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14 . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, ' MAY 28. 1909. eontlnua mora large ' orders for sacks will be given to-the prison authorities at Walla Walla All farmers ar elated over ths prospects, for .high wheat prices and the low prices for sacks. The sacks are of a better quality than usual. ' . ... Livestock From Oakland. Oakland, Or., May 28 Two more cars of sheep and lambs and one car of calves left Oakland for the Portland market yesterday, and two cars , of sheep and lambs go forward to. Tacoma today.. :'--: : Straw Is Very Short. - Connell, Wash., May 28. Farmers of this district fear for bad wheat crops unless more rain comes immediately. All over this part of the state, especial ly covering Franklin county, ths win ter wheat is beginning to head, but the straw is very short. This district has had but very little moisture at any time so far -this' season. So far the spring wheat is looking fairly well and. It is believed that - the shortage in a winter wheat yield will be repaid in the spring wheat crop tf rain comes within a reasonable length of time, as a rule WEE WORLD'S MLQMETS PAY muclv rain each season as falls through, out the eastern part of the state. , - ..-- .'. i i . : - V,M- ': I t, r - t, i. t ... Flood Hurts Crop. Klamath 'Falls, Or.. May 28. Con- ; slderable -damage was done to crops 4 about 10 miles south of this city by a ' break In the South Branch canal. Gophers boring in the . bank ' caused a . break which was not discovered for -several hours. It washed out seyeral T.1IXED FEELING RULES POTATOES Larger Holders Are Willing to Take Profits in Si?ht and Are Selling T SELLERS SHEEP MARKET OTlTL 0ILI.L OUIIIIl FORCE MAY HIGH STARTS k SLIDE Price in Yards Is 10 to 25c GOES TO RECORD Advances to 63-8 Today or 3 1-4 Points Above Clos ing1 of Thursday. reet or the bank and damaged the headgates at the head of the big flume. About 100 acres were flooded and the ; crops partially ruined. e The break was immediately repaired, Advances lc a Bushel While General Conditions in Pa v cific Northwest Much : Improved. (Continued on Page Sixteen.) Others Lose a Fraction in Chicago Pit Today. Lower Hogs Firmly Es tablished at $ Today. " . SYNOPSIS OF THE' ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE ' TO SHOR nriMMnn MORE SHOWERS AND IRE GRAIN IUH TODAY'S WHOLESAI.K MARKETS. Mixed tone in Potato, a. stronger ton- In hops. Cheese market easier Small chickens are slower. Eggs are down no ten. Pressed veal quite steady. . Iressei hogs hard u secure. Strawberries still scarce Market bare of small rlsh. Shading salmon ',: Pxm'n Brawley tomatoes sell wen. Potato Market Ii Mixed. While some Interests are Elding out firmly for $2.25 for potatoes, several Frnt street houses havf "tfrtedto sell them and are now freely ffer'"? ? Those who have the mos uPP lea are the ones doing the shading. ,hp n" wlth.seant holdings being unwilling to ush sales very nam --" Vhile it is the general belief of the po tato trade that the mantel win .. .: ..... nav urWlr or so. ine larger handlers are disposed to take . what profits are already in sight for most of their supplies All agree, nev ertheless, that there will not be a suf ficient amount of old potatoes to go .round before the new crop is In a po sition to take care of the markets ae rnand. . , New potatoes are firmer here, al though the price Is rather mixed. Some handlers who purchased some time ago, previous to the sharp advance in south ern prices, are offering them at 6 and 6e, but most interests are asking c or better because late purchases could not be sold for less. . Stronger Ton in