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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL, 2. 1016. 15 BOTH SIDES AGREE Interstate Potato Dispute Adjusted. Is OREGON RULES AMENDED California Shippers and Growers "Will Give Closer Attention to Eradicating Tests Views of P. E. Piatt. The dispute or misunderstanding between California and Oregon potato men. -which threatened to Interfere with the trade In this article between the two states during: the coming season, has been adjusted to the satisfaction of all concerned. P. E. Piatt, of Stockton. Cal.. one of the tE men In the California potato trade, who baa ' been in Oregon for several days in connection with tha matter has finished h'.s labors here and wrill leave tonight for Seattle on a somewhat similar mission. Mr. Piatt, who represents the combined potato growers, and also the associated shippers of California, said yesterday of the results Of his visit to Oregon. "The potato prowers and shippers of Califo.-nia were disturbed by what they considered the drastic rules of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture, and were afraid it would be impossible to place their pota toes here. I was commissioned to come to Oregon and arrange matters if possible. I first visited Governor Withycombe at Salem and had a cordial reception, and then had two sessions with Chairman Parks and the State Board of Horticulture. "They were afraid the tuber moth -would te introduced into Oregon through the chlpments from California, but I explained to tbem that we are trying now to eliminate the pest and are having much success. We are giving special attention to seed and are using new land, discarding the old fields. In this way we are raising the standard of our product. Furthermore, while we ship 300 cars of potatoes into Oregon, they come only during the months of May, June and July, before the Oregon crop is ready and all go into consumption, more being used for seed. "The concessions granted us by the Board of Horticulture, particularly the permission to have shipments billed to Southern Ore won points inspected there and not at Port land, we consider as reasonable. We will also see that all shipments in the future fire thoroughly inspected before they leave California, and I am confident there will be no further trouble. "As for the report that California potato men threatened to retaliate against Oregon. I c-in only say that so far as I know, no one in California has ever intimated or spoken of a quarantine against Oregon po tatoes. The matter was never considered in any of our meetings." MUFFING SITUATION DOESN'T IMPROVE Wheat Market Likely to Continue Quiet for Home Time. The wheat market is very quiet, and from all indications will continue so for some time to come. There Is only a limited de mand, and, while the prices offered are better than a week ago, there are prac tically no sellers at the advance. At the Exchange yesterday spot bids ware the amo as on Friday, but offers for May wheat were raised a cent. Flour could be sold abroad at the pres ent time if there were any means of ship ping it. Nearly all the space on the trans Pacific steamers is taken up with muni tions, and this condition Is likely to laHt as long as the war docs. Space on the Atlantic steamers is also scarce and freight rates from New York across are higher. This and the railroad congestion shuts Facile Coast millers out of the European trade. It is doubted whether the transportation situation will bo any easier after the canal is opened. Commenting on Atlantic freight prospects, the London correspondent of the North western Miller writes: "A number of vessels have been released from government service and will be avail able for chartering on the , open market, but government brokers are said to have secured a large number of ships at reduced rates, because shipowners were willing to accept the lower, freight when they knew their ships would not be requisitioned by the government. "It Is aesumed that these ships are to bring to this country vheat for the re serve which the government is said to be building up. It is understood that the government has promised the trade that, unless exceptional circumstances require It, this wheat in reserve will not be sold dur ing the first half of this year. ' "The government policy, 'however, has resulted in raising ocean freights, and the grain trade has had difficulty In securing tonnage even at the high rate. On the other hand, a prominent member of the Glasgow Shipowners' Association, having in vestigated, by invitation, the government plan for working requisitioned tonnage, re ported that it is very comprehensive and thorough, very simple and as near perfect as it can be made, and that much mis understanding and needless criticism would be avoided if the trade kuew the position of affairs." Terminal receipts, In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir OfltK. wv Portland. Saturday 31 it g year ago. ;' i i 3 10 '. IS 02 7 US 1-ta 2 5 in 4 Total this week. . Year ago Season to Jate. . H.-.00 144 ir.ll 8St 2071 year ago Tacoma, Friday. Year ago Season to date. . Year ago Seattle. Friday.. Year ago Season to date. . Year ago ..15303 1S55 1740 1849 1774 10 1 1 11 200 insii 573 2701 8 22 2 13 K4( 3t;::a 1070 2025 6373 S551 407 ... 327 ... 4 4 ( 13 11 7124 1101 1824 201 1013 1003 EGG MARKET HAS AN EASIER TONE Slightly lower Frices Expected la Coming Week. Eggs sold yesterday at unchanged prices, but the tone of the market was weaker and the opinion was general that prices rvtu be slightly lower at the opening of the coming week. Most of the Northern orders have been filled, and at the same time re cotpts are on the increase. There has been no general increase as yet in the butter supply, but the trade looks for large receipts In the coming week, and any surplus in the present condition of the mar ket will probably cause a decline in prices. There was a very strong demand for poultry yesterday, and orferlngs were light. Hens readily brought 17 cents. Dressed meat receipts were moderate, and prices were steady. n.ORIN STRAWBERRIES RECEIVED First Large Berry Shipment of Season Will Come I rom Louisiana Wednesday. Florin strawberries made their first ap pearance yesterday, two crates arriving on the street. They sold at $5 a crate. The