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THE OXYGON DAILY JOUHIIAL. FORT LA ?.'!, 11. : . i U liuUiio tike m FLORIDA A!!D CONDITION IS GOOD 'jiitial Shipment of Season Is Quoted at $7 Tcr Cental or $3.50 Ter Hamper Southwest Is Buying in the Eastern States. Portland Wholesale Markets, 4 Easier tone In eggs. Chicken market good.. , ..' Dressed meats steady.. - New potatoes arrive, Florida tomatoes here. More Mexican tomatoes. Potatot market mixed. Young America cheese easier. 4 Hops are firmer. - ' New potatoes have arrived In the Portland market, a mixed carload of tomatoes and potatoes being received from Florida by Levy & Splegl. The shipment was In hampers and was ire ex cellent condition. Sales are reported " at $3.60 per hamper," whlcn means prac tically $7.00 per hundred pounds, as the hampers contain but 60 pounds net The potato market Is . mixed, . with further cancellation of orders from Tex as. According to a message from Texas to a local shipper this morning, the prl tea ielng asked bere are fully 15c per cental too high It costs about $2.65 To land extra choice potatoes in Texas from Willamette valley points at this time, while Washington stock of equal duality ts available at 13.40 and the mim price Is in effect for .California shipment. . ' . According to the Texas advice they are now able to land Wisconsin and Minnesota extra fancy potatoes in the Lone Star state at $2.40, therefore busi ness above that figure is not offered to Oregon shippers. The fact that the Wisconsin and Minnesota shipping sea son has Just opened for the spring months, is expected to cause a further decline In prices in the Bouthwest. California speculators seem very a srer to unload at southwest points, not withstanding their determination to boost prices here so that growers will not sell. : ',- ' . Not only is the southwest weaker and lower for potatoes but no further onion 'business Is likely from here because Mexican onions are expected there with in a week or ten days, while southern Texas stock is expected to be available within a month. A leading Texas deal er wired local shippers that the season was too far advanced to admit of fur y ther business from here at prevailing prices. EGGS SnOWIXQ WEAKNESS. Considerable weakness was shown in he egg trade along Front street today. The market reflected some easiness late Saturday and this feeling was carried until M morning The lownr . . ...... ct- . -pttKm"tn oan rrancioi-o m o tu as this affectf the shipping trade--with the north. ; FLORIDA TOMATOES , ARRIVK. A Ion ir with the shipment of potatoes from Florida, a liberal lot of tomatoes from that state was received today along the street. The stock was quoted at $4.50 per crate. Mexican tomatoes In lugs are again offering with sales . around $2.75 for best. - - ' CHICKEN OUTLOOK IS GOOD. The outlook for the chicken trade during the present week Is very good according to leading handlers. The market closed extremely favorable Sat urday, , with all stock cleaned up at slightly better values. HOP CONTRACTS FIRMER. Additional firmness was showing In the hop contract situation today and 27c a pound Is now being freely offered for the 1912 crop In the Willamette val ley. Spot goods likewise firmer around 39c a pound for medium to ; prime. Trading in spot goods Is almost entirety confined between dealers. .. ; YOUNG AMERICAS EASIER. There is a slightly easier tone ehow ing in Toung America cheese here ow Ing to the slight increase In offerings, frlces are unchanged, but a drop expected soon. . BUTTER CUTTING GENERAL... Cutting of butter prices Is general among city creameries at this time. Sales are belnng made at 33c a pound for prints, although the regular quota tion Is unchanged at 85c The latter is what makes the price of butter fat. FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS. Weather bureau sends out the follow ing notice to shippers: Protect ship ments as far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 32 de grees; northeast to Spokane, 22 degrees; southeast to Boise, 24 degrees: south to Siskiyou, 24 degrees. MJnlmum tem perature at Portland tonight, about 33 degrees. PORTLAND JOBEIXQ PRICES. Oraln, Flour and Hay. " These prices are those at which whole salers sell to retailers, except as other wine stated: WHEAT Nominal Producers prices, nominal, track delivery 87c; blue atem, 90c; fortyfold, 87c; Willam ette vsUey, '87c; red Russian, 85c; Tur key red,- g 7e, -,- BARLE Producers" prices 1911 Feed, V35.00; rolled, . $38.00; brewing. $39.00040.00. MILL8TUPT8- -Selling price Bran, i:3. 