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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. - PORTLAND,"" SATURDAY AvENING, .MAY ' 23 1908. ' 13 " I. ' T TODAY'S CUT FUTURES IIOI'J THE TALK Salmon Men Say Supplies Arc,Never What Are " Expected - Portland wholesale markets: Plan to cut out futures: " i ' . Great shortage of asparagus. .. Strawberries are ' higher. Oregon cherries arrive. j New potatoes are lower. , .' f 'Old potatoes are firmer. C j.', ,.; Dressed meats are lower. . ' ... . . Some charge more foa eggs. Chicken market . Is glutted. .- : Jap peanuts are advanced, , v , ' Maa to- Cut Out mtnres. ' ' Future : selllne- Is setting Into disre put, among' canned goods people and eaneci&llv fish-oeoDle. For. this reason ' the Columbia rfver salmon canners are talking of cutting out ruture saies altogether. The aupDllea and catch sech year cannot be determined to any ex- :- tent and In conaequenee there Is always complaint from either the buyer or Bell ing agent when -conditions do not go his way. For instance the buyer feels that he has been, atung If yie opening prices are high and then an at once unnlloa ahnuld become verv heavy ana S rices should drop. Then on; the other and the buyers feel rather hurt In the region of .their porketbook If by chance the catch ahould be only half of what they expected . and after open ing higher. the market should suddenly advance. If this ahould happen the eellera would be that much out of pock r tnr nraciloillv all tha fish sacked on the Columbia river la annually sold before the aeason starts. All Borta of Fricee Jtullng. Beeauae of this condition all sorts ot nrlrea are rnllair at the moment on Co fumbla river salmon. Borne packer do not believe the market will sduanoe and are billing; out their first ahlpmenta at the same figures as a year ago while others are not willing to sell under an advance of 10c per dosen. ' In any event the shipments to date have been very small; the larger canneries not ahlpplng more than two cars and the smaller ones one car 'each. '. . At the present time It does not look as If the pck this year will reach that of last season and aa supplies of sal mon are very snort in ine cannea goous market, the chances are good, for a high er range of values: The pack of aeJmon Is not only small along the Columbia river but reports from other streams tell the aama atory. , rrloea JTot Fixed tn Worth. Conditions In other aectlona are slro lltr to ths onea ruling here and salmon nrlni mitui -unnamed in, British Co lumbia. .According to the Vancouver province the English price haVe not yet oeen rixeo. ior tne bbbbuii, uui the few sales reported aamade- there can be no doubt that prities for first quality salmon wUl be higher than for many years. The etocka of last years i, Mmiininr in firat hands are trac- NX ileal I y exhausted, and It is well known to all Duyera in rjngiana mi umj -very amah pack can be expected for 1908 either on the Fraser or Puget sound. It la certain that the American market will easily absorb at high prices all the aockeye that may be put up on Puget sound. The financial stringency on the American aide has resulted in considerably restricting the preparations for this -year's pack in Alaska, aa fin ancial institutions are- not willing o take any risk In the matter, especially considering the heavy, losses Incurred in 107, owing to the scarcity of fiah. raw Canneries Are Operating. . Aa regards the Fraser river only, seven canneries' out of total of 41 will be . working this season These are probably only being operated with the Idea of keeping the hands together. Chances of making money on the Fraaer are vary remote, and a profit Is not ex pected by any one. Preparations for a moderate pack have been made in north ern British Columbia, but agreements nave been come to amongst the can nera to restrict the numbera of boata being fished, and thus to some extent prevent a depletion of the rivers aim liar to that which baa taken place on the Fraaer. The provncial government la now Interesting Itself In the manage ment of the Brltlah Columbia- flaherfes, and though the canners are perturbed at the amount of the taxes the province has seen fit to Impose, they have gen erally felt that only energetio action on the part of the government will prevent the total extermination of th Industry, which was formerly the chHf one of the province. Oreat Short tn Asparagus. There la a very heavy shortage tn as- paragus at this time, receipts from Cali fornia, waua walla ana rrom iocai rolnt beina the smallest In years. walla ana from Prices are. stiff and are advancing but ven this Is unable to check the de mand. New potatoes are In larger supply from California and prices are lower. Because of the small slaes, demand is Old potatoes continue very firm and scarce vWth a rowers holding tighter be cause of the greater demand. Dealers are still freely offering 66 and 70o f. o. l. shipping points for beat stock. . Tront Street Briefs. , Butter market Is not so firm and cubes are being offered at a reduction of 4o today with no takers. Cheese market is steady with prices unchanged. . Some are asking aa high aa lOo for eggs tooay out trie general market ranges between 19 and 19 He with num ber of sales equal between the two fig urea Japanese peanuts are quoted at an advance) of fo a pound.' Dressed meats are quoted' generally lower today owing to continued heavy arrivals. Jtfumbes of sour , shipments Increasing. , .;',;. : . v- - Oregon cherries v are ' In market but quality la not very good, v.