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s :- ' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENINO, JUNE 1. 1811 i . 14.' VERY ACTIVE IN PACIFISECTON t V Sales Are Heavy in Idaho and Montana and in Eastern Or egon Transactions Are on a Larger Scale. Elf PLACED ON TEXAS SPUDS Another Carload From Lone Star State Condemned; California Stock Too. SHEEP MARKET 25 CENTS LOWER AT NORTH OUD Portland wbcleaal Market, e) Kftn firmer. e e Tlrkns Intifr. trwlicrrlwr lower Prpsfcrcl incit steady Rftter salmon supply d 4 More rulatom condemned. d 4 Florida and Mississippi toma- toes. The wool market H showing quit a fair movement locally hut th lata Im nrovement la scarcely what the traJe had expected after all tha talk haa been indulged in. To data the market of woola In the Willamette valley haa been nominal Thit la due more to the lack of ahear- In operation to dst than to any de Ire of aheep owner to hold back their supplies rrom market For Willamette valley woola the gen eral price I 16c a pound today, although thl value ta (haded or extended slightly aa retard the various qualities At eastern Oregon point there ha Keen a noticeable Increase In the sale of wool at various point, outalde of the f regular aale date. ' At Baker Monday. Thomaa Selgl aold 14.006 pound at lc. thla being the - highest prtre thu far obtained for sup plies In that market. It was stated that at the same time the aggregate sales at Baker totaled at least 100,000 pounds - and that within tha period of several day the transaction liters had reached a grand total of about 300.000 pounds. According to the Baker Herald the Selgl clip waa particularly desirable and waa aold to C. H. Breck for Boston buy . era. Mr. Brack also bought the Mitt Cundlff clip, paying 12c for the wool. Another desirable clip, that of Jim Cronp, waa bought bv Hellner'a for thifour, the price being II Ho. Thl consisted of 16.000 pound and waa on I fourth cross-bred Lincoln wool The McKlnney and Hartley clips aggregat ing 10,000 pounds were alao bought by Hellners, the price not being made pub lic. P. J. Brown Saturday evening bought the Archie Murray clip, from upper Burnt river, about 12,000 pounds, paying 11c. This is also a particularly clean lot of wooL from 2-year-old aheep. The 0. D. Wood clip waa purchased by Mr. Brown this morning at 12c. This ag gregates 1S.000 pound. A. N. Ingalls of Ooqse creek ha sold hi wool, a 13.000 pound, clip to C. H. ' Green, the price paid being 13c. . Lake County Wool Bale. Announcement ha been made by Harry Ballev secretary of the Lake- view Wool Storage company, that the first annual sale will be held there under the sealed bid system on July 10. Over 1,000,000 pound of wool will . be offered at the wool warehouse in Lakevlew, Or. The wool whan bought can be dellv - ered at Alturas, Cal., to miles. In from 30 to CO days after date of eele. Team freight on wool la 50c per 100 pounds. Wool dealera intending to have buy ers present will pleas notify the sec retary. Several large sales of wool have been made in Idaho recently and at Boise price have ranged from 16c to 16o a pounn. anting me past weeic. Tha wool market 1 likewise Improved at Montana point. At Billing a few day ago ISttc was paid for a 100.000 pound clip. The seller were Miller Bros, of Merrill nd the buyer Silver man Bro. of Chicago The same people recently purcnaeea me Bnorey cup or ou.wuu pounas at me aame piace at ic. At Mile City. Mont.. Hecht. Llebmann A Co. of Boston purchased 60.000 pounds at 16c. According to J. H. Barnard, buyer for the firm, 2.976.000 pounds of wool have been contracted in Montana at pricea ranging from lfc to 18c a pound. Along with the improvement in wool prices elsewhere, there is a