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21 ADVANCES SHOWN IN ALL AMERICAN:4 MARKETS DUR ING THE PAST , SIX. DAYS ORIENTAL DEMAND ' NEVER SO HEAVY AND EXPORT VALUES ADVAN CE V r AGAIN WHEAT- FLOUR .. . 1 . 1 "" . i , ,. .. ' ........ , . i, .,. . FLOUR DEALS inr ninnnnim , C t U UUUd 1 .. X !...;" V,-.. "..';( 1 " - ' - i- h.. Salts to Orient Break All Rec- ; ordt and Millars Refuse ;ManyQrdersJr; .Br Hymaa H. Cohea, i Weeke msrkst fssturtei J lamni 4m l ta tknt."-" .. ','" j v Beaeatleaal wheat sdvennts, ' : Cretmtry hatter galas fJraaeaxi t r r :" Exorbitant flgurs tar poultry. ' .. sggs steady, with storage demand. i- l Flgbtlag Mf mil ncease. .'.'!'' . -. Petst puktt aot wry bsd. ' '5 V '? . Onion huh It it aa end. '' :..''" Mop mb ere nuch discouraged. ,; .',-(, , W U creamery batter appears, "--f . Tlllameek cheese 4emasd heavy. ;,'.' n ' Sasrmen Deal la Fleer . There vu a continuance of the enormoe expert flour demand during tbe tMk lust . snded. - Instsad of tb volusis bowleg coa- fraction, tber mi a actable, Increase la rear cabled froa tba otbr 1K . rrmn U barta ol cblaa aod lapaa and from Riwala tba tuv4 U tba araataat la btatorr. Wblla fba aia art not name at dqd ikmw ai ttu tlM aa tbar did wbc ataklnf prtpara ttoaa tot tbair war wltk Raaala. It waa aot tbttr (aalt that tba -volnaia of aiuliMta.wat aot aa rrtat Tbef vaated tba lkor, aod , eabM tba ardara ail rlgbt, bat nlUara hat . bad alaawbera la tba C tilted gtataa wara la aa aotttkia aa All fktm. TbU vat tprlly trua waaa It cama to ordera for tarl ' allTarr. 7 Aaoordtag to a promliMot aiUlar at ibla cltr , bit BllU coald aatllf bara auld all tba fill ' it aipacta to. naaafactara dartDt tba ant aU " ajaatba wttbla tba paat alt daya. , -' TUv U Sattlaf atba Soaraa. AJtbouf b tba prlea of trport floar baa ad aaad to tS.M and (S.M par barrel durtn tba paat law dara. tbat did aot atop U ordera froai eomlof. 1 A Japaneia ctblt racalvad od Frldar duKm a firm of far for 1,000 bacrela of ' floor at 13.05 a brrl, but tba rd Waa toraad dowe. bciuw aiUleri ooald bot fill It. ' A faw wcoka aco mtllara iroald bara baen wf ; alad to bara aold aU tbatr product at M-W ' for export, bat bow. tbr ra forced to refuea offtrt of 13.86. .-..;'. let demaad for floor la not only brary from . China aod Japan, bat Siberia la la tba market. Vt . Kaaalaaa 'bara aold conaldarablo wbrat tbl mm oa bacauaa It waa bleated aa tba t otbtr lda at Siberia, wbera It waa not . wanted. Ta brtef It to the Padtle aide wonld , eoat aarb a blfb fretfbt rata r that . It waa aoaa4 ca per to bell tba wboat to Europe, and than rebar from tbe United Statea. ; Tbla baring demand for botb wheat and flour front Siberia la eereral timet aa great aa tba rolvme of wheat ealea aiade by that eooatry. tateat cabled adrleea from Baeala aar that tba : famlaa a mack worae tbaa flrtt axperted, and It to bow a certainty that the United Statea wfll be aaked to feed tba atarrlng antfl the - next crop la ready for Barrett. . Erea tbaa It la aot at aU certain at tbla time whether the Kate la oa ran take care of tbemaetrea, be- . Canee wop proapecta are ro; poer were ' OaatraJ AmtHoa Heavy) Bayer. ; - fjMrtral Amertra U a heary barer of floor t tbla time, and a large per cent ot the raere ' from there are tarD4 dowa. Howerer, they are aaora gaaaraUy filled Uea are tba Orlaatal ardara. bacauaa there la a belter demand In tbat . aontrr for oar atralffht btraoda: While aome gradea better the tba anna! atport btanda hare -been going lata the Orient ef lata, awing to the eoornwoa demand and the acarclty" of the regular duality., the trade In general' on j tha other aide baa not ret been -wllUng to par the adranced flgara which ; would -allow fha aaianeni oa neat grto. 7 --i. At thle time ntBaerratire reftlmatea Plica ;fba amount at" wheat . In tha entire Pacific BorTOireetUie aina araiiaDie or tiuiiwm 4,000.00 baeheM. Tbla la tba aatalleet .anaoaat ' ef wheat remaining anuaed at title tlate at tha ' rear, tor aome time, aaa aeceenta m a anaatara for the great etrengUi la ' the local raluaa. On aoeoant of the great acarcltr of wheat. ' mBT of tha amatlee mlUara hare beea forced to aloae their inautauona, aaa ir,aua, oui aide ef ,tbe larger onea will be la operatloa tha latter earf of tha sreaeat month. Thla la tha reaaoa whv blneetem baa Jumped to 80e a boahel In tba local market, and aar kind , , ef mllBag wheat la worth within 8e baahel ef that, ealue . . 1 Exorbitant rinrei for renltrr. Daring tha paat week rerr caorbltant fig area wara paid for freak" poultry br tha local .' trade. la aoaoa loetancee lira bena anld ad high . aa Uc a pounds , Tbla figure to aa high. bow. . erer, that the trade was not anlta ae anxiouc to pnrcbaaa at tha cloaa ot tha week, tad noma eonceaaloB in price waa meoe. niuie . uie trade at tbla time la largely is eeeterm dressed stock,- there la alwajc a good damaadsfor Ura teeal Mia. -.. ..-f-- With rerr heary storage demand, the agg market, acted somewhat- batter the-latter part ex the week and prices held stationary. At the first of tbe week recelpta were ao heary that area with tha beary cold etoraga eaU the market did aot 'cleaa up, and tbla resulted In a decline In ralue. ' ' It baa beea many daya since tb local eheaee market was to firm a ad btgh at thla time of tba raw. , Bacelpta from Tillamook are quite :falr. but emaad la that much better tbaa be fore rthe ehtpmeate , arrire. ther -1 arc ; already aold. ; The artlral of aome falr-ilaed ablp menta xrom vauiornia neiie iw iu, m. w mand aoaeewbati but tha California article la a Terr poor subatltata ror me uregoa prooacr, 1 and tha trade la waiting for more home ablp meats. -' . llrhtlna-.Vaw rich Uoaasa. . 