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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1914. 19 WDOLSMJES PROMPT Clips Are Moving as Fast as Taken From Sheep. OPERATIONS AROUND ECHO Prices Holding Firm at 16 to 18 Cnts for Medium and 12 to 15 Cents for Fine-Idalio Wool shearing is under way at Echo and around Castle Rock, and will become general throughout Eastern Oregon as soon as the shearing crews finish their work. In Wash ington. Therefore, there Is not much wool being offered in this state yet. but as fast as the clips are being taken off the sheep's barks they are turned over to buyers. The first wools sold at Echo, aa reported tn these columns a few days ago, brought 15 to IS cents,, and these prices are still holding for mediums, with fine wool selling at IS to IS cents. Everywhere the quality appears to be as good or better than in past years. Ontario sheepmen estimate they will have 1, 000,000 pounds of wool to sell this year, and they look for good prices. Tn Eastern Washington practically all the cfhorn wools have now been sold. Coffin Bros, sold 60,000 pounds at Plymouth to Dufur at IS V4 cents. Wool sales dates in Idaho have been an nounced as follows: May 19. Mountain Home. May IB, Boise. May 26, Mountain Home. May 18, Payette-Welser. : May 29, Cambridge. May 30, Mldvale. June 10, Mountain Home. June 11, Payette-Welser. June 12, Cambridge. June 13, Midvale. - June 16. Hogerson. June 22, Boise. June 23. Mountain Home. June 24. Caldwell. June 25, Payette-Weiser. June 26, Cambridge. - June 27, Midvale. June 2p. Hogerson. July 6. Mountain Home. If there has been any let-up In buying operations in the territory sections It has tteen due rather to the refusal of growers to sell than to any slackening up of the demand. In the Triangle, as high as 1S& cents nas been paid for choice average wools. . and .IS cents for average, but many of the growers are demanding more. Montana choice wools, according to one report, have brought as high as 19 4 cents, but another authority places the limit at 19 cents. In Wyoming operations have been extended. and buyers are figuring on from 52 H cents to. to cents clean cost, uian ana rtevaaa wools have been pretty well cleaned up. Some of the first shearings from - these states have reached the Boston market and are described as of good condition. .Trading in the Eastern markets has nar rowed down because of the depleted stocks. - Among territory wool moved at Boston In the past week the sale is reported of 100, 00 0 pounds new Arizona, at 19 to 21 cents. a The basis scoured, on Arizona clothing wooIb from the 1914 clips so far sold, is estimated practically 55 cents for fine. Recent trans fers of clothing territory in general haa been on the basis of 53 to 55 cents clean for-choice fine and 53 to 53 cents for aver age fine and fine medium. Sellers can readily, get 5S to 60 cents clean for staple territory, if they have any to distribute. Me dium staple wools are out of the market for the time being. STRAWBERRY RECEIPTS INCREASING Full Carlots Arriving and With Warmer Weather Trade Would Be Heavy. Strawberries now have the center of the stage in the fresh produce market. Receipts are increasing and if the weather would only turn warm trading would be on a large cate. Yesterday the weather was de cidedly against the market and prices were therefore weak, ranging from SI to S: crate, according to quality. - Los Angeles is still the leading source of upply, but as the season advances the northern- parts of California will ship more freely. The car received from Los Angeles -A full car of 120O crates is due from there today and another full car will be in Sat urday. Fresno is shipping a car of berries daily .to Northern markets. The local trade 'is ' still working on the shipment of 600 crates received Tuesday. A Fresno car ' reached Portland yesterday, but went on to Spo kane, and a car will pass through town to day en route to Seattle. All California berries coming to Portland whether from Los Angeles or Fresno, are in cups of full pint .measure, regardless of their size and shpe,, T-hia Is a requirement of "the ealifornhi state lew.