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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1909)
TUE 3IORX1XG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1909. LIGHT FRUIT CROP Conditions This Year Not Up to Average. ACCORDING TO WILLIAMSON Prunes Will Be Plentiful, but Apples, Peaches and Small Fruits Will Xot Yield as Well as Last Year. From present Indications, the fruit crop of Oregon will be a little lighter this year than the average, according to reports re ceived by H. M. Williamson, secretary of the State Board of Horticulture. Prunes Jons promise to exceed the yield of former year. Am the appla orop last year was a heavy one a lighter yield la naturally looked for this year, for large apple crops corns la al ternate years. In some spots, however. btr the trees blossomed lightly last year, they will bear heavily this season. The prospect for a good prune crop Is very favorable, and the yield will probably as good as Oregon ever had. Pear prospects are fair, as far as can te learned at this time. As for cherries. It will require a few -days time yet before much can be de termined. The trees blossomed very heav ily, but there were frosts while they were in blossom and It Is not certain yet how much 'Injury was done. Peaches are doing Quite well In Western Cfregon. In the Ashland soction, so for as Aieard from, the crop Is aJl right and there will pnobaMy be enoujfh to supply the local market. Around the Danes and some other 1 parts of Eastern Oregon, the buds were killed by cold weathor last Winter, so the crop there will be light. m the eastern part of the state, par . ttoulaxly In Union and Baker count lea where supples and cherries mostly are grown, all conditions are favorable, so far as learned, as the severe cold weather 'last Winter kipped those sections. The small fruit crop Is showing the ef fect of the dry weather. The strawberry crop was cut some toy the frosts and the dry Spring makes a very short crop cer tain, unless there should be enourh rain soon, when a fair yield could be counted on. The loganberry crop, as a whola will be shorter than last year's, though In the territory close to Portland the crop was not Injured. It Is too early to say anything about grppea. Tho main thing to fear now, ac cording to Mr. Williamson. Is a continua tion of the extreme dry weather. The Pprlng so far has been the dry eat for 20 or 3o years, end It is hard to put orchards !n good condition, but with two or three Inches of rain in the next few months, con ditions will be TOuoh Improved. All the fruitgrowing sections of the United States have Buffered this season from the unusual cllmstlo conditions, and de ciduous fruit crops will be light all over the country. Conditions In Oregon, however, are better than In any other state. BETTER REPORTS FROM HOP YARDS. Rain Was Great Help to Crop, But Warm Weather Is Needed. More favorable reports continue to come In from the Oregon hop yard a The recent rain was of great benefit to the crop and warm weather now would enable the back ward vines to regain much of tho lost ground. The market Is quiet. Kngllsh hop trade circulars, bearing dates of April 2d to 28, say. In part: Wild, Neame and Co.. London Though business continues generally quiet, a few sales have been effected during the past week, values showing a somewhat firmer tendency. ' W. H. and H. Le May, London The market Is rather more active, choice hops are wanted and are difficult to find, med ium hops are held firm and the lowest are hardening1 up. Manger and Henley. London A quiet trade Is being done In useful hops at rates that have prevailed for some time. Exchange and Hop Warehouses, London Business remains very quiet, the chief de mand being for the better samples of the middle class hops that are left. Stocks are considerably reduced, but no Improvement In prices has, as yet. token place. J. H. Meredith A; Co., "Worcester Trade continues slow and the small demand Is chiefly supplied out of merchants stocks. Choice and good med'.tim qualities are scarce and maintain recent values, but inferior lots find little favor with consumers. The hop acreage of Bavaria has, of late years, decreased perceptibly. In 1903 it was 62.731 acres, and in 1003. 