'jott whether tb maater flah warden will enforce the law according to the . letter ana .wm ii haiullera of aalmoa aa annual , Il ls What w worring . w kw mui 61y. . Flea dealers ear taer are -an- tnetw alaarimiBated against ia toe matter oi paring Ucenea for the selling or nan, ana now they propoa to force the retail groeara, If possible, to par to handle canned salmon. It is etated by tba th mea that tha llceate law does not erst snr particular urn, and that all handlers of salmon flah mast pay tba fee. Attention of the maater flah warden baa been called to the matter by local whole sale, hot tbaa far bs has Veceired do reply. Ia anr event, the- retail grocers ear tber do aot proposa to par the Ucenea,' no matter what eonrae tba nan waraen purtoes, ana met an the machinery of tbe statn Bteoclatlon wilt he ored te balk tba plan.' Then again the flah eVelerf ar that nnlret til lalnKa handlers par tha license they will refuae, preforrlng to take the matter to th .courts because of aW leg4 dlMrlmlna tlon. , ., ' Potato Xarkat I Bot Terr Bad. ' While a v conalderable number of ' tare of MtiiM here- let air arrived ' at all market of th Paolfte coast, the hlpmenta were aot maae in anr greec numoera,- me om geatlon being caneea or ireigoi oiocaaoe. cording to tba present standing of th eastern potato markets stocks cannot be laid dowa her Snder Jc Practically no shipments will here sfter be shipped (ram tba eeet to tba Pacific mast, on aecoant -of the ehortage tber and the conatquinit higher rslaes. The trade here ta not a bit worried erer th prdapecta, the claim being made that It will not take more than a week or two to clean up ererr Tear of eeterntoek art liable, and there will Dot he cieni nomoer or uregone leu to mate rular.t'la alL there are leal tbaa 60 care j fit Oregon potatoes held la-all haada In, thla ,LI. M ..ll 1m ikl.Ai ... ' held br ana San Franclacq bona. The back wardnese " of the potato aatana ; ererrwber will frather extend tha aeaaon for aelng .eld aotatoe oa tha Pacific coast, and to the opin ion af tha trade, ' make a demand for ererr gark f jota toe now remaining . aDceneumed.. , For sereral yea re Oregon potato growere hare -peea erring for a rhang of eeed. and bow bare the epnortnnlty . to put In soma at those '. ' fancy" Mlnnesotas. - . ; : '' . ''"S'JKopataa 'Jlrai' Huob' Ouwesaiagad'fcr. BTucb dlMouragemeat 1 being expressed .br boo growere over tb prevent situation.. Ma- terlala oard In bop culture are Terr blgh labor la high and acaree, and thn outlook for valoea Is far from 'encouraging. '' Ownere of old yards romplala .that proapeeta, are Indeed gloomy - In their placet, aa a la re per cent ot the vine . . arc misting, and it will not par to cultivate the remainder. Eren la tbe beat yards growers do sot aeem diipoaed to dVr ajiyork,' as tber tar the prlcee are aot likely to pay them. The asms conrtlHon extats ta practlcatlr ererr 1 ' hoe-raising; -country .la .th world,, low valnea catalog a. general lark , of rulUrartotu Tbe - trade here to generall of tha oplnloa that anleaa extraordinary aondiMona prevail tha World'a crop will be aanalderablr eurtelled the coming aaasoa. However, thla offers but Uttle anoouragemeot ' to producers, beeana brewere purehaaed a- auf ftcient amount . af bepa tba paat aeaaon to fill their requirements for al most another rear. .,- I Dnrlng the paat week there was bnt nominal trading ta the loeai nop maraai. a. eonaiaeraoiv aumber af affere were secelved from eastern dealers and brewere. but all at tow prtcee which would not enable tha trade here to bur. All outaide markets reflect tha earn aentl- meat. '.-. c - .' ' ;r.'v''' ,' -: Tha trade . cava the following prices Front street." Prices paid shippers are leaa regular, eommisalanai v - . t 1 ,. ...:. alB fUrni and race. flBAIIf BA0S Calcutta, a, larga lotsi amaQ Iota tOe. . - . i. WHEAT Clab, Tct red Bosalan, TSc btne- stem, unci valley, mtiiwv , - , - , CORN--Who ie, WWi arackad. $96.00 per BABLKT New feed, 111.0003 0 per toa; rolled, im.oniiMXWi Brewing. w.wnaJM. . arrw ai .wi ser rwt. ' OATS New Preduoera' price Wo. I wblta, tzi.umm.vo per ton; gray, l2d.o0QST.o0. rLOL'ft Eaetera Oregoa - paten ta.. at.Wl etmlghte. 13.78: export, is.so; valley, f3.W)' 10; grabam, via. mjw; wnoia waeat,; ga.TO, re. 50a. aif.OAi bales. 13. TS. . :f i MILMTUrnW Kren, ,117.00 per toof mid anaga, gxs.uw; aeoria, roaairy aw;ou. mif, IID oO: cboa. IId.OO0xl.OO. ' M A V Prodocere' price Timothy. Willamette sailer, fancy. (I4.00xl8.00: ordinary. 112 ooifl Mi eaatera Ore. I).i")cxi.wi miieo, gioq 10.60: clorer. sa.aoa.00l rein. Is. 003 10.00; rbeat. .oa ' " - . -v" Batter, Zgga sad Poaltry. ft OTTER FAT f . ' a. ; b. Portland Sweet cream,, ric; eoiir, ia. ' ..-. - BUTTER Cltr creamery, ISHe; eeraad. tOc etjt.Me.-.- fancy, ZHi aeoeoda, : SOct atore. riMin Exrra rancy. canaiea. mue. CHEESE Mew Full creata., flats. Ifll7e: Toung America.. ITdJlS. . - : r. ... POUt.TRY Mixed chickens, lBWe par fbl fancy bane. IdQKH per lb; ronstsrs.' old. 13d per id; om siaxs, i'gixe per in; rryere, HVO ana. ; nroners, e-wo ooa; oia OBCBS. 1H Its oeT lh.i sprlag 4- -ka. INc Per Ib.l ceese 10e per Ibl turkeya. 17c per lb for old; eqsebe, 11.00 per doss plgeone, $1.00 per doe. Created poultry iffini per 10 nigoer. Bepa, Waal and Bides. : BOPS 100i eroB Prima to 'abolea. aei eium ro prime, ovi'bicj pwaiua awotaei trtcts. 1007 croa. 10a. WOOL 1007 dip Taller, lTC2oci eaatera aioiiAiu acw isvT zaoavMC. . SHIKPMKINS Sneering. ifttxlWe earhi abort wool, tfuc; medium weoi, . oootoc ., aarb) toaa wool. 7&c$1.00 each. TALLOW Prime, aer lb. liafliei Ha. 1 aad grease, xijisxHe, CHITTIU 8 A BE (OSc for car lotsi small HIDES Orr, H I 11 )ba and ap, lTfl I So per lb; dry kip. No. 1, to 16 lbs, 16laci dry calf. No. I. under t I he, BOe: salted hides. steers, aoand, 40 lbs aad aver. SttQsei aowa. SRc: ataga aad bulla, aoead. egflo; kip, IB id JO Iba, BC calf, aooad, hndcr 1 tba, lie; grat-a, anaaitM, le ices; cons, ic per lb Meat boras hides, tilted, rack, fl.00iftt.00: dry, aech. $1.0aiJ0; edt hides, SSeoOc; goat sklna, eommoB. . each. lOOiae; Angora, each, Me ai.Wi aneep asms, xocvsi.BU Fralta aal Tsaratabla. POTATOICS Borlag prica. eaatera Ifaltea. maa aaa uacsamaa, aeiect, l.aoQi.pg: aeii Inc. fane. tJLOO: ardlnarr. tohhlna. Bl.ar.i9t xixis esararn ureson. bi.bbiii.bu: " Minna. aota, fl.T6U3.00; a areata, pa per lb; ' aew pota- esaa. H per lb. 1 -f, ONIO.NS Jobbing nrlce Mo, 1 Oregoa, fl.Tt 3.S6i No. t, fl.00Ol.lBI Taaaa, ea par lb) garlic, Saaa per lb, APPLES PenafW&oM River Spttaeoberg ' and Tallow Kewtowna, It. 76; fancy Wtllamattc valley aad aootiierB Oregea. H.oOffllOO. FRESH FRUITS Orange, new navel, 13.60 C3T3I Mediterranean eweeta, $3.361160; tangerlaee, 11.36; bananas, so per lb lemons, a. 0026.38 per box; ltmea, Vlexlcao, $1.36 per 100; nl-eepplee t4 t)tst.on per tnc; grape . fruit. fJ8: atrawberrlee, f 2. 