19 THE -MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, MAKC1I 2, 1911. PATENT FLOUR WEAK .Local Prices Will Be Cut 20 Cents a Barrel. EXPORT TRADE IS ACTIVE UCx-ral Ilajlnj by Sillier Kwp tb Wlirat Mark. Firm Inquiry Kmm Mexico for Grain. To or leva of aslant floor U1 cat nu a rrl an Friday or trdr. A similar rfKM took lc abotit two wo.Ha w. At that trm noma of th rn.ll.ra w.m ta faowr of a 4-oat drop, at o.h.rs worn oppoaa4 to on action. Ta ceaditloa nf th aaaraot atnea thoai aa ahowa that a 4-wnt aat vrWd .a tfao pranar lb tea- Tbara warn ao now WrJopoat la tba . i port four tr4o yaat.rday. tsur rr tlee " that tba ablpaaaatn wot of Part: and tbla month will o xcMcUasI BMy. raaata. botwoaa ll. aad KX karraia aa-aiaat ahJamonca at abawt to. tuna Uat naoata. Tba Sowaa porta will net bare aa many atanmara la ataren na In Ao-U, Vat th.y will tak all tba Bowr th.y T tart export Hour trad In aorrlr. tn knf taw wheal mar bat ta a very Brm P" it. Tba miliar am hoTtac what tbay caa at oawnirr nolata and tba Bowod aoopla. aapoclalrr. arw Ia good ne- A aood atmd lot of dab waa takra yeaterday for aairrory aa tba Sound aa tba baala of ceata and bloaatM waa sold for tba anma dainary at iJH nta. Tba Sound dealer have tba ad rant a a arwr Portland tn a lower tre!M rata to tba Orient aa whaat and coaeqaently are bidding mora for wheat tbaa tba Portland dealer. Price, k.ra are now a cent la a cant and a halt andar tba gonad auotattona. Adwtcaa from In Nortb are that aom wheal demand from M-mlc baa daralopad. aal tbla n also Darin a atreectbaelna; Sect on tba market. There waa na change In tba fd eoraala. A little Inquiry waa reported for oat a. wblcb held atrong. Parlor waa altered, bat tbara were few taker. Loral receipt, la ear, were reported by the M.rchanta Exchaage a follow Wheat Barley Flour Oata Hay Moa-lar .. TofKllv ... "e.ln.rtay 41 a 4 zt : 3 ... J I S T T Tear ago S I g-eeoa to dat.l T . sr ui 1 - 4T ll 14M li.l . Sl .i mi roreiaa crop condltlona ara aammarlxed by the Urarpool Cora Traoa Xawa aa fol low: frllod Kingdom The crop outlook eon-tlnu.- to how ImproTemenU Th ncreag nailer wheat and oat nnw rni Intra over that of It year, whllat barley .how a decreaee. rrance Plowing and aowtng of tha new crop la pnreaing rapidly nnder farorabla weather condition. guppllea of natlra wheat ara wry email with fmporta of for eign gram wrr large. Germany The crop outlook la generally rjrorable. altaough the recent froel baa catxsed witn anxiety. opp!I of natlr a heat are imai The toralgn demand flVvw. aoifl Improvement. Austria-Honearr There haa been anma tfarnac to the rrowinr crope wherw there wa laufrl-lnt nw mrrr owlnr lo tha low temnraturee. Supplle of native wheat nmall. T6 weather la now milder. Ruaala The weather la muh milder In the eouthweet anrt preaent tndlcallona point to liberal euppllee. Roumnia Tmp condition ara genemlty cooid-red fivorahle. Tu weather I now orlngllke. following very low temperaturea. Botn arrlvaua from tha Interior and stock aro ma:l- . . . Traiaarui Poena dunir ta feared ta naw boea dona to tha growing crop aa a result of aevere weather. lialr The rrop ontlook la favorable. Tn foreign demand I poor Spain and Turkey Crop condltlona are fa vera Me. . . North Africa Tha rrop oottook how nroa Improvement a a reault of general rain. OLD MOP XOVC AT ItH TESTS. Big Block a !! iinmaa Moved at 17S Oata. To price of old bona bolda Tory steady, etwuhatandtng' th alow movement In tha yaat two weeka. Tbla waa abowa by tha aal of a lot of ! bales of l0w Teiter.lay at 1J cent. Th hop were bought by Hal Ho lam from Julio Wolf. Four hundred bale of 110 Oregon have been shipped ta London on consignment. The month haa started out well In Cal tfornln. Richardson yeaterday bought 4S3 baiea of 1I0 Sonoma at IT (a cent. Tbey war not of the beat quality. Import of hops Into Great Brtetam lea 3poru tor th moatha of September 19 January, both Incinalve. wer rwta.. aa against M.03d ret durlnc th corre ponding months of 130O-1O. and 11.1 cwta. In 1P01B. Baor aalea In Great Britain during tba year 1810 war iA4T0.S7J baxrala. which rampare with S2.POO.5oa barrela tn 100 and ia.W.VS barrela In 19US. OKAMGM hEIX VOW AT ACCTION'. Cream Xu Na fkapnar tho scheme, bat Bwxere 1 avoc It. According to report received from I-oe Acgl..th price realised t th Initial auction l af citron fruit war not sack n to encourage f ':ie growers to put out fur ther offering. In every caaa tba aja war made at a considerable margin nnder tha open f. a. b. price.. Fancy orangaa aoid at tho auction al elliS. against tha regular market price of tt.60. while choice brought SLOTS at tba aal. but commanded 11.2 autaide. The auction proved a good thing for tho buyer an4 they would doubt lee Ilk to see It kept going, but It ta not believed br