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TTTE MOTIXTXG OREGON! AN. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1914. 19 PRUNE CROP SILL Prospects in Northwest Are Not Encouraging. LOW LA NETS HIT WORST With Outlook Uncertain but Little Business Is Done ' by Packers. - Advance In California. Market ' Checked Estimate for State. The outlook (or the prune crop In tbe N'orthwwt this season is far from encour arinc. In orchards situated on lowland the crop will be almost a total failure. Hill orchards, however, and these com prise a hlgh percentage of the total acre axe, look fairly well. In some instances a full crop is expected in these orchards, lint In some of the others not over half a crop. No accurate estimate or even in telligent guess can be made at this time of the probable output of prunes in Ore gon and 'Washington. The present unsatisfactory condition is due to the prevalence of excessive cold rains, which have prevented pollenization In some instances and have also prevented the sap from flowing as It should to sup port the fruit. Very tittle. If any,' business has been done : yet by packers. Growers, realizing this, of course, are not Inclined to open negotiations for tbe sale of their fruit. About 10 days ago the buying price in California went to a high figure. That market, however, is now about half a cent lower than the highest point that was reached for the new crop. In view of the uncertainty of the situation, Euro pean and Kastern buyers are making no Inquiries. Europe, in fact, is not Inclined to take prunes at extreme high prices. The attitude of buyers in Europe and the East tn respect to prunes Is about the same as regards other commodities. When the market gets above the normal stage they prefer to wait and buy the article as it is needed instead of speculating in futures. Commenting on the California crop out look, the California Fruit Grower of latest date says: There is apparently no possibility but that the California prune crop this year will be very small. We do not definitely want to estimate any particular figure exactly, but we shall be very much mistaken if the crop runs materially above, last year's figures. Santa Clara Valley is now es timated by good authorities to have In the neighborhood of 40.000,000 pounds dried as a maximum prospect. Districts outside of the Santa Clara Valley are not showing up as well in proportion; many sections in the northern end of the state have even smaller proportionate crops. From this it can be seen what the situation is In a general way." Mall advices from Vienna, dated April 9, say the carry-over stock of prunes con sists of only 10 cars in Bosnia, 30 cars in Servla and about 60 cars in Budapest, a supply that will be exhausted before the arrival of the new crop. The report says of crop prospects: "As the prospects for new crops, up to this time nothing unfavorable is to be reported. The trees have passed the Win ter In good condition and the cold weather in March bad a tendency to somewhat de lay tbe blossoming period. Under the ar rangements made between all the exporters and dealers, new goods will not be offered before the end of July." WOOL MEEDS BETTER HAJiDLLNO I-arge Part of Value of American Crop Is Lost Annually. A preliminary report of the Investigation into the methods of marketing American wool, now being conducted by the United Slates Department of Agriculture, indicates that lO to 2U per cent of tho value of the croD is lost annually through the neglect of a few simple measures. Under existing conditions, when American and Australian wools lie side by side in the warehouse, the poor handling of American wools is so noticeable that the price is inevitably af fected. This handicap would be removed to a great extent if all growers would agree to do four things. Sack ewe, lamb and buck fleeces in separate sacks; shear black sheen separately and keep the fleeces sep arate: tie the fleeces with paper twine, which does not adhere to the wool; remove the tags or dung locks and put them in separate sacks, marked to show their con tents. In the opinion of the investigators the reforms already mentioned would be suf ficient for the present to put American wool In a different light. Later It may be advisable to adopt the Australian methods of "skirting," or removing from the fleece the wool of the legs and belly, and grading before aacking. but this is not urged now. CASC'ARA rEEf-NTS WITil. START IX MAY According; to English Handler, Price Is Now Too Low. Peeling of eascara bark will begin in this state In the coming month. A few small lots of old bark are being picked up now and then at around & cents. Stocks are not believed to be large. London mall ad vices said -of eascara bark: "This valuable drug is too cheap and