60.7XG, a decrease of 6015 acres, or 9.5 per cent. Tho crops, however, have been large, amounting to ItO2,000 cwt. In lWOS and 279.0O0 cwt in 1003, compared with an average during the last ten years of 236,000 cwt. As the Bavarian brewery trade consumes only about 123.000 cwt.. the figures show that the Bavarian hop Industry depends on Its ex ports. TWO-CENT ADVANCE IX BUTTEB. City Creamery Market Will Be Quoted At 8 Cents Today. The demand for outside polnta on the ctty creameries for butter exceeds the supply to rnoh an extent that another advance In prices is necessary, otherwise nearly the en ttre make would be diverted to other mar- ets and there would be little le?t for the home trade, Local prices today will be raised 2 cents a pound to 3 8 cents. With this advance, the Seattle market is still 1 cent above Portlnnd. The butter market at San Francisco Is very firm and bare of sup plies, according to wires received yester day. The present Hurry In butter Is regarded as only a temporary affair, due to the heavy shipping demand.' and it !s probable that lower prices will prevail In June, when storage operations may be started. Produc tion up to the present time has been below the average. The cheese market Is very strong and that a higher range of prices would be justified. Is the belief of most handler. The supply is far below requirements. LOCAL GRAIN TR.IDE IS IH'LL. Wheat Offerings Are Light and Demand Is Small. The wheat market was a very quiet affair yesterday. Offerings were light and the demand was not important. Oats and barley were also quiet. Keceipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants" Kxchange. as follows: Total s-Pth 10th ltth lSthL'twk Wheat ....13 1 2 8 32 Barley . . . . 3 4 Flour IS 1 6 6 57 Oats 3 3 3 1 r7 Hay S3 S S 7 34 TXNDENCY OF THE EU MARKET. Poultry Firm and Higher Decline Ln Veal. Egg price showed no particular change yesterday. With the exception of one or two men. all the Urge dealers quoted the market Arm at 21 cents: and some announced that they would hold candled stock today at 24 cents. IocaI buyers are finding strong Seattle competition In th'e country and find U neccs- sary to bid up In order to secure eggs. The fact Is dawning on some of the local Job bers that Portland cannot hold Its trade in Oregon egs against the North by con tinual bearing of the market. The poultry market was firm with the demand for hens especially good. Prices were advanced to 16 cents for the best Veal was In oversupply and very weak. Nine cents was the outside quotation, most sales being at & and 84 cents. LIOHT CATCH OF CHINOOK SALMON. Hut Blucbacks 5re Plentiful at the Mouth of the River. ASTORIA. May 13. (Special.) While the catch of Chinook salmon Is very light and has been since the opening of the season, the Bakers Bay trapmen have little cause for complaint, as bluebacks are more plenti ful than for several years, and they find a ready sale at 4 cents a pound. Some of the glllnetters who are using small mesh gear are also making fairly good catches of bluebacka A year .ago there was a good run of steelheads with few bluebacks. but this season the conditions are reversed. During the past 24 hours, there has been a slight Improvement In the number of Chlnooks and their average size Is larger. GOOD STRAWBERRIES ARE SCARCE. Market Overloaded With Poor California Fruit. Good California strawberries were scarce yesterday, bnt there was plenty of poor fruit. Dollars were firm at $1.50. while Jessies sold from 76 cents up. Bat- few Oregon berries were received. A car of bananas arrived and a oar each of cabbage and onions will be on hand today. Another car of Florida pineapples will reach Portland Monday. Vegetables were ln good supply and most ly firm. A few crates of Florida celery came by way of Seattle, but in poor condition. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern -cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland 41.300.618 $78,992 Seattle 2,334.810 331,39ft Tacoma- 796.817 121,891 Spokane 1.421, 60S 93,099 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem milling. S1.80 1.35; club. $1.20; Valley, $1.17; red Russian. $1.17 H 1-20. FLOUR Patents. $6.05 per barrel; straights, $5.10; experts, $4.70; Valley, $5.80; graham, $5.60; whole wheat, quarters, $5-80. CORN Whole, $35 per ton; cracked. $3$ per ton. BARLEY Feed. $84 per ton. OATS No. 1 white, $40g41 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $116.50 per ton; mid dlings, $33; shorts. $29&32; chop. $24 80; rolled barley, S3 Oil1 3 7 HAT Timothy, Willamette Valley, $149 18 per ton; East-am Oregon. $1820; clover, $ll'y l3; alfalfa. $13314; grain hay, $13014; cheat. 1414.50; vetch. $14 14.&0. Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Apples. 05c$2.5O per box. Strawberries, Oregon, lio lb.; Cali fornia, 76Cq $1.50 per crate; cherries, 76c 3 $1.50 per box. POTATOliti Buying price, $3 per hun dred; new California, 4j 5c per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips $1.2-5 per xack; carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.50; beats, $1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2.26 $3 25 per box. Vernon. $1.75 (ijt grape fruit, $;l r0ffr4 per box.; bananas, 6&6o per pound; pineapples, $4.S05 per crate. ONIONS New $1.50 per orate. VKGETABLES Artichokes. 6'T5o dos; asparagus, Oregon, 75c$1.25 per dos.; Cali fornia, b(a7c per lb.; beans, 1217c; cab bage 2Vi3'3a per lb.; cauliflower, $11.25 per dozen; cucumbars, 75c4u$l.oG per dozen; lettuce, hothouse, $1 1.50 per box; lettuce, head. 20 60c per dosen; onions, 12 H 15o per dozen; parsley. 