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nix, jiuk.MU UKUiU.MAX. TUESJJAY, Al'lilL. 4, l'Jll. BUY MONTANA OUTS Local Advance Checked by Movement Westward. BARLEY SCARCE AND FIRM Drrniod for Wheat Fall Off and Bayer Offer . bat Farm ers Will Make No Concessions. "!! adraa.-inf count of th mu market kai r-!Td a chs , tsnvporarlly at laast. from the u!4c STraI ear of Montana aca ara oa th war to Portlaad, aad aa mora ara of.'srsd. It la aot tlsslr that asller kara will flaa It po:bl to lift Orgt oau erteaa ta tae but tutor. Thar la aoma uaeartalaty aa ta tha apply of MoatsBe oaea tniKtln Advtraa from thll atata put tha surplus ujwbtrt from 10,000 to 33.000 to na. Tha barter market meantlma coatiaoea firm, aa taa eupp'r la vary email aad taa 4maa4 good. iBoalrtea for barley from ta Walla TV alia coaatry abow taa aoadltloa of talaga ther. la th Clearwater coaatry. wbera taa tola of taa Xortaweetera eapply ozteta. tbar ta nx ta neead 00O toaa, Trading ta wheat aaa fallea aff aad bar er ara offertna: lower prlca bat tbera la ao dtepoaictoa ta the country to make eon eeealoaa. coeo,aatly tbo market cannot be called weaker. Waal demand taere ta la for California milling account aad reeulta from floor order from flout h ad Central Amer ica. W faa thie boeineea reaaea. local bayera aapocl tbo market to fall back to tne ex port basis, wblcb la about lo ceata aader preaeat quotations. TClta swh a decline, the fanner may prefer lo carry tha email aarpluo Into the new cama. Tbo mill feed market la quoted firmer m'.i around, Flo-ir la fairly (toady. Local receipts, ta can, were reported by Iba afarchaai Eachaag aa follow: Wheat Barley ITour oota Hay M-wJay 11 Tear ago SI T IS 4 13 Seaeoa to date 1A41T SH l?t T4 lear ago Ml 1-Xi : HO Tne weekly wheat etatlatlca of tbo Hr chanca ilxcbance follow: American Visible Supply ll-Mhel Decreae. April . tttt 3.I5i. 7.W Aerlt 4. lit 3!.o.4. l..n4.'0 Aprtl i. ll". 3rt.l4UVM STO 0-) April a. ! av.w TU.t" Ayril a, 1? 4J. .-.!. o 2.4J;.x April . iJ"4. 4-V3.,.oi 14. April to. l-.xvv tl.4.n m.x0 April . 1W4 al.-.TOoO !M.'"I April a. lu. I. aia.no l.SJ."0 April 7. VA 41.4l4.uuO 1.1 4 LOW lltc-reeee. Vluanm.r oa reae , enltna April 1 Week Week ending endlr-c M-h. M April 2. MO Continent 00.04ft.ouo 3a.&nU.ou le.uev.oiM) Total ...tvme m.mo oo fto.3'jo,ooo World' Sntpmnts flour ln-iuddr W ek W eek Week entitng en.llrt; ending April 1 V-.U. .'5 AprtlS. '10 Frm Tlu.ri!s ltuhei Huehele V. a. aa.. 3,irr.o ;.mhni .7.oo Arf.n'tiia . r..;.-i 4'0 l.wO"0 Australia .. l.xtt ' .7 owl 1.3n.0 rn. porta. 1 i ! io I ' flueeia ..... 3.;'OiiK 1.4-.TI."" J.IM4.0.NI lnaia 4Muwi M2.oix tua.ooo Tuili tl.wiono 13a.ono T 11.000 tVorrd's sblnmente. season to date T'tal Mlnre rUme Period rrom July 3-l. Lt fMon. V. . and Canada V I Ovl 'H 1 14.V.-.4."' Arcntine .2 " J7.OT4.ie" Auetralla J.T4.0'O ranuhiaa polnta .... T UJit loom.-") Jtneela lei4"V" 11.T).'" ladia JT.TW.ouo :3.12S.0u0 Totala .4S.OTa.noO UT.TX,000 . WOOL riUJrrr.CTS TS THE Wtarr. akewrtaa; la Vador Way. but Basins Ilea e4 Smarted Irt. Commeatlns oa the wool outlook la tbo Weet. the American Wool aad Cattoa Ite porter of March 30 aald: Shearing la bow jnlaa oa la Kebraaka. but nothing ta the way of either buying or contracting bae beea done. Orewer ara aefelng about 13 to 13 rente for their wool, and thi la about a cent Mcher tbaa the Idea of alt b!d hy tha d'alera. bhoar lag ta general will at art ra Vtah neat week, although at aoma polnta. the r-ava alrearly begna ta eaear. Hy the middle of April. It le eapeted. that ehearlac will be quite general all oeer Wyoming. Utah. Nevada aad Colorado. Comr early fat eheep woola have been eotd at dtrrereet feeding elation la th Weet and Midula Weet at from li w ta 14 centa Utah wootgrnwer eetlraato that tha clip ta thai etete for thi year will bo at teaat ZS per coat emaller tbaa that of laet year, and that the rereaoee to be derived from the clip will bo at leaet To0.C" teea than ll. If th present price prevail. Laet yeer. about 14.000.000 pouaue of wool were ' produced In Vtah. and at the average price of 14 to 17 rente, netted tha waolgrower about f J.ffcxxoo Owing to th poor out look oa the Winter range, many of th beep la t'tah were placed a the market, while It ta eald that many were aleo aold to people of other etatee. There na beea oerne feedlae of sheep during the eeeaon. bat aot aa mack aa aa anticipated earlier. iam a celts tamrs renT Arcnox IVerar rrtcea raid for Kewtaevm Callforala Tha follow taa report of aala at tha lateet Lm An re .'re orange auction abow tha coa dttloa of tha market ta the south: irigtt Grova -. HI! Om. evtra chofca 4:oMa rtrhard. eatra choice, rtlveretdi Aetur. fancy orchard ran. Itallto..... liuh etanuArd c ailfornta bran1. choice RIvereM Monrovia fieichta. fancy orchard ran. ImMn ritanclArle 4 enqueror. orchard run. Covrna rnrovia liKhta faay orchard rua. Kobia ataadarda 31-43 . 