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V THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY t 17, 1911; 13 Hfgh Price Said td Have Been Refused But J Cannot Be Confirmee) Entire Situa tion Is Strong. v .V" .i 'if-, . V' "i 1 i - ' riey; Portland Wholesale talarket. ' Egg firm. ' . . -y. ;. , Chickens higller.? - .7.- ,;, Dressed hogsweak. Dressed veal steady. Strawberries lower. .;; Salmoh from Sacramento. Potato' from Mexico. Ml POTATOES 1 . ' ., f i. ii. f .1 v V First Shipment Is ; Received fc From Southern Republic' M K" Alnnri-th Street. New potatoes from Mexico, the first ver received In this roerKet. are com In, forward from tho southern republto and art of weal lent quality. Tha ahlp menta are of the early Roae and Bur bank varletUa. ' Sale are' being, made at IH07o a pound, according to qual ity. . yr-i ml. '' ? -'-:'.. wltli the ycarload of nwpotatoes, dua era from Tazaa within a fw -daya and with California offertnra aulf liberal. the market la being well taken care of in new . (rrpwth. .. "; , "' ' It la in old potato that the market . 'Ji ''. ' 1 " 1 "', ,'j rOy V v - While Top Prices Are Realized 5 frt Most instancesTrade Is a Not so SteadyBig Run of : Steers, "i- v ; Unseasonable Climate Causes 4 Prices to DroprSharply; 'WtAlong" Stfcet.v;Hv?S; Za the Btoekyarta, , North Portland Ho eteady; cattle steady , eheep weaker. n'4 ! ahowtng . considerable atreng;th and fw Bodth Omah Hogg So lowefj bent local offerlnra continue-at 12. Bu, V cattle alow; aheep 10 to 16o . at $1.86 lit per Cental. , T " f ' I The aeaaon for old potatoea ia being I y 0 I j cleaned -upery fast and only a .few aoattered cara remain. A large1 per cent ef theee constat of need stork for which .1T Jr. ' " . ZZZl: ' i-- thai? ta a arowlne; demand on account x- caBii jur .uea lULuaw vi a.ia wviuimi i ar tna am saaMwinas mi saat t iss e Chicago Hogre atcadys cattle v e to lower; eheep ateady. .4 . "- ' "). The atrawberry 'market la breaking with unseasonable "weather aim o- wirat greater arrivals. " - 1 Quite a lot of atockwar etrned-rer from yesterday -along the etreeUpn ao couot of the Blower demand, this bqlnjr the first day. this season, that offerings were greatef than the buyera' Wanta. It-aeema that the wanta of bu vara atthe high prices that have ruled' so IotiT have teen more thun filled B.n44e Liverpool. May - 1T-A" special ui wtjr inoie repor. irom uusBia say-i: v -sf . v ; ' i -. 'i -Jl N 4 ' 'ii 1 . - . . . One Local Miller Reduces Quo stations1 a Cent But Don't i Care Whether They Buy or LJpt Just Now. ' J ; e e ay Oeorre Broauuul. ' contracta both is thla atate and In I Tounr Americas. 1 v. storage r flats, "Uaitromia. - ' - . UMtfitc; uaiuornia nata.. ic Wedneadar . While It la erftnerally believed that I vniu aaa wataU ' m.".""? 7 ago. It la yet too.early.to aav 1110; good. I14; common. 2J.i6. Saturday . definite regardin the probbla out- feuSrioada, aelect. 13.10; ordinary, Friday -.k5 'onions-no. i. moo: no. i. m.ts; weSkJgo.: iook raggeo. - sua jiuiu f ."""" bw. IS: Australian. 14.60: garlic, 7So t PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Ho s. Cattle. Calves. Bbeon. ..JOS . . HI) .. 89 ..88T S7S tS 2t 43 9 222 474 S 1 4 IB 20 There waa a steady tone In the price , haa returned from we " I oer lb. " t hivin ri ,na wu nmnu a.tiev. iniai vnvttv kivtv. . - ... ?on?L"on. Hf.K Vk1m !. box; bananas. 