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Newspaper Page Texttttt? TOT?XTVtt OT?T-OOVTAX. FRIDAY, 1MAT 15,: 1914. FEWER EGOS COMING Imports From China Will Be Smaller Next Year. THIS MARKET NOT NEEDED Heavy Movement to Coast in Past Season Due to Poor Buying Power of Japanese, According to K. Ij. McAdam, of Shanghai. Shipments of Chinese eggs to the pacific Coast In the season now closing were ', larger than they will be, probably, for sev eral years to come, in the. opinion ot Ed- ! in L. McAdam, an egg exporter of Shang hai. Mr. McAdam, who passed through Portland, was formerly in the produce busi- ness in Chicago, but is at present a resi- j dent of China and Is thoroughly acquainted with egg and poultry conditions in the Orient. The usual markets which take the bulk of : Chinese eggs, he said, are the Straits Set tlements, Formosa, the Philippines and Ja- ; pan. This latter country is the heaviest i buyer, but the famine there this season has forced the Chinese producer to seek a new market for his stock, thus accounting for the large shipments to this country. It is more than probable that affairs in Japan will be nearer the normal by next -year and a large share of the goods now coming here will be diverted. The Japanese do not use the eggs In the manner of this country, but consume their purchases In the manufacture of cakea and sweets, of which as a race they are Very fond. It is very evident that in stringent financial times these goods will be the first food abstained from. As to the charge that Chinese eggs are hipped here uninspected, he states that under orders issued by the American Con sul at Shanghai immediately following the unflattering success which the initial lots met with in this country owing to no In spection all stock leaving Shanghai Is carefully Inspected by an American doctor, in addition to the candling done by the agents of the importing firm. It has been charged that the Asiatic hen is a "gutter snipe" and gets most of its living from manure piles. Mr. McAdam says this latter product is far too valuable to be us3d in this manner, as the egg-producing section of China is synonymous with the tea-growing belt, and when it Is con sidered that the farm lands of China have been tilled continually for over 4000 years and require constant ' replenishing, manure is naturally going to be a pretty expensive "chicken feed." Most of the egg producers of North China are poor families who count on the output of their flock for their sub sistence and in many cases the poultry re ceive really ' better care than the children of the family, as they produce revenue and the latter do not. The principal Item of food for the Chinese hens Is cull rice, which Us bought at next to nothing after the exporters have taken all the stock fit tor human consumption. MOHAIR SEASON CLOSING IN WEST Frier In Eat Are lnchnged African and Syrian Markets Arc Quiet. '" A few stray lots of mohair are being picked up at current prices, but the large local dealers are showing Jittle interest in the market novr. The Texas clip has been to a large extent sent forward on consign ment, a very little of it having; been our- chaser! around 27 to S cents. The Eastern jnerket continues quiet and quotations are unchanged. Of- the foreign situation, the Helton Commercial Bulletin says: "In Yorkshire spinners of mohair are keeping distinctly out ot the market and watching the Turkey and Cape new clip operations with caretul -eyes. Spinners, however, are able to keep their machinery well occupied on old contracts and appar ently are still fairly well covered with raw materials. Turkey average and Cape firsts ar in fair supply, but the trade continues to neglect them. "Smalt transactions are reported again at the Cape at ITS'td for kids and 11 lid for t ape firsts. rattle or nothing of im portance is yet reported from Constant! noplc, where everyone is waiting for the new clip to make a break in the dull mo notony of things, although some holders re reported to be showing a little anxiety ly..sell. . "Sales of Areqnippa fierce alpaca arar re ported in the Liverpool market at 19 V d. ivo new s oi moment is receivvd frum tne Vest coast. weather. Dealers are not disposed to con tract the growing crop this season." OKfcGON f BERRiS. STKAOY IN PRICK Another Shipment of Apricot - Received, fine Florida Tomatoes, The local berry supply, contrary to ex pectations, was not Increased yesterday, and the market was fairly steady. Newberg berries sold at $- for pint crates and $-.u for quarts. Southern Oregons ranged m price from $1.75 to $"2.2o. A number of shipments of Florins were received and sold at $1 to $1.75, according to quality. Another lot of apricots arrived and brought $2.50. They were