-' Local, peas are very slow in arriving and even California stock Is scarce. Latter firmer at 7c today. .. Front street ; sells at the following pMces. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: ...... Orals, now ana Bay. f ' WHEAT - Buying price Track, Portland Club, 8e; bluestem, 82c; red. C7c; Willamette valley 89a bushel. FLOUR Eastern Oregon .. patents, $4.66; straghts, $3.8004.36. exports, $$.603.7O; valley $4.46: granam, s, f4.1(; - whole wheat. $4.40; rya, 60s, $6.60: bales. 16. . ; ; ' , MILL8TUFFS Board ' of trade Bran, $26; middlings. 830.60; shorts, $27.60 28.60; chop, $27.60 per ton. HA i Producers' , rlee Timothy WllUmette valiey. fancjr 316: ordin ary. $13.6001$; eastern Oregon, 310 IT: mixed. 810O l.6e; clover.,. 3io Oil: train, ( ) cheat, ); alfalfa, $11911. TOO HIGH PRICE IS ; , CAUSE OF NEGLECT r Where are the friends of p'oul- try? Today ;they stand, alone and neglected In ihi Front street e marketa Supplies, during the past few day were very heavy and retail dealers have , allowed . them to accumulate In an effort, to bring the price back td a f Ig- ure where everyone can agnin afford to lndulgj." Chickens have ! been So high all along- that It has cut but the consumption, and : the, public will orain have to get acquainted with the taate. . - MARKETS SpCH LUCK IS HARD 0R THE C0XSUHERS x The cream supply It seems will begin to decrease when supplies of berries are sufficient to bring the price to a basis where , every 4 one. can enjoy them. ' Jusf now ' the cream supply is growing ' 4 ; heavier but berries are- scarcer" 4 and for , that reason prices are , again advanced.. For flrst-claas," 4 Hood River stock' $4.60 a crate Is ' being received generally,; si-' e though for some selections it la stated a still higher price is ob- tainable. All atrawberrlea. from very section, re higher In con-- "'sequence of the famine.' ' BARLEY Board 'of Trade -Feed 314.601 rolled. 127&28: brewlne. 32(. , OATS Board of Trade-io. X white. IJST.bo; rrav, tn per. ton. , CHITTIM BARK Nominal . Butter, Eggs and Poultry. BUTTER FATeliTery f. o. b. Port land: sweet cream, mho; sour, XI Ho lb. BUTTER Extra creamery, 24o; fancy, 23c; ordinary, 11 H 23 He; store. ISC -' , - - - f-. EQQB Extra fancy, candled, 19 lSc. - - . CHEKSB-Full cream, flats. trlDlsts ana daisies,! iiaisv,c it; young. Amerl cas.'14914H per lb. ,. POULTRY Mixed chickens. 130 18Vio lb; fancy hens. 1414Hc; roos ters, old, 10c lb; fryers, 20 22 He lb; broilers, 20 22 Ho lb lb turkeys, alive. 16 geese, old, 8 9c i no id; aressea, 19020c lb; squaba, $2.60 dosen: pigeon. $1.26 dosen; dressed -poultry, ldl40 per id. nigner. . , , . . l Bops.1 Wool ana mass. HOPS 1907 crop, first prime, fitt6c; prime, 4H6e: medium tq prime. 4c; medium, i4e lb; 1906 crop, b lb; conirscis, ius, swstc id. WOoL 1908 WiUamette valley, 11 izc. . . . , MOHAIR 1908 Nominal, 18l$Hc muita JJry fiides, lzraiso lb; green, 46c; calves, green, 6 7c; kips, 6o lb; bulls, green salt, 2tt3tto lb. SHEEPSKINS . shearing, 1016c ni'n aiifrt wwu. jbnnipi: . nvnt iiii. wool,- 60c$l each; long wool, 76c TALLOW - Prima per lb icQic: No. 3 and grease, 1014 ' Irults aad Vegetables. POTATOES Select. 7680c. sellina: buying, Willamette Valley, 60 & 66c: east ern Multnomah and Clackamas, (670o cwt: -eweets, JHB4c; new potatoes, je, ONIONS Bermuda. 32.26 per 60 lb. crate, 6-crate-lots, $2.16 per crate; Cal ifornia red, $2.60 - pec cwti garlic. 26a in. , APPLES Seleot, $3: fancy. 11.260 2.60. TTT3 TTOir tmnTTD . AAA $3.$0; bananaa, 6tte per lb; orated. Co; lemons. 88i2IS.7K box; arraoefrult. 12.600 8.60: nineaDDlea. 14.E0 i?e K KO doz: atraw- berrlea, California, $1.6501.86 per 16- noi crate; wregqn, J.uiB'.tu per box ml, i- , i , VEQETA'BLES---TurrtlDS. new Oreron. nyic ouncn; Deets, ii.vv seen; jarnnlps, 85ci1.00; cabbage. $2.00; omatoea. Florida, tl ftnntt BO: Mexlmn $2.6003,76; beans, 11 12c; cauliflower, Oregon, ) per doat peas, Oregon, 7 9c; California. 7c; horseradish, 8 10c -Jb; artichokes. 60 7 Sc doe; green onions, 12 Ho dos; peppers, bell, 80c: Chile, 15c lb; hothouse lettuce, 7 6c & $1.26 box; head lettuce, 25 10c dos; cucum bers, hotrjouse, local, 60cffi$l dos; rad- isnes. 160 doa. bunches; rhubarb, Ore gon, Hi.c; oelerv, 90c$l doz; cran berries, i oastern, $9 10.60; asparagus, Oregon. 75(S90c doaen bunches; Walla waua, l.60 box: aplnsch, 8085c box; gooseberries, 7 8c; eggplant, 16c. Orooams. sruts. 8ta BDOAR Calif run I a. A FTaaraltan Tta. finery Cube. 86,60: Dowdered. 1 l: berry, J6.45; dry granulated. $6.46; XXX granulated. 