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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1911)
19 THIS MORNING OBEGON1AN, . WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1911. V JILL GRADES HIGHER Buyers Are Paying Advanced! Prices for Wheat. OFFERINGS ARE TRIVIAL Large Sale of BluMtem in the Big Bend Country at a Sharp Rise. Interior Mill Boring All Lots Available. Although the demand tor wheat la llcht. as compared with the Inquiry d urine the bear season, yet the orrertnes are so small TO at the market bIn continually raised by the blda of sock dealers sad millers as ssm te ejbtala ,rala. Bhseatesa Is the stronceat feature of th lest, becaasa of the scarcity of en pp Ilea. A Sa.04O-boshe lot of bluest era was boturnt In the Bis Bead country yesterday for ship. meat to th Sottad at a price eQaal uHlt eeaite daueered at Seattle. The mills tn th cwmu y are trytns to pick ttp what bloestem they caa ta their en seettoaa. On th Port- 'land marks! blaeatem was quoted yesterday a to b7 eeata. Thar war sales of clob wheat at S3 4 'coats here and at Seattle barer paid M4 1 and 13 cents. There was a good demand for ; feed wheat oa the Bound and red Russian 'old at 4 cents. Advices received from Walla, Walla dur ing th day wer that not orer 4OO.0OO bush. 'eat of wheat wer left In that section. Pa- loss stock wer placed at not ever TH I per cent. In Umatilla County the ' bouses wer reported to bo empty except at th more remot point. As four months of th s yst remain. It looks as If a short -' ere wfll bo experienced before th new crop ' I available. Barley wa la small supply and eery firm. A sale at ITS was reported. The oat mar ket was quoted etrons with rood lots hard to obtain and as nlrb as l SO bid. Hale of oata haeo been made oa th Sound at Ira. There are orders In the market for oa port floor and som .buolneea I passlas. Oriental borers are picking up what lots ar offered for April-Mar shipment, as It la a ottBced that th liners will restor th old freight rate oa Jua I. Loral receipts. In car, were reported br the Merchants Exchange a follow: Wheat Barley rionr Oata Har Monday 2 I l - Tuhlr . . . - 4- 4 Y.ar ago 1.1 r.eeoo to date, m m ? 1o4 Veer eg A4I3 114 1701 - 1 S 1 Foreign crop condition are eotnmartxed by the Liverpool Commercial Trad foltrws: tnlted KtngJom - Arcordlng to preoent condition th outlook for the growing crop I generally favorable. Kprtng sowing la being hindered, however, by rain. France The crop condttkme are generally fair, although some apprehension la feared wing to the abnormal season. Present tn. dtratton point to a large foreign twmmp trro demand. tiermanjr The crop outlook Is satisfactory. Supplies of native wheat ar fair. There Is. however, some demand for foreign wheal. Hungary Th weather has now turned Springlike, following very nnfavorabl oil' malic eoadttloao. awppileo of native wheat are very light. Russia Tho w aether la very cold, with general snowfall, and the preparation of th aew crop has bees hindered. Stocks show decrease, with arrivals sons!!. Italy ome apprehension I felt for th crops aa a result of frost. Th purchasing f foreign wheet has been resumed tewmata The crop owtlook Is favorable. with weather condition seasonable. Arriv als ar small. Indlsj Th wsatber Is bow favorable. It being warm and lea, and good results ar till expected. Cutting is progressing. Australia There la a large fleet of el loading, although som report mentjoa that the big rush la over. MO PtTEIlWT MS NEW CUF WOOL piaTin CMtrtMttoc mm 11m A 4rr la lh oat put of Mac tan wool Im rpecud thia jar. accordtnc to t&a A marietta Wool and Cot too Roportor. which aaya:' "No further contrarttna cm tha Bboop's a-k haa hn btfar! of, mni anthlnc aow ap -roars to ba develop olthar ta-Aiiaona or I" to?, whrr ta tho annthora porttoaa of tho etoteo htartnc to mow voles on. Hejort from Montaaa otato that noa Idonttfled with tho woo! growing tod oa try ta that atata prvdlrt a markod fsinc off la Qnaatttr of tho Miataaa cttp thla year, aa compared with that of previotta year Mora. over, tt la ateted what promt to be true thte aeaaoa will be more maraed dortng each fotlOwitr g rfMnii. owtna t tha rapid atTaaca ta land Tolaea. aad the great Influx of aet tlera la tho last two year. "la Colorado, the wool growera are prepar ing, for their cup. and ehearlag ta expected ta begta oa April 1- MOOD MTR t aWa Haa Maay Otieo It nu. IICKD RIVKR. Or.. March puxtng tha ptvat ! daya th H -od Itiver Applegrowera I'nloa baa aMpped t carUoda of applea ta potnta In CalifnrnlA. the Mtddle Wees. Isoai- tana and Maine. The order were of choica Yellow Newtowne, whl-h were ahipped frra toratt her. Aa a gratlfytn ralt of tha re-eil deltv-rte. order hart - rvcoived from Wheiin. W. Vv; Vcm An re lea. Fraaclaco. Tpeba. Kan . an.t other rltlea. Hovarrr. th Calwn ta aublt ta fill thorn. l.Mfr Sproat atatrd thla nornlof thi tt year'a crop had be ittrly cleaned out with the ewptkta of alxmt let borea of faary Telkw Newtowna utai.B intr.