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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1915)
-THE MORNING ORKfiONIATT. THUHSDAT. APR 11 SO, 1915, 1f BUYERS RAISE BIOS Dealers Make Concessions to Wool Growers. FIRST BREAK IS. IN UTAH Limited Trades Put Through In I,inc AVith Idea of Sheep Men fur ther Importations of For eign Clip Expected. "With tlio.glunvuy opening of the fourth cries of wool auction sales in London comes an ' equally- pronounced change in this country, but it is In the other direction. It is nothing less than the hacking down of dealers ' from their former attitude. Utah has witnessed the first break in the ranks of the buyers, who have been trying to bring about a modification in the de mands of growers. The price now being offered by the former are higher than it vai thought would be paid la the, primary markets except by manuf acturcrs buying lrect The Utah purchases so far have not been large, but It Is said that the Eastern deal ers have, 'secured half-blood and three eighths blood on the basis of 5S to 62 cents. Another report specified purchases of three-eighths to fine and fine medium, the prices being 19H to 24Vi cents, de pending on the wool and eetimated to mean a clean landed cost of about 0 cents for fine medium and half-blood wools. Com paratively little has been done in territory wools elsewhere, aside from the Eastern Oregon transactions previously reported in these columns. Shearing is general throughout the sheep growing sections except in the extreme North. In Texas growers have set their Ideas high and no wool is changing hands. Southern California reports no purchases for Eastern account, but is consigning with some freedom. There is much discussion in the trade regarding the probability of lib eral consignments this season, but the move ment so far has not been liberal enough to continue , the season's business. . . Recent estimates Indicate that American purchases of foreign wool for the season have exceeded 100,000.000 pounds In the British Colonies and 75,000,000 pounds in South America. To this must be added the weight of Colonial wool to bo bought in ", X,ondon before - the end of June, while Australian markets still are open for busi ness and preparations are being made for further shipments thence to this country. Another steamer Is reported to have been chartered td bring wool direct to Boston via the Panama Canal, the Aeon, to sail about the middle of May, with a large amount of staple. This makes five direct steamers In all, of which one already has arrived, three are on the way from Australia and one is to sail later. The Boston Transcript in Its comment on the market says: The necessity of maintaining values, In order to dispose profitably of the early pur chases in Australia, has been potent enough to prevent the break In prices fully Justified by conditions here. Goods markets do net warrant paying the high prices already noted and It - hardly appears likely that the market can be maintained on anything like the present basis, when the new-clip season is under full headway, "Undoubtedly the growers are basing their - ideas of the value of their new-clip wools . ,on the fictitious; basis established while the foreign army contract excitement was at Its height. Much was made of this business while it lasted; nevertheless It is easy to exaggerate Its Importance to the wool trade tn dollars and cents. It had a value in completing a loan season in the goods trade, but as a basis on which to predicate the probable trend of values during the coming wool season It Is quite another question." CARGO OF OATS FOB AUSTRALIA. I .or a Grata Market ' Dull With Price Ir regular. The chartering of the American Bteamer Tucatan to take LTiOO tons of oats to Aus tralia was tho feature of the day in the grain trade- There has been inquiry from the Antipodes for oats for some time, but an extensive business has not been possible, owing to the shortage of tonnage. The wheat cargo of the British bark Kil malllc. en route to load here", has been sold at London by Strauss & Co at 63s. Bids for furnishing 4M0 tons of hay for shipment to the Philippines were opened by Colonel George B. Davis, quartermaster at Seattle. Only two bids were submitted. The Spokane Grain Company offered to furnish 4iio tons at $1-04 a hundredweight. A Joint bid to supply the entire amount at $1.05 was received from the W. W. Robinson 'company, John B. Stevens' and th Galbraith-Bacon Company. No sales were posted at the local grain exchange yesterday. Bids for wheat were very irregular, ranging from 1H cents lower to 4 cents higher than Tuesday's. Offers for oats were lower and for bar ley unchanged. Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Port'nd, Wed. R .... :t 3 3 Tear ago. . S i:i 1 1 5 4 Bc'son to 1ate 1S.T22 1"T 1701 1 Run lftfl'J Year ro.. l.i.'iM 4,l I'ji. ::.".( Taroma, Tucs. It .... Year aeo.. ''7 .1 fio'aon to date R.7.",4 fin:'. Year hr-o.. S,r17 7-- Scattl. Mon... s 7 MS 2012 4.M L'ilBtl 0 5 8 Year ano ' Season to date. T.4.VI HI.M 2V1 1114 r.''