1 17 in . l..io . 1 03 . 1.13 :K . 1.31 . 1.13 . .0 l-tfOD CAR Or KHIBARH KKCCIVUD. iv Callforala Oalewa ar Beta; Quetn by Brekmv Another car of California rhubarb arrived yeaterday aad the price dropred to $1.23 tr l.S per box. Other receipt lacloded a car f lettaca aad a ear of cabbage. Aaparagu bel.l tady at a T cent a a frceh. lot of New Jereey wet potatoeo wa received aad quoted at 13 H rent per pound. KewcTop California onions ara being of fered ta the lobbing trade. Tbo Crvt ehln wtenta wilt arrive about the ralrMle of tbo anoutb Teaaa aoloaa will bo later tbla year tbaa tha California atock. Stronger price will be quoted hereafter a eras re and all California vegetables, as It will be aeceaeary to bring up tba produce aader lea. BlaOKKD CONTRACT DE.1L IX HOM. Nm Baolaeea raeolac la llt aad law Crop. Ther a ere rumor la th hop offices yee terday ttat a 17-rent deal bad beea cloeed la new bopa. but tba ama of tba peraort coaceraed wera not known. Th test pticea heretofore paid for lplle have beea Id casta la Oregon and 14n centa la California. Tha Hackett lot of 130 bale of loop hop at Mc-Mlaavtll waa bought a few days ago br Bishop Daniel at 11 centa or better. WC.J am Vrewa Co. ara reported ta bava bought a rmall Jot of 1910s. CH.aXCM C THE rOVlMOX I J ST. Jama. Baraw aad Lar4 Bedared Beef Frwdart 11 1 (her. A number of chenge wera announced la warklng-hoae products yesterday, which ara da line with tfca course of prices oi raw ma- . -1 lmmm of &1I liuS Sir IfiVUld 1 coat dot noond and skinned ham U cant. The cheasper grades of bacon wera reduced H cent and dry salt meats V cant. Lara quoted H. Mat lower. I, barrel good ther waa aa advaac of 50 cents la pigs' feet. 13 la beef tongue and 11 la plata beef. Meaa pork declined IL Cewatry nodaoe Receipt Bmall. Receipts of all kind of country produce were light yeterday and price held steady. Candled eci war quoted for th most part at 21 centa Good hen wr la demand at 21 centa. but few were to be bad. Dreeaed meat old at Saturday price. Tbera wera no new developments la tha butter or crree market. f iner sl Oil aad Turpentine Decline. Unseed oil and turpentine continue oa th down grade. Th former d edited S ceata and tha latter 4 centa a gallon yesterday. Haw linseed oil lo cases Is now quoted at fl.04 and boiled In eases at l-t. Th now quotation oa tarpeailne In caaoa la 31-34. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday wera as follows: Clearings. Balances. Port!and 2. o-.'t J15T.14T Prattle 1.64U.4M Sid. 70S Taroma l.Jl.T3 WI.44H bpokaoe a.UTT 1J7.4IM fOBTLAXD MARKETS. Crala. Floor, reed. Etc. WI1EAT Track prices: Bluestem. Sc; club. -c. rod Kiisslin. blei Va.lcy, 2c; 40 foirl. Uc. B HI.KT Choice feed. t:&S0927 per ton. stlUl-TtTKa Urea. Ill per ton; mid dlings l0 3O: aborta. IXSO. rolled barley, I . ui -. "l.l'R Pateata I4TI per barrel; straights. IAi; esport. I.I.T0; Vslley. 4.0; graham. I4.JO; whole wheat. 14-To. CORN Whole. i; cracked, -Se-iO per ton. OATS No. I white. t?.30 92S per ton, BAT Timothy. Kastern Oregon. No. 1. t:t u 1110, mued. IKS 1. allalta, S120 13. a. Craearte. Dried Trmlta. Etc. DRIED FRVITS Apple. 1111HC per ib.: curranta. Use: apricots. 14Hjl,c; date, paek.ee. lSViO per lo. ; tern. bulk, white or black, by sack. 74c: -e. tL&at 1.73. 13-l:s. c: 3e-la. l-.il. lo-ls. bic; bmyrnes. Isc .... KAl.il ON Columbia River. 1-pound tall. II lO per deaen; 3-pound tall a X03; 1 tveund flata, 1.40: Alaska pink. 1-pound laiie. II. IV .. corrtk: Raaated, la drama, 33034c per .si;T9 Walnut. 1TH1 per pound; Brazil aula. 14lac: niberta. lac: almonJa. lealsc: pearana. lc: cocoaauta. poctill per doaea: chretnuta. 11SC per pound; hickory a ute. vl"c per pound. BAl.T lirmnulated. IIS per ton: hair groiind. loos. is.ja per ton: &". I per ton. HalA.N.H ma:l white. 4c: large white. 4Sc: Ltman. e.c; pink. 6ie; red Mexicans, 4 c : bayou. SSc I.ICK Ma 1 Japan, 4ic: cheaper araoea. 