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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1911)
1 T Record Prices Prevailing in All Markets. GREGOIYS VERY SCARCE Call fur n 1a Holdover Supply Reduced to Small Proortion Kemtn der of Crop Pastnff Into Speralatnr Hands. Thm ftur of thm dr-.J fruit market at ih prtMnt tlm l th flurry In prun. far a Ornn Italians ar eoortrntJ ihy attract small ttlcatloa wtow in warkwta Eut 9r Wm(. a tnr ar practically aaobta.n- bla. Tha latt advlcr from Tork mt Ortmi trana oa that afkt ara la wry Itaht aupplv aad rn f"w hand About .ha oalr ai offrtn ara m and -Ma. and :ha ara Jobbtnr from tra at 11 t 13 fwnta. No auppti ara offertn tera. Carifomia prune ara alo arlllnc at n r4'Ctd price.. AccorUint to California r ports tha carry oir atock from tha 110 crap baa bn rtdncd to ucallnclir small prr portions and qoottons haw b-a ad vaacad to a e f. a. b. four-aixa Cnaat basts pb soa and o. vhi'-h ill rpral tha hoik of tha stork aril! remalalnr la pack r hand Mmk holder, la vlaw or tha rapid adranca m tha mark, ara rtlsposad to rvswrva tha bslanca of thsir spnt storks to mrt tha nor4a of their rvfular trada. Ac-ordln to soma reports, tha dtinind for California pranaa at praaant la larly sparalativa. Tha actual consumption, tha rr ports aar. baa bo curtailed by tha as trrma high prices, but spacuIatlTa operators taktnr Into considsratloa tha aval la Ma sup ply for tiia ttt stvn m on tha. at tha sx plraiioa of whch tlma tha new crop will ba avaJlablf. look fr an actUa demand, and as stocks ara raduced to a small Dumber of cars that cannot be strife had Into a sup ply sufnrlent to me ordinary requirements of consumption durtnr tha lnterrenlnc month a tha movtuvnt to cneentraia stocka ts only natural. To this end quit a number of amies bar bean made recently, tnoujra ra"t of tha lota cbanfoic hands war small. rrordtnf to currant rr port a It baa re sa I tad In a closer concentration of tha aTatl aMa supply, and tha hoUiara seem to be confident that they will make a food thins; out of their purchase. To vat the roods boyera have had to pay extreme prices. nrrstsa or r.w c hkk mliwx 1rat 1-armra Fhlpnwat Pot a Market at Lswtr rrtre. Tie first taxis shipment of new cheea srrlred from Tillamook yesterday, and tha I9tl season waa toaoxurated wttb a lower range of price. Tha shipment consisted of tr?pla and youn Americas. The former were q jo ted at 14 914H cants and tha Utter bt 13K13S canta There la still consider able pre.se 'ire to sell storaca eh seas, and tt to said that of fennsa hava bean mad la certain quart ra as low as 13 cent a There was do change in tha butter Sltua tlna yesterday. Tha cc ma-ket waa firm at SO canta. t'h a good all-around demand. poultry was firm. Mens sold generally at fa cents and cxd broilers broaght eO cents a pound. T?a dresse4 meat market was slow and weak. For fancy real It waa difficult to oMarn orer 12 cents, while 11 cents was tha tp oa hoza HOr COXTKACnvc IX CAUFOBXIA. lualirs Weald Opernt In This tHata. Bat ufesm Ar Haeerrnt. There la a continued demand for hop rtrft and amwera show tha earna an wtlllnsnea to sell aa formerly. No spot tra.naa-tlrcs came to ItjrM. A California lre reported th sal af IMA bale of Sooe ma 101 Is st 15 cents. Tha latest Londoa hop trade advices fol low: Wild. N'eim a ". Pulte ha been quiet !urin the past week and e,uotatioaa are nnalter'1. MtMr lUnley. A quiet tne preralta t s-nount f b':-iaeas being rrstrtcled to prevent rj'ilrmi'. Irir remMln firm. U' H M. l.e Vsr The market Is now Qwl't. but 5rt.-f rrmstn ttrm. the ptnriptl buinM f'irc being in ntl bops which ara n (Ah'S b munrr. U.rrwt-r r-p'L - : hr are ry few Jots now on offer, and orl-r re being esecufrd fmm rnervhan? irn in Krlci art unal trel and the dnP'l hae fUa to tha cnensioss usual at thia time of year. fir rnrTOE or craix marhttt. Ueery Ylbiat hlowtesitaTradlaa; la Qalet ba All lexmruaewta. Ta grain market was quiet yesterday In all Its department Th undertone tfimugh out waa firm, aa orertrga of all kinds of rrae wera Hrct'e! ("otntrr reports Indi cated, ao ew development. Weeklr wheat shipments frm Argentina. Australia and Inilta mmpr as follows: T'S wk. f ast wk. Itat y-. jrgn:tna . . 2 ? o" J.oi A-raiia 1 ; itii ; -.) Ind'a ...... -1.0..J.i" S.4iM S'.l. ' Loal ree!pte. lo ra-a. tre reported by ta Merrbanta Ficharf as f-iliows: W bet Har'.ey KV'ur Chtts liar fende 4'. J IT 4 IO Tue-.isr I a .. T n-:ey . . in 1 13 . . 1 1 Thursday .... T 4 .. a tday H 3 Tear agi T' 4 4 1.1 -a- to data. .I7J "l t"! Tear ago .... 