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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNIXG OREGOXIA3. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1015. 17 SPICE PRICES HIGH Sharp Advances Registered All Along Line. TONNAGE SCARCITY CAUSE Black and White Pepper Go Up 50 Per Cent, Paprika, and Mustard lHubIe in Price, Cayenne and Sage Triple in Value. There Is no article that originates in the Orient or the Far East that does not seem to have ad t-anced in price, even though the consuming demand has not Increased In spices and kindred products, shortage of tnnnae seems to be the cause. Goods originating In the Orient take now four months to reach this coast where formerly two months was ample The advance In freight charges has naturally caused the great advance In most articles. Black pepper and white pepper hare advanced 50 per cent, mace the same and cayenne pep per has tripled in value owing to shortage. Paprika has more than doubled, being an Austrian product. Mustard has doubled In price, coming mostly from Germany, and sage from Austria has trebled In cost. Canary seed, and In fact all seeds have ad vanced from 20 to 100 per cent. Should the war be brought to a close soon values would of course get back to the normal basis, but as long as the European struggle con tinues all spice prices will remain high and probably go higher. Commenting on the situation In the spice market an Eastern authority writes: "The demand from all directions is in creasing, and this week's market has been an active one, both spots and futures being traded in on a large scale. Of course. It is impossible for any large business to be transacted in black or white pepper for spot deliveries, since the stocks here are prac tically nil, but early arrivals are command ing considerable attention at steadily ad vancing values. Large quantities of tapioca have changed hsnds at advanced limits, fol lowing higher cables from Europe, and there Is also active buying of cloves, cassia, nut megs and ginger. The question of freights la still a very important factor, and from some shipping points cables have bedi re ceived requesting deferments on account of actual shortage of freight room. Another New York spice man sums up the situation as follows: "There is cumulative delay in all direc tions in the loading and dispatch of vessels; the uncertainty as to transshipments of cargo shipped at the East for American porta via Europe (England mostly) Is In creasing and is affecting a greater variety of commodities each week. Conservatively speaking, there are few and feeble signs of peace, and the prevalent uncertainty, delay and general demoralization are likely to continue, involving all sorts of contingencies for the next 30 days or more. He must be super-human who can discern anything ap proximating the eventual course of values for the next few months. At eucn a ume the most sensible course is to see that all needs are protected a good way ahead; all all the rest Is fog, and haze, and nnsettle- nienu WHEAT TRADE ALMOST AT STANDSTILL Tonnage Situation Responsible for Inactive i Grain Market. The deadlock in the tonnage situation is responsible for the inactivity of tne wheat market here. Export business is under way la other parts of the country, but in the Northwt tft-s sca-.Jty of ships haa prac tically brought whet business to a stop. This condition does nV work the hardship it would if there .y erj more wheat left in this tejfrftoryr but"asit is the trade would llko- to see some way devised to movi tne small surplus that remains. The tatting ot the Christian Bors for the United Kingdom yesterday is the first steamer business of this kind reported for several weeks. There were no wheat sales on the ex change. Bids for bluestem were unchanged and other white wheat offer were lower. Jted wheat bids ranged from H ent to 3 cents under Monday. Sellers were rather firm, especially holders of spot grain, who wanted u to 8 cents more than buyers of fered. Two hundred tons of April oats were sola at -.7i. which is 17, cents more than was bid on Monday. Barley was dull. There has been no announced change in millers flour quotations, though it is under stood the list prices have not been strictly adhered to by some of the mills. A further decline In wheal might bring about a gen eral reduction in flour prices. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Portland 1 Yax ago.. . . to ilate. lS.rjIti Year aKO.. . .1-i.tsM Tacotua. Alon . I toea'n to date. S.5'i0 Year ago 7,t'S Seattle, "sun. . IjJ n to date. 7.1-7 Year ago. . . . 6.14'. 17::6 KW3 IS." 7 1461' I 67. 