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0 TTTTC arriRNTXG- OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY, MARCH 21. 1911. 17 WOOL DATES FIXED First Sale Will Be Held at Pilot Rock May 21. NO OREGON CONTRACTING Eariy-Miorn Clips Moving In Yakima Section and at Local Stockyards. Future Buying Active in Other States. BAKEK, Or., March 20. (Special.) John .C. Hoke, secretary of the Oregon Woolgrow er Association, today announced the wool ales dates for the present season. These dates have been bo arranged as not to con flict with dates in other states, so that the Eastern' Oregon district may have a full representation of buyers. Following are the dates: May 21, Pilot Bock. May TZ. Echo. May 1';:, Pendleton. June 2, Heppner. June 4, Shaniko. June ti, Baker. June 8 and 9, Ontario and Vale. June IS, Pilot Rock isecond sale), June li. Hunt's Ferry. June 37. Metotlus and Madras. June 1, Shaniko (second sale). June 23, Condon. June 25. Heppner (second sale). June 30, Joseph. July 1, Enterprise and Wallowa; July 1', Baker (second sale). July 7, Bend. July P, Shaniko (third sale). i EARLY SHORN WOOLS ARE MOVLNG Contracting Ceases in Oregon, but Is Active in Other States. There have been a number of sales of shorn wool In the Yakima country and at the local stockyards, but no contracting -has been done in tho past week in Oregon, ."Washington or Western Idaho and it is not likely there will be much more business in wool on the sheep's back in this section. At other points in the West contracting Is still fairly active. In spite of advanced prices asked by growers. Choice fine wools have been taken in Montana at 17 to la cents, which means a clean cost laid down in the East above current quotations on old wools. Considerablo wool has been secured in that state at 16 to 17 cents. Elsewhere prices are equally firm. In the Triangle an occasional clip has brought 18 cents, with others celling at 16 to 17 cents. Contracts have been closed, it is re ported, along the line of tho Burlington road in Wyoming at 14 to 10 cents and In the Casper district at 14 to 15 cents. Few clips are left in Utah and Nevada. Some dealers estimate that 60 per cent of the wool In Nevada and the Soda Springs dis trict Is covered by contract. Of the total domestic territory clip of 1914 wool authorities estimate that 20 to 25 per cent to under contract. This means between 3,"i.000,O00 and -40,000.000 pounds. Some woolmen figure the amount as high as 5C',000.00 pounds. ORIENT NOT INTERESTED IN GRAIN Efforts to Sell Flour or Wheat to Japanese Are ?ot Successful. Efforts made by millers and dealers to interest the Orient in flour or wheat are not successful. From evry point comes the report that present stocks are large and that it Is not a matter ot price. California is the only good outlet now. but business even with that quarter is light, as ' wheat dealers do not have much to offer and find it almost Impossible to buy more In the country. Weekly foreign wheat shipments were as follows: This wk. Latwk. East vr. India 64.0W J7H.0II0 Australia 2,040,000 2.744.000 l.MHMtno Argentina 1.4116,000 1.776.000 4.96S.OD0 Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange us follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday . .11 Tuesday ...... 21 :i 3 8 1 1 12 .1 10 1 S Wednesday ... 8 . Thursday .... "1 4 Friday IS 4 Yea r ago .... 11) 3 3 4 10 0 0 6 114 3 Sea'n to date.14.C34 22040 21H2 144.) 2277 lear ago 1.1.047 1-SIW IT.m 1341 1007 STRAWBERRIES IN FROM EOS ANC.ELES Quality of First Shipment Is Fine and lot Is Soon Disposed Of. -Front street saw the first strawberries of the season yesterday. A shipment of six pony refrigerators arrived from Los Angeles and, as the quality was good, they were disposed, of in short order. The berries sold at 25 cents per half-pint basket. An other shipment of five or six freezers is due today. Among the vegetable receipts were CO "crates of celery from Florida, which were Quoted at So.OO. Celery is being brought from that state, as the California shipping season is about over. California vegetable receipts were light and former prices were quoted. KGti STORlNrf Oft j jfLARGER SCALE Speculators Buy - Ep All Stock Offered at Firm Prices. Egg peculators seem satisfied that prices will go no lower this season, for they are buying all that are offered now at 1SV4 and ID cents. The demand was so sharp yes terday that the market was quoted strong snd it would occasion little surprise it the opening of the coming week saw an ad vance of half a cent or so. Receipts of poultry and dressed meats were rather light and everything cleaned up early at firm prices. The -butter market continues firm, with the demand In excess of the supply. California Hop. Market Firm. The hop market in this state appears to be blocked. There is a moderate demand, hut few sellers who have good hops to of fer. A Californai wire reported 17 H cents of fered for Sacramentos. which indicates an equally firm market there. The Colburn lot of 100 bales of low-grade Sacramentos was sold" at 15 cents. Donovan haa contracted with Bandy Bros, for 200 bales of 1914 Sacramentos at 14H cents.'" Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $2,014,051 $2."i7.SS7 Seattle 1.7S7.040 130.77 Tscoma 256.0111 41. St.!) Spokane 702.3&4 13ai,U22 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Ft. WHEAT Track prices: Club. 90091c: blue stem. 9OC0$1.OO; forty-fold, $1092c; red Russian, 90c: valley. 