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8 THE OREGON PAIIT JOURNAL, rOBTLAKD, FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 22, 1003. I TRANSACTIONS IN THE WORLD f FINANCE & AND i TRADE & I ' ,' - . - ; t -. ... i ....... , : " ' POTATO MARKET W;T0 PIECES m Season for'; Last Year's Stock'Nearing End. Oregon Bayers Fare Badly find Many lose Money-Onions Slump with i Atw Arrivals. abundance and quotations are sagging. Receipts are ao great that It will now be necessary for .commission men to put the atock In cold storage In order to keep -the market fairly steady. There rlted demand from California he dairy and atore butter that this time of the year being- the aeaaon when the quotations on both creamery and dairy are about equal. The ahlpmenta to California are lamer, the butter men of the Southern State preferring; the Oregon dairy to the beat grade of creamery even at the, aame quotations. The reason for this la that the Oregon dairy atock Is noted for th large amount of butter fat it contains. Prices are unchanged. More Cheese Arrives. Cheese receipts are becoming larger and the market la eaaler. Usual quo ta! lone prevail. r Hop prices are unchanged. Today's quotations, as revised, are as follows: WHEAT IS LOWER IN XI VERPOO L Potato buyers In Oregon have just cloned one of the most dls- . astrous years they have been en gaged In. The markets for last year's piegon Burbanks, which la just closing, has been one of the mont disastrous ever Witnessed in thla state. Toward the opening- of the "season, last Fall, the $27 market" waa up to the top notch and many large buys were, made by com mission men and dealers at the high POtTLAVD WHOLESALE PRICES', Market Was Only Moder ately Active-Tone Firm. Corn on the Continent Is Also Down a Trifle Oats Are Strong On Buying. ' -' V' Logan 4V Bryan's dally grain letter to Bolton, de Kuyter 4 Co.: COTTON TRADE Iff ; -CHINA DECREASES A report bas Juat been received from C. C. Baldwin of New 'York, a 'repre sentative of, the Southern Cotton Mills, now at Peking.! Chtna. Who haa Inves tigated the 'trade conditions In Man churia, In which he says t,hat the American cotton trade was Increasing enormously until recently, when the Russians began to exert pressure upon the Chinese, amounting to coercion, for second orders for Russian . Arms, amounting to 800,000 bales of goods, which otherwise would nave gone to America. - :r Mr. Baldwin says ihe foreign firms complain bitterly of the dlfty-ulty of conducting MiMlness under the Russian methods, Vmf he atlleves that unleas Russian absorption of - ManohUria3a checked the United .suites will be.te- THE VALUE OP m FOREIGN GENERA L STRIKE COINS NOW ABANDONED List of Prices Furnished It Failed to Carry by a ; by tustoml louse. ; 1 wo-Thirds Vote. ; : Moneys o) 'Silver Standard - Countries Painters and Carpenters Still Deter V Are Worth ,TheIr Market QuotatloSJn Metal. tolned to Win -Plasterers With- Draw From the Council. mm n TOME (Continued from Page "One.) The following' are the Custom House Titers w!U be no general bunding- J een, n distinction by the Prjj T7e; Oraia, Flour ens' Tti. Wheat Walla Walla, Vie; bluestem. Valler. T4Mrc. IHI ir; r r-f-u, --.', ' " www. I rimvij o.ta No. I shite, 1.174tl.ao; gray, ft. IS Ui-m Mwi.vr. idl , I , ffc.nr EaMern Oregon: Patent. $:i.WS4..'10; ninnmiid W.. H.iKi; Iralrhm, 3.:; Valley. fl .Vi, 4.7i' frraliain. H. S3. 10 10a, $1.M. Mliwtiina rn, lii.iio per ion; nuuuungs. .1 . ,N ink h,,h am mi Hajr Timothy, iau.00; cli.vr.' liT.OO, Hops, Wool aa4 Hidat. . Uim 2041 Ic for choice; ltw.1 contracts; tor CHICAGO. May 22. The Liverpool Prlved of a most promising market for C0nB OT tn Quartw, wheat market Is to H lower; Paris co"1n Within a few years. proclaimed by the fi 1 to t cents loweri ntwerp un- Z&'X SSHSZIt market waa nnlv mod- I . . ... I Country. Hlnnrtnrd mnA here, but the tone was the Impossibility, of Including to .tki AffiXfiSriWr MUler. while not radical, eommerclal treaties the opening to BelgluVS nl changed. The market was only mod erately active values In United Btatea gold of foreign traces strike. Of the 11 unions con- beginning April 1, 1 nectod with the Couacll seven voted lit Secretary of the fuvor of . and four' against It. thus dent between any of the candldatesx, waa conairueq as a wioueraieiy puiiisu trade or Manchurlan towna on account Bolivia all ver boliviano . .... .262 number. It said some light improve- of Russian opposition. IBrasIl gold milrela ...t4fc ment in places, but in general there I The American minister proposes that j iian worm America gold dol- wouiu oe no cnange lor me oeiier. i unina , open , Moukdcn. Harbin, ana a Plants having unusually Irregular small port at the mouth of the Talu growth. The season In general Is fully I River. . lacking a small margin of the neces sary two-thirds vote In (Order to carry. The strike situation 1 now remains I practically the same as It was prior to the decision to taks a referendum vote eat rate. The market, instead or aiiow- wool Nominal. Vailrr. 15iflliio: Eastern Inar the uaual and exoected ad vance 1 Otv-nn. Kiui.lc: Mohair nwmlnal. 