TIIlJ " OREGON" DAILY soumti!! "5 AND TRADE WORLD FINANCE V 1 AT STANDSTILL Weather,; Is, Too Cold to ;' Continue Clip; ; Demand lor Woo! Is Small but' Fair Quotations Are -Expected for " the Season's Clip. ' MOT PAVOBABLB. Yery Uttli " ibMp shearing Ut being don la tke Willamette Yal lay . at present on aoconnf of tna coolness of tns weather, l Th weather Is too cold a( present to admit of -active operations In sheep hearing In the Willamette Valley and (rowers In that section are holding- off until a more opportune time. Through out ,th valley the cold and moist atmosphere during the past few weeks has made the work of shearing the soft fleeces a dangerous task. Walt for Trices. " " In Eastern Oregon there Is a small amount of shearing being done, but majority of the wool men are content to wait a Jweek or two In the hot)? of more favorable weather conditions The dismal weather is not alone the cause of the delay In shearing, the dull noes of the market locaUyand In the East being one of the principal causes Wool Demand Small. mand for wool of this year's crop riulte small,- and dealers every- here show no Inclination to make pur chases even at the lowest prevailing quotations. The prospects are that this year's shear will surpass that of last year, and with the promise or a stead ier market quotations look more like an advance than a decline. Today's ruling prices are: Valley. 15 and 16 cents; Eastern Oregon, 10 and 13 cents Reports from Pendleton say that wool hauling Into the warehouses Is fairly under way and the warehouses are being filled with this season's shear. It is now estimated that there are about 2,000,000 pounds of fleece in the warehouses of that city. Strawberries Getting Cheaper. With the larger receipts of berries fro . lorln. Cal., quotations In the local markets show a material decline. The fruit is of fair quality and Is being sold at $1' per 15-box crate. The re ceipts today consisted of two cars for the local trade, one of them being the regular consignment and the other r riving by freight, and was diverted from the Puget Sound market on ac cmint of a quotation slump there. The car by freight was thoroughly Iced, and the fruit is of even better quality than that which came per express. If ore Oregon Berries. Oregon berries are in larger receipt, and although local quotation are al ways above those from California, prices today are showing a slight de cline on account or tne larger acco mulation of all grades. Oregon's " are quoted today at Z and $2.2 per 24- a . ppund crate. Today's Ball Baoelpts. Today's receipts by rail from Cali fornia consisted of two oera of straw berries. 1 car of first-class lemons and a car of oranges. Larger arrivals of California cherries hss caused the quotations to drop to day to $1 a box, and the market Is slightly weaker. The stock is now ar arrivlng In more numerous grades. Bananas are in fair supply with quo tations the same as previously report ed, rirst-class oranges are scarcer, and the choicer brands are bringing slightly higher quotations. Tbs Bnttsr Situation. - Butter receipts seem to show a large Increase, but the srrlvals are not too large to keep the market from being steady. Dairy is still In large demand at top quotations and no stock la al lowed to accumulate on the street. Store Is in larger receipt and is as eagerly picked up by the local representatives of the' California creameries as Is the dairy grade. Quotations today on but ter are: Creamery, best. 22Vic; dairy, 20c; store. 