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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1910)
THE MORXiau- OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL. 23, 1910. id ITS BIDS-OPENED Clears the Situation in the Coast Market. ROBINSON LOWEST BIDDER Better lee ling In tlie 'Wlieat Trade. Barley Is Steady Active De mand for Strawberries and Supply Large. The opening of bids by the Government yesterday for 5000 tons of oats for shlp tnent to the Philippines was tho main fea ture of Interest In the grain trade. The Hds were opened by the United States Army Quartermaster at Seattle. Bids were also called for by the Quartermaster at Port Sand, but none of the dealers submitted proposals to the office here. The lowest bidder at Seattle was W. W. Hobinaon, who bid $30.(5. The next lowest figure was (31.60, submitted by the Albers Bros. Milling Company. The bids will be forwarded to Washington, D. C, where the piward will be made by the Quartermaster Qeneral. , The tendering of proposals to furnish this Quantity of oats has had the effect of remov ing some of the uncertainty from 4he mar ket It gives assurance of thpe removal of a, large supply of oats from the Northwest Bnd at the same time will remove from the pnarket some of the bear pressure that has on holding prices down for the past month, f the oats called for are not already in band, the buying In the country to com plete the order should stimulate the mar Ket. It Is said that some of the shorts in the oats market nave already begun to Dover. .' Any improvement In oats prices should Blso be felt In the barley market. At the present time barley trade is very quiet. The latest large transaction reported was on the fcssls of 23. There was a somewhat better feeling In the wh3at market yesterday, probably due to the two days' advance in the East, but Ipie foreign markets suffered from the heavy Shipments. Foreign shipments for the week, kM reported by th Merchants' Exchange, (Were: This Wk. ...1.824,000 . . .1.520.000 , . .1,056,000 Last Wk. Last Tr. 2, ISO. 000 2,9li0,O00 480,000 . 768,000 182,000 844,000 Argentina Australia India .... i Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday .... Tuesday . . . Wednesday . Thursday ... ?rlday ear ago . . . Season to di 1'ear ago . .. 34 .... 9 9 6 16 .... 4 3 18 25 1 3 4 6 25 1 3 2 g 17.1 2 3 10 6 4 1 1 406 122T 1898 1287 2306 346 1502 1340 754 2457 (SUGAR MARKET GAINING STRENGTH. Haws Are Boomtos In the East and Re fined Should Soon Advance. There is a decidedly firmer feeling in the Eastern sugar market, which should before long be reflected by an advance on this Coast. Raw sugars In the East have teen advancing sharply for the past week. For a month previous to that the market ftjvas weak and slumpy. The statistical position of sugar all the 1 Ime has Justified a strong market; but there was a considerable speculative merest holding Cuban sugars, the bie re finers resorted to' manipulation in order o shake out their holdings and buy In at he bottom. This they succeeded in doing ivlth some of the speculators, but a few succeeded In holding on, Having accom- lished their purpose as far as possible, the -eftners have again let the market take its latural bull course and raws are steadily ovln upward.- An advanve In refined ujar'in the East Is looked for any day. Conditions on the Coast are such that prices lere W1 11 quickly 'respond to any 'eleva- Llon In the East. jKXI WEATHER 1 Pit BERRY TRADK Irm Prices Obtained on Los Angeles' and Florin Stork. The weather was right for the strawberry trade yesterday. Receipts were fairly large nd the demand strong enough to absorb inost of them. The carload from Los An- I " " " - - ' WI1UIUUU luun the last car and they went well at $1.TS per crate. Most of the Florins were also In stood condition and they ranged in price from Itl.TS trt so . prat. Rhubarb was the most plentiful article in he vegetable list and was to be had at IH&a cents a pound. Asparagus was also ' noiJo ana tney sold at $33.50 -er ITRto Th, . T .. . . . , , . w.iuuui UUIUDfl UUV Bieroay niu ue in this morning. Egg Trade Draasrlnir. The egg market continues to drag with C4, to 25 cents quoted on the street. In spite of the talk of weakness, however, there Is no serious accumulation of eggs here. Poultry continues firm In all branches -rith a regular demand and small receipts. Butter holds steady and cheese' moves well t the new prices. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities J .' ' ...... " IB . U 11 1 IV C Clearings. Balances . . .1. 497. WW JJ2S4.171 . .. 1,723.1111 12o.8Sfi 752.6UH 54.47S 854,353 1SB.635 B'ortland Seattle . Taooma IBpokane fOBTLAXI) MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. liOc Club. 86i&87c; red Russian, 85c; Valley SOo. BARLEY Feed and brewing, J2::24 DO per ton. FLOUR Patents. ,5.55 per barrel: Ftralghts, f4.S0(rrS.15; export. ft; Valley, 56.80; graham, 15.10; whole wheat, quarters,' 95.30. CORN Whole. 33: cracked. $34 per ton HAY Track prices: Timothy, Willamette Valley. f20eiitl per ton: Eastern Oregon 228 25: alfalfa, 16.50SC17.5o; grain hay, f IT WIS. MILLSTUPFS Bran. 821.50 per ton- mid dlings. $31; shorts, 23.50(tf24.5u; rolled bar ley. 27.50f 28.50. OAT3 No. 1 white. -272S per ton. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Strawberries, ' Florin 1.75(S3 per crate; Los Angeles, $1.76 per crate; apples, $li&2.r0 per box. POTATOES CarWiad buying prices: Ore iron, 40'!t8Oc per hundred; new California, 0c per pound; sweet potatoes, 4c. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 7Sc3Jl per dozen; asparagus, G5ci&1.23 per dozen, 31 per box; cabbage, 2c per pound: cauliflower, t0c&$l per dosen; celery, 24 per crate; cucumbers, fl.252 per dozen; head lettuce, 6075c per dozen; hothouse lettuce, 50c$ per box; garlic, 10c pound; horseradish, 8 10c per pound; green onions, 12Hc per doz en: peas, 7 10c; peppers, 40c per pound; radishes, 13iu20c per dozen; rhubarb, 1 & 3 He per pound: spinach, 67o.per pound; tomatoes, $H3.50 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2.25 9.75; lemons. 18i98; grapefruit, 3. 2555)6 per box; bananas, fiVac per pound; tangerines, $1.75 per box. ONIONS Oregon $2 per hundred; Ber muda, S2 per crate. SACK VEGETABLES Rutabagas. 1.25 s?1.60; carrots, 8&C&31; beets, 31.50; pars nips, 75c 0 31. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER- City creamery, extras, 83c; fancy outside creamery, 30fj$S3c per lb.; store, 20c. (Butter fat prices average IVio per pound under regular butter prices.) EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, 24&250 per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins. 10 17c pound; young Americas, lTH18c. PORK Farcy. 13 13 He. per pound. VEAL Fancy, SVilOc per pound. LAMBS Fancy, 10i)12c per pound. POULTRY Hens. 20c; broilers. 272Sc; oucks. aviw tic; geese. 12Vc; turkeys, ilve, 2022c; dressed, 25c; squabs. 13 per dozen. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1000 crop, 13(H) lBc, according to quauiy; oms, nominal; 10JO contracts, 13 16c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 14 17c pound Valley, 1821c per pound. MOHAIR Choice, 30&32c per pound, .fontanel. CASCARA BARK 4 HP 5c per pound. HIDES Drv hides. l(lQ17c. rier nound dry kip, 16J17c per .pound; dry calfskin, lSf?P20c per pound: salted hide. 7'4t8c: salted calfskin, 14c per pound; green, lc less. Groceries, Dried Fruits, Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples, Ulc per pound; peacnes, 7c; prunes, Italians, 4.ic; prunes, French, 45c: currants. 10c: apricots. 15c; dates, 7c per pound; figs, fancy white, 6'.c; fancy black, 7c; choice black, OHc. SALMON Columbia River. 1-Dond tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, (2.05; 1-pound flats, $2.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. UOc; red, 1-pound talis, $1.45; sockeye. 1-pound tans. ez. COFFEE Mocha, 242Sc; Java, ordinary, 17920c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good 1618c; ordinary, 12 live per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 15c per pound; Brazil nuts, 13Hft15c; filberts, 16c; almonds, 17c; peans, 10c: cocoanuts, 90c 31 per dosen UBANB email white, 5.60c; large white. Hc; Lima, 5ftc; pink, 6ic; red Mexican, Tc. SUGAR Drv e-ranulated. fruit and berry. 36.20; beet, 30.05; extra C, 5.75; golden C, .$5.65; yellow D, 35.65; cubes (barrels). JO. !.-; powedered, JO. 50; Domino, 310.40(3 10.00 per case. Terms on remittances, with' in 15 days deduct 4 c per pound. If later than 15 days and within 3 days, deduct Vsc per pound. Maple sugar, 15oz 18c per pound. SALT Granulated. 315 per ton; half ground, loos, fio.au per . ton; mjb, xii per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 4c; cheaper grades, S.SO'S' 4.66c : Southern head. B'47c HONEY Choice, 33. 25 8. 50 per case; strained, 7c per pound. Unseed Oil and Turpentine, LINSEED OIL Pure raw In barrels. 87o; kettle boillcfl. In barrels. 00c: raw. in cases. $1.02; kettle boiled, In cases, $1.04. Lots of 250 gallons, 1 cent less per gallon. TURPENTINE In cases, 80 He; In wood barrels, 78c. v Provisions. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs feet. $16: regular tripe. S10: honeycomb tripe. 312; lunch 'tongues, (19.50; mess beef, ex tra, S14; mess pork, 33x BACON Fancy, 28 Ho per pound; stand ard, 2c ; choice, 25c; English, 23jj)24c. HAMS 10 to 13 pounds, 21c; 14 to 16 pounds, 21c; la to 20 pounds, 20Hc; hams, skinned, 21Hc; picnics. 15Hc; cottage rolls, none; boiled hams. 27 29c. LARD Kettle rendered. 10s, 17Hc; stand ard pure, 310s. 17c; choice, lOs, 16c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each 60c dried beef sets. 22c: dried beef outsides. 20c dried beef lnsldes, 23c; dried beef knuckles, 22c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. dry salt, 17c; smoked, 18Hc; short clear back, heavy dry salted, 16 He; smoked, 18c; Oregon exports, dry salted, 17 He; smoked. ivc. Furs. FURS Prices paid for prime No. 1 eklns: Mink, Northwest Canada and Alaska. 