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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL' '. 5, .1008. Packers Continue to Dis courage tbo Raising of Lire stock in the -.Northwest. Ml THE-, FINANCIAL WORLD Plowing: Up of Hopyanh Not Half Ileavy Enough to Do, the Slightest Goo J. Latest Market Reviews With the Trade v liiliGE7 :M INCREASED i Estimated That 2,500 Acres i Have Been Sown to Fail . ' . and TVintet.Sced. . . , ': It 01 .WHEAT CROP. ; , .'' '' Pro Tleld . . ". Acreage. Oregon .. V 00,000' Washington -V..1,00,000-Idea , ... , w . 400.009 Bushel 17.200.000 11,000,000 10,000.000 BELIEVE SHORTAGE IS ONLY TEMPORARY Chicago, April 4. -Repressnta- tire of Armour-ft Co Swift 4 ' Co. and othsr large packers deny ) that there will be any necessity. e for the importation of cattle 4 ' from ' Argentina anV Australia 4 1 4 to meet the, shortage In this ,e e- oountry, which they bellev will 4 4 b nly temporary. , EGK33 Extra fancy, candled, lmo.'' CHEESHJ Full cream. . flata. 16Holllnea. Ib; Youn America. ( ) per lb: Cali fornia. Young America, Ho; flata, 14 BOARD OF TRADE PROVES -BIG SUCCESS FROM START The Portland , board of trade scored an Instant success at its opening- Wed nesday. Transactions on tie exchange were considered good for the start business lnoreaalng after the first day. On this account it waa found necessary after the first day to hold two ses sions each day the one at fl .o'clock ror grain and at noon for puoaucers fres from restraint of. trade. A board of trad has no . monopolistlo feature whatever and admits of the unhindered and healthful play of the forces of com petition. By a Judlelous, systematlo and practical adoption of business meth ods th condition ox, the market art .ILf'l.lDU. - ' ' ' ''fries Quotations take Into consld erstlun the prevailing state of supply ana aemsna, ana me Taciiuie onerea !b; Mixed chickens. ; 14U fancy bene, Ho: rooster, old, I 11011c: fryer. 1 4.60 a 6.04 dos: broilers. 14.00 U 6.00: sees, old. Kite lti turkey alive, I401io per lb: dressed, lie 10 j I 7'f".D",lYt than ZbZ !?? pro poultry. . V Total 1.600,001. IMOI.OOO V' ' By Hyman It Cohen. 'a larger emoant of wheat - I higher. rore in it bis wry - - Boys. Wool ul .nnin. the record yield of a year ago. hl la the nreaent indioaUon. from a I HOPS HOT cron, first ertma. to! i report of the aoraage of .tna tra I prima, 4Ho; medium to prima, 4c; tna- . atataa. .. .. - nIum into ir; litui erOD. , practically all taa saedrng" U oornplet- oontrtou. .1104. ioiH lb. ed In Oregon and Idaho and anly a I woulr Iuk W Uiauieii mall area In th raiouaa ""uir . , Washlnirtoa remains to be put la before the antir northwest, wUl ba . ooyered i'Sflw...' v.l a dcflcienOT in r.(nfaii all throuch the three states! tuiiiu lh. thus far thla season, ths seeding wasl , 6kejP8KINS Bhearlng. , it A 10c never don under mora favorabia cir-1 MCB. .hort wool. ItoOevci meotJm. umstances than durlsg tha present op-l moo ttteOU each; lone woo, 1tc ntiona.. The area of fU sowa wheat I it f ter in tn ur i i ai-iajt rrnna, in. ee; Valley. Ill V'TO. , WOnAffl 1401 NonilneL 10 Alto. HIUJE-. Drr hidea. II Ml So lb: aaltl 4 9 So; green, lo less; calvea, green, title: kips, lo lb; bulla,, green salt, I or. Weather conditions during ine l Ko. I and grease. I01U. UUXT1II - lOltta fall war ideal for seeoing ".7 ttons wer oarrtea on vn p u"r tnaa time, ' in on or two hu, JTralts and Tartaaisav , fn:-.'o: ;' ! - Forcing Them to OH TogetlMr. ft,- w.. mu bain carried on on Van-1 ' POTATOES Baiect, tic, selling; buyi " From th sUndpolnt of th producer "" " - I mgi vtuiamette vaiiey, c; eastern i tna exenang is on or tee neat tninjrt uary. X. Till -Aoissg ' Oreate t. Multnomah and Clackamas. MUo perl that could poaelbly be operated. It cwt; aweeta, 404o; seed stock, I Induces oompeUtlon in the open which g in i locks . .. - .1.1. . - la aimHrhu I ' ci-"s- 'KaV.,,a nt the I IV ".. a-oruano, . Ainaricaa)- nonaera. always results in supplies Dringm graater than a .year a 'bcaue or tna iL E4rty Ro.- i; Mw poUtoes.-a value hey ahould. onaiderlag . i K eater amount oi wwu -"T i urxw,o cooping price, beet, 4.60;and demand a WhUa the spring rea Is about ioon1- 4jf, .arllo. 7 lb.