1747 9 2$lt 12 lO'JO 17uu 21 102-t tflt'.l 4915 11 OS 4oDtt ;OlA HPKCtLATOBS AUK HOLDING BACK. Buying Is Slower and Market Barely Steady Foultry Firm. The egg market was "not very active yes terdav. The general quotation on the street was l$H cents, but buying was backward, especially, by speculators. Toultry receipts were larger than for sev ers! dnys past. There waa a good demand for hens, and most sales were at 13 to 16 cents. Other kinds of poultry were un changed in price. Dressed meat receipts weie also liberal and prices held steady with a good Inquiry. Butter prices were maintained and t Is likely the current quotations will hold dur ing the remainder of the week. 1jO& ANGELES STRAWBERRIES ON WAV. Klrmt Hood River Aspmragu of Reaches Front Mr-rct. The first Hood River asparagus of the sea son reached Front street yesterday. It was of fine quality and sold at a dozen. California asparagus was firm and easily sold up. A fresh supply was brought on the Tosemite last night- A car of hothouse lettuce arrived and was quoted at the old price. A shipment of Los Anxeles strawberries is on the way to this city and will reach Portland Friday morning. The banana train la due today. It will be the first to come orer the northern route this year. Bank Clearings, Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities Tterday were as follow: Clearings. Balances. Portland l.5S.12tf S4.8l.S Seattle l.tWe.fr-M ltfl.lt.. Spokane 447.717 2o.'3 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session: Prompt delivery: Wheat Bluestem Forty iold .......... Ciub Red Russian Red fife Oat X. 1 white feed.... Barley K. 1 fd Bran norta Futures April hlueatera Uir bluesteni April forty fold May fortyfold April Club .- Mir club April red Russian... Mur red Russian ... April red flfo Way red fife - April oats B!d. Ask. 1 1.2S $ 1-31 1.24 1.30 , 1.24 1.29 1.17 1-23 1.19 1.2 31.00 32.75 4.00 26.00 22.00 14.50 2C00 2U00 1.29 1.3 1.30 1-1-. 1.23 1.30 1.25 1-82 1.24 129 1.25 1.:'0 1.19 I.M 1.22 I'-S 1.20 LOT 1.2 1-0 3?.V St.TvO April feed barley 24. -iO May feed barley 25.00 27.00 April bran 23.00 25.0O -Vfnv Kmn - 232;i 13.00 FLOUR Patents, ST a barrel: straight. J6.1VO: whole wheat. S7.2Q: arahams. Si MILLFKEP Spot prices: Bran. S28..V per ton: Bhort. 528.50: rolled barley. WiWtf-'. CORN Whole. S35 per ton; cracked, eB per ton. HAY Eastern Or-ron timothy. 51415 Valley timothy. flZfpis.SO; grain hay, 110 12; alfalfa, S12.o0l3.:o. Fruits and Vegetable. Ical lobbina quotations: TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges, navels. 52 t-f ? .,( twr hrti! lemons 53&3.7S ner box bananas, 4 He per pound, grapefruit, S3 9 J - tilnn nnlM 6- ner nound : tan serines. $1.2591.75 per box; blood oranges, f 1.60 Der box. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. hothouse $1.50 ner dozen: peppers, 304? 33c per pound artichokes, 75c per dozen; tomatoes, o per crate; cabbage, lh-sc per pound; ce.ery, S4-.50 ner crate: cauliflower. $2 per crate; sprouts, 8c per pound; head lettuce, $2.25 per crate; hothouse lettuce, 75c SI per box; spinach, CO 75c per box; rhubarb, 5&6c per pound; asparagus, white, Sl.iofe;? per box green, O'Sllo per pound; Oregon, $2.50 Pr noien- ecpiant. 5UC per pouna ; peas, iu 1 ." ner nound. GREEN FRUITS AnPles. 50cL5O pet box; cranberries. fll9l2 ner barrel. ru i A i uls Oregon. ix.iUB'i.oo per sacs Washington. $1.25 ri 1.50; new potatoes, 10e per pound; sweet potatoes, Sc per pound. onions Oregon, selling price. 1 per sacK, country points. PACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.25 per sack; heels, $1.50 per sack; parsnips, $1.25 per sacs; turnips, ji.t& per sac. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. ls'ais'-r: candied, a 9c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, ;arge. i-Ai5c: liens. ordinary 15OT3-&c; broilers, lS20c; tur keys, dressed, 22iF 23c; live, 16 19c; ducks, 12 9 15c; geese, 899c BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras, 29 per pound in case lots; c more in less than case lots; cubes, 2oc. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers" buying price, 14 Ho per pound, f. o. b. dock, Port land ; Youn g Americas, 1 5 H e per pound. VEAL Fancy, llS'lSc per pound. PORK. Block, mglOc Staple Groceries. Local lobblnr quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tall?. $2.80 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.50; one-pound flats, $2.50; Alaaka pink, one-pound tails, 91.ua. HONEY Choice, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnnts, 1524c per pound; Bra ill nuts, 15c: filberts. 15(S?24c; almonds, 23 tivzc; peanuts. tt-c; cocoanuts. si per dozen: pecans o; chestnuts, ioc. beans small wnite, e-vnc: large wnite. C'ic: Lima, 6Hc; pink, 56c; Mexican, flc; bayou, G-4c COFFEE Roasted, In drums, l8H933He. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $6.70: beet. $6.50; extra C. $6.20; powdered. In barrels. 0.!i: cubes, barrels, 17.10. halt oranuiated. si.oo per ton: half ground. 100s. $10.75 per ton; 50s, $11.50 per ton; oairy, si 4 per ton. RICE Southern head, 6V'ff6ic: broken, 4e per pound; japan style, 5 So 14 c. ukied FZiUiTH Apn.es. sc ner oonnd: apricots. 3' me: peacnes. He; prunes. Ital ians. 89c: raisins, loose Muscatels. 8c: 11 n- Dieacnea sultanas, 7c: seeded, sratyc: dates. Persir.n. life per pound; fard, $1.65 per box; currants, bavizc Hope, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 191-4 crop, nominal; contract). nominal. HIDES Salted hides. ISHo: salted kin. 13 H c ; salted calf. 17c ; green hides. 1 2c : green kip, 13Hc; green calf, 17c; dry hides, 24c; dry can, Zbc. WOOL Eastern Oregon, coarse. 