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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 0. 191C 16 i r. 1i SALTiON ORDERS IN 1 sup TALLS AT $1.95 : Buyers - Confirm Business 9 at Highest Price, Although -No ' .. Formal- Announcement of ' - Opening Value Is Made. ; Portland wholeeale Harke. Kga ateady. Chicken ateady. Strawberriee higher, e) Cherries lower. Tomatoea weaker. Potatoes higher. Wheat la firm. - Orders for Columbia rlrar canned aal mon of Uia 1111 pack continue to pour into the local market Tha ordera ere at $1.95 for Ulla, 2for flata and I1.SO for halves. . Packers hat aa rat made no formal announcement of tba opening value for tbt ltll pack, bat practically all tha him today 'hat bona confirmed at tba higher prices mentioned. Therefor It 1a quit possible that no formal an nouncement will be made thla season, sellers and buyer agreeing- among them selves aa to what figures ahould rule. A local packing- company thla mora ine received an ardor for 1100 caees or talla, 1000 cases flata and 200 casea of halve from Memphis, Tenn. All were purchaseo at tna (teais idoti mmuonro. Tha amall order for halves la aald to be merely In tha nature of a teat aa few orders of thla alze bar aver been re ceived from that aectlon. W. ft. Starr, manaaer of tha Pillar Rock Packing company's pliuit at Pillar Rock, aald today that tha pack of flah ' to data on uia towar river was very ' U.oaw iowexnver waa vr, SnnVow la whll. o!h?r. Jhow mora. Tha FULannan'a (Jo-operative Packing company U aald to have a much Increaaed pack over a year ago, owing to Ita .having mora gear in tha water at tha atart of the preaent season. "There are quite a number of aeala In tba lower river." aald Mr. Starr, "and every day wa find a number of muti lated flan. Wa caught several seals laat week and hauled thorn ashore." According to Mr. Starr, moat of tha salmon caugnt 10 oaie una season amm been by gUlnettera. "No trapa are being operated." ha eaye, 'and tha catch In nines la limited, owing to tne nign v .water. ' . . " M ' Mr. ' Starr was recently arrested by , Washington efflclala for operating with out a Waahington fishing license, al ' though ha possessed an Oregon certlfl ! cats." This Is generally accepted by officials of both states. The case has never come to trial, and now Infprraa- iM int lilm K tttrAnm that the attorney general of tha atate of ... Washington, wouia oraer me cue an - mlsced. . It had been contended by the ' -Washington officials that tba fishing ? rounds were In that state and there ore a Washington license waa required. Borne, time ago the United States su : preme court decided that tha landa be longed to the atate of Oregon, but Waah ; ingtoa efflclala have bean alow In recog nising tba declalon. -- -4m ORIENT AFTER , WHEAT IhmMm TLolner RjcJvl flrnirAinst Supplies of Old Crop. Tba orient la again Inquiring for wheat of the old crop and u la generally believed that sufficient business will be confirmed to entirely clean out available guppuoa nere. y CHERRIES ARE LOWER SnppUe Are Increasing; Northwest . ckinmn. -Shipment Greater, . Market for cherrlee is lower with larger offerings from California and Pa- clflo northwest points. Shipments from 'Idaho are increasing ana more truu isigC; goats, 4c; Deer, egpsc. being sent in thia direction from The I LARD -Kettle leaf, tierces, ll;e lb.; Liallea. Price generally at $1.26 a box. I steam rendered, tierce, 10, 0 per lb.; HOP MARKET FIRMER Nothing Over 23c Is Offered, But Growers Are Not Selling. ! While the hoo market ia firmer no ad ditional.' business 'la confirmed here. - Buyers are not inclined to bid above i 23o for either 1910s or for new crop .contracts and the views of growers are . several cents above this. '. Crop advices from England continue to tell of vermin, in great numbers but the season Is : too young to ascertain 1 what the damage will be. CALIFORNIA APPLES HIGH l'ellow Newtowns Sell at $3.50 Per Box; Quality Only Fair. Owing to the great scarcity in the visible supply of apples, preaent prices are the highest of the season. Some t'allfornia Yellow Newtowna are being quoted at v3.50 per box and the quality is only fair. BITTER AT BOTTOM Leading City Creamery gays That Low Level Is Reached. According to announcement made by a fromlnent local creamery, It is bellevd hat the price of butter haa struck the bottom for the present season. Yes terdays decline placed the Portland market a cent below Seattle while aa a usual rule the values In both cities are Uniform. FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS The Weather Bureau Sends Ont fl ; . Notice to Produce Men. Weather bureau sends out the follow ; ing notice to produce men: Protect . shipments a far north as Seattle against temperatures of about 14 desrees; northeast to Spokane, 44 de grees; southeast to Bolec. 