- In ffrt has ben Inkda in' som ths ama aa a rr.ag - APPLES Select, tl; fancy, 11.110 tlons by those who would still most i ui w TT jnVnoo I . chole. ll.OOi ordinary, 11.16 V to th old style f quoting that Oregon mis aeaaon wu I i.so. - , - , . , s chanaa would not nricea dowa to acra,.t'pnipara wiu " .iY"' T I . JTRE8H rBUrTBOranges. .M.004J Iducers. That Ihis is fals was than SOe.OUtf a rear m l liu bananaa IUi ear lb: crated, t lo: m th. uuiui Am-m ,), bold on the ex- Pro- shown upon ton th IwnM .is not "P" '.Ti00; box; grapafrult. I1.I0O the open board tU prlc or wheat wa freat and this year It la ""J? 1 1. BO: pineapple, 44 O 4 dos: peara, fancy, (put up lc orer the Quotation formerly hat. 1.400.000 afrea SaS 1u tangerTnes, . Imm; fitt4Pnnd suil the market was no noin iau en i" "r .rr4n I ""rriea . DC per nail pouna nor. I firmer than previously. . . I?.ifLi9 0' , 14. "i-r By aid of th. axchag. .Wppr can evwme wjr 7 I vvTt 9mKm- nwrvw. .vq wr dii offer his goods npon th open market with business competitors trying their utmost to secure the shipments. This In itself would force ths trade to pay the real market value for eu-nllea. Asked to give his view of th matttr. Secretary Fred ktuller of the board of trade -contributes th following state ment: , . "In response to aa inquiry aa to ths affect of the board of trade's functions upon th producer, anybody at all fa miliar with board of trade work knows that there la not a branch of business which is conducted so openlx, so ab solutely above board and ao directly with reference to the common welfare and no department of business is so to 4he bu;er and seller to meet dally on th floor, will tend to act as a bar- ometor of actual busineaa conditions. In the practical operation of th board of trad th producers' Interests are taken care of without ' breludlo and without partiality. The appointment of quoution committees is by ths montn and on tha first of each month such oommltteaa la by the month and on th committee are ' changed in order . t avoid any aemblance of one-eidednees. "Th very fact of quick competitive trading; on th floor of th exchange will stimulate market condition Any impetus to trade eonaitiona wui b re flected) by th added prosperity of th proa near. ;.... a year ego. .... Wil a Pr parenipa. soo4i;cab- ConeldSrln; th conditions baa e. I1.S0 01.40: tomatoes. California, year ago, th JPacltlo northwaat 4i $2-26; beansT ltQ 16o; eauilfTower. Or to nroduce 41,200,000 buehels of wheat ef0 4go4l.2 per dosen: peas, liue: thla aummer. Of tniS amouni uniy I hor Mradl ah . 1U Ala lh? artlchokaa. tin win contrlbut about IT.200.00" puanaia dol onlona. 40o dos: neDoera. .Washington MOO.OO susmua -" bell, lie: Chile. ISO lb; hothous ldahd 10.000.000 bushels. The - treat f-ttuca. U.OOtfl.10 box; head let- . ,i-A wKinh materlallsea in I ..... , r H . , . Waehlngton a year ago is not yP0 California, 11.71. dosen. radishes, 26o to be Uupllcated this season and this is aog.n bunchas; eggplant. lOo lb.; celery. crate: cranoerriea. eaatern. sprouts, I Ho lb; asparagus. ,1. LfllUIWUi awU WHI IUUUUU. I2.2t0l.fid box. . . tha reaaon why that atat 'P total for the coming y-r wlU not UmIt k PJ WIUl ine increaaea m .Mka..( .ma. However. Washing ton I already producing mor buahcla of wheat to th acr than any of th others. . . . Oreat Orowta f Ta IM Wheat encoura qui en ounce 4.04.7 9A10.60; I lolOo lb; KILLERS WOULD . KILL IHDUSTRY BUT 500 ACRES HOPS PLOWED UP IN OREGON THIS SEASON ACRHAflBL Oregon. 1107 , 1.100 Plowed up. 1901 100 tteoeeal. IMt, at. ury BTanujaioo. ' A-, granu. finikin r UnmnAil Discourage Lirestock Eals- Sotw .'. 1.100 - fc ., -fa. I 9 ., Wa ff.lll ? I Sftll ieat men eay thay never hated. 4.14; oont A, I4.1S- extra U, jraglng reporU of th fall wheat .o0; aoldan .3 11.10; bw yeUow, crop aa tuts season, ine orp nu i a,6; beet granuiataa, .0; bar- tvai a aingie aetoaca ioct " " " i raia, lftc; nail oarreia. and th progress of th plant ba ben advano on aack oaala. 10c; boxes, 44 I won.rfiiL Vrnaraas waa made even during th coldeat weather. While for a time it waa feared that a small por tion of the crop would have to b re sown because tha ground waa fully nn nmtnrtul durlni tha cold Weather, It waa later dlacovared that not only waa PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Cultivated. 1101 By Hyman H. Cohan. Aoeordina tin information secured I through varioua channels neither from I hopgrowers or dealers lust 600 acres 1 or nops nav been piowea up in uregon this year. This, too, is a very liberal estimate. Th report likewise indicate that 1,000 acres remain uncultivated and that 1,(00 acrea have been properly worked, these latter being owned mostly by dealers who bava already sold thslr crops for a term of yeara. . - Practically ail th plowing1 has been dona in yarda that were of vary small area, tha ownera of UA larger acreage holding on as long aa possible. (Above prlc ara II flare act aah HONEY 41.10 Per erate, COt't'SS Paokag Brand. 111.119 j 11.11 . 8ALT Coar Half ground. 100a, iii.li per too: toa. l.00: table, aalry r wewa. .,..., . 