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TTTTS MORXTNO OTIEGONIATf. TUESDAY, APRIIi 25, 1916. 19 LAST PRICE RECORD Mohair Season Ends With Mar ket at 51 1-2 Cents. EDDYVILLE SALE IS TOP Final I'ool of 1916 Series 1 lion Jit Iv Tlicocloro Jiernlieim & Co., of This Citj Best lrevious .Trice Uxcccdetl by 9 Cents. y The J:Ii mohair s'-hs-jii in Orcs'm came to ri c lis cfr-rudy in a. blaze of K!'ry fir th grower?. Th last of the large Iool sJes was hdd at Kddyvill and the hisfK-st prl; f r commercial Iiafr In the history of the Oienn trade was paM. Tn-a jtoI brought 51 i cents a pound, nl the buyer uas Theodore Hernhcim & of Portland. There was about 17,090 pounris of mohair in the pool. The market this year has reached a point about 1 H cents a pound higher than the top price of last ear and 113 cents higher than two years ago. The pre-loua record price was established in 1902 at 2'z ccnta, o, this year's market has beaten all old re'-orif by S cents. Ia 102 A. J. Ray, -pf this city, paid 42L cenrs to iiazard, of Albany, for .', orup pounds of mohair. In that year the Orffon clip reached its maximum, afout yon (Utf) pounds. This flea m the goat rt rs sheared a total of less than 5')0.000 pounds. Thoroughbred goat hair has sold in thin Male as hiRh as $1.20 a pound, but suh hair is usd only for special purpose, one of which is the making of theatrical wigs. The Li a'ience in mohair pri' this year is due to several caue-, chief of which is the high price of wool. AVIth woured oi worth N cents a pound and better in the Eastern marku. m-'halr. which has an average shrinkage of only about per cent, is not excessively d.-ar at ,0 cents, particularly as it is Ptrictlv a nrf.jmity In many man u fact urine lines. The ttoppae of Jm;ort of mohair from Asiatic Turk-y is also a factor in the market, as is al.-io the diminishing supply of mohair In ae Western and Southwestern states. Tlia l'M pool f.al-. the rtuantitis of fer 1 and prices realized were as follows: Cents. 'orv.illis. 30' w J ounds. Brown... 'and. 1 2. ; iionu'l I J:isi..-r. I."" poun v n . . , Liheim M orriton .... iiori !i n . . . . , . 4'..2 . . t2.2'- . .42..--. . . 4; 'J " l".u"U nounus, Cummins & T.-;-.ii."n. IT orv pounds. Brown 4 ".::7 V I ;'.! v v j I i'. 1 ". pounds, Ii rnh-liii . . r 1.50 K.i- t hr purpost s r.f otn'.irison. the re-si;;;.- cf Orezon pod sals in former years m'v ivn. Tii r- ord "f sabs f"!lowi: fonts. Va:Ur:-. IT'" p'Hinds rt'J.T-" K' ,:.-. p iuntis. Norton 3 J.."' I. n 1 ' i '" pound s "51.-0 12. pound. Albany Tanning i -ompanv 33.1 rr-'M ns f-i pounds. Norton :;- 1 V .rini rnn. T ; to j-,-- i;n-!s. Norton. .....' -7 I.-i'i.iiori. t.yM pouiidt. R' vt-n ;-i.7 iio.-iir 'oi sabs hold in l'Jll were as fol .DW . : rnts. K l'i-Vi.le. :.'t.0o pu nds. Norton (.-tinge Grot, l-.uvu pounds. Hern- Hel-n -7 -O .Tur.'-tion. 1 .". Of-t pounds. Mtze-r ITT l.-(-ari'n. 1 m noun' Is, bvoiiiK 1 - H boo, lii,M pounds. Sander -v:.7 The follow ing prices were obtained In 1'.1J: tnm. P.M i'c. lo.ooo pounds, Metrtcer pr.i.vns vi le. T '' pounds. Irnhcirii . . . . a rl ton. " pounds. Hern hei m Ib-m'-n. iTi.-o Dfunds. nheim oi '.. ".''i.'H'" p(-iinjrt. JI -I z -r Kd ivviiii-. ;,ih'm pounds. Urown i'.4.'" Cotiaj irovp, li;.ono pounds. Hernhim . '4 I.C'O I'ool sales held in l'Jl- were as follows: Onts. Oarlton. CO pounds '.."....' Ft ro vn vi Ilr. 7" " pounds . ... ...'".- 7 K-M'-VTlie, lft pnunds. Brown "in 4.", 1 1 llsb'f. 4'ir.o pound!. f-tzer .. I 7' ci oOoO pounds, Metzg er OU.'JO There Is still a consbltrrable quantity of mohair unsold in the state, particularly In the coast sections, which will, no doubt, be bought up quickly at good prices. EDDYVILLE. Or., April 21. (Ppecial.) Theodore Ilernheim & Co., of i'ortland, topper! all records in prices at the sale of th Eddy vi lie mohair pool, which Is the largest in th state, today, with a bid of M Ti eT.ts. Fifty growers were in the pool, and they hid 17,042 pounds of mohair. Last 3 oar the pr!c was 32 i cents and the 1114 clip went at 2S cents. Cline Brothers sold the Merest cMp t 2T'"'0 pounds. LfVTAI, UHtAT F KICKS AKK NOMINAL Trude Is Awaiting; Outcome of Submarine Iiue. No interest was displayed In the local wh-at market esterday, and while some of the ti'Js for milling grade were ad vanced, the prices posted at the exchange were mor or less nominal. T he re was an absence if Katern Inquiry and a lack of Coast demand. The wheat trade the country over is await in g the outcome of the sub marine lasue. As to the probable future condition of tin, v. heat market, Kenskorf, Lo on &. Co., of New York, say: "The internal ional situation has come In as a d li-turldnff feature in this market, as all others, and prices will fluctuate fever ishly till the atmosphere clears. After some ."0 days of reiterated poor crop adlces, that feature is btsint? its influence, and the consideration of importance is the w orld's larg.3 stocks, with a large carry-over at the end of the season, which will go far to offt any decrease in the 1D1G-17 crops, some Irrpnivemtnt In the Winter territory has occurred since the Government report, and the states, while belated In their soo.jirif. will easily catch up with more propitious w eathtr conditions. The Cana dian outlook will come in for careful watch in sc. as a considerable decrease from last ear's phei.omenal yield is certain not only d ue to decreased area, but also to small iie?.s cf Kail plowing. Reports from for-n-jn producing countries do not encourage bd lef 1:1 any increased yield ; in fact, quite th ur'.rary Th situation resolved itself for " m? w-ks to come in ample Immediate iip;di-- verf-;s ..-f ir-f cnt prospective yields. T off i-ia 1 K'enuh report gave the con diMon of the wheat cro; of France, on April 1. at 7 p r cer.t. the same as a. year aco, Tti.I.ijI r--ei:-is. in cars, were reported tie Merrhiii.is' bs-"han(;e as follows: Vh-:it. Bar. Fir. oats Hay. 1 'a ii' 1 . --a r .1 -f-n to caie. . - j r ii iio i .t,'.r, Ta- -rr..i. sal ur ia . '. a" 2 t '. "ii To da. it. .. . .".:; f .j " -1KO blSJ .-' ii "i-. ,-ai'jrd.. " 7-i ir.o l V a r u i j. . .Ia:e . 1 ... o-iti . . . It ... w 1-.M 11 1 1 I 4 24;i 4 . .. :;:7 2"-'.:i I rj 5 9 -"t'j ins MI.AK TKODICTION TO BK !N( KEASED I'lan to to large Output of Hritisb Colonial loe i on American and Cuban supar Inter srs are attracted by a meet ins: to be held in London to make arrangements for increasing the u par production of trie British Kinplre. Ijeiegat'-s to the convention are now on route from all sugar-producing countries a in oris: the BriMsn poesior.s. Pre-.