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- I' i 4- St): THE OREGON " DAILY JOURNAL,' PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY ' 23, !, 1911: ' V: 17 1 " Timely Appearance -of Inspec tor Saves the Industry From ,v Being 4 Assailed Along the ."Pacifio Coast.; v v. rortland Waoiaaaia xuuti. Chickens weaker. Egge ateady. ' Dressed veal firm. Dressed hogs ateady. ' Aaparague la acarce, ' - Strawberrlea firm. - rr- , , Potatoo buga hava been dlaoovered In the ahlpmenta of new atock from Texas, and future importations from there are anllaely. Tbe timely discovery of the vermin toy B. U Jewett, manager ot the l'aclflo Fruit A proauoe oompany or tma city, nrobablv saved the Dotato lnduatrv ol the Faolfio ooaat atatea from belnf ruined by the ravages of the Insects. Mr. Jewett waa examining one of the are to aee what the quality .waa when be accidentally discovered tbe presence of tbe potato bugs in the load. He at onee notified the elate horticultural au thorltlea, aa well aa similar officials at Baoramento ana at oiympia. i utepe were taaea at once oy me 0111 lev elala. and the various . railroad comoa f , nlea were notified not to unload any runner anipmenia irem xexaa or irom that vicinity until tha load had been " thoroughly examined by the proper par Alter this waa done rumigaung mate- rial a were placed In the car, and the process was continued unui Monday, when the car was unloaded. . "I would not have allowed the car to be unloaded without rumigauon ror any amount of money' says Mr. Jewel t. "The Introduction of the pests might have ruined the iotato industry along the coast, therefore I took immediate atepa to atop their Importation Into Washington ana cauiorma oy nomyin tha horticultural commissioners o those states. When I opened the car after fumigation the insects were aeaa. HOP CONTRACTS FIRMER Twenty-two Cent Is Offered la the Sonoma District. Contracts are firmer In the hop mar 1tet and it la stated that a Salem party Is freely offering 22o a pound for 1911a but without avail aa growera are In no mood to sign up. In tha Sonoma. Cel. district. Richard sort is said to be freely bidding 22o for contracts, but the crop there la In swh poor condition that growers ore afraid to slum up until they know what thiy will have. A private advice from Sonoma says insi me varan mere am in pretty oau shaoe. with fully a fourth of the crop not putting In appearance. For that -reason It is now believed that 2& per Dent of the roots are dead. A Portland dealerJurchased 450 bales of 1909 yesterday at loo a pound. RED -ONIONS ARRIVE - T- First Carload of Season Comes From ' ' Stockton, California. The first carload of red onions to come to this market from California, ar- rives from Stockton this morning. The . quality is excellent. .. The onion market In reneraj is steady but the arrival of carloads o. imw reds la expected to brln- down values. FIRST HOOD RIVER APPLES Initial Sales Are Made at $7.20 Fer ' e Crate Along Street. The first Hood River strawberriea of ' the aeaaon entered the Front atreet trada today-and found very quick sale at 17.10 per crate for 14a. The shlp .ment waa of the beat quality ever , aeen here this aeason. Local oerriea from other districts are In amall aup . nlv and tha market la firtnV , Shipments of California berries are ' 'decreasing and a. atronger market la , Shewn hers. FIRST LOCAL PEAS Tw Sacks Come Forward From White Salmon Today, - . First local grown peas of the eea ' son arrived In this morning from White Salmon. The shipment consisted of two sacks and was In excellent con dition. Product waa quoted nominally at lOo a pound. Market la very wen supplied with California peaa. String beans from the south are In large supply aiong the