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Li iCaLY SUFFERERS FCOnl buher slash Are Getting -c a Pound Less for - a r . f Their Fat Than Previously But Consumers 'Are Not Getting the Benefits Violations Charged. Portland Wholesale Xarket. Eggs are firmer. Chicken trade dull. Dressed meats steady. More asparagus coming. Potatoes very firm. Onions hold Steady. Salmon coming from coast Butter price uniform.- - , . Tillamook cheese 22c pound. The butter market started the week under conditions that were better than has been shown for torn time. Prices so far as city creameries were concerned re on an established basis, prints rul ing at 85c a pound, which would make tubs and cubes Sic The price of butter tat usually rules ai me price oi prints. Outside makers are charging from ISH to J4c for their supplies. The movement or butter is heavy and mak trs are experiencing no difficulty in unloading. The decline of last week was scarcely Justified by the make of butter, but it ia unlikely that the quo tation couia nave oeen maintained at the high water mark for any great length of time. .This is the time of tho year that the make of butter Increases. therefore it is assumed that prices will follow the fluctuations of previous years in me aownwara moxement The decline in butter last week af fected nrinciDallv th dairv Interests. consumers getting little, if any benefits from the drop at that time. . The price or butter rat was lowered along witn the value of butter, therefore theeoun- iry interests are the ones, who are sur ferine from a Jight between makers. Violation of the law Is again being charged by a. certain outside butter maker. It Is charged that city makers are cutting up me tut) butter rrom the cast and are DUtlng it Into state brand wrappers. The charge, if true, is a seri ous violation or tne law. Tnose charged with the supposed violation have called upon the one making the chares to suta- - stantiate It by taking It before the grand lury, tut absolutely nothing has been none. . ,,;-.-., ,. LGG MARKET 13 ADVANCED An advance in the price of eggs was mown aiong tne street loaay. tsaiss were made in the city at 21o a dozen wim an occasional transaction a irac Hon higher. ShlDDlnr demand was ex cellent and for these sellers received a faction better than 2Ee. Stocks are go Ing toward British Columbia. ; CHICKENS CARRIED OVER Quite a fair supply of chickens was carried over from last week by Front street receivers. Tho market was nom inal this - morning,-- this being -the case uiniusi every jnonoay. trices nominally unchanged for that reason. MORE ASPARAGUS COMING greater offerings of asparagus are howlng In the local market today. Re ceipt from the south are now the heav iest of the season to date. Sales arfl being made from 12 to 14c a pound. BIGGER ZiOTS OF RHUBARB Almost a carload of rhubarb arrived from California by steamer this morn ing. The season there Is now In full cwing and prices are being shaded each lav. Qualities likewise better. Some local hothouse "barb" ia offer ing around 10c a pound. PLENTY OF FRESH SALMON With the supplies naw being brought forward from coast streams there is a nufficient amount of fesh; salmon on nand today to last the trade for a week r 10 days. Prices are unchanged. LIGHT HIDES FIRMER Firmness is showing In the demand for light hides and prices are being stiffly maintained. This strength is Sue to the greater call from "uppper" manufacturers. FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau sends out the follow, ing notice to shippers: Protect shipments as far north ' as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 32 degrees; northeast to Spo kane. 20 decrees: southeast to Ttniaa. 10 degrees: south to Siskiyou, 20 de grees. Minimum temperature at Port land tonight, about 34 degrees. PORTLAND JOBBING ' PRICES. Grain, CTottt and Hay. - , These prices are ihose at which whole alers sell to retailers, except as other wise ststed: WHEAT Nominal Producers prices, nominal, track delivery, - 87cr , blue stem. JOc; fortyfold, 87 88c; WMK lemette valley, 87c; red Russian, 86c; Turkey red, 87c. B ARLtS i Producers prices 1911 . Feed, S86.00; rolled. 136.00; brewing, 3. 00040.00. MILLSTUFFS- -Belting pries Bran. 123.00; middlings. 