46.88; oonf. An $6.46; extra B.. $.0; golden O., $6.60; D yellow, $6.76; beat granulated. $6.26; bar rels, lc; balf barrels, 80c; boxes, 66c auvatnoa on sack oaata (Above prices are SO days net eaah auolatlona.) HdNKr-ii.w per erata . COFFEE Package brands, $16.60. lALif Cara ttali arouoo. . lOOs iui per ion; oua, ii.tu; ttie, dairy 60s, 816.60; 100s, $16.00; bales, $2.86; Liverpool, 60a 14V.0S-. ie,ia. 18.00: 4a 18.00 s sod 10s, 84.60 6.60; Llveruool lums rock, $20.60 per ton. KlCE Imperial JspanNo 1. o: No. 1. 8H6J4c; New Orleans, head. 7Me; AJax. 0); Creol . BJOAXMi . amai i wnite, 4.76; large whiter 34.76t Dink. 33.86: bavou. 31.86: bayou. uimss, aa.so: -uexican reaa K-) . . . p . . . T ' NUTS Peanut. Jumbo, la nor lb: Virginia. t14o per lot roasted. per lb; Japanese, 7c; roasted, 8ftc per lb; walnuts, California, ie -er iu; rine nuta, 16c per lb; blcaory nuta, Oo per lb; braall nuta. 16. per lb; fil bert sK 16c per lb; fancy pecans, 16 42ti per id; aunonos, jao. iaeatav Tiaa acta Trovbawas. DKESSEU MEATB rruni atreet Hoga, fancy, 8o lb; .ordinary, 01ci large, 6tj6o; veaL i extra, . '., )4c per lb; ordinary, 7 lfr lb. heavy, H0'o per lb; mutton, .fancy. 88ViC per lb; spring lamb, fc-4i; ;. HAMS, baOum, CT-. Portion,! pck (local hams, 10 to 12 lbs.. 16a par lb.; 14 to 16 Iba. 14He per lb.; 18 to 20 lba, 14 He; breakfast bacon, 14 22c per lb; picnlca 10c per lb; cottage rolL lie lb; regular uhort ',-lears swoaed, 11 H er lb; uusmoavo, ive per is; eiear backs, unsmoaed. 10 He, smoked, 11 o; Union butta, 10 to 13o lb; - unsmoked, lie per lb; smoked. 18o par lb; eieaf bellies, unsmoked. 13c per lb: smoked, tin nor lb: shoulders, lie Dee lb- pickled tonguca Vta oaistw LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10s, 12 per lb; 6s 12 o er lb: 60-lb Una 12 fie fier ID, imni riucr itjg per b; 6a, 11 per lb; compound. lis. 8ve per lb. yiHH Hock cod. 11 He lb; flounders, c per lb;, halibut, 6o per lb; atrlped baaa, l6o per id. uatfish. lie r lu. mon, Chinook, 10c lb; bluebacka, to lb; ateeihead, -Jo lb; herrings, 6 lb; soles, 7e i per lb; shrimps, lea - per lb; perch, 6o per lb; tomcod, llo per is; lobsters, 16a per lb.: Xreah mackerel, e per lb craw Hah, $6 per dosen; vtur aeon. 12 Ho per lb; black baaa 20o per lb; silver smelt, tOJo per lb; sturgeon. llHo lb; black cod. 7Ho lb; craua, $1.00 1.60 dos; shad. 8 He; roe shad, 6o; shad ro. l2Ho lb. ' ... OYSTEKfitjUual water bsy, per gal ion.. $160; per 100-lb sack. 86.00: Olym pis, per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack, tiT00O6.6; Eagle, canned. 00 can; $T -dosen; eastern In shell, $1.76 per huar area. ' ' " CLAMS Hardshell, per - box. $1.40; rasor cla ma 81.00 per bos: 10a per doa Vatats, Ooal OO. e. ROPE Purs manlla,,l$Hc: standard, 11c; aiaal. He; L B. slaal, 4 He Cul CUa - WIroa Bbla, Cases, Wood Bbla ater White . 10HO l4Ho Pearl Oil ..e.. - ; 1$ .... Head Light .. HHo 19Ho luocene - .'si ' , 18 e 31 , CI uune ....... ..... Extra Star ... ...... Oasoiiae-- , , - -i " Iron Bbla V. M. and P. Naphtha ...13 Ho Red Crown Gasoline. ...li0 Motor Gasoline 16e Casea le 23 e . 22 o ' 37. 86 iper cent. Gasoline ...it e No. 1 Engla DlstUUta. o is )ie uistiiiata. o if e BENZINE 86 dec cases. 13Mo Der gal; Iron bbls,llc per gal. TURPENTINE In cases, 7 lo per gal; wood bbla, 68o per gal? v LINSEED ort Raw. bbla 49o: cases 66c; boiled, bbls 61o: cases 67c a gal; tots er fe gallona lo less. - - WHITE LEAD Ton tola 1e er lb; I9 lb lets, Sc par lb; lasa lata 8s, ., WIRE NAlLoC-Preseat baaU St $1 10. ' ' IilTerpooI Wheat Market. ' Liverpool, May 2S.--July wheat Closed at 78 6d, a net loss of d from Fri day. ... . r Low Prices Down Price Conditions NEEDED JOK ' SO SELL STOCK New York Markefc Begins to Brop the Very First hing . in the Morningf. ; J STOCK MARKET LOSSER Amafgamated TilL. & N. ....... 1 Sugar ........ Mo. Pacific.,,, 8 CoL Fuel . . . . Jr -1 H I Pennsylvania , 4 1 H Brooklyn - ..... lHlReadlng H V. 8. Steel do pfd . . Atchison . B. & O. ... Sanadlan , or. Pacv Great Nof. $4!St. Paul ...... 8H 1 Union Paclfiio. 6H 4 Am. Smelter... -H 1HIN. X, Cent.- 4 H Anaconda li! Fed. Smelter 17. ' Now Tork, May 28. The stock mar ket' showed early signs of dissolution, prices opening weaker and generally lower. Trading was the heaviest In re cent times for a Saturday, the total sales aggregating 770,900 shares. The room was crowded with traders anxious tn realise on their holdings over Sunday and the pressure to sell brought about some heavily discounted values. For the day Bt Paul carried the heav iest load - with a net decline of H points but Union 'Pacific was a close second with, a drop of 6H points from Friday's final. Losses of 1 or 1 points were of frequent occurrence in the big ilSU Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co.: O v a P DESCRIPTION. Amal. CoDDer . .8 IT Sugar Col. Fuel & I. Brooklyn -. . People's Oas , . U. S. Steel, C. 8SH 102 5 814 88 H 167 St 108H 61 no Did Atchison . . Bait. V Ohio... Canadian Pac. . Erie , LouU. A Nash. Mo. Pacific Pennsylvania ... Heading Rock Island . . . Southern Pac. . St. Paul Union Pacific . Am. Smelter J! 86 136 147 7Z N. Y. Central . . 104 133 Northern Pacific! Anaconda Southern Ry. threat or Am. Locomotive. Cotton Oil Federal Smelter. Ont. & Western. R. I., pfd Smelter. tfd. . . . 