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FRIDAY APRIL 10, 1908. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. PORTLAND MARKETS ', i Quotations In the Portland "t ""Market Complett Marlut Reports Corrected Each Day Giving the Wholeeale Prlcei of Commodities, Farm Produce, and Vegetables. PORTLAND, April 9.-Thc Front street butter market reports stocks beginning to accumulate, due largely to recent rather receipts of California products, and to aomc extent also to heavier production in this State. The iccent general cut in butter price had the effect of checking shipments from the South to some extent, but thu tuff is still coming In and at the low prices at which it in held tend) to weaken the market. The best of the Oregon brands. are nuw selling at 25 to 27i cents, but it is possible talit these quotations will be cut slightly in the near future. Reports from San Francisco today indicate that the market there is weaker, the rcult of recent heavy mtiniimmeiita bv Oregon crrowera. Local prices, however, were not changed today, dealers offering to buy in a modem way at 55 to 60 emu a hundred. Fruit and vegetable dealers report Mock of fresh seasonable fruit and trukc generally in fair supply, with the trade active in most lines and prices about the same as for several ciays past. The supply of local vegetables is growing larger daily. Grain, Flour, Feed. Wheat-Club, 82c; Valley, 82c; bluestcm, 84c; red Russian, 80c. Oats Producers' prices; White, 128; gray, $2627. Flour Hard wheat, patent, $4.80; straight, $4.00; graham, $4.50; rye, $5; whole wheat flour, $4.45; Dakota, $640g.60; Eastern rye, $6.60; Pillnburg, $7; Corvallis, $4.40. Rye-$1.40 per cwt. Corn-Whole, $32.50; cracked, $33.50 per ton. Hay Wholesale selling prices; Valley timothy, $l7gl8; Eastern Oregon, $202I; clover, $1415; alfalfa, $I213. Grain bags Domestic, 8ic; Cal cutta, 9c. Millfced-City bran, $24.50; coun try bran, $25.50; city shorts, $26; country shorts, $27; chop, $22; mid dlings, $30.50. Barley Producers' prices: Brewing $2&S0; feed, $27; rolled, $2829. Buckwheat $36 per ton. Cereal Foods Rolled oats, cream, 90-tb. sacks, $7; lower grade, $6.50; oatmeal, steel cut, 45-lb. sacks, $8; 9- lb. sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 45-lb. sacks, $7.50 per bar rel; 9-lb. sacks. $4.00 per bale; split peas, $4.50 per 100-lb. sacks; 25-lb. boxes, $1.25 per "box jpastry flour, 10- lb. sacks, $2.75 per bale. Fresh Meats and Fish. Fresh Meats Veal, fancy, 100 lbs., averag, 99ic; 100 to ISO lbs., 8 81c lb.; large and coarse, 57c; hogs, fancy block, 77ic; heavies, 67c; beef, bulls, 314c; cows, 45c; steers, 5ic6c; muttons, medium size, 10llc; large and coarse, 89c. Oysters Shoalwatcr Bay, per gal lon, $2.25; per sack, $4.50; Toke Point, $1.60 per 100; Olympias (120 Clams Little neck, per box, $2.50; tazor clams, ?.uu per dox. Fish Halibut, 6c; black cod, 8c; black bass, per lb., 20c; striped bass, 13c; herring, 5 1-2 cents; flounders, 6c; catfish, 11c; shrimp, 10c; perch, 7c; sturgeon, 121c; sea trout, 18c; torn April Official Compiled by the U. Astoria and APRIL, 1908. High Water. A. M. Date. h.m. ft. h.m. 1:15 2:00 2:46 8:32 4:20 5:20 6:26 7:40! 8:46 9:40 ft. 8.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.8 7.2 7.7 8.0 Wednesday 1 Thursday 2 0:65 1:35 2:08 2:45! 9.0 9.1 Friday 8 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.2 7.6 Saturday 4 SUNDAY 6 3:20 Monday 6 Tuesday ........ 7 Wednesday ..... 8 Thursday 9 Friday 10 Saturday 11 SUNDAY 12 Monday 13 Tuesday 14 4:00 4:46 5:44 7.1 6:60 8:04 9:10 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.4 8.6 8.8 10:20 10:66 10:06 10:65 11:80 11:40 Wednesday ....15 Thursday X6 Friday 17 0:02 12:25 8.0 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.1 7.6 8.1 8.4 8.8 8.3 8.2 0:33 1:05 1:36 2:12 1:04 1:45 Saturday 18 SUNDAY 19 8.9 2:82 8:18 4:08 6:05 6:15 7:35 8:40; 9:38 8.9 8.7 8.4 Monday ,. 20 2:60 Tuesday ..21 Wednesday .....22 Thursday ....... 23 8:35 4:26 6:34 7.9 7.4 Friday 24 6:54 8:18 7.0 Saturday 25 SUNDAY 26 Monday 27 Tuesday 28 (Wednesday ..... 