The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, April 10, 1909, Page 10, Image 10

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    THE OREGON DAILY, 'JOURNAL, PORTLAND,. SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 10. 1000.,
PUZZLED OVER
WORLD'S MARKETS
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DOORS ARE OPEI
PUBLIC MARKET
DOS
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TO MY
U1IJIC
THEIR POLICY
State' Press Association" to
EASTER TRADE
SHOWS INCREASE
, I , V . ii '
General Business Is 15 Per
Cent Better Than Year
Ago Finer Quality.
TODAY'S WHOLESALE MAKKETS.
'. Easier trade turna out well.
No demand at all tor hops,
Eggs are steady at 2tfc
; Mutter market neuiins decline.
r lour gains in iiru
'Cash barley ts higher. '
'- IVlato market, is not weak,
' Mora strength. In onions. . .
Oood Wholesale Trads for Bastsr.
Portland enjoyed a better Easter
Wholesale trade this year Ihan ever
before. While most of the business was
. confined to a email period, the total
volume of business was- very good, an
Increase of fully J 6 per cent being
shown over year ago. One feature or
.'.''this year's trade for Easter was the
buying of better quality In almost every
line. Portland sold ft far better-class
of produce this season than ever before
because that is what the trade wanted.
' Prices paid were nmong the best for
a generation; all lines being affected in
this regard. It was in the egg and poul
try markets, perhaps, that the best
" showing of Easter business Is noted.
The market- showed uinusually good
' strength during the past week or 10
(lavs simplv because everyone seemed
to' be buying. Northern cities were
very liberal buyers here of eggs dur
ing the entire week and in most in
stance they paid the top limits, ears
ago thers was considerable discrimina
tion among Puget Bound people against
Oregon goods, but this is fast disap
; pearlng.
. Poultry Market at Top Wotcn,
" While poultry prices- have been very
high all along during recent weeks, a
hh furthor advance was noted in val-
' n nnnrallv during the past six days.
1 JJeeeints of poultry were somewhat
more liberal than i expected, but the
trade was especially able to take care
of all that came and prices were, there-
fore, allowed to ascend even above the
usual danger mark.
. Butter Marks to Drop Monday,
There will be a general decline in the
. price of both city and outside creamery
butter Monday morning, ji is gener
ally understood that the price at the
start of the week will be 27o a pound,
compared with 29a today. While in
tome quarters butter f is cleaning up
very readilv, most interests have more
stock on hand than they wish at this
. time of the year.
" Wo Demand for Bops.
At the moment there is an entire ab
sence of demand for' hops in this mar
ket Even contracts are neglected at
So a pound. Eastern brewers say they
do not need additional supplies and are
therefore not Interested in values. On
the other hand speculators ciaim max
the brewers will soon appear In the
buying ring,.
. More Strength In Onions. , ;
Additional 'strength is noted in the
onion market, both here and in the
south. While the local market Is still
quite well supplied because moat of
the commission houses had been llber
ral buyers some time ago, receipts are
scant and In fact, there iB but little SUP- i
ntv left at nonntrv nolnts.
Potatoes are steady locally, although
there is little doing in tne souui
?rnwprn are not alarmed over the stag
nant feeling and are not pressing their
goods on the market. -
Brief Notes of Wholesale Trade.
. VlKh market is steady.
" - rirnsKod meats are holding about the
Fame, although the prospects are for
lower prices.
Oranges are firmer with no change In
the price today. if- fv
Price is showing no movement in the
apple market with plenty of stock held
by the local trade. (Shipments continue
" to come from various points despite
the utterances of associations that no
more stock' was available.
tinned tomato market is rather easy,
but quotations are not being stiauea.
. I'r.i'ii.r rrmrkpt in firmer and there
Js talk of another advance in prices for
' the near ruiure.
Home local cauliflower has appeared
. fr. the market and sold readily at 40c
, to 76c a doaen, according to size, uen-
.rllv verv small.
Cabbage from the south is not moving
very wen, pecause oi me nign pnue.
Loral rhubarb is coming very freely.
Price steady at So for best with some
.movement at 4 54e.
-Front atreet sells at -th following
prices. Those paid shippers are less
regular commissions:
Butter, ffgs snA rotatory.
TtTTTTKTt Extra creamery. . 39c
fancy. 27 c; eastern, iSc; California,
I7c; store. JSC.
BUTTER FAT Delivery t. o. b. Port-
v land Sweetcream. Z7c; aour, zone id,
HftOS Local, best. 22c.
i'HKMK Kinev full cream flats.
3 8c; triplets and daisies, 18c; Toung
Americas, lc; storage twins, 17c; trip
lets and daisies. 17c.
POULTRY Mixed chickens, 18c per
ib; fancy bens, 16Hwl7c per id; roost
ers, old. 12c; , fryers, 26c; broilers,
25c; geese, lie; turkeys, alive, is
18c: dressed, 2223e; ducks, 1820c;
pigeons, squabs, az.uuspcz.DU aozeo; oia.
11.00; dressed poultry. l?lHo nigner.
Sops, Wool and JCldss.
WOOL 109 Willamette valley, II
'19c: eastern Oregon, 17019c.
HOPS 1808 crop, choice. 8c; prime
1UC
J4c; NO.