84H C. O i . . . . Wabash, pfd. . . . Soo, com Am. Woolens . . . Central Leather. D. ft R. O Soo, pfd. Total sales, 770,900 shares. SHORTS Ifl HEW CROP PUT WHEAT HIGHER Open. Close. May 22. Gain. Mar . . .JW1 1U1 '4 lOEtt ill III IM 102U July . Sept. . Loss. Chicago, May 23. New crop and old crop wheat options changed positions In this market today: July and Septem ber turning strong wnne May waa weaic and distressed. The market for the May option was very dull with little trading and a small price ranae ror tne day. The opening and . closing figures were aiine. Short coverlna- In the new crOD od- tlona was the feature of the day for al though ( Liverpool was weak and lower oy Hd ror tne July, tnat option in this market closed c above yeaterday and SeDtember added Uc to: Its Drlce. Corn and oats ruled strong with a - higher range of values but provisions were somewhat neglected with a weaker tinge to values Range by Downlng-Hopklns company: ' WHEAT. Open. High. May July Sept. July Sept ...161 102 ft ... 89 80 ... 86 87 CORN. ... 66 66 ... 63 64 OATS. 66 63 2.8 July Sept. July Sept 46 464 37 . 37 MESS . 1342 ..1386 37 PORK. 1362 1387 37 1355 1382 1857 18S8 Wneat Holding Steady. Wheat ruled steady on the board of trade with yesterday's prices main tained. Although there was a drop of 60a a ton In mlllstuffs In the south to day, local values held firm and tin changed. Oats and barely both held. NEVADA MIXING STOCKS.' San Francisco, May 23. Noon closing prices: . , , OQLDFIELD DISTRICT. Sandstorm 28c. Red Tojp Ext. 9c, Co lumbia Mt. 16o, Jumbo Ext. 28c, Silver f1ck 14c. i Black i Butte Ext. lo, Atlanta lc, Great Bend 29c, Florenee $3.36, Diam. Br. B. Cons. 16c. Comb. 'Fraction 60c, F. Mohawk. 15c, Red Hill 19p, Lou Dillon 2c, Yellow Tiger 7c. TelloW Rose Id, CoL Mt. Ext. 2c, Goldf. Cona$6.46. BULLFROG DISTRICT. Llge Harris lc. '; . ( TONOPAH DISTRICT. . , 'ton. Nevada. $8, Ton. - Montana $1.62, McNamara 28c. Ton. Belmont 97c, Ton. North Star lie. Jim Butler 27c - ' - MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Little Joe lc. Granny 6c, Jumping Jack 4c. "; - SCATTERED DISTRICTS. Nevada Hills $Z26, Pittsburg Sllvar Peak $1.20. Eaglea' Neat 12c. BOSTQX., COPPER MARKET. (Furnished by Overbeck ft Cooke Co.) nuBion. jaay js. uiriciai , Did pnee Adventure Glroux 3 Alloues .... .....28 AUantto .....18 Copper Range. 72 Dom. .Cop)v..."l C. Ely ...., 8 Gold Hill .... Greene . ..-., Michigan .....10 Nevada Con. .12 Not Butte..,.. 63 CaLft Hecla.6T4 Bingham i....78 Daly West v. Old Dom. Shannon Tamarack ...36 ...18 ,:.60 ... 4 ... 6Vi Victoria Winona . . . Wolverine . 183 .22 .13 11 Butte Coala Trinity .... Parrot .... Nlpplaalna 7 Qulncy 84 MonawR 6i Oaceolo i..'..87 f.Z J. Today'g Metal Market. ) New Tork. May 28.-;-:6pper close I-ake. 13tflSc; electrolytic. 12 I2c; castinga irlic ,4" V ' " ;,; i i ? I ,t Chicago Cash Barley. : . Chicato, May 23. Caah barley. 639 40. '. I : ... ': ... ." ", V . !. . Low. Close. 101 101 89 0K 86 86 Have "Done i More to Cut of Hop Crop Than All Other Combined Weather Help IIEl'J LEVEL III SHEETMARKET Prices Are Seeking Down ward and Killers Are Help ing Things Along. 1 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. 100 76 - 26 323 none ... .. 37 876 143 Today 1907 . 1906 1906 . Portland Union Stockyards. May 23 Sheep are touching new low levels for several years past and the market is Still. very weak. Just at this time there can scarcely be considered a full-fledged market for all sorts of prices sre rul ing and it's hard to tell one "minute what is to happen the next The tone Of th sheep market Is erratic but gen erally with a downward tendency. Kill ers say they cannot afford to pay more than $4 with $4.26 as the extreme top for best wethers, this being a cut of 26 to 60c from the price that ruled yesterday. Hoga are easy and yet steady beeauae of the -higher prices ruling In the east. At this time best stuff Is finding a free demand at $4.36, which la practically an advance of 10c over former figures. Cattle are eaay with best stuff ruling at $6 although klllara sre .showing a disposition to cut this price when pos aiDie. ii taxes someir It takea something select to he top figure. bring the top figure. A year ago today all lines were easy at. former values. Official yard values today: Hogs Beat stuff, $6.266.86: China fats, $t.0036.16; feeders, I5.00&5.26. Cattle Fancy eastern 'Oregon ateers, $6.00; medium, $4.604.7&; best cows, $8.76; bulls, 2.002.60; stags, $2,504? 3.00. Sheep Beat wothera, $4. 00(g4. 26; spring lam Da weigning 7b pounds, 4.&o spring 41 4.76; 4.0. ewes, $3.5093.75; mixed. 63.7S HOGS ARE STEADY. Eastern Receipts Are Quite Fair but Price Is Holding Its Own. Chicago. May 13 Hoga. 16.000; cat tle. 600; aheep, 2,100. Hogs are ateady. Left over, 4,800. Mixed, 86.60(86.86; heavy, $6.60 6. 86; rough, $6.40&5.60; light, $6.4006.80. Cattle steady. Sheep strong. Kansas City May 2S Hoga 7,000; eattle, 1,200: aheep, none, Omaha, May S3 HogS. 16,000; cat tle. 100; aheep, 1,000. 