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Newspaper Page Textn ' I I 1 cttwv a -w w - . . . . xm .-it y UMLbU.MA., 1'OKTL.VAD, MARCII 21, 1909 UGH LEMON PRICES and the supily cleaned ud well on north- CAUSES NO rn shipping orders. Poultry, was not plentiful and all kinds were firm. The butter market Is quite steady and is likely to continue so for the present. Changes in Provisions. A rew provision list will go into e.lect Monday morning showing declines of ys to 1 cent on hams. cent on staadard bacon and cent on standard lard. ALARM J 60-day -bills and at $4.8830 4.8!l5 for de- PRESSURE ON JULY usuu; commercial bills. $4.86 4. sen Ear silver 50 ic. -Mxioan dollars 44c. Bonds Government, steady; . railroad, heavy. ummer Crop Will Be a Small One. v 1ARKET IS EASY NOW l-onr-KeepIng Fruit Is Being Ire.cd ftr Sale Active Local Trade in Vegetables Coun try Produce Steady. There la every reason to look for a hlRh mon market In the coming Rummer. Just It present the market is easy in California, wing to the large quantity of poor keep 's, which were injured by frost, .that are ow being thrown on the market. The crop 1 1 Summer lemons, however. Is going to be eht. Wright's Citrus News Letter says: "The wet weather caused the lemon to row abnormally. They ' are tree colored nd will not keep. What Is to become f them T They will no doubt be hipped and sold for what they wilt bring. ''his will result in a demoralized market 'or some time to come. I believe that after his big fruit is out of the way and the Ivarm weather of the Summer Is at hand ve will see a very good lemon market and shortage of California lemons." The orange market, on the whole. Is -teady. While the Exchange is making con enalnna on fruit from some districts. It Is .oldlng fruit from other districts firm. In I 'ovlna. Azura and OJal Valley the oranges. because of the recent rains, are puffing and he effort Is being made to get such poor- teeping fruit off as speedily as possible. The local market Is well supplied with ranges, but prices are maintained on all L-ood offerings. Lemona are selling at a ery wide range of 1.T3 to $4 per box. l-ome dealers would not be surprised if the narket In. the Summer went" up tj $10. ONIOV SHIPMENTS ARB REGULAR, lOnly About S6 Cars Are Left Tfnaold Pota toes Very Firm. Kleven cars of onions were shipped In the I past week and two cars are to go out I Monday. According to reports made at vesterday's meeting of the Confederated mlon Growers' Association, only 26 u cars ire left unsold In the state. The market I is steady and there is no doubt that present lirtces will be maintained throughout the ic-ason. The demand for Oregon onions is ,-ood, in spite of the presence of frozen unions on the Sound and Ohio stock in the :nuth. The Ohio onions at San Francisco. t is said, were ordered some time ago when :ne market prospects were brighter, and .vere tamed down on arrival. The potato market waa nrmN but rather lulet. as farmers were not free sellers. ven at the full prices offered. Estimates f the unsold holdings in Oregon vary. A competent authority places the amount at I not to exceed 450 cars, of which perhaps iiiair win be required at home during the I remainder of the season. At the present mte or shipments, the surplus would not I Inst long if farmers were ready sellers. LOCAL HOP MARKET 18 DULL. 1 1 nsold Storks in California Foreign Trade condition. The hop market was auiet ve.tenl.ir I there being no reports of spot sales or new contracts written. A letter received from enro.!. .,.. I that dealers are holding 10,000 bales of moss and 5000 bales of olds. One Califor nia grower, holds 2S00 bales of last year's Ii-rop, ouihi Dales or lDOTa and 2500, bales of l!Hs. Other growers' stocks In that state are 10.400 bales of 1908s. 10.403 bales of HHiTa and 5238 bales of 100s. The- Wash ington stock of olds In all hands Is 8500 bales, while Oregon growers have unn h.u. I of the same growths. Government returns show vl. th port of New York for the season to date to be 45.202 bales, compared with 58,038 bales In the same period last year and im ports to be 7900 bales, compared with 10.823 bales last year. The Kentish Observer of March 4 the London market as follows: There is still fair . ... I - ....... imi vjnr- n i copper hops, and prices remain steady. The Onest that can be obtained ere fetching more money, cnoloest English hops being now quite unobtainable. Continental markets are almost dentin i . . I and the commoner sorts are quite a drug.' . , .,,.,. .e,,, a uttie more freely. but the prices demanded for the finest ssmplee are high enough to prevent any great amount of business In them VEGETABLES ARE SELLING WELL. Car of Rhubarb Received Car of Florida inn inn ffK.v Jobblna trade In Kn,ln. ... . L . , - ' r rBruiDm is as suming large proportions. Receipts, partic ularly from Pall f.,.t. . - ' ' " . increasing and prices show a seasonable decline. .ir..cni car or California rhubarb was received yesterday and sold at $2 "5 per box for choice and $2 so for fancy. Asparagus was a Shade lower 'Dm.ii. - --- jsmnu SIOCK I bringing 10 cents and green asparagus l-u. ... ......... , di neavy receipts of asparagus Monday and Tuesday, a car of Florida tomatoes will arrive this week and will sell at $3.50 per six-basket orate. Mex ican tomatoes are a drug on the market and are ottering at lltfl.73 per crate. A small shipment of Florida bell peppers waa re ceived yesterday and were quoted at $5 per six-basket crate. 