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Newspaper Page TextPOTATOES ARE HIGH And Will Be Higher Before Sea son, Ends. . BUYERS NOW PAYING $1.75 Jerry Cousins' Opinion of the Out look , for the Market Wheat Held Firmly Wool Trad ing in the West. Potato, have taken another Jump. Port ana dealer, are offering; $1.75 per hundred In the country and have bought a number of car. at thla price. With tho sumly much reduced and the end of the season some distance off. there Is every Indication that still higher prices will yet prevail. Jerry Cousins, -who 1s as well posted on potatoes as any one. figures out a very strong market position. There are not over ISO cars left Jn all hands In Oregon." he said yesterday. "Port land uses old potatses until July, as long aa they are In merchantable condition,, more so than any other city on the Coast. The needs of Portland are four cars a day. and this will leave a surplus of only 25 cars. "Alaska will want In the neighborhood of or -3 c"-r the best potatoes for ship ment between May 15 and June 20. Yak ima will probably nil the bill, as they are too large and In poor shape. "San Francisco and Oakland could take all the potatoes left in this state with ease That these markets will continue to buy hera la certain. "Only 800 cars are left in Colorado and none can be spared for the Southern Cali fornia markets. The demand on Colorado from markets in that territory is too large to be filled, Kansas City alone wanting 600 cars. The result le that Los Angeles Is now bnylng Rivera at Stockton and paying l.T5l.0 per hundred for them. Potatoes are worth BO a ton. in British Columbia and that section is also buying California Rivers, while the Seattle market In a week or ten days will be on a parity with San Francisco. "With fiverv Mrtlnn n-t . ... - -. . auU IQB QB- ... u. uriguo potatoes so strong it is likely the supply here will give out before the season is over, and Portland may have to buy some of the potatoes back. "If the shortage here becomes acute and It Is necessary to bring potatoes from the East. It will be found they will cost In the tielKhborhood of 24 to 2 ',4 cents. All the Eastern markets are high. At Chicago potatoes are selling at l.20l.S0 per bush el and at St. Paul at $1.10 1.15 per bushel Other markets In these sections are high in proportion. WOOL CONTRACTING IX THE WEST Bluer. Taking- All That Is Offered in Montana. The wool season Is opening at strong prl. es In all parts of the West. In Mon tana crops are being bought on the sheep's back whenever obtainable at 21 to 22 cents rut It Is authoritatively stated that nothing ahove 22 cents has been received by grow ers since 23 cents was realized a few weeks ago for one exceptionally fine clip. It is said that the test wools are about all bought In the state, and growers are not disposed to part with the remaining clips except at full prices. Of the new Utah wool fully 05 per cent has been already sold on contract. In Wyo ming very choice wools are being held by grower, in spite of recent bids of 21 cents, but this action by tha sheepmen of that state occasions no surprise, for they are tisually willing to take a chance on the future market, as well as are the dealers. Cold weather la delaying shearing in the state. Western Idaho wools, which, are generally excellent, are being contracted for at 20 cents. WHEAT RAXES MA OK AT FILL PRICES Offer of $1.1T for Red Russian I. Turned Down. The change yesterday for the better in the Bastera wheat market, like the decline of last waek, had Mttla or no effect on the