22 25c Eastern Oregon, fine, 820c; Valley, 25 .'C. MOHAIR New clip, 29S?31c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4Hc per pound. PELTS Dry lonir-wooled celts. ltc- drr anort-wooiea pens, ic; dry snearmgs, eacn, ioc; saitea sneanngs, eacn, luwi'Sc; dry goats, long nair. each, lac; dry goat shear ings. each. 10 (3 20c; Baited sheep pelts. March, Sl2 each. t Provisions. HAMS All sizes, 17lRVic; skinned, 17 frlSct picnic, 12c;- cottage roll, 13 He; broiled. 192Sc BACON Fancy, 2728c; standard. 23(9 4c; choice. 17Hw22c; strips. 17HG. dky salt snort clear backs. !3i5Hc: exports. 1517c; plates, llH13c LARD Tierce basis: Kettle rendered. ?He; standard, 12e; compound. 8c. BARREL GOODS .Mess beef. 23c: plate beef, $24.50; brisket pork. $28.50; pickled pigs- Teet, xi-j.o; tripe, su.ovqy 11.00; tongues, Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c; special drums or bar rels, 13Hc; cases. 17H20Hc; GASOLINE Bulk, 12c: cases. 19c: enelne distillate, drums, fc; cases. 1414c; naptha. drums, lie; cases, jc LINSEED OIL Kaw, barrels. 75c: raw. cases, 60c; boiled, barrels, 77c; boiled, cases, 'C. TURPENTINE In tanks. 60c: in cases. 67c; 10-case lots, 1c less. flour cony forms ARTICLES FILED BY PORTLAND MILLS REPRESENTATIVES. Atlantic-Pacific Organization In Handle All BukIdcms Along Eastern Coa at. Articles of incorporation of the At lantic-Pacific Flour Company were filed est era ay by J. W. Ganong. Isaac L. Hunt and Prescott VS. Cookingham. The capital stock is $50,000. The com pany was formed to care for the busi ness of the Portland Flouring; Mills ompany on the Atlantic Coast. The company recently established an ffice in New York City, which is in harg;e of H. R. Spencer, who was for many years in the Portland office. It s the purpose of the Portland Fiotirinjr Mills Company to enter actively in the astern flour market, shipping" Oregron nd Washington-made flour to the Eastern Seaboard by way of the Pair- ma CanaL There is a large demand for soft-wheat flour In the Eastern states and not much wheat of this kind s available there. The company later may erect a flour mill In or near New ork. AN 1BANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current In Bay City on Fruit, Vege tables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. March 30. Butter Fresh extras, 23c; prime firsts, S2c; fresh hrsts, 21 He. Eggs Fresh extras, 2lc; firsts. lSic; pullets, lSic. Cheese Now, Stj'lOc;- Toung America, 12tt14c; Oregon. 140. Vegetables Bell peppers, 2 12 c; hot house cucumbers, 90cr$1.10; peas, 37c; as paragus. $11.73 pfr box. Ouions Yellow, 6X'c per box; 11 per ctl.; Oregon, J1.401.ft. Fruit Lemons, $1.502.30; bananas. Ha waiian. 0ct$1.7B; pineapples, do, $1.50 $2.75; California apples, Pippins, 60 00c ; Beilefleur, 254r40c; other varieties, 50i70c; do. Oreson Pippins, $lff 1 .50; Spitzenbergs, $1.7r.ti 2.25; Winesaps, boc$1.10; Baldwins, 73cL Potatoes Burbanks. Oregon, $l.Bo 1.75; small Burbanks. 7."c. rivers. $1.20 l.SO; Idaho, si.30 l.ttt; sweets, $2.252lOO; new, 0c per pound. Receipts Fiur. quarters; barley, SO.O centals; potatoes, 1000 sacks; hay, 10 tons. Coffee Futures, NEW YORK, March 30. The market for coffee futures opened at an advance of one to four points this morning, with active months selling about two to five point net higher during the early trading in sym pathy with the steady showing of Bras 11 and as a result of some scattered buying, which seemed to be partly for . European account. Offerings became slightly freer around this level, however, and prices later eased off under realising with the close net unchanged to five points lower. Sales 22.500. April, fi.Oc; May, 6.14c; June. 6.10c; July, 7-S7c; August, 7.34c; September, 7.42c; Oc t ober. 7.4 7c: N o vembe r. 7.52c; December, 7.a7c; January, 7.t2c; February, 7.67c Spot steady. Rio No. 7. 8c; Santos Nd. 4, 10 "c Very few cost and freight offers were re ported in the market here with the tone firm. Quotations ranged from about 7.43c to 7.60c for Rio 7s. Rio exchange on London was l-16d lower and milreis prices were unchanged at R!o but ICO reis higher at Santos. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, March SO. Cotton Spot, juiet, Hld-QI-iaaas. 9.63c. Sales. 800 bales. WAR STOCKS SOAR Specialties Make More Sharp Gains in Wall Street. BETHLEHEM STEEL LEADS Motor Sh Also Kecord Slatcrial Advances -Rock Island Takes Preccditnce Over Hlgli-Grade Railway Issues. KB,Y YORK. March 30. Further sensa tional gains were mad by "war specialties" In the course of today's active market, in which the volume of transactions exceeded any session since last Decembers renewal of business. Bethlehem Steel retained its lead ership, advancing to the new high price of 1ViO and closing at gSic, net Fain of 1 points. Virtually' all the automobile stocks trailed along with gains of Z to 5 points on very extensive trading. Rock Island was the conspicuous feature of the railway list, taking precedence over Vifvh-n-ariA ahnm hv mason of itS activity at increasing prices. The movement in this stock was beneven v nave n -possible contest for control at the forth coming annual meeting. For the greater part of the session, specu lative favorites like Reading, the Pacifies, United States Steel and Amalgamated Cop per were under pressure. In the final hour, these shares made partial recovery under the lead of Amalgamated, which rose to its best price stimulated by the announcement that shippers had perfected arrangements to ex.iort their product to neutral European countries. Americans were stronger ana more bcuic In London. Canadian pacific maniresiin ,,,,,,- -nri T-nited States Steel selling above its previous day's close here. Cables from London pointed strongly toward the early consummation of credit arrangements with this market. Total sales of stocks amounted to oi,oui shares. Bonds reflected some irregularity, mainly as a result of recessions in some of the in vestment Issues. Total sales, par value, ag gregated S3.650.000. rnited States bonds wer. unchanged on can. piuiTwn srnrw OTTOTATIONS. Sales. Kiah. Low. Close Alaska Gold ... l.00 35 a- Amal Copper .. 