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10 TTIE BIORIfING OREGOJiTAIf; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1915. MILL URGE BUYER About 700.000 Pounds Yakima Wool Sold to Date. ELLENSBURG SHEARING ON J-ilor KofchlantTs Views of Situation Jn Kastern Counties Foreign Wools Occupy First Place in Boston Market. Wool shearing is under war In Eastern ntn Ki.fr nn mw tninft In the 1913 clip ia reported. Up to this time practically all the trading In the Northwest nas dccu In Washington wools, which come on ti sheen at an earlier date. Isidor Koshland, who has Just returned from the Yakima section, said: The first shearing is about completed in Takinia and the second shearing is starting In the Bllensburg section, and will continue until the end of tne month. "Wools have been accumulating at all hearing points. While the growers are ready to take pnecs that were previously paid, there seems to be no one among mo dealers that Is In a position to meet these prices. Consequently, there have been no sales In the past two weeks or Importance. The American Woolen Company's buyer is still In the field, also the buyer for the Bot any Mills and buyers for various Eastern houses. It Is very likely that a break will occur In the next few days. Up to date be tween 600,000 and 70O.UO0 pounds of wool have been sold In the Yakima section. It is reported that there will be a sale at Pasco .... A -. 1 "II "Shearing is now on in full blast at Ar lington and some shearing has oecn aone at Pilot Rock, but there has been no buying Mr. Koshland. on his trip, bought the McOee clip. alo two cars ot wool ai jyu rata. Wash, for local mills. Charles H. Green purchased a carload of Takima wool lor the Portland Woolen Mills. The wool markets in the East have an easier tendency, and not much business Is being done, except In foreign wools- Re viewing the Eastern situation. Fibre and fabric, of Boston, says: "The Boston wool market has done a put tering business this week and about every body is hanging off to see what is goini; to happen. As to Just what that something IU be the average dealer Is keeping his own counsel. Manufacturers do not seem to b in any hurry to buy wool, although there has been a number of them In the market. Business, so fur as domestic wools go. is cxtromcly dull, and about tho only healthy n-ot is to be found In fleeces. -.Most of the interest seems to be centered In foreign wools Just now. and there ap pears to have been more foreign wool sold this meek than for some time past. Buch wools are cheaper all around, and Instead of wailing for the new clip that seems to mean that a very high price may have to be paid, the manufacturers, as stated last week, are finding it more expedient and s.i(cr to purchase foreign wools, because they know Just what It is going to cost them. More and moro manufacturers are getting Into the market and are quietly buying up all the suitable foreign wool they .can get. Some manufacturers who in the past bought a small quantity are now buying from one to five times more ot foreign wool." COARSE GRAIN TRICES ARB STEADY Small Inter In Cereal Market at Mer chants' Exchange. There was a lack of Interest In all the cereals at the Merchants" Exchange yester day, but the market on the whole was steady, particularly for the coarse grains. Bids for spot oats were raised a quarter and offers for May delivery were unchanged. Barley bids were also advanced a quarter. The only transaction was the sale of 10, 000 bushels of May red Russian at fl.-l. which Is 1 cents less than the last sale of this delivery over a week ago, and also 2 cents less than was bid for it on Monday. Other wheat bids ranged from 1 cent lower to oents higher than the day before. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by tbe Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Fortland 4 .... 1 1 10 Year Afro. ... 10 1 3 1 a Sean to date. S.6C8 517 ST SS.SS Yearaxo,...15,u-.M 2.197 1504 2405 Tacoma. Mon. 10 2 .... 3 5 Year ago.... 44 e .... 1 5 rea-n to date, 8.W BJ7 .... 676 2SS2 Yearatjo K- 7ol 411 2175 Seattle. Pun,. . .... " 1 15 Yearago.... 1 15 3 Eea'n to date, b.2.14 1043 1!!7 1093 S0S3 I ear ago.... i.:S0T 1"'7 1791 1145 453s FIRST OAK OF CAI.IFORMA BERRIES ta (patent Starts From Loa Anrcles and Will Arrive Friday Morning. The. first straight car of California ntrawberrlc ot the season left Eos An geles last night and will reach Portland JTriday morning. Half of the. car will be un loaded here and the remainder sent on to tho Pound. Regular shipments from now on are expected from that section. The orange market Is firming up again In California. There ha, also been an advance In grapefruit In Florida and sizes aro run ning out, Becauso ot the higher cost and shrinkage In transit, local prices have been advanced a quarter to $:l.75fl?4.60. A oar of Wlnnlngstadt caggabe was re ceived yesterday and was quoted firm at Sh rents. A mixed car of Wlnnlngstadt cabbage and lettuce wl:i arrive this morning. The lettuce is badly needed, as there vas hardly a crate in town yesterday. Apparagu was in large supply and rather .low. Prices were unchanged. The rirst amet Chile potatoes of the season opened at I cents a pound. California new onions were rn tale a $1.7.1 a crate, OREf.ON MOHAIRS AT H1UH PRICE Irralera ot So Keen to Bay in Valley at Top quotation. The Oregon mohair market is holding steady. Trices hnve reached a high basis In the Willamette Valley, purchases hav ing l-ccn made at :: and 3U cents, but In the pift ier.