NEW CROP WHEAT AT
A NEW HIGH RECORD
.
O ratten oa Wheat.
4 Chicago. April 10, James A.
4 Patten talked very bullish on
whoat today, and said:
"It Is simply a question of do-
4 mestlc requirements. It looks as
if European countries ftre going
to have difficulty In securing
supplies during the next few
months, and there Is a strong
undertone. , J
4 "Kurope seems to have awak-
ened to the seriousness of its po-
4 sltlon, which has been apparent s
for the past few months, and is
confronted with the problem of
4 buying Its supplies regardless of
A price. That it will have dlffi-
oulty In accomplishing this
4 seems probable, In view of the
falling off in the abipments from
Russia and the southern henils- 4
4 phere end the small amount
available In this country and s
Canada. With an acute shortage S
all over the world, It appears 4
4 evident that wheat will Join otti- 4
r foodstuffs and will establish
a higher level until such time as 4
production has overtaken con-
4 i sumption and reserves can be re-
plenished beyond the danger
4 line."
CHICAGO v"HEAT MARKET.
April 10. April 8. Gain. 190.
May . ..12B 124A Vz 91 H.
Julv 114T4 JtlHB U M?J
S,.pt 107 104 A 3? 83M,
Dec 107 102 4 ....
Chicago, April 10. July. September
and December wheat options reached
new high records today owing to the
many reports of crop damage coming
from th "American growing centers.
The May option was neglected a good
portion of the day but when it finally
became active, the movement was sharp
and decisive. It closed at a gain of
Uo'over the previous closing, but did
not -ome within c of reaching the
record price of Thursday when it wem
to $L2H. .
The December option was the wonder
of today's trading in the wheat pit. Sat
urday, uauailv a very slow day so 'far
as trading in grains Is concerned, proved
one of Uit moat active ever- aoen In
this market. Damage reports caused a
stampedo of short sellers in both the
(September and December options with
considerable covering likewiae in the
July.
December had the heaviest advanre
for the day and closed with a net
gain of 4?4.c,over Thursday. Septem
ber gained 3 c, July J 1ic and May He.
Argentina shipments for the week
were: Wheat, v 3.000,000 bushels; corn,
311.000 pushels.
KILLERS
Authorities Cannot Decide
What to Do With
Boy Thief, j
Hogs and Cattle Are Firm at l
Top rrice Spring Lamb
Premium IsvCut Off..
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Cuatody of Abe Rodesteln, a 14-year-
old youngaxr of fcebls mentality, has
olr-
uffcr.
Ing from a' peculiar - case of klepto
mania. ' ( .
tin. the romnlalnt of hli father, the
boy was arrested today for stealing $10.
Ha had stiiyrfl away from home all
night, and whttn searched at the police
station 2t was found on his peraop.
Hevere crosa-examination failed to
Saturday . ,
r riday . . ,
Thursday .
Wedneaduy
Tuesday . .
Monday . .
Total ....
Hogs. Cattle, fciheep. break down his guard.
4K0
80
157
10S
640
.1396
2V7
380
3
380
1060
HHni
minor. Abe was turned ov-r
40210 the juvenile court by the polics. Now
1171 the nlirt fine nnt Iinaw what trk Ho
3 with him. Attempts have, been made to
, 800 1 have him admitted to the home for tiis
feeble-minded, but his parents have not
reitiflMt in the MtntA the one vear re-
no i quired by law, lie cannot be sent
to.
the' reform .,hnil fsir tUm rHlnn thikt
Portland Union Stockyards, April 10. 1 he Is mentally Incspable of being
For good quality the livestock market taiirht. Neither can he be sent to the
talArirta I,, n,,lllnn urhap. it .mtM I am u a i. .., tnaanA
Argentina Visible supply in bushels: B.arcB,y b, bettered In most lines. Until soma one can suggest some means
Housewives Throng the New
'. Trading Center at loot
of .Washington Street. '
' Todav. Week aco. Year aao
Wheat ... 1.600,000 1,720,000 6,880,000
Corn 976,000 366.000 86,000
Cash wheat No. 2 red, 8l.35iftil.3i;
No. 8 red, Il.81Wl.86; N-- 2 hard, 81. Z4
.i.zb: no. naru. i.i(b i.zbk.
Kansas City wheat advanced lo a
bushel for the day.
Range of Chicago .prices furhlshed by
May -.
July ..
Sept. .
Dec. . .
May
July
Sept.
Dec.
May
Jttly
Sept.
May
July
Sept.
WHEAT.
Open. High
...124'i- 126
...112 116
. . . 104S4 107 T4
...108ifc, 107H
CORN.
... 66 "4 ,66
. .. 66k 66
... 65 66H
...67 67
Y3ATS.
,. 64, 64i
... 47 47
... 39 40
PORK.
. . 1796 1798
,.. 1795 1795
, .. 1790 1796
LARD.
..1027 1030
1040 1042
May .
Julv .
Sept 1062 1082
RIBS.
May 942 942
July 965 .865
Sept. 870 970
Low.
123T4
111V4,
104
102
56
644
47 Vi
39i
1792
1790
l79v
1027
1040
1050
940
955
967
Close.
1259.