local market. Prtoes here, because of the strong demand and evident shortage, are on an ex ceedragly firm basU aad slowly but aure.y tcadlng upward. This was ahown yesterday by ?he refusal of an offer of $t.lT for rtd Rusaan club wheat, which Is more plentiful than an ether variety and oa whloh the ptjiclpal efforts were made -o depress rrlcas. U still quoted strong at $1.20, aid sales have been trace at this price. Borley maintains Its former strength, while oats sell fairly well at unchaaged s.iot tloas. - Receipts. In ears, were reported by the Jim clients' Exchange as follows: ' Wieat Barley Flour Oats liay April 24-25 16 i i8 . ,', Ann! 28 e Total last week 22 1 2 7 15 9 33 12 lo BETTER MOVES WFJ.I. AT DECLINE Ens Are Firm, but Poultry Is Blow and Weaker. The decline In the city butter market to 27 cents was acceptable to some of the creameries, but others were still short of the necessary supply. Outside creamery was weak on Front street, fresh stock being offered aa low aa 24 Y cents. There were no receipts of cheese and the market was strong at last .prices. Eggs were firm on the street, with most sales reported at 25 cents. Some of the larger operators are withdrawing from the market, considering the pries too high for thla time of year. The poultry market showed more of a dragging tendency and HI cents was quoted as top o-i hens IOOB WEATIItR FOR STRAWBERRIES Receipt, of th. Iay Are Fortunately IJght Apples From. California. Except for a few crates of Florins, no strawberries were received yesterday. It was Just as well, as the weather was against trade. The carry-over stock of berries was offered at former prices. A shipment of California Yellow Newtown apples was received ty st.amer and offered at $2 per box. A club car of Florida tomatoes was re ceived and another Is due in a few days Walla Walla asparaeus is coming in and selling at 12 cents a pound. Local grass Is quoted at 7585 cents a dozen. I'nsold Hops in California. A California letter says there are B"50 bslee of 11)08 hops still in the hands of grow er.. In that state. There Is some pressure to sell Sonoma., and sales have recentlv been made af SJTij cents. One-year contracts at cents have been made and two 10s and 11 have been paid for three years. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Feed. Ete, .i-I?E,ATTrack Pric" Bluestem milling. 1.2 Vt 'ft' 1.:S0; club. $1.2t; Vallev til?' JLOLR Patents. $6.(3 per barrel straights, JS.IO: export. $4.70; Valley 15 30- . OA IS No. 1 white. $4()42 MILLSTtFFS Bran. 2K.50 per ton- mid dlings. $.1.1; .iwr,s. $S0to32; ihop 20S2a" rolled barley. 36(ir37 ' lr0':0- BARUKY Feed. f:M)i.i.i per ton HA1 Timothy. Willamette Valley, $14 n:,Ea."teTn Oregon. 1719: clover, 1112: alfalfa, $1414.60; grain hay. $18 14; cheat. J1414.50; vetch. $13.5014 Vegetable, and Fruit. FRESH FKUITS Apples. 65c$2.50 per box. Strawberries. Los Angeles, $1.50 per crate: Florin. $1.752 per crate. POTATOES buying price. $1.60(91.75 per hundred; new California 5c per pound: sweet. 4i4c per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per sack; carrots. $1.25: parsnips, $1.50; beets. l.io; horseradish, 10c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2.25 P3 Per box; lemons, $1.7jji4; grape fruit. x.i.jO'9'4 per box; bananas. 5H6c per pound; pineapples, 2.764fS.26 per doseo: tangerines J1.V5 per oox. ONIONS Bermuda, 2 VEGETABLES Artichokes. 6S8Bc dos asparagus. Oregon. 12 Vi 1 3c per lb.; Cal ifornia. 57c per pound; beans, 25c- cab bage. 4c per pound; cauliflower. $li125 per dozen: cucumbers. 