decidedly better than the first shipment. Receipts of cher ries were small. Local gooseberries were a drug on the market and offered at as low as 3Vfc cents. The demand for gooseberries usually opens up when no more are to be had. Bananas are cleaning up well. Among the vegetable arrivals was a car of Florida tomatoes in fine condition. , They were quoted at $4.50 & 5 per crate. EGGS OFFERED SOMEWHAT FREER Butter Steady at Advance Cheese May In cline Next Week. The egg market was quoted firm yester day at 2Q21 cents, case count, but offer ings were freer than on the preceding day. Poultry receipts were not large. The market, however, was still affected by the liberal arrivals of the preceding day and bot tom prices were necessary to make clean up sales. Dressed meats continue dn.L There were no further developments in the butter situation. The market for prints was steady at the advance. Cubes were of fered at 23 Vt 24 cents. At Seattle cubes and prints advanced two cents. The cheese market remains unchanged at the 16-cent basis. A decline of about one cent is expected next week, which some dealers believe will - establish the bottom quotation for the year. SW NG IS UPWARD Deadlock Is Broken in Wall Street Market. points, worked up another point or two scattered buying, which apDeared to come from shorts. The close was steady at a net advance of 4 to 8 Dolnta. Salfn SXK bags. May, 8.53c: July. 8.66c; September. s.b: ; ejetooer, s.:.c; December, 9.07c ; Jan uary, .lGc: March, 9.25c. iiTtoot. ouieC Rio. No. 7. 8Ve: Santos. No. 4. lc. Mild, dull; Cordova. 12Vifrltfe. nominal. Raw sugar, firm. Mohasses. 2.5X-? ntri- fugal. 3.20c. Refined,, firm. NOT MUCH Demand la Small and Undertone of Market Is Weak. Business was quiet in all departments of the local grain market. Not much was offering, but there was a very slim demand, and the undertone of prices was weak throughout the list. Wheat was quoted about as formerly, but prices given are largely nominal. Suyers would not offer over $22 for oats, and quoted barley lower. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the. Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hav 31 on a ay 34 Tuesday IIS Wednesday ... 2 Thursday . 12 Year ago 33 Seas'n to date .1 538! ear ago H.2;S Fin need Oil Prices Decline. Linseed oil prices declined two cents yes terday; the first change in this line in six weeks. By the new list, raw oil In bar rels Is' quoted at 61 cents and boiled in barrels at 63 cents. Prices are now thrae cents - higher than on' this date a year ago. but oil is 22 cents cheaper than it was two .fears ago. Five-Cent Advance In Sugar. Refined sugar prices were advanced five cents at all Coast points yesterday. This change follows a 30-cent rise at New York on the preceding day. Raws in the East advanced again yesterday. The market ery firm. Bunk Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: leariners. Balances. Portland $1.7i!S,:24 $12ti,:;48 teaiiie i:.u . , . 1:4,01 1 Tnoma. 370,141 2G.j7 Spokane 70l,&oi CO, 6 S3 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain. Floor, Feed. Etc. WHEAT Traek prices: Club, STViSSSc; bluestem, 9 -c; forty-fold, 59c; red Rus sian. .S7c; valley, f(8c. MlLl-FEFD Bran. $23.30 & 24 ner ton: shorts, $2o.;0iz27; middlings. $2(&3S. FLOUR Paterts. Si.aO Der barrel straights. $4.Z0; exports. $3.&o; valley, 4.60 graham, $4.60; whole wheat. 5. HA No. 1 Eastern Oreaon timothy. Sis tv 1.2 mixed timotny. shwio: valley era in bay. 5i2.DUri4; aixaira. 12 13 00. BARfcBY Feed, 20 sx2lc per ton: brew ing, $Ul!322; rolled. $23.5024. uaib -iso. 1 wnite muling, $2222.50 per ton. CORN Whole, $34; cracked, $35 per toa. SNAKE II IV Kit WOOES ARE -MOVING lip Brings Two to Three Cents More Than Was Paid Last Year. LEWISTON, Idaho, May 14. (Special.) The Spokane, of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & rvavigation Company, went into service here this morning to move the wool clip from Snake River points from Riparia to Coiiiy? Creek.; . The Prospector is ltar.dling the wool' from points above Couee Creek. 