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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1911)
21 fllE 3IORXIXG OKEGO.MAX, FRIDAY, 3IARCII . 17, 1911. FIELD FOR MILLS Oregon Could Make All Woolen Goods. Its RAW MATERIAL ABUNDANT I-artjer Pari of the Clip Gor Kast, and There the People of Thl Mate Hay Most of Their Clothing Supplies. Tb Uritr prt of the Orvgoa wool cll f.a.4 li if to th Ctra markot ry yr and mort or ls of It comoa bach to tala atat in th of manufacture roaa. Ta quMtloa baa ofta art, why abouM at .. coo-U fc maaufactv4 haraT Thra ama to ba ao toormoui aat to tha connnr la tha .. r of fratght cbarra bo!h w js. and It woaU aUo appear aa If thra mmrm aa acellent pntn for tha local manuractura of aroo.cn oo4j. fca rc only tba wool oa tb pot. bat aecoraia l sport. dactdd ad ttnt la tha way of eiimata aad watr. Tha Oraon!aa a fw ! r tr printed a art!-la to tha f:-t tP at tha Amtrii:n. wh baJ :- iMpptr.i tb!r w'l out af tha eouttr? and br:r.tn fcach tha manu- fac tarad at vat coat, had alrd thm problem by aatabiisblcf mtlla at boa aad tttd tn- tha aarna thlnt cu ba doa la Orfaa. Tba following on m as lea ilea la rfr&ca to tno matter baa fcooa racalvaU; rortiaal Of.. Vanh 11 (T tba TJI- . k I. wAta -- r, f lrh lith. I fWaXvl a vtrr lr'.tt' r.i artle.- undr tha h4 Mam of T. Wool at Horn." Th artlc.o t intirea: that .ra could t as u.rMfu: aa A i.ri i m',,lu f woia from wt proiit-d !o f!S' atata-. aa. that undr tha prnt con d'tlona wool is now rr. t.M-M bra In Or- n t tranafart ira $ "jla (or -. bra In iv mrt. or at that ta U.o way I knJarttAiid th riuir.iCt. f B-uc a t.-.'r ta thla at at a. art rottUly t.r ln.rmtiin. NNir fcaa fe.-a a.o f t-il m t at arsouiit f f w muUciur ta Ora a wbt amount cWiua,s maaufa;tora la Orf?i . , i: thla coJt?lfa U realty ata:ad ta th!a n;iapr lin, taal w tr ayoft Ictf a b-o jrxluvt of 4 to ffin and 4 mie aai at th lima jnprtirf oil for tha mnufi twra f i-ou-ia t ba ald br la Orsn. it ao-a to ma t ba a rtbr ,j.-'iitr atata of afai- aad tht ou.i hrd:r ba ac-ratt-l aa a f- t. uni'H mora a.loca a: para thaa I aaa r4 In h local pr up to grr t tlm. rarhaia a-mo of jo ir 11 ni4iiii.''-t-rf ar lnJ'4i.n la hat I ha h-r. th- awrra call a VU'o dr-ai-" H tRa eaUiona cannot ba mdatad J. It. tKlCOUU nf1ntta raraa to th amaunt of wmoI cMuml to thla atata br tha fw triAHa a:ralr to operation a d:mrult to M4liL i ut of a total clip of aaout t t -Hy pounda. It ta aatd that laaa than ( poinl ta tha r or about 0" piua!a vf tcourad wool ara uad at btn-. TUat a ry larc quantity oa Cai u ahowa bT tha racorda of tha annual wool .. wni'-b ara tlr utanJod by a Burner f bu)ra tr rjt'ra mllt and tfaUfa. A f w ara a(o tha laraat ntano raeturar In tha Kajt tvasbt abont IO0.K) poun-la f Orar ad paid tha rail-roa-ia tr bkullng tha dirt aloaa ta Naw Eai'.BD'L Tba writer of tha abova commuslratloa did not ra4 Tha Orasoniaa anifta attaa ttvaly. for tfaa atatemaat wa t ir.ai that thla atata Imports wool to man u fac ta ra roods for aala barn. Aa to tha amount of elothinc maaufa-t-srad bara and. la a yvnvral way. what all th arttatloa ta about, parbapa aoma of tha local manufacturer f clthlB could anliabtaa tha atranr. Thr la certainly M In Orrrn fr mort tactorl and It t B.7 o&dr that aa outdr lnquira why a da ant. fr ona thine maka oar own woolvw cl-ithra OBowr.R.n not uraot to coxtb-ct &mm4 lrmad fwr Iblt Hoy Coadltluw af tha l.asUab Markad. Thara U a fod demand tr 1511 bop ontracta, but tha daalara ara hailnc V.um auceaaa ta tndiKtnv tha srowars to .aaiL Thara la alao a ataady Inquiry for t0 aad bora- No apot trar.aaotloaa wara raaortod la thla atata. but ta Waatarn 'Waah Uatoa a ear Wad of ltWa waa sold at 14 caata. It la brliavad by dcatara that tha vacant heavy transactions In CaMfornla wrra for acco an t r f W g a n. Rich ard aoo A Co. . of London, Thla Cm ta aa'.a to hara bought about fo baia of 60 nomas la tha last fan waka letters rcalTd yaatarday from Inaon aotad a wl demand trr 11 Orsona oa tha basts of 1 canta Coast. Thara was also Inquiry on that market for 194s. Tha radian msrkat ta r port ad by tha KaatUh Obarrrar of March 1 as follows: Thara Is J-ist a Uttla mora demand for hops, but It ta chiefly confined to tha oidar growths of Kr.fttari and new Pacl5o Coast hepa, Prtcoa far all kind and all data ratnaio vary firm, md t short suppltcs wtl! prawot any td-ac!oa la quotations. bwoTr alow tha traa may ba. Oontl aaatal marka-.s ara quirt, with stocks at a vanlsbtns point. Amartcao and Pactfla Coast prtcaa ara s'.aady, w::h aa arraa amount of damsel. C.041f EATKRX MM 11 