29 Thursday 80 7.0 7.8 7.6 8.1 i'.i 9:82 10:26 11:05 11:46 10:35 11:30 12:20 0:25 1:06 cod, lUc; salmon, silversides, 9c; steolheads, He; chinooks,. 10c; fresh, 121c; lobsters, 25c lb. Fruits and Vegetables, Potatoes-r Select (sell), 70c cwt; Willamette Valley (buy), 45c; East Multnomah (buy), 55c; Clackamas (buy), 53c. ' OnionsJobbing price, $4.75(5.00 cwt; buying price, $4.25(34,50; garlic, 15c lb. Vegetables Turnips, $1.00 sack; beets, $1.25; parsnips, $1.25; cabbage, $1.75; tomatoes, Florida, $4.505,00 crate; do Mexico, $2,75 crate; cauli flower, California, $1.00 dozen; do local, 50c$$1.00; hothouse lettuce, $I.,251.50 box; cucumbers, $1.50 2,00 dozen; celery, 85c$l; arti chokes, 50c doz.; asparagus, 8l9c lb.; beans, 20c lb; egg-plant, 20c lb; head lettuce, 40c doz; rhubarb, $2 crate. Apples-Select, $2,50 box; fancy $2.00; choice, $1.50; ordinary, $1.25. Fresh fruits Oranges, $2.002.75; lemons, $2.753,50; strawberries, 20r.22c lb. ' Tropical Fruits Lemons, $2.00 3.50 box; limes, 75c per 100; oranges, new navels, $1.752.50 box; grape fruit, $3.504.00 box; bananas, 5c lb.; crated, 51c Ib.j tangerines, $1.40 1.50 box; pineapples, $45 dozen. Butter, Eggs and Poultry. Cutter Extras, 27lc; fancy, 26c; choice, 25c; store, 161c, Eggs Loss off, 16 161c, Cheese Full cream twins, 151c; cream brick, 20c; swiss block, 20c; limbcrgcr, 221c Poultry Mixed chickens, 13c lb.; fancy hens, 1417c; roosters, old, 8c; fryers, 20c; broilers. 221fj25c; dress ed poultry, lc per lb.; higher; geese, old, 9c; turkeys, live, 1516c; do dressed, I7l8c, Groceries, Provisions, Etc. Sugar (sack basis) D. G., $5.65; XX, $5.45; beets, $5.45; Golden C, $3.50; extra C, $5.15; powdered, $5.80; boxes, 55c cwt. advance over sack jasis; fruit or berry sugar, $5.65; boxes, 55c cwt. advante over sack basis (less lc if pal dfor in 15 days). Coffee Mocha, 24 28c; Java, fancy, 2528c; Java, good, 2024c; Java, ordinary, 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; Costa Rica, good. 16 18c; Arbuckle, $16.63 cwt.; Lion, $15.88 cwt; Colombia coffee, 14c lb.; Salvador, 111 141c. Rice Imperial Japan, No. 1, $6.25; Southern Japan, $5.255.75; broken, 5c; head, fancy, $6 6.75. Sago and Tapioca 6lc. Provisions Hams, large, 13c; small, 13c; picnic, 91c; boiled hams, lbs.), $6; Olympias, per gallon, $2.25. Dried Fruits Apples, 910c per pound; apricots, 2729c; peaches, 11 13c; pears, lll14c; Italian prunes, 56c; California Igs, white, in sacks, 71c per pound; black, 6 7c; bricks, 75c$2.25 per box; Smyrna, 16 171c per pound; dates, Persian, 617c per pound. 22c; boiled picnic, 28c; breakfast, bacon, fancy ,22c; English, 151c; dry salted short clears, 10c; backs, 10c. Lard Kettle-rendered tierces, ll!c; tubs, 12c; 50s, 12c; 20s, 121c; 10s, 121c; 5s, 121c. Standard pure: Tierces, lc less; compound, tierces, 8c; leaf, 13c Raisins Loose muscatels, 3-crown, 771c; 4-crown, 718c; bleached seedless Sultanas, 9112c; unbleach ed seedless Sultanas, 8 8k; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2.00; 2-crown, $1.75, Canned salmon Columbia River, l-lt tails, $2.10; 2-tb tails, $3.00; fancy, 1-lb flats, $2.25; 1-tb .flats, $1.40; fancy, 1-lb, ovals, $2.75; Alaska talis, pinks, 95c: red, $1.40; nominal, 2s, tails, $2.25. Spices Cloves, 25c lb; chillies, Tide Tables S. Government for. Vicinity. APRIL, 1908. Low Water. A. M. P. M. Date. h.m. ft. h.nTTft. Wednesday 1 7:15 8:06 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.4 S.O 8.5 3.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 l.S 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.4 S.O 3.4 8.8 4.0 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.9 Thursday 0.1 Friday 3, 8:4 9:3 0.1 Saturday 0.1 0.1 0.5 SUNDAY 6 Monday 6 10:1 11:00 Tuesday 7 11:64 0.8 Wednesday ..... 