85c per dozen; peas, 4 3 5c per pound ; radishes, 15 20a per dozen; rhubarb, 3 08c per pound ; spinach. 90c$l; tomatoes, Florida, S2.60jy 8.26 per crate; Mexican, $L7fi per crate. - Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras, 28c; fancy otuslde creamery, 22 tic per lb.; store, 18c. Eutter fat prices aver age 1 t cents per pound under regular but ter prices.) EQGS Oregon ranch. 8 4 2 5o per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 16S16c; broilers, 38 80c ; fryers. 22 to 26c; roosters. 10c ; ducks, 14 15c; geese, 10llc; turkeys, 20c; squabs, $2.50 & 3 per dosen. CHEESE Fancy croam twins, 171TH per lb.; full cream triplets, 17 (17 He; full cream. Young America. lS18ic. VEAL Extras, 7 (& 7 o per pound; ordi nary, 88 Vic; heavy, 84 HP 9c. PORK Fancy, 10c per pound. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1909 contract. 9c per pound; 1908 crop, 8tf8Vc; 1907 crop, Si&4o; 1906 crop, WOOL Eastern Oregon, 1621o per pound; Valley, fine, li4c; medium, 23c; coarse, 22c. MOHAIR Choice, 2425o per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, lti317o lb.; dry kip. No. 1, 1d(16c pound; dry calf skin, 18319c pound; salted hides. 99c; salted calfskin, 13 & 14c pound ; green, la less. , FURS No. 3 skins: Angora goat, $1 to $1.25; badger. 25(&30o; bear, 6S'20; beaver, $6.50(3- 8.50; cat, wild. 75c $1.50; cougar, perfect head and claws, $8 10; fisher, dark. $7.50 11 ; pale, $4.90(3) 7; fox, cross. $3; to $5; fox, gray, GOSOc; fox. red, $3 5; fox. silver, $35 to $10O- lynx. $8 16; marten, dark. $S12; mink, $3.60550; musk rat, 15$25c; otter. $2. 50 4; raccoon, 60 75c; sea otter, $100 250 as to size and color; skunks, 55S0c; civet, cat. 30(Jfl5c; wolf, $23; coyote, 75c ff$ 1.25; wolverine, dark. $3 3i.1 5; wolverine, pale. $2 2. 50. CASCAKA BARK Per pound. 5o. Groceries. Dried Fruits, Etc DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8c per lb.; peaches, 7 6c; prunes. Italians, 6&61o; prunes, French. 40c; currants, unwashed, cases, 9',fcc; currants, washed, cases, 10c; figs, white fancy, 50-lb. boxes, 64c; dates, 7 H 7 c SALMON Columbia River. 1-lb. tails, $2 per dozen: 2-1 b. tails, $2.95; 1-pound fiats. $2.10H Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 95c red. 1-pound tails. $1.45; cockeyes, 1-pound tails. $2. COFFEE Mocha. 24 28c; Java ordinary, 17 4j 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c; good, 16jjl8o; ordinary, 12 16c per pound. NL'tS Walnuts, 12 lHc per pound by sack; Brazil nuts. lOc; filberts. 15c; pecans, 7c; almonds, 13 14c; chestnuts, Italian, 11c; pennuts, raw. 534c plnenuts, 10 12c; hickory nuts. 10c; cocoanuts. Oo per dozen. SUGAR Granulated, $6-05; extra C, $5 55; golden C, $5.45; fruit and berry sugar. $6 05; Honolulu plantation, fine grain, $6.00; plain bag, $5.85 ; beet granulated, $5.65; cubes (barrel), $6.45; powdered (barrel), SO. 30; Terms: On remittances within 15 days, deduct Ho per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct lie per yiuinu. Aiapie sugar, i-njasc per pouna. SALT Granulated. $13 per ton, $1.90 per bale: half ground, lOOa, $ .50 per ton; COS, $S per ton. Provisions. BACON Fancy. 22c per pound; standard, 19c; choice. 18c; English. 16l7c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. laic: smoked. 14Mo: short oiear backs, heavy dry salted. 13 "6c ; smoked J4 'so: Oregon exports, dry salt, 14 c; smoked. 15 c. Vf A l i tn 11 IK. T K Z . 1 A ta It.. 154 18 to 20 lbs., i"Hcf hams, skinned'. - nt, i"iiiiKc ion, snout- drs, lie; boiled hams, 2-23c; boiled pic nics, Htc. LARD -Kettle rendered: 10s. 15c; 5s, 15"mc; Standard pure: 10. 14c; 5s. 14Hc; Choice: lus. Lie; 5s, 13 He;. Compound: los. it'ie; 5a. He. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each, 60c ; dried beef sets, isc; dried beef out sid's, 17c; dried beef lnsiues. 21c; dried neer Knuckles, 2e. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs feet. $13; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe, SI'- n'trV t.-ino-i, 1 -.A HAKRET,KI" l i."iTJ Ka ... barrel: plate, $14 per barrel; family. $14 '"sa I'i'i - v per garrei brisket, $22 pr barrel. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, May 13. Coffee future. ciosea nrm, net unenanged to 15 point! nisner. t-is 3,.xit baei. Including May, at T.lOWT.lac: June. B.SiKu SOe; July. 8.05c; September. 0.15c: November, 6.90c; Deoem ber. 6.WOtt.oac Spot, eteadv; No. 7 Rio SS.fSc; No. 4 Santos, S.Tffii)c; mild quiet, Cordova, S 12'5ie. Supai. Raw, lirm. Fair refining. $3.42; centrifugal. tl test. $".92; molasses sugar. $3.17. Refined, quiet. Crushed, $5.65; powdered, $3.05: granulated, $4 95. J"ew York Cotton Market. NEW VORK. May 13. Cottou Spot closed quiet. Middling uplands. 11.30c; middling Gulf. 11.36c. Sale.. 1700 bales. Kutures closed feverish. May. 11.10c; June, 10.90c: July and August, 10.S6c; September and October, 10.82o: November and De cember, 10.S4C; Januarv. 