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v- 8 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, POBTLAOT, THUBSDAY ' EVENING; MAYV28. 1903. ' ' i . . . - i , i - .. . . ..... , , , . ... -i . . . ' '. i' ' ' iMBfliMMBtfnillVI afafss. I WENTINE IS QUOTED 'HIGHER Standard Oil Company An i nouncesian Advance Evap orated Apricots Rise With 1 the ' Bad Crop Prospects. 'l 'Contract Hops Bring Larger HI Price and ' the Outlook for (-This; Season's Yield is Not k Very Promising, WXZI'I 9CASXZTB. I Turpentine idTMUM 4 cents a I fallon. f SvapoMted i aprioota , advance, i Halibut higher. Salmon eoaroer asd poorer. Contract hops . high. Potatoes ed oiiieiis ' break, steed Ho hlghe. The . Standard Oil . Company an pounces an advance of 4 centa a gallon the ne w quotat tns to ta kreff6et 'this morning. The W. P. Filler Company 'has "made the same rate. ,jt " . Aprioots.are Kigrhar. T ' The prospect for a very short' crop' jtt aprlcota during- - the 1 coming season Jim hid the affect of advancing the quotations? from 13 to. 3-4 cent on the fold crop. The . peach ' market la firm, ittaa ,new crop belng .quoted, at between 8-4'iand! lucent advance "over the pres int prices,' Ail of the larger evapor ators throughout the country have withdrawn V all .former, quotations and thai prospects are for higher figures during; the .coming season. . Halibut Higher' Salmon Scare sr. Fresh halibut is scarcer In the local fish' markets and prices, advanced 1 ent .', a: pound today. 8almon of the .Columbia, River variety Is showing ad ditional scarcity but receipts from, the Sacramento arc slightly larger. The stock from the latter river Is not of the) best quality and quotations are not keep the market up to the old figure. Accumulations are large and the first of the week Is likely to see some de clines in quotation. -- . Creamery Butter Weaker. Creamery butter is weaker, with ar rivals very . large. (Quotations ' are slightly down today and some further drops are exported until the market leaches-about 21 cents. Then the stock will be cheap enough to put in cold xtorage and ell the surplus will be ( loaned up and the market will go back to Its normal conflftlon. Store and dniry are in spirited demand at top quotations. With the exception of beef, the en tire fresh meat .market Is weaker and some drops In quotations are daily ex pected. Pork is especially weak and lower prices are anticipated during the coming week. Oregton berries are Blow In arriving L on Recount-of the coolness of the weather. Receipts from the Hood Itlvcr district have so far been nominal and If receipts had been heavier the local market would have been flooded. Cnllfornlus are not arriving so fast, the season in the Southern state being about over for shipping ordera. The demand for flour has shown some wonderful' Increases within the week Just ended, shipping orders be ing more liberal-from the Orient and other outside points. Wheat Is unchanged In both demand and suppjy. The demand for poultry continues large and even with the extra heavy receipts that have prevailed during the week, nil arrivals were easily cleaned up at the highest prevailing quota tions. . Today's, quotations, as revised, are as follows: rOtfTlAVD WHOLESALE rRICM. GraiSi Flour and Tti. Wbeit Walla Walla, 72c; blnettem, 77c; 'Tslley, T4He. - . " BrlfrFe4. f 21.60', relied, $12.00 Oit No. 1 white. fljVfcai.lu; gray, 11.13 Floar Eastern Oregon: Patent. SS.9Sjt.30; Diamond W.. (4.20; atralrhts. 3.is; Valley, tloOi3.T0; graaam, Vta, $3.19; lea. 13.56. MUlataffa Bran. I&'I.OO per ton; middling. 127.00; abort, $23.00; chop. $18.00. Haj Timothy. fJO.OO; rloTer. $17.00. Hops, Wool sad Xidas. Bops 20 21c for choice; 1U03 contracts, lBc. Wool Valley, 1816c. coarse; line to med ian), 16017c: Eaatern Oregon. 101313c; Monalr nominal, 87Q38c. Mheepaklna Shearing. 14Q9c; abort wool, 22$2Sei medinm wool, 80c; .long wool, 60c O $1.44 cack. . . Tallow Prime, per 16, 8HQ4c; No. 1 and greaae, 22Hc. Uldea Dry nidea. No. 1, J6 pound and op, IStf l&ttc per lb:- dr kip. Ko. . S to 111 Tb. 12c; dry calf. No. 1. under B Itis, lHc; dry SLOW COMING OF COUNTRY CORN Record Shows ; That Chicago Receipts Have Been Small Possibility of Strike Causes Some Concern. Rains and Delays in Farm Work Make t Impossible tor Farmers-to Bring. jn Poduct Dealers Nervous. state is In a normal eondltlon-with prom Ise of ah average crop, taking the peach districts as a whole. The Indi cations are that alj- early fruit will be unusually late In ripening and will reach the , market some two or three wtcks later than normal. Half Drop In Delaware. Delaware From present Indications less than half. a. prop will be produced and extremely . unfavorable weather prevails.- 1 : Illlnols--Thero will -be no peaches in Central and Northern Illinois this year, and j but, part of a crop Is ex pected In the. southern portion of the atate. Massachusetts According to-bes,t In formation hardly a peach will be har vested throughout the state. The sud SffiPPIRG CATTLE TO BUNCH GRASS , ' 'III . ' Southwestern ' Stockmen Are extreme cases." Stock cows, heifers and calves , remained steady to 10 cents lawer. .; n.A aiW: 'w.vA ..: The sheep market . began - this Week with light receipts. , Last week sheep receipts showed a slight, falling off at all points. Local offering have been uneven in oualltv and nrlces ha4e been Irregular in consequence. Trading was active all last. week and the killers have taken the majority .of arrivals with lit I nnbinrr 4 YVnrvAn m Cuivi I1 discrimination. Choice kinds of both look in 2 to ureffon tor bum- .h..D nd i.mh. .t.. .tran. mer Ranges With the I nten- IZ Jv'omk?" so' firm asimiaht'be exDected with the """'d. bulla and atag. 1-3 lata tban dry dint: .roaraei aa snort oi sioca as u is at 7HHe; 60 to 60 lb. 7Htaftc- under 0 present. ir aod eowa. 7c: ataga and bulla, sennd. BQ o Head ' ioe Advanced. ?CLk,,B- ""'S, 15 80 '? ;nl'm!!i- 10 u r . v.. v . , . . , ,. , 14 Iba. 7c; calf, anund. nnder 10 Iha, ac; greaa f ' As has been predicted In The Jour- (unaalted), lc lb 1m; cnlla. 