Hops. Hop market Is firmer throughout and especially for contracts are higher val ues noted. According to the trade sev eral deals have lately been made in Washington and California at 12c or a fraction better for 1909s, and it is stat ed that 10H and Jlc has been freely of- .. fered lor remaining supplies m ucm l08s. Cneese Market Easier. -An easier feeling is noted In the local c cheese market, although to date there lias not been the slight change in quota tions. -Buying of cheese Is not on such an extensive scale as formerly, and while a short time ago dealers were easily able to sell all their holdings at If and 17 He for Tillamook flats; It is hard to move them today at the top figure. Butter market Is quite steady, with BO change in quotations since yesterday. Country store butter is firmer, owing toV .the better southern demand. . A Small Chickens Are Blower. . , j While there continues a very good de mand for spring chickens the trade is disposed to show some neglect toward the smaller sizes. Springers that weighed a pound a week or 10 days ago and which readily sold at so much per dozen, are not wanted very badly Just now, and 1 pound or heavier birds are finding all the call. Wens and mixed chickens are In good demand at tlje prices printed by The Journal. Eggs are fractionally easier and few sales are toeing made today along Front treet above IJ and 2Sc. " v Dressed Hogs Are Quit Scare. Considerable scarcity la shown in sun- plies of dressed hogs In the Front street market today; Demand 1s so in sistent that 10c is easily obtainable, and it Is stated that sales have been made recently as high as 10 He a pound. '-Dressed veal market Is showing con siderable firmness Just now, all of the former weakness having disappeared. Bight cents is now easily obtainable for , best quality. Strawberries Are BtiU Scares. ' Scarcity continues to be ahown in the local strawberry market. With the closing of the first crop season in Cali fornia and the scant offerings and high er prices there, California berries are being sold today along Front street at $1.60 and $1.75 a crate of 15 boxes. Lo eal berries are coming somewhat more freely, but the rains have ruined the keeping -quality, and therefore prices are sacrificed in many Instances. Best Mosier fruit going at $4 a crate for 24s today. Same price, too, for best local stock. f Brief Kotss of Wholesale Trad. , Tomatoes from Brawley, Cal., are of better quality and are therefore In lead ing demand around $2.25 per crate of " four baskets. Market Is bare of amall fish. .Supplies of salmon are so liberal that wholesalers are shading the price about tye a pound. String beans are In quite liberal show ing from California. Oreen selling at 10c and wax at 11 and 12c. Front street sells at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: Hops, Wool and Hide. WOOL 1909. Willamette valley. 24 a 25c; eastern Oregon. 1 lift 24c HOPS 1308 crop, choice 1010Ho; prime to choice, 9c; prime, U'C; me dium, 8c; 1 !( contracts. 1 c. TALLOW Prime, per lb, 3 Sr 4c; No. 8HBEPSK I XS--Stearin ig. lOfl 15c each: snort wool. '5(40 medium wool. 60c M?.;J,: long'whol. 75c? $1.25 each I HITTEM HARK riM Kii c 64. II,. ' '' .,H,I)KI"-V hl,1''s- laie lb.; green, Sp'lOe lb: hulls, green Kiix. 6c per lb-A?-?!"- green. 16c per lb. MOHAIR 1M!. 23!U24c. Butter, Eggs and Poultry. Bt'TTER Extra creamery, 26 in fancy. 25c: store, 18c l,nrfUTTKR T-Deli,ery f. 0. b Port. land Sweet cream. 25.':; sour 23o EGGS Candled, locai, best, 23(b23Uc CHEESE Fancy full cream flats. 17 18c; triplets and daisies, 174a iRc fte U 8 1 7A(mKricKS- 1 8 1 : California POfLTRY-MUed chl-kens. I4 4a ,'?',,h''n:' 15"HS, lb; ro01t?rs. old, 124 i 13c; fryers. io'iiJTii, broil ers, 25 y. 27 He; goose. ,'urk, J, alive. 