329.60: shorts, 326.00; chop. $19.000! 25.00. Car lots 10a per ton less. OATS Producers' D'lee Track N t spot delivery, white., 132.60; gray, 332. rLuun weinng price Patents, . 14.60 4.70; Willamette. $4.60 per bbL: , local straight, $4.054.25: bakers' 34.30 4 SO; export grades, $S.80. ' HAT Producers' price 1911 Crop Valley timothy, fancy. 314.60016; ordl iary, $1314; eastern Oregon $16,600 17; Idaho, $1(017; mixed $1814; elo- f ? iP . wiibbu iuwu.nu;., cneai, m wu.au; aiiana, iiz.buijfiis; oats, I .-; ts 11.60. - 1 -: - - - ' Batter, Egg and Poultry. BUT1 CR Extra creamery cr.bes and tubs, 82034c; prints, 34(S35c; ordi nary prims, 3c; aairy, ic; eastern creamery, sac. ,-. ? . BUTTEH FAT Producers' price F, . b. Portland, per lb.. Snc. , POTTLTRY-Kancy hens. 16c per lb.; J.C.W1LS0N&C0. - - UEMBSSS JTEW YOEK STOCK EXCHAWOB. MW YOBX COTTOW EXCHATQB, CHIOAOO BOAED OF T3A9B. rHS SXOOX AKD BOFD EXCKAHQE, BAN FRANCISCO. Wain Office Mills 31dg., gan Franolseo. Branch Offices Vancouver, Seattle, Fortland, Los ' Angelas, Sea Elsgo, Coronado Bach. CBTX.AD OFFXCri Room ' 8 tumbermans Bank "Itilldlng, Fhoaes Marshall 4190. Aiatr B Itoeks, Bonda, Cotton, Grain, Eto, 818-217 Board of Trade Building. DIRECT, PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Correspondents of X,ogan '$ Bryaa, Chlcaaro, 2fw Terk. OVER ECK&C00KEC0 A POO nu rut TRIPLETS IN PORTLAND Sales Are Quietly Made at Extreme Tl L " t 1 High Mark and Supplies Are Quickly Cleaned Tp California Flats at Sic Today Twenty-Two cents a pound was re ceived this morning for fresh Tillamook cheese. The sale was made for triplets and represents the highest value ever known here. The small stock of new make that j arrived on the steamer Elmore from Tillamook. Friday, was almost entirely cleaned up Saturday.' Every case could have been sold at 22c a pound, accord ing to receivers, but they desired to supply their regular customer rirst This morning stocks were again nominal at the high figure. California cheese Is in small supply and the trade, is readily savin? 21c a pound for flats. On this basis the local- stock snouia do selling at close to 24c a pound, as there is that much differ ence in the quality. A small amount of fresh make Younr LAmericas Is being offered bv local par ties from 22a to J3c a pound. Outside markets are firm, but no sup plies can be sent from here because there Is not enough for home wants. - MORROW COUNTY WHEAT Railroad Advised to Build More Cars to Haul Crop, - Heppner, Of., March 4. Morrow county is to have the largest grain yield that haa been experienced in years. At least that Is the belief among fanners and business men In thin section. All tndlcatlona strongly verify their opti mistic predictions. An exceptionally mild winter is closing, and upon in vestigation It la found that mora wheat iain the ground this year than ever before, and It will be something very unusual If with the present outlook the majority of it is not landed In the warehouses. From September, 1910, to September, 1911, Morrow county had a little less than seven inches of rainfall. From September, 1911, to March 1, 1912, Mor row county had 8 Inches of rainfall with the larger rart of the vear to fall back upon, Thia Is the largest single poini ia consiaer in predicting tne suc cess or- failure of a crop, and this, together-with the fact that there is at the present time estimated to be 200, 000 acres sown to wheat, certainly adds some seriousness to the farmers" Jest to O.-W. R. & N. officials. "Retter start in to building cars." Many acres of spring gram win yet be sown. . San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, March 4. Barley calls: May-. 181 182 181 1814 December ..,.16-1 161 161 151 - Spot delivery Wheat Walla Walla, $1.66K1.57H; red Russian, $1.65 1.57H; Turkey, red, $1.72H1.T7; blue stem, $1.66. $ir,U51-,TJ brew,n Oats White. $1.76 1.76 VI. Bran, $22.60; middlings, i$$l32: Shorts, $24.60ff)25.00. 1 - April ata,-$7 bid,-$1.83i asked. December wheat, tl (If. unlroH ti R7ia bid. ' " ' -' New York Cotton Market. v . ODen. Hi ah. T.nw. Clna wan. .... March 1001 io'ii 'iooi 1048W48 1013 (fC 1 4 1019SD21 1026 (H)!7 1031033 103687 XI 1.' Ill ,,.. .... .,.' May 101$ 1027 1016 June : .... , , . , July ...... 