THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1913.
10
NEARBY PRODUCERS (STRONG INTERESTS IN
SUPPLYING WANTS OF BEARISH ATTEMPT ON
THE POTATO MARKET HOP MARKET PRICES
Market Is Receiving Mora Than Its
Requirements by Consignment;
Outside Market Cry to Stop Ship-
Ki ping la That Direction.
. FOXTIAHD ntODUCB TRADE.
Cheess offering's small.
Butter famine won.
Iff trad ttady. .
-Apple demand steady.
Onions rule lower.
Potatoes rery waslc
Hop situation doll.
Dressed meats stead-.
. , The situation hi the potato tratle ts
still the most unsatisfactory ever known
i in the local market Offering continue
very heavy and demand is at low ebb
' bo far as tba wholesale produce trade is
concerned. This is due to the fact that
r nearby producers are practically filling
1 every want of home retailers'.
. There is no outside demand at any
price at present time. Bo much stock Is
' being offered on consignment by Pa
clflc northwest interests that outsido
' markets are crying; to stop the movt
; went. They are unable to take care Of
, The greatest disappointment is the
- lack of demand for seed. To date this
Reason so little business has been con
firmed with the outside that total ship.
ments of this character from Paolfic
northwest points to California fan be
easily counted on the fingers and toes
of one person. i - .
Everyone who has handled potatoes
this season has lost money, therefore
' none are Inclined to speculate at any
price. The limited demand that Is being
' shown in. the local market is more than
taken care of by consignments without
; price restriction.,.. ;.
EGG MARKET IS UNCHANGED
There was no change in sentiment in
the egg trade along Front street during
the last 24 hours. Some holders say
, the demand is slower at 18c for case
' count but most, interests are still ob
taining 19C, .
, CHEESE SEASON 19 LATE
' 'According to a telephone message
from Tillamook, the cheese season there
is several weeks later than usual. Owing
to tne cold weather tne grass nas snown
practically no growth recently. f
'. GREEN TEAS ARE LOWER
' . Lower1 prices are " being named for
""trreen peas In the local market Sales
were made today at 13 ($14 a, out still
lower prices are expected tomorrow with
greater supplies.
. RHUBARB TRICE IS CUT
A cut of 25c a box is shown for rhu
barb in the local market. There are
.greater offerings from California aivl
sales are now being made down to f 1.75
'a box. '.. .. - '
CAULIFLOWER MARKET FIRM
' ! "' ' " " 1 11 r-
, There is a very firm tone ruling for
cauliflower and price - are generally
firm and higher-at ia.60 per crate of
two dosen heads. Quality of offerings
is now fair.
STRING BEANS DOWN AGAIN
; A further cut In the price of Florida
string beans is shown for the day, with
sales at JOc a pound.
The carload of lemons from Sicily and
the car of Florida tomatoes due hero
have been delayed by storms and wash
cuts in the east -
FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS
..
Weather bureau sends the following
notice to shippers:
' Proteet-shlpments as far north a Se
r nttle against minimum temperatures of
about 44 degrees: northeast to Spokane,
35 degrees; southeast to Boise, 32 de
grees; south to Siskiyou, 32 degrees.
Minimum temperature, at Portland to
night, about 48 degrees.
PORTLAND JOBBING PRICES
ThM price are those tt which wholesaler
Mil to retailers, except as otlnrwbn stated!
Butt, Egf s and Ssultnr.
BCTTEU NotuluaL City creamery, rabet
tnd tubs, 40c; prints, 40Vjc; ituta creamerr
" eu'ic' lb.; dsiry, 26c. '
EUUS Nomlual. Candled local extras
. lr; ease fount, 18'4c; np.it burlug urloe lo
iuff 184UM4e t. e. b. Portland.
LIVE rolT-TttY Ileus, 17c; fr--s 30r
, brullers, 25c; stags, 11c; geese, 12Wc; Pvkln
ducks. 19e; Indian ltuuners, 17c; turkeys 2i)c
dressed, 23lg.Sc:, plgeuus, old, (1; louuc.'tl&d
Xduien--- -
. CHEESE Nominal, fresh Oregon fancy full
treat- twins and triplets, 17c; datalta. 17 u..
VounrAinerica, 18V4C c'
BfjTTEB W AT Prodnrera" price, for Port,
laud dellTery. per lb., ibfa. "
fruiu and Vsfstable.
, rUESB FRUTS New oarel oranges $3 BO
4.00; binanss. 4H&5C lb.; lenwai. 7 oou
limes. 1 per low: grapefruit, California
6c lb.; peart ( ) box; cranberries, WaL
rj.75 bbl.; .asteru, 10.5utjU.ogj Per.Uu 3ats
ftU8o lb. .
APPLKS Eating apples, 60c81.50; cooklm
406oe a box.
j POTATOES Selling price: Estra choice SOc-
cboioe, 40c; ordlnao-, 35c per sack; buyjiul
J nice, eaiuwds, miue ouunur ixilnu: ayau!
14 er cental; new potatoes, loc i0
OMO.NS-litl.lO. asawttttlou -elllnfe price
i 85c per cental I. o. b. shlppiug point; garlic 7u
. 4e.
' VEGETABLES Turnips, 75c; beets, 75c- new
' carrots. Wc dosen bunches: narsnlna Tr.
" 'I cnbbsge, ,1.50(tfa; Florida tomatoes, bo iirji!
