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17 irTTT? nrnwvTvn nT?rr.nVTl VKnKST)V. MAHCTT 24. 1915. x xiij miibiiiu w.jwx --- -' jl JL,aj IU VAk.L v . .. ' " 1 - ' HOP FUTURE IS HAZY! Course of 1915 Market Can not Be Figured Out. MANY UNCERTAIN FACTORS fcuropcan War I Chief CUue or Present Unsatisfactory Condi tions Domestic Trade Is Affected by Dry Laws. Whether new-crop hops will sell at record ,rices this year or whether they will not fcrlns -hat It costa to crow them rc ques tions bopmeo would like to answer but eanoot. There are o many uncertain con ation, confronts the trade that It would , hazardous to make a guess a. to the probable course of price. Circumstance. r.M that -will lend the market to It is not beyond th. ranse of possibility . to, thrM war time, for event, to occur be tween now and next Winter that will put trices oh a hlsnor plane than known in recent vears. it n..ut ho acknowledged, fcowercr, that all the sign, at present point to a diminished rather than an en larged us. of new Pacific hop.. In the domeatic trade consumption is likely to be red.iccd without any corre romltng declin. In output. Dry territory teadlly growing and the-effect of prohi biten laws is already .een In tho effort. tt brewers In sorn. of tho state, to dis pose of their reserve supply of hopa. Iu the meantime American grower, are pre paring to h.rvwt a big crop, and if weather conditions are right the yield may be a tnimper ore. England was a heavy buyer of American Bops up to the time the submarine blockade became effective. England grew a very large crop last year and these extensive American purchases were undoubtedly made for the purpose of piling "P a reserve sup ply, all of which may have an unfavorable Influence on the coming market. On the other hand a revival of prospentj In the United State will greatly ''"'' the brewing trade in sections not affected bv drv laws, and it is the wet .tates that ,ve "been the largest consume. More prosperous times would also mean more .peculation and higher prices of hoi There are also the crop uncertainties to be reckoned with. The greatest present factor in me Vn.in.M every vmci . course the European war. un no tinuance or cessation will depend in large measure the course of 115 hop prices. The market during the past eight months has o.en an unsatisfactory one to growers and dealers alike, and it is safe to say that if peace Is brought about hop trade prospect, will become brighter. TONNAtiE LACK CHECKS WHEAT TRADE Moderate Buine on Exchange. With Bids Better Than Monday's. The local wheat market made a better ap pearance yesterday, but aside from some de mand for milling grades there was not much disposition to transact business. The ton-nttg-e situation is the feature that i. block ing trade and until there is some relief In this direction tho murket is likely to be a dragging one. Merchants' Eichange aalcs yesterday were as follows: .-..imni bushels April bluestem l,, ii.ihhi bushels May bluestem I.ui vs :iiki ton April oats .V;-'"' ton M.ty oats .. The April delivery of bluestem brought J cents more than Monday's best bid and the Bcvemt sales of May. aggregating 40.000 bushels, were a cent over the price paid the day before. Other white wheat offers were at advances of 1 to 5 cents. Red wheat, which on Monday was 10 to 12 cents down on bids, was lifted T to 10 cents yes terdav. hut there were no" transactions. Barley and oats bids were also raised. Cats sales were at $1 advance. lKeal reeolpts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland -j ;. " KlZtiZKa:! 1-, IS! as Year aKo....Um --' 1444 "''j,', Taeoina. Mon. rt Tear ago.... 1 - J ... . , Beas t, to dote. MN Bin .. T1 -.U Year ago.... i 4"-,' Seattle. Sun... .5 Z a 71 BcLn tS".lte. mw l::5 179 ins? j.s., Ycatr hbo i:io 1('6 10y hHttP SHEARING IN MALHEl'R COCNTT lamp mr Ontario ! Now lYorfcln on 10.000 Hires. Wool buyers are preparing to operate In the Ontario district, according to the Mnl btur P-pmocrat,, which says: on Tuesday there were two wool buyers tocre in the interest of Boston bouses look ins for wool. J. M. Johnson, of Howell Jones & Donnld, and C. I. Moody, of Klse man Bi others, were here and went out to the Butterfield ranch to look nt the wool now being shorn by Anderson Gwinn. We are unable to learn of any offers made: but were assured that no pale was agreed on this trip. The Anderson Gwlnn people is rc now shearing some 10.000 ewes at their place known as the Butterfield ram.li, li' miles west of Ontario. The ewes all have lambs and after shear ing will be sent directly to the rnnpe and the lambs will be fattened for the July mar ket and shipped Kast at that time. fiMAI.L VX.KTABI.K IN GOOD DEMAND Krerh Supply Is Krousbt on Roe City Few Oranges on Steamer. Small vegetables of all kinds were closely ceaned up yesterday. Asparagus was firmer at lutilOi cents. Tho