1029 1038 102R Aug 1027 1031 . 1026 in:i637 Sept. .... J036fi3S Oct 1033 1043' 1031 104243 Nov -. 104i46 Dee. 1040 1049 1038 1049 CO springs, 14 V416c: ; broilers and fry- era,.--22024c: geese, 10m; dressed, 12c; live young ducks. 16c: old ducks, 16c; turkeys, alive, nominal. 17c: drsred. 820c; pigeons, old, $1; young, $2.0 J 2 40. EOQS 'Local, extras, 2122c; apot buying price, 19V4c f. o. b. Portland. CHEESE Nominal; fresh Oregon fancv; full cream, triplets snd diialea, 2122e; young Americas, 225F23C. GAME Jackrabblts, $2 per dozen, rrults ana Vegetables. POTATOES Selling prices: Ordinary Oregon, $1.8501.60; good, $1.25; buying IT1!.18 itock -U.ladl.60;,. sweets, $3. 00 8.25. , VEGETABLES New turnips, $101.25 sack; beetn. $1.60; carrots, $1.251.60: cabbage, $1.25; Mexican tomatoes, $2.25 2.60 per lug; beans, 12e; green onions, 40c doz.; peppers, bell. 20olb;; head let tuce, $3.00 per crate; hothouse. $1.00 box; radishes, 16c dimen bunches: celery $6.00 crate; egg plant, 80c lb.; peas. 17c; bers, hothouse, $1.40 doz.; peas, 17c; cauliflower, local, $1.26 dozen: Callfor-nU,-$2.2i per crate; asparagus, 12 FRESH FRUITS Oranges $2.76 fj S.00; tangerines, $1.60; bananas, 4 Vie lb.; lemons, $5.60; limes, $9 a case; grapefruit, $3.606.60; pineapples, 5c lb; cranberries, 909.50. APPLES New crop. $1.60CT2.75. ONIONS Yellow No. 1, $2.75 3.00; No. ?, $1.60; garlic, 78c Hops, Wool and Etdta. HOPS Producerr price 1911 crop, choice. 37c: prime. 36c: medium. 4r- 1909 growth, 20c: 1912 contracts. 25 a 26c; 1913 and 1914, 1718c w, wuui producers' tirice Nominal. 1912: Willamette valley, 18c; cast em Oregon. 14 016c. . 1 MOHAIR 1911, nominal, 80c lb CHITTIM BARK Producere' price 1911, less carlots. 6V4te; carlots, (Vic f. o. b. Portland.- TALLOW Prime, per lb., 4c; Na 3 and crease. Ia2Hc HIDES Dry hides, 20e; green, 9 10c; salted hides. 10Wllc: bulls, green salt, 8c; kips, 11c; calves, dry, 26c; calf iklns, salted or green, 17ci green hides, 101 Vc less than salted; aheep pelts, salted, November, 90c; December, $1; dry. 10V4e lb. Meats, Fisn and Proviilona. . : DRESSED MEATS Front, street; Hogs, fancy, 8 He; ordinary, 8c; heavy, 77e; veals, 18V4c; ordinary, 13c; poor, 12c; spring lambs, 9Vfcl0c; mut ton. 8c; goats, llHc; beef. 69c. -. HAMS,-BACON. .Etc Hams.-14 & 16Hc; breakfast bacon, 1220c; boiled ham, 22V4c; picnics, lOVic; cottage liVic; backs, lOVic; pickled tongues, 76o lb. FISH Nomlnnl Rock cod, 10c ib.; flounders,-. 6 halibut. 83lle; striped bass, 30c; catflBh, J212He; salmon, 12c lb.; soles. 7e per lb.; shrimps 12 V4c lb.; perch, 7 8c; tomcod. 8c; lobsters, 26c; herrings 6 6c; black bass, 20c; sturgeon, ( ) per lb.; silver smelt, 8c lb hlnrk cod. 1U: dressed ahari. 7! ! roe shad:- 10c: shad roe. ?0c lb.; Colum bia smelt, ocHl.uo per box. OYSTERS Shoalwater bay, per gal lon per 100 lb. eack ( ); Olym pia, per gallon, $3: per i 00 Ib. sack, $9; canned ; eastern, 65c, can., $6.50 dozen; eastern in shell, $1.76i2.00 par 100; ratior clams. f22.25 box. LARD Kettle leaf, tierces. 12o lb.; steam' rendered, tierce, 11c per lb.; com pound, tierces, Se.per lb. Orooartos. . - KTin 4 T?T'llh fit OR. inni(an( It t(. fruit or berry, $6.65; beet, $6.45; dry granulated, 36.55; D yellow, $6.26; Hono lulu plantation cane granulated, 5c less. (Above quotationa are 30 days net cash.) - RICEJnan, No. 1. 65V4c; No 2. Hc; New Orleans head. EVi6c; Cre ole, Sc. c- " , . SALT Coarse, half grounds '00s $8.60 "-r ion; ous, .uu; table aairy. BOC. $13; 100s. $17. bales. $2.20; extra fine barrels. 2a," 6s and 10a, $46.i1ump - rock, $20.60 per ton. " - " BEANS Small white. $4.90; large wnne, i.e: pina. I4.Z&: bayou, 14.76; Llmas $7;. reds. $6.60. HONEY New, per case. Faints, Coal OIL Etc. LINSEED Oil Raw. hhla . T7a o-al uyneu, in cases, Bc; gat iota or ' gauoDB, io mis; on cake me&L 144 pr ton. Z EI CATTLE fM 15 III . BAD SHAPE 111 B!G SURPLUS If) YARDS Prices Are rully .5c Lower All Around and Some of the Best 6tuff Goes to Puget Sound in Or. der to Find a Bayer. Zn the Stockyards. North Portland Hogg firm, cattle easier, aheep firm. Chicago Hogs 6c higher," cat tle steady to strong, sheep lOo lower. . Kansas City Hogs 10c higher, cattle 6c higher, aheep 