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21 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. TIIUKSPAY. APRIL 13, 1911. ' . i S f MILL PRODUCTS UP Flour and Feed Show an Ad . vancing Tendency. WITH THE RISE IN WHEAT Exporter mnd Patent to Bo Pnt on Higher Plane Supplies of Bran and Short Are Small and Mill Are Closed. What 1 all kind. of mill product. ar ... Ii.rn M tb l.t- Bran I. . Quoted , !,. local -aral at .80 at t-X Th.r .u u advance of l to mill M br o of lb. Fact Sound mil y-t.ro.r. and th. rise will PM J aad nearly aJl th sains have lod down. It la certain that .Ull nlgtier price wi.t pravail la tb. North.! bofor. th. n T Tnowr mark la alo responding: to th. higher -ha price. Th. quotation en -port, will be advanced la th. nut day J fwV. aad It 1 very Ukalr that patent, will b. lifted Boon. Th. dmaad for patent " better than toT Borne tlm. P" Thar. a rumor yesterday, -b eh eould not be eonSrmed. that Japan aad China were .rain ta tb. -arb tor bC So far a. th. local mark. I wa concrnd.th. demand . Urge " California account and tb. tneulry a ehcd br th. bleher price, asked- On th. Sound. lh hlghet price o tb. son war. paid wh blueetem wa wold on track at 90 rents. H.rl.y aad oat w.ra nrmiy lci reeilpts. In earn, wre reported 7 tb. Ilmtui' rxebanr. a. follow.: Wheat Harley Floor Oat. Hay Var 1 '? . " Tnn j .I - li Wedneeday ... J J 'i , s iSS KB S S3 OBJECT TO AfPLMOf LARGE SIZE. emallrr Frett I. rPnl-r la th LmhIm Market. United State. Commercial Agent J. .IX Whelpiey. of London, reporting en th. fruit trad, of that markrt. ay: Th. apl. I by fr th. mo.t Important fruit ecmUf to th. British mark.t. Anrt can apple, are very popular, ldby cJ vart-tle aa th. N.wtowa Pippin front Boon River. Th. only objection nrged I. that of ,n. Th. met popular .tie. ar. too. rang ing from 12" to lf a crate, whereas aoro. of th. arrivals from Oreitoa and California r.in aa large a. T or so per crate. Th. Kng'.iah rtall trad. doe. not want tfc. aatra larit. apple. Frolt M .old by th. pound, and th. number of a frolt that can b. eon lamed in a Bxed weight play, a lar. part In IU aale. The Importation and handltnc of Ameri can frolt baa become ueh an Iro port ant In dustry that tepreaentatlve. of both auction eer, and private-treaty house, take yearly trip to th. failed otatea. eUltlnn all th. prominent fruit center, and It abould be an eMy matter for growera to let In pereonal touch with them. Knllh dealer and broker, who bar. recently returned from the western part of th. United State, exureaa grave (ear. that there Is Imminent dancer of aa .T.rproduitlon of American fruit, to b. f.. lowed Inevitably by a glutted market, the poestnl. result to be not merely a low ering of price, and a reduction of pronts. but a drop that will mean a dutlnct loss to th. American grower on this year', crop. HOr STOCKS ARB NKARLT EXHAUSTED. And BewalmU of Karterw Bayers Ar let te Bo xlllod. . Some of th. brewer, and bop dealer In th. East are going to bar. a rad. awaken ing eery soon when they learn that no mora hop. are left on th. Coast. Every specu lator In Oregon la Bold out completely and th. amount held by growera la not orer oO e veer, eron. There la mar. than on. Eastern brewer who will need thje quantity of bop. and mora before th. e.n i. a lot nf ISO bale, of urrgon iviva. owned by a California dealer, was Mid es- terday at la's cents. -r... -.1 eor contracts la strong, but aa th. buyer, will not bid orer IT centa. tber. I. no new business. K M eaumaiaa mat . . -ontnL an. way or another. SS.Oco bale, of th. coming Oregon crop, while in California about Bo.oov bales ar. ne The largeM deal for aom. tlm. was report ed In California adrleea received yesterday. Wolf A Nelter bar. secured 1500 bale, of Pacramentca of th. crop of l"0d god lOT on consignment. Thl. make, a .harp reduc tion of th. supply of aid hop. In California. Not a bale of hops of any kind la left la Washlngtoa. - A letter from Frankfort, dated March S. reported th. Herman markets quiet, hot iik .lock, about exhausted. Of- Aclal return, recently published now tb. 1lO crop of Austria to nav. oeen . i i - . . f .... under en HI ration Sl.o hektar. a. against 19.0S hundred weight, and S2.S44 hektar In 10. KASTLRX MOHAIR CONDITIONS. rw Clip Is Resents Bostea