Rose City brought a freHi supply, also a quantity of California rhubarb. Nounuch more of the latter arti cle will be broupht up from the South as local rhubarb is now becoming plentiful. The c-r of Florida tomatoes recei-ed Mon daj w.'s cleaned up yesterday. The next car will not be in for a week or 10 days. A ear of head lettuce ujs received from California. Only three cars of oranges were on yes terday's McamT. The preceding steamer brought Kl cars, but local dealers have cut down their steamer orders materially. j Orders for Spot Hopa. Hop dealers lack orders for spot goods and prices are w h-'lly nominal Contract buying h:s also ceared at all points on the Coast for th. time belnff. According to statistics compiled by the department of Commerce, the exports of domestic iiops from tho United states during the five months ended January si. 1015, were S. 4 60.90 J pounds, of which &090.4.M pounds were exported from the Port of New York. Local Egg Market Is Finn. Tho egg market was firm with sales at ir to 1S cents, case count. Most of , the buying by local speculators was at the first figure. Poultry receipts were light and chickens ere In strong demand. Large hens sold at irm?ia cents and ordinary hens at 13 to 13S cents. Dressed meats were steady. No change was reported in the dairy prod uce market. 1 Caararm Market in Londaa. Mail advices from a well-known London a7nse said of cascara bark: "Our New Tors: friends write saying that the Pacific Coat la clear of stock and supplies are small ud concentrated and that the time had actually arrived when this article had already moved. Stocks here are not very Urge, at ieasl half the quauuty of a year ago; -' to 46s, according to age. is the pot price and c. I f. is about the same. Bank Clearings. ' Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland Seattle . Tacom Spokane si.u::.t.-5 :iS5,7 i!,i:o.;.47 105.01:1 ail.tiS 41.045 .... 4b0.44 So.Otttt PORTLAND MARK BT QUOTATIONS . Orain, Floor, Feed, Etc. Merchants Exchange, noon session. Prompt delivery: Wheat Bid. AaK. Blueftem J-; Foray-fold 1-30 - Club Red Russian 3--- J-- Red fife 1-40 No?ai8white feed 32.50 33.00 Barley rn No. 1 feed 24.27. 2..50 Bran 2L-.50 2..00 Shorts 23.50 2T.O0 Futures April bluestem 1.3. Jrfo Mav blilestem l.'-ll H 1 April forty fold I-" ' J:tJ May fortyfold April club 3-:;l J- May club 1.14 1JT April red Russian 1.2. Mav red Russian 1-27 l.24 April red fife 1.26 l.t Mav red fife k:-0 April oats . 32.7. May orts ;:::.r.o 4 .no April feed barley 25.0O 2K.OO May feed barley 2".no 2..00 April bran -'.ft' Mav bran 24.00 FI.OI'B Patents. S7 a barrel ; strejgnts. 16.50: whole wheat, 17.20; grahamn, Mil liLKEEO Spot prices: Bran, tjS.f.O ton; ehorts, S28.50; rolled barlej, per ton 32. CORN Whole, $35 per ton; cracked, S3B per ton. , HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. 14'915; valley timothy, ?12$il2.r,0; grain hayfc 10 12; alfalfa, 12.50fr 13.50. . J Fruits and Vegetables. Ieocal jobbing quotations: TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges, navels. 2&2.50 per box; lemons, S33.75 per oox; bananas, 4fcc per pound; grapefruit, S3 4.25; pineapples, 6c per pound; tan gerines, SI. 25&L75 per box; blood oranges, S1.50 per box. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, hothouse, $1.50 per dozen; peppers. 30t35c per pouad; artichokes, 75c per dozen ; tomatoes, 3 per crate; cabbage. 91 2c per pound; celery. $4.30 per crate; cauliflower, $2 per crate; sprouts, S9o per pound; .head let tuce, $2.25 per crate; hothouso lettuce, 7&C tii $1 per box; spinach, 60 75c per box; rhubarb. $2.25 per box, asparagus, lO12Vjc per pound; eggplant, 30c per pound; peas, 15c per pound. GKEKN FKUITS Apples, 60c $1.50 per box: cranberries, $1112 per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. $ltl.25 per sack; Yakima, $11.25; new potatoes, 10c per pound: sweet potatoes, 8lc per pound. ONIONS Oregon, selling price. $4. per sack, country points. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.50 per sack; parsnips, l-25 per sack; turnips, $1.75 per sack. Dairy and Country. Froduce. Local jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, IttiglOV-iC; candled, 20c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, large, l&H4Mc; hens, ordinary. 15 15 c ; broilers. 1 N 20c ; tur keys, dressed. 20c; live. 15c; ducks, 123;loc; geese, 1 10c. BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras, Jc per pound in case lots; c more' in less than case lots; cubes, 25c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, ' jobbers buying price- 1 5c per pound, L o. b. dock, Port land; Young Americas, ltfc per pound. VEAL Fancy, 1JH&12C per pound. FOKK-Block. lOglOtc per pound., Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails, $2.30 per doxeu; half-pound flats, $1.50; one-pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, $1.05. . HONEY Cheice, $tf .25 per case. zil nuts, 15c; filberts, 15C&24c; almonds, 23 dozen; pecans, I9(&20c; chestnuts, luc. ijiic; Lima, oic; pink, 5&oc; Mexican, 6iic; ayou, v -2 v. COFFEE Roaeted, in drums, 18H33Hc SL'GAR Fruit and berry, $0.45; beet. $6.25; extra C, $5.1)5; powdered, in barrels, $tf.70; cubes, barrels, $6.85. ground, lOus, $10.75 per ton; 50a, $11.50 per . . . . . . - . 