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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. '.. MONDAY. EVENING. , APRIL 6,10OS. 13 TODAY'S MARKETS At the Kate Butter Has Been Holding Tin This Season the Time for Storage Will Bo Passed Before Prices Go Down IV BUTTER E HAS BEEN CUTj?: SQUAR PLOW 11 SIXTH I'M HPED OREGOII HOPS' OV Piece- Slashed-- Off Value ' With Today's Quotation : : t: of 27-l-2c on Best." ' v ,'!, v . Front street features: .putter down to 37Hc ?: slightly weaxer. Chic prima, 4 Me: medium to prima. 4e; me dium, litta lb; io6 crop, HtflH" lb; contracts, J908, Sf8Ho lb. WOOL lUfc WUIanieua Vail. II WIT 1 . . r- ' ' 1 MOHAIR 1908 Nominal.' SO 320. IUOJS8 Dry hldea, 134180 lb; aalt. freen, lo lees: caives, .green, He lb. - - -. . KEEPS KINH Bheertnr. l520o eaon; abort wool, IMQIh; medium, ronrl llliXlll unhi lnn nnl ,1taluV- W W 3c.; Revised Figures Correct World's Market Is Lower.) chittim 4ARk-tomo. v I Error, of ForecastDealer- POTATOF:H Select. ISo. Ulnr; bur- Multnomah and Clackamas, M6o par owi;- sweets, i04c;- seea stoca. nana. Ml ASLEEP w FOR 61 DAYS VIEWS SCEHE OF 00 DISASTER to be Used by Mr. Itlmee In Ma ! -tura were reactiad by hmi from a yi, . tographer"s rcfuaa )I1 and art o"i aidarcd extreme-ly valuable, , SOU'WESTER Growers Cultivating. Chicago Drops 2 l-8c for May Option Today. O. b. Port! American VVondera, Oran kens scarce and higher. Oregon paaa now coming. Orange marxei aavanceo. Florida tomatoca In demand. t. lis Kariy Roae, i: naw potatoes, so. I - ONIONS JOBBING erica, best, ii.o Oregon, 1107 7 Potato movement food attain.' ' Provlalona Iirm at aavanc . Batte Down to tTW Ceat Today. The price of creamery butter dropped to S7Ho a pound today, confirming the forecast made In thla paper during the paat week. The mantel waa not very badly glutted, but the makers believed it would ba advlaable to Increase the 4.76 r seconds. IJ.7MH.26; garlic, 7o lb. APPLES Belect.' IS; fancy, S2.26Q 8 60; choloe.. 11.60; ordinary, (1. 26f 1.50. ' . , FRESH rRTTTTS Oranaee. 11.000 f.ffci bananaa 6Wo ner lb: crated. 6o: lemons.) $3 tfS.60 box; grapefruit, $3,600 f.sv: pineapples, 1 4 to I doa; pears, fancy, ll.tbfot.1il tangorinee. 11.26 a box; atrawberrlea, 26o per half pound box. VEOKTAilLEft Turnlpa. new, toft lOe, aack; carruta, 60o par aack; beeta, Ctw76oier aack; aranipa, tooOllicab bare, 11.60 1.60; tomatoea, California, I2.ZBJ beana. i2Vawlo; cauliflower, or REVISED HOP STATICTICS. . ,v ' Aerea. ...... ...n.ooo Plowed up,' 1008 6,000 Not eultlvatod, 1101 Cultivated. lQS , le.vvni A v preliminary' eetlmate of hop eta- May July CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Open. Clone. A pi. 4. Ixae. 2S -1' IIH IIH Chicago, April I. Wheat waa ham mered after the flrat quotation waa made tlatlca publlahed Teaterday anould have In the pit today, the opening being the conaumptlon by utUn f. Pf.?" egoit 40ojf1.85 jer doaen; peae. lio; la a auuare, tbe decline. . Zrr Are llitlT Weaker, A ellghtly weaker tone la ahown In the local egg market at the moment Re. ceipta are atlll aulte liberal- but the northern demand naa beea ehut off, for a time at leaat. Thla la forcing more egga into the local trade channel and soma re quoting a. decline of Ho today. OBlokens Boaroe and Xlgbar. . Chlckena are acarce and higher along Front street with demand atlff. Tbe larger retallera have been forced to again bring In auppllea from California and the eaaL but even -with theee ad ditional ateoka there la atlll a very heavy call for live blrda along Front atreet and the price haa . advanced. Spring chlckena are el moat too acarce to quote but the demand la Inalatent and arrlvala during the preaent week ahouid oring top iigurea. Oreron Peaa Are pomlnf. Oregon-grown peas' are now arriving dally from Willamette valley polnta and are far auperlor to the ahlpmenta re cently received from California. The atocka are net only freaher but are more plump and aweeter than those from the outalde. While not ao long aa the southern article they are much pre ferred. Oregon asparagus Is promised by the local trade within the next week or 10 daya. A small shipment recently ar rived In very fine ahape. California 'graaa la now In liberal aupply