improved their property by laying sidewalks and grading with the ex pectation that the entire street would be opened, as ordered by the Council many months ago. The contention of the mill company, through Lawyer George S. Shepherd, Is that the fill is unnecessary, and that It works a great hardship upon the company. It would cost the com pany about $30,000, as a large por tion of the fill is through the prop erty of the company, and would there fore be assessed to them. An offer by Mr, Shepherd to make a fill across the gulch on Grand avenue anl also to fill Division street, was accepted, but the company's conditional propo sition 1b that proceedings be discon tinued on East Sixth street. It was reported to City Attorney Kavanaugh two weeks ago by Mr. Rushlight that sawdust Is being placed In the fill, and an investigation was ordered to be made by the City Attor ney. Nothing has as yet been done, however, and the matter was again brought up yesterday. The street committee voted unani mously against building the East Side barn for the street-cleaning depart ment at East Sixteenth and East Tay lor streets, as a vigorous protest was sent in by the property-owners of that district. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Sara C. Ford to F. J. Van Winkle, lot 1, block 1, Clifford Add $ 725 James Firth and wile to Joseph Sabb. lot e, block rtO, Vernon 530 Security Savines & Trust Co. to S. J. Carney, lot 0. block 20, Belle Crest 10 Wellesley Land Co. to C. vs. Jayne, lots 111, 14, block Wellesley.... 1,000 ti. J... HiDDara ana wire to Larne vv. Irwin, lot 3, block 15, Hlbbard Add 5 Louis Klink and wife to Henry Perry. block 5, Woodlawn Add 100 Rivervtew Cemetery Association to P. J. Peterson, lot 73. block 15. said cemetery 150 Mary Reynolds to E. S. Wriaht. Iota 7. 8, block 12, S. t. John 500 W. H. Voorhies and wife to Clara E. Hinicker, 30 acrea. In Sec. 25, T. 2 N.. R. 2. W Oregon Water Power Townaite Co. to J. F. Hood, lot 5. block 18. City View Park 300 G. A. Brodie and wire to B. H. Brlggs, lot 9. block 2tt, E. Creston. 375 Cornelia F. Rockwell to H. Van Au- ken, lot 3. block 14. Woodlawn.... 10 Alice S. Reddin to William Mackay, E. Vz of lota 5. 6. block 51. Holla day Add G. C Heiple et al. to Oregon Real Estate Co., part of Iota 3, 4, block 7, Heiple's Add l.J William Jones and wife to W. C. Cormack, lot 16, block 1, Kenil worth I Henry Lucker and wife to Wanda Welk. Und. H of lot 9. block 1. Manning's Add James Sargent to Lara Iverson. lots 21 to 24, block 12. Greenoe Heights R. L. Durham and wife to C. H. Carey, block S and lota 19, 22, 23, iftf. block 6. Riverdale ilary F. Brown to C. H. Carey, lot 19. block 6, Riverdale 200 Western Oregon Trust Co. to Frank Vol., lot 4. block 10, Creston 325 H. J. Kmgsley and wife to E. G. Ausplund, W. Vi of lota 7, 8. block 270, city 7,000 Hibernia Savings Bank to R. R. Gra- beel, lots 10. 11, 22, Essex Park... 10 H. K. iNobie ana wile to iexie E. B as ford, lot 8. block 15, Flrland. 2,500 Oregon Real j-jstate t o. to Clara F. Boyer et al.. fractional block 6. Wheeler! Add H. W. Lytle and wife to J. H. Mc- Kenzie, lot It, block 13, Central Albina 2,550 portiana Trust to. to f. J. Callahan. lot 2, block 4, Saratoga Add 350 t.. Alien ana wiie 10 u. t smith et al., lots 6, 7, block 18, Wood- m ere Stella K. Pleasants et aL to Emma Pleasants, 40x100 feet, in lots 15, 1G, block 20. Albina Homestead 10 j,. ti. .tioimea ei a.i. to n,. l. eanDorn. lots IS. 19, 20, block 37, Irvington 4,200 x. iNome ana wire 10 jvi. m . Dona hoe and wife, lots 26, 27, block 1, Roselawn Annex C. E. Moulton and wife to Maria Plwrson. lot 1. block 2. Moulton & Scobey'a Subd. of block "B, Tib bett's Add P. F. Morton and wife to I. H. Win termute et al., lots 23. 