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TTTK MORXTNCr OT?T?OOXTAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1914. t7 MORE HOP ORDERS Buyers Are Interested but Lower Price Range. at ACTIVE SPOT MOVEMENT One Oregon Crop of Four Hundred Bales Changes Hands at 14 to 15 Cents Contract Demand Is Xot Active and Sellers Are Pew. There haa- been a more general movement In the last few days, showing; a willingness of buyers to enter the market at the lower range jf prices, at which hops are now available. Growers and speculators have been holding back in the hopes that some thing would occur to Improve the condi tion of the market, but the lateness of the season ' and the generally good crop pros pect have caused some of them to seek buyers. Foreign prices have declined again In the past week, and this has removed the chance of finding a satisfactory foreign outlet In the near future. The most Important deal closed yeaterday mrmm the purchase by H. L. Hart of 400 bales from Julius Wolf, of Silver-ton. Three hun dred bales of the lot were bought at 15 centa and the remainder at 14 cents. Mr. Hart also bought 90 bales of poor quality at 8 to 1ft cents. It was reported that the Monnar crop of 99 bales at Tualatin was secured by Klaber. Wolf & Xetter. but the price was not learned. Advices from Cali fornia noted the sale of 6O0 bales last week at an average price of 16 4 cents. No business was reported yesterday in the contract market, and local dealers were not well supplied with orders of this char acter. At the same time there is no par ticular desire on the part of growers to enter on contracts. The crop outlook in this state is good, although the vlnea at this time are not making rapid growth, which applies to all other vegetation, owing to the unusually cool weather. Crop conditions In New York State are given by the Watervllle Hop Reporter as follows: "Hopgrowers In this vicinity are progres sing with hop pole setting as fast as pos sible, under very unfavorable weather con ditions, cold, wet weather still holding here. ome growers report having looked into their hop hills and find the roots In ex cellent condition. Grubbing, however, has not been done yet and probably will not be general before a week or two, or as long as present weather conditions hold. "There will be little if any change In the hop acreage throughout this section. Quantities of hop poles were shipped into this place during the Winter, preparatory to carrying on the Industry by most of the growers heretofore engaged in it." DECREASE IN VISIBLE SCPPIX Weekly World's Wheat Shipments Also Show Falling Off. The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer chants Exchange follow: American Visible Supply Bushels. Decrease. 2.225.000 2.172,000 2.417,000 1.713.O00 3.6O7.0O0 1.514.000 5,547,000 796.000 2,790,000 2,104,000 Week April 27. 191-4 April 28. 1913 April 29. 1912 .4S.U09.OOO .50.823.000 .43.743.000 .27.605.000 .26.229.000 .29.621,000 .oO.318.000 .51,980.000 .38.431.000 .26.335,000 Week Slay 1. 1911 May May 11 ay May May May 2. 1910 3. 1909 4. 1908 6, 1907 7, 1906 8, 1906. Quantities on Passagi Week ending April 25 Tor Bushels V. K. .....22.0WJ.OOO Continent ..1S.9O4.00O ending ending April 13 April 2613 -Etusneis susnels 25.544.000 25.016,000 21.108.000 37.528.000 Totals ...41,000,000 46,712,000 62,544.000 World's Shipments flour included) ween week Week ending April 25 Bushels 2,765,000 6.12. 00O 1.456,000 888.000 3,024.000 56.0OO endlnie ending April 18 April 2613 From TT. S Can.. Argentina Australia .. . iJan. ports. Russia .. . . . India Bushels Bushel 2,806,000 848.000 928,000 912.000 3.696.0I10 80,000 3.440.000 4,442,000 1,320.000 7S4.00O 2.2:iS,000 648.000 Totals S.821.000 9.270.000 12,872,000 World's shipments, season to date Total since Same period July 1. '13. last season. .214.SOS.000 193.957.000 . So, 945. 000 106.910,000 . 64,390,000 39.198.000 . 51, 539, S00 48. 549. 000 .132,604.000 89.130.000 . 26.36S.O0O 44.313.000 From TT. and Canada. Argentina ........ Australia ......... Xanube ........... Itussia ...... India Total . .515.154,000 524,057,000 11' OF VEGETABLES ON FROST ST. Sere Cars Received During Day Berry Arrivals Are Light. P'ront street had a busy day yesterday, with large receipts, especially of vegetables. Arrivals Included a car of Florida celery, probably the last of the season, two cars of lettucev two cars of cabbage, one car of peas and one car of crystal wax onions from Texas. The latter were offered at $2.50 2.75 a crate. Strawberry .r,ecolptsw from Florin were light. Jessies sold" at"$i.73 and Dollars at S2.25 a crate. The first full car of Florin nerrias will be out Wednesday. A car of Banner berries from Irvlngton, Alameda :ounty, will also start for Portland Wednes day. Potato shipments are being made at a lively rate. Most of the cars are going to .California, with a few shipments being made to Arizona, Buyers are paying 50 to 64) cents at country points. production of cheese increasing, Prices Declining Fast to Regular Summer 1-evel fcggs Are Steady. With a steady increase in cheese produC' tion prices are declining fast to the Summer level. Triplets are quoted now at 18 rents and Young Americas at the usual pre mium of 1 cent. Butter was steady and unchanged. Eggs are selling fairly well, with but little change in prices from day to day. The poultry market was fairly steady, but the demand was not brisk and dealers look for an easier market during the week. Hens sold at 1S19 