X BARIJY. raael Grada ttn: Out far Maltlnc Ittrpaaa. Tha continued Kaitrm demand for bary la th fe-atura of tha grln market. With tha steady inquiry and Haht avi:aM etocka. oaJ prn- ara or. a arm baJla. cnatdcrabla tuppiiaa of food t-d barley ara u:n for ward fr brew tnc purpoaca. Jinca u; pnea la th Northwest wra reduoad. tha Kaatem trada ha been maktar liberal pur chases la California. T!ia Caltfomia barley Is sblppeU by way of tba le-.otnua to Naw York and thaa sent by rail to Chirac iata wara qutrd steady to Arm with farmer not frea ae:ira. Tha wheat ftiarWet waa qufrt with only tha ordinary local l-tnand. S;iars wara Rrai. Ucal r:ip:. In cars, wara reported by th "Merchants Kirhr aa frowa: U heat liarlay Flour Cats stay yn?v Tue'iJy V !n '.ay .... 1 T ure-l-r J Y- r ao 1 y.-fc.'a t tiate. 1 ' Ytaf Sfo si: io ii 1 I 7 T.M 1ST I 1 BMM TR.VIX MtKFS r.T TIMK. I mil I. la 4 C litu.. m4 W IU NrU I Halt IM Aduc F!v .- J tnj rrtv4 terJay. b.ilnc Bid, tt tlm from Lo Or''"- Th. fruit u la (oU coudllln. Ormnc. .t,K-k. clcAClp. bp wIL sral c.r. r ro:ur. r.J or.. U Ju. io-l. TBr. W Thrt U pr.-i;c.::y &. br.d l.ttuc oo Ui. uc;,ia suppllr. can b. oMlnr4 .1 S.n Fr-iC A.p&rm.o. U atc.dtijr dllnlnr o4 tlir'i ahi::mr.t kU at la cnt. Jl var of a Inuciic caui:flow.r ani4 aad ofT.-4 at 2i. AdTMc. la hnsr. All K'adc. o( rtftstd susat .r . .nc.d 1 mu a bundrd .tdar. Tit. aflvanca vaa cu.d tr tb .traiuta af tba Eatra mark jl. i:xx M.rkr la Firm. Th. ma.-a.t waa Brm aad f.w aai.a war. mad. und.r "o cnta. Local rc.pt bar. tx.a rath.r l!fht thim wk. wall. axniaJa at Srattl. Var. bfn h... thua afcowlec tta nu, Orio. hlpp.ra ba. baaa amdlna; supplies ta tha Northern mar ket. Poultry and dressed mcata vara steady at tha former prices. Batter and cbas wara uacbacxad. Kear Coadewacel atllk Prica. Jobbara hava baaa looking- for a read J oat meat of coadons 4 milk prices for aoma tlm paju Yesterday tha Carnation poo- pl. who have be quotlns; tba hit prte. dropped thatr quotation on tha larg sua fii cents a casa. ta 3.0. This puts than under tha twa other companloa. Plo er bales b:d at .b3 and Buttercup at e4-7o. Bank Oarlsfft. Hank cleariaca of tha Norihw eat am eUle yaierlay war aa xouoen: a ilftrinii. Balance1. Portland 2 ! ;.t!.240 Seattle 1. 5 lot Taj-o:na 112.31 Spokane ;a.a V1.60 rOKILAVD MARKETS, Ve;tabla and Fruiia. S KCK VEGETABLES Carrota. 85c 9 51 hundred: parai;ta. ocw II; turnips, 5- "fit ' k' ICAL rUT ITS Oranyes. ravel. 1? Sim. S 73 r-r bm: Florida erapefrult. it .'K al.f jrn;a crap-fruit. Jji.iO; bananas, a iHc r-r lb.; p.naapplca. per lb.; lemons. li' udii'.iiilj. ti.,5 per boa. APi r.E!" Kancy. 2 - 75. cbolca. $10T. common. . ii 1 1 per box. OKKGTf FHl ITS Peara. $l.!tOal.Ta par bo; Vi mii. ; fr". A par barrel; eranbar- rie. Pr barrel. VEr.ETAHl.Ei3 A oa -axos. l?o per lb. rabMt." !." per !"0. cati'lflwr. I.o pr crate; r-i-ry. tt::p-Tnia. J wpa crat; cucumbers, f 3 2 S3 p-r box; ergplant, lb ; s;ar He. loitlic per lb.; creen oniMia. i'C per C M-; heart lettur-a, rvc per r'"-. h-thiuaa lettuce. J-'rMI per bo; fepper. Tif id - n.itilip n a Lw nT dot., rhu- tAfb. lo pr lb.; sprouts. Ihs; torn aloes, 91.73 2JA pr box. l'"TAlOt.-nriaii, baylnj price. $!. (ft 5" pr butidr 1. b.MuMi iiuine prlra. t par hundred. Orato, tlamr. TKeed, Eta. Wheat Track prtrea; Dluctter K3c club. t-H- ra iiussian, w. Vally. HAkLET-Jt'eed. 134 per ton; brew wing. nominal. at li-LJ-TUFFS Braa. 21 per too middane. 4 .7 r -i . ahurts. iil &'i2; rolled ijr :i iu6:va ri.ot ti tairtita S4 75 barrel; atra-i-a. U ' . exp-ris. I J ad: Valley. $-u; v- v - C i J rte f oa. O ATq No. 1 wh!to. J J 7 O por ton. tiA-Tck r i.-r : Tiniot baatera Or-tron. No. 1. l-i 2"-; nui'-l. si- fa.fa. :i M. a.'ain bay. I.Jtf i ev at. llj ii Dairy and Caoatry Produca. POt'I.TRT Ue: Hens. !l20c: fryer. Sff iic; turkea. r; Uvicfca. a.-; a, IS H i if ; crwro i ur? a, cnui.-f. .J" (HtK.'a-r'u.l cr-am. talus. Ike pa pouri; Jfojnc Amenta. K& in tt .'.! j' v --- iTr of ra l and a- pnund prints. In boxea. 31c per pounrt; leas VEAL, Fancy.' a to l- pound. iJQlmO (r (vjac. tfopa. Waoi. Hldea. Eta. HOPS li; rnp. l7l, wliSc; crop. 1212 -f . eor.trc;s. 1V. , . i MAIIt Cbolca. per pound del ! axed Uin.i. Ka.itern Oraeon. I3tfle per m ecorliag to shrinks; Valley. I7ilc par pout-J. l'i:i.T Dry. 1V; aalted. butchera take off. Tr" r V- . ! a mb r: :. - tl MtV.-i tal.l fcidea. Te Pr POtina sr.Ita caf. Id-: aa.ted kip. salted :. ic; yre-n hiu:a. 1c les; ury mifi, 17c. dry ea:r. liic; cry a-aga, w URAIN SACKS Car lota. tnt. on. LtNSKEn OK, Pur raw. In barrel. LOT; ke't: bo. led. in barrels. 