17Vic. A slight advance is 'expected on store. Poultry Continues Lively, The past seven daya, has been a. week unusual activity in the poultry mar- kTbt when takon altogether. Receipts during" that, period show a vast increase over that of last year, but the higher quotations on fresh meats and the larger demand for poultry has kept the markets on Front street cleaned up of arrivals at the highest prevailing quotalons. Dullness In Heats'. Dullness is easily apparent In the fresh meat market, the receipts in all Jlnes today being comparatively smalt. Demand is, however, the Same and very little business Is being done. Pork prices are weaker even with the lighter re ceipts, as most of the local butchers ace too heavily-overstocked. There Is om demand for the better grade of veal and mutton, but the arrival of so., much poorStock fs keeping the quotations down to the lowest possible' notch. Beet is still scarce, and all arrival bring the highest quotations. Prices are unchanged today. Large Demand for Zggs. nr a Saturday, the call for eggs tjf&y was extra large and as recelDts re not heavy for this period of the year, quotations are being held stiff at 17Hc for the single cases to 17c for those who purchase in larger lots. Hop Business Dull. "The hop business IS dull." savs Julius Wolf, a leading buyer from Sil verton, "Last week we had plenty of ordejrs for supplies at 20 cents, but growers would not then sell at any fig ure under 25 cents. Now the demand Is lulling and I can get all the hops of last year's crop that I want at the figures which were refused last week. That's the way it goes: when we have orders, we . cannot do business on ac count Of the refusal of the growers to sen, and, when there are no orders in sight, everybody wants to make an early disposal of their holdings. - "Business in hops during the entire weeK has bnvetra dull anff I cannot remember of one salt btlrig .fliadft bjr a (rawer to a dealer. There) was. bow ever, quite a large sate" made tor one of the local deaiers to an Eastern house at 29 cents, but that one Jneldent Is all that has transprred in the local markets during the week." , Bed On leas Coming Past. Receipts of the California rod onions aevHynreftB-a-nrftirr tatUin are very likely to show a slight declinf; during th.'-edlnf; wee. " Re pofts. from the South state that the efdp of Reda this - year-'wltt. M 'about normal, but It Is not expected that quo- tatioBSvWlllsnreacJw a account of, the largo supplies ror tne plder stock. which, are keeping In fair condition.- ' ' Both local and Eastern packed meats and lard are dull and the market shows every tendency for-an arly decline. Today's quotations, as revised, are at follows , 0EitAin wHotmii pwces. Orals, flour sal fee. " ' Wbest Walla Walla, 73c; bltwttom, 77o; alley, . ' Oats No. 1 white, fl.lTftQl.80; fT, 1-M ll-l I Flour Eiuteni Orfgos; Patents,' l1.0Sin4.B0; Diamond W Hi straight. 3.8ft: Valley, W.60M8.T; graham, V. (3.10; 10a, 3.oS. MllbtaffoBrah. $13.00 per ton:, middlings. 127.00; ahorU. fiM.OO; chop. S1B.OU. -Hay Timothy, 120.00; clewr, 117.00. Hop. Wool aad Bldaar Hops SOftiCl tot cbulco; Ittoa cod tracts, 16c. Wool Nominal. Valley. lBQlto! EaatB orofoii. iomii': Moaair nominal, uim,uc. HhMtiakliia Xnaariiic. 14'(U'ltf: abort wool, 22fc2.Sc; medium wool, Wc; lonj ool, HOeit (l. each. ' jauow rrinie. srr id. idk i. . an" grraa. 3fl2Hi'. . Hldca Dry htdta. No. 1, 18 wunda and op, loWlftHe per lb; dry kip. No. I. 6 to 15 Rm, 12c: drr Kit. 1 undoc (i tba. 15Uc! dry aalted. bulla and atar. 1-8 ,m than dry flint; ullMl hlflM a(Mr. uiund. 80 DOIluda or OTor. 7V4fa.8e: SO to 60 R. VAtlHu' nnder 10 Rm and ton a. 7 aUga and bulla, aound. 6dt Ao; kip. aound, 15 In SO IT. 7c; aotuid. 10 to 14 Dm If. rail, aound. andr 10 the. He: croos (nnaaltedl. le tt lw: nil In. l: lb la; noma hldca. aaltod. fcb-. I.f31.TIV; dry, Sarb, ft()0 (16fli rolta1 hldca. earb. UoOt: Soat Kina, common, earh, luyl&c; Angora, with wool on, eacb, 8ac(t1.00; . Bnttsr, Zgfs sad ?ultry. Kuttrr Orcaon creamerr. Uc; dairy. 20e : atorc. U . Pftga tTMS Oregon, J7B1TV4C Full rrram. twin.. ISUc; Young Anicrlcan, 18Q18MC; Kaatfrn, 10al7ci .Cali fornia, 15c. . 