-!. in MiiLi or bccr liiana.1 mm laraJ Market f-ar Hop aaaa Caw tract a. No adJitc! aalea of l9 bona wera re ported yesterday, bat negotiation wera nn $r wav for the rranafer of on ar mora Iota. Ther waA aleo a lit tie trad paaaing tn llfla. A at rone effort ia being mad by doaier to contract th coming crop, bat aa they do not bid over la cent a. they find aa aeli-ra Official return front the Interna Rev em o ftureaa ahow that th total beer aaJea ta rebrmarv. 1H. were .,- barrela. aa aacroaaa of J.li barrel over th aaiea of rebroary. Ilia. c1tx.1T i-c tRciTT or uii rout. TUT TV raw Coep Keeetve4 U at High All classes f poultry were scare yevter. gav. Tit few hens received sold qalchly at SOgl3Se. Receipts of broilers ersr too few to b uotatila. Th egg market was steady at .20 and II ceata Frees creamery batter was ta light u ft wly aa4 flras. Tb iemtai fnr aew cbeee vu ais tn aacss f th offerings. se Rhssssrb . ; Z T' wa 4ded to th upply ? eageao1 th street yesterday. Stocks fa ther Unea were ample anil the demand was good. Asparagua sold for th meet part at lit cost. A straight ear t California rhubarb la do this morning. It 111 b quoted at $:si.3f Pr box. Bank ClncUrk Bank clearing ot th. Northwestern cities rtrday were a follows: Clearlnrs. Bilanm Portland . 1. J-.S H .".l.42 Prattle I.r.:..7S4 17.'17 Tuoru 6;O.TU WJ.J.S Bpokaa 4V.12 PORTLAXn MA KKETS- Grata. FWar, rA Etc- WHEAT Trark prlcea: Bluestem. M tTc; club. e3&3Sc: fd Roeelsn, <tJc; Val:er. hie-. .-f"iJ. S.-.fjr4r BARI.EY i hole f.el. ."523.SO per ton. MILtSTCKF Bin. liuii.'l per ton: mlddllne.. f.-7fl:s. shorts. -l 3 2-. rolled Dsrler. I - i o FUll-R- Pat. I4.7S per barrel: straights. exports. 13. TO; Valley. 4.SO: rl..m II Sll' fthiLl Wheat. S4. O UK Hbolt, -s; cracaeo. -oirv "'i"- . . ... PATS . 1 wnite. e u iO-iw I"-r , -HAT Track prices: Timothy. T.astern Or.gon. No. 1. SI v; 21: mlx-l. 118. al falfa. 111011 grain hay. UStfU.iO. Dairy aad Ceontry Produce. POCL.TRT Hens. lutr 2HHc: broilers. ISO Sftc; turkers. 21c: ducks. SOU 23c; (Mae, 12 ii 14c: dressed turkeys, choice. 2341 2iy KGGS Oregon ranoh. 2U 21c per doaen. ClIGlE Full cream, twins. ltl. tc per pound; Young America, l.'.fllisc. Bt'TTKH City creamery extra. 1 and 2 pound prints. In boxes. 31c per pound: less than boxes, carton and delivery extra. KiBK Fancy. 10V, tr lie : per pound. VEAL Fancy. ai to 12S pounds, 12 9 13 o per pound. Vegetable and Fruit. BACK VEUETAFtL.ES Carrots. Sc8l per hundred; parsnips, SScOll; turnips. b.V tytl: beeta Bucall. TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges, navels. S3 V' 9 2. 7i per box; Florida grapefruit. S4.r": California grapefruit. tj)3.: bananas. atS ISe per lb.: BlueapplF. ec per 11.; leinona, SAit4: tangerln. per box. AFrLf-S Fancy. I2i2.T4. choice, Sl3: Common, .V r $ ft per box. V h'll l-:T A Hl.m Aenarae-ua TUfltc per lb,; caDOage. SL.&O per hundred; cauliflower. local. Sltfl.i per uoaen; taniornw. - -iMr crate: celerv. California. S3.3tt4 Per Crete: cucumbers, 12 2& per doxen: eggplant, loe lb.: garlic. lotfl2c per lb.: green ontans. 2uc per daxea; heed lettuce, poc per aoxen hothouse lettuce. I14"W1." P-r oox; pen oera 2oc per lb - radlshi. 3i03.-c p-r rtoaeti rhul.arb, t2") 2-2i per boa; sprouts. 9c; l- PtTAToKS Oregon, buying price, si.ao 10 per hundred. ONlONs Buying price. S3 per hundred. PRODI CK AT SAW PRANCISCO. QWsletlows Cailiet re th Bay CHy Mai arts. SAT rBASCISCO. March 3S- Th follow ing produce prices were current today: Vegetables incumbers. sitfl-icj; gar lic. 4o: grea peas. AflSc: string beans. nominal: asparagus. glfJ2; tomatoes, noml aal; egg plant. gtrlOc Butter Fancy creamery. 23c. Kgge eitnre. ITHe: fancy ranch. 19c 'h'ee Young America. 14ul4c lllllstuffs Uran, t-uia. middlings, S.13 Fruit Apples, choice.. SI. 25: offlnlMn. SI Mexican limes. l'irT.94': California lemons. choice. S3; common, SI. 25; oranges, navel. Oct) S3: pineapples. tA Pe:toes ttalinaa Lturhanks. S2.3S03.4; Oregon Hurbanks. Sl evu2-2u; Early Roso, I1.UV l.tiA. (mone-omlnal. Hay Wheat. Su IX!W p-r ton: wheat and its. Swll: alfalfa, Kecetota Flour. ' Quarter sacks wheat. 09O rentals; barley. 11. 