cents, broilers at 30 cents and old ducks 'at 1?18 cents. Dressed meats were steady and unchanged. FEW INQtTRIES IN WHEAT MARKET Local Dealers Making No Kffort to Buy In Country Districts. Ixcal grain dealers find themselves with few inquiries and are making but little ef fort to purchase supplies. Most of the mills In the Northwest are out of the mar ket, in the meantime, prices are nomi nal and unchanged. The Eastern wheat markets were weak yesterday, but the foreign markets were firm. Commenting on the general foreign situation, Broomhall says: The great outstanding . feature at the present time is the difference between the present supplies In the Southern hemisphere and India compared with last year; this Is emphasized by the. difference of approxi mately 0.000,000 bushels shipped from these centers last week as compared with the same time a year ago, and It is expected that this Influence will continue throughout the season. Next month it is expected that larger shipments will be noted from North America. Russia and the Danube, also heavy arrivals of Australian, but with a con tlnuance of small shipments from Argentina, India and Australia, the total available sup- ply will hardly become burdensome, espe daily because ere long I expect an Improve ment In the general demand which h been abnormally small for a long time, do not think that present prices are on speculative level, and whenever a change la circumstances occurs the position of the . market will la all probability be sound to operate for a rise. - It is believed that the one great eventuality which hoders must fear Is the possibility that Russian grow ers when quite finished with Spring work, may market very freely." Foreign crop conditions are summarized by Broomhall as follows: United Kingdom The outlook for the Winter crop is favorable, with the weather very fine. The showing of the Spring crops is progressing satisfactorily. France The acreage sown to wheat will be smaller than last year, owing to un favorable wet weather for Spring planting. A full acreage has been sown to oats. Crop prospects are being maintained, with the weather now fine. Germany Crop prospects are good and the weather fine. Native supplies of good quality wheat are small. Russia Crop ontlook is generally favor able, especially in the southern region, with the weather seasonable. There are com plaints from some ports of small arrivals. Roumania and Bulgaria The outlook for Winter crops Is good. The early Spring crops are well planted. Hungary Crop . outlook favorable and weather seasonable. India There are no further complaints received regarding the weather. Native of fers are insignificant and meet with ready local demand. Australia According to an official report, good rains are reported in New South Wales. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay .Monday 39 32 . 11 5 11 Year ago 47. 12 20 19 11 Season to date.15,202 2415 2477 1539 2492 i'ear ago 13,683 2116 2132 1456 1960 MOHAIK POOL AT LEBANON IS SOLD l ive Thousand Fleeces Bring 28 Cents at Sealed Bid Sale. LEBANON. Or., April' 27. (Special.) The Lebanon mohair pool of about 5000 fleeces was sold this afternoon on sealed bids for 28 cents a pound to A. G. De vorak, of this city. There were four other bids for the pool, as follows: Haufk Milling Company, 23 cents; A. M. Reeves, of Lebanon, 27 cents; Vehrs. 27 3-10 cents, and the H. F. Norton Company, 26 cents. Hop Market Dull. WOODBURN. Or., April 27. (Special.) The hop market seems to have slumped off considerably during the past few weeks. No business has been reported, as growers do not feel inclined to accett the offers the buyers can afford to make. Reports of 13 c being offered for contracts on 1914 crops are heard and offers of 12c to 13c. according to quality, for 1913 crop. There are several lots still left In growers' hands in the Mount Angel, Gervais and Aurora sections. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,705,511 $196,037 Seattle , J2.179.570 291,779 Tacoma 406,746 52.623 Spokane 089,807 77.143 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS). Grain, Floor. Feed. Etc WHEAT Track prices: Club, eiViS2e; bluestem. 9798c; forty-fold, 92 Vic; red Russian, 90 Vic; valley, 92c. FLOUR Patents. $4.80 per barrel; straights, $4.20: exports, $3.90; valley, I4.S; graham. $4.60: whole wheat, $5. BARLEY Feed, $2L5022 per ton: brow ing, $22.50 23; rolled, $24.50(325.50. OATS No. 1 white, milling. $28 per ton. CORN Whole, $34; cracked. $35 per toa. HAY No. 1 Eastern Oregon timothy, $1617; mixed timothy. $1415; valley grain hay. $12.50(g14: alfalfa. $1213.SO. MILLFEED Bran, $24 24.50 per ton; shorts, $2tt26.50; middlings. $32 S3. Fruits and Vegetables. Loral jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2 2.50 per box; lemons. 3.754.50 per box, pineapples. 6c pei pound. uauu4. 4 per pounyd; grapefruit, Florida, $4.755.75 per box. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1.75 2 per dozen; eggplant, 20c per pound; peppers, 30c per pound; radishes, 17 Vic per dozen; head lettuce, $2 & 2.25 per crate; garlic, 13c pound; artichokes, &565c per dozen; celery. $3.7o(814.2a crate; tomatoes, $44.50 per crate; notnouse lettuce, 75c 91 per box; spinach, 5c per lb.; horseradish, St10c; ruh- barb, lc per lb.; cabbage, 2 2&c- per lb.; asparagus, $1L25 per dozen; peas. ogpoc per lb.; beans, 12Vsi15c per lb. GUH rKUll Apple S1U2.DO. per box; strawberries, $1.752.25 per crate. UNJOftb Oregon, per sack. S4.50; Texas. $2.252.75 per crate; California, $2.004j-3 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, 575o per hundred ; buying prices, 50 60c at shipping points; sweet potatoes, $2.75tj)3 per crate, asw Cali fornia. 