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THE OREGON DAILY . JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH , 6, 1911. POTATO WEI A DIME TO FIFTEEN Dealers Offering and Paying as T High as $1.35 at Country '.f. Shipping Points for Some thing Extra Select. . ; - , . - " ' "fajr Kort tot Potatoes. ' A slightly better feeling is P 'Parent In the potato- trade- all : along the coast Whether this is due to the temporary check of arrivals or to a better undertone W uis nexi wee wm inuw. .Buyers bar art offering an advance of about 10c per cental. Aa advance of lOo to 15o par oental la being paid and offered for potatoes by shippers of r tha - Portland territory, Valuea at country points , rang from tl.lt to 31.33 par cental for shipping stock, while common stuff la unchanged 'at t:v,,,:r,:''-''-:v.-'-'-::-'-' Ono select car of Oregon potatoes was sold on Friday at 8ab Francisco at 12.16 f'r cental, but this was an extra se eded lot and was nut ud under a cer tain brand,, therefore obtaining mora wan ut general mantel lor gooa siuli. Quite a number of. purchases have been made at country Dolnta durlna the past few days, but only a sinaUl amount of business la reported beyond 1.25. A special mail - service from San Francisco states that receipts from Ore . gon In that market have been very light recently and the same la reported true of the arrivals from the river district , as well as the east. - . This condition Is probably due to the xms wesiner mai nas Deeiv enown an through the Pacific northwest recently, farmers being busy with their plowing and seeding and therefore Unable to sack potatoes, during the rainy weather sacking l mora geneWv 4 ' ' -Of special interest to tha potato trade Of tha coast is announcement made by local railroad officials to the effect that eastern potato Interests ara trying; to se cure a rate of 60c per cental to alt coast Jiotatoes instead of 76o as at present. It s .stated that the campaign for reduction- is being engineered by soma of the California bears who want to break the market. k , .Local potato men" are against any such reduction because they say there are plenty, of potatoes along the coast to fill the wants f the trade and that . the - reduction is asked for merely by sum selfish "interests. The reduction wru id mean .that eastern potatoes could be landed at hon Angeles and other southwest points at but 20C more than from Portland - with its water competl- 1' !' i'i " " x, VEAL VCARWED OVEU .A: Poor Quality Not; Sold Saturday; 13c Is Considered tha Ton. Poor quality veal has been harder to sell rJceutly and some supplies were carried over from Saturday until this morning. The extreme top of the veal marKet tooay seems, to te isc. ; ; Dressed hogs closed weak On" Satur day but offerings were limited this raoirlug. i This Is usual on Monday. ASPARAGUS X)MIG , HERE Small Shipment Comes Forward by Steamer From the South Today. 1 - Another shipment of asparagus. -came forward from the south by. steamer this morning. The cost is still very high and consumntlve demand Is limited. Tha California steamer brought tha usual supplies of fresh greens from San Franclaco, - PREPARE FOR CANNING Portland-Alaska Packers Are Getting Ready for New Cannery in North. The steamer Burgess, owned by the Portland-Alaska Packing company, haa arrived at Linnton ana Is taking on a cargo of lumber, for the new packing plant of the company on Nushagok river, Tha ship Berlin, likewise owned by the company. Is taking on coal at the coal company's dock and will then move to Linnton to take on additional building materials of tha cannery, :ft:v.. ' " REDUCING ONION PRICES "... mmvff..mrg VflUdV. DUJU- Owing