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THE SUNDAY - OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND. 3IARCII 27, 1910. 19 ALL GRAINS WEAKER Northwestern Markets Are on a Lower Basis. WHEAT IS DROPPING FAST With a Lack ot Demand From Millers, Grain Holders Are rteady Xow to Accept Red need Prices. Flour Trade Is Slow. Grain prices are staiily crumbling In all he Pacific CoB.'n markets Wheat, especially. Bhows acute weakness under the pressure to rell on the part of r-pecul-ators and some grow er. Price changes In the Eajt and abroad are without Influence here, and deollnee of cbout a cent a day are being- announced. The weakness 0 especially pronounced on the .Sound, where some of the holders seem dls Twred to accept any price to get rldof their mocks. The cause of the trouble is the ab sence of demand from millers, who claim to have ample supplies to carry them through and who also acknowledge that the flour mar ket ia exceedingly dull. The decline in the i-m FTanctoco market also adds to the weak ness here. It was reported yesterday that bluestem could be bought freely In tha coun try on the basis of J1.0214- A little business nt this figure was done locally. Club was of fered as low as 08 cents without takers. There t only a light volume of trade In the oats and -barley markets. Offers of f29 were made for oats and (2T was bid tor bar .ley. The movement of barley to thte market has practically ceased, only one car having arrived In the past week, but it is said con siderable mocks are carried here. The patent flour quotation, recently estab lished, is being maintained, notwithstanding the decline In wheat, but straights and ex ports are being offered cheaper. The demand is slow for all grades, as buyers are figur ing, from the decline in wheat, that flour prices must sooner or later be put lower. The 'most striking feature of the foreign movement of wheat during the week was the enormous shipments from Ruewia. Shipments, as reported, by the Merchants Exchange, com pare as follows: I This week. Last week. List j r. Ru,ia 4.176.O0O 2,.V76.00O IWO.OOO Danube RS4.00O 240, 00O 1GO.0O0 Argentina LTOStt-OO 1.3u2.O0O e.0a6,O0ll " Ical car receipts; ai reported by the Mer chants Exchange, were: "Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 31 1 8 5 9 Tuesday It 3 f VVednpSiy 14 .. 2 -J Thursday IT - Friday )! I Saturday 11 31 i' Year ao 1 1 0 1 T..E.1 this week... 1"S 1 42 11 ... Year ao 44 IT 1 P.-a.-.n to date .. R.W2 1-' 1707 l.HNl 21 4 year ago 10.23U 14 S2 11BT TIO 2:124 IlOr BUVINU 18 AGAIN' HEAVY. Over 800 Bales Are Bought, Mostly for Ex port Account. In spite of the Easter holiday in England, hop trading of an export character continues. According to reports from Independence yes terday, the Kola Neis Hop Company, of Sa lem, operated heavily In that district. Among the purchases credited to this company were the J. K. Cooper lot of 23 bales and the Davidson & Hedges lot ef 142 bales. The price was kept quiet. It was also reported that the Neis company bought 134 bales rrom a Salem firm at 18 cents. Henry R. Bents, another exporter, bought 40 bales from E. R. Seely. of Woodburn, at about the. tame price. , McNeff Bros, yesterday bought 245 bales ot Yaklmas and 85 bales of Oregons. They also made a contract for 50,000 pounds of Washington at 15, cents. New- York conditions are reported by the Waterville Times of March 22, as follows: There appears tA be & very quiet condi tion in the bop market, made so from the fact that there are but few lots left unsold, and these cannot 'be bought at present prices, which range from 25c to 27c. The Hath- 1 .. 1 1.nn,. VAltB 1 .1 ..n.H.tw ...... 26c. " It ,1s yet too early to tell anything about the condition of the yards. If the weather continues open and grounds get dried off work will begin in the yards In about two weeks. ONLY 43 CARS OF ONIONS LEFT. Stork Is Keeping- Well and AU of It Will Bo Disposed Of. Forty-two cars of onions are left in Ore Eon, according to the reports submitted at yesterday's meeting of the Confederated Onion Growers Association. Shipments in the past week were seven cars. The market holds Bteady at unchanged price and is expected to continue so through out the season. It is found 4he onions are keeping exceedingly well, and even if ship ments should be slow, the growers will sus tain no loss. The San Francisco market has been weakened somewhat by the large ship Tnents made by Independent growers, but steady prices are being maintained in the fcound marketB. The remaining supply will be distributed 1n such a manner as not to overtax any of the consuming markets. GOOD DEMAND CLEANS IP EGG SUPPLY Street Prices Are Quoted tnchanged Cali fornia Butter Coming. Receipts of eggs were again large, but there was a good clean-up. The local de mand was active, but the built of the busi ness was for Northern shipment. Street prices quoted were 22 V4 and 23 cents. Poultry was In light supply and firm at unchanged prices. Oregon cheese is becoming very scarce. Eome Eastern cheese has been brought in to supply the deficiency, and Is being sold at the same price as Tillamook cheese. City creamery butter cleans up regularly and the market is quoted steady. Another shipment of California cheese is due tomor row. CARLOAD OF FLORIDA GRAPE FRCIT. Of tnexcelled Quality and Offered at ?6 Per Box. A car of fancy Florida grape fruit was put on sale