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Ai vis THE OREGON DAILY "JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1909. " V '---A: 'TEDE WM1AM1ET TOPAY mm trust 'Independents Aiv Fiiii t i n a l (III'l Aas-K Fruit at Low Price . TODAY S IK'l.l .c vi K MAKKKTS. Flghtine i lie ha !!' trust. ' t'heof-e is v ry fli in. . Hutler murk' 1 if Mitf ' Salmon pric- holds well. Strm-IwriKs In cn1 domain. I'omo market gn'.crally highd. Asnnragus n-l"'P'g'"K- Kitting the rruit Dispatch Company. Independent shippers of bananas are UnllitiK to wage to tin" end their battle with the Fruit UlspaU-h company. the Vnlted Kruit .ompany. .or 'llt':vir U'." nanos it may ho -ailed. Wamboldt of Aldersoii ANftmboldt, who have their headquarters In this city, has been appointed representative of several of the mai-penuem "- ...... . i 1 1 hi mi itruimn1. to this citv ami a number of others to ...ri. Pn.-ift,- northwest nouns. nne 1o date the independents have experi enced consldeiable trouble in getting into Portland the new people are mak ing considerable headway, and rrom present Indications the independent .ill K.m liave their sliare of the' trade. Vri,i Kireet merchants who looked with troubled eve tiDon the entrance of the Independent people Into tins to, tretlv overjoyed at thin time that some one Is at hand who will fight their bat . tleg with the giant banana shipping con cern the Fruit Dispatch company. ; ButEU DO ot Paj for Handling. Contrary to popular opinion there has Wn no monev in the handling of ba jianas in this territory for many year" For dome years Front street commission men have actually lost money by se lling the, fruit because not only were they forced to pay unusually high prices at all periods, but the grip of the r nil Dispatch company was so secme mat the wholesalers were compelled to l" for the fruit, no matter what its toiid tton when shipped or received. Ir J lie fruit arrived in good shape there was a little money In handling bananas, but one or two cars of poor quality were sufficient to cut off the profits from a dosen or more cars, therefore the prof Its at the end of each year were general i :on the wrong side of the ledger. .' Independent Bananas Are'Cneaper. . Not onlv is the fruit that the inde tiendent snipper is sending forward of good quality, but It is lower priced than the Fruit Dispatch company s stock. Evfn after selling bananas at lower Iirlces the Front street men would be making more money by handling the p product, but until the independents become better entrenched the commis sion men are afraid to flock to It Ve kuse of the feirr that the old concern .'will flood the, 'market with cheap sup plies and attempt to drive them out of Cusiness ... rirfct ! Many Elded. ' The fight in the banana trade prom ises tn he n manv sided affair. Along- lde of the I'entral America independent Whinners sre arraved the Hftwallan ananiers, who hip uein in m-n i -. ?he Pacific roast territory at an early date. The latter have the best of the jflght so far as freight and condition f the fruit is concerned because or the short haul to -market. .) Cheese Market Zs Very Firm. 5 Vnusuallv strong tone is shown in the Theese market at this time. The tem porary dullness noted at times Is not . ufricient to have the least impression iipon the price, and receivers say that illiey can not secure enough cheese to HH the wants of their trade. It Is stated 1nat not only .have the recent liberal hipmen(s been fully cleaned up; birt most of the coming shipments havo al ready been spoken for by steady orders. Batter Is Holding Well. ' Anv first class butter la in demand t this time at top quotations. Crenm ries report that everything is cleaning tip as soon as ready, and