' ll. .n lua-a. fl 2R--J .'.ii- ....i... ' .T..,4W'
, " 7 1 n ' . uuium ivi. (,t
15e dejsen bunches; peppers, U-ll. 25c li tiijT,
lettuce, 2.a crate; celery, II do-.-u ' iTl
,i crate; egg plant, 20c lb.; cauliflower JV5,
1 crate; ruubarb, ofeov; ardchokes g hiitl 7:
t doseti; sprouts, luc lb.; a-narKii8. lis. hi., il '
!.5J
7
...l...l, L.,.1 1,. 11. . H-..7 ""WW 1U
l""'1"! mx-mi, iv., Iillll HlIa, it b(II
lups, uut Bidet.
' , U0P8 Producers' price, lvii, 16ffra0c ac
t ewuiiui to qumuy, iult cuutracta loc" lb '
tiv.y ..uuuiiaa mia cap MlllatUette vai-
. vw-.-t """ii, iw; iu.: niiiiliiiir
bhropshlre, 18c; choice, fancy lots' a ,V, .
easttru Oregon, 14a 17c, sccordlng to ahrlukaiic
. iaal, ear lots, 6c; leas car luts, 5c lb mii
' - - " - aeon V. HJ 1 .,( 1 1.
MOliAI R 101'J !MKX!c IU.
:., uiUba Uiy hide. .iiu22c: n.. ....
d bide., 13c bulls, green salC c; kins' ixa
r green, Wtjjaic; green hldea, ltalKe 1.
- tnau sailed; sheep pells, salted, 86cai.io; rj
14c lb, r '
Meats. Flab and ProTialons.
DllESSbU WEAia -. Country killed- Unira
' fi'r. ordinary. c; rouk ,,i
- ueaYj so; tancy veals, Ufa", ordinary in..
poor, tic; laiuba luuiuc; njutton,' 7fasc:
'oa, BfiJrfC! beef, UHc. u e'
HAU4, BACON, htC Hams, isuhtwill-.
-breaklaat. bacon. l.!U7c; boiled hum -s:
ulcnlcs. 12 feci cottage. 18c.
- rm9
HEATH facklng bouse Steers, No. 1 atnrk
. lSuUc; cow. No, 1 stock. UteutWcl .,.'
loVittHc; wethers, "k(ail2c; tauibl , m
v iwrk alu, MViC , 0-c'
i'SttBS-loalwter bar, per gallon.
per WO to. sack ( ; Olympla, per gallon
.; per 100 Ibwck, Mj caunT ,St!'
- loe eBJl6.5t dusen; eastern, JrftMl, Z Za
U P 100; rsaor etaioa, ili5 box.
LAUD Tierce. Uc; compound, tierces,
1BH -Koailml--Keek -sad. '46c Hrr areaat
rounders. 7c;- halibut. 10c; striped baS
Wc; catfish, 12ct salmon, .; f!
M shrimp. lfrc; perch. So m.; tomeod.
WSiTEB-Val, Bogs, E'gs, P.altry-WANTED
l4li7He Ib.t 4we4ters, 25e to 30c; pork
.-.mi.,: c w A-trAC
tnr butter aru2. (,'bwk wnt promptly. Are
t -.'" wkw itiw (iu, pa y-ni btb nowcef.
ting for jreur produi-l Jf rmt, try us; tag
.p. ivwiuj -nil-Hlllll Itau VOllClieil. -
Fa H.Schmalz & Co.
141-143 Treat It., Pertland. Or,
., faMj-MP Capital $16,000,
Want Growers to Contract and the
Latter Won't Do It; Therefore by
' Slaying Away From Trad They
Expect to Force Hand.
i: ; ;';
The market for hops is very quiet,
both for spot and contract goods, A de
termined effort is being made by strong
parties to keep down prices and to ac
complish this it Is planned to stop mak
ing bids for a while, r
Growers are showing no mood to con
tract their coming crop and this Is what
brewing Interests are after most at Ihe
present time, (stocks of old hops are jo
small in first hands thut they can
scarcely be considered as a market fac
tor.
While 15c Is still being offered for
contracts no business is passing. The
famished condition of the spot nop trade
has encouraged arowers to hold aloft
from the contract market.
A late New York mall advice says or
the general situation: '
Jtiaiea.
94,415
Receipts for week .......
Kecelpts since Sept. l
Receipts same time last year
.,..73,65
.... 555
....51,601
....48,686
.... 46$
,.,.11.81.
Exports to Kurope for week.
Exports from Sept. 1 ....... .
Exports same time last year.
Exports' for week...........
Imports from Sept 1 ,
lmnorts same time last year.
3,956
New xork state maraets remain in
active; most of the lots left are of lov
grade. A little business Is doing on the
local market, mainly with brewers, but
present wants are not large and the
transactions are wen witnin me range
of our quotations.