37 M. Tic. with the full onenlnff of the "ason. tU.ekli Whearli. USUlttr; abort wool, two iweeke later than usual. Our own j advices from the Middle West are that wheat generally Is thin on the ground and heading Bhort There la nothing In Kr.n In .how a atmMv W1ln- and " II li A,h It was but a few months Imfore th Tallow lrime. per -lb. SHG4c: Nov X, and bottom of the quotations ladder naa imw, xzr. been reached. - Then came the small lr"r KvhV.Ti i T to is . - j , . . t. I irwift'e per lo; arr kip. Wo. 1. o to id iria, amount of ordera for atock and It took 1;fc rf N'0 u,;,lrt fl rt. i64cr dry . the utmoat endeavors or me owners to dispose of their holdings at the prices paid earlier In the season. Many Sealers Ztose Mosey. . h Very few of the local potato buy eVs, if any, closed the aeaaon with the ' prices on the right side of the ledger 'for. them, and some Of the larger buy era went deep Into the hole. Demand from the Southern markets for ship ping stock haa about ceased and many . of the big shippers still .have large amounts of the atock,' remaining unaold in their possession. , Socks Tnll of Potatoaa. to day, although exporta continue lib eral. California rs still without rain. DAILY OOTTOaT SrXCUX. NEW i YORK. May 22. The stubborn action or the spot cotton markets or I Chile gold peso America In the face of receipts nearly I China , . " double that of laat year and resistance I Amoy Ilver tacl shown In Liverpool to a further decline lar . . . i l ooo Central America , Costa Rica gold-olon .... .46. Guatemala silver peao .262 Honduras silver peso ' ..... ,262 Nicaragua stiver peao . ,162 ' Salvador silver neao Xfil British Honduras dollar . ... 1.000 2f The atrenah in the market-is largely h causwJ mQf B?cond ,hought and a uuo '""" correspondingly better feeling among op. : . - ' . . . . . . wn-Hi i, mxNi i ,ni lur miiRr marK.il . . - M. ... . ' . Sited, bulla and ataaa, i- ii inaa ory sun; i - " , i I eraiors oi. long maraei. xne selling out lied bldw. moer, maind, wt pomida or otw. and as Armour is carrying the cash proce,. n.- ,no. without good re- lt and eoa. 14 ma. 7p: rir. aound. nnarf io m. ac; areen i InniMltedi. lc lh 1pm: rulla. lc lb lew: homo I cars today. DliKu, aallea, earn, fj.zitli.io; nrj, nr., i.iu tyl.&o; cotu' bldpa. each. KKiSOr: ftoat aklna, coinmon. earh, lOUlDc; Aurora, with wool on, rich, S5c(l,0U. ' . Buttar, (( sal Poultry. Butter rrrim creamery, Ztc S0r: atore. 1JV4C. - v-iiwii nifcv 1K . , Cheefonsllver tael Chin Klang ail ver tael .... Fuchu allver nael Ilalkwan (Custbma silver laei ff.alJ'fcSk lu J" hr' theM X 1 "PNUlat!,? nd.the shorts for once failed to Hankow-Lllver&l I " ifH VSTn'nL, t.VS h:"1?" V""".; ?t0t ar follow the decline too'sharply and the Hongkong k . i;Tret. . "..V ZA.J n ,. I the important factor. There were 2h I . Nluchwan silver tael aa great as hitherto existed. It Is prob able that with the advent of June op tion the market Mnay not be so sensa tional until - tradlnr In Julv will have develODed the eondlt ons anvernlna that voioraoia -euverr-peao ., The trade Is not large, and the buying important month. I'd to this time It Cuba-gold peso, ?vV. ......... seems scattered and mainly to over the would appear .that the long Interests MuaXiJ-idSa ?$? una iwwi very nearly Buniaineu, noi-ir iniana goia marK . w.l-.,'.. , ,1S dairy, Cora Closes Plrm. Llverpool corn Is to lower. The market here was easier, earlier and closed Arm In sympathy with' wheat , jvingno silver tael .1 .......... enangnai anvePetael Swatow ail ver '-tael , Takau silver tail Tietsinr-all ver tael a--all E Kreah Oreon, 17iS117H-. infwrun crpam, twin, j.r. vu, American, lheisc; ' Eautpru, ldjl7c; (CaU .670 .6g .646 .667 .627 .680 -.622 . . .624 .648 .620 .626 .672 .652 .362 .926 ,28 Congress. "Xeep Ton aUoorA 'clsaa.- ' Perhaps one , of the bestrjassages In' th address -that teemed wlth good thlaga waa that In which Mr. Reames turned towards the 'body of university students and counselled, them to keep In tnlnil fl rt ' alwiv nap.v a Vn... 1 1 with the hope of being In a position to I - f - - -w - mmm rH,.,v m call out all the unlona. . ; - of statecraft. lis quoted from the fara At the meeting of the painters laat ous orator, John B. Oough, an epigram night it waa decided to prosecute a atlo sermon in one -sentence of which more vigorous light than ever. In their Oough concentrated his whole .- life's campaign they will be- supported by thought Into which he poured all his the International organisation, together earnestness and sincerity: , i with all ths labor organisations in the "Young man, keep your record clean." city, and In time they believe the Mas- The application waa obvious. It ter ralnters Association will be forced i an appeal to young men to keep cleanll to accede to their demands. It is also I ness before them as a prime requisite given out, that the carpentera will be looked after in ths same manner. Since lumber la being received In liberal quantities from outside points It Is said that the local mill owners are not so particular as they , were In discrim inating against ths contractors who employ union labor. In fact a number of reliable carpenters say that lumber Is now being sold, to the local trade without many questions being asked, whereas a short time ago It was almost Impossible to secure It under any pre tense. ' '. . fontia. lfie. I'oaltry Chickens, mixed, 1213c per lb; beua. 13U'l'4c; rooatera. 