-THE- OREGON - DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, MAY: 18,, -1901
TODAY'S' MARKETS
Oregon Producers Would Secure Better
Returns if .They Would Ship Egjrs
to Market with Little Delay as Possible
DOUBT ABOUT
SPUD FUTURE
cSomething- Will Happen to
; Jrlce . and Demand, but
; : "What, None Know.
' . Portland wholesale feature; -
Flurry In potato market.
1 Salmon catch continue light,
i Strawberries scarce and higher.-.
Government calling for potatoes.
1 , More spring chicken coming.
..; Eggs are firm, but unchanged.
Market have plenty of meat.
, Buying of hop la continued.. '
- Lemon are advancing. ' , -
Orange market i stiff.' "
Apple movement is still on. y -'
Local asparagus Is very scarce.
Bxoltement In Potato Market.
' Something Is going to happen In the
potato market the trade is tla-toelng
around and Is unable to forecast what'
ln the wind. AH along ' tte coast the
"buyers arevnojdlng their ear to the
? round arif their eyes are trying to
athom ' the distant future. Potatoes
'may go much higher than at present
' during the next few week and by the
'ame token prices may- decide to go
downward with a bang. v There is Just
as liable, from present indications, to be
;a record-breaking demand for our old
. potatoes as there Is to have the demand
completely shut off wtbhln the space of
'.few days..
' All looking ft California Crop.
In a word, under ordinary conditions,
'this haxy mist regarding the Immediate
'future of . potato demand and prices
would be swept away quite easily by
those who have their finger tins on the
-market's pulse, but just at present the
Dig potato men are just as completely
' In the dark regarding the outcome as
are the producers here themselves. t All
depends . upon. the. amount of damage
done the early crop in California. Re
- rardlns this all aorta of stories are be
ing told, Some leading operators are
.more than ever Inclined o the opinion
mat tne damage oy tne severe rrosts in
'the south some . time ago was very
heavy, while others say it Is the same
old story of overestimating datriage be
fore any definite news is obtainable.
Damftge Would Bead Prices Aloft.
Severs damage to the early crop in
; California would send the price of old
, Oregon up with a single bound. In gen
eral, rortiana ana wiiiameiie vaiiey
ANOTHER CASE OF'
WHO'S GOT THE) LEMON
'That It will be '"Lemon, lemon,
who's got the lemon?" 1 the
prediction being made for, the
coming season bjM those who
raise and ship the sour stuff to
-thlg ' market." With, the first
showing of ft shining sua the'
Facif la northwest this morning
came telegraphic announcement
that prices are moved up 16o a
case and proBpects were brighter
than the sun for ft further ad
vance of 2 60 within a few days.
shipper have been banking upon a
. short early crop in the south. However,
at this time the situation is so compli
cated that the dealers are even mora
mystified than before they had reports
! from the south.
"I scarcely know what to think of the
market and conditions," said Sam
-Broadus thi morning. "As matters now
stand, the new crop In the south has
been delayed two or three weeks by
weather coadltlons, and that alone
would give Oregon shippers that much
additional time to market their old po
tatoes. Prices are liable to do almost
anything in the near future nd even
as it is, it is hard to buy potatoes, for
. Oregon producers have suddenly come to
the conclusion that they want much
more money. They are at present of
fered from lOo to 16o per 100 pounds
more than a month ago. and at these
figures there is plenty of business Of-
fertng.
Kay Oo, and May Hot
"The market may suddenly advance
'to an unusually high figure and If may
.not jwlhere's no. telling, what It- will. do.
Just at present it 4s everything for the
.prouueer ana nowing zor me snipper.
'.The producer can sell all the potatoes
he has at this time, but before- the
'stocks axe ready to ship from here the
, market may go to smash-. It' most
systifyin- to say the least and no one
,' knows just how things will straighten
lout"
Brief Votes of the Trad.
Eggft . are ' quoted firm, but at
chantred figures from Saturday.
Serine chickens are In lancer supply,
but demand is good. Spring ducks are
wanted, ana a moderate suppiv or spring
geese would nna a welcome, u ne oral
nnrv run of noultrv continues steady.
" Retail shops are still quite well filled
with veal ana hogs, out me iraae re
mains steadv.
On account of tne rains in the south
receipts of strawberries from California
were small this morning, -with the price
15c higher. Local berries in small sup
tl v. Price at 12o a box.
Asparagus is very scarce, an Walla
Walla is finding a, cajl this morning at
ij.du a dox.