to the lower prices aaked for onions Tty growers, . quotations in tha Jobbing trade here are being reduced to ,.3 5 02.60 per cvtit:' i-f:Yis.vf :: wnriT. " ntrtvrvn vnirrvn. ' Small Lots Moving at 16c to 17e for Coarse to Medium East Weak. -A few small lots of wool ara reported aold In tha local -market. For coarse 7 dealers are offering 16c and for medium ,17a a pound, Trade with the east is - limited on account of the tariff agita tion. - WARNING TO SHIPPERS Weather Bureau Sends Out Notice to Shippers of Perishable' Stuff. . .l ... it.Uui c? .... .... ar.&.i.HM . . m .out tha followlna note of warning to shipuers of perlshabjp produce: ' s ' Protect shipments as far north as Se attle against temperatures of about 40 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 32 de . grees; southeast to BoIsp, 34 degrees; south to Siskiyou, 30 degress. Lowest .temperature at Portland tonights about 43 degrees, , - FRONT STREET QUOTATIONS T'' Hops, Wool and Ittdesl HOPS Contracts 1911 . cron. - IRUn 1 nominal; s 1911 crop, choice lie; rprlnre. iu ciiun-tv primo, iic; meuiumi lf)18V4c; 190 ' growths, IJc. WOOLNomlnal. 1910. Willamette valley, 16017c; (eastern Oregon, . 18 .15c. - , i 1 . ' SHEEPSKINS ' Shotring, 1028o each; short wool, 26060c; medium wool, 0$lU10-achf long-wool, 76c$1.25 : ;. eaoh. . TALLOW Prima, ' per- lb,, 6c; No. $ -.and grease, fAlHe.-: ;""' ' CF1ITT1M BARK-s-1909. nominal. $c, ;il10,- 4 40.'C-!iii;-;'vi.it. .!-,,;. . HIDES Dry hides. 16 V 0 1 o lb. ; green, 6H 0 7 c; bulls, green, salt, "o lb.; kips, 6H7cj calves, green, 12 - . 13o per lb. ' MOHAIR Nominal; 1910, 30c JBnttsr, Bpga r.nd Poultry. L' BUTTER Extra creamery, cubes and tubs, 31c; prints, 82084c; storage, 20o; eastern prints, 18025c; California. SOo, ' BUTTER FAT F.- O. b. PprUand. per , pound, 820400. ,"? -', i , - POULTRT -Fattcy .hens, !O02lc; mixed. 20o per lb.; broilers, 25c; geesa, 124 18c; live young ducks, 82028c; turkeys, alive, 20c; dressed, ,22028o; pigeons, $2 doisen," , , '- . CHEESE New Oregon fancy . full cream, triplets and daisies, 15Hc; CEHTS UP LOCALLY " Toung Americas 16Hi storags flatsjMarch . , 6s 8d ,- , 6s 8H4 - Eiia ijorai extras, . imzoc; east- ern fresh, 19o. . ,-... ' .Orain, Zlonv and Hay. - ' WHEAT Nominal. Track delivery: Club,. 78 0 80c; bhiestem, 8f"82o; forty fold, 8081c; Willamette vallev, 78o; gTid Russian, 79o; Turkey red, 80081c BAK-x" Producers' price laiO SPOT HOPS SUQV (A . Dealer Forced to Pass Up Op tion on. 191 OZGoods at 18c; Buyers Few. t While many inquiries are "being re ceived for spot hops of the 1910 rrowtn no new business la reported by 'dealers. One large buyer who had an Option on a big lot f 1910s was compelled to .let them go because no buyer ooul I be found. The option was taken at 18c a pound, jrjilch would Indicate that as tha extreme. iop - or me present marnei Tha market for old nopa ls firm with 1 a few transactions reported at.old figures, but there Is no activity in any branch of tha hop trade at the present Growers ara gettlh ' id ifor the Hew season." Thov urn iminr more f ertl. User thatv aver before and -their-oultlvat-4w ing metnoas are much better tnan uauai. All of them are trying to get every ' pound of hop that can be grown from ui acre. Market for contracts is firm but not so active. While dealers are offering from 16c tor IS He a pound for the com ing growth, according to quality usually I iroduced, growers are much mora firm n their views than they, were a. week or 10 days ago.- -;. ' . reed, 125. IZSO?!; rolled. '15; brewing, MILLSTTTITS Selling price Bran, 120.00(321.00; middlings. 121.00; shorts, $31.0023.00; chop, 319.00 35.00. - OAT& NomlnaL ; producer's price Track, No. 1 white. 