33.30if4 iJ: outnera held. 3 BTc; Im ported Imperial. 4 c; Imported extra No. 1- SloVkT Chotc. I3.TS per caee: et rained. lc per pound. M UA R lry rranulated. fruit and berry. H. 40; beat. I5.I: itra C H.UO: golden C. It.ii. yellow I. 14.70: poyaeroa. 14.7 Terms on remittances within la day, do auct c per pound: If later than lo nay and within SO dare, deduct He per pound. Maple augar. 16 ft lee per pouao. Dairy aad Country Produce. POULT RT Hen. 31c; broiler. SOc; turkcra. lie; Uucke. Mc; ge'ee. 12 V 14c: dreesed turkey, choice, -3 tj -'c m KOiS Oregon ranch. UOwSlc per close n, Clir.lSK cull ream. twins. 144)14tsa per pour.d: Toung America. IJePec. BITTKR Oty creamery extra. 1 and 1 pound prima in borne. 31o per pound; las than boxes, cartons and delivery extra.- I'OKK Fancy. o10Sc per pound. VEAL Fancy, be to 12J JHJunda, ISO 13Hc per pound. V' Tea-etablea aad Fralta. SA.?K VEGETABLES Carrot. 3cll per hundred, p.r.nlp. S3c0l; turnips, bio (til: bta, POcull. TROPICAL FRUITS Orange, navel. HJujTj per box: Florida grapefruit. 14.60: California graperrult. 130 3.30; bananas. 6tt 6',c per lb.; ili.eapplea. Ac per lb.; lemons. 14. 0114: tangerine. 1 1.75 per box. Al'l'l.t.- K.nc jr. ltl.'.TJ; choice. $102; common, ftoc v 1 1 per box. VF-ilKTABLK-S Asparacua. Tc per lb.; cabbage. ILiO per hundred: cauliflower, local. HuLM per doim; California. 13 per crate; celery, Calllointa. 34 OO per crate, cucumbers. 12.23 per do4.en; eggplant. I. -.C lb.-, garlic. lOOUc per lb.: green onlana. SOc per Uoeen: bead lettuce. Ooc per dosen; hothouee lettuce. $1.35 per box: pep pers. 3c Per lb.; radlshoa. 30v3&c per doxen; rhubarb, 11.23 rf LM per box; sprouts. c: to-tuat.-s. Il.T.'.Ill POTATyKs Oregon, buying prtca, (1.33 1 HO per hundred. . ONIONS Buying prlea, $C 2-10 per hundred. Pravlslona. HAMS S lo 20 pounrl. ISOlTe: 12 to 14 pound. ltfl"'c; 14 to 1 pound. 15HW 1-I4C skinned, lc. picnics. 13c; collate roll. 13 '.c HMukKI) atEATtt Beef tongue. SSe: dried bf aeta none: outside, none; la Ktcs. 2-V; knuckles. 2e. HACt'N Ksncy. STc; standard. Z4o; ch'.ce. sjc: Engllsn. Inc. DRT HALT Cl KtB Regular short Clear, dry (alt. 14c: emoeed. 13c; back, light, salt. 14ie; smoked. 13 Vc; bscka heavy, salt. 14c. amoked. Use; export, salt. 14c: smoked. l-sC. LA1U) Kettle rendered. tlercea. me; tul. HSc stand, ro. pure, tierce. IJc; tuoe. lae; choice, tiercea. lc: tuba. 11c; shortening, tlercea. wc: tuba. S Ve il epa. Wools. II Idee, Etc. HOPS 1010 crop. 17 S o 19c; 109 crop. 12 13c; ronlracta ISSc .... . MiiHAIH-Choice, ii par pound dUvr4 Portland. Wiiul. Eastera Oregon, nominal. 0114 per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley. 13flTc per pound. r"EI.T Dry. 10c: aalted. butchers take off, ooowoc: Iamb pel (a. :3c. H I KK-s baited hldea. TS per pound: alted calf. IJc: salted kip. TVc: salted stage, 1st: green hldee. lc lea: dry bides, llo: dry rslf. 17tf tic: dry stass. HBli'o. CAbCARA DA I. a. far pound. 6c Oils. cktr i. i In Karrela POc; 'boiic't. In barrels, fl.ot; raw. la caaea. 11 tM: ttfl. in case, euvo. TUKPENTINK lO-csee lots. 11-23; Iron barre.a 31.17: case. ILSd; wood bblsv. I.IIS. . tlAbOLINli JSOtor gasoline, inm vma, liSe; case. II Sc. IS gasoline. Iron bbla, 3c: raeea. USc. COAL OIL Ordinary teat. case. liSJltc; bulk, la tank. Sc: high test. llo. PEODCCE AT SAN rKAJiCISCO. I la tha Bay City Mar kets. SAV FRANCISCO. April J. Tha follow ing produce prK-ee were current today: Vegetables Cucumbers. T.1c 11.30: gar lic, 404c; green pea. 401c; string beans, nominal: asparagus. lctlL:i; tomatoes, nominal: ecg plant, Ifrlsc , Butter Fancy creamery. 2?c K.cse Store. 17c: fancy ranch. 17 Vic 'heee Toung America. 13 O 14 He MiilstuS Urao, til U middling. $33 3. Fruit Apple, choice. $1.2..: common. $1: Jtexlcaa lliaea. $dw $.30; Calif itmia lemons, choice. $3: rommoa, $1.23. orange, navel, Tecol-l Plneepplea, nomlnaL Potatoes B alines Burbanks. 13 40 9 i 30; Oregoo Hurbauka. $t-a3we-2V; Early Roeo. $!.-- l.hi. (inkiitif Nominal. Hay Wheat. $11914.t$ per ton; wheat and oats. Ill: alia (a, Italic. Receipts Flour. 1744 quarter sacks; wheat. 11$ centals; barley. $34 centals; oats. 3St centals: potatoes. 