fruit men here that tho growers will eo th thing tn th aame light. There ara some good point In th auc tion scheme, however, nad If It ooco becomea rmly eatahlUhacl. It may prove very beao ncul to the orange growers. When they compare tha re.atlvely low price obtained t th auction and tba return en some of their conatgnmenta. eepeclally thoae mad ta tho Kaalara market, tbey will end th arale av In favor of tha bom aala. If tha auction should vntnnlly put na end to th con signment bulBa. th grower will b tit gainer thereby. S apply af Fruit sad Vegetable. Ample. Tetrdaya prodac recelpta Included two cars af orange, two car of lemon, a car of cabbage and cauliflower and n atrslght car of cabbas. A small shipment of Mex ican tomatoes arrived and sold at JLT392 par crate. A carload of tomato., is tn Iran art from Mexico. Five cars of banaai are due tody and a car et Florida grapefruit la da Saturday. Buaine waa fairly good yesterday. There wer na Important change ta price. Egg lira aael l ncnanged. The egg market waa arm. but none of the dealer asked over 11 rents. Receipt wr aaoder!. Tba supply of poultry waa light and price farm and unchanged. An easier feeling waa aoted la th pork market, bat veal waa ateady. Baiter and ckeeaw sold al last prl'-ee. rOBTLAXD MARKETS. Plena. rUeur. Feed. Etc Taee,l Track price; Bloaatasa, HI lie; club. 7r: r.d Rmlu. Te; YaHr. !-.. Id. BAHUT-Tm-I. I-I r ton: brwm. nomlr.tl. jiM.ijTrrrs-Prn. if;i rr i. miJilioss. JT:. short. :iWi rolled brl-. f j V vti 2vie. FMIl'it Patents. P" barrel: straistila. 11.93; exporta. a.0. Valley. Ij: araaam. (4 0: wdle a heat, quarter. JltO. ,-C.KV Whole. rncK 12 per ton. OATS No. 1 whit. S27MI7.50 Pr ton. HAT Track r-rir.s: Timothy. Eastern Oregon. No. 1. -u2l: mid. 'n9-'": Ulfi. ll..to 12. grain Bar. 1314.0: doier. ll u 12. Trsrtable and Frail. (XlcO II hundred: paranlp. II: turnip. OCOl: beet. l.2i. et. ft.rj. . , . APPLtU" rancr. $:iT5: choice. $101. common. SOcll per oox. OKEKN rKflTS Peara. J1.S0J1.TS pet boa- Malaca. WT J per barrel; cranbar rlee. 11..V per barrel. TROPICAL. FKriTS Orange. h.v, Is. 11 VI SO per bo: Florida graperrult. X30. ta.llornia grapefruit, Jul. JO; banana. Oo per pound: pineapplea. oc per pound: lemon. J.4: tang-rlne. fl.TJ par bo. VE4.ETABLi:! .Mae. e1 10 , P'T tort; eaullllomer. ZH.ZZ per crate: celery, rall'omla. 0.1O per crate; cucumber. -vr box: eggplant. 1S per pound: garlic. iwl per pound: green onion. Stfc per do.: bead lettuce. per don.: pepper, ur tr lb.; pumpkin. Xc per lb.; raiihc. 0IM per dosea: pTOU. f: tomatoe. $LTSa per bOX poTAtors Oregon, baying price. l.i O i s per hundred; aweet potato. 4 per hundred. ONIONS Bnytng price. $Z.SS par hun dred. fkanry aad Cowatry Freda pOn.TItT t-rve: Hen. SOc; 1HJ lee: turkey. 3c: duck. tQ21c, geee. llfllUc; dreaaed turkey, cholc. MB K! Oregon rneh. 90 a Tic per dosen. CHECSB Full cream, twin. l4o P po tnl . young America, ldlic UlTTEK City craamery extra. 1 and X poemd print. In box .lo per pound; lea Ibaa boxea. carton and delivery extra. PORK. Faacy. UajlIHe rr VEAL Faacy. U t 12 pound, lit 0 1M par pouad. Hop. TTool. Hide. EM. impn ii crop, itc; 1 If crop. i:0 tawc: contract, lie. WOOl F-atern Oregon. liwlSr per lb. acrJIT ahxlakage; Valley. K-lleo per pound. . MOHAIR TTiolce. Oc per pound. HIDr2i--eialted bldea. I'm per poma. tl,ed calf. lie. alt.d kip. ISi al-d etaa. c green hld.a. tc Ice: dry buiea. IrVTea.f. liaise; dry et.g. PELTS try. lose; salted. butcberr take-off. P CA'ARA BARK 5c per poand. CHAIN HACKS Car lota. ISt (Ml. LINSEED OIL Pur raw. In rr'' $Lv7: kettle boiled, la barrela. I ; raw. la caea. SI.15: kettle boiled, in caaea. 1-1-Lot Of 20 gallon. 1 per cent le YT gal loa. - COAL Oil. Water White. Iron hbl.. Sr: wood bhl.. le: 'earl oil. care, lev: HeadllKht. Iron bbla. lie: caee. ISe; wood bMa. 15e; t'-c-ne. caw. If; White, iron bbla. I5S1 wood bbla. I". Elaine. c-. Tc; extra Btar. ca . lo; V. M. t T. naptoa. iron bbl.. 15c; ca. 2-c. OASOLINE Red Crown and motor ga olln. la Iron tbla.. MWc: case. 23c; SO go:ine. iron bhl-. 3"c; rase. Jitc; engine distillate, Iroa bbla.. TSc: case. I- Urocevtee. Dried Fruit. Etc. TRIED FRiriTS Apple. 11 It He par lb.; currant. Use; apricot. "O1 tatea. package. Utt per In.: fU- b"1 white or blaci. by ack, JttHc-; S-e. "" 1 75; 12-1U. SJc. S-I2a. l-U. S5c; smyrnaa. lc SALMON-Columbia Klver. 1-pound tall. 12.10 per dosen: a-pound tall. i.S5; 1 p.und flat. 1140; Alaska pink. 1-pound '"coFFeIk" Reuud. In drum. ZS0S per pound , NLTS Walnuta. ITHIylSe per poond; Braxll nut. 14 ff 11c; filberts. lc: almonds. Ut ile; pecana. ISe; cocoanul. 0)i 1 p doaen: chestnuts. lJVo per pound; hickory nut, atfloo per pound. ei.Vl.T c-.rnnulaled. US per ton: half ground. loos. . per ton: 60s. 3 per ion. LEAN! e-mail white. 4"jC: large white. 