1407 . , 1804 1101 .V this suepected acreage growing but was I to 114.00: 100a, 114.74; bale. 12.60; making even better progreaa inaa iei impona uverpooi. fields which wer In better shape dur-tif.40: 4a, 11.00 40s. llw.S! 100a. extra xine rreia. in Bogs. Cattle. Sheep, I Paying on values of from $1 to II per e.9 . 4J lltinaaa on ineis sneep, wnu lormeny in same sheep wer assessed at but 11.15 to 11.60 per head. Several large nrma, among them, the Cunningham Bneen Land company and tna 4. is. I Smith Livestock company, have over 20.000 head of sheep in this county and the full valuation of stock sheep which la placed at 11.26 per head in this coun- 142 470 41 446 211; -414 410 162 M7I By Hyman H, Cohen, -i; t Portland . Union Stockyards, April 4 Just why' ths packers and batchers EG6S aw LOWER OH OFFERIDGS LACK OF liillll BOOSTS WHEAT Early Oaina Are Made on This 'Eeportr-Foreign , , i - . llirkete aimb.r ' CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. May i si- !. 14 iuly ..,.,..,111. ; l2,. ;,Iig J Chicago, April 4. Ther waa a firm opening to wheat, at an Man ,!. i. . 1"? blfor becaus the rain pre dicted by the weather man did not ma- lenansa. - Keports of Investigators in the southwest wer still very favorable "T?? futlook and there waa Semaal, ' foreign news t create ii.fi flrJnB.g" of tk opening yielded Liverpool wa firm with future from unchanged to Ud hl-rhar 7i w ousnej aavanc ror Ameri can wheat Berlin was Ho higher and Budapest from Ho to lHo lower. Bus iness waa vary small ,f -i.na. a.kiiw for local account. , . , Weakness of northwestern marked nad some infiuenna in aiiiit. . i '-- vui.iiainua, oj me weainer, however, between now . and Monday morning: prevented any heavy aelllng and in the end May was only 1-1 4o be low where It left ntt tha Aim - k. - July He lower.and September without fh.??. "M1"' o t Mlnneapolla Duluth- and Winnipeg was becaus o? Keiani prospects ror getting the " wiuor nan usual. . Corn was a shade easier at th open alight decline waa too small to break price,. Weather waa MMii.n epe rations, so that it was dear that markeung by farmer had ceased for i..vU,n '"'.v Eeelness and duUneas f th market th first half of th aes- fionf7 YVa trangtu and aeUvlty th latter half. lairiln, .... b-rvoii-xi wiu uii buying that lifted th "''" n or in ruu nay corn closed HO Ho hlahar than it euii tha .1... yes terday. , . , ..fw eI? WV a yw7 Vht trd, t. With tha tradan-a Innllna tn aaii a. - general thins.' It took aMv tha K,,viaa of small quantity to cause a reaction! A strong drive was made by bcartshlr lnolind traders at th old July and th September dellverle and temporarily knocked off prices. Old July got sup port from th Interests connected with th May deal and from MUn it mm.. ered to 44T4o In tha and nr itnl u.a Ka. low where 11 : rested yesterday. Septenv i . w ii au wui i or ine nulls. Plenty Of sellers Of nrovlalona at ttia opening, notwithstanding amaU run of boas and hlaher nrlnna at tha ,m. caused the loss of a slight advance thai w vutamea mu-jy. lt wa tnoug&l th eelllna wss for Deckers' decline following the opening- flrmnese did not sro far because of a demand that appeared to cover aborts. , V, mm, a.vv, Hin lull awrraa, a I . y. m raw wuu.a ia niuwi II SB.XB Xr ntU in Ull COUn- inir the freeie ,. A.I I f!..?- , 60tt'-Vi,lY?O0.,,?a, ' thl seoUon will persist In dlscour-1 ty . this yeara runs the value of their florin wheat has likewise had the I tOCX. 410.60 Per to: 60-lb rock. 1 11.6 1 1 I .. . .. . . . . . Iharda im In ahnnt lltSMII for aah nf rery best ef weather for growing where I lOy. 411.0. . - sgmg in Jivestoox inaustry at erery I y.- lmr' .omnanlea. With state and the sowing was done early, inis on many K1 r Eggs wer fractionally weaker on the With state and I board of trade yesterday with heavier local will Until ZzL I .vjri "1 vrI- "T . I v"' " """.""r 1 counir taxea, roaa, sonooi ana otner 1 oirerings. shows me earnest spring- aowina wr uu mr laim. iota special pnoea ewer, xne aisonminauon against norm-1 tax.. It ia claimed by the sheepmen, it Butter dropped te I7HO for .ears and ' , lM,J " ,UVSJ, "rJ?"?"' i : ' i.. J Ml. VM'4?lt iM fw' J"".0"! mttM u ixcwiln nt of Utttlon ani fancr. although city oreameries mg xne crop to mammy oeiore . 'V.VSTi, 'i, 2" I ne xiuers lor some years, ana Has a there will be a sharp protest aaalnst not likely make card change damaged.by exceedingly warm winds 1. V; tNew 5rlana. lead. To: wonder that th induetry has been able thaTaVia aaii amonr ths tock- Monday. ' - " , rains aunng toe late aummer muuiue. , ,-"L ..... . to-aurviv,-uniy-rn-rxact-tnat - tnia uim(n. Thla year yearlinas are assessed I There waa nothing doing In wheat . - More HBsitm Plant, ' TmVTu' cink. is B- ba'voi ia ss-i !na JhturaJ .hom of the liyestoclt Indus- at 1.60 per head in this oounty. bucks but feed barley was sold IB lowsr, at On. of .the featnre. of the snecW y, Vifle; n'Ud.TOo.''