THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ; PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY ' EVENING, , JUNE 17, 1008.
17
TODAY'S MARl
HALF CEflT RISE
IHVJOOL PRICE
' Sales in the Valley Are Be-
1 lug Made Generally at
V " 12 l-2c a Pound. .
Produce market feature!
. Wool market doing better. -
' Wheat down another cent.
Flour market remalna quiet
1 Strawberries are quoted lower.
Cantaloupes have good ale.
. Tomato price are lower.
Poor local cherries .coming.
'Fire damage storage egg.. -'
New potatoes selling down. -
Car poaches find slow sale. s,
Hop contracts to be., boosted.
Wool Market Doing- Better.
Because of th steadier tons In the
" eastern wool market, conditions in the
-WUlamett valley ar a trifle better
'and most purchas at thle time are
being made at an advance of Ho from
former figurss. 1 While f .j short 'time
. ago buyers were unwilling to , purchase
valley, wool over , lSo- a pound, they
are now freely offering lIHe for any-
' thing except the very coarse grades.
: There 1 A like Improvement In -the
tone Of the eastern Oregon and Idaho
-markets; late sales showing somewhat
t higher price ranges than first trans-
. aotions. ' The dealers seem more anx
ious to do business than heretofore for
i with Industrial conditions ImDrovlnc in
,i the east, there is very sure to be a
. somewhat better tone and demand for
, Wheat Sowi Another Cent. '
The local wheat market Is down "an
.other cent a bushel today. The season
.is practically ended so far as buying
j in this ' territory Is concerned! Frao
? tloally everything has been cleaned up
jat primary points, the trade here know
ing of but three or four fair alsed lots
i remaining In the hands of producers.
There is no California business at all,
Mop Contract to Be Boosted, ..
Hop oontraots on the coming crop are
j to be boosted In the very near future
if the present plans of the short sellers
!do not miscarry.' They are now plan-
inlm to excite Ui4 rravari hv talk nt
, very good price prospects for the eom
t Ing season end In th meantime they
jwill help their own cause along by buy
ting a, con tract here and there In scat
, ' tered seotions. But few contracts will
i be taken at these advanced values,' the
I only aim of the shorts being to . boost
the price sufficiently in order to force
(more thorough cultivation and prepara
tions for harvest No business is re
ported locally at this time.
The New York Producers Price Cur
rent gives the following report of the
situation: ,
"Locally the same conditions have
prevailed. In New York state we hear
of the sale .of some very low grade
nop h 191, wun cotter gooas selling
e round S4i6e. Crcm reoorta from all
sectioni of New York state continue
wuU0il ev Ttuv wfs,w fai It: a V4
of normal growth and in an exception
ally healthy condition, which should
produce a Crop of both fin quality "and
large quantity .should favorable weath
er continue. -Coast reports show a de
cided improvement, as hot weather has
at last xet i. In. t ShouM the wuthn
SVAal I An r an Tha rlna 1 a V.
there continue hot and forcing a big
improvement i tae.yaTos i iiooKea tor.
fngiana anu mo continent . report tne
crop in ell sections making good, head
way ana- in w-'neaiiny-coiKiition.' uusl-
' ness wirn orewers is reoortea as m-ae
tlcallv at a standstill for the moment.
and all dealers report their trade ae
Tire Damage Storage Eggs.
While notiunar oetlnite regarding the
actual damage to butter during ... the
lire at uaniei s coia storage plant on
Front street yesterday, it is stated that
the emoke did considerable damage to
tne eggs locatea mere ana tnis will
rrobahly tnrow a large amount of stor
nee stock upon the market in the neai
-future. Adjusters are now at work to
rind tne actual damage.
. Egg market is steady along Front
street at the moment and prices are
holding as quoted ny -rne journal.
Poultry market continues slow with
liberal arrivals. No change in price at
tne moment.
. Crcamsrv butter market is steady
eupplltn and demand beng equal at
V11V UlUIUun . w
Brief Hotel of the Trads. N
The first f uU car of peaches of the
season arrived in this morning but
found but slow sale because - of the
very liberal arrivals by, express here
torore. . naie at -sucexai.ou a box.
Tomatoes are lower with larger sup
; lilies. '- -V -sv.:s w-r M- :' . sj-
. i A large amount of poor cherries is
arriving irom iocbi points ana sales
are slow. ' Better quality soon expected.
- New potatoes are down again and to-
oays saies are at 2.
. Strawberries were In good : supply
along the street this moraine- with
transactions around 11Q1.2S,. although
one or two small lota were sold a frac
tion higher. . .
- Cantaloupes -which arrived yesterday
are iinamg a gooa saie at urst-quoted
firurea.
Front, street sells at the following
. f . .WW ...... ... . . " . W QVSta
regular commissions; ; . ,
wrautf oi ana nay.
c WHEAT - Buying' prloe Track
f ortlandClub, $80: bluestem, 90c; red.
Joj- Willamette' ivalley.; Uo bushel.
FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore-
fn patents, fv.es, straignts, si.ueo
SB; export,' 8.60S.70; valley, U.iS;
granam, tb, .vv, wnuu
rv. 6s. 15.60; bale. 16.
) MILLSTUFFS Selling- brioe-Board
t traoe jaran, -io: miaaung. xso.60;
horta. tS28.50; chop, 212 per ton.
t HAT Producer' price . Timothy.
IWillamette valley, fancy, $11; ordinary,
$1J.6018; eastern Oregon; .$16017;
nixed. $10910.60; clover. Il012; grain.
, ); cheat,4(--J sltalfa,, $lloif.
PARLEY Feed, $26.60; rolled, ttIM
wsis.eu; Brewing, ,
OATS No.. 1 whit. $27.80;
per ton. , .
rray, .$17
. ' Wnmr, Bggs and Poultry. s
- BUTTER FAT Delivery . o. h. Pnrt.
land Sweet cream, 2S Ho; sour, 21 Ho
to.
BUTTER Extra creamery. tKn't "fan.
er, t$ He; ordinary, aiH22iio; store.
jeo. ' -.-. ..-. . , . ,i ...