1'IR.H FEELING IX GRAIN" MARKET. Trade Is Quiet and Quoted Prices Are isminrm. Tli r grain market wn nnut , . j No sales were made : the Merchants' Ex Kliangc. but the feeling was one of firm ness In all the drpartmonts. IMd and asked tirf, .- , . . , Poard of Trade as follows: WHEAT. 1r-h ..- SI.OT'A ai.oa OATS. Mjir.-h i p..,, . AlTll IS.".. 1 u-.,i BARLEY. March . . i j-. t ... A.ril v . '...., Iterelpts In cars were renorted by" the Merchants' Exchange a follows: Mr. 13-14.; 21 Hay. Mir. IS 4 .. T i m "2 Mar. Hi 4 .. 11 Mar. 17 .. f ' i .? Mar. tv T .. .-: 1 1 ilr. 19 14 2 7 J ,5 Tlllj week., fin 13 r.S " .7 Last eek..lti4 21 r,ti ,' VA Bank Clearing. .. , A. v, .xunawsneni Cities fi- teruay were as follows: 5 ,.,.,,. j . vivarings. valances, l oitland 91S.0X5 1T5 5S th"-'.',';. i.24.oso 3-;?A Hnnk clrarlni of Portland. Seattle and Ta coma for the past week and correspond ing week In f . i r-i... r- ,.Aan . Portland. Seattle. !" $9.no.ll,1 $10.60.66$ 1 1ii 6.S69 444 7.677 !S5 1K"T 7.4fiJ.!09 S.X7S671 ll' 4.931.7.MI ! 7ns'7S 1".H 3. ST.'.. 576 4..--S5 si li" :t.2.'0.4:;.-v 4. 171.10.-, s.aiifi.s.1.; 4 o!9 ess ISO; 2.74K.1S 2 7s7 05S ihoi 1.6l'.7s; ;.14'7;- y I'gg Supply Cleans I n. There Wei no new fralitrto In . nnuket yesterday. The tone was steady V rORTLA.M) MARKETS. Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. SI. 209 1.2o; club, 1.0jl.l0; red Russian. $1.07 Vi 6 1.08: Valley 1.10. t'LOUR Piitents, $5.65 per barrel; straights, $4.65: exports, $4.10; Valley. $a.lO; cratiam. 4iie. $52"; waole wheat, quarters. $5.40. OATS No. 1 white, 3940 per ton. M1LLSTUFFS Bian. 2;e2G.DU pr ton; mlddiinKs. $H3; ?hcr;s. s--jol; coop S20i: rolled barley, $31 3 32.50. BARLEY Feed. S31 per ton. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley, $13iflS pr ton: Eastern Orefron SiG'Slh: clover H2 613: alfalfa. $14.5015; grain hay. $131; cheat. S12.2Ui314.50: vetch. $13.oCtS:i4.5l. lalry and Connfl Produce. BUTTER City creamery. extras. S8o: fancy ouiside creamery, ;;i!35c per lb store, 18Q2c. Ulutler fat prices average 1 l.i cents per pound under regular butter prices.) EGOS Oregon ranch, 20 21c per dozen. FouTRY Hen. 15H16ic; broilers.24 2ic: fryers. lSlfiOc; roosters, old. 10f.llc young, 14&l5c; ducks, 22 Vic; geese. 10c: turkeys. Is 10c: squabs, $2.503 per dozen. CHEESE Fancy cream twins, 1717c per lb.; full cream triolets. nnftc; fuiJ cream. Young America", 13S1S',C. VEAL Extras. 10llo per pound; ordi nary. 1c; heavy. Be .P9RK ancy. 9 10c per lb.; large, . Vegetables and Fruit. boFRBSH FKUITS APP'e. 5c2.60 per POTATOES Buying price, $1.40(81.50 per hundred; sweet potatoes, 2i4SSic per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. Jl per sack; carrots, 90c; parsnips. 111. 50; beets, $1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS oranges, navels. $3 62.75 per box; lemons, $l.754; grape fruit, 44-254.73 pjer box; bananas. asOc- per pound; pineapples, S2.7s&3.-o ptsr dozen; tangerines. $1.75 per oox. ONIONS Oregon, buying price. $1.75 1.90 per hundred. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 75 90c doz.; asparagus, ltXfilSc r.er pound; beans. 25c; cabbage. $i43c per pound; cauliriower. $2.60; celery, $4.75 per crate; cucum-. bars. $1.5002 3 per dozen; lettuce, hot' house, $1.0&1.65 per box; lettuce, head, 85c p3r dozen; onions, 40&50c per dozen; - parsley, 35c per dozen; radishes, 35c per dozen; rhubarb. $2.252.50 per box; spinach, $1 1.25; tomatoes, Jl!S3.50. . Groceries.' Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. SHo per lb.; peaches. TittoSc; prunes. Italians. SWHe; prunes, French. 440c; currants, unwashed, cases, Vsc; currants, washed, cases, 10c; tits, whito fancy. 50-lb. boxes, JAc; dates, liALiiON Columbia River, 1-pound, talla, $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.95: 1-pound flats. $2. 10; Alaska pink. Impound talis, 95o; red. 1-pound talis, $1.45; sockeyes, l-pound COFFEE Mocha. 24(fs2ftc Java nHlna,. 17f20c; Costa Rifa, fnncy, lS20c; good, IGfrlSc: ordinary. 12ltic per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 12qyl3e per pound by sack; Brazil nuts. 10c: alberta. 15c; pecans. 7c; almonds, 1314c cnestnut. Italian, 11c; peanuts, raw. Dbc; pinenuts, 100 12c: hickory nuts. 10c; cocoanuLa. sue .per dozen. SUGAR Granulated, $5.90; extra C, $5.40; golden C, $5.30; fruit and berry sugar, $5.90; plain bag. $5.70; beet granulated, $5.70; cubes tbarrel), $6.30; powdered (barrel). $6.15. Trmi: On remittances within 15 days, deduct 4c per poundl if later than 45 days and within 30 days, deduct 14e per pound. Maple sugar. .5 4pl8c per pound SALT Granulated. $13 per ton, S1.B0 per bale: half ground, 100s, $7.50 per ton: Cos, $8 per ton. BEANS Small white. 