0M0OLLSAT 53 CENTS HI BOSTON Boston, Mass., May 28. Oregon wool has figured to some extent in this week's transactions in the Boston mar ket; the most important transfer be ing 70,000 pounds of Lakeview staple on a scoured baala of 63 cents. About 60,000 pounds ot scoured Oregon have cfcanared bands besides. Including 20.000 pounds of fine wools at 64 cents, scoured basis. PRODUCE IS -SAS RAHmSCO '.111 II Red Onions Still Seeking a Lcsjrer Level With Increase in Supply. San Franclaco. May 23. Butter per pound) California fresh: Extras 23c; firsts. 22c: seconds, 22o; packing Nov 1, 20c; do no. z, lac Eggs (per doaen) California fresh, including cases, extraa 2Zc; llrats, 20c; seconds, 17c; thirds, 16o. New cheese (per pound) California flats, fancy, 12c; firsts, 11c; seconds, 10c; California Young America fancy, 14c; firsts, 13c; eastern Oregon fancy, 14c: do. Young America fancy. 14V4a Storage, eaatern fancy New York, 16c; Oregon... 14o. Potatoea Coer cental) Oreron Bur- banks, $1.20 1.85; river whites, fancy. nominal; new potatoes, ii.oowi.so, per cental; sweet potatoes, I2.60Q3.00 per cental. Onions Bermudas. $1.401.50 per crate; Australian brown, !3.5&4.00 per orate; red onions 90c $1.15 j sllverskins, I1.16V1.ZB. Oranges (Per box) navels fancy, $2.7502.00; standards, $2.2602.60; tan gerines, $ 1.60 & 8.00. GRAIN IX SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, May 28. Merchants' Exchange prices: vvneat May. ii.ocu: uecemoer. ii.so asked. Barley May. $1.48; December, $1.81. Cash wheat White Walla Walla. $1.684; red Ruaslan, 31.66H; turkey red, $1.76; bluestm, $1.734. Cash barley No. l brlatit. 21.43: brewing, $1.60. Mlllstuffs Bran. 331: middlings. $33.60; shorts, 431.60 per ton., , NorthwMt Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings today .3863.998.44 Clearings year ago 778.810.86! Balances toaay Balancea year ago TACOMA. . 133, HIS. H . 67,846.62 ...$616,784 ... 68,264 Clearings Balances SEATTLE. Clearings ...$1,321,090 Balances 188,108 WEEKLY STATEMENT OF NEW YORK BANKS .f-4 New York, May 23.. Weekly ''bank statement: Members dally average cash reserve. 29.86 per cent; reserve, decrease. 68.- 121,876; reserve, less U.S. decrease, $8, 378,160; loans. Increase, 317.927.900: spe cie, decrease, $1,926,100: legal, decrease. $1,021,100; circulation. Increase, $61,000. Members' actual cash reserve, 29.24 per cent; reserve, decrease, $8,720,600; increase, 311.209,600; specie, decrease, decrease, $11,209,600; specie, decrease, $6,370,200; legal tenders, increase, $364, 000; deposits, increase, $16,667,600; cir culation, increase, $186,000. Non-members' loans, decrease, $171. 200: specie. Increase, $669,100.; legal tenders. Increase, $104,800: total deooa- its. Increase, $11,190,200; total deposits, eliminating other banka and truat com- rentes in New, x or city, increase $2, 18,900; aggregate reserve on deposit, increase, $7,617,700; percentage of legal reserve, 32.80 per cent. ' J, I LATEST NEWS OF OREGON CROPS fNORTHWESf WEATHfiR FORECAST. Western Oreron and Western Wash ington Fair and warmer tonight' Sun day .-probably- fair. Variable winds, mostly eaaterly. - , Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho Fair and warmer tonight. Sunday probably lair The weather man Issued by the gov ernment shows a clear skv In almost very section of ths Pacific coast today STEVENS' SIDE ' OF CONTROVERSY Sheriff Declares His Ex ; penses Low in Propor tion to Word's. i roruana. xaay h.ao tne "w w 1 Th Tnm1 nllvn tHa.1 von nave no deaire to misrepresent either myself or my administration of the Sheriff's orrice, I am constrained to kbk for a reply to a very misleading and un warranted article in Tnuruy a ""r !l in which it Is asaertod that ex-Sheriff Word had "saved the county thousands of dollars,'! etc. To begin witn, any comparison of the business of the sher iffs office under Mr. Word with busi ness under' my administration Is most difficult, for the reason that in "the first four months of 1008 I collected $2,650,054.60 in taxes, compared with collections of $1,726,316.03 made - by Mr. Word In the first four months of 1908. ' - To handle this 66 per cent Increase in business over the amount handled by Mr. Word we received from the assessor 18 books, compared with 18 books handled by Mr. Word. In. this matter, as in every other tnovs I have made in my campaign, I wish to be perfectly fair with my opponent;, accordingly I will preaent the figures in detail. In 1905 Mr. Word's full calendar .year aa sheriff, he collected In taxes $2a61, 667.81, his salaries in tha tax depart ment for the full year being $11,419.37, the expense thus being .0063 per-cent. During 1907, the full calendar year of my term, I collected 32.