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V
CHARTER HEW CROP
f Brmi!l
I 14w l
Forward Business UndS Way
in Wheat Market.
FOUR FIXTURES TO. DATE
Crop f"roMvi p I, 3o Ilr Hrilrr
In Hi Taclfic Nortlirl Cnrrrnt
Trading of Small Proportions. -!Vo
Advance la floor.
Nw crop ruirtna ! now undr lijr.
dt for Portland loadiay at as lem TAt aal
fcttr. ami ccertUn tm cMm. tha blfiM
t wU tftstrtbucM tnonc tba local export f.
Crop pmcct ara acourartnf l all paru
af fio NortJiwMt. Tha iarg aarvac ba
rvcviwl abaaJ&Bt moist arv aed thr ara
omptai&ta from a&j tl-
Tha .( market was alow ywtrt3ar.
vtth a aso4rmta dmnd and very few meU
ra. Tha offnoc tat ra pat on 1h
anarmat war gmaonlty at prtcaa oat of roach
of bvrara. LocaJ tfaaJara qaot4
chanr4 pti'a
Tradraa la roaraa earoaJa wu alao without
faitir. A nfTlelaat quaatltr of oata
aocaiBa forward for curnat aaeda. bat hold,
rs la tna country oa tha whole ara aol !
ao4 to mako Miftwlini fh yrtc. Too
bar!r aiaxkat I a nominal affair.
Some tat haa bo brarad of aa early
adttnr to patnt floor, but unUa thar la
a ditd4 optura Id tha whaat nutrkrt It la
et llk;y to materialist. Tba minora on
tha Hour, J omtq to bo tha oetjr on who ara
anxloiM to t tn market np at thla tiraa,
Uo-a receipt. In rara. war reported by
tha ttarcbaats Excbaxto aa follow:
W4t Barl Flour Oats Hay
I auta, 14 0 lie: tlbarta. 1: a: moo da
tc: Mtciaa. Ike: aocoaauta Melt I
WONCT .hotc. aar caae; etraUed,
We crme DoaniL
ALT Orantiiatad. Ili aer tea: baif-tro-rnd.
f i par toa: aoa, $ per lom-
BUM BmtU wait, Hc; Jaxtfo waua.
ac; Lima, Sc; e n a. ; ro
HICK Na, 1 Japan. c cheaper tradoa
aoura had. lt?.-3.
Kortad imperial c. lx&Krta4 eaira Na
.i:l.ar r- rn-rk!d rrnit aod borry.
li 4a: Uib ft 14.:: aowdarad. $!
Irmj oa resltiaacaa withia H daya de
duct wc oar ooucd. If Uier than li dart
asd wuiwa St d. daduct We a
aiapio euar. 13 3 lie per pouad.
r: broiler. ?c
"3iinal. turkrjra.
rolry and Coaaf
duck. ) ub. - .
k'iV- ir?on ran candled, ile per
!x-n rasa cojcL I-.&J'X per dosen.
bl TTt.il Ctl craAatary tiirt. 1 and 1-
pnut.0 rr'itts. in t-e. ; ic pr pund; I
icin box Iota, rrtaa and d'ivery extra.
CHLiWuU crvam. twtaa, lea par J
iuct AiXiarlca. 14c.
f'f'KK renry. I'i0 1 per pound.
VLAL Fbt:. b's luc pvr poauO.
Wool. HI
p. oom.n.
, tie.
. f.M-J crvp. liv". O.C4. 1UC.
"boice. iio pr pauad.
HOuL kU-rn wraa in. ftommn, lU'W
par pund. accord! na to aartaaae; alley,
I'EUTa Ury. salted, eoontry pelta
icwtl pbr pound; lamb peHa. 2&a
H i I.ES-Sa.td blU-a. Te prr pound
sauad rait, lc; aalted kip.- salted
iKi. e: rn hides, le la; dry met
17t; dry fi. KUlV; dry ataas. HJ11
CA&CAKA HaKK Per pound, bo.
OKAl.N liAUa Hht, lci oat a. o.
VmT ...
Ttilar . . .
W.lu'ley
Tear aro .
KMaa-a to di
Tear aro ..
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MOIIAIS ht.W) AT AX r.D.
Only Small Now Caanlns: Yorwi
Coeldliloaa to tha Kat.
ftoae email lots of mohair are still ewn
tnc sad bein taken at the qtwtxtlona that
hava prevailad for tha past two weeks, but
th mmb im reardd by dealers as prae-
t(ra!y c'.oecil.
'or. iitlons la lha Eat are rPt'd by the
To'" rommn-tJ Ilultvtln as follows;
"In ti Hana market thar has bean
only a ru"-Klrat trad a In hair thla week
lrt.- hain beca Tnalntntned on the basis
r-r-rc-.t a ek n. ralera state that
tK.c fulk of the domratle hair has tean
bourht dlrw-t by the miUa thta year, both
roniinmrnt and purrhaara to Boetoa deal-
- amount being llmltad.
r-:cf ic quotations: Tfeet rotnblnc. ST 9
: w.l comb! nr. 92?'-; ordinary comb
Ine. cardtne. T ft Foreljrn
IK Xt. 44 1? c; Turkey, fair ararae, 63
oi.i.ik or Tms IKKRRT M.RKJTT
to Tttaebla a
Wat Wtar Caaae Prtrra
Uat RmlpU.
Th a'rxwrMtrTy market col la par d yest
dar. Only alvowt 110O cretea arrived fmm
Californta. but th waatber was daefdadly
asainat tr!a. Trtcea were stabbed serarely.
but th acd of tha day saw aexmt aa many
arnta aa band aa war ree 1 rad. J aa!re
cld b had at $l-50 end DoUara at
Keoatpta of Oreoa barrtaa. fortunately.
vera rary Ucht.
Tba market ea aieo slow In oth
apaota. ne cant of bananaa ara da this
morals a
TTRM. yrTT XO lTJGrT Cat
ad for neae putter price
Ara Steady.