New York hop prices per pound:
8tate, 1912, prime to choice 2426
State, 1812, medium to good 1928
State, 1912, common 14 4(17
State, 1911 104fl4
Pacific Coast, 1912, prime to
Choice isxff.i
Pacific Coast, 1912. medium to
good 1618
Pacific Coast 1912, common 14415
Pacific Coast, 1911 12416
Pacific Coast, older growths 9 11
Imporetd. 1912 45W60
The Russian hop harvest for 1912 has
been estimated by growers at 4914 tons,
reports Consul Johtj H. urout or uueasa,
less than half of which is classed as
first quality, due to unfavorable weath
er. During 1912 first class nops were
quoted at $11.33 to $12.88 per pood
(31.4 to -36.7 eents per avolrdupftis
pound), other grades were priced $3.61
to b.l6 per pooa tio o cents per
pound), ana damaged nopa orougni ti.oa
to $2.68 per- pood (4.3 to 7.1 cents pur
pound). The consul states that fully
three fifths of the total crop were
grown in the Odessa district.
Chicago Closes With a Loss of 14
Cents a Bushel In Each of the
Tliree Options Today.
Chicago. March 27. Wheat close-!
with a loss of lo a bushel for each
of the three options. Opening figures
were 4 to Un. tinder yesterday, A Chl-
caao house offered No. 1 northern
abroad at equal to &9c t. o. b. Chicago,
and received an answer from Llverpoal
saying they were resellers at le under
that figure. Floods throughout, Ohio
and Indiana have practically placed an
enibargo on shipments of grain east
ward from Chicago and as a result sales
to the east were small.
Broomhall cabled from Liverpool tnat
the market opened with covering on the
firmer American cables and prices were
Ail hither. Durlna the morning there
was free realizing in March, which de
clined Hd on the unexpected large ten
ders on contract, and tne. distant monins
lost ki in sympathy. Argentina fore
cast points to large shipments and there
Is a quieter demand for parcels. At 1:30
p. m. the maraet was easy ana a lower
to d higher than yesterday.
Range of Chicago prices furnished by
Overbeck & Cooke company, 216-217
Board of Trade building.
WHEAT
Month. 'rOpen. HlRh. Ixiw. Cloae.
May WVi W)W MH WV4H
July IK! 1K SSft 88B
Sept &0 Wvi 881 8S&
CO UN t
May B3ij M 52 B3 B
July 044 64 64(, B4y4B
Bept li.i.'i &a!a 00 Vi oo''s
OATH
Mny 34 33 83411
July :;(; :(', 3a :i;ib
Sept 3n 83, '3H 33 V
roitK
May 2t0 2n7 42 2055 71
July 2W7 2027 2035 A
Kept im 1!H)5 lDW) J0y3 B
I,AKI
May 1U0 "IS 1107 HIS
Jly -Tr.rr..iW H-- ll 1M2 A
Sept. 10S2 10S7 1US2 1US5 B
MRS '
Msy 1117 11) 1115 1180 .
July ....HKtil- ! HiN2 low. A
Hept . ..1072 1072 1070 KK72 B
Be lb.; lobsters. 20o lb.; berrloi ( ); black
bsss, 20c; sturgeon, 12'Ac; slleer smelt, 8c;
Columbia smelt, $1 boi; black cod be
Groceries,
BICE Japan style. No, 1, BV&3e; No. i
4Hc; New Orleana bead. 6Q7c; Creole, fitAe.
MONEY New, $2.75 per case. w
BOUAU Cube, o.K5; pow.lered, $5.30; fruit
er berry, eJ.Bo; beat. $5.05; dry granulated.
$0.25; U yellow, $4.65. iAbora guoiatloua are
id days net cash.)
SALT Coarse, balf grounfls. 1 100s. (to net
too; SOs 410.75; table dairy. BOs. $18; 100s,
$17.30; bales. $2.26; extra fine barrels, 2s, 6s
tnd 10. $5. 2546.00; lump rock, $20.50 per tun
BEANS Small white, 6Hc; large while, 6c;
plus. 6c; bayou. 4c: llmat, 84c; red. 6c
Palnti. Coal Oil. Eto.
. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 8c per lb.; 500 lb.
lots, be per lb.; less lota, 8V4e per lb.
OIL WKAL Carload lots, $36.00; teas tbas
carkd lota, $40 per ton.
TUHPENTINB in ca.es, 73e; wood barrel.
70c; iron barrels, ttttc fat gallon; 10 case lots,
LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls.. &6c per gaL: ket
tle boiled, bbls., ,68c gsL; rsw caaes. IC: boiled
rases, 3e gal.; lots of 250 gallons lc less:
oil cake meal. $44 per ton.
San Francisco Grain Calls.
Fan Krauclsco, March 27. Grain calls
BAKI.EV Open Clo-p.
,My , 130vaB J 31 HA
Deceuiber 13J 131U
WHEAT
.Northern May 149 A 149 A
0A"S
White April llltiB
WHEAT MART HIT A BLOW
No Fresh Salmon Available
A Department
There wan not a nnun nf e..u
, . , , , v. .(c-iii sal
mon n the wholesale market today and
practically none In the hands of re
tailers The famine is the most pro
tiounced ever known In the trade, and
no relief is In sight. ,
TllA .ittttinfV I. . I . . 1- I .. .
, - cvi"r.i8 ui .we vuiumuia ana Wil
lamette rivers at a time when the fish
t.c,c in Mini ut-i conamon and, were
coming In Jarge numbers, has been a
great disappointment to retailers. The
only ones who are pleased are the pack
ers, who want the streams closed dur-
...s vim erigus wnen 11 is unprofitable
for them to operate their plants. -
Early in the spring the chlnook sal
mon is at its best. Vhlle it doea not
come in such great numbers as during
th Mimntp mnnthu -nil .1.. T-I."