10HH ; broil era, lflt17c lb; fryers. HUM lb; duckn. Ant. in. anil tha pnnntrv nfTorl n trm tnn " j 110. uvcii very ueaiiy bubibiubu, uui- i r iniana goia marK . , .13 tinue liberal. We still hold to the view withstanding the accumulating stock and France gold franc .'. ..!.-,,,, ,12 that receipts next aaonth will be large consequent pressure. The next croo "on- Oermany gold aark, . T, r.'-v ,236 and with normal condltlona for the tlons appear also to bi lking" on,sus- ur,a..n,,ft " grtd " J"1 , growing crop. There were 140 cars to- talned value at approximately H?centa OrVece foidVkchma ' ' 1J day. ' " and with, thla range extending through Haiti gold gourde . -..!"!!." 1966 Oat Market sTtrong. the season .until January what Is 4ow India gold poOid sterlfng .. 4.8666 The oat market la strono? on snecu- called hls-h-nrfced cotton looks lllce an Italy void lira . .101 latlve buying and partly in sympathy assured facts Th weather conditions I ?aPn. 0,a,"ryt ' ' ' . with the strength in wheat Tester-I throughout f he cotton belt are report- I w' . . 'ZTA..-T"., ' ? TSS 1.014 in all matters pertaining to public af- 'Irs. ' : , " Slscussed SooMomlos. . Mr. Reames discussed economics up on the broad plans of scientific knowl edge rather than partisan conslderatlona. He stood for such rational revision of the tariff as . would 'cure- some of ths trust evils, quoting from the tast utter- Intl. nf. tha 'mtm- Thnmi. U' l9knvt,A upon the subject He argued forSSch tariff adjustments as would open tal markets to Paclflo Coast manuftf turers snd producers of farm stuff. used the -simple illuminative lllustra- , I used the -simple illuminative lllustra- Manager Francis pt, the City Retail I tlons wherewith to elucidate his thought. iuniDer urara, aiso says mat ouiiaing I He took sensible ground upon the sub- day's break accumulated considerable ed favorable. , Much now depends upon I vthrionrtVTii short Interest, -much of which was cov- I the demand lor- goods, particularly staple Newfoundland gold dollar," The docks In Ban Francisco are still full of stock and the surplus Is being I4e lb; swoae, 7Ufttc 0; turkeys, lire, 16 vastly increased with the arrival of areoaeo jiiue. each additional 'steamer, r. Of course. I OrooarUa, Jtuts, t. no heavily on their -owners'' hands, but ered. Wi.BO; dry granul.rad, . extra '' - y n" -i I liMiTpla. 2jc; box pi. BOe adrnuca oa aack baala. gooas waa mucn lower-ywn qeaiers ex-1 u per ewt for cam, 10 day; maiile, I4a pectea at tne nrstor tue- season that I ie to. ., the ordinary grades would De worth; I ;rZLi.. u.1.. om.,- i... i.., ' ered todav. The cash situation la nob and heaVWabrics and varns. Rncllah I Norw veold-mwn . ... " oaa Many tona of theprdlnafles are rot- 2.c; JTaood. aiigas'; Jara. ordinary. 'frkcalculated to make prices at the moment spinnera will yet require a full half mil- Persia silver kran . !o5 and crop advices are still the important Hon bales from America, and at some er" BT.ola f?1 .487 factor. The weather everywhere seems price. which Is of course contingent o R?1.,iKff5 ki . J R2 favorable, and we-are inclined to think their being able to market their prod- spairp-ldeseta '1 1SS the poor start the crop haa made la dls- uet. Where they are t; get this cotton Sweden goldcrown ."!.'!."', 2(8 counted by the price. There were 196 before September 16 we fall to see while Switzerland gold frano'".'"! . Jl93 the whole American spinners will have xuraey gold piasta . ......... .044 to draw fmm norts quite freely-before J-Jrue-uay gold peso . 1.034 they can aid them. Venesuela gold bolivar . 191 -The coins bf silver standard countries' are valued, at their pure silver contents. ting on the1 docks andVlnr warehouses I h-ax-. roi Kir. fancy. iutiie: roata Mr Snd the prices quoted for the ordinaries ". lttife: ;oata Klca. ordliiary, lowiuc lra fnrui!. A .m,,,.,,. lot I per lb; Columbia roaat, $10.63; Arbnekleii', are not aamcieiK to pay expressage, let 1 1,, .,. , tl4 l-AIMm alone pay the freight rates. I Tp Oolong, nittettni aradea. M65e; (inn- mi Onloas Gone to . Pieces. ihii.u txki :i2hX-: EnBllnhJ Breakfaat. mm.i.-. 1'll.friap! HiiI.Imp m univilnrpd The .onion : market 'for the ordinary I jriao. isoitwe: sreen .Japan, very scarce, Uuu I cars today, grades haa practically gone to pieces I sue. ' . J. . . .1 Provisions Ars Bla-her. on account of the poor call; for stock um. uiry7 BOaT'we; t&faiim'uZl The prov.alon market la firm and from tne South., Arixona, which usual- I .-,i ajw.- lnna. tu: 22. ii.na.',, Th. inn.th n ur vuya large quapiuies 01 onions wni Halt woreeaiee aair. ouia. una, ua, ao.ou; 1 h v, kv, the larre nacklnv Interests 2TBW TORZ BTO0X8. succeeding seaaoa from thla :atate 1a Woree.t-r.W Induced some covering of NEW'TORK. May 22. The market L.