38 deirreeH .',.; south to Siskiyou, 38 degrees. Lowest temperature at Portland tonight about J 44 degrees. i ; FRONT STREET QUOTATIONS a Orain, Flour and Hay. - i WHEAT Nominal. Track delivery ' Club, 8(087c; bluestem. 95S7c- forty .. '? fold '86(36c: Willamette vallpy. 85c :'' rod Russian. Me; Turkey red, 90c. OATfiNoailnal. . Producers' price ' Track. No. 1. white. 129.50; ray, 128.60 U-" T 2.00.'' f.. BARLKT ' ' ProdUoerW nrlce 1910 WANTLD . Veal Fancy milk fd atock. 75 to 110 pounds, iOH to 11c Poor, heavy and off grade stock accordingly. s " Hogs J. i grain fed stock, welgh , Ing 66 to125 pounds. 9 to -g He. poor, heavy and off grade accordingly. Chickens Heni llo, broilers. 10 ,".Z2C ..; i::i.--. V Spring .ducks 40 to 3Je. Hides Oreen 7c greenr aalt I . He, green calf 15c or better, ' Chittlm bark c to to RICE, 6- CO. POSTXJTO jPowrmtsUrm , Wh' oaaala Ifsrohanta, TALKING S3 FO OLD CROP POTATOES -.. t: Market Excited and Price. Is Advanced to $2.75 Along :' '-the Street.- Potato market la excited and old atock waa generally quoted at tZ.lt per cental alonr Front etreet tula morning. Contrary to expectation, eastern- pu tatoea ar In very umall offering and few rare ar en route. While one prominent buyer stated yesterday that he had purchased eastern stock chn enough to sell at ti.it. his execu tions were not realised. . Instead of se curing esstern old , potato." at $1.76, tha receivers were ewklng IftJO In car lota and were easily able to get that for their offerings. On account of the greet firmness In ina DOiain maraet nere pun in. hii vance Id tha price of new stock at Cal- tfornla points. It la generally be!lvol along Front street that old stock will touch II per cental within tha next week or 10 daya. New potatoes sre being offered In small lota at Idaho and Washington points and a few have come from the local territory, but fair shipments of early stock are expected about July 1. Borne of the samples, of new stock re cently submitted by local growers show excellent quality and alxe. The flret straight carload of new potatoes to leave Stockton. Cal., this season Is due In the local market to morrow morning. This city received tha first etralgh't carload of new red onion sent from California this- aea - son. Feed, ?; rolled, 111.10: brewing. 19.00. MLLSTUFFB Pelllng price Bran, 126 00; middlings 111.00; shorts. 2.00; chop, 1100026.00. HAT Producers' prica 1110 Valley timothv. fancy. llT.OO 11.00; ordinary. tl6.O09I7.OO: eaatern Oregon, ll.009 21.00: ralxtfd. 15 00M((.n0; clover. 111.00; wheat, l!2.0f 12.00: cheat, $12.00lt.00; alfalfa. 114.00: oata. 112.00 12.00. FTXJITR Old crop, patenta, 4.Bj Willamette, 14.80 per barrel: local lrjll ht i8.Ma4.5S: 'bakera. I4.4604.66; Prt arad. nMOM.no Batter, Err a and 2onltry. - ' BUTTER Kxtra creamery prlnta, 24Hr; ordinary prlnta, 2022c: dairy. 12 le. BUTTER FAT T. a. b. Portland, per pound, 22a. POCLTRT Fancy hens. UH: fowla. lie; springs, 22028c: geese, lie; live young ducks, 26c; - old ducks, 17 Olio; turkeys, alive, 24c; dressed, 27Ho; pigeons 12.00 dosen. EGGS Local, extraa. 21e; case count. rraan, zoc. apo t o. bJT Portland. rrean, zoc; apot Buying price, io CHEESE: New Orea-on fancy full cream, triplata and dalslM, 14 H 16c lb.; Toung Americas, 16H31Cc: storage flata. l!HM4cs California flata. 14a. rrnits and Tegetables. POTATOES Belling prloes Beat lo cal. 1176; good. 12.50; eaatern. 12.60. Buying carioaaa, - aeiecv j.uone 2-iu; UNIONS New. is; Australian, b. so; new red, 12.10; yellow, 18.26; garlic, 70 ito 10 FRESTT FRtTTTS Orangea New na vels, I2.5J0I.28 box; bananas, 60 lb.; lemona, f4.0ftHf6.S0; grape fruit, IS.?6; pineapples, 7c lb.; tangerines, fl.26: strawberries, Oregon, $1.76 2 per 24 box crate. VEGETABLES New tornlps. T6e; beets, 76c; carrots, 7 60 dot, bunches; rabbets.. 12.60 per cental: tomatoes. southern, 1.601.75 crate; beans. 7o lb: horseradish, "(fJlOc; green onlona. 1 6 do.; peppers. - peii, 100 per id.; neaa lettuce. Z6xsoo , oozen; 'Tiotnouse, i.oo I box: radishes, IBo dosen bunches celery f 4 per dosen; eggplant, 14o per lb.J 'cucumDera, z.z per aoaen; peas. 6c; cauliflower, local ( ) doxen; as paragus, local, tOQtte doxen; extra fancy, 76ff?0c; Walla Walla. 11.25 box; rhuberb. 22He lb. APPLES 12.60. Meats, risk and Provisions. FRESH BEEF Wholesale slaughter ers' price: Best ateera, 10 0.10 He; or dln.rv lUfllte: beat cows. lalUo: ordinerj, 4V4 c DRESSED MEATS Front street hOOTf fancy 100 per lb.; ordinary, to per pound; heavy, Ic: veala, extra, li0lic; ordinary, lO01OVc; poor, nc; spring lamba. 