6?4c: large white, 64c; Lima. 5c; pink, 3c; bayou, 4c:. Mex ican red. 5 c. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1909 contracts, 10 10 M c per pound: 1908 crop, 7j.7i4c; 1907 crop. 3fi4c: 1906 crop, lVif2c. " ' WOOL Eastern Oregon, contract. 16 & ISc per pound; Valley, 16 17c. MOHAIR Choice, 23c per pound niijiio xjiy nioes, ,o. 1. ltf16HC lb.; dry kip. No. 1, 14 15c pound; dry calf skin, 1. 4 i8c pound; salted hides, 09i4c: fess caltsktn. 1415o pound; green, la .,K.Tt$ :No- 1 "k1"8: Angora goat, $1 to $1.25;badger, SSsj'aOu; bear. $520; beaver $6.508.50; cat. wild. 60c$l; cougar per fect head and claws. $3 10: fisher, dark $7.5011: pale, $4.907; rox. cross. $3 to $5; fox. gray. 60c to 80c: fox. red. $2 25 to $4: fox. silver. $35 to $100; lynx. $10 4 lo; marten, dark. $812; mink. 75c$4 50; muskrat. 104415c; otter. $7; raccoonT 45c S?.,?ea ot,ter' 12-6. as to size; skunki S076c; civet cat. 1015c; wolf. $2Sj!3 coyote. 70c$l.l0; wolverine, dark, t3a&' wolverine, pale, $22.50. CASCARA BARK Per pound. Hc. Provisions. BACON Fancy. , poundf standard, lfL bolc' l'ai lin"h. iSljajllSc; strip! DRT SALT CUBED Regular short clears cry salt. 12c; smoked. 13c; short clear backs, heavy, dry salted, lc; smoked, lao: Ortsgon exports, dry salt. 13c; smoked. lo! HAMS 10 to 13 lbs.. Kftc: 14 to is lb-7 14c; IS to 20 lbs.. 14c;. nams, skinned' 14c; picnics, 9c; cottagi roil, llo- ihoui: pfcnles11 b"U hatU" J6i:io,:i tKJi.ed LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces 11 Uo tubs. 13c; torn. 13c; zos, 18c: loi! 144c; as. 14o; 2s. 14fco. Standard pur? Tierces. 12Hc; tubs.- 12c; 60s. 121ic- 2oV 123.C; 10s I3c; 6s. lt-a; 8s. ' IS Corn pound: Tierces, 8c; tubs. lc: 60s. 8 u.e 20s. 8c; 6s. Sa. SMUKKD BtiiF Beet tongues, each 10c; dried beer seta. 16c; dried beef out sides. 13c; dried beer insldes. 1SC; dried beef knuckles. 18c. , PICIvLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs- feet. $13; regular trtpe. $10: honeycomb trine. $12; pigs" tongues. $19.50. MESS MEATS Beef, specials. $12 per barrel; plate. $14 per barrel; family. $14 per barrel; pork, $20 per barrel; brisket. 22 per barrel; S. P. beef tonifues. $20; pies Oils. ii!OAi.-01I77"I'rl "nd "tral oil. casea S Ho per gallon; water white. Iron barrels, lie; eocene and extra star, cases 21 ; head light oil, cases. 2oc; Iron barrel, lac; auuaa. GASOLINE Union and Red Crown, bar rels, l&Vjo; cases, 22 Wc; motor, barrels. 16V4C: cases. 230; 86 degrees, barrels. 80o; cases. 37 c; engine distillate, barrels, vc; cases. 16c. LINSEED OIL P.aw, barrel lots. 67c; in cases. 1 3c; boiled, barrel lota. 6c; In cases. 75c. OIL MEAL Ton lote. $37. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW TORK. March 20. The market for evaporated apples Is quiet. Fancy. SVi 8Wc; choice. 7'4ti7atc; prime. 6jj6?ic and common to fair. 5fftic. Prunes are cleaning up in epot. with prices steady at 3 to Ttcfor new crop Califor nia fruit to 40-60s and from 614 to 9c for Oregon 40-50 to 20-3tts. Apricots are firm, with choice quoted 'at SH-PMV, extra choice at 1010',4c and fancy at llH13c. Praches aie In weady demand, with choice !1L5'W6:- cxtra c!' 6ViEG,c and fancy 1 8t4c Raisins are quiet, with loose Muscatel quoted at 4(S5c. choice to fancv seeded- at 4S,vic ewdless at Sligotjo and London layers at $1.2051. 30. Final Report on Cotton Crop. WASHINGTON. March 20. Running bales of cotton numbering 13,408. S41 of average gross weight of 505.8 pounds, all equiva lent to 13.563.945 500-pound bales with 27.5S7 ginneries operating, was the final report of the Census Bureau today on the cotton rop grown In 1908; NEW TORK. March 20. Cotton Fu tures closed easy. Closing bids: March .31c; April. 9.25c; May, 9.26c: June. 9.17c July. S.ISc: August. 9. 14c: September. .lie October, 9.12c; November and December' .0Sc: January. 9.06c. Spot closed quiet. 5 points lowr. Mid dling uplands, 9.63c;. middling gulf, 9.90c. No sales. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. March 2l. Coffee future clied not unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales were 15.250 bags, including: May. 6.0c; July, 6.SO0; September. 5.95Sc: October. 5.75c; tecember and January. 5. St. Spot coffee) teady. No. T Itio, S-c; No. 4 Santos. 9c! Mild coffee, steady. Cordova. 8,e. Sugar Raw. steady. Fair refining. 3.42c rentrlfugal. 9 test. X P2c: molars msr' 3.1. r. Refine,!. stea-ty. I'rtished, 5.55c p.iwderea, 4.95,-; granulated. 4.KV. ' Wool at St. Louis. ST LOWS. March in Wool Unchanged. Territory and rrtirii mediums. IS Si :3c " fine mediums. 