-.h 5v5.e Pr,ce ' silver for the noiin:wemaraei 10 any extent flur J Uii,n aark, 6oi, Wrte. 7 shorts. There is little or no Improve- snowed a disposition to Improve today .Th. .Z,h Ing the year now closing. The demand! , Ha t'rae, half crwind, loo., per ton, ment m tne ,1, rjernand.. from Arixona. for outside stock wos611.uu; t, pwr ton. fl4.no; Llprpool, lump. Just aa great aa. In former" years, but I iJ w m root, i4.w;iooa. the large crop of the. better grades vtnm Bapa-CaleotU. .O0.28 per 100 for uunni 1110 past rr in ncvauK ana i AUfruHt opurt?rir. I the consequent , ability of the growers I Kit impria! Japan, N. &c; No. 2, D,uvn ' m"l I Fnpp. 14 Ml: Hl oata. I.I. 10. rate than, would be 'posiibkr for the! Salmon Oolumhla Blver. l ib talla. $1.70; 2- and wlthyr further encouragement as t'STexl dolla material Is being disposed Of more freely now than It has for some weeks past Nearly all thoae directly Inter ested in the matter seem to think that the danger point In the strike is past. and that in the course ef 'a short time the several associations will be willing to. treat with the unions In the matter of arriving at some permanent . under standing. , It was .officially announced -this morning that the Plasterers' Union haa withdrawn from -the Building Trades Council. - There were vague rumors to thla effect all day yesterday,' but at that ..time nothing' definite could, be learned. The reason aaatgned by the plasterers for their action Is because they do not like the manner In . which the strike has beerl conducted.. " They hold the Council directly responsible for-what' they are pleased te term-Inaction and a disposition on the part of certain -members to assume supreme authority in all questions that are up TOOK AaTS BOVB MASKET. growers of the Northwest lAs had the effect of practically shutting the Ore- lib talln. 82.40; fancy. l-n flati. !..; -Ib fanrr Hats. il. 20; Aiaata tim, pinx, eoc;, red, ' - I 5 P S3 description, . . ' -j , : : : g V9 White., iron Mil", lllc. wooden 1814c: Head light, eaaea 24ttr. Iron bbla, 18c; saaolln.. Iron blikt ZIP. raoea 2HU,c. Linaeed Oil I'ure raw. In bbla. 6c; tennlne maud at Sl.w a .sack. , . The au Beosipts. The receipts per rail from California today 'consisted of three cars of mixed rnt Cameo. 41c lb; Capstan, $1.83 lb: Duka'a Mixture, 40c lb; Hull uurham. 66c lb; Old Ens lob Curve Cut. 74c lb; Maryland Club. 71c !b; Mall Pouch. 3Hc lt; Yale Mixture, $1.40 lb. ring Tobacco Drnmmond'a Katural Leaf,. Me lb; Piper Ilnldxtck, OHc lb; riomethluff flood. oranges ; of 1 fair ' quality, one car of standard Navy, twe lb; T. B.. B3e lb: Los Angeles new cabbages and one car of green -bananas. The uaual one car of Florin strawberries was also re ceived, but the demand Isvriot so lively. Quotations are down a trifle today. Ore, gon's are in larger 'receipt; and . It .Is now expected that the local market will be in full swing by. the middle of the coming week. Quotations on the local I fi ; " 4. i la.w'Bi.i. Huear Hear, 4ae lb; Btar, 41e. Fine Cut Chewing Uolden Thread, 08c lb; Fait Mail, 70c Frulti and Varatablaa. Potatoea lOfatktc,' ordinary, S040c; new. Zc lb. . , DnliiniM Orps-nn. 75c11.0O. bnyera' prleea: local,;- fl.OOdil.SO; garlic, 47e' lb; California, new rcda. fl.Su. i j KrcBb Krulta APPic. latiey : re(ron, . lav 1.19); ctmkliig. immu kic box; iraucea, aavaw. uo; ' Mcmierrancan. awpeia. la.id: do preferred Am. Car and Found, com do preferred ;?pricnii H'taar. com.... American Sugar, com... 1M l.'.Vll'CM ......... Bal. and Ohio, com do preferred Brooklyn itapld Xranalt. Canadian pai-lHc, com . , Cbk-ago and Alton, coin. do preferred ......... C. and O. W com C. M. St. !..,...... Chicago A North., com.. Chlcairo Terminal By... Chesapeake Ohio..... Canada Mouthers ...... Colo, Fuel A Iron, com, loio. Noutnern, com, do 2d preferred ... do lat preferred . .. Dclaaara A lludeon.. Ieli. Lacka. A West. 1). A B. U., com... do preferred Erie, common ...... do 2d preferred .... do lat preferred... (MS 90 1SI4 1124 WO 02 4 ialinov , n..,la Mlnli 4, I (Hll. I liyl I gon and Washington onion men out of ..'ge r-r ' JT.w B.ds Coming Lively, New California red onions are com Jng In. larger supply and It will be only . 67c: ""' i. mo nioran ueiorei Turpentine In eaaea. 71e; wood bbla, MHc; she old etock will be entirely barred I iron bbla, twe: lo-m- case kta, 70c. from the markets, even the local call Beans Small white. 4Vi', larjre white, 4c. being- ln-ufflPlenVto,keep the market tii?m pack irom snowing a Dig aiump. new redS .p. K.h.1 of North Carolina. 71e lb: Maa bf fair quality arrived oa the California 1 tiff, sso. lb: Dlxla Oneea, ale lb: Bpd Bell, 3c steamer yesterday and found a fair, de- 1 : Vedro, 60c n; Ooldou Scepter, f 1.15 lb; flue mi t 12A 128 wo t"!6 92 1V4 64 i 'A m an-: 124 1124. Illinois Central ...... -JJ37 artnnlr asn 4 FA ' A a ..u. v. w, ..- pC .,.,,.-,,, t-neprinps. $l.i1.28 box: ba pouna crate, beveral cars of, fruit are ..... aa 1.56 bunch, r lb: arrawberriea. Iul.vlllc A NsBhrllle... Metro. Traction CO. i .f Manhattan Klerated . Mexican, Central By ,- Mexlcau ivatlonal due tomorrow. ; . Ul.lS per 18-lb crate, reiirin. $2.O02.B6 per I Minn.. Ht. P. A 8te. M Uttla falls Wliul T..rt 24-lb craxef cnerries, siiwwii.so per jo-id dox. i do preferred " . , . ' , ' ...v.1..- 'riim n, I t M I " I . r , , r, . , , . , , , , .... I ,rnr,ir -, .-."-, i itiiiwouri i ! 1111: ' jiuwic ii uui nine vanoy wnem 1eri t1.R0: beeta.