EGOS Extra fancy, candled. 18
CHEESE Full cream, fiats, triplets
na aaisies, kwkb, xuung tmerioaa.
POULTRT Mixed chicken. To V, &
llo per lb; fancy hens, lie: roosters,
old. 1 Bo lb; fryers, 16He lb; broilers,
3MiO ID, geese. 01a, aigiuo id; turkeys,
alive, ,J7C; dressed 19. 0c lbi squab.
2.60 dozen; pigeons, $1.25 " dosen!
dressed povrltry, lfiplHo lb. higher. ;
CH1TTIM BARK 1908 KfMo Ih,
Hops, wool and BUdes.
i HOPS 190T crop, first prime, lo;
Srlme, 4o; medium to. prime, 4c; me
lum 8H0 lb; 1908 crop ftwltto ,b.
contracts. $c . 9o and , lOo tor three
yewO0L 108 Willamette .vailey, II
MOiAIR-i90 Nominal isilHe,
HIDES ury niaea. liswise jo; green,
4ifflic: calves, g
reen, 67oi
fioi zips, so 10;
btill. green salt, SVi.
tt ID.
6HKEP8KIN8 Shearmg, , 104918c
each; short wool, 2S40o; medium
wool, 60c$l each;, long wool, 7bci)
$1.36 wtch. --s-"v. ,.
.. T ALLOW Pri me, per lb, 3c; No. I
and grease, IS1 1 He -
. . . . Trult and Yegetable.
POTATOES Old, selling, $1.101.15;
Buying, 8086c per cwt; sweet, 6gf6Hc;
new potatoe. $3.26 per cwt
ONIONS Bermuda, $1.40 1.60 per 60
Ib. crater 6-crat lots, $1.40 per crate;
Latest News of
Oregon Crops
NORTHWEST WEATHER FORECAST.
Western Oregon Cloudy with proba
bly showers ' tonight and Thursday,
warmer Thursday: southwest winds.
Western . Washington Cloudy with
probably showers tonight and Thurs
day; southwest winds. - e-
Eastern Oregon, eastern Washington
end northern Idaho Cloudy with pos
sibly showers tonight and Thursday.
Southern Idaho Cloudy with proba
bly showers tonight and Thursday. :
Returning grain men. who have vis
ited the grain fields of the inland em
pire of late are generally of the opinion
that th wheat croo will not be as
heavy as a year - ago, although some
sections will produce more, ft would
take more than ordinary weather condi
tions from this time forth to bring out
a bumper yield. , ,
According to R H." Weber of The
Dalles cannery, work on the cherry crop
Is about to begin at his institution. Ho
predicts a blg crop. ,
Cherries of the Kentieh variety are
coming into market in large lots Just
now, says the Lewlston, Idaho, Teller.
At. the Weber fruit packing plant the
cherries are being packed for shipment.
A. -O, Robert of Blackfoot, 1 In "the
city on business,' says the Boise Capital
News, and Is an enthusiast over the
raising ef potatoes in,, the -upper Snake
river-valley.-' He ha the figure to
how that their production pay better
than raising sugar beets, besides pro
viding labor for whlta warirmAii tnatsaA
of Japanese as the sugar industry does.
At 30 cents a hundred potatoes can
be. made a more profitable croo than
sugar beets and with far 1a lihnr
Blackfoot for several years has had the
cuuimoi mr, supplying tne uregon
Short Line and Union Pacific system
With' DOtatoes. . furnlshlna- batwaan aO
and 60 carloads annually.
from Blackfoot. Idaho Fall and oointa
on the Yellowstone park branch each
year, finding market in Salt Lake. nen.
ver, i Omaha, Kansas city and other
eastern .una soutnern point, many car
loads being shipped to Texa cltiea.
He expects DOtatoes to brina- a Ma
Srioe this year In Idaho, a the Greely,
olo., crop baa been practically ruined,
and Idaho will be called upon to supply
the jrreat market that the Greeley sec
tion has been supplying for many year.
Pendleton. Or.. June IT. Tha nrna-
pect for a good wheat crop in Umatilla
countv is as good aa It is anvwhara in
Oregon or Washington. The wheat is
pot as aroqd a It wa last year, however,
but there- wll be a good crop, notwith
standing the complaint from different
section ci tne nortnwest.
III the Eureka mat country th his-
wheat district of eastern Washington,
and in the Palouse country, complaints
of dry weather are being made con
stantly, but there will be an excellent
cron In both those sectinna 1iixt th
same, say those familiar with the con
ditions.
In the big wheat, district in the vi
cinity of Weston, Athena, . Adam and
thereabouts, . the prospects for a crop
are good, and about tne usual "tonnugu
will he hauled.
California red, $1.60 per sacki garlic,
160 lb.
APPLES Select, i S; fancy, $2.26
FRESH FRUITS Oranges, $$.280
4.00; bananas, !Ho per lb.; crated. tc;
lemon. I8.60$4.76 box- grapefruit.
$2.6002.60; pineapples. Hewallan, 86
aos; strawberries. , Willamette - valley
$1.001.6; cantaloupes, $3. 00.60; ap
ricots, 90C$1.00; blackberries, $1.40;
peaches, 90c $1.00.
VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon.
12 tie bunch: beets. 81.00 sack: oar-
snips, 8Bcfft 11.00; cabbage, $2.00; toma
toen, California, $1.762.00; Texas,
$2.00; bean. 10 if llo; cauliflower,
California, crate, IJ.25; peas. Oregon,
6H($tc; horseradish, 8010c; artichoke,
S076o dot; green onions, 12Ho dos;
fieppers, bell, 36c; Chile, 25o lb; hothouse
cttuce, $1.25 01.60 box; heed lettuce. 26
EIOo dos; cucumbers, hothouse, local,
cfttl do; radishes, 16c dos bunches;
rhubarb, Oregon, 3fiSHc; celery, 90cO$l
iloien; cranberries, eastern, ( ); as
paragus, Oregon, 6Sc76d doz. bunches;
gooseberries, 8c; eggplant, 10 16c;
green corn, 40c docen.