- dna dealers have not been e keen to buy at these figures. Comment ing on the goods market in the East, the ,Nrv lork Journal of Commerce says: Tri'-es on English mohair-filled goods an. I luster wool-filled men's-weur fabrics ere golig to be advanced for the 1916 sea son, l.u.-ter wools have gone up so rapidly on the Hrittsh markets that the selling g!it for the leading English makers of U.(U into which these wools enter expect itH'M-i. upward revisions. .linir. especially Turkish, has gone up in r-ri.-c and has become scarce on tho Brit l.h markets, tlermany Is reported to have procured the bulk of the clip, which, ac-. cording to advices from England, will be Mended with wool and woven into military cloth for the tiermaa army." Ixcal Egg Market Is Weak. The egg market was weak yesterday. Most of the Front street dealers held at IS rents, but somo business at 17 cents was re per led. and buyers were not disposed to go over this pries. Poultry receipts were fair and the de mand was ordinary. Prices were unchanged. There was a good demand for dressed pork and the best block hogs sold at 10 cents. Veal was steady. Thera were no new developments in the ft) utter market. Taller Wool Growers Hold Bark. Trading la Willamette Valley wool has been on a light scale this week. Buyers " bldg out, bat are xneating with small sji m, It Is reported that some of the tlsalsn fear offered 17 cents, but growers evidently are not anxious to sell at these prices. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: , Clearings. Balances. Portland Il.;i.671 l(i'.8 Seattle 2.SM.1 3'H Tacoma 410,773 ,6J..'. Sookane 647.SS7 103,5-9 PORTLAND MABKEI QUOTATIONS Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc Merchants Exchange, noon session: Prompt delivery: n . Hid. Ask. Bluestem l-0 Forty-fold 15 Club J.J.' J--; Red fife J-2'.'1 7 5 ! Red Russian i Xo 1 white feed 33.50 S3.75 No. l'feed SS.J? j?-J5 Bran '. 2325 Zo 0 Future May forty-fold .30 Mar club Js M.v red fife . 1.? May red Russian .hi- .7',., -: 22.75 84.00 :: .7S t..o 5.i Kr. 23.00 26.09 M.v shorts 2S.0O FLOCK Patents. $.S0 a barrel; straights. tc . uhni, wheat. $7: Kraham. $6.80. Mli.LFEED Spot prices: Bran. $-.' per ton; shorts. fiS; rolled barley, $iOJ31. CORN Whole, $35 per ton; cracked, 136 pen a-on u a v T?t.rrn firriron flrriothr. S14015 Valley timothy. J1 2 3'.-"0; srain hay. $lt9 12; alfalfa. flg-SOft i-.5Q. Fruits and Vegetable. Local lobbinr Quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2.50 62.72 Der box: lemons, S3.O0 4x1.7. per box bananas, 4 ',;c per pound; grapefruit, $5. 75 (0 4.3l: pineapples, 7 hi fi 8c per pound; tanger ines, L 25)1.75 per box; blood oranges, 11.50 per box. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, Hothouse, $4.50 per crate; cauliflower, 75ct&$l-25 pet artichokes, 75 85c doxen; tomatoes, b per crate; cabbage. 2r 2V4C per ound; celery, $4.&0 per crate; cauliflower, 70c 41.-5 per dozen; head lettuce. S2.2o per crate; not house lettuce. TScfSSl per box; spinach. 5c per pound: rhubarb, 75Oo per box; asparagus. $1 $ 1.73 per box; eggplant. 30c per pound; peas, 7 So per pouna. GHEE.N FRUITS strawberries, 4 per crate; apples, 30c, $1.30 per .box; cranber ries, ill can' per barrel, POTATOKS OraFon 41 35Q1.G0 Der SSCk: Washington, $1.25j1.50; Idaho, 91.50; new potatoes. 8c per pouna; sweei poiawc. :tt ir tMiiinii. O.NHJNS Oregon, selling pneo, "i sack, country points; California, jo Doing nrice. SI. 7a tier crate. SACK VEOKT.VUUKS Carrots, $1.50 per sack; beets. SI. 50 per sack; parsmpa per sack; turnips, Sl.io per sack. Dalrr and Country Produce. Local lobbing quotations: EUUS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. 17V18c: candled, 19c per aozen. viiivLTRY HeDH. 15 a 16c: broilers. 25 27jc; fryers, lSfitiOc; turkeys, dressed. 3 W-e; Uve, l&lUu; ducits, l-iyc; geM, fliifte. BUTTER Creamery, prints, extra, I7c per pound in case luts; y.-c more la less than case lota; cubes, 22 tf S3c CHEESii Oregon triplets, jobbers' buying price, 14Vjc per pound, f. o. t. dock, Port land; Young Americas, i.ivsc per pouna. VEAL Fancy. lHllic per pound. PORK Block, stjylOc per pound. Staple Urocerlea. Local lobblna Quotations: SALMON Columbia River one - pound talis, S.od per dozen; half-pound, fiats, $1.50; one-pound flats, 2.0u; Alaska pink. one-pound talis, si.ua. HONEY Choice. S3. 25 ner case. KLTS Walnuts. 15&24C per pound; Bra zil nuts, 10c; filberts, li24c; almonds, 23 24c: neanuts, ttc; cocoa nuts, si per dozen : Decant. 19 ifi) 20c: chestnuts. 10O. BEANS -Small wime. oc; large wnite, 6c; Lima, tfc; pink. o&6c; Mexican. 6nc, bavou. R14C. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, l33Hc SUGAR Fruit and berry, 56.70; beet. Srt.&O: extra C. SG.20: powaered, in barrels, XiVft.'i: cubes, harrels. S7.10. SALT Uranuiatea, io.ou per xon; nmn ground. 100s. $10.75; ptr ton; 50s, $11.50 per ton; cairy, $14 per ton. RICE southern head, U6c; broken. 