I THE MORNING OREGOXIAJf, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1910. iO -BEER TRADE GROWS But Hop Market Does Not Show the Same Activity. BREWERS USING RESERVES i Sales in Marcli "Were the Largest on Record for That Montli Crop Conditions in Europe. Knglish Imports. The brewery trade in the Vnited States was never In a more prosperous condition than now, judging from the returns ot the March sales. The unofficial figures printed a lew days ago showed a great gain In pro duction. The oftleial figures were available yesterday and showed the total output In the Vnited States In Match to be 4,893.703 bar rels. As compared -with the figures of March. 10O9, this Is an Increase of 814,570 barrels, or over 22 per cent. The sales were the largest on record for the month of March. For the first Quarter of 101O, the In crease over the erst quarter of 1909 1,090,215 barrels. In spite of the heavy brewery trade, busi ness In the hop market does not sho-w much Improvement. It Is evident, that the brew ers have made great Inroads on their re serve stocks and It will occasion great sur prise if prices are not favorably affected be fore the Summer season has far advanced. Even, now there Is a better general Inquiry for hops and sales are being made by dealt era at better prices than were obtainable last montlu Mail advices from England report the con dition of the growing crop to be normal. On the Continent, the crop Is said to be weak and backward In some sections and unsatis factory In other districts. The Watervllle Times of April 20 said of the New York crop: "Tho growing crop has been dolne fir.ely but whuther the frosts of last night have done any damage to the young plants w have not as yet learned. The vines were farther advanced than In former years and It Is to be expected that they will receive e. few setbacks. There Is a little firmer feeling here this week and a little more In terest shown. OITers of 2oe have been made and refused, growers holding anything; like desirable goods not being willing to accept anything lower than 23 cents at least. ."We hear of offers being made growers here abouts to contract their 1010 crop at 20 cents. This was also refused." Imports of hops Into Great Britain from September 1 to March 31 was 79,311 owt, which compares with 141,924 cwt. In tfte same period a year ago and 155.326 cwt. two years ago. Imports into Kngland from America alone from September 1 to April 10 were 43.040 cwt., compared with. 47.099 cwt. 1n the corresponding period a year aso and 60.12K cwt. two years ago. Trades combing and clothing. 22 25c; light fine. 1214c; heavy fine. 14320c; tub washed, 196 36c PORTLAND MARKETS. Oram. Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem, SS& 89c: club. S6c- red Russian. S5c: Valley. 87c BARLEY Feed and brewing. 122&23 per ton. FLOUR patents. 13.55 - per " barrel: straights. S4.30Sf315: export. 4: Valley, 6.B0; graham, ts.10; whole wheat, quarters, 5.30. CORN Whole. $33: cracked. 34 per ton. HAY Track prices: Timothy. Willamette valley. sjotaL'l per ton; tasiern t..... f22825; alfalfa, 1 10.50 17.0U ; grain bay. MILLS TUFFS Bran. S21.50 per ton: mid dlings. $31; shorts, 23.50g 24.50; rolled Oar ley. 27.50'S 28.50. OATS No. 1 white, $2727.50 per ton. BREAK If! COPPERS Greene Cananea. 7i'U. S. S M M. . 89H Isle Rop Cop).. l:7 do. preferred. . . 4J Kerr Lake...... 85 (Utah Oonsol. . . 1 Lake Copper.... f0ij 'Winona 6?t La Salle Coper.. 11 (Wolverine 116 Miami Copper. . . 20 Has Adverse Effect on Gen eral Stock Market. THE" TECHNICAL POSITION Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRI'ITS Strawberries. Oregon. 10(&12VzC per pound; Florin, 50c $1.50 per crate; LXs Angeles, yucia!--" per crave. Ma ples, $1.30 per box; cherries, $1.75 2.25 per box. POTATOE3 Carload buying prices: Ore gon. 4050c per hundred; new California, 42.50-0.1.75 dot sack: sweet potatoes, 4c VEGETABLES Artichokes, 60 & 73c per dozen; asparagus. $1 ft 1.25 tier, box; cao bage, 3c pound ; celery, $ 3.50(5 4 crate; cucumbers. $1.7iQ&'2 per dozen ; head lettuce, 50&60c per dozen: hothouse lettuce. $lfz1.25 per box: trartic. 10'3 12.v.c pound: horserad ish, 6'g3tc per pound; green onions. 15c per cozen; peas, o woo; peppers. per ur.io . radifihM 1 S(fi'n rir rinipiir rhubarb. 2 3) 2io per pound; spinach. S10c per pound; tomatoes, S8-50 per box. , TROPICAL, FRTTITS Oranges. $2.25 8; temoni, $4&; grapefruit. $3.256 per bx; bananas. 