8 10; Colorado. Wyoming. Montana. Idaho and California, 357.50; British Columbia and Alaska Coast, 3S310; Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, (7. Lynx. Alaska and Mrltisn Columbia, $35; Paclf lcCoast, $28. raccoon, si'tf l.oii. fcKunk, Canada. $2.50 Pacific Coast SI 2. Wolf and coyote. Can ada, $56; Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Ne vada, si. 60 3. Beaver, Oregon, Washing ton, Canada, Alaska, $5.5037: Idaho, -Mon tana, $10; Utah, Wyoming, $.507: cubs, 322.50. Otter. Canada. Alaska. $12.50!vl4: Oregon, Washing-ton, Alaska. Canada, Brit ish Columbia. $:i4.50; Pacific Coast. $1.75 2.50. Gray fox. Pacific Coast, 1.502. Bear, black and brown, Alaska, Canada. $16 IttiZO; cubs. $12iLlo; Pacific Coast. ?1015; cubs. $5 7: trrizzly. perfect. (25535. Bad ger, $2. Muskrat, Canada, Alaska, 80c; Pa cific Coast, 306Oc. Fisher, British Colum bia, Alaska, l5g20; Pacific Coast. $15. Wolverine, ?088. Silver fox, $3000600. Cross fox, 1015. Sea' otter. $200(3)450. Blue fox. (810. White fox, $1220. Swift rox, 40c. Evmlne, Oc. Mountain lion, ?5 10. Ringtail cat, 25T6o. Civet cat. 10 30c House cat, 5 25c. BERRIES TO BE SCARCE SMALL SUPPLY IX SIGHT FOR SEATTLE TRADE. Brisk Demand for Eggs Aspara gus Is Lower Veal Re ceipts Are Small. ' SEATTLE. Wash., April 23. (Special.) The berry supply tomorrow promises to be rather limited. A part of a car is dua to arrive tonight, and about 300 scattering shipments of Florin berries will also probably Arrive. There was an excellent demand for berries today, with not enough to go around. Asparagus was in somewhat better sup ply and good stock sold below 31, although some was held as high as til. 25. Spinach was scarce and sold as high as $1.50 a box. The demand for dairy produce was brisk. Eggs are arriving freely, especially from Oregon points. Today's prices ranged from 27 to 28 cents. Receipts of Spring chickens are larger and buying prices will' probably be reduced next week. Veal receipts were light and top prices were obtained for all good stock. Wheat prices were unchanged today, al though the demand was much better than It has been in several weeks. W. W. Rob inson was thes lowest bidder on the 5000-ton oats contract, bids on. which were opened today. His bid was $30.36 at Seattle, or $36.40 at Manila. The hay contract will probably be filled at San Francisco. Only one bid for 500 of the 4000 tons wanted was submitted by local dealera SAX FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Produce Prices Current in the Bay City Markets. PAN FRANCISCO, April 22. The follow ing prices were current in the produce mar kets today: Butter Fancy creamery, 27c; creamery seconds. 26c; fancy dairy, 25 He. Eggs Store, 23Hc; fancy ranch, 24 He. Cheese New, 13lSHc; Young America, 14 H 15C. Poultry Roosters, old, $56; roosters, voung, $S10; broilers, small, $S.50 4.50; broilers, large. $56; fryers, (7.50S; hens. (5.5412; ducks, old, 67; ducks, young, $8 9. i- Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, 50c $1; garlic, 35c; green peas, $1.251.75; string beans, 10j)17Hc; asparagus. 85c)$l; to matoes. $1.504; eggplant, 200250. Fruit Apples, choice, $1.25; apples, com mon. 50c(&l; bananas, -75c $3; Mexican limes, $5ft5.50; California lemons, choice, $4; common, $1.20 1.75: oranges, navels, $102.75; pineapples, $20 3.50. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks. $1.251.S5; sweets, nominal; Oregon Burbanks, 75 90c. Mlllstufts Bran, $25 27; middlings, $30 32. Hay Wheat. $12 18.50; wheat and oats. $10 13: alfalfa, $S11; stock, $7S; straw, per bale. 501? 75c. Hops California crop. 10 17c Receipts - Flour, 32S2 quarter sacks; wheat, 350 centals; barley, 9810 centals; oats, 570 .centals; beans, 850 centals; corn, 10 centals; potatoes, 2020 sacks; bran, 45 sacks; middlings, 10 sacks; hay, 350 tons; wool, 157 bales; hides, 530. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. April 22. Evaporated apples firm. Spot, 10c; choice. 8SHc; prime, 7He; common to fair, 66Hc. Prunes Steady; California,, up to 80-40s, 28c: Oregons, 40c Apricots Easy; choice. 10 H llc; extra choice, llHHc; fancy, i212Ho- Peaches Barely steady. Choice, 66i4c; extra choice, 6H"c; fancy, 77HC. Raisins Dull and featureless. Loose mus catels, 2S5'4c; choice to fancy seeded, s 6tc: seedless, 3H4c; London layers. $L153)1.2V. t AT FULL CAPACITY Business Is Active , in. Most Leading Lines. BEST IN FARMING STATES Only Uncertainty Exists - In Finan cial Markets Cro Prospects Good Buyers of Cottons Awaiting Lower Prices. NEW YORK. April 22. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly report tomorrow will say: While business Is -distinctly optimistic wherever the procem of extracting eight or nine billions of new products out of the soil is carried on. there la confusion' and uncer tainty in financial market. The severe de pression on bondsi the pressslng needs of London, the- continued large exports of gold from New York and heavy merchandise ex ports into the United States, the overproduc tion in pig iron, coke and copper, leading to taiK or curtailment of operations, and some hesitation caused by the remarkable political developments, both in England and the United States, produce confusion of opinion as to the immediate ruture. Yet there has been a notable abatement of the recent unrest of labor, with an advance In wagea by some corporations. The crop prospects ere. on the whole, considered to be excellent and are Improving. The recent stormy weather, while causing some damage