8.
OREGON SUNDAYQURN
Revlcw of tlie JWorld'a
Trade of tlie Faot Week
V
SELECTED EGGS
INVARIABLY PAY
m TRADERS
HIGHEST PROFITS
nra
FROM
ALARMING DECREASE
IN CATCH OF SALMON
Business End of Poultry Rais-
. ing Seriously Neglected in
Oregon Market Demands
: the Best.
II I All IU rUul t eraaae i Salmon Catofc.
I 61.1.1 161 IV I VVI I Th6 ,er0U, decrwu,, )n the 4
ny Hyninn H. Cohen.
Almost any hen. no matter where lo
cated nor how fed, will produce eggs st
some seasons of the year and gem-rally
" when prices ere lowest, but K has been
demonstrated that aclentlflo feeding
gives best returns. Haphazard meth
" ods ara never utilised again after reg
ular feedlnj ha been-eetabHshe
The sndy sections of eastern Ore
mntx .mm Washington , and Idaho,
have proved the best feeding grounds
for poultry, although more care must
be exercised In their keeping in the
winter than In the Willamette valley,
where little housing l needed. Heat
results are always obtained where the
fowl are most warmly sept.
in Old Thing Wont DO.
" I have heard poultry men who have
been In the business for many years
' etale that almost any sina 01 .
rood enough for a chicken, but actual
results secured by experiments prove
otherwise. The cnicxen which
receive balanced rations 1s seldom a
healthy fowl. Any one who-has seen
the finely dressed turkeys, of southern
Oregon, or. perhaps, from eastern Ore
iron, Idaho or from an up to date pro
ducer of the Willamette valley and was
then shown a bird that was all ik n
and bones." which had been shipped In
- by some careless producer, could easily
distinguish the fowls that were making
mon'y for their owners from those
raised by men who simply made both
. ends meet."
Poultry raising In Interior Oregon as
well -as. In the southern part of the state
and here and there In the valley. Is be
ing put on a business nasis ano ran
utilized as a pin nionev proposition.
Those who raise poultry for pin money,
very seldom have pins sufficient for
home use.
Selection of Breed and Err.
Tn these davs of a discriminating
public anxious to secure the best and
willing to ray for It. it pays In dollars
anil cents to market something better
and of more favorable appearance than
the other fellow nns.
TTnr Instance, n huver Will Day an ad
dltlonal amount for a coop of fowls
tha.t. contains .nothing but . Fiymoutn
Rock chickens, over what he would
offer for a coon that contained various
nreeos anu cuium. i mn . u , u ...
like follv. but it Is nevertheless a fact.
- Therefore the person who raises poul
try for market should study the whims
of buyers. It costs no more to feed
' a good chicken than a poor one.
Some weeks ao I made the state
ment that the shipper of eggs of a
single color and practically the same
site would receive sufficient premium
over ordinary shipments to pay him
handsomely for the extra trouble of
selection. Recently several of the most
prominent shippers tried the plan and
found that their ergs not only brought
the highest price, but during periods of
egg price depression such as has been
shown the past week or 10 days there
Is a demand for selected stock when .
It fs scarce possible to move ordinary
cases
Easy to Bell Whan Boaroe.
Any color of egg and almost any size,
can be sold quickly when there Is a
. scarcity of supplies and prices are up
In the air, but when there ara three
rases of eggs received for every order
. for a single case, then the discrimina
tion favors the selected quality. That's
the time It pays.
Eggs have simply been eggs In the
Portland market until recently, al
though In every other market of Impor
tance In the country they have been
more carefully graded for years. The
local trade is fast taking to the Idea
of better grading, and therefore the dif
ference in price between carefully se
lected stock and ordinary run Is likely
. u wiaen in tne ruture.
Growing Wheat Crop Reports
Tell of Damage Which Is
Later Contradicted by Other
Reports.
catch of. salmon along the Co
lumbia Is shown by the follow
Ing figures of tha pack In eases
of four dosen one pound csns:
Cases. , Cases.
100,000 J 18li,. ,890,188
182. .
...250.000
...260.000
...160.000
. . .176.000
, . .460,000
..460,000
. .460,480
. .480,1)00
. .630,000
..661.000
. .641,000
..629,400
..656,179
. .624,630
. .464.843
. .873,800
. .867,750
. .825.600
..438.600
ADVANCES ARE
SENSATIONAL IN
ALL LIVESTOCK
1898.
1894.
1895.
189. ,
1897..
1898..
189..
1900. .
1901..
1903..
1903. .
1904. .
1906. .
1906. .
1907..
1908..
1909..
.602.800
..875.700
. .611,000
..627.500
..483.621
. .662,721
. .478.230
. .840J26
. .siskin
. .251.266
..867.241
. .232.980
. .866,955
. . 487.600
. .277,600
, .324,000
.223,800
.294.879
Chicago, March B. Wheat traders
were knocked about from pillar to post
today mith reasons for their treatment
In such erratic fashion somewhat ob
scure. but mixed up between what was
reyorted of the damaging effect on
wheat of the winter weather and the
benefit It was likely to receive by a
continuation of such weather as has
prevailed the last few days.
At the close May wheat was $1.13.
after selling as high as 81.18 V and as
low as 11.12. July left off at $1.03 til Tha dosing of the Willamette and
1.08. or llo lower than It was Clackamas rivers to salmon fishing this
the day previous, and that after an ear- week created much adverse comment
Iv gain of S(fHo over tha previous against the attitude Of tha state nsn
days final figures. commissioners.