aa Caaatgw- M oh sir mark.t conditions In th. East ar rportd by the Boelen Commercial Bulle tin of A roll aa follows: -The call for mohair continues moderately good wKh prteee firm as quoted for aom. time past, good combing readily bringing i cents with extra desirable quantities ex ceeding this price. Carding holds steady aa quoted. "Som. of th. n.w clip ha. arrte.d la th Boston market an consignment, but no sale of th new hair are yet reported. Insufficient stock having yst arrived Co make a good showing. IV la said. Thar, will be more or lee. stock arriving within th. n.xt f.w weeks, howsver. the shearing In the southern part of the country having progreesed very well and the clip season In tb. mora north erly section, being about two week, earlier thaa usual. Domestic quotations: Best combing. 130; good combing. UIM: ordinary combing at iiJTJO; carding. 20 it 23. Foreign: Cap 1st. Id ; Turkey, tsar average. UgM. DEMAND FOB EteGS 13 HEATT. t ilk Market Firming- 1 p. B overs Take Hold ireely. Bevond a further etllfening of th mar aet, tb.r. vers no new development In th egg trad, yesterday and th. price, of tb. past tw. day war. repeated, dealer getting 0 aad 3t cents for candl.d stock. No fur tbsr purchase, of Eastern eggs have be.a reported sine. th. market. In tb. East advanced. a poultry was In a llttls better supply, but th.re was a good demand aad all prteee vara firm. Drveeed meat. w.ra steady, ex cept Spring lambs, which wer. quoted weak at 11 centa. Th. batter movement was good at th new reduced price, but th market waa barely steady. Cheese was qotaud strong. Advaac la Oregon Onions. ebe Belling price of Oregon onions In th. country waa xTvanod yestsrday to gtJS. Several ears war disposed of at this price. Tn demand I. good from all quarter and cJoaa-up of tb. small remainder of th. crop la th. next tew cay. Is looked for. . liaise Hay la Boaaand. BAKER. Or. April !S.-Specl.l-Th. i Balnea Mercantile Company, of H sines, baa barn shipping luO ions of nay dally tor th 1 past week t. th. Portland markets. Th. i aa usual uuoii of cons traction work going : : . on In Oregon and Washington hag created a demand tor this product, and tho beat grade of hay ar bringing; good price. About ISO carloads wer shipped from Halne last month. Mraerberrle Clean I P Th. frnlt and vegetable trad, was de cidedly brisk. Louisiana berries have en tirely clesned an. but another shipment I due Saturday. A few chest of berries ar rived from Lo Angeles. All sues orange, w.ra scarce aad th. mark.t wa firm. Flv. ar of bananas wer da last night. A car of cabbage arrived. Hales of Oregon Weal at Beat an, v.ii ...(-. from Roston report a number of recent sales of old-clip Oregon wool dur ing the. big buying movement by tn On sale of loo.uuo pounds waa mad at 15 cents In the grease. Another lot of 3S.0O9 pound was sold at 11 H centa. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yeeterday wer aa follows: Clearings, Balano- Portland 1 12- 14..v.9 ll Seattle ti'i -o- 1 aroma. 7l.-i 'V'-S Spokane lettXllHt lil.U PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. FVaor, read. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Blueetem. B79 i;Sc; club, MOJc; red Rosstan, Sic; Valley. 83c; 40-f eld. Sic. BARLET Chole feed. $2T per ton. ' HliXMCKKi Bran. -"J.;0 per toa: mia dtinsa. .: shorts. S4-iO; rolled barley. Sioi!.je). K1.0LR Patents. 14.TS per bsrrel. strslchta f:l A: exports. a.70; Valley. .oo. graham. 11. KJ? whole wheat. 11.. o. CORN Whole, lis; cracked. liSffSAiO per ton. OAIb No. 1 white, fit per ton. MAT Timothy. Kaatern Ore.on. No. U 121: mixed. IIISII: alfalfa. Illl&; ciover. HUHliil: grain bay. Ill Oil. Dairy and Ceejstry Prodmr. POCLTRT Hena, 21e: broilers. 3e: tur keys. 2le; ducks. 30vUc: geese, l-lc; dressed turkeys, choice, -oc. KiiiS urexon rsm-h. candled. :!lo psr dosen: nut count, isspzec per doann. I llttsi: lull cream, twins. HoW per pound: Young Anieru-a. Utollc Hl'TTKH City creamery extra. 1 and I pound prints, in boxes. 2c per pound; less thsn hoaes. csrtona and delivery extra. PORK. Fancy, lOululc per pound YtAL Fancy, M to 1- pounds. llUo per pound. SVHI.NO t JVM US lie per pound. Tegetjabie. sued t rull. HACK VKvitTABLEO "rrols. Kllcell per hundred; parsnips, aic)l. turnip. BOO l: beets. Ouctltl. TROPICA I. FRUITS Orange, nsv.la, I3.