15d centals; oata. SA40 centals: potatoes. 1125 bran, 3 sacks; middling! s sacks; bay. 47 toaa. MUTTON STOCK ISFIHfil CHOICE WOOL LalBS BRING $5.75 AT THE YARDS. Slierp S1I at Foil Prior With the Demand Exceeding the Supply. Tho awpplT of mutton atock. tboairh larra. la aot la exceaa of tha apply, as la how by th firm, prlrea being paid at tha atock yard. A bunch of wool lamba old yeatardar at feVTS. aa advance of a quarter over the prevlooa top price, while ahearod Umbo brouaht J and J !V A load of cholco wrihera sold at tbe top of the market and cood aheartd aheep There wae not much doing In other llnea. The beet ateora on uU went at f4SV. other lota brlaittng 166.. and !. Recelpta ycotrda vera 73 eattia, 10 rai v and Alhe. aShlpptra of the atock were 8. Decker. Fll- Tertoa. 1 cor or cottlo and rtlm: T. C. ftperry. ttanfild, 1 car of aherp; J. O. ale- Coy, man field. car or cattle; F. H. Kerney. Ikho. 1 car of aheep. and C. Koyce, Cor -Ion. 1 car of cattle and calve. Tho day a ealea were aa Xollowra: Price. 13 ateera l'S So ateera I hog 1 cow . ?"K . . V .. 7!. . .M. .. lor, . . !-2 .. Srt a. 74 1 ateera 17 aheep, ah eared b. as .s.oe 4 hi 4 K 6 (X) 11H aheep 1J sheared aheep ..... lot lamb, wool 114 la tribe, ah fared .... 17 latnha. ah red ..... .. 12 4 draft hr-i t draft hore PTtcee current on tha lT7n.fo 7i.oo artoua claaaea of te'nloa Stockyard atock at tha Portland were aa followa: J Choice ateera ..R94.t30 ... .M$ g.rto ... fUOM A.0 ... ft.'HiiT i .0 ... 4T:. 5m) k S.mi9 4.h tv-r.tf i .r0 .. . 4,iO. 4 73 . . . 8 73 U 4.IH) 4.7itf r. -o . .. : 6.o . .. 4 lvf !.. ... 7.W H.oo ... 750 773 tpood to comrnoo ateera .... Common ateera Prime cowa Choir cowa Common cowa ....... e.. Choke heifera Cho,- bulla Fair to good fat bulla.... Fmtr to medium heavy eat' Choica atas Fair ta good ataga Choice light Choice heavy MoCn Choice bog Oood to choir boire . . . . 7.90 f OO 7 76 J 7 ? 7.50 7.7J 7 30 & 7.73 -holf heavy tjood to choica heavy... Corn ra on ... poor 7 - 7.io 7.00 7.30 iihep Chnic yearling wethera. grain fed. 4.oot 4 i Old wethera 4 4 3. Choice -. grain fed 4 "0 if 4..1 fair to medtjirr. rwea. grain fad 2-T3 Choica Uml. grata ft1 6.no, i7 C"d to choice, grain fed 6 - o ZT, Ktf tO gOOd 4 Tit eV-Oe Cu.it . 2 3uf -1. :i tiotbd to choice 7-73 ti 7.BO Kaoteew IJteetech Market. rH1."AO. Marrh I. Cattle Kerelpts. eeutneted. a.".ii. market, steady t strong. Iteevvs. SVtflVl. T-s str-rs. S4 A S T . Weetern steers, S4.e.'.C i.MI: storkrra and feeders. S4 vS rows and hctfers, : ralt.e. S"AlSrv rtos. Kectpis, rinniiMi. i ,,i"u: mar- c higher. Llcht. Sl i v 7.-. mixed. Sl 3.1 a 7.0V heavy. ti 00 t. v5. rmich. Sl iG34: goiwt to rnoire neavv, a.viiras.,- atgs. So." 7.1ti: butk of sales. S'l loo ittei. f,heep licelpfs. eetlmatrj, 14hmi; mar krt. steady. Native. S-" s vVvtera. s.l -5 Aa4: vearllns II lfci ilrt.: lambs, native. SOwo.40: Weetern. IXU.o.'O. Mark at Baetaa. Bt?TOX. Starch rt CI elng quotations: Allooes 3H wohawk S Aana.g. Copter., at !Neva-!a Con. ... Jh A. x u. Mn.. ; i i.MpiMint Minea. 1 " X Artsona Com. .. II '.Nnrth liutte I1 AtiAnttc 4 (North Lke A B a c C a s M. i:s"'M oommicm. . . j, rla'.te Coailtlon. lK'teceola !! CaU Ansona. : parri.tt (S. a C.) 12 Cal a Hecla...4l" Qulncy .- 67i Centennial . "i . . 1-"S Miannon IV. Cop. Ran. . Co. S.; -iper!or 25 W F:. riot te ip. at. I2S -'"P F"e Mm.. 4 .Sup a Pitts Cop. 141, Tiitiarvk 39 Franklin Clroua Con. tirenhy Con. ... BSt. & S- t a.;m Greene Cananea. do preferred .. 47 I Royale Cop.l 14i,,rtah Con l.Tv Kerr lake W full Copper Co. 44 1. Utf Copper.... SI Vlrona 7 H Salle cooper 4 taotvsrin lis a atiaml copper... IP a: Kew York Cettoa Market. NEW TORK, March "S. Cotton Spot r!ned quiet, ft potnta lower. Mid-uplands. (14 3.V-; do. golf. 14 Max-. Sal.'S. li'.'D hales. Cotton futerrs closed steady. 1 point lower t. - PMln-.e higher. March. 14.1nc: April. 14.1c; May. June. 14.11c: July, 14-UvV: August. lt3c: eepiemher, 12-0tV; October. LiMc: hinvemher. SX.Vic; Ijecem ser. 11 SI; .aauary. ? BANK5H01VINGGDDD March Statement Satisfies Treasury Officials. INCREASES ARE GENERA National Institntions Hold Xlnetj Poor Slillions More Than the Lsw Keqnlrrs In' Their Re servesGain In Deposits. WASHINGTON. March 28. National banka of th country are ah own to be a condition which Treasury offlclala con alder favorable, under their rooorta cov erlna the cloao of hualnoaa March 7. Tha flirurea wer completed today. Th 2214 banka held f4.o04.495 mora than th law require in their reaarvea. and ahow aalna of tl35.0O0.O0O la loana and die- count a, t71.000.000 tn caah and $191,000,000 In de Dos it a. over the report of January 1. The Pacific and Weetern atatea are th only onea to ahow loaaoa. Th Woe tern atatea contracted loana and dlaoounta ag rrearatlna tM3.0OO and lost $200,000 In caah, Th Pacific atatea reduced loana $7,000,000 and loat tHO0.Oito In cash. The total gain of tl91.OO0.0O0 In Indl vldual depoalta la more or leaa artificial aa th orecedtn ealL made on January waa on Saturday, a half banking day, and th loa ahown waa occaaloned by that fact. Sine tha laat call tha banka have de creased their cH-culatlnn $3,400,000. though that Item atanda $11,000,000 ahead March. 