4c per pound; Japan style, 55Kc. DRIED FRUITS Apples, c per pound; apricots, 13 13c; peaches, 8c; prunes, Ital ians, bfi 9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 6c; un bleacned. sultanas, i c; seeaea, vac; aaiea Persian, 10c per pound; fard, 11.65 per box; currants, 8i 12c. ' Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1114 crop, nominal, contraata, nominal. HIDES Salted hides, lSc; salted Kip. iSWc- salted calf. 17c: green hides, lie; green kip. 13 c; green calf, 17c; dry hides, 24c; dry calf, 26c WOOL Eastern uregon. coarse, ziwzac; Eastern Oregon, fine, 19 20c; Valley, 27 esse. MOHAIR New clip, 31 32c per pound. CASCARA BARK. Old and new, 44tt per pound. pelts Drr lonr-wooled oelts. 16c; dry short-wooled pelts, 13c; dry shearings, each, 10c; salted shearings, each, 13&2oc; dry goats, long hair, each, ISc; dry goat shear ings, each, lot? 20c; salted sheep pelts, April, $16 2 eaclL PTOTlaioaa. HAMS AH sizes, i7Kl8Hc; skinned, 17 18c: picnic, 12c; cottage roll, 13Vs; broiled, l!t2Sc, BACON Fancy, Si 'H sc ; stanaaro, raw 24c; choice, 17H22c; strips, lifcc. DRY SALT Short clear backs. i310'c; exports. I017c; p!ates, HfJlSc, LARD Tierce basis: lvetue renaereo. 12 c; standard, 12c; compound, 8a BARREL UCKJUH MCSS beer. UG: plate beef S24.50: brisket nork. S2S.50; pickled pies' feet. 112.50; tripe, $tl.50 11.60; tongues, $20(400, OH. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; special drums or bar rels, .,c; cases, lT'itfua CASOLIXE Hulk. 12c: cases, lTc; engine distillate drums, Tfcc; cases, ifcc; naptha. drums, lie; cases. lo. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 7.c; raw. caas, twe; boiled, barrels, 77c; boiled, cases. S29. TURPENTINE in tanks, 00c; m cases. fi7v; 10-case lota lo less. SAN l'RACISCO TRODCCE MARKKTS Prices Current in the But Cltj on Jt'rults, tegrtBDies, jtir. SAX FRANCIHCO. April 1.1. Butter resh extras. 2.tc: prime firsts, 22!c; fresh firsts. 1:1: c. E(cgs Fresh extre?. xc; iicsn iirsts, selected pullets. IShc. 'hees New, f ft 1 1 t c ; Young Americas, c; Oregon, lit-. 11 -S l.'." : string beans. 12 4 17 He; wax, 10 rfi if.c; hothouse cucumbers, $'-($2.75; aspara guH, $1.25!n2. Onions California, 7.c&$l; Oregon, IK-c Fruit Lmons. $l.ri0S2.7.'; Mfxlrsn limp, S4c5: orangef. $c2; bunanxs, Hawaiian, $1.-0 ! 3; pineapples, do. $23-5.50; Spplrs, wtovt piupins and Oregon Reds, 50 00c; othr xsrietics, Hi'ti 7v. Potaroes River Rurbanks. $1.50 1.75; Oreson, $l.75(rf2; Idaho, $1.351.70; Lom-poi-s. S.2i; liw, 4i;i."tc. R-Vfipts Flour. I,on0 qtiarfrs; barley, 4"0 centals; potatoes, 3015 sacks; hay. 2110 tous. Coffee Futures. NEW YORK, April 12. ' The market for :offeo futures opened at n dclino of 4 point to an advance of 1 point, under some m'attoi ing Mav liquidation, but offerings w"a ifHiiilv nisorheu at the increased iat inonrh premiums, and prices later rallied m chattering covering or a little trade buying. The clo5A was ." t 7 points nt hiplifis. 5al"s, 3 7. 2".rt bat;s. April. .1.87c; May, o.ROc; j line, .".!t."c : July. 7.tk;; August, 7.13c; Seitembr. 7.21c; Oct'-br. 7.2c; November, 7."2e; IwemluT, 7.:i7c: January, 7.44c; February. -51c; March, 7.38c Sp.-t coffee iiuiet ; Riu. No. 7, 7 O; Sntos, No. 4, 1J'c. '.st antt freieht offers were unchanged. Rio exrhanpc on London was l-3Jd hiKher w ith milr.s pnc unchanged at Rio and T0 rcis lower at Santos. Metal Market. NEW YORK, April 13. Tin Irregular; offrd t j8c. Copper Firm; MectrolyUr. 19.37S 16.50c; casting. ir.7."i-: l.".S7c. Icon Pttarly and unchanged. iKasv: 4.1.'"ft 4.0c. Spelter Nominal. Chicago lniry Produce. riUCAGO. April 13. Butter unchanged. Kjtay IsOw-er; ry'P'- -"5 cases; at mark, esses included, lStflO'ic; ordinary: firats, lS'iC; firsts, 11x4c. New Vork hugar Market. j NFW YORK. April 1.. Itaw urar firm.! Centrtfuga!. 4.64c; molassca sugar. v.S7c j Refined steady. PulHth I. Indeed Market. Pl"ltTH. April i;u Linseed Cash. .1 ay, j .Tnly, $i.is:i. Hops at York. NEW TORK, April 13-rIlops Steady. STOCK TRADE WILD Bethlehem Steel Sells Within 32-Point Range. - ADVANCE IS WIPED -OUT Unusual Fluctuations Unsettle Gen eral List Coppers tHoId Better Than Any Other Division or Market Day's Sales large. NEW YORK. April 13. Wild and active speculation In securities was resumes today under lead of Bethlehem Steei. which rose and feu within a rangs of 33 points ana closed with a net eain of exactly 1 point. Its hifrh price of 135 was recorded midway of the afternoon session. From that figure it grudgingly yielded 10 points, out tonaro the end its fall assumed wider proportions. All branches of the stock list, which had moved forward with Bethlehem Steel esrlier in the day, were more or leys upset by the severe break, some leading issues yielding more than their gains ana closing wnii losses. But for the inexplicable movement in Bethlehem Steel. . tho average of closing prices probably would have been the high est for the current movement, inasmuch as Union Pacific the Hill group, St. Paul, Amalgamated Copper and other potential Is sues were at one time well above their reo ord levels of lost Saturday. Coppers held more steady than any othes division of the list, their improvement be ing sustained by another advance in the selling price of the refined metal. Foreign exchange reflected sudden changes in rates between this market and Europe, marks falling to the lowest quota tion recorded since the outbreak of the war. This particular development was ascribed to offerings of German finance bills, result ing from heavy foreign eal.s ot our stocks on the recent rise. Total sales of stocks amounted to 1,065.000 shares. - The bond market moved contrarily the greater part of the session. Its irregularity being due to weakness in some of the speculative-issues. Total sales, par value, aggre gated S3.1S4.000. United States bonds were unchanged, on call. ' CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Alaska Gold 7.000 Bn 36 3514 Amal Copper... 