1c lb leas; bora pal the quotations on Southern head biilira. suited, each. fl.2S1.7S: dry. each, tl.06 rice has advanced In consequence of a coita- bid each, 30e: goat akin. KM rmn rfnrln.- Ih. n..t .n4 eemmoB. each. 1015c; Angora, wltb Vool on. Buttsr, Eggs and Poultry, Batter Oragon creamery, ZlVit; the 'prospects " for a ' larger ' shortage during the. coming year. Southern Jap some early advances In quotations are ?gga. Freah Oregon iTe. expected in that line-. ' Desirable lots of Jap seed are scarce and the better trades are being sold at advanced quo tations, - i Bean Market Finn. dairy, " The entire bean market Is Quoted .firm,, all,. lines being in heavier demand than the supply: ayous are showing a quarter-cent advance today. Pinks find small, whites are especially firm. " ,:Kop' Bolls .:aa4 Bears Wait. nop duus ana oears are playing a waiting game, the bulls in the shape of a combine or the holders of a ma- Cneeae iill errtlm.'-? twin, lflWc; tonng American, 18jltfec; Eaatern. 16(4l7c; Cali fornia, 16c. Poultry Cbleksna. mixed. 12r lite per lb; Ibena, lKjl4c; rooatera. 10'iniSc lb; broil ers, idea 17c tb; fryers. 1410c tb: ducka. la" ic m; geeaa, TWfasc id; turueya, ure, ia 17c; dreaaed 18(3lc. OrocsriM, Wuts, Eto. Buaar "Sack baila." cube. I6.T7H: ered. $5.60; dry granulated,. 63.47H: powd- drr granulated,. $5.47 V4; extra C, $5.0214; Golden C, $4 024; barrels. 10c, barrela, .25c; boxes, 60c adrance on aack baaia. less joc per civi ror casn, 10 oays; mapie, na lc IB. . . Honey lBOlBc ner frame. Coffee Ureon Mocba. 2ia28c: Jars, fane S6(32c; Java, good, 2920c;Jara. ordinary. U 7- Jorlty of the stock In California, Ore- "ta Blca, fancy. I4i2ec; tosta Rlea sfon and Washinirton. beinir dotermlno good. 1618c; Coata Rica, ordinary, 10frfl2( . . ,. ' . j " per Id; Columbia roaat. flu.eil; Arbuoklea , ot fc part-wltto-ihlr teek- under--t4 rt.i2 Har; Lion: $M.S8 tlatr CoroTsr6n.. ong. least 25 cents. The bears are likewise TeaaOolong. different grades, 2565c; (jun- Jlrm and sav that thev hav nlentv nf I powfler, 28M32a:45c; . Bogitab urea a rant, air stock on hand to tide them over until Yf 'a"s.: ""ro,ST j . , ... I 'I'slUi aVIUWWa m C SI 6PIIRH. asvsssw WU the new crop is ready for the mar- ooc. - . . r ket This fact the holders of stock Bait Bales, 2a, 8a, 4a. b. 10s. $2.10; flue fltnnt0 init u l,o i-- table, dalrr. 60a, Wc; 100a, 74c; Imported LIT breweries aw - running 00; that flm lar-r I table, dairy, 50a, HHv; 100, 74c; Imported 1 larfr arpool BOs. 45c; 100. 88c; 224. $1.S5. , mng on smaller ki wrj-t.r it hnia hhi so. tr, stocks than ever In their history. Deer Worcester.. 140 2s. $5.50: Worcester wo 3a. , Consumption ; "has . made wonderful- in- f? 60: Worcester, o m, as.ss; ao ins. aa.po; creases during the year, and taken al- "urJTu ion. n wjcuKf wi nraiun nuiaera, or me I 111.00: bOa. ner ton. 114.50; J.lTerPool. lumo, puns, nave ine situation entirely in w. fzo.oo rer ton; oo-m roca, sis.oo; lous. lio.w. ..... drain Bail Calcutta. S5.75ae.oo per 100 ror Augnst deurery. their own hands. f XlaTkax Prioss Offered. " f Some of the bear shorts are making endeavors, to -get stocks to fill . their 5rders and are offering as high as 21 "cents for the choicer grades. An offer at this figure was made to and re fused by a Chsmpoe.g grower. Some contracts have been filed within the week, but a majority of them were made. some time ago when the market was not so, firm. "" ' Poor Prosnacta for 1903'a The prospects for a fair crop of 1908 s is very poor Indeed, a majority or tne Willamette valley growers say ing that their; yards will not average more tnan ,naif of what was produced during the last season. V . " Tklma . Bops Bad. P. J. Lynch,, a prominent grower of isorth yKlma, Wash., In a-communi cation to a local grower, says that the continued cold weather, aided bv the trowy froats, has spoiled the prospects Klce -ImDerlal Japan. No. 1, 6c: No. 2. 6Hc; New Orleans head. Sc. Breakfast Food Premium. 36-2Hc; $2.60; Force, $4.50: H O oat. $:i-16. Salmon Columbia Kirer. l m tall, si. TO; z- lb tall. $2.40: fancy, l ib dau. II S-V Vt-Ib fancy flat, $1.20; Alaaka talla, pink. SOc; red, $1.25; 2-m talla. $2.00. Coal Otl'ae. per cl; tanks. Water White. Iron bhl. 10o. wooden 18Hc: Head- Ilrkt. ca 24 Hp. lrbn bbl. ISc: gasoline. Iron bbbi 22c. caaea 'JUVtc. Linseed Oil Pnre raw. In bbla. 5c; genuine kettle, boiled. 45c; pore raw, In caaea, 67c: genuine kettle, In .eaae. 50c. Turpentine In-cane. 75c; wood bbla, 75 Vie; Iron bbla, 69c: 10-tb case lota, 74c. i Beana Small wblte, IV: large wblto. 4c; pbit. 9c; bayou. 4Mc; I.tma. 5c. Tobacco Plug cnt amoklnr. 1. 2. 8-ox pack are Seal nf North Carolina. 71c lb: Mas tiff. 6Sc tb: Dixie Queen. 41c lb: Ked Bell. !Mc Tb; Pedro, ,60c lb; Golden Scepter, $1.15 m:.fln cut Cameo. 41c Tb; Capstan, $1.85 lb; Dnke Mixture. 