Ill THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1D13. big put ova FRONT ST i rnuii BY THE BEEF Make Artificial Decline in Poultry Prices to Scare Commission Inter rst; Then Grab All the Supplies in Sight at Low Prices. T6dayi Pro Juco Trad. Egg nmrket strong. Cheese holds firm. v.v, Butter is steady. . ,". Chickens firm. Dressed -meats firm. New potatoes lower. Old potatoes stagnant. . Heavy lettuce demand. Cabbage market higher. Tha market for chickens continues very firm along 'Front street and last -ween s extreme values are being obtained. It has just developed, according to some of the leading Front street Interests, that the real reason for the recent weak ness In chickens was that the eastern packers' were trying- to "put something over on the street" That they succeeded Is now history. It has-developed that the big pack ing Interests secretly cut the price of . chlckena'for ar very short time in order ' to break the market along Front street. This being accomplished they quit sell ing and offering at the low prices and began to put all their attention to the buying lend 1n the country. In the meantime. Front etreet interests had written their country shippers that the -market was weaker and might go lower. This was just What the .packers were looking for. They began to buy heavily 'at lower prices and aoon had all avail able stock cornered. Then, too late. Front street diBcovered the trick of the ' beef barona. There was an undersup plled market with little stock in sight outside of the hands of packers The latter began to "shoot up" values and the market has been firm since, and will probably1 remain so until the beef men again want to buy, tfhen the trick may again , be repeated. EGG TRADE IS HOLDING There Is a good and steady trade In the egg market, along Front atreet but ' no changes are announced in prices, storage operations, continue heavy and this with the northern demand is taking tare of arrivals. J1F.URY SITPLIKS ARE DELAYED Carload of Louisiana strawberries ex pected in the local market today has been delayed a day en route and will not likely. arrive until tomorrow. The market Is bare of-offerings. GOOD CAULIFLOWER IS FIRM TRADE BARONS Market for the better offerings ofLiuij cauliflower is firm -with top stuff sell-fSjcpt 5ng at 90e to 1 a dozen. Poor stuff is still avaliaDia at materially lower ng- , urei DUl mis isj nara 10 oeu m anjMjul.v price. CABBAGE MARKET IS FIRM ...Market for cabbage Is very firm at. Je a pound. A carload from Northern! California was unioaaea mis mornm and found ft- ready sale at the higher Iigure. A snipmeui trum lava Augeies is due.- SEW GARNETS SELL HIGH ' Arrival of new crop garnet potatoes found a x-ery good demand along the street at 6 He ft pound. Other new crop stock is selling generally from 5 to Bt a pound. Old crop is still very weak with little movement, LETTUCE SOON CLEANS VP Carload of head lettuce which ar rived from Los Angeles at noon yes terday was entirely cleaned up at the opening -of business this morning. De- . mand Ts the greatest ever known here and the price is held firm at J2.6Q a crate, ' " . FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS. , ! ... Weather bureau sends the following notice to shippers: Protect shipments as far north as 8e. little against minimum temperatures of about 38 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 30 degrees; southeast to Boise, 20 de irrees; sorth to Siskiyou, 32 degrees. ' Minimum temperature at Portland to . night, about 38 degrees. PORTLAXD JOBBING PRICES Tbee price art thoae t which wholesaler ell ti retailer, except it otberwlte stated- BUTTER Xomlnal, City creamery, cube and tub. 2c; printa, 29(829ijc; atate crcanierr ' SSf lb.: dairy. 2Se. J EGtiS Nominal. Candled local eitraa, 2le raae count, 184c; apot Uujinf price, lose off' lllc f. o. b. Portland. LIVE POULTRY llena ISc; brollora $4 no i6.oo k.: stag 11c; Reeae 12c Pektn ducka lsijiiMo; Indian Runner. ISc; turkey 2oc' dreaaed, 23&25c; plgeona, old, $1; joung,' j.jJ down. CHEESE Nominal. Freab Orefon fancy fnii cream twlca and triplota, 16Hc; du Isles 17c- Vonnff America, lie. ra' J,c- BUTTER FAT Producers' price for Portlaml dpllwrr, per lb., MruMW Fruita and Veretablet. FRKSII FRl ITS New r,l ,, $4.25ra4.r0; lianeuBn, 4?;fi5clh.; lemons J7 -,n llmca. 