1S IV; dressed. "2L 3c ducks, old. Hii ISc: yoiinR, 20 ' c: pigeons, squabs, $2"o 2 50 dozen- old !"' dressed poultry. Ifil4c higher. ' Grain, Flour and Hay. BARLKY Feed. $34. rolled, $36.50 WHEAT Buying price, newTrack Portland Chi b, $1.2owi .22; bluestern i.te; rea nussian. Jl.17; Turkey red $1.20(1.25; Willamette valley $1 15 MILLSTCFFS Selling price Bran $2. 00; mildlings. $33.00, shorts I30: Chop, $23Sl: alfalfa meal, $20 per ton' FLOUR Selling price Eastern Or" gon patent. $6.25: straight. $5 30(3 6 00 export. $4.70; bakers, $6.00 6 25 val ley. $5.60; graham. Ms. $5.60: whole Wheat, $S. SO; rye. 5s. $6.50; bales $3 00 Hay Producers' price thy, Willamette valley fancy, $16 00 ordinary. $14.00! 8.00; eastern Oregon' $11:80;. mixed, $1 1.50 12.00; clover' Smith Wants Vour Pork Irset toogsTrrv. . .............. loo Dressed Veal np t 130 pounds. .. .8Uo Large veal less, acceding to size. Live Hens He I tressed Hna ...i.. ...16c IJva Springs 18o to aoo Efigs ......... ... 8H" ' Pend' for shipping- tags. We pay you promptly and we do not charge com-tnWston.- Your products must be food, fat quality. FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO riighti V ' M , 1'9 ; Igtuing ma ncei -i ruif CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET May 28. .Mav 27. Gain. 1908. Mav 133 132 - 1 109 IJuiv 116 A nHB H H Sept 109 A 108 4 88 Dec 1064 B 1 06 B j Chicago. May 28. Weakness abroad ' was the dominating Influence at the (opening of the wheat market here to I dny,. sending all. prices lower and forc I hig a lower closing for everything ex cept the May. The latter closed lc higher. Short covering was all that saved the May option from following the trend of the general wheat market to day. News of the growing crop wan generally of the same character noted In recent days. B. W. Snow, the crop expert, wired from Great Bend. Kan.: "I drove today through Reno, Mc Pherson, Rice and Barton counties. This Is the center of the biggest wheat dis trict in the state. Wheat Is all headed out with the best fields less than 30 inches. Bulk of crop barely reaches the knee and much of that will have to be cut with mowing machines. Stand Is thin, with little sloollng and heads very short. The long spring drought robbed the plant of all vitality. Heavy rains the past three days, and such heads as there are will probably fill well. To what extent the rains have Improved the situation is hard to say. There may be a half crop where there would have been nothing to cut. Oats acreage small and crop practically a failure." Broomhall predicted world's wheat shipments on Monday at about 8.000.000 bushels exclusive of North America, and a moderate change on passage. Australian shipments for the week are 200.000 bushels, compared with 202, 000 bushels a year ago. Argentina shipments of wheat for the week were 1.707.000 bushels. Visi ble is 1,104,000 bushels, compared with 2,248,000 bushels a year ago. Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.: WHEAT. Open. High. TiOW. Close. 13174 133 116 116 May 131 July llfiVt, Sept. 108 Dec 106 H 133 14 117H 109 107 lORU 109 A 106 106B CORN. 74 Mav July Sept. Dec. May July Sept. May Julv Sept. 7S 724 8 67 57 4 59 524 434 1875 1875 1885 1080 1075 1087 73S 94 674 674 60 62 43H 1887 1887 1897B 1082 1087B 1092 1022 19 69 '4 67 67 i 57 Vt 67 S OATS. 59 6C4 52 53 4 434 444 PORK. 1880 1895 187T. 1895 1885 1895 LARD. May 1082 1085 July 1080 1087 Sept 1097 1100 RIBS. May July,,..... 1020 10.'7 Sept 1020 1030 1017 1022B 1052 $13.50; grain, $13 50014.00; cheat. $14.00(15.00; alfalfa, $14. oo. OATS Producers' price Track, No. 1 white. $4041; gray, $40. CORN Whole. $36; cracked. $37 ton. Traits and Vegetables. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2.252.76 per box; tangerines. $1.50; bananas, 5c per lb.; lemons, $3.50)4.00 box; grapefruit. $3.0O4.00; pineapples, Florida, $2.00(3' 2. 50 doien; strawberries, local, $3.R04.OO per crate; California, $1.5001.76 crate. POTATOES Helling, $J.002.26; buy ing for shipment, per cwt, country ex tra fancy, $2; ordinary shipping, buy ing. $1.76(92.00; sweet, $2.50(g3.00. VEGETABLES New turnips. Ore gon. 124c doz.; old beets, $2.00; car rots, 76c sack; parsnips, $1.2531.60; cabbage. 2c lb.; tomatoes, Mexican and California. $2.25 per crate; beans. 12 4c per lb.; cauliflower. local, 7590e dot; peas, 68c lb.; horserad ish. 124c; artichokes. 65?75c doa.; green onions, 103124c doz.; peppers, bell. Florida, $546 crate: chill, ( ); head lettuce, 20c doi.; hotnouse, $1.50 1.75 per box; radishes. 810e dos. bunches; celery, 76'g,85c; eggplant. ( ) lb.; asparagus. Walla Walla, $1.50 box: local. 9nc dox.; rhubarb. 3c; string beans, 10 (ft 12c. ONIONS Jobbing Fancy Oregon. $2.50 S 3.00: No. 2. 12.25(32.60 ner cwt California, $1.50 per crate; garlic, 12 4c per to. fornla. $1.50 per crate; garlic. 124c lb. APPLES Fancy Hood River, $2.60 2.76; ordinary, $ LOO'S' 1.60. Groceries, Huts, Etc SCGAR Cube. $6.65; powdered. $6.80; fruit or berry, $6 05; dry granulated. 16 0.V rnnf A tc w t .... u t z L r. . gohien G. $5.85; D. yellow. $5.35: beel, granulated,. $5.85; barrels, 15c; half bar rels. 30c; boxes, 55c advance on sack basis. Idaho prices are 15c lower. (Above prices are 30 days net cash quotations.) SALT Coarse Half eround. 100a. 111 per ton; 60s. $11.50: table, dairv, 50s. $16.50; 10s, $16.00; bales. $2.86; imported Liverpool. 50c, $20; 100s, $19; $40s, $18; extra fine barrels, 2s, 5s and 10s. $4.60 5.50; Liverpool lump rock, $20.60 per ton. RICE Imperial Janan No 1 KUc- No. 2, 6c; New Orleans head, 66c; AJax. ): Creole. 5Uc HONEY New. 15c per lb. BEAJx'8 Small white, $6.25; large white, $5.25; pink. $4.00; bayou, $5.75; Llmas, $6.26; Mexican reds. $6.25. Meats, riafc and ProTlalans. HAMS, BACON. ETC. Portland pack (local) hams, 10 to 13 Rs. 16c lb; boiler ham, 22 23c; breakfast bacon, 15 U21 4c; picnics. 104c; cottage roll, 114c lb; regular short smoked. 134c; light, smoked, 13 4c lb; pickled tongues, 60c each. KRESSER MEATS Front street hogs, fancy, 10c; ordinary, 9 4c; veals, extra. 88'ic; ordinary, 74c; heavy. 7e; mutton, 710c; lambs. 83 9c LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10s 15 4c per lb; 5s, 15 4c per lb 60 lb tins, 15c rer lb; steam rendered, 10s 144c per lb: 6s. 144c per lb; com pound. 10s, 9tc per lb CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $2.40; razor clams, $2 per box, 10c per dozen. FISH Rock cod, 10c lb: flounders 6c lb.; halibut, 6c per lb.; striped bass, lie per lb ; catfish. 10c per lb; salmon, Chinook, 84 5 9c lb ; blueback. 8c lb herring, 6c per lb.; soles, 7c per lb shrimps. 12 4 per lb.; perch. 6c per lb.; torn cod. 10c per lb.; lobsters, 36c lb fresh mackerel, ( ) per lb.; crawfish. 20c per dozen: stureeon I rsor ih black bass. 20c per lb.; Columbia smelts, ( ) per lb.; silver smelts, 6c per lb black cod, 7 4c per lb.; crabs. $1,25 0 1.75 per dozen; dressed shad. 2(5"Sc per lb.; ehad roe, 16c per lb. OYSTERS Shoal water bay. per gal lons, $2.50; per 100 lb. sack $6; Olym pla, per gallon, $2.40 per 100 lb. sack $;(S,.50; canned, 60c can, $7 dozen eastern In shell, $1.76 per 10Q. Faints, Coal Oil. Etc LINSEErj OIL Raw, bbls.. 70c cases. 76c; boiled, bbls, 72c; cases 78c per gallon lots of 250 gallons, le'less; oil cake meal, $37 ton. ROPE Manila. 