Movement of ftDDles Is still quite fair,
although price are stiff between $1 and
88 a dox.
fh mmmlaMarv department at Van
eouver -1 calling for bids on 10,000
pounds of potatoes.
Several sales of bops have been re-
Sorted during the past 48 hours around
o and 6 He
Creamery butter market continued
form at 24o for extra fancy.
Front -street-sells -at -the following
prices. Those paid shipper are less
regular commissions:
Oram, rioar and Hay.
WHEAT Board of Trade Club,
89c; bluestem, 91c; red, 8ftc; w 111am
ette valley, 89o bushel.
itralvhtn.. 13. IB: sxnorts. tX.BOiffl
3.70: valley. 34.45; graham, is, 14.15;
whole Wheat 14.40; rye, us, it.t uaiwa
1 - :'...
MILLSTTJFFS -4 Board of v trade-
Bran, $26; , middlings, 130.60; - shorts,
.8 27.60W28.bo; onop, 27. ou per ton.
HAf Producers' orice Timothy.
Willamette valley.- fancy VI1S: ordin
ary. $12.60018; eastern Oregon. 314)
17: mixed, 310910.50: clover. J10f11;
a-ram. ): cheat ( ! alfalfa, $11018.
BARLEY i- Board of Trade Feed,
.-$24.60; rolled, $27 028; brewing, $28.
OATS Board of Trade No. 1 white.
jjZ7-,6o: gray, is .per: ton.
UHiTiiM ajv rrominai.
1
Batter, Erg - and Poultry.
BUTTER FAT delivery f. a b. Port-
-landj- sweet cream,-2!d He; soar; 20 Vkalb,
-! - BUTTER Extra creamery, 24c;
rancy,. orainsryHtyeiiio: store.
ISO. - " ' -I-i,-,'-- .
CHElfiSE Full creanvflats, 14 9 14 Ho;
nan sKimmeo, io id; xoung Americas,
ie per. id; -uaiirorni , xoung Am
ericas. J 5c; flats, 14o lb. -
POULTRY Mixed chickens.. 14 A
14 Ho lb; fancy hens, 14HO!$c; roosters.
oia, iuo p
broilers, SOU
per lb; fryers, 2026o lb;
25c lbr teese. old. Sao Ih J
. . . - -. . . . . i. . : . .- r '-,
lurseys, alive, ifiu per 10; aresseo,
19020c lb; squabs, $2.80 dosen; pigeons,
$1.26 dosen; dressed boultry, ItflHe
per lb. higher.
Hup. Wool Wd Bids.
- HOPS 1807 crop, first prime, $Hc:
rfrtine, 4 He; medium to prime. c me
dium. $4o lb; 10 crop. HOI He lb;
contracts. 1808. 808He Itv - - -
WOOL 1808 Willamette vley, 10fi
- MOHAIRIMS Nominal. 8C.T-
HIDES Dry hfdes, 1218c lb; e-reen,
4 Bo; calves, green, 6 7c; kip. So lb;
bulls, gren salt 2H8Ho
- SHEEPSKINS Shearing, lOOlto
ch; short wool, 3kcdK: mt' im.
wool, E0c$l' each; 'long wool, 75c
1.1$ teach, rv '
TALLOW Pfime. er It, 3e04o;
No. 1 and grease, I OIUo.
J$rnftj and Teerrtftbias.
POTATOES Select 78c. selling: buy
ing, Willamette -valley, 65 80c;- eastern
BSD TOM BmnnBB'S tt OATAXOOim
Trccs,Shrubs, Vines, Rc
' Address ' , ,
"J. J. BUTZER.-SEEDS
pt A. '
.... 188 roa n -
Multnomah and Clackamas, 6S75o per
cwt; sweets, 8QP4c; new potatoes, i H
ti in. ',-..'--.-"?. ..
ONIONS Bermuda, $2.60 per 60 lb
crate. 6-crate lots. $2.26 per crate: Cal
ifornia red. $2.76 per cwt: garlic. 26o
lb.--- -- r '
APPLES Select $8; fancy. 12.25
fRESH FRUITS Oranges, $3.60
$3.60; bananas, fiHo per lb: crated. Co;
lemons. $3)8.76' box: rrapefruit, J2.604?
8.60; pineapples, I4.eooy&.6(r dox; straw
berries, California, $1-60 1. 86 per 16
box crate: Oreaon. 10416o box.
VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon
iz4to Duncn: oeeis. ii.uu suck
parsnins. 86c(3)$l: cabbaee. $1.75 2
tomatoes, Florida,! $4.00H4.50; Mexican
$2.6002.76; beans, ll12c; cauliflower,
Uregon. ) per dos; peas, Oregon, 7
9o: California. 6fi)Sc: horseradish. 8
10c lb; artichokes, 6076c doz; green
Chile, 15c lb; hothouse lettuce, 7 5c $1.26
dox; neaa lettuce, zowavo aos; cucum
bers. hothouse, local. $1Q1.60 dor.: rad
lshes, 15o doc Punches ; rhubarb, Ore
gon, X H i celery, ( ) ; crannerrles,
eastern, $B 10.60; sprouts. 8o lb; as
paragus, Oregon. 7041 75c doz bunches
Walla Walla, $1.60 box; spinach, 80
tattoo box: Kooseberries. 16c: exic plant.
mo. .
Qroeenes. ITuts. ste
SUGAR California & Hawaiian Re
finery Cube. 36.80: powdered. 16. bC:
berry, $6.45; dry granulated, $6.46; XXX
granulated, $6.36; conf. A., $6.45; extra
a.; goiaen u., .to; u., yellow,
36.75: beet eranulated. $8.26: bar
rels, uc; nan carrels, oc; boxes, so
aavants on sacs; pasts.
(ADOvs prices are ao days net cti
uotatlunB.)
MONKY $3.60 per crate.
COFFEE Package brands, $16.60.
$11.00 per ton; 60s, $11.60; table, dairy
dvs, io.ov; iuus, io.uu; oaies, x.o;
icipanea Liverpool, sus, tiu.uw: iw.ts.
iiv.vu; 4S. l.ou; extra tine varreis, 2a,
'4s snd 10s. $4.6V&6.60; Liverpool lumy
rock. $30.60 Der tin.
Mian car tots. Car lot at special -price
suojeci to fluctuation
RICE ImDerlai Jauan. No. 1. o: No.
2, 6H6o; New Orleans, head. 7c;
AJax, t ); Creole, 5ic.
BEANS Small white, $4.76; large
white, $4.76; pink. $3.86; bayou, 3.8t;
limas fb.86; Mexican reas, ().
NUTS Peanut, Jumou, 1c per lb;
Virginia, 6o pot lb; roaatmt so
per lb; Japanese, J4Hc; roasted, IHo
per lb; walnut. California, lc ?er lb;
fin nuts,- iso per id; nicaory nuts,
0o per lb: brasll nuts. 16e per lb; fil
berts, l6o per lb; fancy pecans. lCtfuc
jer in; ftimoiia. Jfc
feZeata,- JTUsi ftod XrYovlstOB.
LKl'JjriED AiEjVrS front stretv
Hogs, fancy,. 8o lb; ordinary, 7 4f?Hc;
large, otitic; veal, extra, iHit'c per
iu; orainary. ic per to; neavy.
6Hio per lb; mutton, fancy, 8ao
per lb; sprint lamb, with pelts, 10c;
witnouc pens, vtW40
HAMS BACON. ETC. Portland oack
(local) hams, 10 to 12 lbs., 15c per lb.;
14 to 16 lbs., 14 Ho per lb.; 18 to 20 lbs.,
14 He; breakfast bacon. HiiiU.c per
lb; picnics, loc per lb; cottage roll. 11c
lb; regular uhort '.-tears sniokeo.HHo
per lb; unsmoked. lOHo per lb; clear
backs,' unsmoked. lOHc, smoked, 11 He;
union cutis, in 10 iaa id; unsicoKxo.
18o per lb; smoked, 13c per lb; dear
Denies, unsmogeo, iso per io; smojtetl,
l4o per lb; shoulders, llo per lb;
pickled tongues, '.'0o oaon.
LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10. lia
per lb; 6s, 12 o er lb; 60-lb tins, 12 Ho
fer lb; steam rendered,' 10u, 11 He per
b; 6s, HHu per lb; compound, 10a.
8o per lb.
i-'lbll Mock cod. 12 Ho lb; flounders,
6c lb: haliout, 66c per lb; stripeo
bass, 16u per lb : cattish. iy- pr lb: sal
mon, chlnook. So lb; blueBacks, So lb;
steelhead, 7o lb; herrings, 6o lb; soles,
7c pir lb; surimps, loc per
lb: perch, 6o per lb; tomcod, lie pr io;
lobilers, 25c per lb.: fresh maekerel, ka
per lb; crawfish, .be per dosen; stur
geon, I2Ho per lb; black bass. 30o per
lb; silver smelt C7o per lb; sturgeon,
12Ho lb; black cod. ?Ho lb; craua.