0o 6c per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1: car rots, 90c; parsnips, 90c; beets, $L Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. 18te$il9e; candled, 19tec per dozen. rOULTRY Hens. lStSUSiAc; broilers, 30c; turkeys, live. 20c; dressed, choice, 2526c; ducks, 1718c; geese. 10rl2c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, 184c; Young Americas. 19Hc. BUTTER Creamery prints, extra. 25o per pound; cubes. 22c ruKa f ancy, lUttfpilo per pound. VEAL Fancy. 18 Q 13 Ho per pound. Caule Groceries Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound tails, $2.25 per dozen ; half-pound flats. $1.40; one-pound flats. $2.45; Alaska put, one-pound talis, b&c; aliveraidea, one-puuua tails. HONE! Choice, $3.50 3. 75 per case. :;UTS Walnuts, 14to2Uc per pound; Brazil nuts, 20c; ulberts, I4wluc; almonds. 1V&28C; peanuts, owttsc; cocoanuta, l per dozen, chestnuts, aawloo per pound; yjcaae, 14iloa. BEANS siuaU. white, 5c; large white. 4. Due; Lima, 7c; pink, oc; Mexican. oo; tayou, ofec SUGAR Fruit and berry. $4.60; Honolulu plantation. $4.0, beet. $4.40; extra C. $4.10; poVderea, in uarreis. $4.so. COl' xtoaslau. ia drums. 1052o per pound. SALT -Granulated, $15.00 per ton; half ground, loos, $lu.to.per ton; oos, 1L30 pr ion, dairy, $14 per ton. MICE No. 1 Japan. 4143cc Southern nead, ii7c; island. (t&aVio. DKIjEJJ FRUITS Apples, loo per pound; apricots, 14yl4c; peacnes, su-llc; prunes, Italians, ououc; currants. Vise; raisins, loose. Muscatel, o!4J-.c; bleacned Tnump son, llhc; unbleached buliaua, A'mei seed ed, 9c; dates, Persian, tifeyifeo per pound; l.u, $L4u per box. Fius Package, 8 ., 60 to box. $l.s$; , AckuKo, lu ., 12 to box, eOc; white. 25-id box. l-75, tiiuca, xo-lb box, $1.76; black. MV-lu WWA, V..uv, .-, AVID. OOX, ca:rab can ay tigs, io-io. sox, $e; dmrrna. sTxevisioBV HAMS 10 to 12-pound. ISMOISHo; la .- 14-pound, lttfeiwlvtac; 14 io 18-pound. ia fx Abc; uiuucu, otfxwo; picnic, ic uolied, 20c fane j, 20 i 27 He; standard. '1 feu. 23 fee. CHS bALT CURED Short clear backs. avts'u'awu, cAvurba, wvig)c; strips, 11 fee LARD Tierce basis.' Pure. HttOlSfeo couiuuud, jUc. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1912 crop prime and choice 16c; 1914 contracts, 14fec- 14 PELTS try. luc; ar snort wool, 7c; dry shearings, loc; green shearings, loc; salted .hee, uocu$l; Spring iambs, 15p25a. HIDES baited times, ma per pound; salt kip. 14c; salted cait, 19c; green hides, lo; ury xiiucb, uijr hiu, itoc; salted cuiia. aa per puuuu, lew u u 11M. bo. WOOL Valley, lSW-'oc; Eastern Oregon i 'JUT lac Jivuivin Atri- viiy, -1 2&C per CA.sCARA BARK Old r-nd new, 6o per I1UU1.U. i?ist Halibut, No. L 7c per pound; No. 4, ?SVi MUUOO, lac Oils. KFF.OSENE Water white, drums, bax ils or tank wagon, 10c; special, drums or arrets, ic; cmu, JiSWXUfeO. QSOUN uuin, loc; cases, 22e; motor pint. sulk, isc; cases, 230. Engine distil- ate, drums, 80; cases, l&o. Naptita, Croats, tic, cases, mw. ' 'NSliEO ulL Raw, barrels. 63c; bolleu. barrels. 65c: raw, cases, oao; boiled, case IUB, TURPENTINE In eases. 680 per gallon tanks, 01c Dried Frnlt at New York. NEW YORK. April 27. Evaporated ap pies, dull and easy: fancy, ll4fe12c. unoice. lufitiuc: price, 991ic. Prunes firm; California, 8T4'12c; Ore gons. 1012c. Peaches quiet; choice, 64 6c; extra choice, 6 7 fee; fancy, 7 Sc. CATTLE SELL HIGH Prime Stock Brings Full Prices at Yards. PACKER DEMAND ACTIVE Hogs Hold Their Own at Last Yeek'6 Quotations Good Trade In Sheep House Day's Run Is Ijarge Trade opened actively at the atockyards yesterday with a run of over 5200 bead, and a good general demand. Cattle prices were well maintained throughout the day, prime stock Belling ac full quotations. Hogs moved at last week's range, and sheep were alao quoted steady. About 28 loads of steers were taken at prices ranging for full cars from- $7.25 to S8.25. One load only moved at the latter price. and seven all told brought 8 cents and bet ter. The bulk of steer sales were at from $7.65 to $7.85. Cows sold from $5. BO to $7.25, bulls from $5 to $6.0, oalves from $ti to $8.50, and stags at $7.40. The hog market in general was steady, although only four loads brought the top quotation of $8.70. The buk of sales were at $3.6U to $8.65. There was considerable activity in the sheephouse. Lambs sold at and wethers ranged In price from $5.05 to 95.8a. Receipts were: 12 2 cattle,. 4 . calves, . hogs and 1492 sheep. Shippers were: with" cattle, w. H. Mode ler, 1 car; L. S. Hampton & Co., Ogden, cars; P. fe P. Company. Ogden, 2 cars; Ed Coles, Haines, 3 cars; E. L. Wiley, Los tine, 1 car; Ed Chrietensen, Shoshone. 2 cars; Coterill Bros.,, Shoshone 1 car; J. M. Revet. Payette, 1 car; C. W. Ashpole, 1 car; Frank Derlck, Ked Rock, 10 cars; Ray Walker, Hlackfoot, 2 cars; J. A. Harrison. Xampa. 4 cars; T. F. Company, Nam pa, 1 car; C. R. Hollis, Echo, 1 car; J. A. McCoy, Stanfleld, 1 car. "With hogs. Ward & Harrington, Parmir, 1 car; A. Albertson, Peekaboo, 1 car; Kiddle Bros., Imbler. 1 car; E. L. Wiley, Wallowa, 1 car; Kiddle Bros.. Union Junction, 1 car;" Elgin Boyd Co., Wallowa, 1 car; J. W.. Chandler. Wallowa, 1 car; McCullough Bros., Payette, 1 car; J. H. Morelock, En terprise, 1 car; same, Joseph, 1 car; J. F. Jones. Heppner, 1 car; Sol Bickerson, Wei- ser, 2 cars; W. W. M. Co., Dayton. 