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THE - OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, THURSDAY . EVENING, MARCH 13. 1911, 13 Mill 10 DOVfJHERETODAY: L Pacific' Coast Condensed Milk Company Announces Drop of 55c in Large Size and ,35c in Five Cent Cans, i, local Wholesale Market. Bugaf advanced 10c. Canned milk lower. Dressed hog are lower. " Dressed veal easier. V Potato trado mixed. Eggs are higher.- Poultry firm. Big banana shipment. Canned milk nricea received a ' bad nun rn mm bumping today when a. cut of 3So to .V 6ec case was announced by one of the leading condenseries or me country. ' - The Pacific Coaat Condensed Milk ,"' eomD&nv. owners of the "Carnation." were the ones that threw - down the gauntlet to other canned milk people. ' . The decline la said to be due to two " causes: the' larger output of milk and the efforts to down eotnoetltlon. The new price places the 10c sl-e Of 'Carnation at 30 and the 6c size at 13.84 per case. , This is now the lowest price for first class canned milk on the market, while former quotations on that brand - were ' the - highest ' The . new striees show for various brands: . Carnation, per case- .. . .. 13.60 i. per case- ..r.... .. nd ,. .,-..,, t "VelTowbahi Pioneer . ........ .......... ...... '3.86 . Marigold . r. . . ....... . 3.85 For some months the price of . "Car . ration"' has been so high that consider , able trade was diverted Into the cheaper -' priced goods and many of the newer brands were therefore able to estab lish themselves on a market that would ot h er wtBeliavBnK)str ttrenrrt on stderabts money. " Even at the record prices, the trade was -unable at , certain periods to get the better known brands and this too aided the newcomers in getting ' a market. . - . ,-,' The eut In milk prices was first an nounced by the "VeHowband" people. who, although placing an advance of to on individual cases, gave one case free with rach 10 cases purchased. This ' deal was for only a llmitod Quantity - and baa been- railed -of f.- -'i ---, --; -. - J, EGGS ARE HIGHER Twenty Cent In Now General Mar V,;: , ket for Fresh Ranch. Another advance is being quoted in the price of t eggs locally. Sales of fresh local ranch are being made as high as 20c a dozen, although some dealers continue, to offer In a limited way at 1& withdrawals for storage are increas . ing. , , tc , . DRESSED HOGS LOWER Market Down Again Owing to the Heavier Offerings. Dressed hogs came forward to Front street so freely during the past H hours that receivers were forced to shade quotations In order to unload promptly. - Only-the wy best offer ings brought lie even In a limited way and some were offered down to 10o and slightly inferior stock sold at 30c. While dressed yeal is easier, prices show no changes. j FRESH SALMON SCARCE Closing of Season nere Leaves Only , , Nominal Supply. , Holdings of fresh local salmon In tr"? Portland . wholesale market will very likely be cleaned up today as supplies atv limited. The closing of the season along the Willamette yesterday at noon -.-.left, the trade here in a famished state but shipments can now be brought for ward from Sacramento. . , t'melt tun continues heavy. ' CHICKEN MARKET GOOD Receipts Are Liberal Rnt the. Trade Is qeaning Vp! Well. MaTket for chickens remains quit v-goed even though the offerings are , Bomewhat more liberal than-expected. Oer.eral run of supplies ranges from 19 .... to 20c- pound.T - . - Few turkeys are oming forward anj demand for these is quife goodly. . SEVEN CARS OF BANANAS . Two. Extra Loads Ordered Owing to ' . Recent, Famine Here. " Seven cars of bananas were due to arrive In this market this afternoon from Wew Orleans The special banant train left Ashland