1910. General Increaaaa ar ah of In other Iteroa aa compared with March, 1910. Loana and dlacounta jumped $125,' ajo,ooo. RISE IS A BRISK ONE STOCK .MARKET TAKES SUDDEN TUKX UPWARD. I'nlon Pacific, Lehigh, Reading and Norfolk A Western Score " Good Gains. NEW TORK. March 28. Tha atock mar- kat today threw off ita lethargy ana aa vanced brlakly. Opening prlcea were at good train a. tha rla aooa reaching a point In aome of th Important leeuea. Trading did not nroceed lona at htah pitch, how ever, and although aalna wer generally kld. tha afternoon eesalon waa quiet, 'in Knirllah market waa reported to hav bought estenalvely of Union Pacific and United State Steal. Canadian Pacific attll forced ahead to aa other record, rtaing Sfe to 224. Union Pa cific Lehlxh Valley. Reading, and X folk A Weetern. all of which gained from 1 to t point a. wer among th atrongeet atocka. A merlcan Woolen, common 1 d referred, broke aharply. International banker received advlcea from Paria Indicating that nejrottatlona for the Hat ina of Atchison on th Boars well toward th point of consummation. If tod ar a reoort be accepted, tha atock will bo placed In tha "official" department of tha Paria exchanre. American Telephone. Norfolk A Weetern aad Colo pacific wera feature of today 'a trading In tha bond divlalon. Bon da wera teady. Total aale a par value, lib $5. 000. United State bond a unchanged on calL ClOSIfQ STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closlna Sales. . io 2.:ioi - w k) 2t6 3uU High. .11 v, H4", 45 'ii'i, Leow. jit a. Allls Chal pf . Ainal Copper .. Am Agrltult .. Am Bel tucar. Amerlfn Can .. Am Car a Fdy. Am Cntlon OIL. Am Hd a L,t pf Am Ice cvcurL.. Am t,lneced . .. .11 "v .11 :i 67 r.7. iSs 4 A &4 r. 33 23 10 37 7 105 47 1-344 , 23 Am lcomotlve. Am bmel A iUf 4.2on 0"i 10O soti S.70O B10 1.7IMI noil IS."""! l.IKO 7"0 J.IIOO Kit POO .00 l.itlO 700 ' 1L400 7t4 10.H, 47 litis, 147(, v :is 11, 1112" lios 104V 7 2Jt 2S 09 . 75 !i 105 V. 471, lit 147 P7H SI1 UN", 1011 111 JM 104 HSU 7MS !:2V : oa do preltrrrd. . Am Hlcel Fdy.. Am Sugar Ref.. Am Tel a Tel.. Am Tobacco pf. Am Woolen .... Anaconda M Co. 1111 147 7 94 3 Atchison llO do preferred. . loa 120 1"4 32 78 Atl Coast 1,1ns.. liarft a Ohio . . Hethlebem Mteel HrooV Kap Tran Canadian Pac .. Central Leather Z25 29 do prerTrear. Central of N J . Ch.-. a Ohio Chicsno a Alton Clil Ot West . . 6 Hi 81 1-2 30 21 44 uo preferred. . (100 foo S.0U0 44 14.'. 1 44 145 1211 Chicago A N W 14n M a st Paul, c. c a st l. 122 03 Col Fuel a Iroo Col a Southern. Consnl Otis o2 :,i 145 5O0 1UO '"int) .100 A) Ml lS.i'HO i.UHl joo lOO I.SOO 2.4IK) 4NI 4IH1 K"0 2i e) 2IIO noo 1IMI 40l 400 " 1.IM 54NI JIM 3.HM1 ll 4.7O0 yoo niMi aorr 2. 4- l .0 SS.DIHI " 4. ion loo 1.-1.1 1.1 1 1 1.100 14 14' 'si" 71 8.1'. ! 4.H S 1 IM 17 r..i !:! 1 M 117i 17 jn 41 1 34 ioi " 14.-. -'4 14S 4 OS r.:i l'-t 53 H" 14fl 14 'si" 71 SO m 4U ss 14K irr HJ i:w 19 .1.1 117 17 10 41 16 34 io.i 14S 1'4 Corn 1'roducts . 14 IK1 a Hudson.. l A R Orando .. 17 . SIS do prult-rrcd. . 71 maimers' Kecur Erie 30 2 4 37 14H 12T do 1st pf .... do I'd pf .... (Vn Electric ... ;t North pf ... t North fire . . Illinois Central.. 130 lt R-1 11 Interior lct .. do preferred. . Inter Harvester, inter Marine pf Int Paper 17 10 411 10 ' 34 67 ln.1 14.'. Int Pump ...... Iowa Central .. K C Southern.. do preferred.. Laclede Oas ... I.outs A Nash.. Minn a at L. . M. d P A S 8 M 24 147 8.1 4 M ll'H f..1 .". la 41 1118 124 -'4 l'.' 17 7 147 34 Mo. Kan A Tex. do preferred,. Mo I'wcinc .... Nat meruit .... Nat Icsd .Mex N KT S Pf N T Central . . . . 52 12 53 a.'. los 41 1";) 70 125 24 126 H7 7 22 3.1 1511 34 157 SS 7 30 0 41 31 7 53 11K 2 .-. 3H 2" 21 50 17K 94 73 42 79 119 4.'