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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1912. 15 Cli:CuEN PRICE IS : m SHADED BUT DEMAND IS LIMITED i Movement During the Week to Date Is Smallest for Many Months; Some Stock Carrkl Over From Last Saturday. I Portland Whoiesals Market. iKggs firmer. Chicken steadier. . . Pressed veal veak. v Dressed hogs firm. Apple trade slow. Potato market steadier. Salmon higher. , Hops very quiet. " , The chicken market Is showing shad ed prices owing to the continued ac cumulation of holdings along the street . Hot only are present arrivals not find ing a reajy tale at the extreme price recently quoted but some stock has been carried over from last Saturday af ternoon owing to the Rlack , call. . While as high as .17o is still being nominally quoted for fancy hens, stocks that are ordinarily considered first class ere selling in a limited way down to lHc. The best demand for hens at this time is for the Jewish Kaster, which occurs next Sunday, or a week previous to the regular Easter. This call Is con fined entirely to extra fancy stock and tlisre is only a limited amount of this quality available. Ordinary off.rlngs in the hen line are not good enough for this trade and are therefore not wanted. Dealers along Front street have been holding their prices high in the hope of v-lng able to unload at them. The con-tlnued-iiuUaess in the trade has fright ened sorce of them and the result is the shaded figures.- Even these are too high to bring out general buying. The btst day of the week for chicken buy Ing, Thursday, showed little call. DRESSED VEAL REMAINS WEAK . While practically all the dressed veal arrivals- of the past 2 hours have been taken care fby- buyers, the market continues rather weak at the , lower range recently quoted. .......... Dressed hogs are firm at the prices quoted. -""SALMON IS VERT FIRM Rome very fancy salmon is now being offered in the local market and sales are reported as high as 20c a pound. Market for halibut Is firm at 10c a POUnd. - .;r... ; Oversupply of rasor clams continues. CHEESE MARKET NOMINAL The cheese market is auoted Bom liml today at 22Hcf623c a pound. The schooner Delia arrived from Cloverdale, , Tillamook county, with about 100 cases during tne past 24 nours. . BI TTER ORDERS ARE UNFILLED Orders for butter are not belnr filled promptly by local makers, owing to the neiter aemana man supplies, trices remain very firm at S5c for city cream cry prints, POTATO MARKET EASIER A steadier tone is showing in the lo cal potato market but selling Is more liberal by growers. No change Is noted in tne California situation.- Bales are being made by growers at $1.651.75 for extra choice. j FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau sends out the fol lowing notice to shippers: " Protect shipments aa far north as Se attle against minimum temperatures of shout 88 degrees; northeast to Spo kane, 20 degrees; southeast to Boise, 15; south to Siskiyou. 25 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tonight, about degrees. PORTLAND JOBBING PRICES, drain. Tlont and Hsy1. ' These prices are -.hose at which whole salers sell to retailers, except as other wlee stated: " ' WHEAT Nominal Producers' price. nominal, track' delivery. $990c; blue- stem, 9S 94c; forty fold. 90c; Willam ette valley, 90c; red Ruseian, 88c; Turkey red, 90c. BA Producers prices 1111 Feed. .35.00; rolleu. $36.00; brewing. ! (in 40.00. MTT.LBTT'Tj-. mn nrVe r-n. $21.00; middlings, $29.60; shorts. $23.00; chop. IIS tHiwZo oO. Car lots 60s. per ton less. - OATS Proilurer' orlca Track No ' spot delivery, white, $34; gray, $33 33.80. FLOUR Rollins, price Patents. 14 604.70; Willamette. $4.60 per bbl.; local straight, $4.0694.28: bakers' $4 30 4 60; export grades. $8.80. HAT Prooucera" orle ltlt crop-i-VaHey timothy, fancy. $14.60016: ordi nary, $13fil4; esstern Oregon, $16,000 17; Idaho. $16017; mixed $13914; clover,- $3 610: wheat, $11011.60: cheat, 311911.50: alfalfa. 