6c "Jb.; v - J IV " ia V o.iV.,. fn thil Hav umeaa 1 flft hnorl a nil iHlla B I tvt . iu tiaeaVaT . IV V V ver u vuva 24 was more than sufficient to fill the ordinary"' Individual can buy, the out-'e Even thouah the waathar haa haan gloomy recently, there were arrivals of about CO urates of Oregon berries dur ing, the past 24 hours, about half of these Deing received by one- firm. Receivers have been asking aa high as $4.60 for Oregon berries-thla morn ing, but were unable to secure over 3.768.S0 In a general way. , California berwes 'are being sacrificed today with sales of Jeasle down to $1.50, while fresh Dollars sell In a lim ited way at $2 with a few at $1.16. 1H1 I S SECURITY MARKET , 15 buU5 tu AUAN In the soutfwest the weather la cloudy 'and unsettled, with rain In part. ' In the aoutheaat there have been general light ralna. DKFERRED ; OPTIONS GAIN Cloa Jal7 ' and Septmbpr Wheat ' ' Higher WhU Majr la Down,.''- v.ninago, May 1 7-iJererrea . options of wheat were firm and hljfher today ft the closlnkr although, weaker and lower. at Mia start.,' May waa, depressed alt day. Closing was Uo lower for May, T6 higher for July and 14 0 higher for September. , -' . ., ,, There waa- weaker feeling abroad and the lower . cables . irava the market its bearish attitude at the opening. LJv erpool closed with a losa of lMd. . According to the report of the Cana dian Growers' association, tha grain ?rr?5t ,n SMkatchewan. AlberU and juamivuB is aa toiiowa; Wheat .L...1 .'lA.KiKOflA Oata .,.,,,...: ,00a,000 Barley . . , l.ito.OOO flax nio.Oflfi No reoort on the harlov. an fm-m t aat year ia available. WHEAT. - Open. Hla-h. So CORN. IN RATE ON BEETS 1910. 8.378,5X 4.420,000 May July Sep. . Low. it !? Close. jmiiiAua wuw . , 1 dox oraie: than iiaiinl aa a'ooount of the continued ... cool weather, therefore it would oe one j VEGETABLES New turnips. 78c aafa at this time to make' an esUmaie I ....,, 7c. K,',n.h.. toi ine comma crvi wanta of buyera without depressing the price too far. ' At South Omaha there was a heavy the coming crop." Lcabbaa-e $2.60 Per centol: , tomato! run of hoge today and the price dropped So far aa the hop market la ttmKtSSSi- '1 r B.r box? iii. l! nickel, placing the top there at $06 cerned, the situation aeems a mauor Kana, llo lb; horseradish, 10c; na landing; price here $7J6 or boo of guesa There are ail aorta JZ I green onlona, Uo per dozen; peP: more man the .local price. v, un killers porta about -trtgher prtcea being offered b.n l5e per p0Und; head ?etUnF. Practically all their needs In ile one can be confirmed. f.ttuVa. toStfa doaen: hothouae.' ll.SOtf 'he Missouri river territory t In any eventthe altuauon Bhowa e- L7f box; radishes, ltc doeen bundles; o"!? a nominal call for hogs h but not a sing T. at avant . f www... . - 1. , ilVAi ..., .v V 11 VUIIUIH. I fcX , , .i.....th thauih aimi DrOfesS I ... . ... 1 I Nominal have oornered the coming crop In Call- io. cauliflower, local 1160 dosen; blockers there Is ere. swine values at North Port- .$8.'li 6.o 6.00 .ra fort5n un values here to 1 . jv.. In,, huiir . ik enwiaKn i Medium llrht k.in thamaalvaa. , , I giii.. nail. iv. 11. I Haivr Deckers . . BDOl noPB are quji ' wx V""'II115 box: rhubarb. ItfZtta ID, oukii pucnera . jo.ui'-' o.uo ; 1U4 uuwiirr m, iiij,"u ini J-fc with, trading almost entirely to dealers, APPLES $1.000 1 .78 . . Chicago hoga showed steadiness with I 2, Minsourl Pacific 1H. Pennsylvania New Tork, May 17 Another sharp advance was scored In the price of se curities today, with the leaders from 1 to 2 points above yesterday's closing. 