75cy. $1.50 per dozen: lettuce, hothouse. $1,254? 1.50 per box; let! tuoe, head, 40tf50c per dozen; onions. 12 felSc per dozen; parsley. 3,jc per dozen peas. NWOc per k pound; radishes! 2025o per dozen; rhubarb. S4o Der tound c?ateCh' 90c1: tomatoes? FloHd $3 per Dairy nd Country Produce. PUTTER City creamery. extras. 27c fancy outside creamery. 24 V-n 27c per b. ?2rerV1,820c- Btter fatl.rlce, ave" ter prices ) oound under regular but- Ponegu ranch. 24" 25c per dozen. -nA. i JIjTRY Hens. 1618c: broilers TOuniryfIi1&2?Vic: roosters! old. 10 lie young. 1415c; ducks, 20 22V4c: geese 10 dozen. turkeya- 20c: 2.S03 -psi .SIS3ES-E7rIPancy cream twins. 1717Ho per lb. ; full cream triplets. 1717Hc- full cream Toung America. lSlsSc B,rvE AsIjrix,tra5- &10e Per pound; ordi nary, oft 9c: heavy. 7?8c 8&9o.RK Fttncy- lbc Pr pound; large. Bank Clearings f.Sfarln"" for the Northwestern "cities yes terday were as follows: p-r.. Clearings. Balances. iTlJtfe -..-. 1. 0O7.443 $95,867 p- ::::::: i.:! woolmstrohg BUYERS ACTIVELY BIDDING FOR THE NEW CLIP. Prices Are Higher Than for Four or Five Years Past Montana Clip Disposed Of. tlon,STONT- Apr" 27 -Th 'ocal wool situa tion is very strong In domestic wools. The bidding for the new clip, and . prices have cord-HCd ,leVeU h,Bher th" ha w, k fo' 'r or Ave years. Montana 7l L f :M. 1 " H Centa- " gainst but cents for the same wools early in the pres- ln cTeaned C"P " P'"lly i,?re!fn w5" ar "rong snd active, with Australian and South American grade, n greater demand. The former supplies are receiving the largest attention, probably by reason of large offerings, but the latter are soiling steady. Quotations are as follows, scoured values: lexas Fine. 12 months. 6062c; fine, six months. B264c; fine. Fall. 4647c California Northern. 68 60c; ' middle county. 4850c; Fall free. 43045c mmale Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple. 62 63c; foe clothlnK- SB 57o; Valley No. 148 Torritory Fine staple. 665c; fine me- fsm;VaPKe,,.S2,63c; flne m""m clothing. h?H 8c- half-blood. 6063c; three-eighth, blood 6668c; quarter blood. 6053c Pulled Extra. 6468c; flne A. 6862c A supers, 615c. y-o. AVool at 6t. Louis. ST. LOUTS. April 27. Wool firm. Terri tory and Western mediums. 20 24c- flne medium.. 182;c; One, 12i8c. " PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Carrent Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. be?TerU?hJlVBtOC,f "celpts yesterday were better than usual, the market continued In strong condition. The supply of cattle wis inadequate and In this lineVrlce. were v were"orD.nro:uaKyPPei by D" we':"" iUOted at th yard yterday KOd11"01' j;tVeer"- 5 60.75: fair to f?2?-ii. 68-28 :. common to medium. $4 60 lV,SSW.top' -25'IM: fair to iZ, $3.754.5; common to medium. $2 SOfoa so a. T.e"' P. B O05.60; heavy?' $3 60 ?00 ' Ulll?.ts't&e'- Tat- S-0-60; common: gRm138"1- . 7 as7.60 fair to good fat6?S. tOCkers- 5o06.60; China SHEEP-lTop wethers, $5B.75: fair tn ie.VonVt: hrn- 75C$1 liss;ews 5;?. . . 1 Brles; yearlings, top. $6 60 f77.60 t0 66-25; Spring" lambs. Eastern Livestock Prices. SOUTH OMAHA, April 27 Cattlfi -Re celpts. 4700: market .act We and ZflSATZ? 3 756.75: cows and helf: ers In.? canners. $2.253.50; stock- Sn. k ii teed?rs- 35.65; calves, $3.25 5.60; bulls and stags. $35.25 " " Hogs Receipts, 14.SO0; market, stronger Joisol?:: p'Ba- 6-25; ik of Sheep Receipts, 4OO0; market. 10c to 15o i"nTearl,n?