- ii.au per- sacs; raaianea. In the markets, the farmers having 12WSc l"r di; cabbsRe, California, the entire stock, which they are hold- l'X. PL .u'"' ;i!L2.r: ?IL.'.,.!U1'. log for higher -quotations. Local .mil- '&&WrMrn& lers do not seem to worry very much lb: asiiararua, ikk-i$1,oo per 23-Ib box; rh- n: tomuriM'a, ao.oi per au-io dox; M. K. A T., ram do preferred . ...i.... New York Central Norfolk A Western, com. do preferred .. ... N. V.. o. A W Pennsylvania Hallway . . AVer the Inahllltv In ..t ,nfflnliul u.,rv- I barb. 'Ac Plies as the flour market will ' not parsnips. $1.7: plueappiei. so.ou ooi; peaa,. Be; p, L. ft c. Co. . - . ' ; i iifiinifMrii. t.ou an. 2 60 . 155 154 71 69 1734 '83 86 34 Pressed Steel Car, com . . do preferred Pac. Mall Stpam. Co... Bead! njr, com mon . . . . -. do 2d preferred . . . . do 1st preferred .. .. R. I. A 8.. com.,.,.,. do preferred Rock Island, common. do preferred uiy mucn worrying. Home of the local nrlcd Fruits Apples, evaporated. 7S7t4c men are paying 74 cents. Walla lb; aiirlcots. 7!a7He ; peacbea, 7,4(e tb; Walla is plentiful and quotations we n-rJlftJt,1 dull Ttluoutam la ir, niji French, 3 4 He tb: flCT. California hlacka. 0 auu. iliuestem Is In a more limited ,.,mv; do7whlte, fMtV-tte fb: plums, pitted, 5i un utrmuiiu consequeniiy 6c; raisins, seeaea. lancy j-jd cartons, oo pace larger. I ko to case, ac nk; wwled, ,12-oi cartons. Flour Market Bteady. JMic: ise Muaoatciics. "-" ooxes, oMKai,c The local flour market haa a steady Xnii-Ppsiiiirs. 6Ui7c ner lb for raw. fi10c I o ..J.. ,.,tZ." .,jnn .,111. ..i , i' m. : a-tiiiii. .i.. cnv,u" ... v. - 1. v j Dttico nuuui.uji a par wnn 1 1 rum-M. , """" ... , ,., . nrcrerred mat or lasi year, rnere la unme aiiarht I y ". p" ."-.-7si from the4 OHent and mis ouuiii, iiui inuMi aitoireiner. ine m: tiiiwrts. iootibc per m:- raney nevam. ouceiae marKels are weak. The Orient i5e per in; aimonas, umioc per id. made very heavy buys during the earl- Meati and Fovisian, Ia, nap. nf 1 , . ...... . 1. .. l. 1 ... nAA ,Em. - Tlz. fEi SI., ' -v. fr-u, vfc viii. nraauii wiivii uier fll.lt - I r rrwr mi-ov r. pi.wv. , -i J 73 ' . , vvi 1 1 ket waaJgolng up with steadv Btrldeu 5ft5Mjc; paw 6it7c; pork. V6rHc: veal, 54 and theTnwrfes. e h IZXZ i..,' Wei- J .?! .. I InmliSjJJl'PKSpn. 7,7Vje. -- Macon. Me Cortland pack (local) awe orders Is due to this cause. Quo tations are unchanged today. Slight Weakness in Poultry. , A slight weakness is apparent in the poultry markeks, the receipts during the past few daj-H being as liberal' as the demand. Good stock is, however, easily sold at the top quotations. Egg prices are firm with the market showing an upward tendency, although it is, not expected that quotations will go above 17V4 centH Mn the near fu ture. Receipts are fair but there seems to be no very large surplus arriving. Quotations today range from 17',. cents for single cases, to 17 cents for the larger orders. ;u Xtach Creamery Batter.. - Creamery butter is now arriving in GRAM v IMt rUKt GRAIN COFFEE Even children drink Grain-0 because they like it and the doc tors say it is good for them. "Vrhy '- not? It contains all of the nourish ' jnent of the pure grain and none of the poisons of coffee. ' . ' V TRY IT.lTO-DAY. aUtjoosrs everywhere; 16c. and t5c per packajt llHiiini liams.L-W tw 14 1T. 14He: 14 to 18 lbs, 14e; tri'akfataCon. 15ilc: plcnlca. 1414c; eottaae. 11U.P! Hilliid shies. 12Ue lb: smoked sliios. 1SV4p; ily iaaKed backa. 12?4c: bacon . backa, ILtycf.biiJta. saltpd. Mic: smoked. 10 14c lb. ; raisiprn-pacKPu iiunin vnupr it in, jdcj ovm- 14 -lba. 14c; fancy. 15c: plenlca.lle; i dhmilders. UMk: 'dry salted aides, unsmokad, 1 I'JUc; lirpsktaat nscoii, lailtic: fancy, 1845 butts, HK12aie, - -r Iiocal Lanl Kettle leaf. 10s. 12Hc: Bs, 12e; 50-Ib tins; 1214c: steam rendered. 10s. HtZa: . On. 12c;- 50s, ll',4c; compound tlercea, ; fie; tUOS. iiC. - ' . ,, -r - .-V KsKtern Lord Kettle leaf. Ip-Ib tins. 12te; ra. izc; ixi-id 1111s, jc; . steam rendered, 10a. -13fec: 50s. Iltio. -i a - Abore packlne bouse prices are net' cash, 15 days... . j. - " Klsb Rock cod. Te; -flounders. Be";" halibut, 4k, ling cod. 7c; crabs. $1.50 dot; rasor clams, ! dim: striped bass. 1214c; salmon. 8c: soles, : 8c: lobsters, 15c; shrimps. Puget Soono,' 15e; i-atnsti, oc id; rugri souna perring, c id. Southern Pacific St. L. A fi. K., com... ; do 2d preferred ...... do 1st preferred ..... St. h. A 8. W., com... do 'preferred Texsi A Pacific Tenn. Coal A Trotl..'... T.. St. I,. A W., com, do preferred Union Pacific common. . do preferred ....... V, 8. Lesthet. com. . do preferred ....... R, a. Rubber, com V. 8. Bteel Co.. com... do preferred ........I 8214 W. A L. K.. com. .....I 24 do 2d preferred I 37 do 1st preferred I 61 Wisconsin Central, com. I 22 do preferred ........14414 Western tlntort- Tel I 8314 Wabash, common ......12614 1144 l.-K'W ii:S I14 1H 108 r.5 126 V, 27 128V4 l(Sl 28 Ml not, 68 8314 16 7614 40 '4 7414 28 90 ! 