-e04.481.S4. at an expense (not including $1,051.95 In crease in salaries allowed by legislative act of 1907) of $12,107.04, or .0043 per cent ' - - ' 3M Xnorease is Salaries. The increase of salaries mentioned was provided for In a bill passed by the 1907 legislature for the relief of all courthouse employes, except the heads of departments and chief deputies, these employes up to the time of the passage of the bill reoelvlng the same salaries as had been paid years before, when rent, fuel and all other costs of-living were much lower. (Mr. Word will hard ly reduce these Salaries If be Is elected.) The expense in the tax department during Mr. Word's firat calender year Was thus $1,789.64 less than during my first calendar year, but by deducting the $1,051.96 allowed by the legislature and which can by no possible means be re- f arded as a lien against my admlnlstra lon, he actually expended1 $687.69 less in collecting $3,161,687.81 than I expend ed In collecting $2,804,481.34, and there were 10.000 less registered voters In the county during hla terra than during mine. . , legislature Advanced salaries. J have taken a full year's business In er that the fairest possible showing might be made. I will now take the four months' term mentioned In your article. In the first four months' of 1906 Mr. Word collected $1,726,616.03 at an expense of $5,961.50, with 16 extra men employed, the cost being $ mills for each dollar collected. For the flrs$ four months of 1908, I collected $2. 660,054.50 at an expense of $9,549.87, with 32 extra men employed, tb.4 cost per dol lar collected being about the same- aa during Mr. Word'a corresponding term. dui nad tne lensiature not advanced employes' salaries the cost per dollar of collection would have been but 3 mills. That the showing was not still more In my ravor is due to tne ract tnat under the new law two of the tax department deputies must be kept In the assessor's office during the busy season making divisions. I have endeavored, and as the records show, have succeeded ' fairly well In keeping the expense of tax collecting as wen as an otner Drancnes or my worn down to the lowest possible figure con sistent with good service, and expect to continue on this policy, I sincerely hone, however, that the ooDUlatlon. till able property and ffeneraf business of the county will continue to Increase, so that I will be Justified In employing still more deputies from whom I will exact the same service and diligence that I have demanded from thoae now working under me. ROBERT U STEVENS. PRETTY GIRLS GIVE BIG MINSTREL SHOW Meier & Frank Y. W. C. A. Troupe Makes Decided Hit in Association Hall. Eight pretty girls in as many charm ing fashion-plate frocks formed the ef fective background for the minstrel Bhow given last night by the girls of the Club of the Mayflower at the T. M. C. A. auditorium. The club is com posed of Y. W. C. A gtrls who are em ployes of the Meter ac drank store and this possibly accounted for the lavish way In which the hall was decorated with flags and banners of- every pos sible description. George Strjne and Hazel Hegan opened the program with a black-face song, "School Days." followed by a Maypole dance. Margaret Hart sang "I Am Thine" and Louise Meyer brought down - the house with "Bessie and Her Little Brown -Bear." "Heney" was sung with vim and spirit by Mar garet Chambers and Maud McCium, and "Honey Boy," by Valma McWU llams and Agnes McCralg, but It was 10 wisia, onrreii in a. Bung-menu. "Dreaming," to -make the most decided success of the show. As the singer ended a pyramid of girls fell asleep around her with the Spotlight flashing on them. The lights gradually dimmed and went out. while fireflies played and ratted among uie gins, -me niusion waa complete in every respect. The chorus waa an excellent one backed by Accompanist Haael Dally. The show originated with I. W. Lari more of the Y. M. C. A. WELLS-FARG0 STARTS BUILDING AT EUGENE (Special tlspatch to The J-nreaU Eugene, Or.. May 23. The Wells Fargo Express company yesterday be gan the erection of a fine brick build ing on the Southern Pacific depot ? rounds in which to handle Its business n this city. The architecture of the new building will be in keeping with that of the new passenger depot, now in course of construction and to be com pleted before July 1 The Wells-Fargo bulidinjr will be of brjck and atone and will cost $4,000 to $5,000. It la probable the down-town office of the company will be done away with when the new building Is finished, as the location Is convenient to the business section of the city. and especially in Oregon. This will be an aid to all growing crops, especially the cherries, strawberries and currants. Pendleton, Or.. May 2S.r-f he - firat ripe cherries' to be picked from a tree In eastern Oregon have been brought to this city from the J. H. Leeser or chard near Echo. A large cherny or chard there is. loaded with ripe fruit which will be marketed In this' city. This Is several weeks' earlier than tha regular : cherry crop of eastern Oregon ripens. - ..;y." " '.. A: The Dalle's, Or., May 23.' The Dalles Fruit Cannery' will wlfh4n! the next few days commence work on a new addition to the' cannery building -which, will be 80x80 and two atorlea- over art . 8-foot basement. The cannary building W now 100x80. Prospects are that there will be a large crop of fruit this year, and this addition Is.Vo b ussti to take care of tha business. -v .... ..