5i4o per pound; tangerines, t1 r nr Vrw . ONIONS Oreron $2 per hundred; Ber muda. $22.25 per crate. SACK VEGETABLES Rutabagas. $1.25 carrots, S&c&1; beets, $1.50; pars nips, 75c 1- WHBAT QHET, PRICKS nsTBASCED. Undertone Is Steadier in View, of .Advances Katt tnd Abroad. The feeling in the local wheat market showed a better undercurrent as a. result of the Improvement In the foreign and East ern markets. There was little or no trad- Ing, however, cither here or In the country, prices were unchanged. . Foreign wheat crop conditions aro report ed by tho Liverpool Corn Trade News aa fol lows : , Vnited Kingdom The outlook for the "Winter crops is improving as a result of more favorable weather conditions. The (Spring crops are making a good start. .The weather Is rather cold France The crops have shown a further Improvement during the week as a result of favorable weat her conditions. The -weather conl inues favorable. Supplies are showing; some increase. Germany The crop outlook continues fa vorable. Supplies are rather small. The weather continues favorable for the growing crop. Roumania The crop outlook continues fa vorable as a result of beneficial rains and sU ready contracts are being made for the new crop. The weather is very favorable. Austria -Hungary. Turkey and Italy The outlook for the new crop is on the whole good. The weather Is favorable. Srrvln The recent floods have caused imirh damage. Spain Tho crop outlook continues favor able and harvest results are expected to show a -fair crop. There are at present fair (purchasi's of foreign wheat being made to supply Immediate requirements. Ihe weath er Is dry and hot. Australia The weather Is very ary and liot. and rain Is needed to place the soil In condition for plowing. Farm work is being bindered by the dry weather. India Indications point to an exportable surplus of between 44.0O,,000 and 52.000.000 bu.shels ;for the srasonending July 5tl. 19Gf, this country shipped 27,7tS0.Ot0 bushels). Argentina Freight engagements indicate that the shipments ne very small this week and for the remainder of the season. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Kxchanse as follows: Wheat. .Barley. Flour. Oats H ay. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery. extras, 27c; fancy outside creamery, 2527o per pound; store, 20c. (Butter fat prices average per pound under regular butter prices. ) EGGS .Freeh. Oregon- ranch, . 23&Z4c P" dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins, 1616o per dozen. PORK Fancy, IS'aiSc per pound. VEAL -Fancy, lltollc per pound. LAMBS Fancy, 10-&12C per pound. POULTRY Hens, 21c; broilers. 3ifflSSc; d ucks, 22 y ft 2;tc : geese. 12 c : turkeys. 35c; ducks. 22 ffr 23r; geese, 12c; turkeys, Easier Tone of the Call Money Mar ket Proposed Railroad legis lation Freight Rates May Xot Be Raised. NEW YORK, May 3. Stocks rebounded today from the depression which has been forcing them to lower-price levels, but the relfef proved only temporary, a break In the coppers causing acute weakness again. Apparently the principal relieving factor was found In the money market, where call loans opened at 4 per cent, compared w.Ith the '6 per cent opening rate yesterday morning. Another influence was the surprise felt over the small effect of the large payments made yesterday' for the cotton accepted by purchasers in compMance with the nBTtces from sellers last Friday to the amount of li 5,000 bales. This requirement for nearly 13,00Ot000 must have been financed mainly elsewhere than In Xew York, presumably In , Chicago and In New Orle'ans, and In the latter case, ultimately In Paris. Today 235,000 bales of cotton were in warehouses In New York, compared with only 87,000 Wales at this time last year. The poor holding power on the advance manifested by the stock market may have been due in part to the strained and artificial situation in the cotton trade. Call money also rose to 5 per cent before the close. The irregular tone developed in the lat- Money Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Var a. Prim mercantile ft.O;C5tnH, ;6 a.. ! lOSCt aon naoa ao paper, per cent. sterung exchange easy, with actual ousir ness In bankers' bills at $4.S435g4.8450 for GO-dav bills, and t S4.S740 for demand. i Commercial bills. $4.83 & ;4.S44- xar silver, o-tc JMexican dollars, 44c. Bonds Governments steady: railroads ir regular. Money on call firm. 4 tfi 5 per cent: rul ing rate. 4 hi per cent ; closing bid, 5 per cent; offered at 5M; per cent. Time loans verv Hull pnri soft: 60 dlvs. 4'S per cent; H days. 4 per cent; six montns, 4f4 per cent. PAN FRANCISCO Mnv ' 3. Sterling on London, ttO davs fi - ster liner on Lon- i don. eight, S4.87i- Silver bars. 54 c. Mexican dollars. 45c. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, LONDON". March 3 Rar t liver, steady; 24 7A- d per ounce. Money, iiwit per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 3 per cent. , The rate of discount in the open market for three months' bills is 3 per cent. .onsois ior money. ti 4 : consols ror ac count vJune), Sl1,. Iaily Treasury Statement. ' VVASHINGTONr Mav 3. The condition ot the Treasury at the onenintr of business to day was as follows : Trust -funds Gold, coin ....-.- .