70.100 72 V S 70V Am Beet Sugar. 3.000 47 4ti', 46 Amer can IW.otH) 35 34' 34 Am Sm Refg. 15.800 71 89H 71 do pfd Am Sug Refg.. H.SOO 10S 1S 108 Am Tel A Tel.. 3.S00 ll'OVi 119 120 Am Tobacco 300 L'81?i 231 is SSI Anacomla Min.. 11.S00 35 "i 34 '4 35 '4 Atchison 3.SO0 1033 10H4 10254 Bait & Ohio... 10.700 , 76". 75ij 76 Br Bap Tran... 2,200 111 'i 004 91 Cel Petroleum.. S00 1614 15 15 Canadian Pac. 1.100 ll 107 IBS Cent Leather. .. 7.600 ISSvk B8 37 C & 0 3,600 46 45 45 Chi Gr West. . .. 900 12'i 12 12 C M & St P.... 5.4O0 0:;2 "91 91Vj Chi fc N W 400 130 12ta 129 i Chino Copper... 2.300 43 41 42 Colo F & 1 2,600 32 Vi 31 31 Colo & Sou 31 D R G T do pfd 1,700 14 14 14 Dlst Securities 9"4 Erie 17,601) 2S 27 27 Gen Electric 4.500 lfll 4 149 149 Gr North pfd. .. 4,:t00 120 11S 119 Or Nor Ore ctfs. 43.500 41 39 39 Guggenheim Ex. 6,500 tills 56 57 IMlnol8 Central. 300 109 10S 108 lnterboro Met pf 158 70 68 69 Inspiration Cop. 222 31 29 30 Inter Harvester. :W0 101X lol 100 K C Southern. .. 1.000 25 25 24 Lehigh Valley.. 2,000 142 141 " 141 Louis 4 Nash.. 500 121 121 121 Mex Petroleum. 19.900 75 7:'. 75 31iami Copper.. 5.5O0 24 24 24 M K A T 1.300 13 13 13V. Missouri Pacific. "S.2O0 16 15 15 National Bl ult 120 National Lead.. 4. TOO 04 62 6.i Nevada Copper. 3.000 14 14 14 N V C S.30 89 87 N Y N II & H.. 2,100 62 1 61 Nor & West S00 105 104 104 Nor Pacific. ..... 104 105 107". 11$ Pacific Mall ... 1.200 2:: 22 23 Pac Tel Tel.. 600 0 28 30 Pennsylvania .. 2,400 109 108 109 Pullman Pal Car 154 Rep Iron 4 Steel 5.300 26 24 26 Rock lsl Co 700 1 do pfd 2.700 1 1 St L & 8 K Sou Pacific . 235 92 91 91 Southern By.... 2.S'io 19 18 18 Tenn Copper 2.800 32 31 32 Texas Co 140 Union Pacific .. 45,100 131 129 130 1'nlon Pac pfd.. 1,800 81 so 81 U S Steel 1,043 57 r.5 56 V S Steel pfd... 1.100 108 158 108 Utah Copper.... 29,300 64 59 U2U. Wabash pfd 2 We.tern Union . 2,3oo 6 " 5 Westing Elec; 153 79 77 77 Mont Power 500 53 Bl 52H Total sales for the day, 1,06.), 000 shares. BONDS. U S Ret 2s, reg. 9SN T C O 3s.. 80 do coupon.... 98. Nor Pac 3s 64 U S 38, reg 101 do 4s 92 do coupon. 101 Union Pac 4s... 95 U S N 4, reg..l09lso Pac Con OS... 99 do coupon. .. .110 Money, Exchange! Ktc. NEW YORK. April 13. Mercantile Da Der. 3 per cent. sterling exchange, stead'er. sixty-day bins, $4,7650: for 2 cables, S4.7975: for demand. 14.7935. ' Bar silver. 4o. Mexican dollars. 38c. Government and railroad bonds, steady. Time loans stronger; Go days, 2&'3 per cent: 90 days, 3rfD3 per cent; six months. Q?l percent. Lall money, firm. High. 2 per cent: low, 2 : ruling rate, 2; last loan, 2; closing bid, 2, offered at 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. Drafts, sight, 04: do telegraph. .07. Sterling, 60 days. 4.76; demand, $4.79, cable, J4.80. LONDON. April 13. Bar sliver. 231 per ounce. Money. lfl per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 2 per cent: three months. 3 per cent. London Htock Market Firm. LONDON. April 13. Despite tho Irregu larity In Wall street, American securities were firm as a whole. There was a large number of markings in the Psclfic stocks, Atchison and United States Steel. Several shares have now reached th. July level, al lowing further liquidation of loans. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. April 13. Evaporated apples dull. Prunes dull and easy. Peaches easy. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. April 13. Spot Cotton ouiet. MM-upland.". 10.1 Sc. Sales, 25 bales. SURPLUS IS ESTIMATED INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE Fl5- I RDJ WHEAT CROP. Ample Supply Also of Rye and Corn but "World Shortage of Oata and Barley. The March number of the bulletin of agri cultural and commercial atatlstics. pub Hnherl bv the International Institute of Agriculture, has" just been Issued. Infor mation on areas sown and crop conditions for Winter cereals in Northern Hemisphere couniries is given. First is to be noted the estimate of the India wheat crop in 1914- 13 which amounts to 10e,oA4,!i3. quintals. against 83.6-2.281 last season, or 124.6 per cent. In Europan countries complaints are reported on account of the abundant rain and snow delaying field work. Cereals are in average condition In Denmaik, Great Britain and Ireland, and Italy, but oats are In good condition in Ireland and rye and barley In Italy. Recapitulative tsm.i longs lor nuorma tion received uo to the present on the 1814 15 crops sn the Southern Hemisphere. For wheat it is confirmed that the total crop In Argentina. Chill, Australia and New Zea land amounts to 68.808,407 quintals or 106.3 cr cent or tne-.J'.'ia-n crop, i ne maiz, crop n Arrentina Is 86 million quintals, against 83 million last year, or 103. .1 per cent. As supplement to its bulletin of agricul tural and commercial statistics, th. In ternational Institute of Agriculture pub lishesva brochnre entitled -Statistical Notes on the production. Imports, Exports, Prices and Maritime Freights or i ereais. The gredubU considered u Mi warn axs wheat, rye. barley, oats, maize and rice. f or each ot wem tne woi m i" u..