- 50 7.70; wethers .Vj56.TB: ewes. $5.25 06.40; lambs, $7.30 DHed Fruits at New York. NEW TOBK, April 27. The market for evaporated apples holds steady on attractive fruit, with fancy quoted at 8H9c; cholca, 771ic: common to fair, 56c The market for California prunes' con- ?r,fKVn8e,tile1- ior whll thereuies. Un desirable old crop stock offering, there is a Mems tt'0nhtedUce Btocks- th're tT. tJ ome pressure to sell from the coast. Prices range from 812c for new OrePsons."frn,a frUlt and fro' l inrlS0" are flrTn- with choice quoted at 1?SJL?C: ":ra Ch0lCe' 10V4ilOc: fane" Peaches are steady: choice. 66Uc' extra choice 6c; fancy. 78"-c. a Kalslns were unchanged- loose muscatel. tZ2l,HUOt? JH s: choice To flncy seeded. 46c: seedless, 3tf5Vic- Lon don layers. $1.251.80. c' 'Lrfn Metal .Markets. m.NfTvT9RK,.APri1 27 The London n TZl t1?;.d ,a ,Bha'P break today, spot clos Tif.T1 I-1" 17B an1 future, at il38 IRS andP.SriWuH l?w'Z at 5T 79 for spot and .18 Is 3d for futures In Lordon The local market was dull and unchanged, with t waTanoi ? is.ooc; elfctrolwio. liH fn castlnff- 12.374 12.50c. J,ijea ' lxindon was unchanged at 11 n 8d and at 4.20 4.25c locally 3 63 Spelter was also unchanged, being quoted 5.07 He locllly 'n Londun 6.02 V, Locally iron was unchanged. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAOO, April 27 Butter o,j.. Creameries. '2226e: dairies. ISSfflMifc . Eggs tateady; at mark? casl? Included flrpts. 20c; prime firsts. 21c included, i.?5?TStdy- Da""e- 15(g-15V4c; twins. uHiSijZ Arlcas- W mSSZ SnWdf1 cheese. S"rw York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. April 27. Soot ffiu1!?. is-xra M'd-pa- September. lo.t,8c; October, lo. 08cf No vember Marchl 10.mber- 10-15C; Janua. S Marriage Licenses. OWENS-CRAWFORD William J rv.. Thorpe. Wash.; Zona CrawfoVdf ov CHAL1VAT-COLBY Albert p Challvat. 25clty; Margareta Ellgabeth Ccby. HARRIS-DOTY Claude S HarrU A city; Klsie Dotv. 22. cltv rris, 24, BLACKSTONB-WINTERBOTHAM Ar- bo?nam: H"""' C'ty: Le"a W,nt- NEANDER-HOLBROOK Harry KT der, 28, city: Alice Holbrook. 20 citv KRACKE-RUSSELL L.-Krack'e. 41,' city Kathleen Russell. 27. city. cny, Wedding and visiting cards, w o o,i,H Co.. Washington bldg.. 4th and Wash? THE MORNING OREG0XIAX. WEDNESDAY. REACTION WHEAT Advance Over Two Cents in Chicago Market. , BULLS AGAIN FREE BUYERS Prices Rise Steadily in Spile of Bearish Crop Reports and De clines at the Leading Eu ropean .. Centers. pre, todav APry 27 -Tha bulge In wheat on th T due chIe"r buying based due Jrom h?' be,,ef tha a "action was rZ e "ei,BationaI slump of the last rTdltd.dytltl.0K th" ,ead'n(f buI- aLo were active brPUrChaSf' Whlle 8hort llv an VL S bidders. Prices rose stead- vJ ,iy Rnd at tne eIose the May de livery sold at top notch at $121 while Tufv waomy Hc below thV best market buhrhr Fi"?ovirr Bene"y Port- rrmxPparU0wT-aa ou0rURof IT heat,8a!;1eOncrt0hr0rht?hl0 and -W 81 tne crop in those two state, t. w:aPthedr,nSca,d " - th-'w seem. i0 v weather t the Northwe.t DecTlnes at th- , J,'" "dlnS operations. te seemL ? leadln EOropean grain cen trTde her. t0 haT" 1IttU on the cimeroftra:ddretPaTf " "t,ntl to . de gram freefv ' ..T'' but bount the eZr ! "harp ad"M m all closed at' . y Wa". eseolay "trong and Pared5 "et Ra,n 2H2c. com- SV " the Previous close. During the day May eold between 69 c anfl Tl sT5 J . I closed at 71 14 s7i tu. , , ,ana T1H an Oat. .hii!r. J He- JuIy cloed at 69V4c. s.v:; & -jwC-SS". Irs: The leading futures ranged a, follows WHEAT. May ..... $?p,.n t?11: .Low- Close. CORN. ?"!r v;.:: :S?5 -n -.71 OATS. p::::: :SS2 :S3 :5S4 SeDt -4214 .41 .42V, MESS PORK, m--lBM Ml Hilt is LARD. 10.52H 10.35 10.J214 10SS July 10.35 10.6O 10x5 ia ll SeDt 10.62 V4 10.63 H Ul I SHORT RIBS. 7V4 S.82H 9.67V4 82U, J"'y 76 .87vS 9.72Vi 987V4 SeP' 87H .97V4 9.82V4 Hi & P,.,,. K....1 Receipts. Shipments. lour, barrels 26.60 41 100 Whea bushels isi-OO 14 200 Corn, bushels 103,400 2a' ion Rye, bushel. 