berries were of fine quality and, like those ieceive-1 from Sacramento on Friday were far superior to the usual run of first ship ments. A carload f Louisiana berries, en route to Seattle, will pass through the city Wednesday, and 250 crates will be left here. Another car of Florida grapefruit, of the XHue and Red Ribbon brands, was received yesterday, A car of crystal wax onions is due Thurs day. Clatskanie Potatoes Move. CLATSKANIE. Or., April 1. (Special.') The potato growers had their day when the steamer Bearer last Friday took some SO tons of the tubers for Portland and other places. The majority of the spuds rame from the Delta gardens, although quite a number were of upland growth. The shipment amounted 'to Mixed Paints W 111 Be Higher. Another advance in paint prices will go into effect Monday. Ready mixed house paints. Ir is announced, will be advanced 10 cents a gallon, porch and step paints w-ill go up the same amount and wall tln ish, white and tints, will be raised 6 cents a gallon. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterda ere as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ 1.1"3,S IS $2i.7U7 f-eattle .ZSO.SIS 1111.711!) Tacoma 317.0r8 1U.0I:S Spokane r:iU,70J 71,183 Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for the past week and corresponding weeks i xormer years were: Portland. Seattle Tacoma. $l,711.i"a 1.7S0.404 1.H74.345 U.STl.tifcS 4.0J3.t'31 4.003,041 ."..liO.Ol'l 3.S70.()U3 4.220,048 4,818.837 3,817,873 3.14S.70S ini mis 1014 1013. . . . urn 1U11 li10 1009 l'.c8 3007.... J!K8 l'JOj .fll.3SS.-410 . 12,:ili,b;jll . 14.014.47 . 11..S15.0SO . 14Jv413:i2 . irM,7u-' . ll'.0-J4.744 . fl,57l),lS! . .10B,.".J 8.U79.73V . 0.737.4H4 . 4.021,02 13.873,20.-, lu,41S.ltl2 11.3-'0,3sD ll.t;oiMS3 iu.3i;t;.42 10, WJ.3U'J 11. -JTO.L'SO 9.77!).ot52 7,--'4!).BB4 11. (ISO. S37 3,G!i7,tS( 5.ao7,U53 rORTLASa MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Hour, Feed, Ete. Merchants' Kxchange. noun session. April delivery. Bid. Wheat Bluestem Fortyfold Club Red fife Red Russian .... Oats No. 1 white feed Barley. No. 1 feed Bran Shorts . . . . Futures Bid. . . 1.00 .01 .1M) .80 .80 . . 24.50 . . 25. 0l . . 2o.ri . . 22 00 Ask. t 1.04 .07 .03 .0.-. .U5 25.50 yr. ago. 1 27 1.24 1.24 1.22 1.20 i 32.25 24.75 23.00 23.00 22.00 24.00 Bid. Ask. May bluestem May fortyfold May club .................... May red fife May Hupsian May oats May ff-ed barley May bran Mav shorts FLOUR Patents, $5.20 1.01 $ 1.04 .00 .00 24.. Ml 23 .1)0 20. 75 22.50 .05 5.50 22.00 24.00 per barre straights, $4.50i0; exports, $4.30; Valley, . iu; wnoie wneat, .j 40; graham, ?0.20. HAY Eastern Oregon, timothy, $2122 per ton; alfalfa. $20. MILLFEEU Spot prices: Bran, $23 per ton; shorts, $23.50 per ton; rolled barley, $31.5O32.r0. CORN Whole, $36 per ton; cracked. $37 per ton. Kruita and Vegetables. TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranjn tive! $2 25(&-3.G0 per box; lemons, $3(&4.25 per box; " f. ti V2 n, 1 1. per pound; grapefruit, $4.50&4.75; tanger ines, $2.50 per lug. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 6580c per dozen, tomatoes, $3.75. per crate; cabbage, $125(52:25 per hundred; garlic, 10c per pound; peppers, 17 &.' 20c pr pound; egg plant, 23'c per pound; horseradish, 8V40 per pound; cauliflower, $1.50 1.60; lettuce, $2.23 2.35 per crate; cucumbers. $1.23 J 150; spinach, 90ca$l per box: asparagus, 8lc per pound; rhubarb, $1.25 53 2 Per box: peas, PWlOc per pound. POTATOES Oregon, $1.001.60; Takl mas. $1,704 1.80 per sack; new California, $3 per crate. ONIONS Oregon, buying prices, $1.00 f. o. b. shipping point. GREEN FRUIT Strawberries. $5 per crate; apples, $1(1.60 per box; cranberries, $11 per barrel. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, can dled, 21c per dozen; uncandled. 2020',c per dozen, POI LTKT Hens. 17c; stags. 13c; broilers, 25Ca30c; turkeys. live, lsg20c; turkeys, dressed, choice. 2425c; ducks. 15c: geese, 10c. , BUTTER Prices from wholesaler tt re tailor. Portland city creamery prints. 60 pound case lota, standard grades. 34c; lower grades, 31c; Oregon country creamery prints, GO-p&und case lots, standard makes, 31(p33c; lower grades, 3030i4c; packed In cubes, 2c less. Prices paid by jobbers to producers: Cubes, extras, 20&30c; firsts, 27271-0: dairy butter, 14(Jl81ic; butterfat. No. 1, 33c; No. 2, SOc. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbing buying prices, 10c per pound f. o. b. dock Portland; Young Americas, 20c per pound. VEATj Fancy, 10KH4c per pound. PORK Fancy, llrtxlHic per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 1-pounrl tails, $2.30 per dozen; one-half flats, $1.50; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alatka pink, 1-pound talis, 05c. iiOXEY Choice, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 18c; Brazil nuts. 15!&18c; filberts, 1818c: almonds, 104c: peanuts, 5.ic; cocoanuts. $1 per dozen; pecans. 104x20c: chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Small white. 7.20c; large white, 7.13c; lima. Be; bayou. 6!'c; pink, 5c COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 14 33c. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.75; beet, $7.55; extra C, $7.35; powdered. In barrels', $8.25; cubes, barrels, $8.50. SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton: half ground, 100s, $10 per ton; 50s, $10.90 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE Southern head. 5W6'ic. per pound: broken, 4c; Japan style. 4i45c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8C per pound; apricots, 1315c; peaches, 8c; prunes, Ital ians, 8rJ9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; un bleached Sultanas, H'i&lOe; seeded, Uc; dates, Persian, loc pound; fard, $1.65 per box: currants, 84 12c; figs, 50 8-ounce. $2; 10 4-ounce. $2.25; 30 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 lo-ounce, 85c; bulk, white. 7 4 Sc ; ' black. 6c per pound. . Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1015 crop. 1013c per pound; 1910 contract. ji(OJic per pound. HIDES Salted hides, 25 pounds and up; 15c. salted stags, 50 pounds and up, 11c; salted kid, 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 16c, salted calf up to 15 pounds. 10c: green hides. 50 pounds and up. 13fec; green stags. ou pounns ana up UMic; green kip, 15 pounds. 19c; dry flint hides. 