The Oregon daily journal., April 21, 1912, Page 57, Image 57

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL II. 1911
LATE
MARKET ICSsO NEWS
OF Tfl? rwto: i, WORLD
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10
POTATO DEMAND IS
mkfi mm
OVITR AGAIN!
CURTAILEO BT TOO
STIFF A QUOTATION
Public Economising and Peels
Them More Carefully Be
on i n nmiiin nil
T-
Vfe:J WHEAT TAXATION
Crop of World About Normal
So Far as Hntr Planting
Is Concerned.
The eoaSUioa f 11a a. I. i.r Mmi
Tha,n When. Cheaper.
i ma i aw i or ptaras in mark! In - - "r b . s i (A f r Tl P r V 1 vw ri . TT1
aorm4 Boaiilon. It bu noon.1 Imwlt - N and prolonged fr W, M i-"'' V V5 f it Tl
II thlr waata. Not only .r laea y marksbUln Jallana, yi,J , -.K xj T . yVViD . U'C'IIUIU
im being eotieufnd by lb people P"'''''"''' f'? tbe heavy CrL'Jr" TV .i''" TJ5iL 1 W Jl al - Tl IP
this Urn but wbtt lhr PDrchaM M-k rv. lately fallen, lhar la V? ?W W? -.rTV)' AV.r4'A lVA- lfa.. tU T. Vi'-.-
Claim That Portland Alone Is
-Getting Benefits With
Greater Shipments.
aVaiiU AMI !
I4r4 MriML Wall ia lb. fall!
lala toMltM.Mt a a aWae
east f Ihe JUxale a 4 la abeual
bee varied tint, frxa Ik ce4m
aha a a daring (r uu (tare i (hi
parted.
Of rUJ UlWMl al ifcu ff" la la
(Miuuirmrd t,y lr i M rr its
It lfma II. Ctir-u
4 'r rrl rva f Ik H
H - J ua fcr Tfc JrJ ah
I I tinj.r maJ twvndlllor.a f 4mib4 rUullr u. h.
' i kiw. iian urricjai (if or p ta uIum, f lltl
lat) ria la lha kaad of Orfoa araia tiaa Auriim liloa
l rill lb ma!l ul in aor..
rr a I U I i ca r la rUL ?- cs4ttloa ef U rp U arteu
lata imu thai trlc aoranaJ farlaa eouirt la t4 r Ik U-
n4 rauaitl rail rlT. h pr- auul aa fUa;
' t tttOdlaa hr vaxiU axt k oax llf!um Tb af rirullural allaailwa la
!1r4 ac.aaU a4 the eul4 tx a aormal. 4 aautatMr aufrtrii tf
(orra) claaaup nf la (rap bapr vaaatallaa. Th eoadllliNi autumn
li.a aaaaaa aa or. aua crup 4i Manaj I a baxkI aprlna,
Hui r4itlaaa of aupplp ar bf aa ola of cat a baa a!ra4 ba a.
rt aana aarmal. Kr laatanra eonaldtHaa- a rtaa. aa4 aaW
i tuUUoa lbr aboald aoratJlr b raytwabU clreumata.
-m4 for aia carload of potato la Hularla Jr- aralor? wora an
!-ia maria tar a) daa la lha wa prla aowlac lf haat, Wlr ana
urtbar lavaallf atloa aioa thai laaa ' r b"l"a rarn4 or undar
t a ihraa car load ar aoar balaa onn. IbI ronautona. Waalhor coadiliona
a-R 4 dallr bp tb boosa Irada. I a favorabl. Tba roMUMl of arlola
kllaafna that O.a
I --"-i wrmmt mt luwi a a4a a aiM
ia la Ua pial la unfair ava4 trniwl.
la aiala aWUra bjU auiiiat l-a.t
and b ! a raal for fa
rjfpuoa or lata( lUo Ua aanad4.
bo allaaa4 iluailra t,t k aaLailaa
i Mioiboda oaa Iwtii.lr lmpiaj upn
ala tMtiit Ual nuta alka aa un-
I bI aaaaual of (rain a aa la tiuraf
ia pa au9 aara&aaaaa. Th laar
f Ua.hlaglon rvguiraa nil ail grain
la lliHtlt OB Wlfck I HCIi ar atall
to lai.d 1 ea far bttahai ai4 rur.
all" lha 4alar aao ararr affoii o
tojaca lbtr Block to Ibo mlalmam uoi
LIVESTOCK TRADE
GENERALLY GOOD
DURING THEVEEK
As a Rule Quotations Main
tained at Extreme' High
Point; Hogs Show Mere
Fractional Decline.
MTLaM MVt? H T K'U M S
Uoa ll-ra. (.aula fn a trtf
Atm it...
April II...
Af
lrvh .
alalca II.,
! J I I I I II
J:i JMI ti
ff la
MM
II 3 a
f
a I
U)M II. tfei.
Ta Ha tlarl It bar a a4 ao a a Wala via
Jttll. fairorauo I i.lr Koala
lb onir aabnaaa. bail ova a aa
ol Mimumi,t a aUraa aaioao aho
lala4dl aalwla- tba aaar.( had ad.
da4 lot tovord lb and lb jb
ror IMI allabl caaaoaaaloa la lb rrW.