112.50(313; oats, $11 11.50. Batt-r. Errs and Poultrv. BUT! .CR Extra creamery, cubes and tubs, 84e; prints, H35e;-dairy, 20c. BUTTEK FAT-froaucers' price F. o. b. Portland, per lb.. 35c. rOTTLTRY Fancy hens, 16 17c lb.; springs, 16c; broilers and fryers, 22 24c; geese, 10c; dressed, 12cj live young ducks, 16e; old ducks, 16o; turkeys, sllve. nominal. 17c: dni'td, l$20c; pigeons, old. $1: young, $2.3) 2.40. EGGS Candled extras. 2lc;' spot buying price, 2020tto f. o. b. Portland. CHEKSH" Nominal; fresh Oregon fancy, full cream, triplets end dnlstes, 22H23c; young Americas. 2340240. OAMK Jackrabblts, $2 per doses. Frnits and Teretabies. ' POTATOES SelHng price: Extra choice. $2.152.25; choice, $1.90 2; or dinary, $1.75 Per cental. Buying price: Kxtr fancy. $1.76: extra choice, $1.65; choice... $1.60 per cental, f. o. b. country fchipnin points: sweets. $3.50. VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.00 per racK: neets, i.g ssck; carrots, $1.25; cabbage. $2.75; Mexican tomatoes, $2; beans, 12c per lb.; green onions, 30c dor., bunches; peppers, bell. 25c lb.; head lettuce. t1.fiSw 2.00 erate; hothouse, JX.WILS0N&C0. aOSKBSXS" ' (TEW TOBX. STOCK EZCRAITOB.' vzyr tobx cottow sxCHAnas. CHICAGO BOAJC.D Or TBASB. TEE STOCK AID BONO EXCHAMOE, BAlf rSAHCZSCO. 4 Main Office illlls Bldg., Ban rraneiseo. Branch Offices TaaconTsr, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Saa Slago, Coronado Btach. :SBTLAHD OFFICE I Xoom B lumbermens Bank nildlBK, .FhonetManhrai 4190. A-41ST. : Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Orals, Eto, : 819-317 Board of Trade Building. DIRECT PRIVATE TYIRES -TCrAnTEXCHANGEST- 6f sinters Chicago Board of Trade Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, . Chicago, Dew York. 1 OVERBECK&COOKECO STORAGE DEMAND IS TAKING THE BULK OF THE EGG .OFFERINGS Sales Are Made in a Limited Way to. Local Retailers at 21 Cents Per TWn. tint ThM mnm4M f Knn. ply Are for Ice Houses. The egg market Is firmer and sales are generally reported at 21c a dos.i for first class stock. Sales made un der this figure sre generally for "dir tiea" .or small eggs that have been culled from the regular shipments which have gone into storage houses. . Storage operations are Increasing somewhat owing to the expectations of a high market early in the season at eastern centers. More dealers are pry- paring to put away local eggs for early storage consumption than ever before and this is what is holding the price sun. ine same condition rules at ban Francisco and the market there Is as high as here. So far as the regular demand is con cerned, thews would be little to justify the present price of eggs here or else where along the coast. There is prac tically no outside demand for local eg as at ihe present price and local consump tive can is not taking care or more than a quarter of the receipts. The re mainder are going Into the Ice houses. jjeaier are onering irom xu to zumc a dozen to producers, Portland delivery. E ALONG THE COAST San Francisco. March ? Wht California club, $1.60165; do. milling. fl.21.65; northern wheat, bluestem, i.espi.7o; ciud, do., 11.SO&I.66: turkey red, $1.624 1.60: Russian red, $1.60 Barley, reed, good to choice, $1.86 & 1.874: fancy. $1.8801.90: noor to fair, $1.751.82H. Eggs, California fresh. Including cases, extra, 21c; firsts, lV4c; seconds, isc; seieci puueis, lttO. Butter, California fresh extras, 31c: firsts, lie. Cheese, new California flats fancy, 18c; Young America, 20c: New York twins fancy, 21a; Wisconsin do., 19c. Potatoes, per cental, Burbanks, $2 2.75; early roll.02.25; new po tatoes, 5 80 ptTpuund; sweets, $2,601. 2.76 per cental. Onions, yellow Oregon. IS.S5aj.8K: green, per box, 60 76c. uranges, per dox, navels lancy, iz.50 3.00: do., choice. $2012.25: do., stand ard, $1.60 1.76; tangerines, $1.26 & l.bo; CO., No. 2, 60c Seattle Markets. Seattle, Wash., March 29. Butter. Washington creamery firsts, 83e; east ern fresh, 2630o. Eggs, local ranch, lS24c. Cheese, Tillamook. 