20c: drv flint cair up 10 t pounas, 6c; ary salt hides. 21c; nuujj eastern uregon, uqjuc; Valley, (.1 28c MOHAIR New clip. 30(ff32e per pound. CASCAR4. BARK Old and new. 4c ner POUT1U. PELTS Dry long-wooled nelts 17c: drv short-wooled pelts, 13c; dry shearlings, 10fa 13c each: salted shearlings, 15j;25c each, uiy goat, ning nair, 10c each; dry goat shearlings. 10SJ 20a each; salted long-wooled peits. February. $l.2.,ru2 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 21c; standard, 20e; skinned, 17 'j to 18 Vic; picnics. 13c; cot tage roll. 14c. BACON" Fancy. 2829c; standard, 22 23c: choice, 10 21 v.; c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 13 15Viic; exports. 1516V4c; plates, 10glH4c LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 14c; standard, 13c; compound 1214c BARREL GOODS Mess beef. $18; plan beef. $19; brisket pork, $19; tripe, $10 50 4111.00. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagom, 10c; cases. 17y.&20V4c GASOLINE Bulk. lSc; cases. I'oV-c; naptha. drums, 10V.-C, cases. 22MsC LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 02c; raw, cases, 07c; boiled, barrels, 84c; boiled cases, 99c. TURPENTINE In tanks, 67c; In 74c; 10-case lots, lo less. case. Nnval Stores, SAVANNAH, Ua.. April 1. Turpentine, nothing doing. Last sale March 30, at Ouc; sales, nore; receipts, 20 barrels; shipments 126 barrels; stork. 7014 barrels. ' Rasln, quiet; sales, 143 barrels; receipts. 1:10 barrels; shipments. 476 barrels: otoelc 72.4!1 barrels. Quote: A, B. $5.80: C. D. E. $4.85; F. $4.00; G, $4.03; H, $4.5; I. K $5; M, $5.15; N, $5.30; WO, $5.45; Wv! 0.02,. Caaeara Stocics at London Light. A London letter says of cascara bark In that market: "The stock available here Is about 100 tons, of which 73 tons are In one hand. The freight in now bark from the other side works out at 20 'per ton, which makes tha price of 80s to 603. according to age, not an excessive figure." Lebanon Broccoli Shipments Heavy. LEBANON, Or., April 1. (Special.) .jcc&i oiiiiTieiii8 oi oroecoii nave ben made from Lebanon and vicinity this sea son and the growe.a are well pleased with the result of the venture in growing this Winter vegetable. About 25 acres grown, and shipments made to the markets iu f m uaua anu euttie. Metal Market. NEW YORK. April 1 Copper, firm; elec trolytic. nearDy. uyc to 20c, nominal June and later, 275f27.50c. Iron, unchanged. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. A pi 11 1. Butter, unchanged. Eggs, lower. Receipts, 24.087 cases: firsts, 19',c; ordinary lirsis, ISc; at mark, cases inciuuea, iSiiwrJc. Igln Butter Market. KLI?, Ills., April 1. Butter, sold at 36c. 40 tubs value of the around 1000 WHEAT AREA LESS Large Acreage Abandoned Middle West. in DAY'S ADVICES BULLISH Similar Reports Come From Spring Grain Territory on Both Sides of Canadian Line Strong Market at Chicago. CHICAGO. April 1. Bullish crop condi tions reported both from the Winter wheat ami the Spring wheat belts were chiefly re sponsible for a derided advance that took place today in prices here. The market closed strong. 1 2c to 242V4o -net higher, with May at $1.16 and July at $114V4 Other speculative articles. too, showed gains corn S&?ic to lc; oats, to 43fcc, and provisions. 17 to 37c. Prospects for a notable decrease in the Spring crop acreage on both sides of the Canadian line added materially to the han dicap on the bears in wheat. The Oklahoma state crop report was distinctly bullish, as compared with either a month or a year ago, and there were advices from Indiana and Ohio indicating a probable large re duction of acreage. Improved cash demand lifted corn. Oats hardened in sympathy with other cere ils. Gains, . however, were relatively small, owing to signs of increasing acreage where Winter wheat has been abandoned. Higher prices on hogs and corn gave strength to provisions. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. May $1.14 Jl.lflVi $1.13 $1.1 July 1.12i,i 1.14' 1.12 1.144 Sept. 1.04 1.12 '.i 1.0074 1.12 34 CORN, Mav 741,4 .7.T4 .74 .75"H July 75 .761 .75', Sept. 75i .75v .75 44 .75 4 OATS. Mav 44ij .45 .44, .447 Julv 42? .43'4 .42 .43 Sept. 40Vs .40-Ji .40'; .4094 PORK. May 22.8,1 23.15 22.K5 23.15 July 22.00 220744 22.75 22.BO LARD. Mav 11.20 11.32i 11.20 11.33 Julv 11.45 J1.57',3 11.45 11.60 Sept ,11.6714 11.75 11.67 Va li.SO RIBS. Mav 12.05 12.12V4 12.05 12.15 July 12.15 12.271, 12.15 12.30 Primary receipts Wheat, 1,050,000 vs. SOO.OOU bushels. Corn, 509,000 vs. 686.000 bushels. Oats. 533. 0GO vs. 1,023,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, BOO.OiiO vs 53S.OOO bushels. Oats. 8H2.000 vs. 1,580,000 bushels. Clearances Y'heat, 873.000 bushels. Corn, 0000 bushels. Oats. 200,000 bushels. Flour, 34,000 barrels. Foreign Grain Market). LIVERPOOL. April 1. Cash wheat and corn unchanged. BUENOS AYRES, April 1. Wheat un changed, to J,4 higher. Corn unchanged. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, April 1. Wheat May. $1.17Vi 1.17 ; July, $1.17 to $1,173.; cash. No. 1 hard, $1.12?4; No. 1 Northern, $1.1774 1.20 "4; No. 2 Northern, $l.ll''J44j 1.17-4. Orain at San Krnnclseo. SAV FRANCISCO. April 1. Spot quota tions Va ll.i, $1.67"A e 1.T0: Ked Russian. $ 1.60 & 1.671- ; Turkey red. SI .SO rq I.S.l ; blue Btein, 1.8ol.S7 : foeel hurley, 1 1 .32 li Hi 1.30; brewing, 1 .ll." If 1.40; white oats. $1.40 fll.42H: bran, 324c; middlings, 30&31c; shorts, S25.002. Call board Barley, May 1.35 bid, $1.30 K asked; December. $1.31. Puget Sound Grain Market. SEATTLE. April 1. Wheat Bluestem, $1.00; Turkey red, $1.00; fortyfold, 03c; club. P3c: life. 04e; red Russian. Pic. Bar ley. $28.00 per ton. Yesterday's car re ceipts: wheat, 13; oats. 8; corn, 1; hay, 22; Xlour, 4. TACOMA, April 1. Wheat Bluestem, SI; fortyfold, POc; club, 4c; red fife, 92c. Car receipts: Wheat, 10; oats, 1; hay, 1. ERADICATING RODENTS MXE CUBS FORMED IN KLAMATH FOR THIS WORK. Tillamook Dairyman Who tiot Ifistaent Itctnrna Kept Cows In Morn -Sloce November. CORVALLIS,, April 1. (Special.) "Work of county agents In the past week has been preliminary to Spring oDeraiiona. The re ports to Leader Maris follow: Klamath County We now have nine farmers' clubs In Klamath county orKa-niified for th eradication of rodents. Two clubs were organized this week, one at Lone Pine and the uther at Plevna. Much Interest is being