1 V. .... A ail AAt' hrnbnn. 4c per pound; Japan style, 5(&4c. apricots. 13 i 15c; peaches, 8c; prunes, Ital ians, O 3C ; I OIBIUO, ut.v.a, , bleached Sultanas, 7aCi seeded. Sac; dates, fersian, ivc pe auw, .vv a, currants, b 12c. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 3914 crop, nominal; 1913 crop, nominal. , HIDES Salted hides, 14 (c; salted kip, 14-c; salted calf, ISc; green hides, 13c; greun kip, 14 lie; green calf, 18c; dry hides, J5c; dry calf, 27c WOOL Eastern Oregon, coarse, 2225c; Eastern Oregon, fine, 18 j 20c ; Valley, 23c, uomitial. MOHAIR New clip. 2730c per pound. CASOARA BARK Old and new, 4 Vac per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooied pelts. IBe; dry ahort-wooled pelts, 12c; dry shearings, each, 1 Oc ; sal ted si) earings, each, 15 25c ; dry ir.mts. lonir hair. each. 13c; dry goat shear ings, each. 10&20c; salted sheep pel,J March. $1 2 eactt. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, 17lSc; skinned, 17 &18c; picnic, 12c; cottage roll, 13Mc; D roiled, l'J -oc. BACO X Fancy, 27 r 28c ; standard, 23 & 24c; choice. 17 22c; strips, 17c Ltt X O.llw 1 BUUl l titai Utno. iU ir" 73 - ex ports, 1 7c ; pi a tes, 11 h & 1 3c. LAKO Tierce basis: Kettle rendered. 12c; standard. 12c; compound. 8?c. BARREL tiOOUS Mess beef, $28; Tlate beef, $24.50; brLsket pork, $28.50; pickled pigs' feet. $12.5u; tripe, $a.io n.w; tongues, $25 q 80. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or lank wagons, 10c; special drums or bar rels, 13ic; cases, 1720c. UASOLIXE Bulk, 12c; cases. 19c; engine distillate, drjms, 7c; cases. 14xc; naptha, drums, lie; cases, ISc LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 75c; raw, cases, 80c; boiled, barrels. 77c; boiled, cases, S2e. turpentine In tanks. 60c: in cases. 67c; lu-case lot, lc less. SAN 1'KANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current in Bay City on Fruit, Vege tables. Etc. SAX KRAXt'ISCO, March 23. Butter Fresh extras. 23o; prime firsts, 22Vic; fresh firsis. 21 Sc. Eggs Fresh extras, 21c; firsts, 19Hc; pullets. lSi:. Cheeet' New, i 'i 1 1 H c : Young America, 12H 'a 1 1 Sc; Oregon, 14Vc. Vegetables BeM peppers, 2'r15c; hothouse cucumbers. !uc 'a $1. 10; peas. 5i'7c! aspara gus, $1.-5 5? 2 per box. Onions Yellow, tio.- $1. Fruit Lemurs, $l..Vt.'fi 2.50: bananas. Ha maiian. JHkw 1.75: pineapples, do, $1.50$ 2.75; Californian apples. Pippins. ftS'&S.'ie: BeHefifiir. 25''i5ic; other varieties. 50 75c; do. Oregon, pinnins, $11.50: Spitzenberss. $1.751 2.25; Winesops. 85c00c. Potatoes Khrbanks. Oregon. $1.50 1.7-V. rivers. $1.25 1.40; Northern. $1.50it l.('5; Lompoes. $2: Idaho, S1.25lu 1.4M ; sweets, $2.25 ft; 2.50 : new. per pound. Receipts Flour 45 quarters; barley. 157. S55 ctls: potatoes, ti,7lHi sacks; hay, ltons. Coffee Futures. NEW YORK. March 23. The mnrkst for coffee futures opened unchanged to 6 points higher on ome European buying of later deliveries and in tsymputhy with the steady ruling of the Brazilian markets. Thre was no important aenuinu, nowever, ana prices later eased off under renewed near-month liquidation. New Orlenns and scattered trade selling. The close was o xo iu points lower. Sales, 21.000. March. 5.84c; April, 5.t4c: MHv.Sil(k: June. 5.95c: July. 7.05c; August. 7.13c; September. 7.20c; October, 7.20c: No vember. .3Sc; January, .c; reoruaxy, 7.4Sc. Spot, quiet. Kio, No. 7, 8c: Santos No. 4, lit,; inuc. Very "few offers were reported in the cost and freight market and prices -were said to h nhrut unchanged. Rio exchange was Vd higher, while mil- reis prices ware unchanged. Naval More. SAVANNAH, Ga., March 23. Turpentine, firm. 42c. Sates. 50; receipts, 172; ship ments. 131: stocks. 29,769. Rosin, firm; sales, none; receipts, 845; shipments. 121; stocks, 112.131. Quote: AB, l2.A0!n 3.05: CDEFGH. $3.05: I. $3.07j; K, J3.S0; M.. $4; N. ?5: WO, $5.40; WW, $5.55. New York Sugar Market. NEW YOKif, March 23. Raw sug;ir firm; centrifugal 4v. im;aW9 413; refined firm. Thi keenness of birds in hunting out food was ome sttrlbuted to their sense of rmelL but it ha bren ebown that It is Out bO weir emaiuHic suh. WALL STREET mi Strongest Stock Market Ses sion of Year to Date. ADVANCES ARE GENERAL Steel Leads List in Activity With Wide Gain Over 600,000 Shares Change HandsRailroad Earn ings Show Improvement;. NEW YORK, March 23. The strongest, broadest and most active market session of the year to date was witnessed today, deal ings being on the basis of considerably more than lOu.otio