IWrdl rviab a lumrr.
lortfar baa tba pot
H th llal f n.oanalll
r laaa ad aa a luturr. and
rh br lb avorac bonaawlf.
and II la (aarod lha I th ero; nay auf-
aia .tuuii I fat from aprlna froata. Tb proooal
!1 Mla 2 fondlllon of alolar eropa la food,
d la iM u !',,',,""J work for aprln ao1nf la
?aJ.iri JckM dao ndr fairly ood euodlUona.
iiJUi . taa tTbira1 V-lV'n.i? rrr,uantT rain. fca; o ancura.ad ...aT
i.lo a." W.i a ouIrt-f'.KlX u,on ,h" w," roaU ar from Ibra
a. fhi uqi.r .Vi- J-. '" mora advancod than In a
IZll noTat. Kln3 i -UAt" normal aoaon. In T.raJ ragkna ahaap
2r M!i h.1?.!! hara boon I urn ad or, to Ibo flalda.
it.iri r?h- iLTi? 'rmarly thrown .oggn, loifrn,:. W4g abound l lar.a
T.ki. aiB-r.iT . ?a. a..M fluanlllloa. On Warth I tho condition
ataWiiZ K ,m . A ! A ni. . . -. ?k r wlm.r coroal rro,.. waa good. Pr
tartllac but lakoa collocllvolf. tb rn- pnratorv work for aorlna- aoaina la
f'r'airta or'Xfi SndllfcS
i. ? .?rf. . J'r "" '"ncla wh.r lha aoil la
f,T woul1 wha PfoJ-llor. rnolat In aoma doDartmanta eal
If n 1
AN
raa cnoapor. I.ni K.ri
" anma. wanawn, I oommonrod, and under Kd oondlllona.
That th above atatemant la not mere I Iirland winter own flalda of whl
"bot aJr" and mad for effect can bafand oala which war chocked by th
aaily provao by I hoe that take Ihe I froal apell In January hara bnef14 by
. imuoi to lortauiaia mi mailer. WILD-I lha rain, ana ar at proa an I looking
blaa. ( I viiroroua and hralll.y. The poneraJ ran-
i no oaaiaai way 10 proTO tna
la la Inquire of a half doson
raataurant kaepara and not (
tii ally overy on of them will
rroperly apnroachod. that tber
'r a amallar portion of Dotatooa to I King-doia of Hung-ary The prnl
rai n ciiaioiripr man rormeriy ana mat I moial and mellow aiat or in aoil la
much mora car la belnr asarcued la I propttloua fur field work In Hungary
Iho pealing'. I proner, aa well aa In Croatia and ila
Thla therefor a-lrea ta lha Dublin a I vonla and th tamneratura la alao fa.
erg-rr auppiy 01 potatooa than -oeraj- I vortioia.
y anticipated. - wall.
mat tnia condition la not a local af-I itaJy Th
New York Trade Disposed to
See Outcome of Political
and Crop Situation.
ICON 1
Now Tork. April Id. The week cloaoa
a
I with lha malontr liavlnar eaauniad
V7.i li inrkV VZ:,Z. 9 ."ji. ialJf alUlu.1.- but with aeniluiem on
hotel orlparatory work for iprlng aowlng lain,- .Li. ,.ih.r ..r,.i uh.i.nii.i
!hat prarw procreralra; under fairly good condl-l int,r.,i. ,r dlanoaad to frown On any
aaaart If I llona. Ihourh th anil la anU too wel 1 11?:!!?." .mJF' JJ?
ar aerr- to allow of lha aM bHna rt.t In. I r: . L" rL . . iT. . rir; r "I " Jr.
thero ar Indtoatlona of th alluallon
Either Irtcomtnc clearer or nur eoru-
piaa.
Homewhat mora attention la balnff
paid to International politic, and from
Dprin- auwioa; ia progTeaaina . domr-auo otandpolnt recent occurrenoea
I k.a.aa. a. k.. a. aall.ala 1 aa L.a.,lr, aa an I a B1
k a . I lit V UVK WJa-a4 fjit i ui 7 4 la a fli'l
RDL WatriTI l.i I m ai k. . . i . a . M
fair and that it la ahown all oyr lha throuaho.it February. Haln waa abnnd- iiThoV aharo rabuka to daatructita radi!
country raa bo further nrorea by In- ant In tb north, but aomwhat acarce I??..! I"rp rDU W daatruotiva raoi.
niilry at other clUee, I bay made thla In the antral and northern parte of Tha"bank atatamant mada a further
,-JnvaHan.liiB hir .maB.and th repll. the country. In the -anda cf Birlly end f,2r5' ,!w,ndr!na u to
from all center, ar. aulMiUntlally tbo Sardinia molaturo Vaa aufflcl.nL Tha 1'!.,; ''uad, ? IndiaTryAr ot-
"-. "ft . of.po- youn, c.re.1 cror. are hoalthy. and U.V ?S imnrblt 'th?t
a - ajri 1 1 aM aa i -, ay. . atAav ibaai f h alp nawainri m anr mn rivvb ay nar ir ia .
7 L r " 1 " " , " I V w-iV 'i ' " - derelopinonte In th field of labor dur
i Qrooar aa Barometer. I L.uxniourf weatnar conaitiona ana
On All Sides the Outlook Is Fa
vorable for Coming Sea
. son's Production.
117 If man II. Cohrn.
Crop condition throughout tha Pa
clflo northwest ar unuauaily good. Th
outlook for both winter aua aprlng
rbral la aicallrnt. Tb acre a of bulu
plantinaa baa bea Increaaad over laat
eraioa. .
Ill prnbatlllllna era that the oat Put
f alrawb.rria will ie uo&euaUy boavy
thla aoaaon. Everywhere In the north
waat the pi an La are lo excellent condi
tion and paae.d through Iho winter
aaiely.
Ctiarry treea never ahowad heavier
bloaaom then they do at tha proeent
Ulna, and barring arcldanla th eron
ahoula ue heavy enough the coming Bea
ton to niaka up for tua deficiency dur
ing tba peat' few yaara. . r
Apple ctop proepacta areVaald t b
mora favorable ttuut for many yeaxa.
With a greatly Incrcaaed acreage that
Tha retail cmrar U tha r.al ' Ta.m. I th atate of th aoil are very aatlafac
meter Of trade. He knowa whan trlcaa I tory. Spring, aowlng haa not yet been
are too high to admit of normal con.
numptlon and he la aware' ef any com-
rlalnt among conaumera of high prtcea.
f the publlo buya readily then prloea
ran be maintained. If on the other hand
the grocer finds that he has demand
for only two sacks of potatooa a week
Inatead of four aa during normal aea
aona, there la no mistaking the mean
ing of the publlo pulse.