-"' lL2mL .HSlta.S. ?! J" t!" .f.t05k. -hP. - . f . ' rta or corrsponaent just taouiateai NUTS Peanut. Jumbo, lo Dr lb: I Z w ,,1. . .v. . I " per neaa, wur. umea uue vaiuesi "r , : th fact that large per cent of th vlrgHnlav I4sT pr lb: ltidV le Kuch " fted eir finger to stoplpiaoed npon them last year. Thirty-flv boxes Winesap, ll.B pox; reaaed acreaKe this T season wUl be In Thiasa tVaiUei ffltU. "l.'.lldl'.l!try, troa .tolnt to decay. . . ,, , 100 boxea Roxbunr applea. Jl.60, da- A Id Athgif hUfrl VaVn k 1 4aL Trill ka. W a.lM,.aa sa. 1 1 Anlei Aak IV.. I iUll UlSWUQlUtUUlI UM VVWU ; UVbwUI . . . M A ae . a HVflrT WBfll ID C1HI AQUni DrlliM (SD4KU1 Dlmt3li to Hit JoornfiL) li l..eyl to om oausea dt in irwwr pm nat io pr from EhiroD aa well aa from home m Il ls rs who are endeavoring to put out a Lard-wheat flour that will bear com parison with - th" product of th hard wheat belt of ' other American dla- trlota. , - . ' CREAMERT BTJTTEB vXljdCB.' Larger Output nnd Flnah of Season lg Not Very Far Away Now.,,4 The creamery butter market is weak- lb; hickory nsta. 51b: brasll nuta, 160 per lb; fil 60 per lb; fancy pecan. 16 01 0t demand for this grade of late years Moo per lb; brasll nuta, I60 per lb; fil- oeria, iso per 10; rani par lo: almonds, . 14a. r- Meat-, riik and lwistona. DRKSSED MEATS Front street w 44.60 dosen; TO boxes cream bricks at ivhc; 10 cases lltnourger, lo; 10 cases Echo, April 4. A larg number of "ornia fancy creamery, 260, tracks. all through th country, for It permeates every line of the livestock trade here. For one reason there ha been an utter a.wa V. wmyDiiiiwii y w U" .,,ip, I ... ..-.a aaa lata. .1. W.a I wauu , at CH .ALIA l.UC J cream' killers seemingly having had thought eattle shipment ax bin mad from ., Oregon, 27He; 1 car roUed barley, telegraphy established between them-1 this plac Ul week, many thousana i $26.76, f. o. b. tracks; 1 ear No. 1 feed 114, tracks; 60 cases candled ; 100 ?Ples, lease. TrV7.no- -Ts ",,: io. I ives ana nereioror eacn naa reepecieo i hftLi 0f which have been fed here by barley. larSZ T&tc veal axtri io Mr "".vfHr 1 .Iem.rorr diffrnt oatUmn in aatern Oregon eggs,iso; 10 eases da at 14H itg.aiS.r mr ,a.W I would outbid the other In making pur- during the wlnUr and many of them boxes fancy Oregon evaporated at iei neT ihmntt fanC. lie rZi f. JVr??! re being sent out by. catu-men who 7Hc; i tubs Wisconsin Swiss el Mfn. i.mh iiniin " "I was always getting in worst oi me nv ner. 'imj nav peen xea on.ai-i iac; a ooxes storage nutter, II HO. nTusnVrvTij ' 'va,.. . !.,. I PMfain. ' n - , - t. -. V falfa during the winter and are in fine offer to buy:- :. .9-9SWfcffi?S.?!K. I Som-thlna-Ant o Diaorlmlnation. condition for th markets.. Many of l Fifty cases ; candled i.egg.; II ""' -"- tl I r . ..r. . .itness nave gone to roruana, some to i tracks: Z4 cases ao. at is lac:, zo i o IB los.i io Der IB.: is io xu ma.. I inerea m reason tor ine areat iw ui ir., ..ma a o.,iti. i .. .... . n ..... .. breakfast bacon, 14H22o 1 140f i in nipniri i tin nir inr 4nrrsi inn l ia i nnlnsi hrQiiBAI fir IM IlTfflr OUIDUL A n I rr ---.-r y rrm --gw evu. av KfiL-Lfe .ISlte. Per K.nSSd.ToaHr.. bt1 X? Kn mnlatlon. It is ouit likI.thrfOI I P.?:"Hi.i A !0 . lV VP""l' .CI. -.. ia ta f nart I . w ao. uioaeu, io r jo, clear the. wiVv"'.." " - Mbelllea. nnomoked, IIH Del ibi amokeU 1 per I hogs in the Paoiflo northwest at this time Kven when the shortage is great- the packers are still inclined to hit Oresron product a severe blow, for itney are offering iust .it ror nog tnat would coat them 17.20, to bring In from HOGS ARE STRONG . AGAIN. ast. "which they are doing at present time. Every one agrees, excei Chieaa-o," Aorll 4. Hoaa. 16.000: eattle. ioo; sheep, i.ooo. Ho, cases Ho: 20 caaes fancy full cream cheese at II He; 10 caaes canaiea egga, (H - Baies; . One car no. 1 feed barley, 113.75, t. o. ox ine coming w-a. - . a. llHo Per lb: shoulders. I ilo ner lb:lth. n..v.r. that i.i hn .hM .hTViii;. nf" morf th northVra oV ,Sfaiw? Ki- "V: J V.., - higher., but this does not force the kill- h,,7".tttonal bnalnesa is soon x.AT&Ji '1W?H' AZ1 fJ rs to pay the price. w . cattle and sheeo teady. ptedrfrSm th.rT and ther 1. littlgri ThVnTdVrio; B??f..l ..Km. April 4:-Hogr receipt. Tii..1ika.4 4 twaat i4anHnn lt l11faa If. Z Ma m. . . . V Au.1-aai aa.a. a.,M 1 . 1 . a... V agA Hogs ar utronc atlf. 0. b.; 60 cajse candled fffs lHo: 4. l ww. giimvi 4,vwwt ' ivbb cava , rviviii nn, i, v.' f V vMC 9 ,I!le"trdy close. Receipts a year -ago,! 