&ai.3 B-r box: Florida grapefruit. M-WV. ( llforo grsperrult. ll14o; bananas. 6y tti p lb.; iiheapple.. c per In.; lemons. J.ao4: tange.iaea. II. 15 per box. APPLES Fancy. -oi.7i. choice. common. oaal per box. BtKKlEd strawberries. Louisiana. per irate; Los Angeles, lidwc per baskel. VblKTABU:!1 Asparagus, fancy, i.lo per crata: comm'in. 1.J- per crate; rsbhage. l.r.rl.50 per hundred: cauli flower, local, flvl.sa per dos: celery. Cali fornia. 14 per crate: cucumbers. I2.SS per dosen: eggplant, l.c lb-; garlic 10 lie i per pound: green onions, lie per dosea; head lettuce. 6c per dosen: hothr-ee lettuce. ll.i.o-1.50 per box: peas. 12 c per pound; peppers. 10c per lb: radishes, aocfllo per dosen; rhubarb ml.2i per box; sprouts. c; lomstoes. Il.iaul. POTATOES Oregon. buTn price, 11.10 $LtS "per hundred. ONIONS Buying price, 2-S per hun dred. Groceries, Dries! Fralta. Eta. DRIED FRUITS Apples. "."Hn P !b.: currants. 11 He; sprioots. 12e14o; o. lea, pwasg. ldC per lo.; Ogs. bu J. whit, or black, by sck. lc: S-aa. tl.SU9 1.75. 12-la 5c; 3-l-. i.M: lu-la, 4o; Sniyrnas, lac tiALMON Columbia Rtver. 1-pound tails, I2l per dosen; a-pound talla t pound flats. ti0; Alaska pink. 1-pound cvi Ft i. bV-Roaat .d. tn dram. 23 0 310 per NUTS Wain at a 17H OISc per pound; Brasll nuts. 14 16c: filberts. 18ej almond. Ida lac; peecaiis, lc: cocoanuta. O 1 P doaen: cheetnuts. USt per pound; hickory nula. Slrluc per pound. HONtV Choice, a.;S per cass; atralned. Sac per pound. . . 8ALT-tiranulated. t per ton: half round. loos. Ia.50 per ton: . I Per ton. BEANS timall white. 4 Vic; largs white. ,c: Llmsn. ; pink. SVac; red Mexicans. 6 VlCkNl: W.pan. 4c: ehaaper d 3 W)4S4; Southern bead. 6taic; im ported Imjierlal. 61sc; Imported extra Jo. i Tsf'OAR Dry granulated, fruit and berry, 15.40; beat. 11.20; estra C, I4.BO: goiaen L, 14.no: yellow D. 14.70: powdered, t"5 Terms on remittance, within la aaya. de ourt a per pound; If later than lo Oayi and within 10 days, douuet Ho per pound, atapl augsr. 15 glee per pound. Previsions. HAMS 10 to 20 pounds. lS91Tc: IS to 14 pounds. l'.OMoVc: 14 to 1 pounds. 1SW li,c; skiuned. lc; picnics, 13c; cottage WrsiktU MEATS Beef tongues. ftSo; dried beef eta none: outside, none; in side, Sic; knuckles. 20c. . BACoN Fsncy. 2ic: tandard. 24cj Choi;.. 22c; Engll.h, lJHc DRY SALT t'l'KKU Regular hort clears, dry salt. l4c: smoked. HVc; bscks. light, salt. 13c; smoked. 15V.C; bscks. heavy, salt. U"c; amokid. 14 V c; .sports, sail, ls'sc: smoked. 16Vc, !,,-. LAW- Kettl. rendered, tierces. 12 Ho. tubs. l-c; stsndsrd. pure. Uerccs. 11 Sc. tube. llc: choice, nereis, loc: tuoa. 10c: sberlanlng. tierces. Uc; tubs. I6 Hope. Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 11V crop. Ill Joe ; HW crop, IS llltc; contracts, lc oHAin-Choice. 3ic per pound delivered Portland. WOOL Eastern Oregon, nominal. M814I per pound, according to Bbrlnkage; alley. "p,KtCTlrDrT.tt"2o; .t.d. country pelts. Soctrll: lamb pelta. 2",c. H.DES oalted bide. 7He per pound ; ..lied calf. lie. Bslted kip. stgs. 6V,c; green hides, lc lea.; dry hldea. 17c: dry calf. 17vlc; dry stags. lll-c CAmaIU HAKk-Per pound. So. Oil. LINSEED OIL. Pure raw. Ptlc; boiled. In barrels. tl.OW ra $1.04: boiled. In cases. 11.06. In barrela s. In cases. 11.23: Iron barrels. 1.1"; cases. 1.24; w ood bbla. OAaOLlNE Motor gasoline, lte; cases. !)sc; Id gasoline. 2tc: cases. 11 He COAL. OIL Ordinary test. CSS bulk, in tauka. Vc; high test. Iron bbla iron bbUk, s. 1(0 lc; 2IV.& SHIPPED NORTH SKATTI.E niiLS AIjASKA ORDERS WITH ACSTUALI.VXS. l!s Soiling; Fretly at 2S Centa. Strawberry Cropv Promises to Be Large. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 11 (Special.) The Louisiana strawberrlea that arrived last nlabt were In Brst-claa condition and wer. held at 1.7 a crate. Reporta from Kan B.wlrk are to the effect thst th. crop prom ises to be large. The Vashon Island crop Is said to be two weeks further along than "xhe'supply of aspsragn. was heavy today and price, w.r. easier alt around. A good many onions are being repacked for shipment to Alaska. Australian onions, however, are entering largely Into the trade. Han veal sold today at 11 centa than 14. Live poultry receipts are Increasing, but a brlsK demand keeps th. market cleaned op and the price unchanged. Dealer found It aasler to obtain II cents for fresh local ranch eggs today. Butter was .teady and cheese firm. . Th. price of 40-fold wheat was lowered a half cent on the Merchants' Exchange this morning. The new price Is 14 centa AJl other varieties wer. nominally un changed. Stork Kxeaang. BoMday. NEW TORI. April 12. Th Stock Ex change today decided to doe. on next in day and Saturday, thn. giving a holiday from Thursday until Monday. Hop ad New Terk. NEW TOBK. April 13. Hop Steady. Tacoma. April IS. Arrived chooner TtJert Searlea. from Honolulu. Departed- bteasner Admiral Sampson. for Seattle; steuner Oovernor, for 6ettl; steamer VV at soa, for Seattle, BOND SALES LARGE Abundance of Cheap Money Is the Factor. STOCKS NOT SO ACTIVE rennsylvanla Breaks a Point on Announcement of Allottment to SharcboldcrsMlksoarl Pa ctflc Down With It. NEW YORK, April 11. Speculation In stock wa all but suspended today and prices barely changed. Almost the only business don. consisted of the evening up of accounte In preparation for tho Easter holldsya In advance of which trader, did not desir. to embark upon fresh ventures. Pennsylvania was one of th. few stock which displayed any activity. It broke nearly a point when th. new. cam. tbat the directors hsd arranged dennltely for a 1 per oent allotment to shareholders. This oSsrlng will be th. nrst In seversl years to be made direct to the stockholders, instesd of ta underwriter syndlcste. Th last previous ottering direct to shareholders met with Indifferent success and traders. In view of this fact. Interpreted today' offering aa a bearish factor. t Missouri Pscinc which broke with Penn sylvania rallied before the close ar.d ended the day with a slight gain. Mora than 1D0.- shares of this slock have been sold in (he Isst fortnight and th source of th. liquidation rem. Ins a puxxle. The February report of the road shows thst while gross earnings fell off H77.vo. the shrinkage In net was kept down to by reason of reduction of operating expenses. Th. weekly reviews of Iron trad. Indicated that In point of new business th. msrkets J ror nnisnea materials ana lor pig iron nsvw bavn qul.ter than la any other week since January. Th bond market was again relatively more activ than th stock market. The abundance of cheap money Im the main factor In maintaining a moderate demand for buads. which Is expressed In private ssles each day. aa well aa In the sustained volume of trading on th exchange. Khort time money was somewhat esslsr. The banks continued to gain on th direct interior movement, bnt sustalnsd a further loss In their operations with th. Subtreasury. Bonds were Irregular. Total ssles. par value. U.17.eofl. United States bonds wer. unchanged on calL CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Bales. High. Low. Allta Chsl pf Amal Copper .. 2.500 2tt 61 Am Agrtcult ..... Am Beet Sugar. 1.600 43 4:Vi Bid. 20 : r ro r.7 23 23 10 3n 73 lo5 44 11S 145 07 33 S 87 1M 102 110 !.' 3.1 77 225 2S P8 278 (U) 30 21 43 143 120 fill 3" 50 143 14 170 14 DO 34 20 47 R7 l.-0 12rt 2 136 11 53 115 17 S0 IS 34 Ac) 102 144 Amaricaa Can Am Car A Fdy. 100 Mf Am Cotton OIL. "0 67 '4 57 Am HI A Lt pf. lOO Hit 3'4 Am Ice Secur.. ...... ..... ..... Am Linseed Oil Am locomotive. 100 Sri tfc 86 Am Smel A Kef 1.100 74 73 n do preferred Am Steel Fdy.. 400 44 4 Hi Am Pugar RefH Am Tel A Tel.. . 4X0 145 1451 Am Tobacco pf.. ..... Am Woolen rtoo S4 S Anaconda M Co . 100 37 's 3714 Alrhlson SOO logfe log do preferred.. ...... ..... ..... All Coast Line. Halt A Ohio ... 1l0 (: 10.', V Bethlehem rlleel )'! 33 33 Brook R Tran.. 100 771 77 Canadtsn Psc .. 1.3KO S'JSV. 225!. Central Leather 100 -H 1'8 do preferred.. loo ' 0 Mr Central of N J Ches A Ohio ... BOO 80 80 Chicago A Alton Chi Ut West . . 100 31 SI do preferred ..... Chicago A N W C. M A St Paul. 1.600 120 ISO C (J C fc 8t It .ee . . . . e Col Fuel A Iroa""i66 "30 '36 Col Southern - .- Consol Gas ...... 1.000 144 143 Corn Products . 100 14 14 Del A Hudson- DAK Grsnde. ...... ..... do preferred.. ...... Distillers' Secur 300 35 34 Brie 17.100 20 do 1st pf ..... do -d. 1I Ooncral Klee .. 3"0 150 150 lt North pf ... S00 126 126 Gt Xorth ore .. Poo 62 01 Illinois Central. 4O0 1.17 136 Interior Met.... 100 II 11 do preferred.. 