atreet and the erica baa been placed generally at 10c ; a pounu. - CHICKENS CONTINUE WEAK Market Still In Poor Shape With Big Buyers Holding, - The market for chickens continues weak. The receipt a are not heavy but the big buyers are holdings off their purchases until a later date In the hope I securing supplies mr icbp. FORECV-ST FOR SHIPPERS The U. S. Weather Bureau Sends Oat Notice to Produce Men. .Weather bureau sends out tha fol Protect shipments as far north as Se attle against temperature or aoout , degrees; nortneasi. ia epoicane, ao.ae . - ...... K..a a a T3aI At A A rwLs,m south to Siskiyou. 32 degrees. lowest temperature at Portland tonight., about 42 degrees. . FRONT 8TRKTTT QTJOTATIONM strain, noav and Say. WHEAT Nominal,. Track delivery Club, 8ci bluestern, 9892c; forty fold. 8598flc": Willamette valley, 16c; red Russian. 84c; Turkey red, SOo. OATS Nominal. Producer price Track. NO, 1 white. $29.60; gray. 128.60 Feed, 128: rolled, 29.60; brewing. 329. ft -o MILLSTUBF8 Belling rrice Bran, W t 126; mlc . l925. middlings, 31; shorta, 128.00; chop, HAT Producer's nrlce19ia-va7iet timothy, fancy, tl718; ordinary, SIS i 17; eastern Oregon, tl9.H021.0o; mixed,- ll.00l.00; clover, - t1100! Wheat tl2 00ia.00; cheat tlS.OOO 11.00; alfalfa. 14.00! oate, 12.0e 11.40. FLOUR Old crop, , pa tanta. 14.96: Willamette. 4.I . per barrel:, local I straight. tt.ti0 W serj. ) 4.16; export gradea .0t.80. . f.i. Bitter, Xm a Feoitrr. "" ?i BUTTER lCxtra creajnery. cubes and f tuba, I4o: prlnta. 36 Vic: ordinary I prints, tOOtto; storage. 18c; dairy, 12 0 160. " . ' EaOS Local, extra ?lc: casr cOuntj THE BARBER ASPHALT pNG:comNY;; Constructs Aaphalt and'eet(er Bltum-T Inous Pavements. 106-808 Electrle Bldg. Portland. Or. Oskar Huber. - j Manager. ; TILLAMOOK CHEESE, OUTPUT DECREASED Make Is , About 25 Per Qent ' Less TTian at This Time ' During Last Season. , Preaant Indications are for a produc tion or x.vzo.ooo pounaa or cneeae in tna Tillamook country during the present season. . This compares "With about 1,600.000 pounds manufactured In 1910. Tba newa of ao arrest a decrease In tha crosDectlva make of - Tillamook oheeaa la startling to the trade In gen eral, and explains fully the reason why offerings of supplies from ' tha cbeeaa city nave oeen miicn mora iimitea man usual to data thlaaeaaon.. From t resent outlook tha make of cheese In tha coast'a beet producing sec- uon riiiamooK county -win o me smallest for many a year. At this time the production la fully 25 Dec cent un dar a vear ua. - we are nor . in tna nuen ... or . tna cheese . making aeaaon at Tillamook," says Charles Ray. tha prominent cheeso man of that aectlon. ' "From now untU July. 1 tha make la likely to be the rreatest of The aeaaon. TO flats tha production la fully 26 per cent under the normal, and there la little cbanee to make un the deficiency durlna the re- mainaer or me aeason. "While all of tha older established factorlM era onnratlna- and two neW plants are running one at Sand Lake and another In the Neatuoca valley, tha DlrfTtta are not ooeratlns on full time. "Bhlpmenta are being made al fast aa tha ehatsa la manufactured, demand coming from all along the coast from lxi a Angeiea to ma uritisn uoiumoia line, therefore tnere la no aurpiua nata at thla time at Tillamook. "While I anticipate a smauer output than usual. I ao not iook ror any very high prices.- Nevertheleae I expect that values will hp Id rather steady. The aeanon atarted later than uaual, and the make since the opening has been disap pointing; Uc BUTTER FAT -F. o. h. Portland, par pound. 24c. ' POULTRY- Fancy hens, 19c; fowla, lt<'Ao per lb.; broilers, 2627o lb.: fryers, 2820c: geese, lip; live young ducks. 27ttl6c: old decks. 1820c; turkeys, alive. 