114
107
107
64B
6 li
47
40B
1795
1790B
1795
1027
1040
1052B
942A
9B6B
970
SALT Qoarse Mair grouna
811.00 per ton: 60s, 811.50; table,
60s, $16 60; 10a, 816.00; bales. 82.3
ported Liverpool, 60s, $26.00:
(Stir: 1909 contracts.
TALLOW Prime, per lb.
I and grease, Z4TZc
SHEEPSKINS Bhearlnft, 1616o
each; short wool, 2540c; medium
wool, 60c M$l each; long wool, ttctt
$1.26 eax?h. - ,
CHITTIM BARK Old, 4H5c; new,
4H? &o lb.
HIDES Pry hides. 1 Iff lc lb.; gien.
81 10c lb; bulls, green salt. Ce per lb;
trips. Pp; calves, green, 16c per lb.
MOHAIR 1909 Nominal, 23c
Oraia, Flour and Xay.
BARLET Keed. $31 00 31.50; rolled,
$34 ft 35; brewing. $31.
WHEAT Buying price, new Track.
Portland Club, $1.10; bluestem. $1.30;
red Russian, $1.08; Turkey red, $1.15;
Willamette valley, fl 10.
MILLSTUFKS Selling price Bran,
$2.0; siiddlings. S38.S0; aborts. $30,
cXon, $!3g31; alfalfa meaL $t per ton.
FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore
gon patent; 85.(6; straight. $4.(5; ex
lrt. H.bQi. bakers, IS.40&6 i; valley.
Si.l; grabam, Us. $5.10; whole wheat.
$11.00; grain. $13.00; cneat. S.OO; al
falfa, $13.00.
rrnlts and Vegetables.
FRESH FRUITS Oranges, new na
vels. $2.603.25 per box; tangerines,
$1.50: banasas, 6c lb; lemons, $3.50T
4.00 box; grapefruit, $3.00 4.00; pineap
ples. Hawaiian, $3 003.25 dpson.
POTATOES Selling. $1.6091.75;
buying for shipment, per cwt, country
extra fancy. $1.26; ordinary shipping,
buying, $1.20; common. $1.10; sweeU
$2.6003.00. ,
VEGETABLES Turnips, Oregon,
$1.001.10; beets, $2.50; carrots,
$1.001.10 sack; parsnips, $1.2601.50;
cabbage, 4 4o per lb.; tomatoes
Mexican, $1.60 2 crate; Florida $3..0
hpmi. l2Ac lb.: cauliflower,
$2.76 crate; peas, 10812c; horseradish,
1244c, articnoaes, oc ouz.; kicu raran.
6O0 doserw peppers, bell, Florida, $6.00
crate; Chili, ); neaa lettuce. oo
dozen; notnotise, i.ouwi.i per bm,
radishes, 80c dosen bunches; celery, 76
95c; eggplant, ( ) lb.j asparagus, 1 w so
ONIONS JOPDing "nc uiciuii,
$2.262,40: No. 2. $2 per cwt.; garlic,
Klin lh
APPLES Fancy Hood River. $2.60
2.75; ordinary, l.tuw 1. to.
" Groceries, Wats, Sto.
mimn Tube f I flS- nowdered. $6.80
fruit or berry, $6.05; dry granulated
tunc.- nnnf A. 16.25: extra B. $5.56;
golden G, $5.86; O, yellow, $5.36: beet,
..o.i.toH is RS: barrels. 15c: half bar
rels, 80c: boxes, 65c advance on sack
basis. Idaho prices are 100 ower.
(Above prices are 3e ays not cash
Mimt.nnnfl
. uairy,
35: im-
1AAv
nnrtea Liverpool, oue, v.
$18.00: 40s, $18.00; extra fine, barrels.
2s, 68 and 10s, $4.605.50; Liverpoo
lump rock, $20.50 per ton.
Dtrw Tmtiar .1 Janan No. 1. DSC
No. 2, 5 Vic; New Orleans head, 66e
Ajax t ; v-reoie, o-c
HONET New; 16c per lb.
BEANS Small white. $6.26; large
Hltr in 36: nlnk 83.50: liavou. $4.10
Limas, $6.26; Mexican reds, s.zd.
Meats, risn and Provisions.
hams. BACON. ETC. Portland pack
(local nams, iu ion idb iu per iu ,
21c; picnics, 9c; cottage roll, lie
! h reeular short clears, smoked. 1344c
lb.; bacKs. neavy imomu, ugui,
smoked. 13c lb.; pickled tongues, 60c
each.
DRESSED MEATS FTont street
hogs, fancy, 9H10c; ordinary, c
veals, extra, 10c; ordinary, 0(3 10c
heavv. 78o; mutton, 710c.
LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10a,
14c per lb.; 6s. 14c per lb.; 60 lb
tins. 14 '4c per lb.: steam rendered. 10a.
13 lie per lb.; 5s. 13o per lb.; com
pound, ids, '4c per id.
CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $2.40
razor clams, $2 per box, 10c per dozen.
FISH Rook cod. 10c lb.: flounders.
c lb.; halibut, vc per id.; striped bass.
ibe per id. ; catrisn. iuc per id.; salmon.