Groceries, jruts. Etc
SUGAR California A Hawaiian Re
finery Cube, $6.00; powdered, $6.45;
berry, $6.25; dry granulated. 86.25; XXX
granulated, 16.15; conf. A.. $6.26; extra
B., $6,80; golden G., 6.80; Dn yellow,
86.66; beet granulated, $6.06; barrels,
16o; half barrels. 30o; boxes, 65o ad
Vance on sack basis.
(Above prices are 10 day net cash
quotations.; ,
HONET $.0 per crate.
: COFFEE Package brands. 816.60.
SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s,
$11.00 per ton; 60s, $11-60; . table, dairy
60s. $16.60; 100s. $10.00'- bates. $2.35;
lmnorted Llvernool. Sirs. 120.00: 1008.
819.00; 4s, 118.00; extra rine barrels,
2s, 6s and 10s, 4.506.E0; Liverpool
lump rock, tzo.&o per ton.
. RICE Imperial Jaean Nos 1. Bet No.
3. 6HS6ic: New Orleans. head..7o:
AJax. ( ); Creole. lc
BEANS Small white. $4.78; large
white. $4.76; pink, 13.85: bayou, $3.86;
Limbs, .36-85; Mexican reds, 0 J.
Meats, rlsa and Provision.
DRESSED MEATS Front street
Hogs, fancy. Bo id; ordinary, i&tw.
targe, 6 d 6c; veal, extra, 80 per
lte; ordinary, 77Ho per lb.; heavy, 7c
per id., mutton, xancy, ewno P6' .o..
snrmg lamD, sc. -
HAMS. BACON. ETC Portland pack
ftnRAli hams! In to 11 lbs. 16a Der lb:
breakfast bacon,. 14 hi 22 Ho lb; picnics.
luo per id; cottage rou, no id regular
short clears smoked. 120 ner lb: backs.
smoked,.; 12o; Union butts, 1018o lb;
amoKea. isc id; clear oeuie. smoxea,
14o per lb; shoulders, 11a per lb;
nlflrleil tanruss. 70n each.
LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10. IS 14c
per :1b; 6. .13 He per lb; 60 lb tins,
12ttc per lb; steam rendered, 10a. 12 Vic
per id; - est: , per id;, compound,
HO per ID.
- PISH Rock cod. ItHe lb: flounders.
8a , nap lb: halibut, to ner lb: striDed
bass, ieo per id; camsn, lie per id; sal
mon, chtnook, lOo lb; bluebacka, 9c lb;
steelhead, 9o lb; herrings. 6c lb;- soles,
to per id; annmpia iuo per itr, percn,
6c per lb; tomcod, 11c per lb: lobsters,
26o ner lb: fresh mackerel. So Der lb:
crawfish, 25o per pxen; sturgeon, 12 Ho
per lb: black bass. 2vo per lb: silver
smelt, 6 7e per lb: black cod. 7Ho lb:
eraos, fi.oovi.fto of: snao, i!c, roe
had, 6c; shad roe, 12Hc lb.- -t,
- OTSTERS Shoalwater Bay, per 'gal
lon, $2.60; per 100-lb sack, $5.00; Olym-
?ia, per .gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack,
6.00 6.60; Eagle, canned, 60o can, $7.00
dosen: eastern in shell, $1.76 per 100. .
CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $2.40;
rasor clams, $2.00 per pox, lOo per dos.
' PalBts, poal OH, Sto.
11c; sisal, 9c; I. B. sisal, 8 Ho.
BENZINE 86 degv case. 19Ho Per
gal: iron obis. 12Hc per gal.
xuKJf jfijNTiNic in cases, iopr gai;
Wood bbls, 69o per gaL, . -. ? .
LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls. 49e: eaaea.
66c; boiled, bbls, 61c; eases, 67o gall
lot of 250 gallon, lo less. ,
WHITE LEAD Ton. lota ' 7 0 per
lb; 600-lb lots, 8o lb; less lot. fUo lb.
WIRE NAILS Present basis at 82.65.
?-.- if !"''" ' - '. - .r , .'
Northwest Bank Statement. V
' PORTLAND. - ' '
Clearings today ..... ..,....$; 929,460.80
Year ago- 1,431,103.19
?alances today ... 168,768.65
ear ago 221,548.66
r SEATTLE. ,
Clearing . .$1,457,641
Balances . ' 239,382
TACOMA. ' . .
Clarings , '787,236
Balances...... 65,061
Irrigation Is" enlarging the' oases of I
the Sahara desert.
ETS
IfiiTTi r ' ' nnnn .
QUARTER TODAY
Best Steers Go to $4.25
'Sheep -Are Easy With
Iambs Down 25c ,
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK' RUN. :
Ho
4f
- Cattle. . Sheep.
185 . 2420
10
8
... 100 : 1 I-. IZf
10 ..,..,...
1905 .it.......
f 76 - ' 4
825
Portland Union Stockyards. June 17.
Because of the continued liberal arrivals
of sheep there was a drop of 5d In
the price of lambs - today in the local
yrus, up saie oeing at 4.o.
Cattle market 1 down, another notch
today; beet steers -going to $4.26 for
the top or a net drop of 25c from yes
terday. Medium stuff ( likewise 26c
lower at $3.76, while best ' cows are
down an equal sum at $8 J. 26. There
was no change in bulls and stags at
$1.6002.80. ' - - ;
- Hogs are holding steady with a light
run tor tne aay. r-rtcea are oeing main,
tained at yesterday's firures. . -
It Is announced today that ' govern,
ment inspection in the Portland packing
plant of Schwartschild & Sulzberger
win start tne- coming week. Already
the comoany has its plan: laid for an
interstate business. . . , - -
A year ago today all lines were easy
a. 1 uncimngea values ,' i
'Official yard values today!' ,
. II4E. ihl.. -
$60 ) 6.60 : stockers and feeders, ).
aiuo vancy eastern uregon steers,
cooks. $3.0092.26; bull and stags, $1.60
Sheep Beat wethers, . $3.75i94.00;
spring lambs, weighing ?5 pounds,
$4.76; mixed, 3.26.60.