there Is no or vision to make any change in quota tions. Brief Votes of Wholesale Trade. Asparagus from the outside has been "In such liberal supply of late that some slocks are going a-begging at lower prices. Local grass coming quite freely now, with nrlces generally maintained because of superior quality. i Strawberries from local points are Ir better condition, and are selling well. lemand for southern fruit is improved because of better quality. Potato market Is firmer, and almost anything Is being sold these days in a .lobbing way around $2.25. One sale at 52.50 per hundred pounds to go to Cor .vallls was reported but could not be confirmed. Front street sells at the following nrlces. Thos paid shippers are less regular commissions: Bops. Wool and Hides. WOOI. 1809. Willamette valley, IS lie: eastern Oregon, 1722c. HOPS 1908 crop, choice. T'c; prime to choice. 7r"Hc: prime, 7c; medium, He; 1909 contracts. 9c. TALLOW Prime, per lb.. l4c; No. 2 and greise, 2dHc. Mitti'sivi.NS eneannft, loijtiso each; short woo'. 25 40c: medium wool. 50cf(fjl each; long wool, 7 5oij II J 5 ,-sch I'HITTl.M BAP.K Old. 6'ijc; new. 6 B'j'- I'v IIIIii:S--Iry hi-lei. i:16c lb.; green. a Hi'' lb; lulls, green salt. 6c per lb; kips. 9c; calves, green, 16c per lb. MOHATK 1909 2M,24c. Grain, Floor and Say. BARI.LY Feed, t33.5034; rolled, $35jj36. brewing, $31. WiiiiAT -Buying price, new Track. Portland t'lub. $:.20; bluestem, $1 10' red Russian, $1 17. Turkey red, $1 20 4 1.25' W'lllaniPtte valley. Jl 15 M ILLST (" FF8 Selling prlc Bran $26. bO; middlings. $33.00; shorts. i3o' chop. $:331; alfalfa meal J20 per ton FLOl'K Selling price Kasturn Ore gon' patent. $6.06i 6.10; ' straight $5 10 export. $4.70; bakers. $6.05; valley. $5. JO; graham. . $5.1o; whole wheat $5.40: rye. 5s. $5 . half. J.f.no. HAT Produceit' price Nw timothy -Willamette valley fancv. J16 00; ordi nary. $14.0eiirl8.fO: eastern Oregon, $i.60; mixed, 1 1 1 .5" -n 1 2 00 ; clover. $13.60; grain, $13 .'0 w 1 4.00 ; cheat, f 14 OOifr 15 00; alfalfa. $14 00. OATS Producers' price Track. No 1 ,whlte. $4041; gray. 40. Fruits aad TegetaMea, J KRKSH FRUITS Oranges, new na ?els. $2.00(2.75 per box, tangerines. .1.9; bananas. Jdju oVc lb: lemons. $2 50 v . "'i. , v. ''- ; m; pine- "''", . , n ,,B.j.;a uozeii; '-strawberries, local 20c box. California ,f 1.40 1 T5 per crate. i POTATOES Selling. $2.10S2.25; buv .'Ina for shipment, per ml., count rv ' e'x ;tra fancy. $2.00; ordinary shipping,' buy Slng, f 1.90; common. $1 80; sweet, $2 50 ClOO. ? VEGETABLES , Turnips. Orecon. :ill.lO; beets. $2; carrots. 75c sack ibsrsnlps. I1.251.50: cabbage. 4c ner flb tomatoes, Mexican. 1 1.50u 165 per ('crate; Florida, $3.00 crate; tieans 12y.c f!l.: cauliflower, local. 40 70c dozen; ;peas. 6g6c per lb.; horseradish, 12c; .nrllchokes, ffcrliv dozen; green onions. '12V4C doateh: peppers, bell. Florida, $5 crate; Chili, ( ); head lettuce. 40c fdosen; hothouse, tl. 6001.75 per box; tvadisliea. Htf lOc docen bunches: celery, nSfMhr' ve-rnlant- ( 1 lh unirim. California, o6c per lb; local, 60 75c do ten bunches: rhubarb, 23c. f ONIONS Jobbing Fancy Oreron, t 60(83 0: No- 3. $3.25(0 2 50 per cw t; Texas, It.'iS per crate: garlic, 124c lb. f APPLKS Fancy Hood River, f 2.60 0 '.t 'il ordinary. $lei 60. (troeartea, irats. Bto. f 9 VQ A R Cu ba, ; ..66; powdered. $0.80; fruit r berry. f$.06; dry granulate t$S: conf. A,$6.2i; extra B, $5.66; coldrn ti, $S S: X yslloa. ff.lt; btet, cranuiited. f&.ft: barrels, lie: half btr. SHOWS ALARM HOGS FIRMER III THE YARDS t r No Keceipts for Two Days I - 11 . and Killers on a Fam ine Consumption. 