There was a continuance of strength The fact that the roe of the salmon at
shown up to almost the last half hour this time Is .merely an Inch or two long,
of the session, but the early support while during the open season the fish
had been withdrawn In the meantime. I are bursting with eggs, causes the fish
ana wnen a rew or the watchful bears interests to wonder now me laws cu
discovered that hv nfforlnir a lltlla In h mn harilv 1tl?arlfd
an experimental way about the time re- Those who have ever visited the
ferred to, It was the signal for a gen-I wholesale fish houses know that there
ara 10 times as many eggs In a salmon
during July and August, when the law
allows open fishing, than at the present
time when the law says triers must bs
no iiHinng.
I was talking to a prominent ex-offl-otal
of the state the other day; a man
who haa spent 20 years Iff the fish busi
ness, ana tie statea tnai tne wnoie ra
son why tha catch of salmon tn tha Co.
lurnbla river has been annually decreas
ing of lata Is that the fishing Interests
are working directly opposite to nature's
laws, and that when the fish wers really
ready to spawn tha laws allowed the
canner to rill his rioors with them.
"It, will not Increase the number of
salmon In the Columbia river a single
fish," says he, "to close the Columbia,
Willamette and Clackamas rivers at this
llll'C II n ll.ll HID I TJl I IWI W RU BIWH I.
and will not bs tn such condition until (
Most Thrilling .Movement Is a
Rise In SteerValues to $6.10
Prineville Stock Caps Cli
max of Sensations.
By Hyman II. Cohen.
late In the summer. I
"Fish will soawn when they are ready. I
and not before, and whenever tha laws 1 4
are made directly opposite to what tbsy I a
nouia do ins industry win aurrer.
The Sacramento river In California IT
has an open season at tha present time, I J
and the lime for catching fish does not I
expire there until the annual spawning 1 4
Records were made and remade 4
In the livestock market during 4
tha week, but tha advanos In tha 4
price of steers to $114 capped the )
clfmax of tha sensational rises. 4
In this sale wers included 125 4
head shipped In by a Sam Smith 4
PROGRESS MADE
OURING THE WEEK
Stock Market 'Makes Substan
tial Recovery" of Losses
Says Wall St. Journal.
time arrives. That is ths reason why of Prineville. Prineville cattle
the Columbia river Is annually showing I k.vf " - Y, , i -.nVi-n I
decreased catches, while of recent years 7 ftt !-.. IP f " ,?rJ1Ua," f
there has been a notable lnoreass In ths "y s has Hood River and Rogue 4
eral raid, and prices slipped off until
XT a i, 1 A .. V. 1 ... 1. Li..!,.., T71 I . . .
Z7 July had drofped lc from Us cheat, $1718; alfalfa,
earlier pinnacle. At the close May 1718.
show ed a net loss of 34 0. and July a de- I Fruits and Yegstablea.
enne or J '4 B H4 0. I n ecu luititu TJn na
Action of the corn market shortly I ...i. miui,ih ..,. . imi;u
after the opening surprised a. good I ib . 'iem0ns. 33. 75(4. Eo box: KfapefmiC
. . i; J4; pears, 11.26: pineapples, itc 10.
tempt to cover short corn by a local ' P5taTOE8 feelllna. new. 31.15
nouse tnai nas ror some time been on I tl 25; buying, eastern Multnomah and
tuni niutr Biarinu llie nuiin. WHO inw ,t i.n ?a.. u iii..,,. .. 1 lu fin
....... y,.,,,,.,., T...,, OMV... H. MIB V I ffjj fi fl P
V BUETAIiLKH JVew
give the market a vigorous boost. There
turnips.
70i
W,"".Tirnt,,f,n.iIhe u"aI 'rrrKUl.rdty, 76c; beets, 7076r": carrots, 70W7$c;per
the action of the market, strength fol-I I-. v.! as, ca ' .
lowing oulckly on a pre Im.nary short t""' r00l0 ' " 'kiexlcan
spell of weakness, and the first condl
tion returning with added resistance
when the wheat market became so very
weaK near tne end.
Shorts in outs had a desire to cover
rroin the strength being displayed bv
wheat and corn, but at about '4c ad
vance there was considerable for sale,
and the amount of business done was
limited. May oats sold as high as
454(8 45740. There was no great ac
tivity In the trade In oats, and the
market's course followed that of the
other grains, the dose being weak at
low prices.
There was a fairly firm opening to
the provision market, but offerings at
the slight advance at that time were
more than the huylnr orders could ab
sorb at the price, so that the subse
quent tendency was downward.
caul-
Ran Ke of Chicago prices,
by Overbeck & Cooke Co.:
WHEAT.
Open. High
furnished
Low. Close.
July
Sept
May
July
Sept
May
July
Sept
I May
Julvl
Sept ,
May .
July .
Sept .
May .
July .
Sept .
112 113 112 112.
1041 105 103H 103
100 101 99 99
CORN.
83 4 4 63 63A
5Z 664 64 65A
65 UKi 66H 65
OATS.
46S 45 46 46B
42J4 43 42 42B
40 1 40 40 14 40
PORK.
2482 2490 2460 2480B
2496- 2490 2467 2480A
2455 2455 2437 2456
LARD.