yesterday at $6 per box. Cali fornia grape fruit is quoted at 3.25 (3.50. Four cars of bananas arrived In good con dition. Hot-house lettuce was a drug on the market and some of it sold as low as 50 cents a box. California asparagus was plen tiful and cheap, but did not clean up. Or dinary grass was offered at 5 To and fancy at 8 rg' 9c. Oregon asparagus was lower at 75 cents a dozen. Rhubarb, both Oregon and California, was offered at 6 vents a pound. . PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour. Feed, Etc WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. $1.02 H ft 1.03: club, 979Sc; red Russian. B6c; Val ley. $1. BARLEY Feed and brewing, 'f2727.50 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $5.75 jer barrel: straijrhts. $4.75'a f.50; export. $.1.90i4.;iO: Valley. $5.fto: graham. $5.50; whoie wheat, quarters. $5.70. CORN Whole, $34; cracked, $05 per ton. HAY Track prices; Timothy; Willam ette Valley. $20 21 per ton; Eastern Ore gon $23ui24; alfalfa, $17.5o I8.S0; grain hay, $17-pl. MILLFTUFFS Bran. $24925 per ton: mld elings. $33.50: shorts. $250 26; rolled barley, 3O.5O31.."0. OATS No. 1 white, $20 fi 30. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apples, 11.25 3 box; pears. $1,504(1.75 per box; Spanish Malaga, $5,50-37 per barrel; cranberries, $839 per barrel. POTATOES Carload buying prices; Ore gon 60&OOc per hundred; sweet potatoes, SilSHc per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 85cSl per doz. : asparagus, 5-& 0c: cabbage, 1 a 2c per pound; cauliflower, $1.756 2 per dozen; celery, $ I li 4-."0 per crate; cucumbers, $2.25 per dozen: egg-plant, 25 cents per pound: head lettuce. 5t'375e per. dozen: hothouse lettuce. r.Ocfo $1.25" box; garlic. 12Vc pound; horseradish. J 10c per pound; green onions. 35i40c per dozen: rhubarb, ftc per pound: spinach. $ 1 n' 1.25 per box: sprouts, ftc per pound: tomatoes. $2.50o5.50 per crate. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2.2532.75: lemons. $2-34; grapefruit, $3.256 per box; bananas, 55e per pound; tanger ines. $1.75 oer box. ONIONS Oregon. 11.5001.75 per hun dred. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $11.23 per sack: rutabagas, $1-51.25; carrots, S5c $1; beets. $11.25; parsnips, 75c$l. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER '.'Ity creamery. extras. 38e: fancy outside creamery. 3436c per lb.; store, 20c (Butter fat prices average lc per pound under regular butter prices.) EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch. 22 -ft 23c per dozen. CHEiSSE Full cream twins, 21c per pound: young Americas. 22 -fi 22 c PORK Fancy. 13 ti 13 c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 11 -&' 1-2 -4 c per pound. LAMBS Fancv, 15c per pound. POULTRY Hens. 20c; broilers, 2728c: ducks. 22H23c; geese. 27-2Sc; turkeys live. 22(2uc; dressed. -5-&29o; squabs. $3 par dozen. Hops, Wool, Hides). Ete. HOPS 1909 crop. 15 If 17c, according to quality; olds, nominal; 1910 contracts, 15 10c. irnm ....... tttea. in. nniinif Valley. 22(24c per pound MOHAIR Choice, 25c per pound. ........... ... tini.iv-, yv pni ywuuu. HIDES Dry hides. lGrfilTo per pound; dry salted hides, TgSc; salted caiiskin. 14a pound; green, la les9. Groceries, Dried Fruits. Ete. DRIED FRUIT Apples, 10c per pound; peaches, 7c; prunes, Italians. 435c; prunes, French, 45c; currants, 10c; apri cots. 12Via: dates. 76c per pound; figs, 109 half pounds. $3.25 per box; 50 six-ounce, $4.75 per box: 12 12-ounce. 75c per box. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, S2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, S2.95; 1-pound flats, $2.10 '4; Alaska plna, 1-pound tails, 90c; red. 1-pound tails, . $1.45; sockeyes, 1 pound tails. $2. COFFEE Mocha. 24 28c; Java, ordinary. 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; good. 1618j; ordinary. 12 163 per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 15c per pound; Brazil nuts, 12H15c; filberts, 15c; almonds, 36$17c; pecans. 1516c; cocoanuts, 90cr $1 per dozen. BEAN'S Small white, 5.60c; large white. 4c; Lima, tytc; pink, 5.20c; red Mexiaan, T-iie. SUGAR Dry granulated, fruit and berry, $8.25; beet. $6.05: extra C, $5.75; golden C. $5.05: yellow D. $5.55; cubes (barrels). $6.65; powdered. $6.50; Domino. $10. 40 10.90 per case. Terms on remittances, with in 15 days deduct - 'A e per pound. If later than IS days and within 30 days, deduct HO per pound. Maple sugar. ISrg'lSc per pound. SALT Granulated. $14.50 per ton; half ground. 100s, $10.50 per ton; 50s, $11 per ton. HONEY Choice, $3.2503.50 per case; strained. 7c per pound. Linseed OIL LINSEED OIL Pure raw in barrels, 90c; kettle boiled, in barrels, 92c; raw, in cases, 95c; kettle boiled, in cases, 97c Lots of 50 gallons, 1 cent less per gallon. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 26c per pound; stand ard. 23-Vic; choice. 22c; English. 2H422itc. HAMS 10 to 13 pounds. 20c: 14 to 16 pounds. 2c; 18 to 20 pounds, 20c; hams, skinned. 20yac; picnics, 14 c; cottage rolls, none; boiled hams. 272Sc. LARD Kettle rendered, 10s. 19c; stand ard pure, 10s. 18c; choice, 10s, 17c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each 60c; dried beef sets. 19c; dried beef outsides. 17c; dried beef insides, 21c; dried beef knuckles, 20c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs" feet $10; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe, $12; lunch 'tongues. $19.50; mess beef, ex tra, $14; mess pork. $30. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears dry salt, 17c; smoked, 18S4c; short clear back, heavy dry salted, Ifl-iic; smoked, 18c; Oregon exports, dry salted. 17 lie; smoked, 19c. Furs. FURS Prices paid for prime No. 1 skins: Mink. Northwest Canada and Alaska. $81$ 10: Colorado. Wyoming. Montana. Idaho and California. $5 7.00: British Columbia and Alaska Coast. $8a10; Oregon, Washington. Idaho and Montana. $7. Lvnx, Alaska and British Columbia, $35; Pacific Coast. $2a Raccoon, $1&1.50. Skunk. Canada, $2.50; Pacific Coast. $12. Wolf and coyote, Can ada. $5&6; Idaho. Montana. Wyoming. Ne vada. $1.50)3. . Beaver, Oregon, Washing ton. Canada. Alaska, $5.50 7: Idaho, Mon tana, $10: Utah. Wyoming, $6.5uir7; cubs, S-' y2.r0; Otter. Canada. Alaska. $12.5014; Oregon. Washington. Alaska. Canada Brit ish Columbia. $3&4.50; Pacific Coast. $1.75 till. 50. Gray fox. Pacific Coast, $l.SO2. Bear, black and brown. Alaska, Canada, $16 W20; cubs. $123'15: Pacini; Coast. $1015; cubs. S5ft:7; grizzly, perfect, $25(3)35. Bad ger, $2. Muskrat. Canada, Alaska, 80c; Pa cific Coast. 30 3' 60c. Fisher. British Colum bia, Alaska, $15' 20: Pacific Coast. $915. Wolverine, $6Sj 8. Silver fox. $300 j50i. Cross fox. $1015. Sea otter. $200e450. Blue fox. $810. White fox. $1220. Swift fox. 40c Ermine, BOc. Mountain lion. Sale 10. Ringtail cat, 2575c Civet cat. 10QI Sue. House cat. 5 a 25c. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearlnprs. Balances. Portland $1,116,252 $ 8H.S.-.5 Seattle 2,077.4 13 267.860 Tacoma 07O,l74 r.:i.507 Spokane O3O.810 83.315 Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for the past week and corresponding week in former years were : . Portland. ' Seattle, Tacoma. lniO $8,330,840 $12.2-10.522 $5,190,094 1!0: 6,611.522 9.2.SU.4S4 5.063.1I3 !! 5.417.0r,i 0.563.T2H S 758.724 1"7 6.25.1.8811 8,3!2.S2 4.5:i.!l40 10 3.8.-2.S01 8.108.094 3,700.083 I !."" 3.3MO.O::- 4.185,734 2.7S4.5M3 1904 2.748.52!) 3.051.10S 1.865, 1 25 1903 3.984,010 3.134. 9H6 1.839.868 1002 3. 141. 938 2.978.694 . 1,082.822 10O1 2.057,198 2.2S7.664 973,158 RESERVES CUT DOWN BANK STATEMENT SHOWS EX TENSIVE CHANGES. Due to the Xew York City Bond Sale. Loans Now Equal the Deposits. NEW YORK, March 26. The Financier will say: Dut probably to the $50,000,000 city bond eale as much as anything elae, the statement of actual conditions, as shown by the clearing house banks, was in direct contrast with the exhibit of the previous week. Loans rose $27,401,60. deposits made a cor responding gain of $20,720,900, while the net gain In caeh was $3.2.S6.3w. The increased deposits necessitated a heavier c?.sh reserve, and thl accounts for the falling off In- the excess reserve of $4,143,925, making the net surplus at the end of the week ab-jve -the 25 per cent legal minimum. $10,805,725. The statement of averages did not reflect the operations of the current week and the surplus reserve, figured on the basis of aver sge operations, was $14,242,700. The loans of the banks are now practically as large as the deposit item. The statement of averages of the Clearing-House banks for the week shows that the banks hold $14,242,700 more than the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This is an increase of $4,793,275 in the proportionate cash reserve as compared with last week. The statement follows: Increase. Loans $1,241,813,300 $1,804,200 Deposits 1.243. 087,200 2,074.500 Circulation 48.299.SOO 87O.10O Legal tenders 64.336,500 923,600 Specie 200.678,000 4.3SS.300 Reserve 325.01 4. 500 5,311,900 Reserve required . . 310,771. 80O 618.025 Surplus 14. 242. 7O0 4.7113,273 Ex-U. S. deposits.. 14.637.950 4.75.1.425 The percentage of actual reserve of the Clearlng-House banks today was 25.88. The statement of banks and trust compa nies of Greater New York not reporting to the Clearing-House shows: Increase. Loans $1,166,692,300 $7.:'.i7. OO Specie 124.745.900 2.109,900 Legal tenders ...... 2P.0G5.7C0 , 69.90O Total deposits 1,231,156.900 1,414,900 Decrease. " Wool at ft. Louis. ST. LOUIS. March 26. Wool Dull. Ter ritory and Western mediums. 2320c; fine mediums, 18 & 22c; tine, 11 y 16c NEW CROP IS LOWEH Wheat Selling Based on Favor able Weather Reports. WEAK CLOSING AT CHICAGO Rain In Illinois and Kansas Chiefly Responsible for the Slump. Corn Is Higher and Oats Steady. CHICAGO. March 23. Prices In wheat were inclined to Rag. More favorable weather conditions for the new crop, as Indicated from private and official sources, formed the basjs of the selling pressure, which cen tered on the September delivery. Too mar ket opened weak, with prices -?i Vic to lo below the close on Thursday, the slump be ing due mainly to reports of rain in Illi nois and Kansas. Fresh (reports of damage by drouth tended to restrain sellers. Sep tember ranged between $1.05 and $l.Q6Vs. July sold between $1.07 and $1.08' and May between $1.13 and $1.14. The market closed at almost the bottom, with Septem ber at $1.05i& 1.05i. Final figures on July were $1.0"ni and on May $1.13. Corn displayed weakness at the start, but soon became strong, owing to brisk demand by a leading elevator interest. On the rally, prices advanced nearly lc Cash corn was up Hlc, owing to a fair demand and only moderate offerings. No. 3 yellow sold at 6(&60c The futures market lost some of Its strength In the final hour, and at ths close prices were unchanged to Vc higher compared with Thursday's close. May at 63 cents. Oats were governed principally by corn, but the market showed relatively more weakness. The market closed steady, un charged to lower, with final quotations on May at 44c. Provisions closed 2 tic lower to 17 e higher, with May pork at $26.45; lard, J14.10 and ribs $13.95. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. $1.1 3 M 1.0 S -i. 1.06 Vi High. $1.14 1.08H 1.06 x CORN. .63 14 -6 Vi OATS. Low. $1.13 Vi 1.07 1.05?, Close. $1.13 1.07-4 1.05 May. July. Sept. Mav. July. Sept. .61 .S4V .65 Vs .63 ,64H .65 Vi . 4 u Mav. July. Sept. May. July. Sept. Ma v . July. Sept. .43 .4? .33 .44 1.4 .42 V. .40 .43 .41 "ii .44 .42 .39i 26.45 25.92 25.45 MESS PORK. 26.47 Vi 25.90 25.55 ' 26.50 S.9.r 26.45 25.S5 25.45 25.57 LARD. H.1S 13.95 13.85 14. 15 13. SO 13. So 14.10 13.87 Vi 13.75 14.10 13.S7V4 13.95 SHORT RIBS. May. . 13.9-J.i 14.00 13.9214 13.95 July 13.52V-I 13.5714 13.50 13.55 &ept 13. 4U 13.421-i 13.3. "4 13.40 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Winter patents, $5.30 5.60; straights, $4.30 ft 5.30 : Spring straights, $4. 75 (a 4.05 ; bakers, f 3.20&5.3O. Rye No. 2, 7Vii&S0c. Barley Feed or mixing, 53c; fair to choice malting. 96Sc. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $2.20; No. 1 Northwestern. $2.30. Timothy seed $4.00. Clover $13. Pork Mess, per barrel, $26.50 g 26.75. Lard Per 100 pounds. $14.35. Short ribs Sides (loose), $13.50 ig 13.95. Sides Short, clear (boxed, $14.2514.50. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour trera equal to 243,000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by Bradstreet's. were equal to 1.639,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 9K9.000 bushels, compared with 942,000 bush els the corresponding dav'a vear ago. Esti mated receipts for Monday: Wheat. 46 cars: corn, 314 cars; oats, 213 cars; hogs, 24 000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 65.100 0.700 Wheat, bushels 97,400 33 200 Corn, lushels 349.600 SS2.500 Oats, bushels 363. Kou 391,100 Rye. bushels 3.000 3 900 Barley, bushels 2S1.O00 65,700 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. March 20. Flour Quiet and steady. Spring patents $5.50ifJ5.80; Winter straights. $5.30 5.40: Winter patents, $5.506; Spring clears. 4.50fi'4.75: Winter extras. No. 1. $4.00 iii 4.90 ; Winter extras. o'"b '' 4-30tS4 45; Kansas straights. $5 Wheat Spot quiet. No. 2 red, $1.25 nom inal elevator; No. 1 Northern. 1.26Vi Wheat was easier under liquidation on pre dictions of rain in the Southwest and under general selling by commission-houses, al though the trading was quiet and of a holiday character. Prices at the close were ViWTiC net lower. May closed, $ I 22 -July. J1.16V4 il.l7. closed $1.1 6 -ft ; Septem ber. $1.131.13; closed. $1.13 . Re ceipts. 103,200 bushels; shipments, 8100 bushels. Hops Dull. State common to choice 190!) 27 S 31c; 19U8, nominal; Pacific Coast, 1909 IH 23c- uum'jai. Hides Firm. Central America. 22iA.- Bogota. 22 Vic. Petroleum Steady. Refined New York: barrels. $7.90; do In bulk, $4.40: Philadelphia in barrels. $7.90; do in bulk, $4 40 Sugar Holiday. Grain at. San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. Wheat steady: barley weak. Spot quotations -Wheat Shipping, $1.80 1 .80 Vi. ,,-TAeX 7.Feeci- l-35'3,l-37Vi; brewing, $1.37 V4& 1.40. ' Oats Red. $1.4391.63; white. $1.60K 1.671.4; black, nominal. ff Call board sales Wheat, no trading- bar ley. May, $1.32; June. 1.20V; ; July, i o 1.22V4: December. $1.204(61.22. Corn, large yellow, $1.70 1.75. 6 " Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. March 26. Wkui xi $1.14; July. $1.14 H. Cash, No. 1 hard. $1.16 (J1.164; No. 1 Northern. $1.1514 1.16 u Nc 2. $1.13 U 1.14 14; N-o. 3. $1.08 Vi& 1.1-JM. Corn No. 3. yellow, 56-54 D9Vic Oats No. 3, white. 41 42 c. Rye No. 2, 69 ffl74-v,c. Grain Markets of the Northwest. TACOMA. Wash.. March 26. Wheat Bluestem, $1.03 Q 1.06 ; club, 905c; red Russian, 93c, SEATTLE. Wash., March 26. Milling quotations Bluestem. $1.06; club. 9c; fife, H9c; red Russian. 97c. Export wheat Bluesteip, $1.03; club. 96c; fife, 96c; red Russian. 94c. Yesterday's car receipts - Wheat, 12 cars; oats. 2 cars: bartey, 6 cars. LIVESTOCK TRADE QUIET AS USUAL, OX SATURADY, BUSI NESS IS SMAL.L. Only Sale Reported Is a Load of Hogs at $11.15 Other Lines Are Steady. As is customary on Saturday, trading at the stockyards came to a close at noon. The only receipts were a car of hoes, and as the arrivals of the preceding day had been cleared up. these hogs comprised the only sale. There were 97 head in the car and they averaged about 20o pounds. They ui uugui mi.'u. wHirn ior several aays has been the top price paid for hogs In this market. The car was shinned In hv Hnnrv Larkin. of G-enesee. Idaho. Although it was not possible to test the market on cattle or sheep, the sentiment among traders was that both lines were steady to firm. The Eastern market for hogs was firm and for cattle and sheep steady. Prices quoted on the various classes of stock at the yards yesterday were as fol lows: CATTLE Best steers, $0.25 tg 6.75: fair to good steers, $5.50?i 6: strictly good cows, $5.25fg 5.75 : fair to good cows, $4.75-35; light calves, $6(fi;7: heavy calves. S4(ix5: bulls. $3. 60 'a . 25; stags. $4f?:.'V SHEEP Best wsUifcta, $7 & 7.50; fait to good wethers, $5.509 6.50; good lambs. $8 HOGS Top, $11.25: fair to good, $1011. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO. March 26. Cattle Receipts es timated at 300; market steady. Beeves. $5.75 618.70; Texas steers. $5.10-5-8.50; Western steers. $5(37; stackers and feeders, $3.8" 6.80; cows and toelfers. $2.904f7.25; calves. $8.2359.76. Hogs Receipts estimated at 5000; market strong. 5c higher. I-Jght, $10.554310.90; mixed. $10.S.-Vfrll; heavy $lO.70Ml.O5; rough. $10.70 f?10.80; good to choice heavy. $10.80-ff 1 1.05; pig--". $9.80!3'10.75; bulk of sales, $10.S5 10.95. Sheep "Receipts estimated at 1500; market steady. Native, $5.60-89.10: Western. $5.80 9.15: yearlings. $SS9.5(); lambs, native, $8.75 10.50; Western, $7.5010.60. - KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 26. Cattle Receipts 2O0; market steady. Native steers. $6.408.50; cows and heifers. $3. 50(3-7.25 : stockers and feeders, $4.506.35: bulls. $4.25 HO: calves. $4.5!7: Western steers, $68.25: "Western cows. $446.50. Hogs Receipts 2(X0: market 5c higher. Bulk of sales, $10,50310.85: heavv. tUi.Soti) 10.90; packers and butchers, $10.70-iiil0.6S; liEht. $10.4O(910.65: pigs. $9.75(310. Sheep Receipts 2000; market steady. Mut tons. $7.25-3-8.60; lambs, $9-310.25: fed Western wethers and yearlings. $7.75-9.60; fed West ern ewes, -M.a:Dr4j.i.D. OMAHA. Mar-h 26. Cattle Receipts 100; market uncharged. Hoes Recelntn 4600? msrWet tparli- TT-amw $10.8.10.86; mixed. $10.50510.65; light. $10.50 Si IO.70; pigs. $9-310; bulk of sales. $10.60 10.65. Sheep Receipts 1O0: market steady. Year lings, a.oo-.o; wethers. T.6o(&a.65; ewes. $7.50tg8.00; lambs. $9.50g 10.5O. BUTTER PRICES HELD SEATTLE WAITING FOR CHANGE AT PORTLAND . rive Cars of Tomatoes Are Due In Sound Market This "Week. SEATTLE. Wash., March 26. (Special.) Rearular shipments of California strawberries will commence Wednesday. Dealers state that there Is a brisk inquiry for berries. The White Salmon fruitgrowers advise dealers here that the crop will not be as large as last year. ' The supply of tomatoes next week prom ises to be very heavy. No less than five cars are due to arrive. ' Notwithstanding the impression held in some quarters that butter prices would be reduced today, no changes are announced and none are contemplated for Monday. Stocks were fairly well cleared up In all de partments of the dairy produce market. There is a sentiment In some directions that the egg market has now reached the bottom and that the next change w-ill be an advance. This sentiment has made some shippers Indifferent about forwarding sup plies. The grain trade- was steady. Some buying is under way for export, but the demand is not sufficiently strong to lift values. Con siderable flour has 'been sold in San Fran cisco during the last few days and the efforts of Puget Sound millers to dump stocks in the South are said to be re sponsible for the 20-cent cut In San Fran cisco this week. Oats were a little stronger toda-y, none being sold below $29. Hay is weaker. Large quantities of Puget Sound are offered at low prices. QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. The follow ing were the quotations in the produce mar kets today:. Millstufts Bran. $26 27.60; middlings. $32-35. Vegetables Cucumbers. $ 1 . 25(Q1 . 75 ; garlic, 3fi5c; green peas. 49-6e; string beans, 35c; asparagus, 3V4&4c. ' Butter Fancy creamery, 26c; creamery seconds, 25Vic; fancy dairy. 25c. . Eggs Store. 2014c: fancy, 21c. Cheese New, 13ralttc; Young Americas. 18&18V4C. Hay Wheat, $141; wheat and oats $1$ (pi 7; alfalfa, $812; stock, $Bi!jU; straw, per bale. &U-975C. Hops 1718o per pound. Wool Spring; Humboldt and Mendoceno, 13015c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 8& 10c. Fruits Apples, choice. 75c$l; common. 6065c; bananas, 75C&1S3; limes, $5.50H6; lemons, choice, $2(g2.50; common, $1.25 1.75; oranges, navels, $1.252.50; pineapples $2 2.60. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 80c $1; Early Hoce, -$lcg:i.lO: Salinas Burbanas. $l.2551.60; sweets. $22.40. Poultry Roosters, old, $55-&0; young, $8 010 broilers, small. $34; large, $4r&4.50; fryers, $7318: hens. $8 10; ducks, old, $6 rj 7; young, $Sf(10. Receipts Flour, 8005 quarter socks; wheat, 485 centals; barley, 6480 centals; oats, 350 centals; beans. 240 sacks; corn, 125 cen tals; potatoes, 59rtO sacks; bran, 35 sacks; middlings, 60 sacks; hay, 220 tons; wool 62 bales; hides, 1350. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. March 2-0. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin $S5.1. 210,869 Silver dollars 489.793.0OO Silver dollars of 1890 3, 800.000 Silver certificates outstanding... 489,793 000 General fund Standard silver dollars In gen- ' eral fund 2 002 56 Current liabilities 09.4861902 Working balance in Treasury of- . "ces 25.207,988 In banks to credit or Treasurer of the United states 35.275.72S Subsidiary sliver coin 2l'339 147 Minor coin l.'o69.':'..'S8 Total balance in general fund... 84,543,211 Money Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. March 26. Prime mercan tile paper, 4& per cent. Sterling ex change, nominal, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8375 (ft 4.8390 for 60-day bills, and at $4.8705 for demand. Commercial bills, $4.83 4.83 . Money on call, nominal. No loans. Time loans, nominal; 60 days, 31!? 