2T1A sacks; bran. Stl aack; mldulmga, 2ti aaclts; hay, Ta too. BREAK Cf THE COIIITK M.KBJLXT Leading Italia blr n X fluppert aad Sales Ar Istfs. NEW TORK. April S. Coffe future cloeed Weak at a net decline of 11 to S3 polnta Part of tha selling wna attributed to llquldatloa by recent buyers, who ara suppoeed to have anticipated bull support, following tha valorisation aalee, whereas tha leading bulla seemed to be giving th market po aaelstanca durinf today's trading, bales, 1.300 bags. April. May. Juris and July. 10.32c; August. 10 20c; Meptember. 10 14c; October, puac; November. n.9c; December, January. February and March. p.Mc spot coffee quiet: Rio No. 1, 12c; Can to No. 4. 13c Mild coffee quleu Cor dova. 13Vljc Kugar Raw ulet: mnacovado, 'Ss teat. S.3c: centrifugsl. 4 test, 3.Mc; mnlasae. 83 test, 3.11c Refined sugar steady. Dried Trait a N'ew Tor, VEW TORK. April S- Evaporated apples nominal, but tba undertone la very firm. On tba spot fancy ara quoted at 14c; choice. USc: prime. 13c. Prune, very firm. Quotations from S to 13 rent for California up to 90-4O. nd 11 to 13t for Oregon from SO to c. Peaches, quiet and steady. Choice. TH0 Tine; extra choice, 1 OAK's fancy, w so, LIFT STEEB PRICE Local Buyers Pay $6.75 for Prime 'Montana Stock. ADVANCE OF A QUARTER Cattle SCarket Steady In Other Lines Sbcep Sales Xot rp to Lest Week's la-rel Hoifs Brine $7.75. Twelve load of prim Montana steers, hay fed. wer old at th stockyard yasterday at -7S. Thi how aa advance of a quar ter In th market for top quality cattle. An other sala of flv load was mads at .7B and thsr wer gareral sales of stars at 1 6. 50. Arsrsrs prices prevallsd oa cowa, calves and bulla Tha mutton market held fairly tad. though th top quotations of last weak wer not realized on any of tha aale. Two small loads of hogs wera moved at $7.73. Receipt orer Sunday were Bit eatUe. T calve. 1047 abaap aad 139 hog. Shippers of th stock were: O. D. Burfitck, Amity, on car of cattl and calves; C. T. Ketchum A Bon, Th Dalle, two cars of sheep: J. C Lonergan. Walla Walla. Ave ear of cattl; r. Bunn. Lowdes, Wash-, on car of csPUe; B. E. Wlllard. Echo, three cars of cattle; Kldwell A Caswell. Echo, two car of cattl: Mastersoa A Wiley. Echo, on ear of rattle; Charle Hunter. Wallowa, four ears of eattt and hog; L S. Hotchklss, Joseph, three car of cattl. sheep and bogs; J. W. Koran. Anaconda. Mont.. IS ear of cattle, and George Dixon. Shearer, flv car of cat Ie and calves. Th dy sale wr as follows: Weight. Price. 23 steer. -.to e J 1 bull .... 7 cows ... Id steers ... 1 steer . . 23 steers ... 1 bull .... 73 lambs .. 200 lambs .. 247 lambs .. 23 wethers i csir .... 1 calf .... 1 cow ... S cow ... 12 steer ... 1 cow , . . . S coara . . 1 cair . 13. 4.60 Hr.4 t 23 "J -...loiM 6 00 ii:k too " " lOT'i 6.TS .17:10 4.T5 R4 4.23 T3 8.23 " T 6.115 i AS B.OO 2oo S.O0 1.-.0 bOO llMj S 23 " 11K t.2S ",' 11O0 S.73 w 6.23 P43 3.23 a,. HO S.OO poo yearling wether 34 wether, sheared .. H 4 50 I40O 8."0 1242 6 03 12r.4 6.50 lllO S&O 12-0 S.50 11T4 S. 25 .....11110 6.00 11 SO 6 25 lOSl 6 T3 lCrti 4.00 1S3 7. 75 lbl JL7S art.oo 150.0 1 cow 11)1 steer 21 steer 25 steers 124 steers 20 steers $ steers 23 steers .... TH roes 20 bulls SH hog hog 1 team draft horso. . 1 delivery horse Price current on the various classes of stock at th Portland Union Stockyards wer as follow: Prim tteers .16.23 9 $1.73 Choice steers A OOtt 6.23 Oocd to choice steer t-SOu) 6.1 5 Fan- to good steers 4.0ti $.00 Common steer d.OOtf 6.00 Prime cow 4.75W 8 o flood to cholc cow 4.50 4. Fair to good cow 4.254P 4.&0 Poor cow 4 2- 3 Common cow 2.o0w 4 X Choirs heifer 6.00r 6.2 Cholc bull 4.50 4.0 Cood to cholc bulU 4.23t 4-50 Fair to good bull 3.750 4.00 Common bull OOt 3.6o Choice to light ralvea 7.719 t1 00 Good to cholc light calve 7 60 o) 7.75 Fair to medium light calve .... T.ootJ 7 60 Cholc heavy calve $.201 6.W) Good to choice heavy calves .... 6.000 6.25 Fair to medium heavy calvee ... 4.750 6.00 Choice tag 6.25 0 6.50 Good to cholc tag 4.5O0 6.00 Fair to medium stags 4,oo 4.50 Choichrvt T.T50 II. 00 Oood to choice hogs T.6O0 7. "3 Choice to beagy 7.25i T.SO Oood to choice heavy 7.OO0 T.2S Common 6.GO0 7.00 Stock hoga S.000 8.36 Hheep Choice yearling wethers, grain fed 4.BO0 6.10 Old wether e X 4 23 Choice ewes, grain fed 4 .000 4.25 Fair to medium ewea S.000 8 50 Pprlng lambs, extra quality..... lrt.OO Cholc lambs, grain fed. wool... 6.5O0 5.ri Choice lambs, grain ted. sheared 6.23 0 $.60 Oood to cholc lambs, grain fed 6.OO0 6.28 Fair to good lambs, grain fed.... 4.T60 6.00 Culls x.800 S-00 Tha following quotation represent price on this market for th different classes of horses: lrafter. extra heavy. $3000 600; drafter. WOO to 1700 lbs.. $1500350; draft era. 12O0 to 1400 tba. S1OO023O; chunk. SnOfl&O; pluga, $10040; Mrlvlng horses, $T3 and up; aeddi horsee. $60 and ap. F-aetera IJveatock Marks. CH1CAOO. April A Cattle Receipt, es timated. 