1.0 per 100: grapefruit, tali'forn'u M.00ia3.50; Florida. $4.r-jC(i5.50; plneapplea L lb.; pears ( hoi: Persian if ate. 7U0ftr traberTlca, Callfonila, $3.25 per la u' - tw. APPLES Eating apple, 60c8$1.50; eooklr.. apples. SOe a box. POTATOES helling price: Extra choice SO ' ebolce, 40c; ordinary, 0c per nack; Ktrrlna Jirice, carloads, 2'h: countrr jxifutB- mi,,' ,4JMi5 per ei-ntal ; new .t.atoea, C,'(afiv,e ONIONS HoftitKH-. Axmciailnn scllliic n'rlci. tfic PT Cf-ntal f. u. h. Belling pulnt; garlic Ti.ai De: new onton. $2.23. ' ' VKOETABI.ES Tarnlps, 75c: beets 75c- new Carrots 65c down bunches; parsnlua 76e"m.ii. raWiage, 12.0'p; Florida tmati', ' box "'V Jlexlcan luga ( ); green onlous 124aiv twcn bmicbes: peppers, bell head lot nice. t2-..r0 crate; --Icr.r. 1 .kwii. Iinofa' r, wr crate; egg plant. 2 lb.; cauliflower (iu , i$l.i0 wr down: rhubarb, local, Jfir.v lrtl chokes, f 1.1ft dorcn; aprouta. 10c lb.: aauaranu' ft7c lb. spinach, -local, 3c lb. ; Walla Walla 75e box; peaa. Bfi'c. V.. Hops Wool and Hide. HOPS Producers' price. 1912,' U&t&c. sc. cording to quality; 1U13 contracts, J4c WOOL NcimiiiaL IBlit clip, Willamette rsl )ey, qnrae, totawold, 18c ;b.; medium tjbrou. blre, lttc! choice, fancy lota, 2iic lb.; eaatern Oregon, 14ftl7c, accordiug . to ahrtnkace CH1TTIM OR CASCARA BARK 1012 nomln. al, car lota, 6c; lea cr lot 6c lb.; lu hark V J-U... " ' 1 ' WANTED! WANTED! Veal, Hogs, Eggs, Poultry ! our prices today: Kgga.aoe do.; etaick'ns 17'i to )8c lb.; broilers, B0 to c; pork, fancy' ll to Vir; veal, fancy, 14 to 15c; stur iau tvt, 'IS to 24c. ; : CHECKS BENT DAILY I H.Sclimalz &"Co. - M1-14J front Bt., Portland, Or. i Paid-up OapiUl $10,000. EWWSNTE W3c Doz., Case Count, Fi O. B. Portland. No Commission. RUBY & CO. 107 Front St., Portland, Or. Assets .$20,000.00, GROWERS SELLING ' THEIR HAIR FREELY Are Accepting Current, Rids of 32 Ji Cents for Mohair; Wool Situ ation Is Stagnant. , - " The market for mohair is still holding steady with tfenetal top limits of buy ers at 32Vc a pound. . Leading operators are not offering- above this., A. small amount of buBineas is pasinc at this figure,, growers considering that It U the best they will be able to force, therefore are generally not Inclined to hold for a further advance.' The ool at Kddyyljle was, scheduled for sale yesterday, but no word has j come from there this morning, owiog iu i iic uuui; uunuiuun vi ine -teiepnone service. ' , The market for wool Is extremely aulet. The small amount of ' business reported passing at the1 amount Is scarcely sufficient to firmly establish quotations, and former values are there fore nominally continued. Th,e dullness and weakness in the wool trade is na tional but not world wide. While slderanle easiness is shown In . Boston and New York, as well as along tlje Pacific sl,ope, the market abroad is the firmest anil highest for many seasons. Most of the buying has been by foreign Interests, sales to Americans being com paratively light. . . Chicago Shows a Loss for the Day , With a Weaker Feeling and Lower Price Abroad. Chicago,, April 29. Wheat market was ' extremely bearish today with a closing loss of to He from yester day's final figures. ' There- was considerate .weakness at the start with May and July each c off while the September showed an opening loss of He,.. .- Foreign markets were hot so firm and thla was the bearish Influence here dur lng the day. Broomhati cabled from Liverpool that the market opened with shorts covering on account unfavorable political outlook and firmness at Win nipeg.! Prices were 4 to d -higher. Following the opening there was a fur ther advance of Bd on the decrease in the visible here. During the morning profit taking was induced by the clos ing decline in Buenos Ayres, weakness in Paris at the opening, quieter demand for both cargoes and parcels and the fp.ct that the short interest Beems to Ijc eliminated. At 1:30 p. m. priced were easy to Hd. lower than yesterday. Range of Chicago prices furnlBhed by pverbeck & Cooke company, 216-217 Board of Trade building. WHEAT. Month. May .. July j.. Sept... I Mr .. f Open. High. t2H Ii24 H2M, 24 VI U2, COHX. Wti K, M SB '4 ......6a e; " . OATS. : as- 4Vi -M My, 34, POUK. in7 inr,i lit.' 11102 ism v.nj LA It I). .....10 llitK) 10ts2 PW5 1080 1US5 RIBS. 1125 1123 loiwi liil7 1077 low Low. Ui Vi 63 MS 34 Close. M (4 t'2M, B 9 .V. B Ml', A 80 !i A 34 B 31 'n A May ieit Mht .. Jiily. Sept, .. m4r, 19.15 11135 KH7 lOSil 10 1122 1MH7 1U77 1047 1M56 1B40 KH0 1! 12 1122 limn P mo May .luly Sept. May July Sept. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Portland Bank. This week. Year ago. ......1.71fl.2fl7.7i 1, 724. 1115.04 ...... 