00: mtddltnrs. 129.60: shorts. 1'25.00: chop, $19.00 025.00. Car lots iOe per ton lens.... ' .. 1 OATS Producers" price Track No. t, spot delivery, white, $32.5033.50; gray, $3203$. -. V' ' FLOUR feetiing price Patents, $4.(04.70: Willamette. 84.50 per bbl.; local straight. $4.0604.25: bakers' $4.30 4.68;' export, grades, $3.80. HAT Producers' orlce 1911 crop Valley timothy, fancy. $14.60016; ordi rsry, $13(314: eastern Oregon, $16,000 17; Idaho, $1(017; mixed $18014; clo ver, $9010; wheat, $11011.60; cheat, $11911.60; alfalfa, $12.50013; oats, $11 11.60. -, ,Vj- . Bnttar, Ttt and Voultrr. BUT'l iCK Extra creamery, cubes and tubs, S3 8 34c; prints, 32036c; ordi nary prints, . 81c; dairy, 19c; eastern creamery, Sic. BUTTKK FAT Producers' price F. O. b. Portland, per lb., S60. POULTRY Fancy hens, 16c17c lb.," fprings, 14c16c; broilers and" fry ers. 22 5? 24c: geese, 10a: dressed. 12c; live young ducks. 16c: old ducks, 16c; ttirkevs, alive, nominal. 17c: drsred. ifc'-rOc; pigeons, old, $1; young, $2.0) (r? 40. ' ' . r';3S-2-Candled extras, 2021c; spot tiuvir price JSc19c r. o. n. portlanl C'HEKSR Nominal: fresh , Oregon fsnov. full cream, triplets and (In tales, ;jv2?e: young Americas, 22028c. GAME Jsckrabbits, $2 per doze a. Trnlts and Yeretables. ' l"OTAT K.S ttel ling prices ' Ordinary fwrn,"'t.M .197- PWr IMSlpl .r 1 uvir.tr rrl-e table stock, $t.2O1.60; t, 1 $S.tiO'93.25. !- i ; i:TAIif.KH Turnips, ' $1.0001.25 . ! , l.trl. $1 carrot. $l.2Sl 50: ,, $1.25; Sifxlcan tomatoes, $2.50 : Luans, . 12c; green onioiis, FAR GREATER THA Ally previous YEAR Stocks in Cold Storage All Along the Coast Show Heavy Increase Over Former Seasons Demand Is Slow lit All Points. V There are 405,000 boxes of apples in eold storage in two cities In California alone. On March 1 the holdings in San Francisco cold storage totaled 180.000 boxes, or 90,000 boxes more than on the same date a year ago. Holdings ih Los Angeles one the same date were 125, 000 boxes, and practically the same in crease was shown over a year ago as at San Francisco. - The market at Cali fornia points is extremely weak, ac cording to Charles Levy, of Levy ft isplegl or this city, who has Just re turned from a six weeks' visit in the southland. "There is very little demand for ap- Fles in the south,"' says Mr. Levy, "and he market is in poor shape, with the storage houses full of supplies. The fruit is not keeping good this year and thiB has further aggravated the situa tion. I saw some extra fanov Spitzen bergs shipped from Hood River that were being repacked owing to the poor quality.'- The apple situation at home is very similar to that shown in California. Offerings are unusually liberal for this time of the. year and demand slow. More apples are held in' cold storage here than during- any previous year at this seaMOn. although the crop in 1911 was . a.yery- small . one.BU.aLojigjthe cutis l, , . SHEARING SEASON IS OPEN. Wool Clip Starts In Yakima Valley- Ship Wool by Water ' North Tafclma. Wash.. March 11. .The sheep shearing season is now In prog ress in tho valley. A number of ranch ers In this vicinity with small bands are negotiating ror this season's clip. The market price at present rung from 10c to 14c according to quality. IL Stanley Coffin went to Kennewlck to start the shearing of a band of 20.000 wintered in the vicinity of Walla Walla. The Bheeo are to be sheared at Klona, on the Columbia, and unless -railroad rates are lowered, Coffin Bros, will fol low the practice of last vear and nhtn by water. The water freight for loose wool in sai-Ks is ji per 100, while by all ralltit is $1.75. Arthur Coffin of the firm says that If the railroads would make a rate of $1.50 it would be satis factory to the sheen men, since it makes delivery 30 days shorter, but that with me cup irom Ms lower valley band running to 80 tons, he can save $S0O by shipping by water and across the isth mus of Tohuantenec. Some of the valley wool will go to the recently established woolen mill at KUensburg. There is a disposition to support this mill. The only mill which, up to now, has nrdved a financial sue cess in this part of the country-is the plant at Oregon Citv. but the Ellensburg plant has some canital back of It, and is said to be turning out a good quality of cloth. . . . i 1,000,000 POUNDS AT BURNS. First Meeting of Harn?y County Or. . : ganization Discloses Fact. Burns. Or.. March 11. The Harnev County Woolgrowers' association meet ing was held here last Monday. The attendance was from all parts of the comity. It was the first mentln? held an an organisation, and Is the result of a felt need among them for their mutual In terests with reference to the marketing of wool, the proper use of the ranges to secure best grazing results, the buying of supplier providing for warehouse ana transportation facilities. As -result of -this meeting lb was ascertained that between now and shear ing time thev will control approximately 1.000,000 pounds of Wool, the quality of the wool being suprrlor to any ever ninrKeten m iniB section nerore. A (i Ant linnnlinli ann.M kAll '9An 1 V Tvirf ut'u. vHiininn, , t , n i ia, IV V, 1 1 , ,,u i 17 head lettuce. 