10. sic; March, 10. 30a, FIHM BUT NERVOUS Stock Speculation Centers in Few Selected Securities. RUMORS IN CIRCULATION liarrlmans Start TTpward, but Sell ing Pressure Holds the Advance ln Check Good Reports From the Iron and Steel Trade. NEW YORK. May 13. The largest part of the transaction, ln stocks today was in a handful of selected securities. Many rumors were in circulation, but none was confirmed. Tho anthracite group among th. railroads was the favorite- eubject of these, rumors. The favorite story wa. that the coal mining properties would be separated from the railroad, and ln com. way dis tributed to the railroad stockholders. The assertion that an Increase of the Dela ware A Hudson dividend was imminent was met with the explanation that thia company aeciarea a run year's dividend ln December for Quarterly distribution, leavlnpr no occa sion for a decision on the subject earlier than next December. The general tone of the market was firm. but the movement was narrow. Prices gave way at the last after holding steady all day. l ne liarrlmans started upward, but met a selling pressure, such as has been in- evi dence ln those stocks for some time past. The reviews by accepted authorities on Iron and steel trade conditions were rejrarded as confirmatory of the more confident feeling that had been growing up concerning the outlook there. Reports of further large ex ports of gold to Ehirope were not confirmed, although the foreign exchange rate was firm and private discount rates rose both ln Lon don and Paris. The time money market here wa. reported a trifle easier, without . any quotat&ble change In rates. The caution of the speculators ln view of the suspicious signs In the market was shown today again In the way ln which prices gave way at the end of th. day and closed weak Bonds were firm. Total sales, oar value. $8,912,000. United States bonds were UDf changed on call. CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing oaies. iign. jjow. ism. Allls Chalmers pf. .4.900 6154 5' 60"4 Amal Copper 10,500 83 b2l Am Agricultural.. ZIV .I'.l .I'.i Am Beet Sugar.. 2.50O S714 35 '4 36 Am Can pf 2,000 S3 S4 82 Am Car & poun. 200 65H 54 Am Cotton Oil... l.KOO 0714 06 Am Hd A L,t pf. 400 424 41 i 41 Am Ice SecuTl.. 1.80O 41 Vi 4014 40i Am Linseed Oil 101 Am Locomotive. . 500 674 674 674 Am Smelt & Ref 8,300 93 93 93 do preferred ... 400 109 10Oi 10914 Am 6usT Ref... 6f000 133'i 1334 134 Am Tel St Tel 200 140T4 140 1401 Am Tifbaeco pf.. WO lol XL 10114 lol Am "Woolen 200 SB" S14 S8H Anaconda Mln Co. 1,200 o0? 604 60 unnijn , 1J.UW lUW lVlfs H14 do preferred ... 400 104 104 104 Atl Coast Line... BOO 12814 127 127 Bait & Ohio 1,600 115 114T4 H6H uo preierrea ..... s4 Bethlehem Steel .. 600 274 27U 264 Brook Rap Tren. 7.000 80 79Va "9Va Canadian Paolnc. 1,200 1R1U 181 181 Central Leather.. 44400 31 it S0 SO do preferred ... 600 1044 102 104 Central of N J.. 600 2084 297 208 Ches & Ohio 17.600 79 784 781 Chicago Jt Alton.. 700 71 704 704 v nicago trc west. i,;:uo OM 4 o Chicago & Is" w.. 200 183 163W 182 C. M A St P l.'.l4 C. C. C & St L. .. 200 74H 744 74 Colo Fuel & Iron 2,100 40 S9 , 30 Colo & Southern.. 300 65 64 64 do 1st preferred 83 do 2d preferred. 300 SI 804 80 Consolidated Gas.. 7,400 143 141 142 Corn Products ... 4,600 24 23 23 Del A Hudson .. 12.900 199 194 197 D A R Grande ... 1.60O 51 50 61 do preferred ... 200 874 8714 87 Distillers' Securl.. B.R0O 404 89i 39 Krle 14.700 84 84 34 do 1st preferred. 2,flO0 62 51 61 do 2d preferred. 2.1O0 43 42 42 General Electric 600 1594 159 159 Gt Northern' pf... 1,600 14R',4 145 145 Gt Northern Ore.. WO 72 72 V4 724 Illinois Central .. 6.20O 14S 147 147 3nterborough Met. 4.300 68 1 6 16 do preferred ... 9.700 4 7 46 48 Inter Harvester .. 1,600 80 80 8014 Imer-Marlne pf .. 2nO 25 2ii 4'i Int Paper 1.100 14 13 13J Int Pump S.00 424 41 Iowa Central .... 900 33 33 32u K C Southern ... 26.700 48 474 47 do preferred ... 1.400 73 734 73 Louis A Nashville. l.OOO 139 130 130 Minn A St L .! 69 58 56 M. St P A S S M. 10O 137 137 136 Missouri Pacific. . 2.4W 75 75 75 Mo. Kan A Texas 14.S00 43 . 43 43 do preferred ... 600 74 734 73 National Biscuit.. 800 107 106 I06U. National Lead ... 4.600 88 87 87 Mex Nat Rv 1st pf 60 N T Central 7.70O 1324 131 131 N T, Ont A Weet. 9.200 60 49 49 Norfolk A West. 1,600 92 91 91 rvorin American . . IH0 S3ii 82 H $21 Korthern Taclflc. . 5.800 l4fiU 14?; 4."; XL 3'"H Pacific Mall S00 31 31 Pennjtvlvanla 8.10O 135 14 l3474 1R4 People's Gas .... 1.1 00 lift 115H 1154 P, C C & St L... 200 91H tl4 01 Pressed Steel Car 41 Pullman Pal Car 1R0 Ry Steel Sprlnff. . 30O 44 4m$ KeadiriR 185. 0O 15! 156 157; Republic Steel ... 2.000 20 '4 2ft do preferred ... OOO 87 8ft SGif, Rock Island Co.. R2.1AO 34 32T4 do preferred ... 1G.3O0 72 71 72 F( L & S P 2 pf- 3.000 47U - 46 46 St Is Southwestern 400 25 24 24 do preferred . . . 400 61 4 61 60 ... mv4 ' i on .... 