1,970,501.61 l,S13,850.2l Clearings. Tuesday ... Monday . . . Week to date $3,098,700.32 $.1,538,013.25 San Francisco Grain Calls, San Francisco, April 2. Oralu calls: BARLEY. Open. Close. May 143'4 B 1454 A December huu an OATg. W. May .1B2 B 103 A OMAHA LIVESTOCK IS LOWER All Lines Are Showing a Loss in , Price; Cattle Are Down a Dime. South Omaha, Neb.. April 20. Cattle. 4KW; market slow to 10c lower; steers, $8.108.50; cow und heifers, $6.SOii(7.75. Hogs, 13,000; market lt'ffl5c lower at $8.15 8.30. Sheep. 7500; market alow, steady to 10 l.V lower; yearllnga. $7.3Gl7.75; wethers. $0.75 H&lMi lambs, $8.33(a8.9i; ewes, $8.5O(g;0.75. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK Swine Prices Are 10 to 15 Cents Lower; Sheep Situation Firm. Kansaji City, Mo.. April 29. Hogs, 19,000; market 10 to 15c lower; top. $8.55. Caitle, 9000; market steady. Sheep, 9000; market firm. CHICAGO HOGS LOWER Market Is Off a Dime for the Day W ith Tops at $8.65 In Yards. Chicago, April 2!). Hogs, lO.OOO; left oyer, 12.8x; run year ago, 2I.IHJ0; market l'tc lower, mixed, $S.'250r8.6.1: good and heaTT. $8.45 8.00; rough, S.2O0!8.4; light. $.;Btf8.03. Catlle, 13,000; market ateadr. Sheep. 18,000; market steady. car lots. B5',c; less csr lot He lb. HIDES Dry hide. 2!22e lb.; green, lie; salted hides, 13c; bulls, green salt, -9c: kips iajl4c; calTcs. dry, 24Ct25c; calf skins, salted or green, 17 21c; green bide, lnic less thtu salted; abeep pelts, salted, b&c(a$1.10: dry, 13c lb. MOHAIB 1013 Nominal 32t4c lb. Heat, Flab and Provisions. PRESSED MEATS Country killed: Hogs .fancy, HHc; ordinary, Hotline; rough and heasy, 9c; fancy veal. Hr6014Vjc; ordinary 13Vic; ior 11c; lambs, 104tloic; mutton. 742 be; goats, 3ij4c; beef. 811c. . "ar HAMS, BACON ,TC Hams; I920Hc breakfast bacon, 17(8 27c; boiled ham, 29'4c' plcnlca, 12,c; cottage. 18c. ' MK ATS Tacking bouse Steers. No. 1 stock IXWU'qc; cows. No. 1 stock, 1212tic; ewes' 13ViC; wethers, 14ftc; yearling lambs, 13V4c: pork loins. 20c. 71 LA HI) Tierce. 14Hc; comnound tierces, 10e OYSTEItS Hboalwater bay, per gallon ( ): per 100 lb. aack ( i; Olympia, per gallon, $3.25; per 1"0 lb. sack, $9; canned, eastern, 05c can; $8.50 dozen; eastern. In shell, $1 76 (( $2 oer 100; rasor clams. $22.25 box. FISH Nominal. ' Rock cod,' 10c lb.; dreased flounders, . 7c; halibut, 7llc; striped bass, 2oc; cattish, 12c lb.; frosrn salmon, 10c; fresh almon, 18c lb. ; sole, 7c lb.; shrimps 12ic; perch, 8c lb.; tomcod, 8c lb. ; lobsters. 20c lb.; black bass, 20c; ilyer amelt, Columbia melt t ) box.; blck rod. He. Orooerlet. 8LG.VK Cube, $5.45; powdered, $5.30; fruit or berry, $5.15; leet, $4.85: dry granulated. $5.06; 1) yellow, $4.05. tAbor quotation ar 00 day net cash.) E1CK Japan tyle. No. 1, R'4eile; No. S. 4 Vie; New Orleans, head. b&tc; Creole, BV4c. HONEY New, $2.75 per case. BALT Coarse, half ground 100. $10 per ton;, VI $10.75; table dairy, 50s $18; ly $17.fc0; bsles.j $2.25; extra fine barrela. 2. 6 and Ww. $5.256.O0: lump rock. $ 20.RO.. per ton. BEANS Small white, iV,r; large wtilte, 8e TtBfHei uayaai liasaa, 4y red, i I rtnt. Caal OU, to. WHITE 1.KAD--Ton lota, 8c per lb. ( 000 lb. lota, 8c per lb. i les lota, SVie per lb. ..IT IIL'IT . i a ..... a..n"; ..V. OH, MEAL Carload lots. $M. , TCKI'KNTINW In cases, 73c; wood barrel,' 70c; Irou barrel 00c per gallon; 10 eas lot. S 2c. . .,. . -. . LINSEED OlT,-Raw. hbls.; 68r per gal:; ket tle Ivlled. bbl. Ode gal.; raw case, ftu-;- drilled cases. uCh; .gal.:. M. at. Jt5t) gulluua" lc leas; U k awt, per- tots. WHEAT MARKET BEARISH LliulTED ARRIVALS OF LIVESTOCK TODAY IN PO TLAND YARDS Market Is Generally Showing Very Good Position With Prices In- , changed; Packers Getting Stuff Direct in Country. - ; 4 f . Today's Uvestock Market " 4 North Portland Hogs, cattle and sheep firm. a v 4 Chicago Hogs lower; cat- 4 tie and sheep 'steady, - . -, 4 ' Kansas City Jlogs lower; cat-v 4 tie steady; sheep firm. , ' 4 : - ' ; 4 South Omaha Hogs, cattle 4 and sheep- lower, ' . v rORTLAXU LtVEMOCK ,RfX.' . .'Hot. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Tuesday SUa 12 , 423 Monday ,1117 B:i .. 47 Saturday 7 ... 1 60 Friday; 061 6fll BO 187 Thursday 1M ... .. 149 Wednesday ....... 84 . 15 4 111 Week ago , ,173 4R7 . . 2:h5 Year suo !I1 Ml 12 642 Two Years agi .. i!3 -m - .... , 3o Tliere were only limited offerings on the market at North Portland for the day. The run was qmall, and some of this stuff came direct to killers. The situation in the bog trade Is unchanged, with but limited supplies available this morning. At Chicago there was a weaker tone in the hog trade, with a loss of a dime in the price. Kansas City hog market was down 10 to 15c in the nog division. South Omaha hog market was 10 to 15c lower, with tops at $8.30. North Portland hog market range: Best light $8.90(9.0(1 Best heavv 8. 