127027.60; gray. 126.50. HAT Producer's price 1110 Valley timothy, fancy, 118.00; ordinary, 116.00 17.00; eastern Oregon, J19.002O.0O: mixed. 116.00017.00; clover, No. J11.00; wheat, ! 12 00; cheats lltOOffllg.OO; al falfa, 112.000)12.60; oats, $12.00014.00. Willamette, 14.80 per barrel; v local. straight,-. I3.S694.60; bakers, ; 4.6S; export grades, 13.60; graham, half sack $4.70; rye, 16,75; ' bales, 13.18; :; wrooansBi flan, iwk SUGAR Cube, $.2oj powdered, tS.iedl,1 According to a. San ' Francisco om- fruit or berry, ,15.20; dry granulated. V?e"w A VJ.I Tfr.5'ta TiSi W'-Uf.' . aa miJ ii).3u; p yeuow, fi.eo; peev s.io; red' (Abova, auataiiona ars 10 days ' net cash.) v.. . RICE imperial Japan No. 1, 4Hlo; No; 2, ; 4o: - JRf w; .tleans head, t 7c; Crol, 6'AC.- --.-i"-w. -. . SALT Coarse half ground 100s, f 8.80 per ton: 80s, 9.00; table dairy, 60s, til; 100s. 117; bales, 2.26; extra fne bar rels, 2b, 8s and 10s, 1406; lump rock. 120:B0 per ton, .BEANS Small white, $4 28; large white, $4.26; pink. $6.76; bayou, $6.90; Limas, 27.10: rpds. $6.26. - - HONEY New. $1.75 per case. - rrnlta and Tegatables. POTATOES Selling prices -m Best, Il.fiO: seconds. 21.25 1.40. Buvins car loadsSelect, $1.26; ordinary, $1, f. o. b. ahlDDlna Dolnts. Sweeta 13.15. FRESH FRUITS Oranges New na vels, $1.7802.60 box; bananas. 6c lb.; lemons, $3.5004.00; grape fruit, $3.25; pineapples, 6 0 7c lb. ; tangerines, $ 1.6 5 0 vkGHTTABLES New turnips. $1.25; beets, $1.26; carrots, $1.26 per sack; cab- t Mexican, 2-5?8 CL?.teJLL 5l14-c horseradish, 10c; green onions, 0c ,Vf ,doin'. Jip,51r,j.11-v S? '?:s oage, l,euni.iD per cenuu, lyinavuon. head lettuce, 80040c dox.; hothouse, 11.28 box: radishes. 20c dosen bundles: celery, 60086c dosen; eggplant. 14o per lb.; cucumbers, $1.0001.26 per box; peaa, 12He; caultflower, , $2.26 per crate; rtrmtra ftr. ' c- . ONIONS-$.'il")Jl60; garllct le per ID. APPLES $1.0001.00. Keats, lish aad snrortsloas. FRESH BEEF Wholesale slaughter ers' prices: Best steers, 10 10 too?, ordi nary, 10HC, best cows, 09Ho; ordi nary. 9c. i'k .i4 :-' DRESSED MEATS Front street bogs, fancyi,-11 Ho per lb.; ; ordinary, 10 Vt llo lb.; lieavys 9Hc: yeals, extra. Iff... Aj41nai.v ...T 9. 1L fffl 1 H !.' Mnr ' llr,'' Spring lamb, 10o; mutton, 80 7c; goats, 8c; beef, 9c. ,; ' - , .. lard &eiue teai. uerces, isuc Steam rendered,- tierces, 12 W a per lb.; Compound, tierces, "4c raa 1 OYSTERS Shoalwater bay, per gal Ion, ( ); per 100 lb. sack, $5.50; Olym- aci pe er gallon, 3.a; per' iuu id. back. cannea eastern, ooci can, b.du doi.; e HAMS. BACON. ETC. Hams, 18c: breakfast bacon, 18H027c; bolted ham, 82 026o; picnics, 13 He; ' cottage roll, 154o per id.; regular snon clears, smoked, 16c; backs, smoked, 164 c: pickled tongues, 66c per lb. FISH Nominal Rock cod. lOo per lb.; flounders, , 6c: halibut,801Ocr striped bass, 20c; catfish,. '12012HO; ' salmon 1101BC; iroxen Bainion, su, . uii, 7o per lb.; shrimps, 12 Hclb.: perch, 708c; tomcod, 8c; lobsters, 26c; her rings, 806c; black bass, 20o; sturgeon, 13Hc lb.; Columbia smelts, lH02o lb.; silver smelts, 7c per lb,; black cod, 7Hc; crabs, small, ii large, $1.60; medium, $1.26 dos.; California shad, ( ) lb. ; CLAMS Hardshell, par : box, 4c lb.; razor clams. 12 He dosen. $3.28 per box. ralats, Coal OIL Xto. LINSEED OIL Raw bbls. $1.0S; kettle boiled, bbls., $1.07; raw In cases, $1.10; boiled, In cases, $1.12. gallon;' lots Of 260 gallons, lc leas; ollv .cake meal (none In market). WHITE LEAD Ton lota, 8c por lb.; 500-lb. lots, 8o per lb.; Jess lota, 8 Ho per lb.-: ?"