in places, nai, by increased moisture, been very beneficial elsewhere. There has been some readjustment of prices to a more normal basis. This causes considera ble irregularity In the textile Industries, vet. on the whole, the dry goods trade, while con servative, is conndent of a good year. A bet ter feeling prevails In the wool trade. In a number of important centers business activity Is reported to be up to- full capacity, while in others, where conditions are less favorable. Improvement Is noted. The shoe trade con tinues gradually to expand. Buyers of cotton goods are Inclined to await developments in raw cotton before operating on convertible and other fabrics. Retailers are Duyuig conservatively, but steadily. STORMY WEATHER INTERRUPTS TRADE Bat Is a Decided Benefit to the Crop Outlook. NEW YORK. April 22. Bradstreets to morrow will say: Weather conditions and the unsettled out look for prices of many commodities are the causes assigned for the quieter tone of trade IB many lines. Retail business, and to a certain extent, reorder demand from Job- Ders, was affected by the return, early in the week, of Wintry weather. . These In fluences were, however, largely temporary, and were largely offset by the decided benefit to the crop outlook generally by the breaking of the drouth. Doubt as to tho ultimate crop out-turn is given as , the main reason for failure of buying to take definite form, but there is also a recognition of the fact that uncer tainty of the future prices of many com modities Is a drag 'on trade. In a number of lines t-h evidence of arrested demand or pressure to realize is shown. Retailers are reported Inclined to buy only for absolute wants, and present cost of production of goods renders the manufac turing line unprofitable at present prices. Business failures In the United States for the week ending April 21 were 193, against 307 last week, 247 in the like week of 1309, 354 In 1908. 157 in 1907 and 177 in 1906. Business failures in Canada for the week number 15, which compares with 27 last week and 36 in the corresponding week of 1909. Wheat (including flour) exports from the United States and Canada for week end ing April 21 aggregate 1,289,272, - bushels. against 1,836,268 last week, and 1,575,773 this week last year. For the 43 weeks end ing April 21 exports are 120,172,198 bushels. against 149,687,983 In the corresponding period last' year.- - - - Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Anril 22. Rrndalrwt'l bank clearings report for the week ending April 21, shows an aggregate of 33.108,064, 000. as against 33,151,043.000 last week and 38.187.027.0O0 in the corresponding week last year. P. C. Inc. New York $1,211,239,000 'o-a Chicago 204.057.000 lit o Boston 150,873,000 11.3 Philadelphia 151.6S5.0OO 1.4 t. .Louis 77,010,000 22. 0 Kansas City 66,616,000 17.7 Pittsburg B8.313.000 2!L T San Francisco 46.019.ooo 51 o Baltimore 80.000.000 13.4 Cincinnati 21.536,000 10.0 Minneapolis 19,435,000 18 1 New Orleans 16.676,000 0.1 Cleveland 18.562.000 28.(1 Detroit 18.463.000 SO 0 Omaha 17.312.ooo B4.o Los Angelas 16,781.000 ... Louisville ' 14,631,000 29 9 Milwaukee 12,740,000 18.4 Portland, Or 11,857,0110 43.2 Seattle 12.474,000 23.2 St. Paul 10.605,000 24.2 Buffalo 9,760,000 16.7 Denver 9.625.000 12.4 Indianapolis 8.515.000 20 2 Atlanta 10,819,000 99 4 Providence 7.836.00O 4.3 Memphis 6,1)59,000 7.7 Richmond 7,044.000 14 7 Fort Worth fi.766.000 o 0 Salt Lake City ....... 6. 491. 000 "i s Washington, D. C 7.108,000 14.7 St. Joseph 8,105.000 -82.0 Columbus 5.871, 000 7.6 Albany 6.915.000 25 4 Tacoma ' 4.707.000 78 5 Savannah 3.671.000 15.3 Spokane, Wash , B.047.00O 3fl 1 Oakland. Cal 3,229.000 87.0 Sacramento 1.187.OO0 83.8 Houston 22,031,000 19.5 Galveston 10,955,000 14.4 SHORTS COVER AT LAST ONLV DEMAND THAT APPEARS IX STOCK MARKET. Operators Generally Are Disposed to Take a Gloomy View or Situation. NEW, YORK, April 22. Speculative op erator In stocks started the day in so gloomy a frame of mind over the commercial and financial prospects that some exceas was to be looked, for Jn th steps taken to express that view, the late demand to cover shorts being; the consequence. The senti ment was due to the cumulative effect of various reactions at work for several days and to which was added the news over nlg-ht that a reorganization was necessary of the old and prominent Tefft-Weller dry goods company. The strong Influ-snce on speculative senti ment was due to the watchful spirit which has been aroused ,by the admitted diffi culties growing out of the high price of cotton. The cotton market Is the object of anxious attention, owing to the extended speculative position and the precarious situ ation for speculators which may result from precipitate fall In prices or from the In tervention of Oovernment authorities In the affairs of tha market pool In cotton. Liquidation In United States Steel shares and lack of effective support for them made an effective factor In forming the Impres sion of reaction. Unsatisfactory views of the copper trad-e position enhanced It. It Is noticeable that discussion of probable new capital Issues, which concerned itself with the