some of the big American houses have been watching it for years now, carrying big slocks in the meantime in order to gauge the right time to increase their holdings four-fold. Business has been done at 23s Melt and spot is worth 37a We might mention some 70s; holders here (bought years ago) are still hanging on. Stocks in warehouses still large, but only let a little boomlet come along and then every one says they have none, but want to buj. That's the drug trade. The old Pacific Coast combination seems as far off as ever." LIMITED DEMAND ES WHEAT MARKET Oats Are Holding Steady No Inquiry for t'eea Barley. There is a little demand for wheat and a small amount of -business is passing daily, but the market lacks snap. Buyers are quoting a lower range of prices, but this is not having the effect on sellers that would be the case if supplies in the country were larger. The oats market is fairly steady, with relatively better prices prevailing at points east of the mountains than here. There is , practically no demand for feed barley, but there Is a little inquiry for brewing baric, at V-2.50. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay Monday 39 .12 Jl 3 11' Tuesday 13 23 10 3 5 Tear ago .... 8 7 2 17 Reason to d'te 1H21S 2438 24 K 7 1543 2497 Tear ago 15691 2123 2134 1458 1977 OREGON STRAWBERRIES PLENTIFUL Good Supply of Florins Is Doe Today. Orange Market Higher. Oregon berries are beginning to arrive more freely from southern parts of the Valley. Soma are In fair condition, but . many are not more than half ripe. A few days of warm weather would Improve the receipts materially. Yesterday's arrivals sold from 94 to 15-iS a crate Several email shipments of Fresno and Florin berries were received. The Fresno fruit was of the Marshall variety and sold at $2.25. A large shipment of Florins Is due today and will sell at SI. 75 for Jessies and gx.? for Dollars. The orange market is firm and higher In uoaaa to tlie sharp advance in the South. The beet fruit Is now selling locally at $2.75. A car of cabbage was received and a car of lettuce and a mixed car of Texas onions are due today. HOP VINES ARE TOUCHED BY FROST. Three Hundred Bales of New-Crop Are Bought at Fifteen Cents. : Reports were received yesterday from number of hopgrowing sections of damage to the vines caused by the recent frosts. In some yards, where the early growth was considered too rank, the plant had been cut back, and this followed by frost has left the yards looklnar noorlv. A number of new-crop orders 'were on the market .yesterday. Harris & Lachmund have secured 300 bales on contract at 15 cents around St. Paul and Champoeg. No further business was reported in the spot market. The llonnar lot, the sale of which was announced in this column yes terday, - brought 16 cents. AJ0VANCK IN WOOLS AT LONDON Opening of Third Series of Auction Sales With American Competition. LONDON, April 23. There were 12.500 bales, principally cross-breds, offered at the opening of the third series of wool auction sales today. Competition was active, in cluding a demand for America. - Merinos and fine cross-breds ranged from unchanged to 5 per cent advance and other grades were firm and unchanged. Poultry Market Is Weak. From the way that the week has started, the indications are that poultry receipts will be liberal. Buying was not active yester day and the market was quoted weak. Dressed meats were unchanged. The egg market . was steady with no variation in price, and dealers were enabled to move the receipts without difficulty. There were no changes in the dairy pro duce market.- Mohair Sale at Scio Tomorrow. A pool sale of mohair will be held at Scio tomorrow afternoon. About 3750 fleeces will be offered. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern -cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Prmtanfl Sl t;2S.344 S2.V Stt7 Seattle :. 2.010.050 2SS.570 racoma ................ Jiu.awo .-. n:-t 1 Spokane C20.271 103.0S1 PORTLAND OARKKT UiOTAllO.Mv Oram, Floor, Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Club, 9081c; bluestem, 96c; forty-fold, 919c; red Russian, 8S$f-90c; valley, 9091c. FLOUR Patents. J4.si per barrel; straights. 34.20; exports, 3.80; valley, S4.S; graham. S4.0: whole wheat. $5. BARLEY Feed, 921.50 per ton; brewing. 322.60: ' rolled, $24.50 4$ 25.50. OATS No. 1 white, milling, $23 23.50 per ton. CORN Whole, $14; cracked. $35 per ton HAT No. 1 Eastern Oregon timothy. $16g17; mixed timothy. 314&15: valley grain hay. $12.5014; alfalfa. $1213.50. MILLFEED Bran, $24 24.50 per ton; shorts, S28Ii6.50; middlings. $32 33. Fruits and Vegetable. Loral jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FKUITS Oranges, navels. $2.26 i 1.75 per box; lemons, 33.754.60 per box. pineapples, be per pound, oanunas. 