91c OATS No. I white; milling. 23.50 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $4. So per barre.. straights. $4.20: exports. J.I. SO: vzUey. $4.8u. graham. $4. SO: whole wheat, $5. CORN Whole. $33.500 84; cracked. M4.&0 035 per ton. BARLEY Feed. $22022.50 per ton: ere tr ine. $23 0 23.50; rolled. $25. BAY No. 1 Eastern Oregon tlmothj. $17: mixed timothy. $14: alfalfa, $14; valley grain hay. $1213.50. MILLFEED Bran, $23 per ton; shorts. $?: middlings. $SI. . Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $:tt2.60 per box; lemons. $$.7504.30 per box; pineapples, 8o per pound; bananas. 4Hc per pound: tangerines. $1.75 per box: grape fruit. California. $8.50; Florida. iSOt per box. VEGETABLES Cauliflower. $2.16 per crate; cucufllbeis. 1X7532 per dozen: era plant. 25c per pound; peppers, :!0o per pound; redisho, 25iir3.'c per dozen; bead let tuce, $2.o0 perf crate; garlic. 15c per pound; sprouts. 10'ySlc per pound: artichokes. $1.25 per doyen; celery. $:l.20(j)4.00 crate; tomatoes, ii.fiO ptr crate; hothouse lettuce. 5orr75c per J box; spinach, 80c per crate: horseradish.hf loc; rhubarb, $2.00 per box; cabbage, 2Ac per pound; asparagus $24? 2.5U per crJate: peas, s&ilsc per pound. OREEN J FRUIT Apples, Jlfc-'.SO per box; grape k. Malagas, $7.5099 per keg; Em perors, $4 per keg; cranberries. $120 12.50 per barrel - pears. 11.50; strawberrie. 25c per baskev. ONION Old. $3.50 per sack; buying price. $3'per sack at shipping points.' POTATTOES-Oregon. 75c per hundred; buying prices. 40fe'50c at shipping points; sweet potatoes, $2.60 2.75 per crate; new California, 8c per pound. SACK' VEGETABLES Turnips. 75c; car lota, boj:; parsnips, SOe; beets. Sic 'j Dairy and Country Produce. Locai jobbing quotations: KGGaS Fresh Oregon ranch. 18 lfic per dosen. , POULTRY Hens, 17V4lc; broilers, 27VJ 30c; turkeys, live,. l!l3'20c; dressed, choice, 25&20C; ducks, 1317c; geese, 10!&l lie. CHEESE Oregon triplets. 21c: Daisies, nominal; Young Americas, nominal. BUTTER Creamery prints, extra, 2 9 23c per pound; cubes, 23 24c PORK Fancy. 1010o per pound. VEAL Fancy. 14ji14o Per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound tails, $2.23 per dosen; half-pound flats. $1.40: one-pound flats. $2.45; Alaska, pink. one-pound talis. 85c; sllversldes, one-pound tails, $1.25. HONEY Choice. $3.50?3.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 14020c per pound Brazil nuts, 20c; filberts. 14915c; almonds, 3&i2Sc; peanuts, tStrtfVfec: cocoanuts, 91 per dozen; chestnuts. 8te 010c" per pound; pecans. 14&15c. BEANS Small white, 5c: large white, 4.90c; Lima, 614c; pink, 4 Vic; Mexican, 8c; bayou. 814 c. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $4.60; Honolulu plantation, $4.o; beet. (4.40; extra C, X4.lt); powdered, in barrels. $4.85. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 18052c per pound. SALT Granulated. $15 per ton: half ground. 100s, $10.75 per ton; 50s, $1LSU per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 4'45c; Southern head. 0'47ic: Island, 5&5V4C DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; sprlcots. 1214c; peaches, 8llc; prunes, Italians. 810c; currants, Ottc; raisins. loose. Muscatel, dttVTttc; bleached Thomp son. llc; unbleached Sultanas, 6 He; seed, ed. c; dates, Persian. 707Vo per pound fard. $1.40 per box. FIGS Package. 8 oa., 50 to box, $1.85; package, 10 ox , 12 to box, 80c; white, 25-lb. box, $1.75; black, 25-lb. box.. $1.75; black. 50-lb. box, $2.50; black. 10-lb. box. $1.16; Calarab candy tigs, 20-lb. box. $S; Smyrna, xcr box $1.50. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, lSttOTBttc; 12 to .14-pound. 3814 (Slavic; 14 to 18-pound, 2&V4 (triune; skinned, islc; picnic, 13c; boiled. 20c BACON Fancy. 2614 02754c; standard. 21 ft 23 He. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs. 13V4 01Cc: exports, 1501616c; strips, 160 17 He. LARD Tierce basis: Pure, 12H018e; compound, 10c Hops, Wool aad Hides. HOPS 1913 crop, prime and choice, 17 1S:: 1014 contracts, 35c. PELTS Dry, 10c; dry short wool, 7c; dry shearings, 10c; green shearings, 10c: sfcltsd ngnts. 80073c: salted neavy, Taesoc HIDES Salted hides, 12 He per pound alt kip. 13c: salted calf, 17c: green hides, llHc; dry hides, 23c; dry calf. 25c; salted bulls, 8c per pound; green bulls. To. WOOL Valley. 34lc; Eastern Oregon, 12 17c. . MOHAIR 3013 clip, 26027c per pound. jabuaka dak ti. old ana new, oo per pound. GRAIN BAGS III car iota, 8c Oils. COAL OIL Barrels. 18Hc; cases. 17H0 20Hc GASOLINE Bulk, 18c; cases. 23c; motor spirit. ulk. iec; cases, 23c LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 61e; boiled, barrels, 63c; raw. cases. 8oc; boiled, cases, 68c , TURPENTINE In case. 88c per gallon: tanks, 61c HOGS NICKEL HIGHER FILL LOAD SELLS AT $S.1M AT STOCK YARDS. Bulk of Salea Are at Previous1 Day'a Price Run Uood for Latter Part of Week. There was a nickel advance in the hog market at North Portland yesterday. The run was larger but the demand wan strong. A single load brought the new top price Of $8.90. These hogs averaged ISO pounds n weight. About nine loads were sold at $3.S5 and one load at SS.S0. conditions otherwise m the market were unchanged. Prime steers sold at $8. Receipts were 13J cattle, 1 calf. 1138 hogs and 2649 sheep. Shippers were: C. T. Boon, Hermiston. 