300 54 63 Inter Harvester ..... Inter Merino pf. Int Paper 200 0 lnt Pump ..... ...... ..... Iowa Central ... ..... K C Southern ... ..... do preferred.. ..... Laclede Gas.... 18 102 102 Iuls A Naah .. lOO 144 144 Minn A St L M. S P A S S M Mo, Kan A Tex. do preferred. ..... Mo Pacldc 10.400 4S 47 Nat Biscuit .... 20 136 136 National Lesd -. 300 62 62 Mcx N Ry 2 Pf- N r Central ... 300 106 106 N T, Ont A We 3O0 41 41 Norfolk A West 2.2"0 107 106 North Am 1'0 71 71 Northern Tac .. 4O0 124 Pacltle Mall Pennsylvania- ... 8.200 125 125 People's Gas .. 50 1(4 103 P. C C A St I... 20 05 05 Pittsburg Coal.. 1"0 21' 21 Prised S Car 1'K S2 32 Pull Pal Car . 100 1U0 ISO Ttv fittol Soring., a ..... X2 67 4S 136 r.2 35 K'6 41 107 71 124 24 12.', 103 U5 20 X2 150 31 134 32 05 20 5M 41 SO 66 62 115 26 62 36 27 18 45 176 03 72 41 77 110 43 5 16 37 40 65 72 4 Reading 15.000 155 154 Republic Steel do preferred.. R.k Island Co S00 20 do preferred.. ...... ..... St L A 8 F 3 pf 100 41 St L. Southwest do preferred.. ...... ..... Sloes Sheffield - 1"0 52 Southern Pso .. l.ooo 115 Southern Ry . .. l'" 26 do preferrad.. 10O 62 Term Copper ... 3l0 36 Texss A Par ... 1mj 27 Tol. St l. ft We 10O 19 do preferred.. 6o 46 Union Pscllle .. S.7i0 176 do preferred.. 2H) 03 TJ 3 Realty ... 2K 73 71 8 Rubber ... 41 U s Steel 20.700 77 do preferred.. ....... ..... Ptah Copper .. 2"0 44 Va-Caro Chem 4. 1.500 41 52 114 2rt 2 36 27 10 44 175 n:i 73 41 76 'ii" 65 Wabash ... do preferred,. 100 Western M d Westing Eleo .. ...... Weste.-n Vnlon ...... Wheel A L. E ... I.hi.h Valley.. 500 37 37 173 178 173 Total sale for tn day. iuo.zuu snares, BONDS. NEW YORK. April 12- Closing quota- i"sV ref. 2 rg.l0l;X. T. C gn S. J d? coupon ...101 No. Paclio Is... 70 t, J 3. g. 101 No. Pacific 4s... 0 do" coupon ...lolt nlon Paclfio 4al00 V. S. new 4. r..114,Wls. Central 4s. M do coupon .. .HS:Japais. 4 .. S B D. A R. G. 4. 3Bl Meaey. Exebnngw. kMc NEW TORK. April 12- Money on ealU steady. tr2 per rent; ruUng rate. 2 per cent: closing bid. 2 par cent; offered. '""VlmY loans, essy. 60 daya, per cent; po daya, 2 per cent; six months, S PPrlm." mercantile paper closed nt lf ter'irngeexchange. flrm. with actual busl nei. In "ankers bills at 14.8415 for 0-day bills and at I4.M tor demand. Commercial bllla. (4.33. liar silver. 53 c- Mexlean dollars. 43e. oove-nment bonde. steady: railroad bonds, Irragnlsr. LONDON'. April 12. Bar gllvr Steady, ltSI-ld rr ounce. Money I l Pr cent, Tb rate of discount In th open market for short bills U 1 per cent;, thre months kill. 2 per cent. . , SAN rRANClSCO. April 12. 6trlins on London. t.S4; sight, $4.. Drafts sight. 2o ; telegraph. 4c CHICAGO. April IX Fixchang oa N.w Tork. 30o pr.mlum. nr Tork Cotton Market. NEW TORK. April 12. Cotton future closed steady. 1 to 5 point lower. April. 14.47c; May. 14.67c; June. 14.54c; July. 14 51o- Auguat, 14.11e: September, lS.16o; October. 12.81e; November. 12.74c: I pro ber u.TSc; January. 12.00c; Mnrrh. lx.75e- Co'.toa ea spot closed quiet, S points lower. Middling uplands. 14.83; do ulf, 14 SOo. Sales, none. Stocks at Bostoa. nnanTW inrii 1 Oloslnr auotatlons: Allouea S3 A l Monswa " J , (Nevada Con. ... IT is Nlplaalnir Mines.. 10tt Amslg. copper.. . -7 T S Sm.. 24 Arlsona Com. . . lsi I North iluice..... ;s . nrlh .Ixllt o A f l.ntl. S B A C C S M. 11H .lold Dominion... A7 lOsceola 103 Cli VArtoai: is)parrott (Si A C) 11 Cal. A Hecla...4 Qulncy 6.V. lenicnniai j,..,...,.. r. -n r .-n. flow iSunerlor A v O..... Cn. u. 11; Sup A FM Mill.. 3 Snn A Pitta COD. I3 Franklin 0 Olroux Con. .... 6 Granby Con. ... SO Greene Cananea. n4 I. .Rovale (Cop.) 12 Kerr Lake i Ike Copper.... SI La Fall Copper 4 . Miami Copper... 184 Tamarack 38 U. S. S. R. M. 3 do preferred -.43 Utah Con 13 Ctsh Copper Co. 4314 Winona ..7,1 Wolverine 110 A Condition of tho Treasury. WASHINGTON. April 12. At th begin ning of business today the condition of tn United State Treasury was: In banks and Philippine treasury! a'-J Jrii'r'? Totsl bslxn. e In general fund 8-.'3iu5 Ordlnsry receipts ye.terday , Ordinary disbursements r-.T-ii Surplus to date this fiscsl year... 'vi Defii-lt at this time last year.... IB.ao-.iw-These ngures exclude Panama Canal ana public debt transactions. WHEAT SHORTS EXCITED KCX CP PRICK OP MAY 2 CENTS AT CHICAGO. Longs Then tTnload Heavily and tne Descent Is Rapid Ilomestlc Crop Xews Good. CHICAGO. April ll.