-10 us to the war. Crem Britain depended larsjeiy for Its suyar suppiy upon ti;e b-et crop of Europe. em.e in; war it has b-en a large purchaser of Cuoao sujr. Sow 11 is pian r.ica to s;et alonjc witiiout supar from either of these sources, says a news bulletin of ftensworf, i.yon t Co.. of New York. It is planned to foster and extend the sugar industry of the empire, and to aid it by bounties and preferential iar: Ts. It is estimated that the production of the em pire can be increased from about M-O.ooo tons to about 4..V-o,o.n tons. Of course, if such a plan can, be successfully carried out. It will revolutior ize the sugar business of the entire world. Th countries which cireat iir.tain expects to tern to for its suar applies are Barbadoes, British Guiana, Jamaica. Trinidad. Tha Windward and Lee ward islands. Mauritins, British East Africa, Queensland and Natal. It w lit take ears to make such a plan a oH-ees. however, and in the meantime Kold is showering down on the supar ilant--rs of Cuba. Hawaii and For to Kico. and th-; tioid of the Philippines Is being rapidly increased. WARM MKATIIKR IIKI,PS It Kit II Y TRADE Iteceipts from Honlh Clean o Quickly at Firm 1 "rices. Wi'.n the wurmer weather, thore was an improvement in the demand for straw berries. A Btraistht ear arrived from Los Angcb-s and cleaned up at f.1.25. A part car of Florin berrlea was received, and Lol!a rs were in s trots demand at $2 a crate. Auionj the vegetable receipts was a car of head lettuce from Sacramento, which vta put on sale at a crate. Hood Kivtr a!paragu. was on the market and of fered at 1.5o a dozen. Other -vegetable lines w ere unhani?ed. LOCAL Bl'TTEK MARKET OPENS WEAK Cubes Are Sold as Low as 23 Cents Egg Prices V n c h a o k ed . The butter market was weak yesterday. Country cubes sold as low as 25 cents and I'tf cents was asked for extras. City creamery butter was put out at the new ranje of quotations. There was no change in the eg situation. Saturday's prices w ere repeated and the market was film. Poultry receipts were moderate and prices were unchallenged. Dressed meats were not as steady as last week. The top quota tion on pork mb" ll'i: "ent. C alifornia Hop Market Firm. Hop trading In the Northwest is slack, but California advices report business In that state at prices somewhat better than have prevailed lately. Beer sales In the United States for the month of March, 1031, according to an estimate compiled by the Western Brewer, Indicate an increase of about S per cent over March, 1115. Hank Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesteruay were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland 1 1 .!.! J a2.r.6 Seattle ;.4.".4.-." y2d.2v Taenia :-7... .-,-. L'.H.Mii Spokane Mt.yuo 40.47; PORTLAND MARKET ' QUOTATION'S Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchans-. noon session: April delivery Wheat Blu-stein ..... Fortjfold Club lied fife Ked Russian - - Cats No. 1 white feed Farley No. i U ed Bran shorts Fnt ure Mav blues'm . June bluest m May forty fo id June fortyfold May club Jur.e club May red fife . . J 'ire red fife May Fusslan . . Juns hu.Un . May oats J une oats June bran Ma v bran May shorts J un' shorts . . - FLOIR Bid. Ask. Yr. ago. l.n:tVi .. . I .;1 .its 1.2i .; .; l.-'-tS ,:h .;7 1.22 3 .in .'.'0 J.iiu :.".73 2t;.00 t'l.t'O 2ti'2o 2 4 ) Bid. M'4 i.04 .11 .!! ,!0 .' JM1 2 l.."o 24.oo 24.7.0 Ask. $ 1 .or, 1"7 7 .!S .' .17 .iT 21.T.O 2l.2.- Psten . . . . 24. 00 .".20 i)r strslgbts. S4.30't.: exports. $130; 4.7o; whole wheat. .4o; craham. 21-t 22 22 '"I 24 s 4 r.n barrel ; Valley, HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $2J.50 ef ton; alfalfa, old crop. 1 1 n.r.O ft 21. MILLFKED Spot prices: Bran, $23 per ton; shorts, $26 per ton; rolled barley, $.11.50 H S2 ;. (,'OHN Whole, $.16 per ton; cracked, $31 per too. Fruits and Vegetables. T-O'-a! Jobhine quotation": TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2.iM'rr8.25 per box; lemons, $2 & 4.20 per box ; banu uas. 5c per pound ; pi near pies. 3 M f 7c per pound; urapefruit. $4r0u"&; tangerines. $2-r.n per iuk. VEfJETAHLKP Artichokes, 7'c perdo'-een; tomstoes. $-1. Do ? 4 per crate; cahhajte. $2 25 'n 3..". hundred ; arlJ", l'c per pound ; pep pers, 17 li 'g 2ic per po lud ; eggpiii nt, 2'J 2c per pound ; horsrad :sh. S:?c pr pound; can 11 flow er. 7."c i $ 1 .2." : let tuce. $ l." 'u 2.2." crate; cucumbers, $l.fo'al.75 dozen; spinach, 4 ' 6c per pound; us tiara giis, lor at. $ l.2T 'q L. pr dozen; California. $ l.O ? 2.50 per box; rhubarb. Ijif2c per pound; peas, (ijTc per pound. POTATOES Jobbing prlfs: Oregon. $1 50 fflRO; Takimai, $LC'3fL73 p-r sack; new California. 6'Sc per pound. Buinjf price: urErs, $1 fa 1.25. ONIONS Oregon, fl.n.lfr 3.50 per sack; Texas Bermudas, jeilow. $2 per crate; white, $2.1o. i J KEEN FRUIT Htraw berries. $1.15T?3 por crate; apples. $1 f 1 7. pr box. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations : E'I'IS Jobbing priceft: Oreon ranr-h. can dled, 2.1c per dozen; uncaudled, 22tg2c per doz-n POULTRY Hens, 1 7 H & IScj stags. 13e; broilers. $'j'6 per dozn, turkeys, live, 20" 21c. turkeys, dressed, choice, 25 26c; ducks, 1 4 'o- 1 .V-: geese. IO y 11c. BUTTER Extras, prints, 3c ; prime firsts, 2c; firsts, 27c; cubes. ITtii 2c; firsts, 2k.-; Iiuiterfat, No, 1, 2Sc delivered I'ortland; No. 2. 2'.-. CHEESE Oreg-on triplets. Jobbing buying prices. 1 Sc per pound f. o. b. dock Port land; Yount; Americas. 19c per pound. VEVL Fancy. 11 w 11 l-bc per pound. FORK Fancy, lldll'c per pound. tuple Groceries. Loral jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 3 -pound tails, per dozen : one-hair flats. $1.50; 1 poui'd flats. $2.oO; AlatsKa I'tnK, 1 -pound tails. 05c. IK'NCY Choice. ?rt.2' per case. NUTS -Walnuts, sack lots. 10c; Brazil nuts. 15 1 Jc: filberts, 1 0 ra 1 Sc ; almonds. Iti'.-fc; peanuts. 3Je; cocoanuts. $1 per dozen : pecans, lo ii 20c; chestnuts, loc. BEAN.S Small white, 7.2tc; large white, 7.30-; Lima, Jc; bayou, i;'c; pink. 5c. COFFKC Roasted. In drums. 1 4 's 3:c. SL'OAR Fruit and berry. $S; beet, $7.80; extra C, $7.o ; powdered, In barrels, $3.50; cubes, barreis. $".75. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton: half ground, luos. $i0 per ton; 5us, $1U.1X per ton ; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE Southern head. 5 V 6 V? c per pound . broken. 4c; Japan style, 4 i 5e. LRiED FRUIT Apples, in per pound; apricots, 13tiloc; peaches. c; prunes. Ital ian, h tj 0c; raisins, luone Muscatels, fee : un bleached Pnltiiia-i. ii '5 -ij lic; seeded.' fc dates, Persian. lc per pound ; fard, $1.6-? per box ; currants, 8 U 1 2c ; figs. 50 li eu nee, $2; 10 bounce, $2 25; Srt 10-ounee, 92.40; 12 10-ounce. J5c; bulk, white, 7&c; black. Gc per pound. Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 1115 crop, lOllc; 1016 contracts, 10 'n 12c. HLKS Salted hides. 25 pounds and up. l"'H:c; salted stags. 5o pounds and up. 12c; salted kid. 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 10c: salted calf up to 15 pounds. .2; green bidets, 5 pounds and up. 14c; green stags, po.iuds and up. 10c: green kip. 15 pounds, 10c; dry fiint hides, 27c; dry illnt calf, up to 7 pounds. 2'c, dry rait hides, 22c. WOOL. Kasteru Oregon. 21-.27c; Valley, 50 c. M THAI R N.'w clip. 4 S '-i 5 1 i-i c per pound. C SCAR A LARK Old and new, 4c pr pound. FF.LTS Dry long-wooled pelts, lSc; dry short- wooled pelts. 14 ,c; dry shearlings, lo -ft 15c each; salted Hhearllncs. ir, ii -jr,c eaca; dry goat, long hair. 10c each; dry goat shisurliuKS. ln,&2Pe each; salted long w 00 led pelt. April, $1.254 2 each. Provisions. HAMS All sixes, choice. 22c; standard. 21c; skinned. IS V y Vj -c; picnics, lac; cot tags ro!!, 14 c. BACON Fancy. 'JS'unoc; standard. -4 25c; choice. 17'u 2.''c. TjRY SALT hot, clear backs. 1.14i 15 c; exp'-tis. l.'.u hi,c; plates. 10 nil He. LAKD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 14 c ; standard, 13 c ; compound, 12 ijc. BVRRKL GOODS Mess beef, $18; plate bef. $22; brisket pork, $11; tripe, $10 50 it 1 1.5u. Oils. KEKOSKXE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wag on a. 10c ; cases, 17 '& 20 H c. CAOLIN (: Bulk. 19'c: cases. 20 He; napiha, drums, lac: cades. 25 He. L!NSKiiL OIL Raw, barrels. W2c; raw, cases. l7c; bviied. barrels, 04c; boiled, cases. luc. TURPENTINE In tanks, 74c; jO-case lots, le l-:ss. TOP CATTLE PRICES Best Steers Again Bring $9 at Stockyards. RECEIPTS ARE NOT LARGE GTc: In case Hop. Etc., at Xfw York. NEW YOUK. April 24. Hops, steady; stat. common to choice. 1015. 1 -4 ' 2rc ; li4, r.fili; pacific Coast, 1910. ll-ijlOc; 1U14. Hiiles, firm; Bogota. Z".if"4r: Central Arriri.s, S:;c. Wool, steady; domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 31 S 35c IIor linn Is Vairly Heavy, and, With Active Demand, Market Is Finn nt $9 to $0.10 for Prime Average AYcight. Tlvre was a very good run of hops at the stockyards yesterday, but a lighter supply of- cattle than usual at the opening of the week, while In the sheep division there was practically nothing for the open market. Prices were steady to firm in all branches of the trade. Prime steers, at $. repeated the top price realized on the preceding Monday. A dozen loads of steers were sold at prices ranging from this mark down to JS. The best cows sold at T to $, with the bulk of sales at I7.4i) to 7.ri0. while other butcher cattle brought unchanged prices. Two loads of top-grade light hogs found buyers at ?!.lo and about the same number of head sold at t9.or, but the bulk of thi hog sales were at $y, no less than 1ft full loads bringing this price. Receipts were SOX cattle. 42 calves, 2677 hogs and 204 sheep, shippers were; With cattle C. W. Foster. Crook. 2 cars: Portland Feeder Company, Cache, l.'tah and Cacsia, Idaho. 6 cars; 1. I.. Miller. Ida, Ida ho, 2; Frost A Kemple, Nez Perce, 1; J. L. Stewart. Cany.-n. 1; R. '. Milks, Ida, Idaho, 1; Becker. Ward & Harrington, Canyon, 1. With hogs T. it. Howitt, Linn. 1 car; A. W. I.land. Lincoln, Idaho. 1; J. D. Wal ton. Walla Walla, 1: H. M. Fiske. Nez Perce. 1: r. Thomas. Lincoln, 2: W. A. Hall. Twin Kails. 1; J. O. Bowker. Canyon, 1: E. Chan nel, Blaine. 1; II. Freidman. Baker, 1; C. W. Falk, Union. 1; O. M. Gilkerson, Union. 1 ; Mace Fulton, Wasco, I ; Baker, Ward & Harrington. Canyon, 1; K. C. Burlingame, Walla Walla. 1: D. H. Hildebrand. C.illiam. 1: C. A. Buckley, Sherman, 1 ; C. R. Belshee, Sherman. 1; (Jourley & Norwood Linn. 1. With sheep Union Meat 'Company, lOti head driven in. With mixed loads Harris & Miller. Crook. 2 cattle, calves, hogs; F. Wann. Marlon, 1 cattle, hogs. she.-p; II. R. Peacock. Nez Perce. 1 cattle, hogs; Uickerson fr Halley, Washington. Idaho, I cattle, hogs; Ed Coles. Baker, 4 cuttle, hogs; O. E. Ooersline. Yam hill. 1 cattle, calves; C. I. Miller. Franklin. Wash.. J cattle, hogs; J. S. Flint. Lane. 2 eanle. calves, hogs; J. W. iJavis, Cowlitz, 1 cattle, hogs. The day's sales were as follows 2 steers. . 1 cow . . . 11 cows. . . 1 C"W. ... 1 COW . . . . ! COWS. . . 21 steers. . J bull 1 bull. . . . 27 steers. . 27 steers. . 1 hull ... . 4 calves.. - ra i t-8 . . 1 ciw. ... 2 cows. . . .T steers. . IS steers. . 2 calves.. 3 cows. .. 21 cows . .. 2t steers. . 1 steer. .. 2 cows . . 2 cows. 1 cow ... . 1 ca 1 r . . . . 2 eo ws . . . 1 bull 1 bull rt cow. . . 1 ste.-r. .. 27 steers. . 1 cow s. . . 1 cow- 2 cows.-. . 1 cow 1 COW ... . 1 hull. . . . 2S steers . . 1 cow ... . 1 calf. . .. 2U St eers . . 1.T steers. . 14 steers. , 30 steei-8. . P steet s. . J steers. . 74 hoir. . . . " h o k s . . . hogs. . . l Imjts. . , 1 lioa. . . . 10 hogs. . . S iK.L-St. . . bogs. . . 2 hugs. . . '-' hos . . . " ho-.-s. .. 41 hogs. . . hogs. .. hogs. . . t hogs. . . ."'1 . . 1 1 h..ss. . . 1 hog hngs. . . 2 hogs. . . 1't hoes. . . !.-. Iu.g. . . 4 hogs. . . 1 hog . . . . 14 bogs. . . 1 hog 1 hog 1" hogs. . . "ifl lings. . . lo hogs. . . 7 hogs. . . K hogs. . . 1 hogs Wt Price. 1 0!O S S.il 1 1 1 1 lo4tt ! 1il 3 1OT0 lil'.iO 1'ir.O I 1 20 1 14.-; II JO 1i;o :;os go 17.1 102 ISO 12i5(J 102.-. It'TS noo 7;o !i.M 220 Mir, 70 111." I 02 r, 1 :; i o 1 IO--2 foio 10411 1X-.ll 1 ott 7o l:;o I'77 S7:t Mi2 1 'JO :;i 2 1o 1 -o 1 tin 2i 'O 4tin i::o 2M 1!l 17 170 ISO 2. II 1 JO 1::o 2.-.0 ::28 1!IO 4 JO 20O 142 140 l.-.o 17 2O0 .??!! 127 1S.1 200 9 hogs. . . 2 hogs. . . 2 hogs. . . tio hogs. . . S hogs. . . 30 hogs. ; . 1 hog. ... T hogs. . . H7 hogs. . . 8.4.-. 14 hogs. . . 8.2.1; 1 hog . . 2 hogs. . . 2 hogs. . . 4 hogs. . . 1 hog . . . . 5 hogs. . . 