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THE .OREGON SUNDAY ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 8. 1908
13
Rumor Says ,lIop Shorts
: Will Try to Encourage
' Growers to Work 'Yards.
Mohair and - Wool Sales Are
; Made at a Lower Range of
Values 'for This - Week.
1H THE FIMHML WORLD
With the Trade
atest Market Reviews
WHICH IVAY?
I. nit i
Production Is Increasing
and for Four Years Prices
Have Decreased.
By Hyman H. Cohen.
Will tha prlos of mohair continue the
rscord It has mads In this atata during
ths (aat fltrs yaara or will the market
change about and accept tbs conditions
that ruled from 1887 up to 1803T
j Theae are moat aerloua questions to
roat ownera of Orea-on at thla time
and aa Oregon la noted aa a mohair-
producing state, the action of the mar
ket here will be reflected In tha market!
for that commodity throughout the
eWorld. .
I To aum up tha altuatlon of former
eara la but to ear that from 1837 to
1103 tha price of mohair advanced from
HSc to IIHc a rlae of Just 17c In
even years, while from 101 to 1807,
a period of four year, the price went
from tha high point at It Ho to lOo, a
net lose of 8 He during that time.
eThere are all aorta of reports regard
ling aondltlona, but Just at present the
buyers are on tha atage and their atunta
'point to a lower market They argue
that while there la still quite a good
demand for this product of the goat,
'the price of all raw materlala has
(tended downward during, the paat year.
$A year ago there was great competition
among the buyers of mohair and tha
(result was that none of them made any
(money, while others lost on some of
(their transactions. The prices paid for
the various pools a year ago and their
.buyers show;
Weight,
lbs.
..10,000
. .70.000
..20.000
. .14.000
..16,000
Trice,
Buyer. Cents.
Brown. . .29V
Metzger. 80
Brown. . .28 tt
Brown. . .2 A
Metsger .19
Pool.
Sublimity
Delias . . ,
Eddyvlll
i Bllverton
i Sodavllle
iHlllsboro
Williams SO
I HrIpm diirlnr 1908 were:
fCottage Grove. 11.000 Metsger. 28 1-11
Reln 16.000
Metsger .2S
Metsger .2V4
BodavUle 16,000
Hlllsboro 4.000
Dallas 48.000
McMlnnvllle ..33,000
Alrlle 20,000
Voncolla 6,000
Metsger .30
Metzger .SOVi
Bernhelm 10
Bernheim 30
Bernhelm 2H
Brown.. .2H
Brown... 29 H
Sllverton 14.000
Sublimity 10.000
IVlctOr Point .. 2.000
IJefferson 7.000
Brown.. .29 V
Brown. ..29
I The total nronctlon In 107 amounted
to about 460,000 pounds. In 1906 the
firHp of mohair whs u fraction under
1400,000 while In 1905 It was about 850,
000. In thla Mate the production has
been steadily Increasing of late years
while the price has been corresponding
ly decreased. It Is expected that the
a-llp of 1908 In Oregon will amount to
About 475,000 pounds, a natural Increase
tin the face of the production of recent
"years and the mildness of the past win
der. I A nominal amount of . mohair has
een received In this city during the
Vast week and has told at 26c a pound.
tWhllo this Is somewhat of an Indication
of what course prices are taking. It
l.loes not necessarily show what price
ithe regular pools will sell at. Organized
pools have always sold at a higher price
.than Individual shipments.
GOOD SALMON PROSPECTS.
indications of larger Catch Market
I Is in- Good Shape for Canned.
I Indications point strongly to a
'greatly increased run of salmon in tho
AJolumbla and Willamette rivers during
itha spring seanon which opena April
4ft. I lie present season enan on marni
a6 and will remain closeu ror a monm
V, . V. aK-i,,,. ,,n n'lll .T'l rl
I At this time the river is full of sal
Pmon and the catch to date lias n.-on
Ijone of the most liberal for a steady
tene in recent seasons. A remarkable
feature about the present run of fish Is
'the uniform large sizes. According to
Reading handlers the run of fish was
never so uniformally large as this sea-
eon. The fish are said to snow a mucn
batter appearance and the colors are
brighter than usual.
1 The canned salmon market Is In very
'iroort ahaoe with all supplies entirely
-out of first hands. For several years
inhere has been a shortage In canned
Usalmon production. Therefore the re-
'"nort of John Pease Babcock. provincial
edeputy commissioner of fisheries, la of
jmuch Interest:
I "The entire salmon pack of the Fraser
Trmr aistriL't wiuun ma province 111
!1I99 waa 480,383 cases. In the tabu
lated returns for that year the pack of
ockoye was not segregated from the
father varieties of salmon canned. How
Sever, a conservative estimate places the
iftockey pack at 75 per cent of the total,
lor 36(1,285 cases. The sockeye pack In
irhe American waters of the Fraser river
Aifctrict In that year was segregated.
fentT la given at 497,700 cases, making
la total of 857,985 cases of sockeye for
fthe entire district In 1899. In 1903 the
Ipack of sockeye for the dlstriot con-
lsted or U4,84 cases pacxea inprovin-
lai waters and JS.2H cases in tne
imerlcan waters of the district, a total
f 372.057 cases, a decrease of 66 Vi Per
ent from that of 1899. The pack of
sockeye- In provincial waters of the
HFraser district tnis year consisted or
,69,015 cases, and tnat 01 tne American
jfwaters of 96,974 cases, a total of 156,
1789 for the entire district, showing a
Idecrease of 216,268 cases, or 67 per
icent from that of 1903. The catch of
In 907 waa 699,200 cases less than that
Pof the previous eighth year, 1899, a
-decrease of 83 per cent; truly an aston
ishing showing. In addition permit mo
again to call attention to the fact that
the catch of 1904 was 66 per cent less
jkhan that of 1900, that of 1906, a big
Lan am 99 nar rent ltfaa than that rir
'AiOl. tlie preceding big year, that thef
''pack of 1906 was 26 per cent less than
Jn 1902, and that or 1907 is 57 per cent
,CBS man umi vi juva.