better de mand for hides and prices are fraction ally better. An embargo haa been placed upon Texas potatoes all ains the Pacific coast and all future shipments will be closely watched and (nls Is likely to cause a stoppage of supplies from there. Another carload of Texas potntoes was condemned by the fruit Inspector yeeterduy owing to the appearance of the potato bug In the shipment Some of the stork wss removed from the car previous to the embargo placed upon it h the Inspector, hut wsrnlng has Imnmi Klven Ml Interests not to molest sup plies until psssed by the county of ficial It Is stated that the shutting out of th Texan nupplles Is a plan of the Cull, fornla shlppnrB to boost the price on their product, but supplier from Cali fornia are now to receive attention from the officials. An examination of a shipment of potatoes from Pan Fran cisco yesterday disclosed the fact that the stork was full of worms and there fore subject to confiscation a was the supply from Texas. The potato market Is holding firm here as a result of the condemning of supplies. The Texas stock I quoted In hampers at Kc a pound, but la finding a demand on account of the easier mode of handling. Th hamper contain 60 pound. Market (s Down Quarter Ex cept for Lambs, Which Are Firm; Cattle Are, Fractional ly Easier. . m th gtocfrrards. e) North Portland Hog nomi nal, rattle weaker, sheep 26c lower. South Omaha Hog 6c lower, cattle steady, sheep steady. FRO XT STREET QUOTATIONS STRAWBERRIES LOWER HERE The Heavier Arrivals Cause General Slashing of Price. Strawberry market Is down another notch today with greater offerings from the home section. Offering from Cali fornia are smaller. Local berries are selling from $2.60 to $3.76 per crate, according to quality and coloring. The higher figure Is obtained for Hood Rtvr stock, which shows exceptionally good quality as well as color. Sprlngbrook are quoted at $3 and home stock at $3 to $3.26. This Is for best quality. CAR MISSISSIPPI TOMATOES Second Shipment Within 24 Hours Comes From the South. A carload of tomatoes came In from Mississippi this morning, closely follow ing the car received from Florida yea terday. Supplies were said to be in ex cellpnt condition. Some hothouse stock from Wisconsin is offering at $4 per box.- This shows excellent quality. LEMON' MARKET FIRMER Further Rtrenjrth Here as Result of Southern Rise, Further strength la showing- In the lemon market here as the result of ad ditional advances In the south. Six dollars is now being generally asked for No. 1 stock, but some are said to be holding out for $6.26. FLORIDA CELERY HIGH Crates Are Quoted at $4.50 Along Front Street. A small shipment of new crop celery from Florida Is showing In the Front street trade. The stork is generally of fair quality and is rjuoted at $4.60 per crate. Florida peppers arc in fair supply with good quality selling at $3 per crate. CHICKEX MARKET LOWER The Market Down IB He for Fowls; . Trade on Street Is Weak. i Another reduction in the price of poultry Is showing along Front street with holdings hard to move. Ordinary T'lota are now selling down to 3 6 Ho a ' pound, while springs are quoted at 22 to 2 be a pound. TURPENTINE IS LOWER , Standard OH company ha announced l a decline of 2 He a gallon in the price . -.of turpentine In the local territory. New ; .', quotations: Case 79c, wood barrels -fS7Hc, Iron barrel ?2c, 10-case lots 78c per gallon. FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau send out th follow ing; notice to shipper: Protest shipments aa far north aa Se atll against temperature of about 75 .degrees; northeast to Spokane, M de gree; authesst to Boise, degrees; south ta Siskiyou. 