Chinook, 13o per lb; herrings, 6c per
lb.: soles, 7c per id.; shrimp, izhc per
lb.; perch, so per id.; lomcoa. ioc per id.;
lobsters. 35c per lb.: fresh mackerel
( ) per lb.; crawfish. 20o per dosen;
sturgeon. ( ) per lb.; black bass, 20o
per lb.; Columbia smelts, 3c per lb.; sli
ver smelts, 6c per lb.; black cod, 7 He
per lb.; era Da. l.zsff l.lb per dozen.
OYSTERS -Shoalwater bay. er !
Ions. $2.60: per 100 lb. sack. $5: Olvm
pia. per gallon. $2.40; per 100 lb. sack,
EA. ann AA. 1 A .
. u ,.w. v nt,.,. v.. WWV . BII. 9, WU.CII i
eastern in sneii, i.v per ivo.
Paints, Coal OU. Sto.
LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls. 7c: cases.
I ,i: , uuum, uuir.. w , 1,1, pvi
ganon. jots or zou gallons, ic less; oil
cake meal, $37 ton.
ROPE Manila. 8 He: sisal. 6Vc lb.
BENZINE 86 degrees cases. lo Der
gal.; iron bbls. 11 He per gaL
TURPENTINE In cases, 6$ He per
gai.
whits lead Ton lots, 7ie per
id.; vv id. iota. c per 10.; less iota.
4c per lb.
WIRE NAILS Present basis. 114$.
Ii 44: rrt. 6a. 85
OATS tsdueers- pric i racn. ivo. l
wh'te. $4: gray. $3t.Srea4.
HAT Jsodcrs' nrto Nsw timetky,
Wlilasaette valley taney, $1.0: ordl
rary. - $14.00 618.00- eastern Oregon,
318.00: tntzed. sll.SOt) 18.00: clover.
TAKMxmav coinrrmT Kuvcuimi
tre Can Vs Aay aTmassY of Crt4
, Vpriag Xsak for Xastsr.
W will pay as follows fir prodoce.
Kvrryt'iiag maat O good, fat O'jailty.
V will eend rhnit at once. V do
rot harge ontolka: Drsd pok.
. r t. Sr; Sree d real, under 134
t , m : large dreaaerf vral. 7e te 8 He:
ui market prtea.- Ptwltry has ralwd
t t r-"' aiwt are1 Mring: Drema
e- and erring". Ic; liv seas n4
,i 1(; dread trfca. 22c;
...t jU . Jc; livs tarkeys, J"e;
ins ks $. t , ...
) T L. SMITH MR AT OO. -TilVtlss
the Peef-Trvst."
. rertlAud. Or toe ,
Xew Oregon Corporations.
Salem. Or . April 10. Articles of in-
corporation have been riled In the of
fice of the secretary of state as fol
lows: Yamhill Orchards companv. principal
PtCce. Portland; capital auwk. $ 2a, ;
incorporator. J. li. Diets, Peter Moor
ant E W. Mueller.
Western Oregon Orchards company.
prinMpal office. Grant Pasa. capital
stock. tSOA.evft; Incorpnrator. Thomas
W reck. George W. Donne II and
Genrre H Durdam.
Yamtitll Fruit Land companv, pHn
cfpal office. Portland: Capital atork.
3 21.000; Incorporators A B. Kwtng.
riwi a wiwi.w ana John inimi
'alapooya Sprinrs compawv, princfpal
office. Kugen- capital stnrk. $15S.0ei;
Incorporators. Levi Geer. W. B. Lkennfa
and Darwin Briatow.
The L'nli Brethren In Christ -horeh
of Hotdmaa: principal office, Holdmtn;
inenrporatwra. Charles A. Hill. Fred I.
Mnt, Charles P. Cunningham, W. L.
Uurrant and a H. Hargett- .
I. R. Tresjanry Matenwtit.
Wasbinglosi. April 1 Tht trasaary
rprt t4y hwr " ... -Hwetrrta.
$l.T7.i;
lAaiiarsasAaats, (2U08,(8f. .
oats mm is
SHARPLY HIGHER
Advance of 2 l-2c a Cental
Noted in Futures on the
Board of Trade Today.
TODAY'S GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Wheat, cara ". . .. 11'. s
Hay, cars ;.4, .......... 10
ii'lour, sacks ; 9,000
Oats futures were very firm on the
Portland board of trade todav and an
advance of 2o a cental is uhown in the
April and May deliveries.
Cash oats market is firmer but no
sales are reported beyond $40 a ton. the
recent record value.
Cash barley Is firmer and an advance
of about $1 a ton is shown today. Fu
tures are quiet but firm at unchanged
prices. -
Cash and future wheat deliveries are
rirm dui uncnanged in price today.
Board of trade prices:
CLUB WHEAT.
DM
April H2
May H3
NO. 1 WHITE OATS.
April 200
May 802 H
NO. 1 FEED BARLEY.
April 160
May .16214
PRODUCE IN SAN FRANCISCO
COMPANY ALSO.