'UF1T1-AX1) I.IVKSTOl'K RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Friday 225 -3U Tliurndav - 4" 450 Wednesday 273 164 M& Yllt'KilHV US ... ... Monday - 60- Saturday 139 IS Portland 1'nion Stockyards. May 7. It whs another day without the receipt of am hos In the loeal yards and the nirtrket is firmer than ever, though showing no change in prices. While values are unchanged in the hOK marki t at this time, the demand is better than ever .:u! it the proper ual ity came forward the price would be satisfactory. Hogs in tlie east have been so high of late that Pacific northwest pai keis have found It almost Impos I slide ,o brin In stocks and the result Is tliat all killers are on famine ra tions at this time. So far as the demand Is concerned, the local market could very easily ab sorb quite liberal supplies at this time without affecting to any great degree the high record price now In effect. eakness in the loon. I shpep market is continued over from yesterday w 1 1 ! the receipts just about fair. Imrtng the d.iy 33ti head arrived in the vr.N. comparing with 450 yesterday. ll"68 on Wednesday, none on Tuesday and 602 head on Mnnday. A week ago today slieep arrivals were very small and con sisted of but S3 head. ThfTe was no change in sheep values during the day Cattle are firm -with a fair run dur ing I lie day. Tills, however, was small in comparison with the demand and the famished condition of the market. Today's run of livestock compares with tliis day in recent years as follows: Hogs, Cuttle. Sheep. l!"9 225 336 100S 3fi fitiO 33!) 19D7 350 250 1,950 l.!iiti - 1 S3 ... :!21 t!t(5 75 50 A year ago today liogs and sheep were wphk ana came rirm nun no change In prices. Tarda' Representative prices. Following prices are represotitative of latest transactions in the varris and indicate demand, supplies and quality offered: rows .Net Weight. Price. 4 rows 1 cow 3890 t 50 930 4 25 3 bulls 1 bull . H9R0 1245 3 50 3 00 HOCS. 70 hogs 12.875 7 75 SHKKP. 114 sheep 1 1,020 4.25 The following Is the general range for values on stock rulining in the yards for late shipments: Hogs-Best earn of mountains, $7.50 tam,o'. KinAnr. titsfsVtn. ti,,-r. iji' i.;; good. i.2lfii i.ho; fancy Wil $6.75 41 7.00. Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200 pounds. $D.65 4i9?76; medium steers, $5 25!g5.40; poor steers. $&J;5; best cows, $4 50; medium cows, $l.Zo; bulls, $2.503.50r Sheen sheared Rest wethers. 14.50: spring lambs, $4.6046: straight ewes, $3.50$4; mixed lols. 14.00. Calves Light. $5.50; heavy, $6. MILK AF10 CREAM IN MORE LIBERAL SUPPLY Supplies of milk and cream as well as outside butter continue to Increase here. Potatoes are coming more freely be cause of the higher prices offered. Orange receipts are heavy; likewise lemons. Receipts of products for the 24 hours up to 11:30 a, in. compiled by the board of trade: Fruit Cherries. 10 boxes, lemons. 3 ears: oranges. 5 cars; strawberries, 1326 crates. California. Vegetables Asparagus. 25 crates; beans, 2 boxes, cucumber s, 7 boxes; lettuce, 80 boxes; onions. 68 sucks; rhu barb, 11 boxes; potatoes, 836 sacks and 2 cars; peas, 96 sacks, 11 boxes; vege tables, 6 packages. Dairy products Cream. 4205 pallons; mill' 4225 pallons; butter. 313 packages; eggs. 6t6 cases. Fish Clams. 4 8 boxes; crabs, 10 boxes; fish, I'll boxes; shrimps, 1 box; oysters. 50. sack's. Poultry ( hickens. 49 coops; turkfys, 1 coop. Meats, dressed Poult ty. 112 pounds; hogs. 28; veal. 157; mutton. 31; lambs. 2; meats. 3 cars. Hay and grain -Wheat. 3 cars; barley 1 car; oats. 6 cars; liav. 10 cars; flour. 4200 sacks; bran. 1 car; shorts. 1 car; corn meal, 1 car. rels. 30c; boxes, 5'c advance on sack basis. Idaho prices are 15c 'ovpr. (Above prices are 3e jays net cash quotations. ) SALT Coarse Half ground, 100s, $11.00 per ton: 60s, $11.50: tahl. dairy. 