10 degree. Highest temperature at Portland tomorrow. aJout tO dreee. Crraln, Floor and BTay. WHEAT Nominal. Track delivery Club, St?87c; bluestem. 94096c, forty fold. S54rS6c; Willamette valley. g5c; red Russian. Sic; Turkey "red. 90c. OAT8 Nominal Producers' price Track. No. 1, white. $29 50; gray. $2S 60 0 19.00. BARLEY Producers' price 110 reed, izx. rolled, 129.60; brewing, izs.oo. M1LL8TI;FK8 Selling price Iiran, $16.00; middlings. $21.00: short. 12( 00; chop. $19 00ra2.00. IIAT Producers' price 1910 Valley timothy, fancy, $17,000' 1 8.00; ordinary, $16 00017.00; eastern Oregon, $19.00 21.00; mixed. $16 0001600; clover, $11.00: wheat. 312. 00 13.00: cheat. $12.00013.00; alfalfa, lit. 00; oat. $12.00 V 13.00. FLOUR Old crop, patent. $4 15: Willamette, $4.80 per barrel; local tralght, $8.8S4.66: baker. $4.45 0 4 65. export grades, $3.6003.80. Butter, ZfT and poultry. BUTTER Extra creamery, cube and tub. 14c; print. 26 He; ordinary print, 20f Z3c: storage. 18c; dairy, IZtpl&c. EGG8--Local. extra, 21c; caae count, fresh. 20c: spot buying price, 19 c f. o. b ! Portland. BUTTER FAT F. o. b. Portland, per pound. 24o. POULTRY Fancy hen, lie; fowl, 16c; spring, 12026a: geese. 12c; live young du.ks, 27H03Oc; old duck. 18 020c; turkeys, alive. 24c; dressed, 27 V a; pigeons. $2. 00 dosen. CHEESE New Oregon fancy full cream, triplets and daisies. 15c per lb.; Young Americas, ltc; storage flats, lc014c; California flats. 14c. Fruits and Trtabls. POTATOES Selling; price Best. $2.1602.40; good. $2.0003.26. Buying carload, select. $2.00; ordinary. $1.90; new, ,4Rc. ONIONS-New, $5; Australian. $4.60; new red, $3.26 tf 8.80; garlic, 7 8c lb. FRESH FRUIT8 Orange New na vels, $2.6008.26 box; bananaa. Bo lb.; lemon. $4.00(4? 5.60: rrape fruit. $3.25: pineapple. 607c lb.; tangerines, $1.25: strawberries, Oregon. 2.tuzr 1. 1 5 per J box crate; California, $1.7601.86 per 1 Dox crate. VEGETABLES New turnips. 76c beets. 76c: carrots. 76c doz. bunche cabbage, $2.00 per cental; tomatoes, Florida. 34 per crate: beans. I owl 3c in. horseradish, 8010c; green onions, 16o uos. ; peppers, oeu. sue per id., neau lettuce, 60076c dosen: hothouse, $1,600 1.75 dox: raaisnes, lec noxen puncnes celery ( ) per doten; eggplant, 14c per lb.; cucumbers, $Z.Zd per dozen; peas, oe: cauliflower, local dozen; as paragus, local, 60 066c dosen; extra fancy, 75090c; Walla Walla, $1,260 1.60 box: rhubarb, 2 iff Z ft c lb. APPLES $1,000 2.?5. Meats. 2flah and Provision. FRESH BEEF Wholesale slaughter ers' prices-: Best steers, lOWlOc; or dinary. 9H01Oe; best cows, 90VV&C, ordinary. iBJf. DRESSED MEATS Front street hogs, fancy, 10c per lb.; ordinary, 9o per pound; heavy, 8c; veals, extra, 10c; ordinary. 9c; poor, 8 He: spring lame, lorceiic; mutton, bc; goats. 4c; beer. bwsc. LiAKD Kettle leer, tierces, lllic 10.: steam rendered, tierce. 10e per lb.: compound, tiercea, sc per in. HAM. BACON, ETC Ham. 16 17c; breakfast bacon, 14g)26c: boiled ham, 23f26c: picnics. HVic lb.; cot tage roll. 13 He per lb.; regular short clears, smoked, 13 He; back, smoked. 14c: nlcKlea tongue. 66e nr lb. FISH Nominal Rock cod 10c per lb.: flounders', 6c; halibut. 89c; striped bass. 20c; catfish, 12012Hc; salmon. lie per it.', soles, 7e per lb.; shrimps. IZHc lb.; perch, lusc: tomcod. 8c: lob sters, 25o: herrings. 60 6c: black bass. oc: sturgeon, jshc id.; Columbia smelt. lH2c lb.; silver smelts. 8c lb.; black cod. 7 Ho; crab, small. 81: large, $1.60; medium, $1.25 doa; dressed had, 7c; roe shad. 10c: shad roe, 20c lb. OYSTERS Shoalwater bay, per gal lon, ( ); per 100 lb. sack, $6.50; Olym- pia, per gallon, $3.26; per 100 lb. sack $11.60; canned eastern, 65c can, $6.60 doa; eastern in hen. 11.7602 per 100. Hops, Wool and Kids. HOPS Contracts. 