but de mand la very good and prices are hold ing steady at 9 and 10c a pound fur pox iota. Local cauliflower haa entirely sup planted the outalde atock In thla market becauae of lta very good quality -Price are holding 'from 60c to $1.25 a dosen, according to alio of heada. Orange Market Za Advanced. v An advance of 26o la again ahown In the orange market In the south. Bent quality la very bard to find In navela and for tbta reaaon holdera In the aouth are able to maintain hlcher flgurea Along Front atreei values are ruling be jel 0i li!J5 tween 12.16 and 12.76, although the next shipment of fancy atock will likely aell at IS. Ordinary quality oranges are In liberal aupply, but 'prices are allghtly etlf f er. owing: to the advance in better grade. , ., .' i. : . riorlda Tomatoes Veil Wall. Because of the good quality there Is an excellent' demand for Florida toma toes la- the wholesale market. The ahlp menta which arrived .during the past .few Oars. "rere "WfcU-olored and found a demand at 6 per crate of alx banket. Some- 'Mexican tomatoes are again In ! market- but California stock Is scarce temporarily. However, reports from California now indicate' that regular ahlpmenta will soon etart rrom there. Crop prospects, are aald to be good. ' iroft Street Brief Votes. Dresaed meats are firm. ' Provlalona are firm at the advance quoted Saturday, r Small fish hard to obtain. Onions are etlffer with soma sales at $4.76 and aome talking 6. Potatoes are steady with some In . crease In southern shipments. Sugar market is Juat holding- lta own with buatne.es not so good. Some talk ing of decline although othera are still of the opinion that the market will go ; higher. ' - Rhubarb la easier with most sales at $2.26.ioday. Hothotiae lettuce is tlll overplpntlful and while aaies are gooa, supplies ao not move off quite as well as they might Front street sells at these prlcea. : Those paid shippers ' are lesa regular commissions; a rain, tfloor and Feed. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, to; large lota: email lots, I Ho. WHEAT Track prices Club, 86e; red Russian, 8So; bluestem, 87c; valley, 8So. ',-'!'.. COPtf Whole. SJj cracked, $88 tan. BARLET -New Feed, f St par ' ton; rolled 828 081; brewing, $2. miw e.oe par vl OATS New Producers price Na 1 white $27 per ton; gray, $SI0Sf.ea. Eastern Oregon netenta balea . i MIL!. STUFFS Nominal Bran,' $21 0 27 ton; middlings, $SO.6O0S1; shorts, country, $28.60; city, $27; chop, $210 24. HAY Producer' price Timothy, Willamette valley, fancy 816: ordin ary, $18.60018: eastern Oregon, SUO 17; mixed. $10010.60; clover, $10011: grain, )$ cheat, ); alfalfa, $1J0 ntter. Brrs and Poultry. " 'BUTTER FAT F. a tt. Portland Sweet cream, 28c; sour, 24 He. BUTTER Extra " fancy ireah cream ery, 27J4o; fanoy, 22H26c; choice, 26e; store, 20o a pound. . EOa8-Extra fancy, ) candled. It aOHC. ' ' -;; " ' CHEESE Full cream, flat 1K(fliiiiu lb: Young Americas, ( ) per lb: CaM- '014Ho lb a, leo; nail, 14 POULTRY . Mixed chickens, I6c id; rancy nena, lewi&tto; roostera. oa horaeradlah, 7H4)8o lb: artichokea, J Jo doa; ' green onions, 400 doa; peppers, bell. 2c: Chile. 16o lb; hothouae lettuce, $1.00 1.60 box; . head let tuce, 86o dosen: cucumbera. hothouae, California, 11.76 doaen. radlahaa, 26o doaen bunchea; eggplant SOo lb.; eelery, 14.60 O 4.71 crate; cranberries, eaatern, J9Q10.60; sprouts. IHo lb; asparague, i loo id; spinacn, wo pox; rnuuaro, box. flrrooerles, sTata. ITka. 8UQAR Weatern Refinery Cube, $8.80; powdered, $6.41; fruit, $1.16; dry granulated, $0.46; XXX granu lated. 11.16; conf. A.. $8.26: extra ift.au: goiaen u.t fo; . u, ftiww, $6.66; beet granulated. $8.08; b7 rela, 16c; half barrela, 80c; boxaa, 6e advance on aack eaals (Above o rices axe St day net east) auotationa.) HONCY 18.80 per crate, COFFEE Paokage praada. 111.880 8ALT Coarae Half ground. 100a, 118.60 per ton: 60s, 814 00; table, dairy 60a, 818.00: 100a, $18.76; bales. $144; Imported Liverpool, 60a. $Stf.oat 100a, 118.00; 4a, 11.00: extra fine arrela, 8a ia and 10a. 84.6006.60: Liverpool lumf took. $20.6 par to; 60-lb rock. $18.64; iOUa. $18.00. (Abova nrloea aonlr to aalea of leas than car lota. Car lota at apecuu prioes subject to fluctuations.) RICE Imperial Japan. No. L to: Ha. 8. 