80 8. 85 Medium light 8.90 Rough and heavy 7.95 8.00 Cattle Situation. Is Strong. There continues a strong situation In the cattle market at North Portland. Receipts for the day were light, hut the general trend of the- trade was the same as yesterday. ACfhlcago there was a steady tone In the cattle trade, with no change noted in prices. Kansas Citv cattle market was steady at vesterday's averages. South-Omaha cattle trade was weaker w'th a loss of a dime. North Portland cattle range: Heavy feed steers $8.008.25 Choi-tfri'a . .... ... . --L&06$.00 Common steers 7.50 Kancy heifers 7.75 Fancy cows 7.257.35 Ordinary light calves 7.00 Kancy llffht calves. 8 .75 Heavy calves , : 5.00 50 Best bulls 5.50 Ordinary bulls 4.505.98 Sheep Trade Extremely Strong. Trade In the sheen market continues extremelv strong. There was a small run for the day and a large per cent of these was brought in direct by buyers of local killers. At Chicago there was a steady tone in the sheep trade for the day. Kansas City sheep market was firm at former prices. South Omaha sheep trade was weaker with, a loss of 10c to 15c. North Portland sheep prices: Spring lambs $ 8.75 Yearling lambs 7,508.0O Ordinary wethers 7.25 Old wethers ; 6.50 Fancy ewes 6.00 Ordinary ewes 5.505 5.75 Sheared stock quoted 75c to $1 less than wool Bheep. Today's Livestock Shippers. Hogs A. B. Gale, McCoy, 1 load; Hugh Cummings, Halsey, 1 load 'direct to I'nlon Meat company; J. L.. Campbell, Madras, 1 load. Mixed loads Fred B. Decker, Silver Ion, 1 load hogs and sneep direct to Union Meat company. Cattle C. McCollough, Nampa, Idaho, 3 loads; F. Angell, Redmond, 2 loads. Sheep h. E. West, Oakland, 1- lead. Tuesday Morning Bales. STEEKS. No. ATS.lbs. Prloo.lNo. 22 , 1275 7.85 21 22 1275 $7.85; 21 ATe.lb". Price. ...1214 $7.80 1214 ....1107 $7,841 7.00 B I' 14-8. No. 1 fit 34 3 101 Atc.Uis. Price. ....1201) 16.00 142 18.8.1 400 7.83 HOGS. 1811 125 J0O I8.K5I 8.851 . 2 7.85 EWES. $(1,251 LA MILS. or 70 $5.25 $7.50 AUSTRIA TO DECLARE WAR THURSDAY, SAYS " HER FOREIGN MINISTER (Continued From Page One.) today. It 1b stated that the porte has Instructed the Turkish diplomats In the various' European capitals to sup port Kssad Pasha. It Is reported that KRsad Pasha proclaimed himself kln of Albania In order to retain the Turk ish suzerainty over that country. . The French government. Is secretly advised that Montenegro will ultimate ly abandon Scutari without a fight, It Is reported. Vienna Prepares for War. (United I'rcss Leased Wire.) Vienna, April 29. Speedy declaration of war between Austria and Montene gro Is indicated here today In a state ment by Emperor Frana Josepli, by the slumping of shares on the Bourse and by continued consultations between the emperor and Grand "Duke Franz Ferdinand and the cabinet and the army generals. Reports from' the Balkan states are alarming. , Prince Dar.llo of Montenegro is on the march to occupy the heights dominating Cattaro. an Austrian city, and it is reported majy bombard that place. Danilo also will be In a posi tion to avoid the Austrian landing at Antlvarl. There Is apprehension that the con flict will Involve the rest of Europe. Ttussla Is not participating in the Loo don conferences and is reported to be. secretly aiding Montenegro, It Is feared "tha t i H ttstria follows out her thats Russia will openly defend the smaller nation. Such a move would In volve Germany and what would happen thereafter Is problematical,; Ambassadors Are Reassembled. iCnlied Press lsseVI wrir. London, April 29. Unwilling to wait longer Tor the powers to act, Austria today announced that it would take Im mediate and independent action against Montenegro and force King Nicholas to evacuate Scutari, according to a dispatch received here today by the Lsondon Daily Mall from Vienna. At the ungent requfest of Sir Edward Grey, the foreign ambassadors hurriedly feasSSirTbTed tills aTteTnsaTrrarter-Ba lng adjourned until Thursday, 'Aus tria's announcement was the cause of Grey's action. It is reported that Italy entered 'the- strongest protest against Austria acting alone,;;- Mexico produced about. on third of Ibtt-woria Uvttr 4tat ear.. ERiOR MLS PUT UP THE WHEAT PRICE Bluestetn Goes Within Fraction of : Dollar and Club 'Is Quoted as High as 80 Cents. WHEAT CAINIOES Ql'IET. London. April 29. Wneift cargoes on pass age firm but quiet, English and French market firm. KOKElGN WHEAT MARKETS. Llrerpoid Wheat closed d higher, I'nrls Wheat closed 9j2'se lower. Horlin Wheat closed , lower. Antwerp Wheat closed higher. ) Itmlapeat Wheat closed I e higher. - Buenosi Ayrep Wheat closed c lower. rOBTLAXD , GUA1N nETEIPTS. -M'heat, BarleyJ-lour.Ot.Hy. -Monday ........ 