60 lower. South Omaha Hogs 6c higher, cattle 10c higher, aheep higher. . . CATTTB DBOF XS UTEBJ9. Thar was a itrera drop la the price of cattle at Worth Portland today. The biggest buyers, the Union Meat com pany, hare filled to OTerfl owing with snppues, and only two or three small batchers appeared In the local trade today, soma of the bast staff recently offered here was sold to go to Fry ft Co. at Seattle at 98.50, weighed there, Thla would be equivalent to $6.89 Bare. Local buyers would not offer abore S8.15 for the same stuff. The market at the present time baa a sufficient amount of cattle to fill its wants for at least a week or 10 days without a single hoof coming; forward. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. . Hogs. Cattle. Culve.s. Hheeo. Monday .....117 1086 86 - 1038 Saturday.... 67 .... .. ill Friday ...... 251 , 237 . ... . 43 Thursday .,.. 171 625 694 Wednesday 676 84 4 21S Tuesday..... 76 699 week ago ... 736 715 6 4645 There was a very heavy offerlne- of all sorts of livestock at North Fort land today. Cattle came forward In the greatest supply for som weeks, a to tal of 1085 head appearing since Satur day compared with 716 head for the same period a week ago. There was a very liberal supply of cattla offered by California parties. Some of thia was top stuff but even then did hot move out very freely ow ing 10 ma general congestion in the trade. So far as cattle values are cnncernnd. there is little change In the North Port land market thla morning as compared with the last salea on Friday and Sat urday. - . ' - All told there were 42 loads of cat tle offering in the local yards today, 1 J of these being from northern California. At Chicago there was a strong tone in the cattle trade today with prices unchanged. Kansas City had run of onit eati this morningt but the market, was-rather firm with an advance of a nickel over Saturday. North Portland cattla Prices!- Heavy fancy steers .... ..,.$6.2506.40 fVitlV.- . u ..... Uri R 25 l.006.15 4.765,0g 6i90 6.60 6.00 6.6 ,6.6035.60 5.405.60 8.66 7.75 4.756.00 . -. 4.25 i. 4.00 Common steers reeuer steers ,........,,., Speyed heifers ............. urainary neuers Ordinary cows . tnnA.. . .. Eancv cows v. . . . . . . Fancy light calves . Fancy bul is ....... Medium bulls Ordinary bulls oiaga , i ............ . 6.00 Calves Are Un a Nickel. The Price of Calves waa hnnateri an other nickel at North Portland today,1 the sale Of three animals beinar maria at 28.65. - ,:...-.,...."! Cattle Shlpoers today : Goodale A Cas-1 sady, Gazelle, CaL, 3 loads; R. fi. Young, i Sisson. 3 loads cattle and calves: A. w Connors, Sisson, 7 loads; McKlsulck oroH.. oouin bi. r-aui, Minn., 1 load; iL 3 Cooper. Blanchard, N. D.. 1 load; L. McGregor. North Powder, 2 loads cattle, calves and hogs; 8. Fleetwood, Baker, 1 load; W. A. (lover. Baker, 5 Toads; J. L. Baker, Caldwell, Idaho, 1 load cattle and calves; H. R. Peacock, Nampa. Idaho, r2 loads Cattle and calves; Sol Dickersun, Weiser, Idaho, 2 loads; J. J. Grant. Huntington: 1 load cattle and calves; Hitt A Lewis, Idaho, Falls, iaa.no, o 10a a 3; u. ju jonnson. welBer, 2 loads cattle and caivea: U v.rwin Payette, Idaho,. 1 load cattle and caivea; John Hill, Payette, 2 loads cattle and calves; Phillips ft Coleman, Nampa, Hog Market Maintained. There waa a very liberal offering nf SWlna in the North Portland vardu In. day. A total of 1127 head was received compared with 738 head last Monday. Toga sold quite readily this morning at $6.75, but it took extreme quality to hold thia figure. Heavier stuff sold in proportion. At Chicago there was a firmer tone in the hog trade today with a run of 4 - 000 compared with 30,000 a year ago. Tops sold this morning at 16.60, heavy stuff bringing a premium of 2o abovo At Kansas City similar strength was shown in the hog trade this morning. There was an offering of 6000 head. Prices ahow an advance of 10c over Saturday's rullojr- - Hog shippers today: G. W. Owen, IdaJio Falls, Idaho, 2 loads; W. H. Fluids, Idaho Falls, 1 load; Ball & Later, Rexburg, I load; W. I. Dlshman, Elgin, 1 iuaa; ti. a. iiunier, waiiowa, 1 load: Stevens & Stevens, Asbton, Idaho, 2 loads; Kiddle Bros., Union, 2 loads. Nominal North. Portland swine