Tha g mark at la very firm, but th
erlea doea not aeem abl to set abor Si
coat aera. thoaxh a hlirber market la quot
ad aa th fkmnd. Raceipta bava materially
Ila&a ara still the sirens; feat or of tb
poultry market, with th daily arrtrale run-
ntng under riulrmanta Country d
meat mold fairly steady.
Tha butter trade ta of tha recuiar voluma
aad etty creamery Is Quoted steady. Ch
la still scarra.
Ptaoussinc; the x outlook for tha almond
r"op ta California, aa authority ta thla line
aays:
"Accortltns to mall adrlcra Just reeelred
fram California th outlook for th 1911
crop I aot so bad as earlier rsport would
radicate. It ta true that tha prospects are
for laid coaKlarably loaa thaa last year,
but the 1910 cmp was one of tb larreet
a-atherrd. and as tha preant reports ara to
th affect that th praeent crvp will be
about 40 fr cent short of last year's yield,
wa wttl still ha to look forward to the
marketta of a normal crop. prom Spain
we ftrat reports of str.what lowar prices
pravaiUnc thare on Tarraconaa. whlcb are
w araKaMt at la to "a bJow prices which
bav ben ruling racntir."
Baak Cleakrujta.
Ttanh cle.r:ne f ta Northwestern cities
yesterday war aa ol.o'
Oarinca. Pi!nnri
r-rttsid $!.:( '4 iiu.f.ia
9ti;a l.'H.li Itil T
T-ma iw,; s.4 4'V.V'.'
tpwkaii t:.4vi 6-57
pi-:
rO HTtA D MARK ETaV
Rte.
II T AT l' rack pr'. r: HU-ateni,
HARLEY Chvloa Teed. I Ji SO.
atIl-lrrVr Fran, fl p-r ton;
nUi J.: rut. I-'-l. snorts, l.ij.ii. r..ad bar
Ut - ' i-- -
J'L. t.--t ii'i n. 14 23 rr barret;
trs chte 1: vtrta IS ; VaiTry. 14 ;
s;rs". 1 "-. r ! w-at. $4 7
CORN w hoTa. f r; rrt krd. ii pr ton.
CAT Nk 1 ah te. -,. pr tia,
H A t : -T.t t. t t 1. Na. U
:i.:otJ.'. ;i it n.td $141-11; heavy
ar.txffd. i:; tf i;i: alr.ra. cia
r. lS5aU.iu; (riia hay. IXiu 4 14.34k
Taa-etaMaa aad Fro It a
TROPICAL Kl ITi Orargra javeta,
12ZvS-'-5 Ir b-ix. ra'iforma rspfrwiU
i6 Jit). i- 3Ar.i. iaisr rr poacd. ;:n
appiea. ',r p-'unU. ;nijiia. 4.iOwi;
lar. cTin. ' Tl pr x.
rRE!l FKT'IT tr 1 b-r-1ra Or r"n.
I.- era. fri!a, ! ,r ; par cr;;
?.atc-- - I 1 ;. -1 - 1 :r U . aip.
ta. t. -ti1. chk'.v, II g 1 ). c.iu:uoo.
Ti J M o-'.
VfciitT AUL- Atpara; t ! a ? pr
tot, im. l-'i 'i!vc. i-r
hr. Irai-'ht. tjmbri 41-'- -J p-r
ilaa: e5jiArf. lio pun!. ur ic. 1 A 1 ,'c
p-r pou'l. tHi-. -" l"r d-'i'n. b-'t
Uttut-. 11 :i 1 Ti 1 r t'-s. re ;is
pr pounl. p- r" ''" fr i- unl. r(
lna IX- p-r tloira . r". .: 1 1 u c P"T
p.unl taiio lil'-u J :
'K V K-'.KT AHi.K Nw ra-ta, ; ?3
p-r a-k. trn.p J -j. t-t.
F' T A T'"t" rsn rd t :rr, $'
pr hua.?ral. r.w p-tat.. , 1 S per in.
Ci(A-.v-u'.r! i. -i T3 4 hwa
drad. BaraauaA. - - pr cral.
ft rata tea. Drtew rrwita. Et.
or: KD rP.l'IT A PC ia l!0i:4l aee
p"od; turranta, 11 -a. arlrota I'OWct
dat. pa-kaae. 14aa pvr poaad: ku k.
wb!t r e.a.. by a. I c V-ii. Li
T. li-t;a Aid. 2i-12a US; 1-1 ic;
tiarnu la.
rot am Ma pmar. 1 -puad tails,
a. j-pun tails. $Is: 1
1.44; Alaska ptak. l-peuad
I&LXO.N
2 14 par ,
eonnd f a -a
t. la. I Mi.
COr ai-ftoas:d. la truax t3St par
pwuad
CT9 Wainata n 11 par
HAWS 19 to 2 pound. ltl40t 19 t
14 bounds. UVttltVe. 14 to l Dounaa
lV 0 l"c: akin&ad. 19c; plcaica, lc;
B'auKED M EATS Beef toaguea, 99o;
dr:ad beat sou. bob; utald, aoaa; ia
ada. lie; knuck;. 20c
BACu.v Fancy. t7c; standard. 34c
Cbica. 21c: EnClili. 14 SC.
VHX SALT CLKtD itrguiar short cWn,
dry sale 12 -c; smoked. ldc: backs, light.
salt. 11c; amokfj. 14 c; backs, baavy,
sa.t, HS: arookad. 14c; axpurta, aait.
2 'c; smoked. IbC.
LARI Kettle rendered. ttercas. 12c
tube. lZc; standard pure, Uercea, 11c,
tuba. 11 j; cbolca. tlerrra lie; tubs.
aawrtrnlng. tierces. 9 e.
Oils.
UN'SKED OfL Pure raw. la barrels.