Hogs Recover Decline.
Chicago, June 17.-Offliial run:
t - Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
Chicago . ...:.85,00O 23,000 19,000
Omaha .. . ... ;ll,000 , 2.800 , 2.000
Kansa City No market.
Hog opened slow to 60 lower. Left
oyer yesterday 6,800. Receipt year ago
26,O0O. Mixed. $5.86396.80; heavy, 36.60
fi.SOr rough, 15.86 6.50; light. $5.65
6.76.' Cattle 10 to 16c lower. Sheep
steady. ..
Hogs closed tronfr, with the decline
I?tTvlI74-. . M'r, $5.405.82H; heavy,
$5 505'77H: roun' 5-406-; 11"ht'
Cattle 10c lower. Sheep steady.
WHEAT CLOSES THE
SAME AS OH TUESDAY
ABtXRIGAXf WHEAT VUOLXBTU.
:', July.
. .... 86731
97B
. . . . 87B
. .... 831
, . . . .108H
Chicago . . .
Hew Tor . ,
St. Xau1s , . ,
Kansas Oltv
BIT
Sanaeanoiis
Duluth
Wiaaepeg ...
i.-f:::
.100
Chicago. June' 17. The wheat mar
ket opened firm and higher. It was
erratic during the day, being firm one
minute and weak the next It lost its
early grain and cloved unchanged from
yeBieraay ror tne tnree options.
Liverpool opened H to d lower than
yesieruay.
Primary receipts show:
uushels.
Today. Year ago.
Wheat
Corn ;
Shipments
.. 269,000 446,000
. . 725,000 895,000
ttusneis.
Wheat 131.000 839,000
Corn . .. 484.000 614,000
Total 'clearances: Wheat and flour,
vo.ouu uu., ?urn, OKV DU.
A Hutchinson, Kansas dispatch to
Logan & Bryan says:
"Raining now and looks like rain all
day. Another week like this and we
cannot save crop.
Range by Overbeck & Cooke Co.:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
July
Sept
Deo.
89 90 Vi
87U H
88 74R
87H
88 H
67A
74
88H 89H
CORN.
67 69H
7H 68H
69 9H
OATS.
48 44
3 , 38Vi
39T6 0
July
Sept
Dec.'.
68HA
July
Sept.
May
43HB
f HA
40HB
MESS PORK.
July
Sept
July
Sept
July
Sept
. 1417 1440 1417 14S0
1462 1467 1445 1452
LARD.
877 882 875 877
895 900 895 895
SHORT RIBS.
782 .795 , 782 790A
806 817 805 812B
News Gossip
of Finance
New York. June
63c; London, 24 d.
it. Bar
silver,
t
New York. June 17 National CMv
bank has engaged $2,250,000 for export
tumorrow. , . . , ;
New York, June 17. Director of the
"Big Four" have oassed semi-annual
dividend on common stock, but will pay
kfi per cent uu tne preierrea.
New York. June 17. It 1 stated to
De-a possibility that American Locomo
tive win out its dividend. ,
' London.' June'. 17. Stock
market
mixed for,, American, shares.
Ch lea ro. ' - 'June 17. Serlmm damn a-e
reoortecT to croa In aouthweatern itut,,
en aocount of ..-flood. Winter wheat
harvest delayed, by floods and demoral
ization of railroad traffic.
New
York, June .17 Government
bonds:.
' Bid.
....104H
. . j'.106 .
...r.101.
Ask.
106
ioiK
101
t
122
122
Twos, registered
do. coupon .....
Threes, registered
-i do . coupon t....
Small bonds . . :-i .
....1004
Fours, registered .
...111
do coupon
.122
.103
New York. June 17. -6te'rllnr demand.
487487Hi 0 days, 485H46.
New York. June 17. Like Erie -
Western railway has . passed its divi
dend.
New York. June -17.--Metale: Cop
erLake. lttaffllSc: electrolvtio. 12K
12s;i castings. l2U12Hc. , Tin,
27028Hc; lead. $4.47 04.62 H'-
New York Cotton Market. '
(Furnished by Overbeck ft Cook Co.)
wpen. Mign. Close, mes.
Jan.
Mar.
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct-
940
...
80
929
940
936
92
1038
1016-
985.
"'.-60
y 33
924
1061
1084
99$
950
932
..... 1077
..... 104S
1042
1020
980
"i960
$16
1004
;..,' 964
Peo.'
946
Look Out for a Sharp Advance in Hop
Contracts or Old Hops on Paper It's a
Plan of the Shorts to Force Cultivation
PASS PAYHEHT
AND MIT PRICE
Wall Street ' Surprised at
Aon-Dividend on the Big
. - Four, and Lake Erie.
STOCK MARKET LOSSES. ., .
Amal. HII11 Cent. ...... U
yr ay. ...... ,u ,
2!Mo, Pac. ....
Sugar ......... IN. T. Cen......
Anaconda, ..... filNortu Pao..v..
B. Jk O. ViiPenn.
Brooklyn. , H! Reading
Canadian .HIB.s P., ,.1
St Paul...!... 4lU. P. : : U
C.&ip......... U. B. Bteel....
Col. Fuel, j ....... do p. ........ H
New fork. June 17. The itock mar.
ket Was- largely srofeaalonal In the
early , dealing, of which much short
covering was in evidence, and om
buying by trader for long account in
expectation of a strong close on the
favorable outlook at the Chicago con
vention. However tha rise was checked
in the early afternoon by rumor from
Chicago and by passing of the ' "Big
f our' dividend and Laite Erie west,
ern Preferred dividend. This action
wa a complete aurDrise to Wall street.
resulting in tne tnrowtng over 01 stones
by the traders and creating a rather
weak market generally toward the close.
rair Duying toon place on tne reces
sions. (Range by Overbeck A Cook Company.)
DESCRIPTION.
Amal. Cod. Co... 1 68
68
24
66
34 H
Am. C. & F. c.i li
oo pia. .......