60 2. 71 per erst of, 19 boxoa; cherries, $3.60 per JO-lh VEGETABLES TuralpK bsw. .-P0c$i ' ssck earrota. Tocfifl.OO per tack; Mats, $1.76 pel aaek; parantna. $1.001.86; eahbags. $.T6i5; tometoea, Mexican, 12.26; Florida, t4.o0ig6.O0 paraolpa, INXtif 1 iK), atrlBR beaaa, lag per 'lb cauliflower, $1.2--.ai.50 doa; peas, 6aKl twreeradtab. ee pr lb! artlcboket. T5cal 00 per doat aumwar equaab, $3.00 - per - box; ortsberriea, $llX)0(3 il.OO per bartel; sprouts. : ( ) .per U; asparagna, l3Vtc; rnuoara, SQSe per lb; greea anions, I Be doa; Florida bell pepnera. 3oe oer lb: lolnach. $1 .3.1 Per box: head lettuce. AOe doai hothonae. 11.75 &1 boit cucambers. $101-60 doa: radiahea, 16c doa bunchee; eggplant. 20c per lb. - K OSLlt-D FMUir-Applea, evaporated. tV,C per id: apneota. ivjrve per in: peacnee, ISOllUe aer Ibl aackt. U.e aar lb leaa: arunea. 60 to 40. lone; He drop on raeir 1-10 amaller eiaw, iigt, taiiroroia Biaca aootte -per io. mirornie white. 16He per.lb: dates, goldea. $0.64 par box: farda. $l.0al.6O per la-lb box. v 910081108, . Bats, . Xta. BDOAB t'allfnrnla ' Raarallan Oaha. f8.87H: powdered. fi.TSHS berry. $4.67.; dry granulated. $6.63)tt Star, $5.ny; eonf. A, JAMil extra , f.3Hi goldea g, f4.ZM v yeiiow, aeHiHS oeet granuiatea. fa-exw. Weatam t'ube. 33.87Ui nowdered. 13.73U dry cranulated. 45.6214: P. C. i5.3U: St. Francia, : $5.42H; ooofectlonere' A, v $SJH! fxtrt C,. $3.02 H; goldea C, $4.SHl tV Fallow, h.H! Beet graauiated, as.axt Barren,, tuc; nta barreia, xac Boxes, uc aaranos oa saes (A bore Brtea are SO gars aal cash ouota- uona.i ? wojskt fs.eo par ante, i COFFEE Packaxe brands. 115.881118. 83. -BALT Coaree Half oonad. 100. $11.00 per ivuf iNh eli cauie, uiir;, wc, f t,w, vvm 114.76; bales, $3 00; Imported Liverpool, 60c, els.00; 'tOOe, $17.00; 324a. $10.60; extra floe, bole. 3a. 6a and 10a. B4.60C1&.60: Uvaroool lump rock, $30.60 per too; e-Tb. took, $11.00; IOUS, 0.60. . (Above srioaa anolr to salee ex leer tnaa car lots. Car lota at special price subject to iiurtuauoBS.i BICkl . ImDerial Jaaan. Ma, L ec: No. 1 t ar Orleans, bead. To; AJax. 6c; Creole, 6Wc. : : ,.-- - - BEAMS Smell - whit. 13.)! torn white. $3.86; pink. $8.3Sl barns, $4,761 Uawa, 61e; klealcan reda. so. NUTS Peaaatei Jambo. Wo per iht rir tlnla. 7V.C nor . lb: roaated. 10c aer lb: Java sest, 66H; roaated, 7TH per h; oocee outs, 864J&0C par doa: walnata, Callforuta, lot per lb; French, 15e per lb; pine ants, 14tJlQc oar lb: hickory aats. 10c Mr lb: cbeetoats. eaatera, 16Q16C per lb; Brssli nuts, 18c per tp; riiberts. tec psr to; aacy pecans, ugwe, aluoads, 1631,c. , , - 1 ateato, Flah aad PtcvIsIob, -FRESH MEATS Front Btreet Hora. faacr. $HG0c per lb; veal, extra, 838ftc par lb; ardlnarr, THc par lbs poor, 4c per lb; mat ton. fancy,1 83c per lb; aprtng lambs, 12(2140. 1th pelts,' per ia. -' -v ' .:.!. UAka. BACON. (ETC.-Portland back (locail hama. 10 to IB Iba, lOo per lb; 14 to 14 lbe. lbo per id; . js to so lua, ioc; oreakiaat bacon. 16(821c per lb; picnics. UUc per lb: cottage roll, 11 He per lb; regular short cleara, ana rooked.. 11 Ha. pel lb; araoked. 12V4 per tbt clear backs, auamuked, 11 Ho; emoked. ISu lb. lb; uulon outta, io to is, lot, srismt.tea, ce per lb: emoked. e per lb; clear bellle. aa- amoked. ll4a per lb; smoked. 1 Bit o per lb: ahoulders,' 12c per lb; pickled tongues. 40e each. LOCAL LAKO nettle leaf, lut, lsue net Ibt 6a. 1340 per Ibr 60-lb tlaa. 12 aer lbi a team rendered, lot, Ikwc per lb; 6a, lr per lbi compound, 10. SVie per lb., .-t,; r 1'iuurh ml U(lll-A,lnml,l. Un. t i ii, talis. 41.80: 3-lb telle, $2.78; fancy 4-lb flata. $1.M; H-lb fancy flats, f.16! fancy l ib ovale. $2.78; Alaaka taut, pink., booc( red, gl.OO utmlnaL 3a. toll. 13.00. . - ri8U Rock cod, 7e per lb: flnondere, 4c per Hi; halibut, ac in; etripea Date, izc-ib; eatrien, 10c lb: aalmoa, freeh Columbia Chinook, tV,e lb: ateelbeade. ee per lb: herring. 6e per lb: soles. 4c pel lb; shrimps, lOo per lb; pereh. se per lbi black cod, 7 pm lb; tomeod, Tc per.lb; lobttsrs, ioa per , mi rreaa. . mscaeru, ec . per lb; erawflah, 30c per- doa; storgeon, 10c per lb: black ' bs.r., 30c per M ilolumhie M-T melt, 4c per lb: ibtd. 4a per lb; roe shad, 6 Per lo: ansa roe, too per id. OYSTERS Shoe I water nay per gallon, $3.80; ir 100-lb tack. - $40: - Olympla, per gallon, 1.88; per US-lb Back. $8.&0,8Jiat Bagla. per av.sB janned. lOC.Caa, ei.w ooa. , n auSL.Haeriehe11. ner ' bos.. U.aOr raaot clams, $3.00 psr box. iu per oos. Zyw: alht,-CoU 00. Sto. ROPB Per Manila, IBKc; standard. I8Xc slaal. Ua. ' - COAL OIL -Pearl or Aatrt 1 Cases, 18Mc per gel; water wblta. froa bbls, 14c par tall woodts. ITS per gall neeaiigoi, iiu oeg, caeee, WVaC I naRi BollNB S8 deg., , Casax, 34 M psr fall Mae aal.. . Iron bbls. 18C pee xai, - . i - X BBNZ1NB H degreascs, rTBe per gall Iroa bbls, 18H per gai. .',(." - . v -r-'-. . TCBPBftiTINS-rlB easss, 44c per gall wood bbta. Me per gsl. . WBITB LEAD Toa tots, e per Ibj BOO-rb lota. 8c per lb; lees rts, 8U per lb.' ( j , WIB8 NAILS Present seals st $3.S. UNSEED OIL Pure faw, tn 8-bbl Wtt.TgOc I-bbl lota, 84ei esoesi 48c per gslf geaame kettle-boiled, caeea, 40c per gall 8-bbl lota, 4441 i-bbl lota. We pet gal; ground cake, oar lata. MM. get , toaj, leaa. (haa.aaf U, .$3040 per km. . , -,. K, , , ,:V - ilU. z IS HOLDING COMPANY OF U. P. i r ' ! (Betrst Kewa Barvloa.) ' ' .' Maw Tort Mar 4. Thar wag llttl faatur abroad. Parla wag d firm, and with Ruaalana up on it) , tha offlcUl denUJ that 4 new foreign loan was contemplated, French remea oloaad at an ad anoa i and discounts at Parts mad a small decline. Berlin wa firm. In this market arbl-( e traga Anns war reported as bell- 4 e Ing about $,000 aharaa at tha opening. London was Irregular with - Invaatrotnt, Issues , firm. Amartoans In , London . war heavy, with general , f raotlonal loaaea. Foreign exchange In thla market y showed eonelderable strength and' made a good reJly. Tha bank statement provided the usual weekly surprise. Tba loss In tha bank surplus . reserves i x e' amounted - to ' $$,$53,180. Tha e caah loss amounted to $l.li8,ooo. 4 Loans Inoreased by $1,06,700, 4 while deposits Increased $14. ;41$,4Q0.!f.u v.V. V'-i:,,:i,' W.,v . uk I-.. . ...M .a t- et a Vet W88KS. ' Amalxamatsd ' .... St, Paul .......... 