1911 crop, 25e; 1910 crop, choice, 20021c; prime to choice, lc; prime, 17c; medium, 160 16Hc; 1909 growtha. 17H01c. TALLOW Prime, per lb., 6c; No. 3 and grease. 202Hc WOOL Nominal, 1911. Willamette valley, 14015c; eastern Oregon, 12 0 14c. CHTTTIM BARK 109, nominal, 6c; 1910. 6c. HIDES Dry hide, 16 H 016 He lb.; green, 6H07Ho; bulls, green, salt. He lb.; kip, 6H0 7Hc; calves, green, 12 0 13c per lb. MOHAIR 1911, selected, 36087o. Qrocerias, imts, Etc SUGAR Cube, $6.30; powdered,. $5.40; fruit or berry. $6.40; dry granulated, $5.40; D yellow, $4.70; beet, $6.20; Fed eral Fruberry, 6c less than fruit or berry; Honolulu Plantation cane granu lated, 5c less. (Above quotations are 30 days net cash.) RICE Japan No. 1, 4H06c; No. 2, 4c; New Orleans head, 6H06H; Creole, 4 Vjc. SALT Coarse, half ground 100s, $8.50 per ton; 60s. $9.00; table dairy, 60s. $13; 100s, $17; bales. $2.20: extra fine bar rels, 2s, 6a and 10s, $40 6; lump rock, $20.50 per ton. HONEY New, $8.75 per case. BEANS Small white. $4.26; large white. $4.26; pink, $6.75; bayou, 15.90; Llmas, $7.26; reds, $6.25. Paints, coal Oil, Etc. LINSEED OIL Kaw. bbls. 99c ial kettle boiled, bbls., $1.01; raw, in cases. 11.14; boned, in cases, 11.05 gal.; lota of 260 gallons, lc less; oil cake meal (none in market). WHITE LEAD- Ton lots, 8c per lb.; 500 lb. lots, 8c per lb.; less lots, 8Hc per lb. BENZINE) 86 degrees, cases, 24Hc gallon: iron bbls., 21 He per gallon. COAL OIL Cases: Pearl. ISr-- star 19c per gallon; water white, bulk, 80 12Hc per gallon; special water white, 12 016c. ROPE Manila 8c; sisal, 7 He. GASOLINE Red crown and motor. 1522c gallon; 86 gaaollne, 2835Hc gallon; V. M. & P. naphtha, I8S2OHC gallon. TURPENTINE In cases. 73c; wdod barrels, 76H; iron barrels, 72c per gallon. I PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. nogs rattle. Calves Sheen, 1 ?i 4 V I 71 T8 $01 Chicago Hog steady, cattle o strong, sheep steady. RUN OF SALMON IS 7 ' J 1 REPORTED BETTER Vi More-Fish Are Being Caught in Willamette and 'Clack amas Rivers, i " 50.000 BUSHELS IN HOME SECTION Thur 21 Wed 16 Tue $ Mon, 21$ 1672 Sat M Friday ... $41 431 Week ago. 28 43 II it 6 1046 There was another heavy run of aneep and Iamb In th North Portland yard today. Tho alttiation In thl Drancn of the livestock market la show Ing a depressed tone. While extra goftd larnb are carce and are readily Hckod up by buyer at $6 60 for beat offerings, the sheep rade In general I on th decline. The sheen market a whole I off snout zoo for the day. Wether sold at 33.76 In several Instances thl morning. wnne ewe were generally ran gin around $3.26. Poor Quality aheep sol down to $2.60. but these sales represent mostly feeder stock. One lot of lamb moved at yesterday' mark. $6.50. Total offerings of sheep and lamb In th local yards today were 1679 head, compared with nons on this day a week ago. At Chicago there was a good and steady tone In the sheep trad today, with a run of 15.000 head In the yard At South Omaha tha sheep trade wa steaav, witn yearling i4.76W6.g6, weth er $4.4006.00. lambs $5.7507.76 and we $4.2504.60. Nominal sheep and lamb prices at North Portland: Yearlings $ 4.00 Wether 8.75 Lamb (. 2506. 50 Ew.s J.Jg There wer only nominal offering oT cattle In the local yards thl morning, and th same degree of weakness Is showing as haa been indicated during the past few days. Packers have prac tically all their immediate requirements already on hand, and for that reason are strong on the bear aid. The closing of the season for fed stuff will place the cattle trade hers entirely upon a grass basis, but con sidering this, the tone ha been re markably well sustained. The Pacific northwest will oon begin to ship grass cattle into the North Port land yards. Latest advices from