Am. . Cot. Oil. c.
Am. Loco. c.
9V 49H
Am. Sugar, o...
126
7S2
1264
76&
Am. Smelt, a...
ao pra
3 mm
Anaconda M. Co..
Am. wool. o. . . .
Atchison, c ...
28 H
82H
do pfd.
B. & O. c.
89K 89H $8
do pfd
Br. Rap. Tran. .
47
474
47H
Can. Pacific, c.
Cent Leather, o.
160H
160H
160
25
'6
25H
6H
26 '
ao Did
C. A Q. W. c . . .
C. M. A St P...
C. & N.-W. c.
134 H
12344
161
161
C. & O
44
27 H
44
27H
Colo. F. ft I. c.
Colo. South., c
ao, zna pra. .
do. 1st Dfd. .
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1 SHI, 8
Total sales. 319.800 shares.
' Call money, high at 1, closed at 1.
New York Bond Market.
. . . Bid. Asked.
ancn. cent, as 100 100
Fenn. Rv. 5s 100 -100
Uni. Rys. St. L. 4s 82
So. Pac. 1st ref. 4s 92 , 92
ou la. or o. r. rtri. is.. I i. IZ
N. A W. Cons. 4s .. 93' 94
R. I. let. ref. 4s.. 86 ' 86
Met St. Yr. ref. 4s 60 . . . . .
Inter. Met. 4Hs 68 U ssv
Atl. Const Line 4s...... 79 - R2i2
ft. iX. IB ii 7
O. S. L. ref. gold 4S S 89 Vi 80
Cons. Trne. Co. 5s...... 102 102
Col. A So. 1st 4s....;.., 89 90
Cent Pnc. 1st 4s.. 96, .....
Atl. Coast Line cons, 4s. . . . . it
1 & L. Uni. 48 ..' B8U'
C. B. A Q. joint 4s.. "96 97
Reading gen. 4s .....!-' 98t ' esfc
Elec. A Peo. (Phiy 4s.. . 89 . 90
y'n. y. inv. t;o. (Phll.)s ,78. 74
PEICE OF NEVADA:
SHARES IN FBISC0
(Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co.)
oan r ranciicu, 4 una X (.Bid prices:
BULLFROO DISTRICT.
Bullf. lcA, Nat Bank 6cA. L. Harris
IcA. Amethyst 2a Gold Ru if Rnnni,
Vllaiuai V- OU111, - m. LI. IRA. MfaTtT
Clare 6c. Mayfl. Cons. 6c, Monty.-Ohio
mi. iua, v. ocepier its, MOnty. Mt. 7C,
Homestake Cons. 31c. Tramp Cona 16cA.
Victor IcA. , .
TONOPAH DISTRICT.
Ton. Nev. $8.02. Mont Ton li lt Tim.
Ext 77c, MacNamara 83c, Midway 86c,
Ton. Belmont 82c, Ton. No. Star 6c, Ohio
Ton. IcA, West End Cons. 45c, Rescue
6C Ton. A' Calif. - 2eA nnAn Inohnr
icV,im.?utl?r 22c- Monarch Pitts. Ex.
3oA. Oolden Crown 2c j. , . ,
VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
Fairy, Eagle 65cA. Nevada Truia ti s.
Pittsburg. Silver Peak $1.16, Eagle s
Nest 12c. Alice pf Wouder lo, Rawhide
Queen $1.55.
QOLDFIELDS DISTRICT.
Sandstorm 23e. ColumMa. ' M. i.tc
Jumbo . Ext . 26c, Pennsylvania IcA.
Booth 16o. Blue Bull lit. Ariama 4r
Sliver Pick 12c, May Queen 80 A. Nev.
Boy 2c B. B. Ext lo. Blue Bell 4c.
Dixie 1c, O. Columbia 8cA. Hlbernla 2e,
St Ive 26c, Conquerer 2c, Blk. Rock
ie. ione Htar c, u. wonder 2cA, Oro
8c. Kendall Ext 2cA. Sandst Ext. le.
Mayne lc, Atlanta 17c, Great Bend 26c,
Empire lo. Red Top Ext 7c, Florence
$3.16, Dlam'f vB. B. Con. 16c, O. Daisy
84c. Comb. Fract 49c Or. Bend Ext 60.
Or. Bend Anx. 6c, MUlstorm 2c, Ke-
wanos 26eA. Esmeralda 2cA. Cracker
T.nlr r Pki.pI, UaHi.W IK. XA Mill
A u v mviiawk v aivn.. uvi U a ' 1 1 1 " ti a v I
Y. Tiger 8 4c A, Grandma 4c, S. Pick Ext j
lc, Monawg ;xt. ica. ixu I'uinn ie,i
IIIERS BUSY
H
Locating New Ground, De
, .'veloping Ledges and
. Building Koads. .
; ' . r (Special Dl pa tea to To YoeraaL)
Bohemia. Or, Jane 17. A. P. Church-
Ill 1 packing in supplies and has com
menoed development work on his Presl-
dent group of seven olalms. Some very
goo a ore na peen openea ana eu wore
don nbowg up well.
He ha a very promising copper and
gold property in his President group.
Ho own several other group and has
interested Roeeburg parties In soma- of
nis noiuings. '
On th Royal Flush sToud, owned by
poruand capitalist ana otners, ; Mr.
Tom and some helpers are doing .devel
opment work and show some good ore.
John Crowley of Portland is prlnoipal
owner ' - v
Development work i progressing on
the Twin Rooks property, owned by
Illinois and Oregon capitalists. A cross
cut tunnel is in 200 feet and will soon
cut a ledge of proved richness. The
managers expect to cut this ledge with
in 20 feet more, then they will drjft on
the ledge and block out ore.
W. H. Shane is doing development
work on the Pittsburg group, owned by
himself and others. He is building a
trail to connect with tne uienwood
trail and county road. All this trail
is on an even grade, none ot it over
8 ner cent. It Is a pleasure to go over
this trail after traveling some that are
20 fcer cent grade and some even worse,
People in this camp are beginning to
e tne aavantage 01 gooa traus ano
wagon roads.