14c: dreaaed. 27 He; pigeons, tl dosen. ivew uregnn ranoy run cream. trlDlets and daisies. 16c per lb.3 Toung Americas. ic; storage nata. 12Vil4c: California flats. 14c, rnni aaa -veajeiawaa. POTATOES Selling prices Beat. C A . Jk mm a A . aAmntAH Hlflt sC 4,UU, f WU, SJ . VUII1IIIUU, Bf ai 'ef , Buying carloads.' Select. 22.10; ordinary. ii.su; new, tpoc. UNIONS No. 1 24.00: No. 1. 18.762 new. 26: Australian. 24.60: garlic, 708o per lb. FRESH FRTT1TB Orangea New na vels, t2.60rT2.26 box; bananas. 6e lb.; lemons. 1.80S.00: grape fruit. 12.26; nlneannles. lfl)7o lb.: tanaerlnes. 81.21: strawberries, Oregon. 83.2608.60 per 24 lox crate; uaiirornia, i,vwi.n per 16 box crate. VKGETABL.E9 New turnipa. 7lo: beeta. 75c; carrots. 76e dos. bunches cabbage, $3.60 per cental; tomatoes, Mexican, 82 per box; lugs. 82.76; beans. 1012o lb; horseradish, 810c; crreen onions. IOC rer aoxen: v onions, 16c per dosen; pep- ,.ah KaII imp ttminft noail lettuce, 607Bc dosen; hothouse, 21.500 1.76 box; radishes, 160 cozen Duncnes; celery ( ) per dozen; eggplant, 14o per lh .- r-uoiimhwa. 22.26 ner doaen: oess. (Un: raullflower. loeaL 81.60 doeen: axparagus. local. 80i?)65c dosen; extra nMintr. r.. -tears fancy, B7690c;: Walla Walla, tl.50 boxj.g "? 5ue?s .!! rhtiDarn, 2Q2e id. APPLES $1 0001.76. Meats, Meb aad ITovtsteaa. FRESH BEEF Wholesale slaughter- era' prices: Beat steers. lOOlOSe; ordi nary. 9H(H0c; beat cows. SOtttc; or dinary, S'XQtc tRh,HPKL hba i s rroni street nos. fancy, 10c per 1W, ordinary. CtHo per pound; heavy, 8e; veala, extra, 10c, ordinary, 9c; poon Hc; aprlng lamb, 10 lie; mutton, 8e; goata. 4cj beef, (Q 9c. IjIRD Kettle leaf, tierces, lllio lb.: steam rendered, tierce, 10?ic per lb.; compound, tlercea, 8 Ho per lb. HAMB, hAUUll, tiu, nra, nnv c- breakfast bacon. 186326c: boiled ham, 28 2,5c; picnics, 11 c lb.; cot tage roil, 1440 per id.; rfgumr snuri clears, smoked. 19 He: backs, smoked, 14o: pickled tongues, 85c per lb. FIHH nominal rtocg coo. l vo per in.: flounders, to; halibut, 8 9c; etrlped baas. 20c: catnsti. 129 12 Hot salmon " j.Sf.fi.,Sa nJ?7J&!atVrn nrlce. At South Omaha there JKK t1in ne I 80c; sturgeon, nc id.; coiumDia InTJua lufliii lb silver emelta 8o ' Rn,1i'-?i eV?-'. Villi .-v, tV. , large. 81.50; medium, tl.25 dos.; dreased in.: uiw:si ruu s 7S a- -a niiiB.(i. w a i OTSTERti Shoaiwater bay, per gal. Ion, )( per 'Ji mc' '"U Oiym pia, per gallon. ; irr v in. i.'pX. AafrAM. kka ta K os.; eastern in ahell. 21.7IOI per U0. 2Copa. Wool aa KIdeaw xtnva X'.nntnf.tm. 1911 croD. 20iO21c! 101 A rrnn. choice. I0O He: prime to Cholc lc; O'lme, tic-, meoium, ltd 16'4Cl 1". growtna -' 71 W" TALLOW Prima, per IK. 6c; No. I and greaaa, 14J2HO. .... . WOOL Nominal. 1910. Willamette valley. liOlSo; aaatern Oregon. 12 O CHlTlim laitiv wuuwi, ao, JR .... ... . . HIUBS l ry mraa. iikviio id.j green. tHOWl duiib, green, salt m lb ; kips. OHOTHc; csivea. graau, 120 ISO per id. .... ' . . . MOHAIK seieciea, itwiiu. . rooertaa. XTuts. 2tta - , cnnlK. fHib. tt.sv: powdered. 25.40 fruit nr herrv. 86.40: irt granulated. 85.40; D yellow, 84.70; beet. 86.80; Fed eral rruberry, ' to - leas . tban fruit or berrr; Honolulu PlantaUon cans granu lated, 6o leas. (Above quotai ona are av aaya mei 4c: Naw Orleans haaoViWaOtHi Creole, HALT Coarse, half ground 100a. $8.88 rer ton: 60s. ovi-iaDia "any, eos, sis; 00s. 817; bales. 22.2V: extra fne bar rels. 2s, 6a and ?46; lump rook. 220.60 per ton. , HUNBI new, ss.io per caw. f BEANS Small wnlte. 84.211 large white. 84.26: pink. 80.76; bayou. 25.91; Umaa ': reos, .zo. waiaie. uoai oil anew T.TKREED OIL-Raw. bbl&. 99e xaL: kettle boiled, bbla., 81-01; raw. In cases. 