FOREIGN HOP BUSINESS.
ome March Contracts Are Filled at
Wee Prices During the Week.
The return of hop buyers from abroad
nto the 'local market seemed to Indi
cate- to some that the roreign trade waa
phort of supplies and that the re
ftentrance meant that prlcea were soon
ilto Jump sky ward.
1 The buying was simply to fill a few
(March contracts and the prices paid
Hwers in no Instance an Improvement
'over what was paid recently. However,
j there is a report in circulation that
some of those who have sold short for
a term of years, ars about to begin a
small bull campaign In order to get the
'growers to cultivate their yards and
thus allow the buyers to purchase the
ops at less than the cost 01 production.
FRONT STREET REVIEWS.
?1tt Afnntlnn nt Mnnv T.lnda
of
r
i AJ AlA
v Trade in Wholesale Section.
I Jap onions have arrived but they are
'not so good as Oregons and in every
.market they aell at lower prices,
tl Some improvement in potato shipping
Is reported to the southwest because
iof the lower prices.
Apple movement Is liberal but re
ceipts are several times as great aa
the -trade had expected. Fancy fruit
sells hlirher.
Birreit are la mora uoerai arrival ana
the prieo is down. .
After- a weak of unfavorable orlcea
because of the large supplies, halibut Is
again cleaning up, 'Holders stronger.
1 Continued high prices , ars noted la
all lines of dressed meats."" Buppllos
somewhat batter during tha ' past alx
dfro'nt strsst ' sells at tha following
prices. Prloes paid shlppsrs ars less
regular commissions:
rain, now and Tse4.
GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, Ic; large
lots; smsH lots. 8HS. . "
WHEAT Track prIcss-rCluD, 81
82e: red Russian, 80 Sic; bluestem. $
84c; valley, vitfszo.
onrN uhnia. is: tracked, lit ton.
BARLEY Naw read, 821 per tonj
rolled $28081; browing, iza.
nvr t il n.r hL
M'l B Nl-o Producers' PrlCS . No.
I whit 111 oar ton: array. SZSOlt.eO.
FU3UK Eastern Oregon patents,
14.10 straights. $4.88: sxports, ?;
valley. 14.45: graham, . $4.10;
whole wheat 14.71: rye, feus. ft.v,
MILL BTUFFB Nominal Bran, 121
0t ton: middling; m $oaSl; iirrt.
wuntry, I7: city. i: chop, II ,
HA i Producera prlca i'lmotfty.
vVUlamette valley, fancy 111: ordin
ary. I12.60O1I: easteru Oregon. Ill
17: mixed. 10 10.69; clover. I1021;
frain, ( ); cneaw r, kiw
1.60.
ntte. Zgga and otry.
BUTTKR FAT f, o. rortland
Sweet cream. It Vic; aour, 32a
uitTTjrw rrxtra fancv fresh cream
ery. 16c: fancy. l2V35c; cholct, fee;
ordinary, laVsc; beat atoraga, X7Hoo;
second grade, I6c; store, 20o a pound.
E008 Extra fancy candled, 17Vi9
lie; eastern storage, 14o doiea
t HaiKSB New Full crvam, flat.
UVao par lb; Toung Americana. 17o par
lb.
POULTRY Mixed chickens. HViO
14o lb; fancy hens, 1414Vo lb; roos-
doi; broilers, tiff I dor; geese, old, SQ 9c
Id; turkeys, auvs, 117110 ymr 10,
dressed, 1518o lb; squabs, 12.60 dozen;
nlgeons. (1.26 doa. : dreaaed poultry. 14
lCo per lb higher.
Bops. Wool and Hides.
HOPS 1907 erop, first prima, IVe;
prime, CVic: medium to prime. 66Vc;
medium, til 60 lb: 1899 crop. It 2c lb;
contracia, 19U8, .
WUUly mvi wiutmiui vauey, it
ei7o.
MOHAIR 1908 Nominal, 25o.
HWKH Dry hides. izi4 lu. groan,
46c; calves, green. B07oi klia, 8c
lb: hulls, green salt. llo lb
SHEEPSKINS Shearing. (cOZOo
each: short wool. 26c4c; medium,
wood, tuctfll each; long wool, 76c 4
11.26 each.
TALLOW Prime, per It, 3c94o;
No. 2 and grease. 2tHc.
CHITTIM BARK 2 H lo.
rrolts and Tagstabiaa.
POTATOES Select. 60 5o, sell-
l . . . . i .. ii ' 1 11 . . . ....11.,,. . j r.n
eastern Multnomah and Clackamaa. 46
60c per cwt; sweets, !Vi04c; seed stock
f. o. b. Portland. American Wonders,
11: Early Rose, 11.
ONIONS Jobb'.nff orlce. I2.75SJ8.00;
buying, spot. I2,25'i50; carllc, 7o lb.
APPLES Select, iZ.Zb; fancy. 11.76
2.00; choice, 11.25 01.60, ordinary, 90c
f 11.00.
FRJ
KKSH FRUITS Oranges, new. 21.85
Gi.'ib; bananas, 60 per lb; crated, bVio;
lemons J23.60 box : grapefruit, 2.50
3.60; pineapples, $4 dozen; pears, fancy,
11.501.76; tangerines, $1.25 a box.