40c fb; Boll Durham, etc Tb; Old Eng lb Cur Cut. 74c lb; Maryland Club. 71c, lb; Mall Poncb. sc w;-- xals Mixture. si. 40 lb. Plus Toliaero l)rnmniood Natural Leaf. Me ! Ib: Plner Heldaleck. 6.1c lb: Something Good. 4.V Tb: Btaadard Kary, Sftc lb; T. A B.. 53c TO; npear near. 4sc id; star. 4ic. rtue tut .- l ii : . : J IJS.' J (Journal Special Service.) CHICAOO. May . 28. The Chicago Record-Herald says: Country offerings of corn have been small, all this weak. There are various explanations. Some think the wet weather has had Its effect. There has been a drop In the prices bid In the country from here and some of the ele vator and cash people are nervous over the possibility of a railroad strike. These have either withheld their bids or dropped them low enough to make them not very different from no bids at 11. But with all these explanations, It is evident there Is some bewilder ment among the cash people over the sudden change of mood of the Illinois farmer on the question of selling corn. 'The falling off In the country s of ferings," says a corn- man, who has recently moved over from the bear to the .bull side, "Is because the man at h station, who has been doing the selling to Chicago, sees that the farmer cannot fill -the sales he has been mak- ng because of the rains and of the delay In farm .work. It Is generally fortnight late and the planting wll! no sooner be finished than the cultiva tion of early planted will be demanding all the farmers' time. The men at the statlona, who have been doing the recent selling to Chicago, are already trying to cancel. I do not believe half of the corn held the last fortnight will be shipped under contract. There must be a great deal of cancelling. Tlfi weather has upset the sesson. Tho frmr who contracted With the sta tion buyer will -.not be able to keep his terms, and the ngent who bought of the farmer and resold to Chicago will need to cancel on a large scale." There are two bull Interests at pVes ent at St. Louis. The trade every where Is Inclined to follow the lead. of Spencer when he gets bullish on South western crop advices. He is one of the rich wheat operators In. the., country and a clever speculator. No one la Inclined to get ..Into a market where Cleagre with his party of blind pool flayers has a targe Interest and the talk from St. Louis Is that Cleagre has his following In wheat to the ex tent of a round 6,000,000 bushels. After the experience of this Interest in tho corn last winter there Is some ner vousness about being In the same com pany, - especially when It Is Involved In a large way. The corn market yesterday showed very clearly the present lack of short Interests. The Iowa man did his best to help the bull here, for the market was full of messages reporting floods of rain and havoc of one sort and an other from excessive moisture. But the news did not do much for the price. The big shorts have been scared out of the market by their fears" in regard to a railroad strike and a cutting off of country supplies,. aad with the shorts out of the market it does pot go very far until It stops. Orals Clearances. CHICAGO, May 2& Today's clear ance. were: ...Vhat,A08,0aO .bushels', flour. ' 88,000 barrels; corn, 163,000 bushels: oats, 16,000 bushels; wheat and flour, 432,000 bushels. , ' s. . . Vl a . SB. I sf,ij i acuuvuwf Tinn nt hflttflninir n thA r-JKt. arrived, and few are expected this week. icos sold at $6.86. They averaged .only i 111 nminrfa arA war nnlv: fair nnaJIrv. deTTniTnTnrcolS6!, ArT wk Fancy. Prices Are Paid for Good I" HJrff STi&tS nf Txcemher foiih.in.- the almost siimJ u T . ni i i timi i r . . Ho higher at any-time this spring, and - - - w . mm-r - - - i n f 1 1 i m n 1 i f rtiAit ini 111 aisi v. a at w i a. t . ... a. i i m . w i. a IVIUIC0 V IIIUII V V III UO OCIIl IU April l mey wuuiu unv uiuu(lii U n'.r. 0 more than $6.60. Many bunches of UIC raUIIIU UUal pi ICC U nc- poor to medium Texas arrived, which folSowIng mer temperature of November not only killed the peach buds, but doubtless damaged the trees as well Missouri The . prospects generally not good and In many sections even the most hardy varieties are killed. How ever. In the southern counties, where the bulk of the peauhes are grown, SI to SO per cent of a crop Is Indicated. Taking the state, as a whole, not more ceipts Light. sold weak to a little lower. Some 84- pound Texans brought $4.60, ,bnt could hardly be compared with the 87-ppund Texans that brought 14.86 Monday.' . Local receipts of sheep last week ag. gregated 17,248, against 14,876 the week before and S 1,100 a year ago. - At Chi (Mr George B. Xrtagaja.) (Journal Special Service.) KANSAS CITY. Mav ll.-Thn cattle. than 10 per cent of a crop will be pro- en 01 ' . Southwest Texas, New wo nil0g arrivBu.ainsi ,w mi A,tA . 