81.04: boiled, In caaea, $1.08 gal.; lota of 260 gallons, ic teaa; n caae meat whitk LRirvkTon' lota, lo oar lb.1 600-lb. lotaT io peX lb.; Jeaa lota. 8Hs lr. J.; - a .1.... ..... iiu. gallon; Iron bbis -.Sltto per gauon. ROPE Manila, Bcr slaal. 7Hc. COAL OIL Cases: ''.Pearl,;.. 18c: star, 16 r,er a-aJlon: water White, bulk. 80 1IKO per gauon; v specuu wwr wuno, 1216c. . . ; v - ' OASOLTNE Red crown and motwr. 15O220 gallon; 86 gaaollna. 28 85 He gallon; V. M, & P. naphtha, 12 TURPENTINE In oases, II He; wood barrels, 79c; Iron barrels. 74 Ho per gallon. . . eaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaaBawaaeBaNa - V'- NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT - - wortlaad Banks. Clearings today ...... .,..$1,57,970.89 zear ago... i,vub,oos. Loss today ........ .4.2 440,881.24 Balances today ............. 244,827.85 Year ago ....... Seattle Baals. Clearings today .$2,115,102.00 Balances today v 238,460.00 New York Metal Market, New York, May 23. Metals: ' Bar silver 63 ic: Mexican dollars. j. 5c; London silver, 24 Hd. i .. , copper iaae, ii.no oi. - ., - - r Iead $ 4.40.ta.4o.1 .-, -,v - , V;;,,.v... i in fit.ivtlii.til, is: ;15L IN FROM SOUTH First AmvIs; of : Year . Conie ! From Gault, Cal., arid Help t0; Depress General Condi- -"lions' Here. 4 ' 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 a 2anga X Blaappearlng. : Accord SJa; t Henry Hahn of tha Prlnevllla Land Livestock company, who has Just returned from Shanlko, tha range In that section Is fast disappearing, and each, year abowa a mailer vol- nme. This, he says, will causa a change In cattle operations In 49 the. interior. - 4 "The range la very abort." ' says Mr. Hahn, " ck account of , the very light moiatura, nut nev- a ertheleas cattle are looking fairly welL Sheep shearing la Just starting, and Indications are that tha clip will be about as a year ago.- . - ! . Grass Cattle at $6.05. Two loada of the beat offerings of mss cattle today brought "0 this afternoon at Sforth Portland while tba ontonts sold at M to $6.85. Tba lot waa not weighed until lata la tha af ternoon. Tna beat stuff averaged about 1170 pounds. . aaaaaawawaaM PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BW, Hogs, cattle, caivee. Hneep. Tueaday ... Monday Saturday . . 92 624 809 . 297 . 17 .1275 . 227 . 1 . 69 1186 58 188 849 978 812 2182 it5 262 794 970 Friday Thursday . Wednesday Week ago.. The first arrasa cattle of the aeaaon came forward Into the local yards in f ood condition today. The shipment waa rom Oault, Cai.. and consisted of 16 loada Tha oattla market in areneral la lower and prlcea are down from 16 to 25o from yeeterday, with a much weaker feeling existing, as a result of the heav ier shipments to North Portland. On account of tha more favorable market that has ruled here than at eastern and middle west centers, Mon tana continues to unload huge supplies on tha Portland trade. There were fur ther receipts of 5 leads from tnera to-i cay. . . . Huge supplies have not been the only cause of he drop In prices here. The formal opening of the grase cattle aea Hon has perhapa added more weight to vilnoa than ttiv other cause. Aa long aa packera can get grasa atuff of qual ity tney win oner nine mui iur uci r fl stuff and therefore the Price of hay cattle Is made to conform to tho price available for grass stock. 3aniNl rann of cattle: SI" ii- -.r2 Best grain fed steers Best g-rasa ateers neat cows Medium cows 0.25 Ordinary cows . Poor to fair cows Best bulls 2.00O4.00 6.00 4.75 4.25 Fancv bulls , Ordinary bulls OALVE9. Best light Ordinary Trwv . ............ 