1342 1342 1827 1831
1330 1332 1317 1822
1330 1332 1317 1322
-FUfiS
1285 1285 1367 1277
1280 1282 1265 1272
1275 1280 1272 1275B
Is unable to fill the orders that come
forward and therefore few of them are
confirmed. 1
DRESSED VEAL WEAK;
, HOGS HOLDING GOOD
Dressed hogs sold freely at 13c a
pound during the week and with the
exception of a day or so, trade con
tinued firm at the high flpuro.
Receipts of hogs were heavier than
last week and this accounted for the
temporary check In buying.
Dressed veal .became so plentiful
aiong jroni street during the week tliRt
the price lost a cent a pound. Beat
at 12c.
HOPS ARE DULL WITH
' LOW PRICE OFFERED
Hops were quiet during the week.
Little spot business was offering and
even this was generally at lower
prices.
Contracts are now dull at 15c and 16c
a pound for 1910s.
Advices from the east are of a? very
dull condition.
HIGH MARKET REACHED
FOR CHICKEN PRICES
Chicken market reached a very high
level the past week when ales of live
birds were made at J 8c pound.
Receipts during the. weo.k were small
but demand continues very liber, 1.
This taken with the absence of offer
ings from the efint, caused buyers to
pay the high valje without complaint.
CHEESE SO SCARCE
ORDERS ARE REFUSED
Cheese became so scarce during the
past week that the price was boosted
to me a pound; the highest tn many
years.
liven at the record price the trade
SHARP BREAK SHOWN
IN THE EGG MARKET
Break lrtt egg market values during
the week was quite heavy.
With Increased arrivals and lower
values In the south, together with rail
road blockades which forced practioally
everything upon the local markot, the
low level was reacnea yesterday at
22c a dozen.
FRONT STREET QUOTATIONS.
Smith Pays 12c for Pork
Never in the history of tills city
has ntiy man paid the farmer such
prices as these. never charge
commission. Ship I y express. For
good. fat. prndu, .. vvlll pny as
follows ship nnv dwv:
unused i!i..,k lions ial.t
Dressed Veal up tn 13n lbs 24
Dressed Mutton. siiiul!..10e t.-iav
Live Hens -t
Dressed Hens
EEBS Market Price
Address
FKANK I,. SMITH MEAT CO..
"righting the Beef Trust,"
PORTLAND, OHEGOST
MAKE MONEY
in California Oil Stoeks. Others have
t?o can you. Do you know that oil Is.
now California's biggest industry'' Oil
Stocks arc steadily going up. We sell
ther listed oil sto'-ks. We han
dled the selling of Illinois Crude which
le now paylnsr one per cent per nu nth
dhidenda, nd advanced from to
6rera share. Write for our market let
ter, a copy of "The Oil Book," both fre
ivt full information about the 81 20
f.hted oil stock which is going to 82
because dividends at one per cent a
month Will- be soii declared. Write be
fore if la too late" we have only a few
thoUfsnd fbsires. Lincoln Mortgage 4
Loan. Co.. 167 U'hlttell tWg San Fran
:te'4 Cal ... , , j
v -
Hops, Wool and fildss.
HOPS 1908 crop, choice. 16c; prims
to choice, 16c: prime. 16 Ho; medium.
15c: 1909, choice, 2031c; prime, 19c;
medium, 1516a
SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 1026o
each; short wool. 2660o; medium
wool, EOctgJl each; long wool, 76c0
WOOL Nominal, 1909, Willamette
valley, 20 22c; eastern Oregon, 12
21c.
HIDES Dry hides. 16H17o lh.:
green. 78c lb.; bulls, green salt,
6c lb.; kips. 810c; calves green,
1315c per lb.
TALLOW Prime, ner lb., 2 4c; Na
2 and rrease, t2Hc.
CHITTIM BARK Nominal. 404H&
MOHAIR 1909, 23 240 lb.
Batter, Eggs and cnltr.
EOGS Local, candled, select, 22
22 He
BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port-
isnd sweet cream. iyo: sour, 36V4c.
BUTTER Extra creamery, , 39c;
I fancy. 37c; store, Z4c; storage, 324
I'd'ic: California extra creamery, 36c.
POULTRY Mixed chickens. 174c;
iancy nens, inc; roosters, JDc; old,
13e; broilers, 28030c; fryers, 1820c;
geese, 12frl3c, for live, 1415c for
dreKKed; ducks. 22c; turkeys, alive,
20-21c, dressed, 2728c; pigeons,
squabs, $2.503.00 doien; dressed
chickens, lc to 2c a pound higher than
alive.
CHEESE Fancy full cream. 20 21c;
triplets nnd daisies, 2021c; Young
America. 21 22c.
Oraln, Floor and Say.
BAHl.EY l-roducers' price 1909
I... H ton- vnll 11. KAtn o ft r n
WHEAT Nominal Track, club,
$1 ffi, hlupstem. $1.12; forty-fold, $1.07:'
inniuri ir yaiir , 4 1 . V.
M1LLSTUFFS Selling price Bran.
$27; middlings. 834; shorts, 82728.50;
chop, 822 29; alfalfa ir'l 2) per ton.
FLOUR New crop, patents. 86.15;
strslRht. 84.9006.06; bakers. 25.9606.15;
Willamette valley, 26.80 bbl.; export
grades 34.50; graham. s, 8S.705.90;
rye. J5 75i bales, 63.16.
OATS Spot delivery, new,1 producers'
price Track No. t white. 131 32;
gray. $30481.
