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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 12, ; 10071 PRICES ARE SHARPLY AD VANCED WITH STRENGTH IN ALL MARKETS PRONOUNCED LATE ADVANCES IN CHICAGO HAVE BROKEN ALL THE REC ORDS OF THE LATE SEASONS SUGAR WORM WHEAT a L : COLUMBIA FISH EAGERLY BOUGHT JL Easterners Willing to Pay an Advance for Canned Salmon From Oregon. , f,: ; t By Hymsa H. Oohsa. '.Week's market featurea: . , '.J Sugar advance la maintain. 'f ' ' Kgg price change base. ,.'.' Butter storage U very heavy, , i if Poultrs- twice leaves high mark. .if Opening value on canned salmoa. . c' Wool tale ar generally lower. ; l f Potato ar Jnat holding. . ji; Lower value named In onion. , , :m, Sharp advances In wheat market. 1 : Seme eallleri advance flour, . .a' .. m Canned Salmoa, Ik brp sdvance ouoted during-the week t ' . M Colombia rivet canned ehleook J7 . pseken amounted to 16c on one-pound fists, . 10 m tails and Be n half-pound fists. TO tti barpet adTane md ""J" "! ' mon valor fo? many rar by Columbia: rtvr ' .- seekers.. Tbat , th sovaoe was " " J Ju-ilWS MMtil a all ldes, """J?!; steTay it be W to their manj iColainMa river tubmen wer to geueroue tbat th Urn tu rip for -rtarp PT"" movement, While It wa with worn J"1" inn that em tb meal Pckr PJ , their vain, other, believed that tUl lgu arlre a boo Id b quoted. . Tb Utter gav a their toB fny 'n Vain ihould be Mated, th sbsrp lacreaaa la .'. tie coat of flab, tb higher price. ." 1 for Ubor and th earetty of tb Utter. This being added to tb expectation of a very abort . paek and th fact that tb .almon, been Ur for uvea or eight monthe, J" 'how .trong th attuatloa to end J" price would not hav only been Justified, but aould hav cully been maintained. . ' ' " , Mumble Balm on All Sold. ! . White vary littl flab baa thus af bin J canned .long the Colombia thla -onv rln to th very email catch Una far, P"" f " port that tb bv. t thhUlm. mor r i flab than they put op J"'"" . . .1,1. Ma. All tb evder y earn at open price and vry oa oM bay mm confirmed evra It vain had been ad- i Vaaced another We to U grade, tu Dlnkn of cooaerratlT packer, and llaewUe of pom of tb Urger barer- Owing the pt tew day aerer.l earload hav olt' , ppot deUvwy- by loci pwl Md the price . ; glvem are i.w xor ma, 1 ' Cat and ll.OS for half-pound ftotn. . ; - - . ' Every fm. And Urger. demand Ce vtnmbla rlvor almon than -to r 73 , year many order ar pot eonfbmed by locjJ ) people pn thl. accomrt. Shipment of Colombia Mlmonto U foreign onntrle nr InoroaaUg very yr.r; the foreign trado being moat agar. g" t thl. tim. t.a.. blh prk. - e he obtained. -In yeara r,kfj . charged " tbt mock otalde e.lmon baa Iwm Slat wt .nder th. u otj Colo-bin ' moo. Under tb new pore food Uw tbl prne- S7h ow at nd and wlU llhel i a mnch Urger call for tb gennln ColumbU -river flak. i ( r i.m Ainmt I MalntalneoU. . While refiners sooted advance Je 'tb the price -" ".'S'm'. foia . quoted out by Jobber w 85o reaaoa for thl I tbat Ut winter wb ateam ' chip fr.lght rates wr sdvaace o -J dred pound en ngr between 8u lfr"aoo and Ptirtland. local Jobber did not make the advance at that tim la their prie, although every ether market did and the rU waa gen- erall expected her. However, th Be baa new We ee-ded- to b4ocel prlci4bna gmttlng the , Portland amrk.t ea tb same basla 1, vaarerday ' euivsne -w w ' -7- ,kl. .,td from trait packer. The ,.. ,m Am now ; momlalna te ebow : z:.',z:z: u.t -.xpect.4 . oo ago aad packer' ycnnlrement of therefore) Increased. Beflner. wer sold np te I their capacity nne uw. ' : be raadily malnUined at advanced llrore. Th gnat strength ei m r ' igar markets and th Uta advance la th Utter pUce. added to th atreugtn her d . . . ' , ' ...A.w'm .h.rn advance. ' The "'.."L"-:yrhVthi California A He ""waUa'a wmpany; tbia-being foUowed Uter In tbe morning by th western bmjuctj. . I - Unttav Btorase'la Yary Heavy. I Storage -operations 1n .the ' creamery f batter korr- of the creamery bualneM of th Faetno coast More than' double the amount of ordera fne atnraaw a a year ago bav already beea accepted by ellr; It Uk.wlM beln.utea 7.. ' ,hj,m I..M alraadr overaold their . ..ntMi ontnat during the fluah Maeom At thl Urn et year butter avr ehowed ao much ctrragth aa at this tlm.' Th rasson for th ? preaent greet trength I the entire absence of ' Itorige and outside butter frm tb mrkt and , the backward Maaoa. , - Ores l not growing ver-faet and aupplle. of cream were in eon I!2?J l..k ,r.n.i during the- earU , aprlng. - At thta time a year ago practically thte quarter, of th atorag bad ber com pl.td. Thu far thl Maaoa llttls stock has .been put. away la this city.. Borne cresmerle stored pert of their U.t week's product but the demsnd from the north has been ao great at good prlCM that Bttle" eonld accom ! pllabed in thla Jin.. At tba cIom of tbe week $ the mrkt to very, firm at x3H beat " grade,-whether city at' outeide erMtnery; At , there la practically no secon-t grade bnt- iter 'on th awrket. , However wttb tne com- S ef rain the trade expect the graa to grow . .ima tg be produced and more ' butter' 'for tb mark.t, Wh.ther IW 5 taesns lower price only tne iumr . . wmiltrr Leave Big JUH. T ... ai.td in thl report of lata, th poultry marxet naa oruji T Sol,, where It ha held foil way for o long rilmfc Larger receipt and aa Indifferent do- maid were ho reapoti.lble