VTLe onlners If packers will al
- vviien the biggest ruhs are shown the
riBh has far less desirable quality than
during the early spring Packers'them
s.ves will see tl.fs within a few years
-at the most. They are getting; many
BUTTER SCARCE EVERYWHERE
Situation la Acute at All points ana
; Continued ,for All Grades;
. Question, Offering All
The extreme scarcity of all grades of
butter is causing intense Interest in -the
trade throughout the country. With an
almost entire absence of storage stock,
even in the big markets of the east and
middle west, the fresh make la not near,
ly up to expectations. Were there lib
eral stocks of ' storage Available, the
situation would be relieved to a consid
erable extents 'r
All butter is now called No, 1 on ac
cpunt of the extreme scarcity, therefore
nrlces are today showing: the narrowest
spread ever known in the history of the
American creamery trade. , ' - '
A late New York mall advice glVea the
following general situation: '
Packages.
Receipts for week 88,824
Receipts last week 41,879
Receipts same week last year., 84,178
Receipts since May 1., ...2,200,085
RecelDts same Deriod last year. 2.202.625
Exports to Kurope for wk. (es.) .......
Exports to Europe since May 1
Exports to Europe same time
last year 23,040
Exports to other countries for : 4:
W CCk I t t 1 t I 1 a w "e
Exports'to other countries since '
May 1 10.320
Exports to other countries same .
time last, year 21,635
Imports for week . .'.
Imports since May 1 . 1.674
'The shrinkage in the week' receipts.
is due in large pari 10 tne oeiay in get
ting shipments forward. Heavy storms
In the west and northwest seriously in
terfered with the movement of east
bound freight, and a number of ship
ments due early this week are still. back.
Besides this, however, some other dls
tributing points that ran short of goods
pulled away some of the creameries
that were expected here. But we have
apparently had ample supplies of the
best fresh table grades and receivers
have generally been free sellers at cur
rent rates. Further improvement in
LOCAL ILLS GRAB A
Take Supply In the Country on Basis
of fl, Tidewater; Xo Bid
ding for Club.
CHOP OUTLOOK VSOSMVAXtt.
Owing to the uncertainty of the com
ing wheat crop, exporters have quit offering-
new crop for export, and no for
ther business In chartering is reported.
It la now definitely stated that the sea
son will be backward.
POBTLAXD UK A IN RECEIPTS
-lars-
Wbeat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay.
Monday 31 3 1 7 7
Ttie-day 24 11 4 2
Wedne-day ..... M B 8 7 1
Thursday lfl 7 6 5
Year ago 1t .. 7 7 3
Seasoa to date. . .15,156 1811 ISM 1210 1580
Year ago ll.&St 3111 1V47 1304 2254
A local miller purchased bluestem
wheat In the Interior during the last 24
hours that Cost- $1 a bushel to land here.
The demand for bluestem is again brisk,
and the ideas of tidewater interests are
somewhat elevated' as a result of their
inability to secure offerings at the
prices formerly quoted.
To this extent tidewater millers have
met the pricfs offered of late by coun
try mills, and a fair movement in this
direction is possible. Purchases are re
ported in the interior at 88c there.
There is no business at present pass
ing for club wheat, so far aa can be
confirmed at this end of the line. Not
enough business has been passing in
this line recently to firmly establish
quotations. Even the leading interests
are unable to tell exactly what club
wheat was worth for the day.
There is a steadier tone in the mar
ket for coarse grains. A small amount
of feed barley is being taken, around
$23 a ton, with oats at $28 generally.
WHEAT Nominal. Producers' prices,
track basis: Milling, club, 85c; milling,
bluestem, 99ct$l.o0; red Russian, 86
84c; forty foold, 92c; Turkey reA? 94c;
Willamette valley, 87c.
BARLEY Nominal. Producers' prides,
track basis: Feed, $22.5023; brewing,
$24; rolled. $24.60. .
OATS Producers' prices, track basis:
No. 1 milling, $2828.50; white, $27.50
FLOUR Selling prices: Patent, $4.70;
WlllametteJvally, $4.70; local straight,
$3.85(8)4.10; export, $3.803.95; bakers,
$4.504.75.
HAY Producers' prices: Willamette
valley timothy, fancy, $15; ordinary, $12
14; eastern uregon-iuano iain-y mn
othy, $1516; alfalfa, $114112; vetch
and oats, $ll4-Uieat. $iOll;ilOen
$809 per ton.
mm.i.sti'FFS Selllna rjrice: Bran.
$20i2f; middlings, $28.50; shorts, $22W
23 per ton.
GRAIN BAGS No, 1 Calcutta, $3.60
9.65. .
BOBBINS IS LIKELY
TO QUIT YAKIMA
North Yakima, March 27." If the
selling agency decided on by the rep
resentatives of fruit districts in the
fourth northwest states, known as the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors, at ft
meeting here last week, receives the
support, of the local organizations In
the various districts, J. H. Robblns,
picked out by the trustees as manager
for the new. organization, will resign
his position with the Yakima valley
growers. His probable successor, in
that case, is said to be J. K. Shannon
of North Yakima, one of the men In
strumental jn th forming -of the as
sociation and at present treasurer of
the central body. Mr. Shannon accom
panied Mr. Bobbins east the past fall
to look Into fruit conditions, and has
been in close touch with the associa
tion policies.