- In effect for the lirst time this. year. ' It Is feared that the sharp frost of Wednesday night caused some damage to tomato plants, asparagus and other early vegetables In this section. Not much fresh asparagus came in yesterday and stocks on hand were much reduced. A car of Win ningstadt cabbage was received. Two cars of lettuce will arrive todaj, but the supply will not last long, as many orders have been booked. MOHAIR. MARKETS WILL SOON" OPEN First Pool Sale of Season Will B Held jdd Wednesday. The inohair market of 1914 will open .nest Wednesday, when the- first pool sale of the season will be held at Eddyvllle. About 80,000 pounds of mo!aIr will be of fered at the sale. The market now stands at 27 cents, buy- ters offering that price at all points in the country. A few small lota liavc changed hands, but in general growers aro not offer ing freely. One of the transfers to date -was at Riddle, where about a ton of hair was sold a day or tvo ago at 27 cents. The Eastern mohair market is not active, nor is it strong, and tho prices being paid here, according to dealers, are more. than the situation warrants. . This, however, is so often the case in tho early stages of the mohair- -game as . to occasion - no surprise. One depressing factor in the Eastern market is the pressure of a large supply of Texas hair unsold, which is quotable at fully Hi cents lower than a month ago. h air average Turkish mohair, it is said, can be laid dow In tho Vnited States at 28 cents, duly to be added, and Caps hair at 23 cents, plus the - duty. With none of the large Eastern mo hair mills running on full time and the car plush demand stagnant, manufacturers and dealers are inclined to take a bearish view of the future of the market. In spite of this, it is unsafe to make any prediction as to what prices will . do in Oregon, as in past seasons suoh predictions have usually gone wrong. POULTRY SELLS AT HIGHER PRICES Fgs Are Holding steady Pari land C heap . -V- et Market on Coast. There was a keen demand for all kinds of poultry yesterday, especially hens, which sold at 18'i&19 cents, equalling the best prices of the season. Other kinds of poul try sold at unchanged price. Dressed meats were steady at former quotations. The egg market is holding Us own, with 39 cents the general quotation and !!'.) rents obtainable on single case lots. Some of the larger boyeti are trytng to bring about a lower range, but with Tortland the cheapest market an the. Coast, this Ss cot possible. Conditions were unchanged in the butter and cheese markets. JAPAN IN QL'I It KS FOB BD XV HEAT Steady Inquiry From California for Feed Grain Holder Firm. There is a little inquiry for wheat on the market for Japan, but the amount wanted is not large, and it is said the desired quantity Is available at the price offered. California continues to bid for feed wheat, and Is taking off the market such supplies as are offered. The volume of buying by the local trade is not important. Several of the dealers are ' offering cheaper prices, but their bids are not considered by farmers. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay 2H 17 17 11 8 Monday ...... ZH Tuesday TO Wednesday . . ' 14 1 3 c u 4 6 10 7 24ia 4 11 li 24-J0 1S77 Thursday .... Year ago 19 Seas' n to date.l.0l Tear ago 134iy 3 3 15i:t 140S 2208 ins? lioiu Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of the .Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland SJ.1S5.775 $101,601 Seattle 2,360.216 5154.93 Tacoma 39S.905 44304 Spokane 671.159 75,506 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. WHEAT--Track Drices: Club. 3c: blue- stem. $1; forty-fold, U3c; red Russian, VI Sj-Vlc; valley, vac. BARLEY Feed. S2222.50 per ton: brew ing. S2323.25; rolled, S24.S0 25.00. oath rto. i wpite, mining, szagrza.ou per ton. CORN Whole, Sit; cracked. 155 per ton. FLOUR Patents. S4.80 per . barrel; straights, S4.20: exports. 3.0: valley, I4.S; sraharo. S4.BO; wbole wheat. So. HAY No. 1 Eastern Oregon umomy. $16 17.60; mixed timothy, S14&19; valley grain bay. 12.6014; alfalfa, 12 9 18. MILLFEED Bran, 123.50 per ton; snorts. S26; middlings, SSL Fruits and Vegetables. ' Local Jobbing Quotations; TROPICAL FRO ITS Oranges. navels. tl.752.50 per box; lemons, 3.254.50 per box; pineapples, oo per pound; bananas. 4e per pound; tangerines, S 1.75 per box; grape fruit, California. $3.00; Florida, S5.750 per box. VEGETABLES Cauliflower. 75c $1.25 per dozen; cucumbers. Sl.7a&2 per dozen; egg plant. 25c per pound; peppers, 35c per pound: radishes. 25c per dozen: head let tuce, 12.50 per crate; garlic 12 Ho pound. sprouts. 10 11c per pound: artichokes. 7585o per dozen; celery, 13.7504 crate; to matoes, S4&4.50 per crate; hothouse let tuce, 75c&$l per box; spinach, 5c per lb.; horseradish, 810c; rhubaro, 3 08 Mo per lb.; cabbage, 22Ao per pound: asparagus. SI & 1.25 per dozen; peas, 7&8c per lb.; gar lic, 12 1 c pound; beans, 2uc pound. QUEEN JHUIT Apples. siraz.ao per box, grapes, Malagas. $7.503f 9 per keg; cran berries, 12 tip 12.50 per narrei; strawberries. Sl&2.10 per crate. ONIONS Oregon, per sack. J4.00: Austra lian, 41jo per pound; Texas, $2.75 -per crate. POTATOES Oregon. 