75 67 78 1.1 94 4y4 3214 88 22 K, 40 as I 8fti4 31) 6U14 21 166 14 'l6 42j 71 70W 21 14 32 Yt 17415 34 86 3614 67 I NT4 I12W44 2 153 'ioii 41 7014 8 Ml 21 , 82 6.114 17314 3S 86 Ml 84 66' (WVi In the way of abetter buying from lion- don or the banking Interests, or the I Labuan. public, It ' would have undoubtedly shown a decline tendency In that direc tion. There was, however, less pressure to sell after the first hour and prices worked a little harder In the later trad ing on efforts to cover shorts sf ter lion don had taken about, 30,000 shares. We are In a position to state that the re ported formation of a syndicate headed Wilt I by Kuhn-Loeb & Co.. ana SDever & Co.. I to take all Pennsylvania stock not sub for consideration.. O. Morlsh, a promi- Hong Kong; the 8tralta settlements and I nent member, says: ' The Soverelam Is the stnnilarrl rnln of India, but he rupee (10.3X44 1-8 ) is the money of account, current at 15 to the sovereign. There has been a decline In values for the silver-standard countries during the past, wires momns. 100 3 10 cozrcsmirnra corpzs. (Journal Special Service.) BOSTON,' Iay 22.r-The- tono of the general copper , market was deeidnriiv sorlbed for is correct, and we are told firmer today. Liquidation appears to ba 8(1 4 125 123 U4 8 01 H4 1211 2 stocks, and especially Pennsylvania,, heavlfy here , for-New - York account 164 1 wiin, "u mis wuani 1 ana aavancea nearly 3 points, ii 1 ft 1 10 Biimuiuie 1 lie general iibbj 01 raiiroaaa. 16 provided that tomorrow's bank state ment la not disappointing, and there Is that this news Is important because It pretty well over for the present. - As practically ends the - bear campaign soon as lmrrovement beiHna tn how in which has been directed against Penn- the general list the buying demand fori Byjvania, siuca. ew lorai central. Aicn- copper stocks will be Increased, and Ison and St. Paul as well as Baltimore they should have more, atrenoih thus & Ohio. The chances are that all these any other stocks, Utah was bought 42 70 Plasterers Withdraw. ' " ;" "We have been receiving no portion whatever from the benefit funds con tributed from various sources for the aid of those who are' out - of employ ment as a result of ths strike. We have been out of work equally as long as the painters and qarpenters, and ac cording to. our membership are entitled to Just as great a portion of the bene fit funds. But we have never received a cent. The great trouble Is that two or three men - have been handling the funds, and they have been distributing them juat as they saw fit. and they gave us the worst of It ' At the last meeting of the Federated Trades Coun cil a. motion was passed to the effect that a committee of two be) appointed by that body, two by the Water Front Federation, two by the Building Trades Council., and one from each union . In the city, -and the men thus chosen to act as a committee In the proper dls- HA8TTBS ST00X XECEXFTS. PVl I . 1 -..a 11.1 u ar 1 w '.a It., SS n v5Urther ."'V "hown ln. foreign stocTTn tha. principal picking- cen e LnUUt of all fund, contributed 21 j exchange calculated to permit a resump- of the country today were: " . if "DUt'onT 01 811 . tits I.. .... I - ... 1 fAiiraiirl tha slifirimr rT trlnM fill r tr onta tion or gold exports next week. . ' ogs. Cttle Bheep. lY V 1 .1 T k im nicago . ........ t (.UUU 1U.U0 10000 Jjmrai . m wuu, u.n,- Kansas City 6.B00 1,600 2 600 j cultles. . When the matter was referred Omaha . 6,600 1,800 2,000 I to the :Buildlng Trades Council It was ine marKBi openea at yesteraay s quo- tabled indefinitely. We did ; not ,ap HZ AST TO COMBAT 1VABOX. NEW YORK. May 22. The rrarket Ject -of the controversy between - capi tal and labor, justifying such combina tions as enable ths laborer to protect his rights against too great gggrega tlons of capital. , i! " Com Original Tlews. . i . , The speaker, discussing ' ths trusts, took the view that was original. In t that he drew a distinction between ths trust aimed at In ths Sherman, and other anti-trust bills, the tcust that infracts the law against the restraint of trade, and ths trust that Is an actual And legal' combination ' of several ' business, and thst Is not touched by any law now ex tant' . ; 'i-j'.'i?- U "These trusts," said' he, "are impreg nably entrenched behind the fortifica tions of law. They have such power in control of legislation that they have prevented the passage of laws . such aa will really touch them. "Such trusts may only be disturbed by changes In the .tariff laws, not changes that will shake up the whole business structure of tha country, but alterations that will put a stop to giv ing of '"unnecessary protection to gigan tic aggregations that now-use the tariff merely as a means whereby to sell abroad more cheaply than they sey at home." 