-...". ---the harvest-year 1914 (Northern Hemis phere) and 1914-15 (Southern Hemisphere) is given along with that of the previou. year (1913 and 1913-14). For comparison, the five and 10-year average crops (har vest years 1909 and 1909-10 to 1913 and 191S-14, and 1904 and 1904-05 to 1913 nd 1913-14) are added. In the same tables the f . ...... i i i ..ran percentages or we ' ' " TC have been calculated in comparison with tne , .i i , i i, &vea.r SV- crop imincumii7 erage and the 10-year average. . . . i. .uinpi nn nf tne jttegaraing wnwai. iub " J " r - harvest-year 1914 and 1814-15 reached, for countries of wuicn mere aie w - - culated the data (and which altogether rep resent mt per cent oi inc iwwi - duction), 1,003.775,806 quintals. The crop . ., , nnA 4 h game is Deiow tne previuun "V , , u. countries (1,082,000.000 quintals),. by .l P cent, about equal xo tne v6c ' , -last 5 yeara (.97,000,000 quintals) and even t . u per cent auovts uu 10 years (934,000,000 quintals). On compar ing it with each of the previous ten years, it Is seen that only the two years Imme diately preceding have surpassed It. On the other hand, taking the average . . . , . ft . on onrt ndflinflr proaucuon ot i" ' ' u J , , Z." to it the surplus of Imports, or deducting , S. ... .... Avnnp.a ilnrinr the irom if tne BuriMu. ' - " - same period, a-probable consumption ot 967.350,000 quintals lor j . arrive-1 at,, against an available production . . c.,., .:.!.t.i Mn there is S Ot l,VVa,tJ,oio (iuiihb, . , . surplus of 36.000,000 quintals to meet tne .. . 1 ...mnllnn In tbC poseime increase m cuiio'k"" . countries considered and that in the non producmg countries which are consequently not Included in the table, with a large num ber or tropical uuuumuo Summarizing, the following conclusions are reacnea: The last worm s crop rye ana maize a .uipiu. " 1 ; v, , , necessary for consumption, and .a deficit for barley and oat,. nrduclng i ne excesses , countries which Import cereals nd tiour sucn es mosi 01 n yv 1.0.1 colonies. Tbe deficits for the same reason are increased. The report concludes, therefore, that con sidering stocks, certainly higher than the average, carried over to the current year, ana exciucmg v1 - - supplement cereals or replace them o-Vvi i nw. Available versa, tne norm nnv.. a. 1 v; at sufficient quantity of cereals to meet the neeos ot coniumpuuu u -basis of the averape consumption of tne last live year. MONTANA CATTLE HERE TWELVE LOADS RECEIVED AT LOCAL YARDS, Only Business of Day Is in Steer Divi sion Large Transfer of Sheen at Baker. The only receipts reported at the stock yards yesterday were 12 loads of cattle from ,,,., .nmhiniir S02 head, which were shipped by William Montgomery, of Ana conda. . Trade was of small volume ana was cu . . i. iviion all the sales being at $7.35. No hogs or sheep were avail, able. One of the biggest deals of the year was closed Thursday, says the Baker Herald when David I.ee and Amos Battler, of Haines, sold a hand of 7200 sheep to B. N. Stanfleld. of stanneio, lor - .nt ...lit, th wool nn. The band Inoludes 5200 wethers, which sold at tO.50 eacn, anu uw jca"ib .r . . 7.. . ,u, 6.30 apiece. Mr. stanfleld will turn them out on his rancn between nunuwt Willow Creek. The animals have been 1 i .1., ,-iir,i for the nast month und Ifi consequence will not have to be moved any appreciate auwvc. The fifties at tne local )uu. jvo.. were as follows: . 26 steers. .. 10(il' 24 steers. . . 1072 7.33 1 steer ... JVL'O i-jo lr.' mt th. local Stockyards on the various, classes of stock: ,,, Best steers t no7-s Best steers ? SS7'24 Choice steers flVvSi'uu Medium steers oSJ'eo Choice cows Heifer. c ... e66je.a neiiers . r.nn no Siass - UAt71i ' I.laht -Sei-W Heavy wettfers- .. 7008.25 Ewes . . '.' ........ 60 7 -? Lambs '""' Omaha Livestock Market. ,rr. ,tl AnT-il 1 'A Ttofffl " Iteceipts. 11,000; hlcher. Heavy, fS.,i5 7.10; light, 7.0Sfc7.07i ; pigs, 6.75; bulk of sales, IT. 7.10. Cattle Receipts, :i700; steady. Native steers $6.7."it..40; cows and heifers, W7 2.V Western steers, ..-. 7.WI; Texas steers, Jil.OOih 7.30: cows and heifers, 6.7.: calves, $71x10. lings is.301tli.23; wethers, t7.ii)8.BO, lambs, 'J.S0 10.40. Chicaao Livestock ' Market. r.tjT.fir Anrii l:i Hniri Receipts. 17.' 000- strong, 5c to 10c above yesterday's average. Bulk, 7. .MS 7.40; liRht. 7-l-;f 45; mixed, Si.ioaui.y; nemjo i 7.45- rough, .0O7.o.i: Pii:s. ;: , . Cattle P.eceipts, s00; steady. Native beef steers. u.7. Western, 5.0!6 7.0. cows and heifers, $2.0S; calves, JSCn.S.'.O. Sheep Receipts, 12.0(10: steady, bheep, $7 501&8.3O; lambs, t7.80 ft 10.60. Weekly Bank Clearings. the United States fot the week ending April 8, as reported M n..i,..!'