$S50,227,$9 Silver dollars 400.083,000 Silver dollars of lftftft 3.75O.O00 Silver certificates outstanding.... 49O.OS3.O00 general iuna Standard silver dollars In gen eral fund Current liabilities 'Working' balance in Treasury of- DCW In ba nks to credit of Treasurer of the "United States. ........ . Subsidiary sliver coin Minor coin Total balance In general fund 1,802,908 107.02S.414 22.327,833 fl,01.27 21,647.978 1,143,437 82,126.900 1lva 20 O 22c; dressed, 25c; sauabs, Z per tor market found some explanation in the dozen. Hops. Wool, Hides, Kto. HOPS 1909 crop, 12 fw 16c. according to quality: olds, nominal: 1910 contracts, nominal. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14170 pound; Valley, 18 21c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 31 (S 32c per pound. r,ArA'RA TiiTiTf 1 u. ifr Rr rer pound- HID3S Dry hides. 16 17c per pound; dry kip. 1 6 1 7 hi c per pound; dry calf skin, 13 21c per pound; saitea niaes, stty 8 He; salted calfskin. 15c per pound; green. 10 lesa confused views entertained of the technical position. Some pains were taken to spread the impression that important Inside terests In the great corporations had set about rebuylng stocks sold at a higher leveL This was done by the Insinuation that large amounts of stocks which had been returned to lenders represented the process, the stocks having been borroAved for delivery to conceal the origin of the selling at the higher levels. The eomproxni&es proposed, in the rail road legislation now before Congress were regarded. In the first view, aa a possible presage of the defeat of the whole pro gramme of amendment to the Interstate commerce law. Revised estimate of the proceedings seemed to accept them i as a strengthening of the radical forces work ing against corporations. The public reception accorded to the pro posed advances in railroad rates was not relished in the stock market. Fears were engendered that the movement would arouse an agitation that might embarrass this ln- Ivow Temperature or Drouth In lost j bursement of the increases in cost of oper ation tney are complaining of. OFFERINGS ARE LIGHT BUSINESS SIXW AT THE UNION STOCK YARDS. HOT GOOD FOR CROPS WEATHER IX PAST WEEK MIGHT HAVE BEEN BETTER, of the Agricultural -Sections of the West. WASHINGTON. May 8. Weather condi tions throughout the country during the week ending yesterday were not as favor able for the crops as they might have been, according to the weekly weather report of the Weather Bureau, which says: "A general summary of the weather for the weak indicates rather 'unfavorable con ditions throughout the great agricultural districts. Over the northern portions of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys there was much cold, and cloudy weather. This, how ever, was somewhat beneficial in modifying the effects of the severe cold of the pre ceding week. The latter part of the week was more favorable and vegetation Is i recovering somewhat from the previous ad verse conditions. "Over the cot ton-growing statea east of the Mississippi River much damage was done by unprecedented cold of the first of the week. There was an abundance of sunshine, but an almost entire absence of precipitation, except over the more east ern districts, and rain is generally needed. "In Texas and the remaining cotton dis tricts of the Mississippi, the tempefature conditions were more favorable, although severe frost occurred In Arkansas and. East em Oklahoma. Tho re was an entire ab sence of rain, however, and high wind and sunshine rapidly evaporated the moisture from the soil. '"In the Great Plains regions, the weather in the first part of tho week was favorable, although generally too dry. In the Moun tain. Plateau and Pacltlc - Coast districts. warm and coftl weather alternate with an occasional frost, but no great damage ap pears to have occurred. Good rain oc curred locally In portions of the Central and Northern districts, but in the Southern portions dry weather prevailed. The snow- flakes melted rapidly and good volumes of water were being carried in most of the streams of those districts." The wavering hesitation of the speculation On J V no.AfiPri thA IntM lilmn in tho nn-nrmrm to turn the whole market downward again. Reports of wide concessions in the Belling price of copper were the grounds for the drop in these stocks. - Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $7,61d,000. United States bonds were unchanged on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Sale.q. AllL Chalmers pf . :2oo 72.6oO 200 900 4 li'O 3.40O 20O 200 I11O 1.400 6.50O 2. SCO 6,400 Monday . Tuesday 1 t Year ago 12 Feason to date. 04 J Year ago 1 0:190 1C47 1.