- ' ' BENZINE 86 degrees, cases, 24 Hq gallon; Iron bbls., 21 He per gallon. - ROPE Manila, 8c; alsaX 7 He - COAL OIL Cases: ! Pearl, astral and. star, lHo per gallon; eocene, HHo gal lon: elaine, 27c gallon; headlight, 18o gallon; extra star, 19c gallon; water white, bulk, $013o pergallon; special water white, 18H014HC -v -1 GASOLINE Red crown T and motor, 18 0 25c gallon; 86 . gasoline,, 30 37 He SHllon; V. M. P naphtha, .15H 022C gallon. ' , . TURPENTINE In caSes, $1.11 wood barrels, $1.0$ Hi Iron barrels, $1.04 par mRE NAILS Basis, 12.70 : , NORTHWEST BANK- STATEMENT Portland Basks. Clearings today .$2,048,690.44 , 1.764,000.36 x ear ago ' Gain today .. Balances today Tear ago ...... i. -.,$ 604.690.08 264.039.49 178.146.13 . V, Seattle Banks.-.. :m Cloarlngs today i . 44-itV, .$1,881,784.00 Balances todayKVi . ... 175,694.00 v - Taeoma mrx"!t Clearings today ,4., 882,$8i.0O' Balances, today ... , . . . . 156,194.00 ' ' tpokana Banks. ' - Clearings today ,..1v;.,.$: 882,277.00 Balances today 49,870.00 New Vork Cotton Market. Open, High. Low. Close. Jan, . , ... March .... 1347 1223 ' 1225021 1417- 1420 1390 1394096 1403008 1413$14 April ,,u. , . . May ....... 1437 June . r. . July 1420 Aug. ....(.. 1370 Oct. ....... 1268 Deo. ' 1242 1440 1410 1423 1871 1264 1243 1399001 1395 1346 1286' 1226 1399 W1 1287 1226 )14 n M7 Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, March 6 What: - Open. ' Close. July .6s STsd :,;, 8d Though the earth Is adding 100 tons of meteoric dust and cosmic matter to Itself every day It will take about 1.000, 000 years for it to accumulate a uniform layer ons Inch thick. 10 wKE ' STRICTLY SELECT City Creameries Report Their v Inability "to Fill All Orders . Although There Are Plenty of Eastern Offerings. : ' A iilif iSf ft d ... ' '' ..'; . T Holding; Bu WnB. - Decreasing make of local but 0 ter on account of the recent cool holding tb prlca of resn gOOOS. vary- Iirm nere, n hougrrthara hr plenty of eastern: ,: nj storage butter on hand.- , ' ' w Strictly fresh butter of fancy quality Is extremely scarce In the local market at this tlma and tha market 4 holding very -firm;- '-WhlUtharapleaty-At butter from outside of the state available for th trade, prices lit that Una are being held somewhat more firmly owing to the scarcity of fresh hums goods. The scarcity In fresh offerings not only ap plies to city makers but to creameries all over the state. "N r There is a slight tons of easiness In the-e ffg-oi tuatlOp. A-f ew-day aage-4ha San Francisco market struck 17c a dozen for the .first time since tha dairy exchange was established. This was tha low point of tha season and is said to be caused' by. the greater offerings and not to any change in the storage situa tion. .- Locally tha egeg market is standing at 1920o a dosen. While a few deal ers are still trying to get 21 for sup- Flies, their efforts are not very success ul and most dealers are not asking over 20c and say they would be willing to Clean up at ic. merotal paper the bill In the legislature to force the sale of args by weight is oreatinir more talk there than usual .1 owing to tha radical' change it would maxe. xnosa opposing ma measure are willing to accept It If It is amended so that eggs produced and sold within the state of California , shall weigh par dosen as iouows; , ' Coldsfga, " Grades. . Fresh eggs, eggs. Selected 26 ozs. ZS 25 oss, 28 oss. 23 ozs. Extras or prima firsts 24oss. Firsts or ranch. . . , .- 21 ois. Seconds .............. 22 oss. Thirds ........... . . . . 20 oss. 21 oss. 19 oss. Ergs produced In some other state or territory and shipped into and sold in this state, and commonly known as easi ern titan: ... " -. - Cold st'ga Grades. rresneggs. eggs. Rxtraa . 