for .h taking Ciway of th record high, valuea. The lower ' wire existed prrocipauj """" stuff, but tor broiler and fry well a dock tb demsnd continued at former figures. " Egg. went np and down about a cent daring I the wMk, temporary curtailment of arrival. ' causing the price to go to 19o and then larger ' supplies added to the weakncM and sales were mid lw 18c- Tbe J"-' f'tlned during the week wa. I8M10, Cold ato . g operstlous wer heavy during tH week and prlc. would likely have dropped to 12 at ' Wool Bale Are Oenarally tower. ' J -:t wrnia i nnni wer old during th week, l a eonaidertblo amount of wool In email "lots I changed hands, rtgnres that ruled were gen - oral around 17ITWC for, Matera Oregon end , 18ffllc for Willamette valley. ror- tbe strictly select grade of the latter as high as go waa paid but this wu aa exceptional fig. t ar. Woolmea are thinking Bp aa sorts of f conspiracies among tb dealer tt) ao vtem out l some of their , profits. There 1 again con : .i.hi. t.tfe amone th wool crowers of a f oombln. among th dealer but to . the lnde- pendent dealer, wno a nox nunc who :! cUaue,. the Idea of a combine at thla time 1 ' conaldered foolish. Such a thing to possible at '' all times but not probabU at this time. Every raw (aer is greax compauiiwa aiuwia fw ,ciiyr for woof. Thl year Is aa exception. t Th wool clip I consldersniy aeavier man a ; , ear ago, accoromg to au numiw. turera have1 paid high prlcea at tbe start of ' th wason for Mveral year and befor they 'need op ny considerable amount of the sup-..- pUe the market ha dropped. Thl year they ar not anilou to buy. Aa a general rule, bow. -rever. manufacturer will pay abont the same P figure aa a year , ago but the price received ; by th producer wjl) not likely be o high be- causa thla year" fb coaat representative ef manufacturer will not spend moat of their commiaslona In gutbl4diE tbetr pelghbora. r However, there te atljl a long chance that tb " wool market wlU' be aa good, It not better ' thaa year go Unfavorable weather bas cut V-off a considerable slice from tb cotton crop and blgber prices have of late been ruling la " that Ua. With higher cotton more wool will be entA' ' " - - : r - : , .. Only a small amount of mohair ta bow mow. Ing from first banda, dealer reporting . that practically all large lots have beea aold. Soma efficient servant girl ara an swering tti Journal help wanteds. CROP PROSPECTS . CONSIDERABLY BY THE RAINS By-Bymaa B. Cohen. Wheat crop p roe pacta hi tb Peajfle berth' weet wer mnch Improved th latter part of th week with the coming of rain after about month' dry WeaUier. . Many aectlona of tn etat were ao dry that iprlng work eonld not b contlnoed and for a tim It waa feared that the acreage woo Id b curtailed on thla account, Tb com lug of tb ralna, however, have act at reat Uiaae fear. Tb winter wheat Der.r looked better thaa at pre.cn t. .. , - .Frnlt crop proepect ar eteellcnt In every Motion of tb Paelfla northweet. Th rarna cam at a time when they wer moat needed and now th proepect could hardly be Im proved. Tb early report of damag to prune have been denied. Even trawbcrrl are look ing much better than expected. ' Hop crop pro Dec ta ar improving, but now that growing tim I at handt the mlaalng hill can be much mor aaally noticed. Few grower ar doing moch work' In their yard. foUtee ar growing well la (very aectloo of th atat. gpeeial Information aecpred by Th Journal ahowa tb aereag to be folly a third greater thaa year ago, aom mtereata being of th opinion tbat the acreage will b doubled.. ' - . . i, ,- . REPORTS EXAGGERATED Latter DeTelopmonU Show No Dam se Fruit at John Dajr. (Special DUpatch to Tb 7ournal.) , Capyon city, Or., May 11. Later develop ment In frnlt pro. pec ta Indicate that report or damaga war exaggerated la many piaeea. Tn tectloa Immediately Joining John Day waa evidently the moat favored, aa th crop .wrr mor backward thaa la point lower dowa tb river. A fair crop la predicted la all part of th cowl, however. . PRUNE PROSPECTS GOOD Earlf Report of Damage) Foond 'to :v Be Incorrect la tina Coontj. . ' , . . , t - : (Bpeelal Dlapateh t The Journal.) v -Albany. Or- May U-Prnnegrowera la Una county are very deairoo of eorrocttag tb r- PACIFIC PHOIIE X BADLY JARRED Price Knocked Off Several Points With Bidder. Not ;to Be Tcaiardav' sesaloe ef the weal atock market waa very quiet. . But two Mice were recoruea. vh .h.M of Associated Oil at $39 60 and 8,000 Waabongal Bxtenaloa at l4e. The prin cipal feature of the week wss tne grssx whs neea displayed by Pact fie Bute Telephone. At the etnas of fh. week th asked price ef tbl Use was 12. SO lower tbaa the opening. Not a single bid eonld be obtained for Paclflg share alrlotifh for the Bom Mock tbe bidding wa eager end at the top o una weea price, a number of ula ef Bom stock were made dur Ins the week. ' .. . . -, Mining" shares were generally drpremec? dur ing the past week. Speculation In them wm very imall. tn puouc ecming . noa ..xocare for them t any prlc. ' Alaaka Petroleum wa not ef thla cla, bow ever, for tba blddlna- In that torn was eager, si though some of the clique - tried their ut most to beer It down. ( Borne of them were Mid to be offering the lean at lower figures (.but parties trying to buy, could pot eerur It at aa advance ef Mveral cents ever ue mo vslue. . ' . . .. -. Official prices! ' BANK STOCKS. ' ' : - .. ., Bid. Asked. Bank ef California ,.........