1'oultrv i,blckna. mliad. liiaiac per ro; bna. i:(44tl4c; rooatcra, 10Utolc lb; nroll. rra, intjlfv Pj; fr.rern. WOJlfte lb; dacka, 19U 17c; dreaaed 18il)c. Oraoarlaa, JTuta, Xto. Rugar "Hack baala." cub, r.77t4; powd ered. tS.OOU; dry granulated, ft.474; extra (' 1.1II2U. : (inldcu (T 4.02: barsla. 10c. V. Inrrrln, 25c; butm. SOe edraure on aack baala, ... . . v. . r j . 1 ij Ias mh' per cwi tor caan, uhb, hmw, ..4 Mc lb. Honey lBWiac per iram. Coffee Orcon Mwha. iliitar; Jaa. fancy. 2Hft32c: Java, good. &Q2&c; Jura, ordinary. 18 )c; Coat Rica, fancy. ll)(ur; t'U Klca. good, 10IN". Coat a Hlca. ordinary, 104112c er ID; uilumma roax, aiu.oa; vrui" i , 11.12S4 llt; Uon.. $11.25 llat; Cordoa. 111.28. , Teaa Oolong, different grades. 26Oftc; Uun- powder, ZHfaf JQc; Kngunn Breaiai. oii fcrcnt grade. l2Ht85; Hplder Ig. uncolond Japan, i SOttttUc; graeu Jaway, very acarca, SOU IjOc R.U 2. :a. 4a. Ba. 10a. 12.10: flne table, dairy. 50a. 3Nc; ll0a, 74c; Imported LIT- erpool. W)a, 46c; Vm. Sc: avt, si.w. Halt woreenier aait. miia. onia. ammt ni.wt Worceater. 140 2a, 15.50; Wnrceater, loo 3a. 15.50; Worceater. AO 5a, $5.25; 30 10a, $5.00: unn aacaa. nun. f"c. Salt coarac. half ground, kxw. per ion, $11.00; 5d. per ton, $14.5,0; Llverpnol. lump, rock. $25.00 per tun; 60-It) rock. $14.00; 100a. $13.60.. train Raft" Calcutta, $8.00.25 per 100 for Auguat dcllrery. ' Klce Imperial Japan. '"No. 1, 6c; No. 2, 54e; New Orleana head. 7c. Breakfaat Food Premium.' 3d-2Hc; $2.80; rorce. H .50; H-t) oata. $3.1o. Halmon Columbia Klrer. 1-m tail". fl.T": lb talla. $2.40: fancy. 1-Tb flata. $1.8A; V, lb fancy Data, $1.20; Alaaka talla, pink, 80c; red, II 25: a m talla. $2.0(1. LoajLHIl Lsaea, ii'c pr Ki, lanaa, fater bite, iron hbls. lflc. Vooden WHc; Heail-- llght. caaea 24Hr. iron bbla. 18c; gaaoUne. iron t,hl 22. caaea 24c. Llnaeed oil Cure raw, in now. dc; gesmne kettle, boiled, 45c; pure raw, Md , 67c; genuine kettle, in caaea. - 50c. . Turpentine In caaea, 71c; wood bbla. 81c; Iron bbla. 85c: 10-lb case lota. 70c. Beana Small white, . 4Vie; large wnite, tc; pink. 3c; bayou, 4Vc; Llmaa. 5!4c. Tobacco Plug cut amoking. 1, 2. 3-o pack- aaea Real of Nortb larollna, tic id: Mat tiff. 6 He rt; Wxle Queen. 41c In; Red Bell. Wtc lb; Pedro, ISOc lt; Gulden Scepter, $1.15 lb; flne cut Cameo. 41c lb; Capatan, $1.85 Tb: Duke a Mliture. 40c R: Bull uurnam. nnc id; uhi Kng. lah Curre Cut. 74c lb; Maryland Club. Tic lb; Mall. Pouch, ssc n: laic Mixtnre. si.fu m. Plug Tobacco Drummond'a Natural Leaf. 5Sc ro: nper Mcioaieca. ooc in; rtnmeining tooa, 45c Tb: Standard Sttv. Mr lb; T. t B.. 53c lb; flnear Hoar. 43c lb; Star, 41r. Klne Cut Chewing WoldfT) Thread, 08c lb; Faat Mail. 70c m. Fruits and Vegataklaa. Potatoca t5(g50c; ordinary, 36t40c; sew. Onlona Oreon. 75cffll.OO, bnrera' orieea: local, $1.00il.r0; garlic, (Sf&Tc lb; California, new reaa. ai.rxj. Freab rrnlta Apple, rancy Oregon, 76c( 1.50; cooking. 5f7c box; Orangea, naTala, 2.5n'i3.0O; aiedlterranran aweeta. $2.75; California tangerine. $1.001.25 box; ba nanaa, $2.25t3.&0 bunch. Be lb: atTawberrle. 81.0)1 ner 16 lb crate. Oregon. $2.00192.25 ur 24 lb crate: dterrlex. $1.00 per 10-lb box. Veoetanleii Turnip. . i.uu aaca; carrot. $1.50; beet. $1.50 per- aack; radlahea, lziplac per oo; caoDaga, i;aurornia, tr Tb; lettuce, bead. 25c per dox; hotbouae, $1.25 hox; green pepper. 40c lb; horseradlah. 8c lb: erl-Tff $1.00 dot; bean, atrlng, t2HC15c lb; aaparagua, 80ci$1.00 per 25-lb box; rhu barb, 3c lb; tomatoe. $6.00 per 0 tb bo; parantn. $1.75: pineapples, $5.00 doi; peaa, 5c; cucnmlora. $1.50 doi. Dried Frulta Apple, eraporated. 7THc lb; apricot. 773 lb; peacbe. 7Hc lb; peara. RV,e lb; prune! Italian. 4i!5c lb: French. HU' : flg. CaUfornir black. 6 iL4c: do. white, 74t8c lb; plum, pitted. 5ft nr; ralalna. aceoca. rancy i-m carrona. no pacx age to aae, SHc. nkg; ecdcd, 12-o carton. 7Vj infflic Mnwatellni. . Rfl-lb boxes, 637Hc lb; IMidon layer.