26 cases do. 14 Ho; J?f 1 11,000. Left over yesterday, 4.400. 1 butter, 22c, track. Mfxed, tSJSf -26- heavy. .5.22H; Board o? trade ol nan, . in.itwt.ig; iignt 0,VMi Poultry ruled yery mgn peoause ox fiSH Kock cod, 12 Ho lb; flounders. I Zj' ' w-aw . . , , icai.ue -y, eueep. .mu. : scant aupplles during the week. Ther (4 par lb; halibut, 8o Per lb; atriped -is scarcely any young stock arriving, I hasa, 16o per lb; catfish, llo per lb; aal- ana tor tnese enormous tbiuos rul ing, " Cheese market 1 firmer, with some ad vane quoted by holders. r mon, chlnook, 12 Ho lb; steelhead ( ) par lb; frosen, fc; hrrlnga, o, id; suies, io iu, aniimpa, in par lb: perch, lo per lb; tomcod, llo per lb; lobsters, 25q per lb.; fresh mackerel, le Mold Cattle Sowa in Sltoh. Every attempt has been made by I packers and killers t put a stop .to cat-1 tie-raising In the Pacific northwest, but! tne industry nas tnrivea aespite mem. i This year, notwithstanding the great shortage in cattle supplies all over the SPOKANE MINING EXCHANGE. Htfo; Bid nod Ask Price for Coeur d' . Aleno Share Yesterday. tmnvr avvr vvxmrivk. . T-r ib-Tprawfiah,. 16o per.dosen; lu Scn" Co., a ..ui..a. i tton. is vto Dor in: oiaca oaaa. laa dm :rjM nii7." .ir.j:: iA. i - saemoera enoxan uxonanKe.1 lb; ilvr meit, 4J7 per in; Columbia ;;V7wr Tm. iV,7Ja in tha .t per gallon, 41.40; per 100-ib aack, a 4.60: Eaxle. . canned. 40o can: If dosen: eaaurn in shell. 11.76 per bun clams Harasneu. ' df box. ii.: razor clams. 12.00 per box; lOo per dos. Paints, Coal OIL Sta. Brief Notes of Various Lines - - the Wholesale Trade. tni.v .n.vinflg vii rsthar scarce ... . I Dla. nr.. uni'ti weaker owin to larrer I .60l. supplies. Price holds well on, dressed ' hogs.-"' ' V Onion market advanced again during the week, but end of local season la very close at hand. ' President Fanno of the Confederated Onion Growers' as sociation, however, estimates that he , still has onions to last until May 15. during the week, owlngto the better de- Water White . lOHo mand In California. -Fancy stuffy most Pearl Oil ..j.. affected. . ,, . , if?f,.L1ht " t Apple market remains very good, al- g-00,11 ti.-vi; though arrivals from the , oountry are Spec ial W, W.. 14 0 heavier than expected. . , fri.jl aXy" .Those paid shippers are leas regular Oaeollne- commissions: oraln, Plonx and PssO. . 10 6 Spokane, April 4. Official prices: Bil Ask. A1ax Alameda ................. all uu R00 a9. K!0?" J.a.J! Alberta Coal A Coke 16 a. nA n ,ka .1. mr,A ,hi, nureilUM! wmuuuM. m n Ik... la mn atn.lr Ia K. nnnli.. !B!' ' ? Paciflc northwest killers hava rushed I uri.0 ''ti ' ' Into the market in an endeavor to rem- X.r.i.-vA.. fo'Vili:"" .A .lll.J a.111, Wh.,, ... kl VUU , DUWll . . . official nrieea Barley Feed No. 1, $12.76; rolled. I2T. Wheat Club. 86c: white. 84c: blue- stem, sio; rea, so; vaiiey, ba T..,.M . In.. . . .. . .,, ..mv.v. a... ,wv, uv ailv. cnoice, iso; store, uttc Kras tixss orn lsraiiHo. Cheese Full cream twins. cream brick. 20a. Poultry Mixed, llo; fancy hens, 14 9 16c. ' ' Onions Jobbing, ' 14.75 01; buying, t.eW . BOSTON CHOPPER JIARKET. (Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.) Boston, April 4. Official prices: Adventure . 1H HOIroux ..... B . .Z4HBMlchlgan ...lot . . . .... "?y .P.,u.ea "".' now Dia- CoBD. . Kin,. ROPE-Pure manlUt, llo; standard. fyJL'SSA'JriaeS"! Copper... ......200 6 72 8 IlHo; slsaJ, c; L B. sisal, 8 H. uoaj wu- - - iron ubis, case, wooa unit. is likely that the easterners would com I Echo a1. It, ' 18 o. lHo ; tl o 4. e . , Z8 O 11 e Iron Bbls. V. M. and P. Naphtha ...12Ho Red Crown Gasoline. ....16Ho - GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, lo; largelUotor Gasoline ,.16Ho lot- amsll lots. tHe. - 186 per cent Gasoline ... soo :x. WHhiA i i raca pnees tiuo, eociiiMo. engine jisiutate.. c in and pay a still higher figure. This! will likely force eattle values te the I 1H 25 48 e Cases. ; lHc I aiuiudii ajrvava v vc e e w IHummlnc Bird..... ,.. '6 too I Hypotbeek ............... 1H tlon Idaho Giant 4 H red Russian. 83c bluestem, 47c; valley, 86c. . COP N Whole. S S; cracked, Ml tea ' BARLEY New Feed, 121 v per ton; rolled 121021; brewing, $21. . RTB -.66 per est - V ' M ' : OATS New Producers price Ne. "1 white 187 per ton; fy, 121 026.60. , FLOITR Eastm Oregon - patents, $4.66; straights.- $2.85; exports, $3.60 $3.60; valley,. $4.4; grahani.Hs. 14.15; whole Wheat, $4.40; rye, 60s, $5.60; bales t AlllL, bi ur fBnomimi Drn, ; in - O 27 ton; middlings, $30.60031; shorts, country, $28.60; city, $27; chop, $21024. - HAT Producer c prlc Timothy, -.Willamette 'valley, fancjr 111; ordln sry.s $12.60012; eastern Oregon, $140 17; mixed, $10010.60; clover. $10O12i - grain, t ), eheat, t); alfalfa. $120 , 12.60. ; ''-:r ; VjV:.:: f;-' f: ::c., ' rM?": Butter, 'Sggn and.Ponrtfy, ." BTJTTER FAT F. a . Portland Sweet cream. 