4c; Lima. 6 woe; pink, SSic; red Mexicans, t'.r: bayou, dbvc K1CE No. 1 Japan. 4.e; cheaper gradea. SAotr .."3; Southern head. SdoTc. HONKY Cholc. S3.JS per caaa; atralncd. ISt per pound. HCGAH lry granulated, fruit and berry. S.V10; beat $i.l0: extra C 4 t: golden O. t.-5; yellow l. S4-0O; powdere.l. MM Terms on remittance wfthln 15 dy de duct V,c per pound; If later thai IS day and within 30 dxy. deduct He pr pound. Maple sugar, ley le per pound. rrwrivtona. 1IAM.4 IS to II pound. lTfylStic; IS to 14 pound. lti;wc: 14 to 14 pound. ItSGKSe: skinned. liftlTe; picnic, lie; cottage roll. ISc SMOKED MEATS neer tongue. ujc; dried beef ts. eje; ouUlde. aom.. Inside. 23c; knuckle. 22c. BACO.V Fancy. STe; standard. S4c; Choice. i:c: English, use. DRY SALT CURED Regular abort clear, dry salt. llc: smoked, lisc: backs, light, salt. llic: smoked. liltc: back, heavy, salt, live; smoked. lilc; exports, salt. lie: imoinl. list LAKD blot tie rendered, tlereeo. ll4e; tub. 11c; atandard. pur, tlercea, llc; tuba. 11 Ho; choloe. tlercea, lie; tub. 11 He; shortenlcr. tie roe. e: tubs. 10c. Bank CleeuHng. Bank eleannga of tha Northwestara el tie reterday were aa follow: Portland :.114.4 S1S.41 Seattle l.Tl.l 14. rol Tacoma 7:S..T4 lOi:4 Spokana 4.J.134 1.U BUY CALIFORNIA EGGS SEATTLE DK.4.LERS PttACE OR DERS IS THE SOCTH. Potatoes Sell at tho Ixmeflt rrloe of the Season Half Dollar Ad vance) In Oats. SEATTLE. Wash.. Mare 1. (Special.) Potatoea did not sell above 32 today ex cept la a few rase. Ona feature of the day-e potato buaineaa waa the aale of a iar of fancy nock on track at f-'S. aald to be th lowest prtr that farmer hav sold at ao far this season. Th demand tor pota toes bss not been very biiak. and with a proepect of lower prlcee. retallara ar buy ing from band to mouth Florida grapefruit Is off tho market. A ca.load I In trnIL but I not expected to arrive for vraj day. Th Florida to matoee now In traneit ara not expected to arrive until Saturday or early nxt weak. Spinach wa vry crc today Apple are not keeping. Fancy atock command outlcl price. The egg market waa eaaler today with few aalea at 2 renta. The prevailing price araa 2a eenta. The attention of bbers wa focused on th California market. wnr a further decUn waa reported. Several hun dred caaea of California eggs have been purchased for delivery tbi week. Other dairy produc wa unchanged. A feature of tha grain market was tha SO rent advance on th oata No. 1 oau wer he'd t IIT.SO en tho exchange till morning. Wheat wa unchanged. Much interest wa taken here today. In the announcement of a larg local houa that It propoee to tabllh a chain of ware house In Albert tf th reciprocity bill pa. Maw Tork OH tow Market, NEW TORK. March 1. Cotton close! steady at a net advance of from point on o tiv crop month. Th new crop w two point nt lowr. Mrch. 14-37: April. 14-4oc: M7. 14 See: June, 14-4Bc; July. 14.47c; Asrun. 14 04c; October. .SOc; December. 12Spot cloaed Quiet. IS pfjnt higher. Mid upland. 14.0e: do Ou'f. 14.ic Sale de livered on contract. 5.SO bal.a Coffe aad fnjar. XTTeT TORE. March I Coffee f-Jture cloeed barely tedy t i nt lot of from 24 to a point sale, to be. March. IO-IOo; April. May and Jun. 10.00: July, lu.000: Ang-ust. 10.01; September. U.Slc; October. .oe: ynamler. .7 December aad Jan- "Vpot'roffe y. ! No. T. l4o: Santoa Jso. 4, iia. Mild eofTee. quiet. Cordova. 14l5.e. nnmlnaL . Raw ugar. barely ataady: Muscovado, ; eemirlfugal. S-iOc: nla es sugar. S-OSe. Beflaed br. steady. SHORT SALES LARGE Covering Movement Sends Up Stock Prices. INTEREST IS EXTENSIVE Holders Are Firm for nigher Fig ures Whenever Any Extensive Demand Appeaf Railway Figures Not Encouraging. NEW TORK. March 1. Maneuvering of pro fessional speculator was chiefly reapcnsibl for such prlco change a occurred today on tha stock exchange. Tha existence of what Is generally termed th largest short Interest sine lut Fall furnished tba Incentlv for an actlv covering movement which nt W price upward. stork were hold nrmty lor niauer whenever any ext. naive demand appeared and prices advanced at tha outset. In th early trading. Canadian Pacific gained two nolnfa and Atchlaon and Union Tactile one. Th close ahowed few Important chnc for tne day. Extonlv buying of Union Pacific waa re aumed. but there waa little demand for other Harrlman lues. Colorado Fuel aoid off on account of tha Government's action In contesting the company's title to coal tarda. The Wabanh-Pltrsbtrrg Terminal Company placed an order for loco steel car and lalrly large export order for rail wer an nounced. Some of th largeat railway systems sub mitted their January figures fxiay nnd they were not encouraging. Tba Peonsvlvanla Bvatem reported a decreaee In net operating revenue for all linee of S2.10.0ol. The New Tork Central proper earned $4.MJO If, net: th l.ke Shore, JJftS.OOO and other lines of tha system lesser amounts. Union Pa cific decresae. wa glU.nflO; rtouthern Pa clnc's. ii2.