VKtiKT Attica TurnlKS. new, 60 a
eOc. sack: carrots. 60c per sack: beets.
C676c per sack: parsnips. 86cy$l ; cab
bage, 1.261.00; tomatoes, Mexican,
2.76S.O0; beans, 16c; cauliflower.
California, $1,7642.00 per crate; peas,
14c; horseradish, 8c lb; artichokes, 75c
4 $1.00 dozen; green onions, 40c dozen;
peppers, bell, 26c; Chile, 15c lb; hot
house lettuce, 60ctf$1.25 box; head let
tuce, 66c dozen; cucumbers, hothouse,
$2.60 dozen; radishes, 25c doz. bunches;
eggplant, 20e lb; celery, $4.25 4.75
crate; cranberries, eastern, $U 10.60;
sprouts, 89o lb; asparagus, 25c lb;
spinach, 90c box.
Groceries, Huts, Sta
SUGAR California and Hawaiian
Cube, $t; powdered, $5.15; berry, $6.66;
dry granulated, $6.66: XXX gran
ulated, $5.40; cunf. A., $5.65; extra B.,
$6.16; golden U., $6.05; D. yellow,
$4.96; beet granulated, $6.46; bar
rels, 16c; half barrels, 30c; boxes, 660
advance on aack oasis
.(Above prlcea are 30 days net oesb
quotations.)
HONfciY $3.60 per crate.
COFFEE Paokaga p rands, $11.88
16.63, .
SALT Coarse Half ground. 100a,
$13. 60 per ton; 60s. $14.00; table, dairy
60a. $19.00; 100. $18.76; bales. $2.60;
Imported Liverpool, 60s, $2o.0: lOOe,
119.00: 4s. 18.00; extra tine Mrrels, 2a
Is and 10s, $4.60 6.60: Liverpool lums
ock, 820.60 per 10; 60-lb rock, 113.60;
lOua. $13.00.
(Above prices apply to sales of less
than car lota. Car lots at special prlcea
subject to fluctuations.)
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. 6c; No.
2 6Vt6c; New Orleans, bead, Tc;
AJax. 6c; Creole. 6e.
BEANS Small white, $4.25; large
white, $4.10; Dink. $4.10: bayou. $3.90;
Llmaa, $6.60; Mexican reds. 40.
NUTS Peanuts, Jumbo. 7o per lb;
Virginia, 4e per lb; roasted, lo
per lb; Japanese, 0Hc; roasted, 8o
per lb; walnuts, California, leo per 10;
pins nuts, 15c per lb; hickory nuts,
lOo per lb; brasll nuts. 16o per lb; fil
berts. 16c per lb; fancy pecans. 16020a
per lb; almonds, 16a
Meats, run and Frovlalons.
DRESSED
MEATS Front
street
Hoes, fancy. 7H0Se lb: ordinary, ic;
large, HHKf'O lb; veal, extra, 9 (ji l'.'c;
per lb; ordinary. 9c per )o; heavy,
idpHa per lb; mutton, fancy, llo per lb.;
aprmg lame :, 13 15c. ,
HAMS. BACON, ETC. Portland pack
(local) hams, 10 to 12 lbs., l:feo per lb;
14 to 16 lbs.. 12o per lb; 18 to 20 lbs..
12c; breakfast bacon, 15 taZ2feo per
lb; ?lct.lca. 9o per id; cottage roll. Via
per lo; regular short clears, smoked,
llo per lb; unsmoked, lOo per lb; clear
backs, unsmoked. 10c: smoked, llo;
Union butts, 10 to 13o lb; unsmoked,
12c per lb; smoked 13o per b; clear
bellies, unomoked. 12 Ho per lb; smoked,
13 Ho per lb; shoulders, 10c; per lb;
pickled tongus, 70o oach.
LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10s, 12HO
per lb; km. lia per lb: 60-lb. tins, 12a
fisr lb; steam reudered. 10s, 11 Ho Pr
b; 6s, 11 Ho per lb; compound, lvs,
8 Hp per lb.
- FISH Kock cod. 12 Ho lb; flounders.
c per lb; halibut, 60 per lb; striped
eass, 15c per 10; catfish, lie per lb; sal
mon, chlnoon, 12c lb; steelhead, 11c
per lb; frozen, 6c; herrings,
6c lb; soles, 7o lb; shrimps. 10c per
lb: perch, 60 per lb; tomcod, llo per lb;
lobsters, 26c par lb.: fresh mackerel. So
per lb: crawfish. 25o per dozen; atur-
Reon, 12 Ho per lb; black bass. 20o per
; silver smelt, 67o per lb; Columbia
smelt, 6c: black cod, 7 Ho lb; crabs.
$1.001. 6(5 dozen; shad, 10c.
OYSTERS Snoalwater Day. per gal
lon. $2.60: per 100-lb sack. $6.00; Olym
pla, per gallon, $3.40; per 100-lb sack,
86.00 Qi 6.60: Eagle, canned. 60e can; 37
dosenj eastern In shell, $1.76 per hun
dred. CLAMS Hardshell, per. box. $2.40;
razor clams. 82.00 per-box: 10c per doc
Saints, Coal OU. Bto.
ROPE Pure manlla. 13c: standard.
UUc: slsaL IILc: L B. slsaL 8ttc.
Coal Oils ?
iron Bbis. casta wood bdh.
Water Whits ..11
It o
Pearl Oil
Head Light ..12Ho
Eocens
Special W. W..14HS
KJalne
1SHO
l9Ho
81 Ho
28'o
tlHo
f e
16Ho
18Ho
Ehttra Star
Oaaallne--
Iron Bbls.