taken over the county in the work, and very good results are being obtained with the poison mixtures. In most cases 1 have assisted in mixing the poison for each association to begin with, after which a man selected by the club does the mixing. H. R. GLAISY ER. Coos Dr. Hector Macpherson and W. A. Barr, of O. A. C, were here at CoquiUe the first part of tho week and helped to establish a marketing service for the benefit of the cheese factories in Coos and Curry counties. It was not possible to complete the organization in every detail at this meeting L. B. Zlemer, of the State Dairy and Food Commissioners office at Port land, arrived th-e following day and will stay week if necessary to help us to complete the organization, if possible. J. L. SMI1H. Jackson This week was an extremely busy ons. There were threatening frosis on two nights, which caused considerable worry mong the orcnaraima. i eiepnone cans re- frardins frost for three evenings amounted to 100. During this week mere were uo personal calls at the office. Many ther mometers were brought in to be tested, and beneficial results are already noticeable by more uniform temperature reports through out the Valley. The all-important question before the growers during th-e week was the froaL situation, followed by spraying. pruning." inspection and general crops. Due to occasional rains, the roads did not per mit of .the normal number of farm visits. These rains also Interfered very seriously with the epraying schedule, many orchard- Ists having to omit the pink spray. C. C. CATE. Lane The County Agricultural Council met on Saturday afternoon. Several items were taken up and sanctioned by the Coun cil. Among these were: The carrying on of - the work being done In the county by Mr. Keyes. farm management demonstrator from Cv A. C ; the pooling of the wool of the county ; the demonstration of clover growing In the western portion of the count v. where clover is not very generally grown, and the construction of stockyards at Cottage Grove by the Southern Pacific Company for co-operative shipping of stock from that point. On Friday afternoon I gave a talk to the Santa Clara Grange on the production of clean potatoes, eeed treatment, etc., and on Saturday evening I attended a school standardization rally at the River Road School and explained the club work as carried on In the schools of the Btate. Last Tuesday was spent delivering farm records, seven being delivered on that day. Others are to be returned during the fol lowing week. J- M. ALCORN. Tillamook In eplte of a violent downpour of rain we had a very good attendance at our farr management meeting held on Wednesday. Mr Keyes and I explained the results of the survey by means of a few charts nd tables and then threw the meet ing open for general discussion. Several of the farmers with the highest labor in come wore present and answered questions asked by others as to how they did it. Quite an interest discussion followed, especially on handling of pastures and feeding and care of the cows. Th-e man who got the highest returns per hundred dollars' worth of feed attributed It in a large measure to the fact that his cows had bxn In th-e barn since last November and had not been re quired to evaporate several hundredweight r,f water from their backs. Mr. Keyes, the farm management demonstrator, who as sisted in this work," said that th-e Interest of the farmer Is the bet of any territory he has ever worked. Several have sig nified their tntantions of keping books this next year so that they will have a better Idea of their business when we return to tbem for another survey. This week was' spent mostly in getting; members for the Tillamook Cow-Testing As sociation and in returning some of the farm records. At the Fairview School on Wednes day I gave an illustrated talk on "Dairy Types and Breeds." Saturday I met with the directors of the Co-Operative Stock Market. The calf busi ness has not been very good this year, as the ocef men are not coming back for much dairy-bred stuff, and the dairy mar ket has not opened up much. R. p. JONES. Wasco Every farmer of this county should plan on plenty of feed this year. Plan to plant corn for fodder for silage. It is better to raise a little extra feed than to pay from $20 to $30 a ton for hay, as everybody Is doing this Winter. This will be a good year to try some alfalfa, for there will be plenty of moisture to start tho seed. I have the opinion of many prominent farmers that alfalfa should do well on good north slopes. Most farmers sow alfalfa too thick. I have noticed some good row al falfa in hls county. That on. the farm of Dr. Sanders is doing well. We have had several applications for good seed grain, especially oats and barley. I have been unable to secure Sixty Day oats, which have been found a good variety, and there would be a good market for farmem who secure seed of best varieties of grain and plant for seed to sell another year. The high school has been testing out the seed corn to be given free to the boys in the corn-growing contest. Some ears have been found from which the kernels will not grow. It will be Interesting for boys to figure out how much corn It will tako for one-eighth of an acre if wo get about 600 good kernels from an ear. A boy who raises corn and keeps a record of his crops will learn as much about arithmetic as he does from a book and It will be the kind of arithmetic he can use when he gets out of school. Have received 1500 pounds of field pea from Washington state experiment station to distribute among co-operators. Probably 25 farmers will grow field peas hera this year for demonstration purposes. Field peas are being planted now at Mora experiment station. The earlier they are put in the ground the better they will do under most conditions If the soil Is In good con dition. Grey Winter peas are observed to have stood the Winter, but of course the snow was a good blanket thia Winter. Both peas and vetch are to be seen on the Dufur Orchard Company tracts iu small trial plots. The Winter wheat is showing up well, but an unusually large acreage of-Sprlng wheat must be planted this year. The ground is still saturated and too wet to work except on sandy soils or southern exposures. We have been asked concerning brown rot of prunes. Spray with Bordeaux mixture 4-4-50 when the buds are the size of squir rel's ears. Tuesday I visited the Wensley and Cooper farms. Yearling treee wero badly broken on side branches by heavy snow. Setting of cherry buds on old trees rather light. Investigated cause of so many young trees dying and advised dynamiting ones reset. a. R. CHASE. IETTEB FINISHED LOW PRICE 1ST WINTER MOXTHS , HAD ITS LESSOR. Stock yovr Coming: on Market Exceptionally Fine Shape for Tills Period. In The week closed qulctlv at the stock yards with no change In any line. Only one load, consisting of 92 hogs, c cattle and one calf, came in. the shipper beinir C. E. Lucke, of Canby. The sales in detail were: Wt. Price! Wt PpIp 63 hogs 112 $9.25 1 hog 370 $8.00 1 nog llMi 8.2.,2 hogs IL'0 7. HO 1 hog 140 7.60jl calf 1.".0 7.75 hogs 425 8.25t2 wethers.. . . 