814c: sisal 6Kc lh. BENZINE 8$ degrees, cases, 19c per gal.; iron bbls. 114c per gal. TURPENTINE In cases. 68 4c per gal. - ! WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7c per H.; 600 lb. lota, 8c per lb.; less lots. $iio perlb. ,W1RB NAILS Present basis, $2.45, - V ' . . ' i . I, Sheep Begin Desoent. Local sheep market prices are from 10c to 25c lower today. Packers are not inclined to rush purchases, and while arrivals are not at all heavy compared with what has been expected, supplies did not move off at the former prices quite as well as might be expected. Hog prices are firmly estab lished at $8 for best. Cattle are oasitr. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Frldav 7 69 76,t Thursday 181 67 1,253 Wednesday 107 160 Tuesday 177 1.1 13 416 Monday .... 1,730 Saturday ... .... Portland Union Stockyards, May 28. The hog market Is now firmly estab lished in the yards at $8 and other sales were made during the past 24 hours at thehighprlce of the season. Offerings are unusually scant and for that reason buyers are on the anx ious seat and fear that others may get the few head coming. Therefore them Is no attempt to buy the best ut any thing under $8. So great Is the scarcity of Irogs et this time that even stock ers and China fats are bringing unus ually high prices in fact values now helng paid for supplies in these lines are far out of proportion to their actual worth considering the state and condi tions of the general market. Run of hogs In the Portland yards for the day was merely 67 head com pared with 181 yesterday, 107 Wednes day 177 Tuesday and none Monday. A week ago today the arrivals of hogs In the yards consisted of 177 head. Wealrenlng values are shown in the cattle market at this time and the class of stuff now coming forward is not any help toward maintaining them. Ar rivals In the cattle market during the past 24 hours totaled 69 head; of this amount 41 head being calves. No Cali fornia stuff put in appearance. Bv Market 10 Osnts Lower. A loss of 10c to 26c per hundred pounds Is shown in the local sheep mar ket today. While the arrivals In the yards were not at all liberal, the show ing was sufficient to cause buyers to hold aloof until assured that the bids of 10c reduction would be considered and even then they were In no hurry to trade. Sheep that would have been readily taken up a few days ago or even yes terday at $4.25 could not be sokl today above $4.16 and this price was the. tip top in that line. Run of sheep for the day consisted of 769 head comparing with 1253 ye terday, none Wednesday, 416 Tuesday and 1730 Monday. There were no ar rivals In the sheep market last Satur day. Af week ago today the run was 820 head. General view of the commission trade is that sheep values will soon begin the downward course; in fact by some It Is believed that today s cut of 10c means the beginning of lower prices. Today's run of livestock compares with this day in rtcent years as fol lows: Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. 1909 57 69 769 1908 162 37 684 1907 256 27 40 1906 8 87 176 1905 100 75 676 A year ago today there was a steady tone In sheep and cattle and a fair one in the better grade of hogs. Stockers and feeders In the latter line were somewhat neglected, however. No change In prices. Amonf Livestock Shippers. Earl Caton of Oakland, Or., came for ward with a double of sheep and a car of cattle. Barney Hecker of Albany brought in a load of hogs. E. H. Gnllager. the Walla Walla ship per, was a visitor in the yards today. He brought forward a double deck of sheep. B. S. Grlffeths sold hogs and cattle In the yards today. Good prices, too. C. R. Houghan hriught a load of sheep and lambs from Mount Angel today. George Boothby, shipper of moment from Monmouth, was represented In the. transactions at the yards today by a car of sheep. Yard's Representative Prios. Following prices are representative of latent transactions In the yards and indicate demand, supplies and quality offering: STEERS, Net Weltrht. Price. 