(Mi; l anadlsn Pacific's. u0.i00 and Reading's. l-'oyxA European markets wera dull and allghtly Inclined toward Irregularity. Bonds were Irregular. Total sale, par value, 12.123.000. United Slate fconds wer unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sale. High. Low. A Hi Chal pf Arnal Copper .. O0 63 Am Agrlcult .. 4.vio i:: 1 Am Beet Sugar. 3.)0 47 H 4o4, American Cm .. T.2" l'H Am Car aV Fdy. 7lK 4 . R3 H Am rotten Oil.. 2..v 1K "ov. It Id. 31 61 4114 !" 63S eo 23 H 21 H 11 3" H 77 101 Mi 47H 11IH Hn'. IM1H 84 H 3KH Hid 102 I20 1"214 30 H 7RH 218H 21, 103 H 2.i s:ia 34 22 44 Si 14.1 1 --J S eo 32 "4 6X 141 131 1AA 33 71 37 H 2a 44 40 87H ir.2, 12.1H I'rfl1 134 H 1' r.2. 110'v 166H 10s 41 17 33 '4 (In". 11041 144 H 27 H 141 Vi 33 IMS M 121 65 37 4 los H 41H lt8 71 1J3 244 1-6V4 14 17 IS S.I 1.18 34 16d 33 8H 30 60 41 SI cs 63 114 27 4 US 2 22 .11 173 67 40 77 lis 4.1 no 17 3S so 70 74 n 174 Am lid A- Lt pf Am Ice Securl.. Am Linseed ... Am Locomotive Am rimel at lUg do preferred.. Am Steel Fdy.. Am Sugar Kef.. Am Trl A Tel. . Am Tobacco pf. Am Woolen .... Anaconda M Co Atchison ....... do preferred.. Atl Coast Line.. Halt 4k Ohio .. Kethlehem Steel Brook Rap Tran Canadian Fac.. Central Teather do preferred.. Central of N J. Chea A Ohio . .. Chicago A Alton Chi Ot Weat ... do preferred.. Chicago & N W C. M A St Paul C. C. C St L. Col Fuel A Iron. Col A Southern. Consol tins .... Corn Produces .. Dvl A Hudson.. D A R tJrande.. do preferred.. Dlatlll.r Secur En 2l 23 H Cny 21H 21 4'W 700 loo 1O0 7t) (UK 10 l.soo V. 300 r.n 77 s H'.IH 4H lill 14SH 34 H SSH 77H ion "4 41 119 14&H IHI'V 33 H loj s li'fH 102 31 78"4 212V 2H 101 H 104 12 1L-OH 1IMI 1'HI I.400 J(.1 1IN .11 1.4O0 4.SOO poo l.l 78 213-1 .10 101 l.SOO 83 S2 HOO 2ilO 1lM 4. boo 00 1 44 H H'ln 123 , 214 44 H 14H 122 H 2,400 33 inn 200 '500 300 111 '4 li 'S3i 72 14t4 13H 'l2H 37 v, 2f" 4' ssa iioit UOH "in" S3H 110H "ioui 41', 17 S4V4 iii" 143 H 2H 142 33 U 'in" 122 63 4 37 H 108 H 42 104 71 121 H 120 104 "iii, 83 l.itH 3 1.16 333. 30 h' 61 H S M S.tloO :u do 1st Pf .... do 2d pf General Electric .. lt North pf ... ;t North or . . mhj e4s 100 84 H goO 400 1-H1 00 H 'iftli r3H 116 "iin 417 17H S4H iii" 144H 2t 142 33 H 'B7H 122 6.1 4 Illlnni Central, lnterbor Met .. do preferred.. Inter Harveater. Inter Murine pf Int Pnper ..... lnt pump ..... Iowa Central .. K C Southern .. do preferred.. Laclede Oaa ... I,ouia A Navh. Minn. A Si L .. M. S P A 8 8 M Mo. Kan A Tex. 1.900 1.1O0 400 "400 400 2i 0 100 200 20 UK) 3tXI 100 Vl'.so IipO loo do prTerred, Mo Pacific .... Nat Biectrit .. Nat Lead Mcx N Ry 2 pf N Y Central . .. N V. Ont A Wea Norfolk A Waa. Nort h A"m ... North Pac Pacific Mall ... Pennsylvania ... People's liu ... PCC4 6IL.. Pltteburg Coal.. Pressed 8 Car.. Pull Pal Car... Rv SI..I Snrln. 1.SIM1 .17 4..100 10H 1IM1 4. 00O 100 2.1U0 1M S.IJ0 .1.SO0 "soo 100 100 104H 71 121 2.1 i:ns 105 v 'ioii I.111 H p.eadlng 6S.B.0 1B7 Republic Steel .. 700 S3 H do preferred.. Rock Island Co. 2.300 do preferred. . Pt L A F a Pf St L Southwest. do preferred.. Slosa-Shenield . Southern Pac Southern Ry .. do preferred.. Tena Copper .. Tex A Pac Tol. St I. A We 2u0 eiH IOO l.)0 .100 700 " 200" 200 100 S3 H 11H 27 S3 srh" 2:t H 173 r.3H 114 H 27 4H 2V14 23 4 63 H 174 do preferred 22.100 Union rev do preferred.. U rt Realty U 8 Rubber ... 7.000 U 8 t-el 4L2' do preferred.. Utah Copper ..y "0 Va-"iro Cham . 0.4'0 Wnbaah "0 do preferred.. l.iOO Western Mil Westing Elec .. 300 Western Union . 2O0 47 77 U 110 41 4H 77"4 ll'i 70 l " S 174 17H 3H SSi, 70, 74i. A04 7414 Wheel ALE Lehigh Valley 2. BOO 1744 0.1 1 174 Total alo for th day. 207.SOO aharea. BONDS. NEW TORK. March L Closing quota tions: . U. S. ref. 2 reg.101 V. T. C. gn 8. US No. Pacifio Sa TO No. Pacific 4I...1O0U A co 11 no n ...101 V. 8. 3s reg 102 do coupon ...102 V. S. new 4s ref.lld do coupon ...lid D. KU. 4. . . 3 Union Paclfto 4a.I0 Wl. Central 4s. 13 Japane 4 .. 88 B Slock at Boetoo. BOSTON. March 1. Clolng quotation: Alloues 34 'Mohawk 44 Amalg. Copper.. 3Nevada Con ... 184 a L. So.. 23;.N'lpIlng Mine.. 11 Arl.ona Com. .. 14!North Butte 2 Atlantic 4 iNorth Lake ' H C C A S M. 12HIOM Dominion... S9 Itutta Coalition. lsKceoia Ho CaU A Arlsona. 51 Parrott 8. A C.) 12 CaL A Hecl...47.1 IQulncy 7 Centennial 12 shannon 11 Cop. Ran. C. Co. 6 superior S F.. But to CP. M. 12 (Sup A Boa Mln.. 4 Franklin Sup A Pitt Cop. 14 niroux Con. .... Tamarack 43 llranby Con. ... 34 IU. S. 8. R. A M.8.1HB Greene Cananea. do preferred . . 47 I. Royale (Cop.) 13 Utah Con. IS Kerr Lake x-dlv. fth Copper Co, 4.1 Lake copper 3d1Wlnon S U Salle copper 4 Wolverine 11 Miami Copper... lt Money. Exchange. Ebta SAN FRANCISCO. March 1. eJterllng on London. 