47 12' 20 J 19 ' 11 Tuesday 8 7 2 2 II Year ago 48 2 . H 17 Keaion to date ..15.891 2025 21 M 1358 1874 Year (go ...... 13.020 358 2177 146.1 2504 Interior mills tore off the lid of wheat values late yesterday afternoon and this morning continue to quote higher fig ures. Mills that have "been out of the market for about 10 days have reentered the trade. and some of the interior inter ests are paying from 89 to 99 Vic for bluestem and on the basis of 88 89c for club, , Both of these values are above the present export basis, therefore n& for eign business is showing at the moment. Just' what the millers want with the bluestem Is unknown. It Is stated lu some quarters that- they have some newly reeeivea export riour1 ousiness, but leading millers here say they cannot even get a nibble of trade abroad. Even though there was .an export demand for flour it cannot be understood why millers will continue to bid up the price of bluestem and pile up increasing sup plies of patent. All through the cereal trade a very strong tone Is ruling..,, Oats market is again firmer and higher with sales of No. 1 feed at $2828.50 while milling goes at $29 easily. , The same is true of feed barley, bids for which have climbed to $24.75 although some are not quoting above $24.60. Millstuffs are firmer and although some mills here have not advanced the price, sales have been made to Califor nia at an advance of $1 a ton and some local buyers are bidding 60c a ton more than home millers are asking. However, the latter will sell only a very limited amount at home and none to the south. Grain bags are again weaker and some offers of bags at Dc were , reported to day. WHEAT Nominal, producers' prices, track basis: Club, SS489c; milling, bluestem, 99c; red Russian, 8687e; fortyfold, 8990c; Turkey red, 8891c; Willamette valley, 8990c. BARLEY Nominal, producers' prices, track basis: Feed, $24.50 24.75; brew ing. $25; rolled. $24.50. OATS No. 1 feed, 28(gi29; milling, $29 per ton. E '4A)U rtTxamng- p uck jf aueitL- i.m Willamette valley, $4.70: local straight, $3.85 4.10; export, $3.85 3.95; bakers', $4.5fl4.75 . HAY Producers' prices: Willamette valley timothy, fancy, $15; ordinary, $12 !!10; eastern Oregon-Idaho, fancv tim othy, $16 17; alfalfa, $11.50 12.50; vetch and oats, $9 11; cheap, $911; clover, $8 9 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Selling prices: Bran, $23; middlings, $32 33; shorts, $25 jer ton. GRAIN BAGS No. .1 Calcutta. 9c. C. P. I Selling by Austria Attributed Reason for Big Decline in New York Market. as New York, April 29. The severe liqui dating movement in Canadian Pacific today unsettled the general stock mar ket, forcing severe losses in' practically all securities. The selling of Canadian Pacific was attributed to the complicated foreign political situation, the liquidation being mostly from Austria. The stock closed here with a loss of 6Ta points for the day. , Aside from the severe loss In Cana dian Pacific and the weakness in metals which cost Amalgamated 1 points, the general market was weak, and from 1 to 2 points lower than yesterday. U. S. Steel shares were weak and low er' on the publication of the tonnage re port, which Is less than for the same quarter a year ago. Range of N. Y. prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co., 16-2lf Board of Trade building. -w DESCRIPTION i OnenlHIahi 1iw I HM Amalgamated Cupper Co Am. Car Foundry, c... American Can, r American Can, pfil..... Amerleun Ix)co., c American Sugar, e American Smelt, e American Smelt, pfd... Am. Tel. & Tel Anaconda-Mining Co... Atchison, r Baltimore & Ohio, e.. Iteet Sugar . . . CRIPPLE STOCKS TO 474 30 SI' S.1 110 65 35 1(M 118 20 88 Vi 13 22 (, 14 28 Vi Brooklyn Rapid Transit. cansdlan faeinc, e.. Central leather, e Chi. A Great Western, e. Chi. Great West., pfd Chi., Mil. St. Paul.. Chi. k Northweatern, c. Chlno Copper Chesapeake ft Ohio . Colo. Kuel A Iron, Consolidated, Gas . , Corn Products, c . . . . Corn Products, pfd . Delaware t: Hudson 37 63 90 127 8S 57 3.1 . 