1 Trading was again on an extensive ecale, and more trading was shown up to the noon hour today than during en tire sessions previous to the Standard Oil decision. .That the decision is looked upon as favorable by the epeculatlve public as well as Wall street ie; indicated by the renewal of the public tiuylng of secur ities. Leading shares closed with the follow ing advances; Amalgamated z. Amen : 44ee4e4ee The wheat trade here1 haa dwindled down to a nominal basis. It la now generally agreed that not more than 2,000,000 bushels of wheat remain In all hands In the Paclflo northwest and some dealora say that 1,600,000 buahela la the outside limit of remaining holdings. Holders of wheat are still anticipating a movement mat will put Diueatem to $1 a bushel but buyera are slightly bearish, una of the leading- millers re- 'dured the quotations on both elub and bltiHsteni.lo a bushel thla morning but others quoted laomiualiy the same as yesterday. Neither Interests cared whether they bought or. not at present prices. Flour trade continues to show Increas ing strength but local Interests aeem determined to hold the price down ao aa to stop any Increasing shipments from Montana or the .east. Coarse grain trade shows a condition very similar to, wheat -Only nominal s ur titles are shown In any line. Millstuffs are firm but unchanged as regards price. ? , ,. -n naaardinr tha situation there, the New York Produoera Price Current says : In Its latest issue: f. rta-alnta' for week - ReeelDta front Sept. 1 . . JKeceipta same ume an a . . . n.i.. I rs' prices: Bee 'r nary, H10c; ............... JiJjdrnsry, VA9c ataata. Man. VraviaioBa. no .change in the price as compared rRESH BEEK Wholesale slaughter- with yesterday's Bales. uesi aiaers. ivjoe; oral- seary Montana uarae nn. best cowav fwttc; or- There waa a heavy run of cattle from I Mnntana tn 4ha vn rl tnflnV 11 InnHa Ill nat 1' un.n'f'' ...... n,..r, joniir.f i torn unwimm ana wruina e Exports to Europe for week.... -A pr pound; heavy, to; veala. extra, pounds. Two loads of fed stuff came jtexportB rrom pepu ;.;; lOo; ordinary, "c; poor, ihc; aprlng. forward from Gaielle. Cal. Orass stuff Exports same tlmo last year.... 41.SI3 Umbt iellc; mutton, $c; goats. 4c; from Ihe aouth are expected to.start In Imports for week ......... i,.sf 9c. - - this direction within a few days, but Imports, from-sept "I .......... LARIW-Kettla leaf, tlercea. ISc lb.; tlie exact Ume of departure remains a imports earn time i last T"-. ; j,i?h taam rendered, tierce. 11c per lb.; mystery.-. It la generally believed that a The market TOntinueB very comlpound, tiercee 8c per lb. the California or the southern stuff at an absence of transactions as the prlcea MAMS, BACON. ETC. Hams, 14U this time ia not as rood as expected asked by holders hava blocked business. 10nci breakfast bacon. 1642?Tc; pMviouefy expectea , All seotlons continue .report very nvn $82$c; plcnlca. 12c lb.: v The two loads of cattle that came eettl YrJXF?J rm Cillforn.adtonped the market. -i-fi ??n ? rr-.tl -VA-i-MBNomlnal--J cod. 10c per lb.: Montana arrivals. It toofr nrica win- - Btate n, prime coo.ee, inoundera, igJ wl atrlped nlnjl uamy t0 brtng the hlrher figure. i 1 t0 BeeTst.errVr.lT71- 17.00 . Paclflo coast. cnoioe , Paclflo good ooaat, 1010. medium to i m e a 4 1.15 (36.90 S.60 6.25 1H. Southern Paclflo 1W. Union Pacific lVz. u. ts. steel crmmon iy ana pre ferred H point1 Range of New Tork prices furnished by Overherk & Cooke Co. "tjeacrlptlon -1 : Openi Hlhl Low BlJ Amal. Copper Co. Am. U. & r o... do pfd Am. Cot. Oil, c Am. Ivoco., a.... Am Sugar, c... Am. Smelt., o. . . do pfd Ana. Min. Co.... Am. Woolen, c. . Atchison, a ... do pfa. B. & 0., a do pfd Brklyn. R. Tran Cnn&d. Pao., a.. Cen. Leather, c do nfrl C. 4V Q. W., c. 1 Bmaits. lWJOiD.; Biiver melts. Ba f, " ta' "-i in - nissr-K run. i u - i am lbb. biiiix ii a i - i m m. r. i ' xr n w n Paclflo coast l0t .j-$ JU'i medium, $1.26 doa.; dressed MeVmCOwB -S It 06 SO ' CheaaV & 6. ... ? Paclflo ooaat older arowtba .i0OltBhad. 7e: roe ohad, 10c; shad roe. 20c lb. n.,. pij "'" col Fuel & L 0 .1 Oamua lalO-ner lb. nominal.. 