4 per cent; 90 days, 4 per cent; six months, 4 4!4 per cent. LONDON. March 26. Bar silver, steady at 24V4d per ounce. Bullion amounting to 5000 was taken into the Bank of England today and 250, 000 withdrawn for India. India has purchased 100,000 South Afri can gold, due hee on April 9. SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. Sterling on London 00 days. $4.84 Vi; sterling on Lon don, sight. $4.874. Silver bars. 52 -He. Mexican dollars, 45c. Drafts, sight, 3 per cent; do telegraph, 0 per cent. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, March 26. Butter. steady. Creameries. 2632c; dairies, 226 27c. Eggs, steady. Receipts, 20,462 cases: at mark, cases included, 17V4M9c; firsts, 20c; prime firsts, 21c. Cheese, Bteady. Daisies, 15iri4c; Twins, 1515V4c; Young Americas, 15 15 Vc; Long Horns, 1016!4c. NEW YORK, March 26. Butter, steady. Creamery, thirds to firsts. 266.320. Cheese, firm,- unchanged. ... Eggs, steady. Western firsts, regular packed, 21 24c Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. March 26. Evaporated ap ples steady. Spot fancy, 10c; choice, 83 SV-c; prime, 6 34 7 Vie; common to fair, aeovic Prunes steady. California, up to 30-40S, 2T4-6V4c; Oregons. 0(S9c. Apricots Inactive. Choice. 10i (STllc; ex tra choice. 11 Vi g 12c; fancy 12S 13c. Peaches steady. Choice 6 V4 6 c ; extra, choice, 6?i7Vic; fancy, 7 Vi 7 9. Raisins unsettled. Loose muscatels. St oKc; choice to fancy seeded. 5tjtGc; seedless, 3 Vi & 4 "jr o ; London layers, $1.15 1.23. Albany Inaugurates Market Day. ALBAN lr Or., March 26. (Special.) With bands playim? and various oth er attractions on the street, Albany celebrated Its first "Market Day" to day. The Elks' Band, of Albany, and a German band of Portland, played on the streets while big; crowds in spected bargains In all the Albany stores. John C. Burkhart, who is con ducting experiments In aviation in Goltra Park at this city, had his bi plane airship on exhibition. It Is the purpose of the Albany Merchants' Association to observe a market day once every month. 30-CENTRATE MADE 0. R. & N. Reduces Portland-to-Astoria Grain Tariff. CUT IS MORE THAN HALF Decision of Interstate Commerce Commission Causes Action Re duction From Otlicr Points Within State to Follow. Freight rates between Portland and Astoria on grain, flour and all mill stuffs will ba reduced from the present rate of $2 a ton to 90 cents a ton, beginning Monday, March 28, on all O. It. & N. boats. Wilber E. Coman. general' freight agent of the O.- R. & N., made the announcement of the reduction yesterday, and explained that it was the outgrowth of a decision of the In terstate Commerce Commission, which gave Astoria rates from all points In Washington and Idaho on the class of freight mentioned of only 90 cents additional to the Portland rates. In place of making the rate apply only to shipments from Washington and Idaho to Astoria, the O. K. & N. has decided to let Portland and all other points In Oregon, over which the Interstate Commerce Commission has no power regarding rates to As toria, profit also by a similar re duction. It Is believed that not only the dealers and consumers In Astoria will welcome this news, out that It will be of even more Interest to dealers In Portland and points In the Willamette Valley, 'if the ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission should be tak en literally, and no other reductions were made, Oregon could riot com pete with places outside of the state In shipping to Its principal seaport towji. ATIjAS LOSES IIEIt PROPELLER Tank Line Steamship Is Picjied Up by Steamer Asuncion. Wireless advices received by the Merchants' Exchange yesterday an nounced the loss of the propeller from the oil tank steamship Atlas, Captain Badger, en route to Portland from San J'ranclsco with fuel oil. La ter reports were that the Atlas had been picked up by th steamship Asuncion and was being towed to Astoria, The Atlas sailed from Astoria at noon Thursday. The Asuncion fol lowed a few hours later. The posi tion of the vessel was not given in the dispatch, but it must nave been a sflort distance south of Cape Blanco. The Asuncion and her tow probably will reach the mouth of the river to morrow morning. Both the Atlas and Asuncion are owned and operated by the Standard Oil Company. The Asuncion, Captain Bridgett .has been operating between Portland and San Francisco regularly, but the Atlas has not been here since last August. For eight months she was engaged in carrying oil to Puget Sound. BERLIN' LOADING FOR ALASKA Salmon Packer Taking Cannery Stores for Bristol Bay. For the purpose of loading cannery supplies for Bristol Bay, Alaska, the old ship Berlin arrived up yesterday in tow of the Ocklahama. She went to the bunkers to receive coal and tomorrow -will shift to the Alaska dock to take on STEAMER INTELLIGENCE. Due to ArrlTe. Ktrac From. Date. Geo. w. Elder. -Ban Pedro.. .Mar 27 Ramona Cons Bay.... Mar. 27 Sue H. Elmore. TIllRmooK... Mar. 27 Golden Gate. Tillamook. . . .Mar. 27 Kansas City. .. San Francisco Mar. 24 Alliance. ...... Coos Hay.... Mar. 30 Pose City. ... ..Ban Franclscc Apr. 1 Roanoke. ... ...San Pedro.. Apr. 3 Falcon San Francisco Apr. 3 Santa Clara.... 8sn Francisco Apr. 6 Sella ... Honrkonc. .. . Apr. 15 Henrlk Ibsen. .Honckonff. .. .June 1 Hercules llongkona. ...June 4 Scheduled to Depart. Name. For Date. Geo. W. lSider. ,l?s.n Pedro. .. Mar. 2!) Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook... Mar. 2 Golden Gate... Tillamook. ...Mar. 20 Ramona. ..... .Coos Bay.... Mar. 30 Kansss City. .. San Frsnclsco Apr. 2 Alliance. ... ...Coos Hay. .... Apr. 2 Falcon. ....... San Pedro... Apr. 5 Roanoke. ..... .Pp.n Francisco Apr. fi Santa Clara. . .San Francisco Apr. 9 Rose City. ... ..San Francisco Apr. ft Bella Hongkong.... Apr. 22 Hsnrlk Ibsen. . Monsrlronrr. .June 12 Hercules Hongkong . . . . June 15 Entered Saturday. Rainier, Am- steamship (L,lnd auist). with general cargo, from San Francisco, Grays Harbor. Am. steamship (An Union), with general cargo, from San Francisco. Cleared Saturday. Noma City. Am. steamship (Han son), with 850.00O feet of lumber, for rSan Pedro. Grays Harbor. Am. steamship (An finsen), with ballast, for Aberdeen. provisions. The Berlin has been In- Win ter quarters at -Goble for several months. The Berlin is one of the old-time American clipper ships. She was built at Phippsberg, Me., in 1SS2. For many years past she has been engaged In the salmon business between Astoria and Bristol Bay. The Berlin -will leave for the North early in April. Xew Steamer on "Alaska- Route. SEATTLE. Wash., "March 26. The Alas ka Steamship Company has chartered from the Charles Nelson Steamship Com pany, of San Francisco, the steamship Riverside, which will be placed at once on the Alaska, run. The steamer Humboldt, which sailed for Skagway today, carried 265 passengers. Travel to Alaska is heavier than In any Sprln since the Klondike mining excite ment. Marine Xotes. The harbor patrol boat Blidor has been hauled out at Supple s yard for cleaning and painting. The steamship Sue .H. Elmore arrived up yesterday noon with general cargo from San 'Franeifico. She will 6ail Tues day evening. With 85 passengers and a full cargo of freight the steamship Santa Clara. Cap tain Noren. sailed yesterday for Eureka and San Francisco. The steamship Golden Gate arrived up at 11 o'clock yeeterday morning with cheese and general cargo from Tllla- Combines the inherent stability of the mineral aggregate with the cementing qualities of the bituminous cement, and produces a smooth, dustless, waterproof pavement, makng ideal streets that beautify the city and enhance the value of property. BITULITHIC has more intrinsic value than any other hard-surface pavement. AMERICAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY SAMUEL CONN ELL, Preaident G. L. MacGIBBON, Cashier CAPITAL, $150,000 Does a general banking business. Opens checking acoounts without limitation as to amount. Pays Interest on time and savings deposits. CORXEB SIXTH AND OAK. PRIVATE WIRES WALLS & LEWIS CO. This well-known and reputable firm of Stock and Grain Brokers will open their PORTI.AND BRANCH Suite 228-230, Chamber of Commerce Monday, IVIarfcH 28 Investors and visitors welcome. ' "om ?fic5 3MontS,,me,-:y San Francisco. Branches Salt X-ake, Oakland. Bakersfield, I resno. Long Beach, San Diego. Seattle Vancouver. Phones: Marshall 1490: A 3541 inook. She sailed for the South again last night. Carrying passengers and freight for Coos Bay ports the steamship Alliance sailed at 8 o'clock last evening from the Couch street dock. The steam schooner Grays Harbor ar rived up yesterday morning with gen eral cargo from San Francisco. She is discharging at the Couch street dock. The Portland & Asiatic liner Rygja Is due at Honolulu from Otaru. Japan. The B.gja Is headed for Portland. The liner Selja Is six days behind the Rygja. Arrivals and Departures. rOETLAXD. March 26. Arrived Steam schooner Bowdoin. from San Francisco; steam schooner Grays Harbor, from San Francisco: ship Berlin, from Goble: steam ship Golden Gate, from Tillamook: steam ship Sue H. Elmore, from Tillamook. Sailed Steamship Santa Clara, for Eureka and San Francisco: steamship Alliance, for t'oos Bay; steamship Golden Gute, for Tilla mook. Astoria. Or.. March 26. Condition at the mouth of the river at 5 f. M., smooth; wind southeast 10 miles; weather cloudy. Arrived and left up at midnight Steam ers Elmore and Golden Gate, from Tilla mook; arrived at 2 A. Al bark Haydn Brown, from PUBet Sound; arrived down and sailed at 7 A. M., steamer J. B. stetson, for San Francisco. Sailed at 10:lr A. M. .Rose City, for San Francisco. Arrived down at 10 and sailed at 11:30 A. M. Steamer Kosecrans. for Monterey. Sailed at 10 A. M. Schooner Forester, for Alaska. Arrived at 8 and left up Steamer Despatch, from mi rmiiusro. San Francisco. March 26. Sailed at 12 noon Steamer Kansas City, for Portland; sailed at 1 H. M., steamer Roanoke, for San Pedro. Steamer Atlas with propeller cone is being: towed to Astoria by steamer Asun cion. New Tork. March 26. Arrived I.a Sa voie. from Havre; Hamburg-, from Naples. Sailed Oceanic, for Southampton; Cedric, for Liverpool; Koenis Albert, for Naples. Honskons, March 20. Arrived previously Antilochus, from Tacoma. via Yokohama. for Liverpool: Asia, from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Yokohama. River Plata, March 26. Arrived previous ly Beaver, from New York for Portland. Or. Hull, March 26. Sailed Bruna, for Van couver. Glasgow, March 26. Sailed for Seattle. -Waitemata, Havre. March 20. Sailed La Lorraine, for New York. San Francisco. March 28 Arrived Steamer Kann Smith, from Coos Boy; steam er Colonel E. L. Drake, from Seattle; steam er Daisy Freeman, from Grays Harbor. Sailed Steamer Kansas City, for Portland; steamer Governor, for Seattle. Seattle. March 26. Arrived Steamer lii lonian. from Tacoma: steamer Jefferson, from Skagway. Sailed