271; 33 h 42 24 lien, ft Klo Grande, pfd Krle, c Krle, second pfd...... Erie, first pfd General Electric lireat North., ore lands. TOreat North., pfd.... Io Securities Illinois 4'en4rl Inter. Metropolitan, e. Inter. Metropolitan, pfd. Lehigh Valley -. . . . . . . . . Kanaa City Southern. IxmlBTlllo A Naahrtlle. 114- . 14 50 53 Z') ,.-!. 2:1 35 48 10 101 20 Mo.,-kanss & Texas, e. Xlo. Pselfic National Lead Nerada Consolidated ... New York Central N. Y, Ontario ft, West.. Norfolk ft Western, o. . Northern P., C; Pa. Mall Steamship Co. 23 14 ,09 24 renn. Railway !, (!., I.. C. Co Prested 8teel Car, c. Reading, e Reading, first pfd...... Rep. Iron Steel, e.... Rep. Iron A Steel, pfd . Rock Islund. c. ........ . Rock Island, pfd .... 8. 1.. ft 8. F., 2d pfd Southern P., c Southern R'y., c...... Southern R'y.. pfd .... Tenn. Copper , . t'nlnn Pacific, e.. ... . . I'nlon Pacific. pfd.... I'nited State Rubber, e. f. 8. Steel Co..-e.. V. S. Steel Co., pfd.. .Utah Copper. Wabash, e. .......... . . Wabash, pfd West. Inlon Tel....... Wesfhouse Electric... Wis. Central, o. ....... mi 22 82 2f 35 10 97 24 75 33 1 46 S3 t 58 107 49 10 fW 6i fioii Total Sale 553. 2"0 sharea, , Money. 23M23 percent. lUstillor 15(?f5H per cent, Prison Druggist Arrested. J.-"Wllllsni,,,4J?fS!, j tier, better known as "Doc,,"; the drug gist employed at the state penitentiary for years, wag arrested today on a fel ony charge. Information which led to the arrest of Qtiartier was furnished by a young convict employed in the hos pital who Is serving 20 years for horse stealing. 72H 12 70 40 40 48 81 2Vi .K 02 92 01 H 34 S4 Xi 112 112 111 ' 66 67M? 65 ini ihi ioi 1211 120 1584 1 36 36 :i6 irat- lot iiwiUj i V no jh so y, xo Tinti sx 236 237 233 ! 23 23 23 14 14 14 20 20 28 106 108 1O0 1 128 mat 127 1 30 39 37 63 04 3J4 32 32 31 128 128 127 1 10 10 10 65 05 15T 157 157 1 35 35 33 2S 28 27 34 34 34 43 43 42 38 1.18 137 1 33 33 31 125 125 12 1 24 24 24f 114 114 114 1 14 15 14 51 52 fin 154 154 152 1 23 23 23 131 131 130.4 23 21 23 36 36 85 49 49 48 .16 17 1 101 102 101 1 20 29 29 104 14 104 1 114 114 113 1 24 24 2:1 114 114 114 1 109 109 100 J 24 24 24 159!16t) 158 1 91 91 90 23 23 22 83 83 N2 21 81 20 85 35 35 3 22 22 10 6 m 98 24 24 3-.,f 76 76 78 34 34 33 148 148 145 1 84 84 83 61 61 60 59 80 58 N'7 IOT 107 1 61 51 49 'i -1H ! 8 10 W 10 65 65 84 81 61 60 52 52 BO canned mm w IS eY WEAK WITH A Chums Arc Being Offered Down to 55 Cents, -or 7H Cents Vnder the Opening Price of Last Season; Medium Reds Sell at 73 Cents. Hy Hynian II. Cohen. The weakness in the canned salmon trade is . the most intense known for many seasons. It is now apparent that some of thft new canneries which oper ated in 'Alaska for the first time last season, will not be able to get suffi cient funds from the banks this season to run, their plants. ,, . V ; . There were enormous losses sustained by practically all of 'the southwestern Alaska canru?rs last season. The price of medium reds was opened out "of line with conditions generally, and the sale of this grade has been slow. The same has been true of the. chums. ' LaBt year the chums opened at 62c a dozen, but liberal stocks of this grade , are now being offered at 55c, and it is reported that offers at 50c have been accepted, ' Cohoes or medium reds opened last season at $1.15, and this grade lias' been a drag on the market ever since. - East ern brokers are now freely offering to sell Cohoes down to 80c a dosen, and reporte indicate some business down to 70c. All of these prices are consider ably below the actual cost of produc tion. There Is a scarcity of pinks and this Is probablx the only grade of salmon mat is actually firm and is selling up to the opening price, of last year, or above it. - Last 'season the opening price for pinks was o5c. but , some recent business hp.s been done as high as 70c, and it is now considered likely that the coming season's opening will be at the latter figure, while other grades and varieties of canned salmon will be ma terially lower-than former figures. The spring-summer season opened along the, Columola. Thursday at noon, and there will be a grand rush to operate. Fishing has been going on for some time, and a number of caches are reported found by state officials. A very bl? one was discovered at Clats kanle. and about four tons of the fish seized and sold by the officials. It Is stated that a miniature cold storage plant was In operation there, the ice being secured at Astoria. There are also reports that illegal fishing has been going on In the -iclnity of' the Cascades but no selxures have as yet beerl made. The local fresh fish market is being fed by "sportsmen," who are allowed to