0 d.ya. 14.83: .Ight 14-S0. Ural t a. sight. $c; telegrsph. Sc CHtCAGO. March 1. Exebanr on Nw Tork. 10 per cent discount. LONDON. March X. Bar silver quiet. 24 5-16d per ounce. Money. 23 per cent. ' The rata of discount In th open market for short bills is 2 P' cent. Tho rate of dlacount In th open market for three month bills I 2fi2 per cent. NEW TORK. Mrch J. Money m enll steady 2W2 p-r cent; ruling rate. 2 jlr eenti clol?g bid. cent; ofteiwd, "ilm.rio.ni" verr doU: 0 day. !4CS per centjoo d.y. 8 pr cent: ix month "l-ni. nKv.'SSJ. r-Pr. 4 .? 4H per cent. 60-day bills and at L40 for demand. commercial bin. .ei to Bar silver. .12 c Mexican dollars. 45c Ciovernment bonds steady: railroad Irreg n!r. Condition of the Treaanry. WASHINGTON. March 1. At the beginning af buaineaa today the condition of the Unllod State Treasury was: Working balance in Treasury of- fice I2S.309.5iT In banks and Philippine treisury. 3s.oti9.SJ Total balanc in general fund.... S5,o'3,a Ordinary recelpta yesterday 2 424.j:.0 Ordinary dlrbursement 1.24..iW) Deficit 10 date this fiscal year 3.7U7.U13 Deficit this time last year 24.0.4.71 These ficures exclude Panama Canal and public debt transaction. Metal Marketa. NEW TORK. March 1. Standard copper, dull. Spot. March. April. May and June, 12.00ft 12.25c. London, quiet. Moot. 54 13s 8vi; futur. f55 7 d. Cutom-1tous returns show export so fax tht month of 1H.292 ton. Lke copper. 12.62 12.87c: elec trolvtie, 12.37 12.82 c; casting, 12.003 12,23c. Tin. . dull. Spot. 41.80'942.S0c: March. 41r4Jc; April. 3!l.2tr40.Guc: May. 3.S3a 44.23c; June. 40c asked. London, weak. Spot. flMU; futurea. 184. Iad. easy. 4.4o4.SOc New Tork; 4,229 4.27 Eaat St. Louis. London, lead, 13 6s 3d. Spelter, firm. 5.0Ovr3.70c New York; 6.50 fS.sOc East St. Lou la London, 123. Iron Cleveland warrants. 48 IH in Lon don. Locally Iron was steady. No. 1 foun dry Northern. 13.50916.25: No. 2. 815.251 16. No. 1 Southern and do soft. 815.25)1 15.73. SMALL RUN AT YARDS LIVESTOCKS PRICES ARE FIRM OS LIGHT TRADE. Contract Cattle Received Faucj China Flit Hogs Bring $9. Sheep Unchanged. No livestock came Into the yard yeater day except seven loads of contrsrt cattle. Th day' trading was devoted to cleaning up stock on band. All line held Brm. Steers moved t 85.23 to $8.50 nd the beet cows on sale brought 85.25. A lod of chin fat hog wa old at 88. an advance of a quarter over the beat prevlou price. Ewes sold at J3.50 and wethers at 14 Th receipts for th day wr 1S2 cattle and 7 horse. Shipper of the stock were: A. SterrlU. Shanlko. T car of cattle, and A. L. Owen. Emery. CaL, 1 car of horses. The day galea wer as follows: Weight. Price. 28 steer 122T rt.50 Id steers ." .! !." 25 steers ....................... 1 30 steer bi- 28 steer 48 6.50 6.75 M 6.31 6.::s 5.75 6.23 0.23 4.00 0.50 4.75 3.30 4.00 3. 73 24 steer iui 14 steer . .10J8 S steers 1112 1033 1UM .1(1 IO 7.13 1220 13.15 3 steers 21 steer . 6 cow . 8 cow 1 stag .. 6 bulls . 2O0 awes 2 wethers 65 hoes 231 r.A now-a China fats 113 i.0( Prlcea current on ma varioua classes ox stock at the Portland Union Stockyard wer aa follows: Prime steer 6.75fi 7.00 Good to choice steers 8.50 at 6.1 Fair to good steers -259 8 SO Common steers 4.00 8.09 Choice to prime cows S. 2.14s 5.7S Good to choice beet cow 4.75 a) 5.00 Common beef cows 2.00 W 4.00 Cholc spayed heifers 5.2.1 w 5.50 Good to choice heifers 6.00ivr 5.25 Choice bulls 4.50 tj 4.75 Fslr to good fat bulls J.'i'i 4.00 Common bulls . , 8.00v 1.58 Choice to llirllt calves 7.75 8.00 Fair to good light calves 7 Oil 7.50 Choice to heavy calves B.25'ii 3.30 Fair to medium heavy calvea... 4."a(d 6.00 Choice ataga 5.801) 6.00 Fair to good stags 4.000 5.00 CholcVhog 8.50 8.75 Good to choice hog 8.1.1 8.50 Poor hogs 7.00tf 7.60 Sheep - Choice yearling wether, grain fed 4.500 4.75 Old wether 4.00 V 4.25 Choice ewes, grain fed l.SOis 4.00 Fair to medium ewes, grain fed. . 2.75 48 3.25 Choice lambs, grain fed......... 5.50 tt 6.75 Good to choice, grain fed I.I0O 5.30 Fair to good 4.50 'a 5.50 Poor lamb 2.66 ft 3.50 Bay-fed sheep and lambs SOc lower than gr!n-fed. Current price In th horse market follow: Extra heavy drafters. S?506r275: 1400 to 100 pounds. 81509300: 1200 to 1400 pounds. $100250; chunks. 8SO'i l.'.O: drivers, 8100 up; saddlers, 160 up; plug. 810 40. Chicago livestock Market. ' CHICAGO. March 1. Cattle Estimoted receipts, 15,000. Market strong to lOo high er. Beeves. t5.20ji 7.00; Texus steers, 84.40 85.80; Western steer. 1 1.75'i 5.S0; stock era and feeder. 84.0o 5.KO; cows and heif ers. 52.75W3.90: calves. 57.50'(f9.5. Hogs Estimated receipts. 20.000. Market. 6f10c up. Light. 86.9.rD 7.35; mixed. 86.35? 