$aiU.OO , Bankers' and I-nmbermen a .... iim.uu Merchants' National .......... ..... 1W.00 ido.oo 120.00 Oregon Trnat A Savings ..... Portland Tru.t Co. ............ ..... United State National ........ 200. 00 LISTED SECURITIES (BONDS), ' America a Btocutt Co. 6. .j.... 8S.M . 100. City A Suburban 4 - ..... ' 83. Home Telenbone 5a ........... ' . . . O, R. N. By. fiT.OO "100.00 0. W. P. By. 6s JOO.OO 103.60 Pacific Coast Blieult a 4...., ; PTW ioo.oo PprtUnd By. 6 .............. ..... ;89.Sa A , MTSfiEIJCAKIOna STOCKS. Associated OH. ;...;...$ ad. BO Home Telephone ,.,.,,.,.,, llS.OO . a1 42.60 I'arinc States Tl Pu set Sound Tel ............. 7.oO Ijskevlew . ..r' ' :-.)4 Msnhsttan Crown Point ,19 .22 Potlcl Mining ............... ; ;ii .21 Waabongal Ext. -. ..v. .'. . t M-?" .8, UNLISTED STOCKS, t ;: 5 " : Taoulna Bay Tel.- 4.T5 " Oregon City Mill 4k Lumber ... ...... d.00 Alaska Petroleum .............. ,18i .20 Rritieh Columbia AmaL .03 Caacedi ., -V .206 f 08 Mammoth ...... .....u .09 Mornlnz Wi Htandard Con. , .07 . Tacoma Bteel .084 . .11 COBUB D'ALENB) DISTRICT. -!'-- r- Bnlllo ,rtM. ..... . .084 S ; .H Coooer Ktna " .IS .13V Happy l4y ., .04H T y .GB O. K. Con. 04 . ,06 Snewahoe ....,,4......'.,:.B0 r 4t Snowstorm 2.96 1 .06 VKITEO STATES OOTEBJOfXlTT BOKSS. Kw Tork, May 11. Government feondat . Date. Rid. A.kad. Twee, reglitered ........... 1906 104 . 10h do couiwn 1830 104 KMW Threes, reglitered 1018 -102 103 ao coupon ,,, ThreM, .mall bunda .......191ft 102U t... . . ronrs..rgtatered, pew ...... 1825 ; 12814 130 do conpoo ,.,.,,,, ll2l,129V5,J30i4 Four, registered, old ...... 190T 101 U 102 j do coupon 1907 ' 101 U 102 i'onra. Phlllooinee -.. 1014 1O0U :.... Twos, Psnaiss, registered... 104 ,r' 105 - oe .coupon .; 10 )U , ... mi ii I, .....i zv:: . . BOBTOK COPTEB HABKIT,'V"tfi-r''--Boeton. Mar 11. Official bid nrlce: Ad. venture .60. Alkiuea gSO.OO. Arcadian B6.A0, Atlantic 112 00, Blnghsm S18.60, Calumet 8u6. Centennial $30.00, Cop. Bangs (16.26, Daly Weet ga.OO. Franklin 116 60, Mohawk ISA. Oft, Nevada Con. ' 118.00, North Butte 90.25, Old Domlntoa $34.26, Osceola $140.00, Parrot $21.60, Phoenix $1.60. Quincey $128.00, Bayer $18.60, Santa Pe $3.124, Bbannon $17.78, Tamarack 115.00. Trinity $22.00. United CoB. 181.00. Utah $68.00. Victoria $8.76. Winona 18.00. Wol. verlne $164.00, Batte Ooola, $27.00, Cel. .4 Arlsona 1171.00. Nlnoesslne 118.00. Anaa many Indian ponies are BEING SENT TO EAST . ... ... . e-' , Pendleton, Or.; Ma ll.Ona e hundred bead of Umatilla Indian e e . ponle arc being ahlpped out of .' Pendleton tbia week to St. TjouIu. e where they will be broken to ' ride and drive and placed upon the . marleet t The ponies are average Indian ponieg and the prlqoa paid will e be $8 for yearling. $11 for 2- year-olds, and $20 per head for r e grown horses. Jhe horsea ware mostly , purchased from well- known Umatilla Indiana. , r -- :.f---v.; , - ,;. . :: Ion't become grouchy about the aer I vant questionadvertise In the Jour-i net- . .,. ARE HELPED ronenu ttatementa aent not ta regard to the condition of th prun crop. Inatead of tb crop being damaged tb Indications point to bom per crop. , (J row era and orebardlate an being interviewed, without exception, ey that the proepect are brighter than at my time la th hlatory of prane raising la thM section for g record-breaking crop, - La Salle Bros, of thl eity. who- operate a large packmg-kouee m Albany, and ar the leading dealer tn prune for the Willamette valley, aay that after a thorough Inspection of the crop, and after4 carefully examining the orchards throughout the county and enrroundlng place, that th pro. peat could not b better, and (boold ao untoward elrcumatanot arte tb grower and rawer of pranea will hav aw regrets a to the mm or character or the crop, ' , A certain portion of the amaU prune formed a the tree are expected to be a Ion aad fall to to ground, this being necessary to Improve the quality and standard of the frnlt produced. In fact the weather condition bv been Ideal tor th forming of tb small fruit end tb scarcity of rain has not been a detriment ta this regard. Although trier la sons eotnpiajnt concern lag the- extremely dry weather prevail ing, the expectatlona are that-with rala pros pects will be Improved and crap of all kind prove te be better wen ipc(ea, . . 'V WETHERS AT GOOD PRICE Three, and a Quarter Paid for 2,500 " Head bjr Baker City Buyer. ' (Bnactal Dlanat'ch t The Jouraal.) Baker City. Or.. May 11. Lee Bros, kave purchased thrae large 4llp of wool at 16H to ITe from ' CUnde Wood. Ired Macklnsoa and W. O. Lee. It I Mtlmated that the dip will weigh about s.OOO pounds. The firm also purchased IfiOO wether from Moody at Bleb land at ms. '-- - iS?;:- --", .' ' lOvBrtaa Hop Sktimulk'0:'-iT-(Snecial DUnateh t The Journal.) - fltlverton. Or., May 11. i. Wolfsrd A Co, of thl eity shipped time carloads ef hop thl morning to eastern marxet. . n entire lot conalated of SIS bate and to the largeat ablp- ment tbat baa been made from thla city for man month. It to pot knows what price waa paid or te whom the product to consigned. LOSSES SEVERE Forced Liquidation Responsible ; for Lower Range, of Values y . In San; Francisco. ': 90LDPIBLD LOSSES. Sandstonn .U..B .61 Lone Star ...... M Columbia Mt,... .02 Jumbo Jtxt.. .12tt Potlatch ....... .06 Oro . .. ,4.t.. .OS Atlanta ........ .04 vernal , .ux KendaU .01 , lOreat Bend ..... : M .07 f Rmnlre X$ Ponth ... Ulue Bull .01' Florence ........ .12 Silver Pick i,,. )3 ID. B. B. Don.... .01 Hue utu ...... Pt. IVM ....... .02 0. Dakry ....... .OTH .oilljaguns ......... .w .01 Cnmb. Praet..... .10 ,01 1 Cracker Jack ... .01 Conqueror . Bend Bxt.hM Kewanoe s,. Red Hill .14. lixiu Dillon ...... .on, .03-' lOrandoia ....... w.u wv. ....... .40 1 Triangle ...... .01 QOLDPIXLO GAINS. Sandstorm Bxt.. M - IMajme ... ......I M The alight advaoe that Nevada Vtocks re cently showed haa all been awept away aad tbe market now ahowa a lower range of value than ever. , The latest loans are due te the forced liquidation' caused by eentlnBsd calling of bank loans. Official bid nrlce hr Overbeck. Starr A Cooke company: . , ... ' COLDPIELD DISTRICT. Sandstorm 0c. Bed Tod B4.2S. Mohswk 11 B. Columbia Mt. 70e, Jumbo $4.26 esked, Jumbo Ext. $1.80. Vernal le, Pennsylvania 2c, Gold, field M. Co. 11.60 asked. KendaU 14c. Booth 62c. Blue Buu 84c, Adams IOC, Bllver Pick B4C, Nev. Boy 11c, B. B. Bxt. 10c, Bine Bell lc. Dixie 8c. Q. Colombia 60c. Hlbernla 10a. Ht. Ivm $1.03, Conqueror 13c. Blk. Bock Ac. Lone Star 23c. Potlatch 86c. Oro 80c. Kendell Ext. 8c. Sandat. Ext. 7c, Mayne 10c. Atlanta 66c, Great Bend 81c, Empire 12c, Bed Top ' Ext. 84c, Florence $3.23. Dlam'f. B. B. Con. 80c, G. Daisy $1.47 V. Laguna $1 asked, Common wealth SOc, Comb. Fract. $8.73. Gr. Bend Ext. lc,iGr. Bend Anx. 18e asked, Mlllatorm 4c asked, B. B. BonanM PC, Kewanoe lc, Port land 26e, Cracker Jack 19c, Praocis Mobswk 93c, Rod Hill 4.1c, Mobswk Ext. 15c, Lo Dil lon lOo. T. Tiger lc. Grandma 19c, S. Pick a,il.' tw ...cu, J . w. - w. Goldf. Cons. $6.87 DUa't. Triangle 28c. U COM8TOCK DISTRICT. - .i rtnMv gs rui- Mexican 62e. Gould Aj Curry 16c, Con. Virginia 78c Savage 62e, Hsle As NorcroM 47c Yellow Jacket 69c, Belcher 84c, Sierra 'Nev. 85c, Exchequer 45e asked, Union 81C. .V-:'vv-:': - ' isr- BULLFROG IHoiKlv. Ortalnal 14c. Bnllf. M. 0. 18c, Mont, Bullf. Be, Nat. Bank 28c, L. Harrl So, Amethyst 80c, Gold Bar 76c. Stein way 7e. . Den ver But Anx. IOC, BOnni viaro soc aumi, - . . Cle. Monty. Ohio Ext. IOC, O. nceprre loo, Monty, Mt. 17e. B. Delay aoe, Momeaiaas uots. Bsc. Yankee Girl c Knggst Be. Tramp Cons. Te. Vietor. iBC. ounsea sw. s j .?,. . .;. .. . TONOPAH DISTRICT. Mont. Ton. $8.85, Ton, Ext. fJ.W. ? Mac- v.... 9y. Miriwsv 11.60. Ton. Beimoni- M, t v Rt.r 28c. Ohio Ton. 4c. Wnt End Con. ' $1.024, Beacue 17e, - Ton. Cak 10a, Golden Anch 24e, Jim Butler (We. Ton. Cash Boy 10c a.ked. Ton. Home 10c aked, Bort. Toi. 12c, Monarch Pitts. Ex. lie, Mont. Mid. FiTf. 7c. tioiaen urowu jjis, n. 10c asked. .. : MANHATTAN Dltrrmtri. Manb. Con. B9e asked, Manh. M. Co. Be, Wedge 6c, Sejler Hump. 6e, Dester ISc, . & rr.vnt Be asked. Combination 4c, Granny 19c, Mustang 20c, Cowboy 4 Orlg. Manh, 16c, Broncho 11c. Plnenutllc, Buffalo 4c, B. Dog 180 asxeo, x. none vst VARIOnS DISTBICTS. i Tairv. Bllver Ktng'85e asked, Pafr, Bagle 80c. i Nevada , Hills $4.15. No. ntsr wonoer $1.76, Bsgle'S Ntit 14c asked, Buby Wonder 24e, Nev. 11. Florence aoc asaeu, rvui p; ver Peak So. j' Deserts of Asia. ; ; . TVnm the Boston Tranacrlpt. I'Vnat north of the Himalaya mountain range in Chinas Tfurkeatan lies a belt of land which t watered by north flow in., rivers. These however, do hot flow anywhere, but lose) hemaeWa , In . the sand or 'tha deserv ' Tha worst deserta of America ara mere chlld'a play to tjie desert condi tion .In thla part of Asia. In many rjlaoea there 'i was formerly. 1.000 - or 2.000 Jreara ago. a condition of soli and cllmata ao that - they could support a considerable, population. Thera ara. the remains or villages ana ,; even ciuon, which must have had water In large quantities In places now far distant from any reliable source of supply. So dry is the country that rulna of- wooden houses which .have been exposed to the weather fot-lfl -centuries or more have hardly the bafclnnlfiga a decay, . Killed nn Expensive Wolf. ' "Trom the Denver Republican. 1 Tom McClure, a trapper, after a cam paign of four , years, has succeeded. In killing- a large female black wolf. It waa ' a veteran In these parts - and Is credited with having- killed hundreds of calves and sheep, and to even cam- stringing many horsea It is said that thla lona wolf haa cost --avtockmen -of this seotlon ara $l09,00t. III GOLDFIELDS IIEl'J I P. STOCK IS- More" Money Needed .Than ..Ex pected to Put Roads In Con , - dltlon for Travel, (PobHabera Pre by Special Leased Wlre.t Wall BtrMt. New Xork, May 11-Wall tret Baa Diued through a very disparaging week, a WMk ' ef dnllneM aad narrow proreMioaai trading and for th moat part of receding price. Several . thing bav happened te axplaln tb weekneM of tba market. Tnre wa tn piaa for financing the need f the Harrlman eonv peato which involved a much larger Issue ef new securities than amected. There was the government crop report. Indicating on the bail. of condition np to tbe nret or Ma the araaiieet yield of whiter wheat sine 1904. More or 1ms saxlety haa also been felt ever the forelg change position, tb advance tn sterling ex change rates having gone far enough to sngteet tbe possibility oc export goia osra, wnue aiong with thla a somewhat duller tone baa appeared ta all branch ea of th local money market. ,. ,v StaUaMata Are resr. More