Inveatlfratlon made among various re
tailers In Portland showa that pota
tooa are now classed aa a luxury. There
la- a curtailed demand and everyone is
eating them sparingly. While those con
sumers that purchase potatoea by the
eack are able to buy them from their
retailer at perhaps ie a pound, the
average buyer purchase in smaller lots
skbout JOc" worth and pays at the
rate of about 80 a pound for the extra
aoor or weigntng ana coat of hand
ling. At thla price potatoea are higher
rniauveiy man any oiner vegetable that
goes to make up the average meal. For
tliat reason the publlo is buying more
or, spinacn, turnips, carrots, beets and
other vegetables and ihe potato la be
inar aldetracked for, Aetn frequent 00
caslona. '
rORTXAXD JOBBIXQ PRICES.
i " " '
" ' ' Acatau TUmt and Xay.
I . 'These price are those at which whole-
aalera sell to retailers, except aa other
; wiif nuarea:
i WHEAT .Nominal Producers price.
; nominal, track oeiivery, 11.02 f 1.04
I " 1lllaam 11 AAifHI A7 fni-lvfnlil .4 AJ
(' Willamette valley. i.04; red jiuasiaa.'
!, $t.0: Turkey red, $1.04.
jl; BABIey- Frodueera- onces 1111
J ;; ., Fee. 135.00; polled. $300; brewing .
1",":- J HUHnaii u.
-;'fIIXSTlTFFS- -Sellinr price Bran,
, ; rniuaiings, aji.uu; snorts, f Jt.vU
uniB r-roaucra price lrac-f No 1
Pt delivery, white $89, (Tray $88.66.
. FTjOI R Arlllna rrl-. p.i..m
$510; Willamette. $5.10; local straight,
... $4.60; bakers', 4.905.10; export grades,
y" HAT Proeueer' price Hit crop
van. 1.1111U1117, I anoy, iii.ovuil orul-
'r a-w ItlAIJ- - . si a . . A
17; Idaho. '$1(A17; mixed $18014; elo
i. ;; yr, IvetO; wheat. $11011.60; cheat,
' tlieilJo; alfalfa. $llf.0ll; oats. Ill
... wi-.ev. .
Batter. Xa-ra and Wonlti-a.
ETJT'lrfR Extra creamery, cube and
. tubs 28 2Jc; prints, 2830c; dairy. 20c.
; , .oii i j ti, rAi rroauce. r price ,
f ; .b. Portland, ter lb., 2980c.
t'J?PV'TRT--Faicy hens, 17H18o
mixeo, kc; oroners, ,Z730c:
reese;.10o; dressed. 12c: live youns
.. ducks.. );..- old ducks, . 15o; turkeys.
itiive. nominal, ii'ic; oressed, 26c
pigeons, old. $1. youngr, $2,00 02.40.
iLnja janaiea exiras, zie doz; un-
canaiea. zvo; spot Duying price, IS Ho f.
"V. d. jrorciana. "
CHEi: s K Nom I nal : f reab Oregoa
- taiiv-j. iuu crwiri, Lnpirin ano oaiaiea.
" tlOItlkc; young Americas. ( ).
yTiUta and VaeetaUlaa.
' ' POTATOES Selling price: Extra
choice, 11,71 ewt; choice. ii.Kihi in-
ordinary, $1.60 cental. Buying price, ex-
in itncy, .mrri.o; extra choioe.
oomtnenred. but preparatory work ia
going forward inder good condltlona
Roumanla Weather conditlona ,v
favorable and the condition of wlntr
crope ia uniformly good. Spring aow
lng has been begun under excellent cir
cumstances. Sweden The temperature having been
exceptionally high during February, the
anow haa disappeared on land lying at
a latitude below to degrees. This con
stitutes a great danger for autumn sown
fields. At present, however, the crops
ere In good condition, as thre have not
?et bctn any sharp frosts, Fprlng sow
ng has not yet been commenced.
Switzerland Weather . conditions end
the state of the soil are both favorable
for field work and spring sowing. Win
ter crops are also vegetating well un
der the prevailing conditions.
Jipan The condition cf winter wheat
and winter Dariey is gooa. warm weath
er prevails.
Tunis In the central and southern
carts of the country insufficient ruin
has fallen, and the consequence of the
drought is already beginning to he felt.
Moisture has, however, been sufficient
in the north. The condition of the
wheat crop is average, and of barley
and oat- good. , Field, work Is being
done under good condition. No spring
cereals are sown In'1 Tunis.
; t
Ing the coming week will do much to-, wlll eon,, lnto bearing for the first
waru annpins m iiimieuiaia ruura m i time this seaaon, the outlook la for tli
me aioca niaraev, aa win aieo crop i graateat crop ever known here.
advicea from both the cotton and win- While there haa been soma fear that
ter wheat belta. I the peach crop waa damaged by recent
rrnaia. later avlcaa Iiave haen lo th
Range or New xork prices rumisned I effect that the damage, if any. was
by Overbeck A Cooke Co. I nominal. This appllea to practically
Oeacrlptlon
that del, liawevar. ) Uutl 1. 1111.
Inaay of I bam war raugbl alib baavy
racalpla ao4 la evatatt.a Ihair laae
are highar than f-r aarl yara Tba
prlnoipal raaaoa fee this le that baa
been Iroi-t-aaibl le obtain epeea ea
ataaraare for ablpp4og le CaJiruroia a4
Ihe or leal.
At a meeting af grain man in Reallle
1 Ihla weak 14 dtxaa Ikla aeaoOtMi, II
raa pointed Ibal IVrtiand la drew.