6H4He; New Drleana, head. To; AJax. 6c: Creole. 60. BEANtM-fimall white, $4.28; larre white, $4.86: pink, $8.85; bavou, $8.86; Limaa, $5.76; Mexican rede, 4 Ho. NUTS Peanuts. Jumbo, t par lb; Virginia, o per lb; roasted, to per lb; Japanese, 8J4 08 Hci roaated. IHe per lb; walnuts, California, 1 -er Id; plna note, 16o per lb; hickory nut a, lOo per lb: bra all nuta, 16o per ib; fll berta. llo per lb; fancy pecan. 18O?0e per lb: almonda, 18a Maata. SMaa and Provisions. DRESSED MEATS Front atreet Hoga, fancy, THQto lb: ordinary. To; large, 6 6c; veal, extra. So per lb; ordinary, 8 Ho per lb: heavy, lito per lb; mutton, fancy, lie par lb.; aprlng lamb, 1S014O. HAMS, BACON, ETC Portland pack (local) hama, 10 to 12 lba., 14Ho per lb.; 14 to 16 lba., 14o per lb.; 18 to 20 lba., 14c;' ' breakfast bacon, 14 H22o per lb; ptcnica. lOo per lb; cottage roll, llo lb; regular uhort clears amoked.ll Ho per ID; unamoaea, luto per 10; ciear backa, unamoked, 10 He; smoked. 11 He; Union butta, It to ISo lb; unamoked, 12o per lb; amoked. ISo per Jb; clear belli ea, unamoked, 13o per lb; smoked, 14o per lb; shoulders,. 11c per lb; pickled tongues, 7vo ieh. LOOAL LAR1 Kettle leaf, 10a. ltc per lb; 6a, 12Ho -erlb; 60-lb tins, 12fic per lb; steam rendered, 10s, 1140 per lb; 6a, 11 He per lb; compound, 10a, io per lb. FISH Mock cod. 12 He lb; floanders, to per lb; halibut 60 to per lb; atrlped baaa, 16o per lb: catflah. 11c per lb; eel mon, cblnook, 12 Ho lb; ateelhead ( ) Kr lb; froaen, to; aerrtnge, Ib; aolea,' To lb; abilmpa. 13a pet lb; perch, to per Ib; tomcod, llo per lb; lobsters, 26o Pr lb.: freah mackerel, 8e per lb: crawfJeh, 25o per doaen; atur- Reon, l2Ho per Ib: black baaa. 80s per ; silver amelt t07o per lb; Columbia amelt, ( ); black cod. 7 Ho lb; crabs, $1.00 S1 1.60 dosen; shad, 10c OYSTERS Shoal water bar, par gal lon. $1.60: per 100-lb aack. $6.00: Olym pia, per gallon, $8.40; per 100-lb aack, $OG0t.6O; Eagle, canned, too can; $7 doaen; eaatern In ahalL $L76 par hua- CLAMS Hardshell, par box. $2.40; raaor dams, $2.00 per box: lOo par doa. ralnta, Ooal OO. Slfia. ROPE Pure manlla. ISo; standard. IHe; alaal. Ko; L B. siaav 8H. oua ' r , . . iron-BMs. casea, wooa bdis. tatad that tha lflOT aerea ce was 81,000 inatAait n I. loo. tha omlaalon of tha cipher playing havoc with tha flgurea. Detailed reports give the Plowed up acreage as 8.000 Inatoad of 600, the omlaalon of the cipher her making the flgurea abaurd. - . . It Is found that tha big dealer-grower who have In tha neighborhood, of 800 to too aerea each, are giving their yard; every attention, and a fe amall yard owners are doing likewise. However, one third of tha total acreage ia noi being cultivated while one alxth of the total bas been plowed out. high mark for the day on all options. Tb market cloaed So to 2 Ho under Sat urday, with the tone weak up to the laet trade. As far aa the flrat quotation was ron- corned, the wheat market looked good this morning. Overnight advices were not unfavorable to the bull aide and! this allowed May to gain a fraction. Advioea which came from the aouthweet later in the day, telling of practically no damage there, waa the signal for tha greateat price breaka for the day. corn ana oate trading was dull, with W MS rfVM fr"-" " " - - I -WB BS 1 M VBIt I SUlIlgC W BP UUil Willi The amall amount of plowed acreage -llght ruotj,,,,, ,n prrc at th, cl0 la a dlaappolntment to the hop I Provisions were dull, but rather firm. .mi tnr, iimmt averv Important J.ir in tha cnimtrv will say that at leaat half the hope muet be grubbed out and even then it la not likely that 1808 mmn nriM. will na nrnnuDia l However, there la one thing noticeable I May about the performancea of the bop mar-1 juijr Bet in recent years mat oema; u ai iw - M w v .n . in at nnnkaita the Irvilmi thu malnrltv thourht it WOUld, I MSy In any .event the dealer-growera r atlll I July holding onto their hop yarda and are at tending to eveay detail of cultivation. Range by Downlng-Hopklns company WHEAT. Open. High. GOLD HEAR i DROP DURING TRADE New York, April t. For a dull ses alon today's stock market haa all com petitors beaten, for during the day there were fewer tranaactlona In atocka man for many a day., Salea up to 11 o'clock were 127,200 aharee, IS o'clock 204,600 shares, 1 o'clock 228.000 sbarea and S o'clock 237.800 eharee. The mar. ket opened aomewhat mixed, althougb there waa a fair showing of strength in a few lenders. Later fractional loaaea were shown. (Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co.) May July May July 24 24 S8H 88 CORN, 644. 