$1.00(31. 60 dos: shad. 2Vc: ros sha.l-
no; snau roe, i.c m.
UlBiEKS anuai water bay, per gal
ton. $2.60: per 100-Ib sack. $6.00: Olym
pia, per gallon. $$.40; per 10O-lb sack,
$6.00tf6.6O; Eagle, canned. 400 can; ft
doaen; eastern In sbeU. 81.76 per hun
dred.
clams Hardshell, psr box. $2.40;
raxor clams. $2.00 per box: lOo per dos.
IHilnta. Goal Oil. ino.
ROPE--Pure manlla, 12Hc: standard,
11c; sisal, 8 Ho; L B. sisal. 8Hc
CuaI Vila i. '.
iron Bbls. Cases. Wood Bbl.
GOULD SHARES
TAKE HURDLES
Missouri Pacific : Makes Net
Gain of 7 PointsUnion
Pacific at 150.
New Tork, May 18-Gould securities
came to the front In the trading; on the
stock market today and Missouri Pa
cific closed with ft net gain of even
point) over the final figures of Satur
day. Th market onnned rather' excited
for all issues with prices ranging higher.
union facirio toucnea 100 iouy anu
Closed with a net sain of . $ H points.
breaking still another record. - Reading
went to 118 H and closed kjolnt above
Saturday. At 137 there was ft gain
of 2 points In St Paul and 1 in South
ern Pacific at 88H. Northern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper, and American
Smelter common each closed Vl point
higher. .i . -t ,
Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co.:
DESCRIPTION.
Amat Copper .
Sugar v.-
Colo. F. & I. .
Brooklyn ... ..
D.AnlAL r. n
U. 8. Steel, o.
do preferred
Atchison
Bait . A Ohio
Cana. Paclflo
Krle
Iouis. & Nash.
Ma Pacific :.
Pennsylvania .
Reading
itock island . .
So. Pacific . . .
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Am. Smelter . .
N. Y. Central.
Nor. Pao
Anaconda .
Southern Ry.
Oreat Nor. . . .
Boo, o
do Dfd
Chea. & Ohio .
Wabash, pfd .
Smelter. Dfd .
R. I., pfd
Am. Loco. . . .
Cotton OU ...
Cen. Leather..
Ontario
Am. Woolens ,
Metropolitan
a of : s.
rr ti 19 hi $
.. 131 133 131 131H
.. 1814 29H 28H t
.. 63 62 H 62 62H
,. 2H 83 2H $$
.. 88H $H 38 3H
. . 108 108 103 108 H
,. 88 84 83 H 84H
... 98H $4H 33 , $3
. 160 160 158 : 160 H
. 21 22H 81. ti
. 112 112 111 111
. 62 69 61 69
.122 118 121 123
. 117 119H 117 H$H
. 1$H 18 18 18
. 87 88 87 S
. 136H 138 136 137
. 148 150 147 149
. 77 78 77 77
. 106 166 106 106
. 138 138 137 138
. 46 4 44 46
. 17 18 17 18
. 182 188
. 114 114
- 135 185
. 45 44
. 24 26 24 26
. 39 ... 39
. 39 89
. 60 60
. 81 31
. 27 ., 27
. 31 31
. 22 28
I I--.- 26
VHEAT STARTS WRONG
BUT RIGHTS ITSELF
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Open. Close. Mar IS. Gain.
May 99 H 100 "A 100 U
July 88 $9 88
oept. soft tH
Chicago. May 18. Foreign weakness
put the opening of the wheat market
here this mornlnir c to under tha
. . v- . -- .
closing or tsaiuraay. Liverpool started
&a down arid mad a further loss of
A o m tne JBiy Derore the closing.
In this market th decra.iui in th
visible supply -was athelp to the late
iraaing ana tne market regained all
or us eariy loss ana closed Ho to o
Corn and oats markets wn iuii n
day and closed with a slight loss. Pro
visions were quite well supported with
a. twi vi i o mj 1-v.a in mess pork.
May . .
July ..
Sept .
July ..
Sept .
July ..
Sept. .
July ..
Sept, .
Low. Close.
99 100H
8 Ml K8
Rang by Downlng-Hopkina Co.
WHEAT.
Open. High.
. 99 H lOOTi
. 85 66
CORN.
. 66H 66
64 4H
OATS.
. 45 45
. 87 87
MESS PORK.
.1350 1352 1345
.1372 1377 1370
65
63
48
37
Ml
1360
1377
Water Whit
Pearl Oil
Head Light .,
Eocene .......
ttyecial W. W.