10llc; mutton. compound, tierces, bc per id, 'II I 1'. ,t lilli 11.7. I-C, ""V. . W . HAM, BACON, ETC. Hams 19ft lec; oreamasi oacon, jewzDc; Donoa hum SSsizRcr nlcnlcs 11U lh cot. tags roll. W6e per lb.: regular short clears, mraim, nc; uschi, imoiea, 1 MlMlr1sal tnnmioa ffA vv IK ' FISH Nominal Rock cod 10c per lb.: flounders, c: halibut. c; atflped bass. 20c: catfish. 12JH2c: salmon. 11c per lb.; soles, 7c per lb.; shrimps, itviv iu. i nituf iifgt, iwiinuii, no, mu sters. 26c: herrings. 56c; black bass, 20c: sturgeon. 11 12c lb.: Columbia smelts, lHiffic lh.; Bllver smelts, 8c id.; black coci, iftc; craos, small, i; large. 11.60: medium. 21.25 dot.: dressed shad, 7c: roe snaa, inc; shad roe. 20c lb. OTSTERS Shoalwater bay, per gal lon, ( ); per 100 lb. sack, $5.60; Olym pia, per gallon, 63.26; per 100 lb. 'sack. 111.50; canned eastern. 65c can. 6.50 dos.; eastern in shell. )1.7592 per 100. Hops, Wool and Hldea. HOPS Contracts, 1911 . crop, 28c; 1910 crop, 2023c; 1909 growths, ISO 16c. TALLOW Prime, per lb., 5c; No. t and crease, !2Hc WOOL Nominal. 1911. Willamette valley. 1416'j, Eastern Oregon, 9U' 14c. CHITTIM BARK 1911, nominal, 6c; 1910. rc HIDES Dry hides. 16H16Hc lb.; green. 87He; bulls, green, salt. Ho lb.; kips, 8H7Ho; calves, green. 12a 13c per lb. MOHAIR 1911, selected, 850270. Groceries, Huts, rtc SUGAR Cube, K-80; powdered. 15.40; fruit or berry, 5.40; dry granulated, $6.40; D yellow, $4.70; beet, $5.20; Fed eral Fruberry. 6c less than fruit or berry; Honolulu Plantation cane granu lated, ,6c less. (Above quotations are 8,0 days net cash.) RICE Japan No. 1, 45o; No. 2, 4c; New Orleans head, 66Vi; Creole, 4'4c. SALT Coarse, half ground 100s $8.50 pel ton; due. .uu: laoie aairy, 60s. 113; lOte, $17; bales. $2.20: extra fine bar rels, 2s, 6s and. 10h, $4&i6; lump rock, $20.50 per ton. HONEY New, $3.75 per case. BEANS Small white, $4.25; " largo white, H.zt; pinit, oayou. 16.90; Limas, $7.25: reds. $6.25. paints. Coal Oil, Etc. LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls. 99c gal.; kettle boiled, bbls., $1.01; raw. In cases, $1.C4; boiled, in cases, $1.06 gal.; lots of 260 gallons, lc lees; oil cake meal tnone In market). WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 8c per lb.; 600 lb. lots, 8c per lb.; lees lots, 8 He per lb. - h.iijsijiis.egree, cases,- 24e gallon; Iron bbls., 21 He per gallon. COAL OIL Cases: Pearl, 16c; star, 19c per gallon; water white, bulk, 8jj 12 He per gallon; special water white, J 2 1 60. . , i ROPE Manila, 8c; sisal, 7Hc.t "" .': GASOLINE Red crown anf motor, 15220 gallon; 88 gasoline. 2886Ho, gallon: V. M. -& P. nanhtha. lS20Uo Kallon. ... ,v: TURFENTINE In cases, 75 Ho! wood barrels. 7So; iron barrels, 88 Hq per gal lon..; ., .. ... CHICAGO CATTLE STRONG 1 Hogs Remain In Good Position; the Run Is Decreased. . V jleajo June 9 r-Run: Hogs 1S.II00, cattle H06. heep 12,000. f . . , ' tlpgs are strong.- left over, 2000; re celpU a year age, 19,000. Mixed., $6,900 S:2 A6618; rough, $5.70 5.90; light $5.9d4.20. r , . - .. .... rattle Strong. i ..,-v -iiBheep fitaa4y.jS.,-.-.-.-r - SELECT STEERS AT $6.40 TODAY One Lot Moves at High Mark and Another Goes at $6.35; Hogs Nickel ' Higher; Sheep Market Steady. IB . va anoesyaru. , North Portland Hoga to high er, cattl Ho higher, aheep steady. South Omaha Hogs lo high er. -oat tie steady to weak, abaap ateady. - ia. ! T. I Chicago Hoga strong, atrong, sheep steady. eattla a PORTLAND LIVTOTOCKVJtfrN. flora. Cattle. Calves. Sheen. Friday . . . , Thursday . Wednesday til HI II (0 Hi mi : 1:4 . 102 . 14 .1066 . 17 II 86 '(7 20( iota 1 I Tuesday 1111 207S 620 110 1 -na"7 I Saturday I Week ago ... Portland cattle market waa In an ex tremely firm poaltlon and one lot cf ateera waa sold at f 1.40, or an advance of 16o over yesterday's quotations, or 40o for the week. There waa quite a fair run of cattle In the North Portland yards during the day but demand waa so good that buyers were willing to pay the price asked. . Gome of the stuff that came Into the yards this morning was recently aent away from here, ow ing to tha lack of aultable call. Thla morning they commanded far better valuea and buyers were over-anxious to eet them. Tne z ateera mat went at is.to mis morning averaged 1211 pounds, while another lot of 22 head that Lveraged 1282 pounds want at 11.16. Other Iota were sOld around 16.25 for good quality. At South Omaha today there -waa a ateady to weak tone In tha cattle trade with top ateera at ll.lt and cows at 15.60 for best . At Chicago tha market for cattle was strong with no change In prices. Nominal cattle valuea at North Port land are: Beat ateera .f Francy grain ateera Ordinary grain steers Ordinary ateera ..J Best grass steers Best cows Medium cows ordinary 00 w a . . I'oor to fair cowa Best bulls Fancy bulla ...... e Ordinary bulla CAX.VES - Best light I T.00 Ordinary 6.8V Poor 2.00 4.00 Hog Market Xa Higher. Hog market advanced again today at North Portland with offering of far better quality than haa recently been received here. Receipts for the day were 129 head compared with 177 head last 'Friday. Top hoga aold'at I0.I0, with one lot of feeders at 7.26. At 'South Omaha tha hog' trade was In better position with values at 60 higher and tops selling at . 