4e per-pounyd; grapefruit, Florida, S4.755.75 per box. VEGUTABLES Cucumbers, $1.75 02 per dozen; eggplant, 20c per pound; - peppers 30c per pound; radishes, 17o per dozen; head lettuce, $2 1 2.25 per crate; garlic 12c pound; artichokes, 5565o per dozen; celery, $3.754.25 crate; tomatoes. $44. 5u per crate; hothouse lettuce, 75c$l per box; spinach. 5c per lb.; horseradish. 8G?loc; rub barb. lc per lb.; cabbage, 2(&2&o per lb.; asparagus, $l&1.2o per dozen; peas, Sl&Juc per ib. ; beans. 12j)15c per lb. GREEN FRUIT Apples. $14f2.50 per box; strawberries. $1.7o2.25 per crate; Oregon, $4?5,25 per crate. OiSioNts uregou, per sack. $4.50; Texas, $2.2oti;2.7o per crate; California, $2.50 if 3 per crate. - POTATOES Oregon, 75c per hundred; buying prices. &060c at shipping points; sweet potatoes, $3.753 per crate; new ca.i fornia. 5y?6c per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, S1; car rots, &0c; parsnips. Woe; beets, $1. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. 18(&13c; candled, 1920c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 18c; broilers. aoc; turkeys, live. 2Uc; dressed, choice, 252tc; ducks, 17!&lSc; geese, 10&12c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, 18 Vic; Young Americas, l&VsC BUTTER Creamery prints, extra. Ho per pound: cubes. 22e- POKK. Fancy. 10 H Ho per pound. ViSAL Fancy, namto per pound, S'aple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: isALMON Columbia itlver. one-pound talis. $2.25 per aozen; hair-pound flats, $1.40; one-pouud fiats, $2.4i; Alaska pin, one-pound talis, auc; aUveratiies, oae-pouuu tails, $1.25. ilONttx Choice, $3.50 3.75 per case. HUTS Walnuts. 14ig20c per pound; Brazil nuts. 2uc; iiloeru. i4flc; almonds, IVitZ&a; peanuts, ewosc; cocoanuta, 11 per dozen, cliesiauu. bsjl0o pox pound; (aus, 14tU'lia. BEANb ouial. white, Be; large white, 4.8oc; Lima, Ic; pink. 6c; Mexican. jo. tayou, ttsc SUGAR Fruit and berry, $4.60; Honolulu plantation. $4.0. beet, $4.40; extra C. $.!: vuwdereu, 111 uarreos. .. COF.e-fc.Ji Roasteo, in arums, 10S2o per pound. SALT Granulated. $15.00 per ton; half ground, loos, iu.& per tun; avs, 411. so per ion, dairy, $14 per ton. K1CE No. 1 Japan. 4ft 5c; Southern nead. U14WHic; Inland. 5 to. 60. DRIED FKUITS Apples, loo per pound; apricota. 12140; peacnes. lttljc- prune. Italians, atiuc; currants, iffcc; raiama loose. Muscatel. tHJc; bleached Xnoinp. son, llfec; unbleached tiulLaua, fisc- seed ed. c; dates, Persian, ivifee per pound m.ii. $L4v per box. FIGS Package, 8 ox., K to box. Slaa . ickage. 10 oz., LS to box, eoc; white. 2a-ii" box, 41.76. biaca, 26-io box, $L?6j biaca. 60-lb box, 2.6u; black, lu-lb. box. jl i7 Caiarab candy tig iu-ib. oox, $e; Smyrna! per box. XLoU. I llowiaians HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 18 14 191,01 ij 14-pound, lslsiisllilaci 14 10 itwpouno. is is Willie; akuincu, le'mUuc; picnic, laa oollrd. 20c lHllJranC"' 2837i : tandaro. LUX SALT CURED Short clear backs. llSt1" "Prt" "Wittkc; "tripa, i l-ARD Tlerc basla Pure. UVaiiu.. compound. JUC ' Hope. Wool. Hides, Ste. HOPS 1912 crop prime and choice. ISO lt'.-jc; 1314 contracts, 14feftlac tH-lVTa Dry. 10c, ury snwt wool. To; dry shearinas. lc; gicea sneaiings. j.00; salted -beev. uucwtl; Spring iambs. la&xOo. HlDlid Salted hides, 14c per pound- la.t kip. 14c; salted caif. lc; gxoen hioea. lie' dry hiues, 2c; dry calf, aoc; salted culls! c per pound, green bulls, oo. i..WOi Valley. 184i20c; Eastern Oregon. loS--191 cUp' 2So Per CASCARA BARK Old ind new. 60 est poucd. FISH Halibut. No. 1. Tc per pound; No. S. Bic; salmon. 13c. Oils. KFhOSEltE kiater white, drums, bar-i-cls or tank wagon. 10c; special arums of jarrels, 13 tic; cases, 17 6-200.' QABOUNE Kulk, 16c; cases, 22o; motof Plrlt. bulk. 16c; cases. 23c Engine distil late, drums. 80; caaea, 15c Naptha, drama 15c. cases. 22c , ' ISSKED oil Raw. barrels. CSc; boliec 10c7 raw- cases, 600; boiled, cases, tankaf PUc!,TUiK111 "- 680 P" ": Metal Markets. VSF ,TO?K 28. Lead quiet, 3.85 5M; London. 19. Spelter dull. 6.05'S 5.15; London, 21 10a. Copper steady. Spot and June, 13.87 14 O iVS'i'i'ob."-251 lakB-nomlnal; 2 Antimony dnll. Cookson's, 7.25. Iron steady, unchanged. Chicago Dairy Prodncn. CHICAGO, April 28. Butter, eggs and cheese, unchsnged. Receipts, eggs 33 149 cases. .' Cotton Market. NEW IORK, April 28. Spot cotton quiet. Middling uplands, 13.10c: do gulf, 13.35c J nope t zvew xork. XRW VriHIC A -i 1 qs n . .