Mi.m.lfV ......(
Extra Star . , ,
Uasollne
12V4o
ease
14- o
-
18 e
$1 9
28
$1
14H
11
Iron Rbla. r?sa&
V. M. and P. Naphtha. ... .12Ao - liuc
Red Crown Gasoline leHe 22Hc
Motor Gasoline 16e 22He
3i per cent Gasoline ...86 o $7o
No. 1 Englno Distillate.. 8 o 14 c
BENZINE 86 dcg.. cases. 19 He cer
gal: iron bbls,12Hc per gat
TURPENTINE -In cases, J2o per gal;
wood bbls, 69c per gaL ' .
LINtKED OIL Raw. bbls 4tt; f-mm
66c; boiled,' bbls 61c; case 67a ft sal:
tots ef 260 gallons lo left.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, f o er lb;
IO-lb lots. 8e per lb; lesslots? iUa
WIRB NAILS Present esjls at :8 18.
WARM WEATHER SAYS
STEELHEAD SAL3I0x
4 The salmon Is given credit by
4 many fishermen as the true and
4 unfailing forecaster of weather 4
4 conditions and were they human
4 they would be eligible for ft po-
e sltlon alongside our district fore-
4 caster of weather, Edward A. e
4 Beals. . All fishermen will tell
4 you that the -steelhead salmon 4
e appears only whon weather con- 4
dltlons , begin to moderate and
4 the variety Is now making its e
4 appearance In the river in small 4
4 numbers. On the other hand the 4
chinooks or the blueback sal- 4
4 : men-prefer- the-eooler- weather
4 and that's why both of these lat-
ter varieties have been in market
4 .. during the past week while steel
4 beads have been absent
4
GRAIN, IX SAN FRANCISCO.
Ban ' Xranctscn. Mav 18. MerehnntW
Exchargo prices: .
Wheat May.: $1.66 December.
$1.67. i -
uaney . May. $1.48; December,
$1,3 IB. -
Cash Wheaf -Whlf -TValla Walln.
$1.68; red Russian, $1.66; . turkey
redL $1.76; bluestem; $1.73.
'Cash barley Ni, I, Bright, $1.47;
brewing, $1.60. 1 . I 1
lain oats Noi, white, $1.62.
Millstuf ta Hrnn ' ill Knr mlilrlllns-a
$34; shorts, $33.60 per ton. -
American Grain Supply.
Chicago, May 18. American vlalbln:
Today. Decrease
Kill D..
Wheat 26,487.000 1lK59 n'on
orn 4.175.000 iftinnn
Uverpool Wheat Market. t
Liverpool, May 18 July wheat
opened at 7s 6d. closed at 7s BHd. a
net loss of d from Saturday.
World's TITieat Shipment.
Chicago, Maj' 18. World's wheat
rhlpments were 7,326,000.
Tacoma AVlir-at Market,
Tacoma, May 18. Wheat exportl
Club, 86c; bluestemj 88c; red, 84c.
NEVADA MINING STOCKS.
San Francisco, May 18. Noon closing
prices:
OOLDFIELD DISTRICT.
Sandstorm 26a, Red Top Ext 12c, Co
lumbia Mt. 17c. Jumbo Ext. 380, Silver
Pick ISc, Black Butte Ext. 2c. Atlanta
21c,' Great Bend 81a, Flogence $3.65.
IMam. B. B. tons. 17c, Comb. Fraction
ESo. F. MOhawk 15c. Red Hill itp tvfi
Dillon 2e, Yellow Tiger 7c, Yellow Rose
lc. Cot Mt Ext 2c, Goldf. Cons. $5.72.
BULLFROG DISTRICT.
Llge Harris lc. ,
TONOPAH DISTRICT. 7
Ton. is'ea $8.02. Ton. Montana
$1.60. MacNnmara 27c, Ton. Belmont
$1.10, Ton. North Star 12c, Jim Butler
28c. - -
MANHATTAN DISTRICT. '
Little Joe lc. Granny 6e. Jumnlnr
Jack 4c
SCATTERED DISTRICTS.
- Nevada Hills $2.25, Pittsburg Silver
Peak $1.40, Eagles' Nest 13c.
BOSTON COPPER MARKET.
(Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.)
Boston. May 18. Official bid nrlnen:
Aoveniurfl
AUOUeS
Atlantio ..
Cop. Range .
Dom. Copper
C. Ely ........
jKia win .
.17
7SH
i
Green 10
Micmgan . .. .10'4
Nev. Cons, ...13
N. Butte .....65
uai. tt iiecia.oiu
Bingham ......50
Glroux
, .9Hr31d Dom.