1 cow . . . . y cows. . . 3 cows. . . 2 cows . . . 1 cow. . . . 1 cow ... . 2 cow s . . . 1 cow ... . 1 bull 1 bull. .. . 1 bull 1 bull. .. . 1 bu:l . . . . 1 bull. . . . 1 stag. . .. 1 stag. . .. 2 heifers. ;i heifers. 2 la tubs. . t hogs. . . 80 hogs. . . Wt. Trlc. 1U1 J9.O0 i . r.o 7.2-il 7.2.V 7. .".). 8 7.1; 5.001 4 r..uoi 7. on .Vnoi r. r.oi :t on' R vo S.40; 7 .lot 7 .."ill! 7 40j R.7'l' B.r.o' ; ro 7.001 o r.o1 7.UOI 7.r.o r. 7 .-.1 V0O 9.O0I 7 not 8. DO! 4.. Mi; 4 OO! 7 ooi 10 h r. oo. i h n. ooj B.Soi 7. r0' 8. not 7. r.o: 8 .'.0 0 OII H Oof ! Oof 7..-.I" 8 OO. o.oo; s.onr ll.O.-.' !i...o; 8 ooi s r.oi 8 !IO Prie.-s ouoted :t hogs. . . . 42 hogs. . . . 2 hogs. . . . ti hogs.. . . 4 i.ogs. . . . 7 hogs. . .. 1 hog 1 hogs. . . . 1 hog hogs. . . . 0 hogs. . . . To hogs. . . . 1 hog 0 hogs... , 3 hogs. . . . Gil hogs. . . . 1 hog 4H hog,.. . . hogs. . . . 1 hog .-. hogs.. . . 8 no- 1 hogs. . . . f or,i i hoes. . . . ! ti."f 811 hogs. . . . 7 r.o! '' hogs.. . . 7 .IMi 2 lings.. . . 8. or.; 07 hogs. . . . 8 o.o 1 hog 8 .1X1' -1 hogs. . . . 7 .1o 88 hogs. . . ,B n. o.i: .1 hogs. . . . 8 no Ti hogs. . .. 8. .-; 48 hogs O.Oo; 24 steers. .. S.OO! 2S steers. .. 1 steer. . .. 10 steers. .. 0 steers. .. 1 steer .... .t steers. .. 2 cows... . 1 cow Portland 8. Oof o.oo; n ooi 8. 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K0 n.oo 8 2.1 7.0 J 7 no 8 no 8 no 7.00 7.7" .1.00 6.7.1 on the various classes of livestock: Cattle Pteers. choice grain and pulp. . . . $8 71 ? JO no Steers, choice bay 8. BO'S 8.7.1 Steers, good 8.1.1? 8 50 Pteers. medium 7 7Rs 8 1.1 Cows, choice 7.30? 8 Oij Cows, good 6.it,",r- I.2.. Cows, medium 6 2DfJ T.23 Heir.-rs 5.00 7. . . Bulls 2.7r.' 0.00 Stat! 3. Of J if S.23 liogs - - Prime light S.nOff? l In ;ood to prime : 8.50ii 8.7.1 Rough heavy T.tsi -,."0 Pigs and skips 7.U0!f 8.00 Sheep Yearlings Wethers Kwea Lambs s on-irin.nn 8 00s 0.OO 7.0O.U 8.21 9.50.911.04 Omalia Livestock Market. OMAHA. April 24 Hogs Receipts R20.1. hlaher. Heavy. S .10 'n -J ul ; light. $!l.X1fr p. .1.1; pigs, $7.75.0 8.75: bulk of sales, '.1.45'irt 0.53. Cattle Receipts 5O00. steady. Native steers, $8 Oo-.r tl.,10; cows and heifers, 50. 75 8.25: Western steers. $7.50$; 8.75; Texas steers. J7.00t.i 7.75: Blockers and feeders. I6.:.0i 8.6.1. Sheep Receipts 8.100. stead-. Yearlings, $8..1o.,: lO.-j.l; wethers. $S.OO 't 9.00 ; lambs, $10 40Sj 11.80. Chicago Uvestock Market. CHTCACO, April 24. Hogs-Receipts :i:t.- 000, strong, iic to 10c above Saturday s av. erage. Bulk. SO nr.f.i 9.8.1; light, 9 So 'd n H.1 mixed. $1.50i 9 !I0: heavy. $9 Wei 8.90; rough. s9.:;oivj 1I...O; pigs, i.ii'..ii.iij. Cattle Receipts 14. COO. firm. Native beef steers, $ j r 1O.0O: Western steers. $.7.73rG S.6.1: stockers and feeders. $.1.85 '. 8.10: cows and heifers. $4.00-: 9.20; calves. $7.0010.00. Sheep Receipts 17.00O. steady. Wethers, $tt.85 'j 9.10; lambs. S7.B0 fi 1 1.U5. tienesee Ilojr Record Cited. OENESEK. Idaho. April 24. (Special.) t-rnest M. Backer, one of the most promi nent farmers In this section of the country brjusht lt$ hogs to Ooiiesee last week that averaged 291 rounds at 7 months old. Mr. Becker feeds considerable corn and raUes it on his own farm. This is supposed to he the best record that has ever been made here with hogs In such a short time. They brought $S.30 a hundredweight. DECREASE IX VISIBLE SUPPLY SHOWN Wheat Stocks Are Lighter by 'early Three Million Uushels. The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer chants Exchange follow: American visible supply AprM 24. 1910 5il.ssn.nn0 April 2H. '913 30.11X0011 April 27, I!il4 4 11 !''.!. 1 HI' pril 191H .1I1.S2XINHI April 21), 1912 4X74::. eon Mav 1. 1911 27,ii.r..l'(l0 Mav 2, 1910 2rt.2J'.i. l May 3. loot 29 OJO.OOO May 4. l'.-'S So.KI s.oiui Mav ti. 1907 51,9s.j.0i.k' Wuantitics on passage Wk End. Wk End. F01 April 22 April 15 United Kingdom 24.072 O0O 24.00.000 Continent 39.76o,miO 37.232.OUO Liecrese. o ih:4 isiO .XO97.IH.0 2.2J.1.1.00 2 17'J.Oi.o 2 417. ot'O 1.71.1. 000 3.H07.V00 1.. 11 4. Ot'O 5.r-47.iioo 7tiO,lJOO Wk End. Ap.24. '15 23..1S4.OO0 3o.93G.0O0 countries tflour included) World's . shipments principal W-R End. W'k Knu, April 22 9.90:,no 3.224.000 092,000 88,0(10 From U. S. and Can Argentina Australia. India exporting Wk End. At.rll 1.1 AD.24. -1.1 8 5:14, 001 10.31io.ooo 2 O58.UO0 5,183,000 2.34S.OOO . . 104.000 Totals 14.2J.00O 12.040.0OO 13,tt47.0O0 World shipments, reason to date - J ota I since ame per a .lulv.l. '1j .390.GS7.OuO . 4ii,04s.(hmi . 20.2Oti.000 Last season 357. 45. 1I0O oil. -04. 000 6.268,000 2. (IKK. OO 12.144,000 1S.571.OO0 T'. S. and Canada . . Argentina '. Australia Danube ........... Russia 4. 192. 0OO India 12.2S4.O0O Totals 474.077.000 4jJ.420.OOO Exports from North America last week Included 762,000 bushels of corn and 1, 587,000 bushels of oats. The United States visible corn supply de creased 2,ol.0fl0 bush Is. The oats supply decreased 2.20S.0OO bushels, SAN FRANCISCO rROIJUCE M.ARKJSTS Prices Current 011 Butter. Kggs. lYuitu, Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. Butter Fresh extras, 25c; prime firsts, 24ac; fresh firsts, 24c. Eggs Fresh extras, 21 c ; fresh firsts, 10c; pullets, 18c. Cheese New, 131,;c; Young Americas, 17 Sc. Vegetables Eggplant, 7S12Hc; cucum bers, 75cfri $1.25: asparagus, $1.251. 75: Summer squash. 65 85c; bell peppers. 2.1'ii 30c; tomatoes. $3&3.50; string beans. o7c; wax beans, 5fi 8c. Onions California, $1.251.50; Oregon, $1.23 'n 1.50. Fruit Lemons, $2.75ftf3; grapefruit, $1.50 fo'2.50; oranges. $1.40fr 1.G0; bananas, Ha waiian, 75cdi1.50; pineapples. Hawaiian, $1..1iKo 2.50; s t raiw berries, TofrjSoc; cherries, f L.'iOfi 1.75. Potatoes Delta.. $1.2o'ol.C3; Salinas, 2.15 fe2.33; new, l?i32Vic. Receipts Flour - 4110 quarters, barley 5510 centals, beans 1495 sackB, potatoes 2105 sacks, hay 878 tons. WHEAT AVERAGE HIGHER GKRMAVS ACTtOX I. FLI EXCES CHICAGO MARKET. Traders Are Prepared to Dhrount More Fa vorablc DfVflopmcntn ia Submarine Iknuc. (.'H1CAGO. April '24. "Word that roncea sions by Germany had become virtually m aured caused the value of wheat today to average higher. The market closed un settled, but a shade to c up, with May at $1.1'J!b and July at Jt.lSH- Corn finished at a sixteenth off to Uc advance oats varying from a decline of a shade to liic advance, and provisions unchanged to 