V. M. anl P. Napthar. ..12 Ho
Red Crown Gasoline ...18o
Motor Gasoline 18 Ho
86 per cent Gasoline ...SO o
No. 1 Enxlne Distillate. .10 o
BENZINE 86 deg., cases, 25o per gal;
Iron bbls 2Se per gaL
TURPEN .' INE In cases, 72o par gal;
wood bbls, 69 Ho per gaL
LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls 62c, cases
68c; boiled, bbls 64o. oases 60o a gal;
lots of 260 gallons lo less.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7e par lb;
100-lb lots. So par lbs leas lots. 8 He.
WIRE NAtLS Present basis at $3 10.
Tomorrow and Tuesday will .positive
ly be tho last days for discount on west
side gas pills. Portland Gas company.
Cases.
19Ho
26u
25o
87HO
17 o
TEDDY FAVORS
STOCK
Writes Letter Explaining
Fight-Wiir Give Aid
to Legitimate Trade.
STOCK MARKET GAINS.
Amal.
1 Mo. Pao.
Sugar ....
Col. Fuel
Brooklyn
U. a. Steel
do pfd . . .
Atchison .
a A O. ..
Canadian .
L. St N. ..
Penna. . . . ,
Reading ...
8. P
St. Paul ...
a p.
Am. Smelt.
N. P
Q. N. pfd ..
By Thomas C. Chotwell.
New York, March 7. Stocks wars
buoyant today, largely because of a let
ter received by Charles Knobloch, mem
ber of the stock exchange, from Presi
dent Roosevelt In which the president
is said to have stated that he is not
trylna to Injure the stock market, but
Is really trying to help it by destroy
ing bucket-shop gambling. As that Is
what all respectable wan street wants
to do. the letter caused treat excite
ment and frightened the aborts Into
covering.
An unfortunate feature or tne situa
tion la that bucket shots get their quo
tations from the stock exchange lndl-.
rectly and In euch a way that the stock
exenange could not cut off the quolA-
tldhs If It tried..
It is a well-known fact that there Is
twice as much nominal business done
In buc. -t shots throughout the country
aa real business In brokerage houses.
Most of the customers of bucket shops
believe they are trading In stocks. If
the bucket shops were all closed the le
gitimate business In Wall street, even
on a dull day, would be about a mil
lion ahares, while On active days trad
ing wouij be between 3,000,000 and 4,-
000.000 shares. The bucket shop Is a
thief, and. legitimate Wall street gets
blamed lor It.
The Dresldent'o letter la Important
also because 11 means that the Hepburn
anti-speculation bill Is not to be pushed.
ror ti l bill la a blow to leaitimaie
tradlna and would multiply then umber
of bucket shops just ss the two cent
tar In New York has done.
The statement that the New York stock
exchanaa could out the bucket shops out
of business in 2 4 hours oy investigating
Its own wire service excited much com
mont on the floor of the board, where
a board of governera is making itself
very unpopular by permitting the ex
change wire service 10 u auuacu. in
many cases the bucket shops are able
to beat members of the stock exchange
on quotations in small towns by as
much as five minutes. But the stock
market would have been strong had
the presidents letter never been writ
ten. The street was discussing tlx
opening of the KnicKemocKer irusi
company. A sharp advance, such as
came today, would naturally lead to the
uelief that proilts Should De taKen Mon
day, but Roosevelt's letter may force
the rally still rurtner.
Ran are of values:
Bangs by fowning-Hopklns company:
I
2
DESCRIPTION. Z a gS
: r
' '
Amal. Copper ... 60HI HiL 60HI 61S
Sugar 11SH H9H H6H 119 H
Cofo. F. & I. ... 17W 17 Vi UK 17
Brooklyn 40H 41H 40' 41
People's Gas ... 87 87 H 87 87 H
U. S. Steel, c. .. 30-S 3t 304 31
do pfd 93 6i 934 5 H
Atchison 68 30 SSTi 7(H
Bait. & Ohio ... 80 81 80 81 H
Can. Pacific ...144& 147 14 44 1 4 Ji,
Krie 12H 12 12H l?
Louis. & Nash. .90 91 H 90 91 H
Mo. Pacific 80 4 32 30H 31
Pennsylvania .. 114V 11H 114 1 16
Reading 97 H 100 97 99
Rock island 12 12 11J. 11
Southern Pacific 69 70'4 69 70
St. Paul 113 11 11 114
Union Pacific. .. 114 1174 114 117
Am. Smelter 60 62 60 61
N. Y. Central... 96 98 06 H 98
Northern raclfIcl23U 124 123 124H
Apaconda 32 32 32 32
Great Northern. 119 120
Smelterr pfd.... 92 93 2 98H
800 c 100 102 100 102
Ches. & Ohio 27 28 27 28
Am. Locomotive. 35 36
Ontario & West.. 30 80
Rock Island pfd. 23 23
Cotton Oil .' 27
Contral Leather. 17
Norfolk 62
Southern Ry 0 9 9 94
I), ft R. Q 16 17 16 17
Total Sales, 454.500 shares.
WHEAT LOSES IN PRICE.
Nominal Business Reported In Local
Market No Oriental Trade.
Wheat lost In- price during the past
six days both here and abroad, owing
to the smaller demand. Locally there
was but a small amount of business
transacted and this was generally at
a lower range. While buyers did not
seek to buy liberally there waa no dis
position among Holders to nurry saies.
With an entire abaence of any orien
tal flour business, most of the mills In
the Pacific west remain insVlve. This
has caused a continuance of the short
age in mlllfeeds and prices in that line
are still at record heights. In order to
relieve some of the demand It Is statd
that interior millers are mixing alfalfa
with feeds.
There was a very dull tone In the
flour market during the weeli with of
ferings liberal but buyers here showing
no disposition to purchase except in
small lots. Prices are nominally un
changed. Early Truck at Brownsville.