account has been taken, furthermore of the poor exhibition recently made by m many of tbe railway compaalM, la which the fact that lnereaslna- cost of labor and mateiiale to cutting down the re venae heavily waa strongly mpbaslxed. - At preaent thOM railway Mrnlnss dcrM do not, except in very few instance., maaace the. Mnttnaance of present dividend, But if, as to everywhere Mid, th .railroad need large soma for bringing their propertto nn h. th. amoar atandard of efficiency. ' and If thla la te mean, aa It aurely must, large additions ta fixed chsrgM through security la. naa. then the sbtllty te gasltttsla present dividend Mm llxei later in oe more sarkmsly questioned. . ' VaeertalatlM Ars Dlasoutsd. Th. affect of thee varloua ancertsmtlM on th Immediate msrkst to rathef negstive tbaa Ciltlve. Tbe great matority of InvMtment id.ra ra.1 that the enormous ahrlnksgM ef the last month la market pncM nave largely dlaranatad th declln in surplus earnings, aad even ha an a great way to discount reduction In dividends aa well. bmkmc secuniy inreai manta whan set ssslnst the prevailing return of the money Interest, makM a very favorable comparison on the Idea that thtnga cannot get much won and that even taking full acoount nnfavorabl outside conditions prices are relatively lower; there to little disposition amaag holdera ef stock to MIL. But the eoa iriaratlana which are not strong . enough te tart a fresh liquidation are strong enough to discourage any buying. A earefol review ef tbe wMk'a market makM ii piaia mac avuina k.. 4inr of a SMcnlstlve character. The great majority of tbe chare list to only fractionally tower and the volume et trans e Uoaa has been insignificant. i . Official quotations by Overbeck, Starr Cooke company; BISCBIPTlOlf. Amalgamated Copper . . Am. Car A round., com.j do preferred.......... Am. Cotton Oil, com.... Am. locomotive, com... Am. Sugar, com.. ...... Am, Smeltet, com...... do preferred..... ..t. Anaconda Mining Co.... Am. Woolen, com...... Atchison, com.......... do nreferredi.. Baltlmer A Ohio, com.. do preferred. ....... Brooklyn Bapld Transit Canadian Pacific, con., Central Leather, com... do prererreo. ........ Cbl. As O. W., com..., Chi- MIL St. Paul.. Chi. N. W. com..-.,.. Chesaneake as UDW..... Colo. Fuel Iron, com. . Colo. Bout hern, com.,.. , do Id preferred,. ... do 1st preferred....... Delaware A Hudson.,,. Denver A B. G- com... - de preferred. . Erie, com.............. do 2d preferred...... do 1st preferred...... nilnnte Central ........ Louisville A Nashville.. Manhattan Railway .... Mexican Central By.,.. M, K. A T., com..... do preferred., ........ DlstlUera .............. Great Northern ........ federal Smelter- ....... Missouri Bselfle Nationsl Lead ......... Nw Vork Central N. X., Oat. A Western.. Norfolk weai., com. do preferred......... North American ...... Northern Pacific, com. Pacific Mail & 8. Co.. Pennsylvania Railway.. P. G L. A 0. Co..... Preased Steel Car, com. do preferred........ Beadlnev com. ... ...... do lid preferred...... -no 1st prererrea...... Rep. Iron A Steel, com., do preferred........... Bock Island, com,,,..., do preferred.......... 8t. L. A B. r 24 pfd., ' de 1st preferred...... St. h. A 8. W., com.... do preferred ......... Southera Pacific, com,. do preferred. ......... Soulbera By., com...... do preferred.., Tennessee Coal A' Iros. . Texas A Psclflo........ Tol., St. h. A W, com.. do preferred.... Union Pacific, com..... do preferred... ....... V. S. Bobber, pfd...... V. 8. Steel Co., com..,. do preferred... ....., Wabaahi com... ........ ' do preferred) ........ Western Union Tel...... Wl. Central, com...... do preferred ; . Tlrslnla Ch0ilCl ...... Total ale for tb dyT5T,800 (bare, JTTW T0B.X, 00TT0H MAHKrr. ,: May' ' 11 10 1078 1079 1080 " 1060 10M6 1088 1071 : low 1071 1067 1078 v 1O70 ' iftneei HMh? 'Low, January 1088 1077 rnraary - .... . . March .1087 , 1087 1074 HW1 1077 1062 10(16 1070 1087 1084 May. Jnn ....... .1069 1089 1007 Joly' ,....-....1076 August ......iuoo September ,,.1066 October .....1069 1048 .- 1062 . 1050 1061 1060 - 1060 1068 1066 ' 1006 November .... ... V 1066 1006 1072 t 106 1087 - 1087 December ....ivia JAbnrf JTot Popular. Waahlngtbn correspondence : Pittsburg piepatcn. At tha twenty-third annual meeting of the North Charlerol Cltlgens Library association last night It waa announced that during tha last year but on person had taken advantage of tha 650 vol' umea In tha library, ', 1 Said ' a director at tha close ' of tha meettng: "North Charlerol seems to have found too many other amusements, bucr aa droller ekatlng, dancing, bowling and card playing, - to pay attention to good reading.',...' ' " v. ;rj, Easily Explained. - 4 ; t . From tha Milwaukee SentlneL Does your wlfa believe everything you tell herr , "Moat Of tha time," Why not all the timer "Because gonfe ef tha time ana know fllfferent., . . " - - - o mm 1 1 1 4 ... :? I . : 93Hl T4l 3 1 93 S6H Sr . S6 88 'boh 'ib 'ib' so2 61 H 6114 61 ei 124 124 VM 12i 130H 130H 128 128V W 107 107 107 62 62V4 62 62U 29 29 S& 28 90 91 90 9Qi i 96 191 8 97 9H usa iijijh)iiji-.' i ..... 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I 29 80 2 29 j ,? w win w?S 143 144 142 144 00 1 90 90 101 , 101 100 100 88 87 86 87 100 100 100 lOOU 13 13 18 13 1A WHEAT AND FLOUR DEMAND . ENORMOUS ALL OVER COUNTRY t . Bhau-D Gains In Wheat, . ' ' Owing to th very limited up- e plies of wheat In' first hands the market value for spot wheat In . the local market IS several cents higher than a week ago, and but , little i grain can be obtained at e) that figure.