0lt nfrW3-iwanrittr hit. T Ordinary oowa t 6.00 ",eA," ' 1 -. . i 1 pnnr tn Tftip cowi.... ion. t ;; per 10; i?; mmc. .o: oiym- pir: v,,;,- " - ; g.so'C.. M. & S. P.. I ion, , Vrr ;' jiym- I tj., Kl1a r Price Ia Up a Cent With Greater Da tuand -on Street. ' 51a. per gallon, ll.is; per 100 lb. Back, Sinev bulla 11.80; canned eastern. SBe can. $0.10 E'J.JLk.oi.. oa.; isstern In shell. $1.7I! per 100. Ordinary bulla ....... .$ 7.00 S.00 8.00 7.60 4.00 rnx ernni m.m aiiu. CALVES. HOPS Contracta, 1911 crop, 2021c; Be8 L'eht " tain n-nn r.hnlnaL SOialle: nrlma tn Ordinary Chicken market prices are being held I .hnirv iflo ifime. 17c: medium. ite Poor very firm along me tree t ana xor neniMuCi ior growths nn&isc Sheep axarKot weaaar. values aenerallV ruie at 190 a Pound I T T.TIW Prime, oar lhSo: Ma I I -p-iirfh.i. fractional rlaollnea ara nntnA with ordinary coopa at 18Hc. ana rrdeaa IO2H0. Jn the price of sheep and lambs at Receipts ara quite small with demand WOOL Nominal, ltlt. Willamette North Portland. There waa quite a fair liberal. Spring ducks are in good call valley. 14Qltos eastern Oregon, 120 run for the day; 'offerings totaling 794 ? "n?.J,t.tl.,s.'r.or-..?r! "HtSv head compared with 270 yesterday and r 111 suiBii jiiiiw' ua " u u"i. 1 ynix im u.vi, iv. owning, SO. 1 1419 -a weeK afro ror mis aay. oemajia. so nw iuikji i guihihi m, do forward that no regular marnet price can be quoted. SALMOX FROM SACRAMENTO 1.00 & 4.00 , Col. South., c 4 75 I do 1st pfd .. 4.25 j corn Prod., o .. UU JJ i u Del. & Hud. ... D. & R. O., o .. do pfd ...... Erie, c do 2d pfd ... do 1st pfd . . Great Nrth, pfd 111. Central ... Int Met. o do pfd T yiiil. A, X't oV. Further improvement was snowing In I van ' Railway ' HIUES rry Uoaa. ;llH01tUo lb.1 the sheeD and lamb trade at South i JT m Z? green. V07Ho: bmla. green, salt, 'a Omaha and prices were advanced HQ ffiatlTlera lb s klpa, H7c; calves, green. 120 16c above yesterday with yearlings at ore Vlnds 130 per IK ....... $4.50a5.'t0, wethera $4.2604.60, lamba Mold. Con" MOHAIR 1911. BeleetedSi3iJ7e. t $6.608.00 and ewes frorn $4.0O4.40. ?,a 'Saclfle "V AmmhIik Vnta. ma. n.i . 1 v.... it. .1. A WO- ratlin.. . I.. 66 V4 119 63H 89U 119 77 23 112. 103 108H 'soW Z3S 28H 1004 21 123H 147 81 33 66 684 83 1124a 106! Limited Catch Here Forces Further Importations. Oroeerlea. ITnts. Ute. . SUOAKCube. J$.3v; powdered. 35.49; those in effect here. These prices are but little changed from I Minna In arrant new. 40; ?ry granulated, General range of sheep and lamba to- r. $6. v, $4.70; beet $5.20; Fed- day fruit or berry. ll it. rt v.llntt Owing to the very limited catch of I eral 'Froberry, So less tlan trult or Yearllnars .1... ...... .$4.75 salmon In the Columbia, Willamette and I berry; Honolulu Plantation cane granu- Wethera 4.80 uiacaamaa rivers, a suppiy oi iresn i lateo. ec less. . - Lamba risn will oe orougrt xorwara irom mil (Above quotat ona are se aaya net iQwes imponea iigvu vi jvias iruin aiuu, i ic: w uaw. nwin, vmin, a loads AVI III 111V UU1. lli V.I.I III,. 4.1". . I V7IV. i-rics is nrnior ai lis m pvunu. DRESSED HOGS ARB WEAK .... . . , , , 4 - Qt.tS 4.76 f.804i 8.76 4.00(214.26 Bacramento river tomorrow Dy wcai i aaah.) --a-e.. . Among tha Shippers. wnoiesaiers. ipio, wnuwr wnn uiei biue Japan ixn. M.;9ii . .i, a n nnnilgi rvi j aw uriean. n-ao. eWej vxwiie, l0Bis-. j w Morkf Anaoonda. ait.qirn.u half mnnrf Iftrta. 1 (a M.nt-. 