Brownsville, Or., March 7. Browns
ville has experienced some real winter
in the past few days. The thermom
eter has fallen to the freezing point
and soma snow has fallen. It is thought
that no damage will be done. 8uch
crops as are growing at this season
are looking well. Gardens have been
planted for some time. The weather
permtttlnft, there will be garden truck
In the markets from this section very
early.
MOHAIR POOL WILL
SOON BE OFFERED
4 The first regular mohair sals
4 of the, year will be held at 4
Dallas, April 17, and three days
4 later the Sclo pool will be sold, w
4 A year ago the Dallas pool, con- 4
4 slstlng of 70,000 pounds, was 4
4 sold at 80c a pound. The fol- 4
4 lowing prices ruled on the same 4
4 clip In previous seasons: 1906, 4
4 30c; 1905, 32c; 1904, 84c; 4
1903. 38c; 1602. 25c; 1(01. 22a;
4 1900. 29c; 1899. , 33 l-3c; 1898,
80Hc; 1897. 21Ho. ,
4 As was reported In The Jour- 4
nal yesterday the first mohair
4 of the present season has been
4 sdld privately at 25c a pound. 4
4 4
A measure embodying all ths best
feature of - ths Canadian law for the
Prevention , of strikes and lockouts haa
een Introduced in ths Ohla. legislature.
JOUBNAL'S SPECIAL
. REPORT OF CROPS
Wheat erop conditions remain
wall abovs the average In ths
Paclflo northwest Spring sow
ing, la now general In most sec
tions, although In some of the
colder sections of the northwest
seeding has not yet started for
spring. Indications point to a
greater Increase In the spring
acreage than a year ago.
SrOKAXE MINING EXCHANGE
Good Tone Continues to Rule In
Coeur d'Alene Share List.
(Furnished by Downlng-Hopklns com
pany, memDers opoaane mining ex-
Change.)
Spokane, uarcn t. umciai prices:
Bid.
Ask.
Alax
.. 10
.. 3
.. 6
, . 20
4
.. 4
6H
.. 17
,. 62
, . 3
,.190
.. 14
,. 1
,. 22
. 24
, . . kj
,.275"
.. 4
. 4
. . 6
.. 1
.. 44
, . 7T,
. . 90
. 14
. 6
.. K
. 2
. 3
. W
;
. 3
. i
. 26
; i s v?
"3
. 10
.16;
. 1
. . 40
. 60
. 60
1
17
4
7
20
7
8
7
17H
66
4.
250
2
2
27
4H
ico"
44
4
7
9
!
79
100
20
6
2
4
3
1
2
7
3
2
28
2
21
4
12
170
1
67H
90
100
14
Alameda
Alhambra
Alberta Coal 4 Coke.
Am'n Commander ....
Bell
Bullion
Chaa. Dickens
Can. Cona. 8melter ...
Copper King
Dominion Copper
Evolution
Echo
Galbratth Coal
Gertie
Uranby Smelter
Hecla
HepDV Day
Holden O. C
Humming Bird
Hypotheck
Idaho Giant
lnternafl C. A C
Kendall
Lucky Calumet
Missoula Copper
Mineral Farm
Moonlight
Nabob
Nine Mile
O. K. Cona
Oom Paul
Panhandle Smelter ...
Park Copper
Rumbler-Carlboo
Reindeer
Rex (16 to 1) . . .
Sonora
Snowshoe
Snowstorm
Sullivan
Sullivan Bonds
htewart
'xamarark & Ches
onder
SATURDAY'S BALES.
1,600 Dickens, 17; 1,000 Nabob, SH;
1 000 Panhandle, 3; 1,000 Snowstorm,
166; 8,000 Snowstorm, 168; 6.000 Sulli
van, 1.
Sffetallne and Idaho Stocks.
Sea us for Information on Coeur
d'Alene and other active stocks. Orders
executed promptly. The L. Y. Keady
Investment Co.. 337-39 Chamber of
Commerce. Phone Main 1268.
A-2669.
Copper Market Active.
(Hearst Nw by. Longest Leaaed Wlr.)
Boston, March 7 After a alow but
firm opening, the local copper market
today exhibited more signs of life than
It has during the week, and an upward
tendency started at the opening and
continued to the end. Amalgamated
rained a noint to 61 Arlrona gained
H at 7; Butte Coalition made soma
gains durlna the two hours: Copper
Range advanced to 60; Mexican Con
solidated, steady at 8; ionn cune
strong at 60; Old Dominion, 36;
Utah firm at 8. and later 8.
WEEKLY STATEMENT
OF NEW YORK BANKS
x'. VnrW Uin-h 7 Tlank statement:
Clearing house members dally aver
age cash, 27.66 per cent.
Increase.
.3 873.300
664,300
. 8.O76.S0O
. 3,291,600
. 3,970.600
.1,078.000
.1,971.300
Reserves
Less United States
Deposits
Loans
Specie
Legal tender
Circulation
Decrease.
Non-members actual cash, 27.74 per
cent.
Increase.
.$4,492,600
. 8.863,800
. 4.160,600
.2.301.200
.6,093,200
H88.600
11,000,000
Reserves
Less United States
Specie
Deposits
Loans
Lecal tender .
Circulation
Decrease.
Non-members:
Loans
Increase.
.$8,039,700
468,800
. 29,800
Specie
Legal r . . . .
Decrease.
Increase.
Total Avnnslta
$6,695,600
Total deposits, eliminating
other banks and trust com-
Danles In New York city... IM.200
Reserves on deposit R'52',1!??
Percentage or legal reserves, o.v
per cent.
Liverpool Wheat Market.