7 steers 7.085 $4.00 1. steer 1.125 6.00 20 steers 22.425 6.00 57 yearling steers 22.450 3.00 COWS 27 stock cows 22.625 2.50 1 cow 1.270 3.00 7 cow-3 8,000 4.60 3 cows 3,775 4.00 12 cows 12.100 3.00 BULLS. 1 bull ... 1.220 2.60 8 bulls 4.126 S.15 1 bull 1,485 3.00 3 bulls i 2,850 2.60 CALVES. S calves 1.600 6.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS. 10? In nibs 5,900 $5.25 142 sheep 13,076 8.90 226 Fheep 18.590 .1.50 47 lambs z.ii a im 68 sheep 6,400 4.00 11 sheep 1.125 4.25 32 lambs 2.400 6.60 26 lambs 1,660 5.25 79 lambs 5.100 6.25 86 heavy ewes 9.500 3.85 90 sheep 9.800 4.15 77 sheep 8.615 4.15 HOGS. 60 hogs 12,250 $8.00 8 hogs 800 7.65 33 hogs 6.915 7.73 14 hogs 1.285 7.00 16 hogs 3,285 5.00 3 hogs 950 7.85 7 hogs 1,050 . 7.50 Following Is the general ranger of live stock values In the yards: Hoga Best east of mountains. $8.00: good. $7.75; fancy Willamette blockers, $7. 50(&7. 75: stockers. $6.76(37.00. Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200 pounds. $5.40 ( 5.60; medium steers, $5.25; poor steers, $5.00; best cows, $4.50; bulls, $2,500-3.50. Sheep, sheared Best wethers, $4.15-'fj) 4.25;spr1ng lambs. -5. 25; straight eweft $3.5O(g4.00; mixed lota, $4.004.26. Calves Light, $5.66; heavy, $5. New York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. Close. Jan. ... 1081 108$ 1072 1072074 Feb 107676 Mch. ... 1081 1084 1076 10767( May ... 1118 1110 10S2 1096 July ... 10S9 10S9 1078 1679080 Aug. ... 10J2 1093 1075 1075077 Sept. .. 10K7 1087 1074 1075&77 Oct. ... 1084 1086 -1014 1074S76 Da.. 105 1087 10Jt 1C7778 New York, May 28. The stock mar ket was steel shod today with U. S. Steel -jcommon the feature of especial mention, a new nign record was made In th-ii security today with the ad vance to 64. or 3 4 points higher than the closing of yesterday. hteel was the only real interesting share on the stock market today and the fluctuations In other securities were small with apparently no Interests shown except in the one Issue. l lie snarp advance In Steel, however. gave buoyancy to the general list and most shares closed at a higher point than yesterday. London was somewhat nrmer ror American shares today with mostly ad vances shown at the close. Changes., however, were fractional. American Smelting & Refining com pany announced an advance In lead to $4.35 late yesterday afternon. Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company: Open. Close. 1 , ..... 1 ....... ..j . , c; i American Car & F.. c 664 664 do preferred 116 4 American Cotton Oil, c 65 American Loco., c... ...... 684 684 American Sugar, c 134 134 American Smelt., c 94 94 do preferred.... 109 4 109 4 Anaconda Mining Co 614 51 American Woolen, c 35 4 AtchlBOn, c 1094 1094 do preferred 104 4 Baltimore & Ohio, c 1144 H4i do preferred 94 Brooklvn R. T 79 79 Canadian Pacific, c ISO 180 Central Leather, c 29 4 29 do preferred 103 4 Chicago & Great Western, c 4 4 4 4 Chicago. M. & St. Paul 1604 1504 Chicago Northwestern, c.182 4 184 4 Chesapeake & Ohio 77 4 77 4 Colorado F. & I c '. . 414 444 Colorado Southern, c 6 4 Colorado Southern, 2d p... 80 4 80 4 Colorado Southern, 1st p.. 84 4 82 Corn Products, c 23 4 23 Corn Products, p 91 4 Delaware & Hudson 1924 192 Denver & R. G., c 504 50 4 Denver & R. O., p 87 4 87 Erie, c 34 4 Z Erie, 2d p 41 Erie, 1st p 52 4 62 4 Great Northern, p 147 1464 Illinois Central 1464 1464 Int. Metropolitan, c 164 164 Int. Metropolitan, p 464 454 Louisville & Nashville 139 138-4 Manhattan Railway 146 M. K. & T., c..'