Xew York Cotton "Market.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Jan. .. 1152 1152 1151 114HM2
March 1243 1245 1233 1234(135
May 1205 1208 1194 1195i96
July 1198 1198 1185 118887
Aug. 1185 1186 1175 117678
Sept. .... 1144 48
Oct. 1156 1166 1142 1144046
Dec 1157 1157 , 1145 i 114647
For Consumers
complaints of the poorness of the qual
ity of a large percentage of last year's
pack. While the early portion of the
pack was of extra good quality, the fish
caught later in the season when the
runs wereest were net-fit to be labeled
as No. f. - .-i-
Years ago packers of Columbia river
salmon secured better fish for their
trade because at that time the season
was opened earlier in the season, and
the closing period was previous to the
tlmo of spawning. Since then the open
ing of the season has been delayed and
the closing put that much further back
Into the period of spawning when in
reality the quality is scarcely fit to eat.
1 There is no eictended closed season
along the Sacramento river in California
an Xhe.iahf leh,-4ra4MBf 4ht-ttn
is generally called upon to supply the
wants of "consumers in all portions of
the country because the Columbia river
offerings are too irregular. While the
Sacramento is not considered as a pack
ing stream,, still home consumers gel
the benefit , ., -
supply mm
Highest Prices on Record Are
No. 2 Stock Is Out of the - '
Grading at No. 1.
quality has given us a larger proportion
of fcood firsts to liish suorlna extras,
"and materially shortened the available
supply or secondary grades, I tie nar
rowing of tne range of qualities has
been a very marked feature of the situ
ation, and with It has come, a narrow,
ing of values, that was equally notice
able. In the creamery grades the bulk
of business has been at 35ffS6e, and at
times it was a little difficult to sustain
the price on such ; but for everything
else' on the list there was quite keen
competition to secure the goods and
values hardened gradually, closing firm.
Trade on the whole was fair. Out of
town buyers took upward of 8000 tubs,
and this partially offset . the 1 lessened
local demand, .which is usually felt dur
ing the weelcJprecedlng Easter, .,
'Fresh creamery 4tas probably com
prised 85 to 80 per fcent of the week's
receipts and a good proportion of this
was not only entitled to the -classification
of extras, but a good deal of It
scored 92 to 83 points, and some lots
94 to 95 joints. The opening price of
extras-was 3 5 40 3 Be, and that quota
tlon held throughout the week, with a
little variation ,ln tone from day to day.
At the close the feeling is barely steady.
Some houses cleaned up very closely,
others were short and had to buy from
their neighbors to fill in with, while
still others .have a little surplus stock
tha-t they are anxious to dispose of.
Most of the late open business Has been
at 35HQ364c, but the high scoring ex
tras nave Drougni aoc, oen rnougn 10
retain that figure as an outside ouota-
tlon, Firsts are picked up quickly at
3414 C35c; indeed the demand cannot be
supplied at present, and most of the
sales' are at 35c. Buyers are constantly
looking for fresh creamery seconds and
they bring 34o generally. Plenty of all
grades of sweet creamery, and while
much of the' fancy stock is taken under
regular contract at l2c above the
price of salted. It is difficult to get over
36037c on open sales." ,
Marltft In Bad Shape as Result of
Too Tight llplding for Extreme'
' . rrfces Here.
Onions are being .offered by Pacific
northwest growers at a decline of 10c
to 20c Per cental from the quotations
named as the minimum by the Confed
erated Onion Growers' association.
During the last few days much weak
ness lias developed in the trade and
lower prices have generally resulted.
The weakness Is the direct result of the
tight holding by local interests for high
prices, and thus giving California grow,
ere a chance to supply most of the Pa
cific northwest during a good portion
of the season.
Stocks of onions held by producers
at Oregon points are today the greatest
ever known at this" period. Little move
ment to oiitutde points has been shown
to date this season and there is at pres
ent not the slightest indication of-much
encouragement in that respect during
the remainder of the season.
New onions are already Ijelhg offered
by some of the earlier sections, and
while the price Is rather high, It will
soon be lowered with greater shipments.
SI
Trading Is Limited and a General
Small Loss Is Shown Dur
ing the Session.
New York. March 27. The stock mar
ket was a dragging affair for the tiav,
with no support In the general list.
Closing In general shoVs a fractional
loss from .yesterday.
Trading during the day was interrupt
ed greatly by the lack of adequate tele,
graphic service, due to.,,the storms.
There was little doing in the stock
markets abroad. At London, there was
practically no change in the American
group.
Range of -New York prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke company, 216-217
Board of TraJe bldg.
INSCRIPTION
l Open)
Hlgh Low I Hid
AmulKHUiated Copper Co. 704
American V- 4 V., c. ... BOV,
American fan, c. ,11 94
American Can, pf 121
American Cotton Oil, c 4fl j
American Kugar, c ll.Sty
American Htnelt, e 68
Am. Tel. Tel 132
AnacoDda Mining Co..;V 3t
Artilsou.-trr V. . 77. . Y777 102
Baltimore k Obto, c. . IOO
Beet Sugar ot
Ilrooklyn Sapid Transit. W
71
60 Mi
82 M
70
60
'10
70
50
31
121
120
120
40
44
4A
nan
113
113
WT4
67
68
1HM.