40c higher. Throughout the day prices lit the wheat market hinged chiefly on developments re garding the crisis with Germany. The up ward tendency of quotations was manifested strongly at the start, but .upturns were seized on by some houses as affording a welcome chance to close out to advantage a number of rather heavy holdings. The result was a material setback, which car ried the market well below Saturday's latest figures. More definite reports of measures bptng undertaken by Germany to preserve friendly relations with the "L'nlted States led after ward to a fresh advance In Drlces to a level higher than before. The rise, however, was not well maintained, m urn doubt existing as to whether the yielding by the Berlin government would prove to be of sufficient extent to satisfy the authorities at Wash ington. . Announcement that exporters were re nulling did a good deal Tate today to offset bull ish sentiment regarding wheat. Corn was governed alniont -a holly by changes in the price of wheat. Oats had no independent action. Aside from the influence of other grain the prin cipal factor was the sale of bushels for export. Sharp advanres In lard carried other pro visions upgrade. The Impetus came from sipns of foreign buying of lard and from the fact that hog receipts were less plenti ful than expected. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. H igh. Mav $1.124 $1.1.1 V. .lulv 1.1 2 1.13 fcept I.IO 1-11 CORN. Mav 7 K 1 i .7" Julv 7ftim .7V- ipt 76 ."61 OAT3. Mav 44 ',3 .44i Julv 42 A2'n t-pt :u ..jim; MESS POUK. REBOUND IN STOCKS Market Recovering From Last Week's Slump. WALL STREET IS CHEERFUL Gains of Three to Six Toints Are JJccortlert by More Active Mar ket Tavoriles it nil Invest meut Issues Arc Also Higher. NEW "YORK, April J4. Takins Us cue from the more hopeful advices regarding international conditions, received over the week-end, today's market opened active and strong, and, except for intermittent but minor reactions, continued Its upward prog ress to the end. Some of the more active favorites recovered from three to six points over last week's lowest quotations, and investment issues. Including rails, were bet ter by one to two points. Much of the day's headway was effected at the expense of the short Interest, that faction beinp made to yield a very larpe part of its recent gains. The character of the buying, as well as its scope, pointed to an oversold condition, and the ease with which certain speculative issues advanced indicated an increasing scarcity of those stocks, except f-)r legitimate demand. This was especially applicable to United States Steel and Mercantile Marine, which led the active day. steel made a maxi mum gain of 1! to and Marine pre ferred rose 6 to SOU, with 2 !i for the com mon at It was generally assumed that the rise in Steel bore some relation to the quarterly statement to he Issued tomorrow, which undoubtedly will disclose record earnings. Marines were strong throughout, but gained most, of tielr advance on announcement that pending litigation Is to be submitted to a referee. Other strong and prominent Issues In cluded the Mexican group. Mexican Petroleum gaining a1 to 94, Greene Canr.nea 5 to 46 and American Smelt ing to B2. Crucible Steel, Baldwin Locomotive, r.e.nral Kleotrio, some of the meters and all the leading coppers were higher by two to four points, and United States Industrial Alcohol rose 5 to 143. Even Westinghcuse rose superior to labor trouhles, rising pi bstantially. Keating was the most active of the rail way division, hut grangers and Pacifies wer- not unresponsive to favorable traffic reports, and the Southern Pacific state ment for March, which showed a net gain of ?73it.oon. Total sales of stocks amounted to 7'.o.ooo shares. The bond market was steady, with on expansion of dealings. Total sales, pur value, were $3.1 7S.0OO. UnitedStates bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. a.iioo ...son 7.300 13. .".00 Am Beet Sufrar. American Can.. Am Car & Kd . . J American Ioeo. . Am sm Ac Ketg High. f '-j r.8 7 titi7 Am Sug Kefg Am Tel Tel. .. Am Z L, & S Aracon.la Cop. . Atchison Baldwin Loco... liult ti Ohio. . . . Br Rap Transit. B S Copier. .. Calif Petroleum . Canadian Pacif. Central Leather. Ches : Ohio. . . . C M & St P Chi X- N W R I & P Ry. .. Ch.no Copper. . . Colo I' u & Iron. Corn Prod Hefg. Crucible Steel . .. Dist Securities.'. Erie Oeneril K !ect . . . Grt North pf.I . . IJr Nor tire ctfs. Illinois Central.. Int Cons fop. . . . Inspiration Cop. Int H.irv, N J Low. $1.11 V 1.11 i.oo- .7.1 S, .75 U .44U .4 1 .as' "lose. f 1.12's l.l-Ji 1.10 .71! V, .7.-. .44 "S, .42 hi .3: Mav Julv Sept. .211.40 . 2.1.20 23.45 2u .an 2:1.3.1 2:s.21 23 .1.1 23.27 23.20 11.f7i. 12.00 12.20 12.37 V 1 2. .1.1 12.U7 14 12.2714 12171, 12.C2V4 12.3714 12..V2V4 12.07 1, LARD. Mav 12.H 12.3.1 July 1.07'i 12.4.1 Sept 12.20 12.0O SHORT RIB Mav 12.4.1 12.41 July 12.15 12.H0 Sj. pt 12.0715 12.77 Vi Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red, 1.l01.10i No. 8 red, $1.1.11i 1.17; No. 2 hard, $1.14 1 S 1.15U ; No. 3 hard, $1,0941.1:1. Corn No. 2 yellow, 7014 ii 77c: No. 4 yel low, 72Vi 'M.741-C: No. 4 white, 72 Vi 74 1 c. Oats No. 3 white, 43Vj(Vt44c; standard, 44 V 4.1 i.e. Rye No. 2. P7ji97!ie. Barley 2i70c. Timothy $4.r.orS. Clover $7.00 10. Primary receipts Wheat. 1,301, 000 vs. 1.03'J,ooo busheln; corn, 800,000 vs. 042. 0IM) bushels: oats. 1.200.000 vs. S.11.00O bushels. Shipments Wheat. SS'J.OO vs. 430. OO0 bushels: corn, 6,14. .mot vs. ooo.ooo bushels; oats, 73S. 0O0 vs. 7O3.O00 bushels. Clearances Wheat, 1, 100. 000 bushels; corn, 32.1.0110 bushels; oats, 410,000 bushels; flour, 14,000 barrels. Minneapolis Grain Marker. MINNEAPOLIS. April 24. Wheat May. $1.1tlfe: July. J1.164). ti.1.1tj. Cash. No. 1 hard. $1.22 1 .22 'i ; No. 1 Northern, Jl.lRli 43 1.20S ; No. 2 Northern, $1.14 to Jt.18. Barley, C3i 72o. Flax. $2.03 Vj (g 2.0U 14. Kansas City Cain Grain. KANSAS CITT, April 24. Cash wheat, unchanged; corn, unchanged to ljc lower; oats, unchanged. Totals 3,S32,00O 61,i12,000 O2,S2O,OU0 Grain at Sttn Jrancisco. S.VN FRANCISCO, April 24. Spot quota tions Walla Walla. $1,0511.0714: red Rus sian. $1. 62 'fi 1.0.1: Turkey red. $1.,17 to 1.S2 : bluestem. $ 1 .S.l-ii .1.87 !- : feed barley, $1.30 'al..14: brewing. $1.3o 1.40: white oats. $1.40'l 1.421i ; bran. $-'2..10 .n 23.30 ; middlings, 3u'rt31; shorts. $2.1.50? 