1 C. N. W....... 1 C. O. ............ Colorado Foal Erie ... Csr Ai Foundry.,, Cotton Oil Locomotive ....... Sugar b.,.. Sweltsr Anaconda ........ Atchlaoa ......... Greet Northern.... U Missouri Pacific... National Lead..... 1)4 N. V. Central...... North era Paolfl.. lti Baltirotjre Obi. Brooklya , ,, UPnnaylvanU ..... uentrai Leataar, ia Reaaina Great Wee tern. . Hock maao , i Pressed Steel Car Southern Railroad.. Republic Steel.... U V. 8. Steel do preferred Southern Pacific. .. 1 Union Pacific 1141 NET OAINS. . 'v.- ' Denver ........... ttlllllnol Osatral.,.. I , Mexican Central., plasty .... v....... W rsdsral Smal.,..., 3 . : . ; (Tirbllsbcre. .Preaa by 8 pedal Leased Wire.) Well Street, Mew York. May 4. Tbe inertia of tbe preceding weeka ea tbe stock exchange has been partly broken st least la 'this wears dealings. While pre fate local operators bar still beea raapoMlbl for moat et tbe business dona, th range of Interest baa beea more as tended la the volame ot traassetloas. Moreover, from , a speculator's viewpoint It was regarded aa of much slxalflcanee thst r nets have ex. hlblted most ef tha time e strongly rising tea. doner ta tba fact af outside lethargy, which, to aar tha leaat. have not beea enooaragtng. Tha market has bad ta contend with, decided r unfavorable - advices from tha crop districts. aooomDanled br a sharp advaaea la tba price of grata with aa extremely poor showing ef railway net eamtaxa reported for the asoath ef Mercb. with a percepnote aaraaning ox can owner rataa and with tba anoonneeraent f a new Issua ef AteblsoB bonds, which bsa brengbt lot view aaala that hnpleaaaat phase et in railway problem that bore so grleTtooaly apoa tha financial altuatloa et three moaua ago. i . Ooppar abttl Xlghar. - . Soma offset to theae adveraa mflaaaeea hat. ea the other band, been affected by the rise la, tbe copper metal to. tbe highest price In y tare and adda strength te th present condition b the steel trade. Steel corporation made a most imprest Ire statement for the March quar ter, and It waa axplslaed that had It not beea for the great floods towards the end of the winter, which cripple ta puna ta that rjero. itv for sereral weeks, the net earning ef tha company woald bare surprised ell previous records. 1 " -v - " . ... A more powsrfnl - Incentive - to epectlatire baring were toe rumor or a bow financial pn for the Union Pacific, which would Involve tba eegrsgstloa ot tbe company's brveetment bold loss In a new company, the stock: of which would have beea offered te Union Pacific atoek holdere la each a way aa te yield valuable enb BcrtptloB right. Whether there la any foaade tloa for these reports may be greatly doubted. There was case enough for the special rise In t'niou Pacific merely la the fact aa a aacarlty reasonably sure of maintaining Its 10 par cent dividend. It waa selling to low aa compared SELLERS MAKE CONCESSION FOR OLD T Raarat Naars hv Lsncsst Leased Wire. I Baa FraBClaco, May 4. Tbs msrkst for old crop potatoes waa duil, with sellers making concessions, Tbsre waa a large quantity of eaatera ea the market that had bean tied ap across ths bar for some time, aad which had deteriorated la quality. Leading race! vera were protecting themselves against any serious de cline by storlag ths best quality ef tbe surplus stock. , Tallow onions were somewhat weaker. Florida i tomatoes were cleaned op aaa Boot were received from the eoutn. String besns were less plentiful. Part of the day's supply of garden vegetables arrived quite late. December wheat cold at Friday bid price ef $1.44 per cental. The spot markst was vcrr firm, but quiet. . Cargoes oa paaaags were neio bx sellers for recent prtcee, bat buyer were lit dltpoeed to boy. " ' 'i. There was no change In spot barleyy end the msrket waa quiet, ' December declined (lightly. May waa unchanged. Oats ruled firm.. - Tha upper- grades of bay were steady te firm. A fair local and ahlpplng demand for beaaa waa reported, with prices steady. The recelpta of floor were 4.M0 barrels. Including 1.808 from Orexon and 3.T84 from Waablagtoa. Thar were large recelpta ef bran, amounting to 8,861 sack. . aad Including T.8R4 aack from tba north. ' . In batter, cbeea and agg the recelpta were much larger all round. The markst closed SALMON SUN IN ROGUE SMALLEST IN YEARS (Special mspatcb to Tbe JoarsaL) OrantsPasa. Or.. Mar 4V-JTbe run ef aal moa In Bogu - river thla winter aad earing has bees the amallea fos years paat Ths catch of late la better, and fairly good Ship ments are being made from tbla place, lae unusual number ef freshets In ths. river this paat winter is one causs of a shortage of flah, but tbs. principal cause Is th excesnv fishing for years past and tsklng of vast quantities ot salmon sggs sack saason thst are shipped to the C'lacxamaa sad oust naicosnea, and when hatched the yonng riah are turned tooaa In other etresms than Rogue river.' Tbst salmon fishing I aa Importaat lodnatry for Joaephin county ta lahowa br tba value f the flah ahlpped from Grants Pass la tbs uetStwe years, tbe salmon exported for 1908 amounting to $3T.O00 worth, and for 1804 fully $30,000. Tb value I not expected to exceed $30,000 for 1807. The shipments were formerly mads br local dealers, but Wet fall the flah' srmen organised tba Bogus Hirer Fishermen's uuloa, and sow ablp their fish, which are seat In Ice to the Portland and Baa Francteoo market, commanding : a good pries, ss ths Bogns river salmon asa Isrdly be dlstlngnlsbed In sixs and flavor from the royal chlnook of the 'Colombia river. . Ths anion bow bss 49 members, which' embraces ' all the fishermen oa Rogue" rlrer abort the Coast mouatatns. The officers ef the union are H. Oolaant, pree ldent; J. H. Rime, rtce-preeldent; J. L. Co burn, secretary ; ' L, L. Jewell, tressarer. Bd ward Msgone, basinesa manager. - - Trout fishing, both la Bogus river end le ths mountain streams, Is good this spring, and fin catcher are made by tbe lover of tbla port. . . Bostaa. -MaF 4. Bid . prices; " Adventnrs .TS. AUom . 