. no 17 37 50 67 73 4 N Y. tint A Wes Norfolk a Wes. North Am .... Northern Pac .. Pacific Mall ... Pennsylvania ... People's O.a . .. P. C C tl L.. Pittsburg Coal . Pressed Car. . Pull Pal Car . . Ry Steel Spring Rending Republic Bleel .. di referred.. Rock Island Co. do preferred.. pt l a 8 y a pf St L Southwest. do prtferrcd.. Ploss-SheSleld Southern lac .. Southern Ry .. do preferred.. Tenn Copper Texas a Pa". . To.Jl L A Wes do preferred.. Union Pacific .. do preferred.. V S Realty ... i; S Rubber ... U Steel do preferred. . 41 loij 1'4 iitt K' p ii io" " .14 i:.t :u "7 .10 "0 4; aoo Imi .too loo run 1.1 l.-.tt .11 K.T 1 P7 SO fto 41 2O0 7 6T T.noo 100 vo HW 1.000 40O 700 57.kin 6.1tl0 Zit oo o3.n"0 700 S.ToO 3.41)0 "5oo MM) HIHI boo ll i' .-. Si 2 21 r-i 17- 4 7 4'-' 7! 11 4.'. 'js' 5o 7 73 117 2 tlo 3S ,l . 21 4 177 -- 73 42 71 119 44 ti '37 50 7 73 iii-i t'tan copper . . Va-Caro Chem. HjlMlh do preferred.. Weetern Md ... Vr!lnc K. ee . . Western Union.. Wheel ALE.. Lehljh Vslley 10.600 175 175 Total le tor th day. 145.200 share. BONDS. NEW TOIiK. March 23. Closing quota tions: V. 8. ref. Is retl01'N-. T. C ma Ss. iK o coupon ...lOlV'So. Padric 3s... 71 U. S. is te.....lul,i. Pacific 4S... 99 do rouron . . .K'l !i'nlon Haclflo 4al00 V, S. new 4s reg.115 Wls. Central 4a. 92 do coupon . . .11."! Japanese 4s .... S3 D. A K. U. 4s. . . 9.1 I t Money. Kxrbasur. Etc. NEW TORK. March 2- Money on call steady. 2-; ruling rale, S; closing blda 2; offered at 2. Tims loans doll; SO days. 2 per cent: 90 (lays, 283; six months. S. Prim mercantile paper, -4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business In bankers' bills at S4-Sv25 for 60 day bills, snd at S4.8t15 for demand. Com mercial bills. S4.84. Bar silver. 52 c Mexican dollars, 4Tc. Bonds Government, steady; railroad, firm. LONDON. March 23. Bar silver Steady. 24 5-16d per ounce Money 2 6 2 per cent. Th rate of discount In th open market for short bills Is 2 3-10f2 per cent; for three months bills. 2 ft 2 3-16 per cenl. 8AN FRANCISCO. March 28. Sterling on London. 60 days. S4.S4; do slstht, S4.b. Drafts Sight. 4; telegraph. 7. CHICAGO. March 28. Exchange on New Tor a, 25c 'premium. Condition of th Treasury. WASHINGTON. March 2S.-1M th be ginning of business today th condition of th United State. Treasury uv Working balance In th Treasury offices S 2T.843.56T In banks and Philippine treasury 130.923.807 Total balance In general fund.. 84.877. 220 Ordinary receipt yesterday ... 1.136.2S7 Ordinary disbursement 1.094.830 The deficit to date this fiscal year Is Sl.42a.153. aa against $19,444,896 at this time last year. These figures exclude Panama Canal ana publlo debt transactions. LOW RECORD FOR YEAR MAY WHEAT AGAI.V SELLS XTS DER SEW CROP MONTHS. Chicago Market Open Higher, lint Steadily Saga and Last Prices Are at a Loss. - CHICAGO. March 29. Through slow but sur widening of the discount oa May wheat, that option today, for th second tlm within 24 hours, brought this year" low orlce record. Closing figures wera easy, trVc to jo under last night. Corn finished uc un to a shad down. Oats an advance of l-10c to tc and hog Droducta showlnr 7tt027ct?3Oc decline. It was largely a scalping market for wheat. Value wer higher early, tha short Interest being somewhat extended and most speculators Inclined to favor a moderate rally. Besides tbers was an advance at Liverpool and further reports of unfavor able conditions lor tns growtn or me crop In Southwestern Kansas. Another source of temoorarv strenath arose from a sub stantial decrease In the worlds available supply. Cash markets here, however. nroved listless. Final transactions wer within a ah&de of the lowest Dolnt reached. Mar ranged from 87o to SSfrS8c. and In th end was (ac off at 85 e 85 c Announcement of exnort sales of corn strengthened that cereal, but It reacted later. May fluctuated between 47H8o and 48c. closing steady at 48c. Just th sam as 24 hours before. Cash corn waa firm. No. 2 yellow closed at 41 348c, Oats advanced on account of buying, then dropped back with other grains. Highland low nolnts totucned by May were inn S0e and 30c with the close a shad up at .10 .: He Provisions gav way under heavy sales. Tha outcome saa a slump all around, pork. 27 a 30c: lard. T01O012c and Tibs 19a to 13017c Th leading futures ranged as followa WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. S .87 S .7 .87 .87 -7 .S3 .48 .43 .49 .49 .50 .51 .80 .30 .30 u .20 .31 May S "tt July .( Sept SS .S CORN. May. .. .4 . .SI .48 .S0 .51 July... Sept... OATS. .30 .30 .30 .31 .30 .31 May... July. .. Sept. .. MESS PORK.' May... 1.05 14.05 15.79 15.70 15.70 15.77 1S.40 15.40 LARD. t.47 8.70 S.55 8.C5 lb.-, s.67 8..:' .i: S.