-17 10 o 14 ior.:: 1404 1315 786 10 2 2422 2. via sTRAWRFKRIES ARK CHEAP FOOD. Market Ov-rfokel and l ikely to Be So Throughout the Week. The wholale fruitmen had a bad day with strawberries yesterday. The supply would have been too large even had the 'weather been good. As a nesult of the con ditions, a Inrge part of the receipts re carried over. Orv-gon berries sold at 10 to 12H cents a pound. Newcastle and Florln stock sold as low as 50 cents a crate for Jessies, while rollars brought $1.25 to $1.60. Xrfts Angeles berries, of which a full car ar rived, sold at 90 cents to $1.25 a crate. Big stocks and low prices will undoubt edly be tb rule this week, as a large num tter of cars of California berries are in transit or ordered. Shippers in some of the California sections are forcing their berries on Portland In order to protect their own markets. It looks now as if berries would be cheaper the latter part of this week than at any time this season. There were fair receipts of cherries, in cluding some fine Tartaralns, from Northern California, which were quoted at 52 cents a pound. The street was overstocked with head lettuce, which sold as low as 50 cents. Bermuda onions were plentiful but were firm on strong California reports. Old Ore gon onions are about gone. Three cars of cabbage are due later in the week. New potatoes are weaker, selling as low as $2 50. Prices in California are down nearly to the Quotation of old potatoes. Largo shlpmonts are reported to be en route. Bank Cleanings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities Yesterday were as ioiiows : Clearings. Balances. port Tana l. PI 7.374 2Ol.T70 Seattle 2.2.Vt.M2 223. 4S Tacouia 2.T4rt.245 117,6."8 Spokane m;s.i-9 101,000 F.gg Receipt Clean lp. The egg trade continued slow, but re ceipts cleaned up fairly well. Sales of round lots were mad-a at 23 nd !3H cents, poultry and dressed meats were firm and unchanged. Butter was steady, with an active de mand. Chsse was weak, some handlers quoting flats at 16 cents. V Wool U ST. LXULS. May U.- St- Louis. -Wool aicady; .medium. BERRY MARKET BROKEN SALES MADE AS WW AS 2 5 CEXTS A ORATE AT SEATTLE. Supply Is Far in Excess of the De mand Carload of AValla Wal la. Aspararn9 Burned. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 3, (Special) With xrhat berries were not -wanted at Port land dumped onto this market today, to gether -with the recular supply, commission men could hardly be expected to cope suc cessfully with the 6271 crates that were ot tered. The demand for good stoclt was brisk, tut inferior stock sold as low as 20 cents. Extra rancy xrun commanded hiKh as $1.75. There has been another advance on or anfres. the rst small sizes now being "held as hiKh as $U.7K. The first California red onions arrived to day by boat. They were quoted at crate. Asparagus was firmer and in some cases higher than yesterday. An entire car load of Walla Walla asparagus en route to Seattle was destroyed by fire. New potatoes were lower, at 3 cents. The first Summer squash of the season was of. ferexl at IO cents. Butter was weak all day. even at the de cent price rut out by many firms today. although the exchange quotation was held at SO cents. ERgi were steady at 2"!ft2Sc. with the bulk of sales at the low price. Cheese was weak. Veal was steady. ancT poultry nrm. Wheat was firmer, with no sales of blue- stem below S8 cents. Considerable Califor nia alfalfa is arriving, but is In light de mand. Mdre oats are available than can be used- Up-Sound growers are' offering freely ax Amal Copper Am Agricultural .. Am tieet Kupar .. American Can . . . Am Car & Poun . . Am Cotton Oil . . . Am Hd & Lt pf. Am Ice BeourJ .. Am Linseed Oil. . Am Locomotive Am Smelt & Ref. 32. 200 do preferred ... 200 Am Steel Fdy .... 100 Am Sugar Ref ... 3 Am Tel & Tel 1.50O Am Tobacco pf . . ...... Am woolen . . 1,JCK Anaconda ilin Co, 3,8u0 A.tchison 16,000 do preferred . &X) Atl Coast Line ... 3u0 lialt & Ohio 3.9U0 Hethlehcm Kteel Brook Rap" Tran.. Canadian Pacific . . Central Leather do preferred ... ...... Central of N J Ches & Ohio 4,600 Chicago & Alton.. 20O Chicago Gt Wii. 2f0 do preferred . . . 20O Chicago & X V ... 500 C. il &. St Paul.. 10,100 C. C. C &. St L. ll'M Colo Fuel & Iron. . 200 Colo & Southern .. 1,000 Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products . 1 el & Hudson . . 1 & R Grande ... do preferred . . . Distillers' SeourL.. Erie do 1st preferred, do 2d preferred . General Electric .. Gt Northern pf ... Gt Jsortnem ore .. Illinois Central ... Interborough Met.. do preferred ... Inter Harvester . . Inter Marine pf. .. Int Paper . .... Int Pump ........ Iowa Central .... K O Southern ... do preferred ... Laclede Gas Louisville & Xash Minn & 6t Loufe. M. St P & S S M. Mo. Kan & Texas do preferred Missouri Pacific National Biscuit National Lead Mex Nat to id pf N Y Central X Y. Out & West. Norfolk & West.. North American . . Northern Pacific . . High. 32 66 35 1 8vs 57 li 32 24 U, 12-U 47 76 103Vi 67ii 121 13414 "32 40U. 107 1 102 122 109 76 184 u4 Closing Ijow.. (id. 32 6.1 M, m 85 7i 62 32 24 12 45f(, T 103 67H 120 133r "32H 38 105 102 41 Vi 107 73 18-5 8Vs 3.3U0 600 200 600 3"0 800 2,800 300 30O 3K 6.f400 1,000 400 4.