2324c; cream, 20c: Coos Bay, 23 24c; llmburger, 18c; Wisconsin, 23f$24c. ' Onions, Wslia Walla, $3 per sack. Potatoes, $38 & 42 per ton. . $1 box; radishes, 25 30c dot. bunches; celery, $6 erate; egg plant, SOo lb; peas, 12c; cauliflower, local, 5c$l.$5 per do.; asparagus, c. APPLES $1.60 $.00. ONIONS Yellow. No. 1, $3.60; No. A $1.60; garllo, 78o. ' FRESH FRUITS Orange. $3.78 8.00; banana, 4Ho lb.; lemons, $4,509 6.00; limes, ( ) case: grapefruit, $3.60 !8.50; ' pineapples, 6c lb.; oran har ries, $9. Hops, Wool and Bides. HOPS Producers prtce 1911 crop, choice, 89c: 1913 contracts, 26c; 1913 and 1914. 17c. , WOO li Producers' prle Nominal, 1912: Willamette valley, 1618c; east ern Oregon, 1415c. MOHAIR 1918. nominal, $3o lb. CHITTIM BARK Proaucers' price 1911. lens carlots. 6H; carlots, Hc t, o. b. Portland. TALLOW Prima, per lb let No. I and rre. 102e HIDES Dry. hides. 0o; green, $0 10c; salted hides, 10 H 11c: bulls, green sslt, 8c; kips, lie; calves, dry. 3 He; calf skins, salted or green, 17c: green hides, lOIHe less than salted; sheep pelts, salted. November, 90o; December, 11; dry. lOHe lb. Keats. Fish and Frovisloas. . DRESSED MEATr? Front street: Hogs, fancy, 9o; ordinary, 8V4c; heavy, 77c; veals, 12ffll2He; ordinary, 12c: poor, 10c; lambs, 99Ho; mutton, 7H Ic; goats, 24c: beef, 69c. HAMS, BACON, ETC. Hams, 15U 16HC! breakfast bacon, 1821e; boiled ham, 24c; plcnies. llVio; cottage, 134c; backs, 10 We. . , - LARD Tierces, II He lb.; compound, tierces, 8c per lb. MEATS Packing house Steer, No. 1 stock. 11c; cows, No. 1 stock, lOHc; ewes, Se; wethers. 9Hc; lamb, lOtfc; pork loins, 15 He. FISH Nominal ttock cod. loo lb.: flounders, 6c; halibut, 10c; striped bssa - T.9c: catrisn, lKffiztio; salmon, 1 s 1h anlaa. 7n Tier lh hrlmna. W ILn PRICE F PROD lb.; perch, 7 8c; tomcod, e: lobstersri0"1"'' the best of the season zeo; Herrings owsc; discs oasa, zjo; sturgeon. per lb.: silver smelt, 80 lb.; black cod, 7tt5: dressed shad, 7e; roe shad. 10c: shad roe. vo lb.; Colum bia smelt, 60c$1.00 per box. OYSTERS Shoalwster bay, per gal lon ( : Pr 100 lb. sack ( ); Olym pla, per gallon, $3; per iOO lb. ack. $9; canned esstern, 65c can., $6.60 dosen; eastern In shell, $1.7602.00 per 100; rasor clams. , $23.25 box. Qrooertoa. SUGAR Cuba, $6.75; powdered. $(.45; fruit or berry, $6.86; beet, $6.25: dry frranulated, $6.85; D yellow, $6.06; Hono ulu plantation cane granulated, 60 less. (Above quotations are lv days net RICE Japan, No. I. 66Ho; No. t, 4 He: New Orleans head. 6H0 Cre ole. Be, SALT Coarse, half grounds 00s $8.60 fr 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 toa BEANS Small white, 14.10; large white, $4.86: pink, $4.28; bayou, $4.7$; Lirrtss $7: reds. $5.80. HONET New. 78 ner case. Faints. Coal ou. xto, LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls 77c gaL; kettle boiled, bbl., 79c; raw. In oases, i2c; boiled, in cases, 84c; gal lots cf 250 gallons, le less; ou cake meal, $44 p:r ton. WHITBJ LEAD Ton lots, 80 per lb.; 600 lb. lots. 8c per lb.; less lots, $Ho per lb. 1 - ROPE Manila, 8U0: slsaL'THo, GASOLINE Red crown and motor, 1622o gallon; 86 gasoline, 2636He sallow; V. M. ft P, naphtha, 1I02OHO gallon. . TURPENTINE In caaea- 73c: wood barrels. 70 He; Iron barrels, 660 par gal lon 10 case lots. 72c BENZINE 86 degrees, cases, 24Ho gaiion; iron ddis.. ziho per gallon. COAL OIL Cases earl, 16Hc; Star, 19 Ho per gallon; water white, bulk, 9 it tic per gaiion; 1317c. . ... t . special water white. New York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. : Close. ! Jan.. Mar. May July Aug. Sept. Oct. Dec. 1074 ,1077 3071 1072fl78 ....1049 ....101.5 ....1067 ....10C4 ...,10 ....1073 .,..1076 1047 1053 106js 10C4 1065 3070 ,1075 1047: 48 i 063 (ft 54 1064065 106364 1063(fii5 1064 1073 1069 10B6 10,7a 1061 1070 71 10.760)76 San Francisco Grain' Market, San Francisco, March 29. Grain calls: WHEAT. . ' " Open. High. LoW. Close u!. : . . . xzu IT T6I X PARLEY. May , Dec , April 182H B 1 . 186H 152 152? 