1 car; Charles White, Pomeroy, 1 car; W. M. Rum mins, . Pomeroy, 1 car; C. W. Yeons. On tario, 1 car; J. L. Baker, Kampa, 1 car; Ward & Harrington, Caswell, 1 car. With sheep, W. M. Chamberlain, Qulnten, 1 car; M. A. Wearherford. Arlington. 1 car; L. E. West, Oakland, 1 car; Joe Key mer, Echo, 1 car. With mixed loads, J. r. Dlnsmore, vv est Scio, 1 car hogs and sheep; C. H. Morelock, josepn, i car hogs and sheep; L. M. Mc Gregor, North Powder, 1 car cattle and hogs: Idaho Irrigation Company, Richfield, 3 cars cattle and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price-I Wt. Price. 28 steers ,.1120 $7,601 80 hogs ... 1S8 8.60 63 Steers ..1114 7.85(112 hogs ... 152 8.55 25 steers ..1168 7.85! 2 hogs 580 7.55 1 steer 950 7.85 3 hogs 430 7.70 24 steers ..1144 7.80llOO hogs 179 8.70 24 steers ..1206 7.S0 1 hog 510 7.70 26 steers ..1175 7.8S 2 hogs ... 295 8.20 26 steers ..1047 7.25)205 hogs ... 176 8.70 26 steers ..1054 7.25. 5 hogs 262 7.65 24 steers ..1104 7.86l0S hogs 172 8.65 1 cow .... 950 7.00 85 hogs ... 17-6 8.5 1 bull 1690 6.00128 lambs .. 85 6.25 25 bulls ...1175 6.50 51 lambs .. 91,6.00 1 steer ...1210 7.85 11 steers ,.124tr; fi.00 1 bull 1420 5.35 27 steers ..lOi'f 7.40 Scows ... 918 6.20 27 steers ..1074'. 7.40 3 steers .. 863 7.00 3 steers ..1210 7.25 27 steers ..1131 7.85 1 bull ....1410,5.50 23 steers ..1133 7.85 1 bull 1360 5.50 Scows ...1136 7.00 1 bull 1860 5.50 24 steers ..1124 7.85 23 steers ..1232 7.65 24 steers ..1306 7.75 3 cows 1123 6.00 24 steers ..1350 7.85 51 lambs .. 91 6.00 1 cow 899 5.50 27 y. wethers 78 6.85 1 calf 170 8.50 99 wethers.. 99 5.55 2 calves .. 165 8.50 174 wethers. . 94 5.40 1 calf .... 400 6.00 327 wethers. . SO 5.40 1 cow 920 6.45 12 hogs 164 8.70 15 steers ..1033 7.75 5 steers ..1164 7.60 1 bull 1940 5.00 1 steer 1211 8.20 13 steers ..1039 7.75 20 steers ..1006 7.35 29 steers .. 898 7.65 28 steers .. 998 7.80 1 steer ...1460 8.25 . 7 cows "...1420 7.2b 27 steers ..1209 8.00 1 cow . 1330 7.00 27 steers ..1092 7.70 17 steers ..1815 8.00 23 steers ..1110 7.70 4 hogs 320 7.50 24 steers ..1100 7.70 1 hog .... 300 8.05 24 steers ..1094 7.70 100 hogs 167 8.55 2 stags ...1265 6.25 140 hogs ... 175 8.60 9 steers ..1180 7.40 72 hogs ... 18S 8.60 27 steers ..1132 8.00l09 hogs ... 201 8.70 12 steers ..1242 7.85 4 hogs ... 377 7.65 7 steers ..1017 7.25 3 hogs ... ;t 8.05 3 steers ..1297 7.75 68 hogs ... 182 8.55 9 steers ..1094 7.50 54 wethers.. 1J8 5. ."5 26 steers ..1183 8.20 96 wethers.. 84 5.55 30 steers .. 944 8.15 45 m. sheep. 98 4.50 25 steers .-.1185 8.00 3 cows 1473 7. (10 1 steer ...1140 7.50 26 steers ..1130 8.26 1 bull ....1250 5.15 298 sheep .. 79 5.00 9 cows ...1099 7.00 10 sheep .. 125 4.65 3 cows ...1123 6.00 95 hogs ... 200 8.70 95 hogs ... 191 8.65 104 hogs, 156 S.55 3 hogs ... 410 7.65 2 hogs ... 310 S.05 73 hogs,... 9t 8.25 8 hogs ... 4O0 7.20 100 hogs ... 1S8 8.65 95 hogs ... 160 8.40 1 hog .... 400 7.6Sl37 wethers. . 89 6.05 34 hogs 173 8.65;256 wethers.. 87 5.05 96 hogs ... 176 8. 0i6C wethers.. 89 5.05 1 hog 2S0 7.60 J0 hogs 195 8.60 99 hogs ... 188 8.60I1U.1 hogs ... 179 8.60 5 hogs ... 354 7.60 3 hogs ... 240 7.60 104 hogs ... 1S9 8.60 1 hog .... 350 8.O0 104 hogs 189 8.60 25 hogs ... 154 8.60 1 hog .... 310 8.10 89 hogs ... 136 8.50 Current local quotations on the various classes of livestock follow: Prime steers .............. J7.50S$S.20 7.30fr 7.50 Choice ' steers Medium steers ............ Choice cows .............. .... 7.00W 7.25 . ... 6.25 iff 7.O0 Medium cows .............. , ... 6.0li 6.25 Heifers S.OOg) 7.25 Light calves S.OOW .O0 Heavy calves S.OOff 7.50 Bulls Stags fi.OOii 6.25 S.OO 7.5 Hgs Light Heavy .......... Sheep Lambs, wool Lambs, sheared .. Wethers, wool ... Wethers, sheared Ewes, wool Ewes, sheared . . . 8.005 8.70 7.00 W 7.70 .50 TJ 6.75 5.7S 6.00 6.75j 6.00 5.25ti S.50 4.75 W 6 00 B.Io jf 5.50 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., April 27. Hogs S.35 8.40; light. 8.3T S.40: pigs, 7.60 8.25: bulk of sales. 8.3o 428.40. Cattle Receipts, 3600; market, stronger. Native steers. $7.60(89; native cows and heifers. S6.253S.25: Western steers SH r.llifn 8.30; Texas steers. S63T.75; Texas cows ana neuers. sa.s.'u7.3.'i: calves. tS.o0ijil0.50. Sheep Receipts. 4000; market, steady. Yearlings. IB.80Sr7.40; wethers, ?tS.3O.U0: lambs. $7.50S.2T. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. April 27. Hogs Receipts, 33,. 000: market, steady to a shada above Sat urday's average. Bulk of sales, $8.85 8.75 light and mixed. $8.558.SO: heavy. $S.35 8.75; rough, $8.3568.45; pigs. $J.308.30. Cattle ReceitltS. 20.OOO mrWt .lnw iron- erally steady. Beeves. $7.109.40: Texas steers, i.xoa. 8.2U; Western steers. $78.10; stockers and feeders. $5.3038.20: cows and ueuerrs. ja.iua.oo; calves. stKgig.uo. Sheep Receipts. 