-'-Exclted buying ot May wheat on the psrt of shorts today ran up th price of that option nearly 2 cents a bushel, but a violent break in the last hour left only Wc nei gi. son for the reaction was the discovery tnst the advance had not stimulated to any .Im portant extent th demand her for cash wheat, , Speculative excitement In repard to tn. . .. . .1 .1 . . -1 . i. m ... f nf slay delivery couni-r.u ..-,....( ... - th. sesalon the Influences thst would ordl- .... ........ ... . n . M ... I .h nrlr. of WheSt. nariijr ii... vr,v... . . , - -i v i v m.riil nrnvrd for example, 'in. trw. . r a disappointment and closed unchanged to a trifle lower, ionje.no were good from all the experts In the field. . ... .1.. ia,,A inv nutlnnlr ho. .Milviiniwiuiiii . -- . ever, many shorts becsme nervous at the scantiness wun wnicn inn uM"o" f,red In the pic Bids caused a sudden bulge, lifting the price c above tha Sgures current a week sgo Monday. At tha advance, longs unloaded and the descent wrss ra pin. uuruia -'- -- j " from I7c to 9c with th. close nervou c up st HUC. Unsettled weather weakened corn except U .. K . t n. nrth of wheSt had . L iimca, wu-tm overpowering effect. May f!uctuated between 4 . 54 C ana bwc, cimmi mmmnr. ae. " at 4c. Cash grsdes were iirm. No. 2 yel low finished at Ee. . Oat for awhile advanced because of East ern purchases at Interior cities. May varied from lo to JJc and closed o oft, at 31 c Packers took th. buying aid. In provtalon and partly offset tha effect of a liberal run of hogs. In th end pork waa c higher to 11 o down, with lard and rlba 2 to lo up. Th leading future ranged a follow: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Mav I .K S .89 -7 -I"1 July 8 . '? Sept . .o-! .o CORN". Mav ' 41 ."'0 .41 .41 sept:.:.:: .61 .h . OATS. war.. m .11 -IU ?114 July 31 -Sl" .,u Sept .alls MESS PORK. May...... 15.00 15.20 1S.00 1512 July.:!... 14.6 14.77 14.10 -14.7 LARD. Mav 7.75 7.87 7.75 710 jmy m !!!? lliv. Sept...... I. SW O.W- 71 i.e7B 7a SHORT RIBS. Mas.-..-.. -H S.45 S10 July : : : 7.o 1.02 7.o lent 7.H7V. 7.16 7.5 8.41 1.00 7. Klout- Slow. Barley Feed or mixing. 70Oc; fair to choice malting. tl.omyLlv. Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, 12.41; No. 1 Northwestern. 2.i. Timothy eed I1L764J12. Clover fie. Pork Mess, par barrel, $15.7191. Lard Per 109 pounds. S7.7Sy7.77. Short ribs Sides (loose). $7.607.82. Hides 6hort, clear (boxed), 17.83 0 a7. Grsln statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour wer equal to 181.000 bushels. Primary receipts (two days) were 497, OuO bushels, compared with 286.000 bushels th corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomor row: Wheat. 9 car: corn. IIS car; oata, 143 cars; bogs. 21.000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrel 14,400 IT.loo Wheat, bushel 68.200 7i.000 Corn, bushel 431.700 Oats, bushels 1J6.S00 s.8.500 Rye? buahels 4.000 .60 Barley, bushel H9.6O0 62.000 Grain at Baa Frandaoo. SAN FRANCISCO. April - 12. Whsat Steady. Barley Firm. Spot quotatlorn: Wheat Shipping. L47150 per cental. Barley Feed. 1L50; brewing, 1.52 1.65 per cental. Oats Red, 81.SS91.47Vs per cental; white, nominal: black. 1.30vL35 per centaL Cull board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, L52 per cental bid, 81.50 asked. ' Grain Market of the Northwest. TACOMA. Wssh.. April 12. Wheat Blue stem. S54y86c; fortyfold, 84c; club, 8:1c: rod Russisn. S2c Receipts Wheat. 20 cars; oala. 4 car; bay, 1 car. SEATTLE. Wash-, April 12. Milling quo tations: Bluestem, 85o; fortyfold. 83c; club, k2:: fife, 82o. red Russian, blc. Export wheat: Bluestem, S5c; forty-old, 81c; club, SOo; fife. 80c; red Russian, 7c Yesterday's car receipts nuea-. x. e, oi , hay, 42: corn. L Eoropeaa Grain Market. . AtinA- a n 1 1 T - r.n.. firmer. UO.., J " ' - - - Walla Walla for shipment at 83a; sellers firm, buyer quiet. English country marfcata. steady; French country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL. April 12- Wheat May. s 8d: July, 6s 7d; octoDer, 6 io- w oatner, ciouuy. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. AprU 12. Wheat May. 4c: July. 95c; September. 