17,300 6:114 bl 6JJ. 34 61 444 30 67 104 " 122 "is 99 89 15 1U3 34 43 12 69 12 3Si 26 26 6 10 7 23 142 117 61 24 '23 137 Am Beet sugar o.wv "j. American Can. 2ft,6W 38 $ JOJi 81 Am S & Rfg... 4.500 6S14 7V 6S( da. preferred... i Am Sugar Rfg. Am T &. T 1.300 122 ! 12i 12214 Am Tobacco . . Anaconda Mng. 3,100 2 19 73 89 15 Vi 165 35 iavi 0i, 127 27 7 13Vi 8 24 'A 143 11SH 35 54 "'asvi" 34 28 99 72 Atchison 3.000 B & O 2.S00 Brooklyn R T . . I.1MKJ 2.000 3.000 89 Cal Petroleum.. 15 Can. Pacific . 163 Central Leather. 5.300 C & O 1.400 43 C G W 40 1 C M & St P C & N W 1.200 500 5,0O 6110 300 S00 1,300 400 750 600 2,400 300 300 6.200 160 15 SI "ei 8.9O0 3.100 227 5O0 9.:;o0 400 5.S00 6.600 5"0 2.600 89 126 39 28 Chino Copper... Colo F & I Colo Southern . . 26 Jj 7 D & B G do. preferred.. 13 Distillers' Seers Erie s 23 Uen Elec Gt Nor Pfd . . . Gt Nor Ore ctfs Guggnhm Ex... 142 119 34 53 Illinois central 105 '. Inter Met pfd.. . Inspiration Cop. 63 24 n Harvester.. Kan City S 24 187 Lehigh Valley.. 37 . 'n 24 133 13 120 63 12 50 6oV 102 105 L i N 12U Mexican Pet. . . . Miami Copper.. 73 24 32 12 23 12 11 120 60 12 Mis. Kan & Tex Mis Pacific .... National Biscuit 120 63 National Lead.. Nevada Cop. N Y Central... N Y N H & H. Nor & Western 12 85 58 . 59 161 104 105 104 North Pacific. . Pacific Mall IV 26 Pacific T & T . . Pennsylvan Pull Pal Car. . Ray Con Cop. . . Reading Reo Iron & S . . 106 500 5,500 377 8.600 200 200 8' 500 1.100 1.500 5.000 2.030 K 334 500 8,700 400 4.300 39 153 19 147 23 1 '87 10 29 143 126 80 49 105 56 66 153 19 146 21 1 S 16 29 135 124 80 48 105 53 3 65 71 153 19 146 22 Rock la Co do. nrererred. . St L & S F 2d Pf South Pacific .. 4 86 . South Railway.. 16 29 Ten Copper . . . Texas Company. 14 Union Pactiic. . 125 80 48 105 E6 do preferred. . TJ S Steel do preferred . Utah Copper waoasn pta ... Western Union. Westing Elec . . 72 62 Montreal row.. 600 53 52 Total shares for the day 696,300 shares. BONDS, U S Ref 2s, reg. 9S N Y C G 3s, b 79 do coupon.... S 3s. reg 101 do coupon. 101 S N 4s. rcg. .109 do coupon. .. .110 Nor Pac 3s. 64 92 95 97 do 4s .Union Pac 4s.. So Pac Con 5s.. Money. Exchange. Etc NEW YORK. March 30. Mercantile paper, 3 per cent. sterling exuuuneo stcadv; 60-day bills, .4. 11.2a; lor caoie., $4. 80.25; for demand, 4.i9.85. tiar silver, w-it. Mexican dollars, 38 Vic. iinvAi.nm.nt and railroad bonds steady. Time loans firm; 60 days. 22 per cent: 90 days, 2&'5; six montns. .4. Call money steaoy; nign, z per cent low. 1; ruling rate. 2; last loan, s; clos ing bid, 1 ; offered at 2. sam FRANCISCO. March 30. Sterling Sixtv days. 4.TT; demano, st.av; caoie. 4.S0. lil'nox March 30. Bar silver. 23 d per ounce. Money. 11 per cent. Discount rates enort Diua. 4- tui, u. months, 2 per cent. Weekly Bank Clearings. Bank clearincs in the United States for the week ending March 20. as reportea to Bradstreet's. aggregate 12.8SS.223.ooo, ca nst S3.090.663.0O0 In tne preceding ween and 3. 167.451, 000 in the same week last year. Following are tne returns tor toe pa.t week with percentages of change from the corresponding week last year: uecrease. New York . .1, 618.658.000 11.7 2S3.0S8.O00 8.7 Chicago Philadelphia Boston I36.797.0OO 4.3 137.171.000 5.3 Louis . 69.758.000 9. 63.719.000 24.0 Kansas City . .. Pittsburg 43.697,000 17.9 an Francisco . 45,414,000 4.9 31,035.000 8.6 25,697,000 27.2 23,726.000 11.4 26.616.000 Baltimore ..... Minneapolis ... Detroit Cincinnati Cleveland . . 25,637.000 617.0 18,146.000 16.4 18.097, 0O 7.2 Los Angeles . . . New Orleans .. Omaha Milwaukee 17.-J22.00O .3 14,165.000 7.2 Atlanta 12.360.0OO 14.3 Louisville Seattle 10,389.000. 23.3 11,217.000 5.2 8. 620. 000 8.1 Buffalo Paul 13,107,900 17.0 Port land. Or, . . 10.56LU0O 5,297.000 3,856,000 3,084,000 1,997,000 1.445,000 1,967.000 18.8 6.0 alt Lake t-ity nokane 7.1 6.9 6.1 S1.7 4.6 Oakland Tacoma Sacramento San Diego Americans Firm at London. LONDON. March 30. American securities on the stock market today opened steady nd gradually gatnerea treii5ni u uvinx of United suites Steel, Union Pa ific and Canadian Pacific The closing was firm. Open Stock Selling at MontreaL uoktrrat. xrarch 30. Beginning next Tuesday all stocks and bonds selling over the official minimum set by the stock ex change committee, which has been handling sales since trading was allowed after the outbreak of war. can be dealt with in the open market, according to announcement on the exchange today. Those still sell ing at the minimum or any that sink in price to the minimum must be handled through the committee. All mining stocks nd other snares, wutob ,j l r 1 . , , trading price is below 15. can also oe handled on the open market. Metal MirrVets. NEW YORK. March 30. Tin. nominal, five-ton lots, offered at S55.00. , Copper, firm. Electrolytic, tl5.75fflg.00. Casting. 