91-02. bolted. Ib barrai. 1-(V; raw. ia
cas- 9: 07- btlad. la cam, 91 09l
TL'RFENTIN kl raaea. 6c; wood barrels,
92 e; Iron barrela, c; 10-cae lots. 93c
UAi'JLI N klator ganl:ne, iron barreis.
13c; caaea. -'c; SB gasoline. Iron bar
raia. 1:. cxaca, 33 Sc.
COAL. OIL. Ordinary tat, casaa. tCOlH
bulk, la tanks. 4c; hlcl tat. !lc
LAST EASTERN BERRIES
NO .MOKE WILL BE BROCGHT TO
THE NOItTlIAYEST.
Owlny to the arne? of the Ixcal
Crop Florins Scarce on the
Seattle Market.
SEATTLE. Wash., afay IT. 8pclaL A
rtraijrht carload of new Lxa Angeles sacked
vacatablea arnred this morninic. This Is
th first carload of th season. Carrot wer
quoted at l: :i a sack, whit and yellow
turnips at beats at tl 23. owing to
a a?urtax of cabbage. W'lnnlngstadt ad
vanced to 2 V canta
Four hundrad crate of Florin strawberries
we-a all that war available today, in ad
dltlon. a small quantity of Tenneaee berr
wr left over ami sold at i-& to f. o
mora Kaatem barrle will b brought
th Northwest, owing to th aearnaas of
tha natlva croa
California n-w potatoes hav dropped to
4 rents In order to meet th competition of
Floiia atv-k. which is offered at 9 cent.
Wail Wiiit aiyaratua was scarce and
sold at 91 to II. 7. A carload of Mex
ican tomate reached th street today aad
off-rad at t2 a era: of four baaketa
There tm a scarcity of large brotlara small
brotlars ara la ovarvupply. liana ara also
nihar acarc.
tregon eggs war offered at 24 rents and
locals at 2. VeaJ rece;pts wer tb largest
la many weak a prices held at 11 to 12
cenra. Hutter waa steady at 25 cent a
The wheat market was easier today, with
94 cents the maximum oa blueatem. To
demand for other varieties Is prac tie ally at
staAdtlIL No new Jxpxnea buainea is
baing booked, but old orders caanot
filled an til wsll Into June.
rtUeakg Pradarw Xarked.
CHtCAOO. May 17. Mutter Steady.
Creamariea 18 Jlr; dalfiac. 13;flSo.
Fgs Stea'lr. K-etp. i'-1 caaaa. At
mark, raws nclcdei. l.wic; nrata, 14
lr; prim rrsta. l&c.
Chaw Weak. Da: ilea. 22 9 13 Ho; twtna.
11 Se- Tounc Americas, llito; loaa
boras. 12JU.C
Grata Market a.
LTTRPCK)U bHay 17. cioan: Wheat, Mae.
9 lod; Julv. 6a 104d; October, a Td
Wealbvr oJuudy.
LvrOX. May 17. Walla Watla eargoea
dy at 3d ahtillnsa, English country mar.
kets. quiet; French country markets, firm.
Loci dew ork Exohaeg.
tX)NrON. May 17. American securities
ara rreulr during the early trading to
dav. Flrwt pricra were genarally lower, but
later the market Irnprovrd on covering, a&d
p-n waa steady ina irom a nor to
beiow yesterday Near Tork closing.
M'aol at 9t, Lrnla.
FT. l.OFIS, Unr 17. Woor unchanced;
Territory and Veern mel'urr. 10 tS lc;
Una medluma. 13 tf 13c; On a, 11 lc
PARSON HIGH SCHOOL HEAD
Kc. C. A. Kexroad. "Vnucher Ath-
Irte, Selected at Weston.
WESTON. Or, May 17. (Special.)
nr. i A. Kexroad. Milton's "preacher
athlete." Is to be principal of th. local
htKh school for the ensuing year. 11a
has resigned the pastorate of th.
Southern Methodist Church, tn Milton,
and has been chosen by th. local School
Hoard to till the vacancy caused by th.
election of Principal J. V.. Keef. as paid
secretary of th. 1'endleton Commercial
Association.
B.-f"re comlnff to Milton, where he
has been preaching for th. last two
years, Kt. Mr. Ilexroad was principal
of the Koseburir HlR-a School for sev
eral years. He Is a star baseball and
basketball player and wherever he has
been located, either as pastor or teach
er, he has taken a. prominent part In
the athletics of his town.
One other vacancy remains unniiei tn
he hltrh si-hool teaching force. Miss
palsy Waddlngham and Mies LJorotny
BullHnrh were elected to nil positions
In th. prude school.
I tnatilla Murder Cnsolved Yet.
rEXPLKTO.W Or.. May IT. (Spe
cials Though a week has elapsed
since the murder at Umatilla was com
mitted. t. police are no nearer a solu
tion of th. mystery than they wer. on
the dav of th. crime. Further than to
establish th. fact that the victim was
notajohn Casey, of Brockton. Jiwi..
their efforts hav. been futile. Belief
in-esM'd here thst the murd.r com
mitted near Th. Palles. almost a dupll-
e of the I matilla crime, may have
been committed by th. same person or
persona.
Billboard Crovade at Pendleton.
rEXDI.ETOS. Or May 17. Sp-
rl.l. The world-wid. billboard cru
sade agalrwt the spread of th. whit,
plesue has reached Tendleton. Every
Ml. hoard .In th. city will be covered
next week with elht-sheet poster, set-
inr forth In r'arina- type the ara-u-
mecta of th. Antl-Tuberculosls Socl.ty.
BEST OF THE YEAR
Prices
of All Stocks
Climbing.
Are
TOBACCO COMMON UP 26
Markrt Is Still InHucnced by the
Standard Oil Decision Steel the
Most Active Feature of the
Id.- Bonds Also Strong.
NEW TOKK. May IT. Th. advance In
storks, which chanced the character of th.
secuiitl.a market yesterday, continued to
day aad rains wer. as (eneral. although
smaller.