89e; ra.h. N-n 1 hard. 084k c: No. 1 Northern, 7eS8c: No. 2 Northern. S4H86c; No. 3 wneat. i.i?.aieaTfcc- PRODUCE AT SAM FKANCI8CO. Quotations Current In th Bay City Mav acts. SAN FRANCISCO. April 11. Th follow ing produce prices were current today: Vegetables Cucumbers, 76cytl.2&; gar lic, 4S6c; green peas, 234c; string beans. 154uo; asparagus, (5ctL.60; tomatoes, nominal; egg plant, 8rl0c. Butter Fancy creamery, 21c r.ggs Store, 17c; fancy ranch. 18c. v newe iuuiii aihi ia. Milaluffa liran. ;4t2; nudd lings. 833 fy 33. Fruit Apple., choice. 81.25: common. St: Mexican limes. 15 5.50; California lemons, choice. S3; comruou. $1.25: oranges, navel. 75c$2; pineapples, 130 3.60. .,... Potatoes aallnaa Burbanks. 82-4092.50, Oregon Burbanks. $1 856 2.25. Onions $2.406 2.65. ' Hsry Wheat, llrl4.E0 per ton; wheat . . r. ..t. (ami ana oiu, ivem i-..,. .ovv. Receipts Flour., 2630 quarter sacks; wheat, 145 centals; barley. 4506 centals; potatoes, 2780 sacks; bran, 730 sacks; mid- ullugs, lie ssca., umj,, - Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. April 12. Wool Unchanged. Territory and Western mediums. 19622c; fine mediums, 1618c; fine. 12 & 13c Dutnth Flax, Market. Dulnth. April 12. Flax on track and to arrlvi. $X68; Mar. 82.M kid; July, 82.52. nominal. TOP1 STEER 'PRICES Prime Quality Brings $7 at the Yards. MARKET FIRM THROUGHOUT Fine Cattle Brought In Over the New Harrlman Deschutes Ivine. " Big Sal of Sheared Limbs. th. market yestar- rnme aicera . day at 8". Two load of sirlctly flrst-clas quality, .hipped In by McKtnnon A Chand ler, of La Grande, were sold at that figure. . j . i k -w. TV Brown, or jnree io. . --- . Trout Lake, and brought In by Georga Dixon, old t $6.a They were tne r shipped from that district over tho new Harriman Deschute line. AnOfhcr Import ant sal waa a big ouncn 01 iw -80- . , . ,mrn nart In urn ai.u i-. j . . - the day business. Two lot of sheared lambs, aggregating 10.4 neao, DrouB..v v Sheared yearling wether went at 4-75 and sheared wes at $4. R.e.ints for th dy wer at came. 1447 aheap and 57 hogs. Shippers of the stock were: Fred McAl lister, of Madras, four ear of heep; Frank Wren, Marysvllle, CaJ., on car ot lambs; J. C. iravls, Shedds, one car of hogs and t u . i . . i-nnitnn. one car of cattle' and ifogs; H. R. Peacock. Nampa, two cars of cattle; McKlnnon .nnoiti. -(irande, three cars of cattle: P. J. Brown, Baker, two cars of cattle: T. Bewlitt. Baker, two cars of cattle: George Dixon, Cati-way. three cars of cattle, and b. . it. si, Shanlku. seven cars of cattle. The day's sale wer aa follows: Weight. Price. OS .leer. -11 86.aO 104 lambs fii yearling wethers. ..... ...t. . J. is wc. . ..... u ....... .. 122 4.oo J23 Vecri -I.... ....J ,7S S :::::::::::::::::::::: s5 ?:S 388 steers 1W 7 steers J'" 27 steers H4S ;? 22 hows .35" l '" 27 steers , . I'hj 6.25 27 steer MOO 6- i ro 850 4.00 1 cow .. 30 4.00 i cow 3 cows M- o.io 4 cov. -00 330 7.00 910 sheared lambs 0 -JJ0 5 ewes im t - 2 horses, chunks, each 175!f? 1 chunk ' -'25.00 Price current on th various clnsses of stock at . th Portland Union Stockyard were a follow: ' Prim steers $6.50987.00 Choice steers 0.25'i 0.50 Good to choice steer ...v 5.76 'it 000 Fair to good steers 6.DOW 6.75 Common steers 4.751 6.00 Prime cows 8.50r-B-00 Good to choice cow 6.00 6.-5 Vnir tn v.wiri cowa 4 . 7 5.UO roor cow ; 4.0OW 4. 50 I Choice heifers 5.50W 6.7j Choice bulls 4.755S 6.0O Good to choice bulla 4.50(oi 4.7o Choice light calves 8.60'is 8.75 Goad to choice light calves 8.004 8.50 Fair to medium light calves 7.501J 8.00 Choice heavy calves 5.60 i 6.00 Fair to medium heavy calves.... 4.7C 5.00 ' Choice tags 5.25'ui 5.ro i Good to choice stags 4.30 6.00 . Fair to medium stags.' 4.00 4.50 Hoes . ) Cholc hog 7.70 7.75 . :holce hogs 7.7ifg 7.ci . Good to choice hogs 7.5is 735 Choloe to heavy 7.25'(p 7. 50 Good to choice he&vy 7.00 7.25 Common 0.50'l-7.U0 Stock hoes 8.O03 8.25 Sheep , Grain-fed wethers, heavy 4.5i1y 5.00 Choce young wethers, grain-fed. 5.00 6.25 Old wethers 4.00'rt 4.50 Good to choice shorn wetbers... 4.259 4.50 Choice ewes, grain-fed...., 4.50,d 4.75 Fair to medium ewes 3.75'sjl 4. On Good to choice shorn ewes 3.75 4.00 Choice wool lambs, grain-fed.... 6.60(tp 5.75 Good to choice wool lambs, grain , ted o.zo VP o-iHi ; Choice shorn lambs, grain-fed... 6.254 5.40 Good to choice shorn lambs, grain fed 5.00W 5.25 Fair to good lambs, grain fed...