Shannon
Tamarack .
Victoria , . .
Winona ...
Wolverine .
Butte Coala.
Trinity ....
Parrot . .
NlppUsing
Mass. '...
Qulncy ..
3
87
.14
.$0
4
137
.25
,..,.33
,...87
: Northwest Bank Statement.
' PORTLAND.
Clearings today .....i.....$r;i84,769.41
Year ago 1,651,184.68
txuances toaay ...8 247.115.21
Year ftgo .,.;...;...... 186,607.25
; V ' TACOMA.
Clearings ;....,..;......$ 77O.T93.00
Balances ..... , . , . ... ...... 62,671.00
. SEATTLE.
Clearln gs i .V . $ 1.238.1 $7.09
mm
HJL
SHEEP VALUES
Poor Iambs and Sheep ArJ
nve ana uiock Trade
Price Down 25c
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Today H0(ft Cattl-
1907 25 891
1905 .... 'H
Sheen.
181
490
2,068
600
, t-ortiana union Stockyards, May
s. xou ten your readers that they
must not ship ny half-fat sheen or
poor, lambs. There is 'no demand for
this class of stuff." So jstates Assistant
L",!r. ouia or tne stockyards today.
The sheep market is lower in conse
quence of the heavy arrivals th lttr
part of last week. Th nrip. i
. V. . K, - ,, .. . " - - wvnt.
"""i ioo m arouna in tie quotations
and chances ara that a fiirth.. i.
value will be shown If the movement of
ywr iua io martcei is not brought to
an end quite soon. .
.Bp much poor stuff arrived last week
that the market opened In Ivery poor
the
shape' this morninr.
Hogs and cat t la ar kmAv
prices listed on Saturday.
A year ago for this day there was
weakness all through the livestock mar-
mi ana prices were aown 25c.
Official yard values today:
-SM5K .: China
i7' , io eeaers, 8B.ooQ5.26.
vbuo uancy eastern Oregon steers,
$6: medlura, $4.604.75; best cows, $8.50
8.76; bulls, $2.6003.00; stags, $8.00
Sheep Best wethers, $4.25 4.50;
spring lambs, weighing 76 pounds, $6.26
48.60; ewes, $S.764.00; mixed, $4.00
SHEEP TEN CENTS LOWER.
Eastern Market Is Unsettled Cattle
Are Steady to Strong.
(United Pren Leased Wirt.)
Cblc??i. M?-y 18. Hogs, 29,000; cat
tle, 19,000; sheep, 82,000. Left over
Saturday, 6,900. Hogs are steady;
mixed, $5.15(3)6.42; heavy, $6.80)6.40:
rough. $5.10 5.26; light $6.166.40.
Cattle steady to strong and sheep lOo
lower.
Omaha, Neb. May 18. Hogs, 4,600;
cattle, 4,600: sheep, 8,000.
Kansas City, May 18 Hogs, 7,000;
cattle, 12,000; sheep, 10,000.
TBAINLOAD OP CATTLE.
Big Shipment to be Sent Here This
Week Will Be Rolling in Fat.
Garfield. Wash.. MavlS. Colonel
William Dullng and William Bishop,
the cattle klncs of eastern Washlnrtrin.
are arranging to ship a full trainload
of splendid beef cattle to the Portland
market this week. The cattle are now
rolling fat on their bis- farm In the
western part of the county, and will be
hipped. from Winona, ,
Today Metal Market.
New York. Hit 18. CoDoer- Laka.
12 H 12 74; casttnirs. 12H&12U: elec
trolytic, 1212H.
Yukon Gold Shares.
New York. May 18. Curb
gold 4.
-Tukon
BID PRICE OF WHITE
OATS 50 CEflTS DOWIJ
There was ft loss of 80a In the price
of whit oat on the board of trade
todftyr-th" quotation dropping - flat -to
$27.60. , -. , - , . ... -v-.
Wheat ' was firm bat unchanged and
there was nothing doing In barley. '
E. W. Ferguson, of Moore, Fergu
son & Co.; prominent: oats and barley
people of San Francisco, wa a visitor
on 'change today, :
Louis Vigellus of Nome, Alaska, was
another .visitor - during the trading to
day. . y
The receipt of produce at Portland
for the 24 hours ending at 11 a. m. to
day, were: 22, boxes asparagu. 102
boxes-butter,. 9 boxes beans, 41 boxes
apples, 2 packages beef, $2 boxes butter.