200 80 tZ 80H Wi4 flc. 0.200 122 121 122ii 200 125 125 124i Flops- Sheffield Southern Pacific do referred Southern Railway. 27.200 31 30fc 31 U do preferred ... 4. lino TO mn en Tenn Copper .... 300 44 43 43 Texaa & Pacific. . 7.100 34 34 34 Tol. St L & Wert. H ol 51 50 do preferred ... 300 60 60 9 Union Paelfio ... 84.500 lftft lfift 189 do preferred ... 100 fl3 96 06 TT fl Rea Ity 4.000 84 K3 84 IT S Rubber 1.700 3fl 38 V 8 Steel 73.O0O 57 57 7 do preferred ... 1.50O 11B 118 11 8U. TTtah .-Copper R0O 51V, 51 51 Va-Caro Chomlcal. l.iOO 50 no . 50 "Wabash . . . : 2.300 20 20 SO do preferred . . - 5.400 51 51 51 Western Md 4.70O 27 26 26 Weetlnfrhouee Elec 83 Western Union 75 Wheel ft 1 rie 11 Wisconsin Central. 200 58 58 58 Total sales for the day. 865.800 ahareo. Stocks at Txndon. LONDON', May 13. Consols for money, 85: do for arccount. 85 6-16. Anaconda roi Norfolk & West. 54 Atchison j.1121 do pref. 1 f0 do pref 106;Ont A West 50 Bait & Ohio. . . . 117 Pennsylvania ... CO Can Pacc 8.!Rand Mines 8 Ches & Ohio.... 81 'Reading .... 804, Chi Grt West... 5 'Southern Ry 31 S C. M- & S. P 155) do pref 71 De Beers 13 'South Pacific. . . . 12r D R 0 52't'nion Pacific. ... 14 do pref '.M ! do pref 99 Erie 3"jU. S. Steel 58 do lwt pf.r... 53 do pref 122, do 2d pf 43 Iwabash 20 TU Central 151! do pref 53 L & N 142 'Spanish S8 Mo. K. & T 44Amal Copper S3 N. T. Central. . .135 Money, Exchangre, Kte. 3CEW YORK. May 13. Prime mercantile paper. S&4 per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, with actuel hual ness ln bankers' bills at $4.863004.8635 for 60-day bills and at $4.8775 for demand; "Com mercial bllte. $4.854.S6. Bar silver. 52c. Mexican dollars, 44c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bond, firm. ' , Money on call. l$-2 per cent: rullns; rate, 2 per cent; closins; bid. 1 per cent; offered at 1 per cent. Time loans shade higher; 60 days, 2 per cent; 00 difys, 2 per cent; six months. 3 per cent. ., LONTKX. May IS. Bar silver, eteady at 24 S per ounce. Money, 1 per cent. The rate of discount ln the opes market for short bills Is 1 5-16iri per cent; for three months' bills, 1 5-r6l per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. Silver bars, 52 c-. Mexican dollars. 47c. Drafts Sight, 2c; telegraph. 4c. Sterling on London, sight. $4.86; 80 days, $4.8S. Dairy Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. May 13. Todays state ment of the treasury balances ln the gen eral fund shows: Gold coin and bullion $ 44.392.540 Gold certificates 37,660.930 Available cash balances. ....... 112,15iS,205 Eastern Mining Stacks. BOSTON, May 13. Closing quotations: Adventure SMont C A C 25 Allouez 40 Nevada 22 Amalgamated .. 92l01d Dominion... 54 Ariz Com. ...... 44 iOceola ..........134 Atlantic lUlelFarrot 34 Butte Coal 26 Quincy 90 Cal A Ariz 103 Copper Range... 7 Daly West 9 Franklin 13 Granby 103 Greene Cananea 11 Isle Royale 7 Shannon 15 Trinity 14 U. s. Mining.... 46 V. S. Oil 3i Utah 41 Victoria .... 6 Winona ........ 5 Mass Mining.... 14IWolverln 148 60 Michigan 12 North Butte Mohawk 64 1 NEW YORK, May 13.- ?loeing quotations: Alice 260 Lead vllle Con.;. 45 Little chief 10 Brunswick Con. 6 Com - tun stock. 27 do bonds 22 CCA Va US Horn Silver 63 Iron Silver 125 Mexican ... ... 7S Ontario, 423 Ophlr . 123 Istandard 175 Yellow Jacket... 60 GRABATOREGON BERRIES FIRST ARRIVALS AT SEATTLE BRIXG GOOD PRICES. Potato Dealers Reaping a Harvest. Batter Steady at the Re cent Advance. SEATTLE. Wash., May 13". (Special.) The first Oregon trawberrles reached this market this morning- and it was a hungry crowd, of buyers that swooped down upon them, the price seemingly not enterlna; Into the transaction. The berries sold ln a flash at $3.50 to $4.50 a orate, but the difference In quality between the Oregon berries and the berries that have been offering; here was so marked that the difference ln price was of little consequence. Potatoes are firm at $45. Dealers that were long on potatoes are making a rich cleanup on the street thla week. Cherries were weaker at from 12 to IB cents & pound. Cabbage sold at 8 cents. Epf?8 are weak, ln spite of the efforts of a few houses to hold the market up. More are selling- at 28 than 29 cents. Receipts are heavy. Butter was steady at the advance, with cream receipts Increasing. Halibut dropped to S cents today, due to the arrival of 250.000 on one boat. Reports brought down today are that enormous catches are being made and that prices will be low for some time. Lower prices on salmon are looked for, as nearly every tmp on the Sound is now ln operation. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. May 18. The follow ing prices were quoted ln the produce mar ket today: Onions Oregon, nominal. Mlllsiufts Bran, $28.50030; middlings, $33 35. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, $2.25 2 40; Salinas Burbanks, nominal; sweets, $1.36(9 1.50. Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, 00c 1; garlic, 8910a; green peas, 7&c&$1.25; string beans, 5f8c; asparagus, 75cfe?2; toma toes. $1S?1.25; egg plant. 20&25C Butter Fancy creamery, z5c ; creamery seconds, 24c; fancy dairy, 23c. Poultry Roosters, old, $4&5; young, $9 12: broilers, small. $2. 50 3.50: broilers. large, $4-&5; fryers, $7.&04j8 .SO; hens, $5- 10; ducks, old S5(Q)5.50; young. J68. Errs Store. 25c; fancy ranch, 2Uc. Cheese N-aw, 12 13c; young America, 14 Jl6c. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin, 10 16c; Mountain, G'SlOo; Nevada, 13ifl8c Hay Wheat, I2S.B027.50; wheat and oats, $23(g26; alfalfa, $1012; stock, $11 12; straw, per bale, 50 80c. Frults Apples, choice, $1.00; common. 00c; bananas, TSct?$3 ; limes. $4.505 ; lemons, choice, $3.25; commons, $1; oranges. $1.25g 3.00; pineapples, $3 4. Ftecftints Flour. 3052 Quarter sacks: wheat. 70 centals; barley. 5505 cental; oats, 1155 rpntB.f- corn. OO centals: notatoes 3450 sacks: bran, 20 sacks; middlings. 30 sacks; hay, 230 tons; wool. 084 bales; hides, iz.o. - Metal Markets. NEW YORK, May 18. The London tin market was lower today, with spot quoted at 131 17s 7d. and futures at 132 17s 0d. The local market was weak and lower, at 23.874 29. 12 Vic. Copper was Is 12d lower In London, with root Quoted at ot ana futures at sow is wa. Locally the market was quiet and unchanged with Lake quoted at 13.12 13.27 c; elec trolytic at 12.7513.00c; casting, 12.62 12.87 c. Lead was lower in London, at 13 8s 9d- Locally the market was steady and un changed, at 4.304.35c. Spelter was unchanged, at 21 17 6d In London. The local market remained stead at 0.02 5.07c. Locally, iron was unchanged. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. May 13. Butter, easy. Cream eries. 21 25c; dairies. 1823. Kggs, steady ; at mark, cases included, 19 c; firsts. 20c; prime firsts, 21c. Cheese, steady; daisies, 1515c; twins, 1414(a; Toung Americas, 1414c; long horns, 1414c. . NEW YORK. May 13. Butter, steady; unchanged. CHeese, easy ; unchanged. Eggs, firm; Western storage packed. 22 22c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOTTIS. May 13. Wool Firm. Terri tory and Western mediums, $2429c; fine mediums, 22 Z7c; nne, ie zzc. Discount Rate Unchanged.. LONDON, May 13. The rate of discount of the Bank or Kngiana remain ea un changed today at 2 per cent. HOQUIAM HAS COMPLAINT Merchants Declare Xtailroafls Dis criminate in Freight Charges. HOQUIAM, Wash., May 13. (Special.) A differential freight rate of approxi mately 10 cents per 100 pounds Increase over the long-standing rates formerly en joyed , by Grays Harbor merchants, has aroused comj.a:nt fro-n local business men. The matter, it i2 expected, uriil be taken before the Interstate Commerce Commission.- (Ve illustration- cf the in creased freight is shown by the charge on a car of bees from Milwaukee, which was 945 in excess of a car received from the same point recently. Practically he same ratio obtains on all other classes of merchandise. This is an increase of 10 cents per 100 pounds or thereabouts over the rates now apply ing to Seattle and Tacoma. KILLS WIFE, SURRENDERS Arthur George, bf Seattle, Takes Children With Him to Jail. SEATTLE. May 13. Arthur George, acred 40, a clerk, shot and killed his wife. Elizabeth, at her home in Brighton Beach, rear Seattle, today and then tak ing their two children, aged 4 and 6. boarded a streetcar and went to police head4ii9rters, where he announced the crime and surrendered himself. Mrs. George left her husband thres years ago because of his bad habits, and had had trouble with him because of her refusal to giv- money- to him. ortland Shares $100 Each AN UNUSUALLYSTRONGAND WELL ESTABLISHED INVESTEiIENT PORTLAND GAS COMPANY STOCK pays quarterly dividends at the rate of 6 PER CENT PER ANNUM; is intrinsically worth, and has uniform ly brought a good premium on the market, and will unquestionably enhance in value. SMALL INVESTORS particularly should take advantage of this oppor tunity to purchase shares at PAR AND INTEREST. Further particulars upon application at our office. " MORRIS BROTHERS Chamber of Commerce SELLING IS HEAVY Rain in Kansas and Nebraska Causes Unloading. SAG IN WHEAT PRICES July Drops Sharply ln the Chicagn Market, but the Close Is Al most Steady Coarse Grains Firm. CHICAGO, May 18. The report of rain Jn Kansas and Nebraska was the Incentive to sell wheat eaxly In the day and as a re sult sentiment was decidedly heavy during: the first half of the session. Before the end of the first hour, July had declined to $1.11. Owing to this selling-, which was general. Initial quotations showed losses of to le. compared with the previous close, July opening at $1.126 to $1.12. The top point for July was reached at $1.134. Prices sagged somewhat from the top on pront-Rkllng, but the close was about steady, with July at $1.12. Corn was weak early In the session, but developed material strength during