-fit. 7ltSf.0O.. Nuta Pranntt. 8(ii7c per lb for raw. 8fl0c for roaafed: cocoa nnt. 85WBOc per do: wa. nuts. I4H(IISc per lb; pin nut. UtUXUc per lb; lilckorr nut. Idc per tb: rheatnuta, Raatern. 15i lfle er lb: Braxtl nut. 18c per lb; Alberta. 15i 16c -per lb: fncy peeana, 14i9 15c per lb; almond. l315c per In. Meat and PoTiaiona. Fmh Meat Beef, prime. 74W8V4c: bulla. 5(&5'6c: criwa. 07c: pork. 7"8c; Teal. 5v liltHjc; mntton. 4i4Sr- groa; drenaed, 7Q8c; lamlw. dreed, 7Vjii8lc. Ham. Bacon, Etc Portland pack (local) hm. 10 to 14 lb. 14'4c: 14 to 16 m. 144e; breakfaat bacon. UQ-lfic; plewlca. 14 lie: cottage. ll4c; aalted !. I2'ac Id; amoked aldea, l.'l'4,c: drr aalted back. 124c: bacon oacka, 12Mc: bntta. aalted. 9V4; aronked. 101e lb. Eaatcrn-packed llama- t'ndcr 14 h, 15"4c; oift 14 lb 14c; fancy, 15e; picnic. IH,c: boulder. 11 14c: dry alted lrte. nnamokrd, 12kic; hrenkfaat bacon. 15M(l481c; fancy, 18'4c: butt. 11 Vff!l2c. Ixical Lsnl Kettle leaf. 10. 5. 12c; 50-n tlna, 12Ht: tero rendered. In, llc; 5. 12c; 60s. 11 '4e; compound tiercea, , 8'; tuh. 8M1C. Eaatern Lard KctUf- leaf. 10 !b tlna. 124c: 5a. 12r: 5n-Ib ttfla. 12c; ateam rendered. 10. 13c; Mm 11,e. Above packing -bouse prlcea are net canhf 15 dava. .. Flsli Bock. ,eo(l. ,7e;:floiinder5c; halibut, 4. ling cod. 7c; crab. $1.50 do; roaor clama. Ac do: atrlped baa, 12tc; aalmon. 8c: ole. 8cf lobatem.- 1.1c: hrmn. Puxet Sound. 15c: catflab. 8c R; Paget .Sonnd herring. 4c lb. aJO-CAGrO XASXZT8. (Tficae quotation are fiirnlahed by Bolton de Ruyter to.. 102 Third atrnpt, near Ntark. Membera Chicago .Board of Trade.) Opes. High. Low. Cloae. Wheat May ,...0O.774 200. 7 I00.7flV, ()0.77 July ... .T.i ,74H .73Va 734A Coriws- May V.. .44 .4fl .44H .44 July ... .44 .44H -44'4 Oats May ... ..16V, .XT ..16 , ..16 July ... .n .34'i .33 Pork July ... 17.47 17 60 17.17 1780 Lard 'V. May ... , S.97A inly ... 9.00 9.07 9.00 9.06B ' .Rib . - May S.50 July ... 9.W 9.60 9.S0 8. 40 A KOHSTABT atmTATXOV. ; NEW .I0RK, May 23. The London market Is firm with the better under standing of the monetary situation. The promised world-wide "harmony of the freight rates nniverttblly benefits the transportation xrim." Manhattan quarter for June aOTwill show over rate of eight per cent. ' The- Cassett-Gould Interests are likely to be- -brought Into more ffiendly relations; The iinderwrlt n Pennsylvania syndicate is convinced that tne--ti -in. tBa-.afian's; af specula tlon is changing for the better. Balti more 4 Onto on increased dividend talk Will fo higher. ' D1S1NC -r, -J. ' ". ' PURCHASE WHEAT Speculators Are Leary as June Approaches. Hard to Tell Just What Damage Grain v Has Encountered Until After the Harvest. By special permission of Bolton, Do Ruyter & Co. CHICAGO, - May 2J. The Becord Herald says: "There Is a general disinclination to buy wheat at this time of the year," says aWUllam T. Baker, "and I have the popular hesitancy about owning train us Juno approaches. I have be 1 loved from the outset, though, that the estimates on this crop is exagger ated. I, have thought that the crop was Unpaired In the fall, by the Hessian fly and I nm convlnoed now that the pros pect was reduced by the freeae in early May. Mo Ttlllmg UstU Harvest. - "Cold weather never discloses Its effect on a wheat crop until the har vest. It does not Injure the- blado but It does occasionally kill the germ. I am convinced that we are to have a cood foreign demand this year pos sibly the best we have ever had. 1 am disposed to agree too with some very good men in the trade that the con sumption Of wheat in the world has overtaken and has possibly passed the supplies. We have had a period of al most 90 years since -Xttm - breaking of wheat land In the Northwest In the Sixties, during which wheat supplies have been Increasing and the short sellers have been almost uninterrupted money makers. ' Tire signs are now that there