Confidence In th. outlook was da. pri
marily to the infloenc of the standard Oil
decision. United slates Steel was the most
actlv. stock n th. list and touched SO 4.
Its hlshest price since early tn the year.
Standard Oil .how ad further streactit oa th.
curb today. American. Tobacco was con
splcnoualy strong. The common stock ad
vanced 2. points on the curb to oOO, the
hlshrat prlc. .Lar. isoa. L.hlgh Valley was
exception. lly rronf.
The railway equipment stocks and Bourn
era roads also were buoyant. Almost a score
of Issues made new hlsh records for th
year. The. Included Atcbl.on. Brooklyn
Kapld Tranalt. Dflaein A Hudson. Erie.
Southern Hallway preferred. Union Pacific.
Ueneral Electric, American Beet Sugar,
American Asrtrultural. Chemical. Utah Cop.
per. Com l'roduets. American Tobacco pre
ferred. Wcstinshouse Kleclrtc. American
Telephone a Telegraph and Great Northern
ore certificates.
Closing prices represented gains of 1 to S
points, witn a number of larger advances.
The bond market continued strong and
sctire. Total sales, oar valua i3.SS0.OCO.
United States Government bonds uncusnged
oa call.
CleDSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
AIMS Chal pf ..
Am. I Oopp-r ..
Am Agrlcult
Am beet husar.
American Can ..
Am cr a Kdy.
Am cotton Oil..
Am lid Lt pt.
Am 1 ' . i-ecurl
Am Lln.eed
Am Locomotive.
Am Smel a Kof.
do preferred..
Am Steel Kdy..
Am Sugar Kef..
Am T.l A Tel..
Atn Tohacco pf.
Am Woolen . . ..
Annconda M Co
Atchison
do preferred..
Atl Coast L.ln..
Halt a Ohio . ..
Ttethlchem Steel
11 rook H
Canadian Fee
Central leather
do Dreferred..
Central of N J.
Ches a Ohio ...
Chicago Alton
Chi lit West . . .
do preferred..
Chicago a N' W
c. M a St I'aul.
c. c. c a st i.
Col Fuet a Iron
Col a Southern.
Consol ties
Cora Broducts
Del a Hudson..
D R lirande ..
do preferred..
Distillers' recur
trie
do let Pf ....
do Sd of ....
General
Sale..
41 III
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a.n
4i
S.tloO
l.on
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11.0
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1J."0
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1.2O0
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2. tH0
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no
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4S
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54 S
iH
22 S
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14UU,
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81
2.13 S
21' S
11 1
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123 .
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PI
Ot North Ore . .
IMInols Central,
loteronr Met ..
do preferred..
Inter Harvester.
Inter Marine pf
Int Paper .....
Int Pump
Iowa Central ..
K C Southern
do preferred..
Laclede lias ...
Louts a Nash ..
Minn a St L. ..
M. 8 P a S ft M
Mo. Msa a Tex.
do preferred..
Mo rvcitlc
Nat Ht.rult
National Lead .
Mex N Rr 3 pf
N T Central . . .
N T. Ont a Wes
Norfolk a West
North Am
Northern Pac ..
Pacific Mall ....
Pennsylvania ...
Peoples u&i ..
c c a st l.
Plttaburg Coal .
Pr.seed S Car..
Pull Pal Car...
Kr Steel Spring.
Reading
Keoubile Rteel .
do prererrea. .
Rock Ialand Co
do preterred..
Bt I. 8 F t pf
St 1, Sonthwe.it.
do nref-rred..
Slora-Sheffl-ld
South.rn Pae -Southern
Ry .
do prererrea..
Tonn Copper ..
Texas a Pac . .
Tol. St L a We.
do prererrea..
Union racine .,
do prererrea..
TJ s Realty ...
n 8 Rubber
l."0 82 H
154
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l
37
tty,
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101
l.'9
3
137
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B.1S
129 w
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SRS
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10
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30
12'S
34",
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BS
324
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75
12
2.1
122 i
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172
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148
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107
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do prererrea..
Utah Copper ...
caro Chem ..
Wabash
do prererrea..
Weetem Md ...
We.tlng E:ee ..
Western Union.
Wheel ALE..
Lehigh Valley
8 o
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t.4-0
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12 4iO
4.4"V
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Total sales for the day. 93:
BONDS.
jncir YORK. V" IT. Closing quotations:
TJ. S. ref. 2s reg.l'Hiii- I - m Bite, r-j
do coupon ... i"V I i " T""".AAI"
C. 8. Se reg.-...1oi4 o. raciiio ....
. S. new 4. reg.llSSJWls. Central 4a. MS
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do coupon ...114. Japaness
D. a K. O. 4S. 24BI
s .... 88
Stacks at Beatoa.
POSTOX. Msy IT. Closing quotations:
SI I Ylonm wa ........
634 1 Nevada Con, ... 19
24 iNlpleslng Vines.. 10S
17IN"orth Butte..... SI
64.iNorth Lake..... 7
lS:01d Dominion... 4.1
In losceola 102
r.2 IParrott (8, g O 11X
47S IQulncy 7"
bn.lness todsy the condition of th. United
State. Treasury was:
Working balance la Treasury offices.
171 812.
In banks and Philippine Treasury. 133.
141 2X3. Total balance In general fund was
IX2.074.604.
Ordinary receipts yesterday. S2.2S8.234.
with ordinary disbursements of $1.361. WA.
The surplus to data this fiscal year Is
896.-97. as against a deficit of 117.7-0.OO1
at thla urn. last year.
These figures exclude Psnama Canal and
pubUe debt transactions.
Metal Markets.
NEW TORK. May 17. Standard copper
Quiet: spot. 11.80. 11.75c: May, June and
July. 11.020 11.75c; August. 11.67 U
11 72c London dull; spot. 34 Is Id: fu
tures. C54 13s vd. Custom-House returns
show exports of 14.119 tone ao far this
month. Laks copper. 12-2, 12.37 c; elec
trolytic. 12012 23c: cssllnc. 11.73 11.87 c
Tin. quirt; spot and May. 42.H5 3 43.