11. Itkid ps 14V3 MFT IUJ M UX ( OJ1B fTNDtJt KK I-rire mi Moat California orte AIU Ba Adaacrd. prices of moat "ilfornia vegetables mill r-e advanced from dow on. as It will be nec essary, owing to the warmer weather, to bring them up under Ice. Because of tha scarcity of head let two, local hoc Vmse lettoc has advanced to 91.23 a box. A shipment of California rhubarb ar rived by expresa and eod at 9-23 a box. rabbage was firmly held at 1H centa a pound. Avparagus was quoted at 13 cents. Among1 yesterday's receipts wer ona car ea.-h o; cabiage. m!ej vegetables and lemons. Cead Otl anal Oaeoila Lower. ' deriin of one-half -cent per galloei In v.l o!l and a drop--of 1 cent per gallon I-t gasol'r: ara Dot-1 in a new oil list is- B'te.1 vster enlay. Turpentine Is 3 cents, hgher. Rank Clearinsra. TtsT-k e!artr.gs of the .Northwestern cities yestervlay were aa foiio. Clearing Balances. Portland -:. -. . a.; 2 battle ihvr.J T.-or:i T T JMt-;1 Cpokane 17u.T3 PORTLAND MARkvETS. VewetaMe aal FTnlta. 5rK vr.iirrAIU.rs-(m:f, ;rt$i Y. jnlrri . paru:;-. ic (V II ; turnips. Sic a1 91 . be;a, ikx-o : ZV. "fl-ML t KVtT O ran ea, navel. 9 0 ii i Ti per b -x. r'.'-rl ' grpetrult. 9 ": ;;forn;a grapefruit. Sii... bananas. lt p- r lb.; p:nepp c per ;t.; Urnou, 9-t ;(;: umtrinu, Sl.Tj per box. APPLE? Fancy. .ClTi. choir lfSi terr- -r.T.. C 1 1 jr b'X. OUI'FX FHVITS Pears. $1.5011.7j par box. Vs.agas. ; ;.0 pr barrel; cranber- :. i , i per barrel. V Fr.ETA rLFt Aspraxua, T.V per IK : tabut 9 .'l per 1h. cau'Hltwer. 9'-23 p-r crate; r;rr. r-f-.rnia. $J J p r crte. cu-u-r.br9. t'ilSA p--r box. aeprint. I'm; lb.: garlic. 1i)h l.'c per lb.: greea uaior.a. 3"c per da ; ha l-ttB-. 5- per bothooe Uttuo. 31. H pr boa; peppers, 2r per ;V: ra-l.shvs. 'O.'i-i per do, rhu br. $t per bx' sprouts. aV; tomatoes. 91 ' - ; r box. r''TK'W 'regon. buying; prtc. 9131 SJ 1 So p-r hundred. ONIONS buying prlca. 93 per hand red. GraUh. riMftr. 1 eed. tUc. SPrakaat Xawk pxtcaa; Blueatsm, PRUNESNEARLYOU Mc;J club.' c: red Russian. T9c; Valley, BARLET Feed. $: per ton; brewing, aominaL- Vf i i tr-r-T-r- Tn V ) 1 OCT toa , BiiiMDoge. 2T2S: shorts. -HJ--; rolled barley. I :i-io a 20. rtOfK rstenta ft T3 per f"; ltri!cM& 933; evoorts. mwi; i-7. " CyiiX-wtiola crafkal 9i per' ton. vitii x.-& 1 ST ner ton. M y Trmck rnr-a: T.mothT. Fastera Or-co. No. 1. mix-d. ,?it!. fit falfa, illiOfft.. grain ny. c-ovt. 91112- " Dairy and Caanrtry Pradoca. POT'LTRT T-lve: Bens. lPf30c: trjn. S'tt40c; turkers. rc; dttfks. -3c ; gee, a 13c rtreieea luTkeya cnn j w t- i tuirh. 20c oer doien. H F: r.?K Full rrftm. twins, 14tr 14H per poord: Toung Amerlr. loitac. ri r-rvi i'ii eroierv extra. 1 and pound prints. In bxea 31c per pound; less t-.n b-nee. carton and delivery extra. aw. tit.- l. iil. Alto ner Bound. VbAlr-Kaocy! ti to 12 pounds. l?o rer loiind. Bap. Wool, nidea. Eta. nrr" lvio crop. iTSOlSc; lt09 crop. 12 l'.' ,r ror;lrs-ts. 1H-. M 'Ha IK Choice. 32c per pound dellvared Port 'end. . Ksstern Oregon. 12 IV- per 1 . serordsng to shrlnkaga; Valley. 171 p pound ..- -vd t.. ..t hairetier take- Off. .v9V; iamb pe:i. 2c tt i Ltn ruea nw - salted calf. lXr; salted kip. " a"ted staca Sc: green hi -lea. lr less; dry hide, lie: dry c:f. Htlc; dry stags. Uil2a. GRAIX SACfcCb Car lota, tc Oils. LTNSrRD Olid Purs raw. In barrels. $1.07; kettle boiled. In barrels. 1 ; ra. In cases. 91.12: kettle boiled, in cases. $1.14. Lota of 2 saiioua. 1 par cant less per -loa. COAL OlI- Water Whit. Iron bbla. H; wood bbla.. 12 Sc. Pearl oil. cam. Itlc. Head light, iron. bbls.. 10Sc; cases, lt: wood bbla. 14c. Eocene, cases. Itfc. Special Water White, Iron bbla.. 12c; wood bbla.. 1V. Elalna, caees, 2tt ' r. Extra S:ar. caaca. lite. V. Is. aV P. naptha. Iron tbls.. 14c; caae. 2tc. ;aSOUN'E Red Crown gasollna.ln Iron bbla, li'ic; cases, 22. Motor gasoline. Iron bbla, 15Sc; casea "He gasotin. iron bbia., 2v; case. 8i k.nglne dlstUiata. Iron bbla.. 7f; cases. 14c T 'kPKSTIXK KVrasa lota 31.13; Iron bb!a., II. U9; caaoa. l.ld; wood this.. l.lte. Oracertea. Med Fralta. tc DRIED FRUITS Apples. UVHH Pr fb rnrranii lJWf- auncots. 14 f l&c; c ate, packaaa. loSe per lb.; figs. bulk, white or black, by sack. 7c; ft-aa. 91-oi 1 73: 13-la. 5c: 3d-ls. 3--; nc. B my ma a. 1 SALMON Columbia River. 1-ponTid tall. 92.10 per dosen; 3-pound talla. 9 1 pound flats. 93.40; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 11.24. CorVEK Roasted. In drums, 23tf34c par pound. NL'TS Walnuts, 17H O 1 Pr ponnd; Praaii nuts. 14ltV; filberts. Itfc; aim on da. lAtflic; pecans. Uc: cocoanuts. ttotiil per doxen; chesuiuta. l--c per pound; hickory nuts. Avrioc p?r pound. bALT tiranulated. $13 per ton; half Cround. luos. $viu per ton: 60s. 9u per ton. IiHAXS frmall white. 