14 Io.a,?s- . " . " y-Ktieen ana larnos J. w. Hunt. Kose- fiA. tit- Kalaa ini r fM bur, or., two loads; c. H. Farmer, Mc- 11?? .nn'tol: f4aa-Um rE" Coy. Or., two loads: James Mace, Cor- Rlfka'i? 4 f 9 ' P vaHs, Or., two loads. KiJKE- . Hoes ll R. Houch. Batv. Or., one HONET New. $3.76 per caaa. K."0 "l, ",oub"' cVJ-.""" TlWlaMfU-Small white. li-i Don. nwve". nrhlta. t4.2f: Dink.' 88.7S: bavdu. lk.t- 1"u Market Slow Bat Price Shows no riiiuiirM Trtdav. . l-rP. "Tr:'. ... w.n"1 4.V. "i'JJ. Mixed Btuff-J. O. Morehead. Golden of dreiaed "boasoia Front mtCW Tw QL Bts. dale. Wash., ope load cattle a hogs. . mafkrt wefteRepu'quft: toSBBORawT will oi wiTh! E? 'ta'riilSV yStr.C.P fol" Ubaral and receivara .ara axperienotnf I kettle boiled, bbla. 81.04: raw. In oases, thI aa ln "cent ye fl- .rnuch difficulty In unloading. Dressed l$1.07: Donea. in oases, ii.us gai.; iota veal remains Juat aoout ateaay. . icr ro ganoiw, to i , u c meai tnone in munii 1911 TWO OARS OF CABflAOW Arrivals From Los Angeles Find a j Good Trade Today., i "Two carloads of cabbage arrived In from Los Angelea thla morning tn good condition. Demand was excellent and 4ner lb. avail ZiltiJG se our r cases. prices ahow a upward tendenoy here. Asparagus la In large eupply front lo. cal pWes but tha market remaina fim, FORECAST SHIPPCRg ; Weatlier' Btrraan' Sends Ostf Xottc to Iforthwest Prodoee Men, , Weather . burean . sends out , the fol- . luwiUBj tvtwae a. w aiiiiii'viai at a viwu shipments' aa far north aa Seattle aramst temrjeraturee or aoout 44 oe. grees; ' norcneasi o opunnne, o oe. south of Siskiyou, 86 degrees. Lowest temnerature at Portland tonight, about AK rf.s-raaa. - . . - .. j. . ; ,. 7, ... roOW WRMfT OTATIOim arrabt,' Kaat ;ad'ta$.- -''-- WHEAT Nominal. Track delivery Club, 8687c; bluestem, 920940; forty fold - 8588o; r Willamette "Valley, 86c, red Rnasian, B4c; Turkey red, fOo, OATS -Nomlntl. i. ProSucer-e : prlc Track. No. 1,, white, $28,50; gray, 128.80 29.00. -i .'!-' ., -:v,. ,.j , . BARLBT Produoera pnoe ifia Feed, $23; rolled, 29. B0; brewing, $19. MILL8TUFFS Selling . price Bran. 25; middlings, $31; ahorta, $36.00; chop. - HAT Prodqcara prloa-.lfl8 Talley timothy, -fancy, 817918; , ordinary: 81t 17; eastern j Oregon, $18.00021.00; mixeo, iin.eoQEpie.vv; .. ciover, 111.00; wheats $12.00013.00; cheat- $11,000 18.00; alfalfa.' $14.00; oata, $18J0013.oI. FLOUR Old crop, patenta, $4.96: Wlllsmette. 84.80 per barrel: ' local . atreight t$.8S04r tjakerau $4,460 1 4.65; export grades, $$.608.80. Bnttarr Mrw aa Somltr.'f'I. i BTJTTKR Extra creamery, eubee and ,ttubs, $4c; prints, 25et .ordinary .prints, $03$o; storage, 18o; dairy, !12160 . i . , . . EGGS Local, extras, lie; caaa count, Trashl UUAiOe: . moat bavins' nrlce. 19He t. o. b. Portland., -- . WHTTJT. T.RAFl Ton lota. 8e nar Ih.: 1910 600-lb. lots, so pernio.; less tots. HC"' 24 He gallon; Iron bbls., 21 He per gallon. KKftrm jaaniia, ec; aisai. inc. 'COAL OIL Cases: - Pearl, lc; estar, l$o par gallon; water white, bulk, 80 12 Uo par gallon; special water wblte, AfiOLitrm Red crown .and motor. J5O220 4v gallon 10 aaaoiina. ibo tsSo 'gaftont Cat A P7 naphtha, ltd JiO HO gallon. TURPENTINB In aaea. Itoj wood tjallon f0 b-rra '' 7' Bar PRICE OF PRODUCE . - AT SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, May 17. Wheat Aus- 19(18 1907 1906 1905 Hoga ..169 ..171 ..350 Nat. Lead N. Y. Central... N. T., Ont & W. Nor. & W o do pfd N. American.... N. Paclflo, c... Pac. M. 8. Co... Penn. Ry. P. O.. L. & CLCo. P. Steel Car, o. . do pfd Readlns-. o..... do 2d pfd do 1st pfd.... Rep. I. & 8.. c. do pfd Rock Island, c. do pfd S.L.&S.F., 2d pf. do., 1st pfd. .. 8. L & S v?t a. 43 107 16 8244 173H 80 66 3 4 '. 