June. 42.73w43.20c: July. 42.5o43c:
guaL 41.30(j42c. London, dull; spot.
10s; futures il-9 3a
Lead quiet. 4.40 4.30c; New York. 4.209
4.2.0 East St. Louia. London. 13 Is Sd.
Spelter, quiet. 5.839 5.450 New York; 5.20
47 3.25c East St. Loula Londoa spot, 24
Ts d.
Antimony, dull; Cooknon's. 899.30c.
Iron. Cievelsnd wsrrants. 46c In London.
Locslly Iron mas quiet; No. 1 foundry North
ern, No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foun
dry Southern soft. 813.2.1 13.75; No. 2
foundry northern. $15413.50.
;."c ;
Au
Il 1)7
STEERS AT GOOD PRICES
PRIME
CALIFORNIA
SELLS AT 97.
STOCK
..1165
....12.'.d
12.13
....11HM)
. ...14TKJ
. ...1.1UO
....1210
.... 110
.... 65
r.4
.... 277
22S
Large Bunch of Montana Hay-Fed
Cattle Bring; Within a Nickel
of This Figure.
The cattle market showed a firm front
yesterday The $7 mark was again
touched In the steer division, with the sale
of a load ot prime California stock. The
festure of the day was the sals ot 14 loads
of hay-fed Montana steers at S6.&5. There
were 322 head in the bunch.
Lamb sales were made at $0.75 and $5.50
and a load of mixed sheep brought .4.6.
Two loads of hogs were disposed of
88.50 and SO. 63.
Receipts yesterday were S7S cattle, T94
sheep and 169 hogs.
Shippers were L. R. Hough. Beatty, 1 car
of boss: J. C. Morehead. Goldcndle. Wash.,
1 car of cattle and hogs; C. C. Clark &
Son. Roosevelt. Wash.. 1 car of hogs; J.
W. Moran, Anaconda, Mont.. 14 cars of
cattle; A. D. Uoodale, Gazelle, Cel.. 2 cars
of cattle: J. W. Hunt, Koecburg. 2 cars of
sheep; C H. Farmer,- McCoy. 2 cars of
sheep, and James Mace, Corvallis, 2 cars of
sheep.
The day's sales were as follows:
Weight. Price.
822 steers
24 steers
23 steers '
1 cow
1 bull
1 bull
1 bull
150 mixed sheep
117 lambs
23 lambs
SO hoga . ..........
67 hotrs
3 drafters
4 drafters
5 ehunlc.
prices current on th. various classes of
.tocjt at th Portland Union Stockyards
were aa follows:
Prim grain-fed steers .
Price hay-rea steers
Choice steers
Good to choice steers..........
yslr to good steers
Common steers ...............
prime cows
Good to choice cows
Kalr to good cows
Poor cows i...... ......
Choice heifers
Choice bulls
Good to cholcs bulls. ........ ..
Cholcs light calves
Good to cholcs light calve. . . .
Cbolce heavy calves
Good to cbolce heavy calves...
Choice stags
Good to cbolce stags
Hogs
Choice hogs
Good to choice hogs
Choice heavy
Common .......
Stock hogs -
tihe.fw-.
Choice Spring lambs ..........
Good to choice bpring umoi...
Choice yearlings
Good to choice yearlings ......
fair to medium yearunss
Cholcs ewes
Good to choice ewes ..........
Fslr to medium ewes
Good to choice heavy wethers.
Old heavy wethers
Mixed lota
The following quotations represent prises
sn this market for tne different classes of
horaes: Drafters, extra heavy. 100 0 600;
drafters. 1400 to 17U0 lbs. 1150 1 300; drsft
ora, 1200 to 1400 lbs. 11004250; chunks.
SlOSlOO; plugs. $10140: driving horses. $$
and up; saddle horses. $00 and up.
$6.93
i.l'O
6.93
5.
4.75
4.7.1
4.75
4.6S
6.75
s.r.o
6..V
6.U3
2OU.00
4.10.00
175.00
..$7,005 $7.23
. . o.S.Vff 7.00
.. a.M'0 6.85
. . 6.U0W 6.30
.. 5.73 0 tf.00
. . 5.50 V 5.7 J
.. 0.75 0 6.23
. .T..u)' 5.2.1
.. 4.751T t.tXl
.. 4.;." 4.75
.. 5.004, 3.71
.. 4.75t 104
.. 4.23 0 4.73
.. 7.75 S.0U
.. T.50S, 7.73
.. 3 50i 6.00
.. 5.009 5.30
, . 6.73't. 6.23
.. 5.23 V 6.75
.. 8.70 T.00
, . 60u 6.70
. . 6.UO -0 6.50
. 5.000 &.0
.. T.UOw T.25
. S.75-9 T.OO
.. 6 if) a 6 73
. 3.25 is 5..10
. 5.u0t? 6.25
. 4.731 5.00
, . 4.50'iy 4.73
4.1H)'? .OU
S.73W 4.01)
4..V)&y 6.00
4.00': 4.50
4.00 w 6.00
Allouea
Amalg. Copper..
A. z. L. at Km..
Artsona Com. ..
Atlantic
B a o C a a i.
Putts Coalition.
CaL a Artionn.
Cal. A Hecla
Centennial ... 12ST.-hannoa
Cop. Ran. C. Co. di Superior ....
K. Bu:te CP. M. ' p .'"
rmnklln .. 10N'up a I'lts t-op.
Iroux t on s.n
11
82 H
3
14-,
marack 37A
O ran or Con. ... S3;!., s. . k. a ja. . -
Greene Cananea. tj do pretererd .. 4w
Koyale Cop. 4.1 k.vu.
Kerr Lake 6 winona '
Miami Copper... SO Yolvertn. JOS
Money F.xchasura, Eta.
NEW TORK. Msy 17. Money on cell.