10. This means 17.20 to land at Portland. . At Chicago tha hog market was Btrong with tops at ,10.20. Arrivals there for the day were 11,000 head, com pared with 19,000 head on the aame day a year ago. . Nominal awine values at North Port land: Best blockers f 1.10- Medium light C.75 Heavy packers - .0 Rough packera 1.00 0 6.(0 Feeders 7.25 Bheep Trade Is Steady. . There waa only a' amall run of sheep In the North Portland yarda for the day. The market generally waa ateady. Real fancy lamba readily moved at 66.50, but ordinary stun waa not neia eo well. although there waa no general change in values. Total arrivals of Sheep and' lamba for the day were 224 head, compared with 930 head a week ago. At South Omaha the sheep and lamb trade waa steady with yearlings at $4.65 6,26; wethers, $4.005.60", ewes, $4.00 404.26. and lambs, $6.7607.71. At Chicago, the aheep market waa ateady with valuea unchanged from yea- Locally the sheen and lamb trade waa generally quoted today aa follows: Wethers ......$3.5004.00 Lambs . , 6.00 8.60 Ewes , , 3.003.26 Feed aheep,...., 2.10 2.60 . Among tne Shippers- CatUe W. H. Harris, Shearer, Or, two loads; S. O. Clydt, Pomeroy,Waeh., one load cattle and calves; William Shepard, Sun Dial ranch. 73 head. Hogs a O. Clydt, Pomeroy, Waalu, one load. . Sheep and Lambs--W. B. Stafford, Eusrene. Or., one load. Mixed- stuff J. iE. Reynolds. Roose velt Wash., foor loads cattle, calves and hogs; HuKh Uummings. Halsey, Or., one load cattle, calves and sheep. Today's run of livestock compares with this day In recent years as fol- lows: Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. 864 224 . . a Hi 1010 1909 ................ 1908 1907 1906 isns ......... 129 188 80 285 700 60 70 66 100 788 A year ago toaay mere waa a steaay tone In 'all ' lines 'of livestock with no change hr prices. Tarda' HenrasentaUva Sales. Following sales are " official. They reoresent demand.- supplies and Quality offering: , , HTtEKH... - Ave. lbs. 23 steers . ,..1295. 22 steers , ;1282 . 10 steers .............. ?76 ' 78 steers ,. '. ,...1160 . 1 0 -Steers 976-'" 14 steers ............ ..1095 13 ateers 970 t ateers 903 COWS. Price. $6.40 ; M6 6.26 6.25 -6.25 ; (.00 . B.80 6.00 $S"60 1 cow . 8 cows f .' 1080 1080 941 1027 980 980 . S.bO s'roJ 6 cows . . . 26 cows . . , 28 cows . . . 1 cow 6.00 I 4.90 4.75 t.50 8.25 e-COWS .-ar-. - 931 cows T bull 1 bull 927 BULLS. ...1030 ...1370 $4.50 4.50 4.00 8.50 $7.75 ,7.00 (.00 5.25 $7.25 ,(.90 6.90 I.9J ' (.00 . (.00 6.00 .6.60 ' a00 $ 60 8.60 '3.00 ' .0J .00 1 bull 1 bull .890 860 CALVES. ; ' o 4 a a'a'a 10 calves 1 calf , ,,: : 1 calf . : t calf .. . 210 270 860 420 ' VHOOsV 19 bogs' ' 8 hogs . 6 hoga 76 hogs ' a ' a "es;.''' ''tttktM a a a a 146 146., 198 218-; 270 lot 46 61 lvbog . ... 4 hoga. , .,..., 8 hogs - ......... (3 hogs- U hrvi.. 440 '. SHEEP AND LAMBS.f v' (3 lambs ............... : St v '2 sheep ..f ......... 120 - 99 lambs .............. 60 8 lambs .............. 140 ..$ lamba PORTLAND YARDS . (.40 (.11 (.26 (.00 (.21 ;, 6.60 ' 6.25 4.7605.00 1.000 4.00 6.006.26 4.75 4.0004 26 BERRIES ADVAI.ID W BETTER CALL Market Goes Back to $1.75 2.00; Quality Is Now Best I of the Season. '. Strawberry market advanced ' today. although supplies; war batter than dur ing recent daya." Best offerings void a high aa It par orate, but moat of tba business waa around 11.76. - Tba market aulckly recovered from tha alump of yea tarda y, and no surprise was expressed by tha trade over tha quick reaction In valuea. Yesterday's alump waa du wholly to tha holiday, during which all tha retail shoo wara ciorad hair a day. Therefore they pur- cnasea sparingly in anticipation 01 smaller buslneaa. .