catch three fish a day. Some of them take their families along and mar ket 'from six to a dozen fish almost every day. while the regular fishermen who earn their lfvlnsr by ' this method cannot fish until May.l. RAW FISH IMUCES Columbia River Packers Napie Same as Year Ago. Astoria. Or., April 29. At a meeting here yesterday afternoon, the Columbia Kiver packers fixed the rate for sal mon during the season of 1913, which opens Slay 1. The prices are the same ns prevailed last year and as were fixed by the fishermen at a meeting a few days ago. They were 6. cents a pound for cannery fish and 1 cents a pound for cold storage salmon, those weighing 25 pounds or over. San Francisco Produce Market. (Cnited Presa Leased Wire.) San Francisco, April 29. Butter-Extras, 27e; firsts, iittc. , Eggs K.xtraa, 19c; first, 18c; selected pullets. 17c. . Cheese Oregon flats, fancy, 17c; do Voting America,- 18c. Uranges Par bolt, narels standard, $ 1 fi 2 ; do fancr, f3.00lg4.25; do choice. 2.253.X. I Money and Exchange. London, April 29. Consols, 74l3-16d; silver, 27 15-16; bank rate, 4 per cent. New York, April 29. Sterling ex change, long, $4.84; short, $1.87; sliver bullion, 60c. San Francisco, April 29. Sterling ex change, 60 days, $4.82 V4; sight.-$4.86 ; documentary, $4.82; transfers, tele graphic, 4 per cent premium; sight, 1 peBf Cent premium. New York Cotton Market. Opening. High. Iow. Close. Jan 1099 1101 .1090 lOOOftnil May ...1125 ' IMS' 1123" 1185030 July ..1140 1145 113J 1137(&iSS Aug. 1125 1127 1116 1119W20 Sept. 1093; lOct. .1100 1102 1090 1090481 !pee, .......1104 1105 1092 1092Q93 E (Special to Thi Jonrnal.) Hillsboro, Or., April 29. Instead of viewing the dead body a coroner's Jury yesterday at Grecnburg returned a ver dict of suicide In the case of Iva W. Rogers while the victim still lived. The verdict was returned at o'clock p. m. and Rogers did not die until 9. The law says the coroner-shall inquire Into the death or wounding s.nd as death was coTtain the hearing was notp ostponed. Rogers was 20 years old and a son of Charles Rogers. He consulted a Beaver, ton dostor yesterday, but his ailment was not series. Before going home -he bought a box of cartridges at the store of Cady & Co. At 1 o'clock two shots were heard In an unoccupied cabin near, his home and when it was entered he was found on the floor with jl bullet hole through the right temple.' No mo tive for - the act is known and he ap peared light hearted and cheerful while t Beaverton. " He had typhoid fever seven years ago. . " . ' - - . -; Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, drain, Etc 810-817 Board of Trade Building. ' DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board of Trad. . Conspondnt of Loftii Bryan. Chicago. Vtw York. ' J.C.WILS0N&C0. MSKBEXS ' NEW TORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW TORK COTTON EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OB1 TRADE THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGES BAN FRANCISCO ; ' PORTLAND OFFICE 169 Oak St, Ground rioor, Ziewls Bldf. Phonos Marshall 4180. A-4187. TBAHSPOBTATIOB. ANCHOR-LINE- sTEAMsHips Sail Krery Saturday to nil rrom New York Londonderry (ilasgow Ocean ra;e day. Mixleratw ratp. , For B'x'k on Tonra, Knte. etr., i)pl to HENDPRHON BROTHKUS Keueral. Amenta, 1W N. I.Hnll' Nt., Cblrafa ., . Pit AA 1.UL Ai. Alj UNO PRE QUOTED WEST IS OVER BEOS! I ID DIE 0VERBECK&CO0KECO DES MOINES TAX LEVY REDUCED BY COMMISSION PLAN (Continued From Page1 One.) graduallyjreduced. Commissioner Need ham introduced the Somers system of unit taxation whchvhas resulted in as sessments oh all property values up to the limit. j ' "Assessments are made on 25 per cent of the property valuation. . Under liie new Byoiem me uaneDnuitriiLH hub year will be made-on ' nearly $3,00,0, 000 additional property. . The total values on property were increased near ly $15,000,000 through Vomers' system. Bleh Can't Bodge. - "With this additional revenue Des Molnes' taxation, it is predicted, wHl be cut down at least 2 mills, which will still meet the demands of present and then .'glve'improvements that-would not have been possible before the Somers system ttvas ; Inaugurated. "Some criticism may' be found "with the Des Moines plan of commission gov ernment, but certainly none that is Jus. tifled on the financial conditions ; as compared with the old system-. Not only Is Des Moines enjoying improvements never before known, but the-increased assessments have made property values Increase Iriimeasurably. A very small