&O0 5.7O0 2O0 2X) 1,500 100 300 4X 2i 200 bco "1,066 8,000 100 600 H66 700 7.100 . 500 -I, lOO 400 10.200 ICO 23. 300 1.600 I.OOO 300 300 2CO 2iV 8SJ 48 26 SH 148 'A 137 81 3i14 58 hi 133 1 16SH 38 78 2J 274 43 35 146 133, 62 134 lT4 63 9014 Pacific Mail .. Pennsylvania People's Gas ..... P. C C & St L. Pittsburg Coal . Pressed Steel Car. Pullman Pal Car. Rv Steel Spring... P.eartinsr 111.700 Republic Steel . oO do preferred; -. lw Rock Inland Co.. 8,500 do preferred . St I & S f 2 pf. l.ono St 1a Southwestern 700 do preferred Southern Paciflo .. 34.700 Southern Railway. do - preferred 3'K Tenn Copper .- l.OoO Texas & Pacific.. l."o Tol. St Tj & West. 2X do preferred ... 400 LTiion Pacific 8T.700 do preferred ... '"O IJ B Realty 100 TJ S Rubber 1.200 U S Steel 103.6O0 42i 32 li 64 14 IOOI4 143 13614 4o is 9 07 28; 118' 42 100 70 128 26 131 107 90 18 37 162 37 lf 32 43 45 27 71 46 26 49 147 135 81 3o 571 18li 14 168 37 77 29 2V 43 84 146 131 61 132 19 51 89 16 10 42 16 Sl 64 99 142 i35 39 69 a 72 2S 117 41 99 70 128 25 130 105 8 17 36 lo 37 153 32 96 41 "44 27 do preferred Utah Copper Va-Caro CaemlcaX Wabafih do preferred Western Md Weaitnghotise Eleo Western Union . . - Wheel A L Brie.. 120 2.-. 59 3oa; 39 64 178 93 73 39 So 118 42 117 24 69 25 30 39 64 175 94 73 38 78 117 40 55 18V 40 42 62 67 3 32 64 41 35 8 65 62 21 2.1 13 45 74 103 56 120 133 94 3: 38 106 -IOZ 121 108 27 74 39 100 295 71 26 49 l-ii 135 en 35 130 .14 Itti 37 78 29 26 41, 33 145' 131 61 132 19 51 89 16 11 42 . 19 31 64 99 142 32 135 39 68 66 106 72 28 117V 41 99 -70 126 26 13f 105 99 17 36 161 37W 153 32 96 41 43 26 Tl 118 25 30 3 64 176 94 37 79 117 55 18 4o 4i. 61 Big Shipment at California Cattle Due Today Market Is 1 Steady In All Lines. Tradje was slow at the stockyards yester day because of the lack of offerings. Twelve cars of cattle came In from -Eastern Ore gon in the forenoon, but- were sent on to the Sound. A car of valley cattle and calves arrived late in the day. A large shipment of 25 cars of California cattle are In transit and AreVexpected to arrive this morning. A shipment- of several hundred head of sheep are also due today. Says the Mitchell Sentinel: "The flock- masters in this part of Wheeler County -wear an unusually broad smile this Spring. - as the lambing season has been extra gooa. Ninety to 100 per cent is about the usual average from the best Information we can o sales were reported at the stock yards yesterday. The receipts were 809 cat tle and 9 calves. The shippers were c. s. Walker, of Huntington, 12 cars of cattle, and S. S. Folsom, of Albany, one car of cattlo and calves. Prices quoted on the various classes Pf stock at the yards yesterday were as fol lows : Beef steers, hay fed. good to Choice -. S 6.rU Beef steers, fair to medium.. 5.00t 6.50 Cows and helfera, good to choice 5.4u3 5.50 Cows and heifers, fair to medium 4.25 tm 4.75 Bulls 8.50a 4.50 Stags 5.00 (0 6.50 Calves, light ................ . 6.00& 7.00 Calves, heavy ............... 4.50&) 5.30 Hogs, top .....10.00 10.65 nogs, fair to medium ....... 9.50C(i) 9.75 Sheep, best wethers 5.25 $ 5.75 Sheep, fair to good wethers... 4.75(fi 5.25 Sheep, best ewes 4.75rr 6.25 Lambs, choice 7.00$ 8.0 0 Lambs, lair 6.50 w 7.00 THREE-CENT GAIN Sharp . Advance in Wheat in Chicago Pit. DUE TO A CROP SCARE Have Hessian Flies Reported to Damaged Grain in Ohio, diana, .Illinois and Tennes see Shorts Run to Cover, CHICAGO. May 3. -The gaz of tho wheat speculators turned eastward today. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee had far more of interest for the time being than the West. Hessian flies and crop damage reports from the statea. named almost monopolized atten tion, during the last half of the day. In consequence, the market closed firm and within c of the top figure of the day with a net gain of 1 to S cents, the latter for the May option. Corn, finished to up, oats a shade higher. An exhibition of great strength was wit nessed In the wheat pit, although the day started tame and uncertain. Almost entire absence of selling pressure near the start made an advance comparatively easy, but soon two big commission houses offered wheat freely and, there was a quick setback. Leading longs helped a rise and apparently caused some covering by a few of the larger shorts among elevator concerns and speculators., one operator buying 2,000,000 bushels. There was some good sized pur chases based on the theory that May is usually a month of crop scares. September opened unchanged to c lower at $1.01 H to $1.01. advanced to $1.01. declined t to (1.01. rose rather violently to $1.02, and closed lc up at $1.02. A modest advance was scored in corn, with the May option climbing more than the dis tant months. Cash corn was firm and hlg-her. No. 2 yellow sold at 62 Vi GKc. Oats were comparatively weak. Septem ber closed steady at 3&c, a net loss of H c Provisions recorded an all around advance. Pork finished l015o up. lard 17&20c to 85 o higher and ribs 12 Vs to 12V&&15C ad vance. The leading futures ranged as follows: vvhIoat. May..