1 hp wooi cup 01 tne bnake River section and the prairie regions surrounding Lewis- ton is unusually good this year. The prices have raneed from 13 to Hi cents, according to quality, which is from two to three cents better than the prices paid last season. The w 001 .ins ear is or an extra fine texture and even from tip to root. However, on account of the open Winter in some lo can lira tne sneep have been exposed to the dirt longer than usual and the fleeces are not as clean as heretofore. L. C. Moody, buyer for Elsemann Bros., 01 Oi?ton, Mass., has secured about 2 GO, 000 pounds from this district. The principal producers are Steen & Bund, Mackey Bros., Hamilton Gill, Mosier & Sherry, George Aus- man. Ed Foredier, Madden Bros., Palmer Bios., Henry Knopejs and Dot son Company. STATISTIC OF FLOUR MILLING TRADE Valuable Collection of Information la Al manac Just Issued. A worn of exceptional interest and value to riour miners and grain men in general Ik the M Uler's Almanack," the sixth an nual- edition of which has just been Issued by the Northwestern Miller, of Minneapolis. In addition to the usual flour and grain stances, domestic and foreign, the manac contains a vast amount of informa tion required by tne flour and milling trade. The grain provisions of the tariff bill are gone into in detail and 20 pages arc devoted to a milling summary of the 'i'Vderal census report. Matters pertaining to exenange and inspection rules, millers' iiganl2ations, state feed laws, brand regis tration, etc., are described fully. Altogether the almanac is the most complete publica Hon of its kind issued in this country. GERMAN HOP CROP LOOKING WELL Lools Have Wintered in Satisfactory Con ditloo Acreage Increased. The hop market continues fairly steady No dealings in Oregon spots or futures were . reported yesterday. , The first information concerning the growing German crop was received by local dealer yesterday in a letter from Saax, a ted- April 30, which said. In part; "The crop plant seems to have Win tered Tary well, root cutting has been fin lshed and in some yards the new plant already sprouting in promising fashion. An increase in ground set out in hops spoken of and a good crop is expected should warm weather continue. "Tne aigreei ia somewnat firmer, large rales to brewers having been made I'nct Easter, as lho result of dry and warm GRAIN IS OFFERED li 9 1 9 8 7 4 6 "l IO "4 "2 IK 12 7 a 25S 2612 1581 2582 22.".7 2301 13S3 2113 GAINS SCORED AT CLOSE Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navnls. $2.50 3 per box; lemons, $3.75&4.&0 per box; pineapples, tc per pound; bananas. 4 Ho per pound; grapefruit. Florida, & 5.75 per nnx. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $1 01.75 ner aoxen ; eggplant, kmc per pound ; peppers. 30c per pound; radishes. 17o ner dozen: neaa lettuce, ra.iz per crate: artichokes, 55065c per dozen; celery, $3 754.25 crate: tomatoes. $4.50 per crate; spinach 5c per lb. ; horseradish. 8 10c ; rhubarb, lVsC per lb.; cabbage; 22c per lb.; as- puragus, $1 't l.oU per dozen; peas, b&?9fec per lb.; beans. IIVjC per lb. GREEN FRUIT Apples. $lfi2.50 ner box: box; strawberries, alf fornia, $1 St 1.75 ner rate ; Oregon. $1.75 2.50 per crate; cher ries, $1.25 &-1.75 per box ; gooseberries, 3 (fpif. per pound. ONIONS New. .22.S0 per crate. POTATOES Oregon. $1 ner hundred: buying prices. uOty 7.ic at hippirs points, sweet potatoes, $4.505 per hundred; new California, 3 H wto ',-c ijer pnnnd. SACK VEGETABLES Turnios. new. $1.50; carrots, $ 1 ; parsnips. $1 ; beets, $1. Dairy and Country Produce. l.-oal Jobbing quotations: EGOS Fresh Ore con ra rich, case count. 20 fa 21c; candled. 21 l-i 22c per dozen. r LLi iti Hens, la (h 16c: broilers. 25c: turkeys, live, 20 fa 22c; dressed, choice. 25(3 2ic; ducks. 12 (jf 13c ; geese, 10 11c. CHEESE Oregon, triplets, ltic ; Young Americas, 17c. Bl.-rTEK Creamery prints, extra. 274o per pound ; cubes, 23 Vs iff 24c l ut.h. i-aiiL-y, lOHUilc per pound. VEAL Fancy. 1 1 & 12c per pound. Staple Groceries. Ixca1 Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one - nound tails, $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.40; one-pound flats, $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, &5c; sllversides, one-pound tails, $1.25. HONEY Choice. $3.50 3.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 1 4 ir 2c ner sound; Brazil nuts, 2uc; filberts, 14 15c; almonds, lH2c; peanuts, e&tic; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen; chestnuts, SlOc per pound! pe cans, 1415c BEANS Small white. 6Uc: larse whitsv 4.85c: Lima. 7 Wc: Dink. r 1 ro - klAtinn 3hc; bayou. 7tc eot ir luiL, Roasted, In drums. 10 52c per pound. SUGAR Fru:t and berry. $4.75; Honolulu plantation, $4.75; beet. $4.5; extra C, $4.75; po vr uereu . 1 n oarre us, r. - SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton; half g round. 100s. $10.75 per ton; 5u, $1L5U per ton, C airy, $ 14 per to n. HICK Na 1 Japan. 4H 5c ; Sou t hers head. 6H4i7c. Island, fi55VkC DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10 11c pet pound: apricots, lt)i&20c; peaches, 8911c; n runes. Italians. Htt li)Ur- enrranti raisins, loose M uscatel, 6 "4 & 7 c ; bleacb.ee Tliouipson, llc; unbleached Sultana, 5fec; seeded. Oc; dates, Persian, 7 jI fee per pouna ; iara. i.4U per dox. FIGS Package. 8 ot, 50 to box, $1.85; package. 10 01.. 12 to box. SOc; white, 25-lb dox. i.5; biacK. 2?