. 424 V Distillers 414 404 Ore Lands 73 74 4 Missouri Pacific 764 75 National Lead 86 4 86 New York Central 1304 1S04 N. Y., Ont. & Western 49 4 49 4 Norfolk & Western, c 89 4 88 4 do preferred 86 4 North American ., 82 81 4 Northern Pacific, c 1474 H74 Pacific Mail S. Co 29 4 29 4 Pennsylvania Railway 134 1314 People s Gas, Light & C. Co.1134 114 Pressed Steel Car. c. 43 4 13 4 do preferred 103 4 Reading, c 155 4 155 4 do first pfd 91 Republic Iron & Steel, o 294 294 do preferred 94 4 96 Rock Island, c 32 3 1 do preferred 70H 704 St. Louis & S. Y.. 2d pfd... 45 45 4 St. Louis & S. W., c 28 274 do preferred kx1! 67 H Southern Pacific, c 123 123 4 do preferred 125 4 Southern Railway 314 314 do pfd 70 69 4 Texaa & Pacific 33 4 33 4 Toledo. St. L. & W., c 62 4 do pfd 69 Union Pacific, c 189 4 189 4 do pfd ' 97 United States Rubber, c... 384 384 do pfd 1114 United States Steel Co., c. 614 644 do pfd 1194 1194 Wabash, c 214 21 do pfd 64 4 65 4 Western Union Tele 75 4 75 Wisconsin Central, c 58 do pfd 914 Wheeling Lake 11 Westlnghouse 83 4 Utah Copper 514 Third Avenue 30 294 Cons. Gas 144 145 4 Great Western '"B" 6 4 Kansas City Southern 46 4 46 4 do pfd 73 4 Alton, c 71 704 do pfd 73 4 Norfolk & Western, ex-dlvidend 2 4 per cent. American Wheat Markets. May. 133 1391,4 July. 116 112H 124H 108 Chicago St. Louis New York Kansas City 13S 102 September. Overbeck & Cooke Co. Commission Merchants v Stocks, Bond Cotton.Grain, Etc. 2 16-2 17 Board of Trade Building Members Chicago Board of Trade. Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, Chicago. New York. Boston. We pave the only private wire connecting Portland with the eastern exchanges. Members Portland Board of Trade NATIONAL BANK CORNER SECOND and STARK Worthwes Crop Waatner. Oregon Showers tonight. Saturday hnwprs. warmer sou thwest portion. South to west winds, moderately high along the coast. . Washington nam lonigni ano ohi- urdav; south to west winds, brisk in interior and moderately high along the coast. Idaho Showers tonight and Saturday, cooler north central portion tonight. Encouraging reports continue to coma to The Journal from its correspondents regarding the grain and fruit crops. It is generally conceded that much help has been given the various growths. Wheat Promises Well. (Special I!tteh to Tbs Journal. Waverly, Wash.. May 28. Large gangs of Japanese gardeners are al ready at work all about Waverly thln- fall of rain has been experienced In mis nan wi wie cmin.i y i eri.ii and the sugar beets, having a good stand, promise an excellent crop. A meeting of the farmers was held here the other day and an order for 40,000 sacks was placed with a repre sentative of the penitentiary. This number was ordered at the rate of six centB- . , Wheat promises a great yield and should favorable weather conditions HARTMAN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OP COMMERCE invito your gen eral banking ac count. To this end, they offer the advantage of re liable, careful and modern methods. VuMmifi Pmrtmal UaHHtt Bonds Investments CALL OR WRITE T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OREGON Bitulithic Pave ment Brings Satisfaction AMD EBHAHCES THE VALUE OF ABUTTIWO FBOPEBTT MOBB THAN AST OTHXB PAVEMENT. BECAUSE i It Is durable, never cracks, makes no noise or rumble from passing vehicles, collects no dust or mud. Furthermore, It gives a sure foot bold for horses. ' Automobiles Kill not skid. Warren Construction Company 317 BECK