23.0H; market, steady to loo oft. Beeves. $5.2O06.S5; Texas steer. $4,600 6.75; Western steers. $4-23 0 3.80: ctocker nd feeder. $4 03.73: cow aad heifers, $2.70 0600; calvee. 14. 75 04. 75. Hogs Receipt, eallmated. 43.000; market, lie to 10c lower. Light. $4.4506.83: mixed. fl'366.T3; heavy. $4.06e.&s: rough. $6.06 U4.25: good to cholc heavy. $.2506.6fi; pigs, $L33ve.SO; bulk of sales. I4.n506.55. hheep Receipts, ssttmated. 22.0O0; mar ket, slow and weak. Native. $303.30; West ern. $X23 0 3.35: yearlings. $4.5003.60; lambs. naUve. $506.33; Weetern. $5,8006.43. WALL STREET NERVOUS EXPKCTKD DECISION'S I.V AXTI. TUUST CASES. Market S Irons; Vp to a tt Hour Mvcn Selling Jlovrment Car ries Trices Down. NEW TORK. April Ir-Will street wa keyed up to a high pitch of nervous ten sion today In expectation of the Supreme Pourt's decisions In the anti-trust ease. Th stock market showed s considerable degree of strength tap to the late afternoon despite th limited demand, and advance were general, with Union Pacific Reading. Lehigh Valley. SU Paul aad Canadian X'a clflo loading. The last boor was tba moat active of th day. and a ll!ng movement carried down Union Pacific Reading. Lehigh Valley and UL Paul a point or more, and tha rest of th list fractionally, with ths result that the day's gain wer lost. Th close wa about oa a- parity with- Saturday'a final price. Ther wer nw development of mora than unusual significance reduction of the dividend of H. B. Cleflin Company and th receipt of new of unfavorable character in reference to th steel trade. Order of th t'nlted State eteel Corporation during March war estimated at li.000 tons dally, compared with 40.77$ ton In February. The foreign markets wera featureless. Bonds were steady. Total aalee. par value. $1.71)4.040. United Slat bond war un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sale. High. Low. Bid. AI1U Chal pf SO H Amal Copper .. a.oo 634 62H 62 Am Agricult .. 1"0 67, 67, 67 Am Beet Sugar. 700 44V, .44 43V, American Can .. 10 , pa, n)i Am Car A Fdy. 2"0 641, 63 B-t Am Cotton OH.. Iu0 OOVs 60V, Mi, Am Hd A Lt pf. 2.1 H Am Ice ttecurl.. 100 24 54 2.1 Am l.lnseed .... 11 Am locomotive. 3o0 37 H 7i 37 Am ttmel A Ref 3. WO 75 744, 744 lo preferred.. 2"0 104 104 J04U Am atoai Aaal a, 0u0 46 V ad ax els 100 600 4(K SK 100 6,300 118. 145 PS s;t 38 110 11S4 144 1'7V, 83 3S 100V4 ll1 144i 33 1011 102 118 103 32 77 323 28 89 280 81 80 21 44 144 120 C3 81 B2 144 14 167 31 70 33 30 48 38 148 128 60 V 137 18V 62 116V 17 10V 40 10 84 103 143 23 145 33 60 61 1354 62 34 1116 41 108 73 123 24 126 107 B6 20 32 159 .13 155 :i3 6 ' 68 41 31 66 52', 115 2 64 38 28 20 4S 176 42 77 110 44 66 16 ST 49 100 loO 4K 1.200 6.000 118H 103 4, 82Vi 78 224 Vi U8V4 32 7Ti 223 V 400 81 81a 800 146 121 144 120 1.0O0 C, C C fcl l Col Fnel A Iron. Col A Southern Consol Gas S.0O0 Corn Product 100 Del A Hudson 145 H. 145 14 V, 14 V4 D A R Grande. do preferred.. PUstUler Secur Erl do 1st pf .... do 2d pf General Electrlo Gt North pt ... Gt North Ore . .. Illinois Central.. Interbor Met . .. do preferred. . Inter Harvester. Inter Marine pf Int Paper . . . ,j Int Pump ...... Iowa Central .. K C Southern .. do preferred.. Laclede Gas ... Louis A Nash. . Minn A St L .. M. 8 P A 8 8 M llo, Kan A Tex do preferxad.. Me Pacific Nat Biscuit .... National Lead .. Mcx N Ry 2 pf N Y Central N" T, Ont A We Norfolk A We. North Am Northern Pac .. Pacific Mall .... Pennsylvania People's Gas ... P. C C A 6t L.. Pittsburg Coal.. Pressed 8 Car.. Pull Pal Car .. Ry Bteel Spring Reading ....... Republic rHfel .. do preferred. . Rock Islnnd Co do preferred., ft L A 8 F 2 pf St L Southwest. do preferred.. Hloss Sheffield .. Southern Pac .. Southern Ry . .. do preferred.. Tenn Copper . .. Texas A I'ac . . Tol. St L A Wei 200 200 TOO 600 200 300 BoO 60 100 200 200 800 7014 85 30 T, 48 -i 88 S 148H 12T54 1 138 18 63 118 V, 70 H 83 30 H. 4S. 3HV4 148 127 1 133 1SH 63 ,116 100 2K 100 ""406 100 100 BOO 4O0 "i'too 2.M0 100 ' V.306 100 1.700 ' i'.ioo "x&oo 6. Ml 100 1.200 Ara Sugar Ref.. Am Tel A Tel .. Ara Tobacco pf. Am Woolen . . .. Anaconda If Co. Atchison do preferred.. Atl Cosst Llne Bait A Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brook R Tran Canadian Pac .. Central Leather. do preferred.. Central of N J. Ches A Ohio . .. Chicago A Alton Chi Gt West ... do preferred. . Chicago A N W C. at A St Paul. 40 40X4 K1V IHVfc 34 5, 34 V4 iazM 162 t 143T4 143 T4 23V. 23I 147V, 14V, 33 V4 33a "sdli "cik" 13TV l.tSVi 62 52 10TV4 ioe 41' 41) 108 108 iii" 123 iiaii iiriA 107 107 1 T 7 21 21 "si"" "si" 157 155 V 33 H S31 UTS 0TS 20 28 BP B0 42 41 "ii" 'oi" ii iisli 20 V 2'1W 04 4 88 38 28 28 4fii "49" 1TT-, 1T0U 93 v 02 42 42 TSS 77 110 110 44 V 44 07 06 37 '3f 60 BO 2 S,l'o 200 100 3.SOO 100 400 "'166 ' 2.300 300 IOO 1IMI 100 '"son do preierreu, . Union Pacido .. do , preferred TJ 8 tlealty .... U 8 Rubber ... TJ S Steel do preferred.. TTtah Copp-t ... Va-Caro Chera M Wabash do preferred.. Western Md .... Sl.ooo 3o0 "roo a.5"0 1.000 2'H 3.200 ""boo 100 00 V n a - -. . i-,eui .tiares Total sales ior too uar. 1 BONDS. NEW TORK. April S. Closing quotations V. 8. ref 2. ret. 101 p A R 04s .... 3V,l do couoon ....IOI t N- TOG f,-;- C S. 3s reg lot 4. iNorth Pacific 3e. "OJ4 do coupon ....lois,n-nlon Pacific 4S.1O0H U S new res. 113 Wlscon Cent 4... do coupon .llojapanesa 4 Money, Exchange. Etc. NEW TORK. April 3. Money steady. 32; ruling rat. 2; ' on call closing bid. 2;T0mTloaV.2d'u'll, but a little rmer Sixty dav 2Ve2 per resit: 90 days. 2 03 per cent; six months. 8V.3,. Prime mercan- WStePrUPnV,.t?h.ng..rs"nw1.h actual bu.l n. In 'Knker?' "ulsiat $4.84 for SO-Jay bill, and at $4.861004.8615 for domand. Com mercial bills. $4.83. Bar silver. B2SC Mexican dollars. 43c. , Bond Government and railroad steady. SAV rRANCISCoTTprll $. Sterling on London. 40 days. $4.14: lght, $t 6. Drafts Sight. 4c: telegraph. c CHICAGO. April 3. Exchange on New Tork. 20 cents premium. Eastern Mining; stocks. TIOFTON. April S. Closing quotations: Allouex 32 Miami Copper... 13 Amaleamsted . .wMonw ....... 24 Nevada s Am. Z LAS.. Aria Com .... Atlantic Fos. A CorbASU Cl .. t Pn.1 18 10 13(lplssing e I" VI North Butte ... 28 North Lake o Old nomlnlon... 86 1TV, Cal A Arix .... so-x Cal A Hecla.... 4S Osceola 'parrot .... 11 67 ... 10 Centennial 12 Copper Range... C2 Fast Butte Cop. 12 Franklin 9 Olroux con .... 61 Oranby Con 82 Green Cananea 6 Isle Kovslle..... 83 Kerr Lake ..... 6 Lake Copper ... 82 La Salle Cop.... 4 Qulncy Shannon ....... superior sup A Boston.. Tamarack 84 3 40 U 8 Mining .. 3S . 46 . 13 . ra .110 an ptu . . ITtah Con Winona .. Wolverine Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. April 8. At th beginning of business today tha condition of th United State Treasury was: Working bal ance In treasm-y offices, $32,783,205. In banks and Phlllppln Treasury. $32,103,674. Th total balance In th general fund was $W.0S9.12. Ordlnsry receipts were $2,013. 814, with ordinary disbursements of $1,282. 12L Th surplus to data this fiscal year Is I4.640.6S9. as against a deficit of $144.- 16.947 at this Urn last year. These fig ure exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. Grain at Saa Francisco. SAX FRANCISCO, April $. Wheat and barley Steady. ripot quotations Wheat Shipping. 11.60 01.61 per cental. Barley Feed. $1.47 per cental; brew ing. $ 1.47 V 01 58 per cental. Oat Red. $ 1.86 'tf 145 per cental; white, nominal; black. $1.2301.$e per cental. Call board aale Wheat No trading. Barley December. tl.2E per cental; May. 11.45 bid 11.45 staked per cental. European Grain Market. LONDON. April J. Cargoes, dull and de pressed. Walla Walla for shipment at lis; nominal: ao bayera. English and French country markets, qult. ' LIVERPOOL April t. Wheat May, Is $d; July, is 6d: October, 4a Id. Oral a Market of tba North west. TACOMA. April 8. Wheat Bluestem. 85 0H6c; Fortyfold. SOc; club, 84c; red Kus isn, 62c Receipt, wheat 26 car, hay 3 cars, bar lay 1 car, corn 1 car. SEATTLE. April 3. Milling quotations: Bluestem, tce: fortyfold. 83c; club. 82c; Fife, $2c; red Russlsn. hoc Export whe.it: Blue stem, 82c: fortyfold. 80c; club, 79c; Fife. 7vc; red Russian. 78c Chi rag- Produce Market. CHICAGO. April 8. Butter Steady) creameries. 14021c; dairies. 13018c Eggs Firm. Receipts. 20.605 cases; at mark, esses Included. 13613 v,c; firsts. 14 0 14vc: prime firsts, lBc. Cheese Steady; daisies, 13018c- twin. 12012e; Young Americas, 13 014c; long horns. 