132
132
3
02
3
101
10184
1M
99
88
J1C
SH
88
( a.iadlas Pacific, C...J23H4
231
231
ventral -.earner, c I 26
Chi., it. Si St. V 109
25
2f
100
ion
1U9
I'hluo Copper 1 89
38
70
83
70
3.1
t nesapeK uiilo..... 71
Colorado F. ft I., c.... 83
Consolidated Gas 130
Corn Products, c 10
Denver ft K. O., c... . 20',k
Denver ft It. G., pf.... 34
Erie, c 2TH
4
1H2'4
132
131
10
20
84
27
44
20
44 M,
20
84
27
44
Erie, 1st pf 44ty
General Electric 1B8
. Northern, ore lands ii
138
13T
34 j
128 'A
34
. iNoriuern, pr....... ua
128
127
11
Illinois Central 120
120
110
inr., Metropolitan, c.... JT
Int. Metropolitan, pf . . . tui
Lehigh VaUey 155
K. C. Southern 24
11
58
16
18
67
154
24
134
37 .
47
17
1114
105
116
118
18
a
21
35
52
100
57
154
153
24
Z4
I.mt1sTllle ft Nashville. 1R5
Missouri Pacific 8TV4
National Lead 1 47 M,
135,
134
ST
1H
37
47
neraaa uonaouaateu....! 17'i
17
New ork Central 1H
Norfolk ft Western, c.. 106
lon
t!04
100
117
100 ii
110V
118
nortnern ractric, c... no
Pennsylvania Hnllrray. . 11S
Itay Cons Copper 1H
Ile4dhw, e 1W
118
18
18
137
25
158 V.
llepubllc I. ft 8., c.. 2514
umn island, c 21
21
Itock Island, pf I m
2
36
52
m. u. a. t ., in pt..t ax
02
10H
Southern Pacific, c 10OW.
100
25
81
34
Honthem Itallway, C....I 23
20
81
25
rwutnern luiiiway, pr..il'
Tenn. Copper ......... 1 35 il
81
84
9
149
T., St. U ft W.. c... 9'4
Union i'oclflr, c. ,v, . ..?T!l8
Union Pacific, pf 85$
i4-e
148
(o
4
em
84
81
v. a. uuiioer, c 01
2
I
ii. a., "iieet 10., c.,..-, . i
IJ. 8. Steel Co., pf 10T14
; 60
107
107
63
Utah Copper ........... 62
62
8
02
rruus-M, c. ...I
nan-SB, nr. .1 11
11
11
j 1
66
w. U, Telegraph 60
l
e
nesiinsnouse r.iecirie..t o
tin
n4
4
Money 8ftt4. .
Total sales 248,600 shares.
J.C.WILS0N&C0.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE! '
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE .
CHICAGO BOARD Off TRADR '
THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
BAN f UAINClBUU
' POHTLANU OFFICE ;
869 Oak St, Otonnd Iloor, Lewis Bldf.
; rnas--.siu suui a --lis. .
- Blocks, ssonas, wnra,' wrain, Etc.
Blg-317-Bosi4i. oif-IaAa-BuUdlg.-.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
1 Members CMoago Board of Trade.
Correspondents t I-ogan k Bryan.
Chicago. Kew York.
OFFERING ONIONS AT
REDUCED QUOTATION
DCK MARKET IS LOWER
OVERBECK &CO0KE CO
PR1NEVILLE CATTLE AT
:T
BRING ' NEW RECORD
Uelers Sell nt $7.75 During the
Morning Trade; Four; , Loads Are
; U15 Kntlre Offerings in Stockyards
for' Day; Choice Mutton Sought.
J VS TBB RT0CKTAKO8
North Portland BJogs firm, csttie and
beep firm, "t . . '
' Chicago--Hogs higher, cattle stead,
sheep weak. (
Kanras City Hogs hiffber, cattle and
Sheep, steady. ... t.
Bonth Omaha Hog's higher j cattle
lower; sheep lower.
OR
1
YARDS
llugs, (.'attle. Calres. Bheep.
... , 1W . .. ....
211 lira 1. 1274
505 SO v v '' '
71W T5J '. H '. 231
220 ' " , . 3.H t ...
U02 ' DJ T 671
114 iUtr 10 621
W ' 4tl! i 446
m 7uT 63 1632
Thursday ....
Wednesday ...
Toeaday ......
Monday
Saturday ....
Friday , ,
Week (so ....
Year ago.,...
Two years ago
' A new record was established In one
branch of the cattle market at North
I'ortland today when one lot of Frlne-
ViHe heifers was sold at $7.75.
j no only - shipment for the dav was
made by 'the Prlnevlllo Lund & Live
stock company, which had four loads
of cattle In from Terrebonne,
itie condition of the cattle trade is
excellent for the better class of stuff.
Prime offerings that average under 1200
pounds are especially sought by buyers
at this time. Although the demand is
less urgent for the heavier stuff, the
market Is by no means neglected.
At Chicago there was a steady tone
for the day in the cattle trade with no
change injjrlces.
nansaa city cattle mantel was sieaay
at unchanged prices. .
North Portland cattle range: "
Heavy feed steers 18.008.35
Choice steers . ., 7.66 7.8 6
Common steers 7.60
Fancy heifers .............. 7.75
Fancy cows 7.2507.36
Ordinary light cows ,...,;,.' 7.00
fancy light calves ........ ,. .0J
Heavv calves ............... 5.00.B0
Best bulls 6.B0
Ordinary, bulls 4.505.i0
i Hog Trade Position Oood.