the in terior indicate that cattle generally are In good condition, although in some of the best districts the shortage in range ha made itself apparent in th ap pearance of the cattle. The loads or cattle that came rorward this morning consisted of cow that averaged 1034 pounds. Th sale wa made at $6.16. The Block was fed snd In excellent condition. At Chicago, the oattle market was quoted strong today with a run of 6000 head. South Omaha market was staadv for cattle with receipt of 4000 head and with steers at $5.76 to $6.10 and eows from $4.76 to $5.76. General ranee of cattle: 9 A much Improved run of salmon Is showing In both tha Wlllamstts .and Columbia rlvera Reports from tha lower Columbia stat that fishermen are bringing In much better hauls of salmon, although th catoh todate 1 vary dlsaDoolntln irom wnai naa ooen expected. Th increased run of salmon In th Willamette 1 a aurprl tc tha trad as rw fish had been expected from that au-eam thla season. From tha Clacka ma no fish ar now coming forward and thla too ha created wonder among me nan irau. One of tha feature of tha nrent run or salmon l that th nan ar very poor. Indicating that they havs ben In tn river for some tlma Canned salmon market I axtremely nrm and nominal business Is reported at $2 for flata and $1.9001.96 for pound tan. ranters say they nave order for at least twice aa many flah a they xpect to can under present condition. therefore a short delivery may be ex pected. Foreign salmon markets art thus re viewed; Anderson A Colrman of Liverpool Salmon Some few transactions ar reported in Alaska Red at 26 3d. Th ton I firm and valuee ar unchanged at from 25s 3d to 26 9d British Co lumbia sockeye Soot H-'b. flat have changed hand at 39a. leaving few sell Only Three Quarters of Million in all Hands in the Pacific Northwest; Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Name Mills. the ant I re erdn for tsst season. Which Is tlBiated at 000,000 to 7,000.000 bush- el. Thl amount to t lert at mis time of the year In th hands of th rancher Is the . lowest for many sea ona Two years ago about per cent remained In th ranchers' bands at th Urn th nw cron cam In. s Uit vear IS oer rene was held ever snd at the beginning of th movement of th 1110 crop It was estimated that at least I to II per cent was stUl en band. Little Wht Remains.' , Walla Walla, Wash.. June 1 Little more than 66.008 bushel of wheat re main unsold In Walla Walla, the smallsat holdover crop this section has known in years. And from other parts of this valley come report to th same I efot the old erop of grain la aleanel out and the sailing this ran wni oe at from old grain.. Th few little dab that are left In tn vail ar bete i aaartr sought f buyers, and th price are such that It Is believed no! a ca Will O lH in moinr mvnuu, The largest lot of wheat la Wa XV I la (innt m tha 10.000 DUShslS bluester belonging to Welch A Anderj eonon Eureka Flat In sddttlon tj this. Is a (000 bushel lot of Turkey r4 AAA C . . I I Al.,k A. 0 , - M I A I .V A A Alt I SAO In Wall Walla. 1000 at Hadl)4 and on or two otnr amauer ioi. (tale have been brisk In the pa week and ar hard after th little whea remaining. It 1 believed the entlH crop will be cleaned out' In fact thu Is already pretty well accomplished. www e World's Wheat Market e Portland Club, 860$7o; blue- 4 stem, 94 096c. Chicago July SO'ic ask; Sep- e tember; 68)ie ask. e Liverpool Wheat to & e higher. e a- - Budapeat Wheat He lower. Antwerp Wheat unchanged. e Berlin Wheat Ho higher. e e Buenos Ay res Wheat steady. 