1 Mexico. Oklahoma. Kansas and Indian I wees; oeiorn anu oi.wuw iai yoar. inm New Jersey Oenersl reports Indl- Territory are finding the range run- nve , eaoing nrwii rwyo cate 26 to 60 per cent of an average n,n shorter and shorter, and they are .".s tno w oeiw son crop, although at this date It is too f turning tneir eyes to tne isonnwesu . , early to determine the extent of dam- Every day trains of cattle . are leevln I 1 Xof BeoedpU Kurri. age. , , sica,,yaraa nere xor rv asningion, . . Hogs last week fell belowvthe packers' North Carolina No definite Informs- Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, estimates. Early In th week It became tloh at hand. -but general reports Show Many of these cattle are from the In- apparent that the movement was not up something like 60 per cent of a crop. dlan Territory and Texas, and have to expectations and buyers' were at a unio Jrieporta ; macio Dy. townanip 'i'v" "-""""' vi,.iuy wr 1 loss to explain tne decrease. Chicago correspondents on? May 1 showed the Ping purposes. These cattle serve two increased about $0,000, while Kansas peach crop, la Ohio to be. about .77 per enas. uanenmen are taking their nerasi city decreased 10.000 for the week. The cent . of an average. orinwesi to grase tnem aunng ine total receipts on the local market aggre- Texaj A late, freeze damaged the summer months, with the Intention of gated 64,800, against (4,060 last week fruit materially and only half a crop bringing them back to Kansas, Nebraska, and 42,t76 a year ago. Chicago re Is Indicated. Missouri, or other corn-feeding states eelved 160,000, against 110.000 the week Virginia Reports coming in at this mis tau to ratten ror tne maraei. wniie before and 161.000 a vear in. Th flva date, were conflicting, but nothing like mese neros are graxing in tne mortn- markets combined received . 114,600, a full crop will be produced. west tne owners are naving an oppor- against 127.600 the week before and West Virginia Not more than ' 15 tunlty of studying -the country and of 116.676 a year seo. for the ensulna- ner cent -of ine usual crop is expected journeying a rout iron, one stste to an' I week nackera estimata from E0.000 to and the indications are that all other other looking at the best land for new 7,0,000. Packers generally lean to the iruus nave oeen greauy damaged, Dy laui-nn,- a mo iiuigs i nit ovuuiwaii opinion that the May movement will be the cold wave. - uecreaaes on account or tne inroaas or greater than the June receipts this vear. Georgia At present the crop In this I the settlers, sheep men as well as cattle which has not been the case in 16 veara state is more promising than was lndl- men wm e rorcea to seek new neids. with but one exception. Prices contln- cated by reports received some few The only place left Is the Arlxona coun- I ued to slump during the week, and the weeks ago. In the northern part of try and the Northwest, Arlsona Is si- decline was almost equal to that of the the state tne yield win oe very ngnt. meet sneep lasen now, ana tne cattle- week before. The toD waa 17U, cents although some individual orchards in men have no desire to move Into such lower than last Saturday and the bulk' this section are quite wen rruitea. a country, tn ract, ounareaa or , cattle- of sales 20 to 26 cents lower. auuui H . c 1 1 ,ji a iiui iiiMi vivi I iucii his 4oviug 4 c w inuiw wiu nil- I 17h) Won Ha.vVA. MWifMJ " V V. I - ' v.w I n.1. . , 4 , , . . . eonthein sections. Althourh the ner- encroaching- UDOn their ransrea. Flchta . iuo "nnw1 uya many centage of a crop will be small, a large between sheepmen and. cattlemen are quantity of fruit will be produced, of almost dally occurrence. Want Texas Cattle. The -Seattle packers, the Freye-Bruhn are boldina their own. Last week the. Company, which had so much trouble trade In horses waa oulte active, but recently with a -fcpnch of 1,000 cattle prices have declined $10 to $16 per head which Its representative, John Kennedy, in the last 10 da vs. The. decline! la due I timiarht In Ttvui mnA iM4mntil trt hln I . - . . . m , Many Concerns Offer to rornlsb Ck i?Ahw . ' I - I niMiiu. i i.i i uvDua nno niiiivjo k cuunii arnmant With Sit and Oatsi ava I tk iA- n k.,,,1.. I-. . . - . ' . T I ww.'v4 vuiiua wuw.iv.u bimd vvvvti R inil OT T II A IWO DreVlOUH . W0A.XI. Steep Quotations. tie to slaughter for their Pacific Coast Prices have been holding up here In the 8EATTLE, Wash.. May 21. MaJ. A" vmj m. itw uajra ago race of declines at Eastern points. When t v, l-ritA oi.. nn.rt... anwiner .rain ioaa hooui sou neaa the bla- run came thla week huvers were masters Department yesterday opened ,oufht h Mr' K'nn!d at.TemplV,4nd u,ck t0 tak advanUge of their op- "" fLmimmm iiy, portuntties ana Did lower, trices are but no railroad would take them for the unchanged in the mule department. The jfonnwest on account oi quarantine reg- volume of business Is on the Increase, uianons. i nere are no quarantine pens and trade Is fairly gtrong for this sea in wntcn to unload tnem ror reed and son of the year. Buyers from the Bast rest on the way to Seattle as would be an(. South predominated this week and required by the Federal laws. The cat- purchased more freely during the last tie, consequently, were iw eariy mis three days than in the ftrst three ween to tne Kansas utty psjcicers oy Mr. Prices range as follows for sound, Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy Is now making tip another train load of cattle In Texas Bgtra good '...kinds are worths more," ami ana win sena mem to oeatue oy tne extra common kinds are worth less noutnej-n route. They will be unloaded WILL E SI! OREGON FARMS rr owing to the enormous number of trees in bearing. HIGH PRICES FOR FEED big line horses and offering few right at this time. Mules for the Northwest have been In demand, and are still sell ing at big prices. 