50s, $16.50; 10s. $16.00; bales, $2.36; Im ported Liverpool. 60s, $20.00: lOOe. 119.00; 4 On, $18.00; extra fine, barrels. 2s, 6s aad 10s. $4 60KJi 5.50; Liverpool lump rock. 120.50 per ton. RICK Imperial Japan No. 1. 6Hc; No. 2. 614c; New Orleans head, 66c; Ajax ( ; Creole, 61te- HONEY New, 16c per lb. BEANS Small white. $.2S; large white, $5.25; pink, $4: bayou. $5.76; Ltmas, $5.25; Mexican reds. $6.26. Meats, Fish and Provisions. HAMS, BACON, KTC. Portland pack n.-jll har..e lrt trt 1 ll,c. 1 A Ih ' boiled ham. 21c; breakfast "bacoH, II i lic picnics. 10c; cottage roll. 11c ' Ih.; regulai short clears, imoked. 13ic lb: backs, heavy smoked. 134c; light, smoked. 13Hc lb.; pickled tongues, 60c each. DRE5EED MEATS Front street hogs. fancy, 10c; ordinary, 9c; veals, extra. 10c: ordinary. 91 c; heavy. 7',i8c; mutton, 7 'a 10c; lambs, 10c. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10s, HSc per lb.; 6s. 47io per lb.; 50 ib. tins. 144c per lb.; steam rendered. 10s. I3--.C per id., of. ljotic Der in - eom- pound. 10s. 9Vic per lb. I.AMS Hardsh I.AMS Hardshe l. Der hor. 15 40- razoi clams. $2 per box. 10c per dozen. FISH Rock cod, 10c lb.; flounders, 6c lb.; halibut. 6c per ib.; striped bass, 15c per lb.; catfish. 10c per lb.; salmon, chinook, 9c :per lb; herrings, 6c per lb soles, 7c per lb.; shrimp, 12140 per lb.: perch, ec per lb.: tomcod. 10c per lb.; lobsters, 36c per lb.; fresh, mackerel, t ) per lb.: crawfish, 20c per dozen; smrtfeon, ( ) per lb.; black bass, 20c per lb.; Columbia smelts, 3c per Ib ; sil ver smelts, 6c per lb.; black cod 7 Ho per lb: crabs, $1.25 1.76 per dozen; shad, ac lb. OYSTERS Shoal water bay per gal Ions, $2.50: per 100 lb. sack, 6: Oljrm ELaA,Per tta'Ion- 140; per 100 lb. sack, $66 60; canned, 60c can. $7 dozen eastern in shell. $1.75 per 100. Paints, Ooal OH. Bto. UNSEED OIL Raw. bbls, 63c; cases, 69c. boiled, bbls. 65c; cases, 71c; per gallon, lets of 260 gallons, lc less; oil cake meal, $37 ton- BENZINE its degrees cases. lc per gal.; Iron bbls. ll,c per gal TURPENTINE In casis. 58Hc per ,vW?I7.L,EAD-7Ton iot 7 Ho per b : 600 b. lota. 80 per lb.; leas lots. Ilic per lb. WIRE NAILS Present basis, f 2.41. WHITER WHEAT 83.5 PER CENT Government Report Is Con sidered Both Bullish and Bearish fov Trade. Oov nunant Wheat Beyort. Winter wheat condition: Per cent May. April. ! 1!! 83.5 1S()X B9.il 82.2 91.3 89 9 89 1 91.6 76.5 87 3 7X7 91.7 82.1 77.9 1907 1H06 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1H9J S2.9 91.0 92 5 76.5 92. ti 76 4 9 4.1 KS.9 7ti. 2 CHK'AUO WINTKK WHF.AT. .May iVlav h. liain. 128 A ... 1 1 ; 4 105', 2", 1908. Mav July bept. l-'S'l 117', 10J 90", t)6 . . . 18' . 10 1 V A 103 A 3 t'hlcago. May 7. The Issuance of th govcrnmenl report on winter wheat allowing a loss of about 2,000,000 acres as compared with the December report, caused the wildest market for futures tiijt has been seen here for niuny a day. The market closed unchanged to 3c above yesterday, deferred options gain ing most. The report of the government which wus issued at noon, snowed tile winter w in at condition ai 83 5 per cent com pared with 8.2 per cent a month ago; tin unexpected Improvement, but never theless showing a decided loss from a. normal crop. The acreage was given at 27.s71.O0O compared witn 29,s84,oOo for i the December report; Indicating a loss of over 2,000,000 bushels, which were either plowed up or destroyed by ad verse weather conditions. That the trade did not knyw ex actly how to take the report was shown I'V the way the market Iluctuated. Ad vances and losses of 1c to 2c a bushel were frequent at Intervals for various options during the day. One moment the trade was In a very bearish mood and after It had advanced toe July to $1.17. It pulled