'r I ... Was Mr. Tong-ue pres.nttlv.f - Quoting from' tho late M! ' fongue, Mr. Reames asked If Mr. .Tongue was not representative of the progressive thought of the American people, ths' people of the State of Oregon. The ut-r ' terance of Tongue,' read as printed In the Portland papers, simply favored low ering the tariff - on trust-made goods, . goods made by concerns- selling here at prices based on high protection; abroad -based on competition with other, coun tries,1: ; .;. . -.; ; v. ,- , ,- : "I . ask you. was Mr. Tongue repre sentative of the people' bf this country and state? Was he not correct in his vlewsT If not correct, and my distin guished opponent said . so in effect t by combatting my proposition for lower ing the tariff- upon trust-mads "goods, then, who Is correct?. Is It not for you to choose between the views of the. man . who Is dead, who brilliantly represented you in the ! halls of Congress, and , the 137 1138 137 lloi i: 18 26 23 61 1MI 26 Mil. 27 70 80 28 12 114 i:to 138 2 108 29 64 V 1!W en 14 88 27 127 1(K) 1100 67 00 so 61 68 83 17 7614 41 74 28 IHI 62 75 67 21 49 ;2 68 22 41 88 do 13) 13 4V. I 6 I 1.1V, I S2l 33 67 00 2 60 08 83U i 16 has a steady tone and Is without much tattons. ine nog receipts tomorrow are .rov. the' Council's action and that nan wn0 now aspires to succeed him as change. Wall street brokers have gen- estimated at 10 000 Ruling -Quotations f of the principal reasons that a candidate of the famous Eugene con- f rally regained confidence and .re urg- ?xed S: 0,;5) Snton? v.nt.on of April t. over whjch prea.ded. ing the purchase of stocks. The pub- K sk 8 .7 w ".ignt, o.Buqjj . .... . little differ, sccordlng to program,' the Hon. . Oeorge I lie is still looking on. In the mean time, there Is no change In general con ditions. Indication: are that the large raiiroaa companies, tne large employers of union labor In other branches of business, are getting ready to contest for the privilege of managing their own properties. Prospects for a peaceful and prosperous summer in that respect are not, therefore, encouraging,. . The mar ket has had a great decline and ' many properties are selling . aU reasonable prices. .' .- - - : Money, 2. Sales, 632.000. 75 40 74 0 61141 67 78 21 2H 68 22 I 40' 87 89! 13 i;i 94 A415 15 16 3214 32 nasi, I ZV4I HZ 24l 24 24 37 i 34 I 36 62 I 60 I 61 22) 22UI 22 44 I 44 I 44 84 I 83 I 83 27 2 26 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Thos. Ginder and wife to W. Bot- tleson, parcel land, sec. IS, twp. j 1 s r. 3e. S 8000 Portland Lone Fir , Cemetery Co. . to jonn stronacn, lot ot, diock 36. Lone Fir Cemetery ........ 40 H. H. Delano and wife to trustees , Willamette university,- sundry lots Strawberry Dale -. . . , 1 Win, J. Peddleord and wife to J. H HnwlBW Cn 4 lnta. hloelr H Smlthson Land Co.'s add. ...... 1 J. H. Hawley Co. to M. J. Hatfield,1 . 2 lots, block 71. University Park 2300 Richard 'Williams ,1 and wife - to Daisy Fulkerson. parcel land. sec. 7. two. 1 s.. r. 2 e. fiSO p. li. Mariey to Hester uraham, lot 14. block 23. Woodlawn . ... , 1 The King Estate to . Annie P. Bross. lot 6. block 4. King's 2d add 22B0 J. J. Camp and wife to Frances M. Camp, lot 1, block . 4, Mayor Gates' add. . S50 John Dobson and wife to Salvatore:. ' Dendia et al.. lot 33. block 16. J? 3 Cook's add Cattle Steady. cheep steady, encc to us. however, ; how things go C. Brownell, from Clackamasr COM iKD WHEAT LOWSB. LIVERPOOL, May 22. Close: Wheat July, 6-3H. lower.' , CornJuly, 4-4r lower; Septem ber, 4-2 , lower than yesterday. from. now on. .All but eight have left town,' and the probabilities are that there will not be a plasterer in the city in a very short time." ; XJTZBFOOL COTTOK DOWH. LIVERPOOL, May 22. Close: Cot ton Closed 1 to 4 down, from the open-1 to the strikers whenever such action Is To Aid Btrlksrs. At the special session of the Mult nomah Typographical Union, held Wed nesday evening, the Executive Commit- ee waa authorized to make donations Ing. The market Is quiet and steady. W. U, STlll) WORKING. 'Journal Special Service.) NEW TORK. May 22. Notwithstand- gate without opposition to ' the Inter- deemed - necessary. The - organisation has already contributed liberally to the. relief fund, and Its members say. they Intend to pursue the same' policy until the present difficulty f la adjusted.,, Tom Johnson was elected as a dele- . CHICAGO MABKETS. (These quotations are furnished by Bolton de t Kuytor A Co., 102 Third street, near Stark. Members Chleaso Board ef Trade.) CHICAGO, May 22. The markets todaj were Sat followa: , Wheat ;-.00. Mar t'orn Open. 78 t'orn- 73 .44 .44 .36 .32 X.OCAB JSTOCK BECEIPTS. - . PORTLAND UNION HTOCKVAfinS May 22. Today's receipts.pf livestock In ijZ '.'.'. ino local yarns consiuiea 01 1 iss- cattle, j oats 60 hogs and 100 sheep.-. The arrival of I Mar poor cattle Is playing havoc with quota- J '"Jf tlons and a sharp decline In prices Is ex-1 Mn ' pectea witnin me nexi iew aays u tne July v.. 17.40 present arrivals contlnfce. Hogs are too Lard nlentifiil and Quotations are drnnnina' Mar-..,. 8.87 Chun cm walr nullnor Aimtattnn. trho w I July, .,. 8.92 U..WI u.V CT V-..wuv . " V. U Kibe- iChttle Best,' $5.30 5.60; 40f?5.00. Hogs Weaker, 6 He. - ' : , Sheep Very weak, jionalnal sales, 3 Jttc. , . Mar medium, I July V.40 Hlah. OU.78 .74 .44 .44 .34 17.65 8.95 0.U6 0.68 IjOW, $00.76 73 .44 " .46 .R6 17.30 8.87-8.82 Close. (00. 