Is now to be a change. If this is true, it Is really the most Important feature of prlce-mnklng and ought to be borne In mind In the forming or tne .price theories." Oats Sight, Says rattea. "I don't believe," says Jsmes A. Pat ten, "tnat the new crop of oats has up to the oresent been Impaired. But no one knows an yet Just what sort of weather the oat harvester is to nave nd I do not know very certain as to the supplies of old oats back In the country. "Theiie uncertainties as to supplies and the weather conditions throughout the harvest keep the July a dOubtful proposition. There Is . sn energetlcJ Buying 01 juiy vy uuuo. gales of Cash Corn. The country sales of cash corn ye tenlay were estimated at about $00, 000 bushels in Illinois and there was selling from Nebraska points as well as this state. The corn speculator, however, pays very little attention to the country selling, which was the heaviest so far. Futures closed higher yesterday than they penea on Thur dav. At present the Eastern demand is fullv up to. the local supply and appar ntly until the country movement in this direction exceeds the Eastern buy ing demand, tlft speculator will be rather Indifferent as to what the ele vator man is doing in the West. Wkeat Seduction la Germany. "There has been some reduction In tho whest crop prospects at home. ssye H. P. Newman, a grain merchant of Hamburg, who was on the floor yes terday. "I am uncertain as to the exact position because I have been away from home for several weeks. We look for a liberal business with this country this season and especially large if America has a fine quality of hard winter wheat. Stocks and Bonds. DESCRIPTION. AnacMida Mining Co.... 1103 Am. Copper l'ompany...l 4 AtcMaon, com 78 do Dreferreo wi An. Car. A Pound., com. I 3 an preferred I s Vt American Kngar. com...125 American Smelt. . com. . 4a do oreferred m Baltimore It OMo, com .J do preferred I 01 4 Brooklyn Rapid Tranalt.I S-V Canadian pacific. com..!l Chicago A Alton, com.. 2 Oo preferred w rnl. lit. we it. com. I 211 1 i-i iai H 1' !lM4!IMmiM I5I H CM., Mil. A Kt t'hl. A North., com. 17t!'i!177 1175 Chicago Terminal Ky . . Cheaapeake A Ohio Canada Southern Colo, fuel A Iron, com. Colorado Southern, com. do 2d preferred do lt arcfemxt ...... 1 1 41 Hi TO 42 71 60 21 2 63 I74H M nr, ' MY4 66 ;' 70 20 XI 62 17 x 85 S.1H 641, 21 Xli 6.1 173 Delaware A 'fludnon... D. A K. U.A"f do preferred Erie, com '. ".. do 2d preferred do lat preferred Illlnola Contral Loularllle A Naahrllle Metropolitan Trae. Co Manhattan Klerated . Mex lean Central Ry.. Mexican National Minn.. 8. P. A 8te. M At wpfrre Misaourl Pacifle 4. . p.. A 1 ., com do preferred ....... New York Central..., Norfolk A Wrtt., com, do preferred tf. Y . Ont. A Weat V. Penmylrania Railway. P.,0.. L. A C. ,fo... l'reed Steel Car, coin. d pref erred Pac. Matt steal. Co.. Heading, com do 2d Deferred SO 34H M 7'A 67 i;i7Viia7v,ii; 114114' 1i:i'i 130 11 IW 13t4lH7AilH7'i Z7 26 22 120H 120Mill2O - iiusmio4iitw4 looTi 24 64i MM,I 1 fWH 126 lS7i 6S14 1 Z7'4 128 101 7H 00 2ft H 60 SH 27 66 i m vi Z7 27 1 2!12 101 57 H 90 20 60 1 ex 100H 57 90 29 m 82 16U loou m 48 do lat preferred 82 S2 8.1 16 75 H Rep. Iron A Stel. com .4 do preferred Rock Inland, com do preferred Southern Railway, com. Southern Pacific ..... . 8t. L. A Ran Fran., com. do 2d.prefrred do lt preferred. , gt. L. A 8. W., com... , do preferred Txaa A Pacific Tenn. Coal A Iron. T.. St. L. h W., com. 4? I 76 75 V. 41 74 28U i 75 67 78 2114 40 14l 39 73 Ht 73 H 27! 974 49141 60 74 28 fits 74 14 66 78 21 74 66 74 66 78 78 21 20 48 m 4S 48'i 32141 32'K sivii si u; 57 I A 22V 224 8S I M 56m 56 22 1 22 85' 86 I'nloa Pacldc. com.... do preferred V. 8. Leather, . . . . 1 "cem 1SKI- lrf 12 1 12 do oreferred 96 I OS -I 04 V 94 IT. 8. Riibher. com do preferred . .