yesterday; fruit be ng reported in good condition. Two t-ntra cars are on the train for this maiket; dealers, ordering heavier owing tucMiuiiic tu me pai iew weeks. CALff ORNIA VEGETABLES IN Carload From South Unloaded; Most of Supply Cauliflower. - A carload of mixed California vege '., tsbles was unloaded along the street , this morning. Most of the shipment , consisted of cauliflower, which was In good condition and was generally quoted - at $2.25 a crate. FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS Weather Bureau Sends Out Notice to 't Northwest Produce Men. 'It' ' "'eat1'" 'bureau sends out the following forecast to shippers of perish able produce: - Protect shipments as far north as aitla against -temperatures of about , , 38 degref s; northeast to Spokane 2S degree; southeast to Bnige, go deureea south to Siskiyou, 3! degrees Lowest , tertipeiatcre at Portland tonight, about , , .degrees.' - FRONT STREET QUOTATIONS " t Hot. Wool and Rldea. HOPS Contracts 1S11 crop, 1514a nominal; 1911 crop, choice, iSc; prime to cl-olce, 17Uc; prime, 37c; medium lHc; 1905 growths, 13c raeaium' wOOLr Nominal. 1910, Willamette valley, 17c; , eastern Oregon. 13 ..16c ' ' SHKTCPSKtNS Shoarlng. J025c each; short wool, fgS0c; medium wool. 0c $1.00 each;, long wool, 76c$1.25 .each.. TALLOW Prime, per lh.. 6c; No. 1 : and greas. 832c. CIiITTIll JJAIiK 1 909. nominal. Be, 111 J. oC - HIDES rry ; hides. 16 iffieuc lb : rrsen. 6jf 7V4e: .bu.ls. green, -.alt. 'o , lb.; kips, 6Mi7Mic; calves, green, 1! lje r.er lb. . ' . MOHAIR Nominal: 1911; 2930c ! ', IBatter, Ctrrs r.ad Voaltry. BUTTER Extra creamery, cubea and tube, Jlc; prints, 3232c; storage 18 lr; eastern prints, 26 27c; California, HUTTER FAT F. . b. Portland, per poMnd.J2r40c , ' 101.1 iiTK .Kncy - nens, xuc; mixed. 4hrt4rle.--4ae;4jUn-' f-ise, l!V4$lSc; live young ducks, 22 a i.'.r, ierK(-ys, anve,. sot..c;. arevsea, ii tj ?t!e; piieeofi-t, $3 doien. '... "-' c.HEESF? New ; Oregon ' fffney full rrtim, triplets and daisies,' j JIHcj CAUFORHW BUYS 1 S I t yyyy ; . , ,,' .iSyV.l': ' Enormous purchases Made There at $1 a Sack Net; Situation Mixed,- 5 "While dealers continue to Day SI. 50 In a limited way for selected potatoes at country snipping points, the situation Is far from being a clear one even to leading handlers. ' With lower prices ouoted both In the north and south, the trade, here has re cently ben(. offering an advance on orders from the south. While-quoting rornia mercnatits are reany seMing-wrj- lower. Storks of Oregon, potatoes In . San Francisco are. hot being moved out.' very fast and this is said id be one of those tricks that are annually played by the merchants of the Bay City. ': . .While pretending' an exceedingly strong tone In the-south ' and offering an auvance In western Oregon for a 11 mtted su pplypalt h on g ti elll n g" f or less In the south, California Interests are very heavy buyers of eastern Oregon potatoes at $1 per sack net to producers. Their operations in umatllla county have been extensive recently and it is stated that 10 cars a week have been moved out of Weston alone. recently. Toung Americas, II Her storsgo- flats, 13Hc EGGS Local extras, 19 I0cT eastern freh,,19c , , drain, rionr aid Say. WHEAT Nominal. Track delivery: CTufi, 79c: bluestera, 2c; tortyfold, 8H-. Willamette valley, 79c; red Russian, 79c; Turkey red, 81c. BABLEY Producers" price -1910 Feed, I23..UOei24.00; rolled, -5; brew ing, .125. ' MlLLSTCFFS Selling price Bran. ilO.OOfa'ZJ.OO; middlings. J21.00; shorts, $21.00322 00? chop, tl9.0025.00. .QATSrormntLProaucer s prlceL Track No, 1, white; iilifi 7.60; gray. $2.60. HAY Producer's price1910 Valley timothy, fancy. $13.00; ordinary. $11.00 17.00; eastern Oregon, $19.00 20.C0; mixed, 18.00 17.00; clover. ill.OO; wheats' 112.00; cheat, $12.00a 16.00; al falfa. 