8.00 7.60 4.00 7.004 2.00 Yesterday's huge arrivals of cattle were not cleaned up" at tha time and quite a number of loada were carried over until thia morning owing to tha lack of buyers. Sog Market Easier. Whila tha recelnts of hoes In the North Portland yards today consisted principally of China fats, tha general trend of tha trade waa not so good as last week. Thla change in condition la due to the added weakneaa in the waa . . farther; loss of a nickel today ' f , , i. rr C i . Vh or 66.80 to land here. ... Thla places the local nrioe at about -what It coat to a- . . . bring in the Missouri river biock. At Chlcaeo the hog market was steady today with no general change In quota- ' China fats sold thla morning at North Portland at $7 or about 26c leaa tban Nominal awino values at North Port land: . Best blockera ....8 STB Medium light 65 Heavy packers 6.60 Rough packera 6.00 6.60 Sheep and Z.amba tower. Further loss of about a dime la show ing in the sheep and lamb trade at North Portland although the run today - was Just a good average one for this time of the' year. Yesterday's 'great offer ings caused the downfall of values. Further strength and consequent price advances are showing in tbe South Omaha sheep and lamb trade today. Pricea were 15a to 26c higher than the advanced prlcea of yeeterday. The range of sheep and Iamb prices at the local yards and at the Mlpsourl river shows: Portland. S. Omaha. Yearlinga . . ...... $4.65 $5.40 e. GRASS ra OPENED ADS LUMBERMENS NAT.I.O-.N A L. O A NLK GOOD CROPS CAUSE HILL ROAD STRENGTH Mew York, May ' 22. excellent -crop reports from along the linea of tha Hill roada caused good buying In both North ern Pacific and Great Northern today. Interboro was showing some strength owing to the expectations of subway In the general list a a-reat many aell- ara appeared owing of the dealre to .re main inactive uniu alter tna American Tobacco- decision. , London was a buyer of Amalgamated ar for other Americans. The etrenath in Am air am ted abroad brought forth a liberal advance here. Tha weakness la London securities renerallv - waa caused by tba prospects ot a revolt In; Range of N. T. prices furnished by yveroeca at tjooae company: 'Description ; Upeni Hiehi Low Sid Amai. Copper Co, Am. C. & .,o.. Am,, C. X, c..,. Am. Loco., o.... Am. bugar, o... Am. Smelt, a... Anao. Mining Co, Atchison, a Bkiy Hap. Tn. an. fa., c... 'en. Leather, o 1. ae O W.. O. . C. M. 8. P. Chea. & Ohio. . Colo. F. A I., o 124 81 I4H Colo. South.. 2pfd do let tfd.... Corn Producta, oj jai. tiuaaon.. i). as k. u., o.. Erie, o Gt. Northern, pfd ininoia central.. Inter. Met, c. ... Louis. A Nash... M ., K. A T., c. . . Ore Landa ...... Goldfleld Cona.. Mo. Paclflo .... National Lead. . N. T. Central.. N. Y.. O. W.. Nor. & weat.. c. No. American... N. Pac, c Pac. M. S. S. Co. Penn. R'y P. L. & C. Co. Pre St. Car., c do pfd. Reading, c. . . . . . Rap. I. & 8., c... Rock la.; c ... 8. L. 8. F. 2d pfd do let pfd.... St. L. A B. W o. 1C9S4 2U 122 106 U 28" 159H 42 Southern pac, o. Southern Ry, c. Texaa A Pacific. Union Pac, o. . . TT a e.ikkH m U. S. Steel Co., c do Did.. Wabash, o W. U. 1 Telegraph wis. central, c Allls Chalmers do Did Alton con do pfd O. W.. Dfd .... Nevada Cons... Lehigh Valley.. 8oo Cons 19 179 1274 Westlnghouse . Beet Sugar ... 73 ;s3 Utah Copper . . Third Avenue . Cons Oaa I146H 146114514 K. C. South. . . Wheeling Lake Mex. National 1 V4 20 Pales, 666,000 sWre. Call Money, 2424 per cent. Wethers Lambs . Ewes . . 4.60 1.00 8.60 8.60 4.15 4.76 Among tho Shippers. Catties Charles Horton, Oault, Cal., 15 cars; 3. E. Morse, Anaconda, Mont., 2 loads; IT. 8. McQueen, Anaconda, S Cars; Oeorge D. Burdlct, Albany, Or., one car cattle and calves. Sheep and Lambs J. B. Pel ton, Rose burg. Or., two care; C. H. Vehrs A Son, Lebanon, Or., one car; Norwood A Ov erton, Harrisburg, Or., two loads. Mixes Stuff H. W. Strong, Moro, Or- one ear cattle, sheep and hogs. Official UToetook 8nlea. Following are repreaentative sales. They Indicate demand, supplies and quality offering: STEERS. Av. lbs, Price. $8.65 6.65 6.60 6.25 .25 6.25 6.15 6.16 6.15 $6.00 6.76 $7.00, $6.50 6.E0 25 ateers 198 steers 28 steers 27 steers 9 steers 17 steers 60 steers 77 ateers 104 steers 17 cows 2 cows 1262 ,.1230 ..1082 ,.1120 ,. 