3 000 oi.iuv Barley, bushels 102io00 "jVeOO Grain statistics: Total clearanoes of wheat and flour were equal to 64,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 17.300 bushels, compared with 303.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Th,w1r ld f, v'stbl-a ""PPly of wheat, as shown by Bradstreefs. decreased 2.098.000 bushels Estimated receipts for tomorrow, ?ZirV corn. 88 cars; oats, cars hogs. 26,000 head. ' " s Changes in Available Supplies. NEW YORTC. April 27.-Cable and tele graphic communications received by Brad street's shows the following changes in available supplies as compaied with pre vious account: Decrease. Wheat. United States east of the Buhela- f-oRokie" 1.974.000 lanada 481 OOO Total United State, and Canada. . 1.4a'.000 Afloat for and In Europe 600 OOO Total American and European supply 2.093 000 Corn, United States and Canada. . 1.424-,OO0 Oats. United States and Canada... 1,580.000 "Increase. Grain and Produce at New York. i113SWkTO?K' Apr11 27. Flour Receipts. -,t? barrels; export, 6600 barrels; firm, with a btter Inquiry. . Wheat Receipts, 20.400 bushels. Snot, firm No. 2 red, $1.40 asked at elevator: No. 2 red. $1.40 nominal f. o. b. afloat- No I. o'thern. Duluth. $1.26 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.2u f. o. b. afloat! Options opened lc lower under disappoint ing cables, rallied on covering and cold weather and advanced 2c from the low point and closed strong at a net rise of J2c. May closed at $1.18, July at $1.15 and September at $1.0834. Hops, wool and petroleum Steady. Hides Firm. Grain at San Francisco. PAN FRANCISCO, April 27. Wheat, firm barley, firm. ' Spot quotations: Whest Shipping, J2.03 $2.15 per cental; milling, $2.162.20 per cen tal. Barley Feed $1.821.62H per cental; brewing. $1.0051.65 per cental. Oats Red. $22.15 per cental; white, $2.0J 2.26 per cental ; black, nominal. Call board sales: Barley May, $1.69 per cental: December. $1.35,?4 per cental Corn Large yellow, $1.7091.75 per cental. European Grain Markets. AP0- April 21 Cargoes, dull and de pressed;, no buyers. Walla Walla, on paseaae 6d lower at 42s. ' English country markets, easy; French country markets, steady. IJV-BRPOOL. April 27. Wheat May, 8s Hd: July. 8s 7d; September. 8. fl Weather, showery. " Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE. April 27. No milling quota- 108: c1ur"tIheat-B,Ue"tem-. 1-23- Receipts Wheat, eight cars; oats, one car; barley, three cars. Wheat at T aroma. TACOMA. April 2T. Wheat MtUIng blue stem. $1.25 1.30; 5lub. $1.14 lilns Olue- $l508Prt-" Bluestem- 123: dub. 113; red, DEMAND SLOWS DOWN HALTING TONE DEVELOPS IN STOCK SPECULATION. f Bonds AreAlso Quiet Steel Firm in Anticipation or Favorable Quarterly Report. NEW YORK, April 27. The halting and Irregular price Vinovement in the stock market today augured speculative uncer tainty. The subsidence in activity extended to the bond market, and the tone there -.vas rather heavy as well, whh none of the rapid absorption going on that was In' evidence last week. The liquidations indicated that the prospect of some curtailment of the redundant money supplies wa. the cause of the slowing up in the pace of the spec ulation. The call loan market is but little affected, but the facility with which cred it, can be obtained for speculative use is modified nevertheless. ' United States Steel was firm on account of the general conjecture that the quarterly i report of the earnings of the firet three ' months of the year, to be published after I the tn nrV.f , . , . v., wuulu ranKB a ravoraliln contrast with the preceding- quarter, and especially would be better than suppositions current some, time since. The estimates current during the day of the earnings to be reported ranged from f21.0O0.0O0 to over $22,000,000. and as the actual report gives the amount as $22,921,268, the accuracy of the information on which operations were based may be Judged. The iron and steel industrials were helped also by reports of locomotive orders Issued from several of the large railroad systems. The report was also current that the Car negie company has advanced the price of bars for plates, but the report lacked con flrmatioa and was met by denials from some quarters. The metal stocks other than Steel and tne smelting Issues were weak and off-et the influence of the otherwise Arm tone of United States Steel. The decline in Reading also had Its usual strong influence on the market, "he belief that a settlement of a wage agreement with the anthracite miners was lmminet t failed to help the stock. Interest rates for time loans continued to man-?!-"' ,J the year maturities com manding 3183 per cent, compared with a recent rate of 3 per cent for that period. Bonds were steady. Total sales. par value. $5,008,000. United States bond, were unchanged on call. a CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Ama! Copper fxT AlSoCparrefe&rreU.n.-. M J a STft:," k i? Bocu-I... 1.800 'id" 'siii St? Am U'nseed Oil.. 200 15K Ihu. i m locomotive... 800 65 641! lt ci urererred .... tZ, Am Etgar Ref . . . 200 1H2T ? Am Tobacco pf.I fSS AncconiTa Mln Co. 1 400 45? Aw. b-h & Ohio....:: 7.,0 iwii i?. do preferred ... 2iX) ok m Brook Rar Tran. 45.7o5 78Ti 754 Centra, ,Leather 1 '.V CdSrarrif"Ndj" 2W I"?- Chicago Qt West. 500 5"? 6 R Chicago & N W.. .. . c. c. c I'sl'" 8,400 h j . Southern. . 100 64 04 i rto 1st preferred. 100 81 u, si .i 81 do 2d preferred. V 31 irt Rr.ii Vi 1 an Consolidated Gas. I S ll4 l4 i i. ,P glstiner, Swrl.: J& HH Genera? Gt Northern pf.;.' l,J Gt Northern Ore. . 5'HI q k ri? Illinois Central ... "So iu Interborough Met. 4,0,S Js "5 "i- rdo rreferrei; ...'.'.V.'.'. ".'.... j.ref.Med ... r' 1' Minn f S"?'"!" i00 M5 lX . Jt 1 . c S? M. 4K) ISS.-i 1.14 it;v !?""T Pactnc. 2.B00 731? 7 -- 73 Mo Kan 4 Texas 8,tio 4314 47. i-j,- n I 'S'wesi: ion kAn1er& . Pennsylvania "i. i - t x.- .i h S,SlS;C&.. H S! K ste.,-:::-- M lh do preferred ... i,n ??,7 Zl.y Hock Ieland Co.. 2B.306 212 ? il -: t-ss $$ ilj St L Southwestern eiolhira - 5 Southern Railway! 6.SS m Is Hs 4 Ta PPrr 4m ' "flk T do 1st preferred . . .2 32 32 .32 U,s Bl 82.506 Mk- -52 1 T..d Preferred ... 3.N0O Hsu . Tjtah Copper ... l riia J?,? Va-Caro PChemicf. V.000 ts il. do preferred . Wabash '""vrfi 'Vo-;,' l'51i do preferred "J 6,o 4 Jfir H Jestlnghouse Eleo 700 S' 1 -si k'i Western Union .. soo rsii fi !? 8 Total sales for the day. 614,200 shares BONDS. t.on TORK- APH1 .-Closing qota "do coeufp5 "K !Sl?i?0rThC J,9-- u s 33 ?SS:::::iSiSiNor?hpS P4asc- r.edn ff-iiSSS"" - :: SS v Stocks at linden. LONDON. April 27. Consols for 04; do for account. Anaconda ...... 9 84. iN Y Cen Nor 4 west. . do pfd. . Ont llr.. money, . .133 . . 94 .. 90 - 49 .. e:54 .. 8 - 73 5 .. 29 .. 70vi ..122 54 ..19154 .. 98 . . 54 4 . .11754 .. lu .. 49 .. 97 7S Atchison do pfd.i B. & o... ...no .10GVif ...116 V Can. Pac Chesa. & O. . . Chi. G w C, M si St P. De Beers D & R O do pfd Erie do 1st pfd. . . do 2dv pfd . . . Grand Trunk.. Ill Cen L. & N Mo. K & T... ...180(4 . .. 77 Pennsylvania Rand Mines. . Reading . . So. Ry . 8 54 .152, . 13: . 52 5S . 90 . 31 . 47 54 . 39 20VA .149 .141 44 54 so Pac. .v.".;;! Union Pac. . . . do pfd U S Steel do pfd.....! Wabash do pfd Spanish 4a lAmal Copper! Money Exchange, Etc. LONDON. April 27.-Br silver, steady at 24 54d per ounce. Money. per cent. of discount In the open market for short bills is 154i s-16 per cent; for threl months- bills. lKffll 6-18 per cent. NEW YORK. April 27. Prime mercantile paper closed at aiii . mercantile Sterling exchange, weak, closing tncr with actual business Jn banker,' km"'1: $4.88l4.810 sn..-..,- nKe.ra b,Ua at for demand. ' 81 4-8735 Commercial bills. $4.85Vj'B'4.S5t1 Bar silver, 62c. Mexican dollars, 44c. heayernment b0nda ateW- railroad bonds. Money on call, steady at IX. 92 n.r "gldt "d " Ing bid, 1 per cent. Time loans, dull, but steady: 60 days 5U per cent; 90 day-. 2 Per -ent; .,x mo'nths! OB'S 54 per cent. ' B2SAN FRANCISCorTprll 27.-SUver bars. Mexican dollars. 46e. ' Drafts Sight. 254c; telegraph. Sc. a 1"" u London' 60 days. $4.86; sight $4.0754. . Eastern Mining Btocks BOSTON, April 27 Closing quotation. . . aioni c and C 2n am1! Sm ?S'ld Dominion.' 20 54 50 54 30 54 87 1354 1354 11 44 54 3154 39 454 43 14 54 ningnam 5 Butte Coalition. .228 Calumet & Ariz. 97 Qulncy Shannon ... Trinity ... '" Inlted " Centennial 28 Cop Range... Daly West. . . Franklin .... Granby Greene Cana. Mass Mining. Mohawk 1 o .wining. . . 954 tr s on 14XTtah 96 Victoria .. ' IO LWInona .. 955, Wolverine """ 59 Ooffes and Sugar. NEW YORK. April 27. Coffee futures closed quiet and net unchanged to r, points higher. S;sjes locally were only 10io bags including May at B.80c; July. e.Soc Spot Vta"Tllet: NO- 7 R'' 8S4c: No. 4 Santo.. Sugar iRaw easy- fair reflr.ing. 3.42 84.m:; eentrifugsl. 9a test. 3923.95c- mo lasses sugar. 3.173.20c. Refined sugar Si:' B75C: wded- 1oc; gran- APRTI, 28f 1J)0f. rortl dm SS, BBSS SSk B Par Value, $100 Per Share We will receive subscriptions for the above mentioned stock at $100 Per Share s delivered May 1st, after which date interest will be added at the annual divi Snj te; the right being reserved to withdraw the offering at any thne or to" allot less than the amount of-stock subscribed for. 5 ' t0 In order to give patrons of the Gas Company and the frenpml TmW,-, -r manded a good premium on the market- is held alirm-t t;S "P"011? corn hands, and affords an unusually prof LtaVie tovimofnubCTnS" orderstrheaTont-0' tWS btainable- we -RKest placing Further particulars may be secured upon application at our office. i- : FIND ARGENTINE ANTS PEST DISCOVERED IX SHIPMENT OP MEXICAN' PINEAPPLES. California Butter Drops in Seattle Market Eggs Are Firmer. Potato Trade Dull. SEATTLE. Wash. April 27 (Special. ) Fruit Inspector Pendleton today discovered several specimens of one of the most feared fruit pests known on a rhlpment of Mexi can pineapples, unloaded here this after noon. The pest Is known as the Argentina ant and does great damage to fruit where orchards are Infected. Mr. Pendleton has been warned to watch for these ants for some time by Government officials. The pineapples that carried the ants were fumigated, and it is thought they have all been killed. California butter drepped to 26 and 2T cents here today, owing to heavier receipts and the fact that the local creamery mar ket is weak, following the recent heavy rains. Kggs were stlffer today. The market Is glutted with asparagus, which Is selling as Jow as 3 cts a pound. A half car of strawberries came In and sold quickly at $1.73. Produce receipts from the south were heavy, much green stuff having been sent north on consignment. The potato market la dull. Owing to heavy receipts of onions re cently, many of which were of Inferior quality, the market is badly overstocked with that kind of goods, which dealers are trying to dispose of at low prices. QUOTATIONS AT BAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for ' Produce In the Bay City Markets. .SAN FRANCISCO. Apr" 2T. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. 122 23 165 Burbank-"- nominal; sweets. 41.56 Onions Oregon. $2.402.S0 per cental. $335 SBra"- 2SM- mlddHngs. V,TKe,cable" Hothouse cucumbers, 0f75c garlic. 8Sl0c; green peas. !H((S.c; string beans loauc; ae-naragus. 73cl 78 toma? toes . 7ocS$1.23: egg plant. 2U25c. sernH?r"?an?y creamer'- creameVy seconds. 2Jc: fancy dairy. 2c . ,?Y'I,"?r Roosters, old. 4 fe 5 ; young. U kTbr?le- 8ma11' 35: broilers, large. if? iIl"'1 89: hrn,, M-50W10; duck, old. S56; young, $06 9. ... Eg Store, u.ic ; fancy ranch 2Bc jVool South Plains and San' Joaquin. 10 loc; Mountain. 610c; Nevada. 13 a. 17c goHJa,S'hea,1; heat and oats. $20S22.30; alfalfa. $1417; stock, 711 straw, per bale. 60iff75c ' ' Fruits Apples choice. Sl.50; common. febanaKn8- 7See3-n0: limes, $4.50S Sl"01' ,3;,commE' l: orange. lj-orix 3.00; pineapples. $3 3.B0 Receipts Flour, quarter sacks- wheat .0 centals; barley. .SWcentaL; olt"' 80 cen! talc; beans.. 16n sacks; corn, 35 centals- nota tors. 3-40 sacks; bran. 615 'sacks; mlddUng. Bonds Investments CALL OR WRITE) T. S. McGRATH J Lumber Exchsoge, I'UKILA.VD, OREUON, TRAVELERS GUIDE. JEBSEN LINE S. S. " Ema " S47 Tons. SAIL FROM VICTORIA MAT 7 for San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. Very low rates; quirk time. Apply Vany . ticket office or JE.BSKN Sc OSTKAXDER. Bailey Rid.- Seattle. Mah. r-' nlJV14'."800 PORTLAND B. 8. CO ""'y direct steamer and daylight sailing Frm Ainsworth Dock. Portland. 8 A. M. fe.S. hfnator. May t, 15. etc Ka ity. May 8. 20. etc. Rrom Lombard St.. San Francisco. 11 1 m b.S. Ro Ity. May 1. 15 etcV b.b. benator. May 8. 20. J W. Ransom, Dock Agent. Main 20S Ainsworth Dock! M KOfHR, City Ticket Agen 142 ad fit Phone Main 402. 1404 142 Sd St $150,000 .11 lias Lomnanv a MORRIS BROTHERS Chamber of Commerce : . THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C AINSWORTH. R. W. SCHMER. CasMe, , LEA- BARNES. Vice-President. tt WRIGHT. Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALLFOREIGN COUNTRIES PAYMENTS MADE BY POST TO PARTIES ABROAD WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS LUMBERMETSTS 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. repairs. it assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. It assures perfect satisfaction. materials. ' BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST WARREN COSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 Beck Building, Portland, Or. TRAVELERS' GUIDE:. CANADIAN PACIFIC Less Than Four Days at Sea WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL Two days on tho beautiful St. Uwrann River and tlis shortest ocean rout to Ku rope. NothlnR be-tter on tho Atlantic than our Empresses. Wlrpless on all steamsra First -class U0j second HO. one class cabin $45, Ask any ticket agent, or writs for salUnca rates and booklet. F. R. Johnson. P. A.. 143 Sd St.. Portland. Ot 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. 17 Stock j TRAVELERS- GlIDE. forth QermanAloyd. ... 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