112.00ttl2.60; oats $13.0014.00. FLOUR--01d crop, patents. $4.7S: Willamette. $4.80 per barrel; local straight, 33.85JM.5E: -bakrs. 34.4SO 4.65; export grades, $3.60; graham, half sack, $4.70: rye. $5.75 bales. $3.15. arocsrlas, Hots, Sto. SUGAR Cube, $.30; powdered. 35.49; frdlt or berry, $5.40: dry granulated, $5.40; D yellow, $4.70; bt, 35.S0; Fed eral FJberry. 6c less than v'rult or berry; Honolulu Plantation cane granu lated, 60 less. ' . (Above quotations are 30 days net cash.) "' - RJCE Imoerlal Japan No. 1. 405c; No 2, 4c; New Orleans head,- s?i7c; Creole 6c. ; SALT Coarse, half ground 100s, $3.60 per ton: 60s, $9.00; table dairy, 60s, $18; 100s, S17: bales. $2.28; extra fne bar rels, 2s, 6s and 10b $46; lump rock, $20.60 per ton. BEANS Small white, $4.28: large white. $4.26; pink, $. 75; bayou, $5.90; Llmas. $7.10; reds. $8.26. HONKT New. $3.76 per case. . 2?rolts and Vegetables. 1 ' POTATOES Selling price Best $1.66; seconds, $1,2541.60. Buyln car loads select, $1.35 to? 1.60; ordinary. $1.15(8)1.25. v t. ....... " :.,-:.,'.;... FRKSH FRTItTB-r-Oranges New na vels, $1.75 2.60 box; bananas, 60 lb.; lemons,. $3.08)4.00; , grape fruit.-$3.25: plneapplea, 67C lb.J laogerlnea, $2.26. VU1UU.1 AUL.u.a mew turnips. fi.3s; beets, $1.25; carrots, $1.26 per sack; cab bags, $1.76 2.00 per cental; tomatoes, Mexican, $2.0002.25 per box; beans, 14c in.; norseraa isn, b c i green onions, 30c per dozen; peppers,, bell, 20a lb.; head lettuce, 8040e dos.; hothouse, $1.25 box; radishes. 20c dozen bundles; celery, 60 85c dozen; eggplant, 14c per lb.; cucumbers, $1.00 1.26 per box; peas, 12Hc; cauliflower, $2.002.25 per crate; sprouts. .8c. "!'.ys;" "::'--, ONIPNS No. "1, $2.4002.50; No. 2, $2; aarlle, 708e per lb. r APPLES $1.00 2.00. ? ' 7 Meats, Pish and Provisions. FRESH BEEF Wholesale slaughter ers' prices: Best steers, 10&10Hc; ordi nary, 10 c; best cows, tiiffSVac; oral-j nary. 9c. ' . : - DRESSED MErS Front street hogs, fancy. 103llc'ler lb.; ordinary, lOo lb.; heavy, 9c; veals, extra, 13or ordinaiy, 12(!t!13c; poor, lie: eprinf, lamb, 10c; mutton, 67c; goats, 23c; beef, 9c. LARD Kettle leaf, tierces, 12J4c: steam rendered, tierces, 1214c per lb.; compound, tierces, 914 c per lb. v OYSTERS Shoalwater bay, per gal-1 Ion, ( ); per 100 lb. sack, $5.50; Olym pta, per gallon, $3.25; per 100 lb. sack, $11.60; canned eastern, 65o cat('-$fi.60 doz.; eastern In shell. $1.752 ).'. 100. HAMS, BAOON, ETC. HamB.&iliv 18c; breakfast bacon, 18 H37cf boiled han, 22326c; picnica, 13 Vic; cottage roll, 16c per lb.; regular short' clears, smoked, 15V4c; backs, smoked, 15c; pickled tongues, 65c per lb. FISH Nominal Rock cod. 10c per lb.; flounders. . 6c; halibut. 78c; striped bass, 20c; catfish, 1212Hc;' salmon 12H?16c; frozen salmon, 8c; soles, Je-per lb.; shrimps, 12V4e lb.; perch, 78c; tomcod, 8c; lobsters, 25c; her rings, 66c; black bass, 20c; sturgeon, 1814c lb.; Columbia smelts, lH02c lb.; silver smelts, 7c per lb.7 black cod, 7 Her crabs, small, $1; large, $1.60; medium, $1.25 dos.; California ahad, ( ) lb. CLAMS Hardsheli, per box. 4c lb.: rasor cTamsTTSSo (ToaenrfJ-Sper box. Faints, Coal OIL Etc. LlNSSt-u OIL Haw UblsH $1.05; kettle boiled, bbls., $1.07; raw in cases, $1.10: boiled, in cases, $1.12 gallon; lots of 250 gallons, lc less; oil cake meal (none Hn market). WHITE LEAD Ton lota, 8c per lb.; 500-lb. lots, 8c per lb.; lees lots, 814c per lb. BENZINE! 