CORN'Whole. 86; cracked. $87 ton,
HAY Producers' price New timothy
illamette valley, fancv. $202i; ordi
nary, $19; eastern Oregon. $21?22;
mixed, $15.50; clover. No. 1, $16-6016;
$2.5003. beans, 15c per lb
Iflower. 22 ner crate: neas.
lb.: horseradish. 10c: areen onions,
40 0 46c doz; peppers, bell, 36c lb; head
lettuce. 4c dozen; hothouse, il.DU pe
box; radishes, 85(940c dox. bunches
celery, $4.2604.60 crate; eg plant, 15c
lb.; sweet potatoes, l.Zf(gz.6u; sprouts,
ssv9c: cucumbers. 82 dozen.
ONIONS Jobbing No. 1. $1.60 per cwt
No. 2, $1.26, buying. No. 1, $1.26; garlic
lOJjilZc rex ib,
APPLES $1.2608.00.
Orooerles, Nut. Eta.
SUOAR Cubwrja.66; powdered. $6.16
fruit or berry, $6.15; dry granulated,
e.i&; conr. a, 6. as; extra n. lu.46
golden G. $5 65; D yellow, $5.46; beet.
$5.95; barrels. 16c; half barrels. 30c
boxes, 55c advance on sack basis.
(Above quotations are 30 days net
cash uuotatlons.)
KICK Imperial . ipan No. I c;
No. 8. 5Vc: New Orleans head. 6 7c:
ureoie, c.
bal,t coarse liair crouna. ioos.
$11.00 per ton; 60s. $12 50; table dairy,
60s, $18.60; 100s, $17.50; bales. $2.25;
extra fine barrels, 2s, 6s and 10s, $4.60
Q)p.su; jump rock, fzo.ao per ton.
monet New. IS He per. to.
BEANS Small white. $5.75; large
white, $4.60; pink, $5.60; bayou, $6.00;
bimtf, 8&.H6; reds, $8.00.
Meats, risn ana Provtstons.
DBJEtSBij'D MEATS Front street
hogs, fancy, 13c; ordinary, 12 12 Vic;
veals, extra, 12c; ordinary, 10llc.
HAMS, BACON, ETC. Hams, 17
18c; breakfast bacon. 18U026c: boiled.
ham, 26V4c; picnics, 13c; cottage roll,
16c; regular short clears, smoked, 17Hc;
backs, smoked, 17Hc; pickled tongues,
19o lb.
LARD Kettle leaf. 6s, 16 o per lb.;
steam rendered, 6s. 16o per lb.; com
pound, 6s. 11 Tie per lb.
TURPENTINE In cases, 76c; bar
rels, C9c per gallon.
OY8TERS Shoal water bay, per gal
Ion, $2.25; per 100 lb. sack, $5; Olympla,
per gallon, $2.76; per ?00 rb. sacK, $70
7.50; canned eastern, 56c can, $6.60 doa;
eastern In shell, $1.65 per 100.
FISH Nominal RocW cod. 10c:
flounders, 6c; halibut, 910c: striped
bass, 16c; catfish, 10c; frozen salmon,
steelhead. 8c; soles. 7c; shrimps, l2V4c;
perch, 7c per lb.; toracod, 8c per
lb.: lobsters, 26c per lb.; fresh
mackerel ( ) per lb.; crawfish. ( )
doz.; sturgeon, l2V4c perlb. ;blaok bass,
20c lb.: Columbia smelts, $1.26 per
box; silver smelts, 7c lb.; black cod.
8c per lb.; crabs, $1.25(3)1.76 per dozen.
CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $2.50;
razor clams, $2 box.
Paints. Coal On. Etc
BENZINE 86 ueereea. cases. 19o ner
gal.; Iron bbls, 11 Ho per gal.
LINSEED OILr Raw, bbls.. 84c: casas.
89c: boiled, bbls.. 86c: cases. 91c:
per gallon tots or zou gallons. ic less
oil cake meal (none in market).
ROPE: Mantis, 8c; slfiaL 7M,c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7o per
id.; eoo id. lots, so per id.; less lots,
tuc oer lb.
COAL OIL Pearl, astral and star, 15o
per gallon: eocene, ac gauon: eiaine,
280 aallon; headllxbt. zouo gallon: ex
tra star. 22o gallon; water white, 11 V4
(b15Hc per gallon; special water whl.e,
loc gauon.
GASOLINB: Red crown and motor,
16&2So gallon; 86 gasoline, 80f)37Vi
gallon; V. M. & P. naptha, 13V420Vi
gallon.
Sacramento.
while tha stata la annually spending
manv thousands of dollars to help the
fish Industry, tha catch la steadily de
creasing. For Instance, the 1908 pack of
salmon along ma Columbia river was
the smallest sines 1871. At mat tune
thu na i'I, n f filmnn ilnnv tha rnlnmli1l
was 200,000 cases of four dosen one March 5 290
pound tins each. In 1908 the nack was reD. in ...18ZI
223.300 cases. In 190 It was 294.879 Feb. 19 ... 684
cases. r en. it . . . iii
Feb. 6 ... .1839
4 rlrer for the excellence of their
appies.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
MOgS.
Cattle. Calves, Sheep.