17 a 20c; .. fine. 114jl7o. Gold Export Movement Does Not Affect Stock Prices. MARKET PROFESSIONAL ONE Entire Absence in the Speculation or Any Outside Demand Condi- '. tlon of Xew York Banks. Bonds Irregular. NE-WYf5ttK, March 20. The lack of settled" conviction on the speculative outlook by the professional element waa shown by the alertness by which they watched' the day for any sign of outside initiative; or, v indeed, for any lead in the operations, in the mar ket. Sich signs were sufficient to cause a 'quick and direct reversal in the market position, so that when prices moved at all the fluctuations were confused and changeable. The re sult was to reduce the day's market practically to these tentative opera tions of the professionals, without de veloping any evidence of awakening in terest from the outside. The sustained strength of the for eign exchange market leads bankers to expect that next week will see a fur ther large outgo of gold both to Lon ,?1and Arsentina. An engagement of J2.800.000 for the former point was announced. It is intimated that the sailing of an available steamship is all that is wanted to make a large gold shipment to Buenos Ayres. The unresponsiveness of the market to the gold export movement is ex plained by the showing of the banks, the cash holdings of which are unaf fected, partly by reason of some ap parent redeposit of cash from the trust companies to keep pace with their scal ing down of loans. The banks also re duced the loan Item during the week quite materially. Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value, $1,366,000. United States 2s registered have advanced per cent on call during, the week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Sales. High. Low. Amal Pr.Tir Am Car & FounJ lu.iuo 900 5H4& 4S do prererred ... Am Cotton Oil... Am Hd & Lt pf. Am Ice Securi... Am Linseed Oil. . Am Locomotive. . . do preferred . . . Am Smelt & Ref. do preferred . . . Am Sugar Ref... Am Tobacco pf.. Am Woolen ....'. Anaconda Mln Co. Atchison do preferred Atl Coast Line... Bait & Ohio rin. -nrprArMl Brook Rap Traii." " iliooo Central Leather. do preferred Central of N J Ches & Ohio 15.600 Chicago Gt Weet. BOO PhiMVn - J w r C. M & St Paul.'. " V,8ob Vii c r r a. e, t Colo Fuel & Iron. 1 900 Colo & Southern do let preferred An 'H Consolidated Gas. . Corn Products ... Del & Hudson.... D R Grande . . . do preferred ... riatlllers' Securi., Erie , do lBt preferred. do -2d preferred. General Electric. Gt Northern pf... interborough Met. S 10O do preferred ... 6,700 xnt raper ...... do preferred .. Int Pump Iowa Central ... K C Southern do preferred . . Louis & Nashville 1,200 300 Jiinn A st L M. St P & s S M. Missouri Pacific.. 30O Mo, Kan & Texas 2.100 (in nrofoi-t-AH 6S54 4054 68 14 4054 National Lead ... N Y Central N Y Or.t & West. Norfolk & Weet . North American . . 1.30O 12454 124ti 15.1 300 45 45 4154 S7 300 784 7844 138 7S54 13? 3 Northern Pacific. 8.3UO 14o Pennsylvania Fvple's Gas P. C C & St L Pressed Steel Car. Pullman Pel ft, r i.'o'ub l'soYi 13014 130 800 112 1114 111 "366 3854 36 170 Ry Steel Spring.". neaaing Republic Steel ; 47,7(0 12S-14 12754 1274 4O0 2054 2054 20 ao prererred ... Rock Island Co. . do preferred Ft L & S F 2 pf. St L Southwestern do preferred Sloes-Sheffield Southern Pacific. do preferred ... Southern Railway. do preferred . . . Tenn Copper Texas & Pacific. Tol, St L & West. 71li 500 2.100. 23 6354 23 6254 Z3 36 25 5254 71 117T4 118 8.400 116 2O0 122 122 122 200 200 '61 41 4754 "i 40 464 70 177 23 61 40 W S2 4654 178 95 29 103 BOO ir irincucu ... 1 .... 11 Union Pacific ... 27,000 17SH do preferred ..... TJ s Rubber do 1st preferred. 1 400 103 H TJ S Steel S8.500 43? do preferred -. 7. 4.100 lllo Utah Copper Va-Caro Chemical 1.300 I0314 43 '4 10954 110 40 ' ?? Wabaeh . do preferred Westlnghouse Elec Western Union Wheel ft L Brie.. Wteconsln Central. 110 174 43-4 78 65 8t4 47lt 200 17-5A 44 54 17 44 2m 954 WW ATS' BV. 4754 Am Tel ft Tel aOA 1 'Mil!. IQQS 12954 Total !es for the day. 215.900 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. March 20. Closing quota tions: U. S. ref. 2s reg.iniH dn rounnn mi u. IN' T C 8 3'4s 90 North Pacific 3s. 79 North Puriflj. .1 1A1 Tj. S. 3a reg...l01 do coupon. . . .101 U S new 4s reg. 119 do coupon. ... 120 u, T & R G 4s 97 54 ll nion Pacific 4s. 10254 W'lscon Cent 4s. 94 14 Japanese 4s 84 T4 Stocks itt London. LONDON. March 20. Consols for 83: do for account. 83 11-15 Anaconda .... 8N. Y. Central. Atchison 10.-,;Norflk ft West Td Sr;', 104,4 ao oref..'.. Rait & Ohio liO Ont ft West.. Can Pacific 170lpennsylvania . SJfs.05.10 70:Rand Mines... h' Grt West.. 4 Reading .. .. C. ft S. P... 147 54 Southern Ry . Beers i2i4 do pref . . D R G 4-Hi'.outh Pactflc. do pref 80 Union Pacific. money, . -127 54 - . 85i . . m . . 40 .. 6fi"4 :.-6 . . 24 .. 63 . .11954 ..1S2 -. 97 54 -- 44 ..112H .. 1854 -. 43 54 95 ?i -- 69 ' 1 " . - on np,f do 1st pf 3S54 !U S Steel J do pref Wabast, . . co jo pi 31 Grand Trunk... 1R5 III Central 145 L & N l.f54 Mo K i: T 43 I do pref. . . . Spanish 4s tAmal Copper. Money Exchange, Etc. iYv?X- MarCh :0 Bar Steady. ,23 5-18d per-ounce. Money 254 rg 2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market mon?h' hm f P cent; three months' bills. $54 pr cent. SAN FRANCISCoT" March 20. Silver bars 50 c Mexican dolla lrafts Sight. 