86, degrees, cases. -24 He gallon; Iron-bbls., 21o per gallon. ROPE Manila, 8c; sisal, 7e. COAL OIL Cases: Pearl, astral and star, 1614c per gallon; eocene, l9Ho gal lon; elalne, 27e gallon; headlight, 18c gallon; extra star. 19ttc gallon; water white, bulk, 9 18c per gallon; special water white, l214gil81to. GASOLINE Red crown and motor, 18 26c aallon; 86 gasoline, 3008714c gallon; v. M. & P. naphtha, 15V22c gallon. TURPENTINE .In cases, $114; wood barrels, $1.11 H: iron barrels, $1.07 per gallon. WJRE NAILS Basis. $2.70. CHICAGO HOGS HIGHER Market Poses a Dime Above Yester day With Arrivals Heavy. Chicago, March 16. Run: Hogs, 21. 000; cattle. 6500: sheep, 14,000. Hogs opened strong to 60 hlghlerj closed with additional 6c rise: left over 2800; receipts a year ago 15,000. Mixed, $fi.5f7.11; heavy, $6.807.05; rough, $6.5006.70: light, $6.767.20. Cattle Steady. -, . Sheep Steady. OMAHA HOGS DIME UP Market in Yards Is Firmer Todays Cattle and Sheep Steady, , South Omaha; Neb., March 16. Cat tle, 3000: market steady. Steers, $6 00 9i 6.35; cows and heifers, $1.70 -5 50. Hogs, 10,000; market 10c higher; sales, $6.656.86. Sheep. 3300: market steady; year lings. $5.1 ht 5.40: , wethers. $4.40(314.75: lambs, $5,90 6.2 5; ewes, $1.404.65. ,. New York Cotton Market. . Open. High, Low. ' Close. January ...... l2B9(ffl March .... 1434 1442 1434 144243 April . . . . - Hi-ism lSHI3I-.Hfi8 1435 14S8 H31 1437(3)38 1384 1389 3383 , 1?8Si8 July August i, September ocvoDer...; ,270 1273 1268. 12737 December.. 1262 1263 1258 JIS62S P MARKET IS 25 CEIITS.HIB; CATTLE 15 LOWER Market for Cows and Steers in Bad Shape With Pack ers Still ' Inclined' to Sell Surplus. '' " ' is tb stockyards. V 4 North Portland-No hoas ar- , rive; sheep 25c higher, cattle 3 weaker, 16c lower. . ; South Omaha-VHogs lOo high er; cattle and ehoep steady. Chicago Hogs 10C higher; cat (tie and sheep sttajly, PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. ' Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. ThUTB .T7T Wed. 7 Tues. Mon. . .... Sat. . Frl. , ..... WeekagQ. i5 3 1T fi 32 920 AH, 233; 105 L 29 1 'is .101. 480 -' .646 .311 An advance of 25c is being quoted for sheep .in the .North Portland yards today, with ewes ranging at $4. The entire market for sheep and lambs Is firmer and sales have been made in all lines at an advance, although some of tne sales are not made puDiic Dy sell ers. . There www a heavy run of sheep and lambs In tho yards today, but recent arrivals in that line have been so lim ited that holders of good stuff were able to squeeze the extra quarter out of buyers with little difficulty. There was a liberal run of cattle In the -pens today-Bnd that branch "of the market Is erratic Sales are being made at a wide range even forslmlIar aual itv. Just why this Is so not even the sellers are able to say. . Cams Market Bearish. .With th? wants of. killers already over-Bi'pplled and with one of the lead ing packers a aeller instead of a buyer, the cattle market is entirely , void of improvement. One lot of steers that sold late yesterday afternoon at $6.35 are said to be fully as good as the lot that went at $6.60 during the previous 24 hours. Therefore the market really shows a decline of 15c. There- were no ho-'s reported In the North Portland yards today, and there fore the quotations, as printed, may be considered nominal. There was a firm er tone for swine at middle west cen ters today. At South Omaha there was an advance of a dime, which put top quotations to $6.85. The landing price of Omaha hogs at Pacific northwest nark Inn nlants would therefore be $7.95. Chicago hog market likewise closed 10c aoove yesterday. ... Among the Snippers. t Cattle R. F. Hotsklss, Enterprise, one load cattle and calves: E.. E. Wll lard, Dublins, Idaho, two loads; Kldwell & Caswell.1 Malad, Idaho, four loads; C. V. Bowman, Payette, Idaho, one load cattle, and calves; Charles McColloHgh, Baker. Of., one load gattle and calves; I. D. Bodlne. Rlgby, Idaho, three: loads; Daniels & Wallace,. Lewiston, Idaho, two loads. ' Sheep J, F. Ingram, Lewiston, Idaho, eight Joads; Penwell Livestock company, four loads; Thomas Newlands, ' Idaho Falls, Idaho, two loads: B..F. Hotsklss, Enterprise. Or.v two loads.. Yards" Bepresentatlve Balsa.' ' Following are representative sales. They are secured direct from sellers and are therefore absolutely correct as re gards price and averagea: Average lbs. Price $6.86 6.25 8.00 6.00 6.85 6.65 6.16 4.75 6.75 6.00 6.25 6.25 24 steers .127 24 steers 23 steers 4 steers 2C sttfrs 23 steers 25 steers 2 steers 7 steers 2 steers 28 steers 28 steers' ...113ft ,.. 1035 1000 ..1048 1081 ...1038 ,.1100 977 .......... 715' Ml 15 '114 Weight estimated. COWS. 26 cows 2 cows 18 cows 28 cows 1 cow 1 cow 1 cow 7 cows" 6 cows 27 cows .1049 .1230 . 976 . 963 . 990 .1240 $5.50 5.25 6.10 6.00 4.50 ; 4.00 - 8.60 6.00 4.60 4..10 $5.25 4.00 S.75 ui 910 . .. 961 ...1018 .... 928 SHEEP AND LAMBS. 177 lambs 77 817 ewes 98 2 ewes 100 Sold late yesterday: Following la the general range of values In - effect in the North ' Portland yards: .. CATTLE Grain fed steers, $6,269 6.35; best, hay fed steers, f 5.75fq) 6.00; fancy, $5.75; cows, bFSt, $5.25P6T60ror dlnary, $5.00; poor. $3.004.00; stags and bulls, $8. ouiji 4.00. HOGS Best light, $8.008.10; ordi nary, $8.00; heavy. $7.00: feeders, $8.75. SHEEP best yearling wethers, $4.76 5. 00; old wethers, $4.6034-76: grain fed lambs, $5.265 60; ewes,$4.00. CALVES Best. $8.00; ordinary, $7.00; poor, $3.00 4.50. CHICAGO WHEAT LOWER ; Closing Is He to Uo b Bushel Under Yesterday's Price., Chicago, March 16. 'Wheat started unchanged tor May and July and '14c higher for the September. Closing was He lower for the two former and Hc for the latter., , There was a fair showing of strength In the wheat market abroad but this did not aid the situation here to any extent, The local crowd was bearish and refused to consider outside news and- even failed to pay any attention to crop damage reports from the American continent. Argentina shipments- estimated: Wheat, 2,400.000 bushels; corn, 40,000 bushels. Indian shipments, wheat, 644,. 000 bushels compared with 740,000 bushels a week ago and 240,000 bushels a year ago. Range of Chlcaeo prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke CO. v . , u ' WHEAT. , Open. High. Low, Close. May ..... i911t 91H 90U DO'S, n July 8914 V 88 88MB Sept 88 - 88 ;" 88 H 88 . 88 . 887i CORN. 49 49S 49 60 50 v 50 6114 51H 61 OATS. 81H 31li 30 311 31 31 31H 31 31 May . July . Sept May . July . Sept. May , JUly . May . July . Sept May . July . Sept. 49 B 60 B 61 A 8114E 31 ij PORK. 1786 1735 1670 1645 .1765 .1670 . 916 , 907 . 907 1786 1650- I.. 902 896 , 895 945 897 895 LARD. 917 907 . ,907 RIBS. 957 910 903 896 896 955 907 946 895 ..I i. fTf rptxtfr Wheat" Mart Liverpool, March 16. Wheat: , -i. - ' . ' ' " Open. March ....- 6s8d - May 6s9d July , 6s9d : Close. 6s 8d 6s8d; Sd SUGAR M ET S 10 ER Advance of a Dime Quoted on Refined Product Along the Coast Today. . -v- 8uga refiners of the Pacific coast announce an advance of 10c per hun dred pounds In the price of refined sugar this morning, the rise to take ef fect at once. ' - - - - The advance-Is said to be due to the lack of product in the hands of . the Federal company on the Pacific coast and a general agreement among the other refiners. - . While this la denied bv sugar Interests, the-fact remains.' that recently the threa-refineries have been sending out tlje same sort of informa tion regarding the market, while here tofore all Ideas have been, apart . To some extent the advance in re fined sugar here, may : be attributed to the better tone In the. raw sugar mar ket. Buying of sugar b fruit canners Is likewise eald - to be responsible- for an improvement in the refined situa tion along the coast. PUT UNDER PRESSURE Newi'ork," March .