Receivers are finding no difficulty I of carina for the bo v. he must be held
wnaiever in moving an ine gooa nogs, py the juvenile -court,
cattle or sheep (with the exception of Abe was arrested by Juvenlla court
spring lamba) that arrive at the high authorities some tinie ago for breaking
figures for recent movement but ordln- into his father's carpenter's shop ana
ary quality finds neglect only, and Is taking nearly everything of value he
hard to move even at the lower range, could carry away. He stole the keys
The slttaation summed up and placed and with them, and the aid of the
In n nutshell Is that killers are willing chisel, gained an easy entrance. He
to pay a premium for fancy quality, but doesn't seem to care what happens to
do not care tor ordinary or poor sturr nim.
at any price, Just now they are buying
tne poor sturr only in order to obtain
the better quality. -
Spring Iambs are the only exception
to the general good feeling in the local
market, and in this line nothing ejae
could be expected. A premium Is always
paid for spring Iambs Just previous tol.
waster ana sturr tni 'arrtvea aner that
Is always sold at materially lower fig
ures. Even Xambs Are Hot Wegleoted.
However, even the lamb market is not
showing neglect at? this time. The
Easter premium has simply been with
drawn and while killers will not pay
as high prices as early in the week
they still want the lambs Rnd seem
willing to pay what they are worth.
Todays run of livestock in, the yards
compares with this day in recent years
as follows:
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
1909 : 460 2!7
1908 68 125
1907 178
1906 9 i 27 129
1905 - 7,1 1 150
The opening of the new Washington
Public Market this morning was . an
event to housekeepers and brought out
a large number of Interested sightseers
nd buyers. The shining spick and
span stalls, cement floor and the air o
scrupulous neatness which prevails, the
tempting piles of fruits and vegetables,
the golden butter fresh from thw churn,
and the substantial If not so decorativs
meats and Mali, crabs and clams, all give
promise or a great success lor the puu
ic market movement.
The stalls are well occupied, although
some spaces are still to De ntiea. every
one has entered into the affair with seat
and the displays made are extremely
uracil ve. ariy in tne oav canny
housewives with an eye to nuslitv and
price were making their Easter Sunday
purchases, or sitting with wetl-AIled
baskets -listening, to the music of th.
orchestra, under E. W. McElroy, whUh
piayed at intervals tnrougnout tne aay
BO C
Traction Corporation States
Its Position on Street
Work Contracts.
the wek, from early mornlngj- until 6
o ciock. ana Mauirnay evening; unin hp.
(-Baskets were given away today with
purchases, and a steady stream el pur
chasers passed in ana out.
MAYOR LANE OBJECTS
TO SAWDUST FILL
F. I. Fuller, vice president of the
Portland Railway. Light & Power com
pany, has addressed a letter to the
mayor and executive board in which he
calls attention to the report that the
a year ago today all lines of livestock board has asked the council to pass an
were firm at unchanged prices.
Yards' BepressntattT Prioas.
ordinance requiring the company to
complete its share of street Improve-
i--n...i , , ' . ments In time to prevent contractors
I'T.oM,. "T! MPJe"7,,,UvSI from becoming delinquent.
51.- rll?" -.I'liil- or,",,-fi7d Mr. Fuller says . that the city has
23 steers
45 steers
23 steers
46 steers
la
Indicate demand, supplies and Quality
offered:
STEERS.
Net weight.
29.010
65,730
, 28,100
! 56,145
STAGS.
stag 1,285
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-
62 sheep 6,710
71 lambs . . 3.785
The following in the general rn n o- fnr
values on stock ruling in the yards for
late snipmeni:
iiogB neat east or mountains, 87.50:
good, $77.25; blockers and feeders,
$6,75.
Cattle Best steers,, weighing 1200
pounds, $5.50; medium steers, $5.25; poor
steers. $4.76ffl6; best cows, $4.60: me
dium cows. J4.Z&; nuns, fz.bucgx.
Sheep Best grain fed wethers, $5.80
5.75; best hay fed wethers, $55.25;
spring lambs, $7.50; yearling lambs,
$6.50; straight ewes, $5(35.2,r; mixed
lots, $5; sheared sheep, 75c to 1 less.
never asked the railway company how
long a time it requires to do Its share
of any contract and that contracts have
been let on various occasions wnen tne
time limit allowed was entirely Inade-
5.60 quate. The railway official says that
6.50 it is manifestly unfair to a contractor
6.50 to award such contracts. -
"The object of this letter," concludes
Mr. Fuller, "la to request that in future
the time for the completion of street
improvements in which this company
is interested shall not be fixed until we
have been given an opportunity to as
certain the time required to perform
our portion of the work."
The communication has been referred
by Mayor Lane to the executive board.
ASTORIA E0A1) WILL
BE RE-BALLASTED
Price.
$5.60
6.00
6.75
7.25
Comment among the patrons of the
new market gave evidence that tne
new movement will be heartily support'
ed, and that It will be a boon to pur
chasers who are thus sbie to make
choice of all the seasonable foodstuffs,
vegetables and fruits under one roof,
It will doubtless fill a Want .of the near
by truck farmers, too, who can come in
with-their produce any.day in the, week
ana nna .ready saie at tne puono mar
ket.
If any family aoes hungry on Easter
day It will not be because of lack of
provisions that is evident. A trip
through the new market would convince
the most skeptical as to the excellence
end variety of msrket produce pn sale
In the city today. From staples to deli
catessen dainties, ana rnom toe latest
Oregon apples to the earliest California
strawberries, tne pioaucts or orcnaru,
garden, land and sea, were displayed in
attractive setting.