Mr. Mccab 1 ooing some location
work on -a new And and says he ha
something good. He will soon pack in
upplle and commence development on
his Rock creek property. He will build
a trail on a good grade from his prop
erty down Rock creek to . Steamboat
creek, to connect there with the wagon
road that comes up the Steamboat from
Roseburg. He hopes to see Roseburg
Improve this road, as a good many peo
ple in camp Would buy supplies there If
there were an outlet
8. . J. Brand is getting along nicely
with his wagon road contract and hopes
to have the road completed soon, so that
ore can be hauled over it This is the
road Mr. Hard 1 building from the
Veuviu to hi Utopian property, where
he has blocked out , considerable high
grade ore. This or Is free milling and
Mr. Hard will haul it to the Vesuvius
mill for treatment He will also com
mence hauling base or from hi Oregon-Colorado
property soon. This ore
will be concentrated and the concen
trates shipped to Tacom for smelting.
PACIFIC SENI0ES .
ON CLASS DAY
(Special Dlnpstch to To Jour ml.)
Pacific University, Forest Grove, Or
June 17. The seniors gave their class
day exercises on the college campus
Monday afternoon, consisting of reol
tatlons, songs, Jokes, class prophesy
and the dedication of a concrete seat
In the evening at Marsh hall the class
in oratory under tne airection 01 pro
fessor Orr gav two plays before a
large audience. The trial acene from
"The Merchant of . Venice" , and '"Our
Boys." V ' ' '.
ROSS IS SUFFERING
FROM INJURED BACK
(Special Dispatch to Th Journal.)
St. Helens, Or.. June 17. William
Rosa, who with his family was thrown
from a brlda-e last Sunday bv a fright
ened horse. Is suffering Intensely from
the injury to his back and it is Impoa
sibl to move him from the house, to
which he was taken after the accident
He is attended by his son. Dr. L. O.
Ross of Oood Samaritan hospital
i Mrs. Ross wa able to return to her
home and though covered with bruise
Is not seriously mjurea.
Traveler at Salt Lake.
(Catted Press Land Wire.)
Bait Ike City, Utah, June 17. Un
der condition perhaps more favorable
for a successful gathering than ever
before, the annual convention of the
grand council of the United Commer
cial Traveler opened in thi city to
day. For 24 hour the delegates and
visitor 1 have been pouring in from
point throughout Montana, Idaho and
Utah, and at noon today it wa eti
mated that the attendance approached
6,000. The busines seotlon is a mass
of flags and bunting in honor of the
visitors. The session are to continue
four days. Tho business of the gather
ing ' will' be interspersed with many
feature of entertainment Foremost
on the program will be th big parade
in which numerous bands, floats and
military and clvlo organisations will be
In line with th thousand of uniformed
traveling men.
J : Three Years' Walk.
'' (United Freaa teased Wire.)
' Toronto, Ont, June 17. Two young
Englishmen, Arthur David Hadley and
John Wynne Harley started from the
city hall here today on a three years'
walklns tour. The wacer for which
they are walking is $10,000, and their
itinerary is Toronto to Vancouver, to
Seattle, to New York, to Halifax, to
Toronto.
Accord In r to the oondlttons of the
wager thoy must finish within three
years arM not rest more than a month
between each section. They must earn
their expense en route, sleep every
night in a tent draw their baggage in
a hand cart and obtain the signature
of some of rtolal in every town ana
Village through wnicn tney pass.
Incorporations.
(Special Dispatch to lb JonrasL)' -flelam
Or . June 17. Artiole of In
corporation have been filed in the office
01 tne aecretary or isie mm ioiiuw.
Oibson-Levlnger company: principal
Offloe, Portland; capital stoca. it.uvu;
Ineoraorators. Joseph C Gibson. M.
Levlnger and J. H. Gibson.
The Molalla Power company; princi
pal office, Canby. Or.; capital stock.
110, 600; Incorporator. John B. Hurat
W. 8. Hurst and Fred P. Hurst
in v. Rosa lc. Ooldf. Cons. $5.48,
Diam'f. Triangle, 8c.
; Produce in San Francisco.
an wanctsca. June 17. Egg Per
dosen, California fresh, inoludlng cases,
extras, 2c; firsts. 22c; seconds, 20c;
thirds, 18He: eastern . seconds, 17c.
Butter Per pound. California fresh.
mm 8 So: firsts. SJVto: seconds. 22c:
packing No. 1. 21o; packing No. 2. 29 c
C-neese cw, imr iiuuuu. vamuiui.
flats fancy, 11 Uc; firsts, lie; seconds,
10 hie; California Young America fancy,
18 He; first,. ltc; eastern Oregon fan
cy, 18c; . eastern Oregon Young Amer
ica fancy. liHoi storage, eastern fancy
New York. 16c; Oregon. 14c.
Potatoes Per cental. Oregon Bur-
banks. $l.261.25; new potatoes $1.00
1.75; boxe, 61.60.
Onions Par crate Bermudas. 10066c;
Australian brown, I8.001.60: red on
ions. 60o65c; allyerskins, $1.00fl.lO.
oranges fer dox. naveia x.uws.e;
fancy Valencia. $3.60; Med. sweets,
fancy, $2.50. 2.76. c
, - Shanlko Wool 8ales. '
(Special Dlsptteh to Th Joarnal.) - -,
Shanlko. Or- June 17. Wool . sales
were from 2 to So higher than previous
ale at thi point on June 2, bids run
Ding from 12c to Ukc;- highest bid
16HO, by William Ellery. buying the
clip-. of Jacob Kasser, consisting of 86.
000 pounds. In all about-to clips, or
1,800,000 pounds, are to be offered at
this sale, which will probably be con-
sreaj w utuu nui yt viua:W
tlnued for at least two day.
G16IIT0:iCE)L0VESICK
GIRL ELUDES POLICE
','..' ..'- '-j- i " ' ' ' '-" 1 ..':.' ,
' i x. a -u '.v-..' i,' :," . " "' -' - - a sit
Detectives Spend Three Days
Trying . to Locate Four
Runaway Youngsters.