4 Se; large white. 4Hc: Lima. G.voc; pink. Wc; red Mexicans, l'ic; bayou. 9c. rt WK. No. 1 Japan. 4c: cheaper graaea. 93.64 tr 4 Southern brad. 3c HON KT Choice. 90-73 par case: strum ea. 9c pr pound. srUAH lry. granulated, fruft and berry. IS ; beat. extra C. 9 ; golden C 91.90; ellow D. $4.70: powdered. 4.7i. Terms on remittances within 15 days, de duct He per pound; If later than 13 days and witnm ss nays, as a net par pouno. Mapla auar. llc per pound. BLUESTEM AT 84 CENTS ALL WHEAT PRICES LIFTED AT SEATTLE. Barter Higher and Oals Lower by Hair a-PoIlar hZee Market Is Firm. 8KATTI.K. March 17. Si.e.-lal Failure to obtain wheat at yeeterasvs price eotn- nelled dealers to lift the rrlc of blucatem on tha exchang this morning to S4 cents. Other varieties wer quoted S cent higher. Kerent purchases of barley at f'oriiami for Eastern account forced Ih prl up 60 centa a ton her today. A price or s. o wa established. Oats dropped back 3 cents to $21. Th arlc of bananas was lifted a hslf rer t to 3 centa t her this morning on th arrival of the weekly banana train. ln!er a heavv supply, tha prt or spin ach dnped to 7ft cents a bos this morning. Asparagus receipts wer heavy. The price dropped to is centa. Kancy cauliflower frvm l,oe Angele has held at $3 a crate. Tha lc market w.-s fairly firm, wltn a split pri-a of 33 and ?-1 cents on fresh local ranh prevsthng. Th demand was active. Poultry was ery prrre. t r oversold for haturdsy dell very. Good val waa In active demand at 14 to 13 cents. FYeh creamery butter groas scarcer irora day to day. rKi)UKE XT SA?I TRtNtKO. 4)ioalUma Carre ta tha Bay 'lr Mar ket a. c . v rn i vcHfYi frch IT Tha follow ing produr prlcea aer currer.t today : Vegetable v'ueum be r. 1.3o 2 2-. gar lic. 4Uc. green peas. ItfllK- string bne. litfjjc: asparagus. t)l.c; loroaiuca, uwu- tnai. egg plunt, a ft I : putter Vane r crramery. I-C. . f Cp Itore. lc; fncv rati h. V. fber-Young Ancrl'-a. ljtfldv-. Viilstuffs Hraa. 1-4 tr muldlinrs. $33 Kntlt APtlea. rholce. 91 1: rommon. 75o; Mi!ran limea 7 it 7 California lemna. hoti-e. 9-T; common. i ranges, navti, l !h) if 2 25: pineapi'lea. 9-' ' 3. ivxatoea trly Kow. ilfijtfl-SS; Kal'faa rtarbanka. 9X10.33; Oregon Harbanks. 1 1 yfl j-.ie (n tons Nominal Hay Wbea:. 3"t13.3 per ton; wheat and rat. U. s If ana. SStflS. i--.- nra I'lnnr 312? HTinrtee tarbi; whet. 40 centals; barUy. ftir. ' centals; oat a. 7Z0 cen ra.a . poiaioea. wrti; in .a- Ungs. 110 sacks: hay. 31o tuna Condition of tba Treasury. WASHIN'JTOX. March 17. At ta begin ning of bu'inefls t.-Hiay the condition of th Vmted tiiate Treasury waJ: Working; balanc In Treasury f- Bt-ea -i.isw In banks and Philippine treas- ntrv 3. He 1 7T Toil balanr-e In general fund.... S1H1M t rroinxrr reripta yestrda- -.7 J 1. rltrary d I bu moments 2 J).'1.5l Writ-it to iate this fiscal year 6oiw.74 peflit thts tim lsst year 34.773.314 These t.gurea cxciuae ranami vanai an public debt transi tions. Ceffee and Sugar. VKW YORK. March 17-CofTc futures r!.U steady at a net gain of &i13 points, half. 22.2ZO baca. March. April and May. lotlc; June, inuc; July, l'HV; August, lo "T-: Seotember. 10. -c; October. I.u6c; November, lo lOc; December and January, y.v4c: Peruary. tl3c- rioot coffee, steady; Flo. No. 7. 13 B-ac; Samoa. No. 4, 13 3-Sc Mild coffea, quleL Haw sugar, steady; muscovsao. .bj test. centrifugal. .U4 teat. 3 b3c; molasses sugar. .8k test. 3-Ohc. Refined, steady. New York Cot toa Market. NEW TOR1C March 17 Cotton futures ctoaed barely steady. 3 points higher to 3 points lower. June. 14.41c: July. 14Sc; August. 13.S7c: e-ptember. 19-IOc: October. lToc; Decern. 8oot cUted uulet. MM-upiMrtx 14.03c; m:d gulf. 14-POc bales. 701 - ba.ea. t " ' Clilcmar Produc 3larkat, CHlCAtJO. Mtrch 17. Hutter Steady; crfmerles. I amines. iuic. Lrcs Steady; re-cipta i.a... cases; at Buik, cas s In-'iudrd. rflc, Orsis. ldc; print flrsia lSc. 4 hecae -ofaoy; uaiaiea. vi.c; (wins. 11 o 11 : Voun? Amerlaaa, 13 C 13c; long Lwrua, l.iSIj Monlcsano to Keep Trees. MONTES.VNO. With. Imrcii IT. (Spe cial.) Tl:o tlty Council bad a itronij tiea. slon last night over tha rroposetl Im-provente-nl of Spruce sareet. which Is lined with marie trees. Some wanted to cut down the treen but tlr wi.he lost cuid contra.