The market will
be open every day in
Ask.
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(United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco. April 10. Wheat
No. 1 California club, per cental. $1.95
t anrornla white mllllne- I2i2.0K-
northern bluestem, $2.12 2,20; off
grades wheat. $1.75 1.86; reds, $1.95
' uariey Feed barley, $1.4601.60; com
mon to fair. 11.35(81.40: hrewlns- at
San Francisco, nominal at $1.62 Vi 1.56;
Chevalier, $1.6&61.60, according to qual
ity.
Eggs, per dozen California fresh, in.
eluding cases, extras, 23 He; firsts, 22c;
Bt-iunus. joc; iniras. Je. ,
Butter, per pound California fresh.
extra. 22 c: first. 22c: seconds. 21e.
New cheese. Der win nil California
flats, fancy. 6V4c: firsts. 14Uc: ser-
onds, 12c; California Young America,
fancy. 16c; firsts. 14c; Oregon flats,
fancy. 15c: Oregon Younr imsrlri.
fancy. 16Uc
Potatoea, per cental River whlt
fanCV. 11.2fifll Kfl- flnlinaa Rnrhanli. .
do Oregon, $1.70&1.86; new potatoes, per
pound, 2if2H'; sweet potatoes, per
crate. $1.50 1.65.
Onions, ner rental Ornn nu
Z.Z&; Australian brown, $4&4 2g; Texas
csermuaas, per crate. I1.76I&1X!; nw
green, per box. 5Q 0c.
.,9?- pTr. box Navels, standard.
$1.25?1.S; choice, sixes 80 to 125 $1 50
: slses 160 to 218. $22.60; fancy,
$2.60$ Z.7S; tangerines, per box. 76c
l.ou.
Railroad Merger Ratified.
Minneapolis, Minn.. April 10. Stock
holders of the Minneapolis, St. Paul &
Sault Ste. Marie railroad held a special
meeting at the general offices in this
city today and gave their formal ap
proval of the action of the board of di
rectors in the recent purchase of the
controlling Interest in the Wisconsin
Central Railway company.
DR. CHAPMAN TALKS
TO CLUBWOMEN
The Woman's club was entertained
yesterday afternoon on president's day,
arranged by Mrs. Robert Lutke for the
benefit of the club. Dr. C. H. Chap
man delivered an address on "The Fuller
Life," in whieh he urgedk-ibe -claims of
an tne agencies and opportunities which
contribute to a healthful, valuable life.
Her said that alt ttrerxperteficesofTire
are vaiuame, whether or pain or pleas
ure, if used rightly.
tor women ur. unapman advocated a
keen interest in the large national is
sues which affect the country, securing
riKin cuiiumuns in civic ine ana an in
telligent Interest in all that means men
tal, moral ana spiritual uplift.
The musical program was of unusual
excellence composed of the following
numuers: fiano noios py Mrs. Alice
Marshall, (aj "Nocturne" (Chopin); (b)
"March," op. 29 (Alexis Hollaender); (c)
"Rondeau" ( Weber-Lisxt). Vocal solos
by John Claire Montelth, Cal "8ong of
the Sword" -H. Clough Leighton); fb
"Flower Setters" (Willehvl: ( "Th.
Gondolier" (Coomb); (d) "Lorraine
Lorraine Iorree" (Capel). Duet for two
pianos, "Maseppa" (Llsst). Following
the regular program the club memhera
enjoyed a social hour and light refreshments.
Orders have been given by Presi
dent F. B. Clarke of the Astoria & Co
lumbia River railroad to expend about
$64,000 in ballasting 68 miles of
track between Astoria and Ooble. This
work is in addition to an appropriation
of $32,000 for laving new steel on the
Astorla-Goble line ana ror reDanusi
ing and new steel between Astoria and
Seaside.
This work will be commenced as soon
as a new steam fchovel ordered for the
use of the road, arrives. Over the en
tire line 70 pound rails are being laid
in place of 60 and 60 pound rails, as
was announced some time ago.
Two new passenger locomotives out
of the order for eight placed by the
S. P. & S. some time ago has reached
Spokane and will be put on the run be
tween Portland and Spokane as soon
as thev have been tried out and adopt
ed, after inspection by the master me
cnanic.
Mnvor Tjine this momlna- directed
Ciflef of Police Orltxmacher to notify
1 ... ...... t,n. I.-.... cai,Vi
between Division and Sherman, is be
ing filled with sawdust from the In-man-Poulsen
mill and ask that the
further obstruction of the street be
prevented if the law will permit of any
action prohibiting this. N
Councilman Rushlight called atten
tion to the fact that the street, w.as be
ing filled with sawdust at a meeting
of the council street committee two
weeks ao. George S. Shepherd, attor
ney for the comnanv. was present and
overhearing Mr. Rushlight's remark an
swered that sawdust was a good, thing
to fill a street with. "Why, you can
build a skyscraper on a sawdust founda
tion." he declared.
Mayor Lane gays he did not know of
the lumber company's actions until he
was aporlsed of the matter yesterday,
when he Immediately ordered the police
department to investigate.
TAKES POISON WHEN
LOVER FORSAKES HER
NORTHWEST BANK STATKMEXT
Fort laud Banks.