23,0fH); macket, steady. Native, $.".206.C5; Western, $5.30'86.75; yearlings. $5.706.7.40: lambs, native, $6.15 3.10; Western $.20lfr -8.35. SHORTS - IN STAMPEDE ALARMED BY CHANGE IN MEXICAN SITUATION. Rush to Cover Causes Rapid Rise In Stork Prices London Market Is Higher. NEW YORK, April 27. The sudden shift In the Mexican situation caused a complete reversal in the stock market today. The proposal for mediation and Huerts's re ported acceptance came at a time when the market had been sold out and wss in an exceptionally strong position technically. Shorts were stampeded and for half an hour after the opening trading wss excited First prices were 1 to 4 points higher. The movement in Mexican petroleum was spec' tacular. This stock lost 11 points last week' on account of fears of damage to Its prop erty located in Mexico. It opened 10 points higher today and then bounded up to 68, an advance of 15. As soon as the rush was over the pries fell back swiftly. At the close it had lost all its 15-polnt gain and a point more. Smelting, which also has large Interests In Mexico, made an exceptional opening gain of 4 points. Every part of the list showed decided strength, but the upturn was due principally to covering The prospect cf so lution of the Mexican problem by mediation was considered too uncertain to Justify confident trading on the long side. . A few stocks, including Lehigh Valley and Ca nadian Pacific, showed losses at the close. Colorado Iron, Influenced by the disastrous Colorado strike, was heavy. - London played a large part In the day's movement. American stocks there moved up strongly before the opening here. Bones were irregular. Total sales, $1, 675.0UO. United States bonds unchanged on call. CLOSIXO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis building, Portland. Open. High. Low. Close. Ains-unai 4U A ma. I Copper.. 28.800 Am Beet Sugar. 5oO Am, Can Co.... 6,70t do preferred..- 4 (JO Am Car & Fdy. fcOtf Am Cotton Oil. ...... Am Sraet & Rfg 14,200 do preferred.. 400 Am Sugar 2u0 10 9tt 9tt 71 H 20 Si -, 47. i 70 20 70H SO 38 V, 98 V4 BS4 89 8H ts do preferred lot Am Tel & Tel.. 200 120 119 Ut Am rooacco.. . tvuu 21ito 220 Anaconda 1,800 Atl Coast Line. 100 A T Ac Santa Fa 3,0u0 do preferred Bait & Ohio... 1.K0O 3H 33 32 117Vi 117"4 117V, 94S l3!a KiH 89 V, 8SVi 5 tsrooK Kap Tr.. 3.10O Canadian Pac. 23.70O 19 1KV 1S7 C Sc. o. l.aoo 51 Vi 51 C & G W C & X W. C M 6c St F Central Leather Central ol N J. . Chlno Col Fnel Iron Colo Southern.. . Consol Gas .... D L. A W , Dlst Securities. . . Erie Gen Electric... 11 11 V, 11V4 600 131 120 V 129 5.4U SiSH 2,500 35 97 9oV4 34 Vi 2118 2S 3.20O 5.000 394 28 n8 v 24 100 128 128 12 .... 3I2 14 1.400 - 27 800 144 2 143 2tJ 142 Vs Gt Northern Or, 1,800 80 V, 23 Vi 2U do preferred.. 2.S0O 121 120 120 Illinois Central 108 Interboro-Met . 1.10O 14 13 13 Interna Harv 100 K C Southern.. 3O0 24 23 23 Lehigh Valley. Louis & Nash. 5.80O 135H 133 134 132 Mexican Cent.. 2O0 10 , 8 t tt sr s at ou hi ini in Mo Kan & Tex. 40U 15 V4 15 15V4 Missouri Pacific 2. SOU 20 xa 19 44 127 120 67 ssva 25 National Lead.. ..... National Biscuit...... ..... do preferred.. New Haven.... 2,200 68 7 88 N Y Central O.IKJO 89 'A N T Ont & W. . 20O 25 25 Norfolk A West 3iM 102 102 101 North American 1,200 Northern Pac. 1.700 108 107 Vi 107 Pacific Mall... Pacific T & T 1U0 2? 22 Vs 22 100 25 Va 25 86 do preferred. Pennsylvania . 1.00O 110 100 109 Heading 52,700 15 158 150 Republic S & I. ,1,700 21 21 Vi 20 3 8S 23 13S 151 81 -Rock Island... ruo 10.50O 1.00O 3 ss 23 13U Southern Pac... Southern Ry... 8 23 Texas Ull. . 700 140V, Union Pacific. 31,300 152 151 do preferred.. U Rds of S F. . U S Steel . . . . . 15 57 57 72.9tO 88 2.100 108 no Dref erred. . 107 107 Utah Copper 6.SOO 53 51 61 73 01 50 western union. T'io l in. Westing Elec... 1,800 73 71 Wis central... ..... ..... 38 Total shares, 3S4.300. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co.. Board of Trade building, Portland, Or. Atch. Gen. 4s 05 Atl. Coast Line, 1st 4S B & O Gold 4s B R T 43 Ches. & O. 4s 94 4 94 88 94 87 03 94 C M Sc St P Gen 4s rr R I Col 4s .102 102 33 Vi 33 Cal Gas 5s 93 96 75' " 4 55 82 04 05 93 9B 72 75 95 33 S3 95 2 97 C B Q Joint 4s Erie Gen 4s Int Met 4s Louisville & Nasn un 4s Missouri Pac 4s.. NYC Gen 3s N" W 1st Con 4s Northern Pac 4s Oregon Short Line Ref 4s.... 5M1 07 Pac Tel hb Penna Con 4s....... Reading Gen 4s St L & San Fran Ref 4s ...101 101 .04 95 .77 77 So P Ref 4s ..91 . . S9V4 92 S P Col 4s 90 So Ry 5s So Ry 4s ..104 105 . . 73 . . 56 73 58 93 In Ry Inv -is I'n Pac 1st and Bet 4s 17 S Steel Bs , .102 102 West Shore 4s 53 Wabash 4s 95 87 ! 97 15 88 98 98 I02 I02 lll W house Elec cv 5s.......... United States 2s registered., do coupon - United States '3s registered. . .101 do coupon .....101 United States 4s registered.. 109 do coupon -. . ..109 Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, April 27. Closing quotations: Allouez :t7'.N!pisslng Mines. 6 Atrial Copper .. 70North Butte 24 A Z L Sm 16 1 North Lake .... 1 Arizona Com... 4 Old Dominion... 47 Calumet & Ariz. 62 'Osceloa 71 Cal & Hecla 415 jQulncy 57 5 26 1 Centennial 14 Cop Range C C 85 K Butte Cop M. IO Franklin 4 Granby Con. 76 Greene Cananea 27 I Royalle Cop 17 l.ake copper ... 5 La Salle Copper -4 Shannon ... Superior Sup & B M. . Tamarack . . l U H 8 Ret & M 33 do preferred.. 43 Utah Consolid'd. 93 Utah Copper Co 5 Winona ........ 3 Miami copper 21 I Wolverine 39 42 IButte &. Sup'r... 32 Mohawk Nevada Con... 14! Bond Issue Indorsed. WASHINGTON, April 27. Indorsement was given by the Interstate Commerce Commission today to the proposal of the New York Central , & Hudson River Rail road Company to Issue $167,102,400 of 4 per cent mortgage bonds to take up out standing 3 per cent bonds, as a financial Incident to the consolidation of the New York Central and Lake Shore Railroads. Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. April 27. Call money steady, 101 per cent; closing bid, 11 per cent. Time loans, weaker; 60 days, 2 93 per cent; w days, 3 per cent; six montns, 3 per cent. Mercantile paper. 4 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady. Sixty days, $4.8525; demand, $4.8765. Commercial bills. $4.84. Bar silver. 