'Oregon-bred horses - Oraln Movement. CHICAOO. May 28. The primary re ceipts of wheat were 267,000 bushel against 814.000 buahels last year. Corn, 522,000 bushles against 828,000 bushels last year. Shipments of .wheat were 242.000 bushels against 842,000 bushels last year. Corn, 381,000 bushels against 154,000 bushels last year. f Chicago Markets. ((These quotation are fnmlaked b? Bol ton lie Kujter A Co. Membera Chicago Board of Trade.) OHICAUO. alar 28. The grain and pro- bids for supplying forage for the gov ernment posts . In Alaska. The bids were as follows; W. W. Robinson. 2.500 tons of oats it an average price of $24.08 per ton, 600 tons of Eastern Washington hay at an average- of I2S.60; A. H. Phelps, 457 tons of oats at .824.93; Albers Bros. Milling Co. of Portland, 600 tons of bay at $26.90: Seattle Cereal Company, 500 tons of bats at 124.25; Spokane Grain' Company, 600 tons of oats at an average price of $23.43, 100 tons of Eastern Washington hay at $29.70; Galbralth-Bacon Company, 600 tons of Eastern Washington hay at $30; McDonald & McBean, 600 tons of oats at. t'LZJHSi. E. Aigeltinger. of San. Fran cisco, 2,300 tons of oats at' $28.80, 600 tons of hay at $15.60." delivered at San Jrnnclsco; John B. Stevens of Tacoma. 00 tons of Eastern Washington' hay at $29. 100 tons of Puget Sound hay at $24: Balfour -Guthrie Company'of Ta- coma, 2,500 tons of, at at $23.45, and Tacoma Warehouse & Elevator Com pany of Tacoma, 750 tons of oats -at $23.45 The bids submitted are" considered htgh by the department, but it Is not expected, that any lower figures can be obtained at this time on account of the continued scarcity of feed. flrVsV good crop Of 1803'S 4n that lo- Chewing Oolden Thread, ftSe Ib; Faat Mail. 70 Mllfv. find if 'nrn.nt f.nnrTIHnn4 'D. tmue'. for-some time the crop will be even shorter than is expected at this time. Contracting In the Yakima Val ley is being done very sparingly mid dealers are making offers of lis and - 16 1-2 cents for the coming crop. Potatoes and OiUoms Decline. Potato and onion prices are on the downward move and it wtll bd but a short tlmo before the demand for the old stock In the local market will . come to an end. New California potatoes are arriving in larger quantities and It will be but. .a fow wccSn before ..tttey. - Will be In sufficient supply to entirely shut the older stock from the markets. Reports from San Francisco today say that the lot eent down on the left Steamer cleaned up fairly well at cut quotation!.. The choicer grades are en tirely sold out. .New California ' red onions are in larger supply and quotations are down today. Old Mock Is dragging ami even st; the reduced prices it is hard to dis pose of the better Jgrades. :A ' Eggs Tery Weak. : Egff prices arc Vfry week and do alines in quotations are daily expected. Stock . arrlvlna; In abundance and dealers a re-making deppra;e efforts to THE PURE GRAIN COFFEE v ? The coffee habit is auickly cver- ' com, by those who let Gra:n-0 ' take its place. If properljr madj Jt tastes liko" tbe best of coffee. No sraln coffee compares with it in 'fiavor or healthf ulness. V v. - TRY IT TO-DAY. , Ugrscara snrrwberej l&e, ud tie. r packaym - Fruit and Vegetables. I'otntoca 35 (c Dor; new. 2c tb. (Jnloiia Orgon. O0i75c. buyers' prleea; local, fl.0(i(itl.25: garlic, 0(g7c Ib; California, new reds. $1.0011.2. Freah yrulla AWilea. fane - Oregbn. 75cffl t rn'i l . .. o -r( Cul!fornln taiu,-orlnf s. l.mi1.2S box; lia nanaa. 2.26S:..50 bunch. 5c lb; atrawberrUa. l.10(Jil.2'i Ler 15r?t), cra.tr.: regon, 10tj(12ie; cherries', red, t.f0 per lu-!b box; black, $1.00; gmmelwrrle. 4W5o. Ib. Vrffculiles Turulpa. $l.eo atfet carrbta. $1.50; heeta, fi.f.O -r anck; ralthta, I8tt0 per ooi; oaunage, California. 2ir IT): lettu.e. hen'i. 25c nir doa: hothou. 11 -S3 hot: green peppers,-4Ae tti bomeradlsh.- ge 1tr tlryT'81l'rl. Wtltif."''r2!4Bllle to: ustiaroK"'. iiici?i.ii pit is);ro oos; rnn- bnrb. He lb: towi.toe. 8.iw per 30-! ps,; .arsnlp. $1.75: plripapi.leB, $5.00 doz; pea. 5c; ciicumltprs, SI. 50 Uor-. Iirls.l Fnilta -Anple?. evaporated. 'OGc It); aprlcota, Ti&lOc tr, peccara, CfiDc O; pcrrn. S'Ao It: prin:c, 1 : n 1 i " n . Xh; French. S'i04r rf; tips. Callfernlu lilar's, "(;',.: do. whllf. iie("r m; pluuio. plrteil. 512 0i raiili.a, eeil-d. tnmy !-n curtotn. 50 pack ageB to cap. 8'i;c phg; a'-edetl, 12-oa cartcta. T'c: loos" Mfts'-atefle': r.o-lft bslen, 6H07'c Ih; tBilcn Isrers. $1 Tr.(g2.('0. Niita Peunnti, 6tK per rt for raw. OSilOc Xf((e per .x: wal- nut. IO12U,o per ID; blckerr v.ia. 18c per ITi; reeatnutu. tftru, l.V!tv per Ja; Brtr.ll nuta. lec pr Tb: till.art!. 15'0.!8c per tb: fapr''pecana, 14fy 15f -per lb; a,mcti.-!s. J4!3Wc -per rb. Mecta and Pcvltloae. . ' Freab Mcata Betrf. prime. 7Wi.i4c: bl!. &!S5ip; row. 6S"c; psrlt. TVd⪼ Tssl. 5H (THt amttoa, 44i'c. grout ; dressed. fbc; . - mu. High. Low. Close. $00.77 $n77t $O(I.704 SD0.77A -July W .74 .7,Hi .7S forn ' - ' . - ."U. Julf 45), - .43V4 .4614 .48tf i--t-- x.,..,..., ,:ui .sal, .gnat i Julv S3 .SVi .3.1H .38T4 Pork May Ifl.Oft 18.97 10.00 uly.... 17.47 17.47 17.35 17.35 I.ard May R.82 JoW S.i . S.97 8.87 - 8.00 ' Kibe ' May A.35 9n 9.83 9.33 July 0.45 9.50 9.42 8 42' , run....; Fr ' for' ronttel.- rwwaniit. f&ijfM ants, M 14 iff !. Sper Ih; .line per Ib; blckcr.r 16c p lairba. dretpd. 4 M,(St8.3,4c. Kica. Biirpii. Eto Portland pack -i loon 1 1 banid. 10 to 14 lb. 14i,c: 14 to 16 UVir: brekfaI bacon. 15f-t!ftc; plcnlr. 1 1 ?4e; f-oitiige, M-,c; r-alti-.t ai'it. 12-Uc H: siuoked aiile. lS'ae: ilry ailtfil bfks. 114r; Iwron 1ack, lc': b'!tt. salted. '9l; inao&ed. 10' . c lb. KJten-fpt'l He'ma I'nder 14 Its" 1514c; ovr 11 rbAl4ij,e:- fancy. 