Ing morn bualaaa from lugal sound
that proUahly would rum bar wer In
obnoiloua lag tnaaaura not la furrav
Oral a dralara . with oonaaclloaa buinlraaie furearM dtidaa- lha ak
bare eal al rortlana no not baa I tat a
ta admit I hat th.y ablp vaiy car pa.
ILil lo IVrlland In order to aoll lha
Stat lax In Vtaehinglua and Iba grain
man and mi;lr will now act ontlyte
bave tb tat laws am.naaO el lb aaal
eaealoa of tee legislature.
Th sraln dealers of this Stale do not
i oejari to reaaonaDi laaation. nui may
Claim that tha law taxing themWur
wbal lhay bava, on hand on March 1 la
unjust bacauaent lla no las on U
IN CHICAGO
! coculltlutia aeia rr.raira f keea
was a hlr marliia of beg at
North IVrllaad aturtug I woak Ikaa
fjr aoni tlai. a total at kea.
aa lurtirn atiriaa laa amm.
pared atm 1 : 1 Ual waa aa4 1 )ur.
log lb prto g daya
Tha drD ta hoa aaluaa aaat a iu
H klaa during Ik aaak aa4 a awtatlag
effari upon th li.da Kara, bul at la
rloaa of the weak ta outlook a a a
oaiiar in are
New High Record Is Reached;
at the Closing; Crop Re
ports Still Big Factor.
(train bandied during the temainder or
ihe year and naturally every effort la
ana 4 a o dxlge lha lei en March I by
enlpptng out prior lo I bat date an.)
holding bark receipts. The law in rof
la Mlnneaoie levying a mall t on
every buahel of grain handled during
Ihe entire year haa bean auggeated aa a
reaaonabl eolullon of the pruhlein and
the lerlalalur may l raoueated to peae
a similar me aura for thla atata.
In eroratly admitting that Portland
la sradually bul aural diverting Huget
oundw grain trade, local dealer lay a
large niaaaur of blame on Ihe atata In
spection ear vie. In Washington this
work la don by th atate board of In
spection which la now under the Juria-
dlrtlon nf lha publlo utilities coniiiia-
Iam Tha .rain i ran a nava tha rl.
1'enges. which amount to an average orjj-redcr eteera
II per car
sorth lriland hog arlcoa:
Ileal light blorkara $ I
Medium lie-hi I II A tie
food and heavy Illuill
Kougb and hravr aee. ?
btovliera . a tl
Vaera X14 al ft.
Th Sttarkal for aiaar halj fwat wI
for top stuff during in week a Va'la
l .North Portland Tber waa a trhatier
run during tb aaek. awn ihuut u...
Una waa drawn upon. Total orforinge
r 1711 head i-ompared with 114 7 laat
Wrk and durlna th Lrnlom ..k
All catll prloea lali aloft during :ha
work, coa a and bulla aeltlngaveo 1or
lo the ateer Iwai than uaual Taken aa
a mhoU lb altuatlon In th rattl irad
In unironnly good with proapert nf
continued atrength
.oth Portland cattle prloea'
fraxy fancy ateere 0 7oo
7&V4
1
rarw-y trra ...
Choice eteera ..
Common ateara
aldered wheat aava an aVihitT-. dealers aaaerl that mere haa twn murn Fancy helfera
rl atreiiVf th. ?ioa. ? tAi..l ThI Incompetency and unfairr.ru ahown In Fancy ooa ..
5!"L, r.,"V.l JW,.y,.Th the inspection of grain. Thla haa bran Ordinary owa
Mtd in ;MV rnir.ci. h, tha .?f -I marked that many shippers have
of 11 1 for thT month at th-l-a 10 I'ortlancf Inatra.iof brlna;.
b.lDi bull f Jllnar ' 'ia- U to l'Krt sound, bcauae. they as.
1"iTtrnbl-lD.-.iic,,l!ona of ,h. .oft -in- th? ' tUhd" LZX Ib.T"?
ftr Wheal belt observers ware aendtng 'ha'Tn.rtlon det.artment of thla Vts
re,:ryUt,o, lb".' Vh'ea t ."not tn.VlrTVnnedh,A,h" iT,
Purely bdoriri nP r. wZ. thla respect and in the matter of taxes.
mo,r:,tnnbor,fie,t,'oLn Ih.",'; aldTb, :5"v.nc.d?n"t'h', gln'adwl.rb7rucS
th reports from wet of the river. i,dJ,n?M ih!n U h bein and that at
.trarhigVrrc.;hou,hw
11.60; choice, $1.601.46. per cental f. o.
vc.UG'iAoLENS rumlps, $1.00 per
sack; beets, $1.60 sack; carrots, H.Ylf
cabbage, $3.00 4.00. Mexican tomatoea.
$876; beana, 12c lb.: green onlona.
0 -ana-huni-n..! pappai. p-! at- lh
bead lettuce. I1.60&1 crate: hothAnt.
$1.00 box; radishes. 17H dog. bunches
celery, $6 crate; egg plant, 16e lb: peas.
-wuiuniwrr, loirai. BUCVgl.2 per
Horn.; asparagus, 407c;
gi.vo oox.
spinach. 600
1912 nominal, carlots 6He. less carlnta
6o lb: 1911 bark, carlots 6U(i6c. laaa
canois oo id.
HIDES Dry hides. 20c: green, to
10c; salted hides. lU'llc: bulls greet
salt. So: kips, lie; calvra, dry. 34c; calf
akin, en I tea or green. 17c: green
hides, lOlHc less than aalted: aheep
?eics. sairea. jvovwnwr, wc; lMcemoar,
1: dry. 10e lb. '
TALLOW Prime, per lb.. 4et No. 3
ana nr-dw-,
Mtats, riah and Vrorlsleaa.
DRESSED MEAT Front alraat.
Hogs, fancy, Ullc: ordinary, I0c;
heavy, 9 He; fancy veal, 12c; ordinary,
IliAc: Door. 10c: lambs. 10c: mutton. .
a-oaTii. t(fH4f. henf. SSi 9c.