nx.T0 POBTX.AJTD. OBJSOOH. Of New York, In the State of New Tork, on the 31st day of December, 1908, made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law: CAPXTAX. Amount of capital paid up..... .' I 600,000.00 nrooacB. Premiums received during the year $1.498, 98.ll Interest, dividends and rents received during year... 64,034.2 Income from other sources received during: year . . . , 4.206.69 Total income - 81.6S7.225.97 DISBTKSEMXHTa. Losses paid during the year, including adjustment : expenses, etc 779,829.54 , Iitvidends paid during the year on "capital stock ... . 30,000.00 Commissions and salaries paid during the year 434,081.64 Taxes, licenses and fees paid during- the year 31.066.77 . Amount of all other expenditures ,. 384.210.14 . ' .1 ' Total expenditures $1,668,667.91 ASSETS. Value of real estate owned None. Value of stocks and bonds owned... , $1,419,(22.11 Loans on mortgages and "collateral, etc None. Cash in banks and on band 130.288. 9 r Premiums In course of collection and in transmission. 277,681,73 Reinsurance due from other companies.. 3,822.38 Accrued Interest on securities held 16,228.85 Total admitted assets UAsnrriBB. Gross claims for losses unpaid .....$ 286,(01.31 Amount of unearned premiums on ail outstanding risks : (93.818.75 Due for commission and brokerage 69,764.19 All other liabilities 35.150.97 Total liabilities Total premiums in force December 81, 1908 , .... Busmrsss nr obeoob fob thb tzab. Gross premiums received during the year Premiums returned during the year Losses paid during the year Losses incurred during the year . . . .' . Total amount of premiums outstanding In Oregon Dec. 31, 1908. CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA By M. W. MULLER, Secretary. Statutory resident general agent and attorney In fact: 7 J. T. HARTMAN. t Hartman A Thompson. State Agents, Portland. Oregon. SEASONABLE DAINTIES Table Extra Yellow Free Peaches, 2js, per dozen tins Regular price $2.25 Special sale price fl.75 Table Extra Yellow Free Peaches, 2j4s, 6 tins Regular price '$1.15 Special sale price OO Hawaiian Extra Pineapple, 2j4s, per dozen tins Regular price $2.75 Special sale price. 92.25 Hawaiian Extra Pineapple, 2j4s, each; regular price 25c Special sale price ....ZO' Singapore Pineapple, 2s, per dozen tins Regular price $1.50- Special sale price. . . fl.25 Fancy Oranges, regular price 50c Special sale price 25s) I STRAWBERRIES Phone your orders early for fresh Strawberries. Vill have the choicest to be had. ANTONINI OLIVE OIL Olive Oil of the finest quality. The absolute purity of this Olive Oil is guaranteed. In addition to its purity, it has the fresh, delicate and true olive 'flavor ANTONINI OLIVE OIL, gallon tins 3.50 ANTONINI OLIVE OIL. half gallon tins f 1.90 ANTONINI OLIVE OIL, large glass.. , fl.OO ANTONINI OLIVE OIL, medium glass....,...,..,.., 50s Bottle opened at our store and your trial is invited. WASHBURN-CROSBY CO.'S WASHBURN-CROSBY CO.'S i JUNO COFFEE J Our famous JUNO coffee is carefully selected and roasted. It :has that deep color 'of full maturity, is hand cleaned and blended with expert care PER POUND, 35. THREE POUNDS, fl.OO I D. C. BURNS COMPANY X 208-210 Third Street, Between Taylor and Salmon. H. M. B. (Her Majesty's Blend) is the same tea precisely as Queen Victoria used for her own private use for forty years. On sale leading grocers, $1.00 per pound. 50S 65S 75S $1.00 PER POUND. TWO THIIVGS ' YOU MUST NOT FORGET $1,846,643.49 $1,085,330.28 . 1.419,899.48 $ 16,695.11 1,890.89 4.584.63 2,242.86 1,247.88 Gold Medal Flour, barrel. . .f :7.10 Gold Medl Flour, sack f 1.85 FIRST: TO ORDER COFFEE SECON TO ORDER , GOLDEN WEST COFFEE t t S i.