Foiled by; detective In her attetfipt
to run away Sunday with her sweet
heart and another youthful couple, 1(
year-old Susie Davis, 235 Milwaukle
road. Monta villa, made a second attempt
Monday, and so far the police have not
located iter. The runaway Sunday night
was frustrated by Detectives Hunter
and HowelL On information furnished
by Susie Davis's parent th officers
intercepted toera at toe iX w. f. rail
way station. - At that time they stated
that they intended going to Hood River
valley to pick strawberries.
Lawrence Cummins. 62 Hawthorne
avenue, Aioen wavis. jiasx taeventn
and Mill streets, and Marie Lazarus,
residing on the east side, all under age,
were Susie Davis' companion in Sun
day nixht's affair, and the police be
lieve the quartet is together in the sec
ond .runaway. Although three day
have elapsed since the police were no
tified, diligent search ha failed to re
veal any .trace." .-,. - -
Susie Davis was at one time employed
in Shanahan'a dry good store. It waa
there that she became acquainted with
Marie Lasarus and th two young fel
lows, one of whom ha been keenlnr
company with her. according; to police
report ine ponce are inclined to De
neve that the story of the strawberry
Sicking was a subterfuge, resorted to
1 order to throw off suspicion. .
MRS. LUTTENBERGER ;
OBTAINS DIVORCE
Charge Dr. JN. Q. Lattenberger
With Being Ungrate- 1
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
St Louis, Mo., June 17. Mr. Lutten-
berger, wife of Dr. J. N. O. Lutten-
berger, who tat an evangelist and physi
cian, with residence at Pendleton, Ore-
on, ha obtained a divorce. Dr. Lut
mberger had filed an answer but made
no appearance.
Mrs. Luttenberger alleged desertion
as her cause ot action. She testified
that she had spent $2,500 of her own
money to educate Dr. Luttenberger and
charged that he had repaid her with
Ingratitude, asserting that she was his
Inferior mentally and making a griev
ance of her alleged inability to interest
him Intellectually.
' They were married in tnis city Juiy
8, 1906. From December, 1806, until
September 9, 1907, they lived praotlcally
ranged In th same house.
The testimony of Mis Louise Wolff
of Dorsey, I1L, helped the - plaintiff.
Miss Wolff told of Dr. Luttenberger'
attempting to embrace her when ahe
entered hi office "I pushed him away
nd told him to behave himself," said
the witness.
Dr. Luttenberger in a sermon, on a
date subsequent to the estrangement
between the pair, it is said, gave inti
mations of his position on the marriage
relation in tne touowing utterance:
"If the wire reruses to Keep up reach
ing and thinking she will soon discover
inharmonious conditions.) When the
husband loves art science, literature
and Christianity and the wife la slven
to admire th opposite, incompatabllity
soon weakens the tender chords of genu
ine affection. When the home is
blessed with children, love and effec
tlon grow more perfect Whenever the
woman refuses to be fruitful and mul
tiply, love suffer irreparable loaa"
KING RICHARD, LONG
DEAD, COKES TO LIFE
"King Richard III." that masterful
creation of Shakespeare, created some
dlveraion In Judge Cameron court thi
morning when resurrected by William
Summer for a brief soliloquy. William
1 a negro, and is familiarly known
among his compeers aa "BUI." It was
that Sunday closing ordinance which
was responsible for ?"BHr" appearance
in court " ' '
"Ye see,' ledge," said he, "Ah wu
sent aftah some milk. Ah looked all
ovah fo' dat milk an couldn't fin' eny.
Ah ie' natchally had to git som'pln.
so Ah gits dat bucket filled wid beer.'
Officer Craddook arretted the negro
Sunday Bight, aa he was In process of
transportation with the frothy, forbid
den liquid.
"I gues the court will continue sen
tence; but don't you come back again,"
warned Judge Cameron.
"Bill's" face cleared 'into an expense
of shining Ivories.
"Now la de wintah of vouh discon
tent made rla'lous lumnah by dl son
of Yo'k. Song Jedge. Much oblldged,
sub." "Bill's" departure was given an
ovation of laughter that called for de
cisive use of Judge Cameron's gavel.
Archbishop McEvay Installed. 7
(Ustted Press Leased Wire.)
Toronto, Ont, June 17. The conse
cration and installation of Archbishop
McEvay took place tht morning in
St Michael' cathedral and proved to
be one of the most brilliant events of
the kind ever witnessed in Toronto.
Priest and prelates from many parts
of Canada and the United States were
in attendance. Mgr. Hoarretti. tne pa
pal delegate, chanted tne pontincal high
maa. and the ceremony of consecra
tion waa performed by Bishop Dowling
of Hamilton.
Wabash Commencement.
(United Press Leased Wtre.)
Crawfordsville, Ind.. June 17. Com
mencement exercise at Wabash college
were held this morning in the presence
of a large crowd of visitors. . The ad
dress to the graduating class wa de
livered by William A. Ketch am of In
dianapolis, a former department com
mander of the Indiana G. A. R.
IF AN INDIAN IS NOT AN INDIAN
MAY HE BE ALLOWED SOME BOOZE?
When Is an Indian not an Indian T
Or rather, when can an Indian drink?
Or, rather still, whe can a person give
or sell an Indian whiskey This inter
esting question la to be -decided in the
United States courts in Portland with
in the next few days. - - i
WUJlara Mcintlre, an old sailor and
who olaims to have com to Portland
before the hills began to grow, and
wnen mere was notnmg in Portland
but the waterfront and the trees along
its banks, and when a sky scraper was
never even thought of, was brought
here thi morning,; having been ar
rested at Klamath Falls for giving
whiskey to an Indian. Mclntlre aow
makes his home at Klamath Fall.
: Overbeck i& Cbbke Co.
-"CcEsalssica Uercbsnls, Slccis, Ccsis, Cct!ca, Crzlz, EL.