856 64
8694 1 900
1236 102 1351
1091 45 1810
1979 71 605
notnintr more man tne minimum is re- n tt Tr n.i
Spring sown grain will also have a I PoiUland Livestock Exchange, March
Rood start from this excess of water 1 5. Records were smashed In all linos
that is now in ths earth. Plowing will during the past week on the Portland
ue riEjieu us uovcr ijtsiuio. aula zijJm Kmarket.
win oe put in in anon oraer. inaii it.. ..i . , . ... .
them Is ( ner rant less full rin "U4U . went 10
Hfiwerl than liailfl) does nnt mean hnw-l$10, "d lambs Sold UP tO $7.
ever that there must h a corresnnnd-I Not only did local Values Overton all
Ins amount of plowing done this spring, previous prices, but for hogs a higher
most or the grain to De sown is onii""" oDiainea man has ever been
summer fallow, which Is ready for the Jala ,n ny market of the country
oriii just as soon as tne ground De-1 "c rwiuru.
conies firm enough to support the While a higher range for hogs was
wheels of the Beeders. . paid during certain periods of the civil
I'jverv farmer in tne vauey is ready war. sun tne vajue of nionev fluctuated
ror spring wora, ana nearly every one so tmuiy at mat time that, estimated
hns his crew of men ready to ao in the I in aold coin, present values are con-
field at u day's notice. Manv llvinx I siderably above those In effect iturinu
near me ciiy nave uen ouriiiiina nere i iihisu irouoious nayi,
this week, and several hundred head Two loads of hors were sold In tha
of mules and horses, Imported from the! Portland market at $9.60 during the
east nave ueen soia on tne streets in week, thereby safelv establishing the
the last six days. market at that figure. Extreme ecar-
Frult conditions remain perfect Tip I cltv of offerlnon was th. rn.iw nt th
to this time there has been little high fluctuation. The total receipts of
wui--l IU CIii.",uiiio IU awtMI. I n Ok S HI T nir Thft enftrA WCMlr rounh.
i ue ffitrm wenuier ui limb ween nun I nut SU0 head.
" " uv!.11 Depend on tocal Supplies.
lii.e utrt-ii in,; Allot ui luc Dcauuij. luno , ,,
wuut:i iiuLuiai uuilU-lLluIlii , Lola WOUiu
Is tt deficiency of temperature so far
tins year, and reckoning along the line
of averages, this will be made up In
the season when frosts are dangerous.
Thus fruit men are hoping for the best
season in years. Winter conditions
have never been so nromisina- for fruit
as this year, and when the sap somes
up It will be the first encouragemiwit it
has had since the warm days of Octo
ber.
Fruit men are busy these days
through tho valley putting their or
chards In shape. Pruning is being con
ducted along lines that should make
the orchards of this locality better
than ever hefore. The spraying cam
paign planned by District Fruit Inspec
tor C. L. Whitney Is extensive and
every orchardist of the three counties,
Walla Walla, Columbia and Garfield,
will be closely watched.
Smudging will also be taken uo In
earnest this year, and several cars of
crude oil for use in the smudge pots
have already been ordered. Smudge
ots have heen ordered by the nun
reds, and the Walla Walla valley will
make a determined effort to come to
the front as a fruit country this year.
ODE FIND CAUSES
RISE IN NORTH LAKE
SPRING WEATHER
SHOWS BUT LITTLE
DAMAGE TO WHEAT
Walla Walla, Wash.. March 6
Spring weather has at last broken In
upon the long winter and farmers ev
erywhere through the valley are making
active preparations to begin work in
the fields. In the central and lower
portions of the valley this will begin
next week, provided the rains do not
continue. In the foothill district it
will be a week or 10 days later. The
rrost is all out of tna grour-l and good
weather during the last of thj ivftk
settled tne earth tn i:oo eliapv
Now that the time hnn ojmn w'hon
the exact damage done by freezing to
tne grain last winter can be ascer
tained, it is estimated that a small per
centage of the grain waa thus Injured.
In the lower end of the valley, where
snow did not protect the wheat, there
is an average of some 10 to 20 per cent,
varying with the locality. Reseeding
will be done only in portions of fields,
even at that. In the upper end of the
valley toward the mountains, little or
no damage to grain resulted.
In the upper end of the country more
damage was done by thaws than by
freezes. Twice the snow went from the
ground whtn there was a slight crust
of frost in the. earth. The melting snow
gave the ground no chance for absorp
tion for this reason, and In running off
deep gullies were cut in the, fields. This
Is quite noticeable in the foothill dis
trict, and some harrowing and reseed
ing may be done ir. places.
However, the farmers do not feel. at
ail blue about the prospects. The "ex
cess of rainfall from tho first of the
rainy season, September 1, is about
four Inches, and is nearly two Inches
since the first of the year. It is gen- I
erally figured that this will reduce it
self to normal somewhere during the
year, and tor this reason the farmers
fear there may bea deficiency in the
f rowing season. Farmers who ' have
all sown grain are not worrying along
this line, hewever, and there is an un
uaual amount of moisture in tho
ground, enough to insure good crops it
Boston, March 8. The report from
North Lake says the diamond drill on
that property has cut the Adventure
lode showing 23 feet wide with 10 feet
well mineralized. The finding of this
lode attracted speculation to all the
tocks m that vicinity and the trading
In them furnished the bulk of the activ
ity in the local market today. North
Lake had a sharp advance or 7 points
with heavy transactions, ana closed
within a point of the top. Lake, Indiana
and Bohemia were all higher.
Official bid nrlc.es furnished bv Over-
beck & Cooke Oo.
Adventure ... 8U
Ahmeek ?15
Amalgamated. 81 H
Arcadian .... 7ty
Ariz. Com..
North Butte.. 88
Old colony... 1A
Old Dominion. 45
Osceola 152
Arnold 93
Atlantic 9ft
Black Mtn. ., 20
Boston Cons.. 20
Butte Coali.. 26
Cal. & Ariz.. 72
Cal. & Hecla.630
Centennial .. 2,'i4
Cons. Mer. ... 10
Cop. Range. . 77
Cum. Ely 3
Dalv West...