T.ivernool. March 7 May wheat
closed at 7s 2 HO, a net loss of 2d from
Friday.
SIX M0NHS IN JAIL
FOR SNAPSHOT OF GIRL
Grandfather Sentenced for Photo
graphing a Pretty Girl of
Sixteen.
Doylestown, March 7. Ths "snap
ping and circulating three photo
graphs, which would be Inadmissible to
the most liberal art gallery, of Nellie
Brown, a slender little Newport girl,
16 years old, Charles E. Rowe. a grand
father, was today sentenced by Judge
Mahlon H. Stout to six months In prison
and to pay a fine of $40.
Lawrence Vansant. a young man who
had a set of the pictures, was fined $60
and costs. It is said that thsy nar
rowly missed roUBh treatment at the
hands of the girl's brother. Both de
fendants pleaded guilty,
The gin toia tne court ner story in an
almost Inaudible voice. She declared
that Rowe came to her home and
threatened to beat her if she did not
nose for him. Through fear, she al
lowed him to take three photographs in
different poses, after which he left.
Rowe. although admitting his guilt,
told the court that when ha went to
take some pictures of ths house. Miss
Brown persuaded him to, photograph
her and shortly afterward came dowu
stairs in less conventional raiment, in
sisting on posing. Afterward, fearing
the consequences of his act, he said, he
destroyed the films and persuaded Van
sant -to destroy the set of pictures he
had. None of the pictures was in evi
dence. . ' .' -
B. Frank Brown, ths ' father of the
girl, said ho had learned of 'the pictures
through a neighbor, and that when he
asked ths 'girl about them she had
broken down and told htm ths story she
told in court I
Court officials say It Is ths only cass
of ths kind svsr tried, hers., . .. .. . i
A BOOBY PRIZE
IS Ml SHEEP
Small Arrivals-Break Eec
ords but Price Is Un
changed for Week.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MAiRKKT.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
Past
week
.461
406
74
1907
1906
. .678
. .420
. .693
1.089
464
659
716
278
1,801
1905
By Hyman H. Cohen.
Portland Union Stockyards. March 7.
While there may have been periods
wherein there bad been a great scarcity
of sheep In tne local yards the past
six days take the prise the booby ono
too ror the smallest numoer mai naa
appeared In the local' market at thla
time of year. Just 74 aheep. a mere
handful for even a country town for
alx days, arrived here during the week
and the wonder of the whole matter is
how the market price remained station
ary binder such circumstances.
In a way. however, the past week
) far to explain that the Portland
sheep market has reached Its top level
as far aa this season Is concerned. Un
der like circumstances a handful of
arrivals the market would undoubted
ly hav.i advanced quite materially during-
o;her periods. The price of sheep
haa bci"n to suh a high level In this,
and other Pacific coast markets, for so
long a period that the trade lias been
forced to foreao Its use on the block.
Sht-vp values had rt-ached such a high
record ami had remained there for so
lon a period that consumption wni
stifled snJ if the arrivals showed much
of in Incrrase the market would un
doubtedly have broken In plooes and the
pieces would be so badly scattered that
shippers would scarcely know where
they stood.
Pnbllo Concerned la Advanoes.
While Duttlne- ud the crlce of live
stock Is all very nice for the producer
for a lime, In the end it Is one or tne
worst thlnas that could happen. The
public generally rallies around the flag
of tne producer even tnougn prices are
enormous for a time but when they re
main at record-breaking helgbta ror
months and months, tha public gets
tlrod of the game, the result is that
the high-priced product Is cut off the
bill of fare and from that time forth
the producer begins to reap the whirl
wind. hearing to Begin Boon.
Khearlna- time Is rapidly approaching
and sheep men are much concerned at
the moment regaraing prices, supply
and demand. Dealera are anticipating
the thoughts of the producer and are
talking lower prices. In fact late sales
of old wool have been made at material
reductions from the figures pn)d the
sheep owners a year aaro. A fnw lots
of new wool have strayed Into the local
narket during the week and for Y 11-
lamtt9 valley stock the prices ranged
belwetn 15 and 17c a pound. In the
Boston market a lower ranee of values
has been lately ruling for both Oregon
an4 territory wools.
For well-finlshod steers the trade Is
now expecting an early advance In
price. While this advance has been
expected 'or some time the trade seems
of the opinion that the change will oc
cur soon. Durlnc the past week there
was only a small run of steers ,in the
yards and prices were held quite well,
although at no time were they strained.
Hogs nhowed scant fdupplles for the
week and th' market was firm although
prices shewed no change for tho period.
The few tupplles that came, .however,
were in better request at last week'a
figures.
A year ao for the past wek there
was a very weak tone In cattle up to the
Inst day, when values strenathene'l.
However for the week cattle showed a
loss of 60c. Sheep and hogs arc fliro
with an advancing tendency.
Official yard values today:
Hogs Best stuff. $5.36 6.60; stack
ers and china fats ( ). block. $5,004
5.25.
Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers,
3 1.S5W I 6u: medium. $4.00 4.25; cows
H.irt heifers, $3.50B3S5; bulls, $2..
3.00.
Sheep Best wethers, $5.76'96.00;
lambs, $.006.50; ewes. $5.0005.60.
Xew York Dairy Markets.
New York, March 7. Butter, steady;
best creameries. 31c. Cheese, .steady;
16c. Eggs, steady, 2122c.
(liirago Dairy Markets. '
Chicago, March 7. Butter, steady;
creameries, 21 28c. Eggs, steady;
western firsts, lAc; cheese, strong,
11(13? c.
MOUNDS OF SHELLS
T
Probably Open-Air Ballot
Eoxcs Where Votes Were
Cast by Indians.