the price back to $l.i3V and then In another fit of bullishness it was put up to $1 17i and closed at $1.17';,. Deterred options were bullish most of the day although , they had t del r lit tle spurts of bcarishness that were wonderful to behold for a few moments. December started at $1.03t and ad vanced to $1.05; dropped back to $1.03Vi, went back to $1.07. back to $1.06. and finally closed at $1.07H asked, or Zc above th final price yesterday September started at $1.05Vt to $1.1)5, and advanced to $1.06 H before It struck the bearish streak with heavy selling. In the fit Of depression It dropped off to $1.04 bjit soon recov ered and went back to the high mark of the day. closing at $1.08V. or 2c above yesterday's closing price. Liverpool opened higher but closed with a loss. Cash wheat prices No. 2 red. tl.48V 01.49H; No. 3 red. $ 1.33 & 1.47 H ; No. 1 hard winter. $ 1.29 V, ax'1.36 ; No. 3 hard winter, $!.26jft 1.31; No. 1 northern spring. $1.29Htf1.3n; No. 3 spring, $J.25&1.S0. Range of Chicago prices, furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May 128 i; 127 1284 1'ilv 1 16 117i 11314 117U Sept 105i 1085 1 0 4 74 1 08 V !' 103 107H 103'i 108W CORN. May 73 13 71V 72V Julv 69 70Va 68 V 69UA 'Pt 68'H 68i 66V 67 V B Da1 byi 08 58 OATS. May 59 59 58 58V4 July 5!'4j 52U 51 51V S'Pt 4IV 44"; 43 44S PORK. May 1 790 1795 1 790 1 795B July ...... 1K05 1810 1802 1810B opi juu 1S10 1797 1810 LARD. May 1035 1040 July 1040 1050 1032 1040 1057 J040B 1050 1062 Sept 1060 1062 RIBS. May July 987 995 Sept 997 1005 990B 995B 987 997 1005A CABBAGE ACREAGE TO SH017 A BIG INCREASE iSpedni Dispatch to The Jonrnsl.) T nlon. Or.. May 7. Hundreds of acres of land near this city are being prepared for the culture of cabbage this season, and an effort Is to be made to add ma terially to the fame of this section as the leading district in Oregon for the Production of Commercial rohhiairo Charles Jones has made arrangements iu piam u acres to the vegetable and when It Is understood that It requires 10.000 Plants to the acre nmtihin. r.t the task he Is undertaking con ho moth ered. Dozens of other farmers are plan ning to plant from one to 10 acres of land In the crop, which In the past has proved highly profitable '"'-" i 'l .V i t I f 1 UlnCSC ZHf- ZUZ nVFZl. H'" V'l, ira'"'. Ronde i , i ,' i,k '""'"', c me pro- imoked. IJHei". snip wen and keep much longer than that of anv other section - in eastern Oregon Car loads of the vegetable were sent out and finally a market was secured for much more than could be produced hv the Celestials. White men were thus Induced to try the production of cab bage, and In nearly every case the re- 1uJi?..na'vl hPeu U1 tnat was anticipated. Additional acreage has been sown each succeeding year until Fnion claims to be the cabbage center of the Inland Empire. Shipments have been success fully made to Chicago. 0REG0E1 OlflOHS SELL AT AJjlfER PRICE Seattle. May 7. Butter, per pound Washington creamery, firsts 27c ranch 23c; renovated, 2425c; Califor nia, 26c; Oregon, 26c. Eggs, per dozen Local ranch, 28c; fresh eastern. 26c; Oregon. 26 27c loVicS6, por Pound Wisconsin twins. 19 4 19 4c; cream brick. 21c; wheel Swiss, 18c; California cheese, 170174c: 19 er' 16C' n'W TlilamoK, 18 4 Onions Oregon. 33 4c per pound; frren, 30 35c per dozen; Australian. 4(S4 4c; new Texas onions, f2 per crate. . Potatoes Local. $34 38 per ton. or Il.60lgi.t6 per 100 Jbs.; Yakima. $35 40 per ton. Or $1.75t per 100 lbs.; Early Rose seed potatoes. $40y42 per ton: California new poUtoes. t4c per pound; sweet potatoes, $4er crate. 