47 SIH 44 OATS. HH 61 44H MESS PORK. 1835 1337 1365 1372 Low. 4 H 61 H 44 1837 I860 Close. 0H 84H 64H 43 H 61H 44 1282 1817 Mrs. Beulah Hawkins Show rr No Signs, of Awaken- , I-4 ingSoon. , (Dafted'rteae Leeaed Wire.) IjOS Angeles, April I. Two montha of constant slumber la tha record now held by Mrs. Beulah Hawkliis, tha myaterl oua cataleptlo patient at the county hos plt&l, and today op symptom was noted by . the phyelclane vwhlch auggeat that she will awaken soon. Her condition la almoat Identical with that noted a few daya after aha waa taken to tha hos pitai. The woman la atlll attended bv a ana. rial auree, and .every symptom is re- cornea. Ir. Dunemoor atstea that tha woman mignt awake eoon, but that her condl tlon doea not auggeat an awakening, Today Is the eUty-flret day of the w wiiiau a wixrviy. LIABILITY OILL PASSES HOUSE Sterling 3Ieasurc Opposed Only by Vote of Congress man Littlefield. (talted Pnea Uaaed Wire.) waahlngton. April I. With Repre- aentatlva Littlefield caatlng the only op poalng vote, the Sterling Employera' liability bill waa naaaed bv tha houu tooay xr a vote of 300 to 1. It now goea IU in. , DESCRIPTION. Amal. Copper. Suarar Colo. Fuel 4c Iron Brooklyn People'a Oaa . . U. 8. Steel, o. . do pfd Atchison Bait A Ohio .. Canadian Pac. . Erie Louis. A Nash. Missouri Pac. . Pennsylvania .. Reading Rock Island . . . Southern Pac. . St Paul Union Pacific . Am. Smelter . . N. T. Central ; Northern Pac. . Anaconda Southern Ry . . Soo, c Oreat North. . Am. , Loco. . . . Central Leather Smelter, pfd. . Wabash, pfd. . R. I., pfd Ches. V Ohio . Cotton Oil Ontario ....... Soo, pfd Metropolitan o a c 9 a tr ? 9. . . o : : ; " T 68H68T4 124 124 23 $4H 2SH 23H 45H 44 46H tT 88H H 884 88H 8SH 88 H 83 38 U 8 S8H 7 7H 744 74 H 74H 74H .162 1S2H 161H 162 . 164 1V 15 16H ! ii" 'ii" 'iijt 4iH . U4H 116H 116H 115 'J .104 104 V 108 H 104 . 14 14H 14H 1H 74H 74H 73 H 71 118 H7H HtH 117 126 Vi 125 124H 1244, 8H 8H 7 7H 87H 87H 7H t7H 12IH12t 126 124H S7H 38 S7H H 14H 14 14 14 114 114 113 114H 12SH 128H 44 48 20H 20 84 H 17 24 24 SI 81 81 81 28 28 82H 125 I . 17 Northwest Crop Weather. Weatern Oregon and Weatern Waah lngton Fair tonight with light froat except near coast; Tueaday fair. North west winds. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Waahlngton and Idaho Fair tonight, with light iroat; xueaoay rair. American Grain Supply. New York. April t. American visible supply: Wheat lncreaae, 714,000 bush- eia: corn,- - aecreaee, i4X,oov Duaneis. Total aupply: Wheat 38.788.000 buah- ela; corn, 6,747,000 buahela. Curb Market for Chicago. Chicago, April 6 A movement hai been atarted here to eatabllah a curb market for atocka. The need of such a market is very great GOVERNOR INVITED TO VISIT PRESIDENT (Doited Prase Imh4 Wire.) Salem, Or., April l.-kJovernor Cham berlain thla morning; received an Invita tion from Prealdent Rooeevelt to attend a dinner at the White Houae on Tueaday evening. May 12, when there 111 ba an assemblage of govemore and other of ficials to dlsouss the question of con servation of national re source a Omr. mor Chamberlain hones to be able to attend, but la afraid that he will be un able to do ao, owing to other pressing matters. 