-, . July Kept. . . Open. High. Jl.OS'g $1.11 1.02 1.0 4ii . 1.1)1 1.02 corn: Dec... May... July... May. . uiy. . Sept, . May.. uur... Sept- . . May. . July., eept. . May. ... July. ... bept 12.12 ft 12.20 Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, May 3. Cattle Receipts esti mated, 3O00; market, weak. Beeves, $5.6038.30; Texas steers. $4.60(43 ti. 10; Western sheers, $4.80(56.70; stockers and feeders, $3-SW6.0O; cows and heifers, $2.70-7.20; calves, $0.50 8.50. Hog Receipts, estimated. 10.000: market. slow and slightly lower. XIght, $9.059.35; mixed. $9.05sy.40; heavy, $9.O59.40; rough, $9. 050. 20 ; good to choice heavy, $9. 20fa 9. 40; pigs, 8..ov.;-h; ouik or sales, y.o(.35. toneep Receipts, estimated. IO.00O: market. weak to 25c lower than last week's close. Na tive, $4.2o7.&0; Western, $4.90S-7.90; year lings, $7S.2o; lambs, native, $7.50(59.40; "Western, $7.50f59.40. 1000; market, steady to 10c lower. Xative steers, $6.25ir8.10; native cows and heifers. KANSAS CITY. May 3. Cattle Receints. $3.10153.7. 40; stockers and feeders, $4-&0.75; bulls, $4?jNJ; calves, $4(&S.50; Western steers, $5.7Bi??7.70; "Western cows. $4.50.' Hoga Receipts, 14.O0O: market, weak to 6c lower. Bulk of sales, $9.05!ix9.25; heavy, $9.15 (fjy.so; packers and mi ten era, u.iov.o; light $8.909.20; pigs. $88.50. Sheen Receipts. 12.O00: market. 10c lower. Muttons, $5.50-7; lambs, $V58.90; fed West ern wethets and yearlings. $6.50(iz:S; fed West- era ewes, $3.oo&7..za. OMAHA. May 3. Cattle Receipts. 3900: market, active and steady. Native steers, $5.75 6r7. To; cows , ana neirers. Sd.d0aro.7o: West ern steers. $3.509'7 ; cows and heifers. $2.75 ?3.75 ; canners, $2.50S'4. 25 ; stockers and Seed ers, $3.zoro. .0: caives, -i.i-B.zo; ouus, stags, etc., $3.7506. 25. .Hoes Kceipts, 0100: market. lO'a'isc lower. Heavy. $8.90aV.05: mixed. $S.85iS.95: lieht. $8.75&95; pigs, $83.75; bulk of sales, $8.85 toneep tteceipts, marnei, oa?-c lower. xeariings, i.ou(ga.2o: wetnere. i.zowi.w ewes. $0. timu.To: lamps. ..GOijry.oO. WOOL FIRM AT LONDON PRICES iREAIilZEIV ARE HIGH EST OS" THE SERIES. Dried Fruit Bt w York. KETW TOBK. May 3. Evaporated apples steady. Spot rancy. 10c; choice. 8Sc; prime. 7$7Wc: common to fair 6c. Prunes steady. California up to 30-40S. 2 ! Sc: OreKOUS, 4 sc. Xpricots firmer. Choice. B$10c; ex tra choice, lUHSUUc: fancy, 12g12jc. Peaches quiet, unsettled. Choioa, 5a& 6.c: extra choice, irc; fancy. 77faC. Ralsnls dull; nominally unchanged. Loose muscatels. ZH6c; choice to fancy seeded, 4e"iC: seedless. Si;6'i),c; Lon don laers. (1. 15 1.20. J.2X) .ino 1.P00 19?s S..VW) 42 14 80O 44 '-i 3 67 Mi luO 31i 314 3'5 Total saJes lor tne cmy. e, w snares.. BONDS. NEW YORK. May 3. Closing; quotations: U. S. ref 2s reg.lOOVN T C G 3Hs... S914 ' do coupon.. ... 100 :NTorth Pacific 3s. 71 U. S. 3s reg 102North Pacific 4s. 100 do couTJOn iv iKutn sarins 4S.JW C S. new 4s ree.114 Union Pacific 4s. 9S54 do coupon lli.'W iBeon cent 4. . y: D & R O a. 84 Japanese 4s. 91 Ialry Prodnce In the East. CHICAGO, May 3 Putter Steady: cream eries, 4tthc: calrle. n"l5c. Kzgs-Keceipts. 35.112 cates; steady at mark. ensw. in.-luded. 17,11; firsts. 19Uc; ttrinie niwij.. 'c. 'hees MraJy; tlaiRics. 14411; twins. 14t-.-': Young Amerk-ad, 1414ac; lonsr horns. Mtrn Mini ri- stocks. BOSTON. May 3. Closing; quotations: AUouex 894'Moliawli 3 Amaitf Copper... tiSNevada Consol.. 184 Am Z L, t s.... iplssing; Mines. w Aril OOem lNortn isutte si Atlantic e "orth Lake 10 R A C C S M. 10 IDld Dominion S2?i Butte Coalition.. 174;Osceola 13 V4 Cal Arii 50 Par (Sil & Cop). 12H i7 (tjulncy . ..... 11 Shannon . 64 H Superior sup dc BOS Min. Cai Hecla. Centennial Copper Range.. East Butre Cop. Franklin (jirftux Consol... Gfaitby Consol . . 1 1 a io4 ;up & Pitts Cop. ITamarRck iU. b. Coal &. Oil. Coarse Cross-Breds Now Equal the Prices of the March Sales. LONDON. May S. There was Increased competition at the wool auction sales today. The tone was firmer and the prices realized were the higheBt of the series. Coarse cross- breds recovered tne opening loss and are now equal to the prices or the March sales. Medium fine showed a hardening- tendency on bettor support rrom Amerloa and the Continent. Superior Tasmanlan merinos are sought more. bales today, 14,045 pounds. OREGON WOOL BALES AT BOSTON". Good Lot of Staple Urines 10 ',4 Cents In urease. BOSTON. May 3. The local wool storks are well broken up and a little In the choice wools remain, although prices are still made by the buyers. The demand Is fair, and one mm recently secured a srood lot of Ore xon staple at 19Hc In the g-rease. Fhearlnjr 18 now in full swinjr in the West and local buyers have secured Nevada -4t from lftc to ISc. Shearing in the - fleece states has scarcely begun.