24 on. 23 osa l Firsts floss. .22 oss. rgtconds" ....... i...,, 10 oss. - 19 oss STOCK ARE HIGHER AT CLOSING T New Tork, March . Stocks were bullish and somewhat higher at the opening. Closing was generally a few fractions abova Saturday. Seven months' figures for tha Reading snow a shrinkage ox nearly ou.ouo in tha surolus. r - Entire issue of $10,000,000 New Tork Central 4H par cent three year notea aisposea ox in aavancs at i ana inier est. : : Central "Leather reports a deficit for 1910 OI fs3tf,2f. r Chesaoeake & Ohio shows a 'le crease of $959,137 and Oreat Northern a decrease or $490,219 tor January, Range of New Tork prices' furnished rty overbeck & cooke Co.: ' Description I Openi Hishi Low I Bid Amal. Cod. Co. Am. C. & Fd., c. do pro. ..... Am. Cot Oil, c Am. Loco., c. .'. A nu Sugar, c . Am. 4Smelt S i d6 Dfd. ..... 60 ffit Anaconda M. Co. it. . . Am. woolen, a. . , Atchison, e. . . . . do pfd. ...... b. & a, c. ...... do pfd. ... . i . , Brooklyn R. T. t3H 106 14 88 106H 106 103 108 102H 103 H 102H 103 Canadian Pac c. Cen. Leather, c ' do pfd. . . .t , C. A G. W.. c... C. M. & St. P.. 120H 121H as C. & N. W., c . . Chesa. & Ohio Colo. F. &, I., c. 14B 145 82 12 83 12H S3 82 Colo. Southern, c 63H 63 H 52 H o za pra .. do 1st pfd i v 74 74 Corn products, c do pfd ... . Dela. ft Hudson. . D. at R.' -G., e do pfd .. Eria,cv..,i,.-.'iWrj' do 2d pfd .... do 1st nfd .... 78 $ik' 31 H 70H 70 28 H 47H 70 28 . . . . . 48 28 H 47H Gt Northern, pfd 1X4 124 128 Illinois central Inter, Met, o. .. do pfd Louis, & Nash.. M K. & T., c. . do xtM'-vnrr nil ;i2 i Distillers I tt Ore iAtids , ...;. 58 H 16 58 6 62 Ma Pacific s. 56H iNationai i.paa ..I bi N. T. Central.,., 105 H Ni. T., 0.,&W,..j 41H 106 41 worroiK t w... .auj 104 do pfd . . . , . North Am. li.' Nor. Paclflo. c. 120 ?i 181 180 pacino M. 8. Co. I 24 14 Mi 24 Pennsylvania Ry. 126 P. G., L. & C, Co- i t- P. S. Car, c 82H do pfd ,.;;. Readlnr. c 154U 126 H 155 164 H po a pra,. . , , , 88 88 Bp, iron S'., e do pfd .v-, . i Rock Island, o, do bfd .-. ..r. 98 H 29 H 98 29 S. L. & 8, F..' 2p. SrL; &.s; c. So, Pacific, c. So. Railway -c . Texas & Pacific.1 T., 8. L. & "v?., o. Union Pacific, d U. S. Rubber. t c. U. H, Bteel Co., c do pfd. .. . . Y nuaBji, c . W. U. Toleg Wis. Central, o.. Westlnghouse . Beet Sugar.,. Utah Copper , . Third Avenue. Ice Securities. . 44 44 'ii 45 44 'ii 21 Cona Gas..v,1. 1140 140 140 Big Four .4v:. , . r J i VI r. Chemical. . K. C. Southern.. Gen. Electric.,. Wheel. A L. K.. Allls Chalmers.. .AmB.Can Alton, o. . . ... O. W.. Dfd.,, Nevada Cons.' 18 178 116 18 Lehigh Valley. . Harvester i ;.. i 173 116 GoldfiBld Total stita. 288.100 shares. una 0! QUAY sall Money, 2 2 per cent All Ti l If J Enormous Run Showing With . Montana and Utah Send- -ing Us Supplies. . AZA UTS STOCK X.OWZS. lata this afternoon, tha following changes were shewing la tha livestock market at north Portlaudi Hogs Sown about Uo. ' Cattle Market lOo to 15o lower. . athaep and Lambs jnioa lOo to ' 15a lower. - - . r POBTUIND. LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Monday .1816' 1002 23 2646 29 229 .8223 108 106 565 "i8i 162 -938 i i r nun; , , , . , Thursday -v 138 18 Wednesday l uesaay ...,, 177 183 week ago ... 1$ -1914 Run of livestock In the North Port land yards over Sunday was ons of the greatest aver shown hers. . A huge bunch of i- oattla cams forward from Montana' and Idaho as wan aa .from Utah and local points and a big run of nogs put m an appearance irom sxe braaka. The " latter were - purchased prior to arrival by a local packer and therefore ' did not enter the trada ' f On account of tha heavy run Of best stock generally, lower prices ruled here today. Cattle were principally af fected and quotations were generally about a-dlma lower with