216-217 BOARD OP TRADE BUILDING
.Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan Si Eryan,
!, Chicago, New . York, Boston.
W have the only private wire connecting Portland with the eastern
, " exchange.:
OIPIOIJIIS FOR
62 AT 0. 11. C.
largest Class in History ot
I School Year's Great
' . ' . Growth... '
' (Ipectal DlnatfB ts The laaraal t ,
Corvallla, Or, June 17,The gradua.
Hon exerolM of the Oregon Agricul
tural college opened, at 10 o'clock to
day, attended by an immense rm4
despite the druullng rain. Hundreds
Of alumni and other visitor from all
over Oregon were present- The Arm
ory, where the exercise were held, had
been converted into a' veritable ruatla
paradise by th Use of evergreen boughs,
potted nalma and ferna " A profusion
of bunting was used in the decorations.
- The program this morning follows:
Invocation, Bev. D. H. Leech; '"Spring
Song." chorus:'- "Beanteoue WaltK
chorus; aalutatory, Mary Rose Bcoggln;
valedictory, Herbert ' - Edward : ' Cooke;
two vocal numbers bv Virginia Bnen. :
cer Hutchinson: address to th crass.
Congressman W. C Haw ley; "Ecstaey,'
Virginia Hutchinson; address, J. It '
Ackerman, state superintendent of
scnoois; conrerring. degrees, resident
Kerr; "Triumphal, " 1 chorus.
The commencement event through
out have been successful. The drill of
tne cadet regiment yesterday afternoon
was witnessed by hundreds. The alum
ni banauet waa haM last nfa-Vit at WaU
lace ball. ' .
A recital at the Armory wa given
last evening by the pupil of th school '
of muslo. . The last lnter-aoclatv da-
bat. for the Oatch eup, held last night
resulted In victory for th Amlcltfan
over th Zetagatheana.
The enrollment for the year eloalng
growth has been not only In number
but in collegiate advancement The
standard ef the college has been lifted.
Much building has been done and more
I in progress. Next year greater
things are expected 4at the institution.
There are 82 graduate this year, th
largest class in th history, of th
school.
Sale of Hare Coins.
(United Frew Leaacd Wire.) ' ' "
Phil&delDhia. Pa.. June 17. Two of
the. rarest snec.lmena of the American
Frlvate gold coinage are to be offered
or sale at an auotlon of old coin
which began ' her today. Th first of
these Is a five-dollar gold piece struck
In Colorado during tne mas -eatt
boom days by a firm of Jewelers , and
bankers at a small mining camp In
the famous Georgia Oulch district. So
far as known there la only one other
of these coins In existence and that Is
in the collection at tne umtea mate
mint in thi city.
The second coin is a ten-dollaf gold-
Slece Issued by the Cincinnati Mining
: Trading company in California in
the days of '49, and bears an Indian'
head, surmounted by a chaplet of feath
ers. Though the design is crude, this
ten-dollar piece enjoys the distinction
of having brought the highest pre
mium aver given for a specimen of
private gold coinage, tz.ius neing paia
recently for a similar specimen at a
sale in London.
SPIRITS ABSENT FROM
TRIAL OF BANKER
(trslted Press Leased Wire,! .
San Francisco, June 17. J. Dalsell
Brown, the convict ex-manager of the
California Safe Deposit a Trust com
pany, waa on the stand the greater
gart of today In the trial of Walter J.
artnett, who is accused of causing the
failure of the bank by stealing some
of the Col ton securities. ; ; ; '
Brown was examined by Prosecutor
Cook, who - brought out some of the :
dealing that Bartnett had attempted to
put through to - save th bank . from
failure. - ': ' i
The apirltualiBtle seances, at which
the ghosts of Jay Gould, Colli P.Hunt
ington and other financier appeared to
brought out. but Brown declared hli
belief in SDliituallsm and said that he
had experimented with the occult -
At University of : Wisconsin.
(United Press Lease Wire.) '
Madison. Wis.. June -17. The com
mencement week program at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin wa brought : to
a close today with the graduation ex
ercises. At 9 o'clock this morning the
thousand graduate and member of
the faculty marphod in procession from
th upper campus to th armory, where
the exercise were held. ' Following .the
customary orations, which were Inter
opersed with selections of music, the
commencement address wa delivered by
President Van Hle. '-i
Bunker Hill Day In Boston,
(United Press Leased Wire.) I
Boston. Masa.- June 17. Boston to
day observed the one hundred and
thirty-third anniversary or the battle of
Bunker Hill with the usual prosrrft-m
of parades, firework and oratory. The .
patriotic ceieoration eenterea, a usual.
In Charlestown. the scene of the fa
mous fight The program for the day
provided for two big parades, one con
sisting of military, naval and eivic
bodies. Including detachments of sailor
and marine from visiting warships,
and the second an electrical pageant
with numerous handsome float.
Tennessee for Bryan.
(United Prase Leased Wire.) .
Nashville, Tenn., June 17. Th Dem
ocratic tat convention was called to
order her today to select delegates to
the national convention at Denver. All
indications at the opening pointed to a
harmonious session. ' : By agreement of
the state committee-and the campaign
manager th convention is to take no
action with regard to the gubernatorial
contest now on- between Governor Pat
terson end em-Senator Carmack. .. . As
both faction are for Bryan for the
presidency there will he no opposition
to resolutions , indorsing the Nebraska
leader. :,.-....;. .
Horac 41 Wilson, superintendent and
disbursing Agent on an Indian res
ervation, is the complainant. The In
dian is John Gray. ,. .
.It is claimed that if an Indian ha
had his allotment of land, taken the
oath of allegiance and is not in charr
of an Indian agency, that he is an
American citizen and can drink as
much whifkey aa he likes and that It
Is no ones' business whether It Is
given him, If he is lucky, or whether hi
purchases It at so much per swallow.
But on the other hand If an Indton in
a government ward he has no buslne.ie
having any whiskey, inside or out, un
der any circumstance.
Mclntlre, vo is an old man. e!nn
nver . to have been arrested b-tra
and he is much grieved over his plmht.
Xi :