151ic: plcnlrs.n r; houl!er. 11 He: dry silted !de. - misnjoked. lSc; breakfrt baron. ICHaiei'.c; fancr, Wic; bum. imsa',e. Irfu-i.1 Uard Kettle leaf.'IOa. la'tjc: Bs. JSJc; 50- tia. l2V,r: ateam rendffed, tO. llTc: 5a, 32c: 50. ll'c; coinpoumj tlt.-o-a. 8c; tube. h'.jC. Kit"H Ijrrt Kettle Jeef. lU-Ib tlis. 12Ve: 6. IS'jic: SO-n t!r; 12c; tcm- rendered. 10. lr: 5. 114e. . i Alicre ptcllng' tiovte price tre net eeab. II day. Flb Rck cod. 7t; flonrder. 6c; ballbnt. ' r-. ting end 7c; crab. 3U50 deai raaoj- claaia. fte-aoa: atrtped baa. "JJCi aalmoo. Mr; solo. Be: tabater. IBei sbalinpa. Pnget SmiBd, 15c; catflab, Sc $; pufct Sound herring, 4 tb. , HOGS UP AND DOWN CHICAGO. May 28. Receipts of live stock In the principal packing centers of the country today were: tiog-s. cattle. Sheep. Chicago .19.000 8.000 6.000 Kansas City 10,000 3.000 6,000 Omaha . 13.000 3.000 2.000 Hogs opened steady. 6 cents higher, wit h oo, left oyer, from yesterday,, and. closed 5 cents lower. Receipts a year Bifo were 24.000. Ruling; prices at the clone are: Mixed. $!S.6B(S)6.20; arood. $6.15fi)6.30; rough. $5.70.05; light, $5.35 iff 5. 6. Cattle and Sheep Steady. DAMAGE TO PEACH CROP LIVERPOOL COTTON UP NEW TORK. May 21. Liverpool cot ton futures are 3 to 4 centimes up. Cot ton opened 4 to 6 centimes higher and at 12:30 p. m. was 1 to m centimes higher on near, and 1 .to 2 centimes higher on late months. Spot was points lower at 640. Bales today were 6.900. American. 4,000; receipts, 17.000; all American. The ports look like 4,000 bales. SPOT WHEAT - HIGHER PARIS. May 28. Wheat opened steady with spot 5 centimes higher and futures 10 centimes higher. Flour Is steady with spot 6 centimes higher. Futures are unchanged from yesterday's close. The market closed steady ' with . spot wheat 10 centimes higher. Flour closed quiet and unchanged to S centimes higher. - i.. LIVERPOOL WHEAT PRICES LIVERPOOL. May ! 28. Opening: Wheat, July, 6-3 V4, H up. Corn, July, 4-5. up. Close Wheat. July. t-, higher; September, 6-1 V, higher. Corn. July. 4-5,tinchanged; Septem ber, 4-3, unchanged. ; Bepcrts lrom "Furious Fruit Centers TeU of Bzpeoted aortar In Teor's Tlslft. . v ATLANTA, Ga.. May 28.-r-Accordlng to a statement, of State Entomologist VV. M. Scott in The Monthly Talk for Farmers. Issued by the State Depart ment of Agriculture, the peach crop In many of the states is very short and only about one-half of a crop will be gathered. Mr. 8cott sizes up the situa tion in Georgia as being more favor able thnn it was several weeks ago. The following is the statement pre pared by Mr. Scott, showing the re ports from the other states: The reports' upon the peach ' crop given below have been received from the departments of agriculture of various states and they show the con ditions that existed about , the middle of -April, j Press dispatches: indicate that the more -recent freezing weather has. changed the . conditions fn some sections and that the general prospects are much more discouraging than formerly. - . . ' These reports may be summarized -as follows: . , ' :. CallforolaVrThe peach crop In 4 this Wheat Condition. Malaalned. " CHICAGO," -May'..; 5rTJje Price Cur rent says : ' - The wheat condition has been main talned during the week. Corn planting Is further delayed by the rains, but the ground Is bettered. Early planted wheat is sprouting well and has a good stand. but some are needing cultivation. . Oats are below the average but are improving. Provisions oa Hand. ' CHICAGO, May 28. Provision stocks are: Pork, 18,000 barrels; lard, 21,000 tierces: ribs. 12.500,000 pounds. Mothers! Mothers !! Mothers!! His. Winsliw's Scsihln; Syra? taa 'eeanse4rervTerncTy TSAltS y JCTI U6R9 of MOTBER9 for tkdr CHIUUS while TEETHING, wita raWECT SCCCBS It SOOTHES (Ve CHILD, SOFTKW8 the CCMS, AXLAT9 all 1AJN; CCTtES wTKB.COUC aad I the best rnasdy ToTDlAltRHtBA. 8ol try Dnggists 1a ereryjpart of the wswld. ' tore tad ask for "Mrs.iWlaslaw'S Soothlag tytvp, saauaeaeethtraUa. Twttr-ftvccU'abtUi In quarantine pens at El Paso, Tex.; Tuma, Aria, and San Francisco. Kale ar Soaroa . From the indication in Kansas City, mules- m.ust-.be- scarce - In-- Oregon -nd Washington. Saturday W. H. Petros and E. W. Dooley, merchants and farm ers of Seattle, who supply Oregon and Washington farmers, shipped out sev eral cars of horses and mules they have been gathering here for the last few days. They came 2,000 miles after the horses and oujles and, they gaveSOO a. span for mules. Such distances and prices would IndlcaOs a scarcity. They probably bought the best quality and highest priced mules bought here this year. A dozen mules cost these buyers an average of $287 a mule. By the time the whole shipment reaches Wash ington and Oregon points where they will be sold, they will average In cost $225, while the more choice mules will nave cost close to the $300 mark. Mr. Petros said: "California has, or ratber, did have, a goodypupply of mules',' but up our way the breed Is scarce, except for very com mon, small animals, - We have scoured the country out there thoroughly In search ot 164 -hand mules, but could find none. Finally We gave up the quest as a hopeless one and came to Kansas City. Tou have the stock here all right. but it Is selling way out of sight. believe you outsell us on small mules and horses, but as we have no big mules they are, of course, higher with us than they are here." Cattle Moss Still Bedims. as predicted last weeK there was a continuation of the decline In cattle prices which began Monday a week ago. It