-. 4.75$ 6.25 Culls 2.50SJI 8.50 The following quotations represent prices on thl market for the different classes of horses: Drafters, extra heavy, 1300S500; drafters. J 400 to 1700 lbs.. $150"? 350; draft ers, 1200 to 1400 lbs.. $100la250; chunks. 8809150; plugs, $10ty40: driving horses, 875 and up; saddle horses, $60 and up. Mileage Livestock Market. CBICAGO. April 12. Cattle Receipts es timated at 11,000; market slow and steady. Beeves, f 5. 15 6.70: Texas steers, $4.40$ 6.65; Western steers, 34.60&6.75; stockers snd feeders, $4j?5.75; cows and belfers, $2.60 05.80; calves. 57 Hogs Receipts estimated at 23,000; mar ket slow. Light. 86.13tr6.55; mixed. $0.05' 6.50; heavy. 15.75&6.30; . rough, 15.754,6; good to cholc heavy, $006.30; pigs, $0,150 0.5O; bnlk of sales. $6.106.35. Sheep Kecelpta estimated at 18.000; mar ket slow. Native. $3&4.0; Western. $3,159 4.10; yearling's. $4.4093.50: lambs, natlv. $4.75o.3e; Western. $4. 76 6.25. Metal Market. NEW TORK, April 12. Standard copper, weak; spot, April, May, June, July, 11.05 11.76c London, steady; spot 453 12s 6d; futures, 54 6s. Custom-house returns shove exports of 6410 tons so far this month. Local dealur report a full and easier market for copper. Lake. 12.87 12.50c; electrolytic, 12.12tt012.37Mc. and casting. 11.87 Si 12c. Tin, firm; - spot, 42.16ii42.30c; April, 42.12Vse42.16c; May. 42.17 i 42.26c: June, 41.50441.75, and July, 4141.60c Sales. 10 tons April at 42.15c - london, firm;, spot. 191; futurea 1189. Lead. dull. 4.4504.50c New Tork, 4.259 4.3(c East St. Louis. London, 12 18s Sd. Spelter, firm. 6.4506.66c New Tork; 6.35 &5.40c East St- Louis. Sales 50.000 pounds spot East St- Louis delivery at 6.36c. London, 23 15s. Antimony, dull; Cooksons 89.60c. Iron Cleveland warrants. 46s10ttd jn London. Locally Iron was steady. No, 1 foundry Northern, $15.75916.26; No. 2 Northern, No. 1 Southern and No. 1 South ern soft. $15.50 16. Chicago - Produce Market. CHICAGO. April 12. Butter Steady. Creameries. 1421c: dairies. 1313 '4c. Kxga Receipts 23.611 eases. Steady at mark, cases Included, 13H14c; firsts, 15c; prim, firsts, 15Vc Cheese Steady. Daisies, 14He; twins, 12 4 18c; Toung Americas, 18itfl4c; long horns, 134140 Coffee and So gar. NEW YORK, AprU 12. Coffee future closed Steady at net advance of 1 to 6 points. Sales were reported of 83,250 bag. Closing bids: May, 8.09c; June and July, 10.02c; August, 9.94c; September, 9 85c; Oc toerT4qoverrierPOe . ; Working for bitnlithic pavements every time the chance offers itself to say a good word brings to one that same sense of satisfaction that nat urally follows doing a kindly act to ward an individual. lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital UNITED STATES Merchants National Bank Established 1SS8. Second and .Waahlncrton Streets. FORTI.AKD, OKBGOIf.) Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 Th- Man-hints National Bank o!lclts the business end cordially tn vltP tho account of Individuals, Firms and Corporations. feoUnir ni1fe that the unexcelled facilities and thorough knowledge of local S L'h caufred duri our twenty-five years of banking experience render rffloni oncl established, permanently agreeable and mu tually beneficial. R. L. DURHAM, President. M. L. HOLBROOK Vice-President. GflO. W. HOTT. Cashier. S. C. CATCHING. Ant. Caihier. C. DETERING, Asst. Cashier. LADD & TILTON BANK Established 1859 Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits. T.rrora nf credit, drafts and able on all parts of the world. Corner Washington First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains .5c; January. 8.66c; February, 9.68c, and MSoht coriet quiet: Rio No. 7, 12c; Santo. No. 4. 12 13c Mild coffee, quiet; Cordova, 13iei5?c nomlnaL Raw sugar, Ann; muscovado, .89 test. 8.S6c: centrifugal. .86 test, 6.86c; molasses sogar, .89 test. 8.11c Refined, steady. Dried Frolt at Now Tork. NEW YORK, April 12. Evaporated apple, inactive, nominal, but th undertone la firm. On the spot fancy quoted at 14c; cholc. 13 He; prim. 13c. Prunes, In 'good demand; quotation irom 84 13c for California up to 80-4O and 11 13 fee for Oregon from 80 to 30s. 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