.. HAMS. BACON, jflTC Hams, lg
17c; nreagrast oacon Hf2c; boiled
ham, 26c; picnics. 11 He; cottare, 14Hc:
LARD Tierces, 12HC lb.; compound,
tierces. 9e ner lb.
tierces. ner ID.
MEJATS Packing house Steer No. t
rrtock. UHc: cowb. No. 1 stock, inii.
11c: ewes, 10 He; wethers; HHc; lambs.
FISH Nominal Kock cod. ter- ,
flounders, 6c; halibut, ' 79ci striped
16016c lb.; soles, 7c per lb.; ohrlmpe'
12Hc lb.; perch, 738c; tomcod. 8c; Ir'b-
Amal. Copper Co.
Am. C. it F.. o..
Am. Can, o
do pfd
Am. Cot Oil. C..
Am. Kugar, c. . . .
Am. Smelt, c. . . .
do pfd
Anac. Mining; Co.
Am. woolen, c. .
Atchison, c
Halt, ft Ohio, c. .
Beet Sugar ....
B. R. T
Can. Pac.flo, o.
Cent. Leather, e.
do pfd
C. & N. W o
Chi Ort W., pfd.
C, M. & 8. P....
C. & N. W., o. . .
Chesa. & Ohio..
Colo. F. & I., c
uoi. a., c. . . .
do 2d pfd.
do 1st Dfd.
Cons. 3as. .
Corn Produ., c.
ao pra. . . ,
n. & r. a., c.
r'ni lil.U1 I UiA I every center.
I10H
143
78
80
'is'
blH
I4H
lKVi
IZ4
86 14
ios
1071
144
16H
20cr sturgeon. 4 per Ib.j silver smelt
8c lb.: black cod, 7He: dressed shad, 7c"
roe shad 10c: shad roe. Aa 1K r-., '
W.UUH-
bia smelt, 60c$1.06 per box.
OYSTERS Shoalwater bay. nar i
Ion ( ): per 100 lb. sack ( ) Olym
pla, per gallon. $3: per 100 lb. sack $9
canned eastern. 66c can.. It Ro na.n!
eastern In shell. $1.76492.00 per 10'
rssor clams. $202.25 boa. '
roeenaa.
BUQAR Cube, $6.46: powdered, urn-
fruit or berry, $06: beet, $6.95; dry
f ranulated. $6.06; D yellow, $5.76; Hono
ulu plantation cne granulated, le
less. (Above quotations are 80 daya net
eaah.1
RICE Japan style: No. 1. IVAIkci
No. 2. 4 He: New Orleana bead. 6VG?c;
APPLETS 1 1.78 01.
.ONIONS Jobbing price, old: Tellow.
ro. i, ...ibv.uv, io, r, II.OttQZ.Za
New crop THe lb.; gartle, 7HtSa ,
FRtSH KKUITS i Oranges. 18.7
8 00 r bananas. 4Ee lb.: lemons. 14 Kh
; limea. caaa; grapefruit. 83.C0
aja.ae;
DlneacDleav - ae lb.: Hinbtr.
ilea, if: strawberries. 13.64 ner 16 lb.
crH -
Xepa, Weef and BUeav
nur- rrooucerar priea nil crop.
a-!. nil cumravia aac, -ails ana .114,
17c 1 . j .
v:r)OT. Promoter - prieo TVecnlnaL
1111: Willamette valley. 110 lie; east-.-n
Oregr-n. II l(c
QClillijM - OH CAbCAKA BAKJE&
SALT- Coarse, half arrorrnfla 00a It la
rr ton: 60s. 19.00: table dairy. 60c, 818;
ivva, an. n.iv. exits nne oarreie.
a. 6s and 10a. 84 at.: lumo rack.
zu mi per ton.
tSE-AJi email wnita. ga.se: larva
white. 34 86: pink. 14.21; bayou. 14.71.-
iiTiaa ic reus. r-o. ..
HONETr Nw. 11 tr ease.
Falata. Ooal on. Kaa.
. LlNSEnUJ OIL Raw. bbla, 80e gal;
ketUe boiled. bbL. $2c: raw. la casea,
8 Sc; boiled. In casea. 7c; gat lota of
. gaiiuua, io ioaa; on caae cneai, 144
t:r ton. 1
.aVd1T.,S;t.AVD--ToB c per It.:
In. ota. So par lb.: lees lots. 8 Ha
per ib. s
. ROPE ManHa. : alaal TUk
OASOLINB Rd crown gad motor.
Il023e galloa; II gasoline. 38ft3IHe
gallowf, V. l 4 P. nashtha. HAuu..
gallon. . .
TURPTCVTINn I. eaUaa. tl.. -m-A
barrel a 7 U e Iran haml. c I
Laa- IS Ma. IaI. Tl. " ' mmr I
Den
do pfd,
Erie, c
do 2d pfd. . . .
do 1st pfd. . . ,
Gen. Eleclrlc . . .
O. N., ore lands.
O. N., pfd
Illinois Central.
Internatl. Harv. .
Interurb. Met., c.
do pfd
Lehigh allev . .
K. C. Southern..
Louisville AN..
Mex. Central, 2d
M. S. P. & S. S,
M., K. & T, c.
do., ofd
Mo. Pacific . . .
National - Lead
Nev. Cons
N. Y. Central.,
N. Y.. O. & W..
Norfolk .& W., , c
xv. American ..
N orthern Pac., c
r-acmc Mail
Pennsylvania Ry
i-eopies uas
P. Steel Car, C.
Reading, o
do., 2d pfd..
ao., ist pra . .
Renub. I. & S., cj
ao., pra ......
Rock IsIandAC,.
do nf d .......
8. L. & S.-F. 2d pf
ao nrn
St. L. & S. W o
ao pin
Bo. Paciflo, o. .
So. Railway, o.
do Dfd
Texas & Pacific
Union Pacific, c.