1 car cattle; J. W. Chandler, La Grande, 1 car cattle; same. Union Junction, J cars cattle; Charles Boyer, Hunts Ferry. 1 car cattle; Sol Di?kerson, Wetser. 8 cars hogs; D. J. Donnolly, Weiser, 1 car hogs; T. J. Rand, Baker,. X car hogs: W. H. Steen. Blue Mountain, 1 car hogs; T. Tenisen, Nyssa, t tar hogs; Grover Bros.. Ontario, 1 car hogs; W. H. Miller. Hunts Ferry, 1 car'hogs; Patton & Overton. Halsey, 1 car hogs; J. A. Laylock. Baker, 2 cars sheep; J. W. Steiger, Baker. 2 cars sheep; Rugg Bros., Pendleton, 1 rar sheep; L. P. Thayer, S cars sheep; H. H. Thayer, U carssheep; J. D. Dinsmore, West Stayton, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt.Prlce. WtPrice. Ohogs ... 342 $7.!0j - 5 hogs ... :172 $7..-. 1 hog 530 8.30 69 hogs ... lul 8.S5 10 hogs ... 1011 S.001 1 hog 590 7.85 09 hoga .. . 179 8.8l 1 hog 160 8.S5 3 hogs ... 3")5 7 X5 100 hORS ... ISili 8.90 !8 hogs ... 377 8.8"i 12 hoss ... 240 7.83 4hofrs ;.. ls:i S.S.V102 hogs ... 171 8.85 4 hogs ... S'.tO 7.811 2hOKS ... 2.10 8.10 8 hogs ... llu 8.2"1 93 hoes ... ISo 8.S3 09 hogs ... 19."i S.5 1 hog' .... 2tn 7.S3 1 hog oOO 7.8.". 112 hogs ... 17 8i5i 1 hog .'140 8.33i 15 steers ,9,"7 7.M0 110 hogs ... IHH N.S.V 11 steers .. !U0 7.00 102 hugs ... 1S9 S.S.j, 29 steers' ... 1U73 8.00 Current local quotations on the various classes of livestock follow: Prime steers-. . .$7.500 $8. 1.1 Choice steers 7.300 7.50 Medium steers 7.000 7.S5 Choice cows ................... 6.25 (U 7.00 Medium cows .................. 6.000 s.25 Heifers 6.000 7.25 Light calves 8.000 9.00 Heavy calves S.OD0 7 50 Bulls 4.000 5.61 Slant 6.00 0 7.00 Hoga Light S.OO'rt- 8.90 Heavy 7.000 7.85 Sheep Wethers 5.OO0 i25 Ewes 3.500 5.10 Lambs .' 5.000 7.0 Omaha IJ.vetock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. March 20. Hogs Receipts 93w; market steady. Heavy. $8.60 ftr8.70; light. $S.3."to.S.5o; pigs, $0.50U- 7.80; bulk of sales. $S.50&t 8.00. Cutle Receipts 2t0; market strong. Na tive steers. $7.rili-S.S0; cuwi and heifers, ?i0.2.'''j2'7.9O: Western steers, $6.5008.25; Texas steers, $0Sr7.ti."i; cows and heifers, $5.75'i7; calves. $7(t 9.50. Sheep Receipts 2O00; market steady. Yearlings, 0.2o4i6.S5; wethers, $5.5006.10: lambs, $7&7.75. ChM-ago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. March 20. Hogs Receipts 16. 000; market slow-, generally 5c above yes terday's average. Bulk of sales. $8,700 HUD; lisht. $8.6508.90: mixed, $8.6508.90: heavy, $8.45ti.S.90; rough. $8.4508.55; pigs. 7i 8.65. tattle Receipts 1000; market steady. Beeves. $709.55; Texss steers. $7.1508.15; Western steers. $6.8508.10; stoekers and feeders, $5.8508.1.'; 'cows snd heifers, $3.75 l..-'0; calves. $69. Sheep Receipts 5000: market steady. Na tive. $4.75i'6.35; Western. $4.9000.40; year lings, 5.S0w7;. lambs, native. $6.7507.70; Western. $6.7.Vr7.SO. Cetiti-alia Bonds in Demand. CENTRA LI A, Wash.. March 20. (Spe cial.) The City Commission yesterday received an offer from the United States National Bank, throug-h Eastern clients, to buy up the entire bond issue of $116,000 at 5 per cent Interest, pro viding the issije is voted April 1 and its legality is established. The bonds are to be used in taking up a like amount of outstanding warrants. The interest rate of the offer is one-half per cent lower than the city figured it would have to pay, and it is be lieved that even better offers will be received before tho election. SWING IS UPWARD Substantial Advance in Wall Street Stocks. BEGINS WITH RAILROADS Impression Prevails That Adtuinis . tratjon . l-'avors . Higher Freight Kates for JiUistern Twines. Coppers Are Strong. NEW YORK, March 20. An advance which began in the Eastern railroad stocks UVay ultimately extended through the mar ker. -hieh showed material improvement at the ekise. Railroad shares were- moat con spicuous in the day's dealings, and their strength was associated with Intimations from Washington that the Administration favored an advance in freight rates for the Eastern lines. Speculative opinion for some time has inclined to the belief Chat the railroads would obtain part. If not all, of the 5 per cent Increase sought. t Industrial stocks held back for a time, but at last joined In the upturn, although their gains, as a whole, were leas important. Coppers were helped by expansion of the export movement of the metal and a re ported increase in domestic consumption. Prospects were for another good bank statement. The week's known movements of currency called for a cash gain of $3.O0O.. 000 or more. Time money rates showed an easier tendency. In the bond market there was an irregu lar movement. Total sales, par value, $2, 630.000. United States 2s registered ad vanced 54 and the 2s coupon declined hi on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis building, Portland. Closing . Sales. High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper . . 25,700 7 6 75 76 Am Beet Sugar 400 23 22 22 Am Can Co ... 5.4UO 31 3U54 31' Am Car & Fdy. 1.200 52 51 51 Am Cotton Oil.. 900 45 45 45 Am Smel Ref 5.400 71 H 70 do preferred.. 300 103'i 102 103 Am Sugar 700 102 101 Vi 12 do preferred, 110 Am Tel & Tel.. 1.400 122 121 122 Am Tobacco ... 40O 254 2531 253 Anaconda 2, 000 30 35 36 'i A T t tfanta Fe 700 97 97 !4 97 do preferred. 