1S5 7.50 In its review of local conditions, the livestock Reporter says; "A11 steer quotations are on a very strone basis, with receipts very short. Taking the month that has passed as a whole." the steer market is showing up much shorter and stronger than it did last year for the same period. All during the week the mar ket on butcher stork has shown u. fairlv active spirit and throughout prices were steady to strong. Good to choice cows nave- met a ready outlet at the best price of tlin season. There has also been a srood call for the better classes. Even plain. h:il f-fa.t styles have had a good season and there has not been any dragging feeling. To the fellow who went out of. the hog business in November and December of last year the- present high values are very little short of disgusting. It all de pends on one's point of view. When so many were sick of the hop Kame at that um it was a very xood sisn that there would be a good advance later on. Of course, -it takes considerable ' 'stick toltlve- ness" to stand by the game when prices are nt their low ebb. but those who sturk made good. In a way the low price had lis lesson. A number of hoc feeders found many good methods of cheaper feeding for maintenance of their herds and fattening for market. Hogs coming to the market at present are showing up exceptionally well In finish for this time of tho year. With hops bringing over ! cents It pays farmers handsomely to put them in good condition. The uniformly urood quality of hoes in all clashes would indicate that farmers are real izing their position and are taking advan tage of it by putting their stock in good condition before marketing. "Local supply of shenp is so short that killers are forced to rely on their own feed lots for their requirements. Sheep feeders are sitting easy thess days. They have the supply In their hands and are not worrying any aa to future prices. Ship ments will probably not start in in numbers until after the lambina; and shearing sea sons are over. The month of March will long be remembered by not only the Fheep men. but other livestock men. as a month of exceptionally strong prices at North Port land." The range of prices at the local yards for the various classes of livestock follows: Cattle " Steers, choice irrain and pulp .... SS.r0 (ft $3.00 Steers, choice hay 8.10W 8.00 i-teers. eocmI 7.75 iff S.l." Steers, medium 7..i0(j 7.73 .7o'V 7.o0 J.."tlrf) 6.75 B.H.Vy) U.00 o.(h)m) 7.75 2.7.V. G.K 3.tKlfJ 5.23 0.20 W O '-'a ...... S.i5 rip 9.1)0 S.OOifo 8.25 t.lMJ'o 8.1' 5 8.00.310.00 T.Vt'i 9.0 n.'jr.ap 8.25 a.ooiit 10.50 Cows, choice . . . Cows, good Cows, medium . . Hoifertt Mulls taK Hons Prims right . . . . lioed- to prime Kf.usli hewvy . . Pigs and tfllips . Sheep Yearlings Wethers Ewes Lamb. Omaba Livestock Market. OMAHA. April 1. HoSs Receipts, 3000, hisner. Heavy, S0.25 4iU.40; liffht, JO.lO's U...u: pies, JT.Ou'a H.T:.; bulk of sales. $'J.-0if 9.35. Cattle Receipts, 100; steady. Native steers, $7.75 f&-0.25: cows and heifers, Si,75 7.73; "Western, steers. ST. 00&8.70; Texas steers. SV7u4j 7.25; stockers and feeders, $0.50 M S.til). Sheep Receipts. 13,000; steady. Year line", JS4S0W 10.40; wethers, J8.253r9.00; iambs $11,11011.00. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. April 1. Hoes Receipts. 60O0; strone. 10 to J 5c above yesterday's average. Bulk. S'.:04(j0.45; light, i.0U'ij 0.43; mixed. SU.lOiU.55; heavy, $0. 050. 33; rough. a.(S 9.20; piss, J0.75 lj:8.40. Cattle l;eceljts. 2"0; weak. Native heef steers, 9 i.OO (rj y.so ; Western steers, S7.&041 8.50; stockers and feeders. S5.S5ty.8.25; cows and heifers S4.00&8.75: calves. $7.25(0:0.25. Sheep Receipts, "50O; weak. "Wethers. $8.30(0.15; lambs, fy.25Q-ll.5u. Rally In Coffee Futarvs. NEW YORK. April 1. There was some scattered eellinfr in the market for coffee futures here during this morning's early trading, and after opening 1 to 2 points lower, the market sold 2 to 3 points under last night's closing figures. It was thought tnftt tne rmall otrertnas were nnrt v riua to reports that supplies were being sold from local Htocks at lower prices thmi the pres ent cost of replacing. But the Brazilian cables showed continued firmness and prices here rallied later on a little buying by trade interests, with July selling up from 8.17c to 8.24c. The close was 2 or 3 points net higher. Sales Included switches, 12.0U0 bags. Quote: April, S.otic; May, 8.14c; June, 8.13c July, 8.23c; August, S.2c; September. 8.33c; October, 8.30c: November, S.3!e: Leeember, 8.43c: January. 8.4Sc; February, 8.53c: March, 8.38c. Spot coffee steady. Rio 7s, 9c; Santos 4s, 10 'c. Few cost and freight offers were reported In from Brazil with quotations showing no change1. The official cables showed advances of 0 to 10 reis in the primary markets and a de cline of 1-32 In the rate of Rio exchange at London. w York Sngar Market. New York. April 1. Raw sugar ciuiet. Molasses sugar, 5.19c; centrifugal, 5.00c. Keiined, steady. The market for sugar futures was quiet and under selling prices eased off. closing unchanged to four points net lower. July, 4.S7c; September, 4.ooc; December. 