- j Tha quality of present arrivals of strawberries la tha beat received . thug far thla seaon In fact, la probably tba beat that will arrive. Tha fruit la tips, well colored and of good slae, and la verv sa-eet. Moat of tha present arrivals are of tha uoii iK)iiar variety, put a raw tiaras re coming forward. - Tba latter are commanding tha extra Io generally. Home of tha later Varieties are expected lo arrive during tne coming wee. ' : Echo Belling Sheep. .Echo, Or.. June 9. flalaa of sheep tn this section, while not so heavy aa a abort time ago, whan wool prlcea ware very low, are a till qnlte liberal Moat of tha aalea are being made for ship ment to the ease Cattle Are Orating. Fossil, Or, June . Tha condition of the range 1 a neiter wan nae own n tictpated Cattle are now graaing and amall lota win soon do ciiereo.. Inspect Umatilla Hones. Umatilla, Or.. June . Dr. H. Plnkerton. northweet chief of the bu reau of animal Industry, and Dr. C. F. Wilson of the aame bureau are testing h tna knni which 3 B. Hwltxler and aon are preparing to ship to Canada. Sheep to Wyoming. 4 Gateway. Or.. . June t.' Twenty-fonr carloads of aheep ware ehlpped yea terday to Ltisk. Wyo. They were all yearling wethera, were purchased by T. F. Boylen of Pendleton, and will be placed on tha Chloago market. . Heavy Cattl o Sales. Burns. Or, June . Over I10MOO worth of cattle have been aold In Har ney county In the laat few daya. - The pacific Livestock company, Mr. Moon and J. T. Trowbridge being the buyera. They are atill buying and large drovea are leaving for. railroad point. j Cattle for Utah, Ontario,' OrM June . The aprlng eat tla shipment from Ontario haa opened and it la estimated that over 100.00S head of beef and atock cattle will be shipped froni Ontario thla aeaaon. F. B. all, tne local came oraitr. iniiipiu 200 head of stock cattle to Adams Co., at Stanfleld, Or. Mr. Ball atill haa about 60 head which he will dispose of later. The range cattle are iuat now beginning to oome In and M. K. Pearsons, the Bait Lake cattle man, la here and haa already Shipped several carioaas to Utah. He will ship most of the stock he handles to TTtah and other-mountain statea. John Flemming, representing tha Portland Stock Tarda and Mr. Shafer, also of Portland, are here and have hmiarVit . wTtr m.nv beef cattle from various cattle men here which they will ahip to the Portland market A good many Idaho cattle will be shipped from Ontario thla year, some of which have already arrived for delivery. Cattle for 3Ionntalna. ' Walla Walla, June t. Stockmen are f reparlng to put their cattle further In o the mountains, and will Boon try. the hlgbeat altitudes on tha Wenaha ranges. At preaent however, the Intermediate levels are answering nicely, recent rains and warm weather following keeping the grass growing better than usual. Rains Wednesday night freshened up the paature lands, and stockmen believe their cattle will come from the ranges In better shape than for yeara. The cool weather of the spring .and summer, toother with tne unusual amount of precipitation In May, has made the grass far above the usual grade and height at this time, of the year. There Is plenty of snow in the mountains to supply all kinds of water this aummerr' and . both"heetrmen and stockmen are well pleased with the out look. ' - , Shearing In Wallowa. " Enterprise, Or., Juno 9. The shearing season for Wallowa county opened Tuesday at tne .uitcn plant, 10 mnes northeast of Enterprise. Jay H. Dob bin's 20,000 head will be the first to lose their wool, tba first load reaching the Wool growers' . warehouse here Wednesday. There Is a foil complement of shearers on hand, and plenty arriv ing so all three big power plants will be fully manned. The Makln plants were started Thurs day and the Beaudoin plan will start some time next week.- It Is claimed the fleeces will average hlsher in welarht this season than for many years, as high, as 10 pounds being ,.r.o f.Pih. hio- Kmr,A. f hi estimated even for the big bands. The staple Is of extra f loo quality, too, long and unbroken. ' The extra weight will help' soma on the lower price, although the price, too, Is looking up, and dlspatchea from Bos ton are encouraging. . ? r t PRICE OF PRODUCE AT SAN FRANCISCO '-. , inruu , 'w - V .f, . t .'t;,' San FraneJseo. June tv Wheat, Aus tralian, $L62HvL60: Sonora, nominal; California club, 1.42H1.K0; northern wheat, bluestem, $1.66(3)1.70; club, 21.65 1.57H; Turkey red, $L60 1.65; Rua- sian red, $i:60gi,66.' , J . Barley, feed, good to choice, 51.27HW riey, zeea, gooa 10 cnoice, ti.nvniv fancy, ll.81H01.82H!' poor to fair, H1.30; shipping and- brewing, naf; chevalier, nominal.' ' I. so: rancy. nomlns Ecxa. ner dozen. California.- rresn, in cluding cases, extras, 21 He; - prime firsts. 20Hc; firsts 19Hc; seconds, 17c; eastern seconds, 15c. - ? Butter, per pound. 'California "fresh, extras. 21Ho; prime firsts, 20 He; firsts, 20c; seconds, . 19o. ' . " . New cheese, new California flats, fancy, 12cr firsts, HHc; aecondB'lOc; California Toung America, fancy,- 18HC- do. firsts. 