1H)14 Bait & Ohio ... 4.900 91 S9 91 Brook li Tran.. 1,200 92 9214 92 Canadian Pac. . 11.S0O 208 206 20S C & O 5,200 54 63 54 C (1 W 2U0 12 13 12U C &v.N W . 200 134 134 134 Vt -'. M & St Paul 6.400 100 98 99 Central Leather. 9.300 35- 35 37 Central of N J 305 Chino 2,800 42 42 42'i Col Fuel A Iron 600 33 33 33 Col Southern 2" l onsol Uas 700 135 134 134 O I. & W 395 D c R G 12 Distilling Secur. 700 19 19 19 Erie 11,800 30 28 29 General Electric 200 147 147 147 Gt North Ore .. 1,500 37 36 30 Gt North pf ... 1.200 1 2.3 127 128Si Illinois Central. 100 110 110 109 Interboro Metro 200 14T4 14 14 do preferred.. 50O- 00 59 GO Inter Harvester 900 10.". 104 105 K C Southern.. ' 21H 25 25 25 Lehigh Valley.. 10,700 147 145 147 Louis & Nash.. 100 137 137 136 Mexican Central 11 M. S P & S S M 4O0 127 125 126 Mo. Kan & Tex. l,70t 17 17 18 Mo Pacltic 3.40O 24 24 24 National Lead.... 49 Nat Biscuit 135 do preferred. 122 N V Central ... 4.: 90 - 89 90 N Y. Ont & Wes 2M 28 27 27 Norfolk Wes :too 103 10:: 103 Northern Pac. 3.700 113 112 113 Pacific Mail 3i 25 25 23 Pacilic T . T.. 100 28 28 28 do preferred 88- Pennsylvania ... 4.600 112 111 112 People's Gas 124 Reading 41.1)00 16 164 106 Republic H J. 100 26- 2 26 Rock Island Co. 60O 4 4 4 Southern i'ac. 5.9UO 95 94 ,95 Southern Ry .. 3.9O0 26 25 26 Texas Oil 'I0 147 1 46 146 Union Pacific .. 22.TO0 159 157 159 do preferred.. 300 84 82 82 United Kda S F.... : . 19 U S Steel Cor.. 35.100 65 68 4 do preferred.. 800 110 110 110 Utah Copper 3.000 55 54 65 Waoash 1 1 Western Union.. 3.300 03 03 63 Wasting Elt-c .. 3,4)10 78 77 77 Wisconsin Cent, 43 Total sales for the day, 319,700 shares. BONDS. . Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board cf Trade building. Portland. Bid. Asked. Atchison general 4s. .'. 95 95 Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s 93 93 B & O gold 4s 93 94 B R T 4s 91 92 Ches & Ohio 4s 94 94 C II t St P gen 4s.. 102 102 CHI col 4s 38 38 Cal Gas 5s 94 94 C B ti joint 4s.'. " 97 Erie general 4s 74 74 lnt MVt 4s 76 77 Louisville & Nashville unl 4s.. 04 95 Missouri Pacific 4s.... 50 58 NYC gen 3s..." 82 , 82 N & W 1st con 4s 94 95 Northern Pacific 4s.. .Z 95 95 Oregon Short Line ref 4s 91 92 Oregon Ry Nav 4S 91 92 Penna con 4.s -101 Reading seneral 4s 96 95 Southern Pacific ref 4s 91 92 Southern Pacific col 4a 93 - 93 Southern Railway 5s 105 109 Southern Railway 4s 74 75 ITnitel Railway inv 4s 57 57 Union Pacific 1st and ref 4s... 93 93 United States Steel 5s 102 102 West Shore 4a 93 93 Wabash 4s 55 56 Westir.ghouse Elec conv 5s.... IM 95 Wisconsin Central 4s 87 87 United .States 2s registered 9SH: 99 United States 2s coupon 98b 59 United States 3s registered 12 108 United Slates 3a coupon 102 .... Unlte-1 States 4a registered. .,. .1 12 112 Unite States 4s coupon ... ; ... .112 .... Stocks at Boston. BOSTON.' March 20. Closing quotations: Allouez ...... 41!Nevada Con .... 15 Amalg Copper.. 76 .Nlpisslng Mines. 6 A z U4 ism... 1 ft i ."s ort n Kutte 8 Arizona Com .. 5. North Lake 1 Cal & Arizona. 8joid Dominion... 49 Cal 4 Hecia 415 lOsceola! 7 Centennial 16iQuiney ,62 Cop Ran Con Co 3s.Shannon 6 K Kulle cop. at. i ) is .superior Franklin ;.Sup & Boa Min.. 2 Granby Con ... S9Tamarack S9 Greene Cananea. 37:U S S R M... 40 1 Koyaue (cop) zv cto prererreo... 48 Kerr Lake 4;utah Con 10 Lake. Copper 8 Alt'tah Copper Co. 55 La Salle copper w inona 4 Miami Copper... 23 .Wolverine . 17 Mohawk 44 Money," Exchange, Etc. steady. 12 per cent: rulng rate, 1 per cent : .closing bin. 1 fi'Z per cent- Time loans, sort: oo days. 2 03 per cent; 90 days. 3 per cent; six months, 3 03 per cent. Mercantile paper. 4(14 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady; 60 days, $4.8475; demand, $4.8605. Commercial bills, $4.84. Bar silver. 58c. Mexican dollars, 45c. Government bonds, Irregular: railroad bonds. Irregular. SAN FRANCISCO. March 20. Silver bars. 5Se. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight. 9c: do. tlegraph. 6c. Sterling In London, 80 days, $4.S4; do. sight. $4.86. LONDON. March 20. Bar sliver steady, 26d. Money. 2 (S!2. Short bills, 2; three months. 2 1-16?r2. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, March 20. The coffee mar ket opened steady at an advance of 7 to 10 points on covering, due to some extent to smaller receipts. The late European cables wero easier, however, cost and freight alters were a shade lower, while today's Sao Paulo receipts were full and the market soon turned easier under renewed liquidation. London cables reporting unfavorable finan cial conditions in Brazil helped the decline, but after selling 2 or 3 points net lower, prices rallied slightly on covering, with the close steady, net 2 points tower to 5 points higher. Sales. 57.750 bags. March, 6.34c; July. 8.44c: September, S.64c; October, 8.70c; December. 8.80c: ' January. 8.75c. Spot, quiet. Rio. No. 7, Sc; Santos, No. 4. lH4c Mild coffee, quiet. Cordova, 12 hi 16Ve, nominal. Raw sugar firm. Molasses sugar, 2.36c; centrifugal, 3.01c: refined, steady. Census Cotton Estimate. . WASHINGTON. March 20. The 1913 cot ton crop amounted to 14,127,356. equivalent to 500-pound bales of lint, and 639,795 of I Untera. the Census Bureau announced today. Running bales, counting round as balf bales, numbered 13,904,981 of lint and tj-,-019 of linters. , SAN TRAJiCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits. Vegetables, Ktc SAN FRANCISCO. March 20. Fruit Pineapples. $1.5002.25; apples. ITewtown Pippins. $1.CO02; Hoover, $1.2501.50; No. 3, 6Oc0$l; Mexican limes, $3.50 0 6; Cali fornia lemons, $2 03.60. Potatoes River Burbanka, 90e$1.25; Oregon Burbanks. 