4.1L- .Arcadia. 87.80. AtlsatW ltjBrinxbam 8J0.I0. Oslo mat $S6S, OenteBalal V Copper xunge Ji, vajy west dia, avua V- i : if'."- . gyBOBTOir: cqppsb' iubxit. y j A VIOLATION OF THE LAW? wltk ether etocke. kit la awe to be remembered tbat the validity ef a holding company te take erer stocks ef competing noes was Sealed tor all time ta tbe Kortbera Secarltle deeieloB. While tba ease ef tbe Union Pacific la not tbe same ta that many ef tbe securities owned are those et non-competitors, It m difficult te ase bow the' Union Pact fie could turn aver te a holding concern Ita in terse ta la the Soothers Pacific aad the Atcbteoa withoat violating tbe decision ta tha famose merger salt. . Summing tbe outside factors in tba week's security movement, the wucn Bart operetta against tbe market aeem stronger la tbe aggre gate tbaa those which bars worked ta Ita favor. Ia tbe face ef this the msrkst owes Ita booy aney chiefly te the solidity of the conditions wlthia itttir, ta toa net mat re waa uotvoguiy liquidated In the great decline la March and to tha fact tbat price, according to all accepted meaatiraa, were very low,- r'- Official eaotatloaa br ' Orarbock, Starr . A uooee t o. i . PWaUPTlO". Amalgamated Oopper. , Am. O. A F., com.... Ana. Oottoo Oil, eon. Am. Locemouve. com American Siiaar. com. . 128 U 188 w 4Z 04 American smelt.,, eem. to preKerrvu ...,.,, ana con oa Mining v.. A mtri eta Woolen, eoat (M4 25 Atcblsoa. com.,,.,..., do preferred ....'., Baltimore A Ohio, son. do Drafsrrsd nreokiya av. T. sin 4f Canadian Pacific, com.. 1T7U M4 ventral Lcatner,, com.. 00 prererred .,.,,.. v. a u. w., com..M a. a. Alt P....T. I1H I1U! IDA 1ST 18$ ri84 lSdtf Chlcsgo 4j N., com.. Chesspesks Ohio..... 163WI1B3. Colorado Fael I., tost Oolo. fiouthj, com no 3d prererred..... do let Braf erred ee 184 Delaware a Hudaoa. . . 189 D. A B. com...... Mat SO do ore f erred ....... 1 'a Erie, com. -........... ao s prererred .., do 1st n referred Illlnolt Centrsl...,. ... Lonltvin 4V Nethrille. Manhsttsa Ball war.... Mexican Oentral By... M.. K. T., ooa.T:... do Dreferred ......... MstlUare Oreei Northers. I13T1 Federal Bmsltera ..... Missouri Psclflc ...... Kstlonal Lead ........ New fork Central..... N. T.. Out. a Wastara. fi- a; ss. 118U u Norfolk West,, com.. T8H Tf . I T$H no prsrerrea......... Hortb Amerlcaa Northern Pacific, com. 134 184 l4H Pacific Mall g. g. Oo... rcansyivanla Bsllway.. P. Q.. L. A O. Oo..... Pressed Steel Car, com., do preferred, ,..,..,. Btadlnx. com., do 3d preferred..... do lit prtftrred.,... Sep. -Iroa Steel, aoaa. do preferred Bock Ialaad, com...... ' do preferred St, L. 8. If lstpfd. St L 1. W., com. . . d preferred.,..,..,. Son there Pacific, com. do preferred. . ....... Southern Ry., cam do areferred ......... 884 ssu bsh BS B8H AU. oi iZ CB es 33 31U SOlil 8614 884 DO UT' 21 31 1 m txila Taaneesea Coal A Iron.. Texas A Pacific:, Tel., KU L. A W, ehm.. 144 lltT len 38 U do nrtferred... 5.V4 Union Pacific, com..... 1484 do nrefetred. ... ...... 4i 42U 4H U. S. Rubber, aoaa do preferred..., 103 M, U. 8. Steel Co., com.... 7i do preferred, IVX lOlli 301 9, Webaab.' com I do oreferred.....'..... 2nu Westers Union Tel...... Wis. Centrsl, com do preferred Virginia Chemical ". . . . . . Total sales for the day, 851 40$ aharaa. SPUDS IN FRISCO firm. Cheese eoattaacd firm. Krrs . w firm for extraa and weak for tha tows arada. Tha exchanges strict grading of egga, aad cob- hava hiiaaanfe.il eha wiaelrat SMm a4n anaek lower thla aaaaon. Kaatarn earn km smdI. coming In, but. are placed la cold storage, wit bo trsasscHons ao fsr oa ebsngs. .- riva carload, ef grange, .rrtvsd FHtordv. at wA ka anapkai 'samai 4lsi aaa. aVttfaa Bkaadaaani avat Uses. Standard hve been ta particularly good -t -""-' . - -v "-,." mosuy on cnoice graaea. . lemons wore lets .waa, vw uviur rvariim ffwoesiiy. - l aero dots i beea no pineapple la th market for a long I time, and there ha beea an active Inquiry ror in em. rtney pruee caaid ee oouinea ror i .. . . . I awary steeetpts et svarnas, : The recelpta . or atri wberrtea were qnlte larga for the beginning of the sessoa, there I being 314 chests from vVstsonvllle end 88 1 cnesia rrom nis aito, oesiaee some cratea i from Los Aagtle. , Tbla market has ceassd to I b attractive for Lot Angeles strawberries. now that the receipts from orbsr points are taadlly tncresslng. Ths recelpta ef cherrlea wara larger, and by another week tbe market prosaists to be Quite well snpplled with them. The market wss fairly active for seasonable zruits. Brew 33. Franklin S1T.B0. Oraene f ananaal S14.13U. Mtehlean 118. Mohawk IM Con. $15.13Vi. North Butte. $83.50. Old Dominion S.V1 SI. naeeola sian. farent X2a Hm, im I A.m. a V. .4 RA -.m.,.,, llQi IM.I.. ... KA u a . w.w, AMM.a... y -, ,.11111.' ea.l.4ni, 1 titan Bot.oo, Tictona bb.btk. winons vh.bo, Wol-1 .... - -".- V'. i bio, Dim, voaia. i-i.ia. veioinei T Aritona I 1.1 38. Ely $9.13. Bagla tX Bast Butte $11.12. I usivsnia sa.io, nippaasing siii.au, xnrvxro statxb oovxBBhnnrT bobds. Hew Tork, May dOovernment bonds; Date. Bid. Aaksd. Twas, registered ........., 1008 10. do coodoo . . . 1030 104 104U I 104K Threes, registered 1018 103 ' do eoopoB ............, 1918 102 Threes, small bonds.. 1918 102 Fours, Mglatared. new...... 1938 139 180W 1314a do coupon ran rmyt Fours. . registered, old. .... 1907 10H do coupon ....... j 1907 101 U Fours. PhUlDBlne 1914 lOftVi 109 Twos, Panama, rcgwtcred. ..,.,. 104 108 108 . do coupon ...... ......... ,...104 irxw tobx babk sTATikmrr. New tork, Kay 4 Bank statement: ' Decree aa. Reserve .........,...,.............1 6.833.ino a teas v. a..,. ...... ...... ...... a.BCT.TTr, Loans 14.003.700 Specie .................. ...... 341.800 i.exaia i.nTS.son rDepoatta ....,.,........,.....,.., 14,416.000 -tjircuiatioa (....... v 61.000 Increeee. BTW TOBJC COTTOsT 1LABKXT. Hsw Tork. May A Cot to fa tarts ; -Mir Opea. ..,,rosa ....1060 Btgb. ' Lew. 4. . 8. 10(18 ' 10M ,( 1088 10M January ranraary 1061 , 1060 ,'. 