13 er 1311c Bonds Investments Timber Lands McGRATH NECHAUSEN CO. 701-2-3-4-5 Lawia Bids'. Portland Oregon WHEAT DROPS FAST Rain and Snow Send Down the Price at Chicago. CENT LESS AT THE CLOSE Short Covering Causes a Rally, but an Outbreak of Fresh Selling Carrlea Values Sown Faster Than Before. CHICAGO, April S. Spring rain and snow acted like magic today In sending down the price of wheat. Crop prospect, wera believed toVtoave bean vastly Improved by th timely moisture on fields million, of acre. In extent. Weakness prevailed at tha dose, which was S4 to lo under Satur day, last figure. The decline stimulated much coveting by shorts, the handsome profits Immediately In sight proving irre sistible, with the election holiday tomorrow making a delay a double risk. The re sult was a sharp rally, but Xresh selling on the part of several large speculator overturned th market worse than before. A contributing reason for the general weak ness appeared In a decline at Liverpool not withstanding a material decrease of th to tal stocks at that port. Although a little more cash business was don hero today and the Baltimore dispatches told of ex ports, th market In the end howed only slight reaction from th bottom figure reached. The range for May extended from H"vte8Vio to 85,v,c with the close 4o off at USc. In corn, th wheat slump ofTset the ef fect of wet weather and light receipts. May fluctuated between 46 Vic and 4TVa4TV4c closing a shade down at 46ic. Cash grade were firm on account of small offerings. Ko. t yellow finished at 4SV,&46c Oats were sustained by an Idea that tha corner In the cereal at 'Winnipeg had not been disrupted. High and low limits for May turned out to be 10 Vic and 39c, with final sales 230c. a net gain of a shade. Ths lowest records of th season were touched by ail futures actively the subject of trad In provisions. The outcome left pork le to 52V40 diminished In cost, lard off 10 to 27 Me and ribs down 12 Vi to 20c Th leading future ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May .1.5 44 .kihi I .84 Vi $ .14 July 6 .86 .H .85 6ept 86 .86 .85 V .86 V CORN. May 46H .4TV4 .4SVi .4ei July 4S .48vs .4Sm .48 Sept 4Sj, .50V, .49 .60 OATS. ' May 29T .301-4 .29i .SO July SOV. .30s -30 .10 Sept 30 .110 V .30Ve -30Va MESS PORE. May 14.95 16.10 14.80 14.1714 July 14.S0 14.10 14.65 14.65 LARD. May 8.10 8.10 7.S7V4 7. fed July 8.15 8.15 7.90 7.97V1 Sept 8.15 8.15 7.95 8.00 SHORT RIBS. May 8.55 8.80 8.27U 8.4'H July .15 S.17V I.Onk 8.07V, Sept 1.07 Vi 8.07Vs 7.92 Vi 7.97 V, Total clearances of wheat and flour were en.ua! to 140,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 551.000 bushels, compared with 766, 000 bushels the corresponding day a year sbo. The visible supply of wheat In the United States decreased 1.017.000 bushels for tha week. The amount of breadstuff on ocean passage increased 1.016.000 bush els. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: "Wheat. 38 cars; corn, 263 cars; oats, 137 cars; hogs, 19.000 head. - Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrel 12.8UO 4.200 Wheat, bushel 21.600 . 7,400 Corn, bushels 179.000 83.S00 Oat, bushel 201.400 151.100 Rye. bushels 4,000 1.000 Barley, bushel 62.500 6,500 Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, April 8. Wheat. May, POVic; July, 82c: September. 88 89c. Cash, No. 1 hard, OSc; No. 1 Northern, 81Vi2VSc; No. 2 Northern. 88V4 SOVic; No. 3 wheat. 8V,f 8SV4C Drive over the bltullthlc pavements of Portland. No mat ter how old some of it is, you will find it all in good condition. TRAVELERS' GU1IE. b.flr-L.HlKr-M Across the Ocean Palatial. madrn ffteuners with every comfort and convenience. Wireless and submarine signals. Traveler check. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD London Paris Bremen Meal a la carta without extra charge. Gibraltar Algiers Naples Genoa Express salllne to London, Fsrts and Bremen every Tueaday. fast mall steamers to ton. den, fsrls and lireinea vry Tbureday. Mediterranean Forts every eaturdny. ttalaniore.Rremen, oee claat oabtn steainexWednesday. Arouod-the-VYotkl Xxlpa, Connection for Egypt and Far East by Com panya steam ' - iVISt FXJUCB3 A CO, Cea. Alts f Braadway, New York HOBKRT C IPKLLI, 4S. A. F. ss rrsoelies, or Local A (rents. BAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND SS. CO. New service to Los Angeles via San Fran cisco every five dart. From Alnsworth Dock. Portland. 