75c per hundred; buying prices, 40 & 50o at shipping points , sweet potatoes. S2.75&3 per crate; new Cali fornia. 6&8c per pound. sack. visujTAii-ES Turnips, 75c; car rots, bic; parsnips, S5c; beets, 80c Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia. River, one-pound tails. S2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats. SI. 40; one-pound flats, $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound talis, 83c; silveraldes, one-pound tails. S1.25. HONEY. Choice, S3.C0S.7S per case. NUTS Walnuts, 14 20c per pound; Brazil nuts, 20c; filberts, 14lSc; almonds, 194528c; peanuts, 64f6c; cocoanuta, SI per dozen, chestnuts, S!a10o per pound; pjcavis, 1410c BEANS Small white, Stic: large white, 4.80c; Lima, 7c; pink. 6c; Mexican, ttWo; tayou, eVsc SUGAR Fruit and berry, S4.60; Honolulu plantation, S4.60. beet, S4.40; extra C, $4.16; powdered, in barrels, S4.85. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 1052o per pound. SALT Granulated. $18.00 per ton; half ground, 100s, $10.75 per ton; 50s, $11.50 per ton, dairy, $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 4 14 6c; Southern head, U'i&TVic; 1m land, Sgtc DRIED FRUITS Apples, loo per pound; apricots, 124? 14c; peaches, Hqi lie; prunes. Italians, an, loc; currants, vc; raisins, loose. Muscatel, 6 Vi 7 c ; bleached Thomo- son. llc; unbleached. Sultana, 5tao; seed ed, wc; dates, rersian, met fro per pound; fard. $L40 per box.' FIGS Package, 8 ox., SO to box. $1.85; 1 ackage, 10 oz., 12 to box, 80c; white, 25-lb. box, SL73; black, 25-lb box. $L75; black, 50-lb box. $2.50; black. 10-lb. box. S1.15: Calarab candy , tigs, 20-lb. box, $;- Smyrna, per dvz, 41.au, Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGOS Fresh Oregon ranch, 1919',sc per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 1Si&19c; broilers, 30c turkeys, live 20c; dressed, choice, 25&27C; aucKS, Kftpzuc; geese, 1UQV12C CHESSE Oregon triplets, 2Uc; Daisies, nominal; oung Americas, nominal. HUHIK creamery prints, extra, 25o per pouna; cuoes, zzc PORK. Fancy, 10Villo per pound. VEAL Fancy. 12, 13c per pound. provision. HAMS 10 to 12-pound. 18tt19Vc; IS tj 14-pound. 18VsUllVc; 1 to 18-pound. lXWlvSci skinned, ladilao; picnic, 18c; boiled, 2UC BACON Fancy. 26 ft 27 is c;. standard. 21&2a"4c DRY . SALT CURED Short klear backs, 13V416c; exports. 15loMc; strips, Ibti I t c. LARD Tierce basis. Pure, 12KeiKe; couipuuuu. ouc. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 112 crop prime and choice, 16 17c; 1914 contracts, nominal. PELTS Dry. 10c; dry sborc wool 7c: dry shearings, 10c; green shearings. lOc; salted beep, UOcu-Sl: Spring- lambs. 15&2&C. HIDES Salted tildes, loc per pound; salt kip, 140 ; saitea. call. jc; green aides, 12c; dry hides, 24c; dry calf, ibc; salted bulls. 9c per pound; green nulls, 8c WOOL vauey. iiiamc; iastern Oregon. 124)1 loc MuHAlH 1B14 clip. S7o per Bound. C AriC AHA BARK Old (-nil new. So net pouco. FISH Halibut, 7c; Sacramento salmon. 19c; local salmon, 15c; black cod. 8c; sil vor perch, loc. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagon, 10c; special, drums or barrels. 13VjC; cases, 17'20VC GASOLINE Bulk. 18c; cases, 22o; motor spirit, bulk, lex;; cases, 23c Englns distil late, drums. 8c: cases, loo. Kaptha, drums. loC . cases, zze. T.INSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 63c: boileu. barrels, 65c; raw, cases, 68c; boiled, cases. loc. TURPENTINE In cases. 6Sc per gallon tanks, blc. Minneapolis Grain 3Larket. MINNEAPOLIS. April 16. Wheat No. hard. :!'. fe.U5 5, u: NO. J Northern, kkc; rxo. 2 Northern. 6S (o ao'-c; jno. wheat. Si 4jfS7ic; May. SSttc; July, 0O WV'.sC. Barley. 42Vi(8 56c. Flax. fl.Slft LD3?4 Duluth Linseed Market. DULTJTH, April May, S1.S5; July, 16. Linseed. S1.D7H. $154?i CHINESE FILE APPEAL Conviction in Police Court Will T$c lievieweil ly judge McGinn "Ah Poo and 21 other Chinese" fined $20 last week by Municipal Judge Stev eneon , '"r violation of the strong doo gambling ordinance passed in 1911 will have their case reviewed in the Circu Court. Judge 'McGinn granted a writ of review yesterday returnable May The petition for the writ was filed by Attorneys O Day and Haddock.-who no peared lor the Chinese in the lowe court. In the petition for tho writ it charged that "Ah Poo and 27 othe Chinese were arrested March 2." 93 Vi North Fourth street without warrant and at their trial were fined $20 each for unlawful exhibition an exposure of Rambling paraphernal! In a room barred and barricaded. addition to attacking tho reasonable ne.sn ot the ordinance the attorneys for h. -hir,Q .t... i ,i.i .w-. 