1 raw. In rtiM II 1J kvltla bnileii. in C- 1.1- Lots of calloaa. I par c,nt leas V ion. l'f)AL OIL, Water White. Iron obi-. e wood bMa. 13c; Pearl oil. ess-. lHc; UA 1 !, Iran hla liar C11U. ISA: Wood M:o. i.v-: F.ont. caca. r'-: spcil Wclte. Iron bbl. llne; wool Dais.. ic; F.alna. caaae, 7r; extra Etar. cases, lw; V. M. A P. aaptba. iron bbla.. lc; casea. r3c f". iriOT.Tvr RmI frown and motor RBS- a!lne. in Iron bbla.. lac; 23Sc; Sd gasoline. lr)n bMa.. !!: cafa. 35 Sr; engine diet.;. at. irn bb... 7 Sc: caa. 1-4 -0- Tl'KfK.NTI.NK .. fl.l: wood bbi-. f-1 IJ-t. irun bbi.. aLOW. Tea case tots. Sl.li. OATS UP HALF DOLLAR SEATTLE MARKET IS QCOTKD AT $21.50 l'Ktl TOX. Large Ifcrcclirta) of Oregon Egg". KrFh Butter Is In Light bappl. PEATTLE. Vub. slareb. 1. (8p:lal.) Tha re.lpta of arts vara a. b.avy today that tba prlea droppad back to 23 cnta. Th. dar'a r-lpta .ra th. hravlaat thla rrTlnc. Or.nn ahlpp.ra ..at in iar. quo. tltlaa Local d.ai.ra ara pultlnt minj ia or.'... Th. flrat fiprlna broll.ra of th. a.as-n arrtvad todar and war. aoa an nt. n.r pound. FVh bmtar waa arc.r on Waatarn avenu. than It haa h... In month, Thr. maa much trading of atocka amor. obt:.ra.. rTactically no lira po'iltrr la arriving. Th. ar.aa. a mar.. w. nh .ood a-ock.btld at ft a boa. Another carina! of Florida arap.frult arrtv.d. caull flowar and clary .r. bath acarca. A faar local hothouaa cucumbora hava mad a their apr.aranc. Th. potato market waa an uncertain auantltr- HoMu, war. bulll.h In thalr ,l..a. but xnot commlaalon man look for .a malarial advanc. In zrlca Ouiaida of a &t-crnt advanc oa oata to and a half-cvnt aavanr. oo Ilia, th.r. wcr. no changca la tba wheat market loillr. PROIirE AT 8Jf -R.XClSCO. QnadalkMU Current la th Uay City Mar. krta. 5 AN KRAM'lSfO, March 1 The follow Icc pr.Htuc. rli.a war. currart toda: a.-:Ab:a .'ucunibcra. ll.Wy 2.5; irar- uj-.m.-ia. Kjlvc; tumatova. nomlual; tft riant, j-naic. liutter Fancy cream. ry. 3S. Kara Store. lc-; fancy ran.h. -lc c..e.ca Yosa Ani-rtca. liul Mllialufra Uraa. t-H u -d. c.iddilna.. tZi G as. Fruit Appla. choice. $1 10: rmmon. M.atcan litn.a. ;.. Cuilfrn.a lemena, cholv-e. $"; crnm.n.. $1 f i nrarsea, naval. l.iJS: pir.-api'lca t : ., 1. F"ta.o'e K.r.y H-'. I : C.. f 1.S5; B.!laa Burark.. .luj2.oi; Oregoa iiurbanka. 11. J . in;ooa Nominal Hay wheat. , IS ro per ton; wheat aad oata. Ii. ail.ifo. $ J '.i Hcr pt- Fl"ur. 4:iS tiv.ir-.r aacka: wheat. R7' c.ntAl. barlcv. 1 T"5 cr itula; oata. 41.1 (rn'ai.; P'la:-a. Ji ea -ka; bran. o5 aacka; ruiddilnaa 110 ,ark; hay, 4oJ toaa. Metal M.rketa. JCEW TOBK. March Id. Standard coppor. weak. HKI. ilarch and April. ILS-j U.w-: ly and June. 1 1 S". 1 1 '-c. London, d jiU Spot. i:3 a d: futur. a l.a- t:uatom houa. returna anew eaporta of copper ao far thte month of lo.Si'4 tona. Uk. copper. lH!iili5": electrolytic ll:5Ji:3Iitt; ca.ttna. l' i 1 -c Tin. weak. Sr"t. I'JJfc: V.-vreh. 3f SoOc: April. STT53SUoc; May. 37 308 lie; June. 57 r.u .17.7oc London, weak. Spot ar.d futurea. il74 o. Lead, du'.l. 4 401 SOc New York. 4.27I.C tUat e: Louia London. (IS 'it o-l. Iter. duil. 5.11t;boc New York: 4.40 wV47v.c raat St. Loula. London. 13 Iron Cleveland warranla. 4a XSd In Linden. Locally Iron wa. atetdy. No. 1 foundry Northern. U 75lai; No. t North ers, No- 1 Southern and do aofu 111 ioj 14. MM and Vaarmr. NEW TOltK. iar.:h X. i"on. future. Cloae OUlet. Uct 1 DOiht h.Cher to 2 potlita lower aaa. U.-J" baaa. March. April and Mae 14.43c; Jun.. lty;0c; July. lv.JSc: Au.u.t. 10 :ic i Si"':aib-r. H lit; OctoUer. .Ic; Nox.n-er. .eo: Pecaaiuar and Jan uarv ' 9 :c; February, lc. S-iot corfea quiet. No. 7 Bio. 15lc; No. T J:;o l;ic: N. I Samoa. i"c. Mtld cof fee dulL ordoa. llrlc nominal Raw aurar ateadv. M :acoi a-lo. S teat, 111,-- rectrifuc.il. t'Jt. J.ic: molaae-a ausar. teat. a.uac; ikuih ""J- SHEEP DIME HIGHER Market Is Strong in Spite of Large Supply. OVER 4000 HEAD RECEIVED Cattle Are Also Firm and Prime Grain-Fed Steers More at an Advance of Five Cents. Although th. arrival, of ihep at tha yard, yeat.rday war. over 40VO head, tha aoarket waa a firm ona all day. Tba demand waa eharp and aevarat larff. bunchea wara aioved. Ona lot of fancy wet'hera. nurobar lr.r 1S40 haad. waa dlapo.nl of at 4.b3. aa adranc. of a dim. over tha beat prarloua quotation. A bunch of awea went at . tho top price, Tha market for quality cattle alao a ho wed nrcorth. About "sea loada of extra aood (rain-fed atena war. aold In th. aftarnooa at So. 40, a rtea of 6 centa over Wednaadaya prlca A f.w hoaa cam. la lata In tha day. bnt no aal.a la thla Una wara reported. Receipt, yaaterday war. 24 cattle, 133 oalve., 4o21 ahe.p. 13 hoaa and 4 ho race. Khippara of tha atock were: R. L. Hotch klaa. tnterprlae. S car. of cattle and ab.ap; Thomaa Newlanda. Idaho Fail.. - ear. of heap: E. E W I Hard. Dubllna. Idaho, J can, of cattle; fen well Llveetock Company. Ham ilton. Mont. care of .heap; Kldwell Cue well. Malad. Idaho. 