.1 lcax ago t;:ii7 1042 lsno 1174 4Soa NEW MOHAIR OX BOSTON MARKET. Demand Is Moderate for Clip, Which Is Arriving Slowly. The demand continues in a moderate wsy for tho new clip which is now arriving In the market slowly, says tho Buston Com mercial Bulletin. Some sates have been effected at around 3.1io4 cents for orig inal clips. In Texas tho new clip has been sold at 2fo$"0 cents or else consigned to Eastern commission houses. Tn Englur.d the situation is not materially changed, although the market shows a bet ter tone at tho Cape, . the new ..clip is bringing very firm rates and holders are decided bulla with -reference to their clips. Alpaca has moved again steadily. Sec onds bringing 13d and coarse 13'4d in Liverpool lately. . Boston quotations: Best common, 3 6 . cents; good combing, 34 nri cents; or dinary combing. ;luV,V.J cents; best carding, S334 cents: good carding, ;8SO cents: ordinary carding. 2.?i "6 . cents. Foreign: Cape 1st, 34i?35 cents; Turkey fair aver age, 8.?S 37 cerrv RTRAWBKRK1" P1TPI.V IS LIMITED, Market Cleaned1 up Qulrkly Yesterday at hleail.T Prices. rtrawnarry rrcelpte were limited yester day. Only half a car arrived from Los Angeles and thoy sold quickly at Jl.US a crate. Florida Jessies sold at $1.73 and Pollars at $2.2.". Today's receipts rrom Florin will be only half as large as yes terday's, and half a carload will be all that is available from Los Angeles. There was another small Fhipment of Sarramento cherries, which sold at $2.25 a box. Five cars of bananas arrived in green condition. . A fine ear f Florida celery, the first of the season, whs received and it met with good demand at $4 a crate. Tho Inst car of California head lettuce Is en route. Poultry Weak and Lower. The egg market keeps very steady, as the storage demand Is sufficient to take care of p! the offering. 1'oultry was the weak feature of the prod. uce trade. Kece'ipts were large and buyers held bark, liens sold at IS'i and. 14 cents, and sa'os were reported even cheaper. Other kinds were in small demand. The supply of dressed pork was limited, and tiie market, was firm, but It was. neccs sary to cut veal prices. There were no changes In dairy produce lines. ' California Hops Are Cheaper. California wires to local hop dealers re ported the purchase, by Proctor of 400 bales from tho Shasta View Company st cents. A part of the same crop was sold several weeks ago at 1o cents. Bank Clearings. ' Bank clearings of tho Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland J1.7'2.."ii:i 4ni,V35 Seattle 1,8X1. 1 :!S ' 1U8..-.17 Tacoma ..T4il o::il Spukanc 4Bl,tlS0 61,2iu PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, feed. Etc Merchants' Exchange, noun session: Prompt delivery: Wheat ' Bid. Asked. ' Blucttm J l.Sl'.i 3.34 Kurtyfuld 1-'l.i. l.l'.l ( t'luo i.-'oVa uecl File J. -'(Ma l.L'H Red Russian 1.2i. - 1.23 ' Oats' " No. 1 white feed 32.00 33.50 Barley No. 1 feed 24.00 25.no Bran 24.25 L-.YAO Shorts 24.00 20.00 Futures May bluestem " 1.32 1.34 June bluestem 1.33 1.3.1 May fortyfold J.L'S 131 June" fortyfold ": 1.38 1.83 May club "1.20 1.2H June club ." 3.2t;4 1.30 " May -red fife 1.22 l.-'K'a June red fife '. . . . . 1.21 1.20 May red Russian 1.20 1.24 June red Russian 1.21 1.27 May oats 32.30 B3.i"i0 June oats 33. SO 34.00 May barley , 24.01 23. oO June barley 24.00 26 00 May bran 24.25 26.00 June bran ....,, 24.30 26 00 May shorts 24.3I ' ii6.u0 June shorts 20.00 27.00 FLOUR Patents. $6.S0 a barrel; straights, $3.25; whole wheat, 57; graham, fC.SC. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. S2e per ton; shorts $2S; rolled barley, $30 31. CORN Whole. per ton; crackeu, $38 per ton. HAY Eastern Onion tlmsthv 1148111: Valley timothy, I12J2.50; grain hay. $10O 12; alfalfa, 12.504!. 13.30. ' Finite and Vegetable. Local. Jobbing quotations: . . TROPICAL FRUITS Orsnges. navels, $2.503 per box; lemons. $3.5004.60 per box; bananas, 43c per pound; grapefruit. S45, plnuapples. 7c per pound; tangerines. SI. 251.73 per box; blood oranges. $1.50 per box. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. hothouse, $11.50 per dozen: artichokes. 75c dozen; tomatoes, $5 per crate: cabbage. 2U3Uc per pound : celery, $4 per crate; cauli flower, 75c1.2o per dozen; head lettuce. $2.25 per crate; spinach. 3c per pound; rhu barb, li ft per pound; asparagus, 75c fl.10 tier duzen; eggplant, 23c per pound; peaa, 78c per pound; beans, 12a15c per pound. GREEK1 FRUITS Strawberries. Sl.ar.S'a per crate; apples. $11.75 per box: cranber ries, $11 (ft 12 per barrel; gooseberries, be per pound: cherries, 2.25 per box. POTATOES Old, 1.732.25 per sack; new, G& 7c per pound. ONIONS Oregon, selling price, 73e per sack, country points; California, Jobbing price, yellow, $1.75 3; white, J2.25 per crate. SACK -VEGETABLES Carrots. S1.6f per sack; beets, $1.30 per sack: parsnips, $1.23 per sack; turnips, $11.50 per sack. Dairy and Country produce. Local Jobbing quotations: , EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 18a18e p,r dozen. POULTRY liens, lSt414c; broilers, 25 (!p30c; fryers, 8r20o; turkeys, dressed, 22ifci 24c; live 1820c; ducks, 10(&13c; geese, 84?' 9. BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras. 25 c per pound In case lots; Ho more In less than case lots; cubes, 21 22c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbers bavins price, 14c per pound, f. o. b. dock. Port land; Young Americas, 15c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 910c per pound. PORK Block, lOifrlOUc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one - pound talis, $2.30 per doseu; half-pound flats, $1.50; one-pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, $1.05. HONEY Choice. $3.Sfi per case. NUTS Walnuts, 15 24c per psmnd: Bra zil nuts, 15c; filberts, 1524c; aTmonds, 23 324c: peanuts. OHc; cocoanuts, $1 per dos en; pecans, 19020c; chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Small white. aHc: large white, 64c; Lima, 6tc; pink, 5 6c; Mexican, 6Vso; bayou, 6c. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 31'4S3c. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $8.70; beet, $0.30; extra C, $6.20; powdered. In barrels, $0.05; cubes, barrels, $7.10. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton: half ground, 100s. $10.75 per ton; 30s, $11.50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE Southern head e'iffteaio: broken. 4c per pound; Japan styl6, 5(J23c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8c per pound; apricots. 1315c; peaches, 8c; prunes, Ital ians, 80c; raisins, loose Muscatels. Sc; un bleached Sultanas, 7c; seeded, 9c; dates, Persian, 10c per pound; fard, $1.65 per box; currants, 812c. Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 3 014 crop, nominal; contracts, nominal. HIDES Salted hides,-' 13He; salted kip. 13!ie; salted calf, 17c; green hides, 12oi green kip, 13Hc; green calf, 17c; dry hides, 24c; dry calf. 26c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, medium, 2521??; Eastern Oregon, fine, lOlSc; Valley, 28 30c. MOHAIR New rllp. BS'.JflrSSe per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4ig,4Vko per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 13c: dry short-wooled pelts. 13c; dry shearlings, each, 10c; salted shearlings, each, 134?25c; dry goat, long hair, each, 13c; dry goat, shear lings, each, 1020c; salted sheep pelts, April, $1(32 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, 17Vi18,4c; skinned, IT lSc; picnic, 12c; cottage roll, 13 Ho; broiled, 194f28c. BACON Fancy, 272Sc; standard 23 24c; choice, 17,422c; strips, 17c. DRY SALT Short clear backs, 1313i.c: exports. 13617c; plates, JlVifflSc. LARD Tierce basin TCettl. i-AnM 12HC: standard. 12c: compound. R-Un BARREL GOODS Mess beef, 23c; plate beef, $24.50; brisket pork, $2S.50; pickled pigs' feet, $12.50;' tripe, $a.00Q ll.ou, tongues, $25 30. ' ' Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; special drums or bar rels. l:t.c; cases. 1 7 20 c. GASOLINE Bulk, 12s; cases, 19c; engine distillate, drums, 7 He; cases, lHc; naphtha, drumis 11c; cases. 18c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 75cj raw, cases, sue; boiled, barrels, 77c; boiled, casts 82c. TURPENTINE In tanks, 60c;. In cases. G7c; 10-case lots, lc less. BAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MABKJSTb) Prices Current In the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Ktc. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S. Butter Fresh extras, 23Hc; prime firsts, l2Hc; fresh frsts, 22c Eggs Fresh extras, itc; fresh firsts, 2K". selected pullets. 20C. Cheese New, 811c; Young Americas, 13-; Oregons, 14c. . Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, $1,609 1.7".; asparagus, $1.261. 90; string beans, 5tp7c; wax, 5Gn"e; peas. '2ft' -iv.; celery, $1.50 2; Summer squash, R5$)?.c. Onions California, 75c1j'$l; Oregon, 90c $1.00. Fruit Lemons. sl.30ti3: Mexican limes, $4fa5; grape fruit, 1. 7S: - oranges. 1.632.50; bansaias, Hawaiian, $1.50 ffy 3.2& ; pineapples, Hawaiian, 4Q'o per pound; ap ples, Pippins, toons 'Si. in.; Oregon reds, fl.u'J 6i2; other stock. 4Ca73e. rotators Oregon, 1.5032: Idaho. $l.S0il 1.90: new, 2g'3c; Lompocs, $2; sweets, $1.7 a 90. Receipts Flour. 4043 quarters; barley. 13.40 centalB; potatoes, 015 sacks; hay. 010 tons. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. April 2S. Turpentine Firm. -t.V': sale?. barret: recelDts. 233: shipments, 32U; stocks. 19,774. K'-stn Firm: sales. 21Tt4 barrels: re ceipts, lofw; shipments. 7225: stocks. 73,e"3i. yuolo: A, R. $3.30; C, T, $3.40; E, $3.4.-.; F, 3.55 W 3.57 ; G, $3.r(ff3.70; H. 1. $.;.7.".; K. $3.V.: M. $1.20; N. $3.13; WO, $5.0; WNV. ?3.7". Met nl Mwrkrt. NEW YORK. April 28. Tin Steady: 40 42c. Copper Firm; . electrolytic, 18.87 10c; casting. 18.30c. Iron Quiet and unchanged. l.ead 4.15 iy 4.20c. Spelter Spot. 14.23c: May. 13.75c. Dried Fnilta at New Vork. NEW TOFK. April 28. Evaporated ap ples, dull. Prunes, weak. Peaches, duJ sad weak. r WAR STOCKS STRONG Tractions Also Register Gains in Wall Street, GENERAL ADVANCE LATE ITpttirn Jpollows Announcement Tbat Baltimore & Ohio Note Issue Has Been Oversubscribed. Steel in Fair Demand. NEW YORK, April 25. Trading in stocks presented some unique features today in the sense that activity and strength were most pronounced in local tractions and a few of the Industrial equipment ,issues, which are now furnishing large supplies to foreign belligerents. Not until the final hour did the usual speculative favorite participate in more than a small degree In the day's onerations. The eeneral advance of tne tasi noui. which was preceded by a brief "dip" among the leaders, followed an announcement that the 140,000,000 or Baltimore v unio s ner cent notes offered by a banking syndi- rata arilAf tn tho Hv had been over subscribed. A few important stocks failed , .. 