11,11 ADVANCE HELPS MARKET Ste4?l jind Copper Shares Rise Sharply in Xew York Kesf Are Helped. New York, May 7. Metal shares both copper and steel were decidedly bullish todav in the stock market and all securities of this character thowed liberal advances for the day. The advance of He in both the bid and asked price of copper started the heaviest buying of the season in Amal gamated and Anaconda, resulting at the end of the day of an advance of 3V4 points In the former and-3 9 points in the latter. Amalgamated went to 84 , toward the closing, while Anaconda ended around 61V.. Smelting and steel shares were helped considerably by Improved outlook in the respective lines. American Smelters company announced an advance ot 5 points in lead which put the price to 435. For the day Smelters snows an advance of 1 ',i points over yesterday. Republic Iron and Steel and other concerns of a like nature were helped by the bullishness in United States steel shares. Republic advanced 1 Mi for the common and 1 for the pre ferred shares. National Lead was not so active as the rest of the Hat and its rise was nominal. Steel common advance! t 57 com pared with the closing at 56" yester day. Preferred sold ex-dividend 114 per cent and closed at 11978. compared with 120 vesterday. This is an advance of li,. Stock market in general received some aid from the bullishness In metal shares. Colorado Fuel and Iron advanced 1V4, Canadian Pacific 1V4- Missouri Pacific H4, New York Central 17,, Pressed Steer car 1, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific 1 point. Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company: DESCKIPTION. . tn Amal. Cop. Co.. Am. C. & F.. c. . Am. Cot. Oil, c. I 81 84' 81 S 841, St3 56 I bi 00 66 I 67 S 65 4 67 58 i ikm 67V 584 Am. Loco.. Am. Sugar Am. Smelt c. ..134V,lS4?4j134'!134 c.... H3 I I 9 4 '4 1110 I 1 1110 do pfd Anaconoa ,vt. i 0.1 tti 1 0 1 n Am. Woolen. c... 36 36VJ 35 I St, Atchison, c !107 74ilO8Sll7H!l08V do pfd 1 I I 1 104 S B. & O., c 11147.1115 I14S114' Can. Pacific. e...181V.I 1 1 SI S t ent. leather. c. do pfd I C. C. V c I 4 Hi C. M. & St. P 150Vjl51 Vn C. & O Colo. F. & 1.. c. . Col. F. I., c. . . Col. South., 2d p Col. South, lstp Corn Products, c. Corn Products, p. D. & R. G.. c. . . D. & R. G., p. . . Erie, c i-.rle, 2d p Erie, 1st. p. O. Northern, p. Illinois Central. Int. Met., c Int. Met., p L. & L Manhattan Rv. . Mex. Cen. Ry. . M , K T , c. . 43'; 434 M , K. fit i., p 73 4 Distillers .194' 34 384 39'i Ore Lands Mo. Pacific . . . National Lead . . N. V. Central.. N. Y., O. & W. . North Am Nor. Pacific, c . . O'ii 72 69 I 714 73 4! "6 1 73 Hi 74 894! 8941 887,i 884 '',1 0.'4 4H! 49'i 48H 49 8241 82Vl 8241 824 14541 I 11454 Penn. Ry 135 134 1144 42 4 101 4 tS2H 954 894 26 P. G.. L. & C. Co. 1147,1.. I Pressed S. C, c. .1 4141 42 H 41 H lo pfd '1034il03V,103i4 Reading, c. 1 15141 i ao ia pra 1 do 1st pfd ... I i R. 1. & S.. c I 264i do pfd i5 I K. I., c 28 H I do pfd I 70 S. L. & S. V.. 2 ol 45 V I 26 86 294 "14 454 25H 85 854 28HI 294 70 I 71 46 I 45 122 122H 1244:1244 So. Pacific, c I122HI122 4 do pfd I124VI125 So. Ry.. c I 294 294 29 294 uo piq 68 34 4 Texas & Pacific 34 HI 34 4 614 33 H T.. St. L. & W., c. Union Pacific, c nlon Pacific, c . II 88 4 n 89 4 1 1 88 4 . 8. Rubber, c. 36H 384 344 189 4 38 109H 674 1204 30 62 774 5R4 89 4 83 4 524 I do pfd 108 110 108 U. S. Steel Co.. c. 56V 57 HI 66 do pfd !1184'12'IV118 5 WHoasn. e 19; 204 do pfd 60HI 63 4 W. U. Telegraph. 75 41 78 4 19H 60H 75 4 w is. cent., c. . . . 684 ao pra Westlnghouse .. . I'tah Copper. . . . Third Avenue. . . . 90 4 82 H 50 33 137 85 53 85 49H Consolidated Oas.137 .... 11374 Big Four I 1 1 744 Kan. City South. 464l 46H1 45H! 4i. do pfd :! I 1 1 72 4 IT. S. Steel preferred is ex-dlv. per cent. 14 SPOKANE MINING EXCHANGE (Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co.) Spokane, May 7. Official prices: Blif. Ask. Almeda" 2 Cop. King 3 Gertie 24 Hum. Bird 64 Hypotheek $H Idaho S, & R 14 Mt. Coal 69 4 Kendall 60 Lucky Cal . . . 