Davis-Daly .. SViJ
East Butte.. 10 .
Elm River
39&Parrott 30
Franklin. .... 19
ttlroux 9'
Greene-Can . . . 10
Granbv 88 A
Isle Royale.. 22
La Salle 17Vi
Malestlc s
Minam! 24'
Mass. Mining 6
Mavflower . . 1
Mex. Cons Z
MichlgHn .... 7
Mohawk .... 65
Mont. C & C. . 70
Nevada Cons. 237
Nev.-Utah ... 8
Niplsslng 104
Quincy .... 88
Santa Fe 2
Shannon 15
Sup & Bos 13 V
3,,r X, PWfd 11
Swift Packlng'.ioeif
Tamarack .... Tl
Trinity 8
U. S. C. & Oil, 48'',
Victoria ..... 4
Winona 10
Wolverine ...143
i Wyandot .... 2
'Chlno 14
Cons. Aria,. ... 2
Ely Cons 85
Ely Cert 1
Uoid Cons.... 8Vi
Gila 7
Inspiration .. 8
Maitio 12
Chir J4
Row Coala .3
Kenaca 95A
Tonopah 7
Yukon 4
Lake 79
n. l.ake 24
Indeora 38
Eastern Livestock Markets.
Chicago. March 6. Hogs 12,000; mar
ket stoadv at yesterday's close. Mixed
$9.8609.95; heavy, $9.85010.00; rough,
$9.60fti 9.75: light, 19.36 W9.90. Cattle
receipts, 1200; market steady.
Sheep l.&oo ; market strong.
Omaha, Neb.. March 6. Hogs, 3200
cattle. 200: sheeD. 600.
Kansas city, Marcn 6. nogs, iouu;
cattle, 200; sheep, 100.
Much Freight Handled at Lebanon
(Special niapatch to The JoornsLl
Lebanon, March 5. Work has re
cently been started to enlarge the
freight , room of the Southern Pacific
depot here. For some time the depot
as been too small to accommodate the
mmense amount or ireigm ana Dag-
gage that has had to be handled at this
station. The new room will be about
twice the size of the old one, making
t about two- car lengths long and about
wo cars wide. Even with this exten-
lon, the. room will be none too large.
although much more freight niay be
handled than before. Previous to this
improvement several cars of freight
have been known to stand on the tracks
in the yard to await their unloading,
simply because there was not room sufr
f k-ient to accommodate the freight in
the freight house. .
not have been sufficient to have forced
any unusual values to rule here, be
cause when local hogs are scarce pack
ers send to Nebraska for their supplies.
However, weather conditions have been
against the importation of swine from
that section recently, and therefore tho
trade has been forced to contend with
the nominal offerings of local produc
ers. 1
The future of the swine market Is
very uncertain. It is possible that hoga
will range higher, but not very proba
ble. That real low values for hogs will
not be In effect for many a day here,
is the united opinion of the livestock
trade. The entire country Is short of
swine, and therefore It will take some
time to give the trade Its normal re
quirements. Steers Hit a High Record.
With the sale of five cars of steers
at $6.06, all previous records for this
marKet nave been broken. The sale was
or a lot snipped In rrom Prineville.
While all cattle were scarce during tho
past week, real good quality was hard
est to get. The extreme scarcity of
ienu ana me iorcing upon tne market
recently of huge supplies that were not
ready for the block have caused de
creased holdings In feeders at Interior
vreffon points.
Only a nominal run of sheep and
lambs came forward during the week
but a sale of lambs was made at $7,
and the general sheep market was
boosted 25c over previous quotations.
Past week's run of livestock compares
with the same period In recent years as
follows:
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
1910 390 856 64
1S09 925 1097 . 60
1908 451 605 74
1907 678 1089 716
1908 420 464 278
1905 698 659 1801
For this same week In 1909 there
was a firm tone and higher nrleeo fnr
nogs, wBHuness ana a aectine ror cat
tle and steadiness with unchanged prices
for sheep and lambs.
Portland Representative Sales.
Foljowing are representative of late
transactions of members of the Portland
i.ivestocK exenange, and indicate de
mand, supplies and quality offering:
Av. Lbs. Price.
125 extra good 1,250 $6.10
oi guua 1,Z0 6.75
16 common 847 1 4 75
26 fair . 1,145 6.50
26 fair 1,130 6.60
28 fair 1,272 6.50
28 fair 1,1 72 6.50
26 common 989 5 00
28 good 963 665
21 good 1,144 4.65
25 extra good 1,422 5.65
104 extra good 1,140 6.70
15 fair A 956 6.40
26 fair 1,131 6.45
25 common 1,040 6.25
1 common 1,050 6.25
16 poor 885 4.00
21 common 1,007 6.00
2 common 1,007 6.00
2 poor 990 4.25
4 common 980 4.25
24 extra 1,180 6.90
60 extra 1,210 6.90
67 extra 1,266 5.90
50 extra 1,231 6.90
10 common 831 3. 60 i
8 common 831 3.25
COWS
19 common 1,065 $3.75
1 fair 960 4.60
2 very common 950 2.25
8 fair 940 4.25
18 fair 1,035 4.25
8 fair 1,026 4.25
1 common 1,090 2.75
1 common 930 8.00
3 common 816 2 50
19 good - 1.122 4.75
BULLS
3 fair 1,453 $3.60
1 good 1,310 8.75
1 fair 1,180 3.25
2 rair 1.425 3.50
1 fair 1,060 3.60
SHEEP AND LAMBS
37 lambs 85
3 ewes .' 137
New York. March 6. The Wall Street
(Himmary on Monday will say: ,
The stock market made substantial
progress last week In recovering tha
oases sustained in me aownwara move
ment that culminated In the first week
In February. The long list of disturb.