-t for th. paving was let to a Ta.aia Hraa lor i LARGE RAIL ORDERS Canadian Roads Place -Con-tracts in This Country. STRUCTURAL STEEL ACTIVE Trsdo ta OUier LIdm Show Irreu Urlty Cotton Market Depressed, Other Textiles Moving Better. Millinery Sales Large. NEW TODK. March IT Dun-. Review In trad. nr. .low and lrreulr and ar. cnwiir in itiucoe. in uw. - which thrr. t. a lar. demand. Th. toI um. of tr.nActlon. 1. OTnmlat under that nt last rear, but 1. en.railr Urr thaa In th. prllus quarter. rrom prwnt Indication. It Mem. llkelr that som. ,ood timed rail contract, will b. received from Canadian railroad, on account of th. void-up condition of th. mllla In that country. Inquiries for 1.-..O0O ton. from on. rat.m .Ion. beinr noted In domestic mar keia Structural steel Is In a-reater demand, although transporting companies ara not buying on a particularly acuv. aoale. whlla construction work on a new battleship will requlr. between BOOO and "WOO tons of Bull. Sllka woolen, and worsteds and .om. oth.r Unas show bustn.as .nounh to onset ths depression In cotton circle.. There la llttla. If any. Improvsm.nt In th. den. and for leather, and sola la .spe cially quiet. . Hide markets ara It en .rally quiet, but prl.es are well maintained on ail variance. Parker hides ara especially auik M1LL1NEBY 19 ACTIVE. Bat DUtrlbotlv. Trade la Other tinea Is Qnlet. NEW TORK, March IT. Bradstresfs to morrow will say: Distributive trad, la still quiet, mora so. perhsps. thsn In recent weeks because vlsttlne; buyers hav. returned home to await Indications of the trend of Sprlnr rrtall distributions. Tha latter branch of trad, has been checked by a cool snsp which overspread a large part of tha West and Northwest. Of th. leading lines of wearing apparel perhaps moat activity at wholesale has been In rullllnery. In which th. tone la really optimistic Collections ara Irregular, ranglns from fair to slow. Building trsde preparations ara not uni form at all centers. Building materials "' ta . Business failures In the) t'nltad States for the wtwk emllnr March 111 were 2.M. against 2.S1 last week. I'rtS In tha Ilk. week of mill and 15T In 1107. Business fallurea In Can ada for the week number 57. which compares with 40 last week and 2i in tha Ilka week of lOH). Bank (lemrlnre. NEW TORK. March IT. Bradsrreefs bank clearincs report for the week ending Murch 11 shows an apirrcsate of $3,071:. liS,l0, aa asslnst 42.KSs.S7d.uOO last week and :l..il.9so.vo0 in the corresponding wees: last year. P. C. Inc. New York l.IT.l!S.0OO eiK.l . hi. ago a-6.7r..oo 6 H, ..t,.n JOl.SVl.lMMl a.T VMLdelphla 1H8.041.O00 eVS HI. lxul. 74.14U0 '4.0 Kansas 3ty lii7l7.0O 7.7 Ulisl.urg 4.J74.0O .8 San Kranclaco 4r..2.vo 3.J Haltlmor. Sl.8.H.tMo 3.3 Onrlnnatl s 24.1otl.000 eil.T llnneaP"M l.T4T.0i" '84 t'k-valand 1s.47o,OtH 1.3 New Orlrsns 1.121.X0 8.5 Detroit .17.SK4.OilO J.T Omah. lT.121.ooo eiou ls Anitelea 1S.247.000 g.o I. oul.vllle 14.14-i.OO0 .8 Milwaukee) 18p70.INM .3 Portland 13.TIS.0O0 18.8 toattla ll.047.ooo -lti.7 St Paul '. - 10.7od.000 4.8 Atlanta 12.4OS.OO0 ll.S lti:(talo .UOM .7 lM-nver S.ltT.OOO ejl.l Inrtlci.apolls .4O.000 T.3 lejovldenc. -. 8.8S3O0O- . rtlrhmond .... T.S47.OO0 '5.2 WaahtnEton. D. C B.H42 OOO ei.2 ft Joseph 8.8M.OOO e5 Port Worth S.TTS.OOO "15. 3 M. mrl is T.sst ooo .14 bait UKfl t;iiy mil.iwj'lii folumi.ua' -.loii.ooo 213 Alhal.v 4.T4."00 eld.T Tacon-a f..14r...oo ".0 Savannah s.s..ioo -o Spokane. Wash. 4.873.UOO 4.0 Toledo 8.H2S.1XIO 17. Hertford B.mmooo K.hester 8.71tK 1.8 Des Moines 4..'.4.Km '5.1 Na.hillie 3.WLIOOO 3 2 Dululh 2.I41.00O 22.2 Wl.hlta 3,I7S.IK0 -II pH.ria '. 3.2.o. .0 Norfolk S.S2OOI0 i.4 Oakland. Cat 3.4IW.O) .8 us city R.j.iH.ie .f-z.s New Haven 2.W.OOO .4 Oran.l liaplds -. 2 :.vt ih. 8 Srranton 2.i4 0 2.7 Illrmlnsham 2.418.0OO 4.8 Jarksonvllle. FIs. 8.177. OOO 20 1 Ssrr.msnto. Cal 40I.O.M) 22.9 Helena (!. OOO 20 1 llou.ion IS.734.0OO . Galvtston 1.1.70.000 14.5 NEBRASKA SENDS HOGS BILK OF THE RECEIPTS AT LOCAL STOCKYARDS. Trading During Ue Day Is 'ot Hear and Prices Hold to a Steady Bals. A hlg bunch of Nebraska hogs was un oa.led' at the yards yesterday, but not H'jcb was dona In th. way of trading In any Inc. VInst of th. .alee were of odda and n.ls. generally low grade. Tba market waa lulte steady throughout. A few small lots of steers sold at a rang, if 83.20 to 88 and tha cows brought 8V lood laml.s sold at ti.Zi. A few hogs Jrought 8v2i IteneipTS Ir (a. 7 - -; lives. Tii hogs. 28 horau and mules and 23 Miipr i't .ii. ' . Ohllnser. Nerska. 8 cars of h..g; J. A. riuu.llesion. vr.... v. - tnules: Nick Wegner. Vnlontown. 