2 boxes clams. 789 cases cheese. ,230
boxes cherries. . $ coops chlokens, 8,04$
gallons cream. 7 boxes crabs. 139 eases
eggs. 2 boxes eggplant, . 186 boxes fish,
2 boxes fruit, 12 hogs, 184 gallons
milk, 9 muttons, 26 sack oysters. 164
sacks peas, 780 sacks potatoes, 1 crate
rajmberrles. 2 1.034 - crates ' California
strawberries, 88 Oregon; 2 boxes. squash,
30 veal, . s ooxes vegets-Dies. .
LATEST NEWS OF
0REG0X CROPS
BEATEN FOR ACTIflG
JS GIRLS' ESCORTS
NORTHWEST WEATHER FORECAST
Western, Oregon Showers tonight
and Tuesday,' warmer .Tuesday south
portion. Southerly winds.
Western ; Washington Showers' to
night and T&esday, warmer Tuesday.
Southerly winds.
.Eastern Oreson. eastern wasnmcton
and Idaho Cloudy with probably show
ers tonight and Tuesday.
rainfall occurred throughout the north
ern portions of Sherman and Gilliam
counties last week, creating a benefit
amounting. to hundreds of thousands of
dollars to grain growers, fruit raisers.
sraraeners and atockraisers. a heavy
and steady fall of rain continued for
about eight hours. - and thoroughly
moistened the soil to a depth of from
to 10 inches. w neat growers are
jubilant and claim that the present con
dition of the soil is such that all vol
unteer crops in this section will pro
duce heavily and winter wheat In prac
tically safe until it reaches the "douali"
period of maturing. Spring-sown wheat
was looking' in good shape,- but the
recent rain has advanced the prospect
for ft bumper crop to the name point
it was this time last year. Prult grow
ers report that all classes of fruit are
In fine shape, and the general yield will
be larger and of better quality than
ever before.
Gardeners who are working Irrlrated
land are muoh relieved owfns to the
fact that great trouble was experienced
this season to get the seed to come up
on account of the cold, clammy condi
tion of the ground after irrigating. They
claim that the warm, copious rainfall
will Insure the appearance of the plants,
such as melons, squash, cucumbers and
tomatoes. Stockmen In sections where
the range is much depended on, are sure
that the grass and all range plants
which make good forage, will spring up
at once, making good feed, as most all
the sheep have gone to the mountains.
It is believed that cattle and horses
will do well this season.
A great many admirers of Hatfield.
the rainmaker, are disposed to credit
him with Producing the rain, as ha hu
been operating In his town: seven miles
from Wasco the past' two weeks, - and
he had promised the farmers that lie
would cause It to rain before May 18.
Amos Wagner and Fred
Tawing Stiff ernt Hands
1 ' of Jealous Gang.
Because they took : two young ladles
home after church, Amos Wagner, 852
Upshur street and Fred Lawlng. 478
Williams avenue, were last night bru
tally beaten by a "gang" of east side
youths. The two young men were en
tirely unprepared for the attack, which
liim Sit uePctedly and were help
orrir. overwhelming odds.
Mlifii Shaddock was notified. He has
nf,flred ,hree of th sallants; Adam
Kniss canning and "Cooney"
Adam Ttnnn v. tujt. - . '
&a".0brf w
elded "to Ve SbnoxiouV. - "",nc "
LITTLE STUDY IX TIPS.
mi:
Voting Men Going Conrtlng the Bar
ker's Best Customer.
From the New York Sun.
"More from young men Deforo they
are married than after," said the com
municattve barber, talking about, tips,
"and most from young men who are
going courting. This doesn't mean, you
understand, that single young men are
more generous with tips than married
men are, but simply that they come in
oftener when single and so leave more
money. :
"A young married man who is going
fhln.f Koes ,0 his girl two or
tnree times a week, or vary likely
ortener. and of course he must always
go spick and span and clean shaven.
low veJ7 P'bly this -young man
shaves himself and does this commonly
after he gets home at the end of the day
before he goe out in the evening.
But now suppose he should be de
tained at the store or the office so that
ho wouldn t have time to shave at home
before going out for it wouldn't do for
him to be late where he Is going. He
knows how his work is running and
whether he Is going to be detained at
that or not, and If he finds ho is s:oin
why then he snabs out in the
Chicago Cash Barley.
Chicago. May IS. Cash barlpv
75c
4 0
to be
course of the day when things let Up a
little, time enough to run in to the
barbers and get shaved before he goes
home. Or for that matter It may be
that he Is going out with his girl that
evening and so wouldn't have tried to
shave after he got home even if he got
there at his regular time.