Jacksonville, Fla,, March 7. One of
the most Interesting features of the
state of Florida are ths Indian mounds
to bs found scattered throughout the
fienlnsula, and which may be divided
n,to two classes the shell and the
burial. In those of the shell no re
mains of any kind Jiave ever been dis
covered, this being tha first and most
marked distinction between the two
kinds of mounds. The shell mounds are
themselves of two different kinds, the
natural and artificial, and are of differ
ent sices, though both large and small
of ths artificial type are either oblong
or circular, laid out mathematically to,
proportionately, certain heights and cir
cumferences. There are numerous artificial mounds
near the St. John's river, and along the
coast many, both natural and artificial,
are to be found. The action of wind
and wave easily accounts for the for
mer, but concerning the latter,; of man
made origin, there are several theories.
Some are supposed to have been strictly
residence mounds; some observation or
ceremonial, being connected with the re
ligious rites of the ancient Indians, and
others are believed to have been either
open-air ballot boxes, where, as In the
early history of Greece, votes ware cast
by means of shells, or were deposits of
tribute shells from Inferior tribes pass
in thronrh the country of some great
chief tor, possibly, coming at stated
times to pay their dues).
At. Bt Penteraburg, on the southwest
coast of Florida, there is an Interest
ing collection of both shell and burial
mounds, the smaller heaps composed
entirely of magnificent specimens of
oyster shells, varying from six to 12
Inches In length and about two and
one-half . Inches In diameter, laid like
brickwork, overlapping. Ths largest re
maining shell mound (many have been
carried away for street paving, etc.
Is conical in shape, 80 feet .in height
and 100 feet In diameter. It is cov
ered to the top with grass growing
under live oaks and pins trees, which
are not less than a century old. Boms
of the burial-mounds-aro circular and
others ars "sugar .loaf." They hava
never been Jug into to any extent, and
in consequence ths vaiuS of their relics
Is not. yst. known... -.-; .
THRQUGHOU
FLORIDA
EXTRA BUTTER IS AT
24 CENTS III FRISCO
(Hearst Nawa Ly Lonf Mt Laitta Win.)
San Francisco, March 7. The re
paints of butter were somewhat larger
and there was a good Inquiry, On ex
change 30 cases of fresh extras sold at
240 per pouna. iv caees at ttu. u
eases at 26 H and 20 cases attic Ex
tras and firsts were lc lower and all
freah grades closed steady. Eggs re
mained without any change In price,
extras closing firm and other grades
steady. On exchange 60 cases of extras
sold at 10c per doxen and 10 cases at
16 Ths steamer Umatilla on Friday
took 445 cases for Vlc'.orla. There was
no change in cheese. All new grades
closed firm. Two carloads of oranges
cams in today. The fine weather Is
causing ths market to have a firmer
tone and a larger demand next week Is
expected. Lemons wsrs steady In prion
and limes were firmer. The old repacked
stock of limes has been about closed
out, and recent Invoices hva not re
quired repacking. Deing in anm cunui
tlon. Seedling graps fruit goss begging
at weak prices. Choice apples nave re
ivai Httla more attention recently.
The receipts df asparagus wers 75 or
en hnt nd tha aenerai range or
Prices waa about the asms as on Friday.
'Ine green peas again sold up to It He
per pound and for some from tha south.
There was still a good supply of Mexi
can tomatoes, and a fair quantity from
Los Angelea. The market was bars of
bell peppers string beans and egg
plant. Potatoes and onions wers practi
cally unchanged. The receipts of do
tntoes were moderate and only a few
sacks of onions .were received.
The local spot wheat market was
quiet, with prices well sustained. The
receipts were only 680 centala. On call
there were no transactlona.
May barley closed lo per cental higher
than on Friday and December waa un
changed. Spot feed was quiet and un
changed. Stilpplna and hrewlnr grades
have .been dormant, but there Is a pros
pect of some business being done In the
coming week. The flour trade continues
comparatively light.
HOGS ARE TP AGAIX.
Eastern Price Is Advanced Be Cat
tle and Sheep Are Steady.
(I'nlUd Pr IikiI Wire.)
ChlesRO. luarch 7 Hogs, 14.000: eat
tls, 800; sheep. 3.000. Hogs are 5c
higher. Left over yesterday. 2.8oo;
mixed. 34 4044 70; heavy, $4 5504.70;
rough and heavy.
$4 3504.46; light.
$4 30f 4 2Vi
Cattle Steady.
Sheep Steady.
Kansas City. March 7. Hogs, 8,000;
cattle. 200; sheep, none.
Omaha, March 7. Hogs, 4,708: cattle.
100; aheep, none.
PULL EGG PRICE LOWER.
Price Drops to 17 hi Cents With
Larger Arrivals Daring Week.
Eggs tumbled several notches In price
since last week and last night the mi'
ket waa Just about holding its own with
rullna- between 17V4 and 18c.
This Is the low point struck on tho
present movement. Present Indications
ore that values will hover around the
i:un mark for awhile although very
heavy arrivals mlitht possibly bring
about another reaction nexi wees.
Chickens were almost too scarce to
quote during the past week and prices
advanced materially with all sales at
the higher flarures.
Creamery butter dropped 2 He a
Dound the first of the week and an
other dron for an equal amount Is aen-
erally expected during the coming week
because of the lower prices In the
south.
DRINK CARBOLIC ACID;
WIFE LOCKS HDI UI
Pittsburg, March 7 Laughing at
nhat she considered a eood Joke. Mrs.
John Veasoy this afternoon locked hef
husband In the front room "to aobcf
up," after he had Informed her that he
had drank carbolic acli. An hour latof
she went to the room and found him
dead.