-r&vjJB steady SHARP GAINS IDE Advances in Stocks v Range From One to Four Points. BONDS ARE ALSO FIRM Prices Move Up Steadily Tnronghout Day, Although Traders Are Cau tious About Operating on large 'Scale on Either- Side Market. ' NEW YORK. April 2S. From opening to close today the stock market moved upward. Trading was quiet and the' advance was slow, but the showing of strength was none the less pronounced and by the end of the day the upturn ran from 1 to 4 points. All classes of stocks Joined in the rise. Uncertainty regarding tbe Mexican situa tion was too great for operations on a large scale on either side of the market. Not knowing at what time the outlook might be completely changed. speculators pro ceeded cautiously and held down their com mitments. Short covering was the main spring of the movement. Missouri Pacific was under heavy pressure for a time and fell off 3 points to 16H. the lowest figure in. many years. A rise to new high levels for the year In foreign exchange was coincident with firmer private discounts abroad. Reports that a shipment of $2,000,000 to Paris had been ar ranged lacked verification. Bonds were firm. Total sales. $1,630,000. United States 2s registered declined lA on call. , 71 CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co.. Lewis building, Portland. Closing t Sales. High. Low. Bid. Allls-Chel 914 Amal Copper .. 24,4oO 72 "4 70 72 Am Beet Sugar. 200 20 20H 20'4 Am Can Co .... 4,."KIO . 26 254 2(1 do preferred.. 300 e8.!i SS, S3 VI Am Car & Pdv.. 10O ti "fife ; Am Cotton OH.. 100 40 40 30 ii Am Smel & Ref 6.200 61 5014 . 61 do preferred.. 100 ftfl mi Am Sugar 100 100 100 JWV- do preferred.. ..... 110 Am Tel & Tel.. JtOrt imv. Iosi viil. Am Tobacco ... 000 22s 2231. 2iis " Anaconda 2, BOO 33 54 3314 33 Atl Coast Line. . '. ..... ..... lis A T & Santa Fe 2,200 93 94 i 03 i do preferred nou Bait & Ohio ... 1.400 90Vi 89 Brook R Trail . 2.O0( nn 1.: so oa Canadian Pac. . 2S.5H0 1S1H 1&83. lblVk C & O 1.700 52. 52 14 52 Z C & N W 100 130 130 130 C. M & St Paul. 2.30O KS34 07 BSU Central Leather. 6,000 35. 34 35 Central of N J 305 Chino 8.100 3974 30 3!('4 Col Fuel & Iron 1.4O0 2614 23 25 Col Southern v Consol Gas 300 130 129V4 12!)W 1 L & W 392 D & R U 500 1154 11 Vs 11 V4 Distilllnz Secur. 5oO lfi uu ir. Erie 8,(500 27 27 27 General Elec ... 200 144 144 143 Vk Gt North Ore .. SuO :;i 3014 31 ' Gt North pf ... 3,100 121 V 120 121 it Illinois Central 108 lnterboro Met .. 1,800 144 14 14V do preferred.. 5M 0ii fio uv. Inter Harvester. 30O ion 1024 102 M K C Southern .. 700 24 23 23 Lehigh Valley .. 12,000 137 134 130 Louis & Nash .. 1,000 133 133 132 Mexican Central 100 10 10 10V. M. S P A S S M lluu Mo, Kan & Tex. 200 15i 15 15 Mo Pacific 20.800 19 18 li 17 National Lead 44 Nat Biscuit ..... 127 do nref erred. . ..... lyo New Haven ... 1.700 69 67 X Y Central ... 4.100 IK 88 S9 N Y. Ont & Wea 300 26 25 23 Norfolk & West. 50O 102 302 102V- Northern Pac .. 4.10O 110 107 100 Pacific Mail ..... 100 23 - 23 23 Pacific T&T ..... $ do preferred. . ...... . ' . . . Pennsylvania ... 2,200 110 109 10!) People's -Gas 3J0 119 119 ISO Heading 60.400 162 159 1(12 Republlo S & I.. 1.60O 22 21 22 Rock Island Co. 300 3 3 3 Southern Pac ,. 13.40O 90 S8 0 ooumern tty ... -ww 2o 23 Texas Oil 30 140 140 140 Union Pacific ... B9.30O 153 151 1S2 do preferred.. 200 82 V. R2V; sj U S Steel 60 M00 58 . 57 58 do preferred.. 3. 300 108 107 107 Utah Copper .. 6,7H 54 52 53 Wabash 200 1 Western Union.. 1.100 60 60 60 Westing Elec ... 3.40O . 73 72 73 Wisconsin Cent 39 Total sales for the day. 415.300 shares. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck A Cooke Co., Board of Trade building, Portland, Or. Bid. Asked. A tell Oen 4s 95 95 Atl Coast Line 1st 4s.......... 95 94 B & O Gold 4s 93 94 B R T 4s 87i,. SSU C'hes & O 4s 92 .93 C M & St p Gen 4s 102 103 C R I Col 4s S3 33 Cal Gas 5s 93 93 C B Q joint 4s 96 96 Erie Gen 4s 72 Int Met 4s 73 73 ijoiusviiie & Nash La4 94 95 Missouri Pac 4s 5j 59 N Y C Gen 3V.S 824 S3 N & W 1st Con 4s 94 95 Northern Pac 4s 93 95 Oregon Short Line Ref 4s 90 91 pac Tel 5s 97 97 Penna Con 4s ....101 101 ivcauiiiK uen la. .............. . 14 1'4 '4 St. L & San Fran Ref 4s 77 78 So P Ref 4s 61 91 S P Col 4s gu 90 So P.y 5s 104 105 So Ry 4s 73 73 Un Ry Inv 4s 56 56 I'D Pac 1st and Ref 4s......... 93 - 94 U. S. Steel 6s ..102 102 West Shore 4s. ............... 93 93 Wabash 4s 51 - 53 W'house Elec cv 5s 94 94 Wisconsin Central 4 87 88 United state 2s registered..... 96 98 do preferred 97 98 United States 3s registered. .. .101 102 do coupon ...lol 102 United States 4s registered. .. lo 110 do coupon 109 ..... Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, April 28. Closing quotations: Allouez 39'Nevada Con 14l Amal Copper 72 Niplssing Mtnea. 64 " Am Z L t Sm 18 North Butte.... 24 Arizona Com.... 4iNorth Lake l' Calumet A- Ariz 63:01d Dominion... 47 Cal & Hecla....413 Osceola 72 Centennial .... 35SQulncy 58 C Range C Co 30 Shannon 5 E Butte C Mine 10 Superior 27 Franklin 4Sun &. Boston M 1 Granby Con 77 Tamarack 33 Greene Cananea 27 D S S R & Min 33 I Royalle (Cop) 18 do preferred.. 41 Kerr Lake 4LTtah Consolld'd. 10 Lake Copper.... 