---Heavy selling pressure in Missouri i'scmc on account of the continued Gould control, unset tled the stock market In gentrai to day. Closing was generally lower. Missouri Pacific showed, the-greatest weakness and while the" trading was not extensive. - a loss ,of 1H- points .was forced at the end of the dav. v i London was a seller of Amer: curltles today. The Mexican situation is viewed with more alarm there than In New York. London showed losses of 14 to 14 in the American ; group during theWay. . - - No change was announced In the Bank of England rate of dlacount. - Absorption of the United Metals Sell ing -company -ly-nMlgaJwUed-4jUrst revives the discussion of a big copper merger. ,' - - . . . Rubber Goods Manufacturing cora pany declared a dividend of 2 per cent on common. Range of New , York prices furnished dv overnecK uoose c;o : Unscriptlon l Openi High! Low i Bid Amal. Cop. Co. 64H 53 60H 4 53 60 H 64 53 60 " 64i Am. C & Fv c. .. do pfd . . .... Am. Cot, Oil, . . Am. Loco., c. . . . 63 114 60 38 , 119 ) 75 104 38 84 107 102 103 88 "77 Am. Sugar, c..,. 119 120 119 Am. Hmolt, . c. ., 75 'A 76 75 do Pfd 103 104 103tf Ana. Mining Co Am: Woolen, c... Atchison, c....... do pfd ....... B. ft 0 c..;,. 108 102 i 108 1"! 102 103 no pfd ....... Brooklyn R. TV. Can, Pacific, c... Cen. Leather, c. do pfd ....... C. & G. W., of.. C M. & St. P... C. & N.. rc.... .. Ches. ft Ohloe. . . Col,, Ffiel & Iron Col. South, c .,, . do., sec. pfd. " do , fst. pfd. , Corn Prod, c . . . do., pfd. . . . . . Del. Hud. ... D. & R. G c do., pfd. Erie c ..... . .7, do., see, pfd. . do., fst. pfd. , . Gt. North, p. , . Ill, Cen. Int. Met. do., pfd. - -. : . Louis. & Nash. M. K. & T c ... dO,; pfd. .....' Distillers Ore Land Goldfield Con .. Mo. Pacific .... National Lead . . N. Y, Central . . . N. Y O. & W.. Nor. & West, c do pfd. No. American . . V.- Pac, c. I Pac. M. S., Co... Penn. Ry 77 316 316 28 99 21 991i 2194 122 144 83 33 73 , 75 14 788 167- 70. 28 36 47 127 134 18 62 121 144 82 63 75" 14 62 75 US 29" 48" 31 mi 47 127 185 127 134 62H 33H 52 33 144 33 67 26 59 6 58 B3- , 107 41 105 70 124 24 lolij 33 97 156 98 87 34 97 29 59 43 62 29 65 60 7 64 63 59 6 53 63 107 107 lilt 41 105 124 125' 124 i26 106H i28 10 126 P. G., L. & C. Co. Pressed S. Car.,c. 108 33 33 33 ao pta. , . . . . Reading, c. ... do 2pfd. ..... do lpfd. Rep. I. & S .c do pfd Rock Island, c. do ftfd 157 i6i' 156 i i 97 29 42 V 29 V S. L; & 8. F., 2pf I 42 29 . 42 29' ao ist prd. . . . St. L. & 6. W.. c ao pro So. Pacific, c. .,. Southern Ry., c do pfd Texas &. Pacific 116 117 116 118 28 28' 22 61 26 28 23 61 25 28 22 51 V4 26 84 28 51 T., S. L. & W.f.c ao pi a .... union Pacific, c 175 175 175 176 do pfd 3-L 91 4 U. S. -Rubber, c . . do pfd 42 78V4 42J4 78 42 42 112tt TJ, S. Steel Co., d 77 tri 77 o pra . . . Wabash c. do pfd '. . .' 111 119 118 118, 17 ! 73 68 44 45 17 88 73 68 45 IT 37 72 67 45 17 37V. 72 6.7 444 45 9' 23 140 68 83 99 66 'Hi 67 149 4 8 31 9 81 IP 4HJ 172 116 122 W. U. Telegraph wis. central, c Beet Sugar.,.. IMah Copper. ; Third Avenue. Ice Securities. Cons. Gas. . ... Big Four .... Ry. Springs... do pfd . . . . . Vlr. Chemical. do pfd ...... 24 24 24 - 141 143 141 66 66 66 K. C. Southern.. 84 Si $3 do pfd - . ...'. Gen. Electric... Wheel, ft I.- E.. Allls Chalmers. do pfd Amn. Can .'. . . . do pfd ....... Alton, c . ...... do pfd G. W.. pfd . ... Nevada Const.. 9 81 8Z14 Sl 44" 44 i7i 44 Lehigh Valley, .. 173 172 Jiarvesrer, c do pfd Total sales. 204.700 shares. T Call money, 22 per cent' NORTHWEST. HANK STATEMENT Portland Banks, Clearings today , i ... . .. .$2,659,018.59 Clearings year ago 2.328,401 51 Gain today , , .1.. ... v. .