7.20; heavy, tl.75tf 7.16 : rotifrh. .T5J 6 0O: good to choice heavy, 80.9027.15; pigs, 87.20 87.40; bulk of sales, 87-00417.15. Sheep Estimated receipts. 15.000. Market, 5c to lOc up. Native, 83.0O4J4.S0; Western, 83.25r4.KO; yearlings. 84.7511 5.75- lamba, na tive. 35.00 86.20; Weatern. 85.2306.23. PRODUCE AT SAN FRANCISCO. Quotation Current in the Bay City Mar ket. SA.V FRANCISCO. March 1. The follow ing; produce prices were current today: Vegetable Cucumber. 8111.50; garlic, 48c: green peas. 10il7c; string beans, nominal; tomatoes, nominal; egg plant, 10 41 15c Batter Fancy creamery, 2Sc. Kggs Store, 16c: fancy ranch, 17c Cheese Young America.. 16c. Mlllstuffs Bran, .834 6 36; middlings, $32 J 35 Fruit Apples, choice, $1: common, 75c; Mexican limes. $6..107; California lemons, choice. 3; commons. $1.50: oranges, navel, 81.5o92.23: pineapples. $2fS. Potatoeo Sallna. Kurbanka. $2.1082.30; sweet, $22.23; Oregon Burbank. $1,904? 2.10. Onion $1.85 2.10. Hay Wheat. $Si 13.50 per ton: wheat and oat. $Kf11.5o; alfalfa. $S4?13. Receipt Flour. 0730 quarter aacks; wheat. 1915 centals: barley. 115 centals; oats. 005 centals; potatoes, 720 sacks; bran; 20 sacks; middlings, 70 sacks; hay, 240 ton. Chicago Produce Market. UnityAOU, .narcn ' ' . . . . ...j. Creamerle. 16tl20c: dalrlea, 15W21C Ep. Arm. Receipt. 12.434 caaea. At mark. cVsee Included. 1214c; first. 17c; prime flrats. loc. 1 neese. wea. iaiH.ea, i.c, mma, 11 to 12c: Young America, 126 14c; Ions horn, 123.8 14. Wool at St, Lonl. ST. LOUIS, March 1. Wool Unchanrjed. Territory and Vetern mediums. 194422c; fine medium. 16ti lie; flne. 12yl3c Duluth Flax Market. DCLCTH. March 1. Flax, on track and to arrive, 83-64; May. 32.63 Hop at New York. XETW TORK, March 1. Hops DulL Albany Hinge Thief Cornered. ALBANY, Or., March 1. (Special.) Within two hours after five large brass hlna-e had dlnappeared from tho new Fchmltt block, where workmen had left them prepatory to putting1 them on doora of that atructure, Walter Spru ance. a tramp, wa arrested, waived examination In a Justice Court and was In Linn County Jail awaiting action of tha next grand jury. Spruance denied the theft but confessed wnen con fronted by a dealer In second-hand good. Spruanc served 90 days In tha Linn County Jail about two years ago and then jeft Albany, returning here only a t days ngo. t . Logging Camps to Open. iawvnt nr. March 1. (SDeclal.r The Bremner Logging Company has cloaed a contract ior tne bbih ui m logs and Will resume operations within a few days after a ahutdown since the Christmas holidays. - While not yet .rinii determined, it Is understood the Sorenson Logging Company will 1 1 a -1 It camp in mo nijf uiai imuif- TURN IS SUDDEN Wheat Market Changes From Weakness to Strength. WITH CLOSING PRICES FIRM Buying on a Large Scale by One Speculator Changes tho Entire Situation at Chicago Xews in CJeueral . Bearish. CHICAGO. March 1. Sudden buy ng on a large scale this afternoon for n leading speculator gave wheat a Arm o", i though the market early went far beneath even the latest of the recent uccesslon of new low records tor th season. S"; i the encouragement for purchasers of wneai came from Increased flour sales oztDwal. Then. too. primary recelpta were "Biter. On the other hand, all domestic market were lower, largely because of the general snow and rains throughout the American Winter wheat belt and In consequence ot a report .howlne 14 point, lmpiovemmt In the condition of Oklahoma held. Simul taneously European prices had become weak as a result of large Argentine and Aus tralian offerings. Bearish sentiment her waa practically nnanlmous at the outset. However, all late offerings were promptly taken and th final transaction were nearly at the top for the session. May ranged from 88 c to 89 c, cloalng &o lower at 8c , . . . Corn braced up after a period of weak ness, due to cold weather. The late bullish turn In wheat wa a big factor. May fluc tuated between 48 46 and 48c, with the cloa Arm at 4&c. a net advance of c. Cash corn wa In moderate de raund. No. 2 yellow finished at 46 46c 4c Oata touched the lowest notch of the sea son but recovered with other grain, shorts buying freely to realize profits. May varied from 30c to $lc and cloaed at 30c a hade down compared with Monday night. Stockyard Interests mainly took the bull side on provisions. In consequence, the out come waa 10c to 17J0c advance for pork; and lard waa a shade to 25o higher, with ribs Irregular, a shade off to 7o added cost. The leading future ranged a follow: WHEAT. Open. Hleh. Low. Close, Mav .88 f 9 $ .89 8 .89 July 87 .SS .86 .88 Sept 86 .87 .86 .87 CORN. May 47 .48 .46 .48 July 4S -49 .47 .47 Sept 47 .49 .48 .49 OATS. Mar.. July.. Sept. , .80 .30 .30 .31 .30 .30 .80 .80 .30 .30 .20 .30 MESS PORK. May. July. May. July. Sept. May. July. Sept. 17.55 16.75 17.70 17.50 16.75 17.80 16.85 16.87 LARD. 9.17 9.22 9.17 9.20 9.20 8.20 SHORT RIBS. 8.50 9.57 9.20 9.20 9.20 9.29 9.1S 8.12 9.15 9.50 9.12 9.17 9.12 9.15 9.52 9.12 9.15 9.15 Cash quotations were a follow r lour steady. Rye No. 2. 