- ' Flour market ruled firmer all week, with oriental demand aa ; great aa aver. Small millers hav oversold and ara trying to bur aunnllea In the onen market Soma ara quoting an advance of , t. 10 to lt.cenU a barrel, ......fj r;4'- CniCAOO .WHKAT TAMH8. a . a 4 J . , il.laa May II. May 10. U ,......$ .BOU't .86 Vi, I .1 .88 "J ....... .93 .eoi '.Q M .91 .0 1908. mm j ci, ' mm j - venu May a (8 I .88 , .81 y.. .79 July Bept . .08 , .08 Dec I; . w j (Publisher Presa by SpmUI Leased Wire. rhleaan. Mar 11. Wheat waa very much wantd today and tb demand did sot eees to be of th most preeaing iiu bp w u close of th Seas Ion. July Wbest closed st 91tt. compared with 88Jtt yeeierojy, aad with 84 c.U a week ago. - Oora was setlv. lc higher at the cloaa. Oats was tbe center of a large trad and price (or the July and September delivery Improved sad e respectively, but some neevy w sight was lt ting oa tb May est and held that delivery from closing higher thaa It did the day before. ' , ' - Ea4 te Tlokle Kllr. ' ' Tha aaanlns! of th wheat market showed the existence of a demand ao great that there ws only one way It could be satisfied and that waa'fnr tha arrest crowd ef buyer te put tb price high enough t Induce those having pre viously bought te pert with some ef their hold ings. A great wars of speculation bad plainly truck th market and tbe eual elllng el la professional kind te aecur a small profit did not have tbe accustomed ffect of overloading buyer et the advance. The prlc started at c over Cloning ngure m other 2 ws added lnald. ef the aext minute. Trading waa ea an enormous eie snd buying snd orders estne from sll direc tion. Th government report did sot look lea bullish after time had beea glva to iamtue ..,.e,,ii Tha waathav tot tb most Part was dry with heavy frosts la the take region, but higher temperature 1 th northwest that mmmiai a imnroTa BrosDecta for seeding spring wbest la the back portion of ttat sec tion bad 11 tu enecx u cnecama u".,n""' u. h. au ramnant and before tbe first half hour ef the session had passed the prie of July wheat bid reached B9c tbe closing price Friday having beea 88g aad at u. it ehowed Be higher tbaa at the close of the session ssturdsy a wek go., : Porelgn markets were strong and largely be cans ef tb aharp rise her tb day before. Uverpool heard there was manlpu ratios la th Chicago market, and If a wldwpread 4elre s vast pnmber ox peopi v wr waa., u thought waa going much higher may be called mnlnnIation- the there OOUld bO BO dOUbt that It was rsmpsaL Uverpool was from to ld btgberi Paris'' up from, to lo a. bushel, and Antwerp K higher.. n Lseal receipt were SB ears and at Mlnneap oUs snd Dulnth the number rscttvsd was 489, sgalnat 128 the similar day last year. uct wa B tatmCBX ox in sirens ui mv w last moment ef the session, tm very action of tto or ee a fresh batch of buying order wer received and after -elllng to 81 th July prlc oloMd at le. ... - -" Cora wa In Improved demand and th vol. ume of the business dons waa more satis factory to tbe commission trade. : Pressing temperature , la th regtoa ef the lakes and covering a considerable area of tbe Cora territory,- give the market; Ita flrsner- tone end added ' activity. The local rseelpta were 221 ears and the shipments bence 628,000 bushels. Liverpool reported future d , lower, Tb MAYOR JULIUS WOLF IS ' AGAINST CONSIGNMENTS Ssys Mayor Wolft "I am much opposed te th consigning of bop for tbe reason that th dealer who secure tb consignments can sen Mayor Wolf of Silverton. them much cbesper thaa any grower can pro duce tbeia., Consigned hops always set against tha market and price,'. Any grower who ship hi bop on consignment Is doing that much te kill th Industry by creating lower valuea." Men of the Moon lightweights. I .iUJtil Fromlhe Chicago JTrlbunaki. fha average weight i of man ; Is 19 pounda,;.but tha foroa of gravity on Mara la so much less than oft earth that the 146 pound man would weigh only 61, pounds if transported thither, With such light weight and atlll retain ing the eame strength, ? an Individual would be able to run with tha speed of an express train, go snipping over 10 foot walls, and do varloua' other extra ordinary things. On the moon a man would be even lighter, ; . But on the Sun our 144 pound man would have his troubles.- Inatead of be ing an airy individual he would weigh a ton and three-quarter THo? probably wouia nava tne greatest difficulty In raising his hand, for that member would weigh S00 pounda. . According to scientflo computation a man wno on tha earth - weighs 140 pounda would go to the other celestial bodies with v.tha following weights: Moon, 13 i Mara, BJ; Venus, 114; Mer cury, uo; Neptune. 1I: Uranus,- 117: earth, 140; . Saturn. 188; Jupiter, J71; SUn, 6,871. .