941 .1060 .1077 .1085 .1087 ..1080 .. 680 CQWS. HOGS. 62 Chinas 102 SHEEP AND LAMBS. 87 lambs 76 61 lambs 80 130 wethers 105 95 wethera ............ 83 96 feeders ., 65 4.60 4.60 2.50 2.50 146 feeders 67 -Sale made late yesterday afternoon. ALLEGED HORSETHIEF ' WILL BE PROSECUTED An information for John Doe Al bright waa Issued by Assistant United States Attorney Evans today, and a deputy marshal will leave tonight for Klamath; where Albright Is under ar rest, to bring him to Portland. Al bright, It Is claimed, stole a horse, sad dle, blanket, bridle and other harness from the United States reclamation service near Klamath. is located Tn the center of the office building district. Thus it serves the convenience of business men who have offices in this quarter. ON WHEAT IS QUIET BUT TONE HOLDS QUOTATION INTACT Offerings (Limited and Few Deals Are Closed for Tide- . water- Walla Walla Man Sells a Big Lot. World's Wheat aCarket. a 4 Portland Club, 85086c; blue- 4 stem, tS98Hc; Chicago May, 98o bid; July ISVeO ask; September, 87c ask. 4 Liverpool Vheat, Hd lower; a July. 6s9Hd; September,-7Hd Berlin Wheat ,e lower. ' Budapest Wheat He lower. Buenos Ayres Wheat easier. 4 Melbourne Wheat quiet Paria Wheat alow. , Kanaaa Clty-May 87 Ho. St. Louie May, 92 a. Winnipeg May, 94 Ho. f 4 Mlnneapolle May 96a. Duluth May, 98 Ho. 4 Thera la a vary quiet but firm tone in tha wheat trade locally. Nothing further baa been heard by the .trade regarding the mysterious nibbling for a shipload, which was supposed to be either for the orient or Mexico. While aome liberal purchases have been reported In the Interior, coast wise business is small on account oi tha limited offerings. Prices here re main generally aa previously quoted. Regarding the sale of a big lot at Walla Walla recently, tha Evening Bul letin of that city aava: "One Of tha largest salea of wheat m.a h.r. in months waa made yester day when R.'J. Thompklna Bold 43,000 hnsheln or 42 carloads, of bluestem to a Pugct sound concern, the deal being handled tnrougn ine rirrain '; agency. The figure was not given out but is understood to be about 86 centa ''ri' rrain waa raised on Eureka flat and was strictly No. 1. Mr. Thompklna haa held fully half the grain two years, and might have Bold the wheat time and again for a far, better price than he received. A year ago . last December bluestem aold here for moro than $1 a blWlth tha sale of thlB large lot of grain there remalna but one other.iarge lot In the county. ThlB 1 on Eureka .n ! naniil hv Mr. Welch. He and hie renter have nearly 100,000 bueh- elB- of blueatem, ooin weir 1910 crops. . Tney may noia mmr s'i" over another year. There are lew iois of grain in wnicn mere aro nwr, m... iaiiiiu hiiahoia Nearly all of the hold over wheat la atored on tha flat. BUMP SHORTS IN MAY Sellers Scared and Price Advances to 08 Mt Today. ri.tavn. Mv 23. Shorta tn May option received another surprise today when tne price waa acm. ""'"" mark at 98 He and closed at 98c bid, or 14 above the Iinai or yesierany. iim short interest became oca red at me opening oT the market and Initial values were a fraction higher in that option than yesterday's cloalng, although in July and September a loss of He to o was shown at the start. The latter options closed Ho, to Ue higher than yesterday in sympathy with tha advance in May. , Foreign marketa were generally lower. Total vlslbla aupply of grain in bushela: . i Today. Year ago. I Wheat 23.8.ono zz.uzh.uimj Corn 4.469,000 6.640.000 Oats 8,686,000 7.416.000 B. F. Snow, the crop expert, who is back foom a 10 daya' trip In the south west. Bays that the wheat crop of Okla homa and Kansas Is approaching ma tiirity with the promise of an increased yield. Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooko Co. Onen. High. Low. Close., May July .. 95H 98H .. 87H 88H .. 86H CORN. .. 61 63H .. 51 62H .. 62 53 H OATS.. .. 83H 34 .. 83 34H .. 83H 83H PORK. 95 08 B 87H 88HA 86H 87HAj 51 62Bi SI 76 52HA1 62H 63 B i 83 84Ha 83 H 84 A 33H SSftA. 1463 n! 1440 1462 ! 1895 1407 N .. .. 810 A! 805 815 A, 812 822 780 787 N 772 782 A 767 780 A Sep. May July Sep. May July Sep. May July Sep. May July Sep. May July Sep. ..1440 , .1395 ' 1465 1420 LARD. "sis 822 RIBS. 787 783 780 807 812 780 772 767 Heat Close Schools. (United Prw Ieaed Wire. Washington, May 23. On account of tha Intense heat toaay tne pumic achools were closed at noon and 15,000 children given a half holiday. . FIFTH AT -STARK HOP CROP ssNaawaaeasjaBjBa y , Show Slow Growth.' v Salem, Or., May 22, Hope continue to show alow growth - and there are aome fears regarding tha ability of the product to mature. No aerioua damage can do conxirmea. , , , , -W." Outlook Not Serious. Yamhill, Or.. May 82. There la con siderable complaint of tha backwardness of the hop crop, but ao far as can be ascertained tha outlook la sot aerioua Hard to Forecast. Oregon City, Or., May 22. Clackamaa county hops are very backward and the situation aa regard theprobable yield la hard to forecast i ' No Serious Damage. Independence, Or., May 22. Hop yards show a backward condition. While thla may affect the total produc tion, no damage greater than uaual can be confirmed. Hops Only Backward. Eugene, Or., May 22. While the hop crop is very backward, no serious dam age can be confirmed. Training of vines has been retarded but this seems to be the extent of the effect of a back ward aprlng. Hops Promise Well. - Beaverton Reporter: Xn" Washington county, and particularly tha Tualatin valley, hope never give better promlst than they do at this time. Tbe pros pect In this aectlon la that tha yield of hops will be greater than It haa been for years and of a better grade. IIops Get Set-Back, Bugene Register; Will Seavey of Donna waa In the city yesterday. Mr. Seavey says that the late frosts and cold weather are working a great hard ship to the hop orop. PRICE OF PRODUCE AT SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, May 28. Wheat Au stralian and prooo, $1.66 01.70; Califor nia. CIUD, I1.1DW1.DV. mm ii wunai, h1..m 11 71L 1 7U nlllh II (Ik (fit. 45: fanov. I1.46V1: poor to fair. $1.4001.46; shipping and brewing, $1,441; 1.62H- Eggg .California fresh, Including cases, extras, 21 Ho; prime firsts, 20 He; firsts, 19Hc; seconds, 18H; select pul lets, 18 He; eastern seconds, liftc. Butter California fresh extras, 1-u.f nrlma firsts. 22c: firsts. 21 Wc: seconds, , 21c. L.neese new aiiiurinn naia. muw-j, 12 He; flr,u' seconds, loc; Cali fornia Young America, fancy, 14 He; do firsts 18c; Oregon fancy, 13 He; Storage cheese. Oregon fancy, 14 He; New York singles and daisies, 18 He. Potatoes per cental) Oregons, $2.60 02.60; eastern, $2.002.10; Texas tri umphs, $3.00; new. 2H$c per pound. CHICAGO SHEEP STRONG Market In Good Shape Today With the Hon Fair. Chicago, May 23. Run: Hogs 17,000, cattle 8000, Bheen 15,000. Hon are steady; left over, 8900; re ceipts a year ago, 14,000; mixed, $5.70 6.00; good and heavy, $5.70a5.95; rough, 5. 