-. . V. Bteel, com... do preferred mi i4 49 12HI .viS 811 814 48M 60 H1HI 81t 23 36 I 36 Wheel. A Lake Erie, com' do 2d preferred . I 36 Wl 36ii piriwirw.,.,,, "ITJ WIconln Central, com. I 22 do preferred 44 H et. 1'nlon Tlgraph. .1 SRA Whaeh. com ...,!..! 27 , do preferred . 47 a m uaaha r a, t. 61 Kl 60 60 22H! 21 21 43 821 26 46 Total sale. 396.0A0. TOM WABAjTTIJED TXTLS See Paeifio Coast Abstract Guaranty A Trust Co., 204---T Jfailing Building. . -r - r in 1 11 11 --- Get your title Insurance and abstracts to real estate f rwm the 1 tie Guarantee 4k Trust Co. Chamber of Commerce. a P S3 5 .'I : ; ): 102 101 MH 04 W 81 T 61 T T 74 74 05 I t5 S 3i 37 Mt m SH 1125 Zi 124 4t'4 4U 4SH M MMi RAW W.2 2 11!12n -2X I S VS PENNSYLVANIA' FIGHTING GOULD Cutting of Western Union Wires by Railway Causes Row. NEW YORK. Jlay it Although Bent Iment tonight is somewhat dampened by the strained relatlong between the Penn sylvania people and George J. Cinuld, a condition to which attention litis been un pleasantly directed by the action of the Pennsylvania Company In cutting down hundreds of iriilea of Western Union Telegraph poles und wires, the best oplnlomucontlnue to favor the purchusf of sotlVe stocks on recessions, it Is nd mltted that th Oould-Cassett, ontro versy Is an ugly factor and the impres sion Is quite general that the rennsyl. vanla is retaliating upon the Gould for extending the Wabash into Pttts burg. Behind Gould. It Is snld. quietly pushing him on in the policy of u agres sion Is John D. Rockefeller. All this, of course; gives rise to fears of . factionul fight that might and disastrously to the stock market But It is arguod thut the Interests at stake are so vast thut a set tlement of the difficulty l more prob able than a protracted wnrfMic. At all events the matter is overshadowed at the moment by Influences wmking in fa vor of price improvements, it is con sidered highly Important that crop con ditions in both tho winter wheut and corn belt have been greatly Improved by the general rains. The settlement of the strike troubles on the 1'nlon Pacific snd Great Northern are also a help to confidence. t. . BANK STATEMENT SHOWS DECREASE Deposits Fall $6,224,400 Short of Nor mal Conditions. NEW .YORKt ,Msy 23. The bank statement Issued today in n follows: Reserve on all deposits, Increase I2S0,- 100; reserve onr all, other than United States, increase, 1229,860; loans, de crease, 16, 478,100; specie, decrease, $2,- 764,400; legals. Increase, 11.423.400; de posits, decrease, 11,224,400; circulation, decrease, $16,800. THE WHEAT MARKET IS AGAIN LOWER LIVERPOOL. May 22. CloneWheat, July, - 14, lower; September, 6-1 , up. Corn July. 4-8 , up; September. 4-8 Vi, up. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. May 22 Florence Johnson, at 2(8 front street; smallpox. May 22 It. Jacobs, arrival from La Center; smallpox.. Msy 21 Rudolf Blatter, at 800 Ham ilton avenue: measles. May 21 J. McKay, at 344 East An keny street; measles. May 21 Margaret Roberts, at 1034 Macadam; measles. May 21 Mrs, Prag, at . 692 Sixth; measles. May 22 Mary May, at Marquam Hill; diphtheria. May 22 Joseph Burch, at 873 Cor bett; measles. A NEW CANDIDATE FOR POPULAR FAVOR AND A GOOD. ONE .Clear Havana Cig:ar-.o. oooo Ask ALLEN & LIVERPOOL: HEAT ; IS UP AND DOWN Market Ranges From Quar ter to Eighth Higher. T ...im r . Ml Chicago Was Irregular and Operations Were of a Scalping Order -Provisions Firm. Logan & Bryan's dally grain letter to Bolton, de Ruyter Jt Co.: . CHICAGO, May 23. Tho Liverpool wheat market is lower to higher; Paris unchanged to higher; Antwerp unchanged. Broonihall make (h worlds' shipments 12,000.000 and little change on pnssage. Tho market here was irregular and operations ure n tirely of a scalping character. The southwest continues to send unfavor able crop reports, but not to a sufficient degree to materially enlarge Investment buying. The cables show no tendency, but are