Ing incidents though ' was not brought
10 an enu. rnuadeipnia strike troubles
and threatened strike in the department
or me rsammore ft onio playing an
important Dart In the news deDarLment
since the preceding Saturday.
But Wall street haa - become used to
these disquieting factors and little at
tention was paid to thsm by tha specu
lative element. The Importance at
tached to tha American Tobacco waa
also a bearish factor and prices gave
evidence of responding only to bull in
fluences.
The Pennsylvania railroad statement
and the showing of earnings of Can
adian Pacific, Union Pacific, Southern
Pacific and other Important railroad
systems induced aggressive buying, not
only of those stocks but of nearly
everything In tha railroad list. . A bet
ter tone to the trade reports, eepeolally
wiusa 01 tne steei ana copper inaustries
v us also su incentive for aggressive
operations on the bull side and was re
flected In the establishment of higher
marka value for all the leading indus
trials shur's.
ViISISIest
Neither Wheat Nor Flour Is
Moving and Nominal Values
Are in Effect for Oats and
Barley. :
Weekly Crop Xeport. 4
4 Conditions in tha wheat belt
4k of tha Inland Emnlri a ra rel. A
4 lent There la every hope of
4 turning out a greater average of
4 winter wheat than ever before. 4
While spring work is' delayed,
4 tha delay is not yet serious. 4
' 4
Range of New York prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke Co.
Description
kinal. Copper.
Am. car & F., e
do prd
Ara. Cot. OIL t.
Am. Loco., c, . . .
Am. Sugar, c...
Am. Smelt, c. ..
do pfd
Anac. Min. Co.. .
Am. Woolen, c.
Atchison, c
do Dfd
Bait, & Ohio. o.
do pfd
Brooklyn R. T...
Can. Paolflc. c.
cent, weather, c
do Pfd
cm. & urt, w, c
C. M. & St. P.
vni. & N. w., c
Ches. A Ohio
Colo. F. A I., c.
Colo. South., c. .
do 2d pfd. . . .
cio 1st ufd. . . .
Corn Products, c.
ao pltL
Del. & Hudson..
Den. & Rio O., c.
do pfd
Erie, c.
do 2d pfd.
do 1st pfd.
Great North, pf.
Illinois cent...
ntor. Met, c. . .
do pfd
jOuh. & Nash.
Manliattan Ry. .
M.. K. A T., c.
do pfd
Distillers
Ore Lands
Missouri Pac. ..
National Lead .
New York Cen.
N. Y.. O. & W..
Norlok & W.,
Norfolk. & W., p.
North American.
N. JP.( com
Pac. Mail 8. Co.
Penn. Hallway .
P. G.. L. ft C. Co.
Pressed S. Car, c
dressed 8. Car, p.
Reading, com. . .
Read in sec. pre.
Reading, flrt pre.
Rep. I. 4 8., com.
nep. I. ft 8., p.
Rock Island; c.
Rock Island, pre.
S. L. & S. F., 2d p
ao nrst pia. . .
St. L. & S. W, c.
do pfd
So. Pac, c
So. Railway, c. .
do pfd
Texas & Pacific.
T St. L. ft W.. c
do pfd ....
Union Pac, c
do nf d ....
U. S. Rubber, c.
do pfd
U. S. Steel Co., c
ao pta
Wabash, c
do pfd
W. U. Tel
Allls Chalmers
do pfd
Amn Can
do pfd
Alton c
do pfd
do pfd
Westlnghouse ,
Utah Copper . .
3rd Ava
Ice Securities - .
Cons. Gas
R R Springs..
do pfd
Va. Chem
do pfd
K. C. South....
do pfd
IQpeniHIghlLowi BiT
146
151V4
85
is"
19
146
157H
85H
63"
19
484
80 4
31
89H
60
138H
142
21
65
71
83
122
101 101 101
136 186 136
1S6H
110
E2H
70
2tt
.
Grain Trade Exceedingly Quiet.
Trade in the grain market was ex-
ceedingly quiet during the past week.
While there waa a amall amount of
business turned toward California, still
the volume of orders was disappoint
ing and prices sagged considerably.
Opinions vsry regarding the price of
wheat While bids are being reduced,
producers are inclined to hold for more
money. Buyers and sellers are there
lore pulling against each other and a
demoralised market is the result
Oats and barley markets were quiet
durlnur the' wek with r,, ,h u r, . in
either price or condition from the pre
vious six days.
Hay is steady to firm with an ad
vance of about 60c a ton during the
week.-
Flcmr market continues very quiet,
both for local and for export grades.
While some Interior Interests were nf.
ferfno flnnr tn linns s nr. r, a 1 1 1 n
mm vi ito iioiii urn prices, (lurm
the week, buyers on the other sldo wore
untitling iu pay more man M lu.
Local flour prices aro being cut by
some of the smaller millers who are
fearful of the present dullness.
FEED SHORTAGE IS ACTTE
136
110
168 168 167
40
127
29
67
187
98?