thsTnovement restricted durlnc the early cart or tns da',-i-'i'-..;;.;.:.v,.iI" un account or tna arnvaia iron m east, buyers were not bidding so high for hogs here and .the same can be said of the sneep situauoa " Among the Shippers. ' rattl . . n. Burdlot. Salem. Or.. one load cattle and calves; 8. G. Week, Oardan. Utah, two loads: Frank W. Burke, Lewwton, Utah, five loads; Xo gan, three loads: T. H. Hewlitt, Baker, Or two loads; Mr. Smith, Joseph. Or IWU IVBlUBi V A A AAUX'V, Wv ess wu ons load; t Sanders, Dillon, Mont, four loads; C. F. Bauroan, North Powder, Or., two loads cattle and calves; Bauman ft McCollough. Haines, Or, two loads caU tie and calves; William Montgomery, Mlnada. Mont., four loads: Ii. J. Clark. m a ins n m si u u 1 1 n v m vi m inanra Bt Anthony, Idano. two loaas; i kick ert, Ontario, Or., two loads, v Hogs J. D. Houston," Caldwell, Ida ho, two loads: Pennington & Crawford Avery. Wash., three loads; Henllne A Ohlinger, Nebraska.' 10 loads; W. D. Var ner, Wallowa, ono load; Enterpriee, ons load; C. C. Day, Lewiston, Idaho, ons load; W. A. Cartmlll, Haines, Or, one load; W. B. Kurti, Marpin, Or, ons load. Sheep and lambs B. P.J Ketchum A Bon, The Dalles, Or, four loads; T. S. McAllister. Madras. Or., four .loads; Wood Licestock Co., Market Lake, Ida ho, three loads: Baker City Packing Co., Baker, Of., two toads, Haines, Or., tares loans. . . -v x" Tard's Offloial Trades. Follewlnr are 'official trades. The sre secured direct from sellers and ars therefore absolutely correct: . STEERS. - AverareLba. Price, 24 steers . . ............1004 $6 60 25 steers ..,.... 1088 : 6.60 44 steers .............. 990 6.85 28 steers ....... w.,... ,1042 ' 6.86 28 steers ..............1009 6.85 17 steers ,1078 6 20 26 steers 80 steers 12 steers 1086 6.20 :.iooo .oo .'.1078 6.00 COWS. r 27 cows' 17 cows 94 3 $6 00 943 : 4.00 832 6.85 854 - 6.85 834 5.35 986 6.8$ . . ... M . . 29 cows 19 cows ,29 cows 29 cows BULLS. 1640 ,2 bulls $4.50 4.78 $8.25 7.60 $4.S II bulls 1360 HOGS. 93 hogs 228 10 hogs '. 359 . 8HEEP AND LAMBS. 489 sheep ....y105 608 lambs 77 6.H0 Following Is the general range of values In effect In the North Portland yards: . CATTLE Gralq fed steers, $6,500 6.60; best hay fed steers, $6.3506.40; fancy, $6.00; cows, best, 86.606.80; or dinary, $5.25; poor, $4.004.26; stags and bulls, $3.006.00. HOGS Best light, $8.50; ordinary, $8.408. SO; heavy. $8.00ffl8.25. ' ' SHEEP Best yearling wethers, $4.66 94.75; old wethers, $4.40; grain fed lambs, $5.60(6.65; ewes. $3.603.2S. - CALVES Best, $8.00; ordinary, $7,00; poor, $3.00 4.50. CHICAGO HOGS HEAVY Receipts In Yards Slightly Greater . Than Year Ago; Cattle Better. Chicago, March 6. Official run: Hogs, 86,000; cattle, 22,000; sheep, 16,000. Hobs Orened steady but olosed heavy; left over, 14,000; receipts a year ago, 31,000. Mixea, fs.euttp i.iu; neavy, 86.80 7.1 6; rough, v $.766.86: light $6.907.Z6. . -. , : Cattle Steady to 10c higher. Sheep Strong. HOGS HIGHER AJ OMAHA -c Market Is Steady l Sheep Strong, But , Cattle Are Slow to Jnst Steady. South Omaha, Neb, March 6. Cattle 6200; market slow and steady. Steers, $6.0036:86; cows and hetfers, $4.80 iy 6.60.- ' ' k"- , ., Hogs 4500; market steady to 6c high er; sale price, $6.7007.00. Sheep $$$; market strongr4" Tear lings, $B.1055:3S; wethers. $4.25 4. 65; lambs, $6006.20; ewes, $3,764,10. New Y'ork Metal Market. New-Tork, March t. Metals: Bar silver, 52; Mexican dollars, 45cf London, 24 d. Copper Lakes $11.90 12.00. ; Lead $4.40 4.60. . Tin $39.85 40.25. Spelter $6.6 6 6. 