4 Melbourne Wheat quiet Minneapolis July. 95 Tie. e St. Louis July, 81 He. d Kansss Clty-J-July, 13 Tic e e Winnipeg July, 96 He. ) Bank Notice Security Savings and Trust Company Orbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $950,000 Invites Accounts of Merchants, Individuals and Savings Wheat sunolles In the hands of Pa cific northwest farmer ar dwindling o fast that only 7(0.000 bushels now remain in the state of Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho, according lo corrected ;r. of llmted qualities' at'lMid to fl?v V rmed buy.r. on i-m r aft. ar wnrtn ana ca in I . ' ftnd 1-Ib. U.1U 29 -lb. flat- have London OrooerV Oaaetfr-Jtalmon- paining suppli,. of th northwet be- There hsa been more tnnulrv for Rrttt.h "'gioena ana t-nouse. - . . " . f " I W la 28a to 28s id 1911 nact According to a apeclal meag to have been . Sid thl. ST?t Th Jour"' today only 6T.000 buhl lVrpool rmaln In th Walla Walla country, re- Colurabla H-lb. flat on the pot, and ale have taken placa at an advanoe or 3d to 6d per case. Stock of thl shape are In small eompaae. An Im proved demand 1 reported from th country for salmon, and thl Indicate that the recent heavy deliveries hav been well absorbed- QUINIAULT 8ALMOX CATCH The Rub on Gray's Harbor Better; Ship to Chicago, on bray Harbor, which closed yester day, has been an unusually poor one. owing to Inclement weather and high tide, which made It difficult ror dig ger to work. Th bivalve have been Plentiful and in fine condition, and un der ordinary condition th pack would have been large. uulnlalt .salmon have been taken In large numbers, and th W. W. Kurts can nery at Mocllps ha Just shipped 2000 case to Chicago. This shipment waa valued at $8000 and will oon be fol lowed by others. Mr. Kurts plans to send all of his product going to New York by water, as the freight Is so much cheaper. The rat by water 1 only 40 cent a hundred pound, whll by rail It la 86 cent. The cannery la kept busy with th upply of fish coming In from th Qulni ault reservation, aa there la no closed season there, th only laws In regard to fishing being those that ar made and enforced by the Indian themselves. wno nav woman out some gooa rule for th protection of th fish from whose capture and sal they derive their greatest revenue. heat market her 1 vary firm but I nominal at previou quotationa Announcement wa mad thl morning by Balfour, Uuthri at Co.. that It new mill In Portland had been named th Crown Mill. Th plant I now In oo- eratlon but will not start to make flour until Monday when a start will be made on export buslneaa It Is stated that th new mill ha at least three weeks' run on export after which local brands win b turned out. Coarse rralna show the aame dull ness and strength as Is indicated In the wheat trad a Flour and mlllfeeds are firm. Hay market is ouleti BV 1 GRAIN PROSPECTS ? 6.75 6.70 6.60 6.65 . 6.7506.i5 5.10 6.00 4.76 4.00 5.26 4.75 Best steers Fancy grain steers. . . . Ordinary grain steers. Ordinary steers Best grass steers.... Best cows Medium cows Ordinary cows Poor to fair cows..... .oo Best bulls 6.00 i Fnnnv bulls Ordinary bulls 4.0004.25 CALVES. Best light I 7.00 Ordinary . Boor 3.0004.00 Hog Market irominai. There were no offering at all In th wine trade at North .roriiana toaay The, an 1- of the nominal lot yesterday at $6.76 scarcely represents ine true su nntinn While in Quality oi ine or ferlngs was first class, th amount available ' waa too small to force com petitive bidding and a carload would have likely brought the former top. 16.86. At cnicago me swine ihiiimi wm ttv with a run of 20,000 head com nared with 21,000 on thl day a year . . . 