2. Call board Barloy, May, $1.25 bid, Jt.30 asked; IJecejn bcr, $1.30 !-.. Fuget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. April 24. Wheat Bluestem. $1.03: turkey red. J1.04: fortyfold. !.1c: club. H3c; fife, 0.1c: red Russian. 3c. Barley, $2.H per ton. Yesterday's car receipts, Wheat 5, oats 1, hay 9, flour i. TACOMA. April 24. Wheat Bluestem. $1.03i 1.04: fortyfold, IKtc; club. 3c; red fife, 01c. Car receipts Wheat 9, hay -3. Coffee Futures Higher. NEW YORK. April 1'4. The market for coffee futures opened at a decline of 3 to 4 points and sold about 3 to .1 points net lowtr during the morning under scattering liquidation, which seemed to be partly in preparation for the possibility of May notices on Wednesday. May sold off to S.02c, July to S.lOc and September to 8.14c. but offer ings were not heavy at the decline, and prices 'rallied later on covering and a re newal of bull support. July sold up to 8.1.1c and September to S.2"c. and the general list closed steady at a net advance of -J to 0 points. Part of the business was in the way of switching from May to September at 13 points and lo December at 24 points. Sales. 01,230 bags. April. S.OSc; May. 8.09c;' June. 8.13c: July. S.1c: August, 8.20c; Sep tember. 8.24c: October. 8.27c; November. 8:30c: December. 8. 33c: January. S.37c; Feb ruary. 8.41c; March, 8.4,1c. Spot coifee. steady; Rio 7s, Site; Santos 4s. 1014 c. Very few fresh offers reported In the cost and freight market, but Santos 3s and 5s were said to be here . at 10.20c. London credits. The official cable showed a decline of 50 reis in the Rio market sine the close here last week. Santos was not quoted. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. April 20 Evaporated ap ples. dulV: fancy, 7 St; choice, OlsUOic; prime. S'u-Sl-c. Prunes, firm; Californlas, 4 S in 11c; Ore gons. 7i' 10c Peaches, uulet; choice, 5'.r5Uc; extra eUelce, 6!45ic; fancy, 54i01u, l.ooo 300 1 1,3oo 21.300 l.HOO 33.0.10 2.IIOO .IOC 5.50 0 1.100 1.300 2.000 1.700 3.1I.HI loo 2.1K0 3, !ll0 3.SOO r.,300 54.S0O (1.200 12. I'm 1.300 S"0 R.lr JOO soo 7,700 .100 10714 127 SfllX 81 li 102 84 S41J 9o 21 104 .11 r.o 11214 iT 53 41 1 S aR 791, 4i r,:i i -j 14 1 19 30 10O 1U 43, 110' 23 n 54 !I4 37 li Int M M pfd elf. 87. Olio K C Southern... Soo Kennecott Cop.. 19.100 Louis &. Nash Mexican Petrol.. 4.1. 0O0 Miami Copper... u.OOO M K & T pfd Missouri pacific. 400 Montana Power. 4oo Natior.bl Lead.. 9uo Nevada Copper. 2.4..0 N Y Central .... 4.200 N Y N HAH.. I.IOO Nor Ac Western.. 3.200 North Pacific. . . OOO Pacific Mail ... l.OOO Pac Tel M- Tel Pennsylvania . . 3. Son Rav Cons Cop. . 4.900 Reading 11.100 Rep Ir & Steel . . 8.400 Shot Ariz Con.. 2.200 Southern Pacif.. (1.400 Southern Ry.... 3.000 Studehnker Co.. 20. Sim Tennessee Cop. . 4, SOO Texas Company. 2. 200 Union Pacific... 12.2"0 do pfd 200 U S Ind Alcohol. 14.500 U S Steel SO. 5. 10 do pfd 1.400 Utah Copper.... 4.100 Wabash pfd B. . BOO Western Union.. 2oo Westinir Elect.. 29. POO Total sales for the day, 795,000 shares. BONDS. 1- S r. f s reg. .99 ! Northern Pac 3s. R5 IT s ref J coup. -no ; I'ac '!' Ac i OS..100 U S 3s reir 1(1 14 ' 1'enn con 4s. ...105 lT S 3s coupon . 101 !' South Pac ref 4s SO U S 4s reg. . . .'110 ( do cv Rs 10314 US 4s coupon. 1 11 V Lnion .pac 4s... let Am Smelts Os.10S J do cv 4s 9314 Atchison gen 4s. 93 I U S Steel 3s. ...10414 N Y C gen 314s. 112 I Anglo-French 5s. !5!i .voi'tnern pac 4S '.-'A I 7! Ii (13 17 101 ti 1 I JO 11014 25' 4 '.ifi'14 22 '4 83 4.1 1- r.i'd 9.1 10 12.114 47 1SJS l.".o S3 nsu SL'ii I I ( 79'i 2.1 H R0 5A Low. 04 14 53 -57 64 li 80 106 127 S7 78 lonu, 83 82 84 87 21 10214 40 14 .18 91 li 1014 3S 17-, 7014 42 33 1 10OT4 1 I S 14 3S 99 '4 1 42 110 ii 74 23 14 53 'iHl'li 30 "r 70 01 16 oo; 60 Vi 119 100 22 V4 "r.o 82U 43 Vs 31 IH IS 12314 441, ison 129-4 S2 141 SOU 11' 77 2.1 SS14 54 bid. 00 60 Vi 91 107 127H 8SV4 81 101 87 83 84 90 Vi 21 Vi 164 51 59 2Vi 12.1 164 52 41 1S 78 '4 43V4 S3 Is 161 118 3S 10O 1R14 43, IIO14 S0H 23 'i 53 T4 123 93 37 V, 10 V, SVj 70 63 Vj 17 101 14 60 i 119V4 I1)i; 2.4 r.o 22 82 4.1 31 95 18?i 124'i 40 Vi 1S214 ISO SJ 142 82 H 110 in 89 56 Bid. Mininir htoc BOSTON. April 24. Allouez 06H Am Y.. L & Sm. 88 Arizona Corn.... 814 Calumet & Aria 71 Cal He.cla...545 Centennial 1514 Cop Rge Con ... I East Butte Cop. 11 Franklin (Jranl.y Con . . . Greene can . . . Isle Roy (Cop) Kerr Lake . . . Lake Cop . . . . 8 84 4 4Vi 26 414 15 ks at "Boston. Closing Quotations: Mohawk 95V4 'Niplssing Mines. 7 I.Vorth Butte. 25V4 Old Dora I Osceola Quiney Shannon Sup & Bos Min Tama .'ack V S Sm. R do pfd T'tah Con Winona Wolverine shipments. 2St barrels; stocks, 5976 barrels. Rosin Sales. 900 barrels; receipts. ..00 barrels; shipments, 966 barrels: stock. 65.907 barrels: dull forced A B $4.10'g4.15: CD, J4. 154! 4.2.1; E. $4.20: F. $4. J.I; G. 4.3(: IL $4.3.1: I. $4.40; K. 4.00; firm forced 1 M.80; N, $.1.00; W(, $.1.20: WW. CENTRALIA HITS AT BANKS Wlien Anrraiit.s Arc Questioned Business Goes Outside. CENTRALIA. Wash.. April 24. (Special.) Owing- to the fact that Cen- tralia's warrant indebtedness is past the legral limit, the three Centralia banks have refused to accept the war rants unless marked "issued for man datory purposes" across the face, and unless the persons to whom the war rants are issued agreed to reimburse the banks in. case the warrants are invalidated. As a result the City Com mission has turned the warrants over to outside banks. The present City Commission, which toolc office in. December, in four months has reduced the running" expenses of the city from $1S00 to $1500, and in addition has retired a considerable amount of outstanding- warrants. The action of the local banks has caused no little surprise. 90 14 9214 814 3 ... 5314 M. 68 14 504 13 414 53 Money, Exchange. Ktc. NEW YORK, April 24. Mercantile paper, 3(?r31i per cent. Sterling exchange. 60-day bills, $4.7314: demand, $4.7614. cables, $4.77. Bar silver, 65 c. Mexican dollars. 5014 c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, firm. Time loans, firm. Sixty and 90 days. 2 (y 3 per cent; six months. 37 314 Per cent. Cal! money, firm: high, 3V4 per cent; low. JU: ruling rate, 24: last loan 3; closing bid: 21i: offered at 214. SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. Sterling. I davs, $4.7314; demand, $4.76i: cables. 