1 . in I , a ...i i ,-. T-u I ntA ror' Vl.i V . ' United States steel was in fair demand throuBThnut the session, vesteroay s Quar terly report -being accepted as strong proof of improved trade conditions. Total sales of stacks amounted to 894,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. Total sales, par value, $4,u00,000. ' CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Kales. tgn.' LOW., Jia. Alaska Gold.... 2,500 28vd SS"4 S8V Amal Copper... 2 7S 77 is 77' Am Beet Sugar. 8,400 SO 4il 4U?4 American Can.. MS 41i 8S 41 Am Sm & Refg. 3.700 : 7H 78i4 74 do pfd 108 Am Bug Refng. ' 600 111 110 111 Am Tel & Tey. 1,700 122 121 123 Amer Tobacco.. 600 238 233 237 Anaconda Min.. 9.400 37 37 U 37 Atchison 4.800 104 103 H 10SH Rait & Ohio... 1,M0 77 7714 Br Rap Transit. 4.5O0 S2 91 ',4 91 H Cai Petroleum.. 4.PH0 TOk 18t ISTs Canadian Pac. S.600 lflO Irtfli 1:8 Cent Leather... ,7.700 S9H ' 39 394 Ches & Ohio... 1,000 47 47 V4 47 Chi Gr West 12 V4 Chi Mil & St P. a.lOO' 85H e"4 Chi & N W 130 Vj Chino Copper... 9.300 4 8i 47 4814 Colo F & Iron.. 2.300 3214 "32 3a Colo & South 324 D & R G 8 do pfd 14'4 Dist Securities.. 8.600 13 '4 12 1316 Erie . . 6,300 20 4 28 4 28 'A Gen Electric... 5.600 . 13'4 1."3V4 156 Gr Northern pfd 1.O0O 121 4 121 20i Gr Nor Ore ctfs. 1.200 37 37'4 37 'i Gusgenhelm Ex. 4.800 63 i4 2 es Illinois Central. 400 11 1 ',4 111 111 Inter-Met pfd.. 130.900 743i 71 74 Inspiration Cop. 5.900 34 34 34H Int Harvester 101 K C Southern... 700 254 23 234 Lehigh Valley.. 9.000 144 143 4 144 Louis & Nash.. L'.'l !4 Mex Petroleum. 270 91 89 .90 Miami Copper.. 7,700 29 ' 28 i 28 U M K & T 1.S00 12 14 12 Missouri Pacific. 60.100 14 . 13 1374 National IBscult 121 National Lead.. 2,400 6.". 64 03 Nevada Copper. S.700 IBS 16 16 N V Central.... 3.400 8l 88 8 N T, N H & H. 3,100 68 67 8 Nor Western 103 Nor Pacific 1.900 110 109 110 Pacific Mail 3.200 23 22' 21 Pac Tel & Tel.. 300 33 34 33 Pennsylvania ., 000 110 lo 110 Pull Pal Car... 200 -103 162 163 Ray Cons Cop.. 9.4D0 23 24 24 Reading 205 lr,2 150 131 Rep I & Steel. 1.6U0 29 29 29 Rock Isl Co do pfd 300 StLSF 2d pfd. 200 4 4 5 u. South Pacific...' 7,200 93 92 03 South Ry 300 18 1S 18 Tennessee Cop.. 7tK 34 54 34 34 Texas Co 400 J40 139 138 Union Pacific 9.6U0 132 131 132 do nfd . . ; hrt U S Steel 912 39 37 38 do pfd 1.20O 109 109 100 Utah Copper... 4.200 71 80 80 Wabash pfd 2 Western Union.. 10,800 70 68 70 West Electric. 1,533 93 S6 94 Total sales for the day, 806,300 shares. BONDS. U S Ref 2s. reg. 98!U S X 4s, coup. 110 do coupon. ... 68 N Y C Q 8s.. SO U S 8s, reg 100 Nor Pac 3s 63 do coupon. .. .101 u do 4s 92 U S N 4s, reg. .1oftTTnlon Pac 4s... 96 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. April 28. Mercantile paper, 3 3 per cent. , Sterling exchange easy: 60-day bills, $4.79. oO; for cables, $t.79.35; for demand. S4.tt.2U. Bar silver, 30 c. Mexican dollars, 3Sc. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds strong. Time loans steady; 60 and, 90 days, 2 3 per cent; six months, 3. Call money steady; high, a per cent; low, 2; ruling rate, 2; last loan, 2; closing bid, 2; offered at 2. SAN FRANCISCO April 2S. Sterline Sixty davs. $4.76; demand, $4.79; cable, $4.79:4- r.ON In ) X, April 28. Bar silver. 23 d per ounce. Money, 11 per cent. Dis count rates Strort bills, 2 per cent; three months, 2??i2 15-16 per cent. BEST LIGHT HOGS BRING S A.U $8.50 AT YARDS. Top Grade Spring; Lambs Are Steady at 98 Cattle Supply at the Stock yards Deficient. Stockyard trading was almost wholly in the swine and sheep divisions. The run was moderate and firm prices continued to prevail. Full loads of choice lightweight hogs were disposed of at ss and $8.0.. while heavy hogs and Pigs sold at the usual differential. Several bunches of Spring lambs were on hand and the best were taken at 9 cents. Wethers and ewes sold at ruling prices. Receipts were 8 cattle, 393 hogs and 629 sheep. Shipper were: With hogs Will Block, Monmouth, 1 car; Wilt Chandler. Dayton, 1 car. With sheep E. H. Farmer, McCoy. 2 cars; Smith Bros.. Broadacres, 1 car. With mixed loads Ueorge Zimmerman, Yamhill. 1 car hogs and sheep; M. L. For rester, Tangent, 1 car cattle, hogs and sheep; F. B. Decker. Sllverton. 1 ear hogs and sheep; Burdick A Smith, Salem, 1 car cattle and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wpt. Pr. "Wpt. Pr. 231 $7.8.1 440 .33 tt.rio 330 . n 5 hops . . 2 hops. . 21 hoes. . I hot:. . . K llOKS. . IO hOK.1. . 2K hns. . r hoes. . 18 hogs. . hops. . lot; hogs. . lin hoBs. . 7 hops. . 4 hops. . 7 I hops . . :' hops. . hosts. . II hops. . llll hops. . 1 hog. . . 1 hop. . . 1 hop . . . 1 hop. . . 27 heps. . 8 hops. . 21 hops. . 3 hops. . 4S $T.n IK hops. . . . 2 hops 10 hops. . . . 27 hops. . . . 43 ews. . . . 43 ewer . . . . K3 lambs. . . u4 lambs.. . 1 lum h. , . . 10 ewes . . . . 33 ye.-irl'gs. 2 cow s. . . . 2 sleet's. . . 1 ulcer. . . . :: hops. . . . 3 hops. . . . 4 hops. . . . 10 hops. 50 s. lambs. 12 s. I h mlis . Sir 23S 120 mo 173 210 7. 13 8.00 7.20 7 2' loo 130 fio R.O.i S.O" 7.0 B.IO 8.7S 8.23 8.23 4.73 7.30 3.0O 6 oo .73 7.03 6.0.-, 7.03 -8.73 .() ft. on n.oo 8.1'H 4.33 4I1S 1 11 2(12 1 02 102 173 BOO 130 ins 207 310 ' 370 2JO 2 17 ISO 53 S B.OO so 13rt 87 !W7 7. SO u,,o 31 o 08O 417 13 3 61 B2 34 7.8 8 OO! S.oni S.03 7!2" ft.!).". 143 s.Iatnhs. 7.T3! 14 s. lambs. fl.O 2 s.lnmbs. 3 ewes. . . , 17 ewes.. . . ewes. . . . 2 wet hers. 7.H-M 3 ewes. ... 1 : 8.00; 17 ewes.. . . 370 8. Oil !.... 103 B.2.1 8.031 2 wethers. 0O 3 23 8.03! 7S wethers. 