4 car. of cattle: C F. Bowman. Payette. 1 car of cattle and raJvea; Charle. McCulloufh. Bakur,. 1 car of catll. and calve.; I. L. Boil no. Rlgby. Idaho. S car. of cattle; J. F. In arum. Law- latoc. Idaho. 8 car. of (heap; Danlela A Wal lace. L.wuion. 1 cara of cattle; Kudd Broa, Echo, X oara of aheep; W. A. Dlahman. 1 car of rati!, and calvaa and C T. Union. IS roe-a. by boat. Tba day a aate. war. aa followa: W.lsht. Prlca 7111 :. 00 U 8.11 lum 40o 3 oo 1"1 5 73 1 4.00 11H3 t 7 3 1J T.73 UIHJ -3l 110 4.7o Ill 4.40 11 3d 21 HI S - 11 on 0 40 l"MI 3.3l 14-'i till 311 S 73 W.'4 1 CM l.d 14 10 ja 4.50 3 eleera T eteera ... 6 cowe 7 C" a a ale.r. ... S bulia :J ate.i-a ... It cali C4 1 calf Ift4t ..ther. 4i4 aethera . ("tl ateer. ... IS cwa .... 1U4 Iteer. ... 2 atecra . . . S bulia ... 147 raivea ... 10 ete.ra 12 cow a . . . . SIT ewe. US 4.00 Frlcea current on tha vanoua ctaaaea of atock at th. Cortland Union btookyarda were aa follow.: Prime steer. l6.00tTS4 1'hnlca slcers ll.'D 0 OO (iMd to choice ateera 5 SO. 6.73 l ommoa eteera ,.wa a.ve Prim. cow. O-Oo 3.60 trholr. cowa 4.7u 0.0 (Vmmun cow. .ot'tf alio Choic. helfera &.'i.1ri o-oO rholre bulla 4.3" it 4 75 fjlr to (ood fat bulla t.70t( 4 I'd Common bulla JOi'i 3.34) I'hoic. lltflit calvea 7-Toir .JO Fair to good light calvea 7.00ir 7.30 ('hole, heavy calvea G. 5.00 Fair to medium heavy calves... 4 7o , 3 oo Choice atau. H1 S t Fair to (ood .tags t 4 uo 5.00 tlosa Choi, a llcht S 230 8 50 Outl to inotca S.OOd S Choice heavy 7.73 a.00 Fheco Choice yearlng wethers, sraln fed 4 5h? 4.53 ('id wclhere e.ooi. 4 .o Choice avci, .rain fed t a.ovt 4 00 F.tr to medium ewea e rain fed . . 2 75 -t 3.13 C.'iolce laniba. (rain fed t.3S0 i.5S Good to choice, (rain fed .vOt? 6.25 Fair to (ood 4.71 &.00 ilia k'.U4 3. oo Current price. :n th. horae market follow Ea.tr he.vy draftera S.:oiS 30: 1400 to p" on da. l"li; to 1400 pounda SlootrXoO; chunka. Sa0ul30; drivers, S'5 up; aaddlera, aov op: piuca, 9itic4u. " Eautera Ureatsck Price. CHICAOO. March 18. Cattle -Receipts, eetlraatetl 5000; market, alow and weak, lieevea. .3. 10a 6.83; Texas steers, $4,404 a.33; Western ateera, $4.73415.00; atockera and feeaera, 44.4i: cowa and nellera. 13 CHi 6-tt"; calvea. 23.8 30. Hut, K.celpte, aatlmatcd. S4.CJ00: mnr, ket. elow to S4 10o up. U(ht. Sd.oo7.20; mixed. 1.73tf.lO; b.avy. i0f,7; rough, 14.000 8.73: good to choice heavy. S8.73V7: pica. Indus' 7 15; bulk of salaa, 18 8367.03. rlheep Hec.lpts, eatlmated. 14,000; mar ket, at-ady. Native, $33 3.10: Wealern, IA230 10: yearlinga. 4 75 5 : lambs, native. f50.S3; Wee tern, 5.15 8. 40. DRIFT IS DOWNWARD TOVE OP STOCK MARKET IS EX- CERTAIN" A.VIl HEAVX. Mlswourl raciflc Drops Two Points. Some of the Industrials a Show Strength. NEW TORK. March 18. Tba position of the atock market waa little chahaed aa a reault of loday'a operatlona. 1 he drift waa downward and th. ton. waa hesitating and rather heavy. Fluctuationa were nar row and. except In a few cases, thara vera no movements of note. The vulnerable point In tha Hat waa Mis souri Pacific Th. stock loet S polnta. re ceding to a level 10 polnta below the re cent hlKh price.. The weakneaa of Mla- aourl paclflo offaet tha strength of other taeuea among which tha Hill stocks wara prominent. Canadian Pacific yielded a point. Pom. of the Induatrlala wer. atronc. National illsouit rising tour points. Liullneas In tha atock market and most lines of trade found further reflection to day In tha ahadlng of rates for long time -commodatlon.. four, flv. and ala monthe money being offered at 3 to 1 per cent. The foreign exchange market waa a sbada steadier In tone. The bond market was irregular. Tha aala of $i 2.300, Ooo Xllsaourl. rTanias St Texaa a per cent bonda for refunding and Im provement purpoaca. was announced today. Total aaiea. par value. ea-e'.wv- unuea 8tatea 3. declined on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATION! S. Cloalng Salea iihi S.-'"0 3t0 ltKl .Hf.l kOO High, Low. H- t!4 V. 33 W SO ii" ri ia. 31 e t-i 44 1" (13 SO io4 23 10 3S 75 104 47 11 14H H S4V. 31 107 l2; 12H l"a 32 77, 218). 