6 6. , - Hora Journal Cliang- Hands. . (Uperlal niiiptfh to T!e JonrntH Flora, Oc, March 6. The Flora Jour nal plant has changed hands and the for mer owner,' Mrs. E. P. Skaggs, will give possession to the new proprietors, Ghormley A Boldon, Monday evening. : UNITED STATES DEPOBITORT. Merchants National Bank roBTXJMrx, omsaov. 1 Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 ' -niAiriACTS a arflaTzmAt. BAinrnro BTtmriss. 4 INTEREST PAID ON 12-MONTH CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. liSTTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED AVAILABLE THE - WORLD OVER. COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY. " WE Invite Accounts of Individuals, Firms and Corporations, Assuring Them of Courteous, Considerate Treatment and Every Accommodation i. ' Consistent -Wrth Conservative- Banklnr.""' -r . - orrxcEss avs sxssctom. . Joseph U- Sealy, ; v A. T. Smith, - Wm, T. WTclr, ' a, t jaowrey, . John S. Beall, 3. T. Wateoa, 1 &. b Durham, Frest at. i. Holbrook, Torres. O. W, Hoyt, Cashlei O. Oatohlagt AsiUrUnt Cashier. LACK Of5 STEAMER COMPEIIOIIISA Millers Forced to Offer Less 76r.7Wheat Because They Must Pay Harriman System More NMoney. Than North. ladlaa Crop Xs Smaller, . a e Special Cable. ' - ' e Calcutta. India; March . An 4 official report for , tha- -United w e Provinces pianos tha estimate for : w tns wneat crop at 90 to 96 per w cant of normal. , The crop last year was 110,445,000 bushels. , WORLD'S WHEAT MARKET TODAT. -wpnna C1UD. J) 800; blus- uuenos Ayres Wheat weak. ' Melbourne Wheat quiet, weaker. Calcutta Wheat alow. , Llvemool Wheal unrhitimi' a . at a ., ' I ---..-..P.-T . .V , Berlin Wheat He lower. Antwerp Wheat unohanged. , . Paris Wheat auleL I Budapest What -quiet -- cnioago wneat o' lower. , Minneapolis May, 98 o. .. , du iuuia Aiay, io. Kansas City May. 87 Ho. Winnipeg MaySlKo. , A Lack of suitable steamaKln faMlltlea with the orient and a general lack of competition ror the business from this port is said by grain interests to be responsible for the low price on wheat here as compared with ports that have competition. It Is stated that although Portland has been forced to pay $t a ton on flour for oriental shipment, northern millers have been able to shin xor ii less, xnis means therefore, that they are able to pay fully 2o a bushel mora for wheat'" and still. sell at the margin of profit 7 Locally there Is a slightly better feeling In the wheat trade. Exporters have advanced their quotations a cent a bushel and millers generally ara of fering the same rise., This places club at 7879o a bushel and-bluestem 81 roszc. Jotn of tness ars tor track de livery." 5 ' .-: : . There was an Imnrovement In the foreign wheat situation today and Liv erpool was higher although Berlin and Antwerp were not so 'firm Oats market Is firmer for Targe lots and for small ones and while some small deals have been closed at 837 a ton for No. 1 White, those that want laraer lota are forced to nay mora This Is a reversal of the cenerat rule. jbaney IS' aoout sue a ion . mgner on account of a further improvement In the east- Feed , Is quoted hare at 23.60(6PZ4 a ton. There Is no .change In the flour sit uation. ... ; . . 173,000,000 BU; OF WHEAT ON THE FARM GRAIN HELD BT FARMER $1. Bushels- Wheat Corn. Oats, ooo omitted 1911...... 173.000 1,318,000 407,000 1910 4... 173,844 1909 143,692 1,050,884 1,047.768 962,429 1,298.000 1,108,000 .954,000 839,000 1,060,653 448,467 801,169 10. ........ 149,721 1907 206,644 1906.. '168,403 1906......... 111,000 1904,........, 182.C00 1903. 