tttt? 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<ic; 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.
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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.
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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.
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