6(l'tah Copper Co 53 La Salle Copper 4 Winona ........ 3 Miami Copper.. 22 Wolverine 43 Mohawk 44 (Butte & Superior 33 Money, Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK. April 28. Call money, steady, 12 per cent; ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing bid. 12 per cent. Time loans, easy; 60 days. 2 03 per cent; 1X1 days. 3 per cent; six months, 3 per cent. .Mercantile paper. A per cent. sterling exchange, steady, sixty days, $4.8525; demand. $4.8765. Commercial bills. 4.S4. Bar silver. 59 c. Mexican dollars, 45c - Government bonds, easy; railroad bonds, firm. SAN FRANCISCO. April 28. Silver bars, 39c Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight, lc; telegraph. Be. Sterling on London, 60 days. $4.85; do. sight. $4.87. LONDON, April 28. Bar silver steady. 27 d. Money. 11. Short bills, 2 2; three months. 22. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Pricea Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc SAN FRANCISCO, April 3S. Fruit Pineapples. $l-50u2; apples. Newtown Pip pins, $L25 1.75; Hoover. 11-25 LOO: No. 3, 60c $1; Mexican limes. $9t10; California lemons, $l.j5&3.50 Potatoes Delta whites, 4080c; Ore gon Bur banks. U0c&l,20; sweets, $2.10 0 2.15. Vegetables Cucumbers. hothouse, $1; green peas. 24fZ per sack. Eggs Fancy ranch, 33c; store. 21 e. Onions Australian. $4.25. Cheese Young American, 1519c; new, 12 13c Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; seconds, 22c Receipts Flour. 2833 quarter sacks; bar ley. 6S.660 centals; . potatoes. 1470 sacks; hay, 14 ions. Coffee and Sosgr. NEW, YpRJi, Afirll 28.7r.Cofieo opened steady 7 to 10 points higher today on higher European cables. Prices here eased oft to within 4 or 6 pointe of yesterday's closing figures under realizing. Offerings were lim ited and the market advanced In the late trading on renewed coverings with the close firm 9 to 12 DOlnts net hlrlutr. Kales. 30.000 bags. April. 8.41c: May. s.41c: July. S.Ec; Augmsi. s one; October. 8.83c: December, 8.99c; January, 9.05c; March. 9.19c Spot quiet. Rio No. 7, e: Santos No. .4, 11 c. Mild quiet. Cordova. ll15c nom inal. Raw sugar firm. Molasses, 2.38c; centrif ugal, a. vie; refined, steady. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. April 2S. Turpentine "nn, -wto. hales l3hl barrels; receipts, 1024 barrels: shipments, 431 barrels; stock. 11. 52 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales, none: receipts, I1B9 pounus; enipments, 1178 pounds; stocks, 101.811 pounds. Quote: A. B. $3.75: c D, $3.96; E. 14: F. G. $4.10: H. $4.20: I. II JO: K. $4.45: M, $4.80; N, $8.40; WO, and WW, Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. April 2S. Evaporated ap ples quiet. Prunes firm. Peaches steady. Duluth Unseed Market. July. $1.07; May. $1.54. HOGS ARE DIME LOWER BUYERS WILL NOT BID OVER. f8.60 AT YARDS. Firm Undertone la Sheep Market- Cattle Pricea Are Steady Day's Receipts Small. The hog market was the weak feature of the livestock trade yesterday. Only three loads came In. but buyers refueed to bid closer than a dime to the old price. Other lines held steady. Steers ranged In price from $.75 to $8.25, most of the sales being at $7.50 to $7.65. Very little was done in other branches of the cattle market. The newly established top In the hog market was $9.60. Good heavy hogs sold at $7. to. The few transactiona in the sheep di vision Indicated a firm undertone for lambs, wethers and ewes. A small bunch of Spring lambs brought $7.35. Receipts were 60 cattle, 391 hogs and 50t sheep. Shippers were: With cattle. William Hodgktss, Sbawmut. 1 car: T. H. Vosson. Shawmut, 1 car. With hogs. C. R. Belshee, Moro. 2 cars; Guy Archer, Roosevelt, 1 car. With sheep. M. Marshall, Nampa. 1 car: II. A. Hacker. Albany. 1 car. With -mixed loads, J. S. Meyer, Sweetgrass, 2 cars cat tle and, hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. I Wt Frlce. . 189 8.60 . 227 8.06 . 27 5 '7.60 26 steer 24 Steers 14 steers 12 steers 4 steers 12 steers 8 steers 6 steers .1138 $7.50137 hogs .127 7.50 3 hogs 2 hogs ..1194 ..1133 ..1S33 ..1SSS ..1196 ..1317 . .1330 . .1720 ..1000 , .11SO .. g 7.20 7.20 it hogs 111 ok 5 hogs .55 hogs. . . 32 hogs . . 4 hogs . 6 hoers 192 8.60 6.45 7.65 7.65 7.65 7.65 150 116 192 ' 317 512 122 193 95 86 118 135 188 300 854 183 7.50 8.00 8.60 8.60 7.60 8.00 8.60 5.25 4.75 6.75 4.50 8.60 8.10 7.60 8.60 1 steer 1 steer . 1 cow 1 cow 95 lambs 50 ewes 51 wethers 7 hogs .. 4 hogs .. 43 lambs 8.25 6.75! HI hoers . . 7.75'299 wethers. 6.7ill55 wethers. 6.5( 27 lambs . 6.5(i 4 m. sheep 8.60! 81 hogs 8.251 1 hog 7.251 7 hogs . . 7.651 7 hogs .. 7.65 125 123 20S . . 293 . 71 . .1013 . .1020 12 steers steers Current local quotations on the various classes of livestock follow: Prime steers $7.75 iS$8.20 Choice steers 7.75(3 7.25 Medium steers 7.06" 7.25 Choice cows 6. 