7, . . Tsiniuu i"i;,rice of sclllna preiuiure in tho coat an tne lormai complaint on winch the de- tendants were tried was detective. SHARP BEAR DRIVE Shorts Raid Market, but Are Soon Forced to Cover. RALLY FOLLOWS SELLING Change Comes Over Sentiment on Jiecelpt of Xews That Mexican Crisis Probably Averted Xew York Bonds Wanted.' NEW YORK, April 16. A severe bear drive unsettled the stock market today, carrying down prices In many Instances to the'-iowest figure of the year. The attack was centered on New York Central, which had been a soft spot in the list for a long time. It broke to 8&H. the lowest point since i85. Sixteen other stocks. Including Union Pacific, the Hill shares, Lehlgb Val ley and Steel sold at the year's low points. The whole character of the market changed after the receipt of the news from Washington that Mexico would probably so- I ceue to tne oemanas or tne cmtea states. The Mexican crisis had given the shorts one of their strongest arguments, and the sudden change in the situation sent them to cover. The selring movement was halted and a rally set in. By the close, 'prices were well over the day's low level, with full recoveries In some cases. No specific explanation was made nf New York Central weakness, although there were rumors ot the sort often out out for stock market purposes. These circumstances sug- gestea tnat a broad selling cam oat a-n had been undertaken, and in this connection the ame of a Chicago operator was mentioned most rrequently. There was a good demand for the new issue of New York City 4!s, which were ottered at 102.10 by the syndicate, which pain iiii.io yeBLeroay. The old New York City 4yt s sold on the exchange as low aa 101 li. The successful OIltcomA r,f th cltv't bond sale is expected to induce various pri vate corporations to come forward with of ferings. St. Paul is considering the sale of -i.i-i--i.uvu or cov.wu.inw 4 n,r cent iren eral morteaae bonds. 1 he bond market wan vith hn,-n declines In some speculative issues.' Total sales, $2,400,000. United States 2s coupon 09 icBiBicreu uauiiam , dfl COUpOn, 7 and 4s coupon 1 point on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported bv -T rv v I i- r t i Closing Higb. Low. Bid. 10 74 73H 73 22 V4 22 A . 22 28 27 27 54 0 48 4S 4H4 40Hs 40; 66 6574 tSUS lOUt 694 99 lf.lk losvt 120H 120 120 227 225 h 227 H 34 33 H 34 12H4 1204 1204 95 ;4 95 95 ?i 100 Vi 100 loo SSli 87H 88H 91 V 90 904 20014 198 200 '4 52 14 51 4 52 Vs -12 132 i:n4 i3ii S4 9714 S4 54 V 3414 31H 300 4014 40 4014 . 29 28 H 234 21 130 . 130 1204 - 300 124 10 1514 15 28V4 28 284 144, 144 V4 14414 32 3114 8114 1224 1214 1221 11014 110V4 110 144 14V4 1414 60 60 6014 1024 24 24 24 1424 1394 140 13414 1114 122 1 20i 1204 15'4 15 1.14 24 V4 234 24 44 129 1224 084 74 634 884 6 87)4 2fls 204 26 10314 1024 103 HO 1084 110 2314 22 224 28 SS llOli 109 11 121 119?i 12014 1634 102 103 V 214 2114 22 374 3H 02 90"4 91 2414 23 244 13714 135 130 1554 1534 154 14 82 1614 58 574 53 109 55 54 55 Allls-Ohal Amal Copper . . 24.30O Am jseet bugar. loo Am Can Co 1,1100 Am Car A Fdy... 400 Am Cotton Oil.. 500 Am Smel & Ref 3,000 do preferred,. ...... Am Sugar ..... 200 do preferred.. - m Tel & Tel.. l.ooo Am Tobacco . . . 000 naconda ..... 1 r.im Atl Coast Line.. 400 A T & Santa Fe 1,200 do Preferred. 21111 Bait & Ohio ... 3.100 Brook R Tran. . :i.r,oti Canadian Pac 8.1O0 & O 2.SOO &. O W . . & N W 2U0 M & St Paul., .t.loo Central Leather U.80O Central of N J Chiuo 2.100 Col Fuel & Iron 1,000 Col Southern Consol Gas 200 DL&W D & R G Distilling Securl UO0 Erie n.r,oo General Electric 3o0 Gt North Ore .. 1.30O Gt North pf ... 4.S0O Illinois Central. 7o0 Interboro Metro. 900 do preferred.. l.lOO Inter Harvester.. ...... C Southern.. 5O0 Lehigh Valley .. 37.&UO Louis & Nash.. ...... Mexican Central. M. S P & S S M 500 Mo, Kan & Tex 600 Mo Pacific 2.600 National Lead Nat Biscuit do preferred.. New Haven .... 5.500 N Y Central 12,300 N Y. Ont & Wes 2011 Norfolk & West - 900 Northern Pac .. 4.70O Piclflc Mail . SOO Pacific T & T do preferred.. ...... Pennsylvania ... 6,200- Feople's Uas ... 7)0 Reading 51,700 HepuDiic a & 1. iou Itock Island Co. :i0 ' Southern Pac .. 10. .WO Southern Ry . .. 2,800 Texas Oil 2,000 Union Pacific .. C4.500 do preferred United Rds S F U S Steel Cor.. 7S.000 do preferred.. Utah Copper . .. 3. SOO Wabash 1.200 1 Western Union.. 70O 62 . 61 " 61 i Westing Elec .. 1.400 724 71 72U, Wisconsin Cent. 40O 41 40 lit)'. .total sales lor tne day. eii.ivo snares. BONDS. U S Ref 2s reg. 07IX.:U S New 4s cou.lll U S Ref 2s coup 97 ,trY Cn Gen 314s S3U u s as Keg ivi .Nor fac :-(8..... fl U S 3s Coupon. . 