8 Thursday 9 Friday 10 Saturday 11 SUNDAY 12 Monday 13 Tuesday 141 1:18 2:40 3:48 4.1 4.0 3.6 2.9 2.2 1.6 4:40 5:16 5:60 Wednesday 15 Thursday 16 6:24 7:06 1.0 0.5 Friday 17 7:35 0.1 Saturday 18 8:12 0.3 0.5 SUNDAY 19 Monday 20 Tuesday 21 8:55 9:42 0.5 0.2 0.1 j'.9 8.4 2.6 1.6 0.9 0,2 0.4 10:35 Wednesday 22 11:34 Thursday .......23 Friday 24 Saturday 25, 1:20 2:46 SUNDAY 26 4:00 Monday 27 4:45 Tuesday e. 5:34 6:20 7:04 Wednesday Z9 Thursday .......30 REQUIRED RESERVES Fowler Currency Bill Endorsed ; by Merchants Association. FREE CONTROL OF RESOURCES The U. S. 2 Per Cent Bonds Would be Purchased by the Custodians of the Guaranty Fund With the Purpose of Withdrawing Them. NEW YORK, April 9.-Irving T. J, Hush, vice chairman on commercial law of the Nferchants Association to day made a statement on the practi cal effect of the Fowler Currency bill on the balance sheets of the banks. Mr. Bush set .'orth in figures the status of the national banks of the city of New York if the bill were in actual operation. He said: "There seems to be many, even anion leading bankers, who have not had brought fully to their atten tion the benefits which they would derive from certain provisions of the Fowler bill. Comment has been made on the large amount which the banks would be required to transfer to the treasury to make up the five per cent guarantee fund which is to be deposited against both deposits and nates. This requirement is real ly much less radical than has been represented. The last report of the 131c lb. Salt-Bales of 7S-2s, bale, $2.15; bales of 60-3s, $2.15; bales of 40-4s, bale, $2.15; bales of 15-10s, bale, $2.15; bags, 50s, ine, ton, $1650; bags, 50c; genuine Liverpool, ton, $18; bags, 50s, i-ground, $-13.50; 100s, ton, $13; R. S. V. P., 20 5-lb cartons, $2.25; R. S. V. P., 3-lb cartons, $1.75; Liv- erpooi, lump, per ton, $20.50. Nuts Walnuts, 15120c per lb; filberts, 16c; Brazils, 20c; pecans, 14 (7220c; hickory, 8c: Virgma peanuts, 6!c; Jumbo Virginia peanuts, 7c; Jap anese peanuts, 6ic; chestnuts, Italian, 10c; Ohio, 25c; cocoanuts. dozen, 90c (&$1.0G; pine nuts, 17ic lb. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc Hops-1907 crop, 45ic lb. Wool-Valley, 1618c; Eastern Oregon, 1218c, as to shrinkage. Cascara Sagrada (chittim bark) -4 51c per lb. Beeswax Good, clean and pure, 22 25c per lb. Tallow Prime, 5c; No. 2 and 51c; 1-barrel lots, 52c; in cases, 58c; boiled, 5-barrel lots, 53c; 1-bajrel lots, 54c; in cases, 60c. Turpentine In cases, 72c; in wood barrels, 69ic; in iron barrels, 65c; in 10-case lots, 71c. Benzine V, M. and P. and Union Naphtha, . cases, 191c; iron barrels, 121c Gasoline Union and Red Crown, bbls., 171c; cases, 241c. Motor, bbls., 171c; cases, 241c. 86 degrees, bbls., grease, 26c per lb. Hides-Dry hides, No. 1, 121c lb; dry, No. 1, 12c lb; dry salted, one- third less; dry calf, 14c lb; salted steers, 5c pound; salted cows, 4c lb; stags and bulls, 3c lb; kip, 5c lb; calf, 9c lb; green stock, lc less; sheepskins, shearlings, 1025c; short wool, 3040c; medium and long wool, according to quality, 501b9Cc; dry horses, 50c$l; dry colt, 25c; an gora, 80c$l; goat, oemmon. 10 20c Oils, Lead, Etc Coal Oil Union and pearl and as tral oil, cases, 181c per gallon; water white, iron barrels, 11c; eocene and extra star, cases, 211c; headlight oil, cases, 191c; iron barrels, 121c; elaine, cases, 28c. Linseed Oil Raw, 5-barrel lots, 30c; cases, 371c. Engine Distillate, bbls., 10c; cases, 171c. Lead Strictly pure white lead, in ton lots, 7Sc; 500-lb lots, 8c less; less than 500 lbs., 81c; red lead and lith arge, lc higher than white. Chabmerlains's Has the Preference Mr. Fred. C. Hanrahan, a promi nent druggist of Portsmouth, Va., says: "For the past six years I have sold and recommended Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarhoea Remedy., It is a great remedy and one of the best patent medicines on the market. I handle some "others for the same purposes that pay me a larger profit, but this remedy is so sure to effect a cure, and my custom er so certain to appreciate my recom mending it to him, that I give it the preference." For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists, comptroller of the currency showing the condition of the national banks of New York City on February 1, last, showed deposits subject to reserve requirements