13 ner crate: hothouse, ti box: radishes, 16c do.en ounches: celery, 14.00 crate, eex nlant. 30c lb.: neaa. 17c: cucumbers, hothouse, $1.40 dos.; cauli flower, local, $1.25 doa.; Califor nia, iz. Z0 per crate; asparagus, 7c 09c. FRESH FRUITS Oranaea I2.7iii 3.00; tangerines, $1.60; bananas, 4V4o lb.; lemons $5$5.60; limes. $9 a case; grapefruit. $3.5006.60; pineapples, 6c lb; crannerries, . APPLFR ll.KO0 2.75. . ONIONS Yellow, No. 1.. $3.00; N0..8, $1.50; garlic, 7c48c; SUGAR Cube, 16 9a; powdered, $6.65; fruit or berry, $6.66; beet, $6.46: dry f ranulated, $6.65; D yellow, $6.25; Hono ulu plantation cane granulated, 6a less. (Above quotations are 30 days net cash.) RICE Japan. Ko. 1. 56He; No I. Hc; New Orleans head. 60$c; Cre ole, So. SALT Coarse, half grounds 00s$8.60 "r ton; 60s, $9.00; table dairy. 60c $18; 100s, $17. bales. $2.20; extra fine barrels, 2s, 6s and 10s, $406.; lump rock. $20.60 per ton. BEAKS Small white. $4.90; large white. $4 85; pink. $4 25; bayou. $4.76; Limns $7; reds. IC.IA. ' HONET New. '.76 per case. Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS Producers' price 1911 crop, choice. 87c; prime, 35c; medium, 34c: 1909 growth, 20c; 1912 contracts, 26c 27c; 1918 and 1914, 17018c WOOI Producers urlce Nominal, 1912: Willamette valley, 18c; east ern Oregon, 14016c. MOHAIR 1911. nominal. 80e lb. : CHITTIM" BARK Producers' price 1911, les carlots. 60e; carlots, 6HC f. o. b. Portland. TALLOW Prims, per lb, 4e; No. I and' irreRse. 8034)0. , HIDES Dry hides, 20c; green, 90 10c; salted hides, lOVi011e: bulls, green salt, 8c; kips, 11c; calves, dry. 26c; calf skins, salttd or green, 17c: green hides, 101 He less than salted: sheep pelts, salted, November, 90c; December, ili dry. lOtfe lb. , - - . Meats, rish an 4 Provisions. . I.: DRESSED MEATS Front street: Hogs, fancy, 8 He; ordinary, 8c; heavy, 77c: veals, 13c: ordinary, 13c, poor, 12c; spring lambs, 810c; mut ton, c; goats, lwitc; Deer, etomc. HA Mo. BAUUN, tic. Mama. llO ham. 22c; picnics, 10e; cottage 14Hc; backs, 10 Ho; pickiea tongues, 7oo lb, nsH-Nominal kock coo. iuo id.: flounders. 6c: halibut. 8011c: strlned bass, 20c: catfish, 12012Hc; salmon. izc id.; soies. vc per id.; snnmps. iznc lb.; perch, 708c; tomcod. 8c: lobsters. 26c; herrings. 606c; black bass, 20c; sturgeon, ) per lb.; sliver smelt, 8c lb.; black cod, Ty4e: dressed shad, 7cj roe shad. 10c; shad roe, too lb.; Colum bia smelt, 9Oc0$l.OO per boa. OTSTERS Shoalwater bay, per gal lon ); per 100 lb. sack ( ); Olym pla, per gallon, $3; per i00 lb. sack, $9; canned eastern, 65c can., $6.50 dosen; eastern In shell, $1.7502.00 per 100; razor clams. $202.25 box. LARD Kettle leaf, tierces. 12c lb.; steam rendered, tierce, 11a per lb.; com pound, tierces, 8c per lb. Vaiats. ooal OU. Eto. ' LINSEED OIL Kaw. bbls4 77o gsL; kettle boiled, bbl., 79c; raw. In cases, 82c; boiled. In cases, 84c; gsl lots of 250 gallons, lo less; . oil cake meal, $44 p:r ton. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. So per Ib.j 500 lb. lots, 8o per lb.; less lots, 8 Ho per lb. ' ROPE Manila, 8c: sisal, THc GASOLINE Red crown and motor. 15022c gallon; 86 gasoline, 28035fts gallow; V. M. A P. naphtha, 1802OVso gallon. . : , TURPENTINE In cases- 78c; wood J5"1?.. 70 ci Iron i,artelafc.66e.j)t,ali Ion' 10 case lots, 72c " BENZINE 86 degrees, cases, 240 gallon; iron bbls.. tlftc per gallon. COAL Oll-Cases: Pearl. 16c; Star, 19c per gallon; water .whlte, bulk, 80 12Hc per gallon; special water white, 12 16c -I i MARKET LIFTED 5 CENTS WiTil TOPS AT Mill YARDS Sale of 87 Head that Averaged 1DO Pounds Made at High Mark Con tract Cattle Come Forward Sheep Bought in the Country. At Worth Portland. Hogs Market nickel higher. tops nominally at $6.80. Cattle Best regular offerings bring $$.45, contract stuff arrlv- ing, . Sheep Ten loads contracted stuff game In from Billings, Mont., with wethers at $5.35 and ewes $4.60.. , PORTLAND LIVESTOCK KUtf. . Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Monday , . Saturday , 215 179 525 494 1781 800 . 24 -4V5 1038 Friday .. , . . 144 . 106 . 1S( . ao .1127 38 493 10 - 77 10S5 Thursday , 7 36 Wednesday ago. Most of the cattle that came forward to North Portland showed a neglected demand. Killers were very slow in com ing forward to clean up the yards be cause all of them had more stuff than they needed for immediate require- By the trade In genera! no real busi ness in the cattle division la expected until after the stock show next Monday and even then It Is a question whether the requirements of killers Will be any greater than they are today. 'The Portland market- has been a stumbling mark for cattle during the entire season. Stock has been neglected here a good portion of the time, al though at intervals strength has pre dominated. Some Montana cattle were offerinar to the trade today, shipment being In thla direction instead of toward the east. owing to the unseasonable weather mere. - - Contracted Cattls Come Porwaxd. Quite a bunch of contracted cattle came forward to the North Portland yards today. Two loads were purchased some time ago at $.65. This stock came from Pomeroy and was shipped mrwara Dy w. i. uisnman, me wen known local handler. Th rattle havn been fed since October and were in ex cellent condition. Borne stock that was not contracted brought $8.45 for tops, but only one lead went at this figure. Generally speaking, the market for tops was no higher than $6.40 today, anything bring. Ing more than this being simply the result of that much better quality and for which a premium over the regular market is available. The market for she stuff was in better shape than for steers,' tops bring ing 35.65 this morn In r. One load until at this figure during the day's trading. Oman Butcnars Tax sold. Most of the sales of cattle at North Portland today were for the account of smaller operators With the big killers well fortified with high priced stock they did not care to enter the market. If they did only lower prices would have resulted and this - is not what these. interests want at present Cattle shippers: B. C. Blandy, Orllla. Wash., 1 load cattle and calves:- H. Striker, Hanson, Idaho, 6 loads; w. I. Stillwell & Richter. La Grande. 1 load: Kldwell & Caswell, Echo, 2 loads cattle ana caives; Mccarty & can, Minida, .""in., w ivcu0. j-i. iji r laimuru, oi, All thony. Idaho. 2 loads; P. J. Browo, Ba ker, i load; IL E. Cornish, Franklin, Idaho, 3 loads. Harry H. Cofold. for three years live stock buyer for the S. A S. commnv at Portland, has Joined the cattle sales force of Kldwell-& Caswell at the stock yards. North Portland cattle nrices: Heavy fancy steers , .$6.JE6.4R Choice steera ......... .... 6.25 H - 1 . .. 1 L (.0006.16 4.7605.00 4.76 (.9006.00 6.60 6.0005.25 6.0005.60 common steers Feeder, steers .............. speyed neirers Ordinary heifers ordinary cows ... Fancy cows ...... Fancy light calves 8.50 7.76 Medium 1 a-nt calves ........ Fancy bulla ................ 4.6005. 00 Medium bulls .... 4.25 Ordinary bulls ............. ; 4. Ow Stags . 5.00 - Hor Market Bem&lns Oood. There remained a very good tone In the hog market at North Portland for trie day. Run was limited and consisted of but 215 head, compared with 1127 last Monday. The smaller showlna to day would seem to lgnlfy that little stuff Is now in marketable condition. As the demands of the trade are good and have been In such condition for some time, ranchers are selling when ever opportunity presents. Bales were made at an advance of 6c for best. Hog shippers today: Hugh Cummings, Aioany, i ioaa nogs ana sneep; l Grande Meat Company, LaQrande. load hogs and cattle; J. W. Powers, Wallowa, 1 load; Klrkpatrlck Bros.; Pa- cbuu, iuano, i ioaa nogs ana came. Nominal North Portland awlnn nr!o Fancy mixed ....... ..4,. .,$6.7606.80 uuua neavy . ... e Medium light 6.76 Rough and heavy 6.00 blockers 6.96 Sheen Market Tsrr Good. While practically the only arrivals In the mutton division consisted of con tracted sheep and lambs which sold at $5.36 for wool wethers and $4.60 for ewes, the market continues In very good shape. The stock that arrived this morning went direct to a local meat company, and therefor prices wars not given a test.' There waa a. further rain nf utrttirlh in the mutton situation at South Omaha today. Sales were made at an advance or ioo.r-.i-, Sheep shippers: Pratt Shoep company, Billings, Mont, 10 loads contracted to union Meat company. Sheep market at North Portland Select lambs ....,., .