1 car of norse ; V S llurlon. Montague. CaL. 2 cars of collie, and I. D. Burdlck, Salem, 1 car if cattle, calvea and goala. . Th. day. sale. wer. aa follows: , Weight. Price. 28 steers '"S 3 - Id o.s JO-.'S 3 00 :t ateers I steers 3 sheep li;:i .oo 102 a. mi im n.io HO 8.2S oo 4.;o it Ismtis ;17 lamhs 2U Ismbs It 1IOKS Prices current on tha various classes of BtOC ak at tha roruana uaoa eioujinii wer as follow; Prl ime steers t;h ,olc steers J-i-W aw H.d to cholc steers. S0 7 5.3 tlo. ,mmon steer 4.. J... me cows i,M me .cows y2 immon cows " ? " ,ic. iteiters (..ila 4.Ms 4... r to s.iod fat bulla ? !&? 00 Common bulls 3 00t 3. SO T.734T 8.00 1 mi e t '.A oicy Ug!it cslves . . .. ir io rood lla-ht cals. .. olee heavy calvea nr to medium heavy calves... J-Tig 6-Oti ir to good stags Inaa 4.uo? .vo ....... 8.2.-. 8K0 t.j9 :s 7.73 J 8.U0 Cho taood IO chOlC. ... Choice heavy ... Chol''y7arlng wathert. grain fed 4 30 4 S3 Old, Choi. , . weiner. i'fj.n i ..i lira aw. ' " ' ., : ir to medium .wes. grain fed.. J-JJ2 :J ,ic. lambs, grain fed i.z5 9 Ch .d to clioica. grain led V Kan tO gOOd ................... J-" Culls c urrent price. the horse market follow: . . . ..... aii.btf '.imi. ta Flirt heavy ' ' " 1 l.o pounda. ll't3Si: 1200 to 1400 pounds gHHtj 2.-.U:. chunks. 8oyl5n- drivers. 8.3 up: saddlers. 800 up: plugs. tlOwtu. Fstlars Llvctaack Price.. fHU'AOO. March 17. Cattle Receipts, -......r. 4r.Hi: msrks strong. Beeves. 2ut.i; Xaaaa alexia, a.86.Ui West-J era steers, J4.73tS3.90; stockers and feeders. 843 360: cows and heifers, .Z.tSOaJJ.sO; calvea. !;-. , . Hogs Becalpts. estimated. 18.000: market, slow. Lisht, .(5y7.23: mixed. n.e.04f '.IS; heavy. 3tf.37.03: routth. U.3o.S0; good to choice heavy. t SO'crT OJ: pigs. 86.00 0 T.20: bilk of sales. 3.S3?T.lu. pheep Receipts, estimated. 10.000; mar ket, strong to .'.c to 10c up. Native. $393.13: Western. 83.83 tro.ST.: yearlings. 11.7335.65; lambs, native. 56.30; Western. 13.5538.80. " Stocks nt Boston. BOSTON. March 17. Closing sjuotatlons: Allouea 33 (Miami Copper... 19l Amalg. Copper.. 3iMohawk - - 43 A. Z. U St Sm.. 2Ha;Nov. Colt x-dlr. IS Atixona Com. .. 14 H iNlplssIng Mines.. 11 Atlantic 4l:North Butte..... 2S B a C C a- E M. 12wlNortb Lake Butt. Coalition. 17 Old Dominion... "JSl CaL a Arisona. 50 4 .Osceola . 10S Cal. a H.. n-dlv.5o" 'Parrott S r).12ll Centenniad 12-V.'Qulncy 8 Cop. Ran. C. Co. f,is isjinnon ls E. Butts Cp. M. ITS Sup a Boa Mln. . 4 Krenklln S '3 a P C ea-dlv 14 Glroux Con. .... 8 Tamarack 41 B t.ranby Con. ... 83 ,0. 9. S. K. M. 34i Greene Cananea. tjl do preferred .. 4.Wj I. Morale (Cop.) 12u,'Ctah Con. 131 Kerr Lake BViCtah C Co, x-dlr. 43 Lake Copper 34Vi;Winona La Salle Copper 4V. ! Wolverine, x-dv-U3 Dried Frnit nt Sew York. NEW YORK. March 17. Evaporated ap ples, quiet, firm on very light supplies. Spot, fancy. 13wc: choice. 13c; prime. 124e. .Prunes, strong, with an upward tendency. Quotations from 8 to 12c for California, up to 80-40. and 11 Viae for Oregon from 80s to 80a. Peaches. Inactive, steady. Choice. T4fi( T'; extra choice. 7VB8V.C; fancy. 8io. TRADING AT LOW EBB STOCK SPECUIxATIOX IS EX CEEDIX'GIX DCLiI.. Declining MoTement at the Close Causes General Losses Through out the Ilst. NEW YORK. March 17. Practically all records for dullness thus far this year on the stock exchange were broken today. Trading fell to a low ebb toward the end of th. day, when prices were lowered gen erally. In the list of adverse factors may be placed the dismissal of a large fores of men by ths Chicago a Alton road and the shut ting down of rubber factories In Rhode Island. 'Whether these incidents will find reflection later on In unreat on th. part of labor remains to bs seen. Missouri Paclflc'a weakness of recent days waa emphasized by a drop today of about two points and the stock was especially weak Just before the close and Northern Pacific and LouisvlUa a Nashville, Lehigh Valley, Amalgamated Copper and American Sugar declined a point or. more on the same movement, with the close at rn. day's low est prices. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. $2,912,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Allls Chal pf .. 200 31 31 8t Amal Copper .. 4.3O0 04 1, 3H 3 1 Am Agrlcult .. l.loo n;ai .V. Am Beet Sugar. SKI 43'. 444 4414 American Can .. . 2IKI U It's Am Cotton Oil.. 100 60 . 60 BUT, Am Md A Lt Pf 28 Am Ice Secur .. 400 23!. 234 23H Am Linseed , Am Locomotive 100 'SSfc 3SK 8" Am Smel & Rcf L4no 76 731, .314 do preferred.. l.uoO 104 104 Am Steel Kdy 4T Am Sugar Kef .. 100 1111 119 118 Am Tel a Tel.. 600 141 143X 145 Am Tobacco pf. 2"0 9M 88 T Am Woolen 800 83 84i 844 Anaconda at Co 38 Atchison . 