85c$1.25; sweets, $1.25 0 1.50. Vegetables Cucumbers. hothouse, $10 1.50; green peas, 203c; string beans, 10c; eggplant, nominal. Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; seconds, 22c. , Eggs Fancy ranch, 20c: store, ISc. 1 Cheese New, 13016c; Young Americas. 18019c Onions Oregon. $4. Recetpts Flour. 5860 quarters; barley, 2115 centals; potatoes, 2364 sacks; hay, 640 tons. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. March 20. Iad quiet at 3.95 0 4.05c. London, 19 12s 6d. Speller, easy at 5.2005.30c. London, 21 lOf. Copper, firm. Standard, spot and May, 13.65W 14.30c; electrolytic, li.50c; lake, 15c; casting, 14.25c Tin, easy. Spot, 87.7O037.S7c; June, 3S. 15 038.25c. Antimony, dull. Cookson's, 7.25c. Iron, quiet and unchanged. 1 Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga., March 20. Turpentine Firm, 46c; sales, 78; receipts, 26; ship ments, 479; stocks. 12,548. Rosin Firm; sales, 18: receipts, 962: shipments. 2747; stocks, 115,436, Quote: A, B. C. D. $3.83; E. $3.92; F, $3.9504: G. $4.02 04.05; H, $4.0704.10; I, $4.10; K. $4.40; M. $4.7004.75; N, $5.40; WG, $5.85; WW. $6.20. Chicago Dairy Produce. rHTCinn Mnn.li 20. Butter His-her. Creameries, 20 0 25c Jggs Hlguer. neceipis xisa cases; at mark, cases included, 18019 c; ordinary firsts, 18018c: firsts, 19 c. Cheese Unchanged. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. March 20. Spot cotton, steady. Middling uplands. '14.45c; do. gulf, 13.70c. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. March 20. Linseed, $1.5B; May, $1.60; July, $1.02. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, March 20. Evaporated ap ples, quiet. Prunes, strong.' Peaches, steady. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. March 20. Hops, quid. CURRENT TRADE BETTER DISTRIBUTIVE Ol'KRATlOXS ARK IMPROVING 1 WEST. Winter Wheat Crop Conditions Excel lent in All Seetlons Downward Tendency of Commodity Price. NEW YORK. March 20. Bradstreel's to morrow will say: Betterment In current distributive trade at the West and excellent advices as to Winter wheat sharply contrast with a less .-atistactcry -situation In iron ana sreei ana uncertainty caused by state or National Governmental activities, which tend to be cloud the future and hamper enterprise, mnnufacturine as well as financial. . The railways do not see their way clear to buy rails while advances In rales are ithhel(, snd at the same time bituminous c.al operators are facing uncertainty re garding wage scales, which expire April 1. For the week: Failures, 200, against 2S2 lust year: wheat exports, 4,480.101 bushels, inlnat X.MtS.104 last year: bank clearings. $5,253,456,000, a decrease of 1 per cent from laai year. BULK OF TRADK IN FOREIGN WOOL Lull at London Follow Auction tsalee West era Growers Firm. BOSTON. March 20. The Commercial Bulfetln will say tomorrow: Current business on the Boston wool mar ket this week has been only of moderate proportions and again the bulk ot tnc dusi ness has been foreign crosebreda and me rinos. What business has been done has been at last week's rates as a rule Advices from abroad show a lull after the strenuous campaign at i,onaon. Contracting In the West continues on about the level ot a week ago, although growers are showing a marked disposition to hold for higher prices. Ohio and Pennsylvania Delaine washed, 272Sc; half, -blood combing, 24W 24 'c; delaine, unwashed. 23 H (ft 24c. Michigan and New York Fine, unwashed, 21c; delaine, .unwashed, 22221.c; half, -blood, unwashed. 23'oi24c. Wisconsin and Missouri Three-eight and quarter-blood, 2222c: braid. 1U(i20c. Kentucky and similar Half, -blood, un washed. 23 & 24c. ft Texas Fine. 12 months. 55'ift6c; fine, 6 to 8 months, 4S(&50e; fine Fall, 4345c California Northern, 50c; Middle County, 45fg.46c; southern, 4243c Oregon Eastern, No.. 1 staple. 5Tigi59c; Eastern clothing, 52Sj65c; valley. No. 1, 47'41c Territory Fine staple, 5S4j60c: fine me dium staple, 53p54c; fine clothing, 54 1" 55c; fine medium clothing, 5052c; half-blood combing, 54. 55c. Pulled AA, 53 55c: A supers, 47 & 49c COMMODITY PRICKS TEND DOWNWARD Winter Wheat Crop Conditions Are Prom ising Iron Trade quiet. NEW YORK. March 20. Dun's Review will say tomorrow: This is the between-seasons period in various branches of trade, and significant changes In the business situation are lack ing. Broadly considered, conditions are quiet, although Indications of progress are not wholly absent. There la no uniform trend toward improvement. Expectations that the approach of Spring would be accompanied by a revival In iron and steel have not been realized, and en larged buying will soon be necessary to prevent curtailment of operations. In view of the fact that the prosperity of the country depends largely upon crops, it is gratifying that the outlook for Winter -wheat leaves little to be desired. Exports of breadstuffs last month were worth less than in the same period a year ago, but thts discrepancy waa more -than offset by the increase in cotton. The recent downward