101 i Nor Pac 4s 5 U s New 4s reglll 'lin Pac 4s 97 Vi Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. April 16. Closing quotations Allouez 40V (Nevada Con 14Si Amal cop 7!.Nipissing Mines. A z L e S - 16 North Butte 21; Ariz Com. ..... . 4 H North Lake 1 Cal & Arizona., edisuid Dominion... v Calumet & Hecllt) lOsceola 77 Centennial la-Qulncy 58 Coo Rge Con Co 37 shannon 5 rj ttutte cop Mn iu superior zu r-rankiln O'Aifeuo at 5oa Mln Oranby Con 81:Tamarack 32 94 Greene Ca.nanea ;;4 u S S R & Min.. 37 I Royalle (Cop). 1S do pfd .. 47' Kerr use..... 4 rtin con ioi Lake Copper 7Viirtah Cop Co... 54 I .a tialle Copper. ' 4 7ym 'Winona ......... 3ft Mtami (jopper.. i:. iwoivenne ...... 4:: AtouawK ....... 4uue a sup.... no Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, April 16. Call money steady, 1(i2; ruling rate. 2; closing bid. li fc'-j rer cent. Time loans weak, hiny days, 24; vo days. z; : sl-r months. per cent. Mercantile naper. 31i63 per cent: ster ling excharee firm: eu-aay bins. 4.85: ae- round, 74.suo: eommercist diiis, Ear silver, salt. Mejcican dollars. 433C. Government bonds weak; railroad bonds heavy. LONDON". April 16. Bar silver, quiet, 26 13-16d per ounce: money. T4914 per cent: rate of short bills, 1 per cent; three months" bins. -H - per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. April 16. Transfers, telegraph, .2 'jc premium; do, sight, par. Sterling on London, sight, $4.87. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc SAN FRANCtCO. April 16. Fruit Pineapples. $1.5i2: apples, Newtown Pip pins. $l.25 1.75: Hoover. $1.25 ff 1.50: No. Z, 60c3-(l; Mxl-an limes, $7;s; California lemons. $1.75 & 3.50. Potatoes Leila whites. 75c$t.lO: Ore ion Burbarks. S5c4$1.25: sweets. $2.10 2.15. .1 Vegetabl- s Cucumbers. hothouse, $1 green pen. Jcp414c; strlngv beans, 10c cggpianry nominal. - Buttes Fancy creamery, 23c; seconds. 22c Eggs- Fancy ranch, 22c; store, 20c. Onioi s Australian. $44.25. Cheee-Young America. 16itflc; new, 13 1 Vic Rec-ipts Flour. 204O quarters. barley. 4200 cental: potatoes, 3.Pu sacks; hay, 46 tons,'. - Naval Mores. S WA VN AH. Ga.. April 16. Turpentine, firm. 434 4314c; sales. 340: receipts, 619 shioments. 117: stocks. X'j.iw. Rosin, firm: sales. 1358: receipts. 672 shinments. 6S42: stocks. 34.879. Quote A. $:;.75; C. D, E. $3.85: F. $3.95: G. $3.85 3.7.j: II, I. S4.10; K, $4.10; M. $4.50 N, $5.30; VQ. WW, s.1.7... Hops at Ketr "Vorfc. . ' YORK. April 16. Hops Quiet. NEW Coffee and Hugar. NEW YORK, April 16. Higher Europea cables were followed' by an opening ad vancc of 2 10 8 in coffee today. Som scattered covering was inspired by the ab rreisht market, or continued reports tha ' Iradvi interests would tako up deliveries on May contracts. There wss no Important demand, however, and prices eased off un der realizing, closing quiet, net one lower to three higher. Sales 24.O00. April. 8.48o, May, 8.53; July, 8.70; September, 8.S0; Oc tober S.93: December. 9.09: January, 9.15; March. 9.28. Spot oulet: Rio No. 7. 8c Santos 4s, 11 tie. Mild dull. Cordova 12V4 ft 1 Vic nominal. Raw sugar steady. Molasses sugar. $2.80; centrifugal, $2.95. Refined, quiet. ' Metal Markets. NEW YORK. April 16. Lead quiet. 3.750 8.85; London, 18. Spelter quiet, 3.13VS.20; lodood, xzi 12a 6d. Copper, nominal. Spot and June, 13 SOW 14 10; electrolytic 14.02 vi; Iske, 15.00; cast ing. 14.2514.37V4. Tin firm, bpoi, d.untVo.; uune, iin.411 j3tf.o0. Antimony, dull. Cookson's, 7.25. Iron quiet, unchanged. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, April 16. -Butter Unsettled. Creameries. 18H24c Eggs Receipts, 23,052 cases; unchanged. Cheese Unchanged. ' - Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, April 16. Evaporated ap ples quiet, but firm, prunes firm. Peaches quiet. " - Cotton Market. NEW YORK. April 16. Spot cotton, quiet. Middling uplands. 1-1. K": do. gulf, 13.35. HOGS ARE NICKEL MORE stTPPLY AT YARDS SMALL DEMAND GOOD. AND LlgktwelKht Swine Sell at &0 Sheen Market Steady Cattle Trade Quiet. Stock of all kinds was In small supply at the yards yesterday. Only half a dozen loads of hogs were available, and as tbe demand was good, sellers were enabled to secure a nickel advance over tne old price. Prac tically all the sales were made at $3.80. In the sheephouse, a few small lots of ewes and wethers were sold at prevailing prices. Recefots were 476 hogs and 73 sheen. Shippers were: Cottonwood Milling Com pany, Cottonwood. 4 cars hogs; E. R. Mor gan. Goldendale. 1 car hogs; Hugh Cum- mings, Harrisburg, 1 car hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: - Wt.Price.l Wt.Prlce. 36 hOKS 210SS.8O 87hors . 