DAILT STATEMENT.
Clearings today $1,131,442 7S
,ear "so 8S8.8S9.28
Gain
8 271,602.42
Balances today t 16? m 55
lear ago 82.686.8S
WEEKLT STATEMENT.
Week s clearings 8(.57.1M2?
do 1908
Gain lt
Balances for week
do 1908
C.1.52C.(9
$S.472..
8i.4ll.4tn i
411. 275.51
Saatu Saks?
hearings today
Balances today
Ymmma Basks.
Clearings today
Balances today ,
i.
. lil.Hi
.$.$
. 869.745
DRIVER EXONERATED
AT CORONER'S INQUEST
At the coroners inquest held yester
day afternoon over the body of Samuel
Lauber. the tailor who was" killed in
an automobile accident Wednesday
morning, the Jury exonerated J. H.
Ponnay. the driver of the machine. Nine
witnesses were examined and they
agreed In their testimony as to the
rate of speed at which the car was
running, placing it at about seven or
eight miles an hour.
The accident happened at the corner
of Sixteenth and Washington streets
while Ponnay was taking the car be
longing to his employer, 'J. O. Klrod
to the barn to be cleaned. Lauber
started to cross the street Just aa the
automobile turned the corner and was
knocked to the pavement and his skull
crushed.
Ponnay ia being held under a $5000
bond on a charge of manslaughter and
will be given a trial next Tu-dty.
EX-LAND OFFICE
CLERK ARRESTED
Amos W. Long, formerly a clerk In
the government land office at The
Dalles, was arrested yesterday at his
home In Salem by United States Deputy
Marshal "vTmiam Griffith. Long is
charged with having accepted compen
sation for favors shown land pur
chasers while connected with the land
office. This Is in violation of section
1782 of the revised federal statutes
which provides that no compensation
for any service shall be accepted by any
government ' servant, be he senator or
mail carrier, except that regularly al
lotted him as salary.
Long was brought to Portland last I
night and impnsonea in me county jau.
He arranged today to give bond in the
sum of $2500 for his appearance for
trial before the federal-court.
An attempt to commit suicide was
made Friday night by Lena C. Jorshaw,
a wonian about SO years old, who Is
housekeeper at the Bungalow rooming
house, 210 Alder street. She took part
of a bottle or antiseptic tablets and
It was only by means of prompt medi
cal attention that her life was saved.
City Physician Zlegler was summoned
and administered antidotes. The wo
man refused to go to the hospital when
the ambulances was summoned, but It is
thought that she will recover.
She would not. make a statement as
to the reason for her actions, but her
friends say that she Is despondent over
a love affair, her supposed lover hav
ing recently married anotner woman.
BANK CLEARINGS
SHOW GREAT GAIN
f Be Largely; Social
. ' . 'Organization.
:
t t'
f i.
uRtf tha it.plilir. -:vn(. nf n.a.1 Ivn
to one, the Oregon' State Press associa
tion ! today refused to raise the annual
dues from $2 to $5. and voted to make
dominant In ths organisation the social
featurs and thereby relegated to the.
rear those member a who are in favor of
msking the organisation a buslnesa one,
andVhosa ideas have ruled the associa
tion for the past year,
The Oliestllin nama fin nv.r th .ennrl
of n special committee appointed at yes
terday s meeting to consider the pro
posed change iu the constitution. The
majority report signed by George Put
nam and W. C Frv. recnmmemlnri an
Increase In the annual dues from to
$5. the money to be used In organizing
a strong central organisation under the
direction of the president, who shall ba
held responsible for the results. 1 The
report recommended frequent meetings
of the association and tha Hipbulldlng
of the business side of the assoclntlon
as a means of making it a nolltlcal and
commercial power.
Bruce Dennis of Bakef City submitted
a minority report In which ho strongly
opposed the proposition of the jmajorlty
of ths committee to raise ths dues, and
urged that the social - features ,nf th
organization "bs made more prominent. .
In ths minority . report Editor Dennis
declared that it was impossible" to ad
just local rates on printing or settle
numerous other" questions that might
aria in each community at a state meet
ing Of editors. He nnnosed th salaried
organiser In the field, saying that It
would detract from the dignity of the
association and place It on a plane with
flimsy insurance lodges and . erratic
semi-religious denominations.
The fight for ths adoption of the ma-.
Jority report was lead by George Put
nam of Med ford, President Dellinger of
Astoria, and George Cornwall of Port
land, and the minority report was up
held by Bruce Dennis of Baker City, C.
L. Ireland of Moro. and E. H. Woodward
of Newberg.
President Delllnger announced Just
before the noon adjournment that the
members of the association would be
the guests at lunch of the Blake-MrFall
company, the Pacific Paper company,
the American type Founders company,
and other Portland supply houses at tha
Commercial club.
At yesterday afternoon's session of
the nafivMat1nn. lr Hanrv U'dMa Cm
delivered an address on 'The. Relation
of the Press to the Politics of ths
State." Dr. Cos condemned the corrupt
practices act in so far as it relates to
prohibiting candidates for office from
advertising In newspapers. He deplored
the governor's veto of the act passed by
the last legislature requiring the publi
cation of the delinquent tax lists. Dr.