40 61 1ZS T 172 29H 5J4 33 H 40 61 128 LIVESTOCK 4 64 108 t 43 1074 15814 169 158 794 1883 2438 44 316 177 A vear aaro todav there was weakness In hoga and sheep but catle were ateady. No change In price ln any Una Yards' ateprasentatlve Bales. Following aalea are; representative. They indicate demand, auppllaa and qo&Uty offering-: do. pfd. Dm.l)...n T5m ft . ' Boutnern . Ky.. c do. pra Texas & Paclflo. T., S .L. & W.. c - do. pfd Union Pacific, c. do. pfd. . . U. S. Rubber, c. . doa nf d U. a Bteel Co, a do., pfd. ...... Wabash, & UU. UIU. ..... W. TJ. Telegraph. Wis. Oentrai, o. , All la Cbaunera. 873 782 650 98 993 75 74 728 838 8884 It California . . . iraiian. ai.oowa.fv. - wiiuiriim ciuu, 81.47H01.e2H; . northern blueatem. Barlev Oood to choice. 8 1.4 5 d 1.4 8 V ! fancy. $1.50J.61: poor v fair, $1.40 l.46;,.'ahipplng and brewing, tl.52H v 1.57Hw:r i. . - ' ' - .-. .aa. IXV. .... ..V.M, .UH.UU.Il, caeea: extras, iic: prime firsts, zie: firsts, 19 Ho; seconda, - 18 He; eastern Beconaev line. ,- ,. , Butter California fresh: Extras, 23c; fiima firsts, 22Hc; firsts, 22c; seconds, le. ..,-, ' , Cheese New California flats, fanoy, lJUo: firsts. i.l2c: - seconds, lrto: Call. fornia young America, fancy, 14Hc: do nrsts, ishc; uregen rancy, iz4c. Ktor- t, xancy, it o; uaurornia ao, Be, jregon, BUTTER FATr-F. o. b. Portland, aar a.. . . , . . . i injuina i. . ; - ' 1 - . ... v . ... JtHe-J?' ": brollerI. t)Ha4B. fry ers, tHetjreese 12- live" young ..ji 141. .,.K,H. a. n lJHo: Oregon young America,- 17c: New Tork.daislea and singles, 17oj Wfacdn mlh Ao, ,15o.(, 'Potatoes, per cental Salfnaa Bur banks and Lompocs, $2.853.00; Ore gons, 32.60O2.66; eastern, $2.0302.85; newj VHO40 per pound. Onions Australian brown, per crate, $3.5003.761. Bermuda aoed, $f.752.00; new' green, 80 6 6e per box;, new red, per sack, $2.0002.60, - Oranges New Navels, standard. $1.25 1.76; choice, $2.0003.75; fancy, $2.50 Jfew rk Oottoa Market. " Jr. 1 . . - Ooen. HlabT Low. CIoscl Jan. .....1$U .1318 1310 1315014 Maroh ..1216 - 1333 1312 . 1321m 2 May ..1670 ' 1687 , l7t Juno .'.s;,.;; . U.11. ......j. ...... .' .. -July" 1684 1698 1683 Aug. .. 1644 :1661 1641 SntiL ..3170 .. ,17 1.170 Oct H....1S17 i-I83 , 1318 1326(g!27 168587 18kS3 1697098 154950 X378(t7 24 California 831 Montana . 1 Montana, . 1 dow . .. : 1 bull 67 hogs . ... 80 hogs ..II 810 ...116 a. ..1180 COWS. 100 BULLS. 1210 Hogs. ies 277 SHEEP AND LAMBSa 117 lamba 65 23 lambs 64 120 mixed 107 Price, t7.0 4.95 28H 27 H 21 50 9tiH; 41 113 78 119 73X4 137 1214 104 83 H 29H 68H 28 22 fiou 183 85 $5.65 $4.75 $8.65 $.60 ' $6.75 6.60 4.65 CHICAGO CATTLE LOWER Market Down a Dime; Hogs and Sheep Steady. Chioaco. Mav 17. Ruir: hoes. 25.000: cattle, 18,000; aheep, 17,000. - Ji Hnas are steady, i urt over. t200i receipts a year ago, js.ooo. Mixed, $6.00 .88; heavy, $6.000.6.20; rough.$6.80 6.86; light, $100 O 6.10. catue isteaay to iuo lower. Bheep-Steady. . OMAHA SHEEP HIGHER do pfd. ..... Am. Can. do pfd. o. w., pro. ... Nev. Cons. .... Lehigh Valley Boo. c Westlnghouse . Beet- Sugar . ... Utah Copper .. Third ave Gas Securities.. Cons, Oas. Bie; Four ...... Ry Sp-rmgs- do pfd. Vir Chem do pfd K. C. Kouthern . do pfd Oen. Klectrio . . Wheeling Jj. E.. S5 ivs ?4 43 SH 117 28 67 27 20 H 49 181 96 40 118 78K "25W 5H 4 145H 146 145H 84 101 . 81 Vt 35H 101 61 35 35H 35 159 iei" i59 33 100?i 61 Stock Looking Well. Prinevtlle Journal: F. M. Post 'of the Horsesheaven country was a coun ty Seat visitor Tuesday. Stock la look ing well, he aays. Tho season has been ' backward with lots of ' rain and snow. The enow cams In flurries and did not last long. Brings Condon Sheep. Condon Times: E. P. Clay, the aheep buyer from Montana, succeeded ln buy ing 10,000 head of sheep liere this week at prices satisfactory to all parties con cerned. Those selling were Murtha A Monahan, William Kettle, John Mona ban and I. C Bennett Stock Conditions Good. Boise, Idaho, May 17. Stock condi tions ln tha southern part of tha state are said to