the final hour. The July delivery sold between 68 6-8 and 69 He. The market olosed strong, with prices unchanged to c higher, July being at 69c The late bulge ln corn had a strengthen ing effect on the oats market, and the market closed steady, with prices unchanged to M,c higher. Provisions were firm all day. At the close prices were up 5THo to 12 He. WHEAT. Open. High. Ixw. Close. May $1,261 tl-2TA $1.15 $1.27 Ju'y 1.13 1.1314 1.11 1.121 Sept 1.06H 1.064 1.0474 1.05H Dec- 1-04 1.04 1.03 1.04 CORN. May 72 .73 July 67 .69 Sept. ...... .67 .67 Bee 68 .68 OAT3. May .08 .68 July 61 .62 Sept. 44 .44 Dec 44 .44 72 .73 M 6 .89 67 .67 6814 . -68 68 4 .68 Sl .63 44 .44 44 .44 MESS PORK. May 18.12 18.15 18.12 IS 15 July 18.20 18.30 18.20 18.25 Sept 18.20 18.30 18.17 18.27 LARD. May . 10.67 10.65 10.67 10.62 10.70 10.80 July 10.62 Sept. 10.75 10.70 10.62 10.82 10.72 SHORT RIBS. May 10.12 10.16 10.12 July 10.12 10.15 10.10 Sept.'. 10.20 10.22 10.17 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Rye No. 2. 82 0 830. 10.15 10.16 10 22 Barley Feed or mixing, 972c; fair to choice malting, 7172c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $1.69; Xo. 1 Northwestern, $1.69. Timothy seed $3.90; clover, $9.60. Pork Mess, per barrel, $18. 15(3)18. 25. Lard Per 100 pounds." $10.65 10.67 . Sides Short ribs (loose), $10.0510.15. Sides Short clear (boxed). $10.37 10. 50. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 876,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 891,000 bushels, compared with 358, 000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated reoelpts for tomorrow oorn, 8b cars; oats. 137 cars; bogs, 14,000 neaa. Receipts. .. 18.700 . . 216.800 . . 92.500 . . 177,100 Vo',000 Shipments. 39.200 61.700 130,700 388,100 10,000 30,000 Flour, barrels .... wheat, bushels... Corn, bushels.... Oats, bushels Rye. bushels Barley, bushels... Grain and Produce In New York. NEW YORK, May 13. Flour Receipts, 17,400: exports. 2O.700. Firm, with a better Inquiry. Winter straights, 6.00&6.25C. Wheat Receipts, 12S,4M bushels; exports. 35.900 bushels. Spot, Irregular. No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.32; No 2 hard win ter. $1.32 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, $1.44 1.4. elevator, and $1.45 t. o. b. afloat. There was an early decline of a cent in wheat prices today, owing to reports of good rains ln Kansas. Sharp rallies took place at noon ln consequence of light receipts and higher outside markets, -but part of the advance was lost later, final prices showing a partial c net loss. May closed at $1.34; July, $1.19; September $1.12. Hops and hides Firm. Grain at San IrsnclWe. SAX FRANCISCO. May 13. Wheat, firm; barley, firm. 6pot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $2,10 2.13 per cental: milling, $2.10-2.20 per cen tal. Barley Feed, $1.S231.60 per cental; brewing, $1.621.S pes cental. Oats Red. $2.0S2.20 per cental; white. $2. 154 2-25 per cental: black, nominal. Call board sales: Barley May, $l.C9 per cental asked, $1.6S per cental bid; December, $1.37 per cental. Cora Large yellow, $1.7031.T6 per cental. European Grain Markets. LONDON, May IS. Cargoes, steady but dull; Walla Walla, on passage, 6d lower at 44s 6d to 44s 9d. English country markets, steady. French country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL. May IS. Wheat, July 8s 11 d; September. 8 4d; December, 8s 7d- Weather, fine. Wheat at iMoma TACOMA. May IS. Wheat Milling, blue stem. $1.251.S0; club, $1.14; export, blue stem, $L24; club, $1.14; red, $1.09. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE, May 13 No milling quota tions. Export wheat Bluestem. $1.24; red, $1.09; club, $L14. No receipts up to noon. rORTI-ANO LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally an Cattle, Sheep and Hon. The livestock market was not very active yesterday. Receipts were small and there Gas Company Stock LUMBERMEN National Bank CORNER SECOND AND STARK STREETS THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. r ; 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 STJSEST WARRP OBSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 Beck Building, Portland, Or. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ' . ESTABLISHED 1883. BROKERS STOCKS--BONDS GRAIN Bought and old (or cash and oa margin. Private wires R oom s 201 to 204, Couch Building was but little to work on. Prices were un changed. Hogs were quoted strong and the feeling ln the cattle market was steady, while sheep were moderately firm. Receipts for the day were 76 cattle, 92 hogs, and 23 horses. Late sales at the yards Included: 39nogs. average weight 208, $7.50 ; 147 lambs, average weight 56, $5.50; 112 sheep, average weight 10.1, $4.50; 45 .steers, aver age weight 1180, $5.65; 167 steers, average weight 1174, $5.55: 15 cows, average weight 937, $4.75; 8 bulls, average weight 1645. $3.60; 2 stags, average weight- 1535. $4; 86 steers, average weight 1174. $5.KK; 3 cows, average weight 1040, $4.75; 3 bulls, average weight 1550, $3.60; 21 stock hogs, average weight 126. $6.50. local prices quoted at the yards yester day 'were as follows: CATTLE Steers, top, $9.50 5.76 ; fair to good, 45.005.25; common to good, $4.50 4.75; cows, top, $4.254.50; fair to good, $3.75(3)4.25; common to medium, $2.50(3.50; calves, top, $5.005.60; heavy, $8.504.00: bulls and stags, $3.00 3.50; common, $2.00 4i 2.75. HOGS Best, $7.607.75; fair to good. $7.257.50; stockers, $6.00(6.50; China, fats. $6.757. SHEEP Top wethers. $4.004.60; fair to good, $3.504.00: ewes. o less on all grades; yearlings, best. $4.50; fair to good. 4.00 (3 425; Spring lambs, $5. Eastern Livestock. OMAHA. May 13. Cattle Receipts, 3800, market slow to 10c lower. Western steers, $ 3. 50 6. 10. Texas steers, $3.0Oit 3-40: cows and heifers, $2-75 8 j.r.O ; canners. $3.25 8.75; stockers and feeders, $3.005.40; calves, t3.25Ca7.00; bulls and stags, $3,000 5.50 Hogs Receipts 6000. market Be to lOo higher. Close steady. Heavy. S7.15O7.30; mixed. $e.Boei7.10; light. $6.757.20; pigs, $5.00iSr6.5O; bulk of sales, $6.857.20. Sheep Receipts 30OO, market steady. Tearllngs, $5.15 6.85: lambs, $7.30 9.80. KANSAS CITT, May 13. Cattle Re ceipts. 3000; market, steady. Native steers, $5.507.0O; native cows and heifers. $3.0O 6 50; stockers and feeders. $4.O05.8O: bulls, $3.755.25; calves, $4.00S7.25; Western steers, $5.5096.70; Western cows, $3.7u 8.50. Hogs Receipts 12.000, -market 3c to 10c higher. Bulk of sales $6.957.35; heavy, $7.207.4O; packers and butchers, $7.10 7.35: light, $6.S07.OO; pigs, $5.756.76: Sheep Receipts 6000, market steady. Muttons, $5.256.75; lambs, $7.509.25; wethers and yearlings. $5.007.75: ewes, $4.0Q56.25; Texas and Arizona muttons, $5.23' 6.30. CHICAGO. May 13. Cattle, receipts esti mated at 5000; market steady. Beeves, $5.107.25; Texas steers, $4.GO6.10; West ern steers, $4.756.00; stockers and feed ers. $3.60(3 5.63; cows and heifers, $2,500 6.25; calves, $5.25(Q7.50. KoRS Receipts- estimated at 16. 00O: mar ket 5c to 10c higher. Light. $6.857.36: mixed, $6.93(9 7.45; heavy, $7.05T.50; rough, $7.057.20; good to choice, heavy, $7.20(37.50; pigs. $3.85 6.70; bulk of sales, $7.207.40. Sheep Receipts estimated at 80O0; mar ket weak. Native, $4-006.o; Western, $4.256.60; yearlings. $.307O; lambs, native, $6.259.00; Western, $6.769.50. Dried Frutt at New York. NEW YORK, May 13. Evaporated apples, quiet. Fancy, 8K9Hc; choice. T7c; prime. Sflr: common to fair. 5(9(5c. Prunes, steady; new crop California fruit. Telephone M S38 A S237 2H12c; Oregons, 6H9c ranging from 40-303 to 20-3t)s. Apricots, Arm, with small demand. Choice, t 10(&10c; extra choice, 104 (Sf 10c; fancy. 11 13c. Little Interest was shewn ln peaches; ' choice, 6'6fl!4c; extra choice, 6t464ic;' fancy, 7Sttc. ; Raisins seem to be less active so far as the spot situation Is concerned. Loose mils. ! catel, 344&c; choice to fancy seeded, i 46; seedless. 3 4 5 "c; London layers, $1 151.30. I TRAVELERS' GUIDE. CANADIAN PACIFIC! Leas Than Four Days at Sea WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL Two daya on' the beautiful St. Lawrence River and the aaorteat ocean rout to Eu rope. 1 Nothing better on the Atlantic than our Empresses, wireless on all at earn era flrst-claaa 990; second $U. on claae cabin 4&m Ak any ticket agent, or write for sailings, . rates and booklet. ' F. R. Job neon. V. A.. 142 St et.. Portland. Or SAN FRANCISCO Jfc PORTLAND 8. & CO. Only direct steamer and daylight aaULng From Ainsworth Dock. Portland. 0 A- M. S.S. State of California, May 15, 20, etc tt.S. Rom City, May 2, June 5, rto. From Lombard St.. San Francisco, 11 A- M. B.S. Koee Ctty. May 15. 29, etc. U.S. State of California. May 22, etc. J. W. Ransom, Dock Agent. ' Main 263 Alnsworth Dock. 8. J. ROCHE, City Ticket Agent, 142 3d St. Phone Main 402. A 1401 Steamer Chas. R. Spencer PORTLAND-ASTORIA. Round trip dally except Monday, for As toria and way landings; leaving Portland at 7 A. M-, arriving Astoria 1 P. M. Return ing, leave Astoria 8 P. M., arrive Portland 9:49 P. M. Sunday excursion, Astoria and return. Leave Portland 8 A. M.; return 9 P. M-; fare $1.00 round trip. Portland, Washing ton-St. dock. Phone Main S6 19. Cal lender dock. Astoria NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO S. S. Ceo. W. Oder Sails for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles May 13, May 27. Ticket office 132 Third street, near Alder. H. YOUNG, Agent. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BHiUKWATER leaves port i land every Wedneouay, P. from Ala- , worth dock, for Aiorti. Rend. MarshHelil iud Com Bay points. Freight received till 4 P. M. on day of sailing. Passenger fare, first class, $10; second-claaa, $7. Including bertH and meali. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Ains worth. coaw Phcne Main 2ft