aarca icr each of the five hours. Transcomlnentals. grangers and trunk linps recorded gains of 1 to 2Vi points, and Reading made full recovery from its acute weakness of the last week. Coppers stood out in the industrial divi sion. Amalgamated gaining 29i points in con nection witn tne advance in me renm-u. metal to 15fc cents United States Steel led the entire list in respect to activity, gain iiic 2i Doints on numerous individual trans actions, some of which aggregated 3000 or more snares, anu various otner inausu jhis rose proportionately. Bethlehem .Steel's course plainly denoted an accession of selling for profits. The stock made an initial ri&e to 73. a new high re cord, but soon relinquished all its advantage and closed at 69. a net loss of 2 '4 points. Among tho day's favorable influences were further laree sold imoorts. all from Can ada, indications of the placing of additional foreign credits at this center ana renewfa weakness in British and French exchange. Signs of a growing demand for Ameri cans were seen In the London market, which was firm in most branches. Southern Pacific's earnines for February showed a net sain of $322,000 and minor roads also reported improvement. Total sales of stocks amounted to til'.OOO shares- Bonds were steady, but the movement in that quarter was more restrained. Total sales par value $2,516,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Alaska Gold ... 8,000 35a, 34 34 Ti Amal Copper .. 31,000 0:s 57 0U Am Beet Sugar 7.2SH 44 ?8 44 44 American Can... 1. UH0 ,"y 20 2fM. Am Smel & Ref 7,4oO flti 6t do preferred.. .iu0 ir.iii 103 203 Am Susrar Ref !00 lu3 lo: 103 Am Tl & Tel.. 1,600 121 120 120 Am Tobacco 224 Anaconda Min. . 8.T.0O 2"&Si 27's 28 Atchison e.L'OO 17 05 Bait & Ohio. . 5.000 S 07 US Brook Ji Tran !i,200 S7i 7'i S7Vj Cal Petroleum.. 1,(100 171, -los 17 Canadian Pac .. 5,lu0 302 159 16 Central Leather 10.200 SUM 34 3i. Ches & Ohio .. I,tu0 42 42 42 Chi Gt West 10 C. M & St Paul .- Chicago & N W. S00 3244 124 24 Chino Copper... 90O :77 ott 7V Col Fuel & Iron 6,400 27 25 27 l Col &. Southetn 24 D & H Grande ' 5 do preferred ' 8 Distillers secur 200 84 8 8 Erie 13,.ViO 23 22- 23 Gen Electric... 400 341 13 140 Gt North pf .... 3,000 117 11 317 jt rsortn ur... 4,nuii 8 i,z Gugsenhenm Kx 2,800 52 51 bi -"1 Illinois Central. 200 Jnti 5 300 Interbor Met pf -8,200 62 t" 1 inspiration Cop. 3,300 22 22 22 In Harvester... 1,400 16 94 95 Kansas C South 1,100 22 22 22 Lehigh Valley. 4.200 13S 137 3:iS . Louis & Nash Mexican Pet... "7,000 72 71 71 Miami Copper.. 2.0U0 24 2:1 2:t Mis. Kan & Tex SO0 11 30 10 Missouri Pac . . 4.100 13 31 H Nat. Biscuit 320 National Lead.. 5,400 R 3S (IS H Nevada Cop... 1.200 17 12 13 New York Cen. 2.S00 S5 83 85 N Y. N H & Hart 3,000 55 54 54 Norfolk & West 300 102 307 301 Northern Pac. . 200 304 303 104 Pac Tel & Tel 26 Pennsylvania .. 2,000 105 105 105 Pullman Pal Car 200 150 150 350 Ray Con Copper 5,100 1, J8;i 18 Reading 34,2UO 14fi 142 145 Repub tron & St 1,100 20 20 20 Rock Island Co do. preferred. 800 1 St. Louis & s F 2d preferred. 300 4 4 4 Southern Pac .. 9,3oo 85 So J,i 84 Southern Hail . . 3 ,400 3 1; 1 5 1 5 Tennessee Cop.. 3,500 30 29 30 Texas Company 3,Toi) 334- 3 S3 133 V Union Pacific .. 35.900 122 320 322 Union Pac prf 80 U. S. SUei 81.700 48 45 47 U. S. Steol pfd 2.200 105 104 105 Utah Copper . . 14.300 5f, 54 55 Western Union . 3 , 400 4 64 04 Westinghoujse EI 1,200 72 .70 72 Total sales for the day 017,000 shares. NEW YORK BONDS. U. S. Ref 2s reg. WJ;n Y C cen 3s. 80 U S Ref 2s cou. 9S;Nor Tccific 3s VA U S 3s reg 101,Nor Pacific 4s... 91 V S 3s c n . . .101 jf'nion Pacific 4s. 94 U S new 4s reg.300jSou Pac Co 5s.. 97 U S new 4s cou. 110 r Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. March 23. Mercantile pa per, 3 per cent. Sterling exchange steady at decline; 60-day bills, $4.76; for cables, $4 TStio; for demand, $4.7825. Bar silver 50 c Mexican dollars, 3Sc. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm. Time loans easy; 60 days, 2 per cent; 90 days, 2 jffc cent; six months, 3&3 per cent. Call money steady; high, 2 per cent; low, 1 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. Sterling 60 days, $4.76; demand, $4.78; cable, $4.79. LONDON. March 23. Bar silver 23 13-16d per ounce. Money 1 per cent. Discount rates Short bills and three months, 22 per cent. v London Wool ales. LONDON, March 23. A better selection amounting to S500 bales, brought out ac tive com petition at the wool auction sales today. Prices were firmer, fine crossbreds ruling 7 1-. and coarse ana memum 10 ana occasionally 1214 per cent higher. Ameri cans paid 2j 5d for the best grades of scoured merinos. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. Minn., March 23. Linseed Cash, $1.92; May, $1.93; July, $1.95. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, March 23. Hops quiet. OFFERINGS ARE LIGHT S)IAM. Rt FOR DAY AT NORTH PORTLAD YARDS. ' Cattle, Sell Within Former Range ol Q."otatjons Sheep Market Is Strong Hogs Are Quiet. The livertock market was left. !n good condition after the hi day's business on Monday, biit there was not much in the way of offerings ycsierday. Only eight loads were received, including five loads of Cali fornia cattle, and these were not offered for sale. The limited business was done for the most Dart within the previous days range. A load of good steers was sold at $7.50 and a few odd lots of cattle at the old prices. The best prico paid during tho day for hogs was $7.40, and only a few lambs brought Monday's extreme quotation of $& Receipts were 175 cattle. 49 hogs and five sheep, shippers ware: With cattle. C. O. Poole. Gajeile, Cal.. 2 cars; J. E. Cooley, Montague, Cal., 3 cars; B. M. Stevens, Shan- iko. 1 car; ueorge p-armjjen. enaniKo. i car. With mixed load, M. L. Forester, Tangat, 1 car cattle, hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wsrt. pr.l Wgt. Pr. j3hogs 30 $7.40 19 steers ...1250 $7.50 7 hogs n 0.75r 1 steer 780 0.23 11 ho .... 223 7.401 Ssteers ... 720 650 hogs 1W 7. 40 2 bulls 1950 6-O0 hogs HO 6.75 20 hogs 241 -7.40 12 Iambs ... 112 S.50, 4 lambs ... 115 ".00 5 mixed .. ISO ft. 00 1 ewe 14U tJ.ou Prices current at the local stockyards on the various classes of stock: Best steers $7.25- $7 .-hoice ste?rs 7.00$' 7 Medium steers 0.75'a 7.50 Choice cows G.oo:g- 6-50 Medium cows " -00 9 3.00U fo.2. Bulls S.30 4 00 Stsgs 5.00 tf.25 HOfiS .. . . 6.50 7.50 . . 5.00 O.oy wethT ". J.oog 7.7, Kwes 6.00 6.75 Omahav Livestock Market. SOUBH OMAHA, Neb., March 23. Hogs Receipts, ltt,30O head: lower; heavy, $6.50 6. 70; lights, $6.55 t 0.75 ; pigs, $5.50 &.50; bulk of sales, V..55&6.65. Cattle Receipts, 5000 head; market strong; native steers. $6,2508.25; cows and heifers $57; Western steers, $6 ft 7; Texas steers, $5.80 7.20; cov.s and heilfers, $4.75 C.40; calves, $7 & 9.50. Sheep Receipts. 10,500 head; market steady;. yearlings. $8.50; wethers, $7.50 S; lambs. $9 9. 80. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March S3. Hogs Receipts. 19. 000 head- market slow. 5c under yesterday's average, $.706.80; lipht, $.55M.82: mixed, $ti.004i 0.85; heavy. $G.30fc 6.8- ; rough. $0306.50; pigs. $5.25&0.50. Cattle Receipts. 3000 head market steady ; 1 - gi At u T.l Wftntfirn steers. $5.357.40; cows, and hewers, $37.i5, caives, iB'i-w. . , . .1, T3 i-ntn 1 a rum Ytmti- market slow; sheep, $7.108 15; yaerlings, $7.8o .15; lambs, yi.wcy.w. Metal .Market NEW YORK, March 23. Tin nominal; 5 ton lots offered at 52c. Copper firm. Electrolytic 15.3. tf lo.ooc; casing nominal -t t 14. 5ofr 15.00c. Iron steady and unchanged. Lead steady. 4.0.Va 4.35c. Speltca nominal. , Americans Advance at Iondon. LONDON, Mach 23. American securities on the stock market today were more active. Amalgamated Copper. Erie and Canadian Pacific led a general advance, and the gams were maintained throughout the session lite closing was steady. Chicago lai ry Produce. CHICAGO. March 23. Butter unchanged. it- rainta 11 turn rases: at mark, cases Included. 17fi-l8c: ordinary firsts, it U 1 1 !?c; rirsLB, , Iried Fruit at New York. xT-cxir vni: Mutii VJ". Eva ooratcd ap ples quiet, prunes dull and easy; peaches quite aim sicuu.v Cotton Market. vipot YORK" March 23. SDOt iCOtton quleL Middling uplands, $9. 30c Sales, 1200 bales. CALVES SH0RTIN KLAMATH Bay City Man Offers to Deliver Good Stock at $0.7 5. ' KT.AMATH FALLS. Or.. March 23. fSnerial.l Klamath County fanners it, tibh or more cattle than they can produce. They have asked the Chamber of Commerce to take up the matter ror mem, ana. as a. iun, retary Fleet Is in receipt of a propo ..i; fnm -ar c Trnmhlev. of Bay City, Or., to deliver 100 head of blooded calves, ha.ll or ine iui 10 u ni' in Klamath Falls lor t.i a neau. Shipments will be made by express at the rate of about 10 head a day. The 4.i .. ritirhum Hnlstein. Red Poll. Guernseys and the crosses of these strains, wcai ianueia u dairymen contemplate placing an order for 100 head. BIDS ON BONDS ARE FEW Oregon City Men Allege Portland Firms Are to Blame. OREGON CITY. Or., March 23. (Spe cial.) Sweet. Causey. Foster & Co., a Denver banking firm, submitted , the highest bid, 95. 