(0 S.S2 S.50 8.50 SHORT RIBS. s.eo 10 8.17 s.: 8.1.7 t.7 8.47 8.47 8.55 8.55 .: 8.42 July... V May... July... Sept. . . May... July. .. Sent. . . Cash quotations were as ioiiows: Flour Barely steady. live No. 2. 90&91'.C Barley Feed or mixing. 750SSC: fair to choice malting. 31.U. tt 1.11 Flaxseed Nu. l soutnwesiern, ,2.0s; jno 1 Northwestern, 82.50. Timothy seed llLiO. Clover lli.60. Pork Mess, per barrel. SIS 75 17. Lard Per 100 pounds. S8.50. Short ribs Sides Uooee). S8.25&9. Sides Short, clear tooled). SU-12 fl8.25. nraln statistics: Total clearances of wheat and floor were equal to 20.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 322.000 bushels, compared with 488.000 hn.hel. the corresoondliiK day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 28 cars: corn, S16 cars; oats187 cars; hogs. 11.000 head. Grain Market of tbe Northwest TiiYMfl Wash.. March 28. Wheat Bluestem. 84 6 sic; fortyfold, 83084c; club. 83c; red Russian. Blc. Receipts w neat, cars; oats, x car, us?, 6 cars. SEATTLE. 'WASH.. March 28. Milling quotations: Bluestem. 8..c: rortyfoia, .lc; club. 82c: fife. 82c: red Russian. 81c. Ex port wheat: Blueslem 82c; fortyfold, 80c; club. 79c; fife, 79c; red Russian. 7Sc Xoslerdav-s car receipts w nci, ot cwo. corn. S cars; barley. 2 cars: oata, 1 car; hay, 26 cars. Grain at Baa Franclsc SAN FRANCISCO, March 28. Wheat Firm. t-:. rtev rm. Snot Quotations: Wheat Shipping. SI. 60 a 1.5244 per cental. iarley reed. ll.iZtt 1.364. per cental; brewing, SL40. Oats . Red. S1.25t?1.35 per cental; white, nominal; black. Sl.2vel.25. Call board sales: vt nnt lo xraainr. Barley December. Sl-24 bid, 31.25 asked per rental; May. SL43. Xuropenn Grain Markets. T.ONnov. March 28. Cargoes steadier. Walla Walla for shipment at 33s 6d to 3.1s d. Engll'h country market, quiet; French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. March 28. Wheat March, 6s 8d; Msy. 6s sd; July. 6s 7d. Weather fine. IfflNNEAPOIalS. Mrch 2. May whMt, PSSo; July. , .KtS feVCw September, Plo; cash. No. 1 hard. 5Hc; No. 1 North ern. M'i ti mf; is o. 'i . o n n era. v l s& w3c; No. S woeit. hw irsA,c. ChAiiffea In ATallable Snpplles. NEW TORK, March 28. Special tet- vrmphle cukt cablo advices received br Brad treet'a show th following- changes in Available supplies as compared with pre vious accounts: Bushels. Wheat, Unttcd Slates, east Rockies. dtrcreaaed 1. 776,000 Canada, Increased . . .' 877,000 Tot al. IT nl ted S t ates and Canada, A - arftA is-n UCU naagu ....................... or-rr, t"u Afloat tor and In Europe, decreased.l.O10,OoO Total American and European sup- DiT flecreased 1.B1O.0OO Corn, United States and Canada, de creased 430,000 Oata, I'nlted States and Canada, de creased M,OW Loadoa Weol Sales, LrONrON. March 28. There were 15.281 ales offered at the wool auction sales to av. The biddin continued active and prlcea were atrons, with rood wools fre- uentrr exceeains tne recent aavance. Scoured meiinoa were tile feature. Supply larjre, but It was quickly absorUed. mainly forthe Continent.. . C hicago Prodaoe Market ' CHICAGO, March 28. Butter Steady; creameries. lOtj-c; dairies. 14gpl9c. tin w eaK ; receipts. -4,&u& cases; at mark, cases Included. lZVifclc; firsts, 14c; prime nrais. i c. Cheese Steady: daisies. 13U t13c: twins, lltglSc; Young Americas, 13 14c; long norns, J-1 w ic Wool at St. Ixrai. ST. IeOUIP. March 28. Wool Unchanged. errttory and WVtern mediums. lOiil'ic: fine mediums. 1H&lXc; fine, 12 13c Iuluth Jlx Market. DULUTH. March 29. Flax on track and to arrive, J2-4S, -May, 2-47 bid. WOOL BUYERS WAIT Market Held Up by Tariff Uncertainty. VALUE UNDERTONE WEAK Xo Bidding Tet for Unshorn Clips in Western States Strong " Prices Prevail at tbe London Auction. BOSTON. March 2S. Tha local wool situa tion U unchanged and buyers are apparently In ff.m m u rA nf vain a Th a en tire trade is looking anxiously at the Incoming Congress. some iairiy large saiea are repon.ru in rltory stock, but fleece wools are In light demand, and there Is no business In washed eiothing or eta Die fleece. Fine staple fleece territory is quoted at 18c to 60c; scoured and fine medium from 48c to 50c What Uttle Ohio has changed hands has been in three-eighths blood, at 27c to 2c. There has been scarcely any busi ness In Texas or California wooL New Arizona wool is coming in slowly and Is fteid locally at 19 1.0c. .There is no bid ding here for wool on the sheep's back. Pulled wool Is also dull, but tho foreign product brings some Inquiry. Scoured quo tations: Texas, 16 months, 4S&0c; fine, f to I months. 464 7c; fine Fall. 43c Californla Northern. 