'do ofd
TJ. 8. Rubber. 6. .
do pfd
TJ. 8. Steel Co., c
no pra
Utah Copper . . .
Vlr. Chemical .".
wabaan, o
do pfd
W. Xf. Telegraph
West Electric...
Wis. Central, c. .
W. & L. E I
66
144
16
is'
B5
170
40
181',
129H
117
19H
69JS
164
87 2
65
170
40
131
129H
84H
!4
108
107
"6
82
251
I9
93
18
ilOH
143
78
80
6 ' '
1
28
159" lUi" 159
28 29 89
19
119
124
86'
164.
90
24
83
112
2
,7
19
18
851,
166
66
169
89
131
1Z9
117
19
68
164
good, but the seaaon is loo early to
give mucn idea ol wnat tne crop win
l be.
Pear crop proanecta, according to ad
vices received from the leading (lis
trlcta, ar at thla tiro better than
uaual.
Hod v naa are abowlnc good growth
in the Willamette valley, aa well aa in
the Puyallup and Yakima eectlona.
While aome dead hllla are ahown. the
losa la no greater than usual.
Klamath. Or.. April 20. R. C. Klen-
Zb7 I per, local egoni iur in ivooa-vuriia
ik t'uuiuakiijr. iua iia naa auiuucq uui a uuu i
. : I ai l I - r... t - -I . U . k. v. . .
v caiiuaui VI IfUMLUCa HHU lllfll no una
paid to the farmers or this locality
816,000 for their potatoes this year.
He also said that he has 400 or 600
sacks of seed potatoes which he has
orders to ship out, but he would like to
see tnem atay in Kiamatn county ir
possiDie.
Cottage Grove, Or.. ADril 20. For tha
purpose of planting 6o acres of pota-
toes on his place at Saginaw. Cat Young
iibb uuukiii a uitriuiiu ui ieou iruni
Frank Blair last week.
Klamath. Or.. April 20. "The winter
wheat out in the valley looks like the
biggest crop in the history of the coun
try. This Is up several inches and cov
ers the ground," says J. W. Bryant, a
large rancn owner. A good stand is
to be found in every field and while the
BDrlnsr sown grain should make aoor;
crops all over some unlooked for ca
lamity will have to hit the country or
the winter, wheat will break all former
records for yield.''
Hood River. Or.. Anrll 20. V. Wlneh-
ell is Just completing the planting of
11 acres to rears. This will constitute
one of the largest blocks of D'Anlous
in the valley. This variety forms the
bulk or the planting, witn some Patrick
Berry Dears and enough Bartletta to
act aa pollenizers.
iia . .a . n.411. ..a i louna enow uwi no ...... , .....
nt f goring whe"il l.2 1 Port has not suffered by the removal
A that tEa bl?ro?,,e. , .ra f the differential by the Oregon-Waah-
that th bear forces are Railroad & Navigation company.
kus-csa. aa 1 1 ii lu-jaH am l
Kansas City and St Louis were con
aldurably reduced. Thar waa a rug-
tinugtion oi in good -Oenmn.l Ter cabh
wheal here, whleh had It affect on the
epeculatlve trade. Sales fur the day
were nearly 260,000. Including aome
thing over 160.000 hard wheat to so to
nuiraio, eo.oou ro.
a fair amou
It waa noticed
not aggressive.
Hull loarlnra vara An han ' an KM.
ding for round lots whenever the corn
market needed support At the same
time brokers were of the opinion that
considerable corn wss coming on the
market rroni scattered sources.
Unusual attention was recorded in
May oats today, nn advance to 69c on
early trades starting aome heavy liqui
dation by leading houses, and that
month had a dosing break of lV4c un
der the top and Molng price yeeterday.
There was not enough action in pro
vision prices today to Indicate any fea
ture beyond that of a natural heavi
ness. But lor the display Of strength
In the grain early the provision light
might have had a material decline.
neceaaltatlng the carrying of larger
atocks, pjacee the dealera in a position
wnare I nay win lane a i a "
year unless th taxing sysicm is al
tered. tlva statements of the re
ceipts of grain at Portland and lit get
aound ehow that the Columbia river
removal
Ranre of Chicago nrleea furnished bv
Overbeck & Cooke company.
WHEAT.
May
July
Ecpt
May
July
Sept.
May
July
Sept
May
July
Sept
May
uiy
Sept.
May
July
Sept.
Open. High. Low. Close.
... 114 115 114 115
. .. 109 109' 109 109
. .. 105 106 106 105
CORN.
... 78 78T, 78 78 A
. .. 76 77 76 76 A
, .. 75 76 74 74
OATS.
.. 68 59 67 57
. . 64' 64 64 64
.. 43 43 43 43 B
PORK.
..1800 1805 1800 1800
..1835 1842 1882 1835
..1867 1870 1862 1865 B
IjARD.
..1010 1017010 1015
. .1030 1037 1030 1037 ' B
..1062 1060 1052 1067 B
RIBS.
. : 980 982 980 981
..1007 1010 1007 1007
..1030 1030 1027 1030
90
24 94
'29
66
41
83"
112
29
164H
90
23
83
112
29
Total sales, 237,700 shi
8 8 8
area.
Puyallup, Wash., April 20. The out
look at present is tor a -oerry crop mis
year nearly double that of last year,
according" to the farmers. Many acres
or newiy set vines may do seen, wnicn
will soon be bearing a grade of fruit
equal to any grown m tne world. And
4VVi T aaTr- AaTi avn liol 4 at Kai (Irina aa I nn it a ir .
Of, i v 1 1 1? ags,g iiici (3. uca vu tria-n vr-L, v.r i i, atca v aj
164 doubled their cannery capacity at Puy-
Kennewlck. Wash.. Anrll 20. Recent
frosts here have scared many farmers.
but most growers believe that no seri
ous damage can result at this time. As
a matter of fact, a frost which would
thin out some of the fruit would be
beneficial, but tha growers are not
praying for this, as they would rather
o ano ininninsr process oy nana man
to .take chances on losing the entire
'crop. -
Orland. Cal Anrll 80. Tha outlook
for a good fruit croo Is verv flattering.