50 c. Mexican dollars. 45c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. irregular. FRANCISCO. April 27. Sliver bars 59; Mexican dollars, 46; drafts, sight. par: do. telegraph. 02. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.85; do. sight, $4.87. LONDON. April 27. Bar silver, steady, 27 3-16d per ounce: money. per cent:; short bills. 22 per cent; three montns' bins, U-- per cent. Coffee and) Sugar. NEW TORK. April 27. The coffee mar ket was lower today under scattering liqui dation, easier European cables, reports of declines In the cost snd freight market and lacge primary receipts. Opening; was bare ly steady 13 to 16 lower and prices eased still further during the day. Close was steady 20 to 24 net lower. Sales, 39,000. April, 8.80c; May, 8.30c; July, 8.47c; August, 8.56c; October. 8.73c; December, 8.89c; Jan. uary. 8-96c; March. 9.10c. Spot quiet. Rio No. 7, 8c; Santos No. 4, llc. Mild dull; Cordova. 1216c, nominal. Raw sugar f4em : molasses, 2.36; centri fugal. 3.01; refined steady; cut loaf. 5.05; crushed, 4.95; mold "A," 4.60; cubes, 4.15; XXXX powdered; 4.05; powdered. 4.00; fine granulated. 3.90; diamond A, S.90; confec tioners A, 3.80; No. 1. 3.65. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, April 27. Copper quiet. Spot and June, 18.37 u' n.uo; electrolytic, it..'5; lake, nominal; castings, la.a i r w 14. w. Tin nrm. Spot, 34.65 34.85 ; July. 34.85 35.10. Antimony dull. Cooksons. 7.25. ' Iron quiet. No. 1 Northern, 15.20 6' 16.00. rso. z iorinern. ij.oui(fio.fa; r.o. 1 aoutn era. 13. 00010. 50: No. 2 Southern, 14.50( 15.00. Lead firm. 3. 85cf3. 95c. London. 18 15s. Spelter easy. 5.00 5. 15c; London, 21 12s 6d. Hops, Etc., at New York. NEW YORK. April 27. Hops quiet; state common to choice 1913, 3541c: 1912. 159 18c; Pacific Coast 1913, 19 21c; 1912, 15 18c. Hides steady: Bogota, 2829c; Cen tral America. 28 c Wool steady; domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 27c. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, April 27. "Butter, steady Creameries. 184J24C. - E?gs, steady; receipts, 32,901 cases; at msrk, cases included. 17o1bc: ordinary flrsts. 1718c firsts. 1SS19C. Cheese. steady. Daisies, 16 17c: twins, 1616c; Young Americas. 15 816c; long norns, lutpioc. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. April 27. Spot cotton quiet. Middlings, 13.25; gull, 18.50. BUS EASE WHEAT Crop News of More Effect Than Mexican Developments. NET DECLINES AT CLOSE International and Domestic Weekly Statistics Discounted Corn and Oats Also Ixwer War Scare Falls in Provisions Pit. CHICAGO. April 27. Beneficial rains throunh the Winter and Spring crop belts had much more Influence in making tne wheat market bearish today than came from the assumed outlook for peace. The close, which was comparatively steady, showed o to c. to c net decline.. Other leading staples, as well as wheat, all finished at a loss corn, c to c: oats. H o to c. and provisions 5t7c to 5C Weather and crop news almost monopo lized attention In the wheat pit. Except la May wheat, rallies proved of little Impor tance. The effect of world shipments dwindling and of a big decrease in the domestic supply" seemed to have been dis counted beforehand. Corn values ranged lower in sympathy with wheat and as a result of the failure of cash 'demand to follow the recent upturn. Weakness In corn spread to the oats mar ket, which was also affected by weather favorable for giving the new crop a good start. In- the provision crowd, selllnjr by longs and puckers made quotations sutler zrom the start. Ideas or profits from a war bulse seemed for the time to nave vanianea. Closing futures were as follows: WHEAT. May $ .93 $ .2 July 87 8S. septemDer .m-a CORN. May 65 .65 July so .641, September 6s .(. OATS. May .37 .37 July 37 .37 September .6 PORK. May 19.7$ July 19.93 LARD. May 9.92 July 1L10 RIBS. May 10.90 July 11.U5 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red. 9c: No. 3 red. 94 95c; No. 2 hard, 93:94c; No. 3 hard. 92 &93c; No. 2 Northern. 95rc; No. 3 Northern, 93&.95c; No. 2 Spring, 05 96c; No. 3 Spring. 94c. corn ro. 'z, bc; .n o. 3 yetiow, ivtvsc; No. 3. 65 is 68c; No. 3 white, 68c; No. 3 yel low, 67&67c. Rye .No. 2. bic. Barley 49 (& 66c Timothys $2.754.30. Clover $80 11. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.62 1.63 ; red Russian, $1.01 a 1.6 ; Turkey rea, xi.ezvi f? 1.65; bluestem. $1.7001.72; feed barley, SI: hrewinr barley, nominal: white oats. $1.251.26; bran, $24.50(o25: middlings, fSO'&al; shorts, $26&26.50. Call board Wheat weak. No trading. Bar ley weak. December $1.02; May, $9Sc bid, 98c asked; May brewing, $1.06 asked, spot, 97 c; spot Port Costa, 96 bid, U7 asked. Pugct Sound Wheat Markets. TACOMA. April 27. Wheat Bluestem. 96c; fortyfold, D2c; club, 91c; red Fife. 90c Car receipts, wneat 12, parley 2. nay o. SEATTLE. April 27. Wheat Bluestem. 95c; fortyfold, 91c; club, 81c; Fife, 0c; red Russian, 8Uc Yesterday's car receipts. wheat 6, flour 13, bay 10, corn 2, oats 8. barley 5. European Grain Markets. LONDON, April 27. Cargoes on passage firm. English country marketa firm. French country markets firm. LIVERPOOL. April 27. Wheat Spot steady. Futures easy. May, 7a 2d; July, 7s 2d; October, 7s 1J. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April 27. Wheat May. 90c: July. 91c; No. 1 hard. 95c; No. 1 Northern. 92 94: No. 2 Northern. 9O0 93c; No. 3 wheat. 8789c. Barley, 43 if 57c. Flax, $l.SO O 1.63. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE' MARKET Pricea Quoted at the Bay CUT on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. Fruit Pineapples. $1.50i'2; apples, Newtown Pip pins. 1.25 1.75: Hoover, 11.25 L50; No. 8. 60c-S?$l; Mexican limes, $9gl0; California lemons. $1.75 lu" 3. 50. Potatoes Delta whites. 408oc; Ore gon Burbanks, 90c9$1.25; sweats. $2-10(9 2.15. Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse, $1; green peas, $1.2502 per sack. Eggs Fancy ranch, 22 c; store, 21c Onions Australian. $4.25. Cheese Young American, 15lc; new, 12 ft 13c Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; seconds, 22. Receipts Flour, 8846 quarters; barley, 450 centals; potatoes. 4160 sacks; hay, 483 tons. Dulath Unseed Market. Dn.L'TH, April 27. Linseed, $1.53; Jul $1.55; May. $1.53. Etgln Butter Market. ELGIN, I1U. April 27. Butter, 23c; mar ket, steady. Hops at Iondon. LIVERPOOL. April 27. Hops at London (Pacific Coast . 4f5. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Or.. April 27. Maximum temperature, 53.4 degreess minimum, 41.2 degrees. River reading, S A. M.. 10. feet; change in last 24 hours. nil. Total rainfall. 5 P. M. to S P. M . 0.10 Inch; total rainfall since September 1. 1913. 35.73 inches; normal, 39.54 Inches; deficiency. 3.81 inches. Total sunshine, 4 hours 6 minutes; possible. 14 hours 9 minutes. Barometer (re duced to sea level) 5 P. M., 30.21 Inches. THE WEATHER. Wind STATIONS. Stats at weaibei Baker Boise ......... Boston Calgary Chicago Colfax Denver ....... les Moines Duluth Eureka ....... Galveston Helena Jacksonville Kansas City . . . Klamath Falls . Laurler Los Angeles . . . Marshfleld Medford Montreal New Orleans . . New York North Head ... North Yakima . Pendleton ..... Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg ...... Sacramento .... St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle Spokane ....... Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla Walla . .. Washington ... Winnipeg 4410. 50 0. 48:0. 62 0. 78,'0. 53 0. 44 0. 76iO. li ,N 26 8- XV 82 t.VE ISnow Wl Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear E 00:12iSE 42 (NE 00 calm i-i w i nam 561 SiSW tCloudy SO 0 0 1 2 8 j N E Rain 00 16IN 'rCloudy R20. 740. 46 0. 22'26'H iRain 04:10iXE Rain 8. 76iO. 46 0. 62 0. SS 0. 50. BS 0. 0'0. 84-0. 6O0. 4S0 . M0. B6 0. 80 0. SO'O. 53 0. 5 0. 64 0. 76 0. 68;0. 5S'0. 5 0. 52 0. eoio. 52 0. 5210. 64 0. 720. 36 0 . 001 8,SE jCloudy 10(10 S ICloudy 00 O NWjPt. cloudy 141 6ISE Rain 6SE ICloudy lOiNW'fClear ( XWPL cloudy 4SE IClear 10 SE Pt. cloudy 28 NE (Cloudy 14 NWIClear 8 NW'cioudy 6;W IClear 4N IClear 12;SW Clear s. w itain 8;NW Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Rain Pt- cloudy Clear Rain S!SW 2816S 041 NE 00ll4iNW 0ll4IW 80jl0!E 101 4SW 4SI10ISW Cloudy teloudy S8.14W Pt. cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy 6INW 6 N 26I.NE ICloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. A small high-pressure area Is central off the mouth of the Columbia River and a large high-pressure area is central north of the Dakotas. A shallow disturbance extends from New Mexico northeastward to Iowa and the barometer Is relatively lour over LADD & TILTON BANK Established Capital and Surplus S2,000,000 Commercial and Savings Deposits n w R s'l k BUS I -Ucfi Co Sailings from sailing .ORRAINE May IS tFRANCE(new) May 17 I.A f AVOre Jane IB K4 EM t. May su 'IA UQlfcSrt win-screw atesmer. fit- s SPECIAL SATIKDAT BsILWOS IHO.U .NEW YORK, I P. M. E CLASS CAfllM till aao J I c. w. ."1 I C. M. , I H. IH -S f t. Wi CHICAGO, May f K4M HAMIU-Ar. May 23, Stluaer 80 Gib st. t A. D. Charlton. 835 Morrlaoa St.; E. M. Taylor. A nt. p. R.: llorvey B. Smith. 69 6th -.; A. ('. Sheldon. 100 Sd st.t kson. S4S Vatntngton St.; North Bank Bo ad. 6 Lb. and fetark sta.2 E. lker. agent Cnlon I'aclfle Railway. British Columbia. Showers and thunder iturms have occurred generally In the North Pacific States and nearly everywhere between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. It is much cooler in Eastern Wash ington. Idaho. Montana. Wyoming, the Da kotas and Northern Minnesota and corre spondingly warmer In the Lower Lake Re gion and Upper Ohio Valley. The conditions are favorable for fair weather In this district Tuesday except in Washington and Northern Idaho, where it will continue unsettled and showery. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Tuesday fair and warmer; westerly winds. Oregon Tuosday fair and warmer; west erly winds. Washington Tuesday showers; winds mostly westerly. Idaho Tuesday fair south, showers north portion. EDWARD A. BEALS. District Forecaster. 2 MEN TELL MAIL THEFT FLOYD THOMAS AND IVAN FOLTZ GET 45 CENTS IX ROBBERY.- Sheriff Qulnr, of Donglas County, Con fronts Section Hand and Confession, Implicating Partner, Follovra. ROSEBURG, Or., April 27. (SpociaL) Floyd Thomas, aged 28, and Ivan Foltz, aged 21, both or juyme creek, were arrested this afternoon for rob bing: four sacks of mail and the till In the Myrtle Creek depot last night. They confessed their crime when Sher iff Quine accused them. Their entire loot amounted to only 45 cents, which they extracted from the cash drawer. None of the four sacks of mail contained a cent. The boys are suspected of a number of crimes In Myrtle Creek, including the robbing of a safe, a store and sev eral other petty crimes. Theis detec tion came about through their use of a speeder, which they ran to the Myrtle Creek River bridge and, with the mall bags, dumped off the bridge in 2a feet of water. Sheriff Quine