had a tendency to check recelots, The five markets combined show a loss of 20,060 as compared with the previous weeK s receipts, but an Increase of 12, 000 over the figures for the correspond ing week in 1902. The local market re ceived less than 2$,000t against 26,825 the week -before, and 19,726 a year ago. Chicago received 67.700, against 68,100 the week before and 61,200 a year ago. From the above comparisons the minor markets Omaha, St. Louis and St. Joseph sustained material losses. Heavy dressed beef and export steers and light heifers under 600 pounds de clined 16 to 20 cents, and choice medium and handy weight' steers 10 to '18' cents early in last week, and practically reached the low level of the season, with few' exceptions. Wednesday the local receipts were under 6,000, and prices ruiea steady to strong. Chicago had a big run and prices there were lower, in fact the lowest of the year. Thurs day and Friday reoetpts were small at all points, and there was a recovery of 10 to 16 cents In certain grades, leaving the market barely 10 cents lower than the week before, excepting on light weight heifers, which have shown no strength since the middle of last week. Much of the light heifer staff now com ing in is stlch as was considered choice a month ago because prime grades were scarce, .in the; last two weeks the re ceipts Jiave been heavy anfl the same kinds considered choice a few weeks ago grade medium now. and are not much sought after. Prime heifers, choice fed yearling steers and heavy cows have ruled steady' to "10 cents lower. Sup plies In the Southern division were mod erate and included a few loads of good fed steers which sold at $4.66 to $4.70. A . week ago. 21 cars of fed Colorado steers and heifers were sold. The steers ranged from 400 to 1,000 pounds, and old at $4.40 to $4.76. The heifers sold at $4.80 to $4.40. - - - There has been - little change In the stocker and feeder market., Bom sales of heavy- feeders early last week were shaded in, sympathy with the decline In fat cattle. Yearling stock steers and heifers, unless exceptionally good, under Drafts, good $140ij21.V Drafts, 1,600 to 1.7(H) lbs, eitra 105'rilW. Chunka, rood to choice 8641135 Farsa siarea. 1,160 to 1,400 Iba 75M1W Dl'lreta, medium 55 4! 70 Drivers, good to fancy 10 up Southerner, common to fair, ,'H 45 Southerner, good "toez(f a fiXm 85 Flogs 15W Prices range as follows for sound serviceable mules, 4 to 8 years old, In good hair and flesh and well broken: 18H to 14 hauda, fit and broken ..... .'.; W SOWIOB Party of. German; Agriculturists " Will Visit inthis StateNext n Wek, Due . . in Portland Tuesday; Night, ., . ; - It is Believed the Visitors .Were i, uviiiiiiiooiviicu ' uy ..uitj.uer"? O '!.; 'syrVMfc. . man uuvernmenuip ;;nepo uii niiioiiuw raimmgi Arrangements have '- hn . mnhtii J by officials of the lafrr raUfoada ir the entertainment of the German 'agrl- tununji who wm visit ' uregon next week. '' A special iltlnerary has been arrana-i and . sVery coyrtesy will be extended the visitors. Tha partj;jrlll reach Pho nix on the regular train next Mondav afternoon, from which place to Portland tne trip win ds made by special train. sAt Medford the Germans will ba taken' in carriages for a drive through portions of the Rogue ; Rlysr Vallsjv where they will be shown, some (of the1 finest apple and 'peach orchards' In 'Ore gun. . - . : s t Albany, will, be, reached. at I o'clock Tuesday morning. Th day will 'be , spent at Corvallls. where', the-parry will be given an opportunity to .visit th Agricultural College of that plaos. 'The hop fields or Independence and ' the prune orchards' of Dundee "wflTalso ba visited. Portland will be reached Tuesda night, and the party will beiat on taken in charge by the Arlon' Society for entertainment that night ' and the following day. i Aer ihe eniertammont in. this. city the visiters will leave 4 for Wash ington, stopping at several Oregon towns enroute. The agriculturists will V return ' to Germany after a tour of the; Minnesota: and Dakota wheat belt and a visit to " several points of Interest In the Missis sippi Valley. t Local railroad men and those Inter ested In the future of Oregon believe that the visit of ihe' Germans to thin 8tate will result In much good. ' There Is a belter that the party has been commissioned by the German govern ment to examine and report on agricul ture methods In the I'M ted States and that what they see In this State In com parison with other States visited will re dound to the benefit of Oregon, THINK THEY ARE.ROBBED 14 to 144 band, fat. good hair. 14V4 to 15 handa, fat if to lo' sanaa, mt to.m.l J05125 U f 16, banda, extrs.