1IIK 73 1!7 170 &n hops Frlees current a c tne local stockryards on the various classes of stock: Best steers $7.50-7.75 Choice steer 1 7.007.23 Medium steers 6.73 7 0'i Choice cow 6.25a 6.75 Medium cows R.00'5'5.73 Heifer 500-68.23 Bulls ' 4 00 ft 3. 75 Strips '. 0.O0 n). GO Hogs T.ipht T.oo-srs.o.- Henvy 6.00 rg. 7.05 Sheep Sheared wethers 6.75T.no Sheared swe 6.50-,i5.73 Sheared lambs 7.758.00 Full wools 1 higher. t Omaha Livestock Market. BOCTH OMAHA, AprU 2S. Ho Ke ceitps, 12,000 head; market higher. Heavy, $7 2041-7 30; light. $7.237 40; pigs. $.&$ 7.23; bulk of sales, $7.20i&7.3o. Cattle Receipts, 5400: market steady. Ns , tive steers, $7 e 8.40; cows and heifers, $3.50 i7.50; Western steers. $6.507. SO: Texas steers, $(i7.S0; cows and heifers. $3.8567; calves. $Sf?10. Sheep Receipts. 5500; market slew. Year lings. $S.70fff 9.30; wethers. - $7.70Q3.Ct); lambs, $10 6 10.30. Coffee Futures. NEW YORK, April 28. Tho market for coffee futures was quiet today and fluctuat ed irregularly In response to small orders. The opening whs two points higher to one point lower, ' and most of the early sales were at prices ranging about two to three points net higher, but late months eased off from the best in the late trading, with the close steady, net five points higher to two points lower. Sales 12.730 bags. Apni. .oic: slay, 6c; June, 6.10c; July, 7.240 Auaust. 7.31c: Sentemher. 7.3Sc: Octoher. 7.44c;' November. 7.48c; December. 7.32c; January. 7.r9n: February. 7.6.Vc: adarch. 7.72c. Spot quiet- Itio 'o. 7, 7c; Santos, No. 4, lcic. The cost and freight market was reported a shade easier lor Jtios sod uncnanged for Santos grades. Rio exchange on London was 8-82d higher. Mureis prices tn the Brazilian mtir keta were unchanged. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. April 28. Hogs Receipts. Sfl. 000 head; market strong. 10c above yester days average. Bulk. (7.40UT.HH: light $7.257.7u: mixed. fi.SOfqi 7.63 : heavy. Vi-IM) O .uo; rough, sti.aora7.10; pigs. $3.26j 6.90. attie receipts, lo.uw; marKet easy. P.a tlve beef steers, $6.108.3; Western steers, $5.607.40; cows and heifers, $3.1043-8.40,; calves, $6.30r9. Sheep Receipts, 11.000; msrket weak. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. April 28. Butter Unchanged Eggs Unsettled; reecipts. 33.971 cases; at mark cases included. 17419c; ordinary iuslm, itsvioic; nrsis, .la V 10 4tfc. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. April 28. Cotton Soot. auiet; middling-uplands, 10.50c; sales, 100 vttiea. 1 ! TTf-! TT New York So gar Market. NEW YORK. ADril 28. Raw suaar. firm: centrifugal, 4.77c; molasses sugar, 4c. Re- iinea, steady. Duluth TJLoseed Market. DULTTTH. April 2S. Linseed On track, to arrive and Mai', $1.96: July, $1.99; September, $2.03. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. April 28. Hops, quiet. BOND INTEREST IS ISSUE STATES DEMANDS PAYMENT WITH, HELD BY COUNTY TREASURER, Lack; of Provision for . Payment oa Interstate Brldaje Securities Is Blamed on Commissioners. SALEM. Or.. April 28. (Special.). Declaring that Treasurer Lewis, of Multnomah County, had no right to withhold from the State Treasurer state taxes with which to. pay interest on the interstate bridge bond issue. Assistant State Treasurer Ryan said today that he would make a demand upon Mr. Lewis at once for the money. Because or an oversight no levy for paying the Interest was made last year, and the County Treasurer has retained 31,250 from the first-half tax pay ment for interest. Mr, Ryan said that unless Mr. Lewis forwarded the money to the State Treasurer that official would be per sonally liable for 20 per cent of the sum withheld and subject to removal rrom office, according to his Interpre tation of section 2692, Lord's Oregon Laws. State Tax Commissioner Gallowav to day .denied that the Commission was to blame for. the Interest levy not be ing made, and placed the blame upon tne Multnomah. county officials. orticials here are wondering whv in terest on the bonds should have begun July 1 last year when work was not actually started until this week on the bridge. It is suggested that in terest could have been saved by sell ing only a part of the bonds at a time. CRICKET PLAGUE SPREADS Wooden Fences Lined With Tin Rec ommended a? Trap for Pests. OLYMPIA. Wash.. April 2 8. (Sue- clal.)--The cricket plague in Grant County has spread to an area IS miles long and 10 miles wire, according to a report made today by Assistant Com missioner Morrison, of the State De partment of Agriculture. Mr. Morrison recommends construc tion of wooden tin-lined fences, to lead the crickets to holes dug for their re ception, the county and stats authori ties to co-operate Inpayment. Extension of an Irrigation ditch sys tem to head oft the crickets, recom mended by farmers, will not be prac ticable, Mr. Morrison says, as crickets were observed swimming over 12 feet or water without difficulty. While Spring crickets have appeared in some numoers ror the last 20 years in Grant and Douglas counties, comini from the Coulees, the invading horde tnat is now devastating wheat ranches is the nrat that has done serious dam age. STREETCAR RULING MADE Seattle Company Wins Decision Over State Board on Some Tolnts. SEATTLE, Wash., April 28. The or der of the State Public Service Com mission requiring the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company to furnish seats and cars at all times for passengers on certain streetcar lines, was permanetly enjoined today by