4.40c. Pried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. April 1. Evaporated apples dull. Prunes steady. Peaches steady. MEXICAN STOCKS UP Prices Are Higher on Latest Developments. GENERAL LIST IRREGULAR Kails for Most Part Are Heavy. StrengUi of Anglo-French 5s Is Feature of X'ncertaln Bond Market. NEW YORK. April 1. The week endTed as it began, with Ireguiarity the dominant note. Trading today ws very light and more narrow than ia the preceding days. Oils and other Mexican Issues were strong on 'over-night developments south, of tne Rio Grande. Mexican Petroleum and Texas Company were higher by 2 Va to 3U points, respectively, and American Smelting rose two points. Coppers in general resumed yesterday's activity, and the automobile group was better by 1 to 2. Among war Issues Crucible Steel common and preferred. New York Air Brake, Baldwin Locomotive and American Car made similar gains, and Mercantile Marine preferred sup plemented yesterday's advance by 2 points. The usual miscellatieous issues, notably United States Industrial Alcohol and Amer ican Coal Products, were better by 2 to 4 points, but South Porto Rico Sugar was the only stock of its particular class to manifest especial prominence, rising 11 to tho new record of 214. Rails were heavy or irregular. New Haven adding a substantial fraction to yesterday's setback, but New York Central made some recovery. Reading was unchanged, but the second preferred yielded 2 points. United States Steel held firm on signs of better support, and Bethlehem Steel fell 9 to 4S4. but regainef"much of its los. Total sales of sjocks amounted to 103,000 shares. , Trade reviews touched upon the steady ex pansion of general business and the in creasing scarcity of labor, especially iu the textile Industries. Banks in remote sec tions report an increased demand for money, with a further hardening of long-time ac commodations. The lQcal bank statement showed an actual fnrrea.ftt of S13.;JS2.000 in loans, with no material change in cash holdings, and a further decrease in reserves, drawing the excess down to $13,S2J,000, the smallest total thus far this year. Weakness of lires In today's exchange market seemed to refute recent rumors of an arrangement between London and Rome to stabilize Italian remittances. Sterling and franrs were firm. Anglo-French Za duplicated this year's best quotation of 15T. but the general bond list was irregular. Total sales of bonds, par value, were $2,1 rvo.nrui. (nlted States bonds were unchanged on call during the week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. . losing Sales. Alaska Gold. . . . 400 Aliis-Chalmers BOO Am Beet Sugar, l.aoo American Can.. 1.400 Am Locomotive 4,700 Am Sni & Refs. 5.3O0 do ofd High. 2fl-"! 72 fil U 7:ii 102 Low. bid. 10 29 71 Va r.1 ' VnVs 102 19H 20 4 71 "S BIH 79 S. 1 02 ' 11 2-, lO'.ls 127 107 MiVi 103 105 S7i 4S0 lo 23 l;rtit 54 tit '4 12 S3 '. 125". m. .-., 45 92 '4 lb 474 :'.-. ht 1O0 121 1; 4 3'. 20 v, 102 l(ii 48 lmu 25 70 122 110H 3S 10 4 ',4 122 li4 17 104l 02 4 1211 ! 113 22 V Am Fugar Refg Am Tol & Tel. . Am Tobacco... Anaconda Min.. Atchison Baldwin I.ocom Bait & Ohio 7"w 3.700 1274 V.K' 127 IDS ios" " 4s" " 0.700 106H Bethlehem St.. 300 Br Rap Iran.. 3O0 Cal Petroleum Canadian Pat. 20 Centra; Leather 30O dies & Ohio... 400 Chi Gt Western C M & St P S00 Chi & N W C R I & P Son Chino Copper... 3,200 40O 83 34 tt G1H 'oiii .... . o5 11 '.i 54 01 IK" 35 Col Fuel & Iron Crucihlo Steel. . n & n g vtn.. Distiller's Sec. Krie Gen Electric. . . Ot Nor pfd .... U Nor Ore ctfs Guggenheim Ex Illinois Cent.... 18.000 92 1.20O 1,000 ":tol 3,tW " 500 ' 900 8.000 48 43 S 21 '25?i 47 SO ' s 43 21 48 Int Cons Corp. Inspiration Cop. int liarv j Kan City So 200 Lehigh Valley Louisville & N Mex Petroleum. 14.700 Miami Copper.. 7.100 M K & T pfd Missouri Pacific National Bisc. National Lead Nevada Copper. 1.500 N Y Central... 2,"0 N Y. N H A 1.4oo Norf A Western fioO Nor pacific... 7U0 Pacific Mail 110H 38 Ts 10!) i 3SH 17H 104i 03 121 i 113V 10-1 'i 02 r, 121 113 Fac Tel & Tel Pennsvlvanla . Pull Pal Car.. 1.500 564 50 f H lil 24 84 VI 504 07 4 20 Si 141 54 105 132 "4 82 84 S 82t, 01 .- 7S 400 273 70t Rav Cons Cop.. 1. 100 Reading 2,;i(( Rep Iron & St. 4O0 Southern Pac. . 1.2UO Southern Ry Studebaker Co. l,5oO Tennessee Cop.. OOO Texas Company 800 l.nlnn Pacific, l.loo do pfd 3iV U -S Steel 11.00(1 do pfd 20o I'tah-Copper. . . 1,700 Western Union West Electric. 2.300 Montana Power General Motors Wab B pfd 24 81i 51 U7'A i-iiii 54 "i 105H 132 U t-i sK lioi 82 '5i 24 Mi 51 7i 142" 53 , 114 132 H (3 S44 llfli 82 '64 Int Mar pfd... 10.1O0 Kennecott 18.400 714 70 58 '4 5S !i nsv Tola sales, for the day, 105,000 shares. BONDS. TT S ref 2s reg. .991 1 Northern Pac 3s. nni XI fi ref 2s coup. !' Pac T & T 5s..1004 U S 3s reg 102it:Penn con 4s lOr.u. I" s 3s coupon. "102V4J faouth Pac ref 4s 95 IT S 4s reir Ill no cv s io44 V S 4s coupon. 11li Am Smelts 6s. .111 Atchison gn 4s 94 NYC pen 3HS.113H Northern Pac 4s 034 Union Pao 4s... do cv 4s 924 U S Steel 5s... 1044 Anglo-French 3s. 03 Bid. Mining Slocks at Boston. BOSTON, April 1. Closing quotation's: Allouez IN'ni-tti rtufte- 274 Am Z. L 4c Sm. Arix Com 87f4.Uld Dom .. ! Vj 97 . 92 V4 9 10 '4 3V4 52 67 4 29 13 4 50 4SV4 8 "Jfc hOsceola .... Butte & Sup.... 90 Quincy Calumet & Arlr. 7.; V4 Shannon Cul & Hecla 540 I.Superior Centennial .... ICHjSup & Boa Min. Cop Rge Con... 03 4 iTamarack East Butts Cop. 12"ill" S Sm, R & M. Franklin 9 V4 do nfd Granby Con ... 88 M: I'tah Con Kerr Laka .... 4V4 IVinona Lake Cop IU Wolverine .... Mohawk 9T IGrecne Can Nipissing Mines. 7 m Money, Kxchange, Ete. NEW YORK. April 1. Mercantile paper, 3n 3 U per cent. Sterling Sixty-day bills, S4.72V4: demand. S4.76V4; cables. 4.77 1-10. Bar sliver, 60c. Mexican dollars, 4(14 o. - SAN FRANCISCO. April 1. Sterling. 60 days, $4. 72 "54; demand, S4.70"). ; cables, 4.77 U. Mexican dollars. 43V4c; drafts sight, 01c; telegraph, 03c. LONDON', April 1. Bar silver. 29d per ounce. Monev. 4FI'4i.4 per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 44W44 per cent; three months, 4H44 per cent. Slocks Steady at London. LONDON, April 1. American securities on the stock market were only occasionally supported, but they closed quietly steady. DECREASE IN THE TOTAL RESOCKCES Federal Reeerve Banks Report Shrinkage of Over Six Millions. WASHINGTON. April 1. Total resources of the Federal reserve banks decreased by approximately 50.0O0.000 during the past week. The statement of the banks condi tion March 31. issued today by tue reserve board, shows: Resources Gold coin and certificates in vault J25S. 052.000 Gold settlement fund 75.040,000 Gold redemption fund with United States Treasurer 1.54S.0O0 Total gold reserve 335.240.000 Legal tender, notes, silver, etc.... O.OSS.OOo Total reserve 343,178.000 Bills discounted and bought Maturities within 10 days 7,120.000 From 11 to 30 days 11, 721. mm From 31 to 0O das 21 ,4.i'..OOo From 61 to 90 days 10,453, ooo Over 90 days 1,900,000 Total Investments United States bonds ........ Municipal bonds Total earning assets- 61,673,000 40.275.000 33.015. OO0 Io4,lU5.ooo 1 Federal reserve notes, net 25,118.000 Due from Federal reserve backs net 13.1JS.OO0 All other resources 4.075.000 Total resources 3.3, 364, 000 Liabilities Government deposits 3S.460.000 Hesrve deposits, net 410.1S7.mOO Federal reserve notes, net S.Ot'U.oOO Federal reserve bank noies In cir culation 9H4.O0O All other liabilities 153.000 Total liabilities 5J3.364.WM1 Onlii rodprvM mrnlniir n HenositS and note f!iabilies. 73.8 per cent. asn reserve against net ceposits ana nuie liabilities. 76. per cent. Cash reserve against net deposit liabili ties, after setting aside 40 per cent sold reserve agai nst aggregate net loans on Ked i notes in circulation, 7tt.T per eral reserve cent. SEW YORK BANKS' LOA NS L.f fUi KK Excess Reserve I Again Iecreaed During Meek. NEW YORK. April 1. The statement of tho actual condition of clearing-house banks and trust companies tor the week shows that they hold 123.S2;i,040 reserve in ex cets of legai requirements. Tnis is a de crease of $2,439,530 from last week. The statement follows: Increase. Uans, etc 3.S70,34S.OOO 13,3S2.000 Reserve in own vaults 474.742,000 717,000 R-ferva in Federal reserve banks .. 17I.833.00o 4.4S4.000 Reserve in other depositaries .... 42.819.00O 3.100.OOA Nat demand dep ts 3.402.301.non 12,040,mX Net time deposits. 3txi.656.000 3,102.000 Circulation 31.H34.000 5.000 rOf which -M02.fc2S.COO is specie. De- crease. Aggregate reserve $709,304,000; excess re serve $123.S23.;40; decrease, $2,439,530. Summary of ntate banks and trust com panies In greater Now Ycrk not included in clear! car-riouna statement : Increase. Loans, etc $f.2.110,100 $l,OtO.S0O Specie 5S.oi..4 Lethal tenders H.S74.400 Total deposits S7O.91S.200 P. 10. 20O 94.100 5. 119,5' MJ De crease. Banks' cash '-reserve In vaults, $11,615,000. Trust companies' cath reserve in vaults, $55,325,OJ0. NO SIGKS OF REACTION STEEL INDUSTRY IS STILL FORGING AHEAD. Country of s Making: Iron at the Rate Forty Million Tons lVr Year. In his review of general financial and trade conditions, Henry Clews, thu N 2w York banker, writes: Domestic influences will begin to exert their natural Influences when the war is over, if not before. Peace will overcome the forces which have completely dominated thi8 stock market for nearly two years. Money, crops and industrial conditions will or.ee more become the main factors upon which to form intelligent business opinion. For the time being these, are generally fa vorable. There la still a great abundance of loanable funds at reasonable rates, and in spite of the great expansion of credit there Is as yet no sign of serious weakness; nor is there any likelihood of such while our bunk? continue tnelr conservative pol icy in loans and our gold supply is ade quately maintained. hue we are still reeling the benefit of ast year's big harvest, the outlook for the coming crop season is still indefinite. The industrial situation, however, is exceedingly active, and outetde of industries affected by the war there Is a distinct revival In enter prise. Labor is well employed and securing good wages. The cost of living has ad vanced somewhat, but nothing in compari son with the rise abroad. Building is ex ceedingly actlvo in the principal cities. Rail road traffic Is very heavy, and the big roads are reflecting their improved finan cial position by placing liberal orders for new equipment. In the ateel trad-a there are as yet no signs of reaction, unless it be that prices nav risen to a point wnicn ODllges in many cases a pobtponcment of orders. The steel industry is, however. extraordinarily ac tive, the output of pig iron having prac tically doubled in a little over a year. This country is now making iron at the rate of nearly 40.000,000 tons a year. The textile and clothing Industries are also enjoying unusual prosperity. As yet there are no Ripns of reaction In any of these Hues of Industry. On the contrary, those best in formed anticipate a cc itlnuance of activ ity at l-east until th" . 1 of the year. Our mineral InrTWu-ies are also running at top notch, earning unprecedented profits. The monthly compilation of dividend re turns reported a distribution of about S2C0. 00l. 0O0 in April, an Increase of more than $18,000,000 over last year. Exports are still running very heavy. Taking the situation as a whole, the outlook Is exceedingly satis factory; although it should be remembered that many of these stimulating influences have been liberally discounted and the mar kets is still unavoidedly dominated by events in the theater of war. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. April 1. Maximum temper ature. 05 degrees; minimum, 43 decrees. River reading at 8 A. M., 13. feet: change in last 24 hours, 1.7 feet fall. Total rainfall C5 P. M. to 5 P. M-. none; total rainfall since September 1. 1915, 40. CO Inches: normal rainfall since September 1, 30.87 inches: ex cess of rainfall since September 1, 1915, 9.79 inches. Total sunshine April 1, 12 hours, 4S minutes; possible sunshine. 12 hours. 48 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level! at 5 P. M., K0.1S Inches. Rela tive lumidlty at noon, 6t per cent. THE WEATHER. S 5 Wind. 2. O 3 -E 2. STATIONS. 5 5 i? State of n Weather J Baker 501.16.14 N lt. cloudy Boise V . II? I-i w louay &- O.OO 14 SW .Cloudy 4 o.ooj. ..NW.Pt. cloudy 50 0.40: . . N'W'iClear Boston Calgary Chicago Colfa.i Denver Ies Moines . . . . Duluth Eureka Galveston .... Ileiena Jacksonville Kansas City. . . . Los Angelec. . . Marshfleld .... Med ford .' Minneapolis . . . Montreal New Orleans . . New York North Head. . . North Yakima . Omaha Pendleton Phoenix Pocateilo Portland Roseburg Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francleco. 50 0.03;. . S ;Clei 5S 0.K. .NE IClear rsn.uci..ix ,Pt. cloudy 150 o.oo . . w cu-ar 34 0.00 2SN Clear 700.lt lo.N (Cloudy 40 O.OS . .,N 'Cloudy . ... 72:0.00 12 IS Clear .. 