163 OATS. 1SC4B 1 15 - lit A HOGS REACH S7.50 AT NORTH PORTLAND; RISE IS A QUARTER One Load of Extra Fancy Block Stuff Brings Advance; Cattle Situation Is Improving With Chances for Higher rrice. Today's Hog Market. Best. Chicago .......$7.87 Kansas City 7.80 South Omaha 7.75 North Portland 7.(0 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hoga. Cattle. Calves. Sheon. . 134 152 3 631 . 137 it .. 446 . 40 , 28 .. 150 , Hi 17 3 . S44 858 ... 1376 229 a t . 23 , 45r 14 .... Frl. . IVed. , Tues. Mon. bat. Week ago A sharp advance ot!25o was forced In the hotf market at North Portland to day for one load of extra fancy light stuff that was considered No. 1 for block work. The animals averaged 1S8 pounds and the price was $7.60, com pared with recent transactions at $7.25. ' The advance here today places the Portland market closer to the figures where shippers say that it would be If killers were not holding It back, mill higher prices than this are being paid by packers In the territory east of the Rockies, and by the same people who are not paying so much here. The advance bf 26c in the hog mar ket at North Portland was a Dleasant surprise to shippers but was an old af fair ao far aa the regular trade was concerned. As much aa four days ago it was current-report that th. price would be boosted -to- $ 7.6ft- at -North Portland during the latter part of the present week. Eastern Market Barber Again. Another new high record was named for swine- in the markets east of the Rockies today. With total offering tnere i4,ouu neaa less tnan on tms same day a year ago, it was but natural that packers should become frightened- 'and bid a further advance in order to get their needs. At Chicago there was an advance of 6c In the price of hogs. Run for the day was 16,000 head, compared with 23.000 a year ago. Tops sold In the yards at $7.87, this price being obtained for heavy stuff, while mixed loads of quality went aa high as $7.85, yesterday's highest mark. Kansas City had offerings of 4000 head for the day. The market was very firm 1Pa.n advance of 6c. The only shipper of a full carload of hogs to' the North Portland yards today was Robert McCrow, the regular, who had a fine bunch In from Ooldendals, wash. Nominal North Portland nrlcea: Fancy $ 7.60 Good heavy 7.26 7.35 Medium light . 7.60 Rough and heavv 6.50 iff 6.75 Stockers ' 7.00 7.25 Cattle Market Is Firmer, There was a good showing of strength In the cattle market at North Portland today. Offerings were only fair, Top cows sold at $5.70, two lots being dis posed of at this figure. The offerings ,m frnm nnt.wiv Another lot of stock from central Oregon was brought In from Metrollus by Dixon & Hunt- The market forthese showed $6.30 to $6.40 for steers. This stock was not tops, and therefore best did not bring as high as yesterdays ng urea. 1 , With tha recent Improvement In the price of cattle a much better demand Is showing. Expectations are now for a stronger market within the immediate future, that is If shippers do not lose their heads and feed killers too much stuff at once. rJt, At Chicago there was a steaaVfline In the cattle market, with offerings of 2000 head for the day. Kansas Cltv cattle market had 1000 cattle on sale this morning. Market was steadv to firm. Cattle shippers: Dixon A Hunt, Me trollus, 3 loads; Beaile & Brown, Gate way, 3 loads. North Portland cattle prices: Heavy fancy ,. $6.60 Choice steers 6.40 Common steers 4.75 6.65 6.50 5.00 4.76 Feeder steers; . , Speyed heifers Ordinary heifers ,.. Ordinary cows Fancy cows . . Medium light calves....... Fancy light calves Fancy lambs ... Ordinary bulls ............. 6.906.00 5.00 6.0O5.25 5.70 5.75 7.60 8.60 4.5O5.00 4.0004.25 3.75 ((? 