prices: Fancy mixed 2 6.76 Good heavy 6.66 Medium light 6.656.75 Rough and heavy 6.62 A very active trade remains In the sheep market at North Portland. . Run for the day was 1038" head compared with 4646 last Monday. During thj morning trade there waa no Change in conditions from those that ruled . at me close or last week. - At Chicago sheep trading was some what weaker and a logs. of a dime, was shown in prices. There was a run of 35,000 head over Sunday. Kansas City sheeD trade wa firm In spots and weak In others. In general there was a loss of So for the day. Run was uuu neaa. .... jSheeD shiDDers today: T. R. Hewlltt drove in 125 head; Irvln Rassett, Nampa Idaho, three loads; G. W. Owen. Idaho Falls, dne load. . , neep market at North Portland: Select lambs '.....16.00(3 6.05 Choice Iambi .............. 6.75 6. 85 Common lambs 6.05 Yearling wethers 6.255.3S Old wethers 4.60 Fancy ewes 4.1034 15 Ordinary. -. 3.76 Slsposltloa of llyesteok. , The following sales were mad . at North Portland during the week ended Saturday, aiarcn, z Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Union Meat Co..... 1448 8 1485 1672 217 649 Frank L. Smith 44 M. J. Gill Co 72, '75 Adams Bros 451 647 322 45 437 Misc. Portland 9 133. 221 86 t 16 234 Misc. Oregon Cars ten Packing Co. Frye & uo . , .... 931 281 . t . t . i Ad James Henry ...... Tacomay Meatr Co, . ...29 Yakima Sheep Co.. James Connoly . . People's Market ' 26 26 Misc. Washington . 427 Totals ..'.........2285 9 2288 Monday's X.ivaatnV la 7177 1 . , " " '-BTEERS. , Av. Lbs. Price. 27- steers 7.. .,..,1061 , ; 35.76 20 steers ..I.)..... ...... .1060 6.60 IlilEI OVERLOADED HIMULAi; TRADE IS HOT BUYING While Everyone Wag Crying tor Sup plies When There Were- None' to Be Had, Now Stocks Are Actum elating With No Takers. The market is overloaded with raaor clams, 'Favorable weather conditions are ruling for the first time In several months and diggers report neavy hauls, Now that the market Is am ill v sud- Slied With "razors," the call haa dwin led to almost nothing. . While the trade was loudly howling for supplies when there were none to be had. they are not seeking stocks now. Practically every wholesaler has more clams than he knowa what to do with today, and the pries id weak at 12.25 per box. The greater offerings will be a boon to canners, who have fully twice as many orders as the,y have been able to take care of. - The price of rasor olams is today the firmest in years, with de mand excellent. The season to date has been the most profitless clam interests have known since the Industry started. Weather conditions remained unfavorable for weeks at a time and practically no sup- Flies were brought forward to either the resh fish Oracle or to packers. HIGHER SmN New York, March 4. Stock market was higher all around today. - There was-a firm tone at the start, with slightly higher figures than on Satur day. The advance was forced Tby the better .buying of steel and copper shares. Range of New Tork prices furnished by Overbeck h, Cooke Co. Description Openl Highi Lmw I Bid AmaX Copper Co II 87 62Vi Am. J. r., 0., Am. Can. 0 . . . i 11 Am. Cotton Oil, c Am. J-iOco., c... Am. 8ugar, t.,i. Am. Smelt, c. ; . . Anac. Mining Co. Am. Woolen, c. l5 Atchison, c...,v. a. 61 u., c..,,. . Beet Sugar B. R.'T. Cana. Pac. c.'.;. Cen. Leather; c. . C. ft G. W., ..;. C, M. & S. P...,. C, & N. W,'.,i, 107 4 1108 140 44 139 14054 Chesa. & Ohio , . Colo. F. A I., ft.. . Colo. So., c...... Cons. Gas . . . ... Eorn Products, c. ela. & Hudson. Den. & R. G., c Erie, c. ......... General Electric. 31 161H G Ny-Pf d. -rrm Ice Securities... Illinois Central . Internatl. Harv. 180 136H 107 Iterurb, Metn i..' T .1.1 k. t f II 1S 155 Louls. & Nash.., M., K. & T., O. . . . Mo. Paclfio .... National Lead.. ill 64 19 Nevada Con N. T. Central. 111 N. Y O. & W... Nor. & West, e. . North Am. N. P c. 88 109 117 P. M. S. C...... Penn. R'y. . , ... 82 123U 81 122 f. u., u & o. C.. p. b. c. c. ..;.. 108 14 10 21 30 Reading,' c. . . . . . 166 154 k. 1. & c...,. Rock Islands e. . HI 19 . 22 St. L. &S. F. 2d p. Ht. U & o.: vv., c. S. Pacific, c... 109 T.. St. L. & W.. c 1Z 164 11 III 84 (4 r v. racino, c. ... U. B. Rubber, 0. . u. . titecl co., 0. Utah Copper ... Vir. Chemical ... Wabash, 0...... W. U. Telegraph. west ifiiecirio .. Wis. Central, c. . Wheeling ft L. E. Total sales 442,800. Call money, 24. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT -- ' - Portland Banks.- - - - Clearings today rf 2,107,617.92 Year ago 2,068,590.44 Gain today ....$ 8S.027.64 Balances today 162,198.14 Year jtgo ... . . ; ......... , . 264039.49 Seattle Banks. Clearings today 22,667,264.00 . Money and Exchange, London, March 4. Consols, 77; sil ver, 27c; bank rate, 8 per cent New York, March 4. Sterling Ex change, long, $4.85; short, $4.88; silver bullion, 68c : , . .. , Ban Francisco, March 4. Sterling ex change. 60 days,. $4.83; sight, $4.86; oc. $4.82. Transfers, telegraphic, 6 premium: sight 2 premium. . , cowa 27 cows ; ,.1102 8 cows ................1160 - 2 cows ................1275 ' 4 covai 970 26 cows 1100 BULLS. 1 bulls. 850 - - - - - CALVES. - - ' I calve 180 HOGS . ., 91 hogs ................. 205 79 hogs. 249 , 81 hogs , ij, , mj .--168 69 hogs 154 178 hogs ...... ....i 204 121 hoKS 132 $5.40 6.26 4.60 4.60 6.60 $3.60 $8.65 $6.75 6.75 6.75 : 6.75 6.75 6.76 6.70 6.25 6.00 ' 6.00 iv nogs .........4.,.,.. 207 i nogs 346 833 820 7 hogs 4 hogs hHm tit' 4 CHICAGO SHEEP LOWER Market Down a Dime Today But - Other Lines Are Firm. Chicago, March 4. Run: Hogs! 46,- uvu, ctiinc, cv,vuu; sneep, so.uuu. 4 Hogs are strong, 6c higher; left over,, 3400. Receipts a year ago, 89,000,' Mixeu. o. ZD w n.D(, neavy, I8.45J!.50; rough, $6,260)6.40; light, $6.2006.62. Cattle Steady, to strong. Sheep lOo lower. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK ; Hogs and Cattle Firmer and Higher Sheep Are Down. ' Kansas City, Mo., March 4. Hogs--Recelpts, 6000; market .strong. lOo higher. , Cattle Receipts, 6000; market firm, 6c higher. - " Sheep Receipts, 7000; market weak, lcjiawer...- . . OMAHA CATTLE HIGHER South Omaha, Neb., March 4, Cattle, auvv, iimmci iuc njner; steern, fo.euii? SECURITY 11 7.76; cows and heifers, $4.76B.OO. - - start and as a result will mature much -7II-33JI market, 6algbt-46.g6Wllev4aMMwwy-th--thechsnri. (0.6. 60. Sheep, 8400; higher: yearlings, $5.002 5.25; wethers, $4.2604.60; lambs, $6.00u! 6.40; ewes. $3.86 4.25, , " iCIiy? COaDiTiOilS Hi TIBIT OPTIMISTIC EVER Will LOCALLY Light Land Sections oi Oregon to Turn Out Yield That Will .Make Bumper of 1907 Ashamed of Its SmaJlness Market Firm. Wheat Crop In Brief. Walla Walla Outlook far ex ceeds any previous year at this time. - .- Pendleton Crop conditions Ideal; acreage heavier. Colfax Greater acreage with growth excellent Heppner Acreage Increased; outlook brightest " Condon Indications of heavi est crop ever known. , . The Dalles More acres sown and crop growing better. rOBJBXOY WHEAT JtAJtXETS. Uysrpool Wheat opened Hd to Vd higher, closed Hd higher to Hd lower.- Buenos Ayres Wheat o to lHe higher. - - Berlin Wheat dosed io higher. Paris Wheat closed Ho to Ho lower. Budapest WhSat closed lo lower. . WHEAT CARG6ES FIRMER. London, March 4. Wheat cargoes firmer. Walla Walla for. shipment at 37s. ' n . . English and French country markets quiet ' PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS. Cars. Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday . 105 4 16 16 ' 7 Year ago. . fiO 7 15 ' -.- - 11 Season to . v - date ..11,022 ' 218 1822 1290 2184 Tear ago. f,912 , 482 . 1687 690 2106 Detailed reports regarding the condi tion of the wheat crop In the Paclfio northwest are still coming forward. On all aides views are the most optimistic in years. This is especially true of those sections that have been ao badly In need of rainfall during recent seasons. In the light land aections of the Columbia river, where scarcely enough wheat has been harvested to pay for cutting dur ing the past few years, the Indications are that the big showing of 1907 will be put Into eclipse. . The wheat market is holding, steady with no change either in prices or the condition of trade. Business is grow ing slightly. ' Oats market is quiet but very firm. Owing to the heavy demand from Cali fornia all of the valley stock is destined for that direction. On the basis of prices obtainable In California No. 1 white oats are worth $32.60 n the valley, CHICAGO