$6.26 Choice lambs 6.00 Common lambs 4 . ..... . .......... 6.60 leaning lambs .................. 5.35 Old wethers 4.76 Fancy ewes 4.66 Ordinary 4.25 . XMspositon of livestock. The following sales of livestock war made at North Portland during the week enaea eaiuraay, juarcn v. Cattle.Calves.Hogs.Sheep, Union Meat CO.. 687 30 1316 1701 Frank U Smith. 26 259 43 Ai. J. tilll uo.. ... 73 Adams Bros. 164 343 Ray Falrchlld .. 28 , .. 343 Btcrrett-Oberlee. 29 t Misc. Portland . 6 ( Misc. Oregon . . 173 26 121 22 '480 Caraten Packing. 552 rye & Co . . s James Henry ,. - 60 ,. Tacoma Meat . . 39 2 Misc. Wash. ... 109 1, 60 463 Total sales ..1772 46 1888 3579 Mondays livestock Sales, ' Av. Lbs Price. 4 gram lea steers . ..,1303 J6.65 6.46 6.40 6.40 , 21 steers ....,1130 .. 1068 1099 8 steers 9 steers 25 steers 25 steers 6 steers 26 .steers 29 steers 99 Steers 1139 1303 , 1008 1074 1036 1063-- 1080 6.30 6.00 "., . 6.00 6.70 6.70 6.68 5.65 6.50 K ... 2 steers ....... . 8R0 ' 26 steers " IT steers 24 steers HE- .1208 6.40 6.00 6.40 $4.60 4.60 BULLS. 1 bull , 4 bulls 2 bulls 7 bulls .1030 .4.1407 ..1510 ..1478 ' 4, 4.35 WOOL OUTLC i i I i . J I . L FAVORABLE; GROWERS lOLDffiG THEIR CUP Efforts to Purchase Contracts for Lower Prices a Failure and Reg ular Sales Dates Are Awaited Mohair View Similar. The strength In the wool market la attracting the attention of both buyers and sellers. While the former are, not saying much regarding the market, they are nevertheless after supplies and are quietly taking hold of all contracts that they can gather in around printed fig ures. - . On the other hand, growers are more determined than ever to await regular sales dates before letting go. Wool is said to be fully as cheap in this coun try as in countries that have no tartrr, and thin has caused further strength ening of the forces Of home producers. In the Willamette valley no business In the wool market is passing. The season for shearing is quite a ways off and sheepmen are not seeking business. Most of them sold too early during re cent years and many say they intend to hold out for higher prices this season. Similar conditions exist in the mohair trade-. Ef forte to depress the-views of growers have thus far met with failure. There Is a growing .determination among producers to send their hair east unless more favorable consideration ia given here. it ia quite likely tb at most of this year's cup of wool and mohair will go to the east by the water route instead of by rail. The great differcneejn the rates causoa some to snip via water last season and their returns were bet ter, although it took longer to aet the stock to market. . New York. March 11. Shamlv lower prices were forced in the stock market today, Trading was slow, due to the storm in the middle west, which has in- torrupted telegraphic communication Union Pacific and American Smelter each lost 1 H points during the day, wane Amalgamated copper and U. 8. Steel common each lost of a point. Canadian Pacific, Louisville St. Nash ville and Pennsylvania were stronger. L. & N. gained a point during the day. Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.: Descrlntlon. Dnn. Ploa. Amalgamated copper co.. . 71 70 American Car & F.f C . American Can, c. . . V ...... , do pfd American Locomotive, c, American Sugar, c. ...... . American Smelter, c .... Anaconda Mining Co.,.., Atchison, o .............. 54 131 ' 96 36 "S 118 76'V 38 105 103 1035 66 80 231 4 do pfd Baltimore & Ohio, c...... Beet Sugar ...... . . . . . . . . Brooklyn Rapid Transit .. Canadian Pacific, e. Central Leather, c..". Chicago. Mil. & St. P..... 108 Cnicago & N. W., Cj...... 141 Chesapeake & Ohio.,....., 73 Consolidated Oas.,....,.t 140 D. & K. pfd. . 41 Erie, cr. ...... ........... 83 do 1st prd,.. ........... 64i General Electric .......... 164 Great Northern, O. L...... 38 Great Northern pfd 132 Ice Securities .22 International Harvester... Ill Interurban Met., c 18 do pfd 68 Lehigh Valley ........... 161 fit Louisville & Nashville.... 156 Mexican National. 2d .... ..... Missouri, K. & T. c... Missouri Paclfio ..... 40 53 63 -19 National Lead National Lead Nevada Consolidated...,., New York Central HZ'' s N. y.; Ontario & Western. 109 Northern Pacific, c. 119 31 123 106 31 Paclfio Mall Steamship Co. Pennsylvania Railway .... People's G., L. & C. Co.... Pressed Steel Car, c. ..... Reading, c. it 156 Rep. Iron & Steel, 0....... 19 do pfd. 71 Rock Island, c. ........... SSii 00 83 48 do pfd. ....... 