4 4 Missoula 14 Monitor 25 Nabob 2 4 Oom Paul 3 Rambler II ' Rex 84 Snowshoe 7 Snowstorm 162 Stuart . 70 Tamarack 78 Wonder 2H It 24 8 71 100 IS 28 3 6 134 !'4 74 163 80 83 34 PERSONALS Hiram E. Mitchell nd Mr.- and Mr. G. Stanley Mitchell of Milwaukee, who are making a tour of the northwest, are guests at the Hotel Portland. The Mitchells are prominent business men In their home city. J. E. Oren, a Marshfleld business man, is at the Cornelius. E. W. Grover of Tacoma, claim agent for the Northern Pacific, Is registered at the Cornelius.' C R. Wright, proprietor of the Hotel Occident at Astoria, Is .at the Hotel Oregon. G. L. Strong and F. R. Norman, Se attle business men, are guests at the Hotel Perkins. Charged With Stealing V1. William Rueddy Is on trial in Judge Gatens' department of the circuit fUrt on the charge of stealing 12 pounds of veal from a boat of the Clatskanlo Transportation company while the boat was at the wharf. The testimony was completed this morning and the Jury has the case this afternoon. ' m Mrs. Maxwell Gets Verdict, Irs. Leila C. Maxwell has been given a verdict in the circuit court for $81$ against the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad company because' .her trunk was rifled of jewelry while It was being shipped to Clatskanle. Wash. The case was heard by a Jury in Judge Cleland s department. . ( . 1 1 " 1 1 !104 I I 4 1 1 ;w 101 I I 7, 1 7 I 40 U I 40 -V 40 40H 66 ( 66 66 65 H 1 31 . ' 84 VI 84 V! 84 U 84 24 , 23 1 87 5i4:'52H'r614 614 !...'....'... 87H ! 31V 32 31 4 3 48U 48 4 8 li I 4 8 'fc i 1 4 5 ..... J 1454 I 464 I 164 164; 16 16 454 46H 454 -45-), II 38 S I I 139 ! I I 1145 65 43 4 43 VERY BULLISH Local Trade Still Believes in Higher Price for Both ' Wheat and Flour. Sentiment in the local g-rain market Is very bullish and . all sorts of quota tions are ruling. So little wheat re mains unsold In the hands of producers . Plan for Summer Comfort Don't add the heat of a kitchen fire to the sufficient discomfort of hot weather. Use a New Perfection Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove and cook in comfort. With a "New Perfection" Oil Stove the preparation of daily meals, or the big weekly baking, is done without rais ing the temperature perceptibly above that of any other room in the house. Another great advantage of the WEW PERKCTIOW - Wick ik is its handsome CABINET T0P, which gives it every convenience of the reticle rn steel range. lias an ample top shelf for warming plates and keeping cooked food hot, drop shelves for holding small cooking utensils, and is even fitted with racks for towels. Made in three sizes, The 10 f 'MR. OPF By Alice Hegan Rice. AuthorTof "Mrs.Wiggs othe Cabbage Patch" A fascinating, laughter-compelling story with a great Dickens character in it. A novel as genuine and human as it is full of whimsical humor and pajhos. You laugh at Opp, you can't help it, but you end his friend, admiring him immensely. Beautifully illustrated by Leon. Guipon , Sold ertrywhere. Price $1 00 THE CENTURY CO. . Union Square NEW YORK ,KJ1!BEIMEM NATIONAL BANK CORNER SECOND and STARK Portland, Baker Will We offer $150,000 of the two year coupon Engineering notes of this company in amounts of $200 or $1000 each, at 10 per cent discount, and paying 8 per cent interest semi-annually. These notes are secured by the controlling interest of the stock of the PORTLAND, BAKER CITY & BUTTE ELECTRIC RAILROAD CO., amounting to $1,005,000; which stock is fully paid by bonds and non-assessable. When this cpntrol is sold, $150,000 is to re main in the hands of the American Bank & Trust