felt that someone who knew the location of the key to the speeder had committed the crime. Thomas had been working on the sec tion. By elimination Thomas was con sidered with most suspicion and forced to confess. Both men live with their families in Myrtle Creek. COLUMBIA MINES LAID SUBMARINE FIELDS SET IX NORTH AND SOtTTII CHANNELS. Tarsrrt Ransre for Bejrulara and Ore srosi Artillery Rrserres Is Being Cleared for Immediate Pravrtlce. FORT STEVENS, Or.. April 27. (Special) While Infantry maneuvers at Fort Stevens have not abated to any material extent renewed activity in purely artillery lines is commencing nevertheless to take its place, espe cially in the laying of submarine mines. The mine-planter Ringgold, assisted by both the steamer Fornance and the Manzanita. are now actively employed in the work of laying cables and mines at the mouth of th river. A mine field was planted in both the north and south channels of the Columbia this morning, under the supervision of Lieutenant Townee, Thirty-fourth Com pany, and Lieutenant Cowley, of the mine-planter Ringgold. The target range is being cleared up for immedi ate use and, it is thought, will be used for both the regulars and the Oregon Coast Artillery reserves, in the event they are ordered, here, which is ex pected. It is also understood that target practice will be held with the three inch field pieces. Though the artillery men have been trained in the operation of these pieces, this will bo the first time that they will have been used in actual target practice. They are a very effective weapon at from 3000 to 7000 yards and are designed to protect the coast defense personnel from flank attack and the maneuvers of possible landing parties. RAILROAD BEING TORN UP Lumber I vine IYom Thrall to Poke-gema-IVill Be nismajitled. ASHLAND, Or.. April 27. (Special.) The work of dismantling the Klam ath Lake Railway. extending from Thrall, Cal.. to Pokegema, in Southern Oregon, will be well under way by May 1. The length of the road is 25 miles. Built and equipped for logging operations, it was planned to extend it to Klamath Falls as a line for general traffic, but the Southern Pacific ex tension north from Weed forestalled this. The line is said to have cost over $1,500,000. It had been controlled suc cessively by various lumber corpora tions until taken over by the Weyer haeusers. A substantial iron bridge over the Klamath River is an impor tant part of its equipment- This may be disposed of to Siskiyou County for general highway purposes. IRRIGATION IS PROMISED Rognc River Company Promises Wa ter for 60,000 Acres. GRANTS PASS, Or., April 27. (Spe cial.) The Rogue River Public Serv ice Corporation has issued a statement promising irrigation for 60,000 acres of land In Rogue River Valley. This company now owns and controls over 2000 acres of land, the Oolden Drtft power plant and water rights: Gold Hill power plant and water rights; old hi Kb line ditch of Gold Hill Fewer mpa-.4nie- Gener&le Tr&nsatlantique Direct Line to Havre-Tarts (France). New York every Wednesday, 10 A. M. France (new) Wed. May 6 r. uhv a -Mr rfc k r. rfu. i fvjuadruple-screw steamer. lUlliu-Li.ii.-i r-ahreugers uniy. Company, together with the present system of Irrigation ditches, and has permits from the State of Oregon to use the waters of Rogue River above Gold Hill and others at Rock Point. Savage Rapids and Hell Gate Canyon, on Rogue River. Widow Sues for $35,000. . LEWISTOX. Idaho. April 27. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Elizabeth Smith vs. the Camas Prairie Railroad Company is the title of an action filed in the Dis trict Court suing the defendant for $35,000. The plaintiff is the widow of the late Charles J I. Smith, who was killed by the Rlparla passenger train at the rear of the Idaho Ice & Cold Storage Company on the evening of November 17. 1913. "Bitulithic" pavement possesses the good points of other kinds of pavement withoiit any known .weaknesses. J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS. IUINDS. GRAIN AND COXIOM, aKMiUili8 KKW TORK STOCK EXCHANGB. CHICAGO BOAEO OF TBAOK. NEW I'ORK IJO HON tXCMA.VtJlt, THIS blOCK AND BOND KSXllANGB. SAN FRANCISCO. POBTLAHD OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street, Phonei Marshall SS58. A 4187. TRAVEU.R.H- CCIDB. Royal Mail Steamships Th Line of Good Service" SCENIC ST. LAWRENCE ROUTE The JVKW TIIRDIM: Quadruple-Screw S. S. "ALSATIAN" and S. S. "CALGARIAN" IAltG EST I BST K A STEST CANADIAN KlllTt! 3 Weekly Sailings Montreal-Quebec Liverpool-Glasgow-Havre-London Oeeaua fuaice Ieaa Thau 4 Uara. Summer reservation lists now open. Early bookings recommended. Send top descriptive Booklet "(J." For full par ticulars as to sailings, rates, etc. apply to Jocal Agent or ALLAN dt CO. Graeral Aarenta, 127 North Dearborn Street. Chicago. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NEW ZBAJLAND Round Trip It ate; lt daH to Tahiti $135. to UeUlnstoa $167 AO, to bjrdner 3M. pelkil l'afciiic Ocohd 'lour itnciudlns South tie a ls.es;. 1st ctss. Hound the World Utc on application. Regular throufc service from. an Franciaco. S, g. Moana lO.0W tons sails May ZZ S. a "Wiilochra 02.000 too a), sails Juo 14 3. S. Tahiti (1.000 tons) saila July Send for pamphlet. TTnlo Stramsliip Co. of New ZeaJand, Ltd. Offloa: 679 Market street, baa JTrajiclsco. or local S. . and R. R. agent. ...- AND SAN OLLOO. YUCATAN WEDNESDAY. APRIL 29. COOS BAY AND El'KEKA S. S. 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