1061 105S Mtr ...1014 1034 1018 .1020 ' 1014 ; .... ...v , 1033 1 1010 1080 1014 1028 102O 101. . inoo J 1014 . )01A loil IOihi itilB " 1004 : 1048 (. 1081 10M ' IONI June ....,.. I. July ..........1023 Augnat.'.uloiQ September .'...1011 October ,,.. 1044 Nevsmba . ... .- ' .,. ! 10S 10M .1044 , tOst 1084 1043 : luAT December . ALL COIIDIIIOIIS . FAVORED BULLS . -A ' x VVhat Price AU Over; , Advances on 'Unfavorable Crop Newt.- e I... f . ; .. .. eh e in Chicago Wheat- anarfeat. la company with almost every . market in tha world, made ben- - satlonai advances In the prloa'e during tha paat week.' Tbe un- 1 4 Xarorable crop 1 eondltlona aU 1 e -wtf Bupopt. and! tba poaaibllity 1 e 4 : tbat -a large per' eent of - tba.; e e usual Canadian acreage will go . uneeeaea oeeaua or a late sea. e eon, were the helpful ; reaturea' e 4tbat' put up -the price. . Ameri cy oan conditions were .not Jra- :,e e ; proved and the report of Crap e e Expert , Snow confirming the ' e e former" damage did much' to e 4 hasten the rlotory of the buUa ' 4A444iAg4a4AaAaaa I T.T ; I me!. ... -A.- I ' vnivaw "naat , Vae,vBTBw ,)'; I . . , ... 1 -1 '. " Mara.. ui. imtlnnniniin 11111 1 tn 1 m$$iW'm aMlsbra' 'JPrea by Special 'Leaead irtre.) UHtsstk BIT e-WhaA, araa . a.w . fainr wrga sraaatltl todsr aad a daciia .f tboat He was the , coassquesea. Tha cenersl j Mtuatloa waa rather strengthened tbaa weak. w wj swn newa aa came to hand with regard to t.waa' Prospsctlve crops.. The ball were still vary much la evMaae. rw. ware oois aaaiar ana about Ka lower. LPrnrlalona Improved s trlf Is. - r,Ln fket for wbsat bad a am let epenlng. I weaKaeae tbat aium w. - - HW. , II. I , or anr prospective Improvement In crop cendl tlon, for th weather of the previous 4 r or two did not help matters, i Cable from Uver Pool and Antwern ennflrmat nr.,(Mu eae. of the unfavorable outlook for rropc af Auatrla- """T, utrmany ana Bummania. with rises d Ing tveoeatarr tn Rnaala. rhaea 1 Ma aKf t2L.lttr j wlT tu nF!ng aplrlta of uuiie ami rasnimai me msrket, . Local receipts were IS ears aeatnat a a m an. aad at Mlsne polls and Jureth 80S ears war received compared with 1M rare hut yeer. Liverpool futares wars from aachaaged t M,i fewer, with spot Manitoba wheat H lower. Parla Was Uc to Ua lower And Antwern with. oat ebaag. May wheat closed He lower locally m eix ton ee ana tic. wnien was a aeiaMreea . lrvm ooivoxn prices ot toe day. Oora Market Heary. Oora was ao more active than It aaa hae. and With all tba delar In r4sntln tha marka " rv . ia wsaaneas oi aot prcvanx aar ebsngc la the reaeral aitastion aad merely reriectea me isaneover ef tha leaders in th market. Who do not want a atmna. aa..a, a I eerl r Is tha aaanthrav tu v.. a.,k I I Bartlcnlsrlv. Iva1 vecelnra wara (u .... .... 1. . . w - I w. w.w.vw vaaavw.. MTtrpgoi re- Ported futnrea Mid higher, aeshoard clearance wars 818,000 beshele against Aoe.OOQ last year. Kattmate of MoBdara loenr recelpta was 348 cart- Tba markst mslhtshiad tba aaaw eaalina with which It started and et tha close Mar. I TmTw . . , ... ... . .7.1 JOwVsT I - , i . : ... Oats rrio f ufata. , I. ' Offerirurs of oats In tha, a.rle eau .1 the session exceeded the demand coasMsrahly aad wnraanc correaDonuina oaniaaa to tba i nrkw. May, bowsvsr, was tbe principal en ff erer amona .L'!' -.Tl'..?!:lln, . ""J Mlr: I witrai. leaueacr prices artsr the esrly decline we to recover STHfthe loss. Bstlmats of Monday local recelpta wee sou can. ixicai receipt ror th oar were z ear aaa iblpmento bene 175,000 boabcla. Lard Demand a Relp. Basinets In tbs boa msrket es renortad ream the yards canted some tittle weaknsse ta tha product at the atart, but there waa a gradual recovery, doe mtnly to th Improraaeat that developed la the demand for lard. Today'. iIiPM !i TJ. "m "J"' JL.thL ??.LUnr' . , T5t" 7 .',h WMk w,r .d.wv J, iuw auuiiar wm jaat year.. Setlmate of Monday's recelpta was 40, 000. with 148,000 for the week. Ceab aales! Not t red. S0dlS3Uei No. 1 red. lV83w.: No. S hard, tea: No. t hard. SdetaSc! anrine wheat Ma. S. TBSrAfte OOrnNo. I, 4849ct No. B white, 804380401 Ko. S Fellow. 48H48Uct No. d. 48046. usrs wo. a, tmci no, s white, 48et it. S White, 411430. Offlcitl Cblcsao Brtcaa br Orerbeek. Starr a OOOk CO.. .. . . I WHBAT. Open. Risk I VI Si Sj ftrdVmhei'''' mu aa 12? I" ST U 1 JLji "r2 ''sett iBepiemosr .... tu bo 1 . , OATS. rmw 441 SSVX fZ "" p Jj September ',., 864 341 , MESS POEt Mar 1863 1B4T July ..1R0O . 1508 September .... 1808 1408 , LARD, jf ty ,87 " STl jnir SAl September .... 808 003 SHORT RIBS. 863 863 84) ......... STB 8rf : 8T3 . i bar ... 88a. 88T ; 88 MTB l STB I 887 ; I LTTIBFOOL BAJjf MABXTt. Liverpool, May 4. Official prteeat WHBAT. MaV 4. Karl. teas. y 4 ?Hd JUIT OS nn H.nlMnh., .... llSJ .'-"-'-- - -. . cxiBIf. jury ........... deTd 4 44 ea 4Td gentembev e e e Td md V eOata. vwi v wra.a . ' - Dnluth. Mar 4 Wbsat closet Mav. wTii. ... . ; : r-,-: - '.. '.'..if ... .'.j Ituaeapells Wheal Karkei,' ' Mlrmea polls. Mar 4. Wheat cioae: stay. Liverpool Oottoa lew. . LIverBool. Mar 4Cottoa fntnraa iu nWnta lowvr, Hijuuiuiga tuangsa. 'V' . v.' With tTnaelfig Gftaj. j ' ' By Clinton1 Beollard. On with unseeing eyea beside the shore Of ocean atood, and heard the wind ... and ' sea v .: : - Harmonloua, "yet dlatlnct In melody; And each to him a different rneasags bore. .' 1 ' . ; Sad waa tha water's never flying; roar, Pitched to tha polgnance f toe minor ' kev: 1 - Olad waa the wind's voice that exult- : antlv .-;ri.. -r- Of radiant promlae spoke fot4Toor. jmi.."1.-i. 1. '.' ' . .. .... ' f I- Go thou and. list,. ts dtdthat slrhtles . one, .i, - . ,. . ....... . -Wtth Oloaed eyes, and thou. Tike him. ' shalt know " The sound of irremediable woe; . Ukewlse, forsooth, there shall be borne upon , - ' . Thy hearlnr, , with triumphant Overr flow, - The joy pf fg In golden antiphon. - Klamath Falls people are taking steps to baauUfjr their towav-' Low. floe. " Site : S1A B8 88B S814 88A 88H ' 8TA -', ' ,. . ; ' ' 481 44UA eH , , 45 tJB 84 84 184. ' 158TA 1800 1MM1 . 