15J015.2. Iron, steady and unchanged. Lead, steady. S4.12 34.17. Spelter, nominal. London Wool Sales. LONDON. March 80. There were 11.S00 bals offered at the wool auction sales to day. - Tb election, u .varied one and was steadily absorbed. Good merinos were firm but heavy sorts declined per cent. Crossbred were strong. American pur chasers were Quiet. Ik', sale will be con cluded tomorrow. Naval Storea, SAVANNAH. March 30. Turpentine firm. Sales. 826 barrels; receipts, 149 bar rels; shipments, fiOtiO barrels; stocks, 3S.5&7 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales, 293 barrels: receipts, 1331 barrels; shipments, 3016 bsrrels; stocks. 105.SS1 barrels. Quote: A, B, C, D. E, F, G, H, JS.05: I, 3.743.0S; K, 3.1'5J.S0; M, 31; N, $5.03; WG, and WW, 15.55. Chicago Dairy Prodnre. CHICAGO, March 30. Butter firm. Creamery. 2081c. Eggs higher. Receipts. 20.854 cases: at mark, cases included. IT&ISc; ordinary firsts, 17617c; firsts. 18alSVic . New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. March 30. Raw sugar firm. Centrifugal, 4.S9c; molasses sugar, 4.1-c. Refined steady. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. March 30. Evaporated ap ples dull. Prunes steady. Peaches quiet. Dulath Unseed Market. TynLTITH. March so. Linseed, ca U.84; May. ii.95Vi: July. S1-07H. Hops at New Tork. NEW YORK, March 30. Hops quiet. . GABLENEWSLIFTSWHEAT ITALY'S DELAY CAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES AT CHICAGO. Do stlc Crap Advices Also Favor Balls Foreign Demand for Grain la Enlarged. , CHICAGO. March 30. Assertions that a change of policy had seemingly prevented until May, if not altogether, the entrance of Italy into the war did a good deal today to lift the price of wheat. The market closed strong. lc to 3c above last night. Corn wound ud with a gain of &'lc to llc and oats unchanged to c higher. In pro visions, the outcome varied Irom lic ae cHne to a riBe of a shade. There- were signs that foreign demand for cash wheat had again been enlarged, esti mates of the Argentine exportable surplus showed a big cut. some placing the surplus at 80,000,000 bushels, and Liverpool sent word that stocks were decreasing. For the most part, reactions from the advance here turned out brief and of a profit-taking na ture. Strongest prices of the day came in the last hour. On top of the cable news, com plaints piled up from Illinois and Missouri that dry, cold weather was hurting the Winter crop. A comprehensive report, inai-catlne- that the Winter-killed area wai small, and that the condition of the plant throughout the country as a whole aver aged better than in December last, had only a transient ellect on tne maritet. Corn mounted with wheat and as a result of a material Improvement in cash demand, due largely to rough weather. There were also rumors of some. export business. Adverse conditions for seeding tended to make oats firm. beaDoara can, nowever, was disappointing. Selling by packers offset all chance of a bulge In provisions. The grain strengtn ana the smaller receipts of hogs served merely to hold prices steady. Leading futures ranged as follows; WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May U.E1 1.53 $1.61 1.5J July 1.21 1.23 1.21 1.J3 CORN. May ' 72 .73 .72 .73 July 7 -7 ? OATS. Mar 57 .68 .57 .57 July 54 .54 .54 .54 MESS PORK. May 17.40 17.45 17.30 17.30 July 17.82 17.93 17.77 17.80 LARD. May 10.20 10.15 10.16 July 10.50 10.52 10.40 10.40 SHORT RIBS. ..10.00 10.O2 10.00 ..10.33 10.35 10.30 May 10.02 10.30 July nash. nrices were: Wheat No. 2 red, 1.51 1.62 ; No. 3 hard. $L63&L55. Corn No. 2 yellow, 7373c; No. 4 yellow, 7071c; No. 4 white. 7171c Rye Nominal. , Barley 71 g 77c. ' Timothy J4.50.!5. Clover 1813. Clearances Wheat, 987,000 bushels; corn, 3O00 bushels; oats, 1,091,000 bushels; flour, 35,000 barrels. Bradstreet's visible wheat decrease, 5,000, 00O bushels; corn, decrease 2,556,000 bush els; oats, decrease 478.000 bushels. European visible Wheat. 88,240,000 bush els; decrease, 1,780,000 bushels. Foreign Grain Markets. LONDON, March 30. Cargoes on passage 3d higher. LIVERPOOL, March 30. Corn opened d higher closed d lower. Cash wheat un changed to Id lower. Oats and flour un changed. rnrauns AYRES. March 30. Wheat lower. Corn higher. Oats unchanged. PARIS, March 30. Wheat higher. Flour higher. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. March 30. Wheat. May, 1.4tt; July, $1.40: No. 1. hard, Jl.52; No. 1, Northern, $1.481.52 ; No. 2, Northern. $1.43 1.49. Barley, 66c74. Flax, 1.90e1.93. Other Eastern Grain Markets. KANSAS CITY, March 30. Wheat closed May, Jl.44 bid; . July, tl.15 1.15. WTVVIPKC March 30. Wheat closed May. 1.51. July, 1.50. Oats, May, 63; July, 03. DULUTH. March 30. Wheat closed. May 1.49; July. 1.45. ST. LOUIS, March 30. Wheat closed. May, 1.47; July. 1.17B. Puget Sound Grain Markets. TACOMA. March 30. Wheat Bluestem, $1 23; forty-fold, SI. 26; club, tl.25; red file, '. . Car receipts nne J, a, ... hay . rrattlE. March 30. Wheat Bluestem. $1.29 ; forty-fold. $1.26; club, $1.25; fife, $1.24; red Russian, $1.22. Barley 2u per ion. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 33, hay 29, flour S. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March Spot quotations Walla. $2.27 2.30. lied Russian, $2.22 4 2.25. Turkey red, $2.32 S 2.33. Bluestem, $2.40 2.45. Feed barley. $1 27 fi-1.30. White oats, $1.7i 1.S0. Rrn. 126.50S27.00. Middlings, $31.00(8 32.00. Shorts. $28.55 29.00. Call board Barley, May, $1.26; December, $1.30. FARMERS ASK COUNTY FAIR Union to Sec That Baker County Has Its Annual Event. , riker. Or.. March 30. (Special.) Members of the Baker County branch of the Farmers' Co-operative and L,au cational Union will hold a meeting here next Saturday to take up plans for having a county fair, recently killed bv Countv Judge J. C. Messick. The union will vote on whether to ask the Judge to reconsider nis decision, ana it is expected to carry. AnpnrdiTiE to Dlans now made, the Judge will be appealed" to first and if he refuses the union memners win nifcit the funds from the farmers and thus assure the continuation 01 tne fair. Heretofore the County court nas appropriated $2000 for the fair and $1000 to the Baker commercial uuu, which was also used for the fair, but when Judge Messick took oirice in January he cut off both appropriations. Xampa- Receives Blooded Stock. NAM-PA. Idaho. March 30. (Special.) Hilty Bros received an express ship ment vesterdav 01 3Z tnorougnorea calves from livestock breeders near Portland. Or. Nam pa is one of tne Dig markets for fancy livestock this year, as rarely a day passes that the ex press company does not handle at least one or two head of blooded calves. Hoes also are received fre quently, but indications are that this will be a cattle ana aairymg uuumry. R. Parson, express agent, says 108 calves were received at his office last w,e. i 000D PRICES PAID Important Sale of Shorthorn Cattle at Stockyards. MANY FARMERS PRESENT Leading Breeders of Northwest Are Kepresented Among Sellers. Spring Lamb Market Opens at $12.5-0. An important sale of -shorthorn cattle from the well-known breeaers, Minor, nrowu, nnnn rm-nett. Chalmers. McCroskey. Glbaon, Kiger, Wyatt and others, was held at the stockyards yesterday and was well attended by farmers and dairymen. Fair prices were realized. In the offerings were 9J head of shorthorn heifers and young and old bulla. The important sales were as follows: 1 ' an art inn Tjist. owned by J. H. McCroskey A Son. 10 H L. Miller. Alber. Mont., for Goldfinder, owned by W. O. Minor, Hepp. ner; sold to M. Rose, Aiken, Cal., for 0O. Victor- owned bv Frank Brown. Carleton sold to C. W. Nottingham, of this city, for $100. Golden Prince, owned by A- Chalmers, of Forest Grove; sold to H. L. Priday, Gate way, for ?18U. Bolster, owned by J. H. McCroskey & Son; gold to Tom Brogan, Antelope, for $200. Roan Chief, owned by A. I. Dunn, Wap ato; sold to H. L Priday for $1&5. Welcome Violet, owned by A. Chalmers; sold to H. L. Priday, for $205. Danders Victor, owned by Frank Brown; sold to Schmidt Broj Oregon City, for $1&0. Choice King, Grand Champion, owned by J. H. McCroskey & Son; sold to McClellan & Kiger, Corvallis, for $750. Victor Stamp, owned by A. D. Brown; sold to E. M. Peacock, Nampa, for $155. Lyden Chief, owned by J. D. - Cornett, Shedd; sold to Rugg Bros., Pendleton, for $185. Masterpiece, owned by Gibson, of Wood lawn. Cal.; S3ld to Rothrock & Day, Sprague, for $230. St. Patrick, owned by J. D. Cornett; aold to Rothrock & Day, for $250. Western Mack, owned by W. O. Minor. Heppner; sold to M. S. Hungate and W. H. Steiner, for $200. Bill, owned by J. H. McCroskey & Son; sold to Portland Union Stockyards for $170. Cloud Gloster. owned by Frank Brown; sold to Angus McDonald, Cam el la. Wash., for $205. Rose's Friend, owned by A. Chalmers ; sold to George Lamb for $133. Ruffness. owned by Frank Roberts; sold to Rugg Bros., Bend, for $1S5. Pride of Bunker Hill, owned by J. B. Cornett; sold to Miss Julian for $300. Oak Shade, owned by John Wyatt. Cor vallis; sold to J. Crulkshank. Dayton, Or., for $145. Bonny Boy, owned by Dick Klgerr Cor vallis; sold to M. Rose, for $120. Red Boy, owned by J. W. Doty; sold to Portland Union Stockyards for $170. Noble Welcome, owned by George Ber trand, Olcqua, Wash; ; sold to Portland Union Stockyards for $175. Roanoke, owned by Barlow, La due. Wash.; sold to F. Hocher, Portland, for $100. Atreus. owned hy Schmidt Bros., Oregon City; sold to Hayes Bros., The Dalles, for $240. ' Scarlet Lamb, owned by J. H. McCroskey; sold to C. F. Benson for $200. Golden Mine, owned by Oregon Agricul tural College, Corvsllis; sold to R, P. Mc Clellan, Lind, for $200. Roan Robin, owned by Frank Brown; sold to Booth, Roseburg, for $325. Fusan, owned by A. D. Dunn; eold to H. L. Priday, Gateway, Or., for $120. The feature of the livestock market at the stockyards was the opening of the season for Spring- lambs. Several bnnches of them were offered and the best brought $12.60. equalling the top Spring lamb price of re cent years. Trading otherwise was limited. Receipts were 194 cattle, 169 hogs and 940 shep. Shippers were: With cattle J. C. Mitchell. Gazelle. Cal.. 7 cars; F. C. Miller, Dlllard, 1 car. With hogs C. E. Ricard. The Dalles, 1 car. With sheeti R. B. Dixon. Roseburg. 