Apricots, which constitute the greater
f part of the decidious fruit crop of the
uriana project, are wen advanced ana
tne. trees are .loaded...
. Kennewlck, Wash., April JO.Jk-Straw-
nerry growers are confidently Dredlot-
8 ing the largest crop of berries ever har
21. vested in "the Kennewlck country.
84 I Never before have such enormous clus
76Jters of buds appeared and not a single
L'jossom nas oeen damaged ny rrost.
Should present conditions continue, the
jricni win d oounie mat or any pre
WHEAT TRADE MUCH EXCITED
Money and Exchange.
vious year, and this, added to the large
ly Increased acreage, will make 1912
the, banner strawberry year. ,
Sales Made During the Week at Ree
or A Values for the Season.
There was an excited market for all
cereals during the past- week In the
local trade, wheat purchases were
made as high aa $1.07 track basis for
Diuestem and i.04 lor club. While not
a heavy amount of stock was soldi the
aemana was gooo.
Oats market advanced $1 a- ton dur
ing the week, but business was quiet
owing to the limited offerings.
The advance of 40a Der barrel in
?atent eariy in tne weeK was greater
han expected, but was justified bv th
additional rise in wheat . The advance
of 20o in export put the -market far
beyond an oriental buying basis.
During' the week there was an ad
vance of about $2 per ton in all rnill-
eturrs owing to tne neavy can from
California.
CHICAGO HOGS IjOWER,
'x
Market Down 5 to 10c Other Lines
Holding Steady.
Chicago.. April 20. Run: Hogs, 16,
000: cattle, 200; aheep, 1000.
Hogs are 6e to 10c lower: left over,
8066: receiptsa year ago,. 8000: Mixed.,
$7.5508.00; neavy, ii.UvMi.iih; rough.
$7. &oe7.it; ngnt, 7.oo a i. .
Cattle Steady.
Sheep Steady.
; KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK.
This change of rates placing r;pget
sound on an equal basis with Portland
h.r.l.i.l .a a death blow to the
Columbia river port, but figures show
ing car receipts for March, 1912 and
March. 1911. Indicate that Portland la
holding Us own. The comparative tables
follow:
March, 1912. Wnrf
Portland '
Seattle
Tacoma Dla
March, 1811.
Portland
Seattle 245
Taconia B6
i- M.h 101ft tli a recelnts of wheat
at Portland' were 391 and at Seattle 196
rrk. m hnv. lahlna dtlOW that
despite the removal of the differential,
Portland's wheat recelpt-i gained lb3
cars last montn over jviarcn ui mm
while tha wheat receipts from
July 1. 1911. to April 1. 1912, were
slightly favorable to rugei souim,
Portland haa made heavy gains oyer
her Pucet sound rivals this month, the
receipts of wheat to date from April 1
placing Portland more than 100 cars
ahead of Taconia and Seattle combined.
For the first nine months of the pres
ent fiscal year Portland received 11.
712 care of wheat. Seattle 6580 and I Ta
rnma 10.322. However, if Portland
malntaina her ratio of the present
month, the Oregon city by June 30 will
have-held her own in the face of rates
wnich were expected to remove Portland
as a contender.
Puget sound bas shipped but llttl
nhsoT enraia-n during the Dreeent ex
port season. . Grain., ships have been
few and far between and the last sailing-
ship with wheat left in December.
From July 1 to date Puget Sound has
shipped "only approximately 8,000,000
bushels or wneai 10 mioiaii r
whereas in past years when exporting
was more active this much wheat has
been dispatched in a single month. Tha
high cost Of rreignt nas oeen imgci;
responsible ror iniBoouun.iun.
I led '
I I"
4 71
6 :'.
irs
a mi
i :stfi .
8 Ti
n
4 10 MS 0ft
4 oo ft 4
I 7ty4 00
Fancy light ralvea
Medium light i-alves
Heavy calves
Ordinary calves
Common bulla '. .
Shaan tHraa at,wi
.w - I . ,
All throuah tha mniinn -..b-i,-. .
firm tone ruled at North Portland during
a -"a inere waa a kllghtly In -crraard
offering over Uat weeS a niovc
ment. but nvorthelea demand at all-,
times durlna th ml ,t.v. ...
than the receipts.
In the main there aa no general
change in quotations during tha week.
The Mlsht Inrraaaa In ,
has caused aom apprahenslon among
killers, who now believe that th mar
ket la not ffolnar In m-mt fh. mnfl . . -
of lost aeaann. "
Nominal ahaen nriraa
Spring lamba j $7.00 7.25
Best grain fed lamha iiiiliw,
Ordinary fed lambs 6 75 ft c on
T wo year and ov.r- inn.-, ar..
Ewes ; annSj'Vp;
bhesrer stock bout $1 less,
atonday'a X.lyatook Calaa.
STEERS
m,r Ave. lbs. Price.
Ik "!f'r" 1220 ti tn
30 iters- ns3 l;o
Oats.
164
119
63
6
7S
24
Barley. Corn.
Jl
89
34
74
42
24
19
22
12
nyo.
11
Hay. Flour.
181
668
201
260
282
131
is:
100
260
21 ateers
26 steers
28 steers
6 steers
6 ateers
steers
steers
. . .1035
...1130
...1060
.. .1083
...uir;
. ..iooV7
..1204
' ,e
l
8.75
6.75
25
7.12
) Contracted Jrlor to arrival.
New York, April
ban fTanriaca inrii n . b.,h.
55?nr.'i .. tra ' 'klltht $4.6;
doc., 14.83: tranaff rs, , elgraphlo8 per
cent premium; eight par.