"So the young man who commonly
would shave himself may, when he is
going courting, run in to the barber's
to get shaved two or three times a week,
and of course he leaves a tip every
time, but after he's married ha doesn't
come In so often. Not that he takes
any less care of himself then. Is less
careful about his appearance, but then
ne is going to nis own home, where It
is nermltted to him to Rhavo at enrh
hour as may be most convenient to him
ui course wnetner single or married
a man can t cut his own hair, and so
the man married still comes In rpmi-
larly to, get his hair cut but not nearlv
so often as before to get shaved, and
so It is from the young unmarried man,
and this when he is going courting, that
wo gei me most tips.
BERTILLOX iy FRANCE.
Savings tor Old Age Pretty General,
bu Very Small Population.
Dr. JaqueT BertUlon, the statisti
cian, has lust issued an official report
as head of the statistical bureau of tho
French government on the division of
wealth throughout the population.
COL j f.lERGlAL GL'ii :
III M ill
Alkdregoa Xnnchcon - Ehl,.
orate In Detail Served
. in Palatial Quarters.
In tho history of th Portland Com
mercial club there have been nota.M
events 'hut . none so great as ' today's
opening Of the club's new and beauti
ful home . at the corner of Fifth and
Oak streets. Hundred of member
gathered at the noon hour and ascended
the elevator of the handsome eight
story steel structure to the four upper
floors, , where the club has established
Us quarters, ' An . elaborate - luncheon
of "Oregon products'" was served.
The management expected an attend
ance of between 200 and 800 member
at luncheon but th attendance num
bered 450. .About 250 were aeated at
each sitting.- Harold Bayley orchestra
discoursed musio from 12 to 2 o'clock.
"Portland Is Prosperous and Progress
ive" 'was the alliterative line that
greeted the guests when ther picked up
their printed menus. f urther along
came the statements to the effect that
Portland territory oroduoed - 88.000.000
bushels of wheat In 1907. and handled
more than 60 per cent of. every busltel
shipped to both domestlo and foreign
ports." ;. - i y
"fortiana is the metropolis) or the.
world's chief timber district and both
as a lumber manufacturing point and
port, she leads the earth.
"Portland is the most important dairy
center between the Mississippi river and
the Pacif io oceanOregon' product
last year was 317,000,000 yonr palate
Will tail you todav that thev ara the
best obtainable. -'u.-. ..-
"Portland really leads In srenulne en
terprise. This 2434.000 cluh which has
no parallel on the continent is . just an
Incident. v . - r
Royal tv. Dlutoeraev. the world's In--
dustrlal captain merchant prince and
epicures will have none other than Ore-!
on apples pity 'tis our cherries and
errles won't stand shlnment - ronndi
the wide, wide world. '
"While entovlnsr Oreron nrodueta at
your meal, don't forcet that the fur
niture and fixtures used In yonr beanti
ful new home were made In Portland."
Tne ciurj luncn was as rouows:
Puree of fresh Oreeon tomato r emn-
somme essence of Oregon beef; Oregon
radishes; Oregon 1908 spring' lamb,
mint sauce or currant 'Jelly; Oregon .
new potatoes mashed; Oregon new peas;:
Oregon Strawberries and oream; Ore
gon cream cheese and, crackers; coffee.
ea ur uniK.
Three fourths of all the people In
France over 50 years of age possess
savings, but In the great maloritv of
cases the amount Is trivial, the average
iur ine wnoie nuniuer oeing ipout HO1!.
Of 77D.O0O persons who died In IttnS
the last year for which the flrurea nr
compiled, only 1,843 persons left an es
tate or jiuu.uiiu or over; 6,257 left
property ranging from that figure
down to 810,000, and 7,000 left from 110,
000 down to 33,000. There were 828,000
others who left estates of smaller
amount. The 430,000 who left nothing
wfcre mainly women and children. -
Dr. Bertillon discusses In the report
the change for the worse that has taken,
place in the Influence which France
wields financially and economically. He
does not think it Is due to any actual
Impoverishment of the country. - But a
hundred years ago France had within
her boundaries 27 per cent of the popu
lation of Europe, while today she ha
only 11 per cent. It Is. not the fertility
of the soil nor' th. excellence of indus
trial products that counts, he says. - It
Is th number of men laboring in a
country that gives it economic and in
tellectual power.
WOULDN'T IT MAKE A DONKEY AND AN ELEPHANT MAD
I-After 'they had TieeB- Ipr gent aflona the proud emblems of their lospa
tii wey -wound tip weir glorious tartar iin thi way:' .wouidu . a
balances U3.1$0.00
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