2SHo; sour 26Ho. ; . BUTTlvR Extra fancy fresh cream ery. 30c: fancy 27H&30c; choice, 11 Ho; Sture, 20c pound. 14 o BENZiisi-84 deg case. Z6o per aai; Iron bbl 88o per gaL 1 - TURPB3N' INS In oasea, 71e pr gal; wopd bbls, IlHo per gaL . ' dNSED OIL Raw, bbls 62, case 58o; boiled, bbls 64o, cases 40o a gal; lots of 250 gallons 1 less. - . . WHITE! LKAJO Ton lota. 74 0 per lb; 00-lb lots. 8o per lb; less lots, le. WIRK.WAILS Present basis at $2.11. 4 Good Wheat! Prospects. Th Dalles,' Or. April 4. Wheat pros pecte in Wasco county In the vloinitv of The Dalles and Kln&sley are excel lent. The farmers are nearly all through plowing and the mild winter has helped the crop already sown. The cool weather of the paat few days has enabled the farmers to do a treat deal of work. Fruit trees are beginning to bud and bloom and prospects for the year are very good. i . , :'Zf, M..,;.,.vy;.:.y:j . - , . Tacoma Wheat Market. .-,v-r ' Tftcomn,. April 4. Wheat-Export, club, 62c; bluestem, 84c; red. 80c. . .... I Galbralth Coal.. 27 iiiiolwm iixeiy .xorce eattie values te tneio.rti. . u 111 lll UlllkOU BWIH 1U UM WrrflHaiMa nav ' tory. ...: inofdan Gold ft Con....,,. 4 a,w. ii.ii im avMuj aa.. a, nmmpi . . Arrivals In the sheep market are small to base an accurate - Quotation these days. All lines are tn ' excellent I International C. ft C...... 70 aeraana at recently, aavancea . yaiuea. i Lucxy caiumet.. For- sDrlna- lambs there is now an' im-1 Missoula Conner. proved cau ana; prices; nave recently i. Mineral rarm. moved nigner, . , , . I Mooniignt -A nar bio ivr im Danua nun ana i nauuD .... ......'. cattle , were weaker,' with prices drop-1 Nine Mile. ...... .......... ping, but sneep were prm peoause Of tneio. k, cons....,.,.,..,.... small . miu ' Zr.-.t 7-w- 4 v-W-- 1 1 Oont Paul . ; . ; . . Official yard values: v j -rt ; I Panhandle smelter. ....... . Hogs Best stun, s.oo: stocKer anair-arit copper, ;..,. ....... Alloues I Atlantic .... H Bingham ... Cal. & Heo.630 Cop. Ranre..6S Daly West uom. cop . C. Ely Gold Hill . Greene . . . Mohawk . , No.- Butte., Nev. Cons., . 6 IB .88 .48H .64 .11 B Michigan ...10 id uom. ..86 Quinoy .....83 , Shannon ;..,11 U Tamarack . .60 Victoria .... I ' Winona ..... 6 Wolverine ..124 utte Coala. .20H Trinity 18 H Parrot ...... .18 iNiDDisslnr .. 6H lOsceola 81 Dull In Copper. (Hearst Mews by Longest Leased Wire.) Boston. Anrll 4. There waa very little In the way of newa that had a bearina on the local cooper market today, and prices were a bit stronger as the dayJ rrogressea. Amaigama-beg openea ai 8H and declined to 67, but recovered to 68 H ; Arizona Commerolal stayed at 18: Butte Coalition off a point; BIsk- nam, iyt ; uosion wonsouaaiea weax at 13H: caiumet Range, 64 H; North Consolidated, 88. Arizona, 100J. Cojpper uutte, 63; Utah China fats, $5.6005.76; . block. - $6,600 (Rambler Cariboo 2H O.vo. -.'. Keingnr ..... ......... . cattle Best eastern uregon steers, net no io ii,.,. Ii.sbii,uv; , mNium, it.tDVf.to; oest i ouuurn. cows and heifers. 84.0004.28: ' medium I Snowshod COWS, $3.26 J 460; bulls, 11.25(91.50. I Hnowsiorm ..... ....... . eneep ei weiuers, o.(ot(f o.wu; i diiwu !.... . ' 2 IP $10 1 ' Spring lambs, weighing 50 pounds, $7.60 1 Sullivan Bonds ........... 67H cps.av; ewes, s.vuwo.; mixea, in.uvo Is ? HAM AND PEICB IS HAED ON C0NSUMEES 5.60. SHEEP OWNERS PROTEST. Don't Want to Pay Full Value , on ' Their Herds to Tax Collectors.' Pendleton," April 4.-There .-Is wide spread dissatisfaction among sheepmen . u ' v Wonder ,' l.' 24( Sales 4.000 Dickens at 17 44c. l.00 Missoula at 10Hc, 10.000 Panhandle at 6 He 1,000 Panhandle at 5 SC. 100 Snow storm at $2.07, 200 Snowstorm at $2.10, 1.000 International Coal at 72o. 1.000 Rambler at 17c. i 4' ' : nir a), , One of th sharpest advances ; 4 " ever- quoted In th local pro- 4 vision market one forecast in t 4 this report during the past week f 4 . materialised yesterday with a v 4 ? raise of lo a pound on hams and r 4 )4o on lard. The general trend j 4 of the entire .provision market 4 was upward. 1 4 affetallne and -Idaho Stocks. VimniAth. Vnrntn. anA lm.,(Mti t.aA of Umatilla county about the -full valu- j stocks are active traders. We will buy atlon placed upon sheep in the assess- j any amount of Mammoth at the mar monta this yearr Under the full valua-iket crlce. The 1 Y- Kead- rnvMimmi tlon law Umatilla county sheepmen are company, 337-339 Chamber of Commerce. I at 4; closed a. 4" Yukon Gold Stock. . New York. jVril 4 Curb prices: Yu kon Gold opened at 4Ti, hfjU at 6. low Cash sales: wheat Winter No. S red, 4OI5e: No. I red, l2H0lft;-No. Inard. 