4.00 Common bulls Sheen Strong 1 Hons Offered, While there was a run of 531 head of sheep today, compared with none a week ago, not a single animal was or fered for sale In the North Portland yards this mornlnr. A local meat com nanv has Its buyers in the country and is purchasing direct from killers In stead Of buying them in the yards. The situation In the aheep trarte is riav the best of the reason. WhlleJ prices are nominally unerwngea toaay st Nortn fortrana, tne ouuoos. is mosi vorsbte. Sheen shtnoers: Hugh Cummlngs. Hal sey, one load; also one mixed load sheep, hoga ana cattle; . . jjecner, auverion one load hors. sheen and calves. Al' shinmenta were direct to tne union Meat company and did not enter the trade. - - Chicago was. steady for sheep with a run of 6000 head today. -4 , Kansas City sheep market had 2500 head available for buyers. Market firm. Nominal sheen nrlcea todav: Spring lambs ........,......$ 9.00 Wool lambs .606.0 Yearlings, best 6.75 Yearlings, ordinary 0.20 Select oows 1.... 4.905.00 Ordinary ewes 4.25 4.3S Bnorn Siock is quoiea iwui i jess, Fridays XJvestock Sales. COWS. ' Ave. ids. rrice 88 eows 27 cows , 96 hogs 1 hog .. 913 . $5.70 913:6.70 HOGS 188 390 $7.60 6.50 OMAHAHOGS UP AGAIN Price Is 8 to 10 Cents Better Today; ' Other Lines Holding. ' South Omaha, March 29. Cattle Re ceiots 40Q: market - steady. Steers, $7.008.00; cows and heifers, $4.76 6.40. ' Hogs Receipts 6000; market, 610c nigner, at (7.4U(0 (.70. - Sheep Receipts 1000; markt steady. Yearlings, $.606.85;' wethers. $5.85 6.26; lambs, $7.O07.60; ewes, $5.6.0 6.86. CHICAGO HOGS HIGHER Tops Sell at $7.87 With Run Show lng Decrease. Chicago, March 29. Hog receipts, ftK AAA ..attlA . OAftA. ahun EflAA ..VfVVV, UWV.V, VUV, .' 1 , v v y , uvvu. , Hogs aro 6c higher; left aver, 1500. Receipts a year ago, 23,000. Mixed. $7.407.85; heavy, $7.707.87,' rough, Cattle steady. Sheep steady. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK Hogs Up 5 Cents for the Day; Other Lines Show Strength. Kansas City, Mo., Maroh 29. Hog re Cattle, Receipts 1000: market ted -I , - . IO 111 III, . ' v Sheep Receipts 2500; market firm. Journal Want; Ada bring results, VOOL SHEARING IS v TO BECOME GENERAL WITHIN SHORT If Season Is Earlier Than Usual but a Small Amount of Stock Is lie ported Shorn In Southern Part of the Willamette Valley. Shearing of wool In Oregon Is much earlier than usual, but up to this time operations have been nominal. A week or 10 days of mild weather will bring the season to a head and operations In the Willamette valley will become gen eral : . Lambing Is over In the valley and sccordlng to bide Interests of this city, soma of the recent receipts of lamb pelts have shown quite long fleeces. This would Indicate that within a short time the lambs will ba able to take care of themselves. This will allow owners to shear the older, animals. Practically the only shearing of conse quenoeBow reported in Oregon Is In the southern end of the Willamette valley. A small amount of this stock Is being offered to the trade and sales are re ported on the basis of 16o tor coarse and 17o to 18c for medium to fine fleeces. This is for delivery at Port land. The price for eastern Oregon wool is not really opened, although a few trans actions nave been reported for mutton stock from 13c to I60 a pouno, ine feneral range would probably be from 2Hc to 14c, according to shrink. IN NEW YORK STOCKS New, York. March 29. Erratlo trade was shown in the stock market today with ' prices fractionally higher to a similar amount lower. This applied to railroad as well aa Industrial shares. Trading was again of liberal volume. up to 2 o'clock sales were tzt.iuo shares. American stocks were firm In London today. Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co.: Uescrjptioii 1 uponj Hlghi Low ) Bid Amal. C. Co 8044 66 20V S1H 6H 20 Am. Car A F.. c. Am. Can., 0...... do pfd. ...... 103 H 103H Am C. Oil, c. . . . . Am. Loco., c . . , 89" Am. Sugar, a . . , 128 Am. Smelt., a . . 86 do pid Mining Co. ... 40 40 40 Am. Woolen, a. . , Atcnison, c .... 109 109 103 106 108 103 do uid. ...... 103 106H 61 u, 84 237 Mi 23 "19" 37 110 142 77 30 P & o e, .... , 106 Beet Sugar .... B. R. Transit... 814. 84 60 84 237 23 "l9" 37 109 in 30 Can. Pacific, c. 210 Central Leath., 0. 