-. AUTO DRIVERS MUST LOOK OUT New Ordinance Provides How Buzz-Wagons Shall Maneuver on Streets. What is tantamount to an ultimatum waa Issued this morning from the license department of the city auditor's office In connection with the ordinance regulating and licensing the operation of automobiles, auto-cars and other similar vehiclea within the corporato limits of the city. "The police will have full power to rroceed under the ordinance after June ," insist all clerks in the license office. It develops that fully one third of the auto in tho state are still unregistered. In Portland alone it Is estimated there are between 600 and 625 cars. How to Drive Oar. It has been decided to allow matters to go on as they are until after the next examination for chauffeurs, wnlch is scheduled for May 29. So far some 10 applications have been received, and It Is estimated that before the reorgan ised board meets at leaat 5 will take the examination. Much confusion will be avoided If applicants bear in mind that one of the very Important ques tions which will be asked will be the proper method of approaching streets and destinations. According to the or dinance, drlvera must Invariably head their, cars to the right, and every build ing must be ao approached. After June 1, in case any policeman finds an auto approaching a building from any other than the right aide, or standing on . the wrong side of the street, having croased from the right to the left side and headed in a wrong direction, that shall be aufficlent cause to make an arrest and hale the chauf feur or owner before the municipal court. Regardless of the fact that the board Is badly tangled up Just now, and whether the board's action la right or wrong, clerks in the license office fig ure it out that the ordinance Is binding. Their contention is thRt the police have full power to act, once Mayor Lane gives the department the right to arrest violators. Want Znmaa to errs. Prior to the examination for chauf feurs a meeting of the board will be held, and it Is hoped by members of the Auto club that R. P. Inman will accept the position of chairman of the body. So far he haa declined to make known his position. Another thing which owners and driv ers will do well to remember Is that after June 1 old state tags will not do. Many are still displayed in Portland, but they will have to be supplanted by numbers not less than five Inches high, five eighths of an inch across the face, three quarters of an inch apart, and displayed not leaa than 20 inches above the ground. Since tha original ordinance was passed calling for resiatratlon and ex amination. 119 gasoline chauffeurs, 8 steam, 9 gasoline and steam and 9 gen eral . chauffeurs have successfully aased. In some Instances failures have een recorded. In the license office the tip ia given out that when the police take a hand in the matter of enforcing tbo ordinance, one of the things to which particular at tention will be paid will bo exceeding the speed limit. METHODISTS TO DROP THE ANTE D ANCING LAW Prophecy 3Iade by Dr. Wat ers at Epworth League -Convention. Another large gathering; of Epworth Leaguers was present at this morning's session of their annual convention in the University Park Methodist church. The devotlonals which precede the reg ular program of the dally sessions were led this morning by Rev. L. F. Bmltn. This was followed by a buslnesa ses sion lasting until the time for tha noon adjournment. The convention reconvened at 1:30 o'clock, this afternoon, when short de votional exercises were led by Rev. H.J C. Campbell. First on the afternoon 1 program was a rally or Junior Laguers under the direction of the district su perintendent. Rev. M. L. Wire talked on "The Ep worth League and the Christian Advo cate." Just before the close of this afternoon's session officers will be elected for the ensuing year. At 7:45 o'clock tonight there will be a social session of all the district leaguers. An interesting feature of yesterday afternoon's session was the question box conducted by Dr. D. A. Waters. Among the other questions submitted to . Dr. Waters from members of the audience was, "Should specification No. 248. which condemns dancing, card Slaying, theatre-gotnr and horse racing, e eliminated from the Methodist dis cipline?" In anawerlng the query Dr. Waters called attention to the fact that this question is now pending be fore the general conference of tho church at Baltimore, and that a strong fietition was sent from Oregon against ts elimination. He said, however, that he favored Its elimination and that it would be eliminated at either this or " .:, HZ jt "?f fteni .i'A0"! j'aT1 "Vh .i .W.4?iS2 CiiLde-mi these particular practices ng Jeavea '",erU,8JL fthiJr Pfi "d"mfnetd,B!Ihlf? "L i" " b,ai "j1 m of them worse than any of these. LET SPEAKERS ALONE r UNLESS INCITE RIOT An edict was issued by Chief 4 of Pol lee Qritrmacher this morn- Ing relative to the matter of 4 street speakers. - Recently the number of atreet corner orators 4 has Increased raptdly and the large crowds frequently congest traffic. ' - - 4 The Instrument instructs of f i- cers not to Interfere or In any way molest any public speaker $ .when speaking on the streets of . the city unless such speaker la ' using abusive or obscene.. Ian- guage, or language tnduclv to Iik . ; cite riot or violence, or by wcrd or act desecrates tha flag of the United States. Iu case of viola- . tlon of ths edict officers are told ' to order the speaker to desist, and on refusal to arrest him. . s-'V 0R0VILLE CHURCH -CALLS REV. E. T. HUGHES - Rev. Evan T. -Hughes, one of the best known Congregational ministers in Oregon, has recently received an invita tion to accept the pastorate of the Con gregational church in Oroville, Califor nia, Rev., Mr. Hughes, since coming to this state,-haa been stationed at Grants pass, Aahland and Hillaboro. and la now supplying in the Congregational church at-vorvatlla.