49 40 Bt L. & S. F., 2d pfd.. ON .. 1 tin -1 1 ' . AAT Southern Hallway, c....... 2S74 28" 73 16i 91 uo pra. ...... Union Pacific,, c. 74 1$7 ao pra. ...... j, o, nuuuor, v. . U. 8. Steel Co., c. 48 65 ' 110 67 63 74 64 - au pia. . , i Utah Copper Virginia Chemical... i Westlnghouse Electric Wis. Central, c. ....... Wheeling-Lake Erie 66 73 American car & F.. Ex-Div., per cent; Central Leather, 'pfd., Ex-Div., 1 per cent. yiiliTTs- IT NnrMt Valrlml Ufa ft 1 1 . Ttrf. I. the Taklma valley this year has been ma must aumiraDe ior several seasons from the point of view of the frultrala er. Instead of the customary warm null In Vfihiniavu mktV. . U , J forward to the point where constant iraiB bi o expreBBea iwr ine saiety irom frost, the nights and most of tho days havo continued sharp and none of the buds are unduly forward. n IT .K . . Thnmnaftn D.'hn nmn. 1. orchard at Parker, says that weather conditions couia noi nave Deen better f l if thd rtrnn tliat InA .nnllM... has held the buds hack until near the miauia or Marcn; max it would take two weeks of very mild- weather to bring them forward, and by that time the A a ti B'SlV fif rrwcf a f t )i A inn 1 .t.J would not be rrcat. Everything has set very ium, ana eviaences point to an enormous yield. - t m i i ." ' OMAilA SHEEP HIGHER. Market Vp a Dime Today Hogs Advanced 6c. South Omaha, March 11. Cattle Re ceipts 4100; market show to 10c lower. Steers, $6.768.2S; cows and heifers $4.756.00. , Hogs Receipts 6800; market steady to 6o higher at $6.806.65. 8heep Receipts 9800; market 10c higher. Yearlings, $5.66fN 00; wethers, $5.00fi6. 60; lambs, 6.65 7.10: ewes $4.656.10. . ' ' 10 bulla .... - 3 bulls . . , . 37 hogs 121 stockers . 1045 wethers ' 1053 ewes ... .. .1420 4.35 3.75 86.80 6.80 $5 85 4.60 .1...1603 HOGS, j , .......i.. 190 ,. ..,.141 SHEEP. .... 107 .......... 109 Contracted in country; prior to ar rival. ' 233 lambs JIM 5.75 1 COW ..-.1360 CALVES i ! calves 1 calf 1 stag . . . , 245 $8.51 350 v 8.00 STAGS. ...1340 $6.00 STOCK MARKET DEPRESSED FEB. 1 m m i y? TEN CENTS h BARREL PORTLAND TODAY Loading Millers Quote $3.90 Less 2 Per Cent for March, April and May Delivery Patent Market Is 6tiU Inclined to Rise. rionr Market Is Gaining. - .With an advance of 10c per barrel In the price of export flour today the price moved as high as 33.90, less the usual discount of 2 per cent. This is for March, April and May delivery. Efforts to purchase more distant ship ment have not succeeded. Market for patent flour Is firmer with strong Indications of an early advance. . WHEAT CARGOES STEADY. London,1 March 11. Wheat cargoes steady. Walla . Walla for shipment, 37s 6d. ' , . Lnglish and French country markets firm. PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS. -Cars- Wheat. Rarlv.I'''lmir Oata Hnv Monday .,, 4.1 1 18 14 11 rear ago.. 45 3 17 .4 10 Season to date ....11.224 317 1.866 1.341 2.17J Tear ag .10,0:0 503"1,638 7 7 JSr 2,152 Export flour urtces are advanced 10c per barrel today with millers tasking $3.90. less the usual discount of 2 per cent. The. higher price ts being quoted for March. April and May delivery, but no orders beyond this period are being accepted. The strongest part of the ex port nour situation at this time ts that those that are asking the higher price are really the only ones who have any space ror shipment during the months mentioned. Business at 83.80 less the usual discount has actually been refused. some disposition la showing among oriental buyers to purchase supplies for June delivery. Some interests ' were willing a short time ago to sell for this month at $3.90, or an advance of 10c over the price they were asking for nearer options. .Now that leading mill ers have advanced the March, April and May orders, ,it is not likely that any business for June will be accepted at the price formerly acceptable. Marxet ror patent riour is very rirm. Indications are . pointing stronger than ever toward an advance, but no action has bean taken either here or on the sound as yet Only one miller In the Pacific northwest has named the higher fries, but others are seemingly ready o follow as soon- as the matter can be adjusted. Hltuation in the wheat market is very firm, with 87c being freely offered for club and 90c for bluestem, track basis, for milling stock. Business Is slow, but this Is due almost entirely to the lack of selling pressure among holders. - oats market is nrmer witn nuyers freely offering $32.50 for No. 1 white. JULY WHEAT 19 VICTOR. Lower Opening . Is . Forced in All LinesTrade; Is Erratic. Chicago, March 11. There was a sharp advance in the : wheat market after a lower opening, but short sell ing brought out a lower prtce. The ex ception was the July option which closed c better than Saturday after Others had lost c. There was weakness In all deliveries at times and the closing waa either st the low mark for the day or within a fraction -of it . Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co. ' WHEAT. ' ' ' , Open. High. Low. Close. May ... July ... Sept. .... May . . . July ... Sept.- . .. . 104 JUb 1(M , MA . 4AAI' 1 A A 104 99 6T4 104 B IN 'A . 7 - 97i CORN. . 72 73 . 72 78 , 71 73 OATS. . 63 64 . 49 - 60 . 42 43 97 A 72 72 B 72. 72 B 72 . 72B May . . , , July ..i Sept. ., ,i May . . . July .... Sept. . . . 63 63 B 49 60 B - 42 ' 43 B 163T 1592 B 1610 1620 1636 1645 B 932 940 " 947 " 960 A 867 977 ' 880 887'" " 885 895 B 907 : 916 ' B PORK. 1600 1625 1650 LARD. 960 960 ' 977 RIBS. . 887 897 915 1600 : 1617 1637 May . July .. Sept May . . July . . Sept. i . .. 933 .. 947 .. 967 .'. 8S'0 ' .. 885 .. 915 San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, March 11. Grain calls: UAKUSY. . . ; . Open.. Close. May 187 187 December 161 151 OATS. March 181 B 181 B April 182 B; 185 A Kpot w neat w ana w ana, i.oiot 1.68: red Russian, $1.57; Turkey red, $1.7001.76; bluestem, $1.661.67. Barley Feed, $1.86 1.87; brewing, $1.87 1.90. . Oats White. 11.82. . ; Bran. Per ton, $f2.50(l23.00; ' mid flllngs, 331.0082.00: shorts. $24.60. It Is called flattery when other people tell us the nice things we nave always thought about ourselves. Hop ESooSs Best English cluster and early fuggle Hop - Roots, selected va ricty ; reasonable, prices. Inquire HARRY L HART Main 2963. Worcester Bldg., Portland, C. A. ENDICOTT 1010 Oak St. Main 1306. : Salem, Or. . T. A. LIVESLY & CO. Main; 109. Salem, Or. Stocks, Bonds, Oottoa, drain, Eto. 816-217 Board of Txadt Bolldlaf. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Ksmbsrs Chicago Board of Trade , Correspondents of Logan It Bryan, Chicago, Sew York. J.C.VILS0N&C0. ITOW TOSK STOCK EXCHAWOTJ. HJHW TORS COTTOS EIOHATTOB. CHICAGO BOAED Or THABB. B.STCCt AND mOWO X09AWaB, SAW FKANCISCO. Main Office iAIUs Bldg BanTranoiseo. Branch Offices Vancouver, Eeattls, Portland, Ios Angeles, Can Elego, Coronado Bach. - ioehaiid orncsi 1 Boom B tnmhermens Pnng "''fllrf. STionj t.'rs'iiftll 41i0, AA...'. OYWuoora it 0 iLli!ii!iiOll!ilL Chamberlain's Efforts With War Department Have Proved Fruitless. Efforts of Senator Chamberlain to per suade the United States war department to take favorable action on a resolution recently adopted by the city council and Indorsed by all the leading commercial organisations of Portland, asking that the closing periods for bridge draws be extended have proved fruitless. . A letter from Senator Chamberlain re ceived by City Auditor A. U Barbur to day contains the information that the secretary of war has rejected the re quest that the draws be kept open be tween the hours of 7 and 9 In the morn ing and 4:30 and 6:30 in the evening. The present closing periods will con tinue in effect without change until fur ther notification. These are from 6:30 to 7, from 7:15 to 7;45 and from 8:04 to 8:30 In the morning and from 5:16 to 5:43 and 6 to 6:30 In the evening. The decision of the war department was reached after it had considered a report of the chief of engineers f the United States army. under date of March 2. This report was submitted on the advice of Major Mclndoe. in charga of the local branch of the federal englneera' office, ; The report of the chief engineer to the war secretary states that numerous com plaints jhave been made by . the navlga Hon Interests on account of the incon venience to navigation under the pres ent draw closing regulations. Among these complaints was one from the Open River Navigation association. All of these facts are set forth in a letter from the secretary of war to Senator Cham berlain. Following Is an extract of the letter: ' . ' "It Is Important in all bridge cases to bear in mind that there is always at Issue a question often much mora 1m portant.than that ef convenience to bridge traffic, vis., that of danger to life and property. Carriages, cars and vehicles can be brought to a stop today with ease, even on steep slopes. But boats contending with winds and cur rents often can not stop or turn around with safety and safety to life and prop erty requires prompt opening of the draws. Conseqpently, all bridge regu lations are detrimental and often dan gerous to navigation." Another extract from the letter reads:" "Nothing has arisen In the Portland bridge situation to modify the views of the deportment that closed periods should not be permitted in the after noon and that such closed periods .would impose u I urden on navigation Interests entirely out of proportion to the pos sible relief that would be afforded bridge traffic." ' New York Cotton Market, ' Open. High. Low. Close. Jan. 1075 1078 1073 1072$73 March .... 