trend in commodity prices was again in evidence this week. - Failures this week numbered 347 in the United States, against 204 last year, and S6 In Canada, compared with 33. STATE CAMPS GIVE TOKEN Royal Neighbors Present Silver Purse to Supervlsiiiff Dcputj. A feature of the last day's session the Royal Neighbors triennial conven tion at Eugene Wednesday, at which Portland waa chosen as the convention place for the 1917 meeting, was the presentation of a silver mesh purse to Mrs. Rose Mctfrath, supervising deputy of Oregon. The local camps of the state'grave the token and the presenta tion address was delivered by Mrs. G. L. Simmons. The session closed with degree work by the Marguerite Camp of Portland. About 309 delegates attended. Officers were elected. Mrs. Laura Fredrlckson, of Portland, being in charge of the In stallation. ' ROSE CUTTINGS GROWING More Than 30 Per Cent or Plantings In Mt. Tabor Park Take Root. More than 30 per cent of the 105.000 rose cuttings planted in Mount Tabor Park recently for free distribution next Fall have taken root and will grow, ac cording to a report prepared yesterday by Park Superintendent Mische. Owing to the uncertain wether there was some doubt whether' or not they would grow. It is expected by Mr. Mische that there will be little loss of the plants. CORN PRICES BREAK Buying in Argentina Upsets Chicago Market. LONGS IN RUSH TO SELL Wheat Depressed in Sympathy, but Comparatively Firm . Most of Day on Export Business atXewYork. CHICAGO. March 20. Argentine corn to day put unmistakable pressure on all kinds of grain. Largely In consequence, future deliveries of corn here finished somewhat heavy at a decline of l-3 to e for the day. Wheat showed a net loss of He to c and oats were unchanged to H,c down. In provisions, tho outcome varied from last night's level to an advance of Cc. At least for the time being it was appar ent that the edge was off the corn market. Longs rushed the corn pit with sales to realize profits. After the ensuing break, some of the hardier speculators began to reinstate their lines, and there was a good deal of covering by shorts. Rallying prices, however, brought on a renewal of the sell. ing aud left the market at almost the low est point of the session. Although" depressed in sympathy with corn, wheat displayed comparative strength most of the day. Crop news was favorable everywhere, but was offset by export bust ness at New Y'ork. Oata had 'no independent action and gave way to tho set-back In other grain. Buying on the part of packers upheld pro visions. Higher prices for hogs seemed to be a sufficient reason. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. - Open. Hich. Low. Close. May $ .93 $ .0414 $ .9.1'A $ .9344 uly SO .8'JV .884 .8SJi CORN. May .60-4 .70 .9'4 .60 July .6'Ji .6i .09 Vi 60H OAT9. May July .-10 'i .404 '.40 V, .40 V, .40 .40 ? .40 Vi .40 H MESS PORK. May ..'..1.21.70 21.72'A 21.67V4 21.72'i July .....21.72,4 21.72& 21.70 21.721, LARD. Mav 10.87 'A 10.874 10.85 10.85 July 11.07V4 1L07V4 11.05 11.03 SHORT RIBS. May .. 11.55 11.57H 11.55 11.55 July 11.70 11.70 11.70 11.70 Cash prices were: Wheht No. 2 red. 95H5c; No. 3 red," f4(it'04?4c; No. 2 hard, 034c: No. 3 hard. &3h03'4c; No. 2 Northern, 44S5V4c; No. 3 Northern, 3i&'l4!ic; No. 2 Spring, 9414'3i 05'ic; No. 3 Spring, !2fe fi t) 4 lie. Corn No.. 2 red. 6S4i6tfc: No. 3, 65mB CS4e; No. 3 white, 6868V4c; No. 3 yellow. 60 J 60c, Rye No 2, 61c Barley 50'q"'65e. - Timothy $3.254.50. Clover $S14. Kuropean Grain .Markets. LONDON, March 20. Cargoes on passage, a beter demand. English country markets, quiet; French country -markets, holiday. LIVERPOOL. March 20. Wheat Spot, weak. Futures, firm.. March, 7s 3 Vid; May, 7s 34d; July. 7s SHd. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. March 20. Wheat No. 1 hard. aSVjc; No. 1 Northern. u3404c; No. 2 Northern. i I Hi 92 c ; No. 3 wheat, 8SliSJ 90c; May, lV4c: July, 92!Cf93c Barley Wsj 5e. Flax. ?1.57H1.0V4. Han Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.60(81.61 14 ; red Rus sian, $1.58 tyl.60; Turkey red, $l.621i si 1.65; bluesteni, $1.65 1.67 VJ ; feed barley. $1.170;' brewing barley, nominal; white oats, $1.301.32.:; bran, $246 24.50; middlings, $30'a31; shorts, $-SS'2G.50. Call board sales Barlev, easv. December, 1.14U; May. $1.14 "bid, $1.15 asked; April, $1.14 Vi asked; spot, $1.15 asked. Puget Sound Wheat Markets. TACOMA, 'Wash., March 20. Wheat Bhieftem. 89c; fortyfold, b9'5C; club, 8Slc; red Russian. SS14 8'8!c. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat. 4: bar ley. 2; corn, 2; oats, 1; hay, 15. SEATTLE, Wash., March 20. Wheat Bluesteni. l8c: fortjfold. 8c; club, 88V10: life. SHfce,; red Russian, 87 Sc. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 88; oats, S; barley, 3: hay, 9; flour, 2. COLLEGE MEEHMB SET COFr'.RKIVCK OF FACULTIES WILL HK HKLO AT REED NEXT WEEK. Matters of Importance to Privately Supported Institutions Will Be DtacuHsed Two Dnys. ALBANY, Or.. March 20. (Special.) The programme for the annual con ference of the presidents and faculty members of the privately supported colleges of Oregon, which will be held at Reed College, in Portland, March 27 and 28, was announced today by H. M. Crooks, president of Albany College, who is president of the conference. The conferet.ee will open Friday, March 27, with a welcome to the visitors by Uev. Thomas Lamb .Eliot, president of the board of trustees of Reed College. "How Should the A. B. Degree be Defined?" will be the first question pre sented. Levi Pennington, president of Pacific College, of JVewberg, will lead the discussion. Professor Rowland; of Reed College, will Introduce the discus sion on "Psychological Tests for Ad mission to College." and Leomwd W. Riley, president of McMinnvill Col lege, will speak on "A Uniform College Year for Oregon Colleges." The final discussion of the day will be led by C. J. Bushnell, president of Pacific Uni versity, of Forest Grove. At 6 P. M. Friday the delegates will dine on the college commons of Reed College as the guests of the college and later will attend an informal re ception given by President and Mrs. Foster, of Reed College. Friday night the students of. Reed College will present three plays in the college social room. Spreading the News," "The Traveling Man" and "The Man of Destiny." The programme Saturday morning will open with a chapel service in Reed College, at which H. M. Crooks, president of Albany College, will speak. Subjects for discussion Saturday morning and the leaders In the dis cussion on each subject are as follows: "Certification of Teachers and Practice Teaching," Dr. W. T. Foster, president of Reed College; "What Should Be In cluded in College Reports to the Public," Dr. Fletcher Honian, presi dent of Willamette University, of Salem; "Library Co-Operation Among Oregon Colleges," Miss Cornelia Marvin, SetMietary of the State Library Commis sion; "The Reed, College Plan of Scien tific Grading and Credit for Quality," Professor Griffin, of Reed College, A business session-will ba helu during the morning and later the delegates will hear W. C. Redftcld. secretary of commerce of the United States, talk in the college chapeL H. M. Crooks, president of Albany College, is president of the conference and Dr. F. G. Franklin, dean of Albany College, is secretary. Alb ny May Establish Market. ALBANY, Or., March 1 7. (Special.) To investigate the feasibility of estab lishing a public market in Albany, Mayor Curl has named a commilteo. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON STS. LADD & TILTON BANK Established 1859 Capital and Surplus ' 62,000,000 Commercial and Savings Deposits a a x-a a . a t: i i imp 1 1 1 -.VW- --lijsis"- Sailings from L. PROVENCE Apr. 1 LA LORRAINE Apr. 15 M.A PROVENCE Apr S! t FRANCE (new) Apr. 8 LA SAVOIE, April S3 FRANCE (nen) May 8 Twin-screw steamer. IQuadruple-screw Kteainer. SPECIAL 8ATl'KDAV SAILINGS moil NEW YORK, 2 1". M. ONE CLASH CABIN (II) and THIKD-CLASS FaitseiiRers Only. tKOCHAMBEAU, Thurs.. -March is. CHICAGO, April II. C. W. Stinger. 80 6th St.; A. D. Charlton, 333 Morrison ot.; E. M. Taj-lnr, C. M. & M. P. Ry.; Oorsey B. Smith, 5th St.: A. C f.hel.hii, 100 Kit St.; H. Ili.-kMin, 318 Whlncton t.; North Hank Road, 5th and Murk sis.; E. II. Walker, atcrnt Union Pacific Railway. consisting of J. N. Duncan. L. C. Mar shall and J. J. Collins. For some time members of the Grange residing near Albany have been urging the estab lishment of a market, and recently a committee of the Granee met with a committee of the Retail Merchants Association of this city to discuss the matter. BRIDGE DECISION DESIRED Washington Street Is Considered Probable as Vancouver End. VANCOUVER. Wash., March 20. (Special.) That the location for the interstate bridge between Vancouver and Portland will be decided upon soon is the impression of the Commissioners of Clarke County. B. L. Crosby, engineer in charge of the North Bank's steel bridge across the Columbia, and W. O. Albee. super intendent of the Northern Pacific at Tacoma, were in the city yesterday looking over the company's property in this city and looked at points where the bridge may land. It seems now that Washington street will be chosen as the Washington end. Many real estate deals are pending on the beginning of operations. Women Vrged to Run at As-iiland. ASHLAND, Or.. March 20. (Special.) rWomen as candidates for county of fice are to fisure In the primary elec tion. Miss Molly Towne's name has been mentioned for Republican Repre sentative. Her home town is rhoenix. She has studied law and has had offi cial experience as deputy County Clerk. Miss Nellie Dickey, a practicing attor ney of Ashland, is being ursted for the same office on the Republican ticket. Neither has accepted as yet, but their respective friends ar urging them to accept the responsibilities of the, fran chise. UAILV METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Mareh 20. Maximum tem perature. 70 degrees: rainimum. bi deptreos. River 'reading. S A. M., ti.O feet: change in last "4 hours, tl.l foot rise. Total rainfall. 5 V. M. to S P. M-. none. Total rainfall since September 1. 191". 31.40 inches; nor mal. 34.99 in.'hes: defirieney. 3.T.9 inches. Total sunshine. 12 hours minutes; pos sible. 12 hours 9 minutes. Barometer (re duced to sea level) 5 P. M.. 30.13 inches. THE WEATHER. State ot weather STATIONS. Baker Boise Boston ICIear ICIear Clear Oalsary Chicago PL cloudy Clear Snow Denver Des Moines . . . Duluth i Kureka Calveston Helena. Cloudy 2..0. :.s!o, 4Sl). 2(i!0. 72i0. "6)(l . 7U(0. S'J'O. 10 0. 44io. 2S0. 72.0. !o, 701". 42'l). 70'O. 7S0. 760. r.Rlo. 40!0. 5210. (100. 