4.HO0 108 14 10TS 17 4 do preferred.. 100 102(4 1K2V4 1024 Atl Coast Line.. 200 120 120 HUH Belt a Ohio ... l.ooo 1H3V4 li3'4 18 Bethlehem Steel 32'i 31H 81 Brook R Tran.. l.SOO 7714 771. 77(4 Canadian Pac .. 8.WK) 217(4 21014 21 Central Leather 3"0 20 2s'4 28'4 do preferred.. 300 100 8914 9U Central of N J 24 Chea Ohio ... l.SOO 82 82 82. Chicago Alton : 32 Chi Jt West .. 21 do preferred 48 "4 Chicago a N W 800 144 144 14:: 14 C. M St Taul 21.0OO 122 121 (4 121 14 C, C. C a SlTL.' U3 Col iNiel fc Iron 100 33(4 33(4 32 Col a South 634 Consol Lias 400 14314 142(4 1424 Corn Products. l-ie Del a Hudson 10. (a D R Grsnde. 100 31(4 31(4 31 do preferred.. 70 Distillers' Secur 100 30 3 30 Erie l.ooo 28H 2H 2K-4 do 1st pf .... Io0 48 48 471 do 2d pf 3T General Eleo 14 Gt North pf ... 2.O0O 12S14 127-4 127 Gt North Or. .. :l"0 ft1, SMI4 68(4 Illinois Central . 20 IS.-.l, 133l, 134(4 Intvrbnr Met .. 2O.0t0 1S 1? 1 do preferred.. 8,700 M 52(4 5.H4 Inter Hnrveeter 1O0 Jl 110 U 11(. Inter Marin, pf 1'0 l4a ! I'"' Int Paper 800 10'4 10i 10 lnt pump jo Iowa Central ' K O Southern .. 84 "4 84 84 do preferred.. Rh S 7H La.lede Gas ... 20 III Ill's Hl(4 Iula A Nash .. 2"0 144'. 144 14 144 -Minn a St L ... WO 244 23(4 22(4 M. 8 P 4 S 3 M 800 147 147 14. Mo. Ksn Tex. lot) 331i 834 33 do preferred j.... . . Mo Paclllc 21.100 64 S 81 H 314 Nat Biscuit tloo 12S4 127( 127i NiU Lead 1.6U.1 Hi Jl ..1(, Mex N By 2 pf SH 34 34 N Y Centrsl ... 1.7O0 1U7V. 1U6-4 1 : N Y. Ont a Wes 41'. Norfolk a West 6.400 107(4 10 J'jj! N'Sr'th Pinc"". ' 8.000 l'l'A" iisuj 123S Pacific Mall ... 200 24 21 S 24(4 pennsvlvanla .S'H 127V, 12114 120-. 1-eople's Gas .. 1O0 103(4 103 lo..(4 p. c ; a st 1, "T Pittsburg Coal.. I.IOO 21(4 2t'4 214 Pressed 9 Car.. 30O 33U 3.H, Pull Pal Car .. 4O0 101 (. 1(4 1"1. Kv Steel Spring 33 -4 leading 83.T00 157(4 l.VJ'4 ! Republic Steel - 33 ds. preferred.. 100 08 US 07 4 Rock Island Co 800 29 2U(4 20 do preferred 5ft ftt L ft S F 2 pf 400 42'4 41?, 4 bt L Southwest, l'K) 32 32 .31 do preferred,. 300 67(4 T . 6fi'4 Krrpea'd.-:-1.466 iijij iij Southern lty ... 600 20 2V 2R'4 do preferred - nd- Tenn Copper . 100 .SS 88 3S Texas A Pac .. -s4 To"StLWea 8O0 I3U 22 21 "4 do preferred.. loo M -4 Bl e 51 Union Pacific .. 18.400 175 (4 J.4(a 1.4 '4 do preferred.. 100 91 SI 1 Ft I ::: '"i m 3 LT S Steel 84.AOO 77 . 1 . (4 do preferred.. 80O 118" 118(4 11SV, l-."J!.riopt?Km". -4. 000 -aii fc4 Woo"phrefVrred".: ""oOO '37(4" "ST 37vj SZXZ 'j? 55 Western Union. 800 73 J 'i 4 LehhValley-,---liioo 173 'Hik 172(4 Total sale, for the day. 197.200 ehares. BONDS. NEW YORK. March 17. Closing- Cjuota- Us":rer. 2. reg.iniiN. Y C. rn 3(4 M B do coupon ...101 (. No. Pac J cy.-.a... .ovi tt a ta reg. ...ml INo. Pacific 4s... Oft do coupon ...Ka 1-nlon Pacific 4a 100 14 U S. new 4s rag. 113 (4 i Wis. central 4s. 92 do coupon ...113 Japanes. 4s SS D..R.U. 48... 891 Money, Exchangw, Etc, NEW TOKK, Jisrcn jl. . . v " ' ' steady. 2L2 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered. 2 "r cent. ... jjntv VmZ. "V o d.va 2 ner Time losns essy w.vn vi 2 "42 Per cent: 90 days. 2C3 per da cent: six months. 3H DI,Vi a - phime mercantile papr. v- r.e.,'nnhnkers' 07...". 4"8333'aroVl0Yor uianiau-iai 11.. . -. w - Bar silver. 33c. Mexican dollars. 45c fiovernment bonds, steady: railroad. Irreg ular. - , t rtvrutv March 17. Bar silver Steady, 14 7-ltid per ounce- Money Z(4l-' pej- cvoi. . . . , 1. . . r. t in th. aimii marlial ine rate - for short bills Is .",.( Per cent; threa month's bills. HJH per ceat. n . VD , vrecn -.t.reti H Sferllnar. oa London. 0 days. J4.84V.; 4ght, t.S6. jrarta sitni. ac, . v.. .w CHICAGO. March 1T. York, 5c discount. Cxchanga cm New Imports and Exports. . -. ... witiv a..K 17 Imraorts of spe cie at New York for the week endlntr today .-ere $127. 9S1 silver and $74,722 gold. El ports of specie for the week ending today war S3.74 sUtw and l-Ici-H, sold. WOOL AT -BOTTOM Any Probable Tariff Change Has Been Discounted. PRICE MAY GO" NO LOWER Clothing Grades Are Moving in a Slow Way at Boston Less Ac tivity In Fleece Wools. Goods Market tncertatn. BOSTON. March 17. The Commercial Bulletin, of Boston, will say of tha wool market tomorrow: Continued uncertainty in tha goods mar ket, on account of the tariff revision ex pected at th. coming extra, aesslon ofcon gress. has resulted In more desultory baying; in the Boston wool market this week. Ther. appears to hav. b.en little 'urther tendency for prices to go lower; Indeed, trie dealers think they are cult, low some cases to aiacuuu. j - . - which may be done. But. however that may . . .... ..... 