. aszrerate $:!.au5,260.00V, against S3.004, 606.000 In th previous week and S3 270,038.000 in the same week last year Following are the returns for the past week, wttn percemaees u. t,iu6c .... eVTorkW?.'ft.".".:1.0n6.746Sre"-i fhlrao-n -.Ho,4TS,tMiV -S.O St. Louis T,.-l2?i-XXX .Ins p.tts'bu'r. 4s:i:i'o SF S Hb' -iW A lis AnVeles 20.4IW.0U0 12.4 cSanT""! ilfttSS K..::::::::::::: s: ?d ou.svm.": ?VJ5S i Seattle ll.l.ti.ono Snffaln 11.8:14,000 1.4 t Paul 10.5S1.OiM 7.1 Portland "Or 32.Kh3.0rtO . salt "ake city. 6.5.0oo 'm o Oakland ??i'f0S S Tacoma 1.857,000 7.r Sacramento 1.922.000 18.2 Ian Diego0.............. 1.830.000 S.3 Increase. Naval Store. SAVANNAH. April 13. Turpentine, firm, 45Uc sales. 124 barrels; receipts, 135 bar rels; shipments. 3S8 barrels; stocks, 20.362 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales. 13,156 barrels: receipts, 704 barrels; shipments, 3647 barrels; stocks, 94 7-S barrels. Quote: A. B. 3.20; C, D, E. fS.ta: F. $3.80: O. $3.S7H; H, I. K, $3.50; M. 54.15; y. t5.15; WO. $5.55; WW, $5.85. PAULINA TIMBER IS SOLD Klamath Fails Lumber Company Gets Crater Reserve Award, Too. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. April 1. (Special.) 'Word was received Sunday night that the Pelican Bay Lumber Company ot this city yesterday was awarded the rrchase of 382,000,uOU feet of timber in the Crater and Paul ina National torests near here. The bids were opened Saturday at the office of the DlBtrfct Forester in Portland. The timber is in two units, one on Four-Mile Creek nnd the other in the Mount Scott country. The prices paid were approximately $3 and $3.25 on the unit, respectively. The deal involves a total outlay t about $1,250,000. The company now has approximately 425. 000 000 feet of timber available for cutting-, or a sufficient supply for 10 years. Log-sTing on the) Four-Mile tract will 6e ben this Summer. Idaho Varsity Y. V. C. A. Elects. UNIVEKK1TT OF IDAHO, Moscow, April 13. The University Y. W. C. A. .i.ia iho fnllnwinc cabinet for the vear: President. Mary McClena- han; vlce-presiaent, iois Junes, secre tary. Frances Bailey; treasurer, Agnes Bailey; conference committee and an nual field member, Ola Bonham; study ..ooifiiiuee, Venna Patterson. EARLY GAINS LOST Falling Off in Cash Demand Weakens Wheat. NET- DECLINE AT END Reports That Recent Showers Had Caused Widespread Benefit to Winter Grain Count Against Bulls. CHICAGO, April 13. Signs that pointed to a falling oft In the cash demand more than wiped out today an early advance in the price of wheat. Quotations at the close were weak. H to cent under last night. Other leading staples, too, showed a net decrease corn, ie to KPc. oats, to ?4c provisions 57c to 20c. Reports that the domestic Winter crop showed widespread benefit from recent showers counted at times against the wheat bulls. On the other hand, a well-known expert traveling through Illinois expressed the opinion that the moisture had only been sufficient for temporary relief. Increased offerings . from the country pulled down com. At first, the market evinced a disposition to advance with wheat, but It did not take much ot a.bulge to Invite selling pressure. Favorable weather for seeding and growth brought about an easy feeling in regard to oats. Shipping inquiry was not of an urgent kind. Provisions gave way under general selling by longs. An advance In the hog market was taken advantage of to unload. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May Jl.57 1.S8 fl.SS'i 1.56 July 1.24 1.24 1.2SV4 1.2SVk CORN1. May 73 .74 .72 .7! July 7614 76K . 5 Vi OATS. May 57 .57 '.5S . July 34 .54 M .53 .53 MESS PORK. May 17.40 17.50 17.82 JJ.JJ July 17.S5 18.02 17.80 17.S0 LARD. May 10.17 10.20 10.50 10.1S 10.87 10.1S 10.87 July 10.45 6HORT RIBS. Mav 10.07 10.12 10.07 July 10.87 10.47 10.37 10.07 10.87 2 hard. cash prices were: Wheat No. 1 red, 1.S7; No yel- low. 71472c; No.'4 white, 73!7!ic. liye ao. i. ,i.ie. Barley 72 80c Timothy 84S06. Clover 88.2512.50. Clearances Wheat, 37,OO0 bushels; corn, 447,000 bushels; oats, 427,000 bushels; flour, 19,000 barrels. . European visible Wheat, 95,288,000 bush els; decrease, 438.000 bushels; last year tj tal, S5.300.oo0 bushels. Bradstreefs visible Wheat, Jr 1 000.000 bushels; corn, decrease S.492.0OO bushete; oats, 490.0O0 bushels. Foreign Grain Markets. LONDON. April 13. Cargoes on psseage, 3d higher. LIVERPOOL. April IS. Options not quoted. Cash whest, Vid to lttd l-.lgner. Corn and oats la nigner. PARIS, April IS. Wheat, higher. TTTwx-nc ivewc Anril 13. Wheat, un changed to M lower. Corn. 1 higher. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April 13. Wheat May. si inA asked: July, l.42 ; No. 1 hard, il54!4- No 1 Northern, Il.3VftWl.o4Mi No. 2 Northern, Sl.43 0l.SlH. Barley. ti4c Flax, $1.00 1 03. Kastern Grain Markets. DULUTH April IS. Wheat closed: May, $1.49!4; July. Sl.2. wivKirEC, Anrll IS. Wheat closed: May, "sl.53 asked. ST LOl'IS, April 13. Wheat closed: May, S1.501.50: July. $1.18 asked. KANSAS CITY, April IS. Wheat closed: May, $1.47: July. $1.16'A. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. Ppot quota- .. ,nll lir.lla tVI71i(hiilll tions, nominal; vn ,,,... r per cental; red Russian, $2.2B32.2itt per cental; TurKey reu, .oww--- w bluestem. -.o,iu".