THE 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
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