Company, who are now the trustees for the controlling stock, which is held in escrow, to be sold in conjunction with a bond issue which is now being negotiated with a large Eastern Syndicate. Theee notes will prove a safe and profitable investment, as the money derived from their sale will be used entirely for engineering and the securing of rights of way, which will also be a valuable security. , ' FOR SALE AT THE. OFFICES OF THE Portland, Baker City & Butte Electric Railroad Co. 303-305 and bo many Interests -would like ; to buy . these small holdings that if I1 were divided between the millers there would not be enough to start the mills grinding; for a single day. i.?VAMu.hin maw nnlni,-: to ' further advance In the price of floujr by tha smaller miners out wneyner im uib ones will 101 low remains iu uo ccu Pnnalriorln the rirlcn there la aulte 1 good movement of flour Into consump tion but the outgo Is hot half of what it was a year or so ago. Absence of any foreign business Is not at all regretted by the milling fra ternity at thia time -because a higher Frlce can be obtained for the flour rom the east than from across the Pacific. Weather forecast for the Pacific northwest wheat belts for the coming 36 tfkvMM anA Wuohlnotnn ITn I r to night with light frost except near coast, oaturaay rair. nuiinwvBi wmvo RUSSIA NOW OPEN TO SALVATION ARMY Colonel Oavoors. who for several years past has heen second In command of the Salvation Army work in Holland, has been sent" to 8t. Petersburg to be- gin the work of the Salvation- Army In pssr r w miii T k" ' ' ,'rmmm' 4'R Blue name Oil Cook-Stove and can be had with or without Cabinet Top. If not at your dealer's address our nearest agency. e J?aVd Lamp t T rwr ivet Perfect combustion hether high or low it therefore free from disagreeable odor and can not smoke. Safe, convenient, ornamental the ideal light ( If not tt your dealer's address our nearest agency. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) City & Butte Electric Railroad Co. Pay o Interest Beck Building, PORTLAND, that country, according to Information which "has been received by local offi oers here, - - -- For some time the Russian, govern ment would not grant tue army entranc4 Into Ruasian, territory. Within the past three weeks' permission has been, given bv the government, however, and Coloni el Gavoors-is now at St. Petersburg, pre? paring his plans for - the Salvation army's entrance into Russian territory Letter From Institute Club. The Institute club addressed a "letter to the city park board this morning in which it asks the board to make a num ber of improvements on the children's playgrounds. The letter of the Institute was given favorable recognition by the board. HART31AN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE invite your gen eral banking ac count. To thia entl, they offer the advantage of re liable, careful and modern methods. VnMmittd Partonat LiabUUf Bonds Investments CALL OR WRITE T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OREGON Ditulithic Pave ment Brings Satisfaction AHD ENHANCES THE TAZ.TB Or A3UTTINQ PBOKBTT MOBS THAN AWT OTsLEK PAVEBTENT. BECAUSE It Is durable, never cracks, makes no noise or rumble from passing vehicles, collects no dust or mud Furthermore, it gives a sure foot hold for horses. Automobiles will not skid. Warren Construction Company 317 BECK BZiSO., FOBTZ.AJTD, OKEOON. Overbeck & Cooke Co. Commisiion Merchants Stocks, Bonds Cotton.Crain, Etc. 2 1 6-2 1 7 Board of Trade Building Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, Chicago, New York, Boston. We have the only private wire connecting Portland with the eastern exchanges. Members Portland Board of Trade OREGON I. ':'SVv i j - V