46
127
29
67
44 44 44
84i 86
121
21
47
1 1 'A
12
77
68
27
147
44
12
77
68
7
147
14
55 66 56
81
65
116
66
64
126
86
109
61
37
116
103
112
VI Tt
76
180
43
107 '
31
145 146
157 167
84 85
40t
2 62
80
82
18 18
82
176
4.1
80
30
394
60
138
llW
66
163
187
43
72
34
69
70
83
122
45
101
89
80
136
81
186
Vs LA2T GREAT
is i ot North" America Is starting on main line
104 f Grand Trunk Pacific Transcontinental Ky
umrn ib leriumus or on line or
11 railroads building and projected In
Central British Columbia, the land of last
great opportunities.
Fort George, is Junction of one thoutt
and miles navigable waterways on which
steamers are now plying, with tens of
millions of acres best agricultural land,
richest gold, silver, copper, coal mining,
and billions of feet of timber tributary.
Fort George, geogranlileal and nirnteiHe
co;nierclal center of British Columbia,
will he one of largest cities wct nt hl
les, and second city In British Columbia.
Oue, hundred million dnllnr. n.lll k.
epeiii in vicinity aunng next three years
In railway building alone. Write quick
for maps, plans and official information
of fortune making-opportunities for invest
ment. First offering of hni
$300 each, payable $10 down and $10 per
iuuuill. rvo lUterpMt nn lnu 1n t
count for cash. Title insured hnd guaran- fl
teed bV the Dnvernmenf nt R.lH.k ni "
bis, which Owns one nimrter nf h t
8litf' th0,e who ot flu'pkly win be
u 11 ursi cost.
Ir,r"L,?00'PM ""nrlty Cn Ltd.,
401 Winch Bldg., Vancouver, B. C.
135
110
62
70
29
Past Season Worst In History of
Stock liaising in Inland Empire.
Dayton. Wash., March 6. A shortage
of feed brought on by the long, cold
winter, is menacing farmers and stock
men of southeastern VdKlilnjfton. It l
costing owners of stock hundreds nf
aonars a day to reed now, and unless
soring breaks shortly, cattle, lors s and
sheep will suffer. The severe winter
which is without precedent In 25 years,
caught atockmiiu without sufficient
feed. Ben Dlckliion, who Is "winter
ing" several th.ou3.1ud head of sheep 0,1
the Snake river. Is expending over $10
a day for feed; Hon. F. M. Weather
ford is spending a similar amount, and
Mike Rinehart $12. Inquiries show that
the majority of ranchers in this local
ity are feeding new at a cost of from
$5 to $50 a day. Hay is selling for $20
a ton, and the supply is running ahort.
This condition, which Is the worst
on record here, is brought about, de
clare farmers, by the fact that com
bine harvesters are being used so ex
tensively. With these machines It Is
impossible to reserve straw for winter
feeding. Experiences now being under
gone may result In abolishment of the
combine for the old fashioned steamer
outfits.
127
III
73
52
l88
43
Wheeling & Lake Erie, 65.
Total sales 191,600.
MEW YORK COTTON MARKET
(Furnished by Overbeck ft Cooke Co.)
New York, March 5. Range:
upen. Mign. Liow. Close.
1471 1473 1456 1454fir)146
March
April
May
June ,
July .
Aug. ,
Sept ,
Oct. .
Nov. ,
Dec. .
1471
1435
1448
1388
1290
1261.
1472
1435
1449
1385
1290
1460
1426
1431
1878
145001462
145801454
142601427
1431(f 1432
13731874
1262 ' 1260
1289 129001292
1238 1238 1237
1260(5
1234(1
1236
H261
H236
H238
German chemists are making a fairly
good substitute fov turpentine by dis
tilling heavy petroleum obtained from
Borneo.
Overbeck &
Cooke Co,
Commission Merchants
Stocks, Bonds
Cotton. Grain, Etc.
216-217
Board of Trade Building
Members Chicago Board of Trada
Correspondents of Logan ft Bryan.
Chicago, New York. Boston.
We have the only private wire
connecting Portland with the
eastern exchanges.
136
$7.00
6.00
6.00
825
196
150
93
204
213
33.-50
$10.10
9.00
9.00
10.50
10.60
14 ewes
HEIFERS
4 heifers
H009
92 extra good
10 common
19 good
93 hogs
00 hogs
'todays range of livestock values:
UA'i'iLK Best steers. 16.10! rnuut
steers, $5.75: common steers, $3.60;
medium, $4.25: fancv heifers. 4 7S-
best cows, $4.76; medium cows, $4.50;
poor cows $2.6003.60; bulls, $2.263.75:
tags. z.ztM3.76; stags, $2.5008.00.
rtuuo uesi east or the mountains,
,0 lf tar-., tare. - 1
pigs, $9.0009.25.
SHEEP Best wethers.i Sfi.Ofl nntl.
nary, $6.60: spring 4ambs, $6.5006.75;
siraignt ewes, 5.768.00: mixed lots,
$5.60.
CALVES Befit. tS.752 fi.nO? nnllnorv
$5.U06.26. , ,
ITT "Engineering Work in Towns arid Cities," (a
4 standard work by Ernest McCullough, formerly
JJ consulting engineer for the Merchants' associa
tion of San Francisco) contains the following
comments:
The writer wishes to go upon record as savin?
that with honest workmanship and honest mater
ials, the BITULITHIC PAVEMENT, in his
opinion, has a larger per cent of desirable quali
ties than any material he is acquainted with. It
approaches very nearly the ideal pavement."