- . - Greatest Singing Canaries. , From the Chicago Tribune. Bird dealera seldom give any Infor mation about the breeding and raising of canarfea, for If there waa too mnch competition their business, no doubt, would ba affected. -The bird stores buy tha Imported stock, commonly known as "Jobbers." for tit a doien and sell them at an average of f 1.10 each. Tha birds ar of ; auoh a beautiful yellow and warble so sweetly at t!me that the uninitiated thlnlr they ara getting a bar gain. To tha connoisseur, however, th ample market was strong at 1 advance aad sales for snipment or 146,000 busheaf wer re ported. Fetlmats of Moodaye rseelpta wa 26T cars. Th July price got Blc and tbat waa tbe value at the cloaa as aamnarad with 60 at the end ef Ue previous day's et . - " : Oetg Trade Kaavr. ' - " : Trade la the eats narkst was heavy aad the buying wss wvll eesttered without any ea aoase or operator being eotisplcuuusly prom inent Local rseelpta were 228 ears aad Ship. The market started strong for fhs beg product and sellers were herd te find sxeept at a. pw aavsooe ea xna prevtoos day's prlcss. . 0'n,l Chicago rice; by Overbeck, Starr www aviapasy. WHBAT. ,v; ',. i.'i Anaa. , ni.li CI nee. f'ar ...... I 99 '',.. 9Z at Sept ' 90 93 V COBM Mar July Sept ......... .'efcM OATS. star ......... sBU H- 46 48 46 44 " 4 ; 44 ' S7 H . 7A 'uiy ......... 48 Pt . - 86 - . MK8B PflRB. May ...... ...1WUI - ISM MM -saaa. lai 160 1720 ,. 19H0 lfvt P f 1JT 1700 1676 ' 1700 ' f.sn. Vr 92B 928 9W lf 827 940 ; 921 - , 917' spt .,.., aso 968 940 ' aef SHOBT RIM Mar ......... Boa Or ana '.ana 16 926 . . , 916 920 Sept ......... 926 -. 96S . B2fl . 982 WHEAT FIRMER IN FRISCO Holders Keep Supplies Tighter, bnt Buyer at Advance Are Pew, , (IIsarBt Nasra tar r,. a-. t ', ' - Saa franclaco. May 11 The statietieal poel f,,' w very trong everywber. and local holdera were anticipating higher prices, but buyer ware scarce. .., , . ., , -.777 A, p". ""I01 barley wa cleared for An tralla today. The a pot market was quiet but firmer. There were higher bids for futures. With B sales. ...-.!,. ' Lima bean have advanced at the soatk. The general demsnd ban ranniraa a elas e( hay thaa hi rormer years. Strictly fancy retail wbeet aay haa beea arriving mod rately aad la ta actrv demand at topmost Batter aad Shoes closei firm and sen tesdy. - .$ t The reeetpts ef strawberries vara amnewhet larger nd there ws a brisk demsnd fox, them. sorno raspoerrMs arrived from Orange eeanty too late for -the trade. Blackberries wata ra. eetved from Los Aagslea. About 800 boxes ef cberrlee came la and sold well. Several ear- oeaa or erangee bsvs beea long delayed oa the wsy hers. Lemons were very daU aad weaker. Th lata arrival of Central Americas bananas were mostly to greea to put oa esl. Potatoes saaV onions were without quotable Changs Aspsrsgua generally went at raster. day's prlc. String aad wax beans war cheaper sua greea. pa wer weaker. Another earload of Florida tomato arrived. - tmepQOL OsUTjr KAJLEtT. ' UvevpooL Kay 11. Official price t , WHEAT, May 11. May 16. Mar OS 9d es 8d Jnlp ,... Td 6s T d Sept , Bs 9d .. Sd COBM. ' . ' ' Sept ....4 fgd -, 4 tfid Oals. "chip, chip, chip," which tha birds use aa a finale to their warbling, would convince him in an instant of their mediocrity, , ' Some 'dealers handle many better grades of Oennan singers, but- they always ara kept In a separata room from tha common stock, for It la a well known fact that fclrda are great Imita tors, and a poor bird can spoil, a good singer In a short time If both ara kept in tha same room. Tha high grade birds bring as much as fit or 120, but few ara aold In, the city, the preference of most people going to the common Jobber. The greatest singing eanarlea in tha world ara brad by an American of Philadelphia, , who crossed an Andres- burg canary with that of another breed. wmcn Dreea, however: no ana aver has been able to ascertain. Tha secret has brought hundreds of dollars Into the handa of tha Pennaylvanla man,' Soma or ma piraa have aold for 175. ? ; : ) f w WooKlman'g Ileparteo. From the Juda-a. ' , In tha plnadad hills of California the country roiavnaa gatnered at a neigh bor's house to spend the evening in so cial dance. ', -. .: Tha mala contingent of tha gathering was composed, of , farmers, millmen and logging banns; tha fairer aex tha wives. maters ana aweetnearts or tha men and tha district sohool teacher, who waa ua center or attraction of the young men ana. wno seemed te be aware of her own popularity. During f tha evening an awkward. bashful and roughly dressed logging hand was introduced to tha school teacher and naked If ha might have a dance with her. Tha school teacher drew herself no haughtily and satdt No, elr-ee; I am particular with. whonxX danea.rJ!r here upon tha logging hand replied, with aa air of indifference: 1 am not, a mite, ar I would never have aaked you." . . Low 67 68 ' 80 Home BondfcMIome Stock r '. e From the double standpoint of safety and income, I strorrgiy udvise the purchase of HOME TELE PHONE BONDS.. Around present prices, $3T.50 to $90.00, these bonds net 6 per cent to investors. If you want to speculate and. double your money within eighteen months ; and secure a permanent dividend-payer, buy the HOME TELEPHONE STOCK; it will sell around $80.00 within the time mentioned. eWatch the new Home Telephone Di rectory grow and these securities advance. , LOUIS J. Home Bonds, 5 Lafayette Building CUT IS MADE III VALUES V: Lambs Drop One Fifty and Mixed :u ;:. Sheep " One - Dollar In ':. creased ArrivaJsv : , ' ' '! "'1ST Bruits It. ftahaa lortland TJnlca Stockyards, Msy llvUv. (lock receipt: v, .T- , " '" -i -; '"'?' (:' Eog. , Cartlev Sheep. . Past week T8 i.sna v S.rm fwfcme week 418, ? 6ft8 SOI ' xssr age ............ 