4&60c; middle coun ty. 45 47c : Southern, 42 43 45c; Fall free, 404Jc: Fall defective, 3fi37c Oregon Kastern No. 1 staple, 66 67c; eastern clothing, 4S50c; valley No. 1, 48 ii 49c Territory Fine staple, 57c; fine medium staple. 55 5 6c; fine clothing. 6153c; fine medium clothing. 48 0 50c; half-blood comb ing. 55c : three-eighths blood combing, 63c; quarter blood combing, 48 4a 50c Pulled Extra. ?i6o; fin A, 62 5 4c; A supers, 47 ,8c. POTATO PRICES JUMP NEW HIGH RECORD FOR THE SEA SOX AT SEATTLE. Dae to Shipments of Washington Stock to California Half Cent Advance in Wheat. ' FEATTL.E. March 2S. (Special.) Th prlca of potatoes jumped to S33 on Western avenue this morning, setting a new high record for the season and-marking the high est price asked her sine lf8. The present rise in orlces ia due to the fact that brokers are shipping potatoes to San FYaneisco, where theyobtain W- Determined efforts are being made to obtain potatoes East. Asparagus dropped to 10 cents and rhu toarb did not sell above 5 to 7 cents per pound. Celery was weaker at $4 to 44.50. Cucumbers dropped to 2.M a doxen on a larger supply. " Wheat advanced a half cent, bluestem be ing quoted at 87 cents, club at S3tt cents and forty-fold at 8 cents. There is a growing sentiment that the present upward movement is due more to manipulative tac tics than to actual demand. Considerable flour is being sold In the Orient for delivery In May, June and July, but March and April shipments promise to show a falling off, compared with those of the past two months. California butter was offered on the dairy produce exchange thia morning as low as 26 cents. Egg receipts were heavy. The exchange appointed a committee to day to take steps to protest against the proposed National legislation preventing the sale of butter, eggs, cheese and poultry that has been In cold storage more than 90 days. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. March 28. Standard eop- fer,- dull; spot. March, April, May and June. 1.70(5 ll.S.c; London, firm; spot, 54 15s: future. f55 7s 6d. Arrivals reported at New York today, 480 tons. Custom-house returns show exports so far this month of 17.996. Lake copper. 12.37iJ12.GOc; elec trolytic. 12.25?12.37c and casting 12.00 6 12.12 He Tin Firm. Spot and March, 41.36 9 41.75; May, 4L0041.62e: June, 40.C2H 0 41.37&C London, strong. Spot, 157 15s; futures, 187 17s 6d. Lead Quiet, 4.45tp4.50c New Yorlc; 4.Z7H f? 4.32 "Ac East St. Louis. London, 12 18s 9d. Snelter Ouiet. 5.55 S 5.65c New Yorlc: 4.50 4.55c Kant St. Louis. London, 23. Iron Cleveland warrants. 4s 7Ad in London. Locally Iron was unchanged. No. 1 foundary. Northern, 115. 75a 16.23 j No. Z foundry, Northern, No. 1 Southern and do. oft at $15.50g 16.00. Grain and Prodnce at New York. NEW YORK. March 2S. Flour was ouiet with prices about steady. Receipts, 38,367; shipments. 20.482. Wheat, spot, irreg-ular; ko. 2. red, 3ftc, elevator and 95c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern, Duluth, IL0&H - o. b. afloat. Futures market advanced early on the steadiness abroad, the decrease fn supplies and .covering:, but eased off under liquida tion on favorable crop advices, closing Mc net lower. May closed 94 15-16c; July closed 95c; receipts, 21,600; shipments, 12,000. Hides, easv. Central American, 20 $4 o. Petroleum, steady. Wool, quiet. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK. March 2. Coffee futures closed steady at a net advance of 2 to 5 nolnts. Sales. 3i.00O ban March. April and May, 10.52c; June, 10.40c; July, 10.45c; August, 10.40c; September, 10.24c; October, 10.04; November, lO.ooc; .December, January and February, 9.62c. Spot Coffee, quiet ; Rio, 12 c ; Santos, No. 4. 1394c Mild coffee, quiet ; Cordova, 13.tt?15c: nominal. Raw supar. stead v. Muscovado, 60 test, S.36c; centrifugal, 06 -teat. 3.86c; molasses, 89' test, 3.11c; refined, quiet. Uritsd Fruit at New York. NEW TORK. March 28. Evaporated ap ples firm, stocks small and prices nominal. On tha spot fancy are quoted at 14 cents; choice, 13 Vic; prime, 13c Prunes Firm with, light offerings, quo tations from 8 'qi 13c for California up to 30-4Os and 11 13 1,4 c for Oregons from 30-KOs. Peaches Firm. Choice, 7 (?7Hc; extra choice. 7&&c; fancy. 8U9o Hop at New York. - NEW TORK, March 28, Hop -Steady. Pendleton to Get New Storage Plant. PKN'DLKTOK, Or., March 28. Spe- Bonds Investments TimberLands McGRATH &NEDHAUSENCO. 701-2-3-4-6 Lewia Bldg. Portland ' Oregon THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK - PORTLAND. OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus 4BK Profits $800,000.00 OFFICERS: I. C AfsrSWORTH, President. R. W. SCHT1EER, Cashier. R. LEA pARJVES, Vice-President. A, jf. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Aaalstant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE' DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES I lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains 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 clal.) Promise of a third cold storagra plant for Pendleton Is contained In the announcement Just made that the Pen dleton Cash Market and the Central Market, the largest meat companies In the city have combined the slaughter branches of their business and will build a large cold storage plant. Bert Whit man and Ross Carney are the moving spirits in the new enterprise. They ex pect to eupp)y the smaller towns of this county and Eastern Oregon with a large part of the meat consumed. COLONISTS F0R MEDFORD Real Estate Map. Iieaves for Port land to Influence Newcomers. MEDFORD, Or., March 28.. (Stecial.) With the official indorsement of the Medford Commercial Club and the local Realty Association. Ed M. Andrews, a local real estate man, left tonight for Portland, where he will open offices and endeavor to interest more of the arriv ing colonists in the Rogue River Val ley. . This move was decided upon today at a meeting of the real estate men In the city who are anxious to see more of the colonists reacn mis cixy. 10 aaie but a very small number have arrived here despite the fact that nearly 25,000 have reached the state. Tt Is now said th Romans sometimes u1 hor.eshoe nails. Let your own best judg ment decide arid you will inevitably say "Bitulithic TRAVELERS' GUIDE. COOS BAY LINE BTEAXEB. BREAKWATER sails from Alaska dock, Portland, 8 F. M. every Tues day. Freight received at Alaska Dock until S P. M. daily. Passenger far? first-class. $10: second-class. .7, including meals and berth. Tickets on sale at Aiasvortb. dock. Paean Itela 264. A 1284 $500,000 TRAVEMRS' GCIDE. All Modern Salety Devices OV'irele, &o-r LONDON-PAR S HAMBURG fAmerlka. Ap. 8, SPMiHtPretoria Apr. 15 Bluecher Apr. 12 tKals Auk Vio.Apr.2i tRitz-Carlton a Carte Restaurant. ... Calls at Plymouth and Cherbourg. Hamburg direct. tSecond Cabin only. GIBRALTAR. ALGIERS, NAPLES, GENOA, S. B. HA.UBrRG April 13, 10 A. M. 8. 8. MttLTKE April 23 Cruise to the Top of the World NORWAY, NORTH CAPE. 8PITZBERGEN, ICELAND AND NORTHERN CAl'ITALS BX MAGNIFICENT CRUISING STEAMERS. FROM HAMBURG IN JUNE, JULY ANI AUGUST. Send lor Illustrated Booklet. Hamburg-American Line, 160 Powell at., San Francittoo. Cal., or Local R. R. Agent In Portland. TAHITI The Golden, the Garden of South Se Isles , 8 Days' Stay There. Celebration (July 14) Fall of the Bastlle. Native fetes, mystic ritea of walking over red hot atones and all tho rest of it. Splendid, driveway of ninety miles around the island unfolding tropical scenes of surpassing beauty. A delightful trip for recreation and pleasure. Steamer fare 135 round trip, first class, from San Francisco. S. S Mariposa, sailing June 29. BOOK NOW. Oceanic g. S. Co.. 6.3 Market, San Francisco- LINE TO HONOL.UL.Li. S. S titiirlKA, sailings April 8. April 2d, May 20 and every.; twenty-one days. SAX FRANCISCO ft PORTLAND SS. CO. New service to Loa Angeles via San Fran cisco every five days. From Ainsworth DocK Portland. S.&. Beaver, 4 i. M., Mar. 28, Bear, 9 A. M-, April 1. From San Francisco, Northbound. 12 M. S.S. Bear, 31 nr. 27. Rose City, April 1, Beaver. April 6. From San Pedro. Northbound. 12 M. 6.S. Rose City, Mar. 30, Beaver, April 4 Bear, April 9. H. G. firnHb. C. T. A. 143 Third St. tJ. W. Ransom, Agent, Ainsworth Dock. Phones: Main 402, 268; A 1402. 0.-W. R. & N. Astoria Ronte. STEAMER HARVEST QUEEN leaves Portland daily except Saturday at 8:00 P. M. Makes all way landings. Arrives at Astoria at 6:00 A- M. Leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7:00 A. M. Arrives Portland at 6:00 P. M. Makes direct con nection with steamer Nahcotta for Megler. llwaco. Long Beach and all points on the Ilwaco Division. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Pedro Direct. North Pacific S. S. Co.'s s. S. Roanok and 8. S. Eld-ar sail every Wednesday alter nately at 6 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St.. near Alder. MARTIN J. HTOIET, Passenger Agent, W. II. SLUSSER. Freight Agent. Phones M. 1314. A 1311. Twin-Screw Ship Anvil Bails from Albers Dock No. 3, Thurs day. March 30th, at 7 P. iL, for Gari baldi, Bay City, Tillamook, Newport, Florence and Bandon. CITY TICKET OFFICE, 128 3rd St. - Phone Main 628 peak Phone Mai 161 A 1803 j r