1 1 . . 1 . e.HlYiar ha. been DC, certain it ia accomplished during the week. In domestic wools there hsa been a mod erate demand for both fleece and territory, fairly well distributed. Soma more terri tory clothing wools hava movsd on the low basis quoted last week. Fleeca wools hav. shown less activity. x , London Wool Bsdea. k . , t-v, - Aavrinara at th. i-UIUU.v. aarcu -j - - wool auction aales today amounted to 11. 074 bales. i 110 leiwuua " . V.. umm. ... .. I .I,.,. haitWen dltion ana very bjiiiiic. f . . - home and continental buyers resulted In arm prices. Wool at St. Louis. . . . . .. . , IL'.l TTneri.nred. Territory and Western mediums 193c, nne mediums, lDg iw. . . Metnl Markets. NEW TORK. March IT. Standard copper. 155.6. 3d. ATHval. reported t New 1 OrK oaay, ion "turn" show exports of 12.196 ton. .0 far this month. Local dealers report somewhat ..... 1 maraft. LaKO COD steaoier leeiu.B " , - , ., . per, 12:6012.62(4c; electrolyUo, 12-.T(s 12.50c, and casting. '---' ... Tin. quiet and flrm. Spot, 8S.80fS8.T6c. T.,e a aavsi :t8.o. London, steady. Spot il77; futures, 176 lus. . Lead. dull. 4.404.50 New York; 4.22 (4 4.27V4 Eaat St- Louis. London. 13 2s o- Spelter, weak, o:u'.w ' ,,1 5.42 East St. Louis. London. 23 Iron Cleveland warrants. 47s 10V4d in London. Locally iron waa eady. No. a foundry Northern. $16.75 16.26; No. 2 . .a..--, icn i Southern, and No. 1 South. ern soft.' 16.0O 16.00. London Bullion MoTement. LONDON. March .17. Bullion amounting to 101.000 was taken into me rsanit 01 land today, and 20.000 was withdrawn lo -1.1 a Uulln CROP HEWS CONFLICT NEITHEISIIE HAS ADVANTAGE IJf WHEAT PIT. Iast Prices at Chicago Are Prac tically Unchanged From Thurs day's Close. CHICAGO. March-!?. Conflicting crop advices from the Southwest resulted finally 1 .i.. ih. wheat market practi cally at the same level as last night. The close was steady. He off to (4c up. Corn finished unchanged to a shade down; oats were to Vic higher, and provisions at Z14o to 1012Ho decline. May wheat covered a rang, extending from 9Ot4y04c to 90'4o. and at th. last aannar was uoc, a net lose of a shade. Sly corn fluctuated between 4J44c and 49, 949c Precisely th. same aa last night, closed at 49c Cash corn was In fair demand. No. 2 yellow finished at 47H Ther. was a fair shipping call for oats. For May. the low and high points were S14C and Sitae with latest sales 31HC. a gain of o over last night, Provisions were easy on selling by pack ers. Tn the end pork showed a loss of 2l4o to 1031254c. compared with 24 hours be fore: lard. 687 V4C and ribs a4c J0,,5- . Th. leading futures ranged aa follows. WHEAT. Open. High. .Low .Close. M.y .954 -DOT. $ .014 T.-J CORN. MaT 4 .49i - .494 -S Juir " " -SO -50'4 - .50. sept::.::. .i5 OATS. Mav Sl?4 -"'4 "H J5r iflt : HZ :SiS MESS PORK. May .... 1T.30 IT.42 1T.S2H 1T.12'4 juiy.::..: i.4 i.6o i.46 is.47 LARD. Msv .... 00 9 0S , 1.97V4 9 00 seit:::::: . . 2 SHORT RIBS. Mav . 45 9.BH4 9.40 t.40 sept:::::: 8.925 .5 .2i, .92ii Flour -Steady. BaTiTy Feed' Vrmlxing. tvt75c; fair to choice malting. S9S99c. ..... Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, I2.S4, No. 1 Northwestern. Timothy seed 1L011.79. PoTltr-Mess'. per barrel. flS.2S01f.S6. Lard Per 100 pounds. fS.J2; Short rlbie-Sldes (loose) $.7?9T4. sldes Short, clear (boxed. 9-...&0. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour wer. eaual to 1S4.000 bushela Exports for the week as shown by Bradstreefs. wer. equal to 1 SS5.000 bushels. Primary receipt, wer. 1 ooo bushels, compared wltn t7.O00 bush els the corresponding day a year ago. Eatl mated reccinta for tomorrow: Wheat, 1 ?iri' corn. 17S cars; oats, tl cars; hogs. 12, 040 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrel Sa": bui." ::::::....ii.o. mjjo. Barley, bushels 31.500 . Ji.ooo Eoropean Grain Markets. LONDON. March 17. Cargoes, a flrmer feeling. Walla Walla for shipment at 83s 84 t0Enllsh country market-. qaUt. French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. March 17. Wheat March. 6s M'id: May. 6s 4d: July, 6a 9T.O. Weather, cloudy. , Minneapolis Wheat Market. -e MTN."EAPOLIa. March 17. Wheat m" d7i4.7.4c; July. MSSH; Sep tember. 9192c. Cash No. 1 hard. 99 (4c. No. 1 Northern. 97f98.c; No 2 North ern. 95j4&96c: Xo. 3 wheat, S3 596c Caraih at San Francisco. SAX FRANCISCO, March 17. Wheat and barley Firm. BarleyFeed. $1.18 per cental; brewing. $122i&l-23 per cental. OattRed. iLlSftl.22 per cental: whita. nominal: black. L12JiJLlS per centaL Call board sales Wheat No trading. Barley December, 1.17H; May. fl.SSK per cental. Grate Markets of the Northweajt. TACOM 4. March IT. Wneat Blueatem. 