5c; telegraph 7 5j Sterling 60 days. $4.ss; sight, $4.SS4. NEW YORK. March 20 Money on call. n.,m.nal Tm loans. ,! and steadv: so days. 4f;i, per cent; jo days ;i,e!t; per cent; six months. 23 per cent Prime mercantile paper. 3 54 4 4 per cent Sterling exchange firm, with actnal burli ness in bankers' bills af $4.S20 a 4 8630 for Bid. 68 68 '-i 43 48' 110 i . . 5114 600 41 40 402 6U0 29 29i4 29 "iw 51 "" "50i,' 51 112 5,0(K) 84154 83 83-'!i ."0 W.i 103 102'2 100 129 129 1295 8O0 94 94 94 28 '4 SCO 40 4014 40 4.800 103 10214 102-54 -. 102 119 800 107 i 10754 10734 83-Ti 7112 T1 T 17 167 1664 29 101 235 'i 69 69U 4 4 414 177 143i' 143, 73 32 82 32 62H " 81 600 129!4 l-'9 129 1 1614 171 400 4414 44 44 1G0 85 65 844 35 'i 1.1O0 -24 23 23 500 37 37 372 . .".'."" 15354 600 142 140 141 200 - 65 6554 6554 az 141 it 14 1454 13 42- " 41 41 2 i 9 48 20O 86T4 S654 86 29 45 44 54 44 7354 72 72 129V 55 14544 6S4 40 72 .'a Test Million Gold Exports. NEW YORK, March 20. Engagements of gold coin for export to London aggregated $2,100,000 today. Of this amount $3,500,000 was engaged by the Ouaranty Trust Com pany and $300,000 by the New York Pro duce Exchange Bank. These engagements brought the total of gold engagements for export on the present movement to $10,-500,000. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. March 20. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances In the gen eral fund shows; Gold coin and bullion f 43.81S.6S8 Gold certiflcares 40.649.515 Available cash balances 136,013,634 London Wool Sales. LONDON, March 20. The offerings at the 'wool auction sales today amounted to 12.119 bales. Including a large quantity of crossbreds, which were soid readily and principally to the home trade. Prices were firm. Americans paid high rates for suit able parcels of crossbreds as well as me dium merinos. French buyers were active In merino greasy. Cape of Good Hope and Natal wool was dearer. Next week 50,000 bales will be offered. FORAGE GOES TO ALASKA SEATTLE HAS ORDERS -FOR HAY AND OATS. ' Supplies of Latter Secured in Al bertaAnother IiOt of Au9- 1 trian Onions Received. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 20. (Special!) Estimates made today by grain shippers show that 4000 tons of oats and $000 tons of hay will be shipped north on the first boat. Efforts are now being made to get together that .quantity of oats before the boat leaves. Dealers are placing orders In Alberta for Canadian oats. The price has now gone so high -that foreign grain can be brought in and sold at a profit, even after paying the duty of $9 per ton. The hay market is weak and dealers do not look for higher prices this season. Mon tana shippers -have a lot of hay In thia market unsold. Eggs sold as low as 24 cents today. Quite large quantities will be carried over. A car of cabbage sold today at 40454 cents. This Is about the highest price of the season. Another shipment of 500 sacks of Aus tralian onions was put. on tha street to day. They came via Vancouver. QUOTATIONS AT BAa FRANCISCO. Pricea Paid for. Produce in-the Bay CltJ Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. The fol lowing prices were quoted in the produce market today; Potatoes Oregon " Burbanks, $1.01.90; sweets. $1.75102. Onions $1.9002 per cental ' Millstuffs Bran, $28.50307' middlings. 13S.60Hi35.50. Vegetables Garlic, 10c; green peas, 10c; string beans, nominal, asparagus. 3 c; tomatoes. 75c$1.25; egg plant, 2025c. Butter Fancy creamery, 28 54 c; creamery seconds. 2754c; fancy dairy, 2654c Cheese New, 141454c; Young America, 14CT1454c: Eastern. 1754c. Eggs Store. 22c; fancy ranch, 2Sc. Poultry Roosters, old, $55.50; young, $810: broilers, small. $4.505; broilers, large. $5.50.51; fryers, $S.s0T.50; hens $56 9; ducks, old, $4.505.50; young. $u&! Wool Spring, Humboldt and MenOocinu, 165? 19c; Mountain, 5854c; Nevada, 9314c. Hay Wheat. $23 26; wheat and oats, $22(0 25.50; alfalfa. $1518; stock. $1216; straw, per bale, 60 85c. Fruits Apples, choice. $1.50; common. 60c; bananas, 1&3.S0; limes, 77.50; lemons, choice. $3; common, $1; oranges, $1.603; pineapples, $23. Receipts Flour, 2300 sacks; wheat, S cen tals; barley, 1805 centals; oats. 1110 cen tals; beans, 303 sacks; potatoes. 2805 sacks; bran, 200 sacks: middlings. 150 sacks; hay. SO tons; wool, 74 bales; hides, 40., FALLING ' OFF IN LOANS SPECCTjATIOX AT A STANDSTILL IX NEW YORK. Iiarge Decrease In Deposits and Gain In Cash Holdings Bring Surplus Reserve Up to Higher Figure. . NEW YORK. 'March 20. The Financier will say: The statement of the Associated Banks of the City of New York for the week end ing March 20 showed an unexpectedly large decrease In loans and a correspondingly heavy contraction in deposits. The actual decrease in loans was $16,594,500. while de posits fell $14,7OZ.OO0. The decrease In de posits decreased the reserve fund require ment by over S3.000.000 and this, added to the gain of $2,359,300 In specie and legal tenders, expanded the surplus reserve by .039.OCO. bringing the latter up to $19. 