possibility of enlisting new capital a short time ago, now considers chances for retrenchment of Deeded outlay for new fa cilities. The Wall Street stock operator is keen ing one eye on the London money market. and was observant of the steadier tone of rubber shares there, promising a postpone ment of the dreaded collapse In that highly mercurial speculation. fmnlH. i4 sngaiw4 lor shipment to London next week without lowering the foreign ex change rate. Continued inflow of currency from the interior during the week, some further contribution to bank cash from the Subtreasury operations, and the indifferent demand for money Is allowing Interest rates to recede In spite of the depletion by gold exports. Bonds were easy. Total sales, par value, $1,895,000. United States 4s coupon de clined t per cent on call. . . CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Cl"w!ng Sales. High. Low. Hid. Allls Chalmers pf. 100 37 37 3H Amal Copper 32,30-J 74 . 73?s 74 H Am Agricultural 45 Am Heat Sugar .. 500 3SH 38H Sst Ar-erican Can 1,200 lofc U l"Ht Am Car & Fdy .. 600 63 62 Vj (K Am Cotton Oil . . l.UOO 664 66 66 Am Hd & Lt pf. l,(MrO 3".4 35 34H Am Ice Sccurl .. 4i0 2K:Sj 26H 26 Am Linseed Oil .. 600 13H 13t 13H Am lxcomotlve .. 300 5oH GO 50 Am Hmelt & Ret.. 2,100 S2 81 H 82V do preferred ... 2. lJi HSi 105 Am Steel Fdy .... 400 BOH BO' BOH Am Sugar Iter .. 1.30) 123 123 123 Am TH & Tel .... 8lX) 136H ISH'4 1.36H Am Tobacco pf .. 2oO 97 07 86 Am Woolen : 87' Anaconda Min Co. 2,900 45 44V 44'J4 Atchison ,7o0 112?i 112 112H do preferred ... lOD 102 H 102 H 102 H Atl Coast Line . 128 Bait & Ohio 2,500 110 1101 11014 Bethlehem Steel 29 Brooklyn "Rap Tran 8,900 80 794 79 Canadian Paclrtc .. 1,50 lt2 181 182 Central Leather .. 13.900 45 42 44 do preferred 107 Central ofNJ 3M) Ches & Ohio .rr. 6,000 " 86 85 tj 86tfi Chicago & Alton.. WO M 61 51 Chicago Gt West. 400 28 27 27 do preferred 62 Chicago & N W .. 1,300 152'4 151 151 C, M & St Paul.. O.70O 141 14-) 141 C, C. C A St L... 2iK) 85 84 84 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 1.600 39 38 394 Colo & Southern .. 60O 59 58 69 Consolidated Gas.. 3,800 142 140 14o4, Corn Products ... 3o0 .16 16 16 Del Hudson 171 D St R Grande ... 1,400 42 41 41 do preferred ... 100 80 8 79 Distillers' Securi.. 80O 3"'i 30 SOU Erie 8,600 29Vi 28 29 do 1st preferred. 100 4 40 40 do 2d preferred. 4O0 37 37 - 85 General Electric .. 500 149 149 149 Gt Northern pf... 8.300 137 136 137 Gt Northern Ore .. 900 67 66 66 Illinois Central ... 138 Interborougt Met.. 6O0 22 22 K 22 do preferred ... 8,300 68 67 68 Inter Harvester .. 100 84 94 94 Inter-Marine pf .. 200 19 18 18 lnt Paper 12 Int Pump 45 Iowa Central ..... 100 21 Sl 21 K C Southern ... 400 36 85 85 do preferred ... 1X 67 67 67 Laclede Gas loo 102 lo2 lol Louisville & Nash 1.20O 150 149 149 Minn & St Louis 34 M, St P & S S M. 500 139 138 138 Mo, Kan & Texas 6,600 42 41 42 do preferred ... 100 73 73 72 Missouri Pacific .. 2O0 68 69 61 National Biscuit .. 108 National Lead ... 60O 81 81 80 Mex Nat Ry 2d pf 100 27 27 27 N Y Central 4.100 122 121 121 N Y, Ont & West. 1.900 44 44 44 Norfolk & West.. 1,000 103 102 102 North American .. 300 74 74 74 Northern Pacific .. 2,400 134 133 , 183 Pacific Mail 2o0 28 28 ' 2S Pennsylvania 12.1O0 135 135 135 People's Gas loo 109 108 U)V P. C C & St L... 6O0 102 101 101 Pittsburg Coal 800 19 18 19 Pressed Steel Car. 100 41 41 41 Pullman Pal Car. . 100 190 19o 190 Ry Steel Spring.. ' ICO 40 40 39 Reading 72,100 164 102 13 Republic Steel .. 200 30 86 35 do preferred ..... 99 Rock Island Co .. 14,000 47 46 46 do preferred ... 2,800 91 90 90 St L & S F 2 pf . 1O0 49 49 48 St L Southwestern, 60 29 28 28 do preferred ... l.ooO 73 72 72 Sloss-Sheffield .... 1,700 75 74 74 Southern Pacific .. 14,100 125 124- 125 Southern Railway. 1,200 27 26 26 do preferred ... 600 63 63 63 Tenn Copper . . . . M 30 Texas & Pacific. 600 82 32 32 Tol. St L & West 41 do preferred 65 Union Pacific .. 65.100 185 183 184 do preferred ... 200 96 96 96 U S Realty 75 U S Rubber ..... 2K 42 42' 42 U 6 Steel 231,400 83 82 83 do preferred ... 1,300 12o 12o 12o Utah Copper .... 900 40 45 46 Va-Caro Chemical. 1,600 68 67 57 Wabash 8.400 21 20 20 do preferred ... 2,000 4Vi 45 46 Western Md 1,000 47 46 46 Westlnghoiue Eleo 700 63 63 63 Western Union ... 400 71 70 7o Wheel & L Erie 4 Total sales for the day, 600,100 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, ' April 22. Closing quota tions: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l00N'Y C O 3s... 89 do coupon ....100 North Pacific 3s. 72 U. S. 3s reg 102 do coupon ....102 U. S. new 4s reg.114 D 4 R G is.... 93 North Pacific 4s. 100 Union Pacific 4s. 100 Wlscon Cent 4s. 93 Japanese 4s .... . 92 Money Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. . April 22. Money on call steady. 2 3 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans weak and very dull. 60 days, 33 per cent; 00 days, 34 per cent; six months, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 45 per cent: sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.S7804.834O for 60-day bills and at $4.8780 for demand. Commercial bills, $4.83 4.S1. Bar silver, 43c. Mexican dollars. 