1408 1004 , $T " 871 SSI . fTB r 803 897 Fill CROPS NOT DAMAGED to Be a Good Thing. - Wheat Looks Well. 1 . By Hymaa H. uOobsa. After alt la over. oractloeUr 00 damaxt was doue- tbe trait crepe ef tbe Pacific northwest durlna; the peat week. 'Tbe frosts which were paid to rata most of tbs frails. wsrs,blesslsgs la dlagulss. " Many .believed for awhile . that tne'ieherrr crop was ruined, because most et I the blossoms bsa disappeared. Later lnrestl- gsoonv anowea mat most 01 ins unseams were tsrnlBg kite trait ssd were not at ail hurt br the-shsnged weather. . Oranxsrs report that bad not aome of th bmssoma dropped off the trees would have tees srefcea later wbea tba trait 4vekped ao heavy were they ladta. , waaar crop pros pests ta tn rscin norm I "t ere etute ge The pa it week showed the necessltr of .mors rain fas aema sectlont while tn ether sections tbe molstur wss wall dUtrthsted. Spring work m atUl etatlnasd la aome. dlstrietsv sad baa beea retarded some what br the lack ef asomtura, la the wheat belts ef tbe middle weet had the southwest much damage was reportsd daring the week br cold weather. According I MtMt report the weather le ehanglng and I rataa are reportsd la many aettloaa. HKUAUD5 HILL ItLL t Ur AultKH ruiAiuts U ' . ., ' ' WV 8. Broadue. I awtratiay w sabsbj kxeB . siivi w waeut arw rw aa I sutnotent amount Ol potatoes remaining lit this Stat Or 00 tbe Paciflo COaat tO I supply the trade until the new crop Is I reanv ror mcrxai. w. m iroanna. a iaea.1 I ahlnr,r fart tha, latrae n.rt nt tha, vaair I for Wisconsin where he expects to study ...iiiti,. U..XII .w . lr 1 ..,-..- .. J .XbA,-TournaL NEVADA MINING STOCK Baa Fraaelaco, Mar 4. Official bid price l WtVlltUI MJlBiHlUl. Maaitafnera Mm. Had Ton S. 10 aahad. MAkaark lVA?'?'?mA "L'i" Inl . OoMfleld M. Co. $1, Kendall 40c, th TOc seked. Blue BuU 40c' Adam 18e, cllrer pick 8a. May Qnee lie, Ner. Boy I job, o. . Kit. 110. KIBC UCU KUC. 1)1X10 Bo. O. Colntnbls TOc akd, Hrbernta lis, St. Ivea $1.39, Conqueror ITc, Blk. Reck Sc, Lone Star 36c, O. Woader 3c, Oro 81c, Kcadall Ext. 8. Sandtt. Ext. 78c. Mavns 13c. Atlanta 88c. Great Bead 09o. Emplrs 15C-Bd Tt Kit 0or Floe-4 I IVTa,? m V, Si rCT' ,fi . JI $1.83. Lagans . $1.40. Commonwealth ' . 10c. Oemb. Fract. $4 06, Or. Bead Bit. 10c, Or. Bend Anx. soa, B. b. Booanaa pa, Bswsaos $1.03U. -Bsmeralda SOe, Portland tic. Cracker ITf. "".r C.I -1 ".." 'l.V:: I mn Unkawk rt.. IBa. tM mrUa T. Tiger 30c, Orafidma 19c, S. pick Bxt. Tc. T. Rosa 10c. CoL ait. Bxt. Be. Ooldf. Oona. $T.4Sm, Dlam'f. Triangle BOe. tsv. C0M8TOCK WBTBtC -; Onblr 41.80. Mexican 65c. doald a Ottrrr SOe. Ooa. Virginia Sea, Ssvtga Too, Hale At Nor. cross 41c. Yellow Jsckst 80c Belebsr 48a, Oon- ftdeac eOc, Sierra Nev. 88e, TJnloa dec. '- : BCLLFBOQ DISTRICT, ' t ' Orlartnal 10a. Bullf. M. O. ln. Hoot. fJnllC. 4c. Nat. Bank 38e. L. tlarru So. Amethyst 88c, Gold Bar Sic, Stelnway ISe. Dearer Buf . Anx. 11c, Bonnie CUrc 44c, Mayfl. Con. 44c, Monty. Ohio Ext. Tc, O. Sceptre 14c, Monty, Mt. 18c Oa. Tramp Con. 6it, Victor 10c, Sunset 10 asked. , ',' L . '..,..:..'' ' TOrtOPAH DIBTBICT. Ton. Mat. $18,60 atksd. Moat. Ton. 4a.87U. Ton. Ext. $8.10. MacJVamara 48c, Midway $1.48. Too. Belmont $4 60 atked. Ton. No. Star stfc, Ohio Ton. ec, Weet Bad Cons. 1.000, Beecnt 18c. Tea. 4i OaUf. 14c asksd. Ooldaa Anchor 2Rc. Jim Btltlar 81.03U. Ton. Caah Bo Bo. Ton. Home 10c Baked. Boat. Ton.' 1.1c.' Unnarrb Pitta., Fx. 140, Moat, Mid. Bxt, 8c. Ooidea Crowaf 13c, H. T Ton. Cons. 10c aaksd, 4 MAltBATTAN DISTBJCT. :Y Manh. Cons. 40c. Manhl K. Co. Sc. O. Wedra So, Seykr Hump. Sc. Dexter 19c, L Joe 3c, Creacent 8c asksd. Combination 3c, Granny tie, Sustang lee, Little wrsy roe, uowbor sc, orig. snh. 18a, Broncho 10c, Plnenut 18e. Buffalo ioc s, uog-iva, X. tiorts oo, Indian camp US aSB.r' : 7" I . VARIOUS DISTBIUTS. Falrr. Silver King 48 asked. Falrv. Bagle ! S7C. fitttDorg auvei rsaa si.ttj, no. star I Wonder 10e. Begl' Neat Bte, Baby Woader 1 28c, Her. p. Florence sc aaceo. St. toaia Wheat Xaxket . Bt Levis, May . Wheat close; May, TBHe. ' Kissing the Book.' rrom the Cornhlll agsjrlne. The exact origin of kissing th Book in English courts, though modem, ts ob scure. It is not, I should say, a matter ot legal obligation, but seems to be merely a oustem dating from the middle or end of the eighteenth oentury. If a wltnees olaim to follow the law accor ding to Coke and to take bis 'Corporal oath" by touching the Book, who ahall refuse him his right T 7: The Iclssing" act seems akin Indeed to what the fancy" call, aomewnat un pleasantly, a saliva cuatom, whloh in modern western life exiate in very few forma, though many of the lower elaases Still pltH on a coin for luck. King Edward VII Is said to b a firm bellavar. in union labor. When ha was yet the Prince of Wales he frequently showed his ayrofpathy with th causa of unionism. - Blno he became king he has allowed , bo - work to b performed for bis 'household tWt 1a not don by Union lahste anil . tia, has triiiirmerV th'. lArrl chamberlain If any case waa brought to hln notlo of any firm serving th royal household declining to recognise trade unlone and pay the union v-acale ' he should take steps at once to have thom do so or ia trwnsfer'tl; royaVtiaiiBThntd business to firms that were fair to union labor. ' uiliiimxiiiM nun miimuiJiiiatut ' f , i ., -;.-V LACK OF SHEEP CAUSES HIT Livestock Trade Wonders When Supplies Will Increase Rals-t Tv'K'rt'wiHNot Sell. M& 'r. t. D.M.. W ' Portland Union Stockyards. May ' 4. Oe stock rsoslptsr ' -: - Pt Week 5..,.,.....,. 418 - ; 888 . 80 Prevloaa week 888 1 14 ' 84 Year ago .......,.... 414 S44 "J 1 f . Prevloua year ....... ...i 488.' . 