433.275. . Speculation is at a standstill and this, together with the liquidation of current ob ligations, accounts for the heavy falling off In the loan itam. The New York banks have supplied the Argentine Hepubtlo with nearly $2,000,000 of gold on the present movement. State banks and trust companies decreased their loans last week t6.97S.100; their net deposits' fell oft $12,462,900. while specie and legai tenders showed a reduction of about $2,000,000. The statement of averages of the Clrar-Ing-Honse banks for the week shows that the banks hold '$14,906,475 more than the reserve requirements of the 25 per cent rule. - This Is an lr.orease of $lr453.525 In the proportionate cash reserve as compared with last week. The statement follows: Increase. Loans $1,301,635,400 $3,718,800 Deposits .... 1.848.463.300 3,083.700 Circulation 48.5l,9O0 32 "OO Legal tenders . . . 80,502, 7X 342 Sou Pec'e 271,520.100 189.800 Reserves , 4.-.2.022.800 . . 532.4O0 Reserves required 337.116,325 920 920 Surplus 14.906.475 1.453 .T5 Ex-U. s. deposits. 15,519,873 1,461,000 . Decrease. The percentage of actual reserve of the Clearing-House banks tin 26.49. The statement of banks and trust com panies of Greater New York not reporting to the Clearing-House shows that these ln 5ni'iJ?nnave "-esregate deposits of $1. 209.495.800; total cash on hand. $148,188 100 and Joans amounting to $1,070,089,000. - Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, March 20. Closing quotations Adventure . 754 'Mont C i C "1 Allouez 38 iNevada ... 1754 Amalgamated .. 68 5401d Dominion..' 4-2 Aris Com 34 iOsceola . .. 12"; 2 Atlantic 3354'Parrot 81 2 Butte Coal 22 iQuincy sn Cal & Ariz 99 Ishannon ..!"' i? Cal & Hecla. . . .615 Tamarack ... "77 Centennial 29 Trinity i-i Copper Range... 74 lUnited Copper. 115i Daly West 1054 U S Mining...." io Franklin 14 u S Oil . -.X Granby 90 iftah "" 3014 Greene Cananea. 9 54lVlctorla . . I Isle Royale 25winona "... " 5 Mass Mining 4 (Wolverine . ""las Michigan -9!North Butte. 67 Mohawk ....60 I ( NEW YORK. March 20. Closing quota tions: Alice . . . ..200 Little chief 10 Brunswick Con. 6 Mexican en Com Tun stock. 23 Ontario 401) do bonds 13 tophlr " 100 C C & Va 62 Standard "l1 Leadville Con.. I 43 ; ' -' 00 iieuow .jacaet... 75 1 1 Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. March 20. Butter Firm' Creameries. 2229c: dairies. 20025c. .Eggs Steady. Firsts. ISc; prime firsts 19c. Cheese Firm. Dairies. 1554c;. twins, 15c Toung Americas, 16 5c. " NSW "YORK. March v!0. Butter Fine grades further advanced., closing Arm. Creameries, thirds to specials. 21fi31c. Cheese Firm. State full creamery spe cial. lS17c. Eggs Steady. Weakest Option in Chicago Wheat Pit. HEAVY SELLING BY LONGS Bears Hate Market at Their Merer, but Are Afraid to Extend Their Operations Over Sunday. OHIOAGO, March 2e.-Only the caution or the bears whr. , . thwnr"".8": Prevented tr-l.v Tn.. I "coming demoralized today. The market was steady early in a decline of 54c to , thi Btart' Lower cables and additional rala In Oklahoma and Southern Aansaa rtrnmnrarl .in - iu Duuic selling Dy tt1 VZ mlf' offerinSS were readily ab- - cornet developed additional weakness later in the day. the July de livery teins under considerable pressure by lngs. July showed the greatest loss. During: the day the option sold be vnJi1?2 n,J 103. while 3ay 1514 1.1524 and July at $1.03. o.ir ?lce of cash corn declined one cent. The market closed at- almost the Ju.yTt' sl. M at 'c and H,3akness,bf wheat and co tt l4ta.w.eaJf:-tT01e ln oats- My clos c and Ju'y at 8H4854c v. a,da ln Provisions was active. At o 1ZVt,VlC'S'' Wero flve cent higher to 1254c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows; WHEAT. Mav ,?',D K'f?;. - Low. Close. . .-ii .t34 ' .f7 ' COKN. iff ft. s a OATS. May E4 .64 4 ' svl &ept . -4 0 54 . 4 0 54 :.0& MESS PORK." Ma? 17.6254 17.65 17 40 17 47U Ju'y " 5 17.65 17.i lUo LARD. May 10.10 10.1B 10 05 10 10 Sept 10.40 . 10.30 IO.I214 SHORT RIBS. May -30 8.3254 9.2'54 9 30 July 9.4254 9 473 5 57? sept. ,.6!2 l.tlU :Stl, iZ Cash quotations were as follbws k en.OU1 fteady. Winter patents, 5.30 & Si .t,Jraint"' 5106.20: Spring patent? ll:olit:lI; trBlht-' Rye No. 2. 79c Barley Feed or mixing, 64 0 65c fair to choice malting. 6554 7c. "'B":c' Ialr to 1 ?u"Bed-N'0-.1 Southwestern, S1.S6: N'o. 1 Northwestern, $1.66. Timothy seed 3.75z3.80. Clover 9. ork Mess, per barrel, $17.3754 17 40 Lard Per 100 pounds. $10. - Short ribs Sides (.loose), $8.62549 12U OrSfSSaVleSl" " 9"-50' Total clearances of wheat and flour were 2?ual A. 3?10 bushels. Primary receipts were 472,000 bushels, compared with 620,000 oushels the corresponding day a vear ago Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat. 89 4000 "head."0 C"''- 0atS " Cttr": hSBS' . , Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 23.200 18 900 Wheat, bushels..., 82.800 B5 500 Corn, bushels 335.000 SOO.S00 Oata, bushels 229.100 234 400 Rye bushels 2.000 2,000 Barley, bushels ; 88,500' 24)600 Grain and Produce at Xew York. aiI5SrT0K:- Marcn 20. FlourReceipts, 61.100 barrels; exports, 4700 barrels. Mar ket dull and lower. Minnesota patentB So.SOSiK; winter straights. .