1 Liverpool Wheat Market. T.lvrfAf Anrtl A ILTav whnaf ArtAniut W&FSA&l1 ft Mt -- PAY TAXES TODAY World's Wheat Shipment. New York. April t. World's wheat ahlpmenta for the week reached 10,160,- ooo Duaneia. Chicago Wrill Close. Chicago. April t The board of trade will be cloaed Tuesday on account of an election. Tacoma Wheat Market, Taooma, April t. Wheat Export, club, 82e; blueatem, B4c; red. hoc. New York Exchange. Chicago. April 8. New York ex- change, 40 per cent premium. Chicago Cash Barley. Chicago, April tV-Cash barley 780 83c. Total aalea, 269,200 shares. Money, high, 8 per cent; low, 1H P cent; closed, s per cent. BOSTON COPPER MARKET. SREEP SHEARING TO BEGIN IN FEW DAYS : (Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co.) Boston, April . uniciai prices: PORTLAND 10HO e a 13 HO ii" "o '18 o lJHo 81 O 14Ho 88 II 0 FLOITR- : 84.45; straights, 83.86; exports, 33.8 38.80; ?alley, 34.46; graham. He 34 whole wheat. $4.40; rye, 60s,. $6.60; b Case a lHo 22 Ho 22Ho 37 Ho 16 o Water White reari oil Head Light tuocene Special W.W.. Elaine Extra Star ... Gasoline Iron Bbla V. M. and P. Naphtha ...12 Ho Red Crown Oaaollne 15o Motor Gasoline ...16Ho 84 per cent Oasolino ...80 o No. 1 Enalne DiatiUate.. t o BENZINE 8f deg., cases, zoo per gal; iron bblo 83o per gaL TURPEN: INE In casea,, 72o par gal; wood bbla. 48 Ho per gaL LINSEED OIL Raw, bbla tie. case (So; bolled,ibbla 64c. caaea tea a gal; lota of 260 gallona lo lean, . WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 7 e per lb; 100-lb lota. 8o par lb; ieaa lota, 8e. WIRE NAILSPreaent baala at 33 It. SPOKANE MINING EXCHANGE. (Furnished by Downlng-Hopklns Co members Spokane exchange.) Spokane, April p. Official pricea Adventure .. 1H Alloues 24 H Atlantic .... 8 Cop. Range. .88 Daly Weat ., 8H Dom. Cop. .. S C. Ely ... Gold Hill Greene . . . Mohawk . No. Butte Nev. Cons. Olroux ::: ... 8 ...48H ...54 ..11 ... 3 Michigan Old Dom. . . . Shannon Tamarack ... Victoria Winona Wolverine . . Butte CoaJa. . United Cop. . Trinity Parrot Nlpplsalng . . Ely Cons. . . . Today 1907 . 1904 . 1905 . LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. SAVE TEN PER CENT 4 The last call for the payment e e or taxes before the 10 per cent 4 penalty is attached haa been e 4 aounded. After tonight It will e 4 be too late for the tardy tax- 4 4 payer to aava the 10 per cent 4 Deputy Sheriff Martin in charge 4 of the tax collection department. 4 will keep the office open until 4 4 9 O'clock tonight for the benefit 4 4 of thoae who have not been w thoughtfdl enough to come d 4 earlier. e d This morning the tax office 4 waa crowded. Nearly all corpora- 4 4 tlons have paid, and the recelpta dj 4 now are mostly small sums. The d) e aggregate for the day may go aa e e high as $50,000. Those who de- 4 4 sire may pay only one half at 4 4 this time, and have the re- 4 malndcr extended until October. e After the 10 per cent la added, e thre will be a further penalty of 1 per cent per month there- w after on an taiea tnat remain ey 4 delinquent e Jury Takes Tally-Ho Ride to Place Where Accident . Occurred, An enjoyable tallyho rtdo was an an' announced feature that broke the mo notony of tha day for a Jury In Judge Bronaugh'a department of the circuit court thla morning. This little eicur slon led out on the Llnnton road, where, In July, 1906, an automobile owned by John 11. Kelly, collided with a horse and buggy driven by Fred S. Chapman. Tha latter la now seeking to recover 8600 for tha loaa of hia borae and $26.86 mora tor repairing his rig. r-acn aide ciaima tnat tne other was to blame for the accident aorta that the auto waa Chapman aa- uriven reck leaaly and tore down the road at th rate Of SO miles an hour, leavlnr oloud of duat In tts wake and spreading terror among tne noraea mat aaw it He eaya hia horse was tame and accus tomed to the slxht of buss-wagona, but was ao frightened by the whirring ma chine that It fell and waa killed. The jury went to view the acene of the ac cident before the taking of teatlmony neiiy neciarea tnat tne machine waa being driven with care, and lava all tne blame on the horse and lta owner. ALDRICH BILL . WILLJOT PASS Kepresentatiye Hill De clares Secret Poll Shows House Opposes It. (Caltad Press Leastd Wire.) Washington, April 4. The Aldrich financial bill, which was recently pasaed by the senate, will not get a sufficient number of votes in the houae to Insure Its passage there, according to a state ment made today by Representative Hill Hill says that a aecret poll made in the lower branch of conareaa ahowa hat a maloritv of the members are or- poaed to the measure and that there ia growing aentlment favoring the crea tion of a financial commission to con- Ider the Aldrich bill and other auxaes- tons bearing on the financial altuatlon during the recess of congress and sub mit a report at tne next session. STEAL SHOES TO JIAKE COUNTING TIES EASIER Anesthetic Known in Middla Agrn, ' From the London Globe. " Lecturing before the Association of urgeone of Munich on narcotics. Pro. faaaor Klein aald that the process of re ducing tha aenalbllltlaa of patlenta with View to making oneratlona palnlm was kndwn and practiced in tha middle ages.' 