164,047 1902 V.. 178,700 000 omitted. Chicago, March 6. According to the report or b. f, emow, tne crop expert, the amount of wheat and other grains held by farmers on March 1 in tha Uni ted States ls'xrester than, expected. Mr. Snow estimates. that farmers held on March 1, 1911, 1 73,000.000 bushels of wheat, 1,218,000,000 bushels of corn and 407,000,00 bushels of oats. . This com pares with the government figures is- bushels: corn, 1.050,865,000 bushels; oats. 363,159,000 bushels, rne government ng ures for this year will be Issued March to Wheat opened with a weaker tone to- aay, even tuougn caoies oiterea some encnursrement in the shaDe of an ad vance at Liverpool. Tha Increase In the visible supply and the greater world's shipments than expected caused some selling pressure. Opening of the mar ket was to e lower and tha closing to c below Saturday. . Visible supply shows the following cnanges: Wheat Increased 1,224,000 bushels, Corn Increased 409.000 bushels. World's shipments: Wheat. 12.352,000 bushels: corn, 4,037,000 bushels; Russian wheat 8,033,000 bushels; uanuDan, yyz, (IDA himhelft: r Range of Chicago prices furnished by AtTA.Hk.b- . rAftlr , . .- WHEAT. Open.; High. Low, Close. May July Sept May July SepC 91 . 92 90 91 89 90 89 88V-89H'- 88H CORN. . 48 -.49 48 49 - 50 ,' 49 60 61 80 89 68 ll 80 OATS. May ..... 80 ; 30 3 30 July .... 30 -30. 80 1 30 Sept. $0V 80 80 30 BEARISH - PORK. ' 770 1770 "1750 ' 1752 " 1685 1687 1672 1872076 LARD. f ....' 930 930 920 922 A .... 920 925 915 916 B .... 920 . 925 917 $17. A RIBS. .... 960, 965 947 , 963 .... 917 917 912 , 911 . B .... 917 917 9)6 916 B May July May July Sept May July Sept Pincers that lock' when closed and which require considerable force open have been patented by. a California Inventor. . , -PORTLAND. OREGON - UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CapitaL . , ; . . .$1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits ; . ; . ; . : 800,000.00 .Zv1-"- OFFICERS ' J. CAINS WORTH, Pres. . R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier . : I. 1 ' R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President . 'Arm WRIGHTAssistant ashier ' . ; , v ' . . W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAYMENTS MADE BY-POST- TO PARTIES ABROAD WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS LUiVIBERMENS National Bank 1 CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS CAPITAL I mw ilbii; 011 Corner Third and Washington Streets ; capitai: $1,000,000 , Surplui and ProfiU $650,000 W. 30. LAPP I,.. ...... Presldeat , 33BWA3U3 OOOKlfCI3CAX.... .............. ..Tlaa Freslaeat W. 3L DXrsro-aXXT. . ....'.........,... oashlas . a XOWAJU3 nk..; ........ . . . ..... .., Assistant Oashlat . JVW. 3VAOO... .',.. Assistant Cashier VAXTSB K. COOX. .. Asslstoat Cashlsr First National Bank Capital S tuples Oldest National, fiank West oi tha , Rocky Mountains ( 1 1 1 4 A Fund ; for Building' or some other special pur- fiose can he accumulated In ess time than you may . think by having; an account ' - with Ashley A Rumelln, Bankera Reamlar deposits and our Liberal Interest ara treat workers. Start an ac count now. Accounts of 31 t and up received. - Interest Paid on Savings Acc'ts' Open S a. m. to BOO p, a. lataxdays .iiatU 8 p. m. -1 rvmuLxcD, ojkxqobt. .What Our' Say! !!!!! Vv, ' ."The'. Mayor and , , Council are ilniver- ' aally " indorsed for their selection of bi- -tulithic pavement as ' '"i1 standard for use" In"1"'" this city." Puyallup vaiiey inoune. STATES' BAM- ''V3."!;:;fJ, $500,000. I 1 Gtame .in nmnHiM . nimit ii., 11 1 ,,. 1 ... .... $1,300,003 i $750,003 it Investments Timber Lands ff fits"' . f.TitCa ntloAM A . 701244 LEWIS BUILDING, ' PORTLAND. OREGON .. Overbeck 1 Cooke Co. Cosimisdion Msrchzr.is Cotton, Grtin, Etc : 21G-217 Izzra cf Tr;h m . .: "ITembors Cl.Uiia Tua' J Ti Corrsepondente of A fr.i. . .': Chlcsr. Nsw 'Tork, I .'oa We have the only pi"-- r -oaaoactlnc rrfUr l ' ' ' esst," v '