-,iai5.60: Minns bakers, 4.404.75: Winter extras. S49 4.65: winter patents. $5.506: Winter low 3.404.55; Kansas straights. 4.55 "h,eat Receipts. 76,600 bushels; export. 80,600 bushels. Spot market easy: Kb 2 red 1.221.2aH elevator and 1.23 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, XI 24 f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 hard Winter. l f. o. b afloat. Big world's shipments in connection with easier cables, foreign sell ing and favorable weather caused a half cent break In wheat this morning. It dosed 54 jto-Sfcc lower. May closed $1.19 54 ; July, T?llefw07"cro-,P"gSS " 1908 "OP- traAIcafac80601"' 18H1C C WoolQuiet; domestics fleece. 31 35c tRnr3ieU"t,',t.eady: "fined New York. $8.50; do Baltimore, 4.5o; do In bulk. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March . Wheat and barley Unchanged. Spot quotations i7h5,e2h54P'n'' 1-9016v .aeFee,i brewing, $1-50 1.55. Oats Red. 1.8t1.95; white. $1.9002 Call board sales Wheat No trading! Barley May, $1.4754; December, 1.2g 1.27. Corn Large yellow, $1.6754 1.75. European Grain Markets. LONDON. March 20. Cargoes, quiet; buy ers reserved. Walla Walla prompt ship ment, 40s; do. California, 49a d. English country markets easy at a decline of 6d, French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. March 20. Wheat May. 8s ld; July, 8s 3d; September, 7s lOd . Weather, cloudy. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE. March 20. No milling quota tions. Export wheat, bluestem, $1.16; red $1.01: club. $1.06. Car reoelpts today: Wheat, 1 car; oats, 1 car. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. March 20. Wheat Milling bluestem, $1.15: club, $1.05; red, $1.03. Flax at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. March 20. Flax closed at 1.61. ' . PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The strength of cattle is the feature of the livestock: market. Everything brought in commands ready sale. Top grade steers are strong at the recent advance and even ... ,11 v, iiijiiiy. 1 ne tendency of the cattle market is upward Hogs are also quite strong, and sheep nold their- own. Receipts yesterday were 140 cattle. 150 hogs and 20 horses. Among the cattle were 115 head from Sunnyside. Wash shipped in by W. T. Matlock, of Heppner! which were all fine, heavyweight steers and brought $5.50. Late representative sales were: 235 Iambs, average weight 82 lbs., price $6.50; 20 steers. 1150 lbs, $5.25: GO medium steers. 1060 lbs $5; 4 bulls, 1500 Rs., $3.50; 3 bulls. 1900 lbs. $2.50; T steers. 1160 lbs.. $3.50; 23 steers. 1300 lbs. $5.50: 23 steers. 1350 lba $5. BO; 25 steers. 1000 lbs., $5.25. The official quotations of the Portland Livestock Exchange were as follows- "V-TS steers. $5.25 5.50; "fair to ' 4' l6o-00; common to medium, $3 28 &4.50; cows. top. $4.25; fair to good. $3.50 SM.O0, common to medium, $2.50'S3 50' calves, top. $5.005.50; heavy. $3.6040O: $20T76 "J8S f"' "'0,-: common; jSOGSLBMt'.,?7 K: falr t" tooO. $6.75 7.00: Blockers. $5.50136.50; China fats. $6 7. SHEEP Top wethers.. $5.766: fair" to good. $4,751 6.25: ewes. 5c less on all grades: lambs, top, $6.506.75; fair to good, $6.00 & 6.50. Eastern Livestock Prices. KANSA.S CTTT. March 20. Tattle Re ceipts. :00. Market, steady. Native steers, SAYINGS BANK DEPOSITORS And others having from one hundred dollars up which they desire to produce an income in proportion to the earn ing power of money in the Northwest should consult me about the in vestments I have to offer. Call or write T. S. McGRATH Lumber Exchange Bldg. Portland, Oregon. THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. It insures against slipperiness and falling hors. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs. It assures a sanitary and durable street. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. It assures perfect satisfaction. BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST WARREN COSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 Beck Building, Portland, Or. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED 1RBS BROKERS STOCKS --BONDS --GRAIN Bought and aold far eavnh and n marrln. Private Wires RCOBIS 201 to 204, CoUCh Building iSSj 5.00 8.85: Southern steers. $4.60.15; Southern cows. 3.004.75; native cows and heifers. S2.50 6 00: stockers and feeders, 3.75i5.75; bulls. 3.004.80: calves. $3.75 7.50; Western steers. 4.o0.6.50; Western cows. $3.25 5.25. Hogs Receipts. 4000. Market, stronr to 5c higher. Bulk of sales, $S.40(g 6.70; heavy.' 6 55 6.75; packers and butchers. $ti .IO 870; light. $6.20e6.60; pigs. $5.005.60. SOUTH OMAHA. March 20. Cattle Tte ceipts. 100. Market.- unchanged. Western steers. 3.50tg5.75; Texas steers. $3.00&5.10; JolS?.-,0"8 and "hellers. 