1 2 ic: Oreeon fancy. ,.;imc; storage, Oregon, 14Hc; New xom daisies. J 18c; do. aUig es .J v - m 2.60; eastern, $i.762.16; - new early rose, . 2 H ? V4 . Pet9Mndi-Burbanks, 6 V. i in nr ' nound. Onlona, Australian oro-wn per -crate, nominal; new red per sack, $2.00; sll- verskln, 82 per sack. Oranges, per box mew navels, stand- ard. l.Z6B'i.vo; cnoice, ia.av, ""A $ 2. 50 8.00: Valencia s. fancy, $2.60 8.76; do. choice, z.et. t a -fr-r r ' nnrtn I isr" . PRICES FOR TODAY r..f ,..';'. ,,.;., f.v Seattle. Juno 9. -Butter Washington creamery. 24c; eastern fresh. 22 28c. Eggs Locai ranch.'- 25$2(c; eaatern freehk 2122c! Oregon 24c ..; ;'' ;i . Cheese Tillamook twins. 14 H 16c; Tillamook young Americas, 18c; Wlscon. sin twins, 14HSi6c: Washington twine, l4He; Washington young Americas, 18e; cream, 18Hc. . - Onions Australian $3.00 ff 4.00 : per box; yellows, 33.25; reds, 13.00 per sack. Potatoes Eastern Washington. $430 50-pcr ton; White Rivers, $3lJS; new, a MO to 'par pound..- -iK.--.. . j LIVESTOCK DEMAND t I --w-....., h e VALLEY I'OOLS AT CNIIIESE DOCTOR 161-2 CENTS FOR BEATS HIS SOU cminTiv Mcnmiifl a-:.;';,,: --lX OMUUILI iiiluiuiiii Price of Better Quality Is High". ' er, but General Market 'Is ' 'Steady to Firm; Fewer Clips Are urrenng. v Wool Mom Compared. Tha following prlcea ruled la this market today, and' on this day a year ago:-'... ",. , . WUlamatU Tallay V i ' mi. m.: Fancy ... M .10 Medium .11 .11 ioarse .,..,....,' . Eaatern Oregon; Fancy .11 A .11. .11 .09 At .11 At At At Medium Ordinary Poor Willamette valley fancy . wools t are ahowlng a firmer and higher price and for atrtctiy medium the trade is freely Offering aa high as life a pound.' For coarse wools the price rulea generally rouno no, wiin aa occasional oi a iraouon signer or lower. . Tha entire wool market la steady to strong. For eaatern Oregon oil pa buy ers are bidding from lo to 14o a pound, according to quality and shrinkage. . Trade In the wool market Is again decreased. For a while aheep owners were auite willing to accept the recent sharp advance In prlcea, but now they advanoea may be forced by holding for a while. The eaatern marketa are not as so - tlve for wools aa here, but trade there R7?T; t i. iSiii u i-iiV roe Buylng in .this aectlon Is generally for wm iflflauni or nunurifiEDrtra mnti in. heaviest opera tore are among the larg est woolen muia Shearing la now well advanced at all Pacific northweet centers. Quality la very almllar to that of last aeaaon. L & N. LEADS A SPIRITED ADVANCE New -York. June I. Stocks were cen- araiiy nigner today, union pacirio waa one of the few that failed to benefit by the advancing- movement, and cloaed a traction unaer yeateraay. - Loulavllle & Naahvtlle waa a aplrlted leader of the day's trading, and rumors affecting the property brought out an' advance of 1 points. Erie waa like affected, 'with a rise of lt points. With tha exception of Amalgamated Copper, which gained point the rest of tha market allowed nominal changes. American atocka were Irregular la London today. Range of New Tork prices furnished by f)verbeck St Cooke Co.: ' - Description Open) Hlghl Low BIS AmaJ. Cop. Co. Am. C. a F, o. Am. Can. 0.,,.. do nfd Am. Cot Oil. e. 67T 7H 641 14V Am. Loco., o..,. Am. sugar, o. . Am. Smelt, c. do pfd Anac Mln. Co. Am.-WooL, e... Atchison, C... do .pfd .. 8. & O., a. .,.. Beet Sugar...... Brook. Rap. T... Can, Pacific, a. Cent Leather, o do pfd ...... C. & O. W, o.. dO Pfd ..i V.. ML. OW . . . C. & N. W.,-0... Chesa. Ohio... Colo. F. L, c. Colo. South., c. do 2d pfd-.. do 1st pfd.. Cola Gas . . . . 76 76 76 .1 147 Corn Products, do nfd. . . . . . 88 Dels., & Hudson. D. 4 R. O. c... do pfd. ,... .. . 'jjrrwt'-'ovrf'.'ir;.'';' . do 2d pfd..... ' do 1st pfd.,.. Gen, Electric... Ot. North, nfd.. Ice Securities. .. Illinois' Central. 139HU36 Int. Harvester Inter. Met, C do pfd (..... Lehlah Valley. 19H 19H Kan. City Sotith Doulsv. it Nasn.. M.S. P. A S. S.M. Mo., K. ft T., o.i do cfd Mo. Pacific ... Nat Lead Nev. Cona ' . . . . . N. T. Central i , . it ........ .1 . i. UOHlllO1 110 n. y., o. & w.. .. 44 I 44' )SIiu JL i North Am. Nor. & west., o. 107HI1081 75 Mil 76 Northern Pao. o. 13(ll37i 13(H Pac. M. S. S. Co. Pa Railway 1249k 124 124H P. O.i L. & Cy Co. p.- Hteet ar, o, Reading, o .... . do 2d pfd.,., do 1st nfd . .. 86 69 KOH 169 Ron. X SteeL cl 20H do pfd...... ff a it ft kock ia.a ... do pfd ... St L.& aSsdp do 1st ptd v St L. ;s .& W. ao via ......... ; V a Sou. Pao, 0..v Sou. Ry., e.,i.. do pfd '. . . Tex. A Pac. . . . 29 69 A 30.. T., St L. eV W C do pro. a . '. Un. Pac, o a do pfd U. ,8. Rubber, c. " do nfd y-". 67?t 187H U. S.. Steel Co., c 77 H do pfd ..... . TJtah Copper ... Virginia Chem . W abash, c, ...... . do. Dfd.' ... . .". 