23 do pfd C. & G. W., c. . .. ao pta C. M. A S. P. C. & n:-w c...-. Ches. & Ohio.... Colo. F. & I.. 0. Colo. Southern, c do 2d pfd... do 1st Pfd.. Cons. Gas.... 145 145 144 Corn Products, ao pia Dels, A Hudson. D, A R. G., e. . . 170 170 23 23 6 do pfd. .. . ... . Erie, c ,. do 2d pfd. . . . . do 1st pfd. . . . 66' . Gen. Electric. , . Gt. North., O. L. Gt. North, pfd.. 42 41 183 133 Ice Securities... Illinois Central. ii 21 Inter. Harvester Inter. Met., c.. 21 21 61 165 28 156 in ao pra Lehlsh Valley. 61 164 184 Kan, City South. 28 27 Louis, ft Nash. 166 187" 156 ...v. . ......U.tUI, VI. M.. 8. P. A S.8.M isi" a a sly M., K. A Texas, c 31 69 ao via Mo. Pacific .... Nat. Lead Nev. Cons. , . . . N. Y. Central.. 20 112 N. Y., O, & W. c. Nor. A West., e. . 38 110 No. American , . . No. Pacific, e... Pac. M. 8. 8. Co.. Penn. Ry P. O.. L. A C. Co 122 84 124 108 1?2H 84 124 108 P. Steel Car, e.. do pf Reading, e j 161 161160 do second pfd. do first Pfd... R. Iron AS., 0. . .1 22 22 72 27 65 94 do Dfd Rock Island, c ao.. rra ...... 54 Vl 8t. L, A S. F., 2 p do.. 1st pfd .. St. U A 8. W CI do.. Pfd .... Bouihern Pac, c 115 Southetn Ry., c . d J., pfd ...... 30 80 74 8 Tex. A Pacini ,. T., S. L. A W., O.. ao., pra ...... Union Pac., e.. 172 172 171. ao., pra ...... U. S. Rubber, c.. 65 114 65 114 68 112 61 64 114 67 do., pfd ...... U. S. SteeL e.,., 68 dc nfd ...... HZ 112 TJtah Copper ... Va. Chemical . . 60 60 Wabash, 0 ... do., rfd 20 20 77 Western Union , . Weetlnghouse , . . 86 77 wis. central, o Wheeling, L. 73 66 65 Southern By gale 641,600 pfd., ex. dlv, $ per cent, shares. . - BJ r MONEY AND EXCHANGE 1 PORTLAND. : Portland. Or.. March 29. Loans on real estate, 708 per cent. Hongkong exchange, $47.20. Chicago exchange, par. New York exchange, par. Sterling, demand, $4.87. SAN FRANCISCO. , San Francisco, March 29. Sterling ex- chance. 60 days 4.83. sight 4.86. doe 4.83, tianfers, teiegrapnio ft premium, slFht Z premium. . NEW . YORK- " - New York, March 29. Sterling ex change, long, 4.85; short, 4.88; sliver bullion, 58 c . LONDON. London, March 29. Consols, 78; sli ver, 26; bank rate, 3. 1 NORTHWEST RANK STATEMENT "Portland Bank Clearings today ..,...,....$1,545,238.21 Year ago .... ........ 2,130.876.93 Loss today ...$ 685,638.72 Balances today ..,$ 221.401.66 125.619.35 Year ago Tacoma Banks. Clearings today ..,.,......$ Balances today , . .......... 600,215.00 21,824.00 -eat tie Banks. 1 Clearings, today , ..... . , . .$1,581,896:00 Balances' today 245,665.00 EverV month public-ownership comes nearer.! , , RRATIC TONE TODAY MARKET FOR OATS S EXCITED WITH A M Report States That $35, Tidewater Track Basis, Is Being Paid' In Pa loose' for fco. l" White; Wheat AVhga Market Is Firmer Locally. a rain -Market ta Brief. Wheat Northwest millers and California interests heavier bid ders at better prices. Oats Report- indicates- that Coast interests are paying $38 in Palouse for delivery, here. ' ' Hay Market very quiet and dull. Floui Patent is firmer and mora actye but export is quiet WHEAT CARGOES FIRM. London, March 29. Wheat cargoes firm. Walla Walla for shipment 87s 3d to 37s 6d. - English and French country markets firm. . , PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS. -Cars- Wheat Barley Flour Oats Mon. 63 17 16 16 19 17 1 1 Tues. ... 10 4 7 - 6 3 1979 1808 4 5 3 , 1 Wed. . . . Thurs. .. Frl Yr. ago.. Season to 20 date ..11.605 Yr.. ago. .10,830 319 628 1416 723 2260 2313 The market for oats Is excited today and thera was a renort that DurchaseS were belna made in the Palouse for Portland account on the basis of $36 a ton track tidewater. - This Is lor NO. 1 white. The price mentioned is the high est reported to date this season and Is higher than dealers generally will ad mit Is being offered. Wheat market ra firmer for both club and bluestem. Bids for the former are ranging generally from 89 to 90c a bushel track basis Portland, wnue Diue stem ranges from S3H to 94c Purchases In the wheat market are for the account of Pacific northwest millers as well as for California Inter ests. - Demand from the south Is In creasing. Flour market Is quiet with no change in prices. Patent Is firmer. Hay market remains Inactive. ' WHEAT MARKET FALLS HARD Liquidation of May Longs Causes it Sharp Decline Today. Chicago, March 29. Wheat closed with a loss of So for May, e for July and unchanged for September. The open ing was bullish, with an advance of Vic In the May and o each in July and September. Liquidation of May longs was re sponsible for the downward flight of prices toward ino miaaie oi me aay. Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbeck A (Jooke co. WHEAT. Open. High. PRICE RISE RU ED Low. Close. 102 102 A 97 3 -96 96 78" "74 78 74 78 73 64 84 60 60 42 43 1685 1700 1767 1737 ' 1767 1770 " 97$ 977 990 995 1010- 1015 947 947 970 972 .987 . 992 May July Sept. May July Sept . 103 1037( . 98 :98 .. 96 98 CORN, . 78 1H . 73 74 ,. 73 74 M OATS. May July Sept May July Sept. May July PORJC 1728 j 1786 ' 1797 LARD. 985 1005 1022 RIBS. 9e 987 1002 ...1725. ...1755 ...,1795 ...iooVi ....1020 ... 960 ...987 ....1000 Sept. May July uept Vancouver, Waah., March 29. In or der to retain Donald McMaster as Judge of the superior court a petition is be ing prepared by the members of the Clarke County Bar association urging that no one enter the contest at the next election, leaving Mr. McMaster free of opposition. A large majority of the members of the association have expressed .themselves 'in favor of the movement ana win sign tne petition. Judge McMaster is serving his first elective term, having been first appoint' ed to fill the vacancy -caused by the resignation of Judge W, W. McCredie when elected to congress. He has shown marked ability as Judge of the superior court and it Is rare that his rulings are questioned. , The petition, which virtually retains him in the office, 1 an indication of esteem on tha part of the. attorneys of the. county and the high standing in which he is held. W. O.WWILLPICK SITE FOR LOG CABIN (SoectiV to The onraat.) Vancouver, Wash., March 29. A com mittee from the local Woodmen of tha World camp will meet at the Clarke county fair grounds Sunday afternoon to select a site for the log cabin the order will build this summer. When th site has been selected, the committee will then decide on the size of 'the building to be constructed and preparo plans for the work. Logs will be se cured nearby the site if possible. AM members of the order are invited to accompany, the committee and they will leave the city on the 1:20 car. The building will be used as headauarters for the lodge members and during the fair some kind 01 business will be car ried on, presumably a restaurant The building will have a rest room for tha comfort of the members. . " City New In Brief. RdcU1 to The Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., March 29. Mrs, Dan. Crowley and daughter, Miss Myr tle , Crowley, 1 have rammed from month's trip through California, Ralph Lleser has arrived home from Seattle to spend the Easter vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crass left Wednesday evening for a trip through California. - - Will DuBols returned yesterday from the DuBols Lumber company's camps on Lewis river.. All the company's LAWYERS PLEDGE TO SUPPORT MM! cre.ware.Jojktatj:ulLjtojcedmp$t of tha other camps there will open up soon. . .. 1 Mlas Frances Stone is expected Worn Saturday morning from Seattle wiere she is attending the university. NIGHTS MAR 10 EfJTERll FRiENDS (Speclil te The JoorntU Vancouver, Wash., March 29. Van couver Commandery No. 10. Knights Templar of the state of Washington, hi entertain at Masonic hall tonight with a program. A large number of invitations have been sent out. An ad dress on Masonry, will be delivered by Sir Knight Frederick William Keator, Disnop 01 tne diocese of Olympta. A musical program will be rendered by the choir of St. Luke's Episcopal church composed of Miss Laura Brown, Mriss jennie ssnutn, Mrs. J. B. Clayton, Mrs. Ed. Fletcher, Mrs. K. Busby, W. K. Lloyd. Mr. Ackles, Harry Smith, E. 8, Boniface, Mrs. Doreathy Rlmjhart, Miss uc.mto uuH.ms. miss Helen Kinney, H. G. Smith, Francis Leieh TTjmrt STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY . OF HARTFORD. IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, on the $ 1st day of December, 1911, state of Oregon, pursuant to law: Amount of capital paid up HI Premiums received during the year in Interest, dividends and rents received Total income - BXSBTTBSinBTXaTTa Losses paid during the year. .. ... ...'