1144 0 Crih-N(. t, ; llo; No. a white, IlHo; No I yellow, 14 H 45; No. 4? 40 HO Oats No. I whit. II U ttltn- m. i i . - ...... . . - wmi aiauoara, see. ' Range of prices: WHSAT. MaV X- "IP July ...... lift li. CORN. il III III lt OATH. 12 62 111 fl 44 44 44 '44 MESS PORK. , - 122T 1215 ' 1210 1IS0 1245 1IT0 1150 1161 HOCK ERIE'S lIST JISSETS Official .Circular Gives That Impression in the Eccei? ( ership Hatter. Clone. May July May July May July Low. 88 KS BETTER DEDUD IS ; RULING If POTATOES (Hearst New V toagest Leased Wtre.1 Ban XTanciBCO. . Atirll . 4 -TWa.naa were in better dtmuifuA 'Inn., e.v. eral carloads more of Lompoos are yet to arrive. Oregon; onion are done for in season. Australian were held higher. Bermuda onlona are nanriv tua V,.. The receipts of asparagus were large and there wer no canner In market Prloea wer about the earn a on Frl- aay. a,ariy in tn Oav there waa an extra shipping demand for rhubarb and prises were forced up. t Later there wa an apunuanco or tne article and Which could be had below the quotaUona Had there been any green peppers in market they would nave, brousrht verv fannv tiiuoa. numoun cucumoers naa a very muv in yriue, as io Bias. Butter waa ateadv and ,rn firm New cheese was steady ana storage firm. On change 10 cases of extra but ter sold st 22a ner Bound. 1.K00 nnunda cube at 23o, seller five days, and 125 flats fancy new cheese at 11 Ho 'per pound. For extra eggs 17o per dosen wa bid. Comparatively little butter has rone into cold atorare mo far. and as there has been a good shipping de mand the wiser course appeara to aell when the opportunity occurs. There is still a rood ausntitv of last veBVa butter remaining In cold storage. Th steamer Umatilla on Friday took out 20.927 sounds butter for British Colum bia, an unusually large shipment In that direction. The New Zealand and Canadian sources of supply have evi dently shut down for the time.. , 'There were six more aarloada of oranges reported at hand, and whioh had no Influence On market srira, About two chesta of strawberries ar rived, mostly from Menlo Park, and a few drawers from Palo ' Alto. Prices were 10$l-25 per drawer for the for mer and $1.50 for the latter. There were some Los Angeles berries that had been carried , over , from : the precedina day. Lemons ruled very week, being in large supply. Cherrie will. appear in markst toward th cloa of NEVADA imiKG STOCKS. San Franclsccv April 4. Last nia-kfa VVuy fffm auv-a-e . y c ; -. ,-v . t ". i , " OOLDFTELD DISTRICT. ' Sandstorm llo. Red Ton Ext. 1E lumbia Mt 22o, Jumbo JBxC 14c, Silver t-icx iso, po ouk ail, so. Atlanta 28c. Great Bend 43o. Florenn. i. i Dlam. B. B. Cons, 16o. Comb. Fraction uo, r: onw. io. nea tiu Z40. -Yellow Tiger lie. Ooldf. Con. $5.70. - TONOPAH DISTRICT, Tnn. Nevada S 7.70 . M ,11, a Ton. Belmont i.07fcTon. North Star lie. j 1U1 nuiivi o il. - HLATTCiKiuiJ UISTRirTB . Pittsburg SUver Peak. $4.02. Eas-tea Liverpool Wheat Slarket. Liverpool, April -4 May wheat dosed at is, uncnaogeu xrom inaay. : ,t iiiiiii ii i.i' 1 1 i m i . , i ,v f Kvery enterprlo Th 6 nan ton com pany has placed on the market has been a money-maker, no exceptions. Fvana ton will be the greatest of ail. tjee it today (Sunday Take W-W car. . The Spaaton company are ti.o agents. (Reant Kews by Loefwt Leased Wire.) ' By Thomas fj. ShotwelL ' ! New Tork, April 4-f ficlal announce ment that th Erie railroad had bee, saved from receivership' came today at JaMjfi0? ? of watery and hesi tation In th stock market. Wall street ; Is now at reat- howevar ans tt,. i. ers who wer Absolutely sure th road .,72 ? u,r xa hno of a receiver WIU b too bUBV kfondaw frtn.f .th,ra hort eontraete to b able to think of any more crasy rumor at th moment Th technical effect on th market Will b sharp advene at h zpm of.th shorts. Stock are in no oonditlon, however. . to be sd vanced for r,..fnl .k...,i,. the Erie circular dlacloeea the fact that the railroad ha pawned It last asset, and even than ft naa . v . able to secure ita creditor completely. Jpljcusslon of th money situation ha put th public into th background for -ni pMfw'k'.vM4 now Waaainrton will com to the front again. It la fortunat that th crop. o far a anything can be learned eonoernlna mem. ar in splendid shape. . The Southern nlla.. m . Into the llmellrht ini . rLn.,i ertie ar attracting much attention in an unpleasant way. Stsel stocks are offered for sale too freely for com fort and tha whni. ...Hal , . the Amals-amated Copper company seem w )r...iii ior nquiaanon. failure Of congress to take action