majority of the richest property own ers are against the new system, "The installation of the Somers sys tem of taxation is only .one of. the many Improvements made possible' by the commission form of government.' There is less complaint over taxes now than ever before.' ' For the first time In Des Moines his tory, the rich man who dodges taxes must pay his proportionate share. The increased revenue will lower the taxes ta the benefit of the small property THE OWL DRUG COMPANY offer, for j. public subscription 5000 shares of its 8 (eight) . per cent Preferred, cumulative, non-assesaable stock at its par value of $100.00 per share. . The 8 interest on the Preferred shares is payable January 1st and July 1st of each year. This stock is a first charge on all assets and earnings of the corpor ation. The Company has no bonded' indebtedness of ' any kind. We particularly invite the attention of conserva tive investors who appreciate a safe investment, yield- ' ing attractive returns, and in which' no speculative element is present. , , For further information call at or write our Home Office, 611 Mission Street, San Francisco, Cal. The Owl Drug Co. K. E. MILLER, President Etahli.heo! 1892 FIRST NATIONAL BANK V CAPITAL $1,500,000 SURPLUS $900,000 OLDEST -NATIONAL BANK WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS " CORNER FIRST AND LaddErTiltohBank ESTABLISHED 1859 - r Capital Stock - - Surplus and Undivided COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks issued, available in all parts of the world. Corner Third and Washington S t r e e t s V if f ml TKAHSPO&TATIOir. TBAW SPCETATIOH. - THE r I'HiTE STAR LIN BXfRKSa 8TKAMJ&R8 FOR San Francisco and Los Angeles : SB. Boavor Balla 9 a. m., May X 88. Boar Sails a. m May 7. Tho Baa PranoUoo k Portland 8. 8. Co. Tick Of fleo 3d and Vui (with O..W, . k BT. Co.) MarohaU 4500. A-6121. COOS B AYLI1NJE --wSteamer-Breakwaii Ball from Alnaworth Dock, Portland, at 8 a. m April 17. ti, 30, Mar 6, 10, 15, 30, 25, 30, and thereafter ererjr ' flro day it 8 a. m. Freltbt rfcl1 until B p. ro., except day prevloua to (ailing: prarlou day, 4. p. in. I'aaaenKnr (are drat claa $10, wound rlaa ;, IncliHllnir berth and Dieala. . Ticket office al Alnswortt dock. Portland A Ohi Kay Kteam ahin I.lne.' U U. Jieotluj, agcnU.Maltr tioo: owner, while the heavy properly own er will pay more taxes, but not so finn-li accordingly ah lie wouhi ' have paM should the rate remain as it is now.1 No one can Higue that taxes Imve been increased iti Des Moines and buse their arguments on any tangible facts." . PUBLIC DOCK SUIT (8lem Burean of The Tnnrnil.t Salem. Or.i April 29. City Attornev Grant of Portland secured an order from the chief . Justice of the supremo court today advancing the case of the Pacific Milling & Klevator company against the city of Portland on the cal endar so it vAll be heard as soon as the court returns from Its visit to Pendle ton, where it will convene- court next; week. The case will be heard in June, and likely Will, be the, first to be argued before the full court of seven members. This case Involves the tltla to the; land along the Willa.rhctte river at' Port land between high arid low water marks. The plaintiffs brought suit to enjoin the city from putting In piers In prepar ation for building its public docks un less the company" was compensated for the submerged lands. The company won in the lower court. ' r : ' Protest Any Exemptions. (Washington Bureau of the Journal.) Washington, April , 29. Many tele grams and letters' are heing received by both senators against the exemption of any class of citizens from the opera tion of the Sherman law, as proposed In the sundry civil bill, - - WASHINGTON STREETS - $1,000,000.00 Profits $1,000,000.00 t1 - FITTED WITH DOUBLE SIDES AND ADDITIONAL " WATERTIGHT BULKHEADS EXTENDING FROM THE BOnOMIottieTOP OP THE VESSEL Will SaU rrom Now Tork , MAY 3 MAY l and B(rnlarly Thoreaftor I kv E. DUny, Pm. At., 619 8d t., Vain Stwmahip Agant. STEAMER HASSAL0 for Astoria , Eoavoa' Portland 30 PV- U. dally, oxcept Saturdar. Xeavea latorla lOsOO A. M. ' daily oxoet Sunday. Oat Ticket Aih-Stroet .pook or City Tiokot Offlco, Third and Washington. 8 AN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAX DIKGO DIRECT GETS EARLY HEARNIG OLYMPIC W ay North Pacific S.S. Co. , S. 8. ROANOKE and S. S. ELDER tall Erery Wedneaday, alternately, at A p.- . Tltket offle - m-A Third 8U. na AMr. I'hone Main IU; A-1314. MAKUN J. HI'it.KV, Taa. Aot. ' t ,n . U. BLUbaDtt. Freight Agapt, - -7 -.T",-.y. .: