THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, THURSDAT, MAY 6, 1909.
17
ORDERSINFQRHOPS
Demand Sufficient to Clean Up
the Crop.
EIGHT CENTS BEING PAID
Purchases fop Foreign and K a stern
Account Wlicat Offered More
' Freely on th I -oca I Market.
Potatoes Unchanged.
It 1 believed there are enough hop order ,
now on hand to clean up the remainder of
the Oregon crop, but the holders are not
showing any anxiety to sell, and it 1b not
easy for dealers to do business under 8
csnts. At this price several lots have been
purchased recently, anions- them the Reh
fcoft? lot at Grants Pass. The Eastern and
foreign markets are no stronger than they
have been. The advance of a cent In the
Oregon market Is due solely to the llght
pna of supplies here.
There U no Improvement In the market
for the com Ins; crop. In fact, there Is no
demand for contracts at any price. In view
f the uncertainty as to the crop outcome,
buyers decline to consider forward business.
Conditions In the Oregon yards are as last
reported. The country needs rain badly,
and unless It comes soon, the crop may be
.Very small.
The condition of the English hop crop Is
thus reported by the Kentish Observer of
April 22:
The hop plant Is late In making a start
this .season, having been kept back by the
aevere weather of March, but during the
past week, with the genial temperature
that has prevailed, the roots have begun
to grow, and at places the young shoots
are well above ground. In many grounds,
however, cutting has only Just been com
pleted, and there Is a general backwardness
of Spring work, growers. In view of their
losses of the last few seasons, appearing to
be disinclined to incur much expense. The
acreage has again been seriously curtailed,
several thousand acres having been grubbed.
Many well-known hop grounds In Kent have
disappeared altogether, and the number of
new pieces planted Is not extensive. For
many years there has been a 80-acre planta
tion between the AVhitstable railway and
St. Thomas Hill at Canterbury, on which
Mr. G. Mount has grown large and very
tjne crops; here the whole of the hop roots
have been dug up. It Is the same In re
spect of other erstwhile plantations in and
around Canterbury; hundreds of acres have
been grubbed during the last few years and
several growers who are still holding on say
that they Intend to have only one more sea
foii of It unless prices Improve very ma
terially, which Is hardly likely to be the
case in face of the dumping of foreign hops
which still goes on merrily under our In
sensate system of free trade. The Ameri
cans botist Unit they can supply all the hops
that En gland requires, and they coolly ask
the EnKU"h growers to "give It up and let
us supply your market." And the Kadlcal
(lovcrnment Btlrs not a hand or foot to
help the homo producer.
( New York hop crop conditions are report
' ed by the Waterville Times of April SO:
With the continued bad weather work In
the hop yards Is progressing slowly. Little
or no complaint Is heard of miss hills and
the acreage In this vicinity is little re
duced. In adjoining counties there has been
considerable plowing up and in the scat
tered districts many of the former growers
have gone out of the business entirely. A
conservative estimate places the reduction
of acreage at about 15 per cent.
WHEAT OFFF. R ED MOKE FREELY.
Boilers More Numerous Than Buyers Coarse
Grain Finn.
More wheat was offered for sale at the
Merchants Exchanges yesterday than for
some time past, but buyers did not seem
disposed to take hold. Most of it was club,
for which $1.20 was asked. The best bids
twere $1.18 and $1.19. There was some de
jnand for bloostem at $1.30. The San Fran
cisco buyers evidently have all the wheat
they need for the present and the Southern
mills are disposed to work off the flour th-ey
have on hand, hoping that wheat will be
cheaper when they need a further supply,
Barley was firm at the old price with a
pood demand. An oftor of $24.50 for new
crop barley was made at the Exchange, but
iwas not taken. The oats market appeared
to be somewhat firmer.
Local receipts In cars were reported by
the Merchants Exchange as folio wa
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
May 1- 2 ... 11 2 11
May
8 12
14
3
3S
7
May 4 2
Total last week. 28
3
20
PLENTY1 OF STRAWBERRIES OX HAND,
Three Cars of Bananas Due Today Potatoes
I nrhauged.
A few more crates of Southern Oregon
strawberries were received yesterday and
hey sold at 20 cents a pound. California
berries were In good supply. About half
A car of Los AngcWs berries arrived and
they were of fine quality. They sold readily
at $1.35el. 50 per crate. Florins brought
$1.40(1.60 per crate. A car of lemons was
received and three cars of bananas ana due
today.
The vegetable market was overstocked
with California asparagus. A car of cab
bage came In from the South.
There wore no new developments in the
potato market. Buying has practically
closed, as the dealers will not pay over $2
and most of the farmers who still have
Stock want $2.60.
rOl'LTRY
DRAGS AT WEAK TRICES,
Egg
Supply and Demand About Equal.
Butter Is St end. v.
Poultry Is the weakest feature of th
country produce market. Tina supply of
chickens is Increasing and at the same time
buyers are less disposed to operate. Most
of the sales yesterday were made at 15
cents.
Eggs were steady and unchanged. The
supply and demand Is running about equal.
Butter moved well and In general tho
creamery market was steady. Receipts of
country store butter are Increasing.
Valley Wool IlsJf Cent Higher.
The cool weather hsa checked sheep
hearing In the vfcUey and very little wool
Is now coming forward In the next ten
days. however, a considerable quantity
should be marketed. Local buyers have
raised their prices half a cent and are
now offering 22 cents for fine, 21 H oents
for medium and 20 , cents for coarse val
ley wool.
Bank 'Clearing.
Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes
terday were aa follows:
.4 Clearings. Balances.
Portland $1.2i!s.5!8 $211,837
Feattle 1.05-V7S9 SS.073
Tacoma 72-1.0..4 45.7S6
Spokane 1.100,702 OS.715
-
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc.
WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem milling.
$1.80; club, $1.20: Turkey red, $1.26: Valley,
$1 17; 40-fold. $1.26; red Russian, $1.17Ht3
1.20.
IX)UR Patents. $6.08 per barrel;
straights, 3.10; exports. $4.70: Valley, J5.30;
graham, $5 60; whole wheat, quarters. $5. SO.
CORN Whole, $35 per ton; cracked. $3t
per ton.
BARLEY Feed, per ton. ,
OATS No. 1 white. $40$ 41.
MILL. STUFFS Bran. $26.30 per ton: mid
dunes. $33; shorts. $29&32; chop, $20X5;
rolled barley. $38037
HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley. $149
18 per ton; Bastern Oregon. $17. 50-319. 50;
clover, $llf?l; alfalfa. $13Jrl4; grain hay,
$13014; cheat, $1414.50; vetch. $14314.50.
- Vegetable and Fruit.
FRESH FRUITS Apples. 65cg$2.50 per
box. Strawberries, Oregon, 20c per lb.; Cali
fornia, $1.35tfl-S0 per crate. Cherries, $3
per box.
POTATOES Buying price, $3 per hun
dred; new California, 4p4',Ac per pound.
SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per
sack: carrots. $1.23; parsnips, beets,
$1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound.
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. 2.2
S3. 5 per box, k-mons. S1.75&-4; grape fruit,
.l.505j4 per box; bananas, 5V0c per
pound; pineapples. J. 763. 25 per dozen;
tangerines J1.Y6 per doi
ONIONS New. $22.60 per crate.
VEGETABLES Artichokes. 6ai'T."e doz;
asparagus, Oregon, 75c per dozen; California,
4 $i c per pound ; beans, 12 Vi 2oc; cab
bage, 3 Vc per pound ; cauliflower, (1 1.26
per dozen; cucumbers. 7fcg$1.50 per dozen;
lettuce, hothouse, 11.25 per box; lettuce,
head. 20 4p 50c per dozen; onions, 12i
Crlic per dozen; parsley. :irc per dozen;
pens, 3H5c per pound; radishes, 1320o
per dozen: rhubarb. HM-tSSc ner pound;
spinach. 90c (ft $1 ; tomatoes. Florida. $2.50 ft
3 per crate; Mexican, $1.75 per crate.
Dairy and Country Fred nee.
BUTTER City creamery, extras. 24c:
fancy outside creamery, 22 Vi 24c per
lb.; atore, 18c. (Butter fat prices aver
age ly- cents per pound under regular but
ter prices.)
euu a Oregon ranch, Z4 zoo per dozen.
I'OCLTRT Hens. 1515JAc: broilers. 25
23c; fryers. 18522c; roosters, old, 10 lie
young, i4S?i5c; ducks, zuqezzc; geese, iu
iic: turxeys, squabs. tz.DUwa per
dozen.
CHEESE Fancv cream twins. 1717Ho
per lb. ; full cream triplets, 1 7 Q 17 Vi c ; full
cream. Young America, lS18nC.
v iuA i extras. V4crciuc ner noun a: ordi
nary, 8H9o; heavy. 7S8c.
fork. Fancy, loe per pound.
Hops. Wool, Hides. Ktc.
HOPS 1008 contract, Do per pound; 1908
crop,, t ft?7c; 1907 crop, 8c; 1906 crop, l'o.
uuLr eastern Oregon. 1 6 20 Vi c per
pound; Valley, fine, 22c medium, 21c;
coarse, 20c.
mohair Choice, 24(9-250 per pound.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. It(l7n lb-
dry kip. No. 1, 16 iy 16o pound ; dry calf
skin, 18 rg 19c pound ; salted hides, 9 9 cy
salted calfskin, 13 314o pound; green, la
less.
FURS No. 1 skins: An cor a aoat. Si to
$1.25; badger. 25ti50c; bear, S(S&20; beaver,
ftft.r0(?8.S4; cat, wild, 75c (" $1.50; cougar,
perfect head and claws, $3 10; nsher, dark.
?7.t.oi-g.m; pale, S4.S0W7; fox, cross, $3
to $0: fox. gray. a0W80c: fox. red. 43(35:
fox. silver, $35 to $100- lynx, 8 15;
marten, dark, $812; mink. $3.50GS0;
mupkrat, 3o(p25c; otter, $2.504; raccoon,
6p75c; sea otter, $10023O as to size and
color; skunks, ooSOc; civet, cat. 10 15c;
Wolf. $23: envote. 75ciiK1.2R: wolverine.
dark, S3 rd) 0; wolverine, pale, $2 2.50.
(JASCAKA BARK. Per pound. 5Ho-
Groceries, Dried Fruits, Etc.
DRIED FRUITS Annies. 8V.0 ner lb.:
peaches, 7HSc; prunes, Italian, 6fe6Ko;
piunca, rrencn, iwibc currants, unwasnea.
cases, 9Hc; currants, washed, cases. 10c:
ncs. white fancv. EG-lb. boxes. U c: dfLfcaa.
aALMUN Columbia River. tnlla.
$2 per dozen; 2-lb. talis. $2.05: 1-nound
Hats. 2.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 95c;
red, 1 -pound tails, $1.45;. sockeyes, 1-pound
tails. 92.
i:ub KEB Mocha. 24 7i2Be: Java, ordinary.
17(o,0o; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good,
l6fS18c; ordinary, 1216o per pound.
js Li i & walnuts. 12 a lac ner sound dy
sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 1 5c: pecans.
7c; almonds, 13 14c; chestnuts, Italian,
lie; peanuts, .raw. 5Ai 6c: plnenuts. 10f$
12c; hickory nuts, 10c ; cocoanutv 90 c per
dozen.
SUGAR Granulated. $6.05: extra C. J5.65:
f?olden C, $5.46; fruit and berry sugar, $6.05;
Honolulu plantation, fine grain. ju.OO;
plain bag, beet granulated, $6. So;
cubes (barrel), $6.45; powdered (barrel),
$ti.30. Terms: On remittances within 15
days, deduct V,c per pound; If later than 15
days and within 30 days, deduct a per
pound. Maple sugar, 15 (gi 18c per pound.
SALT Granulated. $13 pr ton, $1.90 per
bale; half ground, 100s, $7.50 per ton; 60s,
$8 per ton.
Provisions.
BACON
-Fancy, 21 V&c per pound; stan-
dard, lsc; choice,
17 He; English.
Itiic: strins. 13 c.
DRT SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt. 12 He: smoked, 13 ic; short clear
backs, heavy dry salted, 124c; smoked,
13HC-. Oregon exports, dry salt, 13 fee;
smoked, 14iC.
HAMS 10 to 13 lbs.. 15c; 14 to 16 lbs.,
J5c; 18 to 20 lbs.. 15c: hams, skinned,
15c; picnics, 10c; cottage roll. 11c; shoul
ders, 11c; boiled hams, l!f20c; boiled
picnics, 17c.
LARD Kettle rendered: 10s. lHc: 6s,
15Hc. Standard pure: 10s. 14c; r.s. 1414c.
Choice: 10s. lUc: 5s. 13V,c. Compound:
10s, 94c: 5s, 9fcc.
SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues. each.
60c; dried beef sets, llc; dried beef out
sldcs, 17c; dried beef ir.sides, Sic; dried
beef knuckles, 20c
PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Piss" feet.
$13; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe,
$12; pigs' tongues, $19.50.
MES3 MEATS Beet, specials.. $12 per
barrel; plate. $14 per barrel; family, $14
per barrel; pork. $20 per barrel: brisket. $22
per barrel.
PORTLAND UVKSTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hoc.
Cattle and bogs continue In good demand
at the stock yards, but sheep-are slow and
weak, though in some quarters it is believed
the latter line will before long show im
provement. Prices generally vere unchanged
yesterday, except in the case of Spring
lnmbs. which were about a Quarter higher.
Keceipts for the day were 14 cattle, 1158
sheep and 273 hogs.
Late salts at tne yards Included 16 steers,
average 1138 pounds, 45.50; 14 steers, av
erage 1157 pounds. $5.50; 27 steers, average
lt40 pounds, 5.25; 13. steers, average 988
pounds, $5.25; 10 steers, average 077 pounds,
$5.25; 58 hogs, average 138 pounds. $7.25;
SO stock hogs, average 85 pounds, $0.75; 14
bulls, average 1257 pounds. $3.25: 51 hogs,
average 105 pounds, $7.25; 86 lambs, average
46 pounds, $0; lo wool sheep, average 10i
pounds, $5; ;;0 sheep, average 88 pounds,
$4; US half-fat lambs, average (13 pounds.
$4.50; 21 hogs, average loo pounds, j.(.ou.
Price6 Quoted
ai
the yards - yesterdey
were :
fiTTT-P? Tnn steers.
$5.50.T5: fair to
good, $55.25; common to medium, $4.50
ffi4 75: mo. toD. I4.2o4f4.oo; lair to gooo.
$3.75&'4.25: common to medium, $2.503.50;
calves, top, $5.00 5.60 : heavy, $3. 60i4. 00;
bulls and stags, fat. $3.00 w 3.6O; common,
$3.0062.75.
trnr.s nest. S7.BOS7.75: fair to good,
$7.1'57.60; stockers, $66.50; China fatB,
xa.7S0rT.OO-
PHEEP Top wethers, $4 4.50; fair lo
good, $.50fi4: ewes. He less on ail grades:
yearlings, best, $4.504.75: fair to good,
$4$?4.25; Spring lambs, $5.50(5.75.
Kastern livestock markets.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May 8. Cattle Ke
ceipts, 7OO0; market, steady. Native steers,
$5 251? 6.00; native cows and heifers, $3.25
0 25; stockers and feeders. $4. 2545. ho; bulls,
$3.405.25; calves, $3.75(67; Western steers,
t. ''ssitHKt: "Western cows. $3.75010.60.
tlc-gs Keceipts, 15.000; market, weak and
slow. Bulk of sales, 5(i.j(a i.zj; neavy,
$7.157.::0; packers and butchers. $77.25;
light, je.sO T.15; pics. $5.50ti.50.
Sheep Receipts, 3O00; market, 10c higher.
Muttons, $5.50 Cif 6.75; lambs, aTSfeSSO;
wethers and yearlings, $57.00; ewes, $4
6.25.
rHtrAfif). Mav R. Cattle Receipts, es-
ttronteri at 17.000: market, steady. Beeves,
$5(7.13; Texas steers. $4.05.75: Western
steers. $4.70 5.75 ; stockers and feeders.
$3.tU5.00; cows and heifers, $2.406.35;
calves. $57.
Ilocs Receipts, estimated at 27.000: mar
v.t u.,t r.t- lower. Light. $.87i4 (S7..H5
mixed. $0.007.35; heavy. $7(67.40; rough.
rfij is- c-ood to choice heavy. Si.l5fti.40
pigs $5.75S6.70: bulk of sales, $7.207.35.
Sheen Receipts, estimated at 13.000:
mnrUej. itront. 10c higher. Native. $3.S0
'n. w.r.rn S3 80 If 6.85 : yearlings. $6.25
7 50; lambs, native, $6S.S0; Western, $650
9.15.
cniTTH OMAHA. May B. Cattle Re
-Aint. A-inv TYi.rket. steadv. Western steers,
$3.506; Texas steers, $;: '7 5.25; cows and
ke.fers. $2 855.10; canners. ?2.aogs.io;
stockers and feeders. $3iT5.T5: calves, $3
hull, nnrt staers. S3. 25 fir 5.50.
Hogs Receipts. 1100; market, 5?10o
1 D- Hmvv. 17.05 (517.23: mixed. JtJUOM!
7.O0; light. $11.7537.05; pigs. $5ffi6; bulk of
ales. $6.5 ( i.iv. ...
Sheep Receipts. 5400: market, 10c higher.
Tearlings. u.ou(fl'; lamuis i.uvwo.j.
Iairy Produce In the East.
CHICAGO, May S. Butter Steady,
.-r.s. merles. 2.127c: dairies, 19VS'24HC
Eggs Steady. Firsts, 21c; prime .firsts.
2c
chre,e Steady; daisies, ISHc: twins, 14
OISc; Young Americas.
NEW YORK, May 5. Butter Firm.
Creamery specials, 2i5?30c (official,
S9ic); thirds to extras. 22$j2WiC.
Cheese Easier. New state full cream,
14
f 14 He
Eggs Easier,
Western storage
packed,
22 ',i 4j 232.
Wool at St. Lcnis.
ST. LOUIS. May B. Wool Strong. Terrl
torv and Western mediums. 20 4f 25c; fine
mediums. lSc: fine. 12 2X17 v
FUNDS HELD BUCK
Bankers Expect Better Inter
est Rates Later.
WITH REVIVAL IN TRADE
Stock Speculation Slower, Willi Few
Elements of Strengths Selling
Orders Check Any Ten
dency to Advance.
NEW YORK. May 6. The stock showed
today the waning influence of the commodi
ties clause decision in some subsidence of
activity and in a mixed tone In the specula
tion. There were elements of strength, but
they were diverted to the less influential
quarters of the list, except for a late ad
vance In Southern Pacific.
In the usual market leaders, Reading and
Union Pacirtc, the fact soon appeared that
effective selling orders were placed in the
market to meet any further advance in
prices. The effect was to dampen the en
thusiasm of the bull party and to prompt
them to greater caution in the extension
of their operations.
The bankers are coming to feel that they
are entitled to better interest rates for their
money, and time money brokers report that
the supply of funds for that purpose has
diminished in the last few days by the
withdrawal from tho market of some im
portant banks. This action la based on the
assumption that an effective revival of
trade, such as is now hoped for. must Im
prove the demand for banking facilities.
The disposition to hold funds in hand for
this p urpose warrants a hopeful view of
me traae ouiioi k.
Bonds were rirm. Total sales, par lalue.
so,uoo,wu. Liouea etates oonas were un
changed on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Bales.
High.
5o
784
is
U5
79 Vs
62 7,
low. iiia.
Allis Chalmerv pf 3U4
48
49
Amal Copper
25,2uo
10
38
30
79
51?.
60-
41
40
'ooii
109
Am Agricultural.
1.3O0
S.WJ0
l.SOO
7.0OO
9. 6O0
6,200
900
38 4
35
79
52 V4
62 Va
41
40
16
67 1
91
108 Vs
133
Am lieet Sugar. .
Ain C.n pf
Am Car & Foun.
Am Cotton Oil . . .
Am Hd & Lt pf.
41 'I.
41
Am Ice Securi....
Am Lin&eed Oil..
Locomotive.
"o!to6
58
02 i
Am 6melt & Ref . .
23,600
do preferred ...
000 109
700 134 W
Am Sugar Ref....
133
Am Tel & Tel
Am Tobacco pf...
O.O00 142
141 Vi. 141
2,800
400
1.50O
99
99
99
Am Woolen
35
35
46
10714
104
127
114
2iii
78
179
29 .
294"
75
70
x
149
34
46 4
101
104
127
114
95
24
78
180
29
102
295
76
69
4
181
160
73
3914
66
84
81
137
22
182
61
87
S8
31
Anaconda Mln Co
Atchison
10,80 lOKV.
do preferred .
oo 10
1.200 1 27j
S.4O0 1151
Atl Coast Line...
Bait & Ohio
do preferred . . .
Bethlebem Bteel
600
7.200
24
Brook Rap Tran.
Canadian Pacific..
Cenoral Leather..
1.30O 1804
8,900 SO
"2I906 295"
do preferred . . .
Central of N J..
Ches : Ohio
Chicago A Alton..
Chicago - Gt West.
45,800
200
70 li
500
Chicago & N W
C. M & St Paul. 15,500 151
C, C, C & 8t L
Colo Fuel & Iron 2,500 39H
SSTi
66
84 '.4
82 V.
136-
22
182
51
87
B8
31
48
inj"
145
69
146
1C
45-;i
62
24 '4
12
39 T
3314
44
73
139 .
57
130
73
43
73
104
88
50
130 V.
48
9H4
82i
144
135
Colo & southern.. 400 t
do 1st preferred,
do 2d preferred.
700 84l
700 82"
1,500 137
Consolidated Gas..
Com Products . . .
1,200 23
Del & Hudson...
L & R Grande ...
SIX)
183
51
87
-38Vi
32i
49 V,
3,500
300
"I0
4.000
2,800
do preferred . . .
Distillers' Securl
Erie
do 1st preferred,
do 2d preferred.
48
39
lfi9
145
69
145
16
46
82
24
121,4
3.1
33
44
72
138
57
136
73
. 43
73
104
88
50
130
48
01
8214
144
30
135
General Electric.
30O 15914
4,200 1451)8
400 69 !4
" 000 146
Gt Northern pf...
Gt Northern Ore..
Illinois Central
Interborough Met. .
8,800 1714
(lo preferred . . .
3,500
40
24
IS
40
33
45
73
ttnter 'Harvester..
Inter-Marine pf..
Int Paper .......
700
4O0
900
8.1"0
3O0
2,400
Int Pump
Iowa Central
K C Southern ...
do preferred . . .
100
Louis & Nashville
600 139
300 58
BOO 137
1.5O0 73
6.2O0 44
2O0 73-4
200 104
6.4O0 8Vt
IOO BO
8.5O0 11
2.700 40
1.400 92i4
2.000 S3 H
7,400 145
Minn & St L. .'. . .
M. St P & S S M
(MXeeourt Pacific.
Mo, Kan & Texas
do preferred . . .
National Biecuit...
National Lead . . .
Mex Nat Ry 1 pf
N Y Central
X Y, Ont & West.
Norfolk & West.
North American..
Northern Pnciflc. .
Pacific- Mail
Pennsylvania I8.6OO 1361,4,
People's Gas 1,400 lij
114
114
P. C C & St L... 1O0
Pressed Steel Car.. 2,500
Ry Steel Spring... 500
91
91 91
411
40
152
25
a4!.i
2
70
45
24
79
122'4
125
29 "i
69
33
r.2
40
40
40
40
1507,8
24
M
29
69
45
2414
601,4
78
120
124
29 Vi
6S'4
33
52
09
187
97
80
33
55
118
47.
47
19
49
Reading 203,800
151
24
84 A
28
69
45
24
60
79
121
123
29
flR'i
33
51W.
69
188
97
80
33
55
119
47
J9
49
22
82 '4
73
Republic Steel ... 1.0OO
do preferred ... l.2(o
Rock Islund Co.. 9. 400
do preferred . . .
2,000
000
400
200
400
71,200
200
4.50O
9O0
.100
100
St L & S F 2 pf.
St L Southwestern
do preferred . . .
Sloss-Rheffield
Southern Pacific
do preferred
Southern Railway.
do preferred . . .
Texas & Pacific
Tol, St L St West.
do preferred . . .
400
09
Union Pacific 158.1O0 190H
do preferred ... ion Vt -m
V S Realty lno 80
U S Rubber 1.100 ."14
U S Steel 123.400 f,6V.
o preferred ... 11.4O0 119"i
Utah Copner I.30O 48
Ya-Caro Chemical. 2.1'TO 48
Wabafoi
do preferred . . .
Western Md ....
4fl0
1914
50
23
83
74
10
00
8.700
1.200
4O0
1,400
300
3.500
Westlnghouse Elec
S3
73 '
10
Western T nlnn ...
Wheel & L Erio..
Wisconsin Central.
-68
Total sales for the day. 8S5.1O0 shares.
BONDS
NKW YORK, May 5. Closing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg,101'N Y C G Ss... 03
do coupon. ... 101 (North Pacific 3s. 74
U. S. 8s res 101!North Pacific 4s. 102
do coupon. .. .102 Jpouth Pacific 4s.. 91
TJ S new 4s reg.119 tunlon Pacific 4s. 102
do coupon. .. .120tWlseon Cent 4s.. 95
D & R G 4s.... 00tJapanr- 4s 86
Stocks at London.
LONDON, May S. Consols for
85: do for account, 85 7-16.
money.
Anaconda. 9!N. Y, Central .. .134
Atchison no worrik c west.
do pre.f 100 I do pref
Bait & Ohio 117'Ont Western.
Can Pacific 184 IPennsylvania ..
94
S9
50
71
83
77
Ches & Ohio. .
Chi Grt West.
78!Rand Mines.
5!Readine
154 Southern Ry
C. M. & S. P. .
De Beers.....
D Ac R G
do pref
Erie
do 1st pf...
do 2d pf...
Grand Trunk.
30
ao prer ti
52!South Pacific 124
90
Union Pacific 194
33
51
41
21
150
do prer 99
U. S. Steel 57
do pref 1.121
Wabash . . .
19
Ill Central
do pref. . .
L t
Mo
N 142 ISpanlsh 4s
98
80
K & T.... 44Amal Copper..
Money. Exchange, F.to.
NEW YORK. May 6. Money on call, easy
at 12 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent;
closing bid and offered at 1 per cent.
Time loans, strong; 60 days, 2 per cent;
90 days, C2 per cent; six months, 8g?
3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 8 4 per cent.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi
ness In bankers' bills at $4.861S?H.8625 for
60-day bills and at $4.8750 for demand.
Commercial bills, $4.85 B 4.8.
Bar silver, o3c.
Mexican dollars. 44c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
firm.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 6. Silver bars,
63c.
Mexican dollars, 47c.
Drafts Sight, 2c; telegraph, 5c.
Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.86; sight,
$4.87.
LONDON. May S. Bar silver, steady at
24d per 'ounce.
Money. per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 1 5-101 per cent; for three
months bills, 1 5-161 Jer cent.
Daily Treasury Statement.
WAPWlT.Tnr May 5. Today" statement
of the Treasury balanoee In the general .fund
chows:
Available cash balances $125,871,417
Gold coin and bullion 42.93.042
Gold certificates 30,023,300
Metal Markets. v
NEW. YORK, May 5. The London tin
market was hieher today, with snot clos
ing at 131 5s and futures at 132 5s. The j
with spot closing at 28.0O29.20c.
Ccpper advanced 5s," with spot closing at
57 7s 6d and futures at 58 12s 6d in Lon
don. Locally the market was steady and
unchanged, with lake quoted at 12.S7H
lS.OOe; electrolytic at 12.&012.62'C and
castinpr at 12. 37,i 12.50c.
Lead was higher, at 3.5 2s 6d abroad. Lo
cally, the market was dull and unchanged
at 4.204.25c.
Spelter advanced to 21 17s 6d In the
EnKlish market, but remained dull and un
changed at 5.02i45.07c locally.
The English iron market was higher, with.
Cleveland warrants quoted at 48s 1 d.
Locally the market was unchanged. Ko. 1
foundry Northern Is quoted at $10.(K
16.50; No. 2 Northern at $15.7510.25; No. 1
Southern and No. 1 Southern soft at $15-75
JC.25.
PRICES HOT YET RAISED
NO CHANGE IN SEATTLE POTATO
QUOTATIONS.
But Improvement Is Looked For Be
cause of the San Francisco
Demand.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 6. (Special.) To
morrow this market will be better supplied
with strawberries than at any time this
season. One thousand five hundned boxes of
Florin berries arrived this afternoon too
late for distribution and a straight car of
Los Angeles stock is due to arrive some
time during the night. ?'o prices have been
Bet for tomorrow. The quotations will de
pend upon the demand In the morning.
The first shipments of California cherries
reached hore today and were sold at 20
cents per pound. The stock was In fair
condition. -
The San Francisco demand for potatoes
has bad no material effect on prices here
yet, although a firmer market is looked for.
Some buying of Eastern eggs for ship
ment north on the first boats is being done.
As yet no locals have been taken for North
ern account.
Butter Is weak.
QUOTATIONS AT BAN FRANCISCO.
Prices Paid for Produce In the Say City
Market.
SAN FRANCISCO. May B. The follow
ing prices were quoted in the produce mar
ket today:
Onions Oregon, $2.40(32.50 por cental.
Millstuffa Bran. $28.50(930; middlings.
$33$II35.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. $2.25(32.50;
Salinas Burbanks, nominal; sweets, $1.5u
&1.65.
Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers. 40 10c,
garlic, 4?10c; green peas, $111.50; string
beans, lo15c; asparagus., 60oh$1.50; toma;
toee. $11.25; egg plant, 20i25c.
Butter Fancy creamery, 24c; creamery
seconds, 23c; fancy dairy. 23c.
Poultry Roosters, old, $4&5: young. $93l
12; broilers, small, $2.501.3.50; broilers,
large, $45.50; fryers, $7&8.50; hens, $5
10; ducks, old $55.50: young, $68.
Eggs Store, 25c: fancy ranch, 27c.
Cheese New, 14314c; young America.
16tg:17c.
Wool South Plains and San Joartuln. 10
t?15c; Mountain, 6(0 10c; Nevada, 134? 17c.
Hay Wheat. $2224; wheat and -oats,
$20 22.50; alfalfa. $70; slock, $711;
straw, per bale, 6075c.
Fruits Apples, choice, $1.50; common,
50c; bananas, 75c(g$3; limes. $4.50g5;
lemons, choice, $3.25; commons, $1; oranges,
$1. 25I&3; pineapples, $34.
Receipts Flour, 4896 quarter sacks: barley.
10.655 centals; oat9, 450 centals; beans, 450
sacks; potatoes, 2320 sacks; bran, 50 sacks;
middlings. 295 sacks; hay, 140 tons; wool,
2317 bales; hides, 765. .
Eastern Mining Stocks.
BOSTON, May 5. Closing quotations:
Adventure 8 Mohawk 62
Allouez 40 Mont C Sc. C 25
Amalgamated .. 7S Nevada , 20
Ariz Com 43 Old Dominion... 53
Atlantic 10 Osceola 130
Butte Coal 25 Parrot 33
Cal & Ariz 100 Qulncy 89
Cal & Hecla....C15 Shannon 15
Centennial 29 Trinity 13
Copper Range.. 78 U. S. Mining.... 45
Daly West 9 V. S. Oil 32
Franklin 15!utah 40
Granby 99 I Victoria ........ 5 -
Greene Cananea 10lwinona 5.
Isle Royale 26 'Wolverine 140
Mass Mining.... 14(North Butte 66
Michigan 12 I
NEW YORK, May 5. Closing quotations:
Alice 250
Brunswick Con. 6
Com Tun stock. 35
do bonds 165
C C Ss Va 04
Horn Silver 05
Iron Silver 125
Leadville Con... 45
Little Chief 6
Mexican 80
'Ontario 425
ODhlr 125
IStandard 175
lYellow Jacket. . . 53
New Tork Cotton, Market.
NEW YORK. May 6 Cotton closed steady
at a net advance of 0S points. Spot cot
ton closed quiet, 5 points higher; mid-uplands.
10.90c: mid-Gulf, 11.15c. Sales 300
bales.
Flaxseed at - Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, May B. Flax closed
$5.67.
Man Stops Here on Walk
Around World
Joseph Thnmassin, French Journalist,
Will Visit Every Country of the
World on Foot Within Eight Years.
DU'RINO- the past few months Port
land has been visited by several per
sons on their way a-foot to and from
widely distant points on wagers of one
sort and another. In fact these long-distance
pedestrians no longer excite curiosity.
The latest visitor, however, belongs in a
quite different class. He is Joseph Thom-
aasin, a French journalist, who Is visiting
all the countries of thaj world. He has
eight years in which to do this and
already has tramped through every coun
try of Europe and Asia. The considera
tion is a prize of $34,000 offered by the
Royal Geographical and Olympla Society,
of Holland.
The man left Calais, France, with two
competitors on July 12, 1906. One of these
accompanied him as far as Odessa, Rus
sia, where he was etabbed by Russians
who mistook him for a Jew. Owing
to his condition, Thomassln left him
there and has since traveled alone.
Thomassln carries with him three books
which contain passports and seals of all
the countries he has visited and Berve
as evidence of his good faith.
He has been well treated in all the
countries he has traversed, with the ex
ception of Arabia, where the people of
the desert stole everything he possessed
even his clothes. He afterwards visited
iBabylon, the palace of King ?yrus and
the tomb of the Prophet Isaiah. Thomas
sin is 36 years of age and is a native
of Aye, France. His only equipment is a
small black leather knapsack on either
end of wnich is a small American and
French flag. He wears a band of the
tri-color on his left arm. His expenses
are defrayed by the sale of postal cards.
Yacht Clnb Selects Pennant.
MARSHF1ELD, Or., May 6. (Spe
cial.) The new Coos Bay yacht club
recently organized has adopted a pen
nant and the members expect to build
a clubhouse and boathouse. The mem
bership includes North Bend and
Marshneld people, who own their own
gasoline boats.
Sacrifice sale of Rockaway Beach lots
for $20 $ down, $0 per montn, no in
terest. C. J. Owen t Co., 414 Lumber Ex.
SGMMBLETO GOVER
Buying by Shorts Sends Up
Wheat Prices.
SELLING FOLLOWS BULGE
Early Strength Due to Continued
Dry AVeatner in Kansas and Ne
braska May Wheat Makes
a New Record. -
.
CHICAGO. May E. The wheat market ex
perienced a sharp advance In prices early,
owing to a scramble among short to oover,
due to continued dry weather In Kansas
and Nebraska, but the bulge brought out
liberal realizing sales, which resulted In
the less of sll the early gains. Although
May advanced beyond the previous best
mark for the year, trade In that option was
not on such liberal scale as during the
two previous sessions. In all tbe new crop
months, however, there was an active gen
eral market. During the day May ranged
between $1.28 and $1.29 and July between
$1.16 and $1.17. Final quotations on
May were at $1.28 and on July at $1.16
1.16.
July com sold between 68o and 6D c
and closed at 69sc.
Oats closed strong at gains of to 9
s. May being at 67e and July at 60
50c
Provisions were dull and heavy all day.
closing 2o to 5c lower than yesterday's
iiitai quotations.
The leading futures ranged as follows
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low.
$1.29 $1.20 $1.28
1.16 1.-7 1.16
1.05 1.06 1.04
1.03 1.04 1.02
CORN.
.71 .72 .7i
.69 .69 .65 i,
.67 .68 .67
.58 .68 .68
' OATS.
Close.
$1.28
1.16
1.05
1.02
May. .
July. .
Sept. .
Dec. .
May...
July. ..
Sept. . .
Deo. . .
.71
.B8 H
.61
.68
May r.6
July 49
57
.56
.49
.42!
.43
. .57
.60
.43
.43
17.7S
17.97
17.95
Sept .42 .42
Dec 43 .44
MESS PORK,
May 17.72 17.75
July 17.97 17.97
Sept 17.97 17.97
LARD.
17.72
17.95 .
17.92
May 10.30 10.30
July 10.40 10.40
Sept 10.62 10.62
10.27
10.40
10.50
JO. 27
10.40
10.62
9.77
9.85
9.95
SHORT RIBS.
May 9.77 9.77 9.77
July 9.85 fl.85 9.82
Sept 9.92 9.96 9.92
Cash quotations were as follows:
lour steady.
Rye No. 2. 8384c.
Barley Feed or mixing. 6667c; fair
to choice malting, 67i&-6Sc.
Flax seod No. 1 Southwestern, $1.68: No.
1 Northwestern. $1.68.
Timothy seed $3.80.
Clover $9.60.
Pork Mess, per barrel, $17.75 17.85.
Lard: Per 100 pounds. $10.30.
Short ribs Sides (loose). $9.709.95.
Sides Short, clear (boxed), $9.87 10.25.
Grain statistics:
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 115,000 bushels. Primary receipts
-were 238.000 bushels, compared with 301,000
bushels the corresponding day a year ago.
.Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat,
8 cars; earn, 65 cars; oats, 89 cars; hogs,
24,000 head. .
. . Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 33.100 29.700
Wheat, bushels 3,000 133,800
Corn, bushels 116.900 2R9.400
Oats, bushels 297,200 259. 5O0
Ry-s. bushels 1.000 14.000
Barley, bushels 12,000 17,700
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. May 5. Flour Receipts,
15,600 bushels; exports, 12,750 bushels. Mar
ket dull, but firm.
W heat Receipts. 27,600 bushels. Spot
steady. No. 2 red, $1.431.45 elevator; No.
red, $1.45 nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
Northern Duluth, $1.85 f. o. b. afloat; No.
2 hard Winter, $1.35 f. o. b. afloat. Wheat
opened at an advance of 'Jo on strong ca
bles and higher cash prices In the West, in
creased the advance to 1 to 2c on active
covering of May and July, eased off par
tially under generally fine weather for Spring
wheat seeding and closed irregular at lc net
advance on May. May closed at $1.33c.
July at $1.20 and September at $1.12.
Hops Dull.
Hides Firm.
Wool and petroleum Steady."
Grain at 8nn .Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5. Wheat,
firm
barley, firm.
Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $2.10
2.15 per cental; milling. $2.10'2.ao per cen
tal.
Barley Feed. $1.521. 60 per cental; brew
ing, $1.621.65 per cental. v
Oats Red, $1.9532.15 per cental; white,
$2.152.26 per cental; black, nominal.
Call board sales: Barley May, $1.58 per
cental asked, $1.55 per cental bid; December,
$1.38 per cental. .
Corn Large yellow, nominal.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON, May 6. Cargoes, firmer. Walla
vvalla on passage. Is 8d higher. 43s 9d.
English country marketB, 6d to Is dearer.
t rench country markets, quiet.
LIVERPOOL, May 5. Wheat, May, 9s
2d; July, 98 2a; tseptemoer, s 6 a.
Weather, fine.
Wheat at Seattle.
SEATTLE. May 5. To mllllne Quotations,
Export wheat, bluestem, $1.23; red, $1.08:
club, $1.13. Receipt Wheat, 4 cars; oats, 4
Wheat at Ta.com a.
TACOMA. Mav 5. Wheat Milllne. blue-
stem, $1.25(51. SO; club. $1.14. Export grades
lc to "jc metier, aiuesiem, i.z4 : cmo,
$1.14; .red, $1.09.
Coffee and Sugrar.
NEW TORK, " May 5. Coffee futures cloeed
quiet, net 5 points lower. Sales were reported
of 4750 bass. Including; May at 7.05c, June
at-6.90c, July at 6.60o, September at 0.1Oc,
January at 5.90c. Spot coffee, steady. No.
7 Rio, 8c; Santos, No. 4, 8iffc. Mild
coffee, quiet. Cordova, 912c.
Sugar Raw, -steady. Pair refining, 8.36c;
centrifugal, 96 test, 3.86c; molasses sug-ar,
8 lie. Refined, steady. Crushed, $3. 75c;
powdered. 6.10c; granulated, 5.05c.
Dried Fruit at New York.
KEW YORK, May B. Evaporated apples,
quiet. Taney, 8S49c; choice 7a'lc;
prime, 6 6 c ; common to fair, 55 c.
Prunes sell fairly welL Quotations ranpo
fnm 2 M c to 1 2c for new California crop'
HARTMAN &
THOMPSON
BAJSTKERS
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COMMEECE
invite attention of
new residents to
their efficient and
conservative
methods of a gen
eral, up-to-date
banking business.
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National
CORNER SECOND AND STARK STREETS
ESTABLISHED 1859
Oldest Bank on Pacific Coast
Interest Paid on Savings Accounts and Certificates of Deposit
We Issue Letters of Credit, Foreign Drafts and Travelers' Checks
OFFICERS.
W. M. LADD, President.
BDW. COOKINOHAM, V.-President.
W. H. DUNOKLET, Cashier. .
R. B: HOWARD, JR., Ass't Cashier.
L. W. LADD, Ass't. Cashier.
WALTER M. COOK, Ass't. Cashier.
THE BEST STREET INSURANCE
IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT
It insures against dust, mud and street noises.' .''
It insures against slipperiness and falling horses. 9
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.
ar.d from 64 to 9c for Oregon fruit, 40-608
to 20-308.
Apricots Arm. ' Choice. s 1010Uc: extra
choice. 10 10 c ; fancy at life 13c.
Peaches are quiet and advices from the
Coast indicate rather an easy tone in the
primary markets. Choice are quoted at
ti&6c; extra choice, 6H 6c; fancy, 7
u 8 c.
Raisins, unchanged, with loose Muscatels
quoted at 3 V & 4 Vfe-c : choice to fancy seeded,
4 6c: seedless, 35Vfec; London lay
ers, $1.261.30.
Ixndon Wool Sales.
LONDON", May 5. A better selection,
amounting to 12,951 bales, was offered at the
wool auction sales today. Competition was
strong and croee-breds were firmly held. Me
rinos advanced from & to 10 per cent. Ameri
cana secured the best greasy Merinos and me
dium fine cross-breds, taking 1500 bales In all.
Continental -and home traders were active.
Bonds
Investments
CALL OR WRITE
TVS. McGRATH
Lumber exchange,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
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ALASKA
SIJIMER CRUISES.
From Seattle.
S. S. Spokane,
June 15, 80, July 15. 30, August 14.
S. s. Queen.
July 15, 30,
Strlctlr limited to firsti-class round
trip passengers. Rates $100 up, ac
cording to accommodations. Berth
end meals Included.
Reservations should be made at
ence.
13. F. De Grandpre, A Kent.
Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
249 Washington St., Portland.
Steamer Chas. R. Spencer
PORTLAND-ASTORIA.
Round trip daily except Monday, for As
toria and way landings: leaving Portland
at 7 A- M. arriving Astoria 1 P. M. Return
ing, leave Astoria S P. M.. arrive Portland
9 :45 P. M. Sunday excursion, Astoria and
return. Leave PortlantT" 8 A. M.; return 9
P. M. ; fare $1.00 round trip. Portland.
Washington-St. dock. Phone Main 8619. Cal
lender dock, Astoria.
Bank
CAPITAL $1,000,000
Surplus and Profits $500,000
DERECXORS.
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HENRY L. COKBETT,
WILLIAM M. LADD.
CHARLES E. LADD,
J. WESLEY LADD,
S. B. LINTHICUM.
FREDERICK B. PRATT.'
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London l'arl llamburjr.
Bluecher May 12'K. aub. Vic May SB
'Amerlka May ISfPennsylvanla. .June 3
Cleverd(new)May 22Deutchland Juna S
P.Grant(new) May 215 P.Lincoln ( new) Juns 8
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A A A- J A Naples and Oenoa,
S. S. HAMBURG t'May 11. July 1.
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" BATAVIA, JJune 3. July 29.
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Travelers Checks Issued.
Tourist Dept. for Trips Everywhere.
Hambuot-Amerloan I.lne, 160 Powell St.,
ban Francisco, and Local Agente Portlaad.
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Kals. w. II... May 4Cecllle May 18
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Plymouth Cherbourg Direct, 10 A. M.
Prlns F'd. W. May tiiPrinzess Alice. MrvST
Fried. D. Gr., May 13Bremen June 8
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Gibraltar Naples Genoa.
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Berlin (new). May 15,PrInzess Irene, June 5
North German Lloyd Travelers Checks.
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Main 208 Ainsworth Dock.
M J. EOtHE, City Ticket Agent, 142 2d St.
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Sails for Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles May 13, May 27. Ticket
office 132 Third street, near Alder.
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COOS BAY LINE
Tbe steamer BREAKWATER leaves port
land every Wediiestlay. 8 P. M.. rom Ains
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M- on day of sailing. Passenger fare, first
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and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third
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