4.77i;. Mexican dollars, 4714c Drafts, sight. 1 per cent; telegraph, 3 per cent. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. April 24. Copper firm. E'.ec- trolvtic nearby nominal. July and later. 2S. J.lfr?" 00c. Iron tTldy: No. 1 Northern. $20.73 i 21 .2.1 : No. 2, $20.25-S 20 75: No. 1 Southern. $20.50 4j21.00; No. 2. $20.25 -a 20.73. Metal Exchange quotes tin quiet. Spot. 49. no 50 00c. The Metal Exchange quotes lead 7.62c asked Spelter dull; East St. Louis delivery spot. 19.00c asked. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. April 24. Raw sugar firm. Centrifugal. $6.14: molasses. $3.37. Refined firm. Cut loaf, IS. 40: crushed. JS.2.1: mould "A." $7.75; cubes, $7.7.1: XXXX powdered, $7.40; powdered, $7.35; fine granulated. $7.2-1; Diamond A, $7.25; confectioner's A, $7.15; No. 1, $7.10. Chicago Hairy Produce. CHICAGO. April 24 Butter easy. Cream ery. 30 34c. Eggs Receipts. 31.764 cases; unchanged. Cotton Market, NEW YORK, April 24. Spot cotton steady. Middling uplands, 12.0.1c. Sales, 1000 bales. Tuluth Unseed Market. DULUTH. April 24. Cash linseed. $2.04 H; May. $2.04 V,; July. $2 06. XavaI Stores. SAVANNAH, April 24. Turpentine steady. 42c; sales. 130 barrels; receipts, 109 barrels; EARLY IRRIGATION STARTED Sandy Lands, IJlown by High M inds, Get Water Going to Waste. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. April 24. (Special.) Water was turned into the Griffith Canal Saturday by the reclama tion service. This is a week earlier than the water will be used xenerally over the project, but it was necessary to supply the sandy lands in the Sand Hollow and Malin districts, as they are blown badly by the strong: April winds. The water was turned in. from Lost Kiver, and would otherwise have wasted away throusrh the diversion canal to Klamath River. Heretofore the Malin ranchers have suffered con siderably because water could not reach them except through the main canal, but the enlarging- and extension of the Griffith Canal last Summer has brought great relief. FACTS MERCHANTS WILL CONVENE Xlree-Iay Session of State Associa tion Opens Today at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or.. April 24. (Special.) The tenth annual convention of the Orefron Retail Merchants' Association will be convened in this city tomor row and continue for three days. Busi ness sessions will be held during the day and evening at the Courthouse. In addition to the business sessions, there will be daily excursions to va rious points of interest, including a visit to the fortifications at Fort Ste vens and inspection of the jetties, a trip across the bar and to the lightship on the tender Heather. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. CARLSON To Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Carl son. l)S7 Tibbett3 street, April 13. a son. OLE A SON To Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Glea-son. Capitol Hill. Or.. April 13. a son. CUMMINQS To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Cumings. 10'J Water street, April 13, a daughter. WEST To Mr. and Mrs. O. P. West, 11)76 East Main street, April 17, a son. CAMPUELI. -To Mr. and Mrs. Roy K. Campbell, 4 East Eighty-second street North, February 12, a daughter. ENLOE To Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Enloe, 855" East Twenty-sixth street, March 30, a daughter. KAY To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Fay, 1.13 Webster street, April 16, a daughter. PAUT. To Mr. and Mrs. (Justave l'autz, 701 Savier street, April 19, a son. M'EACHERON To Mr. and Mrs. Murley P. MacEacheron, 1502 Omaha avenue. April 20, a son. MILLER To Mr. and Mrs. C.eorge II. Miller, chesterbury apartments, April 21, a daughter. CARTER To Mr. and Mrs. Alvin B. Car ter. Waluga, Or., April 21, a son. Marriage Licenses. M'NETT-ATWATKR Frank E. McNett. lcfial, La Crosse, Wash., and Marion Cole Atwater. legal. 01 East Thirty-seventh street. KYLE-GRAHAM Gray Kyle. aged 20, Stanfiel.l. or,, and Mildred M. Graham, legal. -J4C East Twentieth street. BOWMAN-CHURCH Claude V. Bowman, lenal Nortonia Hotel, and Edna B. Church, legal; 42S East Einhth street North. I'KHISICH-Vl'l.ETO Bozo Perlsich. le gal. Boquiam. Wash., and Mary Vulftto, le gal. 5510 Fiftv-ninth avenue Southeast. HEUW1CK-WH1TTEN Robert 11. Ber wick. 20 years, 440 Schuyler, and Ida Mae Whit ten, 17 years, same address. Building Permits, MARSHALL-WELLS HARDWARE COM PANY Repair 7-story mill warehouse, Lovejoy street, between Fourteenth and Fif teenth streets; builder, E. Hippely; $550. N. P. EVANS Repair one-story frame shop, 301 Weidler street, between Victoria and East First streets; builder. E. P. Pren tress; $25. A. P. OLIVER Erect one-story ordinary public garage, 843 Alberta street, between East Twenty-sixth and East Twenty-seventh streets; builder, N. O. Ecklund; $J00O. W. H. FHEISE Repair two-story frame dock, 208 Front street, between Salmon and Tavlor streets; builder, F. H. Brandes; $150. CHARLES WOLFE Repair one-story frame dwelling. 753 East Stark street, be tween Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets: builder, A. Bennett: $180. JAKE W EINSTEIN Repair one-story framo dwelling, 08.1V4 Second street, between Arthur and Mead streets; builder, Z. Roth stein ; $225. EUGENE WALSH Erect one-stcy frame garage. 304 San Rafael street, between Rod ney and Union aveuues; builder, C C. Kin ley; S50. CATHERINE M. BLOOD Repair 14 story frame dwelling, 404 Lexington avenue, between East Seventh and East Ninth streets; builder, W. A. Hoccack and H. E. Doherty; $4.10. , DAILY METKORO LOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. April 24. Maximum tem perature. OS degrees; minimum, 48 degrees. River reading, S A. M.. 11.8 feet: change in last 24 hours. 0.5 foot fall. Total rain fall since September 1, 1913, 48 .82 inches; normal, 39.28 inches: excess, 9.54 inches. Total sunshine, 7 hours 35 minutes; pos sible, 14 hours. Barometer (reducod to sea level) 5 P. M., 30.00 inches. Relative hu midity at noon. 53 per cent. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. tats of Weather Baker 72 0.00;..,S K'lear Boise 78 0.00 . . NW Pt. cloudy Boston 44 0.12 14 NE ICloudy Calgarv 50O.no 14 SE Pt. cloudy Chicago 52 O.02 .. NE iPt. cloudy Coliax I 70 0.00. calm iCIear Denver (14 (I. ("';.. S W Pi. cloudy Des Moines o 2 0 . 