24, block 6, t iriand 52; wan wtjinrar 10 Alien ei vvejner, undi vided H of E. 75 feet of lot 4. block 309. city Otto Peck. Sr., et al. to C. F. Sanger' lot 11. block 41, Sunnyslde Jacob Kramer and wife to Stephen Kowalsky, lota 19, 20, block 3. Or chard Place 340 v.. n.. riKSai.ii ei -m.1. 10 JG. 1 . Heath, undivided two-thirds of lot 13 block 3, Ravenawood Add. Same to Alice M. Jenkins, lot 3, "i Diocfc 74, irvington 2.000 csiaie investors Association to G. A. Warren, lot 7, block 97, Sell- wooa ii Swlnton Land Co. to Mary F Oiler lots 30. 31. block 81. Swlnton. ' 550 Title Guarantee A Trust Company to Luigl Albano, Iota 21, 22, block , Berkeley 1Gq Peter O. Elverum and wife to M. B. Porter, lot 14. and eae 15 feet of lot 13. block 1. Edendale a 000 Chorlea Fernan and wife to L. H. Smith et al., 34x100 feet, beginning at point in north line of Knt irr. rieon street, 273 feet east of east line of Kart Twelfth street 4 50O Merchants Saving ft Trust Company to John C. Jenkins, north half of lot 7 and all of lot 6, block 74, Irv ington 1.500 Moore Investment Company to R. Me- Leod, lota 7, 8, biork 23, Vernon ... 1,500 F. Goutenxcnt and wife to Tom A. leisure, lots 110 and 111 Arleta Prk . 2,800 John Wele and wife to Gottlieb Welaw, lot 1 and north 5 feet of lot 2, block 119. Stephens Add 6.500 Fred H. Fruiht and wife tr M. T. Lee et a.. 25 acres in N. W. 4 of Sec. S3. T. 1 N., R. 2 E 20 375 H. S. Strrne and wife, to L H. Stone, I'm acres In T. 1 N.. R. 3 E 1 Clarence G. Fancher and w if o to Roy Srorna. lots 1. 2. a. block 27. Fair view 300 Sam Foo to B. S- Pague. lota 5. ft. THEvXJNITED STATES 1 "NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AINS WORTH. PresMent. R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier. R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President. A. M. WRIGHT. Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALLFO REIGN COUNTRIES PAYMENTS MADE BY POST TO PARTIES ABROAD WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS LIJMBERMENS National Bank CORNER SECOND AND STARK STREETS THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. It insures against slipperiness and falling horses. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs. It assures a sanitary and durable street. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. It assures perfect satisfaction. BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST WARREN COSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 Beck Building, Portland, Or. block 29. Sellwood 1 Wllhelmlna Si e vers, lot 14. block 19. Lincoln Park Annex l George E. Watkins et al. to A. H. t i are, iota 1 1. l z. uiocK iz. icien - dale 675 T. W. B. London and wife to S. W. Herrman. lot 3. block 2. Albina.. 1 Louis Goldsmith and wife to Ctarles W. Howard, lot Iti. block 12, Gold smith's Add 10 F. O. Downing and wife to Abraham Tlcbner. lota 3 to 12. 21 to 28. block 15; lots 6. 6. 7. 8. 17. 18. block 13. Santa Rosa Park Add 2.070 Portland Trust Cr mpany of Ore gon to L. A. Leavengood, lot 1, tlock 93. Woodstock 300 L. A. Lavengood and wife to I W. McLean et al.. lots 1. 4. block 93. Woodstock 1.2O0 Mollte Fuchs to C. Mo Is tad, lot 1. 1 lock 10. Creston er0 John A. Bell and wife to H. C. .Roche et al., lot 10, block 1, Archer Place 10 Arleta Land Company to Fred J. i.anaers, lot 2, block 11. Elberta. 150 Total . ..$71.