34c: forty-fold. Sia82o; club, 83c.; red Russian, 80c. . Receipts Wheat, 6 cars; corn, 2 cars; nay, 9 cars; barley and oats. 1 car. SEATTLE. March IT. Milling quotations Bluestem. S3c; forty-fold. c: club S2c; fife. S2c: red Russlon. 81c. Export wheat Bluestem. S2c: forty.rold. 80c; club. 79c; life, 71R-: red Russian. 7Sc Yesterday's car receipts Wheat. 8 cars, sta, 2 cars; corn. 1 car; bay, 1 car. j lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON V Capital DEPOSITS March 7, 1908. . March -7, 1909.. March 7, 1910.. March 7, 1911.. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus Profits $800.0J)0,00 OFFICERS: J. C AIXSWORTH, President. K. LEA BARNES, A. m. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES JtsaliasuuM. .aal-fcMMastjw. tlBt ' ' ' " T. .S'ufcM.. aS. - "S-enaaafTjaFjKsJla . .4KTl T WJ.ilj-. 1 I Capital . . ... . $1,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits 650,000 nr. M. I-add. President. T.dw. Cooklncham, Tlce-Pres. W. H. Dunckler. Cashier. Corner Washington First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 ' Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains "Bitulithic pave ments are . compara- t i v e 1 y noiseless and our horses do not slip on it a bit." T. C. Murray, Fire Chief, Traverse City, Mich. TKAVELEKS GIUOE. COOS BAY LINE gTEAMEB BBEAKWAIEB sails rrom AJaaka dock. Portland, 8 P. II. every Tues day. Freight received at Alaska Dock until I P. It. daily. Paasenter far first-class. $10; second-class. IT, including- meals and berth. Tickets on sal at Ainsworth dock. Phones Main 288. A 1234. SAX FRANCISCO PORTXAND SS. CO. New aervlce to Los Angeles via San Fran cisco every five days. From Ainsworth Dock. Portland. 4 P. M. BS. Bear, March 18, Rose City 23, Beaver 28 From San Francisco Northbound. 12 M. 88. Rose City, March la?' Beaver tS, Bear 9 From San Pedro Northbound. 12 M. 89. Beaver, March 20, Bear 25, Rose City SO H. O. Smith, C. T. A., 142 Third St. a?. W. Ransom, Agent, Ainsworth Dock. ' Phones: Main 402, 268; A 14Q2. San Francisco, "Los Angeles .and San Pedro Direct. North Pacific S. S. Co.'s 8. 6. Roanoke and S. S. Elder sail every Wednesday alter nately at 6 P. M. Ticket oBlce 132 Third St., near Alder. MARTEN J. HIOI.KY, Passenger Agent. W. H. 8MS4SER. Freljtht Agent. phones M. 1814. A 1814. . NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA (Colon lino of If. Z.) VIA TAHITI AND WELLINGTON Direct through steamers, sailing from San Francisco, Mar. 8 and every 13 daya. Wel llnarton and back. 1st class, 824. Other rates also low The line to Isles of the South seas. For reservations see uoupoa iuruaau or addren Ooeanlo B. a. Co.. Saa rrascJacOaJL What the Nation's Fire Chiefs Say: ; $500,000 ....$ 909,171.91 .... 1,520,697.48 .... 2,400,625.40 .... 3,401.413,23 OREGON R. W. SCHMEER, Caakle. Vice-President. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. B. S. Howard, Jr.. Ass't Cashier. i. W. ldd. Assistant Cashier. Walter M. Ceak, Ass's Cashier. and Third Streets ' TRATEl-EIW GCTDK. GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC Winter Schedule Krfeartlvei October 30. 1910. STEAMSHIPS! "Prince Rupert" and "Prince George" FOR Victoria, Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Connecting; at Prince Rupert vrith "S. S. Prince Albert" for Stewart and Queen Charlotte I&lands. Daylight Ride to Victoria LEAVE SEATTI.E, WASH, every Sunday at 2:00 P. M., northbound. LEAVE VANCOUVER. B. C. everv Monday at 11:00 P. fcl north bound; every Saturday at 2:00 P. M. southbound: HEALS AND BERTH INCIYUDED NORTH OK VANCOUVER. For Tickets and Reservations Apply to Local Railway Ticket Agents, or J. H. BnrKts, Genl A Bent, Flint Ave. and Yealer Way, Seattle. Wash. AMERICAN WHITE STAB RED STAR ATLANTIC TRANSPORT WHITE STAR DOMINION Canadian Service Co.'s Office, 619 2d Ave., Seattle; or C. W. Ktlnffer. Za4 wwn.i a. ' tonv 25S Mor.j F. R. Johnson, 142 8d; E. F. Baird. 100 3d; Vald. Udell. 28 N. 6th; 11- IllcKson. isa ta. The Standard for 70 Years and Still the Best. Tours and tickets everywhere at all seasons. loO ottices abroad, bend lor Traveler's Gazette free. TH0S. COOK & SON, 6S9 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. COOK'S TRAVELERS' CHEQUES GOOD AXala UVltalfc XUb vVVAJUeJa "ntr-iiwi niiw ..ifW.v iwirf Kf:'' . Jl f- i - . rJi V WC r.-.-.; .tTr - ... . y J..- J 4