1 .V, Dmana. nni iraae wm w wmi nrics eenerally 6c lower. Top old there at $5.90 today which mean $7 to land at Paciflo northweet point. Nominal iwui value at onn rviv Best' blocker $.T606.86 Medium light 6 Heavy packers .aS Sx Rough packer 6.0006.60 Among th suppers. Cattle T. J. Brown, Baker. Or., one load sheen and lambs Claude Dunham. Madras, Or., two loads: L. C. Kelsey, Condon, Or.. loads; R. N. Stanfleld, Stanfleld, Or., on load; J. B. Pelton & Co.. Roseburg, Or, two loaas. Horse Charles Donnely, Madras, Or., one load; XDart Wood, Madras, one load. Todays run or iiveiocn compares with this day In recent years aa roi- lowa: , Hoga. varxie. cuieep. 1 886 260 29 23 600 HILL MOVE BIGS RISE IN SECURITIES 911 910 1909 1908 907 1906 1905 :::n::::::r:::if46 61 '. 860 77 90 80 A year ago today there waa steady tone in all lines of livestock, with no change In prices. Tarda' BepresentatlT Bales. Following sales are representatlva They indicate demand, supplies and 43 843 620 677 407 175 New York, Jun 1. While denial has been made by J. J. Hill that he in tended an amalgamation of hi proper ties, Wall street believes this to be the ultimate move of the enormous mort gage that has been filed by the Great iNonnern. Under the guidance of the Hill stocks. the stock market advanced sharply to day, closing with a rise In all prominent issues. American stocks were quiet abroad. At London prices were unchanged to 4 point higher. No change was made in the Bank of England rate. It Is stated that independent steel manufacturers will cut wages as th result of the sharp reduction in the metal. As a rule, they report a good volume of business has resulted since the cut waa mads. Bumper Crop Prospect, Condon, Or.. Jun 1. Wheat Is show ing better growth In Gilliam oountv this eaaon than ever before, and the outlook 1 promises to rival the bumper produc tion of a few year ago. Jollaetta Geta Heavy Rain. Jullaetta, Idaho, June 1. During the first 88 days of May rain haa fallen every day at Jullaetta. Kooskla Proepectg Bright. Kooskla, Idaho, Jun 1. Th pros pects for heavy grain yields In this sec tion never looked brighter. The heavy rain of th laat few week hav been beneficial. Crop Outlook Excellent. Ooldendale, Wash., June 1. The rain fall for the first 26 day in May has been large. Th total so far has been 3.1 inchea The crops ar In excellent condition. UNITED STATES DEPOSITRY THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION sax rmsjrcxsco FOUNDED 1864 Capital Paid in ...$8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits . .$7,828,023-03 BRANCHES Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Virginia City We bay and eell Fwr4rn Exchange: Iswue Draft and Cable Transfers. Commercial Credits and Travelers' Let ters f Credit, available in all parte of the world: make collections on all polnta aad oonduet a general faswlga and domestic banking trasraeaa KX3r yaxo om rao awo MAVxmam vxromm PORTLAND BRANCH Chamber of Commerce Bmldmg or raw ajtd mn E. . T. BPTTTA1IT.T. Aast. Uaoaw. CAPITAL $500,000 Will Grow Alfalfa. Pullman, Wash., Jun 1. George Mc Croskey 1 In receipt of a letter from Illinois in which th writer say he wishes to buy 1C00 acres of land near Pullman, plant It all to alfalfa, and raise cattle and hogs. ' NORTHWEST BeUfK STATEMENT Portland Basks. Clearings today $1,848,071.52 Year ago 1,830,134.47 Loss today Balances today Year ago t $ $ 81.062.95 302,933.37 217,731.43 Clearings Balanoes Seattle Bank. ..81,880,604 .. 233,615 Taooma Banks. Clearings .$683,083 balances j 48,ui2 209 quality offering: STEittKB. Average Lbs. 1154 COWS. 23 1034 MIXED CATTLE. 10 cows, 8 stags 1495 SHEEP AND ULMBS. 11T lambs 62 188 wethers 81 143 wethers 89 79 ewesv ..... ........ 98 94 ewes ' 93 194 ewes 94 169 sheen 83 162 sheep 86 Price. $5.66 $5.15 $5.50 $6.60 3.71 8.76 8.28 8.26 8.26 2.50 2.M CniCAGO HOGS STEADY Chicago. June 1. Run: Hors. 20.000: cattle, Booo; sneep, l&.ooo. Hogs opened and closed steady: left over, 3100; receipts a year ago, 21,000. Mixed, 35. 