V.U- per cent; ruling rate, 2i: closing
bid. 2'.; offered at IS.
Time liana stronger, vo aays,
per cent: 90 days. Itillt per ten; a
months. 8 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. z.we per rent
Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi
ness In bankers' blils at $4.8440 for So-day
bll:s and at S4n254.8Kio (or demand.
Commercial Mils. $4.U.
i'.sr .llv.r. 53 c
Mexlcan dor.ars. 43c. .
Government bonds, stead'; railroad bonds,
stronger.
LONDON. May 17. Bar silver quiet.
24 9-led per ounce.
Money. 101 per oent.
The rate of discount tn the open market
for short bills is 2 11-1$ per cent; three
months bllla 3 3-1$ per cent.
SAX TRANCISCO. Msy IT. Sterling on
London. 60 dsys. $4.85.; sterling oa Lon
don, sight. $.! .
Ch brags livestock Market.
CHICAGO. May 17. Cattle Estimated re
ceipts. 1S.O00. Market, sleaoy to
lower. Beeves. $3.0u4r.40: Texaa steers. wi
fa.voo- wealem steers, noun.., .
mnA r.xiera. Ii.9oui.70: cows and hellers.
$2,406 5.60; calves, $4.r."8 7.25
. . l ;n. - . , HI.ainii "r. CrOCt Market.
weak. Light. J5.93eS.4o; mixed. $600t,6.J0;
heavy, $i.806.2O; rough. t3.b080.VO; good
t. .k.ir. he.w I.-. H.i vr 6.2i: nigs. $3.s0w
8.S0; bulk of sales $6,001 8.25.
... ..J I 8 T AflA af sslr as
bneep MumBira rrcci.i.a, i i.v-s. ' "
strong. Native, fii.ij i ia; weiwru, 4.-vy
4.7-; year-wifr". w.ov'tr.ow: .mmum, u-n.'.
IfitCk'Oi Wutern, f 8.10.
FBODUCB AT SAX rBACI3CO.
QaUoAfl Cvnrent hi tbe Bay City liw
akeca.
8AV FRANCISCO. May 17. The follow-
Inr produtj prloes were current today:
VrtaOiea cucuniiwrm, ivo i'c , m
lOfrl'see; green peaa. f.W&S.s; uinng
matoc'a. $L0VI; CKS plant. 15 1 20c.
Hu tier Fancy cramry, &.
Kkii Store. SO hi c ; fancy ranch. J la
Ct !.) Younpr A merit: , 13sal4Hc
Onion-r Nominal,
MllUtufTe Bran, 2SQ29; mlddllngi. $31
I? rult Appiaa, cooice, wnuuuu,
$1.25; Mexican limes, 14.50 $ o; caitiornia
lenaona, choice, 13. &0; common. 1.60; or-ang-ea,
navel. $1.25 ft I.
Hay Wheat. iia per ion, uc.,
and oats, tiu.l.; alfalfa.
Potato Palinaa uuroaniu. 4.b.. urv
gon B urban na, vz..v2..v.
Keeeipta r tour. a quriw Mt-nB.
wheat, 740 cental; barley, IH centals; oata.
17A cent ale: oata. Oreron. 1380 centals; po
tatoes, 6i0 sacks; bran. 35 sacks.
Coffee and 6ugar.
KEW TORK. May IT. Coffee futures
closed steady at a decline or 8 points oa
May. but from 8 to 9 points higher on later
months. May. 10.57c; June, 10.59c; July,
ltXilc; August, 10.45c; September. 10.S2c;
October. 10.44c; November, 10.10c; Decem
ber. January, 10.oc ; Kebruary. 10.0ttc;
March. lo.Obc and April, lO.Otte.
Spot cofe steady; Rio No. 7, llc; San
tos No. 4. 12 Vc. Mild coffee, quiet; Cor
dova, I3tfl5c; nominal.
Raw sugar, quiet; Muscovado, 69 test,
3.3tk:; Centrifugal, t6 test. 38oc; molasses,
fcU test. S llc; refined. quleL
Iried Fruits at New York.
NEW TORK. May IT. Evaporated apples,
quiet; offerings small, prices firm. On spot
fancy are quoted at 14 tfl5c; choice,
9 14c; prime. 13c
Prunes offering very sparingly, firm; quo
tations from 9tfl4Ho for California up to
S0-4OS. and 11 3 4? 14c for Oregon from 80
tO Sa,
Peaches firm, with small offerings; cholce,
SHvVc; extra choice. le-c; fancy, OV
4 luc.
New Tork Cottoa Market,
NEW TORK. May 17. Cotton futures
closed steady. May. IS-SSc: June, la.slc;
July. lS Tc: August. 15 4c; .September,
1 S. 7Se ; October. 13. 1 tc ; Norember. 1 3. 13c ;
December, ll.ltc; January. IS. 15c; March.
U.ric,
Spot cotton quiet. 10 points hirher. Mid
dllnc upland. l.0a; do. Oulf. 16.39c No
SCARE OATS SHORTS
Dry Weather Reports Start
Rush of Buying.
CHICAGO. May
Torn. 1 premium
IT. Exchange on New
c dittos. f a
W4tUnctoa, May XT. At tba Ifreg-taotsg of
Ufleta WmI 6sJea.
LONDON. May IT. The offerings at the
wool auction sales today amounted to 13.329
bales. The selection was In good condition
and the -continent competed keenly for
scoured merinos. Queensland merinos re U
lsed s SVtd and T.imanlan greasy Is Ad.
Cross-breds wre readily absorbed by the
home trade. Faulty wools Irregular.
Hopa at New Tork.
NEW TORK. May lT.-Hops te4.
PRICE UP OVER A CENT
Wheat- Strengthened by News of
Paniage to Winter Crop In On
tarlo Cloe Is Stronger May
Premium on Corn Ixxrt.