2.754.85; canners. 2 O03.25r stockers and feeders. 13 0O So32i JlX?' 3-257.25; bulls and stag.. .f5 ) 4.S5 Hogs Receipts. 7000. Market, steady to higher Heavy, f6.50i96.75; mixed. 46.40 ?60L ,lght' 6.100.55; pigs. 4.75 0. i d; bulk of sales. $6.350 6.55. bheep Receipts. 1200. Market. steady. Tearlings. 6.005 6.80: wethers. 5.O05 75 ewes, 4.755.40; lambs, $6.50 7. 40. CHICAQO. March 20. Cattle Estimated Sts' 300- Market, steady. Beeves. $4.60 7.00; Texas steers. 4.406.30; Western Jl'JJi008-40: "outers and feeders. i.40i8i5.3O: cows and heifers, $1.005.50: calves. $6.008.00. " ' Hogs Estimated receipts. SO.000. Market. S-6"?1"' L'8ht- $635(S)6.7S; mixed. $6.45 "eavy. $6.506.87; rough. $6,600 o.oo; good to choice heavy. $Q.60 6 87 -Pigs. $5.2596.20: bulk of sales. $a.606 8o! Sheep Estimated receipts. 2O00. Market. taooy' Nt,v' $325 5.SO: Western. $3.50 5.90; yearbngs. $6.007.25; lambs, na tive, $5.507.S0; Western. $5.50. 7.0. Metal Markets. NEW TORK, March 20, Metals were Quiet ln the absence of cables. Tin was reported steady at 28.30ig'28.50c. Copper, steady. Lake, 12.5012.75; elec trolytic, 12.12ii12.26c; casting. 1212.12Ho. Lead -was quiet at 8.974.020. Spelter, quiet at 4.754.717V4c Iron, unchanged. CURRICULA BOARD NAMED Governor Benson Appoints A. " G. Beals to Succeed A. W. Prescott. SALEM, Or., March 20. (Special.) Governor Benson today reappointed the members of the Board of Higher Cur ricula, which was made necessary by the re-enactment of the law by the special session. The board Is the same as at first constituted, except that Ar thur o. Beals, of Tillamook, a mem ber of the House of Representatives at the last session. Is named to suc ceed A. W. Prescott, of. Salem, who resigned to go to Washington as Sen ator Bourne's private secretary. C J. Smith, of Pendleton, will serve five years; O. P. Cashow,' of Rose burg, three years; Dr. J. R. Wilson, Portland, two years; J. E. Hedges, of Oregon City, four years; Beals, one' year. The board will hold its first meeting at the Capitol on April 5. m Ladd Company Incorporates. SALEM, Or.. March 20. (Special.) Articles of Incorporation for the Ladd Investment Company, with a capital stock of $500,000. have been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The incorporators are W. M. Ladd, S. B. Linthlcum and A. E. Gebhardt. The company will buy and sell real estate, plat townsites, buy and sell railroads, etcv' - Governor Benson 5 1 Years Old. ' SALEM, 'Or.. March 20. (SpeciaL) Governor Benson was 61 years old to day, and although the fact was not generally known, he was congratulated by a number of friends, who learned of the event during the day. Chelialis Tidies Up for Visitors. CHEHALIS. Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) A campaign to clean up the city Is already under good headway in Che halis, directed by the City Marshal and City Health Officer, with the backing of the City Council. It Is intended to have the town present a tidy appear ance to-all comers who are attracted by the publicity campaign. CHURCH TO SPEND $25,000 Corvallis Presbyterians Let Contract for Imposing Edifice. CORyaLUS, Or., March 20. spe cial.) Bennes, Tobey & Hendricks' plans for the new Presbyterian" Church ln this, city were accepted today. Four competing architects submitted ' plans,' but the committee and congregation were unanimously in favor of the ones selected. The new church is to cost $20,000, will be 60x91 feet, built of brick and stone, and will be filled with a $5000 pipe organ. Sunset Mine Brings $40,000. EVERETT. Wash., March SO. The Sunset mine property, near Index, was today bid ln at receiver's sale on judgment- given creditors by Judge W. W Black, of Everett, and Frank L. Bell of Glens Falls, N. for $40,000. A meet' lng of stockholders will be held and plans formulated for reorganization. Stockholders objecting to the sale did not appear. Cnehalis Germans Dance and Sing. CHEHALIS. Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) The Chehalis Lledrkrang. as sisted by a delegation of 50 from the Saengerbund of Tacoma, gave a con cert in German here tonight. There was a large attendance. Chehalis being the center of a large German popula tion. A dance followed the concert. Bush's Taxes $11,318.85. SALEM. Or.. March 20. (Special.) A. Bush today paid to the county $11,313.35 as taxes on his holdings in Marion County. He is the largest taxpayer In the county. HARTMAJST THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE issue 4 certifi cates of deposit in any amount. Particular atten tion is given to this department of the business. VMmUtd Personal IAatnlitg TRAVELERS CUIDK. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land every Wednesday. 8 P. M-, from Aim' ortn dock, tor Aiorth, bead, Marehaeid and Coo Bay polntm. Freight received tlU 4 P. M. on day of aaillng. Passenger fare, flrat dass, $10; second-class. $7. Including berth "n2 J? , Inquire citx ticket office. Third and Washington atreeta. or Ainaworta dock. Phone Main 268.