56 cents on the dollar, today for the $375,000 bond issue for the construction of the South Fork pipe line. Other' bids were: Morris Bros., of Portland, 94.03. and the Lum bermen's Trust Company, of Portland, so.or. Members of the South Fork commis sion will meet on or before Wednesday and decide whether or not to accept any of the offers received or to read-it-Hkb. Members of the commission charge that the activity of Portland firms is responsible lor tne lacs oi Eastern bids. They expressed regret that so few bids were received. MORE ALFALFA IS SOWN t Amount of Improvement Xear Her miston Shows Big Increase. HERMISTON", Or., March 23. (Spe cial.) Beginning early last Fall there was a noticeable increase in the amount of improvement work under taken. The work continued all Winter and much is still under way. Some of the land cleared and leveled will be seeded ,to alfalfa this Spring and in some cases the owner will seed to rye only, leaving tha alfalfa until next Fall or Spring. New acreage cleared beginning last irii an tni bp.infir done and which will be seeded to alfalfa within a year will total approximately auuu atrca. This land is in tracts varying from one to 400 acres. COOLING PLANT IS STARTED Puyallup Process Inspected to Be Used Extensively. PUTALLUP, Wash., March 23. '(Spe cial.) The Puyallup Ice, Cold Storage & Pre-Cooling plant began its season's run today on full time. Its ice-making capacity is 15 tons a day. The pre cooling department is the only one on the Pacific Coast, and is one of the best in the United States. The direct ex pansion system is used. Berries from the Puyallup Valley and the Bay Island country will be aug mented this year by those from the Centraliaand Chehalis territory forpre- coolment before Eastern shipment, saia Manager Blodgett. Last year 320 cars were pre-cooled, and at least 100 more cars are expected this year. MILL FIRE LOSS IS $35,000 Blaze at Bray, Cal., Thought to Have Been of Incendiary Origin. . KLAMATH FALLS. Or., March 23. (Special.) Fire believed to be of In cendiary origin Monday night destroyed the box factory of the Orr Lake Lum ber Company at Bray, Cal. The plant Has a total loss. The damage is es timated at about $35,000 and is cov ered fully, by insurance,. The yards and shookhouses were not damaged. The blaze started at the erd of the plant opposite the engineroom and boilerhouse. NEW MILKPLANT BEGUN Pasteurizing Concern at Centralia to Be Ready May 1, It Is Said. CENTRALIA. Wash., March 23. (Spe cial.) The erection of the new milk pasteurizing plant of the Purity Milk & Produce Co. was started today by N. E. Greenleaf, the contractor, who has agreed to have it ready for opera tion by May 1. The machinery has been ordered and Is on the road. The new plant will be of concrete' construction and, accord ing to J. A. Winehell. the manager of the new company.3 will be one of the best of Its kind on the Pacific Coast. Mill at Dryad in Operation. CENTRALIA, Wash.. March 23. (Special.! The new shingle mm just completed at Dryad by the Bunker Shingle Company has started opera tions. The- plant has a substantial payroll. Green shingles are being snipped. ; Light ... Heavy -v FLY FEARED Pest -Reported to Menace More Places Than Usual. WHEAT ADVANCE IS RESULT Export Demand Revives and Sea board Sale's Are Estimated at 1,000,000 Bushels European Visible Snpply Increases. CHICAGO, March 23. Reports of wide spread dduger from Hessian fly made wheat run up in price today, notwithstanding a tumble at the start. Tho market closed strong. to 54c above last night.' Other leading staples, too. all scored a net fcaln corn c to c, oats jc to fcc. and provi sions to 12ijc. Export demand, which of lato has seemed on the wane, revived today when the wheat market began to bulge. Wheat eased off at the opentnar In sympathy with lower cable quotations and because of fine weather likely to promote' the growth of the domestic win ter crop. An Increase in the European visi ble supply counted against the bulls and so also did the lack of any urgency about ex port demand, on tho decline, there was some buying on resting orders. The market underwent a moderate general setback ana then regained most of the loss. Reports that Hessian fly had become a menace In many more Dlaees than usual tended afterward to bring about a sharp advance. Besides, It was said near the end oi the day that export 4ales at the seaboard would reach 1,000.000 bushels. Crn swayed with wheat. Trade was al most wholly of a local character. Oats manifested firmness throughout the day. There were sign. of an active cash demand from the seaboard. Provisions rallied on account of covering by shorts. At first, however, the market as depressed owing to a sag In tho price of hogs. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. HESSIAN Open. Tlfjrh. T.ow. CIpsp. Mav fl.M'i $I.t3H 1.6ii July l.l'O'i . 1.2S54 LIS' 1.23H Sept l.OSfc l.U 1.0S 1.10 H cortN". Mav 7174 .73; .72 .72 July ...... .71 .76 .UK . OATS. May r.OSi .f.DTi .39 .lulv M -$Vt S. Sfpt : .48 .47 .46 'A ! MESS PORK. May .17.25 17.42 17.87 17.3J 17.68 17.42 17.87 July ..."...17.80 LARD. Mav tn.15 10.26 10.15 10.23 July 10.40 10.S2 10.40 10.50 SHORT RIBS. Mav 9.90 10.0 0 9.90 10.00 July ., 10.25' 10.S2 10.25 10.32 fash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red, 1.52 1.56; No. 1 hard. 1.56 fel.SS ' . Corn No. 2 yellow, 74c; No. i yellow, !9 tag 71c; No. 4 white, 70Vs. Rye Nominal. Barley 74 83c. Timothy 4. 50 6. 