2; on S'-s 21 4s 144 122 83 SllVa S.H 142, 14 . laiel ,111. Chal pf .. .Hial Copprr .. ,:n AgrUuit ,m lleet ausar. . merlcan Cin.. ,m Car A F.ly. .in Cotton Oil. in H I A 1.1 Pf in Ice rJccurl.. ,m l.tn...d . . . ,:n Iicumotlva. ,tn bmel ac Hcf. do preferred.. ,m fteel Frty.. in Sugar Itef.. m Ttl A Tel.. m Tabocco pf m Woolen .... .nnconda at Co .tchlaon do preferred.. tl Coaat Line.. .lit A Ohio ... cthlehera Steel irook R Tran.. anadlan Fit .. tntrl Leather do preferred., entral of N J. hre A Ohio . . . Mc-igo A Alton hi Gt Wett . .. do preferred. 3J 33 1 431. 3.1 0 POO 24 1.1 CO 3u0 ' y.406 lOO loo V.i"0 4'M Sod " 'iiio 1.100 .lf0 2.J" 400 JOO S.4O0 ''ino 100 loo 4.100 78 H 104 i:o" 14UK 8 s i::.3a lil 'si"' 77 H 317 I'ei, 273 'ii" 75 103 iio'vi 14rt u io7ii lo-.-i uj 'si's n 31 ti :5 1a "ail. "2t" 44 144 4 1214. 44 Ch C. C. icago Ik S W .M & St Jiul c a fit I... Col Fuel A Iron c I A Southern. i.ol Ona n Pro.lucta c 143 H 141 U, 14 Co l.oOO Del A aludaon.. 100 Zl 51 31V, 70 3-3 Piatlllers' oecur Erie 1.3O0 211 i do let nf - !. -4 ---4 " 47 Gen Electric ... loo liM 14W14 143 do 2d pf H4 Ot North pf ... 4.r,'i0 12S4, 127 . . 127H Ot North Or. .. 2.0OO 00 3Ut 5a lillnoia Central. loO 143 loo 134 Int. rtior Met 1SH do preferred.. too pi 32 32 Vi 4 Inter Harveatcr. ItiO 114 1165k 11 inter Uarlne pf 18 Int Paper 10?i I Iowa Central".". ""io6 'H" 'H" 14 IK C Southern.. 2o0 84 33 S3 1 d a - - f , NT Laclede Gaa ... SOO llli 111 1111 Louie A Nash 144!. Minn A St L. . 100 244 24 211 M. SP A S 8 M. 1.0'K) 147V 14il 147"4 Mo. Kan A Tex. 2O0 S3 331a 33 do preferred. 87 Mo Pacific 14.3X1 33 33 53 Nut lllacult 2.3"0 12S 124 127 Nat I,ead 4"0 311 33 33 Max N Ry S pf I'nl 34 $4 34 N Y Central ... 3.300 lu7 107 107 N T. Ont A Wea 300 41 41 41 Norfolk A Wea. CimI 106 103 103 North Am J"0 70 70 70 North Pacific .. 10,2o0 123 124 124 Pacific Mall 24 Pennsylvania ... 1.3O0 121 128 12A People'a Uas ... 2o0 108 100 11,8 P. C C A St L , " Plttaburg Coal.. S.rWO 22 20 21 Pressed S Car.. 200 3.1 33 S3 Pull Pal Car . . 200 100 . 100 1'10 Ry Steel Spring " 33 Reading 23.300 157 138 1 Kcputiilc Steel 34 do preferred.. 100 07 97 07 Rock Ia.and Co 1,300 30 2'J 2!) do preferred CO fit L A d F 2 pf COO 42 42 43 St L, Soutbweat. 29 do preferred. 65 Ploas-ShefTleld 0 52 .12 01 Southern Pac .. 3.300 117 110 118 Southern Ry ... 400 28 2t 2C do orcferred.. 64 Tenn Copper ... 100 S S SS Texaa A Pao .. 4o0 2S 2s 2S Tol. St L A Wea ' 4"0 23 u 22 22 do preferred.. 300 51 51 61 Union Pac 1.'K 173 173 175 do preferred.. COO ,1 1 01 V 3 Realty 70 U 8 Rubber ... 24O0 42 42 42 V B 6teel SS.OoO T 77 77 do preferred,. 800 119 '11S 118 ?tah Copper ... S"0 43 45 45 a-Caro Ch.m .. 0.700 84 C.i 68 Wabash 800 17 17 17 do preferred.. 1.7K SS 87 37 Western Mil ... 100 50 60 50 Weatlng Elee . . 67 Weatern Union. SOO 7S 73 72 Wheel A L. E Lehigh Valley.. 2.200 173 172 172 Total galea fiir the day, 202.000 shares. BONDS. New TORK, March 18. Closing quota Jl01" o. ... iniiz 'v v r ft 3Ua. . SS B ' do coupon 101North. pacific Ss 70 U. S. 3a re(...l'J .Norm, racinc ao do coupon lo2 U nion Pacific 4a. 100 TJ. 8. new 4a reg.l 13 j Wis. on. Con. 4a. 3 do coupon . .. .ll;Japaneso 4s.... 66 D R O 4s... V3 - Eastern Mining Stocks. ROSTON, March Id. Closing quotations: . II,...- X4 tunh.vb 43 Amal. Cop. 04!Nev. Con 1S Am n Z. L. A Em 24 Nlplaslng Mines. 11 Arls. Com 14iNorth Futto 2S Atlsntlo 44 iNorth Lake 6 R A C. Cop.ASII 12 Old Dominion. . S9 Hutte Coalition. 17Oaceola 10S Cal. A Aria- 50 ll'arrot 12 Cal. A Flecla 301 ljulncy OS Centennial 121-hannon 10 Copper Range.. 6. S '.Superior 37 E-n-. TliltlA 1 '.' V II a no. 4 Franklin V'.'Su. A Pitts 14 Glroux Con S VTamarark 4t B Granby 33 If. S. Minine... 34 Sreene Cananea. 6l". 8. Mln., pfd.. 47 I Rnyalle.... 12,1'tah Con.. 14 Kerr Lake 6,1't.ih Copper 44 Lake Copper... 15! Winona 72 B I Sail. Cop 4Wolverlne 113 Miami Copper.. 19 I Money. Exeliance, Etc. NEW TORK. Mnrch Id. Money on call ateady. S42 per oent; ruling rate. 2 per cant; cloning bid, 2 per cent;, offered I IS per cent. Tim. loan, eaaler; 80 days. 2 per cent; ao daya. 2 per cent; six months, 3(3 per cenL Prtme mercantile paper, 4 94 per cant. Sterling exchange steady, with actual bual neas in bsnkers' bills at !43t t4.K4 for 60 day bllla. and at S4.SH10 for demand. Co-iunerclal bllla, t4.b3 9 4.011 . liar ellver. 32c Mexican doliara. 45c bonus Government, heavy; railroad. Ir regular. LONDON, March 10. Bar silver Quiet, 34 d per ounce. Money 2sitf2 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for ahort bills la 2. por cent; do. three month.' bills Is 2(2 7-ia per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. March 16. Starling on London. 0 days, $4S4: do sight. 