9 A. M. 6S. Bear. Apr. 8, Rose City 8, Beaver 13. From San Francisco, Northbound. 12 M. 58. Hose City Apr. 1, Beaver 6, Bear 1L From San Pedro. Northbound. 12 M. SS. steavrr Apr. 4, Bear 9. Rose City 1. H. O. Smith. C. T. A., 148 Third St. J. IV. Ransom, Agent, Alnsworth IHecfc. Phones: Main 402. 268) A 1402. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Pedro Direct. N. North Paelflo 8. 8. Co.' 8. 8. Roanoke and 8. 8. Eltti sail every Wednesday alter nately at 6 P. M. Ticket office lsa Third mu. near Alder. ALARTTN J. mOLET, Passenger Agent. W. 1L 8LI. BSER, Freight Agent. phones M. 131. A 1314. " . NEW YORK PORTLAND REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE. Low Rates. . Schedule Time. AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S. S. CO. 21G Railway Exchange Bids. Portland, Or, ilala 8378. Ja-SJ22, m I I 1 I lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY THE BANK 0E CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OP SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDED 1864. Capital Paid in Surplus and Undivided BRANCHES Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Virginia City We buy arid sell Forergii Exchange: isstie Drafts and Cable Transfers, Commercial Cred its and Travelers- Letters of Credit, available in all parts of the world; make collections on all points and oonduct a general foreign and domestic banking: business. " INTEREST PAID ON TIME AND SATING S DEPOSITS. " 3I2iH PORTLAND OFFICE Northwest Corner Third and Stark Streets. ' CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BI'II.DING. WM. A. MAO RAE, Manager. J. T. BURTCHtELL, Asst. Manager. UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. Merchants National Bank PORTLAND, OREGON. Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. & rVTFREST PAID ON 12-MONTH CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. LETTERS 1 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 AND DIRECTORS. Joseph M. Healy, A.F.Smith, Wm. Mulr, A C Mowrey. John S. Beall, J.F.Watson. Durham. Pres't. M. L. Holbrook, Vice-Pres't. Geo. W. Hoyt. Cashier. S. C. Catching, Assistant Cashier. Capital $1,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits 650,000 W. M. Ladd. President. Edw. Cooklnsbam, Vlee-Pre. W. H. Doaoklar. Caabiar. Comer Washington First National Bant Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains EffI IprVl yiars at midnight. ,4 NOTICE Wednee da ye' aalllngr to Prince Rupert only until June 11. .., wi.k a r Prince Albert from Prince Rupert every Saturday at "torQfch3ltoffil. and for local points at 1:00 P. M. Wedrsdy,0' Ratea Include ---Jf B aV'TIeTAsunt- or J. H. FrBus.taGearATenl10 TRAYEI.ER3' GUIDE. m AMERICAN WHITE STAR BED STAR ATLANTIC TRANSPORT WHITE STAR DOMINION Canadian Service 1JI ir t 1 A A mYm m 1 Co.' Office, 619 id Ave., Hcattle; or C. W . tstlnser. 54 Hash.; A. 11. Charl t.in. 255 Mor.i F. R. Johnnon, 142 3d; K. F. Balrd, 100 3d: Vald. LideU, 26 N. 6th; U. Dickson. 122 3d. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA (Union line of N Z.) VIA TAHITI AND WELLINGTON Direct through steamers, sailing from San Francisco, April 8. and every L'S days. Well ington and back. 1st class. 1204. other rates also low. The llae to Isles of the South 8eaa. For reservations se Coupon Railroad Agents, or address Oceaniq S, t. Co.. Saa Francisco, $500,000 . . . Profits ,$8,500,000 .$7,828,023, R, S. Howard. Jr., Asat Caahlar. J. W. Ladd, Assistant Caahlsr. Walter M. Caek, Au't Cashier. and Third Streets STEAMSHIPS "Prince Rupert" and "Prince George" 'FOR' Victoria, Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Stewart and Queen Charlotte Island Points in. tit v. c.Hrlnve f ml rtnlirhr. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. EUROPE Tours da Luxe ' (Limited to ten members.)' Including Coronation festivities in London, June, 1911. Other Tours Hawaii, Japan, Around the World. TH0S. COOK & SON, 689 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. COOK'S TRAVELERS' CHEdlES GOOD , ALL OVER THE WORLD. ' COOS PAY LINE BTEAHER BREAKWATER sails from . Alaska dock. Portland. IF. M. every Tntsa j day. Freight received at Alaska Dock until i I P. M. dally. Passenger fari 'first -class, i $10: econd-clas. $T. Including meals and J berth. Tlcksu on sal at . Alnsworta dock Phones Mala 68, A MAe J