Diirlm a ouerrel with Ilia wife at
noon, Veasey took a bottle from his
pocket and, raising it to ms upa,
drained 1L ,
"That's carbolic acid." he said, "now
The woman laughed and profited to
tha urhiaVnv lshpl on the bottle. "You
can go and sober up." she said, andl
pushed him into the rront room, locaing
the door.
Veasey was an electric light lineman.
He iad trequentlv threatened to end
his life owing to ill health and marital
troubles.
Nearly $5,000 has been raised by popu
lar subscription among worklngmen for
the proposed monument to the late Au
gustus Pollack of Wheeling. West Vlr-
f'lDla. Mr. Pollack wag probably the
argest stogie manufacturer In the
world, and made liberal bequests to the
Stoojie Makers- National league.
MORPHINE
. . , L .111 UI..I. MaU I,.
HABITINA. For nypodermio or Internal ass,
Sample sent to any dnighabltaeJy .?
nn! I Remlar orfee 82.00 per b
irse ,w per uoitio
at roar druggist or by mall In plain wrapeei
Dal I Rt Cfcomlcal Co.. Si. Louis. M
kw Skidmark
Drag 0e m Xair
gl VarUaa. One
MEN
u .
ll tiirof "w,ritfM ll
11 Perfect pnnimqplstM II
TREATED A IN D CURED
Btrtngtleommonly called MANHOOD, fcthauetifti
Drains. Plmplss, Jbams Back. Inflammation of ths Uladder en I
Kidneys, Highly Colored Urine, lmpotency. Despondency, Fi -
VaT Memory. toss sf Ambition, Mental Worry, results of -seas
and overwork) Plies, Klstala in4 liydr! of rt -t
weakness, which absolutely unfit thero for fcHudy, li(tius,
Pleasure or Marrlar. , .
' 7 oars, no tay. Ulaod folses, euntrasteii or hereltsrf ' -" ?
. Diseases, mhsnmatlsm. Korea. aweuina. Xisol f-o, .
. fhoea, Olset, ertctui-a,
sss aseuiagar bucceamul ai4 conscientious sorvK. i.--Charges.
caii x writs ri t, s. nrsca, 11 rirrt ti 3
FORCE H
PRICE LOWEli
Danube and Russian Offer;
ing Increasing and Have
Rearfeh Effect.
cSlICAdO WHEAT MARKET.
Open. High. March li Close.
May
July
. .S8H
IK
-3
16
(lulled Pru Leased Wlrs.1
hUaKo. March 7 Business In thS
wheat pit was of only moderafS dlmen
ions and the bulk of ths reports re
ceived both as to foreign and ths do'
mevtio altuatlon being of bearish east, -the
opening transactions In May deliv
ery were from to c under prices
prevailing at the close yesterday. Liver- -
fiool reported futures from & t, H8 ,
ower and Amerlcun red winter OB tbs ..
spot down d. The continental mar
kets were all decidedly lower. Offer
Inge of wheat from Russia and ths .
Danube are Increasing, according ' to
Broomhall. Weather was generally ,
aeaaonable and favorable for neat crop. ;
Ths market became extremely heavy 1v
ths last hour on clear evidence In ths
Increased receipts of wheat at Kansas
City and St. Louis. Pressure was great- .
est on new crop deliveries and May was
to soma extent avoided In the selling
becauae of fear that there might bs ..
manipulation in that delivery. At ths
close May wheat was lr lower, July
2Hc. and September 2Sc lower.
Trade waa light In the corn market
and prlcea took their course with)
wheat Liverpool futures from un ,
changed to Hd lower, but corn from ths
spot Hd higher for American. En
couraged by the weakness of wheat. ;
there was further pressure on corn ,
near ths end, May cloalng with a net
loss of U to S for the day. Ji.r '
lost H snd QKf. '
For about 10 ra-titef at ths begin
ning, business In oats was fairly good.
Prices were only slightly affected by
the declining tendency of wheat, chiefly
observable In the old crop future.
There was free selling of September
and It had a decline of o In a short .
time. Weakness in the sample market
and ths sharp decline In wheat cause
weakness in the futures, especially rfuiz
and September. ,
A large trade was dons In ths nog
products with firmness at ths befln
nln, turnlnsr to weakness later when
the wheat market was displaying such
material weakness In middle or UlS
session.
Cash sales: . ,
Wheat Winter No. l.ra,Sl
$100V; No. 3 red. 7eic: No
hard. $i.00$1.0: No. 3 hard 5,
$1.03; No. 3 spring. $1.00011.12.
(ornN. 3, r,gV4c; Nor 3 white, 67
5!tc; No. 3 yellow, 0Vi2; No. 4,
5!,0aU No. Jl white, 51053c; No. ,
white, 48!5214e.
Range of prWs:
ivnr.M.
May
July
3V4 H
... .93V4 3tf
CORN.
3H
....ei ti
l4
$0
$H
90
1
May
July
May
Si
OATS.
81 n iih "
MESS PORK.
1330 1231 120S- 120S
.1266 1267 1240 124
May
July
Chicago Cash Barley.
Chicago, March T. Casta barley. 712)
92e.
Tvnnm Wheat Market.
Tacoms. Wash., March 7 Wheat ss
port) Club. 82c; red, 80c; blueatem, 84c,
CGeeVo
She WD-3Uew
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If fm eoDoot rait, writs fee ayaiptees Idas
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CONSULTATION FREE
C. 0 WO CHIMES MXhlGlMj vO
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rUaee Meaties Thla
2if0n WOMEN ONLY
Dr. Sanderson's Compound
Savin and Cotton Root Pills.
Tha bsst and nlyrsltabls
remedy for DELAYED PER
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per box or three boxes $5.00. . Bold by
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