be better right now than they have ever been In the history of Idaho. The rang grass accoraing to J. C Bernard of Silver City, la higher and better at thla time than during any year in the history of the state. He says that the outlook in the eastern market la extremely good and that etockmen are having no trouble what ever in getlng all the money they want tn the east The range la carrying a good many sheep, it is said, but there are fewer than last year because of tha severe winter whioti allied orr many lamoa. Oakland Stock Shipments. Oakland Advance: Counting double deck cats as singles, the above are the shipments or stocK rrom thla vicin ity since our last report The details ara as follows: On Saturday Georgs Krauae, buyer for the Carstena company, shipped two cara or shep ana iambs. On Monday Beckley. Brothers shipped from their large ranch at Oak Creek. un Tuesaay L- west tna otner buyer, shipped a double deck car of sheep from Yoncalla; on Wednesday he shipped a car of milch cowa and calves rrom uaKiana. The Becklev cars left here at 7 a. m. In charge of Georae J. Stearns and Charles L. Beckley and reached Port land at 7 p. m. of that day, after the nicest trip In Mr. StearnfW long experi ence in nanaiing block, v r , Good Lamb Crop. Condon Times; Robert Mcintosh baa finished lambing and reports a crop of 76 per cent from his ewes. Coyotes are fretting scarce owing to the bounty and t la much easier to lamb a ban of sheep ln consequence. Bob will leave for the mountains on June 1. Mar July bep. May Juiy Sep. May July Sep. May July Sep. 52T4 $3 82 '4 62A H&-:!!8; Ui- III OATB. 33H 34H 38H 34H PORK. . i ' 1 . 157S 1497 1431 ..1620- ..1490 ..1436 May ( , . . July .... Sep.. .... 610 SIS tot 787 786 1605 ; 1435 LARO. 'sit - .820 RIBS. 802 . 793 787 1485 1480 805 816 803 787 785 805 813 820 801 790 78S BAD CHECK SUSPECT TO BE TAKEN FOR TRIAL Lloyd Light, alleged acton of a wealthy New Tork family, also alleged writer for tha Saturday Evening Post who was arrested several days ago at the Hotel Oregon for passing bad checks, on advices from Seattle, Will be taken to Los An geles to stand trial there for tha same offense. On hia arreat . hers for the Seattle authoritlea It waa found that be had U - Grande Is i to Be Given Chance to Compete With ' California. ' (Ralets Boreas ef Tbe Joaml. -.i, V Salem, Or. May 17 The first Mil way company to apply under the new - ' law for tha privilege of making higher Charges for short than, long; hauls Is tha . O.-W. R. N. company. . This company today wrote to the state railway com- mission asking for a hearing on the pro- ; posed new schedule of rates on sugar, from La Grande to Portland and Inter mediate points, which will enable tha La Grande sugar- factory to. compete wit hJ California for the Portland and Ore- gon market Tha bearing will ba grant-; . ed and undoubtedly favorable actlori . will be takes on tha som pan ya reeueet" to make a big cut In La Grande-Portland , ratea. . . I The present freight schedules en La ' Grande sugar are: To Portland, S3 cents; v to Hood River, SS centa; to Pendleton, v 35 centa , ' The new achedule la to be: To Port land, 15 centa; to Hood River. 20 K ' centa; to Pendleton, 26 centa. also passed alleged bad paper ea tha Oregon hotel. When the Seattle peo ¬ ple ref ueed to send for him. It . left prosecution up to tha local authorities, but as good a case against him aa la said to exist In Los Angeles could not ... be made, and It waa decided to allow him to leave while tha charges ara held over hla bead. . Light thla morning signified hla wit- ' ungneaa to return without fighting; ex-;--tradition. . Nearly a million dollars worth if tungsten waa mined ln Boulder county, Colorado, laat year. t NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. Clearings todav 11.74H an t iTear ago 2.894,813.10 44 19 178 138 74 H 49 47 22 45H 49 35 100H Bl 123 35H 68 160H 4 . Market 10c to 16c Tn; Hogs Down v Nickel Todtly.. . South Omaha Neb- May 17. Cattle. 