60. Clover $9 &13.S0. Primary receipts Wheat, 744.000 vs. 4S8, 000 bushels: com, 501,000 vs. 846.000 bushels- oats, 884,000 vs. 703,000 bushels. Shipments V7he:rt, 4?l,oon vs. 474.000 bushels; corn. 5K7.000 vs. .1)11,000 bushels; oats. S!'s,otK vs. 54.000 bushels. Clearances Wheat. 706,000 bushels; corn. 101.000 bushels; oats, 114,000 bushels; flour, 22.000 barrels. Bradstreefs visible wheat decrease, S.800, 000 bushels. European Grain Markets. LONDON, March 23. Cargoes on passage 6d lower. ...... Liverpool options Corn opened Ho lower, olosed JAd lower. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March 38. Wheat May, 81.4SK to 1.4SH; July, 1.40; No. 1 hard, $1.64; No. 1 Northern, I1.60H l.S2; No. 2 Northern, $1.47 1.515i. Barley 67 & 78c. Flax 81.87-4 8i)l.l. Other Eastern Grain Markets. rvm.iTTW. M.irch 23. Wheat closed: May, si.5y: July. l.. ui.'' ,i .1 ,...' OR Wheat, closed: w Aral-. J.riJ - " Mv xl.S: July, il.52?,. Oats, May, 644c; July, 64 &c bid. ct T.rvtTT March 23. Wheat closed: May. JlJOii; July, $1.18. KANSAS CITY. March 23. Wheat closed: May, ?1.46H. OMAHA, March 23. Wheat, lc higher. Grain at San Francisco. tlons nominal. r 17, 1- red Russian. $2.402.42?4 : Turkey red, 2.4- lfii2.5(l: bluestem, f.ov'Oi $1.35. White oats. $1.77 W ran. $28.50 27; middlings, $3132; shorts, $-1 Call Board Barley Mar,, $1.25; Decem ber, $1.32. Puget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE, March 25. Wheat Bluestem. 8L33: forty-fold. $1.30; club, $1.29: fife. $1.27; red Russian, $1.-. Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat 40, oaU barley 2, corn 1, hay 37, flour o. TACOMA. Wash . March 23. Wheat Bluestem. 1.3S; orty-fold, $1.55; OiUB. 1 34- red fife, $1.3 1.32. Car receipts: Wh at 6, barley I. com 8, hay 10. WEEK LEFT TO PHY TH OF $7,500,000 DUB, NOT TWO MILLION IS COLLECTED. Penalty on First Half to Be September 1, While Second la Delinquent on October 1. With oiflv a wees more In which the rt half nf the county taxes may be paid in order to avoid the penalty. Chief Deputy Tax collector reported last' night that less than o r.n una v,A.n tnlcen in. Tlfere is more 'than $7,500,000 on the taxroll to be collected this year, ana as a conse quence it is anticipated that the last few days of the coming week will be busy ones for the tax collector. Mr. Huckabay said that he expected some large payments by some of the railroad companies during the next few days, and that this would materially raise the total. He reports the amount ii. ,.) Hate b between $800,000 and $00.000 less than the amount which had been taken In at tne same time imi year. It is said that many of the people paying taxes wish to pay more than half but less than all. The collectors, however, must refuse' this privilege owing to the fact that the law specifi cally states that they must pay either half or all. Mr. Huckabay explained yesterday that there were two delinquent dates this year. "The old delinquent date of Sep tember 1," he said, "is still in force for taxes the first half of which is not . KAia Anril l. Kunh taxes accu- mulate interest at the rate of 1 per cent & mon in auu u c i , - "m - t- tember l. ine new ucunqucn, o. passed by the last Legislature applies only to taxes the first half of which are paid befora April 1. It makes the second half of the taxes become delin quent on October 1." DAILY M ETEOROI.OGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, March 23. Maximum tem perature, 70.6 degrees; minimum. 48.8 de niver readine. 8 A. M.. 2.9 feet change in last 24 hours, 0.3 foot. Total rainfall. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., none; total rainfall since September 1, 23.04 iucliei, normal, 3M laches; dOieitnc, The First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $3,300,000 Interest paid on Savings and Time DejKisits. A Saving's Account may be opened with a deposit of One Dollar. Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus 5400,000 MORTGAGE LOANS THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Francisco. Founded 1864 Capital Paid in. ..." $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $8,219,494.90 Commercial Banking. Savings Department PORTLAND BRANCH Third and Stark Streets WHEN TRAVELING TRAVELERS' CHECKS ARE THE SAFEST MOST AVAILABLE MOST CONVENIENT Ask Us About Them Merchants National Bank Commercial Bank With Savings Department Fourth and Washington Streets THE Oldest Bank in the Pacific Northwest cordially invites your account Subject toCheckor in itsSav ings Department, with the assurance of courteous treatment. Corner "Washington and Third ESTABLISH ED 1859 Ui 13.40 inches. Total unnhln. S hours S minutes; possible. 1 hour 19 minutes. Ba rometer reduced, to eea level) 5 1. M., 2.4 inches. THE WEATHER. State of Weather STATIONS. Buker : Cloudy Boise 7u!o.oo' 6!W 50 0. 