1051 1053 1040 1043 45 May 1052 1063 1052 1063ii5t July ...... 10fi5 1074 1064 1064&65 Aug. ...... joss f me. iuio Sept. ...... 1066 1070 1065 1064Rt!7 Oct. ....... 1071 1079 1070 107072 Dec. 1082 1085 1077 1077 (ti) 78 FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL SURPLUS OLDEST NATIONAL BANK WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON . UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits . 900,000.00 OFFICERS J. C AINSWORTH, Pres. R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier W. DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALL FOREIGN m7TMT1?Tre f PAYMENTS MADE BY POST TO PARTIES ABROAD wjutiUUT UJ5T UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - ( sajt rxAitaioo FOUNDED 1864 Capital Paid In ............... . .$8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $7,S03,912.00 . BRANCHES Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Virginia City - y,t.tVtn,e11 Fo1e,,B?. E"hane: Jsstia Drafts and Cable - irr,Vr8' Commercial Credits and Traveler s' Letters of Zlh available In all parts of th.orId: make collections b2nklngPbu2lness? conixi . general foreign and domestlo ZVTBXSST PAID OK TXIflB A9D SAVUTOI DEPOSITS PORTLAND.BRANCIL Chamber of Commerce Building SOSTBTWXST COBNXS OP THIRD AD STAIIK 8TBBETS VnO. MAC BAB. Manager. J. T, BUETCHAELL, Aest, UfT. r- r i o f n p p - j r- ' "" i . w J i'-s o tnJ rwiiw u-.iti. JUAT.EZ; CU1ET tft.lt I'd Tress Umwd VUr L'l I'asi, Texas. March 11. Compaia tive quiet prevails In Juarex today. The situation Is the result of the departure of General Rojas and 150 rebel troops for Chihuahua. These men, it Is said, are the ones responsible for the looting of the National bank of Juarez. General Rojas was summoned to Chihuahua fol lowing reports to the rebel commander there that Rojas and his men were con ducting a looting campaign. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT. Portland Banks. Clearings today -.$2,876,337.15 Ye&rago 2,449,030.68 Gain today ............. .$ 427,306.47 Balances today t 207.353.43 Year ago 416,810.4 Tacoma Banks. Clearings today $ 711,478.00 Balances today 67,515.00 Mone7 and Exchange. London, March 11. Consols, 77ft; sil ver, jo nana rate, per cent. New York. Marr-h 11 Rtertlnv t.4. change, long, $4.85; short, $4.88; silver million, on. , - San Francisco, March 11. Sterling ex change. 60 days, $4.83: sight. H.89; doc, $4.83Ti; transfers, telegraphic, 2' per cent premium: sight, par. NORTH CAROLINA DOCTOR CON TROLS DIABETES Physicians who are having the usual failures In Diabetic cases on Codeln, Arsenauro, etc., under which the books say the disease is incurable, will be Interested in a letter from Dr. J. W. McLean, physician and surgeon, Godwin, N. C. In writing tor our fig ures to compare with his own tests, he says: "I am sending you today two speci mens from Mrs. Lena Williams. Will . you please examin0 and send results? I have given this patient your Dia betic Compound, which cleared up the Mil H StlA nnw till 1 n uA Compound. The serious question with physicians ' who have Diabetic patlenta ts how to "clear up the sugar." It is true that the opium in Codeln locks up the sugar with the other secretions snd patients and physicians have the psychological effect of seetng the sugar decreasing, but the opium simply multiplies the evils of the coming days. (The day this was dictated we received a letter from a Boston Diabetic asking for help to get rid of the Codeln hsbit.) Ths serious need of the physician is an agent to help the liver oxidise the sugar. Until Fulton's Diabetic Com pound was worked out there was noth ing known to hava this effect. Even tt does not do It in all eases particularly In' the young- but In peo-" pie of middle age and over physclans are controlling many cases. It is a mild infusion that does not conflict wtth physicians' prescriptions. Clarke, Woodard Drug Co., and Blumauer-Franlt Drug Co. $1,500,000 . $850,000 A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier TU RECIPIENTS.