4.U. Drafta, alght, 4c; do. telegraph, 7c, Cooditloa of tha Treaenry. WASHINGTON. March 16. At tha be ginning of business today th. condition of the United States Treasury was: Working balance In Treasury of fices $ J4.358.658 In banks and Philippine Treasury 131. 757. 203 Total balance In general fund.. Sl.o54.9el Ordinary receipts yesterday 2.S74.340 Ordinary disbursements S. 114. 796 The deficit to dste this fiscal year Is 16. KSajjtl. aa against $74.444. SS at this time last year. These figures exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. March 16. Evaporated ap ples quiet, steady. On th. .pot, fancy ara quoted at 13 c; choice. ISc: prime. 12c Prunea very firmly held, with small of ferings Quolatlona from 12c for Call fomlas up to 30-40s and from 11613c for Oregons from 80s to 20a Peaches firm with better demand. Choice, 7ir7c; extra choice, 74?6o; fancy, s London Wool Sales. LONDON. March II. Tha offerings at tha wool auction sales today amounted to 12 813 bales. The selection waa In fine condition and competition was vigorous, with tha Continent sn eager bidder for merinos. Good greaay merinos and fine cross-breds guid from unchanged to 5 per oent higher- Victorian acoured was taken at IS jd and Victorian greasy at la 4d. Veer Tork Coitoa Market, NEW YORK. March 18. Cotton Spot cotton closed quiet. 10 points higher. Mid uplands, 14.63c; do. Gulf, 14.86a. Sales. 16O0 "cotton futures oiosed steady, $ to 13 points higher. March. 14.42c; April, 14.46o; May 14 66c: June. 14 JOc; July. 14.17c; An auat! ll.4c: September. 13.07o; October, 11.71c; December, lL62s; January, 12.59c Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO, Msrcn 18. Butter, steady. Creamerlea, 182.lc; dairies. 164J31C. Ecge. steady. Receipts, 10.BS2 cases. At mar, cases Included, 1415c; nr.ts. lfic; prima, firsts. 18c ' - Chsese. steady. Daisies. 13v'13o; Twins, 11 H 12c; Inline Americas, 1213ct Long Horns. 13 014c . - Wool at St. Louis. ' f ST LOUIS. March 18. Wool Unchanged; territory and Western medlume. lUdlio; fine mediums. ICltlac; Cne. 12013c Duluth Flax Ilarket, DULUTH. March Id. Flax on track and to arrive, $2 63; May. 12.64. Hope at Naw York. NEW yORK. March 16. Hops Steady. SKELETON FOUND IN KEG Workmen Mako Grewsomo Hnd in Ancient New England Dwelling. ooDiMfipiFT.Ti. Mass.. March 18. Workmen installing a new heating- i . - ,. tioma of Alva S. Br&inerd In Baxardville found a keg- in the old- fashioned chimney containing a Human .ir.i.tnn Tha remslm were those of a child, which possibly had been dis membered or partly cremaieu. -. i , . i.l ,.,t In th. 18th century and up to 183 by a family which gervea in me n.vtiiuuai j . ... 1 S19 Diinthpr f.i m il v on. cupied the place. The g-eneral opinion IS mat ine hcb " " H " ' n(.y When the latter was rebuilt in 1830. Aged Condon Resident Dies. pnvnnv rie March 16. iSDOCial.) "Grandma" Blllin., a pioneer of G1I- ii. o,...ov hi.,1 at her home here last Tuesday. . Burial service, were J under the auspices of the unnrcn or. uie t .....- n.v Aninta. Siie oame to America from England In 1874, and to Oregon in 1S82. She was the mother of ten children, enly one of whom. Airs. Joseph Becket, of OsTden,, Utah, sur vives. D A R Grande.. d preferred.. .. GOOD CROP OUTLOOK Favorable Reports Have Bear ish Effect orr Pjices. CHICAGO DROPS HALF CENT Market Unable to Absorb All Lh OfferingsKansas City Receipts Show an Increase Coarse Grains Are Firm. CHICAGO, March 18. Official forecast that rising- temperature, would bo wide apread and that In Minnesota there would te rain or snow, removed today as a wheat market Influence all talk of cold, dry veather. In consequence, tha close waa easy at a net decline- of c Experta trav eling In Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma sent In bearish dl.patches regarding the wheat crop outlook In those states and there were plenty of speculators evidently willing to take tb. short side on rallies. On the bulge, however, the market met many rest ing orders to sell and was unable to absorb tho offerings. Contributes to the decline was the fact that Kansas City receipts were Increasing and that prices there were at a greater discount on Chicago figures than at any time thla season. Last sales were at al most the bottom point reached. May ranged between 0ill0c and 81eic closing tc down, at 080c Leading bulls were rood buyers of corn and had a following of quite respectable s'xo. May fluctuated from 48 c to 449c and closed steady at 4c a sain of c over last night. Cash corn waa firm. No. 3 yellow unlshsd at 474Sc A