1.2 -r .. ,Titf la everr Ua except the one expected there wt ga iBcresss is the arrivals tba psst six : days over tbe prevloua week. . Tbe eaa Una showing a decrease bt arrivals when a better ran bad beea expected wss sheep. During th Is dsy th- total rua of shssp in th yard reached Just 800 head jwit about what one large eeecarS could take care of. -Tbla com pared with arrive la of 844 bead a week e and 3.64 head for" tht asms week la 1900. Both a rear ago and In 1900 during thla wssk . the rua of sheared , sheep into the yards was very liberal. During tbla earns week In 1W3 3.788 bead arrived la the yards during th six days. The lack . of sheep arrivals la keeping the trad here guessing aa te what will happen wtth sheep prices wbea sheep - are Uaeallv scarce. During the past week only a faw heed ef ahearad sheep came in, shearing no yet being la fun awing. ': .r The Uvaetock trade m changing Ita eptaloa of the meant of absap tbat will acme te msr kst arte shearing. Bouts time ago it . waa believed that th only reaaoa Why sheepmen were withholding their stock from msrkst waa ts ksep them for cheering time aad take ! renters of tha sood nrlec for wool. It bow devBlopa that a larga per cant of tha sheep end Ismba which ware to ha aold have already ohangsd hand, the transactions taking pls-e some month age wbea the eastera trade fore-' aw a shortage la suppllee. i , . Sheepmen Won't Bell amoks. . These sheen sot already sold or aoa tracts for win not likely be placed apoa tba msrkst, for at th present price ef sheep aad wool t bee prs Iters want to ge late the business- on a larger scars aad are going t keep all their stocks possible. .. Dnrlng the Bait week tbe ran ef bogs totaled. 414 bead ss sgslnst 883 hesd last week, 414 head a year ago and OSS the prrviou yesr. Hogs war very firm ta prlea all through tbe week, bat value showed no ehange. - Cattle were firm aU week with arrtvale eon- alderably larger than 4 wssk sgo. Despite this tha trade took all that cam aad prices af lael wssk ware easily maintained. ... Conditions a tear ago: . AU market were , weak except hog, ths latter sdvanelng 10c. Cattle lost SBC and sheep tb asm amount. A year eg tbe arrivals of lambs wsre very heavy. Official livestock prtcee: Hogs 'Bast' eastsra . Oregoa, ? $7.00tiIT.3ft; stockera and feedem $7.00; Cblaa fata, $7.00. CattkeBest set tarn Oregon ttsers. $3.001 .361 best cow and heifer. $4.00414.88; stack er and feeders, $4.00ft4.36: bulls. $2.00. SheepMixed, 4HG8Hi lambsr THe. - Arrlvale-af the Wssk. . Following were the arrival ia tb yards tha past week: Sunday. Wlag of Rugsne cam fa with a csr of cattle; B.. F. McOee brought lo horses, which he shinned to Beanie. ' Monday Mi.- Irwtn cams ta from Payette, Idaho, with 4 Carload ef hogs; ' Beckley Bros, bad xa tw ssrs at shssp from Drain: Lseey Bros, bad la tw ear of esttl from Arlington John BUI brought In a ear af esttla from Payette, Idab 0. U- glmmoaa eeme la from Huntington wltk a car ef horses, which he sbippsd to . Moatassn. ; : Tuesday- J", B. Belgler of Gervsls wss ia with a ear of sheep sad bog mixed: F. It. Fsrgnsou of -Amity brosgbt in a load of boss. Wednesday George W. Warren ot Warren- toa eent ta two cere of cattle; Henry Larkla . came In from Colfax, Waahlngton, with a rnr . of bogs, also one of settle; William Nish had ' fat borate, which be eent to Taeoma; S. 1 OvertoB ef Browmrrllle bad In a car ef boca; 0. D. Bnrdick of Bslam passed through tls yard with a carload of mUch cowa, which ha shipped to Seattle, Thursday J. B. CaMer cams la from Ths Dallse with two cere ef cattle, going to Monte sanet F. M.. Do by pasted through the ranis with a carload ox horses, going to centralist A. F. Bunt sent la two cars of cattle front Merced. California, going to Tacoma; B. V. Hynd of Heppner had In a aingle deck ef stock Sheep. ' Tt0T-4t. D, Jonss brought ta six ears f cattle from Huntington; a X. Larrabee brongtit la four ear ef horses from Alder, Montana; Louis Merchant drove ta a bunch ef milch cowa. which a ahlpped to Ashland. Oregon. , j, LAMB CROP IS SMALLER taatfM 1 Only 75 Per Cent, Owing y . to tTBiavorablo Weather. , J . (Special Dispatch to The Joarnsl.l Shanlko, OtH May sw Sbeepmea la thla local ity report a average anerease ef only about ; T6 Pr eeat ta them flock tbla year. - Tbla Is a fair lacrea, but not Bear what ft would .. have been . had the weather condition been more favorable last fall and wmtsr. The long cold dry weather la the fall prevented great . from growing, tbe lack of which retarded aheap to sock aa extent that they were ta very poer aoadltloB te stand the exceptionally cold weath er aad bad storms of lsst winter. Consequently a large percentage of cheep did not bring lambs , that would have done eo had the weather arm. dltton beea mora propitious. Many Ismba were . k mst daring tha storms of the early lambing staaoa, so that tbe average tocress It rather,, lower thsa nanaL - . -: ,:lr rrofssa tonal sbaepsDtarers ar srraxgung ta ,. aad It la expectedthat abearlng will boob be m full blast. Soma ot ear most progressive sheepmen- have . tnatalled mach me plants eu their ranches. It la claimed a lrgr percentaf , of wool caa be . obtained by , the machine than by th old primitive method of shearing , by band, though the professional ahsspshsarss ' will rather exceed the machine In peed. - It Is est lms ted by coaesrvattve sbeepmea the wool from 800.000 shece. aggrsgstlng nearly - 8,000,000 poands, wUl be uiarketed at thla place .. thla eaterm If anr th lea like laat rear' prices, ' pre rail this will mesa the adveat ot several snug little fortanea te thla eommaaity. BRING EASTERN HORSES Voodburn, Firm to fflako Head " quarters at Pendleton, 1 - fflpeeml DMpateh to Tb Jouraat.) Pandlston. Or.. Msy 4. Pendleton will, eon- tins to bs the central market and ho porting center for the Island Bmptrs, notwithstanding the headquarters of AW C. Buby have beta moved to Portland. - ' ""' Met A Bona of Wecdburn, Illinois, ons of ths largsst boras Importing firms fat the I'nftel States, announce tbst thsy will sstsbllah head quarters bare and bring their first shipment of imported aad - America; stock btr about Beptsmbec ?W; .'.i-i. ?. r : f, -i ",jr v LIVESTOCK IN EAST, Value Stesidy for lTogs and Cattle- Sheep ITold BtTong;. Chlssgo, May 4- Lives t nek receipts; w Flaea. (-aula. Seen. Chicago ' ... Kanaaa City .......... B.ih 4i Omaba ................ ft.ooo ., ... -i Hogs art ateadr. with 3.'" left or. t - celnta a rear ago were 14 MUed f -i " e.iaa; ovhtt, i.,Qn.w: rouun. t- a B-iO; llxht. 6.S0(4.6J .... rattle P tearty. Sheep Birong. : i i ,n ,ni .ii n . Daniel 'A. Campbell, who has 1 pointed postmaster ef CU - ?- s Mr; Buaae, recently ' ; t etat aenator anl a of luinoi. i r u ; man," anl ? ' ! S'sriit ct '. ;