44c. Government and railroad -bonds, easy. LOXDON. April 22. Bar Silver SteSdy, 24 d per ounce; money, 34 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market ror snort bias is 8 per cent; three months' bills Is 33 15-16 per cent. Consols for money, 80 ; do account, 81. BAN FRANCISCO. April 22. Sterling on London. 0O days, $4.84; do sight, $4.88. Silver bars. 53c; Mexican dollars, 45c Drafts Sight, 3c; do telegraph, flc. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON", April J22- The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin $.Sr,3,363,fien Silver dollars 4UU.151.O00 Silver dollars of l8fM 3,7fi8,OO0 Silver certificates outstanding... 490,1-51. 000 General fund Standard silver dollars In gen eral fund 1.717.575 Current liabilities . 102,aS7,Gia Working balance In Treasury of fices 23,741,692 In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 3o.251.1S7 Subsidiary silver coin 21,670.970 Minor coin 1.2"19.020 Total balance In general fund.. 83,503,255 Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON. April 22. Closing quotations: Allouer 47Ir4jMohawk 52,4 Amal? Copper... 74 Nevada Con 7 Am j ex. m... i.ipiHsing Mines. 10 Arii Com.. 18 (North Butte 34 '4 7lNorth Lake 15W Atlantic ....... Boa Con C A C 15 'Old Dominion.... 37 y B & C C & S M. 1314;Gseeola 138 Butte Coa 21 'Par (S & C) 15 Cal & Ariz A3 Cal A Hecla. . . .600 Centennial 18 Cop Ran Con Co. 69 B Butte Cop M. 8 yuincy Hit Shannon 12 Superior 44 Pup & Bos Min. . I2i Sup &1 Pitts Cop. 13 Franklin Gir Con Granby Con Greene Cananea. Isle Roy Cop) . . Kerr Lake Lake Copper.... La Salle Cop. . . . Miami Copper. . . 13, 'Tamarack 0 7!U. 6. Coal & Oil. 354 48 IU S S R & M. . . 4( 9 I do pref 4!V4 16H l"tah Cons ... 24 8!Ttah Copper Co. 40 jWinona 7 14 Wolverine 123 231 e BOSTON WOOL GROWS FIRMER, Small Volume of Dealings Due to Dealers' Tightness. BOSTON. April 22. The Commercial Bul letin will say of the wool market Saturday: Trading Is still confined to a comparatively narrow volume, but considerably more wool could be sold if dealers were disposed to grant further concessions. There Is a firmer feeling and It is believed to be unwise to sell supplies at lower rates than those at which they can be replaced In the country. Fine to fine medium clothing territory Is selling quite steadily at 60 to 63 cents with 65 to 67 cents realized on strictly fine. Man ufacturers are testing staple territory on a basis about 65 to 66 cents scoured and Im portant sales are expected within a week or ten days. Ohio washed delaine Is selling moderately at 35 to 36 cents; unwashed de laine at 26 to 27 cents and Ohio quarter blood at 29 to 80 cents. New Tork Cotton Market. . NEW YORK. April 22. Ootton futures closed barely steady at a net decline of 6 to 10 points. April, 14.S5c; May, 14.75c; June, 14.55c; July, 14,63c; August, 13.75c; September, 12.62c; October, 12.37o; November, 12.23o; De cember, 12.22c; January, 12.10c Spot closed steady, 10 polnta lower. Mid uplands, 15.15c; mid-Gulf. 15.4uc. Sales, S400 bales. KBW ORLEANS, April 22. Cotton Mid dling, 14 He FLURRY IN WHEAT Decreased Yield From Insect Ravages Feared. PRICES CLOSE NEAR TOP Opening Is Weak on Depressing Cables and Abundance of Of ferings and a Reaction , Comes In Last Hour. CHICAGO, April 22. Wheat was nervous today and lu. a final flurry closed c to Hie higher. Corn kept a Arm tons, with occasional relapses and closed strong. Oats kept within narrow limits, whlls provisions closed Irora 60 to 10c higher or ribs and lard and 10c to 25c higher tor pork. Early In the day wheat prices were In clined to weakness. Influenced by depressing cables and an abundance of offerlnga The pit became oversold and offerings drld np. while reports of possibility of a decreased crop through ravages of InBects in tho Southwestern fields added to the desire of shorts to cowr. During the last hour wheat gained sharply. May going up to 11.09 H from $1.07: July advanced to 1.02H from its low level of $1.01 and September touched $1.01 from a bottom of 9c. The close was strong and near the top, with May o up at $1.08 1.08 ; July, lltto higher, at $1.02 and September lc up at $1.00T. Trade In corn was on a firm basis. Taking Its cue from Its advancing wheat market late in the day, some' strength waa de veloped and futures closed strong at from o to lc up. Demand for cash corn played an Important part and prices for spot ad vanced about lc No. 2 yellow sold at 686V4c; May went up from B74o to 6S4.C, other futures gaining with It. The close was strong with May He higher at SSHc Oats were weak but advanced toward the close of the session. The close was Arm with May unchanged at 42c and July and September showing slight gains. Provisions were Be to 260 higher. Closing quotations on the May products were: Pork. 22 o higher at $22.124: lard, 6c higher at $12.50, and ribs 10c up at $12.42H. The leading futures ranged as.followst WHEAT, Open. $1.07 1.01 ts High. $1.09A 1.02 1.01 CORN. .58 .61 OATS. .2hi .40 .38 Low. Close. $1.07. ' $1.08 l.ei 1.02 tB .99 H 1.00 T4 .57H .68 .0'a .61 .62 .62 .41 .41 .39- .40 .38 .38 Vi 21.97ft 22.12V4 22.15 22.27 V 22.17 22.27 May.. July. . Sept. . May. .. . July Sept. . .67 .61 H. .62 May. . July. . Sept. . .42 .89 MESS PORK. May. . July. . Sept. . 