CHICAGO. Msy 17. Oats had flrst place
today In a ssneral advance of the price of
grain. Hot, dry weather started a rash
of buylns- on the part of traders In this
cereal and the effect spread to the neigh
boring pita At the end of the dsy oats
had a gain of .o to lHc, wheat varied
from He higher to e off. and corn from
c rise to o down. Hog products flnlshsd
all the way from 12ttc up to 50c down.
The close for oats was steady, within Ho
of the top figures of the day. From Indi
ana to Missouri the country appeared to
be altogether too dry and hot for the shorts,
who developed symptoms of a scare at the
very outset, snd kept busy covering freely
throughout the session. The only selling
wss In the nature of profit taking, but of
this there was considerable. July ranged
from Sltoc to 34aO and olosed o net
higher at the last mentioned level.
The chief strengthening influence In wheat
eame from newe of damage to Winter
wheat In Ontario. July fluctuated between
tsc and S.Mc closlns strong So up at
$3 He
In the corn trade, the feature was tha
disappearance of the May premium. July
touched as extreme limits SiHo and SZHc,
with the close firm HtyHo up. at 52 9
S24C. Cash grades were steady. No. $
yellow finished at 63aiS414,c-
For the moat part, provisions showed a
little advance. A drop of 60o for the May
option In pork seemed exceptional.
The leading futures ranged aa follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
$ .96H $ .5H
.SSI. .9H
.87 .S8
,S .to
CORN.
.53 .53
.D2H -52H
.53 .S3Vs
.50 .51
OATS.
.ISH .84 Vi
.SS. .84
.53 5, .34
MESS PORK.
.. 14. SO 15.05
.. 14.10 14.35
LARD.
.. $.03 S.05H tO5
.. S.17H .2JH $-15
SHORT RIBS.
.. .05 8.05 S.02H
.. 7.87VJ 7.2H 7.87H
.. 7.85 7.0 7.S5
quotations were as follows:
Vlour Hteaay.
Bye No. 3. 41.Oiei.0S.
Karlev Feed or mixing, $5S0c
choloe malting. 2caTl.
Timothy seed $12
Clovei. $13.76.
Pork Mess, per barrel. $lS.7BtI16.
Lard Per 100 pounds. $8.05.
Short ribs Sides (loose), 7.37H1I.
Short ribs Sides (boxed), ISSS.ltH.
Grain statistics:
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 181.000 bushels Primary receipts
were 415.000 bushels, compared with 181. 00
bushels ths corresponding day a year ago.
intimated receipts lor tomorrow: w uwi.
May..
July. .
Sept. .
Dec. .
May. .
July. .
Sc-pt. .
Deo.. .
May....
July. ...
Sept
July. :..
Sept
July....
Sept. ...
May
July
Sept...
Cash
Iow. Close.
I .95 $ .95H
.8SH .H
.87 .88.
.88 T .90
.521i .524
.62 i .RS
.52 -63H
.60 T4 .61 H
.S3H .3H
.33 H -3414
.33. -24H
14.85
14.30
14.S7H
14.32 H
SIS'
8.20
S.03H
7.90
I.bS
fair to
104 cars: corn.
bogs, 20,000 head
Flour, barrels . . .
Wheat, bushels' . .
Corn, bushels ...
Oats, bushels
Rye, bushels ...
Barley, bushels . .
107 cars; oats, 147 cars:
Receipts. Shipments.
3. 100
187.200
187.500
471.100
11.000
72.000
14.300
150. 400
JS6.900
128.600
6.000
20.800
Grain at San Francisco.
SAX FRANCISCO. May IT. Wheat
Steady. Barleys Steady.
Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1,409
l.BO per cental. Barley Feed. $1.46Tl-47H
per cental; brewing. $1.5.1 1.57 H. Oala
Bed. $1.S2H w 1.40 per cental; whits, nomi
nal; black. $1.15 6 1.3-H. .
Call board sales: Wheat No trading.
Barley December. $1.34 H bid. $1.86 asked
per cental; May. $1.48 asked.
Grain Markets of th. Northwest.
SEATTLE. May 17. Wheat Bluestem
84Hc: forty-fold, 87Hc; club, S7c; flfe. 87c;
red Russlsn. bee; oats, $ per ton: barley,
$"S per ton.
Today's receipts Wheat, 5 cars; hay. 12
cars; oats, 1 car; barley, 1 car.
TACOMA. May IT. Wheat Bluestem. P4
e3c; forty-fold. 88o; club, 87c; red Rus
sian. 84c.
Receipts today Wheat. 11 ears; hay, 1
car; oats, 1 car.
Dnlnth Flax Market.
DTTT.UTH. May 17. Flax on track and to
arrive. May and July, $2-58; September,
$2.0: October, 32. OO.
"WHY
BITULITHIC"
Pavement I
"BI TULITHIC
appears to give bet
ter satisfaction
here than any other
pavement. We have
had no trouble or
expense with' it
whatever." R. G.
Burdett, Secretary
Board of Trade,
Eegina, Sask.
THE BARBER ASPH.LT
PAVING COMPANY
Constructs Asphalt and other Bitu
minous Pavements. 605-608 Electrlo
Bids, Portland. Or. Oskar Huber,
Manager. 1
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
g AN FRANCISCO PORTLAND SS. CO.
From Alnsworth Dock. Portland. 8 A. M.
88 Bear Mar 18, Rose City 23, Bearer 28.
From San Francisco, northbound, 12 M.
SS Roe. City May IS. Beaver 21. Boar 28.
From &an Pedro, northbound. 12 M.
S3 Beaver May 1, Bear 84, Rose City 29.
U. G. Smith. C. T. A, 142 Third St,
j. W" Rans4Hn. Agent. Alnsworth Dock.
Phonest. Main 402. 28: A 1402.
NEW YORK PORTLAND
REGT7LAB FREIGHT SERVICE.
Low Rates. Schedule Time.
AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S. S. CO.
$1$ Railway Exchange Bldg.
Portland. Or.