-l.aw to 1.500, 155f l.oTSS .k,! T 21 !e it ijttliivi kia'aw las ntyaggv VI UaUU. D , SOO'peunds,- arej; 10 ta" 1 5 -cenu lower, la ERIE STOCK TALK Traders Comment oa Its -Weakness aad Sax that It Prevented Keoov- ry la Market. , NEW TORK, May Jg. The Chronicle says: The comment was - made last night that the - weakness of Rock Island pre vented a substantial recovery in the general market. It Is said today that the selling of this stock is by Western interests, followers in St. Louis, of men who sold the 'Frisco system to the Rock Island, and who bought the latter on the announcement of a deal, are how liquidating. The Moore-Reld-Leeds. ele ment Is also reported to have supplied stock' today, though Its friends declare that such rumors are unfounded, add lng that crops in the big system's ter ritory are above the average, and that for the current fiscal year the Rock Island Company will earn, about 8 per cent on Its common stock. ' The decline In these shares, however, does not lessen confidence in the theory that as a rule the market Is grinding on the bottom. It -Is an old Wall street saying that "It Is as hard to bull stocks at the bottom as it Is to bear them at the. top," and It Is recalled that' trad ers who fought the rise last August lost a lot of money before the speculative tide turned their way. ' Discussing the day's dealings, brokers-Say that the lat ter were dominated by professional trad ers, who were aggressive In their efforts te dislodge stocks, m this they were notably successful in but two Instances. The liquidation off an Important long account In Rock Island made that stock vulnerable to attack,- The talk fthe refunding of back dividends on Leather preferred was used as a bear argument on the Leather, stocks., as was also the fact tliat these issues had not partici pated In the general decline. On the other hand the buying of .United States Steel stocks, the Erles, Reading, Atchi son, union Pacific and Southern Pa-1 clflCjWas called very good. (Journal Specla.1 8vice.) PENDLETON, May "!. -f he Kistern Ore;'"' wool market, seems to b". ft tho -'present time, in an experimental stage. The first sals of tno sosmhi were-held nt Arlington on May 25. and wure considered somewhat of a failure. The d'-alers had the Idea that th buyers were trylns to rob them and ref used to sell. A couple : of (buye.rsv hunting u special ; grade, had v bought small lots lisre and there ate figures , above the current offers and the grow ers starnpodd for high prices. The men who got 11 1-2' cents lest year for their clips, hold at 15 cents, and In some lristanbs vT6 cents "per pound has been asked. As a result when the buyers ranged from 10 to 13 cents at the sales the growers decided to hold for a later rise. '.' - All Want -Top Frlces. Every grower at the present time wants the top price, and each claims Oood Times In West. ' , (Journal Special Service.) CHICAGO, May 28. -i- Continued heavy shipments of general merchan dise remains the chief feature of the traffic situation in the West. There appears to be no' abatement of this class xt freight and all officials report tbe movement greater than at this time last year. With the exception of the grain movement, the healthiest condl-, tlons prevail all over the West Coun try merchants are now finding-It diffi cult to keep their shelves filled with dry goods, hardware and other articles' which go Into almost daily' consump tion at this time of. year, ' There Is a goed deal of building go ing on, calling for nearly all grades of machinery. - ' "' . -. - " Zrle Show In or ease. -.. . - .. A NEW TORK, -May 88. -The : Erie's gross earnings for April show a large Increase, butthe net increase was only 186.637 larger,-. There Is no doubt that a large amount of money was out- Into the road, for Which purpose the sew" bonds are .HtftlrJntttMt::-'JZJ. mains to be seen, for the buyers are not. anxious and. will .not go above the price they have fixed. The' second Oregon sale will be held at Pendleton today and tomorrow. There are about 176,000 pounds now In the warehouses here awaiting the sales. In this amount, are two or three lotsof from 2 0 to 700 sacks, but the rest' are small Jets. TbgF warehouse men are 4 Inclined to the belief that the day will, not 'see rngfiy sales, though' they think the wool will bo sold at the figures offered. It Is their belief that the growers 'will, hold their wool for higher prices 'until after the first or even the second sals,' then finding that they are .not able to force up the price, will sell at private, sale for the current figure. The sec- end sale at Pendleton' will be held o June 12-13. . Heppner will sell on June 2-3. andV again on the 23d and 24th;" Tbe Dalles on June 6-6; Ehanlko on June 9-10, und on 26-27; Baker City on June, 16-16., ' Several Eastern buyers are .in,, the city, but they are. reticent as , to their I Intentions. They want wool provided! It can be bought at - flgtfres deemed reasonable by them, and If such Is not' the case they refuse to buy. ', Of course ' any fancy grade will range tabove the. normal price, In accordance! with -the'; desire of the buyer In his "particular line of business, but as a rule they are very Independent. " WW TOM HTTMMABT. NEW TORK, May 28. The Bank of, England rate Is unchanged. Americans , generally are below parity. The M,exl-j can government '.secures practical con trol of the Mexican National In return for. special ..concessions:,.,.: A .jtrike..on the Southern Pacific Is -no longer eon sldered as likely. Twenty-eight read! for April show an average net inorea of 14.07 per cent. Thirty-nine roads fal the third week of May show a grost increase of 13.73 per cent. The Ires Age says that ' values .in the Nsteel mar ket continue steady. Active' progress Is reported In the readjustment of the Mexican Central capital. The banks lest to the sub-treasury since Friday $1,616,- 000. No gold exports are possible be fore Tuesday at the earliest ,vThere lg a good demand for etocks,'4n the loan' crowd. 'Frisco's April net increase wa.V $323,862. Twelve industrials shew an Increase of .87 percent. Twenty active railroads show a decrease of, ,4$ per cent. ' BEERS Guaranteed Purse.' None So Good. V Vleeke Oidsr fiesi :' JL'w'-..' ';; ;riiA;' ';'