-ib. box, $1.75; black 50-lu. box, $2.50; black, lb-lb. box. $1.15: Calarab candy figs, 20-lb. box, $3; Smyrna, per box, $Lou. More Cheerful Sentiment in Regard to Steel Trade Is Leading Fac tor in Day's Speculation. Shorts Cover in Last Hour. NEW YORK- May 14. The deadlock was broken in the stock market today. Quota tions advanced detiniLely from the recent fixed level and dealings, while not heavy, were considerably more active than durina the last few days of abnormal dullness. An influence making for higher prices was the more cheerful sentiment m regard to the steel trade. Speculation In United States Steel was the two at active feature of tne market and it developed pronounced strength. The market closed MtronK. Final prices showed gains of one to two points. Traders n no naa oeen' unsuccessfully opposing the upward movement bought in their short contracts in the last hour and gains were extended in all directions. Steriinc exchanee advanced aenin. reach ing a new high point for the movement. Bonds Improved moderately, although there was considerable selling of Rock Island issues. Total sales. par value. $2,250,000. United States Ss registered ad vanced i and Panama 3s registered vk on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis AUis-Chal. Amal Copper . . Am Beet Sugar. Am Can Co . . . do preferred. . Am Car & Fdy Am Cotton OIL. Am Smel & Ref do preferred. . Am Sugar ao Dreierred. . Am "rel & Tel. . Am Tobacco ... Anaconda .... Atl Coast Line.. A T & Santa Fe do preferred.. Bait & Ohio Brook R Tran.. Canadian Pac. C & O C & G W C & N W C, M & St Paul. Central Leather Central of N J.. Chlno Col, Fuel & Iron. Col Southern . . Consol Gas .... D L 05 W I & KG Distilling Securl Erie General Elec . .. Gt North of Illinois Central. Interboro Metro do preferred.. Inter Harvester. K. C Southern. . Lehigh Valley.. Louis St Nash . . Mexican Central M, S P & S S M Mo, Kan & Tex Mo Pacific National Lead. . Nat Biscuit ... do preferred.. New Haven N Y Central . . - N Y, Ont & Wes . Norfolk & West Northern Pac . . Pacific Mail Pad lie T & T. . do preferred. . Pennsylvania People's Gas . . - Reading Republic S Ac T.. Rock Island Co. Southern Pao . Southern Ry . . Texas Oil .... Union Pacific . do preferred. United Rds S K U S Steet -Cor. . do preferred.. lTt:ih Copper Wabash Western X'nion Westing Elec .. Wisconsin Cent. Total sales for the day, 310,600 shares. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board Cotton Market. NEW YORK. May 14. Soot cotton ntdr iddiing uplands, 13.40c; tfo. gulf, 13.65c. LIVERPOOL. VBV 14 Pnttnn Knn ler. Good middling ftOi- miHHiinv v j.-- low middlings, 6.04. Sales. 10.0OO bales. London Sheepskin Sale. LONDON. May 14. A pale of sheepskins, 00 bales, was held here todsv Th rt- mand was strong and prices advanced. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. May 14. EvftMratM nnlM quiet. Prunes, firm; California. 4 11 He rcsuiin, quiet. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. May 14. Linseed, $1.5614: May .56; July $1.57Uj. CATTLE HOLDING STEADY IRST ARB RECEIVED AT YARDS SINCE MONDAY, Swine Market Quiet at Unehanajed Irtce Trading in Sheep Di vision ls Inactive. d. Closing Sales High. Low. Bid. 0 15.TOO 73 72 .i 734 MO L-l'.s 21 3.200 27 27 27 90i 600 SO 49'i -48'i 5i0 4H4 40 41 r.00 641 2 '3 64 W TOO 102 IOI ii 10Hi U00 105 Vi 105 105 Ill 400 122. 1225, 122H 200 227 227 229 I. 000 32 3214 32 4 500 123 '4 122 122 700 94 85H 9BV. OHO 100 100H 100 100 91 91 . 91 l.SOO 92 "4 H2 02 5.10O 192 191 192 H 3,500 52;, 52 52 100 - 12Vi 12V4 12i 132 . 1.700 100 98 99 2.300 Ji 35 & 300 8,200 42 4H4 4214 300 27 2744 27 22, S00 130 12E 3 2V 395 11 200 ' 15 15 15 4,700 29'i 28 V4 2 20O 147 147 14714 S00 124 123 4 123 110 2"0 14 14 14 .-.'K 62 624 2 r.oo los 107 ins 500 26 20 H 20 2,1"0 140 130.4 13H lno :;o4 1.1B14 13'i 100 10 10 9i loo 125Vi 125 125 l.::ni it ib 17H 15,500 18 18 18 45 J. 129 124 7O0 60 69 04 3.SOO 03 93 93 26 SOO 104 104 103 1.000 111 110 110H 24 8 "1.706 iii" iii'i 111 300 12m 121 121 . 3.-..3JJ0 16 165 3 05 GOO 22 22 22 . '. 3 " II, 900 92 91 92 5O0 5 3 24 24 140 21.30O 157 15 157- lOO S.t S3 34 bV.ooo "i "r.9 i ' ;;oo 109 3 08. . l,rt 19.7oi 58 57 57 300 111 . a 3,500 75 74 75 41 7.l Thera wa a. .mail n. i. . yard, yesterday, including five cars of cat- w.. iuo x.nsi received since tne first of the week. The market In general was steady and unchanged. The best steers . on sale were moved at '.50 and S7.75. Butcher ca.ttln hrnn.ht the former prevailing prices. ine hog market also neld at the previous level, good light stock bringing K.30. A Tha nflAig I . . A. ; , . I - ....... . (clvi. ... iTOdiiiia una ejiip- menta in the past month and the year to date and the source of lust month's receipts Railroads. -Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep .-..n.tc n..B&Bj O.Oll . .Jl,i41 1.31 .-W.R.& N.(Nor 4 1 2.600 3.471 Pac 409 38 goats 65 291 unven in 40 11 S51 Inc. for month . . ' 3!o08 uec. lor month .. 910 311 I ear to date 25,907 435 83.3B!) nrra'k. fnr uaop it - Decrease for year " 899 400 .v. weight of bogs .... - 186 Shipments .-W.R.fc N.east) 126 15 ' Ml Pun 1 T c- T M, a 1 Til ' ' A No. Pac 150 1 30 2 Driven out 4.1111 128 9.685 O.- So. s. Total shipments 7,487 Origin Oregon 2. V0 Idaho . 2,8"JH Washington 17 Montana K70 Utah ntiO California g of Trade building, Portland. Rid. Asked. Atrb Oen 4s.. ftoi 6 Atl Coast Line. 1st 4s f4 fl B & O Gold 4s i44 yk B R T 4s SO WJH Ches & O 4-s 03 t4 C M & iff P Gen 4as 10;, 10:.U C H I Col 48 34i, S5 Cal Gas 5s i:t C B Q Joint 4s 7i H7 Erie Gen 4s 7H 74 Int Met 43 77 77 Missouri Pac 4s 55 M NYC Gen 3Vss 83 4 N & W ldl Con 4s . 94 Vj fl54 Northern Pac 4s 94 3 , 15 Oregon Short Line Ref 4s 90 11 Pac Tel 5s 97 9S . Penna Con 4s 102 102 Reading Gen 4s V 94fc 95 St. L & San Fran Ref 4s Wt 9Jt4 S P Col 4s -90 91 So Ry 5s 105U 105 So Ry 4s 7a 7:t l.'n Ry Inv 4s 56 57 Tn Pac 3at and Ref 4s. 94 95 IT s Steel 5s 102TW 103 West Shore 4s 92 93 H Wabash 4s 51 a 52 W'house Klec cv 5s 94 14 Wisconsin Central 4s 8 United States Us registered ; 97 do coupon ' I8 United Elates ;ts registered lOl 301 do coupon : 101 102 United States 4s registered -JOi 110 do coupon - -. 10i) . .. . . Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. May 14. Closine Quotations: AUouez 40Nevada Con..... 14 Amal t oDorr. ... a i.Mpisaine Mines. Am Z L fc Sm.. 17 (North fifUte 2.6 Arizona Com... 4;North Lake 1 -i Calumet & Ariz 65!01d Dominion... 47 ( ai & Hecia. . . .4 (usceoia io CeRtennial 16 .Quir.cy 59 Cop Range C C it7 Vj 'Shannon ....... 5 K" Butre Cop M. 10;Superor 28 Franklin 4-,Sup-ft Boston M 2 ;ranby ton 1 M;lamaracK ...... ob Greene Canan-a aatU S S R A M... r3 1 Rovalle (Cop) 10' do preferred.. 44 Kerr Lake Utah Con 10 Lake Copper 6!4'l"tah Copper Co 57 La Salle Copper 4 .Winona 3 Miami copper... i w oiverine ...... 42 Mohawk. 4: Butte & Sup a9 v Money, Exrfkmnge. Etc. NEW YORK, May 14. Call money steady, 1 tg 2 per cent; ruling rate, i per cent cloinz bid. 1 1 tfi 2 per cent- Time loans, steady; 60 and 90 days, 2 per c-nt; six montns. a per cenu Mercantile paper. 3 fe 4 per cent. Sterling exchange, strong; 60-day bills. 4.s;.o.; oemana, ji.'-ia. Commercial . bills, S4.S434. Bar silver, 5Sc. Mexican dollars. 451ic. Government bonds, strong; railroad bonds. nnn. LONDON. May 14. Bar silver, steady. 26 15-16d per ounce; money, lVcS'i per cent; rate of discount in open market for short and three months' bills, 2 15-16 per cent. May 14. Silver bars. HAMS lO to 12-pound, lS19o 12 to 14-pound. 18 & 19 c; 14 to 18-pouna, lsHctflVc; skinned, 18(320c; picnic, 15c BACON Fsncy, 27?2Sc; standard, 21 T24c. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs, 13&ltic; exports, llsjldc; plates, lid 13c. LARD Tierce basis. Iure, 12 013c; compound, 9c " Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc, HOPS leis crop, prime and choice, 12 15c: 1914 contracts, 14c PELTS Dry lite, dry short wool, 7;; dry shearings, 10c; green snearings, 10c; salted heep. itOc.6l; Spring lambs. 15&25C HIDES Salted hides. 13c per pound; salt kip, 14c; salted calf, 19c; green bides, 12a; dry hides. 24c; dry calf, 2uc; salted bulis, 9c per pound; green bulis. 8c, WOOL Valley. I820c; L astern Oregon, 14fc 19c. MOHAIR 1914 clip. 272Se per lb. C A SCAR A BARK Old and new. 5 per lb. tlRAIN BAGS Calcutta, 8c. VISH Chinook salmon, 11c; buck, shad, 5c; roe shad, prcu 7c PAN FRANCISCO, 58c Mexican dollars, nominal Drafts, sight lc, telegraph 3c. Sterling on London, 60 days, 94.85; da sight, S4.bS. Condition of the Tremsary, WASHINGTON, May 14. The condition of tne United state Treasury at tne beginning of business today was: Net balances in general fund ?74. 600,487 Total receipts yesterday ......... 2.809,569 Total payments yesterday- 2,2.io.lu4 The deficit this year ls fl3S.291.482, agains a surplus of $4,057,143 la.t year, exclusive of Panaona Canal and public debt transac tions. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. May 14. Lead quiet, 3.85 3.95: London. 18 7s 6d. Spelter steady, 5. 10 j-5.20; London, 21 7s Copper steady. Spot and July. 13.5014.00 electrolytic, 14.25; lake, nominal; castings. Tin firm. Spot. 83.90934.16; July. S4.05 54. a. Antimony -dull. Cookson's, 7.15 7.25. Iron quiet and unchanged. Coffee mod Sugar. NEW YORK, May 14. The coffee marke was very quiet, but generally steady today aAd Alter- opening at an advance of 3 Hops mt New York. EW YORK, May 14. Hops Quiet. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital . . . $1,000,000 Surplus .... $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AINSWORTH, Pratideat. R. X.BLL BARXESi flcePrealdeat. XV. A. HOLT, Aiit Caaktor. A. M. WRIGHT, aavb Caahler. H. W. SCUM E EM, Caaaler. . P. 8. Dick. Aaat. CaaUea, ,668 038 451 815 7,939 368 4 10.29 151 17.008 18.640 S S 1 K.678 12,f!ir, 7-". 4. r,8 l',31H 944 -V4 2.73 312 Total 16.0C8 7.332 143 16.518 rteceipts yesterday were ir,u ...r,i m wives aua uiv nosTS. Shippers were: With catt'ie E. p. Slay ton. Redmond. 4 cars: H. W. Martin. Hills wra. x car. also IV calves. With hoes T. "w. Glenn. ! car: R. H. Vomhn Glenn. 1 car; M. C. GUI. Glenn. 1 car; W. H. Bristol, l.ewiston. -2 cars; W. H. Harris. ouHniKV. car. The day's Hales were as follows 24 steers 1 steers 1 steer . 29 steers 17 steers 4 steers 8 steers 1 stag; 1 calf .. 1 calf Wt. Price . .1004 7.7r, . .1116 7.50 . .1130 7.50 . . 9S5 7.7r. . . 902 T.2.", . . 1 0."3 T.0O . . 824 6.7.1 760 5.7.1 Wt. Price 1 heifer .. oo SH.25 1 cow ....1O40 H.0O 1 heifer . . n!t H.OO . . 2 u s.sr, .. 181 8.30 . 480 7.30 . 3H0 7.00 .. 181 8.3R 85 hofrs 81 hoKs 1 hoe 1 hoe 6 hoes . 150 n. 00. 263 m. sheen. . 82 4.10 ..- ion o.oo Current local quotations on' the various classes of livestock follow: rrlm. steers ................. .f7.75''5'S8 2!i Medium steers ................ 7.00i? 7.25 Choice cows .................. 6.50f3 7.00 Medium cows... ........ ......... 6.00 6.25 Helters 6.00 g 7.25 Light calves ....... .......... . 8.006A 8.5U Heavy calves 6 oit v 7.50 Bulls 5O0w 6.25 Ktags 6.00 W 7.50 nogi Lileht 8.00 8.35 Heavy 7.000 7.35 feheen ...... Wethers 4.75 5.30 Ewes 3.75 4v 4.10 Yearline lambs E.25( fi &o prine lamDs 6.75&1 7.50 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Mav 14. Hoes Re ceipts. 7300; market- stesdv. Heaw XK 141m 8.20; lleht, 8.r8.20; pigs, I7.30&8; bulk of sais, s.ji,8.ay. t.attle Receipts, 4400; market. steady. xsaiive steers. .4ilir H.SM: enws anrf lipif. ers. $6.40firS.60: Western steers. SfV50fi;Knn Texas steers. 6'hi7.75; cows and heifers, 96 Wf.ou; calves, fnigiii. Sheen Itec'eiDts. 500; market. liiirhpr leanings. l,i.u.io; wethers, Jo.UOMti Chlcaeo Uyestock Market. . CHICAGO. Mav 14. Hoes Rpi-int, ?n 00O; market, steady at yesterday's averaee. oi sales, J.AS'flS.HI: light. SS.Z08.45 mixed. JK.l.-.fo 8.45; heavy, J7.u5toS.40 rough. 7.58.10; nigs. S7.30 to 8.35. cattle Kecelpts. 4.,O0; markrt. weak. Heeves, S7.4rKaH.65: steers. $7.10'&jS.20; stork ers and feeders, $6.25'g8.50; cows and heif ers. 9J.uteH.iu; calves, I7.50W 10.75. frneep Kecelpts. 20,000; market. slow. oneep, ...s.'.7 o;:u; yearlings, 67.25 i.iuos. .o.uKi' o.oo; springs, Sllfflu, BAN FRA'CI.SCO PRODCCE MARKET rrices quoted at the Bay City an rrnita. , Vegetables. Kte. BAN FRANCISCO, May 14. Fruit Pine apples. - 2.C5S;. apples, Newton Pippins, 1 1 1.75; Hoover. S1.2oF1.50: No. 3. 60cl l; Mexican limes, a(10; California lem ons. S2.7Ssr. Potatoes Delta whites, 40080c; Oreeon uumank.. si.io&'l.ao; ' sweets, 2.252.7o new. lviljo. Vegetables Cucumbera hothouaa. x? sreca peas. .3.00 0. per Baca. -ggs ancy ranch. 23 c; store. 22c Onions Bermudas, S2f&2.60; Australian- ocn i. Cheese Ioubc Americas. 15 15 Wjc; new. . . . , . ii utter Fancy creamery, 24c: seconds. s.c Receipts Flour. 1114 quarters: barle' 4500 centals; potatoes, 4S05 sacks; hay 44 tons. Xaval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga.. May 14. Turpentine. nrm aa 4c. fcales, sno: receipts, -117 shipments. 26; stocks, 10.345. Rosin nrm. Sales. 2022: receipts. 213 shipments, 75; stocks, 85,349. Quote: A. 8.70; C. D., ti: E. 4.03; F. 4.10; G, 4.1." H. 14.20: I, $4.23: K. 4.30; M. 14.6V; N, .o; vu. .oo: v, w. io.iu. Chlcaeo Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. May 14. Butter lower. Cream eries. Ibti2fic. l'.'x Receipts. 2434 cases; market, un cnangea. . Cheese, unchanged. AMITY OFFICE IS LOOTED Robbers Break Government Safe and . Get? Some Cash. AMITY, Or., May 14. (Special.) .The postoffice here was robbed last night at 2 o'clock. The robbers entered b means of skeleton keys. The safe was opened by nitro glycerine, the charge used being heavy enough to blow the sale to pieces and to move the front wall of the building,- which ls a f ram one, outward two inches. The robbers secured about 9100 money, but left other valuables. In eluding stamps and registered letters, untouched. A citizen living near heard tne explosion and saw three men leav Ing- the place. Search was made bu no trace of them has been found. is thought this is the same gang that operated at uayton last week, an that they are novices, as the heavy charge . would indicate. LADD & TILTON i, : .BANK Established 185 9 Capital and Surplus S2.000.000 Commercial and Savings Deposits TRAVELERS' f,llll HAMBURG R.MERICAH largest SS.G k V in the i 1'117'710 mKU4 