$ 430,617.08 Balances today ,. . 608,240 22 Balances year ago 484,699.20 x Spokane Banks. Clearings todav (i . .. , . , 1 . , ,$ Balances today , ...... 738,328,00 . . ' 91.840.00 Beattls Banks. Clearings today .$1,858,272.01) Balances today .......... M,926,X0 Tacoma Banks. Clearings today. ,$r.016.420.00 balance looay n 1, .1 j.vu THE BARBER ASPHALT EAYINCLCOMPANY-U Constructa'Asphalt and. other Bitum inous .'Pavements.: 605-608 Electric Bldg., Portland, - Or. Oakar Huber, -.. ..Manager.' -. CENTS Ml O R PACIFIC TRADE III PATENT FLOUR IS GREATER THAN A YEAR AGO Millers Report During, Past 2 Months Volume of Business Has Been ' Heavier Than During 1910. V ' . , i 4 4 4 American Wheat Crop. ' ' Cincinnati. Ohio. March 1.6. Price Current cays: wheat is generally vln good condition but 'owerlng- tempera tures jire causing Some appre hension, as the plant is unfavor abe and dry Tcold winds 'will probably , lower the prospects.' Not much progress is being made in spring farm works v ' ' ; , - -W. iT-,:: :'i';;'-;j--..i;':Vav ' World's Wheat Market. -' ' Portland Cash club 79c$JcrA blus stem. 82c- - - . - Buenos Ay res Wheat steady. . Melbourne Wheat quiet. . s Calcutu Wheat quiet. , Liverpool Wheat d higher. Budapest Wheat c higher. :.-:Trr : Berlin Wheat o lower. - ' Chicago Wheat o to c lower. Minneapolis May 97c. St Louis May 90a Kansas City May 86 d. " Uuluth May 97cT i Winnipeg May 93 0. raoe in BateM-riHr-i-ehfiwin improvement, liuslness locally Is much better and millers state that during the phst two monins transactions nave neen greater man uuring tne same period year ago. . Market for oatCnt flour la firm with nd price changes in sight but dullness is maintained in the export trade and the few orders now eing-oonfirmed are generally si snaaeci prices. '. -.-, - Wheat market Is steady with pur chases limited and pries unchanged. u Millstuff market Is holding rather steady with bran at $2021 and shorts at $21 22 a ton. While coarse eralns are " generally firmer small holders continue to feed the trade at the lower levels. This so pites to both oats and barley. Small lots of the former are being offered even by brokers at $27.60 while barley ranges from $23 to 23.60 In a small way. ,Ther Is no change In the hay market situation, either as regards prices or supply. - - , PRICE OF PRODUCE AT SAN.FRANCISC0 San Francisco,- March 16 Wheat, Australian and propo $1.47 J. 66: Sonora, $1.551.65: California club, ..371.42; northern wheat, blue- stem, $l,60fl.5; Club, $i.401.45H iviiBsian reu. t.ao4 fff 1.1U .milling grades higher.-,- - , ,Barley-Feed good to choice $1.15 IHZI&Hl'-SMV?tng and brewing U.201.25; chevalier, nominal. Eggs California fresh, including i5u8, extra" 21c- firsts, 19c; seconds, . ButtewciifoirnYa1freih'' of Deposit - v':' ' ' y, We issue the following interest-bearing cer tificates 'of de- A posit: ' OnlOrJays'idemand. Ori 30 days demand iz On 60 days' demand i . 3 On 90 days' demand On 6 mos. fixed time ' 3. On 12 mos:fu?ed time 4 These ce7t if i-" :: . cates are issued , ""in aiijy amounts -required. . MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Southwest Corner Sixth and Washington Sts. . . W. Bt rBA.w..,....:.p;esMsnt WTLIlABO OA8B..Tics-rresldsnt O. C. BOBTZMXYEB. . . . . Oasbler E. M. HULDEK, ; , ... ... Asst. Cashier About Opening , a checking account with this . bank, which has amalgamated v with the ; German-American , bank end Is now In a position : to handle successfully the sc :i counts of depositors of oth banks. Come In and talk over your money problems with our cashier we have many ways -.'of helping, you, v Ashley & Rumelin ' ' Bankers Open from 8 a. m. to 5 30 p. rru j Saturdayi t a. m, to 8 p. rn. t -.: ;'-.l i S. v. f-r 'Vt fl "' ' ' in '' I, i d m i '' f ml iiK w- j, nl ij ... : ' '.