Indifferent to the advances here. The weather - is generally favorable throughout tho West, but advices today tell of some damage by heavy rlns In the Red River Vulley. The visible sup ply on Monday will show a fiilr decieaw. Stocks arc light und there is not much prrssuro from that cuiirc. KHtlmated cars Monday, 35. Liverpool Corn Higher. , Liverpool corn g higher. The market here Is quiet and steHdy. There is enough cash demand to makn the lo cal spot situation a fairly firm one. Speculative operations are not large, but the tendency of local feeling Is bearish on the prospects of a large movement In the next 10 days. The weather rondt tlons generally are favorable for the crop. Estimated cars Monday. 4!0. The oata market here is very quiet and steady. The spot situation contlnuew slow and the weather on the whole Is favorable for the growing crop. What ever the conditions at the moment are. With favorablo weather, they are likely to Improve. Estimated cars Monday, 246. Provisions Firm. The provlfiion market is a little firm er. The receipts of hogs today were 36,000, against 37,000 last year. There Is no Jmprovemenl In the cash demand and speculative operations are small, with enough talk of Armour and Swift support to prevent much selling pres sure at the moment. It looks as If we are going into season of a great many hogs, with the consumption restricted by the comparatively high price of pro ducts. If so, i. will be difficult for the packers to maintain existing prices. flpsonlation Hot Popular. NEW YORK, May 23 Large specu lative ventures in a commodity such as cotton, are not popular with financiers having a thorough economic ability In values, or a continuance of undisturbed trade conditions snd on the other hand, the limited supplies of rotton were a bsr to a selling movement, which would bring all of the avsllable cotton In America to this port. The effect has sl ready been to produce abnormal .condi tion in this respect and It is hoped that much of this cotton will be, shipped out and relieve the strain on the world's spot markets, though It is not expected an Important decline can take place. We look for continued strength abroad though with possibly less activity. Labor Troubles Hart. NEW YORK. May 2 The labor "JUST for "Banker" LEWIS, question is (he most Important at this time and fear of further trouble pre venting, much" money from going into Investments, -Tho market closed weak at the lowest price of the day. 1 Big right Causes Concern. NEW YORK, May 23. The market has been very weak today and Is Buffer ing from the heavy solllns for both iu'--cOTints. The growing feais of net lous, consequences nn to th! outcome of ilj. Pennsyl vanla-Western Union flRht has much to, do with tho heai Ishneos. Thu rallies were fcehlc und at the cloae stocks showed it weak Jouc. 8 2t0. foo Kildltlonul gold wbm taken "'for shipment to South America, otherwise there w;is no news. Market Favorable to Bears. NEW YORK. May 23.Th.- couri-e of j the market during the week Iihr been j altogether favorable to the bears. A : PHggltifc movement ended In n break, j forced liquidation hy pmiill holders. The rally cnuncd by the format ion of the Pennsylvania ttock underwriting was short lived. Tho brcnk today started ! with heavy offerings of steel, which raged throughout the board room. Heavy Selling of St. Paul. NEW YORK, May 23. There wets various reports to explain the heavy selling today particularly In St. Paul, but nothing wan done In It, and the Idee, prevulls that It comerf froni ?onie bl'i operators and' irt!ect I ho beaiiMi ntti tude of anmn of the Hlandard OH Ititer ests. At the ennle time there linn un doubtedly been considerable lhjuld.itlon of the aforesaid character among nofie of the pools ami the laruer operators. Prices nre now down to the lowest point reached for a Ion; time, hut under exist ing conditions, there deems to be little prospect for anything more than occas ional sllRht and temporary rallies. T.OC1I. ITOflV KEflltlVTS. I PORTLAND t'NION HTOOKY A IUK. May 23 Today's receipts of livestock at the local yards consisted of 100 cattle snd 400 sheep. No hogs arrived, hut the demand Is poor. Shecp-arn still In a weak condition with demand smaller. Cattlo of the better grades harve eager calls. HulltiK quotations are: Cattlo Best, 15.30 & 5. 