1 ear: Patton, Overton & Falk, Halsey. 2 cars. With mixed loads W. A Leeper. Toncalla, 1 car hogs and sheep; R. M. Knight, Riddle, 1 car cattle, hogs and sheep. J. he day s paes were as follows: Wli. Price. Wt. Price. 16." s. lmbs. 51 $12.50 2 bulls 1610 $5.50 1370 4.50 1020 5.50 1200 4.50 1260 4.50 105O 4.00 1065 6.S5 180 7.40 270 6.90 15 s. lmbs. Zo s. lmbs. 4 lambs.. f.8 lambs.. 52 12.50 1 bull 5a ii.oo lbuii 80 6.50 1 bull 88 8.901 1 bull . 25 m.sheeo 104 7.601 lstag . 1 ewe 80 7 ewes . . 123 9 wethers 11 10 bulls ..1330 5.50 13 steers 5.501 44 hogs 8.00 4 hogs 4.001 Prices current at the local stoekvards on the various classes of stock: Best steers $7.257.75 looicb b Leers .................... .Wl (fl 7. Medium steers 6.75 7.00 Choice cows 6.006.50 Medium cows 5.00W5.75 Heifers B.00R.?S Bulls 3506.00 Stags 5.00)6.50 tiogs Light 6.50O7.55 Heavy 5.906.40 sneeo Wethera 7.00(8.00 Ewes COO'S) 7.00 Lambs 7.50(3)9.25 r Omaha Livestock Market: SOUTH OMAHA. March SO. Hogs Re ceipts. 15,500, higher; heavy, $.506.55; Iisht, $6.r5ra6.75; pigs, $5.506.5O; bulk of sa les, 5, (Q) o.uo. s Cattle Receipts, 6000, strong; native steers, $6.408.10; cows and heifers. $5.00 ho; western steers, so.oues7.6a: Texas steers, $5.857.15; cows and heifers, $4.85 6.60; calves. J .j ffi U. . j. hneep tteceipts, auuu. Btronger; yearlings. $8.509.00; wethers, $7.60 8. 10; lambs, $ & 1U.UU. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. March 30. Hogs Receipts. 14.- 000, strong, 5c to 3 0c above yesterday's aver age; DUik. 5B.80repe.KO: light, $8.706.5; mixed, 6.05 g 6.974; heavy, f S.S0 6.92 : rough. $6.506.60; pigs, fo.60ti.60. Cattle Receipts, 2000, steady; native steers, $5.906 8.70; Western, 15.50 7.40; cowb and heifers, f3.007.7fi; calves, $6.73 iu. Jo. Sheep Receipts, hooo. firra: sheep. ST. 15 gS.3.". ; yearlings, 8.009.35; lambs, $7.65 10.00. NEW ROAD WORK TO START Ixnver Columbia River Route to Con nect With Pacific Highway. OLTMPIA. Wash.. March 30. (Spe cial.) Engineer Charles I. Signer and. his survey crew, who this week will finish work on the Mud Bay-McCleary section of the Olympic highway, will be dispatched immediately to do loca tion work on the new Lower Columbia River road, established by the recent Legislature, Highway Commissioner William R. Roy. announced today. This highway, to be known as state road 19, will start at a connection with the Pacifip Highway at Kelso, follow ing the north bank of the Columbia closely through Cowlitz and Wahkia kum counties to a connection with the National Park Highway near Willapa Bay. Although the recent Legislature made no appropriation for construction work. Wahkiakum County has voted $75,000 In bonds for immediate work, and immediate location is to be made by the state so that this construction can be started. Grain Fields in Good Condition. UNION. Or. March 30. (Special.) Heavy rains in the valley and snow in the nearby mountains have brought the moisture to about the usual condition for this season of the year. Cloudy skies and south winds promise more rain. The ground has been too wet for cultivating and seeding is delayed. Most of the Spring seeding is In and grain is in good condition. E. W. Mumford's Funeral Today. Funeral services will be conducted this morning at 10 o'clock at the Fin ley undertaking parlors for Edward W. Mumford, who died Saturday. Burial will be in the Multnomah Cemetery. The First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $3,500,000 Interest paid on Savings and Time Deposits. A Savings Account may be opened with a deposit of One Dollar. Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $400,000 MORTGAGE LOANS THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Franciaco. Founded 18S4 ' 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 ii THE Oldest Bank in the Pacific Northwest cordially invites your account Subject to Check or in its Sav ings Department, with the assurance of courteous treatment. Corner Washington and Third ESTABLISHED 1859 TODAY LAST FOR TAXES PENALTY TO BE ATTACHED IF FIRST HAIK IS NOT PAID NOW. Larseat Payment Made Is 17,727. Day'a Receipts Expected to Reach Million Mark. Today is the last day to pay taxes without being penalized. If all or half is not paid wnen the department closes at 9 o'clock luntght, a penalty will be attached. The second half may be paid any time between May 23 and October 1. Realizing these facts, taxpayers jammed the corridors of the Court house yesterday, packed three deep In front of the long tax department counter, and formed In three fast- moving lines in front of three cashiers' windows. Today will be as bad, and maybe worse. Yesterday saw the largest payment which has yet been made. In fact, it is the largest tax statement on tne entire roll. It Is that of the Port land Railway. Light & Power Company, which sent a check for $179,727.88 as their first half payment. Checks poured in with every mall yesterday, and today. It is believed, will be the heaviest mall day or the season. The total receipts yesterday had not been computed up to a late hour, but it was roughly estimated that they would approach