ths Federal District Court in a decision handed down by Circuit Judge Gilbert and District Judges Rudkin and Net erer. The court ruled that an extension of the Alki Point. Fauntleroy and Ballard Beach lines over additional territory not now rearhed should be made as or dered by the Commission. FRUIT SHIPPERS MEET Specifications for Grade and Pack Will Be Kstabli&hcd. SPOKANE, April 28. Growers and shippers of about 12.000 ?ars of fruit from Montana, Idaho, Oregon and AVaphington went into session today to establish a grade and pack for fruit. The specifications when established will bo used by tho growers in four II. F. Davidson, of Hood Tliver, Or., was named chairman and Clifford Chase, of "Wenatchee, Wash., secretary. The Northwest Shippers" League 'and the Northw est Growers" League are rep resented at the meeting. HERRING NETS PERMITTED Washington Commission Concedes rotnt to Aid Halibut Fisliers. . OLYMPIA, Wash., April 28. (Spe cial.) To prevent the halibut fishins industry from being destroyed. the State F"ish Commission agreed today to allow fishermen to catch herring for bait until June 10. the date on which Attorney-General Tanner advised them the new fish code would become effect ive. The Supreme Court upheld the emergency clause of the ac,t, however, making it effective March SI. and bar ring use of herring nets at that time. The same rullns: will allow net fish ing for8melt until Juna 1. WHEAT SWINGS UP Market Is Strong on Bullish War Cables, EXPORT BUYINQ HEAVY Chicago Trices Affected by-Report Germans Preparlqjy for 1'our Years' '1 Struggle, and Have GTeatly Increased ' rieet.' CHICAGO, April 28. Wheat price took a violent swine today, after an early down turn. Bullish cable and active foreign oa mand, with official reports of moicture nortage, had much to Aa in bringing; about the rebound. Tha sjose wai strong t va c 10 xc abovs last night. At first a majority, of traders in wheat seemed disposed to continue to press the selling side, as Liverpool quotations were lower and the weather generally fine for the domestic and Canadian crop. A large num. ber of firms, however, had orders "to buy in -a u a suQsianuai DreaK. and they did so in a way that soon left the market bare of offers. At this Juncture, dispatches were circulated that the Hermans were preparing mr a tour-years- war, and that the German fleet In the North Sea had assumed the proportion pf an armada. Export sals that finally - amounted to l.OOO.lmo bushels gave a big Increase of strength to the wneat market after midday. Corn bulged on account largely of im proved cash demand, including export busi ness, and a a result of advice that indi cated a relatively poor showing by pastures ana nay. . Provisions avetaged higher with hog. wuuiauons, mougn. Kept within a narrow range. Shorts quickly absorbed offerings of oat. Accordingly the market more than recovered an early decline. Leading futures ranged as follow: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. ...J1..9 l.63'i $1.59 . .. l.tS 1.37 1.33 CORN. . .. .75H .771,4 .754 ... .78ii .80i4 .78 OATS. Close. 11.62- 1-37 V4 July May -77H 80 July May .rai .53 .56 hi .56 .63 .tt a. ,85H V4 July. MESS PORK. July . .18.07 . .18.55 18.15 18.60 LARD. II. T 18.63 18 H 18.53 sept. July .10.42 .10.f 0 30.43 IO. TO 10.40 10.(5 10.40 10.(6 Sept. SHORT RIBS. .10. S3 10.57 10.58 ..10.82 10.87 10.82 July 19 67 10. a Sept. Cash price were: "Wheat No. J red L621.62tii No. No. hard, 81 se'i 01.624- Corn. No. 2 yellow. 77&f78Vfcc Rye No. 2. 81.1TS1.1TV4. Barley 74 IftSOc Timothy (i 6. 25. Clover 38. 5U 12.50. Primary receipts Wheat. 715.000 vs. 379.- 000 bushels: corn, 793.000 vs. 811,000 bush els: oats, 49S.OO0 vs. 352.000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 517,000 vs. 501.000 bushels: corn, 59 2.00 0 vs. 732. 0OO bushel. Clearances Wheat, 1.002,000 bushels; corn, none; oats, 1,159,000 bushel; flour, 51)00 barrels. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April 28. Wheat May. $1.67c; July. S1.B:,,U; No. 1 hard. Sl.e-t'i; No. 1 Northern. 1.S 1.83 ; No. 2 North ern. fl..5 A'l.BO's, parley, ou-jj uc. r lax, Q Grain at Ban Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. April Snot quota tions Walla Walla, $2.20 if 2. '25 ; Red Russian, J.4V to . : l urKey red, u.. o -- ; niue stein. $2.252. au; feed barley, $1.27 Jr 1.30; white oats, J 1.77 8 l.M) ; bran. 2; in '2B.G0 : middlings, $;i'JS'3-i; shorts. $20.'j0ro Call board Barley. May. S1.24V; December. $1.80, bid. Piiget Sound Grain Markets. RHATTLE. April -28. Wheat Bluestem. $1.3.-,; fortyfold. $1.23: club, $1.27: fife. 81. SO: red Russian, $1.23. Harley $23 per ton. xeeieraay car receipts neat o. oat . nay o. iiour i. TACOMA. April 2S. Wheat Bluestem, $1.S2-ai.83: fortyfold. $1.2Ua 1.U0: club, $1.k: red fifa, $1.27. Car, receipt W heat 11, corn -u, nay . 