WHEAT. DEPRESSED Loss of to "4 c Forced at Closing of .Trading. In tho. Pit. Chicago. March 4. There was a clos ing loss of to o a bushel in the wheat market today after an opening that was to c under Saturday. The trade haa, recovered-from. Its. recent fright oyer he small holdings by farm-ers,-s figured by various experts and therefore viewed the situation more calmly. Full news is coming forward in abundance. There waa a report from Missouri that half of the wheat sown In one county was a failure: - World's shipments In bushels: Week ending. ; Week Ending. From - Mar. 2. Feb. 24. U. S. and Canada ..8,269,000 2,387,00 Argentine .1,578,000 2,408,000 Australia ..........1,600.000 1.704.000 Danubian Pts ...... 680.000 860.OOO Russia .....1,384,000 980,000 India ..1,104,000 662,000 Total. ,..-....9,618,000 8,60 W00 Wheat on passage in bushels: Week ending. Week w.nMn Por ., Mar. 2. Feb. 24. United Kingdom . 24,782,000' 22,656,000 Continent ........ 10.688.000 10.000.000 Total ..........85.450,000 82,656,000 Ranire 6t Chlcaaro nrlraa fiim1tinl k Overbeck ft Cooke Co.: , WHEAT. Open. High. Low. . 101 104 103 ! . 98 98 f 83 CORN. 71 - 72 - 71 . , 71 72 71 ' 71' 72 ' 7l Close. , 103 r 87 86 B 71 A 715I B 71 A May July sept. May July Sept May July Sept OATS. 63 63 -6274 ia sZ ' 10 is. '" i n 63 A .42 42 - 41 PORK. May ....1590 July ,.,.1620 Sept. S...H36 1 1690 1567 1622 1597 1650 1625 157S 1600 B 1625 B ' 937 965 . 972 B 877 885 B 902 LARD,-. 94S 945 937 960 '. 962 952 977 980 970 RIBS. ' 883 . 882 ; 875 890 892 882 902 910 '900 May July Sept May July Sept WASCO WHEAT FAVORABLE largest Crop Expected In 1013 ' IUlns are Big Factor. ' he Dalles, Or., March 4.--Crop con ditions ' were never more favorable in Wasco county on the last day of Febru ary than they are today, and the pros pects are now that the largest crop of wheat will be harvested in the county in 1912 ever harvested. The season since the first of September last has been very favorable. Owing to the heavy rains early In September summer fal low was seeded in better - shape than common, and, all the summer . fallow, about 100,000 acres waa seeded. - Since the snow went off the early part of February farmers all over the county have been plowing, and will seed probably 0,000 acres to spring wheat that Is ordinarily summer fallowed every alternate year. Thus the ground seeded will be 60 per cent greater than customary. There being such an abund ance of moisture in the ground, spring sown grain will likely make as good yield as fall sowing, and If only an average crop per acre is harvested the yield shoald be 60 per cent over the customary crop on account of the increased-acreage. The fall sown grain throughout the county is now in excellent condition, the weather being very favorable, Just warm enough that it is making some growth, but still not sufficiently warm to cause it to be tender and susceptible to late rpsts. . GILLIAM IS HOPEFUL Crop Situation : There Unusually Favorable for Wheat, Condon, Or., March 4. Prospects for a bumper crop of wheat in Gilliam county have never been so good as they are at the present time. The oldest residents of the county say that , they have never seen a season so favorable for the growing wheat as this has been. Nine ' inches of moisture have fallen since the sowing of the fall wheat and of this hardly a drop nas been lost for the reason that It fell-while there was no frost In the ground. The ground" Is saturated from top to bedrock. Another item in favor of the 1912 crop is that It was sown much earlier in the 1 1 , u - ......i i j . . . . . or injury irom not .winds. Practically speaking, there are no weeda In the grain iipios mis year. It is estimated that there arc 25,000 !'t''li ft i I;! .-"-I (i..--!-: T 1 :i . V unuituat cvnsrs t 'Is err" wi'.l t. . tne enornions vid of -ihaMi ci:"'y in 19o7 at a l-i.-h time Con d .in ealne.t ti.e refutation of te!n -the larest pr-iiary trrain sh'rring r'nt in the i."n;ttJ t-tatfs. Many rKkients of the county are looking to a grand mortKe burn ing fiesta after the next harvest. Some Prlxe Er5. Cottage Grove, Or., ' March 4. Two eggs welshing close to four ounces each and produced by Cottage Grove biddies are on exhibition at a local commission mrorsxs op the AznrrAi, trTAxramrr or tkb CTirVirrctMT IMCItniVor rmrnrr Of New Tork, In the state of New maae to tne insurance commissioner Amount of capital paid up .'