Position of the hog trade a North
Portland Is extremely good. There were
no arrivals for the day, but the trend
of the trade was fully up to that shown
yesterday and during the early part of
til 6 week,
Klsewh'ere a very firm tone Is again
ruling In the swine pens. At Chicago
tops again reached $9.40 with a further
advance of a nickel for the day.
Kansas City hog market was a' dime
higher than yesterday with tops at
$9.25 j
North Portland hog market range:
Best light I 8-55
Medium light f-60
Best heavy .V: . .0
Rough and heavy 6.757.00
Choice Eneep Are Bought.
There la a very strong tone all
through the mutton and lamb division
of the North Portland market. Choice
wethers- and ewes are being eagerly
sought by buyers and they are general
ly offering extreme figures or a frac
tion above them for early supplies. 1
Choice yearling wethers have not as
vet sold above $7.25 basis for wool of
ferings, but it is the general opinion of
tne trade toaay inai mn price can ue
stretched about a quarter if suitable
quality is offered.
mere nave not ouen enuugn pnin
lambs in the market as yet to firmly
establish quotations in that line.
At Chicago there was a weak tone
in the sheep trade, but this was not
sufficient to affect quotations.
Kansas City sheep trade was steady
at unchanged prices.
North Portland sheep prices:
Sprlne lambs , $ 12 00
Yearling lambs 7.608.00
Ordinary wethers - 7.25
Old wethers -50
Fancy ewes ...n 6.75
Ordinary ewes 5.00 5.50
Kneared stoca quoted toe 10 ieos
than wool sheep.
Thursday Morning Bales.
STEERS
Buyer. No.
T. K. Howltt IS
Hterrett-Oberlee 8
T. II. 'Howltt
Are. lbs.
12:18
'- 1050
1208
1090
rrlee.
$8. 25
7.75
7.25
6.75
SterretyOberlpe
1
COWS
4
....... 1
2
HEIFERH
8
BILI.8
1
RterrettOherlee
Bterrett-Oberlee
Uterrett-Oberlee
Sterrett-Oberlee
Sterrett-Oberlce
112
110
045
1206
1440
in.7.-
.oo
5.60
$7.75
$5.75
TViro nt hn lnnt aeven nresldents of
the United States were sons of ministers
-r-Arthur, Cleveland and Wilson. .
TBAJtlPOBTATIoVr
STEAMERHASSALO
for Astoria
Leaves Portland 8:30 P. BS.
dally, except Saturday.
Leaves Astoria 10:00 A. XI
i dally except Sunday,
aet Tickets A ill-Street Dock or City
TloMt Offlos, Third and Washington.
COOS BAY LINE
Steamer Breakwater
8s lis tram Alnawortk dock, Purtlsnd, at 8 a.
tn.. Uarth 6. aud tbentafter srerr Wadnaa.
day tuorulng, 8 a. m. Freight received uutll
p. ka., oa Minus oar. rasaensw rare Zlral
elass $10. second class $7. inchidlog berth so4
BMals. . Clcket efflc at Alaswortb dock. Pari,
land Coos Bar tUoeuublp Line. U O. Keaf
lug, agent. Main 8600; A-23S2.
tr.VPstV.Kfl BTKlAlvIl-r.PiCi win
;;, analio ?",, - , m VsU ....
San Francisco and Los Angeles
S3. Boss City, 4 p. at., March 87.
SB. Kansas City, 8 a. m., April a.
m.a. CM-,. V..Mt.AA Sn thwilmil m m n.
Ticket Offlo 3d ftiad Wash, with O..W,
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANgI-LKS
AND SAN D1KUO DIRECT
. North Pacific S. S. Co.
g. S. ROANQKE and S. S. ELDER
gall Every wsdnesaay, luraateiy, at e p. m.
Ticket efflca 122-4 Tblrd St., near aider.
: Pbones slain 13I4; A-1314.
i f MABTIN J. HIUI.KV, Paas. Afnt '
W. H. SU'RSKK. Frelrht A(nt'
COOS BAY
AND EUREKA
Steamer Alliance Sails Prlday, Marob
a, ax j. m.
Jf OBTH PACiriO STEAMSHIP C04
122-A Third St., Hear Washington.
STtAMSHIP
SAH rBANCISCO, LOS AWOELEg AITS
( . SA.W DIEOO
direct. Kan Francisco, : Portland & t. 'A.
8. S. CO. (Ticket 'Office with Uenve'r i
Klo rtranda 11. R). Main 20, A-16D6.
124 Third street' ,
w
gMW
' CHICAGO HOGH 1IIGIIEU
Tops iteatli $0.40 With An Advance
of 5 Cents in tiie Yards Today,.
Chloago. Mareb 27. Hogs 1S.000, Year agii
25,000. Utt orcr 6500., Market Bo higher,
lllied .Ollff7fl.8-; S0.1S418.80l rough,
$iou4o.io: light. s.lo8.. - . . , .
, Cattle 40ta. Market ateadr. 1 ,
Bbesp BOW. ; Uarket weak. yTr?TJ
KANSAS CITV LIVESTOaC
' . " ' , a ''-;
Hogs Are Vp. a Dime With Tops at
other lines Steady.