118H 48 60 17 385 W. V. Telegraph.i westing. Hiiec Wia. Central, c 7( v 69H liig -our 5. ...... Ry. Springs .do.- pra. ....ft GfoldffleldrCohs.". Third - Avenue Tenn. Copper .( W -LakeErie Allls Chalmers, . do. pfd. ;.. . . . Distillers-' Ore Lands , . , . . 68 Total sales. 393.200. Call money. 2 per cent. : National Lead, Bx-Dlv.i per cent. : ? American Car dc JFoundry,, c E-Div., H per centv -iV--- c - American Smelt, pf 4 ,'Ex-Div., , 1 per cent -' - Brooklyn Rapid Tranalt, Eg-biv, 1 ner cent ... .f " ,. Cheeapeake St .Ohio,. SxrDiv AM per cent. -s: : vh't Sues : forrSalaTy:;'-:5v.rf ' F.. N.. Myers," former jialfector cf the Mount Boott bank', at Lenta, started suit To prevent breakage, telephone mouth this morning agalnat the Italian Amer-pieces and receivers are mada from steel lean bank for back, salary; and' money (around which tha rubber Insulation-ia advanced., Jia asks.xor jissii : ( Dr. .Wing Lee Finds Boy. and Whips Him Daily Since Wife Divorced, Alleged. 1 Dr." Wing Lee. ChJnesa phyalclan'at IT North Fifth atreet, waa arreated thla morning for Using his 17-year-old son hand and foot with a heavy cord and whipping hln Tha boy V says bis father has whipped him ovary day slnoa April 12, when ha tea tl fled against the father la tha divorce court where tha physician's white wife was given a di vorce, i-s .. ' Polloe Bergeant Harms reached tha rooms of the Chlness doctor as tha lad was being j whipped, The -boy, tila father , and 1 another Chinaman ' wore taken to tha Juvenile court where a charge of assault -and battery was placed against - tha father. A charge of cruelty to ohUdrea was ; later filed against him. . ; , .-.' .wing utm admits whipping his son, and says ha haa beta stealing money from his rooms. 'Ha also says the lad took his gold watoh and sold It Ruth Rlcharda, tha step-slater of tha boy and daughter of the physician's . former whits wife. Informed agalnat Wing Lee. With her mother, - who works' at the I New Grand -Central hotel, aha Uvea In the same buildlns- with tha Chinese I nhvalcian. Whan tha father .h-an to I bind tba lad this morning and whin tin,,tho girl heard hla aoraama She ran to the polio station six blocks away and told Bergeant . Harms. Tha polloe arrived while tha boy was being ponlebed. and took tha ropes from his arms and . lega . Tha boy eumplatntd much of Injuries from tha tlghtiuee of tha oords. Lain Kee la alio blamed ! bojr ' tha croSlty In Iflloted upon Urn by tha father. . . 1 la tha divorce court tha son told I hnw th ethr t,mA aK.,. ta-ii vo other damaging teaU- mftn vim ; rhi- i- .,. - .. brought tha abuse and cruel treatment, be aaya Tha wife waa given alimony, and tha boy says -ais father afterward aald that ho (tha aon) waa to blame. Aa soon aa Judge Oatans heard of tha affair ha directed Probation Of floor White to make a thorough Investiga tion of tha entire trouble ana bring In all concerned Saturday before the ju venile eourt . it KINNEY NOT YET, FREE Fl IT (SDeelal DleiMtch te Tee leeniaLt Marahfleld. Or, June 9. Tha finan cial affairs of Major I D. Kinney and hla railroad corporations are still in unsettled condition. Major Kinney, to gether with otners .r Interested, had I agreed to have the bankruptcy proceed-. Ing a dismissed and tha whole matter turned over to a trustee .for Battle ment Some of tha lawyers objected to this arrangement and It-was announced recently that tha trustee matter had been dropped and that tha bankruptcy proceedings would be taken up again. The matter. Is still unsettled and tha partlea Interested -are holding confer ences with a view of arriving at aome decision. It la possible that tha trus teeship arrangements may yet be car ried out In the meantime the case In tha bankruptcy court are still pend ing. , . - i " .... .' . - WHEAT SHORTS GET BAD BEATING TODAY Br John inalla. Fvansvtlle. Ind.. June a. Wheat cron is so xar aavancea in tnta territory that I aoubt ix any serious damage can over take it The crop haa had sufficient rain. , Chicago. June 9. Wheat started weak. Ur-ter to lower: but'dosed atrona at an advanoe of to e over yesterday. July waa tha Btrong feature of tha 1 session, ana tne covering movement-was so heavy that It Influenced the other two options. . .. Foreign marketa were fractionally easier, wun nine cnango in quotation, Range of Chicago orlcetf furnished 1 UTtrom ez ggoxr v.. . ' WHEAT ' " Open. High. Low. Close, July 90 H 92 90 92 A Sept 90H 9 -' 1b Deo. 91 91 , -CORN. 64 65H 65 67 64H 661. OATS. 87H - 23H 87; 89 38 H '40 . PORK. 1616 : ', 1662 1600 . 1530 LARD. 1H July Sept ..... mec July Sept. Deo. . . . , Julr . 1611 1561 Ut , 1680 Sapt.. JulT Sept. mmmm 125 - 837 826 ,m. S6S . . 