nn tha mnna question and banking altuatlon ha mad the leading financial interests decide to adopt a conservative policy for the erv y.'T JT"r.. u VK.nl. against tne Al.l rlch bill has ended in victory, for all hone of naaalns- that nuam ..a. w- abandoned by Its friends. The New York chamber ' of commerce ha de poune? both the Aldrlch and the Fow ler bill aa onnoaad ta a.r. r.rin.ini of finance Uaiifpolated by Prxfesslonals."; ;2 t Catted prees tawawl Wlre.t New Tork. Anrll . Tha ..ki. Set in around March 1 and nulmln.tJ a week ago waa exaggerated out of all reaaon oy professional manipulation. Speculator of th plunging strip who wer voelferoualv nredintina- Mi.miiiai at th bottom of the February decline were overex tending themseltVs In th sam fashion at th high levels of th rise, and it wa olear to cool-head d observers of th trading that in pro portion a this class of operator were getting In deeper, interests of a much ' more solid order were lightening their loads. The technical' aituaUon this . week, therefore, has been favorable to reaction, even If the outside happen Inss ha4 bn mor propitoua than they were. -. - ...... .,-,. . T . The speculative community eeemed to be getting into the same . exuberant frame of mind that existed in January, assuming; that the trade recovery, hav ing once set in, return of prosperity was " In immediate view. Thla axriraaalon rJ optimism was bound, of course, to be checked, and the check came thl week. Wall street haa h.an . fnival i knowleda-e. aa hutliMH-ma. M,-at. have all along been better eatisfied to, that after such a shock as . last au tumn' a recoil must be very slow. It will take a very long time for capital to repay the looses of the pan) period and for new enterprise In business and Investment to get its courage bark. Moreover, report received from . th lead Ins; Industries this week have in dicated Omthinsr Of a-halt In tha ra eovery in prorress fortnight ago. Th , volume of new buying order coming In I disapnolntlnrlv small, and hava asserted at the same time that March will not make as good a showing in the earning of th steel company a was expected at th bea-innine- of tha month. . v In the eopper trad, too, thing ar not as sctlve as they , were, end price Of tha metal durine- tha wa.lr hava been gradually receding. Fresh wage cutting ha occurred at soma eotton mtlla and. .Hhmi.h a - .. ton hav been helped a little by cold weather in the south, thev till ar so low tw all recent atandarda nr im. S arisen as to point to a prostrat con- . I tlon in th spinning Industry. Looked at in the proner way, these -developments in the trade situation ar not material unon which to build a pesslmlstio view of the future. They sre merelv reminder that the impulne to rallv after the. denreaalnn , la o( strong enough without a oontlpuou tor- warn muTwawu . - - nan go or prtoea: . '. i-y,i &ESCRIPTTON. mal. Copper ,' user ......... Col. Fuel eV Iron, reopie a uas. ... V. B. Steel nfd.. u. d. cieei, ,,.. gait. & Ohio.., Canadian Pa o.... t 1 i"""'" Missouri Pan. .. Pennsylvania, ... Reading ........ Rock Island ..... Southern Pan. St. Paul;.,... Union Paot .... Am. smelter .., NTT. Central!! Northern Pao. .. Anaconda ... .. Southern Ry. , . Great Northern.. "M . , yu as JB19 . M ouu. o . . . . A n. ' V ma ..U. MVW.. . ..... Norfolk .... . . . Rock Island, pfd. f enerai smelter. Ontario ... D. A R. O. it". Smelter, pfd. ... on. nfd. v i. . ; Wabash, pfd.' : : .: , p tow Fsnr ' .41, r-L i st ?!.. H 22 235 . . ill 7 87il II? 160H 161 149 119 1ST 131 mmm "5!lliIl6H iu?"k 103 1Q2H ill. 1116 116 123 1126 123 H k iu m I ! . 38 L ft I 20H ibtil ion 1?U4 11J ' si itl 'iH 'n ............... iff; 23i 451 Si 91' ISU T4 82 161 " 16' 17 H 414 116 108 V. U 1Z'A 7 7 12i,I 119 lil Va 20H 114 43 U 63 2H 71 22'i 19', 94V. 127 7H Easter cards, fin-ft In the city. Postal Shop, 12 lutli street., . The Total sales. 223.400 snares. Money loaned at 1 per cent ' . Winter Wheat ; Oonditlon s ; ' Chicago, April ? 4s Mlnneapolla-' ele vator companies, with lines of country stations through Kansas, Nebraska end Oklahoma, say that while there is a dry strip of country in eastern Kansas, there Is no warrant for ny droiii.t scare, and that winter wheat is In fine condition and could go for a connitUr able time without rain before any ap preciable Injury would be done. Cour d'A?2r.2 PV'TJlniiFj r?a fit IW a, ' For further development, ri-r cars, track, etc, the t'ouci J of Idaho have d:iUri If 100 000 sfinrs mor rf r ? ttorK as follows: i "oj 't. i 25,001) stinrS St -lr. '1 ,.i t 50.000 sliai'fS ar "! (' "' '' compsnv whwthnr s '!! r-e InvowtiKBtion i!i"i"ifi formation a'irt '! f - " WU17TH, 3. 4 1 .', :