........, .... Commissions and salaries paid during the year..,,. Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year ...... Amount of all other expenditures.................. Total expenditures ':'.'::--.. -"-assets. aiuv vi aiwiiB mm uunua vvvneu. Cash in banks and on hand Premiums in course of collection and interest ana rents due and accrued. Total assets admitted in Oregon ' Y LIABILITIES. Gross Claims for losses unpaid. .TTrrn7r;777;;Jr. .T Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding All other liabilities' ! 5! ! ! ! ! ! i ! Total liabilities Total insurance in force December 81, 1911 . , .................. Busiarsi in omzaozr rom rax yxab. Total risks written during the year...;. Gross premiums received during the year.. . . . ........... i .... . . Premiums returned during the year Total amount of risks outstanding in Oregon, Dec. 31, 1911...... STANDARD .FIRE ' V Statutory resident general agent LLOYD R. SMITH. 205 Corbett Even if there were no other reasons for having a bank account, the feeling of security, of sat isfaction and srnbition which it inspires is sufficient. By opening a savings account your money will earn more money. We pay 4 per cent interest on savings accounts. Hartman & Thompson, Bankers Chamber of Commerce Building FOURTH AND STARK STREETS i ; THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON . .. . : UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital . .. . . .......... v..... . .$1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits . . .... . . . . . .. . 900,000.00 OFFICERS J. C. AlNSWORTH, 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 WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS. Ladd&TiltonBank KTmiSHED 1859 7 - , . . ......... . , . , . Capital Stock - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $800,000.00 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Letfers of credit, drafts and travelers checks s Issued, available in all parts of the world Corner Third and Washington Streets FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL $1,500,000 SURPLUS . $850,000 OLDEST NATIONAL BANK WEST OF THE ROCKY Wilson, J. H. Heasley ar.d C'.v :-.e.it Scott. Mrs. Lulu Wawera, accomr&nlst. The orchestra Is composed of William Fell, Anton Goeta, Michael ZarLsa, Fred B. Rogers and Francis Leigh. The program follows: Music Orchestra Remarks ..E. G. Crawford,- Eminent Commander Solo Francis Leigh Quartette Miss B. Williams Mrs. K. Busby - Mr. Francis Leigh .Mr. E. 3. Boniface Address "Masonry" Sir Knight Frederick William Keator Bishop of tha Diocese of Olympla Fifth Hungarian Dance Orchestra Duet "Serenade" ...Miss B. Williams . . .Mrs. K. Busby Violin 80I0 "Souvenir" ...Alvln Duvsll Geo. Meyer, Accompanist Solo "Flowers Awake" ......... Mrs. Geo. B. .Simpson Chorus "Good Night. Good Night Beloved" Choir rMy Old Kentucky Home" Choir and Orchestra "Spanish Dance" Orchestra Journal Want Ads bring results. made to the Insurance Commissioner of the , CAnTAXa. t 600,000.00 DOME. cash ........ $ 295.269.41 during year.. 41,114.73 t $36,384.13 7.054.15 103,888.35 21,994.13 22,440.61 t 245,177.14 $89,679.00 62,483.70 67.835.17 10.880.96 In transmission $1,120,1783 2-17.244.60 218.429.68 6.938.65 a a t 131,601.83 $49,933,169.00 15,400.09 1,437.61 91.60 78,400.00 INSURANCE COMPANY By H. B. ANTHONY. Secretary. and attorney for service: Bldg.. Portland, Oregon. BANK MOUNTAINS 1 I A