50ra 6.8ft; ligni, sv.du wd.ib. Cattle steady. Sheep strong. Btank Notice Security Savings and Trust Company Owbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $950,000 Invites Accounts of Merchants, Individuals' and Savings f UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY. MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK ESTABUSZZTD 1886. ' ezoozto aitd wASsznaTow btbebts PORTLAND, OREGON . CAPITAL AND-SURPLUS $350,000.00 The Merchants National Bank solicits the business and cordially In vites the accounts of Individuate, firms and corporations, feeling assured that the unexcelled facilities and thorough knowledge of local conditions acauired during our twenty-five years of banking experience will render relations, once established, permanently agreeable and mututally bene ficial. x ' 2. STmHAJC President H. I HOXBBOOm Vice Iesldeni, GEO. W, SCOTT. Cashier U. O. OATCmiWO, Asst. Cashier. O. DETEJUWO, Asst. Cashier. FIRST NATIONAL .BANK CAPITAL $1,500,000 SURPLUS . $750,000 Oldest National Bank West of tho Rocky Mountains , MORE BITULITHIC "WHYS" I have taken par ticular notice of the . bitulithic pavement on Spring Grove avenue and I think it is the best pavement ever put -down in Cincinnati."? G. Schacht, president, , Schacht Mfg. Co., Cin- , cinnatl. CENTS FOR PRUNES Higher Bids Being Offered and Refused for the Coming Production. - ! ' Four and a half cent baaia la being freely offered for prune contracta by leading buyera and little business caa be closed at thia figure because grow- s oeueve tney win get more. , . ,- i With the outlook only for a fair prune production in this section at tha present time and with the world's mar ' ket entirely bare of supplies, and very anxious ,to buy, the outlook for prune market values seems tha best In years so tar as growera are concerned. While the price of prunea reached al most prohibitive' figures for the 1218 production, little of this extra money ' went to the growera Practically tha entire advance waa forced after tha crop had passed out. of the hands of producers and Into tha warehouses of speculators. , On this account producers ars not In clined to contract their crop at thla tlmo and buyers are therefore advene lng their. bids. One of the leading prune Interests on the coast recently made a ' statement at Salem against contracting ' the prune crop and thla haa had Ita ef fect upon both buyera and aellera. SEATTLE PRODUCE ' PRICES FOR TODAY Seattle, Wash., May 23. Washington creamery firsts, 25c; eastern storage, 20(a X'lc, eastern fresh, 22 21c. Egge Local ranch. 25; eastern fresh, ' 211' 22c; Oregon. 24c. Cheese Tillamook twins. 16 Ho; Til lamook Young Americas, 18c; Wlaconala twine, 16H; Washington twins, 16o; Washington Young Americas, 18c; cream, 18He. Onions Oregon, $3.60 4.00 per eack; Auetrallon. $4.00f4.60 per box. potatoes Eastern Washington, $429 48; White Rivers. $33 438; new, 4tf4o per pound. ' . - GOOD RISE IN SHEEP Market Is Again 15c to 25o Up at Sonth Oamha. South Omaha, Neb., May 23. Cattle, 5000. market steady: steers, $5.766.10i cows and heifers, $4.765.76. ' Hogs 16,000, market 6c lower; sales, . $5.65.70. Sheep 6700, marked 15026c higher; yearlings, $4.76&5.40; wethers, 24.60M 6.00; lambs, $7.0O8.6O; ewes, $4,354 4.75. New York Cotton Market, Open. High. . 1311 1312 . 1318 1.V8 . 1596 1596 '. 1604 160V ,. 1642 1547 . 1872 1372 . 1821 1222 Low. Close. 1807 1208 00s . . ' 1312 131416 1584 158408S , .... 15645)66 f , 1692 -1584 t-t-; 1538 1640041 1364 1864066 1316 1316017 " 1308Q09 January . March . . . May June ..... July ...i. August September, October . . November. si Overbeck & Cooke Co. Commission Merchants Stocks, Bonds Cotton, Grain, Etc, 216-217 K ' Bosircf of Trade BuHcT.nj v--:;i -v ".)''. - - Members CMeago Board of Trade, CorreapoBdenta of Xogaa A BryfS, . Cbioago. New Tors. Boston. Wa Save tha ooly private wire . aonnectlng Portland wita the :.:'..:... aaatern aachanga. " . . Bpelter $5.85 MeV