-" i-1 . , Feed barley, $1.ST1.90 per cental. Oats, white. $1.7741.S0 per cental. Bran. $26.0027.00 per ton. Middlings. $32. 00s 33.00 per ton. Shorts, $27.00 a 28.00 per ton. r-oit hnurd Barley. May. $1.31 asked; De cember, fl.az- Pllget sdiioq unim nn.. VTTI.E April 13. Wheat Bluestem, ; fortvfold. $1.28: club. $1.26: fife, red Russian, 81.22. Barley. J23 per 'Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 23; 1. Vi a v "ft: flOUC 2. SE $1.20 $1.23 ton. oats. TA $1.29 .OMA. April i:t. wneat uiuesiem. : fortyfold. $1.26; club. $1.23; red $1 "4 Car receipts Wheat, 10; bar "i corn. 1; oats, 3: hay, S. fife, ley. Lane' County Wonder Why It Received Gold Medal. Emblem Hcnrlnc Name of Land Produrta Show Given When fro Individual Ksbllilt Wan Made In Portland. (3UGENE, Or., April IS. (Special.) L Lane County received a gold medal for something Monday, but what it is for as yet is a mystery. It was mounted in a plush case, and is much larger than a dollar, and seemed to be of gold. It has the ap pearance of being a real medal, but It seems to be going begging. It bear's the words, "Manufacturers' and Land Products Show, Portland. Or.," and on the reverse side is en graved. "Awarded to Lane County." The letterhead of the Manufacturers' Association of Oregon came with it, but bore no explanation. It' came to Helmus'W. Thompson. ex County Judge. He duly delivered it to Harry Brown, County Judge, but this official knew nothing more of it. The Commercial Club was asked. "There was a land show In Portland several months ago," said M. J. Duryea. secretary, equally mystified. "But Lane County had no exhibit." At this show, however, the Willam ette Valley- exhibit was shown, and the onlv possible explanation. It is said, is that the county is being given a medal for participation in this exhibit. The medal, whatever its occasion, will be duly accepted, however, and placed in the county archives. DUES ARE PAID PROMPTLY About $10,00-0 In Treasury of Sew Chnmberf Commerce. r - Individuals and Arms that have taken memberships In the new Chamber of Commerce have been prompt, paying dues to the financial secretary, and about 110,000 has been turned into the treasury, although the organisation is not fully completed. These returns are sufficient to re lieve the committee of any worry as to finances. Notices of the meeting Thursday eight for adoption of the constitution will be received by the members today, with copies of the proposed constitu tion and by-laws. The inquiry department of the Cham ber for the Oregon Development Bu reau has been established on the first floor of the Commercial Club building. Letters have been received by the Chamber from commercial organlza- THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Francisco. Founded 1864 Capital Paid in... $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $8,219,491.90 Commercial Banking. Savings Department PORTLAND BRANCH Third and Stark Streets The First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $3,500,000 In every department of banking we are prepared to serve the public acceptably. 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 ESTABLISHEO 1859 tions of more than 25 important cities of the Atlantic seaboard, expressing congratulations over the auoccss of the consolidation movement, and clippings received indicate that the membership campaign gave Portland an enormous amount of publicity in the East. BURRANK ASKED TO JUDGE ?lant Wizard Sought to Pass on Festival Floral Kxlilblts. Luther Burbank, California's famous plant wizard, may come to Portland as one of the Judges of the magnificent floral display in the festival center during the coming Rose Festival. Festival governors, acting on the sug gestion of John F. Carroll, chairman of this committee, at a meeting lijst night agreed that Judges should be procured from outside the city that all decisions would meet with the approval of the various committees to participate. If it is possible to obtain Luther Bur. bank as one of the Judges, he would also be asked to deliver a lecture dur ing the progress of the annual rose show at the Armory. Woodland Sale Dar to Be April 17. WOODLAND, Wash., April 13. (Spe cial.) Flora present indications the farmers' sale day to be held here April 17 will be a big success, as all details have been worked out, the plan well advertised and Interest high. The plan Is for all farmers In the com munity to bring in any and everything that they may wish to sell. If success ful the sale will be repeated at inter vals. DAILY METBOKOMHUCAL KEPOHT. PORTLAND, Ap.il 13. Maximum tem perature. TiT.S dMrrees; minimum, 45.0 dp. grees. River reading. 8 A. M., 0.3 Xeot; change In last at hours, 0.2 tnni rH: totHl rainfall o P.M. to 5 P.M.I. .1!' Inch; total rainfall since September I. !14. 2.1 Si inches; normal rainfall since September 1, :ts.l. Inches; deficiency of rainfall sines September 1. lltlJi, l-'.S inches. Total suli ahlne, ' hours 40 minute; ponUl snnhtne. i:i hours 2T minutes. Barometer (reduced to sua level), 3 P. M r.o.iti inches. THE WEATHER. Wind. State of Weather STATION. Baker BoiBe Boston . .. . t'algary Chicago . . . Oolfax Denver . , . . Dea Moines Duluth Kureka ' . . . . UaIve3ion .. Helena 44 0. .V! ! . .