- Quotations: California Northern. 5TS?5Se: middle county. 5254c: Fall free. 4S50c. ore-son eastern jno. 1 staple, wapwc: l'.&t.ern clothing, ottrtfatfo; valley No. 1, 64 05c i-errltory Fine staple. 63S66c: fine me dium staple, oWwftlc; fine clothlnar. 62c fine medium clothing. G5Cf57c; half bl'Vd. 57S5Sc; three-eighths blood, 5556c; quar ter-moon comuii: K- o0'O4c Pulled extra, ofcc; fine extra. 60S 62c: A supers, aivposc Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. May 3. Coffee futures closed steady net unchanged. Sales 18.750 bags, including exchanges of &000 bags May for March and a little business in May (1911 at .78c Closing bids: May 6.35c: June. s.40c; July, 6.45c; August. 6.50c September, 6.55c; October and November, 6.60c; December. 6.65c; January. 6.68c; Feb' . ruary. 6.7c: March, 6.6c; April, 6.7fic, Spot coffee quiet. l,io No. 7. S?,c; Santos No. 4, 9i4.tt.-- Mild coffee dull. Cordov 9'i i;tic Sugar Kaw firm; reflued steady. .58 M ..-.9 i .62 .63 414 .40?, .B8si .60 W .63H .6414 OATS. .35 vfc .41 .40 .38 Low. tl-OHi. 1.02li l.OIV. Ji .59 .62 Ml .63V4 .41?, .40 .38 MESS PORK. S1.63H ai.S2ia a 1.80 21.7SH 21.93 21.95 21.62 21.77 21.75 LARD. 12.56 1S.85 12.37 12.45 12.32 12:40 SHORT RIBS. 12.25 12.35 12.25 12.17 12.2(s- 12.12 12.55 12.22 12.20 12.10 Close. 11.11 1.034 12 .58 .60 .63 .64 .38 .41 .40 H .38 21.70 21.92 21.95 12.75 12.45 12.40 12.35 12.20 12.20 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW 'T'OEK, May 3. Flour1 Steady : small trade. Receipts, 42,591 barrels ship ments, 8288 barrels. Wheat Spot strong-. No. 2, $1.15 nom inal 0. 1. r.; mo. x northern, xi.18, nom inal f. o. b.. opening- navigation. Options: Wheat was firmer with very small offer ings and. Influenced by covering by shorts on firm cables and unfavorable advices, closed llc net advance. May closed 1.16; July closed $1.12; September closed $1.10. Receipts, 78,000 bushels. Hops Dull. Hides Flrm. . Petroleum and wool Steady. Grain at San Fronclsro. SAN FRANCISCO. May 3. Wheat steady: oariey weak. Boot Quotations: Wheat Shlrplnsr. 1.52t& ti.Of per cental. .Barley reed. 31.121.15 per cental brewinsr. $1.17 Vi H' 1.20 per cental. uats teo. 3l.dUin-l.4o per cental: white. 4L.ou-g-.L.ou per cental; oiack, nominal. call board sales: w neat no trading-. Barley December, Il.OUsi 4L1.10 per Corn Large yellow, $1.0O'1.65 per cental. Kuropean Grain Markets. LONDON. May 3. Cargoes dull and ln- walla walla tor shipment. B8s 6d. nom inal. English country markets, steady. liYench country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL, May 3- Wheat. May. 8d; July, 7s 3d; October, 7s 4d. Weather fine. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 3. -Wheat. Maif. jiosai.: July, si.uo: September, $i.03?. cash. no. 1 naro. $1.13; No. Northern. $1.01; No. 3, $1.41.07. Flax closed at Corn No. 3 yellow, 565Sc. Oats No. 3 white. .'!!)& iUc. Rye No. 2. 71a'73c. Grain 3Iarkets .of the Northwest. TACOMA. May 3. Wheat, export blue- stem, sac; club, 84a Muling, bluestem, byo uuc; ciud, 00c. SEATTLE. May 3. (MilMng- quotations, blue- stem, 80c: fortyfold, 88c; club. 87c: Fife, 87c: reM Russian. 85c. Export wheat.- blue- Htera. 87c: fortyfold. 86c: club. 84c: Fife. 84c red Russian, fcc. car recelpt-.up to noon. wheat 7 cars, oata 4 cars, barley 2 cars. Yes terday's car receipts, wheat 22 cars, oats 11 cars, barley o cars. Changes in Available Supplies. NEW YORK, -May 3. Special cable-and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreet's show the following changes In available supplies as compared with pre vious account: ' Bushels. wneat. united states. east or Rockiea decreased Canada, decreased .3.648.000 .. atl, 0t0 THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits, $725,000.00 OFFICERS: J. C. AIXSWORTH, President. K. W. SCHMEER, Cashier. It- LEA BARXES, Vice-President. A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. BOLT, Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES OLXEST BANK ON THE PACIFIC COAST CAPITAL $1,000,000 SURPLUS and PROFITS $600,000 OFFICERS. W. M. LADD, President. . EDW. COOKINQHAM, Vice-President W. H. DUNCKLEI, Cashier. R. S. HOWARD, JR.. Ass't Cashier. L. W. LADD, Assistant Cashier. WALTER M. COOK. Ass't Cashier. IlIRECTORS. EDWARD COOKINGHAJt HENRY L. CORBEII. WILLIAM M. LADD. CHARLES E. LADD. J. WESLEY LADD. S. B. LI.N-TH1CUM.- FREDERIC B. PRATT. THEODORE B. WILCOX. Interest Paid on Savings Accounts and Certificates of Deposit We Issue Letters of Credit, Foreign Drafts, and Travelers CfiecTcs l-umbermens National Bank Corner Fifth and Stark Sts. Portland, Oregon CAPITAL, $500,000 DEPOSITS. May 1, 1910 May 1, 1903 ...