50 7.00 Medium cows 6.00 6.25 Heifers 6.00 & 7.25 Light calves S-OOfri) 8.50 Heavy calves .................. .00.7.sn Bulls .00t 6.25 Stags 6.00(a) 7.50 Hogs Light 8.0O(W 8.60 Heavy 7.00 7.60 Sheep. .... Lambs, wool .' g.50(ft 6.75 Lambs, sheared 5.75 '.H 6.00 Wethers, wool 5.75 6.00 Wethers, sheared ...-G.25fn 5.56- Ewes. wool ,4.75 5.00 Ewes, sheared '4.25 4.50 Omaha Livestock Blarket. ROUTH - OMAHA. April 28. Hoes Re. celpts. 7300; market.' lower. Heavy. $8.20 S.30; lights. $8.10S'8.30; pigs. $7.508.10; bulk of sales, $S.20S' R.25. CatUo Receipts. 3900: market, hizher. Native steers, $7.65 9.00: cows and heifers, 6.258.40: Western steers, tf.50'3p8.0O; Texas Hteers, $6.00'7.75: cows and heifers, $5.S57.35: calves, $8.5O10.25. Sheep Receipts, 8700: market, steady. Yearlings. 6.80fe7.40; wethers. $6.2&a.6.90; lambs, $7.25(8.25. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. April 28. How Recelnts. IB.. 000; market, slow, 5c under yesterday's av erage. riuiK or sates. 5S.?ors..; light. $5.454118.72 : mixed. S.404f8.7O: heavv. $S.208.62; rough; $8,206-8.35; pigs. $7.35 Cattle Receints. 3000: mftrkM slow Beeves. J7.10Su-0.4O; Texas steers. $7.1098.20: Western steers. $7.0O'8.10: stockers and feeders. $5.508.20: cows and heifers. 13.70 &8 5U; calves. $6:8.50. Sheep Receipts. 23.000: market, steadv to a shade lower. Native and Western. $5.00& 3.73: yearlings. 5.50i-6.50 : lambs, native, $6.007.15: Western. $6.00(6.7.25. iwuiationa are lor shorn stock.) DAILY METEOROLOGICAL, REPORT. PORTLAND, April 28. Maximum tem perature. 59.6 degrees; minimum tempera ture, 37 degree. River reading, 8 A. M.. 10.6 feet. Change in last 24 hours. .1 foot falL Total rainfall 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.l. none. Total rainfall since September 1. 1913, 33.73 inches. Normal rainfall since September L 39.62 Inches. Deficiency of rainfall since epiemoer l. lvu. 3. Ml inches. Total sun shine. 10 hours 44 minutes. Possible nun- shine, 14 hours 12 minutes. Barometer ireuueeu to sea level j, i, go.26 inchea. WEATHER CONDITIONS. i Wind p S ? I 3 2 1 F f -i STATIONS. Slate ot weathes Baker ........ Boise Boston ....... Calgary Chicago ...... Colfax Denver Des Moines ... Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena ....... Jacksonville . . Kansas City . -Klamath Falls Laurler Los Angeles . . Marshfleld .... Medfori Montreal New Orleans .. New York North Head -. North Yakima Phoenix ...... Pocatello ..... Portland Roseburg . . . . . Sacramento . St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane ...... Tacoma ....... Tatoosh Island Walla Walla . Washington . . . Winnipeg 0016jN (Clear 00jl6,N-W(Cloudy on u. 60iO. 510 74,!0. 5e 0 58,0 ooio;sw Cloudy Cloudy 02'14iSV .001. .'t. ... Cloudy Pt. cloudy .01 10'XE Cloudy 5410. 821. 5410, 74 4. 440 8S0. 5410. 46;0. 64 ;0. 6410. 54.0, 60 0 6210. 82 i0. 54lO. 5010, 60(0. 7s;o. S40. 09 0. 58iO. 66,0. 74!0. 440. filVO. 60j0. 5( (I. 52 '0. 540. 52,0. 560. 72 0. 480. 06 6 W Cloudy 10(34:NE Sleet OOi34 N lOlear :iS 4 NE Clear 12 8 NWjClondy 0) 8:SE Clear 04 WNWlCloudy 00 6iNE jPt. cloudy 01 6,SE Cloudy 00 lO S " Cloudy OOI121NW Clear 01 NW Clear 02-16 NE iRaln 02il6:3 Cloudy Cloudy HO 4 SB 24 NW Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy fl)N 36.W 8N Cloudy 0012 N Clear uotiu-. 01(22NW 70l K!NW 4i HjNE i2f ;sw Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Rain Rain Olear o(i!1o;nw 10NW Pt. cloudy Cloudy 4 NW 6 N fClear 10IW fClear 4 N 6.SE iPL cloudy Clear 18 NE Cloudy THE WEATHER. ' A well defined low pressure area Is cen tral over Southern Utah and a moderate high pressure area overlies Washington an-.. British Columbia. Another disturbance Is central over lower Michigan, which is be ing followed by a high pressure area lo cated north of the Dakotas. Heavy rains have fallen tn the Upper Mississippi Val ley and lighter amonnta are sc-ported In the surroundlnr territory. The Utah disturb ance has -caused rain tn that state and in portions of the adjoining states. It is slightly warmer in this district and de cidedly warmer In the lower lake region and Upper Ohio Valley. Tbe temperatures have fallen from 10 to 26 degrees In Eastern Minnesota. Iowa and Kansas. The conditions are favorable for fair weather in this district Wednesday except In Southeastern Idaho, where showers will occur. . FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair; northwesterly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair; northwert erW winds. I.laho Probably fair, except showers sotyheast portion. EXaYABJ? A. BliALS, fiiatrict Forecaster, THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON HUTTED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital . . . . $1,000,000 Surplus .... $1,000,000 J. O. AXN8 WORTH. President. R- USA BAKrTES, We FT en! dint. - W. A. HOLT. A. BI. WRIGHT, Anst. Caahler. R. W. 8CHJIEKR, CnanleK. P. 8. Dick. THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Stan Francisco. Founded 1864 a Capital Paid In. . ...... ...... .