-. 0 70 O 44 ! 32 0, THO. .-I 0 1H N Cloudy 1J NWjCloudy ' 4'SK iCleur ! H NW Clear tl Js'E lOlmr tl. . . . 'loudy 4NW,Cloudy 14 SK Clear 44 64 V clear 24 N ICIear 'Clear . . . .! 70 O.'HI 10 SK 7U;0 '.'1 KV Cloudy Clear Jacksonville Kansas city . . l,os Angeles . Marslifleld Medfor.l ...... Minneapolis Montreal New Orleans .. New York .... North Head . . North Yakima Potdleton . Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roaeburg sacjrament'o ... SI. Txuis Salt I.nke San Francisco Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla Walla . Washington . . Winnipeg ' 7tlO. ; 7. . us o . i -'.: , ,". tl. .If, it . t ' 4s n.i ! so 0.' 52 0.1 roin . i ; 6; n. t;i o. , fxvo.i 64 II. ( 14 SIC ,Cle;ir ::d xv cu ar s n i i t 1 I VW Pt cloudy clouay If. S ICIoudy 10 W clear 4 E Clear ' 20 N 'Clear li N W Clear 12 W 'Clear R NWlCloudy 12 SW 'Clear 2o sw (Pt. cloudy NW'Clear 1 s W Clear 10 NW,:iesr ! ;f: :Cloudy 4 XE Cloudy 5 N WjClear XI! fCIOudv 12 SV ICIoudy 10 W (Pt. elotiav 12 W Pi. cloudy Hti cloudy R NW clear 1K SK ipt. cloudy r o. .-'o. nr. n. nolo. 70 ft.. 64 41. ,'Ht O . I 30 O. 50 o . i r?'o. ,-. o . : .-.I o.i 70 0.' WEATHER CONDITIONS. A trouah-fhaped dprBt-ion extends from Arizona north to Saskatchewan, and r largw high-pressure aron overlies the IHle liglon. Another 'largo Mrh-prosn-iro ara Sr 3T proachlnc this rtlftrirt frrnn th Pacific Ocean. Showers have fallen on th Pacific Slope as far south a Krwno nnd local rains havo occurrad In the rpper Mlaslsslppl Vnt liy It In much rooler in tho Southern and Centra, platpau Ptntes and correspondingly warmer In Nebraska, and th DwkotHB. The condition are. fnvorahlo for fair and The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Commercial Lrrtrra f Credit Issued. Exrhanco nn loodon. Enslaad, Boackt and Sold. PORTLAN'D BRANCH, Corner Second and Stark 8ts. F. C MA LP AS, Manager. warmer weather In this district Wednesday, lteavy frost will form In the early morning generally throughout the district. FOHKCAPTR. Portland and vicinity Fair and warmer; northerly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair nd winn er, northerly winds. Idaho rnlr and warmer. KlOVAIlll A HKAU lllstrlei Forecaster TRtvKi.rntv t.nni:. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND and SOUTH SEAS f Uiify via TnhiT), i:i.rt"naa and Wellington The Marrniflrent w 1I..VH) Tonn (Did.) R. M. S. MARAMA ritOM HAN FRANCISCO -mhil Ui Further .sailing May i. Jan ml, July .1 $007.50 GRAND PACIFIC $00750. GRAND PACIFIC TOUR -s33? UJI SAN FRANCISCO to At'HTrl Al.l A via Tahiti, ftarotonga and Wellington IN". 7.1, and return to ehher Sun Ktaiulsco or Van couver via Auckland, TIJI and Honolulu. First Class throughout. Mop over at any point, available for one year, send (or nsw pamphlet. "Islands of the Hlest." UIIOK STEAM SHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, lit. Hind. Kolph Jt Co.. (.eneral Agents. Office. nTB Market st.. San Kranelsco. est., or DOltSKV H. SMITH. IIS 3d at., INirtlanll. Palaces of the Pacific . 8. NORTH ERV TACiriC N. H. (.UK AT NORTIIKKN I)e I.iisr Fast I. In In SAN FRANCISCO H. NORTHERN TACIKH' hull April 17. 1. S3, May X, 7, 11. n. SU-amT train lars Poriiand, Nnrih lHank deput, 9 A. 1., arriwa J'avtt t -.:;0. Inn- U aboard jahip; ss. arrlvt-i tSan Kruocatsco I1. M. tiXt d(iv. Freight delivery fccinl morning atu-r shipment from San Francisco. NORTH BANK TICKET Ol I l K. PhORen: Mar. -, A tit71 fllh nnl Mark. San Francisco I.OH ANUKLKH AMI MAN UIKI.O S. S. YUCATAN Mails U ctlnckday, April 14, at I. OHlH PAC11IC bTtAMMUP CO. Tlrkct Office i Krelirht Off,r, I tit A 84 l . fl Foot rt li rup Ht Main lU, A 1S14 I Alain (I3. A A4t S. 8. IlKAK. bAH.S A. M., APRIL 17. to AN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES Tlia Saa Franilsra rartlaad S. Third and Washington His. (srltta O.-U. K. SI N. Tel. Marshall mm, A SHI. STEAMSHIP iMlls lllrrot for fmn I'raat-lai-o, Loa Aaselra aad UteBO. Today, 2:30 P. M., April 11 KAN I RAX I SCO, "lt'l I.AD 4t I.OS AMiKLK!) KTKA.MMII1' CO. FHA.K llOI.LAM, Aural. 124 Third . A 40IMI, Mala SU COOS BAY LINE Steamer Breakwater Kails from Alssnsrik Dork, I'urllaad, N A. at. Krldar. Krelttat aad Tl. k Offli'e, Alaanorla Dork. fhiara Mala SOUO, A-XUli (llr Ticket Off !-. NO Via at. Fhoara Marshali 4OO0, A-aiSi. fURlLtM) . COO MAV k. a. 1.1 .Ms American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Ths raaama Caaal Una" EXPKESS IKUUIil BbHVICX Betwrrn I'ortlaad, Nsw Vork. nastoa, Norfolk. and Cbarlfstoa. For Intormaylon as to Katss, SaJUags Xta. Call en or Addrtss 0. D. KENNED. As ml, " tl Stark Slrost. 1'orllaad. Or. UALUtS-COl-tlLUlA USE. Steamer State cf Washington Leavss Taylor-st. dork dsllr cpt Itundav. 11 P at. for Ths Dalles and landlnss. rarryliiK frelsht sud .asnrs. Bsiumlns. lo.v.. The lslls rlally. W noon, sseapt Jlonday. Tel. Main 1S. Krt U bsrtht 500. STEAMKR ar.RVICE. Slrsmtr IIASKAI.O lravS Ash trast Do. Oaily Hc-H fstur. day, 1. M.. tnr Astorts and war points Returnlne. la.c A-tna Sutiria. 7 A. M. ipu.. a,i rssbrva'tnos at O.-VX KAN. Clt Htkel Offlet. Third and M n'' strtsti I , tt Ash itrosl Lite. i'ooosai