'r,,.' Bishop Theodoras of Chevlra wrote a prescription for a pain destroyer in the twelfth century which contained Opium, morphine and hyascum. A medical work printed In 1440 con. tains the flrat known treatise on Inhala tion, and we now inject under the akin the soothing mixture which In 1440 wa Inhaled. . . ... Thieves broke trito a boxcar in thn terminal yarda last night and atole a caae of shoes. The theft Is supposed to have been committed by hoboes. The police have been aaked to keep a look out for the atolen goods. OLD PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE SHOWN Stereoptlcon views of early Portland will illustrate a. talk on points In the history of Portland from 1844 to 1834 which will be riven In the First Con rregatlonal church tonight by George rl. Himea. curator or the Oregon Hia torlcal society. Mr. Himea is to ad dress the monthly meeting of the Men's club of the First Congregational church. E B. McNaushton. prealdent of the club, will preside and the men'a clubs of all the Congregational churches of Portland will be present aa the guest a of the First Church club. The elides mm BONOS 144 48 26 694 AJax ... Alameda -Alhambra Alberta Coal & Coka Am. Commander oeu .................... Bid. ,...10 S", t; 16 4 4 Ic Bullion -;'.; ;4 - """- - Jr " l uiu, i iias uicnciiB ............. nit il.t.rj V ' osj orouers, l wan. Jons. oinoiior i , . , , . . u i $f;00 496.00; , gecae, old, 8 9c lb: turkeya; Copper King , ' $H io I- Asked. 15 t 10 0 18 Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings today $1,068,383.98 Clearings year ago Balances today Balances year ago SEATTLE. Clearings Balances TACOMA. aearinera $781,858 Balance , 56,288 Yukon Gold Share. New York. April 6. On th curb to day Yukon Gold opened at 6, was high at 6. low, at 5 and closed at 6H- i. i 1,728,244.48 179,719.83 227,040.49 ,..$1,399,847 ... 126.212 Portland Union Stockyards, April As was forecasted by The Journal re cently the price of hogs today advanced to $8.25 in the local yards, this being the first day tha market has ruled at that figure. The ton is exceedingly firm. Cattle are nrmer witn -rospect or till hlsher prices but no chance was noted today, uneep are too nommar to quote. Sheepmen are holding back their supplies until after shearing. Op erations will begin within the next few days. ... A year ago today hogs were allghtly firmer, tjatuo easy ana saeep iirm. Official yard values; Hogs Beat stuff$.00 6.25; stock- I era and China fata, $5.75; block. $6.76. ri.iti. uas auaravn !. yv atoota V4SL 1 4,13 " JW jcmivciu viTSjwu h i,v-va as. 5: medium, $4.864. 66: best cows and heifers, $4.004.2B; medium cows, $3.26 3,bo: buus. sj.zewrBo. . nneep unmv woiuers, .j. iouiv.vv unM KMrnmr a mixed, 15.00 GRAIN III TO TALK RULES AND GRADING spring lamps, weiarninar ov pounas. ff.ou .eu; 8.00: ewes, $5.0006.1 .60. HOGS LOSE IN EAST. , Seeding Sugar Beet. La Grande. Or., AprlP 6. Tha. flrat Price Open Bteaay but looses iuc in allv. 14016c per lb: dressed. 16020 , id; aquaps. jz.dk aozen; pigeons, $1.25 dosen; , dressed poultry, 101 Ho per lb hia-her. J Hope - Wool ar- maes. HOPS 1907 crop, first prima. 5o; . Strawberries from " : kennewick of course e ; itennawicx, . April 6. Straw. berries -will ba on the market by 4 . th last of this month, tha flrt 4 ' ! coming froni f'Flnlay, six miles e) below this city on- the Columbia , 4 i a a V 4 ft U H H 2?U 4 a f ' 4. -,4 river. The crop will be handled, a usiiat by the Kennewlck Fruit growers' association. . ' According to the best reports obtalnabl . by ; the Kennewlck Fruitgrower association pro ' pects were . never better for a rrult crop in this section. While tha fruit was well advanced for this time of the; year the recent ' cold night have not damaged tha ?4 4 crop .to j a great extent '.Tha peaches In a few " orchards are ' slightly Injured . .but i In most orchards ;' the smudges .."were started and all damage averted. In Ion Copper volution ...... Echo ' ftalhralth Coal ............ SO Gertie ' 8 Granby Smelter .....'.... 85 Hecla 360 Happy, Day 2 H Hoiden Gold eV Copper ...A 4 Humming Bird ........... t HypotbeeK ... , Idaho Giant ; . . International C. Lucky Calumet Missoula Copper Mineral Farm Moonlight . V. .. . .......... Nabob ...... ....f.. Nine Mile ................ O. K. Cons. : t ... . fit . . i . . Oom Paul Panhandle Smelter : .... V Park Copper Rambler-Cariboo noinueer . . . , , Rex (16 to 1) bonora ........... Snowshoe Snowstorm ...202 Sullivan Bonda .......... .... Stewart v. ........ t 75 Wonder 1H Salea: 1.500 Chas. Dlckena at 4,000 Gold Bullion, at 28c; 1,000 Sonora, at 8e; 1,000 Rambler,. at 26c; 1,00$ . . . 9 . . . . 400 X 68 74 16 20 9 11 s iH t . i .is.:-? h i 24 :t 1 !?H $ iP 220 ''-' 6754 ,90 $H 17Uc: Xjll UiailUQ, Ul, ATI.A WO ...... seeding of the 2,5u0 acres approximately that will be planted to sugar beeta in thla valley by tha Amalgamated Sugar company thla year haa juat been com menced, and from now on crews of men will be actively engaged in this work. The eround upon which the Initial aeed ing waa done is located In tha La Grande district Some land la still too wet for seeding, but there is plenty of dry ground on which to commence the spring work. Plowing is in progress in various parts of the valley and if the warm weather contlnuea each day will see large quantities of beet aeed placed in tha (round. -. f ,, i.ir "in I, " ' ,' " Alfalfa Cattle Sell High. J Echo. Or.. April 8. Br aelllna- It head of cattle for $1,895.75, B. F. McCul lough of this place haa received tha top price in the Portland marketa for the aeaaon. He waa nnid R cent nr nnnnit The animals weighed 87,916 pounds and ComTMUir Being Incorporated With Chicago Toward the Cloae CTilcaro. Aorll 8. Hoks. 4.000: cat- la 10.600: t.heen. 30.000. Hoas opened steady: left over Saturday, 6,400; mixed. 85.8066.25; heavy. IS.lOQb.-'a; rough, 5.8005.96; light 6.7B.ib. Cattle 1016o higher, fthann Steady. t Hogs Closed 10c lower. Mixed, $6.806.25; heavy, I6.O506.2ZH; rough, $5.8006.96; light, 15.76 si.zo. Cattla 10 015o higher. .Sheep steady, ; Kansas City. April 6. Hogs, receipts 7,000, cattle, 10,000; sheep, t.OOQ. Omaha, Neb., April t Hogs, receipts 2400; cattle. 1,700; sheep, 10,000. WILL OPERATE BOATS. Special Meeting of Hoard of Trade Men Will Be Held Wednesday Night. The grain interests of the Pacific northwest have taken immediate hold of the board of trade calla and will therefore hold a special meeting; at the board of trade rooms in tha new Com mercial club building, Wednesday even ing at 8 o'clock, when rules and i;egula ttoris of the trade w4tt bo discussed. On 'chance today the weakness aoroaa brought about a cut of lo in club and red but on. account of the better de mand for bluestem and nominal sup plies Of valley both of these grades were uncnangea. The exchange began to quote hops today. One sale of 116 bales of medi ums waa reported at sc. juggs lost c. Butter toei ac. A car of Bermuda onions waa offered at $4.60 f. o. b. Portland. Offer to sell: One car Bermuda onions at $2.26 per 60-lb. crate; 100 to 200 cases gallon to- -. A , I. rr, jr W.1A. mAlm t n prime hope at 8c; 25 balea 1908 hops at IHe; 60 tons No. 1 fetd barley The Secret of Success IS NOT SO much in the ability to make money as-- in the ability to hang on to it. The best way to do this is to open an account with us, paying all bills by check. Try it. German-American Bank Sixth and Washington Sts., Portland, Oregon SAFE DEPOSIT, BOXES, $4.00 AND UP PER YEAR The best financial men of the United States agree that now is the time to ' buy bonds, while they may be purchased at low prices, netting the pur- chaser a higher rate of interest. Railway bonds, : good enough fof securing loans madt by the - Na tional Government, : are good enough for the in vestor. Railway bonds secured millions and mil lions of money loaned during the late financial stringency, OCEAN SHORE BONDS pay 5 per cent at par value, $100; pay 5.21 per cent on the time1 price, $96; and pay 5J4 per cent on the cash price, $92. You ' can buy these bonds in denominations ' of . $100 each at $16 cash and $10 per month. Every bond is secured by the assets of the company, valued at over $4,500,000, and the interest is payable to you ' twice a year. If you can .