TONS l V,argSiaaw- LY DAMAGE FEARED1 urther Bad Reports From Illi nois and Missouri. residents of Coos Bay. . They are J. W. Bennett, Herbert Lockhart. J. Albert Matson, Captain Alfred Matson, G. V. Kauffman, Claude Nasburg, Peter Loc ate. A. T. Haines, Al Jensen, Roy K. Miller, James H. Flanagan, A. W. Myers and W. A. Reld. No one aboard expected the Michie could be saved and Captain Reed said was miraculous the dredge' was not ost. WHEAT GAINS HALF 'CENT Prominent Crop Expert, However, Iclares Pct Is o 3Iore Prev alent Xow Than Is Case Every Year. CHICAGO, May 14. Dcspit an opinion by one of tha best-known crop experts that Hessian fly is no more prevalent now than im tlie case every year, daman reports from lllnols and Missouri today swum the wheat market away from the bears. There was a, nervous close at & v.c net advance. Corn gained. 5 to c, oats Js3-c to lc and pro visions 7 H to 22 Wc. lnaecKion, it not pronounced bearish sen Iinent, ruled the wheat pit during th first If oi the day. Hull inn views that other experts took in regard to the Hessian 11 y damage led afterward to an advance. in tne corn crowd bullish Argentine news more than onset favorable weather for the domestic belt. New York reported re newed cancellations of Argentine May ship ments. L.lj;htneK of receipts hero counted also againrt the bears. The market for May oats rave evidence of acute congestion. Other options In oats merely followed the upturn made by wheat and corn. Packers buying lifted provisions. The strength, of feed grains formed a material help. The leading; futures ranged as follows WHEAT. Open. High. .. .fctfVi .b CORX. .67 . OAT3. .. .374 .38 'i MESrf PORK. May July May July July Sept Low. Close. .86 .tto .67 .68 .65 -ntiS .37 .88 .35 9s ooVs July Sept July Sept 10.RO 19.90 20.00 JO. 05 19.77 la.BTH lO 074 10.25 July . Sept . a an 10.07',i 10.15 ....10.5 10.0 SHORT RIBS. 11.17 11.23 11.17 19.95 ifio.Oi. 10.15 10.&0 11.22 .11.30 11.37 11.30 nrlcea were: . "Wheat. No. 2 red. 98ff97c: No. 2 hard. V34i'95c; No. 2 Nortnern,. U7 tf'JHc; o, Corn. No. 2. 69 -Ti w 70c : No. 2 yellow. 710 tx 'Sc; no. o yeuow. .u'c. Kye, No. 2. b4c. Barley. 4bg 6c. Timothy. $2.70 'ft 4.30. Clover, $812.50. 1 Fiiget Hotind AVhrat Markets. TACOMA. May 14. Wheat Bluestem. 93cp forty fold, 4sc; club. bc; red ue, Car receipts, wheat 24, barley 4. hay lO. SEATTLE. May 14. Wheat Bluestem, huc; lortyfoid. b.c; club, .c; J? lie, a c rea Kussian. hoc Yeaierdav's tar receints. wheat 3. oats o. oariey corn i, nay o, nour . San Franciftco train Market, SAN FHAXi'ISCO. Mav 14. Snot Quota tions: waua wain, i.dupi.bt1; rea itus sian. SJ .60 : Turkey red. $1.62 ia roi 1.65: blue- stem. $1.51.67H : feed barley. SI. 02 W ; brewing barley, nominal: wnite oats. i.jb' t& i.'zi : cran. 4.iu; . mioaunga, SoU to Si : shorts. b.ou J7. aii boaru : v neat steady. Barley easy. December. 11.05; May. L02: spot. Sl.03 aeaco. Europesa Oraln Markets, LON DON', May 14. Cargoes on passage. auiet: little bidding. English country markets, firm; French country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL, May 14. i Wheat Spot strong. u lures iitauy. iuiy, is a is a; uc touer, is a Weather in' England, cloud. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, May 14. Wheat, May !)0Vc; July. 91c: No. 1 hard. U0c: No. Northern, MS It' 95c; No. 2 Northern, 9193c JSariey. 44io-oHc. -Flax. 81.53tf l.&6. LIVES OF 13 ENDANGERED Coos Say Crowd lias Narrow Escape as Squall drives Dredge on 'Spit, COOS BAY, Or., May 14. (Special.) The Coos Bay dredge Michie today had a narrow escape from being: wrecked when she was forced on the south spi when dredginjr at extreme low water. A sudden squall from the north wes drove the Michie ashore, and she could not be worked back into the channel. Instead, with the rising tide, the dredge was maneuvered across the spit into the ocean and escaped with little dam age. The dredgre was stranded for two hours and had on board 13 promlnen J. C. WILSON & CO. kiUtad. BOMUS. ttRAIN AJl tUtlUA KIW TOOK BTOCK KXCHANOs. ' CHICAOO BOABD OF TKADK. M)V lOBE COTTON KlCIUUa. TBS M'OCIi A NO BOND KJLClLA-MiE. BAH FBAKCISOO. FOSTLAKI) OFFIOE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. PHones Maxshaa 3858. A 4187. Success in Business Depends in a large measure on the timely aid and co-operation of a strong and con servative bank. The watchword of this bank is "Service" and its officers make it a point to be genuinely interested in the success of depositors. It is always prepared to accommodate its custom ers. Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Sts. Capital and Surplus, $1,400,000 The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A (eneral .banking bnainew transacted. Interest paid on time drpodta. Letter of Credit and TraTetera Checks Issued. F0B.TLAXD BRANCH, Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. 