203 S8.K0 1 hog fiOO V.80 IO hogs ... 170 S.S0 47 hogs ... 122 8.2. 14 hoga 180 8.S0 47 hogs ... 184 8.S0 12 ewes ... Ill 5.2 95 hogs ... 190 8.8O 4 ewes ... 110 4.50 95 hogs ... 19S 8.801 26 yearlings 100 6.00 91 hogs . 197 8.80 Current local quotations on the various classes of livestock follow Prime .steers Choice steers $7.50 IS. 20 7.303 7.60 7.OO19 7.SS 6 3 '( 7.00 ..... 6.00 4 C.25 .... 6.00B1 7 25 Medium steers Choice cows Medium cows ............ Heifers Light calves ............. . .... .O0t t.00 Heavy calves e.or 7.60 6.009 s.:t .... 6.00i 7.50 8.000 9.80 7.000 7.80 .1... 75 7.10 6.0OO tS . .... 5.75 to! 6.00 S.85 G.65 4.75 6.0 4.25 4.60 ulls tags Hogs Ight Heavy She Lambs, wool Lambs, sheared Wethers, wool.... Wethers, sheared Ewes, wool ...... Ewes, sheared . . . Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA' Neb.. Anril IB Hot! Receipts. 10.H0O: market lower. Heavv. $8 4541,8.65: light. $335aS.!0: pigs. 7.50df .za: bUlK or sales,' 8.4 3ag.iO. Cattle RecalDU. 2300: market. hleher. Native steers. $7.35fe9; native cows and heifers. $.23?S.25; Western steers, $0,504 8.25; Texas steers, $6ffj7.75; Texas cows and heifers, S5.S507.13; calves, 'a 10.75. sneep rieceiDts. 1 9,000; market, lower. Yearlings, it",. "r. f 7.60: wethers. S6.40loi7.0U: lambs, S7.504j-8.30. Chicago- Livestock Market. CHICAGO. ADrtl 16. Hon ReceiDts. IS.. 000; market, slow. 5 to IO cents under yes terday's average. Bulk of sales. $8.65 e 8.70; light. SS..'.0lii8.75: mixed! 13. 50 Hi. .3. 75: lieavv. S8.25&S.75; rough, SS.U54S.40; pigs. $7,400 S.45. Cattle Recetnts C00O: market alow. Beeves. S7.15itf9.33; Texas' steers, $7.23i 8.80; Western steers; $7,106-8.20; Blockers and feeders, $5.tiOvS.15; cows and heifers. $3.7308.70: cslves, $6.5009.50. Bneen Kecelnls. 1U.OUU: market, weak. Native. S5.50O6.9O; Western, $5.50 7: year. nngs. so.sosjj 1.40; lambs, native $6.25eS.25, YVestern $0.35 a 8.45. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Aorll 1 Snnt otiota- tlons: walla Walla, $1.62 V: 1.63 ; red Russian. Sl.U0tfl.61 V : Turkey rod. 11 1'..-, on 1.674; bluestein. $1.70 1.72 14 : feed barley, $1.02 14 4j 1.05; brewing barley, uoiiiluat; white oats. S1.27"4 4T1.30: bran. S24.50S25: middlings. $30&31: shorts. 26 IrE 2tl.,-.0. v.au Doara wnett, steady, uarley De- cemDer, st.uoH; Alay, $l.oi. Poget bound Wheat Markets. TACOMA. Wish.. April 16. Wheat Blue- stem, uucu-si; lortyioid, oc; club. Vlo; red me. Vic. Yesterday's car recelDts Wheat. S3: bar ley, 3; oats, 2; hay, 10. SEATTLE. Wash.. ADrll 16. Wheat Blue stem, 98c; fortyfold. U34c; club, U2c; nte. vci rea rtussian. woe. xesterday s car receipts Wheat, 7; oats, hay, 8; flour. 4. DAILY METLOKOLtKilCAL REPOKT. PORTLAND. April it). Maximum temper ature, 50.4 devreaa; minimum, 38.0 decrees. River reading at & 'A. M., 10.& feet; chanite in last 24 hours. 0.9 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 6 P. M.l. 0.O1 inch: total rainfall since September 1, 113. 35.10 Inches; nor mal rainfall since September 1, 3H.40 inches: deficiency of rainfall since September 1. luu, A.ii incnes. Total sunshine April i, 3 hours. 20 minutes; possible sunshine. -13 hours, 36 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level at 5 P. M., 80.S7 inches. THE WEATHER. ' W ind K7ATIO.NS. Ctata ot vwlhtl Baker i 46 0.O2I10 N Rain Boise 1 112-0.02:16 NW Clear Boston 58,1.40 10iN Rain Clear clear Clear Calzarv I &V0.00 4 N" Chicago I 4 0.00 lOiNE Colfax i 09 O.OOi. . Denver ..I O.OOIIOINW Cloudy cs Moines O.oo 14, SB Cloudy Duluth I 4;0.O0ilNi: Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clou1v Cloudy tuieKa i 04 u.vu,u Oalveston I 72,0.00 14ih Helena 48 0.00 20HSW Jacksonville 82 0.00 4iXW Kansas City iSO.noi'JSE Klamath Fall. . . i Pn o.Ol.l 4 SW Laurier r.B;0.02 8S Lot Anseles. 1.71,0.001 4 -S MarPhfield I 2!0.14 4,N Wf Medford I'CSIO.OO 4jNW Clear Clear Montreal 40 0.01! S NE Pt. f-loudv New Orleans New York , North Head North Yakima. Phoenrx Pocatello Portland Roseburg- Sacramento ..... St. Louis........ fct. Paul Salt Lake , San Francisco ... Seattle Spokane Tacoma ......... Tatoosh Island... Walla Walla Washington .... Winnipeg r-".no;io sw clear 40,0.12;12N' Cluudv r.O.O.Otlf ?S Cloudy B2I0.00 6 SW Clear 86 0.00liW Clear 440.10 10W Cloudy C5.0.01 4S Cloudy .ISO. 02 0,W Clear 4!0.1hi IS NW Clear 0.0V12'E Cloudv 70'0.Oo'12lSF. ft. cloud s4S0.HO 12 NV!Pt. cloud Cf! 0.001 S NW Clear r.4IO.0110:SW Cloudv S2 0.00 f SW Cloudv PI'.O.OOI SW Cloudy 4'0.01 12 8 Rain COjO.OO 4SW IClear 52.O.02 12NWICloudy 680.00 10 SB Cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. The storm causing the recent rains in this district is central this evening over Western Kansas and a large high-pressure area over lies the North Pacific States. The barom eter is relatively low over New England. Light to moderately heavy rains have fallen In the Rocky Mountain Middle Atlantic and New England States. It ia decidedly cooleY iu Nevada, Utah, Southeastern. Idaho. Colo rado, Wyoming and the western portion of the Dakotas. Frost formed this morning In Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and Nonrierti Idaho. The conditions are favorable for fair weather in this district Friday, except in Northwestern Oregon and Wetern Washing, ton, where cloudiness will Increase and be followed -by showers. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fhowers; winds mostly southerly. Oregou Fair, except shomers northwest portion ; warmer iortion ; southerly winds. Washington Fair east, showers west por tion; southerly winds. Tdelio Fsir and warmer. EDWAKI) A. BiiALS, district Forecaster. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, UNITED STATES Capital Surplus OFFICERS J. C AIVJWORTH, PltsHest R. LZ1A BARITESi Vli-e-Pe sJsl at. ... W. A. HOLT. Aaat. Cukler. A. H. WRIGHT. Asst. Caakler. R. W. JCHMEER, Cashier. P. S. nick., Aaat. tDaahlen INCOME-TAX EXEMPT! T O OJ0 Bonds That Banks Buy We have already sold a portion of the issue to a large Portland hank. TOU can hny these bonds on exactly, the same terms. a Lumber mens Trust Company FIFTH AND STARK STREETS LADD & TILTON BANK EetebUshed 1859 Capital and Surplus S2.OOO.O00 Commercial and Savings Deposits WHEAT CENT LOWER Showers Are Predicted in Win ter and Spring Belt. CABLES ARE AT DECLINE Market Also Jepre?ei by Serere Break In Corn. Due to Immense Sales Competition From Argentina. Strong. CRirAGO. April !, Immense sales of corn today broke the market. Thera were any a elections trom tne duu aioe, ana u looked as if a large number of heretofore n tub born holders had dwiiied to stand out no lunger against Argentine competition. After a fall that amounted In some cacs to as muuh as bushel, prices closed neavy at a aecune or c to is'(ji net, other speculative articles, too. all showed a wetback wheat HieS to 1 cent, oats HO fcc to and provisions UHc to -& Argentine com. capturing consumers aatij from the gulf and further west from the At lantic made the burden of holders severe. Wheat waa depressed by tha break in corn and by prospects for showers over th t greater of the Spring and Winter belts, net ably Western Kansas. Lower cables and a forecast of heavier shipments from Rurala counted also in favor of bears. In the oata crowd, active covering by shorts held prices comparatively steady. Liquidating saies or provisions were on a scale that was a fitting parallel to the corn market. Packers became good buyers and gave rise to a steadier feeling at the windup. - The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. ' Low. Close. July .Wfl', .stfS .art1 .Ml CORN. May 67H .67 .65 .VH July .... .. .66 W .6 Vs .iio .t'A . , OATS. May 3T .37 i .36 July 37 Si .37H -3i;s .-7 MESS PORK. May 20.15 2.27 Vi 19. lO.o.'i July. Irt.yo ' 10. IK) LARD. Mav 10.C5 10.30 10.1.1 10.175 July 10.42 I0.47!3 10.37 10.37 SHORT RIBS. May 10.f2 lO.nTH 30. W 10.S5 July 1 1.12fe 11.17, 11.UU 11.05 Cash prices were: Whnat, No. It rf1, f4-j l P'c: .'o. 3 rer SAVING IS A HARD TASK . And the idea of thrift is distasteful. Nevertheless the fact remains that most per sons who really become rich through their own efforts get their start by saving and a sav ings account was their first 'introduction to the earning" power of money. Open an aceount at the Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Sts. . OREGON DEPOSITORY $1,000,000 $1,000,000 V 3 11CI $125,000 Municipal Bonds of Everett, Wash. 92 Vt$ 93 c; No. 2 hard, 92 H 02"c; No. 3 hard. filVifcUl'1: No, Northern, U4 W K 15 1 c ; No. Northern, lo 'iW'tc: o, z Spring. ro. a cpruiK. Corn, No. '2, HSfa tilOac; No, i74 GS-o; No. 3 y?tlow. 67ti7c. Rve, No. 2. ttlc- Ttarlcy, 4!C.V. Timothy. $-2.75(9 Clover, $Sl:'. Kuropean Ciralx. Markets. LONDON. April 1. Cargoes on passage dull and unchanged. iCiifrllah country markets firm, French country markets steady. LIVERPOOL.' April 16. quiet ; future h. easy. Muy, -Wheat Spot, 7s lVd; July, 7s The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada., Established 1867. A general banking buslneaa transacted. Interest paid on time depodta. Letter of Credit and Traylera Checks Issued. PORTLAND BEANCH. Corner Second and Stark Sta. T. 0. HALPAS, Manager. J.C. WILSON & CO. NTOCK& BOX1J8. GRAIN AND COTIOX MEMBKIs NEW YOKK STOCK EXCHANGE, CIUCAOO BOARD Or TRAOR. NIW YORK COTTON E3LCUANUK, THE 8TOCK AND BOND Ei.CiLA.SGK. SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall S858. A 4187. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. STEAMSHIP Sails Dlrrrt for A KH.KCISrO. S.O ASitiEtKS AD SAN DIEGO SATURDAY ' APRIL 18. SAX KRAXCISCO. PORTLASD LOS AGEI.KS STKAHSHIP CO. FKAXK BOLLAM, A Kent. 124 Third Street. A -.'!. Mala Z. S. S. ROSE CI tV Fsr SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES 9 A. April IT. Tbe Saa r'ranctsco Portisnd S.S. Cv, Id and Yrsshlnrtcm Sts. wlta O.-W. R. a N. Co.) TeL Marshall 4300. A 61M. SYDNEY 1 9 DAYS FROM SAN riANUSCO AUSTRALIA WEATHER FINE SAMOA AND SHORTEST LINE SOUTH SEAS 0UICKEST TIME Polrndid atesmns. Uorrds lOOAt ClO.OOOtotu dissljol tyiinsy Shcrt Uns asiliac my two vaeln. JUO HONOLULU (?fiSrDcffiSs) SYDNEY $300 Boond trip. SMood dsas. SYDNEY S2M. , Vsrisas tours i iins Jsvs, Chins. Japan aadRaund th Worts, &ru. lor fddrr. OCEANIC & a U0- 7J Markst $U f FRANCISCO COOS BAY LINE STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER. Calls from Ainswenn Imu, s. A. M. Wsdncsday. Mar. la ai: Apr. 1. a. 14. a Tuesday, Apr. 28. FrslgUt received aotit NOON ds; previous to sallins. Paseenser rare: r irmi is. s-iu. mom iass fn.ss oaly). ST. locludln berth and meala Utdce: Lower Alnsworto Dock. Portland A Coas Bay 8. 8 lids. 1 h. a.estlus. Aceiii. Paeaes Mkin SIMM); A SS&2. TBAVtl.l.RS' GnUK. HAMBURG AMERICAU in the A AA, 1,417.710 TTOB GOING OR COMING IIUVEL BY World's Largest Sr.eamsliip "IMPERATOR" (SIS IPrt 52,004 Toan) tsy IS. inly 18. June 6. Autrux Lt. June t7. Spf. i. aad revnlnrlT tberratter. "VATEYLAND" 80 feet Gs.UVQ Tom May 26 Aucuil t June 10. Allltust -J J"Iy T, Scptcmhrr VI and rrruarly therestier. LONDON, PARIS, HAMBURG and the Amrrika April 23, 9 A. M. truf.-VHWf' April - noon Vt-toriw Lu(e. .Apr. ;u, 1 I'. l. Tlrt-toniu April :m, 3 I. M. Kaitcrin Aug. Vh;..M:ijr 7, J A. M. i Kirst cabin onl '. 1 Umburj; ii r'f. S'0nl c;ittn only. MEDITERRANEAN Mudelra.' ibrmltr. Alcters." Naples, iienoa. -S. S. Hamhurff.. .3ly 19. S P. M S. 8. Moltko Juno , S F. M. . S. Hatmiiurc . June stU, a P M. S. S. lultk July 13. 3 P. M. WiU oot call at M-aUaira or A Iglgra. CRUISES to the Land of the Midnight Sun Scotland. Orkney and I- amf I lanei?, Iceliutd. ritrlerKfnt oitii aiH. onvn . FROM HAMBI Hti li.r1nir JVXE, Jl'I.V and ALOIS r H. j. Virtoriu I.uisr and S. t. M wr 14 to l).V!(4(I..r.O II' Writ for Information. HAMBURG-AMERICAN mi St'O Stockton St.. San Fraa Cisco. Cal-. Harvey Ai I'alnitri Nortri I'auific Uen'l AgU, 411 414 WbiLo r.Ids.. phot. IJIuo.: 170 und oii-'J. Seattle, V?iu boutl'.ern Co., &t itxth t.. o.-W K. ,S: N. Co.. No, Pacific. L 4 H. Burlington tiouta. Mllw.ukt Jt iuet fcound K. rt.. Ou North. Ky U o r e y tl. WttStL SISU. purtlatiil Or. LL.OYD.':; London Paris 3remea . Ksl. Wtfm dT (;ro. Air ? l'rins Irii-.lrUl. ilhelm . Apr. SO kaiMT Wllhrlm II Mr (n t.rfMr Kurlurn! May 7 4i'x-llilE Msy 9 Kronprins Wllhelm -Msy II Sells at 1 A. M. tCarrlrs n 1 or t 1 1 bin U'rnm one cabin (II j liremeri illi vcU Bsltlmore-rlremen dlrrrt. One cabin ill' WeUntrsdsys. i to- THE MEDITERRANEAN UerUa Prinsese Irvne ....April 23 I , The Nortr lirnnto t.i landed more . nuwien". I li"t CiMn. Kenind i mt:i and Meeragr In llie norl ! Nttf lork dtirlor ll.t !.- any other line, repe'ln- marvelous record of 1 Through rsies fror Egypt, India New York to Alt BAST anil South America via c;uroi. i OKYVA Y- PO I. A It ' K r I s 3 June 13, July 4. IS. S4. Aus. 11. Independent Trips. Around First-ciass the World v throuahout $620.65 & Up i' A; Travelprs' Checkx Uood AU Over tile World. OKI UlClls CO.. Uen. Acts. 5 Brodw. v York. -'vy B v C... JiO I'uwell 'si..' San ' .j'-iV 5 Frsnt-lsco, or local VpTlflsrCo asiii. torooe f 5srys A"p Steamer Service STEAMER HASSAl.O Leaves Portland. Asn-street Dock, dallv. except Saturday, at s:00 P. L Arrives Astoria 6:00 A. M. Leaves Astoria daily, except Sunday, at 8:00 A. M. Arrives Portland. 0:00 P. M. Make reservations Ash-street Dock or City Ticket Office. Third and Washington. Phones Marshall 4500, A 6121. TO SA?i rUAWIsCO. TXS ANGELES AND tAN DIrX.O. ROANOKE WKUNEf-nAY. APRIL IS. COOS BAY AND KIKEKA S. S. ALLIANCE MONDAY. APRIL SO. NORTH PACII IC STE tMSlur CO. Ticket Offlre, " I retRht Offlre. 122A 3d Pt. i Columb'a Dork. Ualn 1314. A 1S14. j Main SZO, A S4J2 American-Hawauan S. S. Co. Tebaantepee Reatc." PORTLAND NEW YORK FKCIU llr CEHVICK REdlL.VT O.S.IL1NG9 LOW RATES SCIIEtJULB TIME. C. D KENNEDY, A area t. ZTO starts street. f.ful Nip ot Crest Br'lsln FBT.'K. Also Illustrated book of tours oa the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF ENGLNAO T. Kalelry. Urn, AiU, Ml Mil A. M. X.