-. He h&" the estssm and confidence) of the Congregational minis ters In Portland gnd Is looked upon us one of, the ablest ministers of that de nomination lu the stats. . ' '';.- " . ' .' .' TROPHY UP FOR 3v ROSE PARADE Entries iBapidlyTBeing: He ceived for Carriages and for Power Boats. , . Studebaker ' Broar totnpaay, ths big vehicle bouse . on. tha east side, . this morning announced that it would give a beautiful $200 trap as a special trophy for the finest turnout in7tbe decorated horse and carriage' parade to take place Thursday, June- 4.' i'.jV.-v ; ? V" The trap Is one of ths latest styles and is ths only one of its kind in the city. It will be placed m exhibition In Meter & Frank's window next Mon day morning. The parade commutes ia greatly pleased over the donation of this trophy, as it is likely to stimulate competition among horae and carriage owners and will no doubt Induce other business houses to hang up other valu able prlzea for different classes f Chairman McAllister of the - water carnival committee received nearly 20 entries for different kinds of pleasure' and commercial craft this morning.' bringing the total number of entries to date up to more than 180; There prom iaea to be spirited rivalry among ths owners of local and outalde power boats, as this class of entries Is pretty welt filled already. Tha automobile parade Is assured of not less than 226 entries, according to the list already ; on file. These entries are for the moat part local and are be In added to every day. Entry, blank have been sent to all parts of ths north west, and a number ot responses have been received, but the out-of-town cars will probably not appear in full num bers until the competitors in the 100 mile and 30-mlle road races have ar- ' rived from Spokane, Denver, Sart Fran Cisco, Salt Lake, Beat tie and Taeoma, Chairman Inman of the automobile pa rade expects not under 696) local entries alone. ',-, PENDLETON BOY TO WEST POIIIT Harold J. Warner Is One of Eastern Oregon's Bright-' V est Youngsters. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) t Pendleton. Or., May 23. Harold J. Warner, the Pendleton boy who hag Juat been recommended for appoint ment to West Point Military, Academy by Congressman W. R. Bills, ia a na Harold J. Warner,' ot Pendleton,' tiva of Fort Wayne. Indiana, and is 17 years of age. He haa resided with his parents in this city for. the past aeven yeara. His father,, T. C. Warner, Is a linotype operator on the East Ore gonlan and his mother Is society editor of that paper. Young Warner is a member or tne uy class or Pendleton high school, although he haa sufficient ' credits In his high' school work to per mit his graduation thta year If he chooses. However, he will continue hla atudles another year, His oration. Tha Opportunities of Youth," won for hlni and for Pendleton high school the ora torlcal championship of eastern Ore-' gon at Baker City last week when the eastern Oregon, oratorical contest was held. . - ' ,'. : ' R0UMANIA WILL AID . TURKEY 3IAKE WAR United Press teased Wire.) St. Petersburg.. May 23. M. Menshl kotf, a Journalist who enjoys In Russia somewhat the same position aaW. T. Btead occupies in England, haa lately been writing article after article in the Novo Vreyma to prove that Rus sia Is on the brink off war with Tur key. Menshikoff insists that little Rou mania will join Turkey, will destroy the Russian Black Sea fleet and will take ' Sevastopol. Roumanla'a head Is turned by the success of Japan -in the lata war, and with her army of 300,000 and her 800 guns, she thinks, says Menshi koff a Informants, that she csn easily defeat Russia. Roumanla will . onlv fight, of course,- In case Turkey and others make war on Russia. : BAPTIST MINISTERS . AT OKLAHOMA CITY. - Calted Press Leased Wire.) . Oklahoma City, Okla., May 23. Ad dresses on the subject Of missionary . work in .the west and southwest were , delivered at today's session of the Bap tist missionary convention by minister and mission workers of California,; Oklahoma, New ; Mexico, Oregon, Ari zona and -Washington. This afternoon the scope and purpose o the move ment were- discussed and tonight th report of the general committee on Christtan stewsrdshlp will be discussed. Dr. P. S. Henson of Massachusetts will preach the annual sermon. ' Stage Aid the Church. ' 'Special rtiplch to Tt Journal.) Aberdeen, Wash, May 28. AftT pay lng all - expenses connected with the staging of the home talent play, "Innn cante at Home," given at the (trend 'i' week. $26 was left which will h :itj aa tha nucleus to a fund to flar a "pioneer" , window in the. CnngrK4tlun il church.. ... . J. ' . . ' ! tsjro rota BTTTres'i cmujn Trees, Shrubs, Vine:, 0 r Address j. j. DUTZEix-sn:;: tV--- A "-.J