$3,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $8,069,722.49 Commercial Banking and Savings Departments PORTLAND OFFICE Third and Stark Streets LADD & TILTON BANK. 'Established 1859 Capital and Surplus S2.000.000 Commercial and Savings Deposits IVHEATHASBEARISHTURN CERTAINTY OF LARGE CROP WEAK. EMS CHICAGO MARKET. Rains Reported General Over Entire Winter and Sprlntr Grain Belts Iiarse Houses Sell. CHICAGO. April 28. Abundant moisture In all quarters save tlxe wheat market to day a bearish turn. Closing prices, al though steady, were He to i4c under last night. Corn suffered a net decline of HtSio to ljillto and oats a setback of !a!lc to c. In provisions the outcome varied from S cents loss to a rise of 2 to S cents. Rains that fell over the entire Winter and Spring wheat belts were regarded as a great boon to crops. Many big houses were ac tive in selling wheat on the decline and in preventing any Important rally. eslre to avoid taking deliveries on May contracts had much to do with weakening the corn market as a whole. In the oats crowd sympathy with the de pression in other grain was manifest, but over-generous selling was Quickly checked by elevator concerns. Liquidating sales by miscellaneous hold ers carried down provisions. Packers, how ever, were alert buyers on th break and succeeded in causing a nearly complete rally. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May .S2 .91H -9:ts July St3 .S64 .bHW .SdH CORN. May .. July .. . . . .4 4 .05 ... .oiy .64 '.3 OATS. . . . .3 .37 ... .37i .37 .64 .63 .64 .63 May .. July .. .3tt .37 .37 .37 MESS PORK. ...10.65 lfl.70 19.55 19.70 . ..la.STVi 1W.&5 IS.SH 19 83 May July LARD. May 9.85 9.K5 0.S5 9.95 July 10.05 lu.li 10.O5 10.10 SHORT RIB3. May 10.85 10.90 10.82 H 10.90 July 10.8214 11.U714 )L02Vi 11.07 ii Cash prices were: Wheat Xo. -2 red. 95 0 9." He: No. 9 Ted. S4 4H4'. c: No. 2 hard. H.l l 93 c ; Jfo. 3 bard. fl"4irjc: No. 2 Northern U5 V4 to 97c; No. 3 Northern. 93t?95e: No. 2 Spring, 95fe O'ttec; No. 3 Spring. 02c. Corn No. ttiiWc; No. 3. G48c; No. 3 white. Ctftic; No. 3 yellow. 6Jii&(i6c. Rye No. 2. C2c Barley. 4W Olc Timothy, JL'.7.r, Clover. $Sli. San Francisco Grain Market. BAN FRANCISCO, April 28. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla. $1.02 H 1.68 ; red Russian. S1.61U 1.82'.i; Turkey red. 1.621 4)1.63: bluestem, 1.70L72; feed barley, $1: brewing barley, nominal: white oats $l.?3tl l.ZOh : bran. t24.r0il'5; middlings, t30n-31; shorts. Uety-'ttDO. Call board: Wheat steady. Barley easy; December, f 1.01 ; May. KSc Pnget Sound Wheat Markets. SEATTLE. April 28. Wheat Bluestem, 95c; fortyfold, 01 He; club. 91c: Fife, OOe; red Russian. 9e. Yesterday's car receipts, wheat 14, oats 2. barley 4. corn 4, bay 31, flour 3. TACOMA. April 2S. Wheat Bluestem. 96c; fortyfold. 92c: club. 91c:. red Fife, 80c Car receipts, wheat 11, bay 7. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April 28. Wheat No. 1 hard, b-lc; No. 1 Northern. 92$93c: No. 2 Northern. (Kl9l5ic; No. 3 wheat. 87t9c, Barley. 1J6 S7c. Flax, f l.r.l Viti'lSHi. European Grain Markets. LONDON. April 28. Cargoes on passage easy. English country markets firm; French country markets steady. LIVERPOOL. A pril 2fl Wheat Spot The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general bankinc bnntneaa transacted. Interest paid on time devosita. IsSttera of Credit and TriTelsnV Checks Issued. PORTLAND BRANCH, Corner Second and Stark: St. 7. O. MAT .FAS, Manaer. OFFICERS Aaet. Cnahlexv steady. Futures easy. May, 7s lfsd; July, 23td; October. 7s Id. Just to prove that their manual training Is of the practical sort, the boys In the Nesquehomlng, Penn., public schools have erected a domestic science building. About Borrowing Money Very few people .will lend you money because you ask for it, or simply because you need it. You must' show that you are worthy of credit before you can expect it. The disposition to pay back what you borrow is not enough. You must show your ability to do it. Plan to put yourself in a po sition to be well rated and build up a balance in the bank. Then when you need accommodation it is yours for the asking. Security Sayings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets. Capital and Surplus, $1,400,000 J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS. BONDS. GRAIN AND COTXOX NEW YORK STOCK EJCHANOR. CmCAOO BOABD OF TKAOS. MW IORK COTTON KX.C11ANUK. THE STOCK AND BOND KeCHANOE. BAN rBANClSOO. ' PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street Phones