-' possibly spare $10 a month, where can you get as good a rate for your money as thte? The bonds axe easily converti ble into cash when emer gency requires and f is ' thus far more satisfac tory than a savings bank account or any other method of investing that ". can be., named. ' Free . booklet and ample infor mation will be willingly furnished to all who will call at our office. ' MORRIS BROTHERS Room 6, Chamber of Commerce ' Cour d'Alcne Iflininfl Stocli For? further development purchasing cars, track, etc., the PoUcle Mining Co. of Idaho have decided to dispose of 100,000 shares mora of their treasury stock, as follows: 26,000 shares at 10 He, 25,006 ahares at 15c. The remaining 60.000 - shares' are optional ' with tbe company whether sold or withdrawn. Investigation thorough solicited. In formation and sample shown at TDTTTS 1, 3, 4 and 8, Mitt WOSBZBOX. Ba, 2. I ATSTZST. Iresideat. BXUTD FOB BTJT15EBT8 OF OATAXoaxna Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. Address '" " S. J. BUTZER SEEDS Dept. A. - S8S FBOIBT R. ! 24.60. 27.25, 4c; 1, track; 3 ears country tracx: so Boxes cneau 00O egg brought him about 354 per head. They had been fed on alfalfa hay for soma mon ma, ana were soia ny ins ' union Stockyards at Portland. JOHANNESBURG RICH IN TRANSVAAL GOLD S3 ESSS5X Rambler, at 26c. ! v ; Xetalin and Idaho took,: "TTaramoth, MOtuing and American lead stocks are activo traders. We will buy any amount of Mammoth at the -market price. The L. Y. Keadr Investment company, 337-839 Chamber of Commerce, 4: ' New York, April t. That 4 . Transvaal produced $1$4760.00 4 worth, of gold dor Ins tha year' 1907. all of which, with the ex 4v.cepUon of about $1,000,060, waa. 4; obtained along tha reef upon 4' which 1 situated th city, of 4 Johannesburg. , . . . . K Headquarters at Kennewlck. Kennewick; Wash., vAprll t. For the purpose of operating; boats on the Co lumbia and Snake rivers and doing a general forwarding business a company has been organised in this city and ar ticles of incorporation are being pre- P"r::it ir. -1. r i- v. . t VT ins piTKni l-iiw tvnivau, w v, known aa the Kennewick Transportation company, wlU operate tha Amate C. Hover, now on tha Snake river, and the Kennewick,- a. new boat being built In Seattle and dealgned. to ba the fastest boat on tha Columbia river. These boats wUl be constructed to operate, on the Snake and on the Columbia to connect with the Portage road. . - . , A. larg oil station t being estab lished to supply this section of th state with oil for fuel and other pur poaes, t, , - - . ' - 1 -i , , , . at ahorta at 50 boxes cheddar cheese cases 16c. Offer to bur: One car country shorts $27: 20 cases fresh candled eggs 16c; 20 cases fancy cream cheese, at 13 He; 26 to 60 cases candled egga 16c. delivery today. Bates; One hundred sixteen bales medium hops at So; 60 tons No. 1 feed oats 827.60; i car second cut alfalfa hay 812 f. o. b. track Board of trade official prices: Wheat Club 84e. red Russian 82c, bluestem 87c, valley 16c. , Bariey eea si4.o. orewin Oats No. 1 white 126.60. grey $26. Butter Extras 27 He, fancy 24c, choice iiCi " ; . Eggs--(Los 6ff 16c , Poultry Mixed chickens ISc, fancy hens, 1 4 0 1 4 H c, -fryers 20c, broilers 22H6o. ; .-,- t- TO TOTE ON BOND v "ISSUE FOR SCH0LL A speolal election wilt ba held to morrow afternoon from 1 to o'clock by the voters of the Portland school district to approve a bond issue of $250, tot for a,, new hlrh school building in northeast Portland. The election .will be held in the office of the ac-hool clerk on the second, floor of the city ha'.l. 1 our We are furnishing without any cost whatever neat Leather-Covered Savings Banks to all interested in building up a bank account, , ; Call at the Savings Window satisfy the teller you are acting in'good faith, receive a bank, and begin sav ing some part of your 'earnings, a necessary requisite to success. - 1 Merchants Saving - - '' H -" 'Task SI " U - . I I R fl I ' s 247 WASHINGTON STIXLT Capit2r.5i50,c:iC3