4700: market alow: ateers. 25.8O0a.lJ! cowa and la el fere. 34.755.65. Hoa-e. li.oev; market '.eo lower; sates, $6.851.05. . . . ., Ghu. KAA. m.lr. 1llfl. Vl.k... . uiili, .v.vv, iii.i no, . " yearllnga $ 4. 6f 5. 00 ; wethers, $4,250 t.Bu; ianiDa, . io.tu qys.vu; aweB,x.eoy) ai i " Uyerpoof "Wheat Iarket. Liverpool, .May 47 'Wbeatr- -.'- ". ' - upon.. ciose. Mar ...... 6s llUdr 6s 10 yd July .6s.lOHd OslOHd' uctooer ........... ea sia - es io Total sales for day. 908.000 shares. Cons Gas ex-dlv, 4H per cent. BELIEVES EX-PRIS0NERS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE Losa today t 647,897.28 Balancea today ...,.$ 169,616.83 Year ago 808,825.83 Seattle Banks. Clearine-s today $1,690,130 00 Balances today 161,709.00 Taooma Banks. Clearings today $ (37,827.00 Balances today 4J.691.0O LUMBERMEN NATIONAL DANK ---atockholden hnrl customers alike typifies actions-activity both indi vidually and collectively in the forces ' most energetically at work in devel oping the state. , I CORNER OF FIFTH AND STARK STREET Journal Want Ads brln results. -CHKEBft New. Oregon fanurTTtiO 1 Noy.,,j;iiog 7, 131t130Tr7-l8l$i8 1 ' 11 " '"' " ' . . 1 er,ana. panj ew. triplets and dalalea. Its per 1WI ) Deo. 1308 1311 ir"8Wf " 1315 Oil I Journal W'ant Ada brir results. I aona Suspeci Former prisoners at the Kelly Butte rockbilo are thought to be responsible for the flip at thaf"tUce last night at 9:30 o'clock, which destroyed the en gine room and part of the stockade. The loss will be about $2000, and work will he suspended for several days. Gus Larsen, night watchman, passed by the engine room at 9 o'clock, and everything; waa all right then. .Within 20 : minutes he heard several .revolver shots In the direction of the engtna house, and saw the room in flames. Oil had been poured around the build ing. W. A, Eatchel, manager of the quarry, waa notified, 'and be hustled from his home at Lents to fight the fire. Dr. J. A. McBloy took blm tooths quarry. Hall &. Son, draymen, took a load, of cltJasens from Lents to. assipt. The men sacceoded in saving tho crush. er and. bBnJcei3No:jtrace jif the per- su8peciea couia po ounu, Bonds Investments Tjmber Lands McGrath&Neuhausen , 701-S- LEWIS BUILDING PORTLAND. OREGON THE BARBER ASPHALT r PAVINGCOMPANY Conatructs Asphalt and aetier BItum n oris Pavements. 605-608 El ec trio Bids. . Portland. Or. OakarHuber. Manager. Ladd & Tilton Bank ESTABLISHED 1S59 ' -.. "'. ' '- ,' ..... i. . . Capital - - - - - - $l,000,00a00 Surplus and Undivided ProfiU $700.000.00 ' : . ; ',' .-' ' - ' -' Letters of credit, tlnftt and trstrelen' checks fauned avaJIabl od all parts of tie world. . ,' CORNER WASHINGTON AND THIRD 'STOEETS; FIRST N A T 1 0 N A L : BAN K CAPITAL $1,500,000 SURPLUS . $750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the . - -Rocky Mctaint.v;v':.Hg -WHY BUULrraiC" Pavement . "BITULITHIC .pave ment has given splen- f did satisfaction Ths' price is a little higher, than asphalt, iyet the ' quality of; the material " and work ' more than warrants that little "off lset.Arthur Tomlin f son, City EngineeiyCal-A . gary. Alberta. , ; ; . 1 . Overbeck & Cooke Co. Coiiaaii!ssion Msrdbrt Stol5cIJf:. : Ccttoia,Gix!n,Eti Coara of Tra23 tzZ 'z If ambrav Chloago Soard ef Tra . Correspeadanta ef Logan A Fry a, Cbieaga. NewJ Xo, Eosiea. We bare " tha only private v . 4 eennactlng "Portian.t wits t eastern ewcl.ai j. :::.:.-.i:m:. . :-L -.!. ' "