6006.00; heavy, $5.65i35.90; rough, &.4636.6U; light, 5.706.05. Cattle Strong. Sheep Steady. Journal Want Ads brine results. Trust Deposits Funds placed with us in trust, for any purpose, become a special or trust deposit, and are so regarded and handled. These we can handle as Trustee, as Executor, as Admin istrator or as Guardian. You are thus ensured efficiency, economy and absolute 'safety. Merchants Savings & Trust Company Capital $150,000.00 Opa Saturday Evening from a to a. orrxczxs ajtd dzbsotobsi W. H. Fear, President. Wlllard Case. Vic Pr. O. C. Bortsmeyer, Cashier. E. M. Hulden, Ass't Caahler. Gustav Frelwald. ; Geo. N. Davla. Jamea B. Kerr, Outlook Quite Favorable. Wenatehee. Wash., June 1. In Doug las and Orant counties, where the wheat crop ha been light for th last three yeara, it la anticipated that th yield will average 30 bushel to the acre. The rainfall has teen greater than has ever been recordod before throughout that section. Young orchards planted in the vicinity of Quincy, Trinidad, Win chester and Epnrata are making re markable growths. Grass in the hills and on the moun tain sides is in abundance, and the graz ing of cattle and sheep will be profitable this season. LUMBERMENS STn ON FIFTH AT STARK . Shower at Davenport. Davenport, Wash.. Jun 1. The heav iest rain alnce February fell In Daven port Saturday afternoon, and a thunder shower added .27 oi an Inch, making the total for the month to date 1.33 Inchea against .60 of an inch In May, 1910. , Palousfl Wheat Good. Pullman, Wash., June 1. That the Palnuse country will not only have one of the best and largest crops In Its bis- ' tory. but that tho prices of grain will ' be better than last year la the opinion of ' N. H. J. uentry, one or tne pioneer ware- t houaemen of Pullman. Mr. Gentry has managed warehouses In Pullman and farmed In the country near for many years, and Is a close observer of conditions. Little Wheat Remains. Colfax. Wash., Jnne 1. There Is less than 100,000 bushels of grain of the 1910 crop left In Whitman county on - the hands of the ranchers, and by the end of the spring this will be cleaned out. This amount Is less than 2 per cent of 1 mm mm mm Placea with this bank are aocorded every privilege consistent with SAFE BANKING. It is the aim of the manage ment at all times to render a help ful banking service to, each de positor. ' Travelers' Checks, Letters of Credit. Foreign and Domestic Ex change are issued. Farmers, Merchant, Firm and Individuals will find In this bank the absolute Protection for De posits desired by all. Your Account will be appreciated. Open from 8 a. tn. to 6:30 p. m. Sat, from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $350,000.00 The policy of this Bank Is to cultivate helpful business relations with its depositors, and to render at all times the service which their needs demand and which our equipment insures. Every courtesy consistent with prudent banking is uniformly ex tended by this Bank to all depositors. FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL $1,500,000 SURPLUS . $750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Constructs Asphalt and arher Bitum inous Favaments. Ot-sos Eleotrle Bldg Portland, Or. Oskar Huber. Manager.. - - In cities that are famous for their boule vards, THERE you will find Bitulithic pave ment hv high est favor, be-' cause Bitulith ic is the ideal b o u levard ruiinmnt. Overbeck & Cooke Co. I Commission Merchants ' Stocks, Bonds Cotton, Gram, Etc. 216-217 Board of Trade Building Member Chicago Board of Trade.' Correspondents of ogan e Bryaa, Chloao. Nw Tork, Boston, W " aav th only prlvat sineUng Portland with eastern eaohanaa.