06 . . j-V W CIear Duluth I 02 0.00 24'W Pt. cloudy Eureka I 040.01 .. XB Clear Gulveston j 7u u. CO 14 N E Clear Helena ; BKO.l") . .jX jClear Jacksonville M!0.PO. SE Clear Kansas City 04'0.00 12 N 'Clear Los Angeles .. ..I 74o.o.i...;S .Clt-ar Marshfield ; 5s 0. 10 .. ISW ICloudy Meuford I 74 0.00 1JW Cloudy Minneapolis : 00 0.00 . . W jPt. cloudy Montreal I .18 O.U0. . . N E jClear New Orleans ....i 8 J 0 . 00 . . I N W Cloudy New York I 5G0.01 .. E cloudy North Head I 54 o . 34. . . S W Jciouoy North Yakima ...! 74 0.00'.. SE 'Clear Omaha ' r.J O.OO10 NW Clear Pendleton Si. O.OOj . . '.SV ICIear Phoenix 94 0.00.. N ICIear Pocatello 70 0.(iO..,W 'Clear Portland I 0S0.1O ..S Pt. cloudy Roeeburg 7OO.OJ10 N (Pt. cloudy Sacramento 7S0.0O..S IPt. cloudy St Louis 02 o.oo'io NWjClear Salt Lake J T8'U."0 1 2 N W Clea r Sap Francisco ... ofl .. 14 SW JPt. cloudy Seattle 00 0 . 02 . . X W Pt. cloud v Spokarw 72 o. 00'. .is W 'Pt. cloudy Tacoma 1 60 0 . 1 2, . . N W'.Cloudy Tatoosh Island ..I 54O.04 ..SE Pt. cloudy Walla Walla ! 74 o. 00 ION Clear Washington 62 0 . 00 1 . . E ICloudy Winnipeg . I 52. O.OO .XW CIear . WEATHER CONDITIONS. A trough-shaped depression extends from British Columbia southeastward to Arizona, and a large high-pressure area overlies the Plains States. During the last 24 hours showers have occurred in extreme .Northern Bad roads are a travesty on good government. All nations, as they advanced in civiliza tion became road builders. Many of the fine highways of Kurope are monuments of the greatness of the French Em pire under Napoleon's reign. Jn the Holy Land the toujiis't rides his jaded beast over the broken stone road which the Romans built lor their war chariots over two thousand years ago. Modern road build ing requires a better surface and more economical mainte nance, all of which is attained by hard - surfacing roads with BITULITHIC Warren Brothers Compnnv. Journal Building, Portland, Or. Vote The Kirxt Jny of the Roup Show Will Be Columbia Highway Dedication Day. Portland Wool Ware house Company 309 Railway Exchange Building Conai.&a "loar Wool, Felt, Hides and Mohair to I'm, We make liberal advancements on wool ronsi-rned at 6 per rent inter est. We also loan monev on sheep at the lowest interest rate on the Coast. Write or wire for our r-ppu-lar market reports that will keep you posted on the true values of wool. California, "Western Oregon and Werte'rn Washington, and loal rain has falVan nt widrly separated places in the Mates et. of the Mississippi Kivor. Temperatures -in the Kneky Mountain and Facifio states are deride-illy above normal, Conditions arv? favorable for unsettled ajid occasionally threatening weather in this dis trict TuesdRy, probably with .showers H Northwest Oron and Western "Washingto-a. It will be cooler in Oregon aod South western Idaho. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Showers and cooler, winds mostly southerly. Oregon T'nsettled and occasionally threat ening, with showers nort heast portion ; conler: winds mostly southerly. Washington Unset t led and occasionally threatening, with showers west portion, clear cen tral portion ; winds mostly sout hrly. Idaho Unsettled and occasion aly threat ening ; cook-r south est portion. K. A. HEALS. Forecaster. COUPLE MARRIED 60 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay TcmpIc-ton of Morion, Celebrate. MORTON", Wash.. April 24. (.Six-rial.) Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Tempt. Morton's "frrand old couple," were tuU en to Centralia yester-Hiy by their soh-in-law and daughter, .Mr. anil Mrs. 'K yi. Broadbent, also of Morton, for tfn." purpose of spending today with an other lansrhter, Mies. F. K. Buuhanan, and Mr. Buchanan, the occasion beinp their 60th wedilin? anniversary. Mr. Temple, who is 82 years old, caiiie. to the Pacific Coast in 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Temple are the parents of 11 chihlren, six of whom are livins;. Aberdeen Cliuri-h Buinaicd by I'lro. ABERDEEN. Wash.. April 21. (Spe cial.) Fire starting front the furnace room did $2000 damage to the First Cong-rejrational Church here at an ear.ly hour this morning-. The Sunday-school quarters of the church were burned, the roof badly damaged and a smail, old-fashioned organ was destroyed. Tha loss is partly covered by insurance. The church is the oldest in Aberdeen. IKATELEKS1 MJIDI, San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chancre Ed Root)' The nig, i. i Clean, Comfortable, " Elegantly Appointed, Sea-coins S. S. BEAR Soils From Atnaworth DmV 9 X . :u., Apru v. - IOO Golden Milea on Columbia River. All Bates Include Berths and Meals. Table and Service Uueccellcd. The San Francisco A Portland S, 9, Co., Third and Washington Streets (with O.-W. 11. A H. Co.) Tel. Broad way 4 SOO, A 6121. "TWIN PALACES OF THE PACIFIC" Portland $20,001 pirit to and L San Francisco $17.50 J Uass Tourist, S15.0O and $12.59. Third Class, 8. MEALS AND BERTH INCLUDED.. S. S. Great Northern The Liner with the speed of an Ex press Train. Steamer Express leaves North Bank. Station 9 A. M. April 20, 25, 29, May 4, 9 TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH AND STAKIv. Phones Broadway 920, A 6671. FRENCH LINE CoajpasTii' Onrralo Transat .antique Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAO.t ESPAGNE May 6,3 P.M. LA TOURAINE May 13. 3 P. M. LAFAYETTE May 20, 3 P. Jl. ROCHAMBEAU May 27, 3 P.M. i'OB I FORMATION XVVL.X C W SllXil-K, 80 tSixtb St. A- U I'lHltLluX. 255 Morrison St. ' t. K. GAKKISON, C. M. A St. 1'aul Bj. liOKJsi-Y li. SMITH. 116 Third St. K. . UA1KU. too Third St. If lI KON. 34H iii.hinj;ton St. OKTH BANK ItOAU, Kittu and Stark fWs. t. S M'KAKIAV l. aJ and "l a-liinntoD- stfc K. U. Ul't'l'V, 1-4 Third St.. I'ortland. HONOLULU Suva, jew Zsnlnnd, Australia TIIK IMIATIAL l'ASSKNf'KK STKAMKKS It. M. S. MAt.AKA" .. 11. M.S. "MAKIKA" I Jii.tldii tons din. l (l:.00) tons dis. Sail from VANCOIVKR, H. C. May 111, June 7. July .. Apply ( anailian 1'acific Kuilwav. 55 Third St.. 1'ortlunil, tr., or to the (anailian Auntraliao Kisl Mail Line. 440 Sejinour Street. am'Ouver. 11. t. BARBADOS, BAHIA.RIO Dt JANEIRO" 11 ! B WJlWSANTOS. MONTtVIDeO XHO'g M tra?iC'IE-N03 A"'LL-IIT VJk y Regular -FalMnprs of luxurious iS.SfX) to Bteanv crs espocialiy UePitrne for travel lu the.'tropio. Yw6K & Dsifla, Gueral Agts., 8 BroaUway, fl.V