50; media lug $4,601! 5. Hogs Market weaker, 6 Vic Sheep Very smajl demand. 3fi'3 4c BIRTHS. May 2n To the wife of David drier, a son. May 3 To the wife of Carlo Lavorato, a son. May To the wife of Leonard Dlcrls- lofon. a daughter. May 17 To the wife of Roy McAye- al. a daughter. DEATHS. May 20 Mary L. Simmons, at Vincent's, age 10 May 20Ellzabeth I. Vollhrecht. at 261 Washington street, age S; measles May 22 Ellen Fleming, at S3!) East Thirty-third street, age 50; inanition. May 21 Etlah E. Parker, at 576 Six teenth street, age 4 months; pneumonia. The Edward Holman Undertaking Co., fnneral directors and embalmers, 380 Yamhill. Phone 607. - 3. V. Plnlejr and Son, fnneral directors and embalmers, have removed to their new establishment, eorner Third and Madison streets. Both phones No. 9, Crematorium, on Oregon City oar line, near Bellwood; modern, scientific complete. Charges Adults, $35; chil dren, gas. Tlsitors to 6 p. m. Portland Cremation Association, Portland, Or. Olark Bros, for flowers, 389 Morrison street. RIGHT Size, 2 for ...... Distributers THE BEAR DEFEAT ' HELPS SENTIMENT Failure of Attack on Pennsylvania Has GooAJifeclv - NEW YORK. May 23. Tho defeat of the hear attack on Pennsylvania Is hav ing a good effect on sentiment, Unless Urn railroads should reduce the orders for rails by 12,000,0'in,, rail makers will i,ot be able to meet demands. luns and Hrailst rect a report trade conditions arc lot iuite satisfactory and are being In fluenced by the labor situation. The leiail trade, 1st stimulated by. summer wedtber, but the whalers In business Is halt lup and collections a r only mod cratelv Rood. The recent decline In prices nut ii new complexion on the spec ulative outlook and conservative invest ors are now gtvliiK more attention to the Tii-i K it. The Canadian Pacific crop out look Is excellent. Th? anthracite sltua ti'ni continues very active, but bitumin ous easlne off. The decline in e change makes eoid exports very prob able BOSTON COPFE. ROSTON. May 27. The copper mark- t broke todjy on the report of at cut In price of steel billets and tumors that the consumptive, demand for Iron ro-duct-t was decreasing. On the decline, copper closed with good buying. Trsd inK sentiment Is bearish and tho short Interest in ptorks Is Increasing. "fit 'ength and vigor Come of goOd food, duly digested. 'Force,' a ready-to serve wheat and barley food, adds no burden, but sustains, nourishes. Invigor ate. References Laid 4 Tllton. Portland; n B." National Bank, Portland; Bank California. San Francisco; Crocker Wool worth National Bank, Saa Fro Cisco Dolfon. DeRuyfer ?Co. Msmbers Chicago Board of Trail, 8s Franclsoo Produce Exchange, Sat Francisco Stock and Bend Sxehang Grains, Provisions, Stocks, Bondi and Cottoa Ban Francisco Office: 109 nirt fJtoee California St PORTLArtatS Lloyd's Veterinary Hospital. e Nortb tfuili (.. bet rti. 11113. r imJ (illui), rortlnnd, or. Doctor T. J. Lloyd. Veterinary " Surgeon-nrt Sped lint, treat ill (lltcaie and sllinentt ttaaf borecn. dogs and other do mettle animal r heir to. I burn a full and complete let of veterinary urrlrnl and dental Instrument and an' able to perforin any operation I now to the veterinary science. I operate under the latest itoprored method. Special attention to Horse DrntHirry, Btdflng Home rtrstton and Hpaytnf. All oall phomptty attended, day or sight.' ' Oregon phono -NO.. Mln Sfc. 25c. iim.T.J.IXOYDll st. i t: l