83 86c Barley Feed or mixing. 85075c; fair to choice milting.. 89 91c Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, $3.58; No. 1 Northwestern, 32.66. , Timothy seed $11.75. Clover $15. pork Mesa, per barrel, $19.25 iff 19.80. Lard Per 100 pounds, $9.05 V 9.07 . Short ribs Sides (loose). 88.879.80. Sleds Short, clear (boxed), $9.620 9.75. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour wer equal to 369,000 bushels. Primary receipts (two days) were 474,000 bushels, compared with 600.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomor row : Wheat. 21 cars: com, 447 cars; oats, 11 cars; hogs, 23,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 36,000 23,700 Wheat, bushels 44.400 36,000 Corn, bnshels 1.056. 200 624,000 Oats, bushels 619.700 472,600 Rye, bushels 8,000 2.200 Barley, bushel 165,900 22,308 Grain Market of the Northwest. SEATTLE. March 1. Milling quotations: Bluestcm, S.lc; fortyfold. 63c; club, 82c; Fife, 82c; red Russian. SOc Export wheat: Bluestezn. 82c; fortyfold, SOc: club, 79c; Fife, 10c; red Russian, 78c Yesterday car receipt, wheat 17 cars; barley 3 cars, hay 1 car. Total car recelpta for the month of February: Wheat 355 cars, corn 47 cars, oat 71 cars, barley 40 cars, hay 201 cars. TACOMA. March 1. Wheat Bluestem, 81c; fortyfold, 80c; club, 79c; red Russian, 7oc. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 1. Wheat easy; barley, firm. Spot quotation: Wheat Shipping. $1.32 1.87 per cental. Barley Feed. $1.12 L13i per cental; brewing. $1.2091.25 per cental. Oats Red, $1.10 1.25 per cental: white, $1.50 per cental; black, $1101.15 per cen tal. Call board sale: Wheat No trading. Barley December. $1.20: May, 8L19. European Grain Market. LONDON, March 1. Cargoes dull and do pressed, no buyers. Walla Walla for ship ment at 34s nominal quotation. Parcel Walla Walla. May, sold 36a English country markets partially 6d cheaper. Fren:h country marketa, quiet. LIVERPOOL. March 1. Close Wheat, March. Us 8d; May, Ga Sd; July. 6s 8d. Weather fine. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. March 1. Wheat May, 05i495c; July. l6fg:96c: September, !Klc Cash No. 1 hard. 97fr7c; No. 1 Northern. 96f9Tc; No. 2 Northern, 93$ V5c: No. 3 wheat. 91694c 100 INDIANS COMPETENT Commission, After Examining 524 Umatilla Reds, Files Report. PENDLETON, Or., March 1. (Special.) Out of 521 allottees on the Umatilla Indian reservation, 100 have been found by the competency commission, after an Investigation of several months, to be able to take care of their own affairs. The commission was appointed last Spring by Commissioner of Indian Af fairs Valentine and was directed to re port its findings to the Indian Depart ment. The commission tnereiore recom mended that the 100 be given their patents and turned loose on their own resources. The competent Indians, however, are not to be forced to accept patents to their land. Only 30 have made applica tion for final title. The competent Indian one who farms his own land and Is able to manage his own business affairs is willing for the Government to hold bis land in trust. Thereby he escape payment of taxes while sharing in all the benefits of the whito man. while the Indian who is shiftless and is anxious to get his money. will demand a deed as soon as possioie and convert the land Into cash. As fast as final patent is issued to the lands now held In trust oy tne tiovernment. wo mnu. Is placed on the tax rolls and the county is enriched. The 100 Indians found to be competent ha va between 6000 and 7000 acres of land valued at from $50 to $150 an acre. The SO making application for patents have about 2000 acres. Japanese Missionary at Varsity. TTVTx-jn? cfTTV OB" OREGON. Eugene. r ' tlIot-oo 1 iSnecial.) Mich I Kawall. Japanese missionary and graduate of Bryn Mawr. is in tuegeno iuaa.y as u guest of the Young Women's Christian Association of tne university ui ure Kh delivered an address before the "women of tha university last night. on the condition 01 women in japan mo the growth of tne missionary movement. lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. Merchants National Bank PORTLAND, OREGON. Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BrSINESS. t INTEREST PAID ON 12-MONTH CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED AVAILABLE THE WORLD OVER. COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY. Wa Invite Accounts of Individuals, Firms and Corporations, Assuring Them of Courteous, Considerate Treatment and Every Accommodation Consistent With Conservative Banking. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. Joseph M. Healy, ' A. F. Smith. Wm. T. Muir. A-C Mowrey John S. Beall, J. r.uatson. R. ll Durham, Pres't. M. L. Holbrook, Vlce-Pres't. Geo. W. Hoyt, Cashier. S. C. Catching, Assistant Cashier. T i aT-" i Want I - ii r aaaal nf sll sTsT TTal TT III iV III I II I II I Capital Surplus and Undivided W. M. Ladd. President. Edw. Cooking-ham, Vice-Pres. W. H. Dunckiey, Cashier. Comer Washington m . . IB twJrTOTS5?9 I m m I sjQjsgjbSj 1 aa First National Bank Capital $1,500,003 Surplus 750,000 Oldest' National Bank West of tia Rocky Mountains in that country. In her visit to Eugene she has been entertained at the Chi Omega Sorority quarters. ' MIXED REDS LIVE LONGER Umatilla Reservation Kecord Shows Fnllblooded Indians Die Fast. opvnr rTfiv fir xf 1 rVi 1 fSnenial.l That mixed-Mood Indians live longer than lull-oiooaea inaians ih uiuitimcu uj, the records In the office of Major E. L. KwiirtiiuuiKr. srent on the Umatilla In- riiun reservation near this city. The records show that of the 954 persons on the reservation in isai, uicu uui.ua u. iThe allottees are divided among three trihe Umatilla. uayuse anu Walla. The first two are composed most ly of pure-bloods, while the third is made up almost' exclusively of mixed-bloods, there being only a few of the full-blood Walla Wallas alive. While 60 per cent of the Caynse and Umatillas died, only 35 per cent of the Walla Wallas have passed to the happy hunting grounds. The exact figures are: Umatillas, liv ing 85: dead, 92; Cayuses, living, 160; dead. 179; Walla Wallas living, in. dead 15. ROSEBURG TO VOTE ON SITE School Board Orders Election to Au thorize $40,000 Bonds. w-v .iTTTTTrr i-i Xfar-Vh 1. 'KrtP-ial. At a special meeting of the Roseburg avi T&r.fs.wi vARtprdnv. it was decided to hold an election March 18, to vote bonds and select a site for tne proposea graded school, i n-i ... .nhAni Ti-', a first considered v uau no - lt was decided to build a high school to cost JGO.000. Bonds were voiea anu iiie llmlnary arrangements were well under i, nn it n,n HlRnovered that the School Board had erred In failing to submit selection or a site to voiers ui the district. Investigation also showed that many voters opposed construction What Our Neighbors Say ! ! ! ! ! ! "When the trains pass through this city, passengers crane their necks to look at our beautifully paved bitulithio streets." Grants Pass Observer. $500,000 $1,000,000 Profits 650,000 R. 8. Howard, Jr.', Ass't Cashier. J. W. ladd. Assistant Cashier. Walter II. Cook, As't Cashier. and Third Streets of an expensive high school building. Then lt was decided to compromise and bu hinit bonds for a graded Institution. TRAVELERS' GCIDB. COOK'S TOUR EUROPE! ' $150 to S1270 Several Include London During the CORONATION OF KING GEORGE V Other Tours to JAPAN AND HAWAII IN MARCH Send for Programme Free. Thos. Cook & Son, 689 Market St., San Francisco. AMERICAN LINE N". T.-Plymouth-Cherbourg-South-amptan-Philadelphla-QueenJ-town-Liverpool ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE New York-London (direct) RED STAR LINE London-Paris via Dover-Antwerp Philadelphia-Antwerp. WHITE STAR LINE New York-Queenstown-l.lverpool N. y.-Plvmouth.-Cherbourg-South-ampton-Boston-Queenstown Liverpool Also N. T. and Boston-Mediterranean WHITE STAR DOMINION Port land-Montreal-Liverpool. C W. Stinger. 254 Wash.; A. D. Charlton, 2.15 Morrison: F. R. Johnson. 142 Third, B. F. Baird, 100 Third; Vald. Lidell. 28 North Sixth. San Francises, Los Anjalss aaJ San Diega Diract Xorth paollic 8. 8. Co.-s 8. S. Roasok and S. S. Klder sail vry WMneaUr s.trntal7 at 6 P. a. Soat ailloa tJ i .lira c, near Idar. hULttlW 4. lUbLKI, Passenger Aarrai, W. B. SLESSEK. Freight AgtnU B-boaea M. 114. A 114. COOS BAY LINE .-..t . x j.-it rkkakwIIER sails from Alaska dock. Portland, 8 P. M. every Tues day. Freight received at Alaska Dock until t p. M. dally. Passenger faro nrsi-ciass. $10: second-class, 17, Including meais anu harth. Tickets on sale at Alnsworth dock. Phones Main 268. A 1234. BAV FRANCISCO PORTLAND 8S. CO. V. i ... An0...i.a via. San Fran- IHIW 3l l-D ' " scq.every five days. From Alnswortn iiocn, .r-urimuu. -SS Bear March S, RoseCUjr 8, Beaver IS. From Ban mnci. " 6S Row City -March 2, Beaver 7, Bear 12. From Ban rcuiu, . ........... ... -. - 83 Beaver March 5, Bear 10, Rose City 13. Xi . m. mini". - - . .- . j v Ransom. Agent, Alnsworth Dook. Phone.: Mali 4U2. 208:A1M': NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA 1 1. nlon JJIIB oi n. VIA TAIUTI AND WELLINGTON Direct through steamers, sailing (rora Saa - . a aura wv 911 rlQ VI A t I listen and back. 1st class, 24 Other ratea .ISO IOW A 113 UUO 3 w aaaw awua- For reservation sec Coupon Railroad Agent. or adarcsi wccm w - ---- -