- LAWTERS' ABSTRACT A TRUST CO. Room 6. Board of Trad. blac. Abstracts a specialty. Have your abstract, made by th. Tltl. A Trust Co., 7 Chamber of commerce. Bee-Nugget Has Xew Tress. CHEHALI9, Wash., April 9. (Soeclal.' Owing to its Increased business, re quiring faster and better nrees facilities. the Chehalis Bee-Nugget has this week installed a bran-new four-roller, two-revolution printing press. Some months ago me tiee-isugget installed a iNo. 6 Mergen thaler. and recently other equipment has been added. Money Exchange. Ktc. XEW YORK, April 9. Monev on call, nominal. Prime mercantile paper, 3. sr"4 per cent. Sterling- exchange, nominal, with actual business In bankers' bills at $. 86254. 8630 for 60-day bills and at 84.8770 for demand Commercial bills, $4.85 4.8iTs. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON-. - April 9. Today's state ment of the Treasury balance in tho gen eral fund shows: Available cash balance 8133,472.068 Oold coin and bullion 42.898 945 OnM certificates 4X 05Jj'70 Bonds Investments CALL OR WRITES T. S. McGRATH Lumber Exehaoe;e, PORTLAXD, OREGOX. OREGON TRAVELERS' GUIDE, forth QermanAloyd. FAST EXPRESS KKRi-ir-sr Plymouth Thrrboure Bremen 10 A M Kronprlns W. Apr. IsiK.W.de Gi-e. .April iT Cecl"e Apnl 20Kaiser w. IL.TMay 4 Twin-Screw Passenger Service PLTMOUTH-CHERBOITRQ DIRECT-IO A M J.?.r.ck-. April 8!Main.. April 15 Wltteklnd. .April lOIGneisenau. . .April 22 Bremen direct. Mediterranean Service Gibraltar Naples Genoa. Sailing; at 11 A. M. K. I.ulse April lojK. Albert. ...April 21 P. Irene April UlNeekar May 1 North. German Lloyd Traveller' (heck. jramburg-JZmsrican: LONDON PARIS HAMBURG. Deutschland.Mar. 11K. A. Vic... March 2i Pennsylvania. Mar. 13,o. Waldersee. Mar. 27 ITALY via Azores Gibraltar. Naples and Genoa. tTMar-Jh 13. KtMay 11. t April 1.1. iJune 3. fHApril 27. HiJune lO. S. S. HAMBURG. " BATAVIA. Calls Azures. Gibraltar. Naples and Genoa Tourist Dept. for Trips Everywhere. HamburE-Anierican Line. 1H0 Powell St.. r-an r'rnncis4-o. and Local Agent. Portland. NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA NEW SERVICE via TA HITI. Deliehtful Soutu Sea Tour. for Rest. Health and pleasure. NEW ZEALAND. th. world's wonderland. Geysers. Hot Lakes, etc. The favorite S. Mariposa. sa.Ha from San Francisco April 15. May 21. etc.; connecting at Tahui with Union Line for Wellington. N. Z. THE ONLY PASSENGER LINE KKOJI II. 8. TO NEW ZEALAND. Wellington ami back, tiyo, Tahiti and back. 1st class. 1JNE TO HONOLULU Special round trip HO. 1st claas. S. S. Alameda sails April 24. May IS. etc. Address OCEANIC LINE. 7S Market St., San Fran cisco. SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN LINE lo.OOO Too Twin-Screw Psssencer Steamer. Direct to Norway. Sweden and Denmark Oscar II April loiHetlig Olav May 1 United States. Apr. r-Kiar 11 May 27 C. F. Tletsen. .May 6 I nlted States. June 10 All Hteaniera Kquipped With Wi relent. First cabin. $7."V upward; second cabin. $57.r.O A. K. JOHNSOM Ar CO., K)0 Washington ave. So . Minneapolis, Minn., or to Local Agents. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. S. S. Ceo. 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 Tba steamer BhtAKW ATER .cav Port land every VYeiliietMluy, h f. xrom Alas worth dock, for .Nortll encl, MarUttelU und Coo Orny points, b rcigui received till 4 t. M. on day of sailing. Passenger rare, first class, $10; second-class. $7. Including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington street, sr A ins wort a 4ocJ&. Phoni Main 268- SAN' KRANX1SC POHTI.AM) H. S. TO. Only direct steamer and daylight sailing. Prom A Ins worth Dock. Portland, A. M S.W. Senator. April 17, May 1. H.S. Row ty. April 24, May 8. From Umhard St.. San Francisco, 11 A. 1L 8.H. R4e 4ty, April 17. Mnv 1. B.S Senator. April 24, May 8. J. W. Ranwom, Dock Aent. Main 2S Aln-worlh lock. M. J. R(M HK, city Ticket Ajtcnt. HS 33 St. Phone Main 402, A llv2.