2 1-2 CENT FARE 18 PLAN SPOKANE COJIP.lJiV AXNOt'.NCES 42- PASSE'GER BUSES. Oa Success of Present System Depends Inauguration of !ncr Rate Service. . SPOKANE, Wash.. April 28. (Spe clal.) Preparations to inaugurate 214 cent street transportation service here by the operation of 42-passenger motor buses on some of the best streetcar and jitney bus routes in the city are being made by the Green Security Company. The company announced today the purchase of five new automobiles, which are now being fitted with special ten passenger pay-as-you-enter bodies, for o-cent dus service, and the receipt or blueprint plans and specifications for the 42-passenger cars. "We expect to have our five new spe daily built ten-passenger jitney buses In operation on a five-minute Kchedule over some of the most heavily traveled routes by May 10," said President Cjreen, of the Security Company. "Upon the success of these as nickel fare buses largely depends the perfec tion of our plans for the establishment of a ZVi-cent service with specially constructed 42-passenger machines." QUICK DIGGING IS URGED Investigator Sajs Method Is Only One to Prevent Devastation. SPOKAXK, Wash., April 2. (Spe cial.) Immediate action in digging many miles of trenches extending through the center of Wilson Creek Valley will be the only means of sav ing the south half of the valley from the devastation from the Coulee cricket, declared Cecil W. Creel, of Forest Grove, Or., cereal and forest insect ex pert, connected with the I'nited . States Department of Agriculture, who ar rived here today from the cricket-ln-feMtcd district. Trenches three miles long? have been plowed on the 6000-acre farm of W. O. Mading- and a patrol of six men is being maintained in the destruc tion of millions of the wingless In sects. Pestholes are dug at intervals of about 15 feet and s the cricketa fail in their sttempt to crawl tip the side of the trench they drop into the holes. APPLE CROP TO BE SHORT State of Washington Makes l-'irst Monthly rruit Report. OLYMPIA, Wash.. April 28. (Spe cial.) The State Department of Agri culture today issued the first of a series of monthly reports on condition of the 1916 fruit crops. The data, compiled by Assistant Com missioner Morrison, from reports ot field deputies in all sections, show that apples generally will fall considerably below the normal ot production, but will amount to considerably more than tha "half crop" unofficially reported. 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 ill! 1 ESTABLISHED 1859 and that the condition of all other fruits is extremely promising?, with the exception of frost damage to sweet va rieties of cherries in some sections. BROWN ROT RUN DOWN INYKSTIGATOH TRACES CAISK TO rllUXKS LEFT OX GROUND. Species of Toadstool Produced, 'Which Kills Air IVIth Spores in Succeed ing? Season, Damaglaa; Crop. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 2. (Spe cial. The origin of brown rot, which haii - been the cause of thousands of dollar' dam a ere annually in Clarke County, has been traced to the leaving of prunes on the ground after the crop has been harvested. This is the conclusion of Professor Fisher, who was sent here to Investigate. Mr. Fisher says that when the trees are in bloom, these prunes left from the preceding; year, which may even be plowed under the ground several inches, produce a species of toadstools. Theso dry and the spores fly in tlir air and fall on the prune blossoms and be win their work, if it is moist. One orchard .was found in which thousands of toadstools had sprung up. The fruitgrower did not know what would be the result and did not spray. The result is he will get a few hundred pounds of prunes where he should have several carloads. Across the road an orchard was found that had toad stools which the farmer plowed under. He also sprayed with Bordeaux mix ture and now his trees are loaded with young prunes. Professor Fisher is experimenting with various sprays on a farm near Felida, and Malcolm M. Brown, of the Agricultural College of Michigan. I remaining1 here to observe their action. The Information obtained this Summer will be given to fruit growers this Winter. ELECTION COST IS HIGH SECRETARY OK STATE REPORTS 1014 BILL. 253.000. Figures Gathered Show Multnou Paid $72,415 and Lane Next In 1.1st, Wits 1 5,248. SALEM. Or., April 2S. (Special.) Figures compiled by the Secretary of State prove that Oregon elec tions are costly. The data were taken from reports made to the state ac counting department and show that the total cost of the primary and gen eral elections of 1S14 was about $255, 000. Multnomah County paid 172, 415. S3, Lana J15.24H.40, Clackamas (12,703.78 and Marion $11,664.15. Sherman had the smallest election expense, with J132&.34, and Wheeler was a close' sec ond, with $1442.08. A bill passed at the recent session of the Legislature, providing for one less Judge at each precinct, will reduce the annual election expense about $26, 000. The elections of 114 cost the various counties as follows: Counties. Eaker Benton Clackamas Clatsop . . Columbia Cods Crook .... Curry .... Douglas . . uilliam .. Grant .... Amounts. . ..$ r.s7H.Vi y.o.-.si.M . .. i.Ttt;i.T 4.S07.4S a.'ji-i.ia s. ii.;io r,i'.'.'.-,.iT i.Tui.43 7.7IU.V4 2.0211.71 81isl.ll 1.7H--MIU 2.0113.01 0. 4 10.0:i 4. J1.-..40 . .. 4,tlMl.MS 2.1. 10 . .. 1.V24H.4U . ... 0.470.14 tl.2l:;.4S . .. 11. 004. 1.1 L'.075.0I . .. 711. 4 I -1.t C.lHl.tiS 1. H.I.UI :;.04.V73 5. s:n.t7 . .. o,'.07.17 4.41.Y8I S.700 0.) 1. 442.101 tf.7Sli.2S . . .252.217.D4 Hai ney Hood Rivir .v Jackson Josephine Klamath Lake Lanft Lincoln Linn Malheur Marion Morrow Multnomah Polk siherman Tillamook . . . 