' Big Lamb Crop. , i
Kolan. Or . -Anrii n r.M...
varroua sneen mm . uji . . w
I. , -.i iiiuiuaiv ui.
largest lanib crop for sevef al seasons.
London, April 20.--Consols. 78- silver I 1 :". 2' ; ' 1 !
27 6-16 bank rate. lU .rli suver, i Eugene, Or., Aprtl 20. Manager J. O.
. -i H;t of th Eugene Fruitgrowers' aaso-
laiiun orira ma rarmers or una conn-
anberrii
, . . . " i iiw grower a
fSUJ PounVwteh. la at theVate of
llv i .v " man witn a small
patch of them, say 16 or 80 acres, can
makea--fortune-out-of ihia porrular
fruit Oooseberrles ere aJao in great
demand, and tha eastern l brokers are
ordering all they can' get bold of. Mr.
Holt aeked aoma of them Why thy did
not go to California for their berrjes.
i Continued on following jpage.)
nogs Dam ' Market for Day No
, Other Arrirals.
. Kansas City, Mo.. April 20. Hogs
Receipts, 2009i; market to to 10 lower.
- Cattle Nona-: - , V .
Sheep Nona 1
OMAHA HOGS DOP QUICKLY.
Prices' Slide 10; to-llbyerZiio
v-'t.-- -.Other Staff. - -
- South Omaha N.h Inrll nraftla
Sheep Shearing Starts.
vale. AdHI id. Sheep shearing start
ed at the big; Brogan plant this week
and when the season is, ended the fleece
of 126,000 sheep will have been clipped
and made ready for the market. Other
smaller plants on winter feeding
grounds started last week and some
1B12 wool has already been taken to
tho warehouses in this city and 'at On
tario. However, the majority of the
plants. In the interior country, west or
this city, will not begin operations un
til, about the first of May.
According to all the sheepmen who
have been In the city the. past few days.
prospects for a big wool crop have never
been better and the quality is even bet
ter than that of the past two . years.
Thomas Turnbull. one of the most pros
perous sheepmen, who has run sheep on
the desert west of this city for years,
Is iubilant over this vear'a DrosDects.
While in town he stated that the lamb
ing seaaon waa on in tha Barren valley
country and that if the weather con
tinued warm that the croD of lambs
would. be large, as the green feed was
pientirui.
v The 80 machine plant ncfaieh 'will be
gin operation at Brogan tomorrow, was
built about two months ago by A.. E.
At water of Kallspel, Monf., where he
22 cows .
1 cow . .
4 cows .
17 cows .
27 cows .
22 heifers
1
1 . .
HEIFERS
BULLS."
. 970
.1270
. 927
. 974
..1003
883
,.1440
.1600
$6.00
5.76
6.60
O.eiF jy I
6.60
$6.23
$5.50
6.00
(Concluded on following page.)
J. C. WILSON & CO.
Z4XMBBBS
8T TOaXJt STOCK EXCKAJran.
TTpl COTTOK BxftHAWaSL
JiHICAOO 80MU) Ol" TBADjB.
5CHB STOOJC AH1 DOlfD BBOlSlfOB.
AST ywaxrrrann
5?S5 Ot'loee Vancouver, ttla!
a-oniano, boa Anglg, Ska BUgO.
Corosado Beaen. aivago,
IKJUTT.AirTi nntaa.
Boca; B I.timbrnina Bank "In tiding;.
TBANSPOBTATIOW
Dorsey
B. Smith
General steatniMp, Iraat. '
ASaXi UXTia All. COtrn-Tmrpn
Experienced Irifnrm O if9 aa ltf ITa.a..1
M- aaiaa-a - - V " W W X I 4 V - I .
1IPTH ST., POBTX.ABD. OXEaog
pnones Marshall 1979: A-1293.
owns a similar plant Brogan is an
ideal place for such a plan1? because it
Is located on the end of .the Ontario
Vale branch and also because-sheep can
be driven easily from the range' to the
town. The little town or Brogan came
Into prominence last year as a sheep
center when 400 carloads of sheep were
shinned from thera to tha blar pastern
markets. V
i
Hors-i Rawalnta I ana - ,a
ket tfftjtsc lower.-.. '
oneep lyon. .. J ;
Mar-
Boston Wool Spotty. -
Boston. Mas.. April 20.--Trading In
th Boston wool market has beea spotty
una wfBa. auia aaioa or ifmiurr aioca
have been Irregular. Soma houses were
reporting good - business. . while others
have found demand light and Interest
largelv transferred to tha waat. whara
buyers are econrlng the states for bar
gains., very little change la noted In
the scoured basis for territory. Clothing
in this territory -sold on tha bsals ox
tl to, SB centa. . "
COOS BAY LINE
BTBAKXB BBBAKWATEB
Sails from Ains worth dock, Portland,
a in., everv Werlnearlav 12..r
eeived at Ainaworth dock daily UD to
6 p. m. Passenger fare,- first clasa m!,
Phones Main 8600. A-2332.
-Cos Aiitrelas f aad Baa Slego
anamshlpa
AM -- 1 KABTABTS
Railroad or any ship to San Francisco,
the Exposition Cltv. r Tr"i
and the ONLY strictly first cTass pas
senger ships on tha Coast; average spe-J
28 miles per hour, cost $2,000,000 each. .
m anawaavv, rvraug gg IjOB "gelg
8L 8. Co., ; - w
FRAKtf Rrvr.T.aiLr l - ai" v -
Main 828 iss 3BD STaKirr i .... i
ANCHOR. LINE STEAMSHIPS
NEW YORK. Ilimnvnroo"
GLASGOW. NEW YOR K." PALERMO '
... V. V ""I'-I'iai'Liaj, "
Attractive rates for tickets Italaran W. -
i.J"l " d Mediterranean rlntiBtt
etna. Efficient Service, AtnlVri.
forluaerratlon to locTi frPenf o?T?J?ie .
Line or HENDERSON -BROS (n.ril
Agents, Chicago. HL