$2,910,185.89 ... 1,667,689.25 Increase $1,242,496.64 & TRUST COMPANY SAMUEL CONN ELL, President G. L MacGIBBON, Cashier CAPITAL, $150,000 Does a general banking business. Opens checking1 accounts 'without limitation as to amount. Pays interest on time and saving's deposits. Issues travelers checks and foreign drafts available everywhere. CORNER SIXTH AD OAK, PORTLAND, OREGON. Closing bids: May. 14.89c; June, 14.80c; July, 14.73c; August. 14.10c; September, 13.19c; October, 12.72c; November, 12.67c; DecemVr, 12.B3c; January, 12.R0c. Totai United States and Canada. aecreasea 4, 609,000 Afloat tor and in Europe, decreased. 1,000,000 iotai American ana European sup ply decreased t 5,609,000 uorn, uniiea oiaies anu Canada. decreased 2. 0fit ah a Oats, United States and Canada, decreased 1,257,000 SAX rKAN CISCO QUOTATIONS. Produce Prices Current in the Bay City Market. SAN FRAKCISCO, May 3. The foliow tng prices were current in the produce mar kets today: Butter Fancy creamery, 25c; creamery seconds. 24 c; fancy dairy, 24c Theese New. 13 13 c; Toung: America, Ee&u Store, fancy ranch, 25c. 14&14ic. Poultry Roosters, old, $556; roosters, young, SS'glO; broilers, small f3.604.5O broilers, large. 56; fryers, 7.508; hens! $5.oO&12; ducks, old. $67; ducks, young. ii tg 9. Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, 5090c garlic, 35c; green peae $1.63; suing beans, 5a"c; asparagus, $1.601. 7 oft toma toes. $1.5004; eggplant. 10$-20c. Fruit Apples, cnolce, $1.23; apples, com mon. 50c$l; bananas. 75c&$3.50; Mexican limes, S.SOf&'d ; Call forma lemons. choice, $4: common. $1.25 01.75; oranges, navels, 41 5'43. pineapples, $2.503.50. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, $L1501.25; sweets, 3&3c; Oregon Burbanks. 90c$$l. Millstuffs Bran, 24&2ft; middlings, $3 032. Hay Wheat, $12018.50; wheat and oats, S11015; alfalfa. $8011; stock, $-700; straw, per bale. 0O5c Bops California crop. 16017c , .Receipts Flour. 21 M sacks; -wheat. 40 'centals; barley, 23,130 centals; oats, 12O0 centals; beans. 5O0 sacks; corn, 100 centals; potatoes. 41TO sacks- bran. 20 sacks: mid dlings, 20 sacks; iiay, 260 tons; wool, 14 bales. New York Cotton Market. NEW TORK, May 3. Cotton Spot closed quiet, 5 points advance. Mid-uplands. 15.30c; miH-Gulf. lf..F.3c Sales, 13,309 bales. Kutures closed steady 1 to 11 points, um Bonds Investments Timber Lands McGratb & Nenhausea. Co. 701-2444 Lewis BUg., . PORTLAND, OREGON OIL MAP FREE We are givtnsr away free to the first hundred people answering this ad vertisement a map of all the Cali fornia oil fields. - SjC!A1T-I,OOMIS CO, K71 I'helnn Blder., San Francifctt, California. Marty property owners KNOW NOW many will learn, that BfflJLITHIC Pavement has more sta bility, more real value than any other hard-surface pavement laid. TRAVELERS' GUTOE. All Modern Safety Device (Wireless, Etc.) LONDON PARIS HAMBURG IPennsylvanla May lliDeutschland ..May2'J Kirarw m rsee May ui-ires. jmcoin jutib l tK. Auj? Vic. .Mav 1 lOceana June a Bluecher May zoi'Mneriaa June -i tUnexcelled Riti-Carlton a la Carta Res taurant - Hamburg direct. 'New. ITALY VIA CIRKAI.T H, jAi'i.r.. aau GENOA. 8. 8. HAMBTTMi May 10, 11 A. M. 8. 8. MOLTliK .May Bl h. 8. Batavia June 11 Hamburg-American I i nr. 160 Potvell St.. ban I ranciitn, Cal. end local K. R. Agents in Portland. Columbia River, Port land and Astoria Route Steamer Iassalo leaves Portland "My. except Saturday, at 8 P. M-; returning, leaves Astoria daily, except Sunday, at 7:00 A. M. Tickets interchangeable with steamer "Lurlln.?,", which leaves Antorla da41y, except Sunday, at 7:00 P. M. San Francisco and Los Anodes Direct - North Pacific S. S. Co steamships Roanoke and Elder sail alternately every Tuesday at 8 P. M. S.S. Santa CJara sails for Eureka and Pan Francisco March liG. April 9. 23. May 7, 21. at 4 P- M-, from Martin's Dock, foot of 17th at. Ticket office 132 3d st. Phones M 1314; A 1314. H. YOUNG. Agent. COOS BAY LINE 5-DAY SERVICE. Steamer Breakwater leaves Portland St A. M . May 4, 0. 14. IS. 24, 2 and every Ave days, from Alnsworth Dock, for North Bend, Mtrshfield and Coos Bay points. Freight received until 6 P. M. daily. Passenger fare, first-class. $10; second-class. $7, including berth and meals. Inquire City Ticket Office. Kd and Washington sts., or Alnsworth Dock. Main 2B8. SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND STEAM SKIP COMPANY. On!y direct steamers and daylight sailings. From Alnsworth dock. Portland. 9 A. it. S.S. Row City. May 7. 1. etc. S.S.KanMts City. May 14. From Pier 40. .San Francisco. 11 A, M. U.S. Kansas City. May 7. " S.S. Koce City. May 14. 18. ito. M. J. ROCHE. C. T. A., 142 Third St.- i Main 412. A 1402. J. TV. RANSOM, Dock Agent. .Alnswortb. Doc It. Main, JMy