squeexe In oata at Winnipeg stirred the market there a little. May varied from 81 o to 31 He cloalng o up. at Slc Lack of outside demand discouraged longs In the provision crowd. Tho market was. as a rault, weakened for pork 13c to 23G27o; lard. 7(jiluc and ribs 7 810c The leading futurea ranged as followa: WHEAT. Open: High. Low. Close. May $ .1 $ .91 $ .90 $ -! July J -S9 .18 .88 Sep' 66 .S8 .8S .86 CORN. May. 49 .49 .49 .49 July 50 .60 .30 .60 Sept 51 .51 .'1 ! OATS. May .51 .31 .! - July 31 .31 .31 .11 Sept 31 .31 .SI .31 MESS PORK. May 17.63 17.66 17.12 17.36 July 16.70 1670 16.46 14.50 LARD. May. July. Sept. .17 9.17 S.01 S.02 9.07 9.07 8.95 8.95 9.J7 9.07 S..5 8.96 SHORT RIBS. May .67 9.57 S.4S S.45 July 9.10 S.1S 8.95 $.7 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Barely ateady. Iiarley Feed or mixing, 60S? 73c; fair to choice malting. 199SC. . Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, $2.54; No. 1 Northwestern, $2.67. Timothy seed $.50&10. PorJt Mess, per barrel, 918.5018.TS. Lard Per 100 pounds. $6.95. , Short ribs Sides (loose). S. 1 6 S 9.37. Sides Short, clear (boxed), $.2o&9.3. Grain statistics: Tntal clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 113,000 bushels. Primary receipts v.re 297.006 bushels, compared with 6(2, 000 bushels the corresponding day a year afto. Estimated receipts lor lomorjo. Wheat. 14 cars; corn. 147 cars; oats, 94 cars: hoes. 19,600 h.ad. car., uo.a, Receipts. Shipments. ti I -.1. 12 200 9.600 Wheat, buahels 22.800 ".00 Corn, buahels 1S0.I00 Oats, bushels i'M'Zl Rye. bushels 5.000 Barley, bushels 60,000 142.S0O 339.000 1.000 12.600 Grain Markets of the Northwest. TACOMA. March 16. Wheat: Bluestem, S3fc84c; fortyfold. 814j8ac; club, Wc; red .Russian. SOc. . Receipts, wheat, 1 cars; bsrley. 2 cara: corn, 1 car; oats, 2 cars; hay, S cars. SEATTLE. March 18. Milling quotations, blueetem, 85c; fortyfold, S3c: club, b2c; Fife, elic: red Russian. 81c ..... Export wheat: Bluestem. 82c: fortyfold. 8f,c- club. 79c; Fife. 7c; red Russian, 78c Yesterdays car receipts: wheat 16 cars; oats, 4 cars: hay, 1 cars: corn, 1 ear; bar ley, 1 car. Grain at Kan Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 16. Wheat Steady. Rarley Firm, Ppot quotations Wheat Shipping. $1.40 81.42. Barley Feed. $1.17; brewing. $1,200 1.25- Oats Red. $1.10 81.22; white, $1,403 I SO; black. $1.07 f 1.20. Call board aales Wheat No trading. ' Barley December, 61.17; May, $1.25. European Grain Markets. LONDON, March 16. Cargoes, ateady. Walla Walla, for shipment, at 83s 84 to 34a English country markets, partially 6d dearer; French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. March 16. Close: Wheat. March. 6s d: May, 6a 9d; July, 6s 9d. Weather fine Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March 18. Wheat May, 6o; July. 848Sc; September. 8192c; cash No. 1, hard. 99c; No. 1 Northern. 9898c; No. 2 Northern, 95g96c; No- 3 wheat. 93 r8c EXPANSION IN LOANS NATIONAL BANK RETURNS SHOW GENERAL. INCREASE. New York's .Gain In This Item Is One Hundred Millions Growth of Deposits. . .-.t 14 .Preliminary returns of tha National banks made In re sponse to the .all for condition on March 7. Indicate a general ea.yau.iou - discounts throughout the country. New- Tork shows' loans and discounts of $910,917,000. an Increase of 100.000,000; Boston an in crease Of $15,000,000; BU Louis. $6,000,000; Pittsburg. $1,000,000 and Cincinnati $1,- 000,000. New Tork and Boston both .how a larger increase in Individual deposits. New York's rain over the January call is $130,000,000, but that is an artificial figure, as the Janu ary calL which came on a half holiday, showed a decrease of $158,000,000. It was said to be the first time In the history of the National system that such a thing had occurred and Treasury offlclala were at first puxxied at the cause. , Allowing for that, however, the situation still leaves ths New York banks $28,000,000 behind In their Individual deposits, when compared with the eusne reported to the Controller last November. , Boston show, an Increase of $ 1000,000 in Individual deposits. PARK GIVEN TO GLADSTONE Founder of New Town Donates Bie Tract and Island. OREGON CITY, Or., March It (Spe cial.) Harvey El Cross, founder of Gladstone and president of the Glad atone Real Estate Association, has do nated a large tract of land for a city park to Uie newly-incorporated town of Gladstone. The tract is about half a mile loner, extends along the north bank of the Clackamas River from the Coun ty bridge to the' Portland Railway, Light & Power Company's bridge, and runs north from the river bank to the county road. Mr. Crocs also gives tha LUMBERMENS National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital DEPOSITS March 7, 1908 $ 909,171.91 March 7, 1909 1,520,697.48 March 7, 1910... 