Marshall 3858. A 4187. WILBUR B. FOSHAY PUBLIC UTILITY SPECIALIST, Investigations. Reports. Plana, Develop ment ana Management of Electric, Gas, Street Railway and Water Properties. Wilcox Balldlasr. Portland. Orrgrosu MONEY IN GRAir 100)0 bujw put. or calls oa 10.000 bu&heia of wbewt corn, fio txirt bTrik. AmovtiiMotoftcfrom ph glT you n ofpportupitjr to tkQ . tc jHQQi ia-soo tftttm tor otrtteular. Finance firokerajee Co pmas, dMk S3, t lunot bllc Kan City. Mo. TBAVELEBS' GUlDt STEAMSHIP Sails Dlreet for SAX KRAXCISCO. LOS ANGELES ASU SAN DIEGO THURSDAY APRIL 30 :3 P. .31. SA.V FRANCISCO, PORTLAND fc LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. FBAXK BOLLAM. Asnt 124 Third Street A-45R, Main 2 American-Hawaiiaii S. S. Co. . .ThmMtesee Rnt. Via STRAITS OK MAGELLAN. STEAMSHIP KENTICKIAN Sails from New York for PHf io Coast Polnta May 12 to 1,1. Saturdays. Every 12 Days Thereafter. C. D. K-ENNEDV, Aarcnt, 270 Stark Street. Useful Map of Great Britain rilia Ala lllustratsd book of tours oa tao GREAT rVESTERN RAILWAY OF ENGLAND T. Katsley. Oen, Agu. HI M Aa, , I, TKAVtLUtM' GllDJS. HAMBURG largest GOING OR COMING TRAVEL BY World's Largest Steamship "IMPERATOR" (919 feet 53,000 Ton.) May lti. July 18. .June 6. A u Kraut 1.'. June 7. iwpt. 5. and reautarly therealtr. "VATERLAND" (950 feet 58,000 Took) May S(t AuKU"t 1 June 16 AiiKit.t July Scntnuber 1 and rcRTjIorly llierrafter. LONDON, PARIS, HAMBURG Band the VTsBlsusrlra Jl Vifl At B i -a. fmt. .rant May O, H A.M. PcAntyWai.ia.. . .Ma.v 11. 3 P. M. I m )era tor Mav I ft, 10 .. M iTw. J.iili-ohl May 21, 9 A.M. tecond cabin only. jWi.i call at Boulogne. MLDI I TEKANEAN CIBRILT.VR, NAl'LKs. (iEXO.V. 8. B. Ilainlmrs;. .. .May 19,3 P.M. IS. S. Mollke June 8, S P. II S. S. Ilamhurs;. . . . Juno .111,3 t. Si. S. S. Moltkg luly 15. ;i p. . TWO (KLMS IN I!IJ Around the World Through the PANAMA CANAL From San Francisco by truteiny steamers a.CI.ATI,? FEn S ani "CLEVELAXU," Ki:il. 135 Sclx cruiad $900 uj' Including ull necessiu v ppori f. In order to wcure tloiei luoattou, rooiu should be bookrd now. Write fur Ltmiklct. HAMBURG-AT1RICAN LINE VK9r I Pi GERMAM LLOYD London Paris Bremen Kaiser Wllhctm II May 5 GroHber Kurtuerst. ... . .May 7 tSydlit May 9 Kronprins V11h-lm May 1 j ieorice WahLuKtoa May 1H kroiiprinzefein Cecilia 31ay 1U Sails at 1 A. M. tCarrlea one cabin (ID. fi Bremen direct. Balllmoro-Tlreinrn cH rtrf. One-cabm (11) Wcdnetviava. THE MEDITERRANEAN IVtnxesa Irea. . May 5 .May 23 Kocnis Albert.. ... The North (iennao IJoyd landed more rafteiiKerii, I'irst Cabin. Sec.nd tabln and (SlerrsBft In tbe port of w York dllrlns: 191:1 than any other line, rt-peatinir Its marvelous retNtrd of 1U12. Thronrh rates from Egypt, India New York to i.AK tlST and South America via Europe. XOIIWA Y-POLAIt rsnsES June li. July 4. 18. St. Aug. 1L Independent Trips Around Firstiass the World throughout $620.65 & Up Travelrrs' Checks Good All Over tbe World. OKI. RIC1IS CO.. C.en. ABts. 5 Broadway, New York. . Robert Capelle. O. P. .V XThel 1 nan r rancisco. or s tT . r TO SAM FKANCICO. I.OS ANGELES AND SAX UIEGO. YUCATAN lyEDXESDAV, APRIL 29. COOS BAY AND ECKEKA S. S. ALLIANCE THllM)AY, APKIL 30. NOnTll PACIFIC STEAMSIUP CO. Ticket Office. i 1 r.itht Office. 132 A 3d St. Columbia Dock. Main 1S1. A 1314. Main a &4J2 rrTtr its exjr-. -S. S. KOSE CITY For SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES A. Jl., Jlay . Tbe San Franrlsra & Portland S.9. Co. 3d and Haflilncton St (with O.-W. K. S H. Co.) Tel. Marshall 460U. A 6121. HONOLULU $110. 1st clas. round trip. tS1- days trom San Franciico). Tb most attractive spot on entire world tour. Splend id stainera tlOVti ton displ.) of OftAMC LINE to Hawaii, every 2 weeks You can mik tbla trip In 1 days from San Franciseo. .iv-, Ing 5 days on the Islands. Sidney. l daya from San Francisco $00 cound trip lati class, $'ntt 2d claa. tond . r folder, bydney Suort Line, C73 Market bt, San Fran else. coos bay i.im: STKAMSlill1 littfcAJiW ATER" from Alnsworth tiocic. Jr'orilaud. 8 Km M., April 2R. May 3. 8. J S. IS, :3, Jun 2. 7. jr. 17. 22. 21. Freight rece.ved until 4 P. M. day previous to Kaianp. Paesnf;pr fare: First-class. $10; second-class (mit only), including berths aad meals, of fice. Lower Alnsworth Dock. POILAI COOS BAY S. S. LI K. La. 1 Keating-, Aaeat. Phone Jtim e10 or A ;32 for any tarormaUon. AMERICA!! in the Ff yv n 200 Stockton St.. San Fran- f j J I Cisco. Cal.. Harvey jc Palmer. i f li North Pacific Gen l Asta. 4H- 1 t 414 White Pids.. phone K.liott LI 137(1 and C-".l. Soattl. W ash, i J fe Southern Pacific Co., i0 if l bilth St.. O.-W. K. Ac fj N. CO.. No. Pacific. IX & V R. G-, Burllnuton LJ Koute. Milwaukee &. Piiset found R R., ' V O'- North. Kv., A, y . Horny is, j 3 m W Smith. 3d Ai Wash. sts y Portland,