54 0.241.. E Pt. cloudy ..I 74 O.oo lO SW (Clear Ob.u.uoiio w Clear 00 0.vo 14 W (Clear 4SO.0ui'i0 NW Pt. cloudy 52 0.O8 3O W ICloudy 7O0.0OI14 3E Cloudy 60 0.00 30 S ICloudy Ehj 0.0i-,14!N'W;C'.ear 7OO.00). . NE 'Clear 60 O.OO . . NE IClear 66'0.05'..'W 'Clear 74;o.0(. .'W Clear" 50.02i..W ICloudy 65 0.00,12 NWiClear 1 6i O.OO.IOIN IClear , 74,0.00. .N ciear I 50 0.04 . .jXB ICloudy bO O.OO . . S IClear 64 0.00 20SW Clear Seattle I trti o.oo . .N IClear . .-...! 5Slo,12i..,B ;rt- cloudy Spokano Tacoma 54 0.00:. . N Clear Tatoosh f aland. . .1 4y P ,00j . . W (Cloudy Walla Walla ho.o..E IClear Washington 1 72 O.ou! . . S jCloudy Winnipeg -'t,0.00 lO.NWjClear WEATHER CONDITIONS. There are three moderate depressions this evr nlriff over tNo Basi n States, the West Gulf States and the t. Lawrence Valley, respectively. A large hiph -pressure area i central at aa off Trlanele Island and an other, centra 1 over Northern Saskatchewan, Is spreading southward over the Plains States. Precipitation has occurred in East ern Oregon. Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana Wyoming, Northern British Co lumbia and from Texas northeastward to the lakes region and St. Lawrence Valley. The weather is warmer In the Willamette Valley anil Putjut Sound country and northeast ward to Alberta, in Utah and " from the Soutnern Rocky Mountain States northeast ward to the lakes region, also on the North Atlantic Coat; it is cooler in most other sections, especially in Eastern" Oregon, N" rth-srn Nevada. South w estern Montana. Southern Cnlifcrnia, Arizona the Central MistsMprd and Ohio Valleys, lower lakes recion aad the eastern portion of the Da kotai. Fair weather Is Indicated for Sunday In this district. Frosts will form in the early m-.rninK in mot sections. Winds will be northerly FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Fair; northerly winds, Oregon. V"ashinrton and Maho Fufr, with frost in earil morning:; northerly w inds. T. FUA.Cls DRAKE, Adsiaiur t Forecaster. METAL ORDERS 6JUN Growing Domestic and Foreign Demand for Copper. SMELTER CAPACITY TAXED Price or 27 1-2 Cents Quoted for Delivery t"r to Mid-Year Se curities Sell on Higher Plane in Wall Street Trading- NEW- YORK, April 1. Irregular fluctua tions marked the course of this week's restricted stock dealings, the international situation in its relation to Europe and Mex ico contributing largely to that uncertain condition. Some of tha war specialties, coppers and sugars were active and strong in the later trading, but rails and other in vestments were backward, despite addition al remarkable earnings. Heaviness of rails was traceable to several catiFes. chief amonir these being the Indi cations of an extended controversy between the ronus am! their employes regarding the demands of the latter. Coppers and kindred shares were f.-ivor-ablv influenced by reports of an Increased demand for the higher grade metal from domestic and forelsn consumers. In fact the inquiry for copper has at tained such proportions as to keep most of the largest producers busy for the greater part of the current year. An average price of 27H cents was quoted for delivery up to the mid-5'ejr. Some of the more conspicuous Industrials, notably United States Steel, were under per sistent restraint, mainly In consequence of the note of caution Issued by the trade authorities which intimated rather broadly that the hleh level of trading had or soon would be reached. The success of tho $75,000,000 5 Per cent bond offering of the Uominfon of Canada by our bankers, together with the activity of those issues in the open market at ad vancing price?, testified to the soundness of investment inquiry for high-grade securi ties. Anglo-French 5s also were prominent, touching 034, their best quotation of re cent weeks. Foreign exchnnge agnin was suffictenllv erratic to arouse conjecture. marks and francs displaying yrreatest weakness. SAN FRANCISCO FRODl'CE MARKETS. Prices Current on Butter. Egg. Fruits, Vegetables. Etc., nt Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. April 1. Butter Fresh extras, 2Sc ; prime firsts, 27c; fresh first s, 27c E?ps Fresh CNtrns. 22c: pullets, lOWc. Cheese New, 17'-c; Young Americas, IS '4 c VegetabJeEi Est? plant. 1 8 20c ; green peas. 314fft.4e: rhubarb, 50Jr7r.c: cucumbers, $1.25; lima beans. 20ft 25c: bell peppers. 223 222c: Summer squash. $1.752; tomatoes. $2.f.o-??3; aHparnKus. $1(1.50. Onions California. $ 1.25a! 1.70 ; Oregon. $1.25 tn 1.30. Fruit Lemons. $2.502.75: grapefruit. $1.5o(ix2; oranges. S1.30.'a2; bananas. Ha waiian. $l.50'a2: pineapples. $1.302.50; strawberries. $1.75 2.25. Potatoes S-t Unas, $2. 152..".5. Receipt. Flour. 2322 quarters: hurley. 05 centals: beans. 132 sacks; potatoes. 1005 sacks; hay. 240 tons. Hops, Etc.. at New York, NEW YORK. April 1. Hops steady. Wool ar.l hu'rs fi-m. OVERBECK & COOKE CO. Brokers, Stocks. Bond, Cottea. Grain. Kte. I16-S17 BOARD OF TRAtlrJ KUMi. UCJlbEKa CHICAGO KOAKl or IBAUK. 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New "i'ork City. WhAsKJ-fcUS' (.L'IDE. Fastest Route to San Francisco Is Via, S. S. Northern Pacific Sails for San Francisco April 6, 11, 15, 20, 23, 29 From San Francisco for Portland every Wednesday. Fast steamer Express leaves North Bank Station 9 A. M. rinro First-class, outside room. J20; iMnLO inside room. $17.50; tourist, outside room, insido room. $12.50. 3d class $8. TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH A"VD STARK Station, 10th and Hoyt. Phones Broadway 920. A 6S71. SOUTH AMERICA I'EBlf and CHUB direct from SEATTLE April 7th from SAX FItANCISCO April 11th S. S. SANTA CRUZ (3500 Tons) Two-berth Staterooms, Cabin de Luxe with Private Baths. For rates and other information apply to W. R. GRACE & CO. Portland San Francisco Seattle lUti ltaiiway 332 Pine 210 Leary Exchange Bldgr. (street Bids. A USTRALIA Honolulu, Suva, New Zealand THE IWL.ATIAI, I'ASSENGKK 8TEAMKKS K.M.S. 'MAUAK.V .. K..M.S. "MAKl'KA" (2(J.uuf tons dis. ) (13.IK10 tons dia l :iil rrom VASCOrvKR. K. C. April IS. May 10, .lunr 7. Apply ( nnailian faclflo Hallway. B5 Third SI.. Portland, Or., or to the Canadian Australian Knyal Mali i.lne. 440 Sfymnur Stretrt. Vancouver. B. C. U.S.MaflS.Ss. SIERRA, SONOMA. VENTURA JJSTRALIA HoKOLULU Samoa rViSTT dt Apr.l lMay2,May 23 LOWEST RATKS OP FASSACST;! . 1 OCEAHiC S. S. CO.. C73ilrtjtStSii'Fricitc 4