2,400,625.40 March 7, 1911 3,401.413,28 UNITED STATES DEPOSIT ART. erchants National Bank ' PORTLAND, OREGON. Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 TRANSACTS A GEXERAL BANKING BUSINESS. INTEREST PAID ON 12-MONTH CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED AVAILABLE THE WORLD OVER. COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY. We Invite Accounts of Individuals. Firms and Corporations, Assuring , Them of Courteous, Considerate Treatment and Every Accommodation Consistent With Conservative Banking. OFFICERS eVND DIRECTORS. Joseph M. Healy. A.F.Smith. Wm. T. Mulr. A.C. Mowrey. John 3. Beall. J. F. Watson. R. L. Durham, Pres't. M. L. Holbrook. Vlee-Pres't. Geo. W. Hoyt, Cashier. S. C. Catching. Assistant Cashier. First National Bant Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountaius Bank Notice Security Savings and Trust Company . Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $950,000 Invites Accounts of ' Merchants, Individuals and Savings city an island near the north bank of the stream. Just east of the electric railway bridge. Mr. Cross claims title to the island, but says it waa sold by the state to John. Lewthwaite. of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company, for $7.2S. The ownership hinges on riparian rights, and Mr. Cross has urged the Council to make a fight in the courts to recover posses sion of the island. Weyerhaeuser Taxes Paid. SOUTH BEND, Wash., March 18. (Spe cial.) The Weyerhaeuser Timber Com pany paid taxes on Its timber and other holdings In Pacific County this week and obtained 3 per cent discount. The tax Bonds Investments TimberLands McGRATH i NEDHAUSEN CO. 701-2-3-4-5 Lewi. Bld3. Portland Oregon "In making runs to fires, we use the bi- tulit h i c streets wherever po i i i bie." a E. Sher man, Fire Chief, Sal isbury, Md. What the Nation's Fire Chiefs Say: $500,000 on timber lands was $95,718.45: on lAfr. .nj H.l.nil. K4!I11' tntal ta-H 261.66. The 3 ner cent rebate forfpai in full before March 15 amolntei $294t.84. TRAVELERS GUIDE. L0MD0N rARls HAMbt'KbT jPenn. Mar.23.2 P.M ItAmerlka Pres. Lincoln Mar.31Blucher A Calls at Plymouth and Cherbour iHamDure airect. lactuuu GIBRALTAR. AYGIEKS, NAPLES, G 3 safety appliances, electric baths, jymnl llevator. ntc. 1 err Vim IS. S. CINCINNATI March 8, 10 M S. S. HAMBURG Aif li e-iDniCIVi-!i TWO CRUISES, Dnrl 11. OOO-ton 110 1'S Isteamshlp CLEVKIASD." $6 The first to leave New York Nov. 1, Incli THE mil. Trio second tn ien.ve San Fran cisco Feb. IT. 1912. u i m n n R ?, Eil A I) a AMERICAN LINK. Asli 160 Powell St.. local. R. R San Francisco. Cue . affenis m roi uauu HONOLULU AND THE V0L(M THE TRIP MOST COMPElLIJfa Ian worth while, excelling- all others for nJlt and pleasure. The Volcano of Kllaues.lth largest In the world, is tremendously etlv now. It Is possible to make this desir$bl trip with SPEED and comfort and the pric Is low. $110. first-class. San Francisco t Honolulu and back, and $46.50 for side tn from Honolulu to volcano, including; ra: and auto to Kllauea; hotel at Hilo. als Volcano House. No other trip compares wit this. Be sure to visit tho Islands and DO I' NOW while th. volcano is active. S. SIERRA (10,000 tons displacement) sail Feb. 25.. March IS. April 8. Write or wlr OCEAN1C 8. 8. CO., 67S Market Street. San Francisco. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER sails Iron Alaska dock. Portland. S P. M. every Tuja lrnti.hi received at Alaska Dock unti 5 p. , M. dally. Passenger far- flrat-clasJ $10; .econd-clasa. $7. including- meals anj berth. Tickets on sale at Alnsworth dock! Phones Main 208. A 1234. S.AM FRANXISCO PORTLAND SS, CM New service to J,03 aiiseiea wu. o , Cisco every five days. rcrom Alnsworth rwek. Portland. 4 P. ! SS. Bear, March 18, Rose City 23, Benver y f rom San Francisco ftonniwuau. SS. Rose City, March 17, Beaver 23, ISeajr 2 Wnm Sun Prim Northbound. 12 SI SS. Beavor. March 20, Bear 25, Rose City 3 H. G. Smith, C. T. A., 12 llnra si. ef. W. Ransom, Ag-ent, Alnsworth Hook. Phone: Main 402, 26; A 1403. San Francisco, Los Angela and San Pedro Directs Kni-th Pur-iftr! a. S. Co.'s 8. 8. Roan ok and S. S. Elflsr every "Wednesday alter! nately at o r. jo., aichbl uu..co mr t., near Aiaer. MARTIN J IT! G LEY, pMsenffer Aeai. W. H- SLUSSER, Freight A (rent. J I'hones M. 1314. A 1314, . 1M1