72l0. r.L'io. 70:0. o!o. 64 0. ::oio. Ra n s ICloudv- s NE Cloudy N ICloudy N (4tain SE Icioudy s Pt. cloudy NWIClear W ('lear NE '('louily Jacksonville s s 4 !4 Kansas City . . . l.s Angeles .. . . Marshfmld Montreal New Orleans . . . 1210i New iork North Head ... North Yakima . phoenix Pocatello Portland Oil 44 II0!12 00il4 uo 1 00112 00, H HO 4 00) 10 il.li 4 40I1S 01) 14 00 121 NW Clear !.v Clear iNW Clear K Pt. cloudy !N ('lear E Pt. cloudy NWIClear S ICIear 'NB 'Clear !.SK ICloudy NWIClear W jCloudy N Clear Rose berg Sacramento St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco ' . Seattle Spokane Taeonia ooi m 00 10! NE IClou.lv N ;Cpar E Clear on1 1 2' Tatoosh Island . 00jl2j Walla Walla . . . 001 4 .1S14 02JS S ICIear NWClear iNWClear Washington Winnipeg I 2Si. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The pressure Is moderately low over the interior Souiliwest. while high pressure ob tains in other Fcctlons. The barouieter reading this evening at Prince Albert. Sas katchewan, was 30.91 Inches. Light pre cipitation, in most instances snow, has fallfu in many localities east of the Rocky Moun tains. It was heavy in Tennessee. No pre cipitation has occurred on the Pacific Slope In the last 24 hours. The weather is some what cooler In the Northern Rocky Moun tain States, the western portion of the Dakotas. the Central Oulf and Middle At lantic States: n!so on the North California No more trouble with chuck - holes and worn-out pave ments when every thing is BITULITHIC S t Wind g s3 jj ; I 8 II ? f 3 -i - r.8!.l0 4!NE r.sio.mi iw 33 O.OOilM.'xW 3210.01)110 SB S'.'IO.OO 4!SH .10 ll. 13 fli V B IKilO.IKlllO'SW I .1101 Comp&gnie Ge'nereJe Transatlantique lirc.t IJne to Havre-Paris (Prance). New York e very Wednesday, 10 A. 51- sulTng La Touraine, WecL, March 25 coast. It is warmer in Northwestern Wash ington and the Upper Mississippi Valley. In general temperatures are below normal east of the Rocky Mountains ami except in Ari zona they are abuve nurmal on tho Pacific Slope. The conditions are favorable for fair weather in this district Saturday with no marked temperature changes and moderate easterly winds. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Saturday fair: moderate easterly winds. Oregon, Washington and Idaho Saturday fair, not much changes In temperature; moderate easterly winds. THEODOHK V. PRAKK, Acting District Foree.ister. J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS. BONi)S. GRAIN AN1 COXiON. MEM BE US NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, CHICAGO BOARD Of TRADE. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE, THE STOCK AND BOND KXCil A.NtiE. SAN FRANCISCO. P0ETLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street Phones Marshall 3858. A 4187. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Royal Mail Steamships -The Line of Good Service SCENIC ST. LAWRENCE ROUTE The NEW IT It B INK Uuadruple-Screw S. S. "ALSATIAN" and S. S. ' ' CALGARIAN ' LAltGKST FIN EST KA STUST CANADIAN KOLTES 3 Weekly Sailings Montreal-Quebec Liverpool-Glasgovr-Havre - London Ocean I'anxaire Eesn Than 4 Day. Summer reservation lissts now open. Karly bookiitKS recommended. Send for descriptive Hooklet "G." For full par ticulars) us to sailings, rates, etc. apply to Local AKcnt or AEI.AN & ffl, ;.-neml Agent. 127 North Dearborn Street, Chicago. Sails Direct for SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO TODAY 2:30 1'. SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND & LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. FRANK B0LLAM, Agent " 124 'I bird Street. A 45U. Mln S. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND Round Trip Rates: 1st cIuhs to Tahiti I3J, to Wclliirjf 267.&0. lo Sydney 300. Special 1'acific Ocean Tour (including South Sea Isles), $.".15 1st class. Round the World Ratea on application. Regular through service from San Francisco. S. S. Aorangi (1U.(KX tona sails April 1 S. S. Tahiti (lyt" tons) sails April 2! S. B. lloaua (1,U"U tonsi nails May -I Send for pamphlet. Union Meanikhin Co. of New Zealand, Lid. Oftice: OTD Market street, San r'ruiicisco, or local S. S. and R. R. asenls. TO SAN FRANCISCO. EOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO. ROANOKE WEDNESDAY. MARCH IIM)S BAY AND EEREKA S. S. ALLIANCE tslNDAY.MARCH 2?. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP O. Ticket Office. ' H Freight Office, 122A 8t St. I Columbia Dock, 1 Main 1814. A 1IU ll Main 6JU3. A M-J And All Brailllnii Ports. New sr.d Fast (1I.6C0 ton) I'ssfenyer Steamers froiu New Yorterery alternate Saturday. 17 DAYS TO KIO JANEIRO. S DA YS TO BCENOS ATRES. Pr rt.M. ..a., a-stj tlrh.t ipei.tr BCBT PINlglJi.O.. Ac ... "1 Pt- la, ttr.iw 5w T-r COOS BAY LINE STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER. Sails from Ainsworth Dock, . A. M. Wednesday. Mar. IS. 2o; Apr. 1, 8. lo. '.'-', Tuesday, Apr. -S. Freight received until NOON day previous to sailing. Passenger Far: First Class. $10: Second Class (men only). 7. Ineluditis; berth sod meals. Office: Lower Ainsworth Dock. Portland St. Coos Bay S. 8. Line. L. H. Kcatins, Agent. Phones Main 38W: A :33'J. 8. 8. BEAR tor SAN FRANCIS CO LOS ANGELES 4 P. M., March 22. The S- n I rancix-o Portland S.s. Co., 3d and Vssblngton eta. (with 0.-W. K, N. Co.) Tel. Marshall 4v00a A ULiL. 1 STEAMSHIP v-.