00, 6;W ciouay Clear Boston Calgary 4l'0.00lU MS Pt. cloudy l hicago Colfax Denver ' I)es Moines . . . Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena. 4S;0.UU 10.SW ICloudy Cloudy !0.t KRW Clear 4S O.OO 5C 0.00 5ti U.OO 52 0. IK 16 S Cloudy 6 N 6 W 6 W Cloudy clear Snow Cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Jacksonville . . 6O.00I Kansas City .. Los Anpeles . Marshfield ... Medford Minneapolis . . Montreal New Orleans . New York . . . North Head Vnrth Yakima 48l.0() S4'0.00 ES O.OO 6ISW 4 NWiPt. cloudy fiiw IClear 76 0. 00! ah a rui:iniKW ICloudy 42'o".O0 24 W li't. cloudy K''ln.l2 8 NW Clear 48'0.Ol!l0!.S . Cloudy BO 0. 00 10 WW 70 0.001 8W 70 0.00 S'SW 82'J).00 6'N 4.0.O0n4PriW Cloudy t:ieur Cloudy Pendleton Phoenix Pocatello .... pnrtland Clear Cloudy ,0 0.0o;i0; vv i iear 74 0.00 10 V Clear 7610. 00( 6jS Pt. cloudy 4810. on 6 SW Cloudy 64 0.001 4INW H. cloudy 6'fO.O0!24!W iPt. cloudy 6o:o.ooi 4 sw IClear Ed O.04I10PW PL cloudy 64 0.001 4 W Clear 5' 0.00126 S Clear 70'i..00' 8W K'loudy 6:'lt .00l4!NWPt. cloudy 46 0.01 4i."W"Cloudy Roseburg Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake . . . an TranclBCO Seattle Siwkane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla Walla . Washington .; Winnipeg: WEATHER CONDITIONS. A small depression im central over th. Great Salt Lake Basin and a large dis turbance la central north of Mlnneeota The barometer continues relatively hijth over the Gulf States and also over British Columbia. Light rain has fallen In Northeast Wash ington, Montana, the Uakotas. the oer Mississippi Valley. Upper Ohio Valley Low er Lake Region and Southern Horlda It Is much cooler In the Northern Rocky Mountain States and along the Paciflo Coast. The temperatures have risen de cidedly In Eastern Colorado, Nebraska, Kan sas and Oklahoma. The conditions are favorable for gen erally fair weatner in nu uwinv,, dayprobably preceded by rain In futh v ,., t, win h cooler in Southern eastern iu.uu. - Idaho. FORECASTS. Portland snd vicinity Fair; westerly winO. , . , Oregon Fair; westerly winds. Washington Fair; winds mostly north erly. Idaho Fair, except rain southeast por tion; cooler south portion. ,u gene lias Another Summor Day. EUOENE, Or., March 23. (Sprll.) The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Commercial Letter at Credit IumL Exchange oa London, EaslaaaV B.ugbt Isald. PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark St. F. C. HALF AS, Manager. rolXTBV WANTED. Will pay lc per pound for ordinary hens and 13Vi and 36c per pound for extra heavy and fat ones. Chtkj mailed iail. No com- miio:X THE SAVINAR CO.. 07- Stark it. Marshall 7. rortlind. Or, T Wind. S& o o 2 c" : ? 3 A'ith tho thcrmomoter at So lfirr and the utmunphero heavy Htid hary, lUKCtie experienced a real pultry Kum-niL-r day yesterday. ThiM In the third consecutive day of weather unuaually warm for March, and small boya declare thut the river is becoming "warm an d!nlnvntT." TRATELKK81 Oi l OK, COOS BAY AMD KURKKA S. S. ELDER eVAIXe) M NUAY. MAItCH , A. K. l.U EVKKV ISliKUAY THKKEAmJI NOKTH rACU'IO OXKAMKUll: CO. Ticket Office I Frelsht Of floe 1211 A Sd Ht, H Foot Norturup St. MA1.N 1314, A 1414. II atala 6X03, A MXJ. San Francisco LOS AA'GELES AND SAN OlEGO S. S. ROANOKE Sails Wednesday, JUar. it, it I ML NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Office a Freight Office 1XXA Sd St. I Foot Northrup at. Main 1S1, A I Jaaln viuS, A Si2l S. S. ROSE t lTlf SAllJt S P. M ., MARCH S Is AN FRAN CISCO LOS ANGELES The Siin Francisco At Portland S. Co., Third and Wasliinctna "t. tnlth O.-U. K. X X. Co.). Tel. Marslialljaotl. A elKl. COOS BAY LINE Steamer Breakwater Sails from Alnsnorth Dock, Portland. 8 A. M. Friday. I relalit aud Ticket Office, Alonworla Dock. Phoara .Mala SUOO, A-aaai City Ticket Oilier. Ml Oik M. Phoora Marshall 4.'.(MI, A-U131. PORTLAND at CUUS WAV !. . I.I.M STEAMSHIP Mil D'rert For SAN rKAMIxn. Ii A.NOtLES AND BAN DltOO. Sat., 2:30 P. M.. Mar. 27 SAN FRANCISCO. POIITI.ASO LOS ANtitLfcB HTtAMSllir CO. FKANIa UOLLAM. Af-nt. 1X4 Third street. A tue. Mala ta, TRAVELERS GITDK. DALI.KS-COLLMUIA I.IM-- Steamer J. N. Teal leaves Taylor-nt dock Mon.. Wed.. Fri day at 11 P. M. for Th. ball and a l way landlnna, carrying- freiwht and aDsensers. Returning. leave, 'lb alles euuday. Wed., i-ri.. 7 A al. Xe. Main tn. 1 are tl. uei Lua vo. American-Hawauan Steamsii; Co. Tb Panama (anal Line" KXFKES4 IREIOHT htBVICsI Betweea I'urtlaad, New V.rk, llaetsa, NorfolU. ... and C'karkrstaa. For Iiiforoi.uun as to KatM, baiaus Call un or AdUrcss C. D. KKNM.OK. Agent. f.9 Stark Street. I-ortlaad. Or. fry-l STEAMER SERVICE. V"--' steamer lltsHALO l"ts Ash f?"4, street Hock dallv xc..,l H.lur .mTW ' dav. S P. M . fr A.i.'Ma anil ay .;..CCk p.,inta n-iu".u.n. Imi lu .tally Mi-i.t Sunc'.nj. 7 A W ,',tv Ticket Of.:.-. f;ml a-id V, as U"'- H1 , ...t h or nt A-M-siixtl luck. i'hoaes. liurUU tdVO, A tliU