Coe also Insisted that Oregon editors
receive less consideration than those of
other states when it comes to passing
offices around.
It was decided to take steps looking ,
toward a more thorough organisation of
the newspaper publishers of the state
by means of effecting county organiza
tions of editors. A committee composed,
of Editors Putnam, Clarke and Fry was
named to draft a plan for county organ
izations. A short session will bo held this af
ternoon, when officers for the ensuing
ear win os elected.
4 Bank clearings for the week
4 were $9,879,188, showing an in-
crease over the corresponding
4 week of last year of $3,472,662.
4 For today the clearings were $1,
4 131.442.70, while for the corrc-
sponding Saturday of 1908 they
" were f859,i3KncreaseS TorTJie
4 day the week and the month
4 were all exceedingly large.
Bonds
Investments
CAIX OR WRITE
T. S. IWcGrath
-r Lumber Exchange
PORTLAND, OREGON
SEATTLE PRODUCE MARKET
rrsltea Praai InH Wtr)
Seattle. Witd. April 1 Putter
Washington creamery, firsts. JSc; ranch.
2Jc; f real) eastern. eastern, stor-
we, 2r; reneTated. 260 17c; Califor
nia. 2tc
Eggs Le ratwH. . ICe; frrsh. east
ern, 24c. Oregon, iic.
Cheeso tturwi.ln twins. ' 1l4.r;
cream trtck, stew. Jtw; wheel Swiss.
I"; fsMfornia. lr. 1
Ontnns Taslfwa. 9 le; Oregon.
J'rIV,: fannw. Ie, grera, 84 ft lie;
Australian. 46 4e
PWiUtt $124116; Taklma. Ill
JJ; F.Hy Rom. $: t'allfaraULi
. isc; tteeu. UUgi.
is, SOLOMON BUYS
WASHINGTON TRIANGLE
The Washington street triangle, the
rMr4y m ll.a northwest corner, of
Twenty-third and Washington streets,
was purchased this morning ty 8. Sol
omon of the Wonder Millinery company
for II4.WS. Broker Thad T. Sweek.
representing the owner. 0rg W.
Brown, negotiated the" sale. Tit prsp
ertr ss a frontage oft 18$ ft on Cor
nell road, lis feet on Twewity-thlrd
street, ana ra feet on the rvsr.
The purchaser is figuring on build
ing a brick strwtur si text property,
the lower story to h et " stores
and ths upper floors arranged for sport
meota. The tmprevooaont wtll probably
fee mode this summer.
- : rros ProxalajBS.
Honort' "Struct, wstrlla wr lemon
flaor. ith oa-ca rh cl"stftl ai. In
wt stssdaf Joiarast. suiaouBeo-
sssat oa classified pages) today , '
LONG ENGAGEMENT
ENl)S IN WEDDING
Coming as the culmination of an en
gagement which has lasted for seven
years, John Michel. 720 Powell street,
who declares himself to be more than
21 years of age, will marry Anna Hu
ber. over 18, this afternoon.
Both the principals are well known in
Portland. Michel particularly. He drove
the first brewery wagon ever operated
by Henrv Weinhard. Both Mr. Michel
and Mias Huber are natives of Switzer
land.
Thev took out a marriage license this
morning.
EXHIBIT IS 3IADE
READY FOR SEASON
In preparation for the summer tour
ist travel to Portland. Colonel A. W.
Miller, superintendent of the exhibit in
the Chamber of Commerce, is clearing
out all of the old exhibits, polishing up
the jrs of preserved fruita. vegetables
and fish, and generally renovating the
place. The work of cleaning necessi
tates taking down all jars from the
stands Irtt the big exhibition room, and
there will be some shifting of platforms
so as better to display the specimens in
the museum.
INSPECT NEW DEPOT
GROJJNDSTr EUGENE
Oenersl Msnager J. P. O'Brien. Jea-eral-
Superintendent Buckley and Chief
Engineer Boschke of t he Southern Pa
cific sre in Kugeno today Inspecting
ths work being done on t b gardens
for " the Southern pacific station at
Eugene. The gardens and-ground sur
rounding the depot are to be elaborate
ly parked and the work la none of th
finest of its kind sttesnpted Is the
northwest The party will return to
Portland tonight. ?
'";'' rr wtssbJuis.
"Moncpols" extrsct. vanilla or lemon
flavor, with oacti raan cife4 ad. ta
seat Sundsr's J.Mimsl. Be aanounce
coest on classified pages today, 4
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NAT KMAL BANK
CORNER SECOND and STARK
Bitulithic Pavement Brings
Satisfaction
And Enhances the Value of Abutting Property More Than Any
.....J.- .-.!.T-P.:?'?nV-- -
BECAUSE It Is durable, never cracks, makes no noise or jmmble from
passing vehicle t, collects no dast or mud. Forthertnore, it gives a sura
foothold for horses. 'Automobiles will not akid. '
Warren Gonstruction Co,
" ' 317 BECK BLDO. PORTLAND. OR.
Commbsicn Merchants, Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain, ltd
JIi; BOARD OF TRADE BUILDINO
If ember Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Legaa ft Bryan,
1 Chicago, New York, Bostos
We bars ths only private) wire connecting Portland with the tasters
:.V7r-" exchanges, .
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