0. HALPAS, Uanaser. TRAVELERS GUIDE. STEAMSHIP Sail. Dlrcrt for SA1V FRANCISCO. I.OS ANGELES AND SAN D1EUO TODAY MAY 15t. SAN FRAVC1SCO, PORTLAND A LOS A.VGKLES STEAMSHIP CO. FRANK HOLLA I, Anit 134 Third Strrt. A 4.-.UB, Main 2. American-Hawaiian S. S. Co Via STRAITS OP MAGELLAN'. STEAMSHIP KE.NTUCK.IAN Sails from New York for Pacific Coast Ports May 12 to 15. Salltnxa Every 12 Days Thereafter. C. D. KENNEDY. A seat, . 2TO Stark Street. Va' S. S. KOSE CITY For SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES A. M. Mar 17 The saa ran Cisco A Portland S.S. Co. Sd and Washington Sts. (wtlb O.-W. K. . co.) lei. uarsnau 4suu, A. S121. COOS B1V LINK STEAMSHIP "BREAKWATER" Sails from AinswortQ dock. Portland. A. M April 28, Alay I, S, 13. 18, 23, Jnns 1 7. 12. 17. 22. 27. Frelgbt received until 4 P. M. day previous, to sailing. Passenger fare: First-lass, slo; second lass un, J only). 7. inclualng berths and meala. j- Zlce. Lcwer Ainswortn uock. PORTLAM) & COOS BAl H. 8. LINE.' L K. Keating. Agent. Phone alaia i0 or A 2332 lor any information.. Useful map of Great Srltaln PRES. Alse lllttstrated book of tours oa the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF ENGLAND I. JLateley. Oca. Agt Mi fitta Are, 21. X. GOING OR COMING TRAVEL BY World's Largest Steamship "IMPERATOR" (919 feet -62,00 Tons) June 6. An stunt 15. June 27. bept." 5. July JH Nt-pt. mud resnlftrir thereafter. "YATERLAND" m (950 feet 58,000 Tout.) M Mir 2 Aucut 1 ti .lung 1U Auiiut suiy i nepteniier li and regalarly thereafter. PARIS, LONDON, HAMBURG and the Pre. Lincoln..... May 21, 9 A.M. Amerika May tSt 10 A. M. Vaterland May 2fi, 10 A. M. (raf Waldersee. . June 4, S 1. M. LmperatoT . .Juno ii, 0 A. M. Second cabin. tWiU call at MEDITERRANEAN GIBRALTAR, JiAPLES, OLSOA. S. 8. Moltke June S. S P. M. S. S. Hamburg. .. .June 8, 3 1. M S. S. IMollke July 13. a I. SI. . M. Hamburg. .Auguta 11, 3 I. 31. CRUISES to the Land of the Midnight Sun Scotland. Orkney and Faroe Is lands, Iceland, Spltzberseu. Nona Cap;. Norway.. I'KO.M HAMBCIiG Oaring JUNE, JIXY and Al'GLST Victoria l,uihe nnd '.Meteor." 14 to Su UAVS S'.io 11' Write for Booklet. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE Harvey & palmer. North 1 -rific General A it is., tous Sec ond ave. Phone lilliott JTiI and 52J. saitl. Wasa.. or San Frauclfco office, uo Stockton gL. San Francisfo. Southern Pacific Co.. fc-o fcjixth O.-W. K. Ac N. Co., No. Pacific. D. & n. tsurimgtou Route. Milwaukee -Pnget Sound H. It., Uu North, lt L o r e y B Smith, Sd & Wash. ets.. Portland. ur. i NORTH GERMAN LLOYD London Paris Brem?n tKals. A1Ibelra der Gr. May 26 Bremen May iX Prin i-ledrlch Villsrlm.l:i- ao Kainer Willi elm 11 June lire men Orvrwer lkurfuer.t. Sails at 1 A. M. fl r II cabin direct. IV la .Boiilnfrn, omits Plymouth and Cherbourg. Baltimore Bremen direct. Ono-cabiu (.11) Wednesdays. THE MEDITERRANEAN Frlnressi Irene ,Iun 17 KocniK AIIert July 1 . . . . .June Jim fi V fCarriCH no ' Bremen The North German l.loyd Itinded more pasftenRerN. ltrt Cahln, Second t abin and Steeraice tn the port of New York during? 19i:t than any other line, ifpeatinir its marreiouM record of Itt 1 2. Throujrh rates from K&rypt, India New York to 1AR tAST and South America via Europe. NOR WAT-TOLA R IRI'ISES June 13. July 4. 18, S4. Aus. II. Independent Trips Around First-ciass the World throughout $620,65 4 Up " Travelers' Checks Good ah uver me World OEI.RICHS CO., Oen. Agts. " uivnu.TMj. j.ew , ora. Robert Capelle. o. 1 C A.. San Francisco, or local agents. Vr" t n,.t 1 XXEuropel . 1 Xi--fyj, m,s- a.i Steamer Service STEAMER I1ASSALO l eaves Portland, Ash-street Dock. daily, except Saturday, at 8:00 P. M. Arrives Astoria 6:00 A.M. Leaves Aetoria daily, except Sunday, at 8:00 A. Ai. Arrives Portland. 5:00 P. L Make reservations Ash-street Dock or City Ticket Of rice. Third and Washington. Phones Aiarshall 4500. A 61I1. TO BAN FRANCISCO. I.OS ANGELES ANU SAN OIKOO. ROANOKE M" KPN ESQ AY, MAY 20 COOS BAY ANU tlKEKA S. S. ALLIANCE WED.VLSUAY, LY SO NOnTH PACIFIC 6TF.AMSH1P CO. Ticket Olfice. Mala 1S14. A 1S1- irelabt Office- Columbia Dock. Main A 643 SYDtlEY 19?i7JS AUSTRALIA WEATHER FINE SAMOA AND SHORTEST LINE SOUTH SEAS QUICKEST TIME Snlendid itesmers. UovdslOOAI. naOOOtouoispUot lYtlr.ty Short Lin, eaiiiDr ewy (wc week. $110 KQKSLliLU (JfiSrcZIS) SYDNEY $2Q3 Bound trip, second till. SV0NEV JiOO. Various tours 1- udtor Java,Chiaa, Jaan and Round h Worid. Sena lor inA-. OCEANIC S. it. CO.. 73 Markn SU fN FRANCISCH 17th Annual, r en. '14. tiS. KotierUam. 6.i (lavs, $4uu up. Inclutiinff eiiore excursions. Jrimosv C. Clark. Xiiuea ttldg.. IScw York.