Steamer Missourian. for Tacoma; steamer Humboldt, for bkag- way. Tide's at Afttoria Sunday. HlRh. Low. l:Hfl A. M 2 fcetiR:24 A. M 1.1 foot 2:17 P. M....7.5 feetK:25 P. M....2.0 feet MARIOM'S $105 IS GOME Sequel to Debauch Is Charge Against Chauffeur and Girl. Larry Talbot, a chauffeur, and May Brown, whose parents reside on the Kast Side, were bound over to await the action of the grand jury by Judge Bennett yies terday morning, the charge against them being that they robbed Tom Mariom. for merly an elevator boy at the Portland Hotel, of approximately $105. At the hearing It developed that Ma riom, with about J130 In his pockets, made the rounds of the saloons a few ,days ago, finally meeting Talbot, whom ' he had known for several years, in a lunch room. The two of them went in Talbot's automobile to a cheap hotel. In a room of which they met May Brown. Mariom admitted that he was very' drunk at the time, and has but a hazy remembrance of the affair. He slept In tne room that night, waking up the next morning to find that most of his money was gone. He thereupon swore out a com plaint against Talbot and May Brown. Constable Lou Wagner testified that the girl later admitted to him that she had taken $75 of the money, but was sorry she had done it. This was denied by the girl. The two were held to the grand Jury but were released on $750 bonds each. BAN DIVIDES COMMUNITY Pastor's Edict on Kuchre Proves Boomerang to Xew Vorker. NEWBURQ, N. T.. March 25. The po sition taken by the Rev. Frank P. Stod dard, In requesting Miss Katherine M. Seeger, the County Judge's sister, to refrain from singing in the Mouten Memorial Baptist Church choir, because she insists that she has the right to hold euchre parties, at which prizes are awarded, has virtually divided the citi zens of the city into two camps. It was stated that the minister him self participated in a peanut hunt at the church, at which prizes were given. He found the least number of peanuts and was awarded the booby prize, a doll. The pastor says he cannot remember the occurrence, but Miss Seeger says she also was a participant. She de- PORTLAND, (OREGON, COVnxi'Ol'S QUOTATIONS Clares the minister seemed to enjoy the sport as well as any one. Mr. Stoddard says Miss Seeger san in the choir Ty special request. This she admits. She says she was asked to sing the solo parts, and it was while she was on a visit to his house to loam the topic of his sermon, in order that she might select an appropriate hymn, that the discussion over the card games was begun. A local evening paper charges that one of the cornerstones of the church has long been a constant visitor at a bucket shop, and that he is one of the minister s supporters in the euchre epi sode. It asks the question. "Which is worse, to play an innocent game of euchre or playing the stock market with a view of gaining wealth?" LIGHT SHED ON SCANDAL Inquiry Into Conditions on Seoul Ship Kuleiu Kxplained. WASHINGTON. March 26. When more than 13 per cent of the crew of a warship is ordered before summary courts within a month, and when petty officers with fine service records who have served a dozen years go over the side and voluntarily surrender them selves as deserters to the commanders of the other ships. It is about time for the Navy Department to take notice of the conditions on that ship. That is the explanation given today at the Navy Department for the despatch of Admiral Dillingham to Hampton Roads to make a personal investiga tion of the situation on board the scout cruiser Salem. His report is expected In the course of a day or two. 2 50 Beers May Kill Italian. BEAVER FALLS. Pa., March 25 When the bock beer signs made their appearance here, Joseph Bova. an Italian lish dealer, made a wager that he could drink 250 glasses of the beer in three days. He won the wager but Is now In the hospital In a critical condition. He is dying of heart failure. Water Main Drowns Grocer. CINCINNATI, March 24 Michael Reuss, a grocer, was drowned and thous ands of dollars' worth of damage caused by the bursting of a 20-inch water main early today. FREE FREE AND OVER $3700 IN OTHER PRIZES. READ PAGE 2, SECTION 1, THIS PAPER. PACTS ABOUT CALIFORNIA OIL Greatest oil fields In the world. Pav ing dividends today of a million dol lars per month. Dividends paid to date nearly fifty million dollars. Will pay dividends of a billion dollars. Offers greatest investment opportunities of this generation. The California Oil Bulletin Issued semi-monthly, tells all the fact about this great industry and gives all the news of all the oil fields of the state. It will he sent to you regularly as issued absolutey free upon request. Address THK O. S. JOHNSON CO., 942 Phelan nid-ar., San Kranr-iHco, Cnl. FIRE INSURANCE GOOD AGENCY OPENING A leadlnsr American Fire In mi ranee Company desires to establish agencies in places where not now represented. Address P. O. Box 2694. San Krancisco. Give full name, town and references. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. COOS BAY LINE Th eteamer RAMONA leaves Portland every Wednesday, g p. M.. from Alnswortb flock, for Nrtli Bend. Mambffeld and Cooa Bay points. Freight received until 6 P. M. on day oC -sailing. Passenger fare, firat cla?s, 10; second-class, $7, Including berth and meats. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Waehingion jUf ""X. cyr Alas a or Ui dock. Phone M. r