78 A .73 B 1050 FOB OT7ABAHTEBS TZTZ.E8 See Pacific Coast Abstract, Guaranty & Trust Co., 204-5-6-7 FaUing Building. ' Get your title Insurance and abstracts to real estate from the 1 tie Guarantee & Trust Co., Chamber of Commerce. BUILDING PERMITS. May 21 To Meyer Abraham, for al- 41a teratlon of building on lots 6 and 6, djock 11; 600. , Slay 21 To P. "L." iCausen. for erec tion of one-story cottage on Iot-6, block .44 .H6A .83 B 0.40 18.00A 17.66 8.06 0.02B 9.42 0.60 ' Preferred Btook Canned Goods. - Allen & Lewis' Best Brandy , f - i-. , PABIS WHEAT AHD . FI.OUS. , PARIS. May 22. The ! wheat' market closed : 30 to 40 Centimes . lower than yesterday. The flour market ia weak, ' Preferred Stock Canned woods. - Allen V. Lewis' 'Best -Brand,"- ; ., -. : Bnlt for a receivership for sawmill property owned, jointly by Gardner' K. Wilder and W. F. Reed,' was begun this niornlng n Judge Fraser's court - by llder. i- T- r'" t - .-n 4-' F. V. Cornish. - for? two years located with quotations 6565 centimes lower I In' the practice of law In London. Eng., than' yesterday. . -.-, ls-at ths Portland. . ..-..v, , Ing the Immense destruction of the Western Union telegraph lines along the Pennsylvania Railway yesterday, ' ' the company is still-accepting messages for Pennsylvania points, which- : It trans mits by 1 long-dtetance telephone. '- The officers decline to discuss jthe case. BIRTHS. May 14 To the wife of George Bech tel. a son. - May 17 To the wife of R. A. Mc Ayeal, a daughter. - ' . , ... . national convention, which meets at Washington, V. C. on August 10. . Another Candidate. .. It O. Kundcrt t.edltor of tho .Port land Labor Press, Is among the candi dates for State . Labor Commissioner. He states that he put In an application f or . the -- position some time- ago, and that be lias been Indorsed by a large number, of representative' cltlsens. ' -Among the best informed unloft men it seems to be the' general opinion that Mr. Kundcrt will secure the office. He Humorous Toward Hr. Hermann. Reames treated bis .opponent with consideration, indulging In no abuse Speaking humorously of Hermann. J said he cared not how or why Hernui left , the commissionership . of . the , aii- eral land office; he knew only tha Hermann had left He told a Washing ton paper that he wished to take a rest and go to Europe, and the speaker kindly offered to assistr Hermann after ths 1st of June in taking that trip to Eu rope and getting a much-needed rest. GREAT STRIKE AT V . DENVER IS ENDEiTl Arbitration Concludes the Several Labor Dificultles. (Special Journal' Service.) DENVER, Col., May , 22. The great strike - which has involved 10,000 men and women, ended, at 7 o'clock last night, ' when both' sides agreed ,to arbitration. The terms or seiuement as man; CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. May 19 Edith. Gibson, at 133vEast Thirty-fourth street; rublola. f May" 18 Four children 'Of L. Homen leitner, at - FXiltom measles ..-.- May 10 Elizabeth Webe-t;- at Fulton; measles, v . 1 " May 20-sRuth Boldrage, at 6S7 Mead; Is personally acquainted with members j pare,i and , Bgreed to..' are regarded a oi ine HpiMiiuLina uuaiu. inn sup- I onnatltutlna- a victory for the emn-j . . 1 .11 1U ... , ... I " r poriara oeiiuvo mm ,- uicj iui wiu favor upon his candidacy. ' , The ap pointment will be made'-before June 1, COSTLY KANSAS CYCLONE, v ves. a SI DEATHS. measles. r. . M.1T- 20-r-MrS.- Clif ttinj -At. 24 Vaann I nannla 4n4illAH fov - a -Jivr-llnna that lv.nl street; mcarlet fever. . over this portion of, Kansas yesterday. scattering - destruction - on- ever hand. The residence portion of this city was greatly-damaged. Beveral houses being torn down by the force of . the Storm. May 21 Etlah E. Parker, at 675 Sli- Many people in the country districts tee nth street,-age 4 months;, pneumonia. I have been rendered homeless, ..The path May 16 John Prlbnau, at Williams I of the cyclone was quits narrow.'.1' avenue ana anaver street, age 16 years; accidental. I TEXAS POSTOPPXCB BOBBED. WAYNEBORO.LTex.. May 22. The safe In the postoftjee here was entered last night by"' bursars and $3,600 In money, stamps and notes taken. There is no clue.- " SOtAXDITOBCE." -; (Journai Special Service.) PARIS. May 22 It Js reported here vorce .from , King Alexander,;, who will grant a large, annuity. Drags, it la said. will retire to a convent, t although both sides made concessit 'i ITALIANS FOR AFRICA. ROME, May 22. The Italian Govern ment will shortly send a commlssionto : , i journal special oerviue.; . - i outn Airica io aeciae -.wnetner tho ASHLAND, Kas., May 22. At least J conditions there are suitably for Italian two lives were lost and rtr,n 1 emigration, n - - Mers! Mothers!! Ths Edward Kdlman trnletaVln rin funeral directors and' mhalnun. onn TanUtUl. Phone 607. -. . , X P. Pinlsy and Bon. fnnsral diractnra and -embalmera, -havs removed to their new establishment, corner Third and Madison streets. Both phones No. ft. ... -'.J; r m ...... . --..'v. . . JSrematoriom. on , Orearon CltV eav line, near Bellwood) modem, solentiflo, oomolete. Charras Adnlta. nag, nhii. dren, $25. Visitors to ft p. m. Portland wrsmauon Asseiauoa, roruaaa, or. Mothers!!! Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Isuj been ased for over BTXTY TRAKS by Mile UON3 of MOTHERS for their CHIU5EEN while TESTHINO, with PERFECT 8UCCBSSL R SOOTHES (he CHItD, SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PVN j CURES WIND COLIC, and Is the best remedy, for DIARRHQJA. Sold by DrngglataJn every part of the world. ' Be sars tad ssk for "Mrs, Wiustow's Soothinf Syrup,' tad take aogthw kind. Twentfivcsts. abottls. -