436 887 850 July Sept 840 in 817 OMAHA ..HOGS HIGHER J Market Is on Basis of $7.20 Landed VM-I'a'.' on the Opaat,"' tSri?' ' South Omaha. Neb June 9. Cattle. (00; market, ateady. to weak. Bteera. $5.80e.16; cows and. heifers. $4.60 iiogs li.uuw; maraac so nigner. eaies I $5,8646.10. . ,t- !.- -x i Sheen 400r , market steady. Tear- lings,. $4.6505.26: wethers, $4.0006.601 j lambs, .7607.70; awes, 14.00 4.26. J -vv Portland Banks.- . '" 1 Clearings today . .........$1,261,560.94 Clearings year ago ....... 1.835.770.77 s Loan today ......8 74.209.83 Balanoea today 244,843.(8 JBaJanoes year ago" v . ,.vf 57,082.20 Clearances ......,........$1,584,285.00 Balancea .. r: 188,784.00 p . . 1 , ; - awWWAeASaj eajBneejauBM L Clearances' - ....... .1 .(65,611.00 Balancea v.:.i;iwi.:.ti.. -l-;,40,785.00 i M. 1 11. r;.gl'; New York Cotton Market, j i fe-iC-Ooen.' High Low.';?-' Close. Jan. .i;.il3451364';134St'18690 March ,.i ..1S68 , 1869 JL96S : ISM V I860 May nvf'inm, i 1673 1564 ; 1573 1521 - 1509 1509 July ,,.',...1667 , Aug. .1010 8rat .' .... 1378 1393 . 1875 "1392 Oct'i. .1847- 1363 ; 1345 1869 Nov.'- .......1848 . 1863 1345 f 1860 De& . .... ...1848 .1363 1345 :. i860 il0rcel under WeTl preasurar 10M BANKRUPTCY SU SOUL IMRTAIIT PART III SiiBG tr.:l. Meyer Delivers, Interest- ing Lecture to MusloTeaci ere': Convention. I ' Edwlo 3. 'Meyer, now of Seattle bat formerly of New. Tor k and London,' de llvered a highly Interesting talk this morning on "the third power In the singing voice," before ' tha ' Northwest Muala Teachers' convention, now. la session la Ellera recital hall. ,- .' Mr.Ueyer declared that alnglng Is mora emotional than mental, and that above all thlrigs aoul ahould enter as tha moat important element Ha be Haves tha singer ahould axpreas his emotions through the voice, and in- U most natural way, .,','. . , Mr. Mayer went Into a dleouselon on breathing, aaylng that many males alnglng difflonlt and Impossible by Im proper breathing. Ha held that thers j la no Italian echeoj, nor any other I school, of singing excepting methoda right or wrong. "Did you aver meet a teacher who eemld tell you what tha Italian school meantf ha naked. 'The Italian school of alnglng, aa near aa t can understand it, meana simply nat ural singing, rrea expression or 'the art Art la simply tba best way of doing thlnga and the nearer to nature the higher tba art .Nature and com mon aense are tha two great teachers of muste." . - Tha address brought on ' a discus sion, all. however, agreeing with Mr. Meyer. Mr Jessie Nash Btovar of. Seattle said that one of tha greatest' troubles with tha American singers is that they lack agility of tha Hps and eat up tneir worae. Otber Interesting features ' at this mornings session-' were i German folk songs, beautifully Sung by Ella Blum of Whitman ooliege, -Walla Walla, and production Of . phonograph reoorda of Indian aonga - collected by Edward Flacher of Walla Walla. The banquet last night at tha Port land Commercial elnb was attended try about 100 music teachers and was a brilliant auceeaa. Tha organ recital at the White Temple yesterday afternoon by Dr. Frank Wilbur Chaee of Seattle waa largely attended and, the elaaaio program waa Immenselyappreciated. -. Thia afternoon a manuscript eonoert will be held la Ellera recital hall, at which scores of composers of the Pa- cino northwest will be Introduced. This evening- a varied program, vocal and In. BtrumenUU' will be presented In the recital halt and tomorrow morning tha convention will corns to a cloee. . Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, June . Wheat: , Onen . Hn.. July .......... ......(elOUd till d October ; (s 4d ts lttd Bonds Investments . -. i ' - ' ' Timber Lands Neuhausen & Co. . . : a: . . .. . i . .. ... ... 701-2-4-4-S LEWIS BUILDING. PORTLAND, OREGON . ITULITHIC pavement l pleasing - to the eve. i 'affords an easy foothold to traffic ' and is as low priced as can be any form of dur able street construction exposed to the :, wear and tear of constant use'and of thexlements. -'!v-i ':J; 1 Wir Oyerbet& GddkeGd. fit. jConmdssioii Merduuots If ' Stocks, Boncb' v i Cotton, Grain, EtC i l . or. 'Sf. txt. iiwiiw -h&tiim- iWs'ar-'a-itn: -5ifcn- rXj- ir.-rsW -teOu kJf . Board ot TraHe Btokling - i ' I f 1 v ' ' Members Chloago Board of Trada.1, Cbataapoadents of Logan Bryan, i f&y. Oliioago. "8m- -3f as k, . BoataavS:; , wW'' aaW tha: only ' prlvata: wtra f aawnaotlng 'Portland wltb tna , '-,': '! eastern -aachangea. ft tti THE BARBER ASPHALT Constructs AsphalU and oetier Bitum inous Pavements, w 06-0 - Elect tie Bldg, PortUnd. Or. Oskar Hubec :-; -Manager.-; : -.-'f',- ''.l'-