to the amount of $68, 889,105, making a total amount sub ject to the guaranty fund require ments of the Fowler bill, of $971,077 900 The amount required for the guaranty fund would be five per cent of this amount or $18,553,895, This looks at first blush like a formidable amount to withdraw from the cash resources of the bank but when it considered that it is counted as part of their required reserves the ques tion is reduced simply to one of the locality here the money is kept. Re serve requirements would be raised $225,547,198 under the existing law to $242,769,475, of which $48,5g.1,89S would be in Washington and $194,- 215,580 would be in cash in the cus tody of the banks. The New York banks held more cash on Feb. 14 than would be required by the Fowler bill and their position in this respect would not be changed to their dis advantage. "One of the greatest advantages to the banks under the proposed new system would be the free control of their own resources. Instead of keeping in the treasury, as was the case on Feb. 14, United States bonds to secure circulation jof $70,182,100 U S. bonds to secure public deposits to the ontount of $67,243,912, all these would be returned to them and they would be able to convert them at will into cash. "The U. S. two per cent bond would be purchased by the custod ians of the guaranty fund with the purpose of withdrawing them from the market and maintaining their value The Fowler bill provides that they should be purchased at the price of 104, in order to guarantee against any loss resulting from their aband onment as a basis of circulation. Under this arrangement, $70, 782,100 of U. S, bonds would be handed back to the national banks of New York to be disposed ci to the government for cash to about an equal amount, which cash could be lent in the mar ket at current rates, while the privil ege of issuing notes would remain unimpaired. 'A little computation will show that the ability to lend the proceeds of the bonds at the current rate of in terest would be an advantage to the banks. They would be required to pay two per cent upon their circula tion, which is 1 1-2 per cent higher than they now pay and they would lose the interest on the 2 per cent bonds but with the money at 5 per cent they would still make a profit above what they now make, by tie ing up their capital in two per cent bonds. Moreover, they would have the privilege of issuing notes in ad dition to those now out, up to the full amount of their capital in case of need without tying op one dollar of their resources in any investment in bonds. This unused power of issue of the New York City banks by the last report to the comptroller was $43,834,863. A further power of issue is given in emergencies to a second sum equal to the capital, or $112,500,000. "The entire scope of the bill is designed to encourage commercial transactions by giving the banks con trol of their own resources for loans to customers. I am satisfied that if bankers be convinced that instead of being radical or disturbing it is really a moderate and conservative measure which would benefit them as well as their customers and the public. GOOD ROADS. Convention to be Held in Buffalo by American Automobile Assn. NEW YORK, April 9.-Plans for the good roads and legislative con vention to be held in Buffalo July 7 and 8 were approved by ,the executive n.tomobile association. It was announced that several speakers of national reputation in cluding the governors of several states had already consented to be present at the convention and speak on the subjects of legislative and good roads." Other business of the session included the approval of the new racing rules which will be effec tive April 15, and the admission of the Kentucky State Association to membership in the national associa tion. The application of the Savannah Automobile Club to participate in the Vanderbilt cup race was referred to the Vanderbilt cup commission which is to all intents and purposes the i - ing board of the American Automo bile Association Subscribe for The Morning Astorian 60 cents a month. STEEL & EWAR1 Electrical Contractors Phone Main 3881 TRANSPORTATION. o OPPORTUNITY Colonist Rates from all parts of the United States and Canada to all . parts of Oregon and the Northwest will be put into effect by The Oregon Railroad 3l Navigation Co. : and ; Southern Pacific Company Line In Daily During March and April, 1908 From the principal cities of the Middle West the Rates will be as follows: ' CHICAGO $38.00 COUNCIL BLUFFS .... ST. LOUIS $35.50 OMAHA KANSAS CITY .