-K,!,.,V Cl,-'i.wr';h 27. Hogs 650O. :, Market
10c higher. ,ToW $0.23. .. . . ,' ,.
Cattle 1000. , Market steaAy. ? '
Sbeep---40O0. Market steady.
OMAHA SIIEKP. IX)WER
IMce Is Cut 10 to 15 Cents tot the
t Days Hogs ; Show a Rise. ,
Snath Omaha, Mardi 27.r;attle aaoo.i Mar
kK slow and weak to KMr lower.''. Nteer $8.80
H8.T8: eows and heifers, $(l.8oia.15. , ' '- ,
H i4,HX. Uarket ttroiif to 6c hlaber
Hh4TV M7(MI tf.,..t trnntll. l
llnis $7.2517.60; , wethers, $.60a8.75i' laioba
fo.U"to. iv( Bjnrsi, fU.aWtUOJIU. ,.- v ,
NORTHWEST BANK4 STATEMENT
, ' 'Portlasd Saaks,'
PlearlntfS. TV. ! .ui,1'",..''. y -
Thursday .., ..,$1,6711,182.44 82.047,185.64
Weflneadar -. 9 ram 9iu At ' i cxi
,.pmi,iii.,pj
Tiiesdsy, l.T81,4iW.1S l,H61,2s;t.lT
wV ,,.,..,... AlOA.Iln.iU , I.OOl.oST.Ht
Week to flste.w. .$7,687,108.25 $1,328,539.47
Clearlnis tsn s-d
lialaatvs . .,, u,640
Tseoma Beaks,. ' . ' ' V; "
learin; ,,,,
Balance ........
m i
........ S24.0.1O
05.080
Seattle Irodnce Market. ,
' Seattle. Wash.. March 27.-r-Etre
Fresh ranch. 21o.
ButterWashington creamery, firsts,
A a ..... . n n jrx . a . "
o City creamery. ovKf'vc, ,
Cheese Tillamook, lo. '
Onions California, lie per lb.: Ore
gon, $1.25 1.50 per sack; Walla Walla,
$1.00. - ' .
Potatoes $1.00 9.0 per ton; sweets,
$K3Kcperlb.
Oats Eastern - Washington, $31 per
ton; Puget sound, $29.00 30.00.
If
An Essential
Lumbermen
It is absolutely necessary that you be entirely satisfied with your
transactions every time you visit " the Lumbermens National
Bank. A fixed policy of our officers is that t every depositor,
large or small, be accorded every courtesy.
ft
FIRST
NATION
.; CAPITAL $1 ,500,000
SURPLUS $900,000'
OLDEST NATIONAL BANK WEST OF THE
: ROCKY MOUNTAINS .
CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON STREETS
Lidd&TiltonBank
' -v-7i "ESTABLISHED' 1859 -
C-pital Stocks - . - -$1,000,000.00 ;.
Surplus and Undivided Profits $1,000,000.00
COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
, Letters of crecjit, drafts and travelers' checks .
Issued, available in all parts of the world. -
Corner Third an'd Washington Street
v v AyAaiiiiivvysi o o
To purchase at once a factory site on rail
road, convenient to car lines. Those hav
V ing property to offer may confer with us
. at our present location.
LUTKE
140.146 NOtfTH
CLARKE COUNTY TAXES
Large' Amount of Land Clean
ing During Year .Increases
. - . ' Valuation,"
, ' -'. ' CHnerlai to The Jmirhal.t '".
. Vancouver, , Wash., March 27. Foot
ings were made at County Treasurer
Fletcher's office yesterday which show
that $290,882.38 of the $1S,000 tax of
the county was collected up to March
m. utt n.iiu vn vriitvii n ivuanv vj, m fv -
was allowed. The assessed valuation
of property in the county last year was
about 118,600,000. The amount thin
year is expected to reach $15,000,000, sh
Improvements will be added that last
year were not assessed. A large amount
of land was cleared In the county the
past year which doubles the valuation)
and will this .year, be Included la the!
assessment. ".').-. x-: -v . ' y-'
A IS per cent penalty, has been at
tached to personal t property tax not
paid, .The list will be turned over to
the sheriff's office for collection t and
mileage, fees and costs of serving pa
pars will be added to the amount,
San Francisco rroduce Market.
San Francisco, March 27. Wheat-
Northern bluestem, $1.77H1.80r club,
$1.72H1.75H: Turkey, red, $1.6501. 7;
red Russian, $1.68f 1,67 W. . .v-v
Barley, , per. cental Oregon, : $1.25
1.30.' ' i . . ' "' . '
Potatoes;' per Cental Oregon Bur-
oanKs, ouwobci river ao, Btxyouo; sween,
: Onions, per centalCalifornia : silver
skins, 4065c; Australian brown, 364c
46c. " j
. Butter Extras. 26c: firsts. !!6c. .
1 Eggs Extras. 18c; firsts, 17 c se
lected pullets, 16c. K
Cheese Oregon flats, fancy, 17c; do
xoung America, lse, ' . .
Oranges, per box Navels, standard,
$1.76fvI.OO; fancy, $3.25 4.25: choice,
$2.263.00. - ' '
in the
National
lumbermens
National IBank
CORNER FIFTH AND STARK
RESOURCES 7 MILLIONS
BANK
MANUFACTURING
; COMPANY
SIXTH STREET
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