816 ' 1K8 , S.ll Prsvlou year .......... SIS 817 ' 04(1 There waa a oonatd arable inereaee la arrival ef all lines et livestock daring the pas week, la sheep th Increase waa most notable, tb totals arriving tor th alx day amounting to 6,831 head aa against 809 need a week ago, 3.191 head a year ago this week and 6,040 hea.l (or tb earn period ta 1906. Th tsersaeed run- esnsod weakness k the market the letter part eg the week aad ea Friday there was a sharp decline. . for sheared mixed abeep tb prie was 1 aader tk pries paid aVar wool sheep, ' Lambs dropped th (am amoaat aad wr weak. Today they dropped aa addltloaal 60s, making the total drop tor lamb during tb week 81.60. or 1H a pound. Tb rua of sheered sheep I several weeks behind that of a year age owing te the cooler weather thl seaaoa. Mow that the sheared rea has put in aa appearance the trade expect th customary decline that always occurs a prioes at that period 04" tbe esaaoa. ' . ; . ; Peed Taar ta CattU. The cattle market bald flrsi through moat ef th wk, aa easier too being shewn ea Friday -and Saturday. laereesad rseelpta (ailed te bring dowa the price dnrlng tbe week, but th trade expect om concessions m valae it tb pes eat rate ef mere as continues. The arrivals during the ela daye totaled 1.86S head aa against 1,838 bead this saaie week a year sge aad SIT bead (or this period ta 1906. No change ta cattle value was atade daring tbe week. V ,. -..': ; , ...... . - ' Hog Bun I Better. Tbm was a better rua of bogs ta the yard tb pa at week, the total being TM head a against 418 head a week age, 616 head a year . ago and SIB bead this earns week to lBO... Whll a somewhat softer ton was displayed la bogs . the later part el tbe week, values remained stationary. A rear ago during this week I All merksts sealer) bogs SBe off. cattle SOe off and laml, 86 off. .. ,. Official U restock prices; -Boas Beet - eastern - Orsgna. I7.00ej7.15i stockor aad feeder, 87.00; China fata. 7.00. Cattle Beet eaetern Oregon steers, 45.001 BSr best cows and bet far. 84.6oa4.28; suck er aad feeders. 4-00ij4.2l bulla. 1 80. Shp Sheared mUea, S6.60t UmM, so.wjfj 100. . . ..- . Arrivals a ue weaa. , rollowhig arrtrala were ehowa In tbe yanls th pert weekt ; . - snadayJ. O. Bedln cam la rroei osrvauia with a earload of bogs; U. W. Putmsa came In with SO care of cattle from fomosa, Cali fornia, going te Seattle; W. C. Calhoun passed through the yards from Shaalko witb a ear of bene. .' solas to Tacoma, Frank Dlngee f Junction City brought ta a car of sheep, lambs snd bogs mixed; John Twaddle eame tn trom The Dsllee with a car ef horses, which be old bar; Erlcksoa A rettamon bad m two er of bone from Blparia, going to Weeds, Call- fornlai T. F. Tracer baa in tw cars es snsep from BbanlkQ, going to Tacoma. , ;' f : Monday J. vf. Wiley of Medford eame In with a ear of cattle r F. F. Folaom psasel through the yards with a car, of milch eoem from Albany, going to Kent, Waah.e W. R. Whig ef Eugene cams In with a car of cattle aad a double -deck of (beep and lambs; W. W. Smith was tn with - horses. - which bs ehipped to Sesttl; 0. X Larrabe had ta borers, going to Selllnx-ham. Wash. . ' Tssodey jr. 0, Pa vis ef Sherd had ta a car of skeep; A. T. Bunt cam la from Merced. California, with six cars of cattle, going to Tacoma; H. Lark I a cam ht from Colfax with three care ef cattle t W. W. Perclval of Inde pendence had tn a car of hogs en the market: f. W. Redd of Csrltoe was la with a car of sheep,' lambs and bogs mixed: Peck ley Bros. ef Drain ahlpped In four care of so see n I lamb mixed; B. 3. Decaer ef Albany ent in two cars of sheep. Wedneeday C. H. Tebrs ef Lebanon was hi with a ear ef cheap end one of hogs; J. C. Sabla of Harrl burg brought tn two cars of sheep.. v ... '.Hr - Tharadav J. 8. flint ef 7unctkn City eame ht with a car ef begat A. B. Smith ef Oaklaml had four ear ef aheep on th market; B. ti. Toung A Co. of Oakland had five cars of eatt'e oa the market and alne of sheep t Mr, Merrill drov la SO bead of cattle; B. B. Morris of Rowland brought la two ear of sheep sad bog mixed r Joseph Connsll drov In 86 head of est. tie; Prank Brown ef Corvallla had la tw cats of cattle. i.v.T. f.i-. :$:-:- -,-.' mday F. . Libhy of Jefferson ws in with a car of sheep and en ef bogs; Brlcksoa A Psttersoa : bad la a ear of horsea front Btnaria. solus to Grass lake, California; B. I- MUlsr Is to from Union wttb a ear of horses, going to Tur lock. California; 9. B. Graham of Elgin eame la with a car of cattle; C. W. Tod,l brought tn a ear of horse from La Grande; vY. L. Sklpton had to a car ef bones from l-m Onnd. going te Salem; Dave Col aeon wss la from Welser, Idaho, with a ear ef bona, going te Oregoa City; 8. D. Ovsvtoa ef Brownavltl brought In a ear of cattle; W. H. Ooehrsa eame ta froca MUlersbarg wlta uutee care oi can is (or the market. Medoraj tt the Beantt Contest - I aent Madera's tin typ To tha beauty contest, 1- ETaln't seen It In tha paper- rd ask' , tha reason why. Sum folks prefer a waist thata slimf I Ilka one ruther stout, ... So when a man huge In tha dim Ha knows what he's about , Theyva sent me tackhur plctuf Marked, '"Seventeen par cent? Z wonder what that sorter meana, An" would she be content r ' - rm aummat wrapped in deep distress! I think it Is the 5best . " a , , Say nuthln boutthis business TO hur "boot this contest WILDE Horr.; Etcc!c rev' s IP