$30.00 ST. PAUL Corresponding rates from all other Eastern points. Stop-overs at pleas ure at all points in Oregon. The Colonist Rate is the greatest of all homebuiiders. Oregon lias no limited resources and needs more people who desire homes and lafpr opportunities. Oregon people can accomplish splendid results by heralding foist opportunity to all the world. Send Oregon literature giving good re liable information about the State, far and wide. Call on the above railroads for it if necessary. FARES CAN BE PREPAID Here at home if desired. Any agent is authorized to accept the required deposit and telegraph ticket to any point Call on G. W. Roberts, local agent, or address ;....,.,. WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland. TIME CARD Astoria & Columbia River R. R. Co. Effective, Sunday, January 26, 1908 Pacific Time. SO I M 22 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. Lv. Ar. PORTLAND t as V x it I M 9.15 9 .SS! 000 7.5! 7.361 7.D9I 8.07! 8.15 8.37 8.56 8.00! 9.16 9.83 Lv GOBLKf Art d O a a a to o O a a m BAIMERt MAYGhR &U1NCY CLAT8KAN1B JUNCTIONf .WEST PORT . CLIFTON 967 10.05 10.15 10.36 10.61 9.60, U 60 11.56 WIS Ar ASTORUt.. XV 11.40 8.15! 6.60 Lv ASTORIA Art 12.01 8.85! 6 10 Ar. WAKKEJSTON Lv! ET15 6.111.. 6 0!.. 6.25i.. 6.26.. S.29;. 6.39. LV WAKRKNTOWt. Al HAMMOND Ar. FT. HTEVEtiB Lv 12.25 8.43 . ja.ao; 8.4i 8.461 Lv FT. 8 MAMMON !.... Ar WAHRENTON Lvl 8.651 8.651 9.18 9.S5 9.451 8.40 7 11 12.15 12.44 12.56 1.00 p.m. Lv WARRESTON Ari 10.1S GHARHART SEASIDKt Ar. HOLLADAY Lv 10.25 10.80 9.3C p.m a.m p.m. Trains marked run daily. -(Telegraph Nos. 26 and 28 run from Astoria to Clatsop Beach via Ft Stevens. No. 22 runs from Portland to Astoria and Clatsop Beach direct. No. 24 runs front Portland to Astoria only. No. 30 runs from Astoria to Clatsop Beach direct Nos. 21, 25 and 29 run via Ft. Stevens. No. 23 runs from Clatsop Beach to Astoria and Portland direct Connections At Portland, with all trans-continental lines. At Goble, with Northern Pacific Railway Company. At Astoria with steamers for San Francisco and Tillamook and Ilwaco Railway & Navigation Company's boat and railway. Through tickets sold to and from all points in the East and Europe. For further particulars apply to G. B. JOHNSON, General Agent, 12th and Commercial, Astoria, Of. THE ROAD OF A THOUSAND WONDERS Shasta Route and Coast Line of the Southern Pacific Company Through Oregon and California; Over 1300 miles of scenic beauty and interest attractive and instruc tive. This great railroad passes through a country unsurpassed for its scenic attractions, and introduces the traveler to the vast arena soon to become the scene of the world's greatest industrial activities. There is not an idle or uninteresting hour on the trip ,and the variety of conditions presented excites wonder and admiration. Special Low Rate Tickets now l.'on Salejat All TicketJOfficse ifSS.OO ''Zi'X: Portland to Los Angeles andReturn Long limit on tickets and stop-over privileges. Corresponding rates from other points. Inquire of G. W. Roberts, local agent, for full particulars the country through which this great and helpful publications describing highway extends, or address v t WM, McMurray - General Passenger Agent, Portland. 426 Bond Street Oregon .$30X1 .$30X1 Uiiee, -2i 25j 291 SI D.m. n.m 0 89 4fl 68 69 62 71 79 100 100 106 12.1510.00. (Si 10.66. 8.40! h o o a 0 m 10.40 8.26 10.161 7.691 10.061 7.66i 7.40 7.191 7.04 6.10 6.60 6.86 Ceo I g CO . 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