1'mnl ilia . V nton Wallowa Wucr Washington Wlieeler Yamhill (0 months) Total AUDITING .BILL IN COURT liother or Not Method M as Prc bcribcd by Law, Is Issue. ROSKBUItG. Or.. April 28. (.Special.) Whether the accountants employed by McKemsle &. Hons, of Portland, fol lowed the law in auditing the books of the offlcors of Douglas County or merely did the work in accordance with Fpecif ications prepared by the State Insurance Commissioner Is the legal question that is before Judge J. W. Hamilton, of this city. The question arose yesterday, when the attorneys argued for and against a demurrer filed to the plaltniff's com plaint In the case of McKenzle & Sons, of Portland, vs. Douglas County. Tho suit was brought to recover $609 when the County Court refused to pay tho bill presented for auditing the county's books three months ago. At the time the books were audited tho county refused to pay the bill be cause the report of the experts was In definite. GRESHAM TO AID CLEANUP City IHvidce Work In Districts and Is to Supply Teams. ' , Oret-ham is in line with the clean-up movement. Mayor tleorge W. Hlapleton has designated the weeK beginning May 4 and ending May 11 as the time in accordance with the proclamation by tho Governor. tiresham has been divided into four districts for better work as follows: North Oresham, to be In charge of Charles Cleveland; South GreHham, D. M. Mct2gr: Kast Gresliam. Dr. Todd; West Oresham, George Slert. A place will be provided by the town committee (in health and police for the dumping of garbage. Teams will be furnished foi one day for gathering up the garbage at the expense of the city. Modford Club in Cleanup Campaign. MKDFORD, Or., April 28. t.Speclal.) "Clean up. paint up and swat the fly" is the latest slogan of the women of tho Greater lledord Club, and, ac- cording to an announcement today, ths cleanup week designated, by Governor Ithycombe will be observed In Med ford with a vongcancc. A special cleanup- officer will be appointed bv tho city to assist members of ths club. Officers were elected were: President, Mrs. J. F. Mundy; first vice-president, klrs. Jap Andrews; second vice-president, Airs. William Fiero; correspond ing secretary. Miss Klizabeth Putnam; recording secretory, Mrs. O. L. Schleffe lin, and treasurer, Mrs. II. L. Noblett. CHARTER CHANGES DESIRED Council Seeks Right to Handle Grada Crossing- Elimjnation as fnlt. So that ths city may handle the pro posed grade-crossing elimination project along the line of the O.-W. It. &. N. on the Hast Side as a unit Instead of handling each crossing separately, the City Council will ask the voters at ths June election to amend tha city char ter relating to the grade-crossing: pro cedure. I'nder the charter, as It stands, the Council would have to handle each one of the eight O.-W. R. & N. croKslnss separately, requiring eight different assessment proceedings against proper ty holders. n ; Ideal ! that's what visitors say about Portland's Bitulithic streets. TRAVKi.Kit.s' nnnr. Palaces of the Pacific 8. S. NORTHERN PATIFIO . H. UJlbAT NUHTUCKN Do Luxe Fat Line ts SAN FRANCISCO B. S. NORTHERN PACIFIC Balls April tS, May 3, 7, 11. 13, bteamer train leaves Portland, .Sorts Bank depot. 8 A. M . arrives Kiavel 13:10: lunctt aboard ship: fcs. arrives fean s'rsnoisca :i0 P. M. next dsy. Freight delivery second moraine . attar shipment from Ban Francisco, NORTH BANK TICKET OFFICE. Phonoi: Mat. .'0. A (671 Cltl sad ettsrk. FRENCH LINE Cauipagnle (icnerals Trsnnatlantlaus. POSTAL bKRVKJC SaOings from NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ESl'AGNE May 8.3 P.M. CHICAGO May 15, 3 P. M. NIAGARA May 22. 3 P.M. ROCHAMBEAU May 29, 3 P.M. FOIt INFORMATION APPLT C. W. Rtinarr. SO th t.: A. 1. Charlton, 153 M rrliu t. K. M. Taylor, V. M. !t. I, liv.l IJ.ir.er H. Willi h. Illi 3d St.; A. C Sheldon. 100 2(1 !.: 11. lllikuu. SIS Uunh. In k tun at., North Itunk fiosii. bth and Mark fct.; . Mel arlaiid, lid and at.hlUs'tcsj m. : K. B. Duffy. ia4 d t.. Portland. AUSTRALIA 'ail lit Honolulu and South Seas Hk-rlMl ( IS 47.) TIM "VENTURA" "SONOMA" "SIERRA" 10,000-lon AStKH IX Bteamera (Ksted Llojd 100 all $110 Honolulu JS"doi2: Sydney, $33710 For Honolulu Mav 11. Juno 8-22, July Auk. s-17-31. hept. 14-2S. For aydney May 11, Juns t, July t. Aug. 1, Aus-. OCKAXIO TEAMBH7P CO. 73 Market tit- Baa ItoiUoa COOS BAY AND F.IREKA. S. S. ELDER M NDAV. MAY 2. A. M. AND KVKRlf SL'NDAV THEREAFTER. NOKTIl I'AtXriU STEAMSHIP CO. Tlrket Office u Freight Office Its A ltd M. n Foot Northrup Ft. MAIM lol4, A iJl II Main bmi. A 041 BARBADOS. BAM I A, O DC JAN E I RO. SANTOS. OCO BUCNOb AVRE&. TH0LTLME ?' request asilinrs from New York by sew sod fsat ( I2.AO0 ten) piiMBjMr steamers. sunk. pi.nn,w.in., r-.r..T, yl Iorey B. hmllh, 3d tt rttll.U Washington s-la.. or "3 (II f J 1 1 any other lucal UKt. I J I t'1 .rMHI'Ull'.al bAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES Ths Hsn Franrlwa at Part land W. 8. ('., Third aad tlaaliinfloa M. (with O.-W. it. at Pi. el. Mamoall tjnu, J FI'ECIAL ONEWAY ANll liOUNU-Tftll' KAnr.S To AI.I. ALASKA POINTS VIA lr H.I.OW1.NU b'l KAMKKH: MnripMa Ikolpliln 4 'ty i' e..sm .lrferMia Nnrthw eatern Admiral tn Aisinet City of fteattlff Admiral MltftuD UeaervatlnnM Made ly 'lre. FRANK MOM, AM, I'HUM-nger Acent, I .'4 Third fetreet (With Denver ac Klo Ursnds It. n.1 Main 2. A , COOS BAY LINE Steamer Breakwater slls From Aloaworth Hoek, PsrtlasJ, M A. I. Krlday. Krelakt anil 'Ilrkrt Office, AlBHtertk Dark, Phones Main RrtlO, A -'.H:t2. City Ticket Office. HO il Mreet. i'hones Marahnll 45iK, A i:il. PyltTUM) a COOS BAY . S. Ll.k S. S. FFAR KAII.a A. M. MAT S I a