. ZKCOHZ. Premiums received during the year In cash $ 914.653 46 Interest, dividends, and rents received during the year 49,625 22 Income, from other 'sources received during the year .'. ; 45,629.37 Total income - 9zsaxr2tszici:sT2L ' Losses paid during the year .'..,.$ 678,750.98 Dividends paid during the year on capital stock 40.000 00 Commissions and salaries paid during the year 231,202 00 Taxes, licenses, and fees paid during the year 16,606.18 Amount Of all other expenditures 84,260 26 Total expenditures i ....... . ASSETS. . Value of stocks and bonds owned.. $1,042,374 00 Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc............ 18,000.00 Cash in banks and on hand - 30,173 61 Premiums In course of collection and in transmission. X 229,638 52 Interest and rents due and accrued and other 22,19s!45 Total assets ............... 1 ...... . ... . tl.S37.278.5S Less special deposits in any stats (if any there be).,. 10,060.00 Total assets admitted in Oregon ................. ! ' -. tUABZUTZZS. Gross claims for losses unpaid. ...$119,768 80 Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding risks 630,616 64 Due for commission and brokerage - 4,196 02 All other liabilities , ' 6,000 00 Total liabilities . . . . . . .... . '. ........... Total Insurance in force December SI, 1911 v BtramrEss zx okxqov tob tkb tbax. . Total risks written during the year. ......... j .(...$2 061 703 00 Gross premiums received during the year , ' 88 24971 Premiums returned during the year........... - - 13 122 43 Losses paid during the year 6227 06 Losses incurred during the year 16 973 81 Total amount of risks Outstanding; in Oregon December 81, 1911 .... 1290,'S95!oo STUYVESANT INSURANCE COMPANY . . . ... . V , C. A. GARTHWAITE, Secretary. Statutory resident general agent and attorney for service: O.' N. DAVIDSON SEELET & CO.. general agents. Board of Trade bldg.. Portland. - UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY - THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION IAJT ITBAJrOZBCO FOUNDED, 1864 Capital Paid In . . $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits. .... .$7,905,912.00 . iBRANCHES " ' Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Virginia City We buy and sell Foreign Exchange; issua Drafts and Cable" Transfers, Commercial Credits and Travelers' Letters of Credit, available In all parts of the "world; make collections ' pn all points and .oonduct a , general .foreign and domestic . . banking business, i ' i; uttsxest taxd obt tzzo avars batihq obvobtts PORTLAND BRANCH s Chamber of 'Commerce Building , " BOSTBrwBST ooBjrsm or tbtbj ahd btabk btxbbts WH, A. MAO BAB, Manager. J. T, SUBTCBJLBX.X yAsst. Mgr. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital . . . .V. $1,000,(00.00 Surplus and Profits 900,000.00 - - OFFJCERS J. C AINSWORTH, Pres. - R. W. SCHMEER. Cashier - R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President' A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier W. A, HOLT, Assistant Cashier DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. PAYMENTS MADE BY POST TO PARTIES ABROAD v WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS. lumbermens National Bank Capital - :- $1,000,000.00 A OK On Savings "FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL $1,500,000 -1 -- V SURPLUS . $850,000 OLDEST NATIONAL BANK WES1 OF THE ROCKY-MOUNTAINS' ' i '. 1 : e (:. .. , ; . ; t ,., d.stinot t ciause of t.' '-;r h :- . :.i One ecj was lai.l b- J?n-,- I.,; PlymouiM Riw-ka aivl ti-.e i-iz-.r t y Rii'hmor.d's lUack Mlnorcas. Cottase Grove has a large Dum.er of fancy pnuitry breeders and the loo! birds and fees ere in great demand by the outside irade. Postal Bank for Oregon Cities. Washington, D. C, March 4. Postal banks have been ordered to open April 1 ai Cottage Grove and Dallas. Tork, on the 81st day of December lsiv of the state of 'Oregon, pursuant to law: CAPZTAX. ' , $ 400.000:00 $1,003.31)6.16 J 945,719.37 $1,327.76.58 ......... ) ' t 659,581.46 ' $81,991,685.00 Corner Fifth and Stark A bert