22.23 21.25 22.30 22.25 22.40 22.37H LARD. 12.65 12.45 12.40 May. . July. . Sept. . 12.60 12.45 12.40 12.45 12.37 12.32 12.50 12.40 12.37 SHORT RIBS. 12.37 12.42 12.32 12.25 12.27 12.17 12.25 12.27 12.17 May. . July. . Sept. . 12.42 12.25 12.22 Cash Quotations were as follows: r lour weak. Rye No. 2. 78c. Barley Feed or mixing, 43B50c fair to choice malting. 56K2c Timothy seed $4.60. Clover $11.76. Pork Mess, per barrel, $22.5022.7. Lard Per 100 pounds, $12.57. Short ribs Sides (looseK $12.80(8112.55. Sides Short, clear (boxed). $13.50 13.76. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 66.000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown. by Bradstreefs, were equal to 1,289.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 290.O00 bushels, compared with 174,000 bush els the corresponding day a year ago. Esti mated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 17 cars; corn, 75 cars; oats, 170 cars; hogs, 6000 head. . Receipts. .. 14.600 10,800 74,000 239,400 ..... 1,000 64,500 Shipments. 14,200 4.000 232.800 283,100 Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels Oats, bushels , Rye, bushels Barley, bushels 38.800 Grain and Produpe at New York. NEW TORK, April 22. Flours Quiet and about steady. - Receipts, 11,822 barrels; ship ments, 1070 barrels. Wheat Spot Firm. No. 2 red, $1'.13 nominal c. i. f., and No. 1 Northern, $1.17 f. o. b., opening navigation. Wheat eased off a little early on the cables and other moder ate selling, but rallied and gained strength on covering and on less favorable crop ad vices, closing at &)c advance. Ex porters took five loads. May closed $1.15; July closed $1.104 ; September closed $1.08. Receipts 36,000 bushels; shipments, 47,1X14 bushels. Hops Dull. State common to choice, 1909, 22 25c; 100S. nominal. Hides firm. Petroleum steady. Wool steady. Rosin firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22. Wheat Steady; Parley Weak. pot quotations Wheat Shipping. $1.5T 1.62. Barley Feed. $1.15 1.17 ; brewing. $1.2oHji 1.22. Oats Red. $1,304 1.50; white. $1.45 S' 1.55; black, nominal. Call Board Sales Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.151.16; December, $1.11 1.12. Corn Large yellow, $l.o0l.u5. European Grain Markets. LONDON, April 22. Cargoes dull and in active. Walla Walla for shipment, nominal. 3 'Ja. English country markets, easy; French country markets, easy. LIVERPOOL, April 22.. Wheat. 7s 7d; July, 7s 6d; October. 7s 6d. Weather, rain. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS Minn., April 22. Wheat May. $1.07 y1.08; July. $1.UB"S,; September, $1.00. Cash, No. 1 hard, fl.11: No. 1 Northern, $1.00 1.10 ; No. 2, II. 07 til $1.08; No. 3, $1.04 1.00. Flax closed at $2.J$. Ctrn No. 3 yellow, 52g55c. Outs No. 3 white, SOjj3UHc. Rye No. 2, 71i(S73c. Grain Market of the Northwest. TACOMA. Wash., April 22. Wheat Ex port: Bluestem, bOc; club, 85c. Milling: Bluestem, 8oSlc; club, 80c SEATTLE, Wash., April 22. Milling quo tations: Bluestem, 93c; club, 90c; fife, MOc; red Russian, 87c; forty-fold, 91c Export wheat: Bluestem, 00c: club, 87c; fife, 87c; red Russian, 84c; forty-fold, 88c. Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat 18 cars, oats 10 cars, barley 7 cars. Metal Markets. NEW TORK. April 22. The market for standard copper waa irregular today, with spot and all deliveries up to the end ot August quoted at 12.4ofg;12.75c. London opened steady at a slight advance, but lopt the gain closing easy with spot quoted at i36 15s and' futures at 57 15s. Local dealers quote lake coppsr at 12.75(9130. electrolytic at 12.02H 12.75o and casting at 12.5()g 12. 62 Vac Arrivals re ported at New Tork t.day were 805 tons. Custom-house returna showed exports of lloO tons, making 33 so far this month. Imports of copper at Atlantic ports by steamer since April 1 have been 6175 tons. Including matte and ores. Tin dull, with spot quoted at 33.20333.37c. April, May and June at 33.15'33.25c. Lon don market lost an early advance, closing weak with spot quoted at 151 lOs and future, at 151 15s. Lead dull, with spot quoted at 4.355)4.400 New York and 4.2o4r4.25o East St. Louis. London market unchanged at 12 12s 6d Spelter weak, with spot quoted at 5. 45 5.55c New York and 5.1535.30c East St. Louis. London market unchanged at 22 5s. English Iron market was unchanged at 80s 6d for Cleveland warrants. Locally, quiet. No 1 foundry Northern, J1818.5o; No. 2 foun dry Northern, $17.5018: No. 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern soft, 17.50g 17.75. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. April 22. Coffee closed quiet. THE UNITED STATES "NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus cmd Profits, $725,000.00 OFFICERS: J. C. AIXSWORTH, President. K. Wl SCHMEER, Cashier. R. LEA BARXES, Vice-President. A.. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W"-. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES AMERICAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY SAMUEL CONNELL, President"' G. L. MacGIBBON, Cashier ' CAPITAL, $150,000 Cose s general banking; business. Opens checking; accounts without limitation u to amount Pays Interest on time and savings deposits. CORNER, SIXTH AND OAK, 5 points lower to 1 point higher. Sales, MOO bag's. April - and May. 6.45c; June. 6. Boo; July, 6.65c; August, 6.70c; September, Octo ber, November, 6.75o; December, 6.80o; Jan1 uary, 6.S5c; February. 6.67c; March, 6.90c. Spot, quiet. Rio, No. T. 8Hc; Santos, No. 4. 8 lie Mild, quiet. Cordova, 9H&12KC Sug-ar Raw. Arm. Muscovado. .89 test. 8.80c; centrifugal, .96 teat. 4.30c; molasses sugar, .89 test, S.6S0. Refined, steady. Crushed, 0.85c; granulated, ft.loo; powdered. 5.2ftc STEERS SELL AT $6.90 THREE CARS BRING THIS TRICE IN LOCAL- MARKET. Sheep Bring; $6, the Best Price That Has Been Paid for Sev eral Days. There was not much business passing at the stockyards yesterday, as but little stock was available. The few transactions record ed, however, showed that the market still enjoyed a fairly healthy tone. Three cars of good steers were moved at S6.90, which Is as good a showing as has lately been made In this line. A bunch of sheep brought 90. the best price that has been paid tor sheep for several days. Receipts for the day were 72 cattle and 202 sheep. The sheep, were driven In by P. W. Andrews ot Echo, from the Sundial Ranch. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Price. 26 steers, extra good 13.i $0.90 23 steers, extra good ' ias 6.90 203 sheep, good 85 6.00 22 steers 14.5 0.90 1 steer 17H0 9.00 Prices quoted on the various classes of stock at the yards yesterday were as fol lows: CATTLE Best steers, 6.757; fair to good steers, $6(p0.&0; strictly good cows, 5.75 6; fair to good cows, $.-..SO; light calves, GT; heavy calves, $4a&; bulls, 44j5.2G; stags, $4.5005.00 SHEBP Best wethers. $3.7366; fair to good wethers. tR'ifO. 60: good lambs. $69. HOGS Top, (10.75111; fair to good, 10 010.50. Eastern livestock Markets. CHICAGO, April 22. Cattle Estimated receipts, 1300. Market, strong, shade higher. Beeves, 3. 75 8. ."); Texas steers, 4.75i& 6.25; Western steers, 0.W) (1.S0 ; stockers and feeders, $3.b0& tt. 70; cows and heifers, 2.80&7.40; calves. 6.753!8.50. Hogs Estimated receipts. 8000. Market 10 B15c higher. Light. J0.00&9-85; mixed. 0 05 &9.40; heavy, $9.03.50; rough, $U.0r9.13: good to choice heavy, $9.13& 0.&O; pigs, 13. 75 09.20; bulk of sales. 9.23 S 9.35. Sheep Estimated receipts, 4000. .Market, strong, shade hlghsr. Native, S4.H0 f 8.H5; Western. $5.00 S.B5 ; yearlings, 7.80fJ8.75; Iambs, native, i7.73tf9.80; Western, JS.0O4 10.10. KANSAS CITT. April 22. Cattle Re ceipts. 1000. Market, strong. Native steers. JO. 30 1i 8.au; cows and heifers. 4.00s 8.00; stockers and feeders. $4.750' 7.00; bulls, $4.75 tr8.50; calves, $4.00&8.30; Western steers. $0.00(ft'8.00; Western cows. 4 23 & 11.50 Hogs Receipts, 3000. Morket. 10c higher. Bulk of sales, $0.009.25; heavy, $9.20Q 9.30; packers and butchers. $u.05f 9.23; light, $8.83 ! 9.15: pigs. $3.00ul.50. Sheep Receipts. 2000. Market, strong. Muttons. 6.BO$r8.00; lambs, $8.25'J 9.8U: fed Western wethers and yearlings. $7.25923; fed Western ewes. tt6O&S.20. OMAHA. April 22. Cattle Receipts, 12. OOl. Market, steady to strong. Native steers, $5,7518.00; cows and heifers. $3.756.75; Western steers, $3.Wif7.2t- cows and heif ers, $2.75H5.76; ranners, $2.7534.50; stock ers and reeaers. 53. io : t.(m; calves, 4.2v 8.25; bulls, stags, etc.. $4.00ft'U.23. Hogs Receipts, 3600. Market 510c higher. Heavy. 19.039.1R: mixed. I9.O0& 9.05; light. $8.90fl9.U5; .pigs, $S.O0US.75; bulk of sales, $.0&H. 10. Sheep-a-Kecelpts. 3O00. Market. strong. Yearlings. $7.7o&8.50; wethers. $7.50a 8.2l; ewes. tl.UQu8.00: lambs, $9.O0q10.Q0. Dairy Produce la the East. CHICAGO, April S2. Butter Steady. Creameries, 2431c; dairies, 2228c. Eggs Receipts 31.438. Steady at mark, cases Included. 17M19sc; firsts, 20c; prime firsts. 21c. Cheese Steady. Casles, 14il5c; Twins, IS 4 4? 14c: young Americas. 14iil4Vic; Long Horns, 14 14 14 V, c NEW YORK. April 22. Butter Unsettled. Creamery specials, 80ig3O4e: extras. 29SiC thirds to firsts, 25 4(2lc; held seconds to specials. 24 29c. Cheese) Steady. Eggs Steady, unchanged. London Sheepskins Sale. LONDON. April 22. A sale of - Cape of Good Hope and Natal sheepskins was held here to day. The skins offered amounted to 393.258. of which 224.6S9 were sold. Most of the offer ings were in a heavy, wasty condition, but the demand was good. Long-woo led skins ad vanced V d, while coarse wools, short-woo led and lambs were unchanged. Heavy sorts were easier. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOrlS, April Yl Wool Rtoafly. Ter- PORTLAND, SEATTLE, SPOKAKE; TACOMA. Downing-Hopkins Co. BROKERS Established 1893. Stocks. . Private Grain. Wires) 201-2-3-4 Conch Bid. PORTLAND, (OREGON. rltory and Western mediums. 22J24c; fine mediums, lSft2t)c; fine, imi4a. The Inhabitants of Southern Italy and Bicily are alarmed by an invasion of ravnw whlfh re ranMng s.rlrni rlnTrmf.. Many property owners KNOW NOW many will learn, that BITULITHIC Pavement has more sta bility, more real value than any other hard-surface pavement laid. 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