MaJn837s. A ItX
COOS BAY LINE
STEAMER BREAKWATER
Sails from , Alnsworth Dock. Portland.
A. M May . 8. 11. 18 21. !, 31. June
B and every Bve dsya Freight received at
Alnsworth Dock dally up to 5 P. M. Pss-
s.nser fars. Crat-class. l: secona-cu
$7. including meals and berth.
, . . . rwwV fhnnw
Mala 17U. A 1284.
Phones
Ticket of
Mala 268
Officers
of
LUMBERMERS
NAT.I.O.NAL E3A.1M.K
On
Fifth
at i
Stark
G. K. WENTW0RTH,
President.
JOHN A. KEATING.
Vice-President.
GEO. L. McPHEESON,
Vice-President.
F. A. FEEEMAN,
Cashier.
GEAHAM DXJKEHAET,
Assistant Cashier.
A. L. TUCKER,
Assistant Cashier.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
Merchants National Bank
Established 188S.
Second aad AVashlngrtoa Street..
PORTI.AITIJ, OREGON.
Capital and Surplus $350,000.00
.
The Merchants National Bank solicits th. business ffnd cordially 'n
vltes the accounts of Individuals. Firms and Corporations, feeling
assured that the unexcelled facilities and thorough knowledge ot local
conditions acquired during our twenty-five years of banking experience
will render relations, ones established, permanently agreeable and mu
tually beneficial.
R. I DTJRHAM. President. M. u HOLBROOK. Vice-President.
CO. W. HOTT. Cashier.
S. C CATCHING. Asst. Cashier. C. DETERTNQ. Asst. Cashier.
LADD k TILTON BANK
Established 1859 i
Capital -. $1,000,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 700,000.00
Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks issued, avail
able on all parts of the world.
Corner Washington and Third Streets.
First National Bank
Capital $1,500,000
Surplus 750,000
Oldest National Bank West of the
Rocky Mountains
STEAMSHIPS
"Prince Rupert" and "Prince George"
for-
Victoria, Vancouver, Prince Rupert,
Stewart and Queen Charlotte
Island Points
- . Ian T.v R.-ttle. Wash.. Sundavs. at midnight.
EFFECTIVE APRIL 19, 1811 Leave Seattle, Wash.. Sundays and Wednesdays
at midnight. . .....
KOTICB Vednedaya Bailing' to Prince Rupert only vjntll Jan. 11.
Connecting with S. S. Prince Albert from Prince Rupert every Saturday at
1:00 P. M. for Queen Charlotte Islands, and for local points at 1:00 P. M.
Wednesdays. Rates Include meals and berth north of Vancouver.
For tickets and reservations apply to Local Railway Ticket Agents or J. H.
Burgis. General Agent, First Avenue and Yesler Way, Seattle, Washington.
TRATTXERS' GUIDE.
ti;MMV.Il'HMM.a
AMERICAN
WHITE STAR
RED STAR
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT
WHITE STAR DOMINION
Canadian Service
Co.'a Office, 819 Xd Ave., Seattle; or O.
W Stlnrer. 234 Wash.; A- 1. ChaWl
ton. !55 Mor.t F. K. Johnson, 145 Sd:
E. F. Balrd. 100 Sd; Vaid. Lldell, t
N 8th: H. Dickson. 118 d.
TRAVELERS' ClTTDBk
GAHADIAH PABiFIB
STEAliHilflre
Tbs Tourist Hlebwar
and Scenic Route to Europe
via
Tne St. Lawrence Rlv.r.
tbe Shortest Ocean Passscs.
Iess thaa Four Cays at ba
by the
-EMPRESSES OF THE ATLANTIC."
Weekly sailings Montreal. Quebe. to Liver
pool. First cabin. J90; second cabin, fl-25,
one-class cabin (called second cabin), .!;
third cabin. 830 and 881-28. Ask local
ae-enla, F. R. Johnson. O. A.. 142 Third 8t
or J. J. Forster. T. P. A. 809 First Avsv.
Seattla
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
(t'nion Line of N. Z-
VIA TAHITI ASD WEIJJ;OTO!
rrirect til rough steamers, saillnc from Ssa
Francisco, May 81. snd every 2 dsya Well
ington and back. 1st clsss. IJ04. Other rates
also low. Th. line to Isles of tbe South Seas.
For reservations aee Coupon Railroad Agent,
or address Oceania 8. b. Csw San Francisco.
OPEX RIVER TRANSPORTATION CO.
SlrCJ.IN.lLAL,
Freight received
dally at Oak-st. dock
for The Dalles.
Hood River. White
Salmon. Umatilla,
Kennevi lck. Pasco.
Richland. Hanford.
White Bluffs. Lewis
ton. Idaho, snd in
termediate points.
FIRST-CLASS PAS SENG EB SKRVICK.
FARE SO CENTS
TO HOOD BIVEK, WHITB SALMON, XHB
DALLES.
Steamer leaves Portland Sun.. Tu..
Thura, 7 A. M. Returning leaves Tbe Dalles
Mon., Wed , FrL. 1 A- M . arrlvins at Port
land about 8 P. M. same day. W
Buchanan, Supt.: W. S. BmaUwood. On I
Mgr. Phones Main 2980. A 8027.
WW
JAPAN
Cooks Summer
Vacation Tours
Fifty-eight Days $450. All Expenses
Included. Send for Free Booklet.
Tickets to ALASKA. T0SEMITE and
YELLOWSTONE.
TH0S. COOK & SON
689 Market Street, San Francisco.
San Francisco, Los .Angeles
and San Pedro Direct.
Korth Faclfl. 8. at C's ft 8. Roanoke
and 8. 8. BIdar sail every Wednesday altee
utely at 8 P. M. Ilcket oaic lai Tolrd
au nssr Aldsr.
XABTTjr J. HIGLET, rassenser Agemt.
W. B. 8LLSSEK. Freight Agent. , .
jeh.ens JM. 1814. A 1814.