-'',:'-V,1'''-" firsts, 26e; seconds, 22c - Cheese California flats, new fancy, 13c; firsts 11 c; seconds, 10c; Cali fornia .Young America fancy,- I6cr do firsts, 15c; Oregon fancy. 12 c; Stor age Oregon; fancy. I4c; do Young Amer lea, 17c : New York daisies and singles, 17c: Wihconslrt, do, 15c.f Potatoes Per cental,' river White. $1. 86411.86: Salinas Burbanks, ' $2.25 Bank Notice - , , Security Savings and Trust Company CArbett fiuildingi Fifth and Morrison ' Streets "., , CJapital and Surplus $950,000-! . " Invites Accounts of ' -:" '. Merchants- Individuals and Savings . ; 4 , it - . UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY 4 THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - ;, MAM ntAJNfCZSOO - FOUNDED 1864 7 Capital , Paid " in'TV ; . . . . . ; ; $8,500,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits . $7,914,401 , , .BRANCHES i ' ' Portland,' Seattle Tacoma and Virginia City n W-bn"- and -sell Foreign Exchanger -Issue -Drafts - and T77 : v Csle Transfers. Commercial Credits and Travelers' Let- i", ' ters of Credit, available In all parts of ths world: make collections on all points and conduct a general foreign and domestic banking business. .,. : u . . - . . IJrTEBXST AXD OK TIME AV MTOTCMI BXYOSXTS PORTLAND BRANCH . J - - Chamber of Commerce Building : SOSTSWX8T OOIIEB OI TZXKO AND BTAJEX STXESTS Vtt A. HAO.KAE, Manager, J. T. BVBTOBAEU., Asst Manager. a Lumber mens . ' -, -.. , J-V.f ';!'.''.-'".'- . ' ' -' ' Vy' National BaiSik Corner Fifth and Stark streets PORTLAND, OREGON CAPITAL DEPOSITS 7 Mircii 7T1908 i . ; . . V . ; t'. . : $ 909,171.91 March 719O9 . . . 1,520,697.48 Mwh 7, 1910 . . ;t .,1 . , :. . . .v.; 2,460,625.40 March 7, 1911 V. . ...... .. 3,401,413.28 UNITED "STATES DEPOSITORT. Merchants National Bank . , VOBTXiAVD. OBXOQV. ;'- , r -iif- .-V"-.'.---.--i--i.----r- iTtJ i-'-11 "'"SI H 1 1 " vmmm0tn 1iai HI isjis: '- --e .'tfy y 14 ..jT V- if?---? Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 , t.. .i-rf-. - S 1 II , 1 .1 111 ! 1.1 ill llH iKiik-aoiHia.il ' TBAirSACT A OEVXBAZ. BAHKIHO BTJSIHESS. i 'INTEREST PAID ON 12-MONTH CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT." LETTERS OP CREDIT ISSUED AVAILABLE THE WORLD OVER. ' - COLLECTIONS A SPECULTT. ' ;? , - 1 WE Invite Accounts of Individuals, Firms and Corporations, Assuring Them of Courteous. Considerate Treatment and Every Accommodation - Consistent With Conservative Banking. omom . rf uiimr. jonn H. 1 Dwnain, rst $. Holtarook, T.-Frs. o. W. Hoyt, Cashier ; S. O. Catching,, Assistant Cashier. - First National Bank . v M?.??':S;,:,AI'''''. if.v: .' K i..:;V.'. ' ' ' '.'" . ;' ' "V Capital $1,500,005 Surplui ..$750,030 - - .Oldest National Bank West of ths ' j Rocky Mountains , "Bitulithic pave ments are compara tively noiseless, and our horses do not slip on it a. bit."T. C Murray, Fire Chief,1 Traverse , City, Mich What the ".. Nation's - Chiefs :l- .Sar.,:-":; v '-V"'"f ' .;-;"'m' r S 4 , ; 2.40; Oregon, $1.85 2.10; sweets, 810o per pound- .. Onions Per Hack, $2.4002.50. . , Oranges New - navels, . per box, standard. $1.6002.16; : choice, $2.26(9 2,40. " r WSJB-fSMBM-4BMaSMSSSS--MaSSM Texas, will vote In July on the con stitutional ' prohibition , of the liquor traffic. , '.,;M'i':i ;..iy' $500,000 AMD SXSBCT0B8. ..A.-11. Bmlth. - , Ws, T. MnH, jteau. a. r. wataom. Overbeck & Gooke Go. y Commission Merchants ' ', Stocks, Bonds V i! . Cotton, Grain, Etc , 216-217 Board of Trade Building: I I ' 1 " " , , . . . !',... ., 'T Members Chicago Board of Trade. ) "Correspondents of, Logan A Bryan. ChlcsgOrJJswxorir-Bosl W havs- the only private wire u-.. connecting Portland .with - ths y I , tsstem egchanges. ' r 4