the million mark. Today's receipts are expected to reach,$l,000,00'). To expedite business in handling the large crowds, two clerks have been placed in the corridor with desks which will separate the three lines in front of the cashiers" windows. These clerks tear the statements apart and stamp them, thus saving time for the cashiers. "By the time we close, I think we will have collected 60 per cent of the roll," said Collector Huckabay yester day. "This is all the money actually required at this time, and the remainder will come In before October 1." PHONE RATE DECISION DUE Idaho Commissioners Think Whole State Will Be Affected. LEWISTON, Idaho, March 30. (Spe cial.) In a case under consideration by the Idaho Public Utilities Commis sion a decision is to be rendered which it is believed will affect telephone rates in the entire state. The decision is to be made on an application of the Pa cific Telephone & Telegraph Company to put into effect a new schedule oi long-distance toll rates. The company proposes to cut the min imum period from three minutes to one minute, with a proportionate de crease in cost. Members of the Commission are in clined to the opinion that other tele phone companies will ask to have their rates changed to correspond if the ap plication is granted. A request is contained for inaugurating a new scheme of computing charges. The plan is to establish a zone system. MORE YAKIMA WOOL SOLD Purchases for 51assachusetts Mills Increased 100,000 Pounds). NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., March 30. (Snecial.) Three more purchases of Yakima wool, made by Alex Livingstone. representing the American v ooien The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposit. Commercial letters of Credit ImocI. Exchange on Loadon, Enffland, Bouffbt and Sold. PORTLAND BRANCH, Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. C. MA LP AS, Manager. Mills, of Lawrence. Mass., brlnir the total of his purchases of Ynkltna wool during the last two weeks up to r00,0"0 pounds. In addition, Mr. Llvinustone has bought the Frye wool, niakltiK luo. 000 pounds more. His latest purchase were .'..(loil pounds from Sum yipwHii, lo.ouo pounds from Charles I'hsml'ers and 20,000 pounds from Mrs. W. II. Vxssi y. The bulk of the early clip lr this valley will be off the sheep this week or early next week. The Kittitas clip will ha sheareil a little later. Free Book for InTevtor. Few Investor rfallza to what an xtent they are now Indirectly Interested in burnt. The bank In which you deposit your money, and the insurance company which ilvn u and your family protection Invest their funrin to a considerable degree In bonds. 1"hn school whirh the children attend ban prob ably been built from the proceeds of a bond issue, as bave many other public Improve ments, such as the railroads, triotlon lines, gas and electric plants, etc In fact many of the greatest conveniences of the present day would have been impossible If bond had not been considered safe ttiTostmenie by a Tery larire number of people of bo ill large and small mean. If you wish to know mor about the nafeiv of these conservative secuntfs, write thn Harris Trust & Saving Rank of rhlraue for a free copy of Its illustrated pampht t. "Why Honrta Are Safe Investments." Adv. TRAVEL.KRS OC71DB. COOS BAY AND KCREKA S. S. ELDER SAILS SUNDAY, APRIL 4. A. M. AND EVERT 8CNDAY TBEREAITal NORTH PACIFIC STEAH8HIP CO. Ttefcat Of flee I misht onto 1X3 A Sd Hi. I root Kortarup . MAIM 114 A 114. I Mala SXOI, A MaX San Francisco LOS ANGEXES AND SAN DIEtiO S. S. YUCATAN Sail Wedaextoy, Mar. U a P. . NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Of fie rralsht Offlca Ilia H M. rM Nortanw ft la 1S14, A 1S14 I Mala JU. A DALLES-COLUMBIA LINE. Steamer J. N. Teal leavea Taylor-st dock Hon, Wed.. Fri day at 11 P. M. for Tha Dallea and alt way landings, carrying frelnht and aaaensra. Returning, leave la alle Bundajr, Wed.. FrU T A. M. Tel. Main 413. Fare tl. berth tua. American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. "Tb. Panama Caaal Line" EXPRESS FREIGHT SERV1CB B4weii Portland, Nrw York, tli.l.. Norfolk, la., and Cbarloato. For Information as to Jtate. blllus Eta Call on or Addroa C. D. KENNEDY. Aaent, tl Stark Street. I onload. Or, STEAMSHIP Sail Direct For BAN FBANC1MO, I OH ANUCXES AN AN D1AUO. Wednesday 2:30 P. M Mar. 31 BAN FRANf-INCO, PORTLAND A LOS AM.ELtl) IITKAJl.-tHIP CO. FRAMa ItOLLAM. Afeot. 114 Third fttraat. A 4oc Mala M. mi r r 8. 8. Mill MAILH A. M.. APRIL f SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The 8n Franrle A Portland S. B. Co. Third and aiUiln(l wltk O.-W. R. A N. Co.). Tel. Marshall 4MM. A 41J1. COOS BAY LINE Steamer Breakwater Bail from Ali.wank Dck. rorld. 8 A. M. Friday. Freight d Tleket Offte. AIoOTrth llwek. Pk.au Mala S4MMI, A-2WI. City Ticket O'rlo. SO th sr. rwiei ftiaraii 4.140, a-41ju PORTLAND A (XtOB BAV H. k. LINM STEAMER SERVICE. Steamer IIASNAl.O leavea A.h reet Dork dally except Fatur- day, t P. M.( for Astoria ar-d way points. Returning, loaves .t.Luri dally eacept Stiiiusv. 7 a. M Tickets and ro-.r atlnns at O.-W. R. A V. City Ticket Ottu-e. Third and V ashtT-stoa streets, or at Anti-street Jjock. 1'aoaes: ilar.hsll 500, A (Ml. ..